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高三英语 试卷
2026.4
Grammar and Vocabulary Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Old, but Good
Listening to new music is hard. Not hard compared to space travel, but hard compared to listening to music we already know. Those of us who have settled into adult life often don’t listen to new music. With work, bills, children and life (1) (come) into play, it’s easy to let go of the act of discovery. Eventually, we bow our heads and reach a stage
(2) most music becomes something to remember rather than something to experience.
Most people have all the songs they could ever need already by the time they turn 30. And (3) we have an online music platform, we can easily take ourselves back to our youth, when life was simpler. Why jump off a mountain hoping that you (4) (rescue) on the way down by your new favourite album when you can stay safe with your old playlist Why spend time on something you (5) still even end up disliking
From music to clothing brands, we love the things we know because we know them, and therefore we love them.
But there is a physiological explanation in our desire to seek comfort in (6) familiar.
It has something (7) (do) with our brains. Our brains change as they recognise new patterns in the world, which is (8) makes brains useful. When it comes to listening to music, a network of nerves in the part of the brain that processes sounds (9) (help) catalogue the different patterns of music. When (10) (match) with a familiar pattern, a sound stimulates our brains to release dopamine—the chemical behind some of our strongest emotions. That’s why music can move us so deeply.
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Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
(
A.
overthrown
B.
fueling
C.
damaging
I.
fresh
D.
inclusively
J.
separated
E.
climatic
K.
exposed
F.
lines
G.
overdependence
H.
previously
)
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Western Roman Empire is known as one of the longest lasting empires. Historians believe that the empire collapsed in 476 A.D., when its last ruler, Romulus Augustulus, was 11 .
The question of why the Western Roman Empire ended has fascinated historians for generations, 12 a debate that is nowhere near reaching an agreement. In 1984, German historian Alexander Demandt drew up a list of more than two hundred factors that have been cited to explain Rome’s fall—a fall 13 blamed on internal corruption (腐败).
Other scholars have pointed to more specific reasons. Some have focused on the evolution of the Roman economy,
which struggled to expand by the third century A.D. because of 14 on enslaved ( 受奴役的) people for labor.
Ongoing military conflicts and civil wars that broke out from the third century onward played a part too, weakening central authority and causing the empire to break apart, leaving it more 15 to external threats.
In recent years, however, a(n) 16 theory has emerged, highlighting the impact of climatic changes and disease outbreaks. In a work published in 2017, classics professor Kyle Harper argues that the rise and fall of Rome was shaped not only by emperors, generals, soldiers and slaves, but also by viruses, volcanoes and solar cycles. It is a story in which humanity and the environment cannot be 17 .
Harper and other scholars have drawn on climate and widespread-disease data, which have opened up new 18
of research into the study of the past. The data suggest that the 19 conditions of the empire in the first century B.C. favored agricultural, economic, and population growth. But they became more variable with a trend toward cooling and drought, which impacted agricultural productivity. This crisis was compounded by another 20 natural phenomenon: epidemics (时疫). From the latter half of the second century onward, epidemics emerged that affected the whole Roman
Empire with unmatched intensity.
II.Reading Comprehension Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Who, or what, do you trust
Every day, we turn to the internet to 21 : should we stay at that hotel, eat at this restaurant, ride with that driver We have become so used to the large-scale insights provided by 22 , many of us wouldn’t even buy a toaster without first checking reviews. Their accessibility and apparent authority mean that simply picking an appliance at random is almost 23 —why wouldn’t you ask Google first And yet, when it comes to many more fundamental choices—like what we choose to study—we often trust our instincts. This, argues economist Seth Davidowitz, is where we are going wrong. 24 , following our instincts can lead us to act on hidden prejudices or to keep following dead-end paths.
In his new book Don’t Trust Your Gut: Using data instead of instinct to make better choices, Seth Davidowitz brings together “credible answers to 25 questions” as revealed by vast online data, so we can apply them in order to be more successful and happier. “While we often think we know how to better ourselves, the numbers, it turns out, 26 ,” he writes.
Some findings are indeed 27 , going against common belief—for example, the overstated advantage of youth in starting a business. Others, however, may be more 28 expectations: we often overestimate the pleasure of passive activities such as snacking and watching TV. Research by the London School of Economics found that even relaxing tends to make people feel less 29 than anticipated. On the other hand, we underestimate the 30 to our mood from visiting museums or libraries.
From work to relationships, Seth Davidowitz looks to the data for 31 on key decisions and, where possible, tries it out for himself. In his book he writes that he used AI, market research and statistical analysis—putting more than 100 edited images of himself into an online survey—to find out that people generally prefer him with glasses and a beard. Though entertaining, his book is most 32 when it challenges popular assumptions and demonstrates what works best for most people, so that all of us might learn from their example.
But his somewhat idealist view of data may create a 33 with a world already transformed by it. 34 may not lie, as Seth Davidowitz writes—but nor do they reveal the complete, complex picture, especially when they are controlled by corporate interests. When our 35 is already being shaped by data in ways of which we aren’t aware, perhaps success isn’t always a matter of making the right decision.
21. A. make decisions B. express opinions C. gain knowledge D. achieve success
22. A. experience B. freedom C. technology D. power
23. A. rewarding B. exhausting C. effortless D. unthinkable
24. A. By contrast B. After all C. Even so D. In short
25. A. important B. obvious C. factual D. uncomfortable
26. A. remain B. disagree C. approve D. vary
27. A. misleading B. original C. surprising D. experimental
28. A. dependent on B. beneficial to C. consistent with D. strict about
29. A. attentive B. confused C. confident D. happy
30. A. boost B. cost C. risk D. boredom
31. A. convenience B. guidance C. diversity D. precision
32. A. recreational B. complicated C. popular D. practical
33. A. conflict B. conversation C. balance D. relationship
34. A. Books B. Resources C. Numbers D. Instincts
35. A. identity B. behaviour C. status D. reputation
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
My uncle George and I have always shared a special bond. When I was around 5 years old, I asked my parents what was wrong with him. Anyway, they said nothing was ‘wrong’ with him exactly, but that Uncle George was mentally disabled.
About once an hour from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., he calls me 10 times a day, without fail, 365 days a year. Though I love him quite a bit, I answer maybe two of those phone calls a day.
Our phone calls always follow the same structure, using one of three fantasy realities from George’s imagination. In one, he’s my dad and I’m his son. In another, he’s Major Charles Winchester, and I’m Captain B. J. Hunnicutt, reporting for duty. In the last, we’re both lifeguards, strategizing the rescue of a drowning person.
When the phone rings, I always say “Hello ” as if I don’t know who is calling.
“It’s your dad, George!” Or, “It’s Major Winchester!” Or, “This is Tower 1. Tower 2, can you read me ”
We go back and forth in character for about a minute and a half, only breaking the bit to laugh. Then he’ll go quiet. “You know something, Tommy,” he’ll say. “I’m just calling to say you’re the best guy I know.”
“So are you,” I reply. “The two of us!”
This conversation has been repeated multiple times a day for years now. No matter what’s going on in the world, the consistency of these calls is something I can count on. At my most stressed, angry and sad—during painful breakups and professional setbacks—that phone call nevertheless rolls in, allowing me to escape reality for a bit and just laugh and act like a kid again.
Because George doesn’t understand things at an adult level, it’s impossible for him to truly comprehend whether I’m having a good or bad day. Instead, he’s able to bring me the same energy, the same love and acceptance, no matter what. It’s an incredible gift. Because I know that even at my worst, when I feel like I’m drowning, I can count on Uncle George, up there in Tower 1, to call down and tell me I’m the best guy he knows.
It’s an act of love that saves me, just a little bit, every single day.
Which of the following is true about Uncle George
He calls on a regular basis every day.
He pretends to be different from others.
He is very sensitive to outside criticism.
He enjoys playing tricks on his nephew.
What is consistent about the phone conversations between the author and Uncle George
The author always begins with greeting his uncle by name.
They always end by saying kind words about each other.
They often discuss real-world news and current events.
Uncle George always pretends not to know the author.
Why does the author value the calls especially during difficult times
He felt understood and comforted by his uncle.
Uncle George can help solve his real-world problems.
The calls allow him to take a short break from reality.
It makes him very proud to be relied on by his family.
What message does the author want to convey through the passage
People with disabilities can understand others better than most adults do.
Frequent phone calls are the best way to keep relationships strong.
Role-play helps strengthen family bonds across generations.
A simple act of love can provide steady comfort in life.
(B)
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According to the passage, what is Goldster
A platform that supports live communication.
An organization that lifts one’s skills like writing.
A gym that offers fitness classes for all energy levels.
A community that promotes physical and mental health.
According to the passage, what can be inferred about signing up for Goldster
It guarantees lifetime free access to all online recordings.
It requires you to commit to attending classes every day.
It lets you download all recordings for offline use.
It will not charge you any fees when you register.
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To prove the accessibility of the lessons.
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(C)
New forms of credit are often met with doubts. A century ago, furniture and car sellers realized they could reach more customers if they accepted payments in instalments (分期付款). To critics this was a sign of moral decline. When in 1958 Bank of America started posting credit cards to customers, it did not take long for opponents to worry about the consequences.
Today the reproachful frowns are aimed at “buy now, pay later” (BNPL). This practice, which lets people pay for things they buy online in instalments, is booming: over $300bn in payments were financed in such a manner last year. Borrowers tend to be younger and less credit-worthy than average, which is causing concern. Many critics worry that the industry takes advantage of the young, while analysts worry that the hidden debt makes it hard to monitor credit risks. Yet BNPL could be a valuable innovation.
New financial products often cause worry because they draw in customers with little experience of credit, but reaching new customers is generally a good thing. Modern finance is not perfect; the poor and the young are underserved, partly because they often have no credit history. It is only reasonable for upstarts to fill a gap in the market, and if they provide a useful service, they can grow rapidly. After an initial wave of fraud ( 欺诈), Bank of America’s credit-card business eventually revolutionized the way people pay. Today, it is more widely recognized by the name it adopted when it became a separate company in the 1970s: Visa.
Critics are right, though, to worry that BNPL loans remain hidden from regulators and other lenders as providers do not supply comprehensive data to credit-reporting firms on their users’ borrowing and repayments. Although they benefit from checking their customers’ credit, they deny other lenders the opportunity to do the same, which raises the possibility that banks will lend to people with substantial BNPL debts, not realizing they are riskier than they appear.
Some providers say they do not trust credit bureaus—agencies that collect, organize, and provide information about individuals’ credit histories—to understand this new form of finance; others may see the secrecy it offers as an advantage, because it attracts borrowers who wish to keep their debts hidden. Despite such concerns, providers should be required to report their data, as Affirm, one of America’s largest BNPL lenders, has recently begun to do. Many providers wish to reach further into mainstream finance, and to achieve those dreams, they must open up.
What is “the reproachful frowns” in paragraph 2 closest in meaning to
New forms of credit.
Disapproving reactions.
Surprised expressions.
Signs of moral decline.
Why does the author mention Bank of America’s credit-card business (paragraph 3)
To show what makes a new financial product eventually become a success.
To argue that BNPL will finally take the place of current credit card business.
To prove that fraud remains something that is unavoidable in the field of finance.
To suggest that financial innovations are often doubted before gaining acceptance.
According to the passage, what is a key concern about BNPL firms
They share personal data with credit bureaus.
They burden borrowers with high interest rates.
They overlook borrowers’ repayment ability.
They make credit risk harder to monitor.
What is the author’s attitude towards BNPL
It may harm the young, so regulators should ban it.
It is growing, and it is making online shopping easier.
It may be useful, but providers need to fully report data.
It is unfair, as it excludes less credit-worthy borrowers.
Section C
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
(D)
(
Decisions regarding vocabulary and other elements of style contribute nearly as much to a text’s meaning as the
underlying research.
However,
that
knowledge
did
not
stop
my
students
from
relying
heavily
on
generative
AI.
However,
the
technology
often
changes
vocabulary
and
alters
meaning
even
when
the
only
task
is
“fix
the
grammar.”
Rather,
writing
is
a
process
closely
tied
to
thinking.
The
problem
was
not
recognizing
AI-generated
or
AI-revised
text.
They
will
find
ways to
encourage
students
to
think
and
learn
that
writing
is
a
way
of
generating
ideas.
)
Will we lose our ability to think
For most of my career, I taught writing, literature, and language, primarily to university students. But I quit last fall, in large part, because of large language models (LLMs).
Virtually all experienced scholars know that writing, as historian Lynn Hunt argued, is “not the transcription of thoughts already consciously present in mind.” 47 Writing is hard work. It is sometimes frightening. With the easy temptation of AI, many—possibly most—of my students were no longer willing to push through discomfort.
In my most recent job, I taught academic writing at a technical college. My graduate students, many of whom were computer scientists, understood the mechanisms of generative AI better than I do. They recognized LLMs as unreliable research tools that invent things. They knew that models are trained on existing data and therefore cannot produce novel research. 48 Several students admitted to drafting their research in note form and asking AI to write their articles.
Students who outsource their writing to AI lose an opportunity to think more deeply about their research. In a recent article on art and generative AI, author Ted Chiang put it this way: “Using AI to complete assignments is like bringing a forklift into the weight room; you will never improve this way.” Chiang also notes that the hundreds of small choices we make as writers are just as important as the initial conception. 49
Still, I found myself spending more time giving feedback to AI than to my students. So I quit.
The best educators will adapt to AI. In some ways, the changes will be positive. Teachers must move away from mechanical activities or assigning simple summaries. 50 However, with few exceptions, my students were not willing to enter those uncomfortable spaces or remain there long enough to discover the power of writing.
III. Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Switch on!
We live in a world concerned about how much sleep we get. Many of us chase solutions in the pursuit of that golden 8 hours of sleep. But what if the secret to feeling restored has little to do with how much we actually slept A wave of new research suggests that the way we think about sleep matters more than the hours we get.
Last year, a UCLA study tracked 249 people, noting both their actual sleep time and their self-reported sleep behaviour. The mismatch between the two sets of data was striking: many people claimed they had slept terribly, but the objective data showed a different case. When participants performed cognitive ( 认知的) tests, it was the self-reported
sleep quality that predicted how well they did, rather than the objective data.
This suggests that changing how we think about our sleep might help us respond better to a lack of sleep. But to make full use of this power, we also need to consider how people judge their sleep quality. In the follow-up study, participants rated their previous night’s sleep every two hours while reporting their mood, physical activity and social activities. More than 90 per cent of the participants changed their sleep quality ratings during the day.
Among all the factors, physical activity most improved their sleep views. Dragging yourself to the gym, despite little sleep, isn’t such a bad idea — it might positively reshape your memory of sleep, leading to beneficial knock-on effects.
For people with long-term sleep struggles, a positive mindset sometimes means all. Actively reshaping your perception of last night’s sleep the next day could help to achieve this. Another way is to simply re-examine how many hours you think you need—eight hours is not a universal rule. Helping people reset expectations can reduce worry and improve sleep satisfaction, even without increasing total sleep time.
IV. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
农贸市场里，色泽鲜亮、汁水充足的西红柿随处可见。（display）
该品牌从传统编织工艺中汲取灵感，推出了马年新春系列。（collection）
越来越多咖啡店推出自带杯优惠，咖啡爱好者每月都能省下一笔不小的开销。（discount）
为推动教育改革，李教授创立了自动化技术研究中心，开设机器人课程，以便学生在做中学、在探索中创新。
（so that）
V. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是明启中学高三学生李华。你最近收听一档英语播客（podcast），主持人在节目中谈到：“面对重要选择，与其一味求稳，不如选择具有挑战性但更符合自己兴趣的道路。”对此，你产生了思考，并决定给该播客主持人写一封邮件，表达你的看法。邮件内容须包括：
你是否赞成主持人的观点；
用一个具体事例来说明你的理由。
英语参考答案
1. coming 2. where 3. now that/seeing that 4. will be rescued
5. might/may 6. the 7. to do 8. What
9. helps 10. matched
11.-20. ABHGK IJFEC
21.- 35. ACDBA BCCDA BDACB
36.- 39. ABCD 40.- 42. DDB 43.- 46. BDDC 47.-50. DBAF
Research suggests how we view sleep is more important than how long we sleep. A UCLA study showed self-rated sleep quality, not objective measures, predicted cognitive performance. Sleep judgments change during the day, and exercise improves satisfaction. For long-term sleep problems, thinking positively and resetting expectations can ease worry and boost sleep satisfaction.（53 words）
A 档 内容 5 分需在 C 档基础上，准确概括以下 3 点内容的任意 2 点，表达可以多样： 自评睡眠质量比客观数据更能预测认知表现：self-reported sleep, not objective data, predicted cognitive performance 身体活动能明显改善对睡眠的评价/ 满意度： physical activity improve sleep satisfaction most strongly 通过重塑认知、重设“八小时”预期可减轻担忧、提升满意度：reshaping your perception and reducing expectations
B 档 在完整涵盖 C 档的情况下，准确概述以下 3 点内容中的任意 1 点，表达可以多样：： 自评睡眠质量比客观数据更能预测认知表现：self-reported sleep, not objective data, predicted cognitive performance 身体活动能明显改善对睡眠的评价/ 满意度： physical activity improve sleep satisfaction most strongly 通过重塑认知、重设“八小时”预期可减轻担忧、提升满意度：reshaping your perception and reducing expectations
C 档 内容 3 分需完整提及以下信息，表达可以多样： 对于睡眠的主观感受/评价比实际长度更重要； 人们对于睡眠的评价是动态的； 对于长期失眠者，积极的心态有助于提升睡眠满意度。
农贸市场里，色泽鲜亮、汁水充足的西红柿随处可见。（display）
Brightly coloured, juicy tomatoes are on display/are displayed everywhere at the fruit and vegetable market/the farmers’ market/fresh produce market.
该品牌从传统编织工艺中汲取灵感，推出了马年新春系列。（collection）
Inspired by traditional knitting/weaving techniques, the brand has launched/launched a Spring Festival collection for the Year of the Horse.
越来越多咖啡店推出自带杯优惠，咖啡爱好者每月都能省下一笔不小的开销。（discount）
An increasing number of / More and more coffee shops offer discounts for customers who bring their own cups, which allows coffee lovers to save / so coffee lovers can save a lot on their monthly spending / save a good amount each month/ cut their monthly expenses by quite a bit.
为推动教育改革，李教授创立了自动化技术研究中心，开设机器人课程，以便学生在做中学，在探索中创新。
（so that）
To promote education reform, Professor Li founded the Automation Technology Research Centre and introduced a robotics course, so that students could learn by doing and innovate through exploration.

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