2025-2026学年第一学期高三年级期末考试英语试题

石嘴山市第一中学2025-2026学年第一学期高三年级期末考试 英语试题 本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 听力（满分 30 分） 阅读（共两节，满分 50 分） 第一节（共 15 小题;每小题 2. 5 分，满分 37. 5 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 Christmas vacations: 3 of the best places to go Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Bethlehem offers a smaller-city Christmas escape. Bethlehem is proud of its Live Advent Calendar, which can be enjoyed starting at 5:30 p.m. from December 1 to 23. It is a free, family-friendly event in which a town crier rings a bell up and down Main Street to call visitors to the Goundie House (the oldest house on Main Street). A child from the crowd is invited to come knock three times, and then a local business comes out with a surprise for everyone. Quebec City, Canada A perfect place for environmentally friendly, outdoor enthusiasts, Quebec is full of winter activities, offering holiday programs for different tastes. Old Quebec is turned into a beautiful Christmas village. Sausage and roast chestnut lovers can browse the goods at the German Christmas market. Can’t make it for Christmas? There’s still the Quebec Winter Carnival from January 25 to February 11, 2024. San Fernando, Philippines If Asia were to have a Christmas capital, San Fernando in the heavily Roman Catholic Philippines would be a top nomination. The city, is famous for its Giant Lantern Festival, which starts on December 12 and ends January 1. San Fernando’s lantern-making tradition dates back to the late 18th century. The highlight of a visit here is a colorful, electric Christmas lantern that symbolizes the Star of San Fernando. If you want to know more, please click here. 1．For Christmas celebration, what do Bethlehem and San Fernando have in common? A．They offer Christmas markets. B．They attract outdoor enthusiasts. C．They are famous for the Lantern Festival. D．They celebrate Christmas over half a month. 2．What is special about Quebec City during Christmas celebration? A．It is family friendly. B．It has the longest history. C．It offers the Winter Carnival. D．It suits different businessmen. 3．Where is this text probably taken from? A．A website. B．A magazine. C．A news report. D．A travel brochure. B Teachers always do their best within the classroom, but actual learning happens outside those four walls during excursions, says Sherielyn Choi, an English teacher at the all-girls secondary school, Canossa College, in Hong Kong. “Excursions offer valuable hands-on learning opportunities and help students consolidate (巩固) what they learn at a theoretical level in class,” Choi says. “Additionally, every time our students return from their excursions, I observe that they improve socially and emotionally, with better communication and cooperation skills.” She speaks from fresh experience since her students recently took part in the educational tour,  “Macau Unlocked: A Journey of Discovery for Students 2023-2024”, jointly organised by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and South China Morning Post. The day trip has been specially designed for young people to help them learn about Macao’s rich history, vibrant (充满活力的) culture and sustainable practices. Jayde e Lai, a Year 11 student at Canossa College, says, “I’d never been to Macao before the tour, so as a newcomer, I felt that the tour did a good job of compacting (压缩) Macao’s 400-year history into a day’s event. I definitely learned a lot of fun facts, history and culture of Macao.” The tour was led by experienced MGTO tour guides, who are knowledgeable about Macao’s history and culture. Students taking part in the tour went to many historic sites that are not often visited, including the Old City Walls, Natacha Temple, the Ruins of St. Paul’s, Macao Museum and Mount Fortress. Lai says she was most fascinated to learn about some of Macao’s sustainable practices. “Besides the exhibits in the Macao Tea Culture House, we also learned how tea leaf residues (残渣) are recycled to produce items such as cups and even furniture,” she says. “We were asked to smell these products, and they really do smell like tea!” Choi feels it is great that her students had the opportunity to go on such an interesting tour. “They were talking excitedly about the activities they did and I think it really helped to arouse their curiosity,” she says. “Excursions are truly necessary for students to become well-rounded individuals.” 4．What does the underlined word “excursions” in the first paragraph mean? A．School hours. B．Social activities. C．Short journeys. D．Sports competitions. 5．What can we know about the activity? A．It is a tailored project. B．It is funded by MGTO. C．It takes traditional routes. D．It better suits newcomers. 6．What impressed Jayde e Lai most? A．The stories behind the historic sites. B．The expertise of the local guides. C．Macao’s sustainable practices. D．Macao’s vibrant cultural life. 7．How does Sherielyn Choi feel about the event mentioned in the text? A．She feels it can be perfected. B．She is highly favourable to it. C．She is surprised about its effect. D．She expects more challenging activities. C The U.N. weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice, and is warning that the world’s efforts to completely change the trend have been inadequate. The World Meteorological Organization said there is a high probability that 2024 will be another record-hot year. The 12-month period from March 2023 to February 2024 pushed beyond that 1.5-degree limit, averaging 1.56℃(2.81°F)higher, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. It said the calendar year 2023 was just below 1.5℃ at 1.48℃(2.66℉), but a record hot start to this year pushed beyond that level for the 12-month average. The latest WMO findings are especially severe when put together in a single report. In 2023, over 90% of ocean waters experienced heat wave conditions at least once. Glaciers monitored since 1950 lost the most ice on record. Antarctic sea ice retreated to its lowest level ever. The impact of heat waves, floods, droughts, wildfires and tropical cyclones(旋风), worsened by climate change, was felt in livelihoods on every continent in 2023. The report comes as climate experts and government ministers are to gather in the Danish capital, Copenhagen on Thursday and Friday to press for greater action, including increased national commitments to fight global warming. “Each year the climate story gets worse; each year WMO officials and others announce that the latest report is a wake-up call to decision makers,” said University of Victoria climate scientist Andrew Weaver, a former British Columbia lawmaker. “Yet each year, once the 24-hour news cycle is over, far too many of our elected ‘leaders’ return to partisan bickering(党派争论)and advancing policies with demonstrable short-term outcomes,” he said. “More often than not everything else ends up taking priority over the advancement of climate policy. And so, nothing gets done.” 8．What’s the purpose of the text? A．Presenting the findings of WMO. B．Reporting another record-hot year. C．Warning of the coming natural disaster. D．Analyzing the cause of climate change. 9．Why does the author mention the data in paragraph 2? A．To indicate the red alert. B．To make a comparison. C．To explain 1.5-degree limit. D．To present a reality. 10．What does the underlined phrase “press for” mean? A．Push for. B．Search for. C．Struggle for. D．Prepare for. 11．What can be inferred from Andrew Weaver’s words? A．The elected leaders attach great importance to global warming. B．He persuades the elected leaders to make climate policy. C．The elected leaders don’t take climate policy seriously. D．A great breakthrough has made with joint efforts. D Language gives us the power to describe countless actions, properties and relations that compose our experiences, real or imagined. As for how languages were created, scientists found iconicity might play a key role. People can’t bridge language gap and understand each other without iconicity. When playing a game of charades (猜字谜) , we act out our meaning, using our hands and bodies to describe the sizes and shapes of objects. The key to this process of forming new symbols is the use of iconicity. Not limited to gesturing, iconicity appears in our visual communication too. Traffic signs, food packaging, maps. . . wherever there are people communicating, you will find iconicity. According to our research, iconicity might also exist in our voices. We organized a contest in which we invited contestants to record a set of sounds to express different meanings. The winner of the contest was determined by how well listeners could guess the intended meanings of the sounds based on a set of written options. Critically, the sounds that contestants submitted couldn’t include actual words or onomatopoeias (拟声词) . Listeners were remarkably good at interpreting the meanings of the sounds. Yet, all of the contestants and listeners were speakers of English. Thus, it was possible that listeners’ success relied on some cultural knowledge that they shared with the speakers. Did the listeners also understand the speakers from completely different cultural backgrounds? Later, an Internet survey translated into 25 different languages was carried out. Participants listened to each sound from the English speakers and guessed the meaning by choosing from six written words. Guessing accuracy for the different groups ranged from 74 percent for English speakers to 34 percent for Portuguese speakers. It is far from perfect, but well above the chance rate of eight percent expected by us. Taken together, these studies show that our capacity for iconic communication has played a critical role. Without this special talent, language would likely never have gotten off the ground. 12．Which of the following can explain “iconicity” ? A．A skill in foreign language learning. B．The process of acting out our meanings. C．The connection between form and meaning. D．A barrier between different language speakers. 13．What can we know about the contest? A．It required sounds containing meanings. B．Its winners were creative in recordings. C．It aimed to prove iconicity in words. D．Its entries were familiar to listeners. 14．What can be inferred from Paragraph 4? A．English pronunciations differ. B．The research has a limitation. C．The cultural gap is narrowing. D．Listening skills vary in cultures. 15．What is the significance of the research? A．Clarifying the influence of sounds. B．Proving the necessity of exchanges. C．Uncovering the origin of languages. D．Identifying the function of gestures. 第二节（共 5 小题;每小题 2. 5 分，满分 12. 5 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 The Surprising Strength of “Weak” Social Ties It’s long been known that a community of supportive relationships improves our quality of life and can even help us recover from illness. 16 . Regularly interacting with a wide variety of social ties, both “weak” and “strong”, enhances our satisfaction. A rich diversity of ties provides more significant benefits to well-being, and “weak” social ties can prove just as important to life satisfaction as core, or “strong” ties. 17 . There you can find the people who cheer, serve, support, comfort, educate, motivate, and entertain you. Claire gets cheered up by going to the library and chatting with her favorite librarian every week. Sherry gets great joy from her Sunday breakfasts at a local diner because the manager and her favorite waitress are nice to her. 18 . I remember discussing Anna Karenina on an airplane with a wise economics professor, and finding meaningful moments of joy with street musicians and performers. 19 . When you show kindness to a stranger, your seemingly small act might stay in their memory as a source of support and positivity. Everyone needs to feel significant in the eyes of another. You could be that person for someone in your extended circle. That’s why it’s so important to reach out to people around you, especially when they’re going through hard times. When we feel blue or lonely, we tend to turn down social engagements, either to avoid the imagined embarrassment of being the only sad person in a group or because socializing with people we don’t know well can be awkward at first. 20 . Being open to both our strong and weak ties allows us to benefit from the comfort, connection, and community they provide. A．All of those connections matter — and so do you B．Harvard researcher Hanne Collins discovered something new C．Even those we meet only once can leave a lasting impression D．Our shared kindness and familiarity offer me a sense of community E．Interacting with the weak ties encourages us to behave more professionally F．But saying yes, despite the hesitation, offers an opportunity to feel less lonely G．So notice, pay attention to, and be grateful for your big, wide world of loose social ties 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节（共 15 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Upon moving into their new flat in Bristol, four young men were immediately 21 by their neighbor’s adorable dog, Stevie. Having grown up with animals, they were 22 for furry companionship. However, their strict landlord 23 pets, so they gathered their courage to write a letter to their neighbor, expressing their desire to be friends with the dog and offering to walk or play with it anytime. A response arrived soon, written from Stevie’s 24 . She introduced herself as an energetic dog 25 by Sarah, agreeing to be their friend on the 26 of five daily ball throws and belly scratches whenever she demanded. The boys were overjoyed. Their first meeting with Stevie was 27 they’d hoped for. She was energetic and friendly, and the walk was a blast. Subsequently, regular play dates became a routine. The boys looked forward to their time with Stevie, and Sarah cherished how the interactions broke the usual neighborhood 28 . In an era where people often stay strangers to those next door, this small connection felt 29 . As time went by, their bond grew stronger and acts of kindness became the 30 —they helped Sarah carry groceries, and she shared homemade cookies with them. What started as a request for doggy dates had 31 into a genuine friendship. When the boys had to move, they were heartbroken to say goodbye to Stevie. Sarah 32 them her door would always be open for them. Their story later 33 online, touching people around the world. It serves as a gentle 34 that kindness and curiosity can bridge even the most ordinary divides and a simple act of 35 can transform strangers into lifelong friends. 21．A．attacked B．annoyed C．confused D．captivated 22．A．grateful B．responsible C．desperate D．suitable 23．A．forbade B．required C．recommended D．ignored 24．A．memory B．perspective C．imagination D．intention 25．A．adapted B．raised C．supported D．abandoned 26．A．qualification B．affection C．ambition D．condition 27．A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．something 28．A．habits B．bonds C．barriers D．traditions 29．A．normal B．worthless C．precious D．inevitable 30．A．standard B．norm C．goal D．priority 31．A．evolved B．divided C．jumped D．burst 32．A．convinced B．informed C．assured D．persuaded 33．A．paid off B．went viral C．hit the spot D．took a twist 34．A．reminder B．celebration C．indication D．suggestion 35．A．honesty B．patience C．kindness D．boldness 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The inkstone, one of the Four Treasures of the Study, is 36 essential tool for Chinese calligraphy and painting. With a history of over 2,000 years, it originated in the Han Dynasty and 37 (praise) by scholars and artists ever since. Inkstones are usually made from stone, clay or jade. The craftsmen of ancient times paid great attention to material selection, and 38 (vary) techniques were applied to polish the surface to perfection. Some top-quality inkstones, carved with delicate scenery, 39 (be) much sought-after by collectors at home and abroad. An inkstone 40 surface is smooth but not slippery can produce fine ink. 41 the small size, making such an inkstone is a delicate task that requires years of practice and a keen eye for detail. Many inkstones bear patterns of mountains and rivers, 42 (reflect) the harmony between humans and nature in traditional Chinese culture. In modern times, the inkstone still plays an important role in cultural exchanges that require us to promote and preserve our traditional art 43 (constant). By sharing stories of the inkstone, we can help more people understand the deep 44 (wise) behind Chinese traditional arts. As young cultural messengers, we should try our best 45 (build) a bridge between Chinese culture and the world. 三、写作（共40分） 46．假定你是李华，学生会将举办一次活动，请国际班同学讲述自己在中国有趣的生活和学习经历。请写一则通知，告诉他们相关事项，内容包括： 1. 活动时间和地点；2. 活动内容及要求。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Notice Attention, international students, please! _______________________________________________________________________________ Warm regards, Student Union 47．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Our house stood opposite the entrance of a popular hospital in the city. We lived downstairs, renting out the upstairs rooms to outpatients (门诊病人) . One summer evening, as I prepared dinner, I heard a knock on the door while I was doing my chores. I opened the door to a truly awful-looking man with a terribly swollen face. “Good evening,” he said pleasantly. “I’ve come to see if you’ve a room for just one night. I arrived this morning from the eastern shore for treatment and must wait for the morning bus.” He explained his fruitless search since noon, considering that his appearance discouraged potential hosts. “I know my face looks terrible, but my doctor says with a few more treatments…” A moment of hesitation passed before his next words convinced me: “I can sleep in this rocking chair on the porch. My bus leaves early.” We agreed to find him a bed, though he could rest on the porch in the beginning. Inside, I finished supper, then invited him to join us. “No, thank you, ” he replied, holding up a brown paper bag. After cleaning up, I joined him on the porch. It didn’t take a long time to see that this old man had an oversized heart crowded into that tiny body. He explained that he fished for a living to support his daughter, her five children, and her husband, who was permanently crippled (瘸的) from a back injury. He didn’t tell it by way of complaint. In fact, he was grateful that no pain accompanied his disease, which was apparently a form of skin cancer. That night, we set up a camp cot in the kids’ room for him. In the morning, the linens were neatly folded, and he was already outside. He declined breakfast. But before leaving for the bus, he asked hesitantly, “Could I please return for my next treatment? I won’t inconvenience you. I can sleep well in a chair.” He added, “Your children made me feel at home. Adults are bothered by my face, but children don’t seem to mind.” I assured him he was always welcome here. 注意： （1）续写词数应为150个左右； （2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 The old man returned for his next treatment as promised, bringing a big fish. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We realized that the journey with the old man was far from over, expecting his next visit. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 试卷第6页，共7页 试卷第1页，共7页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 答案第2页，共2页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 答案 D C A C A C B B A A 题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 答案 C C A B C B G C A F 题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 答案 D C A B B D A C C B 题号 31 32 33 34 35 答案 A C B A D 36．an 37．has been praised 38．various/varied 39．are 40．whose 41．Despite 42．reflecting 43．constantly 44．wisdom 45．to build 46． Notice Attention, international students, please! We’re hosting a storytelling session where you can share your amusing experiences of life and study in China. The event will take place at 14: 00 p. m. on June 10th in Room 101, where you’ll have a chance to attract us with your fun stories about adapting to Chinese culture, making friends and learning Putonghua. Please prepare a 5-minute talk and bring photos or reminders if you have them. After the speech, you’ll have a few minutes to communicate with Chinese students, which is also a great opportunity for you to practice your Chinese language skills. We’re looking forward to a pleasant afternoon filled with your engaging tales! Warm regards, Student Union 47．One possible version: Paragraph 1: The old man returned for his next treatment as promised, bringing a big fish. As he stepped through the door, our children rushed to greet him with bright smiles. That evening, he sat with us, describing tales of giant fish and stormy seas, which impressed us deeply. His voice, though rough, carried a warmth that made us feel like we were sailing alongside him. The children, fascinated by his adventures, asked endless questions, and he patiently answered each one, making even the most ordinary evening filled with wonder. Paragraph 2: We realized that the journey with the old man was far from over, expecting his next visit. As his health slowly improved with each treatment, his spirits lifted, and so did ours. We saw hope return to his eyes. Finally, after what felt like many months of friendship, he arrived one day without his brown paper bag, smiling broadly. “I’m cured,” he announced, “And my daughter’s family is also back on their feet,” We hugged, knowing this was a new beginning for him. Though we would miss him, we were deeply satisfied, knowing he was starting a new chapter in his life. 答案第2页，共3页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $