2025~2026学年江苏省苏州市工业园区西安交通大学苏州附属中学高三年级上学期10月月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省苏州市工业园区西安交通大学苏州附属中学高三年级上学期10月月考英语试卷一、阅读理解(★★)MINIBOSS&BIGBOSSSUMMERBUSINESSCAMPJoinusatouraward-winningInternationalSummerBusinessCamp!Togetherwithstudentsfromallovertheworld,youwilldiveintoexperiencinglifeandculture.We’veservedover9,000studentsfrom27countriessince2000!LOCATIONThecampislocated10milesfromOxford,notfarfromLondonandCambridge.ACCOMMODATIONSThecampprovidesfullboard.YouwillliveinsharedroomsintheboardingThorntonHighSchoolorThorntonCollege.DeliciousEnglishdishesarepreparedbychefs.AGEGROUPSMinibossgroups:9-11,12-15Bigbossgroups:15-18POWERFULPROGRAMMES*ExploreYourselfinBusinessThiscourseprovidesyouwithabroadintroductiontobusiness,humanfullpotentialandself-realization.Itequipsyouwiththeskillstosuccessfullylaunchandmanageyourownbusiness.Mostimportantly,youwilldevelopthemindsettobecomeamorecreativeandinnovativeentrepreneur(企业家).*AcademicProgrammeInvolveyourselfintheexcitingbusinessworldthroughcasestudiesofworld-famouscompanies.Inadditiontotraining,thecamphasmanyrecreationalactivitiesandsports,whichalternatewithbusinessgamesanddailyeveningreflection.Onthiscourse,youwill:●Identifyhowtounlockyourfullpotentialandmanageyourownpotential;●Strengthenyourproblem-solvingabilities;●Developcooperationskills;●Examinehowleadingentrepreneursachievetheirgoals;●Learntothinklikeanentrepreneur.1.Whatdoweknowaboutthecamp?

A．Ithasahistoryof27years.B．ItisbackedbyOxfordandCambridge.C．Itisonlytargetedatteenagers.D．Itisopentostudentsofallnationalities.2.WhatcancamperslearnfromtheExploreYourselfinBusinesscourse?

A．Teamworkspirit.B．Interpersonalskills.C．Creativethinking.D．Communicationability.3.Whatcanthesecondprogrammedo?

A．Combineeducationwithpleasure.B．Teachcamperstosetgoals.C．Offerjobsinworld-famouscompanies.D．Traincamperstothinklikeadults.(★★★)OnadivingholidayinthePhilippineslastOctober,withsevenotheradvanceddivers,Idivedofftheboat,slowlysinkingtoabout20m.45minuteslater,alowrumblelikeanenginedrownedoutthesoundofmybreathingandIfeltdeeppowerfulvibrations(振动)asifabigboatwaspassingoverhead.Thediveinstructor’seyeswerewidewithconfusiontoo.Webothswamnexttoeachotherstayingclosetothesideofthereef.Thesituationfeltsinister.Thenwewereenvelopedbycloudsofwhitesandthatmushroomeduparoundus.Coulditbeagiantturtleracingpastus?Theyarenormallyslowmoversothiswasveryweirdbehavior.ThevibrationbecamesointensethatIcouldfeelitinmybonesandthenthesoundturnedintoadeafeningroar.Suddenly,afewmetersbelowus,breaksbeganformingandthesandwassuckeddown.ThatwaswhenIgotwhatitwas.Thenoisewasthesoundoftheearthsplittingopenandgrinding(碾压)againstitself.Weheldhandsandlookedintoeachother’seyes,comfortedbyeachother’spresence.Mybodywentonhighalertandittookenormouswillpowertoresisttheurgetoswimtothesurface,whichwasnotsensibleassituationonthesurfaceatthattimewasunclearwithpotentialthreats.Thesoundandvibrationlastedonlytwoorthreeminutesandwhenswimmingback,weallheldhandsbeforeresurfacingtoavoiddecompressionsickness,whichcanbedeadly.Backontheboat,wecheckedthenewsanddiscoveredwehadwitnessedahugeearthquakemeasuring7.2ontheRichterscale.Itreleasedmoreenergythan30Hiroshimabombs,thoughitseemedthatwewerenotattheepicenter(震中).Iwashighandfeltluckysurprisinglynotbecauseofmyrecentsurvivalmiracle,buttohaveexperiencednatureatitsmoststunninganditsmostfrightening.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sinister”inparagraph.2probablymean?

A．Amazing.B．Embarrassing.C．Promising.D．Threatening.5.Whatmadetheauthorawareofwhatwashappening?

A．Observingtheseabedcracking.B．Feelingtheviolentunderseashake.C．Beinginformedoftheevent.D．Witnessingaturtle’sabnormalbehavior.6.Whatstoppedthediverstorisetothesurfaceinstantly?

A．Thepotentialdeadlydisease.B．Theunclearsituationinthewater.C．Thepossibleunexpecteddangerabove.D．Theinstructor’sgesturingthemnottorise.7.Whichcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．TheCharmofExploration.B．ACloseEncounterwithNature.C．AFrighteningEarthquake.D．ACationfromUnderwaterWorld.(★★★★)Whenyou’regoingthroughaperiodofanxietyordepression,itcanbedifficulttomakedecisions,whetherthosearesignificantlifechangesoreverydaychoices.Thosewithgeneralizedanxietydisorderormooddisordersoftenreportfeelinguncomfortablewithorbeingtroubledbyfeelingsofuncertainty,whichdoesn’thelpwhenyouneedtomakeadecision,bigorsmall.Nowinanewstudy,researchersfindthatpeoplewithhigherlevelsofanxietyanddepressionarelessabletoadapttofast-changingsituations.Butwiththerightintervention(干预)theremaybewaystohelpthosewithanxietyordepressionmakebetterdecisionsinthemoment.Participantswereagedbetween18and55;somehadsymptomsofgeneralizedanxietydisorderormajordepressivedisorderwhileothershadnohistoryofmentalillnessatall.Inthestudy,afterfillinginmeasuresrelatedtoanxiety,depression,andworry,participantstookpartinavideogame.Ineachround,theywereaskedtochoosebetweentwoshapes:pickingoneshaperesultedinareward,whiletheotherdeliveredanelectricshock.Thetasktookplaceintwoblocks—onestable,inwhichoneshapewasassociatedwithareward75%ofthetimeandtheother25%ofthetime,andtheotherunstable,inwhichtheshapewithahigherprobabilityofresultinginrewardswitchedeverytwentytrials.Intheunstableblock,therefore,theparticipantshadtokeepadjustingtheirresponsesastheprobabilitieschange.Thoseparticipantswithsymptomsofanxietyordepressionwereslowertoadjusttheirresponsestothechangesinprobabilities.Thissuggeststhatmooddisordersareassociatedwithdifficultymakingdecisionsinchangingcircumstances.SeniorauthorSoniaBishoparguesthatthoseparticipantswhoadaptedquicklydidsobecauseoftheiremotionalresilience(适应力).”Emotionallyresilientpeopletendtofocusonwhatgavethemagoodoutcome,andinmanyreal-worldsituationsthatmightbekeytolearningtomakegooddecisions,”shesays.SoniaBishopsuggeststhatencouragingpeopletofocusonpastsuccessesratherthanfailurescouldbeausefulbehavioralintervention,makingthosedifficultdecisionsabitlesstricky.8.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingaffectsdecision-making?

A．Feelinguncomfortablewithsomeone.B．Feelingunsureofwhatwillhappen.C．Wonderingwhowillmakeadecision.D．Wonderinghowtohelpmakeadecision9.Whatwasthepurposeoftheunstableblock?

A．Tocreateafast-changingsituation.B．Totrainparticipantstorespondtochanges.C．Tomakethevideogamemorechallenging.D．Tohelpthosewithanxietymakedecisions.10.WhydoesSoniaBishopsuggestfocusingonpastsuccesses?

A．Toimprovedecision-making.B．Toremembertheachievements.C．Toadaptquicklytoanewsituation.D．Toavoidmakingdifficultdecisions.11.Whatadvicecanbegivenaccordingtothestudy?

A．Trytothinkquicklywhenmakingdecisions.B．Don’texpecttoomuchwhenmakingdecisions.C．Don’tfocusononesinglethingwhenmakingdecisions.D．Reduceyouranxietyordepressionwhenmakingdecisions.(★★★★)Skepticsarestrangealot.Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivitiestotheenvironmentandtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeople,sayskeptics,spreadnothingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment.The"eco-guilt"broughtonbythediscouragingnewsaboutourplanetgivesrisetothepopularityofskepticsaspeoplesearchformorecomfortingworldviews.PerhapsthatexplainswhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpublicity.Thatbook,TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitmeasuresthe"realstateoftheworld"asfine.Ofcourse,anotherexplanationisthedeeppocketsofsomebigbusinesseswithspecialinterests.Indeed,Mr.Lomborg'sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeindustry-fundedorganizations,whichstarthugeactivitiesthroughthemediatoconfusethepublicaboutissueslikeglobalwarming.SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg'sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathoughhisbeliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions.OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumberofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat"AfterLomborg,theenvironmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown."Suchone-sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.ButonlyadifferentreviewappearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithspecificreadership.ThereviewremarkedthatMr.Lomborg's"preferenceforunexaminedmaterialsisincredible".Acriticaleyeisvaluable,andthemediashouldpresentinformationinsuchawaythatcouldallowpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Unfortunately,thatisofteninaccessibleasblockedbythedesiretobeshockingortodefendsomespecialinterest.Peoplemightbecomehalf-blindbeforeaworldpartiallyexhibitedbythemedia.That'sashame,becausemattersconcerningthehealthoftheplanetarefartooimportanttobetreatedlightly.12.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayberegardedas"skeptics"?

A．Peoplewhoagreeonthepopularityof"eco-guilt".B．Peoplewhodisliketheharmfuleffectofhumanactivities.C．Peoplewhodisbelievetheserioussituationofourplanet.D．Peoplewhospreadcomfortingnewstoprotectourenvironment.13.WhichofthefollowingcanbeareasonforthepopularityofLomborg'sbooks?

A．Thebookchallengesviewsaboutthefinestateoftheworld.B．Somebigbusinessesintendtoprotecttheirowninterests.C．Theauthorconvincespeopletospeakcomfortingworldviews.D．Industry–fundedmediapresentconfusinginformation.14.TheauthormentionedthereviewinNatureinorderto_________.

A．findfaultwithLomborg'sbookB．voiceadifferentopinionC．challengetheauthorityofthemediaD．pointoutthevalueofscientificviews15.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?

A．Toshowtheimportanceofpresentingoverallinformationbythemedia.B．Towarnthepublicofthedangerofhalf–blindnesswithreviews.C．Toblamethemedia'slackofresponsibilityininformation.D．Toencouragetheskepticstohaveacriticaleye.(★★★)QuestionsYouMustAnswertoFindYourTruePathinLifeWalkingthepathoflifeisnomoredifferentthanexploringunchartedterritories,manyofusstopoccasionallyandaskourselvesquestionssuchas:“AmIdoingthisright?HowdoIknowthisiswhathastobedone?16”Ifyou’dliketogettofindyourtruepathinlife,herearesomequestionsyou’llhavetoanswer.·Whydoyouwanttofindyourtruepathinlife?Onethingisclearthatyouwanttobringsomechangestoyourlife.Beinghonestaboutwhyyouwanttoachievethatcanprovideyouwithapowerfulincentive(激励)thatwilldriveyoutowardsyourgoals.Writedownthethingsthatcrossyourmindwhenyouthinkofyourwhys.17Youareauniquepersonwithuniqueneedsandwishes.·18Isthisyourauthentic(真正的)needorisitsomethingthatistrendyandyouwanttotryitout?Askyourselfthisquestionwheneveryoucatchthat“I’malittlebitboredrightnow”thought.Maybeyoudon’tneedtobringradicalchangesintoyourlife.Rememberthathowweapproachcertainobstaclescandefinehowwefeelwhentryingtoovercomethem.·Whatisimportanttome?Youcanstartbywritingdownwhatisimportanttoyou.19Takeyourtime.Myadviceistostartwithsimplerthings,forinstance,workingoutregularly,spendingqualitytimewithfriendsandfamily,learntoplayaninstrumentetc.Fromthereyoucanworkonmoresophisticatedideas,becomingmoretolerantandaccepting.·AmIself-aware?Doyouvalueconstructivecriticism?Areyoualwayshonest?Ifyouranswertothesequestionsisno,thenyouneedtoworkonyourself-awareness.20Findingyourtruepathinlifeisaslowprocess.Finally,letmefinishbyaquote,“Toconqueroneselfisagreatertaskthanconqueringothers.”

A．Isthismychoice?B．Whatresponsibilitiesshouldyoutake?C．Don’tmakeyourlistinjustonesitting.D．Yourreasonsshouldbeimportantonlyforyou.E．Ifnot,isthereaguideIcanreadandmemorize?F．ThisisbecauseitcanapplytoeveryaspectofyourlifeG．Don’tworryifyouareunabletoanswerthesequestionsrightthisverymoment.二、完形填空(★★★)Untilthefinalmomentsoftheirgraduationceremony,1,200graduatesoftheUniversityofMassachusettsDartmouththoughttheirmostmemorableexperiencewouldbejusttheheavyrain.However,astheywereaboutto_______theirdiplomas(毕业证书),guestspeakerRobHale,abillionairebusinessman,_______them.Heannouncedthathewouldgiveeachgraduate$1,000:S500forthemselvesand$500togivetoagood_______.AliMcKelvey,astudent,recalledthe_______amongherclassmates.Yet,itwasno_______.Hale,co-founderandCEOofGraniteTelecommunications,hasahistoryofgenerousactions,_______$1millionweeklyin2022.Despitehissuccess,hehasn'tforgottentheexperienceof_______everythingwhenhisfirstcompanywentbankrupt(破产)over20yearsago.Haleandhiswifefindjoyingiving,hopingto_______thesamespiritinthegraduates.Hebelievesthatexperiencingthejoyofgivingcouldencouragethemto_______generosityintheirlives,especiallyinthesedifficulttimes.UMassDartmouth,smallerthanitsmaincampus,________manyfirst-generationandlower-incomestudents.Sincetheyreceivedthe________gifts,thegraduateshavepackedup,polishedrésumés,and________wheretodonatetheir$500.HalesaidhehadyettobedisappointedbyAmyoftheresults.Now,Hate'sgifthasbecomea(n)________ongraduationday.Hisgenerosityhasencouragedmanygraduatestheseyears,likeMcKelvey,who,________byherstudiesonthe________ofdisadvantagedwomen,finallydonatedtoawomen'ssheltertoimprovetheirconditions.21.A．collectB．identifyC．recognizeD．award22.A．surprisedB．employedC．satisfiedD．praised23.A．graduateB．gradeC．causeD．company24.A．disagreementB．disapprovalC．disappointmentD．disbelief25.A．luckB．secretC．jokeD．answer26.A．givingawayB．settingasideC．dealingwithD．bringingin27.A．losingB．sharingC．destroyingD．attempting28.A．recordB．inspireC．discoverD．grasp29.A．acceptB．practiceC．explainD．observe30.A．admitsB．invitesC．needsD．assesses31.A．unpackedB．familiarC．unexpectedD．suitable32.A．rememberedB．ignoredC．suggestedD．decided33.A．principleB．testC．exceptionD．tradition34.A．touchedB．attainedC．challengedD．motivated35.A．purposesB．weaknessesC．strugglesD．interests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。TheFirstAffiliated(附属)HospitalofSoochowUniversity(hereinafterreferredtoas“FAH”),nestleddowntownSuzhou,stands36aleadingmedicalinstitution,dedicatedtodeliveringcomprehensiveandhigh-qualitymedicalcaretopatientsfromallwalksoflife.PreviouslyknownasBoxiHospital,FAHtracesitsoriginsbackto1883,whenitwasfirstestablishedasawestern-stylemedicalfacilityinChina.Overthedecades,ithasbecome37majorhealthcareproviderandkeyplayerinthedevelopmentofhealthcareservices,38(adapt)itselftothechangingneedsofthepopulation.Itboastsafullrangeofclinicalservices.Eachdepartmentisequippedwithcutting-edgetechnology39staffedbyhighlyskilledprofessionals.Asateachinghospital,it,honoredforitsexcellenceinmedicine,40(partner)withSoochowUniversity'sMedicalSchoolduringthepastdecadestoofferundergraduateandpostgraduateprogramsformedicalstudents.Inresponsetotheincreasinghealthcaredemandsofthelocalpopulation,thehospitalhasofficiallyreachedthe41（completed）oftheexpansion(扩建)project.Itaimstomodernizethehospital'sinfrastructureandprovidecutting-edgemedicaltechnology,fosteringa42(accessible)andinclusivehealthcareenvironment.Theexpansionincludestheconstructiononadditionaladvancedmedicalfacilitiesandspecializeddepartments43(ensure)everypatientfeelsvaluedandsupported.Whetheryouneedasimplevisitforacoldor44(alternative)moreadvancedcareforaseriousillness,thehospitalistheretohelp.Asabeaconofhopeandhealing,FAHcontinuestopushtheboundariesofmedicineandredefinesthestandardsofexceptionalhealthcare,from45patientswillundoubtedlybenefitthroughaccesstoadvanceddiagnosticsandpersonalizedtreatmentplans.四、书信写作(★★★)46.假定你是李华，你们班外教Chirs计划开展英文原版名著整本书阅读活动（ReadingClassicLiterature），现向全班征集阅读书目。请你写给她一封英文邮件，内容包括：1.你推荐的书目；2.你推荐该书的原因；注意：1.开头已给出，不计入词数。2.写作词数应为80左右；3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearChirs,Ihopethisemailfindsyouwell.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Theschoolfestivalwasbuzzingwithexcitement,allbecauseofanewcontestcalled“InnovateYourWay.”Thiscontestwasallaboutmakingacostumethatwasasuniqueandcreativeaspossible,showcasingwhatonelovesthemost.LilyAdamswassurroundedbyclassmateswithcoolideas.Oneclassmatesaidexcitedly,“I’mgoingtobethewholesolarsystem,withplanetscirclingaroundme!”Oneboasted(吹嘘),“I’llredefineinnovation.Iwillbecomeawalkingsmartphonefromthefuture,showingthedigitalagewithinteractiveappsandgames.”Meanwhile,anotheronecameupwiththeideatodressupasaliveweatherforecast.HeplannedtoattachLEDscreenstohisoutfit,displayingdifferentweatherpatterns.Thiscostumewouldnotjustshowtheweatherbutal