2025-2026学年甘肃金昌高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、Humans tend to regard ourselves   we are the only species is on the planet-and certainly the only one that matters.

A.as though B.even though C.though D.as

2、People who value their privacy are concerned about _________Google might do with the information it is gathering.

A．that

B．what

C．why

D．how

3、It is obvious to the students _____________they should get well prepared for their future.

A.as B.that

C.which D.whether

4、I still have a few sweet memories of my childhood; ________, I remember times when I explored caves in the mountains with my friends.

A．in turn

B．by chance

C．in particular

D．by contrast

5、People expect Shanghai Disneyland Park to offer better service than ________ of Tokyo’s.

A. this  B. it   C. one D. that

6、I find it astonishing that he ____be so rude to us. I_____ make a complaint to his company.

A.could; must B.should; shall C.shall; should D.dare; have to

7、Sales director is a position________ communication ability is just as important as sales.

A．which

B．where

C．when

D．why

8、I needn’t have been in such a hurry. The flight to Hong Kong _____ due to the typhoon.

A. has cancelled B. was cancelled

C. will be canceling    D. had cancelled

9、Some parents want their children to show complete ________ to their wishes, which is harmful to their kids’ character building.

A.submission B.addiction C.limitation D.admission

10、This ___________an improvement, but “breakthrough” was an overstatement.

A．can have been

B．should have been

C．may have been

D．need have been

11、To get a better grade, you should ________the notes again before the test.

A.go over B.get over

C.turn over D.take over

12、Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, ______ anyone can start now and make a new ending.

A. for   B. and

C. but   D. so

13、Their team _____first prize in the 4×100 relay race, but the last runner fell down half way.

A.could get B.must have got

C.must get D.could have got

14、Our country is accelerating the construction of Xiong'an New District,_______will be a green, low-carbon, open, innovative and highly-competitive city.

A．one

B．one that

C．that

D．what

15、As a(n) ________ and effective method, expressway noise barrier is a primary measure used to reduce traffic noise.

A. correctional B. flexible C. economical D. investigative

16、The Zhuang is an ethnic group________ the population is the largest of all ethnic groups in China.

A．of whom

B．of which

C．of who

D．of that

17、This is the only way that I can think of _______ the problem of water waste in urban areas.

A．settling

B．to settle

C．settle

D．settled

18、It was two days after he arrived at the mountain village______ he found the villagers faced with a severe shortage of clean drinking water.

A.when B.since C.where D.that

19、It's an either-or situation-you can take on-line classes at home or have classes in the school, but you can't do_________.

A.others B.both C.another D.either

20、Someone called me up at midnight, but he had hung up   I could answer the phone.

A. as   B. since

C. until   D. before

21、   An elephant, who accidentally fell into a dry, 25-foot deep well in Northeast India, lived to see another day thanks to the quick-thinking rescuers' scientific knowledge. The chain of events unfolded early in the morning on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, when citizens of Amliya toli village, in the state of Jharkhand, awoke to the cries of the trapped animal and called the forest department for help.

When the rescuers arrived, they instantly realized that pulling out the huge animal, which seemed to be about 30 years old, was not a practical idea. Fortunately , the forest department officials had been paying attention in their science class and were well aware of the Archimedes' principle. The physics law of buoyancy(浮力)，which explains how ships stay afloat, states that when a body is partially or fully immersed in a liquid, it experiences an apparent loss in weight that is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the part of the body in the liquid.

In this case, that meant filling the well with enough water to displace the elephant's weight. It took the three motorized pumps over three hours to add the hundreds of gallons needed to enable the heavy animal to float up to the surface. However, it was well worth the effort. A heart-warming video shows the villagers cheering as the animal, using the makeshift ramp (斜坡)dug by the rescue team, pulls itself out of the well and walks away to safety in the nearby forest.

【1】Who first found the trapped elephant?

A.Some scientists. B.Forest rescuers.

C.Nearby villagers. D.The forest department officials.

【2】How did the rescuers feel about pulling out the elephant?

A.Impossible. B.Challenging. C.Secure. D.Realistic.

【3】What does the underlined word “immersed” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.Broken. B.Covered. C.Stuck. D.Dampened.

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A.An Elephant Trapped in the Water

B.Villagers Used Water to Save Animals

C.Forest Rescuers Invented a New Technique

D.An Elephant Saved by the Archimedes' Principle

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Fortunately, I discovered medical writing. I learned that it was about writing scientific documents. And I felt I had the necessary skills to start medical writing as a side hustle (副业). By the end of the year, I had my first contract as a freelance medical writer. I felt really secure financially and career-wise.

Today, we’ve observed more medical writers are wanted. So, in collaboration with some colleagues, we’ve prepared the most important lessons to help you become a competent medical writer: (By Alex)

The Complete Medical Writing Training

This online course is perfect for people with a life science degree. Here’s the full course outline.

Week 1 The scientific writing process

Introduction to medical writing: Learn about medical writing and decide your path The writing process: How to write the scientific document in four simple steps Researching to write: Find reliable sources easily to inform your medical writing and identify brilliant ideas from the literature

Week 2 Writing effectively

Outlining to write: The simplest strategy to structure any document perfectly for easier writing and better flow

Referencing: Learn when to cite and how to use common referencing styles and automate your referencing using online tools

Week 3 Other essentials

Scientific research: Update yourself on various clinical research approaches, designs and methods for better medical writing output

Essential biostatistics: How to use common statistical terms from the medical literature correctly in your writing

Week 4 Writing assignments

There are 8 marked writing assignments with feedback to help you improve your writing.

【1】Why did Alex start medical writing?

A．To improve medical skills.

B．To have more leisure time.

C．To get out of financial trouble.

D．To prepare for the writing training.

【2】What will people learn by attending the courses?

A．The ways of evaluating the assignments.

B．The steps of writing a scientific document.

C．The skills in using online writing correction tools.

D．The strategies for structuring medical knowledge.

【3】What’s the main purpose of the passage?

A．To attract people to the training course.

B．To share the content of the writing course.

C．To introduce the benefits of medical writing.

D．To emphasize the importance of medical writing.

23、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Here are four pieces of news from China Daily.

SHANGHAI-The Huachen Group, which has put 83 million yuan in the development of the e-commerce market since its official registration late last year, recently held a meeting in Shanghai to show the use of its newly opened tourism business payment network. The network aims to serve tourists from all over the world, but especially from Europe and the United States where credit cards are popularly used. After opening the www.chinaecnet.com website, netizens can get information about hotels and tourism services on tourism page. Hotels and services can be reserved and payments made through credit cards. The network opened in February in Beijing.

SYDNEY-The Sydney Olympic flame will travel underwater on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef during the torch relay following a successful test.

Scuba diver Wendy Craig, a marine biologist, will carry the torch on a three-to-four-minute underwater journey at Agincourt Reef on June 27, creating Olympic history, organizers said yesterday.

Burning at 2000 degrees, the torch is expected to remain alight three metres underwater because of a special kind of technology which creates a ―fierce flame“ -too powerful to be drowned out by water.” Charles Tegner, managing director of torch creator, said the flame would burn like a flare from oxygen-producing chemicals.

BEIJING-The election of a new leader in Taiwan can not change the fact that Taiwan is a part of Chinese territory.“Taiwan Independence”in whatever form will never be allowed, according to a statesman of China’s central government. ―“We should listen to what the new leader in Taiwan says and watch what he does. We will observe where he will lead cross-Straits relations. We are willing to exchange views on cross-Straits relations and peaceful reunification with all parties, organizations and personages in Taiwan who favor the one China principle”, says the statesman, which was released by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee.

HAIKOU-Customs officers in Haikou, capital of South China’s Hainan Province, recently stopped a boat loaded with 781 cases of foreign-brand cigarettes being smuggled(走私)into China. The cigarettes are estimated to be worth more than 1.8 million yuan, said a customs discovered the smuggling boat as they were going around the northern sea area of Yangpu Port.

The smuggled cigarettes cases, packed into two containers, were disguised to avoid being examined. The boat was registered in the coastal city of Xiamen in East China’s Fujian Province. All eight suspects aboard the boat were kept by the police in Haikou.

【1】Why does the network aim to serve tourists especially from Europe and the USA?

A. Because they are from developed countries.

B. Because the payments of hotels and services should be made through credit cards.

C. Because people in these countries travel much more than those countries.

D. Because they have more computers than others.

【2】Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the second piece of news?

A. The whole torch relay will be held three metres underwater.

B. The underwater journey of the torch will play an important part in Olympic history.

C. A test has been made before this activity.

D. Some chemicals will help the flame burn by producing oxygen.

【3】Which is the best title for the third piece of news?

A. Ready to Fight    B. No Good End

C. Wait and See    D. Peace Comes First

【4】Which of the following best explains the underlined word “disguised” in the last piece of news?

A. made different from normal

B. designed for a good purpose

C. hidden

D. pretended

24、   The dad of the two youngest survivors of US Airways Flight 1549’s incredible landing in the Hudson River said the near-death experience “brought out the best in humanity.” It has been a decade since US Airways Flight 1549 landed in the Hudson River.

Sosa, now 58, told The Post in an email Monday. “As strange as the experience was, it brought out the best in humanity as witnessed by the selfless efforts of so many men and women who came to our aid without thinking twice about their safety. I am grateful to all of them.”

Sosa and his wife Tess were traveling to Charlotte, North Carolina, that day with 9-month-old Damian and 4-year-old Sofia. The couple were sitting several rows apart when the Airbus A320 suddenly struck a flock of Canada geese moments after taking off from LaGuardia Airport.

Sosa could smell jet fuel burning and immediately knew they were in danger. “There was an explosion in the left engine which I could see from my seat,” he recalled. “The next thing I knew the plane went dead silent when both engines broke down. I got a quick glance at Tess seated ahead of me when we both realized we were in trouble.”

The next three minutes were harrowing(折磨). The powerless plane plunged over The Bronx and pointed toward the Hudson, where it would eventually ditch(在水上迫降), thanks to a split-second decision by Capt. Sullenberger. All 155 people on board could survive. Works helped with the rescue mission after the US Airways plane crashed into the Hudson River in the afternoon on January 15 in New York City.

The dad this year 2019 who welcomed a new child, Phoebe, with Tess in the years after the incident — said “To date, it remains an unforgettable memory, a key point in our lives from which we perceive(感知) the world and process our day-to-day experiences,” said Sosa. “When you survive a near-miss experience, I think it makes one more tolerant. It makes you appreciate every day as a gift.”

【1】When did the US Airways plane crashed into the Hudson River?

A. 2007 B. 2009

C. 2011 D. 2019

【2】The underlined sentence most probably means_____.

A. making efforts B. expressing gratitude

C. displaying virtues D. showing anger

【3】What can be learned about Sosa and Tess?

A. The disaster made them cherish every day.

B. They were traveling to Charlotte, South Carolina that day.

C. They realized they were in danger when the left engine failed.

D. They were sitting together when the plane struck a flock of Canada geese.

【4】What may be the best title of the passage?

A. Landing in the Hudson B. Unforgettable flight

C. Horrifying flight D. Miracle on the Hudson

25、   School across the country have switched to online classes because of COVID-19. But many students are _______about how they’re going to make everything work.

Not every family can afford a computer; besides, some schools are _______serious delays in computer orders. Without the _______, these kids can’t keep up with their online lessons. Recognizing this _______, Darla Purce of Huston, Texas, decided to do everything she could to help students get what they _______！

Darla is a self-taught at _______computers, who also believes everyone should have the _______to use one. “If we’re talking about true equality, we’re talking about _______,” she said. “If we really want things to be _______for all the children, we must make sure all of them ________this technology.”

Before the school year began, her caring neighbour ________Darla’s 12-year-old son, asked if he needed a computer for school because with his daughter going out to work, he had an/a ________and old desktop he was looking to ________. While her son didn’t need one, Darla knew someone else would.________, she repaired it, using her advantage, and offered it for free on the Nextdoor app. “After getting so many ________from the students, I said to myself, ‘Well, ________there’s much demand here,’ ” she added.

Then she started collecting computers from ________people for local students! Her son helps her repair the computers, while her mom, though ________, steps up to help her too. So far, they’ve ________more than 24 computers.

“We’re just trying to give as many students as possible a ________to learn,” she said proudly.

A．worried

B．angry

C．curious

D．serious

A．expecting

B．explaining

C．experiencing

D．avoiding

A．technology

B．consequence

C．principle

D．action

A．difference

B．purpose

C．restriction

D．problem

A．confirm

B．deserve

C．select

D．clarify

A．programming

B．designing

C．fixing

D．marketing

A．burden

B．right

C．ability

D．dream

A．exploration

B．education

C．appreciation

D．information

A．similar

B．typical

C．real

D．equal

A．benefit from

B．show interest in

C．depend on

D．take pride in

A．interviewed

B．received

C．met

D．praised

A．extra

B．cheap

C．unpractical

D．clumsy

A．hand in

B．give away

C．bring back

D．store up

A．Lastly

B．Instead

C．However

D．Therefore

A．comments

B．assessments

C．responses

D．instructions

A．eventually

B．normally

C．fortunately

D．clearly

A．generous

B．familiar

C．considerable

D．unusual

A．energetic

B．successful

C．old

D．poor

A．witnessed

B．distributed

C．demanded

D．protected

A．challenge

B．qualification

C．promise

D．chance

26、假如你是李华，即将赴英国剑桥大学就读。然而，由于国内新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情爆发，你无法按照规定时间报到。请你写一封邮件，向学校申请延迟报到。

内容包括：1. 表达歉意； 2. 阐述原因； 3. 希望获准。

注意：1. 词数 80 左右

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：新型冠状病毒肺炎 COVID-19

剑桥大学 the University of Cambridge

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