2025-2026学年河南开封高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、—If we work on the project together, I do believe we should be able to complete it ahead of schedule.

— ______! Many hands make light work.

A．You bet

B．Have fun

C．Good job

D．Forget it

2、The new law states that people _______drive after drinking alcohol.

A．wouldn’t

B．needn’t

C．won’t

D．mustn’t

3、Just as the clothes a person wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time, his house ______ his personality.

A．remember

B．strengthens

C．reflects

D．shapes

4、After winning China’s first ever Olympic gold medal in snowboarding, Su Yiming, encouraged other youngsters to ______ their goals.

A．apply

B．pursue

C．adapt

D．change

5、________ being famous might sound like a dream come true, today’s star, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine.

A. If   B. Since   C. Until   D. Although

6、一Did you forget your promise, dear?

一 I have finished my homework on time, mom.

A.Excuse me. B.Surely.

C.Why not? D.How could I?

7、We will hold a meeting to sum up our experience ____ we finish our task.

A. in case   B. even though

C. despite   D. immediately

8、In some countries,the president can ______ somebody from death penalty.

A. punish   B. inspect

C. charge   D. privilege

9、It was David dreamed to be an interpreter, _____ he joined a translation club at the age of 16.

A. but B. so C. or D. for

10、The mother goes mad every time she washes the T-shirt__________ her son wipes his dirty hands.

A．that

B．where

C．which

D．when

11、You may not have noticed that problem, but you could never withdraw it ______ regretful about your decision.

A.should you feel B.you should feel

C.had you left D.you had left

12、I didn’t ________ having to do the cooking myself, or I would have learnt one or two dishes from my mom.

A. expect B. anticipate

C. forecast D. preview

13、It is said that people in that area have little ________ to recreational activities such as watching TV or seeing films.

A. avenue B. edge

C. exposure     D. access

14、It’s good manners to follow the local ________ when travelling home and abroad.

A.plans B.skills C.roads D.rules

15、-I had butterflies in my stomach before I gave that talk.

-I__________nervous too if I had been in you shoes.

A.was B.would be C.had been D.would have been

16、However, most of the fires this year are believed ________ by farmers, who use fire as a traditional way to clean land.

A.causing B.to be caused C.having caused D.to have caused

17、I ______ to visit him in the hospital, but I was fully occupied the whole of last week.

A.had gone B.might go C.must have gone D.would have gone

18、—Michelle, have you got your admission to the Pennsylvania State University as a state-financed student?

—I hope so, but I’m not so lucky. I have to ______ my pocket to pay for my further study.

A.turn to B.dip into C.refer to D.see to

19、There is a rule in the library that one is required to put the book ______ it is after finishing reading it.

A．what

B．how

C．where

D．when

20、Why! I have nothing to explain.        you want me to say?

A．What is it that

B．What it is that

C．How is it that

D．How it is that

21、When I was so small that my head barely touched the windowsill, we lived in the evergreen forests of Vermont. Our home was far, far away from any town or city, but that was the way we liked it.

Some winters, it got so cold that the river would freeze, which was unusual for water like that, water which ran so fast and deep. It felt as though time had stopped near the river, and so it had decided to become solid, settling in to wait for spring. We liked to skate on that river, my grandfather and I, even though the ice was uneven and his brown leather skates was so old.

One night, in the most frigid winter my young mind could recall, long after I should have been asleep, I caught my grandfather sneaking out of the front door, his ancient leather skates in his hands. He looked sheepish when he saw me, like I had caught him doing something silly, but I was so young that I thought no adult could ever do wrong. Especially not my grandfather, because he was the model of wisdom in my eyes.

“Grandpa, where are you going?” I asked.

“Skating on the river.”

“Why would you go out now? We did that yesterday morning.”

He looked a little thoughtful, and then he said: “It’s just that when you go out there, on the coldest, stillest night of the year, and you lie on your back on the thick, bubbled river ice, you can hear them.”

“Hear who?”

“The fish. Trapped there under the ice. You can hear them singing their watery winter song. And if you hold your breath, you can almost hear the stars singing in harmony.”

【1】The underlined word “sheepish” is closest in meaning to “____________”.

A．quiet

B．calm

C．frightened

D．embarrassed

【2】Why did my grandfather sneak out that cold midnight?

A．To enjoy the charm of a peaceful night.

B．To perfect his skating skills by practice.

C．To catch the fish trapped under the ice.

D．To breathe the fresh air in the forest.

【3】What can we infer from the passage?

A．It was unusual for a fast-flowing river to freeze in midwinter.

B．My grandfather and I enjoyed skating because of the uneven ice.

C．I admired my grandfather for his wisdom and outlook on life.

D．I was glad to hear the stars singing together with my grandfather.

【4】The author writes the passage mainly to ____________.

A．describe the joy of living in a mountainous area

B．highlight how embracing nature can purify us

C．keep record of the carefree childhood memories

D．explain why skating is such an appealing sport

22、The latest research suggests that the key factor separating geniuses from the merely accomplished is not I.Q., a generally bad predictor of success. Instead, it’s purposeful practice. Top performers spend more hours practising their craft. It you wanted to picture how a typical genius might develop, you’d take a girl who possessed a slightly above average language ability. It wouldn’t have to be a big talent, just enough so that she might gain some sense of distinction. Then you would want her to meet, say, a novelist, who coincidentally shared some similar qualities. Maybe the writer was from the same town, had the same family background, or shared the same birthday.

This contact would give the girl a vision of her future self. It would hive her some idea of a fascinating circle who might someday join. It would also help if one of her parents died when she was 12, giving her a strong sense of insecurity and fueling a desperate need for success. Armed with this ambition, she would read novels and life stories of writers without end. This would give her a primary knowledge of her field. She’s be able to see new writing in deeper ways and quickly understand its inner workings.

Then she would practise writing. Her practice would be slow, painstaking and error-focused. By practising in this way, she delays the automatizing process. Her mind wants to turn conscious, newly learned skills into unconscious. Automatically performed skills. By practising slowly, by breaking skills down into tiny parts and repeating, she forces the brain to internalize a better pattern of performance. Then she would find an adviser who would provide a constant stream of feedback, viewing her performance form the outside, correcting the smallest errors, pushing her to take on tougher challenges. By now she is redoing problems — how do I get characters into a room—dozens and dozens of times. She is establishing habits of thought she can call upon in order to understand or solve future problems.

The primary quality our young writer possesses is not some mysterious genius. It’s the ability to develop a purposeful, laborious and boring practice routine; the latest research takes some of the magic out of great achievement. But it underlines a fact that is often neglected. Public discussion is affected by genetics and what we’re “hard-wired” to do. And it’s true that genes play a role in our capabilities. But the brain is also very plastic. We construct ourselves through behaviour.

【1】The passage mainly deals with .

A.the function of I.Q. in cultivating a writer

B.the relationship between genius and success

C.the decisive factor in making a genius

D.the way of gaining some sense of distinction

【2】By reading novels and writers’ stories, the girl could   .

A.come to understand the inner structure of writing

B.join a fascinating circle of writers someday

C.share with a novelist her likes and dislikes

D.learn from the living examples to establish a sense of security

【3】In the girl’s long painstaking training process, ________.

A.her adviser forms a primary challenging force to her success

B.her writing turns into an automatic pattern of performance

C.she acquires the magic of some great achievement

D.she comes to realize she is “hard-wired” to write

【4】What can be concluded from the passage?

A.A fueling ambition plays a leading role in one’s success

B.A responsible adviser is more important than the knowledge of writing.

C.As to the growth of a genius, I.Q. doesn’t matter, but just his/her effort.

D.What really matters is what you do rather than who you are.

23、Art is everywhere. Any public space has been carefully designed by an artistic mind to be both functional and beautiful. Why, then, is art still so widely considered to be "the easy subject" at school, insignificant to wider society, a waste of time and effort?

Art can connect culture with commercial products in a way that not many other things can; art generates money and holds significant emotional and cultural value within communities. When people attend a concert, they are paying for music, sure, maybe even hotel rooms, meals, and transport, but they also gain an incredible experience, a unique atmosphere and a memory that will go through the rest of their lives. People don't just want material things anymore, they want to experience life---the arts are a perfect cross over between culture and commerce.

Furthermore, the arts can bring communities together, reducing loneliness and making people feel safer. Social bonds are created among individuals when they share their arts experiences through reflection and discussion, and their expression of common values through artworks in honour of events significant to a nation's experience.

The arts clearly have a pretty positive impact on physical and psychological health. It is found that people who frequent cultural places or participate in artistic events are more likely to gain good health compared to those who do not; more engagement with the arts is linked to a higher level of people’s wellbeing. The Royal Society of Public Health discovered that music and art, when used in hospitals, help to improve the conditions of patients by reducing stress, anxiety and blood pressure.

Children who are involved with the arts make greater achievements in their education: those engaged with drama have greater literary ability while others taking part in musical practice exhibit greater skills in math and languages. Kids with preference for the arts have a greater chance of finding employment in the future. Participating in the arts is essential for child development; encouraging children to express themselves in constructive ways could help to form healthy emotional responses in later life.

Vital to human life, art is celebrated and used by nations across the world for various purposes. Life without art would be boring and dead still, for art is a part of what makes us human.

【1】Art products differ from most other commercial products because_____ .

A．most people purchase them for collection

B．they are more expensive and less accessible

C．they have both commercial and cultural values

D．their prices may climb up as time passes

【2】What can we learn about people who are involved in artistic activities?

A．They enjoy better living conditions.

B．They like to compare themselves with others.

C．They are particularly good at both music and art.

D．They tend to be healthier physically and mentally.

【3】How does kids' engagement with the arts benefit them?

A．It promotes their academic performance and emotional growth.

B．It gives them more confidence in exhibiting their learning skills.

C．It inspires their creativity in designing their future career.

D．It helps to make responsible people out of them.

【4】What is the best title for this passage?

A．How Art Cures Our Hearts

B．Art: A Blessing to Humankind

C．How Art Benefits Communities

D．Art: A Bridge Between Cultures

24、A qualified doctor who rarely practiced but instead devoted his life to writing．He once said: “Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my lover．” Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, was a great playwright and one of the masters of the modern short story．

When Chekhov entered the Moscow University Medical School in 1879, he started to publish hundreds of comic short stories to support his family．After he graduated, he wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper．

As a writer he was extremely fast, often producing a short story in an hour or less．Chekhov’s medical and science experience can be seen through the indifference (冷漠) many of his characters show to tragic events．In 1892, he became a full time writer and published some of his most memorable stories．

Chekhov often wrote about the sufferings of life in small town Russia．Tragic events control his characters who are filled with feelings of hopelessness and despair．

It is often said that nothing happens in Chekhov’s stories and plays．He made up for this with his exciting technique for developing drama within his characters．Chekhov’s work combined the calm attitude of a scientist and doctor with the sensitivity(敏感) of an artist．

Some of Chekhov's works were translated into Chinese as early as the 1940s．One of his famous stories, The Man in a Shell, about a school teacher’s extraordinarily orderly life, was selected as a text for Chinese senior students．

【1】Which of the following is the right order of the events?

a．became a doctor

b．became a full time writer

c．started to publish comic short stories

d．wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper．

e．entered the Moscow University Medical School

A．e→c→b→a→d

B．d→a→b→c→e

C．e→c→a→d→b

D．a→e→d→c→b

【2】Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ________．

A．as an illegal writer

B．had a lawful lover

C．used to be a lawyer

D．was a competent doctor

【3】In 1880, Chekhov ________．

A．studied medicine in Moscow University

B．published his most memorable stories

C．became a full-time writer

D．practiced medicine in his hometown

【4】Which of the following adjectives can’t be used to describe Chekhov?

A．Sensitive．

B．Warm-hearted．

C．Quick-minded．

D．Cool．

25、   My friendship with the students in a primary school in Uganda started on a shaky ground. The_________of not being understood was hidden within, for they spoke a language different from that of mine and mine too fell on deaf ears.

I greeted them with a wide smile, and when I spoke further, they replied with ice cold_________. A reminder echoed in my mind: you must live through it to get to them. So I gave it another try. I spoke_________English with hand gestures and a bit of dancing. If all failed, the smile would_________. Soon we picked up and then the_________of the learners came into play. At the mention of a name, trembles and face covering were the response I got. I decided to_________a desk with a team each day during group work to get closer. After school, I accompanied them home.

_________, we became friends. They were even aware of my favorite fruit，avocado (牛油果). If I didn’t get one on my desk, it would_________me wherever I was. My slippers were worn out. One night I left them out as no one could steal a pair of slippers in that state. The next morning, I was ready to drag my slippers on as usual and I was surprised they had been_________. Wow!

The little things we do for each other bring us great joy and warmth. We don’t have a proper spoken language, but we are fluent in the language of__________.

A．anger

B．fear

C．confusion

D．disappointment

A．agreement

B．blame

C．comment

D．silence

A．simple

B．official

C．academic

D．unusual

A．turn up

B．break off

C．take over

D．fade away

A．shyness

B．laziness

C．loneliness

D．calmness

A．clear

B．share

C．search

D．exchange

A．Suddenly

B．Obviously

C．Accidentally

D．Gradually

A．hit

B．find

C．catch

D．hunt

A．packed

B．cleaned

C．repaired

D．abandoned

A．sympathy

B．admiration

C．friendship

D．confidence

26、假定你是李华，为了庆祝新年，你所在的社区将举办一次剪纸（paper﹣cutting）展览．你校交换生Mike对这一中国传统民间艺术非常感兴趣，请你用英语写一封邮件邀请他参加．要点如下：

（1）展览时间及地点；

（2）展览内容．

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Dear Mike，

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Yours，

Li Hua