2026届上海市高考英语6月高考前冲刺卷3（含答案解析）

2026年上海市高考英语6月考前冲刺卷3（含答案）

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I.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegiven

word;fbrtheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

ThePowerofSmallActions

Everyday,wefacecountlesssmalldecisions.ShouldIholdthedoorfbrthestrangerbehindme?

ShouldIrecyclethisplasticbottle?Theselittlechoicesmayseemunimportant,buttheyaddup.Studies

showthatpeople1（engage）insmallactsofkindnessregularlyreporthigherlevelsofhappiness.

Thereasonissimple:helpingothersmakesusfeelconnected.

TakeWangLin,amiddleschoolstudentfromShanghai,asanexample.Everymorning,shespendsten

minutes2（water）theplantsinherclassroom."It'snotabigdeal,“shesays,“butseeingthem

growmakesmyday."Herteacher,Mr.Chen,noticed3Wang'sactioninspiredotherstudents.

Soon,morestudentsjoinedin,andtheclassroombecame4greenerandmorepleasantplace.

5simpleasWang'sactionseems,ithascreatedarippleeffect.Psychologistscallthis

“prosocialbehavior."Whenweseesomeonedoingsomethinggood,ourbrainsreleasechemicals

6encourageustodothesame.Thisiswhyasingleactofkindnesscanspread7a

communitylikewildfire.

Ofcourse,noteverysmallactionleadstoimmediatechange.Sometimes,wehelpothers8no

onenotices.Butexpertssaythatthecumulativeeffectofsmallpositiveactionsisenormous.t4Youdon't

havetosavetheworld,“saysDr.Li,abehavioralscientist.tcYoujustneedtodoonesmallthingtoday.

Tomorrow,do9smallthing.Overtime,theseactionsbecomehabits,andhabitsshape

10weare.”

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.

Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.announcedB.averageC.competeD.decreaseE.digitalF.

entirely

G.independentH.physicalI.regularlyJ.replacedK.traditional

TheRiseofE-books

Thewaywereadhaschangeddramaticallyoverthepasttwentyyears.E-books,onceanovelty,have

nowbecomeamainstreamchoicefbrmillionsofreadersworldwide.In2023,areport11that

e-booksalesaccountedfbrnearly25%ofallbooksalesintheUnitedStates,afigurethatcontinuestogrow.

Formanyreaders,theappealofe-booksliesintheirconvenience.Asingledevicecanstorethousands

oftitles,makingiteasytocarryan12libraryinabackpackorpurse.Moreover,e-booksareoften

cheaperthantheir13printedversions,andsomearcevenavailableforfree.Thisaccessibilityhas

allowedmorepeopletoreadmore14,regardlessoftheirfinancialsituation.

However,theriseofe-bookshasnotbeenwithoutcriticism.Someeducatorsworrythatstudentsspend

toomuchtimeon15screensandnotenoughtimewith16books.Researchsuggeststhat

readingonpapermayleadtobettercomprehensionandretention,especiallyfbrlongerormorecomplex

texts.Thetactileexperienceofturningpagesandthespatialmemoryofwhereinformationappearsona

pageseemtohelpreadersrememberwhattheyhaveread.

Despitetheseconcerns,thec-bookmarketcontinuestoexpand.Someexpertspredictthatprintedbooks

willneverbe17completely,buttheymaybecomeanicheproductfbrcollectorsandenthusiasts.

Forthe18reader,thechoicebetweenprintanddigitaloftencomesdowntopersonalpreference.

Themostimportantthing,asanylibrarianwilltellyou,isnothowyouread,but19youread.

Whetheronpaperoronascreen,readingopensdoorstonewworldsandnewideas.Thechallengefbrthe

nextgenerationistomaintainthehabitofdeepreadinginanageofconstant20distractions.

ILReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

WhyDoWeForget?

Wehaveallexperiencedthefrustrationofforgettingsomeone'snameorwalkingintoaroomand

forgettingwhywewentthere.Forgettingisoftenseenasa21,somethingtobeovercomewith

bettermemorytechniques.Butwhatifforgettingisactuallya22partofhowourbrainswork?

Scientistsnowbelievethatforgettingisnotasignofa23memory,butratherafeaturethat

helpsusfunctionmoreefficiently.Ourbrainsarcconstantlyreceiving24amountsofinformation

fromoursenses-sights,sounds,smells,andtextures.Ifwerememberedeverysingledetail,ourbrains

wouldquicklybecome25.Forgettingallowsustofilterouttheunnecessaryandfbcusonwhat

tndymatters.

Taketheexampleoflearninganewlanguage.Whenyoulearnanewword,yourbraindoesn'tsimply

26itinaperfectfile.Instead,youmightfbrgetitseveraltimesbeforeitfinallysticks.Eachtime

youfbrgetandthen27theword,yourbrainstrengthenstheneuralpathwayassociatedwithit.This

process,called“rcconsolidationJactuallyhelps28thememoryovertime.

Researchhasalsoshownthattheactofforgettingcanpromote29.Whenwefbrgetoldor

irrelevantinformation,wemakeroomfbrnewideasandwaysofthinking.Thisiswhypeoplewhoare

expertsinafieldoftenseemto“fbrget"basicinformation—theirbrainshave30spacefbrmore

advancedknowledge.Achessmaster,fbrexample,maynotremembereverygameheplayedasabeginner,

butthis31allowshimtofbcusoncomplexstrategics.

Ofcourse,notallforgettingishelpful.Whenwefbrgetimportantappointments,deadlines,orthe

namesoflovedones,itcanbe32.Thekeyistounderstandwhatkindofforgettingisnormaland

whatmightbeacausefbrconcern.Memoryexpertssuggestthatwritingdownimportantinformationand

33reviewingitcanhelpmoveitfromshort-tenntolong-termmemory.

Sothenexttimeyoufbrgetwhereyouputyourkeys,don'tbetoohardonyourself.Yourbrainis

simplydoingitsjob—___34outthenoisesoyoucanfbcusonwhatreally35.

21.A.giftB.weaknessC.mysteryD.advantage

22.A.hannfulB.strangeC.normalD.recent

23.A.perfectB.poorC.powerfulD.trained

24.A.limitedB.equalC.smallD.enormous

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25.A.improvedB.overloadedC.organizedD.damaged

26.A.storeB.createC.checkD.change

27.A.ignoreB.rememberC.spellD.invent

28.A.weakenB.eraseC.strengthenD.copy

29.A.creativityB.forgetfulnessC.lazinessD.anxiety

30.A.takenupB.freedupC.usedupD.filledup

31.A.strategyB.habitC.lossD.memory

32.A.excitingB.usefulC.frustratingD.entertaining

33.A.rarelyB.randomlyC.neverD.regularly

34.A.figuringB.leavingC.filteringD.carrying

35.A.disappearsB.mattersC.changesD.costs

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbest

accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Mygrandmother,NaiNai,neverlearnedtoread.ShegrewupinasmallvillageinruralChina,where

girlswerenotsenttoschool.Formostofher1吃，shesawcharactersonpaperasmysterioussymbolsthat

heldnomeaningfbrher.ButshewasoneofthewisestpeopleIhaveeverknown.

WhenIwastwelve,IwasstrugglingwithaschoolprojectaboutChinesehistory.IhadallthebooksI

needed,butIcouldnotseemtoorganizemythoughts.NaiNaisawmesittingatthekitchentablewithmy

headinmyhands.Shesatdownbesidemeandsaid,“Tellmewhatyouarclearning.”

Icomplainedthatshewouldnotunderstandbecauseshecouldnotread.Shesmiledandsaid,“Reading

isonlyonewaytolearn.Tryexplainingittome.”

SoIdid.ItoldherabouttheTangDynasty,aboutpoetsandemperors,aboutwarsandinventions.AsI

spoke,sheaskedquestions."4Whydidthepeoplefollowthatemperor?”"Howdidthepoetknowwhatto

write?”HerquestionsforcedmetothinkmoredeeplyaboutwhatIhadread.BythetimeIfinished

explaining,Ihadaclearoutlinefbrmyprojectinmyhead.

Yearslater,1becameateacher.IthinkaboutNaiNaioftenwhenIamintheclassroom.Shetaughtme

thatteachingisnotaboutgivinganswers—itisaboutaskingtherightquestions.Youdonotneedadegreeor

eventheabilitytoreadtohelpsomeonelearn.Youjustneedcuriosityandthewillingnesstolisten.

Now,wheneverIseeastudentstruggling,Isitdownbesidethemandsay,“Tellmewhatyouare

learning."AndIwatchastheirconfusionslowlyturnsintounderstanding,onequestionatatime.

36.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sgrandmother?

A.Sheregrettednothavingreceivedaformaleducation.

B.ShewasunabletoreadChinesecharactersherentirelife.

C.Shemovedfromhervillagetothecityaftergettingmarried.

D.Shebelievedthatreadingwasthemostimportantskillfbrchildren.

37.HowdidNaiNaihelptheauthorwiththeschoolproject?

A.ShefoundsomeusefulbooksabouttheTangDynasty.

B.Shewrotedownanoutlinefbrtheprojectonpaper.

C.Sheaskedquestionsthathelpedclarifytheauthor'sthinking.

D.Shetoldtheauthorstoriesaboutpoetsandemperorsfrommemory.

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38.Whatlessondidtheauthorlearnfromhergrandmother?

A.Readingisnotnecessaryforacademicsuccess.

B.Thebestteachershelpstudentsfindtheirownanswers.

C.Olderpeoplearenaturallywiserthanyoungerpeople.

D.Schoolprojectsshouldbedonewithoutanyhelpfromfamily.

39.Whatisthemainmessageofthispassage?

A.Illiteratepeoplecanstillbeexcellentteachers.

B.Askingquestionsismoreeffectivethangivinganswers.

C.Familymembersoftenunderstandusbetterthanteachersdo.

D.Hardworkanddetemiinationcanovercomeanyobstacle.

(B)

SmartHomeDevices:ConvenienceorRisk?

Smarthomedevices-fromvoice-activatedassistantstosmartthennostatsandsecuritycameras-have

becomeincreasinglypopularinrecentyears.Thesedevicespromisetomakeourliveseasier,safer,andmore

efficient.Butastheybecomemorecommon,concernsaboutprivacyandsecurityhavealsogrown.

Asmarthomedevicetypicallyconnectstotheinternet,allowinguserstocontrolitremotelythrougha

smartphoneapporvoicecommands.Asmartspeakercanplaymusic,setalarms,answerquestions,and

controlothersmartdevices.Asmartthermostatcanlearnyourscheduleandadjustthetemperaturetosave

energy.Asmartdoorbellcanshowyouwhoisatthedoorevenwhenyouarenothome.

Thebenefitsareclear.Smartdevicescansavetime,reduceenergybills,andprovidepeaceofmind.For

elderlyordisabledindividuals,voicc-controllcddevicescanbelife-changing,allowingthemtocontrol

lights,locks,andemergencyalertswithoutmovingfromtheirchairs.

However,expertshaveraisedredflags.Everysmartdevicethatconnectstotheinternetisapotential

entrypointforhackers.In2016,amajorcyberattackusedthousandsofinfectedsmartdevicestoshutdown

largepartsoftheinternet.Morerecently,researchershavedemonstratedhowsmartspeakerscouldbe

trickedintounlockingdoorsormakingunauthorizedpurchases.

Privacyisanothermajorconcern.Smartdevicesareconstantlylisteningfbrvoicecommands—which

meanstheyarcconstantlyrecording.Whilecompaniessaytheyonlyrecordafterhearinga“wakeword,“

studieshaveshownthatdevicescanbeaccidentallyactivatedthousandsoftimesperday.Theserecordings

arcsenttocompanyserversandanalyzed,sometimesbyhumanworkers.Insomecases,recordingshave

beenleakedoraccessedbyunauthorizedemployees.

Securityexpertsrecommendseveralstepsfbrsmarthomeusers.First,changedefaultpasswordsonall

devices.Second,keepdevicesoftwareupdated.Third,reviewprivacysettingscareftillyandturnofffeatures

youdonotneed.Finally,considerwhetheryoureallyneedeverysmartdevice-sometimesatraditionallock

orasimplelightswitchisperfectlyadequate.

40.Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Todescribehowsmarthomedeviceswork.

B.Tointroducethetopicofsmarthomedevices.

C.Toarguethatsmartdevicesshouldbebanned.

D.Tocomparedifferentbrandsofsmartdevices.

41.Accordingtothepassage,whatisabenefitofsmartdevicesfbrelderlypeople?

A.Theycanhelpreducemonthlyenergybillssignificantly.

B.Theycanallowindependentlivingwithvoicecontrols.

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C.Theycanpreventalltypesofhomeaccidents.

D.Theycanautomaticallycalldoctorswhenneeded.

42.Whatdoestheexampleofthe2016cyberattackillustrate?

A.Smartdevicescanbeusedtoattacktheinternet.

B.Hackersprefertoattacksmartdoorbellsandspeakers.

C.Companiesdonotcareaboutdevicesecurity.

D.Mostsmartdevicescannotbeprotectedfromhackers.

43.Whatcanbeinferredfromthesecurityexperts,recommendations?

A.Mostsmartdeviceownersarcalreadyfollowingthesesteps.

B.Smartdevicesaregenerallysafeifusedwithbasicprecautions.

C.Companiesshouldberesponsiblefbrallsecurityissues.

D.Traditionaldevicesarealwaysbetterthansmartones.

(C)

Inrecentyears,agrowingnumberofcitiesaroundtheworldhaveadopted<€car-freedays”or4tcar-free

zones“intheircitycenters.Onthesedaysorintheseareas,privatecarsarebanned,allowingonly

pedestrians,bicycles,andsometimespublictransportation.Whatstartedassmallenvironmentalprotestshas

becomeamainstreamurbanplanningstrategy.

Themostobviousbenefitofcar-freeinitiativesisthereductioninairpollution.Studiesfromcitieslike

Paris,Bogota,andJakartahaveshownthatairqualityimprovesdramaticallyoncar-freedays.Nitrogen

dioxidelevels,whichcomeprimarilyfromvehicleexhaust,candropbyupto40%.Forpeoplewith

respiratoryconditionslikeasthma,thisprovidesrealrelief

Butthebenefitsgobeyondcleanair.Whencarsarcremovedfromcitycenters,thestreetsbecomesafer

andmorepleasant.Childrencanplay.Oldfriendscanstoptochatwithoutshoutingoverenginenoise.Local

businessesoftenreportincreasedsalesoncar-freedays,aspeoplelingerlongerandshopmorewhenthey

arenotnishingtofindparking.

ThecityofPontevedra,Spain,offersaremarkablecasestudy.In1999,thecitybannedcarsfromits

historiccenter.Atthetime,manyshopownersprotested,fearingthatcustomerswouldstayaway.Instead,

theoppositehappened.Pedestriantrafficincreasedby70%,andthelocaleconomygrew.Streetcrimefell

dramaticallybecausemorepeoplewerewalkingonthestreets.Thecity'spopulation,whichhadbeen

declining,begantogrowagainaspeoplemovedtoenjoytheimprovedqualityoflife.

Ofcourse,car-freepoliciesarenotwithoutchallenges.Peoplewithmobilitylimitationsmaystruggle

withoutcaraccess.Emergencyvehiclesneedtobeabletoreachanylocation.Deliverytrucksneedtostock

shopsandrestaurants.Successfulcar-freezonesaddresstheseconcernsthroughcarefi.ilplanning-providing

accessiblepublictransportation,allowingexceptionsfbremergencyanddeliveryvehiclesduringcertain

hours,andensuringthatparkingisavailablejustoutsidethecar-freezone.

Ascitiescontinuetogrowandclimatechangebecomesmoreurgent,car-freeinitiativesarelikelyto

becomemorecommon.Whatwasonceseenasaradicalideaisnowbeingrecognizedasapracticalsolution

tosomeofthemostpressingproblemsfacingurbanareastoday.

44.Accordingtothepassage,whatwastheoriginalpurposeofcar-freedays?

A.Toincreasesalesfbrlocalbusinesses.

B.Toreducetrafficaccidentsincitycenters.

C.Toprotestenvironmentalproblems.

D.Tomakeroomfbrbicyclelanes.

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45.WhatdocstheeaseofPontevedra,Spain,demonstrate?

A.Shopownerswererighttoworryaboutlosingcustomers.

B.Car-freepoliciescanactuallybenefitlocaleconomies.

C.Onlysmallcitiescansuccessfullyimplementcar-freezones.

D.Car-freepoliciestakedecadestoshowanypositiveeffects.

46.Accordingtothepassage,whatisonechallengeofcar-freezones?

A.Airpollutionsometimesgetsworse.

B.Publictransportationbecomesovercrowded.

C.Emergencyvehiclesmayfaceaccessissues.

D.Localresidentsalwaysvoteagainstthem.

47.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetovzardcar-freeinitiatives?

A.Stronglyopposed.B.Supportivewithrecognitionofchallenges.

C.Neutralanduninterested.D.Enthusiasticwithoutanyconccms.

SectionC

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesgivenbelow.Eachsentencecanbeused

onlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

TheBenefitsofBoredom

Formostparents,hearingtheirchildsay"I'mborcd^^isasignaltospringintoaction.Theyoffertoys,

suggestactivities,orturnonascreen.48Butpsychologistsandeducatorsareincreasinglyarguing

thatboredomisnotonlynonnalbutactuallybeneficialfbrchildren'sdevelopment.

Whenchildrenareconstantlyentertained,theyneverlearntoentertainthemselves.Theexperienceof

boredompusheschildrentolookinwardandusetheirimagination.49Thisskill-findingthings

todowithoutexternaldirection—isessentialfbrcreativityandproblem-solvinglaterinlife.

50Whenchildrenarealwaysbusy,theydonothavetimetothinkabouttheirexperiencesor

processtheiremotions.Boredomprovidesamentalspacewherechildrencandaydream,reflect,andsimply

be.Thisquiettimeisespeciallyimportantinanageofconstantnotificationsandscreentime.

Ofcourse,thisdocsnotmeanparentsshouldneverprovideactivitiesfbrtheirchildren.51

Thekeyisbalance-allowingchildrentoexperienceoccasionalboredomwithoutlettingitturnintochronic

lonelinessordistress._________________________________________________________________________

A.Theymayinventimaginaryworlds,createartfromhouseholdobjects,orsimplyobservetheir

surroundingsmorecarefully.

B.However,somechildrengenuinelysufferfromattentiondisordersthatmakeboredomparticularly

difficulttohandle.

C.Theinstincttorelieveachild'sboredomisunderstandable—noparentwantstoseetheirchildunhappy.

D.Anotherbenefitofboredomisthatitallowsfbremotionalprocessing.

E.Parentsshouldalsomonitorhowmuchtimechildrenspendonelectronicdeviceseachday.

F.Instead,theyshouldrecognizethatalittleboredomisnotharmfill,andmayevenbehelpful.

III.SummaryWriting

52.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassage

innomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

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WhyWeYawn

Yawningisoneofthemostcommonhumanbehaviors,yetscientistsstilldonotfullyunderstandwhy

wedoit.Formanyyears,themostpopularexplanationwasthatyawningincreasesoxygenlevelsinthe

blood.However,experimentshaveshownthatpeopleyawnjustasoftenwhenbreathingpureoxygen,and

breathingcarbondioxidedoesnotincreaseyawning.Sothattheoryhasbeenlargelyabandoned.

Anewertheorysuggeststhatyawninghelpscoolthebrain.Justlikeacomputerprocessorcanoverheat,

thebraincangettoowarm.Yawningbringsincoolerair,whichcirculatesthroughthebloodvesselsinthe

headandhelpsreducebraintemperature.Studieshavefoundthatpeopleyawnmoreofteninwarm

environmentsandlessoftenincoldenvironments,supportingthisidea.

Anotherfascinatingaspectofyawningisitscontagiousness.Seeingorevenhearingsomeoneyawncan

triggerayawninourselves.Brainimagingstudiesshowthatwhenweseesomeoneyawn,thepartsofour

braininvolvedinempathyandsocialprocessingbecomeactive.Peoplewhoaremoreempathetictendto

catchyawnsmoreeasily,whilepeoplewithconditionsthataffectsocialunderstanding,suchasautism,are

lesslikelytoyawninresponsetoothers.

Sothenexttimeyouyawn,youarenotjusttiredorbored-youmightbecoolingyourbrainor

unconsciouslyshowingthatyouunderstandthepeoplearoundyou.

IV.Translation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.

53.这家书店每周六下午都会举办读书分享会，吸引了许多年轻读者。(host)

54.尽管下着大雨，消防员们仍然及时赶到现场，成功救出了被困的居民。（despite）

55.学校图书馆引入了自助借书系统，学生们只需要扫描学生证就可以借阅图书。（scan）

56.为了提高学生的环保意识，学校计划在下个月组织一次校园垃圾分类宣传活动，以便让每个人都

能为环境保护出一份力。（sothat）

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V.GuidedWriting

57.Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowin

Chinese.

假设你是阳光中学九年级学生李华。你们学校近期开展了一项“居家劳动小能手''的活动，鼓励学生在

家里主动承担家务劳动。请你给校园英语报投