2025-2026学年山东省潍坊市普通高中英语高三第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题.doc

2025-2026学年山东省潍坊市普通高中英语高三第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．—People should stop using their cars and start using public transport.
—_ The roads are too crowded as it is.
A．All right B．Exactly
C．Go ahead D．Fine
2．The two girls are getting on very well and share _______ with each other.
A．little B．much C．some D．none
3．— I got that job I wanted at the public library.
— ___________! That’s good news.
A．Go ahead B．Cheers C．Congratulations D．Come on
4．People expect Shanghai Disneyland Park to offer better service than ________ of Tokyo’s.
A．this B．it C．one D．that
5．His advice made me happy, but ____others angry.
A．making B．to make C．/ D．make
6．We really emphasize the importance of putting______safeguards to prevent children’s identities from falling in wrong people’s hands.
A．in place B．in vain
C．in question D．in earnest
7．Martin Luther King, Jr. put it that peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means _____we arrive at that goal.
A．that B．where C．by which D．with which
8．—What was it that caused the party to be put off?
—________ the invitations.
A．Because Tom delayed sending
B．Tom delayed to send
C．That Tom delayed sending
D．Tom delayed sending
9．--- She will finish the project within three days!
--- ______! I could do it in three hours.
A．You are right B．I’m stuck C．Oh, come on D．Don’t mention it
10．— I like your new shoes!
— Thanks. I had to try on almost a dozen pairs _________ I decided to get them.
A．as B．when
C．after D．before
11．Membership of this club is open to those who are its aim.
A．in salute to B．in honour of
C．in line with D．in sympathy with
12．You should set a goal and see ________ you can achieve it in the coming exam.
A．which B．what
C．whether D．when
13．—It’s too complex, I think．
—________. So we’d better make it easier for students to get involved．
A．That’s ridiculous B．That’s the point
C．That’s settled D．That’s all right
14．—I will pick you up at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning. Is that all right?
—________. See you then.
A．I’d love to. B．That’s settled.
C．It’s up to you D．My pleasure
15．Believe it or not, it is ________________ that causes your illness.
A．because of your being overweight B．because you are overweight
C．you are so overweight D．your being overweight
16．It was ______ we were returning home ______ I realized what a good feeling it was to have helped someone in trouble.
A．when; before B．when; that
C．before; where D．how; that
17．______ flag-raising ceremony was held at the Golden Bauhinia Square on July 1 to celebrate ______ 17th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China.
A．A; / B．A; the
C．The; the D．/; the
18．The exchange student from Kenya often shares with us the news of his country and ____of his neighbouring countries.
A．those B．that C．it D．the one
19．Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity ________ sight matters more than hearing.
A．when B．whose C．which D．where
20．— Hi! John, would you like to play football with us?
— Oh，I can’t. I ___ my lesson all the morning and still need half an hour.
A．am reviewing B．have been reviewing
C．have reviewed D．reviewed
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） Parents tend to favour children of one sex in certain situations — or so evolutionary biologists tell us. A new study used colored backpack sales data to show that parental wealth may influence spending on sons different from daughters.
In 1973 biologist Robert Trivers and computer scientist Dan Willard published a paper suggesting that parents invest(投入)more resources, such as food and effort, in male children when times are good, and in female children when times are bad. According to the Trivers-Willard hypothesis(假说), a son given lots of resources can become a gentleman — but parents with few resources tend to invest them in daughters, who generally find it easier to be a fair maiden.
Studying parental investment after birth is difficult, however. The new study looked for a standard of measurement of such investment that met several criteria: it shouldn’t be affected by sex differences in the need for resources; it should measure investment rather than outcomes; and it should be objective.
Study author Shige Song, a sociologist at Queens College, City University of New York, examined spending on pink and blue backpacks purchased in China in 2015 from a large retailer, JD．com. He narrowed the data to about 5, 000 bags: blue backpacks bought by families known to have at least one boy and pink ones bought by families known to have at least one girl. The results showed that wealthier families spent more on blue than pink backpacks — suggesting greater investment in sons. Poorer families spent more on pink packs than blue ones. The findings were published in Evolution and Human Behavior.
Song’s evidence for the Trivers-Willard hypothesis is “indirect” but “pretty convincing,” says Rosemary Hopcroft, a sociologist at the. University of North Carolina at Charlotte, who was not connected with the new study. Hopcroft reported in 2016 that U. S. fathers with high-status occupations were more likely to send their sons to private school than their daughters, while fathers with lower-status jobs more often enrolled their female children. Although the new study does not prove the families were buying the blue backpacks for boys and pink ones for girls, Hopcroft notes that “it’s a clever and interesting paper, and it’s a rather unusual use of big data.”
1、What does the writer intend to do in Paragraph 2?
A．Introduce an earlier study.
B．Identify children’s needs.
C．Assess the influence of a study.
D．Explore into parental investment.
2、What offers a challenge for the new study?
A．The investment meeting several criteria.
B．The measurement of eventual outcomes.
C．Different demands for resources between sexes.
D．Consistent standards in measuring parental investment.
3、What can be learned from Song’s research?
A．The new study was done in 2015.
B．Big data was sampled for research.
C．Preference was offered to consumers.
D．Blue packs were favored over pink ones.
4、Which of the following is likely to match Hopcroft’s remark on Song’s research?
A．It’s entertaining. B．It’s well-designed.
C．It’s unbelievable. D．It’s unusual.
22．（8分）Storyland company right now opens door for new young professionals, artists, theatre persons and passionate drama teachers.
We are looking for someone, who is in love with Art, Art Education and kids. Joining this position you will be working on educational art programmes to develop students’ imagination, creativity, and taste for art and beauty.
●Work with younger students (age3-5), but also be ready to work with elder kids
●Be ready to work with students with varying level of English
●Candidates won’t be teaching English, he/she will be teaching Drama and Theatre Studies, so make sure you are experienced and professional on that area.
●Caring, passionate, motivated (younger than 40 years old, as you will be joining young growing team)
●HIGH ENERGY and Flexibility
●Willing and ready to commit at least 2 years for the project (with contract signing)
●Flexible work hours depending on schedule with no more than 40 hours per week
Requirements
●A passionate, warm, and caring personality
●Good teamwork Skills
●Experience on teaching children is a plus
Wage and Benefits Package
●18000-20000RMB before tax per month depending on experience
●7 days paid vacation +11 days Chinese National Holiday
●Working visa is provided
●Medical Insurance
●Annual Company Trip
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1、Who is Storyland working for?
A．Young professional
B．Artists
C．Drama teachers
D．Kids
2、Which of the following statement is true?
A．Employees will work with kids who can speak good English.
B．Employees should be energetic and flexible.
C．Employees will get a salary of 18000-20000RMB after tax per month.
D．Employees should pay for medical insurance by themselves.
3、Where is the passage most probably taken from?
A．A job-hunting website.
B．A book on art
C．A research paper
D．a news report
23．（8分） Students should be able to show what they know. Many folks take this as an apparent truth. But I think it demands closer examination.
Possessing a skill or piece of knowledge is not the same thing as being able to show it. This is why many smart young people hate school. Understanding，figuring out，and getting a handle on a piece of knowledge is really exciting，but having to prove to somebody else that you understand is a pain in the neck.
Finding proof of student learning is a huge part of the teacher’s job，and whether it is done poorly or not makes all the difference in that teacher’s effectiveness. There is a huge difference between“how do I figure out if this student understands”and“how do I make this student prove to me he gets it”.The first is a valuable approach；the second is the first step on the road toward wasting everybody’s time.
And there’s the problem. If we start with the assumption that a student who knows must be able to show his knowledge to our satisfaction，we will be traveling down the wrong road. The more we demand that students prove to us that they know the stuff，the more we will design artificial tasks that demand a set of skills and knowledge entirely different from those we really want to measure.
As a classroom teacher，I have to remember that the burden（重担）is on me to find a way to see what my students know；the burden is not on them to put on whatever trained monkey show.
It may not be the worst thing ever to say，“Students should be able to show what they know.”But I think it’s far more useful to say，“Teachers should be able to discover what students know.”
1、What does the underlined phrase in the second paragraph mean？
A．Very dangerous. B．Very annoying.
C．Very surprising. D．Very frequent.
2、According to the third paragraph，a teacher should have the ability to________.
A．discover whether his students have understood
B．avoid wasting the precious time in class
C．apply various approaches while teaching
D．give students the chance to prove themselves
3、What does the author think of the artificial tasks designed to test student learning？
A．They should be limited in number.
B．They are a huge burden on teachers.
C．They should mainly focus on effectiveness.
D．They slide away from the original purpose.
4、What is the main idea of the passage？
A．Students should be able to show what they know.
B．There are many ways to find proof of student learning.
C．Teachers should be able to discover what students know.
D．There should be better understanding between teachers and students.
24．（8分） Life can be so wonderful, full of adventure and joy. It can also be full of challenges, setbacks and heartbreaks. Whatever our circumstances, we generally still have dreams, hopes and desires —that little something more we want for ourselves and our loved ones. Yet knowing we can have more can also create a problem, because when we go to change the way we do things, up come the old patterns and pitfalls that stopped us from seeking what we wanted in the first place.
This tension between what we feel we can have and "what were seemingly able to have is the niggling suffering, the anxiety we feel. This is where we usually think it's easier to just give up. But we're never meant to let go of the part of us that knows we can have more. The intelligence behind that knowing is us—the real us. It's the part that believes in life and its possibilities. If you drop that, you begin to feel a little "dead" inside because you're dropping "you".
So, if we have this capability but somehow life seems to keep us stuck, how do we break these patterns?
Decide on a new course and make one decision at a time. This is good advice for a new adventure or just getting through today's challenges.
While, deep down, we know we can do it, our mind—or the minds of those close to us—usually says we can't.
That isn't a reason to stop, it's just the mind, that little man or woman on your shoulder, trying to talk you out of something again. It has done it many times before. It's all about starting simple and doing it now.
Decide and act before over-thinking. When you do this you may feel a little, or large, release from the jail of your mind and you'll be on your way.
1、According to the passage, life is always .
A．full of joy B．full of challenges
C．so wonderful D．changing
2、It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs that we should ___________ .
A．slow down and live a simple life
B．be careful when we choose to change
C．stick to our dreams under any circumstances
D．be content with what we already have
3、What is the key to breaking the old patterns?
A．To focus on every detail.
B．To decide and take immediate action.
C．To listen to those close to us.
D．To think twice before we act.
4、Which of the following best explains the underlined part in the last paragraph?
A．Escape from your punishment.
B．Realization of your dreams.
C．Freedom from your tension.
D．Reduction of your expectations.
5、What does the author intend to tell us?
A．It's easier than we think to get what we want.
B．It's important to learn to accept sufferings in life.
C．It's impractical to change our way of thinking.
D．It's harder than we expect to follow a new course.
25．（10分）It's good to make mistakes，and here is why.
First of all，mistakes are a clear sign that we are trying new things.It's always good to try new things because when we are trying new things，we are growing.If we never try anything new，how can we improve？The simple answer is，“We can't”．
Another good thing about mistakes is that when we are making them，we are learning.Consider this—Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb.When asked how it felt to fail that many times，he said that he had learned 10,000 things that didn't work.
When we make a mistake，we are much closer to success.Because every time we make a mistake，we eliminate one of the things that keep us from success.
But all this doesn't mean that we should go through life without considering the consequences of a mistake.Instead，when we try something new，we have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesn't work out the way we want it to，we will be in a position to try again.We all have limited resources—in the form of time and money—so we shouldn't blow them all on one approach to a problem.It's best that we realize it probably won't be perfect for the first time and allocate these resources appropriately so we can learn，make corrections，and try again.Only by accepting and usi