2026届江西省新干县第二中学等四校英语高三上期末考试试题.doc

2026届江西省新干县第二中学等四校英语高三上期末考试试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．______ the difference between the two findings is one of the worst mistakes you’ve made.
A．Ignored B．Ignoring
C．To ignore D．Having ignored
2．Oh！I can feel something _____ up my leg！It must be an insect．
A．to climb B．climbing
C．climb D．climbed
3． Dimash appeared on the stage of Singer 2017,his voice instantly won hearts of Chinese audience.
A．As long as B．As soon as C．Now that D．Ever since
4．-- Mom, I’ m going to the graduation dance tonight but I don’ t think I look attractive enough.
— Oh, darling, don’ t worry. _______
A．They don’t know what beauty is. B．Nobody will care about it.
C．You look perfect the way you are. D．Impossible is nothing,
5．That was not the first time he ____ us. I think it's high time we ____ strong actions against him.
A．betrayed, take B．had betrayed, took
C．has betrayed, took D．has betrayed, take
6．—Mr Johnson, I have something I would like to trouble you with.
—________. Just tell me what I can do.
A．You have my word B．Don't give me that
C．You can say that again D．Don't stand on ceremony
7．It's ________ me why Alice gave up her job and got married.
A．under B．above C．over D．beyond
8．After a long absence, I went back to college, _______ to pick up where I’d left off.
A．hoping B．hope
C．to hope D．hoped
9．—Will it cost a lot to be an exchange student?
—________, but you can apply for scholarship and student loan.
A．I would imagine so B．You’ve got me there
C．By all means D．I’m with you on that
10．The disaster-stricken village was inaccessible ___________ by helicopter, and the storm added to the rescuers’ difficulty.
A．instead of B．other than C．rather than D．regardless of
11．In the virtual laboratory environment created in the VR app, students can ________ a particular experiment before doing them in a real lab.
A．reveal B．reserve
C．preview D．provide
12．Not until _________________ the better qualities in ourselves ____________ expect to find them in others.
A．have we developed; can we
B．we have developed; that can we
C．we have developed; can we
D．can we develop; that we will
13．When ________ questions in class, one should answer them as clearly as possible.
A．asking B．to ask C．to be asked D．asked
14．---He was satisfied with the result, wasn't he?
---No. It was so difficult that he __________have passed it.
A．shouldn't B．mustn't
C．couldn' t D．wouldn't
15．He would be in better health now _______ with too much work when young.
A．had he not burdened himself B．if he was not burdened
C．were he not burdened D．had he not been burdened himself
16．It was lucky that little Jack was not at home when the fire broke out；otherwise，he his life．
A．had lost B．would lose C．would have lost D．might lose
17．We have decided to fulfill the task in time, difficulties we may meet with.
A．no matter how B．however C．whatever D．whichever
18．After receiving the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, Anne Benedict went on all the people who had helped in her career.
A．to thank B．thanking
C．having thanked D．to have thanked
19．________ the concert to raise money for hunger relief and to make the public aware of the problem, Geldof invited many famous musicians to take part in it.
A．Intended B．Intending C．Having intended D．To intend
20．Molly finally agreed, _____ reluctantly, to go and see a doctor.
A．afterwards B．almost
C．otherwise D．somewhat
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） Live at Leeds Festival, United Kingdom
A weekend of Indie music taking over Leeds for one day in May, Metronomy, Sunara Karma and Tom Grennan will headline, but there’s a focus on the city’s newer bands, with the festival aiming to bring new artists into the spotlight. Events take place across the city, with wristbands giving you access to all the places. And to go to this festival, you need to be over 14 years old.
Time: 4 May, 2019
Midnight Sun Film Festival, Finland
Almost a hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle, Sodankyla is where Finnish film-director brothers Aki and Mika Kaurismaki rock up every summer for their Midnight Sun Film Festival, a five-day-and-night celebration of new cinema. A mix of silent films, contemporary Finnish ones, recent festival hits and box-office classics are screened around the clock.
Time: 12-16 June, 2019
Fuji Rock Festival, Japan
The first ever Fuji Rock Festival was held at the bottom of Mount Fuji back in 1997 and has brought in music and rock fans from all over the world. The festival is now held in the Naeba Ski Resort and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The artists who perform aren’t all rockers. Your wristband has to be checked at the entrance. We offer facilities for children, but they can’t be left unaccompanied.
Time: 26-28 July, 2019
The White Nights Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia
The White Nights Festival is held at the city’s famous Mariinsky Theatre and shows some of the world’s best opera and ballet. It’s the best time to visit St. Petersburg because it’s held during the magical summer period when there’s almost 24 hours of sunlight a day.
Time: 23 May-2 June, 2019
1、Which festival lasts the longest time?
A．Live at Leeds Festival.
B．Midnight Sun Film Festival.
C．Fuji Rock Festival.
D．The White Nights Festival.
2、Where will you enjoy a 24-hour movie activity?
A．In Leeds, United Kingdom.
B．In Sodankyla, Finland.
C．In the Naeba Ski Resort, Japan.
D．In St. Petersburg, Russia.
3、What do Live at Leeds Festival and Fuji Rock Festival have in common?
A．They are of the same music style.
B．They focus on new artists.
C．They require entrance wristbands.
D．They have age limits.
22．（8分）Nelle Harper Lee» better known by her pen name Harper Lee, was an American novelist widely known for To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960. Immediately successful, it won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and has become a classic of modem American literature. In 1991 an organization conducted a survey that made readers identify books that had “made a difference” in their lives. The result? Lee's book trailed only The Bible. Alongside the works of Shakespeare and Twain, this novel remains one of the most widely taught books nationwide, reaching about 70% of American public schools. What makes it such a typical read for young people?
English class is a place where young Americans come to know themselves. In the folds of dusty books, students can make contact with humanity beyond the shallow small talk of the school hallways. Disturbed by hormones (荷尔蒙）and anxiety, teenagers get through school with confusion and frustration. Literature is a safety valve (安全阀）一 it promises relief, a place to figure out one's problems and get to know oneself better.
The novel particularly distinguishes itself in this aspect. It speaks in a child's voice without treating its readership as children. Some critics have called it an “impossible” achievement, a children's book penned by a well-educated adult — it's unlikely that a child like Scout could exist in the real world. But that's exactly what makes it such a charming, attractive read for young people. It indicates the consciousness of a well-educated adult facing difficult realities, but describes it through the light and playful voice of a curious little girl.
Gaby Hick, a third- year student focused on English literature at Brown University, calls it ^one of the first books that kids and young adults read that deals with serious issues 一 rape, race, mental issues”. She adds, “The story makes these adult themes accessible because of Scout.” The book’s setting, a small town in Alabama affected by the Great Depression of the 1930s, may appear very different from the experience of most kids reading it today. But Lee's words make her story feel alive and present.
In 2006, however, critic Thomas Mallon expressed his regret about the book's avoiding complexity in The New Yorker. But her novel makes a great teaching tool for teenagers precisely because its moral view is as clear as that of one of Aesop's Fables. That absence of ambiguity (含糊其辞）in this novel doesn't mean the novel is free of challenging ideas, either. Will Serratelli, another literature student at Brown says, “There aren’t many hard moral questions being asked …but it opens up all these other questions that 1 hadn't thought about before. My English teachers always asked, Do you sympathize (同情）with this character? Would you want to hang out with them?’ When you give a kid a book where those questions don't even need to be asked, it forces them to dig deeper.”
Mallon's criticism is accurate in that this novel may present too limited a view of racism in America. That's especially problematic because it is one of the only books consistently assigned to American students that acknowledges (承认）racial discrimination (歧视）at all. However, To Kill a Mockingbird may owe some of its popularity as a teaching text to the fact that the narrative voice is a white one. Naomi Vamis, an African Studies student at Brown says, “It's another practice of telling stories about black people through white central characters,” she says.
While the novel is undoubtedly worth its place in the classroom, English teachers may do well to consider that it is a white author's perspective — and ought to be the only beginning of a dialogue about race and never the final word. But as a gateway to more mature ideas, and as a YA(young adult) distillation (提炼）of complex concepts young people may not have grasped before, Lee's novel is invaluable.
1、According to the passage, the novel To Kill a Mockingbird can help us .
A．reduce much anxiety for fear of losing ourselves
B．understand what the real personality of human is
C．know more about the past U.S. economic situation
D．find and deal with some other complicated questions
2、What does the underlined word “trailed” most probably mean in Paragraph 1 ?
A．Was as good as. B．Tried hard to defeat.
C．Went along the same route as. D．Had a lower score than.
3、What can we conclude from Will Serratelli's statement underlined in Paragraph 5?
A．The kids are unwilling to answer challenging questions.
B．The kids have to face more moral questions.
C．The kids tend to sympathize with the characters.
D．The kids are motivated to think further.
4、Why is the novel well received by teenagers in the U.S.?
A．Because it reveals racial discrimination in America.
B．Because a white author tells the stories about black people.
C．Because it makes some serious adult issues accessible.
D．Because it is widely used as a tool for moral judgments in society.
5、What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?
A．To tell us about the content of the novel.
B．To explain the reasons for its popularity.
C．To introduce some different comments.
D．To approve of the creative writing style.
23．（8分） You might have heard a lot about ancient towns and ancient cities in China. Here, we list several of the most beautiful ancient villages in China.
Baoshan Stone City, Yunnan Province
Baoshan Stone City was built on a huge mushroom-shaped rock, and only has about one hundred houses. The houses are laid out in an orderly way, built on the rock, and linked by stone steps. The Naxi people there still lead an original life and grow crops in terraces (梯田); you can experience the colorful culture of the Naxi ethnic (民族的) group there.
Tuvas Village in Kanas, Xinjiang
Kanas Tuvas Village is near the mysterious Lake Kanas. The small village is located in a valley, and only has about 80 houses. These Swiss-style wooden houses are all surrounded by wooden fences. Tuvas is an ancient minority group. They traditionally lived as hunter-gathers. You can visit a local family, go herding (放牧) with the locals and experience the peaceful ancient village life.
Jiaju Tibetan Village, Danba, Sichuan Province
Jiaju Tibetan Village is known as the “Tibetan fairyland”. It stands on a mountain slope, and consists of about 140 houses. These unique houses are all built with crown-shaped roofs, red eaves, and white walls, which make the houses look like little castles among the forest.
Xijiang Miao Village, Guizhou Province
If you re interested in the Miao Minority, Xijiang Miao Village can be a great destination for deepening your understanding of Miao history and culture. It’s the largest Miao village in China, and now has 1432 households with a population of over 5000, of which 99.5% are Miao ethnic group. It’ s also famous for the houses built on stilts (支柱) of different heights.
1、What can you do in Kanas Tuvas Village?
A．Hike in terraces.
B．See houses of a foreign style.
C．Go hunting with the locals.
D．Learn about houses built on stilts.
2、Where can you admire the houses like castles?
A．In Baoshan Stone City. B．In Kanas Tuvas Village.
C．In Jiaju Tibetan Village. D．In Xijiang Miao Village.
3、What can we infer about the villages mentioned in the text?
A．They remained secret to the outside world in the past.
B．They were originally built to defend their homeland.
C．They are still cut off and difficult to access nowadays.
D．They are the ethnic villages with unique architecture.
24．（8分） Nobel prize winners sometimes display as much uniqueness when deciding how to spend their prize money as they did on the work that won them the award in the first place.
When Sir Paul Nurse won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2001, he decided to upgrade his motorbike. A fellow winner in 1993, Richard Roberts, installed a croquet lawn in front of his house. Austrian author Elfriede Jelinek, who won in 2004, said the prize meant “financial independence.”
Lars Heikensten, executive director of the Nobel Foundation, said there were no obvious shopping trends among winners.
“I think it depends a lot on which country they come from, their personal finances... what kind of incomes they have when they get the prize,” he said.
Real estate, however, is a popular option, at least among those willing to reveal what they spend the money on. Phillip Sharp, the American co-winner of the 1993 medicine prize, decided to splash out on a 100-year-old Federal style house. “I took that money and bought a little bit bigger house... It’s a beautiful old place,” he told AFP(法新社), adding that “The money is a nice part of the process”, but “the important thing about the prize is the recognition.”
For winners of the peace prize the decision is often more clear-cut, as the honor tends to go to politicians, organizations and activists who are under more public supervision. Many, like US President Barack Obama in 2009 and the European Union in 2012, donate to charities.
Literature winners tend to be more private about how they use the money, but the choice is often equally straightforward. “Even if Nobel-winning authors are quite well