2025-2026学年广东茂名高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、(2013·天津，9)No one________ be more generous；he has a heart of gold.

A．could

B．must

C．dare

D．need

2、I had been betrayed by those who I trusted several times, ______ in a suspicious attitude towards everything and everyone.

A. resulted B. having resulted C. resulting D. to result

3、It ________be the headmaster. He has gone to America.

A．mustn’t

B．can’t

C．may not

D．wouldn’t

4、I think you’d better avoid talking about politics, religion and other ______ topics with him if you are not close friends.

A．sensitive

B．skeptical

C．aggressive

D．attractive

5、A Chinese student’s print-like handwriting caused controversy among British Internet users, _____ both praise and questions about individuality.

A. having drawn   B. drawing     C. to draw   D. drew

6、Your red coat looks so good. It stood out clearly ______ the snow.

A. across   B. against

C. through   D. over

7、–Long time no see! Where have you been?

--I went to Ningxia and ______ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.

A. stayed   B. stay C. had stayed D. am staying

8、—Were you hurt in the accident?

—I was shocked, but wasn’t hurt at all. My car was damaged, ______.

A.instead B.otherwise C.anyway D.though

9、 --- Excuse me, where is the Hilton Hotel?

--- Go straight ahead and turn right, You _____miss it. It's a huge building.

A. needn't   B. can't   C. mustn't D. wouldn't

10、The Spring Festival is the time of year that _____ the largest annual mass migration on the planet when one sixth of the world’s population _____ home.

A. will see; travels   B. saw; was travelling

C. will be seeing; will be travelling   D. sees; travel

11、The sales of houses in our city fell by 40 percent last month, and it will be 48 percent ______ we don’t count low-price houses provided for poor residents.

A.as B.unless C.if D.before

12、There are lots of examples of English idioms ________ animals are used.

A. which B. when

C. whose D. where

13、The computers made by our company sell well,but several years ago no one could have imagined the role in the market that they________.

A．has played

B．were to play

C．had played

D．played

14、The exhibition, sponsored by the local government, will illustrate ________ life evolved from water.

A. whose   B. what   C. how   D. where

15、Travel agencies claim they work in close______ with the local authorities to bring tourism back to its former glory.

A.reference B.company

C.sympathy D.cooperation

16、Never believe anything _____ any other person has believed it.

A. because   B. unless

C. that     D. once

17、The project is far behind schedule. It’s impossible for you to ______ it in a week.

A. catch up on B. live up to

C. add up to   D. hold on to

18、Consumers' support and encouragement is a _______ stream of motivation for self-improvement of the company.

A．casual

B．smooth

C．current

D．steady

19、We’re all ready to put it into operation, ____________, we’re going to take action as fast as possible.

A.on the whole B.in general C.in conclusion D.in other words

20、Top graduates from universities are ________ by major companies.

A. chased B. registered

C. offered D. compromised

21、   Online shoppers often feel they are being watched. Put an item in your basket but fail to buy it, and it may follow you around the Internet for days. Announce your engagement on social media and you will be hit with advertisements for the honeymoon.

On April 26, Apple, which supplies one-fifth of the world’s smart phones and around half of America’s, introduces a software update. Its latest mobile operating system forces apps to ask users if they want to be tracked. Many will decline. It is the latest privacy move forcing marketers to rethink how they target online advertisements. Stronger privacy protections may make their advertisements less effective. In 2018, the EU imposed its General Data Protection Regulation and California in USA introduced the California Consumer Privacy Act. Both made it harder to harvest users’ data. Since 2020 Apple’s Safari web browser has blocked the “cookies” that advertisers use to see what people get up to online.

Apple’s latest change makes explicit an option that was previously hidden deep in its phones’ settings. Users can forbid apps to access their “identifiers for advertisers” (IDFA) code, which singles out their device, and from tracking their activity across other firms’ apps and websites.

The platforms best-placed to survive the shake-out are those with lots of consumer data of their own. Google’s $147 billion advertisement business gets most of the information it needs from the terms users type into its search bar. Amazon has the advantage of being able to track what people buy after seeing advertisements on its site—a “closed loop”, as marketers call it. Apple knows where iPhone-users go, what time they wake up and much besides.

Not every platform will be able to adapt as easily. Smaller publishers with fewer data and resources will suffer. Publishers that rely on third-party cookie will be hit hardest. The day Apple launched its new policy, a group of German publishing companies submitted a legal complaint with Germany’s antitrust authorities. Small platforms may also find it harder to persuade phone users to trust them with their data.

【1】After you announce your engagement on social media, you’ll probably ________.

A．have to answer questions about privacy

B．be visited by salesmen from different companies

C．be frequently tracked in your daily work and life

D．receive large quantities of advertisements on honeymoon

【2】What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

A．California is the largest state in the USA.

B．Apple users were not disturbed by advertisements.

C．Some measures are already in place to protect privacy.

D．Apple’s Safari web browser has been blocked by its users.

【3】What does the underlined phrase “singles out” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Picks out.

B．Gives out.

C．Lets out.

D．Puts out.

【4】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Apple’s users will no longer worry about their privacy.

B．Platforms relying on third-party cookies will close down.

C．Many physical stores have been affected by Apple’s new move.

D．Apple’s new policy makes it hard for marketers to target online advertisements.

22、The moon may shine white above us most nights of the year, but how much do we know about Earth’s neighbor and what lies beneath its surface? Scientists are aiming to find out.

On Jan 3, 2019, China’s Change 4 spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon a first for humanity. It released a small probe（探测器）,Yutu 2, or Jade Rabbit 2, which began to search beneath the moon’s surface using Lunar Penetrating Radar（探测雷达）. These radio signals can reach 40 meters underground, three times the depth of the Chang’e 3 lunar probe launched in 2013 for the near side of the moon, China Daily reported.

In a study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers found that the lunar soil’s top layer on the far side of the moon was much thicker than expected ﹣ about 40 meters. Other scientists only expected about 6 millimeters of soil based on NASA observations during the Apollo moon landings, according to The New York Times.

“It’s a fine, dusty, sandy environment, said one of the authors of the study, Elena Pettinelli, a physics and mathematics professor at Rome Tre University, Rome.

Yutu 2 is specifically exploring the Von Karman crater（大坑）,a large hole that’s 180kilometers wide and also the landing site of Chang’e 4. It’s part of an even larger, older crater spanning more than 1,770 kilometers.

“The subsurface at the Chang’e 4 landing site is very complex,” said Li Chunlai, a research professor and deputy director﹣general of National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Observations suggest that the subsurface material is totally different than the previous landing site of Chang’e 3, she said.

Radar waves revealed various layers beneath the moon’s surface: grainy（ 颗粒状的）material, boulders（岩石）,and further layers of fine and coarse（粗糙的）particles. This information is helping scientists to gain new understanding of the moon’s history and formation, as well as volcanic activity and lunar impacts.

Yutu 2 is the longest﹣working rover（巡视器）on the moon, but it won’t last forever. China plans to launch the Chang’e 5 probe later this year, Xinhua News Agency reported. The spacecraft is expected to bring pieces of the moon back to Earth for closer study.

【1】What can we learn about the Chang’e 4 probe?

A．It was the first to land on the moon’s near side.

B．It explored areas as wide as 1,770 kilometers.

C．Its signals could reach 40 meters beneath the moon’s surface.

D．It is three times as large as the Change 3 lunar probe.

【2】What does the lunar soil’s top layer on the moon’s far side look like, according to the text?

A．It looks like a large hole.

B．It is about 6 millimeters thick.

C．It goes farther down than expected.

D．It is covered by boulders and fine and coarse particles.

【3】According to the passage, why is the Chang’e 4 probe exploration is important?

A．It observed material beneath the moon’s surface which is helping scientists to know the moon better.

B．It has offered us relevant information on the near side of the moon.

C．It told scientists the landing site is very complex.

D．It revealed the surface material on the moon which is helpful to know the moon’s activity and impact.

【4】What is the Chang’e 5 probe expected to do?

A．Explore the Von Karman crater.

B．Replace Yutu 2 to explore the moon.

C．Identify the moon’s various layers.

D．Bring lunar samples back to the Earth.

【5】What is the text mainly about?

A．A history of Chinese lunar missions.

B．How Yutu 2 explored beneath the moon’s surface.

C．report on the Chang’e 4 probe’s findings.

D．A comparison of the Change 3 and 4 probes.

23、   The dad of the two youngest survivors of US Airways Flight 1549’s incredible landing in the Hudson River said the near-death experience “brought out the best in humanity.” It has been a decade since US Airways Flight 1549 landed in the Hudson River.

Sosa, now 58, told The Post in an email Monday. “As strange as the experience was, it brought out the best in humanity as witnessed by the selfless efforts of so many men and women who came to our aid without thinking twice about their safety. I am grateful to all of them.”

Sosa and his wife Tess were traveling to Charlotte, North Carolina, that day with 9-month-old Damian and 4-year-old Sofia. The couple were sitting several rows apart when the Airbus A320 suddenly struck a flock of Canada geese moments after taking off from LaGuardia Airport.

Sosa could smell jet fuel burning and immediately knew they were in danger. “There was an explosion in the left engine which I could see from my seat,” he recalled. “The next thing I knew the plane went dead silent when both engines broke down. I got a quick glance at Tess seated ahead of me when we both realized we were in trouble.”

The next three minutes were harrowing(折磨). The powerless plane plunged over The Bronx and pointed toward the Hudson, where it would eventually ditch(在水上迫降), thanks to a split-second decision by Capt. Sullenberger. All 155 people on board could survive. Works helped with the rescue mission after the US Airways plane crashed into the Hudson River in the afternoon on January 15 in New York City.

The dad this year 2019 who welcomed a new child, Phoebe, with Tess in the years after the incident — said “To date, it remains an unforgettable memory, a key point in our lives from which we perceive(感知) the world and process our day-to-day experiences,” said Sosa. “When you survive a near-miss experience, I think it makes one more tolerant. It makes you appreciate every day as a gift.”

【1】When did the US Airways plane crashed into the Hudson River?

A. 2007 B. 2009

C. 2011 D. 2019

【2】The underlined sentence most probably means_____.

A. making efforts B. expressing gratitude

C. displaying virtues D. showing anger

【3】What can be learned about Sosa and Tess?

A. The disaster made them cherish every day.

B. They were traveling to Charlotte, South Carolina that day.

C. They realized they were in danger when the left engine failed.

D. They were sitting together when the plane struck a flock of Canada geese.

【4】What may be the best title of the passage?

A. Landing in the Hudson B. Unforgettable flight

C. Horrifying flight D. Miracle on the Hudson

24、   Yo-Yo Ma is an American cellist (大提琴家) born in Paris to Chinese parents. His musical career is a testament to his belief in culture’s power to generate trust and understanding. Whether performing works, engaging unexpected musical forms, or working with communities and institutions to explore culture’s role in society, he works to create a better world that begins with culture.

Expanding upon this belief, in 1998 he established Silkroad, a collective of artists worldwide creating music that engages many traditions. In addition to presenting performances, Silkroad cooperates with museums and universities to develop training programs for teachers, musicians, and learners of all ages. Through his work with Silkroad, he frequently performs lesser-known music.

Besides, he partners with communities and institutions to develop programs that champion culture’s power to transform lives and create a more connected world. Among his many roles, he is artistic director of the annual Youth Music Culture Guangdong festival, a UN Messenger of Peace, and the first artist ever appointed to the World Economic Forum’s board of trustees.

When the pandemic began, Yo-Yo began an online series titled “Songs of Comfort” to ease anxieties. His short, self-shot videos soon reached over 18 million people. On March 13, 2021, after receiving the 2nd COVID-19 shot, he transformed a clinic into a temporary concert hall, in a moment that residents called a symbolic representation of “the light at the end of the tunnel”.

Yo-Yo Ma once said every generation has a chance to do better, to create a world that works for all. To him, doing better begins with culture—the point at which the arts, sciences, and society cross.

【1】The underlined word “testament” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “________”.

A．thought

B．proof

C．invitation

D．reaction

【2】What do we know about Silkroad from the text?

A．It offered music trainings independently.

B．It was set up by museums and universities.

C．It benefited traditional and unpopular music.

D．It was intended to create more musical forms.

【3】Which of the following best describes Yo-Yo Ma?

A．Fair and determined.

B．Humorous and smart.

C．Generous and traditional.

D．Open-minded and positive.

【4】What’s the best title for the text?

A．Music Knows No Boundaries.

B．Music Matters to Build a Connected World.

C．Yo-Yo Ma: Dream and Hope Make One Artist Innovator.

D．Yo-Yo Ma: Pathway to a Better World Begins with Culture.

25、   I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn’t feel so _______.

As I was sitting at my desk I _______ it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend — a single middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her _______. Knowing that she doesn’t have family in town I _______ to give her a call. Sure enough she was on B-shift, _______ to work late into the evening and wouldn’t have much of a birthday this year. As always, _______, she sounded cheerful and was happy that I _______.

After I hung up I couldn’t _______ the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day. _______ feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my ________, but as the day passed I couldn’t shake the thought. I ________ gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons. My friend’s grateful smile and joyful surprise ________ me I’d done the right thing and were a generous ________ for the little effort it had taken.

When I got home I realized that not only had I cheered up a ________ friend on her birthday but my own gloomy feelings had also ________. Making her day had made my own!

That’s true ________ we take the time and make the effort to do something for someone else. It’s like the little saying “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who ________.”

Cheering up people on their birthdays isn’t the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with ________ to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a ________ to someone. And the ________ thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too.

【1】A. special B. positive C. nervous D. proud

【2】A. explained B. complained C. remembered D. informed

【3】A. family B. study C. life D. work

【4】A. decided B. continued C. failed D. refused

【5】A. surprised B. disappointed C. bored D. prepared

【6】A. though B. besides C. therefore D. otherwise

【7】A. admitted B. called C. succeeded D. apologized

【8】A. get on with B. put up with C. get rid of D. take hold of

【9】A. Almost B. Even C. Never D. Still

【10】A. opinion B. image C. mind D. expectation

【11】A. luckily B. finally C. unhappily D. hardly

【12】A. convinced B. advised C. promised D. reminded

【13】A. demand B. desire C. reward D. share

【14】A. guilty B. lonely C. weak D. curious

【15】A. existed B. deepened C. wasted D. disappeared

【16】A. when B. because C. though D. if

【17】A. tries B. receives C. loves D. cares

【18】A. experiences B. dreams C. choices D. opportunities

【19】A. difference B. connection C. discovery D. decision

【20】A. normal B. similar C. wonderful D. practical

26、Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

假设你是明启学校的高三年级学生李磊，你的英国笔友Paul来信，分享了他们高中将要举办“中国文化节”的消息，并想听听你的看法。请你就此给Paul写封回信。你的回信必须包括：

* 简述你对举办这个“中国文化节”意义的认识；

* 至少建议一项“中国文化节”的活动，并提供相关具体的操作信息。

(注：信中不得出现真实的姓名及学校名称。)