甘肃省临夏市临夏中学2025-2026学年英语高三第一学期期末学业水平测试试题.doc

甘肃省临夏市临夏中学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．Everything seemed to be going ________ for the first two days after I arrived in New York.
A．vividly B．generally C．frequently D．smoothly
2．Decades ago, scientists believed that how the brain develops when you are a kid ______ determines your brain structure for the rest of your life.
A．sooner or later B．more or less C．to and from D．up and down
3． _______ his overseas study, he was eventually employed by his dream company.
A．Having completed B．Completing
C．Completed D．To complete
4．________ by many potential customers, the salesman had to gather his courage and sell the product in different ways.
A. Having denied B．Denying
C．Being denied D．Having been denied
5．Most Schools have banned junk food and brought out new menus. “That’s cool!”said Andreas Petrou, 11th grader.
A．/; an
B．/;the
C．the; a
D．the; /
6．--- My God! I haven’t prepared the files for the new project yet!
--- _______. The boss won’t need it until next Friday.
A．There’s no doubt B．There’s no panic C．Good luck D．Sounds good
7．That children ______meet with setbacks is a matter of necessity as they_____, so parents don’t worry about that.
A．shall; grew up B．must； grew up C．can; grow up D．will; grow up
8．She was so angry and spoke so fast that none of us understood ______ he said meant．
A．that B．what C．that that D．what what
9．In my opinion, parents and teachers are supposed to set an example of good behavior to children _____ they are role models to them.
A．although B．even if C．unless D．as
10．----Can I park my car here?
----Sure not, we don’t allow here.
A．to parking B．park C．to park D．parking
11．Bathing crabs are raised in the Yangcheng Lake for at least six months， which is what makes them authentic and _____a high price．
A．estimate B．fetch
C．occupy D．predict
12．Playing with their peers, children learn to and not do exactly what they want to do.
A．compromise B．compete
C．contribute D．construct
13．I have to reschedule the appointment with you since there is a ______ in my arrangement.
A．contract B．contrast C．connection D．conflict
14．Usually Beijing Roast Duck _____ together with special pancakes, green onions and sweet sauce.
A．was served B．will serve
C．is served D．served
15．Mark has lived in China for many years, yet he still can't ________ himself to the Chinese customs.
A．observe B．adapt
C．lead D．devote
16．It was John who broke the window. Why are you talking to me as if I it?
A．had done B．have done C．did D．am doing
17．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
18．He always keeps an eye on shortcomings of his brother’s _________ refusing to admit his own mistakes.
A．but B．while
C．although D．though
19．I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite _______.
A．arbitrary B．reasonable C．mechanical D．conventional
20．You have a big mouth, Tom. You have told everybody the secret.
A．can’t B．mustn’t
C．shouldn’t D．mightn’t
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） During the period from 1660 through 1800, Great Britain became the world’s leader. Language itself became submitted to rules during this period. This need to fix the English language is best illustrated (描述) in the making of The Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson. Guides to the English language had been in existence before Johnson began his project in 1746. These, however, were often little more than lists of hard words. When definitions of common words were supplied, they were often unhelpful. For example, a “horse” was defined in an early dictionary as “a beast well known”.
Johnson changed all that, but the task was not an easy one. Renting a house at 17 Gough Square, Johnson began working in the worst of conditions. Supported only by his publisher, Johnson worked on the Dictionary with five assistants. Compared to the French Academy’s dictionary, which took forty workers fifty-five years to complete (1639-1694), Johnson’s dictionary was completed by very few people very quickly.
Balanced on a chair with only three legs, Johnson sat against a wall in a room filled with books. Johnson would read widely from these books, mark passages illustrating the use of a particular word, and give the books to his assistants so that they could copy the passages on slips of paper. These slips were then stuck to eighty large notebooks under the key words that Johnson had selected. Fixing the word by this method, Johnson could record a word，s usage and its definition.
How many passages were used? According to Johnson’s modern biographer Walter Jackson Bate, the original total number could have been over 20,000. How many words were defined by the lexicographer? Over 40,000 words appeared in two large books in April of 1755. Did Johnson fully understand the huge task he was undertaking when he began? As he told his contemporary biographer James Boswell, “I knew very well what I was undertaking and very well how to do it — and have done it very well.”
1、What is the problem of early English dictionaries?
A．They only offer simple pictures.
B．They list just a few foreign words.
C．They simply give some translations.
D．They add no more than some big words.
2、What does the underlined word “lexicographer” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A．A publisher. B．A biographer.
C．A maker of dictionaries. D．An assistant.
3、What can we infer about Samuel Johnson from the text?
A．He standardized English.
B．He cared about authority a lot.
C．He gained much financial support.
D．He complained of working conditions.
4、What is the purpose of this passage?
A．To discuss the problems of dictionaries.
B．To encourage people to work on a project.
C．To persuade people to buy the new dictionary.
D．To introduce how Johnson complete his dictionary.
22．（8分）I went to the cinema this afternoon to see La La Land. Before going into the screening my sister and I visited the ladies’ washroom. As we entered, a little blonde haired girl about 5 years of age opened one of the cubicle(小隔间)doors and ran out of the washroom, hot pants in hand and looking upset and overwhelmed.
I went after her. Her dad was standing outside. She quickly gave him the hot pants to dress her. Little sweetheart. She obviously couldn't manage to button up her hot pants. Even though she had her little white tights on, she must have felt embarrassed about the lack of hot pants.
I tried to calm and reassure her, saying, “When I saw dad standing outside I knew he was waiting for someone very pretty, but I just hadn't realized how, pretty she was going to be.” She didn't bite; dad smiled though. I offered to bring her back to wash her hands.
She was too tiny to squeeze soap out of the dispenser, so I helped her. I could see poor dad out of the side of my eyes .He was right at the door looking in. I went with her to the hand dryer, but she was so tiny that the sensor couldn't even detect her little hands. I lifted her up and her hands were properly dried, well at least a little.
I was moved by this little girl’s helplessness in an adult world. I also felt for dad having to trust that his little girl would feel safe and secure for the few minutes out of his sight.
I reached out for help. I tried to bridge the gap when a little helpless girl was a few minutes without a trusted adult and a concerned father had to for a moment accept he could not give her the security he wanted for her. It wasn't much but it helped a caring father and his little daughter and for that, I'm grateful.
1、Why did the little girl catch the author's attention?
A．She got frightened by strangers.
B．She needed clothing to cover her.
C．She was probably lost in the crowd.
D．She was in an embarrassing situation.
2、Why did the hand dryer fail to work for the little girl?
A．The size of the sensor was too small.
B．She was not tall enough to reach it.
C．She didn’t know how to operate it.
D．It was drying the author's hands.
3、How did the father feel in the story?
A．Helpless. B．Shy.
C．Shameful. D．Calm
23．（8分）World Breastfeeding Week(世界母乳喂养周) is an annual celebration held during the first week in August in more than 120 countries. The celebration aims to raise awareness about the health and economic benefits of breastfeeding One goal of this year’s event is to encourage governments to support workplace policies that help mothers breastfeed their babies for as long as possible. Another goal is to confirm that breastfeeding is normal and natural.
In 2016 The Lancet published a series on breastfeeding. The Lancet claimed that deaths of 823, 000 children and 20,000 mothers each year could be averted through universal breastfeeding, along with economic savings of US$300 billion. Many doctors recommend that babies be breastfed because the milk and closeness to the mother provide health benefits for newborns. Experts say breastfeeding allows a mother to share her immune protection with her baby. In countries with poor water quality especially, breastfeeding protects a newborn from dangerous infections.
Breastfeeding might benefit not just the child. In recent years, researchers have also been studying the health benefits of breastfeeding for the mother. A new study found that women who breastfed may have lowered their risk of heart disease or stroke by an average of 10 percent when they became older. The researchers found that women who breastfed had a 9 percent lower risk of heart disease and an 8 percent decreased risk of stroke. These percentages are in comparison to women who had never breastfed. The benefit of breastfeeding was even greater for women who nursed their babies for two years or more. Their heart disease risk was 18 percent lower and the risk of stroke 17 percent less than for those women who did not breastfeed.
1、What is the function of the first paragraph?
A．To introduce the topic of the text.
B．To emphasize that breastfeeding is of great benefit.
C．To tell us the background of World Breastfeeding Week.
D．To inform us of the goals of World Breastfeeding Week this year.
2、What does the underlined word “averted” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Increased.
B．Prevented.
C．Killed.
D．Improved.
3、What is the benefit of breastfeeding?
A．It can let a mother liver a longer life.
B．It can make the new baby never get ill.
C．It can reduce the baby’s risk of heart disease.
D．It can protect a new baby from dangerous infections.
4、What can be the best title for the text?
A．Different Researches on Breastfeeding.
B．Advantages and Disadvantages of Breastfeeding.
C．Introductions to 2017 World Breastfeeding Week.
D．Breastfeeding Benefits Both Babies and Mothers.
24．（8分） A young woman sits alone in a cafe sipping tea and reading a book. She pauses briefly to write on a nearby notepad（便条薄）before showing her words to a passing cafe waiter，"Where are the toilets please？"This is a familiar scene in Tokyo's so-called" silent cafes"，where customers are not allowed to speak，and only communicate by writing on notepads.
The concept rises from a desire to be alone among young Japanese，a situation brought by economic uncertainty，a shift in traditional family support structures and the growing social loneliness. The phenomenon（现象）is not limited to coffee shops but covers everything from silent discos，where participants dance alone wearing wireless headphones connected to the DJ, to products such as small desk tents designed for conversation-free privacy in the office. One Kyoto company even offers single women the opportunity to have a "one woman wedding"--a full bridal affair, complete with the white dress and ceremony, and the only thing missing is the groom. The trend has its own media expression--"botchi-zoku", referring to individuals who consciously choose to do things completely on their own.
One recent weekday afternoon, Chihiro Higashikokubaru, a 30-year-old nurse, traveled 90 minutes from her home to Tokyo on her day off in order to enjoy some solo time. Speaking quietly at the entrance of the cafe, Miss Higashikokubaru said, "I heard about this place via Twitter and I like the idea of coming here. I work as a nurse and it's always very busy. There are very few quiet places in Tokyo, and it's a big busy city. I just want to come and sit somewhere quietly on my own. I'm going to drink a cup of tea and maybe do some drawings. I like the idea of a quiet，calm atmosphere. "
The desire to be alone is not a new concept in Japan，home to about 3.6 million" hikikomori"--a more extreme example of social recluses（隐士）who withdraw completely from society.
1、What is special about the "silent cafe"？
A．It provides various tea and books.
B．People are not allowed to communicate.
C．It has attracted many young people.
D．It offers service by writing not by speaking.
2、Which of the following explains the idea of being alone in young Japanese？
A．The increasing social loneliness.
B．The stable economic situation.
C．The rising demand for privacy.
D．The rapid development of the Internet.
3、What do we know about Higashikokubaru？
A．She doesn't like to be a nurse.
B．She doesn't like the life in big cities.
C．She enjoys her solo time in a quiet place.
D．She travelled to Tokyo on her workdays.
4、What is the best title of the passage？
A．Silent Cafes B．Lonely Japanese
C．One Woman Wedding D．Social Recluses in Japan
25．（10分） It’s 3 o’clock and you’ve been hard at work. As you sit at your desk, a strong desire for chocolate overcomes you. You try to busy yourself to make it go away. But it doesn’t. Here is another situation. Perhaps you are not feeling well. The only thing you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup, like your mum used to make when you were sick as a child. Food cravings are a strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal.
Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare hunger and cravings this way. Hunger is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brain. They even call it simply “stomach hunger”. When our stomachs burn up all of the food we have eaten, a hormone (激素) sends a message to one part of the brain for more food, which regulates our most basic body functions such as thirst, hunger and sleep. The brain then produces a chemical to start the appetite and you eat. Hunger is a function of survival.
A craving is more complex. It activates brain areas related to emotion, memory and reward. These are the same areas of the brain activated during drug-craving studies. Because of this, some scientists call food cravings “mind hunger”. People often crave foods that are high in