梅州市重点中学2025-2026学年英语高三第一学期期末经典模拟试题.doc

梅州市重点中学2025-2026学年英语高三第一学期期末经典模拟试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．If you’d written earlier, I’d have known when you to go on holiday.
A．want B．have wanted C．wanted D．will want
2．The manager is trying to find a man to recommend how the job .
A．is done B．be done C．should done D．to do
3．One is expected to behave _________ on some special occasions.
A．accurately B．precisely C．appropriately D．rightly
4．What an unforgettable experience! I'll write it down__________it is still fresh in my memory.
A．since B．while C．after D．until
5．I ____ about w hat you’ve said and I’ve decided to take your advice.
A．thought B．have been thinking
C．was thinking D．had thought
6．—________ the woman with the baby come over? We have a seat here.
—Thank you, sir. Actually I do have my seat here. But my baby likes to look out of the window.
A．Would B．Shall
C．Must D．May
7．---Excuse me, could you tell me the time, please?
---Sorry, I don’t have a watch with me.
--- ___________
A．Thanks a lot. B．What a pity.
C．I’m sorry to hear that D．Thanks all the same
8．Male nurses are difficult to hire as many men reject this______ out of the long-existing discrimination．
A．oncept B．responsibility
C．identity D．personality
9．Top graduates from universities are ________ by major companies.
A．chased B．registered
C．offered D．compromised
10．－ Mike, our team will play against the Rockets this weekend. I am sure we will win.
－ ________!
A．Congratulations B．Cheers
C．Best wishes D．Good luck
11．--- I have been working for more than 30 years! I’m going to retire next month.
--- Really? You don’t look a day 40!
A．over B．by
C．with D．for
12．I was telling a joke and Sam just interrupted me to tell a different one. He always _____!
A．bites his tongue B．saves his skin
C．steals my thunder D．pulls my leg
13． “Drive-ins” have large parking lots ________ customers are served in their cars by waitresses.
A．who B．when C．which D．where
14．Bob made a promise to the manager ________ the work would all be finished on time.
A．that B．what
C．which D．whether
15．－I _______ in the same position too long. My legs have fallen asleep.
－Shake it a little before you get up.
A．will sit B．have sat
C．am sitting D．have been stting
16．Country people don't pretend to have these ridiculous manners which are necessary _____ we call polite society．
A．what B．in what
C．which D．in which
17．The students have decided on a final date by which everyone ________ reading the books assigned by their professor.
A．finishes B．finished
C．have finished D．will have finished
18．--- Where is your new home now?
--- In the new developed zone. But I ______ downtown for five years.
A．lived B．had lived
C．have lived D．was living
19．It’s difficult for us to learn a lesson in life ________ we’ve actually had that lesson.
A．while B．since C．until D．when
20．The enquiry________ new facts, the judge had to postpone the trial again.
A．to develop B．developed
C．having developed D．being developed
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）"Joe? Is that you?" The woman speaking to me at the baseball game looked a little familiar. "Marci?" I asked.
"It IS you!" she cried out, smiling broadly. "Gosh, it's good to see you again!"
It was good to see Marci, too. Off and on during the past few decades, I've wondered about her. I almost tried to search for her a few years ago after talking to a friend who had indicated that the 1990s had been pretty rough for Marci. So meeting her at the baseball game was really out of expectation.
We spent a few minutes talking about our lives—the good old, bad old days. Then Marci grew quiet for a moment. “You know, Joe,” she said, “ I’ve always wanted to tell you…how…how sorry I am for the way I treated you. You must have been hurt both physically and mentally.” I was a little embarrassed. I turned and looked at her. “It’s OK,” I said, “No big deal!” “But I was such a jerk.” she continued. Yes you were, I thought. “We were both pretty young,” I smiled “I know.” she said, “It’s just always bothered me, remembering how mean I was to you. And I’ve wanted to tell you that I’m sorry.”
The expression on her face was warm and sincere. And there was something in her eyes—it looked a lot like relief. “OK,” I said. "Apology accepted!” Overcome by the sweetness of the moment, I reached an arm around her and gave her a quick hug. Just then, the crowd erupted with a huge cheer, and Marci and I both returned our attention to the game. By the time I looked over to where she had been, she was gone. But the warm, wonderful feeling of our brief exchange was still there, and continues to this day whenever I think about it .
It isn't enough to just say “I’m sorry” and "You're forgiven." But when those words are truly felt and sincerely expressed, they can open the door to miracles of the heart. Forgiveness can bring peace to an injured soul—even years after the fact. Even at a baseball game.
1、What kind of life did Marci live during the late 20th century according to the passage?
A．Happy. B．Busy. C．Hard. D．Simple.
2、What does the underlined word “jerk” in the third paragraph mean?
A．A humorous person.
B．A cruel person.
C．A careless person.
D．An honest person.
3、Why did Marci look in relief after talking with the author?
A．Because her favorite team won the game.
B．Because she learned Joe was living a good life.
C．Because she made an apology to the author.
D．Because she found she was not mean any longer.
4、What might be the best title for the passage?
A．Excitement of A Baseball Game
B．Mental Burden of A Woman
C．Miracles of Forgiveness
D．Relief of Finding A friend
22．（8分） In ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead, with more tactics (策略).
One tactic involves where to display the goods. For example, stores place fruits and vegetables in the first section. They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food (垃圾食品) later in their trip. In department stores, the women’s shoe section is generally next to the women’s cosmetics (化妆品) section: while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wander over and find some cosmetics they might want to try later.
Besides businesses seek to appeal to customers’ senses. Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping, so they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day. Music sells goods, too. Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played, sales of French wines went up.
When it comes to the selling of houses, businesses also use highly rewarding tactics. They find that customers make decisions in the first few seconds upon walking in the door, and turn it into a business opportunity. A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly. When entering the house, the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows, and then the pool through an open stairway leading to the lower level. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $ 10 million houses.
1、Why do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section?
A．To save customers time. B．To show they are high quality foods.
C．To help sell junk food. D．To sell them at discount prices.
2、According to Paragraph 3, which of the following encourages customers to buy?
A．Opening the store early in the morning. B．Displaying British wines next to French ones.
C．Inviting customers to play music. D．Filling the store with the smell of fresh bread.
3、What is the California builder’s story intended to prove?
A．The house structure is a key factor customers consider.
B．The more costly the house is, the better it sells.
C．An ocean view is much to the customers’ taste.
D．A good first impression increases sales.
4、What is the main purpose of the passage?
A．To explain how businesses turn people into their customers.
B．To introduce how businesses have grown from the past.
C．To report researches on customer behavior.
D．To show dishonest business practices.
23．（8分）The weather.It’s always a talking-point in Britain.Why is that?Is it something strange about British people?Well it's nice to think that a lot of British people are eccentric（古怪）,I mean,the place is famous for it. But really,it's the weather that's the point of note.The UK has some of the most interesting weather in the world.
"Britain does not have a CLIMATE.It just has WEATHER
In hot countries most of the indoor places that need to be comfortable are air-conditioned,and in cold countries most of the places that need to be comfortable are properly heated.The UK is the exception,since the weather is often interesting and no one really takes heat and cold seriously.So although the weather can be very cold,very hot,very wet,or just wildly confused,it always takes people by surprise.
When it gets to winter and there is actually some SNOW,it always takes the people by surprise.It is frontpage news,and even a few inches of snow brings the country to a standstill.But then,what happens next is even more surprising and catches the folk off guard completely.And who could possibly have predicted it?!IT MELTS! Flooding!What a surprise
Then in the summer,it gets very hot.If it had been Thailand or Australia,there'd be no problem.It is supposed to be hot,so,there is air conditioning.But in the UK,just total confusion at the sudden hot weather.Shock,health problems,and despite the fact that the country is considered to be where it always rains,summertime brings drought! But do people have cisterns（水箱）and reserve water tanks?Wouldn’t it make sense for people to store rainwater in case of drought?Of course it would,but it is a dependency-culture where people have been trained to be dependent on the state,which then means that in emergency people are stuck!Why is the British weather so strange?It is something to do with the combination of an almost Arctic latitude（纬度）combined with being an island and having the Gulf Stream bringing warm weather from the tropics.
Helpful people in the know on geographical meteorology（气象学have commented that the general situation with the UK weather is even more complex,as many different things contribute to the changeable weather.As well as the North Atlantic drift,there is the fact that the UK is affected by the following major air masses: the tropical maritime（海的）Gulf Stream,the Polar Maritime air from the North,the Arctic Maritime,the Polar Continental,and the Tropical Continental.There's also fast flowing air in Jet streams.Air goes around in convection currents in Hadley cells and in Ferrel Cells.Because the British Isles can get weather coming from hot or cold zones,and from land or sea,a changeable hot/cold wet/dry weather is found.
1、What is the British attitude toward heat and cold?
A．Serious. B．Indifferent. C．Positive. D．Careful.
2、How do the British feel when they see snow in winter?
A．Excited. B．Frightened. C．Amazed. D．Disappointed.
3、What happens when the British meet a drought in summer?
A．They have got well-prepared. B．They get water from the river.
C．They always help each other. D．They maybe fall into trouble.
4、What is the passage mainly about?
A．Why weather interests the British. B．Englishmen's attitude to weather.
C．Weather in the United Kingdom. D．What affects the weather in the UK.
24．（8分）We've all heard the saying: practice makes prefect! In other words, acquiring skills takes time and effort. But how exactly does one go about learning a complex subject such as tennis, calculus, or even how to play the violin? An age-old answer is: practice one skill at a time. A beginning pianist might rehearse scales(音阶) before chords(和弦). A young tennis player practices the forehand before the backhand. Learning researchers call this “blocking”， and because it is common and easy to schedule, blocking is dominant in schools, training programs, and other settings.
However another strategy promises improved results. Enter “interleaving”， a largely unheard-of technique that is catching the attention of cognitive(认知) psychologists and neuroscientists. Blocking involves practicing one skill at a time before the next (for example, “skill A” before “skill B” and so on, forming the pattern “AAABBBCCC”), while in interleaving one mixes practice on several related skills together (forming for example the pattern “ABCABCABC”).
Over the past four decades, a small but growing body of research has found that interleaving often outperforms blocking for a variety of subjects, including sports and category learning. Yet there have been almost no studies of the technique in unplanned, real world settings-until recently. New research in schools finds that interleaving produces dramatic and long-lasting benefits for an essential skill: math. Not only does this finding have the potential to transform how math is taught, it may also change how people learn more generally.
Researches are now working to understand why interleaving produces such impressive results. One important explanation is that it improves the brain's ability to tell apart between concepts. With blocking, once you know what solution to use, or movement to do, the hard part is over. With interleaving, each practice attempt is different from the last, so rote(死记硬背) responses don't work. Instead, your brain must continuously focus on searching for different solutions. That process can improve your ability to learn critical features of skills and concepts, which then better enables you to select and produce the correct response.
A second explanation is that interleaving strengthens memory associations. With blocking, a single strategy，temporarily held in short-term memory, is sufficient. That's not the case with interleaving-the correct solution changes from one practice attempt to the next. As a result, your brain is continually engaged at regaining different responses and bringing them into short-term memory. Repeating that process can strengthen neural connections between different tasks and correct responses, which improves learning.
Both of these accounts imply that increased effort during training, either to discriminate correct responses or to strengthen them, is needed when interleaving is used. This corresponds to a potential drawback of the technique, namely that the learning process often feels more gradual and difficult in the beginning. However, that added effort can have better, longer-lasting results.
1、What can we learn from the new strategy of “interleaving”？
A．Studying related skills