山东省青岛第三中学2025-2026学年高三英语第一学期期末学业水平测试试题.doc

山东省青岛第三中学2025-2026学年高三英语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．According to The Sun, British scientists have solved the ancient riddle of ________ came first—chicken or egg?
A．who B．what
C．which D．that
2．I was expecting a present from her, so I was disappointed I didn’t receive ______.
A．it B．one C．that D．the one
3．一When he know the result of today’s job interview?
一In a couple of days．
A．should B．may C．shall D．must
4．The couple was initially looking forward to having an overseas wedding but had to drop the idea after facing ________ from parents.
A．recognition B．toleration
C．opposition D．proportion
5．Wild applause ______when the crowd waiting heard the announcement of the arrival of the pop star at their community.
A．made out B．broke out C．let out D．worked out
6．It was announced that only after the candidates’ papers were collected _____to leave the room.
A．had they been permitted B．would they be permitted
C．that they would be permitted D．that they had been permitted
7．—Do you know why the teacher asks for me?
—He wants you to ________ your absence last night.
A．account for B．call for
C．send for D．reach for
8．The new means of transport ________ in this city, so whether it will work out remains to be seen.
A．have never tried B．has never tried C．have never been tried D．has never been tried
9．We all sighed with ________ relief when ________ plane finally landed safely.
A．a; / B．/; the
C．a; a D．a; the
10．— Can I lie about seeing a text because I was too busy or lazy to respond to it?
— Receiving a text does not necessarily mean you have to respond．Why waste a perfectly good lie ________ the truth will serve?
A．unless B．until C．when D．while
11．________ the concert to raise money for hunger relief and to make the public aware of the problem, Geldof invited many famous musicians to take part in it.
A．Intended B．Intending C．Having intended D．To intend
12．Please don’t make so loud noise．The news of the volcanic eruption in Indonesia ____and I want to listen．
A．is broadcast B．is being broadcast
C．has been broadcast D．had been broadcast
13．He was admitted to Harvard University, ________ was just what his parents expected.
A．who B．which
C．what D．where
14．--Could you please cut the price a little?
--Er... _________ you buy more than ten.
A．even if B．so long as C．in case D．as soon as
15．—Alice, why aren’t you at work today?
—I a day off．
A．have given B．have been given C．gave D．was given
16．________ your generous help, I do believe I have a better understanding of your country and culture.
A．But for B．Out of
C．Thanks to D．As to
17．In order to satisfy the needs of the market, the electric company has ______ its focus to tablet computers and smart mobile phones.
A．switched B．shaped
C．directed D．discovered
18．I don’t like fish, so I eat it unless I was extremely hungry.
A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．wounldn’t
19． F/ friendships fade away if there isn’t ___good balance between the give and the take．
A．The;/ B．/;a C．The; a D．/;the
20．— May I go out to play basketball, Mum?
—________ Do what you like.
A．Go ahead! B．You’ve got it.
C．It’s your turn. D．Not at all!
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）If you believe in thermometers（温度计）,you should believe in global warming. And if you believe in eating fries with your burger, you should worry more about carbon emissions.
It won't happen overnight, but as the planet's climate changes, the growth cycles of main crops will all be heavily affected .Here are three of the crops that might not beat the heat.
The potato actually needs a great deal of beauty rest to develop properly. “They need a cool nighttime temperature in order to start growing the tuber, the part that we eat,” Nelson says.
Temperature and altitude are two primary concerns in coffee growth, and farmers are stuck between a rock and a hard place. “We know that coffee grows in a certain temperature range,” Nelson says. “They've been moving up the mountains, but at some paint you run out of mountains to move up.” Higher-grade strains of Arabica coffee in Central American regions are at particular risk due to the need for lower growing temperature, especially since diseases and pests are also becoming more of a factor as temperatures rise.
Even if you're looking at the direct effects of temperature alone, rice is in trouble. “As nighttime temperatures go up ,the rice is going to have a problem flowering and won't make as many seeds,” Nelson says. In addition to this direct heat consequence, rising sea levels will flood many rice fields and destroy water salinity levels while droughts will lower production, raise prices, and further shame westerners who are too clumsy with chopsticks to be able to clear their plates once a new grain is adopted.
1、What is the closest meaning to the underlined word “emissions” in Paragraph 1?
A．Mixture. B．Pollution.
C．Going down. D．Letting off.
2、What does the potatoes' development need according to Nelson?
A．Enough water and salt. B．Cool temperature at night.
C．Much sunshine and fresh air. D．Sudden rise of the temperature.
3、The rice is difficult to flower, probably because______.
A．sea levels go up suddenly B．the temperature rises at night
C．many seeds can't be produced D．both temperature and altitude rise
4、What is the best title for the text?
A．How Does Global Warming Affect Westerners
B．How Does The Cool Temperature Affect Ride
C．What Is The Real Reason For Crops' Growth
D．Three Crops That Won't Survive Minor Climate Changes
22．（8分）A scientist who developed a way to calculate how much water is used in the production of anything from a cup of coffee to a hamburger was awarded the 2008 Stockholm.Water Prize.
Professor John Anthony Allan of the University of London in Britain won the award for introducing the idea of “virtual water（虚拟水）”,a calculation method that has changed the nature of trade policy and research.
Allan has written seven books and published more than 100 papers.
The Stockholm International Water Institute said this idea is now embedded（埋藏）in the production of foods and industrial products.The institute said Allan's work had made a big effect on global trade policy and research, especially in water-scarce（缺水的）regions.
“The improved understanding of trade and water management issues on local,regional and global scales are of the highest value for the successful and sustainable（可持续的）use of water resources,”it said.
“People do not only use water when they drink it or take a shower,”the institute said.“Behind the morning cup of coffee,there are 140 liters of water that was used to grow,produce,package and ship the beans.”That is about as much water as a person in England uses on average for all daily drinking and household needs.
"For a single hamburger,about 2,400 liters of water are needed.In the USA,the average person uses nearly 7,000 liters of virtual water every day."It said that was more than three times the average use of a Chinese person.
1、Allan was awarded the prize because______.
A．he wrote seven books on trade policy
B．he published more than 100 papers on water management
C．lie found a new kind of water in water-scarce areas
D．he came up with the idea of virtual water
2、Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The average American uses about 7,000 liters of water a day.
B．The average Chinese uses nearly 2,300 liters of virtual water a day.
C．An Englishman usually drinks about 140 liters of coffee a day.
D．A hamburger usually contains about 2,400 liters of water.
3、What do we learn about John Anthony Allan from the passage? .
A．He won the 2008 Nobel Prize.
B．He has written over 100 books.
C．He works at the University of London.
D．He lives in the USA．
4、What effect does the idea of virtual water have?
A．It helps us realize the importance of trade.
B．It helps people do successful business.
C．It helps us make use of water scientifically.
D．It tells us how much water we use a day.
23．（8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.
24．（8分）People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions — and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why.
Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly(均匀的) across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.
"We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions," Jack said. "Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth."
According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations.
The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of. expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.
It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than did Westerners. "The cultural difference in eye movements that____show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions," Jack said. "Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less."
In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation.
1、The discovery shows that Westerners .
A．pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth
B．consider facial expressions universally reliable
C．observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways
D．have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions
2、What were the people asked to do in the study?
A．To make a face at each other. B．To get their faces impressive.
C．To classify some face pictures. D．To observe the researchers' faces.
3、What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 6 refer to?
A．The participants in the study.
B．The researchers of the study.
C．The errors made during the study.
D．The data collected from the study.
4、In comparison with Westerners, Easterners are likely to .
A．do translation more successfully
B．study the mouth more frequently
C．examine the eyes more attentively
D．read facial expressions more correctly
5、What can be the best title for the passage?
A．The Eye as the Window to the Soul
B．Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions
C．Effective Methods to Develop Social Skills
D．How to Increase Cross-cultural Understanding
25．（10分）I have been watching my daughters play sports since they were four, and have been shocked at how some parents in the crowd behave.
At soccer games, when my girls were very young, parents would be screaming at their children to get their heads into the game, to charge, to “get” an opposing player, or to “kill it.” I understand parents want to encourage their children and their team—but at some point it becomes too much.
My daughter Grace is a high school and AAU (Association of American Un