训练小卷 05：题型之阅读理解、六选四组合练（II）（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05：阅读理解、六选四组合练（II） （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. A 【来源】上海市华师二附中2025-2026学年高三3月测试英语试题 Chinese check-ups Foreigners visiting China often admire the country’s high-speed rail and glittering skylines in an exaggerated way. Its old-fashioned medical system, though, gets less praise. So Amie, a British woman, caused a stir online last month with a glowing video review of a public hospital in Beijing. With persistent stomach pain, and facing a long wait to see a doctor in Britain, she went to China, where she had once lived. Tests, diagnosis and treatment were quick and cost some 2,800 yuan. Even including the air fare, that was still less than she would have had to pay at a private hospital at home, she said. After Amie’s video went viral on Chinese social media, other foreigners chimed in with their own stories of cheap and efficient care in China. A decade ago, officials set a target for China to become an “internationally competitive” destination for medical tourism by 2030, much as South Korea has, with wealthy Chinese often traveling there for complex treatments or cosmetic surgery. Now China is drawing a growing number of foreign patients. Last year its hospitals received nearly 1.3m of them, up almost 74% from 2022, according to Chinese media. China’s medical-tourism market is expected to increase from around 1.2 bn in 2025 to 3.4 bn by 2035, according to Market Research Future, a consultancy. Many of China’s medical facilities are still second-rate, but in recent years its best hospitals have gained top-notch doctors and equipment. For some elective procedures such as laser eye surgery, they are world-class. They are also usually cheaper than Western hospitals. Many have English-speaking staff. And since 2023 China has fast expanded its visa-free entry scheme. This makes it easier to drop in for a check-up. Most of the foreigners to be found in Chinese hospitals are still residents rather than medical tourists. But big cities like Shanghai and Beijing are starting to receive more patients from abroad. Growing numbers of Vietnamese are seeking treatment in hospitals in southern China. And Russians are popping over the border to hospitals in the north-east. State media see this as an encouraging sign of the country’s growing appeal to patients overseas. “Compared with some Western countries, China’s medical system provides more efficient and affordable care,” a researcher told China Daily, a state newspaper. Such messages chime with the current publicity campaign to paint America as an insecure place. But some Chinese worry about possible new strains on China’s medical system, which is largely publicly funded. Chinese doctors are hugely overworked. Queues often snake around hospitals. “Foreigners coming here to enjoy the benefits of Chinese taxpayers isn’t fair,” said one commenter on Amie’s video. “Will foreigners seize our medical resources?” asked an article on WeChat, a social-media app. Such worries appear overblown — public hospitals are only allowed to use 10% of capacity for international departments. 1．The underlined phrase “chimed in with” in paragraph 1 implies that foreigners ______. A．highly admired the advanced infrastructure in China B．agreed with Amie by sharing their similar experiences C．challenged the high cost of air fares charged in Britain D．raised questions about the doctors’ diagnosis in Beijing 2．What does the author of the passage say about South Korea’s medical system? A．It will become a destination for medical tourism by 2030. B．Its low efficiency causes it to lose foreign tourists to China. C．Its hospitals are largely funded by wealthy Chinese investors. D．It has become internationally competitive in medical tourism. 3．What can be inferred about America’ medical system according the publicity campaign? A．Doctors in America are hugely overworked. B．It is insecure to fund public hospitals in U.S. C．One bad illness can ruin someone financially. D．Seizing the national medical resources is unfair. 4．What is the passage mainly about? A．The rise of medical tourism in China and its implications. B．How foreigners compare hospitals in China and Britain. C．Needless concern over the capacity for foreign patients. D．Why China adopts visa-free policy for foreign tourists. 【答案】1．B 2．D 3．C 4．A 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了中国医疗旅游的兴起及其带来的影响，包括外国患者数量的增长、对医疗系统的看法以及存在的担忧等。 1．词句猜测题。根据第一段中“After Amie’s video went viral on Chinese social media, other foreigners chimed in with their own stories of cheap and efficient care in China.(在Amie的视频在中国社交媒体上疯传后，其他外国人也chimed in with他们在中国接受廉价高效治疗的故事。)”可知，“chimed in with”在此处表示其他外国人与Amie有同感，通过分享自己的类似经历来支持她的观点。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据第二段中“A decade ago, officials set a target for China to become an “internationally competitive” destination for medical tourism by 2030, much as South Korea has, with wealthy Chinese often traveling there for complex treatments or cosmetic surgery.(十年前，中国官方设定目标：到2030年，要让中国成为“具有国际竞争力”的医疗旅游目的地，效仿韩国的成功模式 —— 此前不少中国富人常远赴韩国接受复杂治疗或整形手术。)”可知，韩国的医疗旅游已经具有国际竞争力。故选D。 3．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中““Compared with some Western countries, China’s medical system provides more efficient and affordable care,” a researcher told China Daily, a state newspaper. Such messages chime with the current publicity campaign to paint America as an insecure place.(官方报纸《中国日报》援引一名研究人员的话称：“与部分西方国家相比，中国的医疗服务更高效、收费更亲民。”这类表述与当前将美国描绘为缺乏保障之地的宣传基调相吻合。)”可知，将美国描绘成一个不安全的地方，通常意味着在那里生活或接受医疗服务可能存在风险，包括经济上的风险，即一场大病可能会让人在经济上陷入困境。故选C。 4．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是根据第一段中“After Amie’s video went viral on Chinese social media, other foreigners chimed in with their own stories of cheap and efficient care in China.(在Amie的视频在中国社交媒体上疯传后，其他外国人也纷纷分享了他们在中国接受廉价高效治疗的故事。)”以及最后一段中“But some Chinese worry about possible new strains on China’s medical system, which is largely publicly funded.(但一些中国人担心，这可能会给主要由公共资金支持的中国医疗系统带来新的压力。)”可知，文章主要讲述了中国医疗旅游的兴起及其带来的影响，包括外国患者数量的增长、对医疗系统的看法以及存在的担忧等。A项“The rise of medical tourism in China and its implications.(中国医疗旅游的兴起及其影响)”符合题意。故选A。 B 【来源】上海市徐汇区上海中学2025-2026学年高三上学期练习二英语试题 Care for a zoom-in observation of animals with no bars between you and the observed as opposed to ordinary zoos? Where to have close-up encounters with some of the world’s most rare animals? We are revealing for you: 1 Right whales, Bay of Fundy, Canada Northern right whales are on the brink of extinction, but survivors arrive in the Bay of Fundy each summer (May through October) to feed east of Grand Manan Island. They are recognized by a broad back and no dorsal fin, which distinguish them from other whales entering the bay. Planning: Whale-watching tours operate out of Digby Neck peninsula on Nova Scotia and nearby islands, such as Brier Island. St. Andrews. Grand Manan Island. and Deer Island. 2 Grizzly bears. Alaska Grizzlies like salmon. In mid-July and again in mid-August, grizzlies make for Alaskan rivers to hook out the fish with their formidable claws. The bears gather in large numbers at rapids and pools, sometimes fighting for the best sites. Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, and Fish Creek, near Hyder, have viewing platforms. Planning: Most fishing sites are accessed by chartered light aircraft and a hike. Hyder is off the Swart-Cassiar Highway. 3 Monarch butterflies, Sierra Chincua, Mexico Each fall, millions of North American monarch butterflies migrate thousands of miles to the oyamel fir forests of the Transvolcanic Mountain Range, in the state of Michoacán. They flock closely on tree trunks, bushes, and on the ground, fully showing their gregarious nature and occupy Sierra Chincua and four neighbouring hills that make up the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. Planning: Chineua is one of two hills in the reserve open to the public from November through March. 4 Komodo dragons, Komodo Island, Indonesia Landing on Komodo, you would feel like stepping back to a time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, as park maps reported, “Here be dragons!” This mountainous volcanic island is home to the world’s largest living lizard- the Komodo dragon. Weighing 79 to 91 kg. the Komodo dragon has a tail as long as its body. You can hike to a viewpoint at Banugulung and watch as park rangers feed food to the lizards, some of which are more than 10 ft (3m) long. Planning: Komodo is reached solely by boat from Bima (on eastern Sumbawa) or Labuan Bajo (on western Flores) . 5 Wildebeest migration, Serengeti, Tanzania Undoubtedly the world’s most spectacular wildlife sight is the annual wildebeest migration, when 1. 4 million wildebeest and 200, 000 zebras and gazelles are on the move across the Serengeti plains. The animals are trekking to chase the clean water and fresh grass. Along the way, lions and hyenas stalk them, and crocodiles lie in wait. Planning: The herds migrate across Tanzania from December through July, and then pass through the MasaiMara in Kenya in August and September. 5．The underlined word gregarious is closest in meaning to _________. A．being able to climb B．preferring group living C．migrating in small numbers D．moderate in temper 6．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A．Right whales are distinguished from other whales by unique looks. B．Viewing spots for grizzly bears are accessible by air and on foot. C．Komodo dragons are similar to dinosaurs in living period. D．Wildebeest herds travel to seek favourable food conditions. 7．The target readers of the passage are probably _________. A．adventurous visitors eager for closer look at animals B．mountain hikers who look for unique hiking trails C．experienced hunters who are aimed at rare animals D．average zoo visitors seeking animal contact at safe distance 【答案】5．B 6．C 7．A 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了五个可以近距离观察珍稀野生动物的地点并给出了各地点的观赏攻略。 5．词句猜测题。根据3 Monarch butterflies, Sierra Chincua, Mexico中“They flock closely on tree trunks, bushes, and on the ground, fully showing their gregarious nature and occupy Sierra Chincua and four neighbouring hills that make up the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.(它们密密麻麻地聚集在树干、灌木丛和地面上，充分展现出了它们____的天性，同时占据着锡那库瓦山脉以及四座相邻的山丘 —— 这些区域共同构成了帝王蝶生物圈保护区。)”可知，帝王蝶会大规模聚集在一起，由此可推测gregarious的含义是“喜欢群居的”。故选B项。 6．细节理解题。根据4 Komodo dragons, Komodo Island, Indonesia中“Landing on Komodo, you would feel like stepping back to a time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, as park maps reported, “Here be dragons!”(登上科莫多岛，你会感觉仿佛回到了恐龙统治地球的时代，公园地图上写着“此地有龙！”)”可知，这句话只是形容科莫多龙体型庞大、充满原始感，并非指科莫多巨蜥与恐龙生活的时代相似。故选C项。 7．推理判断题。根据第一段“Care for a zoom-in observation of animals with no bars between you and the observed as opposed to ordinary zoos? Where to have close-up encounters with some of the world’s most rare animals?(相比于普通动物园，你是否想近距离观察动物，且与观察对象之间没有围栏阻隔？去哪里可以近距离邂逅世界上最珍稀的动物？)”可知，文章的目标读者是渴望近距离接触珍稀野生动物的探险型游客。故选A项。 C 【来源】上海市长宁区仙霞高级中学2025-2026学年3月第二学期高三英语练习卷 Parents exhausted by their children may have suspected it all along. Youngsters have greater energy levels than professional endurance athletes, scientists have discovered, meaning it is virtually impossible for the average adult to keep up. And for mothers and fathers hoping that tiring out their little ones will ensure a good night’s sleep, be warned. Children also have an impressive recovery time, and will be back to their best quicker than parents’ expectation. “We found the children used more of their aerobic metabolism (有氧代谢) and were therefore less tired during the high-intensity physical activities.” said Sebastien Ratel, associate professor in Exercise Physiology who completed this study. ‌“This may explain why children seem to have the ability to play and play and play, long after adults have become tired.” Previous studies have shown that children do not tire as quickly as untrained adults during physical tasks and it was suggested they had energy profiles comparable to endurance athletes, but there was no evidence to prove it until now. To find out, the researchers recruited 12 youngsters aged between nine and 11, 12 untrained men and 13 male endurance athletes who were national-level professional athletes or long-distance runners and cyclists. All were asked to perform two seven second resistance sprints (冲刺跑), followed by one minute recovery while their aerobic energy output was measured. On a second visit they were asked to cycle as fast as they can for 30 seconds. Anaerobic exercise produces lactic acid, which causes muscle fatigue. The participants’ heart-rate, oxygen levels and lactate-removal rates were checked after the cycling tasks to see how quickly they recovered. It was found that during the cycling test, untrained adult’s power output fell by 51.8 per cent, and athletes by 41.8 per cent, but children’s only decreased by 35.2 per cent. The researchers believe the findings could help develop athletic potential in children as well as improve our understanding of how our bodies change from childhood to adulthood. “Many parents ask about the best way to develop their child’s athletic potential,” said co-author Anthony Blazevich, professor in Biomechanics. “Our study shows that muscle endurance is often very good in children, so it might be better to focus on other areas of fitness such as their sports technique, sprint speed or muscle strength. This may help to improve physical training in children, so that they perform better and enjoy sports more.” 8．What does the “it” in paragraph 1 refer to? A．Children are better at many sports than most adults. B．Children recover from wounds quicker than adults. C．Children have a higher energy level than most adults. D．Children sleep better than adults when they are tired. 9．Compared to previous studies, the study by Sebastien Ratel is unique because it . A．found out for the first time why children were less exhausted by physical activities B．provided parents with scientific evidence for how to ensure children rest well C．proved for the first time that children’s endurance could be greater than athletes’ D．showed that children could be trained to complete high-intensity sports activities 10．What can be inferred from the data collected during the cycling test in paragraph 5? A．Children have more muscle strength than adults. B．Children experience less muscle fatigue than adults. C．Children develop less lactic acid than adults when exercising. D．Children show better techniques than adults in sporting activities. 11．According to Anthony Blazevich, the findings of this study may help us to . A．improve adults’ muscle endurance B．develop children’s athletic ability C．lower children’s decreased power output D．lift children’s aerobic metabolism level 【答案】8．C 9．C 10．B 11．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项科学研究，该研究发现儿童比专业耐力运动员拥有更高的能量水平和更快的恢复速度，并探讨了这一发现对儿童体育训练的启示。 8．词句猜测题。根据第一段“Parents exhausted by their children may have suspected it all along. (被孩子累坏的父母可能一直怀疑这一点)”以及第二段中“Youngsters have greater energy levels than professional endurance athletes, scientists have discovered (科学家发现，儿童的能量水平高于专业耐力运动员)”可知，父母一直怀疑的是“儿童比大多数成年人拥有更高的能量水平”，所以it指代的是下文中的“Children have a higher energy level than most adults.”。故选C项。 9．推理判断题。根据第三段““We found the children used more of their aerobic metabolism (有氧代谢) and were therefore less tired during the high-intensity physical activities.” said Sebastien Ratel, associate professor in Exercise Physiology who completed this study. ‌“This may explain why children seem to have the ability to play and play and play, long after adults have become tired.”(“我们发现，儿童在高强度体力活动中会更多地利用有氧代谢，因此不易感到疲劳。”完成这项研究的运动生理学副教授Sebastien Ratel说，“这或许解释了为什么孩子们似乎能够一直玩下去，而大人们早已精疲力竭。”)”、第四段“Previous studies have shown that children do not tire as quickly as untrained adults during physical tasks and it was suggested they had energy profiles comparable to endurance athletes, but there was no evidence to prove it until now. (先前的研究表明，儿童在体力活动中不像未受过训练的成年人那样容易疲劳，并有人提出他们的能量状况可与耐力运动员相媲美，但直到现在才有证据证明这一点)”和第五段中“It was found that during the cycling test, untrained adult’s power output fell by 51.8 per cent, and athletes by 41.8 per cent, but children’s only decreased by 35.2 per cent.(研究发现，在骑行测试中，未经训练的成年人功率输出下降了51.8%，运动员下降了41.8%，而儿童的降幅仅为35.2%)”可知，Sebastien Ratel的研究独特之处在于它首次证明了儿童的耐力可能比运动员更强。故选C项。 10．推理判断题。根据第五段中“On a second visit they were asked to cycle as fast as they can for 30 seconds. Anaerobic exercise produces lactic acid, which causes muscle fatigue. The participants’ heart-rate, oxygen levels and lactate-removal rates were checked after the cycling tasks to see how quickly they recovered. It was found that during the cycling test, untrained adult’s power output fell by 51.8 per cent, and athletes by 41.8 per cent, but children’s only decreased by 35.2 per cent. (在第二次测试中，他们被要求以最快速度骑行30秒。无氧运动会产生乳酸，进而导致肌肉疲劳。研究人员在骑行任务后检测了参与者的心率、血氧水平及乳酸清除率，以评估他们的恢复速度。研究发现，在骑行测试中，未经训练的成年人功率输出下降了51.8%，运动员下降了41.8%，而儿童的降幅仅为35.2%)”可知，儿童的功率输出下降最少，这说明儿童在运动中经历的肌肉疲劳比成年人少。故选B项。 11．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“The researchers believe the findings could help develop athletic potential in children (研究人员认为，这些发现可能有助于开发儿童的运动潜能)”以及Anthony Blazevich所说“Our study shows that muscle endurance is often very good in children, so it might be better to focus on other areas of fitness such as their sports technique, sprint speed or muscle strength. This may help to improve physical training in children, so that they perform better and enjoy sports more. (我们的研究表明，儿童的肌肉耐力通常非常好，因此或许最好将重点放在体能的其他方面，比如他们的运动技术、冲刺速度或肌肉力量。这可能有助于改善儿童的体能训练，让他们表现更好，更享受运动)”可知，这项研究的发现可能有助于开发儿童的运动能力。故选B项。 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】上海市建平中学2025-2026学年高三上学期11月练习英语试卷 Going to extremes James Kelvin recently jumped out of a plane over a mountain, and then snowboarded down it. Last year he tried base jumping and whitewater kayaking. You might think James is crazy, but he’s one of a growing number of extreme sports fans. These sports are being invented and developed all the time and one thing they all have in common is danger. And one thing they all share is the high risk factor. 12 One popular theory is that extreme sports have evolved as a reaction to our increasingly safe lifestyles. In the past, just staying alive and finding enough food to eat was a daily challenge but now in most developed countries, that is no longer the case. 13 In developing countries where life is more difficult and people’s time is dedicated to the basics of day-to-day living or simply surviving, there is no time, inclination or necessity for them. Another theory argues that extreme sports attract adrenaline junkies (对肾上腺素上瘾的人). (69) 14 Adrenaline is a chemical released in the body as a response to stress and danger, but for some people feeling gives a heightened sense of being alive, a feeling they want to experience again and again. However, for psychologist Eric Brymer, neither of these theories is accurate. Having interviewed many extreme sports men and women, he doesn’t believe they are thrill-seekers who risk their lives for an adrenaline high, or people who find modern life too safe so feel the need to take risks. 15 They understand the environment, task and their own level of skill and ability — emotional, physical and psychological — so well that for them the focus is on controlling all these things and developing as individuals. Extreme sports are their way of enjoying life to the full and being the best they can be. They are expressing a wish for life, not a foolish death wish — something they cannot do in their normal work roles. Whichever theory you believe, you may be able to benefit from some extreme sports. They aren’t all as dangerous as base jumping. So why not give one a go? A．So far, there have been a couple of theories interpreting the popularity of extreme sports. B．These are people who do them for the danger, because they get an adrenaline rush and feel a “high” when they participate. C．Why would anyone want to take such risks and push themselves beyond their limits? D．Instead, not everyone enjoys the thrill of extreme sports--for some people they are a terrifying experience. E．In contrast, his research shows that for participants, risk-taking doesn’t matter at all. F．As a result, some people feel the need to experience the thrill of risk-taking to counteract this. 【答案】12．C 13．F 14．B 15．E 【导语】这是一篇说明文。探讨了极限运动流行的原因，介绍了不同理论对其的解释，以及心理学家的研究结论。 12．上文“These sports are being invented and developed all the time and one thing they all have in common is danger. And one thing they all share is the high risk factor. (这些运动一直在被创造和发展，它们的共同点之一是危险，且都存在高风险因素)”指出了极限运动的高风险特性，下文开始介绍解释其流行的相关理论(One popular theory is that... Another theory argues that...)。C选项“为什么会有人想要冒这样的险，把自己推向极限”承接上文的“高风险”，引出下文对极限运动流行原因的探讨，符合语境。故选C。 13．上文“In the past, just staying alive and finding enough food to eat was a daily challenge but now in most developed countries, that is no longer the case. (在过去，仅仅是活下去和找到足够的食物就是一项日常挑战，但现在在大多数发达国家，情况已不再如此)”说明在发达国家，人们的生活变得更加安全，不再需要为基本生存而担忧，空处应说明这种情况带来的结果，F选项“因此，一些人觉得有必要体验冒险的刺激来抵消这种情况。”对应“生活变得安全，无需为生存挑战”这一情况，符合语境。故选F。 14．上文“Another theory argues that extreme sports attract adrenaline junkies(对肾上腺素上瘾的人). (另一种理论认为，极限运动吸引了那些追求肾上腺素刺激的人)”提出了“肾上腺素成瘾者”这一概念，空处应进一步解释这一概念，同时开启下文内容“Adrenaline is a chemical released in the body as a response to stress and danger, but for some people, the feeling gives a heightened sense of being alive, a feeling they want to experience again and again. (肾上腺素是人体在应对压力和危险时释放的一种化学物质，但对有些人来说，这种感觉会增强他们对“活着”的感知，这种感觉是他们想一次次体验的)，B选项“这些人做这些事是为了危险，因为当他们参与时，他们会得到肾上腺素的飙升，并感到一种‘兴奋’。”符合语境，承上启下，解释了这类人参与极限运动的原因。故选B。 15．上文“Having interviewed many extreme sports men and women, he doesn’t believe they are thrill-seekers who risk their lives for an adrenaline high, or people who find modern life too safe so feel the need to take risks. (在采访了许多极限运动爱好者（有男有女）之后，他认为这些人并非是为了追求肾上腺素飙升而冒生命危险的刺激寻求者，也不是那些觉得现代生活过于安全、因此需要冒险的人)”表明埃里克・布莱默不认同之前的两种理论，空处应承接上文，说明他的研究结果，E选项“相反，他的研究表明，对参与者来说，冒险根本不是问题。”符合语境，“In contrast”与上文形成对比，引出他的不同观点，即参与者并非为了冒险而参与极限运动。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】上海市浦东新区建平中学2025-2026学年高三上学期期中教学质量检测英语试卷 Riding down a narrow street in Karachi’s crowded Lyari Town, Saira Bano slows as she passes a group of children sitting on the ground, listening to a man reading aloud from a book. The eight-year-old gets off her bike, slips off her sandals, and sits on the mat at the back. She has already heard the story from Mohammad Noman, who is entertaining more than a dozen children with the tale of Noori, an insecure yellow parrot. “I don’t mind listening to it again,” says Saira. “He’s so funny.” Noman, 23, is spending two weeks in Lyari pushing an old ice-cream cart through its lanes, stopping to read his stories and leaving behind books for the children to borrow. He dropped out of school himself as a teenager but has returned to education and is now studying for his high school certificate. He is also one of two storytellers working part-time for the Kahaani Sawaari (Stories on Wheels) programme, run by GoRead. pk, which is working to improve literacy among poor communities in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. “I become a kid when I am around the children,” says Noman. In the past 18 months, he has visited 30 areas of Lyari, one of the most densely populated and deprived neighborhoods of Karachi, with more than 660,000 residents, mostly from the marginalized Baloch ethnic group. “I have learned so much,” says Noman. “It has brought a change in me as well. I’ve become more tolerant of people and developed patience. I think I have a certain bond with children and they listen.” Noman says he knows of children who were inspired to enrol in schools after attending his sessions. About 15,000 children have attended more than 700 Kahaani Sawaari storytelling sessions since the project was launched in 2021. Erum Kazi, GoRead’s programme director, says parents have told her how their children have developed a love for reading since the scheme began. “Instead of picking up bad habits — smoking and learning abusive language — mothers said how relieved they were that their kids were spending time reading,” says Kazi. 1．What does the passage state about Mohammad Noman’s personal education? A．He has already completed his high school certificate studies. B．He is currently working as a full-time certified school teacher. C．He is studying to become the new program director for GoRead. D．He is studying to finish high school after leaving school as a teen. 2．The main point of the third paragraph is that _______. A．it explains that Lyari is a very densely populated neighborhood. B．it details the personal growth Noman gained from the work. C．it lists the 30 different areas that Noman has visited so far. D．it focuses on the specific children who enrolled in school. 3．What is the primary focus of the passage? A．A profile of Mohammad Noman and his return to education. B．An analysis of the specific challenges of the Baloch ethnic group. C．A report on Saira Bano, an eight-year-old girl who enjoys stories. D．A description of a literacy project using storytelling to engage children. 4．What broader social impact does the Kahaani Sawaari programme seem to have? A．It focuses mainly on training adults to become storytellers. B．It has reduced crime rates in Karachi’s poorest neighbourhoods. C．It provides children with positive alternatives to harmful activities. D．It has replaced traditional classroom education for many children. 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．D 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了巴基斯坦卡拉奇一个名为Kahaani Sawaari的扫盲项目，通过讲故事的方式吸引儿童参与阅读。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段中“He dropped out of school himself as a teenager but has returned to education and is now studying for his high school certificate.(他十几岁时就辍学了，但现在又回到了学校，正在为获得高中文凭而学习。)”可知，穆罕默德·诺曼十几岁时离开学校，现在正在学习完成高中学业。故选D。 2．主旨大意题。根据第三段中““I have learned so much,” says Noman. “It has brought a change in me as well. I’ve become more tolerant of people and developed patience. I think I have a certain bond with children and they listen.(“我学到了很多东西，”诺曼说。“这也给我带来了改变。我对人更加宽容，也培养了耐心。我想我和孩子们有某种联系，他们会听我的。”)”可知，第三段主要讲述了诺曼从这项工作中获得的个人成长。故选B。 3．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是根据第二段中“Noman, 23, is spending two weeks in Lyari pushing an old ice-cream cart through its lanes, stopping to read his stories and leaving behind books for the children to borrow.(23岁的诺曼将在利亚里待两周，推着一辆旧冰淇淋车穿过小巷，停下来给孩子们读他的故事，并留下书供孩子们借阅。)”以及最后一段中“About 15,000 children have attended more than 700 Kahaani Sawaari storytelling sessions since the project was launched in 2021.(自2021年该项目启动以来，已有约1.5万名儿童参加了700多场Kahaani Sawaari讲故事活动。)”可知，文章主要描述了一个通过讲故事来吸引儿童参与阅读的扫盲项目。故选D。 4． 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Instead of picking up bad habits — smoking and learning abusive language — mothers said how relieved they were that their kids were spending time reading(妈妈们说，她们的孩子没有养成吸烟和说脏话等坏习惯，而是花时间阅读，这让她们感到多么欣慰)”可知，Kahaani Sawaari项目为孩子们提供了积极的选择，避免了有害活动。故选C。 B 【来源】上海市向明中学2025-2026学年高三上学期期中考试英语试卷 The Motivated Sequence (序列) of Public Speech The motivated sequence gets its name partly because it follows John Dewey’s problem-solution model for thinking and partly because it makes attractive analyses of these problems and their solutions by tying them to human motives. That is, the motivated sequence is both problem-driven and motivation-centered There are five basic steps in the motivated sequence: 1. You must get people to attend to some problem, or to feel discomfort strongly enough to want to hear more. 2. You can create more specific wants or desires, a personal sense of need. 3. When wants or needs are created, you can attempt to satisfy them by showing what can be done to solve the problem or relieve the sense of discomfort. 4. Simply describing a course of action may not be enough, so in the fourth place you can visualize the world as it would look if the actions were carried out, and what it might be like if they were not. 5. With that, if you have done these four tasks well, audience members should be ready to act - to put into practice the proposed solution to their problems. The motivated sequence can be used to structure many different sorts of speeches. It could be used, for example, in a speech urging your classmates to join a blood donors’ association. Or, you could use it to sell a friend insurance. You can also use it to talk about social problems, such as the environment and the economy. Five steps Audience response 1 AttentionGetting attention I want to listen. 2 NeedShowing the need: describing the solution Something needs to be done. 3 SatisfactionSatisfying the need: presenting the solution This is what to do to satisfy the need 4 VisualizationVisualizing the results ? 5 ActionRequesting action or approval I will do this. 5．What is the possible response from the audience in step 4? A．I can imagine how this will benefit me. B．I understand why this is necessary. C．I know exactly what to do next. D．I am ready to take action now. 6．How does the passage suggest the motivated sequence connects to human motives? A．By analyzing psychological theories of motivation. B．By combining problem-solving with human desires. C．By emphasizing the importance of emotional language. D．By providing statistical evidence of audience behavior. 7．Xiao Wang is trying to persuade his classmates to join a blood donors’ association. Help him draft a speech by putting the following five sentences in the right order based on the motivated sequence. (1) With the steady supply of blood, emergencies will be met with timely treatment. (2) You can help by filling out the blood donors’ cards I am passing out. (3) Our area is short of blood of all types to meet emergency needs. (4) A man died last night in a traffic accident because he lost too much blood. (5) A blood donors’ association guarantees a predictable, steady supply of blood to the medical community. A．1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 B．4 – 1 – 5 – 3 – 2 C．4 – 3 – 5 – 1 – 2 D．3 – 4 – 5 – 1 – 2 【答案】5．A 6．B 7．C 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了公共演讲中的“激励序列”结构，阐述了其五个步骤的内涵、适用场景以及各步骤对应的听众反应。 5．细节理解题。根据There are five basic steps in the motivated sequence:下列第4条“Simply describing a course of action may not be enough, so in the fourth place you can visualize the world as it would look if the actions were carried out, and what it might be like if they were not.(仅仅描述行动过程可能不够，因此在第四步，你可以让听众想象如果采取行动世界会是什么样子，如果不采取行动又会是什么样子。)”可知，第四步是让听众进行想象，预见行动带来的结果。故选A。 6．细节理解题。根据第一段内容“The motivated sequence gets its name partly because it follows John Dewey’s problem-solution model for thinking and partly because it makes attractive analyses of these problems and their solutions by tying them to human motives.(激励序列之所以得名，部分原因是它遵循杜威的问题解决思维模式，部分原因是它将这些问题及其解决方案与人类动机联系起来，从而对其进行有吸引力的分析。)”可知，激励序列通过将问题解决与人类需求、动机相结合来与人类动机建立联系。故选B。 7．推理判断题。根据激励序列的五个步骤：Attention（引起注意）→ Need（揭示需求）→ Satisfaction（提出方案）→ Visualization（展望结果）→ Action（呼吁行动）进行排序。(4) A man died last night in a traffic accident because he lost too much blood. (昨晚一名男子死于交通事故，因为他失血过多。)用事例引起注意，对应第一步Attention。(3) Our area is short of blood of all types to meet emergency needs. (我们地区缺乏各种类型的血液来满足紧急需求。)指出缺血的问题，揭示需求，对应第二步Need。(5) A blood donors’ association guarantees a predictable, steady supply of blood to the medical community. (献血者协会保证向医学界提供可预测、稳定的血液供应。)提出成立献血者协会的解决方案，对应第三步Satisfaction。(1) With the steady supply of blood, emergencies will be met with timely treatment. (随着血液供应的稳定，紧急情况将得到及时治疗。)展望方案实施后的良好结果，对应第四步Visualization。(2) You can help by filling out the blood donors’ cards I am passing out. (你可以帮我填写我分发的献血卡。)呼吁大家填写表格、采取行动，对应第五步Action。因此正确顺序为4–3–5–1–2，故选C。 C 【来源】上海市嘉定区封浜高级中学2025-2026学年高三上学期期中英语试题 Good ideas and striking insights are not so common that they can be allowed to float away on the slipstream of time without making a difference. That difference might be to change the way we think about ourselves and the world. Sometimes it might even affect the way we act — which is obviously more important, and less forgivable to forget. By way of example let me offer one idea. There is the case put forward in 2003 by Donald Brownlee and Peter Ward in their absorbing book The Life and Death of Planet Earth, that biological existence here has only another 500 million years left — at an optimistic best. The processes that will gradually burn the Earth, dry up the oceans, and destroy the planet within the next 7 billion years will have already extinguished all living things long before that. Bringing together cosmology (宇宙学) and biology. Brownlee and Ward worked out the order of events in which the planet’s complex ecosystems will disappear in the reverse order of their appearance, until eventually the world again belongs to nothing but microbes — its first and longest-lived inhabitants. This will follow a return to the seas of more complex organisms, trying to escape the heat of the nearing sun. But their descendants (后代) will eventually find even the oceans too terrible, and will disappear in their turn. Brownlee and Ward add that the project of humanity moving to other planets is an improbable one, for the distance to suitable stars orbited by worlds that are or could be made inhabitable is too great a barrier. The inevitability, in short, is that the end of the habitable world is in sight. Life will have its billion years, and then be gone, to be followed by the planet itself. There is not a lot to be done about this in practical terms, except to be relieved that life has half a billion years to go, and the planet 7.5 billion. But the difference that these facts should make to our thinking, say Brownlee and Ward, is to urge us to appreciate the world more, and look after it while we have it. This type of event is sometimes called “zero-infinity”situations: the chance they will happen is tiny; but if they do, the scale of the disaster will be immense. Their “zero” part might make them seem dismissible, were it not for the fact that there is a new risk in the mix: a few individuals, or even just one, can turn the zero into infinity by, say, creating and releasing a virus against which human life is powerless. That chilling possibility is one worth remembering. I suggest building a Repository of Good Insights which should be brought out and aired at regular intervals, in case we forget. If any of them should be needed, whether for research or for practical reasons, it would save time not to have to reinvent them. 8．What is the main argument presented by Donald Brownlee and Peter Ward in their book TheLife and Death of Planet Earth? A．Human beings will move to other planets. B．Biological existence on Earth will eventually end. C．The Earth’s climate will remain stable for some time. D．The Earth’s ecosystems will remain without significant changes. 9．According to Brownlee and Ward, what should we do to Earth? A．Value and protect it. B．Find ways to leave it. C．Prevent its destruction. D．Reverse its development. 10．What does the term “zero-infinity” situations refer to in the passage? A．Common situations with little impact. B．Rare situations with big consequences. C．Situations where the Earth will inevitably be destroyed. D．Situations where theories have no practical implications. 11．What is the main idea of the passage? A．Humanity must find practical ways to survive. B．Significant insights should be preserved and appreciated. C．“Zero-infinity”situations are not as common as expected. D．The Earth will be destroyed by natural disasters in millions of years. 【答案】8．B 9．A 10．B 11．B 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章以Brownlee和Ward关于地球生命终将终结的观点为例，强调重要见解不应被遗忘，建议建立仓库保存，提醒人们珍惜保护地球。 8．细节理解题。根据第二段“There is the case put forward in 2003 by Donald Brownlee and Peter Ward in their absorbing book The Life and Death of Planet Earth, that biological existence here has only another 500 million years left — at an optimistic best.(2003年，唐纳德·布朗利和彼得·沃德在其引人入胜的著作《地球生命的消亡》中提出了这样一个观点：这里生物的存在时间最多只剩下5亿年——这是最乐观的估计)”可知，唐纳德·布朗利和彼得·沃德在他们的著作《地球生命的消亡》中所提出的主要观点是地球上的生物生存终将走向终结。故选B。 9．细节理解题。根据第五段“But the difference that these facts should make to our thinking, say Brownlee and Ward, is to urge us to appreciate the world more, and look after it while we have it.(但布朗利和沃德认为，这些事实应当对我们产生这样的影响：促使我们更加珍惜这个世界，并在拥有它之时好好呵护它)”可知，根据布朗利和沃德的观点，我们保护并珍惜地球。故选A。 10．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“This type of event is sometimes called “zero-infinity” situations: the chance they will happen is tiny; but if they do, the scale of the disaster will be immense.(这类事件有时被称为“零与无穷”的情况：其发生的可能性极小；但一旦发生，灾难的规模将会极其巨大)”可知，文中“零与无穷”这种情形指的是极为罕见但影响巨大的情况。故选B。 11．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Good ideas and striking insights are not so common that they can be allowed to float away on the slipstream of time without making a difference.(好的想法和独到的见解并非如此稀少，以至于可以任其随着时光的流逝而消逝而毫无影响)”结合文章以Brownlee和Ward关于地球生命终将终结的观点为例，强调重要见解不应被遗忘，建议建立仓库保存，提醒人们珍惜保护地球。可知，这篇文章的主要观点是应当保留并重视那些具有重要意义的见解。故选B。 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】上海市行知中学2025-2026学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题 “Be present.” This is the slogan of mindfulness meditation and a supposed key to self-awareness and acceptance. Mindfulness may have psychological benefits. Earlier this year, a synthesis of randomized controlled trials revealed that mindfulness-based interventions had small to moderate benefits for a number of health outcomes, including stress, anxiety and depression. 12 . That is, as we develop skills in complex tasks, we can perform them with increasing facility until attention seems to be unnecessary. Everyday examples range from riding a bike to chopping cucumbers-to brushing your teeth. Forming this state of “automaticity” are mental processes that can be executed without paying attention to them. 13 . We don’t perform all tasks automatically, but many can be performed this way once they are well practised. To be clear, paying attention is important when learning a new skill. But research has also revealed that paying too much attention to what you’re doing can have damaging effects, particularly when you perform well-practised skills. In fact, this is one reason why some experts appear to “choke under pressure”: 14 . In a classic study, cognitive scientist Sian Beilock and her colleagues had skilled golfers attempt to sink putts (推球入洞) under different experimental conditions. In one scheme, the golfers were simply instructed to pay attention to the swing of their club and say “stop” when they finished their swing. In another condition, they were directed to listen for a target sound while ignoring other noises and say the word “tone” when they heard the target sound. Surprisingly, the skilled golfers performed considerably worse when they focused on their swing than when they paid attention to irrelevant sounds. Nevertheless, the important message from this research is that focusing too carefully on the execution of well-practiced motor sequences can cause mistakes. 15 . But there are situations where we should let automaticity take over. The next time you ride a bike or join in a sport, don’t overthink it. A．In any type of mindfulness exercise, the goal is to perform routine activities with a heightened sense of attention. B．Although mindfulness has its advantages, psychological research has also revealed that in some circumstances it’s important to be mindless. C．They think too much about the mechanics of the task at hand. D．Automaticity can be disrupted by explicit attention when the devotion of conscious attention to the pattern alters the content or timing of that pattern itself. E．Of course, we should not resign to go through life on autopilot, missing opportunities to make deeper connections with ourselves, one another and our environment. F．These processes run off without conscious awareness — a chain reaction of mental events. 【答案】12．B 13．F 14．C 15．E 【导语】这是一篇说明文，围绕“正念”与“无意识自动化行为”的关系展开，分析了二者在不同场景下的作用。 12．根据前文“Mindfulness may have psychological benefits. (正念可能有心理益处)”可知，空处需承接“正念的益处”并引出后文。选项B“Although mindfulness has its advantages, psychological research has also revealed that in some circumstances it’s important to be mindless. (尽管正念有其优势，但心理学研究也表明，在某些情况下，无心也很重要)”既承接前文，又引出后文，符合语境。故选B项。 13．根据前文“Forming this state of “automaticity” are mental processes that can be executed without paying attention to them. (这种‘自动化’状态，指的是无需刻意留意就能完成的心理过程)”可知，空处需进一步解释这一心理过程。选项F“These processes run off without conscious awareness — a chain reaction of mental events. (这些过程在无意识下进行——是心理活动的连锁反应)”中“These processes”指代前文的“mental processes”，且解释了“无需注意力”的特点，符合语境。故选F项。 14．根据前文“paying too much attention to what you’re doing can have damaging effects, particularly when you perform well-practised skills. In fact, this is one reason why some experts appear to “choke under pressure” (过度关注自己正在做的事会产生负面影响，尤其是在你执行熟练掌握的技能时。事实上，这正是一些专家会‘在压力下发挥失常’的原因之一)”可知，空处需说明“压力下失常”的具体原因。选项C“They think too much about the mechanics of the task at hand. (他们对当下任务的操作细节想得太多)”对应“过度关注”的表现，符合语境。故选C项。 15．根据后文“But there are situations where we should let automaticity take over. (但有些情况我们应该让自动化接管)”的转折逻辑可知，空处需体现“不能完全依赖自动化”。选项E“Of course, we should not resign to go through life on autopilot, missing opportunities to make deeper connections with ourselves, one another and our environment.(当然，我们不应听任生活进入‘自动驾驶’模式，从而错失与自我、他人及周遭环境建立更深联结的机会)”体现了这一态度，与后文转折一致，符合语境。故选E项。 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05：阅读理解、六选四组合练（II） （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. A 【来源】上海市华师二附中2025-2026学年高三3月测试英语试题 Chinese check-ups Foreigners visiting China often admire the country’s high-speed rail and glittering skylines in an exaggerated way. Its old-fashioned medical system, though, gets less praise. So Amie, a British woman, caused a stir online last month with a glowing video review of a public hospital in Beijing. With persistent stomach pain, and facing a long wait to see a doctor in Britain, she went to China, where she had once lived. Tests, diagnosis and treatment were quick and cost some 2,800 yuan. Even including the air fare, that was still less than she would have had to pay at a private hospital at home, she said. After Amie’s video went viral on Chinese social media, other foreigners chimed in with their own stories of cheap and efficient care in China. A decade ago, officials set a target for China to become an “internationally competitive” destination for medical tourism by 2030, much as South Korea has, with wealthy Chinese often traveling there for complex treatments or cosmetic surgery. Now China is drawing a growing number of foreign patients. Last year its hospitals received nearly 1.3m of them, up almost 74% from 2022, according to Chinese media. China’s medical-tourism market is expected to increase from around 1.2 bn in 2025 to 3.4 bn by 2035, according to Market Research Future, a consultancy. Many of China’s medical facilities are still second-rate, but in recent years its best hospitals have gained top-notch doctors and equipment. For some elective procedures such as laser eye surgery, they are world-class. They are also usually cheaper than Western hospitals. Many have English-speaking staff. And since 2023 China has fast expanded its visa-free entry scheme. This makes it easier to drop in for a check-up. Most of the foreigners to be found in Chinese hospitals are still residents rather than medical tourists. But big cities like Shanghai and Beijing are starting to receive more patients from abroad. Growing numbers of Vietnamese are seeking treatment in hospitals in southern China. And Russians are popping over the border to hospitals in the north-east. State media see this as an encouraging sign of the country’s growing appeal to patients overseas. “Compared with some Western countries, China’s medical system provides more efficient and affordable care,” a researcher told China Daily, a state newspaper. Such messages chime with the current publicity campaign to paint America as an insecure place. But some Chinese worry about possible new strains on China’s medical system, which is largely publicly funded. Chinese doctors are hugely overworked. Queues often snake around hospitals. “Foreigners coming here to enjoy the benefits of Chinese taxpayers isn’t fair,” said one commenter on Amie’s video. “Will foreigners seize our medical resources?” asked an article on WeChat, a social-media app. Such worries appear overblown — public hospitals are only allowed to use 10% of capacity for international departments. 1．The underlined phrase “chimed in with” in paragraph 1 implies that foreigners ______. A．highly admired the advanced infrastructure in China B．agreed with Amie by sharing their similar experiences C．challenged the high cost of air fares charged in Britain D．raised questions about the doctors’ diagnosis in Beijing 2．What does the author of the passage say about South Korea’s medical system? A．It will become a destination for medical tourism by 2030. B．Its low efficiency causes it to lose foreign tourists to China. C．Its hospitals are largely funded by wealthy Chinese investors. D．It has become internationally competitive in medical tourism. 3．What can be inferred about America’ medical system according the publicity campaign? A．Doctors in America are hugely overworked. B．It is insecure to fund public hospitals in U.S. C．One bad illness can ruin someone financially. D．Seizing the national medical resources is unfair. 4．What is the passage mainly about? A．The rise of medical tourism in China and its implications. B．How foreigners compare hospitals in China and Britain. C．Needless concern over the capacity for foreign patients. D．Why China adopts visa-free policy for foreign tourists. B 【来源】上海市徐汇区上海中学2025-2026学年高三上学期练习二英语试题 Care for a zoom-in observation of animals with no bars between you and the observed as opposed to ordinary zoos? Where to have close-up encounters with some of the world’s most rare animals? We are revealing for you: 1 Right whales, Bay of Fundy, Canada Northern right whales are on the brink of extinction, but survivors arrive in the Bay of Fundy each summer (May through October) to feed east of Grand Manan Island. They are recognized by a broad back and no dorsal fin, which distinguish them from other whales entering the bay. Planning: Whale-watching tours operate out of Digby Neck peninsula on Nova Scotia and nearby islands, such as Brier Island. St. Andrews. Grand Manan Island. and Deer Island. 2 Grizzly bears. Alaska Grizzlies like salmon. In mid-July and again in mid-August, grizzlies make for Alaskan rivers to hook out the fish with their formidable claws. The bears gather in large numbers at rapids and pools, sometimes fighting for the best sites. Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, and Fish Creek, near Hyder, have viewing platforms. Planning: Most fishing sites are accessed by chartered light aircraft and a hike. Hyder is off the Swart-Cassiar Highway. 3 Monarch butterflies, Sierra Chincua, Mexico Each fall, millions of North American monarch butterflies migrate thousands of miles to the oyamel fir forests of the Transvolcanic Mountain Range, in the state of Michoacán. They flock closely on tree trunks, bushes, and on the ground, fully showing their gregarious nature and occupy Sierra Chincua and four neighbouring hills that make up the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. Planning: Chineua is one of two hills in the reserve open to the public from November through March. 4 Komodo dragons, Komodo Island, Indonesia Landing on Komodo, you would feel like stepping back to a time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, as park maps reported, “Here be dragons!” This mountainous volcanic island is home to the world’s largest living lizard- the Komodo dragon. Weighing 79 to 91 kg. the Komodo dragon has a tail as long as its body. You can hike to a viewpoint at Banugulung and watch as park rangers feed food to the lizards, some of which are more than 10 ft (3m) long. Planning: Komodo is reached solely by boat from Bima (on eastern Sumbawa) or Labuan Bajo (on western Flores) . 5 Wildebeest migration, Serengeti, Tanzania Undoubtedly the world’s most spectacular wildlife sight is the annual wildebeest migration, when 1. 4 million wildebeest and 200, 000 zebras and gazelles are on the move across the Serengeti plains. The animals are trekking to chase the clean water and fresh grass. Along the way, lions and hyenas stalk them, and crocodiles lie in wait. Planning: The herds migrate across Tanzania from December through July, and then pass through the MasaiMara in Kenya in August and September. 5．The underlined word gregarious is closest in meaning to _________. A．being able to climb B．preferring group living C．migrating in small numbers D．moderate in temper 6．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A．Right whales are distinguished from other whales by unique looks. B．Viewing spots for grizzly bears are accessible by air and on foot. C．Komodo dragons are similar to dinosaurs in living period. D．Wildebeest herds travel to seek favourable food conditions. 7．The target readers of the passage are probably _________. A．adventurous visitors eager for closer look at animals B．mountain hikers who look for unique hiking trails C．experienced hunters who are aimed at rare animals D．average zoo visitors seeking animal contact at safe distance C 【来源】上海市长宁区仙霞高级中学2025-2026学年3月第二学期高三英语练习卷 Parents exhausted by their children may have suspected it all along. Youngsters have greater energy levels than professional endurance athletes, scientists have discovered, meaning it is virtually impossible for the average adult to keep up. And for mothers and fathers hoping that tiring out their little ones will ensure a good night’s sleep, be warned. Children also have an impressive recovery time, and will be back to their best quicker than parents’ expectation. “We found the children used more of their aerobic metabolism (有氧代谢) and were therefore less tired during the high-intensity physical activities.” said Sebastien Ratel, associate professor in Exercise Physiology who completed this study. ‌“This may explain why children seem to have the ability to play and play and play, long after adults have become tired.” Previous studies have shown that children do not tire as quickly as untrained adults during physical tasks and it was suggested they had energy profiles comparable to endurance athletes, but there was no evidence to prove it until now. To find out, the researchers recruited 12 youngsters aged between nine and 11, 12 untrained men and 13 male endurance athletes who were national-level professional athletes or long-distance runners and cyclists. All were asked to perform two seven second resistance sprints (冲刺跑), followed by one minute recovery while their aerobic energy output was measured. On a second visit they were asked to cycle as fast as they can for 30 seconds. Anaerobic exercise produces lactic acid, which causes muscle fatigue. The participants’ heart-rate, oxygen levels and lactate-removal rates were checked after the cycling tasks to see how quickly they recovered. It was found that during the cycling test, untrained adult’s power output fell by 51.8 per cent, and athletes by 41.8 per cent, but children’s only decreased by 35.2 per cent. The researchers believe the findings could help develop athletic potential in children as well as improve our understanding of how our bodies change from childhood to adulthood. “Many parents ask about the best way to develop their child’s athletic potential,” said co-author Anthony Blazevich, professor in Biomechanics. “Our study shows that muscle endurance is often very good in children, so it might be better to focus on other areas of fitness such as their sports technique, sprint speed or muscle strength. This may help to improve physical training in children, so that they perform better and enjoy sports more.” 8．What does the “it” in paragraph 1 refer to? A．Children are better at many sports than most adults. B．Children recover from wounds quicker than adults. C．Children have a higher energy level than most adults. D．Children sleep better than adults when they are tired. 9．Compared to previous studies, the study by Sebastien Ratel is unique because it . A．found out for the first time why children were less exhausted by physical activities B．provided parents with scientific evidence for how to ensure children rest well C．proved for the first time that children’s endurance could be greater than athletes’ D．showed that children could be trained to complete high-intensity sports activities 10．What can be inferred from the data collected during the cycling test in paragraph 5? A．Children have more muscle strength than adults. B．Children experience less muscle fatigue than adults. C．Children develop less lactic acid than adults when exercising. D．Children show better techniques than adults in sporting activities. 11．According to Anthony Blazevich, the findings of this study may help us to . A．improve adults’ muscle endurance B．develop children’s athletic ability C．lower children’s decreased power output D．lift children’s aerobic metabolism level 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】上海市建平中学2025-2026学年高三上学期11月练习英语试卷 Going to extremes James Kelvin recently jumped out of a plane over a mountain, and then snowboarded down it. Last year he tried base jumping and whitewater kayaking. You might think James is crazy, but he’s one of a growing number of extreme sports fans. These sports are being invented and developed all the time and one thing they all have in common is danger. And one thing they all share is the high risk factor. 12 One popular theory is that extreme sports have evolved as a reaction to our increasingly safe lifestyles. In the past, just staying alive and finding enough food to eat was a daily challenge but now in most developed countries, that is no longer the case. 13 In developing countries where life is more difficult and people’s time is dedicated to the basics of day-to-day living or simply surviving, there is no time, inclination or necessity for them. Another theory argues that extreme sports attract adrenaline junkies (对肾上腺素上瘾的人). (69) 14 Adrenaline is a chemical released in the body as a response to stress and danger, but for some people feeling gives a heightened sense of being alive, a feeling they want to experience again and again. However, for psychologist Eric Brymer, neither of these theories is accurate. Having interviewed many extreme sports men and women, he doesn’t believe they are thrill-seekers who risk their lives for an adrenaline high, or people who find modern life too safe so feel the need to take risks. 15 They understand the environment, task and their own level of skill and ability — emotional, physical and psychological — so well that for them the focus is on controlling all these things and developing as individuals. Extreme sports are their way of enjoying life to the full and being the best they can be. They are expressing a wish for life, not a foolish death wish — something they cannot do in their normal work roles. Whichever theory you believe, you may be able to benefit from some extreme sports. They aren’t all as dangerous as base jumping. So why not give one a go? A．So far, there have been a couple of theories interpreting the popularity of extreme sports. B．These are people who do them for the danger, because they get an adrenaline rush and feel a “high” when they participate. C．Why would anyone want to take such risks and push themselves beyond their limits? D．Instead, not everyone enjoys the thrill of extreme sports--for some people they are a terrifying experience. E．In contrast, his research shows that for participants, risk-taking doesn’t matter at all. F．As a result, some people feel the need to experience the thrill of risk-taking to counteract this. 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】上海市浦东新区建平中学2025-2026学年高三上学期期中教学质量检测英语试卷 Riding down a narrow street in Karachi’s crowded Lyari Town, Saira Bano slows as she passes a group of children sitting on the ground, listening to a man reading aloud from a book. The eight-year-old gets off her bike, slips off her sandals, and sits on the mat at the back. She has already heard the story from Mohammad Noman, who is entertaining more than a dozen children with the tale of Noori, an insecure yellow parrot. “I don’t mind listening to it again,” says Saira. “He’s so funny.” Noman, 23, is spending two weeks in Lyari pushing an old ice-cream cart through its lanes, stopping to read his stories and leaving behind books for the children to borrow. He dropped out of school himself as a teenager but has returned to education and is now studying for his high school certificate. He is also one of two storytellers working part-time for the Kahaani Sawaari (Stories on Wheels) programme, run by GoRead. pk, which is working to improve literacy among poor communities in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. “I become a kid when I am around the children,” says Noman. In the past 18 months, he has visited 30 areas of Lyari, one of the most densely populated and deprived neighborhoods of Karachi, with more than 660,000 residents, mostly from the marginalized Baloch ethnic group. “I have learned so much,” says Noman. “It has brought a change in me as well. I’ve become more tolerant of people and developed patience. I think I have a certain bond with children and they listen.” Noman says he knows of children who were inspired to enrol in schools after attending his sessions. About 15,000 children have attended more than 700 Kahaani Sawaari storytelling sessions since the project was launched in 2021. Erum Kazi, GoRead’s programme director, says parents have told her how their children have developed a love for reading since the scheme began. “Instead of picking up bad habits — smoking and learning abusive language — mothers said how relieved they were that their kids were spending time reading,” says Kazi. 1．What does the passage state about Mohammad Noman’s personal education? A．He has already completed his high school certificate studies. B．He is currently working as a full-time certified school teacher. C．He is studying to become the new program director for GoRead. D．He is studying to finish high school after leaving school as a teen. 2．The main point of the third paragraph is that _______. A．it explains that Lyari is a very densely populated neighborhood. B．it details the personal growth Noman gained from the work. C．it lists the 30 different areas that Noman has visited so far. D．it focuses on the specific children who enrolled in school. 3．What is the primary focus of the passage? A．A profile of Mohammad Noman and his return to education. B．An analysis of the specific challenges of the Baloch ethnic group. C．A report on Saira Bano, an eight-year-old girl who enjoys stories. D．A description of a literacy project using storytelling to engage children. 4．What broader social impact does the Kahaani Sawaari programme seem to have? A．It focuses mainly on training adults to become storytellers. B．It has reduced crime rates in Karachi’s poorest neighbourhoods. C．It provides children with positive alternatives to harmful activities. D．It has replaced traditional classroom education for many children. B 【来源】上海市向明中学2025-2026学年高三上学期期中考试英语试卷 The Motivated Sequence (序列) of Public Speech The motivated sequence gets its name partly because it follows John Dewey’s problem-solution model for thinking and partly because it makes attractive analyses of these problems and their solutions by tying them to human motives. That is, the motivated sequence is both problem-driven and motivation-centered There are five basic steps in the motivated sequence: 1. You must get people to attend to some problem, or to feel discomfort strongly enough to want to hear more. 2. You can create more specific wants or desires, a personal sense of need. 3. When wants or needs are created, you can attempt to satisfy them by showing what can be done to solve the problem or relieve the sense of discomfort. 4. Simply describing a course of action may not be enough, so in the fourth place you can visualize the world as it would look if the actions were carried out, and what it might be like if they were not. 5. With that, if you have done these four tasks well, audience members should be ready to act - to put into practice the proposed solution to their problems. The motivated sequence can be used to structure many different sorts of speeches. It could be used, for example, in a speech urging your classmates to join a blood donors’ association. Or, you could use it to sell a friend insurance. You can also use it to talk about social problems, such as the environment and the economy. Five steps Audience response 1 AttentionGetting attention I want to listen. 2 NeedShowing the need: describing the solution Something needs to be done. 3 SatisfactionSatisfying the need: presenting the solution This is what to do to satisfy the need 4 VisualizationVisualizing the results ? 5 ActionRequesting action or approval I will do this. 5．What is the possible response from the audience in step 4? A．I can imagine how this will benefit me. B．I understand why this is necessary. C．I know exactly what to do next. D．I am ready to take action now. 6．How does the passage suggest the motivated sequence connects to human motives? A．By analyzing psychological theories of motivation. B．By combining problem-solving with human desires. C．By emphasizing the importance of emotional language. D．By providing statistical evidence of audience behavior. 7．Xiao Wang is trying to persuade his classmates to join a blood donors’ association. Help him draft a speech by putting the following five sentences in the right order based on the motivated sequence. (1) With the steady supply of blood, emergencies will be met with timely treatment. (2) You can help by filling out the blood donors’ cards I am passing out. (3) Our area is short of blood of all types to meet emergency needs. (4) A man died last night in a traffic accident because he lost too much blood. (5) A blood donors’ association guarantees a predictable, steady supply of blood to the medical community. A．1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 B．4 – 1 – 5 – 3 – 2 C．4 – 3 – 5 – 1 – 2 D．3 – 4 – 5 – 1 – 2 C 【来源】上海市嘉定区封浜高级中学2025-2026学年高三上学期期中英语试题 Good ideas and striking insights are not so common that they can be allowed to float away on the slipstream of time without making a difference. That difference might be to change the way we think about ourselves and the world. Sometimes it might even affect the way we act — which is obviously more important, and less forgivable to forget. By way of example let me offer one idea. There is the case put forward in 2003 by Donald Brownlee and Peter Ward in their absorbing book The Life and Death of Planet Earth, that biological existence here has only another 500 million years left — at an optimistic best. The processes that will gradually burn the Earth, dry up the oceans, and destroy the planet within the next 7 billion years will have already extinguished all living things long before that. Bringing together cosmology (宇宙学) and biology. Brownlee and Ward worked out the order of events in which the planet’s complex ecosystems will disappear in the reverse order of their appearance, until eventually the world again belongs to nothing but microbes — its first and longest-lived inhabitants. This will follow a return to the seas of more complex organisms, trying to escape the heat of the nearing sun. But their descendants (后代) will eventually find even the oceans too terrible, and will disappear in their turn. Brownlee and Ward add that the project of humanity moving to other planets is an improbable one, for the distance to suitable stars orbited by worlds that are or could be made inhabitable is too great a barrier. The inevitability, in short, is that the end of the habitable world is in sight. Life will have its billion years, and then be gone, to be followed by the planet itself. There is not a lot to be done about this in practical terms, except to be relieved that life has half a billion years to go, and the planet 7.5 billion. But the difference that these facts should make to our thinking, say Brownlee and Ward, is to urge us to appreciate the world more, and look after it while we have it. This type of event is sometimes called “zero-infinity”situations: the chance they will happen is tiny; but if they do, the scale of the disaster will be immense. Their “zero” part might make them seem dismissible, were it not for the fact that there is a new risk in the mix: a few individuals, or even just one, can turn the zero into infinity by, say, creating and releasing a virus against which human life is powerless. That chilling possibility is one worth remembering. I suggest building a Repository of Good Insights which should be brought out and aired at regular intervals, in case we forget. If any of them should be needed, whether for research or for practical reasons, it would save time not to have to reinvent them. 8．What is the main argument presented by Donald Brownlee and Peter Ward in their book TheLife and Death of Planet Earth? A．Human beings will move to other planets. B．Biological existence on Earth will eventually end. C．The Earth’s climate will remain stable for some time. D．The Earth’s ecosystems will remain without significant changes. 9．According to Brownlee and Ward, what should we do to Earth? A．Value and protect it. B．Find ways to leave it. C．Prevent its destruction. D．Reverse its development. 10．What does the term “zero-infinity” situations refer to in the passage? A．Common situations with little impact. B．Rare situations with big consequences. C．Situations where the Earth will inevitably be destroyed. D．Situations where theories have no practical implications. 11．What is the main idea of the passage? A．Humanity must find practical ways to survive. B．Significant insights should be preserved and appreciated. C．“Zero-infinity”situations are not as common as expected. D．The Earth will be destroyed by natural disasters in millions of years. 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】上海市行知中学2025-2026学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题 “Be present.” This is the slogan of mindfulness meditation and a supposed key to self-awareness and acceptance. Mindfulness may have psychological benefits. Earlier this year, a synthesis of randomized controlled trials revealed that mindfulness-based interventions had small to moderate benefits for a number of health outcomes, including stress, anxiety and depression. 12 . That is, as we develop skills in complex tasks, we can perform them with increasing facility until attention seems to be unnecessary. Everyday examples range from riding a bike to chopping cucumbers-to brushing your teeth. Forming this state of “automaticity” are mental processes that can be executed without paying attention to them. 13 . We don’t perform all tasks automatically, but many can be performed this way once they are well practised. To be clear, paying attention is important when learning a new skill. But research has also revealed that paying too much attention to what you’re doing can have damaging effects, particularly when you perform well-practised skills. In fact, this is one reason why some experts appear to “choke under pressure”: 14 . In a classic study, cognitive scientist Sian Beilock and her colleagues had skilled golfers attempt to sink putts (推球入洞) under different experimental conditions. In one scheme, the golfers were simply instructed to pay attention to the swing of their club and say “stop” when they finished their swing. In another condition, they were directed to listen for a target sound while ignoring other noises and say the word “tone” when they heard the target sound. Surprisingly, the skilled golfers performed considerably worse when they focused on their swing than when they paid attention to irrelevant sounds. Nevertheless, the important message from this research is that focusing too carefully on the execution of well-practiced motor sequences can cause mistakes. 15 . But there are situations where we should let automaticity take over. The next time you ride a bike or join in a sport, don’t overthink it. A．In any type of mindfulness exercise, the goal is to perform routine activities with a heightened sense of attention. B．Although mindfulness has its advantages, psychological research has also revealed that in some circumstances it’s important to be mindless. C．They think too much about the mechanics of the task at hand. D．Automaticity can be disrupted by explicit attention when the devotion of conscious attention to the pattern alters the content or timing of that pattern itself. E．Of course, we should not resign to go through life on autopilot, missing opportunities to make deeper connections with ourselves, one another and our environment. F．These processes run off without conscious awareness — a chain reaction of mental events. 1 / 54 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $