2025-2026学年广东省江门市新会区名冠实验学校高三上学期8月入学考试英语试卷

2025-2026学年广东省江门市新会区名冠实验学校高三上学期8月入学考试英语试卷一、阅读理解(★)WinnersoftheBroadcomMASTERSGirlstookthetopprizesattheBroadcomMASTERS,asciencecompetitionformiddleschoolstudents.AlainaGasslerAlainawonthe$25,000SamueliFoundationPrizefortheprojectofreducingblindspotsincars.Shewasinspiredtosolvethisissuebyhermotherwhodidn’tlikedrivinghervehiclebecauseitslargeA-pillar(A柱)designmadeherfeelindanger.“Istartedtothinkabouthowblindspotswereahugeprobleminallcars,”saidAlaina.Sosheworkedonandsolvedit.SidorClareSidorwonthe$10,000Marconi/SamueliAwardforInnovation,anhonormadebySamueli’sgenerousdonationofhis2012MarconiSocietyPrizeAward.ShedevelopedbricksthatcouldonedaybemadeonMars,sothathumanswouldn’tberequiredtocarrybuildingmaterialswiththeminordertobuildthere.AlexisMacAvoyAlexiswonthe$10,000RobertWoodJohnsonFoundationAwardforHealthAdvancement,whichrecognizedthestudentwhoseworkandperformanceshowedthemostpromiseinhealth-relatedfieldsanddemonstratedanunderstandingofthemanysocialfactorsthataffecthealth.Shedesignedawaterfilter(过滤器)byusingcarbontoremoveheavymetalsfromwater.RachelBergeyRachelwonthe$10,000LemelsonAwardforInvention,awardedbyTheLemelsonFoundationtoayounginventorcreatingpromisingsolutionstoreal-worldproblems.Shedevelopedatrapmadeoftinfoil(锡纸)andnettingforthespottedlanternfly,aninvasivespeciescausingdamagetotrees.1.WhatisthepurposeofAlainaGassler’sinvention?

A．Tobeautifyvehicles.B．Toimprovethesafetyofdriving.C．Todecoratethesidewalkfortheblind.D．Toreducethecarbonreleasedfromcars.2.Whoseinventionisrelatedtohumanhealth?

A．AlainaGassler’s.B．SidorClare’s.C．RachelBergey’s.D．AlexisMacAvoy’s.3.WhatistheBroadcomMASTERSabout?

A．Art.B．Sport.C．Technology.D．Education.(★★)ArecentreportbytheMinistryofEducationshowsthattheBeijingdialectisdecliningamongtheyoungergeneration.Thenewsdoesn’tcomeasasurprisethough,aspreviousstudieshavehighlightedthe“dialectcrisis”inotherpartsofChinaaswell.HeHongzhi,oftheBeijingMunicipalLanguageCommission,owesthisproblemtomigrationandthepromotionofPutonghua.“Withrapidsocialdevelopmentoverrecentyears,anincreasingnumberofmigrantswithdifferentdialectscanbefoundalloverChina.However,peopleareencouragedtospeakPutonghuabetweeneachother,threateningtheexistenceofdialects,”hetoldBeijingDaily.“FormanyChinesewholiveoutsidetheirhometowns,dialectisanimportantsymbolofidentityandaconstantreminderofwheretheycomefrom,”commentatorLiYuewroteonDailySunshine.Dialectsalsoreflecthistoryandembodylocalculture.TheBeijingdialect,forexample,thoughbeingalanguageoftheHanethnicgroup,showstracesofMongolianandManchulanguages.MongolianandManchuareethnicgroupswhohadruledBeijingduringtheYuanandQingdynastiesrespectively.TheMongolianwordhutongandtheManchuwordSachima(acommonChinesepastry)nowappearintheBeijingdialect.Topreservethesevaluablepartsofhistory,theStateLanguageCommissionhasmaintaineddatabasessince2008tocoverdifferentlocaldialects,whilemayareassuchasBeijing,ShanhaiandZhejiangprovincehaveestablishedmuseumsdedicatedtolocaldialects.Butalltheseeffortsarestillnotenoughinkeepingdialectsfromfadingaway.Amoreeffectivemeasuretokeepthemalivecouldbeusingelementssuchaspopsongsandthe“celebrityeffect”toattracttheyoungtousedialects.Theyneedtorealizethatspeakingtheirlocaldialectissomethingtheycanbeproudof.4.Accordingtothepassage,theBeijingdialectisdecliningbecauseof________.

A．itslittleattractionB．differencesandthepromotionofPutonghuaC．migrationandthepromotionofPutonghuaD．rapidsocialdevelopmentoverrecentyears5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutdialects?

A．Dialectsreflectaperson’shometownandeducation.B．DialectsplayanimportantroleinChinesehistoryandculture.C．Dialectsmakeithardforpeopletocommunicatewitheachother.D．TheBeijingdialectismainlyamixofMongolianandManchulanguages.6.Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.

A．weshouldspeaklessPutonghuaB．theyounghatetospeaktheirdialectsC．theyoungmaynotrealizethevalueoftheirdialectsD．thecelebritiesshouldusemoredialectsindailylife7.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardspreservingdialects?

A．Doubtful.B．Supportive.C．Indifferent.D．Negative.(★★★)Whiletechnologicaladvancementshaveenhancedtheconvenienceofurbancommutinginrecentyears,environmentalstudiesrevealaworryingdeclineinurbangreenspaces,especiallyindenselypopulateddistricts.Manyresidentscomplainthatthere’sinsufficientaccesstonature-filledareasforrelaxationandexercise,sotheyendupspendingmoretimeindoors,relyingonvirtualentertainment.UrbanplannersLilaChenandRyanMoorearedeeplytroubledbysuchissues.IntheirnewlyreleasedbookGreenLiving:ReclaimOurCities’NaturalSpaces,theycallforafundamentalrethinkingofurbandesignandtherolegreeneryshouldplayinourdailylives.Thelandscapeofurbanlivingbegantoshiftdecadesago.Vastareasofnaturalvegetationwereclearedtomakeroomforsprawlingconcretestructuresandcommercialcenters,forcingresidentstoseeknatureindistantsuburbs.Somegrassrootsgroupsfoughtback.Mostnotably,acommunityorganizerfromSeattle,whorelocatedtothecityintheearly2000s,launchedamovementtosavealocalwetlandsareafrombeingconvertedintoashoppingmall.Expressingheroutrageattheplanneddestruction,EmilyClarkappealedtothecitycouncilto“PreserveSeattleasacitywherenatureandurbanlifecoexistharmoniously,notjustaplaceofconcreteandcommerce.”Similarinitiativestookplaceinothermajorcitiesacrossthecountryinthe2010s.Althoughtheseinitiativesgainedpublicattention,theharshrealityisthatthemajorityofmoderncitiesremainoverwhelminglydominatedbyurbandevelopmentattheexpenseofgreenspaces.Thecoverageofnaturalareasincitieshasbeenshrinkingsteadily.InCalifornia,forinstance,theratioofurbangreenspacestototalcityareahasdroppedtoarecordlow,evenasthestatepromotesenvironmentalprotectioncampaigns.Weinvestsubstantialresourcesinbuildingurbaninfrastructurethatprioritizesspeedandefficiency,yetweneglecttoconsiderthetruevalueofgreenspaces.Dowefullycomprehendthesocialandpsychologicalcostswhencitizenslackeasyaccesstonaturalenvironmentsformentalrejuvenation?TheauthorsofGreenLivingarespot-on:it’shightimewere-evaluatetheurbanlandscapesrightoutsideourhomes.8.Whatphenomenondoestheauthorhighlightinparagraph1?

A．Urbancommutinghasbecomeoverlydependentontechnology.B．Thereductionofurbangreenspacesleadstolifestylechanges.C．Virtualentertainmentisreplacingoutdooractivitiescompletely.D．Residentsindenselypopulatedareashavelimitedaccesstojobs.9.WhatweretheSeattlecommunityorganizerandotheractivistsattemptingtoachieve?

A．Expandcommercialdevelopmentinurbanareas.B．Relocateresidentstodistantsuburbswithmoregreenery.C．Safeguardurbannaturalspacesforabalancedlifestyle.D．Promotetheconstructionofmoreshoppingmallsinwetlands.10.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheinitiativesinCaliforniainthe2010s?

A．Theysuccessfullyincreasedtheratioofurbangreenspaces.B．Theyfailedtoreversethetrendofshrinkinggreenareas.C．Theyledtoasurgeinenvironmentalprotectiondonations.D．Theyresultedintheclosureofallcommercialconstructionprojects.11.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthetext?

A．UrbanRush:SacrificingNature?B．TechAdvance:ADouble-edgedSword?C．GreenSpaces:ALuxuryorNecessity?D．CommunityActivism:ALostCause?(★★★★)Anewstudygivesallofussomeextramotivationwhenitcomestogettingoutsideandexercising:everydayyoumanagetofitinanadditionalone-hourwalk,youcouldbeboostingyourlifespanbyanextrasixhours.That’stheapproximatebenefitifyou’recurrentlyinthe25percentleastactivepeopleintheUS,accordingtofitnesstrackerdataanalyzedbyateamledbyresearchersfromGriffithUniversityinAustralia.Ifyou’reinthetop25percent,anextrawalkisn’tasmuchofaboost—you’vealreadyreceivedmostofthehealthbenefitsfromexercise—butthestudyalsohighlightsandquantifiessomeofthekeybenefitsofanactivelife.“Ifallindividualswereasactiveasthetop25percentofthepopulation,Americansovertheageof40couldliveanextra5.3yearsonaverage,”writetheresearchersintheirpublishedpaper.“Itcanbeanytypeofexercisetoreachthattopquartile(四分位数)butwouldroughlybetheequivalentofjustaboutthreehoursofwalkingperday.”TheteamanalyzedwearableactivitydatafromtheNationalHealthandNutritionalExaminationSurvey(NHANES)intheUS,whichrecruits5,000volunteersayear.Tocalculatehowchangesinactivitylevelscaninfluencemortality(死亡)risk,researchersreferencedtheNHANESresultsagainstalife-tablemodel(wheremortalityratesaretrackedatspecificagepoints)andpreviousresearchintoexerciseandlifespan.Inthisparticularstudy,dataon824participantswereexcludedbecausetheydidn’twearthetrackersforlongenough.Suggestingthatexerciseleadstoalongerlifeisnothingnew,butquantifyingandsimplifyingthebenefitscangrabattention—whetherit’sfiveminutesadaytoreducebloodpressureorninesecondsaweektogrowmuscle.Nowthere’sanewtargettoaimfor:anextrahour’swalkaday.Ifyoufindthattoodiscouragingaprospect,rememberthatanyamountofexercisemakesadifferencetohealthandwell-being.12.Whatdoesthenewstudyfind?

A．Walkingcancuresomediseaseseffectively.B．Perhapsdailywalkingcanextendourlifespan.C．Increasingexercisemostlybenefitsactivepeople.D．Thelessactivepeoplemustexerciseanhouraday.13.Howmuchdailywalkingisroughlyneededtoreachthetop25%activegroup?

A．Nineseconds.B．Onehour.C．Threehours.D．Fivehours.14.WhatisthefunctionofParagraph3?

A．Givingtheexamples.B．Analyzingthedata.C．Predictingtheeffect.D．Explainingthemethod.15.Whydoestheauthormention“ninesecondsaweektogrowmuscle”inthelastparagraph?

A．Tocomparethreedifferenttypesofexercise.B．Toemphasizetheflexibilityinsettingexercisegoals.C．Todemonstratetheprecisionofmodernexerciseresearch.D．Tohighlighttheadvantageofwalkingoverstrengthtraining.(★★★)Whilelongdistancefriendshipsmightrequiresomeplanningandcreativitytokeepup,there’snoreasontoletphysicaldistancekeepyoufromstayingconnected.16.BeclearandintentionalaboutkeepingyourlongdistancefriendsWhetheryou’vejustmovedawayfromyourfriendsoryou’vebeenapartforyears,longdistancefriendshipsrequireatwo-waycommitment.Thatmeansreachingout,findingtimetohangoutandshowingyourfriendsyouvaluethem.17.Rememberthattheyvalueyou,too.UsecommonintereststofeelconnectedDevelopan“anchor”foryourfriendship.Ananchorissomethingthatyouhaveincommonthatactsasatriggertoreachouttoeachother.Maybeyoubothlovecooking,soyoueachsendphotosofthenewdishesyoumakewithalinktotherecipe.Oryoubothlove,let’ssay,theHBOshowEuphoria,andyoutexttodiscussaftereachepisodecomesout.18.19Ifyoufeellikeyourcommunicationisdifficultbecauseofdistance,yourfriendsprobablyfeelthatwaytoo,sodon’tbeafraidtobethefirstonetoreachout.Whenphonecallswon’tcutit,thinkaboutavisit.Visitingisoneofthemostimportantthingswecandotokeepalongdistancefriendshipgoing.Addressconflictsopenly20.There’sjustalimitedamountoftimeyougetwithyourfriends,soit’seasytoletconflictsgounaddressed.Trynottosweepthingsundertherug.Infact,addressingconflictisoneofthewaysyoucanbecomecloserwithyourfriends.

A．Butit’sallworthitB．AnditgoesbothwaysC．Don’thesitatetoreachoutD．MakeeveryefforttomakeitcountE．Separationishard,andmiscommunicationhappensF．HerearesomeeffectivewaystomaintainsuchfriendshipsG．Itdoesn’treallymatterwhatitis,aslongasithelpsyouinitiateaconnection二、完形填空(★★★)MysisterLilydecidedtotakeupcyclingtogetfitafteryearsofasedentaryofficejob.Iwholeheartedly_______herdecision,knowinghowimportantitwasforherwell-being.Toshowmysupport,Iboughtheranicepairofcyclingglovesandsignedupforalocal20-milecyclingeventwithher.Aswegatheredatthestartingpointonthatsunnybutbreezymorning,we_______ourbikesnervously,checkingthegearsandbrakesonelasttime.“Areyousureyouwon’tgetannoyedifI_______abitslower?”sheasked,hereyesfilledwithamixofexcitementandworry.Shehadonlystarted_______onweekendsamonthago.“Ofcoursenot,”Ireassuredherwithasmile.Whenthestartinghorn_______,Lilypedaledoffsteadily.Atfirst,Istayedrightbesideher,chattingandenjoyingthescenery.Butastheroadopenedupandthewindseemedtopushmeforward,mycompetitivesidetookover.Igradually_______myspeed,thinkingshewouldcatchup.Afterafewmiles,Ilookedback,andLilywasnolongerinmylineofsight.Ikeptgoing,pushingmyselfharder,andcrossedthefinishlineina_______timeofjustunderanhour.Ifeltarushofpride,despitenothavingtrainedintensively.Lilyarrivedatthefinishlinealmosttwentyminuteslater,herfaceredandtired.Shewasclearly_______,feelingthatshehadletmedown.Icouldn’tbelieveshethoughtthatway.IgaveherabighugandtoldherhowproudIwasofherforevenfinishingtherace.Determinedtoimprove,Lilymadeaplan.Shedecidedtocycletoworkthreetimesaweekand_______toparticipateinmorecyclingevents.Iwatchedher________earlyinthemorning,evenwhenitwasfoggyordrizzling.Isawherfacestrongheadwindsanddealwithflattiresonthe________countryroads.Thereweretimeswhenshewas________bysteephillsandwantedtogiveup,butsheneverdid.Finally,thedayofthebigregionalcyclingracecame.Thistime,Imadeupmymindtostaywithher.Wepedaledsidebyside,encouragingeachother.Whenwewereabouttoreachthefinishline,Lilyfoundsomeextrastrengthand________ahead.Shecrossedthelinejustafewsecondsbeforeme,hereyesshiningwithjoyand________.Shehadnotonlyovercomeherownself-doubtbutalsoachievedagoalsheoncethoughtwasimpossible.Her________legsfromhoursofcyclingdidn’tseemtobotherheratall;allthatmatteredwasthesenseofaccomplishmentshefelt.21.A．questionedB．understoodC．backedD．ignored22.A．examinedB．cleanedC．rodeD．parked23.A．runB．cycleC．driveD．walk24.A．practicingB．competingC．travelingD．resting25.A．blewB．rangC．disappearedD．broke26.A．maintainedB．reducedC．increasedD．measured27.A．disappointingB．averageC．ordinaryD．remarkable28.A．happyB．embarrassedC．angryD．relaxed29.A．aimedB．agreedC．pretendedD．happened30.A．setoutB．turnbackC．giveupD．slowdown31.A．crowdedB．smoothC．lonelyD．busy32.A．frightenedB．challengedC．attractedD．guided33.A．lookedB．fellC．rushedD．stayed34.A．prideB．surpriseC．reliefD．fear35.A．longB．thinC．strongD．sore三、语法填空(★★★)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。AtraditionalChineseculturalexhibitionattheCityArtGalleryisshowcasingworksinspiredbyChineseshadowpuppetry(皮影戏),36hasahistoryofover2,000yearsinChina.Chineseshadowpuppetryisoneof37mostancientformsofstorytellingthroughvisualart.ThevividimagesofcharactersandthestoriestheytellreflectthewisdomandvaluesofChinesefolkculture,accordingtoLinHua,thecurator(馆长)oftheexhibition.“Theexhibitioncombinesshadowpuppetryculture,moderntechnologyandcontemporaryart,”saysLin.“Wehope38(show)thecharmofthistraditionalartinanewway,andstartconversationswithmodernartformslikeinstallationart,multimediaartandpopart.”“Inashadowpuppetryperformance,eachmovementofthepuppetsiscarefullydesigned.Theperformersusetheirskillstoguidethepuppets,leadingtheaudienceintoaworld39(fill)withmythsandlegends,”explainsChenLei,ashadowpuppetryperformerparticipatingintheexhibition.“Theperformers’emotions40(convey)throughthepuppets’actions,andtheirunderstandingofthestoriesispresentedtotheaudience,”sheadds.“Askilledperformeralways41(try)tomaketheperformancetouching,notjustbytheskills,42alsobythedeepconnectionwiththestory.”Linsaysthattheuniqueshapesoftheshadowpuppets,thebeautyinthe43(careful)arrangedstorylines,andtheculturalmeaningsbehindeachcharacterinspiredartiststocreatepaintings,sculptures,44digitalartworksfortheexhibition.TheseworksaimtoletmorepeopleappreciatethecharmofChineseshadowpuppetryinthecontextofmodernart,45(bridge)thegapbetweentraditionandmodernity.四、书面表达(★★★)46.学校的英文报上周开展了“HowOftenDoStudentsExercise?”的调查。请使用图表中的调查结果写一篇短文投稿。内容包括：1.学生锻炼情况描述;2.简单评论;3.你的建议。注意：1.写作词数80词左右；2.文章的开头已为你写好且不计入总词数；3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。HowOftenDoStudentsExercise?Howoftendostudentsexercise?Tofindouttheanswer,ourschoolEnglishnewspaperconductedasurveylastweek._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(★★★)47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Ididn’tseethethinplastictaperunningacrossthebreadbagwhenIputthebreadinmyshoppingcartorwhenIcheckedout.Itwasn’tuntilIunpackedthebreadathomethatIrealizedthatI’dbrokentherulesagain.ThatstupidplastictapejoinedthelonglistofmistakesImadeinjustoneweekoftryingtoeatplastic-free.Lastmonth,Ichallengedmyselftopurchaseaweek’sworthoffoodwithoutbringinghomeanyplastic.Thatmeantnoyogurtcontainersorplasticpackages.Ichoseabudgetof$115(roughlyhalf-waybetweentheaverageweeklygrocerybillforafamilyoftwoinMassachusetts).OnSaturdayafternoon,Ipulledintotheparkinglotofawell-knownzero-wasteshoppingcenter.Istartedintheproducesection,whereItypicallygotaplasticbagofor