2025年四川省眉山第一中学办学共同体高三英语第一学期期末联考试题.doc

2025年四川省眉山第一中学办学共同体高三英语第一学期期末联考试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．— The movie Lalaland is awesome. It’s really a pity that you didn’t make it.
— Sorry, I ________. I was too busy then.
A．didn’t B．did
C．wouldn’t D．would
2．Had Mary not been hurt in the car accident, ________ the next week’s marathon.
A．she would run B．she would have run
C．she will run D．she must have run
3．For many days I have been trying to ________ what it is that makes Jack so annoyed.
A．carry out B．figure out
C．watch out D．stand out
4．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
5．I admire my English teacher. I can remember very few occasions _____ she stopped
working because of ill health.
A．that B．when
C．where D．which
6．.---Would you have told him the answer had it been possible?
.---I would have, but I _____ so busy then.
A．had been B．were C．was D．would be
7．Don’t forget to send ______ attended the conference a follow-up email.
A．however B．whatever
C．whoever D．wherever
8．Which do you prefer, tea or coffee?
—_______. I really don’t mind.
A．Both B．None C．Neither D．Either
9．—All the containers have been unloaded! Can it have been done by Frank?
—Impossible! He ________ his car last night.
A．has fixed B．had fixed C．would fix D．was fixing
10．— What great changes have taken place in our city in the last few years!
— Indeed, many high buildings have _______all over the city.
A．wound up B．sprung up C．held up D．made up
11．--Mum, I don’t think I am qualified enough to do this.
--Honey, be confident! You should know it is ____ a man thinks of himself ___ really determines his fate.
A．that; that B．how; that C．what; that D．how; that
12． ，dear! Things won’t be as bad as you think. There certainly will be chances for you.
A．Hurry up B．Look up
C．Cheer up D．Make up
13．Thanks for your useful advice; otherwise I ______ such rapid progress.
A．didn’t make B．couldn’t have made
C．hadn’t made D．shouldn’t have made
14．––Did you have to do much for the dinner party?
––Helen ________ everything by the time I got home.
A．finished B．was finishing C．would finish D．had finished
15．I think Tom will make a good monitor, ________ I’d like to vote for him.
A．but B．for
C．or D．so
16．Taking targeted measures to help people lift themselves out of poverty, _____has been predicted, is fruitful.
A．what B．which
C．as D．that
17．The conditions in the local school were fairly _____, no electricity and no basic teaching facilities available.
A．unique B．typical
C．Primitive D．Stable
18．Let Harry play with your toys as well, Clare — you must learn to ________.
A．support B．care
C．spare D．share
19．Three days after the aircraft went missing, an international effort ________ ships and planes hasn't found any wreckage, ________ growing frustration for the families of the 239 people on board.
A． involved; causing B． to involve; caused
C． involving; causing D． involving; having caused
20．— Anything to drink? What about coffee?
— Er… I think I’ll have a cold drink coffee.
A．other than B．more than C．less than D．rather than
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） "Acting is the least mysterious of all crafts," Marion Brando once said. But for scientists, working out what is going on in an actor's head has always been something of a puzzle.
Now, researchers have said actors show different patterns of brain activity depending on whether they are in character or not.
Dr Steven Brown, from McMaster University in Canada, said, "It looks like when you are acting, you are suppressing (压制) yourself; almost like the character is possessing you."
Brown and colleagues report how 15 actors, mainly theatre students, were trained to take on a Shakespeare role — either Romeo or Juliet — in a theatre workshop. They were then invited into the laboratory, where their brains were scanned in a series of experiments.
Once inside the MRI scanner, the actors were asked to answer a number of questions, such as: would they go to the party? And would they tell their parents that they had fallen in love?
Each actor was asked to respond to different questions, based on two different premises (前提). In one, they were asked for their own perspective, while in the other, they were asked to respond as though they were either Romeo or Juliet.
The results revealed that the brain activity differed depending on the situation being tested. The team found that when the actors were in character, they use some third-person knowledge or inferences about their character.
The team said they also found additional reduction in activity in two regions of the prefrontal cortex (前额皮质) linked to the sense of self, compared with when the actors were responding as themselves.
However, Philip Davis, a professor at the University of Liverpool, was unimpressed by the research, saying acting is about far more than "pretending" to be someone — it involves embodying (体现) the text and language.
1、How did Dr Brown's team conduct their research?
A．By scanning the brain activity of some actors.
B．By doing a survey with some theatre goers.
C．By interviewing some theatre teachers.
D．By consulting some experienced researchers.
2、What is the finding of Dr Brown's research?
A．Acting is not as mysterious as people think.
B．Actors' brain activity differs when they are acting.
C．Acting is far more than pretending to be the character.
D．Actors' brain activity is more active when they are in character.
3、How did Philip Davis react to the research?
A．He supported it. B．He doubted it.
C．He explained it. D．He advocated it.
4、What is the text mainly about?
A．A debate of how the brain functions.
B．A play written by Shakespeare.
C．A research on the brain activity of actors.
D．A report of the cooperation of scientists and actors.
22．（8分） I started reading Shakespeare when I was nine, after my grandfather, an actor, sent me a copy of Romeo and Juliet. The story and the language attracted me. I found out about Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand (SGCNZ)and started volunteering for them when I was about 10. When I was 13, I managed to run a film project with SGCNZ.
I'm home-educated and a part-time correspondence student(函授生)as well. We have a drama group made up of quite a few people who are also home-educated .I've also joined Wellington Young Actors,a youth theatre company. There are many similarities and differences between being home-educated and attending a five-day programme. I love hearing other students' reactions when meeting them and share my different ways of experiencing the world with them. While explaining the way I learn can be a challenge, I love helping people to understand there isn't just one way of learning.
Being home-educated has offered me the freedom to have an individualized education and to pursue my passions. My education has always been about making those focuses but I do lots of the same things as people who attend five-day programs do. Shakespeare is a great approach to lots of things around English,history and the arts. I think something you learn when you perform is connection. You have to have a connection with your fellow actors, with the audience and with Shakespeare. I learn this from actually being on stage and from taking part in different Shakespeare festival programs.
I believe it's the emotion in Shakespeare that makes it relevant today. You can be reading something that was written 400 years ago and be able to see parts of your life in the work as it shows you how to understand the world and explore a lot of different ideas.
1、What can“a five-day program”be?
A．A film project. B．A reading activity.
C．School education. D．Stage performance.
2、Why does the author choose home education?
A．To be different from others. B．To better focus on his passions.
C．To enjoy more personal freedom. D．To improve his academic performance.
3、What do we know about the author?
A．A famous young actor. B．A loyal program volunteer.
C．a home education writer. D．A devoted Shakespeare-lover.
23．（8分） The popular wisdom for years has been that drinking in moderation (适度)—that’s one “standard” drink a day for women and two for men-is linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular (心血管的) disease. But recent studies are casting some doubt on that long-held learning. Science now says it depends on your age and drinking habits.
A 2013 study of nearly 2 million British with no cardiovascular risk found that there was still a modest benefit in moderate drinking, especially for women over 11 who drank five drinks a week. Why that age? Alcohol can influence the substance in the blood in positive ways, experts say, and that’s about the age when heart problems begin to occur.
Also, a 2014 study found that drinking more than 100 grams of alcohol per week—equal to roughly seven standard drinks in the United States or five to six glasses of wine in the UK—increases your risk of death from all causes and in turn lowers your life expectancy. Links were found with different forms of cardiovascular disease, with people who drank more than 100 grams per week having a higher risk of stroke, heart failure.
Another 2014 study found that consistently drinking a moderate amount of alcohol, within recommended guidelines, had a protective effect on the heart over time. Unstable drinking habits were associated with a higher risk of heart disease, which the authors reflected might indicate broader lifestyle changes, such as poor health or stress. Former drinkers were also at greater risk.
Overall, however, the latest thinking is that any heart benefit may be outweighed by other health risks, such as high blood pressure, certain cancers and liver damage.
Women who drink are at a higher risk for breast cancer; alcohol contributes about 2% of the overall risk, possibly because it raises certain dangerous hormones in the blood. Drinking can also increase the chance you might develop liver, mouth and oral cancers. One potential reason: Alcohol weakens our immune systems, making us more likely to inflame (发炎)—a driving force behind cancer.
1、Why does moderate drinking benefit women over 11?
A．It helps them live longer than men.
B．It reduces the chance of some heart problems.
C．It destroys the harmful chemicals in their blood.
D．It helps them recover from cardiovascular disease.
2、What can we learn from paragraph 3?
A．Drinking more than 10 grams of alcohol per week is surely harmful.
B．Solid links were found between the disease and the amount of alcohol.
C．The lifespan varies according to amount of consumed alcohol.
D．Seven standard drinks are the recommended amount of drinking in the UK.
3、Who will be at a lower risk according to the 2014 study?
A．Consistent drinkers with lifestyle changes.
B．Unstable drinkers with lifestyle changes.
C．Consistent drinkers within recommended amount of alcohol.
D．Unstable drinkers within recommended amount of alcohol.
4、Which can be the best title for the text?
A．Moderate drinking habits benefit the heart.
B．Moderate drinking weakens our immune systems.
C．Moderate drinking can prevent cancer.
D．Moderate drinking does more harm than good to health.
24．（8分）Nowadays, especially in China, everything seems to favor social intercourse(社交) , such as gatherings of friends, KTV, group travel, dining tighter, playing cards and Mahjong, plus the Chinese-style " street-crossing group. " Back home, discussions can still be boisterously carried on within the " circle of friends" of WeChat.
However, these scenes cannot always ease a sense of loneliness. Zhu Ziqing, a well-known professor of Tsinghua University, signed with emotion: "My loneliness increases as scene becomes much busier. " One popular song today is also called " A lonely man in crowds. " Actually, engaging in social intercourse requires ability, while being alone involves the whole character.
These days, it is not easy to calm down totally and return to one' s true self. Willpower, intellect and discipline are required. Einstein said: "It is not your working time but your spare time that determines the possibility of whether you will be successful or not. " The "spare time" he referred to could be taken as " spending time by yourself. "
Lonely life could be either dull, boring and tasteless or abundant, interesting and colorful, depending on one' s quality, ambition and inspiration.
Just as the body constantly requires energy, the mind and soul also demand never stopping inputs. However,information, processed and integrated (融入) into knowledge, thoughts and feelings, instead of bustle (忙碌) seems to be the right condition. Successful careers m all walks of life worldwide have proved that "the soul grows in peace and talent is nurtured in loneliness". In a sense, it may be reasonable to say that " Happiness tends to be shallow while loneliness involves depth".
Man, in fact, needs loneliness more than happy time, and only abundant loneliness can produce quality happiness.
1、Which of the following can replace the underlined the word "boisterously" in paragraph l?
A．surprisingly B．sadly
C．busily D．peacefully
2、What can we infer from the second paragraph?
A．Being alone marks people depressed.
B．Social intercourse improves our happiness.
C．One may feel lonely even when surrounded by people.
D．We should attend social intercourse to decrease our loneliness.
3、What can we know from Einstein's words?
A．You should be successful if you spend all your time by yourself.
B．You should exercise more if you want to keep your minds healthy.
C．You will not become successful if you join in more social intercourse.
D．You will be more successful if you can make your lonely time meaningful.
4、Which may be the best title for this passage?
A．Live on Your Own B．Happiness and Loneliness
C．The Secret of Success D．Practice Your Social Ability
25．（10分）I entered high school having read hundreds of books. But I was not a good reader. Merely bookish, I lacked a point of view when I read. Rather, I read in order to get a point of view. I searched books for good expressions and sayings, pieces of information, ideas, themes-anything to enrich my thought and make me feel educated. When one of my teachers suggested to his sleepy tenth-grade English class that a person could not have a "complicated idea" until he had read at least two thousand books, I heard the words without recognizing either its irony (嘲讽)or its very complicated truth. I merely determined to make a list of all the books I had ever read. Strict with my