吉林省梅河口市第五中学2026届高三上学期1月期末考试英语试题（Word版附答案）

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第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每
段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1. What happened t Lily?
A. She gt up late. B. She brke her clck. C. She frgt t pick the man up.
2. What will Henry d first?
A. Plant trees. B. Build a path. C. Grw vegetables.
3. Hw much will the speakers tip the waiter?
A. $5. B. $10. C. $15.
4. Wh drve Amy hme?
A. Her grandad. B. Jane’s dad. C. Jane’s brther.
5. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. A writer. B. TV dramas. C. Histrical nvels.
第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳
选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟
的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。
6. What are the speakers ding?
A. Driving t a htel. B. Parking near a theatre. C. Lking fr a parking space.
7. Hw will the speakers get back t the htel?
A. On ft. B. By taxi. C. By bus.
听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 10 三个小题。
8. Why des the wman enjy cmputer games less nw?
A. She is t tired after wrk.
B. She hates the lng dwnlad time.
C. She finds games nt creative enugh.
9. What des the man say abut bard games?
A. They are ut f date. B. They are t simple. C. They are mre interactive.
10. What d the speakers prbably decide t d tgether?
A. Play a bard game.
B. Try a new cmputer game.
C Quit the habit f playing games.
听下面一段对话，回答第 11 至第 13 三个小题。
11. What des the wman advise yung actrs t d?
A. Wrk hard. B. Learn frm a rle mdel. C. Jump at pprtunities.
12. Wh taught the wman hw t act?
A. Helen Miller. B. Stephen Smith. C. Judy Black.
13. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. On a mvie set. B. In a TV studi. C. In a theater backstage.
听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至第 16 三个小题。
14. What’s the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Clleagues. B. Brther and sister. C. Student and fire supervisr.
15. What day is it tday?
A. Mnday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday.
16. What will the wman prbably d next?
A. Call a charity rganizatin.
B Cntact Shelley thrugh email.
C. Help the man srt the alarms ut.
听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。
17. What des the speaker think f the graduating class?
A. They are hard-wrking. B. They are experienced. C. They are gifted.
18. What is the speaker mst likely t be gd at?
A. Mdern painting. B. Fashin design. C. Pht taking.
19. Wh is the first student artist t speak?
A. James Smith. B. Jane Gdman. C. Michael Watts.
20. What is the speaker ding?
A. Giving a class. B. Awarding prizes. C. Hsting an exhibitin.
第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分 50 分)
第一节 (共 15 小题;每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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A 19-year-ld surfer was fund in stable cnditin after being fund n a remte island ff Australia’s New Suth Wales
cast — an utcme his father called a miracle.
Darcy Deefhlts left his Wli hme Wednesday afternn fr Wli beach but failed t return, making his family cntact
the plice. His father, Terry, psted a public appeal n Facebk that night, stating the family was “fearing fr the wrst” and
urging bat wners t jin the search.
Accrding t NSW Plice, an extensive land, air, and water peratin invlving multiple agencies lcated Darcy safe n
Thursday. He was fund n Nrth Slitary Island , a rcky nature reserve apprximately 9 miles ffshre.
This castline is ppular fr surfing, fishing, and diving, thugh nt withut risk. Last year, a missing rck fisherman’s
bdy was discvered near anther island in the same marine park.
In his emtinal Facebk pst, Terry described his sn taking a cream surfbard t a lcal spt arund 4 pm amid small
waves, likely wearing dark surf wear. “We are verwhelmed by cmmunity effrts,” Terry wrte, adding their sle wish was t
“find ur belved by safe.”
After spending the night trapped, Darcy was rescued and admitted t Graftn Hspital. A health district spkespersn
cnfirmed he remains “in gd spirits” under bservatin, supprted by family. The family expressed deep gratitude t
emergency services and cmmunity members wh mbilized after he failed t return frm surfing.
Speaking t the media, an exhausted Terry Deefhlts admitted he was “clse” t lsing hpe. “It’s unreal... I was thinking
the abslute wrst,” he tld the ABC. “Wh survives this? It’s a miracle.” He added t the Daily Telegraph: “I’m n clud
nine.”
Cmmunity effrts included a rapidly frmed Facebk grup, which gained ver 100 members in under 24 hurs. Its
rganizer, Casey Meaker, annunced the rescue, writing: “He made it a lng way ut — but he’s ALIVE, safe... We are
abslutely blwn away by this yung man’s strength and ur incredible cmmunity.”
24. What did Terry Deefhlts d initially?
A. He reprted the incident t authrities.
B. He checked nearby beaches persnally.
C. He rganized a lcal search team himself.
D. He put up a desperate pst fr help nline.
25. Why did the authr mentin the missing rck fisherman?
A. T emphasize the ptential risks alng the castline.
B. T warn the lcals t stay away frm the castline.
C T highlight the ppularity f fishing alng the castline.
D. T stress the imprtance f timely peratins frm the castline.
26. What d Terry’s wrds “I’m n clud nine” in paragraph 7 cnvey?
A. He was grateful t all the participants.
B. He was mved by the media’s cncern.
C. He was satisfied with his wise decisin.
D. He was verjyed at his sn’s survival.
27. Which f the fllwing best describes the stry f Darcy?
A. One in a millin. B. A fish ut f water.
C. One ft in the dr. D. A diamnd in the rugh.
C
NEW YORK, New Yrk-Bkwrm alert: Merriam- Webster annunced Thursday it has taken the rare step f fully
revising and reimagining ne f its mst ppular dictinaries with a fresh editin that adds ver 5,000 new wrds, including
“petrichr,” “teraflp,”“dumbphne” and“ghst kitchen.”
The 12th editin f“Merriam- Webster's Cllegeiate Dictinary” cmes 22 years after the bk's last hard- cpy update
and amid declining U. S. sales fr dictinaries verall, accrding t Circana BkScan. It will be released n Nvember 18.
The cmpany remved tw sectins f the“Cllege’s” 11th edtrin that had bigraphical and gegraphical entries t make
rm fr the new cntent. Greg Barlw,Merriam- Webster's president, exclusively tld The Assciated Press ahead f
the annuncement that peple n lnger use dictinaries t learn such things as the lcatin f Kalamaz r wh Niklai
Rimsky was. Fr that, they reach fr the internet.
“We wanted t make the‘Cllegiate’ mre useful, a better design, mre interesting,”Barlw said.“We wanted it t be
mre rewarding t brwse, mre fun t lk thrugh, and t really be practical fr research, but als a beautiful bk.”
Merriam- Webster, the cuntry's leading dictinary cmpany, sells abut 1.5 millin f them a year. Mst are regularly
revised but nt fully restructured like the“Cllegiate,” Barlw said.“While the print dictinary is nt at all imprtant t the
grwth and prfitability f this wnderful language cmpany, it's still ur heart,” Barlw said.“There are peple ut there wh
just lve bks, and we lve bks.”
“I d think there is that lnging that peple have t be able t pull a dictinary ff the shelf and lk up a wrd,” Kat
Sarfas, marketing manager fr nnfictin at Barnes & Nble,said.“There's a certain desire t have these kinds f reference
materials at hme. It may be smething that peple feel like, as educated peple, we shuld wn.”
28. Why des the authr mentin the time gap and sales situatin in paragraph 2?
A. T predict future bk sales. B. T highlight the release's rarity.
C. T explain the delay reasns. D. T shw the cmpany's prfits.
29. What change was made t Cllege Dictinary r r its 12th editin
A. It added ver 5,000 bigraphical entries:
B. It deleted bigraphical and gegraphical sectins.
C. It fcused n increasing sales f print dictinaries in the U.S..
D. It prvided infrmatin abut the lcatin f Kalamz.
30. What is the gal f revising Merriam- Webster's Cllegeate Dictinary?
A T sell 1.5 millin cpies arund the wrld every year.
B. T be the best- selling dictinary in the United States.
C. T replace all regular revisins with full restructurings.
D. T becme a practical and enjyable reference bk.
31. What is implied abut print dictinaries'.
A. They are n lnger useful fr research due t internet access.
B Their sales in the U. S. have been n the rise in recent years.
C. Sme peple still value wning physical reference bks.
D. They are the main surce f prfit fr Merriam- Webster.
D
The days f high schl ftball players huddled arund their cach, eyes fixed n a chalkbard r dry- erase bard as
their cach diagrams plays and shuts adjustments, may cme t an end, just like versized shulder pads and high- tp cleats.
Mdern- day caches are nw armed with internet- cnnected tablets that give them access t plays mere secnds after
they ccur. Large- screen televisins are cmmn n sidelines,allwing caches t address entire teams f players at the same
time.
If a crrectin needs t be made r a scheme changed, caches have the infrmatin literally at their fingertips.“With the
system we use, there's a lag time f five secnds frm when the play happens t when it gets int ur system,” Munds View,
Minnesta, ftball cach Aarn Mberg said.“It's an awesme cmpetitive advantage. We can see plays and make adjustments
in real time. We dn't have t wait t d them at halftime.”
The areas behind the end lines f ftball fields, typically reserved fr bands, cheerleaders and field maintenance
equipment, are nw filled with twers standing rughly 40 feet that huse remte- cntrlled, high- definitin vide cameras
fr recrding games and practices.vides are upladed and digitally stred, allwing caches and crdinatrs t analyze plays
and perfrmances and create cut- ups, r edited highlight reels.“It is pretty incredible stuff,”said Nrwd- Yung America
Central head cach Chris Gdwin, wh was invlved with filming games fr the Gphers during the Glen Masn era.“We can make adjustments after ne series. That's huge.”
Drnes(无人机) have als becme mre cmmn, thugh the aerial vehicles are nt allwed at MSHSL- sanctined
events, games r 沈 mages fr safety purpses and ptential t create unwarranted distractins, accrding t the league's
handbk. Member schls can,hwever, use drnes at practices.
Cst can be a barrier, but Ostlund, head ftball cach at Rchester Century High Schl said mst experienced caches
saw the value in the new tech. As these tls evlve and becme mre accessible, they are set t redefine nt nly hw plays
are drawn up, but als hw yung athletes learn. adapt, and understand the game itself.
32. What is the functin f Paragraph 1?
A. T summarize ftball's lng histry. B. T intrduce the tpic by cntrast.
C. T criticize traditinal caching methds. D. T explain high schl ftball rules.
33. What des“it” in paragraph 4 refer t?
A The remte-cntrlled, high- definitin vide cameras n the twers.
B. The prcess f uplading and digitally string game vides.
C. The entire system f recrding, string, and analyzing vide.
D. The traditinal areas behind end lines used fr bands and equipment.
34. Why are drnes nt allwed in MSHSL- sanctined events?
A. They are t expensive fr mst schls t affrd.
B. They cannt prvide high- definitin vides fr analysis.
C. They will interfere with the wrk f cheerleaders and bands.
D They may cause safety prblems and unnecessary distractins.
35. Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the passage?
A. The Evlutin f Ftball Equipment fr Players
B. The Challenges f Applying New Technlgy in Ftball
C. Hw Technlgy Changes High Schl Ftball Caching
D. Famus Caches' Opinins n Mdern Ftball Technlgy
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Have yu ever been s absrbed in an activity that yu frget what’s ging n arund yu? Perhaps it happened while yu were
painting, gardening, r even cleaning yur hme. _____36_____ It helps yu switch ff any wrries.
What des “in the flw” mean? Smetimes yu can be s wrapped up in what yu’re ding that everything else fades away. A
psychlgist called Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi described this as being “in the flw”. It’s a happy, jyful feeling yu get when
fcusing n smething that’s challenging but fun. Every actin, mvement and thught flws. _____37_____
Hw is it gd fr yu? Csikszentmihalyi described flw as the secret t happiness. It helps yu think mre clearly because yu
tune everything else ut. If yu’re cncentrating n a game f chess, fr example, yu’re nt wrrying abut schlwrk r
what ther peple think. _____38_____ Being in the flw als feels gd because yu’re ding smething fr yurself, nt fr
a prize r t please ther peple._____39_____ Well, flw isn’t always flashy—it’s subtle and steady. Here are the signs that yu’ve entered that state: Yu’re
ding smething because yu want t, nt fr anyne else; yu’re clear abut yur gal and cnfident yu can reach it; yu’re
s fcused n what yu’re ding that yu frget everything else... If these signs appear, it means yu're in a state f flw.
Hw can yu find the flw? Finding the flw is different fr each persn. Yu can pick a challenge that’s fun but yu knw yu
can d it. Find a quiet place withut any distractins and away frm screens. _____40_____ Getting in the flw can make
activities such as music practice r hmewrk mre enjyable t.
A. What happens when yu’re in a flw?
B. Hw d yu knw yu’re in the zne?
C. Perhaps yur brain fcuses better befre bed.
D. It als helps if yu’re ding smething yu want t.
E. This helps yu manage yur emtins and feel less stressed.
F. Yur whle being is invlved and yu’re using yur skills thrughly.
G. That feeling f deep fcus and effrtless invlvement is knwn as “flw”.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
In a remte village in Zambia, where rads seem t stretch endlessly befre reaching the nearest twn, a classrm is filled with
the energy f its yung learners. The desks are basic, the bks are __41__, and the rm is crwded beynd capacity—but
smething __42__ is happening here. Andrew, a 38-year-ld teacher, has __43__ his under-resurced and vercrwded
classrm.
Students in Andrew’s class travel 5 t 15 kilmeters each way t attend his lessns. The daily __44__ reflects the brader
barriers t __45__ in Zambia, where ver 800, 000 primary schl-aged children are ut f schl.
Andrew __46__ t let these barriers limit the ptential f the __47__ yung learners wh make the daily jurney t his
classrm. Drawing frm lcal culture, he __48__ traditinal games—like skipping rpe. These __49__ helped children
understand numbers and develp fundatinal skills in __50__ ways. At the same time, he __51__ supprt frm the schl
administratin and fellw teachers, even using his wn funds t btain essential teaching materials. __52__ t develping a
sense f prfessinalism and __53__ amng teachers, Andrew and his clleagues printed T-shirts decrated with “Catch-Up
Prgram Teacher”. It was a small but pwerful __54__ that reinfrced their identity as teachers dedicated t transfrming
learning utcmes.
One f his students __55__ Andrew’s impact best: “My mther asked me why I g t schl. I replied, t becme just like my
teacher when I grw up.”
41. A. inapprpriate B. insufficient C. inexpensive D. incredible
42. A. extrardinary B. shcking C. urgent D. amusing
43. A. decrated B. equipped C. ccupied D. transfrmed
44. A. struggle B. exercise C. schedule D. chice
45. A. transprtatin B. educatin C. cmmunicatin D. accmmdatin
46. A. managed B. tended C. refused D. threatened
47. A. determined B. straightfrward C. generus D. talented
48. A. appreciated B. named C. included D. created
49. A. beliefs B. missins C. instructins D. activities
50. A. attractive B. cmplex C. typical D. abstract
51. A. withdrew B. secured C. cnfirmed D. ignred
52. A. Cntrary B. Cmmitted C. Sensitive D. Addicted
53. A. humur B. justice C. pride D. relief
54. A. change B. campaign C. rganizatin D. gesture
55. A. gt ver B. benefited frm C. summed up D. brught abut
第二节 (共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡上的相应位置。
SHENZHOU 13, is China’s inaugural 8K space film prduced by China Media Grup. It is inspired by the Shenzhu-13
crew’s six-mnth in-rbit missin and ____56____ (feature) ftage captured by astrnauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, and
Ye Guangfu abard China’s Space Statin. The 90-minute film made its debut natinwide n Sept.5. It shwcases ____57____
extrardinary jurney filled with Chinese-style space aesthetics, revealing never-befre-seen space ____58____ (scene) and
little-knwn details f astrnauts’ lives in space.
____59____ (sht) frm Wang Yaping’s perspective, the film ffers a unique blend f delicate emtins, visual impact,
and csmic philsphy. As China’s first film made in space, it emplys dmestically develped 8K ultra-high-definitin
cameras. The media grup’s team cperated clsely with aerspace experts ____60____ (vercme) challenges such as rcket
vibratin tests, space envirnment tests, and adaptive charging-strage n the space statin, integrating space research, film
creatin, and Earth-space crdinatin.
Zhu Yiran, ____61____ directed the film, highlighted that filming in real space brings an unparalleled artistic appeal, as
Earth’s authentic texture cannt ____62____ (reprduce) digitally. “The successful prductin relies n China’s ____63____
(remark) manned spaceflight achievements, representing a vivid practice f integrating idelgy, art, and technlgy,” he said.
The premiere presented a surprise vide message frm the Shenzhu-20 crew abard China’s Space Statin. They
extended their gd wishes, stating that the film ____64____ (truthful) paints astrnauts’ in-rbit wrk-life, recrds precius
mments f the statin’s cnstructin, ____65____ captures the unique bnd f Chinese aerspace prfessinals filming in
space.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
66. 假如你是学生会主席李华，你校将举行“科技赋能元宵灯会”(Tech-Pwered Lantern Festival)活动，请你用英语给
国际部留学生写一封邀请信。内容包括：
1. 活动介绍；
2. 鼓励参与。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为 80 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellw schlmates,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Yurs lihua
第二节（满分 25 分）
67. 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。
Caught in a fld
Mary and her parents were dwnstairs in the living rm. Mary was lking thrugh the windws at the endless rain
utside. It had been raining nn-stp fr three days. She had never seen a strm this bad. It was making her anxius and
nervus. The wind rared (呼啸) and the rain beat n the rf and windws. Dad was listening t a weather reprt n the
radi, and at the same time Mum was putting their imprtant dcuments (文件) and disaster supplies int a bag.
“Mum, Dad,” said Mary all f a sudden, “I think we have t leave here right away!”
“N!” said Dad ludly, “It’s t late! The radi says the city has already been flded.”
“We can drive ur car thrugh the fldwater! Let’s just leave! I’m really frightened!” cried Mary. “We can’t d that,
hney,” explained Mum, “r the mving water culd wash the car away!”
Mary walked t the dr. She was curius t see hw much water there was utside. “Dn’t pen the dr!” shuted
Mum and Dad at the same time, “The water may fld in!”
Dad mved the dinner table against the dr, in case the fldwater frced the dr pen. Mum waved t Mary t sit
n the sfa. “Mary, dn’t wrry. Everything’s ging t be all right,” she said sftly, trying her best t cmfrt Mary. Her
vice sunded calm, but Mary culd tell she was wrried, t.
Withut saying a single wrd, Dad walked t the sfa, sat dwn and hugged his wife and daughter. The sudden
silence in the huse seemed t make the wind and rain mre frightening utside. What culd they d?
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。
After a brief discussin, Mum and Dad made a decisin.
Finally, the rain came t a stp.
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21. C 22. B 23. C
24. D 25. A 26. D 27. A
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56. features
57. an 58. scenes
59. Sht 60. t vercme
61. wh 62. be reprduced
63. remarkable
64. truthfully
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参考范文 1】
Dear fellw schlmates,
Our schl will hst a “Tech-Pwered Lantern Festival” at the gym n the evening f Feb. 24th, and we’re writing t
invite yu t this exciting activity.
Unlike traditinal shws, yu can use AR t watch lively Lantern Festival tales n lanterns, play a digital riddle game fr
prizes, design a simple lantern n a tablet, and admire students’ 3D-printed wrks. Cmbining technlgy with traditin, this
event will let yu engage in Chinese culture in a vivid way.
We’d be thrilled t share this jyful night with yu. Dn’t hesitate t jin us, as yu’ll have fun and unfrgettable
memries.
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【答案】
One pssible versin:
After a brief discussin, Mum and Dad made a decisin. They believed that they shuld stay in the huse. They
thught it wuld be really dangerus t try t walk thrugh the water t get t higher grund. “Mary, we’ll have t g
upstairs and wait there,” said Mum. “OK, Mum, if that’s what yu think is best ...” Mary replied uncertainly. S they
went upstairs and waited. Dwnstairs, water started flding int the living rm and kitchen. All three f them were
nervus, but at least they had disaster supplies, including fd and drinking water.
Finally, the rain came t a stp. But Mary and her family culdn’t leave while the huse was still flded. They
listened t the radi and learned that rescue wrkers in bats were cming t rescue peple wh were trapped in their
hmes. They waited fr a bat t arrive at their huse. Frtunately, abut half an hur later, the rescue wrkers in a bat