西宁2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、He had lost his temper and his health in the war and never found of them again .

A．neither

B．either

C．each

D．all

2、There’s no point getting into a ________ about the exams. Fully preparing yourself by reviewing what has been learned before helps with the stress.

A．panic

B．pain

C．pressure

D．prejudice

3、A warm thought suddenly came to me ________ I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mother’s birthday.

A. if    B. when    C. that        D. which

4、Even more widespread _______ the copying of music and the pirating of software, especially with the development of new computer programs.

A. is   B. does   C. are D. do

5、The reason why he hasn’t come is ___________.

A．because his mother is ill

B．because of his mother’s being ill

C．that his mother is ill

D．for his mother is ill

6、Going from junior middle school to senior middle school is really a big __________.

A．challenge

B．strategy

C．experiment

D．accommodation

7、Mr.Smith told his son _______the football match because of the exam.

A.not to watch B.to not watch C.not watching D.doesn't watch

8、You should be out playing _______working indoors all day.

A．instead

B．instead of

C．take the place of

D．take place of

9、The villagers ________ to the factories to stop polluting the river and it worked in the end.

A．appealed

B．protested

C．wanted

D．asked

10、—Was the judge ________ with the result?

—I don't think so. But perhaps no judge is easy ________.

A．satisfying; satisfied

B．satisfied; to satisfy

C．satisfactory; to be satisfied

D．satisfaction; satisfactory

11、____ is known to us all is that the old worker, for _____ life was hard in the past, still works hard in his seventies.

A.As; whom   B.What; whose

C.It; whose D.What; whom

12、—Daddy, can you buy me a new MP3 when you go to Beijing?

—You ______ get one if you are admitted to a key middle school.

A.could B.shall C.may D.can

13、---Did George pass the interview?

---I’m afraid not. If so, he________ me in the first place.

A. informed   B. had informed

C. would inform   D. would have informed

14、We _______ home now if you hadn’t taken the wrong turning.

A. would be   B. are

C. were   D. will be

15、Even though the workers were not satisfied, they _______ to the boss finally.

A. gave up   B. gave in

C. gave out   D. gave away

16、Today there are more airplanes____  more people than ever before in the skies.

A. carry   B. carrying

C. carried   D. to be carrying

17、The company won the bid for the project by saying that it would do the cleaning up afterwards ________.

A. for free   B. in charge  C. in control  D. on average

18、We were just ______ leave ______ the phone rang.

A. about to, when B. would, while

C. going to, when D. on the point of, as

19、Foreign trade ________ at a faster pace during this period than at any time since the Civil War.

A.paid B.managed C.owned D.expanded

20、By 16：30,     was almost closing time, nearly all the paintings had been sold out.

A. which   B. when

C. what   D. that

21、   If you don’t use it, you lose it. At least, that’s how the old saying goes. It refers to the idea that something which does not get used regularly quickly falls into a state of decline. Muscles, for example, will waste away without use. In order to resist this, people take regular exercise to keep their skills sharp.

Well, what about the brain? As we age, our brains can naturally begin to decline. In some cases, this can lead to certain mental conditions such as dementia (痴呆), which I’m sure you will agree, no one wants. However, all is not lost because these days it’s relatively easy to train your brain. Smart phones and apps have put programmes into our hands that can test, maintain and even improve our memories, mathematical skills and a lot of other mental abilities. With a little practice every day, we can keep our brains nice and sharp, right?

Well, no, actually. According to a report from the Global Council on Brain Health, even though many people thought it was important to play online games, such as puzzles and mind games, which are designed to improve brain health, the evidence of the benefits was “weak to non-existent”.

There are other ways to promote the old grey matter. It recommends seeking out new activities that challenge the way you think and are socially engaging, while leading to a healthy lifestyle. Among their suggestions are practising tai chi, taking photography classes, learning new technologies, gardening, art projects or volunteering.

There’s more good news, too. James Goodwin, chief scientist at Age UK has said that brain decline is not inevitable (不可避免的). As long as the activities are “new to you and require your concentrated attention”, they can provide benefits for brain health. So, hurry up, get out there and try something new. Maybe it’s time to try that hobby you’ve always wanted to do. And as for me? I’m off to learn the piano.

【1】From which is the text probably taken?

A.A biology textbook. B.A research paper.

C.A travel brochure. D.A healthy magazine.

【2】According to the passage, what can the brain training apps help you?

A.It will improve our brain health. B.It can make us smarter.

C.It does little to sharp our brain. D.It can prevent us from aging.

【3】How to maintain brain health according to the author?

A.Using smart phone regularly. B.Trying something new.

C.Playing games online. D.Doing what you are good at.

【4】What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.How to spend time meaningfully at an old age.

B.How to keep brain sharp.

C.Disadvantages of using smart phones.

D.Advantages of trying something new.

22、Blake Mycoskie is a businessman.He set up his first business when he was still at college. Three more businesses later, still only 29 years old and feeling a little burned out from work, Mycoskie decided to take a break for a while, and headed down to Argentina for some rest and relaxation.

But rest isn't really part of a businessman's make-up, and it wasn't long before Mycoskie had hit on another idea, one that would come to define him as perhaps the world's best-known social businessman.

On a visit to a village, he was shocked to see that many of the children didn't have any shoes? or if they did, the shoes were badly worn. Since shoes-particularly the local farmers canvas (帆布) shoe,the alpargata — are relatively cheap in Argentina, Mycoskie's first idea was to set up a charity to donate shoes to the children. But after giving it some thought, he realized that this probably wouldn't work: the shoes would quickly wear out, and if he asked people to donate repeatedly every time more shoes were needed, their sympathy for the cause might also soon wear out.

So he came up with the idea of TOMS: One for One shoes. He would take the alpargata to America,produce it, and sell it as a high-end fashion item at around $50 a pair. Quite a lot for a canvas shoe you might say, but for each pair he sold, another pair would be donated to village children.That way he could guarantee a continuing supply and also run the project as a business rather than as a charity.

His plan was carried out and soon his product was getting high satisfaction ratings from customers.Ten years on and with revenues of $392 million a year, the business is developing, supplying shoes not only to children in Argentina but also other parts of the world.

But is the one-for-one model repeatable with other products? TOMS is a for-profit business but for a long time it didn't show a profit. Now he is conscious that "giving" alone is not the answer, and that educating people to improve their own lives is the real key. Yet he still loves TOMS: One for One,calling it his "greatest hit." And why shouldn't he? It has made a difference to millions of poor children around the world and brought him great satisfaction.

【1】Blake Mycoskie went to Argentina just to________.

A．take a short break

B．do a voluntary work

C．meet the local people

D．set up a new business

【2】Mycoskie helped the local children by________.

A．calling on people to donate

B．designing a new type of shoes

C．running a One for One shoes project

D．replacing the worn-out shoes with new ones

【3】According to the passage, which words can best describe Mycoskie?

A．Brave and generous.

B．Creative and caring

C．Talented and outgoing.

D．Independent and calm.

23、A recent study shows a shared genetic (基因的) ancestry for millions of people who speak what the researchers call Transeurasian languages. Such languages had their origin with millet farmers who lived in an area in northeastern China about 9,000 years ago.

Millet was an important early crop as hunter-gatherers became farmers. The study’s findings show how the use of agriculture following the Ice Age powered the movements of some of the world’s major language families.

There are 98 Transeurasian languages. Among these are Korean and Japanese as well as several Turkic languages, Mongolic languages, and Tungusic languages in Manchuria and Siberia. The language family’s beginnings were followed to ancient millet farmers in the Liao River valley, which includes parts of the Chinese provinces of Liaoning and Jilin, as well as Inner Mongolia. As the ancient farmers moved across northeastern Asia, related languages spread into Siberia, Korea and Japan over thousands of years.

The research highlighted the complex beginnings of modern populations and cultures. The researchers studied data of vocabulary from the 98 languages. They identified a group of words related to agriculture and created a language family tree.

Mark Hudson, writer of the study, said the researchers examined data from 255 archaeological (考古的) sites in China, Japan, Korea and eastern Russia. They studied ancient objects including potteries, stone tools and plant and animal remains. They also included the dating of 269 ancient crop remains from different areas.

The researchers found that farmers in northeastern China eventually grew rice and wheat along with millet. The crops spread along with farming populations to Korea by about 1300 BC and from there to Japan after about 1000 BC.

The origins of modern Chinese languages arose independently, though in a similar fashion with millet also involved. While millet was grown in the Liao River valley, the originators of the Sino-Tibetan language family farmed millet at roughly the same time in China’s Yellow River region, paving the way for a separate language spread, Hudson suggested.

【1】What is the fundamental reason for promoting Transeurasian languages’ movements?

A．Lack of millet planting area.

B．The arrival of the Ice Age.

C．The development of ancient agriculture.

D．The increase in the number of hunter gatherers.

【2】What does paragraph 3 focus on?

A．The number of Transeurasian languages.

B．The concept of Transeurasian languages.

C．The location of Liao River valley.

D．The distribution and spread of Transeurasian languages.

【3】How was this study conducted?

A．By scientific experiments.

B．By identifying historical sites.

C．Through questionnaire (问卷) survey.

D．By combining linguistic (语言学的) and archaeological evidence.

【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．The Origin of the Independence of Modern Chinese

B．Large Language Family Had Ancient Origins in China

C．The Internal Relationship Between Various Languages

D．Korean and Japanese in a Language Family Tree

24、In Britain, many theatres put on shows for children at Christmas and many theatres have a theatre-in-education team working there. This team, made up of actors and teachers, writes plays for children, usually performing them in schools. They do different plays for different age groups and the children often take part in the play in some way.

Pantomime is a special kind of Christmas show for children. It is loved by people and also allows the audience to join in. “Pantomime” was the name of the Roman actor who performed shows without speaking — this is where the English word “mime” comes from.

A pantomime is always based on a well-known children's story. But there are always certain types of characters in the show and certain situations and events. For example, a pantomime must always include a hero, known as the “principal boy” and this principal boy is always played by a pretty girl wearing a short costume. Then there is the comic older woman, known as the “dame” who is played by a man. There is always a group of men and women who sing and dance and often there is a pantomime horse. The horse is played by two men who form the “front” and “back” ends inside a “horse” costume. It is funny and it usually kicks the dame when she isn't looking.

Members of the audience have to shout a warning to one of the characters and argue with the character (usually the dame) when she does not believe them. When she shouts, “Oh no, it isn't,” the audience always responds with “Oh yes, it is!”. The audience also learns and sings a simple song and a few children are sometimes invited to help one of the characters during the show.

【1】The theatre-in-education teams _____.

A．are made up of famous local actors

B．write plays for the same age group

C．often give plays in their own theatres

D．usually allow children to join in a play

【2】According to the text, a pantomime _____.

A．is designed to make people laugh

B．is made up of three characters

C．is especially popular with grown-ups

D．can be watched all year round in Britain

【3】When the dame says, “Yes, it is”, the audience should _____.

A．follow her and sing

B．stand up and dance

C．repeat what she says

D．disagree with her loudly

25、In June, 1975, my family decided to emigrate (移民) to Canada．Due to the immigration policy, after paying for the flight, we had only $16 ________. This was our first time to be traveling by plane. We were all very________ by everything new we were experiencing. We did not yet have TVs in our home country. So we were excited about watching the in-flight ________.

On the flight, the stewardess came around to ________the headphones to passengers. But since we were flying economy class, we were told that the headphones cost $1.The kids looked at us________ and asked if they could have a dollar for a set of headphones which they would________. Knowing we had only $16 with us in cash until we reached Canada, my husband and I knew that we could not ________ to waste the money on headphones-not even one set. When we explained our ________ to the kids, they accepted it without complaint. But our________ must have shown clearly. A gentleman nearby ________ his headphones to us, smiling, without saying a word. The kids’ faces ________ with joy.

This ________ definitely had a powerful effect on our children. They are now responsible adults who are always ready to help anyone ________. Although I cannot describe the ________gentleman on that flight, I’ll forever remember the________kindled (激起) in our hearts by this small act of kindness.

【1】

A．available

B．borrowed

C．earned

D．worthwhile

【2】

A．comforted

B．amazed

C．relieved

D．scared

【3】

A．views

B．dances

C．movies

D．services

【4】

A．distribute

B．send

C．award

D．lend

【5】

A．affectionately

B．patiently

C．longingly

D．calmly

【6】

A．change

B．keep

C．pack

D．share

【7】

A．pretend

B．take

C．afford

D．refuse

【8】

A．question

B．dilemma

C．mistake

D．answer

【9】

A．disappointment

B．astonishment

C．excitement

D．relief

【10】

A．threw

B．handed

C．donated

D．pushed

【11】

A．held back

B．turned away

C．came on

D．lit up

【12】

A．incident

B．wonder

C．adventure

D．sign

【13】

A．on board

B．in need

C．with fear

D．at work

【14】

A．confident

B．careful

C．generous

D．dedicated

【15】

A．courage

B．memory

C．idea

D．joy

26、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

A GIFT FOR GRANDPA

Summer vacation was coming. Jack and his brother Berlin were filled with excitement as they thought of visiting their grandparents again.

The big day came at last. After the happy family got ready, they set out for the grandparents’ eagerly. On the way, the brothers were excitedly talking about the fun they had with grandparents.

A little blue house with a tall white chimney finally appeared. Behind the property was the forest carrying their good memories with Grandpa. They arrived at the driveway, at the end of which Grandma was waiting for them joyfully.

Jack and Berlin each gave Grandma a big hug and then swept to the living room, shouting excitedly “Grandpa, we are back!”

Seeing his grandsons, Grandpa was wild with joy and tried to get up with all his strength from the chair but in vain. A helpless expression flashed on his face. Grandma explained that his health was declining rapidly and maybe couldn’t stand up on his own forever. But Grandpa declared stubbornly (倔强地), “I can!” Certainly, he was stuck in his boyish way. Mum and grandparents were happy to meet again after a long time. They sat together and chatted about what happened recently.

The brothers were soon bored with adult conversation, went out and wandered into the forest. Tall trees stretched up to the heavens with large branches crossing each other, while young ones rose straight like soldiers. Grandpa was once a great explorer full of wisdom. He could tell where the birds came from only by their calls and songs. The trees, birds, lizards, lots of bugs... How many merry moments they spent with Grandpa in the kingdom!

But now Grandpa couldn’t get up. This made them worried. “We’d think out a way to cheer him up.”Jack said. “Grandpa is a bird lover, and we can catch him a bird.” Berlin suggested. “But he hates birds being caged!“ Jack shook his head.

Then a bright idea came to Jack’s mind. ”Why not make a cane (拐杖) out of a young tree!“

注意：1. 所续写短文词数应为150左右；

2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段开头语已给出，不计入总词数；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

Berlin thought it was a good idea.

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Paragraph 2:

Jack and Berlin handed the cane to Grandpa.

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