一、阅读七选五
Thanks to AI, work will look very different in the near future. According to the World Economic Forum, 85 million jobs will be influenced by AI by 2030. 1. In this fast-changing era, our university degrees or past achievements don't matter so much now. More important are the skills we have.
To stay competitive, we need two groups of skills. The first is AI skills. Having AI skills doesn't mean becoming an AI engineer or computer scientist. 2. We will become an AI collaborator and supervisor(监督者). AI will soon appear everywhere in our daily life. 3. Human soft skills make up the second group. It means abilities that AI still cannot handle as well as humans. 4. For example, humans are good at working as a team, thinking of new ideas and building trusting relationships with others. In schools and workplaces, these abilities are always needed. So as AI grows stronger, human skills become even more important.
5. Most importantly, we must stay curious, accept changes and develop lifelong learning. This is how we grow with technology instead of being replaced by it.

A. Humans will finally be replaced by AI systems.
B. At the same time, millions of new jobs will be created.
C. For example, AI can now write poems and create artworks.
D. To succeed in the AI era, we need AI skills and human skills.
E. These abilities come from human strengths throughout history.
F. So, being able to make the best of AI tools will help us do better than others.
G. Instead, it means the ability to use AI effectively and check its work carefully.

1. B 2. G 3. F 4. E 5. D

【分析】
本题为英语七选五题型，需结合上下文语境、逻辑关系及指代内容匹配选项。解题时先通读全文把握主旨：AI时代工作将变化，需AI技能与人类技能；再逐个分析空格前后句，找逻辑衔接点：1空前文讲AI影响大量工作，后文讲时代变化，需对应“同时产生新工作”的选项；2空前说明AI技能不是成为工程师，需对应“而是有效使用AI”的转折内容；3空前讲AI普及，需对应“利用AI工具的好处”的内容；4空前讲人类软技能是AI做不好的，需对应“这些能力来源”的指代内容；5空后文讲具体做法，需对应“AI时代成功所需技能”的引出内容。
【解析】
1. 空前提到“85 million jobs will be influenced by AI”，空后讲时代变化，B选项“At the same time, millions of new jobs will be created”与前文形成并列逻辑，说明AI带来的双重影响，符合语境，故选B。
2. 空前“Having AI skills doesn't mean becoming an AI engineer or computer scientist”，G选项“Instead, it means the ability to use AI effectively and check its work carefully”与前文构成“不是…而是…”的转折逻辑，解释AI技能的真正含义，故选G。
3. 空前“AI will soon appear everywhere in our daily life”，F选项“So, being able to make the best of AI tools will help us do better than others”承接前文AI普及的情况，引出下文人类软技能的重要性，符合逻辑，故选F。
4. 空前“Human soft skills make up the second group. It means abilities that AI still cannot handle as well as humans”，E选项“These abilities come from human strengths throughout history”中“these abilities”指代前文的人类软技能，符合指代逻辑，故选E。
5. 空后“Most importantly, we must stay curious, accept changes and develop lifelong learning”是具体做法，D选项“To succeed in the AI era, we need AI skills and human skills”引出下文的具体措施，符合语境，故选D。
【答案】1.B 2.G 3.F 4.E 5.D
【知识点】英语七选五、上下文逻辑衔接、代词指代
【点评】本题围绕AI时代的技能需求展开，考查学生对语篇逻辑的理解能力，需关注前后句的衔接关系、指代内容及语义连贯性，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5

二、阅读填空
Maps were first created to meet people's basic needs. In the past, people 1. (need) maps to find directions. As society developed, people also used maps for travelling, exploration and trade.
In ancient times, maps 2. (draw) by hand. People used simple symbols and pictures to show important places and routes.
As time passed, maps became more detailed. Some map makers started to use new methods 3. (create) maps. They included more information about the world in maps, such as the locations of 4. (city) and rivers. This made maps more 5. (use) for planning trips and looking for new places.
During the Age of Exploration, map-making skills improved 6. (great). Many explorers went to new places and brought back 7. (they) findings. This helped map makers create more accurate（精确的）maps of the world.
Today, we have electronic maps on computers and smartphones. They can suggest the 8. (good) routes, provide real-time traffic conditions and recommend nearby attractions, which makes it possible to save time. Therefore, our 9. (day) lives become more convenient.
Maps have changed over time, but their purpose 10. (remain) the same: to help people understand and find their ways.

1. needed 2. were drawn 3. to create
4. cities 5. useful 6. greatly 7. their 8. best 9. daily
10. remains

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，需结合句子时态、语态、词性变化、固定搭配等知识点逐一分析每个空：1. 根据时间状语确定动词时态；2. 分析主语与动词的主被动关系及时态；3. 运用固定搭配判断非谓语形式；4. 可数名词的复数变化；5. 结合固定结构判断词性；6. 明确副词修饰动词的用法；7. 掌握形容词性物主代词的用法；8. 利用定冠词判断形容词最高级；9. 明确形容词修饰名词的规则；10. 根据主语单三确定动词形式。
【解析】
1. 由时间状语in the past（在过去）可知，句子用一般过去时，动词need的过去式为needed，故填needed；
2. 主语maps与动词draw是被动关系（地图被绘制），时间状语in ancient times表过去，故用一般过去时的被动语态，结构为were+过去分词，draw的过去分词是drawn，故填were drawn；
3. 固定搭配use sth to do sth表示“用某物做某事”，此处不定式作目的状语，故填to create；
4. city是可数名词，此处泛指多个城市，需用复数形式，故填cities；
5. 固定结构make sth + 形容词，意为“使某物……”，此处需用use的形容词形式useful，故填useful；
6. 此处修饰动词improved（改进），需用副词，great的副词形式是greatly，故填greatly；
7. 此处修饰名词findings（发现），需用形容词性物主代词，they的形容词性物主代词是their，故填their；
8. 定冠词the后常接形容词最高级，结合语境表示“最好的路线”，good的最高级是best，故填best；
9. 此处修饰名词lives（生活），需用形容词，day的形容词形式是daily（日常的），故填daily；
10. 主语purpose是单数第三人称，结合语境为一般现在时，动词remain需用第三人称单数形式remains，故填remains。
【答案】
1. needed 2. were drawn 3. to create 4. cities 5. useful 6. greatly 7. their 8. best 9. daily 10. remains
【知识点】
一般过去时及其被动语态、非谓语动词、词性转换
【点评】
本题考查英语基础语法填空，涵盖时态、语态、词性变化、固定搭配等核心考点，难度适中，要求学生熟练掌握基础语法规则与词汇变形，适合巩固英语语法基础。
【难度系数】
0.7