2025~2026學年天津市塘沽第二中學高三上學期第一次月考英語試卷一、單項選擇(★★)1.Thenumberoffirmssellingcomputersinthisregion________sinceJanuary2012.

A．a(chǎn)redroppingB．isdroppingC．havedroppedD．hasdropped(★★)2.—Sohetoldyouyou'dgotthejob?—________.Buthesaidtheywereimpressedwithme.

A．NotexactlyB．That'sforsureC．Don'tmentionitD．Soundsgreat(★★★)3.________moreaboutamazinganimalfacts,hemadeatriptothenearbynaturereserve.

A．FindingoutB．FoundoutC．TofindoutD．Beingfoundout(★★★)4.Onenight,ataboutmidnight,I______theskyforaboutanhour.Thestarswereshininglikediamonds.

A．havewatchedB．hadwatchedC．watchD．watched(★★)5.Weknowyoucareaboutyourhomeandfamily.________youwouldn'tbereadingIdealHome.

A．ThereforeB．OtherwiseC．InsteadD．Meanwhile(★★★)6.Istillhaveafewsweetmemoriesofmychildhood;________,IremembertimeswhenIexploredcavesinthemountainswithmyfriends.

A．inturnB．bychanceC．inparticularD．bycontrast(★★★)7.—IwanttoseeMr.White.Wehaveanappointment.—I’msorry,butheisnot________atthemoment,forthemeetinghasn’tended.

A．busyB．a(chǎn)ctiveC．concernedD．a(chǎn)vailable(★★★)8.Someone____thetapon,forthewaterwasrunningoverandfloodingthebathroom.

A．couldleaveB．musthaveleftC．mightleaveD．shouldhaveleft(★★★)9.Johnbelongstothatclub,whosemembersmeettodiscusssocialissuesandshareideasandthoughts.

A．regularlyB．originallyC．graduallyD．immediately(★★)10.Thespeaker,______forherwonderfulspeeches,willdeliveralectureinourschoolnextweek.

A．toknowB．beingknownC．knownD．knowing(★★★)11.Icanuseacomputer,butwhenit________repairingit,Idon’tknowanything.

A．referstoB．a(chǎn)ppliestoC．a(chǎn)ppealstoD．comesto(★★)12.—IguessyouthinkI'mtoooldtogotocollege?—Notatall.________,Ialwayssay!

A．BetterlatethanneverB．ThemorethebetterC．SofarsogoodD．Toogoodtobetrue(★★★)13.Ihavereachedapointinmycareer________Ineedtodecidewhichwaytogo.

A．thatB．whereC．whichD．why(★★★★)14.isobviouslyrightistogiveallchildrenequalopportunitiestodeveloptheirspecialgift.

A．WhichB．AsC．ThatD．What(★★)15.Peoplesituncomfortablyonplasticchairs,lookingthrougholdmagazines,________havebeenreadhundredsoftimespreviously.

A．a(chǎn)llofthemB．eachofwhichC．a(chǎn)llofwhichD．eachofthem二、完形填空(★★★)Standinginfrontofthebikeshop,Davestaredattheshinyredbicycleinthewindow.Hecould_______himselfridingthebikeinSaturday'sraceandwinningthefirst-placemedalandprizemoney."Withthatbike,Icouldeven_______Adam,"Davethought.HerodeonandstoppedatPeck'sclothingstore.Thecoathe_______tobuyhismotherforherbirthdaywasstillonsale.Daveknewshewould_______buyitforherself.Sheworkedhardjusttomake_______meet.Buttheprizemoneywouldbe_______forhimtobuythatcoatandsurpriseher.Davelookedathisoldbike.Twoyearsago,hefoundsomeoldbicyclesatthe_______andusedthepartstomakeonebike.Hecalledithisrecycledbike."I'llnever_______theraceonthisoldbike,"Davesighed.AsDavepassedthejunkyard,henoticedanewer-lookingbiketire.Hestarted_______thehugejunkpile.Finally,hefound__________hewaslookingfor."Thesetwotiresandthehandgrips(自行車把套)arejust__________formybike."Arrivinghome,Daveputtheusedtiresandthehandgripsonhis__________bike,andoiledthechain.Hestoodbackandadmiredthe__________hehadmade."Imightwinthatraceafterall,"hesaidtohimself.Thenextmorning,whenDaveandhismomgottothepark,aboutthirtykidshadalready__________.Daveheadedforthestartline__________Momfoundaseatatthefinishline.Bang!Theridersrushedoff.Dave__________Adam,whowasinthelead.He__________topassoneriderafteranotherandwasapproachingAdam.Leaningforward,Davepedaledharderandfaster.__________hespedbyAdamandcrossedthefinishline.AstheannouncerawardedDavethe__________andthecheckforfiftydollars,heasked,"Whatareyougoingtodowiththeprizemoney,Dave?""It'sa__________,"Davesaidandwavedtohismom.16.A．findB．pictureC．keepD．watch17.A．beatB．joinC．helpD．rescue18.A．a(chǎn)greedB．claimedC．demandedD．planned19.A．probablyB．definitelyC．neverD．seldom20.A．endsB．eyesC．roadsD．rules21.A．hardB．reliableC．enoughD．tight22.A．parkB．junkyardC．schoolD．court23.A．enterB．loseC．a(chǎn)bandonD．win24.A．goingthroughB．carryingoutC．throwingawayD．takingback25.A．thatB．whichC．whatD．whom26.A．rightB．uniqueC．simpleD．a(chǎn)dvanced27.A．hiredB．usedC．purchasedD．recycled28.A．contributionsB．changesC．profitsD．discoveries29.A．startedB．separatedC．gatheredD．recovered30.A．whileB．butC．soD．or31.A．heldbackB．gaveintoC．concentratedonD．brokeawayfrom32.A．preparedB．a(chǎn)rrangedC．offeredD．managed33.A．SuddenlyB．EventuallyC．RecentlyD．Usually34.A．coatB．degreeC．bicycleD．medal35.A．coincidenceB．promiseC．surpriseD．message三、閱讀理解(★★★)BicycleSafetyOperationAlwaysrideyourbikeinasafe,controlledmanneroncampus(校園).Obeyrulesandregulations.Watchoutforwalkersandotherbicyclists,andalwaysuseyourlightsindarkconditions.TheftPreventionAlwayssecurelylockyourbicycletoabicyclerack--evenifyouareonlyawayforaminute.RegisteryourbikewiththeUniversityDepartmentofPublicSafety.It'sfast,easy,andfree.Registrationpermanentlyrecordsyourserialnumber,whichisusefulinthepossiblerecoveryofthebikestolen.Equipment*BrakesMakesurethattheyareingoodworkingorderandadjustedproperly.*HelmetAnecessity,makesureyourhelmetmeetscurrentsafetystandardsandfitsproperly.*LightsAlwayshaveafrontheadlight--visibleatleast500feetinfrontofthebike.Ataillightisagoodidea.RulesoftheRoadRidingonCampusAsabicyclerider,youhavearesponsibilitytorideonlyonstreetsandpostedbicyclepaths.Ridingonsidewalksorotherwalkwayscanleadtoafine.Thespeedlimitforbicyclesoncampusis15mph,unlessotherwiseposted.Alwaysgivetherightofwaystowalkers.Ifyouareinvolvedinanaccident,youarerequiredtoofferappropriateaid,calltheDepartmentofPublicSafetyandremainatthesceneuntiltheofficerletsyougo.BicycleParkingOnlyparkinareasreservedforbikes.Trees,handrails,hallways,andsignpostsarenotforbicycleparking,andparkinginsuchpostscanresultinafine.IfThingsGoWrongIfyoubreaktherules,youwillbefined.Besidesviolatingruleswhileridingbicyclesoncampus,youcouldbefinedfor:*Nobicycleregistration--------------------------$25*Bicycleparkingbanned---------------------------$30*Blockingpathwithbicycle----------------------$40*Violationofbicycleequipmentrequirement------$3536.Registrationofyourbicyclemayhelpyou________.

A．findyourstolenbicycleB．getyourserialnumberC．receivefreerepairservicesD．settleconflictswithwalkers37.Accordingtothepassage,whatbikeequipmentisafreechoiceforbicycleriders?

A．Brakes.B．Ahelmet.C．Aheadlight.D．Ataillight.38.Whenyourideabicycleonthecampus,________.

A．rideonpostedbicyclepathsandsidewalksB．cycleataspeedofover15mphC．putthewalkers'rightofwayfirstD．callthepolicebeforeleavingincaseofaccident39.Ifyoulockyourbicycletoatreeonthecampus,youcouldbefined_________.

A．$25B．$30C．$35D．$4040.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Aguideforsafebicyclingoncampus.B．Directionsforbicycletouroncampus.C．Regulationsofbicycleraceoncampus.D．Rulesforridingmotorvehiclesoncampus.(★★★)Jimmyisanautomotivemechanic,buthelosthisjobafewmonthsago.Hehasgoodheart,butalwaysfearedapplyingforanewjob.Oneday,hegatheredupallhisstrengthanddecidedtoattendajobinterview.Hisappointmentwasat10amanditwasalready8:30.Whilewaitingforabustotheofficewherehewassupposedtobeinterviewed,hesawanelderlymanwildlykickingthetyreofhiscar.Obviouslytherewassomethingwrongwiththecar.Jimmyimmediatelywentuptolendhimahand.WhenJimmyfinishedworkingonthecar,theoldmanaskedhimhowmuchheshouldpayfortheservice.Jimmysaidtherewasnoneedtopayhim;hejusthelpedsomeoneinneed,andhehadtorushforaninterview.Thentheoldmansaid,“Well,Icouldtakeyoutotheofficeforyourinterview.It’stheleastIcoulddo.Please.Iinsist.”Jimmyagreed.Uponarrival,Jimmyfoundalonglineofapplicantswaitingtobeinterviewed.Jimmystillhadsomegreaseonhimafterthecarrepair,buthedidnothavemuchtimetowashitofforhaveachangeofshirt.Onebyone,theapplicantslefttheinterviewer’sofficewithdisappointedlookontheirfaces.Finallyhisnamewascalled.Theinterviewerwassittingonalargechairfacingtheofficewindow.Rockingthechairbackandforth,heasked,“Doyoureallyneedtobeinterviewed?”Jimmy’sheartsank.“WiththewayIlooknow,howcouldIpossiblypassthisinterview?”hethoughttohimself.ThentheinterviewerturnedthechairandtoJimmy’ssurprise,itwastheoldmanhehelpedearlierinthemorning.ItturnedouthewastheGeneralManagerofthecompany.“SorryIhadtokeepyouwaiting,butIwasprettysureImadetherightdecisiontohaveyouaspartofourworkforcebeforeyouevensteppedintotheoffice.Ijustknowyou’dbeatrustworthyworker.Congratulations!”Jimmysatdownandtheysharedacupofwell-deservedcoffeeashelandedhimselfanewjob.41.WhydidJimmyapplyforanewjob?

A．Hewantedahigherposition.B．Hewasboredwithhisjob.C．Hewasoutofwork.D．Hehopedtofindabetterboss.42.WhatdidJimmyseeonthewaytotheinterview?

A．Afriend’scarhadaflattyre.B．Anoldman’scarbrokedown.C．Aterribleaccidenthappened.D．Awildmanwaspushingacar.43.WhydidtheoldmanofferJimmyaride?

A．Hewasalsotobeinterviewed.B．HewasthankfultoJimmy.C．Healwayshelpedpeopleinneed.D．Heneededatravelingcompanion.44.HowdidJimmyfeelonhearingtheinterviewer’squestion?

A．Hewassorryfortheotherapplicants.B．Theinterviewerwasveryrude.C．Heregrettedhelpingtheoldman.D．Therewasnohopeforhimtogetthejob.45.WhatcanwelearnfromJimmy’sexperience?

A．Goodisrewardedwithgood.B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Wherethereisawill,there’saway.D．Twoheadsarebetterthanone.(★)Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.Quiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeople.Thenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceaname.Frequentlyithappensthataplacehastwonames:Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareas,oldhabitsdiehardandtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.ManyroadsandplacesinSingapore（新加坡）arenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillberememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlace.Thisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountries----inboththeWestandtheEast.Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircus----obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasahRoadisaninterestingexample,“BaseBasah”means“wetrice”inMalay（馬來語）.Nowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoad“WetRiceRoad”?Thereasonissimple.Duringthepioneeringdays,wetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroad.AfewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.Thereis“CircularRoad”forone.Otherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapes,like“PayaLebarCrescent”.Thisroadiscalledacrescent（月牙）becauseitbeginsonthemainroad,makesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.46.WelearnfromParagraph1that_____.

A．thegovernmentisusuallythefirsttonameaplaceB．manyplacestendtohavemorethanonenameC．a(chǎn)ceremonywillbeheldwhenaplaceisnamedD．peopleprefertheplacenamesgivenbythegovernment47.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“diehard”inParagraph1probablymean?

A．Changesuddenly.B．Changesignificantly.C．Disappearmysteriously.D．Disappearveryslowly.48.Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?

A．RafflesPlace.B．SelectorAirbase.C．PiccadillyCircus.D．PayaLebarCrescent.49.BrasBasahRoadisnamed_______.

A．a(chǎn)fterapersonB．a(chǎn)fteraplaceC．a(chǎn)fteranactivityD．byitsshape50.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A．SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.B．SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.C．ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisunique.D．YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.(★★★)Pre-schoolchildrenwhospendtimetogethertakeononeanother'spersonalities,anewresearchhasfound.Thestudyshowsthatenvironmentplaysakeyroleinshapingpeople'spersonalities.Whilegeneticsstillformsthecentralpartofthehumanpsyche(心理),theresearchfindsthatpersonalitytraits(特征)are"contagious"(傳染的)amongchildren."Ourfindingfliesinthefaceofcommonassumptionsthatpersonalitycan'tbechanged,"saidDr.JenniferNeal,co-authorofthestudy.Theresearchersstudiedthepersonalitiesandsocialnetworksoftwopre-schoolclassesforafullschoolyear.Oneoftheclasseswasasetofthree-year-olds,andtheotherasetoffour-year-olds.Childrenwhosefriendswerehard-workingoroutgoinggraduallytookonthesepersonalitytraitsovertime.PsychologyexpertDr.EmilyDublinsaidkidsarehavingafarbiggereffectoneachotherthanpeoplemayrealize.Thenewstudyisnotthefirsttoexplorethecontagiouseffectsofpersonalitytraits.A2015psychologystudyfoundthatrudenessatworkcanbecontagiousasittravelsfrompersontoperson"likeadisease".Thestudyfoundthatseeingabossbeingrudetoanemployeewasenoughtocausepeopletoberudetothosearoundthem.Theresearchersquestioned6,000peopleonthesocial"climate"intheirworkplaces,whichincludedoffices,hotelsandrestaurants.Theyfound75percentofthosewhotookpartsaidtheyhadbeentreatedrudelyatleastonceinthepastyear.Andthestudyalsosuggeststhatmerelyseeingotherpeoplebeingsubjectedtorudenessmadeitmorelikelythatapersonwouldtreattheircolleaguesinthesameway.Rudenesscouldincludeleavingsomeoneoffaninvitetoacompanyevent,sendingunkindemails,findingfaultwithothersorfailingtogivepraise.Dr.Torkelsonbelievescompaniesneedtobemoreawareoftheharmthatrudenessintheworkplacecandoasitcandamagetheworkingenvironment.Shesaidbettertrainingcouldhelptofightagainsttheproblem.51.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"fliesinthefaceof"inParagraph1mean?

A．Leadsto.B．Resultsfrom.C．Goesagainst.D．Agreeswith.52.AccordingtoParagraph2,whohavethegreatestimpactonchildren'spersonality?

A．Theirparents.B．Theirfriends.C．Theresearchers.D．Thepsychologists.53.Whichofthefollowingisconsideredrudeattheworkplace?

A．Ignoringthefaultsofco-workers.B．Notsendingemailstoworkmates.C．Seekingpraisefromcolleaguesandbosses.D．Notinvitingacolleaguetoacompanyparty.54.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．One'spersonalityishardtochange.B．One'spersonalityisshapedbygenes.C．One'spersonalitytraitscanspreadtoothers.D．One'spersonalitytraitscanchangeovernight.55.Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.

A．a(chǎn)sciencereportB．a(chǎn)studyguideC．a(chǎn)schooltextbookD．a(chǎn)technicaljournal(★★★)閱讀下面短文,并按照題目要求用英語回答問題.AlmosteverybodyinAmericawillspendapartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart(購物手推車).Theywill,inalifetime,pushthechrome-platecontraptionsmanymiles.Butfewwillknow—oreventhinktoask—whoitwasthatinventedthem.SylvanN.Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937.Atthattimehewasinthesupermarketbusiness.Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugging(吃力地攜帶)groceriesaroundinbasketstheyhadtocarry.OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasketsonwheels.Thewheeledbasketswouldmakeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomers,andwouldhelptoattractmorebusiness.OnJune4,1937,Goldman’sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismarket.Hewasterriblyexcitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving.Hecouldn’twaittoseethemusinghisinvention.ButGoldmanwasdisappointed.Mostshoppersgavethecartsalonglook,buthardlyanybodywouldgivethematry.Afterawhile,Goldmandecidedtoaskcustomerswhytheyweren’tusinghiscarts.“Don’tyouthinkthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbasket?”oneshopperreplied.ButGoldmanwasn’tbeatenyet.Heknewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessifonlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry.Tothisend,Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketandpretendtheywereshopping!Seeingthis,the