2025-2026学年安徽蚌埠高三(上)期末试卷英语

1、When and why he came here___________ yet.

A．is not known

B．are not known

C．has not known

D．have not known

2、In his first class, the Chinese teacher tried to ________ to the students that reading is one of life’s greatest pleasures.

A．convey   B．educate   C．load       D．convince

3、The experience of my trip to Tibet not only ________ a new culture, but it also made me have a new look on my lifestyle .

A．looked forward to

B．paid attention to

C．threw new light on

D．took advantage of

4、________ you can sleep well, you will lose the ability to focus, plan and stay motivated after one or two nights.

A.Once B.If C.Unless D.While

5、—Did you remember to give Mandy the bag?

—Yes. ________ I saw her, I’m sure.

A.As far as B.In case C.The instant D.Now that

6、 —Lily can’t afford a holiday and this upsets her very much.

— , let’s give her a hand.

A. If ever B. If any C. If only  D. If so

7、________ the sun was shining, it wasn’t very warm.

A．If

B．Although

C．Since

D．Because

8、Learning English is _____ learning grammar rules. You need a lot of reading practice as well.

A.other than B.more than C.rather than D.less than

9、The sea policemen ________ the difficulties such as strong winds, high waves, as well as cold weather, and finally succeeded in saving 32 sailors.

A．confused

B．overcame

C．reduced

D．expanded

10、Martin was very sick with a strange fever; _____he could neither eat nor sleep.

A．as a consequence

B．from time to time

C．to his astonishment

D．all of a sudden

11、--We've cross-checked the data collected from the Internet.

--Good. Anyway,_______.

A. you can't be careful enough

B. you are careful enough

C. you can't be so careless

D. you are never careless enough

12、Mr. Smith is far too wise a man not _______ that.

A. seeing   B. being seen

C. see   D. to see

13、They put off the match. That’s ________ it rained heavily.

A．why

B．because

C．so

D．but

14、Little ________ what you said. I wish you had repeated it.

A. have I understood   B. I have understood

C. did I understand   D. I did understand

15、下列句子中有错误的是：

A.There is no doubt that it is human activity that has caused global warming rather than a random but natural phenomenon.

B.But eventually HIV will damage your immune system so much that your body can no longer fight disease.

C.Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the Impressionists, who lived and worked in Paris.

D.I didn't know, for example, that smoking could do terrible damage to your heart or that it was more difficult for smokers get pregnant.

16、Penicillin became the greatest drug of the 20th century, without ______ many people ______ from   sickness or even small wounds.

A. it, died  B. which, have died

C. which, would have died D. it, would have died

17、A healthy life is frequently thought to be ______ with the open countryside and home-grown food.

A．assigned

B．associated

C．blessed

D．related

18、Tommy’s wish is_________ his debt in the nearest future and start a new chapter of life.

A．to pay off

B．paying off

C．paid off

D．pay off

19、You should get down to your study from now on. Please ________ what is of great importance for your future development.

A．concentrate on

B．depend on

C．put on

D．take on

20、Kristen was supposed to be here by noon. She ________ about our meeting.

A．would have forgotten

B．should have forgotten

C．couldn’t have forgotten

D．must have forgotten

21、—I wonder ________ Mary has made rapid progress in such a short time.

—By working extremely hard every day.

A. where   B. how

C. why   D. if

22、Mrs. Taylor has ______8-year-old daughter who has ______ gift for painting. She has won two national prizes.

A. a; a   B. an; the

C. an; a   D. a; the

23、If I had a chance ________one thing to healthy children, it would be like this: ________ a disability does not mean your life is not ________.

A．saying; having; satisfied

B．to say; having; satisfying

C．to say; having; satisfied

D．saying; have; satisfied

24、Bring the flowers into a warm room________ they'll soon open.

A. or   B. and

C. but   D. for

25、Three days later the group reached a beautiful island ________ was completely cut off from the outside world.

A．which

B．when

C．where

D．as

26、The Diet Zone: A Dangerous Place

Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet… We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential（潜力）of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically. Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically.

On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale(秤) instead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels.

On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don’t have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.

The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients(营养成分). Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.

Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological harm that comes from using them.

【1】From Paragraph 1, we learn that  ________.

A.diet products fail to bring out people’s potential

B.people have difficulty in choosing diet products

C.diet products are misleading people

D.people are fed up with diet products

【2】In Paragraph 3, “gain comes without pain” probably means  _______.

A.losing weight is effortless B.it costs a lot to lose weight

C.diet products bring no pain D.diet products are free from calories

【3】Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products  .

A.are over-consumed B.lack basic nutrients

C.are short of chemicals D.provide too much energy

【4】Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

Notes: CP: Central Point P: Point Sp: Sub-point (次要点) C: Conclusion

A. B.

C. D.

27、The first set of Chinese stories presented in English scripts (剧本) , titled Stories of China: Performed in English, was officially published by Foreign Languages Press. Planned by the New Channel International Education Group with the participation of playwrights from China, the United Kingdom and the United States, the book provides a new way for young people to learn English while inheriting (继承) and spreading Chinese culture.

The book contains 20 English scripts in novel formats covering a wide range of subjects. Unlike the most common English scripts for young readers on the market which are based on adaptations of European and American stories, those scripts presented in this book are unique for being based on classic Chinese stories, re-adapted and written in English. The book is divided into three grades in terms of grammar and vocabulary difficulty, making it suitable for young English learners from primary schools to junior and high schools.

All the scripts in the book are written by top playwrights with elegant, pure and vivid language. The scripts are provided with a summary of the story in both Chinese and English, so that readers can fully understand the plot as well as the history and culture behind it. Readers can not only improve their English skills through immersive (沉浸式的) reading and performance but also appreciate Chinese culture.

Hu Min, English education expert and founder of the New Channel, said the combination of traditional Chinese culture and English teaching has become a trend, guiding young people to tell Chinese stories to the world with their own wisdom and deep Chinese cultural heritage. The New Channel will offer special courses on Stories of China: Performed in English in its many schools across the country, and cooperate with primary and secondary schools in Beijing, Shanghai to offer English drama courses on a trial basis. Hu believes the courses will set off a new wave of enthusiastic learning among young people.

【1】Why was Stories of China: Performed in English published?

A．To offer English drama courses on a trial basis.

B．To make foreign students enjoy Chinese culture.

C．To advertise some of the top playwrights in China.

D．To improve English learning and inherit Chinese culture.

【2】What do we know about the book?

A．It’s been popular in various schools.

B．It introduces classic Chinese stories.

C．It’s been published by a foreign press.

D．It stands out for its unique writing style.

【3】What’s Hu Min’s attitude towards the courses to be offered?

A．Doubtful.

B．Expectant.

C．Objective.

D．Conservative.

【4】In which section of a magazine might the text appear?

A．Business.

B．Lifestyle.

C．Culture.

D．Politics.

28、   Is that person really glad to see me? Or is he just being polite? Some people struggle to tell an artificial smile from a truly happy-one. And computers have found this task even more difficult. Recently, researchers have trained a program to detect when a smile is genuine(真诚的).

Visual computing researchers at the University of Bradford in the U. K. started with a software for analyzing a changing facial expression. This program can examine a video clip of a human head and identify(确认) specific details around the eyes, cheeks and mouth. Then the program tracks the details relative to each other as the face smiles.

Next，the scientists had their program evaluate(评估)two sets of video clips. In one subjects performed posed smiles. In the other, they watched a film that inspired genuine displays of emotion. The program calculated the differences among the subjects’ faces during the two clips. And it turns out that one's mouth, cheeks and eyes move differently when pretending to smile.

In particular, the muscles around the eyes shift 10 percent more for a real smile than they do for a fake one. These results are in the journal Advanced Engineering Informatics. "A genuine smile is indeed in the eyes. The computer aids analysis of the exact weight distribution of human smiles across the face.” Hassan Ugail and Ahmad Al-dahoud say.

The researchers suggest their work could improve a computer's ability to analyze facial expressions and thus to interact more smoothly with humans. But their real accomplishment is in proving Tyra Banks right: "You have to smile with your eyes."

【1】What's the purpose of the program?

A.To tell different smiles. B.To detect human heads.

C.To examine human faces. D.To record facial expressions.

【2】What did the researchers do in the program?

A.They performed posed smiles. B.They analyzed different video clips.

C.They improved a computer's ability. D.They evaluated a very special software.

【3】What result have the researchers found from the program?

A.Smiling with eyes is the most important.

B.Eyes reflect whether a smile is real or not.

C.Mouth，cheeks and eyes always move the same.

D.Muscles move more frequently when people do a faking smile,

【4】In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A.Entertainment. B.Health.

C.Inventions. D.Science.

29、A growing number of American homes are keeping African pygmy hedgehogs(刺猬) as pets. Hers are some questions and answers about the small animals whose backs and sides are covered with about 6,000 quills. Their quills are short, but hard and sharp.

Where do they come from?

The breed is a hybrid (杂种) of the four-toed hedgehog or African white-bellied hedgehog and the Algerian hedgehog. Its natural habitat is central, eastern and southern Africa. It now breaks the law to bring them into the United States.

An adult African pygmy hedgehog is 6 to 11 inches long and weighs 1 to 2 pounds. A relaxed one is generally oval (椭圆的) , with a very short tail and short limbs that keep the body close to the ground . When threatened or frightened, it rolls into a ball and forces its quills out in all directions. Female hedgehogs are a bit larger than the male ones. The face and the underside are covered with soft and white fur.

What do they eat?

In the wild, the hedgehog feeds mainly on insects. It also eats earthworms, snails and slugs, as well as small snakes and frogs. Pet owners feed cat food to hedgehogs that are kept at home by them.

How many babies can a mother hedgehog give birth to one time?

After hedgehogs get pregnant, it just takes about 35 days for them to give birth. Hedgehogs are born in babies of 2 to 10, each having white quills that do not injure the mother during birth. The US Department of Agriculture requires anyone breeding at least three hedgehogs to get a license.

【1】Paragraph 1 shows that keeping African pygmy hedgehogs as pets__  __.

A. is very exciting but dangerous for pet owners

B. is becoming more and more popular in the US

C. is causing more and more troubles for pet owners

D. is the most popular with people in the United States

【2】What do we know about African pygmy hedgehogs?

A. They usually live in eastern and northern Africa.

B. They like rolling away when threatened or frightened.

C. They are usually 6 inches long when they are born.

D. They are a new breed by two kinds of hedge-hogs.

【3】Which of the following can be used as the second subtitle?

A. What do they look like?

B. How much do they weigh?

C. How long are their bodies?

D. How do they protect themselves?

【4】When African pygmy hedgehogs are born, they probably__   __.

A. often influence their mother’s life

B. have very soft white quills

C. can look for insects within days

D. often become food of small snakes

30、Giorgio has just moved to London from Italy. In February, he was _________ by the wonderful sound of a piano coming from next door.

One day, on a whim (一时兴起) Giorgio wrote a note to his _________ asking him to play Celine Dion’s classic My Heart Will Go On. The next day, he was both touched and delighted when the familiar melody (旋律) ran through the next _________ . Immediately, he started playing River Flows In You, then stopped to _________ nervously for a response.

Giorgio was not _________. A few seconds later, the music came from the other side of the wall and _________ his melody. He was very moved. The video of their playing uploaded to Tik- Tok gained 1.7 million views.

They _________ doing their piano co-playing every weekend around 2 pm, until Giorgio finally got the chance to meet his _________ partner face-to-face.

“Well, today I have met my neighbor.” Giorgio wrote on TikTok. “His name is Emil. He is 78 years old,_________ from Poland. He lost his wife in December due to the COVID, and all she ____________ is the piano.” Giorgio went on to explain that the reason why Emil plays every weekend at 2 pm is that his wife always loved it. Emil was quick to ____________ Giorgio for giving him company, friendship, and the ____________ to keep playing.

Though Emil’s time in this ____________ was short, as it was just temporary (暂时的) accommodation for him until his house was sold, the bond the two ____________ strangers created throughout their weekend meet-ups became a ____________ to last a lifetime.

【1】

A．annoyed

B．attracted

C．controlled

D．engaged

【2】

A．guest

B．brother

C．neighbor

D．community

【3】

A．sky

B．barrier

C．kingdom

D．door

【4】

A．swing

B．wander

C．wait

D．shake

【5】

A．interested

B．disappointed

C．abandoned

D．satisfied

【6】

A．picked up

B．turned over

C．danced to

D．closed down

【7】

A．risked

B．continued

C．spotted

D．suggested

【8】

A．artificial

B．noisy

C．demanding

D．mysterious

【9】

A．toughly

B．eventually

C．similarly

D．originally

【10】

A．left

B．cared

C．hid

D．remembered

【11】

A．blame

B．thank

C．respect

D．defeat

【12】

A．encouragement

B．model

C．direction

D．cause

【13】

A．world

B．scene

C．apartment

D．hometown

【14】

A．complete

B．common

C．genuine

D．distant

【15】

A．pain

B．battle

C．wonder

D．memory

31、Directions：Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Archaeologists have long thought that stone ships served as graves for one or several individuals, and have even been viewed as death ships 【1】 to take the dead to living eternally. However, a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows a different picture. It suggests Bronze Age stone monuments in the form of ships were built by sailors as a symbol of their practices at sea.

The study indicates that the stone ships and the activities that took place there point to people who were 【2】 focused on practices at sea. Details found within the stone structures show they were built to 【3】 real ships. The stone ships offer up 【4】 about the ship-building techniques of the time and about the ships that sailed on the Baltic Sea during the Bronze Age.

“These consist of areas that 【5】 hill forts and are located near easily 【6】 points in the landscape—that is, near well-known waterways leading inland,” Wehlin, head of the team, said. “While these areas have previously been thought to be much younger, recent age 【7】 have dated them to the Bronze Age.”

Archaeologists have believed that bronze was 【8】 to Scandinavia from the south, and recent analyses have helped confirm this notion. However, the people who distributed the bronze objects are rarely 【9】 in these thoughts.

“One reason why the meeting places of the Bronze Age are not discussed very often is that we haven’t been able to find them,” Wehlin said. “This is in 【10】 contrast to the trading places of the Viking Age, which have been easy to locate as they left behind such rich archaeological material.”

32、假如你是新华中学学生李华，你的美国朋友Mike得知你校将针对外国高中生开展暑期夏令营，来信询问。请就以下要点给Mike回信介绍相关情况。内容包括:

1. 活动安排；

2. 住宿、交通及费用；

3. 报名方式。

注意:

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增及细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mike,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua