山西省晋中市祁县中学校2025-2026学年高三上学期11月期中英语试题
一、阅读理解
Ideas of making the first week of high school easy
Frank, Aged 21
I think almost every kid feels both nervous and excited before their first day of high school. But you will probably love it. I know I did. You should join some sports or activities that will make your high school experience more enjoyable. Good luck!
Sharon, Aged 22
The most important thing to keep in mind when going into high school is to be yourself. Besides, I don’t know what your middle school was like, but high school teachers will not care about things such as how much homework you already have in one night. It’s best to learn to deal with things and manage your time wisely so you can achieve everything you need to do.
Eddie, Aged 20
When I started high school, I was really nervous too, especially since I had been homeschooled (家中教学) all through middle school and didn’t really know anyone. I suppose the best advice would be to just relax. The first couple of days can be a little bit hard, but things will become easier before you know it.
David, Aged 19
I’m not going to lie. The first day is kind of frightening. But you’ll get used to it. Don’t be afraid of anyone; upperclassmen (高年级学生) will pick on you more if you let them know you’re afraid. Just take it easy. Making some friends and staying with them will greatly help you get used to high school quickly. After the first week it’s really not bad at all. Don’t worry.
1.What can we infer (推断) from Sharon about high school
A.Teachers are quite strict.
B.Students often stay up at night.
C.Teachers provide much care for students.
D.Students should make good use of their time.
2.How did Eddie feel on his first day of high school
A.Bored. B.Excited. C.Worried. D.Relaxed.
3.Who mentions the importance of friends
A.Frank. B.Eddie. C.Sharon. D.David.
The path to success isn’t always clear-cut. Julia Green knows this well. Just as she graduated from college, a financial crisis swept the country, making it hard to get a job in journalism. Despite her growing worries, she didn’t give up on her dream; instead, she tried a global volunteer program for her self-growth.
A year later, Green began taking random writing jobs to make ends meet, while dreaming of a day when she could write freely and be paid for it. Afterwards, she applied for the fully funded Master of Fine Arts program, and was accepted to study fiction writing at the University of Michigan. Though the program didn’t end up opening many doors for her, she was paid to write and take classes.
Green has never shied away from challenging topics. Marriage, healthcare, employment and more have featured noticeably in her writing, and she is especially impressive when it comes to music criticism. “I’ve intentionally tried to keep my lane (道路) very wide,” she said. “It was what I had to do in the beginning. I wanted to become a well-rounded writer.” She penned articles for a variety of websites. Slowly, she began to build a reputation for fearlessness.
“I’ve been writing since I was 22. This craft requires that you have a tough skin.” said Green, when asked about her writing journey. “As a writer, you are not well served by caring what other people think about you. You have to be emotionally prepared to face rejection.”
In the past decade, Green, lacking many examples to model after, has achieved remarkable success through great effort. She landed regular writing positions, had worked in respected journals, made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and wrote a world-class bestseller. By any young journalist’s definition, Green had arrived.
4.What do we know about Green from the first two paragraphs
A.A financial crisis ruined her dream. B.Further education made her optimistic.
C.Volunteering brought her new jobs. D.Her passion for writing did not change.
5.Why did Green pursue a diverse path
A.To show off her creativity. B.To please critical readers.
C.To develop her adaptability. D.To build her a reputation.
6.What matters most to her career according to Green
A.Handling criticism bravely. B.Maintaining youthful skin.
C.Gaining public recognition. D.Writing about her journey.
7.Which words can best describe Green
A.Independent and considerate. B.Generous and creative.
C.Hard-working and determined. D.Ambitious and modest.
As California faces a huge budget shortfall, library card holders may soon lose the ability to check out free passes to more than 200 state parks, including popular destinations near Los Angeles.
The governmental budget for the upcoming year does not include money for what’s known as the California State Library Parks Pass, which was launched two years ago to provide more fair access to the outdoors. “If the program were to end, it would be sad because obviously some of our supporters are really enjoying using the passes,” said Mary Cocking, a clerk at the San Francisco Public Library.
In April 2022, the California State Library and California State Parks launched the three-year pilot program, handing out the passes to all public library branches across the state including mobile libraries. California State Parks said in a statement that it was “very proud” of the program, but did not indicate that a revised budget would add money to extend the program.
With the library program at risk, the CSP Foundation, a large advocacy group, has raised a battle cry to try to save it, writing to the government and launching a campaign that’s got 1,800 signatures. Rachel Norton, executive director of the foundation, said funding for the project was “a drop in the bucket” relative to the state’s proposed $291.5 billion budget.
As of last year, each library branch in California had an average of 24 parking tags, up from an initial four, state officials said. Cocking said San Francisco has 611 passes in circulation, a number that increased significantly last year. Librarians said the passes are especially popular in the spring and summer, when warm weather and vacations draw people to the Golden State’s great outdoors. “It’s like travel books.” Cocking said. “Travel books sit on the shelf a lot of the year, and then as it gets closer to summer, they’re all checked out.”
8.What was the California State Library Parks Pass launched for
A.Promoting tourism B.Increasing incomes.
C.Reducing library visitors. D.Accessing outdoor spaces.
9.What does the underlined part “a drop in the bucket” in paragraph 4 mean
A.Large and significant amount. B.Very small or insignificant part.
C.Critical investment for the future. D.Wasteful and unnecessary expense.
10.Why does Cocking mention travel books in the last paragraph
A.To show the similar seasonal popularity.
B.To criticize the low usage of park passes.
C.To note the decreasing demand for travel books.
D.To illustrate the increasing popularity of park passes.
11.What can be a suitable title for the text
A.California faces budget crisis. B.Libraries may lose park passes.
C.California funded for park passes. D.Library program was well-received.
Telegraphic (电报的) speech, limited to a noun and verb and usually containing little to no grammar, obtains its name from its brief nature. It is characterized by using only the most essential words to get the point across, such as “dog running” instead of “the dog is running”.
Some parents use telegraphic speech when communicating with their children in the belief that speaking this way will enable a child to learn to speak faster because only the key words are employed. Experts disagree, however. Telegraphic speech may block the child from learning proper grammar and word meaning, according to Marc Fey, a professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center. For example, when parents use grammatically correct sentences, a child can learn that words ending in “-ing” are usually verbs, which gives him or her the ability to make clear distinctions between verbs and nouns.
To encourage a child to leave the telegraphic speech stage, parents want to repeat what their child says in a complete, grammatically correct sentence. The Hanen Center recommends this rule: use only the sentences with your child that you use with an adult.
A child’s vocabulary dramatically increases during the post-telegraphic stage. On average, after 24 months, children begin using grammatical constructions of various kinds, such as adding “-ing” to verbs and using define articles such as “the”. Although it may seem that a child’s vocabulary is on decline after leaving this stage, it is actually the contrary. Children begin learning new rules for grammar, which they tend to overgeneralize, thus leading them to make mistakes, such as the use of “-ed” for the past tense of all verbs.
However, parents do not need to worry about these mistakes, as the children are going through a stage that generally passes after they learn and become more familiar with grammar rules. Repeating your child’s sentence with a grammatically correct one will enhance his or her linguistic abilities faster than if you do not correct his or her sentence.
12.How does the author introduce the topic of the passage
A.By offering statistics. B.By defining a concept.
C.By making a contrast. D.By quoting an expert.
13.Why are experts against using telegraphic speech
A.It harms parent-child chats. B.It mistakes verbs for nouns.
C.It dismisses contextual clues. D.It excludes functional words.
14.What can we infer from the post-telegraphic stage
A.Linguistic learning should be flexible.
B.Children’s vocabulary seems stable.
C.Generalization should not be promoted.
D.Kids can naturally grasp grammar rules
15.What does the passage suggest parents do
A.Regard kids as adult speakers. B.Try to use various vocabulary.
C.Value targeted language inputs. D.Foresee kids’ expressive errors.
We tend to think that our success is limited because of lack of money, time, and energy, but this is not necessarily true. Lack of self-worth is often the biggest roadblock on our path to living a fulfilling life. Not all of us recognize our individual worth and the contributions we make to the world. 16
It might seem natural to measure your value by your income, physical appearance, job title, or social media popularity. 17 Because these aspects of your life can change at any moment, it’s more useful to consider inner values such as compassion, generosity, leadership, respect, and kindness. 18 We all have a self-talk that points out our shortcomings and failures. Whenever you begin criticizing yourself, stop and pause for a minute. Consider the virtue of what this voice is telling you. Is what you hear an objective fact Is it useful and kind If the answer is no, then this criticism is not worth paying attention to.
You alone are responsible for your self-worth. Regardless of other people’s words, thoughts, and opinions about you, you can still choose how you view yourself. 19 Don’t wait for people to confirm your value. Instead, do it with your internal dialogue and your actions.
We all mess up sometimes — it’s part of being human. 20 It’s easy to extend kindness and forgiveness to others, but you have to do yourself the same favor. There’s no point in worrying about your mistakes or upsetting over the not-so-good decisions from the past. Self-compassion is about believing that you are worthy of love regardless of what you do or fail to do.
A.Don’t let your inner critic rule your thoughts.
B.What matters is what you think about yourself.
C.All these do not determine your value and self-worth.
D.But when you do, you must forgive yourself and let it go.
E.Treat yourself with the love and care that others give you.
F.Pay attention to the perceptions about where you should be.
G.Nevertheless, you can build self-worth by practicing self-care.
二、完形填空
An Australian explorer has been rescued from the Davis Research Station in east Antarctica, following a(n) 21 effort by land, air and sea that covered thousands of miles on the remote continent. The American and Chinese rescuers joined the five-day 22 , which Australian officials on Friday called an outstanding success.
On December 20, when the Chinese icebreaker Xue Long 2 23 the SOS message, it was about 75 miles from Davis and was 24 to China’s Zhongshan Station. The ship 25 sent helicopters (直升机) to transport a team of Davis engineers to a site 25 miles inland to 26 a ski-way for aircraft equipped with skis at a site near the Davis Research Station.
At the same time, 870 miles east along the southern Antarctic coast, another team 27 to prepare a runway at the Australian-operated Wilkins Aerodrome, about 40 miles southeast of Australia’s Casey Station.
Then the US team flew a ski-equipped aircraft 1,300 miles from its McMurdo Station in Antarctica to Wilkins Aerodrome, where it 28 an Australian doctor and made a 1,700-mile round trip to take the patient from the ski-way near Davis and 29 to Wilkins Aerodrome.
From there, an Australian Airbus A319 picked up the 30 and flew some 1,800 miles to the city of Hobart, Australia, 31 just before Christmas Eve.
“The rescue took place in a very 32 environment and was 33 by the limited time required to prepare both the ski-way and runway. 34 from the American and Chinese teams was invaluable,” the officials added. “Antarctica really brings nations together to 35 each other.”
21.A.endless B.easy C.last D.multinational
22.A.celebration B.operation C.competition D.research
23.A.sent B.escaped C.received D.translated
24.A.heading B.pulled C.welcomed D.flying
25.A.immediately B.mistakenly C.occasionally D.unwillingly
26.A.block B.construct C.measure D.occupy
27.A.declined B.continued C.worked D.forgot
28.A.came across B.argued with C.applied to D.picked up
29.A.hike B.return C.slide D.lead
30.A.patient B.reporter C.official D.doctor
31.A.leaving B.planning C.protesting D.arriving
32.A.warm B.boring C.challenging D.wet
33.A.helped B.complicated C.ruined D.represented
34.A.Information B.Evidence C.Permission D.Assistance
35.A.support B.understand C.see D.treat
三、语法填空
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
With the popularity of traditional Hanfu clothing, more young Chinese are catching the opportunity to introduce this cultural heritage to the world. Among them are Yang Ting and her friend Qi Qi, who used to work 36 teachers. They opened a shop in the busy street, 37 the Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City is located.
Since its opening in March 2023, their shop 38 (become) a hotspot, attracting hundreds of visitors daily, both 39 (local) and tourists, young and old alike. Recently, Yang's story drew many praises from netizens who enjoyed a 40 (fascinate) day trip to the Hanfu shop. Many expressed their desire 41 (visit) and try it out.
In a conversation with us, Yang explained that the process of dressing up in Hanfu and having makeup 42 (do) is not difficult, which 43 (typical) takes about an hour. The customization of makeup and styling is based on the customer's preferences and 44 (face) features. Yang added, “We provide various styles, whether it's a casual look 45 something more graceful, tailored to each individual's preferences.”
四、书信写作
46.假定你是李华,在英国的一所高中做交换生,你们小组为世界粮食日 (World Food Day) 设计的海报获得一等奖,请代表你们组做经验分享,内容包括:
1. 海报的主题及制作过程;
2. 活动感受。
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,
My name is Li Hua. It is a great honor to be here to share our experience.
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Thank you!
五、书面表达
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。
On the afternoon of my eighteenth birthday, I was driving my dad’s old car around town, feeling absolutely free and excited. The sun was shining, and everything felt perfect. As I made a turn a bit too quickly, the worst thing happened. There was a loud, sharp sound of metal scraping against metal. My heart jumped into my throat — I had sideswiped a car parked by the pavement.
I stopped the car, my hands shaking on the wheel. I looked around nervously. The street was completely empty; no one had seen the accident. A powerful thought rushed into my head: “Just drive away. No one will ever know.” The car I hit was a beautiful, brand-new Mercedes, and the scratch along its door was long and deep. My own car only had a small bump. panic filled me. I had worked hard to save money for my first semester s college books, and I knew that money would be wiped out by this repair. The temptation to escape was overwhelming.
But then, I pictured my dad’s serious face. He had always taught me that taking responsibility for your actions was what defined a person. With a heart that felt like a heavy stone, I pulled over behind the Mercedes. I found a notebook and a pen in my backpack. My hands were trembling so much that the writing was messy. I wrote down my name, my phone number, my address, and a short apology. I tore out the page, walked back to the Mercedes, and carefully put the note under its windshield wiper. Driving home, I was consumed with dread, already imagining the angry phone call and the financial trouble that would follow me to college.
The call came that evening. A woman’s voice, calm and steady, asked for me.“This is Mrs. Gable,” she said. “I’m calling about the note you left on my car.” I braced for the worst, and my apology tumbled out in a rushed, nervous stream. She listened quietly until I finished. “The scratch on my car is quite noticeable,” she said, pausing. My stomach tightened into a knot, sure she was about to demand a huge payment. Then she added, her voice warming, “But so is your honesty.”
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。
Mrs. Gable’s words hung in the air for what felt like an age.
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A week later, a small package arrived in the mail for me.
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参考答案
1.D 2.C 3.D
4.D 5.C 6.A 7.C
8.D 9.B 10.A 11.B
12.B 13.D 14.A 15.C
16.G 17.C 18.A 19.B 20.D
21.D 22.B 23.C 24.A 25.A 26.B 27.C 28.D 29.B 30.A 31.D 32.C 33.B 34.D 35.A
36.as 37.where 38.has become 39.locals 40.fascinating 41.to visit 42.done 43.typically 44.facial 45.or
46.Dear fellow students,
My name is Li Hua. It is a great honor to be here to share our experience.
During the planning stages, with the theme “Save Food, Save the World”, our group focused on the background knowledge of World Food Day. After dividing our task, we first collected a lot of information about world hunger and food waste. Then, we designed the layout and chose some impressive pictures. Finally, we added some eye-catching slogans to call on everyone to cherish food.
It is teamwork that helped us take the first place. Through this activity, we not only learned how to work together but also realized the importance of saving food. Let’s all take action to make the world a better place.
Thank you!
47. Mrs. Gable’s words hung in the air for what felt like an age. I stared at the phone, unable to believe my ears — fear of a huge bill had weighed on me all afternoon, but her kindness took away all my anxiety. She continued, “My grandson once made a similar mistake and ran away, which made him feel guilty for weeks. Your honesty is far more valuable than a scratch on a car.” She then said her insurance would cover most of the repair cost, and I only needed to pay 100 dollars, a sum I could afford with my part-time savings. I thanked her repeatedly, my heart filled with gratitude.
A week later, a small package arrived in the mail for me. Inside was a handwritten card and a book named The Power of Honesty. On the card, Mrs. Gable wrote, “I hope this book reminds you that honesty always lights the way, even when things seem dark.” I opened the book and found a 100-dollar bill tucked inside — she’d returned my money! Holding the card and book, I thought of my dad’s teachings: responsibility isn’t just about facing mistakes, but about keeping your integrity. This accident taught me that honesty doesn’t just avoid trouble — it brings unexpected warmth and trust.