北京西城3中2025-2026学年英语高三第一学期期末学业水平测试试题.doc

北京西城3中2025-2026学年英语高三第一学期期末学业水平测试试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．—You mean the position is still vacant?
—Yes, but you must know our job is very demanding.
—_______.
A．With pleasure B．I don’t mind C．Don’t mention it D．That’s all right
2．Halfway through the chapter ____ I didn’t take anything in.
A．did I realize B．had I realized
C．I realized D．I would realize
3．Muir succeeds ______ other designers have failed—her clothes are Original, yet stylish.
A．that B．what C．which D．where
4．A grand banquet was held by Elizabeth II _____ President Xi’s current state visit to the UK.
A．in terms of B．in honor of
C．in favor of D．in memory of
5．Mr. Chapman retired at 70 after he nearly 40 years with the Gas Company．
A．had spent B．has spent C．spends D．would spend
6．It is widely acknowledged in foreign companies that employees should be ________ in terms of innovation capability.
A．examined B．evolved
C．evaluated D．encouraged
7．The national park has a large collection of wildlife, ________ from butterflies to elephants.
A．to range B．range
C．ranging D．ranged
8．There was never any time for Kate to feel lonely, ________ she was an only child.
A．ever since B．now that
C．even though D．as though
9．It is so difficult a question_______ none of the kids could work it out.
A．as B．that C．which D．X
10．_______ you hear from me to the contrary, expect me on Friday at about 6 pm.
A．Unless B．Until
C．While D．Although
11．The new secretary is and therefore the manager is satisfied with her work.
A．effective B．efficient C．specific D．sufficient
12．If I _____it with my own eyes ,I wouldn’t have believed it.
A．didn’t see B．weren’t seeing
C．wouldn’t see D．hadn’t seen
13．_______, the dancers practise hard to make their dreams come true.
A．Instead of being disabled B．Being disabled
C．Disabled as they are D．In case of being disabled
14．—Have you heard of yesterday's gas explosion?
—Yes. Only two of the 35 miners at the scene ________ to have made it out safely.
A．have thought B．are thought
C．had thought D．were thought
15． we go there by train or by ship makes no difference．The time and the fees are the same．
A．Which B．How C．Whether D．Why
16．Please call my secretary to arrange a meeting this afternoon，or____________ it is convenient to you.
A．wherever B．however
C．whichever D．whenever
17．The problem with the current system allows anyone to commit a similar crime without . It needs to be fixed.
A．being punished B．punished
C．to punish D．punishing
18．Li Hua ____ his money for dollars before he went on a holiday in America.
A．exchanges B．has exchanged
C．will exchange D．had exchanged
19．—Uncle Wang is in hospital.
—Oh, really? I ____________. I _____________ go and visit her.
A．didn’t know; am going to B．hadn’t known; would
C．haven’t known; will D．didn’t know; will
20．The little girl ________ a foreign language fairly quickly.
A．picked up B．got up C．stepped up D．made up
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） Do you completely understand your teenagers who are between 13 to 19? They may live a happy and meaningful life on condition that you know what changes they are undergoing.
The teenage life is full of happiness, sadness enjoyment and it can he interesting too. This is because in the teenage life a teenager is subjected to physical growth, and hormonal changes. They may be in a stage of conflict like undergoing puppy love. This is only a normal part of life.
Teenagers should enjoy life by making friends with peers in healthy activities such as camping, picnic, swimming and so on. Through friends, a teenager learns to joke, laugh and play to release stress and tension. By making friends, the teenager learns to sweeten his or her joys and even eases the bitterness of life’s downtime.
Many teenagers are very conscious of their physical outlook. It is at this part of their life that beauty strikes as the main self-image. They love to follow up with the latest trends for dressing and hairstyle. Some girls and boys go on a crash diet to slim down in order to look attractive. However, making up is not a must for their good image.
Parents tend to play a role in a teenager’s life. They like to control their freedom and have a say on what the teenagers do. Therefore, teenagers have cases of disagreements, disputes, quarrels and even runaways from homes among some teenage girls. To avoid this, parents should be more in their teenager’s shoes.
There are also negative problems that may pop out during a teenage life. Some teenagers are easily affected by the mass media and the people around them. They may be involved in violent behavior, drugs taking, smoking, drinking and so on. Others tend to let off their anger by destroying public property. There will be more harm than good if nothing is done.
1、Why are teenagers’ lives full of ups and downs?
A．They usually undergo puppy love.
B．They have a variable character.
C．They are too young and lack experience of life.
D．They are experiencing personal body changes.
2、What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?
A．Making friends has a deep influence on teenagers.
B．Teenagers play jokes on nobody other than friends.
C．Teenagers benefit from attending healthy activities.
D．Friends can help teenagers ease the bitterness of life.
3、What do teenagers do to improve their physical outlook?
A．They eat whatever they like.
B．They prefer doing making up.
C．They follow up fashion trends.
D．They learn how to do with hairstyle.
4、What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?
A．Parents often misunderstand their teenagers.
B．Parents don’t know what their teenagers need.
C．Parents should wear their teenagers’ shoes more often.
D．Parents should think more in their teenagers’ position.
5、What is the author’s intention of writing this passage?
A．To recommend parents to show kindness to teenagers.
B．To tell parents to focus on the changes teenagers undergo.
C．To encourage parents to follow up with the latest trends.
D．To advise parents to offer proper guidance to teenagers.
22．（8分） People often feel anonymous (匿名) on the Internet. They believe their browsing behaviors and what they buy or write can be private as they want. In fact, that’s far from true, a new study finds.
Websites usually offer a statement that describes what they may or may not do with data about a user’s activities. You might be attracted to read through that entire document. But be prepared for disappointment. These documents tend to list only a small part of the websites which are allowed to have access to your data. Therefore, it’s impossible for users to make informed judgments about how private their online activities are.
The new research explored the disclosure on data-sharing by 200, 000 websites. These included the Arkansas state government homepage and the Country Music site. The study analyzed how these sites shared data with third parties. Such recipients of your data could be advertisers or companies that make money by selling personal data. The study also examined how those sites had described their policy for protecting the data privacy.
Timothy Libert, who works at Oxford University, studies data privacy. For this analysis, he used a software tool called webXray. It tracked 1.8 million data shared by each of those websites with third-party data collectors. Only 14.8% of those data went to third parties that were named in the sites privacy policies.
Data that were transferred to widely familiar third parties—Google, Facebook and Twitter—were more likely to be leaked than those were transferred to unknown parties. Libert found that 38.3% of data sent to Google had been leaked.
Even if a website listed all of the third parties it shared your data with, users still might never learn how widely their data had been shared. Why? Third parties that receive data can later share those data again. Think of your data now being transmitted to anonymous fourth and fifth parties. Getting online is “sort of like throwing beans in the air,” Libert concludes. “There’s no way to know where your data end up.”
1、What aspect of the websites statements will disappoint people?
A．The length of the documents. B．The reliability of the information.
C．The readability of the contents. D．The accuracy of the language.
2、What does the underlined word “disclosure” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A．Reveal. B．Money.
C．Disappointment. D．Advertisement.
3、What did Libert find in his study?
A．More than a quarter of data-sharing went to unnamed third parties.
B．The data on the Internet is always kept secret by third parties.
C．Widely familiar third parties could collect users’ data more difficultly.
D．Widely familiar third parties were more likely to leak out users’ online data.
4、What is the best title for the text?
A．Famous websites are no longer safe
B．Private data can no longer be private
C．Data-sharing is becoming very unpopular
D．Large companies make money by selling personal data
23．（8分） There are many programs for high school students today that help lonely teenagers deal with loneliness. However, loneliness is not only an issue for teens but also an important and rarely acknowledged one in the elderly.
In Britain, Tracey Crouch was appointed to be the first Minister of Loneliness in order to address the issues caused by loneliness. This is the first time such a position has been created.
In Britain, there are around 9 million people who say they are lonely frequently. In Germany, a study conducted by Ruhr University Bochum found that 20 percent of people over the age of 85 felt lonely, and 14 percent of those between age 45 and 65 felt socially lonely. In the United States, more than 25 percent of the population lives alone, more than 50 percent are unmarried.
Loneliness is generally associated with heart disease, overweight, and anxiety. Additionally, the stress from loneliness can cause your cells to change on a molecular(分子)level that reduces its abilities to defend your body against diseases. In fact, doctors believe having feelings of loneliness is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes per day in regard to its effect on health!
In Britain, the new Minister of Loneliness will help introduce government policies on the issue and fund a charity—an organization for helping people in need, to devote their efforts towards aiding loneliness. There are charities that link lonely seniors to high school students in order to give them a line of communication whenever they feel lonely!
The possibilities for the new Minister of Loneliness are endless. For example, she can provide education services to household businesses so that they can identify lonely customers if they see one. Loneliness fits into the category of being a social issue that must be monitored by the entire community in order to help those in need. Therefore, government involvement in medical services and care for seniors and others is vital for happy seniors.
1、How does the author develop Paragraph 3?
A．By listing some statistics.
B．By giving examples of lonely people.
C．By pointing out similarities and differences.
D．By comparing different cultures in different countries.
2、What does the underlined word “equivalent” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Relevant. B．Similar.
C．Opposite. D．Superior.
3、What will the Minister of Loneliness do?
A．Do housework for lonely people.
B．Develop friendships with the elderly.
C．Help fund charities to aid lonely people.
D．Communicate with anxious school students.
4、What is the main idea of the text?
A．UK becomes the capital of loneliness. B．Loneliness affects old people’s life worldwide.
C．Many teenagers suffer from loneliness. D．UK’s Minister of Loneliness settles loneliness.
24．（8分） Pastime is a bi-monthly magazine for curious young minds. Many of the topics we write about won’t be covered in the classroom. All the articles are written in a lively style, and each one is paired with drawings by some of the country’s most talented artists.
◆ History focuses on archaeological (考古的) sites around the world where archaeologists work to unearth important finds.
◆ World includes stories about daily life, folk tales, history and traditions of the people and places.
◆ Sport includes nutrition tips, information about up-and-coming young athletes, and sports events.
◆ Art stimulates a child’s cultural life, from film to theatre through to writing and music.
On top of all that, Pastime is packed with items to stimulate a youngster’s imagination, including pages of puzzles and a step-by-step guide to creating their own impressive-looking drawings.
In every issue, we review the latest books top authors write for youngsters. There are also short works of fiction written especially for Pastime by some of our best writers.
We know that children at this age are dealing with many emotions and sometimes difficult feelings, so we have a personal advice page to reply to questions dealing with personal and moral problems.
Unlike many of today’s throwaway comics, Pastime is written and designed to be kept and treasured. We know children love going online—but we also know how much they enjoy holding a printed magazine in their hands and the excitement they get when each new issue drops through the letterbox personally addressed to them.
Subscription
Pastime is published six times a year. An annual subscription costs just ￡20 and makes a great gift for any child aged eight to twelve.
To order by phone: Dial 1-800-821-0156 and use Offer Code WEBSAVE86 for print-only subscriptions.
You can cancel at any time for magazines that haven’t been shipped yet.
1、According to the passage, the magazine is published ______.
A．every month
B．every two months
C．three times a month
D．six times a month
2、If a reader is interested in festivals, he can read ______.
A．History B．World
C．Sport D．Art
3、What does the magazine provide?
A．Photos of talented artists.
B．Stories created by children.
C．Suggestions on readers’ problems.
D．Book reviews written by students.
4、How do the children react to the printed magazine?
A．Favorable. B．Critical.
C．Unconcerned. D．Confused.
5、Subscribers of Pastime need to know that the magazine ______.
A．offers electronic copies
B．costs ￡20 for each copy
C．is for kindergarten children
D．can be cancelled before shipping
25．（10分）Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother. Expecting a whole day to relax，he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favorite TV talk show on her first day off in months. “This will be like a walk in the park,” he told his wife, “I’ll look after the kids, and you can go to visit your mom.”
Things started well，but ju