西安2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、Send it to _________ is in charge of sales.

A．who

B．whom

C．whoever

D．whomever

2、I get to school ________ bus every morning.

A．by

B．in

C．on

D．at

3、These problems_______by them the whole morning yesterday.

A．were being discussed

B．were discussed

C．have been discussed

D．have been discussing

4、She'd lost her job． ______ ， she'd lost her house and her children， too．

A. As a result of B. In conclusion

C. Worse still D. In consequence

5、All the doctors insisted that he __________ badly wounded and that he __________ at once.

A．should be, be operated on

B．were, must be operated on

C．was, should be operated

D．was, be operated on

6、—Mr. Johnson has been promoted in the past five years.

—_________.And _________.

A.So he has; so you have B.So he has ; so have you

C.So has he ;so have you D.So he has ; so you have

7、 China’s player Wang Hao has retired, with the_____ of an Olympic single’s gold medal his only regret.

A. ban B. lack C. aid D. aim

8、It is said that dogs will keep you ______ for as long as you want when you are feeling lonely.

A．safety

B．company

C．comfortable

D．friend

9、________ be late for the meeting, we must set off as early as possible.

A．In order to

B．In order not to

C．So as to

D．So that

10、The more petrol and electricity we consume, the more carbon we will ________.

A. let off   B. put off

C. pay off   D. take off

11、The eagerly ________ sports meet for students and teachers will be held next month in SFLS.

A．approached

B．anticipating

C．anticipated

D．approaching

12、— Will it take me long to get to the Sunshine Hotel?

—No, it ______ take you long. It’s not the rush hour now.

A. shouldn’t   B. shan’t

C. mustn’t   D. needn’t

13、Among the biggest problems facing those remote mountainous villages __________the lack of experienced teachers.

A. is   B. are

C. is there   D. are there

14、It was the very place _________ the soldiers fought and gave their life to their motherland some seventy years ago.

A.that B.where C.which D.there

15、Had he taken his parent’s advice, he ______ having made such a silly mistake now.

A. would not regret   B. would not have regretted

C. may not regret   D. does not regret

16、When you are traveling abroad, it is important to follow the ________of the country you are visiting.

A．course

B．culture

C．custom

D．civilization

17、Simon put up a picture of Michael Jordan beside the bed to keep himself_______of his own dreams．

A. reminding B. to remind

C. reminded D. remind

18、These Christmas traditions _________ the 1840s, and are actually German in origin.

A．dated back to

B．are dated from

C．were dated back to

D．date back to

19、She was not beautiful; she didn't ________ her mother who was a beauty.

A．like

B．imitate

C．resemble

D．represent

20、I was about to get out of my house________ the doorbell rang.

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．when

21、So, if you can come and celebrate the Dragon-boat Festival with our family, I am sure you can get a much deeper _________ into our culture.

A.understanding B.command C.insight D.comprehension

22、Don’t you know there is a ____ against smoking in the chemistry lab?

A．base

B．ban

C．deal

D．block

23、No sooner _______________ arrived at the airport _______he attracted people’s attention.

A.the film star had, than B. the film star had, when

C.had the film star, than D.had the film star, when

24、The girl came ___________to the bus stop，only ________ the bus had gone.

A. running; to find   B. to run; to find

C. and run; found   D. running; finding

25、It was Tom ________ told me the _________ news yesterday.

A.that; disturbed B.who; disturbed C.that; disturbing D.whom; disturbing

26、   “Small enough to fit in your hands but too dangerous to hold” is a good description of the hedgehog. Though small, it is able to protect itself from attack or harm. Thousands of stiff, sharp spines cover the animal’s back and sides. Even though spines provide the hedgehog with effective protection, the animal’s most striking characteristic is its practice of curling up into a tight ball, with its spines sticking out in all directions. The hedgehog curls up if disturbed or frightened—only the strongest animals can open it. It also sleeps in this position, so it is rarely caught unprotected.

Hedgehogs can live in a wide range of climates and lands in East Africa. They must have dry shelters on well-drained soil and a good supply of insects. Nairobi, the capital of Kenya in East Africa, meets these habitat conditions, where hedgehogs are reported to be abundant. A hedgehog uses a small home range with an approximate 120-yard radius (半径范围) from its nest. The hedgehog makes loud noises if its range is invaded by another animal.

The hedgehog wakes up at dusk and begins its activities alone. It uses regular pathways, walking along on its short legs searching for food. A hedgehog will eat about one-third of its body weight in one night. Its favorite foods are insects, earthworms and snails, making it a welcome guest in many gardens—it is even kept as a pet. It is also known to eat eggs, small mammals, birds, frogs, reptiles, and roots. Although not completely immune to poison, hedgehogs have enough resistance to allow them to eat poisonous snakes.

【1】While facing danger, the hedgehog ________.

A.stands straight up B.makes loud noises

C.goes back to its nest D.uses its spines for protection

【2】The second paragraph is mainly about hedgehog’s ________.

A.appearance B.habitat C.diet D.hunting skills

【3】According to paragraph 3, the hedgehog is ________.

A.active at night B.afraid of snakes

C.keeping away from gardens D.totally immune to poisons

【4】It can be inferred from the text that ________.

A.there is a lot of rain in Nairobi

B.hedgehogs are cooperative animals

C.hedgehogs always stay on guard against danger

D.there is an increasing trend towards keeping pet hedgehogs

27、How good are we at predicting what people will do? What magazine will they buy, what music will they download，or what shoes will they choose for a party? Probably not nearly as good as we think. When it comes to human behavior, the brain is shown to have two different ways of thinking. So it doesn’t matter how old you are or how confident you are feeling. It’s all about what mood the brain is in!

A common thought process is the automatic and fast way which helps us to react quickly in dangerous situations. This is known as system 1 and dates back to the prehistoric(史前的）times when people lived with a natural awareness of the dangers around them—bad weather, falling rocks and trees，and threatening animals. Nowadays we still have the ability to react so rapidly and naturally to situations that it can feel like you’re not thinking at all. Have you ever found yourself giving in to temptation（诱惑）and unable to say “no” to buying that new jacket in the window? This is because system 1 is in control—a human characteristic which the world of advertising likes to make the most of!

System 2 is the opposite. It’s a slow thought process that requires us to pay attention and concentrate. This way of thinking helps us to make sensible long-term decisions like choosing which university to study at, or what type of car to buy. The problem is that system 2 often starts to feel boring and so system 1 takes over. How often have you put down your homework or put off doing important jobs to go on Facebook or watch a TV soap?

We like to think that we go through life mainly using system 2. However, sometimes it’s system 1 that makes the right decision but system 2 that gets it wrong. For example, sports teams put a lot of effort into a game plan, but often it’s the unconscious（无意识的）human wish to do something differently that often leads to an unexpected win. This can also lead to the common mistaken idea that your successful decisions show your skill and talent，when in fact they are just luck.

Perhaps one day scientists will be able to predict what decisions people will make by measuring brain activity. In one study, volunteers were monitored with brain-scanning equipment. They were asked to press either a left or a right button whenever they wanted. The researchers found they could predict which button the volunteers would press up to seven seconds before it happened—your brain seems to know what it will do before you do! Some scientists say our brains are just machines and we are not really in control of what’s going on. Let’s hope they’re wrong! It’s one thing to be able to tell which of two buttons a person will press, but I don’t like the idea that science could one day tell me what decisions I will make in my life before I’ve even had the chance to make them!

【1】How does the author feel about the idea that scientists can predict people’s decisions?

A．Disappointed.

B．Unhappy.

C．Shocked.

D．Absurd.

【2】In which case is system 1 more likely to be in control?

A．When you choose a university.

B．When you plan a birthday party.

C．When you prepare for a performance.

D．When you buy a jacket in the window.

【3】Why is the example of sports teams mentioned in Paragraph 4?

A．To show system 1 sometimes makes the right decision.

B．To show system 2 usually makes the wrong decision.

C．To show we go through life mainly using system 2.

D．To show people are more willing to use system 1.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A．Two Systems of Thought

B．Early Brain Development

C．Importance of Planning

D．Two Ways of Dealing with Danger

28、Having a microchip implanted in a man’s brain may be common in sci-fi movie plots, but it may soon become an actual possibility.

Elon Musk -- a US tech tycoon, founder of Space X -- has been working on this technology. On Aug 28, Musk gave a display of the chip, which was implanted into the head of a pig named Gertrude. The chip, developed by Musk’s company Neuralink, is just as small as the size of a coin. But don’t let its size fool you. The tiny chip has over 3,000 electrodes(电极) attached to flexible threads(线), which can monitor about 1,000 neurons(神经元). It collects neural signals from an area of the brain, and then wirelessly transmits those signals to nearby computers, according to MSN. That enabled researchers to monitor Gertrude’s brain activity while she was walking around in the display.

Though the technology is still in its early stage, it is encouraging for humans. This technology would solve a lot of brain injuries and is essential for AI symbiosis(共存关系), which will allow the human brain to combine with an artificial intelligence. When the device can be applied to humans, its main goal will be to help those who have mobility difficulties. Musk hopes this technology can also be used to help those with hearing and eyesight issues.

Although such a device could repair those problems, putting it into practice is by no means a piece of cake. Currently, the device can transmit signals from about 500 neurons in the pig’s brain. Compared to 80 billion neurons in a human brain, this number is extremely tiny. And to cover the whole human brain also means the electrodes have to be much smaller.

Also, implanting the chip into the brain poses a potential danger. There is a risk of the immune system attacking this foreign body. Right now, the hope of controlling the brain by controlling just a few neurons seems overly optimistic. “There are still so many technological challenges, especially the possible risks it may cause, to overcome before Neuralink can put its devices to the purposes,” Yuan Lanfeng, an associate professor at the University of Science and Technology of China, told China Daily.

【1】What do we know about Elon Musk’s microchip？

A．It was inspired by sci-fi movie plots.

B．It is able to collect wireless signals.

C．It is tiny in size but powerful in function.

D．It has been implanted into a human’s brain,

【2】What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to？

A．The operation of the chip in Gertrude’s brain.

B．The attachment of electrodes to flexible threads.

C．The development of neurons inside Gertrude’s brain.

D．The transmission of signals from a nearby computer

【3】What is the major target of the microchip？

A．To monitor animals’ brain activity.

B．To help people with mobility problems.

C．To develop a cure for immune system problems.

D．To contribute to the research on AI technologies.

【4】How does Yuan Lanfeng feel about implanting the chip into the human brain？

A．Disapproving.

B．Indifferent.

C．Optimistic.

D．Concerned.

29、Solar panels that grow spinach (菠菜) by pulling in steam from the air could offer a low-cost strategy to produce crops in the desert, a new study says. A new system, called WEC2P, consists of solar panels coated with hydrogel (水凝胶) which suck in steam from the environment. The hydrogel-lined solar panels are mounted on top of a large metal box that turns steam from the air into liquid water for growing crops.

Over two weeks of hot weather last summer, researchers conducted a plant-growing experiment by using WEC2P in Saudi Arabia. They used the water only collected from air to irrigate 60 water spinach seeds planted in a plastic plant-growing box. Over the course of the experiment, the solar panel, with a size similar to the top of a student desk, also generated a total of 1,519 watt-hours of electricity. Spinach seeds sprouted and grew normally to seven inches (18cm) with a crop survival rate of 95 percent.

According to the researchers, the technology offers a “low-cost strategy” to improve food and water security. It’s described as “low cost” because the hydrogels use the material as cheap as $1 per kilogram, although the combined cost of building and adopting such a system would be much more. As well as powering the growth of crops, harvesting steam from the air can also provide clean drinking water.

“Our goal is to create a system of clean energy, water, and food production, especially the water-creation part in our design,” said Wang, “Our design makes water out of air using solar energy that would have been wasted and is suitable for small farms in remote places like deserts and oceanic islands.”

             One potential issue with the system is that it relies on high levels of humidity (湿度) — when there’s a lot of steam in the surrounding air — and may not be quite as effective in very dry areas. The performance and furthermore the cost of the system will have to be further and significantly improved before it can be made economically attractive.

【1】What can we learn about the researchers’ spinach planting last summer?

A．It was fruitless.

B．It was successful.

C．It was perfect.

D．It was ineffective.

【2】Why is the technology described as “low cost”?

A．Because it’s easy to collect steam from the air.

B．Because of the low cost of building the system.

C．Because of the wide application of the system.

D．Because the material used in hydrogels is inexpensive.

【3】What do researchers plan to do next?

A．They will harvest the steam from the air.

B．They will stay away from very dry areas.

C．They will reduce dependence on humidity.

D．They will cut down the cost of the system.

【4】What does the text mainly talk about?

A．Solar panels grow crops in the desert by pulling in steam.

B．Solar panels produce energy in the desert by taking in sunlight.

C．Hydrogels turn vapour from the air into water for growing crops.

D．Hydrogels harvest steam from the air to provide clean drinking water.

30、Janelle would be late for work. However, what she saw in the mirror made her stop. Being a busy college ________ just one year removing from her teenage years, she wasn’t exactly concerned about the ________ of her clothes. But her restaurant boss saw things a little differently. He had recently ________ the staff on the importance of appearance, and had specifically mentioned the need for ________ to wear clean and neat blouses.

As an assistant manager, Janelle thought she should set an example for the other ________. But if she stopped to ________ the blouse normally, she would be late. Her boss didn’t ________ anyone to be late for work. So she held her iron and set it on low heat. Carefully keeping her blouse away from her ________, she started to iron it while wearing it. It seemed like a logical solution to a(n)________ problem.

It seemed to be working ________ until Janelle accidentally ironed her neck by mistake. Then it suddenly turned into a really ________ and painful idea. It took more time to treat her burn than it would have taken to iron her blouse _________ And she spent a day ________ the pain of the burn.

I had the same experience. When I used to clean our yard, I often destroyed its look by using a creative way of ________ wild grass. Then my dad would tell me the way was ________ and said, “There is a right way and a wrong way of doing things. There is a reason why something is done in certain ways. Those old, boring ways work.”

【1】

A．expert

B．teacher

C．student

D．editor

【2】

A．neatness

B．brand

C．design

D．style

【3】

A．lectured

B．selected

C．described

D．launched

【4】

A．architects

B．consumers

C．interviewees

D．servers

【5】

A．children

B．employees

C．bosses

D．owners

【6】

A．sew

B．wash

C．iron

D．fold

【7】

A．order

B．tell

C．invite

D．allow

【8】

A．case

B．body

C．attention

D．mind

【9】

A．exciting

B．dangerous

C．relaxing

D．pressing

【10】

A．hard

B．well

C．energetically

D．typically

【11】

A．efficient

B．wise

C．foolish

D．vital

【12】

A．fortunately

B．gratefully

C．actively

D．correctly

【13】

A．going over

B．dealing with

C．talking about

D．figuring out

【14】

A．removing

B．pushing

C．protecting

D．decorating

【15】

A．right

B．old

C．useless

D．worthwhile

31、短文填空

American High School Life

On August 26, 2016, I was a 【1】 to begin my freshman year in an American high school. G 【2】 up in Beijing, I needed to deal with and overcome several difficulties. Fortunately, there are detailed instructions for students to follow step by step, from enrollment (登记注册) to the academic program.

Each semester, the school holds an orientation (培训) for transfer students. We thought that would be the p 【3】 time for us to learn more about the school. The a 【4】 we take part in included getting to know your campus, finding your classrooms and learning how to read the bulletin board. The biggest difference is that the students change classrooms for each subject. From Monday to Friday, the schedule also changes. Every student has different classes from the o 【5】 depending on their electives. Do you think that’s c 【6】? I had thought it might be difficult, but actually I had no problem after the first week. Each day, students a 【7】  seven classes. They have five minutes to get from one class to another. Because the hallways are so packed, they often push one another o 【8】 of their way to make it in time.

At first I k 【9】 avoiding attention, but I realized that I’d been anxious for no reason. High school was anything b 【10】 a horrible place. Now I am finding my way despite the language barrier and looking forward to a great school year.

32、读后续写

My school had a tradition during the ninth-grade graduation: A beautiful gold and green jacket (the school colors) was awarded to the student who had maintained the highest grades for nine years.

I had been a straight A student since the first grade and had looked forward very much to owning that jacket. My father was a farm laborer who couldn’t earn enough money to feed five children, so I was given to my grandparents to raise. There would never be a school sports jacket for us because we couldn’t afford it. This scholarship jacket was my only chance.

One day in May, I happened to overhear in the office Mr. Schmidt, my history teacher, and Mr. Boone, my math teacher arguing about me. “I refuse to do it! I don’t care who her father is; her grades can’t match Martha’s at all. I won’t lie or falsify (伪造) records.” said Mr. Schmidt angrily.

But Mr. Boone’s voice sounded calm. “Joann’s father is not only on the Board (董事会), but he owns the only store in town: we could say it was a close tie and…”

The pounding in my ears drowned out the rest of the words, only a word here and there filtered through. “…Martha is Mexican…resign … won’t do it …”

To this day I don’t remember how I made it through the rest of the afternoon. That night, I cried into my pillow so Grandmother wouldn’t hear me.

The next day when the principal called me into his office. “Martha,” he said, “There’s been a change in policy this year regarding the scholarship jacket. This year the Board has decided to charge fifteen dollars, which still won’t cover the complete cost of the jacket. So, if you are unable to pay the money for the jacket, it will be given to the next one in line.”

Standing with all the dignity I could find, I said, “I’ll speak to my grandfather about it, sir, and let you know tomorrow.” That day, I cried sadly on the walk home.

注意:

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

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Paragraph 1:

By the time I got home, my eyes had been red and swollen. I found my grandpa in the beanfield.

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I dragged into the principal’s office the next day, sad and disappointed.

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