2025~2026学年河南省周口市高三上学期12月月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年河南省周口市高三上学期12月月考英语试卷一、阅读理解2025WildlifephotographeroftheYearAwardsTheNaturalHistoryMuseuminLondonholdsayearlycontestfortheWildlifephotographeroftheYear.Herearesomeofthisyear’sbestpicturesandthestoriesbehindthem.GhostTownVisitorThepictureGhostTownVisitorofSouthAfrica’sWimvandenHeevershowsararebrownhyena(鬣狗)infrontofanemptyhouseinatowninNamibiawherenoonehaslivedfor70years.Withhumansgone,animalshavecomebacktothisdesertedtown.Heeversetupa“cameratrap”inthelocation,butittookhimyearstocapturetheperfectimage.SynchronisedFishingQingrongYangfromChinamaderegulartripstoYundangLakeinFujianProvincetotakethisimage,whichwonhimtheAwardforBirdBehavior.Hisphoto,calledSynchronisedFishing,capturesthemomentwhenabirddropstowardthewater,hopingtograbasmallfish,onlytohavealargeladyfishseizethetinycreaturefirst.MadHatterpillar(毛毛虫)Australia’sGeorginaSteytlerwontheawardforherpictureMadHatterpillar.Thepictureshowstheheadofanunusualcaterpillarcalledthegum-leafskeletonisercaterpillar.Eachtimethecaterpillarcastsitsskin,itkeepstheoldheadpart,givingitthisstrangelook.The“heads”mayprotectthecaterpillarfromhunters.LikeanEel(海鳗)outofWaterNormally,morayeelsareseenunderwater.ButShaneGrossfromCanadacapturedthisimageofthreepepperedmorayeelsoutamongtherocksafterthetide(潮汐)wentout.Herealizedthattheeelswereusingtheirstrongsenseofsmelltolookfordeadfish.Hispicture,calledLikeanEeloutofWater,wontheAwardforAnimalsinTheirEnvironment.1.WhatisspecialaboutthetowninNamibia?

A．It’satownbuiltalongthedesert.B．It’sfilledwithcameratrapsnow.C．It’shometomanybrownhyenas.D．It’sbeenuninhabitedfor70years.2.WhydidQingrongYangwintheAwardforBirdBehavior?

A．HeoftenvisitedYundangLake.B．Hisphotoshowedabirdfishing.C．Hecapturedacompetitivefishingmoment.D．Hephotographedararebirdandaladyfish.3.Whatmakesthegum-leafskeletonisercaterpillarlookunusual?

A．Itslayersofheads.B．Itsyearlycastskin.C．Itsshootinglocation.D．Itsappearancewithtide.“Iloveyou!”Ishoutedoutthecarwindowasmysonwalkedintohisfirstdayofmiddleschool.Maybehedidn’thearme,ormaybeitwasanearlycaseof“tween(少年)embarrassment”,buthisusualhugesmilebackwasreplacedbythekindhemadewhenhehadto.Myhandsgraspedthesteeringwheeltighter,andIcouldn’tescapethetruth:Mynot-so-littleguywasonestepclosertohighschoolandtoomanystepsawayfromthebabywhowouldn’tletmeoutofhissight.Theheavyfeelinginmychestmadeithardtobreathe,andIdrovehomewillingmytearstowait.After10years,I’mstillnotpreparedforthegrief(悲伤)motherhoodbrings.Beforebecomingamum,Iknewaboutstufflikelackofsleep,mumguiltandthetinygoldfishcrumbs(面包屑)thatwouldalwayslinethebottomofthehandbag.Whatnoonementionedwasthatalongwithbiglove,therewouldbeheavinessemerging.Ifeltitwhenmysonlearnedtowalkandheleftbehindhisshufflycrawl(爬行),anditwasthereagainonhisfirstdayofreception—whenhewavedgoodbye,itwasmygriefthatwavedhello.Isparentingalwayslikethis?MyhusbandandItalkedaboutthisbeinganobviousmilestonethenightbefore,soIanticipatedfeelingsad.Butitwasmychild’snewadultsmilethatmademygriefrise.Ithoughtwithallthispractice,I’dbeanemotionalprofessionalbynow,butgrief-filledmomentsmovethroughmyparentinginbothexpectedwaysandmomentsthatsurpriseme.Asmysongrowsup,Ifindithardertolethimmovefurtheraway.Tohelpwiththeprocess,I’vestartedwritingletterstomarktheseendingsandbeginnings.That’swhenInoticethatmygriefwilleventuallymeltaway,andI’mleftwithmemoriesthatwarmmyheart.4.Howdidthesonreacttotheauthor’s“Iloveyou”?

A．Hesimplyignoredit.B．Hesmiledhugely.C．Heforcedalittlesmile.D．Henoddedwildly.5.Whatdidtheauthorrealizewhenhersonenteredmiddleschool?

A．Hersonwasexpressinghisgratitudeinhisway.B．Hersonwasbecomingincreasinglyindependent.C．Shewasfinallyfreefromparentalresponsibilities.D．Sheshouldhavepreparedhimbetterforschoollife.6.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofmotherhood?

A．Itsroutinesarepredictable.B．Itgetseasieraskidsgrowup.C．Itsrewardoutweighsthegrief.D．Itmixesaffectionwithloss.7.Whatdoestheauthordotocopewithheremotions?

A．Recordimportantmoments.B．Keepherselfbusywithwork.C．Pourthemouttoherhusband.D．Becomeanemotionalprofessional.Inthepastyearorso,acharacterfromadesignertoyseriescreatedbyaHongKong-basedartistseemstohavetakenovertheworld.Soldinopaque(不透明的)boxestohidewhichversionisinside(thepossibleoptionsareshownonthesideofthebox),thecutebutcreepy(怪异的)toysselloutinmereminutesbothonlineandinstores.Unboxingvideoshavecollectedmillionsofviewsonsocialmedia.Whywouldpeoplespendmoneyonablindboxwhenitmightnotevencontainthespecifictoythattheywant?Theanswerliesinourbrainchemistry:Blindboxeshitthesamesimulationasgambling(赌博).Theappealdrawswithacombinationofrandomness,surprise,andanticipation.Variablerewardsstimulatedopamine(多巴胺),makingthemmorecompellingthanpredictableones.Youngadults—notchildren—aretheonesdrivingtheblindboxtoytrend.Althoughfrowneduponasbackwardbysomepeople,thecurrenttrendofyoungadultsleaningintokidultingmakessenseinaway.Duringuncertaintimes,engagingwithchildlikejoysofferscomfortandcontrol.Timesaremostdefinitelyuncertainforthemrightnow.Blindboxesofferalittlehopeinanuncertainworld.Socialmediahasalsospreadtheblindboxtrendfarandwide.Viewersofunboxingvideosoftenexperiencesimilarfeelingsofanticipationandexcitementasthepersondoingtheunboxing.Andwhiletheunboxermightexperiencedisappointment,fortheviewer,themomentofrevealissatisfying.Butwhilesomewatchersarehappytoexperienceitindirectly,othersdevelopfeelingsofenvyandaredriventobuytheirownblindboxes.Muchlikethesecharactertoysthemselves,whicharebothcuteandcreepy,blindboxescanprovideafunmomentofescapismoratrendyfashionattachment.But,duetothegamblingmechanicsbakedintoblindboxes,theycanalsobeaddictive.It’sallofthesefactorscomingtogetherthathavemadeblindboxes—andthischaractertoyseriesspecifically—suchaculturalphenomenon.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compelling”inparagraph2probablymean?

A．Suspicious.B．Similar.C．Complicated.D．Attractive.9.Whatdoesparagraph3intendtoshowus?

A．Theuncertainfutureofblindboxes.B．Thecriticismfrommainconsumers.C．Thepsychologicalbasisofthetrend.D．Thepreferencesoftheyoungadults.10.Howdounboxingvideosinfluenceviewers?

A．Theirdesiretounboxisweakening.B．Somearepushedtomakepurchases.C．Theyarecoachedtoidentifytheirdesiredtoys.D．Mostofthemprovidecomfortfortheunboxers.11.Whatdoestheauthor’sattitudetowardblindboxtoys?

A．Objective.B．Dismissive.C．Curious.D．Envious.Regularsteelisanalloy(合金)of99%ironandbetweenabout0.2%and1%carbon,whilestainlesssteel(不锈钢)typicallycontainsbetween62%and75%iron,upto1%carbon,andmorethan10.5%chromium(铬).stainlesssteelalsousuallycontainsafewpercentofnickeltomakeitbothtougherandeasiertoworkwith.“Thechromiumiskeytostainlesssteel’srust(锈)resistance,”saidmaterialsscientistTimCollins.Chromiumreactswithoxygenintheenvironment—usuallyintheair,butalsounderwater—tocreatea“passivelayer”ofchromiumoxideonthemetal’ssurface,whichpreventstheoxygenfromreachingironinthesteeltocreaterust.Thepassivelayeronstainlesssteel,onlyafewnanometersthickandthusinvisible,canself-healifitisdamaged;itisinactive,whichmeansitdoesn’tchemicallyreactwithothersubstances;itdoesn’tmigratefromthesurfaceofthemetal,resistanttofoodacidsandcleaningchemicals.Allofthosemakestainlesssteelsuitableforfoodproduction,surgeryandotherapplications.Modernstainlesssteelwasdevelopedin1913byEnglishmetallurgistHarryBrearley,whowasstudyingsteelalloystopreventwearofthegun.Brearleycreatedanalloyfromiron,carbon,chromiumandnickel.Butitwasn’tsuitable,sohethrewitinhisbackyard.Afewweekslater,Brearleynoticedtheshinyalloyinhisyardhadn’trusted—sohedevelopedthematerialandintroducedittotheworld.Stainlesssteelnowmakesupabout3%ofthesteelusedworldwideeachyear—almost2billiontons.Butitiscomplexandexpensivetomake—typicallybetweenthreeandfivetimestheproductioncostofregularsteel—andtheinclusionofspecialmetallicelementsinthealloyscanmakeitmoreexpensivestill.Asaresult,mostapplicationsthatneedsteeluseregularorcarbonsteel,eitherinconditionswhereitdoesn’trustorwhereitisprotectedbyanouterlayerofpaintorsomeothercoating.12.Whatisthemainfunctionofchromiuminstainlesssteel?

A．Toimprovetheflexibilityofthesteel.B．Toformaprotectivelayeragainstrust.C．Toenhancethehardnessandworkability.D．Toreducetheproductioncostofthesteel.13.Inwhichaspectofstainlesssteeldoestheauthordescribeitsadvantages?

A．Thethickness.B．Thecomponents.C．Safetyforhumans.D．Richmicroelements.14.Whichwordcanbestdescribethediscoveryofstainlesssteel?

A．Painstaking.B．Unsettling.C．Predictable.D．Casual.15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．StainlessSteel:TheMysteriesBehindtheShine.B．TheHistoryofSteelMaking:fromIrontoAlloy.C．HarryBrearley:TheManWhoRevolutionizedSteel.D．CostandUses:aComparativeStudyofSteelTypes.HowToMakeLife’sHardestDecisionsWhatdoyoudowhenfacedwithabigdecisionwhichyoudon’tknowtheanswerto?Herearesomemethodstobreakoutofyourdilemma(困境).FastforwardmethodWheneveryouplayavideoonavideoplayer,thereisafast-forwardbuttontoskiptoalaterpartofthevideo.16.Thenaskyourselfifthisiswhatyouwant.Thismentaltimetravelhelpsyouevaluateifchoosingaparticularoptionwillbringyoutowhereyouwant,ratherthanwasteyearsofyourlifetofindout.17Thismethodhelpswhenyouhaveafewoptionsandyouneedtopickone.Tousethismethodeffectively,first,youshouldidentifythetopfewoptionsforyourdilemma.Then,listoutdetailedpositivesandnegativesforeachofthem.Followingtheanalysis,it’scrucialtoidentifyyourtop2-3criteria.Finally,pickthechoicethatfitsthesecriteriathemost.Idealvisionmethod18.Ifyouwanttobreakoutofyourcurrentdilemma,youneedtoadoptadifferentframeofmind—themindofsomeonewhohasachievedyouridealgoal.Youcanbeginbydefiningwhatisyouridealvisionforthisareaofyourlifelikeyourcareerandyourrelationships.Oncethatvisionisclear,thedecisivequestionbecomes:19?Advicereversal(颠倒)methodWhenfacedwithadifficultdecision,consultthreetofivetrustedpeopleforadvice.Butneverblindlyfollowtheirsuggestions.Instead,askyourself:WhatwouldIdoiftheyadvisedtheexactopposite?Thismethodhelpsyoutellthedifferencebetweenoutsideinfluenceandwhattrulyfitsyou.20.

A．HesitationcostmethodB．AdvantagesanddisadvantagesanalysismethodC．WhichpathbeforeyouleadsunmistakablytowarditD．DoyourandomlypickanoptionandhopeforthebestE．ItworkswellwhenyoufeelpressuredbywhatothersthinkF．Similarly,projectyourselfintothefuturewithaparticularoptionG．Noproblemcanbesolvedfromthesamelevelofconsciousnessthatcreatedit二、完形填空Severalyearsago,Imovedtoanothercity.Monthspassed,butIcouldn’tseemtofindmy_________innewcommunity.Afterwards,Ijoinedthelocalgardenclub.Althoughtheladiestherewereverykind,mosthadformedtheir_________foryears.Ididn’tfeellikeI_________.Ifeltthismovehad_________meeverything:job,friends,andhappiness.Oneday,asIwasstill_________,thetelephonerang.Aladyfromthegardenclub,callingherselfElaine,hadcalledto_________withme,anewcomer,andsheexplainedshehadbeenillandmissedclubmeetingsformonths.I,somehow,startedto_________allmytroubletothestrangerontheline.ThoughIwas_________asthewordsspilledoutofmymouth,Ijustcouldn’t_________myself.Elainequietlylistened,madenojudgments,andthen__________thatshewouldcalleverymorningtogetmebackontrack.Shekeptherwordandcalled_________,keepingencouragingmethoughillandbedriddenherself.WithElaine’spositivecomments,Islowly_________.Oneevening,Elaineinvitedmeoverfortea.Shehadabeautifulrosegarden.Thenatall_________caughtmyeyeasIadmiredthegarden.Withherpermission,Iwentoverandpulledit.ElaineandIstillchatmostmornings.She’staughtmesomuchabout_________thechangesoflife.I’vehelpedherpullweedsfromhergarden,andshehelpsmepullweedsfrommy_________.21.A．placeB．voiceC．peaceD．comfort22.A．characteristicB．theoryC．regulationD．relationship23.A．repeatedB．belongedC．sufferedD．escaped24.A．awardedB．offeredC．costD．delivered25.A．depressedB．breathlessC．frozenD．impatient26.A．competeB．copeC．agreeD．bond27.A．allowforB．seekforC．pouroutD．figureout28.A．delightedB．embarrassedC．annoyedD．interested29.A．containB．releaseC．enjoyD．challenge30.A．explainedB．suspectedC．pretendedD．responded31.A．unwillinglyB．quicklyC．faithfullyD．officially32.A．progressedB．understoodC．emergedD．swung33.A．roseB．weedC．stickD．handle34.A．assessingB．refusingC．survivingD．avoiding35.A．fieldB．landC．gardenD．soul三、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。Theancient,3,000-kilogrambronzelion36sitsatopagranitecolumn(花岗岩石柱)inVenice’slandmarkSt.Mark’sSquarehadlongbeenthoughttohavebeenmadeinthe“nearEast”,aroundtheyear300BCE.However,scientistswhohaveanalyzedthemetalitismadefrom,arecertainthatthestatue37(create)inChinaduringtheTangDynastyforuseasatombguardianandlatertakentoEurope,whereitwasadapted38(fit)Europeanexpectations.“ItispossiblethatMarcoPolo’sfatherandunclewereresponsibleforthe39(acquire)ofthesculpture,”theresearcherssaid,40(note)thatthetripbytheEuropeanexplorerslikelytookplacebetween1264and1268.Inaddition41inferringthatcomponentsofthebronzewereextracted(提取)fromtheLowerYangtzeRiverbasin,thescientistsobservedthatthe4-meter-long,2.2-meter-tallstatue42(original)featuredhornsandlongerears,withanoselikethatofaChineselionstatueratherthan43Europeanone.Thestatuewasrefittedtomakeitlookmorelikethewingedlion.Thestatuemayhavebeentransportedmorethan9,500kilometersalongtheSilkRoadtradingroutebetweenAsiaandEurope.“Veniceisacityfullof44(mystery),butonehasbeensolved,”MassimoVidalesaid.However,whenthesculpturearrivedinVenice,whereitwasreworked,whodidit,orwhenitwasputonthecolumnwhereitisstillvisibletodayremain45(known).四、书信写作46.假定你是李华，你校上周五举行了主题为“KnowYourWayOutInAFire”的消防安全演习（firedrill）。请你写一篇关于该活动的报道发布到你校英文网站上，内容包括：（1）活动的时间、地点和目的；（2）活动的具体过程；（3）活动的反响。注意：（1）写作词数应为100个左右；（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。参考词汇:fireextinguishers灭火器AFireDrillOfOurSchool__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、书面表达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。Christmaswouldarrivethreedayslater.Myhomewasfreshlydecoratedwithstockingsandflowers,andboxesoftreedecorationslitteredthelivingroomfloor.Christmasmusicwasplayingsoftlyinthebackground,mixingwiththechildishchatterthatechoedthroughthekitchen.Ispentthewholemorningbakingwithmytwoyoungchildren.Thepleasantsmellofcookieswafted(飘荡)throughthehouse.Whenthelastbatchofcookieswastakenoutoftheoven,Isuddenlyrememberedthatweweresupposedtogogroceryshopping.Iglancedatmyflour-dustedchildren,whowereeagerlyeyeingthewarmcookiesonthecounter.ThoughIwasexhaustedfromallthosepreparationsandeverythinginmewantedtocollapseonthesofa,therewerethingsIneededtobuyforthekids.Idecidedtojustgoandgetitoverwith.Irushedthekidstochangeandgetontheircoats.Iloadedtheminthecar,andwesetofffortheshoppingcenter.Noticingitwasalreadygettingclosetoourstorytimebyt