广东省广州市增城区2026届高三上学期10月教学质量监测英语试卷（含答案）

广东省广州市增城区2025-2026学年高三10月教学质量监测英语试题一、阅读理解SeeYouintheDesertTheCoachellaValleyMusicandArtsFestival,theworld’slargestmusicfestivalheldinthedesert,iscomingsooninIndio,California,USA．●Dates:Nov.14-16&21-23,2025(Friday-Sunday)●Accommodations:CarCampingOurmostpopularovernightoptionletsyouparkavehicleonyourcampsite.Levelupwithareserved“preferred”sitelocatedinlot8.TentCampingSetupyourdesertpalaceonafieldofgrass.Perfectfortravelersfromabroadcamperswithoutcarsorfolkswhowantavehicle-freeenvironment.LakeEldoradoLocatedclosetothegeneralstore,foodvendorsandcampingcenterhub,andjustafewminutes’walkfromthevenueentrance.SafariCampingNestledinaquietandprivatecampingarea,SafariguestsstayinfurnishedShikar-styletents,enjoyallthecomfortsofhome,andmovearoundthevenuebygolfcartallweekendlong.*Campersmustbe18+unlessaccompaniedbyaparentoralegalguardian.*CampingisopenThursday9am-Monday10am.Fournightsstay!◎TicketPrices:TicketTypeBasicPriceConvenienceFeeTotalGATier1$499$50$549GATier2$549$50$599GATier3$599$50$649GAShuttleTier1$619$50$669GAShuttleTier2$669$50$719GAShuttleTier3$719$50$769*Kids5&underFree*Merchandise,foodandbeveragevendorsacceptcredit/debit/mobilepayonly.*GA+Shuttle(穿梭巴士)PassincludesentrancetothevenueallthreedaysandAnyLineShuttlePass.1．Whichtypeofcampingissuitableforinternationaltravelers?A．CarCamping. B．TentCamping. C．LakeEldorado. D．SafariCamping.2．WhatisanadvantageofcampingaroundLakeEldorado?A．Itsfreecarparking. B．Itsconvenientlocation.C．Itsquietenvironment. D．Itsclosenesstonature.3．WhatisthetotalpriceoftheGATier2ticketforacouplewitha3-year-oldkid?A．$1198. B．$1098. C．$1797. D．$599.Doyourememberthenameofyourkindergartenteacher?Ido—minewasMrs.White.IalwaysthoughtshemustbesomedistantrelativeofWaltDisney’sSnowWhite,withherbrightblueeyes,shortdarkhair,redlipsandfairskin.Idon’tremembermuchaboutwhatwelearnedinherclass,butmymotheroncetoldmethatweusedtowritealot.EverytimeIbroughtmywritingshome,momwouldnoticemanymistakes.Bunoredcorrectionsandalwaysastar.Somotimes-evenaGood!Itmademyheartsoarwithhappiness,butitworriedmymom.OnedaywhenshemetMrs.White,sheaskedherwhyshenevercorrectedmymistakes—whysheneverred-penciledintherightspellingsorpointedoutgrammaticalerrors.MomsaidMrs.Whitereplied,“Thechildrenarejustbeginningtogetexcitedaboutusingwords,aboutformingsentences.I-don’twanttodampenthatonthusiasmwithredink.Spellingandgrammarcanwait.Thewonderofwordswon’t.”Maybethoseweren’therexactwords—thiswaslongago,andmomcouldonlyrecallthegist.TherestIaddedin.Igrewuplearningtousewordswithlovingconfidencelikethat.NowitoccurstomethatifMrs.Whitehadusedherredpenmoreprecisely,Iprobablywouldn’tbetellingyouaboutthisnow.Ilookbackandthinkshemusthavebeenaratherextraordinaryteacher—forexercisingsuchred-penrestraint,toallowthepleasure,wonder,andexcitementofexpressiontoflower—howeverfaultily—likethat.Iusedtomisspell“beautiful”alot—evenafterIenteredhighschool.I’doftenputthe“a”beforethe“e”—amistakethatalwaysfiustratedmyteacher.ButI’mgladIneverstoppedusingit.“Pretty”iseasiertospell,butitdoesn’tholdasmuchmeaningasyouwanttoconveysometimes.ThankstoMrs.White,IneverhesitatetowritewhatImean—evenwithimperfectspelling.Becauselifeisn’t“pretty”—it’s“baeutiful”:flawedyettrulywonderful.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph2referto?A．Theauthor’sattitudetoschoolwork. B．Theteacher’sresponsetothewritings.C．Theauthor’sacademicperformance. D．Theteacher’sdisservicetothestudents.5．WhatcanweknowfromMrs.White’sreply?A．Shewastoobusytomarkeverypaper. B．Shebelievedspellingwasunimportant.C．Shecouldn’tcorrectallthestudents’mistakes. D．Shewascarefulnottoruinthejoyofexpression.6．WhatdoestheauthorthinkofMrs.White’swayofteaching?A．Far-reaching. B．Contradictory. C．Conventional. D．Practical.7．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tohonorarespectedkindergartenteacher.B．Toshareanunforgettablelearningexperience.C．Totellhowearlyencouragementfuelslifelongconfidence.D．Toprovetechnicalaccuracyislessimportantthancreativity.Oneofthemostremarkableaspectsofthehumanbrainisitsabilitytorecognizeanddescribepatterns.However,somepatternsareincrediblydifficulttounderstand,suchastheconceptofturbulence(湍流).Turbulenceisacomplexphenomenonthatishardtodescribemathematically.ButartistslikeWincentyVanGoghhavecaughtitsessenceintheirpaintings.InJune1889,VanGoghpainted“TheStarryNight,”whichshowsabluenightskyfilledwithspinningcloudsandwhirls(旋涡)ofstars.Unliketheirearlierpainters,VanGoghandotherImpressionistartistsrepresentedlightdifferently.Theyseemedtocatchitsmovement;liketheshiningofstarsorthewavy-lighttravelsacrosswater.Thiseffectiscausedbybrightness,thestrengthoflightinthecolorsonthecanvas.In1941,RussianmathematicianAndreyKolmogorovputforwardamathematicalmodelforturbulence.Thismodelisveryclosetohowaturbulentflowworks,thoughafullunderstandingofturbulenceisstillnotachieved.In2004,scientistsusingtheHubbleSpaceTelescopesawwhirlsinafar-awaycloudofdustandgasthatwerelikeVanGogh’s“StarryNight”.ThisdiscoverymotivatedscientistsfromMexico,Spain,andEnglandtostudythebrightnessinVanGogh’spaintings.Theyfoundthatmanyofhisworks,especiallythosefromhistimesofgreatworryandanxiety,containpatternsofturbulentfluidstructurcssimilartoKolmogorov’smodel.Theresearchersturnedthepaintingsintodigitalformandmeasuredthechangesinbrightness.Theyconcludedthatthepaintingsarelikefluidturbulenceinbehavior.It’sappealingtosaythatVanGogh’sgeniusenabledhimtodescribeturbulence.However,it’salsoincredibletothinkthatduringaperiodofintensesuffering,VanGoghwasabletoperceiveandrepresentoneofthemostchallengingconceptsinnature.Hisuniquevisionunitedthemysteriesofmovement,fluid,andlightinawaythatcontinuestoinspirebothscientistsandartists.8．WhatmadeVanGoghandotherImpressionistsunique?A．Theypaintedmorenightscenes. B．Theypreferredtousebrightercolors.C．Theyfocusedmoreonlight’smovement. D．Theywerebetteratrepresentingturbulence.9．WhydoestheauthormentionKolmogorov’smodelinparagraph3?A．Tointroduceascientificbreakthrough.B．Tocriticizethelimitationsof20-centuryphysics.C．Tocomparedifferentmathematicalmodelsofturbulence.D．Toprovideaframeworkforanalyzingthepaintings’patterns.10．Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph4?A．VanGogh’smentalstatemighthaveinfluencedhiscreation.B．VanGoghwasinspiredbyscientificdiscoveriesofhistime.C．VanGoghhadadeepunderstandingofmathematicalmodels.D．VanGogh’slaterworksshowedlessconnectionwithturbulence.11．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ArtandtheMysteryofTurbulenceB．TheImpressionistsandtheScienceofLightC．CatchingtheLight:VanGogh’sArtisticGeniusD．ArtMeetsScience:VanGogh’sTurbulentVisionHaveyoueverfeltthatmosquitoesloveyoumorethanothers?Whileyourfriendsremainuntouched,youfindyourselfconstantlyhuntedbytheseannoyinginsects.Well,it’snotyourimagination.Scienceconfirmsthataround20%ofpeoplearenaturallyhighattractors,ormosquitomagnets,whoaremoreoftentargetedyearafteryear—andbiologyistoblame.Theprimarysignalthatdrawsmosquitoesfromadistanceisthecarbondioxide(CO₂)webreatheout.CapableofspottingastreamofCO₂fromupto30metersaway,mosquitoesusethisgasasa“dinnerbell”signalingthatawarm-bloodedhostisnearby.Oncetheypickupthisclue,theystartmovingtowardthesource.However,asmosquitoesgetcloser,youruniquebodysmellbecomesthedecidingfactor.Ourskinishometomillionsofmicrobes(微生物)thatbreakdownnaturaloilsandsweat,producingacomplexcocktailofchemicalcompounds.AccordingtoasignificantstudypublishedinthejournalCell,individualswhoaremosquitomagnetstendtoproducemuchhigherlevelsofspecifictypesofacidsontheirskin.Theseacidsactlikeanirresistiblesmelltomosquitoes.Incontrast,thoselessattractiveproducemoreketones,whichseemtomasktheirsmells,makingtheminvisibletomosquitoes.Totestthis,researchersdesignedanexperimentinalargeenclosedarena—aboutthesizeofaland-skatingrink.Theyreleasedmosquitoesandobservedhowtheychosebetweendifferentpeople.Theresultsshowedthatmosquitoesconsistentlyflewtowardthosewithcertainskinsmells.Otherfactorslikebodyheat,sweat,andgeneticmakeupalsoplayarole.Sinceourskinmicrobiomeislargelygeneticallydetermined,beingamosquitomagnetisoftenamatterofbadluck.Importantly,thisresearchisn’tjustaboutavoidingitchybites.Everyyear,millionsofpeoplediefrommosquito-bornediseases.Understandinghowmosquitoesfinduscaninspirescientiststofindbettersolutions.Sonexttimemosquitoesbuzzaroundyou,remember:it’snotacurse—it’sscience.Andsoon,wemighthavesmarterwaystooutsmartthesebothersomebiters.12．Whatfunctiondoescarbondioxideserveformosquitoes?A．Itactsasanappetizer. B．Itprovidesanutrientsource.C．Ithelpslocatehuman’spresence. D．Itdistinguisheshumanskintypes.13．Whatisthekeyfactorthatmakessomepeoplemoreattractivetomosquitoes?A．Themicrobeslivingontheirskin. B．Thenaturaloilsproducedbytheirskin.C．AgreatdealofCO₂breathedoutbythem. D．Largeamountsofcertainacidsontheirskin.14．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Bodytemperatureisthemostcriticalfactor.B．Beingamosquitomagnetislargelyunchangeable.C．Dietandlifestylehabitsinfluencemosquitoes’choices.D．Peoplecanimprovetheirgeneticmakeuptoavoidmosquitoes.15．Accordingtothetext,whatmightbethesignificanceoftheresearch?A．Revealinghowmosquitoesfindtargets.B．Explainingwhysomepeopleattractmosquitoes.C．Contributingtohowwebattleagainstmosquitoes.D．Provingthatsmellaffectsmosquitoes’bitingpreferences.Withlifegettingmoredemandingandhecticallthetime,itseemsthere’sonlyonewaytocope—multitasking!Butcanweactuallymultitask?Thetermwasfirstusedinthe1960stodescribecomputerperformance.16Ourbrainisnotdesignedtohandletoomanytasksatthesametime.Somepsychologistsmodelvisualattentionasbeinglikeaspotlight.Itcanonlybeshoneinonedirectionatanyonetime.Ourprimaryfocus—whatwe’repayingmostattentionto—islikethebrightlylitareainthecentreofthespotlight.17Forinstance,intheCountingBallsexperiment,whenconcentratingoncountingbouncingballs,mostobserversmissobviouselementslikethesmileyfaceononeoftheballs.Thisshowsjusthowpowerfulfocusedattentionis,butitalsomeanswecanmissthingsthatrightunderournoses—aneffectknownasinattentionblindness.ThefamousInvisibleMonkeyExperimentfurtherconfirmsthis.Whenaskedtoconcentrateexclusivelyonhowoftenbasketballplayersinwhitepasstheball,mostpeoplecompletelymissthemonkeywalkingacrossthescreen.18Thisisaparticularproblemwhenwetrytomultitask.Wecanswitchattentionbetweentasks,butoverloadedattentionleadstomistakes.Thisdoesn’tmeanalldual-taskingisimpossible,though.19forexample,it’sachievabletoreadabookandlistentomusicatthesametime.However,drivingwhileonthephoneevenhands-freeisrisky:phonecallscreatementalimages,usingthesamevisualresourcesneededfordriving,makingusmissdangers.20Ifyou’refeelinglikeyoushouldbedoingseventeenthingsatonce,remember,that’sjustnotthewayyourbrainiswired.A．Dividedattentionresultsinerrors.B．Humanattentionisaverypreciousresource.C．Thehumanbrain,however,functionsdifferently.D．Itworksifthetwotasksrelyondifferentmentalresources.E．Multitaskingmakesusinefficientatbest,dangerousatworst.F．Peoplejustdon’thavethecapacitytoprocesseverythingatonce.G．Thoughwetakeinvastinformation,onlyalittlecatchesourattention.二、完形填空Janie’sfarmwasn’tinitiallyasafeshelterforanimalswithphysicaldisabilities.Theremarkablejourneybeganwithherpersonal21.Attheageof10,acaraccidentcostJanieherleftleg,throwingherintoaworldwhereprosthetic(假肢的)technologybecamenotjustatool,buta22.“Prosthetictechnologyhashelpedme23mylife,soitcancertainlyhelpthem,”saysJanie.Yearslater,Janie24WoodstockFarmSanctuary,hometoover300rescuedanimals.WhenFelix,athree-month-oldlamb,sufferedawolf25andlosthisfrontleg,Janierespondedwithout26.“Hewastremblinginacorner,too27tostand,”sherecalls.Facedwiththechallengeoflimitedanimalprostheticmodels,Janie28Eric,herprosthetistoffifteenyears.“Fittingprosthetiesforanimalsis29,”Ericadmitted.Yetthrough30withauniversity3D-printinglabandafternumeroustrials,theycreatedaspeciallegforFelix.31Felixwalkingonthe3D-printedlegwasatearfulmomentforeveryoneinvolved.Thelamb,onceextremelyscared,nowraces32acrossthegrassland.“Peopleoftenviewthemmerelyasfarmanimals,”Janiesays,“butFelix’sjoy33usthattheycanalsofeelpain,love,andthe34tolivefully.”Thisisawonderfulexampleofhowcompassioncombinedwithinnovationcantruly35lives.21．A．ambition B．curiosity C．experience D．recovery22．A．device B．lifeline C．decoration D．reward23．A．rebuild B．regain C．reconsider D．recall24．A．discovered B．visited C．joined D．founded25．A．attack B．encounter C．escape D．incident26．A．preparation B．permission C．explanation D．hesitation27．A．weak B．tired C．shy D．anxious28．A．focusedon B．lookedfor C．turnedto D．chattedwith29．A．challenging B．risky C．traditional D．experimental30．A．communication B．argument C．cooperation D．arrangement31．A．Taking B．Following C．Recognizing D．Witnessing32．A．quickly B．freely C．secretly D．awkwardly33．A．warns B．orders C．reminds D．promises34．A．reason B．desire C．ability D．courage35．A．touch B．enrich C．sustain D．transform三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Everybodysaysthatpotatoesandtomatoeshavenothingtodowitheachother.Recently,36,ateamofChinesescientistsfromtheAgriculturalGenomicsInstituteatShenzhendiscoveredthatpotatowasreallyonceatomato.Theyrevealedthatthepotatooriginated37anaturalinterbreedingeventbetweentheancestorsoftoday’stomatoesandthoseofaclosely38(relate)groupcalledEtuberosumaboutninemillionyearsago.Thisunexpectedcombinationcreatedabrand-newplant39couldproducefoodunderground,survivecoldseasons,andreproducewithoutseeds.Thisbreakthroughissosignificantthatitnotonlyuncoversa40(miss)pieceofthepotato’sevolutionaryhistory,butalsopavesthewayforfutureresearch.Scientistsnow41(encourage)toturnthepotatointoaseedcrop,improvingbreedingefficiencyandboosting42(resist)todiseaseandclimatechange.Tobuildthelargestgenomicdatasetofwildpotatoes,theresearchteam43(overcome)countlessdifficultiessofar.“44wildpotatoesareextremelyhardtosample,ourdatasetisthemostcomprehensiveevercollected,“saidleadauthorZhangZhiyang.Dr.SandyKnappaddedthatscienceneverstopsandthattheteam’sworkdemonstrateshowevolutionaryinsightscanadvance45(globe)cropbreedingefforts.SonexttimeyouenjoyFrenchfries,remember—theycomewithalittlebitoftomatoDNA!四、书信写作46．你刚观看了你校与英国友好学校在线上联合举办的“ChineseandBritishClassicFolkSongs”主题音乐会。请在校际交流留言板上写一则评论，内容包括：1.你的感受；2.音乐会的亮点与建议。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。ItwasabusyafternooninaLondonrestaurant.Sunlightstreamedthroughthewindows,spillingoverthewhitetablecloths.Mia,an11-year-oldstudent,hadjustfinishedherschool’sfirst-aidclassandnowsatinacorner,flippingthroughhernotesfromthelesson.Hermomchattedonthephonenearby,tastingcoffee.Laughterandclatteringdishesfilledtheair.Suddenly,astrangesoundcutthroughthenoise.Mialookedup,curious.Awomaninabluedresshadbeendrinkingbubbletea.Nowshefroze,hereyeswide.Shecouldn’tbreathe,andpanicfloodedherface.Sheheldherthroattightlywithbothhands—theexactuniversalsignofchokinginMia’snotebook.Shetriedtonodtowardherbubbletea,thenattemptedtocough—butnosoundescaped.Awaiterpassingbynoticedandleanedin,confused.“Youalright?Wantsomewater?”Hereachedforherhalf-emptyglass.Shcshookherheadviolently,tappingherchestinshortbursts.Buthejustpattedherbackgently,thinkingshe’dswallowedwrong—unawaresomehardfoodinthebubbleteawasblockingherairway.Herfaceturnedred,thenpurple,andshestartedtocollapseforward.Mia’sheartraced.Thiswasexactlylikeherfirst-aidlessonatschool.Anotherwaiterhurriedover.Thetwostoodthere,onegrabbingawaterglass,theotherreachingforhisphonetocallanambulance,bothpanicking.“Whatdowedo?”oneasked.“Patherharder?”theotherrepliedhesitantly,handshanginguselesslyintheair.Miashottoherfeet,herchairmakingaloudnoiseagainstthefloor.“Iknowfirstaid!”sheshouted.Thewaitersspokenervously,toopanickedtohear.Shesteppedcloser,voicecrackingwithurgency,“Icanhelp—Ilearnedthisinschool!”Theyglancedather,thenturnedbacktothewoman,dismissingthe11-year-oldoutofhand.Thewomansliddowninherchair,herlipsfadingtoasicklyblue.Mia’seyesfixedonthewoman’sworseningcondition.Everysecondfeltlikealifetime—shehadtoact,andfast.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。“She’schoking—letmehelp!”Miashouted,pushingpastonlookers.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Withasuddencough,thefoodwasinstantlyforcedout.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________