河北省唐山市滦南县2024-2025学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题（无答案）

高三年级第一学期期中考试试卷
英语
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。
1．Where are the speakers most probably
A．At home. B．At an airport. C．At a gas station.
2．What can we know about Alice
A．She dislikes her current job.
B．She is looking for a new role.
C．She just took up a new position.
3．What is the man going to do
A．Cook for himself. B．Eat out with Sarah. C．See the doctor.
4．When can the work be completed
A．Early in the morning. B．By noon. C．In the afternoon.
5．What did the man order
A．Apple juice. B．Iced tea. C．Lemon juice.
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。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，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．What has the woman been doing recently
A．Looking for a job. B．Studying. C．Helping her grandpa.
7．How long did the man work for the last company
A．For over 2 years. B．For over 20 years. C．For over 30 years.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．What is the man studying
A．Writing B．Accounting. C．Engineering.
9．What is the man advised to take into consideration
A．His strength and weakness.
B．The job market in the future.
C．The benefit of changing majors.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．What is the relationship between the speakers
A．Co-workers. B．Boss and secretary. C．Interviewer and interviewee.
11．What is the woman good at
A．Editing videos. B．Drawing. C．Photographing.
12．What is the most important thing in journalism according to the woman
A．Sharing information.
B．Being honest with the public.
C．Bringing the world closer together.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．Why does the man mention the article to the woman
A．The woman is doing research on this subject.
B．They discussed a related topic last week.
C．The man wants to get her opinion.
14．What is probably the function of endorphins
A．It makes us feel happy. B．It sharpens our memory. C．It helps us sleep longer.
15．What has the woman concentrated on for self- development
A．Sleep. B．Food. C．Exercise.
16．What does the woman always want to do
A．Get a lovely pet.
B．Call her relatives regularly.
C．Spend more time with her friends.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What do the elephants do in South Africa
A．They attack people. B．They damage things. C．They kill creatures.
18．How will the scientists keep the creatures away from the farm
A．By raising smelly insects.
B．By spreading strong smells.
C．By playing recorded bees’ sound.
19．When will the tests end
A．In spring. B．In summer. C．In autumn.
20．Who will probably talk next
A．The center’s owner. B．Another host. C．A journalist.
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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Some beaches are perfect for relaxing, while others offer activities like hiking and water sports. Visit these beautiful beaches for an unforgettable vacation.
Cannon Beach
If your perfect beach vacation spot features postcard-worthy scenery and peace, look no further than Cannon Beach. In this Pacific Northwest town, you can even build a fire on the beach to relax beside while watching the sun set. When you need a break from the beach, grab a bike and head downtown to explore its art galleries, shops and restaurants.
Horseshoe Bay Beach
For a one-of-a-kind beach experience, head to Horseshoe Bay Beach on Bermuda’s South Shore. Known for its pink sand, this beach is a popular destination for families looking to play in the calm blue-green waters and build blush-colored sandcastles. Adventure seekers can also take part in the self-guided island bicycle tour or engage in exciting water sports.
Mohegan Bluffs
This beach is famous for its natural beauty. Upon arrival, pause to admire your surroundings and learn about its ties to the native people, their ancient traditions, and connection to the land, adding depth to your beach experience. Then, take the 141 steps down to the sand to sunbathe. After that, climb back up to visit the Southeast Light for an up-close view of its 18th-century lighthouse.
South Beach
This tropical district on Florida’s Atlantic Coast is world-renowned for its powdery white sand. Although technically part of the Miami Beach area, South Beach stands out due to its Art Deco architecture seen in everything from the beachfront lifeguard towers to the high-rise buildings along the famed Ocean Drive.
21. What similarity do Cannon Beach and Horseshoe Bay Beach share
A. Their distinctive sand color. B. Their lively artistic scene.
C. The unique water sports. D. The chance to cycle around.
22. Who is most likely attracted to Mohegan Bluffs
A. Those seeking water sports. B. Those interested in local culture.
C. Fans of modern lighthouses. D. Enthusiasts of mountain climbing.
23. What sets South Beach apart from the rest of the Miami Beach area
A. Its architectural style. B. Its beach sand.
C. Its ocean drive. D. Its high-rise buildings.
B
In a small coastal community in Ecuador known as La Isla, I was handing out clothes and toys to children standing in a long line in their schoolyard. They had gathered there that morning, likely wearing the only clothes they owned. They were quiet and polite, eyes bright with excitement. Watching this, my mind flashed back to a day I would never forget.
I was five years old that Christmas Eve in 1988, growing up in Ecuador, with my parents and elder sister. My father came into my bedroom and gave me a plastic cowboy. I’d never owned a real toy of any kind. My family didn’t have much. My mom stayed home, caring for my sister and me. My dad drove a food delivery truck and was on the road for days at a time.
“I hope you like your toy,” my father said, kneeling down and holding me close. I felt the warmth of his body, as if in giving me this toy he was also giving me a part of himself. Even at age five, I knew that had been a gift.
By sixth grade our family moved to the US, and life got easier. I excelled in high school. Every good grade was a thank-you to my parents for all they’d done for me. I went on to college, and after graduation, with my degree in hand, I became a pharmacist (药剂师). I was finally able to buy nice gifts for my family, but I could never give in equal measure the love I’d felt from that unexpected gift I’d received as a little boy. I wished every child could know that feeling.
Two years into my career, I made my first trip to La Isla. Two years later, I returned with my nonprofit organization called Toys for Ecuador. My parents, sister and I traveled to towns across rural Ecuador with Christmas presents for children and gift baskets for seniors.
It was a journey that not only fulfilled a childhood wish to share that special feeling of love and generosity, but also reaffirmed (重申) my commitment to making a difference in the lives of others.
24. What reminded the author of his childhood story
A. The children’s happy school life. B. The Christmas celebration.
C.The scene of children’s receiving gifts. D. The preparation of Christmas gifts.
25. Which words can best describe the author’s father
A. Outgoing and romantic. B. Grateful and generous.
C. Ambitious and passionate. D. Hardworking and caring.
26. How did the author repay his parents
A. By improving his academic achievements. B. By satisfying their wish to make him a pharmacist. C. By buying them some unexpected gifts. D. By setting up a nonprofit organization.
27. What can be the best title for the text
A. Toys for Ecuador Gave Children Christmas Gifts
B. Father’s Gift Pushed a Boy to Succeed Academically
C. A Plastic Cowboy Inspired Toys for Ecuador
D. Father’s Love Never Left Boyhood Memories Behind
C
Trying to imagine fat, white sheep jumping one by one over a fence, is a well-known treatment for sleeplessness. I’ve often wondered just who came up with such a silly suggestion. If the idea is to bore you to sleep, why not count backward And who decided on sheep Why not rabbits, horses, frogs or kangaroos And does it really help you fall asleep Search online, and you’ll soon find stories about a study on battling insomnia that put the concept to the test.
“In reality, that wasn’t the point of the research,” said senior author Allison Harvey, who conducted the research. Their study wasn’t about counting sheep; it was just about using imagery to fight sleeplessness. In her research 50 people were divided into three groups. The first had no instructions on how to fall asleep, while members of the second were told to distract (分心) themselves from thoughts, worries and concerns in any way they wanted. The third group was instructed to perform an interesting and engaging imagery task, such as creating or remembering a waterfall, a holiday or a summer afternoon in the sun.
Those who used imagery reported falling asleep much faster than either of the other two groups, and they rated their thoughts, worries and concerns to be less uncomfortable and painful than people in the distraction or no instruction group.
As it happened, two of the study participants in the distraction group did count sheep as a way to fall asleep “and somehow people accepted that, I guess because they thought it was fun,” Harvey said.
While she didn’t actually study counting sheep as a way of overcoming sleeplessness and isn’t aware of any other studies to do so, Harvey does have an opinion based on her years as a sleep specialist.
“Something as ordinary as counting sheep usually does not do the trick,” she said. “As everyone is different and not one option is going to help every single time, we have worked out a menu of options with people.”
28. What does the underlined word “insomnia” in paragraph 1 mean
A. Distraction. B. Illness. C. Sleeplessness. D. Laziness.
29. What can be learned about Allison Harvey’s research
A. Each group consisted of 50 participants.
B. The distraction group reported the most benefits.
C. Its initial aim was to test the effectiveness of imagery.
D. Every participant was given some instructions.
30. What does Allison Harvey think of counting sheep for sleep
A. Creative. B. Questionable. C. Practical. D. Traditional.
31. What will the text continue to talk about probably
A. Scientific theories behind counting sheep for sleep.
B. Various strategies to improve people’s health.
C. Historical origins of counting sheep for sleep.
D. Alternative methods for falling asleep.
D
The IKEA effect, named after Swedish furniture giant, describes how people tend to value an object more if they make or assemble (组装) it themselves. More broadly, the IKEA effect tells how we tend to like things more if we’ve spent effort to create them.
It goes without saying that we like to feel like we know what we’re doing; that we are capable of handling the tasks that are given to us and of dealing with barriers as they come up. In fact, our perceived self-efficacy (功效) — that is, our beliefs about our own abilities to perform well and take control of our lives — is an important component of our overall mental health.
Research has provided good evidence that this self-efficacy can boost a role in the IKEA effect. In one experiment, researchers started out by giving participants four math problems to solve. One group got very easy problems (e.g. “How likely is it that a fair coin that is thrown once will come up heads ”), while the other received very difficult ones (e.g. “You have four coins. Three of the coins are normal, but one of them has heads on both sides. You pick a coin at random without looking. The coin you pick has heads on one side. What are the odds that if you turn the coin over, the other side will be tails ”). The goal of this part of the experiment was to control people’s sense of competence: the group that got the hard problems was likely to feel stressed out and incapable, while the easy problem group didn’t have their confidence shaken at all.
After the math problems, participants were shown a picture of a bookcase from IKEA and asked whether they would prefer to buy it pre-assembled or to build it themselves. The results showed that people who had had their sense of competence challenged were more likely to say they’d prefer to assemble the bookcase on their own. In other words, feeling like we’re incapable of something increases our desire to prove ourselves and appear competent, leading us to overstate the value of things we have made.
32. What does the IKEA effect focus on
A. How to assemble furniture from IKEA. B. How people like things they create.
C. How Swedish furniture is made. D. How to increase self-efficacy.
33. Why did the researchers give participants different math problems
A. To interpret their reactions. B. To check their intelligence.
C. To affect their sense of confidence. D. To make the experiment funnier.
34. What does the text suggest about the IKEA effect
A. It only works for the assembly of furniture.
B. It makes people undervalue everything they create.
C. It has no influence on people’s purchasing decisions.
D. It shows people’s psychological needs to feel competent.
35. How does the author support the topic of the text
A. By presenting an experiment. B. By giving some definitions.
C. By listing different opinions. D. By sharing personal experiences.
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项。
Here’s the bad news: misunderstanding about masculinity (男子汉气概) is hurting males and making it hard for them to maintain friendships.____36____. They listen to each other. They read each other’s emotions. However, they tend to hide their true feelings in their late teenage because society expects them to be tough. ____37____.
Don’t blame yourself. You are a product of a society that expects very particular things of masculinity. So stop blaming yourself. ____38____. If you accept your own desire for close relationship in your life, you will find the friendship.
Get involved at tough moments. Boys sometimes are worried whether they might appear too curious about their friends’ private matters. ____39____. But if you get involved at such moments, you will open the door to all kinds of growth in your relationship. So take the opportunity to show them that they matter by following up.
____40____. Researchers say that the No.1 thing that helps children (especially boys) grow up to have enriching friendships is to be close with adult relatives who are not afraid to express their emotions. So, if you have expressive grownup relatives, try to be close to them. They can serve as role models for you to show your true feelings in a better way.
A. Look at masculinity critically
B. So here is what they should do
C. Get close to expressive adults in your life
D. You need to face something really disturbing
E. Instead, focus on undoing hurtful and restricting belief systems
F. It is especially true when their friends are sharing something tough
G. The good news is that boys are born caring and loving, just as girls do
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。
When I was growing up, I wanted to be just like Great Uncle Ferdy. He loved telling ____41____ about himself: by running away seconds before a bomb exploded next to his tent, he ____42____ the life of General Montgomery; after the war, he ____43____ rescued two young children in the Connaught Street fire and was regarded as a hero; after he retired, he became a boxing coach and ____44____ a boy to become a British heavyweight champion; the queen visited him and even gave him an invitation to ____45____ a Buckingham Palace Garden Party.
I never ____46____ the question — if his stories were suitable for a ten-year-old, but I was ____47____ about them. I even made up my mind to ____48____ a person just like Great Uncle Ferdy. And why Great Uncle Ferdy just loved ____49____ stories and telling them. His wonderful tales were all in his _____50_____, which is one of the many _____51_____ you need to be a good writer. Using the imagination has _____52_____ helped me in my writing career. If you want to _____53_____, think outside the box. Take your readers to places they never knew, and introduce them to adventures they’re never likely to experience _____54_____.
I think Great Uncle Ferdy would have understood my opinion except — and I’m sorry to admit this — he never _____55_____. There’s no such person. He’s all in my imagination.
41. A. jokes B. problems C. stories D. lies
42. A. spared B. saved C. threatened D. wasted
43. A. fearlessly B. secretly C. aimlessly D. easily
44 A. advised B. required C. persuaded D. guided
45. A. record B. schedule C. throw D. attend
46. A. ignored B. considered C. repeated D. remembered
47. A. anxious B. particular C. crazy D. careful
48. A. become B. encounter C. influence D. judge
49. A. making up B. passing down C. commenting on D. searching for
50. A. diary B. imagination C. dream D. life
51. A. goals B. reasons C. qualities D. impressions
52. A. rarely B. temporarily C. unexpectedly D. certainly
53. A. concentrate B. achieve C.adapt D. compete
54. A. in public B. on time C.in person D. on purpose
55. A. hesitates B. fails C. disappears D. exists
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。
More young people are trying their hand at farming the soil. Guo Lan, 29, works in a vegetable greenhouse on his organic farm ____56____ (locate) in the suburban district of Hefei, East China’s Anhui province. It is the eighth time this summer that Guo has failed to grow vegetables ____57____using chemicals. Despite trying various homemade pest solutions, such as plant ash and mixtures of pepper and alcohol, the vegetable ____58____ (leaf) were still being eaten by insects. “I will not give up ____59____ (try),” the 29-year-old accountant-turned-farmer says. He is determined to turn his farm into ____60____ organic one, cultivating fruits and vegetables with the same flavors as those from his childhood memories.
“Growing tasty and healthy food ____61____ (be) my dream since I was a teenager. I know ____62____ challenging it can be, but if you take the soil ____63____ (serious), I believe it will pay off,” Guo says. He adds that farming is not a business that can make quick money, but for him, it has become an uplifting activity that brings back memories of spending time on the farm with ____64____ (he) parents as a child. Guo’s passion for organic farming and commitment to producing healthy food will surely inspire more young people to explore ____65____ (sustain) agriculture.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
66. 你校将组织一次主题为“红色教育资源”英语演讲比赛。请你准备一篇演讲稿，内容
包括：
1. 红色教育资源对青少年成长的重要性；
2. 如何更好地利用这些资源
注意：1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellow students,
Today, I’d like to talk about the significance of the resources of education on the history of revolution._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Thank you!
第二节 (满分25分)
67. 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。
A Journey of Courage
Tom had always dreamed of climbing mountains. As a child, he would spend hours reading adventure books about explorers who scaled the tallest peaks in the world. He admired their bravery and determination, and he promised himself that one day, he would stand on top of a mountain and look out at the world below.
When Tom turned 18, he decided that it was time to make his dream a reality. He spent months training, hiking through forests and climbing smaller hills to build up his strength and stamina (耐力). He read books on mountaineering, learned how to use climbing gear (装备), and practiced tying knots. His goal was to climb Mount Peakstone, a challenging mountain known for its difficult terrain (地形) and unpredictable weather.
On the day of the climb, Tom felt both excited and nervous. He packed his gear carefully—warm clothes, food, water, and his climbing equipment. As he stood at the base of the mountain, he looked up at the towering peak. It seemed much taller in person than it did in the pictures he had seen. For a moment, doubt crept into his mind. Could he really do this
But Tom pushed the doubt aside. He had come too far to turn back now. With a deep breath, he began his ascent (攀登). The first part of the climb was relatively easy. The weather was clear, and the path was well-marked. As he climbed higher, the air grew colder, and the wind picked up, but Tom pressed on, determined to reach the top.
About halfway up the mountain, the weather took a sudden turn for the worse. Dark clouds gathered overhead, and snow began to fall heavily. The wind howled, making it difficult to see and even harder to keep his balance. Tom’s heart pounded in his chest. He knew he had to make a decision—should he continue climbing, or should he turn back
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。
Tom found shelter behind a large rock and took a moment to think.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Step by step, Tom made his way up the mountain, carefully placing his hands and feet on the rock, testing every hold before moving forward.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________