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山西省运城市盐湖区运城中学2025-2026学年高三上学期11月期中考试英语试题
一、阅读理解
Tropical(热带的) Escape on Coral Island: Relaxation & Adventure Package
Why Coral Island
Coral Island in the tropical ocean is a heaven. Its clear waters host colorful coral reefs and diverse sea life. Sandy beaches, lined with palm trees, are perfect for relaxation. The rainforest, covering 60% of the island, shelters the unique Coral Island Finch. Away from city noise, it has a laid-back feeling. There are activities for all ages, like snorkeling (浮潜) and forest hikes. On land, join guided rainforest hikes or village tours.
What to Do
On the first day, we’ll meet you at the airport and take you to your accommodation. In the evening, enjoy a welcome dinner. The next day, choose between snorkeling and a forest hike in the morning, and relax or play beach volleyball in the afternoon. Three-day guests check out after a last swim on the third day. Five-day guests can take a village tour and try windsurfing. From day 4 to 5, five-day guests can keep exploring.
Accommodation Choices
We offer options for every budget. Beachfront Bungalows are on the beach, with air-conditioners, private baths, and ocean-view balconies. Inland Cabins, surrounded by nature, are budget-friendly with nearby shared bathrooms. The individual price is as follows.
Accommodation Type 3-day 5-day
Beachfront Bungalow $1,200 $ 1,800
Inland Cabin $ 600 $ 900
(*A 50% discount is available for those under 18 years old.)
The prices include your place to stay, three meals a day, and most activities. But some specialized water sports might cost extra.
If this tropical escape on Coral Island has captured your heart, don’t hesitate!
Click here to register and initiate an unforgettable adventure.
1．What can tourists do on the second day of their stay on Coral Island
A．Snorkeling and taking a forest hiking. B．Snorkeling and playing beach volleyball.
C．Taking a village tour and trying windsurfing. D．Taking a boat tour exploring around the island.
2．How much should a couple with a 10-year-old child pay for the 3-day Inland Cabin
A．$1,200. B．$1,500. C．$1,800. D．$2,400.
3．Where is this text most likely from
A．A science report. B．A travel brochure. C．A tourism website. D．A fashion magazine.
John Hartnett’s path to becoming a skilled furniture restorer was unexpected. Unlike many of his classmates who thrived (取得成功) in traditional academic settings, John often felt out of place. “I wasn’t a bad student, but I didn’t connect with how things were taught,” he says. He believed his future was somewhere else, but he didn’t know where until a school woodworking project sparked (激发) a deep and immediate passion within him.
This initial interest led him to pursue formal training in furniture making and restoration. It was during this period that he truly understood the depth of the craft. He learned not only the skills, but also the patience and respect for the material. For John, restoration was far more than simple repair; it was a process of uncovering history. Each piece of furniture, with its unique scratches and wear, told a story of past times. He felt a sense of responsibility to preserve these stories for the future.
After finishing his training, John started his own workshop. His days are now spent bringing damaged and aging furniture back to its former glory. The work is challenging, requiring careful analysis and a steady hand. However, the greatest reward comes from the emotional connection he builds with his clients. Often, they bring items of great emotional value — a grandmother’s favorite chair or a table around which a family has gathered for decades. Seeing their joyful reactions upon seeing a cherished piece restored is, for John, the most satisfying part of his job.
Looking back, John feels he has found his true calling. He has built a meaningful career by doing the work he truly loves, combining his hands-on skill with a deep appreciation for history and family memories. He believes that in our fast-paced world, the act of restoring and valuing well-made old objects is a powerful statement. It’s a reminder of quality, sustainability, and the lasting stories that connect us all.
4．What motivated John to pursue his furniture career
A．The job market for skillful restorers.
B．The need to escape academic settings.
C．The woodworking experience at school.
D．The desire to thrive in furniture making.
5．What did John value most during his training
A．Grasping historical values of furniture.
B．Winning awards for his technical skills.
C．Mastering the latest craft to design tools.
D．Learning to manage a workshop efficiently.
6．What is the biggest reward for John in his job
A．Global fame. B．Flexible schedules.
C．Competitive salaries. D．Clients’ satisfaction.
7．What message does John’s experience deliver
A．Time reveals the character. B．Passion fuels a meaningful life.
C．Tradition holds the key to innovation. D．Success depends on advanced tools.
“Turn off, tune out and drop in.” That’s the message to customers at a Dutch digital detox (戒瘾) cafe who are paying for the privilege of leaving their phones at the door. The Offline Club, which began life in Amsterdam, offers an oasis (乐土) of calm and pause from the constant digital busyness of life lived through the black glass of a smartphone. It creates moments of quiet reflection, and encourages conversations with strangers instead of endless keyboard arguments hammered out 280 characters at a time.
With board games, a piano and books on hand, the idea is to swap recharging your device for refilling your soul, even for just a few hours. Aided by word spreading on social media, the club has already branched out to multiple cities across the Netherlands, and is now ready for an international launch.
“People love it: they tell us this is exactly what they’ve been waiting for; they can’t believe it didn’t exist already,” says co-founder Ilya Kneppelhout. “A girl called Belinda who struggled with stress and anxiety told us she hadn’t felt so at peace with herself in a year and a half.”
Customers switch between time to themselves and time to connect. “People don’t just pay to get rid of their phones-they’re also paying to meet others,” says Kneppelhout. “We live in quite an isolated world where we’re more connected online, but in the physical world, it’s hard to meet people.”
He’s already had a group of digital downtime followers in the UK, where Georgina Sturmer, who has worked with clients experiencing over-dependence on phones, points out another benefit of a switched-off society. “We are constantly at risk of having every word or image captured and shared,” she says. “This sense of being endlessly photographed is something that has come with these devices being in our lives so much. Wouldn’t it be great to feel safe knowing it doesn’t matter if we’re having a bad hair day, or don’t really like our outfit ”
8．What can we know about the Dutch digital detox cafe
A．It is the first cafe in Amsterdam. B．Interaction among people is advocated.
C．Only black smartphones are allowed there. D．Customers have to type 280 characters nonstop.
9．How did the cafe become more and more popular
A．By media’s advertising. B．By netizens’ commenting online.
C．By employees’ handing out leaflets. D．By customers’ word-of-mouth promoting.
10．Why is Belinda mentioned in the third paragraph
A．To show the effect of the cafe. B．To explain the cause of her anxiety.
C．To stress the seriousness of her situation. D．To introduce the problem of modern people.
11．What is Georgina Sturmer’s attitude towards the cafe
A．Ambiguous. B．Concerned. C．Supportive. D．Doubtful.
Bruce, a parrot missing part of his beak (喙) , creatively uses stones to clean feathers (羽毛) , highlighting advanced intelligence in parrots.
Bruce lost the upper part of his beak in 2012 and was sent to live at a reserve in New Zealand. The defect made Bruce unable to search for food on his own, let alone keep his feathers clean with his beak. But in 2021, when comparative psychologist Bastos arrived at the reserve with colleagues to study parrots, zookeepers reported something strange: Bruce had seemingly figured out how to select and use small stones to clean his own feathers with his beak.
Over nine days, the team kept a close eye on Bruce, quickly taking, videos if he started cleaning his feathers. It turned out that Bruce had indeed invented his own way to do so, the researchers reported in Scientific Reports.
“It’s crazy because the behavior was not from the wild,” Bastos says. When Bruce arrived at the reserve, he was too young to learn how to clean his feathers. And no other bird in the reserve uses stones in this way. “It seems like he just invented this tool use for himself,” she says.
Tool use is just one of parrots’ many talents. They’re famous for copying and even understanding human speech. Some species can also solve complex puzzles, like how to enter a covered rubbish bin or practice self-control.
For a concept as abstract (抽象的) as intelligence, it’s challenging to develop a definition that applies across animals. Researchers often point to features once thought to make humans special — enhanced learning, memory, attention and movement control — as signs of advanced skills. However, many of these abilities can also be seen in parrots, as well as other animals like chimpanzees, dolphins and elephants.
“Parrots are our evolutionary (进化的) mirror image. These brilliant birds may teach us about how humanlike intelligence can appear,” behavioral ecologist Antone wrote in his 2022 book The Parrot in the Mirror. With powerful brains and a preference for words, these birds are “the very best example,” he writes, “of nature’s ‘other try’ at humanlike intelligence.”
12．What does the underlined word “defect” in paragraph 2 mean
A．Disadvantage. B．Playfulness. C．Cruelty. D．Measure.
13．Why did Bastos and her team watch Bruce closely
A．To observe how he lives alone. B．To find out how he gets food.
C．To prove his ability to defend himself. D．To confirm his reported behavior.
14．What can be known concerning the parrots
A．They do well in critical thinking. B．They’re born skillful at using tools.
C．They can complete complicated tasks. D．They can’t match other animals in memory.
15．What’s the significance of studying the parrots
A．Offering an insight into human behavior.
B．Helping further research other species of birds.
C．Learning more about parrots’ living environment.
D．Giving reference for the evolution of humanlike intelligence.
Anxiety can be treated with medication. 16 . So, what else can be done to help Here are three ways for your reference.
Lavender (薰衣草)
Evidence suggests that lavender may be as effective as medicine in improving common and persistent anxiety. 17 . Lavender has no sedative, making it a safe alternative.
Researchers found that the smell seemed to help mice relax, allowing them to explore brightly lit and unfamiliar territory. 18 . That is probably because they were more anxious.
Talking therapies
19 . A psychologist explained, “Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) teaches us to become aware of the thoughts and body sensations that make up our anxious experience. It takes courage and can feel counter-intuitive, but when we approach anxious thoughts and body sensations (tension in muscles, knot in the stomach) with curiosity and kindness-rather than trying to fight them-we give anxiety less power.”
Mindfulness
Mindfulness meditation can be an excellent way of returning our anxious mind back to the present. The object of our focus may be the sensations in our body as we sit or walk or breathe or it may be some external stimuli such as sound or an object. 20
A．We worry for many reasons
B．It’s thought to make the brain calm
C．Mice were used in their experiment to test this therapy
D．Mice not exposed to lavender preferred to hide in the dark
E．Mindfulness helps us see what is here at the present moment
F．We can approach anxiety with a kind and courageous attitude
G．However, experts agree other approaches may also be effective
二、完形填空
It was the most destructive wildfire in California history. It started in Paradise (天堂镇) and caused $16.5 billion in 21 , destroying nearly 19,000 buildings and killing 85 in all. The beauty of this 22 named place was gone.
Grammer, working in Los Angeles, grew up there. When his friend Edwards posted pictures of his white chimney — the only part of his house to survive — he felt 23 . And then he had an idea.
“I’ve got to 24 that chimney,” he says, “I’m not trying to say anything. I’m an artist. It was an opportunity for me to 25 .”
Grammer spent three hours painting an image of a woman on the 26 — a reminder of the chimney, of the beauty of life, or even just of 27 itself.
Grammer posted the image on Instagram. Those who were affected by the fire, 28 , could not calm down. Someone 29 , “You bring beauty and hope.”
Greatly inspired, Grammer returned eight times. Outside one house, he found a photo of a girl, Eleanor. He painted a picture of her on the wall of her home left 30 . It was a stamp that life was here and that life can 31 to be here. The painting has 32 meaning for the homeowner. Eleanor’s father, recalls how she used to play just feet away. Eleanor herself returned once to 33 the painting.
Ironically (讽刺的是) that first painting, on the chimney in Paradise, 34 only a few months — the bulldozer (推土机) is a cruel art critic. However, Grammer couldn’t be more delighted. It means that the 35 of Paradise is rising again.
21．A．damage B．collection C．debt D．reserve
22．A．basically B．generally C．beautifully D．seriously
23．A．disappointed B．interested C．helpless D．fearless
24．A．beautify B．paint C．build D．repair
25．A．succeed B．improve C．practice D．express
26．A．chimney B．wall C．window D．door
27．A．art B．life C．nature D．beauty
28．A．on average B．in general C．on earth D．in particular
29．A．argued B．insisted C．posted D．suggested
30．A．standing B．existing C．fallen D．destroyed
31．A．pretend B．afford C．continue D．decide
32．A．new B．special C．practical D．real
33．A．copy B．handle C．donate D．admire
34．A．flashed B．suffered C．survived D．waited
35．A．spirit B．size C．fame D．power
三、语法填空
阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
There are about 6, 500 languages in the world, but did you know that a language disappears every two weeks International Mother Language Day, 21 February, is 36 day to celebrate and protect all the languages of the world.
In 1999, a special day to promote mother languages 37 (create): International Mother Language Day. The day was also intended to raise 38 (aware)of just how many languages we have on this planet and to protect them. The idea for this special day came from the country of Bangladesh, 39 Bangladeshis mark 21 February when the Bangla language was 40 (official)accepted. Bangladeshis celebrate the day 41 holding literary competitions and singing songs. Other 42 (country)have also set up special projects to mark this day.
Language is much more than just a way of 43 (communicate). Language, particularly our mother tongue, is an essential part of our culture. Everyone has the right 44 (use)their own mother language and to keep the traditions and ways of thinking that their language represents. And this is 45 International Mother Language Day is all about.
四、书信写作
46．假如你是李华，你的朋友 Linda刚通过了英语风采大赛（talent show）的初赛，即将参加决赛。她来信请你提供建议，请你写一封回信，内容如下：
1. 表示祝贺
2. 提供建议（至少两条）
3. 鼓励
注意：1. 大约100个单词
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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五、书面表达
47．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It took a day’s drive, but distance was beside the point. I always enjoyed long journeys in my father’s car with my family. However, things went different that time. We were moving to a new town, not for any tourist destination, but to settle down, for my father had a new job there. My mother, sitting on the passenger seat in the front, was talking with my father. She looked excited for the coming new life. But I was down, feeling nervous about starting a new school life. Entering a new school meant adapting to a completely different environment and meeting new classmates and teachers, which I was not good at.
On my first day at the new school, I felt lost and out of place. The students already knew each other well, and they chatted happily during breaks. I missed my old friends terribly and wished I could go back to my old school. Feeling lonely. I often spent time alone during breaks and after classes, reading books in the library or drawing pictures in the art room. I missed the good days I had with my old friends and longed for that sense of belonging.
As the days went by, I still found it hard to fit in. I was shy and found it difficult to strike up conversations with my classmates. Some of the kids in my class noticed my discomfort and tried to be friendly, but I couldn’t shake off the feeling of being an outsider. I only had words with my desk mate, Alex, when necessary. Things took a turn for the worse when I knocked off Alex’s water bottle by accident, although I picked up the bottle immediately and apologized to him. He got mad at me and seemed not to forgive me. Soon I found we were avoiding each other.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.
However, I was assigned to pair up with Alex to design a poster.
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Alex proudly introduced that the fantastic picture was drawn by me.
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参考答案
1．B 2．B 3．C
4．C 5．A 6．D 7．B
8．B 9．B 10．A 11．C
12．A 13．D 14．C 15．D
16．G 17．B 18．D 19．F 20．E
21．A 22．C 23．C 24．B 25．D 26．A 27．B 28．D 29．C 30．A 31．C 32．B 33．D 34．C 35．A
36．a 37．was created 38．awareness 39．and 40．officially 41．by/through 42．countries 43．communicating/communication 44．to use 45．what
46．Dear Linda,
How are you I’m very glad to learn that you passed the first round of the talent show. Congratulations on your success! Your efforts in the last few weeks finally paid off.
With the final contest coming, you may be worried about it. Here I’d like to share some of my suggestions. Firstly, I think you’d better choose some talents that you are especially good at, instead of showing all your talents. Besides, you’d better prepare the answers to the questions which may be asked by the judges. Most importantly, you must practise a lot before a mirror or your friends.
Come on! Just show yourself and you will be the star in the final contest!
May you succeed!
Yours,
Li Hua
47．However, I was assigned to pair up with Alex to design a poster. Reluctantly, we started working together. I was worried that working with Alex would be very difficult because of our previous relationship. But to my surprise, as the work progressed, we found that we shared many common interests. We put a lot of efforts into the drawings and texts, and finally we completed a quite outstanding poster. Alex seemed to forgive me. He appreciated my efforts and began to care about my feelings. The teacher highly praised our work and our classmates were amazed at the picture on the poster.
Alex proudly introduced that the fantastic picture was drawn by me. I smiled shyly but happily as my classmates crowned me and gave me a thumbs-up. Slowly but surely, I started feeling more comfortable in my new school. I made new friends, including Alex, and began to participate in activities in and after classes. By the end of the school year, I had fully adapted to the new environment. Moving to a new town was not only challenging, but it also opened up a world of opportunities and new experiences for me.

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