2025~2026学年宁夏吴忠兰亭中学高三下学期第二次月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年宁夏吴忠兰亭中学高三下学期第二次月考英语试卷一、阅读理解JoinUsattheGreenEarthClub!Areyoupassionateabouttheenvironmentandwanttomakeadifference?TheGreenEarthClubatourschoolislookingforenthusiasticstudentswhoareeagertojoinourmissiontoprotecttheplanetandpromotesustainableliving.OurMission:·Toraiseenvironmentalawarenessamongstudents.·Toimplementeco-friendlypracticeswithinourschoolcommunity.·Toorganizeactivitiesthatpromotesustainabilityandconservation.UpcomingActivities:1.Eco-FriendlyMarket(March15th)·Aspecialmarketwherestudentscanbuyandsellsecond-handitems,homemadecrafts,andeco-friendlyproducts.Allearningswillbedonatedtolocalenvironmentalorganizations.2.TreePlantingDay(April5th)·Joinusforadayoftreeplantingatthelocalpark.Wewillprovideallthenecessarytoolsandguidance.Thisisagreatopportunitytogivebacktonatureandmeetlike-mindedindividuals.3.EnvironmentalWorkshopSeries(Monthly)·Monthlyworkshopsontopicssuchasrecycling,composting(堆肥),andreducingplasticwaste.Expertswillsharepracticaltipsandstrategiestohelpyouliveamoresustainablelife.4.Clean-UpCampaigns(Bi-weekly)·Regularclean-upeventsaroundtheschoolcampusandnearbyareas.Weaimtokeepourenvironmentcleanandfreefromlitter.BenefitsofJoining:·Gainvaluableknowledgeandskillsrelatedtoenvironmentalprotection.·Meetotherstudentswhoshareyourpassionfortheenvironment.·Contributetomeaningfulprojectsthathavearealimpactonourcommunity.·Receiveacertificateofparticipationattheendoftheschoolyear.HowtoJoin:InterestedstudentscansignupbyvisitingtheGreenEarthClubboothintheschoolcafeteriaduringlunchhoursfromMarch1sttoMarch15th.Youcanalsocontactourclubpresident,LilyZhang,atgreenearthelub@formoreinformation.1.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheGreenEarthClub?

A．Toraisefundsfortheschool.B．Toorganizesocialeventsforstudents.C．Topromotestudents’sustainablepractices.D．Toprovideaplatformforsellingeco-friendlyproducts.2.Whichofthefollowingactivitiesisheldmostfrequently?

A．TheEco-FriendlyMarket.B．TheTreePlantingDay.C．TheEnvironmentalWorkshopSeries.D．TheClean-UpCampaigns.3.WhatbenefitdoestheGreenEarthCluboffertoitsmembers?

A．Freeeco-friendlyproducts.B．Acertificateofparticipation.C．Opportunitiestotravelabroad.D．Discountsonschoolfees.HodyChildress,afarmerfromGeraldine,Alabama,livedthelast10yearsofhislifewithalittlesecret.Inthesmalltownwherehelivedhisentirelife,Childresswantedtohelphiscommunity.Heknewtherewerefamiliesinhishometownthatwerestrugglingfinancially.Soonedayhepulledhislocalpharmacist(药剂师),BrookeWalker,tothesideandasked,“Doyouevermeetanybodywhocan’tpayfortheirmedicine?”“Well,yeah,unfortunately,thathappensagoodbit,”Walkersaid.SoChildressdonated$100tothelocalpharmacyforanyonewhocouldn’taffordtopayformedicineandsaidtoWalker,“Nexttimethathappens,youcanusethis.Don’ttellthemwhereitcamefrom,anddon’ttellmewhoneededit.”Thisactofgenerositycontinuedfornearly10years,upuntilhisdeathinJanuary2023.Andhisstoryonlycametolightathisfuneral,whenhisdaughter,TaniaNix,wantedtoshowwhatkindofmanherfatherwas.Infact,the80-year-oldonlyrevealedhisgenerositytohisdaughterwhenhewasunabletogettothepharmacyhimself.Heaskedhisdaughtertotakea$100billtothedrugstoreonthefirstdayofthemonth.Nixcontinuedtodropoffthemoneytothepharmacyanddidn’ttellanybodyaboutwhatherdadwasdoing.WithherbrotherDoug,Nixshared,“It’sreallyhardforustodecidewhethertoallowthisstoryouttothepublic,butIfeellikeasmalldeed(行为)canturnintoabigdeed—oritcanturnintosomethingthatgivespeoplehope.Ifitcanencourageanyonetobeabetterpersonandwanttohelpothers,it’sworthit.”AccordingtotheBBC,sincethestorywasfirstpublishedbytheWashingtonPost,thepharmacyhasreceiveddonationsfromalloverthecountry.4.WhatcanbeinferredfromWalker’swords?

A．Childressoftenfellillandneededtotakemedicine.B．Childressdonatedmoneytothelocaldrugstore.C．AllpeopleinGeraldinelivedagoodlife.D．Manypeoplecouldn’tpayfortheirmedicine.5.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeChildress?

A．Honestandbrave.B．Generousandnoble.C．Humorousandopen-minded.D．Independentandeasy-going.6.WhatcanweknowaboutNixfromthetext?

A．Shewantedtomakehisfatherfamous.B．Sheheldadifferentopinionaboutherfather’sdonation.C．Shefollowedherfather’sexampleandalsodonatedmoney.D．Shehesitatedaboutthedecisiontospreadherfather’ssecret.7.Whatlessoncanweconcludefromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.B．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.C．Whatgoesaroundcomesaround.D．Onegooddeedmayleadtoanother.TheoaktreehasbeeninsouthernEnglandcontinuouslyfor12,000years.Butdoesithaveafuture?By2050,London’sweathercouldresemblethatofBarcelona,withlongstretchesofsummerdrought.Theseancienttreeswerenotdesignedtothriveinsuchconditions.Aroundtheworld,millionsofcreaturesfacingunprecedentedtemperaturesandhabitatlossareonthemove.Wedonottendtothinkoftreesasmigratory:theyareslow-growingandrootedtotheground.Facedwiththisproblem,theecologistCharlieGardnerisoneofagrowingnumberproposingaradical,controversialsolution:wehelpthetreesontheirmarch.Somescientistsadvocatemovingindividualspecieshundredsofkilo-metresnorth,withinthecountryandfromabroad.Otherssayentireecosystemsshouldbetrans-located,movingmultiplespeciesatonce.The“assistedmigration”isdivisive.Conservationistshavelongarguedagainstintroducingnon-nativespecies.Theyhaveconcernsaboutunintendedconsequencesofassistedmigration.“Large-scalemovingofecosystemscan’tbeundone(撤销),soshouldbeverymuchalastchoice,”saidAndrewAllenfromtheWoodlandTrust.Allenbelievesweshouldprioritisehelpingnativetreesadapttochangesbyencouragingnaturalregeneration,expandingandconnectingexistingwoodlands.Butotherssaythoseargumentsfailtodealwithspeedorsizeofchangecausedbytheclimatecrisis.“Earlierinmycareerthenarrativewasallaboutrestoringpastbaselines,andthen,asIgotmoreindependentinmyresearch,Irealisedthat’simpossible.Wearechangingtheclimatesomuch,sowehavetobealittlemoreinventive.Whenwehaveexamplesofassistedmigration,it’softenwithspecieswhichareabsolutelyontheedgeofextinctionandhaverunoutofotheroptions,”saidSarahDalrymple,aconservationecologistfromLiverpoolUniversity,whoispartofthetaskforce.Shewantstoseeassistedmigrationexploredearlier,workingwithspeciesbeforetheirpopulationsbecomesosmall.“Youcannevergetridofalltherisks,butthereisalsoriskininaction,”shesaid.“Theriskofinactionisincreasingeveryday.”8.WhatistheproblemfacingancienttreesinLondon?

A．Longsummer.B．Habitatdestruction.C．Extremeweather.D．Slowgrowth.9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmayAndrewAllenagreewith?

A．Large-scalemovingofecosystemsisimpossible.B．Assistedmigrationmaycontributetobadresults.C．Non-nativespeciesarebeneficialtoecosystems.D．Nativespeciescansurvivechangesbythemselves.10.WhatdoesSarahDalrympleurgepeopletodointhelastparagraph?

A．Stopchangingtheclimate.B．Havemoreoptionstohelpspecies.C．Helpnativetreestoadapttoclimatechanges.D．Takeactionearliertopreventspecies’extinction.11.Whatmightbetheauthor’sattitudetowardsassistedmigration?

A．Supportive.B．Cautious.C．Objective.D．Doubtful.

Tiles(牌)Suit(花色):Characters(万子)Suit:Bamboos(条子)Suit:Dots(筒子)MahjonghasbeenaverypopulargameinChina,buttherulesofthisgamedifferfromplacestoplaces.InChengdu-Chongqingregion,peopleusuallyplaythesamekindofMahjongknownforinterestingandexcitingrules.Mahjonguses108simpletiles(牌).Theyaredividedintothreesuits:dots,bamboos,andcharacters.Therearefourplayersinagame.Atthestart,eachplayergets13or14tiles.Duringthegame,theytaketurnstodrawtiles(抓牌)anddiscardtiles(出牌)untilcompletingawinninghand.ThekeyruleinthiskindofMajongis“QueYiMen”.Itmeansthatatthestartofthegame,eachplayermustchooseonesuittoabandon.Thispushesforquickdecisions—doyouabandondots,bamboos,orcharacters?Anotherimportantruleinthisgameis“XueZhanDaoDi”(“BloodyBattletotheEnd”).Thatmeansevenifoneplayerwins,thegamewillcontinueuntilthereisonlyonepersonleftwhodoesn’thaveawinninghand.Thiscreatesmorethanonewinnerandendlessexcitement.Thebasicwinninghand(“PingHu”)ismadeof4setsand1pairoftiles.Therearetwosettypes.Oneis“Sequence”,whichismadeof3consecutive(连续的)tilesofthesamesuit(1-2-3ofBamboos().Theotheris“Triplet”,whichismadeof3identical(相同的)tiles(e.g.three5ofcharacters).“Pair”ismadeof2identicaltiles(e.g.two6ofDots)“PingHu”doesn’tneedmuchthinkingtocomplete.Moredifficultis“QingYiSe”,wherealltilesarerelatedtoonlyonesuit.“QiDui”isthemostdifficult,wherenosetsareneededandallthetilescanbedividedintosevenpairs.★Themoredifficultthewinninghandis,themorepointstheplayerwillget.Becauseofthesefunrules,thiskindofMahjonginChengduandChongqingisreallypopular.Itbringsplayerslotsofexcitingmoments.Also,whileplayingit,peoplegetbetteratthinkingclearlyandmakingsmartchoices.12.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisTRUE?

A．Playersget16tilesatthestart.B．ThereisonlyonewinnerinthegameC．Playersdon’thavetoabandononesuitatthestart.D．Playersdrawanddiscardtilesuntilcompletingawinninghand.13.Whichofthefollowingtilescanhelpcompleteabasicwinninghand?

A．OneofCharacters.B．FiveofCharactersC．SixofCharacters.D．SevenofCharacters.14.Howdoesthewriterdevelopthepassage?

A．Bygivingexamplesandmakingconclusions.B．Byintroducingthetopic,explainingtheexcitingrulesandmakingconclusions.C．BylistingthegoodsidesandbadsidesofplayingMahjong.D．BycomparingdifferentkindsofMahjonggamesandshowingthereasons15.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin★?

A．Thisreallyneedsgoodluckandsmartchoices.B．Thiscanbecompletedquicklywithoutspecialtilecombinations.C．Thisreliesonlyoncarefulplanningratherthananyluck.D．Thisiseasiertoachievethan“QingYiSe”withbasicskillsHaveyoueverfeltoverwhelmedbytheideaofmakingasignificantchangeinyourlife?Whetherit’sgettingfit,startinganewhobby,orbecomingmoreproductive,thesheersizeofthetaskcanoftenfeelchallenging.16Thekeytolastingimprovementoftenliesinsmall,consistentactions—tinyhabitsthat,overtime,leadtomassiveresults.Smallhabitsaremanageable,whichmakesthemeasiertosustain.Unlikegreatchangesthatrequirealotofwillpowerandmotivation,smallhabitsarelessfrighteningandmorerealistictocarryoutinourdailylives.17Evenonbusydays,thesetinyactionsremainachievable.Smallhabitscancreateasnowballeffectofpositivechange.Whenyoustartwithonesmallhabit,youbuildconfidenceandkeepgoing,whichmakesiteasiertoaddmorepositivehabitsovertime.18It’slikeachainreactionthatpushesyoutowardsyourgoals.19Forexample,byreadingapageeachday,youstarttoseeyourselfasareader.Thisidentityshiftiscrucialforlong-termbehaviourchangebecauseitmakeyourbehaviourfitthepersonyouwanttobecome.Remember,significantchangedoesn’thappenovernight,anditdoesn’trequiretoremakeyourentirelife.Bystartingsmallandfocusingontinyhabits,youcanbuildafoundationforlastingimprovement.Pickonesmallhabittostarttoday,committoit,andwatchasthesesmallchangesaccumulateintotransformativeresultsovertime.AsGretchenRubin,authorofBetterThanBefore,wiselynotes,“20”

A．Thisaccumulatedeffectispowerful.B．However,thesebigchangescanbringrealresults.C．Moreover,smallhabitscanhelpshiftyourself-perception.D．Successdependsonchoosingtherighthabitfromthestart.E．Theirsimplicitymeansyoucanstartimmediatelywithoutpreparation.F．Whatwedoeverydaymattersmorethanwhatwedoonceinawhile.G．Thegoodnewsis,thatyoudon’tneedtomakebigchangesallatoncetoachieveyourgoals.二、完形填空Asanassistantmanageratarestaurant,Iencounteredaheart-warmingexperience.Oneday,afatherandhisyoungson21therestaurantandspentaverylongtimelookingthroughthemenu.22,thefathercameupandstartedaskingmeabout23becausehissonwasallergic(过敏的)tosomefood.Atsomepoint,theboy,whowasprobablysixorseven,24mealaminated(覆膜的)cardthatlistedallhisallergies.Theywerealot.Itwas25formetorememberthem,andIdidn’tknowwhattheseasoningmixtureswere,soIaskedtoborrowthe26soIcouldgocheck.He27,andoffIwent.It28thatmanyofourseasoningandsaucescontainedallergensfortheboy.Aftermucheffort,Ifounda29optionforhimandtookextraprecautionsduetohismeatallergy.Thefatherwasgratefulandexplainedtheyhad30tofindsuitablediningoptions.This31thebeginningofaspecialconnection,astheybecame32customers,visitingatleastonceaweek.Thepositive33Ireceivedwasahearteningreminderthatthroughgenuinecareandunderstanding,wecanmakea34.Itreinforcesmycommitmenttoensurethateachguest’sexperienceismemorableandthattheycan35theiruniqueneeds.21.A．enteredB．deniedC．noticedD．checked22.A．FormallyB．GraduallyC．ImmediatelyD．Eventually23.A．expensesB．ingredientsC．tastesD．quantities24.A．wroteB．drewC．handedD．lent25.A．interestingB．enjoyableC．uselessD．impossible26.A．cardB．boyC．moneyD．menu27.A．hesitatedB．agreedC．criedD．laughed28.A．cametoB．lookedlikeC．endedupD．turnedout29.A．cleverB．cheapC．safeD．new30.A．struggledB．pretendedC．decidedD．forgotten31.A．designedB．brokeC．markedD．kept32.A．privateB．regularC．normalD．curious33.A．lessonB．presentC．envyD．response34.A．differenceB．changeC．senseD．promise35.A．acceptB．promoteC．tailorD．dismiss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。Peopleworldwidehaveenjoyednoodlesforthousandsofyears.Butdidyoueverstop36(think):whomadetheveryfirstnoodle?Peoplefirststarted37(grow)wheatandmakingflourintheMiddleEastaround10,000yearsago.However,until2002,noevidenceofancientnoodleshadbeenuncovered.Archaeologistsdiscoveredanupside-downclaybowlinthe38(ruin)ofanancientChinesevillage.Whentheyliftedit,theyfounda4,000-year-oldnoodle.This“mummy”noodle39(make)fromgrain.Tradersbroughtwheat40Chinaaboutthetimethisancientnoodlewascooked.TheChinese41(eventual)masteredtheartofstretchingwheatdough(面团)intolongnoodles.SomepeopleclaimthatMarcoPolobroughtpasta(意粉)toItaly.ThetaleofhisdiscoverywaslikelyenhancedtopromotepastaconsumptioninAmerica.MarcoPolo’swritingssuggestthatnoodleswerealreadypresentinItalyduringhistime,ashecomparedChinesenoodlesto42(that)inItaly.TheMiddleEastalsoplayeda43(significance)roleinnoodlehistory.TheoldestwrittenmentionofpastaoutsideChinadatesbackabout1,600yearsintheMiddleEast.Driednoodleswereapopulartravelfoodintheregionandbeyond,makingthemalikelyprospectforspreadingthenoodlerecipetootherpartsof44world.SowhoREALLYinventednoodles?Wemayneverknow—thehistoryofnoodlesisascomplicatedasabowlofpasta.But45inventedthem,we’resuregladtheydid!四、书信写作46.学校英语校刊正在举行主题为“Lifeskillsforthefuture”的征文活动。哪些生活技能你认为很重要？你平时是如何做的？请从下图中选择两类技能写一篇英语短文进行投稿，也可自行补充其他生活技能。要求：词数80左右；短文首尾已给出，不计入总词数。Lifeskillsareimportantforourfuture._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。IwasdoinghomeworkwithmyfriendOllieathishomewhenherandomlystartedscribbling(乱画)afish.Butnotjustanyfish.Thisfishwasridingaskateboardandblowingabubblethatsaid“I’dratherbeskating!”Ilaughedanddrewaseastarsaying“Quitfoolingaroundandgettowork!”Justthen,Ollie’sgrandmaAbuelaandherfriendMr.Goldbergcameintothekitchen.Mr.Goldbergwasinchargeofthelocalanimalshelter.Abuelapouredtheirteaandinquiredabouthowthingsweregoingattheanimalshelter.Mr.Goldbergsighed,shakinghishead.Heexplainedthatnotenoughpeoplewereadoptingpets,resultingintoomanyanimalswithouthomes.Overhearingtheconversation,Ollieofferedtoadopt