天津市第四十一中学2025-2026学年高三上学期开学考试英语试题

2025-2026第一学期高三开学摸底考 一、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。 1.-So,you're saying we need to submit the rcport by tomorrow? -Yes, .We don't have much time left.( A.that's the case B.I agree with you C.you got it wrong D.that's exactly how I feel 2.Sheep have been so changed by breeding that their wild ancestors are hard A.identifying B.being identified C.to identify D.to be identified 3.After months of waiting and wondering about his job application status, suddenly,struck her that she should check her email for any updates or notifications.() A.what B.that C.this D.it 4.The new device,though technically was too expensive for most customers and did not sell well in stores.() A.superior B.plain C.primary D.proper 5.Even on New Year's Eve, most of us are celebrating,the ambulance service staff are working. A.wherc B.when C.that D.which 6.We discussed our finances and realized that buying a new car is right now,so we postponed it. () A.behind schedule B.beyond our reach C.aboyc avcragc D.out of control 7.I will support decides to take the lead in this project,as their success is important to us.( A.whatever B.whom C.whoever D.what 8.He the manuscript of his book before sending it to the publisher.( A.corresponded B.established C.observed D.revised 9.I've been writing this report for the last two weeks,but it has to be handed tomorrow. A.finally B.immediately C.occasionally D.certainly 10.The three of us around Europe for about a month last summer.( 第1页，共9页 A.trayelled B.have travelled C.had travelled D.travel 二、阅读理解：本大题共20小题，共50分。 A Planning a visit to the UK?Hcre we help with ways to cut your costs. AVOID BIG EVENTS Big sporting events,concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room.A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (190ct.)costf169.15at Booking.com.A week later,the samc room costf118.15. If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid-or you're looking for a big event to pass your timc-check out sitcs such as Whatsonwhen.com,which allow you to search for events in the UK by city,date and catcgory. STAYAWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train,you may want to find a good base close to the station,but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday. Don't be too choosy about the part of town you stay in.Booking two months in advancc,the cheapest room at Travelodge's Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22September wasf95.95.A room just a tube joumey away at its Covent Garden hotcl wasf75.75.And at Farringdon,a double room cost justf62.95. LOOK AFTER YOURSELF Rcally central hotels in cities such as London,Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune,especially at weekends and during big cvents.As an alterative consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen.Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings.A great example is the historic ONcill Flat on Edinburgh's Royal Mile,available forf420for five days in late September, with room for four adults. GET ON A BIKE London's Boris bikes'have attracted the most attention,but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace,saving you.on public transport or car parking costs. Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay aroundf1.50for two hours)and Cardiff (free for up to 30minutes,orf5per day). 11.The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may A.help travelers pass time B.attract lots of travelers to the UK 第2页，共9页 C.allow travelers to make flexible plans D.causc travelers to pay.more for accommodation 12."Farringdon"in Paragraph 5is most probably 'A.a hotel away.from thc train station B.the tube line to Covent Garden C.an idcal holiday destination D.the name of a travel'agency 13.Thc passage shows that'thc ONcill Flat A.lies on the ground:floor B.is located in central London C.provides cooking facilities for tourists D.costs overf100on average per day in late Scptember 14.Cardiff's program allows a free bike for a maximum period of A.half an hour B.one hour C.one hour and a half D.two hours 15.The main purpose of the passage is A.to tell visitors how to book in advance B.to supply visitors with hotel information C.to show visitors the importance of self-help D.to offer visitors some money-saving tips. B Decades ago,my friend Caetlin reccived a special assignment from the poet Robert L.Has,who was then her undergraduate literature professor.He instructed each student to memorize three poems from The Norton Anthology of American Literamure-not for any urgent exam reason,he claimed,but instead to prepare them for their unavoidable future solitude ().At some point,Cactlin recalls him saying,you're going to be alone,and poctry is going to be all you have. If the task was astrange one,it's because the act of memorizing a poem feels curiously old-fashioned in an era when few of us eneounter poetry at all.When I was in graduate school,working toward a degree in English literature,Imostlyimdmyself to prose.It was only in my 40s that I began to change my ways. 第3页，共9页 It happened in a flight to Seattle For hours,I read nothing else but a poem.Sometimes I spoke its lines aloud,my voice masked by the airplane's thrum (.Sometimes I went through the whole pocm at once,and somctimes I repeated a single stanza (over and over,and by the time my plane landed on the West Coast,I had the wholc thing,all 40 lines of it,in my head.Because the process is as simple as it is very boring,memorizing a great poem always begins as a crime.The boredom of repetition reduces the great charm it has.But as you run your hands through the book,the lines at last come together again,and the scattered text transforms back into a treasure,often a more valuable one than it was before. In other words,poetry survives continuously by becoming a part of those who read it.It can do so only because it is so specific,so entirely different from us,that taking it in expands our own sense of what we are. Some of thc pocms I"ve memorized arc alrcady fading,and that's fine.I know that if I spend a little time with them,they'll sing in me again.Others keep thumping in me like a new pulse.I won't promise you that memorizing poctry will make your life bettcr,but it will make you more:more in touch with language,with other minds, maybe with what you might yet become. 16.Why did Robert A.Hass advise students to read poems? B.To become literature prefecsors. C.To prepare for the coming exams. D To compose more original poem. E.To relieve their fiture loneliness. 17.What docs the underlined word "masked"in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A.Faded. B.Heightened. C.Hided. D.Affected. 18.Why does the author say that memorizing A poem begins as a crime? A.It's out of date to recite poems. B.Repetition wastes a lot of time C.Repetition destroys the poem's beauty. D.Ir's a shame to read pocms on plane. 19.How does understanding poctry influence us? A.By broadening self-understanding. B.By refreshing our good memories. 第4页，共9页 C.By helping us survive the bard.life. D.By reminding us to forget the past. 20.Whatihe author's attitudc towards mcmorizing poetry in the last paragraph? A.Doubtful. B.Apprcciativc. C.Dismissive. D.Critical. C In today's fast-paced socicty,Urgency Culture'is on the rise.This culture is characterized by an addiction to immediate responses,the praise of multitasking and the expectation of constant availability. Among the impacts of urgency culture are increased anxiety and stress.Research on mental health has established that there is more professional and personal burnout happening than ever before Jn addition,the rise of urgency culture takes away our ability to do meaningful work as we continue to value quantity over quality. As a project manager,I had to learn the art of slowing down and stepping away from urgency culture.It's taken me over a decade to let go of a long list of things,including the false belief of being needed by people who are constantly on the end of a phone ringing me.My phone is now on silent.Those who do necd to get in touch, message me.I check my messages when I am in bctween work tasks,and respond when I can,not when others believe that they need me to. I've also gotten much better at laying down boundaries.One boundary is saying No'to things that will cost me labour with no returns,whether this is physical,emotional,monetary or other.The best part about it is that you noticc how many fricads,workmatcs or even close relationships disappear when you stop saying yes to everything.It's to ugh to realise that they preferred you without boundarics,agreeing to their every request,at the cost of your own emotional well-being.But in the long run,you clear the path for bctter relationships with pecople who respect and value you more. Now I can manage my life better.The key thing is to acknowledge what you want and if it's more balance and well- being,walk on a road that will get you there. 21.Which of the following belongs to urgency culture? A.Giving urgent tasks high priority. B.Expecting others to stay rcachable. C.Valuing work quality over quantity. D.Agreeing to others'requests readily. 22.What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about urgeney culture? 第5页，共9页 A.Its harmful effects. B.Its main characteristics. C.Its popularity. D.Its definition. 23.Why does the author put his phone on silent? A.To escape frequcnt social activitics. B.To overcome his addiction to the phone. C.To avoid interruption from the project manager. D.To break his habit of making immediate responses. 24.What is the author's view on setting boundaries? A.It leads to emotional distance. B.It prevents professional growth. C.It improves personal independence. D.It strengthens meaningful relationships. 25.What's the author's purpose in writing this text? A.To wam people of the negative effects of urgency culture. B.To call for people to stop saying yes to everyone. C.To introduce the concept of urgency culture. D.To share his own experience of stepping away from urgency culture. D The giant panda is more than just a cute conservation animal and a beloved media darling.It is also,according to new research,the protector of dozens of other unique Chinese species.The panda itself doesn't actually defend other wildlife,but it helps to save it all the same by serving as what's known as an "umbrella species".In other words,efforts to preserve habitats for the giant panda also protect many other mammals,birds and amphibians 栖动物)that live only alongside pandas,in the same areas and regions.. Conservationists have expressed this umbrella specics theory for years but a paper published rcccntly in Biological Conservation proves it.The research found that most of the forest animals in China live within the panda's geographic range and the nature reserves set aside to protect them In brief,most of this range overlaps (与，重叠)with important conservation areas for other local forest species. Pandas do protect a lot although a few species fall outside the umbrella.The research found about one hundred kinds of animals are not protected by the giant panda's current reservation.The paper identified 10 第6页，共9页 locations that might be suitable for ncw or improved naturc rcscrves to hclp cxpand that coverage.Many of these areas,located in Sichuan Province,which is considered the stronghold of giant pandas in the wild,arc close to cxisting reserves. Protecting the newly identified locations,however,won't save all of China's uniquc wildlife."Pandas arc a good umbrella specics for forcst ccosystcms in China but that's not enough,"says co-author Binbin Li. "In China we have many ccosystems.We nced more umbrella specics."For examplc,she says tigers could scrve the same role in the northem part of the country and snow leopards could be an umbrella for grassland spccics. "The new findings are important,"Pimm(the other author)and Li say,"because many people doubt whether China'scommitment to preserving giant panda habitats is doing mucb good."Other pcople around the world don'teven realize that wild pandas still live in their native forests."A lot of the resources in China go to releasing captive(被关住的)pandas back into the wild,”Lisays.“The news docsn't cover that.”She says this paper helps display wild pandas and also shows that the expense in preserving them is money well spent. The rescarchers hope their paper helps to set the tone for future discussions not only about umbrella species but also giant pandas themselves,along with all China's wildlife. 26.Giant pandas are called an umbrella spccies because A.they never fight for protected species B.they help take care of other baby animals C.their precious valuc requires better pretetion D.the protection for them also extends to other species 27.What can we lcam from the research? A.The number of nature reserves may be reduiced. B.The coverage of nature reserves may be expanded. C.The giant panda lives in important local conservation areas. D.Many nature reserves in China are located in-Sichuan Province 28.What should people do to protcet ccosystcms according to Binbin I.i? A.Create more kinds of strong species. B.Find more kinds of umbrella species C.Focns sofely on pandas"conservation. D.Search for mueh bigger nature reservations. 29.Pimm and Li think the new findings are helpful in 第7页，共9页 A.showing how well pandas arc living- B.blaming the modia for their ignorancc C.proving China's efforts to protect pandas D.appcaling to organizations to donate moncy 30.What's the main idca of the passagc? A.The umbrella species have a great influcnce on the ecosystem. B.Researchers have done a lot to protect China's local species. C.Giant panda conservation also protccts other unique species. D.Conservationists cxpressed a new umbrella specics theory. 三、完形填空：本大题共20小题，共40分。 When I was a child I was often told what not to eat."You don't want to get fat"was on (1) rcpeat throughout my childhood.It rcally messcd up.my (2)with food -somcthing that took mc ycars to overcome.Because of this,I'm carcful not to (3)what my kids weigh with their worth as (4) _.I cncouragc my daughtcr to make (5) _snack choices and often dissuade (her from a sccond dessert.But onc day when I heard her saying"I think I'm too fat,"my heart sank.It madc mc wondcr if giving her advice on snacks was baving an unintentionally (6)impact. （7) Charlotte Markey,a professor of psychology,food is onc of the (8) subjects where,as parents,saying lcss is more."There arc so many things in parenting that are good to talk through,but I'm not convinced that food is onc of them,"she says."It just creates some worries and (9)in kids that aren't (10) hcalthy." Instcad,shc rccommends (11)a wcll-known concept among nutrition experts called the "Division of Responsibility,"wherc parcnts (12)a variety of mostly healthy foods to their kids at fixed times,and the kids themselves decidc what and how much they want to consume-(13)that mcans occasionally eating morc cookies than carrots.zai tian jin kao sheng xia zai geng duo zi liao (14) kids to cat what they want also (15)them to thc natural conscquences of their dccisions."When your child says,'My stomach hurts,'you can say,'Well you had a lot of sugary foods and you might feel better if you made somc other choices,'"says Markey."Lct them (16)they have some (17) ovcr it." I've been trying out these (18) and I've found that when I'm less restrictive,they do make better 第8页，共9页 decisions."Feeding is a long gamc,"says Markey."The food you have availablc makes a huge (19) .Even if they don't cat it,they're seeing it.And then all of a sudden it (20) 31.A.complex B.confident C.constant D.considerate 32.A.relationship B.leadership C.membership D.fricndship 33.A.agrce B.connect C.deal D.provide 34.A.pcople B.audicnce C.socicty D.public 35.A.delicious B.financial C.healthy D.valuable 36.A.lasting B.profound C.positive D.negative 37.A.Given that B.Due to C.In terms to D.According to 38.A.unimportant B.rare C.suitable D.frequent 39.A.assurances B.peaces C.insecurities D.contentment 40.A.unavoidably B.neccssarily C.optionally D.voluntarily 41.A.applying B.submitting C.requesting D.adapting 42.A.prevent B.preserve C.pretend D.provide 43.A.as if B.even if C.only if D.if only 44.A.Imagining B.Discouraging C.Banning D.Allowing 45.A.exposes B.explores C.exchanges D.raises 46.A.seem like B.taste like C.feel like D.sound like 47.A.effort B.control C.tip D.dream 48.A.substances B.subjects C.strategies D.straits 49.A.mistake B.difference C.success D.profit 50.A.clicks B.hits C.strikes D.beats