山西省太原市某中学2025-2026学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1山西省太原市某中学2025-2026学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。ARewardsatWestExeSchoolWestExeSchoolisafullyinclusivecomprehensivesecondaryschool.Listedbelowarethewaystheschoolcelebratesuccesswithstudents,parentsandstaffduringtheacademicyear.MeritBadgesMeritbadgesareawardedinlinewiththestudentqualities.E.g.,whenastudentreaches200meritsinasemesterforbeingkind,theyreceivetheirkindmeritbadge.TheWestExeshieldisawardedtostudentswhohaveachievedallsixmeritbadges.TheGoldenTicketEverytwoweeks,allmembersofstaffhavea‘GoldenTicket’whichtheycanawardtoanystudentwhohasdisplayedwhatthestudentqualitiesstandfor.Therewillbeabi-weeklyfocusononeofthestudentqualitiesaspositivereinforcement.Thegoldenticketsawardedarethenplacedinaprizedraw,forprizessuggestedbythestudentbody.PunctualityAwardStudentswhoareontimeforeverylessonacrosstheweekwillbeenteredintoaprizedraw.Thisistopromotetheimportanceofpunctualityinschoolandinlife.HeadteacherRewardHeadteacher’sRewardisgiventostudentswhohavebeennominated(提名)bystaffmemberseverymonthfordemonstratingthequalities,behaviorsandvaluesofwhatitmeanstobeanexceptionalWestExeStudent.Theyarealsoawardedtostudentswhohaveshownexceptionalachievement,eitherinschooloraspartofanextracurricularactivity.Thisincludesacertificateandpen,withalettergoinghometoparentstosharenewsoftheyoungperson’sachievement.1.Whichofthefollowingrewardsisgivenmostfrequently?A.MeritBadges. B.TheGoldenTicket.C.PunctualityAward. D.HeadteacherReward.2.WhatdoweknowaboutHeadteacherReward?A.Allstaffmemberscanbenominatedfortheaward.B.Studentsrewardedwillreceiveacertificateandaletter.C.Parentsofthestudentsawardedwillbehonoredwithaletter.D.Onlystudentsmakingoutstandingachievementsinschoolcanbeawarded.3.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Aschoolwebsite. B.Anewsreport.C.Atravelleaflet. D.Abookreview.BDoesworkeverleaveyoufeelingunchangedwithlimitedopportunitiestobecreative?Toflyhigh,youmightwanttoincreaseyourbrain’sflexibility.Butisthisevenpossible,andifso,how?Mostjobsrequiretheabilitytosolveproblemsandcopewithchallenges,atleasttoacertainextent.Imagineateacherwhohasanewandverynervousstudentintheirclass.Ifthatteacherisaflexiblethinker,theywillbeabletoadapttheirclassroommanagement,eveniftheyhaven’tseenthissituationbefore.AccordingtoLeonardMlodinow,authorofElastic,flexiblethinkersrelyonideagenerationandimagination—theyarewillingtoexperimentandtakerisks.“Flexiblethinkingiswhatyouneedwhenthecircumstanceschange,andyouaredealingwithsomethingnew.It’snotaboutfollowingrules.”Therefore,insteadoffollowingthetypicalprocedureforinductinganewstudent,theteachermightcomeupwithatailoredresponse,basedonpredictionandpreviousexperience.So,howcanyoubecomeamoreflexiblethinker?AccordingtoDrLisaFeldmanBarrett,it’sallaboutexercisingthebrain.Onewayofdoingthis,shesays,isthroughexposuretoavarietyofexperienceswhichmakeiteasiertoadjusttonewsituations.Alotofcompaniesnowconsiderflexiblethinkingintheworkplace,especiallywhenitcomestodesign.Workspacesmayhavecoucheswhereworkerscanliedownandrelax,givingthemthespacetocomeupwithandprocessnewideas.Mlodinowsaysit’sveryimportanttotaketimetodaydream,listentoideasandconceptsyoudisagreewithandspendtimedoingactivitiesoutsideofyourcomfortzone.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandmultiplepointsofviewandthereforeblossominmanydifferentaspectsofyourcareer.So,ifyouwanttomakeachange,youcanbecomeaflexiblethinkertoo,withalittlepractice.4.Whydoestheauthormentiontheteacherinparagraph2?A.Toindicateteachersaremoreflexible.B.Toexplainteachersarehighly-paid.C.Toprovethejobfaceslittlechallenges.D.Toshowthejobrequiresproblem-solvingskills.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tailored”inparagraph2mean?A.Fixed. B.Suitable. C.Permanent. D.Designed.6.Whatiscrucialforflexiblethinkers?A.Followingfixedrules.B.Lyingdownandsleep.C.Adjustingtonewsurroundings.D.Beingexposedtovariousdangers.7.Whatcanbeinferredaboutflexiblethinkingfromthetext?A.Itcanbetrainedbyexperiencingmore.B.Itleadspeopletostepintocomfortzone.C.Itencouragespeopletoperformtheroutine.D.Itemphasizestherisksofprocessingnewideas.CImagineyou’rewritingapoem,rhymesmustbepairedupbeforeyoustartanewline.ItturnsoutthatAIdoessomethingsimilar!WhenClaude,alargelanguagemodel(LLM),isgiventhefirstline“hesawacarrotandhadtograbit”,itbeginsthinkingaboutwordslike“rabbit”almostimmediately,writingthenextsentencetoendattheappropriaterhyme.Suchforethoughtisunexpected.ScientistsatAnthropic,thelabthatdevelopedClaude,builtatoolandtheydiscoveredsomeunexpectedcomplexity.Thetool,a“digitalmicroscope”,letsscientistslookatwhichpartsoftheAI’sneural(神经的)networklightupwhenit’sworkingondifferenttasks.IfaparticularareaoftheLLMlightsupwheneveritproduceswordslikerabbit,thenthatgetsmarkedasbeingrelatedtorabbits.ThishaslettheteamsolvesomeopenquestionsinAIresearch,forexample,whetheramultilingual(多语言的)chatbothasawarenessofconceptsbeyondlanguage.WhenClaudeisaskedfortheoppositeof“big”inEnglish,orthesameconceptinChinese,thesamefeaturelightsupineverycase,beforemorelanguage-specificcircuitskickinto“translate”theconceptofsmallnessintoaparticularword.ThissuggeststhatAImighthaveadeeperunderstandingoftheworldthanwethought.Otherinsights,though,arelessencouraging.WhenClaudeitselfisaskedtoreason,printingoutitschainofthoughttoanswermathsquestions,themicroscopesuggeststhatthewaythemodelsaysitreachedaconclusion,andwhatitactuallythought,mightnotalwaysbethesame.Worsestill,askaleadingquestion—suggestingthattheanswer“mightbe4”,anditwillspecificallyaddnumbersthatultimatelyleadittoagreewiththequestion,evenifthesuggestioniswrong.ButbeingabletogaininsightintothemindofanLLMprovidescluesastohowtostopitdoingthesameinthefuture.Thegoal,afterall,isnottohavetodobrainsurgery,buttoknowwhatit’sthinking.8.Whatdoesthewriterintendtoshowthroughtheexampleinparagraph1?A.AIcanwritetextsasprogrammed. B.AIcanplansentencesinadvance.C.AIcandealwithcomplextasks. D.AIcansimplifyrhyminglines.9.Howdoes“digitalmicroscope”functionintheresearch?A.BytrackingAI’sthinkingactivities. B.Byworkingondifferentjobs.C.ByactivatingAI’s“brain”potential. D.Bymatchinglanguagepatterns.10.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph5aboutClaude?A.Itmaymakestuffup. B.Itmayskipchainsofthought.C.Itmayleavecluesout. D.Itmaygivelogicalreasoning.11.Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestsuitsthistext?A.WhyAIStillGetsItWrong B.Chatbots’LanguageMagicC.LookingInsideAI’sMind D.TheRiseofAIChatbotsDThroughouthistory,treeshaveplayedacrucialroleinmaintainingecologicalbalance.TheyabsorbCO₂andtransformitintooxygen.ButoneofthechallengeswiththistraditionalcarbonabsorptionisthattheCO₂treesstorecanbereleasedbackintotheatmospherewhentheydie.However,thediscoveryofcertaintreesinKenyaaddsanewdimensiontothisnaturalprocess.Thesetrees,alsofoundinseveralothercountries,havebeenobservedtotransformCO₂intocalciumoxalate.Thenbacteria(细菌)presentinthetreesandsurroundingsoiltransformitfurtherintocalciumcarbonate(碳酸钙),aprimarycomponentoflimestoneandchalk.TheuniqueprocessensuresthattheCO₂iskeptinsolidformformuchlonger,evenafterthetree’slifeends.ThisfindingwasemphasizedbyMikeRowleyfromtheUniversityofZurichattheGoldschmidtConference.Whilethescientificcommunityisoptimisticaboutthesefindings,severalconcernsremain.TheprimaryconcernisdeterminingtheexactamountofCO₂thatthesetreescantransformthroughouttheirlifetime.Withoutthisaccuratedata,itischallengingtoassessthefullimpactofthismethodglobally.Understandingtheecologicalbalanceandensuringthepreservationofbiodiversityarecrucialbeforeworldwideplantingofthesetrees.Cooperativeresearcheffortsareneededtoexploretheseaspectsanddevelopacomprehensivestrategyforusingthesetreesasanaturalsolutiontoclimatechange.ThisdiscoveryinKenyainvitesustoreconsiderthepotentialofnaturalprocessesinaddressingenvironmentalchallenges.Whiletechnologicalsolutionstoclimatechangearevital,integratingnaturalmethodsoffersacomplementaryapproach.Theuniqueabilityofthesetreespresentsapromisingmethodforexploration.Thejourneytofightingclimatechangeiscomplex.AswedigdeeperintounderstandingnaturalphenomenaliketheKenyantrees,wemustaskourselves:Howcanwemakethebestofthepowerofnaturetocreateasustainablefutureforgenerationstocome?12.WhatisspecialaboutthetreesfoundinKenya?A.TheyabsorbmoreCO₂. B.TheyhelpturnCO₂intosolids.C.Theyreleaseoxygenquickly. D.Theyliveinharmonywithbacteria.13.Whatisthecorechallengebeforeapplyingthediscoveryglobally?A.Assessingthecostoftheprocess. B.Understandingtheimpactonsoil.C.QuantifyingtheCO₂transformation. D.Collectingthedataonbiodiversity.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“complementary”inthelastbutoneparagraphprobablymean?A.Essential. B.Primary. C.Alternative. D.Contradictory.15.Whatdoestheauthortrytoexploreinthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Theseriousnessofclimatechange. B.Themethodofgreendevelopment.C.Theprospectofscientificapproaches. D.Theroleofnatureinclimatesolutions.第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。Travelingitselfisanexperiencehardtobedescribedinwords.____16____Especiallythesolo(独自)travelingexperienceissotransformingthatitliveswithyouforever.HereIamsharingsomelessons.____17____ThinkinghowIwouldmanagemyentiredayamongstrangersoncampus,Ipretendedtobesick.ThenIhadthesamefeelingwhenIwasplanningtotravelalone.ExploringacityonmyownwasabigfearformebutIsuccessfullymanageditallandnow,Iseekoutnewopportunitiesandexperiences.Ilovetopushmyself.____18____Havinggrownupandlivedallmylifeinasingleplace,Ihadasmallsetoffriendssincemyschooldayswhichcontinuedtillmycollegedays.____19____ImetafewveryinterestingpeoplewithwhomIcouldfeelaninstantconnectandgotsomenewfriendsforlife.Itotallyagreethattravelingwithfamilyandfriendsisfunandenjoying.Buttravelingaloneissatisfyingtoo.It’samongthosefewthingsthatyoudoforyourselfandnobodyelse.____20____DuringmysolotravelsIhaveexploredmyinnerselfandhaveexpandedmyboundarieswhichpeoplearoundmehaveacknowledgedattimes.A.Iwanttoexperiencemore.B.Butallthischangedwithmyfirstsolotrip.C.IneverthoughtIwouldtravelaloneinmylife.D.IwassoscaredwhenIwenttoschoolfirsttime.E.Everyjourneypreparesyouforthejourneyoflife.F.Thefartheryoutravel,themoreindependentyoubecome.G.Afterallyouneedtotakecareofyourselfabittooattimes.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。Ihadstruggledwithmathsincefourthgrade,butworkedveryhardto____21____thesmartstudentsaroundme.Ineleventhgrade,muchtomyclassmates___22___,IsignedupforprecalculusBC,thehardestmathclass.ThatwaswhenImetMr.DenaandtoldhimIhad____23____inmath,yetIwouldtrymyhardest.HewasconvincedIcouldsucceed____24____thedoubtsfrommyclassmates.Mr.DenakeptanunforgettablequotebySirIsaacNewtononhischalkboard:“IfIhavebeenabletoseefurther,itisonlybecauseIstandontheshouldersofgiants.”Hereflectedonthatthroughouttheyearandwas____25____toteachusmorethanmath.Mr.Denaoccasionallygavepartnertests,believingthatwecouldsolvehardproblemstogether.Hedrewnamesoutofahatto____26____partners.Studentswere____27____outloudthattheywouldn’tbepairedwithme.Asthe“lucky”namewaspicked,theclassburstintolaughter.Mypartnerjokedaboutbeing____28____withme.However,weworkedwelltogetherandsurprisedeveryonewithour____29____onthistest.IlearnedsomuchfrommyclassmatesandIrealizedthiswasreallywhywehadpartnertests.ThefinalexamwasMr.Dena’sfinal____30____tous,butIfailedit.ItoldhimIdidn’tunderstandhowIcoulddoso____31____onatestwhenIhadstudiedsohard.Heexplainedit’snotaboutthegrades;it’sabouttrueunderstanding.Ifstudyingdidn’t____32____onatest,itwouldsomeday.Iknewthenthatbeyondpassingorfailingtests,studyingwasabouthardworkandeffort.AndI____33____myselfharderthanIeverhad.TobechallengedinmathreallychangedthewayI____34____otherchallengesinlife.Iwasn’tgoingtoletagradestopmefromlearningsomeofthebestlessonsofmylife.Mr.DenaisoneofthegiantsthatNewtondescribes.Hehashelpedmeseenotonlymore____35____ideasthanIthoughtpossible,butwhoIcanbe.21.A.keepupwith B.giveinto C.stayawayfrom D.watchoutfor22.A.sorrow B.delight C.surprise D.relief23.A.talent B.methods C.innovation D.weaknesses24.A.inspiteof B.incaseof C.inviewof D.inconsequenceof25.A.embarrassed B.determined C.astonished D.puzzled26.A.assign B.honor C.persuade D.monitor27.A.reading B.singing C.praying D.applauding28.A.concerned B.stuck C.impressed D.content29.A.negotiation B.mistake C.performance D.standard30.A.decision B.challenge C.instruction D.victory31.A.accurately B.carefully C.effortlessly D.poorly32.A.giveout B.breakdown C.turnup D.payoff33.A.praised B.defended C.pushed D.criticized34.A.viewed B.created C.ignored D.presented35.A.social B.mathematical C.psychological D.moral第二节（共10小题；每小题2分,满分20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。IntheprimevalforestsofHanzhong,Shaanxiprovince,____36____(grow)aremarkablevine(藤蔓).Itisknownforitsunmatchedflexibility,____37____(exception)length,andasmoothsurface.Sinceancienttimes,localshaverecognizeditspotentialas____38____high-qualitynaturalweavingmaterial,____39____(prize)forthevine’slightness,breathabilityandremarkabledurability.TheRecordsoftheThreeKingdomsbyWesternJinDynasty____40____(history)ChenShoudocumenteditsmilitaryapplications,describing‌“vinearmor”soeffectivethatitcouldfloatacrossrivers,resistwater,andstandagainstarrows.“Itisanancienthandicraftthatcreatesfunctionalhouseholditems____41____(use)woodenorbambooframesasstructures____42____greenvinesasweavingsubstance,andemployingtraditionalhandweavingtechniques,”explainsChenLiangshun,who____43____(practise)thecraftformorethanthreedecades.AthiscompanyinHuangguantown,NanzhengdistrictofHanzhong,villagershavebeenbusypreparingsummerproducts,among____44____fanshavebeenparticularlypopularrecently.“Theonlinesaleshaveeasilyreached1,000to2,000ordersdaily,”saysChen____45____his50s.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。你校外教Mr.Smith计划在下学期为兴趣小组（interestgroup）开设一门新课，目前正在征集学生们的意见。请你给他写一封电子邮件，推荐一个主题，内容包括：1.你推荐的课程主题（如：西方戏剧鉴赏、英语辩论技巧、英美流行文化等）；2.推荐该主题的理由（至少两点）；3.表达对此课程的期待。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。DearMr.Smith,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。WitheverystepItook,mylegsshooklikeababydeer’s,theirpowergoneafterclimbingtherockypathforhours.Mymindwasfullofbadthoughts.Youaretooheavyandweakandsillyforeventryingthisimpossibleclimb.TheworrieshadbegunlongbeforewhenIfirstjoinedthistrip,backwhenIwasstillhappyaboutsixmonthswithoutdrinking.Myadvisorhadsaidthismightbetoohard,butIwantedtoshowIcouldchangemylife.Now,standingonthisdangerousmountainside,allthathopeseemedfoolish.Thethinairmadebreathingdifficult,andmyuncomfortableshoesalreadyhurtmyfeet.Iwatchedjealouslyastheothertwenty-eightclimbers,mostlyskilledwalkersmuchyoungerthanme,movedupthepatheasily.Theirhappycallstoeachotheronlymademefeelmorealone.Duringourfirstbreak,oneleaderquietlytalkedtome.“Yourbagistooheavy,”hesaid,lookingatmyfull