天津新华中学2025-2026学年第二学期高三大统练八英语试卷

2025-2026学年第2学期高三大统练八 本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共130分，考试用时100分钟。第Ⅰ卷1至5页，第Ⅱ卷第6页。 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上，并在规定位置粘贴考试用条形码。答卷时，考生务必将答案涂写在答题卡上，答在试卷上的无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。祝各位考生考试顺利！ 第Ⅰ卷 注意事项： 1．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。 2．本卷共55小题，共95分。 第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 例：Stand over there ________ you’ll be able to see it better. A. or B. and C. but D. while 答案是B。 1. — Sorry, I’m having a headache today and… — ________. I know you just don’t want to accompany me to the party. A. Don’t give me that B. Don’t mention it C. Don’t get me wrong D. Don’t take it for granted 2. The athlete, ________ by the coach repeatedly for his carelessness in training, finally decided to focus on improving his weak points. A. being criticized B. having been criticized C. criticized D. to have been criticized 3. His new invention is beyond all praise and has quickly occupied the market ________ its superior quality. A. in terms of B. on account of C. on behalf of D. on top of 4. We had to________ on the location for our vacation to end the discussion and make everyone happy. A. memorize B. compromise C. suspect D. destroy 5. A good government is not to pick technologies, but to establish conditions ________ innovation is supported and encouraged into the marketplace. A. when B. that C. as D. where 6. Only five years after Steve Jobs’ death, smart-phones defeated ________ PCs in sales. A. controversial B. contradictory C. confidential D. conventional 7. The local guide told the explorers that ropes and knives were ________ wanted to go into the inner part of the mountain must take along. A. that whoever B. what who C. that who D. what whoever 8. A large amount of solar energy ________ electrical energy since amounts of advance equipment ________ introduced. A. was converted into; were B. were converted into; was C. has been converted into; were D. have been converted into; was 9. Browning sometimes gives us the impression, especially ________ religious difficulties are concerned, that he has all the answers to all the questions. A. even if B. as if C. where D. unless 10. A child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than ________ who lives in rich and varied surroundings. A. that B. one C. it D. this 11. The old man told his friends he had to leave immediately because he had some urgent business to ________. A. point to B. turn to C. attend to D. belong to 12. Hearing the exciting news, he hurried home, leaving the book ________ on the desk. A. lay opened B. to lie open C. lying open D. lie opened 13. Whether something is alive or dead is a crucial ________ and it is one that children have no difficulty understanding by the age of five. A. declaration B. distinction C. division D. distribution 14. The damaged sculpture ________ during transit despite the protective packaging. A. must have been mishandled B. should mishandle C. ought to be mishandling D. could mishandle 15. — Why are you crying? Today is your birthday! — ________. I am so excited with so many friends surrounding me. A. None of your business B. Don’t mention it C. Just can’t help it D. It depend 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be, but when you (16) eyes on them, you know at that (17) moment they will affect your life in some (18) way. And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful and unfair (19) , but on reflection you find that without overcoming those (20) you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart. Everything happens for a (21) . Nothing happens (22) or by means of good luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and complete stupidity all occur to test the (23) of your soul. Without these small tests, (24) they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but (25) and pointless. The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience, help to (26) who you are and who you become. Even the (27) experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant (伤心的) and important ones. If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, (28) them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being (29) when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back (30) , not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things. Make every day (31) . Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and (32) listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don’t believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you. You can make your life (33) you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it with (34) no regrets. Most importantly, if you LOVE someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have (35) . And learn a lesson in life each day that you live. That’s the story of life. 16. A. base B. spend C. lock D. exchange 17. A. Very B. just C. only D. much 18. A. profound B. productive C. peaceful D. precious 19. A. at last B. at first C. at least D. at most 20. A. qualities B. virtues C. motivations D. obstacles 21. A. reason B. excuse C. incident D. complex 22. A. in principle B. on purpose C. by accident D. without hesitation 23. A. challenge B. condition C. limits D. maximum 24. A. whichever B. whenever C. wherever D. whatever 25. A. passionate B. dull C. active D. fragile 26. A. crash B. create C. crack D. criticize 27. A. negative B. past C. delightful D. sensitive 28. A. hate B. ignore C. forgive D. delete 29. A. vivid B. cautious C. easygoing D. serious 30. A. desperately B. gradually C. blindly D. unconditionally 31. A. disappear B. predict C. count D. seize 32. A. similarly B. actually C. differently D. unforgettably 33. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something 34. A. temporarily B. permanently C. gratefully D. absolutely 35. A. in future B. in store C. in time D. in shape 第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50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 The UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the world’s top universities and research institutions. But to those who are new to it all, it can be a bit confusing. October is usually the busiest month in the academic calendar. Universities have something called Freshers’ Week for their newcomers. It’s a great opportunity to make new friends, join lots of clubs and settle into university life. However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, the prospect of meeting lots of strangers in big halls can be nerve-wracking (让人头疼的). Where do you start? Who should you make friends with? Which clubs should you join? Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you are worrying about starting university social life on the right foot. So just take it all in slowly. Don’t rush into anything that you’ll regret for the next three years. Here are some top tips from past students on how to survive Freshers’ Week: ● Get involved. Make sure you are aware of British social etiquette (礼仪). Have a few wine glasses and snacks handy for your housemates and friends. ● Be hospitable. Sometimes cups of tea or even slices of toast can give you a head start in making friends. ● Be sociable. The more active you are, the more likely you’ll be to meet new people than if you’re someone who never leaves their room. ● Bring a doorstop (门碰头). Keep your door open when you’re in and that sends positive messages to your neighbours that you’re friendly. So with a bit of clever planning and motivation, Freshers’ Week can give you a great start to your university life and soon you’ll be passing on your wisdom to next year’s new recruits. 36. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. October is generally the busiest month for universities. B. It’s polite to keep door open in the Freshers’ Week. C. A bit of planning can make Freshers’ Week easier. D. Freshers’ Week is the first week of every school year. 37. The underlined word “recruits” in the last paragraph refers to “______”. A. courses B. freshers C. neighbors D. challenges 38. We can infer from Paragraph 4 that ______. A. the newcomers usually miss the days living at home at first B. most of the students in the UK spend three years in universities C. many freshers are concerned about how to adapt to university life D. all the new students will make new friends and join certain clubs 39. Why does the author suggest having wine glasses and snacks handy? A. To relieve university life stress. B. To help make friends with other freshers. C. To pretend to be an alcoholic with others. D. To pass the time in a leisurely way. 40. The main purpose of the passage is to ______. A. tell newcomers how to make a new start in university B. introduce us to something about the UK’s higher education system C. discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Freshers’ Week in the UK D. advise freshmen how to behave properly in the beginning B Not so long ago, most people didn’t know who Shelly Ann Francis Pryce was going to become. She was just an average high school athlete. There was every indication that she was just another American teenager without much of a future. However, one person wants to change this. Stephen Francis observed then eighteen-year-old Shelly Ann at a track meet and was convinced that he had seen the beginning of true greatness. Her time were not exactly impressive, but even so, he seemed there was something trying to get out, something the other coaches had overlooked when they had assessed her and found her lacking. He decided to offer Shelly Ann a place in his very strict training seasons. Their cooperation quickly produced results, and a few year later at Jamaica’s Olympic games in early 2008, Shelly Ann, who at that time only ranked number 70 in the world, beat Jamaica’s unchallenged queen of the sprint. “Where did she come from?” asked an astonished sprinting world, before concluding that she must be one of those one-hit wonders that spring up from time to time, only to disappear again without signs. But Shelly Ann was to prove that she was anything but a one-hit wonder. At the Beijing Olympic she swept away any doubts about her ability to perform consistently by becoming the first Jamaican woman ever to win the 100 meters Olympic gold. She did it again one year on at the World Championship in Briton, becoming world champion with a time of 10.73——the fourth record ever. Shelly-Ann is a little woman with a big smile. She has a mental toughness that did not come about by chance. Her journey to becoming the fastest woman on earth has been anything but smooth and effortless. She grew up in one of Jamaica’s toughest inner-city communities known as Waterhouse, where she lived in a one-room apartment, sleeping four in a bed with her mother and two brothers. Waterhouse, one of the poorest communities in Jamaica, is a really violent and overpopulated place. Several of Shelly-Ann’s friends and family were caught up in the killings; one of her cousins was shot dead only a few streets away from where she lived. Sometimes her family didn’t have enough to eat. She ran at the school championships barefooted because she had no running shoes. Her mother Maxime, one of a family of fourteen, had been an athlete herself as a young girl but, like so many other girls in Waterhouse, had to stop after she had her first baby. Maxime’s early entry into the adult world with its responsibilities gave her the determination to ensure that her kids would not end up in Waterhouse’s roundabout of poverty One of the first things Maxime used to do with Shelly-Ann was taking her to the track, and she was ready to sacrifice everything. It didn’t take long for Shelly-Ann to realize that sports could be her way out of Waterhouse. On a summer evening in Beijing in 2008, all those long, hard hours of work and commitment finally bore fruit. The barefoot kid who just a few years previously had been living in poverty, surrounded by criminals and violence, had written a new chapter in the history of sports. But Shelly-Ann’s victory was far greater than that. The night she won Olympic gold in Beijing, the routine murders in Waterhouse and the drug wars in the neighbouring streets stopped. The dark cloud above one of the world’s toughest criminal neighbourhoods simply disappeared for a few days. “I have so much fire burning for my country,” Shelly said. She plans to start a foundation for homeless children and wants to build a community centre in Waterhouse. She hopes to inspire the Jamaicans to lay down their weapons. She intends to fight to make it a woman’s as well as a man’s world. As Muhammad Ali puts it, “Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them. A desire, a dream, a vision.” One of the things Shelly-Ann can be proud of is her understanding of this truth. 41. Why did Stephen Francis decide to coach Shelly-Ann? A. He had a strong desire to free her family from trouble. B. He sensed a great potential in her despite her weaknesses. C. She had big problems maintaining her performance. D. She suffered a lot of defeats at the previous track meets. 42. What did the sprinting world think of Shelly-Ann before the 2008 Olympic Games? A. She would become a promising star. B. She badly needed to set higher goals. C. Her sprinting career would not last long. D. Her talent for sprinting was known to all. 43. What made Maxime decide to train her daughter on the track? A. Her success and lessons in her career. B. Her interest in Shelly-Ann’s quick profit. C. Her wish to get Shelly-Ann out of poverty. D. Her early entrance into the sprinting world. 44. What can we infer from Shelly-Ann’s statement underlined in Paragraph 5? A. She was highly rewarded for her efforts. B. She was eager to do more for her country. C. She became an athletic star in her country. D. She was the envy of the whole community. 45. By mentioning Muhammad Ali’s words, the author intends to tell us that ______. A. players should be highly inspired by coaches B. great athletes need to concentrate on patience C. hard work is necessary in one’s achievements D. motivation allows great athletes to be on the top 46. What is the best title for the passage? A. The Making of a Great Athlete B. The Dream for Championship C. The Key to High Performance D. The Power of Full Responsibility C For months fish that live in dark caves in Mexico go without food. They have gone far longer—thousands of years—without light, evolving to lose their eyes and skin pigments (色素). Now researchers have discovered these strange creatures have another oddity (古怪). They survive their food-scarce environment, and the fish have evolved extreme ways of turning nutrients into energy. These features create symptoms like large blood sugar swings that, in humans, are predictors of type II diabetes. But in the fish these changes are adaptations, not a disease. These cave fish lead long and healthy lives. “Understanding how the fish remain healthy in spite of these symptoms may lead to new approaches for treating diabetes in people,” says Cliff Tabin, a geneticist at Harvard Medical School. He and his colleagues are beginning to get clues about how cave fish survive the symptoms. In humans and other mammals, one of the first signs of type Ⅱ diabetes risk is poor control of glucose. This happens because cells resist insulin (胰岛素), the hormone that signals cells to take in glucose from the bloodstream. If the problems continue, they progress into full-blown diabetes. The illness kills 3.4 million people worldwide every year, but current treatments often do not work. The cave fish has, apparently, figured out another solution. The fish were washed from rivers into caves about a million years ago. It was a big change. Rivers were full of food but caves have only what is washed in by seasonal floods. Because the cave fish go many months without food, researchers assumed they evolved a metabolism (新陈代谢) that efficiently stores the calories in a similar way animals store fat before winter. To test that idea, they compared the cave fish with the river fish raised under the same conditions in the lab. They found the cave fish did store more visceral fat than the river fish. But the cave fish also had much larger, fatty livers, which resembled diabetes-linked fatty liver disease in humans. “But you don’t see destruction of the liver in these guys,” Tabin says. “It’s very curious.” Cave fish researchers are now working to find out how the fish do it. “The only piece of little evidence is that the metabolic rate is lower in the cave fish than in their river fish relatives,” says Alex Keene of Florida Atlantic University. “There might be something about slow energy use in cells that protects against diabetes,” he says. “Finding that will, like fishing, require some patience.” 47. What interests researchers most in the cave fish is that ______. A. they have evolved to lose their eyes and skin pigments B. they have evolved ways of turning nutrients into energy C. they have experienced no symptoms of diabetes in humans D. they have survived symptoms of diabetes in humans 48. It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that ______. A. insulin disturbs the control of blood sugar B. insulin takes in glucose from the bloodstream C. insulin prevents the rise of blood sugar D. insulin leads to progress into full-blown diabetes 49. Researchers study the metabolism in the cave fish mainly by ______. A. testing the efficiency of storing fat inside them B. comparing their fat amount with that in the river fish C. comparing their fatty livers with those of humans D. observing their livers storing fat with no destruction 50. It can be concluded that the features of the cave fish ______. A. have enabled researchers to find out new ways to treat diabetes B. have inspired researchers about new treatments for diabetes C. have brought in many new ideas about how to treat diabetes D. will be used as a treatment for diabetes in the near future D Smartphones are our constant companions. For many of us, their glowing screens are a ubiquitous (十分普遍的) presence, drawing us in with endless distractions. They are in our hands as soon as we wake, and command our attention until the final moments before we fall asleep. Steve Jobs would not approve. In 2007, Jobs took the stage and introduced the world to the iPhone. If you watch the full speech, you will be surprised by how he imagined our relationship should be with this iconic invention. This vision is so different from the way most of us use these devices now. In his remarks, Jobs spent an extended amount of time demonstrating how users could utilize (应用) its touch screen before detailing the many ways Apple engineers had improved the age-old process of making phone calls. “It’s the best iPod we’ve ever made,” Jobs exclaimed at one point. “The killer app is making calls,” he later added. Both lines drew thunderous applause. The presentation confirms that Jobs imagined a simpler iPhone experience than the one we actually have more than a decade later. For example, there was no App Store when the iPhone was first introduced, and this was by design. Jobs was convinced that the phone’s carefully-designed native features were enough. He did not seek to completely change the rhythm of users’ daily lives. He simply wanted to take experiences we had already found important—listening to music, placing calls, generating directions—and make them better. The minimalist (简约主义者) vision for the iPhone Jobs offered in 2007 is unrecognizable today — and that is a shame. Under what I call the “constant companion model”, we now see our smartphones as always-on portals (通道) to information. We have become so used to it over the past decade that it is easy to forget the novelty of the device. It seems increasingly clear to me that Jobs probably got it right from the very beginning: Many of us would be better-off returning to his original minimalist vision for our phones. Practically speaking, to be a minimalist smartphone user means only using your device for a small number of features that do things of value to you. Otherwise, you simply put it away outside of these activities. This approach removes this gadget (小玩意) from the position of a constant companion down to a luxury object, such as a fancy bike, that gives you great pleasure when you use it but does not dominate your entire day. Early in his 2007 keynote Jobs said, “Today, Apple is going to reinvent the phone.” What he didn’t add, however, was the follow-up promise: “Tomorrow, we’re going to reinvent your life.” The smartphone is fantastic, but it was never meant to be the foundation for a new form of existence. If you return this innovation to its original role, you will get more out of both your phone and your life. 51. According to Steve Jobs, what was the main selling point of Apple’s first iPhone? A. It allowed its users to have access to the Internet. B. It was more like an iPod that could make phone calls. C. It was installed with applications by third-party developers. D. It could fulfill people’s desire to multi-task in their daily lives. 52. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 7 probably refers to ____. A. the novelty of the smartphone B. the information on the Internet C. the original version of the iPhone D. the constant companion model 53. According to the article, a minimalist smartphone user is likely to ______. A. expect to reinvent his life with the device B. buy the latest model of iPhone and see it as a luxury C. spend more time working than playing with his device D. remove the unnecessary applications from the device 54. What can be inferred from the passage? A. The minimalism of iPhone helps users bring out the best of the device. B. Jobs expected iPhone to be the foundation for a new form of existence. C. Smartphone users have changed their life to enjoy pleasant experiences. D. The invention of App Store has made smartphones luxury objects. 55. The author’s purpose in writing the article was to ______. A. tell readers why Steve Jobs created the iPhone B. remind readers not to be addicted to their smartphones C. show readers that smartphones can greatly change their lives D. encourage readers to block Internet access on their smartphones 第Ⅱ卷 注意事项： 1．用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。 2．本卷共6小题，共35分。 第三部分：写作 第一节：阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分） 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。 It turns out patience isn’t always a virtue. By the time Nalin Kamat was 13, the Toronto teen was well on his way to becoming a working artist. He had already had his first show at a local arts hub, showcasing his series titled Dispositions, charcoal sketches (炭笔素描) of the human body as a metaphor for his own transformation during adolescence. Yet he wanted more-specifically to start showing his work in a juried exhibition (评审展览), where art experts would evaluate and select pieces in a competitive review process. That’s when he hit an obstacle, discovering that the minimum age for submission was 18. That rejection stimulates his creation. “There was a void in the art world, and I thought it’d be really cool if I could provide the opportunity for more young artists,” says Nalin, now 15. With the support of his parents, Nalin founded in 2023 Little ‘EGG Gallery’, a commercial studio specially for underage artists. The gallery, which is now profitable enough to break even, charges a small hanging fee for any displayed work and takes a 15 percent commission fee on sales. In turn, Little EGG helps promote young talents by showcasing their work. Not long after opening, Ontario College of Art and Design University professor and artist David Griffin stumbled upon the gallery while taking a casual walk with his wife in their neighbourhood. An exhibition was being installed at the time, and some of Nalin’s own work was on the walls. Upon meeting Nalin, Griffin says he understood that he was speaking with someone special: “a strong young artist with a really excellent idea, which was to provide a space for showing the local community the easy, natural genius of young people.” A connection was formed, and Nalin asked Griffin to help judge an upcoming competition. The first juried show was last spring, and the top three winners each received a $50 cash prize. Five-year-old Jack Gamble won for his abstract painting titled Pokemon. 56. What mainly drove Nalin to start Little EGG Gallery? (No more than 10 words). 57. How does Little ‘EGG Gallery’ financially support itself? (No more than 10 words). 58. What does the underlined phrase “stumbled upon” in paragraph 4 mean? (No more than 2 words). 59. What is the main idea of the 4th paragraph? (No more than 10 words) 60. Should we follow rules or challenge them when they block creativity? Explain in your own words. (No more than 20 words) 第二节：书面表达（满分25 分） 假如你是晨光中学的李津，你校英文校报开设了“TeenFinance View”专栏，现面向全校征稿，主题为“中学生如何正确看待并规划个人零花钱”。请你向专栏投稿一封短文，内容包括： 1. 中学生树立正确金钱观的重要性； 2. 两点具体做法（如合理规划支出、尝试小额储蓄/公益捐款）； 3. 分享你对“投资自己”的理解（如用零花钱买书籍、报兴趣课）。 注意： 1. 词数100左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026学年第2学期高三大统练八答案 一、单选 ABBBD DDCCB CCBAC 二、完型 16-35. C、A、A、B、D、A、C、C、D、B、B、A、C、B、D、C、B、A、D、B 三、阅读 36-40 DBCBA 41-46 BCCBDA 47-50 DCBB 51-55 BDDAB 阅表答案： 56. The wish to offer young artists chances / The rejection stimulates his creation / The rejection from a juried exhibition. / The age limitation of the exhibition 57. It charges hanging fees and takes a 15% sales commission 58. Came across / Discovered (Found) unexpectedly / Bumped into / Happened onto 59. Griffin recognized / praised Nalin’s talent and was invited as a judge Griffin, impressed by Nalin’s vision, agreed to judge 60. we should challenge rules that limit creativity, but respect useful ones so that we can keep making progress. 范文 Building a correct outlook on money, which plays a vital role in our growth, is of great significance to us middle school students. It can help us develop good virtues, avoid blind consumption and shape a responsible personality. To manage pocket money well, we can take two practical measures. Firstly, we should make a reasonable budget to arrange daily expenses, refusing to spend money on meaningless luxuries. Secondly, we can keep small savings regularly and donate part of our money to charity activities to help those in need. As far as I’m concerned, the wisest way is to invest in ourselves. We can spend our pocket money buying beneficial books or taking interest courses, which can enrich our knowledge and polish our personal skills. We teenagers should treat and manage pocket money wisely. If properly used, pocket money will become a precious treasure that benefits us for a lifetime. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $