2025年宁夏回族自治区六盘山高级中学 英语高三第一学期期末学业水平测试试题.doc

2025年宁夏回族自治区六盘山高级中学 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．Private cars will be required to stay off roads one out of five weekdays ____ the traffic pressure.
A．to reduce B．reducing C．reduced D．reduce
2．Thanks to Chinese people’s hard work and wisdom, China has _____ into the second largest economy.
A．evolved B．slipped C．extended D．shaped
3．Whether to favor urban development or the preservation of historical sites is especially controversial in China, where there exists rich history, diversified tradition and cultural ________.
A．surplus B．deposits C．accounts D．receipts
4．We packed all the hooks in wooden boxes so that they damaged.
A．don’t get B．won’t get
C．didn’t get D．wouldn’t get
5．—Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our business management?
—If you make ________ most of the equipment, there will be ________ rise in production.
A．the; a B．/; / C．/; a D．the; /
6．Generally speaking, ________according to the directions, the medicine has no side effect.
A．when taken B．when taking C．when to take D．when to be taken
7．Video games can be a poor influence if ________ in the wrong hands.
A．to leave B．leaving C．leave D．left
8．Men must consider eating, drinking, clothing and finding shelter _____ they can pursue entertainment and recreation.
A．until B．unless
C．before D．because
9．My toothache me. I thought it was going away, but it is getting worse now.
A．kills B．is killing C．has killed D．killed
10．—How are you getting along with your German, Kate？
—Oh, Mr．Black, I’m so tired of it．Maybe I should drop out _____ it kills me．
A．when B．after C．while D．before
11．Various efforts ________ in the past decades to protect the environment.
A．had made B．have made
C．were made D．have been made
12．I was an only child, and ________ I had no experience of large families.
A．so B．but
C．or D．while
13．–Excuse me, sir, didn’t you see the red light?
–Sorry, my mind ________ somewhere else.
A．has been wandering B．was wandered
C．was wandering D．has been wandered
14．— 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
15．The maple trees turn a brilliant red in autumn, adding another to the colors in the harvest season.
A．theme B．version
C．category D．dimension
16．With the development of economy，our income has increased ________ 10% in less than a year.
A．for B．by
C．on D．at
17．— Tell me something about his match in Sydney.
— Well，he got the championship， we had expected.He made it at last.
A．as B．what C．why D．how
18．—Let’s go to the cinema this Sunday morning.
—I’d love to，but I ________ as a volunteer in my community then.
A．will work B．have worked
C．will be working D．was working
19．Another study of 302 volunteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differences in the degree ______ people view “volunteer” as an important social role.
A．by which B．to which C．in which D．from which
20．We offered to pay our half of the cost that was needed to restore the shared doorway but Charles would have of it.
A．nothing B．anything
C．none D．any
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）How many girls in this world fall behind? The answer is hard—too many to count. This is why the phrase “Go Get It Girl” popped up in my head one day. This would be my project. Thus begins the journey of my Cold Award project, the largest and most important step of Girl Scouts (女童子军).
“Go Get It Girl” is a girl’s self-empowerment (自我授权) project centered on a website called gogetitgirl.org. It focuses on areas including education, health, and financial literacy. The education section includes information on applying to college and, maintaining good grades. The health section contains information on basic health and self-respect. Lastly, the financial literacy section has all the information a girl needs to manage her money properly.
As part of my project, I was able to work one-on-one with girls in elementary, middle, and high school. I gave a speech at a local high school’s College Night. I spoke to Hispanic girls and their parents about applying to college. In addition, I worked with an organization called Cool Girls, Inc. Cool Girls is an organization focused on the advancement of girls in all aspects of their development. I worked at the afterschool program, Cool Girls Club. The girls I worked with were primarily minorities, and Cool Girls truly helps them to rise above any current difficulties in their lives.
To provide inspiration for the girls who visit gogetitgirl.org, I interviewed successful women in my community, including a doctor and business owner.
The project has been a lot of work, arid it’s not over yet. It will never be over, hopefully, because I will always look for ways to help girls.
1、102．What does the underlined phrase “popped up” in Paragraph to) refer to?
A．took root. B．gained popularity. C．made its way. D．appeared all of a sudden.
2、104．What does the writer mainly tell us in the first paragraph?
A．Why the writer started “Go Get It Girl’. B．Why many girls fall behind.
C．How Girl Scouts is founded. D．What Girl Scouts refers to.
3、106．What can help a girl learn how to make both ends meet?
A．Education. B．Cool Girls Club. C．Financial literacy. D．College Night.
4、108．Why did the writer interview successful women in the community?
A．To finish the Gold Award project as soon as possible.
B．To offer good ideas to girls visiting gogetitgirl.org.
C．To promote the local community construction.
D．To seek financial support for the project
22．（8分）If you thought pilots dimmed（调暗）the lights before takeoff to give you some shuteye, think again. Believe it or not, the dim lighting could actually help save your life in case of a plane emergency.
The dimmed lights before taking off the runway and landing are a flight precaution used to help passengers’ eyes adjust quicker during an emergency escape. “Going from a brightly lit environment to one that’s completely dark would require some time for our eyes to focus and see the escape slide,” Alice Theriault, service director for Air Canada wrote in a press statement. “Since we need to have all the seconds on our side in the event of an emergency, dimming the lights is one of many steps we take to ensure the safety of our customers.”
The phenomenon that your eyes see those strange speckles (小斑点) as your sight adjusts to a dark place after being in a light place is called dark adaptation. It normally takes our eyes about 20 to 30 seconds to see best in a dark room. The brighter the lights, the longer it takes for our eyes to adjust, which is why dimming the plane lights could shorten your “dark adaptation” time since you haven’t been sitting under fluorescent bulbs (荧光灯) all flight.

Not only does dimming lights add valuable time to the escape process, but it reduces the tension on your eyes if you need to look outside, or see the emergency lighting along the passage. “It helps keep you in the right direction.” Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of Cockpit Confidential told The Telegraph. “It also makes it easier for flight attendants to assess any outside risks, such as fire or debris, that might affect an escape.” So next time a pilot dims the lights, just know it’s for your safety, even though it creates a gentle atmosphere for your takeoff into the sky.
1、The lights are turned down before takeoff to help passengers_______.
A．escape in time of emergency
B．take a short break
C．create a comfortable atmosphere
D．enjoy themselves
2、Which of the following is True according to Paragragh 2 and 3?
A．Dimming lights is required when accidents happen.
B．Our eyes need some time to adapt to the change of light.
C．Speckles are caused by the use of dimmed lights.
D．It is required for pilots to turn off lights during the flight.
3、What is the function of shortening “dark adaptation” time?
A．Slowing down the landing.
B．Adjusting the plane lights.
C．Keeping passengers calm.
D．Helping the crew judge outside risks.
4、What is the text mainly about?
A．A tip to make air travel safer.
B．An emergency event happening on a plane.
C．An explanation of an airline safety measure.
D．A warning message from the pilot.
23．（8分）The bristlecone pine is the longest-living thing on the earth. These trees, with their strangely-shaped, wind-beaten limbs(枝干), can live up to 5,000 years. But experts worry that a warming climate in some areas may threaten its future.
Researchers say warmer weather is permitting a similar kind of tree, the limber pine, to take over good growing places from the ancient bristlecone. They say the tree is being crowded out of mountainous areas where it grows.
“The bristlecone pine is the oldest individually growing organism,” researchers say. They grow in high mountain forests in eastern California, Nevada and Utah. In those mountains, the trees face high winds and extreme temperatures, which leave them with twisted limbs and shapes. “Even in such tough conditions,” Brian Smithers, a researcher at the University of California, said, “the limber pine is taking all the good spots.”
The limber pine is the bristlecone’s distant relative and competitor. It can also live a long time——up to 2,000 years. And it is usually found at lower altitudes, where temperatures are warmer. However, according to a three-year study which centered on trees that have started growing in the last 50 years in California’s White Mountains, most of the trees growing at higher altitudes were limber pines.
Scientists compared the competing species to two o1d men in a very slow race up a mountainside. This race between such slow-growing trees takes thousands of years. They say climate change is causing the competition.
Smithers said the bristlecone pines are not in danger of disappearing. But he assumes they could be crowded out of some places where they have grown for thousands of years.
The researchers say the findings show how climate change can affect the two kinds of trees. The information, they say, can help scientists understand more complex forests.
1、What’s the function of Paragraph 1?
A．To introduce a topic. B．To summarize the whole passage.
C．To describe the appearance of a tree. D．To praise the hard work of the experts.
2、What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．There will be older trees sent out of those mountains.
B．There will be more places covered with bristlecone pines.
C．There will be better limber pines replacing the ancient ones.
D．There will be fewer bristlecone pines growing in those areas.
3、According to the passage, the reason why limber pines can grow at higher altitudes is_________.
A．the high winds B．the difficult conditions
C．the changing climate D．the extreme temperatures
4、What is the researchers’ attitude towards the future of the bristlecone pine?
A．Positive. B．Concerned.
C．Enthusiastic. D．Indifferent.
24．（8分）Eighteen years ago, Terry Grahl, was pregnant with her fourth child. “Money was very tight.” Terry recalls. So when her mom called to ask if she'd like to go shopping at the local fabric( 布料)store for the coming Christmas, she couldn't say no because she knew she badly needed some fabrics to make new clothes for her children. “1 remember walking around, gazing at all this beautiful fabric, wondering whether there is anything cheap that I could afford. And I could still get some money left to buy Christmas gifts for my family.”
Well, Terry’s mom must have known what Terry was thinking. Smiling kindly, she whispered to Terry, “You pick any fabrics you like. It’s your Christmas gift from me.” Terry’s eyes were filled with tears as the cart began to overflow with many fabrics, but not because Terry was planning on making herself a pretty dress or a pair of curtains for the kitchen. Rather, Terry’s mom's kindness had inspired some holiday gift ideas in Terry, and it didn’t take long for Terry to figure out what she was going to do with all that fabric.
“I was going to make my first quilt.” She explains. “Every night I would work on this queen-size quilt. With every stitch(一针), I thought about all that my mom had done for me over the course of my childhood, during which we were always battling homelessness, but Mom somehow managed to fill our lives with love and make everything okay.”
On Christmas day, five days after her baby girl was born, Terry handed her mom a gift box. Inside was the quilt she had sewn, from the fabric her mother had given her as a gift.
1、438．What do we know about Terry eighteen years ago?
A．Terry made a living by making clothes.
B．Terry had a bad relationship with her mom.
C．Terry and her family lived a hard life at that time.
D．Terry often went shopping at the local fabric store.
2、440．Which of the following words best describes her mom?
A．Strict. B．Critical
C．Faithful. D．Generous.
3、442．What made Terry change her idea about Christmas gift?
A．The value of the fabric. B．The responsibility for her family.
C．The memory of her childhood. D．The endless love from her mother.
4、444．What is the best title for the text?
A．A Christmas Day B．The First Quilt
C．Colorful Fabrics D．Hard Childhoo
25．（10分） We humans are a curious species． As NASA says on its website，"Humans are driven to explore the unknown， discover new worlds， push the boundaries of our scientific and technical limits，and then push further． "
And space exploration is where we\e been "pushing" our furthest curiosity．
The year 2019 began with two pieces of exciting space exploration news． On Jan． 3， China landed a spacecraft，Chang′e 4，on the moon's far side﹣the side we can′t see from Earth﹣for the first time in human history． And according to a report published on Jan． 9 in Nature， scientists from the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment （CHIME） detected repeated radio signals from a galaxy 1.5 billion light years away， possibly sent by intelligent aliens．
However， what，s even more exciting than the news is the fact that whenever speaking of space exploration， we forget our political and cultural differences﹣the things that so obsess us．
"When you go into space， you become part of this overall collective （集体）called ‘humanity， Ken Liu， Chinese﹣American sci﹣fi writer and translator，told Quartz website． "You′re no longer Chinese， American， Russian …Your culture is left behind． You're now just ‘humanity' with a capital ‘H'． "
This magic has worked all the way along our journey into space． When US astronaut Neil Armstrong （1930﹣2012）becam