山东省淄博某中学2025-2026学年高三上学期11月期中考试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1山东省淄博某中学2025-2026学年高三上学期11月期中英语试题第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读理解(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。AWALKFORGREENHowoftendoyouwalkaroundthecampusinsteadofgettingstraightontotheshuttlebus?Thebeautiesofourcampusdeservetobebetterexploredandcanbestbeexploredonfoot.Walkingisalsoagreenerandhealthieralternativetousingvehicles.Toencouragemorestudentsandstaffmemberstowalkaroundthecampus,ourschoolhaslaunchedanew“WalkforGreen”initiative.ProgrammeSettingoutfromtheMTRStation,“WalkforGreen”recommendsvariouswalkingroutesoncampus,oneofwhichcoverstheYIABuilding,LSKBuildingandLWSBuilding.Cardreadersfordifferentwalkingrouteshavebeeninstalled(安装)torecordthenumberofpointscompletedby“WalkforGreen”participants.Participantswhocollect60pointswithin30dayswillbeawardedthetitle“GreenWalker”.ParticipationToparticipate,studentsandstaffmemberswouldchooseamarkedrouteandtaptheirschoolcardsatthecardreadersinstalledatboththestartandendpoints(andalsoatanintermediatecardreader).Name,student/staffID,department/unit,date,time,andcardreaderstappedwillberecorded.WalkingJourneyPointsImportantNotes:1.Walkersmustcompleteonetrip(eitherupwardsordownwards)withinonehourtoscorepoints.2.Amaximumofsixpointswillbeawardedeachday.Everytimeyoutakeawalkoncampus,youarehelpingtopreserveourenvironmentandalsokeepingyourselfhealthy.Let’sstartfromtoday!1.Wheredoes“WalkforGreen”start?A.YIABuilding. B.LSKBuilding.C.LWSBuilding. D.MTRStation.2.Whatareparticipantsrequiredtodo?A.Collectatleast6points.B.Completearoundtrip.C.Maintainafixedspeed.D.Chooseapre-setroute.3.HowmanypointsdoyougetbywalkingfromYIABuildingtoLWSBuilding?A.1. B.2.C.3. D.6.BForalongtime,scientistsbelievedthebeautifulsongsofbirdswerepurelyaproductofinstinct(本能).PeterMarler,apioneeringBritishanimalbehaviorist,revolutionizedthisviewthroughhisresearchintohowbirdsactuallylearntosing,earninghimthetitle“thefatherofbirdsong.”Marler’sfascinationbeganinhisyouth,observingchaffinches(苍头燕雀)intheEnglishcountryside.Henoticedslightbutconsistentdifferencesinthesongsofbirdsfromdifferentregions,muchlikehumandialects.Thiscuriositydefinedhiscareer.Inthe1950s,hebegancarefullyrecordingthesesongs.Usingacrucialtoolcalledaspectrogram,whichvisuallyrepresentssound,hewasabletoscientificallyconfirmthattheseregionalvariations,or“dialects,”wereindeedreal.Hisfamousstudyofthewhite-crownedsparrowinCaliforniaclearlyshoweddistinctdialectsbetweennorthernandsouthernpopulations.Thecentralquestionremained:werethesedialectsinheritedorlearned?Tosolvethis,Marlerdesignedaseriesofexperimentsthatwouldlaterberegardedasmodelsofclarity.Heraisedyoungbirdsincompletevocalisolationfromadults.Theseisolatedbirdsonlyproducedsimple,naturalcalls,provingthatthefull,complexsongwasnotautomatic.However,whenheplayedrecordingsofadultsongstothemduringacriticallearningperiodafterhatching,theysuccessfullylearnedandsangthecompletetune.Thiswasdecisiveevidencethatbirdsongisaculturallytransmittedbehavior.Initially,histheoryfaceddoubtsfromascientificcommunitythatfavoredinstinct-basedexplanations.Themainstreamviewstillfavoredinstinct,andsomedismissedhisworkasanexceptionratherthanarule.Marler,however,quietlycontinuedhiscarefulstudies.Gradually,hiswell-designedmethodsandundeniableevidencewonoverthecommunity.Bytransforminglinesofnumbersintomeaningfulmapsofsoundandbehavior,hegavetheworldneweyestoseewhathadalwaysbeenhiddeninplainhearing.Theimpactofhisworkextendedfarbeyondornithology(鸟类学).Itprovidedapowerful,simplermodelforscientistsstudyingtheincrediblycomplexevolutionofhumanlanguage,suggestingourownspeechmayhaverootsinsimilarvocallearningprocesses.4.WhatdidMarlerfindwhileobservingchaffinches?A.Seasonalvariationsindialects.B.Regionaldifferencesinbirdsong.C.Slightchangesinbirdpopulation.D.Commonfeaturesinbirdspecies.5.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“culturallytransmitted”meaninparagraph3?A.Foundinhumanlanguage.B.Spreadwithinasinglefamily.C.Passeddownthroughgenes.D.Learnedfromothersinacommunity.6.WhatcanweinferaboutMarler?A.Hisfindingsweresoonaccepted.B.Hetrulyrespectedothers’opinion.C.Hewasapatientandcarefulscientist.D.Hewasthefirsttostudybirdbehavior.7.WhywasMarler’stheorysignificant?A.Itsupportedrarebirdprotection.B.Itprovedtheonce-populartheory.C.Itmadebirdresearchmorepopular.D.Itpromotedthestudyofhumanspeech.CHowfastdoyoulisten?HollywoodactorGlenPowelllikes1xlisteningspeed,saying,“Iwanttohearpeopletalkatanormalhumanrate,”whileAmericancomedianBowenYangbelieves1.8xistheperfectpace.Theirdebatewentviralearlierthisyearinanadvertisementforastreamingplatform,whichwascriticizedforsuggestingthatpeoplewholistenquicklyareunusual.Thecontroversyreflectsabroaderchangeinhowpeopleconsumedigitalmedia.Surveyssupportthisobservation.Asurveyshowedthat31%ofAmericansaged18-29listenfasterthan1x,comparedwithonly8%ofthoseover45.Tomeetthisdemand,manyplatformssuchasApple,Spotify,NetflixandYouTubenowprovidefastplayback(播放)options.Someevenallowspeedsupto4xforpremiumusers.Theappealiseasytounderstand:fasterplaybackcansavealargeamountoftime.YouTubeoncereportedthatitsviewerstogethersavedmorethan900yearsperdaythankstothisfeature.Forbusystudentsandworkers,suchefficiencyisattractive.Butdoesspeedingaffectcomprehension?Theaveragepersonspeaksatarateofabout150wordsperminute,butmostbrainsarecapableofprocessinginformationfasterthanthat,saysMarcusPearce,acognitivescientistatQueenMaryUniversityofLondon.Arecentmeta-analysisledbyacademicsattheUniversityofWaterlooinCanadafoundthatupto1.5xtherewasnotmuchofadifferenceinperformance,althoughscoresstartedtodecreasenoticeablyasplaybackspeedsapproachedorexceeded2x.Thepracticehasalsoraiseddifferentopinions.Fromtheplatforms’perspective,fasterspeedsmeanusersconsumemorecontent,whichincreasesadvertisingincome.Butmanyperformersarguethatsomethingartisticislost.Readingaloudinvolvespacing,toneandpause,andrushingmaydamagethequalityofaperformance.Imaginethefamousmonologues(独白)inHamletdeliveredatdoublespeed—muchofthemeaningwoulddisappear.Despitethedisagreements,fastplaybackhasbecomepartofdailylifeformanypeople.Forthem,tospeedornottospeedisnolongerarealquestion.8.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthecontroversyfromparagraph1?A.Anadvertisementiswellreceived. B.Peoplepreferdifferentlisteningspeeds.C.Digitalmediaisatopicofmuchdebate. D.Streamingplatformsarepartofdailylife.9.Whydidmanyplatformsintroducefasterplaybackoptions?A.Toattractmoreelderlylisteners. B.Torespondtotheusers’needs.C.Tohelppeople’scomprehension. D.Tocutcontentproductioncosts.10.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinmentioningHamlet?A.Tostressfastspeedharmsart. B.Toshowpeoplefavorclassicworks.C.Toproveactorsdislikefastplayback. D.Tosuggestmodernaudienceslackpatience.11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Theneedforfastplayback B.TheargumentoveranadvertisementC.Higherspeed,moreprofit D.Speedierstreaming,lessmeaningDIoftencatchmyselfaskingmyquestionstoAIchatbotswitha“please”anda“thankyou.”Apparently,Iamnotalone.A2024surveyfoundthatapproximately67%ofU.S.AIusersarealsopoliteandshowgratitudetowardAIsearchengines.Someevenjokedaboutthecost:ifeverypolitewordconsumeselectricity,thebillmustbehigh.OpenAI’sCEOSamAltmanreplied:“Tensofmillionsofdollarswellspent—youneverknow.”Inreality,ofcourse,AIchatbotsdonotappreciatepoliteness;theylackconsciousness,feelingsorsocialneeds.Fromapurelyutilitarian(功利主义的)standpoint,allthosepleasesandthankyousarejustflushingmoneydownthetoilet.Still,theremaybevaluethatisn’timmediatelymeasurableinshowinggratitudetowardAI.PsychologistsRobertEmmonsandMichaelMcCulloughcarriedoutanexperimentinwhichtheydividedparticipantsintothreegroups,askingthefirsttolistthingstheyaregratefulfor,whileotherslisteddailytroublesorsimplykeptjournals.After10weeks,theyfoundthatthefirstgroupreported25%higherhappinesslevels,strongerinnerstrengthandevenbetterphysicalhealth.What’strueofgratitudeisalsotrueofkindnessandgenerositymoregenerally.ExperimentsatUCRiversidefoundthatperforming“fivesmallactsofkindnessperweek”producedsteadyincreasesinhappiness.Thisideaisn’tnew.ThemedievalthinkerMaimonideswrotethat“itisbetterforapersontogiveonecointoathousandpoorpeoplethantogiveathousandcoinstoonepoorperson.”Hebelievedthatregularactsofgoodness,likegivingcharityandexpressinggratitude,makeushappierinthelongrunbyturningvirtueintoahabit.SoperhapsallofourpleasesandthankyoustoAIhavevalue,eveniftheycostOpenAImillionsofdollarsannually.Showingappreciation,eventowardamachine,reinforcespositivehabitsofcourtesy(礼貌),patienceandempathy.Inourincreasinglydigitalandautomatedworld,preservingthesehumanqualitiesmaybemorevaluablethanthecostofalittleextraelectricity.Ultimately,thebeneficiaryofourpolitenessisn’ttheAIatall,butourselves.12.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicinparagraph1?A.Byquotinganexpert. B.Bytellingastory.C.Bypresentingaphenomenon. D.Bydefiningaconcept.13.Whatvalueofgratitudedoestheexperimentinparagraph3show?A.Itstrengthensourbodiesandminds. B.Itreducesdailystresslevels.C.Itimprovesmemoryandcreativity. D.Itdeepenssocialrelationships.14.WhichofthefollowingwouldMaimonidesmostlikelyapproveof?A.Givinggiftstofriendsonbirthdays. B.Makingalargedonationtoacharity.C.ExpressinggratitudeonThanksgivingDay. D.Volunteeringweeklyatacommunitykitchen.15.Whatmessagedoestheauthormainlyconveyinthetext?A.CourtesytoAIsaveselectricitybills. B.AIimprovesthequalityofhumanlife.C.PolitenessbenefitshumansratherthanAI. D.AIlearnsempathyfromhumanbehavior.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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Nearly100bookworms(书迷)walkedthroughtheU.S.nationalArboretumonAug.24,amongthesoundsofdogsbarking,feetmarchingandpolicesirens(警笛声)ringingoutfromadistance.Manywalkersdidn’tcareaboutthosesounds.____16____ThiswasthemonthlymeetingforBookItAroundD.C.,anewclubthatcombinesaudiobooksandwalking.Sincestartinginmarch,BookItAroundD.C.hasgrown,bringingtogetheraudiobooklistenerswhosaidtheyfelthappierorsaferinagroup.Theyalsosaiditnotonlywasapleasureinreadingbutalsobroughtthemasenseofbelonging—eveniftheydidn’ttalktoeachother.“____17____”saidBailey,wholistenedto“TheBookClubforTroublesomeWomen”byMarieBostwick.____18____ThisisespeciallytruebecausearecentstudyshowedthatfewerAmericansthanbeforereadforpleasure.Inadditiontoaudiobookclubs,silentbookclubs,wherepeoplegathertoreadsilently,havegrowninpopularityacrossthecountry.Manyreadershavefoundcommunitiesonsocialmedia,wheresomeofBookItAroundD.C.’smembersdiscoveredthegroupthroughInstagram.OnthemorningofAug.24,KitBallenger,alibrarianwholivesinMontgomeryCounty,setupafoldabletableinaparkinglotinthesouthernpartoftheNationalArboretum.____19____Theyeachwrotetheirfirstnameandcurrentaudiobookonawhitestickertheystucktothefrontoftheirshirts.Thegroupbeganwalkingafewminuteslater—somequickly,othersslowly—whilemanywalkersopenedaudiobookappsontheirphones.Somewalkersusedtheroughly90-minuteoutingtomakefriends,chattingabouttheirjobs,theirfavoritebooksandtheirgo-togrocerystores.____20____Afteraquietwalk,thelawnfilledwithchatter(闲聊).A.Booksarejustlikeourclosefriends.B.Theyweretryingtofocusonexerciseitself.C.Bookwormssaytheyareseekinglike-mindedpeople.D.Peopleofallagescarriedheadphonesastheyapproachedthetable.E.Thisfeelslikesomethingthatisbeautifullybothinwardandoutward.F.Thewalkerspassedtrees,pathsandgardens,manystoppingtotakepictures.G.Instead,theywerelisteningtonarratorsreadaudiobooksontheirheadphones.第三部分语言知识运用(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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。JamesSmithhaslongsucceededincompetition,eveninsnowballfightsasachild.Nowthathe’s80,his____21____edgehasonlygottensharper.“Manyhavesaid,‘You’recrazy,’”saidSmith,whovisitsdoctorseveryfewmonthstocheckonhis____22____.“Butthey’venevertoldmenotto____23____.”Smithnotonlyrunsultramarathons—raceslongerthan26.2milesthatoftentakedaysto____24____—healsosetsrecords.Smithsaid,“I’veneverreallythoughtofmy____25____asanobstacle,Ikindofhavethe____26____of“Ifsomebodyelsecandoit,youknow,whycan’tI?”Therearemany____27____behindhisrunning.OneofSmith’sracescameinNovember2016,whenhe____28____thechallengeofa100-mileraceinsouthwestChina,neartheveryregionwherehisfather,Mickey,foughtJapanesesoldierswhile____29____intheU.S.ArmyAirCorps(空军)duringWorldWarⅡ.Once,afterSmithfinishedanultramarathoninCalifornia,astranger____30____himanotethatsaid:“Watchingyoustruggleupthathillgavemethe____31____tofightmyownillness.Thankyouforshowingmehowtopersevere.”ForSmith,itwasproofthatrunningcould____32____lifebeyondthefinishline.AfterhefinishedBadwaterUltramarathon,oneoftheworld’shardestfootraces,SmithtoldhistrainerMichaelJohnsonthatitwouldbehis____33____ultramarathon.Smithhasn’t____34____anotherrace—butJohnsonsaidhewouldprobablyfindonesoon.“He’sshowingwhat’s____35____notjustforhim,butforyoutoo,forme,forallofus,”saidJohnson.21.A.knowledgeable B.competitive C.creative D.influential22.A.recovery B.progress C.health D.memory23.A.run B.jump C.play D.leave24.A.watch B.complete C.approach D.maintain25.A.appearance B.gender C.personality D.age26.A.expectation B.choice C.attitude D.method27.A.accidents B.stories C.rewards D.secrets28.A.tookon B.thoughtabout C.putaside D.waitedfor29.A.studying B.travelling C.teaching D.serving30.A.handed B.posted C.bought D.promised31.A.right B.strength C.advice D.duty32.A.inspire B.create C.waste D.risk33.A.upcoming B.favourite C.last D.unforgettable34.A.missed B.finished C.won D.scheduled35.A.real B.necessary C.possible D.useful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。InYangzhou,acityinJiangsuProvince,youngpeoplearerushingtoalocaltraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)hospital,notformedicalcare,butforbread.SinceearlyApril,thehospital____36____(gain)localfameforitsspecialseriesofbreadscontainingChinesemedicinalherbs.Theherbalbreadseries,____37____(develop)bythePreventiveTreatmentCenterofthehospital,combinesculinary(烹饪的)innovationwithwellnessculture____38____hasattractedhealth-consciousyouthaswellasfoodenthusiasts.“Theideacamefromobservingthegrowingdemandamongyoungpeopleforhealthierlifestylesandfoods____39____canaddresshealthproblems,”saidChenWei,deputydirectorofthecenter.“TCMdietarytherapyisavitalpartofpreventivehealthcare.Bymakingancientwisdom____40____(access)anddelicious,wehopetoencourageyoungergenerationstoembraceholisticwellness.Thesebreadsfollowtherisingtrendofwellness-focuseddiets,____41____(particular)forthoseexperiencingissuesliketirednessorweakimmunity.Theyareinline____42____TCM’sphilosophyof‘preventivetreatment’—solvinghealthproblemsbeforetheyappear,”Chenexplained.____43____(perfect)therecipes,theteamexperimentedwithdifferentmethods,suchasboilingherbsintoliquidblendsfordough.Aftermonthsoftrials,six____44____(variety)ofbreadwerelaunched,pricedatabout10yuanapiece.Atfirst,sales____45____(limit)toashortperiodeachafternoon.However,thesubtleherbalaromaanduniqueflavorsquicklywonpraisefromcustomers.Thebreadoftensoldoutwithinminutes.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是李华，你将在英语课上参加一场题为“Howtoraisequestions”的讨论。请你写一篇发言稿，内容包括：1.提问的重要性；2.你的建议。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。Hello,everyone!___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyou!第二节(满分25分)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。Thegirlssatundertheirsigninthepark,whichread“DecorateYourBikeHere!”ParkmanagershadsetupaBikeParade.BellaandMiaplannedtoearnmoneybydecoratingkids’bikesfortheevent.Mia’sdad,aninventor,hadgiventhemabasketofbells,whistles,gadgets(小配件)andspareparts.Bella,wholovespainting,broughtpaints,brushes,stickers,feathersandotherdecorations.Theyhadalreadydecoratedafewbikes,butBellafeltfrustrated.“Yourmechanicalthingsarebetter,”BellagrumbledtoMia,watchingherfriendeasilyassemblethepartsofafancybell.Sheheldupherownworks—colorfulflagsandadragon-paintedhorn—andsighed,wishingtheyhadmoreuse.“Thehorn