2025~2026学年广东省大湾区下学期名校共同体第二次模拟考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年广东省大湾区下学期名校共同体第二次模拟考试英语试卷一、阅读理解Mostpasswordsarestillweak.AstudybySpecopsfoundthat98.5%ofreal-worldpasswordsareobjectivelyweak.Only1.5%ofpasswordsmadeitintothe“strong”zone,definedasbeingatleast15characterslongandusingtwoormorecharactertypes.Only3.3%ofpasswordswerelongerthan15characters.Thismeansthatmostpasswordscanbecrackedquicklyusinginexpensivepowerfulcomputertools.Themostcommonpasswordswereeightcharacterslongwithjusttwocharactertypes,suchas“Summer22”or“Office99”.About8%ofallpasswordsfellintothisdangerouslybasiczone.Closebehindwereeight-characterpasswordswithonlyonecharactertype,mostoftenlettersalone,andinmanycaseslowercaselettersonly.Theseaccountedforanother7.6%ofallpasswords.Whenpasswordlengthisheldconstant,securitydependslargelyonthevarietyofcharactersused.Thetablebelowillustratesthiseffect.

CharactersetSizeofsetTotalcombinationsHowlongtocrack?15characterspasswordoflowercaseonly(a-z)262615~1.68×1021Easilycrackedwithpowerfultoolsindaysorweeks15characterspasswordoflowercase+uppercase(a-z,A-Z)525215~2.53×1025Muchhardertocrack,butstillpossibleovertime15characterspasswordofalphanumeric(a-z,A-Z,0-9)626215~7.70×1026Verystrongpasswordsformostpracticalusecases15characterspasswordofallprintablecharacters(a-z,A-Z,0-9,symbols)949415~2.25×1029NearlyimpossibletocrackInadditiontocharactervariety,passwordlengthalsoplaysanimportantroleinsecurity.Usingpasswordsof16to20characterswithatleasttwodifferentcharactertypes-letters,numbers,orsymbols-pushesthenumberofpossiblecombinationsintothetrillions.Evenhigh-endcrackingfarmswouldtakeyearsorcenturiestobreakthem.Inreality,however,weakpasswordsarestillverycommon.AsDarrenJames,SeniorProductManageratSpecops,notes,“Manyusersarestilllow-hangingfruitforonlinethieves,whocancracktheirpasswordsinseconds.”1.Whatpercentageofpasswordsarethemostcommontype?

A．1.5%.B．3.3%.C．7.6%.D．8%.2.Whatisthemainfactorthetablecompares?

A．Thesizeofset.B．Useofletters.C．Thecrackingmethod.D．Passwordlength.3.WhydoestheauthorquoteDarrenJames?

A．Tointroducehiscompany.B．Towarntheonlinethieves.C．Tostresstheworryingreality.D．Tocriticizeusersforpoorchoices.DearMom,It’sme,FaisalAbdullahMalik,yoursonfromPakistan,whocrossedtheborderforahearttransplant.Yousavedmylifeadecadeagobymakingadecisionthatonlyamotherasextraordinaryasyoucouldmake.On26December2014,bothourliveschangedforever.Karthick,yourbelovedson,wasbroughttoTirupurGovernmentHospital,nearCoimbatore,insouthernIndia,afteratragicroadaccident.HewaslatertransferredtoG.KuppusamyNaiduMemorial(GKNM)Hospital.Whenthedoctorsdeclaredhimbraindead,youhadtofacetheunthinkable,holdinghishand,sayingyoursilentgoodbyes.Inthedepthsofthatunimaginablegrief,Mom,youmadeachoicethatspeaksofboundlesscourageandselflessness.YounotonlygavemeKarthick’sheartbutalsodonatedfiveotherorgans,givingthegiftoflifetosixstrangers.Youmadethisdifficultdecisionwithouteverquestioningtherace,religion,ornationality.Yourdecisionwassolelyaboutsavinglives.Today,asafatheroftwogrowingchildren,Icantrulyunderstandthemagnitudeofyoursacrifice.Icanonlyimaginethestormofemotionsyoumusthavebattled.Didyouquestionifitwastherightdecision?Didyoufearitwastoomuchtobear?Andyet,inthedarkesthourofyourlife,youchoselifeforothers.Youchosehope.IknowKarthickmustbesoproudofyou,asamI,Mom.Iamalivetodaybecauseofyourstrength.Tearingapartthepoliticaldivide,Ihavelongedtomeetyou,Mom.IhavetravelledtoChennaiseveraltimessincereceivingKarthick’sheart,alwayshopingtosomehowfindawaytoCoimbatore.ButmymedicalvisarestrictsmefromtravellingoutsideChennai.YoumightbewonderingwhyIdon’tevencallyou?Namesofdonorsandrecipientsarekeptconfidential,andIfeelhelpless.AllahtellsusinTheQur’an,“Whoeversavesalife,itisasiftheysavedallofhumanity.”Mom,youembodyit.Iloveyou,Mom,foreverandalways.Yoursalways,Faisal4.WhatcanwelearnaboutKarthickfromthetext?

A．Hedonatedallhisorganstosixstrangers.B．HereceivedtreatmentinGKNMHospital.C．Hediedimmediatelyintheroadaccident.D．Hewasamanofcourageandselflessness.5.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethemother?

A．Nobleandopen-minded.B．Friendlyandhard-working.C．Loyalandstrong-willed.D．Modestandwarm-hearted.6.WhydidFaisalfeel“helpless”intheletter?

A．Hispoorhealthpreventedhistraveling.B．HelosttouchwithhismotherinIndia.C．Hewaslimitedinhistravelandcontact.D．Thegovernmentbannedbordercrossing.7.Whatistheauthor’sprimarypurposeinwritingthisletter?

A．Toaskformedicalassistance.B．Toadvocatefororgandonation.C．Torecordhistransplantexperience.D．Toexpresshissinceregratitude.AstudyledbyProfessorMichaelT.Frenchshowsthatthereisastrongconnectionbetweenhighschoolgradesandhowmuchmoneypeopleearnlaterinlife.Theresearch,whichwaspublishedintheEasternEconomicJournal,foundthateachadditionalpointonahighschoolgradepointaverage(GPA)canincreaseaperson’searningsbyabout12%formenand14%forwomenwhentheybecomeadults.Previousresearchhasalreadyshownthathigherlevelsofeducationareconnectedtohigherearnings,buttheexactrelationshipbetweenhighschoolgradesandincomewasn’twellunderstood.Frenchnotesthatwhilegoodgradesareimportantforgettingintocollege,thisstudyisthefirsttoshowtheirimpactonhowmuchmoneypeoplemakelaterinlife.ThestudyusedinformationfromtheNationalLongitudinalSurveyofAdolescentHealth,lookingattherecords,demographics(人口特征),andbackgroundsofover10,000people.Theireducationalbackgroundandincomewerecheckedwhentheparticipantswerebetween24and34yearsold,whichwasabouttenyearsaftertheyfinishedhighschool.ThestudylookedatdataformenandwomenseparatelyandfoundthatwomengenerallyhavehigherhighschoolGPAs,butmenearnmoremoneyeachyear.However,nomatterthegender,ahigherGPAmakesittwiceaslikelyforsomeonetofinishcollege.It’salsointerestingtonotethatwithoutconsideringGPAandotherperformancemeasures,studentsfromdisadvantagedbackgroundsseemtohavelowerlevelsofeducationcomparedtotheirpeers(同龄人).However,whenthesefactorsareincluded,thesegroupsofstudentsachievehigherlevelsofeducationiftheyhavesimilarhighschoolGPAstotheirpeers.Thiscouldbebecausestudentswithgoodgrades,regardlessoftheirinitialsocioeconomicstatus,aremoremotivatedtogotocollege.Byunderstandingtheimportanceofhighschoolperformance,teachersandcounselors(辅导员)canhelpstudentsseehowitaffectsboththeirshort-termgoalslikegettingintocollegeandtheirlong-termgoalslikehowmuchthey’llearnasadults.Thefindingsoftheresearchareimportantforpolicymakersandeducatorswhowanttohelpstudentssucceed.8.WhatisthemainvalueofFrench’sstudy?

A．Provingthevalueofhighereducation.B．MeasuringGPA’seffectonfutureincome.C．Findingwomengethighergradesthanmen.D．Usingalargenationalsurveyforresearch.9.Whatisparagraph4intendedtodo?

A．Toquestionthereliabilityofthedata.B．Tostressthegreatimportanceofcollege.C．Tofocusontheissueofgenderinequality.D．Topresenttwokeyfindingsofthestudy.10.Whatissuggestedaboutdisadvantagedstudentswithgoodgrades?

A．Theylackthedrivetoattendcollege.B．TheirGPAsshouldbeassesseddifferently.C．Theycanachieveeducationalsuccessequally.D．Theirfamilybackgroundstillholdsthemback.11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．TheGenderGapinGradesandIncomeB．FinancialBackgroundAffectsAchievementC．HighSchoolGradesmatterforFutureEarningsD．AStudyonEducationEqualityandCareerSuccessPoetandHarvardProfessorHenryWadsworthLongfellowfamouslysaid,“Musicistheuniversallanguageofmankind.”AnewHarvardstudysuggestshemayhavebeenright.Thestudyconductedbyaresearchteamfoundthatpeoplearoundtheworldcouldidentifylullabies(摇篮曲),dancesongs,andcomfortingsongs—regardlessofthesongs’culturalorigin—afterhearingjusta14-secondclip(片段).Thefindingsuggeststhatnotonlyismusicdeeplyrootedinhumannature,butthatsometypesofsongsbreakculturalboundaries.Thefindingsarebasedonawide-reachingexperimentinwhich750onlineparticipantsin60countrieslistenedtobriefclipsofsongscollectedfromnearly90smallsocietiesaroundtheworld,includinghunter-gatherersandsomespecialfarmers.Participantsthenansweredsixquestions,ratingeachclipaccordingtowhethertheybelievedthesongwasusedfordancing,calmingababy,treatingillness,orexpressinglove.Twoadditionaluses—mourning(哀悼)thedeadandtellingastory—wereincludedascontrols.Thedatashowedthatdespiteparticipants’unfamiliaritywiththecultures,therandomsamplingofeachsong,andtheshortdurationofthesamples,peoplewereabletoreliablyinferthesongs’functions,andthattheirratingswereconsistentacrosstheworld.Thefindingsrancountertoexpertexpectations.Theteamhadalsoaskedprofessionals,includingperformers,composers,psychologists,andscientistsaboutwhethertheybelievedpeoplewouldbeabletoidentifythesongtypes.Theiranswerwasno.Andnotonlythat,buttheypredictedthatpeople’sresponseswillbeinconsistentwithoneanother.“That’snotwhatwefound,”theresearcherssaid.Theresearchersalsowantedtoknowwhetherlistenerswererecognizingcertainnon-musicalcharacteristicsofthesongs.Totestthat,theteamconductedasecondstudy.Thistime,theyaskedlistenersaboutanumberofcontextualandmusicalfeatures,rangingfromthegenderofthesingerstotherhythmofthesong.Whendatafromthetwostudieswerecombined,theresultsshowedthatsongsofthesamefunctionsharedsimilarcharacteristics—lullabies,forexample,tendedtobeslowerandsimplerthandancemusic—suggestingthatsomethingaboutmusicalcharacteristicscrossesculturalboundaries.12.Whatdidtheparticipantsdointhefirststudy?

A．Theydistinguishedfunctionsofthesongs.B．Theyidentifiedtheculturaloriginsofthesongs.C．Theyrecognizedthenon-musicalcharacteristicsofthesongs.D．Theysortedthesongsaccordingtothegenderofthesingers.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“rancounterto”inparagraph5probablymean?

A．Wereequalto.B．Weresimilarto.C．Weresuperiorto.D．Wereoppositeto.14.Whydidtheresearcherscarryoutthesecondstudy?

A．Totestthemusicalknowledgeofawideraudience.B．Tocollectmorediversesongsfromvariouscultures.C．Toconfirmthesurprisingresultsfromthefirstone.D．Toexploretheunderlyingreasonsbehindthefindings.15.Whatcanwelearnfromthetwostudies?

A．Listenersrecognizemusicbyitsrhythm.B．Somethingaboutmusicmightbeuniversal.C．Dancemusicisusuallyslowerandsimpler.D．Culturalsimilaritiesleadtosimilarmusicalfeatures.Duringthejourneyofachievingsuccess,everyoneoftenencountersobstaclesthattesttheirdetermination.Adversityisanunavoidablepartoflife,buttheabilitytomanageitsetsindividualsapart.ThisabilityisoftenreferredtoasAdversityQuotient(AQ).16WhileIQandEQfocusoncognitiveandemotionalabilities,AQfocusesonone’scapacitytobouncebackfromfailure.Fortunately,researcherssuggestthatyourAQisnotfixedandcanbestrengthenedthroughseveralkeystrategies.CultivateagrowthmindsetAgrowthmindsetisthebeliefthatyourabilitiescanbedevelopedthroughdedicationandhardwork.Insteadofseeingchallengesasunbeatablebarriers,youshouldviewthemaschancestoimprove.17.Byfocusingonlearningandperseverance,individualscansignificantlyenhancetheirAdversityQuotient.Thisshiftinthinkingallowspeopletoseethemselvesasactiveparticipantsintheirgrowthratherthanpassivevictims.18Havingastrongsupportnetworkiscrucialintimesofadversity.Surroundingyourselfwithpositiveindividualscanprovideencouragementandguidance.Sharingexperiencesandlookingforsupportfromotherswhohavefacedsimilarchallengescanhelpinbuildingresilienceandenhancingyouradaptability.Knowingyouarenotaloneoftenprovidestheextrastrengthneededtokeepmovingforward.LearnfromeverysetbackEveryfailurepresentsanopportunityforlearningandgrowth.19.Reflectingonpastexperiencesandidentifyingareasforimprovementcancontributetothedevelopmentofyourresilience.Thishabitpreventsindividualsfrombeingfrozenbythefearofmakingmistakesagain.20.Withtherightmindset,strongexternalsupport,andahabitofreflectingonsetbacks,anyonecannavigatelife’sstormsandemergestrongerthanbefore.Resilience,afterall,isnotaboutneverfalling,butabouthowquicklyyougetbackup.

A．LeanonareliablecommunityB．ExpandyoursocialconnectionC．FocusingonthenegativesideofacrisisisanaturaltendencyD．ThisinternalperspectiveactsasaguidethroughhardshipE．HighAQindividualsactivelydrawlessonsfromtheirfailuresF．Itservesasapracticaltooltoevaluateone’sfuturepotentialG．Embracingtheseshiftsinattitudewillleadtolastinggrowth:二、完形填空Mydadis68andonafixedincome.Heistoo21toaskforhelp,butIknowmoneyistight.Yesterday,Iwentgroceryshoppingwithhim.Hespenttwentyminutes22everythinginhishead,choosinggenericbrandsand23itemsback—doingthatmathmygenerationdoesn’thavetodoanymore.Atcheckout,hiscard24.Hewasn’tevensurprised;hejustquietlyaskedthecashiertoremoveitemsuntilthetotal25worked.Thewomanbehindusinline,whodidn’tlook26atall,suddenly27andsaid,“Ringitalluponmine.”Mydadrefused.Butthewoman28.Herefusedharder,hisfaceturningslightlyred.Shelookedhim29intheeyeandsaid,“Sir,someonedidthisformyfamilywhenIwas7yearsold.Irememberhow30itmademydadfeeltobeunabletoprovide.ButIalsorememberhowweatethatweek.Letmepayitforward.Youcanpaymebackbydoingthesameforsomeoneelsewhenyouare31”Shepaid$83forhisgroceriesand32togivehername.Shejustremarkedthathisturnwouldcomeandleft.Mydadcriedinthecar.Facedwithnumeroushardships,henever33inhislife,yetthatstranger’ssilentunderstandingfinallybrokethroughhisdefenses.I’mgoingtorememberthis.NexttimeIseesomeone34changeatcheckout,I’mgoingtobethat35forthem.Kindness,Irealized,isachainthatshouldneverstopmoving.21.A．tiredB．proudC．lazyD．anxious22.A．calculatingB．evaluatingC．reviewingD．predicting23.A．takingB．puttingC．throwingD．pushing24.A．workedB．disappearedC．brokeD．declined25.A．eventuallyB．constantlyC．occasionallyD．suddenly26.A．healthyB．wealthyC．friendlyD．lonely27.A．turnedupB．lookedaroundC．steppedforwardD．passedby28.A．hesitatedB．wonderedC．bargainedD．insisted29.A．sharplyB．directlyC．narrowlyD．fixedly30.A．smallB．braveC．calmD．restless31.A．luckyB．ableC．generousD．stable32.A．promisedB．failedC．decidedD．refused33.A．tookcreditB．gavewayC．heldgroundD．tookflight34.A．countingB．tradingC．checkingD．saving35.A．cashierB．witnessC．personD．hero三、语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。ALatintranslationofTheTaoTeChing,36(forget)intheBritishLibraryformorethan300years,hasrecentlybeenrediscoveredandpublishedthroughtheeffortsofMishaTadd,ascholaratNankaiUniversity.Taddsays,“ComparedwithTheAnalectsofConfucius,which37(root)inthetraditionsandrulesoftheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770-476BC),TheTaoTeChingdoesnotinvolvespecificnames,places,38socialsystems.”Thisqualityallowsittogobeyondculturalboundariesandspeakdirectlytouniversalhumanconcerns.Tadd’sconnectionwithTheTaoTeChingbeganattheageof14,whenhecame39anEnglisheditioninasmall-townlibraryintheUnitedStates.Thatchanceencountersparked40one-of-a-kindinterestinChineseculture.Yearslater,while41(study)aLatintranslationofTheRepublicbyPlato,TaddwonderedifTheTaoTeChingcouldalsobetranslatedintoLatin.HissearcheventuallyledhimtotheBritishLibrary,42hediscoveredaLatinmanuscriptofthetext,translatedbyearlymissionaries.Hediscoveredpartsofthemanuscriptwerefadedand43(complete),anditwasnotuntil2022thatheobtainedafulldigitalscanofthework.Hespentalongtimetranscribing,comparing,andannotatingthetextwordbyword.“Itrequiresenduring44(patient),”Taddsays.ThethoughtsystemofTheTaoTeChingisgroundedinChina,butitsinterpretationandinfluencearenow45(true)global.四、书信写作46.假定你是李华。你校英文报正在开展以“TraditionalCultureintheDigitalAge”为主题的征文活动。请你写一篇短文，内容包括：1.数字化如何影响中国传统文化的传承；2.你对这种影响的看法。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。TraditionalCultureintheDigitalAge________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、书面表达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。Attwenty-four,ImovedtoAmerica,amassive11,000kilometersawayfrommyhomeland.Theinitialexcitementofanewstartsoonfaded,replacedbytheharshrealityoffittingintoanunfamiliarenvironment.SinceIworkedfromhome,myworldwasreducedtothefourwallsofmysmallapartmentandaglowinglaptopscreen.Ispentmydaysinvideomeetingswherepeoplespokealanguagethatwasstillabittoofastformetofullygrasp.Whenthescreenswentdark,thesilenceoftheroomsseemedtoechomyowngrowingsenseofdisplacement.Iwasphysicallyinanewcountry,butmentally,Iwasstillsearchingforaplacetoland.Desperatetobreakthissuffocating(令人窒息的)isolation,Isignedupasavolunteeratalocalanimalshelter.Mysupervisor,akindwomannamedSarah,introducedmetotheresidents.Inthefarthestcornerofthecatsection,shestoppedbeforeasmallcage.“ThisisLuna,”sh