2026届天津市葛沽第一中学高三下学期考前模拟英语试卷

2026届天津市葛沽第一中学高三下学期考前模拟英语试卷一、单项选择1.—OK.Let’smoveontothenextphase.—________.Wehaven’tfinishedthelastquestionyet.

A．GoforitB．There’snohurryC．GiveitatryD．That’ssettled2.Astudyshowsthestudentswhoareengagedinafter-schoolactivitiesarehappierthan_________whoarenot.

A．onesB．thoseC．theseD．them3.Muchevidencesuggeststhattheseafloorsare________moving,andcontinuallybeingcreatedanddestroyed.

A．instantlyB．occasionallyC．constantlyD．temporarily4.Watchoutforinjurieswhileexercising.Alwaysstopyoubegintofeelanypain.

A．inorderthatB．evenifC．eversinceD．assoonas5.NowadaysmanypeopletravelacrossChina________high-speedtrains.

A．onbehalfofB．bymeansofC．atcostofD．intermsof6.Thewatersupplyhasbeencutofftemporarilybecausetheworkers________oneofthemainpipes.

A．hadrepairedB．haverepairedC．repairedD．arerepairing7.Thestudentcompletedthisexperimenttomakecometrue______ProfessorJosephhadsaid.

A．thatB．whatC．whenD．where8.Pauldidagreatjobinthespeechcontest.Hemanytimeslastweek.

A．needhavepractisedB．mightpractiseC．musthavepractisedD．couldpractise9.—Whatareyoudoingthisweekend?Wanttohangout?—________.Somethingfuninmind?

A．It’sapityB．I’mallearsC．That’senoughD．Youarelucky10.IwishtothankProfessorSmith,without________helpIwouldneverhavegotthisfar.

A．whoB．whoseC．whomD．which11.TheNaturalHistoryMuseumhasalargecollectionofwildlife,frombutterfliestodinosaurs.

A．torangeB．rangedC．rangingD．range12.Itdoesn’tmatter_________youturnrightorleftatthecrossing---bothroadsleadtothepark.

A．whetherB．howC．ifD．when13.Thereadingmaterials________beforethetrainingbegan,sothateveryonehadacopy.

A．haveprintedB．hadprintedC．havebeenprintedD．hadbeenprinted14.Afamilydayoutisanopportunitytoworkandschoolandspendqualitytimetogether.

A．putasideB．passonC．takeupD．giveaway15.WilliamHastieoncesuggestedthathistoryinformsusofpastmistakes________wecanlearnwithoutrepeatingthem.

A．fromwhichB．inwhichC．withwhomD．forwhom二、完形填空WhenIfirstjoinedtheschool’sphotographyclub,Ineverexpecteditto16thecourseofmylife.Mr.Hale,theadvisor,wasaquietmanwithawarmsmile,carryingawell-worncamerathatseemedto17morestoriesthananytextbook.Backthen,Iwasanuninterestedsophomore,strugglingto18myplaceinhighschool—gradeswereaverage,andIhadnohobbyto19mydulldays.Onedrizzlyafternoon,Mr.Haletookustoacommunitygarden.“Photographyisn’tjustframingshots,”hesaid,handingmeacamera.“It’sabout20beautyothersmiss.”Ipointedatawiltingrose.WhenIpressedtheshutter(快门),hewhispered:“Tryto21thelight—themoodit22.”Hiswordsstruckme;I’dneverthoughtoflightthisway.Weekslater,Isubmittedaphotoofastreetmusiciantoacontest.Itdidn’tevenmaketheshortlist.Ifeltdespairandalmost23theclub.Mr.Halefoundme,heldupmyphoto,andsaid:“This24hispassion.That’swhat25—notwinning.”Hiswords26mefromgivingup.Ifocusedonthestoriesbehindframes,notawards.Bysenioryear,myphotosweredisplayedintheschoollibrary.Alocalnewspaper27oneofmyworksaboutneighborhoodelders.WhenItoldMr.HaleI’dstudyphotographyincollege,hesmiled:“Never28whatyoulove.”Ongraduationday,IgavehimaphotoI’dtakensecretly—himwatchingkidschasebutterflies.Hesaidsoftly:“You’ve29theartofseeingwithyourheart.”Nowaphotographystudent,Ioftenthinkofthatrainyafternoon.Mr.Haletaughtmeto30theworldwithcuriosity,to31hiddenstories.EverytimeIpresstheshutter,Ihearhisvoice:“Goodphotosrevealyoursoul.”Asinglehobby,guidedbytherightperson,can32alife.Iwasdrifting,butphotographygavemeacompass.I’llalwaysbe33toMr.Hale,whotaughtmetochaselight.Lastmonth,Ireturnedtothegarden.Therosebushbloomedbright.Itookaphoto,sentittohim,andwrote:“Stillchasinglight.”Herepliedwithacameraemoji.Someconnections,likephotos,never34theirmeaning,nomatterhowmuchtimepasses.Agirlwithacameraaskedforhelp.Ismiled,justlikeMr.Hale,andsaid:“Let’sstartwiththelight.”Maybeoneday,I’ll35thatgifttoo.16.A．recordB．alterC．checkD．weave17.A．harborB．readC．editD．rewrite18.A．buildB．loseC．establishD．abandon19.A．lightupB．putoutC．bringupD．breakup20.A．ignoringB．uncoveringC．exposingD．overlooking21.A．chaseB．blockC．measureD．filter22.A．breedsB．disturbsC．reflectsD．ruins23.A．joinB．dropC．leadD．found24.A．showsoffB．breatheslifeintoC．takesinD．putsaway25.A．countsB．succeedsC．existsD．spreads26.A．surprisedB．discouragedC．inspiredD．pulled27.A．featuredB．borrowedC．deletedD．returned28.A．giveinB．turndownC．giveupD．turnaround29.A．inventedB．graspedC．forgottenD．doubted30.A．changeB．describeC．scanD．protect31.A．unearthB．polishC．shareD．hide32.A．damageB．supportC．shapeD．end33.A．helpfulB．gratefulC．regretfulD．useful34.A．weakenB．maskC．replaceD．lose35.A．receiveB．refuseC．purchaseD．give三、阅读理解TheDepartmentofCulturalAffairsandSpecialEvents(DCASE)isdedicatedtoincreasingChicago’sartisticandculturalvitality(活力),whichincludesmarketingthecity’sculturetoaworldwideaudienceandpresentinghigh-quality,freeandaffordableculturalprogramstolocalcitizensandvisitors.ThefollowingarejustafewofChicago’s2022(autumn-winter)festivalsandactivities.AnnualChicagoJazzFestivalAugust30-September2,2022MillenniumParkandChicagoCulturalCenterwww.chicagojazzfestival.usAsafavoriteLaborDayweekendtradition,theworld-classChicagoJazzFestivalshowcasesfourstagesofliveperformancesbyChicago’svastjazztalentalongsidenationalandinternationaljazzlegendsandartists.ThefestivalisproducedbytheChicagoDCASEandprogrammedbytheJazzInstituteofChicago.AnnualWorldMusicFestivalinChicagoSeptember7-23,2022MillenniumPark,ChicagoCulturalCenterandothercity-widelocationsEnjoyglobalmusicbyaward-winningartistsfromaroundtheworldatthecity-wideWorldMusicFestivalinChicagofeaturing50artistsandgroupsofmusiciansrepresentingover20countriesandregionsoftheworld.CreativeYouthFestivalSeptember22,2022MillenniumPark/yocyAspartofthe“YearofCreativeYouth”,Chicago’sfirstCreativeYouthFestivalshowcasesyouthartistsindance,theater,music,thevisualartsandmore.Throughperformancesandactivities,allagesdiscoverandcelebratethecreativityandtalentofrisinglocalartists—andthosehelpingtoinspireandunlockeverychild’screativepotential.McCormickTribuneIceRinkMid-November2022-Mid-March2023MillenniumParkHavefunattheMcCormickTribuneIceRink,aChicagowintertraditionforoveradecadethatdrawsover100,000skatersannually.Skatingisfreeandopentothepublic,withskaterentalsavailablefor$12(perperson)Monday-Thursdayand$14Friday-Sundayandholidays.Freeskatinglessonsareofferedthroughouttheseason.FinancialsupportfortheselessonsisprovidedbytheMcDonald’sActiveLifestylesEndowment,managedbytheMillenniumParkFoundation.36.Thepurposeoftheabovefestivalsandactivitiesisto________.

A．makeChicagobetter-knowntotheworldB．attractmoreandmoretouriststoChicagoC．raisemoneyfortheconstructionofChicagoD．createalivelierartisticandculturalatmosphereinChicago37.DuringtheLaborDayweekend,youcangoto________.

A．CreativeYouthFestivalB．AnnualChicagoJazzFestivalC．McCormickTribuneIceRinkD．AnnualWorldMusicFestivalinChicago38.Thesecondlongesteventis________.

A．CreativeYouthFestivalB．AnnualChicagoJazzFestivalC．McCormickTribuneIceRinkD．AnnualWorldMusicFestivalinChicago39.CreativeYouthFestival________.

A．isquiteaneweventinChicagoB．featuresmanyworld-famousartistsC．onlyattractsyoungpeopleD．mainlyinspirescreativitythroughhandicraft40.FortwoskaterentalsandoneskatinglessononChristmasDaytheMcCormickTribuneIceRinkwillcharge________.

A．$24B．$26C．$28D．$52ItwasthewinterwhenItaughtinasmallcountryschoolonthewestcoastofVancouverIsland.Ihadthreegradesoflittlepeopleinmyclass,allbeamingwiththedesiretolearnalltheycould.OnelittleboynamedDavidfrommygradeoneclasswantedtolearnmorethanalltheothers.Hisroundswollenfacewouldsmileupatme,remindingmeoverandoverofhisdisease—leukemia.Moreoftenthannot,hewouldbemissingfromourclassroomforroundsoftreatments.Allofusweresopleased,then,tohavethathappylittleboywithusforChristmas.Wedecoratedourclassroom,practisedfortheconcert,andpreparedChristmasstoriestoshare.Twodaysbeforeschoolletoutforthethree-weekChristmasholiday,Ireadastorytotheclass.Itwasthestoryof“TheLittlestAngel”.Thislittleangelhadanawfultimeinheaven.Hecouldnotadjusttotheroutine.Hewasalwaysintrouble,bumpingintootherangels,trippingovercloudsordroppinghishalo.Nothingseemedtomakehistimeeasieruntilonecelestialdayanarchangelsuggestedthatthelittleangeltakesomeitemswithhim.Justafewthingstoremindhimofhisgoodolddays,whichmightbeofsomehelp.AsIreadthestory,acompletesilencefellovertheclassaseachchildbecamemoreinvolvedintheplightoftheangel.Everyonewassympatheticforhismisfortune,includingDavid.Thefollowingdayduringourregularshow-and-telltime,holdingasmallwoodenbox,Davidbeganhissharing,“Thisismyfirsttooth,”heexplained.“Thisisaribbonfrommysister’shair,andthisismypuppy’scollar.Mydadgavemethisoldkey.Mymomsaysthisbigcoinisforgoodluck.”Evenbeforehetoldusthepurposeofthebox,weallseemedtoknow.Shinytearswentdot-to-dotdownthefacesoftheotherchildren.TherestofthedaywitnessedallofuscarefullypreparingitemstofillDavid’swoodenbox.Whentheholidayscametoaclose,weallreturnedtoourclass—allexceptDavid.Hehadgotagoodchanceandleftforabigcitytogetbettertreatment,clutchingthewoodenboxthatheldhishopeandmemories,andours.41.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor’steachingenvironment?

A．Itwasalargeandmodernschoolinabustlingcitycenter.B．Itwasasmallschoolwithstudentsfrommultiplegradesinoneclass.C．Itwasaprivateboardingschoolwithstrictdiscipline.D．Itwasaschoolspecializedinprovidingeducationforsickchildren.42.WhatcanwelearnaboutDavidfromthefirstparagraph?

A．Hisattractivesmileimpressedhisteacheralot.B．Thoughseriouslyill,hewaspassionatetolearn.C．Hisdiseasepreventedhimfromgoingtoschool.D．Thoughlookingnormal,hesufferedfromafataldisease.43.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“theplight”referto?

A．Thepasttime.B．Thepromisingfuture.C．Theawfulsituation.D．Thedailyroutine.44.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesDavid?

A．Intelligentanddiligent.B．Sociableandadventurous.C．Strong-willedandambitious.D．Optimisticandcourageous.45.Whatistheoverallthemeofthepassage?

A．TheimportanceofChristmascelebrationsinschool.B．Thestruggleofateacherinasmallcountryschool.C．Thepowerofhopeandfriendshipinthefaceofmisfortune.D．Thedifferencesbetweenhealthyandsickchildreninaclassroom.Manythinkthatlanguageiswhatsetshumansapartfromotheranimals,andthatforustothink,languageisadecisivefactor.BritishphilosopherBertrandRussellevenclaimedin1948thatnointelligentthinkingcantakeplacewithoutlanguage.However,arecentstudyinNaturesuggestsotherwise.Itfoundthatlanguageandthoughtaretwodistinctentities,workinginseparatepartsofthebrain.Theyare,inshort,“farmoreindependentthanweimagined”,wroteZMEScience.Thestudy,conductedbyscientistsfromtheUS,exploredthelanguage-thoughtrelationshipthroughtworesearchapproaches.First,theystudiedpatientssufferingfromglobalaphasia,whohadlostmuchoftheirabilitytounderstandorspeakduetodamagetothelefthemisphereoftheirbrain.However,theycanstillcompletecomplextasks.“Youcanaskpeoplewithglobalaphasiatosolvemathproblemsorperformsocialreasoningtests,andaslongastheinstructionsarenon-verbal,theycansucceed,”EvelinaFedorenko,oneofthestudy’sauthorsfromtheUSMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,toldZMEScience.Theresearchersalsousedbrain-imagingtoolstostudythebrainsofhealthyvolunteersastheyperformednon-verbaltasks,likesolvingpuzzlesandplanning.Itwasfoundthatthebrain’slanguageregionsweremostlyinactiveduringsuchactivities.Inotherwords,wegenerallyneedlanguagetoexpressourthoughtsbutwecanstillthinkwithoutwords.So,iflanguageisn’tnecessaryforthinking,thenwhydidhumansdevelopit?Fedorenkosaidlanguageservesmainlyasatoolforcommunication.“Mostofthethingsthatyouprobablylearnedabouttheworld,youlearnedthroughlanguageandnotthroughdirectexperiencewiththeworld,”shesaid.Bybeingabletosharecomplexinformationthroughlanguage,humansgainedanevolutionaryadvantage.Althoughlanguagedoesnotgiverisetothoughts,pastresearchshowsthathowwespeakcanheavilyinfluencehowwethink.Forexample,theEnglishsentence“hefiredthegun”isusuallyphrasedas“thegunwentoff”inJapanese.Asaresult,EnglishspeakersaremorelikelytofocusonthepersonresponsibleforanaccidentthanJapanesespeakers,accordingtoPsychologyToday.46.Whatdoestherecentstudyshowaboutlanguageandthought?

A．Languageandthoughtworkseparately.B．Languageisthebasisofintelligentthought.C．Languageandthoughtdependoneachother.D．Languagedeterminesthecomplexityofthought.47.Whatisthemainpurposeofthestudymentionedinthepassage?

A．Toprovethatlanguageisessentialforintelligentthinking.B．Toexaminetherelationshipbetweenlanguageandthought.C．Todevelopnewtreatmentsforpatientswithglobalaphasia.D．Toidentifythebrainregionsresponsiblefornon-verbalreasoning.48.Whatdidbrain-imagingtoolsrevealabouthealthyvolunteersperformingnon-verbaltask?

A．Theystruggledwithproblem-solving.B．Theirlanguagecentersbecameoveractive.C．Theirlanguageregionsshowedlittleactivity.D．Theywouldunconsciouslyuseverbalstrategies.49.Howcanlanguageservehumans,accordingtoFedorenko?

A．Ithelpshumansgeneratethoughts.B．Itdecideshumans’evolutionarydirection.C．Itreplacesdirectexperiencewiththeworld.D．Itfacilitatestheexchangeofcomplicatedideas.50.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A．Thoughtcanoperateindependentlyfromlanguage.B．Languageplaysadecisiveroleinshapinghumanthought.C．Languageandthoughtaredeeplyinterdependentinthebrain.D．Theabsenceoflanguagemakescomplexthoughtimpossible.Whyarewesoworriedaboutourcareers?Partlyit’stodowithmoney,butthere’sapsychologicalaspecttoourfearsaswell.Weworrybecausewesuspect—notwrongly—thattheworldisfullofafrighteningsortofpersonreadytojudgeusharshlyandswiftly:apersonwecancallasnob.Asnobisanyonewhotakesarelativelysmallpartofusandusesittocometoarigidconclusionabouthowmuchoftheirattentionwedeserve.Inthepast,thatmightbeyourfamilybackgroundorroyalconnections.Nowadays,thesnobcaresaboutonethingonly:whatyoudoforaliving.Thisexplainswhythefirstquestionwewillbeaskedinanynewsocialcontextis“Whatdoyoudo?”andaccordingtohowweanswer,snobswilleitherwelcomeuswithbroadsmiles,orleaveusinthecold.Andthatiswhywearefiredupbysuchadesperateurgetoachieveandimpress.Sometimesourbehaviorismistakenforgreedandpride,butitismorethanthis.Alotofourinterestinfancycars,jobsandhouseshasnothingtodowithmaterialism.Ithastodowithahungerfortherespectandesteemthatisonlyavailableinoursocietiesthroughtheacquisitionofmaterialgoods.ThenexttimeweseesomeonedrivingaFerrari,weshouldn’tblamethemfortheirgreed,weshouldpitythemfortheintensityoftheirneedforlovefromtheworld.Attherootofsnobberyisalackofimaginationandconfidenceabouthowtodecidewhointheworldisvaluable.Thesnobsarebrutallymisguidedandblindintheirbeliefs:forsnobs,itisthealreadycreditedandalready‘successful’whoarethesuperiorindividualstobeidentified.Theyaretooafraidtothinkthatsomeonemightbeclever,kindorgood—buthasbeenoverlookedentirelybysociety,withtheirgoodqualitieshiddenandnotyetseen.Thetrueanswertosnobberyisnottosaythatthereisnosuchthingasabetterorworseperson,buttoinsistthat‘better’or‘worse’existinconstantlyunexpectedplacesandcarrynoneoftheoutwardsignsofdistinction.Andbecausewearesuchpoorjudgesoftheworthofothers,ourultimatedutyremainstobekind,good,curiousandimaginativeaboutprettymucheveryonewhoevercrossesourpath.51.Whatgivesrisetoourworryaboutcareersapartfrommoney?

A．Theprospectoffacingfault-findingmanagers.B．Frightatthedifficultyinhuntingforajob.C．Theruthlesswayemployeesareoftentreated.D．Fearofbeingjudgedinasnobbishmanner.52.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttoday’ssnobs?

A．Theytryhardtodigintoaperson’spast.B．Theyjudgeapersonbytheiroccupation.C．Theydrawarigidconclusionaboutpeople.D．Theytendtoplacepeopleinasocialcontext.53.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutpeople’sinterestinmaterialgoods?

A．Itisthecauseforblameoftheirgreed.B．Ithasalottodowiththecomfortstheyprovide.C．Itarousespityratherthanrespectfromthewealthy.D．Itarisesfromtheirthirstforsocialrecognition.54.Whatkindofpeopledosnobsthinkworthrespectandesteem?

A．Thosewithfameandfortune.B．Thosewithintelligenceandimagination.C．Thosewithblindminds.D．Thosewithhiddenqualities.55.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthistext?

A．Totellusthatnooneisreallybetterorworsethanothers.B．Toadviseustobekindandinterestedineveryonewemeet.C．Toshowthat“better”or“worse”canchangeinunexpectedways.D．Totellustojudgepeoplebytheirpersonalqualities.阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。LastAugustItookpartintheSummerCampoftheGeneralFinalContestofthe16thNationalCreativeEnglishContestheldinBeijing.ItwasoneofthemostmeaningfulthingIdidinmySenior2summervacation.ThesummercamplastedfromAugust20toAugust27.Duringtheopeningceremony,weeachwroteapostcardtomotivateourselves.OnmycardIwrote,“Braceyourselfandshowyourbest,”ThesewordssupportedmethroughouteveryobstacleIexperienced.August24witnessedtheimportantdebatecontestthatmanyofusfeared.Thenightbefore,myteammatesandIsatinacircle,focusingourmindsonthedebatetopic,“Doescompetitionamongfriendsadverselyinfluencetheirfriendships?”AllofuswerebusysearchingforexamplesofOlympicathletesorotherreal-lifepeopletobackupourarguments.Timeseemedtodisappearfasterthanusualwhilewewe