2026届江西五色十校（老九校协作体）高三下学期第二次联考英语试卷

2026届江西五色十校（老九校协作体）高三下学期第二次联考英语试卷一、阅读理解Thrillingrollercoastersaroundtheworldarenotjustaboutspeedandexcitement—theyarealsoperfectexamplesofhowscientificprinciplesworkinreallife.Theseamusementparkridescombineengineeringskillwithbasicphysicstobringunforgettableexperiencestovisitorsofallages.TRONLightcycle/RunWaltDisneyWorldResortinOrlando,FloridaGetonafastmotorbikecalledaLightcycleinthisridebasedonthe2010sci-fifilmTRON:Legacy.Racinginnearlydarksurroundings,youwilltrytopassyouropponentsonyourwaytosuccess.Traditionalcoastersgetpowerfromachainthatpullsacarupaslopeatthestart,buildinguppotential,orstored,energyasitmoves.Whenthecoasterspeedsdown,thatpotentialenergyturnsintokineticenergy—theenergyofmovement.Insteadofchains,TRONLightcycle/Runusesmagnetstoachievethisenergychange.Placedintheride’strackandundertheLightcycles,thesemagnetsstorepotentialenergybeforetheridestarts.Atlaunch,themagnetsinthetrackpushawaythoseundertheLightcycles,changingpotentialenergyintokineticenergytodrivetherideforward.LightningFuruviksparkeninFuruvik,SwedenUnlikemostrollercoasters,Lightningstartsasecondroundafteritsfirstlaparoundthetracks,pushingridersforwardwithanewburstofspeed.Itsaccelerationproduces2.8g-forces,aboutthesameasanastronautfeelsduringarocketlaunch.(Ag-forceistheforceofgravityoraccelerationonabody.)Lightning’sacceleration,orhowquicklyanobjectchangesitsspeed,comesfromamagneticlaunchliketheonepoweringTRONLightcycle/Run.Pullingmagnetsabovethetrackandunderthecoaster’scarsspeedtheridefrom0to43milesanhourinjustthreeseconds.Afterthefirstlap,themagnetsacceleratetherideagainforthesecondround.1.HowisTRONLightcycle/Runpowered?

A．Bychains.B．Bytracks.C．Byslopes.D．Bymagnets.2.WhichisafeatureofLightning’slaunch?

A．Ittakesthreeseconds.B．Itworksonceonly.C．Itcreates1.8g-forces.D．Itreaches43km/h.3.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A．Toshowthesciencebehindtwocoasters.B．Tocomparethedifferenceoftwocoasters.C．Toencouragetouriststoexperiencetwocoasters.D．Toexplaintheprocessofbuildingthesetwocoasters.Forafinalclassproject,Sam’staskwastorecordarelationshipusingonlydigitaltraces.Whilepeersdocumentedfriendshipsorromances,Samknewhissubjectinstantly:hisfather.Aquietcivilengineer,hisdad’sonlineworldwaslimited—mostlyindustryarticlesandtheoccasionalformalfamilyphoto.Theirownchatswerepractical:“Runninglate.”“Dinner’sready.”ToSam,hisfather’sdigitalselffeltlikeaclosedbookinanotherlanguage.TheprojectturnedSamintoadigitalarchaeologist.Scrollingthroughyearsofhisownposts,hefoundfewdirectcommentsfromhisdad.Butthenheshiftedfocus,searchingforechoesinstead.Hefoundthemattachedtohisownlife.Achildhoodphotoofhisfirstbikerideboreacomment:“Balanceisalearnedskill.Proudofyourpersistence.”AlinkSamsharedaboutabridgeinNorwaypromptedhisdadtoprivatelysendthreedetailedengineeringPDFs—agestureSamhadacknowledgedwithjustathumbs-up.Thedeepesttracewasapattern.EverytimeSampostedamilestone—asciencefairwin,adebatefinal—withinaday,hisfatherwouldshareadensetechnicalarticlelinkedtothetopic.Itwasnever“congratulations.”Itwashisquietlanguageofcare:“Iseeyourworld.Here’sapieceofminetomeetit.”Forhisproject,Sambuiltaprivatewebsitecalled“TheBridge.”Ononeside,heincludedhismilestoneposts.Besideeach,heplacedhisfather’scorrespondingecho:thatarticle,thatPDF,thatconcisecomment.Presentinghisproject,Samconcluded:“Wethinksocialmediaisforbroadcasting.Butforthequietones,itcanbeatoolforwitnessing.Mydad’srecordwasn’tonhisprofile;itwashiddenattheedgesofmine.Thisprojectdidn’tjustteachmeaboutmedia.Ittaughtmetotranslateasilence.I’dmistakenforindifference.Sometimes,loveisn’tinthepost.It’sinthestubborn,quietactofshowingup,clickafterclick,yearafteryear,intheonlylanguageyouknow.”4.HowwouldSamdescribehisfather’s“digitalself”?

A．Simpleandobvious.B．Activeandsocial.C．Expressiveanddetailed.D．Reservedandunderstated.5.WhenSampostedabouthislifeonline,hisfathersenttechnicalarticlesto_________.

A．showhiscareandattentionB．avoidleavingdirectcommentC．educateSamonrelatedtopicsD．inspireSamtostudyengineering6.Accordingtothetext,socialmediaservesas_________.

A．aformofthefather’ssilentinvolvementB．aplatformforson’semotionalexpressionC．adisplayofSam’sacademicachievementsD．arecordofthefather’sprofessionalinterests7.Whatdoesthisstoryintendtoconvey?

A．Atreeisknownbyitsfruit.B．Loveiswrittenindeeds.C．Agoodbeginningishalfdone.D．Neverjudgeabookbyitscover.Memoryexpertssaythatshort,temporaryinstancesofforgetfulness,oftencalled“seniormoments”,areoccurringmorefrequentlyamongmorepeoplenowadays.Manyofusfinditincreasinglydifficulttorecallsimplethings;namesoffriendsorco-workerswehavenotseenforawhile,commonwordsthatshouldcomeeasily,orevenhowtocarryoutroutineactionsthatonceseemedlikesecondnature.Themassiveamountofinformationfloodinginfromvariousdigitalchannelsisoccupyingourbrains.Weareconstantlyscrollingourphoneswhiledoingotherthings,whichneuroscientistssaymakesitextremelyhardtoencodememoriesinthefirstplace.AsSaraC.Mednick,aneuroscientistandprofessorofcognitivescienceattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,explains,ourbrainsarelikecomputerswithtoomanytabsopenatthesametime.Thisslowsdownourprocessingpower,andmemoryisoneofthemajorareasthatweakenasaresult.Lastingandaccumulatedstressalsohasasignificantimpactonmemory.Recentlifestressorshavebeenfoundtoimpairpeople’smemory,asstressnegativelyaffectsattentionspanandsleep,bothofwhicharecloselylinkedtomemoryperformance.Worsestill,long-termstresscandamagethebrainandcausemorelastingmemoryproblems.Althoughmemorydeclineswithage,medicalsciencehasnotreachedaclearconclusiononexactlywhenitstarts.Somestudiesshowthatmemoryabilitypeaksinpeople’s20sanddeclinesgraduallyfromthenon,whileotherssuggestthesharpestdropbeginsaroundage60,sincepeopleagecognitivelyatdifferentrates.Toboostmemory,expertsofferseveralpracticalsuggestions.Forcingyourselftoremembersomethingiscounterproductivebecausefrustrationwillpreventyourbrainfromrestoringinformationeffectively.Instead,youshouldcalmdownandtryagainlater.Quittingmultitaskingandfocusingononetaskatatimehelpsreduceinformationoverload.Dailymeditation,slowdeepbreathing,walkinginnatureandenoughsleepcanstrengthenyourbrainandimprovememoryfunction.Beingfullypresentinconversationsandgivingothersyourfullattentionalsohelpsyourememberinformationmoreclearly.8.Whichofthefollowingis“aseniormoment”?

A．Failingtoremembernewinformationtemporarily.B．Refusingtorecallunpleasantexperiencesonpurpose.C．Losingtheabilitytoperformdailyactivitiescompletely.D．Forgettingthetitleofabookyoureadeverydaysuddenly.9.WhatismainlyresponsibleformemoryproblemsaccordingtoSaraC.Mednick?

A．Toomuchinformation.B．Multipletasksinaperiod.C．Theoveruseofourbrain.D．Heavydependenceoncomputers.10.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3?

A．Stressdoesnogoodtomemory.B．Agingrelatescloselytomemoryproblems.C．Stresssignificantlyreducescognitiveability.D．Memorydeclinessteadilyafterone’stwenties.11.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．BrainHealth:ChallengesandValuesB．MemoryDecline:FactorsandSymptomsC．MemoryLoss:CausesandSolutionsD．SeniorMoments:ReasonsandConsequencesInitialdatafor2025showasignificantdropinthenumberofreportedmeasles(麻疹)casesacrossEU/EEAcountriescomparedwith2024,butthefiguresarestilltwiceashighasthosereportedin2023.Asmeaslesinfectionstypicallypeakduringlatewinterandearlyspring,nowisthecriticaltimeforeveryonetochecktheirmeaslesvaccination(接种)status.ECDC’sDecember2025reportnotesthat30countriesreported7,655casesand8deathsin2025—fourinFrance,threeinRomania,oneintheNetherlands—farfewerthan2024’sover35,000casesbutalmostdouble2023’snumber.Measlesisahighlyinfectiousdiseasethatspreadseasilythroughtheair.somassimmunity(免疫)isthekeytostoppingitsperson-to-persontransmission.Topreventmeaslesoutbreaksandprotectdefenselessgroups—youngchildrentooyoungtobevaccinatedandthoseunabletogetvaccinesduetomedicalreasons—atleast95%oftheeligiblepopulationshouldgettwodosesofthemeasles-containingvaccineasrecommended.Unfortunately,8in10peoplewhohadmeaslesin2025wereunvaccinated,thesameasin2024.SabrinaBaccl,HeadofECDC’svaccine-preventablediseasesprogramme,saysmeaslescasesremainworryingdespiteasharpdropoverthepastyear.ShestressesEuropeshouldleadtheworldinreducingmeasles,whichwouldbepossibleifweworktogether,asithaseffectiveandsafevaccines,sufficientknowledge,resourcesandeffectivemonitoringtoolstocontrolthispreventabledisease.Vaccination,sheadds,isbothself-protectionandsolidarity,protectingthosewhocannotbevaccinatedbyreducingthespreadofinfectionsUnvaccinatedinfantsareparticularlyvulnerabletomeasles,asreflectedin2025’sdata:childrenunderfivemadeup40%oftheinformed*measlescasesthatyear.Measlesaffectsallagegroups,andamongadultsandadolescentswithknownvaccinationstatus,mosthadnotreceivedanydosesandthusfellill,sotheyshouldchecktheirimmunizationstatus.Notably,most2025casescamefromlocalcommunitytransmission.ECDCadvisescheckingvaccinationstatus—especiallybeforetravel—andconsultinghealthcareprofessionalsifunsure,asmeaslescancauseseverecomplicationsorevendeath.12.Whatdoweknowaboutmeaslescasesin2025fromthepassage?

A．Theyresultedin8deathsintotal,almostinFrance.B．TheypeakedinDecemberaccordingtoECDC’sreport.C．Theywerereportedin30EU/EEAcountrieswithinayear.D．Theywerefewerthanthosein2023butmorethanin2024.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eligible”inparagraph2mean?

A．Likelytobeinfected.B．Qualifiedtogetvaccinated.C．Unabletoreceivetreatment.D．Responsiblefordiseasecontrol.14.WhichofthestatementsdoesSabrinaBaccl’sprobablyagreewith?

A．Europelackstheresourcestocontrolmeasles.B．Vaccinationisnecessaryforaminorityofgroups.C．Thedropinmeaslescasesisnotworthcelebrating.D．MeaslescanbecontrolledifEuropetakesjointaction.15.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlyfocuson?

A．Thedataofmeaslesspread.B．Theriskofmeaslesinfection.C．Theguideofmeaslesprevention.D．Theanalysisofmeaslescases.Justlikehumans,animalsalsogrowwiserastheyage.Thebigmouthbuffalofishcanreach127yearsold,theGreenlandshark392yearsold,andsomespongescanlivefor10,000yearsormore.16Asanimalsgetolder,theybehavedifferentlydependingontheirlifeexperiences,gainricherknowledgeoftheirenvironment,andoftenpassitontoyoungermembersoftheirgroup.17Fewmakeittooldage,andtheonesthatdoarevulnerabletobeinghuntedorharvestedbyhumans,becausetheyarethebiggestorhave,forexample,thelargestantlers,horns,ortusks.Eliminatingthelargestandmostexperiencedanimalscanhavesignificantconsequencesforgroupcultureandsocialstructures,researcherswarn.Theyarearguingforanewapproachcalled“longevityconservation.”18Oldermammalsmayproducefeweroffspringthemselves,buttheyhelplookafteryoung.19Thetheorywasfirststudiedinhumans,andhasalsobeenexploredinspecieslikeelephantsandorcas.Theleadresearcher,KellerKopf,anecologistatCharlesDarwinUniversityinAustraliafoundthatthemoreheexamineddifferentgroupsofanimals,themorehestumbledonremarkableinstancesdemonstratingthevalueofoldercreatures.Primates,whales,elephants,andpack-huntinganimalsallhaveoldindividualswhocarryvitalculturalknowledgeandmaintainsocialstructures.20Theyarealsomorefamiliarwithdangers,likelisteningforlions.Thelossofoldindividualscanbeadrivingfactorformanyspeciesthreatenedwithextinction.Kopfandhisco-authorscallfor“longevityconservation.”

A．However,oldanimalsareindecline.B．Asamatteroffact,ageisnotjustanumber.C．Itdemandsthatweprioritizelifeexperienceovergeneticdiversity.D．Forinstance,olderfemaleelephantsrememberfriendsandenemies.E．Itneedsthe“livinglibraries”ofinheritedwisdomcriticalforsurvival.F．Thisisknownasthe“grandmotherhypothesis”forhealthypopulations.G．Theirenduringlivesrevealnature’shiddenlessonsinpatienceandadaptation.二、完形填空Parenthoodisundoubtedlyregardedasoneofthemostpreciousblessingsinlife.Childrenarethe21ofyourlife,theoneswhomakeeverythingworthwhile.But,likeanylong-termrelationship,ithasits22moments.Yearsago,Iwrotea23suggestingthatwhatmostmothersreallywantforMother’sDayisn’tflowersorbreakfastinbed—it’sa(n)24.Aheartfeltacknowledgmentofallthemomentstheirchildren25theirpatience.26this:“March2004,losingmytemperonaferry—I’msorry.April2004,screamingbecauseyou27mycheese—I’msorry.April2004,screamingbecausethereplacementcheesewasalso‘wrong’—I’msorry.”Parents,ofcourse,could28theirownmistakes,likeaccidentlyruiningchildhoodmythsaboutSnowWhite.WhileInevergotthoseapologies,arecentexperiencebroughtme29thatfeeling.Bothmydaughtershaverecentlymovedoutandstartedtheirownindependent30.Watchingthemfacetherealitiesofadulthoodhasbeen31satisfying.Everytimethey’resurprisedbyhowdifficultlifecanbe,itfeelslikeproofthatmyyearsofparenting32.Inadarklyhumorousway,it’salmostliketheperfectparentwhowouldleavetheirkidssounpreparedthattheywouldn’t33aday.I’mstillwaitingforthe34acknowledgment-whentheybecomeparentsthemselvesandtrulyunderstandmyefforts-butfornow,thesesmall35feellikeasweetreward.21.A．dutyB．lightC．choiceD．obstacle22.A．challengingB．frighteningC．promisingD．inspiring23.A．noteB．letterC．columnD．novel24.A．surpriseB．attitudeC．comfortD．apology25.A．testedB．abusedC．declaredD．evaluated26.A．DiscussB．PictureC．RecallD．Practice27.A．foundB．enviedC．brokeD．stole28.A．blameB．denyC．admitD．ignore29.A．tiredofB．closetoC．expertatD．upsetabout30.A．studiesB．projectsC．careersD．lives31.A．unexpectedlyB．unnecessarilyC．unofficiallyD．unconditionally32.A．endedupB．paidoffC．helpedoutD．fellapart33.A．wasteB．workC．restD．last34.A．traditionalB．attractiveC．ultimateD．sympathetic35.A．realizationsB．motivationsC．explanationsD．resolutions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。TheReunionJourney,China’sfirstanimatedfilmcreatedentirelyusingAItechnology,wasreleasedonFeb28.DrawinginspirationfromTuanTuanandYuanYuan,thegiantpandas36(gift)bythemainlandtoTaiwan,itfollowspandasiblingsTuanZaiandhis37(young)sisterYuanNiuastheyovercomemanydifficultiesbeforereunion.SpeakingataBeijingpromotionaleventonTuesday,MaXiaoguangsaidthetwolovelycharactersarepresentedwithvividdetailthroughAI,38everysceneshowingdistinctEasternbeauty.Headdedthefilm39(carry)traditionalvaluesofunityandself-dependence,whileconveyingasharedhopefor“peace,development,exchange,and40(cooperate)”.LiGuanyu,thechiefcreator,explainedAIisonly41artistictool,butmoderntechnologyismakingbettervisualeffectspossible.“Technologyprogresses,buthumanemotionwon’tdisappear,”Lisaid,42(express)confidenceinattractingcreativetalent.Producerssaidpartoftheboxofficewillgotopublicwelfareprojectstosupportnationalreunification.Thefilm43(report)tohavebeenshotfornearlytwoyears,whoseproductionteamconsistsofmorethan100professionaltechnicians.TheyfirmlybelieveAIhelpsartistsworkefficientlybutcan’treplacehumancreativity,44isthetruecoreofallartworks.Formany,thefilmsymbolizescross-Straitbonds.Theyhopesuchworkswillbridgegapsintheyearstocome.Anaudiencemembersaid,“It45(true)touchespeople’shearts.”四、书信写作46.你校最近举行了2026年高考百日誓师大会，请你代表校学生会，用英语写一篇活动报道，内容包括：1.活动时间、地点、参与人员2.活动主要内容3.活动意义与反响注意：1.词数：80-1002.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。参考词汇：百日誓师大会100-DayPledgeCeremonyforGaokao_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。WhenMontywasaboy,hisfatherworkedasahorsetrainer,movingfromstabletostablewiththeirsimplebelongings.Withnofixedhome,Monty’sschoolingwasfrequentlyinterrupted,andhecouldhardlymakeclosefriendsorsettledown.Thoughtheunstablelifebroughthimloneli