2025-2026学年内蒙古锡盟高三(上)期末试卷英语

1、If he _____ my advice, he wouldn’t have failed his exam once again.

A. followed   B. should follow

C. had followed   D. would follow

2、This car is much ________ than that one.

A．cheap

B．cheapest

C．cheaper

D．cheapper

3、Occasions are not uncommon______we have to cancel our plan due to something unexpected.

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

4、The Spring Festival is the most joyful time of the year, but it can also be ______ . With all the traveling, visiting relatives, and gift-buying, the holiday can become a tense time for many families.

A. beneficial   B. optional

C. commercial   D. stressful

5、Principal White has been working in the school for about 20 years, ________ all his energy to teaching and researching as well as the running of a healthy school.

A．devoted

B．devoting

C．to devote

D．and devote

6、The argument has gained currency throughout the world ________ listening to classical music regularly improves the brain dramatically.

A.whether B.that C.what D.where

7、—Cathy, did you attend the lecture given by Mr.Black last night?

—No． I ________ a report at the office．

A．was writing      B．wrote

C．had written      D．have been writing

8、After being stopped by the police, the man admitted ________ the car.

A.stealing B.steal C.to steal D.stolen

9、—Mom, I’ve been studying; English since 8 o’clock.   I go out and play with Tom for a while?

—No, I’m afraid not. Besides, it’s raining outside now.

A. Can’t   B. Wouldn’t

C. May not   D. Won’t

10、Chairman Xi Jinping and Jong-un held talks, reaching the important _____ that the two sides agreed to make joint efforts to push for continuous new development of China-DPRK relationships in the new era.

A. consistence   B. consensus

C. conscience   D. compromise

11、Premier Li Keqiang urges that we should all seek to live in a world of multi-civilizations.

A. in vain B. in comfort

C. in harmony D. in defense

12、选出与划线词汇意思相近的词。

Acknowledging that he stole the car, he was arrested by the police.

A.Knowing B.Realizing C.Recognizing D.Admitting

13、As the rule says, every student remain seated until their papers are collected.

A．can

B．may

C．shall

D．will

14、— I don’t remember having ever seen John since last week．Has he gone somewhere?

— Not really．He_______ his newly-bought apartment.

A． has decorated   B． was decorating

C． decorated   D． has been decorating

15、Having proper motivation is not _______ —it is another key to success.

A. artistic   B. enterprising

C. investigate D. optional

16、Hundreds of people are ________ now, so there are about 50 people trying for the same position.

A．out of the work

B．out work

C．out of work

D．out of a work

17、The traffic in Beijing will be better when Subway Line 16 ______ into service．

A． would be put   B． was put

C． will be put    D． is put

18、Bears ______ fat stores throughout the summer and fall to have energy enough to last them through their winter sleep.

A．pack up B．build up   C．bring up D．take up

19、Believed _______ buried underwater by a tsunami in the fourth century AD, the ruins of Neapolis are almost 2, 000 years old.

A．to be

B．to have been

C．having

D．being

20、—Dora, do you think Jack’s proposal reasonable?

—I’m sorry I have missed that, but actually I ________ about another one.

A. thought   B. have thought

C. had thought   D. was thinking

21、Scientists recently conducted a study that involved giving pet parrots (鹦鹉) a tablet. They could use the tablets to make video calls to other parrots. It turned out that the birds showed signs of feeling less isolated (孤独的). They also began to engage in more social behaviors, including cleaning their feathers, as well as singing and playing.

Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas, a co-author of the study, works at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. She said that video calls had helped many people feel less isolated. “There are 20 million parrots living in people’s homes in the U. S., and we wanted to explore whether those birds might benefit from video calling, too,” Hirskyj-Douglas saíd. “If we gave them the opportunity to call other parrots, would they choose to do so, and would the experience benefit the parrots?”

In order for the parrots to use their tablets, the birds first had to learn to ring a bell. They could then touch a photo of another bird on the screen to call that bird. The birds were also given a choice of which “friend” to call. In total the birds made 147 deliberate calls to each other during the study. Scientists took detailed notes on the birds’ behavior and later reviewed the video footage (片段).

Their analysis suggested that there were, indeed, benefits for the birds. In the wild, many parrots live in large groups. As pets, they tend to be kept alone or in a small group. Isolation and boredom can cause birds to develop psychological problems. These are problems related to the mind and behavior. These problems can look like rocking, pacing back and forth, or self-harming behaviors such as feather-plucking.

Rébecca Kleinberger, who works at Northeastern University in Massachusetts, also helped with the study. She said video calling could reproduce some of the social benefits of living in a larger group.

【1】Why did scientists conduct the research?

A．To see if parrots can use tablets.

B．To see if video calls benefit parrots.

C．To evaluate the mental health of parrots.

D．To study the living conditions of parrots.

【2】Which aspect of the research is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Its process.

B．Its findings.

C．Its application.

D．Its influences.

【3】What does video calling mean to the parrots?

A．It helps with their reproduction.

B．It contributes to their misbehavior.

C．It improves their physical health.

D．It widens their social circle.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A．Parrots living in the wild tend to be socially active.

B．Parrots living alone may develop mental problems.

C．Parrots taught to make video calls become less lonely.

D．Parrots learn to behave properly by calling each other.

22、Why build a house when you can print one instead?Startups（初创企业）around the world are now using 3 D printing technology for home construction.They say it's faster, cheaper and more sustainable than traditional methods.Printing houses can also save huge amounts of wood（垃圾堆）.

Currently, 3 D printing systems can equal the work output of 10 to 20 workers in five or six different trades, said Jason Ballard, a 3 D printing construction startup, according to AP News.The machines can work 24 hours a day as well

So how do these 3 D printers "print" a house anyway?Machines deposit（使沉积）thin layers of material — such as concrete（混泥土）, metal and plastic — until the three﹣dimensional house is built from the ground up.And a house can be completed within 120 hours, according to CNN.

Ballard said that 3 D printing was like the most powerful automation of all the automations we could discover.This powerful automation has the potential to prevent rising prices in the housing market, homelessness and overcrowding.But the technology behind 3 D printing houses is still in its early stages of development.For example, ICON alone has only printed 24 houses in the US and Mexico.But（梦想家）from dreaming of larger applications of this technology.

"With the 3 D printed home, we're now setting the tone for the future：the rapid realization of affordable homes with control over the shape of your own house, " said Yasin Torunoglu（市议员）for housing in the community of the Netherlands' first 3 D printed house.

【1】What is one of the advantages of printing houses?

A．It is cheaper and less wasteful.

B．It improves the construction sites.

C．It helps create manufacturing jobs.

D．Its construction materials are safer.

【2】What is the drawback of the new method?

A．It is not widespread.

B．It is not mature enough.

C．It best fits building in America.

D．Its automation is not powerful.

【3】What can we learn about 3 D printed houses according to Yasin Torunoglu?

A．Affordable 3 D printed houses will be offered soon.

B．People will prefer 3 D printed houses to traditional ones.

C．Only 3 D printed houses will exist in the Netherlands.

D．The future of 3 D printed houses remains to be uncertain.

【4】What's the main purpose of the article?

A．To predict the development of 3 D printing.

B．To compare different construction technologies.

C．To encourage the use of 3 D printing technology.

D．To report on 3 D printing technology for construction.

23、Welcome to Simon’s Rock Writing Workshop(研习班)

About it

In 1983, Simon’s Rock of Bard College began offering a three-week writing workshop for high school students. It is now part of the National Writing and Thinking Network, the largest association of summer writing programs and camps in the country. Former participants have gone on to colleges like Amherst, Harvard, Kenyon, Princeton and Yale.

About its staff

The staff are skilled teachers and writers with a special interest in the theory and practice of the nationally recognized Bard College Institute for Writing and Thinking. They are selected for the Simon’s Rock workshop camp because of their record of teaching excellence and their familiarity with the needs and abilities of younger writers.

About its features

Unlike conventional workshops in creative writing, it focuses on using informal, playful and expressive writing as a way to strengthen skills of language and thinking. Out of these informal writing activities, using techniques of peer response, students develop more polished pieces, ranging from personal descriptions to stories and poems. Each weekday consists of three ninety-minute sessions organized as writing and discussion seminars. Workshop leaders write with their students, and there is frequent sharing of this informal writing, both in small groups and in the class as a whole.

Ages: 14-17

Address: Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 84 Alford Road

Telephone number: 4135-297-232

【1】Who will most probably attend the workshop?

A．Camping lovers.

B．Famous writers.

C．High school students.

D．University students.

【2】Which of the following can best describe the workshop’s staff?

A．Special.

B．Experienced.

C．Young.

D．Hard-working.

【3】What makes the workshop different from other common workshops?

A．Its lasting time.

B．Its kind leaders.

C．The writing way it advocates.

D．The serious discussions it holds.

24、In Shanghai's Grand Theater, a fashionable, mainly young audience applauds enthusiastically as Guo Yong takes center stage．He holds a large bushy tree branch with leaves．Blowing on one of the leaves, he produces a sound like the singing of birds as he plays a traditional Buyi folk song．Some other musicians are also playing the traditional instruments from various ethnic groups in China．

It's the first time such music has ever been performed in the Grand Theater．But all this is the efforts of Zhu Zheqin, a Cantonese­born singer, who has made it her mission to help preserve China's traditional ethnic music．

In 2009, after being appointed a United Nations Development Program ambassador, Zhu traveled through some of China's remotest regions in an attempt to document the traditional music of various minority groups．In the course of the four­month trip, she recorded more than a thousand songs．But she noticed that many of the best musicians were old, and some of the music was at risk of dying out．

“I was shocked by the beauty of what I heard—it was so good，” she says．“But it needed support．I hope to let people see the beauty of these things in the contemporary times．”

So Zhu decided to introduce some of the musicians to a wider audience．By doing this, she hopes to rekindle(点燃) the interest of the younger generation．“Young people don't like this music much; they prefer pop music and love songs．They think these songs are something their grandma sings．This kind of repackaging gives young people a new door into their heritage．”

Zhu believes China needs to look again at its own roots．“China today is basically all Western art; in our conservatories (音乐学院) Western classical music is the top，” she says．“For China to really contribute to the world, we need to go on our own path．So what can represent China today？” The answer, she suggests, is to move from “made in China” to “created in China”．

【1】From the first paragraph, we learn that________．

A． the audience are all young people

B． Guo Yong is playing the Buyi folk music

C． Guo Yong is the only minority performer in China

D． tree branches make good musical instruments

【2】Which of the following is true of Zhu Zheqin?

A． She teaches music in a conservatory．

B． She is helping preserve Chinese ethnic music．

C． She works as an official in the United Nations．

D． She's created all the music for the Grand Theater．

【3】What is Zhu Zheqin's idea about Chinese traditional music?

A． It is completely out of date．

B． Only old musicians play it well．

C． It needs changes to attract young people．

D． It is quickly dying out．

【4】What does Zhu Zheqin mean in the last paragraph?

A． The traditional music should be repackaged．

B． Chinese conservatories shouldn't teach Western music．

C． China has contributed a lot to the Western art．

D． Only the things created in China can be symbols of China．

25、Before Jenny passed away from cancer, she made her husband, Steve, and their daughter, Brittany, promise her one thing: he would _______ Brittany, a high school senior, to the homecoming (返校节) game, where she was _______ for homecoming queen. It was important to her that her daughter should go. Brittany and Steve _______.

Days later, on the morning of Friday, September 24, Jenny died. Keeping their _______, that very afternoon, an emotional Brittany walked arm in arm with her father across the football field with the other nominees (被提名者) to await the _______ of the voting.

Brittany wasn’t named homecoming queen that day; Nyla was. But, like many in the close-knit community, Nyli had heard about Jenny and her noble deeds for the community. In a(n) _______ gesture, moments after receiving the crown, Nyla walked over to Brittany, removed the crown from her head, and placed it atop her friend’s. The two embraced, _______ holding each other tightly for support.

“She’d rather have her mom than a crown,” Nyla said. By handing it to Brittany, “I was telling her that she was her mom’s queen, and that she was loved by many, especially me.”

“I fell so much love from her, and I just felt s much love for her,” said Brittany, who paid Nyla the ultimate praise. “I can see my mom through Nyla. They have the same caring, _______ spirit.”

“Nyla is no less queen for lack of a crown.” said a teacher. There’s a saying that real queens _______ each other’s crowns. But the truth is, real queens give up their crowns to let other queens ________.

【1】

A．invite

B．introduce

C．recommend

D．accompany

【2】

A．running

B．voting

C．seeking

D．applying

【3】

A．agreed

B．negotiated

C．hesitated

D．declined

【4】

A．award

B．promise

C．appointment

D．secret

【5】

A．session

B．process

C．outcome

D．start

【6】

A．unplanned

B．expectant

C．unwilling

D．typical

【7】

A．gratefully

B．cheerfully

C．sadly

D．tearfully

【8】

A．volunteering

B．nursing

C．giving

D．forgiving

【9】

A．wear

B．make

C．trade

D．fix

【10】

A．stand

B．shine

C．lead

D．celebrate

26、书面表达

假如你是李华, 上周在外教Mr. Jackson 的口语课上使用手机被老师发现, 手机被收走。 请给外教写一封道歉信, 内容应包括以下要点：

1． 表示歉意；

2． 解释上课使用手机的原因；

3． 提出自己的请求并适当表态。

注意：1. 可适当添加细节使文章连贯；字数100左右;

2. 信的开头和结尾已给出,  不计入总词数。

Dear Mr. Jackson,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua