定远育才学校2026届高三第二次模拟检测
英语试卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. At a wedding. B. At a family party.
C. At a clothing store.
2. Where is the man going
A. To a supermarket. B. To the woman’s home. C. To a park.
3. Why does the man lose points
A. He is usually late for class. B. He hands in his homework late.
C. He isn’t as smart as other students.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The significance of recycling. B. The dangers of plastic products.
C. The ways to live an eco-friendly life.
5. Why does the man feel sleepy according to the woman
A. He stayed up late last night. B. He ate too much for breakfast.
C. He got up too early this morning.
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why are green roofs designed according to the man
A. To save materials. B. To cut down energy use.
C. To deal with air pollution.
7. What is the main topic of the conversation
A. Future education. B. Environmental protection.
C. Improvements in people’s lives.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What makes the man change his appointment
A. An unexpected visitor. B. His urgent problem at work. C. The terrible weather.
9. What will the woman do
A. Check the man’s information.
B. Tell Dr. Martin about the change.
C. Care more about the change of the weather.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the aim of World Sleep Day
A. To tell people how to get enough sleep.
B. To illustrate the harm of sleep problems.
C. To spread the importance of high-quality sleep.
11. What does the study from the University of South Australia show
A. Adults lack adequate sleep on workdays.
B. Sleep quality plays a decisive role in people’s health.
C. Daytime physical activities have a positive effect on sleep.
12. What do most people know little about
A. The risks of sleep disorders. B. The benefits of regular sleep.
C. The necessity of work-life balance.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What makes rock art surprising
A. Its variety of styles. B. Its focus on human figures.
C. Its similarities across cultures.
14. How long has the rock art in Australia existed
A. For about 20,000 years. B. For about 10,000 years.
C. For about 1,800 years.
15. What images show European arrival in Australia
A. Landscapes. B. Horses. C. Stick figures.
16. What will the speaker talk about next
A. Damage to rock art. B. Features of rock art.
C. Places to see rock art.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How long has the woman avoided using her phone
A. For one day. B. For one week. C. For two weeks.
18. How did the woman feel about leaving her phone at first
A. It was quite challenging. B. It made her feel relieved. C. It gave her much joy.
19. What made the woman get into an early sleep routine
A. Reading novels. B. Chatting with friends. C. Physical exercise.
20. What will the man do to stay off social media
A. Do cleaning. B. Go outdoors more. C. Catch up on homework.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
（共15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或D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Below is the general information that can help you if you want to visit the Eiffel Tower.
Attendance throughout the day
Attendance throughout the week
Saturdays and Sundays are the busiest days of the week and attendance is usually lowest on Tuesdays, Wednesday s and Thursdays.
Avoid lines at the cash register
To beat the queues, buy your tickets from our online ticket office, especially if you’re heading to the top of the Tower. By buying time-stamped e-tickets, you’ll save time at the Tower! You can book your visit up to two months in advance, especially for July and August, when the Eiffel Tower is at its busiest.
Electronic tickets for the Eiffel Tower are on sale 60 days in advance. They may be available the day of your visit, up to 3 hours prior to your visiting time.
Our online ticket office is where you can find the best prices for our e-tickets to the top or the 2nd floor.
How much does it cost to visit the Eiffel Tower
The adult price is ?20, which applies to adults 25 years and over. There are discount rates for young people (12—24 years old: 20% off) and children (4—11 years old: 40% off). Admission is free for children under 4 years old.
21. Which time may be less crowded on a visit to the Eiffel Tower
A. At 9 PM on Thursday. B. At 11 AM on Friday.
C. At 10 AM on Saturday. D. At 7 PM on Sunday.
22. What is advised if you want to reach the top of the Tower
A. Purchase cheap tickets on the 2nd floor.
B. Buy time-stamped e-tickets in advance.
C. Visit the Eiffel Tower in summer months.
D. Save time by waiting at the cash register.
23. How much is the admission for a couple and their 9-year-old son
A. ?20. B. ?32. C. ?48. D. ?52.
B
Parking in the CBD of any Australian city is expensive, hard to come by and often an unavoidable headache. But Rylan Kindness, a 16-year-old entrepreneur (企业家) from Brisbane, thinks he might have the answer to this problem.
It was after Rylan realized his parents were spending hours trying to find parking deals in the city that he came up with the idea for a centralized system. This system shows users the best price for parking in the area they want and offers users a daily deal with a discount.
Rylan now doubles as a high school student and the CEO of Parking Deals Australia, a role he took on four months ago. Parking Deals Australia isn’t even Rylan’s first business. When he was barely 11, Rylan came up with an idea to sell wholesale scooter parts online, purely because he just wanted some extra money. On the side, he’s succeeding in other passions as well. However, he admits it hasn’t always been smooth sailing.
“I’ve learned so many crazy things through trial and error. Every day I fail somewhere but I always try to get better. My biggest failure was when I first set up everything and thought it was what everyone else would like but it’s a shock when I see people not enjoying what I’m doing. It makes me want to cry a little bit but then I polish the product and keep going，” he said.
While Rylan didn’t want to say exactly how much his now-bustling company is worth, he did admit he’s making a tidy profit. “I earn more in one day than I was earning for three months working in a cafe but I’m investing it all back into the business. . . . what I’ve learned is that if you’re starting a business just to make money, you’re definitely going to fail. I’m there to help millions of people and that’s what really gets me going，”he said.
Rylan’s goal with Parking Deals Australia is to take it countrywide and save millions of people millions of dollars.
24. According to the article, the centralized system can .
A. analyze users’ parking habits B. recommend the cheapest parking spaces
C. show the nearest parking lot D. show available parking spaces
25. What can we learn about Rylan Kindness
A. He got the idea for the parking system from his parents directly. B. He left school to run his own company four months ago.
C. He displayed a talent for business when he was about 11. D. He started his business purely for profits.
26. What is Rylan’s main purpose for his business
A. To assist people while making a profit.
B. To earn some extra money and make bigger investments.
C. To get improvement by working through failures.
D. To expand his influence on a national scale.
27. How do you find Rylan
A. Hardworking and humorous. B. Bright and curious.
C. Generous and cautious. D. Ambitious and insistent.
C
Our brains have an “auto- correct” feature that we use when re- interpreting ambiguous (含混不清的) sounds, according to new research. The study sheds light on how the brain uses information gathered after the discovering of an initial sound to aid speech comprehension. The findings point to new ways we use information and context to aid in speech comprehension.
“What a person thinks they hear does not always match the actual signals that reach the ear,” explains lead author Laura Gwilliams. “This is because the brain re-evaluates the interpretation of a speech sound at the moment each following speech sound is heard in order to update interpretations as necessary,” Gwilliams says.
It’s well known that the perception of a speech sound is determined by its surrounding context — in the form of words, sentences and other speech sounds. This plays out in everyday life — when we talk, the actual speech we produce is often ambiguous. For example, when a friend says she has a “dent (凹痕) ” in her car, you may hear “tent”. Although this kind of ambiguity happens regularly, we, as listeners, are hardly aware of it. “This is because the brain automatically resolves the ambiguity for us — it picks an interpretation and that’s what we perceive to hear, ” explains Gwilliams. “The way the brain does this is by using the surrounding context to narrow down the possibilities of what the speaker may mean. ”
In the study, the researchers sought to understand how the brain uses this following information to adjust our perception of what we initially heard. To do this, they conducted a series of experiments in which the subjects listened to isolated syllables and similarly sounding words. Their results produced three primary findings: The brain’s primary auditory cortex (听觉皮层) is sensitive to how ambiguous a speech sound is at just 50 milliseconds after the sound’s appearance. The brain “replays” previous speech sounds while interpreting the following ones, suggesting re-evaluation as the rest of the word unfolds. The brain makes commitments to its “best guess” of how to interpret the signal after about half a second.
28. What is the study mainly about
A. Why some people process information faster. B. How brains tell apart useful information.
C. How brains understand unclear words. D. Why people make unclear sounds.
29. What does the author want to show by giving the example in Paragraph 3
A. People are likely to mistake a word for something familiar.
B. People can understand others even if they mishear a word.
C. People are more likely to mishear their friends.
D. It is normal for people to make unclear sounds.
30. What do we know about the unclear words in the experiments
A. They stopped us thinking further. B. They led to misunderstanding.
C. They were noticed instantly. D. They seemed to be useless.
31. What does the underlined part “the signal” in the last paragraph refer to
A. The following speech sound. B. The unclearly sounding word.
C. The similarly sounding word. D. The isolated syllable.
D
For the first 18 years of my life，my mom cooked Chinese food every day，all served family-style. But when it came time for me to teach myself how to cook，I didn’t ask my mom for help. Instead，I turned to the online recipes. By the time I got married，I could cook many dishes. What I didn’t really know how to cook at all，however，was Chinese food.
Part of the problem was that I only knew how to cook by following recipes. And up until maybe 5 or 10 years ago，the number of English-language recipes for Chinese dishes you could find in a cookbook or on the Internet still felt extremely limited—at least when it came to homey，everyday recipes written with a younger Chinese American audience in mind.
That was the experience，too，for sisters Sarah and Kaitlin Leung. Like so many other ABCs(American-born Chinese) and younger first- and second-generation Chinese immigrants(移民)，the Leung sisters reached a point in their adult lives when they started to love to eat the food they’d grown up on，but found it really difficult to learn how to prepare it.
As it turns out，though，the Leung sisters were uniquely positioned to do something about it：Their father had spent years cooking at his family’s Chinese American takeout restaurant. Their mom had deep knowledge about traditional Shanghainese cooking. Meanwhile，the two sisters had grown up in New York，eating their parents’ food，but also immersed(沉浸) in America’s own food culture.
So，in 2013，the Leungs started a food blog “The Woks of Life”．What made their blog different from other blogs was that the intergenerational transfer of knowledge that the Leungs were so eager for was baked right into the concept：The four family members took turns posting recipes，each sharing their own favorites. In that way，Sarah says，the blog reflected—and continues to reflect—the diversity of the Chinese diaspora(海外华人)．
32. What partly stopped the author learning to cook Chinese dishes
A. She was too busy to cook at home. B. She had no access to such recipes.
C. She didn’t like Chinese dishes at all. D. Her mother left her no chance to cook.
33. Who might be the targeted readers of the Leungs’ blog
A. Young American housewives. B. American students studying overseas.
C. The Chinese immigrant’s family. D. The Chinese chefs working in restaurants.
34. What sets the Leungs’ blog apart from others’？
A. Being written by several people.
B. Aiming to share people’s favorite dishes.
C. Introducing Chinese baked food in particular.
D. Involving the intergenerational transfer of knowledge.
35. What can be the best title for the text
A. The Popularity of “The Woks of Life”
B. The Comeback of Chinese Food in America
C. Take a Glance of the Daily Life of Overseas Chinese
D. Help a New Generation of Chinese Americans Learn to Cook
第二节 七选五 (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。选项中有两项多余选项。
As a senior three student, you may spend hours on screens every day scrolling short videos, chatting with friends, or searching for study materials. While screens bring convenience, too much use can harm your health and studies. 36 A 2025 survey by China Youth Daily shows that 68% of high school students feel their focus drops after long screen sessions, and 45% have trouble sleeping due to late-night phone use. China’s Ministry of Education suggests teens limit recreational screen time to under 2 hours daily. 37
Divide screen time into “purposeful” and “mindless” use. Different types of screen use have different impacts on our lives. For example, using apps to practice English listening is purposeful. 38 Try to cut down on the latter as much as possible to save valuable time.
39 Keep phones out of bedrooms after 10 p. m. to improve sleep, and avoid screens during meals to enjoy family time. Many students also find the “20-20-20 rule” helpful: every 20 minutes of screen use, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds to reduce eye strain.
Replace unnecessary screen time with offline activities. 40 You can join a sports club to exercise your body, volunteer in the community to gain practical experience, or read paper books to enrich your knowledge.
Remember, the key is balance — not quitting screens entirely, but using them wisely. By managing your screen time well, you can boost your studies and live a healthier life.
A. Set screen-free zones and times.
B. Here are some tips to help you quit screens.
C. Set aside sufficient time for physical exercises.
D. We may avoid spending too much time on screen in some ways.
E. On the other hand, endless scrolling on social media is mindless.
F. They not only enrich your life but also reduce screen dependence.
G. Screen overuse has become a common problem among teenagers.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（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 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，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。
It was a burning July afternoon when I first entered Mr. Thorne’s study. I was fifteen, 41 and annoyed about summer tutoring. Mr. Thorne, a retired history teacher, seemed an old man from another time. He didn’t 42 my lack of interest, but pushed a worn historical novel to me. “Read the first chapter,” he said softly.
With a sigh, I 43 the book. To my surprise, I was soon 44 in it. The vivid story made the outside world fade away. An hour passed, and he smiled warmly at me.
That summer, under his guidance, I studied history and experienced it through stories and his incredible 45 . He taught me to think, question and 46 the world from different angles. He lit a passion for learning in me.
On my last day, I tried to express my 47 . He waved it off, handing me a book. “The real thank-you is seeing the 48 in your eyes,” he said. “Keep reading and questioning. ” His trust became a cornerstone of my school life.
Years later, having 49 my history degree, I thought of him often. I realized his greatest 50 was not just knowledge, but awakening a young person’s 51 of their potential. He lit hope for me and 52 me to follow my love. I carry the light still, a constant 53 that true education is sincere care, not textbooks. I will always 54 his guidance, and I should 55 this light to those in need.
41. A. anxious B. unwilling C. helpless D. confused
42. A. care about B. worry about C. depend on D. focus on
43. A. pressed B. raised C. opened D. held
44. A. rooted B. trapped C. fixed D. lost
45. A. comments B. ideas C. insight D. feelings
46. A. interpret B. measure C. survey D. weigh
47. A. apology B. gratitude C. respect D. sympathy
48. A. warmth B. shadow C. enthusiasm D. determination
49. A. expected B. finished C. prepared D. gained
50. A. gift B. benefit C. help D. favour
51. A. understanding B. awareness C. recognition D. memory
52. A. required B. pushed C. persuaded D. encouraged
53. A. message B. sign C. reminder D. symbol
54. A. admire B. grasp C. acknowledge D. appreciate
55. A. spread B. deliver C. transfer D. express
第二节 语法填空（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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。
How many ways can a piece of blue calico （印花布） be expressed The encounter between tradition and modernity stimulates its fashionable 56. (transform). Blue calico, emerging from the depths of time, is reborn through 57. (innovation) expression.
Yu Hongjin, an inheritor （传承人） of Qidong blue calico intangible cultural heritage expressed that his first task was to draw inspiration from tradition. “What must remain unchanged 58. (be) our traditional dyeing （染色） technique. To make intangible cultural heritage fit into modern life, we need to ensure it is suitable for the present background while 59. (firm) preserving its traditional practical use and beauty. Adapting blue calico 60. (meet) today’s needs is essential,” Yu said.
Wang Ruyi, the founder of Ruyi Studio, pointed out that blue calico always carries an ancient, plain charm 61. often lacks modern taste. So, she wants to design accessories （配饰） 62. re-imagine it in a fashionable way, breathing new life into the art. As Wang introduced, her design philosophy integrated old charm with modern fashion, combining ethnic elements with contemporary style, making it appealing 63. more young people. She believes that’s how it can go even further.
Gong Jianpei, a professor at Nanjing University of the Arts, said that from the perspective of renewal, our intangible cultural heritage should not only 64. (carry) forward, but also expanded and upgraded to new heights. “The work I do with my students has already led to innovations in the patterns, 65. (create) a fresh, new look that is more attractive to people and society as a whole,” he noted.
六、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共25分。
第四部分 写作（共两节 满分40分）
第一节 书面表达（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你的外教Wilson明天下午要做一个关于“互联网＋”(Internet Plus)的讲座，你因故不能参加，请用英语给他写一封邮件表示歉意。要点如下：
1．表示歉意；2. 解释原因；3. 询问是否有讲座的相关资料。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80个左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
第二节(满分25分)
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。
On Friday evening, I couldn’t hold back my news. “My teacher wants us to make a collage （拼贴画） from old cloth for a class project,” I announced at dinner. “It’s due next Monday. ” Mom didn’t look up from her plate. “We’ll see,” she said quietly. My heart sank. “What does ‘we’ll see’ mean ” I thought. “If I don’t finish this project, I’ll fail the assignment. ” I pushed my food around my plate, my excitement gone. Later, I approached Dad carefully. “We need to find some old fabric…” I said. He was reading the newspaper. “Hmm” was all he said, not even looking at me. A heavy feeling settled in my chest. “Maybe my schoolwork isn’t important to them,” I worried.
Throughout Saturday, I waited, hoping to hear the sound of scissors or the rustle of cloth. But nothing happened. Did they forget I wondered, my stomach tight with worry.
By Sunday afternoon, I was fighting back tears. The deadline felt like a dark cloud over me. In our home, asking twice often led to trouble. I watched my parents move around the house, wishing one of them would say something — anything — about my project. But they were busy with their own tasks. I felt invisible and quite alone. The hope I had felt on Friday was now completely gone.
Just before dinner, Dad walked into my room. “Come with me,” he said, his voice gentle. I followed him to the living room, confused. Then I stopped, surprised. On the big table lay pieces of colorful cloth. I saw the blue pattern from my old baby blanket, a soft red piece from Mom’s favorite worn- out shirt, and even some rough brown fabric from Grandpa’s gardening apron （围裙）, each tied to our past memory.
“I’ve been saving these,” Dad said, a small smile on his face. Mom walked in and said, “Let’s get to work. ” As I saw her holding a box of buttons and thread and a pair of scissors, my worry began to melt away, replaced with a heart full of joy. “Thank you,” I whispered. Dad and Mom patted my shoulders gently, then we worked together to turn the cloth into something meaningful.
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。
For the next two hours, the living room became our workshop.
On Monday, I carried my “artwork” to school with pride.
高三英语试卷 第8页 共12页定远育才学校2026届高三第二次模拟检测
英语试题答案
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.B 7.B 8.C 9.B 10.C 11.C 12.A 13.C 14.A 15.B 16.A 17.B 18.A 19.C 20.B
21.A 22.B 23.D 24.B 25.C 26.A 27.D 28.C 29.B 30.C 31.B 32.B 33.C 34.D 35.D 36.G 37.B 38.E 39.A 40.F 41.B 42.A 43.C 44.D 45.B 46.A 47.B 48.C 49.D 50.A 51.B 52.D 53.C 54.D 55.A
56. transformation 57. innovative 58. is 59. firmly 60. to meet 61. but 62. that/which 63. to 64. be carried 65. creating
Dear Wilson，
How’s everything with you I’m excessively sorry to tell you that I can’t attend your lecture concerning Internet Plus.I’m writing you this letter of apology to show my deep regret.
The reason for my being absent is that my mother is seriously ill，so I will take her to hospital tomorrow since my father is on a business trip for an urgent matter.I will care for my mother.To be frank，I am extremely interested in the topic of Internet Plus.Therefore，it is really a pity that I will miss it.I wonder if there are any relevant materials of the lecture.If so，I can learn it by myself when it’s convenient.
I want to extend my apology to you once again.I hope it won’t cause you much trouble.I sincerely hope you can understand my situation/think in my position and accept my apology.
Yours，
Li Hua
For the next two hours, the living room became our workshop. Dad showed me how to cut shapes safely. “Hold the scissors like this,” he said, guiding my hand. Mom helped arrange the pieces on a large board. “Does this look good here ” she asked me. I nodded, a warm sense of being valued washing over me. We talked and laughed as we worked. Dad shared a story about Grandpa and that old apron. Mom remembered when I was little, I was wrapped in that blue blanket. This was no longer just a school project; it felt like we were putting together pieces of our family’s story.
On Monday, I carried my “artwork” to school with pride. I shared the meaning of the picture and each piece with the class during the project presentation and then my teacher held it up and said, “This one tells a meaningful story.” A rush of pride filled me, and I couldn’t wait to share it with my parents. After school I said “Thank you” to my parents. Mom put her hand on my shoulder. “We’ re always here for you,” she replied. I realized then that “We’ll see” didn’t mean no. Sometimes, it just meant “wait, and we’ll find a way to help you together.” The cloth collage, a quiet reminder of the lesson in patience and love, stayed on our wall for years.
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