湖北省随州市行知高级中学2025-2026学年高三上学期12月周考英语试题

绝密★启用前 随州市行知高中2025-2026学年高三12月周考 英语试题 命题人：彭庆一 审题人：余红英 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转 涂到答题卡上。 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。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。每段对话读一 遍。 1.When is the woman's house available to rent? A.April. B.June. C.July. 2.How can Sarah be best described? A.Expressive. B.Helpful. C.Intelligent. 3.Why is Emma nervous? A.She's about to make a speech. B.She's talking to the audience. C.She hasn't practiced much. 4.What kind ofholiday would the man probably prefer? A.A restful holiday. B.An adventurous holiday C.An action-packed holiday. 5.What is the topic of the conversation? A.It takes practice to gain happiness. B.Happiness is different for everyone. C.Happiness can come from little things. 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，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6.Where are the speakers? A.At a restaurant. B.At home. C.At the school. 7.What was a problem for Brian? A.Catching the school bus.B.Creating a study schedule.C.Deciding on a school club 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8.How does the man feel about sticky rice mortar? A.Confident. B.Surprised. C.Disapproving. 9.What is probably the most important for the woman's job? A.High efficiency. B.Thorough arrangements.C.Modern building methods 10.What could happen to the ancient bricks if the wrong materials were used? A.They might change colour. B.They might become smaller. C.They could be harmed over time. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11.Why do the speakers rule out Lisa as a helper? A.She is out of town. B.She is too busy with work C.She is not responsible enough. 12.Who will take care of the pets? A.The woman's sister. B.Sarah C.Sam. 13.What will the man do tomorrow? A.Sort out some documents B.Discuss the details of his trip C.Introduce the pets to the caretaker. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14.What do we know about the restaurant? A.It has modern cooking equipment. B.It is very strict on staff attendance. C.It tries to prevent health issues 15.What temperature can hot food be kept at? A.20C. B.60C C.70C 16.What should the woman do when cooking food? A.Measure the temperature of the food. B.Deal with raw meat before vegetables. C.Wash cutting boards for at least 20 seconds. 17.What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A.Manager and new employee. B.Interviewer and interviewee. C.Chef and waiter. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18.What is the speaker? A.A national leader B.A news reporter C.An emergency worker. 19.What is the current situation of the town? A.Rescue shelters are being built. B.Some people still need to be relocated. C.The electricity supply has returned to normal. 20.What will happen next week? A.Heavy rain will fall. B.Scientists will visit the area. C.A fund-raising party will be held. 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。 A Pick from our Canadian trip ideas below and our local travel experts will help you create an unforgettable experience. Complete Canadian Rockies by Train Length:8 days /7 nights Destinations:5 places visited Price from:5,490 USD pp 2 2026 Price Freeze: Last chance to secure 2025 prices on 2026 trips!Call +1-604-332-3715 now to take advantage of this offer.Must be booked before October 31,2025. Our bestseller and favourite Canadian Rockies rail trip!This 8-day train vacation features the highlights of the Rockies at a leisurely pace.Discover coastal Vancouver,then travel through the Canadian Rockies and soak up the splendour of the mountains. Classic Eastern Canada by Train Length:8 days /7 nights Destinations:3 places visited Price from:4,380 USD pp Explore Montreal,Quebec City and Halifax!Spend just over a week traveling between Quebec and the Maritimes on an overnight train,exploring each destination with an insider guide. Vancouver to Toronto Train Journey Length:11 days/10 nights Destinations:5 places visited Price from:7,580 USD pp Combine a cross-country sleeper-train journey with the luxury of Rocky Mountaineer's daylight sightseeing train.Enjoy the convenience and comfort of train travel on this trip across Canada Canadian History and Culture by Train Length:10 days /9 nights Destinations:5 places visited Price from:5,570 USD pp Enjoy this meandering train journey through eastern Canada.Each day you'll explore a fascinating new city-from Niagara-on-the-Lake,Toronto,Montreal,Ottawa,and Quebec City. 21.What is the special offer for the "Complete Canadian Rockies by Train"tip? A.A free night's accommodation. B.A discount on the 2025 price. C.The 2025 price for a 2026 trip. D.A free guided tour in Vancouver 22.Which tour provides a cross-country experience? A.Classic Eastern Canada by Train. B.Vancouver to Toronto Train Journey. C.Complete Canadian Rockies by Train. D.Canadian History and Culture by Train. 23.What is the main purpose of this text? A.To compare different ways of traveling in Canada. B.To explain the advantages of train travel in Canada. C.To describe the history of Canadian railway systems. D.To introduce and promote several train tour packages. B Working in Southeast Asia for a European company comes with plenty of cross-border differences and challenges.Time zones and public holidays are obvious mismatches.But it's email that causes the real headache. Living in Bangkok,I jump between Line,a popular instant communication application,and Gmail,an email service platform,and sometimes get tangled up in the middle,missing emails considered urgent in one timezone and sending emails considered unnecessary in the other.I arrived at a meeting in the Thai capital recently to find that the email I had sent from the taxi to excuse my traffic-related lateness had become a point of discussion around the water cooler."He sent an email to explain that he was going to be five minutes late?How sweet."Embarrassment aside,it was a useful reminder of Southeast Asian norms and expectations.Pretty much everyone is late for meetings in Bangkok,so only serious delays require a message -and email is reserved for emergency cancellations. When my colleagues from London came to visit,I had to explain communication preferences to them."You need to download Line from Application Store."Over here,email feels awkward and 3 business-like and more formal:the modern equivalent of a dusty Post Office box that gets checked and cleared into the dustbin every now and again.But Line suits this part of the world,where communication is personal,relationship-based. There are drawbacks,of course.Line IDs are often nicknames or emojis so finding old contacts can demand either a sharp memory or a lot of scrolling.There is no real system for saving messages either which means the HR and legal teams in London and Paris are often concerned. However,relying less on email does not mean we abandon a rules-based system.Changing status"On holiday"works just like a regular out-of-office email and formal things are done in person with a paper record. The world might feel smaller thanks to technology but cultural differences in communication continue to exist,serving as a constant source of freshness and moments of insight for those who venture abroad.It's part of what makes travelling and working abroad so rewarding. 24.What does the author find the most challenging? A.Traveling between time zones. B.Arranging proper holidays C.Sending work emails. D.Downloading Line. 25.Why did the author's email become a point of discussion? A.It was sent to the wrong person. B.It was considered needless by people. C.It contained embarrassing information D.It was canceled at the last minute. 26.Why does the author mention the"dusty Post Office box"? A.To illustrate email is too official and rarely-used. B.To describe the charm of traditional mail service. C.To emphasize the trouble of checking dusty mails D.To explain the development of communication tools. 27.What's the author's attitude towards cultural differences in communication? A.Critical and worried. B.Indifferent and neutral. C.Positive and appreciative. D.Confused and frustrated. C When it comes to embracing artificial intelligence,men seem to be all in,but women are more cautious in their usage. Women are adopting AI tools at a 25%lower rate than men on average.When it comes to AI usage on phones,the gender divide is even more striking;between May 2023 and November 2024,a mere 27.2%of total ChatGPT application downloads were estimated to have come form women. The researchers found that in many cases,women woried that their skills and knowledge would be questioned if they used AI."A female software engineer may be worried that if she uses Al,her manager might view her as less competent,"said Rembrand Koning,one of the co-authors of the study. It's possible that high-performing women may place self-restrictions on Al use,said Catalina Franco,another co-author of the study."For example,top-performing female students may be more cautious about using tools that have not been clearly approved by their professors or may worry that reliance on AI could signal a lack of competence,"she said. On the contrary,men are less worried about potential penalties(不利后果)for using AI and more willing to try it out.Beyond being less cautious,men are also more likely to have an interest and enroll in science-related fields,which translates to having a general interest in emerging technology like AI. "The disparities (in the adoption of generative AI is a design problem-it is developed by a mostly white male workforce and trained on the questions and preferences of men-not a gender problem,"said Catalina Franco."Women may not be jumping on the AI bandwagon for the simple reason that the tech isn't built with them in mind." If Al's workforce impact is inevitable,women must now strategically upskill and experiment. Otherwise,disparities in AI use could widen gender gaps in pay and job opportunities.What matters currently is not merely who are more willing to adopt Al,but how they use it,noted MIT researcher Dishita Turakhia. 28.Why do some women avoid using AI tools? A.It fails to improve their skills. B.It brings about unkind judgment. C.It is forbidden by their professors. D.It leads to job losses for them. 29.What contributes to men's embracing AI? A.They are drawn by science-related fields. B.They seek more opportunities in their careers. C.They desire to develop new technologies. D.They are unaware of the potential risks of AI. 30.What do the underlined words "jumping on the AI bandwagon"in Para.6 mean? A.Criticizing AI technology seriously. B.Showing little interest in AI products C.Joining the trend of using AI actively D.Working on AI research and development. 31.Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A.The Risks of AI Tools Faced by Women B.AI Widens Gaps Between Men and Women C.Women Are More Careful than Men with AI D.Overcome Skepticism to adopt New Technology. D A little over 20 percent of India's households own an air conditioner or cooler,and fewer than a third have refiigerators-leaving hundreds of millions of people to face rising temperatures without artificial cooling. But an innovation that sat least3,000 years old一terracotta（赤陶)一is emerging as a low- cost,low-energy alternative.Once used by the Bronze Age Harappan civilization to store water,this earthenware still stands on the shelves of rural Indian homes as pots that cool water without electricity and cost as little as a dollar each. Terracotta's porous(透水的)surface allows water to slowly evaporate(蒸发)，carrying heat away and cooling the space around it,"says Adithya Pradyumna,an environmental health researcher at Azim Premji University in Bengaluru. Drawing on this principle,architects in India are turning to terracotta for new passive cooling solutions that range from clay refrigerators to tiles and outer walls with holes that allow natural air to flow and help heat and moisture transfer between indoor and outdoor environment. Passive cooling uses building design to regulate indoor temperatures with natural materials, strategic airflow and well-controlled shading.This approach works particularly well in dry places- like parts of the Pacific Northwest,where it can reduce air-conditioning loads by up to70 percent A pioneer in this field is Delhi-based design company Ant Studio,whose CoolAnt project uses terracotta as a second skin on concrete buildings."We've taken advantage of its water-absorbing quality and observed average temperature drops of six to eight degrees Celsius across more than 30 sites"In India,says studio founder Monish Siripurapu.Meanwhile Gujarat-based company MittiCool has created clay "refrigerators"that purportedly keep food fresh for three to five days without power -invaluable in homes without reliable electricity. Niyati Gupta,a senior program associate at research institute WRI India,says terracotta "can work with existing cooling systems and reduce our dependence on the fossil fuel power.That could be a game changer for both the energy and construction sectors." 32.Why does the author list the figures in Paragraph 1? A.To compare different cooling methods. B.To stress the seriousness of the problem. C.To show the popularity of air conditioners. D.To explain the cost of artificial cooling. 33.What is the advantage ofterracotta? 5 A.It works perfectly in all areas B.It uses less electricity to make C.It's inexpensive and energy-saving D.It shows the beauty of ancient wisdom. 34.What is the primary function of the holes in the terracotta tiles and walls? A.To trap heat and moisture. B.To store water for cooling. C.To allow air to pass through. D.To make water cool faster. 35.What is the main idea of Paragraph 6? A.Terracotta's modern applications. B.Temperature drops due to terracotta. C.Achievements of two Indian companies. D.The advantages of terracotta over electricity 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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选 项。 Basic Principles of Music Appreciation Music possesses an extraordinary ability to stir our souls in ways that few other things can.36 To foster a deeper understanding and enjoyment of the music you encounter,here are fundamental principles ofmusic appreciation to consider Understand the elements of music. 37 Melody is the main tune you follow.Harmony is the combination of notes that supports the melody.Rhythm is the beat and pulse of the music.And timbre is the unique sound quality of each instrument or voice Listen actively. Move beyond having music as just background noise.Actively listen by giving it your full attention.Try to pick out individual instruments and focus on the emotions the piece creates.38 Understand the context. 39 Understanding its historical,social,and cultural background can greatly enhance your appreciation.Research the era in which it was written and the artist's personal experiences.This knowledge provides insight into the music's meaning and purpose Explore different genres. The world of music is vast and diverse.Make an effort to explore genres outside your usual preferences,be it classical,jazz,hip-hop,or world music.40 A.Music is often a product ofits time. B.Musicians are deeply shaped by their historical context. C.Timeless music has the power to inspire people across generations D.Notice how the different elements work together to produce these feelings. E.To truly appreciate music,one must first grasp its basic elements F.Each offers a unique perspective and expands your understanding of music. G.It has the capacity to spark inspiration,uplift spirits,and bring tears of emotion. 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、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最 佳选项。 Thirteen can be a challenging age.Not only did I have to 41 my changing body,I also had to deal with my parents'42 divorce,a new family and the upsetting move from my country home to a crowded suburb. When we moved,my beloved small brown horse was sold,leaving me feeling helpless and 43-I couldn't eat,sleep,and cried constantly,44 my family,home,and horse.Finally, my father bought an old red horse named cowboy for me. Cowboy was 45 the ugliest horse in the world,pigeon-toed and knock-kneed.But I loved him deeply,46 his faults.I joined a riding club,receiving rude comments about cowboy's looks while other members rode 47 registered horses.In appearance-judged events,we were quickly 6 "shown the gate."So,I chose barrel racing. Becky,who always won blue ribbons,didn't feel 48 when I competed against her,and I came next to last.Her pride made me determined to 49 her.For a month,I woke up early daily,rode cowboy five miles to the arena,50 for hours in the hot sun,and walked him home-those five miles feeling twice as long when 51 At the next show,I was nervous watching Becky ace the course.When my 52 came, cowboy stumbled at first,but we then 53 through the barrels with perfect precision.To everyone's surprise,we beat Becky by two seconds! That day,I 54 more than a blue ribbon.At thirteen,I realized that no matter what the odds, I'd always be a 55 if I worked hard enough for what I wanted.I can be the master ofmy own destiny. 41.A.leave out B.take over C.adapt to D.look after 42.A.careless B.emotional C.selfish D.bitter 43.A.restless B.alone C.confused D.weak 44.A.missing B.recognizing C.hating D.recalling 45.A.barely B.slightly C.undoubtedly D.actually 46.A.ignoning B.forgetting C.improving D.changing 47.A.expensive B.modern C.fortunate D.beautiful 48.A.respected B.threatened C.valued D.favored 49.A.beat B.accept C.deny D.match 50.A.cooperated B.exercised C.practiced D.competed 51.A.depressed B.exhausted C.relieved D.motivated 52.A.fortune B.chance C.joy D.turn 53.A.dashed B.walked C.kicked D.bounced 54A.confirmed B.defeated C.gained D.recorded 55.A.rider B.giver C.creator D.winner 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个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Recently,I embarked on a journey to Hongyang village,Guizhou province,a hidden gem waiting 56 (discover)by brave travelers.As our car wound 57 (it)way along the roads,I was greeted by the warm smiles of the locals,whose hospitality immediately made me feel welcome Under the guidance of skilled artisans,I learned the process of fermenting (rice to produce the beloved beverage.As I 58(stir)the fermenting mixture,I couldn't help but feel a profound connection 59 the rich cultural heritage of the village.But my journey didn't end with the production ofrice wine.I participated in the village's vibrant activities,60 age-old rituals and performances brought the community together in a celebration of shared heritage. The moment I bid farewell to the misty 61 (valley)and the friendly faces,I carried with me not only memories of a remarkable journey 62 a newfound appreciation for the spirit of the people of Guizhou. In retrospect,my trip to Hongyang village was more than just a travel experience.As I reflect on winding roads,I 63 (remind)of the words of the ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Zi:"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."And indeed,my journey to Guizhou province has left an indelible mark on my soul,64 (inspire)me to continue exploring the world with an open heart and 65 (curious) 第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 假定你是校学生会主席李华。你们拟邀请外教B1在学校“传播中外好声音”国际理解文 化节期间做报告，请用英语给他写一封信。内容包括： (1)选题说明； (2)日期协商。 注意： (1)写作词数应为80左右： (2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Bill, I'm Li Hua,president of the Student Union. Warm regards, Li Hua 第二节（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。 It was in the year 2016 that I made friends with Bindu who would give direction to my life To prepare for Diwali,one of the most important and widely celebrated festivals in my home country,I was busy enjoying the task of cleaning along with my younger sister in the shop of my family.Suddenly,the door bell rang.I opened the door only to find myself attracted by the beauty of a lady in a red cotton dress with a black border.She had extremely good features.Without a second thought,I complimented her by saying,"You are a very beautiful lady,"I welcomed her and asked what her name was.She replied,"I am Bindu."After a happy conversation between two girls,Bindu shared her contact details and address and left. The Diwali day had finally arrived.I told my mom that I was going to meet Bindu at her place that afternoon.My mother agreed but told me to go home early. I was given a warm welcome at Bindu's place.The welcome smile especially made me feel at home.Bindu said it was for the first time that normal people"other than government community people(they helped the poor)came to their society to visit a friend. Our endless talk continued.I noticed,throughout our conversation,Bindu hadn't said a single negative word.She didn't discuss her sorrow,struggle and problems.Through the visit,I felt a positive atmosphere.Then I realized words could make a powerful impact on a person's life.After that moment,I would avoid negative words while interacting with people.Days passed by and our companionship grew stronger.Whenever I felt stressed at work,I called Bindu.Her powerful words motivated me. Those days I was staying in Udaipur,searching for a new room.Finally,I selected two rooms,but because of my divorce ()(In my home country,women,especially divorced women,are always looked down upon),landowners refused to provide the room. 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。 Paragraph 1:I decided to call my friend Bindu and share my experience with her. Paragraph 2:Holding back doubts,I bravely continued my search. 0