2025~2026学年广东深圳奥斯翰外语学校高三年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年广东深圳奥斯翰外语学校高三年级下学期期中考试英语试卷一、听力选择题1.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A．WaitingforBeth.B．WritingtoBeth.C．TalkingwithBeth.D．ListeningtoBeth.2.WhereisBillnow?

A．Atthebeach.B．Intheschool.C．Intheairport.D．Athome.3.WhatisJasongoingtodoprobably?

A．Searchforaprogram.B．Dohishomework.C．Reducethenoise.D．Lookafterthekids.4.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A．Buyarunningmachine.B．Sticktohomeexercise.C．Getprofessionalhelp.D．Tryoutdoorworkouts.5.Whereisthemangoing?

A．RiversideRoad.B．SilverBalls.C．TheTownHall.D．OxfordStreet.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题6.WhatwasTina’splanfortomorrow?

A．Stayinginthehotel.B．Relaxingathome.C．Goingtoarestaurant.D．Visitingtheman.7.HowwillTinagettomeettheman?

A．Bybus.B．Drivingherowncar.C．Bytaxi.D．Takingtheunderground.8.WhenwillTinastartoff?

A．At12:00.B．At12:30.C．At13:00.D．At13:30.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题9.Whatdoesthemanthinkofacting?

A．Itislying.B．Itisnatural.C．Itisimaginary.D．Itisbelievable.10.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A．Shedrawswell.B．Shelovespublicspeaking.C．Sheorganisesmeetings.D．Shehasdifferentrolesinlife.11.Whatisthewoman?

A．Aprogramhost.B．Afilmproducer.C．Anactress.D．Abaker.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题12.Whichcountrychargesforplasticbags?

A．England.B．Bangladesh.C．SouthAfrica.D．Italy.13.Whatdoesthewomanprefertodowithplasticbags?

A．Makingnouseofthem.B．Usingthemrepeatedly.C．Chargingmoreonthem.D．Gettingthemforfree.听下面一段对话，回答以下小题14.WhatdoesPeterthinkabouthavingholidays?

A．Costly.B．Exciting.C．Relaxing.D．Fashionable15.WhatmakesSarahthinkabouthavingpicnics?

A．Peoplecomingtogether.B．Deliciousdishes.C．Acomfortableplace.D．Goodweather.16.Whereistheword“picnic”from?

A．Latin.B．German.C．French.D．Indian17.WhatisthetopicofthisBBCprogram?

A．Britishwayoflife.B．Opinionsonpicnic.C．Socialcustoms.D．Rulesofpicnicking.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题18.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A．Changesinpeople.B．Changesinlife.C．Theforceoftime.D．Memoriesabouttime.19.Whatdoesthespeakerconsiderasthemagicpointinlifeformostpeople?

A．Teenageryears.B．Middleages.C．Thefuture.D．Thepresent.20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkasdifficult?

A．Clearmemoriesaboutthepast.B．Imaginationaboutfuture.C．Realizationofmistakes.D．Thedevelopmentofbrainpower.二、完形填空Atfirstsight,ActionHunger’svendingmachine(自动售货机)appearsjustlikeanyother.However,lookcloser,andyouwill21thattheproductsinsidehaveno22.That’sbecausethegoodsaretoprovidethearea’s23withfreegoodslikesocks,toothbrushes,freshfruitandwater.Khaled,thefounder24theideaaftertalkingtothemanyhomelesspeoplehebefriended.Herealizedthatthere25tobeamoreeffectivewayof26ensuringthenecessitieswerealwaysavailable.Togetthegoods,theperson27hastoobtainacardfromTheFriary,28forthehomelessthathasbeenin29forover30years.Toensureeveryonegetsa30share,eachcardholderis31onlythreeitemsoftheirchoiceaday.32thatmaysoundcruel,Khaledsays,“The33isthatusersdon’tbecome34onthemachines,andareworkingtowardsalong-termplanfor35thestreets.”Themachineisrefilled36byvolunteers,whoalsokeeptrackofthemost37items.Fiftypercentofthefoodisdonated(捐贈)whiletherestis38fromlocalrestaurants.Thoughithas39beenafewmonthssincethemachinewasputintouseinDecember2017,theearly40andfeedbackhavebeenextremelyencouraging.KhalednextplanstorolloutthemachinestootherlocationswithintheUKandfourUScities!21.A．believeB．understandC．realizeD．guess22.A．consumerB．priceC．producerD．market23.A．homelessB．childrenC．wealthypeopleD．oldpeople24.A．cameacrossB．cameoutofC．cameintoD．cameupwith25.A．wantedB．wasC．cameD．had26.A．atleastB．notatallC．afterallD．notleast27.A．atfirstB．atlastC．lastD．first28.A．adaycenterB．akindergartenC．amagazineD．anorganizer29.A．businessB．operationC．performanceD．action30.A．valuableB．fairC．largeD．common31.A．affordedB．chargedC．chosenD．allowed32.A．HoweverB．WhetherC．WhileD．For33.A．thoughtB．viewC．opinionD．idea34.A．disappointedB．dependentC．excitedD．focused35.A．walkingonB．stayinginC．gettingoffD．runningover36.A．dailyB．slightlyC．nearlyD．possibly37.A．favoriteB．expensiveC．enjoyableD．popular38.A．obtainedB．soldC．madeD．left39.A．stillB．alreadyC．onlyD．even40.A．serviceB．dataC．productionD．collection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。EveryyearduringtheSpringFestival,asmallvillageeastofBeijingputsonaspecialshow.It’sabout-15°C,andamandressedinastrawhatandsheepskincoat41(throw)spoonafterspoonofheavymolteniron(铁水)atamassive，icywall.Thecollision(碰撞)betweenthe1,600℃liquidmetalandthefrozenbrickcreatesawaterfallofsparks(火花)42(fall)overhim,equallybeautifulanddangerous.Thisisaperformance43requiresextraordinarycourage,skillandstrength.KnownasDaShuhua,ithasahistoryof500yearsinNuanquan,ahighly-developedsteeltown.DaShuhuatranslatesliterallyinto“beatingdownthetreeflowers,”44agriculturalactivityofhittingfruittreestostimulategrowth.Inancienttimes,fireworksweren’talways45(wide)affordable.SopeopleinNuanquanmadeuseofscrapironanddevelopedDaShuhuaasaway46(celebrate)festivals.Asaresult,theybroughtfireworkdisplays47awholenewlevel.Today,DaShuhuahasbecomemorepopularthanever,dueto48(ban)onfireworkstoreduceairpollutioninsomepartsofChina.Everyyear,thisuniquefireworkdisplayattractstonsofpeopleinspiteofthefreezingcoldweather49drawsattentionforitsprotection.Since2021,it50(list)asanintangibleculturalheritageofChina.四、阅读理解TheSaharaDesertisthelargestdesertintheworld.ItstretchesacrossAfricafromSenegaltoEgypt.TheSaharaDesertisanunfriendlyenvironment.Duringthedayit’sveryhot,andatnightit’ssometimesverycold.ItisalsodifficulttofindwaterintheSahara.In2006,KevinLin,RayZahabandCharlieEngledecidedtodosomethingverydifficult.TheymadethedecisiontorunacrosstheSaharaDesert4,300miles(6,920km).Itseemedimpossibletodo,buttheywantedtotry.Thethreemenlikedtotestthemselves,andthiswouldbeaverybigtest.OnthemorningofNovember2,Kevin,RayandCharliestartedtheirtripacrosstheSahara.Everymorningtheybeganrunningat5:00.At11a.m.theystoppedandresteduntil5p.m.Thentheyranagainuntil9:30intheevening.Eachdaytheyranabout40miles(64km).Everydayitwasthesamething.Theygotupandran.TheylistenedtomusicontheiriPods,andtheyranandran.KevinRayandCharlieneededtoeatalotoffoodduringtheirtrip.Mostpeopleneedabout2,000caloriesoffoodeachday.Kevin,RayandCharlieneededbetween6,000and9,000calorieseveryday.That’salotoffood!Theyalsoneededtodrinkalotofwater.Thethreemenhadsomeproblemsontheirtrip,andmanytimestheywantedtoquitandgohome.Itwasoftenveryhot(140°F/60℃)duringtheday,andtheheatmadethemsick.Theirlegsandfeethurt.Sometimesitwasverywindy,andtheycouldn’tsee.Onetimetheygotlost.Buttheydidn’tquit.After111days,Kevin,RayandCharliesuccessfullyfinishedtheirtripacrosstheSaharaDesert.TheyhuggedeachotherandputtheirhandsinthewateroftheRedSea.Thentheyrantoahoteltotakealongshower.51.TheSaharaDesertisnotfitforpeopletolivebecauseofits.

A．remotenessB．extremeweatherC．vastnessD．saltywater52.Whatdoes“averybigtest”inParagraph2mean?

A．Arealchallenge.B．Acompetitiveexamination.C．Awisedecision.D．Atime-savingtask.53.Thethreemenrealizedthattheirtripwasfinishedwhenthey_________.

A．foundahotelB．ateupallthefoodC．sawtheRedSeaD．drankallthewater54.What’sthereasonforthesuccessoftheirtrip?

A．Theypreparedsufficientfood.B．Theynevergotlost.C．Theydevelopedagoodplan.D．Theynevergaveup.Oneofthemostcommontypesofnonfiction,andonethatmanypeopleenjoyreading,isstoriesaboutpeople’slives.Thesestoriesfallintothreegeneralcategories:autobiography,memoir,andbiography.Anautobiographyisthestoryofaperson’slifewrittenbyhimselforherself.Oftenitbeginswiththeperson’searliestrecollectionsandendsinthepresent.Autobiographywritersmaynotbeentirelyobjectiveinthewaytheypresentthemselves.However,theyofferthereaderagoodlookatthewaytheyareandwhatmakesthemthatway.PeopleasdiverseasBenjaminFranklinandHelenKellerhavewrittenautobiographies.Otherwriters,suchasJamesJoyce,havewrittenthinlyfictionalizedaccountsoftheirlives.Thesearenotautobiographies,buttheyareveryclosetoit.Memoirs,strictlyspeaking,areautobiographicalaccountsthatfocusasmuchontheeventsofthetimesasonthelifeoftheauthor:Memoirwriterstypicallyusetheseeventsasbackgroundsfortheirlives.Theydescribethemindetailanddiscusstheirimportance.Recently,though,thetermmemoirseemstobebecominginterchangeablewithautobiography.Amemoirnowadaysmayormaynotdealwiththeoutsideworld.Biographiesarefactualaccountsofsomeoneelse’slife.Inmanysenses,thesemaybethehardestofthethreetypestowrite.Autobiographywritersknowtheeventstheywriteaboutbecausetheylivedthem.Butbiographywritershavetogatherinformationfromasmanydifferentsourcesaspossible.Thentheyhavetodecidewhichfactstoinclude.Theirgoalistopresentabalancedpictureofaperson,notonethatisoverlypositiveortoocritical.Afairwell-presentedbiographymaytakeyearstoresearchandwrite.55.Thispassageismostlyabout.

A．thecharacteristicsofautobiographies,memoirsandbiographiesB．famousautobiographiesC．whybiographycanbedifficulttowriteD．differencesbetweenautobiographiesandmemoirs56.HelenKellerwrote

A．amemoirB．anautobiographyC．aworkoffictionD．abiography57.Theword“diverse”inParagraph2means.

A．abletoswimindeepwaterB．similaroralikeC．variedordifferentD．enjoyingpoetry58.Autobiographywritersarenotalwaysobjectivebecausethey.

A．feeltheyhavetomakeupdetailstomaketheirbookssellB．constantlycompetewithbiographywritersC．wanttopresentthemselvesinagoodlightD．havetroublerememberingthegoodtimesThestoryofCleopatra,abeautiful17-year-oldgirlwhenshebecamethepowerfulrulerofancientEgypt,hasinterestedpeopleforthousandsofyears.NownewinformationaboutCleopatra’slifeiscomingtothesurface.PartsofherancientroyalcourthavebeenfoundnearAlexandria,Egypt.Alloftheseruinsareunderwater.AncientEgyptianwritingsanddrawingsshowthatCleopatraownedaroyal(王室的)palaceonanislandnamedAntirhodos.TheislandwasnearAlexandria,thecapitalcityofEgyptduringCleopatra’sruleinthefirstcenturyB.C.AlthoughthecityofAlexandriastillexiststoday,floodsandearthquakesburiedAntirhodosunderwatermorethan1,600yearsago.Butitwasn’tlostforgood.In1996,underseaexplorerFranckGoddiofounditbeneathjust18feetofwater,offtheshoreofAlexandria.HefoundtheruinsofCleopatra’spalaceinmud,seaweed,andgarbage.CleopatraandherbrotherPtolemyXIIIbegantoruleEgypttogetherin51B.C.ButPtolemydidnotwanttosharethepower,andheforcedCleopatraoutofthepalace.ThecleveryoungwomansawherchancetoregainpowerwhenRome’smainleader,JuliusCaesar,traveledtoEgypt.Inordertomeetwithhim,Cleopatraissaidtohavesneaked(潜行)intothepalacerolledupinacarpet!CaesarsoonfellinlovewithCleopatra.HehelpedherpushPtolemyasideandtakecontrolofEgypt.AfterCaesarwasmurderedbyhisenemies,anewRomanleader,MarkAntony,metCleopatra.JustlikeCaesar,Antonyfellinlovewithher.HemovedintoCleopatra’spalaceatAntirhodos.SoonpeoplebackinRomefearedthatAntonywasmoreinterestedinEgyptthaninhisownempire.TheyturnedagainsthimandEgyptandsentahugearmybysea,whicheventuallydefeatedEgypt.Indespair,CleopatraandAntonytooktheirownlives.AncientEgypt’slastqueendiedattheageof39.59.HowdidCleopatra’slifecatchpeople’sattentionagain?

A．ThroughancientEgyptianwritingsanddrawingsB．Throughthefindingoftheunderwatercity.C．ThroughtherecentfloodsinAlexandria.D．Throughtheretellingofoldstories60.Whatdoes“it”(underlinedinparagraph3)referto?

A．Egypt.B．Alexandria.C．Antirhodos.D．PtolemyXIII.61.WhohelpedCleopatraregainpowerafterPtolemyXIIIforcedheraway?

A．FranckGoddio.B．PeopleinEgypt.C．MarkAntony.D．JuliusCaesar.62.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesCleopatrainthepassage?

A．Warm-hearted.B．Cruel.C．Quick-minded.D．Selfless.Inaworldwherewearetweeting,texting,Googlingandcheckinge-mailallthetime,technologyaddiction(沉迷)isarealconcernfortoday’skids.Yetparentsareoftenunabletounplugfromtheirowndigitaldevices,researchsuggests.ArecentnationalsurveyconductedbyCommonSenseMedia,whichincludednearly1,800parentsofchildrenagedeightto18,foundthatparentsspendanaverageofninehoursand22minuteseverydayinfrontofvariousscreens—includingsmartphones,tablets,computersandtelevisions.Ofthose,nearlyeighthoursareforpersonaluse,notwork.Perhapsevenmoresurprisingisthat78percentofparentssurveyedbelievetheyaregoodrolemodelsforhowtousedigitaltechnology.Multimediaaredesignedtobeengagingandhabit-forming,sowedonotevenrealizehowmuchtimewespendwhenwewarnpeopleagainsttheoveruseofourdevices,saysCatherineSteiner-Adair,aclinicalpsychologistandauthorofTheBigDisconnect.Thiscanbebadnewsforchildren,whonotonlyfeelthattheirparentsarenotcaringforthemordonotfindthemasengagingasthescreenbutwhoalsolearntofollowtheirparents’behavior,Steiner-Adairnotes.Studiesshowthatgreateruseoftechnologyamongteensresultsinapreferencefordigitaltimeoverphysicalactivityandworseperformanceinschool.Babiesalsohaveahardertimelearningemotional(情感的)andnonverbalcuesbecausetheirparentsalwayshavewhatiscalled“stillfacephenomenon”fromconcentratingonmobiledevices.Thegoodnews,however,isthatifparentsusescreentimeforsharedactivitieswithachildwatchingamovieorplayinganeducationalgametogether,forexample—itcanenhancethechild'slearning.Accordingtothesurvey,94percentofparentsrecognizethattechnologycanbeusedtosupporttheirchildren’seducation.Thekeyistolimitandtrackkids’timewithtechnologyandsetrulesforthemselves,too.Modelinghealthymediahabitscanstartwithsomethingassimpleasmakingthefamilydinnertableadevice-freezone.63.Whydoparentsspendsomuchtimeeverydayondigitaldevices?

A．Theyhavetousethemforwork.B．Theyjustfollowthenationalrules.C．They’vejustgotthehabittodoso.D．Theylikeusingthemwiththeirkids.64.WhatcanweinferaboutCatherineSteiner-Adair’sfeelingfromherwords?

A．Surprised.B．Worried.C．Scared.D．Excited.65.Howaresmallbabiesaffectedaccordingtoparagraph3?

A．Theyarelikelytomoveless.B．Theytendtomakefacesmore.C．They’llbeslowinexpressingfeelings.D．Theywon’tseetheirparentsclearly.66.Whatdoes“thegoodnews”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A．Dinnertablescanalwaysbedevice-free.B．Kidscanusedigitaldevicestoplaygames.C．Parentscanmakegooduseofdigitaldevicesforkids.D．Therearerulestoguidekidshowtousedigitaldevices.五、选词填空表格中的12个单词中选择10个单词填在文中的空格处（注意每个单词只能用一次，且单词需适当的形式；有两个单词多余）。

yourselfcostlearnorderworkpaynobodyinformsettlepickwillingeverybodyAfriend’sgrandfathercametoAmericafromEasternEurope.After67downatEllisIsland,hewentintoacafeteriainlowerManhattantogetsomethingtoeat.Hesatdownatanemptytableandwaitedforsomeonetotakehis68.Ofcourse69did.Finally,awomanwithatrayfulloffoodsatdownoppositehimand70himhowacafeteria71.”Startoutatthatend,”shesaid.“Justgoalongthelineand72outwhatyouwant.Attheotherendthey’lltellyouhowmuchyouhaveto73.”“Isoon74that’showeverythingworksinAmerica,”thegrandfathertoldafriend.“Lifeisacafeteriahere.Youcangetanythingyouwantaslongasyouare75topaytheprice.Youcanevengetsuccess,butyouwillnevergetitifyouwaitforsomeonetobringitforyou.Youhavetogetupandgetit76.”六、书面表达77.阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。BecominganattractiveemployeeThe2008financialcrisiscreatedanunstablejobmarket.Fast-forwardtothepresent,andtheeconomyhasnotfullyrecovered.Thus,it’sofvitalimportanceforjobseekerstocarefullystrategizetheirapproachtojobapplication.Anditisespeciallyimportantforthosenewtotheworkforce.Theyshouldlookatmakingthemselvesasattractiveaspossibletoemployers.Foryoungpeople,informationtechnologyskillswillplayanincreasingroleinthefuture.AsthegenerationtohavegrownupintheInformationAge,theyarequiteconfidentwhenitcomestoshowingofftheirinterestsandskillsinthisfield.Thismakesthemanaturalfitforcompaniesseekingexpertiseintechnology,marketing,andnetworking.Theyshouldemphasizetheseskillswhenapplyingforjobsthatrequiretheabilitytomultitask.Anotherattractivequalityisexperience.Itisimportantthatanapplicant’sresumelistanyactivitiesthatinvolvedteamworkandgoal-drivenresponsibilities.