2025-2026学年湖南省株洲市茶陵县茶陵三中高三英语第一学期期末达标测试试题.doc

2025-2026学年湖南省株洲市茶陵县茶陵三中高三英语第一学期期末达标测试试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．Paul could be a very attractive boy but he ______ to his behaviour.
A．paid no attention B．were paying no attention
C．pays no attention D．had paid no attention
2．The government spokesman has to ________ his words before responding to reporters.
A．pass B．weigh C．cover D．express
3．Not far from the club was there a garden, _____ owner seated in it playing bridge with his children every afternoon.
A．whose B．its
C．which D．that
4．.---How did you French?
---- I lived in Paris for two years before I came to England, so I got lots of practice.
A．go through B．pick up C．set up D．turn up
5．From my point of view, there’s little chance that we will be successful in trying to change the present situation. ________, it is important that we try our best.
A．Meanwhile B．Otherwise
C．Therefore D．Nevertheless
6．To be an expert, a beginner needs to go through a series of _____ stages.
A．intermediate B．liberal
C．overall D．demanding
7．—Do you know our town at all?
—Surely, this is the third time I ________ here.
A．came B．come C．have come D．am coming
8．The real reason why prices ____ , and still are, too high is complex, and no short discussion can satisfactorily explain this problem.
A．were B．will be
C．have been D．had been
9．If you are feeling so tired, perhaps a little sleep would____．
A．act B．help
C．serve D．last
10．The Games are known as the friendly games because of their _ on kindness and mutual respect.
A．lacks B．focuses
C．challenges D．researches
11．Students are always interested in finding out _______ they can go with a new teacher.
A．how far B．how soon C．how often D．how long
12．Please ________ your ashes before it fails on the carpet.
A．cut off B．knock off
C．get off D．drop off
13．— Mum, little Ray broke his toys again!
—It doesn't matter. You see, accidents _____happen.
A．shall B．should C．must D．will
14．I'm calling to enquire about the position __________in yesterday's China Daily.
A．advertised B．to be advertised C．advertising D．having advertised
15．—Next week I will go to a job interview. will you give me some suggestions?
—Smiling is a great way to make yourself ________.
A．stand out B．turn out
C．work out D．pick out
16．— The rent of our flat will see a 20% rise this year?
— Yes. That’s ______ I have compromised with the flat owner.
A．what B．where
C．how D．when
17．--Whenever you want a good meal, come to my restaurant and eat for free.
--Believe me. That is an ________ I will not refuse.
A．approach B．offer
C．idea D．instruction
18．---I did really well in the examination, Li Ke.
---I did _________. I got full mark.
A．no less B．not less C．not worse D．no worse
19．Modesty is a kind of good quality, which is ______it takes to be your personal best.
A．what B．where C．which D．when
20．—I wonder why the thinnest plastics bags, though ________ , are still in use here.
—Well, it’s no easy job to solve this problem effectively.
A．banning B．banned C．to ban D．having banned
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）Moving to Orange County
If you're thinking of moving to Orange County, with its wealth of sandy beaches, wineries and tourist attractions then there’re several things that you’ll need to know.
Visas for the US
The US has a number of options, and if you are relocating due to work commitments or family ties, you’ll be alongside the majority of applicants.
A green card holder, for instance, can apply for an immigration visa for a spouse（配偶）or (unmarried) child. A US employer can apply on behalf of a non-national person, and there are five preference categories for companies sponsoring immigration visas, the majority of which require exceptional skills, master’s training or experience of a particular profession. If you are being sponsored by an employer, your spouse and any child under the age of 21 can apply for immigration visas alongside you.
Temporary worker visas, on the other hand, are typically easier, but still not necessarily easy, to obtain and allow for limited stays.
Finding accommodation
The three largest cities in the county are Anaheim, an industrial center, Santa Ana,10 miles from the coast with a perfect safety record, and Irvine, an wealthy planned city with a number of highly regarded schools. If you’re looking for a metropolitan lifestyle, expect to pay an average of 1,600 USD in rent for a one-bedroom apartment in the city center, rising to 2,900 USD a month for a family-size, three-bedroom apartment; an approximate 600 USD premium（溢价）on similar apartments outside of the city center.
If you would like to settle outside of a city, there are a number of suburbs in Orange County with plenty to offer young professionals and families. Perhaps one of the most renowned is Newport Beach, noted as one of the cleanest beaches in the county and famous for its many restaurants and fantastic schools. If you’re looking for an inland town, Aliso Viejo is an excellent option. This compact（紧凑的）town is easy to navigate and is ideal for young families.
1、If you want to get a US immigration visa, you must meet one of the requirements that ________.
A．you should have an unmarried child
B．your employer should be a non-national person
C．your spouse should be a lawful permanent resident
D．you should be qualified for five immigrant visa preference categories
2、It can be inferred that finding accommodation in Orange County depends on ________.
A．a settler’s sponsor B．a settler’s professional level
C．a settler’s company location D．a settler’s needs and the type of lifestyle
22．（8分） Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. There were events around the world in memory of those who died in the conflict. We have picked out three of them in European countries. Let's take a look.
Belgium
In a park, the famous Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen had an exhibition called Coming World, Remember Me. The work consisted of 600,000 individual(个别的) clay sculptures, one for each person killed during the World War. In the center of the exhibition was a big egg made of clay, symbolizing a new world.
UK
In a small town called Aldridge, almost 100 houses in one street were covered with 24,000 poppies and statues of soldiers. They stood for the men from the area who had been killed in the war. The flowers were chosen because of a poem written by the Canadian doctor John McCrea in 1915. They made people think of fields of blood.
France
The British artist Guy Denning arrived in La Feuille, a small town in the northwest of France, to stick life-size drawings of soldiers who never came back home. Armed with glue and a brush, Denning stuck his drawings carefully on walls. Before long 112 men, mainly young adults, were brought back to mind, if not to life.
1、What do we know about Coming World, Remember Me?
A．It's the name of an exhibition. B．It's a film about World War I.
C．It's a work standing for peace. D．It's a sculpture made of clay.
2、Why were poppies chosen to symbolize the dead soldiers?
A．The British people preferred them. B．They showed the cruelty of war.
C．A Canadian doctor suggested them. D．The fields were filled with them.
3、How was the end of World War I marked in France?
A．A memorial to the dead soldiers was built.
B．112 wounded soldiers in the war were helped.
C．Drawings of some dead soldiers were put up.
D．Young adults were encouraged to join the army.
23．（8分）Apple announced its new iPhones last week, but competitors’ mobile phones can do many of the same things for less money.
The new iPhone 8 and X have wireless charging, edge-to-edge glass screen and double cameras. But all of these features are already available in smart phones from China’s Huawei and Oppo, and Korea’s Samsung. While Apple asks buyers to pay $1,000 for its high-end model, some Asian phone makers can offer similar features for less.
At one time, Chinese manufacturers copied features and designs from others to produce low-cost phones. But they have now added high-end features to their phones and they control nearly half the global mobile phone market.
Media MarktSaturn is Europe’s biggest electronics seller. A spokesperson for the store told Reuters that,“Huawei is seen as a relevant competitor to Apple and Samsung by covering all major price points and placing big investments in marketing and sales. ’’ She also said that the Chinese companies Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo and TCL were among the top-10 best-selling smart phones in its stores.
Chinese manufacturers’ fast growth has been fueled by strong sales in China. But they now export 40 percent of their smart phones. That is almost double the number from just three years ago, according to the Hong Kong investment company CLSA．
Huawei is currently the world’s third largest phone maker behind Samsung and Apple. According to research company Canalys, the Chinese company is getting closer to second-place Apple and might overtake it later this year. Huawei plans to show its top-of-the-line Mate 10 phone on Oct. 16. The phone will have artificial intelligence features such as instant translation and image recognition and will cost less than $1,000.
Other Chinese companies are looking to enter the high-end smart phone market.
1、What is the text mainly about?
A．Smart phone’s manufacturers. B．Apple smart phone’s features.
C．Asian phone makers’ fast growth. D．Competition among Asian phone makers.
2、Which is NOT among the top 3 phone makers in the world?
A．TCL. B．Samsung.
C．Apple. D．Huawei.

3、What do we know from the text?
A．Huewei will have overtaken Apple by later 2017.
B．Chinese makers’ phones with high-end features cost less.
C．The top-10 smart phones are to enter the high-end competition.
D．40 percent of Asian smart phones are exported now.
4、What is the writer’s attitude towards Asian phone makers?
A．Doubtful. B．Concerned.
C．Optimistic. D．Uncertain.
24．（8分）Happy Birthday to Me (and My Mom)
Forty-three years ago my mother went into labour for the second time. It was either very late New Year’s Day or very early on the second day of 1969 depending on how you looked at it but either way, it was a full week past her due date when my mom woke up knowing it was time to wake my dad up, get dressed, pack up the car and head to the hospital. Her regular doctor was on vacation and when they reached the hospital they planned to deliver in were told that the doctor was on his way to another hospital so they should head there, in a neighbouring city. Most surprising to me now is that she felt well enough to attend a New Year’s party the previous night and stayed long enough to toast in the new year!
My mom and her family had immigrated to the United States just twenty years earlier from El Salvador. And that was a lucky thing for me. Not only did my mom gain access to a better education and career options here in the US for herself, each of her three daughters would also enjoy her access to quality maternity (孕产妇的) care. While the US is hardly the world leader in maternal health or birth outcomes, these days a woman faces a 1 in 2,100 risk of dying during her life and in El Salvador, it’s 1 in 350-6 times worse. In 1969, that difference was even greater.
However, I was pregnant with my second child in El Salvador six years ago when I realized how very different my life might have turned out if I’d lived there when I delivered my first child. I travelled down there with CARE, the humanitarian relief organization, whose efforts my mom had long supported, to see some of their principal programmes in action. Among them was one in particular that remains with me today. It was a water project where pregnant women, many of whom had walked miles to access this clean water, receive some basic care before or after childbirth. Here these women were, facing the exact same physical challenges as me but still carrying the full work load of the family and with little to no resources for information, care, transportation or comfort during or after their pregnancies.
By this time, I was all too aware of what a challenge childbirth could be. After delivering my daughter in 2003, I survived a hemorrhage (大出血), the leading childbirth-related complication that takes the lives of thousands of other mothers all over the world. One girl or woman dies every 90 seconds in pregnancy or childbirth from what is in most cases a preventable death. I was as shocked as you are when I discovered this fact but I was also grateful. Grateful because I had been in the care of a team of health workers when I needed them most.
I thought of my mother’s life. While she had been born in a good hospital in San Salvador in the 1930’s, at that time pregnancy-related deaths were common even in the US. My great grandmother also hemorrhaged, only after delivering her fifth child and she died. Her husband, my mom’s grandfather was a physician at the time. He would give up practising medicine forever when he couldn’t save her.
But it wasn’t only my mom and her family that I thought of as I considered my own fate and good fortune, it was all those women I’d spent the day with in the rural community I’d visited with CARE. We’d made a connection that day, we mothers, as women. These women did not have access to the simple interventions (介入) that could insure their survival and that’s what concerned me. It did more than concern me, it woke me up and begged this question, why should any one life be of different value than any other?
And so, I made the commitment right there and then to do all I could to improve maternal health and reduce the number of maternal deaths around the globe.
1、The underlined phrase “went into labour” in Paragraph 1 means
A．suffered from a disease B．gave birth to a baby
C．took up an offer of work D．tidied up the house
2、According to the passage, the writer felt fortunate enough ________.
A．to enjoy the best maternity care in the world
B．to attend better schools in the United States
C．to live in a developed country permanently
D．to have a better sense of maternal security
3、When she returned to her motherland six years ago, the writer ________.
A．regretted not delivering her first child there
B．was very surprised at the great changes there
C．offered special care to women in need there
D．researched into the medical conditions there
4、The writer realized the vital importance of maternity care ________
A．through her own experience
B．with the help of health workers
C．during her stay in El Salvador
D．upon the death of some women
5、The writer is obviously determined to _______