2025-2026学年河南郑州高三(上)期末试卷英语

1、—I rang your home yesterday. A man answered but I didn’t recognize the voice.

—Oh, it ________ my brother, Peter.

A. must be   B. can have been

C. must have been   D. might be

2、（题文）On the table lay a note _____“Drop me a line whenever _____.”

A. written; you are convenient   B. wrote; it is convenient to you

C. reading; you are convenient   D. reading; it is convenient to you

3、The news was________ and they were all________.

A．frightened, frightening

B．frightening, frightened

C．frightened, frightened

4、I am trying to solve the problem, but I can’t find the best __________.

A．solution

B．title

C．actually

D．generally

5、The traffic rule says young children under the age of four and________less than 40 pounds must be in a child safety seat.

A．to weigh

B．having been weighed

C．weighing

D．weighed

6、Mrs. Green will not be able to come for dinner tonight because ______ then.

A. she had a lecture   B. she will be having a lecture

C. she has a lecture   D. she is having a lecture

7、I have to tell myself to think of ways to solve the problem because worrying is_______.

A.useless B.extreme C.boring D.generous

8、Why are you so anxious? ________, it isn't your problem.

A．Above all

B．After all

C．In all

D．All in all

9、---I’m going out tonight.

---Well, I’d rather you ______.

A. not B. aren’t   C. didn’t D. won’t

10、______ more than half of us were against the new plan, he still decided to carry it out.

A. As   B. Since   C. Unless   D. While

11、________ is known to us all is that the old scientist, for ________ life was hard in the past, still works hard in his eighties.

A．As; whom

B．What; whom

C．What; whose

D．As; whose

12、He's the best player in our school, so he is ________ to win the match.

A.possibly B.possible C.likely D.probably

13、 -- Fifty-four students _____ my class and we are kind-hearted.

--Really? _______.

A. consist of, so am I

B. is made up of , so do I

C. is consisted of, so am I

D. make up, so it is with me

14、— How much do you know about the Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou?

— Pretty well. The media ________ it in a variety of forms.

A．cover

B．will cover

C．have covered

D．has covered

15、Greatly moved by what the little girl did, I could hardly__________my tears.

A. take back

B. get back.

C. hold back

D. bring back

16、Although three teams adopted different ______ to the problem, they all succeeded.

A．methods

B．ways

C．approaches

D．means

17、________ to ________ the nature reserve, the local people prevented the workers from entering their villages.

A.Opposed; developing B.Opposing; developing

C.Opposing; develop D.Opposed; develop

18、Letters From Father Christmas is a highly___________ book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year.

A．recommended

B．handwritten

C．illustrated

D．known

19、Is this the hospital   you visited yesterday?

A. who   B. that

C. where   D. the one

20、——What about ________ job?

——It’s too difficult ________ job for me.

A．the; a B．the; the C．a; the D．a; a

21、There was an explosion in London but up to now nobody has   responsibility for it.

A.declared B.announced C.claimed D.required

22、After a week at sea, it was good to feel the earth ________ our feet again.

A．beyond

B．within

C．throughout

D．beneath

23、With the English teacher’s support, he thought senior high was easy and felt ________ about his future.

A．curious

B．various

C．confident

D．unique

24、How many buildings _______ when the earthquake ended?

A．has been destroyed

B．has destroyed

C．was destroyed

D．had been destroyed

25、The manager of the company asked ________.

A. What is the hero’s name.

B. what the hero’s name is

C. What was the hero’s name.

D. what the hero’s name was

26、There is a story about a man who lost his legs and left arm in an accident. After the accident, only a finger and thumb on his right hand remained.

He was a brilliant, creative, and educated man. He had gained a lot of experience while traveling around the world, so he became very depressed after his accident. He was afraid that he would spend the rest of his life suffering and would no longer be able to spend his life in a meaningful way. Then, he realized that he still had partial function of his right hand and could still write even though it was very difficult. An idea occurred to him. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement? ”

He wrote to the prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied, “Writing to the prisoners is acceptable, but your letters will not be answered. ”

Filled with excitement, the man knew he could write his letters. He began sending one-way messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words and shared his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.

It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of a reply. One day he received a letter from the prison ministry. It was a short note from the officer who monitored and checked the prison mail.

The letter said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell to cell until they literally fall to pieces! ”

No matter what circumstances life may present, we all have unique experiences, abilities, and God-given talents. We can discover ways to reach others who desperately need messages of encouragement and strength.

【1】In order to live in a meaningful way, the man began to .

A. receive the school education

B. write to other people who need encouragement

C. meet the people who are depressed

D. help other people with lost arms and legs

【2】According to the prison minister, .

A. the man was not allowed to write to the prisoners

B. the man couldn’t go to see the prisoners himself

C. the prisoners were not allowed to answer the letters

D. he was not sure if the prisoners liked receiving the letters

【3】From the officer’s short note we are told that .

A. the man would be offered free paper to write letters on

B. some of the prisoners were not satisfied with his letters

C. the prisoners eagerly wanted to write back to the man

D. his letters were very popular among the prisoners

【4】What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Stories about a Humorous Person

B. Popularity of Special Letters

C. Special Letters of Encouragement

27、Have you ever wanted to travel in space? In a way you already do, because you live on Earth, and Earth is a planet floating in space.【1】 They are a whole family of planets that scientists call our solar system.

The word “solar” means “having to do with the Sun”.The planets in our solar system all circle the Sun in paths called orbits.【2】 It doesn't take them as long to travel around the Sun.Planets farther from the Sun have longer orbits.It takes Earth about 365 days—one year—to travel around the Sun.

【3】 They all spin, or rotate.It takes Earth 24 hours, or one day, to spin around one time.As Earth spins, the parts that face the Sun are lit up—it is daytime there.The parts that face away from the Sun are dark－it is nighttime.

If you could visit the other planets, you would find some strange and surprising worlds.Some are dry and rocky, while others are balls of swirling gases with solid centers.Some planets are much hotter than Earth－so hot that nothing can live there.【4】 Other planets are far away from the Sun.They are very, very cold—colder than any place on Earth.

【5】 It is not too hot and not too cold.Earth has water to drink and air to breathe.Earth is the only planet in our solar system where plants and animals and people can live.

A．There are other planets, too.

B．That's because they are so close to the Sun.

C．Earth is just the right distance from the Sun.

D．The planets are alike in another important way.

E．Planets that are closer to the Sun have shorter orbits.

F．As we have already known, the earth goes around the sun.

G．The solar system is very important for us humans on earth.

28、The booking notes of the play “Sherlock”

Price: $10

BOOKING

There are four easy ways to book seats for the play:

—in person

The Box Office is open from Monday to Saturday, 10 am—8 pm

—by telephone

Ring 01324976 to reserve(预订) your tickets or to pay by credit card (Visa and MasterCard).

—by post

Simply complete the booking form and return it to Box Office.

—online

Complete the online booking form at www.Satanfiedtheatre.com.

DISCOUNTS（折扣）:

Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for the play from Monday to Thursday. Savers can be got for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.

Supersavers: half-price seats can be got for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.

Standby: best seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the play for people suitable for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.

Group Booking: there is a 10% discount for parties of twelve or more.

School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets and will get every tenth ticket free.

Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or pay the money back unless the play is called off because of unexpected situations.

【1】If you want to book a ticket of the play, you can ________.

A. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office

B. go to the Box Office on Sundays

C. scan the website www.Boxoffice.com

D. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by cash

【2】According to the text, who can get $2 off?

A. A 50-year-old father.   B. A 13-year-old student.

C. The people who book the tickets on Fridays.   D. A 55-year-old woman.

【3】If you make a group booking for a group of 20 adults, how much should you pay?

A. $200.   B. $150.

C. $160.   D. $180.

【4】What do we know from the text?

A. A group of 10 persons can get 10 % discount.

B. The audience can get the money back if the play is on show.

C. School parties of twelve can book $6 standby tickets.

D. There are only seven wheelchair spaces in the theatre.

29、

This photo taken on Feb 19,2023 shows giant panda Xiang Xiang at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo, Japan. People flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno Zoological Gardens to see Xiang Xiang on Sunday, the final day for public viewing for the beloved five-year-old female giant panda before her return to China.

Giant pandas are among the most lovable animals alive today.Unlike their relatives, such as the polar bear, pandas don’t eat meal but survive on a diet of only bamboo. So why and how have pandas abandoned their taste for meat to pick up a vegetarian diet?

Pandas today don’t eat meat. However, they’ve kept much of their meat-eating adaptations from times past. Their digestive systems have not changed much from their meat-eating days. Out of the huge 12.5 kg of bamboo they eat in a single day, only about 17%of it is digested. To survive, pandas eat large amounts of bamboo while having a low-metabolic(新陈代谢的), lazy lifestyle to make up for the poor energy return.

The giant panda’s shift to a vegetarian diet is in line with the inactivation of a specific gene-Taslrl, which provides them with the ability to taste certain amino acids(氨基酸) abundant in meat. Its inactivation in pandas would lead to their dietary change.

Pandas have evolved(进化) to a great degree to cope with their relatively recent bamboo-eating lifestyle. Pandas must seize long and thin pieces of bamboo shoots. To help with this, they have developed a long “fake-thumb”(伪拇指). So giant pandas have six fingers in each paw which provides better support for them to seize objects such as bamboo in one paw quickly. Researchers have found that the surface of the panda’s tongue is different. While other bears and many meat-eating animals have smooth tongues, pandas have evolved tiny projections on the surface of their tongues that serve to file down food. This is especially useful for pandas as they remove the outer cover of bamboo.

Time will tell if pandas will adapt and survive, go back to eating meat, or disappear in the wild. Whatever the future holds, we can be grateful that, for the time being, we get to share our planet with these adorable animals.

【1】Why are the data mentioned in paragraph 3?

A．To state the variety of food.

B．To represent the evolutionary rule of pandas.

C．To show the ineffectiveness of digestive system.

D．To describe the changes of living environment.

【2】What caused pandas’ change in diet?

A．The low-metabolic lifestyle.

B．The amino acids in meat.

C．The surface of the panda’s tongue.

D．The Taslrl gene’s inactivation.

【3】What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 5 refer to?

A．Developing more fingers.

B．Seizing bamboo shoots.

C．The low energy return.

D．The vegetarian diet.

【4】Which aspect of pandas does paragraph 5 focus on?

A．The evolutionary feature in eating.

B．The preference for bamboo.

C．The unique lifestyle.

D．The special appearance.

30、In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Harvard University, having a goal for a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench as a lawyer. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed _________ and one with quite a different tale to tell.

My grandma, a(n) _________ woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that _________. But one year after I entered college, she developed cancer. I made the decision to leave college to _________ her. This meant that school and my personal dream would have to _________.

Then I got married with another dream: building my family from a _________ of adopted (收养的) and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. A year later came our second adopted boy. _________, the following year, we adopted son number three. In 2003, I gave birth to (生育) another boy.

You can _________ how busy I became, raising four boys under the age of eight! Our home was a complete zoo — a joyous zoo. Not surprisingly, I never did _________ it back to college full-time. But I never ____________ my dream either. I had only one choice: make it work. That meant taking as ____________ as one class each semester.

The hardest part was feeling ____________ about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to ____________ home with them. There certainly were times when I wanted to ____________. But I knew I should set a(n) ____________ for them to follow for the rest of their lives.

In 2007, I graduated from the University of North California. It took me over 21 years, but I got my college degree!

I am not ____________, just single-minded. It always ____________ me that from the ____________, challenges look huge, but when you’re among them, the same ones seem ____________. Not everything you want arrives in your life in one day. It’s a(n) ____________. Remember, little steps can lead to big dreams.

【1】

A．lawyer

B．student

C．housewife

D．dreamer

【2】

A．graceful

B．common

C．amazing

D．curious

【3】

A．plan

B．goal

C．decision

D．record

【4】

A．look after

B．search for

C．care about

D．stand for

【5】

A．drop

B．wait

C．expect

D．keep

【6】

A．connection

B．relation

C．mixture

D．comparison

【7】

A．Therefore

B．Then

C．However

D．Finally

【8】

A．imagine

B．hope

C．view

D．doubt

【9】

A．take

B．make

C．manage

D．get

【10】

A．put up

B．picked up

C．cleaned up

D．gave up

【11】

A．few

B．little

C．much

D．many

【12】

A．satisfied

B．encouraged

C．confused

D．guilty

【13】

A．go

B．leave

C．return

D．stay

【14】

A．quit

B．continue

C．break

D．relax

【15】

A．leader

B．alarm

C．example

D．challenge

【16】

A．proud

B．special

C．responsible

D．usual

【17】

A．hurt

B．occurred

C．struck

D．troubled

【18】

A．end

B．top

C．outside

D．inside

【19】

A．normal

B．funny

C．unbelievable

D．strange

【20】

A．experiment

B．solution

C．performance

D．process

31、课文填空

The newly invented digital camera is 【1】: you can take pictures without film. You can 【2】 and exhibit your picture globally in a few seconds through the Internet. The images 【3】 in a hard drive will never wear 【4】 like traditional photos. Digital cameras also satisfy 【5】 photographers by allowing them to view their masterpiece in real time.

32、第二节 书面表达（25分）

假如你是某中学学生李华。最近，你班同学正在参加21世纪英文报“时事大擂台”栏目的一个讨论。本次话题为“寒假补习班上不上？”请你根据下表所列情况给报社写一封信，客观地介绍讨论的情况，并发表自己的看法和建议。

注意：1. 词数100左右

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.参考词汇：补习班：tutoring center

Dear editor,

Recently our class have had a heated discussion about whether students should __________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  Yours sincerely,

Li Hua