《2025年天星教育金考卷一轮复习单元滚动双测卷英语》

B
[2025辽宁大连滨城联盟期中]On a quiet afternoon, as the sunlight shone through the curtains and cast a warm glow on the attic(阁楼) floor, I started a journey through time. It was there, in the corner behind the old suitcase, that I made a fascinating discovery—a shoebox filled with old letters.
These letters, tied together with a faded ribbon (丝带), were a collection of conversations between my grandmother and her friends from the past. The dusty smell of aged paper and ink filled the air, transporting me to a time when communication was a deliberate and heartfelt act. In an age when a simple text or email can convey our thoughts, these letters served as a deeply touching reminder of the depth and meaning that can be found in the written word. They were more than just messages; they were pieces of a life, snapshots (快照) of a time, and most importantly, they were a bridge between the past and the present, between my grandmother’s generation and my own. Each letter spoke of friendships, dreams, and the simple joys of daily life, painting a vivid picture of a world that seemed both distant and familiar.
With the letters safely back in their resting place, I made a quiet promise to myself—to pick up pen and paper more often, to write not just messages, but little pieces of history that future generations might one day treasure. I imagined my future grandchildren discovering my letters and experiencing the same joy of discovery and the same sense of connection across the years.
In a world racing towards the future, it’s the old letters that remind us to slow down, to appreciate the moment, and to write our own stories with care and intention. For now, the attic holds not just boxes of old letters but also the promise of stories yet to be told, stories that might one day touch the lives of those who come after us.
24. What did the author consider the letters to be?
A. A Link between generations.
B. Simple messages of old people.
C. A reminder of her own position.
D. Outdated communication methods.
25. What personal resolution did the author make after reflecting on the letters?
A. To clean the attic of unnecessary items.
B. To digitize all family letters for preservation.
C. To learn more about the history of the family.
D. To write more frequently to maintain connections.
26. What insights did the author gain from the letters?
A. Every family has a story to tell.
B. Old letters carry voices from the past.
C. Words hold more power than weapons.
D. The hand that writes the history makes the history.
27. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. The power of pen and ink
B. A journey through the attic
C. Bonds through written words
D. A lost mode of communication

答案： 24.A 细节理解题。根据第二段的“they were a bridge between the past and the present, between my grandmother’s generation and my own”可知，这些信件是连接过去和现在、连接作者祖母那一代人和作者这一代人的桥梁。由此可知，作者认为信件是不同代人之间的纽带。
25.D 细节理解题。根据第三段“I made a quiet promise to myself... might one day treasure”可知，作者悄悄地对自己承诺——要多拿起笔和纸，不仅要写信息，还要写一些历史的小片段，让后代有一天会珍惜。由此可知，作者决定多写信以保持(不同代人的)联系。
26.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段“In a world racing towards the future... who come after us”可知，在一个奔向未来的世界里，这些旧信件提醒我们放慢脚步，欣赏当下，用心写我们自己的故事。现在，阁楼上不仅有一箱箱的旧信，还有要讲述那些尚未被讲述的故事的承诺，这些故事有一天可能会影响到我们的后代。由此可知，作者认为旧信承载着过去的声音。
27.C 标题判断题。根据全文尤其是“they were a bridge between the past and the present... generation and my own”“but little pieces of history... sense of connection across the years”“the attic... touch the lives of those who come after us”可知，本文通过作者在阁楼上发现旧信件的故事反映了旧信件在联系几代人方面的作用，强调了手写交流在捕捉生活瞬间中的价值，并鼓励人们通过写信来建立持久的联系。由此可知，C项“通过文字(建立)的纽带”最适合作为文章标题。

C
[2025江苏盐城四校调研]We have all heard of individuals who can’t carry a tune. When singing, they are usually met with laughter, criticism, as well as insensitive comments like, “Don’t quit your day job!” These individuals are labeled as “tone deaf”.
But is tone deafness a real condition? And if so, why are some people tone deaf?
In short, yes, tone deafness is a genuine disorder that is medically known as amusia(失歌症).　However, not everyone who lacks musical skills has this condition, which affects an estimated four percent of the population. For the majority of sufferers, a poor musical environment does not seem to be the issue.　“It is genetic,” said Professor Isabelle Peretz. Most amusics are born that way. Research shows that children with amusia usually have the same abnormal profile as amusic adults. Some people can develop amusia later in life, usually as a consequence of having a serious brain injury. This is known as acquired amusia, and is a far less common form of the condition.
While some individuals with amusia are fully aware they have it, others can live for years without knowing about their condition, which is because amusia can range in severity from mild difficulty in recognizing tunes to a complete inability to distinguish between different musical notes.
The most common form of amusia is pitch - based (基于音高的). Karen Wise, a research fellow, noted,“Despite this challenge, these people are able to process and recognize common environmental sounds, human voices, or the pattern and musical quality of speech. The disorder appears to be specific to the music domain.” Some studies suggest that people with pitch - based amusia do have difficulty processing tune information in speech. “However, usually that is not the only sign we rely on to understand spoken communication, so in daily life this is likely to be much less noticeable,” Wise added.
Studies show that it might be possible to help those with amusia. “Amusic brains receive and respond to pitch information, but it’s not reaching conscious(有意识的) awareness. The nerve cells fire in response to pitch differences that the person can’t distinguish,” Wise explained. “Maybe if we could develop training methods using that unconscious response, we could find a way to overcome it.”
28. What is one of the features of tone deafness?
A. It mainly runs in the family.
B. It is merely a lack of musical talent.
C. It results from a poor musical environment.
D. It is usually due to a brain injury or infection.
29. What can we learn about people with pitch - based amusia?
A. They can be identified easily in daily life.
B. They find it challenging to exchange words.
C. They may struggle with tune elements in speech.
D. They have difficulty understanding everyday sounds.
30. Why is the purpose of the last paragraph?
A. To explain conscious awareness.
B. To offer hope to people with amusia.
C. To provide ways to train amusic brains.
D. To show the mechanisms of amusic brains.
31. What is the text mainly about?
A. How to deal with amusia.
B. Why some can’t carry a tune.
C. Amusia’s causes and forms.
D. Music and the logic behind it.

答案： 28.A 细节理解题。根据第二段的“It is genetic”“Most amusics are born that way”可知，失歌症会遗传。
29.C 细节理解题。根据第四段的“The most common form of amusia is pitch - based(基于音高的)”“Some studies suggest that people with pitch - based amusia do have difficulty processing tune information in speech”可知，患有音高型失歌症的人在处理言语中的旋律元素时可能会遇到困难。C项中的“struggle with tune elements in speech”是原文中“have difficulty processing tune information in speech”的近义复现。
30.B 写作意图题。根据最后一段的内容可知，研究表明，帮助那些失歌症患者是有可能的。Wise认为如果能开发出利用这种无意识反应的训练方法，就能找到克服失歌症的方法。这表明失歌症是可以被治疗的，这给失歌症患者带来了希望。
31.C 主旨大意题。
Para. 1 通过生活中唱歌音调不准的人的示例，引入失歌症这一概念并引导读者思考失歌症的成因
Para. 2 介绍了失歌症的成因：遗传或者脑损伤
Para. 3 失歌症的认知差异及其原因：虽然有些失歌症患者完全意识到自己患有失歌症，但有些人可能在不知道自己病情的情况下生活数年，这是因为失歌症的严重程度不一
Para. 4 介绍了最常见的失歌症类型——音高型失歌症
Para. 5 探索失歌症的潜在治疗方法
结合表格可知，文章主要介绍了失歌症的成因、类型以及潜在的治疗方式，故C项最能概括文章内容。