2025-2026学年广东省深圳市四校联考高三上学期第一次英语试题
本试卷共8页，47小题，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。
第二部分 阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Cornerstone Learning Center Elective Program Guide
Cornerstone Learning Center is an officially recognized supplemental education provider. Please note that our center does not issue high school diplomas but does offer elective courses. Students can earn high school credits through these courses. These credits are recognized by the local school district and may be accepted by other institutions. Students can transfer these credits to meet their graduation requirements on approval by their high school.
◆ Final Grade Determination
The final grade for each course is based on a 100 - point scale.
A minimum final score of 60 is required to pass and earn credit.
An average score of 85 or higher is needed to receive Academic Honors recognition.
The final grade is calculated using the following components:
Class Participation (20%)
Unit Tests (30%)
Final Exam (50%)
◆ Final Exam Procedures
To ensure academic integrity, all final exams are held in person at the Cornerstone Learning Center classrooms and are supervised by an instructor.
All standard exam rules and procedures must be followed.
◆ What if a student does not pass a course
If a student does not achieve a passing grade, the following steps are recommended:
The student should schedule a meeting with their Cornerstone academic advisor.
The advisor can provide guidance, which may include exploring different learning strategies, retaking the course, or selecting an alternative course to fulfill graduation requirements.
1. What is true about Cornerstone Learning Center
A. It is a main school that grants high school diplomas.
B. Its credits are automatically accepted by all high schools
C. It helps students earn credits for high school graduation.
D. It does offer elective courses to college students.
2. If a student gets 60 for Class Participation, 80 for Unit Tests, and 70 for Final Exam, what is the result
A. He fails and gets no credit.
B. He passes but doesn't get Academic Honors.
C. He passes and gets Academic Honors.
D. He needs to retake the exam immediately.
3. What is the first recommended step if a student fails a course
A. To sign up for a different elective course.
B. To turn to the academics for help.
C. To discuss the situation with an academic advisor.
D. To focus on improving their learning strategies by themselves.
B
Amina’s lungs burned as she reached the summit of the hill, her feet pounding against the unfamiliar pavement of her new hometown. As she ran, memories flashed through her mind.
Six months earlier, Amina had fled her war-torn homeland. When she finally reached this small town in a country whose language she barely spoke, she felt more out of place than ever. That first week, she had hardly left her tiny apartment. But on the eighth day, driven by a restlessness she couldn’t shake, Amina laced up her worn running shoes and stepped outside.
At first, she ran to escape — from the memories, from the pitying looks of her new neighbors. But with each day and each mile, something began to shift. The rhythmic pounding of her feet became a way to process the hurt she’d endured and the challenges that lay ahead. Weeks later, Amina had explored every street of her new town. She started recognizing faces on her runs: the elderly man waving from his porch, the smiling mother pushing a stroller. One day, to her surprise, she found herself waving back.
Now, as Amina pushed up the last hill of her route, she realized how far she’d come. Running had become her lifeline, a way to bridge the gap between her past and her present. When she approached the entrance of her apartment building, she noticed her English teacher, Mrs. Thompson, standing with several other runners from the community. They held a banner reading, “Walnut Grove Running Club.”
Mrs. Thompson stepped forward, smiling warmly. “Amina, we’ve seen you running every day. We wondered if you’d like to join our club.”
Amina felt a lump form in her throat. She nodded, a smile spreading across her face. “Yes,” she said, her accent still thick but her voice strong. As the group cheered and welcomed her, Amina realized she had been running through more than just physical borders. With each step, she had been crossing the boundaries of fear, isolation, and hurt.
4. What can we learn about Amina
A She spoke the local language fluently.
B. She missed her motherland very much.
C. She was a distance runner at home.
D. She left her hometown because of war.
5. What initially motivated Amina to start running
A. To explore her new hometown.
B. To escape her internal struggles.
C. To attract her new neighbor’s attention.
D. To prepare for a running club.
6. What does the underlined words “waving back” in paragraph 3 imply about Amina
A. She began engaging with people. B. She had learned the local customs.
C. She tried to meet others’ expectations. D. She wanted to impress Mrs. Thompson.
7. Which can be the best title for the text
A. Running Toward a Peaceful Life B. Overcoming Pain Through Sports
C. Running Through Borders D. Breaking Barriers in a New Country
C
While you do the dishes or drive to work, your mind is likely not on the task at hand; perhaps you’re composing a grocery list or daydreaming about retiring in Italy. But research published in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests you might be taking in more than you think.
In the study, participants practiced a simple task in which they pressed keyboard buttons corresponding to the direction of arrows that lit up on a screen. But there were patterns hidden within the task that the participants were unaware of — and they learned these patterns without consciously noticing them. The researchers found that when participants reported letting their minds wander, they adapted to the task’s hidden patterns significantly faster.
“This is an exciting and important piece of work, especially because the authors chose a non-demanding task to check how mind wandering would affect performance and learning,” says Athena Demertzi from the University of Liège in Belgium. Previous related research focused more on long and demanding tasks, she says — on which being distracted is typically shown to have a negative effect.
But the results are not clear-cut, says Jonathan Smallwood, a psychology researcher at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. “I don’t think that this means the mind-wandering episodes themselves cause implicit learning (内隐学习) to occur,” he says. “Rather, both emerge at the same time when people go into a particular state. This makes the conclusion less certain and open to other interpretations.” Neither Smallwood nor Demertzi was involved in the new study.
Using EEG recordings, the team found that during the test periods, participants’ brains produced more of the slow waves that are dominant during sleep. “Perhaps mind wandering is like a form of light sleep that provides some of that state’s learning benefits,” says Péter Simor, lead author of the recent study.
To better understand whether mind wandering might make up for lost sleep, Simor and his colleagues next plan to study sleep loss.
8. What are the key findings of the new study
A. Mind wandering greatly disturbs the learning process.
B. People can learn hidden patterns unconsciously.
C. People learn hidden patterns faster when their minds wander.
D. Daydreaming has a negative impact on performing demanding tasks.
9. Why does Athena Demertzi describe the new study as “exciting”
A. It proves the findings of previous research on demanding tasks.
B. It chooses a novel angle characterized by non-demanding tasks.
C. It employs a unique research method involving demanding tasks.
D. It offers a solution to mind wandering on non-demanding tasks.
10. What does the underlined word “clear-cut” in paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Confusing. B. Definite. C. Complex. D. Amazing.
11. What will the researchers probably do next according to the passage
A. Apply the findings to addressing sleep issues.
B. Develop new methods to prevent mind wandering.
C. Study the reasons for a lack of sleep.
D. Research the effect of mind wandering on sleep loss.
D
Switching food and drink purchases to very similar but more environmentally friendly alternatives could reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from household groceries by more than a quarter, according to a new Australian study published in Nature Food. Making bigger changes — like swapping a frozen meat lasagna (宽面条) for the vegetarian option — could push the reduction to as much as 71%.
Lead author Dr Allison Gaines said, “Dietary habits need to change significantly if we are to meet global emissions targets, particularly in high-income countries like Australia, the UK, and the US.” But while consumers are increasingly aware of the environmental impact of the food system, they lack reliable information to identify the more environmentally friendly options.
Researchers calculated the projected emissions of annual grocery purchases from 7,000 Australian households. More than 22,000 products were assigned to major, minor and sub-categories of foods to quantify emissions saved by switching both within and between groups. Making switches within the same sub-categories of foods could lead to emission reductions of 26% in Australia, equal to taking over 1.9 million cars off the road. Switches within minor categories of foods could lead to even bigger emission reductions of 71%.
The results of the study show the potential to significantly reduce our environmental impact by switching like-for-like products. “It showed that you can switch to lower emissions products while still enjoying nutritious foods,” Dr Gaines added.
A free app, called ecoSwitch, has been developed currently available in Australia, based on this research. Shoppers can use their device to scan a product bar code and check its “Planetary Health Rating”, a measure of its emissions shown as a score between half a star (high emissions) to five stars (low emissions).
“While ecoSwitch is a much-needed first step in providing environmental transparency (透明度) for grocery shoppers, the vision is for compulsive (强制的) display of a single, standardized sustainability rating system on all supermarket products,” concluded professor Neal, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at Imperial College London.
12. What is the function of paragraph 2
A To introduce Australians’ dietary habits. B. To set the stage for further explanation.
C. To compare diets in different countries. D. To provide evidence for the author’s viewpoint.
13. What do the numbers listed in paragraph 3 emphasize
A. The influence of switching groceries. B. The total emission of Australia.
C. The categories of foods. D. The food consumption of Australia.
14. What do we know about ecoSwitch
A. It checks the emissions of star products. B. It is a compulsory system for all supermarkets.
C. It helps shoppers make wiser food choices. D. It is much-needed in developed countries.
15. What’s the best title of the text
A. EcoSwitch: A New Tool for Food Safety
B. Food Choice: A Factor of Emission
C. Grocery Shopping: A Cause of Environmental Crisis
D Food Swaps: An Approach to a Greener Future
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Some people prefer to have a bite to eat before hitting the gym known as a fed workout. Others would like to wait until after exercising to refuel their bodies, called a fasted workout.___16___ Many experts say there’s no easy answer because it depends on the person.
If you want energy and strength for an ideal workout, you need fuel. A fed workout will provide your body with power. Eating before exercise may help you sustain longer sessions and lift heavier weights. ___17___ Muscle preservation is also an essential component of strengthening your body. Nitrogen (氮) is critical for processing protein that builds healthy muscles. People tend to lose less nitrogen during a fed workout than a fasted one.
Many fitness enthusiasts are not on board with this idea. They report feeling sick and inactive while trying to exercise after eating. With a fasted workout, you may not get the usual indigestion. Experts for fasted workouts further claim that eating afterwards makes your body use its fat reserves for energy, meaning you will burn more fat. ___18___ It can cause a sudden drop in your blood glucose (葡萄糖) levels, and you may feel dizzy. You may even be more likely to overeat.
___19___ Not all foods are created equal. For example, if you choose a fed workout, you’ll probably lose a lot of water during an intense training, so you should consider drinking some beforehand. With a fasted workout, it would help if you had some nutrition right after your session is complete. Drink some water. Then, have a light meal or nutritional snack.
Deciding when to eat for an ideal workout is a personal choice. Both fasted workouts and fed activities have their benefits and shortcomings. ___20___
A. However, a fasted workout might not work for you.
B. How your body will respond is based on your workout intensity.
C. These benefits can result in burning more fat and shaping a slimmer body.
D. To eat or not to eat, that is the question on many fitness enthusiasts’ minds.
E. Think thoroughly and discuss with your fitness instructor before taking a choice.
F. Knowing what to eat for an ideal workout is just as important as knowing when to eat.
G. A person doing a 30-minute session a day may not have a problem with fasted workouts.
第三部分 语言运用（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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In a community music class, ten teenagers from eight different countries gathered with traditional instruments. My Spanish guitar stood beside Maria’s Chinese erhu and Samuel’s West African djembe. Our initial attempt to play together ____21____ a chaotic mixture of conflicting scales (音阶) and rhythms, creating an atmosphere thick with ____22____.
Our instructor, Ms. Davies,____23____ a simple but profound instruction: “Listen,” she urged, “Do not merely play; seek to understand the story within each other’s music.” Instead of ____24____ our traditions, we each taught a short musical phrase from our culture. ____25____, my guitar’s flamenco riff clashed (不协调) with the erhu’s melancholy, while the djembe’s complex rhythms confused us.
However, as we gradually learned to play each other’s phrases, ____26____ occurred. We began to listen more deeply, moving beyond the ____27____ to understand the musician behind them. Samuel’s drum pattern ____28____ life; Maria’s erhu expressed longing; my guitar ____29____ raw emotion.
Ms. Davies then helped _____30_____ these elements together. The erhu’s call became a question answered by the guitar’s passion, supported by the djembe’s steady rhythm. We didn’t blend into uniformity; each sound remained _____31_____, creating a global tapestry (织锦) where every culture was highlighted.
Our final performance, though _____32_____, earned thunderous applause. We discovered true harmony doesn’t require _____33_____ notes, but respect for different voices and recognition of _____34_____ human emotions. That day, music became more than sound; it became a bridge, and we were its _____35_____.
21. A. resulted in B. took in C. succeeded in D. turned into
22. A. boredom B. fright C. excitement D. frustration
23. A. offered B. imagined C. realized D. followed
24. A. maintaining B. abandoning C. passing D. observing
25. A. Suddenly B. Eventually C. Steadily D. Initially
26. A. confusion B. shift C. motivation D. evolution
27. A. notes B. songs C. lyrics D. lines
28. A. celebrated B. saved C. sacrificed D. wasted
29. A. controlled B. missed C. conveyed D. avoided
30. A. generate B. record C. weave D. revise
31. A. distinct B. confusing C. high D. amusing
32. A. successful B. terrific C. alarming D. imperfect
33. A. delicate B. complicated C. identical D. typical
34. A. positive B. shared C. mixed D. negative
35. A. passengers B. pedestrians C. architects D. audiences
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 个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Tie-dye (扎染) is a traditional Chinese folk art with a history of over 1,500 years. This ancient craft, ____36____ (know) in ancient times as “Jiao Xie” (绞缬), is a unique manual dyeing technique ____37____fabrics (织物) are partially tied or clamped (夹住) before dyeing, creating beautiful, resist-dyed patterns.
The process is divided into two main parts: tying and dyeing. Artisans first use thread, rope, or ____38____ tools to fold, twist, or sew the fabric into various “knots”. These ____39____ (tight) tied sections act as a barrier, preventing dye from penetrating, while the rest of the fabric absorbs the color. The fabric is then immersed in a vat of dye, often ____40____ natural indigo (靛蓝色) dye made from plants like the indigo plant banlangen. After dyeing, the bindings ____41____ (untie) to reveal the final pattern.
A fascinating charm of tie-dye lies in its beautiful imperfections. No two pieces are ever identical. The varying tightness of the knots ____42____ the unpredictable way the dye seeps (渗透) into the fabric create natural, halo-like effects and rich, layered colors that are impossible to replicate mechanically.
From its historical origins, tie-dye has evolved ____43____a vibrant symbol of intangible cultural heritage. While deeply traditional, it continues to inspire modern fashion and art, ____44____ (demonstrate) a perfect blend of ancient wisdom and contemporary ____45____ (create).
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，是你校新成立的学生社团——人工智能社（AI Club）负责人，正策划下个月社团开放日系列活动，请给你的英国朋友Digo写一封邮件，分享你的设想并寻求他的建议。
注意：
1. 词数 80 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Digo,
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分 25 分）
47. 阅读下列材料，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。
The Imperfect Art
At seven, I joined an art class. Teachers praised my quick progress, and I loved every moment. But my desire for perfection soon led to restlessness. I would compare my work to that of a more experienced student and feel a growing sense of inadequacy. Each brushstroke seemed to highlight my shortcomings rather than my potential.
One day, I stared blankly at a wooden hand model, feeling defeated. Hours passed and my efforts seemed to be in vain. My art teacher, Mrs. Green, noticed my low spirits. She gently placed a hand on my shoulder and said, “Art is not about perfection, but about expression.” I nodded, but couldn’t shake off my frustration.
After a break, I tried again, accepting that success might not come quickly. But even with this mindset, I struggled. I threw away countless attempts, each feeling like a failure. However, after struggling with numerous versions of this drawing over months, I finally felt satisfied with one. Not because it was the best demonstration of my artistic ability, but rather because mastering a skill that challenged me so thoroughly gave me pride and satisfaction. It became my favorite piece. The challenge I needed to overcome was not the task itself, but being able to continue working at something that didn't come easily.
Last summer, I joined a gymnastics club. I was excited but also nervous. Being the only beginner among more experienced students, the first few weeks were really tough. The other students seemed to balance perfectly on the beam (平衡木), while I stumbled with every step. The fear of falling and looking foolish was overwhelming. I felt like I was slowing everyone else down.
Fortunately, my coach was extremely patient. She taught me over and over again, but I still couldn’t master some basic skills. During one session, with my coach watching closely, I managed to maintain my balance on the beam for a whole two seconds. I was about to celebrate this tiny victory when I lost my balance and fell, landing face-first on the mat.
注意：
（1）续写词数应为150个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
The fall and the others’ laughing were unbearably painful.
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Sitting in the rest area, the coach’s words reminded me of my favorite art piece.
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