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2025-2026学年高三年级下学期期中考试英语试卷
二、完形填空
At first sight, Action Hunger’s vending machine (自动售货机) appears just like any other. However, look closer, and you will ___21___ that the products inside have no ___22___. That’s because the goods are to provide the area’s ___23___ with free goods like socks, toothbrushes, fresh fruit and water.
Khaled, the founder ___24___ the idea after talking to the many homeless people he befriended. He realized that there ___25___ to be a more effective way of ___26___ ensuring the necessities were always available.
To get the goods, the person ___27___ has to obtain a card from The Friary, ___28___ for the homeless that has been in ___29___ for over 30 years. To ensure everyone gets a ___30___ share, each cardholder is ___31___ only three items of their choice a day. ___32___ that may sound cruel, Khaled says, “The ___33___ is that users don’t become ___34___ on the machines, and are working towards a long-term plan for ___35___ the streets.”
The machine is refilled ___36___ by volunteers, who also keep track of the most ___37___ items. Fifty percent of the food is donated (捐赠) while the rest is ___38___ from local restaurants. Though it has ___39___ been a few months since the machine was put into use in December 2017, the early ___40___ and feedback have been extremely encouraging.
Khaled next plans to roll out the machines to other locations within the UK and four US cities!
21. A．believe B．understand C．realize D．guess
22. A．consumer B．price C．producer D．market
23. A．homeless B．children C．wealthy people D．old people
24. A．came across B．came out of C．came into D．came up with
25. A．wanted B．was C．came D．had
26. A．at least B．not at all C．after all D．not least
27. A．at first B．at last C．last D．first
28. A．a day center B．a kindergarten C．a magazine D．an organizer
29. A．business B．operation C．performance D．action
30. A．valuable B．fair C．large D．common
31. A．afforded B．charged C．chosen D．allowed
32. A．However B．Whether C．While D．For
33. A．thought B．view C．opinion D．idea
34. A．disappointed B．dependent C．excited D．focused
35. A．walking on B．staying in C．getting off D．running over
36. A．daily B．slightly C．nearly D．possibly
37. A．favorite B．expensive C．enjoyable D．popular
38. A．obtained B．sold C．made D．left
39. A．still B．already C．only D．even
40. A．service B．data C．production D．collection
三、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Every year during the Spring Festival, a small village east of Beijing puts on a special show. It’s about -15°C, and a man dressed in a straw hat and sheepskin coat ___41___ (throw) spoon after spoon of heavy molten iron(铁水) at a massive，icy wall. The collision(碰撞)between the 1,600℃ liquid metal and the frozen brick creates a waterfall of sparks(火花) ___42___ (fall) over him, equally beautiful and dangerous.
This is a performance ___43___ requires extraordinary courage, skill and strength. Known as Da Shuhua, it has a history of 500 years in Nuanquan, a highly-developed steel town. Da Shuhua translates literally into “beating down the tree flowers,” ___44___ agricultural activity of hitting fruit trees to stimulate growth.
In ancient times, fireworks weren’t always ___45___ (wide) affordable. So people in Nuanquan made use of scrap iron and developed Da Shuhua as a way ___46___ (celebrate) festivals. As a result, they brought firework displays ___47___ a whole new level.
Today, Da Shuhua has become more popular than ever, due to ___48___ (ban) on fireworks to reduce air pollution in some parts of China. Every year, this unique firework display attracts tons of people in spite of the freezing cold weather ___49___ draws attention for its protection. Since 2021, it ___50___ (list) as an intangible cultural heritage of China.
四、阅读理解
Passage 1
The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world. It stretches across Africa from Senegal to Egypt. The Sahara Desert is an unfriendly environment. During the day it’s very hot, and at night it’s sometimes very cold. It is also difficult to find water in the Sahara.
In 2006, Kevin Lin, Ray Zahab and Charlie Engle decided to do something very difficult. They made the decision to run across the Sahara Desert 4,300 miles (6,920 km). It seemed impossible to do, but they wanted to try. The three men liked to test themselves, and this would be a very big test.
On the morning of November 2, Kevin, Ray and Charlie started their trip across the Sahara.
Every morning they began running at 5:00. At 11 a.m. they stopped and rested until 5 p.m. Then they ran again until 9:30 in the evening. Each day they ran about 40 miles (64 km). Every day it was the same thing. They got up and ran. They listened to music on their iPods, and they ran and ran.
Kevin Ray and Charlie needed to eat a lot of food during their trip. Most people need about 2,000 calories of food each day. Kevin, Ray and Charlie needed between 6,000 and 9,000 calories every day. That’s a lot of food! They also needed to drink a lot of water.
The three men had some problems on their trip, and many times they wanted to quit and go home. It was often very hot (140°F/60℃) during the day, and the heat made them sick. Their legs and feet hurt. Sometimes it was very windy, and they couldn’t see. One time they got lost. But they didn’t quit. After 111 days, Kevin, Ray and Charlie successfully finished their trip across the Sahara Desert. They hugged each other and put their hands in the water of the Red Sea. Then they ran to a hotel to take a long shower.
51. The Sahara Desert is not fit for people to live because of its .
A．remoteness
B．extreme weather
C．vastness
D．salty water
52. What does “a very big test” in Paragraph 2 mean
A．A real challenge.
B．A competitive examination.
C．A wise decision.
D．A time-saving task.
53. The three men realized that their trip was finished when they_________.
A．found a hotel
B．ate up all the food
C．saw the Red Sea
D．drank all the water
54. What’s the reason for the success of their trip
A．They prepared sufficient food.
B．They never got lost.
C．They developed a good plan.
D．They never gave up.
Passage 2
One of the most common types of nonfiction, and one that many people enjoy reading, is stories about people’s lives. These stories fall into three general categories: autobiography, memoir, and biography.
An autobiography is the story of a person’s life written by himself or herself. Often it begins with the person’s earliest recollections and ends in the present. Autobiography writers may not be entirely objective in the way they present themselves. However, they offer the reader a good look at the way they are and what makes them that way. People as diverse as Benjamin Franklin and Helen Keller have written autobiographies. Other writers, such as James Joyce, have written thinly fictionalized accounts of their lives. These are not autobiographies, but they are very close to it.
Memoirs, strictly speaking, are autobiographical accounts that focus as much on the events of the times as on the life of the author: Memoir writers typically use these events as backgrounds for their lives. They describe them in detail and discuss their importance. Recently, though, the term memoir seems to be becoming interchangeable with autobiography. A memoir nowadays may or may not deal with the outside world.
Biographies are factual accounts of someone else’s life. In many senses, these may be the hardest of the three types to write. Autobiography writers know the events they write about because they lived them. But biography writers have to gather information from as many different sources as possible. Then they have to decide which facts to include. Their goal is to present a balanced picture of a person, not one that is overly positive or too critical. A fair well-presented biography may take years to research and write.
55. This passage is mostly about .
A．the characteristics of autobiographies, memoirs and biographies
B．famous autobiographies
C．why biography can be difficult to write
D．differences between autobiographies and memoirs
56. Helen Keller wrote
A．a memoir
B．an autobiography
C．a work of fiction
D．a biography
57. The word “diverse” in Paragraph 2 means .
A．able to swim in deep water
B．similar or alike
C．varied or different
D．enjoying poetry
58. Autobiography writers are not always objective because they .
A．feel they have to make up details to make their books sell
B．constantly compete with biography writers
C．want to present themselves in a good light
D．have trouble remembering the good times
Passage 3
The story of Cleopatra, a beautiful 17-year-old girl when she became the powerful ruler of ancient Egypt, has interested people for thousands of years. Now new information about Cleopatra’s life is coming to the surface. Parts of her ancient royal court have been found near Alexandria, Egypt. All of these ruins are underwater.
Ancient Egyptian writings and drawings show that Cleopatra owned a royal (王室的) palace on an island named Antirhodos. The island was near Alexandria, the capital city of Egypt during Cleopatra’s rule in the first century B.C.
Although the city of Alexandria still exists today, floods and earthquakes buried Antirhodos under water more than 1,600 years ago. But it wasn’t lost for good. In 1996, undersea explorer Franck Goddio found it beneath just 18 feet of water, off the shore of Alexandria. He found the ruins of Cleopatra’s palace in mud, seaweed, and garbage.
Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy XIII began to rule Egypt together in 51 B.C. But Ptolemy did not want to share the power, and he forced Cleopatra out of the palace. The clever young woman saw her chance to regain power when Rome’s main leader, Julius Caesar, traveled to Egypt. In order to meet with him, Cleopatra is said to have sneaked (潜行) into the palace rolled up in a carpet! Caesar soon fell in love with Cleopatra. He helped her push Ptolemy aside and take control of Egypt.
After Caesar was murdered by his enemies, a new Roman leader, Mark Antony, met Cleopatra. Just like Caesar, Antony fell in love with her. He moved into Cleopatra’s palace at Antirhodos.
Soon people back in Rome feared that Antony was more interested in Egypt than in his own empire. They turned against him and Egypt and sent a huge army by sea, which eventually defeated Egypt. In despair, Cleopatra and Antony took their own lives. Ancient Egypt’s last queen died at the age of 39.
59. How did Cleopatra’s life catch people’s attention again
A．Through ancient Egyptian writings and drawings
B．Through the finding of the underwater city.
C．Through the recent floods in Alexandria.
D．Through the retelling of old stories
60. What does “it”(underlined in paragraph 3) refer to
A．Egypt.
B．Alexandria.
C．Antirhodos.
D．Ptolemy XIII.
61. Who helped Cleopatra regain power after Ptolemy XIII forced her away
A．Franck Goddio.
B．People in Egypt.
C．Mark Antony.
D．Julius Caesar.
62. Which of the following words best describes Cleopatra in the passage
A．Warm-hearted.
B．Cruel.
C．Quick-minded.
D．Selfless.
Passage 4
In a world where we are tweeting, texting, Googling and checking e-mail all the time, technology addiction (沉迷) is a real concern for today’s kids. Yet parents are often unable to unplug from their own digital devices, research suggests. A recent national survey conducted by Common Sense Media, which included nearly 1,800 parents of children aged eight to 18, found that parents spend an average of nine hours and 22 minutes every day in front of various screens — including smartphones, tablets, computers and televisions. Of those, nearly eight hours are for personal use, not work.
Perhaps even more surprising is that 78 percent of parents surveyed believe they are good role models for how to use digital technology. Multimedia are designed to be engaging and habit-forming, so we do not even realize how much time we spend when we warn people against the overuse of our devices, says Catherine Steiner-Adair, a clinical psychologist and author of The Big Disconnect.
This can be bad news for children, who not only feel that their parents are not caring for them or do not find them as engaging as the screen but who also learn to follow their parents’ behavior, Steiner-Adair notes. Studies show that greater use of technology among teens results in a preference for digital time over physical activity and worse performance in school. Babies also have a harder time learning emotional (情感的) and nonverbal cues because their parents always have what is called “still face phenomenon” from concentrating on mobile devices.
The good news, however, is that if parents use screen time for shared activities with a child watching a movie or playing an educational game together, for example — it can enhance the child's learning. According to the survey, 94 percent of parents recognize that technology can be used to support their children’s education. The key is to limit and track kids’ time with technology and set rules for themselves, too. Modeling healthy media habits can start with something as simple as making the family dinner table a device-free zone.
63. Why do parents spend so much time every day on digital devices
A．They have to use them for work.
B．They just follow the national rules.
C．They’ve just got the habit to do so.
D．They like using them with their kids.
64. What can we infer about Catherine Steiner-Adair’s feeling from her words
A．Surprised.
B．Worried.
C．Scared.
D．Excited.
65. How are small babies affected according to paragraph 3
A．They are likely to move less.
B．They tend to make faces more.
C．They’ll be slow in expressing feelings.
D．They won’t see their parents clearly.
66. What does “the good news” in the last paragraph refer to
A．Dinner tables can always be device-free.
B．Kids can use digital devices to play games.
C．Parents can make good use of digital devices for kids.
D．There are rules to guide kids how to use digital devices.
五、选词填空
从表格12个词中选10个，适当变形填空，两词多余
yourself cost learn order work pay nobody inform settle pick willing everybody
A friend’s grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe. After ___67___ down at Ellis Island, he went into a cafeteria in lower Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his ___68___. Of course ___69___ did. Finally, a woman with a tray full of food sat down opposite him and ___70___ him how a cafeteria ___71___.”Start out at that end,” she said. “Just go along the line and ___72___ out what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to ___73___.” “I soon ___74___ that’s how everything works in America,” the grandfather told a friend. “ Life is a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want as long as you are ___75___ to pay the price. You can even get success, but you will never get it if you wait for someone to bring it for you. You have to get up and get it ___76___.”
六、书面表达（概要写作）
77. 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Becoming an attractive employee
The 2008 financial crisis created an unstable job market. Fast-forward to the present, and the economy has not fully recovered. Thus, it’s of vital importance for job seekers to carefully strategize their approach to job application. And it is especially important for those new to the workforce. They should look at making themselves as attractive as possible to employers.
For young people, information technology skills will play an increasing role in the future. As the generation to have grown up in the Information Age, they are quite confident when it comes to showing off their interests and skills in this field. This makes them a natural fit for companies seeking expertise in technology, marketing, and networking. They should emphasize these skills when applying for jobs that require the ability to multitask.
Another attractive quality is experience. It is important that an applicant’s resume list any activities that involved teamwork and goal-driven responsibilities. Membership in a sports or social club and participation as a volunteer are good examples of this. These activities involve goal management and planning, along with the ability to focus while competing on a team. When hiring committees see this, they see a candidate who is capable of working in a variety of environments.
Finally, an attractive quality when job-hunting is a great attitude toward a potential job. Young job seekers are known to be overconfident because they have been praised for everything they have done. But they must realize that the employment market is about how an employee will be a good fit for a company, not the other way around. In fact, in an interview, an important question to ask is: “What would be expected of me as an employee ”
In today’s tough job market, young job seekers need to provide a potential employer with good reasons to hire them.
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七、书信写作（投稿）
78. 下面是某校关于中学生出国留学利弊的一份调查结果。请借助资料，以Some thoughts on studying abroad为题目，给学校的英语校报写一篇稿件，就中学生出国留学发表你的看法。
利(advantages) 弊(disadvantages)
语言环境 18.7% 安全问題 9%
避免升学的压力 23.8% 费用(expenses) 20.7%
独立发展能力 7.2% 理解当地文化 1.7%
注意：1.词数100左右；2.无需使用全部资料。
Some thoughts on studying abroad
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参考答案
二、完形填空
21.C 22.B 23.A 24.D 25.D
26.A 27.D 28.A 29.B 30.B
31.D 32.C 33.A 34.B 35.C
36.A 37.D 38.A 39.C 40.B
三、语法填空
41.throws
42.falling
43.that/which
44.an
45.widely
46.to celebrate
47.to
48.bans
49.and
50.has been listed
四、阅读理解
51.B 52.A 53.C 54.D
55.A 56.B 57.C 58.C
59.B 60.C 61.D 62.C
63.C 64.B 65.C 66.C
五、选词填空
67.settling 68.order 69.nobody 70.informed 71.works
72.pick 73.pay 74.learned 75.willing 76.yourself
六、概要写作范文
The unstable economy makes it necessary for young job seekers to become appealing to employers.
First, they should highlight their IT skills fit for relevant posts. Second, resumes should include teamwork experience from clubs or volunteer work. Finally, they need a modest attitude and ask about job requirements in interviews.
七、投稿范文
Some thoughts on studying abroad
A survey shows some students hope to study overseas for better language environment and less exam pressure, while others worry about safety and high costs.
In my opinion, studying abroad helps teenagers become independent and experience different cultures. However, middle school students are too young to deal with safety problems and heavy expenses alone.
Therefore, they’d better wait until college to study abroad after growing more mature.

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