2025-2026学年云南红河州高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、—I wonder if I could possibly use your car for tonight?

—____. I’m not using it anyhow.

A.Sure, go ahead. B.I don’t know C.Yes, indeed D.I don’t care

2、At minus 130℃，a living cell can be ________ for one thousand years.

A．preserved B．protected

C．spread   D．developed

3、It is very important for English teachers to have a knowledge of the theories of language_______.

A.fluency B.accuracy C.acquisition D.punctuation

4、The Chinese government has made it clear________ it tries to achieve in space science in the next 5 years.

A.how B.that C.what D.which

5、Peterson, a great archaeologist, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe that the ministry was ________ this problem, but we feel that we can't wait any longer.”

A. looking out B. bringing out C. carrying out D. sorting out

6、 First-class players of football must have excellent ball control, but it is not just _____ they do with their feet _____ counts.

A. how; that   B. that; what

C. what; that  D. whether; what

7、—I heard you wanted to have a further study in a foreign college.  

—Yes, that's _____I try my best to learn English well.

A. when   B. how   C. what   D. why

8、There are nearly one hundred foreign students in our university, most of________ are from America and Australia.

A.which B.them C.whom D.those

9、They’d won 12 ______ games before they lost.

A．vivid

B．straight

C．typical

D．flexible

10、－Mike, did you see Mr. Chapman in the office just now?

－Yes, he ________, and he looked a little bit nervous.

A. had interviewed   B. was interviewed

C. was being interviewed   D. is being interviewing

11、Because of the tight schedule and heavy workload of Grade 12, many students________ their lunch break to finish homework.

A．make fun of

B．take advantage of

C．keep pace with

D．keep an eye on

12、I was 12 and ,________all my old friends, I felt shy and lonely at the new school.

A．lost

B．having been lost

C．having lost

D．losing

13、As a teacher, you have to _____ your method to suit the needs of slower children.

A．display

B．test

C．adjust

D．transfer

14、—Why do you look so upset?

—The electricity was cut off suddenly and my essay________unfinished since.

A.was left B.has left C.left D.has been left

15、—What if he failed in the next monthly examination again?

—I don’t know. ________ heart and be reduced ________ the class?

A. Will he lose; not to attending

B. Did he lose; to not attending

C. Had he lost; not to attending

D. Would he lose; to not attending

16、It is generally agreed that new contents should be added to a good dictionary at regular________.

A．gaps

B．intervals

C．length

D．distance

17、Can we stop the ______ of the world’s deserts and save the land that man depends so much on?

A.loss B.heat C.spread D.defence

18、There are so many spelling mistakes in the composition, and I have to write the letter out again. It means I will  ______.

A.give the cold shoulder B.kill the fatted calf

C.cost an arm and a leg D.start from scratch

19、—It's a long journey. My car couldn't make it.

—You can drive my car. It's quite old, but it's still pretty________.

A.reliable B.convenient C.reasonable D.available

20、Young people who have got jobs may realize university lessons can’t be the only preparation for all of the situations ________ appear in the working world.

A. where   B. when   C. that D. what

21、Robot science fiction has long been a favorite for readers. If you want to check out any of these titles for free, you can do so with Audible’s one-month free trial. Click here to download Audible’s app to try for $0.00.

I. Robot

The author of I, Robot, Isaac Asimov, is an indisputable giant within the world of robot science fiction due to his creation of the three laws of robotics. I, Robot is a landmark work of robot sci-fi which explores every facet of robots and their place in the world of humans, from their conception through to their possible replacement of humanity.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is an absolute landmark work of robot science fiction and has gained even greater recognition due to being made into the classic motion picture Blade Runner. The story’s hero is tasked with hunting down sentient robots that have gone immoral.

The Night Sessions

The Night Sessions by Ken MacLeod envisions a world in which religions and those who believe in them have been pushed to the edge of society. This is also a world populated by sentient robots that sometimes help humanity but are often shunned by their very creators.

Sea of Rust

Sea of Rust is set in a future world in which humanity has been totally wiped out by an unimaginably powerful artificial intelligence system and the robots it has at its command. In this world without mankind, the two most powerful artificial intelligence systems fight for control. It is both a tight story of survival and an optimistic adventure.

【1】Which book has become more popular after being made into a movie?

A．I, Robot

B．Sea of Rust

C．The Night Sessions

D．Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

【2】What can we learn about Sea of Rust?

A．It is a story of human survival.

B．It is set in a world full of robots.

C．It is about a harmonious world without mankind.

D．It’s about robots and humans fighting for control.

【3】Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A website.

B．A newspaper.

C．A book review.

D．A journal of literary criticism.

22、To the untrained eye, a pingpong ball is just a pingpong ball. To a Beverly Cleary fan, it’s two motorcycle helmets for mice.

Ever since I read Cleary’s series about Ralph, the motorcycle—riding mouse, I’ve never looked at a pingpong ball—or the world—the same way. Amazing to think that it’s been more than forty years since I checked out The Mouse and the Motorcycle from my school library in Northport, and yet that one particular image is as clear to me as ever.

And why shouldn’t it be? It’s perfect.

How I wanted a mouse of my own to ride a toy motorcycle around my house! Thanks to Cleary’s genius, a talking mouse friend seemed not only possible but probable.

While much of children’s literature attempted to explain the world from the point of view of a wise and gentle adult, Cleary created characters who saw the world as only children can. With great interest, I read every book that bore Beverly Cleary’s name. She seemed like a friend who understood me in ways I didn’t yet understand myself.

I’ve written eight children’s books and have always kept Beverly’s sense of wonder in mind. I don’t remember at exactly what age I decided I wanted to write books, but I know that by second or third grade, my teacher assigned a project that allowed us to focus on whatever we wanted. My best friend picked dolphins; I chose children’s authors, with a large chunk of my project being about who else? Beverly Cleary!

I told that story recently to a school group. One of the students said, “That’s fantastic! You’re your project on children’s authors and then you became one!”

“Yes,” I said. “And my best friend who did her project on dolphins—became a dolphin!”

“Really?” the students said in chorus.

And that perfectly sums up why I love writing for children: the belief that fantastic, magical things can happen. Best friends can become dolphins; mice can ride toy motorcycles and become our friends.

That’s what Beverly Cleary taught me. In the hands of a gifted storyteller, anything is possible... and so very funny.

【1】The Mouse and the Motorcycle impressed the author mainly because .

A．it recorded animals’ life

B．it revealed the wisdom of life

C．it encouraged children to raise pets

D．it described the world from children’s eyes

【2】When learning the author’s friend became a dolphin, the students felt________.

A．amazed

B．doubtful

C．scared

D．confused

【3】What is the passage mainly about?

A．What the author created to attract children.

B．What the author did to turn impossible into possible.

C．How Beverly Cleary aroused children’s interest in reading.

D．How the author was inspired to be a writer by Beverly Cleary.

23、Nothing energizes office workers more than complaining about meetings. And it seems some of the world's greatest tech successes agree. Here's some of their advice.

Mark Zuckerberg: A decision or a discussion?

The Facebook CEO reportedly improved the effectiveness of meetings by asking managers to explain the point of a meeting: to make a decision or to have a discussion.

"If there's no point, then there are no decisions," Microsoft founder Bill Gates might agree. He is supposed to have said, "You have a meeting to make a decision, not to decide on the question."

Elon Musk: It is not rude to leave.

Elon Musk once sent out an email to staff in which he made some "recommendations".

"Walk out of a meeting or drop off a call as soon as it is obvious you aren't adding value," he went on. "It is not rude to leave; it is rude to make someone stay and waste their time."

Jeff Bezos: The "two--pizza rule".

The Amazon founder meets investors for just six hours a year, and tries to avoid early morning meetings.

Business Insider reports that Mr. Bezos also has a strict policy: Never have a meeting in which you couldn't feed the whole group with two pizzas. The businessman believes small groups are far more efficient than large ones, and the "two-pizza rule" helps him prevent large meetings.

Steve Jobs: No need for PowerPoint.

Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs shows the creative genius behind the iPhone making an attack on slideshow users. "People who know what they are talking about don't need PowerPoint," he said.

"Generally PowerPoint presentations are a great distraction(使人分心的事物), unless it's data or a graph," said Professor Andre Spicer. "Long slides mean no information being conveyed."

【1】What did Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates both stress?

A．How to have a meeting.

B．When to have a meeting.

C．The purpose of having a meeting.

D．The importance of having a meeting.

【2】Why was the "two-pizza rule" put forward?

A．To offer better services for a meeting.

B．To reduce the cost of a meeting.

C．To encourage short meetings.

D．To limit the size of a meeting.

【3】From the underlined part in the last paragraph, Andre Spicer's opinion on slides is             .

A．less is more

B．the more the merrier

C．something is better than nothing

D．a picture is worth a thousand words

24、   Taking an afternoon nap could keep your brain sharp, a new study has said. Adults ages 60 and older who took afternoon naps showed signs of better mental ability compared to those who didn’t nap, according to a study published in General Psychiatry earlier this week.

Researchers analyzed napping habits in 2, 214 older Chinese people and measured their cognitive abilities using several cognitive tests. Participants took the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Beijing version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, both of which test for memory, language and other cognitive abilities. In every category listed in the study, nappers tested statistically higher on average compared to their non-napping counterparts.

Researchers did not gather data from people under 60, so a correlation cannot be drawn between napping and younger generations. The study also noted that there are conflicting studies about the benefits and risks of napping.

Sleeping behaviors can be affected by a multitude of factors, said Dr. David Neubauer, associate professor at Johns Hopkins University. “Daily routines, medication use and sleep disorders can all play a role in how frequently someone takes a nap.” he said.

Neubauer recommended taking a shorter “power nap” of up to 20 minutes to decrease the chances of transitioning into slow-wave sleep, which makes people feel groggy when they wake up. “Napping can be a healthy part of an older adult’s day”, Neubauer acknowledged, but make sure “sleepiness isn’t due to a treatable nighttime sleep disorder.” Older individuals who want to do all they can to preserve their cognitive functioning should put nighttime sleep first.

【1】What is the best way to keep a better cognitive ability for the old?

A．Take a nap every day.

B．Take sleep disorder seriously.

C．Have a good sleep at night.

D．Do exercise regularly.

【2】How did the researchers reach the conclusion?

A．By taking the examinations and assessment.

B．By analyzing napping habits and giving tests.

C．By measuring nappers’ ability and analyzing them.

D．By doing an experiment.

【3】Which has NO effect on one’s sleeping behaviors?

A．Taking a nap.

B．Medicine treatment

C．Sleep problems

D．Everyday activities.

【4】What can we know about “slow-wave sleep”?

A．It appears in short nap up to 20 minutes.

B．People should avoid it in their naps.

C．It is a healthy part of an elder’s day.

D．It was recommended by Neubauer.

25、How would you celebrate your birthday? Invite friends to a party or do something fun? Allen chose to celebrate his 17th birthday in a ______ way. He passed the evaluation for the Sport Pilot License（SPL）on the day when he turned 17.

At the age of 15, he was ______ and decided to apply for the license after he ______ a large-scale aircraft exhibition. But at that time, his parents thought he should put his studies before all else. ______ , he was too young to learn how to fly an aircraft. In the end, Allen talked his parents into supporting his ______ .

However, more ______ were ahead. He needed to learn complicated theories such as aerodynamics（空气动力学）and aviation regulations. "Learning these requires much ______ . For example, I often think of an aircraft in my mind to assume how the air ______ every part of it," said Allen.

He had to learn practical ______ that required an instant response, allocation（分配）of attention and mental power. “I need to simultaneously（同时地） ______ the flight instruments that provide data, such as altitude and airspeed,   ______ observing the outside environment. It's not ______ in the beginning.”

______ his usual training course, Allen flew from his training base to a civil air base twice to gain more ______ . During the trips, he would constantly ______ flight data that other pilots reported in his earphones. “I was ______ that they reported data so quickly and fluently that I almost couldn't ______ . I had to handle it.”

After the intensive training, Allen returned to his school. But during the holiday, he came back,   ______ his training and ______ passed the evaluation of the SPL. "On our base, there aren't many trainees like Allen who could make a（n） ______ and learn such specialized knowledge at such a young age," one of Allen's instructors said.

【1】

A．formal

B．natural

C．popular.

D．special

【2】

A．accepted

B．inspired

C．scolded

D．evaluated

【3】

A．attended

B．took over

C．recommended

D．set up

【4】

A．Otherwise

B．However

C．Besides

D．Therefore

【5】

A．proof

B．sport

C．service

D．dream

【6】

A．challenges

B．competitions

C．dangers

D．targets

【7】

A．creation

B．money

C．imagination

D．data

【8】

A．surrounds

B．influences

C．enters

D．benefits

【9】

A．suggestions

B．cultures

C．terms

D．skills

【10】

A．possess

B．check

C．carry

D．afford

【11】

A．while

B．before

C．after

D．though

【12】

A．necessary

B．ordinary

C．obvious

D．simple

【13】

A．Regardless of

B．Instead of

C．Apart from

D．Far from

【14】

A．strength

B．experience

C．praise

D．trust

【15】

A．change

B．count

C．record

D．receive

【16】

A．shocked

B．pleased

C．disappointed

D．thrilled

【17】

A．cut in

B．watch out

C．break down

D．turn up

【18】

A．organized

B．continued

C．ended

D．announced

【19】

A．partly

B．slightly

C．eventually

D．rightly

【20】

A．wish

B．excuse

C．plan

D．living

26、五一期间你校组织了一次远足活动，假定你是校英文报记者，请就此次活动写一篇报道。内容包括：

1.活动的目的；

2.活动的内容；

3.你对此次活动的看法。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。