2024-2025學(xué)年黑龍江省新時代高中教育聯(lián)合體高三上學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷

2024—2025學(xué)年黑龍江省新時代高中教育聯(lián)合體高三上學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★★)Architectshavesurprisedusinmanyways,likethetallestskyscraper,thelongestbridges,andnowanimal-shapedbuildings.Herearejustafewexamples.TheElephantTowerThisbuildingiscommonlyknownastheElephantTower,buttherealnameisChangBuilding.Thisisasizablebuildingwith32floorswhereyou’llfindluxurioushousing,commercialspace,retail,andmuchmore!DesignedbyarchitectSumsetJumsai,thestructureisconstructedtolooklikeThailand’snationalanimal.Prettyattractive,right?So,thissummerifyou’replanningtovisitThailand,don’tforgettovisitthisplace.GiraffeChildcareCenterDesignedbyHondelatteLaporteArchitects,thisbuildingisaGiraffeChildcareCenter.ThisisoneofthemostfamousanimalbuildingsinFrance.Thewholestructureisbuiltaroundagiraffe,andfromfar,itisquitenoticeablebecauseitlookslikeahugeyellowgiraffebeingstuckinsideasilverslab(厚板).Fromtherooftop,youcanpetthelongneck.Don’tyouthinkthatthisGiraffeChildcareCentercertainlystandsoutamongalltheFrenchcapital’sclassicarchitecture?CrabBuildingDoyouloveeatingseafood?Ifyes,thenthereisabsolutelynoplacebetterthanthis.Itisarestaurantthatisshapedlikeacrab.Wow,that’sunique!Once,thiswasafamousseafoodrestaurantnamedafteracannibalisticalimangoormudcrab,butnowadays,thereisnotmucharoundit.ItwasquiteafamousbuildinginthePhilippinesandSoutheastAsia.Itlookslikethecrabiscrawling(爬)straightoutoftheocean.1.WhatisthefeatureoftheElephantTower?

A．Itssmallsize.B．Itsroundshape.C．Itsmultiplefunctions.D．Itsclassicalstyle.2.WhatdoweknowaboutGiraffeChildcareCenter?

A．Itisconstructedbesidethegiraffe.B．Itisshorterthantheyellowgiraffe.C．ItisParis’sbestchildcarecenter.D．Itforbidsvisitorstotouchthegiraffe.3.Whatdothethreebuildingshaveincommon?

A．TheyareinSoutheastAsia.B．Theycreatevisualinterest.C．Theyintendtomakeprofits.D．Theylooklikelandanimals.(★★★)FiveyearsagoIwasinBerlinforafewmonths,andmyfriendMichaelinvitedmetoagatheringofhisfriendsataneighborhoodrestaurant.Itseemedlikeatypicalbar—untiloneoftheguysplantedalittleflagonthetable:asymbolfortheirgroup.BackhomeinD.C.,IfoundmyselfthinkingrecentlyofStammtisch.ImentionedittoaGermanfriend,Amrai,aswewalkedaroundthezoowithourkids,admiringthegoatsandalpacas.Amrailaughedandsaid,“Youknowthere’saStammtischinD.C.?It’smostlyGermans.”IdecidedtoattenditonecoldDecembereveningatarestaurant,whereIwasgreetedbyawarmatmosphereandlivelyconversations.Thegathering’sorganizer,AndreaShalal,describedtheclassicStammtisch,“AStammtischmeansregulars’table.It’sanage-oldGermantraditionwhereagroupoflike-mindedpeople—traditionallymen—meetupatarestaurantataregulartimetohavedrinksandchat.IneveryGermanvillage,thereisthecornerbar,andinthecornerisatable.It’sreservedforthesortofeldersorotherregulars.”“Growingupinthe1980s,1990s,early2000s,theideaofStammtischinGermany’syouthwassortofrejectedas‘Thisissomethingthatourparents’generation,ourgrandparents’generation,woulddo’,”saidRobertChristoffel,45.Buthe’snoticedthat’sstartingtochange.‘Alotofmyfriends,nowadays,inGermany—maybebecausetheyhavegottenalittleolderaswell—theyarenowmeetingupandsortofestablishingStammtisch,”hetoldme.Inmodernlife,asfewerpeoplegotochurch,thesegatheringscantakeonevenmoresignificance.WernerHein,who’s80yearsold,describedtheStammtischthisway,“That’saplacewhereyoumeetinperson.Youopenuponthings,onyourverypersonalthings,”Heinsaid.“Nowadays,Ihavetoalmostsayit’smoreimportantthanevertohaveakindofStammtisch.”4.Whydidoneoftheguysplantthelittleflag?

A．Tomarkthegroup.B．Tofollowthetradition.C．Tomakeitdecorative.D．Todrawothers’attention.5.WhatdidtheauthorlearnabouttheStammtischfromAndreaShalal?

A．Itsroot.B．Itsconcept.C．Itsexpansion.D．Itsreform.6.HowdoyoungGermansviewtheStammtischnow?

A．Theyconsideritafashion.B．Theygraduallytaketoit.C．Theyadvocateforitfirmly.D．Theystayunconcernedaboutit.7.WhichmightWernerHeinagreewithregardingtheStammtisch?

A．Itlacksauthenticity.B．Itdemandsformality.C．It’sasvitalasthechurch.D．Itaidsdeepcommunication.(★★★)TheNationalLiteracyTrust(NLT)hasrecentlyissuedareportthatrevealsatroublingdeclineinthenumberofchildrenwhofindjoyinreading.Thisextensivesurvey,containing76,131participantsbetweentheagesof5and18,paintsaconcerningpicture:Only34.6%ofchildrenaged8to18reportenjoyingreadingintheirleisuretime.Thisstatisticmarksanalarmingmilestone,beingthelowestrecordedinnearlytwentyyears.Comparedtolastyear’sfigures,thisrepresentsasharpdeclineof8.8percentagepoints,adropthatcallsforimmediateattention.Thereportnotonlyhighlightsthisrecentdeclinebutalsoemphasizesabroader,continuouslydownwardtrendinreadingenjoymentsince2016,atimewhenalmosttwo-thirdsofchildrenexpressedenthusiasmforreading.Thisenthusiasmappearstobesteadilydisappearing,andthefrequencyofreadinghasloweredalongsideit.Today,amere20.5%ofchildrenreportreadingdailyintheirfreetime,asignificantdropfromthepreviousyear’s28%.Thisdeclineinregularreadinghabitsraisesconcernsaboutthelong-termimpactonliteracy(讀寫能力)andlearningoutcomes.Moreover,thegendergapinreadingenjoymenthaswidened.Presently,only28.2%ofboysreportenjoyingreadingintheirsparetime,comparedto40.5%ofgirls.Thereportpointsoutthatsecondaryschoolstudents,inparticular,haveexperiencedthesharpestdeclineinreadinginterest,withjust30%indicatingthattheyfindpleasureinreading.Incontrast,overhalfofprimaryschoolchildrencontinuetoenjoythisactivity.Thereporthighlightsthesignificantbenefitsofreadingforpleasure,suchasimprovingvocabulary,mentalhealth,andsympathy.Childrenwhoenjoyreadingoftendevelopstrongerreadingskills,whichareessentialforacademicsuccess.However,declininginterestinreadingthreatensthefutureprospectsofyoungpeople,leavingmanyunpreparedforadultliteracydemands.Inresponse,theNLTurgesthegovernmenttoactquicklybycreatingareadingtask-forceandprioritizingreadingforpleasureinschoolcurricula.Despitethediscouragingstatistics,thereishope:aunitedeffortbycommunities,schools,andfamiliescanfuelchildren’spassionforbooks.8.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph1?

A．Surveyedkidsoftenreadintheirfreetime.B．Mostkidsaged8-18enjoyreadingforfun.C．Thesurveyaimedtomeasurekids’readingfrequency.D．Readingenjoymentamongkidsisata20-yearlow.9.Whichisconsistentwiththereport?

A．Boysandgirlsnowequallyenjoyreading.B．Girlsnolongerenjoyreadingmorethanboys.C．Gapinreadingenjoymentbetweengendershasenlarged.D．Overhalfofprimaryschoolboysstillpreferreading.10.Whatwillbetheoutcomeofchildren’slowreadinginterest?

A．Literacyskillsarenotenoughtohandletheirfuture.B．Literacyskillswillaffectinterpersonalcommunication.C．Theyarenotwellpreparedfortheircareer.D．Theypossiblyoftenchangetheirfutureplans.11.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A．Thepossibilityofpromotingkids’readinginterest.B．Thebenefitsoffuelingkids’passionforreading.C．Themethodsofevaluatingkids’readingpleasure.D．Thesignificanceofraisingkids’readinginterest.(★★★)IrisAdam,abehavioralneuroscientistattheUniversityofSouthernDenmark,raisedabigquestion:Whydobirdssingsomuch?Assuggestedbypriorresearch,constantsingingtakesalotofenergyandrevealsbirdsthemselves-wheretheyareandwheretheirterritoriesare,whichishighlydangerous.InanewstudypublishedinthejournalNatureCommunications,Adamandhercolleaguesofferanewexplanationforwhybirdstakethatrisk.Theysuggestthatsongbirdsmayhavetoexercisetheirvocal(發(fā)聲的)musclestoproducetop-performancesongs.Thesefindingscouldberelevanttohumanvoicestoo.“Ifyouapplythebirdresultstothehumans,”saysAdam.“Anytimeyoustopspeaking,forwhateverreason,youmightexperienceanimpairinvocalperformance.”Adamsayssongbirdsonedaycouldhelpusenhancehowwetrainandrestoreourownvoices.Tofigureoutwhetherthemusclesthatproducebirdsongrequiredailyexercise,Adamdesignedanexperimentonzebrafinches-littleAustraliansongbirds.Lightiswhatstimulatesthebirdstosing,soshepreventedthemfromsingingforaweekbykeepingtheminthedarkalmostaroundtheclock.Theonlyexceptionwasafewhalf-hourblockseachdaywhenAdamturnedthelightsonsothefincheswouldfeedanddrink.Afteraweek,thebirds’singingmuscleslosthalftheirstrength.ButAdamwonderedwhetherthatimpactedwhattheresultingsongsoundedlike.Whensheplayedamale’ssongbeforeandafterthesevendaysofdarkness,shecouldn’thearadifference.ButwhenAdamplayeditforagroupoffemalebirds,sixoutofninepreferredthesongthatcamefromamalewho’dbeenusinghissingingmusclesdaily.“Whattheyarehighlightingisthatyouneedalotofpracticetoachieveamasteryinwhatyou’redoing,”saysAnaAmador,aneuroscientistattheUniversityofBuenosAireswhowasalsoinvolvedintheresearch.12.Whatisthedisadvantageofbirds’constantsinging?

A．Makingbirdslessenergetic.B．Makingbirds’habitatsnoisy.C．Harmingbirds’vocalmuscles.D．Puttingbirdsexposedtodangers.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“impair”inparagraph3mean?

A．Damage.B．Change.C．Trick.D．Magic.14.WhatisthebasisforAdam’sexperiment?

A．Lightisacontributoryfactorforbirds’singing.B．Birdsneeddailypracticeforbettersinging.C．Weakeningmusclesresultinlessattractivesongs.D．Malebirdsproducesongstoattractfemalebirds.15.WhichofthefollowingsayingscanwellexplainAnaAmador’sopinion?

A．Neversaynever.B．Doallyoucantowin.C．Betterlatethannever.D．Practicemakesperfect.(★★★)Formostofus,it’sprettyeasytostandupforsomeoneelse.It’snothardtosayyourfrienddeservesaraiseatwork.16Howcanyougofrombeingeveryoneelse’sadvocatetostandingupforyourself?Getcomfortablesayingno.Thenexttimesomeoneasksyouforafavor,considerifyoucanaffordtosay“yes”.17Doyouhaveanoverflowoftheseresourcesthatyoucangiveafteryou’vealreadycaredforyourself?Doyouhaveextramoneyontopofwhatyouneed?Ifit’sa“no”,eitherbecauseyoucan’taffordtosay“yes”orbecauseyousimplydon’twantto,thebestphrasetouseis“No,thankyou”.Stoppeople-pleasing.It’seasytofallintothepeople-pleasingtrapbecauseyoutendtogetpraisedforthishabit.18However,thecostofitcanbeyourself-worth.People-pleasingisoftenmotivatedbyfear—fearofnotbeingliked,fearofrejection,fearofnotbelonging.19Startleaningtowardscourageandinnerstrength.Startvaluingcourageinyourself.Trytotakesmallstepsofcourageinyourrelationships.Askforwhatyouwant.Weoftenautomaticallyreacttoothers’requestswithoutpausingtoconsiderourowndesires.Togetcomfortablewithstandingupforyourself,youneedtochangethistendency.Insteadofreactingtoothers,determinewhatyouwantfirst.20Yourwantsanddesiresaretheforcesthatleadyouintolife’sunknownfrontier.Tospeakyourdesiresistogivevoicetoyourplaceintheworld.Yourdesiresdeserveattention,energyandrespect.Standupforthem—andyourself.

A．People-pleasingpleasespeople.B．Thencommunicateyourrequest.C．It’sdifficulttofigureoutwhatyouwant.D．Thinkaboutwhatthis“yes”willcostyou.E．Butweareoftenshytoadvocateforourownneeds.F．Standingupforyourselfisessentialtoboostyourconfidence.G．Tobreakthishabit,neverrelyonnicenessandagreeableness.二、完形填空(★★★)Ivividlyremembertheaccidentmanyyearsago.Iwasayoungadult,mythoughtsoften________bydoubtsandfearsaboutmyfuture.Idecidedtogooutforadrive.Thesettingsuncastagoldensunshinethat________thecloudsofmynegativity.Butsuddenly,mynightturnedintoadisasterwithaseverehead-on________.Assirens(警報器)screamed,andchaosunfolded,Iwasrushedto________.ThedoctordeclaredIwouldprobablyhavedifficultywalking,letalone________.Icrieduncontrollablyimaginingthevery________formyfuture.Butwhathappenedlaterwasa________story.Withdeterminationandsupportofmyfamily,Ibeganthelongandchallengingroadto________.Iliterallyhadtolearnhowtowalkagain.Duringlongdayssittingimmobile,Istarted________andsoul-searching.Iexaminedmylife’schoices.I’dmadea________ofworryingaboutfutureeventsthathadnothappenedyet.Mynegativethoughtscreatedfeelingsof________.Withtime,notonlycouldIdanceagain,butI________myentirewayoflife.Ilearnedtoreplacedespairwithhope,reactivitywithreflection.Reflectingontheexperiencenow,Irealizethateveryturnandevery________isanopportunityfor________.Embracingchangesallowsustodiscover________possibilitiesandgainnewpointsofview.21.A．shadowedB．clearedC．illustratedD．inspired22.A．formedB．liftedC．gatheredD．expanded23.A．barrierB．crashC．encounterD．breakdown24.A．houseB．companyC．schoolD．hospital25.A．driveB．jogC．danceD．exercise26.A．worstB．promisingC．brightestD．ideal27.A．terribleB．privateC．differentD．strange28.A．healingB．winningC．maturingD．understanding29.A．self-reflectingB．self-controllingC．self-blamingD．self-teaching30.A．ruleB．resultC．strategyD．habit31.A．contentmentB．depressionC．inabilityD．failure32.A．maintainedB．a(chǎn)ffectedC．transformedD．a(chǎn)bandoned33.A．a(chǎn)chievementB．setbackC．eventD．injury34.A．restB．growthC．conflictD．recreation35.A．traditionalB．historicalC．perfectD．fresh三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TheBritishLibraryexpandeditsChinesecollectiononNovember21stbyadding36(print)copiesof10novelsoriginallypublishedonlinebyChineseauthors,includingLordoftheMysteries,SoulLandandJoyofLife.Thisfollowsthelibrary’sfirst37(include)of16titlesofonlineChineseliteraturein2022.The38(new)includednovelsaredeeplylovedbyreadersworldwide.Amongthem,TheKing’sAvatar39(say)tohaveattracted135millionreadingsbyoverseasreaders.Thesenovels,originallypublishedonplatformsoperatedbyYuewen,40onlineChineseliteraturecompany,weredonatedtodocumenttheculturalsignificanceandrapiddevelopmentofwebliteratureinChina.ChiefOperatingOfficeroftheBritishLibraryJasRaisaysthelibraryisexcitedtocooperatewithChinesepublisherstoinvolveaudiencesintheUnitedKingdom,41(highlight)thelibrary’scommitmenttoimprovingaccessibilityanddiversifyingitsofferings.Qianshanchake,aChinesewebnovelist42workStaciewasincludedinthelibrary’scollection,expressesexcitementandsurpriseattherecognition.ThewriterbelievestheadventurousthemesandChineseelementswillappeal43BritishandEuropeanreaders.“Thecorethemesofnovelsare44(universe),goingbeyondculturalboundaries,”shesays.Theannouncementalsomarkedthelaunchofathree-yearcooperation,LiteratureintheDigitalAge,betweentheBritishLibraryandYuewen.AdiscussiononthethemewasheldinLondon,bringingtogetherpublishingprofessionalsfrombothnations45(share)insights.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.假定你是李華，你即將在英語課的自由討論環(huán)節(jié)發(fā)言。請你寫一篇發(fā)言稿，內(nèi)容包括：1.班級存在的問題;2.你的解決建議。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右;2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Dearclassmates,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、書面表達(dá)(★★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。OnafreezingcoldDecembermorning,IledMartintothethird-gradeclassroomIwasinchargeof.Heloweredhishead,whichIthoughtwasduetohisshyness.Also,Inoticedhimwearingapairofshoesapparentlyoutgrowinghisshoesize.“Maybehecomesfromafinanciallydisadvantagedfamily,”Ithoughttomyself.However,itwasalsohardtounderstandMartin’sbehavior.Whenaskedtomakeaself-introductionontheplatform,hesimplyspelledhisname,leavingtheotherstudentsconfused.Besides,Martin’sstudyhabitsandskillswerenowheretobeseen.UnabletorecognizesomeEnglishletters,heevenfailedtowriteashortessayaccordingtogiveninstructions.Therefore,Iwonderedwhetheraspecialschoolteachingkidswithautism(自閉癥)wasmoresuitableforhim.Ilookedthroughhispreviousgradereports,onlytofindthathisacademicperformancesinthefirstgradeweregreat.Tofigureoutwhathappenedtohim,Idecided