2025-2026学年云南楚雄州高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、The water was now two feet deep, making it difficult, if not impossible, _________ the car out.

A. getting   B. got   C. to get   D. get

2、---Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been?

---I went to Ningxia and ________ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.

A. has stayed   B. had stayed

C. stayed   D. am staying

3、—Do you have any idea why Jenny left the firm?

—Probably, she _______ for a pay rise, but was turned down.

A. has held out   B. has been holding out

C. held out  D. holds out

4、In my driving lesson, a traffic rule that impressed me most is that in no time ________ when the traffic lights turn red.

A. all vehicles should stop B. should all vehicles stop

C. should stop all vehicles D. should stop all vehicles

5、To tell you ________ truth, I went through the day with my mind in ________ fog.

A.the; / B./; a C.a; the D.the; a

6、It ________be the headmaster. He has gone to America.

A．mustn’t

B．can’t

C．may not

D．wouldn’t

7、Tom tried hard to ______ his book, but his thoughts kept flying back to the movie.

A．concentrate on

B．settle for

C．give up

D．take down

8、—Someone wants you on the phone.

—________ nobody knows I am here.

A.Although B.And

C.But D.So

9、The overall consumption scale is expected to reach 201 billion yuan this year, meaning an increase of 18.5 percent over ________ of 2018.

A.that B.it C.the one D.those

10、An interviewee should be good at grasping every opportunity _____he is supposed to show his best self to others.

A.when B.where C.that D.which

11、It is no use __________ with Bill because he will never change his mind.

A.arguing B.to argue C.argue D.argued

12、If you don 't have a guide,you________ lose your way.

A．must

B．dare

C．should

D．could

13、Currently AI is used mostly in the tech industry, ________ it has created efficiencies and produced new products and services.

A.when B.about which C.where D.of which

14、—Will you take my previous experience into________ when you fix my salary?

—You bet. We always do for senior-level positions.

A．mind

B．thought

C．reference

D．account

15、—The lecture about 3D technology was very interesting.

—It’s a pity. How I wish I ________ time to attend it.

A. had   B. have   C. had had   D. have had

16、---It's a complete pity that you missed the wonderful lecture.

---Terribly sorry! _____my former colleague not come to me unexpectedly.

A.Should B.Would C.Had D.Did

17、You can’t imagine the suffering the explorers________ during their trip in the horrible desert without ample water and food.

A. stimulated   B. ultimated

C. underwent   D. reinforce

18、Travel agencies claim they work in close______ with the local authorities to bring tourism back to its former glory.

A.reference B.company

C.sympathy D.cooperation

19、After Jack ________ some e-mails, he started working on his report.

A. sends B. has sent C. had sent   D. would sent

20、Fear of failure is ______ holds people back from achieving their dreams and acting on their great ideas.

A. whether   B. which   C. that   D. what

21、   The beginning of baseball in China traces back further than most would think, in 1863. From that time, Chinese universities soon began to stage baseball activities. The first game, as documents recorded, was held in Shanghai in 1905. National interest in this traditionally American sport picked up quickly, and in 1915, China placed second in the Greater Asia baseball tournament held in Shanghai. Several decades later, baseball was as popular as it would ever be. In 1959,teams from 30 regions came together in a national competition.

Founded in 2002, the China Baseball League (CBL) is China’s professional league for the sport, with seven teams around the country. The opportunity to capture a huge new market with China’s growing interest saw the US Major League Baseball (MLB) open its first China office in Beijing in 2007, which has since then developed the Chinese market and educated young athletes.An example is the youth baseball program Play Ball in major Chinese cities. In the same year, the CBL partnered with Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), agreeing to allow Japanese clubs to send coaches and players to China and Chinese players to train at Japanese facilities. This program helps Chinese schools integrate baseball into their physical education curriculum, build professional development centers. More and more Chinese youths are getting involved with the sport, taking baseball class on the weekends or after school. Many programs for children have been established and often hold classes at many baseball fields.

Through these different partnerships and co-operations, China has created opportunities for the citizens to experience another culture. China might just be the future of baseball. Through heavy investments since 2017, the CBL hopes to one day cultivate a Yao Ming of baseball, which would bring huge exposure to the sport.

【1】What’s the main idea of paragraph 1?

A.The beginning of baseball in China.

B.The development of baseball in China.

C.The national competition of baseball in China.

D.The interest in this traditionally American sport.

【2】How does the writer develop this text?

A.By the time order.

B.By the cities adding.

C.By China’s interest growing.

D.By partner countries increasing.

【3】Which of the following can replace the underlined word "capture" in paragraph 2?

A.lose. B.found.

C.seize. D.control.

【4】What can we predict from paragraph3?

A.Baseball remains a mystery to most of Chinese people.

B.The interest in developing baseball is limited in China.

C.Chinese schools will have baseball education curriculum.

D.More baseball talents and fans will spring up in China.

22、For years, David James, who studies insects at Washington State University, had wanted to examine the migration (迁徙)patterns of West Coast monarch butterflies (黑脉金斑蝶). The route the butterflies travel has been hardly known because the populations are too small to follow. For every 200 monarchs tagged (打标签)by a researcher, only one is usually recovered at the end of its trip, James says, and finding even 200 in the wild to tag is unlikely. Knowing the route is vital to conservation efforts, but James had no way to figure it out- until he got a phone call from Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla.

The prison was looking for new activities to improve the mental health of those serving long-term sentences. So James began working with prisoners to raise monarchs through the whole process of their transformation. The adult insects were then tagged and released from the prison. Over five years, nearly 10, 000 monarchs flew from the facility. Elsewhere in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, researchers released another few thousand.

The tags included email addresses, and soon after the first butterflies took off, James started receiving messages from people who had spotted them. The butterflies, the reports confirmed, wintered in coastal California. Twelve of them landed at Lighthouse Field State Beach in Santa Cruz. Several more headed to Bolinas and Morro Bay.

The work helps researchers identify ideal places to plant milkweed and other vegetation that are important to the life cycle of West Coast monarch butterflies. It also brought out the gentler side of some of the prisoners. “They were very worried that they were going to harm the butterflies, ”James says. Watching the monarch change their form also touched the men. “This butterfly changed, ” James recalls prisoners telling him, “and maybe we can too. ”

【1】What was hard for David to do in his study?

A．Gain financial support.

B．Hire qualified workers.

C．Build a new laboratory.

D．Find enough monarchs.

【2】Why are the butterflies tagged before being released?

A．To guarantee their safety.

B．To enable them to fly longer distances.

C．To track their travel routes.

D．To distinguish them from other species.

【3】What makes the prisoners feel that they can change?

A．The patience the butterflies showed.

B．The hardship the butterflies underwent.

C．The transformation of the butterflies.

D．The devotion of James to the butterflies.

【4】What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．The impact of the research.

B．The findings of James’ study.

C．The release of the prisoners.

D．The life cycle of the butterflies.

23、British programmer Joshua Browder is helping people save much money on legal fees with his latest project-the world’s first robot lawyer. The 19-year-old first started the project last summer as a free website to help people appeal unfair parking tickets. He came up with the idea after getting a series of tickets himself for unimportant reasons. Having wasted hours writing appeals to these tickets, he realized that many people have no time or legal knowledge to appeal So he decided to create a robot lawyer, which he named DoNotPay.

DoNotPay was a success, and the tech genius has gone a step further with the website. converting(转变)it into a robot lawyer equipped to help with various legal issues. “The robot can handle parking ticket appeals and delayed flights/ trains. It can also answer some general legal questions like ‘ I can’t afford my ticket. What do I do?’” said Browder.

To use the service, users need to go to the website DoNotPay.co.uk and sign up for free. Once signed in, the robot will ask the user questions about their situation. When it has collected enough information, and if the person has legal grounds for an appeal, the robot will create a letter for the person to use.

Browder said he received good advice from his professors at Stanford University. “Initially, I thought the best way to go about it was to create many individual rules for it to follow,” he explained. “However, I quickly failed with this approach because there are thousands of ways to say the same thing and it would be impossible to catch everyone. The breakthrough came when I learned how to create a way for the robot to learn and compare phrases itself, so that it doesn’t matter how the user phrases his or her requests.”

So he programmed the robot to use text comparison that includes keywords, word order and pronouns. And the more people use the robot,the better the algorithm(演算法)gets. But here’re situations where the robot can’t help.” If the robot can’t answer, it provides helpful massage offering the user some sample phrases or the choice of contacting me directly,”

Browder said. “On the backend, whenever the robot can’t answer, I get noticed and work as quickly as possible to add functions for any future requests of a similar nature.”

“I think it does a reasonable job of replacing parking lawyers,” Browder told Tech Insider. “I know there are thousands of programmers with more experience than me working on similar issues. If it is one day possible for any citizen to get the same standard of legal representation as a billionaire, how can that not be a good thing?”

【1】What made Joshua Browder decide to develop the robot lawyer?

A．His interest in law and robot.

B．Being often fined for serious reasons.

C．Realizing people’s need to write appeals.

D．A waste of much money in appealing.

【2】What can the robot lawyer do at present?

A．Deal with some common legal issues.

B．Create a computer program to serve its users.

C．Recommend some useful legal websites to users.

D．Teach the users to write a letter of appeal.

【3】What did Browder’s professors advise him to do about his robot?

A．Store enough legal knowledge in it.

B．Teach it to communicate with its users.

C．Create enough individual rules for it to follow.

D．Enable it to learn and compare phrases on its own.

【4】What is Browder’s attitude to the world’s first robot lawyer?

A．Unclear.

B．Cautious.

C．Proud.

D．Negative.

24、Despite its relatively small size, the capital city of Canada is home to a wide variety of public museums and galleries. Whether you’ve found yourself in Canada’s capital on a particularly rainy day or you’re looking for an afternoon activity to satisfy your family’s curious minds, here are the best museums in Ottawa.

National Gallery of Canada

The National Gallery of Canada is a must-visit for contemporary and fine art fans. The museum is home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of Canadian art and is considered to be one of the largest art museums in North America in terms of exhibition space. Don’t have time to explore the interior (内部) of the museum? It’s still worth passing by the exterior, which is home to “Madam”, a huge spider sculpture by French-American artist Louise Bourgeois.

Canadian Museum of Nature

Founded by the Geological Survey of Canada in 1856, this national natural history museum contains more than 14.6 million specimens (标本) within its permanent collection. The Canadian Museum of Nature is also a sponsor of various science research programs across the country and has taken part in various scientific projects worldwide including the China-Canada Dinosaur Project and other dinosaur-specific excavations.

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum

Curious about the history of food and farming in Canada? The Canada Agriculture and Food Museum explores all aspects of practical agriculture science in the country, from both past and present. The museum is set on a practicing “Central Experimental Farm” that includes a variety of farm animals, all of which guests can observe and interact with during their visit.

Canada Science and Technology Museum

The Canada Science and Technology Museum examines technology and science from a distinctly Canadian lens (视角)—from medical developments to wearable technology. The museum is also home to a children’s creation zone with various kid-friendly activities as well as practical resources like a bottle-warming station for parents.

【1】Which of the following participates in international scientific projects?

A．National Gallery of Canada.

B．Canadian Museum of Nature.

C．Canada Agriculture and Food Museum.

D．Canada Science and Technology Museum.

【2】What can visitors do in the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum?

A．Cook delicious foreign food.

B．Appreciate animal sculptures.

C．Feed kids at a bottle-warming station.

D．Have interactive fun with farm animals.

【3】What is special about the Canada Science and Technology Museum?

A．It has the largest exhibition space.

B．It introduces advances in medicine.

C．It organizes invention competitions.

D．It allows kids to see dinosaur specimens.

25、Just before Christmas, my daughter Katie and I went over to my dad ‘s place to decorate. While we worked on the tree, grand babies Decie and Johnny ______their great-grandfather Papa Cox. Their laughter and ______arguments must have reminded Papa of the past days when my brother and I were just their ______because I saw a twinkle in his 80-year-old eyes.

Hanging the ______decorations on Papa’s tree, I couldn’t help gently touching the very oldest of the glass balls. Those I made sure to ______from the uppermost branches, safely out of reach of tiny hands. When the tree was beautifully dressed and glowing, we bid my dad goodbye with lots of hugs and kisses and ______for home. Later that night, in the quiet darkness, I pulled my ______up close and lay down to rest and remember.

The Christmas I turned 16, while decorating the tree with Mama, I ______dropped and broke a decoration. The old glass ball was blue and its surface began to fall ______; it had been on our tree for as long as I could remember. ______, I bent to pick up the broken pieces and was surprised to find a tiny sheet of paper among the pieces. Unfolding it, I recognized my father’s penciled writing. Lifting my eyes, I saw my mother’s ______expression.

“Your daddy wrote that and ______it in that blue ball during our first Christmas together, just before you were born,” she said with a smile. I wouldn’t have believed it, ______the proof there in my hands. The daddy I knew always looked upon getting the tree decorated as a chore he wanted ______part in. In fact, sometimes he could be a bit of a lazy and mean man around the holidays! And yet this bit of ______paper proved that long ago my daddy had done something apparently romantic at Christmas.

Carefully laying the note aside, I cleaned up the broken pieces, wishing I couldsomehow______ the pieces. “ It’s OK , ” Mama said , encouraging me with a hug. “Just pick out another of the ______ones and folded the note back inside.”

______, as we celebrate the holidays without Mama, who we lost to cancer, my ______becomes more bitter. Each year as I decorate Papa’s tree, I relive the moment I shared with her that winter afternoon and tears of a sadness welled out.

As I carefully handle those old decorations , I love knowing that one holds a ______betweenPapa and Mama—one that was obvious to all who knew them. The note inside one of those old glass balls on Papa’s tree holds he heart of my parents’ marriage in three little words: “I love you.”.

【1】A. amazed   B. confused   C. challenged   D. entertained

【2】A. occasional   B. regular   C. instant   D. rare

【3】A. height   B. weight   C. size   D. shape

【4】A. familiar   B. expensive   C. normal   D. newest

【5】A. hold   B. suspend   C. pick   D. remove

【6】A. returned   B. headed   C. drove   D. ran

【7】A. memories   B. records   C. images   D. fancies

【8】A. deliberately   B. ridiculously   C. clumsily   D. generously

【9】A. off   B. down   C. away   D. over

【10】A. Obviously   B. Guiltily   C. Responsibly   D. Amazingly

【11】A. admirable   B. shameful   C. fond   D. reasonable

【12】A. threw   B. stuck   C. seized   D. dropped

【13】A. as for   B. regardless of   C. except for   D. instead of

【14】A. most   B. total   C. best   D. least

【15】A. yellowed   B. blackened   C. blued   D. red d en ed

【16】A. reorganize   B. reunite   C. restart   D. restore

【17】A. new   B. old   C. small   D. big

【18】A. Meanwhile   B. Still   C. Though   D. Now

【19】A. decision   B. regret   C. discovery   D. sympathy

【20】A. appointment   B. promise   C. permission   D. secret

26、上周同学们去敬老院看望了留居老人，并与敬老院其他志愿者一起组织了一场活动，请你为你校英文报写一篇文章报道此事。内容包括：

1. 活动介绍；

2. 目的及意义。

注意：1. 词数 100 左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。