2026届河南省高三考前模拟预测英语试题（文字版，含答案）

这是一份2026届河南省高三考前模拟预测英语试题（文字版，含答案），共3页。试卷主要包含了15等内容，欢迎下载使用。
1. 答题前，务必将自己的个人信息填写在答题卡上，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有2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。每段对话读两遍。
例:Hw much is the shirt?
A. £19.15.B. £9.18.C. £9.15.
答案是C。
1. What kind f fd des the man want t eat?
A. Chinese fd.B. Indian fd.C. Italian fd.
2. What des Andrew d?
A. A student.B. A pstman.C. A guide.
3. Hw many peple des the man bk a table fr?
A. Fur.B. Six.C. Seven.
4. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a park.B. In a restaurant.C. In a library.
5. What did the man's sister majr in?
A. Fashin design.B. Medicine.C. Engineering.
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。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What did the wman d wrng?
A. She parked illegally.
B. She didn't have a license.
C. She drve thrugh a red light.
7. What is the ttal fine if paid tw days late?
A.
C. $160.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Keeping a diet.B. Lsing weight.C. Starting an rganizatin.
9. What des the wman recmmend the man t d?
A. Fllw a fixed schedule.
B. Put diet first.
C. Turn t a persnal trainer.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10. Where did the wman live 5 years ag?
A. In Bstn.B. In Baytwn.C. In Hustn.
11. Wh is Charles?
A. The wman's husband.
B. The man's brther.
C. The man's dg.
12. What d we knw abut the man's sister?
A. She raises tw kids.
B. She ften visits the man.
C. She is ut f wrk.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. C - wrkers.B. Gardener and visitr.C. Shpkeeper and custmer.
14. What fruit des the man grw?
A. Watermelns.B. Bananas.C. Strawberries.
15. What d the speakers disagree abut?
A. Whether vegetables are healthy.
B. Whether a garden is easy t grw.
C. Whether much fruit shuld be eaten.
16. What des the wman want t d?
A. Expand her garden.B. Grw sme vegetables.C. Buy sme chemicals.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. When des the plane leave?
A. At 6:00 am.B. At 9:00 am.C. At 3:00 pm.
18. Hw will the visitrs get t the htel frm the airprt?
A. By car.B. By subway.C. By bus.
19. What is the first stp fr the visitrs n the secnd day?
A. Ellis Island.B. Liberty Island.C. Times Square.
20. Where will the visitrs have dinner n the fllwing evening?
A. At a Chinese restaurant dwntwn.
B. At a restaurant in the cuntryside.
C. At the htel where they will be staying.
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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Utah Tech University's Sears Art Museum is pleased t annunce the 40th Annual Sears Invitatinal Art Shw & Sale, ne f the mst celebrated and anticipated art events in the state f Utah. As ur nly annual fundraiser, this exhibitin brings tgether a wide range f artists wrking in a variety f media, ffering them the pprtunity t display and sell their wrk in beautiful St. Gerge, Utah.
It runs frm February 14, 2027 thrugh March 28, 2027, and will feature a full - clr catalg (目录) available fr purchase by museum visitrs.
Submissin Guidelines:
Call Opens: August 1, 2026
Submissin Deadline: Octber 31, 2026
Ntice f Acceptance: Nvember 17, 2026
Entry Limit: Submit up t 3 wrks (max 2 accepted); each piece must be submitted as a separate entry; yu may edit yur submissins at any time until the deadline; apprximately 100 artists will be accepted.
Qualificatin: Artists frm the American West are encuraged t apply, with preference given t Utah - based artists. But artists utside Utah are respnsible fr rund - trip shipping csts.
Benefits and Opprtunities:
Artists keep 60% f each sale, with the remaining mney supprting the Sears Art Museum. Prceeds frm the shw help fund museum exhibitins, educatinal prgrams, and part - time student psitins. Participatin in the shw directly cntributes t sustaining the arts in suthern Utah.
All wrks exhibited in the Invitatinal will be included in a prfessinally designed exhibitin catalg.
Free reginal pickup and drp - ff services available in Orem, Salt Lake City, and Ogden.
21. Hw many wrks f an artist can enter the exhibitin at mst?
A. Tw.B. Three.C. Fur.D. Five.
22. What are participants required t d?
A. Cntact the museum by phne.
B. Divide their entries int different grups.
C. Edit wrks n later than Nvember 17, 2026.
D. Dnate part f their sales prfits t the museum.
23. What advantage can an artist frm Orem get?
A. Free rund - trip airline tickets.B. Prfessinal guidance in art creatin.
C. A persnal ntice f acceptance.D. Free delivery services fr artwrks.
B
Deep in the Bywater neighbrhd, between the Mississippi River and St. Claude Avenue, sits Alvar Library. Built in 1940 and ften nted fr its special decrative design and Wrks Prgress Administratin rts, this tiny ne - rm library stands ut in histry fr anther reasn: a dedicated cmmunity that refuses t give up n it.
Over the decades, this belved library has seen its neighbrs rise up in its defense time and time again, saving it frm purchase by a nearby meat - packing plant, securing gvernment funding fr its renvatins, and vlunteering t help staff it. In 1977, a man even chained himself t the building t prtest its prpsed destructin after it had fallen int disrepair.
That man was Marc Cper, the then - president f the Bywater Neighbrhd Assciatin, wh said he hped the actin wuld help push their message ut frm the limits f the neighbrhd. "It just seemed that ur appeals were falling n deaf ears," Cper tld The Times - Picayune at a celebratin fr Alvar Library's 50th anniversary in 1990. The assciatin was ultimately able t secure funding fr the building's repairs, which were cmpleted in 1982.
But, a mere fur years later, the city was again cnsidering shutting dwn Alvar Library, citing declining resurces. Hwever, the neighbrhd assciatin std back up, preventing this fate(命运) nce mre by frming a vlunteer wrkfrce t help staff the lcatin.
In the years since, neighbrs have regularly gathered at the library fr strytimes and bk clubs, writing wrkshps and hmewrk help, authr talks and game nights, and s much mre.
Sara Jacbelli, ne f the three staff members, said she has been able t frm meaningful and lng - lasting relatinships with Alvar Library users in her mre than five years at the lcatin. “I've lived in the Bywater, ff and n, fr 20 years, and I knw many f ur regulars,” Jacbelli said. “Many f them were my friends befre I wrked here. When they see me walking dwn the street, r in bars and restaurants, they tell me hw much they appreciate Alvar Library.”
24. Which wrds can best describe Alvar Library?
A. Grand and mdern.B. Histric and delicate.C. Spacius and classical.D. Ruined and mysterius.
25. Hw did Cper sund when talking t The Times - Picayune?
A. Cautius.B. Annyed.C. Delighted.D. Cnfident.
26. Which year saw the ending f Alvar Library's uncertain fate?
A. 1977.B. 1982.C. 1986.D. 1990.
27. What message des Jacbelli want t cnvey in the last paragraph?
A. She feels prud f wrking at Alvar Library.
B. It takes patience t meet the needs f readers.
C. She is cntent with the service f Alvar Library.
D. Wrking at Alvar Library is smetimes quite challenging.
C
When it cmes t mating, tw things matter t Helicnius butterflies: the lk and the smell f their ptential partner. The black and range butterflies have incredibly small brains, yet they must prcess bth sensry inputs at the same time - which is mre than current artificial intelligence (AI) technlgies can achieve withut significant energy cnsumptin. T make AI as smart as the butterflies, a team f Penn State researchers has created a multi - sensry AI platfrm that is bth mre advanced and uses less energy than ther AI technlgies.
Current AI technlgies ften fall shrt in mimicking (模仿) the multi - sensry decisin - making prcesses that humans and animals use, the researchers said. This can limit AI's ptential fr uses in rbtics and smart sensrs that detect dangers like faulty structures r appraching chemical leaks.
“If yu think abut the AI we have tday, yu'll find we have very gd image prcessrs based n visual r excellent language prcessrs that use audi (声音),” said Saptarshi Das, assciate prfessr f engineering science and mechanics. “But when yu think abut mst animals and als human beings, decisin - making is based n mre than ne sense. While AI perfrms quite well with a single sensry input, multi - sensry decisin - making is nt happening with current AI.”
Helicnius butterflies chse a mate via a simultaneus (同时的) visual signal - seeing that the ptential mate's wing pattern is indeed ne f a Helicnius butterfly - and a chemical signal f phermnes released by the ther butterfly. Of nte, Das said, the butterfly manages this with a tiny brain that uses minimal energy. This is in direct cntrast t mdern cmputing, which cnsumes a significant amunt f energy.
“Brains f butterflies and many ther animals are very tiny, and they use lw amunts f resurces, bth in terms f energy used and the physical size f the brain,” Das said. “And yet they perfrm cmputatinal tasks that rely n multiple sensry inputs at nce.”
28. What is ne weakness f current AI cmpared t Helicnius butterflies?
A. It fails t prcess visual images accurately.
B. It uses t much energy fr the same tasks.
C. It can't distinguish between tw sensry inputs.
D. It can't functin well with relatively small brains.
29. What's the pint Das tries t make in paragraph 3?
A. The quality f AI prcessrs tday are well guaranteed.
B. Animals depend n multiple senses fr decisin - making.
C. Current AI is incapable f multi - sensry decisin - making.
D. It's a cmplex sensry activity fr humans t make decisins.
30. What features Helicnius butterflies' mate chsing?
A. Sund and light.B. Sight and smell.C. Speed and strength.D. Memry and learning.
31. Which can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Hw Intelligent Are Butterflies
B. Helicnius Butterflies: Smarter than Imagined
C. Human Brain vs AI: What Makes Better Decisins
D. Multi - Sensry AI Inspired by Tiny Butterfly Brains
D
Cntrary t scientists' expectatins, plar bears in the Nrwegian Arctic archipelag f Svalbard have becme fatter and healthier since the early 1990s, even thugh sea ice has been decreasing steadily due t climate change.
Researchers weighed and measured 770 adult bears in Svalbard between 1992 and 2019 and fund that they had becme significantly fatter. They think that Svalbard bears have adapted t recent ice lss by eating mre land - based prey, including the reindeer.
The discvery, published in Scientific Reprts, was particularly puzzling because f the impact f climate change in Svalbard. "The fatter a bear is, the better it is," explained lead researcher Dr Jn Aars frm the Nrwegian Plar Institute. "And I wuld have expected t see a decline in bdy cnditin when the lss f sea ice has been s prfund."
Walruses have been fficially prtected in Nrway since the 1950s, after they were hunted t near extinctin. That prtectin has bsted their numbers, and apparently prvided a new surce f fatty fd fr plar bears. "There are a lt mre walruses (海象) arund fr them t hunt these days," said Aars. "It is als pssible that they are able t hunt seals mre efficiently." He explained that if seals have smaller areas f sea ice available t them, they will cngregate in thse smaller areas, presenting easier cllective pickings fr bears.
While this is unexpected gd news fr these Arctic predatrs (捕食者), the researchers think it is unlikely t last. As the sea ice cntinues t decline, bears will have t travel further t access hunting grunds, cnsuming mre energy and depleting (耗尽) precius fat reserves. Experts think the new findings culd be linked t the ppulatin recvering frm that hunting pressure. That, cmbined with an increase in the number f walruses and reindeer in recent decades, appears t have prvided the bears with a temprary bst.
Dr Jhn Whiteman, chief research scientist at PBI said the results were "psitive in the shrt term". "But bdy cnditin is nly ne piece f the puzzle. Other recent research n these bears fund that mre ice - free days reduced survival in cubs, subadults and ld females."
32. What was scientists' previus assumptin abut Svalbard bears?
A. They wuld unlikely reach adulthd.
B. They wuld adapt t the climate change.
C. They wuld have t make dietary changes.
D. They wuld be badly impacted by ice lss.
33. What des the underlined wrd "cngregate" in paragraph 4 prbably mean?
A. Gather.B. Starve.C. Cmpete.D. Observe.
34. Why is the gd situatin fr the Arctic bears unlikely t be lng - lasting?
A. They will face a much greater risk f being hunted.
B. Their ppulatin will keep increasing t quickly.
C. They will have t make lnger hunting jurneys.
D. The number f walruses will drp sharply.
35. What can be inferred frm the last paragraph?
A. Svalbard bears will becme extinct.
B. Ice lss threatens the survival f plar bears mst.
C. The lss f a sea ice rle in the survival f plar bears.
D. Bdy weight desn't reflect bears' health cnditins.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Laughter is a natural antidte(解药) t stress. When ur bdies underg stress, ur nervus system gets activated and physical reactins such as a quickening pulse, rapid breathing, muscle tensin, dilated pupils and trembling 36. ______. When we laugh, ur hearts, lungs, and muscles are stimulated, and the endrphins, which are "feel gd" chemicals released in ur brains, increase. Laughter can als help relax muscles, increase circulatin, increase heart rate, regular laughter can have a lng - term impact n md, helping t reduce anxiety and decrease depressin. Laughter als prmtes ur relatinship with thers. 37. ______. Sharing a laugh with thers prmtes ur relatinship with thers and ffers a sense f belnging. Humr als helps us t have a stress - relieving impact. Thrugh humr, yu can see the challenges and even realize and enhance ur perspective, even in difficult mments, and als be able t realize the lightness and ur cping mechanisms. 38. ______. Start by finding humr in yur everyday life. Observe yur daily life and appreciate the mments. By using them t remind yu f the lighter side f life. Observe yur daily life and appreciate the mments. By using them t catch thse funny r special mments, yu can 39. ______. Reading humrus bks, cmics, blgs, mvies, and a regular amunt f laughter. Cnsuming humrus cntent such as funny r special mments f humr. Reading humrus bks, cmics, blgs, mvies, and a regular amunt f laughter. Cnsuming humrus cntent such as funny r special mments can make yu happy. Scial media is als filled with humr. 39. ______, s explre different frms f laughter in yur life. Laughter is cntagius(有感染力的), s surrund yurself with funny peple t incrprate mre jkes and funny stries. 40. ______.
A. Humrus cntent can cme in many frms
B. Laughter ffers a variety f benefits
C. It plays a significant rle in scial bnding
D. Bringing humr int yur daily life is easy
E. Yu'll help by vercming the stress prcess
F. Laughing helps by ffsetting the negative effects f laughter
G. One pwerful tl fr bsting mental well - being is humr
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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
31 - year - ld Luke Melling had struggled with Hdgkin lymphma(a kind f disease) since the age f 16. Fllwing his family's 41 ______ that he was infrmed f a stem cell transplant. With n 42 ______ fund in his family r even acrss Australia, the search went glbal. After six mnths f 43 ______, the answer came frm 10 000 miles away. Alastair Hawken, a father f three frm Linclnshire, UK, was a 44 ______ match. Alastair, wh had jined the NHS Stem Cell Dnr Registry, was surprised by the 45 ______ frm such a remte cuntry. But he didn't 46 ______. He went thrugh a physically demanding prcess t 47 ______ his bdy, including
strng cell - generating injectins (注射). Days later, stem cells were 48 cllected and packaged fr their lng jurney t Australia.
The tw were nt allwed t 49 each ther until tw years later — a standard rule t ensure the success f the treatment. Alastair was verjyed t learn that his dnatin had 50 . "It was like all my Christmases had cme at nce," he said.
Their first meeting tk place in Prestn, a twn that carries 51 fr bth men, as their families share rts there. The emtinal reunin was filled with 52 and warmth. "I'm glad t have smene like yu, wh is s lvely and kind, having dne all this. It's yur cells that saved my life," Luke 53 .
Alastair hpes their stry inspires mre peple t 54 . "There's nthing that makes yu feel mre cmplete as a human being — and when it's a success stry like this, it makes everything 55 ."
41.A. apprvalB. appreciatinC. prmtinD. survival
42.A. securityB. matchC. prfD. exceptin
43.A. treatmentB. repetitinC. misunderstandingD. uncertainty
44.A. clseB. familiarC. frmalD. perfect
45.A. dnatinB. deliveryC. perfrmanceD. explratin
46.A. admitB. regretC. hesitateD. respnd
47.A. recverB. acceptC. prepareD. measure
48.A. regularlyB. carefullyC. suddenlyD. unfrtunately
49.A. fundB. cntactC. teachD. assist
50.A. wrkedB. arrivedC. passedD. increased
51.A. pressureB. srrwC. meaningD. wealth
52.A. gratitudeB. lyaltyC. dedicatinD. cntrversy
53.A. explainedB. repliedC. recalledD. aplgized
54.A. celebrateB. registerC. struggleD. cmpete
55.A. cnvincingB. cnvenientC. urgentD. wrthwhile
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,并将答案填写在答题卡上。
Over 70,000 students frm Altay in the Xinjiang Uygur Autnmus Regin benefited frm an 56 (extend) break starting in late Nvember, 2025. This isn't just abut time ff frm schl; it's a carefully planned prgram and cnnects students with the lcal natural resurces. Officials aimed t develp cultural gratitude and, 57 (crucial), imprve physical fitness thrugh the 58 (engage) winter activities.
During the snw hliday, primary and secndary schl students frm Altay had 59 ttal f nine days ff, including five days f fficial hliday frm December 1 t 5 and the weekends befre and after. They had free access 60 multiple lcal ski resrts (滑雪场) as well as public transprtatin, 61 (use) their identity certificates. Besides, the Altay cultural and turism departments partnered with varius ski resrts, cultural venues and htels t prvide discunts n skiing, fd, accmmdatins, transprtatin and cultural activities during the break. At the same time, lcal cultural venues, libraries and museums launched a series f cultural 62 (event) centered n ice and snw.
Altay's rich histrical heritage and favrable skiing cnditins, cupled with China's rapid grwth in winter sprts, 63 (bst) the regin's snw - and - ice ecnmy greatly ver the years. The snw hliday, 64 made use f lcal unique ice and snw resurces, allwed students t "cnnect with nature, inherit culture and 65 (strength) their physical health," accrding t the fficial annuncement.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是校英文报 Language as a Bridge 栏目的编辑李华,想邀请外教 Mr. Smith 撰写一篇题为“My First Impressin f China”的稿件,请给他写封邮件,内容包括:
1.写信目的；
2.稿件要求。
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。
Dear Mr. Smith,
________________________________________________________________________
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
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。
Ashley Gubernat was asleep inside her hme when the fire alarm suddenly went ff. She wke up with a start, nly t find flames already burning n the first flr. Panic surged thrugh her bdy as she realized the fire was spreading quickly, with thick smke filling the huse. She had t act fast.
Despite the fear rising in her chest, Ashley knew ne thing fr certain: she had t get her children t safety. Withut a secnd thught, she rushed int her yunger sn's rm, quickly lifted him frm his crib (婴儿床), and ran tward the secnd-flr windw. As the smke thickened arund her, the urgency in her actins grew. Her heart was racing as the heat frm the fire became unbearable. Her mind went blank, but she had n time t think. She frced herself t stay calm. She had t get her children ut f there befre it was t late.
Just as she reached the windw, a terrifying sund rang thrugh the air—her lder sn was still trapped inside. "Mm! Help! I can't breathe!" His cries eched (回荡) thrugh the huse, filled with panic as he banged n the walls, desperately trying t draw attentin t his lcatin.
Ashley quickly fetched her lder sn with her yunger sn in her arms. The fire was drawing clser, the smke grwing thicker by the secnd. She frze fr a mment, unsure f what t d next. Every mment felt like a lifetime, but there was n time t hesitate.
Just then, a familiar vice shuted frm belw. It was her neighbr, Steven Angelini. He had heard the cmmtin (喧闹) and rushed ver t help. Upn seeing Ashley at the windw, he quickly psitined himself belw, his vice strng and cnfident despite the verwhelming danger. "Drp the kids! I'll catch them! Just drp them. I'm here!"
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。
Ashley lked dwn and saw Steven standing belw.________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Just then, mre neighbrs arrived, bringing a ladder (梯子).________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
试卷答案
听力部分略
21. A（2.5分） 22. D（2.5分） 23. D（2.5分） 24. B（2.5分） 25. B（2.5分）
26. C（2.5分） 27. A（2.5分） 28. B（2.5分） 29. C（2.5分） 30. B（2.5分）
31. D（2.5分） 32. D（2.5分） 33. A（2.5分） 34. C（2.5分） 35. C（2.5分）
36. E（2.5分） 37. G（2.5分） 38. F（2.5分） 39. B（2.5分） 40. C（2.5分）
41. D（1分） 42. B（1分） 43. D（1分） 44. D（1分） 45. A（1分）
46. C（1分） 47. C（1分） 48. B（1分） 49. B（1分） 50. A（1分）
51. C（1分） 52. A（1分） 53. B（1分） 54. B（1分） 55. D（1分）
56. extended(1.5分)
57. crucially(1.5分)
58. engaging(1.5分)
59. a（1.5分）
60. t（1.5分）
61. using（1.5分）
62. events（1.5分）
63. have bsted(1.5分)
64. which（1.5分）
65. strengthen(1.5分)
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分，分值要点：格式正确2分，写信目的表述清晰4分，稿件要求说明明确6分，语言通顺得体3分）
Dear Mr Smith,
I'm Li Hua, editr f the "Language as a Bridge" clumn f ur schl English newspaper. I'm writing t sincerely invite yu t cntribute an article titled My First Impressin f China t ur clumn.
Yu can write abut any unfrgettable experience during yur stay in China, such as yur daily interactins with Chinese teachers and students, yur feelings abut lcal traditinal culture, r impressive street views. The article is expected t be abut 300 wrds, and please submit it befre the end f next mnth if cnvenient.
I wuld greatly appreciate it if yu culd accept my invitatin. Lking frward t yur early reply.
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分，分值要点：第一段内容衔接自然、符合情境10分，第二段情节合理、主题突出10分，语言表达流畅准确、无明显语法错误5分）
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