【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
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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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