30分）2026年9月

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音读两遍。

1.Who was the man talking to on thephone?

A.Kelly.B.Steven.C. Sam.

2.How does the man find thebook?

A.Difficult.B.Absorbing.

3.What was the woman probably like in herchildhood?

A.Impatient.B.Unfriendly.

4.What are the speakers going todo?

C. Simple.

C. Dishonest.

A.Drive home.B. Go shopping.C. Eat out.

5.What time will the moviebegin?

A.At 3:20.B. At 3:50.C. At 3:10.

第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后， 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段录音读两遍。

听第6段录音，回答第6、7题。

6.What does the woman think of riding amotorcycle?

A.Popular.B.Dangerous.C. Exciting.

7.What will the man probablydo?

A.Ask forpermission again.B. Quarrel with the woman. C. Give up theidea.

听第7段录音，回答第8至第10题。

8.What can we learn about theman?

A.He is an expert in painting.

B.He is struck by the artisfs hard work.

C.He is confused about the unrealcolors.

9.What appeals to the manmost?

A.Thevisual impact.B. The like-mindedvisitors.

10.What is the probable relationship between thespeakers?

A.Hostand guest.B. Painter and customer.

听第8段录音，回答第11至第13题。

11.Why does Cathy want to talk toStan?

A.Tointroduce Jack.B. To prepare aproject.

12.What makes the office toonoisy?

A.Jack's clientvisits.B. Colleagues5discussion.

13.Whafs Cathy'sproposal?

A.Talking to Jack directly. B. Asking others foradvice.

听第9段录音，回答第14至第17题。

14.What does the woman think of the man's new sweater?

A.Veryugly.B. Not bad.

15.Why did the man buy thesweater?

A.His wifeliked it.B. The style wasattractive.

16.Which item did the man originally want tobuy?

A.Ablue sweater.B. A high-necksweater.

17.Why does the man say he will send his wife in nexttime?

A.She has bettertaste.

B.She enjoys onlineshopping.

C.She helps avoid salestricks.

听第10段录音，回答第18至第20题。

18.What makes the ballspecial?

A.Itsvisual design.B. Its charging time.

19.What is inside theball?

A.Acamera.B. A sensor.

20.What is the feature of the newsurface?

A.It keeps the ball'sstability.

B.It improves the player'sspeed.

C.It guarantees the data'saccuracy

C. The expertguides.

C. Fellowclassmates.

C. To discuss a problem.

C. Stan's loud rock music.

C. Finding a meeting room.

C. Slightly short.

C. The salesman persuaded him.

C. A sweater with long sleeves.

C. Its high-tech features.

C. A timer.

第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

The members of Junior Council began meeting for the 2026 session. Here*s what four of them have to say.

Kamen, 11, Missouri

I live in a small neighborhood where people like to helponeanother.Onewinter,Icleared snow for a neighbor going through a tough time. When my friends saw me helping,they joined in - kindness can spread. When neighbors help one another, the communityishappier. Even small chores can make someone5s daybetter.

Lucy, 11, Tennessee

Did you know your favorite hobby could make a huge difference? Knit （ 编 织 ）hatsfor babies to keep newborns warm in the hospital. Draw cards for the elderly. It might be thehighlight of their week. Give toananimalshelter:Somesheltersaccepthomemadeitems.Forexample,youcouldtakeanold「shirt,cutitintopieces,andsewthemtogethertomake

a pet toy!

Tae, 13, New York

Bikes make no engine noise - a cleaner, quieter choice. Before you ride, follow these guidelines: Know the rules: stop at red lights, make way for walkers, and slow down before driveways. Be visible: wear bright clothing by day and reflective materials at night. Alwayswear a helmet. You can help by donating new or used bike helmets to organizations like theHouse of GoodDeeds.

Manvi, 9,Washington

Books have introduced me to a fascinating world. So whenIfoundoutaboutacommunity program called Reading Buddies, I wanted in.Asareadinghelper,Isupportyoungstudentsas theypracticereading.Sometimeswe talk about the characters or picturesin the story. Seeing one student I helped stand onstagemademefeelproud. It showedthateven a small amount of time can make a bigdifference.

21.Who helps othersread?

A.Kamen.B.Lucy.C. Tae.D. Manvi.

22.Which of the following is most likely a practice of the fourmembers?

A.Sharing acting skillson stage.B. Decorating second-hand helmets.

C. Making toys forhomeless cats.D. Hiring workers to clean the street.

23.The members deliver the speeches mainlyto

A.compete fora positionB. attract new book lovers

C. sponsor theJuniorCouncilD. advocate community service

B

My phone buzzed with a video titledccWARNING: 5 Foods That Are ActuallyPlastic.Mymother doesn't offer advice; she issueswarnings.

I suspectherphone hasdeclaredwar on me. Everytime she scrolls, the feed whispers to her thatmy favorite snack is a “poison"I never challengeher claims, since she trusts a forwarded article morethan my college degree.

Oneday, she wastellingme about a fitness contest at her gym, and I startedlecturing about bodyfat percentages. WhileI wasspreadingallthiswisdom,I wasgluedtothesofa,extendingone leg like a crane to grab the remote with my big toe to avoid sitting up. She was watching me withablankexpression, clf you worked out as hard as you avoided standing up, you would be in great shapenow”

To my face, she5s a critic, but I caught her describing me as a “highly intellectual, talented person”on a call with my aunt. From the next room, I wondered,“Wait,who is she talking about?Am I thatperson?

Sheistheonlyoneallowedtoroastherchildren.It'sa"membership-only"club.Evenwhenshe praises me, it'sherwayofsaying,“Iraisedthis,soofcourseit'sexcellent,“althoughshejusttold me five minutes ago that my room looks like a disasterzone.

Despiteherwarnings,she5salwaysthefirstIruntowhenIneedhelp.Everyfestivalor familyeventbecomeshernextdesignassignment.Isendherscreenshotsofhigh-fashionlooks,likeacreativedirectorwithimpossibledemands.Shelooksatthepicture,giveshersignaturenervous laugh and saysJTm not a certifiedfashiondesigner75Butthenshespendshoursonthefloor withchalkandameasuringtape.Sheeventuallycreatesherownedition,andsomehow,herversion always turns out better than theoriginal.

And maybe thafs just another way mothers say they love you.

24.Why does the author avoid challenging her mother'sclaims?

A.It will hurt her mother'sfeelings.

C. It is useless to argue with her mother.

25.How does the mother sound in paragraph3?

A.Deeply annoyed. B. Playfullymean.

26.What does the “'membership-only' club"indicate?

A.Only the mother can criticize theauthor.

B.Family members get automaticmembership.

C.The mother only praises the author inprivate.

D.Club members are encouraged to judge theauthor.

B. She respects her mother's authority.

D. She believes in warnings from her mother.

C. Genuinely proud. D. Bitterly jealous.

27.What can be inferred about the mother from paragraph6?

A.She enjoys assigningfestival tasks.B. She values professional certification.

C. She takes pride in raisinga designer.D. She expresses love through practical acts.

c

AI data centers will consume as much water as the water needs of 1.3 billionpeopleby2030,according to a new report from the United Nations UniversityInstituteforWater,EnvironmentandHealth.

The report found that the environmental cost of AI is being "systematically mismeasured^^ because current assessmentsfocusonthecarbonemissionsfromtraininglanguagemodelswhileoverlookingits water and land footprints. The water footprint comes from cooling the data centers,andthelandfootprintcomesfromtheenergyinfrastructure（基础建设）andsupplychainsthatgointobuildingand running them.

In reality, the report stresses, these initial training costs are dwarfedby inference costs, the cost of runningmodelstoanswerprompts（提示词），whichaccountfor80%to90%oftotalAIenergyuse. Training GPT4consumed70GWh,forexample.ButrunningChatGPTusesamonstrous383GWhto answer billions ofprompts.

Factoring in inference costs, AI data centers will use 945 TWh of electricity by 2030, three timesthe combined use of Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nigeria, which haveatotalpopulationofover650million. That brings us to the water footprint. By that same year,Al'sthirstwillseeitconsume9.3trillion liters of water, which equals the basic annual waterneedsofall1.3billionpeopleinSub-Saharan Africa.

Addressing AFsenvironmentalimpactwon'tbeasstraightforwardasshiftingtogreenersourcesof power,thereportwarns. "What surprised us most is how often the choicesthat look greenest froma carbon perspective end up worse for water or for land/5 lead author Miriam Aczelsaid.

Thebadnewskeepspilingup:Surprisingly,makingAImoreenergyefficientmayactually increase its environmental footprint."PeoplethinkthatthefootprintofAIreduces,as technology improves. But that is only a partial picture of the overall problem J noted co-author Kaveh Madani. "More efficient and affordable AI andenergymeanmoreconsumptionofAI,makingtheoverall footprint far bigger than what we save through efficiencygains.”

28.Why is Al's environmental cost "systematicallymismeasured^^?

A.Water and land footprints are neglected. B. The statistics areoutdated.

C. The measurement tools are questionable. D. Carbon emissions are overstated.

29.What does the underlined word " dwarfed" in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.Reduced.B.Outweighed.C. Doubled.D. Underestimated.

30.What is the author's main purpose in listing the figures in paragraph4?

A.To predict AFs futuredevelopment.

B.To stress Al's huge resourceconsumption.

C.To prove Al's benefit to developingcountries.

D.To compare Al's application in differentregions.

31.What is Kaveh Madani's attitude towards the future environmental impact ofAI?

A.Concerned.B.Unclear.C. Optimistic.D. Defensive.

Yellowfevermosquitoesexposedtotheinsectrepellent（驱虫剂）DEETcanlearntoassociatethe off-putting chemical with food, researchers report. The finding suggeststhatmosquitoescanlinkunpleasant smells with rewards ——turning a negative experience into a positiveone.

Clement Vinauger, a neuroethologist at Virginia Tech, and his colleagues housed mosquitoesina central container connected totwobottles:Onecontainedcleanair,andtheothercontainedDEET.The teamallowed the mosquitoes to feed on blood from an artificial feeder while exposed to only cleanairfor10seconds.TheresearchersthenincreasedtheproportionofDEET,aimingtotrainthe mosquitoes to associate therepellentwithameal.Totesttheassociation,theresearchersputtrained and untrained mosquitoes in narrow tubes. A team member held an untreatedhandafewcentimeters from one end of the tube and a hand treated with a DEETcontaining repellent at the otherend. Trainedmosquitoesattemptedtobitetherepellent-treatedhand,whileuntrainedmosquitoesstayed clear.

AnandasankarRay,aneuroscientist,whowasnotinvolvedinthework,notesthatalthough thefindingssuggestmosquitoesaresmellingDEETandthatthechemicalisnotmaskingourscent（气味 ）,mosquitoes alsosmell with theirlegs. The mosquitoes couldn'tland on the repellent-treated handintheexperiments."They'dbegettingthesmellofDEETbeingpairedwithabittertouchcontact/5

Ray says. "It would be a punishment for them rather than a reward/5

Vinauger suspects that mosquitoes could learn to associate DEET with a mealwhenitsrepellenteffects have largely worn off, perhaps hours after peopleapplyittotheirskin."Theremightstillbesome traces of DEET on the skin, butmaybenotenoughtocreatethatrepellencyeffectJVinaugersays. "Mosquitoes mightstill land, drink some blood and not be repelled " If they manage to get blood,the insects may learn to link the smell with themealandbeginhuntingforacombinationofhuman smell andDEET.

The results certainly don't suggest thatpeopleshouldn'tuseDEET,Vinaugersays."It'sstillthegoldstandardintermsofprotection/5Butthechemicalissoldbydifferentbrandsat varying concentrations, and each product may come withuniqueinstructions."ReadingthelabelJhe says, "isimportant.

32.How did the researchers train the mosquitoes to associate DEET with ameal?

A.By placing a treated hand next toa feeder.B. By removing their ability tosmell.

C. By extending pre-feedingDEET exposure.D. By increasingDEET duringblood feeding.

33.According to Ray, what is the punishment for themosquitoes?

A.Painful touchwithDEET.B. Death from starvation.

C. Reduced desireforblood.D. Decreased sense of smell.

34.What does Vinauger suggest peopledo?

A.Apply the repellent more than it isrecommended.

B.Choose products with low DEETconcentration.

C.Follow the products5 instructionsaccordingly.

D.Stop using DEETimmediately.

35.What is the best title forthetext?

A.Why does DEETstillwork?B. Why is DEET the best choice?

C. Can DEETattract mosquitoes?D. Can mosquitoes survive DEET?

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。

Efficiency optimises （优化）performance. But connection transforms people. A team can be perfectly scheduled, highly productive, and still unable to share what really matters.

36_Buthere'swhatI keep noticing:Whilewearegetting better atmoving fast,wearenot always getting better at beingclose.

A train arriving exactly at 8:02 is a measurable success. But what isn't measured? Theconversation on the platform, the pause to help someone with their suitcase, and theeye contact.37It takes time. It interrupts the schedule. But it's the very thing that makes the journeyhuman.

The Swiss railways reported something beautiful - connection punctuality （准时率）reached

98.9%. Maybe there is a deeper metaphor, which is not about whether the train was perfectly punctual,but about whether people madetheconnection.38Who did I really notice today? Where did I slow down long enough to listen? When didIchoosepresenceoverproductivity?Efficiencyshouldserve connection, not replaceit.Becauseaperfectlytimedlifethatmissesthepeopleinfrontofyou is still a missedconnection.

Before your next meeting or transition, pause for 30 seconds.Lookup.39Ask one real question. Connection doesn't need more time -itneedsmorepresence;letonemomentrunover.Choose one interaction a day where you don't rush. Stay a little longer. Efficiency can survive this. Relationship needs it. Finally, measure what can't be optimised. At the end of the day, ask: "Where didI choose presence over pace? When did I let myself behuman?”

Efficiency is important - it keepsthings moving.40

A.Make eyecontact.

B.Efficiency feels right.

C.Connection is inefficient.

D.Efficiency's victory raisesquestions.

E.But connection tells us why itmatters.

F.What if we measured our days like thisinstead?

G.However, connection comes at the cost offlexibility.

第三部分语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I used to wake up and reach for my phone before I even opened my eyes. Thatwas the41. By the time my day began, I had seen many strangers5highlights, with a sense that everyone else's lifewas moving 42 than mine. I knew it wasn't good forme.

Then I did something that should have made everythingworse. I43ajob centered on social media.My friends44that it was like an ex-smoker taking ajob at a cigarettefactory.

Butsomething45happened. Instead of pulling me deeper in, seeing social media from the inside completely changedhow I46it.

I watched posts get planned weeks in advance.That "47" photo? Shot in large numbers on a Tuesday. That “effortless“ caption（文案）？_48eleven times and approved by threeeditors.

OnceI'veseenhowhighlightsaremade,Inolonger49myselftoothers.Beforethisjob,myself-worth seemed to have a dashboard（仪表盘），and I checked it50. Later, watching beautiful content get buried - while some throwaway post went viral for noreason一51me of taking any of itpersonally.

The biggest52, though, was learning what being intentional actually feels like. I can open an app and go in with a（n）53, do the thing, and get out. My mornings belong to me again: the phone stays 54until afterbreakfast.

I'm not going to pretend I stay perfectly calm with social media 一 I'm human,butthe55

is gone: you get to just live your life. Then maybe post about it later, or not.

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。

InGangbavillage,Xizangautonomousregion,agroupofTibetanwomenareweaving(编织) age-oldtraditionswithmoderndemands.Theirhandsturnlocally56(source)finewoolintobeautifulTibetanrugs,scarvesandotherhandcraftedcloths.Once57hobbypracticedmainlyduring farming off seasons, Tibetan weavinghasnowgrownintoabloomingindustry,becomingadriverofruralrevitalization(振兴).Forgenerations,womenwoveclothsforfamilymembers,

58(hand)downtechniquesbetweengenerations.Yet59standardizedproductionor

market access, these skills remained undeveloped, generating little economic benefit for locals.

A turning point came in 2015withthefoundingofthelocalweavingcooperative."Westartedwith insufficient funds, a shortage of staff60little experience J said Basang Tsering, Party secretary of Gangba village."But we61(sink) deep roots in the village to preserve this time- honored craft and pass on local culture. More importantly,we aimed62(help) rural women secure jobs and boost their income without traveling far from home J Basang Tseringsaid.Withprofessional support and villageauthorities563(guide), the cooperative has madegood progressinrecentyears.Ithasovercomebottlenecks,expandeditssales,anddeveloped modern

designs,64include hats, embroidered ( 刺 绣 )bags and decorative key chains.

These65(commerce) efforts have empowered women through stable incomes while renewing cultural pride.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

你校英语报"Voices55栏目正在征稿，请同学们就“学校是否应该用零食、文具(stationery) 等物质奖励来激励高三学生”发表看法，并阐述理由。

请你写一篇短文向该栏目投稿。注意：

(1)写作词数应为80左右。

(2)请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

My Opinion on Material Rewards for Senior Three Students