2026年江苏省普通高中学业水平合格性考试英语模拟试题(一) 原卷版A4

2026年江苏省普通高中学业水平合格性考试模拟试题(一)

英语

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第一部分选择题(共两节，满分70分)

第一节阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

AboutEdinburghCastle

EdinburghCasileplaysanimportantroleinScotland’scapital.DuringtheWarsofIndependencethecastle

changedhandsmanytimes.In1314itwasretakenfromtheEnglishinasuddennightattackbyThomasRandolph,

nephewofRoberttheBruce.

Thecastlewashometokingsandqueens.QueenMargaretdiedherein1093,andMaryQueenofScots,gave

birthtoJamesVIintheroyalpalacein1566.Fromthe1600sonwardsthecastlewasamilitarybase.Lateritalso

heldprisonersofwar.Partsarestillamilitarybase,butthecastleisnowaworld-famousvisitorattraction.

OpeningHours:

Thecastleopensdailyat9:30a.m.Closingtimevariesseasonally:

1Apr.～30Sept.:itclosesat6p.m.

1Oct.～31Mar.:itclosesat5p.m.

Thecastleisclosedon25thand26thDecember.OnJanuary1stweareopenfrom11a.m.to5p.m.and

normalhoursfromJanuary2nd.

LastadmissionisIhourbeforeclosing.TicketTypesandPrices:

Beatthequeuesandbookaheadonlineusingourwebstoreforfast-trackentryatnoextracost.Membersdo

notneedtoqueueattheticketoffice,andsimplyneedtoshowtheircardatVisitorInformation.

Prices:

Child(5～15yrs):￡9.90

Adult(16～59yrs):￡16.50

Concession(优惠价)(60yrs+):￡13.20

Childrenunder5yearsoldgofree,buttheymustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.GuidedTours:

Aguidedtourisincludedinyourticketprice—ourguideslovesharingtheirstories.Theyareexperienced,

knowledgeableandarealwayshappytoanswerquestions,soit’sagreatwaytodiscoverthecastle’samazingpast.

GuidedtourstakeplacethroughoutthedayandthemeetingpointisthroughthePortcullisGatepasttheaudio

boothbytheclock.

1．WhatcanbeinferredaboutEdinburghCastlefromthetext?

A．Itwasusedasaprisoninthe1500s.B．Itisonceownedbynon-Scottishpeople.

C．ItisthebirthplaceofQueenMargaret.D．Itnowfunctionsmerelyasatouristsite.

2．WhencanvisitorsvisitEdinburghCastleonNewYear’sDay?

A．4p.m.～6p.m..B．10a.m.～l2a.m..

C．1p.m.～3p.m..D．9a.m～11a.m..

3．HowmuchshouldJack,aged62,andhistwin5-year-oldgrandchildrenpayinalltovisitEdinburghCastle?

A．£13.20.B．£36.30.C．£16.50.D．£33.00.

4．WhatistrueaboutguidedtoursofEdinburghCastle?

A．TheyareprovidedonlyatthePortcullisGate.B．Theyareprovidedonlyatcertaintimes.

C．Questionsaren’twelcomedduringthem.D．Theycostnoextramoney.

B

Healthisveryimportanttoeveryone.Differentpeoplehavetheirownwaystokeepfit.Alotofpeoplelike

runningonthetreadmills(跑步机).Butitisnotagoodwaytomakeyoustrongandhealthy.Herearesomereasons

whyyoushouldrunoutdoorsbutnotonthetreadmills.

Itcostsyoualotofmoneytobuyatreadmill.Youcanrunoutdoors,anditcostsyounothing!Walkoutside

andthewholeworldisyourtreadmill.Ifyoudon’tmindgettingalittledirty,outdooractivitieswillhelpyou.

Treadmillscanbecomeboring.Youarelimited(被限制)towhat’sinfrontofyou.Runningandexercising

outsideprovidebeautifulscenery(风景).Studiesshowthatjustlookingatphotosofnaturecanlowerblood

pressure(降低血压),soimaginewhatrunningthroughitwilldo.Thefreshairandtheunpollutednaturewillalso

makeyourunmoreeasily.

Youburn(燃烧)morecaloriesrunningoutsidethanyoudoonatreadmill,becauseyouhavetoworkharderin

ordertomoveyourbody.Whenyourunonatreadmill,youonlymoveyourlegs.Butwhenexercisingoutside,you

mustmoveyourlegsandyourhandsandsoon.

Whynotgoforarunoutdoors?Comeon!

5．Thepassagegives________reason(s)nottoexerciseonthetreadmills.

A．1B．2C．3D．4

6．Fromthepassagewecanknowtreadmillsarequite________.

A．cheapB．expensive

C．famousD．comfortable

7．Whatcan’trunningoutsideprovide?

A．Cleanwater.B．Theunpollutednature.

C．Freshair.D．Beautifulscenery

8．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．DoMoreExercise

B．OutdoorScenery

C．HowtodoExerciseontheTreadmills

D．ReasonsforNotRunningontheTreadmills

C

Eight-year-oldMaggieCarosinospentlastyearonhomeschoolingandherscienceclassofchoicewasbotany

(植物学).HermotherReagansaidshetookMaggieforaneducationalvisittoLakeRasmusseninDuvalllastfall

whenthelittlescientistnoticedanunusualplantinthewater.KingCountyofficialssaidtheywereamazedto

receiveanemailtellingthemaboutthepossibleinvasiveplant(入侵植物).Acoupleofscientistssaidthatitwasan

invasiveplantknownas“Egeria”thatcancausebigproblems.

SashaShaw,withKingCounty’sNoxiousWeedProgram,saidthatEgeriais“asuperinvasivewaterplant

that’sneverbeenfoundinthelocalriver.”Egeriaisanissuebecauseifleftuncheckeditwillspreadtoapoint

whereitpreventslightfromreachingotherplantsandreducesoxygenforfish,accordingtoShaw.

Maggie’sdiscoverywasimportantinitstimingasthecountyworkedquicklytohavealookandfoundno

signsofEgeriahavingspreadoutsideofthelaketothispoint.

“HerloveofplantswaswhatgotMaggietothelakebutthefactthatshefeltsomesortofdutytonoticethe

plantandsay‘heymom,wegottatellsomebody!’isjustamazing,”saidShaw.

ShawsaidthattheEgerialikelycamefromsomeonewhothrewafishtank(鱼缸)intothelake.Thisisagood

chanceforthecountytoremindpeoplethatleavingunwantedpetsandplantsinthewildcanleadtoserious

problems.

9．WhydidReagantakeMaggietoLakeRasmussen?

A．Tomeetsomescientists.B．Tohavearelaxingdaytogether.

C．Tofindaninvasiveplant.D．Tolearnsomethingaboutplants.

10．WhatproblemcanEgeriacause?

A．Itblocksoutthelight.B．Itgivesfishtoomuchfood.

C．Itishighlypoisonous.D．Itproducestoomuchoxygen.

11．WhatlessondoesShawhopepeoplecanlearn?

A．Itisbadtoputfishinfishtanks.

B．Itisnotsodifficulttobecomeascientist.

C．Itmattersalottodealwithunwantedanimalsproperly.

D．Itleadstoseriousproblemstobefamousatayoungage.

12．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．8-year-oldgirlisabignaturelover.

B．8-year-oldgirlknowsalotaboutduty.

C．8-year-oldgirlenjoysherhomeschoolingdays.

D．8-year-oldgirlwarnsofficialsofaproblemplant.

D

Thismorning,Isawtheshockingheadline:“PassengerDiesWhenCarCrashesinDriverlessMode”.Inthe

article,variouspeoplesaidthatthepublicshouldopposetheideaofdevelopingdriverlesscars.Theysaidthatsome

advancesintechnologywereunnecessaryandcouldevenbedangerous.Hence,weshouldceaseaccepting

technologyjustbecauseitisnew.Thenewspaperreportedthatthecarcompanyhadalreadyapologizedforthe

accident,butthefamiliesofthedeadsaiditwasnotenough.Nevertheless,thecompanystillclaimedthatmost

peoplewouldbetravelingindriverlesscarsonedaysoon.

Ontheonehand,therearemanydifferentgroupsofpeoplearoundtheworldwholivehappilyintheabsence

ofnewtechnology.Theydonotownordrivecars,watchTV,orusetheInternet.Theylivemainlyasfarmers,and

theywillprobablybelivingthesamewayinthedistantfuture.Theyadvocateasimplelifewithanemphasison

hardwork,familyandcommunity.Theythinkthatisbetterthancaringaboutluxuriesorfollowingthelivesofthe

richandfamous.

Ontheotherhand,newtechnologyhasprovidedpeopleeverywherewithmanybenefitsovertheyears.For

example,thelatestweather-trackingcomputerprogrammesgivepeoplelotsofwarningsaboutpotentialnatural

disasters,whichsavesmanylives.Moreover,theInternethasmadeitpossibleforfriendsandfamilytokeepin

toucheasilyeveniftheyareonoppositesidesoftheworld.Ithasalsomadefindingopportunitiesinlifemuch

easier,asitallowspeopletomakelargernetworksoffriendsthroughusingsocialmedia.

Personally,Ihavebenefitedquitealotfromtechnologicaladvances.IfoundmycareerasanAldesigner

throughasocialmedianetwork.Myhealthmonitor,whichIwearallthetime,hasalsohelpedmegetintothebest

shapeofmylife.Ofcourse,technologychangesthewaywelive,anditcanbeascaryprospect.Nevertheless,I

willalwayslookonthepositivesideofchangeandacceptitratherthanresistit.

13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cease”inthefirstparagraphmean?

A．Stop.B．Tolerate.C．Admit.D．Appreciate.

14．Whydoestheauthormentionthegroupsinparagraph2?

A．Topraisethegroups.

B．Toadvocateasimplerurallifestyle.

C．Toemphasizetheimportanceofhardwork.

D．Topresentpositivesidesoftech-freelife.

15．Whatisparagraph3ofthetextmainlyabout?

A．Themajorstrengthsofnewtechnology.

B．Themainreasonsfordevelopingtechnology.

C．Thefutureapplicationofthenewtechnology.

D．Thedifferentreactionsofpeopletowardstechnology.

16．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardnewtechnology?

A．Unclear.B．Objective.C．Doubtful.D．Approving.

E

Artificialintelligence(AI)isputtingitselfintoourdailylives,fromthemomentweunlockourphoneswith

facialrecognitiontotherecommendationsthatguideourmusicplaylistsoronlineshopping.Understandinghow

thispowerfultechnologywillchangeourdailyactivitiesandexperiencesissignificant.Butthatisn’tthewhole

picture.WealsoneedtopaycloseattentiontohowwebuildandshapeAIitself,andwhatthatprocessshowsus

aboutourselves.

EveryAIsystemwecreatefunctionsasamirror,clearlyreflectingourvaluesandviews.Considerhiring

algorithms(算法).In2018,alargeUSAfirmgaveupanAI-poweredhiringtoolafterdiscoveringitwasone-sided

againstfemaleapplicants.TheAIwasn’tprogrammedtodifferentiate,butitwastrainedonhistoricalhiringdata

thatfavoredmen,anditlearnedtoreproducethesemodels.TheuseofAIsystemsinthepolicearea,healthcare,

andeducationrevealssimilarpatterns.Inallthesecases,AIisn’tcreatingnewunfairopinions.Instead,itis

reflectingexistingones.

AslongasAIistrainedonhumandata,itwillreflecthumanbehavior.Thatmeanswehavetothinkcarefully

aboutthetracesofourselvesweleaveintheworld.Imayclaimtovalueprivacy,butifIgiveitupinaheartbeatto

accessawebsite,thealgorithmsmaymakeaverydifferentjudgementofwhatIreallywantandwhatisgoodfor

me.IfIclaimtowantmeaningfulhumanconnectionsyetspendmoretimeonsocialmediaandlesstimeinthe

physicalcompanyofmyfriends,IamtrainingAImodelsaboutthetruenatureofhumanity.AInotonlyreveals

problemswithinthesystems,butalsoclearlyshowspeople’sinnerstruggles.AsAIgrowsstronger,wemusttry

hardertomakesureouractionsfollowourprinciples.

Aswecontinuetointegrate(融合)AIintoourlives,wemustrecognizethatthesesystemsdon’tjustpredict

ourbehavior;theyreflectourcharacter.Reflectingonthatreflectionallowsustomakebetter,moreprincipled

choices,butonlyifwe’rewillingtolookcloselyandtakeresponsibilityforwhatwesee.

17．Whatdoes“thewholepicture”meaninParagraph1?

A．TheprocessofbuildingandshapingAI.

B．ThetakeoverofAIinoureverydaylife.

C．ThedilemmaofAIindecision-making.

D．TheinterplaybetweenAIandhumans.

18．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinmentioninghiringalgorithms?

A．Tosupportanargument.B．Tostateaphenomenon.

C．Toshowcaseapractice.D．Toopposeanopinion.

19．Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodo?

A．Hideemotionalstruggles.B．Deletehistoricaldatabase.

C．Suittheactiontotheword.D．AvoidAIinsensitiveareas.

20．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thatreflection”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A．AImeltsintoourlives.B．AImirrorsourmindset.

C．Wemakewisechoices.D．Weremainresponsible.

第二节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Doyouthinkyouhavewhatittakestobeasuccessfulscientist?Asuccessfulscientistisgenerallyagood

observer.Hemakesfull21ofthefactsheobserves.Hedoesn’tacceptideaswhicharenotbasedon

obviousfacts,andtherefore22toacceptauthorityastheonlyreasonforthetruth.Healwayschecksideas

23andmakesexperimentstoprovethem.

Theriseofmodernsciencemayperhapsbeconsideredto24asfarbackasthetimeofRogerBacon,

thewonderfulphilosopherofOxford,wholivedbetweentheyears1214and1292.Hewasprobablythefirstinthe

MiddleAgesto25thatweshouldlearnsciencebyobservingandexperimentingonthethingsaroundus,

andhehimself26manyimportanttruths.

Galileo(1564—1642),however,wholivedmorethan300yearslater,wasthegreatestofseveralgreatmen

inItaly,France,Germany,andEngland,27begantoshowhowmanyimportanttruthscouldbediscovered

byobservationbydegrees.BeforeGalileo,learnedmenbelievedthatlargebodiesfellmore28towardsthe

earththansmallones,29Aristotlesaidso.ButGalileo,goingtothetopoftheLeaningTowerofPisa,let

two30stonesfallandprovedAristotlewaswrong.ItisGalileo’s31ofgoingdirecttonature,

andprovingouropinionsandtheoriesbyexperiment,thathas32allthediscoveriesofmodernscience.

What33thosepeoplegoodscientists?FromtheexampleofGalileo,weknow34that

successfulscientistsarethosewhoseobservationshave35betterresults.

21．A．trustB．senseC．speedD．use

22．A．refusesB．desiresC．intendsD．regrets

23．A．casuallyB．carefullyC．quicklyD．privately

24．A．dateB．keepC．lookD．emerge

25．A．commandB．suspectC．suggestD．conclude

26．A．broughtB．discoveredC．handledD．announced

27．A．whoB．whenC．thatD．where

28．A．slowlyB．rapidlyC．lightlyD．heavily

29．A．ifB．whenC．becauseD．although

30．A．bigB．smallC．constantD．unequal

31．A．spiritB．skillC．theoryD．wish

32．A．putforwardB．turnedtoC．setupD．ledto

33．A．considersB．promisesC．preventsD．makes

34．A．efficientlyB．clearlyC．naturallyD．unwillingly

35．A．foreseenB．rejectedC．producedD．challenged

第二部分非选择题(共两节，满分30分)

第一节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

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。

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