湖南常德市某中学2025-2026学年高三年级下册入学检测英语试题

湖南常德市某中学2025-2026学年高三下学期入学检测

英语试题

一、听力选择题（略）

二、阅读理解

Eleven-year-oldRubyKateChitseyhaslongbeenclosetoolderfolks.Hermother,AmandaChitsey,isanursewho

worksatnursinghomesinHarrison,andKateoftenfollowsheraroundinthesummer.

LastMay,RubyKatelearnedaresident（居民）namedPearlfeltsosadforshehadtosendherdogaway.Thereason

wasthatthenursinghomedidiftallowresidentstohavedogsandPearlcouldn'taffordtopayanyonetolookafter

hers.Shealsolearnedthatmanynursinghomeresidentswereunabletoaffordeventhesmallestluxuries（奢侈品）.

SoKatedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.

Shestartedbyaskingresidentswhatthreethingstheywantedmostintheworld.Amandaworriedthatpeoplewould

askfbrcarsandotherthingsan11-year-oldwouldn'tbeabletoprovide.Instead,theyaskedfbrchocolatebars,

McDonald'sfries,pantsthatfitproperly,andevenjustaprayer.

“Itbrokemeasahuman,“Amandasays."Weleftthenursinghomethatdayandwentstraighttoastoreandbought

asmanyitemsaswecould.”

Usingtheirownmoney,theChitseyssatisfiedthewishesofabout100peopleinthreemonths.Thentheystarted

askingfbrdonations.ThegoodpeopleofHarrisonrespondedenthusiastically,somuchsothatAniandasetupa

GoFundMepage,ThreeWishesfbrRuby'sResidents,hopingtocollect$5,000.Theyhittheirgoalinonlyafew

days.AfterGoFundMepromotedKate'sstoryinternationallythisJanuary,ThreeWishesraised$20,000in24hours

andmorethan$250,000infivemonths.

Eaiiierthisyear,ThreeWishesbecameanonprofitandstarteditsfirstnationwidechapters.

1.WhywasPearlunhappy?

A.Becauseshebecameterriblyill.

B.Becauseshecouldn'taffordluxuries.

C.Becausekeepingdogswasforbidden.

D.Becausenoonelookedafterherdog.

2.WhatdoweleamaboutThreeWishesfbrRuby'sResidents?

A.Itstartedraisingmoneyinnursinghomes.

B.ItgotgreatsupportfromthepeopleofHarrison.

C.IthasdevelopedbranchesineachstateofAmerica.

D.ItonlyreceiveddonationsofmoneyontheInternet.

3.What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?

A.TopopularizetheChitseys'ThreeWishes.

B.ToadvertisethenursinghomesinHarrison.

C.TointroducehowtheChitseyshelpedtheresidents.

D.ToencouragepeopletodonatefbrHarrison'sresidents.

Atfirst,Ididn'trecognizethesymptomsthatweallhadincommon.Friendsmentionedthattheywerehavingtrouble

concentrating.Itwasn'tbumoul—westillhadenergy.Itwasn'tdepression—wedidn'tfeelhopeless.Wejustfelt

somewhatjoylessandaimless.

Itturnsoutthere'sanamefbrthat:laneuishine.

Lai'guishingisasenseofinactivityandemptiness.Itfeelsasifyou'remuddling（应付）throughyourdays,looking

atyourlifethroughafoggywindshield.

Inpsychology,wethinkaboutmentalhealthonaspectrum（范围）fromdepressiontoflourishing.Floarishingisthe

peakofwell-being.Depressionisthevalleyofill-being.Languishingistheneglectedmiddlechildofmentalhealth.

It'stheemptinessbetweendepressionandflourishing-theabsenceofwell-being.You'renotfunctioningatfull

capacity.Languishingdullsyourmotivation,disruptsyourabilitytofocus,andgreatlyincreasesthepossibilitythat

yoirilcutbackonwork.

Partofthedangeristhatwhenyou'relanguishing,youmightnotnoticethelesseningofdelightorthedecreasingof

drive.Youdon'tcatchyourselfslippingslowlyintoaloneness;you'reindifferenttoyourindifference.Whenyou

can'tseeyourownsuffering,youdon'tseekhelporevendomuchtohelpyourself.

Sowhatcanwedoaboutit?Peoplewhobecamemorefocusedontheirworkmanagedtoavoidlanguishing.

Interruptedattentionisanenemyofengagementandexcellence.Togobeyondlanguishing,giveyourselfsome

uninterruptedtime.Itclearsoutconstantdistractionsandgivesusthefreedomtofocus.Andtrystartingwithsmall

winsbyfocusingonachallengethatmatterstoyou—aninterestingproject,aworthwhilegoal,orameaningful

conversation.

Wcstillhavealottolearnaboutwhatcauseslanguishingandhowtocureit,butnamingitmightbeafirststep.It

couldhelptodefogourvision,givingusaclearerwindowintowhathadbeenanunclearexperience.Itcouldremind

ustliatweweren'talone:languishingiscommonandshared.

Byacknowledgingthatsomanyofusarelanguishing,wecanstartgivingvoicetoquietdespairandlightingapath

outoftheemptiness.

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichdefinitionbestsuitstheword“languishing”？

A.Stayinginone'scomfortzone.

B.Havingavagueviewofone'sfuture.

C.Becomingweakerorfailingtoiirprove.

D.Feelingexhaustedandwithouthope.

5.Forthosewhoarelanguishing,theyarelikelyto.

A.seekhelpwhentheyfeelthey'resuffering

B.denythattheycannotworkatfullcapacity

C.givethemselvessomeuninterrupied(ime

D.beindifferenttotheirlackofenthusiasm

6.Whichofthefollowingisapotentialsolutiontolanguishing?

A.Removingitfromthespectrumofmentalhealth.

B.Recognizingthereductionofdelightandmotivation.

C.Improvingattentionspanandeliminatingdistraction.

D.Havingaclearerideaaboutitscauseandeffect.

7.Whyisitsignificanttoknowthatlanguishingiscommonandshared?

A.Wecancontinuetolearnmoreaboutlanguishing.

B.Wecanletthesilentdespairspeakupandfindawayout.

C.Wecanseeitasbasicallythesameasdepression.

D.Wecanstudyitasthecompleteoppositeofflourishing.

Asmoreandmorebooksbecomemovieadaptations,Ican'thelpbutthinkhowthiswillaffectEnglishclassesin

America.Thinkingbacktomyyearsinmiddleandhighschool—tenyearsago,IwouldberewardedifIreada

numberofclassics.Today,amajorityofthosebooksarealsorearrangedintomovies:LifeofPi,TheGreatGatsby,

MuchAdoAboutNothingandAnnaKarenina,tonamebutafew.

EvenmodernbookssuchasTheHungerGamesandHarryPotterhavebeenadaptedforthebigscreen.Indiscussion

withmystudents,Ioftenhearthemsaytheyarcnotgoingtoreadbooksbecausemovieswillcomeoutsoon,which

makesmewonderwhateffectmovieadaptationshaveonmodern-daystudents.WilltheCommonCoreState

Standards(CCSS)encouragethemtoreadbooksmorecarefullyor(ousemoviestoimprovetheirunderstandingof

thetext?

TheCCSSrequirestudentstoprovidetext-basedevidencewhentheyarcreadinganddiscussingabook.Byfocusing

onsuchevidence,teacherscanpullspecificdetailsfromabookthatmayhavebeencutwhenthebookwasadapted

fbrthebigscreen.Forinstance,afterreadingandwatchingTheHungerGames—therewereanumberofdetails

fromthebookthatweremissingfromthemovie—manypeopleweredisappointedwithRue'smeek（温顺的）movie

role.AstudentwhofailedtoreadTheHungerGameswouldnotquiteunderstandRue'simpactonthegamesinthe

samewayassomeonewhohadreadthebookandrememberedallthedetailsaboutherdeath.

IamnotsayingtheCCSSwillstopstudentsfromcuttingcorners,bulIbelieveifteachersusethesupporttheCCSS

provide,itcanbeagreatroadwaytoensureallstudentsarediggingdeeplyintotextsandnotjustpressingtheplay

button.

8.Tenyearsago,whatdidsiudentsinAmericado?

A.Theywerefondofreadingallkindsofnovels.

B.Theywereforbiddentodiscussmoviesinclass.

C.Theywerenotallowedtowatchmoviesinthecinema.

D.Theywereencouragedtoreadmanyliteratureworks.

9.Howcanmovieadaptationsaffectmodern-daystudents?

A.Theyspendlesstimeinstudying.B.Theycan'lunderstandEnglishtexts.

C.Theyspendlesstimeinreading.D.Theydiscussmoviesmorefrequently.

10.Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?

A.TheHungerGamesistheworstmovieadaptation.

B.Itisawasteoftimereadinganddiscussingabookinclass.

C.Movieadaptationsmaybringtroubleinunderstandingthebooks.

D.Rue'simpactonthegamesisperfectlypresentedinthemovie.

i1.Accordingtothetext,whatcanweknowabouttheCCSS?

A.Theymaypreventsiudentswatchingmovies.

B.Theymayprovidestudentswithwell-knownmovies.

C.Theymayencouragestudentstowritenovels.

D.Theymayprovideguidanceonteachingandlearning.

Whenitcomestohumanresources,hiringhighly-skilledstaffisnotusuallyenoughforacompanytofunction

successfully.Besidestheknowledgeintheirparticularfields,employeesmustalwayshaveadditionalskills—those

ofco-operation.Inthecasethatworktaskscanonlybecarriedoutbycommunicatingwithpeople,acceptingcommon

decisions,solvingproblems,sharinginformationandhelpingoneanother,teamworkskillsarcimportant.

Whilesomejobsmayrequiretalent,theabilitytoworkasateamislearned.Therearenocomplicatedformulas（规

贝lj）;youdon'tneedtohaveanyspecialqualitiesorexceptionalmentalabilities.Individualscanbeeffectiveasateam

iftheyhavedevelopedcertainbehaviorsorhabitsofcommunication.Manycompanies,clubsandorganizationsuse

teambuildingactivities.Teambuildingactivitiesmayincludeanumberofteamworkelements.Theyareaimedat

encouragingactiveparticipationintaskaccomplishmentwhileallmembershavetheirrolesasindividualsandare

abletoco-opcratetowardsacommongoalasateam.

Manyteambuildingactivitiesfocusonproblemsolvinganddiscussingteamissues;thusargumentasawayto

commonconsensus（共识）isencouraged.Teambuildingactivitiesofteninvolverecognitionandidentificationof

teammemberskills,talents,knowledge,andexperienceswhichallowtheteammemberstoleammereabouteach

otherandfullyutilize（利用）thoseskillswhereappropriate（合适的）.Vfanyteamactivitiesarefocusedondeveloping

keystotrustduringchallengingtimes.

12.Intheauthor'sopinion,whichofthefollowingisimportantfbracompanytobesuccessfill?

A.Specializedknowledge.B.Highly-skilledstaff.

C.Exceptionaltalent.D.Teamworkskills.

13.Accordingto（hesecondparagraph,co-operationskills.

A.requirespecialqualitiesandabilities

B.arelearnedwhileworkinginateam

C.needexceptionalmentalabilities

D.arequitecomplicatedtolearn

14.Teambuildingactivitiesarcgoodfor.

A.hiringemployeeswithspecialtalent

B.encouragingemployeestoco-operate

C.helpingemployeesworkindependently

D.（rainingemployeesintheirspecialfields

15.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TeamBuildingB.ProblemSolving

C.CommunicationSkillsD.CompanyManagement

Firstimpressionsareimportant,buteveryonehasanoffdayormakesmistakesinsocialsituations.Itmightbemore

ofachallenge（ochangehowyouareperceived.16

Apologize.Ifyourfirstmeetingwasaffectedbysonictypeofmistake,reachoutandapologize.Itshowsthatyouarc

awareofyourmistakeandwillingtotakestepstoovercomeit.17

Explainwhathappened.Youdon'twanttomakeexcuses.Butitcanbehelpfultoprovideanhonestexplanationfor

whyyourfirstmeetingwentpoorly.Youmightexplainthatyouwerenervrous,thatyouweren'tfeelingwell,thatyou

weredistracted,orthatyouwerefeelingstressedaboutsomethingunrelated.18Itmakestheotherperson

betterempathize（有同感）withyoursituation.

Suggestanothermeeting.Ifyouwon'tseetheminanothersetting,askifyoucanhaveanotheropportunitytolet

themgettoseetherealyou.1JForexample,don'tcontinuepursuingapotentialromanticpartnerafter

theyhavetoldyoutheyarenotinterested.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Instead,seeitasalearningopportunityandtryto

applythoselessonswhenyoumeetsomeonenew.

20Ifyoudogetanotheropportunitytoovercomeapoorfirstimpression,makesureyouarehonestand

consistentinyourfutureinteractions.Lettheotherpersonknowyoucompletelyintermsofcontextandsituation.If

it'saseconddate,letthemseethequalitiesthatmakeyouagreatromanticpartner,suchaswarmth,kindness,humour,

andattentiveness（周到）.

A.Letthemseetherealyou.

B.Showinterestinothers.

C.Smiling,forexample,canhelpexpresswarmthandinterest.

D.Nomatterthecause,anhonestexplanationmaybehelpful.

E.Buttherearestillthingsyoucandotoovercomeabadfirstimpression.

F.Thenyoucanimprovetheimpressiontheotherpersonhasofyou.

G.However,bewillingtorespecttheotherperson'srequestiftheydeclineyouroffer.

三、完形填空

Al7:30amonChristmasEve,MaryBlackgotacallfromanunknownnumber.ItwasNicolaGrant,aBletchley

residentwhohad21Mary'sbrotherRoyBlack.Roywasthen64,mentally22.andleftthegroup

homeinthedeadlywinterstormthatbeganstrikingBletchleythepreviousday.

Afterwanderingforalongtime,Roy23inasnowbankdirectlyoutsideNicola'shome.Hewassobbing（啜

泣）andcryingout24.Nicolawentoutsideandfoundastranger,screamingandconfused.Shewentinto

thestormwithherhusband,carryingRoyintotheirhome.Royhad25signsofseverefrostbite:hands

severelyswollenandcoveredinmulticoloredblistersandsores.Nicolausedahairdryerto26hisclothing,

whichstucktightlytohisshivering（颤抖）body.Still,despiteallNicolahaddonetotreathis27.Roy

urgentlyneeded28attention.Gettinghelpseemed29.though,fortheroadswereslipperywith

iceandsnow.Theywerecryingindespair(绝望).Ina30cryforhelponDecember25-onefullday

afterRoy3Joutsideherhouse—NicolapostedalivevideoonFacebook.

Withinhalfanhour,neighbors32tohelp,shovelingiceandsnowaroundNicola'shome.Theywrapped

upRoywarmandspedhimtothe33MedicalCenter."Therescueisall34toNicola/'said

Mary,whowas35withappreciationandreliefthatherbigbrotherwassafe.

21.A.transportedB.rescuedC.dismissedD.accused

22.A.disabledB.qualifiedC.harmfulD.honest

23.A.wakedupB.spedupC.endedupD.dressedup

24.A.insorrowB.indisbeliefC.inregretD.incomfort

25.A.diverseB.dramaticC.incredibleD.visible

26.A.ironB.cleanC.removeD.tidy

27.A.illnessesB.woundsC.anklesD.knees

28.A.medicalB.subsequentC.genuineD.decent

29.A.essentialB.predictableC.unusualD.impossible

30.A.greedyB.desperateC.hopelessD.regretful

31.A.hurriedB.hesitatedC.showedD.slept

32.A.applaudedB.proposedC.requestedD.offered

33.A.nearbyB.temporaryC.amateurD.alternative

34.A.donatedB.owedC.awardedD.contributed

35.A.burdenedB.satisfiedC.filledD.provided

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。

Moviescouldserveasavaluable“classroom"fbrchildrentoexploreintothecultureandhistoryoftheirowncountry.

Anewbook36(collect)20classicChinesemovieswasreleasedduringanewseventheldattheBeijing

NormalUniversityonJune28.

Thebook,ChineseSpiritinMovies:TheCinematicTalesToldtoChildren,37(prepare)andwrittenovera

periodofthreeyears,accordingtoHuangHuilin,38experiencedprofessorattheuniversitywhoacting

39(hechiefeditorofthebook.

Themovies40(list)inthebookwerecreatedbetweenthe1950sand1970s.41(major)honoring

heroesoftheCommunistPartyofChinaorrevisitingtheearlydevelopmentofNewChina.Highlighted42

(example)includeSparklingRedStar,whichfollowsthejourneyofan11-year-oldboyriskinghis

life43(join)(hefightagainstJapaneseinvadersintheearly1930s,andWomanBasketballPlayerNo.5,

44combinesabasketballcoach'spersonalfatewiththedevelopmentofthesport.

Huangsaidthatshehopeschildrenandteenagerswillgainamuch45(deep)understandingofChina's

revolutionai-yhistory,developtheirownbeliefs,andrecognizetheirresponsibilitytopromoteChinesecivilization

andculturewithreadingthebookandwatchingtheircommendedmovies.

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