2025~2026学年江苏省苏州市工业园区星海实验中学高三年级上学期英语10月月考试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省苏州市工业园区星海实验中学高三年级上学期英语10月月考试卷一、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.(★★★★)FooledbyRandomnessisafamousbookinNassimNicholasTaleb’slandmarkIncertoseries,aninvestigationofluck,uncertainty,probability,humanerror,risk,anddecision-makinginaworldwedon’tunderstand.Nowinastrikingnewhardcoveredition,FooledbyRandomnessistheword-of-mouthsensationthatwillchangethewayyouthinkaboutbusinessandtheworld.NassimNicholasTaleb—seasonedtrader,renownedriskexpert,knowledgeablescholar,andNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheBlackSwan—haswrittenamodernclassicthatturnsonitsheadwhatwebelieveaboutluckandskill.Thisbookisaboutluck—ormoreprecisely,abouthowweperceiveanddealwithluckinlifeandbusiness.Setagainstthebackdropofthemostnotableforuminwhichluckismistakenforskill—theworldoftrading—FooledbyRandomnessprovidescaptivatinginsightintooneoftheleastunderstoodfactorsinallourlives.Writinginanentertainingnarrativestyle,theauthortacklesmajorintellectualissuesrelatedtotheunderestimationoftheinfluenceofhappenstanceonourlives.Thebookispopulatedwithanumberofcharacters,someofwhomhavegrasped,intheirownway,thesignificanceofchance:thebaseballlegendYogiBerra;thephilosopherofknowledgeKarlPopper;themodernfinancierGeorgeSoros;andtheGreekvoyagerOdysseus.WealsomeetthefictionalNero,whoseemstounderstandtheroleofrandomnessinhisprofessionallifebutfallsvictimtohisownirrationalfoolishness.However,themostrecognizablecharacterofallremainsunnamed—theluckyfoolwhohappenstobeintherightplaceattherighttime—heembodiesthe“survivaloftheleastfit.”Suchindividualsattractdevotedfollowerswhobelieveintheirmentor’s(导师)insightsandmethods.Butnoonecancopywhatisobtainedbychance.Arewecapableofdistinguishingthefortunatecharlatan(冒充内行的人)fromthegenuineinnovator?Mustwealwaystrytouncovernonexistentmessagesinrandomevents?ItmaybeimpossibletoguardourselvesagainsttheunpredictabilityofthegoddessFortuna,butafterreadingFooledbyRandomnesswecanbealittlebetterprepared.4.WhatisFooledbyRandomnessmainlyabout?

A．Thesuccessofmoderntraders.B．Theimportanceofskillintrading.C．Theroleofluckinlifeandbusiness.D．Theimpactofhumanerrorsondecision-making.5.What’sthepurposeofmentioningthecharactersinparagraph4?

A．Tohighlightthesignificanceoftheirachievements.B．Toemphasizetheirsuccessinthetradingworld.C．Toillustratehowfoolishnessalwaysleadstofailure.D．Toshowexamplesofthosewhounderstoodrandomness.6.Whatdoes“luckyfool”inparagraph5reallyreferto?

A．Atraderknownfortheirskillandachievements.B．Ascholarfamousfortheirinsightsandmethods.C．Someonewhoowestheirsuccesstoskill,ignoringluck.D．Apersonwhofoolishlyundervalueshardworkanddevotion.7.Accordingtothepassage,whatmistakedopeopleoftenmake?

A．Theyoverestimatetheirpersonalabilities.B．Theyfailtoseehowchanceaffectstheirsuccess.C．Theydependheavilyonguidancefrommentors.D．Theyoverlooksignificanteventsindailylife.(★★★★)Istext-messagingdrivingusapart?Thesedays,wetalktoeachotheralotwithourthumbs—sendingsixbilliontextmessagesaday,andlikelyafewbillionmoreonserviceslikeWhatsApp.Butsomeworrythatsomuchmessagingleadstolesscommunication.Forinstance,whenhangingoutwithfriends,we’dbetextingsecretivelyatthesametime,pretendingtomaintaineyecontactbutmentallysomewhereelse.Newtechnologiesoftenupsetthewaywerelatetooneanother,ofcourse.Butsuchdivisioncausedbytextinghaveastrongechointheargumentswehadovertelephoneahundredyearsago.Thesmalldevicegaveusanewwaytocontactoneanotherandquicklypromotenewformsofsocializing.Callersarrangedregular“visiting”calls,dialingremotefamilytocatchuponnews.Soon,though,socialcriticsthoughtitwouldbesoeasytotalkthatwe’dneverleaveeachotheralone.Othersworriedthatthetelephonespeduplife,demandinginstantreactions.Theuseofthetelephonegavelittleroomforreflection.Itproducedacrazinessintheordinaryconcernsoflifewhichdidn’tmakefordomestichappiness.“Weshallsoonbenothingbuttransparentpilesofjelly(果冻)toeachother,”aLondonwritermoanedin1897.However,nowadaysthetelephonecallseemslikeathrowbacktoagentlerera.WhenJennaBirch,acommunicationprofessorattheUniversityofIowa,starteddatingamanwhoinsistedoncallingheronthephone,shefounditwarmanddelightful.Soshedoesn’tthinktheshifttotextinghasdegradedourinteractions.Accordingtoherstudy,teenagerswhotextthemostarealsothosewhospendthemosttimefacetofacewithfriends.Communication,itseems,bringsmorecommunication,and—assheargues—justbecausetalkhappensintextdoesn’tmeanit’snotmeaningful.MichéleMartinofCarletonUniversity,thinkswe’relivingthroughareplayofthetelephone,wherethethingsthatmadeitvaluable—instantcommunications—arethesamethatmadeitannoying.“Peoplebelievetheyareliberatedbecausetheycanbringthemobilephoneeverywhere,”Martinsays.“Butatthesametime,theyareslavestoit.”8.What’sthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A．Tointroducethetopic.B．Todescribeascene.C．Toofferanargument.D．Toissueawarning.9.Accordingtoparagraph4,whatdoestelephoneusecause?

A．Peopleexperienceverytightschedule.B．Peopletendtolackindividuality.C．Peoplebecomenarrowanduninformed.D．Peoplelosetheabilitytoreflect.10.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph5?

A．Telephonecallsareparticularlywelcomedindating.B．Teenagersareaddictedtocommunicatingbytexting.C．Theshifttotextingisdestructivetoface-to-facetime.D．Themeaningofcommunicationgoesbeyondmedium.11.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A．OhMyGod!We’veBeenHereBefore!B．GonewiththeWind,DearTexting!C．LifeisTooShortforSoManyTexting.D．Oh,Telephone,aTaleofTwoSides.(★★★★)DoctorDolittle,thewell-known,fictionalnaturalistwhofamouslypossessestheabilitytoconversewithanimalsandunderstandtheirlanguageshasnowinspiredahigh-payingscienceprizeaimedatcrackingthechallengeofinterspeciescommunication.Agrandprizeof$500,000,awaitswhicheverresearchteamcanmakerealprogress:notjustdecodingthelanguageofanotherspeciesbutusingittodrawareplyfromananimal.Lastweek,aninitial$100,000wenttoaUSteamstudyingdolphinwhistles—afterdecadesofrecordingbottlenosedolphinsinFlorida,theyidentifiedaround20distinctmessagingwhistles.TheCollerDolittleChallengefinancedbyJeremyColler,aveganandanimallover,isunashamedlymodelledontheTuringtest(图灵测试).That20th-centurytestpromoteseffortstodesignamachinecapableofimitatinghumanconversation,andbecameatouchstoneintheevolutionofAI.Italsobecameafocusforconcernsaboutmachinestricking,eventakingover,humans.Theabilitytocommunewithotherspeciesislikelytoraisesimilar,unsettlingquestionsasresearchprogresses.Ifwewereabletodecodeanimalchatter,shouldthisknowledgechangehowwetreatthem,whetheraspets,labourorfood?Theprizepresentsamoralchallengeanditforcesustoreconsiderourrelationshipswithotherspecies.PhilosopherJonathanBirch,alsoajudgeoftheJeremyCollerCentre,stressedthattheChallengeislookingbeyondtheinterspeciescommunicationwehavewithpets,orthatafarmerhaswithasheepdog.Thoserelationshipsinvolvesignallingandbehaviouralresponses,Birchexplains,“butthat’snottellingushowanimalscommunicatewitheachother...thisprizeisaboutunderstandingitsowellthatwecanstarttojointheconversation.”WhileCollerhopeshischaritywillreshapeourattitudetoanimals,thetruthisthatevengroundbreakingresearchhaslargelyfailedtomovethedialontheirwelfare.Recentworkoncephalopod’s(头足类动物)intelligencehasnotstoppedplanstofarmthecreatures.Wemightonedaybeabletounderstandwhatanimalsaresaying—butthereisnoguaranteewewilllisten.12.WhyisTuringtestmentionedinthepassage?

A．TostressitsroleandvalueinAIprogress.B．ToshowitsdifferencefromtheChallenge.C．TowarnofconcernstheChallengemayface.D．Toshowitsuseininterspeciescommunication.13.WhichresearchwouldBirchapproveoftowintheprize?

A．Peoplecommunicatingwiththeirpets.B．Peopledirectingsheepdogsduringwork.C．Researchersrecordinghowcattlecommunicate.D．Researchersinteractingwithbirdsusingwhistles.14.Whatdoesthe“movethedial”meaninthelastparagraph?

A．Makeachange.B．Wintheprize.C．Slowtheprocess.D．Continuetheresearch.15.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardthepracticaleffectoftheresearch?

A．Optimistic.B．Doubtful.C．Objective.D．Dismissive.(★★★)Whetheryoubuyartforyourhomeoradmireitingalleriesandmuseums,establishingyourtasteisapersonaljourney.Therearecountlesscommercialgalleries,museums,andincreasinglyaccessibleplatformslikesocialmedia.16Herearesometipsfromleadingartcollectorsonhowtodevelopyourtaste.Oneofthesurestwaystoestablishyourartisticinterestsistolookatasmuchartasyoucan.Gotomuseumexhibitionsandtogalleries.Readartmagazines.Seeanexhibitionevenifitisnotaperiodyouwouldevertakeaninterestin.Youwilllearntoappreciatequality,andyoureyewillseewhatgreatartis.17Theprocessofdevelopingartistictasteinvolvesmultipledimensionsthatgobeyondsimplevisualappreciation.“Isitwiththepieceandpayattentiontohowitsettlesinme—mythroat,mystomach.18”saidShaokaoCheng,co-founderofaluxurydesigncompany.Ashegrewhispersonalcollection,Chengapproachedartnotforitspotentialfinancialgain,butratherhowitmakeshimfeel.19Gettingtoknowthemandtheirstoriescanexpandyourexperienceasacollectorandenthusiast.Reachingoutdirectlytotheartistsbuildsapersonalconnectiontothepiece,makingtheworkfeelnotjustseen,butunderstood.Studytheartmarket,butnottooclosely.20Whileunderstandingmarketdynamicscanbehelpful,themostrewardingaspectsofartappreciationcomefromgenuinepersonalconnectionswithartworksandtheircreators.

A．Artistsarethelifebloodoftheartworld.B．Thenintime,youwillfindsomethingthatyoulove.C．Theseprovideawealthofplacestoengagewithart.D．Ialwaysgotomuseumsandgalleriestoseeartexhibitions.E．Thatphysicalresponseshowsmorethananytrendevercould.F．Marketresearchissecondarytopersonalconnectionwithartworks.G．Onlinemarketshaveoverturnedhowpeopleappreciateandbuyart.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。Labubu,afurrybunny-earedelfsoldbyChinesetoycompanyPopMart,hasgoneviralthisyear.Championedbymanycelebrities,the“ugly-cute”dollshavebeensoindemand36intheUKPopMartpulledthegrinningmonstersfromallstoresbecauseoftheriskoffightsbreakingoutbetweencustomers.IntheUKtheysellfor£17.50($23.20),while37(office)versionsinChinasellforbetween99and399yuan($13.80-$55.60),withresalepricesfar38(high).InJune,anarticleinPeople’sDailypraisedLabubu39highlyoriginal.Itrepresentstheshiftfrom“MadeinChina”to“CreatedinChina”.“Labubu’sriseintegratesChina'sstrongmanufacturingbasewithcreativeinnovation,tappingintotheemotionalneedsofglobalconsumers,”40articlesaid.Not41(surprising),fakeLabubus,alsoknownasLafufus,arefloodingthehiddenmarket.Asdemandforthecollectablefurrykeyrings42(rise),shadydealersarewastingnotime43(source)imitationversionstoselltoeagerLabubuhunters.ButtheChineseauthoritiesarecrackingdownonthefakes.“Chinaisdetermined44(fix)IP(intellectualproperty)thefts,”saidYalingJiang,aChineseconsumertrendsanalyst.InApril,customsauthoritiesintheeasterncityofNingboseizedashipmentof200,000goods45(suspect)ofinfringing(侵犯)Labubu’sintellectualproperty,accordingtostatemedia.四、书信写作(★★★)46.假定你是李华，在口语课上，外教Mike组织同学们讨论“能否在英语学习中使用翻译笔”。请你代表小组做总结发言，内容包括：小组观点；2.陈述理由注意：写作词数应为80个左右，请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Hello,everyone.Itisanhonortorepresentourgroupinsummarizingourdiscussion.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Inthecrowdedcenterofourschool,wherethechatterofstudentsfilledtheair,oneindividualstoodout—mydeafclassmate,Alex.Hisworldwasasilentcanvas,sh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