广东南方科技大学附属中学2026-2027学年上学期高三年级十月质量监测英语试题

南科大附中2026年秋季学期高三年级十月质量监测

英  语

（考试时间：120分钟  试卷满分：120分）

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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

TechForward is looking for local residents to test its new smart home assistant, a voice-controlled device designed to help users manage daily tasks such as setting reminders, controlling lights, checking the weather, and playing music. The company aims to gather real-world feedback before the official product launch later this year.

The selected residents will receive the device free of charge and will be able to keep it after the trial ends. They will also be paid $100 for completing a final feedback survey that asks about their experience with the device’s features, ease of use, and any suggested improvements. TechForward will provide setup support and technical assistance throughout the testing period, including a one-on-one virtual session to help participants get started. The company will also be available by phone or email to answer any questions during the trial.

Program Timeline

May 10	Applications due
By May 20	Selected participants notified; agreements signed
June 1-28	Device testing period
July 18	Final feedback survey due

Application Requirements

This program will select 15 full-time participants to use the device in their homes. The call is open to residents living within the city area. All applicants are supposed to be at least 18 years old and previous experience with smart devices is a must.

To apply, applicants are required to provide the following information:

● Name and a valid email. This information will only be used for program-related communication.

● A brief description of your experience with smart devices (maximum 100 words). This helps us understand your familiarity level.

Please send the above materials to apply@techforward.com. Any application received after the deadline will not be considered.

1. What is the main purpose of the trial?

A. To test the device’s daily functions. B. To help users manage everyday tasks.

C. To collect user advice before launch. D. To make decisions on product launch.

2. How long are participants expected to use the device at home?

A. 18 days. B. 20 days. C. 28 days. D. 46 days.

3. Who is the most suitable for the program?

A. Samantha, a local college graduate majoring in IT.

B. Christopher, a retired teacher living outside the city.

C. Fia, a junior high school student fond of technology.

D. Max, a part-time worker seldom using smart devices.

B

The person who set the course of my life was a school teacher named Marjorie Hurd. When I stepped off a ship in New York Harbor in 1949, I was a nine-year-old war refugee, who had lost his mother and was coming to live with the father he did not know. My mother, Eleni Gatzoyiannis, had been imprisoned and shot for sending my sisters and me to freedom.

I was thirteen years old when I entered Chandler Junior High. Shortly after I arrived, I was told to select a hobby to pursue during “club hours.” The idea of hobbies and clubs made no sense to my immigrant ears, but I decided to follow the prettiest girl in my class. She led me into the presence of Miss Hurd, the school newspaper adviser and English teacher.

A tough woman with salt-and-pepper hair and determined eyes, Miss Hurd had no patience with lazybones. She drilled us in grammar, assigned stories for us to read and discuss, and eventually taught us how to put out a newspaper. Her introduction to the literary wealth of Greece gave me a new perspective on my war-torn homeland, making me proud of my origins. Her efforts inspired me to understand the logic and structure of the English language. Owing to her inspiration, in the twenty-five years that followed, I worked as a professional journalist.

Miss Hurd retired at the age of 62. By then, she had taught for a total of 41 years. Even after her retirement, she

continually made a project of unwilling students in whom she spied a spark of potential. The students were mainly from the most troubled homes, yet she alternately bullied and charmed them with her own special brand of tough love, until the spark caught fire.

Miss Hurd was the one who directed my grief and pain into writing. But for Miss Hurd, I wouldn’t have become a reporter. She was the catalyst that sent me into journalism and indirectly caused all the good things that came after.

4. Which of the following caused the author to think of his homeland differently?

A. Following the prettiest girl in his class.

B. Knowing his mother’s miserable death.

C. Being exposed to Greek literary works.

D. Stepping on the American soil for the first time.

5. Which words best describe Miss Hurd as a teacher?

A. Strict but inspiring. B. Tough but indifferent.

C. Impatient but caring. D. Serious but approachable.

6. What can be inferred from paragraph 4?

A. The students Miss Hurd taught were all finally fired.

B. Miss Hurd’s contribution was recognized across the nation.

C. Miss Hurd employed a unique way to handle these students.

D. Students from troubled homes preferred Miss Hurd’s teaching style.

7. Why does the author call Miss Hurd a “catalyst”?

A. To stress her role in starting his writing career.

B. To suggest she changed his personality completely.

C. To indicate she was the only person who helped him.

D. To show she was as powerful as a chemical substance.

C

Human well-being depends on the ability to navigate the social world. Such social skill depends on reliable feedback: acts of kindness may be met with gratitude; on other occasions, a misstep brings about a friend’s disapproval and recognition that an apology is needed. These moments are crucial for deepening trust and personal growth. Social life is rarely frictionless, because people are not perfectly in tune with one another. Yet it is precisely through such social friction that relationships deepen and moral understanding develops.

Sycophancy (谄媚) is the opposite of this friction. Many users experience this when AI enthusiastically agrees