安徽省亳州市2025-2026学年高三英语第一学期期末联考试题.doc

安徽省亳州市2025-2026学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．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
2．—I will be a vice president in a year or two.
—You can’t be serious!_______.
A．I can’t make it B．I can’t help it C．I won’t tell a soul D．I wouldn’t bet on it
3．—I know it is really a lot to ask, but can I use your apartment during the summer?
— ________. I happen to be out of town. It is all for your taking.
A．Behave yourself B．Be my guest
C．Have fun D．Take care
4．—You ought to have made an apology to Tom yesterday evening．
—Yes, I know I __ __．
A．ought to have B．have to C．should D．must have
5．The dining room is clean and tidy, with a table already ______for a big meal．
A. being laid B．laying C．to lay D．laid
6．—I will pick you up at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning. Is that all right?
—________. See you then.
A．I’d love to. B．That’s settled.
C．It’s up to you D．My pleasure
7．The infrastructure project has consumed so much money that we can't find any financial support and have to ______.
A．pull out B．pull through
C．catch up D．catch on
8．World Food Day is held each year to underline the progress that ________ against hunger and that still needs to be made.
A．is made B．was made
C．has been made D．will be made
9．This semester our school offers many optional courses for the students, _______ appeals to many students.
A．each of which B．all of whom
C．each of whom D．all of which
10．It is through years of research ________ scientists have discovered the relationship between social media addiction and depression.
A．since B．before C．that D．when
11．His children were his pride, and being a devoted father became a top ______ in his life.
A．capacity B．anxiety C．priority D．opportunity
12．Our society would be better off but for the fact that the economy ________ by the current global financial crisis.
A．had been affected B．were affected
C．should be affected D．is affected
13．He has made little preparation for the interview, so the chance of him succeeding in it is .
A．slim B．fantastic
C．obvious D．gentle
14．The college examination is ________________ easier this year than I have expected.
A．fairly B．quite
C．rather D．very
15．---Sorry to have broken your glass.
---_____________. You didn’t mean to, did you?
A．No problem B．Forget it
C．All right D．Don’t say so
16．Cells are important because they are organized structures that help living thing the activities of life.
A．carry on B．expand on
C．put on D．hang on
17．______ students should be given more free time is suggested by many experts and welcomed by kids in school．
A．What B．Why C．Whether D．That
18．Peter has previous experience, ______ I think he’s the right person for the job.
A．or B．but
C．for D．so
19．---Mr. Johnson has been chosen as the manager of the sales department.
---___________ he was so excited this morning.
A．No chance B．No way
C．Not possible D．No wonder
20．一Would you be so kind as to take this heavy box upstairs for me?
一
A．It's my pleasure． B．Help yourself．
C．Sure，with pleasure． D．Take your time．
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）As kids, my friends and I spent a lot of time out in the woods. “The woods” was our part-time address, destination, purpose, and excuse. If I went to a friend’s house and found him not at home, his mother might say, “Oh, he’s out in the woods,” with a tone (语气) of airy acceptance. It’s similar to the tone people sometimes use now a days to tell me that someone I’m looking for is on the golf course or at the gym, or even “away from his desk”. For us ten-yearolds, “being out in the woods” was just an excuse to do whatever we feel like for awhile.
We sometimes told ourselves that what we were doing in the woods was exploring (探索). Exploring was a more popular idea back then than it is today. History seemed to be mostly about explorers. Our explorations though seemed to have less system than the historic kind something usually came up along the way. Say we stayed in the woods, throwing rocks, shooting frogs, picking blackberries, digging in what we were briefly persuaded was an Indian burial mound.
Often we got “lost” and had to climb a tree to find out where we were. If you read a story in which someone does that successfully, be skeptical; the topmost branches are usually too skinny to hold weight, and we could never climb high enough to see anything except other trees. There were four or five trees that we visited regularly-tall beeches easy to climb and comfortable to sit in.
It was in a tree, too, that our days of fooling around in the woods came to an end. By then some of us has reached seventh grade and had begun the rough ride of adolescence (青春期). In March, the month when we usually took to the woods again after winter, two friends and I set out to go exploring. We climbed a tree, and all of a sudden it occurred to all three of us at the same time that we really were rather big to be up in a tree. Soon there would be the spring dances on Friday evenings in the high school cafeteria.
1、The author and his friends were often out in the woods to .
A．spend their free time
B．play golf and other sports
C．avoid doing their schoolwork
D．keep away from their parents
2、What can we infer from Paragraph 2?
A．The activities in the woods were well planned.
B．Human history is not the result of exploration.
C．Exploration should be a systematic activity.
D．The author explored in the woods aimlessly
3、The underlined word “skeptical” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A．calm B．doubtful
C．serious D．optimistic
4、The reason why we visited the four or five trees regularly is the following except that .
A．they were tall beeches
B．they were easy to climb
C．they were not hi to climb
D．they were comfortable to sit in
5、How does the author feel about his childhood?
A．Happy but short
B．Lonely but memorable.
C．Boring and meaningless.
D．Long and unforgettable.
22．（8分）Researchers continue to show the power behind our sense of smell. Recent studies have found, among other things, that the smell of foods like pizza can cause uncontrollable anger in drivers on roads.
The review explains that smell is unique in its effects on the brain. According to Conrad King, the researcher who carried out the review, “more than any other senses, the sense of smell goes through the logical part of the brain and acts on the systems concerned with feelings. This is why the smell of baking bread can destroy the best intentions of a dieter.”
Smell, which dictates(决定) the unbelievable complexity of food tastes, has always been the least understood of our senses. Our noses are able to detect up to 10,000 distinct smells. Our ability to smell and taste this extremely large range of smells is controlled by something like 1,000 genes (基因), which make up an amazing 3% of the human genome. Researchers Richard Axel and Linda Buck were together awarded a Nobel Prize in 2004 for their ground-breaking research on the nature of this extraordinary sense. These two scientists were the first to describe the family of 1,000 olfactory (嗅觉) genes and to explain how our olfactory system works.
According to one study in the research review, smelling fresh pizza or even the packaging of fast foods can be enough to make drivers feel impatient with other road users. They are then more likely to speed and experience uncontrollable anger on roads. The most reasonable explanation is that these can all make drivers feel hungry, and therefore desperate to satisfy their appetites.
In contrast, the smells of peppermint and cinnamon were shown to improve concentration levels as well as reduce drivers’ impatience. Similarly, the smells of lemon and coffee appeared to promote clear thinking and mental focus.
However, the way genes regulate smell differs from person to person. A study by researchers in Israel has identified at least 50 olfactory genes which are switched on in some people and not in others. They believe this may explain why some of us love some smells and tastes while others hate them. The Israel researchers say their study shows that nearly every human being shows a different pattern of active and inactive smell-detecting receptors.
1、What did Richard Axel and Linda Buck find out?
A．The type of food smells.
B．The logical part of human brain.
C．The nature of human olfactory system.
D．The relationship between food and feelings.
2、Which of the following can help people concentrate?
A．Bread. B．Pizza.
C．Coffee. D．Fast food.
3、What do we know from the last paragraph?
A．Some people can recognize up to 50 smells.
B．Every person has a different pattern of genes.
C．Different people are sensitive to different smells.
D．There are still some olfactory genes to be found out.
4、What is the passage mainly about?
A．Logic and behavior. B．Smell and its influence.
C．Sense ability and food tastes. D．Olfactory genes and its system.
23．（8分）Most cell phone companies design models especially for kids. But parents are usually the ones buying the phones, and paying the bill. According to a study, 56% of parents of children aged 8 to 12 have given their children a cell phone. According to a recent survey, 12 is the magic number. It is the most common age for kids to get their first cell phone. But 13% of children aged 6 to 10 already have one. That’s more than one out of every 10 kids.
Pro-cell phone people, including many parents, notice that cell phones help kids keep in touch with their friends and families. They believe that cell phones are an important tool in a dangerous situation. Kids can stay connected with their parents at all times, whether it’s to ask for a ride home from soccer practice or to receive a good – luck text message moments before a big game. Plus, some cell phone designed for kids can be controlled with settings that allow the phone to only be used in parent - approved ways. What’s the harm in that?
But other people are worried about the health and safety effects of kids’ cell phones. They believe that plugged - in kids could be missing out on other activities, such as playing outside or hanging out with friends, and that sending text messages or fielding phone calls while doing homework is bad for concentration. They say that kids are spending too much time texting instead of talking to each other. “Our brains evolved to communicate face to face,” says Gary Small, a professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, in California. “A lot of this is lost with texting.”
And some experts are also concerned about possible health risks. They worry that radiation or energy waves-released by cell phones could be harmful to young people. To be safe, many pediatricians advise limiting talk time.
1、The recent survey suggests that ________.
A．the number twelve can bring us good luck
B．most kids arc eager to have their own cell phones
C．many kids have their first cell phone at the age of 12
D．more than half of the parents can afford to buy cell phones
2、Pro – cell phone people probably refer to those who think that kids _________.
A．mustn’t own cell phone B．should have cell phones
C．had better make more friends D．may lose touch with others
3、What would be the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A．The disadvantages of cell phones. B．Cell phones designed for kids.
C．The kinds of cell phones. D．How to send text message.
4、The author’s attitudes toward the fact that kids have cell phones is _________.
A．supportive B．objective
C．negative D．optimistic
24．（8分）BEIJIHG, Dec. 7 (Xinhua)---China has released evidence confirming Japanese troops’ six-week campaign of slaughter in honour of the third National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims on Dec. 13. Some of the records had never been seen by the public before.
The Nanjing Massacre continues to haunt the country’s collective memory. For the survivors, their memories of that horrible winter will never fade. Luo Jin worked in a photo store at the time. One day he was asked by a Japanese officer to develop two rolls of film, among which he saw three photos showing Chinese people beheaded by Japanese soldiers. Risking his life, Luo held on to these photos and hid them in a secret place. After the war, he passed them on to a military court in Nanjing.
There is abundant evidence of the inhumane crime. Among the documents released were newspaper articles published after the massacre. One reported how the Japanese surrounded and slaughtered tens of thousands who they believed were Chinese soldiers. Another disclosed how Japanese military trucks rolled back and forth on bodies scattered along the river side.
On its website, China’s State Archives Administration said the documents released were not just records of the past, but lessons for the future.
The Nanjing Massacre documents are invaluable memories. They are of great value to recognize, oppose and stop inhumane, cruel and heartless acts, and to avoid human tragedies like the Nanjing Massacre from ever happening again. With these documents, we hope people will jointly oppose war, violence and shameless attempts to cover up the facts.
1、The passage mainly talks about ___________.
A．how the Nanjing Massacre happened
B．how the new evidence of the Nanjing Massacre was discovered
C．those who died in the Nanjing Massacre
D．some evidence of the Nanjing Massacre has been released recently
2、Which word has closest meaning to the underlined word “disclosed”?
A．Uncovered B．Discovered
C．Discussed D．Displaced
3、The following are the purposes of publishing the evidence of the Nanjing massacre Except _________.
A．To prevent this kind of cruelty happening again
B．To call on people to cherish peace
C．To arouse hate among Chinese against Japanese
D．To record the past and give a lesson to the future
4、Where is the passage most probably taken from?
A．A scientific report B．A Tourist guide
C．A novel D．A newspaper
25．（10分）Aryan worked for a well-known film and he had a loving and caring family. Aryan’s parents considered themselves to be the luckiest, to be blessed with such a wonderful child. But on the other hand, Aryan was not happy with himself, since he thought himself to be an ugly, unconfident and unattractive person.
One evening, while returning home from work, he, along with many people, was waiting for the bus. On arrival of the bus, Aryan somehow made his way into the bus and managed to find a seat.
After sitting, he looked around the bus and noticed a handsome and charming man sitting opposite him. On looking towards the man, Aryan became sad once again regarding his looks and p