湖南省湘一名校联盟2025-2026学年高三上学期11月期中考试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1湖南省湘一名校联盟2025-2026学年高三上学期11月期中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。ASAFEBOXINSTRUCTIONMANUALERRORCODES:Listedbelowareerrorcodes(密码)youmightmeet.Error:TheuserhaspressedlessnumberofdigitscomparedtotheactualUserCode.CheckyourUserCodeandtryagain.E-Code:TheuserhaspressedanincorrectUserCode.CheckyourUserCodeandtryagain.HOLD05:IfyouhavepressedincorrectUserCodefourtimescontinuously,thekeypadwilllockyououtfor5minutes.Thenthesafehasenteredthelockoutperiod.Youwillnotbeabletoopenthesafeduringthelockoutperiod.Bypressinganykeyduringthisperiod,youcanseehowmuchtimeisleft.IfyourUserCodestilldoesnotworkafterthelockoutperiod,usetheOverrideKeys(应急钥匙)toresetthesafe.Openingthesafe1)Openbypersonalcode:Inputyour3-to6-digitcode,andthen“OPENED”shallappearonthedisplay,andthesafeisopened.2)Openbymastercode:Press“#”twice,and“SUPER”shallappear.TheninputtheMastercode(factorycodeis“000000”),“OPENED”shallappearonthedisplayandthesafeisopened.3)Openbymechanicalkey(codeforgottenorfailureofelectronicsystem):Putthekeyinthelockandturnitclockwise,andthedoorisopenedand“OPENED”shallappear.Nowenteranew3-to6-digitcode,andthenpress“LOCK(#)”.Oncethedoorisclosed,youcantakeoutthekey.ChangingthemastercodePress“CLEAR(*)”twicequickly,and“PROG”shallappearonthedisplay.Press“842627”within5seconds,and“OLD”shallappear.Enterthemastercode(000000),press“LOCK(#)”,and“NEW”shallappear.Nowinputanew6-digitmastercode,andpress“LOCK(#)”.“GOOD”shallappearonthedisplay,confirmingyou’vemadeit.1.Whatshouldyoudowhenencountering“HOLD05”onthedisplay?A.Resetthecodeimmediately. B.Waitforfiveminutes.C.CheckyourUserCodeagain. D.ApplyfortheOverrideKeys.2.Howcanyouopenthesafeifyouforgetallthecodes?A.Byusingthemechanicalkey. B.Bypressing“CLEAR(*)”twice.C.Bymakingasmanyattemptsaspossible. D.Bychangingthepersonalcodethrough“PROG”.3.Whichisasteptoresetamastercode?A.Press“NEW(#)”afterpersonalcode. B.Enteranewmastercode000000.C.Input“842627”until“LOCK”appears. D.Press“LOCK(#)”afterthenewcode.B“Theonlyconstantischange.”BritisharchitectNormanFostersaysthisishisfamily’smotto(座右铭).Nowinhisearly90s,Fosterstillremainstruetomanyoftheprinciplesthatguidedhimatthestartofacareerthatbeganmorethanhalfacenturyago.Whenhestartedasanarchitect,hebelievedthatsimplygivingpeopleaniceviewtolookatwouldmakethemhappier.Now,hesaysthat’sascientificfact—andhe’sstillprovidingthoseviewstoday.Manyofhismostfamousbuildingsarehugeandglassy.It’sastylewe’renowusedto,butFosterwasdesigningtheselight-filledcreationsatatimewhenWesterncitieswerestilldominatedbythickblocksofconcrete(混凝土).ItisnotbecauseFosterhasanyproblemwithconcrete—heusedlotsofitinApplePark,thetechnologygiant’sCaliforniaheadquarters.ButthathugeringisalsotypicalofFosterinthatitbringstheoutsidein,withvastwindowsandsharedspaceslookingoutontogreenery.Perhapshismostfamousbuilding—theLondonbuildingknownasthe“Gherkin”becauseofitssimilarityinshapetothefruit—hasviewsthatareslightlylessgreen.Butititselfcanbeseenfromfarandwide.Completedin2004,ithasbecomeoneofLondon’smostrecognizablebuildings.AlthoughsomefeeltheGherkinisoutofplace,itisinkeepingwithFoster’spreviouscreations:theCityHallbesidetheThamesinLondon,hisglassyreconstructionoftheGermanReichstag,andhis1980sdesignfortheHSBCbuildinginHongKong.Despitesomehealthproblemslaterinlife,Fostercontinuestowork.“ThereisneverenoughtimetodoeverythingIwouldlike,”hesaidin2011.Sincethen,hehasdesignedApplePark,museums,anairport,anddevelopedtheconceptfortheLusailStadiuminQatar.Iftheonlyconstantischange,Fosterhasbeenaforceofitintheworldofarchitecture—andhe’snotdoneyet.4.WhatisFoster’sinitialprincipleforarchitecturaldesign?A.Buildingsshouldbehighlycost-effective.B.Designstylesshouldkeeppacewiththetimes.C.Architectureshouldbebasedonscientifictheory.D.Niceviewsshouldcomefirstincreatingbuildings.5.WhatisafeatureofFoster’smostcreations?A.fancylightingdecoration. B.Vastglass-equippedlooks.C.Longarchitecturalpatterns. D.massiveconcretestructuralforms.6.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinreferringtotheGherkininparagraph3?A.TodisplayFoster’sdesignprinciples. B.TocontrastitwithFoster’susualstyle.C.ToshowFoster’sglobalfame. D.ToexplainFoster’sfamilymotto.7.WhatcanbelearnedaboutFoster’scareer?A.Heprefershistoricalstylestomoderntrends.B.Hiscareerlifecontradictstheprincipleshesticksto.C.Hisearlybeliefsarechallengedbynewarchitecturalconcepts.D.Hisconsistencycontributestohislifelongcreativework.CDeepintheforestsofaremoteSouthPacificisland,aNewCaledoniancrow(乌鸦)carefullyremovesabranch,tearsoffunwantedleavesandfashionsahook(钩子)fromthewood.Thecrowisaperfectionist:ifitmakesanerror,itwillthrowawaythewholethingandstartover.Whenit’ssatisfied,thebirdplacesthefinished“hook”intoagapinthetreeandfishesoutaworm.Thecrowisoneofthefewbirdsknowntomaketools,askilloncethoughttobeuniquetohumans.ChristianRutz,abehavioralecologistattheUniversityofStAndrews,hasspentmuchofhiscareerstudyingthecrow’scapabilities.TheremarkableingenuityinhowcrowscreateandusetoolsthatRutzobservedchangedhisunderstandingofwhatbirdscando.Hestartedwonderingiftheremightbeotheroutstandinganimalcapacities.Thecrowsliveincomplexsocialgroupsandmaypasstool-makingtechniquesontotheiryoung.Experimentshavealsoshownthatdifferentcrowgroupsaroundtheislandhavedistinctvocalizations(发声).Rutzwantedtoknowwhetherthesedialectscouldhelpexplainculturaldifferencesintool-makingamongthegroups.NewtechnologypoweredbyAIisreadytoprovideexactlythesekindsofinsights.Whetheranimalscommunicatewithoneanotherinwayswemightbeabletounderstandisaquestionoflastingfascination.ButwithrecentbreakthroughsinAI,“peoplerealizethatweareatthepointoffairlymajoradvancesinregardtounderstandinganimals’communicativebehavior,”Rutzsays.AImaysoonmakeitpossibletorevealthingslikecrowcalls.Scientists,biologistsandconservationexpertsarecollectingawiderangeofdatafromavarietyofspeciesandbuildingmachinelearningmodelstoanalyzethem.SomegroupsliketheProjectCetaceanTranslationInitiativearetryingtounderstandaparticularspecies,inthiscasethespermwhale.Decodinganimalvocalizationscouldaidconservationandwelfareefforts.Itcouldalsohaveasurprisingimpactonus.ThepowerofAItoreshapeourunderstandingofanimalswillhaveasimilareffect.Thesetoolsaregoingtochangethewaythatweseeourselvesinrelationtoeverything.8.Whydoestheauthormentionacrowinparagraph1?A.Todemonstrateacrow’sdailyroutine. B.Todetailthehuntingprocessofacrow.C.Todescribethesocialstructureofcrows. D.Tohighlightcrows’tool-makingskills.9.Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“ingenuity”inparagraph2?A.Challenge. B.Similarity. C.Brilliance. D.Adaptability.10.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A.TheworkingprinciplesofAI.B.Potentialprospectsfortheanimalprotection.C.HowAIhelpstostudyanimalcommunication.D.Howcrows’tool-makingskillinspiresnewresearch.11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.TheSocialBehaviorofTool-MakingCrowsB.AIReshapesAnimalCommunicationStudiesC.AI’sRoleinFurtherStudyofCrowBehaviorD.EffortsAreMadetoImproveMachineLearningDSkibidi,tradwifeanddeluluareamongnewwordsthathavemadeitintotheCambridgeDictionarythisyear,confirmingtheincreasinginfluenceoftheTikTokgenerationontheEnglishlanguage.ForthosehopingthatsuchnewwordswouldbeapassingInternetcraze,thecompilers(编纂者)ofthedictionarysaytheyareheretostay.“InternetcultureischangingtheEnglishlanguageandtheeffectisfascinatingtoobserveandcaptureinthedictionary,”saiditslexicalprogrammermanager,ColinMcIntosh.“Weonlyaddwordswherewethinkthey’llhavestayingpower.”OldergenerationsandthosenotonTikTokwilljusthavetogetusedtowordssuchasskibidi,whichbecamepopularthankstoTheSkibiditoilet,aviralanimatedvideothatbeganonYouTubefeaturinghumanheadsstickingoutfromlavatories(马桶).Childrennowoftenusethewordtoaddemphasistostatements.TheCambridgeDictionarydefinesskibidias“awordthatcanhavedifferentmeaningssuchas’cool’or’bad’orcanbeusedwithnorealmeaningasajoke.Anexampleofitsuseis:Whattheskibidiareyoudoing?”PeopleolderthanGenAlpha(bornafter2010)havetogreettheuseofthewordwithdiscouragement.TheUSwriterandartistLeeEscobedoisoneofthem,andhewroteintheGuardianthisyear:“Skibidibrain-rotsumsupagenerationfluentinirony(讽刺)butstarvedformeaning.Thiskindofchaoticmediaservesasbothentertainmentandabackgroundworldviewforyoungmenraisedonline.Theirmindsnormalisetricksasexpression.”Thetradwifephenomenonreferstosociallyconservativeinfluencerswhocelebratelookingaftertheirhusbands,childrenandhomes.Delulu,theshortformofdelusional(妄想),hasbecomeassociatedwithaposttruthworldwherepersonalbeliefsaremoreimportantthanreality.“Barchy”,atermfortechindustryleadersonwhosetechplatformsmanyofsuchnewwordsarespreading,alsomakesitintothedictionary.Othernewentriesinclude“workspouse”forworkplacerelationshipswheretwopeoplehelpandtrusteachother.12.Whatisthemajorfunctionofparagraph3?A.ToprovethepopularityofTikTok. B.Topresentanillustration.C.Toofferanoppositepointofview. D.Tolistchallengesoflearningnewwords.13.WhatisEscobedo’sattitudetowardsskibidiculture?A.Opposed. B.Uncaring. C.Favorable. D.Mixed.14.Whodoestheword“tradwife”referto?A.Leadersoftechplatforms. B.Thosewhovaluecooperationatwork.C.Thosewhohelpmanagefamilylife. D.Advocatesforsocialequality.15.Whatdoestheinclusionofnewwordsreflect?A.Languagekeepspacewithtimes. B.Sei-techhasehangedsocialmediaalot.C.Newwordsareacceptedbyallages. D.Oldvocabularytakesonnewmeanings.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。WhenitcomestoFrance,Parismightbethefirstchoice.Japan?Tokyo.Egypt?Cairo.Ofcourse,theseareallcapitalcitiesandthebest-knownplacesinthosecountries.Butaccordingtotravelexperts,morepeoplearechoosingtoskipcapitalcities.____16____WhileParis,TokyoandCairoaregreatplacestovisitwithlotstosee,theycanalsobebusyandexpensive.Youmightfindabitmorespaceinoneofthecountry’ssmaller,andperhapslesswell-knowncities.____17____Infact,thisideaisoftenreferredtoas“second-citytravel”,whichisusedtotalkaboutvisitingthesecondmostpopularcityinaregion.Forexample,youmightchooseCambridgeinsteadofLondon.TravelexpertRothsharedthathetookatriptoVeniceinItaly,butinsteadofstayinginthetouristhotspot,hevisitedthenearbycityofVerona._____18_____Hesaidhefoundaquieterplacewith“incrediblefood,landmarksandhiddengems.”Otherssayyoumayfeelmoreofaconnectiontoasmallercityandgetthechancetoreallyinteractwithandlearnaboutthelocalpeople.Ifyouattemptagreatsecondcity,youmighthavetodoabitofresearchandmakemoreefforts._____19_____Allyouneedtodoismakeextraplanning._____20_____Therefore,youmayneedtotakeabusortrain,whichcouldcostyoualittlemore.That’swhyitmaybeagoodideatochooseaplacethat’snottoofarfromabigairport.A.Thekeyisavoidingtouristcrowdsentirely.B.Itmighttakesometime,butrewardsawaityou.C.Itsuniquecharmstruckhisheartimmediately.D.Normally,smallercitiesarenoteasytoflyto.E.“Second-citytravel”gainstheirfavorinstead.F.Smallercitiesmaylackgoodtourismfacilities.G.Afewcheapitemsmightalsobeavailablethere.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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Thirty-seven-year-oldLogansufferedfromasuddenandunexpectedstroke(中风).Afterwards,hisfamily’sworldseemedto____21____overnight.ButStacie,hiswife,didn’thesitatetobecomehiscaregiver,____22____andcoach.ThehardestdecisionStacieever____23____camenext;tobebyherhusband’ssideorcarefortheirdaughter.Thankfully,the____24____ofStacie’smommadeitpossibleforStacietopourherheartintotendingLoganinwaysonlyshecould.Loganspentoveramonthintubatedwithouttherapists(治疗专家)then,anditwasuptoStacieto____25____.Infact,shewasaphysicaltherapist.Therefore,she____26____wenttoworkatLogan’sbedside,usingeverythingsheknew.Shehadfirm____27____—shewouldhelphimforover8hoursadayduringthefirstmonthorsotokeephisbodymoving,maintainhisstrength,and____28____hismobility.Togivehiman____29____tomaximizehisrecoverypotential,shekepthelpinghimwith____30____(focusedondailyskills)afterheshiftedtoinpatientrecoveryprogram.Theyarejust3.5monthsintoa____31____thatcouldtakeayearormore,butLoganisalreadyshowingincredible____32____beyondeveryone’sexpectations—andtheyarenotslowingdown.Hisdeterminationtoregain100%function____33____Staciedaily,andtheirsweetdaughter,Oakley,isthe____34____ofhisspiritandmotivation!____35____,thistoughjourneyisfarfromover.Butlove,resilience,andfaithwillkeepdrivingthewholefamilyforward.21.A.unite B.advance C.quiet D.collapse22.A.companion B.witness C.sponsor D.follower23.A.faced B.considered C.penned D.quit24.A.discovery B.commitment C.ambition D.profession25.A.dropout B.calmdown C.stepin D.speakup26.A.curiously B.instantly C.secretly D.suddenly27.A.evidence B.encouragement C.determination D.conclusion28.A.limit B.preserve C.estimate D.report29.A.example B.opponent C.edge D.excuse30.A.principles B.lectures C.comments D.exercises31.A.competition B.tradition C.conflict D.recovery32.A.progress B.responsibility C.humor D.talent33.A.defeats B.upsets C.inspires D.confuses34.A.balance B.reward C.combination D.source35.A.Obviously B.Strangely C.Usually D.Specifically第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15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。AmongtheChinesefolkarts,thepaintedclaycraftsholdaspecialposition.Theyarebothbeautifullyshapedandvividlycolored,____36____(appeal)toallwalksoflife.ThehistoryofthepaintedclaycraftsdatesbacktotheMingDynasty,over600yearsago.Popularthemesoftheclaycraftsincludemysteriousandhistoricalfigures,animalsaswellasfruits.Inpractice,theprocessofmakingsuchclaycraftsiscomplicated.Itinvolvesmakingmodelsfirst,____37____(follow)byroughcast(粗灰泥)creationusingaclay-pulpmixture.Theseroughcastcreations____38____(dry)inthesun,powdered,painted,andfinallyvarnished(上漆).Intheuseofcolor,Chineseclaycraftsdonotjustcopylife.Instead,theyattempttoreflectthe____39____(art)elementsinreallife.Theypreferusingbrightcolors,suchasbrightred,brightgreenandyellowandsoon,andtend____40____(bring)thecontrastbetweenthemintosuchclearreliefthatwillgiveavividnessandbouncingvisualeffect.Theromanticdesignsarecompletedwiththeuseofflowinglines,____41____givesthemabright,cheerfulandlivelylook.Clayfiguremodelling____42____(vary)withlocationsintechnology,stylesandsubjectmatters.Fengxiang’spaintedclayfigures,madethroughtensteps,arefamous____43____theirbrightcolor,vividshapeandboldstyle.Wuxi’sclayfigurescomeintwotypes:thecoarseclayfigures,withsimple____44____(compose)andbrightcolor,andtherefinedclayfigures,basedonoperascenes,eachconsideredas_____45_____uniquepieceofart.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，你将参加学校举办的英语创意写作大赛，但遇到了一些问题。请给外教Eric写封邮件，内容包括：1.你的困难；2.希望得到帮助。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearEric,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Undermyinfluence,mysonBobwasfascinatedwithbaseballandweoftenplayedtogetherinoursparetime.However,onasunnyday,Ifoundmyselfwrappedupinmyownworld.Iwascomfortablyseatedonthesofa,drinkingcoolbeerandattentivelywatchingalivebaseballgameonTV.Theexcitementofthematchhadmecompletelyabsorbed.Suddenly,Bobburstintotheroom,hisfacelitupwithexcitement.“Dad,Dad,teachmehowtocatchtheball”heshouted,hiseyeswidewithanticipation.Withouttakingmyeyesoffthescreen,Icasuallyreplied,“Inabit,Bob.Letmefinishthisround.Comebackinfiveminutes.“Bobagreedandranoutoftheroomjoyfully.Fiveminuteslater,Bobreturned.