2025-2026学年宁夏固原高三(上)期末试卷英语

1、While applying for a job, you should highlight the parts of your experience that are____ to the job.

A. specific B. superior C. remote D. convenient

2、________ sure that all the windows are shut, mainly because it is reported that a heavy rain is on the way.

A．Making

B．To make

C．Having made

D．Make

3、 Where was ________ the first meeting of the Chinese Communist Party was held?

A. the place that B. it that

C. that  D. what

4、The headmaster decided to put ________ glass on top of the wall to prevent the boys ________ over it .

A．breaking ; climbing

B．broken ; climbing

C．broken ; to climb

D．breaking ; to climb

5、It was the first time that I ______ such a strong typhoon.

A. have experienced   B. had experienced

C. experience   D. experienced

6、Delighted _____ I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Browns Grove Farm is one of the suppliers of a newly opened restaurant.

A.although B.as C.so D.when

7、Making money seems like a problem that’s very far away from us children, _____only the parents need to care about.

A．everything   B．something C．anything   D．Nothing

8、The student, who gave his life to save a child, was ______ honor to our school. A   memorial is held here every year in ______ honor of him.

A.an; the B.an; / C.the; the D.a;/

9、In our class there are 50 students，half ___________ wear glasses．

A. in whom   B．in them

C．of whom   D．of them

10、_______ hard you try，it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat．

A． Whichever   B． Whatever

C． However   D． Whoever

11、I was wondering    the discussion would end up if we kept on arguing like this aimlessly.

A. what   B. that

C. where   D. which

12、A survey indicates the _____ of men to women in the population has changed in recent years.

A. proportion   B. proposal   C. promotion   D. Property

13、Tom did not _____easily, but was willing to accept any helpful advice for a worthy cause.

A.approach B.wrestle C.compromise D.communicate

14、Sometimes things don’t ________ the way we think they are going to, and the ending is often quite surprising.

A．turn out

B．turn up

C．turn down

D．turn to

15、No matter how much knowledge you have, if your subject is at all ______, be careful when discussing it during your speech, or you may well offend your audience.

A. diverse   B. sensitive

C. abstract   D. original

16、Last night Mr. Crook didn’t come back at the usual time. ________, he met some friends and stayed out until midnight.

A. Meanwhile   B. Therefore

C. Instead   D. Somehow

17、— Can I lie about seeing a text because I was too busy or lazy to respond to it?

— Receiving a text does not necessarily mean you have to respond．Why waste a perfectly good lie ________ the truth will serve?

A. unless   B. until   C. when   D. while

18、— 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

19、We know you care about your home and family. ______ you wouldn't be reading Ideal Home.

A．Therefore

B．Instead

C．Otherwise

D．Meanwhile

20、—What a pity! You missed my birthday party.

—Terribly sorry! ________ my uncle not visited me unexpectedly.

A. Should B. Would

C. Had D. Did

21、Washer instructions for use

Use by steps:

1. See whether the power supply and water inlet;

2. Put clothes into appropriate detergent（洗漆剂）（liquid）, cover roof;

3. Deciding on the number of coin laundry process choice （1-7）, a dollar coin as a single drying, five dollars for the quick wash, double the standard wash;

4. When choosing single dewatering（使脱水）program, pay one dollar to press the red button in the panel; washing machine start running single dewatering program; when choosing fast programs, after five yuan coin, press the red button on the panel, and washing machine start running fast wash program; when choosing standard wash program, washing machine into the washing.

Program settings:

Notes:

1. Do not open the cover as often as possible.

2. Do not add laundry during the washing power; place the stain left behind.

3. To ensure the quality laundry, dry clothes, the weight of 4.5 kg is usually suitable.

4. Guard against coins, keys, etc. in the laundry in the wash bucket to protect washing machines.

【1】What should you do before putting clothes into the washer?

A.Paying fees.

B.Checking the power supply.

C.Filling the washer with boiling water.

D.Pressing the red button on the panel.

【2】If you want to wash clothes with dirty marks economically, how much should you pay?

A.One dollar. B.Two dollars.

C.Five dollars. D.Seven dollars.

【3】What should you do to avoid damage to washing machine?

A.Not opening the cover.

B.Not adding washing powder.

C.Putting as light clothes as possible.

D.Avoiding putting coins or keys in the laundry. .

22、   Writing a great science fiction novel is a long, hard process. As with any novel, you'll want to construct a satisfying plot, develop interesting characters, and write polished, vivid prose. 【1】

Remember that science fiction is about ideas. Different from other genre (类型), a good science fiction story depends on a great imagination. 【2】 In sci-fi, those questions can be implicit or explicit. For example, many early works of sci-fi make their question obvious. In War of the Worlds, the question is: What would happen to human society if it were invaded by technologically advanced aliens?

【3】 It’s one thing to have a great idea or situation, but that doesn't mean you have a story. While science fiction novels are often thought experiments, they also can't just be thought experiments. That means you're going to have to come up with an appealing story that brings these questions to life. Ask yourself: What is the change that will occur over the course of your story, either in the world or in the life of the main character?

Create an interesting world. 【4】The intricately (错综复杂地) imagined details that make up your world should flow in some way from the idea at the heart of your story. In that way, the world you create in your sci-fi novel also reveals something about your point of view on the real world Even the most fantastically imagined story is still a reflection of real-world questions and problems.

Make sure the rules of your world are consistent. One of the qualities that set sci-fi novels apart from fantasy and surrealism (超现实主义) is that no matter how strange or fantastic the world is, it still obeys an internally consistent logic. 【5】But it must be understandable and in order for it to feel believable to the reader.

A.Focus on character development.

B.Make sure you're telling a good story.

C.That said, writing science fiction requires many unique considerations.

D.That logic will necessarily be different from the logic that governs reality.

E.Before you start writing, have some sense of the question your novel is asking.

F.A sci-fi novel set in a technologically backward world would violate the rules of the reality.

G.World building is one of the most important parts of creating a compelling sci-fi story.

23、Here are four books which will make young readers want to continue turning the pages.

Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee

Outrun the Moon tells the story of a fifteen-year-old girl and her determination to succeed, even in the face of disaster. Mercy Wong’s life is completely turned upside down when an earthquake destroys her home and school. Mercy is determined to help her broken city heal. Outrun the Moon is a heartwarming story about the determination of a teenage girl. It’s the winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature.

OCDaniel by Wesley King

This first-person narrative is told from the perspective of Daniel, a 13-year-old who tries to hide his obsessive compulsive disorder as he struggles to fit into the world of middle school. Then he gets a note that puts him in the middle of a mystery that may change everything. Full of heartbreak and joy, as well as important lessons and themes, OCDaniel is a thrilling novel that will definitely make you cheer for Daniel and eagerly turn the pages.

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

With dreams of becoming a teacher one day, the main character, Amal, is living a simple, ordinary life in her Pakistani village until a terrible incident forces her to become a servant for the village’s landlord(地主). Her new life is a struggle, at times heartbreaking, but she stays strong. After many struggles, she finally returns to her loved ones and works towards her goals.

Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson

This novel tells the tale of six students who meet weekly to speak from their hearts about issues that are affecting them, from race, prejudice and privilege to immigration. As they express the feelings and fears that they hid from others and try to make sense of the world around them, the kids show the effectiveness of talking to others.

【1】What is Outrun the Moon about?

A．A boy has difficulty fitting into the world.

B．Some students have a free talk every week.

C．A girl helps repair her city after the disaster.

D．A woman tries her best to become a teacher.

【2】Which of the following novels shows the importance of communication?

A．Outrun the Moon.

B．OCDaniel.

C．Amal Unbound.

D．Harbor Me.

【3】What do the four books share?

A．They are the bestsellers.

B．They are suitable for teenagers.

C．They are award-winning books.

D．They are based on true stories.

24、   Whales, like all mammals（哺乳动物）,need air, and come to the surface to breathe through a blowhole. A drone（无人机）that floats over the blowholes of humpback whales as they are making annual journey along Australia's east coast is being used by Australian scientists for collecting nasal mucus（鼻腔粘液）of whales.

Vanessa Pirotta, a biologist at Macquarie University says that nasal mucus indicates the health of the whale. “It is the biological mixture that you see as a whale takes a breath as it surfaces from the water，” she said. You can hear sounds of sharp breaths as a whale breathes because, after all, they are animals like you and I. So as they take a breath it is a lot of lung bacteria coming out from their lungs, which we can collect to provide a brief idea of whale health.

Australian researchers have attached a special dish that is used in scientific tests to a drone which flies through the whale's nasal mist. As a whale comes to take a breath—you can actually see it coming to the surface on really good weather days —the drone then lowers, the dish is then opened, collecting nasal mucus for later research.

The research could help to solve one of the secrets of another impressive creature of the deep —the Southern right whale. Its numbers have recovered on Australia's west coast since hunting became suppressed but its population on the eastern seaboard remains stubbornly low.

In the past, studies into whale health had to rely on examining whales that were either killed or those whales that had been trapped on a beach. Drones allow scientists to collect nasal mucus from free-swimming whales to gather information in a safe way.

【1】What is the drone mainly used to do?

A. To gather information for researchers.

B. To record new species of whales.

C. To guarantee the safety of whales.

D. To take photos of whales' annual journey.

【2】How can a biologist find out a whale's health condition in the study?

A. By examining liquids from its breath.

B. By checking its lungs on a machine.

C. By listening to the sounds of its breath.

D. By studying its similarity with humans.

【3】What does the underlined word “suppressed” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Commercial. B. Rewarding.

C. Hidden. D. Forbidden.

【4】Why is the Southern right whale mentioned?

A. To describe the difficulty to track it.

B. To show the increasing population.

C. To stress the urgency of doing the research.

D. To indicate the potential application of the research.

25、What do you usually keep on your desk? Maybe a box of candy, pens or a glass bottle. Sure, these everyday objects have their own _________, but did you ever think they could be made into music?

Recently, Zhang Yuxuan, better known as Vicky Xuanxuan _________ the spotlight on Chinese social media for her music. With all the media focusing on her, the 15-year-old girl revealed that she recorded sounds using _________ objects around her and mixed them into her songs. Upon the _________ of her English song She, it has been viewed more than 14 million times and _________ over 1 million thumbs-up emojis (表情符号) on Bilibili, China’s video-sharing and livestreaming platform.

“A melody _________ popped into my head when I was having math class,” Zhang, a student at the Shenzhen Arts School, majoring in violin, said in her video titled How to Turn a Melody into a Song. “I quickly wrote down four _________ of lyrics and the melody in my notebook and after class, I _________ home and took less than half an hour to finish the rest.”

Now, Zhang has nearly 1.7 million followers on Bilibili. Some are strangers but firmly _________ her. Popularity has given her the opportunities to cooperate with __________ people, such as pianist Lang Lang. But just as the old saying goes, “a coin has two sides”. Internet __________ can also attract criticism. Viewers have left remarks like “you look too old for your age”. Although she felt bad about these __________ at first, Zhang tried to get used to them. Later, she even turned the __________ reviews into a song.

No matter how __________ some people are online, to be seen and heard by more people has motivated Zhang to keep posting her singing clips. Her song Runaway Forest may indicate her __________ facing difficulty—“You don’t have to be upset/Just walk straight forward/... I’m the one with the shining light.”

【1】

A．evidence

B．use

C．appearance

D．taste

【2】

A．ran away

B．contrasted with

C．stepped into

D．showed off

【3】

A．familiar

B．extraordinary

C．strange

D．particular

【4】

A．edition

B．relief

C．print

D．release

【5】

A．collected

B．received

C．transmitted

D．distributed

【6】

A．consciously

B．regularly

C．suddenly

D．deliberately

【7】

A．lines

B．sorts

C．pages

D．songs

【8】

A．inched

B．rushed

C．transported

D．shifted

【9】

A．back

B．approve

C．sponsor

D．address

【10】

A．little-known

B．sharp-minded

C．grass-rooted

D．well-known

【11】

A．convenience

B．development

C．reputation

D．avenue

【12】

A．directions

B．comments

C．complaints

D．achievements

【13】

A．positive .

B．negative

C．ridiculous

D．valuable

【14】

A．bored

B．objective

C．mean

D．generous

【15】

A．attitude

B．reservation

C．excuse

D．responsibility

26、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你的英国好友Jim听说你近期参加了“Clear Your Plate”主题系列活动。他想了解活动情况，请你给他发个邮件。内容包括：

1.活动背景

2.系列内容

3.活动感受

注意：

1.词数不少于100；

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua