湖南省衡阳市第八中学2025-2026学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题（原卷版）

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时量：120 分钟 分值：150 分
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节（共 5 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
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Why des the man g abrad in mst cases?
A. T travel n business.
B. T taste all kinds f fd.
C. T learn abut different traditins.
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What is the wman ding?
A. Buying a cat.B. Asking a favr.C. Cmplaining f the weather.
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Where are the speakers?
A. In a TV studi.B. In a htel.C. In a travel agency.
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What des the man ask the wman t d?
A. Carry his bag.B. Examine his eyes.C. Take care f his bag.
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What des the man imply?
A. He must fail the test.
B. He left halfway thrugh the test.
C. He has finished all the blanks.
第二节（共 15 小题，每小题 1. 5 分，满分 22. 5 分）
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题 5 秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. What did Gerge buy fr his mther?
A. A ring.B. A necklace.C. A pair f earrings.
7. What d we knw abut the diamnd?
A. It is fake.B. It is purple.C. It is man-made.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. What did the man just finish reading?
A. A literary nvel.B. Science fictin.C. A rmance nvel.
9. What d the speakers agree n?
A. Literary fictin is difficult.
B. Science fictin is a mneymaker.
C. Science fictin is better than rmance nvels.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
10. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Pet and reader.B. Teacher and student.C. Judge and cmpetitr.
11. What des the man think f the wman?
A. Gifted.B. Supprtive.C. Hard-wrking.
12. What des the wman suggest the man d?
A. Keep writing pems.B. Listen t thers’ advice.C. Create chances t shw talent.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
13. When is the deadline fr the reprt?
A. 10:00 a.m.B. 00:00.C. 8:00 p.m.
14. What’s the wman’s attitude twards the finance department?
A. Angry.B. Grateful.C. Understanding.
15. What are the speakers ging t d in case f a mistake?
A. Have the reprt retyped.B. Attach a nte t the reprt.C. Write crrect figures by hand.
16 What’s the wman ging t start with?
A. The sales f the prducts.B. The csts f the prducts.C. The amunt f the prducts.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
17. When did the students begin t run the music sciety?
A. Ten years ag.B. Frty years ag.C. Fifty years ag.
18. What is the talk abut this evening?
A. Drums.B. Pians.C. Vilins.
19. What might the listeners be?
A. Cllege freshmen.B. University staff.C. Yung cmpsers.
20. What is the theme f this year’s cmpetitin?
A. Dance.B. Nature.C. Petry.
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
We’ re happy t intrduce News fr Classrm Use: a weekly newsletter with a piece f news and activities based n it which yu can use as a warm-up, a filler r a wrap-up task. The newsletter might include: discussin questins, tasks arund headlines and images, cmments t respnd t, vcabulary and links t related ESL Brains lessn plans.
Hw t use the newsletter
The stries cvered in the newsletter range frm breaking news t mre evergreen cntent which yu will be able t g back t accrding t yur students’ needs. The newsletter itself has several parts.
INTRO: A shrt paragraph describing what the news is abut. Yu might need t read it ut t students r it may als serve as a reference pint t yu, depending n the activities that g with the particular piece f news.
ACTIVITY: A task r tasks fr students t wrk n in the classrm. Each newsletter cntains a set f questins related t the news. Yu might ask students t discuss all f them r just sme f them. If yu teach lwer-level students, use the easier questins r just ask students t say what they think abut the news. Other activities might include cmpleting headlines, cmmenting n pictures, reprting what students have heard abut the news, etc.
Subscribe t the newsletter
If yu are an Unlimited r a Premium user and yu’ re subscribed t ur newsletters, the News fr Classrm Use newsletter will drp int yur mailbx every Wednesday.
21. Wh is the text intended fr?
A. News presenters.B. Reprters.C. Freign students.D. Teachers.
22. Which is a feature f the newsletter?
A. It psts daily updates.
B. It features breaking news.
C. It ffers reusable reading materials
D. It cntains real-time cmments.
23. What activity can be recmmended t beginners?
A. Rewriting related news.B. Expressing their pinins.
C. Chsing news pictures.D. cntributing t the newsletter.
B
My parents have a big cat at hme named Cmet. He has big ears, a large head, huge feet, and a gentle persnality — but we have n way f knwing fr sure. He came frm the lcal animal shelter. My brther and I didn’t really want him, since he was a kitten and we wanted t adpt an adult cat because we thught the kittens wuld be mre likely t find anther hme, but my little sister insisted.
We brught Cmet hme that day. He sn fell ill and grew alarmingly weak — his ribs stuck ut, his eyes swelled, and his fur dulled. He became s fragile that I feared tuching him, thugh he clearly needed care.
Sme years later, I went hme ne afternn after having had an emtinal breakdwn. My whle life was upside dwn. I felt hllw, dead, an empty shell f a persn. I had n idea what pieces were even wrth picking up again.
I fund Cmet curled up in a crner that afternn. He’d been asleep, but he lifted his head and lked at me when I came in. I reached a hand tward him. He nuzzled it, immediately burst int a deep, lud purr, and gave me a perfectly cntent cat grin. I mved my hand dwn t scratch his back and sides, and he stretched luxuriusly, giving me lks f abslute adratin.
At that pint, it hit me: this cat lved me. The cat I didn’t want, the cat I culdn’t bear t take care f when his life depended n it, lved me. And he wuld always lve me. N matter what was ging n in my life, Cmet wuld still lk up frm a nap when I entered the rm, wuld still lve t be tuched by me.
I believe lve is steadfast. I believe that real lve, whether it cmes frm yur families, r a shelter cat, is ffered determinedly and uncnditinally. Lve is what enables us t pick up the pieces f ur brken lives and g n.
24. Why was the writer unwilling t adpt Cmet initially?
A. He thught adult cats were mre gentle.B. His sister resisted adpting Cmet.
C. Kittens were thught easier t be adpted.D. Cmet was a weak and sick kitten.
25. Hw did Cmet help the writer g thrugh his emtinal breakdwn?
A. By lying quietly beside him.B. By making him feel deeply lved.
C. By distracting him with grins.D. By prtecting him frm lneliness.
26. What des the underlined wrd “steadfast” in paragraph 6 mean?
A. Faithful.B. Rmantic.C. Temprary.D. Unfrgettable.
27. Which f the fllwing can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Lve wins allB. Lve n fur feet
C. An encunter with a kittenD. A rescue f a shelter kitten
C
Picture this, yu win tw tickets t a sld-ut cncert and eagerly text t ask yur friends if they’d like t jin. There cmes their respnse “Maybe.” Yur md immediately turns, fr yu need t wait fr their decisins befre yu can figure ut yur plans fr the cncert.
If yu’ve experienced anything like the abve anecdte, yu’re nt alne. Peple respnding “maybe” t invitatins is a cmmn yet annying aspect f scial life. What ges n in peple’s heads when they aren’t sure whether t accept an invitatin? Scial invitatins can be a delicate dance. Peple ften misread what smene extending an invitatin wants t hear and verestimate an inviter’s likelihd f preferring a “maybe” ver a “n.” Mrever, they fail t realize hw much mre disrespected peple feel when they receive a “maybe” in respnse t their invitatin.
Naturally, we wanted t figure ut why this awkward dynamic plays ut. We fund that it’s largely due t smething called “mtivated reasning.” Mtivated reasning ccurs when a persn interprets infrmatin in a biased (有偏差的) way t suit their wn wishes. In ther wrds, invitees cnvince themselves that inviters want t hear “maybe” instead f “n” because a “maybe” is better fr the invitees, allwing them t leave their ptins pen. Besides, peple tend t verestimate the negative cnsequences f saying “n” t invitatins, thinking it will upset, anger and disappint inviters.
Hwever, there were certain situatins that made peple mre cmfrtable saying “n” t an invitatin. When recipients f an invitatin put themselves in the shes f the persn extending the invitatin, they are mre likely t realize that they’d prbably prefer a definite answer. When the participants get invited t d smething they didn’t want t d, they had n desire t keep their ptins pen. The mtivated reasning then became irrelevant.
While navigating scial situatins can be tricky, being direct and definite is smetimes best. It might reduce yur ptins. But it’ll keep thse wh invite yu frm being left uncertain and maybe they’ll still think f yu when the next cncert cmes t twn.
28. Why is the cncert anecdte mentined at the beginning?
A. T explain the backgrund f the invitatin.B. T stress the imprtance f quick replies.
C. T encurage immediate decisin- making.D. T intrduce a cmmn scial situatin.
29. What is the main reasn fr the respnse f “maybe” t an invitatin?
A. A biased interpretatin f scial cues.B. A desire fr harmnius cmmunicatin.
C. An underestimatin f refusal cnsequence.D. An understanding f the inviter’s expectatin.
30. What is the authr’s suggestin in the last paragraph?
A. Keeping yur ptins pen fr better plans.B. Accepting invitatins t maintain friendships.
C. Priritizing clear respnse ver pen ptins.D. Thinking twice befre refusing an invitatin.
31. What is the best title fr the passage?
A. The Psychlgy behind “Maybe”B. The Hidden Cnsequence f “Maybe”
C. “Maybe”: A Plite Escape frm CnflictD. “Maybe”: A Perfect Slutin t Invitatins
D
Why d sme peple feel such a strng bnd with celebrities, and what des this reveal abut their persnality and values? A new study published in the Internatinal Jurnal f Psychlgy has fund that peple wh strngly admire celebrities tend t scre higher in bth materialism and narcissism (自恋). The study als fund that peple wh perceive themselves as similar t their favrite celebrity are mre likely t have these attitudes.
The study, cnducted by Davis, Lcker, and Williams, recruited 215 undergraduates, mstly wmen, wh cmpleted a battery f questinnaires measuring their attitudes tward celebrities, materialistic values, and narcissistic tendencies. Participants als answered newly created questins that assessed hw similar they felt t their favrite celebrity in terms f persnality, appearance, r lifestyle.
Celebrity wrship was assessed with the Celebrity Attitude Scale (量表). Materialism was measured by examining hw much value peple place n wning things, hw imprtant pssessins are t their identity, and whether they believe material gds make them happier. Narcissism was measured in tw frms: grandise narcissism (characterized by cnfidence, entitlement, and dminance) and vulnerable narcissism (marked by insecurity, sensitivity t criticism, and a preccupatin with self-image).
The results shwed a cnsistent relatinship between celebrity wrship and materialism. Peple wh scred higher n celebrity wrship als tended t place greater imprtance n mney, status, and pssessins. When it came t narcissism, nly the vulnerable type, peple with higher levels f emtinal insecurity and self-fcus, were mre likely t feel strngly cnnected t celebrities. Mst imprtantly, perceived similarity — whether in appearance, behavir, r persnality — std ut as ne f the strngest predictrs f celebrity wrship.
The researchers cncluded, “celebrity wrship is a cmplex cnstruct, but perceived similarity with a favrite celebrity and vulnerable narcissism may be fruitful avenues fr future research.” Still, an imprtant questin remains: d peple idlize celebrities because they already feel similar t them, r d they start t see themselves as similar after frming an emtinal attachment?
32. What is paragraph 2 abut?
A. The research backgrund.B. The research subjects.
C. The research results.D. The research methd.
33. Accrding t the study, wh are mre likely t wrship celebrities?
A. Thse indifferent t wealth and scial status.
B. Thse valuing self-cnfidence and dminance.
C. Thse emtinally insecure and self-fcused.
D. Thse seeking spiritual grwth beynd pssessins.
34. Accrding t the researchers, what might be a directin f future research?
A. Celebrity wrship.B. Grandise narcissism.
C. Materialism.D. Perceived similarity.
35. What is the main purpse f the text?
A. T explain celebrity wrship psychlgy.
B. T warn against the dangers f celebrity culture.
C. T criticize celebrity materialism and narcissism.
D. T describe scales fr measuring persnality traits.
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。
Why D Electric Vehicles Make Peple Mre Carsick?
With electric vehicles (EVs) gaining significant ppularity glbally — accunting fr 22% f new car sales in 2024 — many passengers reprt experiencing increased mtin sickness cmpared t traditinal vehicles. Scial media platfrms are filled with such persnal experiences, particularly frm thse riding in passenger r back seats. ___36___
A primary reasn fr this phenmenn is the lack f familiarity with EV mtin patterns. As William Emnd, a PhD researcher in France specializing in mtin sickness, explains, peple’s brains heavily depend n past experiences t predict and interpret mtin. ___37___ Fr instance, experienced drivers naturally expect acceleratin after hearing engine revs in fuel-pwered cars, but EVs perate withut such familiar auditry signals.
___38___ Recent research indicates that specific seat vibratins and the cmplete absence f traditinal engine nise in EVs cntribute significantly t mtin discmfrt. Furthermre, the regenerative braking systems — innvative technlgy that transfrms kinetic energy (动能) int battery pwer — cause an unusually gradual slwdwn. ___39___
Beynd this, mtin sickness fundamentally ccurs when the brain receives cntradictry sensry signals abut bdy mvement. The inner ear, visual cues, and physical sensatins send mixed messages t the brain, creating what experts call a “neural mismatch”. ___40___ This mechanism explains why drivers themselves rarely experience carsickness — they cntrl and predict the vehicle’s mvements.
A. Such lng-term cnflict can trigger mtin sickness symptms.
B. Anther cntributing factr is that EV-specific features add t the prblem.
C. Sme manufacturers are imprving suspensin systems t minimize vibratins.
D. Drivers usually dn’t experience carsickness due t their cntrl ver the vehicle.
E. This technlgy lengthens the stpping prcess and may wrsen feelings f sickness.
F. Withut previus EV experience, the brain has t struggle t estimate frces accurately.
G. In regard t this phenmenn, researchers have identified several scientific explanatins.
第三部分 语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I must admit that I wasn’t always a fan f change — nt even a little
Like many children, I fund cmfrt in ____41____ — the jy that cmes frm rdinary mments ____42____ themselves. Repetitin builds a pattern that quietly ____43____ ur cmfrt znes. Perhaps that’s why, while thers struggle t recall their earliest years, I remember mine s ____44____ — because the fundatin f my childhd was messed up by a dramatic shift.
My early years were ____45____ between tw cmpletely different parts f the wrld: the familiar calm f the United States and the chas f the Philippines. My San Francisc memries are ____46____ jys: sidewalk pigens, ice cream, and seafd dinners with my family. Energetic and lud, I gt in truble at schl fr talking t much but never ____47____ that enthusiasm.
At six, I mved t the Philippines, ____48____ by dusty rads, n ht water and frequent pwer cuts. I was ____49____ and felt “different” frm lcals, but I gradually ____50____: went t schl, learned the language and tried cheap street fd. A candlelit night during a pwer failure changed me — neighbrs ____51____; I made clse friends and saw incnvenience becme warm ____52____.
After fur years, we returned t Califrnia, where everything felt bth ____53____ and unreal — I carried “tw childhds” inside. Thse years taught me abundance and shrtage cexist, and ____54____ “less” brings mre. Nw, I n lnger fear change — all because that early ____55____ led me t value cnnectin ver rutine.
41. A. entertainmentB. schlC. rutineD. fd
42. A. cntinuingB. repeatingC. hidingD. gathering
43. A. definesB. disturbsC. expandsD. cntrls
44. A. difficultlyB. intentinallyC. frcefullyD. clearly
45 A. dividedB. balancedC. stuckD. left
46. A. chaticB. abundantC. simpleD. unreal
47. A. quieted dwnB. shwed ffC. fired upD. kept up
48. A. engagedB. delightedC. shckedD. relieved
49. A. energeticB. hmesickC. cmfrtableD. passinate
50. A. grewB. struggledC. prceededD. adapted
51. A. sighedB. cmplainedC. gatheredD. waited
52. A. cnnectinB. atmsphereC. welcmeD. smile
53. A. unaffectedB. untuchedC. fixedD. plished
54. A. avidingB. embracingC. quittingD. changing
55. A. failureB. trubleC. jyD. shift
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 个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Yang Chen-Ning: A Physics Giant
Nbel laureate and twering figure in physics, Yang Chen-Ning, passed away in Beijing at the age f 103. Tsinghua University, his lng-time academic hme, annunced the news, hnring him ____56____ “immrtal” in an fficial bituary (讣告).
Brn in 1922, Yang’s academic path was anything but ____57____ (cnventin). His mst celebrated achievement came in 1957 when he and Tsung-Da Lee were awarded the Nbel Prize fr their wrk n parity nn-cnservatin, ____58____ discvery verturned a fundamental cncept in physics. Furthermre, the Yang-Mills thery, ____59____ (develp) with Rbert Mills, is nw recgnized as a crnerstne f the Standard Mdel.
Beynd his scientific cntributins, Yang was a pivtal figure in ____60____ (bridge) China and the glbal scientific cmmunity. After returning fr ____61____ landmark visit in 1971, he cnsistently urged that mre verseas schlars ____62____ (fllw) his example, earning him ____63____ (recgnize) as a pineer in facilitating academic exchanges.
In his later years, Yang devted himself ____64____ (whle) t educatin and research at Tsinghua. His passing marks the cnclusin f a century-lng life. The university has prpsed ____65____ (establish) a museum in his hnr. Yang’s stry cntinues t inspire future generatins f scientists wrldwide.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
66. “特种兵式旅游”（whirlwind tur）是当下青年群体中备受欢迎的旅游方式。请你就此话题写一篇短文。内容包括：
1.介绍“特种兵式旅游”的优缺点；
2.阐述你的看法。
注意：1.写作词数应为 80 个左右。
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第二节（满分 25 分）
67. 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。
During my final year f cllege, I shared a small drm rm with my classmate Kim. I was never a tidy persn — my side f the rm always lked like a disaster area, cvered with bks, shirts, and single scks. Kim, n the ther hand, was extremely rganized. She labeled each f her drawers and even clr-cded her class schedule. She arranged her pens by clr and flded her sweaters accrding t the seasn; everything had its wn spt. Our cntrasting habits ften made us irritate (惹恼) each ther.
One evening in the middle f Octber, things reached a breaking pint. After evening self-study, I casually kicked ff my basketball shes. One f them accidentally slid under Kim’s bed. When she fund it, her face turned bright red with anger. She picked up the she and threw it vilently tward my side. It hit my desk lamp, kncking it ver. The lamp fell t the flr, and the light bulb brke int pieces all ver the pile f T-shirts I had intended t fld. I jumped up, shuting at her fr being s disrespectful. She shuted back, cmplaining abut my cnstant mess. We bth rushed tward the dr, each determined t be the first t slam (砰地关上) it shut.
We might nt have cme back that night if the phne hadn’t rung just then. I sat n my bed still angry. Kim picked up the phne. Frm her brief, unsteady respnses, I culd tell smething was wrng. After she hung up, she crawled (匍匐) int her bed, pulled the cvers ver herself, and began t cry. The rm suddenly fell int a heavy silence, filled with a new kind f unease.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
As Kim’s quiet crying reached my ears, smething inside me shifted.
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I was s fcused that I didn’t ntice Kim had been watching me cleaning.
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