2025-2026学年湖南邵阳高三(上)期末试卷英语

1、. When my grandpa was young, he had to________several miles a day to school since he had no money to take a bus.

A.cover B.take C.get D.make

2、The firework   in his hand and he was injured.

A. exploded   B. removed

C. explored   D. employed

3、The naughty boys hid themselves in the place_____ their parents couldn’t find them.

A. where B. that C. how D. for which

4、—Let’s invite Li Dong to go with us, OK?

—______ It’s a good idea.

A．Why not?

B．No way!

C．So what?

D．Pardon?

5、It________ me that we might have made a wrong decision.

A．confuses

B．strikes

C．proves

D．occurs

6、You need to have______if you want to teach the group of naughty children well.

A.energy B.patience

C.strength D.belief

7、________, you need to give all you have and try your best.

A．Being a winner

B．To be a winner

C．Be a winner

D．Having been a winner

8、It is quite possible to understand the meaning of a new word or phrase from the ________.

A．context

B．accent

C．sense

D．character

9、Terry received about ten gifts on his birthday, ________ were from his lovely classmates.

A.most of them B.one of which C.most of which D.and most of which

10、________， the headmaster rose to indicate that the conversation was ________.

A. At an end; in an end  B. In the end; at an end

C. In an end; at the end   D. At the end; in the end

11、The workers  believe the assembly hall _____ the curtain  need  to be changed _____ rebuilding.

A.which; deserve B.of which; is deserved

C.whose; deserves D.of which; deserves

12、The knife ________ we used to cut the bread is very sharp.

A．which

B．with

C．with it

D．with which

13、Not once ________ Bob Dylan ever ________ the time to ask himself if his songs are literature.

A．would; have

B．did; have

C．has; had

D．was; had

14、Have you heard the traffic ________that happened in Yatai Street last week?

A. accident   B. affair

C. incident   D. event

15、I shall never forget the day ________ Shen Zhou V was launched.

A. when   B. that

C. which   D. where

16、Who will be ________ the department when Sophie leaves?

A．in possession of

B．in celebration of

C．in need of

D．in charge of

17、The size of Asia is ________ Europe.

A.two times that of B.two times larger than C.twice larger than that of D.twice larger of

18、Mary told me that her daughter _______walk when she was nine months old.

A．should

B．could

C．would

D．might

19、Sometimes what is ________ fashion can be fashionable again, which is a cycle.

A．out of

B．away

C．ahead of

D．off

20、The 2008 Olympic Games is the biggest sporting ______ held in Beijing.

A．accident

B．thing

C．incident

D．event

21、He Ge is a very excellent actor, and the films and TV plays _____ he acts attracted many young people.

A.that B.in which C.with which D.what

22、The house, _____ was destroyed in the terrible fire, has been repaired.

A. the roof of which   B. which roof

C. its roof   D. the roof

23、You need to   your things in the suitcase very quickly as the train is leaving.

A. pack up   B. pick up

C. get up   D. look up

24、He went away without saying anything, ____ us standing outside.

A. leaving   B. left

C. to leave   D. leave

25、A modern city has been_____ since 1980.

A.set down B.set up C.set out D.set off

26、A British friend told me he couldn’t understand why Chinese people love eating sunflower seeds (嗑瓜子) as a snack so much. “I’ve met a lot of older Chinese and many have a crack in their front teeth. I believe that’s from cracking the seeds,” he said.

I had never noticed the habit, but once he mentioned it, I suddenly became more aware. I realized that whenever I’m watching TV or typing a report, I always start mindlessly cracking sunflower seeds. My friend doesn’t like sunflower seeds, and, to him, it seems unnecessary to work so much just to get one small seed.

When we were young, the whole family would usually get together for Chinese New Year. Then, we all lived close to one another, usually in a small city, and sometimes even neighbors would go door-to-door on Chinese New Year’s Eve to check out what every household was making.

I remember my parents would be in the kitchen cooking. Out in the living room, a large table would already be laid out, complete with fancy tablecloth, ready-made dumpling fillings, and dishes full of candy, fruits and sunflower seeds. Some of the dishes were to be offered to our ancestors later, while others were for neighbors and children to eat before the evening feast. I must have learned how to crack sunflower seeds back then.

I don’t think it’s right to criticize (批评) ones’ choice in food or eating habits, no matter how strange they may seem. It’s not only in China. When I went to other countries, I found people had all sorts of strange habits when it came to food. In Denmark, they put salted red fish on bread and eat it for dinner, no matter how much it ruins your breath. They think it’s a delicacy (美味佳肴), and it’s connected to their certain culture. I think it’s a wonderful tradition.

【1】What did the writer become aware of?

A．She had various snacks while watching TV.

B．She had a habit of eating sunflower seeds.

C．She didn’t like to work to get sunflower seeds.

D．She damaged her teeth by eating sunflower seeds.

【2】What does the writer prove by mentioning Chinese New Year?

A．The families got together for it.

B．The traditions of celebrating it disappear.

C．Children can eat delicious food on that day.

D．Eating sunflower seeds is related to it.

【3】What is the writer’s attitude to Denmark’s way of eating bread?

A．Unconcerned.

B．Doubtful.

C．Understandable.

D．Negative.

【4】What idea does the writer want to express in this passage?

A．Eating habits come from a certain culture.

B．It’s good to form a healthy eating habit.

C．Changing your eating habits will change your life.

D．One kind of food doesn’t necessarily suit everyone.

27、Moments after figure skaters finish their program, fans throw gifts onto the ice. There have definitely been some strange ones over the years. As NBC Sports reports, Sasha Cohen was once given sweaters; Canada’s Elvis Stojko and Patrick Chan walked away with lingerie (内衣); Debi Thomas even got a box of Domino’s pizza after her performance at the 1987 world championships because Thomas had wondered why people “don’t throw something good, like pizza”.

The post-program offerings are mostly stuffed (填充的) animal toys. Though it’s not clear exactly how or when this custom began, people really like to use them as gifts. Flowers, once the popular item to throw at skaters, are messy. The cleaners—the kids who skate around to collect all the gifts between programs—have a much easier time to deal with stuffed toys than fighting with every leaf that fell off the flowers.

There’s no global ban (禁令) on sending flowers, but organizations have made attempts to discourage the practice in the past. In 1989 US Figure Skating banned arenas (圆形运动场) hosting national championships from selling flowers.

“Flowers have always been a problem. The flowers and leaves can appear during the course and become a risk. So flowers on the arena are going to vanish. It is just a question of when.” said Larry Kriwanek, chair of the event’s organizing committee. Instead, fans could buy already-authorized stuffed toys inside the arena and show their favorite skaters with those.

Stuffed toys also give supporters an opportunity to choose presents that suit their favorite skaters characters. “We will sometimes get stuffed toys made in custom costumes to match what we’re wearing,” American ice dancer Meryl Davis, who won gold with partner Charlie White in 2014, told NBC Sports. It turns out that skaters often do try to take especially meaningful or thoughtful gifts home with them.

【1】What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A．Why skaters are supported by so many people.

B．Why sending stuffed toys to skaters is popular.

C．How skaters collect gifts from fans after the show.

D．How fans can show their love to their favorite skaters.

【2】Why does the author mention 1989 US Figure Skating?

A．To draw a comparison.

B．To make a comment.

C．To explain a phenomenon.

D．To provide an example.

【3】What does the underlined word “vanish” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Change.

B．Dry.

C．Disappear.

D．Increase.

【4】In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A．Education.

B．Travel.

C．Sports.

D．News.

28、As a high school student, I learned this the hard way last year, when a student I didn’t expect to bested me on the math PSAT. He soon admitted the secret to his success: the CAS calculator. He made clear that the CAS was able to solve all of his SAT equations (方程式). He claimed all he needed was his knowledge of seventh-grade math and the calculator did the rest.

From experience, I know it isn’t that simple. A fancy calculator that costs about $150 is not that useful if you don’t understand what the question is asking. But it does feel like cheating. Aside from being financially out of reach of many students, CAS calculators have the potential to misrepresent math ability and problem-solving skills.

It’s unfair to allow such an incredibly helpful advanced calculator unless every student has access to it. Especially when the test has the potential to affect a student’s educational path. In response to an email asking whether the College Board, which owns the SAT, is aware that the CAS is seen as greatly helping those who use it and whether it has considered banning such calculators, a communications officer sent a link to the SAT calculator policy, which spells out the permitted calculators, CAS among them.

If all students had access to a better calculator, how many could improve their test scores enough to get into their dream school? How many students get into better schools because of this privilege hack? It isn’t right and shouldn’t stand.

The simplest solution would be to leave out the math section that allows calculator use or permit test-takers to use only the most basic calculators, provided by the College Board. The equation (公式)for fairness is simple: You know it when you see it, and this calculator inequity (不公) , isn’t it.

【1】The example of a student doing better than the writer in the math PSAT is used to _______.

A．compare their math achievements

B．introduce the topic

C．show the writer’s envy

D．blame his cheating in the exam

【2】Why did the writer feel it unfair for students to use CAS calculators?

A．Because every student can not use one in SAT.

B．Because he didn’t use one as early as others.

C．Because his model was less powerful than others’.

D．Because the College Board didn’t provide one to him.

【3】What’s the College Board’s attitude towards banning the CAS calculators?

A．Favorable.

B．Disagreeing.

C．Uncertain.

D．Cautious.

【4】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．CAS calculators—cheating in SAT

B．Solution to stopping cheating in SAT

C．Calls on banning the calculators

D．Calls on using basic calculators

29、Tired of your quiet day-to-day life? How about leaving your computer games behind and taking up an extreme sport?

You can ride a bicycle, right? In that case you’re halfway to becoming a mountain biker. All you have to do is take your bike off the road and try some hilly areas. Mountain biking was developed in California in the 1970s and became an Olympic sport in 1996.

Not challenging enough? Skydivers jump from planes at a height of 1,000 to 4,000 meters. You have to be fit but there’s no age limit with this sport. For example, Dilys Price from Cardiff went on her first jump aged 54. The minute she came down, she wanted to go up again. She said: “It was so attractive”.

Some adventures have invented base jumping, in which people jump from tall structures, such as buildings or bridges, with a parachute. Many of their jumps aren’t legal, especially in the cities.Dan Witchalls has jumped off The Shard —London’s 310 meter-high building four times.He says, “Base jumping is scarier than jumping out of a plane. In a plane there is no sense of height, but when you are standing on the edge of the building you can see people and cars, the experience makes it very real.”

It seems there’s no shortage of imagination when it comes to risking life to look cool and get the heart beating wildly. Surfing, diving, rock climbing ...And how about extreme ironing? That is, pressing your clothes on top of a mountain! Extreme ironing is said to have been created in the 1990s in England by a man who saw a large amount of wrinkled clothes and felt bored when doing the cloth ironing. That man was Phil Shaw. For him, the excitement of this sport comes from looking at the viewers’ faces. Shaw says, “Sometimes they look confused; sometimes they laugh. It’s fun to see how people react to it.”

【1】What does the author think about mountain biking?

A．A bit boring.

B．Challenging indeed.

C．Great fun.

D．Not very hard.

【2】What does the author want to show with the example in paragraph 3?

A．Skydivers have to be very healthy.

B．Skydiving is not challenging enough.

C．Elderly people can also take up skydiving.

D．People can easily become crazy about skydiving.

【3】What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A．The sense of height.

B．Base jumping experience.

C．The edge of the building.

D．Jumping out of a plane.

【4】Why did Phil Shaw invent extreme ironing?

A．He liked ironing clothes.

B．He wanted to make clothes ironing more fun.

C．He enjoyed different looks on people's faces.

D．He had a good view standing on top of a mountain.

30、Since I was a child,my dream was being a famous singer.Three years ago I moved to London to study_________ and it was the most amazing year of my life.My dream was more _________ than ever.And I didn’t want to be just a _________,but the one that inspires people and _________ a message of love and happiness. 

A year later I figured out it was time for a change and to_________ my professional music career.So I _________ a music business degree in a music university.In one of the university seminars,a director talked about how they _________ young artists and introduce them to successful record labels. 

From that moment I knew I wanted to be_________ with them.It felt like it was a good _________ even though few artists per year could succeed.Sometimes I had __________ and setbacks.Then I met a girl in a management company.But I was __________ since the company only has 20 employees.Anyway I __________ to her a demo of one of my songs. 

I didn’t hear from her for two weeks but I still imagined the__________ of me signing the contract.Then unexpectedly,I got a call __________ they were really interested in me.I’m so happy because I know I’m one step __________ to my dream.Fast forward one month,I finally got to sign with them!

【1】

A．history

B．science

C．music

D．art

【2】

A．practical

B．likely

C．remote

D．ambitious

【3】

A．singer

B．musician

C．writer

D．composer

【4】

A．spreads

B．creates

C．acquires

D．indicates

【5】

A．explore

B．start

C．prepare

D．solve

【6】

A．accounted for

B．applied for

C．answered for

D．searched for

【7】

A．spot

B．employ

C．produce

D．develop

【8】

A．provided

B．concerned

C．associated

D．signed

【9】

A．chance

B．selection

C．alternative

D．bargain

【10】

A．decisions

B．confidence

C．doubts

D．preference

【11】

A．shocked

B．confused

C．amused

D．puzzled

【12】

A．brought

B．rented

C．mailed

D．sent

【13】

A．failure

B．ceremony

C．outcome

D．opportunity

【14】

A．meaning

B．implying

C．proving

D．saying

【15】

A．further

B．closer

C．wider

D．longer

31、根据所给中文，在每个空格填入适当的内容使短文完整，注意句子的语法是否正确及上下文是否连贯。

Dear Tom,

I’ve been in England for 3 months. 【1】(这是我第一次来到英国. ) At first, I 【2】(经历许多困难), for I made no friends here and I was concerned about my stay here too. But now I 【3】 (跟我的英国朋友相处地很好) who are willing to teach me English, so I am 【4】 (很感激他们). What's more,  I 【5】(很好地掌握简单的英语) which can be used for daily communication. In return, I teach them Chinese Gongfu. My friends practice it in order to make themselves strong, and I usually join in their practice, which is quite interesting and meaningful.

I must stop here, and please give my regards to your parents.

Yours,

Li Hua

32、为了庆祝世界读书日，近期你校举办了旧书交换活动，请你为校英语角写一篇短文，介绍这次活动，内容包括：

1.参加人员；2.活动过程；3.个人收获。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.题目已为你写好。

题目：A Book Exchange  World Reading Day

注意：1.词数 100左右；

2.不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。

3. 可以适当增加一些细节使行文连贯