课时分层检测(三十四) A glimpse of the future（Word试题版）-【创新大课堂】2027年高三英语一轮总复习（外研版）

课时分层检测（三十四）

Ⅰ. 阅读理解

A（2026·山东省枣庄市高三二调）

On August 15,a team of researchers and conservationists set off on a two-year voyage from Plymouth, England,on board the Dutch tall ship Oosterschelde. They will sail more than 46,000 miles(74,000 kilometers)and drop anchor in 32 different ports across four continents,before ending their journey in Falmouth,U.K.

The expedition, named Darwin200,comes more than 190 years after Charles Darwin sailed the globe collecting specimens and shaping ideas of his theory of evolution. The team will closely follow Darwin’s original voyage aboard the HMS Beagle, which set off on Dec.27,1831,and returned to England on Oct.2,1836.

Darwin was 22 years old when he joined the expedition with the intention of seeing the world before joining the church. But during the trip, Darwin became fascinated by the wide range of different species he encountered, which eventually led to him creating his theory of evolution by natural selection. Darwin’s account of the journey, published after his return, also helped him establish his reputation as one of Victorian Britain’s academic elite.

The main aim of the new expedition is to train and inspire 200 young environmentalists, between 18 and 25 years old, who will each spend a week on board the Oosterschelde studying threatened species that Darwin encountered on his voyage.

“We wanted to create a similarly transformative experience(for the young naturalists),”Stewart McPherson, mission director of Darwin200,said in a statement. They have” the potential to be the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)and conservation leaders of tomorrow,” he added.

Every week, the team will broadcast interactive “nature hour” sessions live from the ship for people across the world. They will also collect important data on ocean plastics and coral reef health,as well as survey seabirds, whales and dolphins.

1. What can we learn about Darwin200 from the first two paragraphs?

A. It takes along 200 naturalists. B. It takes a shortcut for the journey.

C. It is to mark Darwin’s Beagle voyage. D. It lasts longer than Darwin’s voyage.

2 How did Darwin’s voyage affect him?

A. It established his writing style. B. He gained a sense of adventure.

C. He earned great fame and fortune D. It changed the direction of his life.

3. What is Stewart McPherson’s wish for the young naturalists?

A. To be more creative. B. To keep an open mind.

C. To develop scientific skills. D. To challenge Darwin’s theory.

4. What does the team’s research work focus on?

A. Ocean conservation. B. The exploration of ocean.

C. The art of navigation. D. Scientific education.

B（2026·河北省唐山市高三一模）

Ten years ago, the professors Brian Lucas and Loran Nordgren encountered a contradiction. On the one hand, we recognize that other people are more likely to make creative breakthroughs when they persevere. On the other hand. when we feel stuck on a problem, most of us fail to sec how successful we’ll be if we just keep trying. We tend to believe that our creativity drops over time — that if our best ideas don’t come to us immediately, they won’t come at all.

Lucas and Nordgren call this misunderstanding the “creative cliff illusion”, which refers to the false belief that our creativity sharply declines after an initial period of effort, leading us to underestimate our ability to generate new and innovative ideas with continued perseverance. In one experiment, they asked participants to spend 10 minutes generating “as many original ideas for things to eat and drink at a Thanksgiving dinner as you can. ” Afterward, participants were asked to guess how many ideas they would come up with during a second 10-minute period. Most expected to generate far fewer ideas the second time around, but in fact they produced just as many during that second period — 66 percent more than they had guessed. And those were rated by other people as more creative than the initial ideas.

Though we tend to think our ability to come up with ideas is easily consumed, we actually get more creative the longer we focus on a problem or task. One major reason for this is known as the “serial-order effect”. Each next creative idea we have is likely to be better than the one that

came before.

The serial-order effect isn’t always easy to see. Most of us have adopted the belief that creativity should feel easy, or “fluent”. And so we associate mental difficulty with pointlessness. But working through bad ideas is a necessary step in the creative process. The first solutions that come to mind tend to be either preexisting ideas or popular wisdom. These are the paths of least resistance. Though avoiding them requires some work, it’s the surest way to find original ideas that aren’t immediately manifest.

The serial-order effect applies to tasks that last minutes or days, but creativity also improves across years, decades, and even careers. The life’s work of most successful entrepreneurs proves it.

5. What does the contradiction mainly tell us about?

A. Two professors’ wonder. B. The best ideas for failures.

C. People’s mental tendency. D. Immediate solutions to creativity.

6. How would the participants feel about the second-round results?

A. Humble. B. Surprised. C. Hopeful. D. Unconcerned.

7. What does the underlined word “manifest” mean?

A. Obvious. B. Effective. C. Attractive. D. Acceptable.

8. What does the text intend to tell us?

A. People can be more creative with age.

B. Creativity comes from creative approaches.

C. Creativity actually increases with continued effort.

D. People can avoid misunderstandings about creativity.

Ⅱ. 七选五

（2026·河南部分重点高中联考）

There’s a misconception that if you are kind to yourself, then you are not going to be successful. But in fact, being kind to yourself can help you reach your goals. ___9___ It can leave you burnt out, not thinking clearly, and lacking in energy. Here are some strategies to help you learn how to be kind to yourself.

 ___10___ Do an honest assessment of your strengths and weaknesses. Figure out what you