2025-2026学年河北沧州高三(上)期末试卷英语

1、The fact that she looked like a sensitive, friendly girl didn’t matter. ______, it made me even angrier.

A. If any   B. If anything

C. If so   D. If not

2、— The water was left running all night long.

— Yes. It seemed that John ________. He was the last one to leave the lab.

A．was to be blamed

B．was to blame

C．had been blamed

D．should blame

3、The sports meeting will be postponed until June 2nd, _________all the people are available.

A．which

B．whose

C．when

D．that

4、The reason ________ he was late was that his car broke down on the way.

A．that

B．which

C．how

D．why

5、Not until I shouted at the top of my voice ________ his head.

A．that he turned

B．did he turn

C．he didn’t turn

D．he had turned

6、Teachers recommend parents ____ their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety.

A. not allow   B. do not allow

C. mustn’t allow   D. can’t allow

7、The works of Du Fu _______ a precious cultural heritage for the entire world, not just China.

A．cherish

B．invest

C．occupy

D．represent

8、When Alice came to life, she did not know how long she ________ there.

A．lay

B．had been laying

C．had lain

D．had been lying

9、John is very           , if he promises to do something he'll do it.

A．independent

B．confident

C．reliable

D．flexible

10、For a moment nothing happened. Then ________ all shouting together.

A．voices had come

B．voices would come

C．came voices

D．did voices come

11、It seems that she will never ______ her mother's death.

A.go through B.go over C.get over D.get down

12、It was when she first arrived in China ______ she developed a passion for paper-cutting.

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．what

13、As is known to all, the rose could represent love and ______, and the rainbow could symbolize hope.

A．determination

B．affection

C．connection

D．consideration

14、---How long do you think it’ll be _____ I can go back to work?

--- Well, you’ll be feeling much better by next weekend.

A. before B. when C. until   D. that

15、I don’t think it is teachers who ________ for giving students too much pressure.

A．are going to blame     B．are to blame

C．are to be blamed      D．should blame

16、Check your answers carefully and make some changes ______.

A. if you are convenient B. if not

C. if it necessary   D. if necessary

17、We hurried to the railway station yesterday only to be told that our train _____  off.

A.put B.was put C.has put D.had been put

18、—What does this modern-day dinosaur look like?

—The tongue of this animal can be extended _____ of its body.

A. more than twice the length B. twice more than the length

C. more than the length twice D. more twice than the length

19、I am writing to congratulate you ________ your getting the first prize in the Speech Contest.

A．to

B．for

C．on

D．with

20、She is in a poor ______of  health,________ worries her mother a lot.

A. state,  which   B. condition, which

C. situation,  it   D. position, that

21、Have you heard of such an experiment ________ wine experts were fooled into thinking a cheap bottle of wine was an exceptional one with the labels changed.

A. as   B. where

C. that   D. which

22、While we were running on the playground, Jack suddenly stopped ________ and lay on the ground, so we all stopped ________ what was wrong with him.

A．to run; to see

B．running; seeing

C．running; to see

D．to run; seeing

23、All the bygones are made of present-day living, and in return the present days will ________, making history.

A．burn out

B．end up

C．slip away

D．light up

24、At a minimum, the kinds of food local people consume tell us what they grow in their region, what kinds of lives they lead, and what they like and do not like. 主句的谓语动词是?

A．consume

B．grow

C．tell

D．lead

25、The actor’s absurd behavior put an end to the last traces of  ______ his fans had for him.

A. appreciation    B. motivation

C. affection D. expectation

26、Discover the fascinating scenery at EI Questro, Australia from the air! Choose from one of the tourist attractions to create your own journey.

EI Questro Gorge

Explore rock formations and a cave system carved out through time at the top of EI Questro Gorge. A reasonable level of fitness is required as the tour involves climbing around cracks and going through the darkness of caves.

Amaroo Falls

Discovered in the South East in April 2010, Amaroo Falls is the newest jewel in EI Questro. Only accessible by helicopter, this amazing wonderland is made up of 15 waterfalls, which range from knee-high falls to falls of 45 m in height, several ancient swimming holes and some of the most breathtaking views.

Miri Miri Falls

Hidden in a remote corner of EI Questro is Miri Miri Falls. Spring-fed water falls over a 50-metre fall into a deep pool, and then into a valley of Livistona Palms and Paperbarks. Take a dip in the refreshing pool, looking up at the Falls, as you enjoy one of EI Questro's most hidden attractions. Fine picnic lunch is included.

Champagne Springs

Enjoy a refreshing swim in the cool water of Champagne Springs before a Champagne continental breakfast! If you're feeling energized and ready to take on another adventure, you may choose to do the 2.4 kilometre self-guided walking track back down towards the station.

All helicopter tours are available from the station or Emma Gorge. All flights carry at least 2 passengers.

【1】Which tour will you choose if you're interested in climbing?

A．EI Questro Gorge.

B．Amaroo Falls.

C．Miri Miri Falls.

D．Champagne Springs.

【2】What is special about Amaroo Falls?

A．It offers picnic lunch.

B．It can be accessible on foot.

C．It is a newly discovered attraction.

D．It has several modern swimming holes.

【3】What do the last two tourist attractions have in common?

A．Both offer delicious breakfast.

B．Both are remote from the station.

C．Both are the most hidden attractions.

D．Both have the swimming areas for tourists.

27、   You have just won ten million yuan in a lottery （彩票） - how would you spend it? Before you know it, ten minutes had gone on daydreaming.There is a time and a place for daydreaming, but we don't have much control over that.Isn't it worrying that an estimated 30 to 50 percent of our waking time is spent daydreaming? What if your dentist is having that lottery daydream while removing your rotten tooth?

Some studies suggest daydreaming makes us unhappy because we are not focusing on what is around us but are instead thinking about the past or future.However, a recent study published in the journal Neuropsychologica finds that mind-wandering can be of benefit to us.The researchers measured the brain patterns of more than 100 people using an MRI （核磁共振成像） scanner.This data was compared with tests on creative ability and a questionnaire on how much their minds usually wandered.Those whose minds wandered the most scored higher in creative ability tests and had more efficient brain systems measured in the MRI machine.

Being efficient at mind-wandering means you can zone out and then naturally switch back in without missing any important point or step. Christine Godwin, the lead author of the latest study from the Georgia Institute of Technology, says that if you are focusing on difficult tasks, your performance will drop if your mind wanders. “But when tasks are easy, people who have high cognitive ability can let their minds wander because it does not affect their performance. You may be thinking about upcoming goals or problem-solving. These are some of the positive sides to mind-wandering.”

Mind-wandering can vary between being more practical or more emotional. What mind-wandering seems to be best at, researchers say, is coming up with new solutions to old problems. So, it's not always a waste of time!

【1】The first paragraph serves as a（n）______ .

A.explanation B.introduction

C.comment D.background

【2】The study published in Neuropsychologica shows that ______.

A.daydreaming makes us unhappy

B.we are focusing on the past or future

C.mind-wandering is related to creative ability

D.MRI scanner is helpful in measuring the brain patterns

【3】What does the underlined phrase in paragraph 3 mean?

A.get distracted. B.focus on.

C.be affected D.have control.

【4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Mind-wandering might be dangerous.

B.Daydreaming might bring benefits.

C.Mind-wandering is not a waste of time.

D.Daydreaming is hard to be controlled.

28、   Since her first publication in 1968, Louise Cluck has been no stranger to awards over her long and well-known career. In 1993, she won the Pulitzer Prize for her collection of poems, The Wild Iris. And on October 8, she became the 16th woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature.

Often said to be an autobiographical（自传体的）poet, drawing from the inner parts of her life, “Gluck is not to be regarded as a self-reflecting poet. she seeks the universal,” Nobel Committee Chair Anders Olsson said in a statement. Gluck, 77, the author of 12 poetry collections, has been able to tum her life experiences into universal themes covering death, loss, and isolation. Because of this, readers have often found her poetry to be “dark”.

However, there is much more than darkness in her voice, as noted by Olsson. “It is straightforward and… also a voice full of humor and insight,” said Olsson. In her poem Snowdrops, Gluck uses the coming of spring after winter to show rebirth of life after death. She leads readers down a depressing path only to reconnect with the light at the near end. At the conclusion of the poem, readers are left to feel the “raw wind of the new world” as they watch a new spring. This is often the case in Gluck’s poetry, being able to feel joy even after not having done so for a long time.

Although she’s already a well-known writer, experienced in exploring trauma（创伤）and healing, Gluck did feel honored to be given the Nobel award. However, when asked what the prize means to her, the lyric poet responded by saying, “It’s too new… I don’t know really what it means. My only hope is to preserve my daily life.”

【1】What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.Combining daily life with literature.

B.Making individual existence universal.

C.Deepening the meaning of being positive.

D.Turning simple language into poetic voice.

【2】The third paragraph is mainly written to_________.

A.display the process of Gluck’s writing

B.interpret what a poem can bring about

C.illustrate Gluck’s unique writing style

D.show how Cluck keeps her own style

【3】What can be inferred about Cluck from the last paragraph?

A.She is self-centered. B.She is well-mannered.

C.She seeks for truth of life. D.She has a low-key attitude.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A.A woman’s fight for fame. B.A famous poet’s career.

C.What hard work can do. D.How a poet was shaped.

29、Agatha Christie, the creator of one of the most enduring figures in crime literature-Hercule Poirot, is the best-selling author of all time.

She was born on 15 September, 1890 in Torquay, South West England, into a comfortably well off middle-class family. Although her mother, Clara, an excellent storyteller, did not want her to learn to read too early, she taught herself to read by the age of five. Agatha read the children’s stories of the time, invented imaginary friends and began writing poems when she was very young. At the age of eleven there was a shock. Her father, not well after suffering financial difficulties, died after a series of heart attacks. There were more money worries and talks of selling their house, but Clara and her daughters managed to find a way forward.

By the age of 18 Agatha was amusing herself with writing short stories. But it was during the First World War that Agatha turned to writing detective stories. Her debut detective novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles took some time to finish and even longer to find a publisher. She started writing partly in response to a bet from her sister Madge that she couldn’t write a good detective story and partly to ease the tiredness of working in a Red Cross Hospital in Torquay. Her new knowledge in poisons was also put to good use. The murderer’s use of poison was so well described that when the book was eventually published Agatha received a special honour for a writer of fiction-a review in Pharmaceutical (药学) Journal.

The inspiration for Hercule Poirot came from Agatha’s own life experience. During the First World War there were Belgian refugees (难民) in most parts of the English countryside, Torquay being no exception. Although he was not based on any particular person, Agatha thought that a Belgian refugee, a former great Belgian policeman, would make an excellent detective for The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Hercule Poirot was born.

【1】What can we know about Agatha’s young age?

A．Her mother encouraged her to read.

B．Her talent for language was shown.

C．Her father died in a medical accident.

D．Her family always had financial problems.

【2】What does the underlined word “debut” probably mean?

A．The first known.

B．The most thrilling.

C．The best praised.

D．The last published.

【3】What is one of the reasons why Agatha began to write detective stories?

A．She wanted to prove something to her sister.

B．She had nothing else to do during the war.

C．She could use her knowledge of poisons.

D．She met a former great Belgium policeman.

【4】What happens in The Mysterious Affair at Styles?

A．The murder takes place in Belgium.

B．The detective is named Hercule Poirot.

C．Hercule Poirot is born in a refugee’s family.

D．A Torquay policeman commits the murder.

30、What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don’t even try anymore because you think what you do is not ________ enough.

Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, ________ whatever it is that we work so hard at, it seems that there is ________ someone else who can do it much better.

I have always enjoyed music and it is ________ to me that every musician has a ________ of their own. My father ________ several instruments and when he played with others, it was not difficult to ________ his sound in a group. Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own ________ sound.

I ________ heard of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student “ ________ else can make the sound that you make. The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else’s. But who is to say which is ________?” It is said that, “________ is in the eye of the beholder,” perhaps it could be said that “a delightful sound is in the ear of the ________.”

Every person has a different tone of voice that ________ only to them. ________ we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of ________ that is unique to them. It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all. It ________ be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps.

Each person has a(n) ________ on the world in some way. Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it ________ the way that you do it. The next time you feel ________, remember “Nobody else can make the sound that you make”.

【1】

A．challenging

B．worthy

C．simple

D．good

【2】

A．because

B．although

C．when

D．if

【3】

A．seldom

B．always

C．never

D．sometimes

【4】

A．satisfying

B．interesting

C．inspiring

D．convincing

【5】

A．talent

B．song

C．life

D．sound

【6】

A．played

B．designed

C．created

D．possessed

【7】

A．turn down

B．pick up

C．call up

D．give up

【8】

A．loud

B．powerful

C．soundable

D．special

【9】

A．once

B．yet

C．even

D．still

【10】

A．Anybody

B．Somebody

C．Nobody

D．Everybody

【11】

A．bigger

B．deeper

C．better

D．lower

【12】

A．beauty

B．interest

C．patience

D．honesty

【13】

A．speaker

B．listener

C．receiver

D．observer

【14】

A．subscribes

B．submits

C．adapts

D．belongs

【15】

A．but

B．as

C．and

D．for

【16】

A．speaking

B．walking

C．jumping

D．behaving

【17】

A．must

B．might

C．would

D．shall

【18】

A．alternative

B．prospect

C．duty

D．impact

【19】

A．exactly

B．obviously

C．cautiously

D．seriously

【20】

A．annoyed

B．puzzled

C．bothered

D．discouraged

31、

Attitudes toward new technologies often fall along generational lines. That is, generally, younger people tend to 【1】 older people on the front end of a technological shift.

It is not always the case, though. When you look at attitudes toward driverless cars, there doesn't seem to be a clear 【2】 divide. The public overall is split on whether they'd like to use a driverless car. In a study last year, of all people surveyed, 48 percent said they wanted to ride in one, while 50 percent did not.

The fact that attitudes toward self-driving cars appear to be so 【3】 across generations suggests how transformative the shift to driverless cars could be. Not everyone wants a driverless car now-and no one can get one vet-but among those who are open to them, every age group is 【4】 engaged.

Actually, this isn't surprising. Whereas older generations are sometimes reluctant to adopt new technologies, driverless cars 【5】 real value to these age groups, especially to those with 【6】 mobility or difficulty driving on their own.

This is especially interesting when you consider that younger people are generally more interested in travel-related 【7】 than older ones.

When it comes to driverless cars, differences in attitude are more 【8】 based on factors not related to age. College graduates, for example, are particularly interested in driverless cars compared with those who have less education：59 percent of college graduates said they would like to use a driverless car compared with 38 percent of those with a high-school diploma or less.

Where a person lives 【9】 too. More people who lived in cities and suburbs said they wanted to try driverless cars than those who lived in rural areas.

While there's reason to believe that interest in self-driving cars is going up across the board, a person's age will have little to do with how self-driving cars can become 【10】. Once driverless cars are actually available for sale, the early adopters will be the people who can afford to buy them.

32、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为80左右。

Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (马戏团) . Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter (柜台).

This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of twelve. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money.

Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns. elephants, and other acts they would see that night with their brothers or sisters in a low voice.

One could sense they had never been to the circus before. It promised to be highlight of their young lives. The father and mother were at the head of the pack, standing proud as could be. The mother was holding her husband’s hand, looking up at him as if to say, “You are my knight (骑士) in shining armor (盔甲).”

He was smiling and responding in pride, looking back at her as if to say, “You got that right” . The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded, “Please let me buy eight child tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.”

The ticket lady gave the price. The man’s wife let go of his hand, her head dropped, and his lips began to shake. The father leaned (倾斜) a little closer and asked. “How much do you say?”

The ticket lady again quoted (报价) the price. The man didn’t have enough money.

How was he supposed to turn around and tell his eight children that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus?

Actually we were not wealthy in any sense. So I understand how the kids would feel. I felt sorry for them.

注意：续写词数应为80左右。

Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand in his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground.

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That day my father and I went back to our car and drove home without any tickets.