【灿烂六月·高考金8 卷】
备战2026 年高考英语模拟卷（上海卷03）
（笔试部分：115 分）
II.
Grammar and Vocabulary （每题1 分；共20 分）
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically
correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other
blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
When Reality Feels Unreal
In today’s world of perfect pictures and computer-made videos, our sense of what is “real” is quietly
changing. Experts now describe a strange reaction called the “Giving NPC” Effect — a kind of mental mistake in
1 truly real people or scenes suddenly seem unreal. The term comes from video games: NPCs, or non-player
characters, speak and move by fixed rules. More and more, online pictures full of smooth skin, clean rooms, and
perfectly timed actions give a similar feeling of 2 (make) by a machine.
Behind this confusion is the rise of what some call the “after-perfect” look. For years, online life 3
(praise) clean and exact styles. But this kind of perfection has become so common and so even that it now feels
false. Our brains, 4 (build) to expect the small mess of real life—shaking hands, uneven light, little mistakes
— find it hard to believe in images that look too good. When every post seems carefully fixed, realness itself starts
to look like something fake.
This doubt grows stronger 5 _______AI-made fake videos, which can copy famous people with
surprising truth. 6 ________we see such a video, our brains learn to be careful about what they see. Soon,
even normal videos make us feel unsure. We start to think, “Something is wrong,” even when nothing is. The more
people try to look perfect online, the 7 (real) they appear to others.
Still, this feeling is not all bad. It shows that people now want natural and simple things — moments that 8
(see) as alive rather than corrected. The quiet change has already begun: random photo groups, soft-focus videos,
and honest speech are now becoming popular. These small signs remind us that life is not perfect; it is full of noise,
and that is 9 makes it true.
10 (regain) trust in our eyes, we may need to change our values. Instead of loving perfection, we
can learn to enjoy honesty more than order. A small pause, a smile line, or a bit of shaking in a voice can tell us more
about being human than the cleanest picture ever could.
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that
there is one word more than you need.
A．suitable B．genuine C． distributed D．sustainability E. rising F. severe
G. accused H. aiming I. positioning J. investigation K. exposed
The outdoor brand Arc’teryx co-hosted a fireworks show Dragon Ascent with artist Cai Guoqiang in the
Himalayas, 11 to honor alpine culture as part of its “Upward to Beauty” series. However, the 52-second
show quickly triggered a(n) 12 controversy (争议) over ecological risks.
Long promoting “Leave No Trace” and 13 itself as a defender of nature, the brand claimed to use
IOC-certified biodegradable materials. But experts argued that in the plateau’s cold, oxygen-poor environment,
microbial (微生物的) activity is weak, making material degradation extremely slow-standards for cities are not 14
for the delicate ecosystem.Worse, on-site checks found residual wires and plastic, with obvious artificial trampling
(践踏)on the centuries-old alpine grassland.
Critics 15 the event of breaking the brand’s core value of “respecting nature”, calling it a
contradiction (矛盾) between marketing and responsibility. With public anger 16 , Arc’teryx deleted
promotional posts and apologized, but this failed to calm tensions. A bigger backlash ( 抵制) came when netizens
noticed the difference between its domestic and overseas apologies: the former blamed “execution faults”, while the
latter admitted conflicting with brand commitments.
Local authorities soon set up a(n) 17 team to look into whether the incident was handled according
to the rules. The failure 18 the brand’s flawed risk assessment and lack of respect for ecological red lines.
For Arc’teryx, once honored with the “Hermes of outdoor gear (装备)”, repairing damaged trust requires more than
words — it needs 19 actions to make up for errors, not just promises.
This incident has raised critical questions: How should commercial brands balance publicity with
environmental protection? As a high-profile case of broken brand credibility, it serves as a striking warning for
enterprises connecting their image with 20 . Ultimately, true respect for nature lies not in grand shows, but
in consistent obedience to eco-friendly principles.
III.
Reading Comprehension (41 – 55 题，每题1 分；56 – 70 题，每题2 分；共45 分)
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.
Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Although competition is a fact of life, it makes business difficult, contributing to an ever-downward pressure
on prices, ever-rising costs (such as the funding of new product development and marketing), and an urgent need to
outsmart competitors. 21 , the benefits of finding a market gap — a small part of a market that is free of
competition — are obvious: greater control over prices, lower costs, and improved profits.
The identification of a market gap is often all that is needed to 22 a new business. In 2006, Twitter
founder Jack Dorsey combined short-form communication with social media, providing a service that no one else
had 23 . Free to most users, revenue (收入) comes from companies who 24 promotional tweets
and profiles: Twitter earned advertising revenues of $582 million in 2013. Not all gaps are profitable, 25 .
The Amphicar, for instance, was a car produced in the 1960s for US consumers who wanted to drive on roads and
rivers. It was a totally new idea, but the market was too small to be profitable. This was also true for bottled water
for pets-launched in the US in 1994, Thirsty Cat! And Thirsty Dog! failed to 26 pet owners.
Snapple, the manufacturer of healthy tea and juice drinks, is a company that has 27 found a
sustainable and profitable market gap. A glance at the beverage ( 饮料) counter of any supermarket reveals that
dozens of brands 28 for sales. Many companies have failed in this highly competitive market: for
example, Pepsi tried to capture a (n) 29 market for morning cola with its short-lived, high-caffeine drink,
AM.
Success for Snapple came from positioning the product as a unique brand-Snapple was one of the first
companies to manufacture juices and drinks made completely from natural ingredients. Its founders ran a health
store in Manhattan, and the company used the slogan: “100% Natural.” Snapple 30 students, commuters
(通勤者), and lunch-time office workers with a new healthy “snack” drink. Distribution was through small, inner-
city stores where customers could “grab-and-go.” These 31 helped to secure a profitable and sustainable
market gap, distinguishing Snapple from its competitors in the 1980s and 1990s. In 1994 sales peaked at $674
million.
Unoccupied market territory can present major opportunities for companies but the challenge lies in
identifying which gaps are profitable and which are 32 . During the 1990s, many companies became 33
about the potential of the “green” market, across a whole range of goods. But this market has failed to materialize in
any profitable way. This marks one of the potential problems in identifying market gaps based on market research:
sometimes consumers have strong attitudes or opinions on trends or issues — such as ecology — that they are 34
to consider when purchasing products, especially if they affect cost. Many market gaps, it seems, are 35 ,
but unrealistic.
21．A．On the whole B．What’s more
C．In contrast
D．As a matter of fact
22．A．launch
B．purchase
C．investigate
D．defeat
23．A．helped
B．enjoyed
C．spotted
D．permitted
24．A．care about
B．rely on
C．look after
D．pay for
25．A．otherwise
B．consequently
C．however
D．instead
26．A．think about
B．appeal to
C．point at
D．learn from
27．A．successfully
B．instantly
C．unfortunately
D．insecurely
28．A．wait
B．compete
C．search
D．exchange
29．A．non-existent
B．non-productive
C．non-profit
D．non-random
30．A．equipped
B．charged
C．bothered
D．targeted
31．A．analyses
B．strategies
C．prospects
D．perspectives
32．A．directions
B．traps
C．objections
D．events
33．A．guilty
B．particular
C．concerned
D．excited
34．A．pleased
B．disappointed
C．unwilling
D．grateful
35．A．tempting
B．tremendous
C．revealable
D．different
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished
statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to
the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Silver Spring, Maryland, is home to many people who have moved there from other countries. A retired local
resident named Manuel Vera wanted to do something helpful for his neighbors. He first offered to repair bicycles for
free, asking only to be paid back for any new part he needed. Soon, he realized that many families had extra bikes
sitting unused in their garages. Vera began collecting these bikes and fixing them in his small but well-equipped
backyard shed.
This came at a time when many new families were arriving in Silver Spring and needed inexpensive ways to
travel around the community. Vera started bringing the repaired bikes to parks, community centers, and apartment
complexes. With a sign reading “Free Bikes”, he matched people with the perfect ride. At his very first giveaway, six
bikes were taken in less than 30 minutes.
Word quickly spread. Neighbors now call him the “Bike Dude” and regularly donate bikes, helmets, and
locks. Local markets and online community groups also help gather supplies, keeping Vera busy.
Vera works closely with community organizations that support new families. These groups give him details
like a person’s height and age so he can deliver a bike that fits. Vera, who moved to the United States from Peru
when he was 14, understands how hard it can be to start over in a new place. He remembers one man who needed a
way to get to his night job, so Vera provided a bike, a helmet, lights, and safety gear.
Community organizer Manizha Azizi spoke highly of Vera’s efforts: “Many people want to help, but Manuel
takes care of everything.” So far, more than 700 people in Silver Spring have received free bikes, giving them
transportation, independence, and happiness. Vera’s kindness has turned unused bikes into valuable tools for building
new lives, showing how one person’s generosity can keep an entire community moving forward.
36．Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “shed” in paragraph 1?
A．A small room inside a house for guests.
B．A large shop that sells bicycles and gear.
C．A place where people gather to ride bikes.
D．A small building used for storage or work.
37．What did Vera do at his very first free bike event?
A．He bought six new bikes from a local market.
B．He sold six bikes to raise money for safety gear.
C．He taught six neighbors how to repair their bikes.
D．He gave away six bikes in less than half an hour.
38．Why does Vera ask for riders’ height and age before delivering a bike?
A．To make sure each bike fits the rider well.
B．To test if riders already know how to ride a bike.
C．To keep a record of people who receive free bikes.
D．To decide how much money to charge for each bike.
39．Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A．A Hobby Just for Kids’ Fun
B．Helping Newcomers Start Over
C．Free Bikes, a Stronger Community
D．Ending All Transportation Problems
(B)
The information, sentences, or questions that you enter into a Generative AI (Gen AI) tool (“prompts”) are a
big influence on the quality of outputs you receive. After you enter a prompt, the AI model analyzes your input and
generates a response based on the patterns it has learned through its training. More descriptive prompts can improve
the quality of the outputs.
It’s very important to keep in mind that AI-generated content can be inaccurate, misleading, entirely made up,
or disrespectful, so be sure to carefully review any work containing AI content before you use or publish it. Abuse of
Gen AI is a serious form of academic misconduct and can be punished by expulsion (开除) from the University.
Be specific
Generic prompts like “Write a story” will produce generic results. What kind of story do you want? What
genre? Is it for adults or children? Adding this type of context and being specific, clear, and to the point will help
generate more useful outputs. More specificity can also limit the chances of inaccurate responses.
“Act as if…”
Asking the AI to behave as if it were a type of person, process, or object can be an easy way to start
generating better prompts. The AI will attempt to imitate that role and tailor its answers accordingly.
For example, imagine you wanted to help create a recipe based on the ingredients you have in your kitchen. If
you added “act as if you are my personal trainer” first, the AI will consider this context in its response, suggesting a
healthy recipe or a meal designed to refuel after a workout.
________
Generative AI can produce many different types of outputs, including code, stories, reports, summaries,
dialogue, business communications, and much more. Being specific about the type of output you want will produce
better results. After describing what you want, try adding “Present this in the form of…” and your preferred output.
Or start your prompt with, “Create a [format of output] about/ that contains…” etc.
40．This passage is found in a university’s guideline webpage. What may NOT be found there?
A．Restrictions on the usage of Gen AI.
B．Guidelines for writing essays with Gen AI.
C．Various samples of well-structured prompts.
D．Core principles for responsible Gen AI use.
41．Which of the following subtitles can be filled in blank?
A．Consider tone and audience.
B．Correct mistakes and give feedback.
C．Tell it how you want your output to be presented.
D．Ask it to create your prompts or what else it needs from you.
42．Suppose you’re the leader of the school basketball team. You are going to deliver a speech about the importance
of sports through sharing your personal experience. Which of the following prompts is the most proper when using
Gen AI?
A．Write an article about the essence of basketball, citing several stories of famous stars.
B．Discuss advantages of doing sports, specifically basketball, with reference to literature.
C．Make up a story about one’s experience in basketball, showing the importance of sports.
D．Compose a motivational basketball team speech sharing personal journey and advocating exercise.
(C)
Children who don’t read proficiently (熟练地) by the end of the third grade are far more likely to be left
behind in many ways.
The first thing to know about early literacy is that it is critically important; the next is that it connects to a
whole lot of other conditions and challenges. But the best thing to know is that there are solutions to the problem of
poor reading skills and some smart people working toward them. They could use your help.
“It’s more than an education issue, more than a reading issue,” says Arianne Weldon, director of the Get
Georgia Reading Campaign, a nonprofit organization founded in 2013. “Getting more kids to read takes more than
good schools, more than great teachers, more than loving families. It really does take all of us working together.”
Only 42 percent of Georgia public school children are now reading proficiently by the end of the third grade,
according to 2019 Georgia Department of Education (DOE) figures — not a great number, but an improvement over
the 37 percent recorded in 2015 and lower scores prior to that.
Weldon says children not in that proficiency group are four times more likely to drop out of high school and,
further, that every student who doesn’t finish represents an estimated $260,000 in lost earnings and productivity.
“By the end of the third grade,” says Mindy Binderman, executive director of Georgia Early Education
Alliance for Ready Students, a nonprofit organization concerned with early learning, “if children are not reading at
grade level, they are less likely to be successful in school, less likely to graduate on time, and more likely to engage
in risky behavior. The third-grade reading marker is such an important indicator of all that comes later and, frankly,
all that came before.”
A key national study released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation in 2010 highlighted the reading problem,
especially among students from low- income families; the following research has strengthened the relationship
between poverty and both reading ability and failure to graduate from high school. Clearly, poverty plays a key role
in children’s reading proficiency, influencing the schools they attend and the community resources they can make
use of.
Parents’ education level, especially mothers’, is a factor as well. “Maternal education and maternal literacy are
a huge predictor of child literacy and educational outcomes,” says Dana Rickman, vice president of the Georgia
Partnership for Excellence in Education, established to promote and support education. “We’ve got a pretty high
adult illiteracy rate in Georgia that a lot of people don’t like talking about.” Improving adult literacy eventually
impacts children’s reading ability.
43．According to the passage, early literacy is important mainly because it________.
A．indicates how well a child’s brain has been developing
B．explains the reasons why a child drops out of high school
C．tells whether a child may become successful as an adult
D．reports the average educational level of a certain region
44．According to Arianne Weldon, what is the most possible consequence of poor reading skills?
A．Entering schools with fewer resources. B．Suffering from serious mental disorders.
C．Earning less than they otherwise would. D．Causing more risks in future life.
45．From what Dana Rickman says, we can infer that________.
A．parents can predict their children’s early literacy based on their resources
B．exposing children to reading tasks at an earlier age is part of family support
C．illiteracy rate can be greatly reduced by upgrading children’s communities
D．improving mothers’ education is useful for bettering children’s reading ability
46．If this passage has several remaining paragraphs, which of the following is the most probable topic they will
cover?
A．Why third grade is seen by experts as a critical period.
B．How the government may improve parents’ education level.
C．Why adult illiteracy rate is higher in Georgia than in other places.
D．How poverty may influence a child’s future academic development.
Section C
Directions: Read the following passages. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each
sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
You return from work on a muggy August evening. Your unwashed teenage son is on the sofa playing
Fortnite, as he has been doing for the past eight hours. Your daughter, scrolling through Instagram, acknowledges
your presence with a rude grunt (咕哝). Not for the first time, you ask yourself: why are school summer holidays so
insufferably long?
47 Many children will return from the long break having forgotten much of what they were taught
the previous year. One study from the American South found that this “summer learning loss” could be as high as a
quarter of the year’s education. Poor children tend to be the worst affected, since rich ones typically live in homes
full of books and are packed off to summer camp to learn robotics, Latin or the flute. A study from Baltimore found
that variations in summer loss might possibly account for two-thirds of the achievement gap between rich and poor
children by the age of 14—15. Long holidays definitely strain the budgets of poor families, since free school meals
stop and extra child care kicks in.
Summer holidays vary greatly from country to country. South Korean children get only three weeks off.
Children in Italy and Turkey get a whopping three months. So do those in America, while their parents, unless they
are teachers, have an average of only three weeks off a year, among the shortest holidays in the rich world. 48
But for their children, six weeks out of class is plenty.
It would be unwise to import South Korea’s pressure-cooker approach, in which a single exam determines
every child’s future. 49 Yes, it would cost money, but there are ways to pay for it. One is to have larger
classes. Many parents are obsessed with teacher-to-pupil ratios, but there is not enough evidence that they make
much difference. The average Japanese lower-secondary class is more than 50% larger than the average British one,
but Japanese children get better results.
More time in school need not mean repeating the same old lessons. 50 And the summer could also
be a time for different kinds of learning: critical thinking, practical skills, financial literacy, work placements with
local firms—schools should be free to experiment. Space should not be a problem. Many school buildings sit idle in
the summer.
A．In other words, many public services are simply unavailable for a quarter of the year.
B．Some extra drilling would be beneficial, particularly for those falling behind.
C．This is a more serious question than it sounds.
D．Some well-off children often already use the summer to broaden their minds and even do their
summer jobs
E．But plenty of Western children could usefully spend a bit longer on their books.
F．Companies should let them take a bit more, since burnt-out workers are less productive.
IV. Summary Writing (10 分)
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more
than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
More Than a Game: How Play Shapes Our Social Brains
Play is universal. Every culture in the world plays, and for more than a century, doctors have used play to
bring comfort and help people recover from pain. Scientists now know that play also shapes the brain itself,
influencing how animals — including humans — learn, think, and connect with others.
In the 1960s, neuroscientist Marian Diamond proved this through studies with rats. One group grew up in
cages full of toys and other rats to spend time with; another lived alone in simple metal cages with nothing to
explore. When she later examined their brains, she found clear differences. The first group developed larger and
more complex brains, with richer chemical activity. Diamond showed that it was not only toys or playmates, but the
combination of both, that made the difference. Because she worked in a time when few women were accepted in
science, she often used the safer word “enrichment” instead of “play.” But in truth, what those rats were doing was
exactly that — playing.
Later, neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp continued Diamond’s work. While studying emotion and attachment in
rats, he noticed how they would bounce, chase, and fight with one another for pure joy. “When you put them
together — bang They play,” he said. When kept alone, the rats became depressed, almost as if they were hungry or
thirsty. Panksepp realized that play is a basic need, not just a pleasure.
He even discovered that rats make tiny sounds — something like laughter — when they are enjoying
themselves. When he removed part of their higher brain area, they still played almost normally. This showed that
play comes from a deep and ancient part of the brain, one linked to emotion, learning, and survival.
Thanks to Diamond and Panksepp, scientists now see play as much more than fun. It helps build the social
brain, teaching us to notice others, share, and cooperate. As Panksepp said, “Play allows us to stop, look, listen, and
feel the more subtle social pulse around us.”
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V. Translation (第1-2 句，每句3 分；第3 句，4 分；第4 句5 分；共15 分)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
52．你是否意识到每座古城都有其独特的文化?(aware)
53．显而易见，这个地区的人随时能吃到新鲜的乳制品。（available）
54．这座大桥不仅使天堑变通途，还融合了观光和娱乐，堪称功能性与艺术性完美结合的典范。(describe)
55．从90 年代开始，学校就举办各种艺术节，书法、国画、折纸等中国传统文化课程更是传承至今。
( continue )
VI. Guided Writing （25 分）
假设你是明启中学高三学生李明，最近收到表弟王磊的邮件(如下所示)，回复他一封邮件，内容须包括：
(1) 对明启中学的介绍；
(2) 你对于如何做好初高中衔接的建议。
Dear Li Ming,
I hope this email finds you well. I’m thinking about following in your footsteps and
applying to your high school, so I’d love to ask you some questions.
What are the school and the life there like? And, more importantly, how did you handle
the jump from junior to senior high? I’ve heard it’s a big change, and I could use some tips on
how to make the transition smoother.
I’d really appreciate any advice you can give me.
Thanks a bunch, and let’s catch up soon!
Take care,
Wang Lei
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