江苏省常州市北郊高级中学2025-2026学年高三上学期第二次月考英语试卷

2025～2026学年第一学期高三教学诊断（四） 英语试卷 （时间：120分钟 满分：150分） 出卷、审卷：高三英语备课组 2025年12月 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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。每段对话读两遍。 1. What does the man forget to do? A. Update his bank app. B. Repay the money. C. Text the woman. 2. How much should the man pay? A. $4 B. $5 C. $9 3. What does the man mean? A. He will move away soon. B. He has nowhere to put the tree. C. He accepts the woman's offer gladly. 4. Why is the man calling Polly? A. To ask her to babysit. B. To invite her to the concert. C. To inform her of the concert time. 5. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a museum. B. In a post office. C. In a shop. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 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。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。 6. What does Gavin offer to do? A. Make the bed. B. Clean the house. C. Prepare some food. 7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Grandma and grandson. B. Mother and son. C. Sister and brother. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。 8. What did the woman do last Friday? A. She bought her first car. B. She went for a test drive. C. She took a driving lesson. 9. What do we know about Joseph? A. He is saving for a car. B. He wants to be a car dealer. C. He knows about sales skills. 10. How does the man feel about the woman's payment choice? A. Surprised. B. Doubtful. C. Understanding. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。 11. What's wrong with the man? A. He has chest pain. B. He has a running nose. C. He has a heartache. 12. What does the woman arrange for the man? A. An online consultation. B. A medical test. C. An urgent operation. 13. What did the man plan to do tonight? A. Have a big meal. B. Buy a ticket. C. Make an appointment. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16题。 14. What does Jack give to the woman? A. His class schedule. B. His health report. C. His birth certificate. 15. What benefit does the Fitness Club provide? A. Free meals. B. Accommodation. C. Sportswear discounts. 16. Which position will Jack apply for? A. First-Aid Trainer. B. Fitness Leader. C. Junior Nutrition Assistant. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。 17. What is the situation on the Harbour Bridge? A. It is closed for repairs. B. It is severely damaged. C. It is blocked after an accident. 18. What are drivers going to the city advised to do? A. Take another route. B. Drive more slowly. C. Wait in line patiently. 19. What is the problem on the M4 highway? A. There was a car crash. B. A truck has broken down. C. Road work is in progress. 20. What can we learn about the train services? A. Trains are running late. B. All trains are canceled. C. Services are back to normal. 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。 A Whether you’re looking to learn more about sustainability or imagine yourself as a media big man at the head of a world-famous magazine, here are several books worth popping on your Good Reads list. The Conscious Closetby Elizabeth L. Cline As the pressure to save the planet increases, it’s important to turn the conversation to our closet. Stockpiling endless printed books on sustainability seems somewhat unwise, but The Conscious Closet is easily the best of the lot. It exposes the true cost of fast fashion and encourages the reader to think twice about unwise purchasing, drawing deeply on Cline’s own experiences. How To Dress Secret StylingTips From A Fashion Insider by Alexandra Fullerton Former fashion editor at Stylist magazine, Alexandra Fullerton certainly knows something about getting dressed. Illustrated beautifully, this book allows you to dip easily in and out of her easy-to-follow advice, helping you carve out a signature style, shop more effectively and even wash and store your clothes to maximize their full potential. The New Fashion Rulesby Victoria Magrath One of the UK’s most successful fashion bloggers, Victoria McGrath has used her platform to demonstrate the growing value of influencer culture on fashion and new media. Her friendly, accessible tone is backed up with some serious knowledge — her PhD in fashion marketing allows her to explore how far fashion has come in recent decades, discussing many things including virtual reality shopping while offering up a brief tour of fashion’s 21st century history. Advanced Loveby Ari Seth Cohen The photographic blog series that made stars of Iris Apfel and Linda Rodin, the Advanced Style brand has grown over the past decade, demonstrating that real beauty is truly ageless. His third and most recent book, Advanced Love sees Ari Seth Cohen picturing couples from all walks of life, making a statement about our dismissal of romance within the over-40 set. The perfect festive gift for your special other-half, or a treat-to-self as a constant reminder that love never goes out of style. 21．Which is the most suitable book for a new graduate ignorant of fashion? A．Advanced Love B．The Conscious Closet C．The New Fashion Rules D．How To Dress: Secret Styling Tips From A Fashion Inside 22．We can know something about the development of fashion from A．Ari Seth Cohen’s book B．Elizabeth L. Cline’s book C．Victoria Magrath’s book D．Alexandra Fullerton’s book 5．What do the books have in common? A．They targeted on young ladies. B．Their themes are all about fashion. C．They advise us against unreasonable purchasing. D．They all give practical advice on how to get well dressed. B Visual texts are great jumping-off points for discussion and reflection during literature circles. For my heroic journey literature circle, the webcomic series Zen Pencils has been particularly effective. Artist Gavin Aung Than typically takes a famous quote and develops a comic around it. By going through his personal website, I was able to find various comics relating to courage, perseverance, and kindness, which were used as key supports throughout the unit. Each week, I asked students to complete reflections based on their reading. Often I prefaced these reflections by showing a comic that got at the heart of what I would like them to analyze. For instance, I showed them an illustration about failing better prior to having them write about perseverance in their book. Or we read a comic called Fear is Paper Tigers, based on a quote by Amelia Earhart, before focusing on how our characters demonstrate courage. Or we looked at a comic about kindness, prior to discussing the difference between kindness and selflessness and how each might be present in our novels. These visual introductions set the stage for deeper reflections than a written prompt. By using these comics, I demonstrated key concepts in a way that was engaging and accessible to students. At higher levels, the comics offered opportunities for critical analysis, as they often included challenging poetry or deep ideas. As well, the illustrations presented a story that could be a foil for their own text. For example, in one of the comics, the main character overcame a small everyday challenge with humor, while in the students' novels, the characters were facing life-or-death situations. This contrast made students more aware of the gravity and complexity of the challenges in their own reading materials. By including visual texts in my literature circle unit, students were challenged to consider their books in a new light and to think more deeply about their characters. Given this success, I fully intend to use more visual texts in other units in the future. 24. What inspires the creation of Zen Pencils? A. Well-known sayings. B. Popular comic books. C. Traditional heroic tales. D. Good-quality individuals. 25. What task follows the reading of Fear is Paper Tigers? A. Comparing kindness and selflessness. B. Writing about the true nature of bravery. C. Discussing the significance of perseverance. D. Reflecting on Amelia Earhart's achievements. 26. What do the underlined words "a foil" in paragraph 3 mean? A. A writing guide. B. A convincing reason. C. A detailed illustration. D. A contrasting element. 27. What is the best title for the text? A. Comics: Teaching Virtues in a Better Way B. Visual Texts: Enhancing Literary Understanding C. Literature Circles: Introducing Deep Ideas to Students D. Storybooks: Increasing Student Engagement by Illustrations C Earlier this year, Alicia Meyer, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, tried to figure out the true ownership of a pair of leather gloves that rested in the university's library for nearly a century. The long-forgotten mysterious gloves couldn't have belonged to William Shakespeare. Or could they? Few relics tied to Shakespeare, who died in 1616, have survived the centuries. The writer's signature is extremely rare, existing only in legal documents. However, that Penn may possess a Shakespearean treasure is no surprise. Its Shakespeare collections, mostly from the donations of H.H. Furness, the greatest Shakespearean scholar of his time, are world-famous. Among the Shakespearean jewels at Penn's library is a 1611 edition of Hamlet, one of only 19 copies in the world. But nothing like the gloves. They caused a stir when Furness' son donated them in 1931. Meyer reached out to conservation librarian Tessa Gadomski for help, who studied them with technology normally used to treat and care for rare books and papers. Examining the gloves under ultraviolet light, Gadomski searched for clues of any post-industrial materials, which would show the gloves were likely made or repaired after Shakespeare's time. And found none. Next, she used x-ray fluorescence technology to search for signs of chromium (Cr) or titanium (Ti), commonly used in 18th-and 19th-century tanning techniques. Again, she found none. It would fit that Shakespeare would own a pair of fancy gloves. Clothes, as he once famously wrote, make the man. His plays made the money. His father was a glove maker. Plus, it was common for rich people to donate clothes, and even gloves, to theaters for costumes, Meyer said. "If he really wore them, then we feel like we're somehow in the presence of him," Penn professor Zachary Lesser said about the gloves. But in his heart of hearts, he feels it's a long shot that they'll ever truly know. He hopes the renewed attention could unearth some historical evidence that could definitively tie the gloves to the hands of perhaps the greatest writer the world has ever known. 28. Why is it not surprising that the gloves at Penn may belong to Shakespeare? A. The gloves have been kept there for years. B. Penn has a history of seeking valuable relics. C. Penn is known for owning rare Shakespearean items. D. The gloves were donated by a Shakespearean scholar. 29. What was the significance of Gadomski's work? A. It ruled out non-Shakespearean possibilities. B. It confirmed the gloves' link to Shakespeare. C. It secured the gloves' long-term preservation. D. It uncovered post-industrial glove-making methods. 30. What is the function of Paragraph 4? A. To suggest another origin of the gloves. B. To conclude the findings of the research. C. To support the assumption about the gloves. D. To provide more information about Shakespeare. 31. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Where did the Gloves Lead Us? B. Did Shakespeare Own These Gloves? C. Shakespeare's Gloves Resurfaced at Penn D. Long-forgotten Gloves Found Their Owner D One of the nicest and most capable students I have had the pleasure of working with over the years is defending his Master's paper tomorrow. In his research, Matt Dann explored how approach and avoidance goals relate to procrastination. Typically, we define the more positively regarded approach goals as those things we intend to do to keep or acquire a positive state of affairs. For example, your approach goal may be to "exercise a little more in 2025 to enjoy the benefits of continued good health." Alternatively, an avoidance goal around this exercise may be to "exercise a little more in 2025 to prevent heart disease." Although both goals are related to a little more exercise, I think you would agree that these are psychologically different. Matt's research provided a psychological profile of avoidance goals in comparison to approach goals. The reason we thought this was an important thing to explore is simply that procrastination is often considered "task avoidance," so it seemed to us that having more avoidance goals would be related to increased procrastination. Matt was also interested in the nature of avoidance goals that might explain why we would hypothesize that we would procrastinate more on this. What Matt's analysis revealed was that avoidance goals, compared to approach goals, were perceived as significantly less enjoyable, and the participants felt significantly less capable of pursuing them. If we anticipate that the task won't be enjoyable and/or we aren't capable of carrying it out, we're likely to phrase it as an avoidance goal. Avoidance goals in turn lead to procrastination. There are many things to learn from Matt's study. The place to start, it would seem, to reduce our procrastination is to reshape our goals from avoidance to approach. I would conclude that reducing our procrastination requires enhancing both the meaning and manageability of the tasks in our lives. Instead of stopping with the feeling that you are not capable or the task lacks meaning, take the time to think about how you will do the task or how you can make it more enjoyable. This time will be well invested, I think. 32. What distinguishes approach and avoidance goals? A. The activities involved in them. B. The time length of working on them. C. The motivation for engaging in them. D. The difficulty level of achieving them. 33. Which is an approach goal? A. To limit screen time to stop eye problems. B. To study harder to keep from falling behind. C. To wake up early to prevent a rushed morning. D. To learn a new language to access more job offers. 34. Why are avoidance goals more likely to be procrastinated? A. They are set without clear plans. B. They demand more effort to reach. C. They are considered less manageable. D. They relate loosely with personal values. 35. What is the author's suggestion for reducing procrastination? A. Avoid setting long-term goals. B. Rephrase tasks into urgent types. C. Live life in a more enjoyable way. D. Explore creative means to finish tasks. 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。 Humans are now up against a series of new demanding issues that are leading dramatic change to our lifestyles: climate change, threatening infectious diseases, and increasing urbanization. 36. Hydroponic farming has strong potential to relieve the threats these issues pose to our agricultural system. Growing crops in near perfect conditions using controlled environment agriculture technology is one of the biggest benefits of hydroponic farming. Crops grown indoors and hydroponically can be grown anywhere at any time of the year. 37. Hydroponic farming has the potential to provide fresh local food for areas with extreme droughts and low soil quality, such as in sub-Saharan Africa. 38 Keeping crop production in a controlled environment enables trained scientists and advanced climate control technology to improve the inputs of water, nutrients, and light fed to the plants. For example, sensors can measure the amount and nutrient content of the water that each plant consumes. This gives farmers insight into the amount of unused water and nutrients by the plants at each stage of growth. 39. 40. For small, start-up farmers, entering into the hydroponic farming world can come with high costs associated with renting the space, loans, the renovation of a building or space to accommodate the hydroponic structures, initial costs for materials, and costs of the labor and electricity to keep the farm up and running. While these entry costs are high, hydroponic farms have the potential to turn underused buildings into farmland to serve the community and create jobs. A. The only condition is sufficient water resources. B. Access to green vegetables is often limited there C. The exhaustion of natural resources is also a factor. D. They are not suitable, weather and soil conditions. E. It would be great if we could grow plants without water. F. Thus, they can adjust input quality and quantity for plants. G. However, these advantages do not come without challenges. 第三部分 英语知识运用（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。 I whispered to myself, "A five-day art camp at White Cliff this summer." White Cliff was really 41. B for an enthusiastic painter like me. But at the 42. B of going there alone, I had butterflies in my stomach. Later, I dialed my only friend Emily's number, only to discover that she would be otherwise 43. C. I sighed and dropped my head. I had really had a hard time jumping into something without 44. A faces around. 45. D, I went outside to draw the Westons' towering pine tree. Sitting on the stairs, I thought about the art camp and wished to feel a little more 46. D. But by the time I started sketching, I had convinced myself that 47. A the camp was my content decision. I carefully 48. C the pine's strong trunk, straight and solid, and added the graceful branches. Once lost in my sketching, I 49. C noticed the fly buzzing around me. Hence, I jumped when Mr. Weston suddenly remarked, "You've captured the essence of the tree's 50. D beautifully on paper." "Thanks." I smiled, glancing up. "If you spread out the roots near the surface, the tree could 51. C sufficient water and soar even higher." I noticed the knobby bumps of roots 52. A out of the ground all around the tree. I'd never realized how 53. B a tree's roots stretched outward. It struck me that if I wanted to grow, I had to start 54. A too. That evening, I filled out the art camp application, ready to stretch my 55. B out into new earth. I thought I am the pine. 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。 At the National Museum of China, a special red sandstone quern from Pakistan is the highlight in the exhibition Where Civilizations Meet, which opened on Aug 27, 2025. This old quern, with 56. which skilled craftsmen in ancient Pakistan carved delicate flower patterns and a unique dragon-headed fish design, stands 57. as a symbol of early cultural exchange along the Silk Road. "What 58. seems looks like a simple fish carving shows itself upon closer look as a mixed creature combining Chinese dragon features with water elements," says Wang Zhiqiang, an expert at the museum. "Our study proves this 59. artistic mixing began with cultural contacts between Chinese and South-Asian civilizations along ancient trade roads." The quern is one of more than 220 objects from Shanghai Cooperation Organization member countries 60. shown in the exhibition, which works 61. to celebrate cultural differences and advance mutual understanding. According to Wang, these objects together represent the rich history of Eurasian civilizations that 62. have grown well across the land over the centuries. The dragon-themed objects also include an 8th-century stone carving from Uzbekistan, displaying clear teeth and bent horns, 63. and China's famous jade pig-dragon from the New Stone Age Hongshan culture, meaning farm wealth. Such is the profound connection between civilizations 64. that it is often found in the simplest objects—a truth vividly demonstrated by this exhibition through its well-chosen items, which show how cultural influences have been kept and passed down through the ages. And that's also the central 65. implication carried by this exhibition. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 假定你是李华，本学期你选修了你校外教 Chris 开设的"西方艺术欣赏"课程，但你发现许多同学课堂参与度不高，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括： 1. 分析原因； 2. 提出建议。 注意： 1. 词数80左右； 2. 开头已给出，请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Chris, I'm a student in your Western Art Appreciation course this term. （邮件正文内容未在试卷中提供） 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。 Arizona felt a knot of anxiety in her stomach as Halloween approached. Her friend Keenan was throwing a costume party, and while everyone in her class was excitedly discussing their well-crafted outfits, she remained utterly uninspired. The pressure to create something unique was overwhelming, and each passing day only deepened her despair. The next couple of days, Arizona spent every spare minute trying to come up with the perfect costume idea. One afternoon, as she sat by her window in despair, she looked out of the window and caught sight of a small yellow bird land on the branch outside. Its cheerful song seemed to cut right through her worries. In that moment, her despair vanished, replaced by a clear vision. She immediately called her best friend, Mareya, and announced, "I know what I'm going to be—a beautiful yellow bird!" Mareya, who had decided on a tiger costume, was delighted to see her friend's enthusiasm return. Fueled by newfound excitement, Arizona devoted herself to the project. She found a piece of sparkling gold fabric for wings and a plain eye mask as a base. For hours, she worked with intense focus, carefully gluing soft yellow feathers and tiny, sparkling beads onto the mask. Each detail brought her creation to life, and she couldn't help but smile with pride. The mask became more than a costume; it was a source of pride and the key to her confidence for the party. On the day of the party, Arizona packed her finished wings and painstakingly crafted mask into a bag with great caution. She met Mareya after class, and together they headed to Keenan's house, their excitement growing with every step. They rushed straight to the bathroom to put on the costumes. "Now for the finishing touch," Mareya said, taking out her face-paint kit to paint tiger whiskers on her cheeks. 续写开头： P1: That was when Arizona discovered her mask was missing. P2: Mareya begged her not to leave, assuring her that she had a way to help. 2025～2026学年第一学期高三教学诊断（四）英语试卷答案 听力 略 阅读理解 A篇 21. D 22. C 23. B B篇 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. B C篇 28. C 29. A 30. C 31. B D篇 32. C 33. D 34. C 35. D 七选五： 36. C 37. D 38. B 39. F 40. G 完型填空： 41. B 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. D 46. D 47. A 48. C 49. C 50. D 51. C 52. A 53. B 54. A 55. B 语法填空：56. which 57. as 58. seems 59. artistic 60. shown 61. to celebrate 62. have grown 63. and 64. that 65. implication 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 略 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $