第一部分阅读（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

Journal of Cultural Heritagecombines diverse academic disciplines （学科）fbr studying problems about the awareness and protection of cultural heritage in a wide range. The main purpose of the journal is to present innovative approaches concerning all scientific aspects （方面）related to heritage science.

SPECIFIC TOPICS

•Analysis and protection of cultural heritage: novel methods fbr studying the composition, dating, originand new materials fbr the preservation of objects.

•Protection of built heritage: analysis of historical materials and construction techniques; novel inspection, testing and monitoring techniques.

•Interaction between heritage items and the environment: the impact of climate change and risk evaluation of cultural heritage.

•Digital technologies fbr knowledge, conservation and restoration: data analysis and modelling, long-term preservation of heritage assets.

•Museum protection: technologies fbr the management and improvement of museum collections.

REQUIREMENTS

The articles must be of great interest to a wide audience. Thus, the number of articles dealing with case studies will be reduced in order to favor original articles. Reports on restoration activities should present a specific technical or scientific innovation.

BENEFITS TO AUTHORS

We provide several author benefits after acceptance, such as free PDFs, a broad copyright policy and special earnings as follows.

Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require further information or help, please visit our Support Center

1.WhatdoesJournal of Cultural Heritagemainilytoado?

A.Promote the growth of heritagetourism.

C. Offer novel methods of heritagescience.

2.What kind of articles does the journalprefer?

A.Case studyarticles.

C. Personal experiences.

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B.Collect technical and scientificarticles.

D. Combine kinds of academic disciplines.

B. Innovative original articles.

D. Heritage activity reviews.

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3.What extra reward can early contributorsget?

A.Freearticle revision.B. An additional payment.

C.Unlimited copyright.D. Free museumresources.

B

At 74, Margaret Ellis found herself asking what she should do next to keep both her mind active and her body strong. After retiring from her long career as a literature teacher, she suddenly had more free time than ever before. She could either return to the classroom as a student by taking an art history course, or try aninitial training programme in Nordic walking（北欧健走）.After thinking it over, she chose thelatter.

On the first day of the training, Margaret arrived at the park with her new poles under her arm and took her place in the group as if it were part of her usual morning routine. Yet only when the session began did she realise how long it had been since she had last learned something entirely new.

Nordic walking was harder than she had expected. It required rhythm, balance, posture, and coordination between the arms and legs. Several times, she lost the pattern and had to start again. But instead of feeling discouraged, she tried to treat the movements like a performance. Years earlier, she had learned folk dance and enjoyed hiking, and those experiences helped her find the needed rhythm. "I listened for the rhythm," she said, “and then I let my body follow ”

Physical activity had always been an important part of Margaret7s life. She had once been a swimmer, a cyclist, and a teacher who enjoyed organising school sports events. But what drew her most strongly to Nordic walking was something personal. Her father had loved long walks and often said, “Walk first. Answers come later “ Whenever life felt confusing, he would go outdoors and return calmer than before. Remembering him, Margaret felt she was not just learning a new sport. She was reconnecting with an old family habit.

Although Margaret joined the programme as a student, she soon became an inspiration to the rest of the group. When younger participants complained about tired arms or cold weather, they noticed her quietly adjusting her poles and starting again.

4.How did Margaret probably feel on the first day of thetraining?

A.Proudand certain.B. Relaxed and optimistic.

C. Excitedbut nervous.D. Surprised butdisappointed.

5.What helped Margaret gradually adjust to thetraining?

A.Her previous teaching experience. B. Her strong wish to win others5respect.

C. Her past experience in dance and hiking. D. Her habit of exercising alone in the park.

6.What can we learn about Margaret from thetext?

A.She influenced others by the way sheacted.

B.She encouraged her students to join thetraining.

C.She cared more about technique than personalgrowth.

D.She joined the training to reconnect with her familyhabit.

7.What message does the author deliver in thetext?

A.Practicemakes perfect.B. Health always comes first.

C. It is never too lateto begin.D. Parents shape who we become.

C

Amid stretches of green space scattered among Manhattan high-rises, one special device drew visitors5 attention on a Monday morning. It was a robotic lawn-mower （割草机）given the name “BelawncC.”

Resembling an oversized household cleaning robot with heavy-duty wheels, it moves on its own with the support of an AI camera system that works like human eyes. After working two to four hours cutting grass, the machine will return to its charging station automatically.

Over recent months, this electric robotic lawn-mower has taken charge of grass-cutting work for the main lawn of Bryant Park, a small yet heavily-visited public park. Toshi Yano, the park's manager, noted in an interview that the robotic lawn-mower has proven reliable, safe and more eco-friendly than gas-fueled mowers operated by human workers.

Belawnce offers us a glimpse of both advantages and troubles when robots are applied to outdoor tasks like garden maintenance. Bryant Park had tested several other robotic lawn-mower models before, yet those earlier machines were finicky. The former machines would get stuck in certain spots within the park. To receive satellite signals for positioning, sometimes the park had to place one receiver on-site and another on top of a nearby office building. Since this spring, Bryant Park has adopted a new model produced by Sunseeker. It requires far less human help as time goes by.

Unlike its famous pop-star namesake, Belawnce and its fellow robotic lawn-mowers are not welcomed by every worker. Nanci Fioravanti is the landscape director of Green-Wood, a well-known green park in Brooklyn where two robotic lawn-mowers are in use. She has had to comfort her employees, who felt worried about job losses caused by automation. Fioravanti also pointed out that such robotic lawn-mowers cannot perform well on steep ground in Green-Wood, or in spots where thick tree leaves block their signal.

Park staff made certain that Belawnce could move around or pause for passers-by as well as local wildlife. "Either the birds, the AI system, or both combined are doing their jobs properly and keeping out of each other's way,“ Yano commented.

8.What can we learn about Belawnce from the first twoparagraphs?

A.It is powered bygasoline.

B.It relies on AI equipment forself^operation.

C.It is designed in the image of humanbeings.

D.It needs workers to direct its movement all thetime.

9.The underlined word finicky77in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaningto.

A.efficientB.flexibleC. accessibleD. tricky

10.What message is conveyed in Paragraph5?

A.The limits ofrobotic lawn-mowers.B. The wide popularity of roboticdevices.

C. The high production cost ofrobot mowers.D. Ways to improve local parklandscape.

11.What is the main purpose of thispassage?

A.To argue against using robots in publicparks.

B.To compare different kinds of gardeningequipment.

C.To advertise new products from the Sunseekercompany.

D.To introduce the practical application of a roboticmower.

D

In the US, almost 100 million people report being birdwatchers. In the UK, hundreds of thousands participate in the annual “Big Garden Birdwatch.,5 Beyond the obvious skills of identifying birds, is it possible that birdwatching is beneficially rewiring our brains? A just-published study in the Journal of Neuroscience provides some of the best evidence to date that this popular hobby can do just that.

Scientists in Toronto were curious about brain differences between expert birdwatchers and beginners. To study them, they recruited 58 adults across a large age range, half expert bird identifiers, half less skillful. Using MRI, they studied brain structure and activation while participants identified birds. Compared with beginners, experts showed more compact brain structure in regions involved in attention and visual perception. The more compact the structure, the better the ability to identify birds. Interestingly, these same regions lit up on imaging when experts identified less familiar birds.

While this was a small non-interventional study, it suggests that birdwatching to the point of expertise may rewire and restructure the brain. This builds on another study—"Creative experiences and brain clocks,,5 published in October 2025 in Nature Communications—which showed that people with more creative experience had more youthful-looking brains; directly related to their degree of expertise. More generally, participating in cognitively enriching activities may help delay dementia （痴呆症）onset; a Neurology study found that more engagement in such activities lowered Alzheimer's risk by 38% and delayed diagnosis by 5 years on average for those eventually affected.

Returning specifically to birdwatching, additional reasons support its brain benefits. Social connections top the list of brain-healthy factors, so joining a birdwatching group directly helps. The hobby promotes physical activity, an obvious brain benefit. Spending more time in nature, and stepping away from digital devices, also improves overall brain health. Finally, birdwatching may reduce stress-crucialbecausechronic stress impairs cognition and harms neuralwiring.

Much remains to learn about birdwatching's potential for brain function and health. Yet while spending your day hunting a hummingbird or rare raptor does not replace a healthy diet, good sleep, and regular exercise, it may still be rewiring your brain fbr thebetter.

12.What brain differences did the study find between expert birdwatchers andbeginners?

A.Beginners had smaller visual brainareas.

B.Beginners were better at identifyingbirds.

C.Experts thought more thoroughly fbr unfamiliarbirds.

D.Experts had more tightly-organized attention brainareas.

13.Why does the author mention the study "Creative experiences and brainclocks”?

A.To shift to anew subject.B. To support the abovepoint.

C. To offer background fbrthe topic.D. To contrast with the previousstudy.

14.How does birdwatching benefit brains according to paragraph4?

A.It removes cognitive harmfrom stress.B. It helps people give up digitaldevices.

C. Its social function best boosts brainhealth. D.Its physical benefits outweigh mentalones.

15.What can be a suitable title fbr thetext?

A.What Birdwatching Can Do fbr YourBrain?

B.Why Expert Birders Have Better AttentionSkills?

C.Why Creative Experiences May DelayDementia?

D.How MRI Reveals the Secrets of Birdwatchers7Brains?

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。

Doctors often recommend about 150 minutes of exercise each week to maintain good health. This may sound like a lot, but it can be broken down into about 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. For people with busy schedules, even this can seem difficult. However, experts say that exercise does not need to be done all at once.16

This idea is known as “exercise snacking" It means doing small amounts of physical activity at different times instead of one long workout. Simple actions like taking the stairs can contribute to your total exercise time.17 These small efforts can add up and help improve overallhealth.

When exercise time is short, high-intensity interval training （HIIT） can be especially useful. 18 These are followed by periods of rest or lighter activity. HIIT can burn calories quickly and

help build strength. Meanwhile, regular aerobic （有氧的）exercise is beneficial to heart health, especially when it lasts at least 10 minutes.

19 Combining different types of activities, like strength training and aerobic exercise, can

bring greater benefits than focusing on only one type. Together, they help improve fitness, increase energy, and support long-term health. For people who spend long hours sitting, it is important to stay active during the day.

Other changes, such as using a standing desk or sitting on an exercise ball, can also improve posture and encourage movement.20 In general, regular physical activity helps improve heart health,

strengthen the body, and reduce the risk of diseases.

A.A balanced approach to exercise is alsoessential.

B.Try one type of exercise and stick to it for a longtime.

C.It can be divided into shorter periods throughout theday.

D.These small adjustments can make a difference overtime.

E.This type of exercise includes short bursts of strongeffort.

F.Walking during breaks or standing up more often alsohelps.

G.It is easier to find 30 minutes of extra time than an hour ormore.

第二部分语言运用（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。

After moving to a new neighborhood, I struggled to feel at home. We had lived in our old community fbr 20 years, where our children grew up _21_ by grandparents and friends. But when my husband

_22_ a job opportunity miles away, everything _23_.

One beautiful day, we went for a walk to _24_. We soon came across neighbors working outside.

Jane and William were pruning （修剪）their trees, "That's a big job,“ I said, "Need help?”

“We're almost done.,, Jane _25_ down the ladder, giving us a quick wave. "Some of these _26_were hanging so far out into the street that they nearly affected the vehicles going by. We couldn't have that!”

Back home, I decided to _27_ them thank-you cookies. My daughterhelpedme_28_theingredients. We also made cards to show our_29_.

When we arrived at Jane's house, I _30_ a small angel sculpture standing beside the door, her arms stretched out as if to say “Welcome”. Jane opened the door with a _31_ and invited us in. "I thought ofyourfamilytheminuteIheardthehousesold,“shesaid.Shetoldmeshehadbeenthinkingofhernew

_32_ and wishing them well. I had been hoping to feelathome-and_33_,friendshipshadbeen prepared before weeven moved in.

As we left, Jane handed my daughter the angel. I _34_ it beside our front door, its outstretched arms catching the afternoon light. I finally felt it: Home, sweet home. All I needed to do was _35_ my heart tothe kindness already given.

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或所给单词的正确形式。

As one of the summer's most-discussed film releases, Once Upon a Time in the Middle East, 36.Chineseanti-wartitle,hasstirredwidespreadpublicdebatehomeandabroad.Themovie, directed by Wen Muye, 37.(feature) ShenTengasXuFu,acheffromNortheastChina,whoheads fbr conflict-tom regions 38.(pay) off heavy personal debts.Trappedbytheoutbreakofwar,hegradually shifts his energy to rescuing vulnerable localchildren.

In the story, Dragon Restaurant serves 39.a safe shelter fbr displaced civilians, 40.

(provide) them with food and basic dignity. Food becomes the movie's emotional core, and the film 41.(strong)highlightsordinarypeopleratherthanlarger-than-life42.(hero)typicalofHollywood war productions. Many critics note that this work delivers a fresh perspective on war, exposing the severesufferings 43.(bring) by armed conflicts.

Some audiences hold the opinion that Chinese cinema should not be judged merely by Western industry standards. The film carries richer 44.(human) value beyond simple entertainment, and itencourages viewers to reflect upon 45.to tell globalstoriesfromcivilianviewpoints.Basedonreal-world humanitarian concerns, the production wins growing respect acrossborders.

第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，外教Mr Green计划在班级设立“英语图书角”。请你给Mr Green写一封邮件，内容包括：

(1)建议增加英文杂志；

(2)自荐担任图书管理员。

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 Mr Green,

Yours, 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。

The summer heat hung heavy in the air as Lily moved into her new apartment with her 8-year-old daughter, Mia. Exhausted from packing and moving, they were eager to settle down and enjoy a quiet life.

However, their peace was short-lived. Their next-door neighbor, Mr Whitmore, was an elderly man who lived alone. Every evening, he would play the piano loudly, filling the entire building with music that lasted until midnight. Mia, who needed to go to bed early for school, often tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. Lily tried to ignore it at first, but after a week of sleepless nights, she decided to talk to Mr Whitmore.

One afternoon, Lily knocked on Mr Whitmore's door. When he opened it, his face was cold and uninviting. "Excuse me, sir," Lily said politely, "I'm your new neighbor, Lily, and my daughter, Mia, lives with me. We've been having trouble sleeping because of the piano music in the evenings. Could you possiblyplay a littlesofter or stop earlier?”

On hearing Lily's request, Mr Whitmore's expression darkened. "This is my house, and I'll play my piano whenever I want,^^ he shouted. Tve lived here for 20 years, and no one has ever complained before. You should learn to adapt." With that, he shut the door loudly in her face. Lily felt angry and helpless. She went back to her apartment, where Mia was sitting on the sofa, rubbing her eyes. "Mommy, I'm so tired,“ Mia said quietly. Lily hugged her tightly, determined to find a way to solve the problem.

The next morning, as Lily was taking out the trash, she saw Mr Whitmore struggling to carry a heavyboxof books. He moved unsteadily,and thebox slipped fromhis hands, scattering（散开）books allover thefloor. Lily hesitated for a moment—part of her wanted to walk away, but her heart told her to help.

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。

Therefore, Lily hurried over to lend Mr Whitmore a helping hand.

The next day, Lily was surprised when she heard a soft knock on her door.