河北省廊坊市省级示范高中联合体2025年高三英语第一学期期末联考试题.doc

河北省廊坊市省级示范高中联合体2025年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．If I can help , I don’t like working late into the night.
A．so B．that C．them D．it
2．— How would you like your tea?
— _____.
A．Veryquickly B．Asitcomes,please C．Verymuch D．Idon’tliketea
3．— Cathy, in my opinion, is very ________.
— Absolutely! She prefers home life to going out.
A．domestic B．energetic
C．dynamic D．enthusiastic
4．I writing the paper as scheduled, but my mother’s illness interfered. I hope you will excuse me.
A．am to have finished B．was to have finished
C．was to finish D．ought to finish
5．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
6．One should accomplish tasks____________ instead of always tuning to others for help.
A．independently B．actively
C．skillfully D．voluntarily
7．. Jenny was sad over the loss of the photos she shot in Canada, _________ this was a memory she especially treasured.
A．if B．when C．as D．where
8．We live in this society now ________ literally someone is always helping.
A．when B．where
C．that D．what
9．I ________ my cellphone last night. Now the battery is running out.
A．could have charged B．might charge
C．should have charged D．would charge
10．The boy is having a fever. You’d better damp a towel and lay it ______ his forehead.
A．across B．within
C．through D．beyond
11．More subway lines______ to make travelling easy in Beijing in the coming years.
A．will build B．will be built
C．build D．are built
12．---When shall we start the reconstruction of the historic building?
--- Not until our program ______ by the authority.
A. will approve B. will be approved
C. has approved D. has been approved
13．We are so tired. ______ we could take the day off tomorrow!
A．Only if
B．What if
C．If only
D．If so
14．Due to large investment in housing, many cities can ________ the flow of new arrivals, improving the quality of their life.
A．give rise to B．make way for C．take part in D．keep pace with
15．I’ve known Sarah for nearly ten years. She _________ once my customer.
A．is B．has been
C．was D．had been
16．The meeting planned   next Monday is very important.
A．to be held B．held
C．being held D．holding
17．Sarah ______ change her mind, even though she knew the plan was hard to carry out.
A．mustn’t B．wouldn’t
C．shouldn’t D．needn’t
18．The young man who was expected to ________ his father’s company, made an unusual decision that he would start his own business.
A．hand over B．think over
C．go over D．take over
19．—Could you tell me the____ of making such tasty cakes?
— Well, I just follow the directons in the cookbook.
A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick
20．—Come on,please give me some ideas about the project.
—Sorry.With so much work _______ my mind,I almost break down.
A．filled B．filling C．to fill D．being filled
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）Dear Miss Hanff，
You will be glad to know that the two boxes of eggs and the tins of tongue have all arrived safely and once again we all wish to thank you most sincerely for your extreme generosity. Mr. Martin，one of the older members of our staff, has been on the sick list for some time and we therefore let him have the lion’s share of the eggs, one whole boxful in fact, and of course he was delighted to get them. The tins of tongue look very inviting and will be a welcome addition to our larders (食物橱) and in my case will be put on one side for a special occasion.
I enquired at all the local music shops but was unable to get the Messiah or Bach’s St. Matthew Passion in stiff covers in clean, secondhand copies, and then I found they were available from the publisher in new editions. Their prices seemed a bit high, but I thought I had better get them and they have been sent by Book Post a few days ago, so should arrive any day now. Our invoice，total $4.20, is enclosed with the books.
We are sending you a little gift for Christmas. We do hope you will not have to pay any duty on it. We will mark it “Christmas Gift” and keep our fingers crossed. Anyway，we hope you will like it and accept it with our sincere best wishes for Christmas and the coming year.
My name is certainly not of Welsh origin. As it is pronounced to rhyme with the French word “Noel”，I think there may be a possibility that it originated in France.
Yours sincerely,
Frank Doel
1、What can we infer from the text about Frank and his colleagues?
A．They lived a busy life. B．They were treated badly.
C．They were in poor health. D．They lacked living materials.
2、What was Miss Hanff expected to receive?
A．Tasty food. B．Some money.
C．Copies of music. D．Secondhand books.
3、Why was Frank going to mark the gift with the words “Christmas Gift”?
A．To avoid tax. B．To make a wish.
C．To show the content. D．To declare its value.
4、Whom did Frank most probably write to?
A．A friend. B．An assistant.
C．A customer. D．A workmate
22．（8分） You can either travel or read, but either your body or soul must be on the way. The popular saying has inspired many people to read or go sightseeing. Traveling, just like reading, is a refreshing journey from the busy world. Books, brain food, can keep you company on your travel.
1. On the Road, 1957, by Jack Kerouac
The book is a globally popular spiritual guide book about youth. The main character in the book drives across the US continent with several young people and finally reaches Mexico. After the exhausting and exciting trip, the characters in the book begin to realize the meaning of life. The book can be a good partner with you to explore the United States.
2. Life is Elsewhere, 1975, by Milan Kundera
Jean-Jacques Rousseau once said, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” The book tells a young artist’s romantic but miserable life, about how he reads, dreams and has a relationship. Experience the artist’s passionate life in the book during a trip to Central Europe. The book invites you to deeply reflect on your current life.
3. The Stories of the Sahara,1967, by Sanmao
The book narrates the author’s simple but adventurous life in the Sahara Desert, which seems a desolate and dull place. The fancy natural scenery and life there, along with the author’s romantic and intensive emotions will inspire you to explore the mysterious land. Reading the book is like participating in a dialogue with the author, who is sincere and humorous.
4. Lotus,2006, by Annbaby
This novel set in Tibet, tells three people’s stories, each with their unique characteristics. It reveals modern people’s emotions and inner life, their confusion about love, and exploration of Buddhism. The book is a good partner to bring you to the scared land Tibet.
1、Which book is about the exploration of life value through a journey?
A．On the Road. B．Life is Elsewhere.
C．Lotus. D．The Stories of the Sahara.
2、Whose book is suitable to accompany your trip to Germany?
A．Milan Kundera’s. B．Sanmao’s.
C．Annbaby’s. D．Jack Kerouac’s.
3、What can we learn from the text?
A．The Stories of the Sahara records the dialogues between the author and her readers.
B．Life is Elsewhere promotes readers’ consideration of their present lives.
C．Lotus is a religious book which explores Buddhist culture in Tibet.
D．On the Road is intended to advise a classic route for driving across the US.
4、What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A．To advertise four travel guidebooks.
B．To introduce four novels about traveling.
C．To recommend four books linked to destinations.
D．To arouse readers’ interest in reading books.
23．（8分）Losing weight comes with a lot of health benefits—including making your brain sharper.
Yes, it turns out that overweight may damage cognitive functions (认知功能) such as memory and attention. There have been few studies of overweight and cognitive functioning, possibly because it is generally believed that it is not a primary risk cause for poor cognitive performance. Losing weight, therefore, may help improve these mental functions, according to a new research led by John Gunstad, assistant professor of psychology at Kent State University.
Growing evidence suggests that being fat is linked to cognitive deficits (缺陷). So Gunstad and his team guessed that losing weight might improve mental function. For their study, they measured memory and attention in a group of 150 overweight participants, some of whom had some kind of operation for weight loss and some did not. All of the volunteers completed mental skills tests to assess their abilities of memory and attention at the beginning of the study, and again 12 weeks later. To begin with, about 24% of the patients showed damaged learning and 23% showed signs of poor memory when tested. At the end of the study, those who had lost weight after operation improved their scores into the average or above average range for cognitive functions. Scores for the volunteers who didn’t lose weight dropped even further.
The study helped Gunstad to find out whether losing weight had any effect on mental function. Now that he’s seen the positive effect that weight loss can have on memory and attention, he says he will next study those who choose to lose weight by the traditional way—eating healthier and getting more active. He expects that losing weight in this way will have a similarly positive effect on the brain. “If we can improve the condition with operations, then we can probably produce the same change with behavioral weight loss as well,” he says.
1、There is less research on overweight and cognitive functions because researchers ________.
A．believe overweight only affects our body
B．have focused on ways to sharpen people’s mind
C．do not consider overweight a main cause for low cognitive ability
D．are clear about the relation between weight and mental functions
2、The result of Gunstad’s study shows that ________.
A．losing weight has little effect on people’s memory
B．losing weight can improve people’s mental functions
C．overweight people are likely to have psychology problems
D．overweight people’s abilities of concentration differ greatly
3、What is Gunstad planning to prove next in his research?
A．Slim people are smarter than overweight people.
B．Healthy diet is better than exercise in losing weight.
C．Traditional ways of losing weight are better than operation.
D．Overweight people will get smarter by taking more exercise.
4、Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A．Body Weight and Health
B．Losing Weight by Operation
C．Ways to Improve Mental Functions
D．Losing Weight to Sharpen Your Mind
24．（8分） British children used to play conkers (板栗游戏) in the autumn when the horse-chestnut trees started to drop their shiny brown nuts. They would select a suitable chestnut, drill a hole in it and thread it onto a string, then swing their conker at that of an opponent until one of them broke. But the game has fallen out of favour. Children spend less time outdoors and rarely have access to chestnut trees. Besides, many schools have banned conkers games, worried that they might cause injuries or nut allergies.
That sort of risk-averseness(规避风险) now spreads through every aspect of childhood. Playgrounds have all the excitement designed out of them to make them safe. Many governments, particularly in societies such as America, have tightened up their rules, requiring parents to supervise(监管) young children far more closely than in the past. Frank Furedi of the University of Kent, a critic on modern parenting, argues that allowing children to play unsupervised or leaving them at home alone is increasingly described as a symptom of irresponsible parenting.
In part, such increased caution is a response to the huge wave of changes. Large-scale urbanization, smaller and more mobile families, the move of women into the labor market and the digitization of many aspects of life have unavoidably changed the way that people bring up their children. There is little chance that any of these trends will be changed, so today's more intensive(精细化的) parenting style is likely to go on.
Such parenting practices now embraced by wealthy parents in many parts of the rich world, particularly in America, go far beyond an adjustment to changes in external conditions. They mean a strong bid to ensure that the advantages enjoyed by the parents’ generation are passed on to their children. Since success in life now turns mainly on education, such parents will do their best to provide their children with the schooling, the character training and the social skills that will secure access to the best universities and later the most attractive jobs.
To some extent that has always been the case. But there are more such parents now, and they are competing with each other for what economists call positional goods. This competition starts even before the children are born. The wealthy classes will take their time to select a suitable spouse and get married, and will start a family only when they feel ready for it.
Children from less advantaged backgrounds, by contrast, often appear before their parents are ready for them. In America 60% of births to single women under 30 are unplanned, and over 40% of children are born outside marriage. The result, certainly in America, has been to widen already massive social inequalities yet further.
All the evidence suggests that children from poorer backgrounds are at a disadvantage almost as soon as they are born. By the age of five or six they are far less “school-ready” than their better-off peers, so any attempts to help them catch up have to start long before they get to school. America has had some success with various schemes involving regular home visits by nurses or social workers to low-income families with new babies. It also has long experience with programmes for young children from poor families that combine support for parents with good-quality child care. Such programmes do seem to make a difference. Without extra effort, children from low-income families in most countries are much less likely than their better-off peers to attend preschool education, even though they are more likely to benefit from it. And data from the OECD’s PISA programme suggest that children need at least two years of preschool education to perform at their best when they are 15.
So the most promising way to ensure greater equality may be to make early-years education and care for more widely available and more affordable, as it is in the Nordics. Some governments are already rethinking their educational priorities, shifting some of their spending to the early years.
Most rich countries decided more than a century ago that free, compulsory education for all children was a worthwhile investment