广东梅州市2025-2026学年高三年级上学期期末英语试题

高三英语质检 考生注意： 1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。 2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。 3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。 4.本卷命题范围：高考范围。 第一部分 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 Online applications are invited for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Certificate Course on Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience. About UNEP Established by Maurice Strong, its first director, after the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in June 1972, it is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. About the Course The course allows you to be educated to protect the planet. There is no course fee associated with this course, and it is open to all. The UNEP certificate of completion is free for learners who complete the course. The course consists of 7 units of content. ·Unit 1: Why is this topic relevant to me? ·Unit 2: What are Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience? ·Unit 3: Nature-based Solutions applied to pressing challenges: urbanization, coastal development, and drylands increase; ·Unit 4: Inclusive Action: The significance of youth, communities, and indigenous (本土的) people in Nature-based Solutions; ·Unit 5: From policy to practice; ·Unit 6: The Business Case for Nature-based Solutions; ·Unit 7: Time for action! Eligibility (资格) Criteria It is open to anyone and can be beneficial for the following target groups: ·Practitioners: Disaster risk reduction & climate change experts, environmental managers, and local government; ·Policymakers: Decision-makers at international, national, and local levels; ·Engineers & Urban Planners: Including architects, geographers, and urban designers; ·Businesses: Including banking, insurance, and Corporate Social Responsibility managers; ·Youth and Educators: Parents, teachers and students. Benefits ·UNEP certificate; ·The program is offered in 8 languages: English, French, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian and Portuguese; ·Exclusive (专有的) interviews with world leaders; ·Interact with experts; ·Free learning materials; ·Join a growing community of practice. 1. What is the main purpose of the course? A. To teach sustainable Earth protection skills. B. To educate people about advanced techniques. C. To promote traditional farming methods. D. To attract engineers and urban planners. 2. Which unit involves the importance of public participation? A. Unit 2. B. Unit 3. C. Unit 4. D. Unit 5. 3. How can the participants benefit from the course? A. They will be offered a job. B. They will gain a free certificate. C. They will advance in language. D. They will become a financial leader. B If you were standing outside the Louvre in Paris on the morning of August 21, 1911, you might have noticed three men hurrying out of the museum. They seemed very tired, because they’d just spent the night in an art-supply container. And on that morning, with the Louvre still closed, they slipped out of their hiding place and lifted the painting, the Mona Lisa off the wall and headed to the Quai d’Orsay Station, where they boarded a 07:47 express train out of the city. Twenty-eight hours passed when an artist, who felt he couldn’t work if the Mona Lisa wasn’t there, noticed the absence of the painting. But the artist wasn’t alarmed. At that time, there was a project under way to photograph the Louvre’s many works. Each piece had to be taken to the roof, since cameras did not work well inside in those days. So he persuaded a guard to check how long the photographers were going to have the painting. The guard came back and said, “The photographers say they don’t have it!” After the Louvre announced the theft, newspapers all over the world ran headlines about the missing painting and it became an incredibly famous painting—literally overnight. Although critics began to consider the Mona Lisa, which was completed in 1507, as one of Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpieces in the 1860s, it wasn’t even the most famous painting in its gallery, let alone in the Louvre. The thieves turned out to be three Italians: two brothers, Vincenzo and Michele Lancelotti, and a handyman, Vincenzo Perugia, who had worked for the Louvre. They hoped to sell the painting. But the painting had received so much attention that it became too hot to hock. So they hid it in their Paris boardinghouse. Twenty-eight months later, they finally decided to sell it to an art dealer in Florence, Italy. But the dealer reported to the police and they ended up in prison for eight months. 4. Why was the artist undisturbed when he found the painting missing? A. He had already read about the theft. B. He knew it was moved to another gallery. C. He didn’t like the painting very much. D. He thought it was with the photographers. 5. What can be learned about the Mona Lisa? A. It was completed in the 1860s. B. It became a really hot painting in 1911. C. It was an immediate success. D. It had many original copies in the Louvre. 6. Which best explains the underlined phrase “too hot to hock” in paragraph 4? A. Too silly to steal. B. Too early to return. C. Too famous to sell. D. Too expensive to buy. 7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. The Theft That Made the Mona Lisa Well-known B. Three Italians Succeeded in Stealing Famous Paintings C. An Art Lover Couldn’t Work Until He Saw the Mona Lisa D. Leonardo da Vinci Was Ignored by Critics for a Long Time C The history of computers is a tale of relentless innovation, shrinking size, and exponential growth in capability. In the 1940s, the first electronic general-purpose computer, the ENIAC(Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), emerged as a behemoth — weighing 27 tons, occupying 1,800 square feet, and using 18,000 vacuum tubes. Its primary task was calculating artillery firing tables for the U.S. Army, a process that once took humans hours but ENIAC completed in minutes. However, it was far from user- friendly: programming required rewiring its circuits, and it consumed enough electricity to power a small neighborhood. The 1950s and 1960s marked the transistor revolution, replacing fragile vacuum tubes with smaller, faster, and more reliable transistors. This shift birthed mainframe computers like IBM’s System/360, which dominated corporate and government sectors. Mainframes were still large and expensive, but they introduced batch processing and time-sharing, allowing multiple users to access the system simultaneously. The 1970s brought another seismic shift; the microprocessor. Intel’s 4004 chip, released in 1971, integrated all the components of a central processing unit (CPU) onto a single silicon chip. This invention paved the way for personal computers (PCs). In 1975, the Altair 8800, a kit-based PC, ignited the home computing trend, followed by Apple’s Macintosh in 1984, which popularized the graphical user interface (GUI) and mouse — making computers accessible to non-technical users. By the 2000s, mobile computing took center stage. Smartphones like the iPhone (2007) and Android devices packed computing power equivalent to 1990s supercomputers into pockets, with touchscreens, wireless connectivity, and app ecosystems. Today, cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) are redefining the field: users access vast computing resources remotely, and AI algorithms enable computers to learn, predict, and automate tasks once thought impossible. From ENIAC’s clunky circuits to today’s AI-driven smartphones, computers have evolved from specialized tools to indispensable extensions of human capability, reshaping how we work, communicate, and live. 8. What was the primary function of the ENIAC? A. To power mobile devices. B. To develop the first GUI. C. To design microprocessors. D. To calculate artillery firing tables. 9. What is the main idea of the second paragraph? A. The rise of cloud computing. B. The invention of the microprocessor. C. The impact of smartphones on computing. D. The transition from vacuum tubes to transistors and mainframes. 10. Which invention integrated a CPU onto a single silicon chip? A. The ENIAC. B. The transistor. C. The Intel 4004 microprocessor. D. The Apple Macintosh. 11. What can be inferred about the evolution of computers from the text? A. Each technological breakthrough reduced size while increasing power. B. AI has replaced the need for human interaction with computers. C. The shift to mobile computing made computers less accessible. D. Computers have become larger and more expensive over time. D Due to complex production processes and regional variations, it’s almost impossible to define lacquer ware (漆器) in simple words. Put simply, it refers to anything painted with lacquer on the surface. Lacquer is a natural paint harvested from a poisonous tree that is only found in China, Japan and Korea. Once dried, it is remarkably resistant to water, acid, and, to a certain degree, heat. It is collected between June and October. A worker can generally handle 400-500 lacquer trees and gather up to 75kg in total per year. After the milky liquid is collected, it is gently heated to remove water and impurities. Purified lacquer can then be applied to the surface of nearly any object made from wood, bamboo, cloth or metals. Once coated with a thin layer of lacquer, the object has to be placed in a warm place to dry. Usually, lacquer ware requires thirty or more coatings. While items covered with lacquer have been found in China since the New Stone Age, lacquer ware with complex decoration made its first appearance during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). Since then, lacquer ware as an art form has developed along two distinct paths in China: surface decoration and lacquer carving. Surface decoration usually takes the form of painting. Carved lacquer ware, which combines the skills of painting and carving, is a unique Chinese achievement in lacquer art and is also lacquer art in its purest form. During Tang Dynasty, lacquer decoration was introduced to Korea and Japan, where it took on a life of its own. In Korea, najeonchilgi became the dominant decorative technique and it has continued as such to the present day. Known for its beautiful changing lights, Korean lacquer ware is coated with lacquer mixed with shiny mother-of-pearl powder (珍珠母粉末). On the other hand, a technique called maki-e has developed to the highest degree in Japan, which either mixes gold and silver in powder to produce gold or silver lacquer, or spreads them over the lacquer surface to create a gold or silver effect. 12. What can we know about lacquer? A. It can protect items coated with it. B. It is a newly invented paint. C It can be found all around the globe. D. It has to be harvested in winter. 13. Which is considered as the unique form of lacquer art in China? A. Maki-e. B. Lacquer carving. C. Surface decoration. D. Najeonchilgi. 14. What is Korean lacquer ware best-known for? A. Its artistic carving. B. Its gold or silver effect. C. Its purest painting. D. Its changing shiny lights. 15. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear? A. Politics. B. Technology. C. Culture. D. Advertisement. 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。 How to Feel Like You Are on Holiday Every Day If there were a way to live your life more like you’re on a relaxing break instead of being trapped in a boring routine would you give it a try? ____16____. Get moving Exercise is one of the best and most effective ways to lower stress. On holiday, you do it without even thinking about it by walking around a new city. At home, you should build it into your day. Even moderate-intensity activities, such as going for a walk, release “happy hormones”. ____17____. Start with 15 minutes of daily exercise, which is enough time to increase your heart rate and begin to harvest the benefits. ____18____ On holidays, we enjoy long drawn-out restaurant meals with loved ones; in real life, we scarf down processed foods in the car on the way. Research supports that families that eat together have less anxiety, less depression and a reduced risk of obesity. It is recommended that families eat at least one meal a day together to connect and eat healthily. Make “no” your default (默认的) answer It’s easy to be a “yes” person assigning yourself to school fundraisers and volunteer committees even though you don’t have the time. That’s the beauty of holidays: We only say “yes” to things we want to do. People have to be very intentional about what their priorities are in life and create boundaries around what’s really meaningful. ____19____. Be a tourist in your own town Part of what makes a holiday so exciting is the novelty of a new place. ____20____. In short, do things that bring you joy and let you discover a destination. The good news is that it’s easy to be a tourist in your own town, especially on weekends. Make a point of checking out that hot new jazz bar or signing up for a food tour. Try a new hike or visit a museum. A. Eat with your family mindfully B. Identify key elements of a balanced diet C. They improve your mood and increase energy D. It increases productivity and helps you stay focused E. Let me show you how to make every day feel like a holiday F. Make sure to clarify what items can slide down the priority list G. Eat at trendy restaurants, join bicycle tours, and try activities like surfing 第二部分 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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 “My name is...” The words stuck in my throat as I shook a stranger’s hand. I ____21____ to say my name, “Pppeeeettterr”. Typical ____22____ ranged from awkward silence to the joking “Are you sure?” As a child, I would imagine I just made myself look ____23____. I have been a stutterer (口吃者) since I was 7. I even didn’t know its ____24____. When I was young, I ____25____ speech therapy (治疗) techniques, but I was comfortable in my own mind. When I couldn’t avoid speaking, my ____26____ was to replace words with synonyms (同义词). Then I fell in love with science, where precision ____27____ mattered. So, while in graduate school, I restarted speech therapy, and worked on new strategies. I thought I had my stutter under control. However, when I became an assistant professor, facing the inevitable ____28____ of starting a research group, my speech was regressing (退化). I didn’t notice it until one day when I was teaching my class and found I couldn’t say “equilibrium”. A feeling of ____29____ remained, contradictory to my self-image as a capable scientist. Later, ____30____ about a conference introduction, I eventually ____31____ a realization: I would probably never be ____32____ of my stutter. Meanwhile, I wondered whether I could gain some good from this weakness — If radiation could be used to ____33____ cancer, why couldn’t my stutter make me better, too? Now, I reject feelings of shame and instead accept my ____34____. I am not in ____35____, but I can, with proper effort, participate in my work. 21. A. refused B. decided C. planned D. managed 22. A. responses B. meanings C. warnings D. questions 23. A. smart B. helpful C. stupid D. familiar 24. A. trick B. cause C. request D. suggestion 25. A. learned B. evaluated C. modified D. taught 26. A. purpose B. topic C. type D. strategy 27. A. rarely B. slightly C. really D. gradually 28. A. lessons B. challenges C. designs D. cases 29. A. shame B. joy C. envy D. surprise 30. A. excited B. curious C. certain D. worried 31. A. looked into B. called on C. came to D. took on 32. A. proud B. free C. short D. aware 33. A. cure B. extend C. prevent D. match 34 A. strengths B. jokes C. traditions D. limitations 35. A. progress B. control C. trouble D. danger 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 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。 In late September, the southwestern city of Chengdu launched a pilot program across eight public and private schools ____36____ began this fall. Each participating school has chosen two classes of no more than 45 students each, ____37____ (select) through volunteer sign-ups, as “integrated education” classes. These classes operate ____38____ (separate) and combine middle and high school curricula. The new model is part of Chengdu’s broader effort ____39____ (reform) the high school entrance system and is intended to bridge ____40____ (gap) between school stages and ease exam-related pressure. The zhongkao is one of the most important academic stages in China, ____41____ (determine) whether students advance to academic high schools ____42____ vocational（职业的）tracks. For many parents, the reform offers long-awaited relief. “The biggest appeal is being exempt（免除的） from the zhongkao,” one Chengdu parent told domestic media. She expressed both regret that her child was not chosen for the pilot program and hope for an ____43____ (expand) of the program. So far, similar “exam-free” initiatives ____44____ (launch) in a few other cities, though they are typically reserved for top-performing students. Xiong Bingqi, president of China’s 21st Century Education Research Institute, warned that many parents may view integrated classes ____45____ a way to avoid academic tracking. “However, as long as the key high school system remains, anxiety over the zhongkao won’t be eased,” he said. 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Mary准备到你所在的城市旅游，向你咨询相关情况，请你写一封回复邮件，内容包括： 1.推荐一个旅游景点； 2.提醒需要注意的情况。 注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Mary, Glad to learn that you are planning to visit my city. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I hope this recommendation may help you. Looking forward to your visit! Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 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 family love hockey(曲棍球) and we are huge fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs. I have watched them on television since I was a little kid. But the most exciting part of hockey for my family was travelling from our home in the country to Toronto to watch them play live at Maple Leaf Gardens! My mom’s dad died when she was a teenager. My grandpa had season tickets to the Gardens. The tickets were given to my grandma and eventually they were passed on to my mom. Thanks to my grandpa’s legacy(遗赠), we have four first-row centre ice season tickets at Maple Leaf Gardens. For years, my dad, mom, twin sister Susan, and I cheered for the Leafs there—until my younger sister Aynsley was born, making our family five. As she grew up, she also began to watch hockey and travel to Toronto to Maple Leaf Gardens. Because there were only four seats, many times my mom would stay at home as the four of us—my dad, two sisters and I—went to see the Leafs. We always wished it could have been the five of us going together. Bad news struck when Maple Leaf Gardens announced its closure, with the last game on February 13, 1999, against the Chicago Blackhawks. Determined not to miss this historic night, we planned to change seats in turn through the three periods so everyone could attend. Susan volunteered to sit out the first part of the first period. Then I was set to change places with her so that she could see the game, too. But after the national anthems(国歌) played, I was overcome with a feeling that my sister should be sitting up there and I left my seat to change places with her earlier than planned. As I walked downstairs, heading towards the gate, a Maple Leaf Gardens ticket collector asked me where I was going. I explained that I was going to let my sister watch the game. 注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 “So you have a ticket?” he asked. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The man’s understanding and tolerance shocked me. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 高三英语质检 考生注意： 1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。 2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。 3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。 4.本卷命题范围：高考范围。 第一部分 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 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. D 9. D 10. C 11. A D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. A 13. B 14. D 15. C 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。 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. E 17. C 18. A 19. F 20. G 第二部分 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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21 D 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. A 26. D 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. C 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. C 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. that##which 37. selected 38. separately 39. to reform 40. gaps 41. determining 42. or 43. expansion 44. have been launched 45. as 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 【46题答案】 【答案】参考范文 Dear Mary, Glad to learn that you are planning to visit my city. I’d like to recommend the City History Museum, which is a fantastic place to explore our local culture and history. It houses a rich collection of ancient artifacts and interactive exhibitions. When you visit, please note that the museum requires online booking in advance due to its popularity. Also, remember to wear comfortable shoes as the exhibition halls are quite spacious. Lastly, don’t miss the museum café, which offers a variety of delicious local snacks. I hope this recommendation may help you. Looking forward to your visit! Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 【47题答案】 【答案】 “So you have a ticket?” he asked. I showed him my ticket, and he took a moment to look at it. Then, with a kind smile, he said, “You know what? You kids, are so sweet. I can tell you really love this game and your sister. Why don’t you both go up and watch the game together? I’ll find a way to make it work.” I was stunned. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. “Are you sure?” I asked, my eyes wide with surprise. He nodded firmly. The man’s understanding and tolerance shocked me. I quickly ran back to get Susan. Together, we rushed back to the seats. Throughout the game, we cheered and shouted, fully enjoying the thrilling moments. I felt a deep sense of gratitude towards that kind ticket collector. His simple act of kindness not only made it possible for both of us to watch the game but also left a lasting impression on me. It was a night I would always remember, not just for the exciting hockey game, but for the unexpected kindness that made it even more special. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $