2025-2026学年河北省衡水市重点名校高三英语第一学期期末学业质量监测模拟试题.doc

2025-2026学年河北省衡水市重点名校高三英语第一学期期末学业质量监测模拟试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．By doing so, you can ________ more information and details about the topic, and better understand it.
A．keep up with B．do away with
C．have access to D．get down to
2．The new product is beyond all praise and has quickly taken over the market ________ its superior quality.
A．in terms of B．on account of
C．on behalf of D．on top of
3．_______ progress it is, you can’t stop moving forward.
A．Whatever great B．However great
C．No matter how great D．How great a
4．U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in China’s economic center Shanghai on Sunday night, November 15th2009, ______a state visit to China.
A．starting B．started C．to start D．having started
5．______ the students were hearing the exciting news!
A．How happily B．What a fun C．What pleasure D．How pleased
6．Anyone with an eye on the employment situation knew the assessment about economic recovery _______ just around the corner was correct.
A．being B．to be C．was D．having been
7．---My son is addicted to computer games. He is hopeless，isn't he？
---Yes，_____________he is determined to give up and start all over.
A．if B．unless
C．though D．so
8．Roger trained hard for the tournament for months, but unfortunately he had to _______ due to a knee injury.
A．pull out B．work out
C．try out D．give out
9．How come? I can’t find my key. I just left it ________ it had been.
A．where B．which
C．when D．how
10．A good suitcase is essential for someone who is ______ as much as Jackie is.
A．on the rise B．on the line
C．on the spot D．on the run
11．I am sure that the girl you are going to meet is more beautiful_______ than in her pictures.
A．in nature B．in movement C．in the flesh D．in the mood
12．______much pressure the U.S. government put on the Chinese government, China would stick
to its own policy of exchange rate.
A．However B．Wherever C．Whatever D．Whoever
13．---Mum, can you tell me why some parents send their children to study abroad at a very young age?
---__________, darling. I have never thought about it.
A．You have got me there B．Take your time
C．You bet D．Don’t be silly
14．-- -____that he manage to get the information?
---Oh，a friend of his helped him.
A．Where was it B．What was it
C．How was it D．Why was it
15．Among the young people, there is a growing tendency _____ money more highly than quality of life.
A．regarding B．to regarding C．to regard D．regarded
16．Raising the incomes of the poor is likely to be ineffective in a wealthy society, ________ accompanied by other measures.
A．once B．when C．if D．unless
17．I would not be seeing the film Green Book now _____ me up in time.
A．were Kathy not to pick B．had Kathy not picked
C．if Kathy hasn’t picked D．if Kathy did not pick
18．People expect Shanghai Disneyland Park to offer better service than ________ of Tokyo’s.
A．this B．it C．one D．that
19．—Sorry, I didn’t hear the door bell ring.
—Your bell . Perhaps it needs repairing.
A．never worked B．is never working
C．never works D．had never worked
20．An old lady came to the bus stop only the bus had gone.
A．to run ; to find B．running;to find C．and ran ; finding D．running; finding
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） On a cool morning, Wilson Kasaine walks along a dirt path in southern Kenya. Actually, Kasaine is tracking lions. Particularly, he is tracking one lion called Marti.
Tracking lions on foot may sound dangerous, but Kasaine has been doing it for most of his life. Born in a traditional Maasai family, he understood the beauty and risk of the wildlife. Living with big game forces him to develop a good sense of where animals have been and where they might be going. During his 12-kilometer walks to and from school, he learned how to tell the paw prints of a lion from those of other animals.
Growing up, Kasaine knew that improving his tracking abilities would help him avoid other dangerous animals. But maybe Kasaine didn’t know that, years later, he would be tracking lions specifically to encounter them and to protect them. Today he leads a small group of wide-eyed tourists over a red sandy path in the reserve, searching for the lion that has left upon it his unmistakable prints.
Each year, tens of thousands of tourists come to Kenya’s national parks to try to visit the “big five”: elephants, rhinoceros, leopards, buffaloes, and lions. The attraction of these animals to people all over the world means that the nation’s economy is tied to the protection of its wildlife. If Kenya’s wildlife disappears, so does its second-largest source of income.
Considering the rapid urban development in Kenya, this isn’t unimaginable. In 2016, a study shows that many of the nation’s most treasured species have fallen to less than one-third of their population counting from just 40 years ago. The number of lions fell too. In 1998, the nation was home to over 15,000; only about 2,000 remain today. Several experts have predicted they could disappear entirely from the country in the next two decades.
Wildlife protection efforts in Kenya must be at the sacrifice of other things. People were forced to leave their land and into smaller surrounding regions. Communities like Kasaine’s are now finding it increasingly difficult to maintain a traditional Maasai lifestyle. But they are glad that their sacrifice really makes a difference.
1、What did Kasaine learn on his way to school and back home?
A．The beauty and risk of the wildlife.
B．The method of telling different plants.
C．The skills of telling different paw prints.
D．The lifestyle of a traditional Maasai family.
2、What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A．The lion. B．The path.
C．The reserve. D．The group.
3、Why is Kenya making efforts to protect wildlife?
A．To improve the nation’s economy.
B．To offer more jobs to the local people.
C．To show the importance of the “big five”.
D．To set a good example to other countries.
4、What do we know from the fifth paragraph?
A．The lions in Kenya are in danger of dying out.
B．The number of species declined seriously in 2016.
C．The nation’s economy is experiencing a very hard period.
D．Species in Kenya decreased every year in the recent ten years.
5、How does Kasaine feel about his sacrifice?
A．Unpleasant. B．Hopeful.
C．Doubtful. D．Worthwhile.
22．（8分）5 Secrets of Web Travel Sites
Booking a trip on an online travel site is convenient, but comes with its own set of problems.

1. They know who’s on a Mac and who’s on a PC and who’s going
to spend more.
Last year, US travel research company Orbitz tracked people’s online activities to test out whether Mac users spend more on travel than PC users. On average, Mac users lay out US$20-30 more per night on hotels and go for more stars, according to the Wall Street Journal. As a result, online travel sites show these users more expensive travel options first. To avoid inadvertently paying more, sort results by price.
2. Their software doesn’t always hook up to the hotel’s system.
A guaranteed reservation is almost impossible to come by anywhere – but the risk of your flight or hotel being overbooked increases with third-party providers. The middle-man’s software isn’t immune to system errors, so always call the hotel or airline to make sure your booking was processed.
3. Don’t be fooled by packages: Often, they’re low-end items grouped together.
Ever notice how travel sites recommend a hotel, a rental car, and tour package all in one click? These deals usually feature travel that no one wants, like flights with multiple layovers. Check the fine print.
4. You could miss out on loyalty points.
Third-party providers can get between you and frequent flyer miles or points. Many hotel loyalty programmes don’t recognize external sites, others award only minimum points and exclude special offers, like double points on hotel stays.
5. Once your trip is purchased, you’re on your own.
An online travel agency can’t provide assistance the same way an agent can if a flight is cancelled or a room is substandard. Basically, when you arrive at the airport or hotel, you’re just another client who booked at the lowest rate.
1、Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Third-party providers can ensure your reservation.
B．Mac users are likely to spend more money than PC users.
C．An online travel agency functions the same as an agent.
D．Packages usually provide travelers with satisfactory programmes.
2、What’s the purpose of the passage?
A．To encourage readers to book a trip on an online travel site.
B．To make an advertisement about several travel sites online.
C．To convince readers not to book a trip on an online travel site.
D．To warn readers of some problems with booking trips online.
23．（8分）High levels of chocolate consumption might be associated with a one third reduction in the risk of developing heart disease, suggests a study published online in the British Medical Journal. The findings confirm results of existing studies that generally agree on a potential beneficial link between chocolate consumption and heart health. However, the authors stress that further studies are needed to test whether chocolate actually causes this reduction or if it can be explained by some other unmeasured factor.
The World Health Organization predicts that by 2030, nearly 23 6 million people will die from heart disease. However, lifestyle and dict are key factors in preventing heart disease, says the paper, A number of recent studies have shown that eating chocolate has a positive influence on human health due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. This includes reducing blood pressure and improving insulin sensitivity.
However, the evidence about how eating chocolate affects your heart still remains unclear. So, Dr Oscar Franco and colleagues from the University of Cambridge carried out a large scale review of the existing evidence to evaluate the effects of eating chocolate on cardiovascular(心血管)events like heart attack and stroke.
They analyzed the results of seven studies, involving over 100,000 participants with and without existing heart disease, For each study, they compared the group with the highest chocolate consumption against the group with the lowest consumption.
Five studies reported a beneficial link between higher levels of chocolate consumption and the risk of cardiovascular events. They found that the “highest levels of chocolate consumption were associated with a 37% reduction in cardiovascular disease and a 29% reduction in stroke compared with lowest levels.” No significant reduction was found in relation to heart failure.
The authors say the findings need to be interpreted with caution, in particular because commercially available chocolate is very calorific (around 500 calories for every 100 grams)and eating too much of it could lead to weight gain, risk of diabetes and heart disease.
However, they conclude that given the health benefits of dating chocolate, initiatives to reduce the current fat and sugar content in most chocolate products should be explored.
1、Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A．There used to be studies about the beneficial link between chocolate consumption and heart health.
B．Millions of people will die from heart disease according to the WHO
C．There are still other factors that may reduce the risk of heart disease.
D．There is clear evidence about how eating chocolate affects your heart.
2、What are the possible causes of heart disease ?
A．Eating chocolate
B．Unhealthy diet
C．Exercising regularly
D．Drinking coffee.
3、What’s the authors’ attitude towards the findings?
A．cautious
B．doubtful
C．disapproving
D．negative
4、What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．We should eat less chocolate.
B．Chocolate benefits our health.
C．We should consider the fat and sugar problem.
D．Eating chocolate will lead to fat gain naturally.
24．（8分）Every day, we are inching closer to some kind of artificial intelligence. Advances in big data, machine learning and robotics are going to give us a world where computers are effectively intelligent in terms of how we deal with them. Should you be scared by this? Absolutely, but not in the usual “robot overlords” (机器人帝国) kind of way. Instead, the real fear should be about getting human beings wrong, not getting AI right.
The key to the technology is the ability of computers to recognize human emotions based on the ‘‘activation” of muscles in the face. A computer can identify the positions of facial muscles and use them to infer the emotional state of its user. Then the machine responds in ways that take that emotional state into account.
One potential application of it is to provide “emotional robots” for the elderly. Having a machine that could speak in a kind way would comfort a lonely older person. That is a good thing, right? But that won’t also relieve us from questioning how we ended up in a society that takes care of the elderly because we don’t know what else to do with them? Can’t we have more humane solutions than robots?
“Emotion data” aren’t the same thing as the real and vivid emotional experiences we human beings have. Our emotions are more than our faces or voices. How can they be pulled out like a thread, one by one, from the fabric of our being?
Research programs can come with much philosophical concern, too. From the computers’ point of view, what the computing technology captures are emotions, but at its root is a reduction of human experience whose outward expressions can be captured algorithmically (计算上). As the technology is used in the world, it can reframe the world in ways that can be hard to escape from.
The technology will clearly have useful applications, but once it treats emotions as data, we may find that it is the only aspect of emotion we come to recognize or value. Once billions of dollars floods into this field, we will find ourselves trapped in a technology that is reducing our lives. Even worse, our “emotion data” will be used against us to make money for someone else. And that is what scares me about AI.
1、Why does the author feel scared of the development of artificial intelligence?
A．The technology is developing much too slowly.
B．Computers can’t recognize human emotions.
C．Robots would get control of human beings.
D．People may use artificial intelligence improperly.
2、Why does the author dislike the idea of providing “emotional robots” for the elderly?
A．The aged people will find it hard to live with them.
B．What elderly people need is much more than that.
C．It can’t relieve us of the pressure from modern society.
D．It’s impossible to use them to