2025-2026学年河南南阳高三(上)期末试卷英语

1、The old painter is perfectly __________ to live in a hut and paints pictures all day.

A. likely B. fit   C. content   D. curious

2、   his knowledge of the mountainous village, John was appointed as our guide.

A. In spite of  B. On account of

C. Regardless of D. Instead of

3、Mary wanted to lie for her absence, but her inner voice told her _____.

A.not do it B.not to do C.not to D.do not to

4、My pencil is blunt. Could you lend me a knife to ________ it?

A．sharpen

B．strengthen

C．smooth

D．threaten

5、Jenny nearly missed the flight ________ doing too much shopping.

A．because

B．as a result of

C．result from

D．result in

6、China understands the situation and needs of underdeveloped countries on the issue of climate change and urges developed countries to support them ______ technology and finance.

A. in terms of   B. in spite of

C. owing to   D. regardless of

7、We were astonished __________the temple still in its original condition.

A．finding

B．to find

C．find

D．to be found

8、—Where did you first meet him?

—It was in a village ________ you can enjoy the nature and fresh air.

A．that

B．which

C．when

D．where

9、On board _______a large quantify of fuel, a ladder with hooked ends, two RPG grenades and a ________of money.

A．was, quantify

B．were, deal

C．was, amount

D．were, number

10、China’s  Silk  Road  Economic  Belt, ____ accomplished, will  quicken  the  economic  growth  of  the countries along the route.

A. as   B. once

C. though   D. unless

11、Large quantities of information, as well as timely help________ to us over the past 2 years.

A．have been offered

B．has been offered

C．was offered

D．had been offered

12、__________ makes the school famous is __________ more than 90% of the students have been admitted to universities.

A．What; because

B．That;because

C．That; what

D．What;that

13、The committee ______ten members.

A.is consisted of B.makes up C.is made of D.consists of

14、________ a clear attitude ________ the island argument is probably the most important thing we’ll do.

A. Showing; concerned   B. Show; concerning

C. To show; concerned   D. Showing; concerning

15、Remove clothing using scissors if necessary ________ it is stuck to the bum.

A. unless   B. until

C. although   D. because

16、Mike’s disappointment was shared by several players who were present, ________ were so upset that they shouted at the judge.

A．some of them

B．some of which

C．some of that

D．some of whom

17、Even very young babies________their mothers’ presence.

A．switch off

B．benefit from

C．respond to

D．keep track of

18、When faced with challenges, firmly believe that holding on to your dreams and doubling your efforts will ________ lead to success.

A.deliberately B.eventually

C.automatically D.appropriately

19、I can’t find my purse. I ________ it in the supermarket yesterday, but I’m not sure.

A．should leave

B．could have left

C．might leave

D．must have left

20、History is the best teacher．It _________ records the development of every period, whether it is good or not．

A．faithfully B．typically

C．consequently D．superbly

21、The ability to make and use tools is one of the most basic characteristics of __________ it means to be human.

A. whether   B. how

C. what   D. when

22、What worried the child most was his not ______ to visit his mother in the hospital.

A．allowed

B．allowing

C．being allowed

D．to allow

23、I don’t know whether you happen ________ it, but I am going to study in the UK for a year.

A. hear   B. to hear

C. to be heard   D. to have heard

24、Tu Youyou has ________traditional Chinese medical science.

A．applied to study

B．been applied to study

C．been applied herself to study

D．been applying herself to studying

25、At least 100 people lost their lives in the fire, _____ 7 children.

A. contained   B. included

C. including   D. except

26、We can recognize our friends’ face. Many social animals can also identify individuals of their own species by their facial features. That’s important, because they need to be able to adjust their behavior depending on who they meet. And research has shown that some species of monkeys, birds, and domesticated(驯养的) animals can even distinguish among different faces by looking at photographs alone.

Scientists have also wondered whether domesticated animals that have coexisted with people for thousands of years can recognize different human faces. Léa Lansade of France’s National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment is one of them. Her experiment on horses provides insight into this.

She and her team first taught the horses how to “choose” between two side-by-side images by touching their noses to a computer screen. The horses were then shown photos of their present keeper alongside face of unfamiliar humans. They had never seen photos of any of the people before. The horses correctly identified their present keeper and ignored the stranger’s face about 75% of the time, significantly better than chance.

What’s more, the horses also preferentially picked photos of their previous keeper—a person they hadn’t seen in six months. In fact, even though the horses didn’t get it right every single time, they were at least as accurate in picking out their previous keeper as they were in identifying their present one. The results suggest that not only can horses distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar human faces, but they know that photographs are two-dimensional representations of real life, without any other cues(提示) like sound. And they’re even better at this than our oldest animal companion, the domestic dog.

So maybe think twice before doing anything at a stable(马厩) that might give a horse a long face. After all, the horse could probably “remember” you.

【1】What does the author say about man’s ability to recognize friends’ faces?

A．It’s not unique to man.

B．It’s an inborn ability.

C．It’s man’s most vital ability.

D．It’s superior to that of animals.

【2】Why did Léa Lansade and her team do the experiment?

A．To teach horses to recognize human faces.

B．To study horses’ ability to identify human faces.

C．To make horses distinguish between their keepers.

D．To figure out similarities between man and horses.

【3】How does the author sound in writing the last paragraph?

A．Academic.

B．Dramatic.

C．Cautious.

D．Humorous.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A．Human Faces Are Familiar to Horses

B．Horses Read Man’s Facial Expressions

C．Horses Recognize Keepers’ Pictures

D．Man’s Sound Helps Horses Select Photos

27、Mary Krupa became friends with the grey squirrels during her first week at Penn State, after spotting them running around and idly(漫不经心地) wondering what they would look like with tiny hats on their heads. Today, everyone at the university knows her as the “Squirrel Girl”.

Mary started bringing them food, and gradually they began to trust her. She managed to put a hat on a squirrel and take a picture. Thinking that her colleagues could do with something to lift their spirits, she started posting similar photos on Facebook. The response was greatly positive, and before long Mary and her squirrels became an Internet sensation.

Growing up in a neighborhood outside of State College, Mary was always fond of birds and animals around her home, but she didn’t interact(交流) with people very much. She was later diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, but the squirrels changed that. “The squirrels help me break the ice, because I’ll be sitting here patting a squirrel and other people will come over and we’ll just start like feeding the squirrels together and chatting about them.” she said. “I am a lot more outgoing.”

And in case you’re wondering how Mary is able to get the squirrels to do what she wants for her photos, it has a lot to do with food. For example, whenever she wants them to hold or play with something, she puts peanut butter on the prop(道具), and they’ll grab it. But getting to that part took a while. In the beginning, she would throw peanuts up the trees on campus and invite the squirrels to come down and get them, but they hesitated to approach her. She had the patience to earn their trust, though.

This year, Mary is graduating with a degree in English and wildlife sciences. She wants to be a science writer and educate people on how to preserve the environment. As for her furry friends, Mary plans to stay in the area and visit them as often as she can.

【1】What does the underlined word “sensation” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Hit.

B．Challenge.

C．Attack.

D．Link.

【2】What kind of change do squirrels bring to Mary?

A．She is sicker than before.

B．She is more interested in animals.

C．She is more sociable than before.

D．She is less willing to go to college.

【3】How did Mary manage to take photos of squirrels wearing hats?

A．By putting them in cages.

B．By playing music to them.

C．By attracting them with colorful food.

D．By building a close relationship with them.

【4】Which words can best describe Mary?

A．Confident and strong.

B．Patient and caring.

C．Sociable and healthy.

D．Traditional and hard­working.

28、Green Eyes is a book. It’s about a lovely white cat. The name of the cat is Green Eyes. He is about one year old. He lives in his big red box and meets spring, summer, autumn and winter in one year. Each season (季节) has its nice colors. The pictures of the book are very beautiful. And the words of the book are easy to read. Here’re some views (评论).

Reader A: A Sweet Girl

My name is Sally. I’m a little girl from America. I get the book on my 12th birthday this year. My parents buy it for me. I often read it before going to bed.

Reader B: Hello Kitty

My name is Linda. I’m from England. It is a great book about how a cat sees the seasons. I read it to my students every year when we study the seasons.

Reader C: Warm wind

I’m Jenny. I’m a Chinese girl. I’m in the school reading club (俱乐部). We share (分享) our favorite (喜爱的) books every Friday. I share this book with other students in the club. They all like it.

【1】Where does Green Eyes live?

A．In a box.

B．In a tree.

C．In a hat.

D．Ina bag.

【2】Sally, Linda and Jenny ______.

A．are good friends

B．are from the same country

C．love the book very much

D．know the writer of the book very well

【3】Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Sally gets the book from her parents.

B．The book is about how a cat sees the seasons

C．The book is not difficult for readers to read.

D．Linda often reads it in the club.

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A．Green Eyes and some readers’ views.

B．A cute cat and his friends.

C．Three nice readers.

D．Different colors of the four seasons.

29、Mixing up meanings

“You can tune (为……调音) a piano, but you can’t tune a fish.” Upon reading the sentence, you’re either laughing, scratching your head or rolling your eyes. Welcome to the world of puns (双关语).

A pun is a form of wordplay that uses similar-sounding words or phrases for comic (喜剧的) effect. For example, in the first sentence, the usage of “tune a”. Of course you can’t “tune a” fish, but it’s a clever way of using words in an unexpected way.

People generally either love puns or hate them. They have a long history throughout many cultures of the world, including ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and China. In the Western world, the English playwright William Shakespeare is probably the most well-known punster.

“They can be a demonstration of cleverness,” Peter McGraw, the director of the Humor Research Lab at the University of Colorado in the US, told the Atlantic. “To understand the differences of words, you need to rely on a person’s ability to analyse language.”

Puns show us how subjective meaning is and its many layers can be packed into one word, said John Polack, author of The Pun Also Rises (the title itself a pun based on Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises). That’s why Pollack said, “for most of Western history, puns were a sign of high intelligence. They were a tool, and they remain a tool, to pack more meaning into fewer words.”

Puns are widely used throughout popular culture in TV, movies, ad campaigns and marketing. For example, the ice cream company Ben and Jerry’s regularly uses puns in their flavors, such as Americone Dream. The American animated comedy Bob’s Burgers uses puns in every episode (集) from the title sequence (顺序), episode name and Bob’s burgers of the day—like the Poblano peppers named after the artist, Pablo Picasso) or Eggers Can’t Be Cheesers (an egg burger based on the saying, “Beggars can’t be choosers”).

You can try writing your own puns, but remember, don’t write with a broken pencil because it’s pointless.

【1】Why does the author include a pun at the beginning of the text?

A．To describe people’s reactions to puns.

B．To introduce the history of puns.

C．To explain why puns are popular with people.

D．To help introduce the topic of the text.

【2】What can we conclude from Peter McGraw’s words?

A．Puns are not suitable for daily use.

B．Puns are presented in complex forms.

C．Puns make use of different meanings of words.

D．Puns are popular with clever people.

【3】What is the second-to-last paragraph mainly about?

A．The popularity of puns.

B．The characteristics of puns.

C．Different types of puns.

D．Different ways of using puns.

【4】In the last paragraph, the author wants to .

A．offer suggestions

B．show comic effect

C．ask for advice

D．give a warning

30、   A young boy who was called Tom lived in a country. One day Tom was digging a hole in the _________with his best friends when he saw a worm （蠕虫）. Terrified to see it, he instantly_________it over the fence. He hated worms. Though they did him no harm, he felt_________whenever he saw them.

The next morning he_________up to find his sister Elizabeth standing by his bed. Elizabeth_________him to get up immediately and then led him downstairs. There_________on the kitchen table was a worm! This time he didn't throw it away but began to_________it carefully. He wasn't bored nor_________though a little bit light-headed （头晕）. He didn't say a word, just_________to tell anyone why he__________worms so much.

The next day he went to school. He found his classmates had a new__________which Tom eventually found was about worms. He couldn't__________they actually talked about worms. "Worms are very__________to nature. " said their teacher, Miss Noyce. Tom was told to read a book about worms and was regretfully surprised by what he was __________. The book said that if you liked growing crops then worms should be very important to you because they chew__________leaves and when the worm gives out waste it__________the soil. So from that day on Tom started__________worms. When he got home from school the next day he had a（n）__________. He got a jar and filled it with damp soil. Then he found some worms lying lazily across the garden. Tom__________them up and put them in the jar. He had always been__________to have a pet and now, there was his very own pet right in front of him.

【1】A.store B.garden C.classroom D.hospital

【2】A.threw B.passed C.carried D.put

【3】A.calm B.pleased C.interested D.uncomfortable

【4】A.grew B.looked C.woke D.stayed

【5】A.urged B.taught C.helped D.promised

【6】A.dying B.crying C.lying D.growing

【7】A.laugh at B.pick out C.talk about D.stare at

【8】A.amazed B.concerned C.focused D.touched

【9】A.glad B.impolite C.unwilling D.brave

【10】A.preferred B.hated C.studied D.controlled

【11】A.book B.competition C.teacher D.topic

【12】A.say B.believe C.doubt D.hear

【13】A.harmful B.beautiful C.common D.important

【14】A.experimenting B.imagining C.reading D.feeling

【15】A.ugly B.dead C.delicious D.primary

【16】A.improves B.destroys C.separates D.finds

【17】A.selling B.collecting C.appreciating D.resisting

【18】A.idea B.doubt C.answer D.invention

【19】A.took B.turned C.gave D.picked

【20】A.choosing B.longing C.learning D.forgetting

31、使用本单元所学的语法知识补全下面语段。

The scientists 【1】 (决定探索) the deep ocean in order to find out what exists at the floor of the sea.Their first step 【2】 (实施这项计划) is 【3】 (派一台深水机器) designed specially for the research.【4】 (由科学家们远程控制的机器) at the surface of the sea is in a shape of an egg.They will watch the machine 【5】 (潜入大海深处).【6】 (进行这样的研究) is a long project that scientists have prepared for several months.

32、假设你是李华，日前参加了在加拿大举行的为期四周的国际中学生生存训练营活动，并将作为中国学生代表在闭幕式上发言。请你用英语写一篇发言稿，要点包括：

（1）遇到的挑战（语言、交往、文化冲击等）；

（2）你的收获；

（3）感谢组织者。

注意：（1）词数不少于100；

（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

（3）开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。

参考词汇：文化冲击culture shock

Dear friends,

I am honoured to deliver a closing speech on behalf of all the Chinese students in the camp.

__________________________________________