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一、閱讀理解(★★)AccommodationsinNorthernArizonaLittleAmericaHotelIfyou’relookingforsomethingalittlenicerinFlagstaff,LittleAmericamaybetherighthotelforyou.Ithastheextraspecialcreaturecomfortsyou’relookingfor:goose-downbedding,customfurniture,high-speedinternet,andmore.NearestAirport:PhoenixSkyHarborTime:2to2.5hoursbycarBrightAngelLodgeIfyouwantagoodhotelthat’sinsideGrandCanyonNationalPark,thisisprobablyyourbestbet.Theroomsaren’tsuperluxurious,butthey’replentycozywithconvenientinternetaccess,andyoumaynotwanttospendmuchtimeintheroomanywaywhenyou’rethisclosetotheGrandCanyon’sbestsights.Nearestairport:PhoenixSkyHarborTime:3.5to4hoursbycarEnchantmentResortOnceyouarriveinSedona,youcanseeforyourselfwhyEnchantmentResorthasitsname.They’verecentlyredesignedtheirmulti-sizedrooms,soyou’reinforsomesweettreats:aprivaterestingplacewithoutdoorseating,WiFiinternet,andsoon.Suitescomewithakitchenetteanddiningarea,andevenanoutdoorbarbecuearea.Forevenmorerelaxation,enjoytheresort’spoolwithamazingredrockviews,andafull-servicespaandfitnesscenter.NearestAirport:PhoenixSkyHarborTime:2to2.5hoursbycarHome2SuitesPageisnotthatbigofatown,sodon’texpectatonofbig-cityconveniencearoundhere.Nevertheless,astayatHome2SuitesmeansyoucanenjoyWiFiinternet,ahotbreakfast,akitchenettewitharefrigerator,anoutdoorpool,andabusinesscenterduringyourstay.NearestAirport:HarryReid-LasVegasTime:4.5to5hoursbycar1.WhichaccommodationmaybestsuityouifyouplantoexploretheGrandCanyon?

A．LittleAmericaHotel.B．BrightAngelLodge.C．EnchantmentResort.D．Home2Suites.2.WhatcanyoudoatEnchantmentResort?

A．Redesignyourroom.B．Havefreesweets.C．Gorock-climbing.D．Cookbyyourself.3.WhatisspecialaboutHome2Suites?

A．Itislocatednearthebigcity.B．Itcanmeetpeople’sofficeneeds.C．Itprovidesanoutdoorbarbecuearea.D．Itisclosesttotheairportintermsoftime.(★★)BhavinShastri’sinterestinlightstartedyoung.Herecallsanexperimentthathesawasachild:Aplasticwaterbottlewasstucknearitsbasesuchthatasteadystreamofwaterflowedoutanddownwardundertheforceofgravity.Alightshinedthroughtheholeinthebottleand,toShastri’samazement,itdidn’tcontinueonahorizontalpath.Instead,itbentdownwardwiththestreamofwater.“Iwasjustsocompletelyblownawaybythisexperiment,”hesays.Sincethen,Shastrihasbeenthinkingabouthowlightcanbecontrolled,whilealsoexploringotherresearchinterests.Incollege,heworkedwithaprofessorwhowasresearchingmachinelearning.AsapostdocatPrincetonUniversity,ShastrimetphysicistPaulPrucnal.HetoldShastriabouthisresearchcreatingalightthatbehaveslikeabiologicalneuron(神經(jīng)元),andhowtheteamwaslookingtocomputewithsuchlight.ThatideacaughtShastri’sattention.Thoughresearchershaveusedlighttosend,storeandprocessdatainthelab,photonic(光子的)computingisstillatitsearlystage.Shastrihassetouttopushthoseboundaries.Heengineers,buildsandperformsexperimentsonchip-sized(芯片大小的)photonicdevices.Histeambeganbystudyingsimplerdevicessimilartoasingleneuron,analyzinghowtheycouldfunctionlikeabiologicalneuron.Yearslater,inayet-to-be-publishedwork,theresearchershavedemonstratedthatachipwith100,000neuronlikecomponentscanperform120billionoperationspersecond,about40timesfasterthantheaverageelectroniccomputer.DanielBrunner,acomputingresearcheratFEMTO-STInstitute,praisedShastri’sgroundbreakingwork.“Ican’tevencountthepublicationswherehebasicallylaidthefoundation”forusingphotonicstocreatephysicalneuralnetworks,Brunnersays.Shastrimaybesetontransformingcomputing,buthisworkismotivatedbyadecades-oldfascinationwithlightanditsproperties.“Ihavebeenveryluckytobeabletodosomething,”hesays,“thathasalwaysbeenmychildhooddream.”4.WhatattractedShastrimostabouttheexperimentinparagraph1?

A．Effectsofgravityonobjects.B．Propertiesofplasticproducts.C．Thepressureofflowingwater.D．Thephenomenonoflightbending.5.WhatdidPrucnalinspireShastritodo?

A．Takeaninterestinlight.B．Analysethefunctionofneurons.C．Researchintophotoniccomputing.D．Learnaboutmachinelearning.6.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A．ChallengesShastrifacesindevelopingthechip.B．Thepracticalapplicationofphotoniccomputing.C．Thecomputingperformanceofelectroniccomputers.D．AchievementsShastri’steammakesinphotoniccomputing.7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．TheWondersofLightB．TheLightPursuer’sJourneyC．IntheFootstepsofScientistsD．DevelopmentofComputingTechnology(★★★)Greyreefsharksarehavingtoabandonthecoralreefstheycallhome.Scientists,usingacombinationofsatelliteremotesensingandanetworkofsoundreceiversontheseabed,havediscoveredsharksaredesertingcoralreefsattimesofenvironmentalstressfromhightemperaturesthatcanleadtocoralbleaching(白化)events.Aninternationalresearchteamattachedsoundtrackerstomorethan120sharksandinstalledreceiversaroundcoralreefstomonitorsharkmovementsintheIndianOceanbetween2013to2020.Thishasimportantconsequencesforboththesharksandthereefs.Theresearchprovidesthefirstevidenceofhowreefchangeinresponsetoenvironmentalstress,somethingthatisbecomingbothmoreextremeandmorefrequent,isaffectingthemovementofsharks.Greyreefsharksareacommon,residentpredator(獵食者)tothereefsoftheIndo-Pacific,riskingawayfromthereeftofeed.Manyarechoosingtomoveintooffshore,deeperandcoolerwaters,whichisconcerning.Manyreefsaroundtheglobehavealreadyseensignificantdeclinesinsharksduetoexploitation(開采)andthisfindinghasthepotentialtoacceleratethetrend.Importantly,sharksmovingawayimpactsthefragilebalanceinreefecosystems.Aslargepredators,greyreefsharksplayaveryimportantroleincoralreefecosystems.Theymaintainadelicatelybalancedfoodwebonthereefandtheyalsocyclenutrientsontocoralreefsfromdeeperwaterswheretheyoftenfeed.Alossofsharks,andthenutrientstheybring,couldaffecttherecoveryofreefsduringperiodsofhighenvironmentalstress.Asclimatechangebringsincreasinguncertaintyandmoreandmorefrequentextremestressevents,theimportantecologicalrolethesepredatorsplayoncoralreefsislikelytochange,astheyspendmoretimeawayfromthereefstheyareattachedto.Theimplicationsofthisarenotyetfullyunderstoodbutgiventhecomplexbalanceofspeciesandnutrientinteractionsthatoccuroncoralreefs,therewillcertainlybesubstantialchanges.8.Whatisthemainreasonbehindthechangesinthereefs?

A．Globalwarming.B．Oceanpollution.C．Illegalhunting.D．Ecologicalimbalance.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trend”refertoinparagraph2?

A．Thehuntingofsharks.B．Thedestructionofreefs.C．Theexploitationofhuman.D．Thereductioninshark’snumber.10.What’stheresultofsharksmovingaway?

A．Reducingthenutrientsinthesea.B．Addingtotheenvironmentalstress.C．Speedinguptherecoveryofthereefs.D．Breakingtheunderseaecologicalbalance.11.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A．Sharkschangetheirdietinghabits.B．Coralreefsareleftbehindbysharks.C．Sharksarefacedwithpredatorythreats.D．Coralreefs’damagedrawspublicattention.(★★★)Fortoolong,we’vebeenlivingontheedgeofburnout,withto-dolistsgrowinglonger,calendarsfull,anddeadlinesthatseemnever-ending.It’snotasecretthatbusynesshasbeenwornlikeamarkofhonor,whilemomentsofdowntimeareseenasunproductive.Butifthere’snotimetobreatheorroomtothink,howareweabletocomeupwithnewideas,letalonecarrythemout?Ididn’trealizehowdeep-rootedthislifestylehadbecomeformeuntilIsteppedintoself-employmentin2023.Balancingbusyperiodswithquieteronesunexpectedlybroughtanxietyandself-judgmentinsteadoftheanticipatedrelieftopauseandreflect.However,thetideisturningintheworldofwork:there’sagrowingpushbackagainstnon-stopdemands,andincreasedawarenessaboutthebenefits—includingimprovedconcentration,creativityandjobsatisfaction-ofdoingonethingatatime.AccordingtoMarcZao-Sanders,authorofTimeboxing,multitaskingistheattempttoattendtotwothingsatonce,forexamplefiringoffafewemailswhilesittinginameeting.Thepityhereisthatyoumayendupdoingapoorjobofboth,andenjoyneither.Butit’sactuallyalittlemorecomplexthanthis.Ifoneofthetasksisfamiliartoyouanddoesn’tdemandtoomuchofyoucognitively(認(rèn)知地),itmaywellbethatyoucantakeonasecondtaskatthesametime.Themainissueisthinkingyoucandobothatonceforthosetaskswhereyoucan’t.Thisisbothunproductiveandcaneasilyfeelfrustrated.Thephrase“multitasking”hasbeenadoptedbyallsortsoftypicallyhigh-achievingpeopleandamarkofstatus.Butourbrainscannotcompletetasksatthesametime.Theyarecompletedinasequence.Multitaskingistiringusoutmorequicklyandmakinguslessefficient.So,let’sbidfarewelltotheeraofhandlingahundredthingsatonce.12.What’speople’scommonviewtobusyness?

A．Itisawaytogeneratenewideas.B．Itshowsthatpeoplearelessproductive.C．Itreflectspeople’spoortime-management.D．Itisasymbolofefficiencyandexcellence.13.Howdoestheauthorfeelaftershebecameself-employed?

A．Relaxed.B．Panicked.C．Uneasy.D．Stress-free.14.Whatcanwelearnaboutmultitaskingfromparagraph3?

A．Itcanreduceourproductivity.B．Itcanweakenourcognitiveability.C．Itmakesuscreativeandconcentrated.D．Itisessentialintoday’sfast-paceworld.15.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestinthepassage?

A．Followinghigh-achievingpeople.B．Workingonetaskatatime.C．Raisingtheefficiencyofmultitasking.D．Challengingourbraincapacity.(★★)Youmightfeellikeyou’rewalkingonatightropeallthetime,tryingtobe“goodenough”.Thefeelingmayplayoutascompetenceandhardwork.16.So,considertryingtobemoreawareofwhenyou’refallingintothattrap.Ahead,checkoutsomeofthesignals.Stayingcalminacrisis.Thosewhoaremoreusedtothestressofanxietytendtoreacttocrisisandextremestressmoreeffectivelybecausetheirbrainsareaccustomedtothesehigh-stressstates.However,thereissomethingtobemindfulof.17.Forsomeonewithhighanxiety,theymaynotrealizethereisanissueuntiltheyareexperiencingextremereactionsandevenmedicalissues.Theadviceistogiveyourselfbreaks.Aimingforperfection.Ifyounoticeyou’rehighlysensitivetoyourmistakesorhaveambitiousgoals,you’relookingatafewsignsofperfectionism.Basically,itcanserveasadefensemechanismwhenyou’reanxiousaboutnotbeing“goodenough.”Peoplewhostrugglewithanxietymayfeelthatanythinglessthanperfectwillleadtonegativeconsequences.18.Beneaththedriveforperfectionisoftenadeepfearofmakingmistakes.Kelley,apsychologist,recommendedaimingfor“goodenough”andcelebratingprogressoverperfection.People-Pleasing.Doyoufeelanxiousattheideaofmakingsomeoneunhappybynotdoingwhattheywant?19.Thesearesignsofpeople-pleasing.“Theytrytomakeothershappy,evenattheexpenseoftheirownneeds,becausetheyfearthatdisappointingotherswillresultinnegativeoutcomes,”Kelleyexplained.“Thiscanbeasignofsocialanxietyandfearofnotbeingaccepted.”Whattotryinstead:20.

A．Allbodieswillhitapointofburnout.B．Saying“no”willresultindisapproval.C．Buttheycanindicatethepresenceofanxiety.D．Theysetimpossiblyhighstandardsforthemselves.E．Pushyourselftosethealthyboundaries,sticktoyourvalues.F．Adoptthiscopingskillespeciallyafterhighlystressfulmoments.G．Maybeyoupushyourpreferencestothesideandsay“yes”toeverything.二、完形填空(★★★)Aninformallydressedgirlcarryingaprofessional_______walksacrosscampus.Hereyessearchthe_______attentivelyforsomeone_______tosharetheirstoryandlethertaketheirpicture.Thisgirl,AmeliaEngel,_______takingpicturesin2008.Atfirst,shejustwantedtotakepicturesofthelandscapesbutsoonrealizedthatthissortofphotographydidn’t_______her.“Thepicturesdidn’tmakeme_______,andtheydidn’tmeananythingtome,astheywerejustamixofcolorsandshapeswithnoclearstoryoridea,”shesaid.“Idon’trememberwhenIstartedtakingpicturesof_______,”shecontinued,“butithappened_______.Ihavealwaysfoundpeopleinteresting,notonlytolookat,butalsototalkto.”Engelhasalwayslikedtalkingtostrangers,becausesheisoften“surprisedand_______bytheirstories.”Shebelievesthatshehaslearnedalotfromthepeopleshehas________.Engelusuallylikesto________peoplewhojumpoutatherforwhateverreason.Mostimportantly,sheneverpickspeoplethatareina________orseemtobeconcentratingonsomething.Butevenwhenshefollowsthisrule,________iscommon.“Iunderstandwhypeoplehesitatetosharestorieswithstrangers,”shesaid.“Ilovehearingabout________momentsbecausesomuchofthenewswehearthesedaysisdepressing,centeringonaroundsickness,death,poverty,andterrorism,”Engelsaid.“________,evenifit’ssmall,canmakeabigdifference.”21.A．textbookB．cameraC．toolD．desk22.A．crowdB．pictureC．classroomD．scenery23.A．a(chǎn)nxiousB．hesitantC．carefulD．willing24.A．a(chǎn)bandonedB．imaginedC．beganD．taught25.A．restrictB．satisfyC．easeD．relax26.A．thinkB．smileC．understandD．worry27.A．objectsB．buildingsC．peopleD．celebrities28.A．normallyB．strangelyC．frequentlyD．naturally29.A．concernedB．touchedC．relievedD．confused30.A．photographedB．introducedC．describedD．helped31.A．challengeB．supportC．a(chǎn)pproachD．encourage32.A．panicB．riskC．rushD．push33.A．differenceB．rejectionC．a(chǎn)ppreciationD．remark34.A．upliftingB．challengingC．a(chǎn)bsorbingD．a(chǎn)musing35.A．GenerosityB．AcceptanceC．AchievementD．Positivity三、語法填空(★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TheGreatWallofChina,whichrunsalongthecountry’snorthernfrontier,standsasademonstrationofhumanwisdom.Yet,well-maintainedsectionsrepresentasmallportionofthestructure.Roughterrain(地形)hasleftother36.(stretch)indisrepair.Thisparticularlyapplies37.theJiankouGreatWall.TheGreatWallprotectionprojectlaunchedinSeptember201638.(aim)topreventfurtherdamageandpreservetheJiankousection.Therehavebeenfourrestorationphases.Thisyearmarksthestartofthefifthphase,whichwillrestoreafurther915meters.WorkisexpectedtobecompletedbyNovember2026and,todate,twowatchtowers39.(examine)byarchaeologists.Theprojectismakinguseofadvancedtechnologytomaintainthewall’shistoricalintegrity.ShangJinyu,40.project’sdigitaltechnologydirector,pointstotheuseofdronesforpanoramic(全景的)photographyanddatacollection41.(create)amodeloftheJiankouGreatWall.Thisapproachenablesacomprehensivestudyofthesite,42.(enhance)thethoroughnessoftherestoration.RestoringJiankouremainschallengingwithissuesinvolvinggettingmaterialsandwatertothesite.Toensurethatthe43.(repair)sectionsreflecttheoriginal,theprojectistryingtominimizetheuseofmodernmaterials.Thedemandingworkrequires44.(physical)fitworkers,typicallyfrommountainousregionslikeChengde,Hebeiprovince,45.areaccustomedtotheterrain.四、書信寫作(★★)46.假定你是李華，你校開設(shè)了“中國傳統(tǒng)武術(shù)”線上課程。你的英國朋友David對此很感興趣，向你咨詢相關(guān)事宜。請你給他回復(fù)一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.課程介紹；2.你的建議。DearDavid,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、書面表達(dá)(★★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。James,a34-year-oldman,hadfacedmanyhardshipsinrecentyears.Afterlosinghisjobduringthepandemic,hestruggledtomakeendsmeet.Followingthepassingofhismotherandaneviction(驅(qū)逐)fromhisapartment,Jamesbecamehomeless,spendinghisdaysworkingoddjobsandhisnightsinlocalshelters.Despitethesechallenges,Jamesmaintainedapositiveoutlook.Heoftenvolunteeredatanearbysoupkitchenwhichwasdesignedtoprovidefoodfortheoldanddisabled,wherehefoundcomfortinhelpingothers.Everyday,hewouldrisewithasenseofpurpose,ararequalitythatseemedtoshinethrougheventhedarkestoftimes.Jamesfrequentlysharedhisdreamofonedayhavingahometocallhisownandgettingbackonhisfeet,inspiringotherswithhisdetermination.Recently,alocalnewsstationfeaturedJamesinacolumnabouthomelessnessinSeattle,sharinghisinspiringstorywhichmovedthe