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??I卷（75分Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.DelhidividedoverfeedinghomelessMeghaMalhotrahasbeenfeedinghomelessdogsforalmosttwoyears.Everyevening,sheplacesfoodatafeedingspotnearherbuilding’sexitgate.Butinrecentweeks,she1(sense)growinguneaseamongresidentseverytimesheputsoutthefood.Somehaveevenchallengedher,insistingshestop2(feed)theanimals.MsMalhotrasayssheusuallypreferstostaycalminsuchsituations,buttherehavebeeninstances3she’shadtobefirmer.InAugust,theSupremecourtmodifieditsearlierorderrequiringallhomelessdogsinDelhi4(send)intoshelters.Itinsteadruledthatdogsmustbereturnedtotheirneighbourhood—butwithawarningthatviolentdogsshouldgotoshelters.Yetsomeresidentsinterpretedthis5ablanketpreventiononfeedingdogs.“Thereisfearinthemindsofpeoplethatthedogswouldattackthem.Theydon’trealizethattheseanimalsjustneedloveandcare,”MsMalhotraHomelessdogsareafamiliarpresenceacrossIndiancities,particularlyinDelhi,which6(estimate)tohaveclosetoonemillion—thoughtherehasbeennoofficialcountcarriedoutinthelastdecade.Thesedogsareseensostronglyaspartofthecommunity7theysharedailylifewithpeopleanddependonthemforfood.However,arisingnumberofpeopleinDelhisaytheyfeardogbitesandgroupsofhomelessdogscanoftenbeseenchasingchildrenandtheelderly.Governmentdatashowsthattherewere3.7million8(report)casesofdogbitesacrossthecountryin2024.“But9isclearisthatfeedersaren’ttheproblem—they’repartofthesolution,”saysactivistAmbika“Theyaretheoneskeepingdogsgentleandtheirpresencemakesit (easy)topickthemupandloadthemintoSectionDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.B.C.D.E.G.H.I.J.K.Asafoodstuff,thepotatocanbebaked,boiled,friedandmore.Asacrop,itisamongtheworld’smostimportant,withmorethan350milliontonsproducedannually.Its—itrequireslesslandthanrice—anditsabilitytogrowinavarietyofenvironmentshasmadeitessentialtoglobalfoodsecurity.Forallthat,theplant’s haveremainedunclear.AccordingtoastudypublishedonJuly24th,2025,potatoesmayhavearisenmillionyearsagothroughthe ofgenetic(基因的)materialfromEtuberosum,agroupofpotato-likeplantsfromSouthAmerica,andwildtomatoplants.Accordingtothestudy,thishybridizationeventledtothebirthofthepotatoplant’suniquefeature,thetuber,anundergroundstructurewhich,ashumanseventuallydiscovered,iseatable.Butwhydopotatoeslooklikeoneplantbutsharerelationshipwithanother?Theresearchersfoundthatthepotatohada(n) ancestry,whicharosefromahybridtomatoandEtuberosumfamilieseightmilliontoninemillionyearsagoandledtothestartoftubers.Thishybridizationmayhave potatospeciesandenabledthemtoexpandtheirrangeacrosscoldItwasaverywell-donestudy,indicatingthatthegenesresponsiblefortuberformationwereacombinationofthegeneticmaterialfromeachevolutionaryparent.PingxianZhangfromtheChineseAcademyforAgriculturalexpressedexcitementatthe forfuturestudies.Onlyahandfulofpotatospeciesareplanted,andimprovingonthemhasposedchallenges:Asacrop,theyaretypicallyspreadthroughcloning,whichlimitstheirgeneticvarietymakesthemmore todiseases.Engineeringpotatoeswithgeneticmaterialfromtomatoescouldbea(n) wayforward,Dr.Zhangsaid.Inthelastfewyears,researchershavebeenabletoanalyzegenomesatamuchlargerscalethanbeforeand mysteriousevolutionaryconnections.Thesestudieshave ourunderstandingofwhatmighthaveoccurredintheReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Mostofussometimesfailtopracticewhatwespeak.That’sasoliddefinitionofhypocrisy.Whilewe’re tospotthismoralinconsistencyinothers,wehaveahardtimerecognizingitinourselves.Andstudiesshowthatthepeoplewemostliketolabelashypocritesareourenemies—surprise!—andotherswhowethinkaren’tlikeus.We’remotivatedtoseeotherpeopleashypocriticalbecauseithelpsuswinarguments,butwetendto ourowninconsistency.We’reoftenannoyedbyotherpeople’shypocrisybecauseitseems.WethinkthattheyimplyingtoothersthattheyarebetterthantheyactuallyNobodylikesbeingahypocrite.Yet,,it’simpossibletoalwaysactconsistently,becausedifferentsituationsmayrequiredifferentresponses.Takeparenting,forexample.Youmayreasonablylectureyourteenageronthedangersofdrinkingtoomuch,yetyoudidexactlythatonoccasionwhenyouwereincollege.Acollegestudentwhodoesn’teatmeatbecauseshelovesanimalsadmittedthatshesometimeswore“cute” shoes.Sincewe’reabletosoeasilyspothypocrisyinothers,howcanwebecomebetteratspottingand itinTostartwith,wecan thatitisnormaltobeinconsistentsometimes.Andrememberthathypocrisyisjustone forthebehavior.DanielEffron,aprofessorwhohasstudiedhypocrisy, labelingotherpeopleashypocrites.“Itcanstopyoufrom thesubstanceoftheirargument,”hesays.Italsotakessome toidentifyourownhypocrisy.Askyourself:“AmIbehavinginawaythatisconsistentwiththeviewsIam ?”Ifyoudodecidethatyou’rebeinghypocritical,admitit.Researchshowsthatwhenpeopleare theirownhypocrisy,otherstendtoforgivethemfornotbeingconsistent.Andhere’ssomegoodnews:Peoplewhonoticetheirownhypocriticalbehavioroftenaremotivatedtobecausethe ofadvocatingforsomethingbutnotactuallydoingitmakespeopleveryuncomfortable.Ratherthanfeelingashamedaboutourhypocrisy,weshouldwelcometheopportunitytolearntodobetternext21.A.B.C.D.22.A.B.C.D.23.A.B.C.D.24.A.B.C.D.25.A.afterB.asaC.inD.what’s26.A.B.C.D.27.A.B.C.D.28.A.B.C.D.29.A.B.C.D.30.A.actsB.givesC.turnsD.warns31.A.contributingB.engagingC.questioningD.summarizing32.A.self-B.self-C.self-D.self-33.A.B.C.D.34.A.alarmedB.blindC.honestD.tired35.A.B.C.D.SectionDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.JudgeCaprio,whoretiredfromProvidenceMunicipalCourtin2023afteralmost40years,saidhiscourtroomwaswherepeopleandcasesweremetwithkindnessandsympathy.Itwashisshow,“CaughtinProvidence,”firstseenonTVinProvidencein1988,thatmadehimfamouslaterinhislife.Theshowbroadcastrealproceedingsforsmalldrivingmistakes,housingandzoningissues,andminorillegalactsinsideacitycourtroom.Theshowbeganattractingnationalattentioninabout2017,whenvideoclipswerepostedonline.ItfeaturedfreshepisodesdirectlyfromJudgeCaprio’scourtroom,makinghimafamous80-year-oldstar.Bytheendofthe2010s,about200stationsacrossthecountrycarriedtheprogram.Inonepopularclip,JudgeCapriotossedoutaspeedingchargeagainsta96-year-oldmanafterlearningthathehadbeendrivinghissontocancertreatment.“YoureallyarewhatAmericaisallabout,”JudgeCapriotoldtheman.“Hereyouareinyour90s,andyou’restilltakingcareofyourfamily.That’sjustawonderfulthing.”JudgeCaprio’scourthouseisinFederalHill,aneighborhoodthatinthe1920sbecameoneofthemostheavilypopulatedItalianAmericancommunitiesinthecountry.Hewasbornin1936andhisfatherworkedasafruitpack-manandmilkman.HetoldaProvidenceCollegepublicationthatherecalledgatheringclosewithhisfamilyinwinters“withtheovendooropensowecouldgetheat.”O(jiān)noneofthosenights,hisfathertoldhimthathewouldbecomealawyersomeday.“Lookaround,ifIneededalawyer,Icouldnotaffordone,”hisfathertoldhim.“Rememberthat.Youcanneverforgetwhereyoucamefrom.”Asachild,JudgeCaprioshinedshoes,deliverednewspapersandworkedonamilktruck.Helatersaidthatthisupbringinggavehimthesympatheticperspectivehebroughttohiscourtroom.“Hewasmorethananexpertinlaw—hewasasymbolofunderstandingasajudge,showinguswhatispossiblewhenjusticeistemperedwithhumanity.”Gov.DanMcKeeofRhodeIslandsaidinastatementafterJudgeCaprio’sdeathinAugust,2025.“CaughtinProvidence”ischaracterizedby settingupapositiveimagefor B.solvingviolentcrimeC.showingrealcourtroom D.filmingcasesacrossmultipleTheunderlinedphrase“tossout”(paragraph4)isclosestinmeaningto A. B. C. D.WhatcanbeconcludedfromJudgeCaprio’schildhoodHedevelopedasenseofcareforFearofsystemfaultskepthimfromHechosetobealawyeraftertryingdifferentItwashardforhimtomakealivingincoldJudgeCapriobelievedthat justicecouldbebothfirmand B.thelawshouldtreattheelderlywithC.atroubledchildhoodcoulddriveoneto D.triallive-streamingwasagreatwaytogainMetsikaYourprivacyisimportanttoAboutAboutMetsikaisthemostpowerfulanti-spam垃圾信息）servicefortheweb.Metsikaworksbycheckingallyourcommentsagainstourconstantly-growingglobalspamdatabasetoremoveirrelevantnastycontentbeforeitgetspublishedanddamagesyoursite’scredibility.WhenMetsikaisenabledonyoursite,onlythepersonaldataneededtocarryoutMetsika’scorefunctionofprotectingyoursiteagainstcommentspamiscollectedfromcommentersonyoursite.WedonotsellthedatayousendtotheMetsikaservice,andwedonotkeepitforlong.Wekeepthedatabetweentwoweeksandninetydaysforthevastmajorityofourspam-relateddata,atwhichpointitisautomaticallydeletedfromourdatabases.Anyonecanswitchoffalllong-termtrackingfortheverysmallsubsetofdatawedokeeplongerbyusingourcontactform.WhoweareandwhatstandMetsikaisbroughttoyoubyBotumittac,themakersofPressW,Jatpeck,andDeeCommerce.We’reacompanywith2,000employeesacross90countriesspeaking80differentlanguages.Ourcommongoalistomakepublishingaccessibletoeveryonesothatanyonewithastorycantellit,regardlessofincome,gender,politics,language,orwheretheyliveintheworld.YoucanreadmoreaboutBotumittaconourAboutUspage.FormorePrivacyWe’vedecidedtomaketheseTermsavailableunderaCreativeCommonsSharealikelicense.You’remorethanwelcometocopythem,adaptthem,andrepurposethemforyourownuse.IfyoudousetheseTerms,we’dappreciateacreditandlinktoMsomewhereonyourwebsite.From“AboutMetsika”,weknowMetsikaintendsto providemoredatafortheglobalspamswitchoffmostlong-termtrackinghelpwebsitesprotectagainstharmfulspamdeletecollecteddatastoredforlongerthantwoWhatisthefocusofAwebsitethatyou’dliketodefendagainstItsemployees’righttotellstoriesindifferentThemakersofPressW,Jatpeck,andEveryone’sopportunitytosharetheirstoriesthroughForawebsitethatwantstouseTerms,Metsikasuggestsitshouldpresent ”ontheHardtodecidewhethertocopyoradapttheTerms?ClickThissiteusesMetsikaunderaCreativeCommonsSharealikeWe’verepurposedtheseTermsonourwebsite.WelcometousetheThissiteusesMetsikatoreducespam.LearnhowyourcommentdataisIlovethewaycloudsfloatabovemyhead.Theseever-shiftingsculpturesofvapor蒸氣)andlightareamongnature’sleastappreciatedmarvels.Howexactlycloudcoverwillshiftinawarmingworldisanyone’sguess.Cloudsdon’tjustlookdifferentfromoneanother;theyalsohaveverydifferenteffectsontemperaturesatthesurfaceofthelandorwaterbelow.Thesedifferenceshavetodowithhowmuchofthesun’sheattheyallowthroughandhowmuchofEarth’sheattheytrapin.Lowcloudstypicallyhaveacoolingeffect.Muchofthesun’sraysarereflectedofftheirwhitetopsbackupintospace.Andtheyareheavyenoughtocastshadows,coolingthesurfacebelow.Sincetheirwaterdropsarewarmer,they’reasgoodatgivingoffEarth’sheatupintospaceastheyareatabsorbingitfrombelow.Highcloudsdotheopposite,warmingEarth’ssurface.Contrarytocommonbelief,thisisbecausetheicecrystals(冰晶)inthesecloudsarecold.Highcloudsareoftennotasheavysotheycanletinmoreofthesun’srays.Butsincetheyarecold,theydon’tsendoutasmuchofEarth’sheatintospace–morelikeblanketsthanumbrellas,resultinginawarmingeffect.Themixofcloudtypesoverourplanetensurestheyhaveanoverallcoolingeffectbecausetheshadefromthelowcloudsoutweighsthewarmingeffectofthehighones.Yetastemperaturesrise,lowcloudsmaydeclinewhilehighcloudspersist,creatingaclimatefeedbackloop—aself-enhancingcyclesimilartoaclassicfeedbackmechanism.InarecentpaperinthejournalScience,reducedlowcloudcovercontributedabout0.2℃to2023’srecord-breakingaverageglobaltemperatures.Inotherwords,thereductioninEarth’slowcloudshelpedexplainsomeoftheextremeheatthatClimatefeedbackloopsbroughtonbycloudshavebeenidentifiedasoneofthelargestunknownsinprojectionsofwarming.Aswelearnmoreaboutthepotentialtippingpointsofourclimate—irreversiblechangesinthesystem—wemayfindourselvesapproachingonetooquicklyfordecarbonizationeffortsalonetopreventit.Someunderstandingofthelikelyeffectsofgeoengineeringprojectssuchascloudbrighteningwillthenbeinvaluable,nomatterhowmisguidedsuchinterventionsmightseem.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementscorrectlydescribesLowcloudsarenotasheavyashighThickwhitecloudswarmthegroundbytrappingWarmwaterdropsofhighcloudsreleaseandabsorbheatCloudsdifferinhowtheyletinthesun’sheatandtrapEarth’sAccordingtothepassage,aclimatefeedbackloopisacyclethat speedsuptheverywarmingthatactivatedenhancescoolingbypromotinglowcloudreduceshighcloudcovertoboostsunlightbalanceswarmingandcoolingeffectsatthesameWhatcanbeinferredfromthepassageaboutthewriter’sDecarbonizationmayinfluencehowcloudsCloudsmayofferawaytoaddressglobalCloud-basedgeoengineeringprojectsmaybeStudyingcloudscantelluswhenthetippingpointWhatisthepassagemainlyActionableclimate B.ChangesinhowlowandhighcloudsC.Linksbetweencloudsandglobal D.ApproachestoappreciatingcloudSectionHotelsacrosstheworldareadoptingdelicatedesignchoicestomeetthisTravelsettingsHotelsacrosstheworldareadoptingdelicatedesignchoicestomeetthisTravelsettingsactivateavacationmindsetwhereimmoderationfeelsjustBuffetsoftenleadtoovereatingduetothe“varietyeffect”–morechoiceencouragesgreaterBuffetbreakfastsareamongtheworstwrongdoers,generatingmorethantwiceasmuchwasteasplatedShareyoureffortsthroughwebsiteandsocialmediaupdates,andusebuffetsignstomakeguestsfeelpartoftheWhilemanytravellersareleaningtowardsmoreintentional,low-wastedining,hotelsstillfacethecomplexofmeetingdiverseguestIt’stimetoretiretheall-you-can-eatbreakfastAccordingtoUNEP’sFoodWasteIndexReport2024,1.05billiontonsoffoodwerewastedgloballyin2024,28%comingfromfoodservice. “Wastedfoodmeanswastedresourceslikeland,water,energyandlabour,andonceinlandfill垃圾填埋坑),releasesgreenhousegasesthatharmtheplanetandbiodiversity,”saysJocelynDoyle,headofmarketing&communications,TheSustainableHotelAssociation.“Cuttingfoodwasteisapowerfulwaytomakeadifference–andbreakfastisasmartplacetostart.” ScandicHotelsinNorthernEuropearedownsizingtheircakes,pastriesandmuffins,withtheoptiontocomebackformore;whileHiltonFrankfurtservespre-portioneditemslikeyogurtandfruitcups.NovotelBangkokSukhumvitpostspoliteremindersnearbuffetstations:“Takeonlywhatyoucaneat.”Thisshiftworkswellforthemoderntravellerforwhomsustainabilityisnolongerasidenote. Strikingtherightbalancebetweensustainabilityandserviceisnosmallact,especiallyatbreakfast.Manyhotelsnowtrackhowmuchfoodisthrownawaytodeterminethebuffet’sbaselineneeds.Doylealsosuggeststhathotelsreconsiderunder-consumeditems,installcook-to-orderstations,reducetheselectionofitemsonoffer,reducevolumestowardstheendofshiftandactivelyguideguestbehaviour.“Involveandeducateyourstaffsotheyunderstandthechangesandcanconfidentlyengageguests,”hesays.“ SummaryDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.Doyoueverfeel,withoutanyproof,thateveryonehatesyou?Ifyouranswerisyes,youarenotalone.Itcanoccurafteraneighbordoesn’tsayhello.It’shearingthatthebosswantstochatwithyouandimmediatelyassumingyou’regoingtobefired.Thestrategyusedtokeepthepainfulfeelingawayisfawning,anextremeformofpeoplepleasing.Whilefawningcanhelpprotectyousometimes,youmaygettrapped:yoururgetoscanforthreatsandreadothers’feelingsgoesintooverdrive,makingyouseedangerevenwhenyou’resafe.Then,howtostoptheurgetoFirstly,youcanchallengeyourinsightthatsomeoneismadatyoubyaskingsomequestions.Forexample,whenafrienddoesn’ttextyouback,yousometimesthink,“Ohmygosh,isitsomethingIsaid?”Thenyouremindyourselfofthemanytimesthatyou’vereceivedatextthatlatersaid,“Sorry,Iwasinameeting.”So,it’shelpfultopauseandremindyourselfthatyouranxiousmindhasliedtoyouinthepast.Also,checkfawningbehaviorbystartingsmall.Forexample,ifyourfriendsays,“I’mnotmadatyou,”afteryouapologizeforcancelingplans,takeherwordforitinsteadofreplayingtheconversationinyourhead.Getcomfortablewiththediscomfortoftakingwhatpeoplesayatfacevaluewithoutsecond-guessingwhatelsetheycouldsecretlybeLastly,makehonestcommunicationyourgoal.Ifyouarenotinterestedinafilm,behonestinsteadofmakingupanexcusesothatthepersonwon’tbeupsetwithyou.Thispracticemightbeuncomfortableintheshorttermbutsavesyousomuchenergyinthelong-term,anditstrengthenstherelationshipsyoureallyvalue.??II卷（40分Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgivenintheGuidedDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinMaggie正在向同學(xué)們征求春考后到寒假前的英語課安排的英語試卷參考答案1.has is2.7.3.8.4.tobe9.5.10.Youmayfearbeingdislikedandoverreacttoimagineddanger/threats,abehaviorknownasfawning—tryingtoohardtosatisfyotherstoavoidpain.Tobreakthehabit,youcanquestionanxiousthoughts,startsmallbytakingpeopleattheirword,andaimfordirect,truthfulcommunicationtobuildhealthierrelationships.ThenewpolicyappliestoalldepartmentsintheTheonlinecourseteachesmuchthewayaclassroomcourseAfterlivingabroadformanyyears,IfinallyreturnedhomeandrealizedthatthiswastheplaceIhadalwayslongedfor.Therestaurantwasgreat,butasitwastooexpensive,Ifinallychoseanunknownonewithbettercost-performance.DearHopeyou’rehavingagreatday!I’mwritingtooffermysuggesti