2025-2026学年湖南娄底高三(上)期末试卷英语

1、Some of these schools are private and offer a ________ schedule for students who can choose to work at school or even at home at weekends.

A．reliable

B．flexible

C．general

D．temporary

2、You must ____ the mail in person and take along some form of identification.

A.attach B.select C.collect D.observe

3、I think it is where they got the money that counts ________ what they did with it.

A．rather than

B．other than

C．more than

D．or rather

4、With such a tight schedule, everyone will have to go all out if they _____________ the task.

A. have completed   B. would complete

C. will complete   D. are to complete

5、An increasing number of aged motorists from driving for health problems.

A. are being stopped B. have stopped

C. is stopping D. has been stopped

6、Only in you   to go on living -just one day in the year, softly, quietly, as I have always lived near you.

A. do I wish   B. I wish

C. have I wished   D. I have wished

7、Although Beijing didn’t establish its first Antarctic research base until 1985, Chinese efforts  _________ its influence across the continent are now outpacing other nation’s plans.

A. expanding   B. to be expanded

C. expanded   D. to expand

8、— Do your two children live in Beijing with you?

— _______. One is in Shanghai, the other is in Tianjin.

A．Both   B．All C．Neither

9、.Nothing but one desk and six chairs ________ in the room.

A.are B.is stayed C.is D.are left

10、An advantage of being the youngest child in his family is __________he gets a lot of attention.

A. that   B. whether C. why   D. when

11、When you go by train, make sure you take an express, ___________stops only at big stations.

A.one B.one that C.that D.what

12、—May I smoke here?

—Choose a seat in the smoking section, if you ________.

A．should B．must   C．can   D．may

13、You are really   ! I heard marvelous news that you set a new world record.

A.anything B.nothing C.something D.everything

14、The use of an alcohol breath test by the police greatly reduces the ____of  drivers causing traffic accidents．

A. possibility   B. pressure

C. preference   D. Production

15、The hotel is ______ easy reach of the town centre. It’s only a ten­minute trip.

A. against  B. beyond C. within   D. beneath

16、---Here you are. This is the hotel!

--- It's so close to the station. We ____ the taxi at all!

A. might not have taken   B. couldn’t have taken

C. needn't have taken   D. mustn't have taken

17、As teenagers, sometimes we do need our parents’ guidance, especially______ social experiences．

A． by way of   B． as a result of

C． in place of   D． in terms of

18、The next thing he saw was smoke ________ from behind the house.

A.rose B.rising

C.to rise D.risen

19、Much to their delight, their new project ______ at the conference, the excited scholars decided to have a barbecue to celebrate the fantastic moment.

A.to approve B.being approved C.having approved D.having been approved

20、He was about to do his homework when an unusual noise ________ his attention．

A．arrested B．affected C．attacked D．attended

21、The panda bear may be one of the world's cutest animals, but it also has one of the world's grossest habits：They like to spread horse dung（粪便） on their necks and faces and roll around in it to cover their entire bodies. Now, researchers say they have an explanation for these dung baths. The horse dung contains something that might help the animals deal with colder temperatures .

To get to the bottom of things, researchers analyzed 38 instances of dung rolling recorded by cameras at the reserve. The bears tended to roll in horse dung less than 10 days old. The dung contained natural compounds（化合物），called BCP and BCPO，that are scarce in older dung, say the scientists .

The team then added these compounds to the hay（草料） of pandas and found the animals favored the hay treated with these compounds. What's more, the pandas tended to roll in horse dung in colder weather, at temperatures between−5℃and 15°C. Could BCP and BCPO help keep the giant pandas warm?

As giant pandas are a national treasure for China, there are strict limitations on conducting research on these protected animals, so the team turned to mice. Covering mice in a BCP-BCPO solution boosted the animals' cold tolerance, the authors report. Treated mice more readily walked on colder surfaces. The researchers discovered BCP-BCPO blocks receptors that sense cold.

“Although it's not concrete proof, the authors provided solid evidence to explain the unique behavior,”Fan Yang, a biophysicist at the Zhejiang University School of Medicine, wrote in an email.“The same receptors are present in many animals. So it is possible that using natural compounds to manage body temperature may actually be a general strategy widely adopted by other animals.”

Staying warm in the winter can be challenging for pandas,   notes Zejun Zhang, an ecologist at China West Normal University ,because their low-calorie diet of bamboo makes it hard to store extra fat. It's possible, the authors say, that pandas have used horse dung in this way for thousands of years.

【1】What does the underlined word“grossest”Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Funniest.

B．Healthiest .

C．Most tiring.

D．Most disgusting .

【2】How did the researchers find out the functio BCP and BCPO?

A．By applying them to pandas.

B．By experimenting them on mice.

C．By analyzing pandas'dung rolling cases.

D．By experimenting on different kinds of dung.

【3】Why can BCP and BCPO help pandas against cold?

A．They adjust their sense of cold.

B．They make them physically active.

C．They provide a heat-trapping cover.

D．They help raise their body temperature .

【4】Which of the following makes pandas suffer in winter?

A．Their body shape.

B．Their body color.

C．Their habitat.

D．Their diet.

22、The way we cook is important. In many countries, the two sources of heat used for cooking are natural gas and electric stoves. The World Health Organization(WHO) warns that millions of people are dying every year from indoor air pollution. The WHO finds that poor cooking, heating and lighting technologies are killing millions of people each year.

Indoor air pollution results from the use of dangerous fuels and cook stoves in the home. WHO officials say nearly three billion people are unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting. And they say more than seven million people die from exposure to indoor or outdoor air pollution each year. Of that number, the WHO says about 4.3 million people die from household air pollution given off by simple biomass(生物燃料） and coal stoves.

These findings show that the home use of poisonous fuels is to blame for many of these deaths. These fuels include wood, coal, animal waste and so on. Carlos Dora is Coordinator in the WHO’s Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health. He says people should not use unprocessed coal and kerosene(煤油） fuel indoors. He says opening a window or door to let out the harmful air will not correct the situation. It will only pollute the outdoors. “New technologies and clean fuels can rid people of this problem.”

The United Nations found that more than 95 percent of families in sub-Saharan Africa depend on solid fuels for cooking. It says huge populations in India, China and Latin American countries, such as Guatemala and Peru, are also at risk.

Nigel Bruce is a professor of Public Health at the University of Liverpool. He says researchers are developing good stoves and other equipment to burn fuels in a more efficient way. “There are already many technologies for clean fuels available now. An effective and reasonably low-cost ethanol(酒精） stove that is made by Dometic is now being tested out. Another interesting development is electric induction stoves.” In India, you can buy an induction stove for about $8. And in Africa you can buy a solar lamp for less than $1.

【1】How is Paragraph 2 mainly developed?

A. By making classifications.

B. By listing numbers.

C. By following time order.

D. By describing a process.

【2】According to Carlos Dora, what is the best solution to indoor air pollution?

A. People should use an effective air cleaner.

B. People should open a window or door to let out the harmful air.

C. People should use new technologies and clean fuels.

D. People should prevent themselves from being exposed to harmful air.

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Most of the deaths from indoor pollution are in developing countries.

B. Burning solid fuels can help limit indoor air pollution.

C. People now can buy ethanol stoves made by Dometic in India.

D. There are already two technologies for clean fuels available for use.

【4】Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. The way we cook is changing

B. Types of indoor air pollution

C. The development of electric stoves

D. Indoor air pollution kills millions each year

23、Welcome to Simon’s Rock Writing Workshop(研习班)

About it

In 1983, Simon’s Rock of Bard College began offering a three-week writing workshop for high school students. It is now part of the National Writing and Thinking Network, the largest association of summer writing programs and camps in the country. Former participants have gone on to colleges like Amherst, Harvard, Kenyon, Princeton and Yale.

About its staff

The staff are skilled teachers and writers with a special interest in the theory and practice of the nationally recognized Bard College Institute for Writing and Thinking. They are selected for the Simon’s Rock workshop camp because of their record of teaching excellence and their familiarity with the needs and abilities of younger writers.

About its features

Unlike conventional workshops in creative writing, it focuses on using informal, playful and expressive writing as a way to strengthen skills of language and thinking. Out of these informal writing activities, using techniques of peer response, students develop more polished pieces, ranging from personal descriptions to stories and poems. Each weekday consists of three ninety-minute sessions organized as writing and discussion seminars. Workshop leaders write with their students, and there is frequent sharing of this informal writing, both in small groups and in the class as a whole.

Ages: 14-17

Address: Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 84 Alford Road

Telephone number: 4135-297-232

【1】Who will most probably attend the workshop?

A．Camping lovers.

B．Famous writers.

C．High school students.

D．University students.

【2】Which of the following can best describe the workshop’s staff?

A．Special.

B．Experienced.

C．Young.

D．Hard-working.

【3】What makes the workshop different from other common workshops?

A．Its lasting time.

B．Its kind leaders.

C．The writing way it advocates.

D．The serious discussions it holds.

24、What makes you happy? You may want to answer that spending time with your family, taking a vacation or driving a new sports car makes you happy but the key to happiness may be altruism (利他行为). Helping others may actually increase your happiness.

According to Time Magazine, the greatest thinkers in the world have suggested that true happiness is found in helping others and now there is scientific research from a team of psychologists at the University of Missouri-Columbia to prove it.

The researchers led by Liudmila Titova and Kennon Sheldon looked at whether pursuing happiness for others will actually make people happier. They found that it does.

Two experiments were conducted by the team, according to Psychology Today. In the first experiment there searchers asked participants to recall a time that they tried to make themselves or another person happy. They were asked to write about the event and rate how happy it made them feel.

In the second experiment, they were asked to remember a time they tried to make someone else happy and also write about how it made them feel. This experiment elicited a higher rate of happiness than the first.

“The results of these studies extend findings from previous research by showing that people gain more personal happiness from attempts to make other people happy—an approach that might seem unbelievable for a lot of people at first,” researchers wrote in the study.

But how does the research translate into real life? According to Time Magazine, find your passion. Give it to people or causes that move you and share your values. Whatever you do, the key is to finding an approach that works for you and let it come naturally. Remember that improving happiness is a benefit of helping others and not the goal.

【1】What makes people happy according to the first paragraph?

A．Driving a new sports car.

B．Travelling during a vacation.

C．Offering generosity to others.

D．Spending time with their family.

【2】How did the researchers prove their findings?

A．By using examples.

B．By making experiments.

C．By clarifying a concept.

D．By demonstrating facts.

【3】What does the underlined word “elicit” mean in paragraph 5?

A．Produce.

B．Improve.

C．Display.

D．Discover.

【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Pursuing Happiness for Others Counts

B．Sharing Your Values Will Make Sense

C．Improving Happiness Benefits You Much

D．Helping Others Can Improve Happiness

25、Third Culture Kids

As more cities and companies become increasingly international， there is a growing number of children that are creating their own sub-culture. Often ________ to as TCKs (Third Culture Kids) or Global Nomads, these students have a(n) ________ impact on the global community.

So who are these Third Culture Kids? They are not a new phenomenon. As one looks ________ history, there is a realization that certain groups of people have led highly ________ lives, a key ________ in describing TCKs. They often ________ their parents into another country and spend a significant part of his or her development years outside the parents’ culture. They are ________ to new cultures and to other people in the community who ________ move constantly. Their numbers ________ into the hundreds of thousands and are increasing. Ease of ________ and constant relocation of people through multinational companies and global business links contribute to this ________.

The question “Who am I?” is frequently asked by TCKs. They have ________ a host of cultural identities, and have butt relationships to all the cultures, ________ not having full ownership of any. Although elements from each culture are absorbed into TCK’s life experience, the sense of ________ is in relationship to others of a similar background.

As you enter into the world of TCKs, one might suspect they are not ________. But it is ________, after spending only a short time with them, that they bring a deep knowledge from inside and a special ability to compare ________ and local issues. They represent many countries and cultures. They are the future cross-culturalists and ________ future politicians, diplomats, government employees and educators.

They certainly experience a different lifestyle compared to their mono-cultural (单一文化的) peers but we can benefit from their global and ________ lives. So, whatever one chooses to label the international students as— TCKs, Global Nomads, or Global Souls— we will gain unbelievable ________.

【1】

A．submitted

B．appealed

C．subscribed

D．referred

【2】

A．tremendous

B．temporary

C．immediate

D．initial

【3】

A．down on

B．forward to

C．up to

D．back on

【4】

A．adventurous

B．mobile

C．civilized

D．primitive

【5】

A．factor

B．reason

C．cause

D．figure

【6】

A．accompany

B．divide

C．drive

D．invite

【7】

A．connected

B．exposed

C．addicted

D．committed

【8】

A．frequently

B．also

C．rarely

D．altogether

【9】

A．extend

B．burst

C．break

D．change

【10】

A．communication

B．travel

C．interaction

D．export

【11】

A．tradition

B．trend

C．option

D．shift

【12】

A．revealed

B．discovered

C．accumulated

D．accelerated

【13】

A．as

B．while

C．when

D．so

【14】

A．achievement

B．belonging

C．possessing

D．responsibility

【15】

A．similar

B．denying

C．doubtful

D．different

【16】

A．universal

B．vital

C．clear

D．essential

【17】

A．international

B．updated

C．complicated

D．specific

【18】

A．luckily

B．hopefully

C．necessarily

D．generally

【19】

A．professional

B．spiritual

C．material

D．colorful

【20】

A．awards

B．rewards

C．popularity

D．success

26、作为学生，老师的教诲让你成长。请你以“The teacher I thank most”为题，向英语校刊投稿，内容包括：

1．最感谢的老师；

2．感恩事件；

3．如何感恩。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．题目已为你写好。

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