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2025-2026学年湖南常德市汉寿县第一中学高三下学期5月阶段检测英语试题
一、听力选择题
1．What is the final negotiated transportation cost
A．10 dollars. B．720 dollars. C．800 dollars.
2．What is the collection for
A．A business trip. B．A gift for Sylvia. C．A welcome party.
3．How does the woman feel about the candlelight
A．It looks good. B．It’s not bright enough. C．It’s better than electric light.
4．What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Family members. B．Teacher and student. C．Doctor and patient.
5．What are the speakers referring to
A．The water. B．The world. C．The weather.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6．What does the woman want to borrow
A．A dictionary. B．A notebook. C．Some money.
7．How long does the woman work every evening
A．For three hours. B．For two hours. C．For four hours.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8．What will the weather be like this afternoon
A．Rainy. B．Sunny. C．Windy.
9．What is the relationship between the woman and Amy
A．Sisters. B．Schoolmates. C．Mother and daughter.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10．What happened to the woman this morning
A．She got up late. B．She lost her bike. C．She quarreled with her brother.
11．How did the woman go to school today
A．On foot. B．By bike. C．By bus.
12．What did the woman leave at home
A．Her wallet. B．Her keys. C．Her schoolbag.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
13．How many books does Sarah have at home
A．3. B．7. C．8.
14．What’s the reason Sarah leaves
A．She doesn’t want the books.
B．She might be late for her bus.
C．She needs to return more books.
15．Where are the speakers probably
A．In a library. B．At a bus stop. C．In a bookstore.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
16．Where are the speakers
A．At home. B．At a post office. C．At a supermarket.
17．What did the man do this morning
A．He did some cleaning. B．He did the cooking. C．He did some shopping.
18．What will the woman do tomorrow
A．Buy a lot of food. B．Send her car to the garage. C．Pick up the man’s mother.
二、阅读理解
Four Beautiful Trips of Bikes and Trains
Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Path (小径)
The path is an 87-mile pathway from Cleveland to Bolivar in Northeast Ohio. The Cuyahoga Valley. Scenic Railroad (CVSR) goes along with the path from Akron to Thornburg Station, a 31-mile distance through Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The path surrounds the outline of old Ohio and Erie Canal. Today, the path passes many landmarks, bridges, museums, and villages.
Danube Cycle Path
The Danube Cycle Path is a path that follows the Danube River for about 745 miles, from Donaueschingen, Germany to Budapest, Hungary. The path is most popular in Austria featuring 245 scenic miles serviced by local and long-distance trains. Most cyclists choose to ride from west to east with the flow of the river, to take advantage of the natural slope (斜坡) of bicycle traffic(交通).
Lehigh Gorge Rail Path
The path runs for 25 miles through woodlands next to the Lehigh River. A historic tourist railway called the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway follows the path, allowing cyclists to create a one-way ride rather than backtracking. The rail path is mostly flat (平坦的) and passes through Lehigh Gorge State Park. While the train operates most days, the bike service is only offered one weekend a month from May to November.
Cinder Track
The Cinder Track is a 21-mile broken stone pathway along the coast of Yorkshire, England. The towns of Scarborough and Whitby, where the path begins and ends, both have train stations near the path. The train journey is not a direct way between the two towns-in fact, the tracks of the old direct way were removed to create the path. The path, meanwhile, surrounds the Yorkshire coast, providing views of seaside bluffs (峭壁), fishing villages, etc.
1. What can be learned about Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Path
A. It offers a view of old Ohio and Erie Canal. B. It offers a chance to explore some mountains.
C. It passes a variety of small cities and villages. D. It shares the same path with CVSR all the way.
2. What's the disadvantage of Lehigh Gorge Rail Path for cycling lovers
A. It has broken stone tracks. B. It has many tough roads.
C. It has sharp slopes on the way. D. It has a time rule on bike service.
3. Which of the following covers the longest distance
A. Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Path. B. Danube Cycle Path.
C. Lehigh Gorge Rail Path. D. Cinder Track.
The oil and gas industry may be emitting about three-times the amount of climate-warming methane than government estimates show, according to a new study from Stanford University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and other organizations in Nature. Methane (甲烷) is the main component of natural gas and among the greenhouse gases heating the planet, which is produced when extracting crude oil.
Specific measurements varied from a low of less than 1%, or about what the Environmental Protection Agency estimates, at a site in Pennsylvania to a high of nearly 10% in New Mexico. Researchers found the higher percentages of methane released generally had something in common. “These are places where production is mostly focusing on oil,” says Evan Sherwin, a research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who conducted the research as a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. But oil and gas often come out of the ground together, and if there wasn’t a way to transport the less-valuable gas to where it could be sold, leaks were higher.
In Pennsylvania, by contrast, drillers are focused on producing natural gas, and there, very little of the methane was wasted. That complicates an argument many in the industry have made, generally in opposition to tighter government regulations on methane. They say drillers have the incentive to capture gas leaks so they can sell the fossil fuel. But that’s not always possible, if industry hasn’t built the pipelines and other infrastructure to get the gas to consumers. In this study, researchers estimate the industry releases about 6.2 million tons of methane a year, valued at $1.08 billion.
“Emissions of methane from fossil fuel operations remain unacceptably high,” said Tim Gould, chief economist at the International Energy Agency, during a Tuesday call with reporters. The organization’s Global Methane Tracker shows methane from the energy sector was near the record high level in 2023.
Despite that, the IEA concludes that if countries fully implement existing pledges on methane reductions, that would make significant progress toward achieving global climate goals. “2024 could mark a turning point and policies are starting to be put into place. Greater transparency is coming. Awareness is spreading and we have enhanced ability to track large leaks and act quickly to shut them down,” Gould said. Gould said he hopes to have good news to share, about a reduction in methane emissions, next year.
4. What can we infer from paragraph 2
A. Various measures are taken to restrict the release of methane.
B. The low value of the gas in part leads to the high leak of the methane.
C. The more focused on the production of the gas, the higher the methane release
D. The percentage of methane in developing countries is higher than in developed countries
5. What does the underlined word “incentive” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Equipment. B. Productivity. C. Drive. D. Assessment.
6. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. Caution: Methane emission gives rise to serious global warming.
B. Methane emissions: Oil and gas industry’s hidden impact.
C. Measures taken to cut back on methane emissions.
D. Methane is to blame for the climate change.
7. What is Tim Gould’s attitude toward emissions of methane at present
A. Critical. B. Dismissive. C. Doubtful. D. Optimistic.
Average age is rising around the world — a demographic (人口统计) change that may pose a significant challenge to efforts to slow down climate change.
Hossein Estiri at Harvard University and Emilio Zagheni of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Germany, have found that energy use increases as we get older, and not just because we tend to get wealthier. An ageing population could mean a greater proportion of society with higher energy use, their study suggests.
They combined two decades, worth of data from thousands of US households and used this to build a model to reveal how energy use varied across 17 age groups between 1987 and 2009. They found that, on average, children’s energy consumption climbs as they grow up, before dipping slightly when they leave home. Consumption then rises again when people hit their 30s, before briefly dropping after 55, and then beginning to climb again. The study involved factors such as income, local climate and the age, type and size of a person’s home. The increase in energy use at various points in our lifespan (寿命) seems to be the result of life style and how our needs change as we age.
Why does demand grow so much in our 30s “We need more of everything. More space, a bigger TV two fridges,” says Estiri. The study found that, in warmer parts of the US, energy use increases in people over the age of 65 — probably as a result of increased use of air conditioning, This suggests that there is a feedback effect between climate change and an ageing population that will only make matters worse.
Heat waves have become more common in the US in recent years and are expected to become more frequent due to global warming. More older people using more electrical energy to keep cool as temperatures rise could add to emissions (排放), and thus drive more warming until our energy supply becomes entirely fossil fuel-free.
“This confluence (汇集) of population, ageing and climate change on energy demand is really important to start thin king about,” says Estiri. Benjamin Sovacool at the University of Sussex, UK, says the work shows the importance of demographics when it comes to cutting carbon emissions. Most modelling of climate change mitigation (减缓气候变化的模型) assumes people’s energy consumption either stays the same or only changes by a small amount over time.
“This study directly challenges that entire body of research by forcing it to fight with the temporality and complexity of the consumption of energy,” says Sovacool.
Catherine Mitchell at the University of Exeter, UK, says the research could have an important influence on policy makers. “What the paper says is that there is a lot of work about how buildings use energy, but probably not enough about how the people in them use energy,” she says.
8. By saying “not just because we tend to get wealthier” in Paragraph 2, the writer probably means that _______.
A. poor people can’t bring down the high demand for energy
B. a comfortable life is not the main cause of increased energy use
C. there are some other reasons leading to the increase in energy consumption
D. people being wealthy or not has nothing to do with the rise of energy consumption
9. What does the author intend to tell us in Paragraph3
A. Children consumes more energy when they leave home.
B. Energy consumption drops briefly before people hit 55.
C. The researchers built a model to study the data from US households.
D. Energy consumption varies with the change of lifestyle and demand at different ages.
10. Which of the following statements is Hossein Estiri most likely to support
A. Energy will stop increasing when people get older.
B. His research could inspire policymakers to change current policies.
C. Various factors influencing energy consumption should be considered.
D. Old people should use fossil, fuel-free rather than electrical energy to keep cool.
11. What is the shortcoming of most modeling of climate change mitigation
A. It is expensive and difficult to promote.
B. It overestimates the household energy consumption.
C. It did not take climate change adaptation into account.
D. It regards energy consumption as stable or as only slightly changing.
12. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. More emphasis should be put on people’s energy use.
B. The government can’t do much without the support of the study.
C. It is the buildings, not the people in side, that consume the majority of the energy.
D. Policymakers have been working on how to cut down people’s energy use.
Although picture quality has improved greatly with the development of flat-screen televisions, sound has taken a dive. The problem is that TVs with slimmed-down screens have insufficient room for good speakers to be fitted to them, either at the back or in the frame. Such televisions are therefore usually connected to an external sound system to improve their sound quality.
Early TV loudspeakers were as big as the screen, but engineers have got good at making speakers smaller and explored new sound-producing methods, like employing an actuator (致动器) to vibrate (振动) a flexible panel. That raises the question: Why not vibrate the TV screen itself And this is just what a couple of television-makers are now doing.
Company A was the first to announce it had developed such a system, which is called Acoustic Surface. It is now fitting this to some of its luxurious televisions. Acoustic Surface employs a pair of actuators to vibrate a screen made with organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Unlike screens that employ regular inorganic LEDs as a backlight, OLEDs give off their light directly. This means OLED screens have few layers — and that, in turn, means they can be more flexible and are able to vibrate more easily. This vibration is invisible to the viewer and does not affect picture quality. One beneficial consequence is that a program’s soundtrack is broadcast directly to the viewer instead of from the side, as is the case with separate speakers.
The other version on offer is Cinematic Sound from Company B. This includes, as one of the screen’s layers, a 600-micron-thick film that works as an “exciter” to vibrate the display.
They are all very attractive and have caught most people’s attention. However, those who are enthusiastic about accurate sound reproduction still prefer separate sound systems.
13. What is a problem with flat-screen televisions
A. They have poor sound quality.
B. They offer low picture quality.
C. They can’t meet viewers’ demands.
D. They can’t be connected to external sound systems.
14. What makes OLED screens suitable for Acoustic Surface
A. Their large size. B. Their few layers.
C. Their flexible structure. D. Their direct light emission.
15. What do Acoustic Surface and Cinematic Sound have in common
A. They use fewer actuators.
B. They employ thin films as exciters.
C. They produce sound by vibrating the TV screen.
D. They guarantee the soundtracks broadcast from the side.
16. What can we infer about people who pursue precise sound effect
A. They like slim flat-screen TVs best.
B. They don’t care about TV picture quality.
C. They are satisfied with early TV loudspeakers.
D. They won’t choose screen-vibrating sound systems.
Summer is well on the way. And what is a better way to welcome the warmer weather than to start cleaning up your garden Keen gardeners will make their way outside to plant some flowers. ____17____ That is star jasmine (茉莉) . It will keep gardens smelling amazing all summer long and be a pretty addition to anyone’s outdoor space.
In addition to a rich scent, star jasmine will provide a lovely, delicate look. It’s perfect for climbing over trellises (棚架) and fences as a classic climber plant, which means it will grow upwards. ____18____ Another advantage is that it’s a reliable winter plant too. Its evergreen leaves provide interest and freshness in the colder seasons.
____19____ In this way, you can move them around and bring them with you if needed. Remember to re-pot every two years and refresh the soil as it eventually starts to lack nutrients. And re-potting into something a little bigger will also mean it will carry on growing and producing more flowers.
If you want to plant some star jasmine, spring is the best time as it will flower later in the season. It’s important to consider sunlight and temperature as they like being in direct light and warmth. Making sure to prune (修剪) in late spring or early summer. This will help the plant regrow quickly. ____20____ Too little water will lead to leaves turning red and falling off your plants.
Once your star jasmine is established, you can make your outdoor space even more appealing by attracting birds with a simple food they love. The key to drawing robins (知更鸟 ) into your garden is simply leaving out some small, fresh apple slices. Robins naturally feed on berries and fruits from trees and bushes. ____21____
A. It can also be planted in a pot.
B. So it’s ideal for smaller gardens.
C. It is not easy to run a beautiful garden.
D. Actually, there’s one plant everyone should grow.
E. All kinds of flowers aren’t suitable to grow in spring.
F. Getting the watering right is the key to a healthy plant.
G. They’re especially fond of them throughout the spring period.
三、完形填空
On that day, the Yellow Emperor showed the poet his palace. Gradually, they dropped down toward a paradise (天堂) or garden whose metal mirrors hinted at the labyrinth (迷宫). At first, they let themselves get lost ____22____, as if in a game. Later, they felt some concern, since the labyrinth’s straight avenues were gently but inescapably curved: secretly, they formed ____23____. Around midnight, the well-timed ____24____ of a tortoise enabled them to disengage themselves from this seemingly bewitched area, though not from the feeling that they were lost.
When the Imperial household ____25____, people threw themselves to the ground. One day, they docked at an island where a man ____26____ to do so because he had never seen the Son of the Sky, and the executioner had to sever his head. Reality and dreams became confused, or rather, reality was one ____27____ of dreams. Every hundred paces, a tower pierced the air; in their eyes, they were all the ____28____ colour, and yet the first one was yellow and the last one scarlet (猩红色的), so fine were the gradations and so long the sequence.
At the foot of the next-to-last tower, the poet, who had seemed removed from the extraordinary sights that so ____29____ the others, recited (当众吟诵) the short poem that brought him ____30____ and death. The text has been lost. Some say it consisted of a single line of poetry; others, of a single ____31____. What is certain, incredibly, is that within the poem was the entire, enormous palace lived by each dynasty of mortals (凡人), gods, and dragons that had ____32____ there since the furthest reaches of the past. Everyone fell silent, and the Emperor exclaimed: “You have taken away my palace!” The ____33____ iron sword terminated the poet’s life.
Others tell the story differently. There cannot be two identical things in the world: as soon as the poet recited the poem, the palace ____34____ as if blasted and swept away by the final syllable (音节). Of course, legends like this are ____35____ fiction. The poet was the Emperor’s slave and died accordingly. His poem fell into oblivion (彻底遗忘) because that was what it ____36____. His followers are still searching for the word that is the world, but they will not find it.
22. A. accidentally B. deliberately C. delightedly D. unluckily
23. A. squares B. lines C. octagons D. circles
24. A. kill B. sacrifice C. cooking D. chop
25. A. stood by B. dropped by C. passed by D. went by
26. A. failed B. managed C. forgot D. refused
27. A. vision B. configuration C. reflection D. clue
28. A. same B. different C. vivid D. dull
29. A. associated B. attacked C. attracted D. astonished
30. A. immortality B. disaster C. misfortune D. guilty
31. A. poem B. epic C. word D. sentence
32. A. occupied B. lived C. destroyed D. slept
33. A. poet’s B. household’s C. emperor’s D. executioner’s
34. A. collapsed B. shined C. disappeared D. burst
35. A. entire B. mere C. bare D. just
36. A. deserved B. encountered C. caused D. worked
四、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A photography exhibition ____37____ (title) Blooming in the Sun is currently running at the September Art Gallery in Shenzhen and ____38____ (last) until September 30, 2022. The exhibition features ____39____ (photograph) of the Xihaigu area in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region. It is ____40____ largely mountainous region that ____41____ (identify) as the “most unfit place for human settlement” by the United Nations in 1972, due to its barren and dry land and fragile ecological environment.
The pictures on display are from four photographers—Xie Hong, Li Qiang, Hai Yang and HuGuoqing, ____42____ were once schoolmates majoring ____43____ photography at Wuhan University. They use cameras to record this remote and impoverished area from different angles, ____44____ (give) this place a new life. The drought brings harsh ____45____ (nature) conditions, but people still live ____46____ work here, just like the sunflowers blooming in the sun.
五、书信写作
47. 假定你是李华，在意大利留学期间，你在网上看到一家公司招聘兼职销售员，请你给该公司负责人Kelly写一封邮件，申请这个职位。
内容包括：1.写信目的；2.你的条件；3.表示愿望。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Kelly,
I am writing in response to the job advertisement on your website for the position of salesperson.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I think I’m qualified for this job. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
六、书面表达
48. 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。
It was a morning in late August. Down the shore (岸) line of a lake, my father was fishing by a bank of trees. He liked to fish, away from distractions and noise and other people. He was also a wildlife officer, traveling all over the province to protect nature from humans.
But I was still new to fishing. “Dad, where should I stay ” He simply pressed his index finger to his lips, pointed to a shady spot by a large rock and shook his head gently. I knew he wanted me to be quiet.
The place where we were fishing was near a protected wetland. Songbirds, ducks and Canada geese flew by, touching down briefly on the water’s surface before they flapped their wings and flew back into the sky. White clouds passed in front of the sun, blocking its warming rays from time to time.
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught sight of a few big loons (潜鸟) gathered together near the shoreline. What were they doing there Loons usually travel alone, but here were five. Maybe it was a family One loon, wailing (哀号), swam away from the group, toward me.
“Dad Come here!”
My dad turned a bit toward me but didn’t move, until I urged him again.
“Look at that loon. It’s swimming toward us,” I said, pointing toward that strange loon.
Just then, the loon let out a big laughing sound. It stopped in the water near shore, not ten feet away from us. It was so close that we could see its beady red eyes. Strangely, the bird’s wings were held tight against its black -and-white body, its neck wrapped (缠绕) around by a thin line. Fishing line maybe Was there a hook (钩子) on the line, too
“It needs help. It’s trying to get our attention!” With these words, my dad was ready to get into the water. “But... Look at its long beak (喙)! It could easily hurt us with it.” I didn’t follow him.
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。
“Go get the scissors from the tool box,” my dad was shouting.
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“Take it easy! The bird won’t hurt you!” encouraged Dad.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】1. A 2. D 3. B
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. B 7. D
【答案】8. C 9. D 10. C 11. D 12. A
【答案】13. A 14. B 15. C 16. D
【答案】17. D 18. B 19. A 20. F 21. G
【答案】22. C 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. A 31. C 32. B 33. D 34. C 35. B 36. A
【答案】37. titled
38. will last
39. photographs
40. a 41. was identified
42. who 43. in
44. giving 45. natural
46. and
【答案】Dear Kelly,
I am writing in response to the job advertisement on your website for the position of salesperson.
I am a business student and have had a three -month sales experience. During this time, I developed strong customer service skills and learned how to effectively communicate with customers to understand their needs and recommend products. Besides, I have good communication skills and I can speak Italian, English and Chinese so that I can deal with various potential customers. At last, I am a quick learner and am always eager to learn new skills. I am confident that I can quickly adapt to your company’s policies and procedures and provide excellent service to your customers.
I think I’m qualified for this job. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【答案】“Go get the scissors from the tool box,” my dad was shouting. I ran, as quickly as possible, and came back with the tiny pair of scissors we used for cutting off the end of fishing line. I saw the loon already in Dad’s hands. “What should I do next ” I asked, daring not to get close. “I’ll hold it firmly, and you just need to cut off the line.” The loon’s long beak was so close to me that I felt it might hurt me with its beak at any moment. I held the scissors out at arm’s length, my hands shaking.
“Take it easy! The bird won’t hurt you!” encouraged Dad. Somehow his calm voice gave me strength. I took a deep breath, trying to calm down a bit. As I approached, the loon was silent and still. Carefully and slowly, I cut off the fishing line from around the loon’s neck. “Now, take out that hook. Hurry!” As I tried to pull the hook out, the loon struggled in Dad’s hands, as if it were trying to pull itself free. “No! Not that way! You’re hurting it.” So I had to try again. As I finally get the sharp hook out of its body, I let out a sigh of relief. I patted the loon’s head, a gesture of gratitude that it hadn’t used its beak as a weapon. As I watched that loon lapping its wings and flying back into the sky, I couldn’t help beaming a smile.

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