2025-2026学年广东湛江高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、There is more to good health than the mere ________ of disease. Mental health is equally important.

A.presence B.absence C.experience D.evidence

2、The machine has been used for man years. It’s no wonder that it doesn’t work well __________.

A. regularly   B. constantly

C. frequently     D. occasionally

3、After retirement, Mr. Smith _____ painting, which he had always loved but had no time for.

A. turned up   B. held up  C. made up D. took up

4、I’m afraid that I can’t attend Tom’s wedding party ______ next weekend.

A. to be held B. being held

C. held D. is to be held

5、In our class, when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book, it was a __________ for everyone to stand up.

A．signal

B．chance

C．mark

D．measure

6、 --- Excuse me, where is the Hilton Hotel?

--- Go straight ahead and turn right, You _____miss it. It's a huge building.

A. needn't   B. can't   C. mustn't D. wouldn't

7、In modern society, punctuality is a necessary __________.

A.variation B.virtue C.version D.vision

8、Jackson turned out at the Grammy Awards,________music artists are given an award for their artistic or technical achievement.

A．when

B．where

C．which

D．whose

9、--- How do you find this kind of rice?

--- Pretty good, It ______more quickly than that kind.

A. is cooking   B. is cooked

C. cooks   D. is being cooked

10、 In the early days, Beijing Opera ______ on open-air stages or in teahouses.

A. performed     B. was performed

C. performs   D. is performed

11、In the face of unfair phenomenon, we should not________ from defending social justice.

A．swallow

B．swell

C．shrink

D．stroke

12、John is good at seizing every opportunity ________ he thinks he can show his best self to others

A．when

B．that

C．what

D．where

13、When first coming to the city, my parents often had a chat with neighbors, just as they _____ in the countryside.

A.will do B.had done C.have done D.were doing

14、The researchers who study jokes want to know ________ people from different nations and cultures find very funny.

A．why

B．that

C．what

D．whether

15、—Where are you going to hang the picture?

—I haven’t decided yet. I ________ hang it in the dining room.

A. might   B. must

C. need   D. would

16、People began looking around to see ________ the noise was coming from.

A.how B.why C.whether D.where

17、He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of ______at a hotel for the night

A.putting down B.putting off C.putting on D.putting up

18、Though he started late. Mr. Guo played the piano as well as, if , Miss Liu.

A.not better than B.not better C.no better than D.better

19、Present at the historic meeting ________ many an official on Nov 7, of course President Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou ________.

A. was; included      B. was; including

C. were; included      D. has been; included

20、It is reported that China will not buy the Euro debt until some thorough research ______.

A. has been done   B. will have been done

C. will be done D. had been done

21、   It was rush hour in the morning. Heather Sant, 36, was driving her white 2012 Mazda on the road with her nine-year-old daughter and ten-year-old son in the back. Suddenly, a red pickup truck cut them off. Sant turned the wheel hard to the right, sending the Mazda slide off the road and down an embankment(路堤) that ended in a drop-off after about 50 feet. If the car didn’t stop, it would take off and dive into the road some 20 feet below. Then a bit of luck: as the car raced toward the edge, its undercarriage got stuck, stopping it suddenly.

The people inside, however, were far from safe. The car had come to rest on top of a retaining wall(护墙), balancing on the edge of disaster. One sudden move by anyone inside could throw the car off balance and send it over. Jacob Rodriguez watched everything in terror from the nearby truck company where he works. As an experienced sailor, just like every time he met shipwreck, he whispered a sailing saying “Ship, shipmates, self”, then immediately he and four other men ran to the car. They leaped onto the trunk(后备箱) to balance the weight as the terrified kids in the back seat watched.

Meanwhile, Julio and his nephew Marco, were driving to their jobs at nearby Premier Automotive. Julio jumped out of the car to help while Marco went to the shop, grabbed a strong rope, and returned to the car. He tied the Mazda to an F-350 truck that had been driven over by one of the other rescuers. With the car secured, the group carefully opened the back doors and helped the children out. But their departure shifted the cars weight, causing it to tip forward. The men, still on the trunk, begged Sant to jump into the back seat. She did and then inched out of the back door. Finally, the men carefully got off the trunk. Everyone was safe.

“Another foot,” Rodriguez told USA Today, “and this would be a different story. ”

【1】What most probably caused the traffic accident?

A.The Mazda was overloaded. B.Sant was really speeding.

C.The wheel failed to work. D.The pickup cut in abruptly.

【2】Why did the men ask Sant to move to the back seat?

A.To open the back door of the car. B.To fasten the rope to the truck.

C.To keep the balance of the car. D.To help the men get off the trunk.

【3】What does Rodriguez want to stress in the last paragraph?

A.The timely help offered by rescuers.

B.The excellent cooperation of all the people.

C.The dangerous position where the car stopped.

D.The serious danger the rescuers faced.

【4】Which of the following statements is consistent with the theme of the passage?

A.Persistence will pay off. B.One in trouble, all to help.

C.Many hands make light work. D.Doing is better than saying.

22、One morning I noticed a woman sitting alone at the bus stop. She seemed not to go to work hurriedly. She wasn't going anywhere as well. Was she waiting for the bus? Did mall（商场）buses come this early when the stores wouldn't be open for hours? I felt puzzled. As I drove by, I heard a voice say, "Give her a bottle of water."

"She looks like she is sleeping. Why would I wake her? What is wrong with me? What is so hard about doing the right thing? It's just a bottle of water!"

So I drove by her again and again. Finally, I pulled my car into a parking zone, stepping out with a bottle of water in one hand and a twenty-dollar bill in the other. Each step seemed to fill me with purpose and focus. No words can describe what happened between us at that moment. I thought I was bringing her a cold drink, but instead I was bringing her a hope she needed. We sat together for a while as she talked. She had a sad story to tell, but she was no longer sad. Before we parted, I grabbed all the cash I had in my purse and found more water in my car along with some snacks. We stood at the bus stop hugging and said our goodbyes.

I still have a thousand questions as to why I struggled to act. Why did it take me many circles around the mall and an argument with myself? I was once torn between helping her and ignoring her. All I know for sure is that while walking toward that woman at the bus stop, a miracle happened.

There are opportunities for us to love every day. Maybe our doubts keep us from acting. Maybe we don't want to take the risk or be uncomfortable. That day, I learned how love answers when asked and how love both gives and receives.

【1】How did the author feel about the woman sitting alone in the beginning?

A．Annoyed.

B．Confused.

C．Terrified.

D．Amused.

【2】Why did the author drive by the woman over and over again?

A．To observe the poor woman.

B．To search for a parking space.

C．To evaluate whether to help her.

D．To improve the terribly poor driving skills.

【3】Which of the following can replace the underlined word "torn" in paragraph 4?

A．ready to accept

B．unable to decide

C．glad to receive

D．illegal to choose

【4】What can we learn from the text?

A．The wealth of life is action.

B．Love breaks down racial barriers.

C．Actions speak louder than words.

D．The best act to love is taking action.

23、   For people, many other animals, family matters. Consider how many jobs go to relatives. Or how an ant will cruelly attack intruder (入侵的) ants but rescue injured, closely related nest-mates. There are good evolutionary reasons to aid relatives, after all. Now, it seems, family feelings may stir in plants as well.

A Canadian biologist planted the seed of the idea more than a decade ago, but many plant biologists regarded it as heretical-plants lack the nervous systems that enable animals to recognize kin (家族), so how can they know their relatives? But with a series of recent findings, the belief that plants really do care for their most genetically close peers-in a quiet, planty way-is taking root. Some species control how far their roots spread, others change how many flowers they produce, and a few tilt (倾斜) or shift their leaves to minimize shading of neighboring plants, favoring related individuals.

“We need to recognize that plants not only sense whether it’s light or dark or if they’ve been touched, but also whom they are interacting with,” says Susan Dudley, a plant evolutionary ecologist, whose early plant kin recognition studies sparked the interest of many scientists.

Beyond broadening views of plant behavior, the new work may have a practical side. In September 2018, a team in China reported that rice planted with kin grows better, a finding that suggested family ties can be used to improve crop yields. “It seems anytime anyone looks for it, they find a kin effect,” says Andre Kessler, a chemical ecologist at Cornell University.

【1】Why are ants mentioned in the first paragraph?

A.To show how cruel ants are to their enemies.

B.To lay foundation for the idea of plants’ family feelings.

C.To introduce the topic of how family matters to animals.

D.To explain why people usually give more jobs to their relatives.

【2】Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “heretical” in paragraph 2?

A.Indescribable. B.Understandable. C.Impossible. D.Traditional.

【3】What may be the plants’ way of expressing their care for relatives?

A.They stop producing flowers to avoid competition.

B.They spread their roots far so as to protect their peers.

C.They care for their injured peers by silently taking roots.

D.They move their leaves to share sunlight with their close peers.

【4】What can be inferred from the text?

A.Different plants mustn’t be planted together.

B.Corn planted with corn can produce more than that with rice.

C.China has put the idea into wide practice and achieved great success.

D.The closer rice is planted with their relatives the more they will produce.

24、I have got kinds of gifts in my big closet. I am a closet regifter(赠礼). Don’t judge me. Regifting is a longstanding southern tradition. I mean, don’t waste what you don’t want, right? Most of you probably have a shelf or a drawer at home that houses some things that are nice but just aren’t for you. So, rather than discard them, you should save them for a rainy day when you realize you need just the right thing for that person you totally forgot about.

My mom keeps a closet filled with goodies to give. And my grandmother? One year she gave my mom a really interesting sweater on Christmas Day. After dinner we pulled the videos and we watched everyone open the gifts from the year before. What did we see? My grand mother received the exactly same sweater that she had just given my mom! So see? There was no way I was going to be able to avoid the tradition.

You would think I would learn my lesson since I have had a regift or two backfire on me. Once, I sent my cousin a wedding present from my store, a clock that was given to me on my birthday by my crazy aunt Nadine. It was unique. I truly thought she would love it. Weeks later I received a thank-you note for my thoughtful gift:

Dear Erica,

Thank you so much for the wonderful clock. I was a little confused when I opened it up and there was a card inside that said, “Happy Birthday Erica. Love, Aunt Nadine”.

Awkward! But even after all that, my annoyance remains. I mean, I promise I’ll quit someday. But first, I just have to get rid of the useless gifts in my closet. Any takers?

【1】What does the underlined word “discard” in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Produce.

B．Value.

C．Take apart.

D．Throw away.

【2】What is unavoidable for the author according to paragraph 2?

A．Getting a genetic disorder.

B．Keeping the habit of regifting.

C．Forgetting about someone faraway.

D．Receiving the sweater as a Christmas gift.

【3】How did the author feel about her cousin’s thanks?

A．It’s humorous.

B．It’s unexpected.

C．It’s embarrassing.

D．It’s discouraging.

【4】What can we learn about regifting from the text?

A．It will disappear soon.

B．It sometimes troubles the author.

C．It should keep up with the times.

D．It changes the relationship between relatives.

25、On June 23, 1970. I had just left the Army after completing my one-year duty in Vietnam. I was on ____ returning home in Texas. I had been warned about the ____ of our fellow countrymen. There was no ____ welcome for us when we came home from that unpopular war.

I sat, in uniform, in a window seat, ____ eye contact with my fellow passengers. NO one was sitting next to me, which added to my _____. A little girl suddenly appeared in the passage. She ____ and, without saying a word, ____ handed me a magazine. I accepted her ____, her quiet “welcome home.” All I could say was, “Thank you.” Her small gesture of ____ was the first I had experienced in a long time.

I always believe in the connection between ____ when they reach out to one another.

That girl ____ has no memory of what happened years ago. She might have been told to do that by her mother. It doesn’t matter ____ she gave me the magazine. The ____ thing is that she did.

Since then, I have followed her example and tried. in different ways for different people, to ____ for them. Like me on that plane ride long ago, they will ____ know why a stranger gave a hand. But I absolutely know that my ____ since then are all because of that little girl. Her kindness of offering a magazine to a ____, scared and lonely soldier has been ____ throughout my life. I have to believe that my small ____ have the same effect on others. And to that little girl, now a ____, I would like to say again: thank you.

【1】A. bus   B. train   C. plane   D. boat

【2】A. stories   B. difficulties   C. unfriendliness   D. enthusiasm

【3】A. hometown   B. school   C. cold   D. immediate

【4】A. seeking   B. noticing   C. keeping   D. avoiding

【5】A. pride   B. loneliness   C. anger   D. excitement

【6】A. smiled   B. listened   C. turned around   D. bent down

【7】A. naturally   B. proudly   C. shyly   D. worriedly

【8】A. offer   B. donation   C. accompany   D. contact

【9】A. invitation   B. sympathy   C. agreement   D. inspiration

【10】A. soldiers   B. strangers   C. families   D. girls

【11】A. similarly   B. finally   C. immediately   D. undoubtedly

【12】A. when   B. how   C. why   D. where

【13】A. memorable   B. satisfactory   C. important   D. valuable

【14】A. do the same   B. find a seat   C. get things ready   D. pass a magazine

【15】A. always   B. never   C. happily   D. obviously

【16】A. feelings   B. ideas   C. models   D. attempts

【17】A. busy   B. young   C. excited   D. tired

【18】A. accepted   B. spread   C. honored   D. neglected

【19】A. actions   B. benefits   C. donations   D. sacrifices

【20】A. stranger   B. wife   C. mother   D. woman

26、你校正在举办主题为“最美劳动者”的英语作文比赛，请以The Most Beautiful___________为题目写一篇短文，描写生活中让你印象深刻的辛勤劳动者（们），内容包括：

1.他/她（们）的基本情况；

2.印象深刻的事迹或原因；

3.对你的启示。

注意：词数100左右。

The Most Beautiful_______________

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