三、信息还原(10 分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
新素材 “kidult”的玩具热爱(2025·成都期末)Have you ever heard of the word “kidult”? It means an adult(成年人) who buys children's toys to play with. Take Anna Jones for example. This 23-year-old woman travelled all the way from London to New York just to buy an unusual soft toy. Although she already had 35 of them, she wanted to collect more. She said, “31. ”
In the past, people would typically stop playing with toys once they grew up. But things are different now. 32. In fact, most soft toy buyers are between the ages of 18 and 24.
33. However, Professor Joshua Dale doesn't think so. He says cute toys can make adults happy. Kidults love them because they want to feel less worried. “It's hard to feel happy today with so much going on in the world,” Dale says. “If you look at cute toys, though, they might cheer you up. 34. ”
This doesn't say that young people are childish, either. “There is a difference between ‘childish’ and ‘childlike’,” Dale explains. “35. But being childlike means having a feeling of interest and wonder, and wanting to learn new things. These are good qualities. Bringing childlike things into your daily life as an adult can be good for you.”
| A. Each one is special to me. |
| B. They are like friends that help with your feelings. |
| C. It's quite normal for young adults to have soft toys. |
| D. It helps people forget their problems for a short time. |
| E. Being childish itself is bad for everyone, even children. |
| F. Some people think this means young people are afraid of growing up. |

【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章围绕“kidult（大孩子，指买儿童玩具玩的成年人）”展开，探讨成年人喜欢儿童玩具这一现象及相关观点。
31. A 根据前文“Although she already had 35 of them, she wanted to collect more.”可知，空格处应是Anna对这些毛绒玩具的感受。选项A“每个对我来说都很特别。”符合语境。故选A。
32. C 根据前文“In the past, people would typically stop playing with toys once they grew up. But things are different now.”以及后文“In fact, most soft toy buyers are between the ages of 18 and 24.”可知，空格处和现在年轻人买玩具的情况有关。选项C“年轻人有毛绒玩具是很正常的。”符合语境。故选C。
33. F 根据后文“However, Professor Joshua Dale doesn't think so.”可知，前文应是一种不同观点。选项F“有些人认为这意味着年轻人害怕长大。”符合语境。故选F。
34. B 根据前文“Kidults love them because they want to feel less worried. 'It's hard to feel happy today with so much going on in the world,' Dale says, 'If you look at cute toys, though, they might cheer you up.'”可知，可爱玩具能让人情绪好，和情绪安抚相关。选项B“它们就像能帮你处理情绪问题的朋友。”符合语境。故选B。
35. E 根据前文“There is a difference between 'childish' and 'childlike'”以及后文“But being childlike means having a feeling of interest and wonder ...”可知，空格处应说“childish”的负面情况。选项E“幼稚本身对每个人都不好，甚至对孩子也是。”符合语境。故选E。

四、阅读填表(10 分)
新考法 思维导图 根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空白处填入一个最恰当的词，每空一词。
(2025·泰州期末)In the past, the break time between classes was 10 minutes. But now it's 15 minutes. This change catches the attention of students, parents, and teachers, each with their own ideas.
For students, the extended(延长的) break is like a breath of fresh air. They now have more time to relax and do things they are interested in. Some play games with friends, which helps them feel less worried. Others take a short walk, getting some exercise. However, some students worry that they might get too distracted(分心) during the longer break and it's hard for them to focus in the next class.
Parents generally support the change. Their children can have a better balance between study and rest, which is good for their health. Besides, longer breaks are helpful to make students' social skills better as they have more time to interact(互动) with classmates. But some parents also care about safety problems during the longer breaks.
The teachers can have casual chats during this longer time. So they think it's a good chance to build a better relationship with children. However, they also need to make teaching plans wisely enough to make sure the longer breaks make no difference to lessons.
All in all, the 15-minute break has both advantages and challenges(机遇和挑战). With right guidance, it can bring more good to everyone.

| The extended 15-minute break |
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| Introduction: Many schools extend the break time between classes 36. 10 to 15 minutes these days. |
| Different 37. |
| Students: The extended break is like a breath of fresh air. They have more time to relax and do something 38. , like playing games with friends or 39. a short walk. They may get distracted and have 40. focusing in the next class. |
| Parents: Children are 41. to have a better balance between study and rest. Longer breaks 42. to make students' social skills better. They care about the 43. of the students. |
| Teachers: Longer breaks are good for building better relationships, 44. teachers and students can chat casually during this time. They need to be 45. with their teaching plans. |
| Conclusion(结论): The 15-minute break has both advantages and challenges. |

【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了课间休息时间从10分钟延长到15分钟后，学生、家长和老师的不同看法及这一变化带来的利弊。
36. from 根据“Many schools extend the break time between classes ... 10 to 15 minutes these days.”可知，课间休息时间从10分钟延长到15分钟，from“从”。故填from。
37. ideas/opinions/views 根据“This change catches the attention of students, parents, and teachers, each with their own ideas.”可知，此处介绍学生、家长和老师的不同看法，ideas/opinions/views“意见；看法”。故填ideas/opinions/views。
38. interesting 根据“They now have more time to relax and do things they are interested in.”可知，他们有更多时间放松和做感兴趣的事，interesting“有趣的”。故填interesting。
39. taking 根据“Others take a short walk”可知，其他人进行短暂散步，此处需用动名词形式与“playing”并列。故填taking。
40. difficulty/problems/trouble 根据“it's hard for them to focus in the next class”可知，他们很难在下一节课集中注意力，have difficulty/problems/trouble doing sth.“做某事有困难”，是固定搭配。故填difficulty/problems/trouble。
41. able 根据“Their children can have a better balance between study and rest”可知，他们的孩子能更好地平衡学习与休息，be able to“能够”，是固定搭配。故填able。
42. help 根据“longer breaks are helpful to make students' social skills better”可知，更长的休息时间有助于提升学生的社交能力，help“帮助”符合。故填help。
43. safety 根据“some parents also care about safety problems”可知，一些家长也担心安全问题，safety“安全”符合。故填safety。
44. because 根据“The teachers can have casual chats during this longer time ... to build a better relationship”可知，老师可以在这段时间与学生随意聊天，以建立更好的关系，此处表示原因，because“因为”。故填because。
45. wise 根据“they also need to make teaching plans wisely”可知，他们需要明智地制订教学计划，wise“明智的”，作表语。故填wise。