2025-2026学年内蒙古通辽高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、________ for two days, Jessica managed to finish her project ahead of time.

A. To work       B. Worked

C. To be working   D. Having worked

2、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

3、— 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

4、The real winners in sport are those who know how to persevere and to behave with ________—whether they win or lose a game.

A. certainty   B. caution

C. dignity   D. independence

5、With the fight against piracy ________, more and more people find that authentic CDs and DVDs deserve ________.

A.furthered; buying B.furthered; to buy

C.furthering; to be bought D.furthering; buying

6、Since we haven’t gone very far, we might just __________ well turn around to get the map.

A.for B.with C.in D.as

7、As is reported, it is 115 years______Peking University was founded.

A. when   B. before C. after D. since

8、People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often ______ rather than based on fixed criteria.

A．appropriate

B．conscious

C．arbitrary

D．controversial

9、I ______ for over 40 minutes, but my food still isn’t ready.

A．am waiting

B．have been waiting

C．was waiting

D．had waited

10、—What did he say about being late for the meeting?

—He gave some excuse about missing the bus, but sounds a bit ______.

A. responsible   B. impressive   C. lame   D. severe

11、I can still remember my childhood life,_________it was so long ago.

A.if only B.as though C.even though D.in case

12、In the lecture, the professor told his students about how to write an _________ of a graduate paper, expressing the main argument.

A. account   B. application   C. address   D. abstract

13、In Australia, many road signs are now both in English and Chinese, ______ it easier for Chinese tourists to travel.

A. making   B. made   C. make   D. makes

14、Do you still remember how many years ago_________ we first met on campus?

A. was it that   B. it was that

C. was it when       D. it was when

15、Our country is accelerating the construction of Xiong'an New District,_______will be a green, low-carbon, open, innovative and highly-competitive city.

A．one

B．one that

C．that

D．what

16、The most unforgettable moment for me was _____ I graduated from high school.

A. when   B. where   C. how   D. why

17、My friend came around for a cup of tea and we________ having a big meal together.

A．put up

B．ended up

C．took up

D．brought up

18、Before we come to a decision,  we must make  sure  we have ______ all  the  relevant facts.

A.set foot on B.set fire to

C.made way for D.taken account of

19、Even though we live in a high-tech age, it’s still impossible to predict the weather   .

A. actively B. accurately

C. cautiously D. originally

20、We are living in an age   most of things are done on cell phones.

A. which   B. that

C. whose   D. when

21、   When Barbra Streisand said that she'd had her dog cloned for $50,000, many people learned for the first time that copying pets and other animals was a real business.

The story that gave people cause for concern, though, came out a few days later. It was about Monni Must, a Michigan photographer who paid to have Billy Bean cloned, a Labrador that had belonged to her oldest daughter, Miya. Miya died 10 years earlier. To Must, cloning the elderly dog was a way to keep her daughter's memory alive.

Alarm bells went off in my head. Must wasn't just cloning a pet. She was trying to preserve a lost child. It seemed awfully close to a real human cloning scenario, one in which a heartbroken parent tries to replace a son or daughter who dies early.

I shot a question at Jose Cibelli, an animal cloning scientist at Michigan State University: is it time to worry about human cloning again? Cibelli quickly emailed back: “Yes.”

I met Cibelli 15 years ago, when I was among a group of journalists covering cloning nonstop. Back then, it seemed possible that someone might try to copy a human being at any moment. There was an Italian doctor named Antinori who said he was trying.

But human cloning never happened. The reason is clear. In many animals, only one in 100 cloned embryos ever leads to a live birth. Of those that are born, a few suffer from abnormalities (畸形) and quickly die. Creating a human clone isn't only a question of technology. You'd also need a reason to do it, experts willing to help, and someone to fund it all.

I finally asked Must if she would have cloned Miya if she'd had the chance? She said it's not a question she has an answer to. “When you have a child who dies, you are not in a place to make a rational (理智的) decision,” she says.

【1】How did the author feel after knowing Must's story?

A.Worried. B.Relieved.

C.Sympathetic. D.Admiring.

【2】What do we know about human cloning 15 years ago?

A.It was supported by Jose Cibelli. B.It was seldom covered by reporters.

C.It received the public's attention. D.It was first tried by an Italian doctor.

【3】What does Paragraph 6 mainly focus on?

A.How animals are cloned.

B.Why human cloning is challenging.

C.How the technology of cloning is developed.

D.Why cloned embryos are difficult to preserve.

【4】What is Must's attitude toward cloning her dead daughter?

A.She is uninterested. B.She is looking forward to it.

C.She thinks it is irrational. D.She has no idea.

22、   At the first Olympic marathon in 1896, athletes ran a shorter course than today's 42.2-kilometer event. Even so, only the winner finished within three hours. However, runners have improved, and one expert predicted last year that the two-hour mark would be broken in 2028.

On Oct 12, Eliud Kipchoge came in ahead of schedule – literally. The 34-year-old Olympic champion from Kenya became the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours. Clocking in at 1:59:40, Kipchoge pumped his chest and even sped up after crossing the finish line as he ran happily to his wife. 'No one is limited. This shows the positivity of sport, ' Kipchoge told the BBC after the race in Vienna, Austria. 'Together when we run, we can make it a beautiful world. '

Apart from Kipchoge's strong willpower and outstanding physical condition, a few tricks of science and technology helped him reach this milestone in human athletic achievement.

Hills and turns slow runners down, so Kipchoge's team picked the course in Vienna for its gentle curves (弯曲度).

The city's cool and dry weather was also important, said Wired. The magazine talked to exercise physiologists, who think the weather helped keep Kipchoge's body running more efficiently throughout the race.

A special pair of shoes also played a big part. According to The New York Times, the shoes Kipchoge wore were designed to give a significant edge (优势) to anyone wearing them in a race.

One other key to this breakthrough was Kipchoge's pacing strategy. He ran with a dream team of pacers, deployed by sports scientists. Five runners formed a V-shape ahead of Kipchoge, reducing drag (阻力), and two runners followed directly behind to push him forward. Kipchoge stayed in the center of the formation. The team rotated (轮换) members every five kilometers, and he stayed under a two-hour pace for almost the entire length of the race. There was also a pace car driving 15 meters in front of everyone, casting a laser (激光) line on the road to keep them on track.

'Few world records today are technology free, ' noted The Telegraph. Hard work and dedication are still the core (核心) of athletic achievement, but science and technology are helping modern athletes maximize their potential.

【1】Which of the following statements is true according to the first two paragraphs?

A.42.2-kilometer marathon first started in 1896.

B.Eliud Kipchoge is predicted to break the record in 2028.

C.Eliud Kipchoge won the Olympic champion at 1:59:40.

D.Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya set a new marathon record in less than two hour.

【2】What factor does not benefit Eliud Kipchoge in the challenge?

A.His strong willpower B.Physiologists' talk

C.His extraordinary physical condition D.Special running shoes

【3】What's the closest explanation of the underlined word?

A.follow B.monitor

C.arrange D.motivate

【4】What's the best title for the passage?

A.Running into record books.

B.How to maximize one's athletic potential.

C.Few world record today are technology free.

D.Eliud Kipchoge's outstanding sports achievements.

23、   From the very beginning of school we make books and reading a constant source of possible failure and public humiliation (侮辱). When children are little we make them read aloud before the teacher and other children, so that we can be sure they “know” all the words they are reading. This means that when they don’t know a word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone. After having taught fifth-grade classes for four years, I decided to try at all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read oftener and more adventurously.

One day soon after school had started, I said to them, “Now I’m going to say something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher say before. I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them only for pleasure. I am not going to ask you questions to find out whether you understand the books or not. If you understand enough of a book to enjoy it and want to go on reading it, that’s enough for me. Also I’m not going to ask you what words mean.”

The children sat stunned and silent. Was this teacher talking seriously? One girl, who had just come to us from a school where she had had a very hard time, looked at me steadily for a long time after I had finished. Then, still looking at me, she said slowly and seriously, “Mr. Holt, do you really mean that?” I said just as seriously, “ I mean every word of it.”

During the spring she really astonished me. One day, she was reading at her desk. From a glimpse of the illustrations (插图) I thought I knew what the book was. I said to myself, “It can’t be,” and went to take a closer look. Sure enough, she was reading Moby Dick. I said, “Don’t you find parts of it rather heavy going?” She answered, “Oh, sure, but I just skip over those parts and go on to the next good part.”

This is exactly what reading, I think, should be: find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it, and then go on to something else.

【1】According to the passage, children’s fear and dislike of books may result from ________.

A．reading little and thinking little

B．reading often and adventurously

C．being made to read too much

D．being made to read aloud before others

【2】The teacher told his students to read ________.

A．for higher scores in exams

B．for knowledge

C．for enjoyment

D．for a larger vocabulary

【3】Upon hearing the teacher’s talk, the children probably felt that ________.

A．it sounded stupid

B．it was not surprising at all

C．it sounded too good to be true

D．it was no different from other teachers’ talk

24、   Scientists can figure out a movie's emotional tone from the gasps（喘气）of its audience.

These gases could point the way to a subtle form of human communication，a new study suggests. “When you see a movie，you can hear the music and see the pictures. However，you don't realize there are chemical signals in the air. And they，too，could be affecting you，"says Williams，who led the study. As an atmospheric chemist，he studies the chemical makeup of the air around us.

Williams started out measuring the air in a soccer stadium. He noticed that levels of carbon dioxide and other gases changed wildly whenever the crowd cheered. That got him wondering--Could the gases people breathe out be influenced by emotions？

To find out，he went to the movies.

Williams and his coworkers measured air samples collected over six weeks in two movie theaters. Overall，9，500 movie goers watched 16 films. They included a mix of comedy，romance，action and horror films. Among them were The Hunter Games，Catching Fire，Carrie，and Walking with Dinosaurs. The researchers gave scenes from the movies such labels as“suspense”，“ laughter"，and“crying”. Then they looked for hundreds of chemicals in the air that showed up as people were watching particular movie scenes.

And certain scenes had distinct chemical“fingerprints”，Scenes that had people laughing or on the edge of their seats were especially distinctive. During screenings of The Hunger Games，levels of carbon dioxide and isoprene got to the highest at two suspenseful moments. Because isoprene is related to muscle movement，the researchers think tense movie moments likely led to its peak. Williams and his colleagues think the increase in carbon dioxide was due to the viewers' increased pulse and breathing rates.

Scientists need more data to make stronger links between human emotions and what's in their breath. But Williams can see potential practical uses. Companies，for instance，could quickly measure the air during tests to see how people feel about new products. He pictures future studies recording other body variables（变数）as well. These might include heart rate and body temperature，for instance. “It's something to find out. ”

【1】What chemicals in the air are important to Williams's recent research？

A.Those in the natural air.

B.Those from the theaters.

C.Those from audience's breath.

D.Those from people's gasps.

【2】What was Williams's purpose of the research?

A.To know more about the makeup of the air.

B.To see whether people's emotion affects the air they breathe out.

C.To study how greatly the movies influence people's emotion.

D.To find out how the air changes in a crowded stadium.

【3】What do we know about the experiment?

A.Each participant watched about 16 films.

B.The movies were a mixture of comedy and romance.

C.The films were labeled with three main features.

D.The samples were taken in two theaters over six weeks.

【4】In which situation are people most emotional？

A.Horrible moments

B.Romantic moments

C.Suspenseful situations.

D.Exciting situations

【5】What can we infer from the last paragraph？

A.Williams thinks more measures should be taken for practical uses.

B.Human emotions are strongly related to the chemicals humans breathe out.

C.People's temperature will be measured when they're watching movies.

D.Companies will spend much money testing their new product.

25、   Kindness can really make you pause and be thankful during a stressful time.

Cassandra Warren was in a_________and was feeling a little overwhelmed(使应接不暇)by work and planning her wedding. After she got her wedding invitations ready one day, she hurriedly_________one to her aunt and uncle. A week later, the invitation came back. She had written down the_________address. A handwritten note was_________the returned envelop, which read, “I wish I_________you—this is going to be an enjoyable experience. Congratulations—go to have dinner_________me. I’ve been married for 40 years—It gets better with age.” A $20 bill was inside.

Cassandra was at a bit of a professional crossroads and had been having a_________day. In fact, she’d nearly broken down, telling her_________to her husband-to-be Jesse Jones just as she opened the_________envelop. Then she read the note. “It was kind of perfect timing,” said Cassandra Warren. “We are____________who the mysterious note writer is. But I really____________it.”

Cassandra and Jesse____________with a friend who was going overseas the following night. They happily put the $20 towards their____________. Then Cassandra stopped by a store and bought a thank-you card. She____________wrote her aunt’s address on the envelop again—this time____________ —and addressed it to “Kind Stranger” ____________ by the following words inside，“Thank you for the____________and taking____________ to send it. Not so many people would have done that. It was a big____________ after the day I was having. I am____________people like you still being in the world.”

【1】A.rush B.flash C.sense D.race

【2】A.showed B.posted C.took D.presented

【3】A.incomplete B.unreadable C.unrecorded D.incorrect

【4】A.pointed to B.adapted to C.attached to D.contributed to

【5】A.blamed B.comforted C.welcomed D.knew

【6】A.for B.on C.except D.beyond

【7】A.tough B.busy C.relaxing D.nice

【8】A.doubt B.fortune C.depression D.embarrassment

【9】A.mismatched B.misplaced C.misjudged D.misdirected

【10】A.convinced of B.unaware of C.sceptical of D.fond of

【11】A.appreciated B.permitted C.selected D.recognized

【12】A.worked out B.dined out C.broke out D.set out

【13】A.shelf B.chair C.plate D.bill

【14】A.accurately B.calmly C.mistakenly D.casually

【15】A.as usual B.in return C.on purpose D.in advance

【16】A.accompanied B.clarified C.confirmed D.simplified

【17】A.picture B.photo C.card D.note

【18】A.courage B.care C.responsibility D.time

【19】A.favour B.deal C.ceremony D.decision

【20】A.anxious about B.grateful for C.ready for D.concerned about

26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

My writing career began quite accidentally. It was all because of my friend Henry.

Born into a poor family, Henry had no chance to attend school. He couldn’t read but he liked my reading for him greatly. One day I played a little trick on Henry. I was reading him a story from my textbook. Suddenly I moved away from the story and made up my own, pretending to turn pages regularly. Henry, of course, had no idea at all. Upon finishing the story, Henry began to clap.

“That was the best story you’ve read me in a long time,” he said, still clapping.

I laughed. “Really?”

“It was great. Will you read me more of it tomorrow?”

“Fascinating,” I thought, feeling like a man who discovered a buried treasure in his own backyard. That same night, I tried writing my first short story. It was a story about a man who found a magic cup. If he cried into the cup, his tears turned into pearls (珍珠), but he was a happy man and rarely cried. So he managed to find ways to make himself sad. The story ended with the man sitting on a mountain of pearls, unable to feel happy any longer.

The next day, I ran to Henry after school, asking him to hear the story and told him I wrote it last night. Henry was totally absorbed in it, his face shifting as the story developed.

“Some day, you will be a great writer,” Henry said. “And your stories will be read all over the world. But can I ask a question? Why didn’t the man just eat some onions to make himself cry to get pearls?” I was shocked because I never expected Henry could be helpful to my writing. I rewrote it and with Henry’s encouragement, I sent it to a magazine. To my surprise, it was published and sold well.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Whenever I finished a new story, I would turn to Henry.

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I decided to use the money to help Henry.

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