河北省衡水市2024-2025学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题（无答案）

2024--2025学年度上学期期末考试
高三英语试题
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节(共5小题;每小题15 分,满分75分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
Where is the woman probably from
Peru. B.Britain. C.Mexico.
How does the woman probably feel
Patient. B.Sorry. C.Annoyed.
3.What will the speakers do next
A.Have a meeting. B.Board the plane . C.Leave for the hotel.
Where are probably the speakers
At the school. B.On the beach. C.In a shop.
What are the speakers mainly talking about
A garden. B.The weather. C.An experience.
第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 22.5 分)
听下面5段对话或独白读各个小题,每小题5秒钟,听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第 6、7题。
6.Why does the man make the call
A.To make a reservation.
B.To cancel a reservation.
C.To reschedule a reservation.
7.When will the man have dinner on Sunday
A.At 6:00 p.m. B.At 8:00 p.m. C.At 9:00 p.m.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.What did the woman just do
A.She rushed for the train. B.She got off the train. C .she returned from town.
9.What do we know about the woman
A.Her phone was stolen.
B.Her sports shoes are dirty.
C.Her coat was lost.
10.Which word can best describe the woman
A.Disorganized. B.Dependable. C.Sporty.
听第8段材料,回答第 11至13题。
What does the man want to do at the beginning
A.Know the class schedule. B.Have a registration form. C.Get a student discount.
12.What worries the man about the classes
A.The expensive cost. B.The crowded room. C.The arranged time.
13.What will the woman talk about next
A.The coaches. B.The location. C.The equipment.
听第9段材料,回答第 14 至 17题。
14 How did the woman learn cooking
A From her mother.
On the Internet.
C.From her sister.
15.Why did the woman learn to cook
A.To earn her living. B.To help her mother. C.To master a life skill.
16.When was the woman’s cooking skill improved
A After she got married.
B.While she was in high school.
C.When she studied away from home
17.What will the man probably do next
A.Learn to cook. B.Go on a picnic. C.Prepare for a BBQ.
听第 10 段材料,回答第 18 至 20 题。
18.What is the speaker interested in about Scotland
A.The islands. B.The sports teams. C.City streets.
19.What places are the most popular destinations for visitors according to the speaker
A.Hills. B.Castles C.City streets
20.What does the speaker's company give to visitors
A.Bus tours. B.Bicycle tours. C.Self-driving tours.
第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B, C 和D）中，选出最佳答案。
A
Lynda La Plante is the writer of Prime Suspect and the best-selling author of more than 40 books. Her new novel Hidden Killers is out now. She is talking about three books that deeply influenced her.
Wuthering Heights
By Emily Bronte
One night as a child, I walked quietly into the bathroom when I heard a voice calling, “Let me in; let me in!” along with a terrible knock on a window coming from my grandma’s room. Quite afraid, I cried, “Help me! Where’s the ghost(幽灵) ” Grandma looked up and said, “Don’t be silly; I’m listening to a story on the radio called Wuthering Heights.” I joined my grandma and realized then how you could take a story from a book and change it to a different medium(媒介).
The Water-Babies
By Charles Kingsley
This classic Victorian story caught my imagination(想象力) as a child. It made me consider the unfairness of life — why is one child sleeping in comfort and another forced to climb through a chimney(烟囱) I especially loved all the questions Tom asks on his adventures, many of which are about social unfairness. All my life I’ve asked questions too.
The Faerie Queene
By Edmund Spenser
I used to have problems reading — I was told I had “word blindness”. My mother gave me a copy of Spenser’s poem and said, “If you can learn some of this then you’ll be able to read anything.” I rose to the challenge. I learned it off by heart and was so proud of myself for keeping something that difficult in mind. Then I learned that I could learn words just as well as anyone.
21．How did Lynda first know about the story of Wuthering Heights
A．By reading a book borrowed from her grandma.
B．By listening to her grandma’s story.
C．By reading a ghost story.
D．By listening to it on the radio.
22．Which book made Lynda form the habit of asking questions
A．Hidden Killers. B．The Water-Babies.
C．Wuthering Heights. D．The Faerie Queene.
23．What change did Lynda show after reading The Faerie Queene
A．She found pleasure in writing poems.
B．She began to believe in herself.
C．She fell in love with poems.
D．She became word-smart.
B
The father of an 8-year-old boy says his son is now the youngest person to climb California’s El Capitan. After four days of guided climbing, Joe Baker and his son Sam reached the top of the cliff(悬 崖）face inside Yosemite National Park last week.
“We made it!” Joe said. “What an amazing week! I’m so proud of Sam. He completed the
youngest rope climbing of El Capitan! In a few years he might be back breaking more records.”
Rock climbing has been a favorite pastime for the Baker family. Though Sam’s mother didn’t join the climbing, she is also a crazy climber. The family set up a website to record Sam’s adventures and collect money to make films that inspire parents to adventure with their kids. Sam began training at least 18 months ago and did well in a test run. They began the climbing on October 25 and reached the top on 28. They made the journey with the help of two guides.
But their achievement has not been without controversy (争议): as the climbing made headlines around the world, some members of the Yosemite climbing community began to say publicly that what the pair had done was not actually called climbing. The Bakers used a technique known as “jugging” which needs using handheld devices to slide up a fixed rope that’s been placed by a guide, without touching the rock face.
Reaching the top can not be so simple. The climbing takes many days, which means carrying up all necessary food, water and other heavy equipment. It also involves setting up and sleeping on a small platform that’s suspended(悬) thousands of feet in the air. The rock face is very exposed, a term (术语)used to describe a place that’s steep（陡峭的）and unprotected.
24. What do we know about Sam from the first two paragraphs
A. He is the best climber in California.
B. He has been trained by his father.
C. He is the youngest climber reaching the top of El Capitan.
D. He is planning another mountain climbing with his father.
25. Why did the Bakers found a website
A. To record their happy life.
B. To encourage families to experience adventures.
C. To show off Sam’s climbing experience.
D. To advise parents to climb El Capitan with their kids.
26. What’s some members’ attitude to the achievement of Joe and Sam
A. Supportive. B. Inspiring . C.Helpful . D. Negative.
27. What can we learn about the climbing from the last paragraph
A. It is challenging and fun.
B. It needs some courage.
C. It requires high-tech equipment.
D. It affects most climbers’ sleep.
C
Have you ever found that you were able to sleep better with an air conditioner or fan running or perhaps with the sound of rain falling outside If so, then you’re already familiar with white noise.
White noise refers to a noise that has a mixture of all the audible (听得见的) frequencies that the human ear can detect. It is a combination of all the frequencies of sound played at once. It can cover the sounds of other noises because of its various frequencies, leading many people to experience its calming effects.
Studies have that listening to white noise positively found affects sleep. For example, people living in a high-noise area of New York City fell asleep faster and spent more of their time in bed asleep while listening to white noise. In another study, listening to white noise through headphones improved sleep quality for seriously ill patients in a loud hospital room. However, more research is needed to confirm whether the characteristics of white noise itself improve sleep or whether the sound primarily helps by covering background noise.
However, a recent analysis of multiple studies looking at white noise’s effect on sleep has produced mixed results. The researchers are doubtful about the quality of existing evidence and conclude that further research is necessary in order to widely recommend white noise as a sleep aid. They also note that in some instances, white noise can disturb a person’s sleep and may affect their hearing.
Despite that, researchers are still optimistic that the steady hum of white noise might reduce a sleeper’s sensitivity to unpredictable noises from the environment, such as transportation sounds like cars and planes, which are considered a major contributor to poor sleep.
28. Why does white noise have calming effects
A. It can absorb other noises.
B. It can help people sleep better.
C. It can be detected by human ears.
D. It can cover the sounds of other noises.
29. How does the author explain the benefits of white noise
A. By giving examples. B. By telling stories.
C. By asking questions. D. By making comparisons.
30. Which statement may researchers agree with according to the last two paragraphs
A. White noise should be strongly recommended as a sleep aid.
B. Harmful effects of white noise have become a major concern.
C. Poor sleep will make people sensitive to the unpredictable noises.
D. More researches are needed to confirm the effect of white noise on sleep.
31. Which of the following can be a suitable tile for the text
A. How Does White Noise Work B. Is White Noise Harmful in Any Way
C. Does White Noise Help You Sleep D. What Are the Benefits of White Noise
D
Some students get so nervous before a test. They do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock, a professor at the University of Chicago in Illinois, has studied these highly anxious test-takers. The students start worrying about the results. And when they worry, it actually uses up attention and memory resources (资源).
Professor Beilock and another researcher, Gerardo Ramirez, have developed a possible solution. Just before an exam, highly anxious test-takers spend ten minutes writing about their worries about the test.
The researchers tested the idea on a group of twenty anxious college students. They gave them two short maths tests. After the first one, they asked the students to either sit quietly or write about their feelings about the upcoming second test.
Professor Beilock says those who sat quietly scored an average of J2% worse on the second test. But the students who had written about their fears improved their performance by an average of 5%. Next, the researchers used younger students in a biology class. They told them before final exams cither to write about their feelings or to think about things unrelated to the test. Professor Beilock says highly anxious students who did the writing got an average grade of B+, compared to a B- for those who did not.
“What we showed is that for students who are highly test-anxious, who’d done our writing intervention (干预), all of a sudden there was no relationship between test anxiety and performance. They were performing just as well as their classmates who don’t normally get nervous in these tests.”
But what if students do not have a chance to write about their fears immediately before an exam Professor Beilock says students can try it themselves at home or in the library and still improve their performance.
32. What may the students start worrying about before an exam
A. Whether they can pass the exams.
B. What other students do during the test.
C. Whether they have remembered the materials.
D. What kind of problems they will meet on the test paper.
33. What is the solution developed by researchers
A. Asking the students to ignore the test.
B. Asking the students to focus on the test.
C. Asking the students to sit quietly before the test.
D. Asking the students to write about their worries before the test.
34. According to Professor Beilock, those who thought about things unrelated to the test ________.
A. became less nervous before the test
B. were better at controlling their feelings
C. did worse than those who wrote about their feelings
D. did better than those who wrote about their feelings
35. What can be learned from the last paragraph
A. Writing about our worries before an exam can work a bit
B. We can only write about our worries right before an exam.
C. The best place to write about our worries is in the test room.
D. It doesn’t matter where we write about our worries before an exam.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选
Body language is a form of nonverbal communication that deals with the way facial expressions and body movements are used to express people’s true feelings. The ability to understand people’s body language and be aware of your own nonverbal signals is an extremely valuable skill to have. ___36___ It can also help improve your interpersonal relationships and social skills. By enhancing your ability to interpret both others’ and your own nonverbal cues, understanding body language can ultimately help you communicate better in any situation. Here are some specific ways awareness of body language can benefit you.
It makes a better first impression. ___37___ Using positive body language when you first meet can help show people you’re sincere, attentive and trustworthy.
___38___ Body language can be used to hide feelings of nervousness, to project confidence, and to hold the attention of your audience.
It helps you excel at job interviews. In a stressful situation like a job interview, body language can help you appear relaxed, and interested. ___39___
It allows you to move more easily through everyday life. Being regularly conscious of your own body language signals can actually help you develop a higher level of emotional intelligence, which can subsequently create a positive impact on your mental health.
It enables you to handle performance reviews with calmness. Whether you’re offering constructive criticism or praising a coworker’s performance, your body language should reflect your words. ___40___ The same goes when you’re on the receiving end of a performance review.
A. It boosts your mood.
B. It improves your public speaking.
C. You body language changes your personality.
D. Thus, you can better build a connection with the interviewer.
E. Someone’s first impression of you can stick with them forever.
F. If it doesn’t, your coworker could be confused about your message.
G. Reading body language helps you better understand what others are conveying.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A few years ago, I started using a cane (拐杖) to walk. Adjusting to it ___41___ my daily life in small but significant ways. The thing about walking with a cane was that I only had one ___42___ to carry things.
One day, I was at the dry cleaners ___43___ my clothes. I was standing at the counter, paying, and ___44___ had more in my hand than I could carry. A woman sitting by the laundromat (自助洗衣店) looked at me and asked, “Do you need any ___45___ ” I quickly said, “No, no, I’ve got it.”
I went out to my truck, ___46___ the door, and started putting my clothes in the back seat. When I turned around to go back for the second ___47___ , I saw the woman ___48___ toward me with the rest of my laundry in her hands. She ___49___ it in my truck, looked at me, and said, “I know you. You’ve been helping people all your life. Now it’s your turn. Accept it.”
With those words, she ____50____ and walked away. I actually didn’t know her; she was a ____51____ . But she saw ____52____ in me and knew I needed a reminder to accept help.
Her ____53____ words had a ripple effect (连锁反应) on my life. Over the years, I’ve gone from being ____54____ to that one unsung hero to having a whole chorus of unsung heroes who have helped me in small ways, making a difference in my life. I’ve learned that people ____55____ helping others, and kindness is never forgotten.
41. A. shared B. balanced C. impacted D. threatened
42. A. hand B. leg C. foot D. finger
43. A. taking off B. breaking down C. spreading out D. picking up
44. A. apparently B. constantly C. potentially D. theoretically
45. A. information B. assistance C. advice D. money
46. A. opened B. locked C. repaired D. kicked
47. A. bag B. case C. load D. cart
48. A. riding B. jumping C. heading D. passing
49. A. folded B. hid C. tore D. placed
50. A. stood B. turned C. leaned D. bowed
51. A. teacher B. relative C. neighbor D. stranger
52. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
53. A. ill-tempered B. cold-blooded C. kind-hearted D. simple-minded
54. A. faithful B. grateful C. respectful D. thoughtful
55. A. escape B. enjoy C. mind D. miss
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
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。
Whenever celebrations or major events take place, people in Wenxi County, North China’s Shanxi Province take out huamo ____56____ (entertain)guests for promising outcomes in the future.
These flour (面粉) and flower-shaped buns, or huamo, can date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties, ____57____ (know) for its elegant design and innovative conception. It is ____58____ (close) related to local customs and widely used in festivals, weddings, birthdays and many other occasions. In addition, huamo ____59____ (make) its way to the high-end market ____60____ a business gift in the past decade, since it can be made into artwork that can last for seven or eight years.
Making huamo is ____61____ ancient cultural tradition in China. The way to make it is handed down from generation to generation. When making huamo, women concentrate on their artistic creation as they like, letting their rich ____62____ (imagine) run freely in the artistic world, ____63____ leave behind fantastic works of huamo, each with its own special characteristics.
Wenxi flower-shaped buns present various forms, and reflect Wenxi working women’s deep folk art knowledge in their ____64____ (day) life over the long course of history. With the development of the times, the art of huamo, _____65_____ has always been the pride of local rural households, is increasingly popular across the whole country.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，上周六你校组织全体师生参观了附近的农场。请你给外国笔友 Jim写一封电子邮件介绍此事，内容包括：
1. 活动目的；2. 活动安排； 3. 你的收获。
注意： 1. 词数80 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Jim,
How are you going these days I’m excited to share with you an interesting event that took place last Saturday.
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Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
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。
In a suburb of Los Angeles, a young boy named Trevor McKinney lived with his single mother, Arlene. Trevor was a thoughtful and compassionate child, always looking for ways to make a positive impact on those around him.
One day, Trevor’s social studies teacher, Mr. Simonet announced a unique project: To come up with an idea to change the world and put it into action. Trevor’s eyes lit up with excitement. He remembered a conversation with his mother about how small acts of kindness can ripple out and touch many lives. This sparked an idea in Trevor’s mind.
That evening, Trevor sat at the kitchen table, a pad of paper and a pencil in front of him. He sketched out his idea, drawing arrows and circles to represent how one act of kindness could lead to many more. He titled his project “Pay It Forward”. The concept was simple yet profound: Instead of paying back a favor, recipients of kindness should pay it forward to three other people.
At the suggestion of his Mom, Trevor started with small acts of kindness. He helped an elderly neighbor, Mrs. Johnson, carry her groceries up the stairs. Mrs. Johnson, touched by Trevor’s kindness, planted a flower garden in her yard, beautifying the neighborhood. Trevor also fixed a broken fence for his friend, Chris, whose family was struggling financially. Chris, inspired by Trevor’s act, volunteered at a local food bank, helping to distribute meals to the needy.
Each time Trevor performed an act of kindness, he asked the recipient to pay it forward to three others. The idea began to spread, and soon, more and more people were participating in Trevor’s Pay It Forward movement. Trevor kept a journal, documenting each act of kindness and the people it touched.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
One of the most significant moments came when Trevor helped a homeless man named Jerry.
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Mr. Simonet, seeing the impact of Trevor’s project, called a local TV journalist to interview Trevor.
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