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巴蜀中学高2027届9月适应性月考（二）英 语 试 题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

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 does the woman advise the man to do?

A. Join both clubs.B. Choose what he likes.C. Join the robotics club.

2. Where will the speakers probably go for vacation?

A. A beach resort.B. A mountain cottage.C. A lake house.

3. What does the woman think of learning instruments?

A. It requires natural talent.B. It takes great patience.C. It is great fun.

4. How will the speakers most likely go to the airport?

A. Drive a car.B. Take the subway.C. Take a bus.

5. What mistake did the man make?

A. He burned the onions.B. He didn’t peel the onions.C. He didn’t freeze the onions.

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，各小题都有5秒钟的作答时间，每段录音播放两遍。

听下面的录音，回答第6和第7小题。

6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Hotel guest and receptionist.

B. Customer and restaurant server.

C. Passenger and flight attendant.

7. How much money could the woman receive back?

A. $450.B. $270.C. $180.

听下面的录音，回答第8至第10小题。

8. Who is the man probably?

A. An art critic.B. A journalist.C. An AI engineer.

9. Why is Emma’s work so impressive?

A. It was entirely created by a computer.

B. It was painted in a classical watercolor style.

C. It combined digital and hand-painted methods.

10. What does Emma say about creativity?

A. It comes from repeated trials.

B. It requires advanced technology.

C. It depends on the artist’s intention.

听下面的录音，回答第11至第13小题。

11. Why does the man feel dissatisfied about his present job?

A. He can’t see much career growth.

B. He doesn’t like the pressure.

C. He may easily get fired.

12. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Apply for more jobs.

B. Negotiate for a promotion.

C. Explore internal opportunities.

13. What can be inferred about the man?

A. He is unwilling to take risks.

B. He has a narrow view of his options.

C. He lacks professional qualifications.

听下面的录音，回答第14至第16小题。

14. What is the speakers’ primary challenge?

A. Time management issues.

B. Insufficient performer interest.

C. Budget and resource distribution.

15. What solution do the speakers agree on?

A. Raising additional funds.

B. Reducing the lighting costs.

C. Sacrificing some food options.

16. What will the woman do next?

A. Meet the performers.B. Revise the schedule.C. Adjust the program list.

听下面的录音，回答第17至第20小题。

17. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

A. Changes in solar research.B. Advances in solar energy.C. The prospect of solar energy.

18. What has happened to solar cell efficiency?

A. It’s ready for commercial use.

B. It has reached new records.

C. It has nearly doubled.

19. What can the new liquid do?

A. Clean solar panels.B. Store solar energy.C. Produce electricity.

20. What is the experts’ attitude towards the future of solar energy?

A. Concerned.B. Critical.C. Optimistic.

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。

A

From roaming（漫游的）fees to pricey add-ons, it’s easy to lose track of your spending. To avoid any unpleasant surprises, dial in to these top tips.

SWITCH ’N’ SAVE

Firstly, can you switch mobile providers and save?

Text the word “INFO” to 85075 — it’s a free Ofcom（通信管理局）service that tells you whether you’re still in contract and whether any exit fees apply. If you’re within 30 days of your contract end date, you can give notice that you are going to switch. Then at the end of your contract, you can move to a better deal. To find one, use comparison sites such as switch.com, moneysupermarket.com and comparethemarket.com.

ROAMING RULES

Roaming charges can max out your holiday budget, but O2 is the major UK network that still includes free EU roaming as standard across all its plans. It covers up to 25GB data at no extra cost. Switch off “automatic network selection” in places near countries outside the EU to make sure you can stay in control of spending.

ESIM-PLE SWAP

If you don’t want to switch and your provider’s travel charges are looking unreasonable, you could also buy a travel eSIM at Airalo.com. Just set the destination and travel duration before instant downloading, with no postage and no physical card. Plans start from just a few pounds for short trips. Just switch to the new one when you land to connect instantly.

EXTRA HELP

Log on to free Wi-Fi where possible. Use apps such as WhatsApp or Messenger to call friends and family for free. Do remember to turn off voicemail as you can get charged for someone leaving a message. Besides, Google Maps lets you download offline maps so you can navigate without using data.

21. What service can you get by sending “INFO” to 85075?

22. Which practice can help save phone costs abroad?

23. Who is the text mainly intended for?

B

Standing at the top of the Eiffel Tower, almost everyone looks down. Tourists push their way to peer at Paris’s famous landmarks. Yet those in the know gaze upwards: they climb to the highest public platform to view not the metropolis, but a mosaic（镶嵌画）.

Invader, the Frenchman behind the mosaic, is one of the most productive street artists in the world. He has planted more than 1,500 works across Paris alone. There are thousands more such “invasions” in over 80 cities around the world, from New York to Tokyo. His works have been attached to the Hollywood sign and a ski lift in the Swiss Alps; they lie at the bottom of the ocean near Cancún and orbit Earth in the International Space Station.

Like any successful intruder and serious street artist, his identity is a secret. That hasn’t stopped him from gaining fans. If you know a child in a city that has been invaded, chances are you’ve heard of FlashInvaders, an app on which you score points for finding the mosaics. The game has more than 550,000 players.

Invader uses the ancient practice of mosaic to create figures inspired by video games. Each piece acts as a “perfect pixel（像素）”, which makes the mosaics look like digital images. The pixels also mean the images can be scanned on a phone, a bit like a QR code, to play FlashInvaders. The aim of the game is not only to interact with fans, but also to spark curiosity and urban exploration. Searching for the mosaics takes you to parts of cities you wouldn’t normally see.

The app stands out because it encourages people to “look at their environment in a different way”. Mobile games are often criticised for gluing people to their phones, but this one teaches you to take notice of the world around you. Whether on a little-known street or at the top of the Eiffel Tower, it’s always worth looking up.

24. Why does the author mention tourists looking down from the Eiffel Tower?

25. What do the locations in paragraph 2 show about Invader’s works?

26. What role do the “pixels” play in Invader’s art?

27. What can the app contribute to according to the last paragraph?

C

Few things are as undoubtedly good for you as exercise. Besides making you fitter and stronger, it cuts your risk of heart disease, strokes, diabetes, many types of cancer and more. But how much of the cure-all do you really need? The WHO recommends at least 150 minutes a week of moderate activity, such as easy jogging or cycling, and two sessions a week of strength training. Many still fall short. In America, for instance, less than half of adults meet the minimum recommendations for just cardiovascular exercise alone.

Those who hate pounding the pavements need not despair, though. Even a little exercise is better than none. And a growing pile of evidence suggests that might be true even with very small amounts of exercise indeed: potentially just a few minutes a day.

Recently a group of researchers published a study that analyzed data from 25,000 British people who did no organised exercise. The researchers were interested in “vigorous irregular lifestyle physical activity”, or VILPA — short bursts of relatively intense exercise undertaken in daily life.

Few of the participants did much VILPA — the median was just 4.4 minutes per day. But even that was associated with a reduction in the chance of dying, from any cause, of up to 30% in the following seven years for which the average participant was monitored. The association persisted even after the researchers tried to account for the idea that causality（因果关系）might run the other way, with only the already healthy capable of performing VILPA.

Exactly why VILPAs seem to be so good for you is not yet clear. But inspired by the results, some academics have started advocating “exercise snacks”: short bursts of activity that even the most gym-shy or time-pressed should be able to manage. As the old saying goes, every little helps. In fact, it may help much more than you think.

28. What do the WHO’s exercise guidelines advocate?

29. Which of the following is an example of VILPA?

30.What factor did the researchers take into account?

A. Participants’ original health state. B. Methods for lowering the death rate. 

C. Participants’ daily exercise preferences. D. The length of people’s monitoring period.

31.Which of the following is a suitable title for the passage? 

A. How Little Exercise Can You Get Away With? 

B. VILPA: A New-style Strength-building Workout 

C. Should You Follow the WHO Exercise Guidelines? 

D. Exercise Snacks: Turn Daily Chores into Workouts

D

Some of the biggest challenges in artificial intelligence are being worked on not by computer scientists but by philosophers. The philosophers are tasked with making the next generation of models more capable and reliable, but they also shed light on the mystery of consciousness.

Jonathan Birch at the London School of Economics and Political Science says AI companies are the big employers of philosophy PhDs right now. “Topics that have been researched in philosophy departments for decades — how to make rational decisions, what counts as reasoning, what counts as evidence of consciousness — are suddenly of massive value to AI companies,” says Birch.

One of the key tasks for this crop of philosophers is alignment, the AI industry term for efforts to stop harmful content — such as revealing instructions on how to make bombs. Efforts to stop AI models giving dangerous outputs were initially focused around putting in simple black-and-white guardrails（护栏）, such as forbidding a model from talking about bombs entirely. But these proved clumsy and easy to circumvent. Now, companies are pursuing more advanced methods which lean heavily on philosophical understanding of right and wrong.

However, it’s rarely straightforward. Researchers have found that if you tell a model to break a rule in one specific situation, it will start breaking lots of other rules, says Shane Glackin at the University of Exeter in the UK. And understanding why is exactly the sort of problem that philosophy’s logical analysis can crack.

Mahrad Almotahari at the University of Edinburgh sees value in philosophy expertise for technology firms, but is sceptical that the toughest questions of machine consciousness will be answered by them. Others see a potential problem on the horizon, with industry hiring philosophers eventually leading to biased research that serves the interests of technology companies.

“I wish we had made more progress on the big questions of philosophy before the arrival of AI. If we had, we would have been better prepared. AI has now given these questions massive urgency, and yet, the answers still seem far away,” says Birch.

32.What phenomenon is presented in the first two paragraphs? 

A. Computer scientists are losing their jobs. 

B. Philosophers outperform computer scientists. 

C. Philosophy PhDs are favored in the job market. 

D. AI companies are turning to philosophy for help.

33.What does the underlined word “circumvent” in paragraph 3 probably mean? 

A. Take over. B. Get around. C. Pick up. D. Push forward.

34.How do the training methods of large language models shift?

A. From theory analysis to practical use. B. From technical fixes to logical analysis. 

C. From rigid rules to moral reasoning. D. From simple tasks to complex situations.

35.What question does the text center on? 

A. Will philosophers win in the battle for better AI? 

B. Can the problems in AI be solved by philosophy? 

C. How can philosophers transform the AI industry? 

D. Why do AI companies prefer philosophers to coders?

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。

A Seattle-area raccoon with a shortened spine（脊柱）has become one of the Internet’s most celebrated animals. Videos of Jimothy balancing on backyard fences and going about his nightly routine have gained millions of views. His popularity makes sense.   36  . But what if our emotional investment in the life of a wild raccoon had less to do with Jimothy himself and more to do with what he awakens inside of us?

37  . We spend our days in environments shaped entirely for people, created by people. Our screens and daily lives mostly reflect us to ourselves. However, something essential is lost when our lives become like that.   38  . Encounters with wild animals de-center humans in a way that is both fascinating and expansive. Jimothy’s presence pulls us out of our own world and reminds us that we are fellow creatures existing within an ecosystem.

Perhaps what draws us to Jimothy is not only his intriguing way of navigating urban life as a uniquely shaped raccoon, but the recognition that we ourselves have become disconnected from the natural world in the digital age.   39  . Ecological identity is the part of our personal identities formed through relationships with landscapes, plants and animals. Recognizing that our identities extend beyond the borders of our skin and mind to include the natural world around us helps us to experience a sense of belonging. Our consciousness of our neighborhoods shifts from houses to ecosystems. Families of birds live in the trees, their lives unfolding in parallel with our own.   40  .

A. We exist as members of a larger web of life

B. Modern life has become almost human-centric

C. Our living environment has changed dramatically

D. Animals with cute appearance always capture our hearts

E. People are wired to interact with what we call wild otherness

F. He’s adorable and easy to recognize with his unique body shape

G. Seeing videos of Jimothy awakens our inner child who explored nature with wonder

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。

Since I was a child, I’ve wanted to write for publication. Sometimes, I’d record details of some trip, only to   41   where I put the journal a month later. The writing habit never took root.

As time went by, I went to college, got a job, married and bore four children. I was busy but I told myself that someday I’d give it a go! However, decade after decade, I was a   42   with entertaining anecdotes, nothing more.

Then, my life changed   43  . Six years ago, my   44   father moved in. During this new phase of life, with my 24/7 duties caring for Dad, a(n)   45   silence day after boring day enveloped me. I decided that although a door closed on my former life, I’d   46   open a window and shout out a new life! I had no reason to   47   my childhood goal.

While Dad napped, I   48   freely on paper. Within nine months, I birthed a 103,000-word novel. I sent out many query letters, only to get back my envelopes with standard   49   slips. Unyielding, I attended a writing conference and got a(n)   50   to write stories about Alzheimer’s for an anthology（作品集）. I wrote it fast and furious and from the heart. By January, I had made the   51  . Eventually, my 103,000-word novel was also published.

Becoming a caregiver isn’t easy; nothing   52   in life is. I never foresaw that my dad’s illness would open my eyes to the joy gained from   53   of oneself. Life’s fulfilling when a soul   54   her passion and then circumstances put that body in the   55   place to pursue it. Lucky am I. I can say to myself about my dream: “Mission Accomplished.”

41. A. lose track ofB. catch sight ofC. pick outD. make for

42. A. performerB. talkerC. writerD. thinker

43. A. casuallyB. graduallyC. visiblyD. unexpectedly

44. A. failingB. caringC. inspiringD. demanding

45. A. strangeB. painfulC. awkwardD. peaceful

46. A. pullB. forceC. swingD. slide

47. A. achieveB. escapeC. delayD. pursue

48. A. reflectedB. composedC. drewD. commented

49. A. referenceB. acceptanceC. rejectionD. invitation

50. A. chanceB. occasionC. challengeD. reason

51. A. decisionB. planC. pointD. cut

52. A. availableB. accessibleC. worthwhileD. enjoyable

53. A. lovingB. shapingC. givingD. thinking

54. A. picturesB. recognizesC. losesD. expresses

55. A. rightB. centralC. sameD. original

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。

Growing up, I would frequently visit Manhattan’s Chinatown with my family56._______(collect) a variety of bao, or buns — good for 57._______on-the-go breakfast or delicious snack. One hot July afternoon, while waiting outside for my dad to finish choosing which pastries 58._______ (catch) his eye, my sister grabbed my hand and rushed down the sidewalk. Weaving through fruit sellers and leisurely tourists, I was spellbound by the passing storefronts — an array of hair salons, dessert shops, and boutiques, each 59._______ (own) by a local Chinese family.

As we got lost in the bustling streets, my heart swelled with pride and contentment. Chinatown, situated at the intersection of Chinese and American culture, combined together different worlds, 60._______ (one) I grew up feeling sandwiched between as a second-generation Chinese immigrant.

Today, these neighborhoods, home to generations of Chinese Americans, are known as sites of community engagement, mutual aid 61._______ heritage preservation. They are pockets of wisdom and culture62._______many Chinese Americans find comfort and support. Scholars Michael Liu and Kim Geron recount the familiar Chinatown origin story in their 2008 “Changing Neighborhood: Ethnic Enclaves（飞地）and the Struggle for Social Justice”: Chinatowns63._______“centers where new immigrants lived and worked together, shared resources, built64._______ (society) and political organizations, and nurtured distinctive social and cultural lives.” This65._______(describe) still holds true today, making these enclaves irreplaceable for both the old and the young.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假设你是李华，准备参加主题为“劳动·铸就”（Through Labor, We Build）的国际中学生创意短视频大赛。请你给热爱视频拍摄的外籍老师Jenny写信，请求她提供指导。内容包括：

1. 你的初步构思；2. 请求给予指导。

注意：1. 写作词数应为80个左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Jenny,

I hope this email finds you well.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

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。

Chesa grew up in a quiet small town in Indiana. For as long as she could remember, Chesa had listened to her parents talk warmly about the Hinara, their hometown far across the ocean. Her parents described lush palm trees, warm tropical wind, tasty local snacks and the peaceful countryside where Grandpa lived. Chesa built a perfect, glowing picture of the Hinara in her mind, dreaming that it would be a wonderful oasis（绿洲）full of joy and beauty.

At last, the whole family booked flights to visit their relatives. Full of eager excitement, Chesa boarded the plane, counting down the hours until she could step into her imagined paradise. But reality hit her hard the moment they arrived. The air was hot and sticky, full of thick moisture. The roads were narrow and bumpy. Local taxis rumbled（发出轰鸣）noisily along the streets, and simple wooden houses lined the roadside instead of the neat modern buildings she had pictured. Grandpa’s small house was plain and narrow, without the comfortable facilities she was used to back in Indiana.

Disappointment washed over Chesa again and again. She refused to try local food, kept quiet during family gatherings, and avoided going out with her grandpa. She thought her dream oasis had turned into a dull, uncomfortable place. Grandpa noticed her low spirits and never blamed her. Every day, he gently invited her to tour around the village, yet Chesa always made up excuses to stay inside alone, wrapped in her negative mood. One afternoon, Chesa sat alone on the back porch, staring blankly at the messy yard, feeling regretful and lonely for being so cold to her kind grandpa. She wondered whether she would ever find the “oasis” she had long dreamed of.

注意：1. 写作词数应为150个左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Slowly, Grandpa walked over and invited Chesa for a village tour on his motorcycle.

From that unforgettable ride, Chesa finally understood the true meaning of an oasis.

巴蜀中学高2027届9月适应性月考（二）英语试题答案

第一部分听力（1—20题，每小题1.5分）

1-5 CBBAC        6-10  ACBCC        11-15  ACBCC        16-20  ABBBC

第二部分阅读理解（第一节21—35题，第二节36—40题）

21-25 ABDAD        26-30  ADACA        31-35  ADBCB

36-40（七选五） FBEGA

第三部分语言运用

完形填空 41-45 ABDAB        46-50  BCBCA        51-55  DCCBA

语法填空 56. to collect    57. an    58. caught    59. owned    60. ones61. and    62. where    63. as    64. social    65. description

第四部分写作

写作（参考范文）

第一节建议信：请求短视频大赛指导

Dear Jenny,

I hope this email finds you well. I’m entering an international high school short video contest themed “Through Labor, We Build.” Knowing your passion and expertise in film-making, I hope you can offer me some guidance.

My initial plan is to film a 3-minute documentary which shows how different people — construction workers, teachers, and street vendors — contribute to the creation of a community library. The climax will be the moment when the library opens its doors, symbolizing that labor builds not just structures but also connections.

However, I’m struggling with the narrative flow and how to make transitions between scenes feel natural. Could you share your advice on pacing and editing techniques to make the “building” process visually engaging?

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

第二节读后续写

Slowly, Grandpa walked over and invited Chesa for a village tour on his motorcycle.Hesitantly, she agreed, not wanting to hurt his sincere heart. As the old motorcycle moved slowly along the country road, a brand-new world unfolded before her eyes. Golden rice fields waved gently in the breeze, and clear streams ran quietly through the village. Local villagers greeted them warmly with big smiles, filling the peaceful countryside with warmth. Grandpa pointed at every corner of the village, sharing his sweet childhood memories and simple life stories. Listening patiently, Chesa gradually let go of her prejudice and disappointment. She began to feel the unique beauty and tranquility of this land.

From that unforgettable ride, Chesa finally understood the true meaning of an oasis.An oasis was not a perfect, fancy place she had imagined blindly. Instead, it referred to the warmth of family affection and the simple happiness hidden in ordinary life. Ashamed of her previous selfish attitude, Chesa held Grandpa’s hand tightly. In the following days, she actively experienced local life, tasted traditional food and chatted with villagers happily. This precious journey taught her a profound lesson: true beauty lies in love and warmth rather than superficial appearances.

听力文本

Text 1

M: I can’t decide between the robotics club and the debate team.

W: Well, you’re more of a hands-on builder than a speaker, aren’t you? I’d say go with what suits your natural strengths.

Text 2

W: I’ve been looking forward to our beach getaway all month, but the weather forecast says thunderstorms from Friday through Sunday.

M: What about the mountain cabin we stayed in last spring? I could make a call and see if it’s available.

W: That’s brilliant! The kids loved the hiking trails there.

Text 3

M: I’ve been practicing the guitar for three months now, but my fingers still feel clumsy on the strings.

W: Three months is nothing. I played the piano for six years before I felt truly comfortable.

M: Six years? That’s discouraging.

Text 4

M: If we leave by 7, we can beat the rush hour traffic and get to the airport in 40 minutes.

W: Or we could take the subway and avoid the stress of driving altogether. It takes about the same time.

M: True, but with three suitcases, I’d rather not drag them through crowded stations.

Text 5

W: Honey, are you sure you know how to chop onions?

M: Of course! See? (coughing) Wait, why are my eyes burning?

W: You forgot to freeze it in the refrigerator first?

M: Oh...that explains it.

Text 6

W: Excuse me, I’d like a full refund. The room was right next to the elevator, so I heard constant dinging noises all night. Also, the Wi-Fi was down most of the time. It’s really disappointing!

M: I apologize for the inconvenience, but we can’t refund the full amount. You booked for three nights at $150 per night. Then we can give you a 40% discount on your total bill.

W: Only 40%? I expected at least half.

M: I’m afraid that’s our maximum for non-technical issues. However, I can throw in a free dinner voucher.

W: Alright, I’ll take that.

Text 7

M: Congratulations on winning the Young Digital Artist Award, Emma! Your AI-generated series “Urban Dreams” truly impressed the judges.

W: Thank you. I’m still processing it, to be honest. I never expected to win against so many talented participants.

M: What inspired you to combine artificial intelligence with traditional painting techniques?

W: I’ve always loved watercolors, but I’m also fascinated by technology. So I trained an AI model on thousands of classical landscape paintings, then used its outputs as a base layer, and painted over them manually.

M: That sounds incredibly time-consuming. How long did the whole project take?

W: About four months of coding and painting, plus countless failed attempts. But the process taught me that creativity isn’t about the tool — it’s about how you use it.

Text 8

M: I’ve been in this accounting firm for five years, and I feel like I’m getting nowhere.

W: Have you considered going back to school for an MBA? That could open up management positions.

M: I’ve thought about it, but the tuition is too high, and I’d have to quit my job. I can’t afford to lose my income.

W: What about switching to a different company? Sometimes a change of environment makes all the difference.

M: I’ve sent out a few applications, but the market is tough right now. Everyone wants five years of experience for an entry-level position.

W: Then maybe it’s not about changing jobs — maybe it’s about changing your mindset. Have you talked to your boss about taking on more challenging projects?

M: That’s actually something I haven’t tried. I’ve been so focused on leaving that I didn’t think about improving where I am.

Text 9

W: The community music festival is in three weeks, and we’re nowhere near ready. The main stage still needs sound equipment, and half the performers haven’t confirmed.

M: The rental company says they can deliver the sound system by next Friday, but we’ll have to pay a rush fee.

W: How much extra are we talking?

M: About 500 dollars. Given our budget, that would mean cutting back on the lighting design.

W: We can’t compromise on lighting — it’s essential for the evening performances. What if we reduce the number of food stands from ten to six? People are coming for the music, not the food.

M: That’s a reasonable trade-off. I’ll adjust the list of food sellers accordingly. And what about the performers?

W: I’ll personally visit the local bands this weekend to get firm commitments.

Text 10

Welcome to our science talk. Today we’re looking at solar energy — and guess what? This year has been a game-changer for solar research. Scientists have achieved new records in solar cell efficiency. One team reported a conversion efficiency of over 35 percent for a new type of solar cell, beating the previous record. This high efficiency is only reached in small laboratory samples, not in commercial solar panels. Another group developed a special coating that helps panels work better in hot weather.

Meanwhile, the cost of solar power continues to drop. Since 2010, installation costs have fallen by nearly 90 percent. In some countries, solar energy with battery storage is now cheaper than electricity from fossil fuels.

Storage technology is also improving. Researchers have created a liquid that can hold solar energy for years and release it as heat when needed. While it cannot produce electricity directly, this technology could help solve one of solar power’s biggest problems — what to do when the sun doesn’t shine.

Experts believe these advances will make solar energy more accessible to homes and businesses around the world. With better efficiency, lower costs, and smarter storage, solar power is becoming a reliable energy source for the future.

【答案解析】

阅读A篇

主题语境：人与社会——社会生活（出国旅行时节省手机费用的实用攻略）

【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了英国人到国外旅行时节省手机费用的实用建议，包括查询合同更换运营商、漫游规则、购买旅行eSIM及其他省钱技巧。

第21题.A 细节理解题解析：根据SWITCH ’N’ SAVE部分“Text the word ‘INFO’ to 85075 — it’s a free Ofcom service that tells you whether you’re still in contract and whether any exit fees apply.”（向85075发送“INFO”，这项Ofcom免费服务会告知你是否仍在合同期内以及是否有退出费用。）可知，该服务的作用是查询合同细节。故选A项。

第22题.B 细节理解题解析：根据ESIM-PLE SWAP部分“you could also buy a travel eSIM at Airalo.com... Plans start from just a few pounds for short trips.”（还可以在Airalo.com购买旅行eSIM，短期旅行起价仅几英镑。）可知，在国外节省手机费用的有效做法是在Airalo.com购买旅行eSIM。故选B项。

第23题.D 推理判断题解析：根据ROAMING RULES部分“O2 is the major UK network that still includes free EU roaming as standard”（O2是仍默认包含欧盟免费漫游的主要英国网络。）以及文中多次提到“UK network”、Ofcom（英国通信管理局）、以英镑计价、欧盟漫游规则等可知，本文的目标读者是计划出国度假的英国旅行者。故选D项。

阅读B篇

主题语境：人与社会——艺术（街头艺术家Invader与镶嵌画）

【语篇导读】本文是一篇人物介绍。文章讲述了法国街头艺术家Invader用镶嵌画在全球80多个城市创作电子游戏风格像素作品的故事，介绍了其作品的分布、艺术特点以及配套App如何鼓励人们以新的方式观察周围环境。

第24题.A 推理判断题解析：根据第一段“Yet those in the know gaze upwards: they climb to the highest public platform to view not the metropolis, but a mosaic.”（懂行的人却抬头看：他们登上最高的公共平台，看的不是都市景色，而是一幅镶嵌画。）可知，作者用游客低头看景与懂行者抬头看画的对比是为了引出Invader的镶嵌画作品。故选A项。

第25题.D 推理判断题解析：根据第二段“His works have been attached to the Hollywood sign and a ski lift in the Swiss Alps; they lie at the bottom of the ocean near Cancún and orbit Earth in the International Space Station.”（他的作品附着在好莱坞标志和瑞士阿尔卑斯山的滑雪缆车上；有的沉在坎昆附近的海底，有的随国际空间站绕地球运行。）可知，作品遍布从海底到太空的极端多样地点，说明其广受欢迎、传播广泛。故选D项。

第26题.A 细节理解题解析：根据第四段“Each piece acts as a ‘perfect pixel’, which makes the mosaics look like digital images. The pixels also mean the images can be scanned on a phone, a bit like a QR code, to play FlashInvaders.”（每个镶嵌片如同一个“完美像素”，使作品看起来像数字图像；像素还让作品可以像二维码一样被手机扫描来玩FlashInvaders游戏。）可知，像素的作用是将艺术与互动融合。故选A项。

第27题.D 细节理解题解析：根据最后一段“The app stands out because it encourages people to ‘look at their environment in a different way’... this one teaches you to take notice of the world around you.”（这款应用因鼓励人们“以不同的方式看待周围环境”而出众，它教你留意身边的世界。）可知，App的贡献是增强人们对现实世界的觉察。故选D项。

阅读C篇

主题语境：人与自我——健康的生活方式（运动量与VILPA研究）

【语篇导读】本文是一篇科普说明文。文章介绍了运动对健康的益处及最新研究发现——每天仅需几分钟的高强度间歇性日常活动（VILPA）就能显著降低死亡风险，并引出“运动零食”概念。

第28题.A 细节理解题解析：根据第一段“The WHO recommends at least 150 minutes a week of moderate activity, such as easy jogging or cycling, and two sessions a week of strength training.”（世界卫生组织建议每周至少150分钟中等强度活动，如慢跑或骑车，并每周进行两次力量训练。）可知，WHO的指南兼顾不同运动强度、混合开展运动。故选A项。

第29题.C 推理判断题解析：根据第三段“VILPA — short bursts of relatively intense exercise undertaken in daily life”（VILPA——日常生活中短暂的高强度间歇性身体活动。）可知，C项“快速爬楼梯去开会”同时符合“日常”“短暂”“高强度”三个特征，是最佳例证。故选C项。

第30题.A 细节理解题解析：根据第四段“The association persisted even after the researchers tried to account for the idea that causality might run the other way, with only the already healthy capable of performing VILPA.”（即使研究人员考虑了因果关系可能反向——只有本身健康的人才做得了VILPA——这一关联依然存在。）可知，研究者考虑了参与者原本的健康状况。故选A项。

第31题.A 主旨大意题解析：根据第四段“the median was just 4.4 minutes per day”（每天中位数仅4.4分钟）以及“a reduction in the chance of dying, from any cause, of up to 30%”（任何原因的死亡风险降低多达30%）可知，文章从WHO的150分钟建议讲到每天仅几分钟VILPA的益处，最后提出“运动零食”概念，全文围绕“最少需要多少运动量”展开；A项“How Little Exercise Can You Get Away With?”精准概括了全文核心问题。故选A项。

阅读D篇

主题语境：人与社会——科学与技术（哲学与人工智能）

【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。文章探讨了哲学在人工智能发展中的重要作用：AI公司正大量雇佣哲学博士来解决模型对齐、道德推理和意识本质等问题，同时也提出了对哲学研究可能受企业利益影响的担忧。

第32题.D 细节理解题解析：根据第一、二段“Some of the biggest challenges in artificial intelligence are being worked on not by computer scientists but by philosophers.”以及“AI companies are the big employers of philosophy PhDs right now.”（AI面临的一些最大挑战正由哲学家而非计算机科学家解决；AI公司是目前哲学博士的最大雇主。）可知，前两段呈现的现象是AI公司正向哲学求助。故选D项。

第33题.B 词义猜测题解析：根据第三段“these proved clumsy and easy to circumvent. Now, companies are pursuing more advanced methods”（这些方法被证明笨拙且容易被……，现在公司正追求更先进的方法。）可知，旧的“黑白护栏”方式容易被“绕过”，circumvent与get around（绕过、规避）意思最接近。故选B项。

第34题.C 细节理解题解析：根据第三段“putting in simple black-and-white guardrails, such as forbidding a model from talking about bombs entirely. But these proved clumsy... Now, companies are pursuing more advanced methods which lean heavily on philosophical understanding of right and wrong.”（从完全禁止谈论炸弹等简单“黑白护栏”，转向严重依赖哲学对是非对错理解的更先进方法。）可知，训练方法从刚性规则转向道德推理。故选C项。

第35题.B 主旨大意题解析：根据第一段“Some of the biggest challenges in artificial intelligence are being worked on not by computer scientists but by philosophers.”（AI面临的一些最大挑战正由哲学家解决。）以及后文学者“is sceptical that the toughest questions of machine consciousness will be answered by them”（怀疑机器意识最难的问题能否由他们回答）可知，全文围绕“AI中的问题能否由哲学解决”这一议题展开；B项“Can the problems in AI be solved by philosophy?”准确概括了文章核心。故选B项。

七选五

主题语境：人与自然——人与自然的连接（数字时代的生态身份）

【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。文章借一只脊柱缩短而走红的野生浣熊Jimothy，探讨了数字时代人类与自然世界的脱节，指出野生动物能帮助我们重新建立“生态身份”，意识到自己是更大生命网络的一部分。

第36题.F 上下文衔接解析：根据空前“His popularity makes sense.”（他的受欢迎是有道理的。）以及空后“But what if our emotional investment in the life of a wild raccoon had less to do with Jimothy himself”（但如果我们对这只野生浣熊的情感投入与Jimothy本身关系不大……）可知，空处应解释他受欢迎的直接原因；F项“He’s adorable and easy to recognize with his unique body shape.”（他可爱且独特的体形使他易于辨认。）符合语境。故选F项。

第37题.B 段落主旨句解析：根据空后“We spend our days in environments shaped entirely for people, created by people. Our screens and daily lives mostly reflect us to ourselves.”（我们整天生活在完全为人塑造、由人创造的环境中；屏幕和日常大多只是把我们在自己面前映照。）可知，空处总说现代生活几乎以人为中心；B项“Modern life has become almost human-centric.”（现代生活已变得几乎以人类为中心。）概括本段主旨。故选B项。

第38题.E 上下文衔接解析：根据空前“However, something essential is lost when our lives become like that.”（当生活变成那样时，一些本质的东西就丢失了。）以及空后“Encounters with wild animals de-center humans in a way that is both fascinating and expansive.”（与野生动物的相遇以一种既迷人又开阔的方式让人不再以自我为中心。）可知，空处说明丢失的是与“野生他者”互动的本能；E项“People are wired to interact with what we call wild otherness.”（人们天生就倾向于与我们所说的野生他者互动。）符合语境。故选E项。

第39题.G 上下文衔接解析：根据空前“we ourselves have become disconnected from the natural world in the digital age”（在数字时代我们已与自然界失去连接。）可知，空处应指出Jimothy如何重新建立这种连接；G项“Seeing videos of Jimothy awakens our inner child who explored nature with wonder.”（观看Jimothy的视频唤醒了我们内心那个带着惊奇探索自然的孩子。）正好体现Jimothy让我们与自然界重新产生连接。故选G项。

第40题.A 段落总结句解析：根据空前“Our consciousness of our neighborhoods shifts from houses to ecosystems. Families of birds live in the trees, their lives unfolding in parallel with our own.”（我们对周边的意识从房屋转向生态系统；鸟群栖居树间，它们的生活与我们的生活并行展开。）可知，空处总结建立生态身份后意识的变化；A项“We exist as members of a larger web of life.”（我们是更大生命网络中的一员。）正是对这一变化的总结。故选A项。

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主题语境：人与自我——梦想与成长（照护父亲中实现写作梦）

【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者从童年起就梦想写作出版却一直未付诸行动，在父亲患病搬来同住后，于照护父亲的单调生活中重新拿起笔，最终成功出版小说，实现儿时梦想。

第41题.A 动词短语辨析解析：根据本句“I’d record details of some trip, only to ___ where I put the journal a month later.”（我常记录某次旅行的细节，却会在一个月后……日记放在哪里。）可知，only to表意外结果，lose track of意为“失去……的踪迹”，符合语境。故选A项。

第42题.B 名词辨析解析：根据空后“nothing more”（仅此而已）以及前文“I told myself that someday I’d give it a go”（我告诉自己总有一天会去尝试）却十年又十年未动笔可知，作者只是一个有着有趣轶事的“空谈者”。故选B项。

第43题.D 副词辨析解析：根据前文几十年一成不变的生活以及空后“Six years ago, my father moved in.”（六年前，父亲搬来同住。）可知，这是生活中的意外转折，unexpectedly（出乎意料地）符合语境。故选D项。

第44题.A 形容词辨析解析：根据空后“with my 24/7 duties caring for Dad”（我全天候承担照顾父亲的职责。）可知，父亲身体“衰退”需要照料，failing（衰退的）符合语境。故选A项。

第45题.B 形容词辨析解析：根据前文“day after boring day”（日复一日枯燥无味）的照护生活可知，这种环境下日复一日的沉默是“痛苦的”，painful符合语境。故选B项。

第46题.B 动词辨析解析：根据本句“although a door closed on my former life, I’d ___ open a window and shout out a new life!”（虽然一扇门关上了我以前的生活，我要……打开一扇窗喊出新生活！）可知，此处比喻用力推开、克服困难，force符合语境。故选B项。

第47题.C 动词辨析解析：根据本句“I had no reason to ___ my childhood goal.”（我没有理由……我的童年目标。）结合后文作者重新提笔写作可知，此处表示“没有理由拖延”童年梦想，delay（拖延）符合语境。故选C项。

第48题.B 动词辨析解析：根据空后“freely on paper”以及下文“Within nine months, I birthed a 103,000-word novel.”（九个月内我写出了一部10.3万字的小说。）可知，趁父亲午睡，我在纸上自由“创作”，composed（撰写）符合语境。故选B项。

第49题.C 名词辨析解析：根据空前“I sent out many query letters”（我寄出许多咨询信。）以及下文“Unyielding”（不屈不挠）可知，作者收到的是标准“拒稿”通知，rejection符合语境。故选C项。

第50题.A 名词辨析解析：根据本句“got a(n) ___ to write stories about Alzheimer’s for an anthology”（获得为作品集撰写阿尔茨海默病故事的……）可知，这是获得一个写作“机会”，chance符合语境。故选A项。

第51题.D 名词辨析（固定搭配）解析：根据空后“Eventually, my 103,000-word novel was also published.”（最终，我的10.3万字小说也出版了。）可知，作者成功入选，made the cut为固定搭配，意为“入选、通过筛选”。故选D项。

第52题.C 形容词辨析解析：根据空前“Becoming a caregiver isn’t easy”（成为照护者不容易。）可知，此处表示“生活中没有一件值得的事是容易的”，worthwhile（值得的）符合语境。故选C项。

第53题.C 动词辨析（固定搭配）解析：根据空格所在句“the joy gained from ___ of oneself”（从……自己中获得的快乐）以及全文作者照顾父亲的同时投身写作、实现梦想的经历可知，此处表示“从奉献自己中获得的快乐”，giving of oneself为固定表达，意为“奉献自己”。故选C项。

第54题.B 动词辨析解析：根据本句“Life’s fulfilling when a soul ___ her passion and then circumstances put that body in the ___ place to pursue it.”（当灵魂……自己的热爱，而后境遇把身体放在合适的地方去追求它时，生活是充实的。）可知，先在内心认清热爱、再付诸追求，recognizes（认清）符合语境。故选B项。

第55题.A 形容词辨析解析：根据空格所在句“Life’s fulfilling when a soul recognizes her passion and then circumstances put that body in the ___ place to pursue it”（当灵魂认清热爱、境遇又把身体放在……的地方去追寻它时，生活是充实的。）结合作者成为照护者后反而找到写作机会的经历可知，环境把她放在了“合适的”地方去追求热爱，right符合语境。故选A项。

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主题语境：人与社会——历史文化（曼哈顿唐人街）

【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了作者童年随家人逛曼哈顿唐人街的经历，以及唐人街作为华裔美国人社区的历史与现状，强调其在社区互助和文化传承中的重要作用。

第56题.to collect 考查非谓语动词。解析：根据句中“I would frequently visit Manhattan’s Chinatown with my family ___ a variety of bao”（我常和家人去曼哈顿唐人街收集各式包子。）可知，空处表示访问唐人街的目的，应用不定式作目的状语，故填to collect。

第57题.an 考查冠词。解析：根据句中“good for ___ on-the-go breakfast or delicious snack”（适合当作一种随买随走的早餐或美味小吃。）可知，空后on-the-go breakfast为可数名词单数，泛指“一种”，且on-the-go以元音音素开头，故填an。

第58题.caught 考查谓语动词的时态。解析：根据句中“waiting outside for my dad to finish choosing which pastries ___ his eye”（在外面等爸爸挑完吸引他眼球的点心。）可知，catch充当定语从句的谓语动词，与上下文一般过去时一致，故填caught。

第59题.owned 考查非谓语动词。解析：根据句中“an array of hair salons, dessert shops, and boutiques, each ___ by a local Chinese family”（一排排美发沙龙、甜品店和精品店，每家都由当地华人家庭拥有。）可知，each与own之间是逻辑被动关系，故填过去分词owned。

第60题.ones 考查代词。解析：根据句中“combined together different worlds, ___ I grew up feeling sandwiched between”（融合了不同的世界——我从小感觉夹在这些世界之间。）可知，空处指代前文different worlds的复数概念，故填ones。

第61题.and 考查并列连词。解析：根据句中“sites of community engagement, mutual aid ___ heritage preservation”（社区参与、互助以及文化遗产保护的场所。）可知，空格前后为并列列举关系，故填and。

第62题.where 考查定语从句。解析：根据句中“They are pockets of wisdom and culture ___ many Chinese Americans find comfort and support.”（它们是许多华裔美国人从中获得慰藉与支持的智慧与文化之地。）可知，先行词指抽象地点，且关系词在从句中作地点状语，故填where。

第63题.as 考查介词。解析：根据句中“Chinatowns ___ ‘centers where new immigrants lived and worked together’”（唐人街作为新移民共同生活和工作的中心。）可知，此处表示“作为”，故填as。

第64题.social 考查词性转换。解析：根据句中“built ___ and political organizations”（建立社会与政治组织。）可知，空处修饰名词organizations，应用society的形容词形式，故填social。

第65题.description 考查词性转换。解析：根据句中“This ___ still holds true today”（这一描述至今仍然成立。）可知，指示代词This后接名词作主语，应用describe的名词形式，故填description。