2025-2026学年湖北孝感高三(上)期末试卷英语

1、The book which is ________ 100 yuan is not worth ________.

A. cost; buying      B. worth; to be bought

C. worth; buying     D. paid; buying

2、_____________, knocking the wind out of me.

A.She wandered around the main lobby B.She charged me like a bull

C.I was into classical music D.I was raised by the music community

3、There is no doubt _________ this candidate’s advantage _________ his ability to communicate with foreigners in English.

A．that; makes up

B．whether; goes against

C．that; lies in

D．whether; leaves out

4、—Did you go to the show last night?

—Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area invited.

A.were B.have been C.has been D.was

5、________, visitors are no longer permitted to climb the stairs inside the Statue of Liberty.

A. Considering safe measures   B. Considered reasons for security

C. Due to security concerns   D. Because of considering safety

6、Watching TV all evening or playing video games wasn’t exactly what he ______ mind for the National Day.

A. had on   B. had in C. kept of   D.kept from

7、Not until very late that night ______ her house was ______ from the terrible flood.

A．did she realize, under threat

B．that she realized, under threat

C．when she realized, in decline

D．had she realized, in decline

8、It is the fifth time that I ______ the amusement park.

A．visit

B．visited

C．have visited

D．had visited

9、The prices of this kind of wine ________ from 10 yuan to 100 yuan per bottle.

A．ranged   B．differed   C．changed     D．separated

10、It’s really a ____________topic whether to clone a human or not.

A. contradictory   B. contrary

C. controversial   D. confidential

11、With money , he couldn't afford the round-trip tickets.

A．was run out

B．to run out

C．running out

D．run out of

12、The old woman sat in her favourite chair and with her eyes on the window.

A．fixed

B．fixing

C．to be fixed

D．to be fixing

13、______ you don’t like it is none of my business.

A．What

B．Who

C．That

D．Whether

14、I’ll share a story with you this class, one ________ music can touch one’s soul and change one’s life.

A．that

B．which

C．when

D．where

15、The more they ________ his background, the more distrust they had in him.

A．told off

B．probed into

C．crossed out

D．gave their all to

16、Jerry has promised to keep the secret, so he won't tell anyone even though 　　　　.

A. asking to   B. to be asked

C. to ask   D. asked to

17、We have many cases where hard work as well as good communication skills have ________ one’s chances of success in the past years.

A. condemned  B. multiplied  C. estimated  D. highlighted

18、As a powerful way_______ information, the internet might be the main reason for falsehoods (虚假) to enter our minds.

A．spread

B．to spread

C．spreading

D．having spread

19、Besides, it’s vital that you ________ your table manners.

A．minded

B．mind

C．to mind

D．minds

20、The man got to New York in 1998,_______ some time later, he became a famous computer engineer.

A. when   B. where

C. that   D. which

21、The old man ________ toothache sighed in great relief.

A. ridding of   B. rid of   C. having rid of  D. to rid of

22、I has made up my mind to study harder for not to disappoint my parents. 找出划线短语的同义短语

A．moved

B．resolved

C．seized

D．disturbed

23、—My mother devoted all her spare time to learning typing during the last two years.

—That's the case，or she ________the job in that computer company.

A. wouldn't get   B. wouldn't have got

C. hadn't got   D. haven't got

24、Progress so far has been very good. ______, we are sure that the project will be completed on time.

A. Therefore B. Otherwise

C. However     D. Besides

25、The news may be unexpected; ________ it is true.

A.furthermore B.therefore C.otherwise D.nevertheless

26、In the English language there are striking similarities to many of the characteristics present in Spanish, French, and German. So what are the things that make English so difficult for foreign people to learn?

English doesn’t necessarily have more regular consonant(辅音) or vowel(元音) sounds than other languages, but how the stress is placed on some of those consonants or vowels makes it such a difficult language for learners. There are hard and soft consonants like “c” taking on a “k” sound or an “s” sound depending upon the situation. There are silent letters in some words and then some consonants that take on an entirely different sound ( like “th” ) when combined. The changes in the pronunciation of words make English much more difficult to learn.

Another thing that makes English difficult to learn has to do with verb tense. Some languages have very limited changes in verb tense, sometimes just present and past, which makes it relatively simple to grasp. English, on the other hand, is a bit more difficult in this area. For example, in different situations it may be proper to use any of the following tenses: present, past, future, past perfect or present perfect. The verb “choose” can be used in the following forms depending on tense: choose, chose or chosen. This can be very difficult for a foreigner to grasp.

Slang(俚语) is more widely used in American English than proper grammar. In the US just knowing the language as it’s generally taught isn’t enough. In every single region or even close neighborhoods, the same slang terms make an almost entirely different language. In some areas there are repeatedly used terms that wouldn’t even be found in the Webster’s Dictionary. They are created by locals and only locals understand them. This can make it very difficult for someone not familiar with the language to get used to it, especially if they don’t remain in one area for a very long period.

【1】The purpose of this passage is to ________.

A. tell us how to deal with slang terms in English

B. encourage us to speak formal English

C. tell us why English is very difficult to learn

D. give advice on how to learn English well

【2】According to the passage, the letter “c” in English ________.

A. is often silent

B. has at least two sounds

C. never takes on an “s” sound

D. is always stressed

【3】Compared with other languages, ________.

A. English has very limited changes in verb tense

B. English has relatively simple verb tense to grasp

C. English has more forms of verbs according to the tense

D. English has three more verb tenses

【4】It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. pronunciation is the most difficult thing in English learning

B. all the slang terms should be added to the Webster’s Dictionary

C. if you want to learn English well you first should learn some slang terms

D. people may understand the local language after living in a place for years

27、Finding fish is going to get harder as climate change continues to heat the world’s oceans. A new study finds that warming seas over the past 80 years have reduced the sustainable(可持续) catch of 124 species(物种) of fish and shellfish.

Overfishing（过渡捕捞) has made that decline worse, researchers say. In some parts of the world, such as the heavily fished Sea of Japan, the decrease is as high as 35 percent. That’s a loss of more than one in every three fish.

Researchers examined changes in 235 populations of fish and shellfish between 1930 and 2010. On average, that warming has caused the sustainable catch to drop by 4.1 percent, the study found. About 8 percent of the fish and shellfish populations the team studied saw losses as a result of the ocean warming. However, about 4 percent of some populations increased. That’s because certain species have thrived in warmer waters. One example is a kind of black sea fish. It lives along the northeastern U.S. coast. As warming continues, these fish will reproduce faster until they reach their limit.

About 3.2 billion people worldwide rely on seafood as a source of food. That means it’s urgent for commercial fishing fleets and regulators to consider how climate change is affecting the health of all of those fish in the sea.

【1】What does the new study discover?

A．Overfishing is to blame for fish health.

B．Warming seas cause fewer fish and shellfish.

C．Seafood matters to people’s health worldwide.

D．The living regions of fish and shellfish are different.

【2】What does the underlined word “thrived” in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Survived narrowly.

B．Disappeared soon.

C．Decreased sharply.

D．Developed quickly.

【3】What do we know about species of fish and shellfish?

A．About 8 percent of them suffered from a great loss.

B．About 35 percent of them survived in the Sea of Japan.

C．About 3.2 billion species have been saved up to now.

D．About 80 species have died out because of warming seas.

【4】From which is the text probably taken?

A．A cooking guide.

B．A science magazine.

C．A news review.

D．A health brochure.

28、 John was part of my childhood growing up in the 1970s and a link to sunny, fun-filled days spent on the beach at Bangor in Northern Ireland where we went for our summer holidays. To many, he was a mystery. Every afternoon John would wander to the end of the pier (码头) where he fed the seagulls and delighted in the sound of their excited cries as they flew around his head.

Often I asked my family questions regarding John. Eventually I gave up as no one could tell me anything about him. As I grew up, my visits to the beach became less frequent, and my memories of John buried in a child’s imagination.

Last year memories came flooding back as I walked along the coastline, where I noticed a lady feeding the seagulls on the pier, and I decided to introduce myself. Then I came to know that the lady was John’s daughter, and after John left this world she carried out the ritual (惯例), which had held such importance for her father.

In some strange way I felt we shared a bond, each needing to remember. In return, Lucy told me of John’s life, his days in the British Navy (海军) during World War I and how he almost lost hope when his ship was attacked by a German U-boat in the North Sea and he found himself in a lifeboat with five others.

Close to death, he thought he heard the sound of wings. He put up his hands, only to catch a seagull that had landed on the side of the boat. The seagull saved the lives of the six men as it was used to catch fish, which kept them alive until they reached land. This period of John’s life was one he never talked about. But the ritual he first performed as a young man remained a part of him until he died.

  Now I visit Lucy as often as I can, just to chat or very often walk along the beach to the pier end. We enjoy the comfortable silence, each lost in special memories.

【1】Seeing John feeding the seagulls, the author might feel _____.

A. proud B. worried

C. curious   D. guilty

【2】 Why did the author introduce herself to the lady?

A. She wanted to make more friends.

B. She was also fond of feeding seagulls.

C. She was told the lady was John’s daughter.

D. She was attracted by what the lady was doing.

【3】 We can infer from the text that John _____.

A. once served in both World Wars

B. was a man with a grateful heart

C. spent his childhood in Bangor

D. joined the navy in the 1970s

【4】What does the author mainly tell us in the text?

A. She expressed her thanks to a seagull that saved her life.

B. She told us the story of how she made friends with a lady.

C. She shared with us her memories of a man who fed seagulls.

D. She talked about her childhood spent on the beach at Bangor.

29、Low-Cost Gifts for Mother's Day

Gift No. 1

Offer to be your mother's health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say "no need," another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor's visit. The best part? This one is free.

Gift No. 2

Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. "Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life," Dr. Marie Savard said.

Gift No. 3

Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. "Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep," Savard said. "We know that good sleep is very important to our health."

Gift No. 4

Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构). Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are "green" - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.

【1】What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits?

A. Take notes.   B. Give her gifts.

C. Buy medicine.   D. Be with her.

【2】Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep?

A. In Gift No. 1.   B. In Gift No. 2.

C. In Gift No. 3.   D. In Gift No. 4.

【3】Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to _______.

A. enjoy good sleep   B. give others help

C. get extra support   D. be well-organized

30、   Architects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. But now scientists are giving this feeling an empirical (经验的,实证的) basis. They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people _________, and lead to relaxation.

Researches show that aspects of the _________ environment can influence creativity. In 2007, Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a room's ceiling _________ how people think. Her research indicates that higher ceilings encourage people to think more _________, which may lead them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on the other hand, may inspire a more detailed _________.

In addition to ceiling height, the view _________ by a building may influence an occupant's ability to concentrate. Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University found in their study that kids who _________ the greatest increase in greenness as a result of a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention.

Using nature to improve focus of attention ought to _________ academically, and it seems to, according to a study led by C. Kenneth Tanner, head of the School Design & Planning Laboratory at the University of Georgia. Tanner and his team found that students in classrooms with _________ views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than did students whose classrooms primarily __________ roads and parking lots.

Recent study on room lighting design suggests that __________ light helps people to loosen up. If that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could increase __________. Researchers of Harvard Medical School also discovered that furniture with rounded edges could help visitors relax.

__________ scientists have focused mainly on public buildings." We have a very limited number of studies, so we're almost looking at the problem through a straw," architect David Allison says. "How do you take answers to very specific questions and make__________, generalized use of them? That's what we're all __________ with."

A．tired

B．informed

C．focused

D．delighted

A．physical

B．chemical

C．historical

D．psychological

A．transforms

B．interrupts

C．improves

D．affects

A．primarily

B．freely

C．practically

D．originally

A．prospect

B．review

C．comment

D．outlook

A．composed

B．accompanied

C．afforded

D．reflected

A．experienced

B．endured

C．shouldered

D．encountered

A．kick off

B．hold up

C．turn up

D．pay off

A．imbalanced

B．unblocked

C．unrelated

D．irrelevant

A．separated

B．overlooked

C．resembled

D．connected

A．bright

B．green

C．dim

D．blue

A．attention

B．conversation

C．concentration

D．relaxation

A．So far

B．However

C．Hence

D．Furthermore

A．absolute

B．broad

C．narrow

D．concrete

A．beginning

B．interacting

C．competing

D．struggling

31、按照课文原文填空

I believe that human【1】is wrong. If we【2】with nature, we will have to deal with the【3】. Who knows【4】could happen? Human life would just become a crop to be【5】or a project for sale. The human race is【6】up the Earth’s natural wealth. We should be having fewer babies in order to【7】the Earth’s population, not cloning more. I feel sorry for the lady【8】cannot have a baby, but I would like to【9】out that there are many children in the world with no parents who would be【10】to have a mother.

32、假如你是美国的Mike，你的朋友张平打算2020年高考完以后到国外留学，他写信询问你什么样子的中国学生最受国外高校青睐。请你根据下列要点给对方写一封回信：

1.语言是道硬门槛。

2.适应能力很重要。

3.兴趣爱好被看重。

4.要有社会责任感。

注意：1.词数不少于100；

2.可根据需要适当增添细节。

Dear Zhang Ping,

Yours，

Mike