2026届江西省吉安一中、九江一中等八所重点中学英语高三第一学期期末预测试题.doc

2026届江西省吉安一中、九江一中等八所重点中学英语高三第一学期期末预测试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．—Do you know Linda was fired for her casual attitude towards the job?
—No wonder she _________ when I tried to amuse her this morning.
A．was tickled pink B．pulled my leg
C．gave me the cold shoulder D．saw the handwriting on the wall
2．The company began to produce silk underwear last year, most of ________ imported to Europe.
A．it B．them C．that D．which
3．--- Is there any chance of my being promoted?
--- If you want a promotion, you’d better rather than get your way.
A．play the game B．cross your fingers
C．raise the red flag D．kill the fatted calf
4．You can use a large plastics bottle, _________ cut off, as a plot to grow flowers in.
A．with its top B．the top of which
C．whose top D．its top is
5．Don’t throw away the old books．Give them to ____needs them．
A．whoever B．anyone C．who D．whomever
6．If you want to improve your figure and health, the most effective thing to do is to show up at the gym every time you ________ be there.
A．can B．will
C．may D．shall
7．Look over there! There is a long, winding path ________ up to the house.
A．lead B．leading
C．led D．to lead
8．While we were listening to the speech attentively, a voice _____ to announce the result of the election.
A．broke in B．broke up C．broke off D．broke down
9．—Tom, do you enjoy your present job?
—________. I just do it for a living.
A．Of course B．Not really
C．Not likely D．That’s all right
10．The Oxford English Dictionary is necessary for learning English, so you'd better buy ___.
A．this B．that C．it D．one
11．---Mary was asked to do something important.
---It doesn’t matter. Let’s the work where it is left off.
A．take up B．take down C．take in D．take off
12．—I'm going to order chicken and salad．What about you?
— .I'll have the same.
A．I'm afraid not B．It's up to you
C．That sounds good to me． D．That depends
13．The teacher’s voice still remained calm ______ she was getting annoyed.
A．as long as B．even if
C．as if D．now that
14．It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is quite ______ to perform skillfully yourself.
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
15．My mother opened the drawer to ______ the knives and spoons.
A．put away B．put up C．put on D．put together
16．It is not like her to be so impolite; she you when you greeted her.
A．might not have heard B．should not have heard C．mustn’t hear D．shouldn’t hear
17．They came back from their long walk and went into bed, .
A．tiredly but relaxing B．tired but relaxing
C．tiredly but relaxed D．tired but relaxed
18．Peter is helping set tables in the hall, where John’s birthday party ________.
A．is holding B．has held
C．is held D．will be held
19．I keep the picture where I can see it every day, reminds me of the days in my hometown.
A．that B．which
C．who D．when
20．He is very tired，so he needs some time ________ duty for relaxation and rest.
A．through B．on
C．with D．off
第二部分 阅读理解（满分40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。
21．（6分） China has announced it's abolishing its one-child policy. What difference has it made, statistically speaking? 400 million births prevented The one-child policy, officially in place since 1979, has prevented 400 million births. Parents have faced fines and other punishments for having more children.
The majority of the decrease in China's fertility(生育)rate happened in the 1970s. It dropped from 5.8 children per woman in 1970 t0 2.7 in 1978. Despite the one-child policy the rate had only fallen t0 1.7 by 2013.21:28 baby death rate Since the one-child policy was introduced, baby girls have become more likely to die than boys.
In the 1970s, according to the United Nations, 60 males per l,000 live births died under the age of one. For girls the figure was 53. In the 1980s, after the one-child policy became official, the rate for both was 36. By the 1990s, 26 males per l,000 live births died before the age of one-and 33 girls. The 2000s saw 21 boys per l,000 live births dying and 28 girls. 1.16 boys born for every girl
Sexually selective abortions have been considered as a major cause of China's unusual sexual imbalance. Gietel-Basten, associate professor in social policy at Oxford University, says the births of many girls are not registered if parents have broken the rule by having two children, adding officials often turn a blind eye. It's estimated there are now 33 million more men than women in China.
4：2：1 families
With the ageing of China's population and the continuation of the one-child policy, a “4: 2 : 1”home is the description given to households in which there are four grandparents cared for by two working age parents, who themselves have one child.
By 2050, it's predicted that a quarter of China's population will be 65 or older. The predicted decline in the number of people of working age is thought to have persuaded the government to drop the one-child policy.
1、When was the baby death rate for both boys and girls equal?
A．In the 1970s. B．In the 1980s.
C．In the 1990s. D．In the 2000s.
2、What makes the one-child policy abolished according to the passage?
A．The decline of birth rate.
B．The rise of baby death rate.
C．The change of family structure.
D．The decline of working age people.
3、The passage sums up the one-child policy by ___ .
A．number B．example
C．contrast D．analysis
22．（8分）I walked to Mrs. Windsor’s house and waited outside. She was working with another student, and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell. I stood against the wall and daydreamed what I’d rather be doing. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didn’t have a gift for it. Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try.
The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music. Today Mrs. Windsor introduced her niece Pasha to teach me. With a smile, Pasha sat beside me on the piano bench, opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers on the keys. Then I frowned(皱眉) and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I had to admit I was a rather mechanical (呆板的) pianist.
After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music?” I looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didn’t know what she meant. “Like a story. Here, let me try and you listen,” Pasha advised.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play. “See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?”
Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys. “Now the princess appears and she’s picking flowers from the water’s edge.” A happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha’s dancing fingers. “Oh, but she slips!” The music changed. “And our princess is being carried off by the fast-flowing stream. Quickly, the princess’ horse sees her plight (困境) and races to the river’s edge where he swims out to let her catch hold of him. Luckily, they make it to the bank.” Pasha said.
I played many pieces of music that afternoon, finding the stories in the music and learning that sometimes it takes a friend to pull you out of the river onto dry land again.
1、By describing herself as a mechanical pianist, the author meant ________.
A．she could remember the notes in a short time
B．she was playing the piano without emotion
C．her fingers couldn’t move freely
D．it had been a long time since she played last time
2、Which of the following can best describe Pasha?
A．Creative. B．Honest. C．Humorous. D．Brave.
3、Pasha’s magic of playing the piano lies in that she ________.
A．imagined herself as a princess
B．knew its original background story
C．had a strong desire to make a friend
D．combined the music with a story
4、Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A．A Friend Forever
B．Never Give up
C．A Piano Lesson
D．My Favorite Piece of Music
23．（8分） During Amsterdam’s chaotic rush hour, nine-year-old Lotta Crok cycles to a very busy junction. “Look,” she says. “There’s traffic coming from everywhere. Four trams from four different directions. For a child on a bike that’s really confusing!”
Lotta is the first junior cycle mayor in the world and her working area is the Dutch capital. You would think this challenge would be superfluous in a city known as the bicycle capital of the world. The number of bicycles in Amsterdam is estimated at 881,000 – more than the city’s 850,000 inhabitants – and 63% of the population cycle daily.
But children who cycle in Amsterdam face challenges, Lotta says: “The three biggest problems for us are cars, cycling tourists and scooters (小型摩托). The cars take up too much space, the tourists are always swinging side to side and stop when you least expect it, and the scooters simply run you over.”
Lotta became junior cycle mayor in June last year when she won a contest in which schoolchildren were asked to come up with plans to make cycling safer and more fun. Her idea was to add children’s bikes to the popular bike share programme.
Since Lotta was appointed junior cycle mayor, she has been busy, giving interviews, opening cycling contests in the city and being a jury（评审员）member during the Amsterdam Light Parade, an event in which Amsterdammers decorate their bikes with lights.
She is now planning a meeting with the city’s mayor to discuss ideas that children have come up with: “One of our proposals is a bicycle park where children can learn how to cycle. Right now, most of us learn it in the street, which can be quite busy. Another idea is to create an app for tourists to teach them the rules of cycling, because most of them really don’t know.”
Following the success of the Amsterdam scheme, cycle mayors around the world are now planning to appoint junior colleagues. “They see it works really well,” Boerma, the senior major, says. “I talk to the parents, Lotta talks to the children. And if you look at the city through the eyes of a child, you will also make it accessible for others. A city that’s good for an eight-year-old is also good for an 88-year-old.”
1、Why is a junior cycle mayor appointed in Amsterdam?
A．To teach children how to ride.
B．To ensure cycling is safer for children.
C．To give suggestions to the city’s mayor on how to run the city.
D．To organize the cycling contests in the city.
2、Which word can best replace the underlined word “superfluous” in paragraph 2?
A．Important B．Unnecessary
C．Difficult D．Valuable
3、What has Lotta done since she became the bike mayor?
A．She has solved the three biggest problems for children cycling in Amsterdam.
B．She has won a contest about cycling.
C．She has given interviews and been a jury member during a parade.
D．She has given proposals to the city mayor.
4、What ’s Boerma’s attitude to the junior cycle mayor?
A．Cautious B．Favorable
C．Ambiguous D．Disapproving
24．（8分） China plans to launch 156 small satellites by 2025 toprovide Internet services in low signal areas and placeswith adverse natural environment, according toChinaAerospace Science and Industry Corporation(CASIC).
Due to environmental conditionsof deserts,mountains and seas, half of the world's population has noaccess to the Internet, and the information deficiencyhamperslocal development.
It will be China's first broadband Internet accesssystem with small satellites hovering in low orbit, whichwill also help meet the needs of commercial space development.
The project, named Hongyun, plans to send the firstsatellite by 2012, and launch four more by 2020. By theend of 2025, CASIC plans to have all of the 156 satellites in operation.
The Hongyun Proiect, which focuses on communication,remote sensing and navigation, can offer communicationand Internet services for China and less-developed 3countries with reduced latency. Meanwhile, the projectcan also benefit emergency communication, sensor data collection and remote control of unmanned equipment.
Currently, international maritime satellites are widely used in communications in mountainous areas and airplanes, but those satellites, 36, 000 kilometers abovethe Earth, have time and signal delay as well as high cost for providing services.
The small satellites sent by the Hongyun Project will hover in low orbits only hundreds of kilometers to 1, 000 kilometers above the Earth, and thus could improve the Internet access. However, the low orbit satellites may face challenges in power supply, as they need more energyto reduce the influence of air-resistance compared to highorbit satellites. Experiments are needed to determinewhether solar energy alone is enough.
1、According to the passage, ________________.
A．156satellites will be launched by the Hongyun Project by 2020
B．international maritime satellites can cause signaldelay
C．The Hongyun Project may not encourage commercialspace development
D．low orbit satellites are currently used widely incommunications in mountainous areas
2、The underlined word “hampers” in Paragraph2 probably refers to ________.
A．accelerates B．determines
C．prevents D．promotes
3、Which of the following is not included in the HongyunProject?
A．Communication and Navigation. B．Remote sensing.
C．Data collection. D．Solar energy.
4、Low orbit satellites need more energy in order to________.
A．provide more accurate data B．improve the Internet access
C．reduce the effect of air-resistance D．face more challenges
25．（10分）
Cocoa Beach / Jupiter Surf Camp — Summer

Summer Surf Camp is centrally located on the Best Western seashore in Cocoa Beach & Jupiter at Carlin Beach Park with accommodations (住宿) at the Holiday Inn Express in Juno Beach.
Summer Surf Camp Dates:
● Surf Camp-Session 1 May 27th-30th Family Surf Week (All Ages)
● Surf Camp-Session 2 June 2nd-6th Family Surf Week (All Ages)
● Surf Camp-Session 3 June 9th-13th Teen Week (Ages 12-17)
● Surf Camp-Session 4 June 16th-20th Family Surf Week (All Ages)
● Surf Camp-Session 5 June 23rd-27th Adults Only (18 and over)
● Surf Camp-Session 6 June 30th-July 3rd Family Surf Week (All Ages)
● Surf Camp-Session 7 July 7th-11th Family Surf Week (All Ages)
● Surf Camp-Session 8 July 14th-18th Women’s Camp (18 and over)
● Surf Camp-Session 9 July 21st-25th Family Surf Week (All Ages)
● Surf Camp-Session 10 July 28th-August 1st Adults Only (18 and over)
* A 20% discount will be applied to the 4-Day Surf Camp Weeks.
* Parents are always welcome to sign up and join their children during the teen week surf camp s