PAGE10NUMPAGES11SectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.WhyFairyTalesAreReallyPowerfulWhenpeoplethinkoffairytales,theyusuallyimagineprettyprincesses,braveprincesandhappyendings.Yetifwelookbacktotheearliestversionsofthesestories,wediscoverthatfairytales(1)(nevermean)tobeonlysweetorchild-friendly.Infact,theywereoriginallyseriousandfullofchallenges.Thefearanddangerinthesetaleswerenotaccidental—theycarriedmoral,social,andevenpsychologicalmeaning.Inthepast,lifewasfullofrisks:diseases,hunger,andpoverty.Folkstoriesreflectedthatworld.InHanselandGretel,twochildrenareabandonedandalmostcapturedbyawitch(女巫),(2)remindsusthatclevernessandcourageareneededforsurvival.InLittleRedRidingHood,thewolf’sattackteachesyounglistenersnottotruststrangers.Behindeverytensescene,there(3) (stand)awarningaboutrealhumanbehavior.Psychologistslaterpointedoutthatsuchstorieshelpchildrenfacetheirinnerworries.BrunoBettelheim,awell-knownscholar,suggestedthatfairytales(4) (allow)themindtodealsafelywithemotionslikejealousy,loneliness,andloss.Thedeeppartsofthestory,(5)(act)likeamirror,helpreadersunderstandthehiddencornersoftheirownhearts.Modernversionshavesoftenedthesetales,replacingdangerwithbeautyandlosswithhappyendings.Butdeepdown,theoriginalfearis(6)gavefairytalestheirpower.Withoutfear,theirlessonslosedepth.(7)(shape)byfacingimaginarymonsters,readerslearnhowtofacereal-lifechallenges.Intheend,(8)theyreflectthetruthofhumanexperience,fairytalesarereallypowerfultales.Theyremindusthat(9)reaching“happilyeverafter,”everyheroorheroinestillhastowalkthroughtheforestofuncertainty—anditisthejourneythroughthatdarknessthatmakestheendingworthy(10)(remember).SectionDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.A.B. C.D.E.G.H.I.J. K.ARareSeasonofThisfall,somethingspecialwillappearinthenightsky:everyfullmoonwilllookslightlybiggerandbrighterthanusual.Thisisbecausethelastthreemonthsof2025willbringarareseriesofsupermoonsina11.Asupermoonhappenswhenthemoon’sfull12occursatthepointinitspathclosesttoEarth.OnOctober6,November5,andDecember4,skywatcherswillseethe“harvest,”“beaver,”and“cold”moonsallriseassupermoons.Thisthree-monthstretchisunusualandoffersabeautiful13foranyonewholovesobservingthenightsky.WhatMakesaMoonThemoondoesnotfollowaperfectcircularroute.Instead,it14Earthinanoval(橢圓的)pathAsaresult,therearetimeseachmonthwhenthemoonisslightlyclosertoEarth,calledperigee,andtimeswhenitisfartheraway,calledapogee.Atperigee,themoonisabout356,000kilometersfromEarthwhileatapogeeitcanbemorethan406,000kilometersaway.Whenafullmoonhappensatperigee,weseeasupermoon.Itthrowsabrilliancethat15anaveragefullmoonandfillstheskywithquietwonder.Infact,asupermooncanlookupto14percentbiggerand30percentbrighterthanthesmallestfullmoonoftheyear.Tothenakedeye,thechangemaybe16,butphotographsshowaclearandimpressivedifference.WhyThereWillBeThreeinContrarytowhattheirnamemightsuggest,supermoonsoccurwith17frequency,oftenappearingmultipletimeswithinasingleyear.However,havingthreeback-to-backonesisuncommon.Thishappensbecausethetimingofthemoon’sperigeeslowly18comparedwithitsfullmoon,completingacycleabouteveryfourteenmonths.In2025,thattimingwilllineupperfectlytoproducethreesupermoons19.Thepatternwillevencontinueintoearly2026,withanothersupermoonexpectedonJanuary3.TheMeaningoftheMoonManytraditionalmoonnamescomefrom20lifeandculturalcustoms.The“harvestmoon”inOctober,forexample,wasnamedbecauseitsbrightlighthelpedfarmersworklateintothenightduringthefinalharvestseasonbeforewinter.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Theword‘habits’getsthrownaroundalot.Yourdoctorencouragesyoutogetintothe‘goodhabit’ofeatingfiveportionsoffruitandvegetablesaday;yourfriend21their‘badhabit’ofcheckingsocialmediabeforebed;maybeyouoncehadamusicteacherwhokeptonatyoutopractiseyourfingerexercisesuntilthey‘feel22’.Butaccordingtopsychologists,noteverythingyoudo,orwanttodo,frequentlyorregularly,is23ahabit.Someofthesituationsabovearemoreaboutgoals(whatyouhopetoachieveatsomepointinthefuture),24(yourplansforwhatyou’regoingtodo)andskills(suchasbeingabletohitmusicalnotesconsistently),thanabouthabits.25,routines—suchasgoingtothegymregularly—havethe26tobecomeahabit,butit’snotforsurethattheySo,whatexactlyisahabit?Andwhatdoesittaketomakeonethat’s‘good’or27onethat’sOnekeyfeatureofhabitsisthatoncesomethingiswhatyoudobyhabit,youdoitwithoutthinking.Buildingonthatidea,psychologiststodaysaythatwhatmakesahabitahabitisthatit’sabehaviourthat’sstarted28byspecificcues(提示)intheenvironmentThepairingbetweenthecueandtheactionmighthavebegunas29—thatis,donetoserveaparticulargoalorbecauseit’srewarding,butovertime,theassociationis30,andnowitplaysoutwithoutthoughtevenifthebehaviourisnolongerpleasurableordesirable.Thisprocessofabehaviourinaparticularsituationstartingoutaswillfulbutthenbecomingincreasinglyautomaticthrough31,hasbeenshownatthelevelofbrainactivity.Whenabehaviourturnsintoahabit,thebrainrelieslessongoal-directedsystemsandmoreonthosedriving32action.Or,toputitanotherway,thedecision-makingprocessyouoncehadto33toperformthebehaviourhasbeenbypassed.Butwhatreallymakeshabitssointerestingtopsychologistsandotherhealthprofessionalsisthewaytheycan34ourbehaviourforbetterandworse.Thehealthyorunhealthyhabitsyoumayhavecanhaveanoutsizedinfluenceonthekindoflifestyleyoulead,andonyourabilitytofulfilyourlonger-termgoals.So,ifyou’veformedanumberofunhealthyhabits,thelong-term35impactcouldbesignificant.21.A.worriesB.takesprideC.benefitsD.depends22.A.B.C.D.23.A.B.C.D.24.A.B.C.D.25.A.B.C.D.26.A.B.C.D.27.A.B.C.D.28.A.B.C.D.29.A.B.C.D.30.A.B.C.D.31.A.B.C.D.32.A.B.C.D.33.A.comeB.settleC.takeD.go34.A.B.C.D.35.A.B.C.D.SectionDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.MycatJean-Philippeiswhatyoumightcharitablydescribeas‘big-IadoptedPhilwhenhewasaboutsixmonthsold.Beforehecametomyhouse,hehadbeenlivingwithacoupleofotherkittensoutonthestreet.WhenImovedintoafourth-floorapartment,hebecameafull-timeindoorfoodie.IusuallycallhimFatPhil.Ilovehim,butheisbasicallyameatloafwithfur.IfinallyrealizedthingsweregettingoutofcontrolwhenheoutgrewhiscatcarrierandIwasforcedtobuyonebuiltforamedium-sizeddog.TomakesurethatPhilwouldstickaroundforaslongaspossible,IknewIneededtomakesomechangestohisdiet—whetherornothewasfullyonboardwiththemAlthoughFatPhilneededtobecomeSlimPhil,losingweighttooquicklycouldbedangerous.IwassentbyPhil’sdoctortoawebsitethatcalculateshowmanycaloriesadayacatneedstoconsumetoloseweightatahealthypace.ThisiswhenIlearntthatyouapparentlyneedtounderstandadvancedalgebra(代數(shù))tocountcat-foodcalories.Phileatsacombinationofraw,freeze-dried,andcannedfood,andhebeganhisdietat270caloriesaday.Haveyouevertriedtofigureoutthecaloriesinyourcat’sfavouritebrandsoffood?Somedon’tincludetheinformationonthelabel.Othersgiveitintinyprint.Ortheypublishitintermsthatrequireyoutofigureout,say,thatif450gramsoffreeze-driedchickenbiscuitscontain125calories,akitchencupweighsabout700grams,and50biscuitsfitinacup,eachbiscuithas…wait….Ihavetokeepremindingmyselfthatthisistheverybestdietforcats,accordingtodoctors.Andfinally!Aftermorethanayear,Phil’sdailyintakehasbeenreducedto250calories.Butit’sanongoingstruggle.He’sahardenedfoodthief.Hestartspushingfordinneratabout1p.m.,sometimesrisinguponhislegsandtappingmeontheshoulderwithhisfrontpawasIsitatmycomputer.Ifhehadawatch,he’dbepointingatit.Resistinghismostsincererequeststakesasmuchself-controlasIcandevelop,butIpersist.Andanymonthnow,myboyisgoingtoslimdownthatdog-sizedbodyandbecomethesizeofaverylargecat.Howmanyofthefollowingphrasesrefertothesamemeaningas“big-(1)afull-timeindoor (2)Fat(3)ameatloafwith (4)amedium-sized(5)Slim (6)ahardenedfoodA. B. C. D.WhatdoestheauthorfinddifficultwhencalculatingJean-Philippe’sfoodPhilrefusestoeatraw,freeze-driedandcannedCalorieinformationcan’tbefoundoncatfoodPhil’sdoctorfailstogiveusefulsuggestionsonhisThecalorieinformationoncatfoodisunclearorhardtoWhatdoesthewriterimplyby“anongoingstruggle”inthelastKeepingPhilonhisdietremainsThewriterintendstostopthecat’sdietPhil’shealthkeepsworseningovertheFeedingPhilhasbecomemuchboringWhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetowardsJean-Tolerant,thecatwillremainGenerous,yetlosingpatiencewithPhil’sLoving,yetdeterminedtofollowthehealthScientific,relyingoncomplexBuckinghamvirtuallyall

aroundStJames’sParktohearstoriesaboutHenryVIII’sjoustingground(wheremen-at-armsfoughtonhorseback),howtheStuartsmadeitintoExplorethehistoricresidenceofBritishroyaltyfromthecomfortofyourownhomeAreyousittingcomfortably?Thenwe’llbegin.HistoryandstoriesareplentifulaboutBuckinghamPalaceanditssurroundings.Usingpictures,oldpaintings,GoogleEarth—and360-degreeviewsofthemostfascinatingrooms—thisimpressivevirtualtourwillbringthepalaceanditspasttolife.YourguideLoonaHazarika(ahistoryexpert)willaccompanyyouthroughthetour,whereyou’llfindoutaboutthepreparationsneededforaroyaldinner,visitthedrawingroomwithasecretdoor,learnstoriesaboutasecrettunnelandvirtuallyvisitthegallerythathasthelargestcollectionoftheItalianscenerypainterCanalettosintheworld.TakeavirtualwalkdowntheMall

pleasureparkandcuriousfactssuchashowtheBritishtaughttheFrenchtobottlewineandwhoexactlythegrandoldDukeofYorkwas(infacthewasn’tallthatgrandatall).Youcanjointhisengagingone-and-a-half-hourvirtualtour,whichtakesplaceon2ndFebruary,andyoucanjoinitonlineatwww.mirthy.co.uk.There’salsoarecordingavailabletowatchfor7daysafterwardsforanyonewhomissestheliveevent.■FORMOREINFORMATIONAtMirthyweunderstandthatnoteveryonefeelscomfortablebeingoutinsharedspaces,whichiswhyourvirtualeventsbringtheworldtoyou.JoinMirthy’sonlinecommunityandtryover50classes&eventsforfree.WhatmakestheartgalleryahighlightontheItholdstheworld’slargestcollectionofartinItpresentsa360-degreeviewoffascinatingIthousesalargenumberofCanaletto’sItfeaturesasecretdoorleadingtothedrawingWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabouttheTheyturnedStJames’sParkintoapleasureTheyconstructedajoustinggroundforHenryTheytaughttheFrenchtheskillsofbottlingTheywerechildrenofthegrandoldDukeofWhatisthemainpurposeofthisTointroducethepainterCanalettoandhisTopromoteavirtualtourofBuckinghamTocomparedifferentwaysofvisitingroyalTosharehistoricalstoriesaboutBuckinghamHollywoodwritersscoredamajorvictorylastmonthintheirbattleoverhowartificialintelligencecanbeusedinfuturefilmandtelevisionprojects.ExpertssaythecontractguidelinesbetweentheWritersGuildofAmerica(WGA)andtheAllianceofMotionPictureandTelevisionProducers(AMPTP)couldofferamodelforworkersinHollywoodandotherindustries.Thewriters’contractdoesnotoutlawtheuseofAItoolsinthewritingprocess,butitsetsupprotectionstomakesurethetechnologystaysinthecontrolofworkers,ratherthanbeingusedbytheirbossestoreplacethem.Thenewrulesguardagainstseveraloccasionsthatwritershadfeared,comedianAdamConover,amemberoftheWGAnegotiatingcommittee,said.OnesuchsituationwasstudiosbeingallowedtogenerateafullscriptusingAIandthendemandingthatahumanwritercompletethewritingprocess.Underthenewterms,studios“cannotuseAItowritescriptsortoeditscriptsthathavealreadybeenwrittenbyawriter”,Conoversaid.ThecontractalsopreventsstudiosfromtreatingAI-generatedcontentas“sourcematerial”,likeanoveloraplaythatscreenwriterscouldbeassignedtoadaptforalowerfeeandlesscreditthananoriginalscript.Forinstance,ifthestudioswereallowedtouseChatGPTtogeneratea100,000-wordnovelandthenaskwriterstoadaptit,“Thatwouldbealoophole(漏洞)forthemtoreducethewagesofscreenwriters,”hesaid.“We’renotallowingthat.”Ifwritersadaptoutputfromlargelanguagemodels,itwillstillbeconsideredanoriginalscreenplay,headded.SimonJohnson,aneconomistattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologywhostudiestechnologicaltransformation,calledthenewtermsa“fantasticwinforwriters”andsaiditwouldlikelyresultin“betterqualityworkandastrongerindustryforlonger”.TheunionwinonAIisalsonotalossforthestudios,henoted,sincethey“willgetabetterproductfromthisarrangement”thantheymighthaveotherwise.WhatdoesthenewcontractbetweenWGAandAMPTPsayabouttheuseofAITheyarecompletelybannedfromthewritingTheycanbeusedbutmuststayunderwriters’TheyareencouragedtoreplacehumanwritersinTheycanbeusedonlyforeditingfinishedAccordingtothenewrules,whichofthefollowingpracticesisdisallowedUsingAItofinishorreviseascriptwrittenbyahumanAskingwriterstopolishscriptsoriginallywrittenbyLettingwritersadaptplaysornovelsintonewPreventingwritersfromusingAItoolsforbrainstormingItcanbeinferredthatthewritersviewAItechnologymainlyas A.atoolthatcanimproveefficiencyif B.along-termissuethatneedsfurtherC.anecessaryevilthatwouldeventuallybe D.athreatthatrequiresimmediateWhydoesSimonJohnsonthinkhighlyofthenewTheentertainmentindustryisforcedtofocusonwriters’TheyensuregreaterjobstabilityandfairertreatmentforTheadoptionofAItoolssavestimeandlowersthestudios’Theysecurewriters’rightsandsupportamoresustainableSectionDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesgivenbelow.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.It’sIt’sareasonableexplanationthat’ssupportedbytheHesentthesamplestoanindependentlaboratorythatfound9.45particlesperTominimizetheirenvironmentalimpact,hikersareencouragedtoavoidwater-richareasalongtheNowtheysuspecttheywereHikersshouldalsoconsiderwearingless-pollutingshoesorclothingmadewithnaturalTheyhavebeenfoundthroughoutthehumanbodyandcancrossthebrainMicroplasticsintheSofttrailshoes(越野鞋)andhikingclothing“appeartobesignificantcontributorstomicroplasticsfindingtheirwayintotheseremote,otherwiseextremelycleanwaters”,saidTimKeyes,aSacredHeartUniversitydatascientist.Microplasticsaretinybitsofplasticthatareeitherintentionallyaddedtoconsumerproductsorformedwhenlargerplasticsbreakdown.Theparticles微粒)maycontainanyofabout16,000plasticchemicals,ofwhichmanypresentserioushealthrisks.47In2023,KeyestooksamplesfromLakeTearoftheClouds,about1,300metershigh.Itseesheavyhikertrafficbecauseitisclosetoatrail.48 Becausetheareaonlyhadhikertraffic,itwasassumedthatmicroplasticpollutionwasbeingbroughttothearealargelybyenvironmentalwater,especiallyasrainorsnow.49 Theresearchersreturnedtwoyearslaterinearly2025tosampleLakeTearagainandalsoanotherlake,MossPond,atasimilarheightbutfarfromhumanactivityThelabfoundabout0.73piecespermLinMossPondandabout16.54piecesinLakeTear—abigdifferencesuggestingthathikertrafficplaysamajorrole.Trailshoeswithsoftsoles(鞋底)candropsmallplasticpiecesjustascartiresdo,Keyessaid.Theauthorssaythefindingsaremeanttogenerateawarenessandunderscorewhyindustryshouldproduceclothingandshoesthatwillshedfewermicroplastics.50Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.ThePressureonParentstoTrainTheirBabies’Relax,butbeonconstantalert.Followyourinstincts,butdoexactlywhatthescientistssay.Amidsuchafloodof“expert”advice,isitanywonderthattheexperienceofmodernparentingcanoftenfeelexhausting?Thankfully,researchersarequestioningthisstress-generatingsituation.Itallbeginswiththeideaof“intensiveparenting”,coinedinthe1990s,describingaparentingstandardthatparentsneedtobesharplysensitivetotheirchildren’scognitive,psychologicalandemotionalneedstoshapetheirbabies’brains.Unfortunately,itturnsmanyofparenting’spleasures—suchassmilingalongwithyourbaby—intocriticallyimportantworkwhich,ifnotperformedadequately,putsthatchild’sfuturehealthandhappinessindanger.However,theevidenceusedtoexplainhowbabybraindevelopsisoftenflawed—whetheritisaresultofsmallsamplesthataremorelikelytoturnupweirdresultsorstudyingchildrenwhohaveexperiencedextremeneglectandtheninferringmoregenerallessonsfromthis.Worsestill,suchresearchtakesashortpathtobecomingpublicpolicy.TakeAvisionforthe1,001criticaldays,aUKgovernmentreportpublishedin2021,whichstatesthattheinfantbrain“becomeshardwiredbythebaby’searliestexperiences”.Similarnarrativeshavebeenadoptedbyvariousorganizationsthatframeparents’interactionswiththeirbabyasacrucialwindowforshapingthatchild’sfuture.Ofcourse,thereisaplaceforscienceinunderstandingchilddevelopmentandparenting.Ratherthananalyzingtheparent-childrelationship,thinkhowbabiesandchildrenreallylearn.Theydosofromeveryone,notjusttheirparents,andaredoingitallthetime—throughwatching,listeningandplaying.Ratherthanattempttoshapeinfantsintoaparticulartypeofperson,parentsjustneedtoprovideasafeandstableenvironmentinwhichtheycandevelop.Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgivenintheGuidedDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowin假設(shè)你是明啟中學(xué)高三學(xué)生李華。你的外國(guó)筆友Alex正在準(zhǔn)備一場(chǎng)以“IsAIahelpfulstudypartnerora werenever Shaped/Havingbeentobe11-2036-3940-4243-46 47-50Onwindyandrainydays,/Wheneveritiswindyorrainy,thecountryroadsalwaysbecome/thepathsinthecountrysideturntoomuddytowalkon.越是讓人感到愉悅、獲得成就感的事情，我們就越容易反復(fù)去做。(Themorethemore…)Themorepleasureandaccomplishmentsomethinggivesus,themorewetendtokeepdoingit.Asthefriendlytabletennismatchcametoasuccessfulend,weonceagainrealizedthateveryoneisawinnerregardlessofwinningorlosing/theresult.Bytappingintomultimediaandlivestreaming,youngpeoplehaveremovedthebarriersoftimeanddistance/space/locationinsales,helpingfarmproductsgobeyondthecountrysideandreach/enterbiggermarkets.KeyforModernparentingisexhaustingunder“intensiveparenting,”whichtreatsparentalinteractionasshapingbabies’brains.Thoughevidenceforthisideaisweakandbasedonlimitedorextremecases,ithasinfluencedpolicy.Infact,sincechildrenlearnwidelyfromtheirenvironment,parentsmainlyneedtoofferasafe,stablesetting.C檔—3B檔—4C21intensiveparentingtreatsparentalinteractionasshapingbabies’childrenlearnwidelyfromtheirA檔—5C2intensiveparentingtreatsparentalinteractionasshapingbabies’childrenlearnwidelyfromtheirDearAlex,Hopethisemailfindsyouwell!I’mgladtosharemyviewsonyourdebatetopic—AIisahelpfulstudypartnerratherthanadistraction,especiallyforaseniorthreestudentlikeme.Withthecollegeentranceexamapproaching,AIhasbecomemyreliablehelperinEnglishandmath.ForEnglishwriting,itinstantlycorrectsgrammarerrorsandoffersidiomaticexpressions,suchasreplacing“veryimportant”with“vital”or“indispensable”,andsummarizesmyfrequentmistakeslikemisusedprepositionswithtargetedexercises.Inmath,whenIgetstuckoncomplexproblems,AIbreaksdownsolutionsstepbystep,helpingmegraspkeylogicalpointsinsteadofjustgivinganswers.SomeworryAIleadstolaziness,butself-disciplineisthekey.IneveraskAItofinishhomeworkforme;instead,itsavesmetimewaitingforteacherfeedbackandclarifiesdoubtspromptly,boostingmyrevisionefficiency.Hopemyexperienceaidsyourdebatepreparation.Feelfreetoaskformoredetailsifneeded!【BestLiDearHopethisemailfind