山西省太原市2025-2026学年高三上学期11月期中考试英语试卷（学生版）

这是一份山西省太原市2025-2026学年高三上学期11月期中考试英语试卷（学生版），共11页。
第一部分 听力（略）
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分60分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Assignment: Submit a Vide f Demnstratin Speech
As the semester is drawing t a clse, we kindly remind yu t submit yur Public Speaking curse assignment n time.
Due: May 13 by 11:59 p.m.
Submit: a media recrding r a file uplad
Length f speech: 3~5 minutes. 2 pints will be remved frm yur ttal per 30 secnds ver 5 minutes, 4 pints remved per 30 secnds under 3 minutes. Vide recrding shuld nt be edited; therwise, yu will receive a scre f zer.
Delivery Requirements: Yur speech shuld be delivered in frnt f the camera. 1~2 nte cards are allwed, with nly a brief utline using keywrds r phrases. Speeches shuld NOT be recited wrd-fr-wrd.
Cntent Requirements: Infrm the audience f hw yu can d smething (e.g, “Hw t bake a laf f bread”), rather than just describing hw it is perfrmed by thers (e.g., “Hw Wnder Bread is made in the Wnder Bakery"). Use an actual item/mdel/diagram as an illustratin.
Checklist:
1. Which f the fllwing will lead t pint lss?
A. Speaking withut nte cards.
B. Shwing detailed DIY prcess.
C. Submitting the vide n May 13.
D. Editing a vide within 5 minutes.
2. What is expected accrding t the checklist?
A. Talk in a lud vice.B. Organize a cmplex structure.
C. Use as few gestures as pssible.D. Speak fluently withut verbal fillers.
3. Wh is the text prbably intended fr?
A. Speech judges.B. Cllege students.
C. Vide blggers.D. Prfessinal bakers.
B
Sitting n the tennis team bus, I tried t recgnize cmputer class ntes frm my peers and tackled prgramming prblem sets, feeling cnflicted abut whether t priritize my perfrmance n the curt r my academic wrk.
Ever since my cllege years, I’ve delightedly signed up fr as many cmputer science classes, while als playing NCAA Divisin I tennis. Bth were my childhd passins. But let’s face it: It was n piece f cake t juggle the demands f cmpetitive sprts and the tugh cursewrk f a STEM degree. It felt like impssible t fit late-night cding sessins int an athlete’s schedule, and the natinal turnament (联赛)during finals week all the while left me trn between grabbing my racket and hitting the bks.
T keep up, I fcused n cmputer curses I’d need fr admissin int a graduate prgram. I wrked ahead and asked questins —habits that paid ff in classes that stressed independent learning. Little by little, prgress ppped up: I grew used t the lifestyle as a student-athlete, managing my time and jumping int prjects as sn as they were assigned.
Still, graduate schl threw new challenges. I hesitated t discuss my athletic training with peers and prfessrs, fearing it might imply a lack f dedicatin t my degree. On tp f that, my classmates’ rich research experiences left me feeling misplaced. Frtunately, my self-dubt just lasted fr ne year. My classmates admitted that they had nt started their thesis. Despite grwing pressure, they were verwhelmed by the prject and had n mtivatin t begin— after all, the deadline was a whle year away. Me? I’d been drafting sectins as my research prgressed, always explring ways t set ut ahead f time.
That’s when it clicked: Instead f letting self-dubt drag me alng the "nn-traditinal path", I shuld celebrate the strengths I’d built. These skills have helped me navigate a research envirnment, and als life in general.
4. What did the authr d n the team bus?
A. He reviewed tennis match strategies.
B. He caught up n academic knwledge.
C. He discussed prgramming with teammates.
D. He encuraged peers t cmpete n the curt.
5. What des the underlined wrd “juggle” in paragraph 2 prbably mean?
A. Outline.B. Balance.C. Reduce.D. Refrm.
6. What made the authr feel misplaced in graduate studies?
A. Grwing deadline pressure.B. Experience gap in research.
C. Misunderstanding frm peers.D. High expectatins frm prfessrs.
7. What did the authr learn frm being a student-athlete?
A. Frtune favrs the brave.B. Pride hurts, mdesty benefits.
C. Talents wrk, while geniuses create.D. Gd planning is half the battle wn.
C
Fr Lavania Oluban, yung-time memries feel incmplete. The 37-year-ld has few childhd phts, but her seven-year-ld sn, Arl, has “easily 800”. “Arl’s memries cme alive like VR representatin,” she says.
In 2023, peple arund the wrld tk an estimated 5.3 billin phts, abut 61,400 per secnd. “Peple recrd much mre data abut their lives than any previus generatin,” says Fabian Hutmacher, a psychlgist at the University f Würzburg. “It’s natural t ask: Des that change the way we remember ur lives?”
Autbigraphical memry — ur recall f persnal life — depends n the chemical interactins inside ur brains, which strengthen new experiences and rganize them int cnnected life narratives. Yet frgetting cexists with the remembering prcess, as has lng been recgnized by psychlgists. Frtunately, phts can supprt memry-recnstructin by surfacing details r emtins we might therwise frget. Indeed, Hutmacher argues that remembering is n lnger purely internal: It’s built nt nly frm what we stre in ur brains but als frm what we fflad nt smartphnes.
That said, mre pictures dn’t necessarily mean strnger memries. A 2013 study fund that phtgraphing can actually harm memry, with participants appearing t “rely n the external device t ‘remember’ fr them.” Advisably, when participants emtinally engage with the bjects they phtgraph, they remember them better — they are experiencing the mment.
Equally wrrying, mst peple dn’t regularly revisit their phts.Withut reviewing r rganizing them, pictures can becme verwhelming, making it harder t find the meaningful nes. “It can be a rse with a thrn,” says Julia Sares, assistant prfessr f psychlgy at Mississippi State University. “Phts prvide these incredible memry cues. T truly benefit, yu shuld review them n a regular basis.”
Eventually, it is ur pht habits that affect what we internally stre. What we chse t revisit r erase may be subtly reshaping memry. Evidence shws that when we share phts n scial media, we remember the experiences better. Other peple may intentinally delete phts they want t frget, like an ex r a bad weekend ut.
8. What can be learned frm Arl’s example?
A. VR ensures Arl’s vivid memries.B. Phtgraphing has becme cmmn.
C. Peple take fewer pictures as they age.D. Previus generatins remember better.
9. Hw des phtgraphing benefit memry frmatin accrding t paragraph 3?
A. By stringing life narratives.B. By stimulating chemical release.
C. By bringing details back t mind.D. By enlarging brain strage digitally.
10. Which practice helps peple remember better?
A. Capturing every single mment.B. Switching t advanced cameras.
C. Getting engaged behind the lens.D. Deleting unwanted phts fr quick search.
11. Which f the fllwing is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A. Hw Digital Phts Impact Memries
B. Evlutin f Phtgraphy and VR Technlgy
C. Why Frgetting Matters in the Recalling Prcess
D. Hints n Preserving the Details in Human Brains
D
Tw hundred years ag, a walk t schl might have invlved crssing a bee-humming meadw (草地), tracing a sunlit brk (小溪), r pausing under a blssm-heavy tree. Tday, that same walk is mre likely t fllw a street lined with parked cars accmpanied by engine rar.
This is far mre than nstalgia (怀旧). In a study led by Prfessr Miles Richardsn at the University f Derby, researchers estimated that ur bnd with the living wrld has drpped by mre than 60% since 1800. This is described as “extinctin f experience,” a generatinal decline f familiarity with the natural wrld. T track the lss f nature frm peple’s lives, Richardsn’s team built a cmputer mdel including histrical recrds f urbanisatin and bidiversity lss ver tw centuries. The mdel’s results clearly mirrred a 60.6% drp in the frequency f nature-related wrds like “brk,” “meadw,” and “blssm” in bks by 1990.
What makes this decline especially trubling is its self-cntinuing nature. The research fund that parents’ wn nature cnnectedness strngly predicts that f their children. If a generatin grws up with limited expsure, the next is likely t start even further remved frm the natural wrld. Withut actin, the trend culd cntinue fr centuries.
Lking ahead, the study ffers bth a warning and a radmap. The mst effective actin abslutely begins in early childhd. Frest schls, utdr learning, and nature-rich family activities create a fundatin that persists int adulthd. Apart frm systemic change, small, intentinal chices als cunt. Take mindful walks utdrs withut screens, ntice the clurs and scents f a flwering plant, name an insect, a bird r a clud type... Yu will end up finding the cnnectin grwing strnger.
While the last tw centuries pulled humans indrs and away frm the living wrld, the next chapters can tell a different stry. In recent decades, this decline has eased slightly, with the drp falling t 52.4% — a spark f hpe f “rebirth f experience”
12. Why des the authr describe the different scenes in paragraph 1?
A. T share a persnal nstalgic memry.
B. T shw the change in students’ travel preferences.
C. T criticize the mdern lifestyle filled with vehicles.
D. T highlight less cnnectin with nature via cntrast.
13. What research methd was used t reveal “extinctin f experience"?
A. Surveys n childhd expsure t nature.
B. Lng-term bservatin f family activities.
C. Mdeling-based analysis f histrical recrds.
D. Investigatin int wrd frequency in literature.
14. What’s the mst helpful t rebuild the bnd with nature?
A. Take mindful walks regularly.B. Remember enugh names f plants.
C. Limit the use f mdern technlgy.D. Start nature activities frm childhd.
15. What is the authr’s attitude twards the future f nature cnnectedness?
A. Critical.B. Indifferent.C. Optimistic.D. Uncertain.
第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。答案写在答题卡上。
Caring fr Animals Withut Owning a Pet
Caring fr animals is hugely rewarding and ffers all srts f benefits - the calming effect f being with the creatures, the sense f respnsibility and, f curse, the chance t enjy a cmfrting hug. ___16___This isn’t necessarily a barrier, thugh. Why nt cnsider the fllwing alternatives t harvest the rewards f their cmpany?
●Help wild animals in yur area.
Are there birds that visit a garden nearby? Is there a squirrel string fd in a bush r a hedgehg (刺猬)wandering acrss a lcal ftpath? If yu d spt an animal, put apprpriate fd and make a necessary nest fr it, but never verd smething. ___17___
●Becme a dg walker t get clser t animals.
___18___ It’ll give yu a chance t enjy nn-human cmpany while als getting in extra walking time. Ask a neighbur r relative if yu can jin them in their dg walk. Can’t think f anyne with a dg that needs an uting? N prblem. There are websites and rganizatins that enable users t “brrw a dg", matching wners with peple wh can lk after and entertain their pet while they 're away.
● ___19___
If yu prefer fur-legged friends, but dn't have rm fr a pny r cw in the backyard, dn’t despair. Sme farms, including city farms, run yuth vlunteer prgrammes r schl hliday plans. ___20___ There’ll prbably be a lt f dull wrk, like cleaning ut stables, but in return, yu’ll get hands-n experience, meet like-minded peple and gain general skills, such as teamwrk.
A. Remember t let nature take its curse.
B. Take up animal-related vlunteer wrk.
C. Get paid by caring fr animals n a farm.
D. Nurturing them fllws their natural daily patterns.
E. But keeping an animal f yur wn is nt always a pssible ptin.
F. Cntact these rganizatins t find ut what’s n ffer in yur area.
G. Fr many peple, walking their furry friends cmes with great pluses.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分、满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was lking fr a jb that culd help me make ends meet. It was a ____21____summer when I stared at my nearly empty ____22____, realizing that I was slipping int financial truble. An nline ad caught my eye, ____23____ “Our delivery riders can earn $18 — $25 an hur”, s I decided t give it a try.
My first day felt like a small ____24____ I had earned mre than I’d ever dreamed f. Orders ____25____ all day, and I thught success might really take n ____26____.
But frtune ____27____ visits twice. On the fifth day, the temperature climbed t 40℃. ____28____ by the duble bnus, I kept riding and riding until I ____29____under the merciless sun. A fellw rider named Carls helped me up and taught me safer rutes and ____30____delivery practices. “What’s easy t earn ften csts mre than it seems,” he said. He was abslutely right. That day turned int a ____31____ f misfrtunes — I brushed against a car and had t pay fr the ____32____; three late deliveries ____33____me any bnus. When I checked my final incme, it drpped t barely enugh fr a meal.
Weeks later, when I delivered a birthday meal t an ld man in a nursing hme, he pressed a $20 nte int my palm, whispering, “Yu made my day.” At that mment, I began t ntice the kindness that quietly surrunded me — a stranger’s “Take care”, a custmer’s smile, and Carls’s timely ____34____.
Standing under the same sun that had nce made me fall, I finally understd: the highest pay was never cunted in ____35____, but in the curage t rise again and the patience t endure.
21. A. carefreeB. burningC. secureD. wasted
22. A. accuntB. expenseC. fficeD. stmach
23. A. remindingB. discussingC. advisingD. prmising
24. A. mistakeB. memryC. miracleD. target
25. A. slwed dwnB. flded inC. piled upD. fell behind
26. A. wishB. riskC. effrtD. chance
27. A. instantlyB. rarelyC. ccasinallyD. frequently
28. A. RewardedB. SurprisedC. MtivatedD. Impressed
29. A. cughedB. cllapsedC. shutedD. quitted
30. A. recrd-breakingB. lw-carbnC. time-savingD. budget-friendly
31. A. chainB. pieceC. signD. dream
32. A. parkingB. insuranceC. fineD. damage
33. A. fferedB. cstC. cveredD. left
34. A. rescueB. recgnitinC. warningD. intelligence
35. A. titlesB. dllarsC. prizesD. credits
第二节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
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。
Last year when I was in China, breakfast ___36___ (mean) the same lively sunds every mrning — “Ht sy milk! Freshly steamed bazi!” On the crner, the warm smell flated alng the street. Peple lined up with sleepy smiles, sme___37___ (chat) with the stall wner, thers skimming the mrning headlines. As sn as the fd was handed ver, they grabbed a first bite while it was still ht. The bang f pts, the splash f il, and sft cluds f steam made the street feel welcming, as if breakfast had pened the city’s frnt dr___38___ (greet) the waking wrld.
Nw, back hme in a small twn in the U.S., mrnings are quiet and rushed — a bwl f cereal with cld milk, a piece f tast, r juice in the car, all f which are familiar___39___(scene) in daily life. The kitchen feels cld; there are n lines, n talk — just the nise f the fridge ___40___ the tick f the clck. It feels___41___(distance), like eating alne befre the day even ntices yu.
I deeply miss mrnings in Beijing where breakfast ___42___ (it) is part f the day. It isn’t just a fuel; it’s ___43___ shrt pause warming yu up and bringing yu int the life f the street. Living in Beijing has shwn me hw breakfast can shape the start f a day. I find myself ___44___ (draw) t the crner stall, nt nly fr fd, but fr the small rutine ____45____ let me slw my pace, listen, and feel clse t the city.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华,近期你给校英文报的一次投稿未被采用。请你给主编写一封英文邮件，内容包括:
(1)询问拒稿原因；
(2)请教修改建议；
(3)表示会再次投稿。
注意：
(1)写作词数应为80个左右；
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Editr-in-Chief,
I'm Li Hua and I submitted an article t yur paper recently.
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Best regards,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
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。
Grandma wrked as a husewife all her life. Fr decades, she cked, cleaned, and cared fr everyne in the family. When her children grew up and mved away, the busy rhythm that had filled her days disappeared vernight. The huse stayed sptless, yet strangely lifeless. She ften std by the windw, watching peple hurrying by, as if the whle wrld were mving frward while she std still, unsure f where she truly belnged. T fill the lng afternns, she picked up her ld hbby — knitting (织). Mst afternns, her needles clicked sftly in the quiet huse. She kept knitting sweaters fr me, thugh I never wre them — as a member f the schl hands-n club, I admired her superb skills, but they felt t ld-fashined cmpared with what I culd buy nline. Still, she never seemed t mind, smiling as she went n knitting.
One day, I nticed her cnstantly talking t her phne. I thught she was calling a friend, but guess what? She was livestreaming, shwing peple nline hw t knit a sweater! I culdn’t believe it! The technlgy itself seemed far beynd her. “Maybe I can still be useful,” she tld me with a shy smile as she balanced her phne against a teacup fr supprt.
Hwever, the cmments nline were far frm friendly. “Wh wuld watch this?” smene wrte. “G take a rest, Granny,” anther added. I saw her hands tremble fr a mment befre she steadied them again.
I wanted t fire back, but was stpped by Grandma. “Even if nly ne persn learns things frm me, it’s wrth it.” Still, a quiet sadness remained in her eyes. Each evening, she sat under the lamp, her needles clicking busily, her vice sft but determined as she livestreamed t a nearly empty audience. Watching her persistence, I felt bth prud and helpless — I lnged t ease her struggle, yet the right way t reach her seemed just beynd my grasp.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Then an idea hit me — Grandma culd jin ur hands-n club!
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With club friends’ help, Grandma sn became an Internet celebrity as “Knitting Granny”.
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Criteria (100 pts in ttal)
Aspects
Organizatinal Pattern
(30 pts)
1. Thesis / Purpse
2. Relevant and detailed evidence
3. Clear structure: Intrductin-Bdy-Cnclusin
Apprpriate Language
(30 pts)
1. Grammar
2. Clarity (n unexplained specialized wrds)
3. Fluency (n verbal fillers like “yu knw"“Uh"“Er"“Um")
Vcal Presentatin
(20 pts)
1. Rate
2. Expressiveness
3. Changes in pitch(声调)
Nnverbal Supprt
(20 pts)
1. Eye cntact with the audience
2. Apprpriate gestures
3. Facial expressins