训练小卷 04：题型之阅读理解、六选四组合练（I）（训练小卷）（上海专用）2026年高考英语终极冲刺讲练测

训练小卷04：阅读理解、六选四组合练（I） （满分：60分，推荐用时：60分钟） 第一套 Section A Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. 【来源】上海市华师二附中2025-2026学年高三3月测试英语试题 A After receiving tenure (终身职位) in 2022 I considered taking a vacation. But I had 15 people in my lab, a partner who is also in academia with his own lab, and two children in elementary school. I felt I could not step away for a year. Then I connected with researchers in Uruguay seeking a collaborator experienced in my area, and I got a short-term Fulbright fellowship to explore the opportunity. I envisioned my 3-month stay as an intense period of lab work, data collection and scientific discoveries. The 5-hour time difference would leave me with enough hours to catch up with my lab and family back home. When I arrived, I was dispirited to learn that the shuttle to the institute ran on a schedule that limited our work hours to 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mornings started with shared mate and conversations about our weekends or evenings, followed later by an extended lunch break that was sacred. I felt impatient. Yet my research progressed steadily. Outside of work, another kind of progress was unfolding. I was still working long hours because of my responsibilities as a lab head, graduate program director, and National Institutes of Health study section member, but the built-in breaks — which often included an evening snack — made all the difference. I still got my work done, and the slower rhythm also left space for deeper thinking, both in my experiments and in my life. I was learning the value of working with intention rather than urgency, and of leaving room for the parts of life that can’t be scheduled. A calmness set in. I found myself laughing more, sleeping better, and enjoying the life I have worked hard to build. Midway through my fellowship my family arrived for an extended visit, and I took 3 weeks off for a once-in-a-lifetime journey. We wandered through bustling neighborhoods framed by the Andes, and felt the thunder of waterfalls soaking us in mist. I began to notice small things: my daughter’s fascination with seashells, my son’s growing ease with strangers and his first words of Spanish. When my fellowship ended 8 months ago, I returned with more than a set of data. I came back with a readjusted sense of how I want to live and work. I block my calendar so that no one can schedule a meeting during my off hour. I’ve built small rituals into my routine — a morning walk, a break away from the screen... These modest changes have reshaped the texture of my days. I find myself more focused in the lab, more patient with my students, and more present with my family. Productivity, I’ve come to see, is not measured only by research papers and grants. It is also sustained by presence, rest, and the relationships that give meaning to the work. 1．The author’s life can be described as ______ before she received a tenure. A．an escape from family duties B．frequently on the run C．a rat race with her partner D．in pursuit of fellowship 2．How did the author initially feel after learning the work schedule in Uruguay? A．Disappointed and anxious. B．Duty-bound but calm. C．Homesick but fulfilling. D．Relieved and anticipatory. 3．The modest changes mentioned by the author might include ______. A．becoming available when her lab members need to consult her B．treating conversations about leisure as a religiously sacred ritual C．replacing a long lunch break with deep thinking over a snack D．reserving weekends for her family instead of unfinished work 4．Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage? A．To work or not to work B．Approach to work-life balance C．The experiment I didn’t plan D．Success isn’t measured by science 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．D 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了作者获得终身职位后原计划度假却因工作无法成行，后通过短期交流项目在乌拉圭的经历，重新调整了生活和工作方式。 1．推理判断题。根据第一段“After receiving tenure (终身职 ) in 2022 I considered taking a vacation.But I had 15 people in my lab, a partner who is also in academia with his own lab, and two children in elementary school. I felt I could not step away for a year.(2022年拿到终身教职后我才考虑休假，可我实验室有15名成员，我的伴侣也在学术界经营自己的实验室，我还有两个上小学的孩子，我觉得我一年都抽不开身)”可知，之前作者的生活很忙碌，一直在奔波。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据第二段“When I arrived, I was dispirited to learn that the shuttle to the institute ran on a schedule that limited our work hours to 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mornings started with shared mate and conversations about our weekends or evenings, followed later by an extended lunch break that was sacred. I felt impatient.(当我到达时，我沮丧地得知，前往研究所的班车时间表将我们的工作时间限制在早上8点到下午3点30分。早晨从分享马黛茶和谈论周末或晚上的活动开始，随后是神圣的长时间午休。我感到不耐烦。)”可知，作者最初得知乌拉圭的工作时间表后感到失望和不耐烦、焦虑。故选A。 3．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“I began to notice small things: my daughter’s fascination with seashells, my son’s growing ease with strangers and his first words of Spanish.(我开始留意那些微小的美好：女儿对贝壳的痴迷，儿子面对陌生人时越来越从容的模样，还有他说出的第一句西班牙语。)”、最后一段“I block my calendar so that no one can schedule a meeting during my off hour.(我在日历上设置时间，这样就没有人能在我的休息时间安排会议。)”以及“I find myself more focused in the lab, more patient with my students, and more present with my family.(我发现自己在实验室里更专注，对学生更有耐心，对家人也更用心陪伴。)”可知，作者的小改变包括把周末留给家人而不是未完成的工作。故选D。 4．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是最后一段“When my fellowship ended 8 months ago, I returned with more than a set of data. I came back with a readjusted sense of how I want to live and work.(8个月前我的奖学金结束时，我带着不止一组数据回来了。我带着对我想如何生活和工作的一种重新调整的感觉回来了。)”可知，作者原本计划去乌拉圭进行短期学术研究，却意外收获了工作与生活方式的改变，重新理解了工作效率与生活的意义，这是一场未曾计划的“人生实验”。选项C“The experiment I didn’t plan(一场未曾计划的人生实验)”是最佳标题。故选C。 B 【来源】上海市格致中学2025-2026学年高三上学期第一次测验英语试卷 144-Hour Visa Free Transit in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu Shanghai and the nearby provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang allow travelers from 54 countries (such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Canada, and Australia) to stay in certain cities for up to 144 hours (6 days) without applying for a Chinese travel visa to experience local culture and life. You can enjoy a journey in China more easily. Click here to have a glimpse of the complete list of all 54 countries. The 8 Eligible Transit Ports for 144-hour Visa Free Transit - You enter and leave from one of the eligible ports of entry. - Your arrival port and departure port can be different. For example, you can arrive in Shanghai and leave from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. The Eligible Transit Routes for 144-hour Visa-free Travel You must be in transit to a third country or region (Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan are included among possible third regions). For example, the USA to Shanghai to Taiwan is acceptable for a 144-hour transit visa in Shanghai, but the USA for Shanghai to the USA is not. How to Apply for the 144-hour Visa-free Transit in Shanghai 1) Pre-register your entry information in advance via the “144-Hour Transit Visa Exemption(豁免)Application E-System”   and complete the information declaration. 2) Upon arrival at the Shanghai port, you can use the self-service machine to automatically print the Arrival Card. 3) Locate the dedicated lanes for 144-hour visa-exemption transit passengers within the entry inspection areas after arrival. 4) Present your valid passport, onward ticket to a third country or region, and completed arrival card. Inform the immigration officer about your intention to use the 144-hour visa-free transit. They will verify your eligibility and issue a temporary entry permit. 5) Claim your luggage and go through customs as normal. 6) Departure from a designated port before midnight on the sixth full day. There is nothing different in leaving China normally. Hand over your temporary departure card at security completed. 5．Mike, an American travel vlogger, is going to visit China. What can be TRUE about his journey? A．He is allowed to travel within any Chinese city during his 144-hour visa-free period. B．He must go to the ticket office in person to print the Arrival Card upon his arrival. C．He is required to claim his baggage before proceeding to an appointed area for 144-hour visa-free transit passengers. D．He might arrive at PVG at 6:00 A．M. on Nov. 18 and leave from NGB at 11:58 P. M. on Nov. 23. 6．Which of the following routes qualifies for 144-hour Visa-free Travel? A．France➡Nanjing➡France B．Australia➡Macau➡Shanghai C．Canada➡Hangzhou➡Taiwan D．Hong Kong➡Ningbo➡Japan 7．Where can you find this material? A．In a book about China. B．On a website. C．On a noticeboard. D．In a travel brochure. 【答案】5．D 6．C 7．B 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了上海、浙江、江苏144小时过境免签政策，包括适用国家、入境口岸、路线要求及申请步骤。 5．细节理解题。根据“How to Apply for the 144-hour Visa-free Transit in Shanghai”部分的步骤6中“Departure from a designated port before midnight on the sixth full day. (必须在第六天午夜前从指定口岸离境。)”可知，旅客需在第六天午夜前离开。Mike于11月18日上午6:00到达上海浦东机场，11月23日晚上11:58从宁波栎社机场离境，时间在第六天午夜前，符合规定。故选D。 6．细节理解题。根据“The Eligible Transit Routes for 144-hour Visa-free Travel”部分中“You must be in transit to a third country or region (Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan are included among possible third regions). (您必须是在前往第三国或地区的途中，（香港、澳门和台湾被包括在内的可能的第三地区。）)”以及举例“For example, the USA to Shanghai to Taiwan is acceptable for a 144-hour transit visa in Shanghai, but the USA for Shanghai to the USA is not.(例如，美国→上海→台湾是可以的，行程符合在上海申请144小时过境免签的条件，但是美国→上海→美国的行程则不符合。)”可知，路线需从一国或地区经中国内地前往另一国或地区。故选C。 7．推理判断题。根据第二段“Click here to have a glimpse of the complete list of all 54 countries.(点击此处查看全部54个国家、地区的完整列表。)”可知，材料中包含超链接，提示其来源为网站。故选B。 C 【来源】上海复旦大学附属中学2026届高三下三月第二次阶段检测 Christophe Petyt is the world’s leading dealer in fake masterpieces. His company employs over eighty painters, each steeped in the style of a particular artist or school. “We choose them very carefully,” he says. “They’re usually people with very good technique but not much creativity, who are unlikely to make it as artists in their own right. But they love the great works and have real insight into what’s gone into them.” The view when Petyt started out was that very little of this could be legal. He was pursued through the French courts by museums and by descendants of the artists, with several major French art dealers cheering from the sidelines. “The establishment was suspicious of us,” says Petyt, “but for the wrong reasons, I think. Some people want to keep all the best art for themselves.” He won the case and as the law now stands, the works and signatures of any artist who has been dead for seventy years can be freely copied on condition that the copy cannot be passed off to dealers as the real thing. Until he started the business ten years ago, Petyt, a former business-school student, barely knew one artist from another. Then one particular painting by Van Gogh caught his eye. At $10 million, it was well beyond his reach so he came up with the idea of getting an art-student friend to paint him a copy. In an old frame it looked absolutely wonderful, and Petyt began to wonder what market there might be for it. He picked up a coffee-table book of well-known paintings, earmarked a random selection of works and got his friend to knock them off. “Within a few months I had about twenty good copies,” he says, “so I organized an exhibition. In two weeks we’d sold the lot, and got commissions for sixty more.” It became clear that a huge market existed for fake masterpieces. Petyt’s paintings are exhibited in places with luxurious houses in need of equally impressive works of art. Although their owners include rock stars, fashion designers and top businesspeople, they either cannot afford or more likely simply cannot obtain great works of art. Petyt is understandably reluctant to name any of his clients, but says that sometimes even the owner of the original will occasionally commission a copy. “The best paintings are so valuable,” he explains, “that it’s risky to have them at home and the costs of security and insurance are huge. So some collectors keep the original in a bank and hang our copy.” 8．What do we learn about the painters employed by Petyt? A．They need to be specially trained to produce fake masterpieces. B．They have been chosen because of their painting techniques. C．They are able to reproduce paintings of a wide range of styles. D．They have shown their creativity in their original works. 9．How does Petyt feel about the attempts to prove that his activities were illegal? A．He suspects that they were not driven by public-spirited motivations. B．He accepts that they were useful in helping to establish his integrity. C．He regrets that they gained the support of other art dealers in France. D．He respects the right of the real artists’families to protect their interests. 10．In the wake of the court case he won, Petyt ________. A．no longer reproduces fake signatures on paintings he sells B．has been able to copy the work of more contemporary artists C．is obliged to make sure his products can be identified as copies D．has agreed not to market his products through certain channels 11．What is implied about the majority of Petyt’s customers? A．They regard works of art as a must in their life. B．They have little real interest in contemporary art. C．They buy the paintings purely as a form of financial investment. D．They are wealthy enough to buy the original works of art if they wanted. 【答案】8．B 9．A 10．C 11．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了世界顶级仿名画经销商Christophe Petyt的经营业务、发展历程、法律争议以及客户情况等相关内容。 8．细节理解题。根据第一段中“His company employs over eighty painters, each steeped in the style of a particular artist or school. “We choose them very carefully,” he says. “They’re usually people with very good technique but not much creativity, who are unlikely to make it as artists in their own right.(他的公司拥有八十多名画师，每位画师都精通某位特定艺术家或流派的风格。他说：“我们对他们的挑选非常严格。他们通常都是技艺精湛但缺乏创造力的人，不太可能凭借自身成为真正的艺术家。”)”可知，Petyt雇佣的画家是因其绘画技巧而被选中的。故选B。 9．推理判断题。根据第二段中“He was pursued through the French courts by museums and by descendants of the artists, with several major French art dealers cheering from the sidelines. “The establishment was suspicious of us,” says Petyt, “but for the wrong reasons, I think. Some people want to keep all the best art for themselves.”(他遭到了法国各大博物馆以及艺术家后代的联合追讨，而一些法国大型艺术品经销商则在一旁为他们加油助威。“权威机构对我们心存疑虑，”佩蒂特说，“但我认为，他们的疑虑是出于错误的原因。有些人只想把所有最好的艺术品据为己有。”)”可推断，Petyt认为那些试图证明他行为非法的人并非出于公益动机，而是想把好艺术留给自己。故选A。 10．细节理解题。根据第二段中“He won the case and as the law now stands, the works and signatures of any artist who has been dead for seventy years can be freely copied on condition that the copy cannot be passed off to dealers as the real thing.(他赢得了这场官司，根据现行法律，任何已去世七十年的艺术家的作品和签名都可以自由复制，但前提是复制品不能被当作真品卖给经销商)”可知，在赢得官司后，Petyt有义务确保其产品能被识别为复制品。故选C。 11．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Petyt’s paintings are exhibited in places with luxurious houses in need of equally impressive works of art. Although their owners include rock stars, fashion designers and top businesspeople, they either cannot afford or more likely simply cannot obtain great works of art.(Petyt的画作在那些拥有豪华住宅且需要同样令人印象深刻的艺术作品的地方展出。尽管画作的主人包括摇滚明星、时装设计师和顶级商人，但他们要么买不起，更有可能的是根本买不到伟大的艺术作品)”可推断，Petyt的大多数客户将艺术作品视为生活中的必需品，所以才会在无法获得真品时选择购买仿制品。故选A。 Section B Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. 【来源】上海宜川中学2025-2026学年第二学期4月阶段练高三英语试题 Where the Wild Things Are in the Suburbs I grew up spending summers at my grandparents’ farm, on the eastern shore of Maryland. I used to pick wild blackberries, catch a dinner of blue crabs, and run between the rows of the tall corn plants. I knew what wild garlic looked like; when the figs (无花果) on the fig trees were ready to eat, I ate them. 12 “They’re so sweet, Mom,” they tell me. But instead of teaching my kids about that landscape, I decided to instill in them a love of the land where they live. Suburbia is not as obviously lovable as tidewater country, but I was determined to practice PBL — place-based learning. That’s a thing in education. I looked it up. So we went to the abandoned parking lot near the dead mall and looked for dandelion (蒲公英) greens, which make a delicious bitter spring salad. We dug with sticks on the road being paved for Wegmans grocery store. My ten-year-old found some colourful rocks. They inspired him to start a rock collection. “This is cool, Mom,” he said. 13 They inherited both from early man. So I’ve been teaching them to search, the way my mother taught me and her mother taught her, all the way back to my ancestral people, the old-country mushroom hunters of Alsace. In the fall, I took my kids to stands of chestnut (栗子) trees and showed them how to get out the edible nuts. We came home with full bags, and I made sweet chestnut puree (糊), which we ate with a big spoon, like a homemade chocolate jam. 14 The beauty of it. That it, rather than supermarkets, sustains them. That they should have appreciation for all the parts of the living soil. 15    We simply walk, observe, feel the dirt under our feet, and occasionally bring home something we harvested with our own hands. The kids smiled with pride of place. A．I felt that I had taught them some big lesson about the earth. B．I grew up spending summers at my grandparents’ farm. C．I read in my wild-edible field guide that they taste like mango. D．I’ve taught my kids to do the same. E．It has been revolutionary to be outside, in the suburbs. F．It wasn’t a stretch to capitalize on my children’s instincts to explore their world and to eat from it. 【答案】12．D 13．F 14．A 15．E 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者教孩子在郊区探索自然、学习野外可食用食物的经历。 12．上文“I grew up spending summers at my grandparents’ farm, on the eastern shore of Maryland. I used to pick wild blackberries, catch a dinner of blue crabs, and run between the rows of the tall corn plants. I knew what wild garlic looked like; when the figs on the fig trees were ready to eat, I ate them.(我在马里兰州东海岸的祖父母的农场度过夏天。我过去常摘野黑莓，抓蓝蟹当晚餐，在高大的玉米行间奔跑。我知道野蒜长什么样；当无花果树上的无花果成熟可以吃的时候，我就吃它们)”描述了作者小时候在农场的经历。空后““They’re so sweet, Mom,” they tell me.(“妈妈，它们太甜了，”他们告诉我)”中的“they”指代前文提到的可食用的东西，空处需衔接前文，说明作者也让孩子做了同样的事。选项D“I’ve taught my kids to do the same.(我也教我的孩子们这样做)”既承接前文作者的童年经历，又引出后文孩子的反馈，与上下文相呼应，符合语境。故选D。 13．下文“They inherited both from early man. So I’ve been teaching them to search, the way my mother taught me and her mother taught her, all the way back to my ancestral people, the old-country mushroom hunters of Alsace.(这两种本能都是他们从早期人类那里继承来的。所以我一直教他们去寻找，就像我妈妈教我、她妈妈教她那样，一直追溯到我的祖先——来自阿尔萨斯故乡的采蘑菇人)”中的“both”指代两种本能，空处需明确这两种本能是什么。选项F“It wasn’t a stretch to capitalize on my children’s instincts to explore their world and to eat from it.(利用孩子们探索世界和从世界获取食物的本能并不难)”提到了“探索世界”和“从世界获取食物”两种本能，“both”指代这两种本能，衔接后文内容，符合语境。故选F。 14．上文“In the fall, I took my kids to stands of chestnut trees and showed them how to get out the edible nuts. We came home with full bags, and I made sweet chestnut puree, which we ate with a big spoon, like a homemade chocolate jam.(秋天，我带孩子们去栗树林，教他们如何取出可食用的栗子。我们带着满满几袋栗子回家，我做了甜栗子糊，我们用大勺子吃，就像吃自制的巧克力酱一样)”描述了作者教孩子摘栗子、做栗子糊的过程。空后“The beauty of it. That it, rather than supermarkets, sustains them. That they should have appreciation for all the parts of the living soil.(它的美好之处在于，是它而不是超市养活了他们。他们应该珍惜活土的每一部分)”是作者的感悟，空处需衔接前文的经历，引出后文的感悟。选项A“I felt that I had taught them some big lesson about the earth.(我觉得我教给了他们关于地球的重要一课)”既总结了前文的经历，又引出后文作者对“地球的美好”的感悟，符合语境。故选A。 15．下文“We simply walk, observe, feel the dirt under our feet, and occasionally bring home something we harvested with our own hands.(我们只是散步、观察、感受脚下的泥土，偶尔把亲手收获的东西带回家)”描述了作者和孩子在郊区户外的简单活动。空处需总领后文，说明在郊区户外的感受。选项E“It has been revolutionary to be outside, in the suburbs.(在郊区的户外，这是一种革命性的体验)”总述了在郊区户外的体验，衔接后文“We simply walk, observe, feel the dirt under our feet, and occasionally bring home something we harvested with our own hands.(我们只是散步、观察、感受脚下的泥土，偶尔把亲手收获的东西带回家)”这一具体的活动描述，与上下文相呼应，符合语境。故选E。 第二套 Section A Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A 【来源】上海市徐汇区上海中学2025-2026学年高三上学期练习四英语试题 When my family moved house years ago, I called a junk removal company to throw away our black love seat. In our new place, the old bargain couch had to go. Replacing it was the hard part. For years, I loved a West Elm couch the way you love museum art: respectfully, from a distance. My ideal model was an unaffordable two-piece chaise sectional. This felt as close as I could get. I ordered the black love seat an hour after I settled down. I spent early years living in homes that were never wholly my own. When my kids were little, I left my husband and moved to a basement. There, again, I could make no decisions over my space. Buying a new couch in a space of my own felt monumental. It wasn’t long after we moved in. But the couch, which I’d thought would remain in a constant state of artful arrangement, was in a constant state of chaos. It was not meant for two active teenagers. After six months, the sofa’s middle began to bow. One night, we heard a crack. The split wood scratched my son’s leg and left a mark in the floor. In this couch, I had imagined I would find stability after years of housing challenges. It was evidence that I was a good mother. But staring at the sunken cushion, I noticed the sofa suddenly looked cheap and sad — evidence of a try-hard woman who would never live up to the things she aspired to be. I’d been trying to impose a version of home that didn’t match my real life. The broken couch forced a question: What would it look like to shelve my ambitions of providing a loving home and instead meet my family where we were? The next day I called the junk removal company. Then I ran to the store and came home with a sofa that we have come to affectionately refer to as the big girl. The big girl violates every design principle I once held dear and has swallowed the living room I had so carefully arranged. The fabric does nothing to elevate our living space. At first, it felt a little bit like a trap: I’d admitted defeat and surrendered the life I wanted to a warehouse couch. But with the big girl at home, something has shifted. Our living room now lives up to its name. I’m not worried about hair or whatever mess there is. This couch is not the couch of my dreams. It isn’t an investment piece or a statement about my taste. It’s a tool for living, a purely functional entity. There is liberation in furniture that needs no protection. People don’t ask if they can put their feet up. It’s clear everyone already has. 1．Why did the author buy the black love seat? A．Because she wanted to impress her children with her good taste. B．Because the couch came closest to the ideal couch in her eyes. C．Because she intended to replace a damaged and undesirable couch. D．Because the couch demonstrated financial stability after difficult years. 2．How did the author feel when she decided to throw her first couch (the black love seat)? A．Satisfied with its appeal and comfort. B．Proud of its ability to withstand her children’s activities. C．Frustrated because it fell short of her expectations. D．Angry about its poor quality and impracticality for family life. 3．The author’s decision to buy the second couch (the “big girl”) was primarily driven by ______. A．A change in her aesthetic preferences towards more practical furniture B．A realization that her ambitions for her home weren’t in line with her family’s reality C．The need to replace the broken West Elm sofa immediately D．A desire to create a more formal and elegant living space 4．What does the author mean by saying “There is liberation in furniture that needs no protection”? A．She doesn’t have to worry about damaging expensive furniture. B．She feels freed from the pressure of maintaining a perfect home. C．She finds freedom in the simple design of the new couch. D．She appreciates that the new couch is easy to clean and maintain. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．B 4．B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者先后购买两张沙发的经历与心路转变：从追求理想中精致的沙发，到选择贴合家庭实际生活的实用款沙发，最终领悟到生活不必苛求完美，舒适自在才是真谛。   1．细节理解题。根据第二段中“My ideal model was an unaffordable two-piece chaise sectional. This felt as close as I could get. I ordered the black love seat an hour after I settled down.(我理想的款式是一种买不起的两件套式躺椅。这是我能得到的最接近的东西。安顿下来一个小时后，我订购了一张黑色的双人座椅。)”可知，作者购买这张黑色双人沙发是因为它最接近她心目中的理想沙发。故选B。 2．推理判断题。根据第四段中“But the couch, which I’d thought would remain in a constant state of artful arrangement, was in a constant state of chaos.(但这张我本以为会一直保持精致整洁状态的沙发，却始终一片狼藉。)”以及第5段中“But staring at the sunken cushion, I noticed the sofa suddenly looked cheap and sad — evidence of a try-hard woman who would never live up to the things she aspired to be.(但看着凹陷的坐垫，我发现这张沙发突然显得廉价又寒酸——这成了我这个努力却始终达不到自己期望的女人的写照。)”可知，作者决定扔掉第一张沙发时，内心因它没能达到自己的期望而感到沮丧。故选C。 3．推理判断题。根据第六段中“I’d been trying to impose a version of home that didn’t match my real life. The broken couch forced a question: What would it look like to shelve my ambitions of providing a loving home and instead meet my family where we were?(我一直在试图强加一个与我的现实生活不匹配的家的版本。破损的沙发迫使我去思考：如果搁置我提供一个充满爱的家的抱负，而是接受我们家庭的现状，会是什么样子？)”可知，作者购买第二张沙发的主要原因是意识到自己对家的理想追求与家庭的现实生活并不相符。故选B。 4．词句猜测题。根据倒数第二段中“I’m not worried about hair or whatever mess there is.(我不再担心毛发或任何其他乱七八糟的东西。)”和最后一段中“This couch is not the couch of my dreams. It isn’t an investment piece or a statement about my taste. It’s a tool for living, a purely functional entity.(这张沙发并非我梦想中的沙发。它既非值得投资的物件，也非彰显品味的宣言。它只是一件生活工具，一个纯粹功能性的存在。)”以及“People don’t ask if they can put their feet up. It’s clear everyone already has.(人们不会问他们能不能把脚翘起来。很明显，每个人都已经这么做了。)”可知，新沙发不需要精心维护，家人可以随意使用。这种“无需保护”的特性让她从必须保持家具和家居环境完美的心理压力中解脱出来，感受到了自由。故选B。 B 【来源】上海市建平中学2025-2026学年高三上学期11月练习英语试卷 --By 1865 MEMBERSHIP OFFICE Langham’s legend dates back to 1865, when The Langham, London opened as Europe’s first “Grand Hotel”. For over 140 years, this flagship hotel has been at the forefront of charming. Today, all Langham properties worldwide show the same philosophy, reflecting elegance in design, innovation in hospitality, genuine service and fascination of the senses. ABOUT 1865 1865 is our way of saying thank-you for your support to our collection of hotels. Bringing you exclusive benefits and recognition, we ensure your stay with us is especially comfortable and uniquely memorable. EXPLORER Guests who are just beginning to get to know us by staying once in our properties will be invited to become Explorer members. GATEWAY Stay 3 times at any of our properties within a 12-month period and you will be entitled to Gateway membership. VOYAGER To enrol as Voyager member, simply gather a total of 5 stays within 12 months. DESTINY This membership rank is reserved for the top 1% of Voyager members who show the highest level of commitment by staying in our superior-category rooms and suites(套房). Exclusive to a chosen few, Destiny membership is offered by invitation only. 1865 MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS AT-A-GLANCE EXPLORER GATEWAY VOYAGER DESTINY In-room broadband Internet access * * * * Late check-out¹ - *(4pm) * (6pm) * (8pm) Personalized room preferences * * * Personalized welcome services - * (one) * (two) Upgrade to next room category² * * One-way coach service³ * Exclusive gift * Notes: 1. Depending on room availability 2. After becoming a Voyager member, when staying 5 or more times within a 12-month period 3. Between the city airport and the property, and valid with confirmed coach booking only 4. All benefits are restricted to the registered 1865 member. Remarks: Some of the above benefits do not apply to Eaton Smart, New Delhi Airport Transit Hotel. To explore the benefits of this hotel, please visit 1865.langhamhotels.com. 5．To have 1865 membership, guests need to ________. A．register at 1865.langhamhotel.com. B．visit Langham three times in a year. C．have five stays in Langham yearly. D．stay in Langham properties once. 6．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the given information? A．Gateway members have 4pm late check-out priority any time they want. B．Members can get the benefits listed in the table at all Langham’s properties. C．The very first hotel of Langham collection was built in 1865 in Britain. D．Top 1% Voyagers with super residence record can apply for Destiny membership. 7．Tony, on their honeymoon trip, wants to surprise his wife with a bunch of roses on arriving at the hotel. Tony at least needs to have the membership of________. A．EXPLORER B．GATEWAY C．VOYAGER D．DESTINY 【答案】5．D 6．C 7．C 【导语】这是一篇应用文。介绍了朗廷酒店1865会员体系的等级规则及对应的会员权益。 5．细节理解题。根据EXPLORER部分“Guests who are just beginning to get to know us by staying once in our properties will be invited to become Explorer members. (那些通过在我们的酒店入住一次而刚刚开始了解我们的客人，将被邀请成为探索者会员)”及会员体系的等级说明可知，1865会员的入门级(EXPLORER)只需在朗廷酒店入住一次即可获得。故选D项。 6．细节理解题。根据第一段“Langham’s legend dates back to 1865, when The Langham, London opened as Europe’s first “Grand Hotel”. (朗廷的传奇可以追溯到1865年，当时伦敦朗廷酒店作为欧洲第一家“豪华酒店”开业)”可知，朗廷酒店的第一家店是1865年在英国伦敦开业的。故选C项。 7．推理判断题。根据1865 MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS AT-A-GLANCE表格中Personalized welcome services的权益显示，VOYAGER会员可享受一项个性化欢迎服务，Tony想在抵达酒店时送玫瑰惊喜，属于个性化欢迎服务，符合他“送玫瑰”的需求。故选C项。 C 【来源】上海华东师范大学松江实验高级中学2025学年第二学期高三年级3月阶段评估英语试卷 A friend living in St. Thomas recently marked herself “safe” on social media for the second time in two weeks. She was safe in only the most critical sense that she was alive. Her home and her business had been reduced to broken bricks. Puerto Rico has been destroyed by hurricanes. Last month, hundreds died in Mexican earthquakes. Hurricane Irma hit the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Florida Keys, and laid waste to Barbuda. Harvey devastated parts of Texas. Fifteen separate fires have turned thousands of Northern California homes and businesses to dust and smoked out neighboring cities. Closer to us, the Anaheim Hills fire has laid waste to nearly 6,000 acres. That number will be higher tomorrow. And about tomorrow: what might it bring? A swarm of locusts (蝗虫)? My friend referred to “natural” or “man-made” disasters as distinct phenomena. Certainly, “natural”disasters and “man-made” disasters long preceded (先于) the industrial revolution. But unprecedented hurricanes and wildfires are not simply the hand of God or nature — they are also the hand of man and his machines, which create conditions in which such natural disasters can spark and spread. Meanwhile, wars are often fought over or worsened by a scarcity of natural resources. “Natural” and “man-made”are now more like a Venn diagram than two separate circles which orbit each other. There is little comfort or clarity to be found in this knit space; the feeling is closer to dread. Our best hope may be to stay kind to ourselves and others, to acknowledge that we will fight and break a little easier, to hold those troubled by catastrophe (灾难) in our thoughts and not turn away from them, to remember that — as much as our minds might want to deny it — we too will need help. Climate change will harm us personally; it will harm our successors, those we love; that person on the news today, covered in debris or wading (跋涉) through water, may well be us tomorrow. It’s a mean truth, but there’s compassion to be obtained from it. Disaster, if we let it, can teach us that we who have not yet suffered are not untouchable; we are not special; we are lucky. And luck runs out. 8．Some factual examples are used to illustrate natural disasters in the first three paragraphs EXCEPT ________. A．fires in Northern California B．earthquakes in Mexico C．hurricanes in Puerto Rico D．locusts in parts of Texas 9．What does the author think of natural and man-made disasters? A．Earthquakes, floods, wildfires and other disasters are simply the call of God. B．Natural and man-made disasters are disturbingly interconnected with each other. C．There is scarcely a connection between the circles of “natural” and “man-made”. D．The hand of man and his machines didn’t spark wars until the industrial revolution. 10．In face of disasters, the author maintains that hopefully we might ________. A．realize we humans are unlikely to beat B．turn away from environmental protection C．extend our compassion to disaster victims D．stay informed of news about catastrophes 11．Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A．What Natural Disasters Can Teach Us B．We Are Running Out of Luck in Nature C．The Countdown to a Catastrophic Disaster D．Climate Change Harms All Beings Equally 【答案】8．D 9．B 10．C 11．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讨论了自然灾害和人为灾害之间的联系，以及灾难给我们的启示。 8．细节理解题。根据第二段“Puerto Rico has been destroyed by hurricanes.(波多黎各被飓风摧毁了。)”、“Last month, hundreds died in Mexican earthquakes.(上个月，数百人在墨西哥地震中丧生。)”和“Fifteen separate fires have turned thousands of Northern California homes and businesses to dust and smoked out neighboring cities.(十五起接连发生的火灾将北加州数千栋住宅与商铺化为灰烬，浓烟笼罩了邻近城市。)”可知，前三段中提到了波多黎各的飓风、墨西哥的地震和北加州的大火，但没有提到德克萨斯州部分地区的蝗虫。故选D。 9．细节理解题。根据第三段“Meanwhile, wars are often fought over or worsened by a scarcity of natural resources. “Natural” and “man-made” are now more like a Venn diagram than two separate circles which orbit each other. There is little comfort or clarity to be found in this knit space; the feeling is closer to dread.(与此同时，战争往往因自然资源稀缺而爆发或加剧。“自然”和“人为”现在更像是一个维恩图，而不是两个相互环绕的独立圆圈。在这个交织的空间里，几乎找不到安慰或清晰；这种感觉更接近于恐惧。)”可知，作者认为自然灾害和人为灾害是相互交织、相互关联的，它们之间有着令人不安的联系。故选B。 10．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Our best hope may be to stay kind to ourselves and others, to acknowledge that we will fight and break a little easier, to hold those troubled by catastrophe (灾难) in our thoughts and not turn away from them, to remember that — as much as our minds might want to deny it — we too will need help.(我们最大的希望可能是对自己和他人保持友善，承认我们会更容易地挣扎和崩溃，把那些受灾难困扰的人放在心里，不要远离他们，记住——尽管我们的思想可能想要否认这一点——我们也需要帮助。)”可知，作者认为在面对灾难时，我们应该对受灾者表示同情和关心，不要远离他们，而是要给予帮助和支持。故选C。 11．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是根据最后一段“Disaster, if we let it, can teach us that we who have not yet suffered are not untouchable; we are not special; we are lucky. And luck runs out.(灾难，如果我们允许的话，可以教会我们，那些尚未遭受苦难的人并不是不可触及的；我们并不特别；我们很幸运。而运气是会耗尽的。)”可知，文章主要讨论了自然灾害和人为灾害之间的联系，以及灾难给我们的启示，即灾难可以教会我们一些东西，让我们更加珍惜和感恩我们所拥有的一切。因此，A项“What Natural Disasters Can Teach Us(自然灾害能教会我们什么)”最符合文章主旨。故选A。 Section B Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. 【来源】上海市华师二附中2025-2026学年高三3月测试英语试题 From classrooms to care homes Less than three years ago Ms Jiang was tidying away toys and singing rhymes as a teacher at a nursery in Beijing. She remembers parents knocking on the door in an effort to sign their children up. That gradually became rarer, until last year Ms Jiang found herself distributing promotional leaflets for the nursery in her lunchbreaks. 12 Last May Ms Jiang moved into a sector with better growth prospects: care homes and her abilities to teach handicrafts and play games come in useful. Between 2017 and 2022 China’s total fertility (生育) rate crashed from 1.8 to 1. Between 2021 and 2024 pupil numbers in pre-schools fell from 48m to 36m. Some 42,000 of 295,000 pre-schools have closed, and 360,000 of 3.2m pre-school teachers have quit. 13 Whereas China’s nursery-going group will fall by 14m in the next five years, the number of people aged 65 and over will rise from 211m to 256m. China badly needs more staff to care for them. In 2021 it had just half a million certified care workers. That made for just 0.27 care workers per 100 people aged 65 and above, a shockingly low number. Universities have launched degrees in elderly care. The first batch of students graduated last year, to hot demand. All this motivated one Ms Wu in 2023 to open her own care home in Jiangxi after years in nurseries. She has nine residents paying 2,600 yuan a month to be there. The outlook is bright, she says: right now those in care homes have multiple children on average. Those born in the 1970s and 1980s mostly have only one child, which means fewer people to look after them when they eventually get old. 14 She has also had a few from nursery teachers looking to make the switch she did. The government likes “mixed-use” facilities where both young and old are looked after. 15 It had facilities for table-tennis and space for calligraphy, and when the nursery teachers were free, they taught the elderly. The old certainly enjoy seeing the young; some grandparents even drop off tiny relatives at the nursery before heading to their own floor. A．A newspaper has called for local governments to provide funds for such projects. B．A silver lining exists for those sharp-witted enough to adapt. C．Caring for the elderly is easier than caring for young children. D．Last year in Chongqing, for example, an empty floor of a nursery was turned into an “elderly-care station”. E．Ms Wu gets enquiries almost every day from prospective customers. F．She realised the writing was on the wall. 【答案】12．F 13．B 14．E 15．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了中国由于生育率下降，幼儿园数量减少、教师流失，而老龄化加剧，养老护理需求大增，一些人从幼儿园转行到养老行业，政府也支持“混合用途”设施。 12．由上文“Less than three years ago Ms Jiang was tidying away toys and singing rhymes as a teacher at a nursery in Beijing. She remembers parents knocking on the door in an effort to sign their children up. That gradually became rarer, until last year Ms Jiang found herself distributing promotional leaflets for the nursery in her lunchbreaks. (不到三年前，蒋女士还是北京一家幼儿园的老师，整理玩具，唱儿歌。她记得家长们敲门争着给孩子报名。这种情况逐渐变得少见，直到去年，蒋女士发现自己要在午休时间分发幼儿园的宣传单)”及下文“Last May Ms Jiang moved into a sector with better growth prospects: care homes and her abilities to teach handicrafts and play games come in useful. (去年5月，蒋女士进入了一个增长前景更好的行业：养老院，她教手工艺和玩游戏的能力派上了用场)”可知，上文说明了蒋女士所在幼儿园招生情况变差，下文引出蒋女士转行到养老院，本空应说明蒋女士意识到幼儿园的困境，意识到自己需要转行。F选项“She realised the writing was on the wall. (她意识到不祥之兆已现)”能承上启下，符合语境。故选F。 13．由上文“Between 2017 and 2022 China’s total fertility (生育) rate crashed from 1.8 to 1. Between 2021 and 2024 pupil numbers in pre-schools fell from 48m to 36m. Some 42,000 of 295,000 pre-schools have closed, and 360,000 of 3.2m pre-school teachers have quit. (2017年至2022年，中国总生育率从1.8骤降至1。2021年至2024年，学前教育在校生人数从4800万降至3600万。29.5万家幼儿园中有4.2万家关闭，320万名幼儿园教师中有36万人辞职)”及下文“Whereas China’s nursery-going group will fall by 14m in the next five years, the number of people aged 65 and over will rise from 211m to 256m. China badly needs more staff to care for them. (未来五年，中国上幼儿园的人数将减少1400万，而65岁及以上人口将从2.11亿增至2.56亿。中国急需更多人员来照顾他们)”可知，上文说明了中国幼儿园面临困境，下文引出中国养老行业前景好，本空应说明对于那些能够适应变化的人来说，还是有机会的。B选项“A silver lining exists for those sharp-witted enough to adapt. (对于那些足够聪明、能够适应的人来说，还有一线希望)”能承上启下，符合语境。故选B。 14．由上文“All this motivated one Ms Wu in 2023 to open her own care home in Jiangxi after years in nurseries. She has nine residents paying 2,600 yuan a month to be there. The outlook is bright, she says: right now those in care homes have multiple children on average. Those born in the 1970s and 1980s mostly have only one child, which means fewer people to look after them when they eventually get old. (所有这些促使吴女士在幼儿园工作多年后，于2023年在江西开设了自己的养老院。她有九位住户，每月支付2600元。她说，前景是光明的：现在养老院的人平均有多个孩子。70后和80后大多只有一个孩子，这意味着他们年老时照顾他们的人会更少)”可知，上文说明了吴女士认为养老院前景光明，本空应说明吴女士的养老院前景光明的体现。E选项“Ms Wu gets enquiries almost every day from prospective customers. (吴女士几乎每天都会收到潜在客户的咨询)”能承接上文的乐观前景，符合语境。故选E。 15．由上文“The government likes “mixed-use” facilities where both young and old are looked after.(政府喜欢“混合用途”设施，在这里年轻人和老年人都能得到照顾)”以及下文“It had facilities for table-tennis and space for calligraphy, and when the nursery teachers were free, they taught the elderly. The old certainly enjoy seeing the young; some grandparents even drop off tiny relatives at the nursery before heading to their own floor.(这里有乒乓球设施和书法空间，当幼儿园老师有空时，他们会教老年人。老人们当然喜欢看到年轻人；一些祖父母甚至在去自己楼层之前把年幼的亲戚送到幼儿园)”可知，上文说明了政府喜欢“混合用途”设施，下文具体说明了一个“混合用途”设施的例子，本空应举例说明一个“混合用途”设施。D选项“Last year in Chongqing, for example, an empty floor of a nursery was turned into an “elderly-care station”.(例如，去年在重庆，一所幼儿园的一层空楼层被改造成了一个“养老站”)”能承上启下，符合语境。故选D。 1 / 54 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 训练小卷04：阅读理解、六选四组合练（I） （满分：60分，推荐用时：60分钟） 第一套 Section A Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. 【来源】上海市华师二附中2025-2026学年高三3月测试英语试题 A After receiving tenure (终身职位) in 2022 I considered taking a vacation. But I had 15 people in my lab, a partner who is also in academia with his own lab, and two children in elementary school. I felt I could not step away for a year. Then I connected with researchers in Uruguay seeking a collaborator experienced in my area, and I got a short-term Fulbright fellowship to explore the opportunity. I envisioned my 3-month stay as an intense period of lab work, data collection and scientific discoveries. The 5-hour time difference would leave me with enough hours to catch up with my lab and family back home. When I arrived, I was dispirited to learn that the shuttle to the institute ran on a schedule that limited our work hours to 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mornings started with shared mate and conversations about our weekends or evenings, followed later by an extended lunch break that was sacred. I felt impatient. Yet my research progressed steadily. Outside of work, another kind of progress was unfolding. I was still working long hours because of my responsibilities as a lab head, graduate program director, and National Institutes of Health study section member, but the built-in breaks — which often included an evening snack — made all the difference. I still got my work done, and the slower rhythm also left space for deeper thinking, both in my experiments and in my life. I was learning the value of working with intention rather than urgency, and of leaving room for the parts of life that can’t be scheduled. A calmness set in. I found myself laughing more, sleeping better, and enjoying the life I have worked hard to build. Midway through my fellowship my family arrived for an extended visit, and I took 3 weeks off for a once-in-a-lifetime journey. We wandered through bustling neighborhoods framed by the Andes, and felt the thunder of waterfalls soaking us in mist. I began to notice small things: my daughter’s fascination with seashells, my son’s growing ease with strangers and his first words of Spanish. When my fellowship ended 8 months ago, I returned with more than a set of data. I came back with a readjusted sense of how I want to live and work. I block my calendar so that no one can schedule a meeting during my off hour. I’ve built small rituals into my routine — a morning walk, a break away from the screen... These modest changes have reshaped the texture of my days. I find myself more focused in the lab, more patient with my students, and more present with my family. Productivity, I’ve come to see, is not measured only by research papers and grants. It is also sustained by presence, rest, and the relationships that give meaning to the work. 1．The author’s life can be described as ______ before she received a tenure. A．an escape from family duties B．frequently on the run C．a rat race with her partner D．in pursuit of fellowship 2．How did the author initially feel after learning the work schedule in Uruguay? A．Disappointed and anxious. B．Duty-bound but calm. C．Homesick but fulfilling. D．Relieved and anticipatory. 3．The modest changes mentioned by the author might include ______. A．becoming available when her lab members need to consult her B．treating conversations about leisure as a religiously sacred ritual C．replacing a long lunch break with deep thinking over a snack D．reserving weekends for her family instead of unfinished work 4．Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage? A．To work or not to work B．Approach to work-life balance C．The experiment I didn’t plan D．Success isn’t measured by science B 【来源】上海市格致中学2025-2026学年高三上学期第一次测验英语试卷 144-Hour Visa Free Transit in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu Shanghai and the nearby provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang allow travelers from 54 countries (such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Canada, and Australia) to stay in certain cities for up to 144 hours (6 days) without applying for a Chinese travel visa to experience local culture and life. You can enjoy a journey in China more easily. Click here to have a glimpse of the complete list of all 54 countries. The 8 Eligible Transit Ports for 144-hour Visa Free Transit - You enter and leave from one of the eligible ports of entry. - Your arrival port and departure port can be different. For example, you can arrive in Shanghai and leave from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. The Eligible Transit Routes for 144-hour Visa-free Travel You must be in transit to a third country or region (Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan are included among possible third regions). For example, the USA to Shanghai to Taiwan is acceptable for a 144-hour transit visa in Shanghai, but the USA for Shanghai to the USA is not. How to Apply for the 144-hour Visa-free Transit in Shanghai 1) Pre-register your entry information in advance via the “144-Hour Transit Visa Exemption(豁免)Application E-System”   and complete the information declaration. 2) Upon arrival at the Shanghai port, you can use the self-service machine to automatically print the Arrival Card. 3) Locate the dedicated lanes for 144-hour visa-exemption transit passengers within the entry inspection areas after arrival. 4) Present your valid passport, onward ticket to a third country or region, and completed arrival card. Inform the immigration officer about your intention to use the 144-hour visa-free transit. They will verify your eligibility and issue a temporary entry permit. 5) Claim your luggage and go through customs as normal. 6) Departure from a designated port before midnight on the sixth full day. There is nothing different in leaving China normally. Hand over your temporary departure card at security completed. 5．Mike, an American travel vlogger, is going to visit China. What can be TRUE about his journey? A．He is allowed to travel within any Chinese city during his 144-hour visa-free period. B．He must go to the ticket office in person to print the Arrival Card upon his arrival. C．He is required to claim his baggage before proceeding to an appointed area for 144-hour visa-free transit passengers. D．He might arrive at PVG at 6:00 A．M. on Nov. 18 and leave from NGB at 11:58 P. M. on Nov. 23. 6．Which of the following routes qualifies for 144-hour Visa-free Travel? A．France➡Nanjing➡France B．Australia➡Macau➡Shanghai C．Canada➡Hangzhou➡Taiwan D．Hong Kong➡Ningbo➡Japan 7．Where can you find this material? A．In a book about China. B．On a website. C．On a noticeboard. D．In a travel brochure. C 【来源】上海复旦大学附属中学2026届高三下三月第二次阶段检测 Christophe Petyt is the world’s leading dealer in fake masterpieces. His company employs over eighty painters, each steeped in the style of a particular artist or school. “We choose them very carefully,” he says. “They’re usually people with very good technique but not much creativity, who are unlikely to make it as artists in their own right. But they love the great works and have real insight into what’s gone into them.” The view when Petyt started out was that very little of this could be legal. He was pursued through the French courts by museums and by descendants of the artists, with several major French art dealers cheering from the sidelines. “The establishment was suspicious of us,” says Petyt, “but for the wrong reasons, I think. Some people want to keep all the best art for themselves.” He won the case and as the law now stands, the works and signatures of any artist who has been dead for seventy years can be freely copied on condition that the copy cannot be passed off to dealers as the real thing. Until he started the business ten years ago, Petyt, a former business-school student, barely knew one artist from another. Then one particular painting by Van Gogh caught his eye. At $10 million, it was well beyond his reach so he came up with the idea of getting an art-student friend to paint him a copy. In an old frame it looked absolutely wonderful, and Petyt began to wonder what market there might be for it. He picked up a coffee-table book of well-known paintings, earmarked a random selection of works and got his friend to knock them off. “Within a few months I had about twenty good copies,” he says, “so I organized an exhibition. In two weeks we’d sold the lot, and got commissions for sixty more.” It became clear that a huge market existed for fake masterpieces. Petyt’s paintings are exhibited in places with luxurious houses in need of equally impressive works of art. Although their owners include rock stars, fashion designers and top businesspeople, they either cannot afford or more likely simply cannot obtain great works of art. Petyt is understandably reluctant to name any of his clients, but says that sometimes even the owner of the original will occasionally commission a copy. “The best paintings are so valuable,” he explains, “that it’s risky to have them at home and the costs of security and insurance are huge. So some collectors keep the original in a bank and hang our copy.” 8．What do we learn about the painters employed by Petyt? A．They need to be specially trained to produce fake masterpieces. B．They have been chosen because of their painting techniques. C．They are able to reproduce paintings of a wide range of styles. D．They have shown their creativity in their original works. 9．How does Petyt feel about the attempts to prove that his activities were illegal? A．He suspects that they were not driven by public-spirited motivations. B．He accepts that they were useful in helping to establish his integrity. C．He regrets that they gained the support of other art dealers in France. D．He respects the right of the real artists’families to protect their interests. 10．In the wake of the court case he won, Petyt ________. A．no longer reproduces fake signatures on paintings he sells B．has been able to copy the work of more contemporary artists C．is obliged to make sure his products can be identified as copies D．has agreed not to market his products through certain channels 11．What is implied about the majority of Petyt’s customers? A．They regard works of art as a must in their life. B．They have little real interest in contemporary art. C．They buy the paintings purely as a form of financial investment. D．They are wealthy enough to buy the original works of art if they wanted. Section B Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. 【来源】上海宜川中学2025-2026学年第二学期4月阶段练高三英语试题 Where the Wild Things Are in the Suburbs I grew up spending summers at my grandparents’ farm, on the eastern shore of Maryland. I used to pick wild blackberries, catch a dinner of blue crabs, and run between the rows of the tall corn plants. I knew what wild garlic looked like; when the figs (无花果) on the fig trees were ready to eat, I ate them. 12 “They’re so sweet, Mom,” they tell me. But instead of teaching my kids about that landscape, I decided to instill in them a love of the land where they live. Suburbia is not as obviously lovable as tidewater country, but I was determined to practice PBL — place-based learning. That’s a thing in education. I looked it up. So we went to the abandoned parking lot near the dead mall and looked for dandelion (蒲公英) greens, which make a delicious bitter spring salad. We dug with sticks on the road being paved for Wegmans grocery store. My ten-year-old found some colourful rocks. They inspired him to start a rock collection. “This is cool, Mom,” he said. 13 They inherited both from early man. So I’ve been teaching them to search, the way my mother taught me and her mother taught her, all the way back to my ancestral people, the old-country mushroom hunters of Alsace. In the fall, I took my kids to stands of chestnut (栗子) trees and showed them how to get out the edible nuts. We came home with full bags, and I made sweet chestnut puree (糊), which we ate with a big spoon, like a homemade chocolate jam. 14 The beauty of it. That it, rather than supermarkets, sustains them. That they should have appreciation for all the parts of the living soil. 15    We simply walk, observe, feel the dirt under our feet, and occasionally bring home something we harvested with our own hands. The kids smiled with pride of place. A．I felt that I had taught them some big lesson about the earth. B．I grew up spending summers at my grandparents’ farm. C．I read in my wild-edible field guide that they taste like mango. D．I’ve taught my kids to do the same. E．It has been revolutionary to be outside, in the suburbs. F．It wasn’t a stretch to capitalize on my children’s instincts to explore their world and to eat from it. 第二套 Section A Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A 【来源】上海市徐汇区上海中学2025-2026学年高三上学期练习四英语试题 When my family moved house years ago, I called a junk removal company to throw away our black love seat. In our new place, the old bargain couch had to go. Replacing it was the hard part. For years, I loved a West Elm couch the way you love museum art: respectfully, from a distance. My ideal model was an unaffordable two-piece chaise sectional. This felt as close as I could get. I ordered the black love seat an hour after I settled down. I spent early years living in homes that were never wholly my own. When my kids were little, I left my husband and moved to a basement. There, again, I could make no decisions over my space. Buying a new couch in a space of my own felt monumental. It wasn’t long after we moved in. But the couch, which I’d thought would remain in a constant state of artful arrangement, was in a constant state of chaos. It was not meant for two active teenagers. After six months, the sofa’s middle began to bow. One night, we heard a crack. The split wood scratched my son’s leg and left a mark in the floor. In this couch, I had imagined I would find stability after years of housing challenges. It was evidence that I was a good mother. But staring at the sunken cushion, I noticed the sofa suddenly looked cheap and sad — evidence of a try-hard woman who would never live up to the things she aspired to be. I’d been trying to impose a version of home that didn’t match my real life. The broken couch forced a question: What would it look like to shelve my ambitions of providing a loving home and instead meet my family where we were? The next day I called the junk removal company. Then I ran to the store and came home with a sofa that we have come to affectionately refer to as the big girl. The big girl violates every design principle I once held dear and has swallowed the living room I had so carefully arranged. The fabric does nothing to elevate our living space. At first, it felt a little bit like a trap: I’d admitted defeat and surrendered the life I wanted to a warehouse couch. But with the big girl at home, something has shifted. Our living room now lives up to its name. I’m not worried about hair or whatever mess there is. This couch is not the couch of my dreams. It isn’t an investment piece or a statement about my taste. It’s a tool for living, a purely functional entity. There is liberation in furniture that needs no protection. People don’t ask if they can put their feet up. It’s clear everyone already has. 1．Why did the author buy the black love seat? A．Because she wanted to impress her children with her good taste. B．Because the couch came closest to the ideal couch in her eyes. C．Because she intended to replace a damaged and undesirable couch. D．Because the couch demonstrated financial stability after difficult years. 2．How did the author feel when she decided to throw her first couch (the black love seat)? A．Satisfied with its appeal and comfort. B．Proud of its ability to withstand her children’s activities. C．Frustrated because it fell short of her expectations. D．Angry about its poor quality and impracticality for family life. 3．The author’s decision to buy the second couch (the “big girl”) was primarily driven by ______. A．A change in her aesthetic preferences towards more practical furniture B．A realization that her ambitions for her home weren’t in line with her family’s reality C．The need to replace the broken West Elm sofa immediately D．A desire to create a more formal and elegant living space 4．What does the author mean by saying “There is liberation in furniture that needs no protection”? A．She doesn’t have to worry about damaging expensive furniture. B．She feels freed from the pressure of maintaining a perfect home. C．She finds freedom in the simple design of the new couch. D．She appreciates that the new couch is easy to clean and maintain. B 【来源】上海市建平中学2025-2026学年高三上学期11月练习英语试卷 --By 1865 MEMBERSHIP OFFICE Langham’s legend dates back to 1865, when The Langham, London opened as Europe’s first “Grand Hotel”. For over 140 years, this flagship hotel has been at the forefront of charming. 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Exclusive to a chosen few, Destiny membership is offered by invitation only. 1865 MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS AT-A-GLANCE EXPLORER GATEWAY VOYAGER DESTINY In-room broadband Internet access * * * * Late check-out¹ - *(4pm) * (6pm) * (8pm) Personalized room preferences * * * Personalized welcome services - * (one) * (two) Upgrade to next room category² * * One-way coach service³ * Exclusive gift * Notes: 1. Depending on room availability 2. After becoming a Voyager member, when staying 5 or more times within a 12-month period 3. Between the city airport and the property, and valid with confirmed coach booking only 4. All benefits are restricted to the registered 1865 member. Remarks: Some of the above benefits do not apply to Eaton Smart, New Delhi Airport Transit Hotel. To explore the benefits of this hotel, please visit 1865.langhamhotels.com. 5．To have 1865 membership, guests need to ________. A．register at 1865.langhamhotel.com. B．visit Langham three times in a year. C．have five stays in Langham yearly. D．stay in Langham properties once. 6．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the given information? A．Gateway members have 4pm late check-out priority any time they want. B．Members can get the benefits listed in the table at all Langham’s properties. C．The very first hotel of Langham collection was built in 1865 in Britain. D．Top 1% Voyagers with super residence record can apply for Destiny membership. 7．Tony, on their honeymoon trip, wants to surprise his wife with a bunch of roses on arriving at the hotel. Tony at least needs to have the membership of________. A．EXPLORER B．GATEWAY C．VOYAGER D．DESTINY C 【来源】上海华东师范大学松江实验高级中学2025学年第二学期高三年级3月阶段评估英语试卷 A friend living in St. Thomas recently marked herself “safe” on social media for the second time in two weeks. She was safe in only the most critical sense that she was alive. Her home and her business had been reduced to broken bricks. Puerto Rico has been destroyed by hurricanes. Last month, hundreds died in Mexican earthquakes. Hurricane Irma hit the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Florida Keys, and laid waste to Barbuda. Harvey devastated parts of Texas. Fifteen separate fires have turned thousands of Northern California homes and businesses to dust and smoked out neighboring cities. Closer to us, the Anaheim Hills fire has laid waste to nearly 6,000 acres. That number will be higher tomorrow. And about tomorrow: what might it bring? A swarm of locusts (蝗虫)? My friend referred to “natural” or “man-made” disasters as distinct phenomena. Certainly, “natural”disasters and “man-made” disasters long preceded (先于) the industrial revolution. But unprecedented hurricanes and wildfires are not simply the hand of God or nature — they are also the hand of man and his machines, which create conditions in which such natural disasters can spark and spread. Meanwhile, wars are often fought over or worsened by a scarcity of natural resources. “Natural” and “man-made”are now more like a Venn diagram than two separate circles which orbit each other. There is little comfort or clarity to be found in this knit space; the feeling is closer to dread. Our best hope may be to stay kind to ourselves and others, to acknowledge that we will fight and break a little easier, to hold those troubled by catastrophe (灾难) in our thoughts and not turn away from them, to remember that — as much as our minds might want to deny it — we too will need help. Climate change will harm us personally; it will harm our successors, those we love; that person on the news today, covered in debris or wading (跋涉) through water, may well be us tomorrow. It’s a mean truth, but there’s compassion to be obtained from it. Disaster, if we let it, can teach us that we who have not yet suffered are not untouchable; we are not special; we are lucky. And luck runs out. 8．Some factual examples are used to illustrate natural disasters in the first three paragraphs EXCEPT ________. A．fires in Northern California B．earthquakes in Mexico C．hurricanes in Puerto Rico D．locusts in parts of Texas 9．What does the author think of natural and man-made disasters? A．Earthquakes, floods, wildfires and other disasters are simply the call of God. B．Natural and man-made disasters are disturbingly interconnected with each other. C．There is scarcely a connection between the circles of “natural” and “man-made”. D．The hand of man and his machines didn’t spark wars until the industrial revolution. 10．In face of disasters, the author maintains that hopefully we might ________. A．realize we humans are unlikely to beat B．turn away from environmental protection C．extend our compassion to disaster victims D．stay informed of news about catastrophes 11．Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A．What Natural Disasters Can Teach Us B．We Are Running Out of Luck in Nature C．The Countdown to a Catastrophic Disaster D．Climate Change Harms All Beings Equally Section B Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. 【来源】上海市华师二附中2025-2026学年高三3月测试英语试题 From classrooms to care homes Less than three years ago Ms Jiang was tidying away toys and singing rhymes as a teacher at a nursery in Beijing. She remembers parents knocking on the door in an effort to sign their children up. That gradually became rarer, until last year Ms Jiang found herself distributing promotional leaflets for the nursery in her lunchbreaks. 12 Last May Ms Jiang moved into a sector with better growth prospects: care homes and her abilities to teach handicrafts and play games come in useful. Between 2017 and 2022 China’s total fertility (生育) rate crashed from 1.8 to 1. Between 2021 and 2024 pupil numbers in pre-schools fell from 48m to 36m. Some 42,000 of 295,000 pre-schools have closed, and 360,000 of 3.2m pre-school teachers have quit. 13 Whereas China’s nursery-going group will fall by 14m in the next five years, the number of people aged 65 and over will rise from 211m to 256m. China badly needs more staff to care for them. In 2021 it had just half a million certified care workers. That made for just 0.27 care workers per 100 people aged 65 and above, a shockingly low number. Universities have launched degrees in elderly care. The first batch of students graduated last year, to hot demand. All this motivated one Ms Wu in 2023 to open her own care home in Jiangxi after years in nurseries. She has nine residents paying 2,600 yuan a month to be there. The outlook is bright, she says: right now those in care homes have multiple children on average. Those born in the 1970s and 1980s mostly have only one child, which means fewer people to look after them when they eventually get old. 14 She has also had a few from nursery teachers looking to make the switch she did. The government likes “mixed-use” facilities where both young and old are looked after. 15 It had facilities for table-tennis and space for calligraphy, and when the nursery teachers were free, they taught the elderly. The old certainly enjoy seeing the young; some grandparents even drop off tiny relatives at the nursery before heading to their own floor. A．A newspaper has called for local governments to provide funds for such projects. B．A silver lining exists for those sharp-witted enough to adapt. C．Caring for the elderly is easier than caring for young children. D．Last year in Chongqing, for example, an empty floor of a nursery was turned into an “elderly-care station”. E．Ms Wu gets enquiries almost every day from prospective customers. F．She realised the writing was on the wall. 1 / 54 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $