2026届广东省顺德区普通高中高三上学期教学质量检测（一）英语试题

2025学年顺德区普通高中高三教学质量检测（一） 英语试题 本试卷共8页，满分120分，考试用时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 Are you ready to make a noticeable difference in the world while gaining unique, hands-on experience in environmental conservation? The Food Forest Development Project in Thailand invites passionate individuals to contribute to a vital cause: reforesting 1.5 hectares with over 100 species of trees and plants to create a sustainable habitat for wildlife and a renewable resource for local communities. Why Volunteer With Us? ·Restore and Revitalize: Contribute directly to the land that was once cleared for agriculture, helping restore it as a refuge for rare animals and a diverse plant ecosystem. ·Educate and Empower: Your efforts will help local children and communities understand the economic, ecological, and spiritual value of their natural surroundings. ·Experience Cultural Immersion: Live and work alongside local communities, experiencing the rich culture of Thailand firsthand, in an exchange of traditions that enriches everyone involved. What Will You Do? ·Plant a variety of tree species with the ultimate goal of creating a self-sustaining ecosystem. ·Engage with local communities to educate and involve them in the project. ·Monitor and document the project’s progress and its impact on the environment and wildlife. Who Are We Looking For? We seek motivated volunteers who are ready to work outdoors and tackle the challenges of physical labor in a tropical climate. A background in environmental sciences, agriculture, forestry, or a related field is helpful but not required. What’s essential is your enthusiasm for nature preservation and community development. Make a Difference. Ready to be a part of something big? Apply today to join and turn your passion for the environment into action. Together, let’s plant the seeds for a better tomorrow. 1. What is the goal of the Food Forest Development Project? A. To provide hands-on experiences. B. To reforest and restore the land. C. To reintroduce endangered wildlife. D. To promote sustainable eco-tourism. 2. What are volunteers expected to do during the project? A. Learn about the agricultural history. B. Improve the locals’ living standards. C. Create farming business for locals. D. Track and record ecological data. 3. What is crucial for a candidate applying to the Project? A. Great passion for nature conservation. B. Rich experience in wildlife research. C. Extensive experience in outdoor work. D. Strong academic background in agriculture. B In early April 1957, a young Englishwoman arrived in Africa. In her first letter home, she wrote passionately, “I am living in the Africa I have always longed for, always felt calling in my blood.” She was to spend most of the rest of her life in Africa, and as a citizen, journalist, scientist, and environmentalist, she became deeply connected with the continent. Her name was Jane Goodall. In 1963, Jane Goodall gained wide recognition when Britain’s National Geographic Society featured her chimpanzee research in a series of glossy articles and television documentaries. That early fame has since been reinforced by her own popular writings, including the 1971 bestseller In the Shadow of Man, which has been translated into 47 languages and is still in print. Apart from Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie, Jane Goodall must be the most widely celebrated female scientist of the 20th century. Ironically, Jane Goodall’s fame may have overshadowed her actual achievements. Although countless articles, interviews, and books have told her life story, they are often narrow and overly sentimental. She has been presented as an adventure-seeking little girl, a woman who dreamed of a life with wild animals, a determined feminist in a man’s world. These images devalue what she has actually done. Judging by how often her research is cited by scholars, the number of her successful students, and the vast data collected over her forty-year study, Jane Goodall ought to be considered a uniquely distinguished pioneer in her field and the world’s leading zoologist. Yet her achievement can be stated more simply and directly: she opened the door to our understanding of the social and emotional worlds of chimpanzees. Even as a child, there were a few early indicators of the person Jane Goodall would become. In the autumn of 1939, when she was just five years old. On a ‘golden afternoon’ as her mother remembers it, Jane disappeared. The police were called and neighbors joined the search. As dusk moved to dark, the child suddenly reappeared, with bits of straw in her hair and clothes. “Wherever have you been?” her mother asked. Jane explained that she had wondered how hens lay eggs. To find out, she had crawled inside a henhouse, hidden herself in the straw, and lain perfectly still for five hours until the hen finally stood up, moved around and provided an answer. 4. What can we learn about Goodall in the first paragraph? A. She initially found life in Africa boring. B. She had long dreamed of traveling to Africa. C. She struggled to express herself in the letter. D. She realized her desire to go to Africa was unusual. 5. Goodall’s book In the Shadow of Man is mentioned to make the point that ________. A. it contributed to the spread of her own fame. B. it served as a foundation for her later research. C. she preferred writing books to making TV shows. D. she was more popular than other female scientists. 6. What is the writer doing in the third paragraph? A. Questioning some decisions Goodall made. B. Showing various sides of Goodall’s personality. C. Emphasizing the significance of Goodall’s work. D. Arguing that most books on Goodall are well researched. 7. What is the writer’s purpose in telling Goodall’s story about the hen? A. To show her unique character. B. To point out her unusual interests. C. To highlight her intellectual curiosity. D. To give an example of her creative games. C There’s a moment in human connection that’s hard to describe — that sudden, electric feeling when you meet someone and feel your minds merge. Where does that spark come from, exactly? What makes someone feel like a lifelong friend after just a small talk? People tend to assume it’s similarity — that they are especially likely to hit it off with someone who shares their background or personality traits. But in our research we’ve found that many of the strongest bonds come less from existing similarity and more from riffing (即兴交流) playfully. In such moments, people create a little world that belongs just to them, a process we call “building a shared reality”. And yet, our culture’s conversational rituals revolve not around playful co-creation but around exchanging formalities. Consider the small talk classic: “How was your weekend?” “Good. Just watched TV. You?” The conversation proceeds predictably. “Took my dog to the park, since it was so nice.” “Oh, I have a dog, too. What kind is yours?” “A lab mix. He’s 3...” Both parties walk away with information but still worlds apart. They may think they’re playing it safe, but that safety traps them in disconnection. Instead, if these two people stray from the script and riff off each other, they may begin to feel that spark of genuine connection. It’s like being a kid again: Kids skip the boring small talk and jump straight into play. “How was your weekend?” “Good, but I spent too much time watching people make tiny food on TikTok.” “Whoa, like…dollhouse-size?” “Yes. If you want to learn to make noodles in a bottle cap, let me know.” “That’s amazing. We could organize a tiny food party — and all the dishes could fit on this coaster!” “We’d need tiny furniture, too. Should we ask that guy over there to build it?” Moments like these can make two strangers suddenly feel like co-creators of a shared world. Riffing doesn’t require being naturally funny, just being attentive and embracing spontaneity. Like any conversational skill, it takes practice. When riffing, speakers resist the urge to counter every observation with their own example, instead building bridges to new ideas. Our aim of conversation, then, is not merely to exchange facts or surface-level similarities but to ask: “What could we create together in this moment?” 8. What is the main factor that leads to a strong human connection? A. Having similar backgrounds. B. Sharing the same character traits. C. Exchanging factual information. D. Engaging in co-creative interaction. 9. What does paragraph 3 suggest about typical small talk in our culture? A. It allows people to avoid arguments. B. It leads to deeper misunderstandings. C. It helps people get to know each other. D. It often fails to build real connections. 10. Which of the following conversations best illustrates “riffing”? A. “Favorite movie?” “Sci-fi, you?” “Me too”. B. “How’s your new job?” “Busy. You?” “Same routine.” C. “My plant looks so sad lately.” “We could play it some jazz.” D. “I’m tired from my beach vacation.” “My ski trip was tiring too.” 11. What’s the most suitable title for the passage? A. Sharing Interests is Key to Understanding B. You’re Probably Doing Small Talk Wrong C. The Best Way to Form Lifelong Friendships D. How to impress Others in First Conversations D Eugene has just returned home from a long day at work. His job is demanding — he saves lives, after all. As he digs into his dinner — a serving of nuts and seeds — he feels satisfied with his day’s achievements. Except he doesn’t, because he’s a rat. Eugene and his colleagues are some of around 50 giant African pouched rats working to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) (结核病) across Africa. The rats have so far screened half a million TB samples in some of the countries with the highest TB burden. The creatures act as a second-line defense, double-checking negative tests from local clinics to make sure cases of TB bacteria aren’t missed. TB bacteria give off a strong tar-like smell, easily identifiable by the rats. The rats pace up and down, and hover over samples they detect as positive for approximately three seconds. Those results are then verified by human technicians-but the rats are almost always right, with a 90% accuracy rate. Since 2008, the rats have found 30,000 cases that had been diagnosed as false negatives, potentially saving up to half a million lives. TB infections claim roughly 1.3 million lives per year, over a third of which are on the African continent. It is almost always curable if detected early on, but in sub-Saharan Africa fewer than half of patients will ever receive a diagnosis because clinics and laboratories are so thinly spread. While the rat method comes in at $1.1 per sample, rapid molecular diagnostic tests (RMDTs), recommended by the WHO, cost around $18 — a problem for many of the struggling health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. “We wanted to fill the gap and raise the detection rate and thought our rats could help,” explains Agizew, who runs the TB programme. But there is not yet a consensus within the scientific community. “The main concern is the number of individuals that the rats would flag as positive where no other evidence would support that diagnosis — a re-evaluation by a human might be confirmation bias,” said Mike Barer, Professor at the University of Leicester. Experts have also pointed out that the rats cannot distinguish between TB and drug-resistant TB. Agizew and his team, however, think their four-legged friends are an important contribution to the fight against tuberculosis, and hope to expand their work in future. “In Tanzania and Ethiopia, TB is declining at an annual rate of 5 percent, which is not enough. Our rats are contributing to a faster decline, which is what is needed if we are to eliminate the disease,” he said. 12. What is the main role of Eugene and his fellow rats in detecting TB? A. To collect TB samples from clinics. B. To replace humans in TB diagnosis. C. To re-check TB cases that were missed. D. To provide the first diagnosis for patients. 13. What is the main focus of the third paragraph? A. Reasons for using rats to detect TB. B. TB’s incurability in sub-Saharan Africa. C. WHO’s role in recommending TB tests. D. The high cost of TB treatment worldwide. 14. What is the meaning of the underlined word “consensus” in paragraph 4? A. A brief clarification. B. A shared opinion. C. A minor disagreement. D. A detailed evaluation. 15. Which best describes Agizew’s attitude towards the rat detection program? A. Pessimistic. B. Cautious. C. Neutral. D. Enthusiastic. 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能填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。 As a well-known weather presenter, there are times when I’m walking around a supermarket, and a shopper will approach me with a complaint: “I hosted my son’s wedding on Saturday, and you told me it was going to rain, but it didn’t. Why did you get it wrong?” Over my career, forecasting has improved almost beyond recognition. Liz Bentley, a professor of meteorology at Reading University, notes that a one-day forecast is now correct more than 90% of the time. ___16___ A YouGov survey last summer found that 37% of British adults didn’t trust the weather forecast “very much” or “at all”. So why, with all our wealth of knowledge and powerful forecasting technology, do some people still perceive the weather forecasts as incorrect? ___17___ In today’s world, we have access to instant information. We can adjust the temperature of our fridges or diagnose problems with our cars using our smartphones in seconds. So why can’t we find out whether it’s going to rain on our street at 2 pm on Sunday with 100% accuracy? ___18___ Meteorology (气象学) produces an overwhelming amount of data; it’s difficult to turn it into a brief, attention-grabbing prediction for TV or digital app. It means that even when we are technically correct, some viewers might still be confused. The real challenge lies in the tricky nature of meteorology. ___19___ A slight error — even as small as 0.01°C — in the initial data can produce a drastically different result. It’s important to remember that forecasting is about predicting. The future of weather forecasting may soon be transformed by Artificial Intelligence (AI). As AI is more flexible, users will soon have access to frequently-changing forecasts. But there are upsides too. The advances in AI and forecasting offer exciting possibilities, including the prospect of much longer-term, more accurate forecasts. Perhaps one day, I’ll meet a mother who asks me to predict weather at her son’s wedding six months from now. ___20___ A. It’s a delicate science. B. Viewers are no longer interested. C. However, there are still gaps in public trust. D. Part of the answer is in our rising expectations. E. And then I might be able to give a better answer. F. We will make sure technology bugs never happen. G. Another reason is how the information is communicated. 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。 As a child, I was convinced that a career in global health was for me. I dreamed of becoming a doctor and biomedical researcher, ____21____ myself creating groundbreaking cures and treating patients worldwide. But as the years progressed, my dream seemed increasingly ____22____. During college, I was one of the few Black students in my STEM courses. It was ____23____ to study in a field with so few people from my background. As a first-generation student, I also struggled to find ____24____ because I did not have family members who were doctors or scientists. My advisers doubted my ____25____ goal of becoming both a neuroimmunology researcher and a neurosurgeon and suggested I focus on just one field. These ____26____ shook my confidence and left me ____27____ my plans, even when I started my Ph.D. But everything changed after I joined my college’s rowing team. ____28____, I saw it as a way to engage with campus life, but soon I found out how ____29____ it was. Rowing has the same problem as biomedical research. It ____30____ diversity, with very few Black women rowers at my university. I was nervous that I would stand out. However, I was ____31____ by my fellow rowers, who encouraged me and made me feel valued. This sense of ____32____ boosted my confidence, reminding me that I was already doing something I once thought impossible. Rowing taught me discipline and a new ____33____ to tackling challenges. At first, the goal of rowing nonstop for 2 kilometers seemed unattainable, but I broke it down into smaller steps, making it more manageable. I applied a ____34____ strategy in my Ph.D.: turning overwhelming tasks into a series of small, achievable goals. Every time, I just ____35____ how I could make sure each step of my lab experiment was successful. Within a couple of months, I’d found a newfound confidence — both on the water and in the lab. My career as a physician-scientist finally began to seem attainable, too. 21. A. watching B. pretending C. picturing D. finding 22. A. distant B. practical C. confusing D. achievable 23. A. hard B. surprising C. natural D. inspiring 24. A. protection B. identification C. evidence D. guidance 25. A. clear B. ambitious C. immediate D. meaningful 26. A. shortcomings B. memories C. lessons D. experiences 27. A. explaining B. revising C. clarifying D. questioning 28. A. Fortunately B. Accidentally C. Initially D. Generally 29. A. tiring B. empowering C. relaxing D. boring 30. A. lacks B. protects C. exhibits D. weakens 31. A. educated B. embraced C. avoided D. judged 32. A. belonging B. ownership C. achievement D. pride 33. A. direction B. attitude C. approach D. journey 34. A. simple B. traditional C. similar D. random 35. A. prepare for B. focus on C. rely on D. wait for 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，总分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。 The iconic bronze lion, long seen as a symbol of Venetian pride, may have origins far from Europe. A new study suggests that Venice’s winged lion ___36___ (make) in China over a millennium ago, originally serving ___37___ a tomb guardian before possibly making its way to Italy via the Silk Road. Researchers traced the bronze material ___38___ (use) in the sculpture to the Lower Yangtze River region in present-day China, ___39___ area rich in copper. The team analyzed nine samples from various parts of the statue. These chemical signatures matched those found in Chinese artifacts from the Shang dynasty, lending weight to the statue’s East Asian origin. The statue, now central to Venice’s identity, ___40___ (become) the official emblem of the city in the early 1260s. However, scholars have long debated its stylistic inconsistencies when comparing them with other European lions from the medieval period. This recent study helps explain why the sculpture bears unusual ___41___ (feature) — such as pointed ears, raised wings, and possible horn attachments — that bear some similarities to Chinese Tang dynasty art, ___42___ (particular) figures known as zhènmùshòu, or tomb guardians. The study also proposes a possible route by which the statue may have arrived in Italy. In the 13th century, the Polo brothers traveled along the Silk Road, eventually reaching the Mongol court in ___43___ is now Beijing. Researchers suggest the Polo brothers may have encountered a statue resembling a lion and brought it back to Venice in parts, ___44___ a local artisan later modified it to resemble the winged lion of St. Mark, Venice’s patron saint. While the Polo connection remains a hypothesis, the scientific analysis provides a strong foundation for further historical inquiry. The researchers say the next steps will involve ___45___ (deep) archival research to explore how this ancient Chinese artifact became one of Venice’s most enduring symbols. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假设你是李华。你校英文报将推出反映中国发展成就的国庆特刊，主题为“Small Changes, Big Steps”。请你写一篇短文投稿。 内容包括： 1.你身边的一个变化； 2.你的看法。 注意： 1.词数80左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Small Changes, Big Steps ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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。 One morning in 2018, I was getting Talia, then three, and Weston,10 months, dressed, fed and out of the door to take them to preschool on my way to work. It was a route we’d taken a hundred times before. I was chatting to my husband Reuben on speakerphone with both children in the back, when I smelled something odd, like plastic melting. I mentioned it to Reuben, but neither of us thought anything of it. There are industrial buildings nearby, so I assumed it was coming from one of them. A minute later, and no longer on the phone, I drove on to a bridge, which was busy with rush-hour traffic. That’s when I saw the word “STOP” flash across my dashboard (仪表盘). Before I even had the chance to register it, I saw smoke rising from the bonnet (引擎盖) of the car. I knew I needed to pull over, but the bridge, which is 2.5 miles long, didn’t have a hard shoulder. I decided it was safest to get across it and then stop the car. Holding on the steering wheel, I put my foot down, but within seconds the smoke was so thick I could no longer see the road ahead. With cars flying past me, I managed to pull over to the side of the road. At this point, I was really scared. I called the American Automobile Association (AAA), but, as if my luck wasn’t bad enough, my membership had ended. As I was talking to the operator, I saw flames through the windshield — the bonnet was on fire. Terrified, and certain the car was about to explode, I yelled that my car was on fire. Acting on pure instinct, I jumped out, opened the door behind me, and unclipped (解开) Weston’s car seat. I could hear the woman from the AAA shouting at me to call 911 as cars and trucks thundered past, just inches away. For a split second I froze. Was it safe to put Weston down on the road while I grabbed Talia? Could I run to the end of the bridge with them both in my arms? 注意： 1.续写的词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Just then, as I was almost overcome with fear, an arm appeared. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We had just gotten out of the man’s car at the end of the bridge when Reuben’s pulled up. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2025学年顺德区普通高中高三教学质量检测（一） 英语试题 本试卷共8页，满分120分，考试用时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 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. B 5. A 6. C 7. C C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. D 9. D 10. C 11. B D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. B 15. D 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能填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. C 17. D 18. G 19. A 20. E 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。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. C 22. A 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. D 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. B 32. A 33. C 34. C 35. B 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，总分15分） 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. was made 37. as 38. used 39. an 40. became 41. features 42. particularly 43. what 44. where 45. deeper 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 【46题答案】 【答案】 Small Changes, Big Steps Our neighborhood has witnessed a quiet revolution: the once-neglected community garden, where weeds once choked the soil, now thrives with organic vegetables and fragrant herbs. Residents, including my grandmother who used to complain about boredom, now gather daily to tend the plants, sharing stories and laughter. This change, though small, reflects a broader trend. China’s focus on sustainable living is transforming ordinary spaces into hubs of connection and environmental stewardship. Such initiatives, which may seem insignificant individually, collectively foster a stronger, greener society. 第二节（满分25分） 【47题答案】 【答案】 Just then, as I was almost overcome with fear, an arm appeared. A kind stranger had pulled up beside me in his car. Without a moment’s hesitation, he reached out and took Weston from my arms. “I’ll take care of him,” he said firmly, his voice calm amidst the chaos. Then, he gestured for me to grab Talia quickly. With a deep breath, I unclipped Talia’s car seat and passed her to him. As I did, I could see the flames growing fiercer behind us. The stranger placed both children safely in his car and shouted, “Follow me!” With gratitude overwhelming me, I jumped back into my burning car to retrieve my phone and purse before following him to the end of the bridge. We had just gotten out of the man’s car at the end of the bridge when Reuben’s pulled up. His face was pale with worry as he rushed over to us. Seeing the children safe in my arms, he let out a sigh of relief. “Thank God you’re all okay,” he murmured, hugging us tightly. The stranger, who had introduced himself as Mark, explained what had happened. Reuben shook his hand vigorously, thanking him profusely. “You saved our family,” Reuben said sincerely. Mark just smiled and said it was nothing. As the fire trucks arrived to put out the flames, we stood there, grateful for Mark’s timely intervention and the safety of our little ones. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $