2025-2026学年四川省南充市白塔中学高三英语第一学期期末质量跟踪监视模拟试题.doc

2025-2026学年四川省南充市白塔中学高三英语第一学期期末质量跟踪监视模拟试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．Have you read the book Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out by Mo Yan, _____ that won him the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature?
A．the one B．one C．those D．ones
2．________ challenges in Chinas car-sharing economy, shared mobility still has a promising future.
A．Despite B．Besides
C．Concerning D．Regarding
3．—People should stop using their cars and start using public transport.
—________. The roads are too crowded as it is.
A．All right B．Exactly
C．Go ahead D．Fine
4．—To apply for a short-term study visa in the UK, I have to be able to speak some English, but I want to go there just to learn English.
—Oh, it’s really____.
A．a confidential source B．a catch-22 situation
C．a Pandora’s box D．a Herculean task
5．I prefer a school ______teachers have to work as a team, instead of fighting against each other.
A．where B．that C．as D．when
6．Mark drives his car too fast and, what’s more, very carelessly, worries his mother.
A asA．what B．it C．which
7．The number of stay-at-home fathers reached a record high last year, new figures show, _______ families saw a rise in female breadwinners.
A．if B．as
C．because D．though
8．—He is eager to try something he has never tried before.
—Oh, I see. That’s _______ he’s different from others.
A．when B．where C．how D．what
9．We the top of the mountain but for this awful weather．It rained all day．
A．will reach B．would reach C．have reached D．would have reached
10．With the nuclear crisis worsening in Iran, the world’s attention is fixed again on ________is called the Middle East.
A．which B．what C．that D．it
11．—Next Monday is my birthday.
—Is that so? ______
A．I can’t believe my ears.          B．I’m so glad to hear that.
C．What presents do you want?  D．Many happy returns of the day!
12．Egyptian President decided to ______on Friday afternoon after an 18-day campaign against him, ending his thirty-year rule.
A．step down B．break in C．break down D．step in
13．How come every kid today is meant to be a champion for something _____ we know every kid can’t be a star?
A．in case B．as if
C．when D．unless
14．The biggest problem for most plants, which ________just get up and run away when threatened, is that animals like to eat them.
A．shall not B．can't
C．needn't D．mustn't
15．Wu Lei is the only Chinese player has made it onto the latest World Soccer 500 list.
A．who B．which
C．whose D．whom
16．—Where can we park car?
—Don’t worry. There’s sure to be parking lot nearby.
A．the; the B．the; a
C．不填; a D．不填; the
17．We live in this society now ________ literally someone is always helping.
A．when B．where
C．that D．what
18．We all agree that it is good to help those in need, but when ______ comes to giving away our money, things become strange.
A．that B．this C．it D．one
19．Our dream is to _______ a World Cup that makes you, your grandchildren and everyone in football really proud.
A．stage B．chair
C．found D．watch
20．Not until he left his home __________ to know how important the family was for him．
A．did he begin B．had he begun C．he began D．he had begun
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）The World’s Greatest Bookstores
Cafebreria El Péndulo, Mexico City, Mexico
Part cafe, part coffee house, part bar and part bookstore, Cafebreria El Péndulo is located in Mexico City. Books line the shelves from the ceiling to the floor, and live plants add lots of green. The store is named for a huge pendulum (钟摆) hanging from its ceiling.
Stanfords, London and Bristol, England
Established in 1853, Stanfords boasts that it offers the world's largest selection of travel books and maps. It also sells travel accessories. Look for the enormous National Geographic Map of the World in the flagship store in London; it was created in 2003 to celebrate the store’s 150th birthday.
Rizzoli, New York City, New York
For almost a half century, Rizzoli has been considered as one of the best independent bookstores in the US. It specializes in illustrated (有插图的) books about the way people works and lives, such as fashion, photography, decoration design, cooking and architecture. Take a master class in flower design, attend a lecture and book signing, or drop in for a cooking show or book a launch party.
El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Often described as one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores, El Ateneo is housed in an historic theater much as it was when the theater opened in 1919. After customers browse the shelves, they can drink coffee and listen to music from a stage hidden in red curtains where tango dancers once performed. While most of the store’s books are in Spanish, they are available in a range of subjects.
1、What is Cafebreria El Pendulo noted for?
A．The larger shelves. B．Its unique symbol.
C．The tasty coffee. D．Its interesting location.
2、Which bookstore is the best choice for travellers to buy a tourist handbook?
A．Rizzoli. B．Stanfords.
C．El Ateneo Grand Splendid. D．Cafebreria El Pendulo.
3、What subject are books in Rizzoli about?
A．History. B．Cartoon. C．Lifestyle. D．Literature.
22．（8分）When Oscar Pistorius was convicted (证明有罪的)murder last month, the judge described the case as a “human tragedy of Shakespearean proportions”. The Paralympic athlete’s fall from grace made this comparison appropriate: overcoming severe disability to reach “Olympian heights”, falling in love with a beautiful model, and, in a coincidence that wouldn’t be out of place in one of the plays, taking her life on Valentine’s Day. Mr. Pistorius’s tragic flaw was that he was an excessive paranoia（偏执狂）, which showed itself in an enthusiasm for guns.
Mr. Pistorius’s case is, indeed, peculiarly Shakespearean. But Justice Eric Leach, who delivered the judgment, is but one of those who have turned to the playwright in times of legal need. In 2012, Britain’s High Court quoted “King Lear” in a trial regarding a “threatening” joke on Twitter — they eventually overturned a conviction on the grounds that social-media users “are free to speak not what they ought to say, but what they feel”. A choice snippet of “Hamlet” (“a little patch of ground that hath no profit in it but the name”) was quoted in a 2008 boundary dispute. “Henry VIII” was called forth by Senator Sam Ervin Jr during the Watergate hearings. The condemnation of Dzokhar Tsarnaev, involved in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, was sealed with lines from “Julius Caesar”: “the evil that men do lives after them; the good is often buried with their bones.”
Lawyers’ love of Shakespeare is appropriate given that more of his lines are devoted to discussing law than any other profession. Some think his knowledge of the law was so detailed that the “real” Shakespeare must have been a lawyer. A study by Scott Dodson and Ami Dodson published last year set out to discover “the most literary justice” of those currently sitting(开庭), and which authors were regularly turned to for quotable wisdom. The “most abundant citer and the widest read” was found to be Antonin Scalia, and — no surprise — William Shakespeare topped the list of the often-quoted, along with Lewis Carroll. Both Shakespeare and Carroll accumulated sixteen references from five justices. Other popular authors among the bench were George Orwell, Charles Dickens, Aldous Huxley and Aesop.
The words of Shakespeare are likely to be sounded around courtrooms for decades to come as many universities — particularly in America and Britain — have included him in their law courses. Harvard Law School offers a seminar which focuses entirely on “justice and morality in the plays of Shakespeare”. King’s College London’s “Shakespeare and the Law” model is co-taught by the Literature and Law faculties, and explores “the role of the law in mediating the place of the individual within society”. There are sensible reasons behind this; the University of Southampton, in line with recent studies, states that it offers the opportunity to study law through a literary prism of Shakespeare, Dickens, Kafka and others in order to “help law students to become more ethically sharp”. A study argues that reading literary fiction makes people show empathy, challenge prejudice, and be more flexible in their decision-making. A literary sensibility enables lawyers to present clear, structured opinions and briefs.
But what is it about the work of Shakespeare, in particular, that lends itself to legal quotation and reflection? After all, as Robert Peterson pointed out in “The Bard and the Bench”, all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays have been quoted by American courts, in over 800 judicial opinions. One answer lies in the fact that Shakespeare’s status embodies high culture; quoting him seeks to invest the judgment with credibility and induce a sense of history. Mr. Peterson notes that this can “drive decisions in authentic ways”. Another option is Shakespeare’s universality — everyone has either read, or claims to have read, plays like “Hamlet”. His works have become globally shared; the term “Shakespearean tragedy” induces a rise-and-fall story even if the listener is not familiar with the works themselves. The horrifying details of Mr. Pistorius’s actions on that night, placed in a familiar Shakespearean frame, helps members of the court, and the public, to make sense of the unnecessary bloodshed.
1、Why is Oscar Pistorius mentioned in the first paragraph?
A．To introduce the topic of the passage.
B．To explain why he was announced guilty of murder.
C．To show the appropriateness of Shakespeare’s comparison.
D．To highlight how Shakespeare influenced his conviction.
2、What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Studying law makes people more flexible in making right decisions.
B．The quotation from Shakespeare in court will keep up in the following decades.
C．The accusation against Twitter was overturned by Britain’s High Court in 2012.
D．It is a must for law students in America and Britain to take courses in Shakespeare’s play.
3、Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “embodies” in the last paragraph?
A．Creates. B．Shapes.
C．Promotes. D．Represents.
4、The reason why Shakespeare is often quoted in court is that__________.
A．he is universally recognized as a productive playwright
B．the quotation from him adds credibility to the judgment
C．there are many professional legal terms in his works
D．Shakespearean tragedy is globally read by people
5、How is the passage mainly developed?
A．By listing data. B．By presenting examples.
C．By analyzing phenomena. D．By making comparisons.
6、Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?
A．Why Lawyers Love Shakespeare
B．Famous Quotations from Shakespeare
C．How Shakespeare Created Popular Works
D．The Most Influential Playwright in History
23．（8分）We can achieve knowledge either actively or passively. We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and proving an idea, or by reasoning.
We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else. Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive. Conditioned as we are to passive learning, it’s not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday communication with friends and co-workers.
Unfortunately, passive learning has a serious problem. It makes us tend to accept what we are told even when it is little more than hearsay(传闻) and rumor.
Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesn’t show it to anyone. Then the person whispers it, word for word, to another person. That person, in turn, whispers it to still another, and so on, through all the people playing the game. The last person writes down the message word for word as he or she hears it. Then the two written statements are compared. Typically, the original message has changed.
That’s what happens in daily life. The simple fact that people repeat a story in their own words changes the story. Then, too, most people listen imperfectly. And many enjoy adding their own creative touch to a story, trying to improve on it, stamping it with their own personal style. Yet those who hear it think they know.
This process is also found among scholars and authors: A statement of opinion by one writer may be restated as fact by another, who may in turn be quoted by yet another; and this process may continue, unless it occurs to someone to question the facts on which the original writer based his opinion or to challenge the interpretation he placed upon those facts.
1、According to the passage, active learning may occur in ________.
A．reading scientific journals
B．listening to the teacher in class
C．doing a chemical experiment
D．watching news programmes on TV
2、What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Classroom. B．Newspapers.
C．Active learning. D．Passive learning.
3、The game Rumor is mentioned in Paragraph 4 in order to tell readers that ________.
A．playing games can make people more active
B．people tend to like telling lies when playing games
C．a message may be changed when being passed on
D．people may have problems with their sense of hearing
4、What can be inferred from the text?
A．Scholars and authors can’t be trusted.
B．Passive learning may not be reliable.
C．People like spreading rumors in daily life.
D．Active learning is more Important than passive learning.
24．（8分） Compassion（同情）is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into action. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register（收款机）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.
I couldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if fortune had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.
Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable, “Charge it to me,” was all he said.
What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion,