2026届四川省仁寿县第一中学英语高三第一学期期末调研试题.doc

2026届四川省仁寿县第一中学英语高三第一学期期末调研试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．Working hard is not a __________ of great success, but it is among the essential requirements.
A．sign B．signal
C．guarantee D．mark
2．— Hi, Mary. I’m coming, but it’s snowing and traffic is moving slowly.
— ________, Jack. We’ll wait for you. Then we can have dinner together.
A．Take your time B．Don’t be serious
C．What a day D．You are kidding
3．---Nowadays, buyers accustomed to prices moving upward just adopt a wait-and-see attitude.
---If they continue to _____, then our company is closing down.
A．fish in the air B．sit on the fence
C．fly off the handle D．beat around the bush
4．The traffic is heavy these days. I arrive a bit late, so could you save me a place?
A．can
B．must
C．need
D．might
5．He was greatly shocked at Donald Trump’s taking office. Never did he expect that the voters _______ be so unreasonable.
A．should B．could
C．would D．might
6．Tom is so creative a person that he always has lots of _________ ideas in his mind, and sometimes we don’t even know what he is thinking about.
A．mean B．novel
C．slim D．instant
7．Mother told me in a phone call that she had written to me a week before, but I haven’t received__________.
A．one B．it C．something D．anything
8．-- Catherine, I have cleaned the room for you.
---Thanks. You _______ it. I could manage it myself.
A．needn’t do B．shouldn’t have done C．mustn’t do D．needn’t have done
9． ---I usually go there by train.
---Why not ________ by ship for a change?
A．to try going B．trying to go
C．to try and go D．try going
10．The athletes, especially the winners, should remain modest ________ rapid progress they have made.
A．whatever B．however
C．how much D．no matter
11．Any information of the oral test paper are regarded as strictly ______ before it is open.
A．conventional B．analytical
C．controversial D．confidential
12．---Will you be_____________ this evening，Mary？
---That depends. I am afraid I will be with my manager，discussing a plan.
A．convenient B．suitable
C．available D．efficient
13．Their flight ______ due to bad weather. They would like to know when the flight will take off.
A．had been delayed B．was delayed
C．has been delayed D．will be delayed
14．Don’t let the child who is ________ go to school．
A．so young as to B．not old enough to C．not old enough D．too young to
15． her emotion, she buried her face in her hands．
A．Controlled B．To control C．Being controlled D．Having controlled
16．Rent usually ________ up in the summer, when college graduates are moving out of their dormitories and seeking for new places to move in.
A．will go B．goes
C．has gone D．went
17．Paula waited until all the luggage was cleared, __________ hers never appeared.
A．or B．so C．as D．but
18．—Helen is going to Manchester for further education next month.
—I’m ______ because I have to stay at home and work.
A． green with envy B． white as a sheet
C． tickled pink D． black and blue
19．________ to her own work，she spent little time with her family
A．Devoting B．To be devoted
C．Devoted D．Having devoted
20．A fireworks display was organized ________ the Queen’s birthday.
A．to mark B．marked
C．having marked D．being marked
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）One of the hardest parts of living abroad is being away from your loved ones, especially your family. While my friends are so important to me, I’ve personally found it more difficult being away from family.
However, I was fortunate that my mum and sister recently found the time to see me. Both my sister and I have major birthdays this year as she's tuming 18 and I'll be 21. My sister is a very big music fan and this year, I created my status as the best older sister by keeping an eye out for music concerts in Paris. In our home town of Leicester, we don’t regularly get many well-known artists playing in our city. But in Paris, I managed to get the best 18th birthday present of all: tickets for all three of us to see my sister’s favorite American rapper, Angel Haze.
I will try to visit for my sister’s actual birthday in June, the chance for my sister and my mum to visit became a birthday treat. The experience of finding our way together to the concert or getting to show them around the Paris sites such as the Eiffel Tower,the Arc du Triomphe and even my favorite ice cream place,Amorino, was an amazing memory for us all !Despite the fact that I felt the slight pressure to make sure the weekend went smoothly,even the heavy rain failed to dampen our mood.
Therefore, while it can be difficult being away from home and potentially missing big family moments,there are ways to avoid the sadness and find a way to make the best of your situation to create an unforgettable memory. Just like the continuing rain while we went up the Eiffel tower, every cloud has a silver lining, because then we got the funniest photos ever!
1、What can be known about the author while living abroad?
A．She knew her friends were all homesick.
B．She realized friends were more important.
C．She somewhat missed her parents and siblings.
D．She knew she she do her best to study.
2、What do you know about the author from the second paragraph?
A．She disliked the dull and dry life in her hometown.
B．She in fact loved music no less than her sister.
C．She thought American rapper was the most popular.
D．She showed deep love for her younger sister.
3、What does the underlined word“dampen”mean in the passage?
A．Inspire. B．Damage.
C．Protect. D．Remind.
4、How does the author describe herself in the passage?
A．She is easy to be homesick.
B．She is responsible for her family.
C．She has a positive attitude.
D．She is skilled in taking photos.
22．（8分） Everybody loves a fat pay rise. Yet pleasure at your own can vanish if you learn that a colleague has been given a bigger one. Indeed, if he has a reputation for slacking, you might even be outraged. Such behaviour is regarded as “all too human,” with the underlying assumption that other animals would not be capable of this finely developed sense of grievance(不满,不平). But a study by Sarah Brosnan and Frans de Waal of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, which has just been published in Nature, suggests that it is all too monkey, as well.
The researchers studied the behaviour of female brown capuchin monkeys. They look cute. They are good-natured, co-operative creatures, and they share their food readily. Above all, like their female human counterparts, they tend to pay much closer attention to the value of “goods and services” than males.
Such characteristics make them perfect candidates for Dr. Brosnan’s and Dr. de Waals study. The researchers spent two years teaching their monkeys to exchange tokens for food. Normally, the monkeys were happy enough to exchange pieces of rock for slices of cucumber. However, when two monkeys were placed in separate but adjoining chambers, so that each could observe what the other was getting in return for its rock, their behaviour became markedly different.
In the world of capuchins, grapes are luxury goods (and much preferable to cucumbers). So when one monkey was handed a grape in exchange for her token, the second was reluctant to hand hers over for a mere piece of cucumber. And if one received a grape without having to provide her token in exchange at all, the other either tossed her own token at the researcher or out of the chamber, or refused to accept the slice of cucumber. Indeed, the mere presence of a grape in the other chamber(without an actual monkey to eat it) was enough to induce resentment(愤恨)in a female capuchin.
The researchers suggest that capuchin monkeys, like humans, are guided by social emotions. In the wild, they are a co-operative, group-living species. Such cooperation is likely to be stable only when each animal feels it is not being cheated. Feelings of righteous indignation(愤慨), it seems, are not the preserve of people alone. Refusing a lesser reward completely makes these feelings abundantly clear to other members of the group. However, whether such a sense of fairness evolved independently in capuchins and humans, or whether it stems from the common ancestor that the species had 35 million years ago, is, as yet, an unanswered question.361、In the opening paragraph, the author introduces his topic by ________.
A．making a comparison B．justifying an assumption
C．making a conclusion D．explaining a phenomenon
1、The statement “it is all too monkey” (Last line, Paragraph I) implies that ________.
A．resenting unfairness is also monkeys nature
B．monkeys are also outraged by slack rivals
C．monkeys, like humans, tend to be jealous of each other
D．no animals other than monkeys can develop such emotions
2、Dr. Brosnan and Dr. de Waal have eventually found in their study that the monkeys ________.
A．prefer grapes to cucumbers
B．will not be co-operative if feeling cheated
C．can be taught to exchange things
D．are unhappy when separated from others
3、What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．Monkeys can be trained to develop social emotions.
B．Cooperation among monkeys remains stable only in the wild.
C．Animals usually show their feelings openly as humans do.
D．Human indignation evolved from an uncertain source.
23．（8分） Businesses are witnessing a difficult time, which has in turn produced influence on consumers, desire to go green. However, shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns.
Two thirds of customers say that environmental considerations inform their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago, while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy.
This may help to influence how shops store goods on their shelves. And the companies should still make efforts to become more environmentally friendly. Two out of three people think it is important to buy from environmentally responsible companies, with about one in seven saying that they had even decided to take their custom elsewhere if they felt a company’s environmental reputation was not good enough.
Harry Morrison, chief executive (主管) of the Carbon Trust, sympathizes: “I understand this situation where survival is very important now. But from environmental considerations, the clock is ticking—we don’t have much time. In addition, cutting carbon has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium-term benefit for the brand.”
Larger companies have an extra motivation to look at reducing their carbon footprint, as new rules next year will require businesses to buy carbon allowances to make up for their emissions (排放). Those that have taken early action will have a head start. More than two thirds of consumers are not clear about which companies are environmentally responsible. This suggests that firms that are able to relay clearly their message to the public will be in a pole position to attract shoppers.
The Carbon Trust believes that it can help by informing customers about the good work companies are doing. “When companies are granted (授予) the standard, they can use a logo (标识) in all their marketing which makes it clear that they are working towards cutting emissions,” Mr. Morrison said.
1、What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Businesses are finding ways to send their message to the shoppers.
B．Companies will soon get information about cutting carbon emissions.
C．Firms are making efforts to encourage customers to keep goods at home.
D．Firms are urged to cut carbon emissions by shoppers, environmental awareness.
2、The underlined word “inform” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.
A．affect B．change
C．disturb D．reject
3、According to Harry Morrison, businesses .
A．will benefit from cutting carbon emissions
B．should buy carbon allowances for shoppers
C．are required to make up for their carbon emissions
D．have encouraged shoppers to take their custom elsewhere
4、We can learn from the passage that businesses will .
A．have a strong desire to reduce costs
B．use the same logo in their marketing
C．gain advantages by taking early action
D．attract more shoppers by storing goods
24．（8分）2018 FIRST Robotics Competition Game—FIRST POWER UPSM
The adventure begins on January 6, 2018. Play for real! Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors(严酷)of science and technology. We call FIRST Robotics Competition the ultimate Sport for the Mind. High-school student participants call it “the hardest fun you’ll ever have”.
Team Basics
The really cool thing about FIRST Robotics Competition is that all skill levels are welcomed and needed, technical or non-technical. Read more about team basics, time frame, commitment, and skills required.
Cost & Registration
What does it cost to participate? There are costs involved with forming a FIRST Robotics Competition team and they can vary from team to team and region to region depending on what level of participation the team chooses.
Here are some basic cost standards:
There are never any “per student” fees; all costs for individual team members are assumed by the team as a group.
The annual fees for team registration, a robot kit of parts, and event participation are $5,000—$6,000. Additional costs for travel, food, team shirts and other optional items will vary.
Scholarships
A big advantage of participating in FIRST is gaining access to millions in college scholarships made available by colleges, universities, and corporations who support FIRST. This is exclusive financial help open only to FIRST team members, giving them a competitive leg up on other students seeking educational funds.
1、What is really attractive about FIRST Robotics Competition?
A．Competitors will ever have the hardest fun.
B．Only high-level teams are welcomed.
C．All skill levels are welcomed.
D．It connects science with technology.
2、How should the participants pay to attend FIRST Robotics Competition?
A．All the participants should pay the same amount of money
B．The fees depend on the participants team levels and regions.
C．There are no additional fees besides the basic cost.
D．The participants should pay no more than $5, 000.
3、Who will get exclusive financial help?
A．High school students.
B．Students seeking educational funds.
C．First team members.
D．College students.
25．（10分） The palm - forward (掌心向外) "V" sign, formed by raising and spreading the wrist two fingers, has three different meanings in American culture.
The most popular meaning of the "V" sign was invented in 1941 by a Belgian, Victor De Lavalaye. Wanting a symbol for resistance to the Nazi occupation, he came up with the single letter "V", which stood not only for his own first name, but also for English victory, Flemish virijheid, and French victoire. The symbolism of th