2025-2026学年广东中山市某学校第二学期高一年级3月月考英语试题

2025-2026学年广东中山市三鑫学校第二学期高一年级3月月考英语

试题

分值：120分时间：120分钟

第一部分阅读（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。

A

Romecanbepriceyfbrtravelers,whichiswhymanychoosetostayinahostel（旅社）.ThehostelsinRome

offerabedinadormroomfbraround$25anight,andfbrthat,you'IIoftengettostayinacentrallocationwith

safetyandcomfort.

YellowHostel

IfIhadtomakejustonerecommendationfbrwheretostayinRome,itwouldbeYellowHostel.oneofthe

best-ratedhostelsinthecity,andfbrgoodreason.Ifsaffordable,andil'sgotafunatmosphere（气氛）without

beingtoonoisy.Inaddition,it'sclosetothemaintrainstation.

HostelAlessandroPalace

Ifyoulovesocialhostels,thisisthebesthostelfbryouinRome.HostelAlessandroPalaceisfun.Staff（员工）

membersholdplentyofbaractivitiesfbrguestslikefreeshots,barcrawlsandkaraoke.There'salsoanareaonthe

rooftopfbrhangingantwithothertravelersduringthesummer

YouthStationHostel

Ifyou'relookingfbrcleanlinessandamodemhostel,looknofurtherthanYouth'Station.Itoffersbeautiful

furnitureandcomfortablebeds.Thereareplentyofotheradvantages,too;itdoesn'tchargecitytax（税）；ithasboth

airconditioningandaheaterfbrtherooms;italsohasfreeWi-Fiineveryroom.

HotelandHostelDesArtistes

HotelandHostelDesArtistesislocatedjusta1O-minutewalkfromthecentraltrainstationandit'sclosetoall

ofthecity'smainattractions.Thestaffisfriendlyandhelpful,providingyouwithamapofthecitywhenyou

arrive,andofferingadviceifyourequiresome.However,youneedtopay2eurosadayibrWi-Fi.

1.WhatisprobablythemajorconcernoftravelerswhochoosetostayinahostelinRome?

APrice.B.Service.C.Convenience.D.Location.

2.WhichhotelbestsuitspeoplewhoenjoysurfingtheInternetfbrlong?

A.YellowHostel.B.HostelAlessandroPalace.

C.YouthStationHostel.D.Hotelar.dHostelDesArtistes.

3.WhatistheadvantageofHotelandIlostelDesArtistes?

A.ItchargeslessexceptforWi-Fi.B.It'sconvenientlylocated.

C.Itisclosetothesubwaystation.D.Itsstaffishumorousandhonest.

B

LevonDisswaslookingatinsectsfromhisgardenthroughamicroscopeheboughtforhisson.forfun,they

unintentionallyplacedaninsectunderthelens（镜片）.“Itisamazinglybeautifultheybothscreamed.

Thefatherhadbeenmakingacareertakingphotographsfbradvertisements.Butthatexperiencegavehima

newdirection.Aroundtheworld,insectpopulationsareindeclinebecauseofhabitatlossandclimatechange.Biss

thoughtthatifpeoplecouldseewhathesawthroughhisson'smicroscope,theywouldcaremoreaboutprotecting

insects.

SoBissturnedtomacrophotography:takingclosc-uppicturesofsmallthings,likeflowersorbugs.Hiswork

hasattractedattentionnotjustforitsunusualbeauty.Italsoraisesawarenessabouttheneedfbrconservation.

In2016,Bissshowedhisfirstinsectproject,Microsculplure.Thetermreferstothefeaturesofaninsect's

exoskeleton,oroutershell,whichdevelopsovertimeasthebugadaptstoitsenvironment.

Biss'spicturescapturetheinsectsinalltheirmicroscopicdetails.Thenheblowsuptheimagesuntilthe

insectsbecomelargerthanlife,someofthemeightfeettall.Buteachimagetakesweekstomake.Heusesadigital

camerawithamicroscopelens.Thecameraisfixedonacomputerizedtrack,whichallowsBisstotakeashot,then

movethecamerabysevenmicrons（微米）一adistanceequalstoabout1/10thethicknessofahumanhair—fbr

thenextshot.Intheend,Bissmighttake10,00（）shotsofabug.Acomputercombinesthesesmallpicturesintoa

singleimage.

Biss'slatestexhibitionisExtinctandEndangeredattheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory.Heselected

bugsthatwereextinctorendangered,hopinghisphotographswouldserveasabetterpurpose."Icommunicate

visually,vhesays,“ThewayIworkisthroughpictures.ButIthinkit'smydutytoshakethingsupandgetpeople

topayattention?*

4.WhatmadeLevonBissturntomacrophotography?

A.Beautifulinsects.B.Attractiveenvironment.

C.Anexpensivemicroscope.D.Anaccidentalobservation.

5.HowdoesLevonBissmanagetocaptureinsects'microscopicdetails?

A.Bytakingashotatthemtwice.

B.Byadjustingthecameraonatrack.

C.Bytakingclose-uppicturescountlesstimes.

D.Byputtingtheminorderonacomputer.

6.Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase“shakethingsup“refertointhelastparagraph?

A.Getridoftheprejudice.

B.Takeactiontosavewildlife.

C.Sparenoeffortstofacedifficulties.

D.Makepeoplethinkaboutnatureciffcrently.

7.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLevonBiss?

A.Patientandresponsible.B.Wealthyandambitious.

C.Politeandstrong-willed.D.Curiousandeasy-going.

C

Forthe2026CCTVSpringFestivalGala,manypeopleweresurprisedbyaspecialperformer:XiaoMa,anAI

virtualhorse,whosanganddancedwithafamouspopsingeronthestage.Unlikepreviousvirtualperlbnners,Xiao

Macouldnotonlymoveperfectly,butalsoreacttothesingerandtheliveaudienceinrealtime,thankstothe

supportof5GinternetandadvancedAItechnology.

TomakeXiaoMalookrealandlively,theteamspent6monthscollectingover100,000imagesofhorses,and

trainedtheAImodelwiththem.TheyalsoworkedwithanimalexpertstomakesureXiaoMa'smovementswere

naturalandcorrect.Duringtheliveperformance,5Ginternethelpedsendallthedataofthesinger'smovements

andtheaudience'sreactionstotheAIserverinlessthan0.01seconds,soXiaoMacouldrespondrightaway,

withoutanydelay.

“The2026galaisagreatexampleofhowAIandtheinternetcanhelptraditionalshowsattractmoreyoung

people,“saidLi,aprofessorofmediastudies."Manyyoungpeoplenowwatchthegalathroughshortvideo

platforms,notonTV.AIeventsandvirtualperformersgivethemmorereasonstowatchandtakepartinthegala?'

HoweversomepeopleareworriedthattoomuchAIwillmakethegalaloseitshumantouch.t€Themost

touchingpartofthegalaistherealfeelingsfromtheperformers,Msaidanetizen.UAvirtualhorsecandance,butit

can'tfeelthejoyoftheSpringFestival,right?^

Thegala'sdirectorsaidthattheysecAIasatool,notareplacementfbrrealartists.4tAlcanhelpusrealize

ideasthatwecouldn'tdobefore,buttheheartofthegalaisalwaysthelovefbrourfamily,ourhometownandour

culture.That'ssomethingonlyhumanscangive.”

8.WhatmadeXiaoMadifferentfrompreviousvirtualperfbmiers?

A.Itcouldsinganddanceonthestage.

B.ItwasdesignedbasedontheChinesezodiacsign.

C.Itcouldreacttothesingerandaudienceinrealtime.

D.Itwaspopularwithyoungpeople.

9.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.HowXiaoMawascreatedandworkedduringtheshow.

B.Whattheteamdidtocollectimagesofhorses.

C.How5Ginternethelpstheliveperformance.

D.WhyXiaoMawaswelcomedbytheaudience.

10.WhatisLi'sattitudetowardstheuseofAlintheSpringFestivalGala?

A.Worried.B.Supportive.C.Doubtful.D.Uninterested.

11.Accordingtothegala'sdirector,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.AIwillcompletelyreplacerealartistsinthefuture.

B.Thecoreofthegalaisstillhumanfeelingsandlovefbrfamily,hometownandculture.

C.AIisnotusefulfbrrealizingnewideasinthegala.

DThedirectorisworriedthatAIwillmakethegalalosehumantouch.

D

Giftsshapingchildren'sskillscarrysocietalweight.NewresearchledbyMathildeMeyerandFelixRiede

suggeststhatinadequateoroutdatedtoyscontributedtothecollapseofNorsesettlementsinGreenland.

In985,NorsesettlersfromIcelandestablishedcommunitiesonGreenland'sfertilecoastline,thrivingfbr

centuriesuntiltheworldenteredacoldperiodcalledtheLittleIceAge(130()—1400).WhiletheInuitpeoplewho

arrivedlatersurvived,theNorsehadtoleavetheirsettlementsby14C0.Archaeologistslongpuzzledoverwhy,as

Norsedietsincreasinglyincludedseafood—contradictingearliertheoriesabouttheirrefusaltoadapt.

Tofindananswer,MeyerandRiedeconductedacomparativeanalysisofthetoysfrombothcultures.They

examined72toysfromNorsesettlementsandaremarkable2,397toysfromInuitsettlementsinsimilar

environmentalconditions.Thetoysweredividedintofivecategories:weapons(suchasharpoonsandswords),

too：s(likecookingpotsandlamps),transport(boatsandsledges),socialplay(dollsandfigurines),andskillplay

(topsandballs).Theresultswerestriking:notonlydidInuitchildrenhavefarmoretoys,butthevarietyoftheir

toyswasalsomuchgreater.Forexample,whileNorsechildrenhadonlytoyarrows,axes,andswords.Inuit

childrenhadawiderangeofhunting-relatedtoys,includingbows,crossbows,andharpoons.

Astimewenton,thegapbetweenthetwoculturesintermsoftoydiversitybecameevenmoreobvious.From

10C0to1200,therewere8social-playtoysinNorsesettlementscomparedto23inInuitsettlements.By1200—

14C0,thisgapexpandedto11versus158.TheInuitcontinuouslyincreasedthenumberoftoysrelatedtosea

hunting,suchassealfigurines,whiletheNorsestillfocusedonland-basedtoyslikehorsefigurines.

TheresearchersarguethatNorserelianceontraditionaltoyshinderedchildren'sabilitytoinnovateina

changingenvironment.Incontrast,theInuit'sfbcusondiverse,context-relevanttoysequippedchildrenwith

adaptiveskills,ensuringlong-termsurvival.Thisstudysenesasawarning:inthegameofsunival,thetoys

childrenplaywithmayshapethefateofasociety.

12.Whatisthecentralmysteryaddressedinthepassage?

A.WhytheNorseresidentspreferredfarmingtofishing.

B.HowtheInuitpeoplemaintainedtoydiversityovertime.

C.WhytheNorsesettlementscollapseddespiteseafooddiets.

D.HowclimatechangeaffectedGreenland'searlyinhabitants.

13.Howdidtheresearcherscarryouttheirstudy?

A.Bydefininganewconcept.B.Byexaminingpreviousessays.

C.Bycomparingclimatechanges.D.Byinvestigatingancienttoys.

14.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“hinder”probablymean?

A.Promote.B.Prevent.C.Ignore.D.Determine.

15.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.BesidesToys:Society'sCulturalClues.

B.BeyondCulture:theSettlementFactors.

C.RatherthanClimate:ToyRolesinCollapse.

D.MorethanPlay:theSkill-shapingTools.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12・5分）

阅读下面短文，从选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。其中有两项为多余选项。

Wanttocreateabeautifulbackyardlandscapethatwillattractbirds,butterfliesandwildlife?It'sreallynotthat

hard.Herearefourstepsthatwillhelpyoucreateyourownbackyard.

Developalandscapingplan

16Whereistheareayouwillmostlikelybesittingandviewingthebackyard?Whatisthefocal

pointofthelandscape?Ifyouareaddingawaterfeature,youwillprobablywanttomakethat:hefbcusand

developyourplanwiththatinmind.

Breakdowntheplanintosections

Breakyouryarddownintomanageablesectionsandbeginworkingonsectionone.Ifyouarcaddingapond

andstreamorwaterfall,thiswillbeyourstartingpoint.Rememberthough,youaremostlikelytomakechangesto

eachsectionthroughouttheyears.17.Theimportantthingistogetstarted.

18

Removethegrassasmuchaspossible,thenplow（犁）theareacompletely.Mixinfertilizers,maybesome

sand,andwhateveryourlocalflowershopmightrecommendtomakethesoilrich.Thericherthesoil,thebetter

yourplantswillgrow,andthelessweedingandupkeepyouwillhave.

Plantaccordingtoheight

Tallerplantsneedtogoatthebackofeachsection.Lowplantsandflowersshouldbeatthefront.19.

Thisseemsratherbasicbutsurprisingly,it'softenignored.

Knowthebesttimetoplantyourplants

Readtheinstructionsthatcomewiththeplants.Treesareusuallybestplantedinthefallsotheycandevelopa

solidrootsystembeforetheheatandrainarriveinthesummermonths.Mostbulbs（鳞茎）arealsobestplantedin

thefallandgrowinthespring.20.

A.Preparetheareafully

B.Thiscanleadtodisease

C.Lookoveryourbackyard

D.Someflowersgrowbestinshadyareas

E.Sodon'tgettooconcernedaboutthefinaloutput

F.Therearealsomanyplantsneedingtobeplantedafterthechanceoffrostisover

G.Itwouldbeashametohavebeautifulflowersinyourgardenthatyoucan'tsee

第二部分语言运用（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。

Meera,aruralnativeofIndia,wasbomwithblindness.However,shehasalwaysbeendeterminedtolivea

fulland21life.

Althoughherfamilywasnotwell-off,herparents22tosendhertoalocalblindschool,whereshe

beganlearningtoreadandwriteinBraille.Notknowinganyone,Meerafelt23andisolated,wonderingif

she'dfitinandgainasenseof24,ShestruggledtokeepupwiththenewBraillelessonsandoftensat

quietlyinthecornerduringbreaks.25、shemetMrs.Gupta,akindandpatientteacherwhoconsistently

encouragedMccratosticktoherdrcams.WithMrs.Gupta'ssupport,shequickly26inherstudiesand

mademanynewfriends.Additionally,sheparticipatedinextracurricularactivities,includingdramaandmusic,

whichfurtherenrichedherschoolexperience.

OnedayMeerawas27toaudition（试镜）fbraroleinaschoolplay.Thoughnervous,she

28herselftodailypractice,repeatingher29fbrhoursuntilshefeltprepared.Attheaudition,

Meeragaveapowerful30.Sheperformedherlineswithconfidenceandemotionsoshe31the

attentionoftheentireaudience.Finally,shewasgiventheleadingrole.

Theplayprovedtobeagreatsuccess,withMeeraemergingasastar.Aftertheplay,Meerawasinvitedto

32aspeechatalocalconference.Shespokeaboutherexperiencesasablindgirland33others

topursuetheirdrcamsfearlessly.Shefinallyfoundher34.andshewasreadytoshareitwiththeworld.

Nowshetravelsgloballytoshareherinspiringstory,servingasapowerfulexampleof35and

perseverance.

21.A.privateB.comfortableC.simpleD.independent

22.A.managedB.hesitatedC.declinedD.appeared

23.A.excitedB.relaxedC.livelyD.frightened

24.A.belongingB.freedomC.responsibilityD.achievement

25.A.UnfortunatelyB.ThankfiillyC.ObviouslyD.Hopefully

26.A.heldoutB.ranoutC.stoodoutD.leftout

27.A.selectedB.employedC.warnedD.taught

28.A.limitedB.reducedC.treatedD.applied

29.A.poemsB.linesC.sayingsD.gestures

30.A.exhibitionB.reactionC.performanceD.guidance

31.A.drewB.turnedC.paidD.directed

32.A.speakB.deliver