湖北省荆州某中学2025-2026学年高三上学期11月月考英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1湖北省荆州某中学2025-2026学年高三上学期11月月考英语试题第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AClimatechangecouldhavelargeimpactsonfoodproductionacrosstheworld.Risingtemperaturesmightboostcropproductionincoldregionsbutnegativelyimpactproductioninwarmerareas.Wheatandrice—whichbenefitfrommoreCO2intheatmosphere—couldseegrowingoutput,whilecornandsorghum(高粱)couldseeadeclinewithwarmertemperatures.Farmerscanadjusttheirpracticestoawarmerclimateinfourkeyways：FarmerscanchangeWHATtheyplant.Thiscouldbeanentirelydifferenttypeofcrop:corninsteadofwheat.Oradifferentvarietyofaspecificcrop.

FOURKEYWAYSFarmerscanchangeWHEREcropsareplanted.Iftemperaturesriseorfall,cropproductioncanshiftnorthorsouthwardstowardsmoresuitabletemperatures.FarmerscanchangeHOWcropsaremanaged.Givingcropstherightamountofwater,nutrition,andprotectionfrominsectsanddiseasecanhelpreducesomeimpactsofclimatechange.FarmerscanchangeWHENtheyplant.Farmerscanplantearlierorlaterintheyear,dependingonwhenspringarrives.Adjustingplantingdatesrequiresnoadditionalcostorwork.Arecentstudybyexpertsmodeledthreeadaptationmethods—changingWHAT,changingWHENandchangingbothofthem.Thechartbelowshowstheirimpactontheoutputofcorn,rice,sorghum,soybean(大豆)andwheat.Thesethreeadaptationmethodscanalreadygosomewaytorelieveclimatepressuresinsomecountries.But,ofcourse,wedon’tonlycareaboutcropproductionatthegloballevel.Iffarmersinparticularregions—especiallythosethataremostfood-insecure—cannotadapttoclimatechange,thisisstillamajorproblem.Sothereismorewecandointhefuture.1.Whatmayfarmerschangeiftheyareshortofmoneyandlabour?A.WHAT. B.WHERE. C.WHEN. D.HOW.2.Whichcropmaybenefitmostiffarmersplantimprovedvarieties?A.Corn. B.Rice. C.Sorghum. D.Wheat.3.Whatshouldbedoneinthefuture?A.Tohelpthefarmersinneed. B.Toadoptthethreemethods.C.Tofocusoncropproduction. D.Tomovetocolderregions.BIusedtobelievethatonlywordscouldcatchtheessenceofthehumansoul.Theliteraryworkscontainedsuchdistinctstoriesthattheyshapedthewaywesawtheworld.Wordswerewhatcomposedthequestionswesoughttouncoverandtheanswerstothosequestionsthemselves.Wordswereeverything.Thatbeliefchanged.Inanordinarymathclass,myteacherposedasimplequestion:What’s0.99roundedtothenearestwholenumber?Easy.Whenroundedtothenearestwholenumber,0.99=1.Somehow,Ithoughteventhough0.99isonly0.01awayfrom1,there’sstilla0.01difference.Thatmeanseveniftwothingsareonlyalittledifferent,theyarestilldifferent,sodoesn’tthatmakethemcompletelydifferent?Myteacheransweredmyquestionbypresentinganotherequation(等式):1=0.9,whichcouldalsobeexpressedas1=0.999999…repeatingitselfwithouteverending.Therewassomethingforeignbutfascinatingabouttheequation.Theleftsidewasunchangeable,objective:itcontainedanumberthatended.Ontherightwassomethingendless,anumberrepeatingitselflimitlesstimes.Yet,somehow,thesetwoopposedthingswereconnectedbyanequalsign.Lyinginbed,Ithoughtabouthowmuchtheequationparalleledourexistence.Theleftsideoftheequationrepresentsthatsometimeslifeitselfissounchangeableandsoclear.Theconcrete,wholenumberofthedaywhenyouwerebornandthedaywhenyouwoulddie.Butthenthereisthatgapinbetweenlifeanddeath.Therightsidemeansatimeandspacefulloflimitlesspossibilities,andendlessopportunitiesintotheopenfuture.Sothat’swhatlifeis.Objectivebutimaginative.Unchangeablebutlimitless.Lifeisanequationwithtwosidesthatbalancesitselfout.Still,wecan’tevertrulyseemtoputtheperfectwordstoit.Sopossiblynumberscanexpressideasasequallywellaswordscan.Fornow,let’sleaveitatthat:1=0.999999…andlivealifelikeit.4.Whatdoestheauthoremphasizeaboutwordsinparagraph1?A.Theirwidevariety. B.Theirliteraryorigins.C.Theirdistinctsounds. D.Theirexpressivepower.5.Whatmadetheauthorfindtheequationfascinating?A.Therepetitionofanumber. B.Thewaytwodifferentnumbersareequal.C.Thequestiontheteacherraised. D.Thedifferencebetweenthetwonumbers.6.Whatdoestheauthorthinkof“1=0.9”?A.Theyrevealthemeaningoflife. B.Theyarereliableinexpressingideas.C.Theyareusefulinlearningmaths. D.Theygivelimitedpossibilities.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Whytheequationexistseverywhere? B.Whichequationisimportantforpeople?C.Hownumberscanexpressideaslikewords? D.Whennumberscaneasilymakeupequations?CDistractionisoftensaidtobethemajorcognitive(认知的)crisisofourtime.InarecentarticleinTheAtlantic,RoseHorowitchnotedthat“universitystudentshavetroublestayingfocusedonevenapoem”,andmanyAmericanmiddleandhighschoolshaveshiftedfromliterarytextstoshorterpassages.Actually,accusationsofdecliningattentionarenothingnewinmodernity.Evenintheearly20thcentury,EzraPoundobservedashiftfrompoetrytoprose(散文),explainingitasaresultofreaders’inabilitytoengagewiththelinguisticcomplexityofpoetry.Overthedecades,similarcomplaintsaboutattentionhavecontinued.Yet,Horowitchsuggeststhatratherthanalossofreadingability,wemaybewitnessingashiftinconsumptionhabits.Studentsnowviewreadingbooksmuchlikelisteningtooldrecordalbums—outdated.Meanwhile,thepopularityofaudiobookscontinuestogrow.Thissuggeststhattheissueisnotaninabilitytoreadlongnovelsbutratherashiftinwhatpeoplevalue.“Studentscanstillreadbooks,”Horowitchwrote.“They’rejustchoosingnotto.”Thisraisesadeeperquestion:Whatkindofattentiondowetrulyneed,andwhy?Psychologistsdistinguishbetweenfocusedattentionandbroaderattention.InthefamousInvisibleGorillaExperiment,participantscountingbasketballpassesfailedtonoticeapersoninagorillasuitdancinginthebackground.Awiderfocus,incontrast,mayengagedifferentcognitiveskillsandofferuniquebenefits.Couldtheyoungergenerationbedevelopingvaluableattentionmodeswefailtorecognize?Whatoftherapid,quick-fire,writtenexchangesofinstantmessaging?Theartofmakingshortandcleverstatementsin140or280characters?Whatabouttheskillsandquickreactionsneededinvideogames?Thesenewwaysofengagingwithcontentchallengeustorethink—withhistoryasourguide—howwemightapproachlong-formcultureinfreshandflexibleways.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accusations”inparagraph2mean?A.Criticisms. B.Origins. C.Trends. D.Indicators.9.WhatdoestheincreaseofaudiobooklistenersimplyaccordingtoHorowitch?A.Printedbooksarelessaccessible. B.Readingpreferenceshavechanged.C.Digitalreadingdevicesaremorepopular. D.Modernpeoplehavelimitedreadingtime.10.WhydoestheauthormentiontheInvisibleGorillaExperimentinparagraph4?A.Todisplaythedifficultyofmultitasking.B.Toillustratethelimitationoffocusedattention.C.Toprovethewidepresenceofdistractionindailylife.D.Tostresstheimportanceofcognitiveflexibilityinsports.11.Whatwillprobablybediscussednext?A.Morevaluablelessonstaughtbyhistory. B.Challengesfacingtheyounggeneration.C.Theimpactoftechnologyonliteracyskills. D.Strategiesforbookreadinginthedigitalage.DAwheeledrobotrollsacrossthefloor.Asoft-bodiedroboticstarbendsitsfivelegs,movingawkwardly.Poweredbyconventionalelectricityviaplugorbattery,thesesimpleroboticcreationswouldbeunremarkable,butwhatsetsthesetworobotsapartisthattheyarecontrolledbyalivingentity(实体):akingoystermushroom.Bygrowingthemushroom’smycelium(菌丝体)intotherobot’shardware,ateamledbyCornellUniversityresearchershasengineeredtwotypesofrobotsthatsenseandrespondtotheenvironmentbyusingelectricalsignalsmadebythemushroomanditssensitivitytolight.Therobotsarethelatestaccomplishmentofscientistsinafieldknownasbiohybridroboticswhoseektocombinebiological,livingmaterialssuchasplantandanimalcellsorinsectswithartificialcomponentstomakepartlylivingandpartlyengineeredentities.There’sstillalongwaytogobeforebiohybridrobotsgobeyondthelab,butresearchershopeonedayrobotjellyfishmayexploreoceans,sperm-poweredrobotsmaybeabletodeliverfertility(肥沃)treatmentsandcyborgcockroachescouldsearchforsurvivorsinthewakeofanearthquake.“Biohybridizationisanattempttofindcomponentsinthebiologicalworldthatwecanuse,understand,andcontroltohelpourartificialsystemsworkbetter,”saidShepherd,aprofessorofmechanicalandaerospaceengineeringatCornellUniversity.Theteambeganbygrowingkingoystermushroomsinthelabfromasimplekitorderedonline.Theresearcherschosethisspeciesofmushroombecauseitgrowseasilyandquickly.Theycultivated(培育)themushroom’smycelium,whichcanformnetworksthat,accordingtothestudy,cansense,communicateandtransportnutrients.Theteamfounditchallengingtoengineerasystemthatcoulddetectandusethesmallelectricalsignalsfromthemyceliatocommandtherobot.“Youhavetomakesurethatyourelectrode(电极)touchesintherightpositionbecausethemyceliaareverythin,”saidleadauthorAnandMishra.“Thenyouculturethem,andwhenthemyceliastartgrowing,theywraparoundtheelectrode.”12.Whatisspecialaboutthetworobotsinthefirstparagraph?A.Theycancontrollivingcreatures. B.Theycanmakevariousmovements.C.Theyarepoweredbykingoystermushrooms. D.Theyarepartlymushroomandpartlymachine.13.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbygivingtheexamplesinparagraph4?A.Thefuturepossibilitiesofbiohybridrobots.B.Theseriousnessoftheenvironmentalissues.C.Thelimitationsofbiohybridrobotsbeyondthelab.D.Theadvantagesofbiohybridrobotsoverconventionalones.14.Whatdidtheteamfinddifficultwhenengineeringtherobots?A.Wrappingtheelectrodewiththemycelia.B.Arrangingtheelectrodeintherightorder.C.Developingasystemtocultivatethemycelia.D.Positioningtheelectrodeaccuratelyonthemycelia.15.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.WhenNatureMeetsTechnology B.HowTechnologyTransformsNatureC.KingOysterMushrooms:theMagicofNature D.BiohybridRobotics:theKeytoSocialDevelopment第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。ItwasawintermorningwhenIreceivedapackagewithnoreturnaddress.Theplainbrownwrappinggavenoclues,andmynamewashandwritteninshakyletters.____16____Insidewasasmallwoodenbox,itssurfacecarvedwithintricatepatternsofvinesandbirds.Iliftedthelid.Afaintscentofcedar(雪松)filledtheair.____17____Itwasmygrandmother’sbrooch(胸针)—theoneshealwaysworetoSundaydinners,withasinglepearlsuspendedlikeadewdrop.Shehadpassedawaythreemonthsearlier,andthefamilyassumedthejewelryhadbeenlostinthechaosofherestate.MyhandstrembledasIpickeditup.____18____TheweightofthebroochinmypalmfeltlikeaconnectiontoapastIhadbeenneglecting.ThenInoticedaslipofpapertuckedbeneaththevelvetlining.Thehandwritingmatchedthepackage:“Forthegirlwholovedlisteningtostoriesundertheoldoaktree.Keepthisclosewhenyouwriteyours.”____19____OnlyGrandmacalledmethatduringoursummervisits.Ihadn’tseenherintwoyearsbeforeherdeath—toobusywithschoolandfriendstovisit.Guiltwashedovermelikeatide.Howeasilylife’sdistractionscanpullusawayfromwhattrulymatters.Thatevening,Iexaminedthebroochunderlamplight.____20____TheyearGrandmaandIhadspentafternoonsrecordingmade-uptalesaboutthebirdsinhergarden.Isatthere,tearsblurringmyvision,asIrememberedthosecarefreedays.Fromthatmomenton,Ivowednevertoletlife’sbusynessovershadowthesimplejoysoffamilyandconnection.A.Aglimmerofsilvercaughtmyeye.B.Thenickname“Storybird”leapedoutatme.C.Thepostmarkshowedatown200milesaway.D.Onthebackwasadate,thesummerIturnedten.E.Whoeversentthisknewmychildhoodintimately.F.Foramoment,Isimplystared,afraiditmightvanish.G.Layersofdustsuggestedithadn’tbeenopenedfordecades.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。SargassumisthesmellyseaweedpilinguponbeachesacrosstheCaribbean.Itisn’tsomethingmostpeople___21___kindly.ButforOmardeVazquez,agardener,itwassomethinglikea(an)___22___.Yearsago,aspartofhisgardeningbusiness,Omarlaunchedabeachcleanupserviceto___23___theleafyseaweed.But,asits___24___intensified,hestartedconsideringhowtoturnitintosomethinguseful,andin2018he___25___awaytouseitinbuildingblocks.Hestartedhiscompany—SargaBlocktomarketthebrickswhicharebeing___26___bytheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgram(UNDP)asasustainablesolutiontoacurrentenvironmentalproblem.“WhenIlookatSargaBlock,it’slikelookingina___27___,”hesays,comparinghiscompanytoovercominghispersonal___28___,includingdrugandalcoholaddiction.“ThatwasatimewhenIfeltunwantedand___29___,likethesargassumpeoplecomplainedabout.”Luckily,Omargrewupinnatureandpoverty,which____30____hischaracterandturnedhimintosomeonewhotakesaction.Hewantedtomakesomethinggoodoutofsomethingeveryonesawasbad.Omarthenputhisideainto____31____,mixing40%sargassumwithotherorganicmaterials,likeclay,whichhethenputsintoablock-formingmachine.Theprocesswas____32____.TheUNDPselectedOmar’sworkfortheirAcceleratorLab,which____33____andrecognizesinnovativesolutionstoenvironmentalchallengesglobally.Theideaisthatsomeofthemosttimelyandcreative____34____comefromlocalssufferingfromenvironmentaldilemmas____35____.21.A.lookon B.bringin C.giveup D.comeacross22.A.game B.gift C.race D.trouble23.A.access B.harvest C.remove D.process24.A.heat B.image C.presence D.movement25.A.workedout B.calledfor C.showedoff D.turneddown26.A.highlighted B.undervalued C.overemphasized D.withdrawn27.A.window B.mirror C.dictionary D.puzzle28.A.struggles B.fears C.desires D.opinions29.A.appreciated B.infected C.interrupted D.rejected30.A.fitted B.shaped C.revealed D.described31.A.operation B.words C.bills D.profit32.A.straightforward B.transforming C.slow D.consuming33.A.combines B.provides C.identifies D.drafts34.A.responses B.reminder C.appeal D.issues35.A.alongside B.offshore C.underneath D.firsthand第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。AculturalrelicatNanchongMuseuminSichuanprovincehasrecentlybecomeahottopic.AvideopostedontheInternetshowsasmallman-likepotteryfigure,___36___(refer)toas“MiniUltraman(奥特曼)”duetoitsexterior.Thefigurehasapointedhead,bigeyes,anditsarms___37___(raise)slightly.Strangelyenough,itisquitearareoccurrenceforthepotteryfiguretobearsucharemarkable___38___(similar)totheanimatedcharacterUltraman.Sincethevideo___39___(go)viral,manyvisitorshaverushedtothemuseumjusttohavealookatthisspecialfigure.Astaffmemberofthemuseumtoldreportersthattheyfrequentlyreceiveinquiries___40___visitorsaboutthefigure.Anothermembernoted,“Actually,wefinditsheadparticularlysimilarto___41___ofUltraman.”Thisunexpectedpopularityofithascreatedanatmosphere___42___theintegrationoftraditionalcultureandmodernpopularculturebecomesatalkingpoint,___43___(breathe)newlifeintothemuseumandfosteringamoreimaginativemindsetamongpeople.Thishappening,___44___(public)countedasabridgebetweenheritageandcontemporarysociety,hasdrawnwidespreadinterest.Asforthemuseum,theyhopethatthiscanbeanopportunity___45___(let)morepeopleknowabouttheprofoundhistorybehindculturalrelics.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是李华，你校要开设一个英语社团。外教Jenny提出“EnglishSingingClub”和“EnglishDramaClub”两个选项供大家选择。请给Jenny写一封邮件，内容包括：1.你的选择;2.说明理由。注意：1.写作词数应为120左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearJenny,IreallyliketheideaofstartinganEnglishclubinourschool.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节(满分25分)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。Inasmalltown,Sarahandherhusband,David,ranamodestnoodleshop.Overtheyears,ithadbecomeafamiliargatheringplaceforhardworkingfolksintheneighborhood,especiallythosewhooftenworkedintothelatehours.Earlyin2022,anelderlywanderingmannamedRobertenteredtheirshop.“Ma’am,I’dlikeabowlofnoodles.Here’sthemoney,”theelderlymansaid,handingoverawell-wornandoldone-dollarbanknote.SarahexchangedaquickglancewithDavid,forabowlofnoodlescostfivedollars.However,Davidaccepteditwithouthesitation,instructingSarahtoserveRobert.Sarahcouldn’thelpwhisperingtoherhusband,“David,whydidyouacceptthisoldmoneyandsellthenoodlesforonedollar?”Davidgazedatherandresponded,“Mydear,everyo