四川省眉山市彭山区一中2025年高三英语第一学期期末学业水平测试试题.doc

四川省眉山市彭山区一中2025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．The artist is said during the production and thus a pirated video was sold in every part of Kenya.
A．to be cheated B．being cheated
C．to have been cheated D．having been cheated
2．--You know Mr. Green has been ill for days?
--Yes, I wonder if he is ______ better now.
A．any B．some C．any D．no
3．Despite the knowledge he has accumulated, He Jiang continues to be troubled by the question of the unequal_______ of scientific knowledge throughout the world.
A．advocate B．distribution
C．allocation D．division
4．His dream was ________ a photo studio that could transport people back to the past.
A．opening B．opened
C．to open D．open
5．The young man, ________ in heavy traffic on the way, got home an hour later than usual.
A．catching B．caught.
C．having caught D．to be caught
6．The reign of the next Japanese emperor will be known as “Reiwa” (令和) era, in ________ name the character for “harmony” is included.
A．which B．what
C．whose D．as
7．________ themselves in the community services, students can gain experience for growth.
A．Involved B．To involve
C．Having been involved D．Involving
8．I'd advise anyone to put aside a proportion of their earnings — ____________.
A．nothing great is easy B．nothing comes from nothing
C．a bad penny always turns up D．a penny saved is a penny earned
9．— 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
10．If you want to improve your figure and health, the most effective thing to do is to show up at the gym every time you ________ be there.
A．can B．will
C．may D．shall
11．—Got your driving license?
—No. I too busy to have enough practice, so I didn’t take the driving test last week.
A．was B．am
C．have been D．had been
12．-Oh, we have finished our task and can have a good rest．
- ________．Our manager took another order yesterday．
A．Yes, it will B．I don't take much of it
C．It's possible D．It's hard to say
13．— What happened to the young trees we planted last week?
— The trees __ well, but I didn’t water them.
A．might grow B．would have grown
C．needn’t have grown D．would grow
14．So popular _____ in his adopted hometown that he has been named honorary citizen of Beijing.
A．Stephon Marbury is
B．Stephon Marbury will be
C．is Stephon Marbury
D．will Stephon Marbury be
15．—Your car should be ready next Tuesday．
—We were ________ hoping you'd be able to do it by this Friday．
A．still B．rather C．always D．even
16．－The zookeeper was really annoyed with me.
－How could he have been if you ____ stones at the animals?
A．didn’t throw B．don’t throw
C．hadn’t thrown D．haven’t thrown
17．The new playground to be built next year will be ____________ the old one.
A．as three times big as B．three times as big as
C．as big as three times D．as big three times as
18．The expert points out the phenomenon that cream goes bad faster than butter______ its structure rather than its chemical composition.
A．lives up to B．gets down to
C．comes down to D．stands up to
19．Experience is a hard teacher because she ________ the test first, the lesson afterwards.
A．gives B．has given C．was giving D．would give
20．When we have a chance to travel, we tend to ___ as many sights into the trip as we can--- seven countries in ten days, for example.
A．squeeze B．sneeze C．subscribe D．substitute
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）Bamboo is one of the world's most useful plants. For thousands of years, bamboo has been used in many different ways-from food to medicine to clothing and, in small ways, as a building material.
However, bamboo is not often used as a building material in the developed world. A professor at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania is trying to change that. The professor and his students are testing the strength of bamboo.They are testing how much pressure or weight it can take before breaking.
Kent Harries is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Harries says that testing methods for bamboo need to be the same for all. They need to be standardized. Standardizing test methods for bamboo will help to bring the plant into common use. It will also give engineers and builders around the world a dependable standard.
Harries says that bamboo is strong in nature. The strength of at least three species of bamboo is similar to steel.Besides its strength, bamboo has other features that make it very useful in building. He says it is resilient(有弹力的), meaning it keeps its shape and strength even under pressure.
Bamboo also grows quickly. Bamboo that is suitable for construction needs much less resources than wood. The harvest cycle of bamboo is about 3 years. Softwoods such as cedar, pine and spruce have a harvest cycle of about 10 years. And hardwoods that come from flowering plants such as oak and walnut need more than 30 years.
Bamboo is widely used as food for panda bears. It is also used for flooring and window covers. However, for building, bamboo is not used much outside its native growing area. This is mostly because of its round shape. But there are other reasons too. People think -- or have the mentality--that bamboo is a low quality building material.
1、What is the author mainly talking about in the passage?
A．Make bamboo a common building material.
B．Take advantage of bamboo in our everyday.
C．Consider bamboo to be a common plant.
D．Use bamboo to replace building materials.
2、What is the purpose of what Kent Harries and his students did?
A．To prove what is the most useful plant.
B．To introduce bamboo to the developed world.
C．To give engineers and builders some advice.
D．To make sure of the strength of bamboo.
3、What does Harries think of bamboo in the passage?
A．Harries sees bamboo as a great building material.
B．Harries thinks bamboo is as strong as steel.
C．Harries sees bamboo as the most ideal Plant.
D．Harries thinks bamboo has the reliable shape.
4、What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Bamboo Is an environmentally friendly building material.
B．Bamboo material will go to the market in the soon future.
C．Hardwoods are much more popular than softwoods.
D．Bamboo grows not only faster but takes up less space.
22．（8分） Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific advances will one day enable humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span.
“I think we are knocking at the door of immortality (永生),” said Michael Zey, a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future. “I think by 2075 we will see it and that’s a conservative estimate (保守的估计).”
At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nanotechnology (纳米技术) make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. “There is a great effort so that people can live from 120 to 180 years,” he said. “Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years.”
However, many scientists who specialize in aging are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last past about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death.
Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live. “It remains to be seen if you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life?” said Leonard Poon, director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Centre. “At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all.”
1、By saying “we are knocking at the door of immortality”, Michael Zey means .
A．they believe that there is no limit of living
B．they are sure to find the truth about long living
C．they have got some ideas about living forever
D．they are able to make people live past the present life span
2、Donald Louria’s attitude towards long living is that .
A．people can live from 120 to 180
B．it is still doubtful how long humans can live
C．the human body is designed to last past about 120 years
D．it is possible for humans to live longer in the future
3、The underlined “it” (in paragraph 4) refers to .
A．a great effort
B．the idea of living beyond the present life span
C．the idea of living from 200 to 300 years
D．the conservative estimate
4、What would be the best title for this text?
A．Living Longer or Not
B．Science, Technology and Long Living
C．No Limit for Human Life
D．Healthy Lifestyle and Long Living
23．（8分） When Randy Heiss went hiking behind his Patagonia, Ariz. farm, the last thing he expected to find was a Christmas list from a little girl across the US-Mexico border. “I found this balloon on my morning walk near Patagonia on Sunday. Attached to it was a piece of paper with the Christmas wishes from a little girl,” Heiss wrote on his Facebook page.
When he brought the list home to his wife, who speaks fluent Spanish, they determined that the little girl had asked for Enchantimals toys, clothes, art supplies and various other gifts. That's when Heiss set out to make the little girl's Christmas dreams come true. Heiss said he had attempted to send Christmas letters to Santa Claus via balloon when he was a kid but never received a response.
Heiss sent a Facebook message on Wednesday to XENY, a radio station in Nogales, to see if it could help him track down the girl or her family. He later received a response from the station, which had determined the author of the letter was an 4-year-old girl named Dayami, and the station wanted to set up a meeting between the two on Thursday. “It just changed my entire day,” Heiss told the Washington Post. “Instead of going back to my office in Bisbee, I went with my wife to Walmart. “
The couple bought almost everything on Dayami's list. They also brought a few gifts for Dayami's little sister, Ximena. They told the children they were “ ayudantes de Santa,” or Santa's helpers.
Heiss,20, said the experience was very healing for him and his wife. Nine years ago,the couple's only son died. “ Being around children at Christmas time has been absent in our lives,” Heiss said. We now have friends for life. For a day, that border fence with its concertina wire melted away.
1、How did Dayami send out her Christmas wishes?
A．By calling Heiss. B．By attaching them to a balloon.
C．By writing to a radio station. D．By sending a Facebook message.
2、When did Heiss know what the girl exactly wanted?
A．After the help of his wife.
B．When he found the balloon.
C．After their meeting in America.
D．When he got a response from the radio station.
3、What might make Heiss decide to fulfill the little girl's Christmas wishes?
A．His son's will.
B．The girls request for help.
C．His similar unsuccessful experience.
D．His desire to make friends with the girl.
4、What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．The couple got out of the pain completely.
B．The experience was a great relief to the couple.
C．The couple would help more children from Mexico.
D．There will be no border between countries one day.
24．（8分）Persuasion is to convince someone to agree with you, just like art which also calls for special techniques to accomplish. According to the ancient Greeks, there are three basic tools of persuasion: ethos, pathos and logos.
Ethos is a speaker’s way of convincing the audience that he is trustworthy, honest and reliable. One common way a speaker can develop ethos is by explaining how much experience or education he has in the field. After all, you’re more likely to listen to advice about how to take care of your teeth from a dentist than a fireman.
Pathos is a speaker’s way of connecting with an audience’s emotions. For example, a politician who is trying to convince an audience to vote for him might say that he alone can save the country from a terrible war. These words are intended to fill the audience with fear, thus making them want to vote for him. Similarly, an animal charity might show an audience pictures of injured dogs and cats to make thee viewers feel pity, so they will be more likely to donate money.
Logos is the use of facts, statistics or other evidence to support your argument. An audience will believe you if you have convincing data to back up your claims. Presenting this evidence is much more persuasive than simply saying “believe me”.
Although ethos, pathos and logos all have their strengths, they are often most effective when used together. So, the next time you listen to a speech, watch a commercial or listen to a friend try to convince you to lend him some money, be on the lookout for these ancient Greek tools of persuasion.
1、What is the purpose of persuasion?
A．To advise somebody to support you.
B．To help someone have special skills.
C．To convince somebody to realize his aim.
D．To talk someone into being honest.
2、What is a speaker’s way of convincing the audience to trust him?
A．Pathos. B．Ethos.
C．Logos. D．Education.
3、What do a politician and an animal charity have in common?
A．Both prevent themselves from being hurt.
B．Both save people from terrible wars.
C．Both make the audience support them.
D．Both persuade people to donate money.
4、Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A．Convince the Audience. B．Three Basic Tools of Persuasion
C．Believe Me. D．Strength of Persuasion
25．（10分） They were a happy family: four daughters were allin the same school in different grades. The youngest, Janice, who was in my class, seemed to be glued to her mother’s skirts．Theirthree older girls took the bus to school everymorning, but Janice was always driven to schoolbyher mother.
One Friday, Janice's mother asked for a talk with me. She said in a soft voice,"My husband is going to Europe on business for two weeks, and heinsists that I go with him. I have tried to explainover and over that Janice needs me here. But he thinks that she will be fine without me, so I have no choice, I have to go. I have told the babysitter todrive her every morning. Will you please giveJanice special attention and help her? I want to besure everything goes well for her."
I told her that we would make every effort tosupport Janice. I even volunteered to meet Janiceat her car so she would see a familiar face. As amother myself, I'd like to help. Janice’s motherthanked me for our understanding.
On Monday morning, expecting a tearfulanxious child, I planned a special program of