上海市2025-2026學年高二第二學期英語期末考試練習卷B（含答案）

上海市2025-2026學年高二第二學期英語期末考試練習卷B

（本試卷滿分115分考試時間105分鐘）

I.GrammarandVocabulary(20,)

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperfbnnof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

TheSilentGuardiansoftheNightSky

Lightpollutionisoneofthemostoverlookedenvironmentalchallengesofourtime.Unlikeoil

spillsorsmog,itdoesn'tleavevisiblestainsonlandscapes,yetitseffectsarejust1

(disturb).Fordecades,astronomershavewarnedthattheglowfromurbanareas2

(threaten)toerasethestarsfromournightskies.However,anewmovementisgainingground,one

thatseeksnotonlytopreservedarkness3torestorehumanity'sconnectiontothe

cosmos.

Themovement'schampionsarenotscientistsinobservatories,butratherunexpected

advocates:NativeAmericantribesinthesouthwesternUnitedStates.Forthesecommunities,the

nightskyisnotmerelyascientificresource4alivinglibraryofancestralstories.The

MilkyWay,5(know)tothemasthe“BackboneoftheNight,“guidestraditional

ceremoniesandagriculturalpractices.Whenartificiallightdrownsoutthesecelestialnarratives,

somethingprofound6(lose)一notjustbeauty,butculturalidentity.

Recently,severaltribeshavepartneredwithastrophysiciststocreate“DarkSkySanctuaries^^

ontheirlands.Theseprotectedzonesrequirecommunitiestoreplaceoldstreetlightswithshielded

fixturesthatdirectlightdownward,7itisneeded,ratherthanscatteringituselesslyinto

theheavens.Theresultshavebeenremarkable.Inonesanctuary,starvisibilityincreasedby60%

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withinjustsixmonths,8(lead)toaboomin“astro-tourism."Visitorsfromaroundthe

worldnowpaytosleepintraditionalhuts,—9theycanseeconstellations(星座)thathave

beeninvisibletomostcitydwellersforgenerations.

10theeconomicbenefitsareclear,thetribesemphasizethattheirmotivationis

deeperthanprofit."Wc'rcnotsavingdarknesstosellitJoneelderexplained."We'resavingitso

ourchildrencandreamunderthesamestarsastheirancestors.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybe

usedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.exposingB.temporaryC.resistD.inevitablyE.resistant

F.casualG.launchingH.revealingI.essentiallyJ.wearableK.impact

TheRiseofDigitalDetox

Ourrelationshipwithtechnologyhasgrownincreasinglycomplicated.Whilesmartphones

offerunprecedentedconvenience,agrowingbodyofresearchsuggeststhatconstantconnectivity

maybehavinganegative11onmentalhealth.Thishasgivenrisetothe"digitaldetox”

movement——periodsoftimeduringwhichindividualsdeliberatelydisconnectfromtheirdevices.

However,skepticsarguethatthesedetoxesareoften12fixesthatfailtoaddressdeeper

behavioralissues.Ratherthan13thephonecniirely,someexpertsadvocatefbrmore

mindfulintegrationoftechnologyintodailylife.Theypointtothesuccessof"notificationdiets,“

whereuserscarefullyselectwhichalertstheyreceive,thereby14onlythemostimportant

information.Othershaveturnedto15technology,suchassmartwatchesthattrackscreen

timeandprovidegentlereminderstotakebreaks.Themostsuccessfulstrategies,studiesshow,are

thosethatacknowledgethattheproblemisnot16technologicalbutbehavioral.Afterall,

thesamedevicethatdistractsuscanalsobeprogrammedtohelpusfbcus.Forthose17

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tochange,however,eventhebest-designedtoolswillfail.Whatisneededisafundamentalshiftin

howweviewourdevices:notasmasterstobeobeyed,butastoolstobecontrolled.Thisshiftdoes

nothappenovernight,butwithconsistenteftbrt,userscanbreakthecycleof18scrolling

thatcharacterizesmoderndigitallife.Somecompanieshavebegun19internalcampaigns

encouragingemployeestotake”no-meeting"afternoonsdedicatedtodeepwork.Theseinitiatives

recognizethatthegoalisnottorejecttechnologybuttouseit20—,onourowntenns.The

futureofproductivitymaydependlessonwhatdevicesweownthanonhowwechoosetouse

them.

II.ReadingComprehension(45

SectionA(15')

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearcfourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Urbanrooftopsareoftenoverlookedspaces,coveredingravelanddottedwithair

conditioningunits.However,aglobalmovementistransformingtheseforgottenareasinto

productivegreenspaces.Rooftopfarming,oncea21hobbyforenvironmental

enthusiasts,isnowbeingrecognizedasaserioussolutiontoseveralurbanproblems.

Thebenefitsaresurprisinglydiverse.First,rooftopfarms22the"urbanheatisland”

effect,wherecitiestrapheatandbecomesignificantlywarmerthansurroundingruralareas.The

plantscooltheairthroughevapotranspiration(蒸發蒸騰),potentially23-localtemperatures

byseveraldegrees.Second,thesefarmsabsorbrainwaterthatmightotherwise24-aging

sewersystems,reducingtheriskofflooding.Third,theyprovide25?,organicproduceto

residentslivingin“fooddeserts^^—neighborhoodswithouteasyaccesstofreshfruitsand

vegetables.

OnepioneeringprojectinMontreal,Canada,nowproducesover40,000poundsofvegetables

annuallyontwohospitalrooftops.Theproduceisusedinpatientmealsandsoldinthehospital's

cafeteria."Wewere26-bywaste,“explainstheproject'sfounder."Werealizedwewere

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shippinglettucefrom2,000milesawaywhileignoringtheperfectgrowingspacerightaboveour

heads.”

Despitetheseadvantages,rooftopfarmingfacessignificant27??.Theinitialinstallation

costscanbe28?,asbuildingsmustbeassessedfbrstructuralintegrityandreinforcedif

necessary.Thewaterproofinganddrainagesystemsrequiredarealsoexpensive.Furthermore,not

allroofsaresuitable;olderbuildingsmaynot29-theadditionalweightofwetsoiland

plants.

Nevertheless,themovementisgaining30—.SeveralEuropeancitiesnowmandategreen

roofsonallnewcommercialbuildings.InParis,citizenscanapplyfbrpermitstofarmanyflat

rooftopinthecity.The31??areclear:urbanfanningreducesthecarbonfootprintassociated

withfoodtransportation,createslocaljobs,and32??biodiversityindenselypopulatedareas.

Criticsarguethatrooftopfarmingwillneverproduceenoughfoodtofeedamajorcity

33一.Thisistrue,theyadmit,butitmissesthepoint.Thesefarmsarenotintendedtoreplace

mralagriculturebutto34-~it.Evenasmallharvestcanbuildcommunityresilienceand

35—residentsaboutwheretheirfoodcomesfrom.Therealvaluemaybeeducationalrather

thanagricultural.

21.A.commonB.expensiveC.nicheD.dangerous

22.A.createB.combatC.measureD.ignore

23.A.raisingB.loweringC.stabilizingD.recording

24.A.upgradeB.cleanC.overwhelmD.bypass

25.A.frozenB.importedC.processedD.fresh

26.A.inspiredB.terrifiedC.entertainedD.confused

27.A.opportunitiesB.challengesC.regulationsD.supporters

28.A.minimalB.predictableC.prohibitiveD.negotiable

29.A.distributeB.requireC.estimateD.support

30.A.ageB.speedC.tractionD.attention

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31.A.risksB.advantagesC.experimentsD.obstacles

32.A.reducesB.threatensC.enhancesD.monitors

33.A.merelyB.equallyC.entirelyD.previously

34.A.replaceB.complementC.dominateD.evaluate

35.A.educateB.warnC.questionD.deceive

SectionB(22')

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

TheTeenagerWhoChangedHowWeSeetheOcean

WhenCiaraJudgewas15yearsold,shewasn*tthinkingaboutwinningsciencecompetitions.

ShewasthinkingaboutthedeadfishfloatingintheriverbehindherschoolinCork,Ireland.The

river,onceteemingwithlife,hadbecomeincreasinglylifelessduetoharmfulalgalblooms(藻華)

一explosivegrowthsofalgaethatconsumeoxygenandreleasetoxins(毒素).Farmers,fertilizers

werewashingintothewater,feedingthealgaeandcausing:heblooms.

Mostadultswouldhaveshrugged,assumingtheproblemwastoobigfbrateenagertosolve.

ButCiarahadadifferentinstinct.Shegatheredtwofriends,andtogethertheyspentmonths

collectingwatersamples,trackingalgaegrowth,andtestingpotentialsolutionsintheirmakeshift

schoollaboratory.Whattheydiscoveredwasremarkable:acommonbarleystraw,whenleftto

decomposeinwater,releasedachemicalthatpreventedalgaefromgrowing.Thediscoverywasn't

completelynew-scientistshadnotedthisefiectinthe1990s-butnoonehadfiguredouthowto

makeitpractical.Ciara'steamdid.Theydevelopedasimple,inexpensivefiltrationsystemthat

couldbeinstalledatdrainagepipes,treatingthewaterbeforeiteverreachedtheriver.

Theirprojectwonthetopprizeatthe2014GoogleScienceFair,beatingoutthousandsof

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entriesfromaroundtheworld.Ciara,then16,becametheyoungestpersonevertogiveaTEDTalk.

Yethermotivationnevershiftedfromtheoriginalproblem.4tTheprizemoneyhelped,“shetoldan

intcndcwcrlater,“buttherealrewardwasseeingthefishcomeback.”

Now23,Ciarastudiesenvironmentalengineeringatuniversity.Sheremainsfrustrated,

however,bythegapbetweenscientificdiscoveryandreal-worldapplication.4tWchadaworking

prototype（原型）withinmonths,“shesays."Butgettingitinstalledrequirespemiits,funding,and

politicalwill.That'sthehardpart/'Herstoryhighlightsanuncomfortabletruthabout

environmentalscience:technicalsolutionsoftenexist,butimplementingthemrequiresadifferent

setofskillsentirely.

Meanwhile,theriverbehindheroldschooliscleanagain.Localofficialsfinallyinstalleda

modifiedversionofCiara'ssystemlastyear.Shewasn'tinvolvedintheproject—shewastoobusy

withexams—butshereceivedaphotofromherformerscienceteachershowingchilcrcnfishing

wherenothinghadlivedfbryears."That,“shesays,“iswhatscienceshouldbeabout.”

36.WhatproblemwasCiaraJudgetryingtosolve?

A.Pollutionfromlocalfactories.B.Thedeathoffishinanearbyriver.

C.Lackofscienceeducationinschools.D.Highcostsofwatertreatmentsystems.

37.WhatdidCiaraandherteamdiscover?

A.Fertilizersarcthemaincauseofalgaegrowth.

B.Barleystrawcanbeusedtopreventalgalblooms.

C.Algaecanbeturnedintoasourceofcleanenergy.

D.Decomposedplantsreleaseoxygenintothewater.

38.Accordingtothepassage,whatdocsCiaraconsiderthemostdifficultpartofsolving

environmentalproblems?

A.Findingascientificsolution.B.Winningsciencecompetitions.

C.Gettingthesolutionactuallyused.D.Raisingmoneyfbrresearch.

39.WhatcanweinferfromthelastparagraphaboutCiara?

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A.Sheregretsnotbeinginvolvedinthefinalinstallation.

B.Shebelievespersonalrecognitionmattersmorethanresults.

C.Shefindssatisfactioninthepositiveimpactofherwork.

D.Shethinksthesystemshouldhavebeeninstalledearlier.

(B)

TheHiddenCostofFastDelivery

Everyclickofthe“buynow“buttonsetsintomotionacomplexglobalsystem.Withinhours,

ycurorderispickedfromashelfipackedinacardboardbox,sealedwithplastictape,andloaded

ontoatruck.Ifyoupaidextrafbrexpressshipping,thattmekmightdepartevenifitisonly

partiallyfiill.Thisconvenience,whichconsumersnowexpectasstandard,carriesanenvironmental

pricetagthatfewconsider.

Theriseofe-commercehastransformedlogistics(物流)completely.Warehouseshave

multiplied,deliveryvanshavefloodedcitystreets,andcardboardproductionhasskyrocketed.In

theUnitedStatesalone,theshareoftotalmilesdrivenbyheavytrucksincreasedby25%between

2010and2020,withe-commerceaccountingformostofthatgrowth.Eachmiledrivenemits

carbondioxide,andeachboxmanufacturedrequirestrees,water,andenergy.

Yetthemosttroublingstatisticinvolvesreturns.Onlineshoppersreturnanaverageof30%of

whattheybuy,comparedtojust9%fbrphysicalstores.Thereasonsarcobvious:youcannottryon

clothesorfeelfabricthroughascreen.Whenyoureturnthatsweaterthatdidn'tfit,itrarelygoes

backontoashelf.Instead,itjoinsagrowingmountainof"returnslogistics"-sorted,inspected,

andoftenthrownaway.Lessthanhalfofreturnedproductsareresoldasnew.Therestaredonated,

recycled(whichitselfconsumesenergy),orsenttolandfills.

Somecompaniesareexperimentingwithsolutions.OneEuropeanstartupchargescustomersa

smallfeefbreachreturn,thenrefundsthefeeifthecustomermakesnoreturnsfbrsixmonths.

Othersarcusingartificialintelligencetopredictwhichitemsarclikelytobereturnedandadjusting

theirstockingaccordingly.Butthefundamentalproblemremains:fastdeliveryandeasyreturns

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havecreatedhabitsthatarehardtobreak.

Consumers,too,bearresponsibility.Choosingstandardshippingratherthanexpressdelivery

reducesemissionsbyallowingtruckstofillcompletelybeforedeparting.Keepinganitemthatfits

“wellenough,^ratherthanreturningitfbraperfectfitreduceswaste.Andorderingfeweritems

overall—perhapsafterreadingreviewsmorecarefully—isthesimplestsolutionofall.Convenience,

itturnsout,isnotfree.

40.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“anenvironmentalpricetag“inparagraph1?

A.Expressshippingcostsmoremoneythanstandardshipping.

B.Theconvenienceoffastdeliverycausesenvironmentaldamage.

C.Consumersareunawareofthetruecostoftheproductstheybuy.

D.E-commcrcccompaniesarcstartingtochargeenvironmentalfees.

41.Whyisthereturnratefbronlineshoppingmuchhigher:hanfbrphysicalstores?

A.Onlineproductsaregenerallyoflowerquality.

B.Consumerscannotphysicallyexamineproductsbeforebuying.

C.Onlinestoresencouragecustomerstobuymultiplesizes.

D.Returnshippingisusuallyfreefbronlinepurchases.

42.Whatsolutiontothereturnsproblemdoesthepassagemention?

A.Banningreturnsfbrcertaincategoriesofproducts.

B.Chargingcustomersafeefbreachreturneditem.

C.Requiringcustomerstodonateunwanteditems.

D.Offeringdiscountstocustomerswhoneverreturnproducts.

(C)

Wehaveallexperiencedit:thefeelingofbeingsoabsorbedinanactivitythattimeseemsto

disappear.Hourspasslikeminutes,sclf-consciousncssfades,andthetaskathandfeelsalmost

effortless.Psychologistscallthisstate"flow,“andfbrdecadestheyhavestudiedhowtoachieveit.

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TheconceptwaspioneeredbyMihalyCsikszentmihalyi,whodescribedflowas**beingcompletely

involvedinanactivityforitsownsake.”

Flowoccurswhenchallengemeetsskill.Ifataskistooeasy,webecomeboredanddistracted.

Ifitistoodifficult,webecomeanxiousandfrustrated.Flowexistsinthenarrowzonewherethe

difficultyslightlyexceedsourcurrentability,pushingustofbcusentirelyonimprovement.This

explainswhyvideogamesaresoengaging:theyconstantlyadjustdifficultybasedonplayer

performance,keepingplayersinthatsweetspot.Thesameprincipleappliestosports,music,art,

andevenofficework.

Thebenefitsofflowextendbeyondenjoyment.Studiesshowthatpeoplewhoexperienceflow

regularlyreporthigherlevelsoflifesatisfaction,lowerratesofdepression,andgreatercreativity.In

theworkplace,flowhasbeenlinkedtohigherproductivityandjobsatisfaction.Somecompanies

haveredesignedofficestominimizeinterruptions一closingbreakrooms,eliminatingopenfloor

plans-specificallytohelpemployeesachieveflowstates.

However,achievingflowhasbecomemoredifficultinthemodernworld.Ourdevicesare

designedtointerruptus.Notificationspullourattentionawayeveryfewminutes.Socialmedia

platformsprofitfromkeepingusinastateofpartialattention,readytoswitchtasksatanymoment.

Thisfragmentedattentionmakesflownearlyimpossible.Everyinterruptionresetstheclock,

requiringanothertentofifteenminutesoffocusedeffortbeforeflowcanre-emerge.

Thesolutionisnottoabandontechnologyentirelybuttouseitmoreintentionally.Turningoff

notifications,settingaside“deepwork“blocksoncalendars,andcreatingphysicalspacesdedicated

tosingletaskscanallhelp.Themostsuccessfulknowledgeworkers,studiesfind,checkemailonly

twoorthreetimesperdayratherthanconstantly.Theyunderstandthatflowisnotaluxurybuta

necessityfordoingtheirbestwork.

Flowalsorequiressomethingcounterintuitiveinaculturethatcelebratesmultitasking:doing

onethingatatime.Thebraincannottrulymultitask;itsimplyswitchesrapidlybetweentasks,

losingtimeandmentalenergywitheachswitch.Protectingflowmeansprotectingfbcus,and

protectingfbcusmeanssayingnotodistractions,evenseeminglyproductiveones.Thegreatest

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enemyofexcellence,asthephilosopherHarryFrankfurtonceobserved,isnotfailurebutthe

merelyadequate-andnothingproducesadequacylikeadistractedmind.

43.Accordingtothepassage,whendoesflowoccur?

A.Whenataskiseasyandrequireslittleeffort.

B.Whenataskisextremelydifficultandfrustrating.

C.Whenchallengeslightlyexceedscurrentability.

D.Whenmultipletasksareperfbnnedsimultaneously.

44.Whydoestheauthormentionvideogamesinparagraph2?

A.Toarguethatvideogamesarchannfultoconcentration.

B.Toprovideanexampleofanactivitydesignedtoinduceflow.

C.Tocomparethedifficultyofvideogamestoofficework.

D.Tosuggestthatonlydigitalactivitiescancreateflow.

45.Whathasmadeachievingflowmoredifficultinmoderntimes?

A.Increasedworkplaceproductivitydemands.

B.Constantinterruptionsfromdigitaldevices.

C.Lackofchallengingtasksinmostjobs.

D.Reducedinterestincreativeactivities.

46.Whatdocstheauthorsuggestforachievingflow?

A.Checkingemailmorefrequentlytostayupdated.

B.Learningtomultitaskmoreefficiently.

C.Creatinguninterruptedtimefbrsingletasks.

D.Usingtechnologytotrackproductivity.

SectionC⑻)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

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A.However,thisprogresshasnotcomewithoutsignificantcosts.

B.Theriseofsocialmediahasallowedmisinfbnnationtospreadfasterthaneverbefore.

C.Buttheveryqualitiesthatirakeitusefulalsomakeitpotentiallydangerous.

D.Additionally,thetechnologyhasoutperformedhumandoctorsindiagnosingcertaindiseases.

E.Thisrequiresacompletelydifferentapproachtoregulationthantraditionalmedicaldevices.

F.Patients,fbrtheirpart,willneedtobecomemoreeducatedaboutboththepotentialandthelimits

ofthesetools.

AIinMedicine:PromiseandPeril

Artificialintelligenceistransformingmedicineatanastonishingpace.Algorithmscannow

detectcanceroustumorsinmedicalimagesthathumanradiologistsmiss.Machinelearningmodels

predictpatientdeteriorationhoursbeforeitwouldotherwisebenoticed.Andchatbotsprovide

mentalhealthsupporttomillionswholackaccesstotherapists.Theseadvancespromisetomake

healthcaremoreaccurate,moreaccessible,andmoreafYbrdabie.47

Considerthecaseofdiagnosticalgorithms.AnAIsystemtrainedonthousandsofX-rayscan

identifypneumoniawithgreateraccuracythantheaverageradiologist.Thesystemnevergetstired,

nevernishes,andneveroverlooksasubtleshadowthatmightindicateearly-stagecancer.

48Thatsamesystemcanbefbolcdbydeliberatelyalteredimages,pcrfbnnspoorlyon

patientsfromhospitalsdifferentfromitstrainingdata,andcannotexplainwhyitmadeaparticular

diagnosis.Whenahumandoctormakesamistake,shecanbequestioned,retrained,orsued.When

anAImakesamistake,whoisresponsible?

Regulatorsarestrugglingtokeeppace.Traditionalmedicaldevices-scalpels,pacemakers,

MRImachines-dowhattheyaredesignedtodo,everytime,inexactlythesameway.AIsystems,

bycontrast,learnfromdataandcanchangetheirbehaviorovertime.49-TheUSFoodand

DrugAdministrationhasapprovedhundredsofAImedicaldevices,butcriticsarguethatthe

approvalprocesswasdesignedfbrstatictechnologiesanddoesnotadequatelyaddresstherisksof

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systemsthatevolveafterdeployment.

50.Theywillneedtoknowwhentotrustanalgorithm'srecommendationandwhento

questionit.Medicalschoolsarcbeginningtoteachtheseskills,butthecurriculumhasnotyet

caughtupwiththetechnology.ThefutureofmedicinewillalmostcertainlyinvolvehumansandAI

workingtogether.Whetherthatpartnershipsucceedsorfailsdependsondecisionsbeingmaderight

now.

III.SummaryWriting(10')

51.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthe

passageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsastaraspossible.

WhyDoWcForgetOurDrcams?

Everymorning,millionsofpeoplewakeupwiththevaguesensethattheyhavejust

experiencedsomethingimportant—adream—onlytowatchitslipawaywithinseconds.Whydoes

thishappen?Theanswerliesinhowmemoryfunctionsduringsleep.

Duringthedreamingstageofsleep,knownasREM(rapideyemovement)sleep,thebrain

producesachemicalcallednorepinephrineatextremelylowlevels.Norepinephrineisessentialfbr

memoryformation;ithelpsthebraintagexperiencesas“worthremembering.”Withalmostnoneof

thischemicalpresent,thebrainsimplydocsnotrecorddrcamsasmemories.Fromaneurological

perspective,dreamingandforgettinghappensimultaneously.

Whataboutthoseraredreamswedoremember?Typically,theseoccurwhenapersonwakes

upduringorimmediatelyafteradream.Theactofwakingrestoresnorepinephrineproduction,

givingthebrainabriefwindowtorecordthedrcamcontentbeforeitdisappears.Similarly,drcams

thatareparticularlyemotional,strange,orrepetitivemaytriggerenoughbrainactivitytopartially

overcomethenorepinephrinedeficit.

Someresearchershaveidentifiedanotherfactor:thecontentofdrcamsthemselves.Drcams

tendtobeillogical,fragmented,anddisconnectedfromourwakinglives.Thebrain'smemory

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systemsaredesignedtoprioritizeinfbnnationthatiscoherent,relevant,andusefulfbrfuture

survival.Adreamaboutflyingthroughanofficebuildingwhilebeingchasedbyatalkingcat

simplydocsnotmeetthesecriteria.Thebrain,initsefficiency,discardsitasnoise.

Thereisalsoanevolutionaryexplanation.Forourancestors,beingfiillyrestedandalertwas

moreimportantthanrememberingwhethertheydreamedofhuntingadeerorescapingapredator.

Memoryresourceswerelimitedandvaluable;dedicatingthemtodreamrecallwouldhavebeena

waste.Forgettingdreams,farfrombeingafailureofthebrain,mayactuallybeafeaturedesigned

bynaturalselection.

IV.Translation(15')

Directions:Translatethefbllov/ingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.

52.這位科學家拒絕為他的研究結果道歉，因為他堅信數據不會說謊。(apologize)(漢譯英)

53.值得稱贊的是，盡管面臨著巨大的公眾壓力，市政府還是實施了這項旨在減少碳排放的

新政策。（despite）（漢譯英）

54.直到這位登山者安全返回營地，救援隊的隊員才松了一口氣，他們一直在焦慮地等待他

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的消息。（Notuntil...）（漢譯英）

55.線上教育使數以百萬計的農村學生能夠接觸到優質的教育資源，這有望縮小城鄉之間的

差距。（expose）（漢譯英）

V.GuidedWriting(25,)

56.Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgiven

belowinChinese.

假設你是明啟中學高二學生李華。你所在的學校計劃在下學期開設一門“實用技能選修

課”(PracticalSkillsElectiveCourse),目前有兩個備選方案：

課程名稱內容簡介

家庭理財入門(IntroductiontoHousehold學習預算制定、儲蓄方法、基礎投資知識及

Finance)防詐騙技巧

急救與安全基礎(FirstAidandSafetyBasics)學習心肺復蘇、傷口處理、火災逃生及常見

意外應對

學校正在征求學生意