天津市静海区第四中学2025-2026学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

天津市静海区第四中学2025-2026学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题一、单项选择1.Thebigprizewillbeawardedto________winsthefirstplaceintheEnglishspeechcompetition.A．whereverB．whoeverC．whateverD．whomever2.Theremoteislandwas______moderntechnology,makingcommunicationdifficult.A．intheshapeofB．beyondthereachofC．atthemercyofD．onthesideof3.______inthought,Johncompletelymissedhisbusstopandhadtowalkback.A．ToloseB．TobelostC．LostD．Losing4.Ican’tfindmywalletnow.I________itinthebusjustnow,butI’mnotsure.A．shouldleaveB．couldhaveleftC．musthaveleftD．mightleave5.AsasymbolofChinesehistory,thePalaceMuseum_________theculturalmemoryofthecountry.A．deservesB．reservesC．preservesD．observes6.Youdon’thavetogetcollegeeducationbutexperiencerelatedtothejobis_________.A．distinctiveB．essentialC．awkwardD．concrete7.Inorderforateamorgrouptobesuccessfuleveryonemustworkhard,and________.A．letoffsteamB．risetotheirfeetC．followarouteD．pulltheirweight8._________bytheteachertomakeapresentationinthefrontoftheclassroommadeTomfeelembarrassed.A．AskedB．BeingaskedC．HavingaskedD．Tohaveasked9.—Iamreallyamazedatthediversefunctionsofsmartphones.—SoamI.WecansurftheInternet,watchmoviesandlistentomusic,_________.A．Igotit.B．Iamstuck.C．younameit.D．youmakeit.10.Theoldmantoldhisfriendshehadtoleaveimmediatelybecausehehadsomeurgentbusinessesto_________.A．pointtoB．turntoC．attendtoD．giveaway11.Aftertenhours’drive,wecametoagreenhouse,through______glasswallwesawlotsofgreenplants.A．whatB．thatC．whoseD．which12.Afterstudyingforhourseveryday,Sarah’shardwork_________paidoffwhenshereceivedthehighestscoreintheclass.A．barelyB．randomlyC．purposefullyD．eventually13.—What’sthesecretofherperformingsuchaneye-catchingperformanceonthestage?—She_________dancingforeighthourseveryday.A．hadpractisedB．havepractisedC．practisesD．ispractising14.J.K.Rowlingprovidesafascinating_________ofherjourneyfromherhumblebeginningsinasmallcountrycafetobecomingagloballyknownauthor,inspiringmillions.A．targetB．accountC．experimentD．intention15._________moreandmorepeoplemayturntotheInternetfortherecentnews,itisunlikelythatthenewspaperwilldisappear.A．SinceB．UnlessC．AsD．While二、完形填空JosiahJacksonhasplayedpianosinceage4andhestartedhispiano-tuning(钢琴调音)careerat18.Sixmonthsago,hewasonhiswaytoFloridawhenhe___16___apublicpianoatChicagoO’HareInternationalAirport.Heplayedafewnotes.Itwasthe___17___pianohe’deverplayed.Hedecidedtocomebacksomedaytotuneit___18___.Herecentlygotthechancetoputtheplaninto___19___.AshisflightwouldstopinChicagoagain,he___20___aneight-hourlayover(中转停留).Aftercontactingtheairportto___21___thepianowasstillthere,hearrangedtomailhispiano-tuningequipmenttotheairport.___22___arriving,hefoundthepianoinveryroughshape—dustwaseverywhere,andtherewasaglueysubstanceunderthekeysthat___23___themfromworking.Jacksonsatonthefloortopatientlycleanthe88keysonebyone.Hefiguredoutthereason___24___thepianowassuchamess—itwasnexttoabarandpeoplehadspilled(洒落)drinksonthe___25___.Thecleaningwasabigchallenge.Thatlefthimwithabout45minutesbeforehe’dhaveto___26___tocatchhisflight.Sohedidthefastesttuning.Hethenplayedabitof“PiratesoftheCaribbean”,thepiecethat___27___himtotakeupthepianowhenhewasyounger.Evenwithaquicktuning,thepianosoundedreallygood.He___28___hadtimetoadmirehiswork,buthehad___29___hisgoal:thetransformationofthepiano.Itwasagainreadytobeplayedbyanyonewithafewminutesto___30___betweenflights.Heleftasignonthepiano—“Nodrinksnearpiano,please”Avideowas___31___onTikTokshowinghowhecleanedandtunedthepiano,whichhasreceivedmorethan1,500___32___.“Sogladthepianois___33___.Thankyouforbringinganewlifetothepiano”onepersonwrote.“I’m___34___thatpeopleareplayingthepianoagain,”Jacksontoldanewsreporter.“Pianotunersarebecomingmoreandmore___35___,andI’moneofthefewwhocouldfixit.Itwasjustacoolcommunitythingtodo.”16.A．tunedB．boughtC．spottedD．left17.A．bestB．worstC．longestD．hardest18.A．freeofchargeB．aheadoftimeC．firstofallD．onbehalfof19.A．approachB．eventC．functionD．action20.A．canceledB．delayedC．scheduledD．allowed21.A．makesureB．makesenseC．hangoutD．comeacross22.A．InB．UponC．AtD．Before23.A．preventedB．preservedC．rescuedD．protected24.A．howB．whatC．whyD．that25.A．floorB．keysC．airportD．mail26.A．wonderB．fleeC．raceD．wander27.A．inspiredB．discoveredC．contactedD．inspected28.A．generallyB．casuallyC．effortlesslyD．barely29.A．lostB．achievedC．revealedD．replaced30.A．confirmB．promoteC．spareD．decline31.A．postedB．approvedC．restrictedD．updated32.A．diariesB．quotesC．commentsD．performances33.A．restoredB．ruinedC．matchedD．boosted34.A．confusedB．excitedC．shockedD．embarrassed35.A．availableB．accessibleC．rareD．complicated三、阅读理解AChoosingamajor,whichisthespecializedareaofyourcollegestudy,canbeoverwhelming.Buthavenofear!Yourchoiceofmajorwillnotlockyouintoaspecificcareerfortherestofyourlife.Andthemajoryouchoosewillneitherpredictnorguaranteeyourfuture.Considerthesefactorswhenpickingyourmajor.CareerPrepChooseamajorbecauseitwillprepareyouforaspecificcareerpathoradvancedstudy.Maybeyoualreadyknowthatyouwanttobeanurse,adaytrader,orawebdeveloper.Beforeyoudeclare,takeaclassortwointherelevantdiscipline,checkoutthesyllabusforanadvancedseminar,andtalktostudentsinthedepartmentofyourchoice.Makesureyou’rereadyforthecourseworkrequiredforthecareerofyourdreams.EarningPotentialFutureearningpotentialisworthconsidering—collegeisabiginvestment,andwhilecollegecanpayyoubackinmanywaysbeyondsalary,thiscanbeamajorfactorforstudentswhoarepayingtheirownwayortakingoutloans.AccordingtoPayScale.com,themajorsthatleadtothehighestsalariesincludejustaboutanytypeofengineering,actuarialmathematics,computerscience,physics,government,andeconomics.Keepyourqualityoflifeinmind,too—thatsixfiguresalarymaynotbeworthitifyou’renothappyattheoffice.SubjectsYouLoveSomestudentschooseamajorsimplybecausetheylovethesubjectmatter.Ifyoulovewhatyou’restudying,you’remorelikelytofullyengagewithyourclassesandcollegeexperience,andthatcanmeanbettergradesandgreatrelationshipswithothersinyourfield.Ifyourcallingisphilosophy,don’twriteitoffjustbecauseyou’renotsureaboutgraduateschool,orwhatthejobmarketholdsforphilosophers.Manyliberalartsmajorsprovidestudentswithcriticalthinkingskillsandwritingabilitiesthatarehighlyvaluedbyemployers.Undecided?Exploreyourinterests.Ifyoutrulyhavenoideawhatyouwanttostudy,that’sokay—manyschoolsdon’trequirestudentstodeclareamajoruntilyouareasecond-yearstudent.Thatgivesyoufoursemesterstoplaythefield.Exploringyourinterestswillhelpyoufindyourbestfitmajor-andmaybeevenyouridealcareer.36.Youdon’tneedtofeelfearfulwhenchoosingyourmajorbecause________.A．yourmajorhascompletelynothingtodowithyourfutureB．changingcareerfieldsareunavoidableinyourlifeC．youonlyspendalittletimeonwhateversubjectyouchooseD．youarenotlimitedtoonlyoneparticularcareerforyourwholelife37.Theunderlinedworddisciplineisclosestinmeaningto________.A．theory B．rule C．field D．knowledge38.WhatdowelearnaboutfromPara.3?A．Highsalarywillnotbeworthwhileatthecostofyourunhappyofficework.B．Futurecareerearningisviewedasthetopconcernformostcollegestudents.C．Yourcollegeinvestmentwillbeallgivenbacktoyouintheformofhighsalary.D．Ifyouchooseengineering-relatedmajors,youaresuretoearnhighsalary.39.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Youareadvisedtochooseliberalartsmajorsforwhatareprovided.B．Worsegradesresultfrompoorrelationshipswithothersincollege.C．Somestudentsdon’tnecessarilyneedtodecidetheirchoicesofmajorsuponenteringcollege.D．Employerslikeliberalartsmajorsmorethansciencemajorsinjobmarket.40.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Whyisitdifficulttochooseamajor.B．Whatinfluencesyourchoiceofamajor.C．Howcanamajoraffectyourcareer.D．Whenshouldyoudecideyourmajor.BEightmonthsaftermyfatherdied,Isawsomelettersontopofmymother’scoffeetable.Theyweretiedwithasilkribbonandaddressedtoherdecadesagoinmyfather’sneathandwriting.Icouldn’timaginemyseriousfathereverwritinganythinglikeloveletters.“Wouldyoulikemetoreadthemtoyou?”Momaskedwithahintofasmile.Theletterswerewrittenin1974overthecourseofamonthwhenmyfathertraveledtoItalytocareforhisbeloved,sickmother,leavinghiswifeandme,theirnewborndaughter,behindinToronto,thecitymyparentscalledhomeafterimmigratingtoCanadafromItalyin1956.Growingup,myfatherwasmyheroandprotector,buthewasalsoamanoffewwords,partofagenerationofimmigrantmenwhoworkedhardforabetterlife.Isatbackwhilemymotherreadhisletterstome,andthought,“Whoisthisguy?”MyfatherusedendearingtermsIhadneverheardhimsay.Hereferredtomymotheras“mydearest”and“mycompanion”whowasalwaysinhisthoughts.Ineachletter,heenclosedaCanadianone-dollarbillformeanddeclared,“Youandyourmotheraremylife.”Aschildren,weassumeweknoweverythingaboutourparents.But,sometimes,wefindoutthattheywereandarepeoplewithvariousfacets.Myfatherwasproudandstubborn,andhemarriedawomanwhowashisequalinthatregard.Duringtheir58-yearmarriage,theirstubbornnessoftenledtoconflict.Soitwasbittersweettohearmyfather’syouthfulsentimentsreadaloudbymyelderlymotherwithawistful(留恋的)tone.Iknewshewasthinkingaboutwhatcouldhavebeenandwhathadbeenonceuponatime.Aftershefinishedreadingtheletters,Iheldtheminmyhandsandexaminedthemliketheywerefossils.AlthoughamanIknewaseconomicalwithhisthoughts,hehadfilledthefrontandbackofseveralpages.Theselettersareonlypartoftheircorrespondence.Mymotherwrotebacktomyfather.Onedayshewillreadthoseletterstome,she’sassuredme.Andjustaswithmyfather,theymighthelpmediscoveranotherdimensionofaparentIneverknewbefore.41.Whatkindofpersondidtheauthorthinkherfatherwas?A．Optimistic. B．Reserved. C．Sensitive. D．Romantic.42.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor’sfamily?A．Hermotherwasthefamily’sprovider.B．Shedidn’tgetonwellwithherfather.C．HerparentswereemigrantstoItaly.D．Herparentssharedsimilarpersonalities.43.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“facets”inparagraph6mostprobablymean?A．Interests. B．Ideas. C．Sides. D．Possibilities.44.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhensheheardthewordsintheletters?A．Surprised.B．Awkward.C．Thrilled.D．Heartbroken.45.Whatdidtheauthorfindoutaboutherfatherthroughtheletters?A．Hewasgoodathidinghisfeelings.B．Heregrettednotbeingwithhisfamily.C．Hewasalovinghusbandandfather.D．Hewasstubbornfromtheinsideout.CReadingisthekeytosuccess.Apparentlyeverysuccessfulpersondevelopsapassionforreading.Thisisbecausereadingisakeyelementtoobtaintheinformationrequiredtounderstandsomething.Forinstance:lawyershavetostudyandlearneveryestablishedlawontheirspecificbranches.Sometimesthelawchangesaccordingtopeople’sneeds.Agoodlawyerhastobeinformedaboutthelatestnewsinthecourt.Adoctorhastobeinformedofthelatestadvancesinmedicine.Readingisveryimportantforallmankind.Everythingisrelativeinthisworld,especiallyreading.Readingcanopenmanydoorsanditcanleadyouintoapathofsuccess.Studieshaveconfirmedthatreadingtoyourunbornchildisverygood.Thiswayyourchildwilldevelopapassionforreadinglateron.Howdoyoudevelopapassionforreading?Thereisonlyonewayyoucanboostyourpassionforreading.Letmeexplainthistoyou.Ifyouwanttolearnhowtorideabike,youhavetogetonthebikeasmanytimesaspossibleuntilyouhavelearned.Itworksthesamewaywithreading.Ifyouwanttoboostyourpassionforreading,takeabookandreaditallthewaythrough.Whenyoufinishreadingyourfirstbook,takeanotherbookanddothesame.Trytoreadasmuchasyoucan.Ifyouaregoingout,grabamagazine,abook,anarticleorsomethingtoread.Thereisaveryimportantfactorbehindthereading—readingcomprehension.It’swhatmakesyouunderstandthemeaningbehindthetext.Let’sassumethatyoureadadocumentandyouaresupposedtoexplainthemeaningofthedocument.Howwouldyouexplainthedocumentifyoucouldn’tcapturethemessageoftheauthor?46.Thefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytalkabout_________.A．thekeytosuccessB．howtodevelopapassionforreadingC．whatreadingcomprehensionisD．theimportanceofreading47.Wecandefinereadingcomprehensionas_________.A．averyimportantfactorbehindthereadingB．somethingthatmakespeopleunderstandwhattheyreadC．thelatestinformationinreadingD．astrongpassionforreading48.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Agoodlawyershouldupdatehisknowledgetimely.B．Readingisimportantonlytothoseworkinginoffices.C．Readingtoanunbornchilddoesn’tmakeanysense.D．Youcandevelopapassionforreadingbyreadingonbike.49.Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby_________.A．comparingtheopinionsofdifferentpeopleB．followingthenaturaltimeorderC．presentingopinionsandgivingexamplesD．presentingacauseandanalyzingitseffects50.Whatdoyousupposethefollowingparagraphwilltalkabout?A．Famouspeoplewholovereading.B．Popularreadingwebsites.C．Theimportanceofreadingatschool.D．Waystoimprovereadingcomprehension.DInrecentyears,agrowingbodyofresearchhasshownthatourappetiteandfoodintakeareinfluencedbyalargenumberoffactorsbesidesourbiologicalneedforenergy,includingoureatingenvironmentandourperception（感知）ofthefoodinfrontofus.Studieshaveshown,forinstance,thateatinginfrontoftheTV(orasimilardistraction)canincreasebothhungerandtheamountoffoodconsumed.Evensimplevisualclues,likeplatesizeandlighting,havebeenshowntoaffectportionsizeandconsumption.Anewstudysuggestedthatourshort-termmemoryalsomayplayaroleinappetite.Severalhoursafterameal,people'shungerlevelswerepredictednotbyhowmuchthey’deatenbutratherbyhowmuchfoodthey'dseeninfrontofthem—inotherwords,howmuchtheyrememberedeating.Thisdisparity(新旧研究的差异）suggeststhememoryofourpreviousmealmayhaveabiggerinfluenceonourappetitethantheactualsizeofthemeal,saysJeffreyM.Brunstrom,aprofessorofexperimentalpsychologyattheUniversityofBristol."Hungerisn'tcontrolledindividuallybythephysicalcharacteristicsofarecentmeal.Wehaveidentifiedanindependentroleformemoryforthatmeal，"Brunstromsays."Thisshowsthattherelationshipbetweenhungerandfoodintakeismorecomplexthanwethought."Thesefindingsechoearlierresearchthatsuggestsourperceptionoffoodcansometimestrickourbody’sresponsetothefooditself.Ina2011study,forinstance,peoplewhodrankthesame380-caloriemilkshakeontwoseparateoccasionsproduceddifferentlevelsofhunger-relatedhormones（荷尔蒙），dependingonwhethertheshake’slabelsaiditcontained620or140calories.Moreover,theparticipantsreportedfeelingmorefullwhentheythoughtthey'dconsumedahigher-calorieshake.Whatdoesthismeanforoureatinghabits?Althoughithardlyseemspracticaltotrickourselvesintoeatingless,thenewfindingsdohighlightthebenefitsoffocusingonourfoodandavoidingTVandmultitaskingwhileeating.Theso-calledmindful-eatingstrategiescanfightdistractionsandhelpuscontrolourappetite,Brunstromsays.51.Whatissaidtobeafactoraffectingourappetiteandfoodintake?A．Howwefeelthefoodweeat.B．Whenweeatourmeals.C．Whatelementthefoodcontains.D．Howfastweeatourmeals.52.Whatwouldhappenatmealtimeifyourememberedeatingalotinthepreviousmeal?A．Youwouldprobablybemoreparticularaboutfood.B．Youwouldnotfeellikeeatingthesamefood.C．Youwouldhaveagoodappetite.D．Youwouldnotfeelsohungry.53.Whatdowelearnfromthe2011study?A．Foodlabelsmaymisleadconsumersintheirpurchases.B．Foodlabelsmayinfluenceourbody’sresponsetofood.C．Hungerlevelsdependonone'sconsumptionofcalories.D．Peopletendtotakeinalotmorecaloriesthannecessary.54.WhatdoesBrunstromsuggestwedotocontrolourappetite?A．Trickourselvesintoeatingless.B．Choosefoodwithfewercalories.C．Concentrateonfoodwhileeating.D．Pickdishesoftherightsize.55.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Eatingdistractionsoftenaffectourfooddigestion.B．Psychologicalfactorsinfluenceourhungerlevels.C．Ourfoodintakeisdeterminedbyourbiologicalneeds.D．Goodeatinghabitswillcontributetoourhealth.EI’mnotanathlete,butIamaloveroftheOlympics.Mybiggestsportsmomenteverdidn’trequiremetobethefastest,thehighest,orthestrongest.Itjustrequiredmetobeintherightplaceattherighttime,andcatchtheopportunitywhenitcametome.ItwastocarryournationalflagfortheOlympicTorchRelay.Asapartofthecelebration,flagbearers(旗手)wereneeded.IservedinthearmyatthattimeandtheOlympicorganizersaskedforvolunteerstohelpcarrysomeoftheflags.AlthoughitdemandedthatIgiveuppartofmyweekendsandgetupearly,Ithoughtthatitwasthechanceofalifetime.Therewereseveraldifferentgroupsthattookpartintheeventasflagbearers.Wesoldiersweregoingtobeoutinfrontleadingthem.Onthedayoftheevent,wearrivedearlyattheLosAngelesMemorialColiseum.ManypeoplearrivedtoseetheflamearrivefromGreece,andthebeginningoftheOlympicTorchRelay.Itwasexcitingtowaitforourturntoenterthecoliseum.Asaflagbearer,Iwassupposedtorunoutinfront.Thoughtheflagwasfairlyheavy,Ipickeditupandranwithit.Iranpastrowsofpeople.Iranthroughtelevisioncameras.Itwasoneofthemostamazingexperiencesofmylife,beingabletocarryournationalflaginaninternationaleventliketheOlympics.Iwasveryproudofit.IhadneverbeenabletoattendtheOlympics,andImightneverbeimportantenoughtocarryanOlympictorchoranythinglikethat,butIdidgettocarryournationalflaginthetorchrelay,althoughIwillnolongerhavetheopportunitytocarrytheflagintheOlympics,andthatwouldbeonesportsexperiencethatwouldbedifficulttoforget.56.WhatwastheauthorwhentheOlympicswerehostedinLosAngeles?(nomorethan6words)______________