【灿烂六月·高考金8 卷】
备战2026 年高考英语模拟卷05（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
Bird watching Trips Around the World
In the face of notable bird population losses and a rising interest in bird watching from younger generations,
the UK’s travel industry has responded. Here are some of the best bird watching experiences to try around the world.
1 Skomer Island, Wales
Just off the Pembrokeshire coast, Skomer hosts thousands of puffins from April to July. It gets busy with day-
trippers, but overnight guests have the island to themselves. Skomer Island Hostel, converted from the barn of an
abandoned farmstead, offers simple accommodation. At dusk, the calls of manx shearwaters returning to their
burrows create an unforgettable natural symphony.
2 Brighton, England
For a spectacular urban bird watching experience, Brighton’s famous starling murmurations offer one of
nature’s most fascinating displays. From November to February, thousands of starlings gather at dusk, swirling in
coordinated patterns above the Victorian pier before roosting ( 栖息) for the night. The displays are at their most
impressive in midwinter, when native birds are joined by migrants from colder parts of Europe.
3 Yala National park, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s southern coast is home to some of the island’s most diverse wildlife, including leopards,
elephants, crocodiles, sloth bears and many species of bird. One of the best places to see it all is Wild Coast Tented
Lodge, which borders Yala National Park. Canvas tented accommodation here comes with four-poster beds,
freestanding copper bathtubs and panoramic jungle views.
4 Folegandros, Greece
The resort runs seasonal bird monitoring programmes throughout the year that guests can actively participate
in, including volunteer observational exploration to nearby islands, measuring nestling growth and educational hikes
with conservation experts. There’s lots to explore nearby, too, including clifftop hikes, boat tours and beach-front
restaurants.
1．When can visitors enjoy the starling murmurations in Brighton?
A．From April to July.
B．From November to February.
C．Throughout the year.
D．On a seasonal basis.
2．What can visitors do when they are in Folegandros, Greece?
A．Participating in a bird rescue activity.
B．Joining coastal city sightseeing tours.
C．Attending inland lake fishing activities.
D．Taking expert-led educational bird hikes.
3．What is the main purpose of the passage?
A．To introduce ways to protect endangered birds.
B．To promote bird watching experiences worldwide.
C．To compare bird watching spots in different countries.
D．To explain why bird watching is popular among young people.
B
NEW YORK, New York-Bookworm alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of
fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new
words, including “petrichor,” “teraflop,” “dumbphone” and “ghost kitchen.”
The 12th edition of “Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary” comes 22 years after the book’s last hard-
copy update and amid declining U. S. sales for dictionaries overall, according to Circana BookScan. It will be
released on November 18.
The company removed two sections of the “Collegiate’s” 11th edition that had biographical and geographical
entries to make room for the new content. Greg Barlow, Merriam-Webster’s president, exclusively told The
Associated Press ahead of the announcement that people no longer use dictionaries to learn such things as the
location of Kalamazoo or who Nikolai Rimsky was. For that, they reach for the internet.
“We wanted to make the ‘Collegiate’ more useful, a better design, more interesting,” Barlow said. “We
wanted it to be more rewarding to browse, more fun to look through, and to really be practical for research, but also
a beautiful book.”
Merriam-Webster, the country’s leading dictionary company, sells about 1.5 million of them a year. Most are
regularly revised but not fully restructured like the “Collegiate,” Barlow said. “While the print dictionary is not at all
important to the growth and profitability of this wonderful language company, it’s still our heart,” Barlow said.
“There are people out there who just love books, and we love books.”
“I do think there is that longing that people have to be able to pull a dictionary off the shelf and look up a
word,” Kat Sarfas, marketing manager for nonfiction at Barnes & Noble, said. “There’s a certain desire to have these
kinds of reference materials at home. It may be something that people feel like, as educated people, we should own.”
4．Why does the author mention the time gap and sales situation in paragraph 2?
A．To predict future book sales.
B．To highlight the release’s rarity.
C．To explain the delay reasons.
D．To show the company’s profits.
5．What change was made to Collegiate Dictionary for its 12th edition?
A．It added over 5,000 biographical entries.
B．It deleted biographical and geographical sections.
C．It focused on increasing sales of print dictionaries in the U.S..
D．It provided information about the location of Kalamzoo.
6．What is the goal of revising Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary?
A．To sell 1.5 million copies around the world every year.
B．To be the best-selling dictionary in the United States.
C．To replace all regular revisions with full restructurings.
D．To become a practical and enjoyable reference book.
7．What is implied about print dictionaries?
A．They are no longer useful for research due to internet access.
B．Their sales in the U. S. have been on the rise in recent years.
C．Some people still value owning physical reference books.
D．They are the main source of profit for Merriam-Webster.
C
“Men are from Mars, women from Venus” has become a convenient shorthand for every household debate,
from map-reading to loading the dishwasher. Yet beneath the jokes lies a serious question: are the two sexes born
with fundamentally different wiring, or have we simply repeated the story until it feels true?
Two high-profile sets of scans appear to offer hard proof of a difference. British psychologist Stuart Ritchie
reported in 2012 that male brains are, on average, roughly one-tenth heavier than female brains and contain more
white-matter. Three years later, Israeli neuroscientist ( 神经学家) Daphna Joel added that typical “his” or “her”
circuits can’t be detected with advanced software, even though every head ultimately contains a mix of both — like
shades that vary but never perfectly match passport sex.
Lise Eliot, a neuroscientist at Chicago Medical School, believes such headlines are too dramatic. After re-
analyzing thousands of images collected across six countries, she calls the brain “a unisex (不分性别的) organ”. The
numeric gap between group averages, she insists, is no wider than the difference between male and female kidneys,
and the figures fail to predict how the organ actually processes algebra, empathy (同理心) or parking instructions.
Put simply, size decides nothing.
If body structure is not the real boss, what is? Social experience, argues The Atlantic Classic papers loved eye-
catching numbers: a 1970 survey’ showed boys beating girls thirteen-to-one on the mathematics SAT, a figure once
highlighted by former Harvard president Lawrence Summers as proof of natural male scientific talent. When later
student groups offered girls equal laboratory hours, encouraged female teachers and rewrote textbooks to include
more real-world problems, the ratio fell to three-to-one, suggesting that opportunity, not body part, writes most of the
scoreboard.
Margaret McCarthy, a neuropharmacologist at the University of Maryland, applauds Eliot for “forcing the
debate forward”. She also notes that wiping out every sex difference would sound an extreme note. Equal, she
reminds us, is not identical; biology may still whisper where society shouts.
8．Why does the author present the findings of Ritchie and Joel?
A．To correct statistical errors in psychology.
B．To stress the risk of single-country data sets.
C．To explain boys’ bad habits in reading maps.
D．To provide scan evidence of sex differences.
9．What is implied by Eliot’s re-analysis of brain volume?
A．Brain size can somehow decide sex rules.B．Males do well in tackling complex tasks.
C．Generation gaps outrun between-sex gaps.
D．It cannot tell how a person will think or act.
10．What can we infer from the falling math score gap after 1970?
A．Equal chances narrow the score gap.
B．Boys are now losing interest in STEM.
C．Standardized tests are no longer trusted. D．Biology still limits girls’ physics scores.
11．What might be McCarthy’s attitude to erasing sex differences?
A．Favorable.
B．Disapproving.
C．Unclear.
D．Indifferent.
D
A major policy challenge with AI is just how skillful it’s become at role-playing as humans. Users now
regularly turn to AI chatbots for life advice, mental health support, and even guidance on relationship issues. Safety
advocates in the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that it’s launching a formal inquiry into
seven major companies, focusing on whether their AI chatbots have enough safety preparations to prevent risks like
misinformation or improper emotional control. Yet there’s another way to see AI as a policy issue: Could AI one day
be worthy of legal rights?
Some leading tech firms are taking this question seriously. Last year, AI company Anthropic hired its first “AI
welfare” researcher, tasked with studying whether advanced AI systems might deserve ethical treatment, which
includes preventing unnecessary “stress” from overwork so that they can function well, or reducing harmful data
inputs for overall safety. Former Southern District of New York judge Katherine B．Forrest, who specializes in AI
policy, notes that there may never be widespread agreement on exactly whenAI qualifies for moral standing, but as
public belief in AI’s capacity grows, courts will eventually have to face this brand new challenge.
Extending rights to AI also forces a fundamental rethink of what should count as the detriment to AI. “If it
has balanced emotions like humans, then suffering would certainly be counted,” said Forrest. Traditional law, for
instance, focuses on compensating (补偿) humans for financial losses, physical injuries, or emotional pains. But if
future AI has needs and desires entirely different from humans’, legal systems must adapt.
Some scholars, like law professor Peter Salib from the University of Houston, argue for giving rights to
advanced AI — specifically artificial general intelligence. Salib has written in his work of scholarship that giving AI
rights to contracts, property and tort (侵权行为) claims would allow it to participate in the economic system and
could even benefit humans.
12．Why does the FTC launch the inquiry?
A．To check AI chatbots’ functions.
B．To advocate for AI chatbots’ rights.
C．To identify AI firms’ challenges.
D．To know AI firms’ security measures.
13．What can be the ethical treatment of AI systems?
A．Avoiding heavy workload.
B．Allowing data collection.
C．Upgrading human orders.
D．Drafting privacy polices.
14．What does the underlined word “detriment” in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Obstacle.
B．Key.
C．Harm.
D．Adaptation.
15．What encourages Peter Salib to advocate giving AI rights?
A．AI’s participation in business.
B．AI’s potential in the economy.
C．AI’s need for legal protection.
D．AI’s difficulty of advancement.
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。
Do you often find it hard to stay focused when studying? 16 Distractions are everywhere in daily
life, making it difficult to concentrate on learning tasks well.This problem troubles most high school students deeply,
so I’m writing to give you some solutions to this.
Stick to a fixed study routine. Your brain works best when it follows a regular schedule. You can assign
specific time slots to each subject daily, like 7-8 pm for math and 8:15-9:15 pm for English. 17 Gradually,
your brain will get used to focusing at those fixed times and enter the learning state quickly without extra
adjustment.
18 Phones are the top distraction for most students, so put your phone in another room or turn on
airplane mode before study. Besides, clear your desk of snacks, toys and other irrelevant items. A tidy and simple
space helps your mind stay away from random thoughts and lock onto the task ahead.
Break down big tasks into small parts. Heavy study tasks often make you feel overwhelmed and easily
distracted at the very start. For example, finish 10 math exercises instead of a whole chapter, or recite 20 words
instead of a full unit. Small goals are easy to achieve, and each success will encourage you to keep focusing further.
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Take short regular breaks timely. Long-time non-stop study will make your attention drop sharply rather than
boost efficiency. You can follow the 50-10 rule: study for 50 minutes and then take a 10-minute break. During the
break, stretch your body, look far into the distance or drink some warm water to relax your brain, which can
effectively refresh your focus.
20 Stick to these methods and keep practicing consistently, and you will surely concentrate better on
your study and make greater progress step by step.
A．Create a distraction-free study space.
B．Force yourself to study for long hours non-stop.
C．It tells your brain when to focus and when to relax.
D．This sense of achievement will strengthen your focus more.
E．Mastering the skill of focus is key to improving study efficiency.
F．You might sit at the desk for an hour but get little done due to distractions.
G．Keep checking your phone to avoid missing messages.
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。
Have you ever handed over money for something you at first refused to pay for? I'm sitting in a cafe in Bangkok
21 a little plastic elephant on a key-chain. It's not something I had any 22 to pay money for today.
Ten minutes ago a young woman with a broad 23 walked in and handed me a note saying she was
collecting money for the deaf. I said no politely and 24 my writing. She stayed, nodded, and continued
smiling 25 , making eye contact. I 26 my head again, but she continued to smile and 27
at her bunch of key-chains, with no attempt to 28 . Finally, I gave in. I paid 100 baht for the 60-bath
souvenir—I wanted to give more.
She then 29 other tables, not saying a word. I 30 as every single person shook their
heads and said no as I did at first. But soon they all 31 . Some even bought more than one. Her success
rate was 80% in just 10 32 .
I wrote this because I struggle with selling and fear 33 . Talking to people and asking them for their
money is hard. Selling and persuasion is 34 . This deaf girl 35 me of the power of grace,
presence and persistence. The key is to smile at“no” and keep trying. Do this, and success will come.
21．A．researching
B．holding
C．designing
D．decorating
22．A．tendency
B．experience
C．ambition
D．ability
23．A．backpack
B．basket
C．smile
D．gesture
24．A．looked forward to
B．turned back to
C．attended to
D．got used to
25．A．curiously
B．slightly
C．nervously
D．warmly
26．A．nodded
B．shook
C．raised
D．dropped
27．A．pointed
B．shouted
C．worked
D．glared
28．A．leave
B．communicate
C．sit
D．drink
29．A．arranged
B．cleaned
C．covered
D．approached
30．A．ignored
B．hesitated
C．panicked
D．watched
31．A．laughed
B．paid
C．completed
D．separated
32．A．days
B．hours
C．minutes
D．seconds
33．A．rejection
B．criticism
C．loneliness
D．reaction
34．A．precious
B．essential
C．tough
D．pleasant
35．A．informed
B．warned
C．persuaded
D．reminded
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。
China is known as a state of etiquette (礼仪) and ceremonies. Take the example of an interesting story. Once
upon a time, a man went on a long tour 36 (visit) his friend with a swan as a gift. But it escaped from the
cage on the way and in his effort to catch it, he caught nothing but a feather. When his friend received this
unexpected gift — the swan feather, he was deeply moved by the sincerity. 37 (gradual), the saying “the
gift is nothing much, but it is the thought 38 counts” spreads far and wide.
Gifts are regarded as an important part to show politeness in China. 39 is appropriate to give gifts
on 40 (occasion) such as festivals and birthdays. If you are invited 41 a family party, small
gifts like wine, tea or candies are welcomed. Also fruit, cookies, and flowers are a safe 42 (choose).
Chinese used to cup one hand in the other before the chest as a salute. This tradition, nowadays seldom 43
(follow) except in the Spring Festival, has a history of more than 2,000 years. Shaking hands, which should be firm
and brief but not too strong, 44 (consider) formal greeting behavior in China.
If you follow the usual rules of etiquette in China, there is no need to worry about the cultural barriers, for the
warm and friendly Chinese will try their best to respect your customs when 45 (communicate).
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40 分)
第一节(满分15 分)
46．假定你是校学生会主席李华，为推广校园环保文化，学生会计划成立“绿色行动社”（Green Action
Club）。请你在校英文报上发布一则招募启事，内容包括：
1. 社团宗旨与活动内容；
2. 招募条件与报名要求。
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。
New Members Wanted
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Green Action Club
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。
It was early morning in July, the air as thick and warm as it always is, and I was preparing for a busy day in
the Community Garden, in which there were always butterflies. We had seen a projected high temperature, so we
were all hoping to finish our projects before the summer heat kicked in. That particular morning was a Family Serve
Day, so we had a good supply of helping hands. I was ready to jump in with them if needed, but it was a small group,
so I mostly stayed out of the way and took care of my own plot. I focused on the weeds, the potatoes they were
hiding, and a mini bell pepper plant that wasn’t doing well. In fact, I focused so hard that I didn’t hear someone
coming up behind me.
“Hi, can I help?”
I shifted away from the dirt and plants to see a boy, maybe 8 years old, standing behind me. His jeans ran
down into calf-high rubber boots. Whether he had dressed himself or his parents had equipped him for the day, you
could tell this kid was serious about getting his hands in the dirt. His little voice didn’t quite match the determination
in his eyes. Still, I’d have to be crazy not to accept his help.
I walked him through my plot and shared with him my agenda for the day, and then we got to work. He talked
about the garden his parents kept in their backyard as I pulled weeds and he plucked (摘) peppers from a plant that I
wanted to harvest. Butterflies flew from one plant to another plant due to our “disturbance”. I learned from our talk
that he had two younger sisters, neither of whom were really old enough to work in his parents’ garden yet, and that
he knew his way around a garden. He pointed out his parents and we exchanged greetings. It was a special morning,
but we had no idea what was in store!
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。
As we cleared the weeds, he suddenly bent down.
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His kind action to the butterfly affected everything we did for the rest of the morning.
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