云南玉溪某中学2026年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试第二次模拟测试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1云南玉溪某中学2026年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试第二次模拟测试英语试题第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheSilkRoadInternationalArtsFestivalisauniqueeventthatbringstogetherartistsfromaroundtheworldthroughperformancesandexhibitions.Bycreatingaspacewheredifferentartistictraditionscanmeet,itcelebratesculturaldiversityandencouragesexchangeacrosscultures.HeldinXi’anthisyear,thefestivalalsooffersthecityachancetopresentitsancientheritageinconversationwithmodernartisticexpression.EventOverview•30+CountriesParticipating•80+Performances&Workshops•240-hourVisa-FreeEntryforEligible(符合条件的)Travelers•KeyTheme:CulturalDialogueandCreativeCollaborationDateEventVenueOct.16OpeningCeremony&WorldStageGalaXi’anSilkRoadTheatreOct.18Cross-CulturalDanceDialogueTangWestMarketCenterOct.21VisualArtsFusionExhibitionShaanxiArtMuseumOct.24YouthCreativityLabInternationalCultureParkNov.2IntangibleHeritageDayXi’anCityWallSquareNov.9ArtistForum:FutureofEast-WestCollaborationXi’anInternationalConferenceHallEventsthisyearfeatureawealthofexcitingprogramsthatarewellworthlookingforwardto.ArchitecturestudentsfromItalywillexploreconnectionsbetweenRomangeometryandtraditionalChinesecourtyarddesign.ArtistsfromArgentinawillreinterpretChineseinktechniquesincontemporaryforms.RussianartistswillincorporatetheChinesecharacterFuintotheiroilpaintings,expressinggoodwishesfortheSilkRoadandtheunityitrepresents.Throughsuchevents,thefestivalnotonlyhighlightsartisticdialogueacrosscultures,butalsohelpsXi’anfurtherbuilditsImageasaculturaldestinationwheretheancientandthemodernmeet.1.Whatisonemainpurposeofthefestival?A.TorecreatetheSilkRoad. B.Topreserveancientheritage.C.Topromoteculturalexchange. D.Toboostinternationaltourism.2.Whichvenuewouldbethebestchoiceforavisitorinterestedindance?A.Xi’anSilkRoadTheatre. B.TangWestMarketCenter.C.ShaanxiArtMuseum. D.InternationalCulturePark.3.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheexamplesinthelastparagraph?A.Mosteventsaremeantforyoungforeignartists.B.Chinesetraditionsarekeptintheiroriginalforms.C.Chineseelementsaregivennewartisticexpression.D.ForeignguestsshowgreatinterestinChinesehistory.BYouareaStanfordstudent.Yourprofessorwalksintotheroom,breakstheclassintoteams,andgiveseachteamfivedollarsinfunding.Yourgoalistomakeasmuchmoneyaspossiblewithintwohoursandthengiveathree-minutepresentationaboutyourachievement.Whatwouldyoudo?Typicalanswersrangefrombuyingstart-upmaterialsforalemonadestandtobuyingalotteryticket(彩票).Buttheteamsthatfollowthesetypicalpathstendtobringuptherearintheclass.Theteamsthatmakethemostmoneydon’tusethefivedollarsatall.Theyrealizethefivedollarsisaworthlessresource.Sotheyignoreitandstartfromsquareone.Theyredefinetheproblemmorebroadlyas“Whatcanwedotomakemoneyifwestartwithabsolutelynothing?”Oneparticularlysuccessfulteamendedupmakingreservationsatpopularlocalrestaurantsandthensellingthereservationtimestothosewhowantedtoskipthewait.Thesestudentsgeneratedanimpressivefewhundreddollarsinjusttwohours.Buttheteamthatmadethemostmoneyapproachedtheproblemdifferently.Theyrealizedthemostvaluableresourcewasthethree-minutepresentationtimetheyhadinfrontofattentiveStanfordstudents.Theysoldtheirthree-minuteslot(时段)toacompanyinterestedinemployingStanfordstudentsandwalkedawaywith$650.Thefive-dollarchallengeillustratesthedifferencebetweentactics(战术)andstrategy.Astrategyisaplanforachievinganobjective.Tactics,incontrast,aretheactionsyouundertaketocarryoutthestrategy.TheStanfordstudentswhobombedthe$5challengefixatedonatactic—howtousethefivedollars—andlostsightofthestrategy.Onceyoudefinetheproblembroadlyintermsofwhatyou’retryingtodoinsteadofyourfavoredsolution—you’lldiscoverotherpossibilitieswaitinginplainsight.4.Whatisthefunctionofparagraph1?A.TopresentatypicalclassatStanford. B.Toleadintothefive-dollarchallenge.C.Togatheranswerstoasurveyquestion. D.Tostressthepriorityofmakingmoney.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“bringuptherear”inparagraph2mean?A.Bemilesahead. B.Beatthebottom.C.Behardtonotice. D.Beunlikelytolast.6.Whatcanweinferaboutthetwosuccessfulteams?A.Theythinkoutsidethebox. B.Theyinsistoninitialintentions.C.Theybenefitfromcollectingdata. D.Theysourceanswersthroughpractice.7.Whatissuggestedinthelastparagraph?A.Apennysavedisapennyearned.B.Practiceyieldsgenuineknowledge.C.Solutionslieinseeingthebigpicture.D.Strategywithouttacticsdelayssuccess.CResearchersshowedpeoplepicturesoftwoknots(绳结)andaskedthemtopointtothestrongestone.Theycouldn’t.Theyshowedpeoplevideosofeachknot,wheretheknotsturnslowlysotheycouldgetagoodlonglook.Theystillfailed.Peoplecouldn’tevenmanageitwhenresearchersshowedthemeachknotnexttoadiagramoftheknots’construction.ThestudyinthejournalOpenMindrevealsanewblindspotinourphysicalreasoning.TheexperimentisthebrainchildofaPhDstudentinFirestone’slab,SholeiCroom.Croom,whostudiesintuitive(直觉的)physics,orwhatpeopleunderstandabouttheenvironmentjustfromlookingatit,suspectedknotsmightbearareblindspot.“Peoplemakepredictionsallthetimeabouthowthephysicsoftheworldwillplayoutbutsomethingaboutknotsdidn’tfeelintuitivetome,”Croomsays.“Youdon’tneedtotouchapileofbookstojudgeitsstability.Youdon’thavetofeelabowlingballtoguesshowmanypinsitwillknockover.”Theresearchersshowedparticipantsfourknotsthatarephysicallysimilarbuthavearangeofstrength.Peoplewereaskedtolookattheknots,twoatatime,andpointtothestrongestone.Participantswereconsistentlyincorrect.What’smore,thefewtimestheyguessedright,theydidsoforthewrongreasons,pointingtoaspectsoftheknotthathadnothingtodowithitsstrength.Theknotsrangedfromoneofthestrongestbasicknotsinexistencetoonesoweakthatitcancomeundoneifyoujusttouchitgently.Evenbetweenthosetwo,sidebyside,peoplecouldn’tpointtothestrongone.Thehumanpsychologicalsystemjustfailstoascertainanyphysicalknowledgefromthepropertiesoftheknot.Objectsthataren’trigid,suchasstring,maybeharderforpeopletoreasonaboutthansolidones,Croomsays.“It’sanicecasestudyintohowmanyopenquestionsstillremaininourabilitytoreasonabouttheenvironment.”8.WhydoesCroomdesignthestudy?A.Totestthestrengthofdifferenttypesofknots. B.Toexplorewaysinpredictingpatternsofknots.C.Totestthevisualjudgmentofknotstrength. D.Tomeasuretheintuitiveeffectsofknottying.9.WhydoesCroommentionjudginga“pileofbooks”anda“bowlingball”?A.Tolistcommontasksinintuitivephysicsstudies.B.Tocontrasteasyjudgmentswiththeknotchallenge.C.Toprovethatphysicalreasoningisalwaysaccurate.D.Toarguefortheneedtotouchobjectsforjudgment.10.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheparticipantsinthestudy?A.Theyperformedbetterwhenshownturningvideos.B.Theycorrectlyidentifiedknotsbasedonkeyfeatures.C.Theircorrectguesseswerenotbasedonrelevantclues.D.Theylackedanypersonalexperiencewithtyingknots.11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ABriefIntroductiontoDifferentTypesofKnotsB.ANewBlindSpotinHumanPerceptionFoundC.HowIntuitivePhysicsHelpsUnderstandtheWorldD.WhySomePeopleAreBetteratJudgingKnotStrengthDPlantingtreesalonewon’tstopglobalwarming,andnature-basedclimatesolutionsarenotalicencetokeepemitting(排放).That’stheunderlyingmessageofapaperpublishedlastfallinNaturebyagroupofclimatescientists.Increasingly,Weaver,oneofthescientistssays,fossil(化石)fuelcompaniesandmajorpollutersarebuyingcarboncreditstooffset(抵消)theirgreenhousegasemissions—butthisreflectsafaultyunderstandingofwhatitwilltaketoachievenet-zeroemissionsandstoprunawaywarming.Weaverdiscussesthebackwardslogicofoffsets.Nature-basedclimatesolutionsandcarbonoffsetsdistractfromwhatweknowistheproblem:theemissionofgreenhousegasesintotheatmosphere.Theygoup,andweneedthemtocomedown.Thebestthingtodoisstoplettingthemgoupinthefirstplace.Butwealsohavetogetthemdown—permanently,notattachedtoatree.Claiming“I’mnotgoingtocutdownthattreeoverthereifyougivememoney”isnotacarbonoffset.It’slikemesayingtoyou,“Pleasegiveme$10,000;otherwise,I’mgoingtogotomycardealerandbuyabig,gas-heavySUV.”It’sjustsilly.Theproblemwithourcurrentunderstandingofnetzeroisthatitdoesn'treflectthetimeperiodsinvolved.Whenweburnfossilcarbon,reallywhatwe’redoingistakingancientforeststhatdiedandbecamecoalovertensofmillionsofyears—athighpressuresdeepundertheEarth'ssurface—andwe’reputtingthatupintheatmosphereinjustafewdecadesandexpectingatreetogrowandsomehowbeanoffset.Atreelivesfor100yearsandthendiesandgivesthecarbonbacktotheatmosphere.That’swhywerefertogeological(地质的)netzero.Itmeansthatemissionsfromfossilfuelsmustbebalancedbycarbonthatispermanentlysequesteredingeologicalreserves,whetheritbethroughcarboncaptureandstorageordirectaircaptureandstorage.12.Whatistheideaofthegroupofscientists?A.Plantingtreesisthebestwaytostopglobalwarming.B.Nature-basedclimatesolutionsreallyworkverywell.C.Buyingcarboncreditsiseffectivenet-zeroemissions.D.Thelogicofoffsets,maybeimperfect,istobediscussed.13.Howdoesthewriterexplainnotcuttingdownatreeformoneyasasillyideainpara.3?A.Bydefinition. B.Bycomparison. C.Byanalysis. D.Bydescription.14.Whatistheproblemwhenpeopletrytounderstandnetzero?A.Theyturnablindeyetotherelevantdurations. B.Theyoveremphasizethedirectaircaptureability.C.Theyoverestimatethenumberoftreesneeded. D.Theyfailtoconsiderthegeologicalreserveability.15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sequestered”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Released. B.Produced. C.Stored. D.Destroyed.第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Yousitdowntostudy.Youopenyournotes.Thenyoucheckyourphone—justforasecond.Anhourlater,you’vewatchedthreeshortvideos,scrolledthroughsomewebpages,andlearnednothing.Soundfamiliar?You’renotalone.Theabilitytofocushasbecomeoneofthemostvaluableskillsinmoderneducation.However,focusisaskill,andlikeanyskill,itcanbetrained.____16____●Makeatimetable.Ifyouhavealongnightofstudyingaheadofyou,makeaplanfortheday.Trydividingworkintosmallerparts.Aimtoworkfor30-60minuteperiodswith5-10minutebreaksinbetween.____17____It’snotlaziness—it’slettingyourbrainprocesstheinformation.●Choosetherightspot.Whetheritisyourroomoralibrary,chooseanatmospherethatissilentandfreeofdistractions(干扰)toconcentrate.____18____What’smore,youneedacomfortablechairandgoodlighting.Thereshouldbenostrain(压力)onyourback,neck,oreyes—painisalsoadistraction.●Turnoffyourelectronics.____19____Onlyuseyourcomputer,ifyouneeditforyourstudies;otherwise,it’sjustanunnecessaryrisk.Asforyourphone—putitinairplanemodeunlessyouneeditonforanemergency.●____20____Thefactofthematteristhatweallhavetheperiodsofhighenergyandlowenergythroughouttheday.Whenareyou?Ifpossible,studyduringyourhigh-energytime.You’llbeabletofocusbetterandremembertheknowledgeyou’reinputtingintoyourbrain.Studyingatanyothertimewillsimplybearealstruggle.A.Listentoyourbody.B.Figureoutyourlearningstyle.C.Yourbrainneedsthebreaktorecharge.D.Ifyoutellyourselfyoucanfocus,youactuallycan.E.ItshouldbeawayfromtheTV,pets,andotherdistractions.F.Herearesomestudyskillstohelpyouconcentrateonstudies.G.Thiswillhelpyouavoiddigitaldistractionsandallowyoutostayonyourplan.第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。MarywouldmakethedrivefromWashington.DCtoWinchestereveryfewdaystovisithergrandmother,whosehealthbeganto____21____lastautumn.Alongtheshoulderofthehighway,therewasalong____22____ofwildflowers.Theywerethinanddelicate,andmovedbackandforthinthewindasif____23____poemstoeachother.Thefirsttimeshesawtheflowers,Marywas____24____byanuncontrollableurgetobringsometohersickgrandmother.She____25____overonthehighway,pickedabunchofflowersandplacedtheminavasebyhergrandmother’sbed.Hergrandmother____26____atthesightoftheflowersandaskedwhereshehadgotthem.Marywasoverjoyedbytheabilityoftheflowersto____27____somethingupinsidehergrandmother.Afterwards,Marybegancarrying____28____inthecarduringhertrips.Shewouldquicklyglide(滑行)ontothe____29____,jumpoutofthecar,andcutabunchofflowers.EachtimeMarybroughttheflowers,hergrandmother’seyeswouldlightupandtheywouldhavea(n)____30____conversation.OnemorninginlateOctober,Maryreceiveda____31____sayingthathergrandmotherhadtakenaturnfortheworse.Mary’sheart____32____.Shehungupandrushedout.Marywasinsuchahurrytogettothehospitalthatshespedpastherflowerspot.Shedecidedtoturn____33____,headseveralmilesbackandclipsomeflowers.Maryarrivedatthehospitaltofindhergrandmotherfragileand____34____.Sheputtheflowersinthevaseandsatdowntoholdhergrandmother’shand.Shefelttheholdonherfingers____35____—proofofnature’sbeautyanditspower.21.A.boost B.decrease C.relieve D.worsen22.A.component B.stretch C.avenue D.barrier23.A.reciting B.revealing C.whispering D.accompanying24.A.seized B.intervened C.amused D.distracted25.A.bent B.pulled C.paused D.fled26.A.settledin B.camealive C.gotthrough D.calledon27.A.pack B.sum C.wake D.come28.A.wires B.properties C.parcels D.scissors29.A.shoulder B.boundary C.street D.court30.A.conventional B.identical C.splendid D.frustrating31.A.message B.draft C.letter D.call32.A.beat B.switched C.sank D.wept33.A.around B.beyond C.on D.off34.A.unresponsive B.nonverbal C.invisible D.disapproving35.A.ceased B.expanded C.resisted D.tightened第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）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。InsidethePalaceMuseum,timeseemsneverfaraway.Itisfrozenoneachantiquetile(瓦片),flowsbeneatheveryshadowedwall,andexistsinthelivesofordinarypeoplewhoare____36____(close)connectedwiththisplace.Today,moreyoungpeoplearetellingthestoriesofthePalaceMuseumthroughinnovativemeans.Withfreshperspectives____37____modernlanguages,theybringnewlife____38____thiscenturies-oldsite.ThePalaceisopen,inclusive,andalive—aspace____39____ancientcivilizationcontinuesandgrowsthroughopennessandchanges.Overtime,itsuniquemagnificence____40____(soften)intoeverydaywarmth.Peoplecanstop,touch,andfeelitspresence,engagingwithhistoryin____41____(create)waysandexpressingtheirlovethroughphotos,videos,andart.Theyrecordrealitywhilepreservingmemories,____42____(allow)thestoriesofthePalacetoreachmorepeopleandliveonintothefuture.WhydoweneedthePalaceMuseum?Theanswermaylieinthesmallbutsteady____43____(effort)ofordinarypeople.Their____44____(participate)keepsthePalacealive,givingitfreshstoriesandenduringmeaning____45____(develop).Together,wecontinuethejourneyofpassingoncultureandunderstandingourpast—sothatwecanbetterfindourwayforward.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假定你是李华，你校将举办国际文化节，主题为“和世界，合未来”（BridgingtheWorld,SharingtheFuture），你将与英国留学生Luke合作表演一个节目。请你写一封邮件与他交流节目设想，内容包括：1.节目形式及设计理由；2.约定商量时间。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearLuke,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节（满分25分）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.I’mamanagerinarestaurantatapopularparkresort(度假地)intheUK.Iwastakingcareofanewstarterwhohadjoinedusforasummerjob.Heisabrightandmotivatedman,butthiswashisfirstjob,sohewasunderstandablynervous.First,Ihadhimcleanthetablestohelphimgetusedtotheroutine;eventually,itcametimeforhimtopracticetakinganorder.Ihelpedhimwiththefirstfewtables,andheseemedfine.So,ItoldhimtowaitforatableonhisownwhileIwaitedcloseby.Tobesafe,Igavehimasmallertablewithacoupleratherthanafamilyorlargegroup.Itseemedtogowell.Thecouplewasfriendly,andtheyhadagoodchat.Hemanagedtoanswertheirquestionsaboutafewmenuitems.Sofar,sogood!Exceptnot!Itturnedoutthathewassonervousthathemesseduptheorder.Thecouplecameupandexplainedthatsomeitems