天津市河西海河中学2025-2026学年高三上学期第二次月考英语试卷

2025-2026学年度第一学期高三年级英语12月质量调查 第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分) 第一节：单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分) 1.-OK.Let's move on to the next phase. We haven't finished the last question yet. A.Go for it B.There's no hurry C.Give it a try D.That's settled 2.Equipped with modern facilities,today's libraries differ greatly from of the past. A.that B.one C.those D.ones 3.She was determined to apply for the job she knew the chances of getting it were slim. A.in case B.now that C.as if D even though 4.You rush to finish the report.The deadline has been extended. A.couldn't B.mus血't C.needn't D.wouldn't 5.the audience,the speaker prepared a detailed and engaging presentation. A.Impressing B.To impress C.Being impressed D.Impressed 6.Regarding the coming school trip,all students must submit the permission form by Friday to their participation. A.confirm B.promote C.decline D.restrict 7.The reading materials before the training began,so that everyone had a copy. A.have printed B.had printed C.have been printed D.had been printed 8.The survey indicates that young learners studying in small groups rather than working alone. A.have a preference for B.have a say in C.take responsibility for D.take pride in 9.Within several months,Daniel helped raise $20,000, a clinic was set up in Kenya. A.with whom B.for whom C.with which D.for which 10.-What are you doing this weekend?Want to hang out? Something fun in mind? A.It's a pity B.I'm all ears C.That's enough D.You are lucky 11.At the end of the meeting,most parents the school's plan to provide more after-school activities for students. A.approved of B.came across C.put forward D.dealt with 12. he managed to finish the marathon inspired his classmates to push their limits in sports A.What B.That C.Whether D.When 13.Much evidence suggests that the sea floors are moving,and continually being created and destroyed A.instantly B.occasionally C.constantly D.temporarily 14.Although it has been proved that Benjamin Franklin's experiment took place,more than one scientist what really happened A.has questioned B.have questioned C.was questioning D.were questioning 15.The school has decided to build an AI lab and the teachers would like to see the construction project in the next school year. A.to carry out B.carrying out C.being carried out D.carried out 第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题15分：满分30分) Josiah Jackson has played piano since age4 and he started his piano-tuning(钢琴调音) career at 18.Six months ago,he was on his way to Florida when he 16 a public piano at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.He played a few notes.It was the worst piano he'd ever played.He decided to come back some day to tune it 17 He recently got the 18 to put his plan into action.As his flight would stop in Chicago again,.he_19_an eight-hour layover(中转停留).After_20 the airport to make sure the piano was still there,he arranged to mail his piano-tuning equipment to the airport. Upon arriving,he found the piano in very 21 shape-dust was everywhere, and there was a gluey substance under the keys that 22 them from working.Jackson sat on the floor to 23 clean the 88 keys one by one.He 24 the reason why the piano was such a mess-it was next to a bar and people had spilled (drinks on the keys. The cleaning was a big 25.That left him with about 45 minutes before he'd have to 26 to catch his flight.So he did the fastest tuning.He then played a bit of"Pirates of the Caribbean",the piece that inspired him to 27 the piano when he was younger. Even with a quick tuning,the piano sounded really good. He 28 had time to admire his work,but he had achieved his goal:the 29 of the piano.It was again ready to be played by anyone with a few minutes to spare 30 flights.He left a 31 on the piano-"No drinks near piano,please!" A video was posted on TikTok showing how he cleaned and tuned the piano,which has received more than 1,500 32."So glad the piano is 33.Thank you for bringing a new life to the piano!"one person wrote. "I'm 34 that people are playing the piano again,"Jackson told a news reporter. "Piano tuners are becoming more and more35,and I'm one of the few who could fix it.It was just a cool community thing to do." 16.A.donated B.spotted 心，tuned D.purchased 17.A.in vain B.with luck C.for free D.at random 1 18.A.message B.reward C.demand D.chance 19.A.scheduled B.revealed C.canceled D.delayed 20.A.promising B.contacting C.inspecting D.ordering 21.A.rough B.simple C.unique D.normal 22.A.rescued B.defended C.liberated D prevented 23.A.casually B.effortlessly C.patiently D.briefly 24.A.figured out B.made up C.set aside D.turned down 25.A.fortune B.expectation C.challenge D.sacrifice 26.A.flee B.wander C.slide D.race 27.A.pull out B.take up C.give away D.bring back 28.A.barely B.definitely C.merely D.generally 29.A.contribution B.introduction C.transformation D.appreciation 30.A.behind B.between C.below D.beyond 31.A.report B.record C.bill D.sign 32.A.invitations B.awards C.comments D.offers 33.A.replaced B restored C.evaluated D.explored 34.A.interested B.shocked C.puzzled D.thrilled 35.A.rare B.available C.modest D.generous 第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50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。 A Writing Competitions 2025 The Caledonia Novel Award The Deborah Rogers Foundation The award is for the best novel Writers Award manuscript(原稿).All entries must be The DRF Writers Award invites original manuscripts at least 50,000 words submissions of 15,000-20,000 words of a long by unpublished writers. work in progress,which may be fiction or The first prize is fl,500.There is a non-fiction. special prize of a free place on a creative Writers must not previously have writing course at Moniack Mhor Centre.the published any work. sponsor of the competition. The winner will receive f10,000 and The entry fee is f28.A number of two shortlisted writers will receive E1,000. sponsored places are available for writers on The closing date is 31 May. low incomes. Website:https://www.drf.org/enter The closing date is 15 October. Website: https://thecnaward.com/submit -2 Imagine 2100 Climate Fiction New Writers Flash Fiction Competition Competition Writers are invited to“envision(展望) New Writers is inviting entries of a future where humanity overcomes the short fiction on any theme up to 300 words. climate crisis and builds a more sustainable The first prize is f1,100.The winning world."Your story can be set sometime entries will be published on the New between the near future and the year 2100. Writers website. Stories should be unpublished, All entries must be original and between 2,500-5.000 words.Entry is free, unpublished. with the first prize of f3,000. There is an entry fee of f10.fl from The winning stories will be published each entry will be donated to First Story, on the competition's website. the creative writing charity for young The deadline is 24 June. people.A limited number of free entries are Website: available for low-income writers. https://climatefiction.org/submit The closing date is 31 March. Website: https://newwriters.net/compete 36.How many words are required for the entries to the competition sponsored by Moniack Mhor Centre? A.Up to 300. B.2.500to5,000. C.15,000to20,000. D.At least 50,000. 37.The DRF Writers Award differs from the other competitions in that A.It awards money prizes B.it offers a free writing course C it accepts non-fiction entries D.it publishes winning stories online 38.Which competition involves donation to young writers? A.The Caledonia Novel Award. B.New Writers Flash Fiction Competition. C.Imagine 2100 Climate Fiction Competition. D.The Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award 39.What do the four competitions have in common? A.Entries must not be previously published. B.They all fund low-income writers. C.All competitions are entry free. D.Participants should write on particular themes. B I first encountered-tai chi in Ottawa's Chinatown.Men and women gathered in loose formation.Their actions combined to achieve a meditative (dance.I was amazed by its beauty and grace.It was like watching a water lily opening. Yet I couldn't see the point.I could achieve my fitness goals from exercise classes, swimming and cycling-and moving so slowly didn't seem to build muscle,my objective for all activities.I chose only to admire this martial art (but kept my distance. Years later,a recommendation from my doctor brought me to a training group for tai chi beginners led by a caring instructor.I had thought that my goal would be to master the 108 moves.Technically right,but wrong on so many counts. The class was full of lovely people who glided effortlessly,seemingly never confused about where to move next.They assured me that they had been beginners once too,and that I would be able to remember all the moves within three or four years.Three to four years! Graduate degrees took less time.But I could see they were right.Commit and improve: That was the only path. Another realization came to me when I attended an advanced class.We began with foundation exercises,and almost immediately,the instructor singled me out for instruction. To be singled out was an honour,but I was mortified.All the others in the class stopped and turned to watch me while the instructor corrected my positioning."Don't bend,"he said,and I repeated the movement."Straighten your back,"he urged,and on it went- probably for only a few minutes,but it seemed like hours. I couldn't say,"Yeah,I get it."I had to show that I did.I concentrated as I had never done before,listening to what the instructor was saying,watching his movement and then willing my body to move in imitation.I was unlearning and learning,overcoming awkwardness to focus.I realized that I was learning a new way of being in the world- truly listening and open to correction. I don't know that I will ever master the 108 moves.What I do know is that I have found an activity in my life where change and growth are not just possible but expected, even when my stubborn (personality tendencies re-emerge at every turn. Gradually,I have become that lily unfolding,awoken not by sunlight and warmth but by this gentle martial art. 40.What was the author's first impression of tai chi? A.Pleasant to the eye but not of much use B.Too slow to be regarded as a martial art. C.Helpful in accomplishing fitness goals. D.Mysterious and difficult to master. 41.In the beginners'class,the author realized that mastering tai chi required A.discipline B.leadership C.persistence D.teamwork 42.What does the underlined word"mortified"in paragraph 5 probably mean? A.Angered B.Confused C.Disappointed D.Embarrassed 43.How did the author respond to the instructions in the advanced class? A.She denied her weaknesses and carried on. B.She stayed focused and followed attentively. -3 C.She worked hard and displayed her talent. D.She opened up her mind and sought advice. 44.Which of the following can be concluded from the author's experience? A.Tai chi empowers people to improve. B.Tai chi keeps the balance of the body. C.Tai chi fires people's passion for sports D.Tai chi facilitates healthy relationships. C There is something about wine experts that annoys people.Wine tasting has become the best example of a privileged group who spend their days nose deep in a glass of fine wine.This negative view of wine experts isn't only misguided,but part of a general devaluation of our sense of smell. Humans are,in fact.sensitive smellers.A decade ago,researchers discovered that humans can often detect odours (at a weaker concentration than animals can, outperforming most other animals except dogs.Ethyl mercaptan,a chemical added to natural gas so we can detect leaks,requires the amount equal to just three drops in a space the size of an Olympic swimming pool for us to detect it. It is true that our sense of smell is different from our other senses.While our brains are superb at performing visual analyses,the human sense of smell creates overall impressions of our surroundings,informed by all our senses.When we perceive a smell,we interpret it based also on what we see,hear,think and feel.For example,hunger or the bodily memory of an illness might create opposite reactions to the same food smell. These cross-sensory(跨感官的)influences on our smell perceptions might seem like a shortcoming,but it is rather a feature,not a problem.The brain is especially engaged in making predictions about future smells,and when those predictions are violated by a surprising smell,several regions across the brain respond in an effort to re-evaluate what we are actually smelling. Wine experts are great at making smell predictions.A pale ruby-red colour might guide the expert to smell out apple or strawberry in a fine wine.The sense of smell evolved in natural environments where the senses had to work together to find potential food sources and remember the consequences of eating them.The competence of wine tasters is fuelled by their knowledge of sensory correspondences. Smells link together impressions from all the senses,connecting them to our internal states:hunger,emotions,memories and expectations.That is why the loss of the ability to smell often leaves people depressed with a bad appetite and a lack of enjoyment from eating and drinking. Smelling makes us live our life more vividly.Spending more time among the smells of nature is an excellent way to increase our nasal (intelligence. 45.What is the author's purpose of mentioning wine experts in paragraph 1? A.To present a misunderstanding. B.To support a commonly held view. C.To share a personal experience. D.To criticize a certain group of people 46.What did researchers find about the human sense of smell a decade ago? A.Humans are very sensitive to natural gas. B.Humans can smell extremely weak odours. C.Humans excel in identifying chemicals in the air. D.Humans do worse in detecting smells than animals. 47.What can be inferred from paragraph 3? A.Overusing the sense of smell may weaken other senses. B.Hunger has little connection with the sense of smell. C.The colour of food may help bring out its smell. D.Sharpening the senses boosts memory capacity. 48.When predicting a smell,the brain may make a re-evaluation if A.an unpleasant smell is quickly detected B.cross-sensory influences are maximized C.the sense of smell is frequently disturbed D.the perceived smell goes against the expectation 49.According to paragraph 5,the evolution of the sense of smell has much to do with A.easy access to food sources B.human curiosity about nature C.sensory knowledge about food D.dangers in natural environments 50.What does the passage focus on? A.How the sense of smell assists the working of other senses. B.How the sense of smell functions by involving other senses. C.How all the senses operate together to bring us a vivid world D.How we can train ourselves to be sensitive smellers. D Ask most people what "the good life"involves,and they will likely draw up a rapid list of goods-money,friendship,a rewarding career,etc.Even Aristotle.who believed that the key to happiness is the cultivation (and exercise of virtue.still thought certain goods were either necessary conditions for happiness or were goods that came to virtuous people. If we're comparing how happy various people's lives are,it seems natural to look for certain goods,and compare who has more of them.Let's imagine the lives of two actors, Toby and Ybot.Toby struggles to get work for many years,suffering all sorts of difficulties. He becomes a famous and wealthy actor,and wins an Oscar for his final movie before .4- retiring.Ybot,however,wins an Oscar for his very first film role.But over time he becomes less famous and less well paid,and he begins to suffer difficulties.In the end,he retires as a nobody. These two actors'lives,like their names,are mirror-images.Toby and Ybot both seem to lead lives of equal net worth.Yet most of us would think that the ordering of these goods does make a decisive difference to how we compare Toby and Ybot's careers.Someone who climbs a mountain will experience more struggle than someone who gets carried to the peak by bus,but the climber will also have a sense of accomplishment the other person may well envy.In that sense,we might think Toby's life is better because his highs seem more well-earned than Ybot's do. But that's not the whole story.The narrative (itself scems to make a difference. A life of early success followed by decline seems like a less overall suecessful life than one where success comes later in the day.Where the story ends seems to matter in itself.We value happy endings,not just happy moments. This immediate judgment finds expression in what's been called the "shape of life" hypothesis ()On this view,living a good life is not simply about having the right kind of experiences or life-events,but of having them in the right order.The hypothesis suggests that our lives are not simply bags into which we stuff good things and bad things.The type of life-the narrative of that life-story-matters too.Without the right shape,even a life full of wondrous things can end up as a tale we'd prefer not to live out. 51.What can be learned about Aristotle's view on happiness? A.Goods contribute to happiness. B.Virtuous people may not be happy. C.Too many goods reduce happiness. D.Happy people care less about goods. 52.According to the author,what do both Toby and Ybot experience? A.They start from a humble beginning. B.They reach the same height in career. C.They recover from the same sufferings. D.They retire with honour from the film industry. 53.What does the author try to convey with the example of mountain climbing? A.Easy success is often envied. B.There are various paths to success. C.Fierce struggle is vital to success. D.Hard-earned success is treasured more. 54.In writing paragraph 4,the author tries to A.introduce another topic B.draw a conclusion C.further an argument D.provide new evidence 55.What could be the best title for the passage? A.To Shape Your Life with Good Deeds B.Defining the Shape of a Good Life C.The Essential Components of Good Life D.How We Can Have a Good Shape of Life 第三部分：写作 第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。 In the small town where I grew up,graduating from high school was already a big thing.But I was driven to pursue my education and become a lawyer like my best friend's dad,one of the few role models available.After completing my first degree at a university near my parents'house,I started my graduate study of law at the University of North Carolina,as I had planned for the past 15 years. It was my 23rd birthday,and I was celebrating it as I had for years:by watching the annual Perseid meteor shower(英仙座流星雨).But this year was different.I was away from the small town for the first time and was meeting people in fields that were new to me. My horizons had been opened up,and I began to question my life path.Should I stick to my long-standing plans?Could my lifelong love for astronomy be more than a hobby? Coincidentally,a solar eclipse (helped me make the decision.I made a trip along the winding mountain roads and found a peaceful spot in a valley.When the Moon gradually slid in front of the Sun,the world around me became dark.The water was still, and the sunset surrounded me.That moment,I knew what I had to do.I dropped out of law school to pursue my passion. Now,about to get my doctoral degree in astronomy,I realize that my exposure to the night sky gave me a great gift.It bestowed a broad view:In the vast universe,our individual desires and insecurities are insignificant.It liberated me from allowing worries or self-doubt to stand in the way of chasing new dreams. During this year's Perseid meteor shower,I'll be presenting my research at an international conference in Cape Town.It will be my first trip out of the country.And the little girl inside me who watched the shooting stars from her parents'backyard can't wait to watch the same stars flash across the South African sky. 56.Why did the author want to become a lawyer?(no more than 10 words) 57.How were the author's horizons expanded?(no more than 15 words) 58.What decision did the author make after watching the solar eclipse? (no more than 10 words) 59.What does the underlined word mean in paragraph 4?(1 word) 60.What do you think is the key factor in choosing your college major?Please explain why. (no more than 20 words) 第二节：书面表达（满分25分） 假设你是晨光中学的学生李津。5月18日为国际博物馆日，学校英语俱乐部正在 举办主题为The Power of Museums'”的征文活动。请根据你查询到的以下图表信息， 写一篇稿件。 我国博物馆接待观众人次（亿） 15 .-14 10 7.2 5 0 2014年 2024年 内容包括： (1)简单说明图表反映的现象； (2)简要分析该现象产生的原因（如展览多样、互动性强、丰富生活和学习等）； (3)鼓励大家走进博物馆。 注意： (1)词数不少于100； (2)可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；