2025-2026学年广西省南宁市第二中学高三英语第一学期期末统考试题.doc

2025-2026学年广西省南宁市第二中学高三英语第一学期期末统考试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．The waitress at the restaurant was usually very considerate, but on this occasion she seemed to ________ the diners.
A．ignore B．identify C．applaud D．satisfy
2．— What great changes have taken place in our city in the last few years!
— Indeed, many high buildings have _______all over the city.
A．wound up B．sprung up C．held up D．made up
3．Take the note as a reminder ______ you forgot to buy some sweets for the kids while shopping there.
A．how B．that
C．in case D．even if
4．________ blood if you can and many lives will be saved.
A．Giving B．Given
C．To give D．Give
5． Class Two, our class became the Basketball Champion of our school.
A．Beating B．to beat C．Beaten by D．Having beaten
6．Not until they left school________how much their teachers loved them and helped them.
A．they realized B．did they realized
C．the would realized D．had they realized
7．______in painting, John didn’t notice evening approaching.
A．To absorb B．To be absorbed
C．Absorbed D．Absorbing
8．During each NBA season, basketball fans cheer on their favorite teams to make _______ through.
A．it B．them
C．that D．those
9．—Did your father enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday?
—Yes, he did. They each other for ages.
A．didn’t see B．wouldn’t see
C．haven’t seen D．hadn’t seen
10． , he talks a lot about his favorite singers after class.
A．A quiet student as he may B．Quiet student as he may be
C．Be a quiet student as he may D．Quiet as he may be a student
11．____ the player I came across in the stadium spoke, I hadn’t realized she was foreign.
A．Until B．Unless C．Since D．Although
12．The boss_________the employees a rise in salary for ages, but nothing has occurred yet.
A．promised B．had promised C．would promise D．promises
13．Everything seemed to be going ________ for the first two days after I arrived in New York.
A．vividly B．generally C．frequently D．smoothly
14．It s a good idea to get students to retell a story their own words．
A．of B．in C．by D．through
15．The village evolved into a major e-commerce center, and _____ the past, the villagers owed their success to the reform and opening-up policy.
A．reviewed B．reviewing
C．to review D．being reviewed
16．The books on the desk, covers are shiny, are prizes for us.
A．which B．what C．whose D．that
17．What made them miss the deadline was not their lack of funding, but ________ their lack of planning.
A．even B．still

C．rather D．ever
18．Along with the email was my brother’s promise ______ I came first in the competition, he would buy me an MP4.
A．what B．that C．that if D．whether
19．Even though the way Lin Daiyu expresses her feelings may be ________ to a modern audience, it is rooted in her character and makes who she is.
A．allergic B．foreign
C．sensitive D．fundamental
20．Anyone with an eye on the employment situation knew the assessment about economic recovery _______ just around the corner was correct.
A．being B．to be C．was D．having been
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） It’s a real case of fish out of water. Blennies (鲇鱼) in the South Pacific Ocean are gradually relocating to land to escape their predators (捕食者), in an example of evolution in action.
Fish first began crawling onto dry land about 400 million years ago, kicking off an evolutionary chain of events that led to humans. But their reasons for exiting the sea have been uncertain.
To look for clues, Terry Ord at the University of New South Wales in Australia has been studying several species of blennies at Rarotonga, the largest of the Cook Islands.
At low tide, blennies are commonly found swimming in rock pools around the edges of the island. But when high tide moves in, they climb up to dry land and move around the rocks until the tide retreats.
The researchers found that this is most likely to avoid predators that swim in with the rising tide – mainly bigger fish like lionfish.
To test what would happen if blennies did not have an escape plan, they made blenny models and sank them in the sea. The mimics ended up with wounds, bite marks and chunks-missing.
Of course, there are still dangers for blennies on land, like the occasional bird attack, but the predation risk on land is a third that of underwater.
What’s more, moving onto land has additional benefits for blennies. Holes in the rocks provide sheltered nests for laying eggs, and they can maintain their diet of bacteria.
In fact, several species of blenny fish at Rarotonga have already made the full transition to land-dwelling (陆生的) species. They continue to breathe with their gills, but have developed stronger tail fins and jump from rock to rock.
Ord believes that many evolutionary processes have been driven by the need to escape predators. “It is often assumed that animals move homes to find new sources of food, but in many cases, escaping predators is a stronger motivation.” he says.
1、Why do blennies climb to dry land when high tide comes?
A．To acquire better health. B．To search for more food.
C．To seek safer living conditions. D．To adapt to a new environment.
2、What does the underlined part “The mimics” in Paragraph 6 refer to?
A．The rocks in the water. B．The predators of blennies.
C．The researchers of blennies. D．The models of blennies.
3、What can be concluded from the last paragraph?
A．Ord’s research opens a new view.
B．Ord wonders why animals move homes.
C．Ord shows us the benefits of blennies’ evolution.
D．Ord has discovered how fish have become land dwellers.
4、Which of the following could be the best title for the text?
A．Blennies’ Living Habits
B．Why Blennies Choose to Live on Land
C．Blennies’ Evolutionary Process
D．How Blennies Escape from their Predators
22．（8分）To help make up for sleep lost during marathon night flights, migrating( 迁徙 ) birds take hundreds of power nap(小睡) during the day, each lasting a few seconds.
Every autumn, Swainson’s thrushes(画眉) fly up to 3,000 miles from their breeding grounds in northern Canada and Alaska to winter in Central and South America. Come spring, the birds make the long trip back.
The birds fly mostly at night and often for long hours at a time, leaving little time for sleep. So to get through these tiresome periods, thrushes, during autumn and spring when the birds are normally migrating, change their sleep patterns, staying awake at night and resting during day. But instead of sleeping for a long period at a time, the birds took several naps a day, each one lasting only 9 seconds on average.
The thrushes also mixed up their shut-eye sessions with two other forms of sleep. In one, called unilateral eye closure, or UEC, the birds rested one eye and one half of their brains while their other eye and half brain remained open and active, protecting them from danger.
The birds also occasionally slipped into another state, one that any college student who has ever been stuck in a boring lecture can relate to. Called drownsiness( 睡 意 ), this state is characterized by a partial shutting of both eyes that still allows for some visual processing.
“In terms of quality, drowsiness may be less useful than normal sleep, but it may also be safer.” said Fuchs.
What’s interesting is that even animals should make up for sleep loss. That a need for sleep cannot be lost even in these birds means the importance of sleep for many, if not all, animals, not to mention human.
1、What would be the best title for the text?
A．Migrating Birds Travel for Long Hours
B．Migrating Need Help
C．How Birds Migrate during Autumn
D．Migrating Birds Take Many Daily Power Naps
2、According to the text, when having drowsiness, the thrushes______.
A．will rest one eye and the other active
B．will often sleep during day
C．will still be careful with the possible dangers
D．will not see anything in front of them
3、What can we learn from the text?
A．Sleep is important for human being.
B．Animals need sleep to rest.
C．Migrating birds need sleep only during day.
D．College students often have drowsiness in fall.
23．（8分） In high school I was very shy, content to hang around with my small group of friends and to concentrate on my courses. I was quickly labeled a "brain." I did so well that by the end of senior year I had perfect grades and enough college credits to give up an entire quarter of coursework.
But in early June of senior year, the principal called me into his office. He asked me to give a speech at graduation. I was surprised to look at him, my heart thumping. This was the reward for my hard work? I murmured something and fled the office, blaming myself for staying away from physics, a subject sure to have broken up my perfect record.
I finally agreed to a compromise. I would share the honor with five other students. I agreed to introduce my friend Judy, who would then give her own, full-length speech.
Graduation day soon arrived, I’d been practicing my speech for days, and I had it memorized. The first half hour of the ceremony passed in a blur, and then my moment came. My name was announced. I managed to reach the stage without falling down. I faced my classmates. My voice trembled a little, but mostly it was clear and strong. But within seconds, I was done and heading back to my seat. I accomplished something I’d never dreamed of — I spoke in front of hundreds of people.
Although I didn’t realize it at the time, the successful completion of that speech gave me the confidence to take part in class at college, to give oral reports, and to eventually break free of my shyness. I never would have chosen to give a speech at graduation — or ever. But I’m glad I did. I no longer hesitate when I’m faced with the prospect of doing something I feared. I know it may very well turn out to be one of my shining moments.
1、Why was the writer called a "brain"?
A．She was the most intelligent student.
B．She was the head of her small group.
C．She was a bookworm all the time.
D．She did more coursework for good grades.
2、What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A．She ruined her health by studying hard.
B．She got the reward as was expected.
C．She was grateful for giving a speech.
D．She wasn't good at physics at school.
3、How did the author feel at the beginning of the graduation speech?
A．Excited. B．Moved.
C．Scared. D．Embarrassed
4、What did the speech bring to the author at last?
A．She had nothing to fear in life,
B．She won enough college credits.
C．She got rid of her sense of shyness.
D．She desired to become a speaker.
24．（8分） OK, so it' s not a real war-but the U. S. and China are at the beginning of a trade war thanks to President Trump' s policy. The Chinese government raised 34 billion dollars in new duties on goods exported from the U. S. last week in reply to President Trump ' s unwise tariffs (关税) of 34 billion dollars on Chinese goods.
Farm and seafood - producing states are going to be hit hardest by China ' s new tariffs on U. S. goods. States where cars are made and shipped to China are on the hook as well.
In terms of value, some 38 percent of products on the tariff list are related to agriculture, including soybeans, sorghum, tobacco and meat. That' s nothing like good news for farm - belt states, primarily in the Midwest like Iowa.
A wide range of seafood is on China' s tariff list. That could hurt fishery workers in Alaska and lobster harvesters in Maine. Alaska, for example, exported nearly I billion dollars worth of seafood to China. "China is a major market for Alaska seafood, " said Alexa Tonkovich, Executive Director of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. " The sea food industry directly employs nearly 60, 000 workers in Alaska each year and directly employs more workers than any other private industry. "
And automaking states, particularly in the South, are also at risk. Some 24 percent of products on the list -in terms of value-are cars, trucks and other vehicles. Michigan alone exported $ 1. 7 billion worth of motor vehicles and vehicle parts to China in 2017. Other states being affected include South Carolina, where BMW makes SUVs for both the U. S. and exporters, and Alabama, home to Mercedes - Benz, Toyota , Honda and Hyundai factories.
This round of tariffs spares some industries, like commercial aircraft. Washington State, which is home to Boeing, could breathe a sigh of relief. It also, for the moment, skips tariffs on chemical products.
Alexa Tonkovich has warned the U. S. government that the trade war could risk employment, reduce industry profits, and cause the higher prices for consumers in the U. S. !
1、What does the underlined phrase "on the hook" mean?
A．Delighted in their luck. B．Lost in deep thought.
C．Caught in a difficult situation. D．Stuck in traffic jams.
2、Which state will be hurt the least on this round of tariffs?
A．Washington. B．Iowa. C．Maine. D．Michigan.
3、What is Alexa Tonkovich' s attitude towards the trade war?
A．Approving. B．Sympathetic. C．Objective. D．Opposed.
4、Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the text?
I:introduction P : Point Sp : Sub - point (次要点 ) C : Conclusion
A．I-P1 -Spl -Sp2-P2 -Sp-C B．I-PI -Sp-P2-Spl -Sp2-C
C．I-P1 -P2-Spl -Sp2-Sp3 -C D．I-PI -Spl -Sp2 -Sp3 -P2-C
25．（10分）Bats are the only mammals(哺乳动物) that can fly a great distance, but they have another ability. Many bats live a very long time for an animal of their size. European researchers are studying bats to understand why they lives0 long. They hope to make discoveries aimed at fighting the aging process in human beings.
Last week, the group of scientists said they had identified important biological qualities in some bat species. The group studied bat chromosomes(染色体), a line of genes found in the nucleus(细胞核) of cells. The scientists were most interested in structures connected to the ends of the chromosomes. They are called telomeres(端粒), which protect the ends of chromosomes and shorten each time a cell divides. Scientists believe this shortening process causes cells to breakdown. They say this is what causes aging.
The European researchers studied 493 bats from four bat species. The group used information that had been gathered over more than 60 years. Of these animals ，the greater mouse-eared bat generally lived the longest, an average of 37 years. The scientists said this and a related species, which are grouped together under the name Myotis, had telomeres that did not shorten with age. Another Myotis bat holds the record for oldest age, reaching 41years. The scientists’ findings suggest that these bats cells have the ability to maintain and repair their telomeres. This, they said, helps guard against the aging process.
Based on its body size, a bat lik