2025-2026学年河南周口高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、Anxiety about social status leads to high levels of stress, which ________ leads to health problems.

A.in turn B.in order C.in fact D.in short

2、We are determined that our raining should ______the current development in education.

A. keep pace with B. take possession of

C. make room for D. give birth to

3、We strongly advise you ______ eating your meal so late. It’s not healthy.

A. on   B. against   C. from   D. over

4、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

5、The popularity of government posts has dropped in recent years, though the civil service jobs are still favored by the Chinese as they offer a _______ stable career.

A. relatively B. regularly

C. roughly D. rigidly

6、（2016·北京）Your support is important to our work.  ________ you can do helps.

A.However B.Whoever

C.Whatever D.Wherever

7、After a night of wrestling with his________, he decided to go to the police office to give himself up.

A.consensus B.conscience C.consciousness D.convention

8、______________ you are aware of the trick used in advertisements, I don't think you are eager to buy.

A. Whether B. Until

C. Though D. Once

9、After a day of activities, you should be ________ a good meal.

A．in the mood for

B．at the point of

C．on the edge of

D．with the help of

10、—Are your parents satisfied with your performance at home?

— ______ but not exactly. They want me to do more housework.

A.Kind of B.Just the opposite C.On average D.By all means

11、---Sorry, sir, but I'm still very concerned about my daughter.

---Relax. You'll be glad to see she _____to her new life the next time you come.

A.accommodated B.has accommodated

C.will be accommodating D.will have accommodated

12、Simon put up a picture of Jordan beside his bed to keep himself ________ of his own dreams.

A．reminding

B．to remind

C．reminded

D．remind

13、--Has James finished his report on his Enquiry Learning yet?

--I’m not sure. She _________ on it last week.

A. was working  B. has worked  C. worked D. had worked

14、The famous performing artist can not come in person for some reason, so his wife will accept the prize_________ him.

A.in case of B.in return for C.on behalf of D.on account of

15、The system has been designed to give students quick and easy ______ to the digital resources of the library.

A. access   B. passage   C. way      D. approach

16、It came as a great ________ to the parents that their son finally came back safe and sound.

A. relief B. sense

C. relaxion D. favor

17、The students have decided on a final date by which everyone   reading the books assigned by their professor.

A. finishes B. finished

C. have finished D. will have finished

18、   by a large number of towering complexes，the community attract many people who adore convenient life.

A.Having surrounded B.Being surrounded

C.Surrounded D.Surrounding

19、Don’t be afraid! If the person standing in front of us were a witch, she _______ us into frogs already.

A.would turn B.would have turned C.may turn D.may have turned

20、Now it’s possible for us to be taken into “space”, ________ we can experience weightlessness for a short time.

A．which

B．where

C．when

D．that

21、   It’s reported that the American College Board has made several changes to the SAT test to help more poor students receive higher education. It offers a scoring criterion beyond its own SAT test, which measures only oral and math skills. The new tool is designed to help admissions officers find if applicants have risen above limitations in their social or economic circumstances by expressing a particular characteristic: resourcefulness(足智多谋).

The new criterion, called ECD, has been tried by 50 colleges over the past year and will be carried out by 150 institutions this fall. Relying on public data , it looks at 15 factors(因素) in neighborhoods and schools that might passively influence a candidate’s college readiness. These statistics include crime rates, education levels, joblessness, and the family members that receive food stamps. It applicants come from a highly disadvantaged background yet have proper but perhaps not high SAT scores , a college might then admit them.

Resourcefulness shows an ability to seek support outside one’s self. It requires a clear purpose in learning. The new tool “shines a light on students who have shown remarkable resourcefulness to overcome challenges and achieve more with less,” says David Coleman, the College Board’s president.

The ECD also has the advantage of not taking race into consideration in admissions, a practice being increasingly closed off by the Supreme Court and many states. At the same time, in stressing a key quality for academic success, it may help prevent discrimination in admissions.

The tool is not an absolute measure of resourcefulness. It misses other types of circumstances, such as personal or family problems. Colleges must weigh many factors in admissions. Still, it could lead to a greater focus on character in education beyond the traditional pursuit (追求) of knowledge and career skills. Graduates who have stood out despite their hardships are highly desired by today’s employers.

【1】Which people can benefit from the new criterion?

A.Students from poor families. B.Students doing well at maths.

C.Students having much money. D.Students with good spoken skills.

【2】What are the new criteria when judging a candidate?

A.The attitudes to schools. B.The remarks from colleges.

C.The difficulties a candidate will face. D.The institutions a candidate will study in.

【3】What is the advantage of ECD?

A.It can make applicants successful. B.It can improve the ability of races.

C.It can provide clear learning purposes. D.It can treat applicants equally.

【4】Which graduates do employers prefer?

A.Those with excellent qualities.

B.Those having experienced hardships.

C.Those making progress in difficult situations.

D.Those with the traditional pursuit of knowledge.

22、Call for entries: young women writers competition

Guardian Weekend magazine is launching a writing competition for UK women aged 16-21 on the theme of conversations．

How to enter

All you have to do is submit a 700-word personal essay that shows off your talents——on the theme of conversations．Did you have an unforgettable conversation with your grandmother about her youth that changed how you viewed her? Do you find having certain conversations really hard, and if so, why? Is there a conversation you regret, or one you regret you never had? We're keen to hear about your personal experiences．

All entries must be sent to weekend@the guardian．com by midnight on 9 March．

The Prizes

There will be one winner and two runners-up．The three winners will each receive £250．The winners will be notified（通知）by email or telephone on or before 30 March 2021 and given details of how to claim their prizes．As part of the editing process, the three winners will participate in a video call with a Guardian Weekend editor to discuss and edit their essay for publication．The one overall winner will also receive a 1-1 work shop with a Guardian editor．

Rules

Follow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification．

■Only one entry is permitted per person．Entries on behalf of another person will not be accepted and joint submissions are not allowed．

■The Competition opens at 09:00 on 22 February 2021 and closes at 23:59 on 9 March 2021．Entries received outside this time period will not be considered．

■Your entry must not be copied, and must not contain any third-party materials or content that you do not have permission to use．

■You must include your name, age and contact details, including your email address and phone number．

【1】What's the theme of the writing competition?

A．Regrets．

B．Conversations．

C．Grandmother's youth．

D．Personal experiences．

【2】What extra prize will the overall winner receive?

A．An additional £250．

B．A video of the competition．

C．A prior notification of the win．

D．A 1-1 workshop with an editor．

【3】Which of the following will result in disqualification?

A．Co-authoring an entry．

B．Including contact details．

C．Mailing your entry on 1 March．

D．Using others' content with permission．

23、   On his deathbed in 1638 John Harvard gave away half of his estate, about £800 and his library of some 400 books to a new college in present-day Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard's founders decided to name their new university after its first big benefactor.

About 370 years ago the first Harvard scholarship to help 'some poor scholars' was set up thanks to £100 donated by Ann Radcliffe. The university continues to be the beneficiary of generous donors. Last year, John Paulson, an investor, donated $400m to Harvard's engineering school, its largest gift ever. Last year it raised more than $1 billion. Some of its graduates think this ought to be sufficient to cancel tuition fees.

Among them are Ralph Nader, a veteran political activist, and Ron Unz, author of a number of searing articles on American meritocracy(英才管理). Both are hoping to win election to the university's board of overseers, from which they want to make Harvard free for all students to attend, and also pressure its admissions office to make data on how it chooses which students to admit known to the public.

America's universities raised a record $40.3 billion last year, according to the Council for Aid to Education. Donations are not usually used to lower tuition fees, but they can be used to provide scholarships and financial aid to students who cannot afford to pay (70% of students at Harvard get some assistance with fees and living costs).

Some lawmakers are wondering whether threats to change the tax-free status of donations might be used to persuade colleges to bring down the cost of tuition, which has increased by 220% in real terms since 1980. Nexus Research and Policy Centre says colleges receive $80 billion in support from state and local governments every year, which ought to give politicians some leverage(影响) in return.

In January Tom Reed, a Republican congressman from New York, proposed a bill requiring donations of more than $1 billion to allocate 25% for financial aid. Two congressional committees, the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, have sent letters to the heads of the colleges with the biggest donations asking about spending, conflicts of interest and fee arrangements. The 56 largest private university donations have to explain how they use their tax-free investment earnings.

The colleges have their defenders. 'Most of these places are providing a fair amount of financial aid for students well beyond the poverty line, ' says Kim Rueben of the Tax Policy Centre. Kevin Weinman, Amherst's chief financial officer, says his university's donation offers $90m to the college's budget, $30m more than tuition, room board and various fees combined. This school year, it will spend $50,000 per student funding financial aid, pay faculty and fund student activities. After Congress last examined the topic in 2007, more colleges began to award grants instead of loans. Financial aid has doubled over the past decade. Rhode Island also make voluntary payments in place of property taxes.

In addition to pointing out their generosity, most colleges also argue that forcing them to spend donation money on free tuition might even be illegal. Donors can restrict their tax-free gift to a legally-binding particular purpose, such as creating a chair, establishing a scholarship or building a new lab. Around 70% of donations are restricted funds.

If the wealthiest colleges have already spent so much on financial aid, what is the problem? Mr. Unz argues that endowment-fuelled spending on new buildings, sports facilities and the hiring of administrators has created an arms-race in higher education, pushing up prices at those universities that are not fortunate enough to have lots of generous benefactors. Harvard could cancel tuition payments without damaging its finances or touching the restricted portion of its endowment, he says. Furthermore, the abolition of both complicated financial-aid forms and terrifying sticker prices for tuition could, he argues, do much to encourage applicants from beyond the plutocracy(富豪阶级).

【1】The underlined word in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by .

A.founder B.donor C.defender D.innovator

【2】According to the passage, Ralph Nader and Ron Unz hope that they can .

A.help Harvard to enroll new students

B.learn about how Harvard spends its donations

C.make free education to all students at Harvard possible

D.negotiate with the Harvard's board of overseers about tuition fees

【3】What can we infer from Kim Rueben's words in Paragraph 7?

A.The colleges are making full use of their donations.

B.Ordinary families cannot afford the increasing tuition fees.

C.More attention should be paid to students below the poverty line.

D.Property taxes on the colleges ought to be canceled permanently.

【4】According to the last but one paragraph, most colleges hold the idea that .

A.donors should keep a check on where their money goes

B.the financial aid they receive every year is far from enough

C.they shouldn't be forced to spend donation money on free tuition

D.most donations should be used to improve colleges' infrastructure

【5】According to the last paragraph, Mr Unz thinks .

A.the competition between universities is necessary

B.Harvard should offer help to those who lack money

C.financial-aid forms offered by universities should be simplified

D.arms-races in higher education may lead to higher tuition fees

【6】What can be the best title for this passage?

A.Should Harvard's tuition fees be canceled?

B.How does Harvard make use of its donations?

C.What do Harvard and lawmakers disagree about?

D.Why does Harvard get more donations than other universities?

24、How to link paragraphs in an essay

Composing essays is an art that you must master to score good marks. For any paragraph written, you must be able to link that with the former or the latter. 【1】.

Read, read, read

Teachers suggest the habit of reading to enhance your quality of writing. 【2】. Note how the essay uses linking words and the careful selection of them. Pay special attention to the flow and the professional manner in which the essay is presented for readers.

Be aware about signposting

【3】, but their use must also be known carefully. Before using them for your purpose, remember that a good essay essentially rely on these words to help readers understand the logic and make it look more coherent (连贯).

【4】

Just that some words connect ideas in your essay doesn’t mean you can use them as you like. For showing likeness or agreeableness, use words like again, too, also, as well as, of course, and so on. If you show contradiction, use regardless, even so, but, nonetheless, besides and so on. For causes and conditions, if, since, so that, due to, are words you must fall back upon.

Make a draft

If you wish to see how your essay stands, make a draft and read it thoroughly. 【5】. Ask yourself questions if the points have been explained well or are they relevant to the context. If you feel few aspects need more emphasis, check for the linking words and correct them accordingly.

A．Stick to the logic

B．Pick words carefully

C．If stuck, you can take help from the following 4 tips

D．That way, you will be able to find your own mistakes and correct them

E．Reading through a number of sample essays will help you design better essays

F．Signposts refer to linking words or phrases associating one paragraph to some other

G．Keep these 4 tips in mind and you will face no trouble linking paragraphs to the essay

25、It was early in the morning when people heard unusual noise. They had no choice but to _________ to see what it was. The workers _________ the Parnu River cautiously to _________ the strange noise they overheard. It was not until they were about 100 yards out that they could _________ what it was. It turned out that there was a _________ animal.

The animal making the noise seemed to be “dog”! Upon rescuing the “dog”, the men quickly wrapped the animal in a thick blanket to provide some much-needed _________.

The men phoned their local animal hospital, and then they were _________ that they should take it there as quickly as possible, so that’s what they did. The whole time there, the animal didn’t _________ at all. In fact, it slept all the way silently there.

Unfortunately, the vets felt confused and didn’t _________ know what they had on their hands. So they phoned a local hunter. Thankfully, the hunter hurried down to the ____________ and recognized exactly it as a wolf they ended up saving!

Sure enough, the wolf began to return to its ____________ ways the moment it started to recover. It was a one-year-old wolf. The ____________ arrived for the wolf to go back home. When they ____________ the cage that fine morning, it walked forward slowly and looked back several times. Not until they waved did it fly like a(n) ____________ from the string and then disappeared into the ____________.

【1】

A．grow up

B．take action

C．break up

D．take charge

【2】

A．preserved

B．crossed

C．approached

D．narrowed

【3】

A．explore

B．lessen

C．remove

D．delete

【4】

A．comment

B．sustain

C．hold

D．tell

【5】

A．drowning

B．sleeping

C．cheering

D．diving

【6】

A．conservation

B．dignity

C．treatment

D．warmth

【7】

A．warned

B．informed

C．encouraged

D．declined

【8】

A．emerge

B．suffer

C．move

D．function

【9】

A．ever

B．intentionally

C．even

D．generally

【10】

A．scene

B．river

C．yard

D．farmland

【11】

A．particular

B．extreme

C．passive

D．natural

【12】

A．time

B．symbol

C．fate

D．symphony

【13】

A．destroyed

B．balanced

C．opened

D．expanded

【14】

A．needle

B．arrow

C．sign

D．image

【15】

A．fog

B．crowd

C．darkness

D．wilderness

26、假定你是李华，上周六你校组织参观了野生动物园。请就此给校英语报写一篇征文，内容包括：

1.参观的时间和地点；

2.参观的过程和感受。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.短文题目已为你写好。