2025-2026学年广东惠州高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、—How marvelous our life is with so many digital devices！

—Yes. I bet our life________the same without them.

A.isn't B.can't be C.won't be D.wouldn't be

2、I ______ to visit him in the hospital, but I was fully occupied the whole of last week.

A.had gone B.might go C.must have gone D.would have gone

3、I think he's just going to deal with this problem______________ day.

A.next B.other

C.following D.another

4、Why not try your luck in the library? That’s ________ the American classical books are kept.

A. how   B. why   C. when D. where

5、 You may not control all the events______happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

A. which B. when C. that   D. as

6、The Chinese people are hopeful for ________ 2019 will bring for their families and the country.

A.how B.which

C.what D.that

7、—Bob has gone to Shanghai.

—Oh, can you tell me when he_________?

A．has left

B．left

C．is leaving

D．would leaving

8、At first Robert wouldn't let his daughter go diving, but he gave in as she was so confident about her skills.

A．surprisingly

B．typically

C．eventually

D．carefully

9、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

10、As late as the middle of the 19th century women voting was _____ common. But women in Europe and North America believed that they should have a____ in their government’s leaders.

A．less than, word

B．far from, say

C．rather than, words

D．other than, saying

11、_________ you are old enough to make your own judgement, you should start to pursue your career.

A．Even if

B．As though

C．Ever since

D．Now that

12、______, this cake, you' ll need 2 eggs, 175 g sugar, and 175 g flour.

A．Having made

B．Make

C．To make

D．Making

13、— The rent of our flat will see a 20% rise this year?

— Yes. That’s ______ I have compromised with the flat owner.

A. what   B. where

C. how   D. when

14、—Mum, where`s my bag?

—How________ I know where you have left your bag?

A．need

B．would

C．should

D．might

15、When reading a novel, be sure to consider the political and cultural context ________ the novel is created.

A.why B.that C.which D.where

16、He is rich and brave. __________ is no wonder he is popular with girls.

A.There B.That C.It D.What

17、Scientists are making every effort to go beneath the surface of the data to   the hidden possibilities.

A.release B.reveal C.reflect D.record

18、________ terrible, the medicine was thrown away by the child.

A. Tasted B. Tasting

C. To taste D. Being tasted

19、“China, with 56.6 million people living in the Internet connected homes, is now _____second only to the US”, _____leading online rating service reported Monday.

A. the; a   B./; a C./; the D.a; the

20、The sales of houses in our city fell by 40 percent last month, and it will be 48 percent ______ we don’t count low-price houses provided for poor residents.

A.as B.unless C.if D.before

21、The Ostrich Pillow was created by a European designer, who wanted to find a creative way to provide people with the health and productivity benefits commonly associated with power napping (小憩). Power napping is as important as normal sleep. Only when you’re done with a power nap, are you expected to actually work better.

When you wake up from a normal nap, it’s completely OK to glance around the room, confirm that John Hodgman riding a unicorn (独角兽) was just an amazing dream, and then roll over to fall back asleep.

But the Ostrich Pillow is specifically designed for those shorter periods of rest-the power naps-and the creators say that their invention allows you to sleep anytime, anywhere by creating a “little private space within a public one, to relax and rest.”

Perhaps this says a lot about people’s attitudes toward napping and the importance of taking a little nap during the busy workday. The advertisement for the Ostrich Pillow even claims that a 20-minute power nap can increase productivity by 37％.

Amazing! I can only dream of all the things I would get done at the office if I actually worked at 37％ productivity. And to think, all I need is a quick nap as soon as I get to my desk!

In general, the Ostrich Pillow seems like a great idea. It’s convenient. It’s comfortable. It has a place for your hands. But the big question is whether people will actually wear it in public.

Nevertheless, I’m still hoping to get my hands on one of these to give it a proper test drive. But, until then, if you need me, I’ll be sleeping buried on my desk!

【1】According to the passage, we can learn that ________.

A．the Ostrich Pillow can help people sleep longer

B．power napping can help people work better

C．people from a normal nap usually dream about a unicorn

D．John Hodgman invented the Ostrich Pillow

【2】What does the writer think about the advertisement?

A．He feels bored.

B．He doubts it.

C．He believes it.

D．He dislikes it.

【3】Which of the following best describes the Ostrich Pillow?

A．Comfortable and cheap.

B．Productive and relaxing.

C．Convenient and comfortable.

D．Special and attractive.

【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．The writer has got an Ostrich Pillow.

B．The writer is willing to have a drive test.

C．The writer will be sleeping on his desk without that.

D．The writer expects to own an Ostrich Pillow.

【5】What might be the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A．To introduce an invention for power napping.

B．To advertise a new invention — the Ostrich Pillow.

C．To inform people the importance of power napping.

D．To tell people a better way of keeping power napping.

22、Researchers from Singapore said in their new study that in older adults, doing housework was tied to a better memory and attention span, and stronger legs, which helps prevent falls. Shiou-Liang Wee, a researcher said, “Housework is a purposeful activity performed by many older adults and represents a significant share of their self-reported physical activity.”   

For the study, Wee’s team investigated nearly 500 healthy Singaporeans between 21 and 90 years of age. Among younger participants, 36% said they engaged in enough physical activity to meet the goal researchers set as beneficial, as did 48% of older participants. But 61% of younger and 66% of older participants met this target only through housework, the study revealed.

After taking other types of regular physical activity into consideration, the researchers found that housework was tied with sharper mental abilities and better physical capacity, but only among the older participants. Scores on tests of mental ability were as much as 8% higher among those who did lots of housework, compared with those who did little, Lee’s team found.

And among older participants, balance and the time it took to stand up from sitting, which the investigators used as an indication of physical ability, were better for those who did lots of housework than for those who didn’t.

Dr. Maria Carney, chief of geriatric (老年病的) medicine at Northwell Health, N.Y., noted that exercise benefits your brain, and housework is exercise that also involves mental activity and requires detailed thought processes to complete. Physical activity increases blood circulation to your muscles and your brain, which helps mental function. Housework can be an important part of your exercise routine. Carney said, “It’s a task you’ve got to plan for. You’ve got to use devices; you’ve got to use equipment. There’s planning involved, so there’s mental exercise along with physical exercise.”

【1】According to Paragraph 1, what do we know about the study?

A．Older adults benefit from doing housework.

B．Older adults doing housework do not fall.

C．Doing housework is a rising trend in Singapore.

D．Doing housework is older adults’ favorite exercise.

【2】Which of the following was considered in the study by the researchers?

A．Participants’ ages, sexes and occupations.

B．Goals of physical ability participants set.

C．Ways in which participants do housework.

D．Types of physical activity participants do.

【3】What are the research findings based on?

A．Research data.

B．Scientific theory.

C．Related documents.

D．Daily observation.

【4】What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．Why tools are used in doing housework.

B．How housework works for mental ability.

C．What physical activities should be done.

D．Who are more suitable to do housework.

23、When Carson Palmer, a professional American football player, hurt his arm a few years ago, he took a week off from throwing the football. But in his head, Palmer practiced every day. The following weekend, Palmer had the best game of his life.

For more than a century, scientists have been trying to understand how this mental training works. In the 1930s, researchers proved by experiment that when you're imagining an action, your brain sends signals to your muscles(肌肉) which are too weak to tighten the muscles but might help train the body to perform. In other words, mental practice might create a pattern in your head, like an inner how-to guide for a particular skill.

Sports psychologists have conducted hundreds of studies comparing imagined and physical practice for actions. On the whole, the research shows that mental training works. A 2012 study, for example, compared 32 amateur golfers who practiced hitting the balls to another 32 who merely held a golf club in their hands and visualized（想象）their swings. Under the same training rules, both groups improved their skills by getting the ball about 4 inches closer to the hole.

Visualization has advantages over the real thing: You can do it anywhere, even when injured. It is safe-a major plus for high-risk performers such as gymnasts and surgeons. And you can practice for longer periods of time because you're not restricted by physical tiredness, That’s not to say it's easy, we've had Olympic-level athletes sitting in our lab, visualizing the movements for two hours," says Tadhg Macintyre, a sports psychologist at the University of Limerick in Ireland. “When we're done, they’re absolutely tired.”

It doesn’t work for everyone, though. "If you're a novice, the effect can be harmful,” warns Macintyre. If you're trying to visualize a free throw, and you don't even know the proper movement, then you're probably going to mentally practice the wrong skill.”

【1】The author introduces the topic of the text by______.

A. giving an example   B. presenting an argument

C. explaining a phenomenon   D. making an assumption

【2】What happens when one is visualizing an action?

A. A special skill is quickly acquired.

B. A certain model is formed in the head

C. The muscles grow increasingly tense.

D. The brain sends strong messages to the body.

【3】What does the underlined word "novice " in the last paragraph mean?

A. Coach   B. Specialist

C. Beginner   D. Judge

【4】What is the main idea of the text?

A. Athletes are likely to win games through imagined practice.

B. Practicing a shill properly in mind can produce intended effect.

C. Practice whether mental or physical ha its own characteristics.

D. Scientists have found a sale way for athletes to practice their skills.

24、The latest research suggests that the key factor separating geniuses from the merely accomplished is not I.Q., a generally bad predictor of success. Instead, it’s purposeful practice. Top performers spend more hours practising their craft. It you wanted to picture how a typical genius might develop, you’d take a girl who possessed a slightly above average language ability. It wouldn’t have to be a big talent, just enough so that she might gain some sense of distinction. Then you would want her to meet, say, a novelist, who coincidentally shared some similar qualities. Maybe the writer was from the same town, had the same family background, or shared the same birthday.

This contact would give the girl a vision of her future self. It would hive her some idea of a fascinating circle who might someday join. It would also help if one of her parents died when she was 12, giving her a strong sense of insecurity and fueling a desperate need for success. Armed with this ambition, she would read novels and life stories of writers without end. This would give her a primary knowledge of her field. She’s be able to see new writing in deeper ways and quickly understand its inner workings.

Then she would practise writing. Her practice would be slow, painstaking and error-focused. By practising in this way, she delays the automatizing process. Her mind wants to turn conscious, newly learned skills into unconscious. Automatically performed skills. By practising slowly, by breaking skills down into tiny parts and repeating, she forces the brain to internalize a better pattern of performance. Then she would find an adviser who would provide a constant stream of feedback, viewing her performance form the outside, correcting the smallest errors, pushing her to take on tougher challenges. By now she is redoing problems — how do I get characters into a room—dozens and dozens of times. She is establishing habits of thought she can call upon in order to understand or solve future problems.

The primary quality our young writer possesses is not some mysterious genius. It’s the ability to develop a purposeful, laborious and boring practice routine; the latest research takes some of the magic out of great achievement. But it underlines a fact that is often neglected. Public discussion is affected by genetics and what we’re “hard-wired” to do. And it’s true that genes play a role in our capabilities. But the brain is also very plastic. We construct ourselves through behaviour.

【1】The passage mainly deals with .

A.the function of I.Q. in cultivating a writer

B.the relationship between genius and success

C.the decisive factor in making a genius

D.the way of gaining some sense of distinction

【2】By reading novels and writers’ stories, the girl could   .

A.come to understand the inner structure of writing

B.join a fascinating circle of writers someday

C.share with a novelist her likes and dislikes

D.learn from the living examples to establish a sense of security

【3】In the girl’s long painstaking training process, ________.

A.her adviser forms a primary challenging force to her success

B.her writing turns into an automatic pattern of performance

C.she acquires the magic of some great achievement

D.she comes to realize she is “hard-wired” to write

【4】What can be concluded from the passage?

A.A fueling ambition plays a leading role in one’s success

B.A responsible adviser is more important than the knowledge of writing.

C.As to the growth of a genius, I.Q. doesn’t matter, but just his/her effort.

D.What really matters is what you do rather than who you are.

25、   It was 1st January, the first day of the year and a holiday for me. I started by thinking of getting the bank work out of the way. The bank person just ______ to my polite “Happy New Year” and I sat in front of him. Minutes passed ______ nothing happened.

Then very ______ I put across my RD form and booklet in front of him. After waiting for a few more minutes, in which I ______ all signs of being impatient, I asked him if my work was done. ______ I uttered the words, I felt as if a bombshell had fallen on him. He ______ “Nothing is done. It will ______ time!”

Just then I saw his morning cup of tea which had been lying there for the last 10 minutes, untouched. The tea had turned almost ______ while he was doing his work. Suddenly I realized what this man, who has been ______ in this counter for the last “god knows how many years”, must be feeling when ______ like me come who are always in a hurry to get their work done. We do not ______ feel the need to ______ them for being there.

So I told him, “Sir, you please have your tea. I am not in a hurry.” This man ______ at me and, for the ______ time we had an eye contact. I saw both of us ______ in the same boat. I felt that he was also missing the ______ things of life like a hot cup of tea like me. He gave me a rare ______ and said, “It is an everyday affair with me；you are not in a hurry but ______ else will come who will be in a hurry.”

He really ______ my heart with his wise words. I vowed to be more ______ with people who help me with my work and be thankful that they are there for me.

A．pointed

B．agreed

C．nodded

D．turned

A．so

B．but

C．and

D．as

A．curiously

B．seriously

C．anxiously

D．cautiously

A．showed

B．noticed

C．met

D．received

A．Until

B．Immediately

C．Before

D．Since

A．answered

B．whispered

C．shouted

D．responded

A．save

B．take

C．waste

D．spend

A．dark

B．hot

C．cold

D．warm

A．playing

B．studying

C．talking

D．working

A．customers

B．employers

C．officers

D．managers

A．still

B．even

C．also

D．just

A．ask

B．respect

C．admire

D．thank

A．looked up

B．looked around

C．looked down

D．looked out

A．last

B．second

C．next

D．first

A．sailing

B．swimming

C．diving

D．drowning

A．great

B．important

C．small

D．difficult

A．gesture

B．smile

C．reaction

D．look

A．everybody

B．nobody

C．anybody

D．somebody

A．encouraged

B．expressed

C．touched

D．entered

A．friendly

B．honest

C．popular

D．careful

26、假定你是李华，你在报纸上看到你市电视台今年七月将举办外国人“学做中餐，乐享中国菜”才艺大赛。你的外教Peter非常喜欢中国厨艺，你建议他去试一试。请按以下要点给他写信告知此事，并表示可以提供帮助。

1．比赛时间：7月15日；

2．报名时间：截止到6月30日；

3．报名地点：市电视台。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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