河南八市2025学年高三下学期1月期末考试英语试题含解析.doc

河南八市2025学年高三下学期1月期末考试英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内2．答题时请按要求用笔3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_______ it is so hot, I guess we can’t do anything until after dark.A．In case B．Now that C．Even if D．As though2．The exchange student from Kenya often shares with us the news of his country and ____of his neighbouring countries.A．those B．that C．it D．the one3．She is ____________ being pleased about it ; she is very angry.A．free from B．free of C．out of D．far from4．For the final ______ of our journey，we decided to take the coach.A．leg B．roundC．distance D．path5．____ of danger in the street at night, the girl doesn’t dare to go out without someone ____ her.A．Warned; accompanied B．Warned; accompanyingC．Warning; accompanied D．Warning; accompanying6．In recent years, Chinese arts have won the of a lot of people outside China.A．reputation B．enjoymentC．appreciation D．entertainment7．Jane realized her ____ to become the first woman to run the 10,000 metres within 30 minutes.A．achievement B．commitmentC．competition D．ambition8．The boy was waving his stick in the street and it ________ missed the child standing nearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly9．It is difficult for any of us to eat better, exercise more, and sleep enough,______ we know we should.A．because B．even ifC．unless D．before10．Our teacher entered the classroom, __________.A．a book in hand B．book in hand C．book in his hand D．a book in hands11．Not until he went abroad to further his study_______ the importance of English.A．has he found B． he has found C．did he find D． he had found12．-- Mom, I’ m going to the graduation dance tonight but I don’ t think I look attractive enough.— Oh, darling, don’ t worry. _______A．They don’t know what beauty is. B．Nobody will care about it.C．You look perfect the way you are. D．Impossible is nothing,13．Hearing the news, she rushed out, ________ the book ________ on the table and disappeared into the distance.A．left; lain open B．left; lay openedC．leaving; lie opened D．leaving; lying open14．There is no easy way to remember prepositions, as it is one area of English____ the rules seem very irregular.A．that B．whereC．whose D．which15．Taking targeted measures to help people lift themselves out of poverty, _____has been predicted, is fruitful.A．what B．whichC．as D．that16．Maybe he really should do more exercises from now on. ____, I hope he could get over soon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere17．--- Are you free now? I have something interesting to tell you.---OK, you make it short I will have to work on this term paper due tomorrow.A．now that B．as soon asC．every time D．as long as18．________is known to us is that tobacco contains nicotine and other harmful products，so you should give up smoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which19．You will have to stay at home all day ______ you finish all your homework. A．if B．unless C．whether D．because20．How I wish I ______ my mouth before I shouted at my mum!A．shut B．have shutC．had shut D．would shut第二部分 阅读理解（满分40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。

21．（6分）The “swim-with-dolphins” tourist industry is becoming more popular every year with the increase of people’s income. After all, it can cost a large amount of money to have this kind of holiday experience. So tour operators try to place eager swimmers as near as possible to the dolphins by trying to predict where the dolphins will be.Research has shown that while dolphins can move away if they do not want to interact (交流） with human swimmers, they do not like it at all if the swimmers slip into the water directly on top of them or if humans are in their path of travel. However, if swimmers enter the water to one side of them, the dolphins do not avoid the swimmers to the same extent.In all cases, the dolphins seem to have become more sensitive to the presence of the swimmers. For dolphins, swimming among or with humans is not necessarily a high priority. This research has shown that only 19% of any group of dolphins will participate in interaction. Young dolphins are the most likely to interact; they do seem curious about being with humans. It is believed that they see humans as “entertainment” and that the interaction is a new and unusual experience for them.It is frequently asked whether “swim-with-dolphins” tourism should be discontinued. The advice is that dolphins should be given enough periods of time throughout the day when they are not exposed to tourism. Permitted interactions should not be too disturbing to the dolphins since there could be mothers and calves (幼崽） present in dolphin groups. There should also be educational campaigns about the creatures and what i。