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 is the weather likenow?

A.Rain.B. Foggy.

2.How does the woman feel about herpresentation?

A.Worried.B.Satisfied.

3.Where are the speakers?

A.Next tothe gym.B. In the minibar. 4.What will Jane do tomorrowafternoon?

A.Help with the school openday.

B.Take her cousin to theairport.

C.Go on a business trip to Dothan. 5.What are the speakers talking about?

A. Aswimming class.B. A weekendouting.

第二节 （共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）

C. Sunny.

C. Disappointed.

C. On the 11th floor.

C. Water preservation.

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,每小题都有5秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。

听第6段录音,回答第6、7题。

6.How many days of annual vacation does the woman havenow?

A.6.B.12.C.24.

7.What’s the purpose of the woman’scall?

A.To ask for a sickleave.

B.To postpone her annual vacation.

C.To know about her annual vacation.

听第7段录音,回答第8至10题。

8.What is the probable relationship between thespeakers?

A.Neighbors.B. Doctor and patient. 9.Why did the woman go to the man’splace?

A. To borrowa tool.B. To promote a tool. 10.When will the speakers meetagain?

C. Shopkeeper and customer.

C. To return a tool.

A.At5:00.B. At 6:00.C. At 7:00.

听第8段录音,回答第11至13题。

11.Where is the manprobably?

A. Ina bookstore.B. On a plane. 12.When might the man’s daughter receive thebooks?

A.On Tuesday.B. On Wednesday. 13.How much will the man pay atlast?

A. About10 dollars.B. About 30 dollars.

听第9段录音,回答第14至16题。

14.What problem does the familyface?

A. Notenough space.B. Too much noise. 15.Why does the man hesitate aboutmoving?

A. He has totravel far.B. He has a tight budget. 16.What are the nearby schoolslike?

A.They help kids adapt to newplaces.

B.They are close to publictransport.

C.They offer better learningconditions.

听第10段录音,回答第17至20题。

17.Which season is the best time to visit thegarden?

A.Spring.B.Summer.

18.What is the most popular part of thegarden?

A.The Guilfoyle’s Volcano. B. The Desert Garden. 19.What activity can visitors join onweekends?

A. Freeguided tours.B. Flower shows. 20.What will the speaker donext?

A.Introduce the garden’shistory.

B.Hand out the gardenbrochures.

C.Show the way to the garden gate.

C. In a post office.

C. On Thursday.

C. About 40dollars.

C. Heavyworkload.

C. He dislikes public transport.

C. Autumn.

C. The Rose Garden.

C. Photograph exhibitions.

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

Journal of Cultural Heritage combines diverse academic disciplines for studying problems about the awareness and conservation of cultural heritage in a wide range. The main purpose of the journal is to present innovative approaches concerning all scientific aspects related to heritage science.

SPECIFIC TOPICS

•Analysis and conservation of heritage assets: novel methods for studying the composition, dating, origin and new materials for the preservation ofobjects.

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

•Interaction between heritage items and the environment: the impact of climate change and risk assessment of culturalheritage.

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

•Museum conservation: technologies for the management and improvement of museumcollections.

REQUIREMENTS

The articles must be of great interest for 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 orhelp, please visit our SupportCenter.

21.What does Journal of Cultural Heritage aim todo?

A. Collect technical andscientific articles.B. Combine kinds of academic disciplines.

C. Offer novel methods ofheritage science.D. Promote the growth of heritage tourism. 22.Which topic is more likely to be included in thejournal?

A. How to survive from theeconomic crisis.B. What we can do to produce digital assets.

C. Science is improvingmuseumcollections!D. The environment is waiting for our action! 23.How much would an author get for an accepted 2,000-word article submitted on April5th?

A.$120.B.$135.C.$165.D.$180.

B

Shanya Gill, a middle schooler from San Jose, California, won the top award in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Innovators Challenge(TFSJIC) for designing a fire detection system that is superior to existing ones, asstated in the press release.

Shanya’s inspiration came after a fire destroyed a restaurant in her neighborhood during the summer of 2022, reported The Washington Post.“I had never really experienced something like that before,” she told The Washington Post about the early morning fire at Holder’s Country Inn, which started in the kitchen.“They had smoke detectors, and yet it still burned down,” she added.

After she studied fire statistics, Shanya spent over a year developing a fire detection system that she believes could have prevented the fire. Unlike traditional smoke detectors that sense active fires from the smoke in the air, Shanya’s thermal imaging device is designed to stop fires from occurring.

With a thermal camera and a Raspberry Pi, a tiny computer, the device detects when a heat source has been left unattended for ten minutes and sends a text message warning. Creating the prototype was difficult and the hardest part was the programming.“I had two designs, and my first design completely failed,” she said. The final device outperforms smoke detectors in speed and accuracy. Shanya wants to bring the costs down to make it even more common than hardwired smoke detectors.

“Shanya saw a problem, went after it and tried to solve it, and that’s what we need to encourage in all young people,” said Maya Ajmera, president and CEO of Society for Science. She also highlighted the significance of supporting individuals, especially girls and kids of color, in STEM(science, technology, engineering and maths) fields, as research indicates that many young people drop out of these areas.

24.What motivated Shanya to develop her fire detectionsystem?

A. Her experience of adestructive fire.B. Her desire to win the scienceaward.

C. Her interest incomputer programming.D. Her goal to improve STEM education for girls. 25.What is an advantage of Shanya’sinvention?

A.It consists of two parts that are easier toconduct.

B.It can send out a warning against a potentialfire.

C.It can detect active fires from the smoke in theair.

D.It functions when a fire breaks out within 10minutes.

26.Which of the following can best describe Shanya’s inventing work?

A. Thrilling. B. Smooth. C. Supported. D. Rough. 27.What’s the best title for this article?

A. Shanya Gill inspiresthe discriminatedB. Fire detection system is upgraded

C. TFSJIC ends with gloryand promiseD. Middle schooler stands out in TFSJIC

C

A new Antarctic lab carved into an icy cave that functions like a bank vault for glacier landscapes that might soon disappear has opened at Concordia Station, run by French and Italian researchers. Named the Ice Memory Sanctuary, it will hold ice cores drilled from melting glaciers around the world, joined by more cores from other places. To recover the record of past climates contained within a glacier or ice sheet, scientists drill holes through

layers of ice to the bedrock, dislodging cylinders that range from 300 to 500 feet long. Then, they are shipped to Antarctica.

Glaciers function like climate archives, trapping the gases, aerosols, and pollutants from ancient atmospheres between layers of ice. Because glacier melt can’t be stopped without dramatic action taken to stop climate change, the Ice Memory Sanctuary is a last resort for scientists hoping to preserve this knowledge.

“Fifty or 100 years from now, scientists will have analytical capabilities we cannot even imagine today,” says Thomas Stocker, IMF chair and professor emeritus of climate and environmental physics at the University of Bern,Switzerland.

Stocker thinks scientists could one day learn unprecedented insights into how air moves around the planet and how water moves among the oceans, atmosphere, and land. On a hotter planet, these cycles can dramatically change. Precise measurements of the chemical signals in ice could help scientists understand how Earth’s climate systems work and could test their climate models, he explains.

28.What do we know about the Ice MemorySanctuary?

A. It is a station based inEuropean Alps.B. It is a bank vault in the shape of a cave.

C. It is a cave cold enough topreserve samples.D. It is a lab founded by Anne-Catherine Ohlmann. 29.What does the underlined word“dislodging” in paragraph 3 mean?

A.Preserving.B. Polishing.C. Stuffing.D.Removing. 30.Why is the Ice Memory Sanctuary crucial forscientists?

A.Because it provides irreplaceable climateclues.

B.Because it warns humans to protect theEarth.

C.Because it purifies the chemicals andpollutants.

D.Because it slows down the melting speed ofglaciers.

31.Which of the following does Thomas Stocker most probably agreewith?

A.Scientists’ capabilities are severelyunderestimated.

B.Air and water movement is the hardest tounderstand.

C.Future climate research will center aroundchemicals.

D.A long-term perspective is quite necessary inscience.

D

From live speech translation in video calls to auto-dubbing on TikTok, real-time translation powered by artificial intelligence(AI) is now embedded in everyday life. All this raises a vital question. If machines can do this faster and more accurately than humans, is investing years in learning another language still worth it?

Our recent study examined cognitive performance in 94 adults aged 18 to 83, using both visuospatial and auditory tasks across working memory, attention and inhibition. Put simply, we looked at how people process and respond to information they see or mentally map out in space(visuospatial) and information they hear(auditory). Examples include remembering sounds, focusing on visual patterns, or ignoring distractions.

Our study measured multilingualism as a spectrum, not a category. This allowed us to capture diverse language backgrounds and experiences. Multilingual participants spoke a range of languages with varying levels of proficiency and daily use, reflecting the linguistic diversity common within multicultural communities.

Across most tasks, multilinguals and monolinguals performed similarly. However, one pattern was striking.Individuals with richer, more diverse multilingual experience showed markedly better performance in visuospatial working memory. These effects were most pronounced in older people.

This suggests that multilingual experience doesn’t broadly enhance cognition, like some headlines claim.Instead, it may help preserve specific functions over time. Separate population-level research has also linked multilingualism to later onset of Alzheimer’s disease and better overall ageing outcomes, though the mechanisms continue to be debated.

Overall, however, it appears that sustained use of multiple languages represents a form of mental activity with effects that accumulate across a lifetime.

AI translation excels at speed and accessibility. For many practical purposes, it works remarkably well. AI will continue to change how we engage with language learning. It can personalize instruction, minimize barriers and provide feedback at scale. But it can’t replace the cognitive work that comes from learning a language. This work builds and preserves the mental sharpness that sustains us across a lifetime. And this difference still matters.

32.Why does the author mention“live speech translation” and“auto-dubbing” in paragraph 1?

A.To choose one as the topic.

C. To recommend translation apps. 33.What do we know about the recent study?

A. Its method is totally traditional.

C. Its subjects are distributed across ages. 34.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A.AI translation excels in a wide range ofaspects.

B.AI will not shake the value of languagelearning.

C.AI era greatly changes how people use alanguage.

D.AI has a long way to go before doing cognitive work.35.Where is the article most probably takenfrom?

B. To invite further reflection.

D. To praise technological advances.

B. Its process is very time-consuming.

D. Its results match most previous claims.

A. A science magazine.B. A local news update.

C. A technological brochure.D. An English-learningguide.

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。

Perfectionism is not necessarily about being “perfect” or about doing something perfectly. Even researchers in the field may not agree on the“perfect” definition of perfectionism. However, research often centers round the

following definition: 36 . It involves basing one's self-worth almost entirely on how well these high standards are pursued and achieved.

Often perfectionists may not recognize that perfectionism is indeed at the root of their problems. Perfectionists often present with anxiety, depression, procrastination, social anxiety, and eatingdifficulties. 37. Moreover, note that there is a difference between a healthy pursuit of excellence and unhelpful perfectionism. Settinggoals

and having high standards help us achieve things in life. However, when goals and tasks are only achievable at great cost, perfectionism becomes a problem.

38.A thought diary can help you become aware of negative thoughts and how they make you feel andbehave.

It enables you to investigate how useful these thoughts are and regain balance. Secondly, reflect on whether you put unreasonable expectations on yourself. A good question to ask yourself is, what would you say to a friend with these expectations? 39. Finally, try to think about the amount of importance you place on different areas

of your life that contribute to your self-worth. Not just academic or work achievements but things like hobbies and being a good friend.

Changing perfectionism is not easy, as one has to weigh the advantages and disadvantages. A person who has unhelpful perfectionism has to first realize that it is a problem. 40. Workshops, counselling and CBT

（Cognitive Behavioral Therapy） can also help a person begin to address the underlying beliefs and thinking styles

that maintain perfectionism.

A.Perfectionism features doing thingsperfectly.

B.It can be helpful to gain a differentperspective.

C.Strict perfectionist attitudes actually affect the chances ofsuccess.

D.To help get rid of perfectionism, experts offer various usefultips.

E.Self-help books and websites can help identify which areas of perfectionism apply tothem.

F.Behaviors associated with perfectionism are over-checking, repeated revision and soon.

G.Perfectionism is going to extreme lengths to meet self-set, very demanding standards despitenegative consequences.

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四个选项中选出最佳选项。

I still remember the day I bought my“nice” notebook. It was a leather-bound journal with cream-colored pages.

I was sure it would make me the type of person who journals regularly, and who 41 beautiful thoughts. But it didn’t work.

That gorgeous notebook sat 42 for months. When I finally opened it, I hesitated. The pages felt too delicate and too 43to waste on my messy handwriting and ideas. So, I 44 it. Instead, I grabbed an old, ugly

composition notebook with a 45 cover and dog-eared corners. I started to 46 it with everything: morning

pages, random thoughts and reminders. This is surprisingly 47 . I actually wrote. Every day. Without exception.

The psychology is real. When we 48 something too much, we place limits around it, feeling it is“too good” But the ugly notebook carries nosuch 49. It has been used. It tells me,“This is a 50 for thinking and living, not a museum piece.”

Here,s the thing: 51 notebooks are idea incubators. With the pressure off, you experiment more. You

try things thatmight 52. And in that freedom, bad ideas I was 53embarrassed about gradually evolved into work I’m proud of. And that’s where the real work of creation happens.

The best notebook is never the most beautiful one. It,s the one you,llactually54,because the magic happens inthe 55, not in perfect pages.

Your ugly notebook is waiting.

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。

The Grand Canal, the world,s longest man-made waterway, is a monumental engineering achievement that stretches over 1,794 kilometers across central and eastern China. Its width may vary, but at its 56(wide), the Canal is up to 131 feet.

This vast canal system extends from Beijing in the north to Zhejiang province in the south, 57 (cross) numerous provincial-level regions.58 (list) as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014, the Grand Canal continues to be a significant cultural and historical landmark that reflects brilliant ancient Chinese 59

(civilize). The origins of the Grand Canal can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), 60 its earliest sections were established. During the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang Guang recognized the need for a comprehensive transportation network to facilitate the movement of goods, people, and military 61

(force)across the unified nation. In 605 AD, he started the ambitious project 62 (construct) the Grand Canal, which was completed in 611 AD, connecting the Yellow River with the Yangtze River. This massive undertaking marked 63 creation of the world's largest civil engineering project prior to the Industrial Revolution.

Historically, the Grand Canal 64 (be) a crucial lifeline for ancient China,s economy, facilitating the

transport of agricultural produce, especially grain, from the fertile southern regions to the northern capitals. Today, it is recognized 65a model of hydraulic engineering and evidence for human creativity and adaptability in overcoming natural challenges.

第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分)

为配合校园网络安全宣传活动,你校英文报正举办征文活动。请以“Be Cautious Online, Keep Privacy Safe”为题投稿。内容包括:

(1)网络隐私保护的意义; (2)网络隐私保护的做法。注意:

(1)写作词应为80个左右;

(2)可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;

(3)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Be Cautious Online, Keep Privacy Safe

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。

Aliya grew up in Nuwara Eliya of Sri Lanka, a small town nestled between gentle hills and a slow-moving river. It was peaceful, her mother often said. It was safe, her father would add, patting her shoulder with his calloused hand. But Aliya thought: Is this all there is? She was certain that her future—her real life—lay somewhere else on a global stage.

At twenty-two, Aliya won a scholarship to a university in New York. Her parents, proud and heartbroken, saw her off at the airport.“Come back,” they said. She smiled and waved, already gone in her mind.

New York was everything she had imagined. She walked along the Hudson at sunset, visited museums she had only seen in books, and sat in lecture halls where professors discussed ideas in a way she had never encountered.

She told herself this was living. She threw herself into her studies, networked at every event, andapplied for every internship. She learned to laugh at jokes she didn’t understand, to dress the part, and to moldherself into someone who belonged. Sometimes she called home, hasty and casual. She was relentless in this city,always reaching for the next hold.

At twenty-five, she landed a job at a prestigious firm. At twenty-seven, she had an apartment with a view of Manhattan’s skyline, a circle of cosmopolitan friends, and a calendar filled with gallery openings and rooftop parties. “You’re living the dream,” her friends back in Nuwara Eliya would say during video calls, their voices tinged with envy.

Right after her thirtieth birthday, she was laid off. Emails for a new job went unanswered. The apartment became cold and hollow. She suddenly realized that all her relationships were brief and transactional connections that soon faded. She had trained herself to be a New Yorker, and now, when she needed a place to truly belong, she found herself in a city caring little about her existence. She woke up each morning feeling at a loss, her future dimming.

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。

After another upsetting wake-up, Aliya dialed the number back home.

Aliya took a job in the town library.