湖北省荆州中学2025-2026学年高三上学期12月月考英语试卷（无答案）

这是一份湖北省荆州中学2025-2026学年高三上学期12月月考英语试卷（无答案），共4页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。
时间：120分钟；满分：150分
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案誊写到答题卷上。
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。每段对话读两遍。
1. Wh is the wman prbably speaking t?
A. A pliceman.B. A neighbr.C. A dg wner.
2. What will the tw speakers d tnight?
A. T see a film after dinner.
B. T watch TED shws at hme.
C. T have a walk alng the beach.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. An actr.B. A film.C. An investment.
4. What des the wman mean?
A. Rene slipped and fell.
B. Rene went t a wrng rm.
C. Rene made it t Jacksn’s speech.
5. Hw much did Tny pay fr the bk?
A. $6.B. $12.C. $18.
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。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6，7题。
6. When des the cnversatin happen?
A. In the mrning.B. At nn.C. In the afternn.
7. Why isn’t Jeremy in the cnference rm nw?
A. He is wrking n anther task.
B. He has checked the heater befre.
C. He needs t hire part-time wrkers.
听第7段材料，回答8至10题。
8. Why des the man call the wman?
A. T plan a meeting with her.
B. T tell her abut her new jb.
C. T make their travel arrangements.
9. Where is the wman nw?
A. In Miami.B. In Ls Angeles.C. In Salt Lake City.
10. Wh needs a new flat?
A. Beckham.B. Maria.C. Cherry.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why did the wman drp by Gerge’s Garage?
A. T get an il change.B. T get the tires changed.C. T have her car checked.
12. Why did the man stp ging t Gerge’s Garage?
A. He was dissatisfied with its service.
B. He heard the garage had clsed dwn.
C. He fund a cheaper place near his hme.
13 What happened t Peter?
A. He was laid ff.
B. He set up his wn business.
C. He gt prmted dwntwn.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Where is the Ryal Oak?
A. Near the main square.B. On the airprt rad.C. In the cuntryside.
15. What is special abut the Bridge Htel?
A. It is quite lvely in summer.
B. It used t be a private huse.
C. It has an indr swimming pl.
16. Which htel will the man chse?
A. Carltn Huse.B. The Ryal Oak.C. The Bridge Htel.
17. Hw des the wman sund?
A. Grateful.B. Patient.C. Curius.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is the speaker mainly talking abut?
A. His feeling after receiving an award.
B. His passin fr different music types.
C. His experience abut travelling arund.
19. What did the speaker mst recently release t the public?
A. A single sng.B. A three-sng recrd.C. A twelve-sng cllectin.
20. Wh will speak next?
A. A yung musician.B. The speaker’s wife.C. The hst f the ceremny.
第二部分 阅读理解 （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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
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Fr thse wh still haven’t experienced the jy and satisfactin f vlunteering abrad, it’s never t late t start! Yu can always make up yur mind and be a part f it.
21. Hw much higher is the USA’s vlunteering abrad rate than Australia’s?
A. 3%.B. 4%.C. 38%.D. 42%.
22. Which prgram best suits a qualified physician?
A. GEc.B. Prjects Abrad.
C. Internatinal TEFL Academy.D. Maxim Nivel.
23. What can the vlunteers f Maxim Nivel gain?
A. Deep cultural engagement.B. Mdern weaving techniques.
C. Overseas teaching experience. D. Chances fr a health check-up.
B
Peple casually describe themselves as peple-pleasers as they might describe their hair clr r music preference. Hwever, peple-pleasing can be a very real mental health prblem, ften assciated with bsessive-cmpulsive disrder (OCD) (强迫症). Apprval-seeking behavir is self-injuring by nature. T satisfy this bsessin, we must be inauthentic and reduced versins f urselves, verly vigilant f the preferences f thers.
Essentially, the main cause is avidance f causing distress in thers. Few things make me shake mre than a cnflict. I see this behavir as a respnse t my childhd, which was filled with intense fear. My single parent had weekly mments f being angry and abusive. I learned early n that my safety depended n my mther’s view f me. S I began t predict what my mther wanted me t d and say. By the time I was in middle schl, ver-aplgizing and shifting my persnality t please thers became firmly established in my scial behavir.
Fr mst adult peple-pleasers, including me, it feels natural t cling n t (依赖) the cmfrt f agreeability. Even with my wn children, I give up my wn authrity. I recently nticed that my vice takes n an awkward tne whenever I say “n”. I challenge and displease my clients, but nly because it is demanded fr effective prgress.
Peple-pleasing is clearly hlding me back; but what’s the reasn fr my unwillingness t let g? I am starting t realize that I am shying away frm the unpredictability f hw thers will react. When I am universally likeable, I rarely have t g utside my cmfrt zne in interpersnal relatinships. Authentic interactivity with thers requires taking a risk. Displeased peple are stressful.
S the key seems t be expsure. The mre interactins I experience where I am nt pleasing thers, the mre cmfrt I gain with this dynamic. As I practice saying “n,” my vice will naturally deepen. Cnfidence will cme with repetitin. Yes, peple’s negative reactins are uncertain, but nt dangerus. The less I peple-please, the mre I will welcme grwth int my interpersnal relatinships. The challenge f thers is, in fact, a jyus pprtunity.
24. What des the underlined wrd “vigilant” in the first paragraph mean?
A. Mindful.B. Tired.C. Fnd.D. Uncertain.
25. Why des the authr mentin her childhd?
A. T share a pitiful stry f her family.
B. T justify her apprval-seeking behavir.
C. T emphasize the impact f family educatin.
D. T explain the reasn fr her pleasing tendency.
26 What prevents the authr frm getting rid f peple-pleasing?
A. Her dislike f her authentic self.B. Her fear f facing uncertain reactins.
C. Her ignrance f interpersnal skills.D. Her misunderstanding f displeased peple.
27. What des the authr suggest t deal with peple-pleasing?
A. Practice authenticity persistently.B. Be expsed t mre peple-pleasers.
C. Ignre peple’s negative reactins.D. Seek cmfrt frm existing relatinships.
C
On Earth Day — April 22 — the XPrize Fundatin, which hlds cntests that encurage peple t cme up with new ideas t slve big prblems, annunced the winners f its Carbn Remval cntest. A cmpany called Mati Carbn wn the $50 millin prize. Their methd is simple, but it culd remve huge amunts f carbn dixide and als help farmers grw mre fd.
The cmpany uses a very cmmn kind f vlcanic rck called basalt. Basalt is used wrldwide t cnstruct rads and buildings. Cmpanies that break up the basalt ften have a fine pwder f basalt left ver that they can’t use.
Luckily, this is exactly what Mati Carbn needs. The cmpany remves carbn by spreading this rck pwder n farm fields. The pwder pulls CO2 ut f the water in the sil and stres it in a way that will last fr thusands f years. Mati’s methd f carbn remval is called “enhanced rck weathering”.
The results aren’t just gd fr the envirnment — they’re als gd fr the farmers. Farmers wh use the basalt pwder n their fields grw rughly 25% mre fd. In areas with pr sil, farmers can grw as much as 70% mre. Mati Carbn is already spreading basalt pwder n farms in several cuntries, including India, Tanzania, and Zambia. The cmpany is fcused n wrking with small farmers in prer cuntries, putting the pwder n their farmlands fr free. T pay fr this, the cmpany sells “carbn credits”. Since Mati Carbn is remving pllutin, large cmpanies that create pllutin buy credits t “ffset” their pllutin s they can be “carbn neutral”.
One f the things that impressed the XPrize judges is hw the cmpany carefully tracks and recrds the impact it is having. S far, Mati Carbn has remved ver 1,000 metric tns f CO2. But the cmpany believes that number will grw rapidly. It is planning t begin wrk in three mre cuntries sn and allw ther cmpanies t use its methds t reach even mre areas.
28. What is the material used by the winning cmpany?
A. Industrial prducts.B. Rare vlcanic ashes.
C. Cnstructin waste. D. Farm carbn dixide.
29. Which wrds best describe Mati Carbn?
A. Far-sighted and united.B. Prfit-driven and prductive.
C. Newly-built and reserved.D. Ec-minded and innvative.
30. What can we learn abut Mati Carbn accrding t the last paragraph?
A. It has expanded its business acrss the wrld.
B. It has develped mre methds t remve CO2.
C. It intends t share its patent with ther cmpanies.
D. It plans t invite XPrize judges t track its impact.
31. Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the text?
A. Jint Effrt Pays ff in Breaking up the Basalt
B. Great Chance Exists in the Green Agriculture
C. Mati Carbn Has Mre Carbn Credits t Sell
D. Pwerful Idea Wins Carbn Remval XPrize
D
“Men are frm Mars, wmen frm Venus” has becme a cnvenient shrthand fr every husehld debate, frm map-reading t lading the dishwasher. Yet beneath the jkes lies a serius questin: are the tw sexes brn with fundamentally different wiring, r have we simply repeated the stry until it feels true?
Tw high-prfile sets f scans appear t ffer hard prf f a difference. British psychlgist Stuart Ritchie reprted in 2012 that male brains are, n average, rughly ne-tenth heavier than female brains and cntain mre white-matter. Three years later, Israeli neurscientist Daphna Jel added that typical “his” r “her” circuits can be detected with advanced sftware, even thugh every head ultimately cntains a mix f bth — like shades that vary — and never perfectly match passprt sex.
Lise Elit, a neurscientist at Chicag Medical Schl, believes such headlines are t dramatic. After re-analyzing thusands f images cllected acrss six cuntries, she calls the brain “a unisex (不分性别的) rgan”. The numeric gap between grup averages, she insists, is n wider than the difference between male and female kidneys, and the figures fail t predict hw the rgan actually prcesses algebra, empathy r parking instructins. Put simply, size decides nthing.
If bdy structure is nt the real bss, what is? Scial experience, argues The Atlantic Classic papers lved eye-catching numbers: a 1970 survey’ shwed bys beating girls thirteen-t-ne n the mathematics SAT, a figure nce highlighted by frmer Harvard president Lawrence Summers as prf f natural male scientific talent. When later student grups ffered girls equal labratry hurs, encuraged female teachers and rewrte textbks t include mre real-wrld prblems, the rati fell t three-t-ne, suggesting that pprtunity, nt bdy part, writes mst f the screbard.
Margaret McCarthy, a neurpharmaclgist at the University f Maryland, applauds Elit fr “frcing the debate frward”. She als ntes that wiping ut every sex difference wuld sund an extreme nte. Equal, she reminds us, is nt identical; bilgy may still whisper where sciety shuts.
32. Why des the authr mentin Ritchie and Jel?
A. T stress the risk f inadequate datasets.B. T crrect statistical errrs in psychlgy.
C. T prvide scan prf f a sex difference.D. T explain bys’ advantage in reading maps.
33. What is implied by Elit’s re-analysis f brain vlume?
A. Males d well in tackling cmplex tasks.B. Generatin gaps utrun between-sex gaps.
C. Brain size can smehw decide sex rules.D. Brain size cannt tell hw a persn perfrm.
34. What can we infer frm the falling math scre gap after 1970?
A. Equal chances narrw the scre gap.B. Standardized tests are n lnger trusted.
C. Bys are nw lsing interest in STEM.D. Bilgy still limits girls’ physics scres.
35. What might be McCarthy’s attitude t erasing sex differences?
A. Favrable.B. Disapprving.C. Unclear.D. Indifferent.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Nstalgia — the warm feeling f lnging fr the past — is everywhere in tday’s culture. Mvies like Barbie, Indiana Jnes, and Tp Gun are drawing huge crwds by bringing back ld favrites. 36
On the surface, nstalgia simply makes us feel gd. 37 Accrding t Prfessr Ziyan Yang frm the Institute f Psychlgy, CAS, nstalgia creates feelings f warmth, belnging, and even a mental escape t the past. During tugh times — whether persnal struggles r glbal crises — nstalgia acts like an emtinal safety net. Mvies and music are pwerful triggers because they recreate familiar emtins and experiences.
38 First, it gives us a sense f cntrl. Even when life feels unpredictable, reflecting n ur past helps us feel mre grunded and secure. Secnd, nstalgia strengthens scial bnds. Thugh it seems like a persnal experience, nstalgic memries ften remind us f family, friends, and shared mments.
What des nstalgia d t ur brains? Mstly gd things! Studies shw it bsts happiness, creativity, and energy by activating psitive emtins. 39 This yuthful ptimism encurages us t take risks and chase ur gals. Sme researchers suggest nstalgia acts like a “psychlgical immune system”, helping us cpe with stress.
But can t much nstalgia be harmful? In small amunts, it’s healthy. Hwever, if we think abut the past t much, it can keep us frm mving frward. The key is balance — enjying memries withut lsing sight f the present. 40 It helps us recnnect with ur true selves and remember wh we really are.
In shrt, nstalgia isn’t just abut reliving the past — it’s a tl that helps us navigate the present and future with hpe.
A. But why d we lve nstalgia s much?
B. This is why reunins feel s meaningful t us.
C. Nstalgia als serves key psychlgical needs.
D. Hwever, psychlgy experts say there’s mre t it.
E. It can even make us feel yunger and mre ptimistic.
F. Remembering happy memries brings cmfrt and jy.
G. Still, in general, nstalgia is a natural and psitive part f life.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Just ahead n the narrw rad, the faint light frm Kim’s trch (手电筒) flashed twards me. Her bike stayed 41 , but mine was shaking all ver the place. I had cmpletely lst my 42 . It seemed cycling in the 43 had caused my mind t lse all sense f directin.
I lked hard, hping t 44 the grass edges, but there was nthing but Kim’s 45 trchlight far ahead. My heart punded wildly. I was trying my best t keep this anxiety internal, nt wanting Kim t 46 the full extent f my fear.
S I frced my 47 back t the frest we had cycled thrugh earlier: the tall trees, the sund f the wind and smething 48 fr me nw — the sense f excitement I felt. 49 by this memry, I tried t put aside the anxiety. I 50 my phne’s trch. The light was weak, but it was enugh: the heaviness arund my visin 51 and I fund my balance again.
As I pushed int the pedals and began t mve, I 52 a sky full f cuntless stars. Then, I saw smething even mre 53 . “KIM!” She turned, thinking smething was wrng. But 54 high abve us was a magical shting star, bright with a thick tail in its wake.
That night, I learned a valuable lessn: Dn’t let the darkness stp yu frm mving frward. Smetimes all yu need is a little mre 55 t find yur way.
41. A. safeB. levelC. cleanD. still
42. A. patienceB. interestC. balanceD. sight
43. A. windB. wildC. muntainsD. dark
44. A. make utB. search frC. give upD. ride acrss
45. A. artificialB. sftC. blindingD. dying
46. A. nticeB. explreC. ignreD. understand
47. A. astnishmentB. curisityC. imaginatinD. enthusiasm
48. A. stableB. rareC. freshD. dangerus
49. A. CnfusedB. WrnC. MvedD. Encuraged
50. A. switched nB. tk utC. shwed ffD. put up
51. A. grewB. clearedC. remainedD. wrsened
52. A. picturedB. beheldC. recalledD. tuched
53. A. puzzlingB. satisfyingC. amazingD. challenging
54. A. flyingB. hangingC. risingD. circling
55. A. energy B. luckC. lightD. time
第二节 语法填空（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。
The Huajiang Grand Canyn Bridge in Guizhu prvince, the wrld’s tallest, pened t traffic n September 28th, turning 56__________ was nce a tw-hur drive acrss the deep valley int a trip f barely tw minutes. Rising at 57__________ height f 625 meters abve the Beipan River, the bridge is a key prject f an expressway linking the Liuzhi special district f Liupanshui city with Anlng cunty. With a main span 58__________ (measure) 420 meters, it anchrs a new expressway that winds thrugh ne f China’s mst muntainus prvinces.
Guizhu has earned a reputatin 59__________ a prvince f bridges. Accrding t the prvincial transprtatin department, t date half f the wrld’s 100 tallest bridges 60__________ (rise) frm its valleys. Altgether mre than 32,000 bridges have been cmpleted 61__________ are under cnstructin in Guizhu. The Huajiang bridge is nw its mst 62__________ (strike) unprfessinal landmark, embdying bth practical needs and engineering ambitin f the regin.
While building the bridge, engineers faced 63__________ (change) weather, sheer cliffs and wind gusts (劲吹) tpping 100 kilmeters per hur. 64__________ (meet) thse challenges, the team relied n a series f new technlgies. They intrduced an intelligent cable-lifting system guided by the Beidu Navigatin Satellite System, which, t their 65__________ (satisfy), allwed wrkers t psitin steel frames with centimeter-level accuracy.
第四部分 写作（共两节；满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华，上周你代表学校接待国际交换生时，因文化差异发生了一件令你印象深刻的事。请你给英国笔友Jenny写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 事情经过；
2. 你的感想。
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。
Dear Jenny,
I’m writing t share with yu a memrable incident that happened last week. _____________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
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。
On the afternn f my eighteenth birthday, I was driving arund the quiet streets f ur small twn, feeling abslutely free and excited. I’d just gt my driver’s license the week befre, and this was my first time driving alne withut my dad in the passenger seat. The sun was shining, and the radi hummed with my favrite pp sng. Everything felt perfect, like I was finally stepping int adulthd.
As I apprached the crner f Maple Street, I made a turn a bit t quickly, and that’s when the wrst thing happened. There was a lud, sharp sund f metal scraping against metal — screech, crunch — that made my teeth ache. I applied pressure t the brakes s hard that my bdy jlted frward against the safety belt. My heart jumped int my thrat—I had sideswiped a plished, black Mercedes-Benz parked neatly by the pavement, its paint glittering like it had just been washed.
I killed the engine and sat there fr a minute, my hands shaking n the wheel. Unbuckled my seatbelt, I steeled myself t get ut f the car t inspect the damage. The street was cmpletely empty, nt a sul in sight — n neighbrs watering their lawns, n kids riding bikes, n passing cars. A pwerful, selfish thught rushed int my head: “Just drive away. N ne saw yu. N ne will ever knw.”
I ran a hand ver the Mercedes’ dr, frwning at the lng, deep scratch that snaked all its way n the dr. My wn car, the ld Frd, nly had a tiny dent (凹陷) n the side mirrr, barely nticeable. Panic seized me as I thught abut the mney I’d been saving fr mnths — babysitting jbs, mwing lawns, wrking weekends at the grcery stre — all saved up fr my first semester f cllege textbks and drm supplies. I knew that repair bill wuld wipe that savings accunt clean in an instant. The temptatin t jump back in the car and speed ff was verwhelming, a heavy weight pressing dwn n my chest.
1. 写作词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
But then, I clsed my eyes and pictured my dad’s face.________________________________
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I fund a piece f paper and a pen in the car glve bx. ______________________________
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