海南省五指山中学2025-2026学年英语高三第一学期期末学业水平测试试题.doc

海南省五指山中学2025-2026学年英语高三第一学期期末学业水平测试试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．Faced with the dilemma, the company committee ________ a public statement, appointing the capable man to be its new global chief financial officer.
A．pulled out B．put out
C．reached out D．drew out
2．Many thought that after starring in the immensely popular drama, Nirvana in Fire, Hu Ge would ________ and actively seek new roles.
A．make a mountain out of a molehill
B．have too many irons in the fire
C．strike while the iron is hot
D．D．put the cart before the horse
3．—Would you like me the radio a bit?
—No, it’s all right. I’m used with the radio .
A．to turn down; to work; on B．turning down; to working; on
C．turning down; to working; off D．to turn down; to working; on
4．— Hi! John, would you like to play football with us?
— Oh，I can’t. I ___ my lesson all the morning and still need half an hour.
A．am reviewing B．have been reviewing
C．have reviewed D．reviewed
5．— You should have come to the party last Saturday evening. It was really fantastic.
— But a friend an unexpected visit to me.
A．paid B．had paid C．would pay D．has paid
6．She then took the little key, and opened it, trembling, but could not at first see anything ________, because the windows were shut.
A．plainly B．closely C．firmly D．frequently
7．---I don’t understand why Catherine stopped short _____ she ought to have continued.
---It’s obvious that she lacked self-confidence.
A．when B．while
C．if D．as
8．My summer camp isn’t good fun, but it is real learning experience for me.
A．a; / B．the; a C．/; a D．a; the
9．I’m sure that your letter will get _____attention. They know you’re waiting for the reply.
A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general
10．It is sometimes said that a society can be judged ____the way it cares ____
its weakest members.
A．on; about B．by; for C．under; with D．with; on
11．The incomes of skilled workers went up. , unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.
A．Moreover B．Therefore
C．Meanwhile D．Otherwise
12．I live in a town ______ runs a small and winding river.
A．through which B．which C．in which D．where
13．In some countries, people eat with chopsticks, while in ________, knives and forks.
A．another B．other
C．others D．the other
14．________ you recognize an idiom when it is being used, it is easy to misunderstand what you read or hear.
A．Unless B．After
C．Once D．Since
15．If the weather had been better, we ______ a picnic yesterday.
A．must have had B．would have
C．could have had D．will have
16．The creation can keep people away from their smart phones in a way similar to ________ e﹣cigarettes have allowed people to quit smoking．
A．that B．how
C．which D．what
17． _______ his overseas study, he was eventually employed by his dream company.
A．Having completed B．Completing
C．Completed D．To complete
18．According to the local law, no one ______ enter the building site without permission.
A．can B．must
C．shall D．dare
19．Mike was usually so careful, this time he made a small mistake.
A．yet B．still C．even D．thus
20． “Drive-ins” have large parking lots ________ customers are served in their cars by waitresses.
A．who B．when C．which D．where
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） That the success of humans as a species depends to a large extent on our ability to cooperate in groups is widely believed. Much more so than any other animal, people are able to coordinate and join their forces and actions to produce mutual benefits.
New research involving Dr Molleman, an expert at the University of Nottingham, suggests that successful cooperation in groups depends on how people gather information about their peers, and how they base their cooperative decisions on it.
Biologists wonder how cooperation could have developed by natural selection: it is puzzling how cooperation can be beneficial when it is possible to behave selfishly and take advantage of the cooperative efforts of your group. Psychologists and economists try hard to understand why many people are willing to sacrifice their own welfare to benefit their social environment. They asked questions like “How do people make decisions when their actions can affect the welfare of others?” “How people determine their behavior when they have to cooperate in groups?”.
Dr Pieter Van Den Berg from the University of Groningen said, “From previous research we know that some people are ‘majority-oriented (以……为中心)’ and tend to look at the behavior of the majority in their group, whereas others are ‘success-oriented’ and try to find out what kind of behavior pays off best for themselves.”
Dr Molleman, from the center of the Decision Research and Experimental Economics, said, “It turns out that behavior in groups of success-oriented people was much more selfish than it in groups of majority-oriented people. As a consequence, the people in the majority-oriented groups tended to cam more money in the experiment since they cooperated more.”
1、Compared with other animals, human beings are capable of ________.
A．communicating well with others B．working together with each other
C．surviving some natural disasters D．getting access to various information
2、What are the psychologists and economists most interested in?
A．Whether people’s personal efforts will pay off eventually.
B．How cooperation has developed over a long lime naturally.
C．Why people offer to affect those around them unselfishly.
D．What benefit that good cooperation can bring immediately.
3、We can infer that the success-oriented people________.
A．are careful to select a group to join
B．are likely to be successful in the future
C．pay more attention to the result of their effort
D． have some skills in collecting useful information
4、What is the new finding of the research?
A．Having good relationship gets us to live fullest life.
B．Focusing on individual success makes people selfish.
C．Being considerate can ensure our long-term benefit.
D．Mastering social skills help create harmonious society.
22．（8分） About a month after I joined Facebook，I got a call from Lori Goler，a highly regarded senior director of marketing at eBay. She made it clear this was a business call. “I want to apply to work with you at Facebook，"she said. "Instead of recommending myself，I want to ask you: What is your biggest problem，and how can I solve it?”
My jaw hit the floor. I had hired thousands of people over the previous decade and no one had ever said anything remotely like that. People usually focus on finding the right role for themselves，with the implication that their skills will help the company. Lori put Facebook's needs front and center. It was a killer approach. I responded, "Recruiting is my biggest problem. And, yes, you can solve it."
Lori never dreamed she would work in recruiting, but she jumped in. She even agreed to trade earnings for acquiring new skills in a new field. Lori did a great job running recruiting and within months was promoted to her current job, leading People@ Facebook.
The most common metaphor（隐喻，暗喻）for careers is a ladder，but this concept no longer applies to most workers. As of 2010，the average American had eleven jobs from the ages of eighteen to forty-six alone. Lori often quotes Pattie Sellers，who came up with a much better metaphor: “Careers are a jungle gym，not a ladder. ”
As Lori describes it，there's only one way to get to the top of a ladder，but there are many ways to get to the top of a jungle gym. The jungle gym model benefits everyone，but especially women who might be starting careers，switching careers，getting blocked by external barriers，or reentering the workforce after taking time off. The ability to create a unique path with occasional dips，detours（弯路），and even dead ends presents great views of many people，not just those at the top. On a ladder，most climbers are stuck staring at the butt of the person above.
1、Why did Lori make the call？
A．She wanted to help Facebook solve the biggest problem.
B．She intended to make a business deal with Facebook.
C．She tried to ask for a pay rise in Facebook.
D．She wanted to become an employee in Facebook.
2、What impressed “me” by Lori？
A．Lori was good at running recruiting.
B．Lori attached great importance to Facebook's needs.
C．Lori jumped in Facebook with no adequate experience.
D．Lori was skilled in marketing at eBay.
3、What is the possible meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph3？
A．She agrees to learn new skills by doing trade.
B．She agrees to learn new skills by making money.
C．She agrees to raise her pay to learn new skills.
D．She agrees to exchange her pay for learning new skills.
4、What can we infer from the passage？
A．Jungle gyms offer limited benefits for employees？
B．None on the ladder can enjoy the great views.
C．Now all people don't tend to climb the ladder.
D．A pregnant woman. jobless，benefits little from the jungle gyms.
5、What is the best title of the passage？
A．It's a Jungle Gym，Not a Ladder.
B．Facebook's Biggest Problem.
C．Applying for a Job in Facebook.
D．How to get to the top of the ladder.
23．（8分）If Confucius(孔子) were alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But that doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past twenty years, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of(利用) ancient Chinese wisdom to make up the drawbacks(缺陷) Western philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well. Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West. As for the old thinker, he will not be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.
1、The opening paragraph is mainly intended to ________.
A．provide some key facts about Confucius
B．attract the readers’ interest in the subject
C．show great respect for the ancient thinker
D．prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
2、We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students ________.
A．take an active part in Chinese competitions
B．try to get high scores in Chinese exams
C．have a great interest in studying Chinese
D．fight for a chance to learn Chinese
3、What is the best title for this passage?
A．Forgotten Wisdom in America
B．Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
C．Chinese Culture for Westerners
D．Old Thinker with a Big Future
4、The passage is likely to appear in ________.
A．a biography B．a history paper
C．a philosophy textbook D．a newspaper
24．（8分） Stop wasting your time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.
The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.
You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem (自尊). Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their life. They are leaves tossed (摆) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.
You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for whatever happens in your life. Losers think that everything happens by accident while successful people realize that they are responsible.
Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we consciously choose to accept and believe. Thoughts and beliefs cause everything. Our attitudes and actions are a result of habits ingrained in us over a period of time. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success depends upon our level of confidence. We are responsible for either reinforcing (强化) good habits or kicking bad habits and consciously replacing them with consistently practiced good habits.
If you associate with positive-thinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary, the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing (培育) the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks.
In short, in all areas of your life, whether they are financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success.
1、People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they ________.
A．are ready to change their minds
B．are easily affected by windy weather
C．don’t have the power to face their fate
D．can’t exercise control over themselves
2、Losers would think that ________.
A．success is the result of hard work
B．working hard will lead to success
C．their failure is only because of bad luck
D．they don’t make efforts to succeed
3、It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that ________.
A．whether we will succeed depends on our attitudes
B．developing confidence is the key to future success
C．thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mind
D．setting our expectations is essential before taking action
4、The last paragraph serves as ________.
A．the proof of the author’s points
B．the conclusion of the argument
C．an introduction to another topic
D．a comparison between two views
5、Which