2025-2026学年广东中山高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、Their modern style home seems oddly___________among the town's old farmhouses.

A.out of balance B.out of control C.out of style D.out of place

2、If you have a job, ______ yourself to it and finally you’ll succeed.

A. do devote B. to devote

C. devoting D. devoted

3、---Hi, there. Can I help you with anything today?

---Oh, yes.________, I’d like to buy a present for my niece’s birthday.

A．Exactly

B．Somehow

C．Actually

D．Definitely

4、Sometimes it seems to bother the teacher ______ all the students are being too quiet.

A. how   B. what

C. that   D. where

5、We should learn to accept the good with gratitude to God.______，we should also learn to accept the bad without complaint.

A.Meanwhile B.However C.Therefore D.Moreover

6、The government has been under growing pressure to ______ the causes of air pollution as smog frequently smothers the country’s large cities.

A.release B.schedule

C.maintain D.address

7、We’re all ready to put it into operation, ____________, we’re going to take action as fast as possible.

A.on the whole B.in general C.in conclusion D.in other words

8、—Is it all right if I leave a bit earlier?

——_________ . I can finish the report on my own.

A．Sure thing

B．Help yourself

C．Forget it

D．That depends

9、Each member of the community should acquire good habits and ______their behavior in an attempt to create a harmonious atmosphere.

A.refresh B.regulate C.resemble D.reveal

10、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

11、The government is to _____ the technologies to the full in the structural transformation of the economy.

A. adapt   B. expose

C. exploit   D. attach

12、— Mr. Anderson is popular with his students, for he is kind, strict and knowledgeable.

—No wonder he has such a good_________.

A. reputation   B. tradition

C. preference D. presentation

13、One Belt and One Road refers to two trade promotion and infrastructure (基础设施) development projects which _______ inspiration from the historic Silk Road.

A.draw B.drag C.hold D.pick

14、—Bob has gone to Shanghai.

—Oh, can you tell me when he_________?

A．has left

B．left

C．is leaving

D．would leaving

15、From time to time, our biology teacher tells us the only way he thinks of __________ experiments well is to practice.

A.do B.to do C.doing D.did

16、I was wondering _____you could come to join us to be the volunteers in the Winter Olympic Games.

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

17、Asia’s recent rise has not been the result of innovation given its population scale.________, it has happened as part of a wave of globalization.

A.Nevertheless B.Additionally C.Rather D.Alternatively

18、They______ jewellery since eight o'clock and had only just finished when two robbers broke in .

A.had been arranging B.were arranging

C.have been arranging D.had arranged

19、_____by the English teacher for the high grade, I felt my effort finally paid off.

A. Praise   B. Praised   C. To praise   D. Praising

20、Considering the convenience _______ the cost, young people tend to order food through their cellphone App.

A.in preference to B.in response to

C.in addition to D.in regard to

21、Take the wheel of an electric vehicle and prepare to be amazed. The latest technology is there, with tablet-like screens instead of old-fashioned switches. Add falling price which makes owning and running many electric vehicles (short for EV)as cheap as fossil-fuel alternatives, and the open road signals. Above all, the instant acceleration of battery power makes driving easy and exciting.

EV should be recharged roughly every 250 miles. When you do find a public charging point, it is sometimes inaccessible, which causes “range anxiety”. It is one of the main reasons drivers give for not buying an EV. Who might install them? Drivers will need a mix of fast "long distance" chargers installed near motorways and slower “top-up” chargers available in the car parks of shopping centers, restaurants and so on. Dedicated charging firms and carmakers are investing in infrastructure. Oil companies are putting chargers in petrol stations and buying charging companies.

Yet the charging business suffers from big problems. One is how to adjust between the planning authorities and grid firms. Another is the cost. To start with, profits may be difficult to attain because the networks will not at first be heavily used. A related risk is that the coverage will have gaps. And then there is the question of competing networks. Drivers should be able to switch from one to the other without having to sign up to them all.

What to do? Government is experimenting. As well as funding EV sales, many are throwing cash at public chargers. America's law sets aside $7.5 billion to create 500,000 public stations by 2030. Britain plans to require new building to install chargers. Yet the problem of coverage and convenience will remain.

【1】What is the biggest highlight of an EV?

A．Falling price.

B．Replacing switches.

C．Running self-drive.

D．Instant acceleration of battery power.

【2】What does the underlined words "range anxiety" in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The reason for drivers' not buying an EV.

B．The issue of who might install charging points.

C．The doubt of whether drivers can charge free in petrol stations.

D．The worry of drivers' not finding accessible public charging points.

【3】What results in the problem of the cost?

A．Frequent power failure.

B．The incomplete coverage of network.

C．Drivers' not being capable of signing up for network.

D．A bad relationship between the authority and the grid.

【4】What is the author's attitude towards the government's plan?

A．Recognized.

B．Neutral.

C．Prejudiced.

D．Unconcerned.

22、For many foreigners, finding new friends can case the often overwhelming task of adjusting to a new life abroad. The following countries can definitely feel more welcoming than others.

Uganda

This East African country received the highest marks for friendliness. According to the InterNations report, 57% of foreigners in Uganda gave ‘general friendliness’ the best possible rating (the global average was 26%). Not only that, not a single respondent ranked this factor negatively. Uganda isn’t without its problems, however, including the occasional power failure, and pollution from old cars.

Costa Rica

The Central American country ranks high across all factors when it comes to how easily foreigners fit in. Almost nine out of 10 foreigners (89%) are pleased with the general friendliness of the population, and eight out of 10 (79%) feel at home, according to the survey.

“If you make an effort to understand and eagerly accept the Costa Rican culture, you are very much welcomed with open arms and considered a friend.”

Colombia

This South American hotspot feels like home fast, according to many foreigners.

“The Colombian people are eager to show their country in a positive light and are very receptive and hospitable towards newcomers,” said Anne. Colombia is one of the countries in the world with the lowest percentage of foreign-born residents.

Oman

As one of the sunniest countries in the world, Oman also has friendly residents who reflect the warm climate. A welcoming culture rooted in faith also leads to an openness with newcomers.

While the cost of living in Oman is growing more expensive, it was recently ranked by Mercer as one of the more affordable places to live in the Middle East.

【1】Which of the four countries has its environmental disadvantage?

A．Uganda.

B．Costa Rica.

C．Colombia.

D．Oman.

【2】How can you be regarded as a friend while in Costa Rica?

A．By speaking highly of the locals’ friendliness.

B．By showing your country in a positive light.

C．By opening your arms when you meet the locals.

D．By talking with the locals in their language.

【3】What is unique to Colombia compared with the other three countries?

A．The general friendliness of the local people.

B．The high living expenses of the local people.

C．The low percentage of foreign-born residents.

D．The good education of foreign-born residents.

23、Newspapers, advertisements, and labels surround us everywhere, turning our environment into a mass of texts to be read or ignored. As the quantity of information we receive continually increases and as information spreading is shifting from page to screen, it may be time to ask how changes in our way of reading may affect our mental life. For how we receive information bears vitally on the ways we experience and interpret reality.

What is most obvious in the evolution of reading is the gradual displacement of the vertical (垂直的) by the horizontal—a shift from intensive to extensive reading. In our culture, access is not a problem, but proliferation (激增) is. And the reading act is necessarily different than it was in its earliest days. Awed by the availability of texts, the reader tends to move across surfaces without allowing the words to resonate (共鸣) inwardly.

Interestingly, this shift from vertical to horizontal parallels the overall societal shift from bounded lifetimes spent in single locales to lives lived in wider geographical areas amid streams of data. This larger access was once regarded as worldliness—one traveled, knew the life of cities, the ways of diverse people…. It has now become the birthright of anyone who owns a television set.

How do we square the advantages and disadvantages of horizontal and vertical awareness? The villagers, who know everything about their surroundings, are blessedly unaware of events in distant lands. The media-obsessed urbanites, by contrast, never lose their awareness of what happens in different parts of the world.

We may ask, which people are happier? The villagers may have found more sense in things owing both to the limited range of their concern and the depth on their information. But restricted conditions and habit also suggest boredom and limitation. The lack of a larger perspective (视角) leads to suspiciousness and cautious conservatism, but for the same reason, the constant availability of data and macro-perspectives has its own decreasing returns. When everything is happening everywhere, it gets harder to care about anything.

How do we assign value? Where do we find the fixed context that allows us to create a narrative of sense about our lives? Ideally, I suppose, one would have the best of both worlds—the purposeful fixity of the local, as well as the availability of enhancing views: a natural ecology of information and context.

【1】What can we learn about the first two paragraphs?

A．Readers today tend to ignore deep engagement with texts.

B．It’s difficult to shift from vertical to horizontal reading.

C．Where and how we read texts shapes our mental life.

D．People are tired of information proliferation.

【2】According to the passage, villagers .

A．have a deeper understanding of their surroundings

B．show no interest in what happens in the world

C．are less bored than media-obsessed urbanites

D．cannot adapt to changing situations

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A．Vertical awareness allows us to care about others.

B．Changes in our reading habits lead to the societal shift.

C．It’s wise to keep a balance between a local and a global view.

D．Horizontal reading affects our mindset more than vertical reading.

24、   The shadow play is a typical traditional entertainment that has survived and thrived over the centuries. It is taken as an earliest ancestor of modern cinema.

Legend has it that more than 2,000 years ago，Emperor Wudi of the Western Han Dynasty was very depressed over the death of his favorite concubine（妃子）.To help him get over his sadness, a minister made a puppet out of cotton and silk in the likeness of the concubine and projected its shadow on a curtain for the emperor to see. The show brought the emperor some comfort. He somehow believed the shadow was his lover’ spirit. This is thought to be the beginning of the shadow play.

One mouth tells stories of thousands of years；a pair of hands operates millions of soldiers. This is how the shadow puppeteer works. Nicknamed “the business of the five”，a shadow puppet group is made up of five people. One operates the puppets, one plays a Suona and a Yueqin, one plays the Banhu, one is in charge of percussion（打击乐器）instruments, and one sings.

During performances, “actors” are held close to a white curtain with their colored shadows cast on it by a strong light from behind. The operator plays five puppets at the same time，each of which has three threads. Ten fingers handle fifteen threads. Moved by guiding sticks，the puppets play roles with musical accompaniment. The popularity of shadow play in some way lies in the equipment being light and easy to carry, the small number of people needed for a performance, and the flexible requirements for performance places. The plays can be quite dramatic and, when it comes to fairy tales or kungfu stories, the "actors" may be made to ride on clouds or perform unusual feats, to the great enjoyment of the audience, especially children.

The design of the figures follows traditional moral evaluation. The audience can tell a figure’s character by seeing his mask. Like the masks in Beijing Opera, a red mask represents honesty, a black mask, loyalty, and a white one, betrayal.

Nowadays, the shadow play has been industrialized and developed a series of tourist products for the promotion of Chinese culture and tourism.

【1】What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.A love story of Emperor Wudi. B.How to please an Emperor.

C.The origin of the shadow play. D.How to make a cotton puppet.

【2】According to the author, the audience may take great pleasure___________.

A.when roles are played without music

B.because the equipment is light to carry

C.when the puppets give lively performances

D.because the number of the operators is small

【3】What is the best title for the text?

A.The Rapid Development of Beijing Opera

B.Shadow Puppetry: Traditional Arts and Crafts

C.The Business of the Five: A Shadow Puppet Group

D.Traditional Characters and Masks in Beijing Opera

【4】What is the author’s attitude towards the future of shadow play?

A.Negative. B.Doubtful.

C.Positive. D.Unconcerned.

25、   Everything about my future was ambiguously assumed. I would get into debt by going to college, and then I would be ______ to get a job to pay off that debt, while still getting into more and more debt by ______ a house and a car. It seemed like a never－ending ______ that had no place for the possibility of a dream.

I want more—but not ______ in the material sense of personal ______ and success. I want more out of life. I want a passion as well as a dream that wouldn't let me sleep out of pure excitement. I want to spring out of bed in the morning, rain or ______, and have that enthusiasm for life that seemed so intrinsic(固有的) in the early childhood.

We all have a dream. It might be clearly ______ or just a vague idea, but most of us are so ______ in the mud of insecurity and self-doubt that we just ______ it as unrealistic or too difficult to pursue. We become so comfortable with the life that has been ______ for us by our parents, teachers, traditions, and social standards that we feel that it's stupid and unsafe to ______ losing it for the small hope of achieving something that is more satisfying.

Taking a risk is ______ a risk. We can, and will, fail, ______ many, many, many times. But that is what makes it exciting for me. That ______ can be viewed negatively, or it can ______ us.

Failing is what makes us grow, and it makes us stronger. The fear of ______, though, is what makes us sad. So ______ I couldn't see the future as clearly as before, I took the plunge(投入) in______ that in the depths of fear and failure I would come out feeling more ______ than ever before.

If you feel lost, just take a deep breath and realize that being lost can be a turning point of finding out ______ you truly are, and what you truly want to do.

【1】A.pleased B.encouraged C.disappointed D.forced

【2】A.selling B.purchasing C.constructing D.repairing

【3】A.dream B.story C.cycle D.dilemma

【4】A.necessarily B.possibly C.desperately D.nearly

【5】A.expense B.wealth C.addiction D.appetite

【6】A.cloud B.shower C.thunder D.shine

【7】A.described B.abandoned C.decided D.conducted

【8】A.engaged B.lacking C.stuck D.absorbed

【9】A.display B.dismiss C.deliver D.delay

【10】A.planned out B.put out C.made out D.carried out

【11】A.avoid B.imagine C.suggest D.risk

【12】A.even B.still C.rather D.only

【13】A.gradually B.finally C.possibly D.surely

【14】A.uncertainty B.contradiction C.declaration D.prediction

【15】A.defeat B.surprise C.inspire D.discourage

【16】A.danger B.threat C.growth D.failure

【17】A.as though B.even though C.as long as D.as far as

【18】A.hopes B.cases C.ways D.terms

【19】A.sympathetic B.alive C.confused D.nervous

【20】A.as B.whether C.who D.how

26、假定你是李华，想邀请外教Henry一起参观中国剪纸(paper-cutting)艺术展。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：

1. 展览时间、地点;

2. 展览内容。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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