2025-2026学年广东省四校联考高三上学期9月月考英语试题

2025-2026学年广东省四校联考高三上学期9月月考英语试题一、阅读理解(★★)

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A．Anannouncement.B．Abusinesscontract.C．Amarketingreport.D．Anadvertisement.(★★★)Intheearly19thcentury,NewEnglandfarmers,tiredofwrestlingwiththeirpoorland,journeyedtotheMidwest.InstateslikeIllinoisandIowa,theyfoundrich,blacksoil.Unfortunately,manysoonfeltlikethirstysailorsinthemiddleoftheocean—watereverywherebutnotadroptodrink.Theyweresurroundedbyfertilesoil,buthadtostopeveryfewsecondstoremovethestickydirtofftheirironplows(犁)withlargewoodenpaddles.ThisdilemmacaughttheattentionofJohnDeere,ablacksmithwhomovedtoIllinoisin1836.Deeredecidedtolookintotheproblem.Fromhispreviousworkonplows,heknewthatdirtwaslesslikelytosticktohighlypolishedmetal.Thatthoughtwasinthebackofhismindwhenhevisitedasawmill(锯木厂)in1837andnoticedabrokensawmadeofsteel.Deerebroughtithomeandbeganmakingabetterplow.Theplowhewantedwouldhavetocutdeepintothesoilatasharpanglesothatdirtwouldfalloff,yetitcouldnotputtoomuchburdenonthehorsespullingit.Afterseveralexperiments,Deereconstructedanewplowthatfeaturedwoodhandles.Itprovedasuccess.Unliketheoldironplows,Deere’snotonlyhadabladefromwhichdirtfellawaycleanly,butitalsoturnedthesoilmoreefficientlyandquickly.DemandforDeere’splowsincreasedsharply,butproductionwaslimitedbytheshortageofpolishedsteel.Initially,Deerecouldonlyproduceafewplowseachyear.However,Deere’spersistencepaidoffashesourcedcheapersteelfromPittsburgh.Amazingly,in1857,hiscompanymanufacturedandsold10,000plows!Deere,aperfectionist,continuallyimprovedhisplows,introducingmultiplenewversionsinasingleyear.Whilethissloweddownhisproductionability,itensuredDeereasolidreputationamonghiscustomers.Deereplowsbecameworldfamousinthe1870swhentheyoutshonethecompetitioninademonstrationinFrance.Thatsamedecade,hiscompanybuiltitsfirstridingplowanddesignedtheleapingdeerasitstrademark.4.Whatwasthemainproblemthenewlysettledfarmersmet?

A．Ashortageoffreshwater.B．Alackofrichfarmingland.C．Thetroubleinhandlingthesoilonplows.D．Thedifficultyofgrowingplantsinseason.5.Whichaspectofthenewplowdoesparagraph2focuson?

A．Itsuniquefeatures.B．Itsoperatingmethod.C．Itsinventionprocess.D．Itsworkingefficiency.6.ThelastparagraphismainlyaboutDeereplows’____.

A．widerecognitionB．marketingstrategyC．technicalstandardsD．productionchallenges7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．AFamedFarmerB．ASuccessfulCompanyC．AStickyProblemD．AHistoricalExperiment(★★★)SoratobuMedaka,achildren’sbook,tellsthestoryoftinymedakafishridingonabirdtoadistantpond.Ithasdelightedchildren,butnowit’srevealedtobetrue.Researchershavelongstruggledtoexplainhowfishturnupinlakesfarfromotherbodiesofwater,amysteryevenCharlesDarwinnotedin1859,whenhesuggestedthataquatic(水生的)hatchlingsmightsticktothefeetofbirds,thoughhisbrightidearemainedatheory.In2019,YaoAkifumi,abiologystudentthen,wonderedifDarwinmighthavebeenrightandfurtherwonderediffish-huntingbirdsmighttransportegg-bearingaquaticplantsstucktotheirfeet.Totestthis,hesetuptwopondsonemetreapart,onecontaining36plantsandtheotherwithout,bothequippedwithcameratraps.Aftersixmonths,someplantshadswitchedponds,andonecameracapturedabirdflyingawaywithaplantonitsfoot.Next,Yaoaimedtoseeiffisheggscouldweatherthejourneybeingcarriedoutofwater.Heattachedtinymedakaeggstoaquaticplantsandremovedthemforzeroto24hours—atfavorablehatchingconditions—beforereturningthem.InapaperinScienceofNature,Mr.Yaoreportsthatthemedakaeggscansuccessfullyhatchafterupto18hoursoutofthewater.Eggswithoutaplantleaftoattachtorarelysurvivedafewhours.Thebigdropinsurvivalwasat16.3hours,whenhalftheeggsbecamelifeless.Whetheranyeggcouldsurvivethatlong,giventhatabird’saverageflight-speedisaround39kph,isdoubtful,saysMrYao,sincewindexposureduringsuchalongjourneywoulddrythemout.Shorterjourneys,however,arecertainlypossible.Andsincemanyothermedaka-likespeciesarefoundthroughoutAsia,thechancesarehighthathitchhiking(搭便车)explainshowtheyhaveendedupinlakeswithseeminglynoconnectiontootherwaterbodies.Yetagain,itwouldseem,Darwin’stheoriesturnouttobecorrect.8.WhydoestheauthormentionDarwin’sidea?

A．Tointroduceanacademicterm.B．Toprovideresearchbackground.C．Toquestionawell-knowntheory.D．Toexplorenewresearchmethods.9.WhatevidencedidYaofindtosupporthisassumption?

A．Birdsflyingbetweenponds.B．Fisheggssurvivingonplants.C．Aplantgrowinginbothponds.D．Abirdcarryingaplantonitsfoot.10.Whatmayincreasemedakaeggs’survival?

A．Birds’flyingroute.B．Windexposure.C．Supportingleaves.D．Longerjourneys.11.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A．Children’sbookinspiresresearch.B．Originoffishhasbeenuncovered.C．Fish’shitchridinghasbeenproven.D．Eggsandplantshaveacloserelation.(★★★)Theideathatnightowlswhodon’tgotobeduntiltheearlyhoursstruggletogetanythingdoneduringthedaymayhavetoberevised.Itturnsoutthatstayinguplatecouldbegoodforourbrainpowerasresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewhoidentifyasnightowlscouldbesharperthanthosewhogotobedearly.ResearchersledbyacademicsatImperialCollegeLondonstudieddatafromtheUKBiobankstudyonmorethan26,000peoplewhohadcompletedintelligence,reasoning,reactiontimeandmemorytests.Theythenexaminedhowparticipants’sleepduration,quality,andchronotype(时间型)affectedbrainperformance.Theyfoundthatthosewhostayuplateandthoseclassedas“intermediate”had“superiorcognitivefunction”,whilemorninglarkshadthelowestscores.Goingtobedlateisstronglyassociatedwithcreativetypes.Artists,authorsandmusiciansknowntobenightowlsincludeJamesJoyceandLadyGaga.ButwhilepoliticianslikeBarackObamafamouslyseemedtothriveonlittlesleep,thestudyfoundthatsleepdurationisimportantforbrainfunction,withthosegettingbetweensevenandninehoursofshut-eyeeachnightperformingbestincognitivetests.ProfDaqingMa,theco-leaderofthestudy,added,“Wefoundthatsleepdurationhasadirecteffectonbrainfunction,andwebelievethatactivelymanagingsleeppatternsisreallyimportantforboostingandsafeguardingthewayourbrainswork.We’dideallyliketoseepolicyinterventions(干预)tohelpsleeppatternsimproveinthegeneralpopulation.”Someexperts,however,urgedcautionininterpretingthefindings.JessicaChelekis,asleepexpertatBrunelUniversityLondon,saidtherewere“importantlimitations”tothestudyastheresearchdidnotaccountforeducationattainment,orincludethetimeofdaythecognitivetestswereconductedintheresults.Themainvalueofthestudywaschallengingstereotypesaroundsleep,sheadded.12.WhyareJamesJoyceandLadyGagamentionedinparagraph2?

A．Toprovideexamplesofintermediatepeople.B．Tosuggestmostsuccessfulartistsarenightowls.C．Toproveartistshavesuperiorcognitivefunction.D．Toshowthelinkbetweenlatehoursandcreativity.13.WhichstatementwillProfDaqingMaprobablyagreewith?

A．Allsleeplengthsequallyimprovebrainfunction.B．Parentsshouldn’tinterveneinchildren’ssleeppattern.C．Schoolsshouldstartlatertofitteens’bodyclocks.D．Sleepdurationismoreimportantthansleepquality.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stereotypes”meaninthefourthparagraph?

A．Scientificdiscoveries.B．Personalpreferences.C．Fixedbeliefs.D．Recenttrends.15.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthenewstudy?

A．Objective.B．Skeptical.C．AppreciativeD．Critical.(★★★)I’vealwaysdislikedgettingupinwinter.Asachild,Iwoulddragmyselfoutofbed,myeyeshalf-closed,andwatchmyschooluniformwarmingontheradiator.16It’stoodark,andIamalwayshalf-asleep.17Mostofthemarefun,butfewreallychangemylifeinthelongrun.Sunrisealarmclocks,however,aredifferent.They’vebecomeafundamentalpartofmymorningroutine.Mytoppicks,theLumieBodyclockSpark100andPhilipsSmartSleep,havegreatlybenefitedme.I’mwakingupeverydayfeelingmoreenergeticandmentallysharper.Essentially,sunrisealarmclocksareacombinationofalarmclockandlighttreatmentdevicethatshineswithincreasingbrightnessasyourwake-uptimeapproaches.Thelightinteractswithournaturalsleep-wakecycle,muchasthesundoeswhenitrises.18Sunrisealarmclocksalsopromotehealthiersleephabits.Inourtech-drivenworld,wakingupoftenmeansimmediatelycheckingourphones.Animportantstrengthofsunrisealarmclocksisthatyourmorningwake-upnolongerinvolvesyourphone.Stoppingasmartphonealarmmeansyourdaybeginswitheyeson-screen.19Butwiththeseclocks,youcanstartthedaywithaclearermindandmoreconcentration.Sleepispersonal,andnosingledevicefitseveryone.Butforme,sunrisealarmclockshavebeenagame-changer.They’reaffordable,withqualitymodelsavailableforunder£30.20Afterall,somemorningpeoplearemade,notborn.

A．Theyprovetofallintothisuniquecategory.B．Interestedintech,Ioftentestfascinatingdevices.C．Therefore,wewakeupbiologicallypreparedfortheday.D．Thepathtoendlessscreentimeisjustafingerprintaway.E．Thesedays,IsetmultiplealarmstoensureI’mwokenup.F．Ifyouarestrugglingwithdarkmornings,it’sworthashot.G．AllofthesunrisealarmclocksI’vetestedhavetheirstrengths.二、完形填空(★★★)WhenIwasaboy,Iwasgoodatmath.Ilearnedto________whileplayingcards.Irepeatedly________themultiplicationtables(乘法表)untilIhadthemmemorized.Buthighschoolmathswasadifferentstory.______,numbersbecameletters.Everythingwasso________.AsIcouldn'tseeitsuseinlife,thesubjectseemed________tome.Thiswasproven______,though,yearslater.Iwasworkingataminimum-wagejob,________tosupportmyfamily.Oneday,Ifoundmyselfwithjust10dollarsinmywalletbutthepetroltankonmyoldcarwasempty.I______ataconveniencestoreandbought5dollars’________ofgas.AsIwaitedinlinetopay,Isawawoman________searchingherpurseformoneytobuymilkforherchildren.Forasecond,________heldmeback:MymathtoldmeIhadnothingleft.Thenextmoment,however,myemotionsurgedmetoofferhermylast5dollars!Ifelt________.Itdidn’tmake________sensetome,butIwassurethissmallsumofmoneymadeabigdifference.AsIreflectedlater,Ibegantorealizehowmath,initsownway,hadguidedmy________.Mathismuchlikelove:themorewegive,whetherit'sourtimeormoney,themorewereceive.Finally,Iwasabletoappreciatethe________ofmath.21.A．summarizeB．interpretC．compareD．calculate22.A．searchedB．assessedC．consultedD．practiced23.A．SuddenlyB．FinallyC．NaturallyD．Interestingly24.A．familiarB．meaningfulC．abstractD．practical25.A．unfamiliarB．irrelevantC．importantD．accessible26.A．attractiveB．effectiveC．uselessD．wrong27.A．afraidB．readyC．strugglingD．supposed28.A．pulledupB．settleddownC．droppedinD．hungout29.A．costB．worthC．priceD．interest30.A．busilyB．desperatelyC．carefullyD．randomly31.A．sympathyB．curiosityC．selfishnessD．responsibility32.A．uncomfortableB．guiltyC．regretfulD．strange33.A．mathematicalB．physicalC．moralD．mental34.A．decisionB．growthC．pastD．understanding35.A．realityB．impactC．beautyD．challenge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。Originallyconstructedaround256BCEbytheStateofQinasanirrigation(灌溉)andfloodcontrolsystem,Dujiangyanisaremarkableexampleofancient36(engineer)skillandisstillinusetoday.DuringtheWarringStatesperiod,peoplelivingalongthebanksoftheMinRiverweretroubledbyannualflooding.IrrigationengineerLiBing37(lead)ateamtoconstructanembankment(堤坝)toredirectpartoftheriver’sflowuponthoroughinvestigation.ThentheycutachannelthroughMountYuleitoletouttheextrawater.Duringtheconstruction,cuttingthechannelprovedtobeamuchmorechallengingtaskthan38(anticipate),asthetoolsavailablecouldnotbreakthroughthehardrockofthemountain.Therefore,theyuseda39(combine)offireandwatertoheatandcooltherocksuntiltheybroke40couldberemoved.Oncecompleted,thesystempreventedfloodsandmadeSichuanoneofChina’smostproductive41(agriculture)regionsbyusingtheredirectedwater42irrigation.NowifyouvisitDujiangyan,youwillseeanunusualconstruction43lookslikeafish’smouth.Thisfamousattraction,Yuzui,togetherwithtwootherimportantparts,namely,FeishayanandBaopingkou,44(design)scientificallytocontrolthewaterflowthroughouttheyear.Recognizedas45UNESCOheritagesite,Dujiangyanhasirrigatedfarmswhilepreventingfloodsforover2,000years.四、书信写作(★★★)46.假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter发来邮件，想要举办中国传统文化展，希望你给他一些建议，请你向他推荐两个展示内容，并陈述理由。注意：1.写作词数为100左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearPeter,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、书面表达(★★★)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。My12-year-olddaughterissmart,evensharperthanIwasatherage,butshejustwouldn’tpickupachapterbookforfun.Schoolbooksweretoughforher,andwhenitcametofreetime,shestucktopicturebooksandlistenedto“HarryPotter”audiobooks.Noneofthesereallygotherintodeepreading,whereyoustareatwordsonpaperandletyourimaginationfly.Forawhile,Ihadtofacethetruth:Ihadn’tpassedonthejoyofreadingtoher.Itriedtellingherhowreadingmakeslifericher,butsheshrugged(耸肩)andsaid,“Lotsofmyfriendsdon’tlikereadingeither.It’snobigdeal.”Thingswentworsewhenshegotasmartphonelastyear.Suddenly,mylivelychildbecamelazy,alwaysonherphone.Isuggestedotherfunactivities,butshejustfoun