2025-2026学年安徽宣城高三(上)期末试卷英语

1、I ________ from the US, and he ________ from Tianjin.

A．am, is

B．am, are

C．is, are

D．am, am

2、She was scolded because it was the third time that she ______ late to work.

A. came   B. had come

C. was coming   D. has come

3、------Do you know anything about China’s space program?

------Yes, ________ I know, China will send woman astronauts into space in the near future.

A. As long as   B. So far as

C. As much as   D. As soon as

4、---Kevin, you look worried. Anything wrong?

---Well, I a test and I’m waiting for the result．

A. am taking B. took

C. had taken D. take

5、—You’re two hours late!

—The car ______ halfway for no reason.

A．broke down

B．broke off

C．broke up

D．broke out

6、There is a saying that ______, “Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for the rest of his life.”

A. go B. went   C. goes   D. is going

7、Though there are some differences between British English and America English, people in the two countries have little difficulty ________each other.

A.to understand B.with understanding C.understanding D.to be understood

8、It is through years of research ________ scientists have discovered the relationship between social media addiction and depression.

A. since B. before C. that D. when

9、However occupied you are with study, try to ______ at least 15 minutes each day to have some exercise.

A. put out   B. put through

C. put off   D. put aside

10、 Zhao Wei took home Best Actress for her role in “Dearest”, ________ movie about looking   for her child in China. It was ________ first Hong Kong film award in three tries for Zhao.

A. a ; the  B. the ; the

C. / ; the D. the; /

11、—I think everyone has a role to play in making the planet a better place.

—Yes, indeed. ______.

A. I’m with you on that B. That couldn’t be better

C. You have got something  D. I’ll do my best

12、______ we have planned ahead might change when we put it into practice．

A．Whatever B．Whenever

C．Whoever   D．However

13、______ to so many advertisements, we can’t help but ______ what we don’t really need.

A．Exposed, buy

B．Being exposed, to buy

C．Exposing, buying

D．To expose, bought

14、Had they known what was coming next, they second thoughts.

A.may have B.could have

C.must have had D.might have had

15、Our headmaster forbids ________   during stay in the school.

A．to smoke

B．smoke

C．smoking

D．to smoking

16、Some apps on mobile phones have reportedly collected the phone owners’ information without their _____, even without their knowledge.

A.contact B.consent C.contrast D.content

17、The match was cancelled because most of the members _____ a match without a standard court.

A. objected to having   B. were objected to have

C. objected to have   D. were objected to having

18、We need not feel ashamed of our failure. We may, _______, face it realistically and accept it optimistically.

A. thus   B. otherwise

C. instead   D. indeed

19、Schools should be lively places where individuals are encouraged to ______ to their greatest potential.

A. cultivate   B. accelerate   C. expand   D. develop

20、The street is beautiful, for there are trees on ________.

A. neither side   B. either side

C. both side      D. all sides

21、   In the middle of the Pacific Ocean lies the tiny island nation of Tuvalu，the fourth smallest country in the world. This group of four islands and five atolls (islands made from coral) is famous for its sandy beaches and turquoise (蓝绿色的) waters and has long been a popular tourist destination for nearby New Zealanders. However, the nation of Tuvalu is at risk of soon no longer existing; not because of war or political change, but because it will be covered by the rising ocean.

Tuvalu is experiencing the harmful effects of global warming. As global temperatures rise, so does the ocean temperature. Due to the scientific law of “thermal expansion,” when water heats it get bigger. 【1】 Most experts claim that the effects of climate change will make Tuvalu uninhabitable within the next 50 years. Problems are already emerging. As sea levels rise, ocean water containing high levels of salt is travelling further and further inland destroying the little amount of soil Tuvaluans have to grow crops.

Even before Tuvaluans began to suffer from the effects of climate change, lift on Tuvalu was tough. 【2】 Most of the land on an atoll is rock-hard arid any soil that exists on it is usually thin and poor for growing crops. The nation has always had to import food apart from fish.

More serious than Tuvalu’s lack of home-grown food has been its lack of drinking water.【3】 Therefore, Tuvaluans depend almost entirely on rainwater for their water needs. Unfortunately, due to a geographical phenomenon known as La Nina, Tuvalu often suffers from long periods of drought. In autumn 2010, after seven months of no rain, the Prime Minister had to declare a state of emergency riot only because of a lack of drinking water, but also because the water left was polluted with cholera (霍乱) 【4】

Tuvalu’s problems have led some of its 11, 000 inhabitants to consider migrating to Australia or New Zealand.【5】 They know they’ll have to someday, but for as long as possible, they want to remain and make the world aware of what is happening to their homeland due to chimate change.

A. It was a desperate situation and, but for emergency shipments from New Zealand and Australia, many Tuvaluans would have died.

B.This is largely due to the geological makeup of atolls.

C. Unlike normal islands, atolls have no rivers or streams, which means that most of Tuvalu has no groundwater to use for drinking.

D. Tuvalu’s representatives demanded that nations should take a more responsible rote in reducing gas emissions.

E. Therefore, sea levels are rising and for low-lying Tuvalu, this spells disaster.

F. However, they ate not willing to abandon the land of their forefathers so easily.

G.And as a member of the United Nations, they are doing just that.

22、Ashtyn Perry, with other 35 students from Springville, was planting baby sequoias in an area where a wildfire happened last year. The 13-year-old girl has a higher purpose: to plant baby sequoias that could grow into giants and live for thousands of years!

Last year, a wildfire broke out in the California mountain community of Sequoia Crest and destroyed dozens of its signature giant trees. To save the trees, a lot of measures have been taken, including replanting baby sequoias. The efforts are part of a project led by the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, a nonprofit, to plant offspring from some of the largest and oldest trees. Their purpose is to archive the genetics of ancient trees, breed them and replant them.

Sequoias have massive trunks and can grow 90 meters tall. They grow naturally only in a 260-mile (420 kilometers) belt of forest in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. The giant sequoia is the world's largest, and one of the best fire-resistant trees. Thick bark protects its trunk, and its canopy (树冠) is so high that it is out of reach of flames.

In recorded history, large sequoias had never damaged by fires before 2015. Destruction of the majestic trees hit unprecedented levels last year, when approximately 10% to 14% of the estimated 75, 000 trees larger than 4 feet (1.2 meters) in diameter burned, and thousands more were potentially lost this year.

An initial assessment was recently released last week, saying that climate change and a century of policies that emphasize extinguishing wildland fires are to blame for the fire. In fact, letting some burn can reduce the buildup of undergrowth around the trees and prevent bigger future fires. Hotter droughts have led to more intense fires that have burned through fuels accumulated through fire suppression.

To protect the trees, many measures are being taken, including replanting 150 of the 7-year-old seedlings. Ashtyn said she'd like to return once a year to see how they're growing, and she hopes they become giants.

【1】What did Ashtyn and her friends do to save sequoias?

A．Planting young trees.

B．Protecting the old trees.

C．Preventing the wildfire.

D．Transforming their genes.

【2】What can we learn about the giant sequoia?

A．It's the oldest tree globally.

B．It's easily destroyed by fire.

C．Its canopy is fire-resisted.

D．It's unique to California.

【3】Why are the figures mentioned in paragraph 4?

A．To call for immediate action.

B．To prove the fires were severe.

C．To warn the trees are dying out.

D．To show the loss is huge.

【4】What can we infer from paragraph 5?

A．Locals are responsible for the fires.

B．Wildfires are not necessarily bad.

C．Dry weather causes bigger fires.

D．Preventing wildfires is a solution.

23、Optional Tours Available in Langkawi

【1】What is special about the tour at Langkawi geopark 1?

A. It lasts the longest. B. It allows tourists to feed animals.

C. It is the cheapest. D. It provides food.

【2】How much does it cost if a couple go on a day cruise with their 3-year-old kid?

A. RM 800.00. B. RM 1250.00.

C. RM 900.00. D. RM 450.00.

【3】Which tour favors those who want to start their tour in the afternoon?

A. Langkawi geopark 1. B. Langkawi geopark 2.

C. Langkawi geopark 3. D. Langkawi geopark 4.

24、Everyone has done experiments in high school laboratories，but have you ever thought about designing a satellite to explore space？

On Nov．19，a team of students from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in the US awed peers and even scientists by successfully launching a satellite．

The first satellite designed and built by high school students was sent up into space along with a record-setting．28 other small ones on a rocket were sent from a NASA center in Virginia，CNN reported．It took the students seven years to build．

The students call their tiny satellite TJ3Sat，which is named after their school．It is just 10x10x12 centimeters and weighs only 0．89 kilograms，according to Orbital Sciences，a company which developed the rocket and supported the students’ project．It can be controlled with a smartphone．

Like most satellites，TJ3Sat can send and receive data．The small spacecraft is equipped with a voice synthesizer (合成器)，which can switch text to voice and transmit those sounds back to Earth over radio waves，said Orbital officials．In this case，anyone can give it a try via the project’s website (school website) by submitting (提交) a text．The texts that get approved will be sent to the satellite，changed to voice and then broadcast back to Earth via radio waves．

“I can say ‘Go Colonials’on our ground station and when it is on the other side of the world，in India，someone can hear‘Go Colonials’over the radio，”the team explains on the website．

The satellite will stay in space for at least three months．

School principal Evan Glazer told The Washington Post that the project started in 2006 as an activity in the spare time．Later it became a research project for a select group of seniors．

At a time when American students are busy with SATs，the launch of the satellite shows what diligent teenagers can achieve when allowed to pursue their own curiosities，Glazer said．

“It used to be that kids growing up wanted to be an astronaut,” Andrew Petro，program executive (主管) for small spacecraft technology at NASA，said in a statement．“I think we might be seeing kids saying what they want to do is build a spacecraft．The idea here is that they really can do that．”

【1】The underlined word “awed” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _____．

A．influenced

B．amazed

C．delighted

D．inspired

【2】Which of the following statements about TJ3Sat is TRUE according to the article？

A．It took a group of students about a decade to build the satellite．

B．Besides TJ3Sat，28 other small satellites were built by the students．

C．TJ3Sat can receive text messages that the students send into space，which can be changed to voice messages and broadcast back to Earth．

D．TJ3Sat is expected to stay in orbit for the next year，sending out messages  together with information about its position in space．

【3】According to the article，the launch of the satellite _______．

A．is evidence of the advance of spacecraft technology

B．proves that hard-working teenagers can achieve a lot

C．shows the importance of extracurricular activities at school

D．has inspired many people to take an interest in space travel

25、Anyone who has been a parent knows that raising children is a tough job. It is filled with as many difficult and   moments as with moments of joy. Children don’t come with an instruction manual(说明书). And each child is   . So parents sometimes feel   , not knowing what to do.

But in raising children—as in all of life—what we do is   by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American   . To  Americans, the goal of parents is to help children become   . From childhood, each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more  to make their own choices. Teenagers choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to  share  them with. When they reach young adulthood, they   their own jobs and marriage partners. Of course, many young adults seek their parents’ advice and approval for the choice they make. But once they “   the  nest ” at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own, not tied to their mother’s apron strings (围裙带).

The between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to treat their children as individuals—not as   of themselves. They     them to achieve their own dreams . Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the   to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a   among equals. But contrary to popular belief, most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when they come to visit. Even as adults, they respect and honor their parents.

【1】A. delightful B. meaningful C. hopeful  D. painful

【2】A. strange    B. different C. new    D. similar

【3】A. excited    B. frightened C. puzzled    D. surprised

【4】A. influenced B. made    C. controlled D. changed

【5】A. services B. standards C. languages D. values

【6】A. brave    B. active    C. independent D. optimistic

【7】A. freedom    B. space    C. time  D. money

【8】A. love    B. change    C. design    D. choose

【9】A. still    B. then    C. thus    D. therefore

【10】A. build    B. get    C. enter    D. leave

【11】A. conversation B. relationship C. competitionD. gap

【12】A. friends B. children  C. teenagers    D. extensions

【13】A. allow    B. force  C. forbid    D. persuade

【14】A. dependence B. trust  C. belief    D. confidence

【15】A. friendship B. citizenship C. membership D. leadership

26、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，准备加入学校的一个学生社团。请给你班的交换生Jim写封电子邮件，向他介绍这个社团，希望他能够一起参加。邮件的内容包括：

1. 社团的名称;

2. 社团的活动内容；

3. 询问对方的意向。

注意：1. 词数不少于50；

2. 邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

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Yours,

Li Hua