湖南省长沙市某中学2025-2026学年高三上学期10月月考英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1湖南省长沙市某中学2025-2026学年高三上学期10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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AYoungWritersLab2025—CallforEntriesDoyouwritepoems,shortstoriesorplaysinEnglish?SendyourworktotheYoungWritersLabandseeitperformedinLondonthisNovember.Whocanenter•Studentsaged14—18anywhereintheworldRequirements•Entriesmustbeoriginal,unpublishedandwrittenentirelyinEnglish•Youmaysubmituptothreepiecesinanycombinationofgenres(poem/shortstory/script)LengthlimitsPoem:max40lines;Shortstory:max1,000words;Script:max1,500wordsHowtoenter1.Completetheonlineformat/youngwriters2025.2.UploadyourworkasONEPDFfile(titlethefile:Genre_FamilyName_Title,e.g.Poem_Li_TheBridge).3.Askateacherorschoollibrariantoconfirmtheentrybytickingthedeclarationbox—nopaymentorregistrationfeeisrequired.Keydates•Closingtime:23:59(UKtime)30September2025•Short-listannounced:20October2025•Winners’showcase:14—16November2025attheNationalPoetryLibrary,LondonTravelscholarshipsareavailableforoverseasparticipants.Prizes•OverallWinner:£250booktoken(代币)+mentorshipwithaPenguinRandomHouseeditor•CategoryWinners(3):£10obooktokeneachAll20shortlistedwriterswillreceiveaprintedanthologyandacertificatefromtheBritishCouncil.Rulesataglance•Workmustbeyourown—noAI-generatedtext•NoillustrationsorphotographsinsidethePDF•Entriesarejudgedanonymously;doNOTwriteyournameonthepagesofthetextNeedinspiration?Downloadthefreewritingpromptspackwhenyoustarttheform.Questions?Emailyoungwriters@Writeit.Shareit.Shapetheworld.1.Whichofthefollowingmeetstheentryrequirements?A.A45-linepoemwrittenbytwostudents.B.A1,600-wordplaytranslatedfromChinese.C.A900-wordshortstorycreatedbytheapplicant.D.A1,200-wordstorywithAI-assistedparagraphs.2.Bywhenmustentriesbesubmitted?A.14November2025. B.16November2025.C.23:59on20October2025. D.23:59(UKtime)on30September2025.3.Howcansomeonegetinspirationiftheyneedit?A.Emailforideas. B.Askateacherforhelp.C.GetassistancefromtheInternet. D.Lookatpreviouswinners’work.BMike’sshavedheadandtattooed(有纹身的)armsmademotherspulltheirchildrencloseronthebeach.Iwasanewlifeguardthatsummer,andonmyfirstshiftIadmittedtomyself:Mikelookedmorelikeawarningthanawatcher.OneAugustdusktheseaturnedunpleasant.Arip(离岸流)currentdraggedtwosmallboysseawardwhiletheirmother,frozeninpanic,screamedfromtheshore.Mikewasoffthetowerbeforethewhistlefinishedechoing.Heenteredthewatersideways,cuttingacrossthecurrentuntilhewaslevelwiththeboys,thenswamsidewaysagaintoescapetherip.Iwatchedfromthesand,helpless.Inlessthanfourminuteshereturned,achildtuckedundereacharmlikefootballs.Themotherranforward,snatchedhersonsandspunawaywithoutaword.Nothank-you,noeye-contact—justthebackofherT-shirtdisappearingintothecrowd.IwaitedforMiketoswearorshrug.Hesimplyjoggedbacktohistower,eyesalreadyscanningthenextwave.LaterIaskedwhyhestayedsilent.Helaughed,saltwaterstillonhislashes.“Wordsdon’tkeepkidsalive,watchingdoes.”Headded,“Shewasscared.Fearmakespeopleforgetmanners.”ThatnightIwroteinmylogbook:Heroismissometimesmissedbecauseitdoesn’tlooklikethestorieswewerepromised.Mike’spaywastwelvedollarsanhour,buttheseahadmeasuredhimatadifferentrate.Tenyearson,wheneverIfeeljudgementrisinginmythroat,IrememberthescaracrossMike’sscalpandthetwoboyswhowillneverknowthenameofthemanwhogavethemtherestoftheirlives.Ipromisedmyselfnevertoletappearancedrownrealityagain.4.WhatfirstimpressiondidMikemakeontheauthor?A.Heappearedfriendlybutcareless.B.Hestruckpeopleasshyandquiet.C.Heseemedexperiencedbutunreliable.D.Helookedfrighteningandunapproachable.5.WhydidMikeenterthewatersideways?A.Tooffercomforttotheboys.B.Toavoidbeingsweptawaybytherip.C.Tohearthewhistlefromotherlifeguards.D.Todemonstrateprofessionalswimmingskills.6.Whatlessondidtheauthorlearnfromtheincident?A.Neverjudgepeoplebytheirappearance. B.Alwaysthankthosewhohelpyou.C.Fearisanaturalreaction. D.Lifeguardsareunderpaid.7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AMother’sFear B.TheUnthankedHeroC.ASummerLifeguard D.TheDangeroftheSeaCForthreehotdaysinAugust2023,atoneofthebiggestmusicfestivalsintheNetherlands,alineofpeoplesnakedoutsidetheentranceoffourshippingcontainers.Theywerequeuinguptomeetsomemosquitoes.Theshippingcontainerswereapop-uplaboratory,andthepeoplewerevolunteeringforastudythatmeasuredhowattractivetheyweretotheblood-suckinginsects.Festival-goersrestedtheirarmsagainstacrylicboxes(亚克力盒子)thatletcagedmosquitoessmellbutnotbite.Acamerahelpedtracktheinsects’landings,andthenacomputercalculatedascore.FelixHol,aquantitativebiologistatRadboudUniversityMedicalCenterinNijmegen,theNetherlands,directedthestudy.There’sprobablyaninterplayofdifferentelementsatwork,likesomeone’sdiet,scent,temperatureandthemicrobial(微生物的)companionslivingontheirskin,Holsays.Inthepop-uplab,Hol’steamtestedmosquitoes’responsestovolunteersandcollectedalotofotherdata,includinginformationabouttheircleanliness,diet,andalcoholuse,sleepinghabitsandsunscreenapplication.Theteamtestedover500volunteersandobservedawiderangeofmosquitoresponses.Aftersomepeopleplacedtheirarmagainstthecage,theinsectszippedawaytothesugarfeederontheoppositeside.Otherparticipantshadmosquitoestargetingthemwithinseconds.Suchextra-attractivehumansmayhavebeenbeerdrinkers.Peoplewhorecentlydrankbeerwere44percentmoreattractivetomosquitoesthanpeoplewhodidn’t.Amongpeoplewhohadshoweredrecently,thosewhohadappliedsunscreenwereabouthalfasattractiveasthosewhohadnot,theteamfound.Overall,theteam’sresultssuggestthatifyoudon’twanttogetbittenbymosquitoes,“don’tdrinkbeerandputonyoursunscreen,”Holsays.Ifthatadvicedoesn’tsoundappealing,hesays,thereisanalternative:“Youcandowhateveryouwantandputonlongsleeves.”8.Whatistheprimaryfunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.Tointroducetheresearch. B.Tohighlightthechallenges.C.Todetailthescientificways. D.Toassessthevolunteers’motivations.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“interplay”inParagraph3mostlikelymean?A.Randomcombination. B.Unexpectedresult.C.Singleeffect. D.Interaction.10.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheroleofthesugarfeederinParagraph4?A.Itseffecthasnothingtodowiththevolunteers’gender.B.Itwasthefoodsourceformosquitoesintheexperiment.C.Ithelpedcomparehowmuchhumansattractedmosquitoes.D.Ittestedmosquitopreferencesbycreatinganature-likeenvironment.11.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toreportfactorsinhumanattractivenesstomosquitoes.B.Toprovesunscreenisaneffectivepreventer.C.Topromotemusicfestivalsasresearchsites.D.Toexplainwhybeerattractsmosquitoes.DThemonsterblackholeatthecenterofourgalaxyisspinningatnear“topspeed”,accordingtoanewartificialintelligence(AI)model.Themodel,trainedpartiallyoncomplextelescopedatathatwaspreviouslyconsideredtoonoisytobeuseful,aimstocreatethemostdetailedblackholeimagesever.Fordecades,scientistshavebeentryingtoobserveandcharacterizeSagittariusA*,thesupermassiveblackholeattheheartofourgalaxy.InMay2022,theyuncoveredthefirst-everimageofthisobject,buttherewerestillanumberofquestions,suchashowitbehaves.AninternationalteamofscientistshasnowusedAItechnologytoanalyzedatafromtheEventHorizonTelescope(EHT),hopingtodiscovernewdetailsaboutSagittariusA*.However,thismethodiseasilyaffectedbywatervaporinEarth’satmosphere.Thismeansitcanbetoughforresearcherstomakesenseoftheinformationtheinstrumentcollects.MichaelJanssen,anastrophysicistatRadboudUniversityintheNetherlands,said,“Aneural(神经)networkisideallysuitedtosolvethisproblem.”JanssenandhisteamtrainedanAImodelonEHTdatathathadbeenpreviouslyabandonedforbeingtoonoisy,ThroughthisAItechnique,theygeneratedanewimageofSagittariusA*’sstructure,andtheirpicturerevealedsomenewfeatures.Forexample,theblackholeappearstobespinningat“almosttopspeed”,anditsrotational(旋转的)axisalsoseemstobepointingtowardEarth.However,notallexpertsareconvincedthattheAImodelisaccurate.“I’mverysympatheticandinterestedinwhatthey’redoing,”ReinhardGenzel,oneofthewinnersofthe2020NobelPrizeinphysics,said.“Butartificialintelligenceisnotamiraclecure.”AccordingtoGenzel,therelativelylowqualityofthedatagoingintothemodelcouldhaveproducedunreliableresults.Asaresult,thenewimagemaynotperfectlyreflecttheoriginal,hesaid.Inthefuture,JanssenandhisteamplantoapplytheirtechniquetothelatestEHTdataandmeasureitagainstreal-worldresults.Theyhopethiswillhelptoenhancethemodelandimprovethefutureones.12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedinParagraph2?A.Theresearchtarget. B.Theachievement.C.Remaininggaps. D.Financialissues.13.WhatdidtheAImodelachieve?A.FormerlyunknownfeaturesofSagittariusA*.B.Immediaterecognitionamongscientists.C.Moreaccurateobservationaldata.D.Themostdetailedgalaxyimages.14.WhatistheattitudeofGenzeltowardtheAItechnique?A.Deeplyconcerned. B.Completelyopposed.C.Cautiouslyoptimistic. D.Reasonablyconfident.15.WhatwillJanssenlikelydointhefuture?A.SupplyadditionaltrainingdatatotheAImodel.B.Cross-checkAIresultswithnewerEHTdata.C.AdjusttheobservationangleoftheEHT.D.ApplycorrectionstotheEHTdata.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。Theoldsaying“timeismoney”,byBenjaminFranklin,showsadeeptruthabouttime’simportance.____16____Unlikemoney,oncetimeisused,itcanneverberegained,makingithumanity’smostpricelessresource.Manypeoplefeelsorryforwastingtimelaterinlife,wishingtheyhadprioritizedgoalsorrelationships.Goodtimemanagementturnsthisregretintoopportunity.Individualswhoignorethesignificanceofitmayendangertheirownfuture.Youshouldstartbyfindingcorepriorities—workdeadlines,familytime,orpersonalgrowth—andfocusontasksthatmatchthem.____17____Thingsthattakeyourattentionawayaremoderntime’sbiggestenemies.Smartphones,socialmedia,andunplannedinterruptionstakeupusefulhours.____18____Forexample,setspecific“screen-free”periodsoruseappsthatblockdistractingwebsitesduringworktime.Smallchangeslikethesecangreatlyincreasedailyproductivity.____19____Workingtoomuchleadstotiredness,whiletoomuchfreetimewastespotential.Thekeyistoalternateregularly:workinfocusedshortperiods,thentakeshortbreakstogetenergyback.Thiswaykeepsupyourenergyandimprovesoverallresults.Inessence,timemanagementisnotaboutcontrollingtimeitself.____20____Byusingtimeproperly,wecangoaftergoals,careforrelationships,andlivemoresatisfyinglives.Franklin’swordsremindusthatourhours,indeed,shapeourlives.A.Balanceisalsoimportantintimemanagement.B.Thishelpsavoidthe“busybutunproductive”trap.C.Itoftenmakespeoplelosefocusonimportanttasks.D.Thismeansthinkingofeverymomentasinvaluable.E.Instead,it’saboutmasteringhowweuseourownhours.F.Forgettingresttoworkmoreharmslong-termproductivity.G.Tofightthem,youmustsetclearlimitsonthesedistractions.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。Myfirstguitarlessonendedinpain,confusionanddefeat.ButthenIwascompletely____21____.At10,Ifeltadeepconnectiontothismysteriousinstrument.Sincethen,guitarshavebeenmylife.Throughachingfingers,guitars____22____mydeepemotions.Withpractice,thepain____23____andIgrewclosertotheinstrument.Thecalluses(老茧)onmyfingertipsbecamebadges(勋章)ofhonor,fillingmewithpride.Thefeelingsofplayingbecamesecondnature,providingtemporaryexcellence.Icouldn’trememberhowmanytimesIhadbeen____24____toanotherreality.Pickingupaguitaralwaysreturnsmetothatinnocent10-year-old,leavingmecalmerand____25____.Thejoyis____26____whenIwitnessitsimpactonothers.Inmylateteens,ourbandperformedathospitalsandseniors’homes.Thesmilesoftheaudiencestillremainwithme.Guitarsalso____27____culturaldivides.WhenItraveled,the____28____rhythmswithfellowmusiciansawakenedbeautifulconversations.Theguitarhas____29____manydefiningmomentsinmylife—performingformywife,accompanyingmychildrenandcomfortingmein____30____.Itcentersandcalmsme.Manyyearsago,IthoughtIwaspickingupaguitarforthefirstandonlytime.____31____,itbecamemylifelongpassion.I____32____ittomyparents,whoseencouragementandbeliefinmypotentialpavedthewayforalifelong____33____.Foranyonefortunateenough,there’san“instrument”waitingtobefound—somethingthat____34____themtothemselvesandothers.Itmightnotbeaguitar,itcouldbeapaintbrushorasport.Whatmattersisthesenseof____35____itbrings.21.A.confused B.absorbed C.exhausted D.occupied22.A.lookedaround B.turnedaround C.raninto D.tappedinto23.A.faded B.emerged C.integrated D.increased24.A.admitted B.pushed C.transported D.exposed25.A.refreshed B.painful C.cautious D.lonely26.A.upgraded B.enhanced C.released D.overcome27.A.built B.melted C.bridged D.recounted28.A.complex B.similar C.local D.shared29.A.marked B.remembered C.valued D.predicted30.A.business B.silence C.progress D.hardship31.A.Eventually B.Therefore C.Moreover D.However32.A.credit B.distribute C.deliver D.pass33.A.sympathy B.tension C.enthusiasm D.tone34.A.presents B.introduces C.links D.changes35.A.achievement B.belonging C.identity D.community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。Aftermonthsoflivelydebateaboutitsnature,aninscribed(刻字的)rockcarvingnearalakeinMadoicounty,Qinghaiprovince,hasbeenidentifiedbytheNationalCulturalHeritageAdministrationas____36____(be)fromtheQinDynasty.TongTao,anarchaeologist(考古学家),arrivedatthesitein2023____37____realizeditsextraordinarysignificance.Exceptforsomeunclearcharacters,Tongrecognizedthatthe____38____(survive)wordsindicatedthatthecarvingwasahistoricalrecordingthatwasabsentfrom____39____(previous)knowndocumentation.The37-characterinscription____40____(find)in2020onarockalongalakesideslope,about4,300metersabovesealevel.ItisoftypicalQin-erazhuanshu.ThecharactersdocumentedthatQinshihuang____41____(send)ahighofficialnamedYion____42____missiontoleadalchemists(炼金术士)pickingmedicinalherbsonKunlunMountain.Forthe____43____(analyse),theadministrationorganizedexpertgroupsinvolvingarchaeologists,historians,culturalrelicconservatorsandcalligraphyresearchers____44____(conduct)tworoundsoffieldresearchandevaluationoftheareasurroundingthesite.Throughhigh-definitionexamination,distincttoolmarkingsontheinscribedcharacterswereidentified,indicatingtheircreationusingspecificinstruments,____45____matcheswithcraftsmanshippracticesofthehistoricalperiod.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，得知你的英国朋友Myra的画作在“绿色地球”国际青少年艺术展（“GreenEarth”InternationalYouthArtExhibition）中荣获特等奖（GrandPrize）。请给她写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1.表达祝贺；2.简要评论其画作；3.表达美好祝愿。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearMyra,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Inthehubofacity,sandwichedbetweenskyscrapersandhigh-riseswasatinybutvibrantanimalshelterbythenameof“PawsHome”.Servingasanicehavenfornumeroushomelessanimals,itofferedfood,shelterandcare.Oneday,youngJackandGracewalkedbytheshelterandnoticedasignforavoluntaryservice.Jackwasabsorbedimmediately,“Grace,justtakeintoconsiderationthosesadanimalsinurgentneedofhelp.Let’sjointobevolunteers.”Grace,however,showedsomewhatuncertainty,“Iamnotsure,Jack,voluntaryservicetakeshardwork,andwehaveschooltogotoandsomethingelsetodo.”Jackinsisted,“justthinkaboutwhatameaningfuldifferencewewouldmaketothehomelessanimals.Don’thesitate!Doitnow!”Eventually,Gracenodded.BothJackandGracerantotheanimalshelterandsprangintoaction.Sweepingtheshelter,feedingtheanimalsandhavinggameswiththemweregreatfunforthem.Withdayspassing,theybecameattachedtothelovelycreaturesandfeltasenseofpride.OnoneSundayafternoonfull