2025-2026学年河南平顶山高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、______ makes our school famous is ______ more than 90% of the students have been admitted to universities.

A．What; that

B．Which; because

C．That; what

D．What; because

2、______ the past year as an exchange student in Hong Kong, Linda is more independent now.

A. Spending     B. Spent

C. To spend   D. Having spent

3、   volcanoes for many years, I am still amazed at their beauty as well as their potential to cause great damage.

A. To study B. Studying

C. Having studied D. Studied

4、Everything ______ into due consideration, she eventually decided to further her education at home.

A. having taken   B. to be taken   C. being taken   D. taken

5、---The prices of vegetables are going up madly. It’s really too much for us.

---But for the situation where many vegetable producing areas _____ constant low temperature, things would not be like this.

A. meet with B. have met with

C. met with   D. had met with

6、A hurricane swept through my village. Just as we were beginning to lose hope, it suddenly stopped. It is really “   ”.

A. All’s well that ends well   B. Lightning never strikes twice in the same place

C. It never rains but if pours   D. A friend in need is a friend indeed

7、To produce the goods satisfying the environmental ______, the company  has  brought in advanced technology to remove the chemicals in the course of production.

A.burdens B.requirements C.pollution D.evolution

8、______ , I think, in another two weeks, and you will realize your dream.

A. If you doubt your efforts   B. Making greater efforts

C. When you make greater efforts   D. A bit more efforts

9、We know you care about your home and family. ________ you wouldn't be reading Ideal Home.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．Instead

D．Meanwhile

10、____visa change made by China and the US will witness _____increase in economy, tourism and education.

A. A; the B. The; ／ C. A;／ D. The; an

11、The beauty of a tournament like the World Cup is ________ it can be wildly unpredictable.

A．whether

B．how

C．that

D．why

12、Nowadays, the Internet is a popular ________ for the public to access information and voice their opinions.

A. track B. trend

C. channel D. lane

13、The girl conquered her fear and ___ the enormous spider in sight of it last night.

A. took up   B. picked up

C. put up     D. set up

14、Considering the convenience _______ the cost, young people tend to order food through their cellphone App.

A.in preference to B.in response to

C.in addition to D.in regard to

15、— I never expected the experiment would be ________ failure.

— Nor did I. The result came as ________ complete surprise.

A．a; a

B．不填; a

C．a; the

D．不填; the

16、The newspaper gave an accurate ________ of what happened the night before last.

A．example

B．display

C．signal

D．account

17、The hero’s touching story ________ online has drawn thousands of “likes” and hundreds of comments from the public.

A．posting

B．to post

C．posted

D．to be posted

18、You can’t use the computer now, ________ the upgrade of the system is under way.

A. until B. unless

C. as D. after

19、- Jenny, could you repeat the answer to this difficult question?

-Sorry, Miss Zhang. I ________ something else then.

A．am thinking of

B．thought of

C．had thought

D．was thinking of

20、The suggestion came from the chairman ______ the new rule  ______.

A. what; was developed B. that; was developed

C. what; be developed D. that; be developed

21、   Venice is suffering the worst flooding the city has experienced in 50 years. The city is “on its knees” and Venetian Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted as water submerged (淹没) much of the famous historical city.

While floods are a normal part of life in Venice, they have never happened with such frequency before. Experts say that climate change is likely to blame. 【1】 The Venetian council voted against a measure to fight climate change just a few moments before their chamber (会议厅) flooded.

Flooding is just one of the many impacts from climate change that is being experienced with more frequency and globally threatens many vulnerable (脆弱的) areas and regions. There is a threat that is not often considered. 【2】 Natural and man-made heritage sites throughout the world are in danger of being damaged or destroyed by climate change.

【3】 Some will be hit by flooding, like Venice, others by extreme weather events or rising temperatures. For instance, George Town, the capital of the Malaysian state Penang faces rising sea levels, landslides and more severe typhoons, while Yellowstone ecosystem in the western United States faces melting snows, more frequent wildfires and a changing ecosystem.

Changes in the ocean will have a profound impact on many of these sites. 【4】 And rising sea levels threaten to wash away many of the world’s great archaeological sites.

Experts say that the solutions to saving these sites will be varied, but many will be very expensive. 【5】

A．Different ways can be used to save these sites.

B．Climate change will impact these sites in different ways.

C．It is the damage from climate change to the world’s heritage.

D．But putting in place protective measures has proven difficult.

E．Warming water threatens to kill much of the coral in the Great Barrier Reef.

F．Many heritage sites on land are facing the great threat posed by global warming.

G．Therefore, they suggest that countries should work together to protect heritage sites.

22、Have you ever wished you could be better organized or more sociable? Or more inventive and original? Perhaps you’re a constant worrier, and you’d prefer to be a little more carefree? If any of these thoughts ring true, you are not alone. Many surveys show that at least two-thirds of people would like to change their personality. In the past, such desires appeared to be impossible. Our personalities were thought to be formed in childhood and to remain fixed throughout lives. Recent research, however, suggests that with the right psychological strategies and enough effort, people can successfully mould (塑造) their core traits into the shape they desire. That is what psychology professor Nathan Hudson and his colleagues have shown with studies.

The research has centered on fivetraits (特点) that are thought to contain our most fundamental characteristics. Known as the “big five”, they are: extraversion-how outgoing and sociable you are; conscientiousness-how organized and disciplined you are; agreeableness- how concerned you are with social harmony; neuroticism-how nervous and sensitive you are; and openness to experience-how imaginative and curious you are. People’s scores for the big five can predict important outcomes. People who score highly on conscientiousness, for example, get better grades at school and earn more. Those who score highly on neuroticism, meanwhile, are more sensitive to stress.

In the study, someone who wished to be more conscientious might be asked to carefully read an email before sending it, or to write a to-do list before going to bed. A neurotic person might be given exercises to improve emotional regulation, such as writing down feelings when they are hard to control. The aim is for the thinking patterns and behaviours they make to become habitual. And the evidence so far suggests it works well. Similar results could be seen in a later experiment, which used a smartphone app to coach participants in their desired big five traits.

As Aristotle argued more than 2, 300 years ago, we become what we repeatedly do.

【1】What can we learn from the text?

A．Personality remains fixed in life.

B．Personality change is possible.

C．Personality keeps changing with age.

D．Personality varies from person to person.

【2】What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A．The aim of the research.

B．The method of the research.

C．The focus of the research.

D．The importance of the research.

【3】What’s the author’s attitude towards the research?

A．Favourable.

B．Doubtful.

C．Disapproving.

D．Indifferent.

【4】Which of the following sayings can we learn from the study?

A．Character determines destiny.

B．Custom makes all things easy.

C．Habit determines character.

D．A fox may grow gray, but never good.

23、A second-grade education has not stopped garbage collector Jose Gutierrez. He is bringing the gift of reading to thousands of Colombian children.

Gutierrez started saving books from the trash 27 years ago. He was driving a garbage truck at night through the country’s richer neighborhoods. The books that were thrown away slowly piled up. Now the ground floor of his small house is a community library. It is stacked (堆放) from floor to ceiling. They range from chemistry textbooks to children’s classics.

Books are luxuries for boys and girls in low-income neighborhoods. New reading material at bookstores is too expensive. There are 19 public libraries in Bogota, a city of 8.5 million people. But the libraries tend to be located far away from poorer areas.“They should be in all neighborhoods and on each comer of every neighborhood,” the 60-year-old says.“Books can save us. That is what Colombia needs.”

Gutierrez has a love of reading, which comes from his mother. She always read to him even though she was too poor to keep him in school. Gutierrez is a keen reader of works by authors such as Leo Tolstoy and Victor Hugo. His favorite books include One Hundred Years of Solitude and The Gencral in His Labyrinth by Colombia’s Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The first book Gutierrez found was a copy of the classic novel Anna Karenina. The Tolstoy book was later joined by The Little Prince, Sophie’s World, The Iliad and a number of novels. Today, he has collected around 25,000 books.

Now, Gutierrez still looks through the rubbish for additions to his library, named “The Strength of Words.”His fame as Colombia’s “Lord of the Books” has helped a lot. It has brought him thou-sands of donated books. He has sent many to other libraries around the country. Moreover, Gutierrez has traveled to book fairs in Mexico and Chile to share his experience of starting a library with the books that are thrown away.

Gutierrez says he doesn’t reject technology that allows books to be read digitally. But he prefers to read the printed words on paper.“There is nothing more beautiful than having a book in your pocket, in your bag or inside your car.”

【1】How old was Gutierrez when he started saving books from the trash?

A．In his twenties.

B．In his thirties.

C．In his forties.

D．In his fifties,

【2】What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Luxury books.

B．Garbage trucks.

C．Public libraries.

D．Poor areas.

【3】What did the book Anna Karenina mean to Gutierrez?

A．The beginning of his charity project.

B．A window to the world.

C．One of his greatest achievements in life.

D．Some comfort in difficult times.

【4】Which of the following sayings does Gutierrez’s story lead us to believe?

A．Actions speak louder than words.

B．A good book can shine a light upon the soul.

C．One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

D．The palest ink is better than the best memory.

24、   The Olympic Museum first opened to the public on June 23rd, 1993. It is a great museum set in extremely attractive grounds on the banks of Lake Geneva. In total, more than 3.5 million visitors of all ages and all walks of life have come to this museum to experience the magic of the Olympic Games. The Olympic Museum's rich collections include items from all over the world. The collections began to take shape in 1915, and have continued to grow and develop over the years.

Following almost two years of renovation work, The Olympic Museum now has an additional 1,000 square meters of exhibition space. The restaurant has been moved to the south side of the museum to offer a beautiful view over the lake and the Alps,

Opening Times:

9 am to 6 pm: from May 1 st to October 14th (Monday to Sunday)

10 am to 6 pm: from October 15th to April 30th (Tuesday to Sunday)(but open Easter Monday or for special events). Closed on December 25th and January 1st

Museum Rates:

Tickets can be bought directly at The Olympic Museum. No reservation are required. There are three ticket machines, two on the ground floor and one on the 2nd floor.

Adult: CHF 18

Children aged 6-16 (under 6 free): CHF 10

Disabled persons: CHF 12

【1】What is the purpose of visiting The Olympic Museum for most people?

A.To find many new inventions.

B.To enjoy the beauty of Lake Geneva.

C.To meet people of all ages and walks of life,

D.To enjoy the collections about The Olympic Museum.

【2】When the museum open on the day after Easter Sunday?

A.At 8 am. B.At 9 am. C.At 10 am. D.At 4:30 pm.

【3】Where can we buy the tickets of the museum?

A.On the website,

B.In the ticket machine on the 2nd floor.

C.In the three ticket machines on the 1st floor.

D.On the ground floor of the south side of the museum.

25、On June 23, 1970. I had just left the Army after completing my one-year duty in Vietnam. I was on ____ returning home in Texas. I had been warned about the ____ of our fellow countrymen. There was no ____ welcome for us when we came home from that unpopular war.

I sat, in uniform, in a window seat, ____ eye contact with my fellow passengers. NO one was sitting next to me, which added to my _____. A little girl suddenly appeared in the passage. She ____ and, without saying a word, ____ handed me a magazine. I accepted her ____, her quiet “welcome home.” All I could say was, “Thank you.” Her small gesture of ____ was the first I had experienced in a long time.

I always believe in the connection between ____ when they reach out to one another.

That girl ____ has no memory of what happened years ago. She might have been told to do that by her mother. It doesn’t matter ____ she gave me the magazine. The ____ thing is that she did.

Since then, I have followed her example and tried. in different ways for different people, to ____ for them. Like me on that plane ride long ago, they will ____ know why a stranger gave a hand. But I absolutely know that my ____ since then are all because of that little girl. Her kindness of offering a magazine to a ____, scared and lonely soldier has been ____ throughout my life. I have to believe that my small ____ have the same effect on others. And to that little girl, now a ____, I would like to say again: thank you.

【1】A. bus   B. train   C. plane   D. boat

【2】A. stories   B. difficulties   C. unfriendliness   D. enthusiasm

【3】A. hometown   B. school   C. cold   D. immediate

【4】A. seeking   B. noticing   C. keeping   D. avoiding

【5】A. pride   B. loneliness   C. anger   D. excitement

【6】A. smiled   B. listened   C. turned around   D. bent down

【7】A. naturally   B. proudly   C. shyly   D. worriedly

【8】A. offer   B. donation   C. accompany   D. contact

【9】A. invitation   B. sympathy   C. agreement   D. inspiration

【10】A. soldiers   B. strangers   C. families   D. girls

【11】A. similarly   B. finally   C. immediately   D. undoubtedly

【12】A. when   B. how   C. why   D. where

【13】A. memorable   B. satisfactory   C. important   D. valuable

【14】A. do the same   B. find a seat   C. get things ready   D. pass a magazine

【15】A. always   B. never   C. happily   D. obviously

【16】A. feelings   B. ideas   C. models   D. attempts

【17】A. busy   B. young   C. excited   D. tired

【18】A. accepted   B. spread   C. honored   D. neglected

【19】A. actions   B. benefits   C. donations   D. sacrifices

【20】A. stranger   B. wife   C. mother   D. woman

26、假定你是李华，Michael是你的留学生好友。植树节（Tree-planting Day）临近，Michael发来邮件表达想和你们一起参加植树节活动的愿望。请给他回一封邮件表示欢迎，并告知以下植树节的活动安排：

1. 上午：从学校乘车去乡下植树；

2. 下午：拜访当地人家，宣传环保。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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