2025~2026学年山东省济南市启华教育高三上学期12月月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年山东省济南市启华教育高三上学期12月月考英语试卷一、阅读理解Location:GreenLinePerformingArtsCenter329EGarfieldBlvd.Chicago,IL60637UpcomingEvents:1.FirstMondayJazzSeries:CrosswindDate:Monday,February4thTime:7—9p.m.EnjoyaneveningofsoulfuljazzbylocalChicagoartists.TheFirstMondayJazzSeriespresents“Crosswind”—amonthlyshowcaseoftalentthatwillhaveyoutappingyourfeetandswayingtotherhythm.Don’tmissoutonthisvibrantcelebrationofmusic!2.GreenLightSeries:SouthSideStoryTimeDate:Sunday,February17thTime:10—11a.m.Bringyourlittleonesforamorningofenchantingstoriesandinteractivefun!SouthSideStoryTimeinvitesfamiliestogatherforcaptivatingreadingsandengagingactivities.It’stheperfectopportunityforkidstoexplorethemagicofstorytellingwhileparentsconnectwitheachother.3.SistergirlsandFreedomFighters:StoriesinCelebrationofWomen’sPowerandGraceDate:Wednesday,February20thTime:7—8:30p.m.Joinusforaninspiringeveninghonoringthestrengthandresilienceofwomen.“SistergirlsandFreedomFighters:Stories”featuresthedynamicperformance“IntheSpirit”byEmilyHooperLansana.Immerseyourselfintalesofcourageandempowerment,celebratingthediversecontributionsofwomenthroughouthistory.4.FamilySaturdays:ArtTogetherDate:Every1stSaturdayoftheMonthTime:3—5p.m.Exploreyourchild’sartisticcuriosityandyourfamily’screativityatourhands-onartworkshops!FamilySaturdaysofferavarietyofengagingactivities,frommusictoartsandcrafts,designedtosparkimaginationandfosterconnection.Whetheryou’reabuddingartistorjustlookingtohavefun,there’ssomethingforeveryonetoenjoy!RegistrationisencouragedforFamilySaturdays.FollowArts+PublicLifeonFacebookformoreeventdetailsandafulllistofupcomingperformances.1.Whatisthepurposeofthe“FirstMondayJazzSeries:Crosswind”event?

A．Toshowcaseinternationaljazzartists.B．Tointroducenewjazzcompositions.C．TofeaturelocalChicagojazzartists.D．Tocelebratetraditionaljazzmusic.2.Whoistheintendedaudienceforthe“SistergirlsandFreedomFighters:Stories”event?

A．Youngchildrenandtheirparents.B．Teenagersinterestedinhistory.C．Jazzenthusiasts.D．Womeninterestedinempowerment.3.Whatcanattendeesexpectfromthe“FamilySaturdays:ArtTogether”event?

A．Alectureonarthistory.B．Demonstrationsbyprofessionalartists.C．Hands-onartworkshopsforfamilies.D．Aguidedtouroftheartcenter.InaheartwarmingtalefromGeorgia,a72-year-oldseniorrecentlycelebratedhiscollegegraduationincinemastudies,anachievementmadeevenmorespecialbythepresenceofhisproud99-year-oldmother.SamKaplanofLawrencevilledecidedtostartonhiseducationaljourneyatGeorgiaGwinnettCollegein2019,halfacenturyafterhehadfirstlychosennottogethighereducationfollowinghishighschoolgraduationin1969.Thecatalystforhisreturntoacademiacamewhenheheardaradioannouncementaboutadegreeprogrammeincinemastudies.Recallingthatmoment,Kaplansaid,“IwasdrivingdownthehighwaywhenIheardaboutthedegreeprogramme.ThenextexitledtoCollinsville,soIimmediatelyexited,andwithinfiveminutes,Iwasenrollinginclasses.I’vealwayshadapassionforwritingandstorytelling.Ilongedtotransformmynarrativesintoscreenplays,butIrealizedIneededthebasicknowledgetodoso,”Kaplanadmittedthatthejourneywasamixofanxietyandexcitement,butitprovedtobegreatlyrewarding.Hegraduatedwitha3.975gradepointaverageandperfectgradehonours,majoringincinemaandmediaarts,andhaddesirestocontinuecreatingscreenplaysinthefuture.“Itwasanexcitingandnerve-wracking(神经紧张的)challenge.Re-recognizingmyselfwiththeartofstudyingandcommunicatingwithfellowstudentswasalotoffun,”hetoldFOX5Atlanta.ThemostheartwarmingthingofKaplan’sgraduationdaywasthepresenceofhismother,99-year-oldVirginiaKaplan,duringtheceremony.Virginiaexpressedherhugepride,saying,“Iamsoproudofhim.Hefacednumerouschallengesbutinsisted,andIamdelighted,pleased,andextremelyproud,”themotheralsoadded.“Withhisnewdegree,he’sgoingtostandoutinwhateverhedoes.Whoknows,Imightevenmakeanappearanceinthemovies.”4.What’sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A．Toprovidesomebackground.B．Totellthemainidea.C．Toserveasacomment.D．Toofferanexample.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“catalyst”meaninParagraph2?

A．Reason.B．Vehicle.C．Task.D．Fact.6.Whatdoweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A．Themotherdesirestostarinafilm.B．Kaplantakesmuchprideinhimself.C．Kaplanisexcellentatwhateverhedoes.D．Themotherofferstheunshakeablesupport.7.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?

A．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B．It’snevertoolatetofollowadream.C．Thegoodseamanisknowninbadweather.D．Allthingsintheirbeingaregoodforsomething.Themultitalented,RenaissancegeniusLeonardodavinciover500yearsagowrotedownhis“ruleoftrees”,whichdescribedthewayhethoughtthattreesbranch.Thoughitwasabrilliantinsightthathelpedhimtodrawrealisticlandscapes,Leonardo’srulebreaksdownformanytypesoftrees.Now,anewbranchingrule—nicknamed“Leonardo-like”—worksforvirtuallyanyleafytree.“TheolderLeonardoruledescribesthethicknessofthebranches,whilethelengthofthebranchwasnottakenintoaccount,”saysphysicistSergeyGrigoriev.“Therefore,thedescriptionusingtheolderruleisnotcomplete.”Leonardo’srulesaysthatthethicknessofalimbbeforeitbranchesintosmalleronesisthesameasthecombinedthicknessofthelimbssproutingfromit.However,accordingtoGrigorievandhiscolleagues,it’sthesurfaceareathatstaysthesame.Usingsurfaceareaasaguide,thenewruleincorporateslimbwidthsandlengths,andpredictsthatlongbranchesendupbeingthinnerthanshortones.UnlikeLeonardo’sguess,theupdatedruleworkswellwhentheteamchecksslimbirches(桦树)aswellasstrongoaks.Totesttheirrule,theresearchteamtookphotographsoftreesfromavarietyofspeciesandanalyzedthebranchestoconfirmthatthereal-worldpatternsmatchedthepredictions.Thephotosoffer“adirectmeasurementofthecharacteristicsofatreewithouttouchingit,whichcanbeimportantwhendealingwithalivingobject,”Grigorievsays.Thoughtheteamhasn’tstudiedevergreensyet,theruleholdsforallofthedeciduoustreesthattheresearchershavelookedat.Whileit’spossibletoconfirmtherulebymeasuringbranchesbyhand,itwouldrequireclimbingintotreesandcheckingallthelimbs—ariskyexercisefortreesandscientistsalike.“Note,”theresearcherswrite,“thatnotasingletreewasharmedduringtheseexperiments.”8.WhatdoestheLeonardo’sruleoftreesfocuson?

A．Howtreebranchesmaygrow.B．Whatenvironmenttreesneed.C．Howtreescanbedrawnbetter.D．Whatlandscapestreescanform.9.Whyarebirchesandoaksmentionedinparagraph3?

A．Tostatethecorrectnessofthenewrule.B．TopresentLeonardo’sinfluentialworks.C．Tocomparethefeaturesofdifferenttrees.D．ToshowthepopularityofLeonardo’srule.10.Howdidtheresearchersprovethenewrule?

A．Byapplyingittovarioustrees.B．Byconductingon-siteinspection.C．Byanalyzingpicturesofbranches.D．Bymeasuringrealbranchesdirectly.11.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A．Furtherexperimentsarerequired.B．Theprotectionoftreesisstressed.C．Riskyaccidentshappenedinthestudy.D．Treesweredamagedintheexperiments.HighintheSwissAlpsandtheArctic,scientistshavediscoveredmicrobes(微生物)thatcandigestplastics—importantly,withouttheneedtoapplyextraheat.Theirfindings,publishedinthejournalFrontiersinMicrobiology,couldonedayimproveplasticrecycling.It’snosecretthatplasticpollutionisstillabig,globalissue.SinceitsproductionexplodedduringandafterWorldWarII,humanshavecreatedmorethan9.1billiontonsofplastic—andresearchersestimatethatlessthanonetenthoftheresultingwastehasbeenrecycled.Tomakemattersworse,themostcommonrecyclingoption—whenplasticiswashed,processedandturnedintonewproducts—doesn’tactuallyreducewaste:Therecycledmaterialsareoftenoflowerqualityandmightlaterendupinalandfillallthesame.So,researchersarelookingforsolutionstotheplasticsproblemthatgobeyondconventionalrecycling—andoneprocessthey’veexperimentedwithisbreakingdownplasticsusingmicrobes.Buttheknownplastic-digestingmicrobescanonlydosoatwarmtemperaturesabove85degreesFahrenheit.Whendoneatanindustrialscale,theamountofenergyneededtogeneratethatmuchheatmakestheprocessgiveoffmorecarbon—andcostmoremoney.ButthemicrobesfoundintheArcticandSwissAlpscanfunctionatcoolertemperatures:Theywereabletobreakdownbiodegradable(可生物降解的)plasticsat59degreesFahrenheit.Inthenewstudy,co-authorJoelRüthiandhiscolleaguesdiscoveredthatofthetotal34typesofmicrobesexamined,19weresuccessfullyabletobreakdownaformofplasticcalledpolyester-polyurethane,and17couldbreakdowntwotypesofbiodegradableplasticmixtures.Unfortunately,theplasticsthatthemicrobespartiallydegradedrepresenta“reallysmallamountofplasticsincirculation,”saidGavinLear,anenvironmentalmicrobiologist,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy.Learacknowledgedthatusingnaturalmicrobescanprovideaheadstartwhenitcomestodesigningastrategyforbio-recycling.Ifwemoveawayfromtheconventionalnon-biodegradablematerials,“andwestarttousemoreofthesebiodegradableplastics,thenit’sgoodthatweknowhowtodegradethemmorequicklysothey’relessofanenvironmentalproblem,”heconcluded.12.Whatdoweknowabouttheconventionalrecycling?

A．Itdoesnotliveuptoexpectations.B．Itcontributestomorewaste.C．Itisnotaspopularasbefore.D．Itensuresnewproductquality.13.Whichbestdescribesthemethodofusingthemicrobesinthepreviousstudies?

A．Impractical.B．PioneeringC．Reliable.D．Invaluable.14.Whyisthenewstudymentionedinparagraph4?

A．Toprovethemicrobeshaveanobvioustastepreference.B．Toshowthefindingopensdoorstoamoreefficientsystem.C．Toclarifyhowtheprocessofbreakingdownplasticsworks.D．Toexplainwhybio-recyclingisbetterthanconventionalrecycling.15.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“headstart”inparagraph5mean?

A．Reward.B．Criterion.C．Protection.D．Advantage.Whatpreventscertainindividualsfromacknowledgingtheirmistakes,regardlessofthesituation?Whydotheystruggletoapologize,evenwhenit’sclearthey’reatfault?Forthem,theactofadmittingwrongdoingandapologizingposesasignificantpsychologicalthreat.16.Peoplewhocannotapologizeoftenhavedeepfeelingsof.lowself-worth.Whentheirdelicateego(自我)cannotabsorbtheblowofadmittingtheywerewrong,17theymayplaceblameonothersandevenargueaboutbasicfactstopreventthethreatofhavingtolowerthemselvesbyofferinganapology.Unfortunately,manyofusmistakenlyinterpretthesepeople'sdefensivenessasasignofpsychologicalstrength.18.Butthisdoesn'tshowthatthey'restrong-itshowsthatthey’reweak.19.Inordertotakeresponsibilityandapologize,ourself-worthneedstobestrongenoughtoabsorbthatdiscomfort.Indeed,ifourself-worthis.higherandmorestable,wecantoleratethetemporarydiscomfortwithoutthewallsaroundouregofallingdown.Themistakeweoftenmakewhenfacedwithsomeonewho’shabituallyincapableofapologizingistobecomeangryandtrytowinourargumentwiththem.20.Inthesesituations,thebestwecandoismakeourpointsascalmlyandconvincinglyaswecanandthendisengagefromtheargumentwhenitbecomesunproductive-likewhentheydisagreewiththefacts,comeupwithsillyexcusesorturntomeanremarks.

A．theirdefensemechanismskickinB．ButthesadrealityisthatwecanneverwinC．TherecanbevariousobstaclesinourwayofdoingwhatisrightD．takingresponsibilityfortheirmistakescanactuallybeseenasasignofstrengthE．That'sbecauseoutwardlytheyappeartobetoughindividualswhorefusetobackdownF．Admittingthatwe’rewrongisemotionallyuncomfortableandpainfultooursenseofselfG．Itmeansacknowledgingthey'vehurtsomeone,potentiallytriggeringfeelingsofshameafterall二、完形填空ItwasasunnySundayafternoon.Myhusbandwastakingcareofourbabygirlsothatmysix-year-oldandIcoulddosomeyardwork,justthetwoofus.Itwassuretobe_________.Butsoon,thecloudsofmosquitosseemed_________toourbugspray(喷雾).Iwassweating,itchy(痒的),andarguingwithmysonabouthowto_________weeds.Ihadtoldhimthe“right”way—gettingthoseweedsoutfromthebottom,bytheroots,_________thementirely.However,mysonwentaboutthingsinhisownway.Hepulledthe_________oftheweedsoff,movingquicklydownthelineashelefttheremainingpartstillinthesoil.Somehow,Ifoundthistobeincredibly_________.Whycouldn’thedoitinmywayandsavemethetimeofhavingto_________hisshare?Whydidhedoitatallifhewasn’tgoingtodoitproperly?“Ifyouwoulddoastold,we’dbedoneearlierandpromisedalongerperiod_________wewouldhavetoreturnandpullweedsnexttime,”Isaid,tryingtokeepmytone_________.“Butpeopledothings…__________,Mom,”hesaidinnocently.Myfiresoonfaded,replacedbythe__________realizationthatI’djustreceivedavaluable__________fromthepersonthatIwassupposedtobeteaching.Whiletryingto__________mybabygirl,mykindergartener,andtheyardwork,__________wasalifelineforme.Butmywaywas,perhaps,notthebestwayafterall.Histimeshouldn’tbe__________.Hisjobwastobeakidandtakehistime,foraslongashewasable.21.A．relaxingB．disturbingC．urgentD．tough22.A．sensitiveB．resistantC．harmfulD．addicted23.A．feedB．raiseC．tendD．pull24.A．removingB．packingC．coveringD．preserving25.A．rootsB．fibresC．topsD．seeds26.A．effectiveB．innovativeC．annoyingD．confusing27.A．recycleB．redoC．identifyD．ignore28.A．unlessB．soC．sinceD．before29.A．confidentB．curiousC．lightD．loud30.A．differentlyB．separatelyC．hurriedlyD．honestly31.A．depressingB．humblingC．mistakenD．temporary32.A．behaviorB．warningC．reminderD．review33.A．compareB．defendC．influenceD．balance34.A．efficiencyB．concentrationC．disciplineD．quality35.A．runoutofB．setlimitstoC．madeupforD．keptpacewith三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式Yangko,aruralChinesefolkdancewithahistory36(date)backthousandsofyears,originatesfromfarminglifeinancienttimes.Thedancerelatestosacrificestothefarmlandgodwhenpeopleprayedforagoodharvest.Astimepassed,the37(origin)dancedeveloped,takinginvariousartisticformsandskills,includingopera,acrobaticsandmartialarts,andeventuallyturnedintothetypeofYangko38isseentoday.39(preserve)thisChinesefolkculture,itwasincludedintheinaugural(首批的)itemsofnationalintangibleculturalheritagein2006.Itis40(common)performedinnorthernChinaduringfestivals,especiallyforChineseNewYearandtheLanternFestival.Performancesorcompetitions41(organize)intownsandvillagestoexpresspeople’sjoyandtheirhopeforabetterlife.Yangkoemploysdrumming,Suona,dancingandsinging.Contentisbased42folkstoriesandlegends.Costumesarerichly-coloredandopera-styled,enabling43(character)tobeeasilyidentified.Duringaperformance,theactorswilldanceandsing,followinglivelyrhythms.Highlyskilledandinterestingactssuchasstilt(高跷)walking44carryingaweddingsedanchair(花轿)arealsoincluded.AsapartoftraditionalChineseculture,Yangko45(concentrate)thegroupconsciousnessoftheChinesepeople,andhasoutstandinghistoricalandculturalvalue.四、书信写作46.假定你是校话剧团团长李华。你校交换生Elly对表演很感兴趣，得知话剧团正在招募新的成员，写信向你咨询相关信息。请给她写封回信。内容包括：1.报名时间;2.演员自身条件。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。DearElly,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua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。ACheatingIncidentRajlookedintotheteacher’sstonyfaceassheraisedaneyebrow.Withhisforeheadbathedinsweat,heattemptedtohidethebookbeneathhisdesk,butinvain.Thewatchfulteacherhadalreadycaughtsightofhisbehavior.Sheswiftlysnatchedthebookawayandorderedhimtostandtillthetimewasup,aperiodthatseemedtostretchendlessly.ToRaj’sregretanddisappointment,hehadforgottentostudyfortheimportantquiz.ItwasCAI,thecrucialstageofhisacademicyear,andRajwashavinghisSciencepaper.Heclosedhiseyesashetriedtorecall.Then,itdawnedonhim.Aweekearlier,hisScienceteacherhadclearlyinformedtheclass,“Nextweek,we’llbehavingaquizfocusingonInteractionsandMatter.Makesureyoustudythesetopicsthoroughly.”Rajblamedhimselfforlettingsuchvitalinformationsliphismindamongthechaosofdailyschoollife.Withtheclockticking,hewasbrieflyglancingthroughthepagesofhistextbook,desperatelytryingtoabsorbanylast-minuteknowledgebeforethequizbega