2024—2025學年天津市南開中學高三上學期第三次月考（期末）英語試卷

一、單項選擇(★★★)1.—Sothemantoldyou’dbeenadmittedtothedramaclub?—.Buthesaidtheywereimpressedwithme.

A．NotexactlyB．That’sforsureC．Don’tmentionitD．Soundsgreat(★★★)2.Whentheirchildrenlivedfarawayfromthem,theseoldpeoplefelt________fromtheworld.

A．carriedawayB．brokendownC．cutoffD．broughtup(★★★)3.（2016·浙江）Scientistshaveadvancedmanytheoriesaboutwhyhumanbeingscrytears,noneof________hasbeenproved.

A．whomB．whichC．whatD．that(★★)4.AccordingtoProfessorSmith,wedon’thavetotakethecourseifwedon’twantto,asitis.

A．worthwhileB．optionalC．necessaryD．serious(★★)5.Teachersshouldactivelyurgetheirstudentstotheopportunitytojoinschoolclubs.

A．gainadmissiontoB．keeptrackofC．takeadvantageofD．giveriseto(★★★)6.Morenewjobswerecreatedduringtheperiod,theexpectednumberheldbymarketanalysts.

A．havingexceededB．exceedingC．exceededD．toexceed(★★★)7.(2016·江蘇)Itisoftenthecase____________anythingispossibleforthosewhohangontohope.

A．whyB．whatC．asD．that(★★)8.TheBrownstheonlineshoppingexperienceinChinasincetheymovedbacktoNewZealandoneyearago.

A．havebeenmissingB．hadbeenmissingC．weremissingD．willbemissing(★★★)9.Theproductionoftelevisioncommercialsmustbeprofessionaltheyaimatpromotinggoodserviceorpubliceducation.

A．whetherB．howeverC．whateverD．though(★★)10.Inspiteofyearsofreceivingfromeditors,sheperseveredinherattempttoestablishherselfasapublishedwriter.

A．arrangementB．intentionC．preferenceD．rejection(★★★★)11.Toreturntotheproblemofwaterpollution,I’dlikeyoutotakealookatastudyinChinain2023.

A．havingconductedB．beingconductedC．conductedD．tobeconducted(★★★)12.Asurveycarriedoutlastyearshowedthat80%ofthemiddle-agedinthiscity____________infavouroftheproposalonhealthcarereform.

A．isB．areC．wasD．were(★★)13.—What’swrongwiththedoor?—Thekeyhasgotstuckinitand______comeout.

A．shouldn’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．won’t(★★★)14.Acityistheproductofthehumanhandandmind,________man’sintelligenceandcreativity.

A．resemblingB．reflectingC．reviewingD．restoring(★★★)15.—DoyouknowanythingaboutZhangZhongjing?—______HehasbeenhonoredasamasterdoctorsincetheEasternHanDynasty.

A．Howcome?B．Sowhat?C．Byallmeans.D．Withpleasure.二、完形填空(★★★)Myfatheralwaystoldme:“Allworkisnoble.”Hewasn’t_________,butheearnedareasonableliving.Thankstohis_________,Iwasabletogotoanartcollege.Nevertheless,Iwantedtodosomething_________,somethingmoreinterestingandfascinating-Iwasspecial!Aftergraduation,ImovedtoNewYorkinsearchofagraphicdesignerjob.Itwaswinterand,evertheoptimist,Ionlybroughtenoughmoneyto_________myselfforaboutamonth.Iwasn’tworried-IwassureI’dfindafantasticjob_________.Withinafewweeks,however,Ifoundmyselfwanderingaroundthestreets,havingbeen_________byeverydesignofficeintown.Myhostelrentalmost_________andIhadn’teatenindays.“HowhadIreachedthispoint?”IwonderedasI_________inmythinjacket.Iwasjustaboutto_________whenmydadcalled.HesuggestedthatIgetajobina__________untilsomethingelsecamealong.Atfirst,pridemademe__________.ButIwascoldandhungry,andunwillingtogohomefeeling__________anddefeated.Ienteredanexpensive-lookingcafenearoneofthedesignofficesthathadturnedmeawayandaskedthemanageriftheywere__________.Shesaidtheywere__________,andofferedmeajobrightaway.__________,IfoundthatIreallyenjoyedservingpeople.Istartedmakingbig__________rightaway.Later,themanagerlearnedthatIhadadesign__________andaskedmetodesignthecafemenus.Thatledtoapart-timejobatanadvertisingcompanyafterwards.Previously,Ihadneverconsideredbeinga__________,butthereIwas.I__________gotmydreamdesignjob,butthatwinterIlearnednottomake__________aboutwork.16.A．concernedB．wealthyC．generousD．caring17.A．educationB．timeC．powerD．effort18.A．differentB．simpleC．strangeD．safe19.A．entertainB．protectC．supportD．identify20.A．invainB．innotimeC．bynomeansD．onoccasion21.A．rejectedB．annoyedC．restrictedD．invited22.A．droppedinB．checkedoutC．paidoffD．gaveout23.A．waitedB．trembledC．regrettedD．sweated24.A．showoffB．settledownC．giveupD．setout25.A．libraryB．galleryC．factoryD．restaurant26.A．hesitateB．agreeC．continueD．reply27.A．relievedB．ashamedC．secureD．lonely28.A．hiringB．workingC．servingD．checking29.A．highly-trainedB．overstaffedC．well-paidD．shorthanded30.A．HopefullyB．UndoubtedlyC．SurprisinglyD．Obviously31.A．designsB．contactsC．mealsD．tips32.A．hobbyB．companyC．backgroundD．task33.A．waiterB．designerC．directorD．manager34.A．simplyB．nearlyC．eventuallyD．temporarily35.A．preparationsB．assumptionsC．changesD．commitments三、閱讀理解(★★)IsanElectricVehiclefightforyou?Manypeoplewillaskthemselvesthatquestionforthefirsttimethisyear.Pricesarefalling,batteryrangeisrisingandmainstreambrandsareaddingnewEVsatabreakneckpace.HerearethreethingsanybodyseriouslyconsideringbuyinganEVshouldknow:1.Thepricetoinstall(安裝)a240vchargerAnybodywhoownsanelectricvehicleneedsa240-voltchargerathome.Withone,youcanrechargeovernight,soyoustarteverydaywiththeequalamountofafulltank.Justafewyearsago,home240vEVchargerscost$2,500-$3,000,includinginstallation,butpriceshavedeclinedascompetitiongrowswiththenumberofEVsontheroad.2.ThetimeittakestochargeAbout80%ofmilesdriveninEVsarepoweredbyelectricitychargedathome,butyou’llneedtochargeelsewhereoccasionally.That’swhenchargingtimebecomesabigdeal,buthowlongittakesdependsonacoupleoffactors.First,voltage(電壓)fromthecharger.Getting250milesofrangeinsevenhoursfroma240vchargerisfinewhenyourechargingovernightathome,butit’saproblemifyou’regoing300milesforaweekendtrip.Inthatcase,you’llwanttolookfora400vfastcharger.They’renotascommonas240vpublicchargersyet,butthey’rebecomingmorewidespread.There’sanotherfactor:theon-boardcharger.Itregulateshowfastthebatterycanacceptelectricity.Avehiclewithahigher-capacityon-boardchargeracceptselectricityfaster.3.WheretochargeGoodroute-planningappswillhelpyoufindchargersonaroadtripeasily.“Mostpeoplehavenoideahowmanypublicchargingstationsarewithin,say,a10-or15-mileradius(半徑)becausethey’resmall,peopledon’tlookforthemorevendon’tknowwhattolookfor,andthey’rerarelysignposted,”saidjournalistJohnVoelcker,whohasstudiedEVsandchargingexhaustively.4.OnthehorizonIfanEVdoesn’tmeetyourneedsnow,watchthisspace.They’recomingcloser.butlargenumbersofgasolinevehicleswillremaininproductionforyears.Beyondthat,companieswillkeepmakingsparepartsforoil-burnersfordecades.36.Whatistheprimarybenefitofhavinga240-voltchargerathomeforEVowners?

A．Itallowsforfastertravel.B．Itenablesovernightrecharging.C．Itreducesthecostofelectricity.D．Itincreasesthebatterycapacity.37.WhatisasignificantfactoraffectinghowlongittakestochargeanEV?

A．Thespeedofthevehicle.B．Theweightofthevehicle.C．Thetypeofbatteryused.D．Thevoltagefromthecharger.38.Accordingtothearticle,howdomostpeoplefeelaboutpublicchargingstations?

A．Theyfindthemeasytolocate.B．Theyarewellawareoftheirlocations.C．Theyoftenunderestimatetheiravailability.D．Theyprefertousehomechargerscompletely.39.Whatdoesthearticlesuggestaboutthefutureofgasolinevehicles?

A．Theywillbecompletelydisappearinafewyears.B．Theywillcontinuetobeproducedforyears.C．TheywillbecomemoreexpensivethanEVs.D．TheywillhavebettertechnologythanEVs.40.Thispassageismainlyintendedto.

A．offeradviceonpurchasinganelectricvehicle.B．illustratethefactorschargingtimedependson.C．lookforwardtothefutureofelectricvehicles.D．explainthereasonforthefallingpricesofelectricvehicles.(★★★)Aftersomebloodtests,Dr.Stubsstoodbeforeme,atallman,butshortonpersonalityandsportingacoldexpression.“Youhavesystemiclupus.”hesaidmatter-of-factly.“Lupus,”hecontinued,“isanauto-immunediseaseand...”IremembercertaindetailsbutmostlyIrememberhimtalkingaboutchildren.“Childrenarenoharm.Butchildbirthwouldjumpstartadditionalsymptomsthatcouldbelifethreatening.Youalreadyhavetwokidsanyway.”AsIgotuptoleave,shakenanddrained,hesaidhispartingwords,“Iwoulddiscourageanyfurtherresearch.Thereisnocureandnothingcanpreventitsprogression.”Still,Ididresearchlupusanditssymptoms—tirednessandjointpain—werebothconsistentwithwhatIwasexperiencing.Andeventuallysomemajororganscouldbeaffected,causingshutdownandpossiblydeath.Istudiedandfoundoutthatechinacea(紫錐菊)hadarecordinmakingimmunesystemstronger.IdecidedthatalongwiththeplantIwouldstrengthenmymindsetbyimmersingmyselfinmyfamilywithmyone-year-oldsonandthree-year-olddaughter.AfteranothervisitIdecidednevertogobacktoDr.Stubs.Howcouldoneendurerepeatedlyhearingdesperatewordscomingfromanemotionlessmoutheventhoughtheyweretruth?Theyearspassed.WhenIwouldfeeltiredandachyIpulledsupportfrommychildrenandtheirlaughter.Finally,aftereightyears,IwenttoDr.Kirsteinwhowasrecommendedbyafriend.Shestoodthereholdingmyhandandlookingintomyeyeswarmly.“So,let’stalkalittle.”Instantlymydefensesweredown.BeforeIknewit,shehadmerunningonandonaboutmychildren,myhusband,mylifeanddreams.ItoldheraboutallthemeaningfulactivitiesIwasinvolvedin,thosethingsImighthaveneverdonewithoutthedisease.Afterseveralfollow-uptests,andgreaterresearchintomyfamilyhistory,Dr.Kirsteincametoconclusiveanswer.Ididnothavesystemiclupus.Theremustbesomethingwrongwiththeinitialtestseightyearsbefore.Ididn’tknowwhetherIshouldjumpforjoyorscreambecauseIhadbeenlivingthelasteightyearsinfearofafataldisease.ButthenIrealizedthatIhadbeenlivingeveryday,notsomuchinfear,buthappinessEverydaywasagiftandIknewit.41.WhatdidDr.Stubstelltheauthoraboutlupus?

A．Itcanbecuredeasily.B．Furtherresearchisnecessary.C．Childbirthwouldmakeitworse.D．Itonlyaffectsminororgans.42.WhatdidtheauthordoafterleavingDr.Stubs?

A．Shegaveupallhope.B．Shedidsomeresearchonlupus.C．Shestoppedseeinganydoctors.D．Shestartedtakingalotofmedicine.43.WhydidtheauthordecidenottogobacktoDr.Stubs?

A．Becausehewasnotprofessional.B．Becausehiswordsweretooinspiring.C．Becausehedidn’tofferanytreatment.D．Becausehisattitudewascoldandunfriendly.44.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthepassage?

A．Sheisastrongandpositiveperson.B．Sheisirresponsibleforherhealth.C．Sheiseasilyinfluencedbyothers.D．Sheistoostubborntolistentoadvice.45.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．TheRoleofFamilyinHealthRecovery.B．ReclaimingLife:AMisdiagnosisJourney.C．EmbracingLifewithanIncurableIllness.D．TheEmotionalStressofMedicalLabels.(★★★)Somepeoplehavesaidagingismoreaslideintoforgetfulnessthanajourneytowardswisdom.However,agrowingbodyofresearchsuggeststhatlate-in-lifelearningispossibleinrealityeducationdoesanagingbraingood.Throughoutlife,people’sbrainsconstantlyrestorethemselves,Inthelate1960s,BritishbrainscientistGeoffreyRaismanstudiedgrowthindamagedbrainregionsofratsthroughanelectronmicroscope;theirbrainsweremakingnewconnections.Thismeantbrainsmaychangeeverytimeapersonlearnssomethingnew.Ofcourse,thatdoesn’tmeanthebrainisn’taffectedbytheeffectsoftime.Justasheightusuallydeclinesovertheyears,sodoesbrainvolume:Humansloseabout4percenteverydeeadestartingintheir40s.Butthatreductiondoesn’tnecessarilymakepeoplethinkslower;aslongaswearealiveandfunctioning,wecanchangeourbrainswithnewinformationandexperiences.Infact,scientistsnowsuspectaccumulatingnovelexperiences,facts,andskillscankeeppeople’smindsmoreflexible.Newpathwayscanstrengthenourever-changingmentalstructure,evenasthebrainshrinks.Conventionalwayslikewordpuzzlesandbrain-trainingappscancontributetomentaldurability.Evensomethingassimpleastakingadifferentroutetothegrocerystoreorgoingsomewherenewonvacationcankeepthebrainhealthy.Adesirefornewlifechallengescanfurtherboostbrainpower.Researchaboutagingadultswhotakeonnewenterprisesshowsimprovedfunctionandmemoryaswellasareducedriskofmentaldisease.Openness—a,characteristicdefinedbycuriosityandadesireforknowledge—mayalsohelpfolkspassbraintests.Somefolksarebornwiththistake-in-the-worldattitude,butthosewhoaren’tasgeneticallygiftedaren’tnecessarilyoutofluck.Whilegenescanencourageaninterestindoingnewthingsa2012studyinthejournalPsychologyandAgingfoundcompletingreasoningtaskslikepuzzlesandnumbergamescanenhancethatdesirefornovelexperiences,whichcan,inturn,refreshthebrain.That’swhybrainscientistRichardKennedysays“It’snotthatolddogscan’tlearnnewtricks.It’sthatmaybeolddogsdon’trealizewhytheyshould.”46.Whatdosomepeoplethinkofagingadults?

A．Theirwisdomgrowsastimegoesby.B．Theirmemoryisgraduallygettingworse.C．Theycanbenefitfromlate-in-lifelearning.D．Theyarelikelytohavementalhealthissues.47.WhatcanweconcludefromGeoffreyRaisman’sfinding?

A．Braindamageseriouslypreventsone’slearning.B．Brainpowerweakensslowerthanweimagine.C．Brainsmayrefreshandimprovewithlearning.D．Brainsmakeconnectionsundergoodphysicalconditions.48.Whatisonethingthathelpsmaintainthehealthofourbrainevenasitshrinks?

A．Doingdailyroutinesbyconventionalmeans.B．Avoidingworryingaboutourmentalstrength.C．Imitatingolddogs’wayoflearningnewtricks.D．Approachingeverydaytasksinnovelways.49.Whatdoestheauthorsaycancontributetotheimprovementofbrainfunction?

A．Beingcuriousanddesiringknowledge.B．Beingeagertopassbraintestsatanoldage.C．Risingtolife’schallengesandavoidingrisks.D．Boostingimmunitytoseriousmentaldiseases50.Whatisthefindingofthe2012studyinthejournalPsychologyandAging?

A．Wishingtosolvepuzzlesenhancesone’sreasoningpower.B．Playingnumbergamesunexpectedlystimulatesone’smemory.C．Desiringnewexperiencescanhelptorefreshthebrain.D．Learningnewtricksshouldnotbeconfinedtoolddogsonly.(★★★)LaoZioncesaid,“Careaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkandyouwillalwaysbetheirprisoner.”People-pleasing,orseekingself-worth,throughothers’approval,isunproductiveandanexhaustingwaytogothroughlife.Whydoweallowwhatothersthinkofustohavesomuchpoweroverhowwefeelaboutourselves?Ifit’struethatyoucan’tpleaseallpeopleallofthetime,wouldn’titmakesensetostoptrying?Unfortunately,senseoftenisn’tdrivingourbehavior.Forsocialbeingswhodesireloveandbelongingwantingtobeliked,andcaringabouttheeffectwehaveonothers,ishealthyandallowsustomakeconnections.However,wherewegetintotroubleiswhenourself-worthisdependentuponwhetherwewinsomeone’sapprovalornot.Thisneedtobelikedcanbetracedbacktowhenwewerechildrenandwerecompletelydependentonotherstotakecareofus:Smallchildrenarenotjustlearninghowtowalkandcommunicate,theyarealsotryingtolearnhowtheworldworks.Welearnaboutwhoweareandwhatisexpectedofusbasedoninteractionswithothers,so,toafour-year-old,ifMommyorDaddydoesn’tlikehimorher,thereisthedangerthattheywillabandonthem.Weneedtounderstandthatwhenwedesperatelywantsomeonetoapproveofus,it’sbeingdrivenbythatlittlekidpartofusthatisstillterrifiedofabandonment.Asyoubecomemorecapableofprovidingyourselfwiththeapprovalyouseek,yourneedforexternalvalidation(認同)willstarttodisappear,leavingyoustronger,moreconfident,andyes,happierinyourlife.Imaginghowmuchtimeweloseeverytimewerestrictourtrueselvesinanefforttobeliked.Ifwebaseourworthontheopinionsofothers,wecheatourselvesofthepowertoshapeourexperiencesandembracelifenotonlyforothersbutalsoforourselvesbecauseultimately,thereisnodifference.Soembracethecliche(老話)andloveyourselfasit’shighlydoubtfulthatyou’llregretit.51.WhatcanweconcludefromLaoZi’squotation?

A．Weshouldseethroughothers’attempttomakeaprisonerofusB．Wecanneverbetrulyfreeiftakingtoheartothers’opinionofus.C．Wecanneverreallypleaseothersevenifwetryashardaswecan.D．Weshouldcareaboutothers’viewasmuchastheycareaboutourown.52.Whatwillhappenifwebaseourself-worthonotherpeople’sapproval?

A．Ourdesiretobelovedwillbefulfilled.B．Ourlifewillbeunfruitfulandexhausting.C．Ouridentityassocialbeingswillbeaffected.D．Oursenseofselfwillbesharpenedandenhanced.53.Whatmayaccountforourneedtobelikedorapprovedof?

A．Ourdesperatelongingforinteractionswithothers.B．Ourunderstandingoftheworkingsoftheworld.C．Ourknowledgeaboutthepainofabandonment.D．Ourearlychildhoodfearofbeingdeserted.54.Whatcanwedowhenwebecomebetterabletoprovideourselveswiththedesiredapproval?

A．Enjoyahappierlife.B．Exerciseself-restriction.C．Receivemoreexternalvalidation.D．Strengthenourpowerofimagination.55.Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodointhelastparagraph?

A．Embracelifeforourselvesandforothers.B．Baseourworthonothers’opinions.C．Seeourexperiencesasresources.D．Loveourselvesasweare.(★★★)閱讀短文，并按照題目要求用英語回答問題。In1916,twogirlsofwealthyfamilies,bestfriendsfromAuburn,N.Y.—DorothyWoodruffandRosamondUnderwood—traveledtoasettlementintheRockyMountainstoteachinaone-roomschoolhouse.ThegirlshadgonetoSmithCollege.Theyworeexpensiveclothes.SoforthemtomovetoElkhead,Colo.toinstructthechildrenwhoseshoeswereheldtogetherwithstringwasasurprise.TheirstayinElkheadisthesubjectofNothingDaunted:TheUnexpectedEducationofTwoSocietyGirlsintheWestbyDorothyWickenden,whoisamagazineeditorandDorothyWoodruff’sgranddaughter.Whydidtheygothen?Well,theywantedtodosomethinguseful.Soon,however,theyrealizedwhattheyhadundertaken.Theymovedinwithalocalfamily,theHarrisons,and,likethem,hadlittleprivacy,rarebaths,andablanketofsnowontheirquiltwhentheywokeupinthemorning.Somemornings,RosamondandDorothywouldarriveattheschoolhousetofindthechildrenweepingfromthecold.Inspring,thesnowwasreplacedbymudoverice.InWickenden’sbook,sheexpandedonthehistoryoftheWestandalsoonfeminism,whichofcourseinfluencedthegirls’decisiontogotoElkhead.Ahair-raisin