听下面5段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。1. What is the woman looking for?A. A seat to have a rest.B. A quiet place to work.C. An inquiry desk for help.2. What does Greg ask Susan to do?A. Read an advertisement.B. Send an application.C. Draw up a notice.3. Which sports game is airing on TV now?A. A volleyball game.B. A football game.C. A basketball game.4. When will the speakers leave for the train station?A. At 5:30 pm.B. At 6:30 pm.C. At 7:30 pm.5. What are the speakers probably working on?A. A poster contest.B. A recycling program.C. A book fair.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。听第6段录音，回答第6至7题。6. Why can’t the man use his own phone?A. Its screen is broken.B. It has run out of battery.C. He has lost it somewhere.7. How does the app help the woman sleep?A. It limits screen time.B. It plays white noise.C. It blocks out blue light.听第7段录音，回答第8至10题。8. What is the man doing right now?A. Designing his new office.B. Buying furniture for his flat.C. Shopping for office facilities.9. What is the man’s friend expert in?A. Clothing design.B. English literature.C. Business management.10. How does the man sound in the end?A. Respectful.B. Encouraging.C. Sympathetic.听第8段录音，回答第11至13题。11. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. On a bus.B. In a classroom.C. In a news studio.12. What does the man think of social media platforms?A. They offer one-sided content.B. They tell uninteresting stories.C. They are challenging for users.13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Different lifestyles.B. Preferences of news sources.C. Ways to stay awake.听第9段录音，回答第14至16题。14.What service does the woman try to sell?A. Medical insurance.B. Computer lessons.C. A club membership.15.Why does the man turn down the woman?A. He dislikes her.B. He dislikes doing exercise.C. He was not satisfied with the price.16.What will probably happen to the man?A. His name will be deleted soon.B. He will still get promotion calls.C. His phone number will be blocked.听第10段录音，回答第17至20题。17. Who are the listeners?A. Teachers.B. Children.C. Parents.18. What can the pupils expect next week?A. A new canteen.B. More food.C. A bigger campus.19. What are the pupils advised to do?A. Shorten their lunch time.B. Volunteer at the serving pointsC. Decide on their food in advance.20. What will the old canteen be first used as?A. A dining area.B. A storage space.C. A break room.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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The Week Contest
This week’s question:NASA has issued a public call to the nation’s “community of makers, garage designers, and citizen scientists” to help develop a zero-gravity toilet. What catchy and family-friendly name should NASA give the resulting safe-for-space toilet?How to enter:Submissions should be emailed to contest@theweek.com. Please include your name, address, and daytime telephone number; this week, please type “Space potty” in the subject line. Entries are due by noon, November 21. Winners will appear at www.theweek.com/puzzles on November 24 and on the Puzzle Page of the November 30 issue. In the case of identical entries, the first one received gets the credit. All entries become the property of The Week. The winner gets a one-year subscription to The Week.Last week’s contest & results:Segway has announced that it will stop production of its Personal Transporter—the two-wheeled self-balancing scooter (平衡车) on October 15. In seven words or fewer, please write the headline for a good-bye article about this problematic vehicle.
List of Award Recipients
“Segway failed to stay upright”JimDurning (Pennsylvania)HONORABLE MENTION“Two wheels of misfortune”Ujjal Kohli (California)THIRD PLACE“Wheels come off Segway”Laurel Rose (Ohio)RUNNER-UP“On balance, it was a bad idea”Jon Marks (New Jersey)WINNER21.What is this week’s assignment about?A. Writing a news headline.B. Proposing a space travel plan.C. Naming a space device.D. Developing a safe-for-space toilet.22. When will this week’s results be revealed first?A. November 24.B. November 21.C. October 15.D. November 30.23. Who is the champion of last week’s contest?A. Ujjal Kohli.B. Jon Marks.C. Laurel Rose.D. Jim Durning.
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When I was younger, I couldn’t wait to escape from Ramsgate, the harbor town where I grew up on the Isle of Thanet. It could feel small: the same faces in the same places, and where a new café or gallery was often met with doubt. There was this apparent insistence that life was fine as it was. But for a teenager itching to see more, that lack of curiosity was disheartening.So I left. I headed north for a four-year academic journey from York to Durham. After university, having played at newspapers, I made the move to London to do it for real. But the reality was tough. I struggled to contribute to various dailies before periods on staff at both magazines and newspapers. In my twenties, I threw myself into city life: sampling Mediterranean restaurants, navigating around on the Tube, and staying out late with friends.For a while, it was enough. Then it became too much. In and among the sharing plates, I found myself on an unending rat race of moving faster and needing to earn more—just to keep up. Rents in London were pressing, apartments were tiny, yet the dream of owning one felt like a cruel joke.As I got older, trips back to Thanet opened my eyes to what I had left behind. Mainly, it was the sea. Wide yellow sands and even the touch of salt in the air, ordinary in childhood, suddenly felt appealing. But I also started to miss the beat of small-town life: waving to people on the street, noticing whose garden was overgrown, finding charm even in the pubs I had once dismissed. What’s more, where I’d once hurried to leave, others are now rushing to arrive. Artists, creatives, and technologists have been priced out of London and are pouring to Thanet, bringing new ideas and drive. Now, when I head back home, I feel a mixture of pride and mild wonder: the place I once thought I’d outgrow has had a facelift I wasn’t expecting.I’ll keep returning to Thanet, with eager willingness. Each visit reminds me that places, like people, can grow without losing their essence. I’ve come to love Thanet as more than just the home I left; it is now the place it continues to become.24. Why did the author want to leave Ramsgate?A. It offered few job opportunities.B. It lacked modern entertainment.C. It held values he disagreed with.D. It failed to satisfy his desire to explore.25. Which of the following best summarizes the author’s life in London?A. Socially diverse.B. Highly demanding.C. Apparently promising.D. Financially desperate.26. What can we learn about the author’s bond with Thanet over time?A. It remains stable and strong.B. It is influenced by public opinions.C. It shifts from rejection to reconnection.D. It is shaped by his childhood experience.27. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. The Sea in MemoryB. Four Years Up NorthC. The Hometown, Out of ReachD. A Growing Place, a Growing Me
C
Dancing lowers the depression associated with Parkinson’s disease, and the benefits can be seen in multiple ways, a new study shows.“It was very cool to see dance had a positive effect on the mood circuits in the brain, which we could see in the imaging from MRI brain scans,” says Joseph DeSouza, author of the study. “These improvements were also reported by the participants via survey. Our study is the first to demonstrate these benefits across these two detection methods.”The study followed 23 participants with Parkinson’s disease from the Sharing Dance Parkinson’s program at Canada’s National Ballet School, along with family members or caregivers. Participants took weekly dance classes for 8 months, progressing from simple leg and foot work to more complex movements like waltzes and more. The research team focused on the subcallosal cingulate gyrus (SCG), a brain region linked to depression. They measured mood and depression before and after each class using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) (老年抑郁量表) and conducted regular MRI scans.The researchers found that after each dance class, reported depression rates dropped, and the effect was increasing from class to class, with significant improvements after 8 months. “We showed that SCG’s BOLD (blood oxygen level dependent) signal decreases while dancing, which means the SCG was not functioning as fast as it would if you had depression,” says DeSouza. “Parkinson’s disease is often accompanied by depression long before motor symptoms (症状) appear.”Dance is thought to have a double benefit, with music activating the brain’s reward centers, and the movement acting on sensory and motor circuits. DeSouza, dancing with participants for 14 years, says that while dancing is not a treatment for Parkinson’s disease by itself, the benefits are clear. “We’re not trying to cure it with dance,” he says. “What we’re trying to do is to have people live a better quality of life. This goes for both the patients, and their families that take care of them.”28．What do we know about the results of the two detection methods?A. They show consistent conclusions.B. They fall short of expectations.C. They are distinct from each other.D. They are more accurate than before.29．How did the researchers conduct the study?A．By referring to previous studies.B. By making pre-post comparisons.C．By employing computer modeling.D. By conducting drug experiments.30．What did the researchers find about the SCG?A. It is in charge of the motor system.B. It can be measured by the GDS.C. Dancing slows down its functioning.D. Depression weakens its BOLD signal.31．What is the best title of the text?A. Dancing Away Parkinson’s BluesB. Dancing with Your Mood CircuitsC. Dancing: Multiple Benefits to Be SeenD. Dancing: A Journey to Mental Well-being
D
The common fear that a friend secretly dislikes us often reflects internal insecurities rather than actual ill will. People frequently interpret neutral or unclear behaviors—such as brief text replies or delayed responses—as signs of rejection. Even well-meaning words of comfort like “no worries” may be perceived as mocking（嘲笑的）or insincere.This tendency can be explained through what is known as the fawn response, a behavioral pattern less recognized than the “fight or flight” reaction. The fawn response involves attempts to please others in order to feel safe, a strategy often developed in childhood when facing critical or emotionally neglectful parents, or an unstable home environment. While this strategy may ease conflict temporarily, it can also lead to a habitual cycle of approval-seeking. We might intellectually understand that a friend isn’t upset with us—but those “old ways of being” bite hard. Something was learned early on: “I need to try harder and do more to be loved.”This pattern has several consequences. On the personal level, it fuels anxiety, as individuals repeatedly question whether they have offended their peers. On the interpersonal level, it can hurt relationships, since constant demands for reassurance may frustrate friends and even create the very rejection that was worried about. In this way, assuming everyone is annoyed with you can becomea self-fulfilling prophecy.The key is understanding that it is not the end of the world—or a friendship. Conflict is not only unavoidable; it can even be healing, demonstrating that closeness can survive difference. Learning to tolerate discomfort, rather than avoiding it at all costs, can foster both toughness and closeness.Social media, unfortunately, worsens social anxiety. The absence of nonverbal cues（信号）makes it easy to misinterpret tone, while the constant visibility of online interactions can intensify feelings of exclusion or neglect. Managing these anxieties requires conscious effort. Instead of seeking immediate reassurance, individuals can pause to ask: Am I truly being rejected, or am I simply anxious? Developing tolerance for uncertainty can interrupt the cycle and reduce dependence on others’ approval. Trust also plays a role. When friends say they are simply busy or distracted, accept their words at face value. After all, no question or magic phrase can control another person’s perception. Even if it could, you might be robbing yourself of opportunities to grow, learn or deepen a bond.32. What can we learn about the fawn response?A. It arises from people’s need to escape real physical danger.B. It develops after people get used to endless approval-seeking.C. It is intended to prevent conflicts from ever emerging in advance.D. It is characterized by trying to please others to secure inner safety.33. What does “a self-fulfilling prophecy” in paragraph 3 mean?A. A belief that one is self-made.B. A prediction that is certain to fail.C. An outcome that happens as feared.D. A pattern that tries to entertain others.34. According to the author, conflict in a relationship can be ______.A. a way to test its toughnessB. a sign of a growing disagreementC.a problem that should be avoidedD. a chance to strengthen a friendship35. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. Where friendship problems lie.B. Why magic words fail to do wonders.C. What one can do to handle social anxieties.D. What leads people to seek constant reassurance.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。William Shakespeare may have written that “all the world’s a stage”, but sadly theaters witness a decline in school visits due to budget pressures.36.The most obvious benefit is academic. Students watching a live play outperform those seeing the same play as a film adaptation on knowledge of content and vocabulary.37When seeing it brought to life, they can build a thorough understanding in discussing the staging and interpretations of stage directions.Live theater also teaches how to develop relationships. People’s heart rates synchronize (同步) in a theater audience. This is a behavior that has been shown to enhance social bonding.38In fact, the common heightened emotion of watching a play also teaches students that it’s ok to feel and express emotions such as sadness.39Schools really welcome using theater and plays to open up difficult discussions where students can explore diverse perspectives and accept others with an open mind. As a result, students are more likely to accept statements such as “I think people can have different opinions about the same thing”.Finally, theater helps open students’ eyes up to the range of jobs available within the industry.40There are many backstage roles, which often don’t become obvious until you experience a live performance.Given these significant benefits—academic, emotional, social, and occupational—schools should guarantee students never miss out on these transformative experiences.A. Plays don’t just require actors.B. Live theater makes class discussion intolerable.C. The actual journey to the theater also boosts social tolerance.D. A synchronized audience is perfect for building social tolerance.E. The shared experience of something moving helps people connect.F. Yet, live theater experiences remain vital for students’ development.G. For those studying English plays, a text of a play is merely a written version.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。While her French classmates tucked into salads, Li Mei pulled out a pack of steamed rice. After transferring to a high school in Paris, eating her homemade lunch at school became a daily41. On a typical day, her classmate Pierre pointed at her food and whispered, “That looks42!” Red-faced, Li Mei stayed away from the cafeteria afterwards.Things took a turn when her history teacher Mr. Dupont43a project called Food & Culture Week. Every student had to44a traditional dish and explain its cultural meaning. Li Mei45: would her classmates show any interest in Chinese cuisine? In the end, she settled on jianbing, a beloved hometown street snack.On presentation day, she46all her ingredients with shaky hands.47, Pierre stepped forward to help with the cooking. While48out the batter (面糊), he confessed: “I laughed at your lunch back then, but I’ve come to realize it’s a big part of who you are and your cultural49.” Once the crispy jianbing was ready, her classmates crowded around,50questions about Chinese New Year customs.The project brought everyone closer. Those who’d once51Li Mei now greeted her warmly. A girl called Sophie even suggested co-writing a Chinese-French cookbook for the school fair, featuring traditional family recipes52across generations.By the closing day, the book Bites Beyond Borders was53with recipes. Holding the book, Li Mei understood cultural divides are not brick walls, but locked doors waiting to be opened. Her ordinary homemade54taught her more about finding her place than any textbook ever could.“Food is the55foreign policy,” Mr. Dupont said, biting into a red bean croissant.41. A. adventureB. struggleC. quarrelD. competition42. A. amazingB. deliciousC. strangeD. special43. A. declaredB. postponedC. deliveredD. launched44. A. purchaseB. reviewC. prepareD. invent45. A. regrettedB. hesitatedC. rejectedD. protested46. A. laid outB. set offC. heated upD. gave away47. A. UnfortunatelyB. UnfairlyC. UnexpectedlyD. Unkindly48. A. spreadingB. throwingC. sweepingD. wiping49. A. identityB. interestC. personalityD. quality50. A. receivingB. supplyingC. risingD. firing51. A. betrayedB. ignoredC. enviedD. calmed52. A. passed onB. passed downC. brought upD. brought down53. A. coveredB. combinedC. packedD. matched54. A. skillB. bookC. cookD. lunch55. A. tastiestB. heaviestC. oldestD. biggest
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。This year, I decided to take a course called AP Seminar to improve my research, presentation and teamwork skills. To help us, Ms. Maxson divided us into groups. At first, I thought she would assign them56(random), but she used a more creative method.First, she gave us a lecture on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI),57system that divides people into 16 personality types based on a questionnaire. According to this system, everyone is either introverted (内向的)58extroverted; intuitive or sensing; thinking or feeling; and prospecting or judging. Then, we each took the test to discover our type.59I turned out to be was an INTP—the logician. This means I have analytical and curious mind, often60(draw) to difficult ideas and theories,61I thought was quite accurate.However, I noted the test’s limitations. While62(identify) myself as an introvert, I believe my behavioris context-dependent. What bothered me more was63the questions seemed kind of easily manipulated (操控) to achieve a desired outcome.From my perspective,64its imperfections, the MBTI offered valuable insights into our collaborative styles. Finally, Ms. Maxson formed groups considering personality compatibility. Since extroverts were the majority, each team65(consist) of one introvert and three extroverts. So far, my group has been functioning effectively, and I am optimistic about our project.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你校英文报正举办主题为“工匠精神”的征文活动，请以“A Role Model with the Spirit of Craftsmanship”为题，写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：1.人物事迹；2.获得的启示。注意:1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯；3.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A Role Model with the Spirit of Craftsmanship
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。On a cold, damp evening in mid-November, a sharp wind cut through the streets, but Jack paid little attention to the chill. As a delivery rider, he had just finished a few smooth orders, his hands warm from the hot milk tea cups he’d been carrying, and his spirits fairly good. Stepping out of a milk tea shop, he found the spot where his second-hand electric bike had been parked now empty. In an instant, his heart sank, and a wave of hopelessness swept over him, turning his calm evening into a nightmare. That bike was far more than just a vehicle; it was his lifeline, the only way for him to earn daily income and cover his living expenses.Panic set in as he remembered the undelivered orders—especially a cup of hot milk tea for Ms. White, a regular customer. His hand trembled as he pressed the voice button, his words laced with sorrow and anxiety as he apologized repeatedly, offering to pay for the undelivered drink. To his great surprise, Ms. White did not respond with anger or complaint, but with gentle kindness. Ms. White told him not to worry and to take his time finding his bike.Her understanding words calmed him, but also deepened his sense of responsibility. “She is so kind. I cannot let her down,” he thought. For nearly two hours, he searched every nearby street, but there was no sign of his bike. As night grew darker and the wind bit harder, Jack clenched his fists and made a firm decision. He took out his poor savings, bought a bag of fresh apples and a new cup of hot milk tea, then set off on foot to Ms. White’s apartment, several kilometers away. The wind bit into his thin jacket, and his old shoes grew heavy with mud, but the thought of keeping his promise and maintaining his integrity kept him moving forward through the dimly lit urban landscape.注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Finally, breathless, Jack reached Ms. White’s doorstep and rang the bell.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Deeply moved by Jack’s action, Ms. White decided to share the story online that night.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
