【灿烂六月·高考金8 卷】
备战2026 年高考英语模拟卷04（广东专用）
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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
Reforest Trees is an initiative of Peru devoted to planting trees and restoring forests affected by deforestation.
Our goal is to plant 23 million trees over the next five years. With your help, we will restore these ecosystems, fight
climate change, and generate sustainable resources for local communities.
Action Plan
Phase 1: Preparation
Identification of planting areas and native tree species: We will work with local biologists and ecologists to
select the most suitable areas for reforestation and the tree species best suited to these zones.
Formation of local teams and training.
Obtaining permits and collaborations with local organizations to ensure compliance ( 遵从) with all
regulations.
Phase 2: Planting
Distribution and planting of 23 million trees: A massive planting campaign will be carried out, involving
volunteers and local workers.
Creation of 20 nurseries in the reforestation areas to ensure a constant supply of seedlings.
Phase 3: Monitoring and Evaluation
Long-term monitoring of tree growth: We will monitor the growth of the trees over the first five years to
assess their impact.
Evaluation of the project’s environmental and social impact.
Rewards
We want to thank our sponsors with a series of relevant and attractive rewards:
100: Five trees in your name and a thank-you video from the local community.
$250: Eco-friendly kit with handmade products from local communities.
$500: Virtual tour of the reforestation area and an online meeting with the team.
$1000: Guided tour of the reforestation site, including eco-friendly accommodation and participation in
community activities.
Change starts with small actions. Make your contribution today and help reforest our planet and empower local
communities.
1．Which measure is vital for providing seedlings continuously?
A．Establishing local nurseries.
B．Working with local biologists.
C．Preserving native tree species.
D．Monitoring the growth of trees.
2．What is the suggested donation amount for an in-person visit to the area?
A．$100.
B．$250.
C．$500.
D．$1000.
3．What is the main purpose of the text?
A．To highlight the benefits of planting trees.
B．To inspire support for tree planting efforts.
C．To discuss the challenges of reforestation.
D．To raise awareness of forest protection.
B
On a recent weekday, I sent an Instagram message to a friend of mine, an art adviser named Stephen Truax, to
chat about an exhibition. Instead of messaging me back in the app, he texted me to say that he’d blocked Instagram
on his smartphone during daytime working hours.
Impressed, I asked him how he was accomplishing such an achievement. Truax said he was using Opal, an
app that makes your smartphone more like a so-called dumbphone ( 功能机). He said that several of his friends
swore by the app, and so he had begun using it, too. I took this word of mouth as evidence that it might actually
work. I downloaded it without any particular optimism, considering my phone addiction an incurable case.
Opal provides something like gentle parenting for your smartphone habits: you set up a daily schedule of
which apps to block, and then the app guides you into sticking with it. As the app suggested, I set up a “Work Time”
block from 9 A．M. to 5 P.M. and selected every social app I ever use. At the scheduled time, those apps go gray on
my home screen and remain that way all day.
Every time I’m frustrated that I can’t look at Instagram on my phone, I just think, surely I, a human adult, can
wait a few more hours to see my friends’ dog photos — 5 P.M. isn’t that far away. Crucially, Opal also allows users
to suspend the block for short periods of time without feeling like failures; when the scheduled break time elapses,
the blockage automatically continues.
I find comfort in the fact that my mind feels clearer after a full workday without scrolling social media, and an
added bonus is that once the block ends I can go through all the good posts that I missed. As Truax told me, “The
flood of content that happens after dinner is wild.” The addiction is not cured, perhaps, but at least it’s finally
managed.
4．What did Truax do after receiving the message from the author?
A．He texted back.
B．He replied in Opal.
C．He blocked Instagram.
D．He chatted about the exhibition.
5．How did the author feel when downloading Opal?
A．Disappointed.
B．Helpful.
C．Pessimistic. D．Impressed.
6．What does the underlined word “elapses” in paragraph 4 mean?
A．Starts.
B．Passes.
C．Separates.
D．Approaches.
7．What can we learn from the text?
A．Surfing the web makes the mind clearer.
B．Practising self-control deepens enjoyment.
C．It’s best to surf the latest news after supper.
D．It is impossible to ease phone addiction.
C
One of the best parts of being a parent has to be watching children discover the world around them. “What’s
that in your hand? Is it — a ball? Do you think it will roll down this hill?” you might ask your kid. Then you get to
enjoy their shouts of delight as they explore just that. Yet over time parents may find that their child is becoming less
curious about science. Why does this shift happen?
There are, of course, a number of different factors at play, but according to a recent study, this loss of interest
may be partly the result of subtle (微妙的) language cues children hear.
When talking to children, many adults might say things like “Let’s be scientists today!” (to promote curiosity)
or “You’re such a good scientist!” (to praise a child). But this kind of language, which focuses on science as an
identity rather than a set of activities and actions that people do, can be demotivating. One study showed that kids as
young as four persisted longer when their cue to participate in science activities was “Let’s do science” rather than
“Let’s be scientists.”
But it’s also true that during adolescence, kids are actively trying on and ultimately forming different
identities for themselves. So in contrast to its demotivating effects on young children, identity focused language may
help teens stay interested in science. In one study, cueing a future identity based on science (such as “scientist” or
“doctor”) motivated middle schoolers to do more homework and was associated with higher grades. That might be
because if teens think of themselves as scientists, then they are willing to do what it takes to be the person they want
to become.
Focusing on these actions when children are young might help them persist in hard tasks or lessons. But as
older children gain experience in these areas and start forming ideas of whom they want to become, emphasizing
future science-dependent identities might also be helpful in maintaining an interest in science.
How these two versions of subtle language cues might work together has yet to be tested. Perhaps this
research could be done by your future scientist.
8．How do parents motivate their child’s curiosity about science?
A．By playing ball games.
B．By keeping them company.
C．By giving language cues.
D．By encouraging them to reply.
9．In which sentence, “at play” means the same with the underlined one?
A．This time curiosity is at play.
B．Unlucky in love, lucky at play.
C．The toy reminds us of when we were at play.
D．Pause and smell a rose or watch children at play.
10．What determines the effectiveness of language hints according to the research?
A．Language focus and kids’ age group.
B．Language diversity and kids’ grades.
C．Adults’ motivation and kids’ interest.
D．Adults’ identities and kids’ willingness.
11．Which column is this text probably taken from?
A．Environment.
B．Parenting.
C．Health.
D．Lifestyle.
D
Statistically speaking, you’ve probably already pressed a like button several times today. If you’re under 20
years old, you may press it even more. Perhaps you recently posted on social media platforms and are eagerly
checking as the like count rises on your phone. But what makes the like button so appealing to us? According to
Nicholas Christakis, a sociologist and physician at Yale University, it is because “the like button is built, in a very
deep and distant way, on the back of evolutionary (进化的) biology”.
All animals learn and evolve as they interact with a challenging world, but only certain of them have the
ability to learn from the experience of other individuals. “Social learning” showed great evolutionary benefits,
allowing human ancestors to raise their chances of survival by avoiding the mistakes they saw others making, and
copying the successful moves.
This helps explain why human beings are often affected by “homophily” (同质偏好), a preference for people
we consider as similar to ourselves. Just as birds of a feather flock together (物以类聚), a vast amount of research
has shown that humans have a deep-seated preference to respond positively to sameness. This tendency can lead to
prejudice, but it is also connected to humans’ powerful advantage of social learning.
There are other consequences of an evolved social learning ability. They include our habits of expressing
gratitude and acknowledging — essentially saying “thank you for letting me learn from you”. Because we are happy
to get clues about threats and to gain opportunities, we receive knowledge in a fashion that will encourage more of it
to come our way. In turn, we as givers respond to that positive confirmation. It’s what keeps us sharing what we
discover.
All this explains why we have grown to welcome liking and being liked. It’s just not possible for something to
become so popular without being connected with something fundamental in our biology.
12．How does the author lead in the topic of the text?
A．By making a comparison.
B．By asking pointed questions.
C．By explaining an assumption.
D．By presenting a social phenomenon.
13．What does the author say about “homophily”?
A．It has both harm and benefits.
B．It’s the key to social learning.
C．It’s far from well-documented.
D．It helps to express preferences.
14．Why do humans tend to say thanks?
A．To gain more opportunities.
B．To deepen social interaction.
C．To respond to positive feedback.
D．To boost more knowledge sharing.
15．What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Discovery: Humans Evolve to Like “Likes”
B．Social Learning: A Real Evolutionary Advantage
C．Like Buttons: The Main Driver of Social Media
D．Interpretation: Homophily Shapes Human Behavior
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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Urban areas around the world are facing a growing issue: the rise of stray animals, including cats and dogs.
These animals often struggle to find food and shelter, and they can also pose risks to public health if not properly
managed. 16 However, with the right strategies, communities can turn the tide and create a safer, more
compassionate environment for both humans and stray animals.
One effective step is to establish community feeding stations. 17 These stations should be placed in
quiet, low-traffic areas to avoid disturbing residents, and they should be regularly cleaned to prevent the spread of
disease. By providing consistent food sources, communities can reduce the number of stray animals wandering the
streets in search of meals—which also lowers the risk of conflicts between strays and humans.
Another key measure is to promote trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs. 18 Instead of euthanizing
stray animals (a common but inhumane practice in some areas), TNR involves trapping strays, having them spayed
or neutered by a veterinarian, and then returning them to their original location. This not only controls the stray
population over time but also helps keep healthy animals in their familiar habitats, where they are less likely to
become aggressive.
Education also plays a crucial role in stray animal protection. 19 Many people abandon pets
because they cannot afford medical care or do not understand the responsibility of pet ownership. Local
organizations can host workshops on pet care, offer low-cost vaccination services, and raise awareness about the
consequences of abandoning animals. When residents understand the issues, they are more likely to support
protection efforts—and less likely to contribute to the problem.
Finally, building partnerships between local governments, animal shelters, and community members is
essential. 20 For example, shelters can provide the resources for TNR programs, while volunteers can
help monitor feeding stations and report sick or injured strays. Governments can pass laws that ban animal
abandonment and fund spay-neuter services. When everyone works together, the impact of stray animal protection
efforts multiplies significantly.
A．These programs are designed to control the stray animal population without harming them.
B．Stray animals can carry diseases like rabies, which can be transmitted to humans and other pets.
C．Feeding strays directly on the street can lead to litter and attract pests like rats, so organized stations are better.
D．Many people are afraid of stray animals and want them to be removed from their neighborhoods immediately.
E．Some communities have even started “stray friend” programs, where volunteers check on local strays daily.
F．Without such partnerships, individual efforts to protect stray animals often fail to make a long-term difference.
G．Pet owners should be required to register their animals and keep them on leashes in public areas to prevent loss.
第三部分语言运用(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, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Li Hua stared at his college admission letter with mixed feelings. His 602-point Gaokao score had earned him
a spot at a top 211 university, but uncertainty 21 his excitement — until a study-abroad agent reached out.
“The QS ranking of that 211 is over 1,000,” the agent said, sliding a brochure across the table. “But this
Malaysian university ranks 200-odd globally — a huge 22 in international recognition.” Li Hua frowned;
he’d never heard of the school, but the agent 23 him with glossy rankings charts. “Chinese 985s often get
24 in QS because of biased evaluation criteria, not poor quality,” the agent admitted, “but employers only look
at the numbers.”
Tempted by the “global advantage,” Li Hua 25 the 211 offer. The agent promised smooth
admission, 26 not mentioning any entry requirements. It was only after arriving in Malaysia that he 27
the truth: the university accepted students without Gaokao scores, and his “prestigious” program was filled with
Chinese peers who’d paid the agent’s 28 fees.
Four years later, Li Hua returned home with his degree, 29 for job interviews. But disappointment
hit hard. “Your Malaysian school has no reputation here,” an HR manager told him. “We’d rather hire a 211 graduate
with proven academic 30 .” Li Hua checked job boards and found that even mid-sized companies 31
domestic 211/985 degrees over unrecognized overseas ones.
He tried calling the agent, but the number was 32 . A former classmate revealed the agent had
pocketed tens of thousands from each student, 33 false rankings to profit. Li Hua felt a sharp 34
of regret — he’d traded a guaranteed 211 education for a useless degree.
Sitting in his old bedroom, Li Hua flipped through his Gaokao score report. He’d once had a clear path, but
35 and misinformation had led him astray. The QS ranking the agent had hyped so much turned out to be a
meaningless number in the eyes of Chinese employers.
21．A．balanced
B．dulled
C．confirmed
D．deepened
22．A．leap
B．challenge
C．decline
D．difference
23．A．distracted
B．pressured
C．convinced
D．warned
24．A．trapped
B．ignored
C．favored
D．shortchanged
25．A．declined
B．accepted
C．reserved
D．exchanged
26．A．proudly
B．deliberately
C．accidentally
D．briefly
27．A．uncovered
B．hid
C．admitted
D．forgot
28．A．reasonable
B．hidden
C．modest
D．illegal
29．A．ready
B．anxious
C．grateful
D．late
30．A．freedom
B．background
C．privacy
D．curiosity
31．A．doubted
B．preferred
C．questioned
D．abandoned
32．A．busy
B．recorded
C．disconnected
D．answered
33．A．making up
B．relying on
C．checking out
D．holding onto
34．A．sense
B．fear
C．pity
D．anger
35．A．ambition
B．ignorance
C．caution
D．patience
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。
The erhu, also known as the Chinese two-stringed fiddle, has a long history, which was called Xiqin during
the Song Dynasty. By the time of the Yuan Dynasty, 36 instrument named Huqin appeared, which is
considered the true 37 (begin) of the modern erhu. Starting from the Qing Dynasty, more than ten kinds of
Huqin came into use, all of 38 play important roles in traditional Chinese music.
An erhu usually has a sound box that is round, six-sided, or eight-sided. One end is covered with snake skin,
often from a python, 39 the other end has a beautifully carved opening. The instrument has two strings,
and the bow is made of bamboo with horsehair. The bow passes between the two strings. In recent times, many
improvements 40 (make) to enhance its sound quality.
One of the most famous erhu pieces is The Moon Reflected in the Second Spring, 41 (write) by the
folk artist A Bing from Wuxi in the mid-20th century, which has two main themes that flow together 42
(smooth). They rise and fall gently, 43 stronger parts showing the writer’s strong spirit. 44
(use) different bowing methods and five hand positions, the music expresses the artist’s sadness and his difficult
experiences in the old society. It is a perfect example of Chinese folk music created by a 45 (talent) local
artist.
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40 分)
第一节(满分15 分)
46．假定你是李华，你班的英语报要增设一个健康类栏目，外教Paul 提出“Fitness Zone”(健身空间)与
“Mind Care”(心灵关怀)两个选项供大家选择。请给Paul 写一封邮件，内容包括：
1.你的选择；
2.说明理由。
注意：1.写作词数应为80 个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Paul,
Thank you for proposing two options for the column.
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25 分)
47．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Last summer, I took a job at a restaurant to save money for my college. Sally, a warm-hearted and experienced
waitress, was assigned to train me. She moved through the dining room with an effortless grace I desperately hoped
to achieve. One evening, my manager, Teri Jo, approached me in a hurry.
“I know you’re still learning,” she began, her voice full of urgency and excitement. “But Sally just called me
and said she is sick, and my daughter is at the hospital. She’s about to give birth to my first grandchild! Tonight, it’s
going to be just you and the cook working here!”
Seeing that I was a bit nervous, my manager placed a reassuring hand on my shoulder and added, “I am sure
you can do it! The pre-made salads are in the front refrigerator, along with the standard dressings. The blue cheese
dressing is stored beside the butter in the large refrigerator outside the kitchen.”
The evening started calmly enough, with a few regulars coming in for their usual quick meals. One of them
ordered a salad with the blue cheese dressing.
I hurried to the large refrigerator outside the kitchen. The lighting there was not very good, and in my hurry, I
mistook a container of heavily seasoned butter — prepared by the cook for our lunchtime bread — for the dressing.
Without a second thought, I added it to the fresh greens.
The customer took a bite and his eyes lit up. “This is extraordinary!” he exclaimed. “Your blue cheese
dressing is richer and melts more delicately over the vegetables and bacon like butter! Who made it, today?”
Hearing the praise, other customers began ordering the same “special” salad. Each one remarked on its unique
flavor, and many promised to return the next evening and try it again.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150 个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The next day, I told Teri Jo what the customers had said.
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Just as I was about to apologize, the phone rang.
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