2025-2026学年河南南阳高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、--Would you like to enjoy the ballet performance at the Grand Theatre with us?

---Oh, sorry. I ____to see the film Interstellar by Christopher Nolan.

A. arranged B. had arranged

C. have arranged D. arrange

2、I can’t thank you ____ much for the kindness, because without your help I couldn’t have succeeded in the exam.

A.so B.too C.such D.that

3、People always _______education with exam success, which forces students to keep improving their academic abilities.

A.involve B.combine C.equate D.compare

4、I find it astonishing that he ____be so rude to us. I_____ make a complaint to his company.

A.could; must B.should; shall C.shall; should D.dare; have to

5、Young people who have got jobs may realize university lessons can’t be the only preparation for all of the situations ________ appear in the working world.

A. where   B. when   C. that D. what

6、He keeps himself._____of the current events by reading three newspapers a day.

A. informing B. to inform

C. informed   D. to be informed

7、Common sense tells that there is still power loss even when you leave the TV set________.

A．in its own right

B．on the edge of your seat

C．in the stand-by mode

D．around the corner

8、--How do you usually go to work？

--I usually drive，but if it is fine，I ______ by bike．

A．will go B．would go

C．have gone D．had gone

9、He abandoned teaching_______ a career as a musician.

A.in favor of B.in terms of  C.with regard to D. with reference to

10、You didn’t let me drive. If we ________ by turns, you ________ so tired.

A. drove; didn’t get B. drove; wouldn’t get

C. were driving; wouldn’t get D. had driven; wouldn’t have got

11、Mary __________ up the toy car and let it run across the room.

A.worked B.walked C.washed D.wound

12、He is a bad-tempered fellow, but he ________ be quite charming when he wishes.

A. shall B. should

C. can D. must

13、It will be a great help if you go to the store and get what we need for dinner.________I'll set the table.

A．As a result

B．In the meanwhile

C．On the whole

D．As a matter of fact

14、 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

15、I needn’t have been in that hurry. The flight to Chongqing ______ due to the foggy weather.

A. has cancelled B. was cancelled

C. will be cancelling  D. had cancelled

16、Although Jane agrees with me on most points, there was one on which she was unwilling to ______.

A. give out B. give in

C. give away D. give off

17、_____ entirely with the flagship smartphone and directed by Peter Chan (陈可辛), the 7-minute video follows a train attendant on a six-day train journey from Nanning to Harbin.

A. Shot   B. Pictured   C. Screened   D. Videoed

18、You needn’t be too concerned about what to wear to the party—it’s all _____ anyway, because you haven’t even been invited yet.

A. academic   B. painful   C. physical   D. Economical

19、Surely it doesn’t matter where the student associations get their money from ; what

  is what they do with it .

A.counts B.applies C.stresses D.functions

20、The government's strong action demonstrated its _____to crush the rebellion.

A.energy B.resistance C.courage D.determination

21、It’s not easy to die when you are only fifteen.

Those were the words that began the story I heard from Robert White, a North Carolina factory worker. He and his wife were visiting their daughter Lee in the hospital, as they did every evening, but Lee had already accepted her fate.

This particular evening, she seemed calm, but suddenly she said, “I always dreamed of falling in love, getting married, having kids… but above all I would have liked to work in a big marine park with dolphins. I’ve loved them and wanted to know more about them since I was little. I still dreaming of swimming with them, free and happy in the open sea.”

She’d never asked for anything, but now she said with all the strength she had, “Daddy, I want to swim in the open sea among the dolphins just once. Maybe then I wouldn’t be so scared of dying.”

It seemed like an absurd impossible dream, but she, who had given up just about everything else, hung on to it.

Robert and his family talked it over and decided to do everything they could. They had heard of a research center in the Florida Keys, and they phoned them.

“Come at once,” they said.

When they arrived at Grass Key, Lee didn’t want to rest for a minute and begged her parents to take her straightaway to the dolphins. It was an unforgettable scene. Robert took her out toward the dolphins, Nat and Tursi, which were playing about thirty feet away from them. At first they seemed distracted and uninterested, but when Lee called them softly by name, they responded without hesitation. Nat came over first, raised his head and gave her a kiss on the end of her nose. Then Tursi came over and greeted her with little high-pitched squeaks of joy. A second later they picked her up with their mighty fins and carried her out to sea with them.

“It feels like I’m flying!” cried Lee, laughing with delight.

Lee’s family hadn’t heard her laugh like that since she became ill. They could hardly believe it was true. But there she was, gripping Nat’s fin and challenging the wind and the immensity of the ocean. The dolphins stayed with Lee for more than an hour, always tender, always attentive, never using any unnecessary force, always responsive to her wishes.

Maybe it’s true that they are more intelligent and sensitive creatures than man. What was certain was that those marvelous dolphins understood that Lee was dying and wanted to comfort her as she faced her great journey into the unknown. From the moment they took her in hand, they never left her alone for a second. They got her to play and observed her commands with the sweetness that was magical. In their company, Lee found for one last time the enthusiasm and the will to live. She was strong and happy like she used to be. At one point she shouted, “The dolphins have healed me, Daddy.”

The next day she was too weak to get out of bed. She didn’t even want to talk, but when Robert took her hand she squeezed it and whispered, “Daddy, don’t sad for me. I’ll never be afraid again. The dolphins have made me understand that I have nothing to fear.”

Just before dawn, Robert’s little girl died in his arms a few minutes later. They only realized her suffering was over because her body became colder and heavier.

They cremated her as she wanted and went out the next day to scatter her ashes in the ocean amongst the dolphins. They were all crying—not only Lee’s family, but also the sailors on the boat who had taken them out into the bay. And then, suddenly, through their tears, they saw the great arching silver shape of Nat and Tursi leaping out of the water ahead.

As Robert recounted, “They had come to take our daughter home.”

【1】Why did Robert and his wife decided to do everything they could to help Lee realize her dream?

A. It might be the only wish for a girl who was dying soon.

B. It was an impossible dream that can’t be realized by Lee.

C. It was a good way to persuade Lee to be strong in life.

D. It was an effective treatment for Lee’s disorder.

【2】Why did the author say “they are more intelligent and sensitive creatures than man”?

A. They gave Lee a kiss and greeted her with high-pitched squeaks.

B. They understood what Lee would encounter in the unknown world.

C. They made Lee comfortable by carrying her out to sea.

D. They understood the dying girl and gave her courage.

【3】In Lee’s opinion, how have the dolphins healed her illness?

A. They accompanied her to drive out her loneliness.

B. They swam with her to make her energetic.

C. They gave her strength and made her happy.

D. They sensed her illness and comforted her.

【4】Which two of the following words best describe Lee’s characters?

A. Sensitive and careful.   B. Strong-willed and optimistic.

C. Caring but pessimistic.   D. Determined but stubborn.

【5】What is the main idea of the passage?

A. A story of dolphins being devoted friends with a dying girl.

B. A story of a father keeping her dying daughter company.

C. A story of dolphins curing the illness of a dying girl.

D. A story of a girl protecting dolphins from being killed.

22、   Most sea turtles, whales and fish may have plastic in their bodies. To determine the various forms and colors of this material in marine animals, Marga Rivas at the University of Almeria in Spain and her team analyzed data from 112 studies published in the past decade. These looked for microplastics and larger macro plastics in marine species globally.

Of the studies, 80 examined the gastrointestinal tracts (胃肠道)of animals to see what they had taken in. The others also looked at wider animal tissues to identify plastics that end up in other parts of the body. After examining all of the data, Rivas and her team concluded that 66 per cent of sea turtles have white-colored macro and microplastics in their systems, while 55 percent have a distinct class of plastic called microfibers, which are shed by some fabrics (织物). The high amount of white plastic in turtles was unsurprising, says Rivas, given that plastic of this color, particularly larger pieces, may resemble jellyfish, a large part of the animals' diets.

Microfibers were also present in 80 percent of whales and dolphins - and white macro and microplastics in 38 percent of them. The researchers also concluded that clear fiber microplastics are probably the most common form of this waste that is taken in by large marine animals globally. Rivas and her colleagues also discovered that the animals with the highest rates of plastic were those in the Mediterranean and the northeast Indian Ocean.

“The Mediterranean is the most contaminated sea in the world, so we expected to find these results,” says Rivas. Marine plastic pollution has increased roughly 10-fbld since 1980, and Rivas says the problem is worsened by inadequate water treatment systems. In parts of India and the southeast Mediterranean, waste water isn’t adequately treated or recycled, she says. This means that microfibers shed by fabrics in washing machines, and larger pieces of rubbish, enter the sea. “It’s possible to introduce management strategies to control these huge threats,” says Rivas.

【1】How did Rivas and her team conduct the study?

A.By doing comparative experiments.

B.By analyzing data from previous studies.

C.By determining the forms and colors of plastics.

D.By looking for plastics in global marine animals.

【2】Why was it unsurprising to find a large amount of white plastic in sea turtles?

A.White plastic looks like the food sea turtles consume.

B.More while plastic was in the sea than that of other colors.

C.White plastic is the most common form of the plastic waste.

D.White microfibers from fabrics were abundant in the oceans.

【3】What does the underlined word “contaminated” probably mean in the last paragraph?

A.Researched B.Conserved C.Examined D.Polluted

【4】In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A.Health. B.Lifestyle. C.Science. D.Education.

23、Whale Watching Cruises in Maine

Cruise A Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co. — Whale Watch Cruises

Price: Adults from $75; kids from $27

Duration: 3.5-5.5 hours

The tour transports passengers through Frenchman Bay and into the Gulf of Maine in search of whales and other marine life. Guides narrate the journey to help passengers learn about the wildlife and tour-goers find them knowledgeable and personable. However, trips can get canceled due to poor weather and you should be flexible.

Cruise B First Chance Whale Watch — Nick’s Chance Whale Watching Cruise

Price: Adults from $59; kids from $39

Duration: 4.5 hours

Aboard the company’s whale watching boat — Nick’s Chance — you will spend about 4.5 hours venturing through the summer feeding grounds of minke whales, blue whales, right whales and more. If you do not see any whales during your voyage, First Chance will provide you with a pass to return another time. First Chance Whale Watch also hosts a scenic lobster cruise tour and a private evening cruise along the Maine coast.

Cruise C Cap’n Fish’s Cruises — Boothbay Harbor Whale Watching Cruise

Price: Adults from $71; kids from $58

Duration: 3.5 hours

You’ll get a quick tour of the Booth-bay Harbor and see some of Maine’s famous lighthouses and also see plenty of whales on this trip. In addition to informative narration, the crew offers instructions on what to look for when searching for wildlife. The cruise is also pet-friendly, allowing dogs to come aboard for $20.

Cruise D Cap’n Fish’s Cruises — Whale Watch & Puffin Combo Cruise

Price: Adults from $87; kids from $20

Duration: 4 hours

This tour lasts at least four hours, giving you and also your dog plenty of time to spot whales, Atlantic puffins, sunfish, dolphins and more. Meanwhile, pet is permitted during the tour. Another bonus? If you don’t see any whales or puffins on your trip, you’ll get a standby ticket for another cruise at no cost. Tour-takers offer positive reviews for the tour and report seeing numerous whales and puffins.

【1】Which tour may be called off because of bad weather?

A．Cruise A.

B．Cruise B.

C．Cruise C.

D．Cruise D.

【2】What can visitors do on Nick’s Chance Whale Watching Cruise?

A．Organize a scenic lobster cruise tour.

B．Acquire a pass to return at any time.

C．Have a chance to feed the whales.

D．Go on a private evening cruise.

【3】What do Cruise C and Cruise D have in common?

A．They are guided tours.

B．They are dog-friendly.

C．They offer standby tickets.

D．They provide informative narration.

24、Go beyond the ordinary when searching for art and culture in Denver and explore The Mile High City’s creative world, from museum gift stores to art district galleries. You’re sure to find a completely unique and memorable piece created by a local artist or a print by a modern master.

● Denver Art Museum

Unique, artsy gifts abound at the Denver Art Museum’s expansive Museum Shop. Browse (浏览) the exhibition catalogs, art books, jewellery and fine gifts in the shop. Many of the items here are made by Colorado artisans. You can also check out what the shop has to offer online.

Location: 100 W 14th Avenue Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204

Business hours: Mon – Thu 10 am – 5 pm;

Fri 10 am – 8 pm;

Sat – Sun 10 am – 5 pm

● MCA Denver

The shelves here are filled with art books, graphic novels, custom-made MCA Denver mix CDs and art T-shirts for “genius babies, artistic teens and open-minded adults”. Limited edition works by avant-garde (前卫的) art icons John Waters, Marcel Dzama, Arturo Herrera and Jeff Starr are available as well.

Location: 1485 Delgany St, Denver, CO 80202

Business hours: Mon Closed;

Tue – Thu 12 pm – 7 pm;

Fri 12 pm – 9 pm;

Sat – Sun 10 am – 5 pm

● Art District on Santa Fe

Art District on Santa Fe is an art lover’s paradise, with dozens of galleries to visit, as well as restaurants, shops and museums. Start your Santa Fe shopping at Artists on Santa Fe, one of the oldest galleries in the area, featuring more than 25 artists working in a wide variety of media. Then explore the inviting Sandra Phillips Gallery, which represents important regional artists as well as emerging artists offering fresh and creative ideas. After that, simply wander the district, popping into whatever gallery space catches your eye.

Location: Santa Fe Drive between 4th and 12th avenues

【1】When is the Denver Art Museum open on Fridays?

A．9 am – 4 pm.

B．12 pm – 9 pm.

C．8 am – 5 pm.

D．10 am – 8 pm.

【2】Which of the following makes MCA Denver’s shop special?

A．Glassware and pottery made by local people.

B．Arturo Herrera’s limited edition works.

C．High-end jewellery and lamps.

D．Handicrafts made by Colorado artisans.

【3】What do we know about Art District on Santa Fe?

A．We are advised to begin with Artists on Santa Fe.

B．Sandra Phillips Gallery is located on Avenue Pkwy.

C．We can find famous graphic novels there.

D．Its galleries feature emerging artists and yard art.

25、Never Say Quit

In my twenty-five years of coaching, I encountered many extraordinary athletes. Yet the athlete who made the greatest impression on me wasn't one of those promising young men, but Bobby Colson.

Early in the season, Bobby, who looked heavy but strong, ____ me in the school hallway. He told me he was eager to join in our track team and believed he could make an important ____. I was deeply_____by his presentation and self-confidence.

Given his physique, the logical role for Bobby was that of a "weight man”. So he did his best in trying discus(铁饼), shot pot…, only to find out these events were not ____ for him at all. So Bobby intended to try another more difficult event: two-mile race. I admired Bobby's ____, but to myself, I questioned whether the two-mile race was a good choice. Yet Bobby was ____ and for the following weeks, he painfully but____ struggled through his workouts.

Three months later, the two-mile race was well underway. While all the other runners had already finished, Bobby ____ had three laps to go. As Bobby completed his last two of his ____ laps, several boys from the other teams started making fun of him and ____ at him to get off the track. Bobby was crying noticeably but kept going. At this moment, our team members noticed and went to ____ Bobby on. On the last lap, all our athletes stood up to cheer Bobby on. Imagine a moving sight: Our whole team lined up ____ the track, clapping and cheering for Bobby as tears ____down his face.

After that, Bobby put in effort to support his teammates. He went from event to event ____ his teammates. When one of our athletes took a first place, Bobby was even more excited than the winner. Every teammate ____him very much and felt lucky to have him in the team.

Bobby had been right when he told me he felt he could make a significant contribution. He had joined a good team and made it into a great ____.Since then, I've seen many top athletes ____ the track when they knew they weren't going to win a race. Bobby, on the contrary, never once ____ leaving that two-mile race. Once he___, quitting was not an option. His example helped us all to understand that talent is God given, and those who have it should be thankful, but the spirit of ____ is self-given, and we should value it.

【1】A.waved B.informed C.limited D.stopped

【2】A.appearance B.promise C.contribution D.influence

【3】A.impressed B.frightened C.puzzled D.embarrassed

【4】A.satisfactory B.challenging C.suitable D.attractive

【5】A.enthusiasm B.generosity C.achievement D.cooperation

【6】A.worried B.confused C.determined D.hesitated

【7】A.cautiously B.proudly C.secretly D.diligently

【8】A.still B.already C.ever D.rather

【9】A.spare B.remaining C.extra D.additional

【10】A.crying B.throwing C.shouting D.criticizing

【11】A.pull B.assist C.drive D.urge

【12】A.over B.around C.with D.beyond

【13】A.rolled B.paved C.covered D.measured

【14】A.convincing B.appreciating C.competing D.encouraging

【15】A.envied B.loved C.respected D.believed

【16】A.family B.organization C.institution D.system

【17】A.check out B.give off C.walk off D.carry out

【18】A.supposed B.considered C.imagined D.concerned

【19】A.proved B.realized C.discovered D.started

【20】A.bravery B.unity C.perseverance D.devotion

26、百度百科打算创建英文版的百度人物词条，请你结合以下信息，为袁隆平编写词条。

姓名：袁隆平爱好：听音乐，游泳

职业：科学家

生活态度：生活简朴，淡泊名利

出生：1930年，北京

毕业院校：西南农学院(现西南大学)

成就：

(1)提高水稻产量，消除世界饥饿

(2)杂交水稻之父

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.适当表达个人看法。

参考词汇：西南农学院Southwest Agricultural College；杂交水稻之父 Father of Hybrid Rice

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