2025-2026学年河南商丘高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、It is reported   the housing prices in some big cities fall in different degrees.

A. which   B. what

C. that   D. where

2、It is good manners to eat up ______ is left in your plate.

A. that   B. what   C. which D. all

3、Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will give up the name “royal” ____ they withdraw from official duties and embrace new lives, the couple confirmed on Friday.

A.unless B.while C.as D.although

4、I only take on work that excites me   it means turning down lots of money.

A.as if B.in case C.now that D.even if

5、The most exciting moment during the Spring Festival is_____ the family enjoy the big dinner together.

A．what

B．why

C．which

D．When

6、The bridge, which ________ 1688, need repairing.

A. was dated from   B. dated from

C. dating from   D. dates from

7、It’s a pity that Notre Dame Cathedral (巴黎圣母院) ________ fire on April 16, 2019.

A.set B.made C.caught D.put

8、Christine is ______ about anything but her dress as she doesn’t really care about what she looks like in the eyes of others.

A.cautious B.optimistic

C.particular D.curious

9、 In the early days, Beijing Opera ______ on open-air stages or in teahouses.

A. performed     B. was performed

C. performs   D. is performed

10、—Sorry, I missed your party yesterday because of an unexpected visitor.

—Actually, you________the party. It was canceled at the last moment.

A.didn’t need to attend B.needn’t have attended

C.shouldn’t have attended D.shouldn’t attend

11、Hot   the night air was,we slept deeply because we were so tired after the long journey.

A. although   B. while   C. as   D. however

12、It is estimated that hopefully about 0. 5 billion families_______5G terminals by 2025, when there is a sharp drop in price.

A．have used

B．will have used

C．will be using

D．are using

13、— I hear that Jason is planning to buy a new car.

—I know. By next month, he ________ enough for a used one.

A. has saved   B. saves

C. will be saving     D. will have saved

14、____regular training in nursing, she could hardly cope with the work at first.

A. Not received   B. Since receiving

C. Having not received   D. Not having received

15、In many homes in the UK, the first person _______ has to make tea for the family.

A. waking up B. to wake up

C. woke up D. woken up

16、Do not make complaints about being left out___you shy away from sharing your joys and sorrow with others.

A.when B.unless C.once D.until

17、It is only when you can break free from the past ______ a whole new world can open up to you.

A.that B.which C.where D.when

18、How long do you think it is ______ the National Football Team of china can play in the World Cup Finals.

A.when B.before

C.since D.until

19、—Julia said she sent you a birthday card yesterday. Have you got it?

—Oh, really! I haven’t ________ my mailbox yet.

A. examined B. reviewed.

C. tested D. checked

20、There is no doubt that climate all over the world ______ greatly in recent years.

A. had changed B. is changing

C. changed D. has been changing

21、   A dozen international coffee experts shuffle（把脚挪来挪去）around a long wooden table, pausing at each steaming cup, heads dipping and sniffing deeply. Then the slurping（吃喝或吸吮的声音）begins. In the wings, coffee farmer Yang Fan watches intently as the judges circle, awaiting a verdict（裁定）on her latest crop of beans.

China may be the spiritual home of tea, but it is fast developing a reputation as a top coffee producer. This tasting was a side event to the first ever Pu'er International Specialty Coffee Expo in China's southwestern Yunnan province, which ran this winter and drew more than a thousand attendees, including industry aficionados(酷爱者) from across the globe.

"Coffee has huge potential in China," says Liu Ying, who swapped her life working in private-equity（私人股权） investment in Beijing to grow coffee in Pu'er five years ago. "The younger generation prefers to drink coffee in their offices much more than tea." Still, Pu'er remains synonymous with tea.

This bustling （喧闹的）town near the Laos border is surrounded by the green hills scored with tea plantations; it produces a variety of tea which is also called Pu’er, considered one of China's most refined. But the region's mild climate is also perfect for growing Arabica coffee. And as China's fast-living millennials move away from traditional tea in favor of the invigorating coffee, Pu'er's farmers are catering to the demand.

Yunnan accounts for 98% of China's coffee harvest, with half coming from the misty landscape around Pu'er. Today, China is the 13th biggest coffee producer in the world—rising from zero output three decades ago to 136,000 tons annually today.

In April, Seattle's annual Specialty Coffee Expo decided to showcase China as its portrait country of origin. It follows on the heels of Starbucks' launching its first single-origin Yunnan coffee last year after eight years of partnership with Yunnan farmers.

With global coffee prices at record lows, Yunnan farmers are processing beans in bespoke ways to create distinct flavors—allowing them to enter the market of specialty coffee.

"At current coffee prices, I can't even feed my family," says the farmer Yang. "My only way out is to produce specialty coffee, to make the best coffee beans."That means letting beans dry in their cherries, thus producing a wild, fruity flavor via environmental fermentation（发酵）,or allowing them to "honey" in their sugary inner layer, which adds a subtle sweetness.

Back in the tasting room, Yang awaits the experts' verdict on whether all that extra effort was worthwhile."If I told you this was Colombian or Panama coffee, nobody would argue with me," says Samuel Gurel, CEO of Pu'er's Torch Coffee Roasters, as Yang breaks into a huge grin. "It's a great example of how Chinese coffee is evolving."

【1】What caused Liu Ying to quit her former job to grow coffee in Pu’er?

A. Yunnan accounts for 98% of China’s coffee harvest.

B. There is a huge potential of coffee market in China.

C. She wants to introduce the younger generation to coffee.

D. She is tired of her work in private-equity investment.

【2】According to the passage, we know that Arabica coffee __________.

A. is mainly grown in Yunnan

B. appeals to Chinese, especially the young

C. is a more invigorating drink compared with tea

D. needs mild climate to grow

【3】The “extra effort” in the last paragraph refers to __________.

A. processing coffee beans in bespoke ways to create distinct flavors

B. forming a business partnership with Starbucks

C. lowering the price of Yunnan coffee beans

D. replacing Yunnan coffee with Colombian or Panama coffee

【4】What does Samuel Gurel think of Yang’s coffee beans?

A. praiseworthy B. arguable

C. inferior D. unsatisfactory

22、When Tom was growing up, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always had him weeding the garden, carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers. But when Tom reached adulthood, he was better off than his childhood friends. He had more job satisfaction, a better marriage and was healthier. Most of all, he was happier. Far happier.

These are the findings of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Boston. The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not. 'Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society, ' said George Vaillant, the psychologist who made the discovery. 'And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them. '

Vaillant's study followed these males in great detail. Interviews were repeated at ages 25, 31 and 47. Under Vaillant, the researchers compared the men's mental-health scores with their boyhood-activity scores. Points were awarded for part-time jobs, housework, effort in school, and ability to deal with problems.

The link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp. Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed. The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned out.

Working—at any age—is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and competence—the underpinnings (基础) of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals. The most competent adults are those who know how to do this. Yet work isn't everything. As Tolstoy once said, 'One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one's work. '

【1】What do we know about Tom?

A．He received little love from his family.

B．He had few childhood friends

C．He enjoyed his career and marriage.

D．He was envied by others in his childhood.

【2】Vaillant's team obtained their findings by_______________.

A．recording the boys' effort in school

B．comparing different sets of scores

C．evaluating the men's mental health

D．measuring the men's problem-solving ability

【3】What does the underlined word 'sharp' probably mean in Paragraph 4?

A．Clear and definite

B．Quick to react

C．Having a thin edge

D．Sudden and rapid

【4】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Competent adults know more about love than work.

B．Emotional health is essential to a wonderful adult life.

C．Love brings more joy to people than work does.

D．Independence is the key to one’s success.

23、   If you are travelling from one of London’s international airports to central London, don’t take taxi unless you are very rich! The minimum (最小的) fare from Heathrow, the airport nearest to central London, is about $25. If you are travelling in a group of four people and each of you has a lot of luggage, you may feel that it would be worth paying for a taxi.

If you simply want to cross London from one railway station to another or from a station to your hotel, then a taxi may be a good idea. Although taxis may seem quite expensive, they make life a lot easier if you have a lot of luggage, or if you are not confident about finding your way around the Underground system. Here are some useful facts about using taxis:

★ Licensed (有许可证的) taxis are large, and usually black, vehicles with a small white plate (牌照) on the back showing a license number and the words Hackney Carriages.

★ The best place to find a taxi is at a railway station. Follow the signs for taxi and you will find what is called a taxi rank (a place in the road where a taxi can stop). Another good place to find a taxi is near a large hotel.

★ If you are not at a station, you will have to stand in the street and wait for one to go past. Look for a taxi which has an orange light lit up over the driver’s window — this means that it is not being used by anyone else.

★ When the taxi is quite close, raise your arm and wave the driver down. The taxi should stop for you.

★ When you pay, it is usual to give the driver a tip of at least 10%.

【1】What does the author say about the taxi in London?

A.It is hard to catch a taxi at the airport.

B.It is a good choice to cross London.

C.Its service is far from satisfactory.

D.Its fare is not very high.

【2】Which of the following is TRUE about the licensed taxis?

A.They are small.

B.They are all orange.

C.They have red plates.

D.Their plates are on the back.

【3】Where can you find a taxi easily according to the author?

A.A bus stop.

B.A small hotel.

C.A large shopping centre.

D.A taxi rank near a railway station.

【4】What should you take note of if you want to stop a taxi?

A.Whether its light is on.

B.Whether the driver is waving.

C.Whether it is a white licensed taxi.

D.Whether the taxi stops at the right place.

【5】If your taxi fare is $30, how much should you give the tip to the driver at least?

A.$2. B.$3.

C.$4. D.$5.

24、   Researchers at the DogStudies lab at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History have shown that dogs may possess some metacognitive (元认知) abilities. Specifically, when they do not have enough information to solve a problem, they will actively look for more information, similarly to primates (灵长类).

In a recent study, project leader Julia Belger explored whether dogs have metacognitive abilities. To test this, the researchers designed a device involving two V-shaped fences. A reward, either food or a toy, would be placed by one researcher behind one of the two fences while another researcher held the dogs. In some cases, the dogs could see where the reward was placed, while in others, the dogs could not. The researchers then analyzed how frequently the dogs looked through the gap in the fence before choosing an option.

The researchers found that the dogs did check significantly more often for the reward when they had not seen where it was placed. These results show that dogs do tend to actively seek extra information when they have not seen where the reward is concealed.

The results did not allow the researchers to say definitively whether dogs possess meta-cognition, though they displayed some evidence for it. Julia said, “For humans, vision is an important information gathering sense. In this case, our experiment was based on a checking action relying on sight, but the dogs probably also used their sense of smell when checking through the gap. We know that smell is very important to dogs and we could see that they were using it.”

Julia added, “In future, we would like to develop an experiment to investigate under what circumstances dogs decide to use their sense of smell versus sight. This may give us additional insights into their information seeking abilities.”

【1】What ability may dogs have according to the study?

A．To offer information like primates.

B．To use their skills to find more food.

C．To seek information to solve a problem.

D．To ask for help before choosing an option.

【2】What does the underlined word “concealed” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Decorated.

B．Hidden.

C．Produced.

D．Purchased.

【3】What attitude did the researchers have to the finding?

A．Uncertain.

B．Friendly.

C．Negative.

D．Critical.

【4】In which section of a newspaper can you probably read the text?

A．Environment and technology.

B．Humans and nature.

C．Literature and culture.

D．Society and life.

25、This year, hundreds of people around the world are applying for a desired job to run Port Lockroy, the world’s most remote post office. The ________ is in Antarctica, and one of the key ________ is the ability to count penguins(企鹅).

Each year, the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust ________ four postmen to live on the island from November to March. Apart from being a nearly 80-year-old British-owned post office, it ________ as a museum. Although employees each have unique ________ , they are cooperatively responsible for preserving the ________ place and caring for the thousands of tourists. The staff is also ________ environmental data collection and wildlife monitoring.

Applicants are warned there’s not much time for relaxation and rest. Still, the job is highly ________. The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust gets hundreds of applications ________ for the position. They are mainly ________ to Port Lockroy, both for its history and its scientific significance. Lucy Dorman succeeded in applying for the 2019-2020 season. It was a real ________ for her. “Even though the job can be hard at times, there’s a real sense of community. You’ve got to ________ , because you can’t get away from each other very easily. I really love that sort of ________,” she said. “And what you can achieve here is ________. The total experience offers both a different ________ towards the world and a new viewpoint on your function on the planet. ”

【1】

A．centre

B．position

C．aim

D．unit

【2】

A．requirements

B．characteristics

C．virtues

D．activities

【3】

A．persuades

B．instructs

C．encourages

D．hires

【4】

A．exists

B．transforms

C．doubles

D．develops

【5】

A．tastes

B．talents

C．roles

D．backgrounds

【6】

A．temporary

B．historic

C．grand

D．magical

【7】

A．in favor of

B．in need of

C．in possession of

D．in charge of

【8】

A．paid

B．sought-after

C．hard-won

D．respectable

【9】

A．annually

B．weekly

C．monthly

D．daily

【10】

A．invited

B．devoted

C．related

D．drawn

【11】

A．joy

B．lesson

C．effort

D．shock

【12】

A．get along

B．show off

C．break through

D．give in

【13】

A．loneliness

B．eagerness

C．looseness

D．togetherness

【14】

A．consistent

B．rewarding

C．potential

D．pure

【15】

A．entrance

B．answer

C．attitude

D．introduction

26、假定你是李华，你负责的英语俱乐部计划组织一次急救培训课程，主题为 “Stay out of danger and enjoy a safe holiday”。请你用英语写一则通知，内容包括：

1. 时间和地点；

2. 培训内容。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。