汕头市金山中学2025-2026学年英语高三上期末复习检测模拟试题.doc

汕头市金山中学2025-2026学年英语高三上期末复习检测模拟试题
考生须知：
1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。
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3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．They _______ the business deal in less than an hour, after which they had a golf game.
A．wrapped up B．picked up
C．called up D．took up
2．It is obvious that John is unhappy. _________, it comes as no surprise that she has decided to change her job.
A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore
3．Everyone had a form in his hand, but no one knew which office____．
A．to send it to B．to sent it C．to be sent to D．to have it sent
4．—Jenny，how did your math exam go?
—I thought I ________，but in fact I came in the top 10% in the class.
A．might have failed B．couldn’t have failed C．should have failed D．mustn’t have failed
5．To make a breakthrough in his scientific research the scientist has been making a(n) _____amount of effort.
A．modest B．miserable
C．optional D．tremendous
6．Della turned all of her pockets inside out only to find $ 1.87 buy Jim a present for Christmas.
A．with what to B．with that she can C．in which to D．with which to
7．_____ is often the case, we have worked out the production plan.
A．Which B．When C．What D．As
8．We completed one third of the project, and the loan _______ in place, we had to delay the rest till the next month.
A．not arranged B．was not arranged
C．not arranging D．had not been arranged
9．After _____________ a sandstorm warning on Sunday evening, meteorologists forecast that dusty weather will continue in parts of the country on Monday.
A． breaking off B．calling off C．leaving off D．putting off
10．Good news! We didn’t spend we had expected.
A．as half much money as B．much money as half as
C．as much money as half D．half as much money as
11．Interest is as ________ to learning as the ability to understand，even more so.
A．vital B．available
C．specific D．similar
12．—Are you doing your homework？
—No, I’m writing a short play．It _____ at the Christmas party．
A．will be put on B．will put on
C．puts on D．is put on
13．----What happened to the young trees we planted last week？
---The trees_____________ well，but I didn't water them.
A．might grow B．needn't have grown
C．would grow D．would have grown
14．Sometimes smiles around the world ___________ be false, hiding other feelings like anger, fear or worry.
A．can B．would
C．should D．must
15．If you want to lead a happy life, you’d better learn to accept life ______ it is.
A．as B．that
C．which D．where
16．Michelle Obama wears clothes that anyone can buy in a mall and ________ she may have a larger effect on consumers than ordinary models.
A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore
17．You can use this room for your club activities tomorrow ______ you keep it tidy and clean.
A．for fear that B．in case
C．on condition that D．even if
18．–What’s that noise?
–Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine ______.
A．was tested B．will be tested
C．is being tested D．has been tested
19．John once worked in a remote mountain village school, which is ______ only on foot.
A．accessible B．acceptable C．available D．appropriate
20．Scientists have come to the conclusion ___________ the temperature on Earth is getting higher and higher.
A．What B．that
C．which D．when
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）The British custom of driving on the left side of the road isn’t a sign of eccentricity—there’s actually a very sensible reason for it.
Originally, almost everybody travelled on the left side of the road. For Medieval swordsmen on horseback, it made sense to keep to the left to have their right arms closer to their opponents. Mounting and dismounting horses were also easier from the left side, and safer done by the side of the road than in the center.
So perhaps the question here should be, why did people stop travelling on the left?
Things changed in the late 1700s when large carriages pulled by several pairs of horses were used to transport farm products in France and the United States. In the absence of a driver’s seat inside the carriage, the driver sat on the rear left horse, with his right arm free to use his whip to keep the horses moving. Since he was sitting on the left, he wanted other vehicles to pass on his left, so he kept to the right side of the road.
The British Government refused to give up their left-hand driving ways. Meanwhile post-revolution France, under their left-handed ruler Napoleon, stuck to a permanent move to the right side of the road. As the British and the French were yielding their power across the globe, they insisted that the countries they occupied drive like them. This explains why former British colonies such as Australia, New Zealand and India drive on the left, while former French colonies like Algeria drive on the right.
When Henry Ford made his Model T in 1908, the driver’s seat was on the left, meaning that for Americans, cars would have to drive on the right side of the road to allow front and back passengers to exit the car onto the sideway. This influenced a change in many countries, such as Canada, Italy and Spain. However, British drivers remain on the left, and this is highly unlikely to change.
1、It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that in Middle Ages ________.
A．people always got on horses from the left side
B．people all walked and rode on the left of the road
C．people never got off horses in the center of the road
D．swordsmen felt safer travelling on the left of the road
2、Why did people start travelling on the right?
A．They used large carriages to transport farm products.
B．They had to hold their whips with their right hands.
C．They wanted other carriages to pass on their left.
D．They were forced to sit on the back left horse.
3、According to the passage, which of the following keep to the left side of the road?
A．Russia. B．India.
C．Spain. D．Algeria.
4、Why does the author mention Model T in the last paragraph?
A．To introduce a world-famous make of American cars.
B．To stress its role in changing the custom of driving.
C．To describe its safest design for passengers.
D．To explain why the British won’t change.
22．（8分） The Z Hotel is in the heart of London’s West End and has comfortable accommodation in a contemporary design.
All rooms include handcrafted beds, 48-inch Samsung HD TVs with free Sky Sports and Movie channels, and free Wi-Fi. Each room also has under-bed storage for an overnight bag, and wall-mounted hanging space for clothing. The Z Hotel also offers wheelchair accessible rooms.
Continental breakfast is served in The Z Café every morning, including smoked salmon, fresh bread, fresh fruit salad and bacon rolls. A selection of salads, sandwiches and hot dishes are on offer throughout the day.
The hotel is a 5-minute walk from Prince of Wales Theatre and Chinatown London, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square. Heathrow Airport can be reached directly from Piccadilly Circus Underground Station.
This is our guests’ favorite part of London, according to independent reviews. This area is also great for shopping, with popular brands nearby: Apple, H&M, Zara, Burberry and Chanel.
The Z Hotel is rated for the best value in London! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other hotels in this city. Come and stay with us!
Most popular facilities:
◆luggage storage ◆Heating ◆Free Wi-Fi ◆Air conditioning
◆24-hour front desk ◆Daily maid service ◆Parking ◆Lift
Prices:
Room type
Prices
Options
Double room--non-smoking
￡179
·Non-refundable(不退款)
·Good Breakfast￡9.50
Twin Room--non-smoking
￡185
·Non-refundable
·Good Breakfast￡9.50
Queen Room --disability access

￡219
·Pay at the hotel
·Good Breakfast included
572、When staying in this hotel, you will enjoy all of the following EXCEPT________.
A．free Wi-Fi B．a TV with some free channels
C．airport pick-up service D．under-bed storage space
1、If a man in a wheelchair wants to stay in this hotel for two nights, he should pay ________.
A．￡438 B．￡404
C．￡358 D．￡370
2、From the passage we can learn ________.
A．the hotel is close to Heathrow Airport
B．the hotel serves Chinese-style breakfast
C．the hotel is good value for guests’ money
D．there is a shop with popular brands in the hotel
23．（8分） Residents in the poorest counties in the U.S. face a life expectancy up to decade shorter than their counterparts in the wealthiest areas, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
Researchers from East Tennessee State University wanted to better understand how socioeconomic status was associated with heath outcomes. To find out they divided the country’s 3,141 counties into 50 new ‘states’ (with 2 percent of the counties in each) based on household income as opposed to geographic proximity (接近).
The researchers broke down the data by county since they found state-level data may hide some ‘impact of socioeconomic differences on both the best-off and worst-off counties.’ They then examined health data from the wealthiest and poorest ‘states’ (top and bottom 2 percent) to see how residents differed on factors like smoking, clinical care and excessive drinking Researchers found that there was nearly a 10-year gap in the life expectancy of men with an average of 79.3 years in the wealthy counties compared to 69.8 years in the poorest. For women, the difference was slightly less - 83 years in the wealthiest counties and 76 years in the poorest.
The study authors caution that while they found a connection between socioeconomic status and health outcomes, they did not analyze cause and effect. But they suggest that the data shows how policy makers should not just focus on state-wide initiatives (主动性) but more targeted efforts to help those most at risk. “With limited resources, methods of pinpointing the poorest counties can assist in the allocation of resources and programs to those communities that are in the greatest need,’’ the study authors wrote.
1、How did Researchers divide the counties?
A．By social status. B．By income.
C．By health. D．By living places.
2、Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?
A．The women difference is less than the man in life expectancy.
B．The wealthiest ‘state’ like hiding their wealth.
C．Most health data is unbelievable.
D．Most poorest ‘state’ smoke and drink a lot.
3、What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．The researchers think their study is perfect.
B．People still don’t know the cause of life expectancy.
C．The government should learn something from the study.
D．The American resources allocation is not fair at all.
4、What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Ways to have a long life expectancy
B．Great income differences in the USA
C．The health problem in the USA
D．Men in richest 10 years longer in poorest
24．（8分）The organic food has gained a lot of [popularity as they are being considered as healthier and tastier. A fair number of people advocate a large-scale shift to organic farming from conventional agriculture. But this might not seem well-founded.
Since the mid-19th century, conventional industrial agriculture has become incredibly efficient on a simple land to food basis. Conventional farming gets more and more crop per square foot of land, which can mean less wilderness needs to be transformed to farmland.
To make farming more efficient, conventional agriculture uses a significant amount of synthetic fertilizer（合成肥料）each year, and all that nitrogen（氮）enables much faster plant growth. However, the cost is paid in vast polluted dead zones at the months of many of the world’s rivers, because much of the nitrogen ends up running off the soil and into the oceans. This also makes conventional farming one of the major threats to the environment.
To weaken the environmental impact of agriculture, improve soil quality as well as produce healthier foods, some farmers have turned to organic farming. Environmentalists have also welcomed organic food as better for the planet than the food produced by agricultural corporations. Organic practices --- refusing artificial fertilizers and chemical pesticides –are considered far more sustainable. Sales of organic food rose 7.7% in 2010, up to $26.7 billion—and people are making those purchases for their moral senses as much as their tongues.
Yet a new meta-analysis in Nature does the math and comes to a hard conclusion: organic farming produces 25% fewer crops on average than conventional agriculture.
In the Nature analysis, scientists performed an analysis of 66 studies comparing conventional and organic methods across 34 different crop species, from fruits to grains. They found that organic farming delivered a lower output for every crop type, though the difference varied widely. For crops like fruit trees, organic trailed（落后于）conventional agriculture by just 5%. Yet for major grain crops and vegetables – all of which provide the world’s main calories – conventional agriculture outperformed organics by more than 25%.
What that means is that while organic farming may be more sustainable than conventional agriculture, there are trade-offs（此消彼长）with each. So an ideal global agriculture system may borrow the best from both systems rather than upholding merely organic or conventional practices.
1、What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
A．To compare two types of farming.
B．To criticize conventional agriculture.
C．To discuss the development of farming.
D．To argue for a realistic agriculture system.
2、What do we know about conventional farming?
A．It produces more crops with fewer fertilizers.
B．It achieves efficiency at a huge cost to the environment.
C．If offers a long-term solution to global demand for food.
D．It performs far better for each crop type than organic farming.
3、What does the author most probably agree with?
A．Employing organic farming to plant rice.
B．Adopting organic practices to grow potato.
C．Using conventional methods to plant cabbage.
D．Applying conventional farming to growing apple.
4、Which of the following shows the development of ideas in this passage?
CP: Central Point P: Point Sp: Sub-point（次要点） C: Conclusion
A． B．
C． D．
25．（10分）A new keyboard can tell whether you are its owner. The keyboard records information about the typing pattern and sends it to a computer program. The program then checks to see if the typing pattern and sends it to a computer program. The program then checks to see if the pattern matches the right user, If not, an alarm sounds, and the computer locks the typist out. It locks out anyone else, even if than person knows password. What’s more, this device needs no batteries. It harvests all the person knows your password. What’s more, this device needs no batteries. It harvests all the energy it needs from the action of your typing. Bes