广东广州市越秀区广州市执信中学2025-2026学年度第二学期高三英语科5月阶段测试试卷

2025-2026学年度第二学期 高三英语科5月阶段测试试卷 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共8页。 满分为150分。考试用时120分钟。 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Smart Moves for a Connected Community Shared mobility is widely recognized as a key contributor to sustainable urban development, offering a greener alternative to people’s travel. To directly address residents’ practical travel challenges like inconvenient daily commutes (通勤) and high family trip costs, our city has launched the Community Shared Mobility Program. The program provides a diverse range of vehicles, including e-bikes with adjustable seats, lightweight e-scooters (电动滑板车), and family cars that can be fitted with child seats upon request. You can access these through the official app, 24/7 hotline, or service stations, where cash payments are also accommodated for greater convenience. Program Details Accessible Vehicles Seating Time Frame Rate/ Hour E-bikes & e-scooters 1 Off season $6 Peak season $8 Other types of vehicles 4 Off season $25 Peak season $40 Note: The peak season is during official holidays and summer vacation (June 15 to August 31); other times are in the off season. Book & Return ●Book at least 1 hour ahead, with a maximum usage of 8 hours per trip. ●Overtime is charged at 1.5× the hourly rate and billed by the hour. ●Return to a service station or flexible parking zone shown in the app. Who Can Join? The program is open to anyone aged 18 or above. A comprehensive instruction book is provided on the official app for all new users. Furthermore, additional support is available for seniors and the disabled to ensure that the program remains accessible to a broad group. For more information, visit www.mobility.com or the service center at 5 Central Street. 21. What is the purpose of the program? A. To enrich the citizens’ leisure life. B. To boost the sales of electric cars. C. To solve travel issues for residents. D. To advertise an energy-saving app. 22. How much does it cost to rent an e-bike for 8.5 hours in July? A. $64. B. $68. C. $70. D. $76. 23. What is offered to new users of the program? A. A deep discount. B. A detailed guide. C. A free trial period. D. A welcome bonus. B Ramla Ali, Somali-born boxer, model and ambassador of United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), has spent her life fighting, first for survival, then for change. From escaping Somalia’s civil war to stepping into the Olympic ring, she’s turned her own story of struggle into a powerful mission to uplift others. Following her brother’s death in the chaos of war, Ali and her family spent a year as refugees (难民) before resettling in London, where Ali chanced upon boxing. What began as a means to prevent herself from being bullied has matured into a lifelong calling, a source of comfort, and a passion. Her amateur career saw her claim England’s National, Great British, and 2019 African Zone Featherweight titles. In 2021 she made history as Somalia’s first Olympic boxer, a symbol of perseverance and determination. Guided by the belief “You can’t be what you can’t see — if people witness my journey, they may dare to dream too”, Ali journeyed back to Kenya and visited the Dadaab refugee camp with UNICEF in 2025. She joined the Kasarani Sasa recycling group, a collective of over 200 refugee women waste pickers, helping sort plastic and cardboard. The program provides childcare, informal education for kids and safe income for struggling mothers. “Witnessing the things firsthand struck me. This could have been me, had I not left. It’s heartbreaking — you want to help everyone, but there’re so many,” Ali said. At FilmAid Kenya, a learning program teaching the young displaced filmmaking and storytelling, Ali shared how education transformed her life with the students, many of whom dreamed of careers in medicine or psychology, despite hardships. Though moved by a teenager who desired to be a film director after her first exposure to a camera, Ali feared the program, a lifeline for refugee children’s dreams, was at risk from global aid cuts. Deeply concerned about this, Ali partnered with UNICEF to provide sustained financial backing for refugee children’s education. Meanwhile, she’s expanded her free women’s boxing club worldwide. She said, “If my story can help just one girl see hope, my efforts will be fully worth it.” Ali’s power as a role model stimulates numerous disadvantaged youth’s ambition, lifting them out of despair and into dignity. 24. What initially drew Ramla Ali to boxing? A. The desire for pleasure. B. The influence of her brother. C. The need for self-defense. D. The pursuit of an athletic career. 25. Why did Ali return to Kenya in 2025? A. To assist in garbage sorting. B. To inspire refugee groups. C. To expand boxing programs. D. To check refugees’ living conditions. 26. What was Ali’s major concern about the program FilmAid Kenya? A. Funding. B. Qualification. C. Accessibility. D. Equipment. 27. Which of the following best summarizes Ramla Ali’s life journey? A. From chaos to order. B. From a nobody to a champion. C. From ignorance to wisdom. D. From a refugee to an advocate. C Nature words like river, moss and blossom have appeared less frequently in books over the past years. This decline, according to a study by professor Miles Richardson from the University of Derby, mirrors a broader change he has traced through 220 years of records on urbanisation, the loss of wildlife in neighbourhoods, and parents no longer passing on engagement with nature to their children. The computer modelling in the study also predicts an “extinction of experience”, with future generations continuing to lose an awareness of nature because it is not present in increasingly built-up neighbourhoods, while parents no longer pass on an “orientation (倾向)” towards the natural world. This is consistent with findings from other studies, which identify adult nature connectedness as the strongest predictor of whether a child will become close to nature. Richardson said that when he tested policy and urban environmental changes in the model, he was surprised at the scale of the changes required to restore the connection to nature. Increasing biodiverse green spaces in a city by 30% might look like significant positive progress for wildlife and people but Richardson said his study suggests a city might need to be 10 times greener to turn around declines in nature connection. Efforts to simply encourage adults to engage with nature are often insufficient for lasting change. More effective are measures that build nature connection from an early age, such as forest schools for young children. Research indicates that government initiatives reshaping early education and urban design must be consistently applied over the next 25 years. Once established, this connection can become self-sustaining. Richardson said the scale of societal change required might not be as challenging as it appeared. A study on people in Sheffield found that they spent just 4 minutes and 36 seconds on average in natural spaces each day. “Increase that by ten, and people are spending 40 minutes outside every day — that may be enough,” he said. “The key is to make these gains last across generations,” he added. 28. What change has Richardson traced in his study? A. Nature words have disappeared from books. B. People have less direct contact with nature. C. Urbanisation has damaged wildlife habitats. D. Parents spend more time outdoors with kids. 29. What might cause future generations to have “extinction of experience” in the model? A. They are raised away from nature. B. They can’t adapt to changes in nature. C. High-rise buildings fill neighbourhoods. D. Schools offer few nature science lessons. 30. What is a most effective solution to the issue according to the text? A. Advancing long-term policies. B. Launching eco-friendly campaigns. C. Focusing on raising adults’ awareness. D. Enlarging green space in certain areas. 31. Richardson mentioned the study on people in Sheffield to show ________. A. nature contact varies from city to city B. people’s living habits are hard to change C. a new way to measure nature time is needed D. small efforts help improve contact with nature D You leave an hour of online surfing with the sense that the world is falling apart. In the real world, however, a neighbor you disagree with politically helps you start your car. The dissonance is no accident. It is how today’s Internet works. To better understand this gap, researchers surveyed 1,090 adults and found that people dramatically overestimate how common harmful behavior on the Internet is. On Reddit, participants thought harmful commenters were 13 times more common, estimating 43% of users post harmful content, while the actual figure is just 3%. Most offensive posts come from a small group of highly active users, whose outsized posts shape public beliefs, creating the “majority illusion” that makes this minority seem like the norm, drowning out the silent majority. Our brains are wired to notice threats and moral breaks — negative content sticks in our minds. Additionally, social media algorithms (算法) prioritize content that causes strong reactions to keep users engaged, with falsehoods spreading faster than truth. Bot networks (僵尸网络) add to the noise: it has been reported that bad bots make up roughly a third of global web traffic, misleading what trends and who appears popular. Measuring online harmful content is tricky, as automated tools often miss unobvious aggressive remarks. But what matters more is not “how harmful is the Internet,” but what ordinary users perceive as normal. Social psychologists call this dynamic “pluralistic ignorance”: people privately reject harmful norms but go along with them publicly. This misconception formed online creates a dangerous gap, fueling public distrust, preventing public participation, and lowering moral standards — if we think “everyone is awful,” we’re less likely to be kind. While there is no silver bullet, practical steps — based in policy and personal awareness — can narrow the gap. The key lies in recognizing online engagement doesn’t equal approval: skip “most engaging” feeds and ground our views in actual world connections. Imagine a public square where the loudest few don’t seize the microphone — disagreement remains, but the air resounds with daily life: neighbors helping start cars, strangers holding doors. Online, we can make that reality visible again. 32. What does the underlined word “dissonance” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Disorder. B. Prejudice. C. Contrast. D. Debate. 33. Which of the following best illustrates the “majority illusion”? A. Few rude users seem like most online. B. Most users seem silent and kind offline. C. Many bots post plenty of false news online. D. Most people think others accept bad behavior. 34. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A. Why global web traffic misleads people. B. Why the minority feels like the majority. C. How we identify online harmful content. D. What harm online misconception causes. 35. What is the author’s suggestion in the last paragraph? A. Acting like the loudest few. B. Improving moral standards. C. Avoiding online engagement. D. Valuing real-life interactions. 第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 A few days before, I tried clearing out some old schoolbooks. Deep down, I knew I would never read them again. Yet, I reasoned with myself that maybe they would be helpful someday. 36 I am probably not alone in this; this struggle is a phenomenon known as the “Endowment Effect (禀赋效应)”. Psychologists who demonstrated the effect found that people demanded a much higher price to sell a bottle of wine they owned than they were willing to pay to buy that same bottle. 37 It explains why we are so unwilling to give something up once we own it. Why does this happen? At first, researchers thought it was a classic case of “loss reluctance”, where the pain of losing something feels twice as strong as the pleasure of gaining 38 Psychologists conclude that we value something more simply because it is ours. We project our identity onto the object, making it painful to move on. Fortunately, there is an effective counteraction: shifting your perspective from an “owner” a “buyer”. When you are hesitating to throw something away, ask yourself: “How much would I pay to buy this from others now?” 39 If that is the case, it is a clear sign you value the item not for its usefulness, but simply for the endowment effect. 40 Besides turning our homes into storage units for the past, it makes us mentally trapped in them as well. Recognizing this is the first step toward the liberation of living with less. Make space for what truly matters. A. It just feels right to keep them. B. More often than not, the answer is “nothing”. C. Thus, a price gap exists between buyers and sellers. D. The cost of ownership is often far greater than we think. E. We often mistakenly believe these items define who we are. F. That sounds logical, but the real reason is the sense of ownership itself. G. The inconsistency reveals we overvalue things just because we possess them. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Some people were born gifted, but I wasn’t. Well into my sixties, I was 41 searching for something I did really well. When my friend advised me to join an art class, I 42 but finally decided to have a go. Now here I was staring at a 43 canvas (画布), with a photograph of a sunflower beside it, wondering what I was doing in this class. “Grid off (分格) the photo and canvas into squares,” Debbie, my teacher, walked us through the 44 of painting. As I followed the instructions, I thought back on my past 45 to make artwork. In junior high, I eagerly chose art, but my enthusiasm was 46 . The teacher’s harsh criticism quickly made me drop the class. Then in college, I 47 a drawing class but barely kept up, leaving my confidence 48 again. After that, my creative energies were restricted only to secret 49 . This time, I wouldn’t let that happen again. I gridded off my picture and painted just one 50 at a time. My shaky hands gradually 51 and found their rhythm. Little by little, a cheerful sunflower came to life. Debbie had told us, “Don’t think of it as part of a bigger picture. And don’t guess at where it 52 with the rest.” A single sunflower had brought me more 53 than an entire field of flowers. The sunflower finally 54 and bloomed (开花) within me: I was a late bloomer, finally uncovering a truth we too often forget — take small steps and dreams have no 55 limit. 41. A. already B. still C. ever D. just 42. A. resolved B. accepted C. hesitated D. yielded 43. A. blank B. strange C. rough D. painted 44. A. trends B. chores C. tests D. basics 45. A. attempts B. excuses C. promises D. reactions 46. A. short-sighted B. short-lived C. ever-growing D. far-reaching 47. A. missed B. skipped C. designed D. braved 48. A. on alert B. on purpose C. in pieces D. in chains 49. A. hobbies B. careers C. collections D. rules 50. A. photo B. square C. sunflower D. class 51. A. steadied B. froze C. ached D. sweated 52. A. conflicts B. competes C. agrees D. fits 53. A. joy B. luck C. patience D. fame 54. A. took shape B. took root C. died out D. faded away 55. A. status B. gender C. age D. ability 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 A Latin translation of The Tao Te Ching, 56 (forget) in the British Library for more than 300 years, has recently been rediscovered and published through the efforts of Misha Tadd, a scholar at Nankai University. Tadd says, “Compared with The Analects of Confucius, which 57 (root) in the traditions and rules of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC), The Tao Te Ching does not involve specific names, places, 58 social systems.” This quality allows it to go far 59 cultural boundaries and speak directly to universal human concerns. Tadd’s connection with The Tao Te Ching began at the age of 14, when he came across an English edition in a small-town library in the United States. That chance encounter sparked 60 one-of-a-kind interest in Chinese culture. Years later, while 61 (study) a Latin translation of The Republic by Plato, Tadd wondered if The Tao Te Ching could also be translated into Latin. His search eventually led him to the British Library, 62 he discovered a Latin manuscript of the text, translated by early missionaries. He discovered parts of the manuscript were faded and 63 (complete), and it was not until 2022 that he obtained a full digital scan of the work. He spent a long time transcribing, comparing, and annotating the text word by word. “It requires enduring 64 (patient),” Tadd says. The thought system of The Tao Te Ching is grounded in China, but its interpretation and influence are now 65 (true) global. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 假定你是李华。在外教组织的认识校园生物多样性的活动中，你所在的小组负责研究鸟类，并制作了“The Campus Bird Handbook”。请你代表小组在口语课上作分享，内容包括： 1．研究过程； 2．手册内容。 注意：写作词数应为80左右；请在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Hello, everyone! Thank you for listening! 第二节（满分25分） 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 The car turned onto the familiar road that led to Grandma’s farm. “Jude, this summer holiday will be a great chance for you to stay with your grandma,” Dad said as he drove. Every moment, we were moving farther away from the city, the place where I knew how to do things right. The car engine wasn’t off before Grandma hugged me. I slowly dragged myself out of the car. “Jude, you look unhappy. Why?” Grandma asked. She acted like nothing bad had happened last time. Could I ask how much money her neighbor Mr. Jackson had lost because of my mistake? Was he still upset with me? “I’m fine,” I answered. “I’m just missing my computer camp. Computers are something I’m good at.” “That sounds disappointing.” Grandma nodded. I liked visiting the farm during breaks before I messed things up last summer. Grandma lived alone, and Mr. Jackson was like family to her. Then one day I forgot to lock the gate and let the goats into his flower beds. He lost almost all his roses for the farmers’ market. Now, back at the farm, I felt nervous. I was trying to hide in the room when I saw Mr. Jackson! He was opening the door and calling Grandma. “I need help!” he yelled to her. “Just a second for the freshly harvested roses!” That was when he saw me. I felt my heart tighten and was ready for his criticism. I deserved it. He had probably been waiting for this moment since last summer. However, Mr. Jackson greeted me happily, “Great, Jude is here! Your grandma always tells us you are a wonderfully competent (有能力的) computer programmer.” I shook my head. “I am not competent. I am sorry I messed things up.” He was surprised and comforted me, “It was an accident. Being competent doesn’t mean you never make mistakes.” I looked out of the window. There were piles of roses waiting to be sold. “Jude, can you help us? We want to sell roses online. We have a computer and all the parts (零件) for our internet connection, but we just can’t set it up,” Grandma asked. No internet. They seemed to live in the twentieth century. 注意： 1．续写词数应为150左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Maybe I could be someone who was really competent. Within a few hours, orders for roses flooded in. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $