河南省南阳市某中学2025-2026学年高三上学期期中测试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1河南省南阳市某中学2025-2026学年高三上学期期中测试英语试题第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ASharedmobility:MakingtraveleasierforallInmanybigcitiesinEuropeandtheUS,itmightseemlikewe’veachievedcheapandeasymobilityforeveryone—justuseyourphonetofindsharede-bikesandelectriccars.Butifyou’reelderly,livinginalow-incomeareaorimaginewithoutasmartphoneorcreditcard,usingthesesharedservicesbecomesmuchmoredifficult.Hereisasurveyreportingbarrierstousingbikesharing.Sharedmobilitycouldbeakeypartofamoresustainabletransportationsystem.Buttobemosteffective,itneedstoincludeeveryone.For-profitsharedmobilityprovidershavelargelyfailedtodeliveronthis,butvariousinitiativesandprojectsarefindingcreativesolutionstoreachunderservedcommunities.Public-SectorInterventionGovernmentssupportsharedmobilityoptionsforlow-incomegroups,expandingaccesswhilereducingprivatevehicleuse.Programsprioritizecashpaymentoptionstoincludemorepopulations.Non-ProfitInnovationOrganizationsrepurposeabandonedresources(e.g.,Uber’sdesertede-bikes)intocommunity-driveninitiativeslikeE-BikeLibraries,offeringfreebikes,training,andsocialridestounderservedareas.TechnologyAdaptationServicesavoiddigitalexclusionbykeepingphone/emailbookingsystemsalongsideapps.Simplifiedoperationslowerbarriersforusers.Community-CentricDesignProgramspartnerwithtrustedlocalhubs(libraries)andfocusondailyneeds(groceryruns,familyvisits),developingsocialinclusionforelderlygroups.GenderandFamilyFairnessCarsharingservicesaddchildseats,women-friendlyfeatures(e.g.,cleanliness,safety),andaffordablepricingtoaddressgapsinusage.Bycombiningeconomicsupport,grassrootsinnovation,andempatheticdesign,theseeffortsaimtomakemobilityavailabletoeveryone,reducerelianceonprivatevehicles,andensurefairaccessforall.“Youtendtoplanforwhatyouknow.That’swhyit’ssoimportanttobringindifferentviewsinthedevelopmentofmobility.”saysLinaMosshammer,founderandCEOoftheAustrianmobilityconsultingcompanyPoint&.1.Whatpercentageoflowerincomepeopleexpressconcernonsafetyinthesurvey?A.24%. B.27%. C.42%. D.88%.2.Whichsolutioninvolvestheideaofrecyclingusedbikes?A.Public-SectorIntervention. B.Community-CentricDesign.C.TechnologyAdaptation. D.Non-ProfitInnovation.3.WhatdoesMosshammerstresstoaddressthechallenge?A.Increasingurbanmobility. B.Offeringaffordablealternatives.C.Integratingdiverseviewpoints. D.Consultingwiththeusersbeforehand.BAlexismyregularhiking,ice-climbing,andmountain-bikingpartner.Wewereonaone-nighttrip,andwhathebroughtfordinnerwasjustrice.Literallynothingelse.Thiswasnotbecausehewastryingtopackaslightaspossible,norwasitbecausehewasbroke.Itriedtoconvincehimtoatleastaddsomesoysauce(酱油)toit.Butno,Alexwasn’thavinganyofit.“Idon’tneedit,”hesaidsimply.Now,ifhewastalkingonlyaboutoutdoors’meals,Ialmostunderstoodthereason.Whenyou’reravenousafteradayofburningoffcalorieswalkingorclimbingorbackcountryskiinginthemountains,howawesomedothingstaste!Justasthesayinggoes,hungeristhebestsauce.AndIagree.Absolutely.Butthere’smoretoitthanthat.Lastmonth,Iwentdownthecoastcarcampingwithmyfamily.Onemorning,mywifemadeastatement.“Idon’tseethepoint,”shesaid.“It’ssomuchwork,camping.Buttheviewsathomearebetter.Thebedsaremorecomfortable.It’smorepeaceful.Andathome,thefoodisbetter.”I’lladmitshe’srightaboutthefirstthree.Butthefood?Wehadasimplepastaonenight,snagsanother,chickencurrythethird,buttheyalltastedgood.Betterthanathome.Anditwasn’tsimplythatwewerehungry;itwasbecausewewerecamping.TherealpointIwanttoconveyisthatmealstasteparticularlygoodwhenI’mcampingbecauseitremindsmeofthingsthatareeasilyoverlookedathome,whereIcanjustgotothecupboardorthesupermarketandgrabwhateverIfeellike.Whenyou’recamping,lifeisreducedtoitsessentials,andI’mremindedofhowprivilegedmostofusaretobedry,warmandfed.Moreimportantly,I’mremindedthat,sadly,noteveryoneisasfortunateasweare.AndI’mremindedthat,asasociety,weshoulddobetterforthem.4.WhydidAlexbringonlyricefordinneronthetrip?A.Hedidn’tlikesoysauce. B.Hepreferredtotravellight.C.Hecouldn’taffordabettermeal. D.Hethoughtsimplefoodenoughoutdoors.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ravenous”inthethirdparagraphmean?A.Exhausted. B.Starving. C.Charming. D.Refreshed.6.Whatmakestheauthorsadinthelastparagraph?A.Somepeoplelackthebasicnecessitiesoflife. B.Somepeoplefailtoappreciatewhattheyhave.C.Peopleeasilyforgetthebeautyofsimplethings. D.Peopleeasilyquitcampingduetoitsdiscomfort.7.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthepassage?A.Campingisatestofadaptabilitytochallenges. B.Campingisabondingexperienceforfamily.C.Campingisareminderofourgoodlife. D.Campingisachancetoenjoyafeast.CMarineheatwaves(MHWs)aren’tjustlocalizedwarmareasinthesea.Theyaresustained,intensesuddenrisesinseatemperaturethatcanlastformonths.Andtheirimpactisextremelysevere—killingcoral,drivingfishaway,anddisruptingentirefisheries.Fueledbyhuman-drivenclimatechange,theseeventsarebecomingmorefrequentandsevere.AnewstudyrevealsthattheMHWsof2023brokeeveryknownrecord.Accordingtothestudy,96%oftheglobaloceansurfaceexperiencedheatwaveconditions.RegionsliketheNorthAtlantic,NorthPacific,tropicalPacific,andSouthwestPacificstoodtheworstofit.Together,theymadeup90%oftheabnormaloceanheating.TheNorthAtlanticheatwavestretchedonfor525days,beginninginmid-2022andrefusingtoletup.Meanwhile,theSouthwestPacificexperiencedamarineheatwavesovastandsustainedthatitbrokepreviousrecords.AteamledbyTianyunDonganalyzedsatellitedatatoconductaglobalanalysis.Theyusedatechniquetotrackhowheatmovedthroughtheocean’stoplayers.Theresearchersfoundseveralcausesforthe2023marineheatwaves.Insomeareas,therewaslesscloudcover,allowingmoresunlighttohitthewater.Elsewhere,weakerwindsledtolessmixing,causingwarmwatertostandstill.Oceancurrentsalsoshiftedfromtheirusualpatterns,furthercontributingtothebuildupofheat.“The2023MHWsmaymarkafundamentalshiftinocean-atmospheredynamics,potentiallyservingasanearlywarningofanapproachingtippingpointinEarth’sclimatesystem,”wrotethestudyauthors.Aclimatetippingpointmeanscrossingathreshold(阈值)wherethesystemcan’trecoveronitsown.Fortheocean,thatcouldleadtomorefrequentheatwaves,collapsingfoodwebs,anddecreasingfishpopulations.Andtheimpactwon’tberestrictedtothesea.Warmeroceansholdlessoxygen,disrupttheexchangeofheatandmoisturewiththeatmosphere,andhelpdriveextremeweather—affectingeverythingfromstormsandrainfalltodroughtsonland.8.Howdoestheauthorpresenttheissueinthefirstparagraph?A.Bydefiningaconcept. B.Byquotinganexpert.C.Bygivingexamples. D.Byprovidingstatistics.9.Whatdoestheauthortrytoillustratewiththefiguresinparagraph2?A.Theimportanceofworldoceans.B.ThereactiontotheMHWsof2023.C.TheseverityoftheMHWsof2023.D.Thedifficultyinaddressingclimatechange.10.WhatcanbelearnedfromtheresearchledbyTianyunDong?A.Oceancurrentshavebecomestronger.B.Multiplefactorscausedthemarineheatwaves.C.Oceanwarminghascausedmorecloudcover.D.Fishingactivitiesdeterminemarineheatwaves.11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Risingsealevels:Arecoastalcitiesatriskofdisappearing?B.Coralbleaching:Canmarineecosystemsrecoverintime?C.Extremeweatherpatterns:Isglobalwarmingaccelerating?D.Overheatingoceans:Havewereachedaclimatetippingpoint?DFrailty(虚弱)isamedicallydefinedconditioninolderadultsthatincreasesvulnerabilitytoeverydaystresses,leadingtoahigherriskoffalls,hospitalizationandlossofindependence.Warningsignsoffrailtyincludeunintentionalweightloss,movingslowly,feelingweak,persistenttirednessandlowlevelsofphysicalactivity.Becausemostofthesesignshaveadirectlinktohowactivesomeoneis,walkingisaparticularlyeffectivewaytohelpolderadultsimprovetheiroverallhealthandqualityoflifeandmaintainindependenceforlonger.Butacommonquestionremains:Howfastshouldolderadultswalktoseerealbenefits?Traditionally,the“talktest”hasbeenusedtoguidewalkingintensity:Peopleareencouragedtowalkatapacethatmakesitdifficulttosingbutstillallowsforcomfortableconversation.However,thismethoddependstoomuchonpersonaljudgmentandisdifficulttoapplyconsistently.AnewstudyledbyresearchersattheUniversityofChicagoMedicine(UChicagoMedicine)foundthatwalkingslightlyfaster—14stepsperminutemorethanaperson’susualpace—ledtomeaningfulimprovementsinphysicalfunctionamongolderadultswhowerefrailoratriskofbecomingfrail.Walkingcadence—thenumberofstepstakenperminute—isapracticalwaytomeasurewalkingintensity.DanielRubin,MD,ananesthesiologistatUChicagoMedicine,andhiscolleaguesstudiedolderadultsclassifiedasfrailorprefrail.Thestudy’sresultsshowedclearbenefits:Thosewhoincreasedtheircadencebyatleast14stepsperminuteabovetheirusualpace(toroughly100stepsperminute)experiencedsubstantialimprovementsintheirfunctionalcapacity,demonstratedbytheirabilitytowalklongerdistancesinastandardizedtest.Tousecadencetoguideyourwalkingintensity,startbymeasuringyourusualwalkingpaceinstepsperminutetoestablishabaseline,accordingtotheresearchers.Fromthere,tryincreasingyourpaceslightlytofindalevelthatstillfeelscomfortablebutfaster.12.Whatisthemajorimpactoffrailtyonolderadults?A.Itmakesthemlessactive. B.Itlimitstheirabilitytothink.C.Itreducestheirsocialactivities. D.Itpreventsthemfromwalking.13.Whyisthetalktestconsideredlessidealforguidingwalkingpace?A.Itisineffective. B.Itissubjective. C.Itisunscientific. D.Itistime-consuming.14.Whatcanweconcludefromthefindingsofthestudy?A.Eatless,weighlighter. B.Learnmore,livelonger.C.Sleepbetter,feelhappier. D.Walkfaster,ageslower.15.Whatisthepurposeofmeasuringbaselinewalkingcadence?A.Tocompareitwithyoungerpeople’space. B.Todeterminethebesttimefordailywalks.C.Tohelpsetaproperincreasedwalkingspeed. D.Tocalculatehowfaroneshouldwalkeachday.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Inourconstantpursuitofproductivityandachievement,weoftenoverlookthequalityofourdailyexperiences.Wefillourhourswithtasks,yetwonderwhywesofrequentlyfeelexhausted,distracted,orunsatisfied.Whatifthekeytoamorefulfillinglifeisn’taboutdoingmore,butaboutdoingdifferently?______16______Activitiesactuallycanbedividedintodifferentcategories.Understandingwhateachcategorytrulyishelpsmakebetterchoices.Pleasingactivitiesarelow-effort,high-reward.Youdon’tneedtoplanthemfarinadvanceorclearoutafullafternoon.Itmightbeawalkinnature,listeningtoyourfavoriteplaylist,orcallingafriendjusttosayhello.______17______Oneofthebiggestmisconceptionsaboutfunisthatithastobesomegrandevent.Intruth,themostrestorativemomentsoftencomefromthesesmaller,everydaypleasures.___18___Theymightfeelchallengingatfirst,buttheymatchwithyourvaluesandleaveyouwitharealsenseofmeaning.Itcouldbelearninganewskillthatpushesyououtofyourcomfortzone.ThesetypesofexperiencestakemoreeffortthanPleasingactivities,buttheyoftenhelpusfeelmorealive.Yieldingactivitiesareactivitiesthatrequirelittleeffortbutofferlittlesatisfaction._____19_____Orvisualizetherepeatedcheckofyourinboxwithouturgency.Theseactivitiescanbeharmlesswaystorelax.Butwhenoverused,theyquietlyreplacemoremeaningfulexperiences.Onceyou’vereflectedonhowyoucurrentlyspendyourtime,trymakingonesmallshifteachday.ChooseaPleasingorLivingactivityyouwouldliketoengageinmore,evensomethingsimplelikeashortwalkortryingsomethingnewthatisconsistentwithyourvalues.___20___A.Trytochangehowyouhandletheseactivities.B.Livingactivitiesaretheactivitiesthatstretchyou.C.Thinkofthemindlessscanningthroughsocialmedia.D.Unbearableactivitiesarethethingsthatleaveyoudrained.E.Thegoalistoreplacedistractedmomentswithengagedones.F.Thisbeginsbyrecognizingthatnotallactivitiesaffectusequally.G.Thesearesimplejoysthatdon’trequiremuchbutofferagenuinereward.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。IhadacceptedaninvitationfrommyfriendJohntovisithimandhisfamilyonthedairyfarm.Uponarrival,theytoldmethatoneoftheircowswouldbe___21___soon,whichabsolutelyarousedmyinterest.“John,comeout!”,hisfatheryelled.Weall___22___ranouttoseewhatwashappening.Surprisingly,thecowhadwanderedawayfromthefieldandslippeddownintoacreek(溪流).WedashedtherewhileJohn’sbrother___23___tothebarn(谷仓)togetthetractor.Thepoorcowwasdrowneduptoherneck.Shewasin___24___birthingmode,inthemiddleofthecreek.Everyonewasenvelopedwith___25___.Sometriedtogetaropearoundthecowtopullheruponthebank,butthefastrunningcurrent___26___it.Immediately,Ijumpedin!WhenIenteredthewater,Iwas___27___bytheicycoldness.Withinminutesasixty-poundcalfwasbornrightintomyarms!Wemanagedto___28___thenewborncalftosafety.Theotherssuccessfully___29___thecowandpulledherupwiththetractor.Thencameournext___30___:howtogetthecalfwarmedup!AsI___31___himfiercely,mythoughtsweretotallyfocusedonhis___32___.Hemadeit!However,sincethecowhadgivenbirthinthewater,herafterbirth,alongwithherscent(气味),hadwashedaway.Thenewmothermightnot___33___thebaby.___34___,thecowtookonlyashortwhiletorecognizehercalf.AllIhadwantedwastoseethebirthofthecalf,butto___35___asfullyasIdidwasoneofthemostwonderfulexperiencesI’veeverhad!21.A.onboard B.indanger C.onsale D.inlabor22.A.excitedly B.cautiously C.anxiously D.voluntarily23.A.paced B.raced C.walked D.slid24.A.full B.silent C.common D.conscious25.A.guilt B.delight C.panic D.dislike26.A.protected B.released C.trapped D.prevented27.A.scared B.amazed C.discouraged D.shocked28.A.drag B.float C.drive D.push29.A.carried B.freed C.roped D.urged30.A.choice B.concern C.pain D.opportunity31.A.rubbed B.fanned C.struck D.pressed32.A.birth B.body C.injury D.survival33.A.notice B.acknowledge C.ignore D.adopt34.A.Toourrelief B.Withouthesitation C.Toourcuriosity D.Withoutprejudice35.A.show B.plan C.understand D.participate第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）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。Neuralink,____36____(found)byElonMusk,planstobeginclinicaltrialsintheUnitedStatesinOctober2025oftheBrain-ComputerInterface(BCI),adevicethatcanreadspeechsignals____37____(direct)fromthebrainandtransformthemintotext.Theprojectaimstohelppeoplewithspeechdisorders.Thecompany’spresident,DJSeo,saidtheUSFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)hasgranted____38____(permit)forthestudy.Accordingtohim,thetechnologywillbeabletorecord____39____apersonistryingtosayormentallyimaginespeech.“Ifyou’reimaginingsayingsomething,wewouldbeabletopickthatup,”Seosaid.Neuralinkiscurrentlyconductingfivemoreclinicaltrialsofimplants(植入)thatallowusers____40____(control)electronicdevices,includingcomputers,usingbrainsignals.Thecompanyisconsideringimplantingthedeviceinhealthypeopleby2030,whichwouldbe____41____steptowardscreatingconsumertechnology.Similardevelopmentsarealreadybeingtestedbyotherscientificgroupstorestorespeechinpatients____42____possessabilitytothinkbutcannotphysicallypronouncewords.WhilecompanieslikeSynchronfocusonlessinvasive(侵入的)methods,Neuralink’sdeeperbrainimplantapproachoffers____43____(detailed)braindata.ThestartofthetestsinOctoberwaspostponedfromthepreviousplan:implantationinthepartofthebrainforlanguage____44____(suppose)tobeginbytheendofSeptember.Inadditionto____45____(restore)speech,NeuralinkisstudyingthepossibilitiesoftreatingblindnessandParkinson’sdisease.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。联合国正面向全球青少年开展倡议征集活动。你的外国好友Jim打算参加，为此发来邮件，就倡议内容询问你的建议。请你用英文给他回复，内容包括：1.提出的建议；2.建议的理由。提示词：倡议proposal注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearJim,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节（满分25分）47.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。WhenIlandedinasmalltowninNewZealandasanexchangestudent,IthoughtIwasreadyforeverything—newfaces,languagebarriers,strangesocialpatternsandevenhomesickness.Still,thesmallestthingsmademefeeloutofplace.Luckily,theWilsons,myhostfamily,dideverythingtheycouldtohelpmesettlein—drivingmearound,sharingmeals,andevenlettingmeusetheirkitchenwhen.I.missedChinesefood.Withtheirwarmthandsupport,everythingseemedtofallintoplace.Butatschool,smallmomentsfeltbiggerthanI’dimagined.Inourfirstliteratureclass,wediscussedaHemingwaystory.Everyonejumpedinactively,whileIstruggledtospeakup.Mydesk-mateencouragedme,“Nexttime,justspeakup.”Inodded,forcingabittersmile.Andjustlikethat,If