山西省忻州高级中学2025-2026学年英语高三上期末学业质量监测模拟试题.doc

山西省忻州高级中学2025-2026学年英语高三上期末学业质量监测模拟试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．After college, he was employed in a middle school and there ever since.
A．would worked B．had worked
C．worked D．has worked
2．Whenever you ________ a present, you should think about it from the receiver’s point of view.
A．bought B．have bought C．will buy D．buy
3．I'm calling to enquire about the position __________in yesterday's China Daily.
A．advertised B．to be advertised C．advertising D．having advertised
4．A fireworks display was organized ________ the Queen’s birthday.
A．to mark B．marked
C．having marked D．being marked
5．Usually doctors are understandably ________ about new medicines because of the uncertainty of their effects.
A．considerate B．logical C．optimistic D．cautious
6．I prefer a school ______teachers have to work as a team, instead of fighting against each other.
A．where B．that C．as D．when
7．Although the Roma couldn’t be forced to pay taxes, they couldn’t vote ______they agreed to ______a government.
A．unless, submit to B．until, correspond to
C．when, resign to D．while, compromise to
8．The cost of living in big cities ________ steadily for many years，and it has led some youths to drop out of the big city race.
A．is climbing B．is being climbed
C．has been climbing D．has been climbed
9．Being happy is a skill that can be learned, and one way to ________ ourselves to be happy is to write down the little things that cheer us up each day.
A．convey B．appeal C．train D．attempt
10．Catherine came home happily, which suggested that she the final exam.
A．had passed B．pass C．would pass D．should pass
11．--- Do you know what Tom does all day ?
---- I know he spends at least as much time watching TV as he ____________his lessons.
A．is doing B．does C．spends to do D．does doing
12．It suddenly occurred to him ____ he had left his keys in the office．
A．that B．what
C．where D．which
13．The Palace of Versailles, France’s national treasure, has ________ many changes in its century-long history while keeping its beauty.
A．gone through B．taken on
C．led to D．showed off
14．As to the “996 work schedule”, ______ employees work from 9 am to 9 pm, 6 days a week, People’s Daily commented that valuing hard work does not mean forcing employees to work overtime.
A．that B．which C．where D．when
15．I would not be seeing the film Green Book now _____ me up in time.
A．were Kathy not to pick B．had Kathy not picked
C．if Kathy hasn’t picked D．if Kathy did not pick
16．He isn’t such a man ______ he used to be.
A．who B．whom
C．that D．as
17．I didn􀆳t see your sister at the meeting. If she 　　　　, she would have met my brother.
A．has come B．did come
C．came D．had come
18．In many ways, the magic of AI is ________ it’s not something you can see or touch.
A．whether B．what
C．that D．why
19．Lucy_ _writing her essay by 10:00 this morning. After that, she listened to music for a while.
A．will finish B．finishes
C．has finished D．had finished
20．Do you know that ______ chairman of the meeting has announced that Mr Hodge has been
made ______ manager of this factory?
A．the, the B．/, the C．the, / D．a, a
第二部分 阅读理解（满分40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。
21．（6分） A dove rested on a telephone wire. Ready for takeoff, it raises its wings, springs into the air and flaps away. This series of actions is so common that you probably do not pay it much attention. But University of Manchester bioinechanical engineer Ben Parslew does. He is trying to design robots that can jump like birds.
Most conventional robots roll around on wheels, limiting mobility. There is a need for more agile robots that "can jump over obstacles in messy environments," Parslew says. To design such a machine, he turned to nature: "Birds are really good jumpers," he notes.
The trouble is, when birds start to take off, they lean so far forward that they should tip over and fall onto their beaks(喙). Yet that does not happen. Parslew and his team used computer modeling to discover how birds avoid this fate. They discovered that birds twist their bodies slightly towards the back while accelerating into a jump. They also have flexible legs and toe joints, which prevent them from taking off briefly and immediately crashing into the ground. The result were published last October in Royal Society Open Science.
Parslew thinks engineers can use this information to design robots that can not only jump well but also launch into flight more. efficiently. University of Southern California biomechanist Michael Habib, who was not involved in the study, says springs and levers(杠杆)enable more rapid acceleration-than wheels do. And many animals are masters of springs and levers.
“If you can understand how that works,”Habib adds, “you can build a robot that's good at running around and good at flying, and it will also be good at taking off suddenly in all kinds of conditions and landing on a dime.”Parslew is now designing such a robot, as an alternative to wheeled rovers for exploring other planets.
1、What is right about the dove mentioned in Paragraph 1?
A．It takes off very beautifully. B．It catches everyone's attention.
C．It gives Ben Parslew inspiration. D．It raises Ben Parslew’s curiosity.
2、What can we-infer about the traditional robots?
A．They can't jump over barriers. B．They can only move in one direction.
C．They can't detect barriers before them. D．They can't adapt to complex environments.
3、How does a bird avoid falling when taking off?
A．By getting rid of gravity. B．By flapping its wings hard.
C．By spinning its body backward. D．By jumping into the air quickly.
4、What is the main idea of the text?
A．Birds provide inspiration. for humans.
B．New robots that can jump have been created.
C．The development of robots benefits space explore
D．Studying birds' jumping helps scientist build better robots.
22．（8分） A report released this month found that grouping children by ability is on the rise again—teaching students in groups of similar ability has improved achievements for fast and slow learners alike—and who wouldn’t want bright kids to be able to move ahead?
But for most kids, labels (标签) applied early in life tend to stick, even if they are wrong.
Sorting school children by ability has long been controversial. In some countries, especially in Asia, school-wide tracking (分流) remains normal. Children are tested and placed in different schools that direct them toward professional or vocational careers. Movement between the tracks is rare.
School-wide tracking decreased in US schools in the 1960s and 1970s. It never died out, though. Sorting students into separate tracks for math at about junior high school age continues to be common, and other forms of tracking persist as well.
Unlike tracking, which means sorting students into separate classrooms, ability grouping happens within classrooms. When done according to the latest research, it has proven to promote achievements. Ability grouping is changeable and temporary. Within classrooms, students might be divided into different learning groups dealing with materials of different levels. Any students who master concepts can move upward between groups, and the student groups might look different from subject to subject and unit to unit. For instance, a student who stands out in language arts might be at an average or slower level in math. A student who flies through multiplication tables might need extra help with fractions. Students who lag in reading can be pulled out of the classroom in small groups for practice with a tutor until their reading improves.
Research shows ability grouping within classes has more positive benefits than tracking. However, that must be weighed against the challenges involved. In many regular classrooms, the differences between student ability levels are very big. That presents challenges for teachers and low-performing students to constantly compare themselves with students who seem to fly through school with ease.
The rigid ability groups and tracking of the past are still with us in many schools. Likely, labels are applied with more caution than in the bad old days when some teachers gave reading groups not-so-secret code names like “Bluebirds”, “Robins”, “Crows” and “Buzzards”. But kids still know.
1、Why is grouping children by ability becoming popular again?
A．Because most teachers do not like slower learners.
B．Because grouping children should be done early in life.
C．Because it is academically beneficial to different learners.
D．Because fast learners can move ahead without teachers’ help.
2、By saying “Movement between the tracks is rare.” in paragraph 3, the writer really means .
A．tracking children is normal in Asia
B．school-wide tracking has decreased in US
C．professional and vocational careers are unrelated
D．sorted students can hardly change schools
3、The examples in paragraph 5 are used mainly to illustrate .
A．a good language learner promises to be good at math
B．a student might join different groups for different courses
C．ability grouping benefits gifted students more than slow ones
D．ability grouping presents no challenge for those slow students
4、What might be the challenge in regular classrooms for teachers?
A．Students’ different levels. B．Students’ low performance.
C．Constant self-comparison. D．Application of not-so-secret code.
23．（8分）SYDNEY-Visitors to an Australian tourist hotspot have been advised to use umbrellas to protect themselves against dingo attacks, according to a research.
Fraser Island, off the coast of Queensland, offers a rare opportunity to observe the native wild dogs, but people can occasionally meet dingoes acting in a threatening or aggressive manner toward them, resulting in human injury and, in one tragic case, death, according to a research paper published on Thursday in the Pacific Conservation Biology scientific journal.
Reviewing a wide range of measures to help manage wild animals, the researchers said moves to minimize harm from dingoes have included electric fencing and warning signs. However, “strong umbrellas” and “mild chemical irritant (刺激性的) sprays” could also offer personal protection.
Australian dingoes, which feature ratably in native culture but are also viewed as a threat to livestock in some areas, are listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The medium-sized dogs have broad heads, pointed muzzles, and red or yellow coats, and are found across the country except Tasmania, according to government agency Tourism Australia.
Fraser Island, stretches over 123 kilometres in length and 22 kilometres at its widest point. With an area of 184 000 hectares, it is the largest sand island in the world. The island prides attractions such as its superb scenery and humpback whales, and is also home to the most pure strain of dingoes remaining in eastern Australia.
By bringing up instances of how an umbrella “rapidly opened in front of charging bears was enough to cause them to stop or move back”, the researchers said “an open, strong umbrella may also serve as useful protection against a dingo making a very close approach”.
1、Which of the following is true about Australian dingoes?
A．They are fierce and big.
B．They are native and famous in Australia.
C．They can be found in every island of Australia.
D．They often cause harm to humans and livestock.
2、They are all attractions of Fraser Island EXCEPT .
A．bears B．dingoes
C．scenery D．humpback whales
3、We can infer from the last paragraph that .
A．dingoes are as dangerous as bears in Australia
B．people always use umbrellas to frighten away bears
C．if umbrellas work on bears, so do they on dingoes
D．the umbrellas are specially designed against bears and dingoes
24．（8分）“Mom, what is that?” asked my son. “The Bride of Chucky?”
The old doll I was holding was pretty scary. Her glass eyes were especially horrible, closing when she stood upright and flying open when she lay flat. Once she had been loved, but she had been stored in an attic (阁楼) for decades, where the extremes of heat and cold can be hard on a girl’s looks. Throw her in the waste bin? Maybe. But first, let’s check eBay.
I clicked, supplied the required information about condition, including defects (i.e., “Only a miracle could save this doll”), and uploaded its photos. I sold it for $5.
The buyer was happy: “As described!” he wrote on my feedback page. “Super seller!” The doll found a home and, I hope, a new life. Maybe she was used to repair other dolls. Perhaps those strange eyes got fixed and once again can inspire a child’s love. It’s a win-win, if you ask me.
I also sold lots of other stuff. None of them brought in a lot of money, though I have been surprised at the occasional bidding war, like, for example, the one over an old swimsuit that would have made Brigitte Bardot look bad. And some customers, let’s face it, are strange. Recently I had a hard time convincing an Australian would-be buyer of an Irish souvenir bell that I don’t shop internationally; it’s just too much trouble. He could have flown to Ireland and bought his own bell for the price he was willing to pay. Another time, a buyer complained that the electric wire on an old radio was dirty. Really? Dirty? The wire was black. But I aim to please, so I offered a refund.
So why bother with the dealing and small profits? Because I don’t like abandoning the past. All these treasures once had stories. They meant something. But the people who gave them that meaning are gone, and I simply cannot rescue everything. I can’t even sew. So I find it satisfying that a new owner, discovered via eBay, will continue the story in his or her own way.
1、What was the doll like?
A．It was lovely.
B．It was beautiful.
C．It looked frightening.
D．It was pretty ordinary.
2、Which can best replace the underlined word “defects” in Paragraph 3?
A．Faults.
B．Virtues.
C．Pictures.
D．Requirements.
3、Why did the author refuse to sell the Australian the bell?
A．She thought he was strange.
B．His bid was not high enough.
C．Someone else had already bought it.
D．Delivering it to him was troublesome.
4、After receiving the complaint about the radio, the author ______.
A．felt deeply sorry
B．explained patiently
C．returned the money
D．apologized immediately
5、Why does the author sell used stuff via eBay?
A．She needs money badly.
B．She is an environmentalist.
C．She is interested in marketing.
D．She wants their stories to be continued.
25．（10分）People and animals often enjoy loving relationships with each other. When people adopt domesticated(家养的) animals into their families as pets, animals gi