河南周口市2025-2026学年下学期4月期中高三英语试题

河南周口市2025-2026学年下学期4月期中高三英语试题

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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

What'sOn

Weofferarangeoffreepublicactivitiesaboutearthsciencethroughouttheyear.

Exhibitions—FromMagmaToMagnets

Discovertheworkofearthscientistsstudyingancientmagmachambers（岩浆房）inGreenland,

inthisnewdisplay.Howdomineralsrichinrareearthelementsform?Whatmakessomeminerals

criticalandnotothers?Whyaretheyinthenewssooften?Discovertheworkofasmallteamof

earthscientistsattheUniversityofCambridge,whostudymineralsthatformedinmagmachambers

millionsofyearsagoinGreenland.

GreenlandRockExplorers

Dropinforsomefunwithus,investigatingfascinatingigneous（火成的）rocksfromGreenland.

Therockscontainrareearthelements,whichareimportantcomponentsofelectricvehicles,and

devicessuchasmobilephonesandlaptops.Handletheserocksthathavebeengatheredby

researchersfromtheDepartmentofEarthSciences,andseetherocksshineunderUVlight.

EarthSciencesFair

DropinandmeetourscientistsfromtheDepartmentofEarthSciences,Universityof

Cambridge.Gelstuckintofun,hands-onactivitiesrelatingtotheirwork,andfindoutwhatit'slike

toresearchvolcanoes,earthquakes,fossils,meteoritesandmore.Usepowerfulmicroscopesto

investigatetinyfossilsofplantsandanimalsthatlivedthousandsofyearsago.Findouthowthese

microfossilshelpuslearnaboutpastclimatesandenvironments.

Start'FavouritesTours

Comeandbeinspiredbythedisplaysandobjectsthatourstafflove.Giantdeer,fossilfish

teeth,therocksthatbuiltCambridge...justsomeofthespecimensondisplaythatourstaffcan't

waittodiscusswithyou.Beware,theirenthusiasmisinfectious!Dropintoourshoptobookyour

freeplaceonthetour.

1.WhatcanyoudoattheGreenlandRockExplorers?

A.Comparerocksfromdifferentplanets.

B.Studyrocksundertheguidanceofexperts.

C.Examinerocksamplescollectedbyscientists.

D.Createfascinatingmodelsofmagmachambers.

2.WhatisafeatureoftheEarthSciencesFair?

A.Ilhighlightsthelatestresearchonfossils.

B.Itcombineslearningwithdirectexperience.

C.Ittargetsprofessionalresearchers.

D.Itfocusesontheoreticallectures.

3.Whatdocsthefouractivitieshaveincommon?

A.Theyneedtopayanadmissionfee.

B.Theyrequirepeopletoir.akeareservaiion.

C.Allaresuitableforearthscienceenthusiasts.

D.Allattachimportancetoscientists5involvement.

B

In2003,ayoungSwissresearchernamedMartinSurbcckfoundhimselflostandverytired

whilewalkingthroughthethick,perilousjungleoftheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo(DRC).

Justweeksbefore,hehadansweredanadvertisementfbrafieldassistant,eagerfortherarechance

tostudybonobos,atypeofanimalthatishardtofind.However,ashewalkedslowlythroughthe

veryhotweather,crossedcliest-highrivers,anddodgedthesharpspikesofthelocalplants,hebegan

todeeplyregrethisdecision."WhattheheckamIdoinghere?"hewondered,feelingcompletely

alone.

Despitehisdoubts,Surbcckcontinuedhishardjourney.Followingtheshyanimalsfrombelow,

hetrackedthemalonganewpathhighupinthetrees.Suddenly,thethickforestopeneduptoreveal

abeautifulpondcoveredwithwalerlilies.Surbeckwatchedinamazementasthebonobosstepped

intothewater,pullingupandeating(hefloatingplantslikechicpartyguestsenjoyingsmallsnacks.

Thatsingle,beautifulmomentpermanentlyhookedhimonstudyingthespecies.

Today,SurbeckisanassociateprofessoratHarvardUniversity,havingspentalotottime

observingwildbonobos.Hisimportantfieldworkchangesiheoldbeliefthattheseanimalsare

completelypeaceful.Instead,hehasseenhighlycomplexsocietiesledbyfemales.Inthesesocial

groups,strongfemalegroupsworktogethertokeepthenialssinline,andmothersplayabigrole

inhelpingtheirsonsfindgoodmates.

Bonobos,alongwithchimpanzees,archumanity'sclosestlivingrelatives.Standingthreeto

fourfeettall,theyarethesmallestofthegreatapesanduseadvancedcommunication,including

symbols,handsigns,andsounds.Sadly,theyareingreatdanger;habitatlossandillegalhunting

havereducedtheirwildpopulation(ojust10,000to50,000individuals,whicharefoundonlyv/ilhin

theDRC.Surbeck'scontinuousresearchisveryimportant.Bytrackingtheselong-livedanimals

overmanyyears,hisworkgoesbeyondlimitedstudiesinzoos,allowingscientiststoseehow

individualschangeovertimeandconstantlyreshapeourunderstandingoftheirtruenature.

4.WhydidSurbcckregrethisdecisiontogototheDRC?

A.Hefeltalittlehomesick.

B.Hefailedtofindbonobosasplanned.

C.Hiscompanydidn'tpayenoughforhim.

D.Thelocalenvironmentandweatherwereveryterrible.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"chic"inparagraph2probablymean?

A.Elegant.B.Odd.C.Rigid.D.Retired.

6.Whatcanbeconcludedaooutbonobos,female-dominatedsocialstructure?

A.Itisausualphenomenonamonganimals.

B.Itcontradictspeople'straditionalopinion.

C.Itshowsbonobos?highintelligence.

D.Itisalearnedsocialpattern.

7.WhaldocsihulastparagiaphmainlylalkabuulcoiicuniingSurbcuk'swork?

A.Itsgreatsignificance.B.Itspotentiallimitations.

C.Itsuniquemethods.D.Itsappealtomorescientists.

C

AlargeinternationalcollaborationbetweenresearchersattheUniversityofHuddersfieldand

theUniversityofSouthamptonhasshednewlightonwhenandhowmodernhumansfirstsettled

NewGuineaandAustralia.Iheprojectcombinedarchaeogeneticsandmaritimearchaeology,with

geneticanalysisledbyProfessorMartinRichards.

DuringthelastIceAge,sealevelswerefarlower,andNewGuineaandAustraliaformeda

singlelandmassknownasSahul.Scientistshavelongdebatedwhenhumansfirstreachedthisregion

andwhichroutestheyfollowed.Toaddressthis,theteamintegratedevidencefromgenetics,

archaeology,earthscience,andoceanographytoreconstructearlymigrationpatterns.

AlthoughitiswidelyacceptedthattheancestorsofNewGuineansandAboriginalAustralians

havelivedinSahulfbrlensofthousandsofyears,thetimingoftheirarrivalremainsdisputed.The

“longchronology“proposessettlementaround60,000yearsago,whilethe“shortchronology^^

suggestsalaterdateof45.000-50,000yearsago.

Totestthesetheor沁researchersanalyzednearly2,500mitochondrialDNA（mtDNA）

genomesfrompopulationsinSahul,SoutheastAsia,andthewesternPacific.BecausemtDNAis

passeddownfrommothersandaccumulatesmutations（变异）overtime,itallowsscientiststotrack

deepancestrallineages（血统）.Usinga“molecularclock''approach,theydatedtheoldestlineages

uniquetoAboriginalAustraliansandNewGuineanstoabout60,000yearsago,supportingthelong

chronology.

Thedataalsorevealedmultiplemigrationroutes.Whilemanylineagestracetonorthern

SoutheastAsia,includingnorthernIndonesiaandthePhilippines,othersoriginatefromsouthern

regionssuchasMalaysiaandIndochina.ThissuggeststhatearlyhumansenteredSahulviaatleast

twodistinctpathways.

Thesefindingsagreewitharchaeologicalandenvironmentalevidence,strengtheningthecase

foranearlierhumanarrival.However,researchersnotethatmolecularclockestimatesremainopen

torevision.Futurework,includingwhole-genomeanalysisandthepotentialrecoveryofancient

DNA,mayfurtherimproveourunderstandingofthisremarkableearlymigration.

8.Whalisthemainpurposeoftheresearchinciitioiicdinllictext?

A.Tocomparedifferentgeneticanalysismethods.

B.ToexamineclimatechangeduringtheIceAge.

C.TostudyculturaltraditionsofAboriginalAustralians.

D.Todetermine（hesituationoffirsthumansettlementinSahul.

9.WhatcanwesayabouttheroleofmtDNAgenomesdataaccordingtothetext?

A.Itrevealsthatscientistsfacesevereerrors.

B.Itprovidesevidenceforscientists,theories.

C.Itcanpredictthetrendsofhumanlineages.

D.ItprovesthatmtDNAchangesrapidlyovertime.

10.WhatcanwelearnaboutearlyhumanmigrationtoSahul?

A.ItwaslimitedtonorthernSoutheastAsia.

B.Itbeganapproximately45,000-50,0()0yearsago.

C.Illikelyinvolvedmultipleroutesfromdifferentregions.

D.Ilhappenedafterpleasantenvironmentalconditions.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.RemappingHumanity'sEarlyMigration

B.TheArgumentovertheAgeofSahulContinent

C.CulturalDifferencesBetweenEarlyHumanGroups

D.DebatingtheTimingofHumanDeparturefromSahul

D

Fewphrasesfeelmorecomfortingthan"Iagree''.Itsignalsthatourthinkingisacceptedby

someoneelse.Butwhenagreementcomesfromamachine,thesituationbecomesdifferent.

Arecentstudyon"sycophanticAI''highlightsthisissue.Researchersfoundthatsomelanguage

modelscanadjusttheirresponsestofitauser'sbeliefsandavoidcontradictingthem.These

interactionsmaystillfeelthoughtfulandhelpful,whichisexactlywhytheycanbesoconvincing.

Yettheeffectdiffersfromrealhumandiscussion,whereideasareoftentestedratherthansimply

supported.

Goodconversationusuallycontainssomedivision.Ideasmeetopposingviewsthatpushusto

thinkmoreclearly.SycophanticAIchangesthisprocess.Insteadofrealdialogue,themodeloften

minorstheuser'svicwpoiilandsteerstheconvcrsalioiiinsatisfyingdirccliuiis.Fromihcuser's

perspective,theexchangeseemsnaturalandintelligent,creatingtheimpressionthatthemodel

understandsthereasoningbeingshared.Overtime,however,thisagreementmaystrengthen

confidenceinanideawithoutimprovingunderstanding.

Toexaminethiseffect,researchersusedarule-discoverypuzzle.Whenfeedback(反馈)

matchedthecorrectrule,participantsgraduallyreachedtherightanswer.Butwhenfeedbackquietly

supportedtheparticipant'sinitialidea—evenititwaswrong—discoveryratesdroppedsharply

whileconfidenceincreased.Nothingfalsewasadded.Instead,theinteractionreinforcedexisting

beliefsandremovedthecontradictionthatnormallysharpensjudgment.

Thispatterncanalsoappearinreallife.Whileexploringapossiblebusinessoppoilunity,Ionce

foundthatalanguagemodelreflectedmyreasoningandhelpedbuildastorythatmadetheidea

seemincreasinglypromising.Eachstepfeltlogicalandencouraging,yetthefinaloutcometurned

outverydifferent.Themodelhadnotinventedfacts;itsimplyfollowedmyexpectationsandfilled

ingaps(hatsupported(hem.

Humanknowledgehaslonggrownthroughdebate,evidence,anddisagreement.Theriskof

sycophanticAIisn'tsimplythatitagreeswithus.It'sthatagreementcanquietlyreplacethe

resistancethatmakesthinkingeffectiveandreliable.Therefore,theresponsibilityformaintaining

thatresistancemayincreasinglyfallonusers.Afterall,theconversationsthatsharpenourthinking

rarelybeginwithagreement.

12.WhatcanweknowaboutsycophanticAIfromparagraph2?

A.Ilmakesconversationslesspersuasive.

B.Ithelpsusersdebateandimprovetheirideas.

C.Itsupportsusers'viewstoavoiddisagreements.

D.Itencouragesuserstoreexaminetheirownideas.

13.Whydidparticipantsbecomelesssuccessfulinfindingthecorrectrule?

A.Thefeedbackstrengthenedtheirbeliefsinsteadofchallenging(hem.

B.Thepuzzlegrewincreasinglycomplexastheresearchcontinued.

C.Theresearchersgaveparticipantssomefalseinformation.

D.Theparticipantslackedconfidenceintheirownreasoning.

14.Whatcanweinferfromtheauthor'spersonalexperienceinparagraph5?

A.AIcanhelppeopleacliicvcbusinesssuccesseasily.

B.AImaygiveafalsesenseofreliabilitytoone'sideas.

C.ATsadviceisobviouslydilierentfromhumanadvice.

D.Languagemodelsarehelpfulinfindingbusinessopportunities.

15.Whatistheauthor'ssuggestionforAIusers?

A.Prioritizethequalityoftasks.

B.Enhancetheabilitytotakerisks.

C.Engageinregularself-reflectionpractices.

D.Learn（oquestionandimprovecriticalthinking.

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。

Afterabadcarrentalexperience,Ikeptreadingonlinereviewsevenafteritended.Many

peopledothiswilhhotels,ormoviesaftermakingachoice.16.sowhycontinue?This

habitmayseempointless,butitrevealshowwetrytounderstandourexperiences,especially

negativeones,andmakesenseofwhathappenedafterwards.

17.Thisfeeling,calledpost-decisiondissonance,occurswhenwewonderifanother

choicemighthavebeenbetter.Evensmallselectioncancausethisdiscomfort.Oftencalled“buyer's

remorse'：itisnotlimitedtoshopping.Itcanarisewheneverwcchooseonepathandgiveupothers,

leavingusunsureaboutouroption.

Becauseofthisdiscomfort,weoftenlumtoreviewslomakesenseofwhathappened.For

example,aftermycarrentalproblem,Iwasn'tseekingadvice.Instead,Iwantedcomfort.

18.Inthisway,reviewshelpuschangethestorywetellourselves,reducingoursuspicions

aboutpastchoices.

Peoplealsolookforvalidationandsocialproof.Wcwanttoknowwhetherothershadsimilar

experiencesandwhetherourreactionswere“right”.Reviewshelpuscompareourfeelingswith

thoseofothers,andconfirmationbiasalsoinfluencesus.Wetendtoreadopinionsthatagreewith

us,whetherpositiveornegative.19.

Ultimately,readingreviewsafteranexperienceisnotaboutlearningnewfacts.Itisabout

managingourfeelings.20.Thishabitshowsthatpeoplewantreassurance,asenseof

belonging,andaclearstoryaboutihcirexperiences.Ralhcrllianseekingiiifoniialiuii,wcarcreally

seekingemotionalcomfortandclosure.

A.Wearenolongergatheringusefulinformation

B.Aftermakingadecision,peopleoftenfeelinnerconflict

C.Wekeepreflectingonchoicestoimprovefuturedecisions

D.Wetrytoreducedoubt,confirmourviews,andfeelunderstood

E.Weexpecttofeelmoreconfidentaboutwhatwealreadybelieve

F.Readingnegativereviewshelpedmefeelthattheproblemwasnotjustmyfault

G.Itshowssomethingimportantabouthowwecompareourexperienceswithothers'

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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

At79,1livedaloneinChicago,withmysoninCaliforniaandmydaughterwithgranddaughters

inNewEngland.Oldfriendshadeithermovedawayorpassedon,somychildrenoften21

metomove,butIthoughtit22—Iwasnoyounggirlinanoldneighborhood,buta

lifelongChicagoan.

Bornandraisedthere,Icouldn't23toleavemyhomeandbelovedthings.Yetan

unexpectedhospitalstaymademerethink.Activitiesalonegrewboring,andIcouldn't24

myoldlifestyleonafixedincome,which25.medeeplyandtrappedmeinregret.

Ididn'twanttobecomea26.1wasfinallyconvincedto27.Californiawas

notafeasible28duetomyson'sfrequenttrips,soIchosemydaughter'sMassachusetts

townwithaffordableseniorliving.Sellingmyhousewas29.asIhadtosortlifelong

possessionsintothreepilesandabandonmany.

Finally,Idroveeast,wishingnottogetlost.Afterasmoothtrip,I30withmy

daughter.Atfirst,Ifaced31.withunfamiliarstreets,butNewEnglanderswerefriendly;I

interpretedtheirkindnessa$a32.Imadenewfriends,tookgymclassesandembraced

localsports.

Iwastrulyhappywithmyfamilyaroundandanewgreat-granddaughter.Onedoorclosed,and

another33.Allittookwasthefirststep,andI'mgladItookit.34.itshowed

melettinggoofthefamiliarcan35unexpectedhappinessandabrand-newlife.

21.A.warnedB.urgedC.taughtD.haled

22.A.ridiculousB.rareC.undeniableD.complicated

23.A.affordB.offerC.manageD.bear

24.A.sustainB.quitC.overlookD.admire

25.A.fueledB.weighedC.movedD.annoyed

26.A.realdealB.deadlossC.toughnutD.smallfry

27.A.holdonB.startoverC.slowdownD.getaround

28.A.goalB.excuseC.assumptionD.option

29.A.breathtakingB.low-profileC.pocket-friendlyD.heartbreaking

30.A.reunitedB.collaboratedC.correspondedD.coinmunicated

31.A.expectationB.confusionC.responsibilityD.prejudice

32.A.challengeB.reminderC.welcomeD.demand

33.A.unfoldedB.narrowedC.transformedD.faded

34.A.SuddenlyB.InitiallyC.EssentiallyD.Undoubtedly

35.A.dismissB.replaceC.yieldD.assess

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I个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

InancientChina,farmerscultivatedmorethancrops;theynurturedadeepunderstandingof

thenaturalworld.Thisancientwisdomlong36(preserve)inclassicalChineseagrarian

textsisbeingrevisitedthroughcontemporaryallelopathy(植化相克)research,offering

37refreshingviewforsustainableagricultureandpotentiallytransformingtheenergy

sector.

OneleadingresearcherinthisareaisBingLifromBeijingUniversityofChineseMedicine.

Li,swork,recentlypublishedinFrontiersinAgronomy,38(bridge)thegapbchveen

ancientagriculturalpracticesandmodernscientificunderstanding,focusingontheprinciplesof

“mulualengendermentandrestraint”.Theseprinciples,39describethebeneficialand

inhibitoryinteractionsbetweenplants,arecurrentlybelieved4()(serve)asacornerstone

ofsustainablefarmingpractices.

Allelopathyhaslongbeenstudiedinmodemagriculture.However,Li'sresearchtakesa

41(whole)uniqueapproachbyintegratingancientChinesetheorieswithcutting-edge

phyluuhciniualstudies.

Li's42(finding)alsohavevaluesfortheenergysector.Asbiofuelsbecomemore

important,understandingthenaturalinteractioncanhelpenergycropsgrowbetter.Thisapproach

canhelpfannersincreaseyield,decrease(heneedforchemicalfertilizers,43lowerthe

environmentalimpactofbiofuelproduction.Forinstance,certainplantscanreleasechemicalsthat

inhibitthegrowthofweedsorpests,44(reduce)theuseofharmfulchemicalsand

promotingabalancedecosystem.

Aswecontinuetodealwith(hechallengesofclimatechangeandthe45(insufficient)

ofresources,theinsightsfromancientChinesetextsandmodernallelopathyresearchmaywell

shapethefutureofsustainabledevelopment.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

46.假定你是李华，你班的交换生Chris希望能到你家品尝中餐。请你给他写一封电子邮件，

内容包括：

(1)表示欢迎；

(2)约定见面的时间；

(3)介绍你家人准备的特色中餐。

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。

DearChris,

Yours,

LiHua

第二节（满分25分）

47.阅读下面材料