2025-2026学年内蒙古赤峰高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、If you want to lead a happy life, you’d better learn to accept life ______ it is.

A. as B. that

C. which D. where

2、______ the past year as an exchange student in Hong Kong, Linda is more independent now.

A. Spending     B. Spent

C. To spend   D. Having spent

3、You may feel it ________ that such a little girl can speak three foreign languages fluently in this small town.

A．surprising

B．surprised

C．to surprise

D．being surprised

4、—Could you check my list to see   I have forgotten anything?

—No problem.

A. whether   B. which

C. that   D. what

5、On April 22 every year, people around the world mark Earth Day by _________ the environment.

A．adapting to

B．benefiting from

C．caring for

D．relying on

6、In Davos, Premier Li delivered a speech in which he ______ that peace must be treasured just like we treasure our eyes.

A. urged  B. proved C. insisted D. stressed

7、My brother ________ you more help, but he was fully occupied at that time.

A. gave   B. had given

C. could give   D. could have given

8、 句意：Jack Ma is ambitious about his firm’s future, ______ that Alibaba’s achievements will one day top Walmart.

A. says   B. to say C. saying D. said

9、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

10、“Made in China 2025” initiative aims to transform China from a manufacturing giant into a world manufacturing power, ________ driven by innovation and emphasizes quality over quantity.

A.the one that B.one that C.one D.the one

11、Murdoch noted that US media are focusing on Xi’s upcoming state visit, from Tuesday to Friday, _______ Xi’s exchanges and interactions with all walks of life there.

A. as far as B. as long as

C. as well as   D. as much as

12、We won’t forget the heroes ________ lost their lives while fighting against a forest fire.

A.who B.whose C.when D.why

13、Some experts think, _____ genes, intelligence also depend on an adequate diet, a good education and a nice home environment.

A．instead of

B．apart from

C．except for

D．far from

14、The prize winner described to the class _______ he had managed to achieve excellence in his studies.

A. if   B. how

C. what   D. that

15、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

16、______ in the United States, St Louis has now become the 4th largest city.

A.It is the 24th biggest city B.It was the 24th biggest city

C.Once the 24th biggest city D.Before the 24th biggest city

17、How come every kid today is meant to be a champion for something _____ we know every kid can’t be a star?

A. in case   B. as if

C. when   D. unless

18、People who value their privacy are concerned about _________Google might do with the information it is gathering.

A．that

B．what

C．why

D．how

19、There are other languages that sound extremely different, ________ they’re conveying exactly the same meaning.

A.as though B.even though C.so that D.in that

20、The newspaper gave an accurate ________ of what happened the night before last.

A．example

B．display

C．signal

D．account

21、Memory and focus are two critical factors that can have a great impact on one’s academic performance. 【1】 If you follow several points, you will have a satisfying result in it.

Stop the distractions.

One of the ways you can improve your concentration is to avoid distractions in any form. You also have to discipline yourself and know when to say no to things that are not initial in your plans. 【2】 If you discover that you are spending too much time on social media, then you can install software that prevents access to social media until you are done with your work.

Engage in physical activities.

【3】 It can also benefit your mind and help to improve concentration. Importantly, you can exercise for at least 5-10 minutes daily and still gain huge benefits. You don’t have to spend hours daily or engage in strict exercise to achieve your goal.

Sleep.

Having proper rests, particularly during night hours, is another proven method for students to improve memory and concentration. Research has also pointed out that being sleep deprived can impact one’s memory negatively. It is also advisable to sleep for at least 7-9 hours per day. 【4】 For instance, if you usually sleep around 10 pm every day, ensure you sleep in the said time regularly.

【5】

Another method to improve memory is to engage in cognitive exercises regularly. In this case, you need to play brain games and increase difficulty levels gradually. Examples of brain games include crosswords, Sudoku (数独), puzzles, chess, among others.

A．Train your brain.

B．It is necessary to make a plan.

C．Exercise does not only benefit the body.

D．Create time to think deeply to make your mind calm.

E．Technology can also help improve your concentration.

F．Another thing to consider is not only the duration but time of sleep.

G．Here are a few tips to help you improve memory and concentration.

22、   At 88, I remain a competitive runner. The finish line of my life is drawing close, and I hope to reach it having given the best of myself along the way. I’ve been training my body to meet the demands of this final stretch. But, I wonder, should I have asked more of my mind?

If I didn’t exercise, I would release the hungry beasts that seek their elderly prey on couches, but not in the gym. The more I sweated, the more likely it was my doctor would continue to say, “Keep doing what you’re doing, and I’ll see you next year.” My mind, on the other hand, seems less willing to give in to discipline. I have tried internet “brain games”, solving algebraic problems flashing past and changing the route of virtual trains to avoid crashes. But these never approach my determination to remain physically fit as I move deeper into old age.

Despite having many friends in their 70s, 80s and 90s, I’ve been far too slow to realize that how we respond to aging is a choice made in the mind, not in the gym. Some of my healthiest friends carry themselves as victims abused by time. Other friends, many whose aching knees and hips are the least of their physical problems, find comfort in their ability to accept old age as just another stage of life to deal with. I would use the word “heroic” to describe the way they cope with aging.

One such friend recently called from a hospital to tell me a sudden brain disease had made him legally blind. He interrupted me as I began telling him how terribly sorry I was, “Bob, it could have been worse. I could have become deaf instead of blind.”

Despite all the time I spend lifting weights and exercising, I realized I lack the strength to have said those words. It suddenly struck me I’ve paid a price for being a “gym rat.” If there is one characteristic common to friends who are aging with a graceful acceptance of life’s attacks, it is contentment. Aging had to be more than what I saw in a mirror.

But rather than undertaking a fundamental change in the way I face aging, I felt the place to begin would be to start small. A recent lunch provided a perfect example.

I’ve always found it extremely difficult to concentrate when I’m in a noisy setting. At this lunch with a friend in an outdoor restaurant, a landscaper began blowing leaves from underneath the bushes surrounding our table. Typically, after such a noisy interruption, I would have snapped, “Let’s wait until he’s finished!” then fallen silent. When the roar eventually faded, my roar would have drained (消耗) the conversation of any warmth. It troubled me that even a passing distraction could so easily take me from enjoying lunch with a good friend to a place that gave me no pleasure at all. I wanted this meal to be different.

My years in gyms had taught me to shake off pains and other distractions, never permitting them to stop my workout or run. I decided to treat the noise this way. I continued talking with my friend, challenging myself to hear the noise, but to hold it at a distance. The discipline so familiar to me in the gym - this time applied to my mind - proved equally effective in the restaurant. It was as though I had taken my brain to a mental fitness center.

Learning to ignore a leaf blower’s roar hardly equips me to find contentment during my passage into ever-deeper old age. But I left the lunch feeling I had at least taken a small first step in changing behavior that stood in the way of that contentment.

Could I employ that same discipline to accept with dignity the inevitable decline awaiting me like the finish line? Hoping that contentment will guide me as I make my way along the path yet to be traveled.

【1】The author’s question in Paragraph 1 implies that ________.

A.he has never believed the necessity of mind training

B.he has realized he should mentally prepare for aging

C.he feels regret for not sharpening his thinking skills

D.he feels unsatisfied with the result of the brain games

【2】The author uses his friends as examples to ________.

A.stress aging is an unavoidable stage of life to face

B.indicate that people see life from many different angles

C.prove it’s significant to be surrounded with positive friends

D.show it’s important to take health seriously in a sensible way

【3】What can we learn from the author’s friend mentioned in Paragraph 4?

A.He fears that his illness will become worse.

B.He takes physical illnesses as they come.

C.He needs to find a way through those hardships.

D.He sees life as a series of disappointments.

【4】After that recent lunch, the author realized that ________.

A.distractions were not uncommon in everyday life

B.the restaurant was not an ideal place for eating

C.his roar had spoiled the friendly conversation

D.he had made small changes to adapt to aging

【5】What’s the author’s attitude towards exercising in the end?

A.Doubtful. B.Indifferent. C.Positive. D.Ambiguous.

【6】Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A.Old age curse and blessing B.The secret to aging well

C.Benefits of regular exercise D.Never too old to learn

23、（题文）After years of heated debate, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. Fourteen wolves were caught in Canada and transported to the park. By last year, the Yellowstone wolf population had grown to more than 170 wolves.

Gray wolves once were seen here and there in the Yellowstone area and much of the continental United States, but they were gradually displaced by human development. By the 1920s, wolves had practically disappeared from the Yellowstone area. They went farther north into the deep forests of Canada, where there were fewer humans around.

The disappearance of the wolves had many unexpected results. Deer and elk populations — major food sources (来源) for the wolf — grew rapidly. These animals consumed large amounts of vegetation (植被), which reduced plant diversity in the park. In the absence of wolves, coyote populations also grew quickly. The coyotes killed a large percentage of the park’s red foxes, and completely drove away the park’s beavers.

As early as 1966, biologists asked the government to consider reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone Park. They hoped that wolves would be able to control the elk and coyote problems. Many farmers opposed the plan because they feared that wolves would kill their farm animals or pets.

The government spent nearly 30 years coming up with a plan to reintroduce the wolvers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service carefully monitors and manages the wolf packs in Yellowstone. Today, the debate continues over how well the gray wolf is fitting in at Yellowstone. Elk, deer, and coyote populations are down, while beavers and red foxes have made a comeback. The Yellowstone wolf project has been a valuable experiment to help biologists decide whether to reintroduce wolves to other parts of the country as well.

What is the text mainly about?

A. Wildlife research in the United States.

B. Plant diversity in the Yellowstone area.

C. The conflict between farmers and gray wolves.

D. The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone Park.

24、   In previous recessions (经济衰退), billionaires were hit along with the rest of us; it took almost three years for Forbes’s 400 richest people to recover from losses caused in 2008’s Great Recession. But in the coronavirus recession of 2020, most billionaires have gotten richer than ever before.

Billionaires increased their new billions just as millions of other Americans ran into terrible financial problems. More than 20 million people lost their jobs at the start of the pandemic. Food banks across the country are preparing for another great increase in demand. Why are American billionaires doing so well while so many other Americans suffer? People may find part of the reasons from the following fact. Stocks (股票) are overwhelmingly owned by the wealthy, and the stock market has recovered from its early-pandemic depths much more quickly than other parts of the economy.

But some billionaires are also benefiting from economic and technological trends that were accelerated by the pandemic. Among these are the owners and investors of retail giants like Amazon, Walmart, Target, Dollar Tree and Dollar General, which have reported huge profits this year while many of their smaller competitors were defeated completely as the coronavirus spread.

Then there are companies that have bet on the rapid digitization of everything Eric Yuan, the chief executive of Zoom, became a billionaire in 2019. Now he is worth almost $20 billion. Dan Gilbert, the chairman of Quicken Loans, was worth less than $7 billion in March, now he commands more than $43 billion. But there is a great deal of stratification (层化) even among billionaires—richer billionaires got even richer in 2020 than the poorer ones did. Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s funder, was worth about $113 billion at the start of the pandemic. Now he is worth $182 billion. Two years ago, Bezos was the only “centibillionaire” on earth—the trendy neologism (a new word) for people whose wealth exceeds (超过) ￥100 billion.

【1】What does the author mainly tell us in the passage?

A．Food banks are not enough in the United States.

B．The richest kept getting richer even in the pandemic.

C．The stock market recovered before the pandemic started.

D．400 richest people recovered from losses in the pandemic.

【2】What is “part of the reasons” that is implied in Paragraph 2?

A．The American inequality.

B．The recovery of stock market.

C．The effect of the pandemic.

D．The food shortage across the country.

【3】What is one of the changes during the pandemic?

A．The decline of digital games.

B．More money lent to people by banks.

C．The trend of technology acceleration.

D．High profit earned by smaller companies.

【4】Why does the author refer to “centibillionaire” as a “neologism”?

A．It is a new title in the stock market after the recession.

B．It is a new way of solution to poverty through the world.

C．It is a newly established company during the pandemic.

D．It is a new term for people whose wealth exceeds $100 billion.

25、Last week, I drove to Joe’s Hardware to get a few items. Upon returning to my _______, I noticed a cat underneath and bent down to investigate. At this point, my wallet fell _______ — but I didn’t notice it was _______ until about an hour later. I _______ my steps, asked around and tore my car inside out. Nothing. I lost my wallet.

After this fact sank in, I was about to call the bank and have them _______ me a new credit card when a little voice inside my head said, “Whoa! _______. Someone must have picked it up. An _______ citizen, just like you. What would she or he do?”

So I _______ and I was going to give it a day. Then, early that evening, I was surfing the Internet for a new wallet when I heard a knock on the door. There was a man who I did not _______. Could it be?

After we exchanged ________, he handed me my wallet. He found it in the parking lot, thought of dropping it off at Joe’s Hardware but decided to drive over and return it ________.

He told me his ________, but I was overcome with emotion and cannot be 100% sure. I think it was David. I offered him a cash reward ________ he refused. He was just a regular guy doing the right thing.

I’m grateful for having my wallet ________. David, thank you for reinforcing my belief that there are some good and ________ people around.

【1】

A．bike

B．home

C．bank

D．car

【2】

A．off

B．through

C．behind

D．apart

【3】

A．broken

B．empty

C．stolen

D．missing

【4】

A．recovered

B．recorded

C．retraced

D．reduced

【5】

A．loan

B．send

C．show

D．pass

【6】

A．Come on

B．Cheer up

C．Slow down

D．Look out

【7】

A．honorable

B．distinguished

C．senior

D．average

【8】

A．thought back

B．looked back

C．held back

D．took back

【9】

A．doubt

B．recognize

C．admire

D．remember

【10】

A．enquiries

B．questions

C．greetings

D．congratulations

【11】

A．in order

B．in time

C．in person

D．in turn

【12】

A．story

B．hobby

C．name

D．job

【13】

A．however

B．while

C．although

D．but

【14】

A．recovered

B．released

C．requested

D．registered

【15】

A．decent

B．courageous

C．cautious

D．humble

26、书面表达

假如你是李华，最近收到美国朋友Peter的信，他在信中讲到了高中生活中印象最深的活动，并询问你是否愿意跟他分享给你印象最深的活动。请你写一封回信。内容应包括：

1. 简述给你印象最深的活动；

2. 谈谈活动的启发和影响。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 信的开头和结尾已为你写好。

Dear Peter,

Thank you very much for your letter of March 20. It is kind of you to share the activity that has impressed you most.  ________________________________________________________

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Yours sincerely

Li Hua