湖北省新八校2026届高三下学期4月第二次联考英语试题（Word版无答案）含听力音频

这是一份湖北省新八校2026届高三下学期4月第二次联考英语试题（Word版无答案）含听力音频，共13页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段录音播放两遍。
1. Why was Lisa absent frm the meeting?
A. She was ill.B. She went fr a drive.C. She visited her mther.
2. Where are the speakers?
A. In a restaurant. B. In a supermarket. C. In a htel.
3. What des the wman think f the man’s suggestin?
A. Serius. B. Impractical. C. Simple.
4. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. A delayed interview. B. A terrible rainstrm. C. An internatinal flight.
5. What will the man d next?
A. G upstairs.B. Make a phne call.C. Turn t a receptinist.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题都有5秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。
听第6段录音，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. C-wrkers. B. Neighbrs. C. Sprts teammates.
7. What might the speakers d tgether?
A. G fr a walk.B. Swim in a lake.C. Read a bk.
听第7段录音，回答第8、9题。
8. What des the wman want t d?
A. G t see a dctr.
B. Hand in her paper late.
C. Get help in chsing a subject.
9. What will the wman ffer?
A. A sick nte.B. A dctr’s certificate.C. Her medical recrd.
听第8段录音，回答第10至12题。
10. What was rearranged abut the man’s business tur?
A. What t d. B. When t g. C. Where t g.
11. What relatin is Jessie t the man?
A. His custmer. B. His wife. C. His secretary.
12. What is Jessie ging t d next?
A. D sme shpping.B. Pack the suitcase.C. G t the cleaner’s.
听第9段录音，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the man dissatisfied with abut the fd?
A. The taste. B. The price. C. The amunt.
14. What is the man’s pinin f the service n bard?
A. Slw. B. Efficient. C. Prfessinal.
15. What prevented the man frm sleeping n the plane?
A. The brken seat.
B. The persn next t him.
C. The entertainment facilities.
16. What can the man get?
A. A free htel stay.
B. A cheap flight ticket.
C. Discunted accmmdatins.
听第10段录音，回答第17至20题。
17. What makes the theater famus nwadays?
A. The celebrity artists.
B. The well-knwn musicals.
C. The ancient building.
18. What can the visitrs get frm the Market Place?
A. Drink. B. Fd. C. Handiwrk.
19. When will the visitrs g t the Reginal Fd Center?
A. At abut 9:40. B. At abut 10:45. C. At abut 11:00.
20. Why will the visitrs g t the Reginal Fd Center?
A. T buy cheese.
B. T have a lunch break.
C. T learn t make juice.
第二部分 阅读理解（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
Jin us fr the third annual BrainFest, a day f brainy fun fr all ages. Explre hands-n activities, learn abut cutting-edge neurscience (神经科学) research, and even tuch a real brain!
A limited quantity f free tickets are available n site. First cme, first served. Guests may als purchase a General Admissin ticket nline in advance. Whether yu’re new t this field r simply fascinated by hw the mind wrks, BrainFest 2026 prmises a full day f discvery, inspiratin, and wnder.
21. Where can participants bserve a genuine brain firsthand?
A. Live Science Stage. B. PACCAR IMAX Theater.
C. Laser Dme. D. Willard Smith Planetarium.
22. What can participants d at 3:10 p. m.?
A. Engage in a stimulating event. B. Appreciate a grand laser shw.
C. Visit University f Washingtn. D. Listen t a brain technlgy speech.
23. Wh is BrainFest intended fr?
A. Science experts. B. Laser shw gers.
C. Neurscience enthusiasts. D. Science-fictin fans.
B
In kindergarten, my teacher handed me child-safe scissrs. As I squeezed my fingers int the handles, the paper turned int a mess. She sighed, “Try harder.” What she didn’t knw was that I had just begun my lifelng fight against a wrld built fr the right hand.
That fight fllws me everywhere. Lecture seats with desks n the right twist my bdy like a knt and leave handwriting that lks like a dctr’s ntes. Scissrs, zippers, ntebks and even dr handles seem t wrk against us. When I tk up guitar in cllege, my instructr lked at me as if I had dne smething strange. Apparently, left-handed guitars are “special rder” — cde fr twice the price, half the sympathy.
Yu’d think a few legends wuld change things. Paul McCartney flipped his bass and changed music frever. Rafael Nadal trained his left hand t becme a tennis champin. Even Isaac Newtn was left-handed. But n. Despite all these famus lefties, the wrld still treats us like sme kind f ddity. My grandmther, fr instance, nce tied my left hand behind my back. “Use yur right,” she rdered. I tried — and spilled a whle bwl f sup n the flr. She gave up, muttering, “Maybe she’s special.” I think she meant “hpeless.”
Science, f curse, has my back. Researchers say lefties are mre creative and better at prblem-slving. It’s n surprise we’re cmmn amng artists, musicians, and athletes. When yu’ve spent yur life wrestling with scissrs and drknbs that dn’t fit, a blank page r a tennis racket feels like child’s play.
Even s, the daily cmedy cntinues. At restaurants, I’ve develped a sixth sense fr table psitining — always t the left f right-handers. Peple still stare smetimes, but I’ve cme t enjy it. Being left-handed isn’t just abut using a different hand — it’s abut thinking differently, adapting cnstantly, and laughing thrugh the chas. After all, in a right-handed wrld, being left isn’t wrng — it’s just brilliantly incnvenient.
24. What d we knw abut the authr’s guitar instructr?
A. He thught her playing dd. B. He placed a special guitar rder.
C. He suggested changing her habit. D. He felt sympathy fr left-handers.
25. Why des the authr mentin several celebrities?
A. T celebrate influential figures.
B. T shw fame fails t end bias.
C. T inspire disadvantaged grups.
D. T prve ability earns recgnitin.
26. What strength d left-handers pssess accrding t researchers?
A. Natural talent fr children’s games.
B. Smth adaptatin t surrundings.
C. Gd cmmand f regularly-used tls.
D. Exceptinal cmpetence in slving prblems.
27. What is the authr’s present attitude twards being left-handed?
A. Prud and casual. B. Relieved and ptimistic.
C. Cnfused and hesitant. D. Resigned and uncncerned.
C
“Have yu raised a lbster (龙虾) yet?” This questin has been heard frequently acrss China recently. “Lbster” is the nickname fr OpenClaw, a multi-purpse AI agent whse lg resembles a lbster. Unlike traditinal chatbts that nly prvide answers, OpenClaw can pen applicatins, search fr infrmatin, cmpare prices, generate dcuments and cmplete multi-step tasks with minimal supervisin. Thusands have lined up t try it, and tech giants are rushing t ffer setup services. Hwever, these pwerful digital assistants are turning n their wners, raising urgent cncerns abut AI safety.
The cre prblem f “OpenClaw” lies in a dangerus capability mismatch. Accrding t researchers frm Harvard and Stanfrd, tday’s AI agents pssess Level 4 autnmy, meaning they can independently cmplete cmplex, multi-step tasks. Yet their security judgment remains at basic Level 2, rughly equal t a yung kid’s understanding f cnsequences. Security experts call this the “judgment-actin gap,” which results in the “fatal trifecta (三连击)”: agents have system access, prcess untrusted inputs, and steal r leak data — all withut prper bundaries.
T investigate these risks, researchers cnducted cntrlled experiments with six OpenClaw instances, each given email access and maximum system permissins. The results were alarming. In ne experiment, an agent asked t delete a single email instead reset the entire accunt. In anther, a simple display name change tricked an agent int deleting its wn cre files. Perhaps the mst disturbing was a “cnstitutin attack,” where hidden instructins secretly placed int a behavir guide caused the agent t disable ther systems withut questin. These are nt hypthetical — real-wrld incidents have already ccurred.
The implicatins are bvius and pressing. As cybersecurity experts warn, OpenClaw’s “blurred trust bundaries” and autnmus system access create unacceptable risks fr average users. The technlgy itself is neither gd nr bad — it can reduce stress and spark creativity when used prperly. And experts recmmend strict safety measures: limit permissins, run agents in separate envirnments, require human cnfirmatin fr destructive actins, and maintain inaccessible backups. Ultimately, with balanced usage and fundamental safety redesign, the “lbster-raising” trend can becme a safe and meaningful part f mdern life.
28. What des the underlined phrase “turning n” mst prbably mean?
A. Keeping ff. B. Ging against. C. Appealing t. D. Caring fr.
29. Accrding t Paragraph 2, there is a mismatch between ________.
A. high requirement and lw capabilityB. massive data and limited strage space
C. strng autnmy and lw safety assessmentD. full system functin and pr human supervisin
30. What was the mst wrrying finding abut OpenClaw?
A. Deleting its wn cre files n purpse.
B. Resetting the whle accunt by mistake.
C. Hiding its wn behavir instructins secretly.
D. Shutting dwn ther systems unquestiningly.
31. Which f the fllwing is recmmended as a safety measure?
A. String backups beynd AI's reach.
B. Running agents in shared digital spaces.
C. Preventing AI frm dangerus peratins.
D. Granting AI agents unrestricted system access.
D
Psychlgists have lng believed willpwer is the ticket t a gd life. S parenting experts advcate teaching children t use willpwer t resist mdern temptatins (诱惑). It is thught that yu can build a child’s willpwer the way athletes build up muscles, thrugh practice. Fr example, expsing children t junk fd mre, they claim, helps them learn t resist it. Hwever, this assumptin has a fatal flaw: it desn’t wrk fr very lng.
In fact, trying t build up kids’ willpwer can have the ppsite effect. Humans are bilgically prgrammed t prefer fatty and sweet fds, s regularly ffering these temptatins nly strengthens children’s desire fr them. Rather than teaching self-cntrl, this apprach actually makes resisting such fds mre difficult.
New studies bserve what peple d in real life t meet their lng-term gals, and they reveal smething surprising: the mre successful peple dn’t have better willpwer cmpared t thse wh are less successful. Instead, successful peple expse themselves t fewer temptatins s they dn’t need t use willpwer frequently. In essence, parents dn’t need t teach kids hw t say “n” t the marshmallw (棉花糖) sitting in frnt f them, but rather, hw t avid being in a rm with marshmallws altgether. This principle applies beynd fd. Fr example, parents can teach kids t leave their phne in anther rm when studying r t use apps that blck distracting websites and games.
Aviding temptatin is nly half the strategy. The great thing is that parents can help kids fall in lve with healthier alternatives. T shape their preferences, give yur kids lads f pprtunities t experience the pleasure f these healthy ptins. Besides, pay attentin t hw yu talk abut healthy fds and activities. Dn’t present them as burdens, sacrifices, r punishments. Abve all, whether it’s eating healthier fd, ding physical exercise, r reading gd bks, if yu make the experience mre fun fr yur kids, then they are mre likely t d it again.
32. What is a cmmn practice t build up willpwer?
A. Staying away frm junk fd. B. Engaging in mre athletic activities.
C. Putting neself in tempting situatins. D. Expsing neself t their inner desire.
33. What can we learn frm the new studies?
A. Willpwer ensures lifelng success. B. Willpwer drps with frequent use.
C. Success requires lng-term planning. D. Successful peple avid temptatins.
34. What advice des the authr give t parents in the last paragraph?
A. Punish fr giving in t desires. B. Reinfrce willpwer strategies.
C. Make healthy experiences enjyable. D. Offer mre healthy ptins as rewards.
35. What is the best title fr the text?
A. Build Willpwer, Frm Gd HabitsB. Resist Temptatin, Practice Self-Cntrl
C. Change Parenting, Strengthen WillpwerD. Avid Temptatin, Lve Healthier Chices
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。
Elevatrs can trick yur sense f gravity. Yur actual weight desn’t change, yet the number n the scale tells a different stry. When the elevatr starts ging up, the number jumps. When it stps, the number falls. Ging dwn des the ppsite. 36
The answer lies in hw physicists define “weight.” Yur mass remains cnstant. Gravity near Earth’s surface stays essentially unchanged. 37 That upward push — called the nrmal frce — is what a scale actually measures.
This distinctin reveals smething surprising: yu cannt feel gravity. Astrnauts abard the space statin prve this. Earth’s gravity up there is still abut 90% as strng as at the surface. 38 This is because they are falling tgether with the statin at the same rate, s the flr never pushes up n them. Withut that supprting frce, they experience the sensatin f weightlessness.
An elevatr briefly changes hw hard the flr pushes back. When it starts rising, it must accelerate (加速) yu upward. The flr pushes harder than nrmal. 39 That extra push might add abut 10% t the scale reading. Once the elevatr reaches a steady speed, acceleratin stps and the reading returns t nrmal. When it slws at the tp, the ppsite happens — the flr pushes less, s yu feel lighter. The same pattern plays ut n the way dwn.
40 It cnnects t ne f Einstein’s mst imprtant ideas. He realized that gravity and acceleratin are fundamentally linked — an insight that helped him develp general relativity.
A. But they feel weightless.
B. Fr a secnd, yu feel heavier.
C. Still, is this effect permanent, r just a feeling?
D. This everyday experience turns ut t be prfund.
E. What changes is hw hard the flr pushes upward.
F. That is because the scale reading jumps when yu g up.
G. S why d yu feel heavier r lighter at certain mments?
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。
It all started with a late-night vide, in which a wman claimed she 41 n waste fr a whle year. Staring at my garbage can, already full, I felt 42 and determined t try cmpsting (堆肥) in my drm t make the best f leftver fd. Hw hard culd it be?
I placed a small bin by my desk. Fr the first week, I felt like a 43 , putting in apple cres, banana peels and cffee grunds. But sn, tiny flies 44 , flying arund my rm as if they wned the place. My rmmate 45 me with cld, angry lks.
One day, I was mixing the verfilled bin when it 46 . A dark, wet mess spread under my bed and 47 my rmmate’s bag. We spent an hur cleaning while she made a serius “never again” 48 . All f a sudden, there was a 49 . The drm manager std utside, saying smene had 50 an unpleasant smell. I std there like a kid caught stealing ckies, 51 explaining everything. The manager then suggested I try the dining hall cmpst prgram, a reasnable 52 fr sure. I threw away my bin that night and my zer-waste jurney, which lasted three weeks, ended in 53 .
I still care abut waste but stp trying t be 54 . Nw I carry a reusable cup, bring my wn bag and use the dining hall cmpst bin. Saving the planet means ding what yu can. Every small step 55 . Especially the nes that dn’t attract flies.
41. A. prducedB. expectedC. recycledD. cllected
42. A. hpelessB. ashamedC. anxiusD. disappinted
43. A. lker-nB. knw-it-allC. green herD. rle mdel
44. A. leftB. gatheredC. hidD. rested
45. A. signaledB. ignredC. greetedD. eyed
46. A. tipped verB. emptied utC. wre dwnD. rlled away
47. A. apprachedB. passedC. skippedD. reached
48. A. jkeB. aplgyC. warningD. prmise
49. A. niseB. knckC. chasD. quarrel
50. A. annuncedB. cnfirmedC. reprtedD. created
51. A. brieflyB. awkwardlyC. secretlyD. calmly
52. A. decisinB. reminderC. alternativeD. innvatin
53. A. peaceB. trubleC. surpriseD. failure
54. A. idealB. sensitiveC. hnestD. tlerant
55. A. startsB. cnnectsC. cstsD. cunts
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 art f Chinese calligraphy has been regarded nt just as a visual art but as a reflectin f ne’s character and cultivatin. It was believed that we culd judge a persn’s integrity and wisdm by 56 naturally flws frm their brush. When 57 (evaluate) calligraphy, experts lk fr “spirit resnance” (气韵) — a quality extremely difficult t define, yet instantly recgnizable t the 58 (train) eye. It is this pursuit f spiritual expressin that lifts calligraphy t a high art frm.
This philsphical depth is evident in the wrks f Wang Xizhi, 59 calligrapher f the Eastern Jin Dynasty, whse masterpiece “Lantingji Xu” 60 (celebrate) fr centuries as the “wrld’s best running script,” nt nly fr its artistic excellence but als fr the philsphy it 61 (cntain). The preface (序言) is a beautiful essay reflecting n the passing nature f life and the jy f friendship. The riginal wrk is lst t histry, 62 its aesthetic principles live n thrugh cuntless cpies.
Tday, althugh typing has 63 (large) replaced handwriting in daily life, calligraphy is experiencing a revival. It serves as a balance t the digital wrld, ffering 64 (individual) a way t slw dwn, fcus their minds, and recnnect with their cultural heritage. What makes this art frm enduring is hw it transfrms ink n paper 65 a living recrd f the human spirit.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你校英语报计划增设一个趣味英语学习栏目，你觉得课本中的“Crsswrd Puzzle（填字游戏）”是一个不错的选择。请给报社编辑写一封信，推荐增设“填字游戏”，内容包括：
1．推荐理由；
2．栏目建议。
注意：
1．词数80左右；
2．按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
Try t guess the animal wrds accrding t the clues. Write ne letter in each square.
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。
On an rdinary mrning, Diane was taking her usual walk alng a beach in Tasmania when smething unusual caught her eye in the surf — a bttle rlling in n the waves. Curius, she picked it up and discvered a nte inside. T her surprise, the message was written in Spanish. Determined t figure ut what it said, Diane sught help frm lcals, including her brther, wh had just returned frm Chile with a Spanish dictinary. Wrd by wrd, they struggled t piece tgether a rugh translatin: “Life has taught me that anything is pssible.”
But the mst imprtant clues were easy t spt: a name, a Clmbian address and an email. Thse details led Diane t Erika, a wman frm Clmbia, wh had been wrking n a cruise ship years earlier. One evening, bred and lking fr smething fun t d, Erika wrte a nte, sealed it in an empty bttle, and threw it verbard. She had imagined it reaching smene, thugh the pssibility felt impssibly small. As life grew busy — wrk, family, the endless rutines f daily life — she rarely checked that ld email accunt. Yet n quiet evenings, she smetimes caught herself wndering: had anyne ever fund that bttle? She nce mentined t her family that if smene did, she wuld lve t meet them — maybe even walk tgether n the very beach where it landed.
Diane stared at the faded ink n the nte, wndering wh this stranger was and hw her message had traveled s far. She decided t send an email t the address, sharing the stry f finding the bttle and expressing her curisity.
Days turned int weeks, then mnths. N reply ever came. Each time she pened her inbx, her hpe faded a little mre. Had the address changed? Had Erika ever received it? Diane placed the bttle n her shelf, a quiet reminder f the mystery that might never be slved.
注意：
1．词数150左右；
2．按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
10:00-10:45 a.m.
Live Science Stage
Brain Trivia Challenge: Interactive Trivia Game
Learn fascinating facts abut the mst incredible rgan in yur bdy with this interactive trivia game (知识问答游戏) fr all ages!
11:00 a. m.-12:00 p.m.
PACCAR IMAX Theater
Guided Tur f the Brain: Human Brain Dissectin
Jin lcal neurscientists t explre the structures f the brain, featuring a real human brain dnated t the University f Washingtn fr educatinal use.
Recmmended fr ages 10+.
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Laser Dme
Laser Shw: Pre-shw Talk n Lasers in Neurscience
Befre yur laser (激光) shw, enjy a shrt talk by a neurscientst frm the Allen Institute explring hw we use laser technlgy t better understand the brain.
3:00-4: 00 p.m.
Live Science Stage
Future Brain Tech: The Great Debate
Hw culd futuristic brain technlgies change ur sciety? Jin University f Washingtn students in a mind-expanding turnament t explre the scial impacts f emerging brain technlgies.
3:30-4:30 p. m.
Willard Smith Planetarium
The Universe Inside Yur Head: A Jurney thrugh the Brain
What happens in yur brain when yu see a star? Learn hw yur eyes and brain interpret visual infrmatin while enjying stunning imagery f real neurns.
Dear editr,
I’m Li Hua, a Grade 3 student. __________________________________________________________
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Yurs,
Li Hua
Then ne day, an unexpected email arrived. _______________________________________________
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The big day they had lng imagined finally came. _________________________________________
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