2025-2026學(xué)年廣東省江門市新會(huì)區(qū)名冠實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校高三上學(xué)期8月入學(xué)考試英語試卷一、閱讀理解(★)WinnersoftheBroadcomMASTERSGirlstookthetopprizesattheBroadcomMASTERS,asciencecompetitionformiddleschoolstudents.AlainaGasslerAlainawonthe$25,000SamueliFoundationPrizefortheprojectofreducingblindspotsincars.Shewasinspiredtosolvethisissuebyhermotherwhodidn’tlikedrivinghervehiclebecauseitslargeA-pillar(A柱)designmadeherfeelindanger.“Istartedtothinkabouthowblindspotswereahugeprobleminallcars,”saidAlaina.Sosheworkedonandsolvedit.SidorClareSidorwonthe$10,000Marconi/SamueliAwardforInnovation,anhonormadebySamueli’sgenerousdonationofhis2012MarconiSocietyPrizeAward.ShedevelopedbricksthatcouldonedaybemadeonMars,sothathumanswouldn’tberequiredtocarrybuildingmaterialswiththeminordertobuildthere.AlexisMacAvoyAlexiswonthe$10,000RobertWoodJohnsonFoundationAwardforHealthAdvancement,whichrecognizedthestudentwhoseworkandperformanceshowedthemostpromiseinhealth-relatedfieldsanddemonstratedanunderstandingofthemanysocialfactorsthataffecthealth.Shedesignedawaterfilter(過濾器)byusingcarbontoremoveheavymetalsfromwater.RachelBergeyRachelwonthe$10,000LemelsonAwardforInvention,awardedbyTheLemelsonFoundationtoayounginventorcreatingpromisingsolutionstoreal-worldproblems.Shedevelopedatrapmadeoftinfoil(錫紙)andnettingforthespottedlanternfly,aninvasivespeciescausingdamagetotrees.1.WhatisthepurposeofAlainaGassler’sinvention?

A．Tobeautifyvehicles.B．Toimprovethesafetyofdriving.C．Todecoratethesidewalkfortheblind.D．Toreducethecarbonreleasedfromcars.2.Whoseinventionisrelatedtohumanhealth?

A．AlainaGassler’s.B．SidorClare’s.C．RachelBergey’s.D．AlexisMacAvoy’s.3.WhatistheBroadcomMASTERSabout?

A．Art.B．Sport.C．Technology.D．Education.(★★)ArecentreportbytheMinistryofEducationshowsthattheBeijingdialectisdecliningamongtheyoungergeneration.Thenewsdoesn’tcomeasasurprisethough,aspreviousstudieshavehighlightedthe“dialectcrisis”inotherpartsofChinaaswell.HeHongzhi,oftheBeijingMunicipalLanguageCommission,owesthisproblemtomigrationandthepromotionofPutonghua.“Withrapidsocialdevelopmentoverrecentyears,anincreasingnumberofmigrantswithdifferentdialectscanbefoundalloverChina.However,peopleareencouragedtospeakPutonghuabetweeneachother,threateningtheexistenceofdialects,”hetoldBeijingDaily.“FormanyChinesewholiveoutsidetheirhometowns,dialectisanimportantsymbolofidentityandaconstantreminderofwheretheycomefrom,”commentatorLiYuewroteonDailySunshine.Dialectsalsoreflecthistoryandembodylocalculture.TheBeijingdialect,forexample,thoughbeingalanguageoftheHanethnicgroup,showstracesofMongolianandManchulanguages.MongolianandManchuareethnicgroupswhohadruledBeijingduringtheYuanandQingdynastiesrespectively.TheMongolianwordhutongandtheManchuwordSachima(acommonChinesepastry)nowappearintheBeijingdialect.Topreservethesevaluablepartsofhistory,theStateLanguageCommissionhasmaintaineddatabasessince2008tocoverdifferentlocaldialects,whilemayareassuchasBeijing,ShanhaiandZhejiangprovincehaveestablishedmuseumsdedicatedtolocaldialects.Butalltheseeffortsarestillnotenoughinkeepingdialectsfromfadingaway.Amoreeffectivemeasuretokeepthemalivecouldbeusingelementssuchaspopsongsandthe“celebrityeffect”toattracttheyoungtousedialects.Theyneedtorealizethatspeakingtheirlocaldialectissomethingtheycanbeproudof.4.Accordingtothepassage,theBeijingdialectisdecliningbecauseof________.

A．itslittleattractionB．differencesandthepromotionofPutonghuaC．migrationandthepromotionofPutonghuaD．rapidsocialdevelopmentoverrecentyears5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutdialects?

A．Dialectsreflectaperson’shometownandeducation.B．DialectsplayanimportantroleinChinesehistoryandculture.C．Dialectsmakeithardforpeopletocommunicatewitheachother.D．TheBeijingdialectismainlyamixofMongolianandManchulanguages.6.Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.

A．weshouldspeaklessPutonghuaB．theyounghatetospeaktheirdialectsC．theyoungmaynotrealizethevalueoftheirdialectsD．thecelebritiesshouldusemoredialectsindailylife7.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardspreservingdialects?

A．Doubtful.B．Supportive.C．Indifferent.D．Negative.(★★★)Whiletechnologicaladvancementshaveenhancedtheconvenienceofurbancommutinginrecentyears,environmentalstudiesrevealaworryingdeclineinurbangreenspaces,especiallyindenselypopulateddistricts.Manyresidentscomplainthatthere’sinsufficientaccesstonature-filledareasforrelaxationandexercise,sotheyendupspendingmoretimeindoors,relyingonvirtualentertainment.UrbanplannersLilaChenandRyanMoorearedeeplytroubledbysuchissues.IntheirnewlyreleasedbookGreenLiving:ReclaimOurCities’NaturalSpaces,theycallforafundamentalrethinkingofurbandesignandtherolegreeneryshouldplayinourdailylives.Thelandscapeofurbanlivingbegantoshiftdecadesago.Vastareasofnaturalvegetationwereclearedtomakeroomforsprawlingconcretestructuresandcommercialcenters,forcingresidentstoseeknatureindistantsuburbs.Somegrassrootsgroupsfoughtback.Mostnotably,acommunityorganizerfromSeattle,whorelocatedtothecityintheearly2000s,launchedamovementtosavealocalwetlandsareafrombeingconvertedintoashoppingmall.Expressingheroutrageattheplanneddestruction,EmilyClarkappealedtothecitycouncilto“PreserveSeattleasacitywherenatureandurbanlifecoexistharmoniously,notjustaplaceofconcreteandcommerce.”Similarinitiativestookplaceinothermajorcitiesacrossthecountryinthe2010s.Althoughtheseinitiativesgainedpublicattention,theharshrealityisthatthemajorityofmoderncitiesremainoverwhelminglydominatedbyurbandevelopmentattheexpenseofgreenspaces.Thecoverageofnaturalareasincitieshasbeenshrinkingsteadily.InCalifornia,forinstance,theratioofurbangreenspacestototalcityareahasdroppedtoarecordlow,evenasthestatepromotesenvironmentalprotectioncampaigns.Weinvestsubstantialresourcesinbuildingurbaninfrastructurethatprioritizesspeedandefficiency,yetweneglecttoconsiderthetruevalueofgreenspaces.Dowefullycomprehendthesocialandpsychologicalcostswhencitizenslackeasyaccesstonaturalenvironmentsformentalrejuvenation?TheauthorsofGreenLivingarespot-on:it’shightimewere-evaluatetheurbanlandscapesrightoutsideourhomes.8.Whatphenomenondoestheauthorhighlightinparagraph1?

A．Urbancommutinghasbecomeoverlydependentontechnology.B．Thereductionofurbangreenspacesleadstolifestylechanges.C．Virtualentertainmentisreplacingoutdooractivitiescompletely.D．Residentsindenselypopulatedareashavelimitedaccesstojobs.9.WhatweretheSeattlecommunityorganizerandotheractivistsattemptingtoachieve?

A．Expandcommercialdevelopmentinurbanareas.B．Relocateresidentstodistantsuburbswithmoregreenery.C．Safeguardurbannaturalspacesforabalancedlifestyle.D．Promotetheconstructionofmoreshoppingmallsinwetlands.10.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheinitiativesinCaliforniainthe2010s?

A．Theysuccessfullyincreasedtheratioofurbangreenspaces.B．Theyfailedtoreversethetrendofshrinkinggreenareas.C．Theyledtoasurgeinenvironmentalprotectiondonations.D．Theyresultedintheclosureofallcommercialconstructionprojects.11.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthetext?

A．UrbanRush:SacrificingNature?B．TechAdvance:ADouble-edgedSword?C．GreenSpaces:ALuxuryorNecessity?D．CommunityActivism:ALostCause?(★★★★)Anewstudygivesallofussomeextramotivationwhenitcomestogettingoutsideandexercising:everydayyoumanagetofitinanadditionalone-hourwalk,youcouldbeboostingyourlifespanbyanextrasixhours.That’stheapproximatebenefitifyou’recurrentlyinthe25percentleastactivepeopleintheUS,accordingtofitnesstrackerdataanalyzedbyateamledbyresearchersfromGriffithUniversityinAustralia.Ifyou’reinthetop25percent,anextrawalkisn’tasmuchofaboost—you’vealreadyreceivedmostofthehealthbenefitsfromexercise—butthestudyalsohighlightsandquantifiessomeofthekeybenefitsofanactivelife.“Ifallindividualswereasactiveasthetop25percentofthepopulation,Americansovertheageof40couldliveanextra5.3yearsonaverage,”writetheresearchersintheirpublishedpaper.“Itcanbeanytypeofexercisetoreachthattopquartile(四分位數(shù))butwouldroughlybetheequivalentofjustaboutthreehoursofwalkingperday.”TheteamanalyzedwearableactivitydatafromtheNationalHealthandNutritionalExaminationSurvey(NHANES)intheUS,whichrecruits5,000volunteersayear.Tocalculatehowchangesinactivitylevelscaninfluencemortality(死亡)risk,researchersreferencedtheNHANESresultsagainstalife-tablemodel(wheremortalityratesaretrackedatspecificagepoints)andpreviousresearchintoexerciseandlifespan.Inthisparticularstudy,dataon824participantswereexcludedbecausetheydidn’twearthetrackersforlongenough.Suggestingthatexerciseleadstoalongerlifeisnothingnew,butquantifyingandsimplifyingthebenefitscangrabattention—whetherit’sfiveminutesadaytoreducebloodpressureorninesecondsaweektogrowmuscle.Nowthere’sanewtargettoaimfor:anextrahour’swalkaday.Ifyoufindthattoodiscouragingaprospect,rememberthatanyamountofexercisemakesadifferencetohealthandwell-being.12.Whatdoesthenewstudyfind?

A．Walkingcancuresomediseaseseffectively.B．Perhapsdailywalkingcanextendourlifespan.C．Increasingexercisemostlybenefitsactivepeople.D．Thelessactivepeoplemustexerciseanhouraday.13.Howmuchdailywalkingisroughlyneededtoreachthetop25%activegroup?

A．Nineseconds.B．Onehour.C．Threehours.D．Fivehours.14.WhatisthefunctionofParagraph3?

A．Givingtheexamples.B．Analyzingthedata.C．Predictingtheeffect.D．Explainingthemethod.15.Whydoestheauthormention“ninesecondsaweektogrowmuscle”inthelastparagraph?

A．Tocomparethreedifferenttypesofexercise.B．Toemphasizetheflexibilityinsettingexercisegoals.C．Todemonstratetheprecisionofmodernexerciseresearch.D．Tohighlighttheadvantageofwalkingoverstrengthtraining.(★★★)Whilelongdistancefriendshipsmightrequiresomeplanningandcreativitytokeepup,there’snoreasontoletphysicaldistancekeepyoufromstayingconnected.16.BeclearandintentionalaboutkeepingyourlongdistancefriendsWhetheryou’vejustmovedawayfromyourfriendsoryou’vebeenapartforyears,longdistancefriendshipsrequireatwo-waycommitment.Thatmeansreachingout,findingtimetohangoutandshowingyourfriendsyouvaluethem.17.Rememberthattheyvalueyou,too.UsecommonintereststofeelconnectedDevelopan“anchor”foryourfriendship.Ananchorissomethingthatyouhaveincommonthatactsasatriggertoreachouttoeachother.Maybeyoubothlovecooking,soyoueachsendphotosofthenewdishesyoumakewithalinktotherecipe.Oryoubothlove,let’ssay,theHBOshowEuphoria,andyoutexttodiscussaftereachepisodecomesout.18.19Ifyoufeellikeyourcommunicationisdifficultbecauseofdistance,yourfriendsprobablyfeelthatwaytoo,sodon’tbeafraidtobethefirstonetoreachout.Whenphonecallswon’tcutit,thinkaboutavisit.Visitingisoneofthemostimportantthingswecandotokeepalongdistancefriendshipgoing.Addressconflictsopenly20.There’sjustalimitedamountoftimeyougetwithyourfriends,soit’seasytoletconflictsgounaddressed.Trynottosweepthingsundertherug.Infact,addressingconflictisoneofthewaysyoucanbecomecloserwithyourfriends.

A．Butit’sallworthitB．AnditgoesbothwaysC．Don’thesitatetoreachoutD．MakeeveryefforttomakeitcountE．Separationishard,andmiscommunicationhappensF．HerearesomeeffectivewaystomaintainsuchfriendshipsG．Itdoesn’treallymatterwhatitis,aslongasithelpsyouinitiateaconnection二、完形填空(★★★)MysisterLilydecidedtotakeupcyclingtogetfitafteryearsofasedentaryofficejob.Iwholeheartedly_______herdecision,knowinghowimportantitwasforherwell-being.Toshowmysupport,Iboughtheranicepairofcyclingglovesandsignedupforalocal20-milecyclingeventwithher.Aswegatheredatthestartingpointonthatsunnybutbreezymorning,we_______ourbikesnervously,checkingthegearsandbrakesonelasttime.“Areyousureyouwon’tgetannoyedifI_______abitslower?”sheasked,hereyesfilledwithamixofexcitementandworry.Shehadonlystarted_______onweekendsamonthago.“Ofcoursenot,”Ireassuredherwithasmile.Whenthestartinghorn_______,Lilypedaledoffsteadily.Atfirst,Istayedrightbesideher,chattingandenjoyingthescenery.Butastheroadopenedupandthewindseemedtopushmeforward,mycompetitivesidetookover.Igradually_______myspeed,thinkingshewouldcatchup.Afterafewmiles,Ilookedback,andLilywasnolongerinmylineofsight.Ikeptgoing,pushingmyselfharder,andcrossedthefinishlineina_______timeofjustunderanhour.Ifeltarushofpride,despitenothavingtrainedintensively.Lilyarrivedatthefinishlinealmosttwentyminuteslater,herfaceredandtired.Shewasclearly_______,feelingthatshehadletmedown.Icouldn’tbelieveshethoughtthatway.IgaveherabighugandtoldherhowproudIwasofherforevenfinishingtherace.Determinedtoimprove,Lilymadeaplan.Shedecidedtocycletoworkthreetimesaweekand_______toparticipateinmorecyclingevents.Iwatchedher________earlyinthemorning,evenwhenitwasfoggyordrizzling.Isawherfacestrongheadwindsanddealwithflattiresonthe________countryroads.Thereweretimeswhenshewas________bysteephillsandwantedtogiveup,butsheneverdid.Finally,thedayofthebigregionalcyclingracecame.Thistime,Imadeupmymindtostaywithher.Wepedaledsidebyside,encouragingeachother.Whenwewereabouttoreachthefinishline,Lilyfoundsomeextrastrengthand________ahead.Shecrossedthelinejustafewsecondsbeforeme,hereyesshiningwithjoyand________.Shehadnotonlyovercomeherownself-doubtbutalsoachievedagoalsheoncethoughtwasimpossible.Her________legsfromhoursofcyclingdidn’tseemtobotherheratall;allthatmatteredwasthesenseofaccomplishmentshefelt.21.A．questionedB．understoodC．backedD．ignored22.A．examinedB．cleanedC．rodeD．parked23.A．runB．cycleC．driveD．walk24.A．practicingB．competingC．travelingD．resting25.A．blewB．rangC．disappearedD．broke26.A．maintainedB．reducedC．increasedD．measured27.A．disappointingB．a(chǎn)verageC．ordinaryD．remarkable28.A．happyB．embarrassedC．a(chǎn)ngryD．relaxed29.A．a(chǎn)imedB．a(chǎn)greedC．pretendedD．happened30.A．setoutB．turnbackC．giveupD．slowdown31.A．crowdedB．smoothC．lonelyD．busy32.A．frightenedB．challengedC．a(chǎn)ttractedD．guided33.A．lookedB．fellC．rushedD．stayed34.A．prideB．surpriseC．reliefD．fear35.A．longB．thinC．strongD．sore三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。AtraditionalChineseculturalexhibitionattheCityArtGalleryisshowcasingworksinspiredbyChineseshadowpuppetry(皮影戲),36hasahistoryofover2,000yearsinChina.Chineseshadowpuppetryisoneof37mostancientformsofstorytellingthroughvisualart.ThevividimagesofcharactersandthestoriestheytellreflectthewisdomandvaluesofChinesefolkculture,accordingtoLinHua,thecurator(館長)oftheexhibition.“Theexhibitioncombinesshadowpuppetryculture,moderntechnologyandcontemporaryart,”saysLin.“Wehope38(show)thecharmofthistraditionalartinanewway,andstartconversationswithmodernartformslikeinstallationart,multimediaartandpopart.”“Inashadowpuppetryperformance,eachmovementofthepuppetsiscarefullydesigned.Theperformersusetheirskillstoguidethepuppets,leadingtheaudienceintoaworld39(fill)withmythsandlegends,”explainsChenLei,ashadowpuppetryperformerparticipatingintheexhibition.“Theperformers’emotions40(convey)throughthepuppets’actions,andtheirunderstandingofthestoriesispresentedtotheaudience,”sheadds.“Askilledperformeralways41(try)tomaketheperformancetouching,notjustbytheskills,42alsobythedeepconnectionwiththestory.”Linsaysthattheuniqueshapesoftheshadowpuppets,thebeautyinthe43(careful)arrangedstorylines,andtheculturalmeaningsbehindeachcharacterinspiredartiststocreatepaintings,sculptures,44digitalartworksfortheexhibition.TheseworksaimtoletmorepeopleappreciatethecharmofChineseshadowpuppetryinthecontextofmodernart,45(bridge)thegapbetweentraditionandmodernity.四、書面表達(dá)(★★★)46.學(xué)校的英文報(bào)上周開展了“HowOftenDoStudentsExercise?”的調(diào)查。請使用圖表中的調(diào)查結(jié)果寫一篇短文投稿。內(nèi)容包括：1.學(xué)生鍛煉情況描述;2.簡單評論;3.你的建議。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)80詞左右；2.文章的開頭已為你寫好且不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；3.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。HowOftenDoStudentsExercise?Howoftendostudentsexercise?Tofindouttheanswer,ourschoolEnglishnewspaperconductedasurveylastweek._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Ididn’tseethethinplastictaperunningacrossthebreadbagwhenIputthebreadinmyshoppingcartorwhenIcheckedout.Itwasn’tuntilIunpackedthebreadathomethatIrealizedthatI’dbrokentherulesagain.ThatstupidplastictapejoinedthelonglistofmistakesImadeinjustoneweekoftryingtoeatplastic-free.Lastmonth,Ichallengedmyselftopurchaseaweek’sworthoffoodwithoutbringinghomeanyplastic.Thatmeantnoyogurtcontainersorplasticpackages.Ichoseabudgetof$115(roughlyhalf-waybetweentheaverageweeklygrocerybillforafamilyoftwoinMassachusetts).OnSaturdayafternoon,Ipulledintotheparkinglotofawell-knownzero-wasteshoppingcenter.Istartedintheproducesection,whereItypicallygotaplasticbagofor