2026年高考英语终极冲刺：大题预测04 阅读理解说明文+应用文写作（全国适用）（原卷版）

PAGE4/20大题预测04阅读理解说明文+应用文写作（时间：40分钟满分：55分）一、阅读理解（30分）A（2026·陕西省榆林市·二模）Inhisstudio,SamWinstonisexperimentingwithinksoutoftobaccofromMarlborocigarettes,thejuiceofBelarusianchokeberriesandastrangehybridofeyeliner.ThecoloredsubstancesareusedtocreatewordsongiantflagsthatwillsoonhangfromtheceilingofLondon’sBarbicanCentreduringVoiced,Britain’sfirstartsfestivalcelebratingminorityandendangeredlanguages—connectingfivepoets’nativelanguageswithmaterialsfromtheirnativelandscapes.Quebec-bornwriterNormaDunning’sflagwillbearthewordC’sb,or“veins”inCanadiansyllabics(音节),madeoutofwildblueberriesfromherhometown.Winstonhasbeenplayingwithlanguageinhisartformanyyears,includingusingEgyptianhieroglyphs(象形文字)inhispicturebookOneandEverything.Winstonacknowledgesthesenseofurgencyandloss—everytwoweeks,anotherlanguagefallssilentandbytheendofthiscentury,halfoftheworld’s7,000languagesareexpectedtobecomeextinct.WinstongrewupinDevon,WalesandYorkshireasadyslexic(有阅读障碍的)boy.“Myexperienceofnotbeingabletocommunicatewhat’simportanttome,eveninEnglish,mademesympathetictoasituationwhereHawad,oneofthefivepoets,aTamajaght-speakingartistfromtheAirregionofNiger,cannotsharehislanguageandhiscultureinawaythatissupportedbyanyonebeyondthissmallcommunity.Thatmademerealizethatit’sreallyimportanttocreatespacesandsaythesevoicesmatter.”Somestillfavortheprospectofasingleuniversallanguage.NotWinston.“Ifweonlyhaveonepaintbrushtopaintwith,andonlyonecolortopaintin,that,fromanartisticperspective,isadisaster,”Winstonsays.“Languageisanexpressionofbeinghuman,andthat’satthecoreofthefestival.Youcanturnupandlearnaboutalotofdiversecultures.”1．WhyisWinstonexperimentingwithinks?A．Topromoteproducefromhishometown.B．Tolearnfivefamouspoets’nativelanguages.C．TowritehispicturebookOneandEverything.D．Toprepareforalanguage-themedartsfestival.2．Whatisstressedinparagraph3?A．Languagecrises. B．Languageaccessibility.C．Causesoflanguagebarriers. D．Popularlanguagetypes.3．WhatenabledWinstontounderstandHawad’ssituation?A．HisexcellenceinEnglish. B．Hischildhoodexperience.C．Hiscapabilitytowritepoems. D．HismemoryoflivinginNiger.4．WhichstatementdoesWinstonagreewithaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Artistsshouldsticktotraditionaltools. B．Asingleuniversallanguageisnecessary.C．Humanlanguageshouldfeaturediversity. D．Artworksaremoreexpressivethanlanguage.B（2026·浙江宁波市·二模）ThegrammarschoolboyfromStratford-Upon-AvonhasmadeheadlinesagainafteragroundbreakingstudyshowedthatShakespearedoesbenefitchildren’sliteracyandemotionaldevelopment,butonlyiftheycanacthimout.Thestudyfoundthatadrama-basedapproachtoteachingShakespearebroadenedchildren’svocabulary,improvedthequalityoftheirwriting,andenhancedtheiremotionalunderstanding.“Thewayactorsworkmakesabigdifferencetohowchildrenuselanguageandhowtheythinkaboutthemselves,”saidJacquiO’Hanlon,leadresearcherofthestudy.TherandomtrialinvolvedhundredsofYear5pupils(agednineandten)at45stateprimaryschools.Thechildrenweredividedintoatargetgroupandacontrolgroup.BothgroupsreadapassagefromRomeoandJulietandwereaskedtowritealetterasRomeoafterbeingseparatedfromJuliet.Beforewriting,thetargetgrouptookpartina30-minutedrama-basedactivity,whilethecontrolgroupdidnot.Itwasshownthatpupilsinthetargetgroupdrewonawidervocabulary,usedmorecomplicatedorrarerwords,andwroteatgreaterlength.Theyalsoappearedmorecomfortablewritinginrole.Whilepupilsinthecontrolgroupimaginedhowtheythemselveswouldreacttobeingseparatedfromalovedone,childreninthetargetgroupputthemselvesinRomeo’sshoesandexpressedthatcharacter’semotion.O’Hanlonsaidshehadbeenmostsurprisedbytheemotionalunderstandingevidentinthechildren’swriting,andthattheyshoweddeeperempathyandexpressedemotionsmorevividly.“Itisprobablyrelatedtothedrama-basedprocess,whereyouareusedtotryingtothinkandfeelasthecharacter,”sheadded.Butcouldtheresultsbereproducedwithanyolddramatists?O’HanlonsaidmoreresearchwouldbeneededbutsuggestedthatShakespeare’suseof20,000words,comparedwiththeeveryday2,000words,gaveamassiveexpansionoflanguageintochildren’slives,whichwascombinedwithchildrenusingtheirwholebodiestobringwordstolife.5．Whatdoesthestudyencouragechildrentodo?A．PerformShakespeare’sworks. B．Writetheirownoriginalplays.C．LearnShakespeare’slinesbyheart. D．Watchprofessionalactingonstage.6．Whichaspectofthestudydoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．Itsprocedure. B．Itsbackground.C．Itspurpose. D．Itssignificance.7．WhatimpressedO’Hanlonmostaboutthetargetgroup’swriting?A．Passagefluency. B．Emotionaldepth.C．Wordcomplexity. D．Plotimagination.8．Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?A．Practicemakesperfect. B．Learningbydoingworksbest.C．Readingmakesafullman. D．Wordsarethevoiceofthemind.C（2026·江西宜春市·二模）Newresearchchallengesthewidespreadbeliefthatartificialintelligenceistriggeringasharpriseinglobalgreenhousegasemissions.ThestudysuggeststhatAI’soverallinfluenceonworldwidepollutionissmallandcouldevensupportenvironmentalandeconomicprogress.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofWaterlooandtheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologyanalyzedU.S.economicdataalongsideestimatesofhowfrequentlyAItoolsareusedacrossdifferentindustries.TheirgoalwastounderstandwhatmighthappentotheenvironmentifAIadoptionincreasesalongitscurrentpath.AccordingtotheU.S.EnergyInformationAdministration,83percentofthenation’seconomicactivityreliesonpetroleum,coalandnaturalgas.Thesefuelsreleasegreenhousegaseswhenburned.TheresearchersnotedthattotalenergyusefromAIintheUnitedStatesmatchedtheelectricityconsumptionofIceland,yetthisamountremainedinsignificantwhenviewedatnationalorgloballevels.“Itisimportanttonotethattheincreaseinenergyuseisnotgoingtobeuniform.It’sgoingtobefeltmoreintheplaceswhereelectricityisproducedtopowerthedatacenters,”saidDr.JuanMoreno-Cruz,aprofessorintheFacultyofEnvironmentatWaterlooandCanadaResearchChairinEnergyTransitions.“Ifyoulookatthatenergyfromthelocalperspective,that’sabigdealbecausesomeplacescouldseedoubletheamountofelectricityoutputandemissions.Butatalargerscale,AI’suseofenergywon’tbenoticeable.”Thestudydidnotexploreeconomicoutcomeswithinthespecificcommunitiesthathostdatacenters,buttheresearchersidentifiedseveralpositivetakeaways.“ForpeoplewhobelievethattheuseofAIwillbeamajorproblemfortheclimateandthinkweshouldavoidit,we’reofferingadifferentperspective,”Moreno-Cruzsaid.“Theeffectsonclimatearenotthatsignificant,andwecanuseAItodevelopgreentechnologiesortoimproveexistingones.Movingforward,weintendtoapplythesameapproachtoadditionalcountriesinordertounderstandhowAIadoptionmayinfluenceenvironmentaloutcomesacrossdifferentregionsoftheworld.”9．Whydidthescientistsconductthisresearch?A．ToanalyzeAI’sindustrialapplicationfrequency.B．Topromoteenvironmentalandeconomicprogress.C．Tocalculateeconomicdataacrossdifferentindustries.D．ToexploreAI’senvironmentaleffectsinitspresenttrend.10．Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph3?A．USAIenergyuseissmallonaglobalscale.B．Iceland’spowerconsumptionismainlydrivenbyAI.C．MostUSfossilfuelsareusedtopowerAIdatacenters.D．83%ofUSfossilfuelsareconsumedforAIenergyuse.11．WhatisDr.Moreno-Cruz’sattitudetowardsAI’seffectontheclimate?A．Neutral. B．Dismissive. C．Objective. D．Concerned.12．Whatwilltheresearchersdointheirfollow-upresearch?A．Studydatacenters’economicoutcomes. B．Expandtheirresearchtomorecountries.C．MeasureAI’sexactinfluenceinallregions. D．EmployAItodevelopandupgradegreentech.二、书信写作A（2026·浙江绍兴·二模）假如你是李华，你所在国际学校将开设劳动实践类校本课程“匠心工坊”(Craft&DevotionLab)，请你给课程负责人Mr.Smith写一封电子邮件，申请成为学生助教，内容包括：(1)陈述对课程的理解；(2)分析自身申请优势。注意:(1)写作词数应为100左右；(2)可适当增加细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。DearMr.Smith,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________