1 . 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。

Once upon a time, there lived a young boy named Ethan in a small village. With a passion for music, Ethan was enthusiastic about playing the guitar. Every day after school, he would rush home, grab his guitar, and lose himself in the melodies (乐曲) he created.

One summer, the village was hosting a talent show, and Ethan decided to participate. However, doubts started to flood into his mind. He began comparing himself to other talented musicians and questioning his abilities. The fear of failure began to consume him.

But Ethan’s grandfather, who had always been his biggest supporter, noticed his grandson’s inner struggle. He sat down with Ethan and shared a story from his own youth.

“When I was your age, I had a dream of becoming a painter. But I was filled with self-doubt, just like you are now. I decided to seek guidance from a wise old artist in a nearby town.

The old artist listened to my worries and offered me a challenge. He asked me to paint a picture on a large canvas in front of a crowd. Overwhelmed by the challenge, I hesitated.

The wise artist smiled and told me not to focus on what others might think. He asked me to paint from my heart and pour my soul into every stroke. The beauty lies not in perfection, but in the authenticity (真实性) of one’s creation.

Encouraged by these words, I accepted the challenge. I painted with passion, letting my emotions guide my brush. Finally, a beautiful masterpiece appeared on the canvas.”

Finishing the story, Ethan’s grandfather said, “That day, I realized that success is not defined by how perfect we are or how we compare to others. It’s about embracing our unique talents, taking risks, and expressing ourselves with passion and authenticity.”

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。

Inspired by his grandfather’s story, Ethan decided to give the talent show his all.

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Ethan didn’t pay much attention to the surroundings until he heard the applause at the end of his performance.

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2 . 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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

A     1     (remark) image of the Andromeda Galaxy, located over 2 million light-years from Earth, has been released after the use of the most powerful wide-field telescope in the Northern Hemisphere, demonstrating its capability.

China’s Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST)     2     (put) into operation on Sunday in Northwest China’s Qinghai Province, developed by the University of Science and Technology of China and the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The telescope,     3     is also known as the Mozi surveying telescope, will be     4     (extreme) useful for enhancing China’s capabilities in time-domain astronomical (天文的) research, according to CAS. Mozi was an ancient Chinese philosopher who is said to be the first in history     5     (conduct) optical (光学的) experiments.

According to CAS, the WFST boasts an optical telescope of 2.5 meters in diameter and a 765-million-pixel camera, equipping it     6     the strong surveying ability that allows it to survey the entire northern sky every three nights.

The Andromeda Galaxy is     7     closest large spiral (旋涡) galaxy to the Milky Way and     8     (have) a similar structure and metallicity, making it an ideal research object for exploring the formation and evolution of the Milky Way and similar galaxies. The WFST has both a large field of view     9     high-resolution imaging capabilities, enabling it to take multicolor images of the Andromeda Galaxy and its outlying regions. The telescope generated the image using 150 photos     10     (take) on multiple nights of observation.

3 . As the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) keep growing, some companies are hiring “AI prompt (提示) engineers” to help them get the best out of the emerging technology. Are these jobs set to become a universal presence, or are they a passing fad (时尚)? Generative AI creates text or images in response to prompts entered by the user. This can be as simple as asking for something in plain English, similar to using a search engine. But there is a key to it: including the right references and keywords that can guide AI towards the desired outcome.

“By buying a pre-built prompt given by prompt engineers, you can ensure the AI model will generate what you want. The average price is $3.50, but some prompts can cost hundreds of dollars,” says Ben Stokes, the founder of Prompt Base. Most of the prompt engineers on the site don’t have a technical background. The engineers tend to come from a photography or graphic design background, and those working on prompts for generating text used to work in marketing or copy writing.

Aaron Sines at US recruitment firm Razoroo has been placing engineers into AI jobs for five years, but only came across the term “prompt engineer” earlier this year. Sines says that a lot of the companies approaching him looking for a “prompt engineer” are actually seeking a more rounded AI researcher with technical skills. He believes AI models could become better at extracting (提取) information from humans about what they want, making the idea of a specialized prompt engineer obsolete, but thinks there will always be a need for humans to oversee AI models during development and application.

Zhan Qin at Zhejiang University in China says complex prompts, and the prompt engineers who create them, are unlikely to disappear any time soon because AI models aren’t like traditional algorithms (算法) that work on logic and can be entirely understood by humans. “Some prompts are short. But there are a lot of very, very long prompts. Even the generators of those prompts do not know the exact meanings behind those magical words,” says Qin.

1. What matters most in providing prompts for generative AI?

A．Short content.

B．Appropriate words.

C．Simple English.

D．Attractive images.

2. What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A．The basic function of AI models.	B．The development of AI models.
C．The urgent need for prompt engineers.	D．The problems of prompt engineering.

3. Which can best replace the underlined word “obsolete” in paragraph 3?

A．Outdated.

B．Complicated.

C．Dominant.

D．Understandable.

4. What does Zhan Qin think of future prompt engineers?

A．They’ll still have a role to play.	B．They will lose appeal soon.
C．They will face cruel competition.	D．They will experience ups and downs.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What did Charles I do with ice cream?

A．He passed a law for it.

B．He improved the recipe.

C．He created a festival for it.

2. Who made ice cream accessible to ordinary people?

A．An English woman.

B．A New Jersey woman.

C．A Frenchwoman.

3. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

A．The varieties of ice cream.

B．The flavour of ice cream.

C．The development of ice cream.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How does the woman know Daniel is ill?

A．He has a headache.

B．He looks pale.

C．He sounds different.

2. What does the woman suggest Daniel do?

A．Have a rest.

B．Have some medicine.

C．Have some chicken soup.

3. What is wrong with the woman?

A．She gets a runny nose.

B．She cannot sleep well.

C．She gives a lot of sneezes.

6 . One bus driver for the North Elementary School can now add lifesaver to her experiences after a student started choking (窒息) on her bus last month.

On Sept.29, bus driver Raquel Baker began her work just like any other drivers and was about to drop off students at the school gate when something went wrong. Video from the school bus showed 7-year-old Preston putting something in his ________ and then dropping down between the seats, clearly in ________ .

It was hard for the boy to ________ a word but he managed to mention something about a coin. Baker ________ stood up, took hold of him and ran out of the ________ .“On my way to the sidewalk, I was actually performing the Heimlich maneuver (海姆利克氏操作法),” she said.

Preston hardly ________ and Baker didn’t waste any time to jump into action. The whole time she was saying, “Baby, breathe, baby, breathe.”

Preston was blue in the face. Baker saw a parent and asked her to call 911. “All I could think of was I had to ________ this boy,” Baker said. She had never performed the Heimlich before, but her ________ on the first aid given by the school one month ago worked. “I was ________ at the time, but I just couldn’t be scared,” she said. She didn’t even realize when the ________ flew out of Preston’s mouth until Preston said, “Miss Baker, I’m OK. I can breathe.”

Preston’s mum was ________ for Baker’s help. The school’s headmaster was also touched and ________ her for her life-saving work. “As of today, I’m still in shock. I really can’t believe that this actually happened. I didn’t really realize what a big ________ I had,” Baker said.

Until today Bake r still doesn’t know how she got the ________ to do what she did that day, ________ she knows this, “If I wasn’t there, other drivers may have done it as well,” Bake r said.

1.

A．bag

B．bottle

C．mouth

D．pocket

2.

A．danger

B．peace

C．surprise

D．silence

3.

A．write

B．say

C．spell

D．hear

4.

A．luckily

B．formally

C．quietly

D．quickly

5.

A．bus

B．room

C．yard

D．school

6.

A．slept

B．breathed

C．saw

D．listened

7.

A．find

B．feed

C．save

D．meet

8.

A．habit

B．training

C．belief

D．income

9.

A．nervous

B．glad

C．disappointed

D．curious

10.

A．eraser

B．chalk

C．key

D．coin

11.

A．sorry

B．sad

C．anxious

D．thankful

12.

A．corrected

B．changed

C．honored

D．cured

13.

A．future

B．impact

C．dream

D．mistake

14.

A．permit

B．right

C．method

D．courage

15.

A．or

B．so

C．but

D．for

7 . Courtney Rich is a mother of two, whose journey through the Big Cottonwood Marathon was a familiar marathoner’s battle. Her _____ was tested with each pace towards the uphill finish. The 1.7-mile race was a hard dance of patience and will, a dance Courtney knew well. Her legs, heavy with effort, threatened to betray (背叛) her ______.

Then, from the sidelines ______ the 10-year-old “dynamo” (发电机), Avery. Her sudden appearance put a burst of energy and emotion into the scene. Full of determination, her thin figure ran ______ towards her mother, who was visibly ______ from the marathon. The crowd watched in awe as this young dynamo took charge.

As Avery ______ Courtney, their hands held tightly and the marathon’s final act was suddenly rewritten. Avery, a burst of energy personified, became her mother’s anchor (精神支柱), and her small act of support was ______ in its impact. With a determined look, Avery grasped her mother’s hand. She didn’t say a word, but her actions ______ a lot. They started running together towards the finish line, their hands firmly held together.

The onlookers ______ them, inspired by the ______ of love and support between mother and daughter. It was a heartwarming moment, making everyone ______ that sometimes, unexpected ______ from the ones we love can ______ the strength to overcome even the most discouraging challenges.

As they approached the finish line, the crowd’s applause grew louder, and Avery’s mother’s tiredness began to ______, replaced by a renewed sense of determination. Together, they crossed the finish line hand in hand, sharing a ______ moment that they would remember forever.

1.

A．independance

B．courage

C．image

D．attraction

2.

A．assistant

B．principle

C．determination

D．reputation

3.

A．escaped

B．stretched

C．returned

D．emerged

4.

A．disappointedly

B．instantly

C．regretfully

D．proudly

5.

A．relieved

B．amused

C．worn

D．excited

6.

A．reached

B．congratulated

C．challenged

D．moved

7.

A．limited

B．significant

C．responsible

D．complicated

8.

A．meant

B．missed

C．differed

D．repeated

9.

A．chose

B．comforted

C．recognized

D．cheered

10.

A．search

B．display

C．demand

D．condition

11.

A．realize

B．predict

C．hope

D．explain

12.

A．treat

B．visit

C．help

D．respect

13.

A．practice

B．explore

C．match

D．provide

14.

A．take over

B．flood in

C．die away

D．blow up

15.

A．victorious

B．similar

C．painful

D．plain

8 . Different photoreceptors (视细胞) in the eyes can affect how we see the world around us. Animals including bees and some birds can see ultraviolet light (紫外线) that human eyes cannot see. By reconstructing the colors that we know animals can see, scientists can learn more about how they communicate and find their position. Getting an accurate view of what animals are seeing has been a challenge, but a camera system developed by scientists at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom and George Mason University in Virginia could help ecologists and filmmakers create videos that closely copy the colors that different animals see in their natural environments.

The camera system builds on the current technique called spectrophotometry. By using this technique, images are taken at specific wavelength ranges that are typically beyond what humans can see. However, using the method can be time-consuming, produce false colors, require specific lighting conditions, and can’t always capture (拍摄) something that is moving. To overcome some of these limitations, the team developed a camera and software system that captures animal-view videos of moving objects under natural lighting conditions.

One of the cameras records videos in four different color channels at the same time: blue, green, red, and UV. That data is then processed into perceptual units using a popular programming language called Python. This generates a more accurate video of how animals see those colors. The team tested this new system against the traditional spectrophotometry methods and their new system predicted the perceived colors with an accuracy of over 92 percent. “Our project was quite involved, and we had many surprises along the way,” says Daniel Hanley, a leading researcher. “The most surprising thing that we discovered was how much clouds can impact an observed color. We didn’t tend to notice these shifts, but they were notable.”

“We plan to apply the camera system as broadly as possible. Currently, we are exploring a range of applications,” says Hanley. “Our hope is that through community engagement our designs can improve and we will gather many novel observations about colors in nature.”

1. For what do researchers study animal vision?

A．To try out the newly-developed camera system.	B．To improve the animals’ natural environments.
C．To see the effect of ultraviolet light on animals.	D．To understand animal communication more effectively.

2. What is an advantage about the new camera and software system?

A．It changes the way colors look.	B．It requires no specific lighting conditions.
C．It allows users to capture smaller objects.	D．It can transform images in different wavelength ranges.

3. What surprises the researchers most during the experiment?

A．The new system is rather accurate.	B．Clouds will affect how animals see the world.
C．Animals are more sensitive to colors than humans.	D．The camera can record videos in four color channels.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．The Strange Ways That Animals See the World

B．Researchers Study the Development of Animal Vision

C．New Camera System Reveals World Through Animals’ Eyes

D．Some Animals See World That’s Completely Invisible to Our Eyes

9 . Our mother has to leave home every day before we go to school. She has to walk twelve blocks to take the bus to work. We think it’s terrible that there is no bus that comes closer to our street.

I said to my mother, “This is a public transportation system. It is our system. It should come closer to our home. I do not want you to walk that far to get to the bus.” She agreed, but she said it would take more than one family to get the bus line to change. I told my mother I would ask my teacher about it. We could do a study and maybe start a petition (请愿书).

My teacher liked the idea. He said we could do the survey. So our class surveyed all our parents. We collected our survey data and made a table. We found that 90% of all the parents would use the bus more if it was easier to get to. We also found that only 20% of the parents could get to it easily, just by walking five blocks. For all the others, it took between 6 and 12 blocks.

We made a map to show how the bus route (路线) could be changed to reach people in our community more easily. Then my teacher called the alderman (市议员) to see if we could meet to talk about our study.

The alderman was impressed. She said we had done a really good job of thinking out the problem and a solution. She promised she would talk with the head of the transportation system about it.

Now my mother can leave later, and she only has to walk four blocks to get to the bus. When she leaves in the morning, she always says, “Son, I’m so glad you got the bus route changed.”

1. According to the first two paragraphs, the author wanted to ______.

A．get the public transportation system improved

B．walk with his mother to the bus stop

C．invite more families to take the bus

D．ask his teacher about a study plan

2. What did the author and his classmates find in the survey?

A．90% of the parents took the bus to work because it was easier to get to.

B．20% of the parents lived within five blocks to the bus stop.

C．Most parents used to wait for the bus to pick them up.

D．Only a few parents sent their kids to school by bus.

3. What does the underlined word “impressed” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Worried.	B．Annoyed.
C．Moved.	D．Relaxed.

4. What can we learn from the author’s experience?

A．We should take notice of our family life.

B．We should communicate with others.

C．The harder we study, the greater progress we’ll make.

D．As long as we make efforts, we’ll make a difference.

10 . 假定你是李华，在你的成长过程中一定读过很多书，其中肯定有一本书影响你、感动你。你们学校的English Corner正在以“My Favourite Book”为题征文，请你写一篇文章。内容包括：
1. 什么时候读的这本书；
2. 书的大概内容；
3. 这本书给你最大的影响是什么。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
提示：
1. a large number of; make a (n) ... impression on
2. What attracts me most is...
3. the message that the book delivers...
4. overcome one difficulty after another...

My Favourite Book

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