2025-2026学年广东佛山市高三3月模拟英语试题

2025-2026学年广东佛山市高三3月模拟英语试题全卷共10页，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。考生注意：1.答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔分别填在试题卷和答题纸规定的位置上。2.答题时，请按照答题纸上“注意事项”的要求，在答题纸相应的位置上规范作答，在本试题卷上的作答一律无效。第一部分听说考试(满分20分，另行安排)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。AAllmylifeI’vebeenbadatsports.Atschool,Ialwaysavoidedsportsdaybypretendingtobesick.“Hatingsports”wascoretomyidentity.Thenlastyear,afriendinvitedmetoherbirthday“kickabout”—acasualgameoffootball.Hadwebeenlessclose,Imighthavemademyexcuses.Instead,Iturneduptothepark,determinedtokeepasfarawayfromtheballaspossible.Tomygreatsurprise,Ienjoyedmyself.Insteadofrunningdowntheclockonthesidelines,Igotsweptupinthegame,rootingformyteamtoscore.Noneoftheotherplayersweresportyorexperiencedeither.Yet,atthepubafterwards,weagreedwe’dhadfunandwantedtodoitagain.Ayearlater,thekickaboutisnotonlystillgoing,it’sgrownfromfiveorsixfriendstoalineupofabout40.EveryotherSunday,weplayataproperfield.I’mstilltheworstplayer,butI’malsoslightlybetterthanIwasayearago—andIwouldnolongersayIhateplayingsports.Whatkeepsmeturningupeverytime?Unexpectedly,itisnotthesocialisingortheexercise.Ilovethesenseofchallengingmyself,withzeroexpectation—orevenhope—ofeverbeingactuallyskillful.Whydoesitfeelsogoodtobebadatsomething?“Amateurish”hasn’talwaysbeenanegativeword,explainsauthorandactivistKarenWalrond.“ItcomesfromtheLatin,meaning‘onewholoves’.”HerbookInDefenseofDabblingmakesthecasefor“intentionalamateurism”:findinganactivitywe’redrawntobutnotnecessarilynaturallygoodat,andstickingwithitjustfortheloveofit.Takingmyfootballcommitmentseriously,butnotputtingpressureonmyselftoperformhashelpedmetoacceptmyselfasIam(notverygoodatsports),whiledemonstratingthatIcangrowandtrynewthings.“Alotofperfectionismisreallyrelatedtohowyou’reperceivedbyotherpeople,”Walrondsays.“Welcomingamateurismhelpsyoufocusinward.”1.Whydidtheauthordecidetojointhebirthday“kickabout”?A.Toexploreanewsport.B.Toovercomeherfearofsports.C.Tosocializewithalargergroup.DToavoidlettingherfrienddown.2.AccordingtoWalrond,whymightpeopledothingsthey’renotgoodat?A.Tosatisfyone’scuriosity.B.Todiscoverhiddentalents.C.Toenjoytheactivityitself.D.Toseekexternalrecognition.3.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsamateurism?A.Supportive. B.Neutral.C.Doubtful. D.Cautious.BAsalibrarian,Iamoftenasked:Doeslisteningtoaudiobooksqualifyasreading?Manypeopledon’tthinkso.Thereisasnobbishnesstoreadingaphysicalbook.Tellingsomeonethatyouhaveonlylistenedtoacertainbookusuallycomesoutsoundinglikeanapology.Sure,audiobooksdon’tcountasreadinginanextremelyliterallinguisticsense.You,thelistener,arehearingsomeoneelsereadabook,insteadoflookingatthewords.Butwhenwetalkabout“readingabook”,Idon’tthinkanyonecaresabouthowyou’retakingitin.Audiobookscanofferavastlydifferentexperiencefromreadingyourself,andthat’sbecausenarrators(主播)canaddsomuchtoastory.IrecentlylistenedtoWoodworking,whichhadthreenarratorsatthreeextremelydifferentpointsintheirlives.ThethreeaudiobookperformersbroughtextradepthandhumortothereadingthatIcouldn’thavegottenjustreadingalone.There’salsosomethingextraconvenientaboutaudiobooks.WhenItravelonpublictransportandcan’tgetaseat,holdingaphysicalbookinmyhandsishard;butIcanlistentoanaudiobookanywhere.They’realwayswonderfulformultitasking,whetherthat’slisteningwhiledoingthedishes,cleaningthebathroomor,mypersonalfavorite,doingacraft.In2022,theNationalEndowmentfortheArtsreportedthat48.5percentofadultssaidtheyhadreadatleastonebookinthepastyear,downfrom52.7percentfiveyearsearlier.Atatimewhenfewerpeoplearereadingbooks,thisaudiobookdebatecanfeellikeasillydistractionfromwhatreallymatters:Keepingbooksinthehandsthatneedthem,inanyformatatall.IreadbecauseIlovestories.And,yes,thatconnectiontothestory,oressayormemoirmightfeelalittledifferentdependingonwhetherIreadthewordsonthepageorhearthemperformedbyanaudiobooknarrator.Butbothareworthcelebrating—andneitherisbetterthantheother.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“snobbishness”inparagraph1probablymean?A.Alackofinterest.B.Ahabitofapologizing.C.Afeelingofsuperiority.D.Adesiretoreadmorebooks.5.Whatbenefitofaudiobooksisstressedinparagraph3?A.Theysimplifycomplicatedplots.B.Theymakelistenersmorefocused.C.Theyallowaccesstomoreauthors.D.Theybringgreaterrichnesstostories.6.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmattersmore?A.Improvingthequalityofbooks,B.Encouragingmorepeopletoread.C.Exploringmoreformatsofreading.D.Keepingbooksaccessibletoreaders.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Audiobooks:ANewReadingTrendB.Audiobooks:ABridgeConnectingReadersC.Audiobooks:NarratorsBringStoriestoLifeD.Audiobooks:EveryFormofReadingCountsC“Starveyourdistractions,feedyourfocus,”sayspsychologistandauthor,DanielGoleman.Niceidea,right?Butitturnsoutthattheabilitytostayfocusedissomethingthatmanyofusarefindingincreasinglydifficult.Justyesterday,Istartedtidyingthelivingroom,onlytogetsidetrackedwhenInoticedmyshinynewexercisebike.Inspiredtoworkout,Iswitchedtohuntingforcleangymwearthentoputtingdirtyclothesinthewashingmachine,thentoscrollingonlinefornewleggings.Ifmytidyingstruggleringstrueforyou,itmaybethatyoutooareexperiencingastateofmindwhichisreferredtoas“popcorn(爆米花)brain”—characterisedbymessythoughts,distractedattention,andanurgetoswitchbetweentasks,similartotherandompoppingofcorngrainsinapot.It’salsoaccompaniedbymentaloverload,morestress,tiredness,andanxiety.So,what’scausingallthispressure,andmakingourbrainsmetaphoricallypop?DavidLevy,acomputerscientistattheUniversityofWashingtonwhocoinedthetermpopcornbrain,saidthatitwasaresultof“beingsoobsessedwithelectronicmulti-taskingthattheslowerpacedlifeofflineholdsnointerest”.However,itisjustonepieceofthepuzzle.Financialpressure,burnout,andemotionaldysregulationcancreatetheconditionsforpopcornbrain.There’realsolifestylefactorstoconsider.Withoutsufficientrest,yourbrainisunlikelytofunctionatitsbest.Notjustpoorsleep,butalackofmentaldowntimecanaffectthebrain.Evenmomentswethinkarerestful—likescrolling,marathonTVwatching,ormulti-tasking—oftenkeepourbraininastateoflow-gradestimulationthatpreventsrealmentalreset.Tocounterthis“popcornbrain”state,allowspaceinyourdayfordoingnothing.Thismayfeelextremelyboringatfirst,becausepopcornbrainlikestobe“gogogo”inanattempttofeelsafe.“Goforawalkwithoutmusic.Cookwithoutapodcast(播客).Stareoutofyourwindowandnoticewhatyoucansee,”suggestsGoleman.“Sitinsilenceandobserveyourthoughts.Letyourbrainbreathe.Doingnothingissometimesdoingexactlywhatyournervoussystemandbodyneeds.”8.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytalkingabouttidyingthelivingroom?A.Peoplegetdistractedeasily.B.Peopleareunwillingtodochores.C.Peoplefindworkoutmoreengaging.D.Peopleeasilygetlostinthedigitalworld.9.Whatmaybeacauseofpopcornbrain?A.Limitedscreentime.B.Sufficientmentalrelaxation.C.Toomuchslow-pacedofflinelife.D.Frequentengagementinmultipletasks.10.AccordingtoDanielGoleman,whatisawaytodealwithpopcornbrain?A.Fillyourfreetimewithhobbies.B.Createquietunoccupiedmoments.C.Replacedigitaldistractionswithsports.D.Practiceswitchingbetweentasksquickly.11.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Toadvocateadigital-freelife.B.Toblameelectronicsformentaltiredness.C.Toanalyzeamentalstateandofferadvice.DTointroducefocusskillsandcomparesolutions.DCanwefinallyretirethemyththatgoldfishhavethree-secondmemories?Scientistshaveshownthatfishcanactuallydistinguishandrememberindividuals,findtheirwaywithmentalmaps,andkeeptrackofquantities.ButarecentpaperinMethodsinEcologyandEvolutionsuggestswemaystillbeunderestimatingfishcognition(认知).“Mostoftheresearchhasfocusedonahandfulofspeciesthatareverywell-studied,”saysstudyauthorCatarinaVila-Pouca.Inaddition,moststudiesonfishcognitionhavebeenconductedinlaboratoryenvironments,oftenwithlab-raisedfish.Inalabtank,fishmayexperiencemorestressandlessmotivationtoexhibitcomplexbehaviors,meaningfindingsmaynotreflectthefullcomplexityofhowfishlearnandbehaveinthewild.Toaddressthisgap,Vila-Poucaandherteamdesignedanewdevice—afeedingboardconsistingofa30by30centimeterplatewith24smallholes,eachwithamovablecoverthatafishcanpushasidetoaccessafoodrewardhiddenbelow.Thissetupcanbeadaptedtotestdifferentabilities;forinstance,bymarkingtherewardedplatewithdifferentcolors,shapes,ordotsofvaryingnumber,theycanexamineafish’sdiscriminationlearning,memory,andnumericalabilities.IninitialfieldtestswithwildguppiesinTrinidad,fishquicklylearnedtousetheboard,showinglearningratescomparabletothoseobservedinlabstudies.Thesefieldtestdevicealsorevealedinterestingspeciesdifferences:someguppies(“producers”)solvedthetaskmorefrequentlyandadaptedtheirapproachbasedonprevioussuccesses,whileothers(“scroungers”)rarelytriedthemselves.Rather,theywaitedforaproducertouncoverarewardandthenstoleit.Vila-Poucaemphasizesthatfishareagoodgroupinwhichscientistscanstudybigquestionsinecologyandevolution;therearesomanyspecieslivingindifferenttypesofenvironmentsandwithdifferentlifehistories.Thisdiversityallowsscientiststogobeyondasking,“Canfishlearnthis?”Theycaninsteadinvestigatewhatsocialorphysicalenvironmentsdrivecertaintypesoflearning.12.Whatisalimitationofearlierstudiesonfishcognition?A.Theystudiedtoomanyspecies.B.Theyusedartificialenvironments.C.Theyobservedcomplexbehaviors.D.Theyemployedconflictingmethods.13.Whatisthenewdeviceusedfor?A.Countingwildfishpopulations.B.Testingfishintelligenceinthewild.C.Makingfishinlabtankslessstressed.D.Trainingfishtoperformcomplextasks.14.Whatcanbelearnedaboutguppies?A.Theylearnedfasterthanlabfish.B.Theystolefoodfromotherspecies.C.Theirproblem-solvingmethodsvaried.D.Theirperformanceimprovedovertime.15WhyarefishvaluableforcognitiveresearchaccordingtoVila-Pouca?A.Theirvarietyaidslearningstudies.B.Theirmemoryissimilartohumans’.C.Theyarehighlyadaptedtothewild.D.Theyexhibitclearlydifferentsocialroles.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Formostofmylife,Itreatedtasteasfixed.Hobbies,foodsandevensocialsituationswerequietlywrittenoffwiththecertaintyofpersonalpreference.Salsalessons?Nothanks.Interactivetheatre?Notforme.____16____Thatleftmefeelingflatandalittleempty.Inanefforttobreaktheboredom,Ibegantoquestionwhethermytastecouldbetrained.Istartedsmall.Wheninvitedtoabookclub,Iresistedthethoughttodismissitdespitemylongstandingdislikeofreading.____17____Ievenchallengedmyselftoreadthephysicalbooksonmycommute(通勤)insteadofscrollingaimlesslyonmyphone.Thissmallsuccessencouragedmetoexplorefurther.____18____Itriedjazzclubs,spokenwordnights,linedancingandcontemporarydrama.Initially,itwasawkward,andsometimesconfusing.Bytheend,though,tryingthingsIthoughtIwouldn’tenjoybecameoddlyaddictive.Icametorealizethatsteppingintounfamiliarterritorywasbeneficialnotjustcognitivelybutsocially.Mostrecently,Itriedoutmylocallibrary’schessclub.Iwaseasily30yearsyoungerthaneveryoneelse,butthatdidn’tmatter.SittingoppositepeoplewithwildlydifferentlifestoriesmademerealisehowrarelyIspeakwithpeoplefromothergenerationsoutsideworkorfamily.Wetalkedabouttheirpastcareers,localnews,andIlearnednewchessmoves.____19____Whatsurprisedmemostwashowthesenewactivitiescarriedoverintooneanother,leadingtomorerecommendationsandconversations.____20____Withoutjudgment,theyhelpedmefindvalueinexperiencesIhadlongdismissed.Putting“trysomethingnew”inmyweeklyschedulebrokeupthework-commute-sleepcycleIhadbuilt.Nextweek?Whoknows.Maybemagiclessons.Maybelifedrawing.A.TherewerethingsIlikedandthingsIdidn’t.B.Thencamemusicandperformanceactivities.C.Tomysurprise,thefirstaudiobookopenedupanewworld.D.Ifeltmoreconnectedtherethanatanyorganizedsocialevent.E.Readingfeltlikeamentalworkoutthatleftmybrainexhausted.F.That,initself,becamethereward—notjustthehobbies,butthepeople.G.Myautomaticdismissaltrappedmeintheroutineofwork,commute,andsleep.第三部分语言知识及运用(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。Ifyouthinkonlyyoungstersgotoclass,writeessaysandtakeexams,youmighthaveathingortwotolearn.Infact,agrowingnumberof____21____arechoosingtorestarteducation.Someaimtogainqualificationstheyregrettably____22____intheiryouth,otherstoboostemploymentprospectsorchange____23____,andafewjusttoprovetheirability.GuillaumeCasaux,39,likestodiscoverthings.“Idon’tlikejusttotouchonthings.Iliketo____24____asubject.”Whenhewasyounger,hestudiedfashionanddesignatahighereducationinstitute.Afterhis____25____,heworkedasatextileengineerformorethanadecadeandhelovedit.So,friendsandfamilywere____26____when,attheageof35,hegaveuphissecurejobtobecomea____27____.ButtoCasauxitwasentirely____28____.He’dgrownupinaruralregioninafamilythatwaslargelyself-sufficientintheir____29____.“Livingisabouteatinganddrinking,”hesays.“Thatisa____30____thathasalwaysbeenrootedinme.”InFrance,tosetupyourbakingbusinessisnotas____31____asitsounds—youhavetohavea____32____.HesignedupforCAP,aprofessionalqualification____33____takenby17-year-oldsfollowingavocational(职业教育的)path.Whilestudyingthetheoryofbreadmaking,hedevelopedrecipesandplansforhisnew____34____.Heearnedhisqualificationandnowrunshisgrowingbakerybusiness.“IfeelI’mwhereIbelong,”Casauxsays.“I’mmoretirednow,butI’mmore____35____.”21.A.teenagers B.adults C.citizens D.elders22A.missedouton B.lookeddownon C.heldonto D.watchedoutfor23.A.routine B.lifestyle C.schools D.careers24.A.master B.choose C.teach D.approach25.A.marriage B.success C.graduation D.promotion26.A.disappointed B.motivated C.excited D.puzzled27.A.designer B.farmer C.baker D.technician28.A.logical B.risky C.accidental D.subjective29.A.housing B.clothing C.food D.transportation30.A.habit B.value C.target D.strategy31.A.clear B.simple C.common D.pleasant32.A.certificate B.recipe C.contract D.recommendation33.A.normally B.officially C.occasionally D.recently34.A.honor B.organization C.image D.enterprise35.A.grateful B.ambitious C.fulfilled D.flexible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。WhenIarrivedinChinatoteachlaw,Ididn’texpect____36____(come)homewithsomuchtea.NordidIexpectwhattheteawouldcometomean.Themeaningbecame____37____(vivid)cleartomeinChengdu.There,mystudentsandIsatforteainDaciTemple.Theymadeitcarefully,____38____(perform)eachstepfrommemory.WhenIaskedwhytheywashedthecupsandpouredawaythe____39____(one)cupoftea,theyhesitated.It’swhattheirparentsandgrandparentsdoandtheylearnedit____40____them,theysaid.Thetraditionwasaboutcontinuity—repeatingagesture____41____countlesshandshaddonebefore.Aquietceremonyofconnection.Inmomentslikethis,IsawsomethingIrarelyencounterintheUS—adrinkthatcommandsrespectforitsmeaning.IntheWest,tea____42____(see)asafunctionaldrink—somethingtoenergizeorcalm.ButinChina,teagoesbeyondthis.Itisrelational.Itisceremonial.Evenwhensharedcasuallybetweenfriends,it____43____(carry)anunspokenrespect.AsChinabecomesmore____44____(center)toglobalculturalconversations,itsteatraditionsdeservegreaterglobalattention.Notjustasadrink,butasanexpressionofhistory,hospitality(好客),andhumanconnection.Whenastudentgivesyouteafromtheirhomeprovince,whatthey’rereallygivingyouis____45____lookatwhotheyare,wherethey’refrom,andhowtheystayconnectedtoit.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是某国际学校学生会主席李华，你校将于本周末到附近的社区开展面向老年居民的“AI助手使用指导”公益活动。请你用英文写一则志愿者招募通知。注意：1.写作词数应为100个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。VolunteersWanted_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Thefinalbelloftheschoolyearrang,andtheclassroomeruptedincheers.Everyonewasexcitedabouttheupcomingsummervacation,butnotTommy.Hesatquietlyathisdesk,staringattheemptychairinthefrontrow—theonewhereMrs.Leeusedtosit.Mrs.LeehadbeentheirEnglishteacherforthreeyears.Shewaskind,patient,andalwayshadawayofmakingeventhemostdifficultgrammarrulesseemfun.Beyondtheclassroom,shehadpouredherheartintorestoringtheschool’sneglectedgarden,transformingitintoalivinglearningspacecalled“TheSunflowerCorner”.Shehadencouragedstudentstoplantseeds,tendtotheflowers,andfindjoyinwatchinglifegrow.ItwasMrs.LeewhohadguidedTommy’shesitanthandstoplanthisfirstsunflower,helpinghimovercomehisshynessthroughthequietlanguageofgardening.Thegardenhadbecome