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2025-2026学年高三下学期期中考试英语试题
一、听力选择题
1. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A．A movie director.
B．A popular movie.
C．A piece of music.
2. What will the woman have
A．Fried rice.
B．A hamburger.
C．A sandwich.
3. What will the woman do next
A．Have a sleep.
B．Drink coffee.
C．Breathe some fresh air.
4. What does the woman remind the man to do
A．Pack for his flight.
B．Leave early tomorrow.
C．Check the time of the flight.
5. How will the speakers travel first
A．On foot.
B．By car.
C．By bus.
听下面一段对话，回答6-7小题。
6. What does the man think of Reader’s Digest
A．It contains instruction.
B．It is difficult to understand.
C．Its price is reasonable.
7. What is the woman
A．A librarian.
B．A bookstore keeper.
C．A student.
听下面一段对话，回答8-10小题。
8. How did the man feel at first
A．Happy.
B．Disappointed.
C．Guilty.
9. What does the woman say about the man
A．He is sensitive.
B．He knows a lot about art.
C．He doesn’t give much attention to the pictures.
10. What do the speakers plan to do
A．Meet some of the famous artists.
B．Return to the city next year.
C．Look at pictures in other galleries.
听下面一段对话，回答11-13小题。
11. How does the woman feel about the news
A．Angry.
B．Excited.
C．Worried.
12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Mother and son.
B．Husband and wife.
C．Brother and sister.
13. What does the woman ask the man to do
A．Defend her more.
B．Criticize her less.
C．Take her more seriously.
听下面一段对话，回答14-16小题。
14. What did the woman do this morning
A．She read a newspaper.
B．She bought some bread.
C．She worked on a report.
15. How many cargo trains does the China-Laos Railway send every day
A．2.
B．18.
C．50.
16. What does the man say about the China-Laos Railway
A．It first opened in 2024.
B．It has a total length of 1,035 kilometers.
C．It has transported over 4 billion tons of goods.
听下面一段对话，回答17-20小题。
17. What are the speakers doing
A．Discussing a play.
B．Sharing opinions on a piece of news.
C．Discussing a school task.
18. What idea does the woman come up with
A．Discussing the meaning of courage.
B．Determining the length of the story first.
C．Reading some heroic stories for reference.
19. How does the man describe his mother
A．She is quiet and shy.
B．She is loving and determined.
C．She is energetic and adventurous.
20. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Family members.
B．Teacher and student.
C．Classmates.
二、阅读理解
A
Walk in the footsteps of 40 monarchs (君主), explore royal treasures, and enjoy the freedom to explore at your own pace — all within the walls of the world’s oldest and largest occupied castle, home to 1,000 years of royal history.
Included in Your Ticket:
Entry to Windsor Castle, including the State Apartments, historic rooms, Semi-State Rooms, St George’s Chapel, Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, and castle precincts (园区). Get access to multimedia guides (available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and Spanish), family trails, and exhibitions.
Not Included: Food and drink, hotel transfers, and tips.
What’s not allowed:
Photography is strictly prohibited inside Windsor Castle.
Large backpacks and pushchairs are not permitted inside the State Apartments.
Pets are not permitted (guide dogs are welcome).
Accessibility:
This experience is partially wheelchair and pram / stroller accessible.
Additional Information:
The Semi-State Apartments remains open until March 29, 2026. Windsor Castle is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. St. George’s Chapel is closed on Sundays and on February 28, 2026. The castle is completely closed from January 8-12, March 19, and June 14-15, 2026.
Cancellation Policy:
You can cancel these tickets up to 14 days before your visit for a full refund.
21. What is involved in the ticket
A．A guided tour.
B．Royal performances.
C．Free food and drinks.
D．Multimedia guides in Chinese.
22. On which day can you visit the castle in 2026
A．Thursday, March 19.
B．Thursday, January 1.
C．Monday, June 15.
D．Tuesday, March 3.
23. What can we infer from the passage
A．Hotel transfers are provided for ticket holders.
B．Accessible services are offered for special visitors.
C．A full refund is available on cancellations at any time.
D．Windsor Castle is the world’s most famous royal castle.
B
Scientists have created a three-dimensional “heart-on-a-chip” (HOC) that could provide a breakthrough in the fight against the world’s leading cause of death, cardiovascular (心血管) disease.
One major challenge is that we cannot easily test how a human heart will react to a drug or disease without putting someone at risk. This engineered heart tissue beats on its own, it releases chemicals to start muscular activity, and it responds predictably to common drugs. It’s the first to include a two-way sensing platform that provides real-time tracking of activity throughout the heart tissue down to the cellular level.
In a recent paper, scientists from multiple Canadian institutions describe how they achieved this “significant advance in heart tissue engineering and drug testing.” The key advance here is the integration of sensors that can detect both large-area and small-area heart activity. Both current HOC platforms and the research team’s previous version, described in a 2024 paper, lack high-resolution cellular-level sensing. Small-area sensing is vital because many cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are associated with impairment in heart muscle cells, the individual beating cells that form heart muscle tissue. As a result, measuring cellular function is critical for preventing heart failure in patients with CVDs.
To build their HOCs, the researchers harvested heart muscle cells and heart connective tissue cells from lab animals. They placed these cells into a soft structure rich in fibrous proteins and nutrients to stimulate growth, and then seeded them on tiny, flexible silicon-based chips (芯片). This is a major step toward testing diseases in the lab, since cell-generated forces govern the development of heart tissues, including their formation, remodeling, contraction efficiency, wound healing, and cancer progression.
Next, the researchers plan to model specific disorders by building heart tissues using cells from patients living with various heart conditions. These include a type of genetic heart muscle disease that can lead to heart failure, as well as irregular heartbeats, an umbrella of disorders that cause heart rate abnormalities.
24. How does the new HOC differ from earlier versions
A．It uses human patient cells.
B．It beats with external help.
C．It senses cellular heart activity.
D．It uses more flexible materials.
25. What does the underlined word “impairment” in paragraph 3 mean
A．Abnormal working.
B．Quick recovery.
C．Natural growth.
D．Regular beating.
26. What do the researchers intend to do with HOCs
A．Replace animal testing.
B．Grow full hearts for patients.
C．Cure DNA-based heart diseases.
D．Study patient-specific heart diseases.
27. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A．The New Methods to Build 3D hearts
B．A Fresh Process for Heart Drug Testing
C．An Innovation in Heart Tissue Engineering
D．The Fight Against Cardiovascular Diseases
C
Why do people often make choices that seem irrational (不理智的) Consider the “peanuts effect”: when offered $0.10 for sure or a 10% chance of $1, many pick the risky option. But if the stakes (份额) rise to $1,000 vs. a 10% chance of $10,000, most choose the guaranteed money. This reversal has long puzzled economists, who once viewed it as a weakness in human reasoning.
A 2025 study in Cognitive Psychology challenges that view, framing such behavior as an optimization strategy rather than a mistake. Led by Dr. Zhang Hang’s team, the research developed an “Assemblable Resource-Rational Modules” (ARRM) framework, modeling decision-making as information processing with limited cognitive resources.
The team tested two key hypotheses (假说). First, the “rational inattention” assumption: brains devote more focus to high-stakes choices. When rewards grow, people invest extra cognitive effort to estimate probabilities accurately. Second, the“structural prior” hypothesis: lifetime experience teaches us that “higher risk means higher return,” so we lean on this rule for small stakes.
Analyzing new and published data, the ARRM framework successfully explained the peanuts effect’s core features. “What looks illogical is actually the brain’s way of saving resources,” Zhang explains. For small rewards, the effort to calculate exact probabilities isn’t worth it — so we use simple rules. For large rewards, precision becomes valuable.
This research changes our understanding of decision-making: apparent anomalies often reflect logical resource management. It may also help design better financial advice, tailoring guidance to how people naturally process risk and reward.
28. What does the “peanuts effect” refer to
A．Reliance on past experience.
B．Shifts in risk attitude with reward size.
C．Mistakes in human reasoning.
D．Limitations in economic decisions.
29. What does the first assumption suggest
A．Small rewards get less popularity.
B．Large rewards affect judgment.
C．Effort rises with reward value.
D．Small choices need exact judgment.
30. What does the underlined word “anomalies” in paragraph 5 most probably mean
A．Unusual cases.
B．Common habits.
C．Careful plans.
D．Mental resources.
31. What might the research be applied to
A．Developing cognitive training.
B．Avoiding daily life risks.
C．Increasing reward values.
D．Offering personalized financial tips.
D
When students, or professionals, sit down across from me for life or professional coaching, they rarely begin with a crisis. More often they describe futures that sound impressive: consulting, leadership roles at major companies. Their plans are polished. From the outside, everything looks ready to go.
Then I ask a different question: “What would your ordinary Tuesday look like at this job ” I want them to tell me what time they’ll wake up or what their evenings feel like when they come home tired. At this point in the conversation, in most cases, students, and sometimes even professionals, can’t answer my questions. The conversation turns into silence. They have thought about what role they want, but they haven’t yet thought about how it fits with the activities they like to do and the people they care about.
I know that silence because I once sat in their chair. Early in my career, I was chasing a promotion I thought I wanted. One day, a senior colleague asked me to stay late and help her revise a report. I said yes, as always. At 9 p.m., alone in the office, I looked at my cold takeout and found this was my third late night that week. I had no energy to call my family, no memory of what I’d eaten for lunch. That night. I forced myself to picture the promotion I was chasing: the same late nights, just a fancier title.
That was when I realized: like many ambitious young people, I had been treating work as sacrifice. But endurance (忍耐) only matters if we know what we’re enduring for. The former belief that lasting fulfillment waits at the finish line is what psychologists call the “arrival fallacy.” The problem is, goals rarely transform daily life as we expect. New pressures replace old ones. The future we imagined becomes just the new normal.
Meanwhile, the real question remains unanswered. Do I actually like how I spend my days That’s why I push my conversation partners toward the details - painting as complete a picture as they can. I am not to discourage ambition, but it needs a reality check. Our everyday isn’t a means to a few milestones. Life is enjoyed through the ordinary Tuesdays we spend living it.
32. Why do people fail to describe an “ordinary Tuesday”
A．They lack confidence in their career.
B．They avoid thinking about the future.
C．They have little interest in job planning.
D．They are unaware of what the job involves.
33. What was the author’s early career life like
A．Planned and promising.
B．Satisfying but routine.
C．Goal-driven but exhausting.
D．Stressful but rewarding.
34. People with “arrival fallacy” believe __________.
A．future goals are beyond reach
B．new pressures will soon appear
C．endurance guarantees promotion
D．happiness comes after goal completion
35. How does the author view ambition
A．It should be grounded in life.
B．It leads to high self-expectation.
C．It fuels people’s craze for milestones.
D．It should be replaced by practical goals.
三、七选五
Every time life knocks you down, just remember these actions to take, and you can heal and overcome the crisis quickly, returning to your life stronger and happier.
Accept reality. Instead of avoiding life, take the change as a challenge. You will eventually either get what you want. You don’t necessarily need to be in a place where there is no challenge or hard work. ___36___ Once you manage to do that, you can handle anything that comes your way.
___37___ After darkness always comes light, and every sunrise reminds you of this, but sometimes you still forget this fact and choose to believe that the night will last forever. It won’t, because nothing lasts forever. Every moment is a second chance to start fresh, so take this moment and make the best of it.
Push yourself to take another step whatever happens. Every mistake and loss contains within it the solution and the hidden lesson you need to discover and learn to function correctly the next time you face the same problem. Don’t let things outside your control interfere with the endless things within your control. ___38___
Be positive and don’t let negativity control you. You can either give in to negativity and let it take over your life, or you can be positive and focus on what truly matters. ___39___ Choose to be positive-about your situation, your opportunities, and what you can do to move forward.
Find one small thing you can appreciate. If you have many reasons to cry and complain but choose to smile and appreciate life instead, you’re on the right path. Being thankful for the "ordinary" things in your life may seem strange. ___40___ Think of all the beauty around you, notice it, and smile.
A．Look forward to a fresh start.
B．You need to embrace the changes and stay calm.
C．Instead, use those things to drive yourself forward.
D．Remind yourself that everything in life is temporary.
E．In other words, don’t wait for a reason to be positive.
F．Being positive in negative situations doesn’t mean being naive.
G．But only when you truly appreciate them can you make them extraordinary.
四、完形填空
It was 10 p.m. on a winter night in Boston. I sat in the sofa, staring at a ___41___ Word document. My paper proposal deadline drew near. I hadn’t written a word despite weeks of thinking. Earlier that evening, when I met another Ph.D. student, Sachin, he was equally ___42___ — buried under the weight of a fellowship application. So, we made an ___43___: After dinner, we would sit together, laptops open, phones away. It was the push I needed to finally start writing.
I always ___44___ writing tasks, waiting for the perfect moment for thoughts to flow. But that moment never really arrives, and I end up with a ___45___ written piece only when the deadline becomes dangerously close.
Sachin and I both grew up in India, where competition is fierce and pursuing ___46___ is prized. We carried a perfectionist mindset into graduate school, and new pressures made us want faultless first drafts, but the result was a ___47___.
Having someone beside me ___48___ everything. It was a means to ensure ___49___. Our informal agreement soon became a ___50___. We scheduled weekly 90-minute sessions for focused writing, setting a small goal each time — it made the sessions surprisingly ___51___.
Small wins built momentum (动力) and ___52___. Writing never got easy, but it became less ___53___. Later, we launched peer co-working sessions for other students. What began as two stuck students soon became a small ___54___. Our experience showed us that responsibility, companionship, and a shared sense of ___55___ can lower the barriers that make writing so frightening. No one should have to write alone.
41. A．clear B．draft C．blank D．complex
42. A．stuck B．restricted C．respected D．fascinated
43. A．apology B．agreement C．impression D．argument
44. A．give up B．put off C．turn down D．hand out
45. A．neatly B．secretly C．carefully D．hurriedly
46. A．justice B．pleasure C．excellence D．stability
47. A．balance B．block C．response D．relief
48. A．predicted B．replaced C．observed D．changed
49. A．responsibility B．novelty C．flexibility D．honesty
50. A．bill B．habit C．problem D．trick
51. A．respective B．attractive C．productive D．alternative
52. A．confidence B．generosity C．convenience D．curiosity
53. A．perfect B．particular C．relative D．lonely
54. A．dream B．community C．difference D．part
55. A．purpose B．security C．worth D．happiness
五、语法填空
In Kuznetsova Aleksandra’s studio in Haikou, capital of Hainan province, ___56___ oil painting of St. Basil’s Cathedral hangs beside a portrait of a graceful woman from the Li ethnic group, ___57___ (symbolize) two distinct aspects of the artist’s life.
___58___ (raise) in a family of artists, the 24-year-old Russian woman developed a deep love for painting from an early age. Her interest in Chinese culture started when she was just 10 years old. “I ___59___ (simple) adore Chinese culture, so I picked up the language through the internet, books and TV,” she recalled.
In 2018, driven by her passion, Aleksandra journeyed to Hainan to study, a place ___60___ she was charmed by the island’s natural beauty and unhurried pace of life. The local people and culture ___61___ (become) essential to her life as she and her husband, whom she met on the island, have ventured through its landscapes together.
The Li brocade (织锦) has left a lasting impact ___62___ her. This traditional textile of the Li ethnic group in Hainan ___63___ (respect) as a “living fossil” of the textile industry, with a history of over 3,000 years. “When you witness a woman weaving this brocade, she is telling a tale passed down through generations, such as ___64___ of Dalishen, the God of Strength, watching over us. It not only inspires me but also empowers me ___65___ (create),” she said.
六、书信写作
66. 假定你是李华，近来，手机阅读、听书等新型阅读方式逐渐普及。你的英国朋友Chris想了解你喜爱的阅读方式。请给他写一封邮件，内容包括：（1）你的方式；（2）说明理由。
注意：（1）写作词数应为80个左右；（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Chris,
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Yours,
Li Hua
七、读后续写
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落的开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
David concentrated hard. He had never lost a contest. Being on top counted, and he pushed himself to remain there.
The rocket competition would begin shortly, and he wanted to be sure he hadn’t left any detail unchecked. David checked his rocket again. Everything from the smooth fuselage (机身) to perfect aerodynamics (空气动力) told him he had another winner especially when he glanced at the other rockets.
One rocket lifted by a thin boy, however, caught his eye. The painted areas were finely done, and the seal between the stages was practically invisible. It had the look. His critical eye detected that this rocket could beat his.
“Hi,” said a voice out of the blue. David looked up. The thin boy peered down, a nervous smile on his face. “Nice rocket,” the boy said.
“Thanks,” David replied without much emotion.
“Guess you’re king of the hill. By the way, my name’s James,” James said, “Good luck. Maybe sometime we could … well, see you after the contest.”
One of the other boys walked past and tapped James on the arm. “You’re new here,” he said. “Maybe you can beat him.” The boy glanced down at David, but there wasn’t any warmth in his face.
The announcer asked for everyone’s attention and proceeded to explain the competition. David barely listened, his gaze constantly drifting to James’s rocket. Suddenly his heart did a leap. He had noticed that as James lifted his rocket to place it on the launch pad, one fin (尾翼) had caught against something in the ground, pulling it away from the fuselage — not enough to break it off, just enough to loosen it. But James hadn’t noticed.
“James will be our next contestant,” the announcer said. Immediately James lifted his rocket and headed to the launch area.
Without thinking, words flowed from David’s mouth.
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Minutes later, James’s rocket blasted (喷射) skyward, shooting up flawlessly
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参考答案
听力
阅读理解
21.D 22.B 23.B 24.C 25.A 26.D 27.C 28.B 29.C 30.A 31.D 32.D 33.C 34.D 35.A
七选五
36.B 37.D 38.C 39.E 40.G
完形填空
41.C 42.A 43.B 44.B 45.D 46.C 47.B 48.D 49.A 50.B 51.C 52.A 53.D 54.B 55.A
语法填空
56.an 57.symbolizing 58.Raised 59.simply 60.where
61.have become 62.on 63.is respected 64.that 65.to create
书信范文
Dear Chris,
I’m writing to tell you my favorite reading way. I prefer listening to audio books on my mobile phone.
First, it frees my eyes and I can listen while walking or doing housework. Besides, the vivid voices of narrators make stories more attractive. When I feel tired of reading paper books, audio books are a perfect choice.
This way helps me stick to reading every day.
Yours,
Li Hua
读后续写范文
Without thinking, words flowed from David’s mouth. He rushed over and stopped James before he reached the launch pad. He pointed out the loose fin on James’s rocket and told him the fault would ruin the flight. James was shocked and thanked him sincerely. They quickly fixed the fin together with tape. David let go of his desire to win alone and wished James good luck.
Minutes later, James’s rocket blasted skyward, shooting up flawlessly. It flew even higher than David’s rocket. When the result was announced, James won first prize. He ran to David and shared his medal with him. David realized true victory was not beating others but being kind and fair. The competition brought them a lifelong friendship.

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