2026届内蒙古自治区包头市第一机械制造有限公司第一中学英语高三第一学期期末监测模拟试题.doc

2026届内蒙古自治区包头市第一机械制造有限公司第一中学英语高三第一学期期末监测模拟试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ___ a sudden loud noise.
A．being there B．should there be
C．there was D．there having been
2．－Could you possilby take to the railway station tomorrow?
A．No way B．Never mind C．Not at all D．No problem
3．________ you recognize an idiom when it is being used, it is easy to misunderstand what you read or hear.
A．Unless B．After
C．Once D．Since
4．Criticized as online games are, they never fail to ______ a large number of teenagers．
A．appeal to B．object to C．refer to D．turn to
5．The inner strength of the girl allows her _____ going when she gets into trouble.
A．keep B．keeping C．to keep D．kept
6．With your brother’s help, I’ve made great progress in English and I really want to do something for him ____．
A．in turn B．by turns C．in return D．in answer
7．The new hotel is reported to be built it used to be a wasteland.
A．which B．where
C．in which D．what
8．We live in this society now ________ literally someone is always helping.
A．when B．where
C．that D．what
9．Computers can do nothing．But once ______what to do, they show extraordinary power to do a great deal．
A．to program B．being programmed
C．programmed D．having programmed
10．If Joe’s wife won’t go to the party,________.
A．he will either B．neither will he
C．he neither will D．either he will
11．—What did you say you were reluctant to risk just now?
—_________ to high levels of radiation.
A．Being exposed B．Having been exposed
C．To be exposed D．Exposed
12．James Smith and his girlfriend went to Chenyi Square to celebrate the New Year, never _________.
A．returned B．to return
C．returning D．having returned
13．It’s impossible for all the people to get jobs because ______of them is not fit for them.
A．every one B．all
C．not all D．none
14．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
15．Nowadays with the development of science, more and more new technology____ to the fields of IT.
A．has introduced B．was introduced
C．will introduce D．is being introduced
16．---I went to see The Wandering Earth last night. It was fantastic!
---You were so lucky! How I wish I _____ the ticket too.
A．get B．got
C．had got D．would get
17．---I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.
---I think so. He _____ for it months.
A．is preparing B．has been preparing C．was preparing D．had been preparing
18．Whenever you ________ a present, you should think about it from the receiver’s point of view.
A．bought B．have bought C．will buy D．buy
19．﹣Have you got the results of the final exam？
﹣Not yet．It will be a few days ________ we know the full results．（　　）
A．before B．after
C．until D．when
20．I know he feels upset about his failure, and I can _____ that.
A．relate to B．live with
C．answer for D．pull through
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） When she won the first ever season of American Idol 11 years ago, critics believed she had little chance of staying on top. Too “girl next door”, they said. Not stylish enough. Not thin enough, either.
But Kelly Clarkson, 31, has proven them all wrong with her string of worldwide hits, from Because of You to the recent Catch My Breath.
Being the first Idol winner in the US was not easy. In the past decade since that victory, Clakson has had to deal with the media’s scrutiny of her weight and personal style. “Everyone’s like, ‘You’re a pop star. You should be smaller’.” Clarkson told People Magazine. “But I’m the pop star. I’ll make the rules.”
Since middle school, Clarkson has been aware of the power of her voice. She first joined the school choir (合唱队) at age 13 when a teacher heard her singing in the hallway and demanded that she join. “Singing gave me confidence,” Clarkson told the Orange County Register, a newspaper in California. “Friends at school were nervous because they didn’t know what they wanted to do with the rest of their lives, but I had a peaceful feeling inside, because I knew. ”
Despite her enormous publicity, Clarkson has remained true to her down-to-earth personality. “The reason some winners fade away is that they’re trying to model themselves on somebody else. If we already have the original, why would we need a copy? You need to be offering something new, something that’s uniquely you, ”she told the Daily Mail. Around her rib cage (胸腔) is her new tattoo (纹身), indicating how strong she has become from all that she’s been through. It reads: “What doesn’t kill you.”
1、How did critics think of Kelly?
A．Unique.
B．Plain.
C．Beautiful-looking.
D．Extraordinary.
2、How did Kelley prove critics wrong?
A．By losing weight.
B．By winning some medals.
C．By giving some worldwide concerts.
D．By publishing some very famous songs.
3、What does the under lined word in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Tough inspection.
B．Extreme curiosity.
C．Complete exposure.
D．Accurate calculation
4、How did Kelly differ from her friends at school?
A．Being very confident.
B．Having a definite life goal.
C．Having tattoo around her cage.
D．Having down-to-earth personality.
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） "Acting is the least mysterious of all crafts," Marion Brando once said. But for scientists, working out what is going on in an actor's head has always been something of a puzzle.
Now, researchers have said actors show different patterns of brain activity depending on whether they are in character or not.
Dr Steven Brown, from McMaster University in Canada, said, "It looks like when you are acting, you are suppressing (压制) yourself; almost like the character is possessing you."
Brown and colleagues report how 15 actors, mainly theatre students, were trained to take on a Shakespeare role — either Romeo or Juliet — in a theatre workshop. They were then invited into the laboratory, where their brains were scanned in a series of experiments.
Once inside the MRI scanner, the actors were asked to answer a number of questions, such as: would they go to the party? And would they tell their parents that they had fallen in love?
Each actor was asked to respond to different questions, based on two different premises (前提). In one, they were asked for their own perspective, while in the other they were asked to respond as though they were either Romeo or Juliet.
The results revealed that the brain activity differed depending on the situation being tested. The team found that when the actors were in character, they use some third-person knowledge or inferences about their character.
The team said they also found additional reduction in activity in two regions of the prefrontal cortex (前额皮质) linked to the sense of self, compared with when the actors were responding as themselves.
However, Philip Davis, a professor at the University of Liverpool, was unimpressed by the research, saying acting is about far more than "pretending" to be someone — it involves embodying (体现) the text and language.
1、How did Dr Brown's team conduct their research?
A．By scanning the brain activity of some actors.
B．By doing a survey with some theatre goers.
C．By interviewing some theatre teachers.
D．By consulting some experienced researchers.
2、What is the finding of Dr Brown's research?
A．Acting is not as mysterious as people think.
B．Actors' brain activity differs when they are acting.
C．Acting is far more than pretending to be the character.
D．Actors' brain activity is more active when they are in character.
3、How did Philip Davis react to the research?
A．He supported it. B．He doubted it.
C．He explained it. D．He advocated it.
4、What is the text mainly about?
A．A debate of how the brain functions.
B．A play written by Shakespeare.
C．A research on the brain activity of actors.
D．A report of the cooperation of scientists and actors.
24．（8分）British writer John Donne once said: “No man is an island; every book is a world.” As an enthusiastic reader, I can’t agree with the latter part of the sentence more. Every summer, I endeavor to find some peaceful places where I can attack some classics without being disturbed. Thomas Hardy wants to live far from the madding crowd. I am no friend to chaos, either.
I read George Orwell’s 1984 in a New England beachside cottage with no locks on the doors, no telephones or televisions in the rooms. 1984 is a good book that needs deep reflection. Attempting Sound and Fury lying on the bed of a poorly-occupied motel, however, was less fruitful: I made it through one and a quarter volumes, but then my eyelids were so heavy that I couldn’t keep them open.
But this summer I find myself at a loss. I’m not quite interested in J.D．Salinger, say, or Frankenstein. There’s always War and Peace which I’ve covered some distance several times, only to get bogged down in the “War” part, set it aside for a while, and realize that I have to start over from the beginning again, having forgotten everyone’s name and social rank. How appealing to simply fall back on a favorite—once more into The Call of the Wild or Alice in the Wonderland, which feels almost like cheating, too exciting and too much fun to properly belong to serious literature.
And then there’s John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. This title does not amaze but confuse. We’re never short of sour grapes, but we’ve never heard of angry grapes. Anyway grapes are my favorite fruit of summer. These stone fruits can always make me feel cheerful and peaceful all at once.
1、What can we infer from Paragraph 2?
A．The author has a cottage in New England.
B．1984 is a book that needs careful thought.
C．Both of the reading attempts were not fruitful.
D．Sound and Fury was set in a poorly-occupied motel.
2、What does the underlined phrase “get bogged down” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A．Get confused. B．Be carried away.
C．Be interpreted. D．Make no progress.
3、Why does the author say reading his favorite books feels like cheating?
A．He finishes them quickly. B．He should read something serious.
C．He barely understands them. D．He gets amazed by their titles.
4、What can we know about the author from this passage?
A．Thomas Hardy is his friend B．He shows talent for literature.
C．He is quite forgetful. D．He is a literary-minded man.
5、What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A．To share his reading experience.
B．To encourage readers to read books.
C．To introduce good books to readers.
D．To condemn the chaotic world we live in.
25．（10分）Children moving from primary to secondary school are ill-equipped to deal with the effect of social media, as it is playing an increasingly important role in their lives and exposing (暴露) them to significant risk, according to a recent report by the Office of the Children’s officer of England.
The report shows that many children in year 7 – the first year of secondary school, when most of the students will have a phone and be active on social media – feel under pressure to be constantly connected.
They worry about their online image ,particularly when they start to follow celebrities (名人) on Instagram and platforms. They are also concerned about “sharenting” – when parents post pictures of them on social media without their permission – and worry that their parents won’t listen if they ask them to take pictures down.
The report, which was created with data from focus group interviews with 8- to 12- year- olds, says, that although most social media sites have an official age limit of 13, an estimated (估计) 75 percent of 10- to 12- year- old have a social account.
Some of them are almost addicted to “likes”, the report says. Aaron, an 11- year- old in year 7,