2025-2026学年庆市重庆市九龙坡区重庆市育才中学校高三上学期12月月考英语试题
(本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟)
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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。
1. What does the woman want to do
A Mail a letter. B. Send a package. C. Buy a postcard.
2. What will the woman give to Jessica
A. A bag. B. A painting. C. Some flowers.
3. How did the woman get to work today
A. By car. B. By taxi. C. By bus.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Their dream schools.
B. Their volunteer work.
C. Their childhood memories.
5. When does the conversation take place
A. Tuesday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where are probably the speakers
A. In a restaurant. B. In a bookstore. C. In a library.
7. Which magazine does the woman choose in the end
A. The one about sports. B. The one about fashion.
C. The one about movies.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why does the man look unhappy
A. He met a rude guy. B. He isn’t popular in the class.
C. He didn’t get satisfactory scores.
9. What does the woman think of Fred
A. He’s unfriendly. B. He’s gifted. C. He’s boring.
10. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Teacher and student. B. Parent and child. C. Classmates.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What did the woman probably do before the conversation
A. She reserved a room. B. She enjoyed a hot spring. C. She went to a travel agency.
12. Why does the woman refuse to go to Shenzhen
A. She thinks it is too far away.
B. She has been there several times before.
C. She wants to be away from the big city life.
13. Which place does the woman decide to visit
A. Ningbo. B. Yangshuo. C. Guangzhou.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is the woman probably doing
A. Doing a survey. B. Hosting a program. C. Conducting a job interview.
15. How many brothers and sisters does Baruti have
A. 11. B. 10. C. 4.
16. Who made Baruti choose to work for poor children
A. His friend. B. His teacher. C. His wife.
17. What will Baruti probably do next
A. Share his childhood stories. B. Answer more questions.
C. Introduce his job duties.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What percentage of monthly pay do Hawaiians spend on their rent
A. Below 20%. B. About 28%. C. More than 40%.
19. What did some of Kona Purdy’s relatives do after his family moved away
A. They also moved to Las Vegas.
B. They shared a house with other relatives.
C. They found a cheaper living space in Hawaii.
20. Why did Kona Purdy’s wife decide to return to Hawaii
A. For her children. B. For her business. C. For her mother.
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
If you’re looking for a place to spend the Christmas holiday, we try to cover possible information within the posts on our site online. Here are some hotels and resorts that shine over the holiday.
Big Cedar Lodge
Its annual show, Home for the Holidays, features a series of events in November and December, including ice-skating and kids’ club activities. Guest rooms, cottages and cabins serve as cozy spots for winter getaways, and many dining options mean you’ll never need to leave the resort.
Jekyll Island Club Resort
At Christmastime, this historic resort hosts a gingerbread house decorating event and special holiday meals throughout December. About 350 light displays made up of more than a million lights can be seen in the resort’s trees.
Hotel Bennett
Visit this hotel for Christmas and you’ll immediately be surprised by the life-size gingerbread house made with pounds of candy. There are holiday stories on the night before Christmas Eve. Plus, all of the holiday festivities in Charleston’s downtown are just outside this hotel’s front door.
Aspen Meadows Resort
There are all kinds of festivities at the resort leading up to the big day, including snowmen building and sleigh rides. Holiday movie nights take place throughout December, and there’s lots of food to enjoy. The all-suites are perfect for family getaways with floor-to-ceiling windows providing mountain views.
1. Which place offers visitors light shows
A. Big Cedar Lodge.
B. Jekyll Island Club Resort.
C. Hotel Bennett.
D. Aspen Meadows Resort.
2 What do the listed places have in common
A. They are all world-famous resorts.
B. They are located in the downtown.
C. They all have activities before Christmas.
D. They all have special holiday parties.
3. Where is the text probably taken from
A. A website. B. A magazine.
C. A newspaper. D. A guidebook.
B
At first sight, Easthope doesn’t seem much like a Cassandra (希腊神话人物). She smiles a lot. Her manner is kind and motherly; pushed to name her profession, you might guess at nurse or teacher. But look closer.
Easthope is an emergency planner whose job is to support the survivors of major disasters, in which capacity she acted following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the fire at Grenfell Tower. For two decades, the public knew nothing about this vital work, which went on behind the scenes, though she was hugely admired in what we might call professional disaster circles: a voice of calm and a fountain of wisdom. But in 2023, she published a best-selling book about her career, When the Dust Settles, and that changed. People became very interested in what she did.
“At literary festivals, most authors get questions about their writing process,” Easthope says. “But I wouldn’t get those. What people wanted from me was to know how I lived with the knowledge that I have. Wasn’t I afraid How did I handle it I would tell them that I didn’t live afraid, and I would give them basic advice. But this wasn’t enough.” In the end, she felt she had no choice but to write a second book, one in which she would try to cover all that she has learned for the benefit of each individual.
While her publisher describes Come What May as a road map for resilience (韧性), the word is one Easthope dislikes. Ready, she suggests, is a better one. Easthope also reminds people that small things, like losing hair during illness or consuming too much food after someone dies, still matter. She encourages people to remember, not to forget, what happened during disasters, because such events leave a long-lasting effect.
4. What might a Cassandra be like according to paragraph 1
A. Friendly and energetic. B. Competent and cautious.
C. Cheerful and easy-going. D. Serious and unapproachable.
5. What led to increased public awareness of Easthope’s work in 2023
A. The publication of a best seller.
B. Her involvement in 2004 tsunami relief.
C. The growth of professional disaster circles.
D. Her sudden rise to fame through media.
6. Why are readers’ questions cited in paragraph 3
A To reveal Easthope’s personal fears.
B. To explain Easthope’s writing process.
C To showcase Easthope’s writing motivation.
D. To present public doubts about Easthope’s work.
7. What does Easthope agree on handling disasters
A. Forgetting aids recovery.
B. Resilience matters most.
C. Positive thinking takes the lead.
D. Minor sufferings deserve attention.
C
A recent study reveals that the ability to see things from others’ perspectives (观点) may augment creativity. Researchers from the University of Vienna conducted experiments with young Chinese adults to examine how different types of empathy (同理心) relate to creative thinking and achievement.
The study measured two kinds of empathy: cognitive empathy (understanding others’ points of view) and emotional empathy (sharing others’ feelings). Participants completed questionnaires about their empathic tendencies and reported their creative activities over the past year, such as writing, inventing, or artistic pursuits. Researchers also analyzed long-term data from China’s Gene-Brain-Behavior Project to track creative development.
Results showed that people with stronger cognitive empathy engaged in more creative activities and achieved greater success in fields like visual arts, science, and writing. Interestingly, emotional empathy didn’t show the same connection to creativity. The benefits of perspective-taking appeared strongest in areas requiring innovative thinking rather than technical skills like music performance.
Further analysis suggested that understanding different viewpoints might stimulate creativity by exposing individuals to diverse ways of thinking. However, the emotional aspect of empathy didn’t contribute similarly, possibly because it requires mental energy that could otherwise be used for creative work. The findings highlight how developing our ability to see through others’ eyes might be an effective way to boost creative potential, especially in fields that value novel approaches and solutions.
Whatever the case, the findings suggest that increasing your ability to take someone’s perspectives might be a good thing for your creativity. Fortunately, empathy can be cultivated through deliberate effort. One effective method is to engage with books or watch TV or films and mentally place yourself in the characters’ shoes, thereby building your perspective-taking muscles. You can also build empathy by interacting with people who are different from you in some way, while being curious about their inner life and deeply listening to their perspectives.
8. What does the underlined word “augment” in paragraph 1 mean
A. Put off. B. Call for. C. Hold back. D. Add to.
9. Why is cognitive empathy linked to greater creative achievement
A. It shares others’ emotional experiences. B. It introduces different thought processes.
C. It offers mental energy among innovators. D. It helps individuals master technical skills.
10. How can people develop empathy
A. By role-imagining. B. By exposing inner world.
C. By working out. D. By comparing backgrounds.
11. Which can be the best title for the text
A. The Science of Creativity: How It Unlocks Empathy
B. The Mental Process of Seeing Through Others’ Eyes
C. Understanding Others: the Key to Your Next Big Idea
D. Seeing Differently Rarely Meaning Thinking Differently
D
Many think that language is what sets humans apart from other animals, and that for us to think, language is a decisive factor. British philosopher Bertrand Russell even claimed in 1948 that no intelligent thinking can take place without language. However, a recent study in Nature suggests otherwise. It found that language and thought are two distinct entities (实体), working in separate parts of the brain. They are, in short, "far more independent than we imagined”, wrote ZME Science.
The study, conducted by scientists from the US, explored the language-thought relationship through two research approaches. First, they studied patients suffering from global aphasia (完全性失语症), who had lost much of their ability to understand or speak due to damage to the left hemisphere of their brain. However, they can still complete complex tasks.
“You can ask people with global aphasia to solve math problems or perform social reasoning tests, and as long as the instructions are non-verbal, they can succeed,” Evelina Fedorenko, one of the study’s authors from MIT, told ZME Science.
The researchers also used brain-imaging tools to study the brains of healthy volunteers as they performed non-verbal tasks, like solving puzzles and planning. It was found that the brain’s language regions were mostly inactive during such activities. In other words, we generally need language to express our thoughts but we can still think without words.
So, if language isn’t necessary for thinking, then why did humans develop it Fedorenko said language serves mainly as a tool for communication. “Most of the things that you probably learned about the world, you learned through language and not through direct experience with the world,” she said. By being able to share complicated information through language, humans gained an evolutionary advantage.
Although language does not give rise to thoughts, past research shows that how we speak can heavily influence how we think. For example, the English sentence “he fired the gun” is usually phrased as “the gun went off” in Japanese. As a result, English speakers are more likely to focus on the person responsible for an accident than Japanese speakers, according to Psychology Today.
12. What is the main purpose of the study mentioned in the text
A. To prove that language is essential for intelligent thinking.
B To develop new treatments for patients with global aphasia.
C. To examine the relationship between language and thought.
D. To identify the brain regions responsible for non-verbal reasoning.
13. What did brain-imaging tools reveal about healthy volunteers performing non-verbal task
A. They struggled with problem-solving.
B. Their language centers became overactive.
C. Their language regions showed little activity.
D. They would unconsciously use verbal strategies.
14. How can language serve humans, according to Fedorenko
A. It helps humans generate thoughts.
B. It facilitates the exchange of complex ideas.
C. It replaces direct experience with the world.
D. It determines humans’ evolutionary direction.
15. What is the main idea of the text
A. Complex thought is impossible without language.
B. Thought can operate independently from language.
C. Language plays a decisive role in shaping human thought.
D. Language and thought are deeply interdependent in the brain.
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。
The teenage years are a transformative period marked by great physical, psychological, and emotional changes. ___16___ They refer to the feelings that arise during interactions with others, such as gratitude, shame, sympathy, guilt, and pride.
Understanding and managing social emotions can help develop teenagers’ identities. Teenagers experience a wide range of emotions from social interactions, which significantly influences their self-understanding and social awareness. In the process, they learn to understand, and appropriately respond to both their own emotions and those of others. ___17___
In academic settings, social emotional competencies like self-regulation, motivation, and social awareness directly impact a teenager’s ability to learn, participate, and engage in school activities. ___18___ Teenagers with strong social emotional skills are better equipped to handle stress, resist peer pressure, and avoid risky behaviors, reducing the likelihood of developing mental health issues.
Learning social emotions involves a combination of personal experience, guidance, and formal education. ___19___ This environment influences teenagers’ earliest understanding of how to communicate and manage their emotions. They feel safe and supportive to express their emotions freely and learn to manage them without fear of judgment. Schools also play a significant role through social emotional learning programs that teach these skills in a structured munity involvement, extracurricular activities, and peer (同伴) interactions offer additional opportunities for teenagers to practice and refine their social emotional skills.
___20___ It contributes to a teenager’s ability to manage their own emotions, understand others’ emotions, and face social complexities. This learning is a cornerstone for shaping their identity, influencing their interpersonal relationships, academic success, mental health, and future life outcomes.
A. What exactly are social emotions
B. The journey into mature emotion is quite easy.
C. Social emotion learning for teenagers is essential.
D. Central to this phase is the concept of social emotions.
E. This helps shape their own personal principles and beliefs.
F. Families play a crucial role in modeling and developing these skills.
G. Moreover, social emotional skills are closely linked to mental health.
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四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Now Merda spent another couple of hours wandering among the endless orange trees. No ____21____ of civilization, so he re-entered the woods and soon found himself in swamp (沼泽) water.
He labored for hours as the sun ____22____. Tall, thick grasses and thorns blocked his way; mud and water ____23____ his boots. He tried to navigate by the sun but kept losing it. Each time he picked out a ____24____ or chose a straight course, he became ____25____ lost again after just a few minutes.
Darkness was falling when at last he re-emerged onto the shore of the lake. The water was surprisingly cold, especially as it deepened. Merda started out paddling (划动) strongly for the opposite ____26____, drinking lake water to ease his awful thirst. He swam on, but some strange ____27____ prevented his progress. He was a good swimmer, yet he ____28____ kept diverging (偏离) from his goal. It was maddening, but he ____29____ to give in to emotion. The sun disappeared and the stars came out, and still he struggled. And that’s ____30____ he saw the alligator (短吻鳄).
Before he could swim a stroke, before he could ____31____ out a scream, the creature struck like a snake. It sank its teeth into Merda’s forearm, and ____32____ him underwater.
Merda went into ____33____ mode. He threw his other arm around the alligator’s middle, grabbing at its belly. Merda resurfaced, ____34____ for air, but just as quickly the alligator yanked (猛拉) him under again. Merda felt the flesh of his arm ____35____ away as the arm was cut off. The creature disappeared into the darkness, carrying Merda’s forearm with it.
No pain yet, only terror. Then he realized he was the only one who could get himself out of this. He positioned himself up against the trunk of the tree and waited for dawn.
21. A. conflict B. sign C. identity D. guarantee
22. A. sank B. rose C. shone D. appeared
23. A. pressed B. filled C. wrapped D. packed
24. A. signal B. shape C. landscape D. landmark
25. A. hopelessly B. tirelessly C. effortlessly D. carelessly
26. A. river B. bank C. port D. coast
27. A. plant B. reef C. fish D. current
28. A. somehow B. somewhat C. somewhere D. sometimes
29. A. prepared B. refused C. regretted D. promised
30. A. how B. where C. when D. why
31. A. carry B. try C. let D. give
32. A. dragged B. pushed C. knocked D. swallowed
33. A. rest B. panic C. defense D. fight
34. A. passionate B. frustrated C. terrified D. desperate
35. A. tearing B. washing C. putting D. driving
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。
A riverside cliff along China’s Yangtze River has recently become an online sensation and a popular tour spot, after a Shanghai-based designer Guo Qingshan shared a vacation photo comparing its shape ____36____ a dog.
The mountain, called “puppy mountain”, ____37____ (locate) in Yichang, Central China’s Hubei Province. It was first discovered in late January by Guo while reviewing hiking photos. “It seems that the puppy is drinking water, or it’s looking at some fish. It also looks like it’s ____38____ (simple) protecting the Yangtze River,” Guo said.
After Guo posted the photo on Xiaohongshu, it quickly went viral, gaining 120,000 ____39____ (like) within 10 days. The hashtag Puppy Mountain also became a trending topic on Weibo, accumulating millions of views. Dog owners joined in the fun, sharing photos of their pets ____40____ (match) the mountain’s shape. Many tourists visited Yichang for photoshops, some even ____41____ (bring) their dogs.
Geological experts explained that ____42____ unique formation is a result of Karst (喀斯特) processes. The puppy-shaped cliff is a mix of natural elements, with cave exits forming the “eyes”, a collapsed section serving as the “forehead”, ____43____ vegetation creating the “ears”.
This natural wonder highlights the fact ____44____ social media can turn ordinary landscapes into cultural phenomena, blending geology with _____45_____ (creative).
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假设你是李华，你校高三年级近期举办的篮球联赛圆满落幕，同学们的运动热情高涨，请你以The Athlete I Admire为题，为你校英文报写一篇人物介绍，内容包括：
1.简要介绍人物；
2.主要事迹或成就；
3.你的认识或感悟。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The Athlete I Admire
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第二节(满分25分)
47. 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 the elderly woman’s birthday. She got up early to be ready for the post. From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street, and the little boy from the ground floor brought up her letters or parcels on the rare occasions when anything came.
Today she was sure there would be something. Linda wouldn’t forget her mother’s birthday, even if she seldom wrote at other times. Of course Linda was busy. Her husband had been made Mayor, and Linda herself had got a medal for her work for the aged.
The elderly woman was eighty today. She had put on her best dress. Perhaps-perhaps Linda might come. After all, eighty was a special birthday, another decade lived or endured just as you chose to look at it. Even if Linda did not come, she would send a present. The elderly woman was sure of that. Two spots of color brightened her cheeks. She was excited like a child. She would enjoy her day.
Yesterday Mrs. Morrison, whom Linda had arranged to light the fire and give the elderly woman her breakfast, had given the flat an extra clean, and today she had brought a card and a bunch of marigolds when she came to do the breakfast. Mrs. Grant downstairs had made a cake, and in the afternoon she was going down there to tea. The little boy, Johnnie, had been up with a packet of mints, and said he wouldn’t go out to play until the post had come. “I guess you’ll get lots and lots of presents,” he said, “I did last week when I was six.”
The elderly woman wondered what the present would be. A pair of slippers perhaps. Or a new scarf. A scarf would be lovely. Blue is such a pretty color. Or a table lamp. Or a book, a travel book, with pictures, or a little clock, with clear black numbers. So many lovely things.
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。
The elderly woman stood by the window, watching.
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She opened the envelope.
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