2025~2026学年福建厦门集美中学第一学期高三年级期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年福建厦门集美中学第一学期高三年级期中考试英语试卷一、阅读理解Climatechangecouldhavelargeimpactsonfoodproductionacrosstheworld.RisingTemperaturesmightboostcropproductionincoldregionsbutnegativelyimpactproductioninwarmerareas.Wheatandrice—whichbenefitfrommoreCO₂intheatmosphere—couldseegrowingoutput,whilecornandsorghum(高粱)couldseeadeclinewithwarmertemperatures.Farmerscanadjusttheirpracticestoawarmerclimateinfourkeyways:Arecentstudybyexpertsmodeledthreeadaptationmethods—changingWHAT,changingWHENandchangingbothofthem.Thechartbelowshowstheirimpactontheoutputofcorn,rice,sorghum,soybean(大豆)andwheat.Thesethreeadaptationmethodscanalreadygosomewaytorelieveclimatepressuresinsomecountries.But,ofcourse,wedon’tonlycareaboutcropproductionatthegloballevel.Iffarmersinparticularregions—especiallythosethataremostfood-insecure—cannotadapttoclimatechange,thisisstillamajorproblem.Sothereismorewecandointhefuture.1.Whatshouldfarmerschangeiftheyareshortofmoneyandlabour?

A．WHAT.B．WHERE.C．WHEN.D．HOW.2.Whichcropmaybenefitmostiffarmersplantimprovedvarieties?

A．Corn.B．Rice.C．Sorghum.D．Wheat.3.Whatshouldbedoneinthefuture?

A．Tomovetocolderregions.B．Toadoptthethreemethods.C．Tofocusoncropproduction.D．Tohelpthefarmersinneed.Speedingupandflyingoveracarwhileswitchinghandswithabetween-the-legsmovementtothrowtheballhome,ChenDengxing,aged39andstanding1.76meters,madehistorybybecomingthefirstathletefromChinatowinthedunk(扣篮)contestoftheworld’sbiggeststreetballcompetitionin2025.Chenshowedathletictalentfromchildhoodandtrainedinhighjumpandlongjumpinhisschoolyears.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,hebeganworkingasabankclerk.Buthispassionfordunkneverdiedaway.Soinhissparetime,he’dgotoanearbycourtfordunkpractice.Theturningpointofhislifecamein2011atanamateurdunkcontest,whereChaTianyi,founderofChina’sdunkteamtoldhim,“Withyourbounceandexplosiveness,youdon’tbelongbehindabankcounter.”Cha’sencouragementandguidancesethimonthepathtobecomingaprofessionaldunker.Toimprovehisdunkingskills,Chencollectedhighlightvideosoftopdunkersfromaroundtheworldandstudiedthemcarefully.Fromthepaceoftheapproachstepstothepowerofthetakeoff,heanalyzedeverydetailwithprecision—leavingnomovementunexplored.Hespentaboutfourhoursintrainingeveryday—twohoursofstrengthtrainingandtwohoursofdunkpractice.Evenwhenhewasoutattendingotherevents,hecarriedabasketballandpracticed.NowChenhasfoundedadunkpark,whichhasquicklyattractedmanyvisitorswhoareeagertolearnfromhimorsimplywitnesshishigh-flyingskillsfirsthand.“Iwillpassonmytrainingmethodsandcompetitionexperience,sothattheyoungerathletescanprogressfaster.Mygoalistomakemorepromisingdunkersandhelpthemstepontotheinternationalstage,”Chensaid.4.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A．Chen’sgreatachievement.B．Therulesofthedunkcontest.C．Chen’sphysicalappearance.D．Thehistoryofthedunkcontest.5.WhatdoesChen’scareershiftshow?

A．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.B．Risk-takingguaranteessuccess.C．Naturaltalentoutweighshardwork.D．Opportunitiesfavorthepreparedmind.6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesCheninhisprofessionaltraining

A．Generousandsincere.B．Focusedanddevoted.C．Determinedandbrave.D．Patientandambitious.7.WhydidChensetupadunkpark?

A．Toselectcoaches.B．Toattractvisitors.C．Tosupportdunkers.D．Tomeetfollowers.Itmightappearthataneighteen-weekoldbabyisn’tdoingmuchmorethanlookingcuteandsmiling,butactually,thoseasyoungasfourmonthsarealreadylinkingthesoundstheyhearandthewaythemouthneedstomovetoproducethesesounds,accordingtoanewstudypublishedinDevelopmentalScience.EylemAltuntas,thestudy’sleader,andhisteamtaughtagroupofinfants(婴儿),betweenfourandsixmonthsold,aseriesofnonsensewords,suchas“bivawo”or“dizalo”,whichcontainedlipandtongue-tipsounds.Theypairedthesewordswithcartoonimagesshowingjellyfishandcrabs.Next,thebabieswereshownvideosofpeoplemouthing(withoutsound)thesesamenonsensewords.Insomevideos,thefacematchedthecartoonimagethattheyhadbeenshownwiththatsoundpreviouslyandinothervideositdidn’t.Researchersmeasuredhowlongbabiesspentlookingatthevideos.Theresultsillustratedbabieslookedmuchlongeratthevideoswherethefacematchedwhatthey’dbeenshownpreviously.Thisdemonstratedthebabies’mindswerealreadymakingconnectionsbetweenthemovementsofmouthsandthesoundstheyheard.Thefindingssurprisedresearchers.Whileitwaspreviouslybelievedthatbabieswentthroughacomplexlearningprocessbetweensixandtwelvemonthsold,babiesbeganlearningpatternsatfourmonthsinstead.Thisnewstudyrevealsyourbabyislisteningtowhatyouaresayingandhowyouaresayingitbeforehe/shecanrespondbacktoyou.Theresearchmaybecapableofassistingchildrenwhofacespeechdifficultiesandmaymakeabigdifferencebyhelpingthemearlieron.Thefindingsalsoprovideopportunitiesforfurtherresearchonwhattypesofmouthmovementsyounginfantscantellapart.Italsoraisesquestionsabouthowbabiesfrombilingual(双语的)homeslearnlanguage.Altuntasrecommendshavingconversationswith4—7-month-oldbabies.“Talktoyourbabyslowly,clearlypronouncingeachword,andthenstop,waitingforthebabytoanswer.Teachyourlittleonewordsbylabelingobjectsaroundyou.Infantsarealreadyconnectingallthepuzzlepieces,andbyspeakingandinteractingwiththemfrequently,parentscanhelpthemputitalltogether,”Altuntassaid.8.Whydidtheresearchersmeasurebabies’viewingtimeinthevideos?

A．Todeterminethesoundrecognition.B．Toassesstheirabilitytoconcentrate.C．Totesthowlongtheycanrememberthings.D．Toseeiftheycanlinkwhattheyseeandhear.9.Whatwasthepreviouscommonbeliefaboutbabiesaccordingtothetext?

A．Theybeganlearningpatternsfrom6to12months.B．Theirstudyprocesswasthesameastheadults’.C．Theyeasilyconfusedsoundswithtones.D．Theirlearningabilitywasmorecomplex.10.Whatdoestheresearchimply?

A．Bilingualfamiliesshouldemphasizemovementsofspeech.B．Earlyinterventioncouldhelpchildrenwithspeechissues.C．Cartoonsaremoreeffectiveforlanguagelearning.D．Formallanguageclassesarenecessaryforbabies.11.WhatdoesAltuntasuggestparentsdofortheir4—7-month-olds?

A．Playloudmusic.B．Avoidusingcartoons.C．Speakinaslowtone.D．teachmorelanguages.Overthelast1,400years,populationsoftheYangtzefinlessporpoise(长江江豚)havedramaticallydeclinedinChina.Butintensivesurveysofitsrangeonlystretchacrossthelastcoupleofdecades,leavinglotsofgapsinscientists’knowledgeofthespecies.Inacreativemixofartandscience,anewstudyuseshistoricalpoetrytoprovideinsightsintothecriticallyendangeredanimal’spresencethroughouttheYangtzeRiverovercenturies.TheresearchteamcombedthroughdatabasesofChinesepoetrytofindreferencestotheporpoise.Theyfound724poemsthatmentionedtheanimal,ofwhichhalfnotedwheretheporpoiseswereobserved.“Havingaccesstorelevantpoemsallowsustodeterminewhendeclinesbeganandcorrelatethosechangeswithmajorenvironmentalstressorslikehabitatdestruction,climatechange,overhunting,diseaseortheintroductionofinvasive(侵入的)species,”saysstudyleadauthorYaoyaoZhang,anecologistattheChineseAcademyofSciences.Thepoemssuggesttheporpoise’srangehasdecreasedby65percentsincetheTangdynasty(618-907C.E.).Mostofthatdeclinehappenedintheriver’sbranchesandlakes,wheretheanimal’srangehasdecreasedby91percent.Whilethepopulationdecreasewasmostlygradual,thesharpestdeclinehasoccurredoverthepast100years.Thatsuddendropcorrespondswithhumanactivitiesontheriver,especiallydamconstructioninthe1950sthatcutofftheporpoise’smovementtoandfromtheriver’smainchannel.Theworkhighlightstheconnectionbetweencultureandscience“Poemsareactuallyancientcitizenscience,”saysstudyco-authorJiajiaChinesepoetswerewell-educatedscholarsandoftenheldofficialpositionsinsociety;consequently,theirobservationsanddescriptionsaboutanimalsshouldholdwater.Thismethodologyhaspotentialforuncoveringthepastofotherendangeredspeciesaswell.Next,theteamwillusepoemsinanattempttodeterminehowtheYangtzeRiveroncelooked,howtheancientporpoisesmighthavebehavedattheheightoftheirpopulationandhowbigtheirgroupsoncewere.Theresearchershopetheirnewworkinspiresmorescientiststolooktowardpoetryandotherartformsaspartoftheirstudies.12.WhatdoprevioussurveysoftheYangtzefinlessporpoisefailtodo?

A．Providereal-timetrackingofthespecies.B．Figureoutthespecies’habitatpreferences.C．Fullymapthespecies’historicaldistribution.D．Accuratelymeasurethespecies’currentpopulation.13.Whyishistoricalpoetryvaluableforthenewstudy?

A．Itpresentspeople’srelationshipwithporpoises.B．Ithelpsidentifywhatcausedporpoises’decline.C．Itshowsporpoises’adaptationtoclimatechange.D．Itillustrateshowporpoisesengagewithotheranimals.14.Whatistheleadingfactorbehindtheporpoise’sbiggestpopulationdrop?

A．Worsenriverpollution.B．Increasedcommercialfishing.C．Watercontrolstructures.D．Expansionofinvasivespecies.15.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“holdwater”inparagraph6mean?

A．Havereliability.B．Beoutoffashion.C．producepoeticeffects.D．Lackscientificevidence.Parisisanidealtraveldestinationwithitsfood,wine,shoppingcomplexesandsightseeingspots.16Actuallyitispossibletohaveagoodtimewithoutspendingalot.Forgetthelargeinternationalhotelsinthecentre.Instead,getoffthemainstreets.Therearemanyhotelsjusttwoblocksawayfromthemaintouristattractions,whichcostaslittleasUS$35anighteach,includingbreakfast.17Butwhoneedsmorewhenthepointofthetripistobeoutinthestreets?TherealbonusislivingamongFrenchpeopleandexperiencingtheirlife.Seekoutsmall,localcafeswhenyouwantameal.Theyareateverystreetcornerinthelessfancypartsoftown.Choosefromthefixed-pricedinnermenuspostedoutsidethesecafes.ManyhavepricesaslowasUS$9orUS$10.Drinkswithmealsaremoreexpensive,especiallybeerandqualitywine.Buttherearesomereasonablealternatives.Housewineisgood:perhapsacoupleofdollarspercarafe(喇叭瓶).Coffee,thickandlovely,costsUS$2.50acup.18GettingaroundParisiseasyandinexpensive.Walkingisthebestwaytofeelthestreet-lifebutwhenyoustarttotire,takethetrain.Subwayticketsforanywhereacrossthecitycostaroundadollaratripandevenlessifyoubuyamultiple-ticketbook.19Allthemapsandsignpostsareeasytounderstand.20Passescanbeboughtatmajorsubwaystationsandelsewhere.TheLouvreisanabsolutemusttovisit.TheEiffelTowergivesagreatviewofthecityforlessthanUS$10.Youcan’tmissthestreetarchitecture,thesurroundingatmosphereandthedailygoings-oninParis.Moreimportantly,theycostnothingorlittletoexploreandexperience.

A．Thesystemisquickandefficient.B．Thebreakfastfeaturesalocalflavor.C．Butsomepeopleareworriedaboutthehighcost.D．TheadmissionstoParis’attractionsarenotcostly.E．Qualitywineandtastyfoodaretoughonthebudget.F．Theroomswithsmallbathroomsarecleanandbasic.G．Thattotalslessthan$15perpersonfordinneranddrinks.二、完形填空I’dbeenexploringthe40-hectarewoodsaroundourcottagemywholelifeandIknewthewaywell.Soitwasa_________whenIfoundmyselflostthere.OnedullcoldFebruaryafternoon,Ihadasudden_________tohikethehillwithmytwodaughters.Puttingonoursnowshoes,weimmediately_________northwestward.Whilemakingourwayupthehill,mydaughtersstoppedoccasionallytoinvestigateunknownplantsandtolookattheabandoneddeerbeds...Thesereallymadetheir_________.Astheshadowsstartedto_________,wemovedfurtherup.Soon,wearinessbeganto_________enthusiasm.Wedecidedtoreturn.Insteadofbacktrackingoverour_________route,Ichosetowalkdownthesteep(陡峭的)sideofthehill,_________mygeneralsensethataheadofuslaythestreamthatwouldguideustotheroad.Butastheterrain(地形)leveledout,Ihadmyfirstmajormomentof_________:Wherewasthestream?Wereweoffcourse?Iinstinctively(本能地)pulledoutmyphonetogetmylocation,butit_________inmyhandinthecoldair._________,Istartedfeelingabitpanicky.However,Iquickly_________myself,reassuringmydaughterstocontinuewalking.Focusingonthelandmarks,Ispottedafamiliartreeandeventually_________theroad.Thatwinter’sdaytaughtmeavaluablelessonabouthabitualrelianceontechnology.Ifmyphonehad_________then,ImighthavedirectlyfollowedtheBDS,ignoringtheold_________ofdependingonsurroundingsandlifeskills.21.A．challengeB．shockC．rewardD．reminder22.A．discoveryB．responseC．worryD．urge23.A．escapedB．droveC．headedD．looked24.A．reputationB．dreamC．dayD．way25.A．lengthenB．swingC．emergeD．fade26.A．fuelB．witnessC．overlookD．outpace27.A．originalB．roughC．offbeatD．roundabout28.A．appreciatingB．trustingC．envisioningD．assessing29.A．curiosityB．comparisonC．doubtD．anticipation30.A．diedB．slippedC．flashedD．rang31.A．ReportedlyB．AdmittedlyC．SeeminglyD．Surprisingly32.A．exposedB．composedC．defendedD．behaved33.A．gotoffB．laiddownC．cameacrossD．madeout34.A．workedB．remainedC．changedD．overheated35.A．theoryB．standardC．practiceD．routine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。OnSeptember3,2025,agrandmilitaryparade(阅兵)36(hold)inBeijingtomarkthe80thanniversaryofthevictoryoftheChinesePeople’sWarofResistanceAgainstJapaneseAggressionandtheWorldAnti-FascistWar.Theparade,whichattractedworldwideattention,was37displayofChina’smilitarystrength.Over10,000officersandsoldiers,alongwithhundredsofpiecesofadvancedgroundequipment,tookpartintheparadealongChang’anAvenue.Newlyformedmilitaryspace,cyberspaceandinformationsupport38(force)madetheirdebuts(首次亮相),39(show)China’sdeterminationindevelopingtheseadvancedfields.Alltheweaponsandequipmentondisplayweredomesticallymadeand40activeservice,manyof41madetheirfirstappearancetothepublic.Thenuclearmissilephalanxwasthehighlight.Missileslike“DF-61”and“DF-31”showedtheland-based42(strategy)nucleartroops.Althoughnodetailedperformanceparameters(参数)weregiven,its“strikingrangecoveringtheglobe”made43ahottopiconline.Internationalmediawidelycoveredtheevent,whichwasaclear44(indicate)thatChinahastheabilityanddetermination45(safeguard)nationalsovereignty(主权)andworldpeace.AsChinagrowsstronger,itscontributiontoworldpeaceincreasesaswell.四、书信写作46.假定你是李华，你校英文报正在开展以Students’PhysicalActivity为题的讨论。请根据所给图表，就高三学生运动情况写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：1.简述图表内容；2.阐述你的观点并给出建议。注意：1.写作词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。ItwasAugust,thebusiestseasonfortourism.OliverHolland,theownerofarestaurantinascenicspot,wasexpectingasmanyas500touriststovisitandeatthereeachday.Withajoyfulheart,hejumpedintohistruckandsetofftohisrestaurant.Beforeheturnedontothemainroadhehadtogothroughaneleven-kilometertunnel.Itwastheonlyaccesstohisrestaurantfromhishome.Twoyearsearlieratruckcaughtfireinsidethetunnelanditsclosureforrepairswasahugeblowtohisbusiness.Whentheroadtohisrestaurantwasblocked,thestreamoftouristsstopped.Althoughitwasdifficult,hemanagedtokeephisstaffon.“Thisyearwillbeaperfectyear.”Oliverthought.Insidethetunneleverythingwentnormal.Butwhenhewasneartheend,Oliverspott