2025-2026学年安徽芜湖高三(上)期末试卷英语

1、--- I called you last night, but no one answered.

--- Sorry, I _______ sleeping.

A.must have been

B.would have been

C.must be

D.could be

2、 This ______ of culture between Europeans and the Romany led to many nations taking action against them, even banning Romany groups from entering.

A. collision   B. switch

C. surplus   D. dimension

3、Don’t call me at the office ________ it is necessary.

A. before   B. unless   C. although     D. till

4、--Thank you for the suggestions you kindly offered us.

--______. It is really an honor to help you.

A. Don’t mention it  B. Go ahead

C. Don’t worry about it   D. Go away

5、––My car is making a really strange noise.

––You’d better get it ______ before you drive to Denver.

A. looking at   B. looked at

C. to look at   D. being looked at

6、Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it ________ and is beyond our control.

A. has passed B. will pass   C. passed D. had passed

7、   passion, people won't have the motivation or the joy necessary for creative thinking.

A.For . B.Without C.Beneath D.By

8、Moving to Canada for higher education has been exciting. On the first day of term, there were crowds of people in the dormitory, all where they should go.

A. looked for   B. looking for   C. were looking for   D. had been looking for

9、--- Can you join us for the party to be held by old friends this weekend?

--- Awfully sorry. It is one year since I _____ in China.

A. lives   B. lived

C. live   D. will live

10、—Do you think it ______ to argue with them?

—The question is not worthy ______.

A．worthwhile; discussing

B．worthwhile; to be discussed

C．worthy; to discuss

D．worth; to be discussed

11、—John failed in the English test this time.

— He has been studying hard all the time.

A.Of course. B.Sure.

C.What a surprise! D.Is there something wrong?

12、Estella showed me the way with a candle. When she opened the side entrance, the_______ of the daylight quite confused me.

A. trend   B. rush

C. crash      D. increase

13、Drivers are supposed to limit the speed in neighborhoods because children ____ be playing there．

A． should   B． must   C． may   D． would

14、By the end of last year, another new gym ________ in Beijing.

A．completed

B．had been completed

C．has been completed

D．was completed

15、—I feel a little nervous.

—Take it easy. You __________ have difficulty passing the exam when you have prepared for it well.

A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. may not D. shouldn’t

16、_____ by some red lanterns, our house looks beautiful, so I don’t think it needs ______.

A. To light; to be decorated   B. Lit; decorating

C. To light; decorating   D. Lit; being decorated

17、If you come to visit China, you will _____ a culture of amazing depth and variety.

A.taste B.create C.substitute D.develop

18、-Must I turn off the gas after cooking?

- Of course. You can never be ______ careful with that.

A. enough  B. too  C. so  D. very

19、No one can exactly tell us what   .

A. does Mona Lisa’s smile mean

B. Mona Lisa’s smile means

C. Mona Lisa’s smile does

D. does Mona Lisa’s smile

20、 I recently read that it’s good to walk a lot; ______, I’m getting off the bus a few stops early and walking the rest of the way.

A. however B. therefore C. instead   D. Otherwise

21、One thing that previous AI game engines have in common is that they were taught the rules of each game before learning to play it. Now, researchers from DeepMind have taken a step further. DeepMind just announced that its MuZero AI is capable of playing a variety of games without being told the rules.

When DeepMind unveiled its original AlphaGo AI in 2016, the world took notice. It was capable of beating the world's best human players in the ancient strategy game, Go. It then topped the original version by creating AlphaGo Zero, an AI capable of learning to play Go by playing against itself. That was a step up from the original version, which learned by watching people play. From there, DeepMind branched out. It taught its AlphaZero to play Go, chess, and shogi. Being able to master all three games was another impressive accomplishment.

MuZero is a sort of combination. It did forgo（放弃）the need to hear the rules of the three games above. It learned to play games on its own and is even better at them than any other version that DeepMind has created so far.

DeepMind's MuZero combines aspects of two prediction models to try and solve the problem of predicting something that isn't governed by a strict set of rules. This means that MuZero is thinking a lot more like a human than a computer. It must rule out factors that aren't likely to impact the outcome to focus on the ones that will.

MuZero represents a big leap forward. DeepMind notes that it has potential applications in fields like robotics, industrial systems, and other "messy real-world environments."

【1】What does the underlined word "unveiled" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Updated.

B．Tested.

C．Showed.

D．Sold.

【2】How did MuZero learn to play games?

A．By being taught the rules.

B．By studying independently.

C．By watching people play.

D．By playing against itself.

【3】What can we learn about MuZero from the last paragraph?

A．It will have a bright future.

B．It will make the world messy.

C．It still needs improvement.

D．It will take the place of humans.

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A．MuZero will be widely used in the future.

B．MuZero is better than humans at playing games.

C．MuZero is designed to play games with humans.

D．MuZero is able to learn to play games on its own.

22、My brother and I often fight with each other over small things. One day our father said to us, “Tomorrow we will take part in the Ray Home Sports Day. Both of you must go with me. Perhaps you can learn something from those children.” My brother laughed, “Dad, Ray is a home for physically disabled children. What can we learn from them?”

“You will see,” our father said.

Our father works as a volunteer at Ray. The children there have problems with their hands, speech, walking or hearing. Every day, he spends hours helping them to move or exercise their legs or arms.

The following day, he took us to Ray Home. When we got there, we found a nice place to sit down. Finally, the sports began. There was a 50-meter race to see who could run fastest. All the runners were physically disabled. As the race started, all the children moved as fast as they could. Just then, one of the girls fell over and hurt her leg. She began to cry at the top of her voice.

All the children stopped to help the poor girl. Then they all held hands and finished the race together. My brother and I were surprised to see this: the children weren’t interested in winning the race－they were more interested in helping each other to finish the race.

【1】Why did the father take the writer and his brother to Ray Home?

A．The father wanted them to do something at Ray.

B．The father asked them to help the children at Ray.

C．The father wanted them to take part in the Sports Day.

D．The father wanted them to learn something from the children.

【2】What does the father often do in Ray Home?

A．He works as a teacher there.

B．He helps the children there.

C．He watches the games there.

D．He does sports with his sons.

【3】Why did all the children stop in the 50-meter race stop?

A．All the children were disabled.

B．A little girl fell over and got hurt.

C．They stopped to laugh at the girl.

D．They didn’t want to finish the race.

23、All Miss Price had been told about the new boy was that he’d spent most of his life in some kind of orphanage, and that the gray-haired “aunt and uncle” with whom he now lived were really foster parents (养父母), paid by the Welfare Department of the City of New York. A less devoted teacher might have pressed for more details, but Miss Price was content with the rough outline. It was enough to fill her with a sense of mission that shone from her eyes, from the first morning he joined the fourth grade.

He arrived early and sat in the back row, his backbone very straight, his ankles crossed precisely under the desk and his hands folded on the center of its top, and while the other children were filling in, he received a long, expressionless stare from each of them.

“We have a new classmate this morning,” Miss Price said, “His name is Vincent Sabella, and he comes from New York City. I know we’ll all do our best to make him feel at home.”

This time they all swung around to stare at once, which caused him to duck his head slightly and shift his weight from one side to the other. Ordinarily, the fact of someone’s coming from New York might have held a certain status, for to most of the children the city was a frightening, adult place that swallowed up their fathers every day. But anyone could see at a glance that Vincent Sabella had nothing to do with it. Even if you could ignore his twisted black hair and gray skin, his clothes would have given him away: ridiculously new pants, ridiculously old sports shoes and a yellow sweatshirt, much too small, with the faded remains of a Mickey Mouse design stamped on its chest.

The girls decided that he wasn’t very nice and turned away, but the boys remained in their inspection, looking him up and down with faint smiles. This was the kind of kid they were accustomed to thinking of as “tough,” the kind whose stare has made all of them uncomfortable at one time or another in unfamiliar neighborhoods; here was a unique chance for revenge.

【1】What can you learn about Miss Price and Vincent from the first two paragraphs?

A．Since nobody had ever seen Vincent’s parents, he now lived all by himself.

B．Miss Price knew Vincent so well that she’d like to focus every bit of attention on him.

C．Miss Price didn’t know much about Vincent, but that didn’t stop her wanting to care about him.

D．Vincent sat in the back row so as not to arouse any unnecessary attention caused by his late arrival.

【2】Why does the author mention “New York” in the third and the fourth paragraphs?

A．To illustrate Vincent’s distant origin.

B．To demonstrate children’s desire to go to see their fathers.

C．To emphasize Vincent’s low social status from his shabby clothes.

D．To state a certain distinction between Vincent and people’s imagination.

【3】Which of the following words can best describe Vincent?

A．Devoted but shy.

B．Nervous and uneasy.

C．Untalkative and tough.

D．Sensitive but unfortunate.

【4】What can you infer from the text about Vincent’s new classmates?

A．They were either unconcerned or unfriendly toward him.

B．They used to consider people like Vincent to be very tough.

C．They barely noticed the new boy sitting in the back of the classroom.

D．They were very curious about the newcomer in a kind and considerate manner.

24、Everyone looks forward to progress, whether in one’s personal life or in the general society. Progress indicates a person’s ability to change the way he is living at the moment. Progress must lead a better way of doing things. All these, however, remain true only in so far as people want to accept technology and move forward by finding new and more efficient ways of doing things.

However, at the back of the minds of many people, especially those who missed the “good old days”, efficiency comes with a price. When communication becomes efficient, people are able to contact one another no matter where they are and at whatever time they wish to. The click of a button allows people miles apart to talk or to see each other without even leaving their homes. With the communication gadgets, such as mobile phones and ipads, people often do not take the effect to visit one another personally. A personal visit carries with it the additional feature of having to be in the person’s presence for as long as the visit lasts. We cannot unnecessarily excuse ourselves or turn the other person off.

With efficiency also comes mass production. Such is the nature of factories and the success of industrialization today. Factories have improved efficiency. Unskillful tasks are left to machines and products are better made and produced with greater accuracy than any human hand could ever have done. However, with the improvements in efficiency also comes the loss of the personal touch when making these products. For example, many handcrafts are now produced in a factory. Although this means that supply is better able to increase demand, now that the supply is quick and efficient, the demand might fall because mass production lowers the quality of the handicraft and it is difficult to find unique designs on each item.

Nevertheless, we must not commit the mistake of analyzing progress only from one point of view. In fact, progress has allowed tradition to keep up. It is only with progress and the invention of new technology that many old products can be brought back to their old state. New technology is required for old products to stay old.

It is people’s attitude towards progress that causes the type of influence that technology has on society. Technology is flexible. There is no fixed way of making use of it. Everything depends on people’s attitude. The worst effects of progress will fall on those who are unable to think again about their attitudes and views of society. When we accept progress and adapt it to suit our needs, a new “past” is created.

【1】According to Paragraph 1, progress can benefit people when they are willing to _______.

A. live a better life   B. look for better methods

C. accept technology and advance steadily   D. change ways of living

【2】The underlined word “gadgets” is closest in meaning to _______.

A. tools   B. messages   C. barriers   D. skills

【3】The author explains “efficiency comes with a price” by _______.

A. describing a process   B. making classification

C. following time order   D. using examples

【4】Compared with home-made handicrafts, machine made products _______.

A. lack great accuracy   B. lack the personal touch

C. are of high value   D. are quite welcome

【5】What can be concluded from the last paragraph?

A. Progress can suit the needs of daily life.

B. People review the past with great regret.

C. People’s attitude decides the use of technology.

D. Technology should be introduced in a fixed way.

25、One spring morning, I was searching for gold on an Island in Alaska. Abruptly, I froze in my tracks. No more than 20 paces in the bog (沼泽) was a huge wolf ______ in a trap.

______ at my approach, the wolf backed away. It was a ______. Somewhere in a den (兽穴) her starved pups must be awaiting her.

I ______ she hadn't been trapped long. Her baby wolves were probably still ______. But I suspected that if I tried to release her, she would ______ me.

So I decided to search for her babies. I looked for ______ that might lead me to her den. ______, with the remaining snow, I eventually spotted pups' ______ and then the den hidden among rocks.

No sound inside. Wolf pups are shy and ______. So I began copying the high-pitched (声音尖锐的) sound of a mother wolf inviting the young. No ______. Moments later, I tried again and heads popped out.

I extended my hands. They tentatively ______ my fingers. Hunger had overcome their natural ______. Then one by one, I placed them in a fur bag and ______ back. Catching sight of me, the mother wolf stood up right. Possibly ______ the smell of her young, she let out a sad whine (哀嚎). I let go of the pups, and they ______ to her.

With her young to ______, she became aggressive. What next? I ______. I fetched an iron bar. Using a rock as the supporting point, I unlocked the chain. Having gained ______, she howled at me with her head low showing ______. Watching the family disappear in the forest, I let out a sigh of relief.

【1】

A．lost

B．killed

C．caught

D．buried

【2】

A．Frightened

B．Pleased

C．Motivated

D．Depressed

【3】

A．princess

B．beauty

C．widow

D．mother

【4】

A．guessed

B．predicted

C．regretted

D．admitted

【5】

A．asleep

B．alive

C．fragile

D．healthy

【6】

A．forgive

B．honor

C．attack

D．fail

【7】

A．streams

B．tracks

C．rocks

D．forests

【8】

A．Swiftly

B．Roughly

C．Randomly

D．Fortunately

【9】

A．marks

B．figures

C．shadows

D．reflections

【10】

A．innocent

B．adventurous

C．cautious

D．playful

【11】

A．operation

B．announcement

C．disturbance

D．response

【12】

A．swallowed

B．sucked

C．scratched

D．chewed

【13】

A．tolerance

B．love

C．curiosity

D．fear

【14】

A．headed

B．struggled

C．edged

D．wandered

【15】

A．waiting for

B．thinking of

C．picking up

D．working out

【16】

A．complained

B．raced

C．bowed

D．submitted

【17】

A．meet

B．amuse

C．tease

D．protect

【18】

A．wondered

B．explained

C．choked

D．smiled

【19】

A．sympathy

B．freedom

C．energy

D．assistance

【20】

A．hatred

B．threat

C．appreciation

D．annoyance

26、假定你是李华。下面是你班班会上以“中学生是否能佩带手机”为题进行讨论的情况。请你写一封信给21st Century报的编辑说明该情况，并表明你自己的观点。

比例 40%学生赞同 60%学生不赞同

赞同的理由：1.便于同亲友联系；2.可以上网查资料；3.储存有用信息。

不赞同的理由：1.手机辐射对人健康有害；2.响铃影响自己和他人学习。

注意：1.要包含所有的要点，但不要逐条翻译；2.字数约100字。参考词汇：辐射radiation

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