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As a teenager, I treated school as a contest: be the best or don't bother. I liked history and kept up with the class, yet after a few weeks I nearly __1__ because I feared I might not get an A. Anything short of top marks felt like a failure. The teacher responsible for my academic guidance saw how extreme my __2__ had become. Knowing I loved art and debate, he suggested I enter an art-themed public-speaking competition.

At the regional round, the other speakers sounded more polished. When the results were announced, I came third. As a teenager who put almost all my self-worth on achievement, this would usually have been a very __3__ result for me.

But my teacher didn't mention the ranking at all. Instead, he asked me one simple question: "Did your words reach anyone today?" Memories of the full-room laughter when I told my joke flooded back instantly. Had my words reached anyone today? Yes— they had. Though I had not won, I felt __4__ satisfied. That small moment pushed me to finally question my old belief that only first place __5__.

Later, I was invited to speak again at a major museum. I no longer spoke to __6__. I spoke to share. Though not the most polished speaker, I could express my ideas in my own way and connect with listeners. I began to trust my own voice. This growing confidence led me to pursue opportunities I __7__ would have avoided.

Years later, I returned as a judge. I had stopped chasing __8__. Watching young speakers, I could now __9__ the effort behind each performance rather than only see the ranking. They reminded me of my own journey, from which I had learnt to prefer being __10__ to myself over being perfect. What matters, after all, is expressing myself honestly.

I nearly __1__ because I feared I might not get an A.

【A】gave up 【B】fell behind 【C】showed up 【D】carried on

【答案】A

讲解

原文依据：上文说作者把学校当竞赛，害怕拿不到 A。

干扰归因：fell behind（落后）、showed up（出现）与“害怕拿不到 A”的语境不符；carried on（继续）与 feared 矛盾。

结论：选 A，句意为“几乎放弃”。

The teacher saw how extreme my __2__ had become.

【A】preparation 【B】reasoning 【C】thinking 【D】determination

【答案】C

讲解

原文依据：原文直接出现 “saw how extreme my thinking had become”。

干扰归因：preparation/reasoning/determination 均非文中用词。

结论：选 C，指“想法/心态”变得极端。

this would usually have been a very __3__ result for me.

【A】painful 【B】unfair 【C】rewarding 【D】surprising

【答案】A

讲解

原文依据：作为把自我价值全押在成就上的少年，得第三名“通常”会很痛苦，与后文 But 转折呼应。

干扰归因：rewarding/surprising 与转折后的“意外满足”冲突；unfair 无依据。

结论：选 A。

Though I had not won, I felt __4__ satisfied.

【A】briefly 【B】immediately 【C】gradually 【D】unexpectedly

【答案】D

讲解

原文依据：原文 “I felt unexpectedly satisfied”，与 Though 转折一致。

干扰归因：immediately/gradually 文中无；briefly 不符“小瞬间推动反思”的语境。

结论：选 D，意为“出乎意料地”。

only first place __5__.

【A】celebrated 【B】counted 【C】survived 【D】participated

【答案】B

讲解

原文依据：原文 “only first place counted”，count 此处意为“重要/算数”。

干扰归因：celebrated/survived/participated 都不如 counted 贴切。

结论：选 B。

I no longer spoke to __6__. I spoke to share.

【A】impress 【B】compete 【C】escape 【D】perform

【答案】B

讲解

原文依据：原文 “I no longer spoke to compete. I spoke to share.” 以 compete 与 share 对举。

干扰归因：impress/perform 接近但文中明确用 compete；escape 不符。

结论：选 B。

opportunities I __7__ would have avoided.

【A】once 【B】still 【C】even 【D】never

【答案】A

讲解

原文依据：原文 “opportunities I once would have avoided”，指过去会回避的机会。

干扰归因：still/even/never 都不表达“过去曾”。

结论：选 A。

I had stopped chasing __8__.

【A】attention 【B】challenge 【C】perfection 【D】certainty

【答案】C

讲解

原文依据：前文讲从“追求第一/完美”到接受真实，此处“不再追逐完美”。

干扰归因：attention/challenge/certainty 偏离主题。

结论：选 C。

I could now __9__ the effort behind each performance.

【A】justify 【B】compare 【C】appreciate 【D】spare

【答案】C

讲解

原文依据：原文 “I could now appreciate the effort … rather than only see the ranking”。

干扰归因：justify/compare/spare 不符“欣赏努力”的语境。

结论：选 C。

prefer being __10__ to myself over being perfect.

【A】unique 【B】true 【C】fair 【D】generous

【答案】B

讲解

原文依据：原文 “prefer being true to myself over being perfect”。

干扰归因：unique/fair/generous 不符“真实的自己”。

结论：选 B。

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A 

When I first __11__ (start) running in high school, I loved its mathematical precision. I used to focus on every number and track my pace closely. In last week's race, at 30 miles, I suddenly felt dizzy, but I didn't quit—I turned off the screen __12__ I monitored my pace and I lifted my head, __13__ (admire) the views along the path. With every heavy step behind me, I let go of __14__ had always pressured me and just ran freely to feel the simple joy of moving forward.

B 

__15__ (investigate) whether "micro acts" can affect happiness in life, researchers launched an online resource called the Big Joy Project. People who signed up __16__ (ask) to do an everyday micro act. Each micro act, __17__ (define) as a brief and simple activity like doing something kind, took very little time. After collecting and analyzing data, the result showed that the more micro acts participants completed, the greater their improvement in happiness.

C 

3 in 4 people now live in water-short countries, largely caused by serious water consumption and __18__ (pollute). This crisis is already visible in many regions. Iran had its driest autumn in 50 years, and the flow of the Colorado River __19__ (decrease) by 20 percent over the past 20 years. Now more and more countries are taking action to ensure that the world will not be __20__ an era of "water bankruptcy".

#11

When I first __11__ (start) running in high school

【答案】started

解析

解题线索：句首时间状语 When I first 提示过去动作。

语法规则：start 的过去式 started。

结论：一般过去时，填 started。

#12

I turned off the screen __12__ I monitored my pace

【答案】where

解析

解题线索：screen 后接从句说明“在屏幕上/在这方面的状态”。

语法规则：where 引导定语从句，修饰 screen。

结论：填 where。

#13

I lifted my head, __13__ (admire) the views

【答案】admiring

解析

解题线索：lift 与 admire 同时发生，作伴随状语。

语法规则：现在分词 admiring 表主动伴随。

结论：填 admiring。

#14

I let go of __14__ had always pressured me

【答案】what

解析

解题线索：of 后为宾语从句，从句缺主语。

语法规则：what 引导宾语从句并在从句中作主语。

结论：填 what。

#15

__15__ (investigate) whether …, researchers launched …

【答案】To investigate

解析

解题线索：主句已有谓语 launched，前部表目的。

语法规则：不定式 To investigate 作目的状语。

结论：填 To investigate。

#16

People who signed up __16__ (ask) to do …

【答案】were asked

解析

解题线索：people 与 ask 之间为被动关系。

语法规则：一般过去时被动 were asked。

结论：填 were asked。

#17

Each micro act, __17__ (define) as …, took …

【答案】defined

解析

解题线索：act 与 define 之间为被动。

语法规则：过去分词 defined 作后置定语。

结论：填 defined。

#18

caused by serious water consumption and __18__ (pollute)

【答案】pollution

解析

解题线索：与 consumption 并列作 by 的宾语。

语法规则：pollute 的名词形式 pollution。

结论：填 pollution。

#19

the flow … __19__ (decrease) by 20 percent over the past 20 years

【答案】has decreased

解析

解题线索：over the past 20 years 为现在完成时标志。

语法规则：现在完成时 has decreased。

结论：填 has decreased。

#20

the world will not be __20__ an era of …

【答案】in

解析

解题线索：era 前用介词表示“处于……时代”。

语法规则：固定搭配 in an era of。

结论：填 in。

阅读理解 A

Student Support and Advice

For all your student support and advice needs, the Student Centre is your dedicated primary point of contact throughout your studies.

As your first port of call for guidance and practical help, the Student Centre handles everything from quick daily queries to in-depth support — including money management advice, private housing issues, and disability or mental health-related assistance. Two specialist teams are based at the Student Centre to deliver these services: Student Support Team and Open Door.

Student Support Team: The Student Support Team can direct you to support around money management, student finance questions, information on private housing and academic progress issues. Open 10am-4pm, Monday-Friday. In person: The Student Centre is in Sally Baldwin Block D on Campus West. Phone: +44 (0)1932 4140. Email: student-centre@york.ac.uk (the team will respond within five working days). For out-of-hours support: In an emergency, call 999. If it's urgent but not dangerous, contact Campus Safety on 019 323 333. For general security and safety questions, contact Campus Safety on 019 043 244.

Open Door: Open Door is a team of Mental Health Practitioners and Student Wellbeing Officers providing free support to registered students experiencing psychological or mental health difficulties. To make an appointment with Open Door, complete the Open Door form online, and we will try to contact you within two working days.

What can we know about the Student Centre?

【A】It replies emails within two working days. 【B】It is located on the east side of the campus. 【C】It offers help covering a wide range of areas. 【D】It charges students fees for its support.

【答案】C

讲解

原文依据：原文 “handles everything from quick daily queries to in-depth support — including money management … housing … disability or mental health”。

干扰归因：A 是两工作日，但那是 Open Door 的回复时限，非 Student Centre 邮件（五工作日）；B 文中是 Campus West；D 与 free support 矛盾。

结论：选 C，服务涵盖面广。

A student who has an urgent but non-dangerous issue at 8 pm should ____.

【A】call 999 for emergency help 【B】email student-centre@york.ac.uk 【C】reach Campus Safety on 019 323 333 【D】submit an online request to Open Door

【答案】C

讲解

原文依据：原文 “If it's urgent but not dangerous, contact Campus Safety on 019 323 333”。

干扰归因：A 是 emergency（危险）才用；B 邮件非紧急且非 8pm 后；D Open Door 是心理健康预约。

结论：选 C。

The text is mainly written to ____.

【A】promote campus mental health programmes 【B】guide students on handling emergency situations 【C】compare different welfare management approaches 【D】inform students of support services and access methods

【答案】D

讲解

原文依据：全文介绍 Student Centre 及两支团队的服务内容与联系方式、时间、渠道。

干扰归因：A 仅 Open Door 部分；B 仅紧急情形部分；C 无比较。

结论：选 D，告知学生支持服务及获取方式。

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阅读理解 B

Video Games & Parenting

When our son Eddie was 12, my husband and I made a strict rule: no video games for him until he turned 18. We stuck firmly to the ban, determined to shield Eddie from aggression, addiction and even clinically recognized "gaming disorder". But the worst problem for our child is one I didn't anticipate: alienation.

Eddie struggled to make friends at school. In fourth grade, he finally formed some bonds, mostly through sports. Yet all his peers played video games in their free time while he could not, leaving him feeling like an outsider. Later, I found he played at friends' homes. I was initially annoyed, until he came home happy to fit in. "Now I can play with everyone," he said.

Growing unsure of our rule, I turned to a fellow parent for advice. "Don't do to him what my parents did to me," she said. Rigid TV bans in her childhood had made her feel like a "weirdo". Her words further deepened my self-doubt: Had I ignored gaming's social value? Could my well-intentioned ban be too harsh for Eddie's growth?

These worries stayed with me until one afternoon at a local grocery store. There I noticed how carefully the young cashier packed my groceries, making sure he placed the right item in the direction that would achieve maximum efficiency.

"Do you play Tetris?" I asked. "I do," he said, adding that he played many other video games. So I voiced my biggest fear: Are the games so exciting that everything else in life seems boring in comparison? Thinking for a moment, he said he really wanted to become a surgeon — a goal far more important to him than any game. Interestingly, he added that gaming may help, as his fingers are now so flexible that it has enhanced his suturing skills.

As I left the store, I wondered if my son had something in his life he liked more than video games, something that made real-life experience more exciting than anything virtual. I knew immediately what it was: the company of friends. He's not addicted to video games. He's addicted to companionship. But aren't we all?

The author set strict limits on Eddie's video games to ____.

【A】push him to devote more energy to sports 【B】help him gain easier access to peer friendship 【C】protect him from the potential harm of gaming 【D】enable him to keep good academic grades

【答案】C

讲解

原文依据：原文 “determined to shield Eddie from aggression, addiction and even clinically recognized 'gaming disorder'”。

干扰归因：A 体育无关；B 与文意相反（限制反而阻碍交友）；D 学业无依据。

结论：选 C，保护孩子免受游戏潜在危害。

What can be inferred about Eddie from Paragraph 2?

【A】He valued peer acceptance. 【B】He preferred games to sports. 【C】He played games to kill time. 【D】He followed the popular trend.

【答案】A

讲解

原文依据：第2段说同伴都玩游戏而他不能，令他 feeling like an outsider；后来能玩了 “Now I can play with everyone” 表明他在意同伴接纳。

干扰归因：B 他其实不能玩；C 杀时间无依据；D “跟随潮流”不如“重视同伴接纳”准确。

结论：选 A。

How did the author feel after hearing a fellow parent's advice?

【A】Uplifted. 【B】Concerned. 【C】Annoyed. 【D】Relieved.

【答案】B

讲解

原文依据：原文 “Her words further deepened my self-doubt”，对应 concerned（担忧）。

干扰归因：annoyed 是他最初发现孩子偷玩时的反应；relieved/uplifted 与 self-doubt 加深相反。

结论：选 B。

What can we learn from the passage?

【A】Rules come before social bonds. 【B】Parenting helps children set life goals. 【C】Social interactions shape one's identity. 【D】Companionship meets a basic human need.

【答案】D

讲解

原文依据：末段 “He's addicted to companionship. But aren't we all?” 点明陪伴是普遍的基本需求。

干扰归因：A 规则在前无依据；B 育儿帮助设目标非主旨；C 社交塑造身份偏离。

结论：选 D。

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阅读理解 C

Glaciers & Metaphors

I recently came across a 1988 draft of my PhD thesis on which my advisor had written: "You're proceeding at a glacial pace. You're skating on thin ice." Back then, the note felt like a clear urge to speed up my work. If I repeated my advisor's words on a thesis today, the student might assume that I was criticizing them for writing too fast. After all, glaciers themselves are now rapidly shrinking across all seven continents.

Climate change has also changed how we perceive glaciers themselves. During the Little Ice Age, glaciers more often advanced than retreated, sometimes wiping out communities as they moved. The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley portrayed them as powerful, almost immortal forces that humans could hardly resist. Today, by contrast, we are more likely to see glaciers as victims of humanity's planet-altering powers. The same natural object now carries a very different meaning.

These shifts in perception are bringing old metaphors back to life. We routinely speak of carbon footprints, greenhouse gases, and wiping species off the face of the Earth. Over time, the images behind these expressions have faded, turning them into dead metaphors. But dead metaphors do not always stay dead. Consider "calving glaciers," which describes how glaciers shed ice in summer. The word "calving" once suggested a cow giving birth, but as the phrase became routine, that image vanished.

Now that climate change has disrupted the balance between ice accumulation and shedding, the metaphor has returned as a living image. Is the calving we see today a birth ritual or a sign of ice dying?

Abrupt climate change challenges not just the capacity of living things to adapt, but also the adaptive capacity of human language. The "glacial" in my 1988 thesis is not the "glacial" of today, just as the cheerful polar bear of Coca-Cola commercials is not the thin, ribs-bared polar bear we now see floating on a small platform of ice.

Many years ago, I delighted in Franz Kafka's words that "a book should be the ice axe that breaks open the frozen sea within." But now I hear his words quite differently. I want to say: "Hey Franz, lay down your axe. Go easy on that fragile frozen sea."

What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

【A】Shelley viewed glaciers as symbols of human power. 【B】Glaciers have taken on a different meaning over time. 【C】Language changes more quickly than the natural world. 【D】Glaciers have become a growing threat to human communities.

【答案】B

讲解

原文依据：第2段 “The same natural object now carries a very different meaning”，结合第1段 1988 与 today 的对比。

干扰归因：A Shelley 视冰川为强大力量，非人类权力象征；C 语言比自然快无依据；D 冰川成威胁是第2段“victims”细节，非前两段主要 learn。

结论：选 B。

The author mentions "calving glaciers" mainly to ____.

【A】illustrate how old images fade from language 【B】explain how words lose their original meaning 【C】reveal how language reflects changes in nature 【D】show how climate change revives a dead metaphor

【答案】D

讲解

原文依据：第3段 “dead metaphors do not always stay dead … Now that climate change has disrupted … the metaphor has returned as a living image”。

干扰归因：A/B/C 都只触及部分（fade / lose meaning / reflect changes），D 最贴合“revives a dead metaphor”。

结论：选 D。

What is implied in this passage?

【A】Nature is becoming much harder for people to describe. 【B】Climate change can make dead metaphors less common. 【C】Natural changes reshape our language and understanding. 【D】Language helps people adapt to changes in the natural world.

【答案】C

讲解

原文依据：末段点明气候突变挑战语言的适应能力，全文主旨为自然变化重塑语言与认知。

干扰归因：A 更难描述无依据；B 与 revived 相反（dead metaphors 变多而非更少）；D 语言帮助适应无依据。

结论：选 C。

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阅读理解 D

Crowd Emotions

You're in the crowd at the cup final supporting your football team, when your side suddenly scores. Instantly, you join thousands cheering with joy. But when your team's victory is taken away by a controversial decision, anger spreads as people shout abuse at the judge— and you do too. The curious thing is, you don't behave in these ways when you're watching a match at home. Why does this happen?

In popular culture, crowds are often associated with strong emotions and uncontrolled behaviour. This "mob mentality" explanation says crowds reduce self-awareness and thinking. But modern psychology shows emotion is interconnected with beliefs and reasoning. Appraisal theory suggests that our emotional experience is shaped by our perception of the relevance of social situations to our identity. That said, there is evidence that being in a crowd does change something in terms of emotion. But that change involves adding social factors, not removing thought processes.

Let's look at positive emotion first— the joy, elation or excitement that people sometimes feel strongly in crowds at music festivals, sports matches or other events. Social psychology research suggests that shared social identity— that is, when people see each other as part of an "us" or "we"— is a major basis for these positive emotional experiences, because it has a number of effects on social relations within the crowd. One effect is an expectation of support for activities that are in line with the group's identity. For example, participants report feeling supported by others (including strangers) at mass gatherings, such as music festivals. Importantly, research shows that such support feels good.

Something else that happens in a crowd whose members share a social identity is the validation of emotions— and this helps explain how being part of a crowd intensifies negative emotions as well as positive ones. In interview studies of the crowd experiences of football fans, my colleagues suggested that the validation of emotional experiences by other group members serves to amplify what one is feeling. While this research involved feelings of joy, our research shows that seeing anger in fellow group members in a crowd likewise recognizes anger as an appropriate response.

One can imagine the same pattern operating for hatred, fear, disgust, sadness or grief. Alone, one may feel these emotions, but to also see these same feelings on the faces of hundreds of others whose views you trust proves that your feeling is the correct one for the situation— that many other people agree with the reasons you have for feeling that way— and so makes you feel it even more strongly.

How we understand emotions in crowds is not just an academic matter. Our research indicates that the heightened joy or anger that many of us express as part of a crowd is just as meaningful— and just as much an expression of who we are— as what we feel privately.

According to the author, how does being in crowds change our emotions?

【A】By weakening self-awareness and rational thought. 【B】By adding social factors that strengthen emotion. 【C】By removing personal identity and moral control. 【D】By increasing excitement through crowded settings.

【答案】B

讲解

原文依据：第2段 “that change involves adding social factors, not removing thought processes”；第4段情绪验证（validation）强化情绪。

干扰归因：A 是作者反对的 mob mentality 旧解释；C removing identity 与文意相反；D 仅“增加兴奋”不够准确（核心是社会因素的验证/强化）。

结论：选 B。

What does the word "validation" underlined in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?

【A】Expression. 【B】Regulation. 【C】Association. 【D】Confirmation.

【答案】D

讲解

原文依据：第4段 “validation of emotions … serves to amplify what one is feeling” 及后文 “proves that your feeling is the correct one” → 确认/认可。

干扰归因：Expression/Regulation/Association 均不符“证明感受正确”的语境。

结论：选 D。

What does the author intend to tell us?

【A】Crowd emotions reflect shared social identity. 【B】Negative emotions in crowds are less meaningful. 【C】Appraisal theory is the key to understanding crowd. 【D】A positive atmosphere is essential to shared identity.

【答案】A

讲解

原文依据：第3段 “shared social identity … is a major basis for these positive emotional experiences” 及末段情绪是“who we are”的表达。

干扰归因：B 与文中“同样 meaningful”相反；C appraisal theory is key 过于绝对；D 积极氛围 essential 偏离。

结论：选 A。

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

【A】How Crowds Make Us Lose Control 【B】Why Crowds Remove Our Thoughts 【C】How to Control Our Emotions in Crowds 【D】Why Crowds Make Our Emotions Intense

【答案】D

讲解

原文依据：全文讲人群通过社会认同与情绪验证 intensify（强化）情绪，正负皆然。

干扰归因：A/B 是作者驳斥的 mob mentality 旧观点；C 如何控制情绪非主旨。

结论：选 D。

七选五

共 5 空 · 选项 A–G（两项多余）

As I've been writing my next nonfiction book, I've also been training for my first marathon. Both are effortful, but in very different ways. Marathon training hurts; yet I know why it hurts and feel I am making progress. __35__ Some parts work; others don't. Doubt then creeps in, and I question whether I am capable of writing it.

Why does difficulty sometimes feel like failure? The answer lies in the kind of work you are doing. Psychologists distinguish between two kinds of tasks: algorithmic and heuristic. Algorithmic tasks follow a known sequence: if you do A, B and C, D will follow. __36__ The process is predictable and repeatable, and you know where you are at any point. Following a training plan for a marathon works in much the same way.

Heuristic tasks aren't like that. They have no clear path. Imagine creating a new kind of cake. There is no recipe to follow, and even "new" is hard to define. __37__ You move forward in fits and starts. Some attempts will work, others will end up in the bin. At any point, you don't necessarily know whether you're close to a solution or moving further away from it. You might not even be sure a solution exists at all. This uncertainty is inherent to heuristic work and it lies at the heart of creativity and innovation.

__38__ But heuristic tasks, which lack clear feedback about progress, tend to create disfluency: a discouraging feeling of cognitive effort. Because effort is not accompanied by feedback, people often misread difficulty as evidence that they are not good enough or are getting nowhere. __39__ When we try to create something new, we have to experiment — to get things wrong and get things right. Only by sticking with this slow, painful process of iteration can we reach our goal.

A. Both types of tasks can be hard. B. Yet such doubt is part of the process. C. The only way forward is trial and error. D. Writing a book is more like following a recipe. E. Baking a cake from a recipe is a good example. F. This feeling is common among many creative people. G. Writing the book, however, feels unclear, like being lost in fog.

A. Both types of tasks can be hard.

B. Yet such doubt is part of the process.

C. The only way forward is trial and error.

D. Writing a book is more like following a recipe.

E. Baking a cake from a recipe is a good example.

F. This feeling is common among many creative people.

G. Writing the book, however, feels unclear, like being lost in fog.

空 35

【答案】答案：G

衔接依据

前句说马拉松训练虽累但有进展；后句 “Some parts work; others don't. Doubt then creeps in” 描述写作的迷茫。G “Writing the book … feels unclear, like being lost in fog” 与马拉松形成对比，并引出后文 doubt。

空 36

【答案】答案：E

衔接依据

前句讲 algorithmic 任务有已知序列 A→B→C→D；后句 “The process is predictable …” 总结。E “Baking a cake from a recipe is a good example” 举例说明算法型任务。

空 37

【答案】答案：C

衔接依据

前句说启发型任务无清晰路径、像创造新蛋糕无食谱；后句 “You move forward in fits and starts …” 描述试错过程。C “The only way forward is trial and error” 承接“无路径只能试错”。

空 38

【答案】答案：A

衔接依据

后句 “But heuristic tasks … tend to create disfluency” 以 But 转折。A “Both types of tasks can be hard” 先总说两类都难，再转折强调启发型更易产生挫败感。

空 39

【答案】答案：B

衔接依据

前句说人们把困难误读为“自己不够好/没有进展”；B “Yet such doubt is part of the process” 转折，指出这种怀疑是过程的一部分；后句 “we have to experiment … get things wrong and right” 呼应。

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共 4 题

#40

What do people with a "victim mindset" usually do?

参考答案

People with a “victim mindset” usually find themselves complaining a lot, or blaming others when things go wrong.

参考解析

定位首段末句。答出 “complaining a lot / blaming others” 即可。

#41

According to Claire McLaughlin, why can teenagers feel things are unfair?

参考答案

Because parents and teachers often make decisions for them, and it can feel “unfair” when they disagree with those choices. (或：Because they don't yet have adult autonomy.)

参考解析

定位第二段 Claire 的话。核心是“成年自主权缺失 + 父母老师代为决定”。

#42

Decide which part is false and underline it, then explain why.

参考答案

原句：To feel heard, people with a “victim mindset” tend to exaggerate the impact of their experiences and acknowledge their own uncomfortable feelings.

错误部分：划线处 and acknowledge their own uncomfortable feelings（应为 blame others）。

订正：tend to exaggerate the impact of their experiences and blame others。

参考解析

原陈述错误地把“承认自身不适感受”当作 victim mindset 的特征，实际文中说的是“责怪他人比承认自身不适更容易”。

#43

How can you apply “shifting from a victim to a victor mindset” to a real-life challenge? (about 40 words)

参考答案

示例 1 I failed my math mid-term exam last month. Instead of making excuses for the tough test, I identified my weaknesses and completed an extra exercise set each day. I also sought help from my teacher after class. Gradually, my academic performance picked up. It dawned on me that setbacks motivate me to make greater efforts rather than knock me down.

示例 2 I was disappointed when I missed the chance to join the school debate team. Rather than wallowing in self-pity, I signed up for the speech club to polish my public speaking. After two months of careful preparation, I took the audition again the next year. This experience has taught me that rejection is not an ending, but a chance for self-improvement.

参考解析

评分要点：用具体事例 + 体现“从受害者转为胜利者”（不找借口、主动改进）。词数约40。

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参考范文

题目

假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你们学校近期举办了主题为“AI 助力语言学习”(AI-assisted Language Learning) 的校园活动，你的外国好友 Jim 对此很感兴趣，发来邮件询问有关情况。请你用英文给他回复，内容包括：1. 活动内容；2. 你的收获。注意：词数 100 左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考范文（共 3 篇）

范文 1 Dear Jim, I'm thrilled to receive your email asking about our school's "AI-assisted Language Learning" activity held recently, which gave us a well-rounded view of AI's role in language study. In the practical session, we experimented with AI language platforms. When we uploaded our English essays, they could pinpoint grammar mistakes, analyze our logical organization and supply targeted exercises to strengthen our weak points. Later, we attended a teacher-led workshop. Instead of merely praising AI's convenience, we discussed hidden risks, especially the danger of copying AI-generated content without thinking. This activity brought about a clear shift in my understanding. I once viewed AI as a time-saving shortcut to finish tough language tasks. Now I realize AI can offer powerful support, yet it is our independent analysis and active practice that serve as the real driving force behind language progress. Should you want to know more details, feel free to let me know. Yours, Li Hua

范文 2 Dear Jim, I'm thrilled to receive your email asking about our school's "AI-assisted Language Learning" activity held recently, which turned out to be eye-opening. During the activity, we paired up with an AI speaking partner. It corrected our pronunciation in real time and suggested natural expressions, which greatly boosted our confidence in oral practice. We also joined a group discussion on how to use AI responsibly. Through this, I've realized that AI serves as a helpful assistant rather than a replacement, pushing me to think independently and learn more efficiently. Should you want to know more details, feel free to let me know. Yours, Li Hua