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今天挑选了三篇记叙文分享给大家，话题都很棒，可以拿来作为暑假作业布置~

浙江省强基联盟2025-2026学年高二下学期5月阶段检测英语试题

B

To my surprise, I find artificial intelligence quite helpful around our small farm. My AI assistant, Claude, has helped me figure out the amount of gravel (砾石) for a new driveway and train our young fruit trees. The only problem is that Claude makes me anxious. I was raised to believe that anything worth having requires hard work. I fear AI will weaken my mind and make me dependent on a machine.

Forty years ago, when I started hobby farming in Australia, my main guide was a 1981 Reader’s Digest book called Back to Basics. Its 464 pages taught me traditional skills: raising cattle, growing vegetables, even building with rammed earth. I still own many Reader’s Digest books. My oldest, a three-volume garden guide from 1963, is still useful, but with Claude at hand, it now sits on the shelf covered in dust most of the time.

I also treasure a 1986 Reader’s Digest driver’s atlas (地图册). I used it until I finally gave in and started using GPS. The atlas has a wonderful section on identifying car noises: loud knocking, light tinkling, mysterious tapping, ominous screeching...

I never subscribed to the magazine myself. But my father — despite his excellent education, or perhaps because of it — was extremely easy to fool. One day in the early 1980s, he called me excitedly, saying he had won a £100,000 Reader’s Digest prize draw. Later he discovered it was a complete cheat. Yet he became one of their most devoted readers anyway. Thank heaven he passed away before they declined.

I suppose that is the real point. The only constant in life is, as Heraclitus pointed out, change. I may worry about using Claude, but Claude won’t be around forever, like Reader’s Digest. In the meantime, it might as well suggest ways to increase honey production from our beehives (蜂巢).

24. What does the author use Claude for?

A. Replacing his old books.

B. Teaching him to use GPS.

C. Writing articles about farming.

D. Helping with some farm tasks.

25. What makes the author worry about using Claude?

A. His fear of losing his mental abilities.

B. The inaccurate information it produces.

C. The possibility of its disappearance one day.

D. His father’s experience of being cheated by it.

26. Why does the author share his long history with Reader’s Digest?

A. To prove that AI is more useful than old books.

B. To recommend Reader’s Digest to modern farmers.

C. To show that even reliable sources can become outdated.

D. To explain his reason for no longer trusting printed materials.

27. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A. My Life with Claude

B. Learning to Accept Change

C. The Value of Traditional Books

D. A Love for Reader’s Digest

24. D 25. A    26. C    27. B

这是一篇夹叙夹议文，核心话题是作者从抵触 AI 辅助农活到慢慢接纳时代变化。篇章结构为：AI 助力农事却令作者心生忧虑 — 回忆昔日依靠文摘丛书务农的岁月 — 举例纸质地图被导航替代 — 追忆父亲与文摘的往事 — 感悟世事多变，试着接纳 AI。文章揭示事物迭代是常态，不必固守传统抗拒新科技，应顺应变化、合理利用新技术。

浙江省宁波市余姚中学2025学年第二学期期中考试高二英语学科试题

B

If there’s one sound which represents everything there is to fall in love with on safari (观兽旅行), it’s the roar of a lion at nightfall. I heard it one evening in the Qwabi Private Game Reserve, where the Waterberg mountains spill outward like an unfolding story.

We’d just watched a remarkable stand-off: lionesses baring teeth and muscle to a dominant male who’d wandered too close. The roars came first, then a sudden, striking charge. Paws (爪子) flew and their breath hung in the air over the grasslands, before the male eventually turned and dropped to the ground in frustration. It was pure theatre, to which we had front-row seats.

The Waterberg is a place of quiet success. A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 2001, this 654, 000-hectare region is one of South Africa’s best-kept safari secrets. It’s a region where conservation feels like a lived value. Thanks to collaboration between private reserves, landowners and anti-poaching units, the region has recorded some of the lowest rhino poaching statistics in the country.

Head guide Damien Fourie was extensive in his knowledge and boyishly excited about every sight and sound. After careful tracking, we came across a group of lions resting beneath a thorn tree, their bodies exposed only by the swinging of a tail. And when we spotted a two-week-old white rhino walking unsteadily beside its mother later on the drive, he was as thrilled as we were.

Still, even if you see nothing but sky and silence, the Waterberg delivers. On our final morning, after a night of rain, I skipped the game drive in favor of a coffee on the deck. I watched the steam rise as the morning sun warmed the valley. The end of my time in the bush came with no distant lion roars, no whispering packs, no newborn rhino. Not every safari needs a drumroll ending. Sometimes, a slow, misty morning and a quiet deck tick all the boxes.

24. What did the author witness about the lions?

A. Their playful race.

B. Their staged show.

C. Their fierce conflict.

D. Their hunting attempt.

25. What do the underlined words “a lived value” in paragraph 3 mean?

A. A key concept.

B. A public image.

C. An ignored idea.

D. An active practice

26. Which of the following best describes Damien?

A. Calm and distant.

B. Informed and passionate.

C. Dynamic and creative.

D. Adventurous and visionary.

27. What does the author think of the safari?

A. It displayed racial harmony.

B. It had a disappointing ending.

C. It revealed why she loved nature.

D. It satisfied what she could hope for.

24. C 25. D    26. B    27. D

这是一篇记叙文，核心话题是作者在南非沃特贝格保护区的观兽旅行见闻与感悟。篇章结构为：听闻狮吼、目睹群狮激烈对峙— 介绍保护区生态保育成效 — 跟随向导偶遇狮群与幼年白犀牛 — 静谧清晨感悟旅行的别样美好。文章揭示 safari 的美好不只在于偶遇野生动物，悠然静谧的自然光景同样能圆满旅途，凸显保护区生态保护的价值。

山东省淄博市临淄区2025-2026学年度第二学期英语学科期中模块检测

B

“Wormy! Wormy! Come here!” I’m 7 years old, arms wrapped around my legs, while a group of older kids teased me on the playground with the nickname that would haunt my entire childhood. 

The nickname came from my surname, Worman. Although it is pronounced “War-mon,” my classmates preferred the literal version, “Worm-man.” The teasing intensified after I rescued an earthworm (蚯蚓) from being roughly cut in half by a boy. The kids must have felt clever connecting my name to the creature, but for me, it was embarrassing. From then on, I really hated my rare surname and the bullying that accompanied it. 

According to historical records, Worman actually originates from an old English term for a skilled craftsman. Some sources even link its origins to the kings of Mercia. While there don’t seem to be any famous Wormans in recent history, we’re a hardworking group, holding down jobs as butchers, painters and laborers in England since the early 1800s. 

I suffered through being a Worman as a child, so when Facebook came along in my teens, I saw it as a chance to reinvent myself. I went by Evelyn Rose — my pretty, delicate middle name that drew praise and compliments from those around me. I felt more confident than ever. 

After university, however, I became less critical of my surname. Meeting students from diverse backgrounds introduced me to surnames far more unusual than mine. Laughing with others about our unique names became a surprising source of connection rather than shame. Later, I learned that over 200,000 surnames have disappeared from England and Wales in the past century. While others vanished, mine survived. Worman might not be “pretty,” but it is memorable and resilient. 

Now in my early 30s, I have become fiercely protective of my identity. When my son was born last summer, my husband and I decided on a combined surname to honor both sides of his heritage. “Worman” has survived centuries of history and my own childhood embarrassment; hopefully, it will now stand the test of another generation.

4. What is the reason for the author’s childhood shame about her name?

A. It revealed her family roots.

B. It exposed her to peer teasing.

C. It implied a humble social status.

D. It lacked her middle name’s elegance.

5. Why did the author choose to use “Evelyn Rose” on Facebook?

A. To hide her identity from strangers.

B. To create a more desirable self-image.

C. To honor her family’s royal ancestors.

D. To follow the trend of using middle names.

6. How does the author feel about her surname now?

A. She views it with pride.

B. She accepts it passively.

C. She is confused about its origin.

D. She fears its impact on her son.

7. What message does the story mainly convey?

A. Childhood bullying shapes lifelong insecurities.

B. Surnames reflect social status across generations.

C. Changing one’s name is key to building confidence.

D. True confidence comes from embracing one’s identity.

4. B  5. B    6. A    7. D

这是一篇记叙文，核心话题是作者从因姓氏遭取笑自卑到接纳并珍视本姓的成长经历。篇章结构为：儿时姓氏被同学起外号遭受嘲弄— 追溯姓氏悠久且体面的历史渊源 — 青年改用中间名重塑形象躲避本名 — 成年见识多样姓名后改观、读懂姓氏的珍贵 — 如今引以为傲并把姓氏传承给下一代。文章启示我们，真正的自信源于接纳自身本源、正视独一无二的个人身份。

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