2026届湖北高三上学期元月调考第二次联考英语试卷

2026届湖北高三上学期元月调考第二次联考英语试卷一、听力选择题1.Howmuchwillthemanpay?

A．$10.B．$15.C．$25.2.Wherearethespeakers?

A．Attheticketoffice.B．Atapark.C．Inthecar.3.Whatisthearticleabout?

A．Alifestyle.B．Amobilephone.C．Aninterestingstory.4.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A．TurnontheTV.B．Changechannels.C．Checkthebatteries.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A．Astadium.B．Aconcerthall.C．Asportsevent.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。6.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthebookcase?

A．Itissolid.B．Itisagreatdeal.C．Itisbeautifullydesigned.7.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A．Findsometools.B．Sortouttheparts.C．Readtheinstructions.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。8.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Fellowworkers.B．Employerandemployee.C．Interviewerandinterviewee.9.Whenwillthewomanleaveherpresentjob?

A．Inaweek.B．Intwoweeks.C．Inthreeweeks.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。10.Whatdidthewomando?

A．Sheattendedalecture.B．Shesignedupforacourse.C．Sheboughtapieceofjewelry.11.Whatdoweknowaboutthecourse?

A．Itallowsflexiblestudytime.B．Itofferson-campusclasses.C．Itprovidesallmaterialsneeded.12.Whatlevelisthecourse?

A．Advanced.B．Middle.C．Introductory.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。13.WhatdidPeterdobeforegoingtoAntarctica?

A．Helearnedsomeskills.B．Hevisitedhisfriends.C．Heorganizedatrainingcourse.14.HowdidPeterfeelwhenhewasleavingforAntarctica?

A．Excited.B．Relieved.C．Depressed.15.HowdidPeterkeepwarmatnight?

A．Bywearinglotsofclothes.B．Bymakinghotfoodhimself.C．Bydoingsomeexercise.16.WhatkindoflifedoesPeterliveinAntarctica?

A．Lonely.B．Boring.C．Stressful.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17.WhatcanstudentsdoattheAdjustingworkshop?

A．Learnstudyingmethods.B．Touraroundthecollege.C．Doleisureactivities.18.WhatisthekeygoaloftheGettingOrganizedworkshop?

A．Tomanagetimeeffectively.B．Toadapttoanewacademicsystem.C．Toimprovesocialcommunicationskills.19.Whichworkshopisespeciallyrecommendedtoforeignstudents?

A．TheAdjustingworkshop.B．TheCommunicationworkshop.C．TheGettingOrganizedworkshop.20.WhocanattendtheMotivationworkshop?

A．Allstudents.B．Newcomers.C．Researchstudents.二、阅读理解NewBooksofFall2025fromUniversityPressesUrbanEyes(German-speakingÉmigréPhotographersinNewYorkinthe1930sand1940s)byHeleneRothWhentheNationalSocialistscametopower,NewYorkbecameamajorcityofarrivalandanewbaseforGerman-speakingphotographers.Themigrantsbroughtwiththemabroadrangeofprofessionaltrainingandphotographicskills.HeleneRothanalysesphotographyandexile(流亡)in1930s-1940sNewYorkfromatransnationalperspective.LeuvenUniversityPress,$69.00Constellations(TheCollectedPoemsofDanielMarkEpstein)byDanielMarkEpsteinDanielMarkEpstein’spoetryhasbeeninthepubliceyefornearlysixtyyears.Criticspraisetheromanticandspiritualexpressionofhispoetry,aswellasitspowerincapturingcrucialmomentsofAmericanhistoryindramaticmonologues(独白).Astirringselectionofnewworksincludesthesonnetsequence(十四行诗)“CruelApril:PoemsfromthePandemic,”whichinspireda2020shortfilm.LSUPress,Hardcover,$44.95;e-Book,$19.95PaperHeroines(WomenWritersinConversationandCommunityAcrosstheSeaIslands,1838-1902)byMollieBarnesPaperHeroinesstudiesthewaysnineteenth-centurywomenrepresentedtheirownandoneanother’slivesintheirdiariesandbiographiesoftheircontemporaries.Byreadingthesewomenwriters—blackandwhite,unknownandwell-known—inconversation,Barnespresentsnewportraitsofthesefreedomfighters.31black&whiteillustrations.UniversityofSouthCarolinaPress,cloth,$34.99Archaeology(ArchaeologiesofFoodinAustralia)EditedbyMadelineShanahanFoodhaslongbeencentraltohumanculture,andinAustralia,contemporaryinterestincreasinglyturnstothepastforinsightsintohealthandsustainablepractices.ArchaeologiesofFoodinAustraliapresentsdiverseapproachestofoodstudiesacrossculturalgroupsandages.Througheightcasestudies,contributorsexaminediet,cookeryandfoodculture,highlightingtherangeandpotentialofarchaeologicalresearchinAustralia.SydneyUniversityPress,AUD$60.0021.Whichofthefollowingworksprovidedinspirationforamovie?

A．UrbanEyes.B．PaperHeroines.C．Constellations.D．Archaeology.22.Whichauthor’sbookcontainspictures?

A．HeleneRoth.B．MadelineShanahan.C．DanielMarkEpstein.D．MollieBarnes.23.WhatdoesthebookArchaeologiesofFoodinAustraliafocuson?

A．Eightcookingcasestudies.B．Archaeologicalresearchoffood.C．SustainablepracticesinAustralia.D．Diverseapproachestohealthproblems.Asoneofmodernbiology’smostinfluentialscientists,DavidBaltimoreleftanenduringscientificlegacyintheeraofmolecularbiologyfromitsbirthtotheemergenceofcellularengineeringandgenome(基因组)editing.BorninNewYorkCityin1938,andraisedinGreatNeck,DavidtracedtheoriginsofhisinterestinbiologytoaparticularlyinspiringhighschoolsummerthathismotherorganizedforhimattheJacksonLaboratories(BarHarbour,Maine).There,hefirstencounteredHowardTemin,withwhomDavidwouldlatersharetheNobelPrize.Afterearninghisbachelor’sdegreeinchemistryin1960,Daviddivedintotheemergingfieldofmolecularbiology,specificallyconcentratingonviralreproduction.David’sfascinationwithviralreproductionstrategiesledhimtoexploreRNAtumor(肿瘤)viruses,whichinturnlaidthefoundationforhisgroundbreakingdiscoveryoftheenzymereversetranscriptase(RT).Thisbreakthroughwasannouncedin1970inaNaturearticlealongsideHowardTemin’sreport,whichbothreportedRTcopiedRNAintoDNA,afeaturethatdefinedthenovelclassofretroviruses.Forhisrevolutionarydiscoveryconcerning“theinteractionbetweentumorvirusesandthegeneticmaterialofthecell,”Davidsharedthe1975NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicineattheastonishinglytenderageof37.Beyondhisscientificexcellence,Davidwasalsoanexceptionalleaderofscientificinstitutions.I,likemanyformertrainees,canrecountcolorfulstoriesofDavid’swisdom,andinfluence.IvividlyrecallmyinterviewforapositioninDavid’slabasagraduatestudentwhileDavidwasalreadyatoweringscientificcelebrity.AsIenteredhisoffice,Davidrosefromhisdeskandwalkedtowardmewithhishandoutstretched.“Hello,I’mDavidBaltimore.”Andwethenengagedinafar-rangingconversationaboutlife,science,andgraduateschool.WhileDavidwarnedmethathislargelabwouldrequireconsiderableindependence,hiswarmthandgenuineinterestconvincedmethatevenraremomentswithhimwouldbeenriching.IwassofortunatetovisitDavidduringhislastdaysandreceivehisconstructiveandencouragingfeedbackfromhim,ascientisttruetohislifelongrole.24.WhatexcitedDavidBaltimore’sinterestinbiology?

A．Asummersciencecampduringhighschool.B．Thepatientguidancefromhismotherathome.C．AdiscussionwithHowardTeminataconference.D．Hischemistrystudiesduringundergraduateyears.25.ForwhatwasDavidBaltimoreawardedtheNobelPrize?

A．HisexplorationofRNAtumorviruses.B．Inventinganewmethodofgenomeediting.C．Hisleadershipinmajorresearchinstitutions.D．DiscoveringthatRTcopiedRNAintoDNA.26.Whatwastheauthor’sfirstimpressionofDavidBaltimore?

A．Seriousanddistant.B．Hesitantandcautious.C．Learnedandapproachable.D．Authoritativeanddemanding.27.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?

A．Tomemorizeagreatscientist.B．Tostresscooperationinscience.C．Toannounceamajorachievement.D．Toencourageyouthtopursueacareer.Youexperienceasleeplessnight,andthenextdayyoufindyourselfinameeting,reachingforananswertoaquestionfromyoursupervisorthatyoufailedtohear.Oryou’redrivinghomeandrealizethattheexityouweresupposedtotakefromthehighwayis30secondsbehindyou.They’recalled“attentionalfailures,”andthey’refarmorelikelytooccurwhenwehaveinsufficientsleep.Andbecauseoftheinconvenienceandembarrassmentthatresultfromthesefailures,ourtypicalresponsetothemisannoyanceathowourbrainsfailtokeepourattention.AccordingtoarecentstudyatMITandBostonUniversity,however,suchannoyanceismisguided.Farfrombeingtheresultofourbrain’s“neglect”infailingtokeepusalert,thelapses(失效)ofattentionthatweexperienceafterasleeplessnightareactuallyasignthatourbrainsareworkinghardtopreventdamagethatlostsleep—whethervoluntaryorotherwise—mightbringabout.Buildingonearlierresearchrevealingthat,whilewesleep,thebrainremovespotentiallyharmfulwasteproductsthatbuildupduringthedaywitharhythmicalflowofcerebrospinalfluid(脑脊液),thestudyexploredwhathappenstothewakingbrainwhenitisshortofsleep.Twenty-sixparticipantscompletedtwosessionsinwhichtheyperformedsustainedattentiontasks:oneafterafullnightofsleep,andtheotherafterpullinganall-nighter.Surprisingly,immediatelyaftereachlapsebegan,apulseofcerebrospinalfluidflowedoutwardfromthebrain,andjustasthelapseended,theprocesswasreversed,andthefluidflowedbackintothebrain—aflowpatternthatstronglyresembledthecleaningprocessthebrainundergoeswhilewearesleeping.Themostobvioussolutiontoattentionallapsesduetosleeplossis,ofcourse,togetmoresleep.Agrowingbodyofresearchsuggestsnumerouswaysinwhichagoodnight’ssleepbenefitsthebrain,soevenifstayingmorealertduringthedayisourprimarymotivationforturningofftheTVorcomputerandslidingunderthecovers,asecondaryresultofturninginearlyisahealthierbrain,soprioritizingadequatesleepinourscheduleisawin-win.28.Whatmayhappentopeopleafterasleeplessnight?

A．Theyarelateforameeting.B．Theysufferalossofhearing.C．Theymisstheintendedhighwayexit.D．Theyfailtoanswerthesupervisor’squestion.29.Whatisthereasonforattentionalfailuresafterstayinguplate?

A．Ourbrainsfailtokeepusalert.B．Ourbrainsaretryingtoprotectus.C．Sleeplossresultsinnegativefeelings.D．Harmfulproductsbuildupinourbrains.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“wasreversed”meaninparagraph5?

A．Pausedforawhile.B．Speededuprapidly.C．Wasrepeatedagain.D．Changedindirection.31.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．AttentionalFailures:ASourceofAnnoyance.B．SleepLoss:AThreattoFocusandBrainHealth.C．UnabletoConcentrate:AProtectiveBrainMechanism.D．CerebrospinalFluid:AKeytoBrain’sNightlyCleaning.Quantitiesofpapershavebeenpublishedonthecognitiveadvantagesofmultilingualism(多语言).Beyondtheconversationaldoorsitcanopen,multilingualismissupposedtoimprove“executivefunction”,alooseconceptthatincludestheabilitytoignoredistractions,plancomplextasksandupdatebeliefsasnewinformationarrives.Moststriking,numerousstudieshaveevenshownthatbilingualsundergoalateronsetofdementia(痴呆),perhapsofaroundfouryears,onaverage.Butsomeofthesestudieshavefailedtoreproduce,leavingexpertswonderingwhethertheeffectisreal.Thegoodnewsisthatitisnevertoolatetostartlearninganewlanguage,ifyouwantyourbraintobenefit.Astudyfrom2019showedalthoughamoderateamountoflanguagelearninginadultsdoesnotboostthingslikeexecutivefunction,itdoesalleviateage-relateddecline.Thebiggestbenefitsseemtocometothosewhomastertheirsecondlanguagesfully.Thatisusuallybecausetheyspeakthetwoasnatives,oratleasthavespokenthemonanear-dailybasisforalongtime.AbitofuniversityFrenchdoesnot,unfortunately,conveythesameadvantagesasdeepknowledgeandlongexperience.Switchinglanguagesfrequentlyinthecourseofadayorconversationmaybeparticularlyimportant.Studiesofinterpretersandtranslatorshaveprovidedsomeofthestrongestevidenceforabilingualadvantage.Forexample,theyarefasteratrepeatedlyjumpingbackandforthbetweensimpleadditionandsubtractionproblemsthanmonolinguals,suggestinggenerallybettercognitivecontrol.EllenBialystokofYorkUniversity,inCanada,thegodmotherofthefield,hascomparedthecognitiveprotectionbilingualismofferstothecoverageofapieceofbreadaffordedbyasliceofholeySwisscheese.Doingotherthingsthataregoodforthebrain,suchasexercise,islikepilingtheslices.Theirholesoccurindifferentplaces,andthuscollectivelyoffergreaterprotection.Butallrelatedstudiestakeforgrantedtheuncontroversialmentalsuperpowerthatyougetfromlanguagestudy:beingabletotalktopeopleyoucouldnothavespokento,orunderstood,otherwise.Evenifyoucannotpickyourparentsandbefluentfrombabyhood,thatshouldbemorethanenoughreasontogiveitago.32.Whatisthemostnoticeablecognitiveadvantageofmultilingualism?

A．Openingdoorstoconversations.B．Improvingpowersofconcentration.C．Delayingthebeginningofdementia.D．Boostinginformationprocessingability.33.Whyareinterpretersandtranslatorsmentioned?

A．Tohighlighttheimportanceoflearningmorelanguages.B．Toprovecognitivebenefitofproficiencyinbilingualism.C．Tomakeacomparisonbetweenbilingualsandmonolinguals.D．Tosuggestthedirectlinkbetweenmathandlanguagelearning.34.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph4?

A．Learningforeignlanguagesgivesfullprotectiontocognition.B．Exercisecanprovidegreatercognitiveprotectionforthebrain.C．Theholesofbilingualismcannotbefilledbyanyotherpractice.D．Bilingualismplusmultipleactivitiesrelievescognitivedecline.35.Whatistheauthor’sintentioninwritingthepassage?

A．Tojustifypreviousstudies.B．Toraiseacontroversialtopic.C．Toencouragepeopletolearnlanguages.D．Tospeakhighlyofbilingualism.ChangeforGoodLifeitselfischanging.Toengageinlifefullyandjoyously,youneedtofindwaystocreateandcopewithchangeinallaspects.Equatinghealthwithstability,thenyouhavetothinkagain.36Eventhatstabilityisnotpermanent,butatemporaryfunctionalstate.Yourbodyseemssolid,yetitisbuiltonchange.37What’sthemostsolidandstablepart?Yourbones,whicharereplacedeverythreemonths.Everyotherorganisalsoinastateofrenewalanddestruction.Yourskinrenewsmonthly,andstomachliningrenewseveryfivedays.Changeisunavoidable,yetwefearit.38Howmanytimeshavepeoplesaidtoyouinacriticalway,“You’vechanged”Similarly,“changingyourmind”isseenasasignofweakness,althoughitcouldmoreproperlybeseenasevidenceofstrength.Infact,tolivealifeofvitalityandhealth,theabilitytochangeyourmindisessential.39Whileyourbodystopsgrowinglongbeforehand,yourbrainkeepsdevelopingintomiddleage,withwhitematterincreasinginvolumeuntilyourlate40s.Notonlythat,buttheconnectionsbetweenneuronsresultingfromlearningcancontinuetobecreatedanew.Olddogsabsolutelycanlearnnewtricks.However,intellectuallyacceptingchangeisnotnecessarilyenoughtobringchangeintolife.40Forinstance,heartpatientsarebettermotivatedwith“joyofliving”thanfearofdeath.Createyourselfamindsetforchange:forgetthefearoflettinggoofyouroldhabitsandfocusonthejoythatmakingchangewillbring.

A．Thegoodnewsisthatyouarenevertoooldtochange.B．Theideahereisthatthroughchangestabilityisachieved.C．Toreallyfosterchange,youhavetoaccesspositiveemotions.D．Regularexercisecanhelpimproveyourabilitytochangequickly.E．Weareofteneducatedtostayconstant,viewingchangeasnegative.F．Manypeoplebelievethatstayingunchangedisthekeytohappiness.G．Yourbodytissueisinaconstantstateofturnoverandregeneration.三、完形填空Recently,my15-year-olddaughteraskedmeifI’dgoforarunwithher.Onthatgrey,mistyday,herinvitationwasexactlythe________Ineeded.Ididwanttorun,andhercompanywastheperfectmotivation.Wesetoffassoonaswebothfeltready.Westartedslowly,stoppingforrestroomswhenevernecessary,withoutany________orannoyancefromeither.Gradually,we________intoasmoothrhythmandthenpickedupthepaceonourwayback.Wewerebothhappytorun________sidebyside,yetwealsochatted________—sometimesabouthertimewithfriends,sometimesjustminordailychores,allsimplebut________.Actually,our________overrunninggrewfromourwalkinghabitduringthepandemic(流行病).Backthen,wewalkedmilesandmilesalmosteveryday,________thevalleys,railwaytracksandbridgeunderpassestogether.Whatbeganasawaytogetoutofthehouseturnedintoajoyful________.Thosesharedexperiencestaughtushowtosupporteachotherandfacechallengestogether.However,Ihadneverimaginedthesewalkswouldevolveinto________atanypoint.Now,afterthisrecentrun,Ifeelmorethanluckytohaveadaughterwhowantsto________withme,lovesdoingthesamethingsasmeandwhose________Itrulyenjoy.AndIdon’t________ittolastforever.Shewillleaveforuniversity,andIwon’tbeableto________.Butrightnow,runningwithmydaughtermakesmesohappyonmanylevels.Iknowwewillmovepastthissweetspotatsomepoint,butIamsogratefultobeinthe________ofitnow.41.A．beliefB．valueC．pushD．choice42.A．stressB．troubleC．effortD．question43.A．turnedB．laidC．crashedD．fell44.A．insilenceB．insecretC．inorderD．inchaos45.A．constantlyB．casuallyC．fluentlyD．frequently46.A．distinctB．insightfulC．pleasantD．formal47.A．advantageB．bondC．planD．concern48.A．exploringB．surveyingC．discoveringD．guarding49.A．excuseB．serviceC．freedomD．routine50.A．actsB．runsC．goalsD．chats51.A．checkoutB．hangoutC．takeoutD．setout52.A．guidanceB．popularityC．companyD．action53.A．expectB．allowC．forceD．advise54.A．goawayB．getthroughC．keepupD．holdback55.A．caseB．formC．centerD．face四、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。Foreducators,parentsandscholarswhohavebeentryingtolearnfromwell-knownfigures56journeyscanprovidevaluablelessonsforthenextgeneration,MyViewsonEducation,thelatestbookbymathematicianShing-TungYau,5776-year-oldprofessoratTsinghuaUniversity,maymeettheirneeds.Itcontainsaroadmapforthosewhoseektoredefinelearning,and58(track)Yau’spathfromahumbleupbringinginHongKong’sruralYuenLongareatobecomingagloballeaderinmathematics.59(publish)bytheCITICPressGroup,thebookcombineshispersonaljourneywithreflectionsoneducation,andadvocatesforthecultivationofcuriosity,independentthinking,andadeepappreciationfortruthandbeautyinlearning.Yau60(celebrate)forsolvingtheCalabiconjecture(猜想)thatbotheredthemathematicscommunityformanyyears,andforcontributing61thepositivemasstheorem(正质量定理),whichispartofgeneralrelativity.ChenWei,chairmanoftheCITICPressGroup,speakshighlyofthebook,callingit“aresponsetothe62(urge)needforeducationalreformthatcombinesrationalanalysiswithliterary63(warm)tofillagapinfoundationaleducation”.Hebelievesmathematicsgoesbeyondcalculationsandthatit’salensforlogicalthinking.“Itsrealsignificanceliesintrainingthemindtosolveproblems64(systematic)—askillapplicableeverywhere,”hesays,addingthathebelievesChinacannurturethecreativityofitstopstudents65(compete)globallyinscience.五、书信写作66.假定你是李华，某国际学校的学生会主席。上周你校在学生会的组织下举行了主题为“旧书循环，知识共享”的图书漂流（circulation）活动。请你给你校英文报投稿，报道此活动。内容包括：1.活动过程；2.活动反响及意义。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。RecycleOldBooks,ShareKnowledge____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________六、书面表达67.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。“Hey!Ms.Woodall!”ItwasSaturday.MydaughterandIweretouringamodelhomeinanewdevelopmentwheresheandherhusbandhadjustpurchasedalot.Shewasshowingmesomethinginthebackyard—thekindoflandscapingshewasenvisioning—whenIheardthatfamiliarcalloutmyname.Iturnedaround.Standingintheyardwasalittleboy,brown-hairedanddustedwithafinelayerofdirt.“William!”Icriedinsurprise.“Whatareyoudoinghere?”“I’mhelpingmydaddylaysod(草皮),”heansweredproudly,stickinghischestout.William’sfatherownedalawnsoddingcompany.NowthatIlookedaround,Icouldseehimintheyardnextdoor,workinghard.“I’msureheappreciatesthat,