黄冈2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、Half a century ago, parts of the Thames were “biologically dead” because of the pollution.

A. declared B. imagined C. sensed D. marked

2、The manager should take_______ action if safety standards are not being met.

A. awkward B. average

C. appropriate D. automatic

3、You ________ walk on the wet hill path because you ________ fall and hurt yourself.

A．must; might not

B．mustn’t; might

C．needn’t; need

D．must; must

4、--- Four dollars a pair? I think it’s a bit too much.

---If you buy three pairs, the price for each will _______ to three fifty.

A．come down B．take down

C．turn over D．go over

5、Such behavior will _______ your reputation, so better think before you leap.

A. compromise.   B. communicate.   C. compensate.   D. combine.

6、Lily stayed upstairs all night, ______ letters to her Chinese friends.

A.wrote B.written C.to write D.writing

7、_______he has finished writing the novel is unknown.

A．If

B．Whether

C．When

D．While

8、It is the driver rather than the children who ________to ________ for the accident.

A．are; be blamed

B．are; blame

C．is; blame

D．is; be blamed

9、–– Do you think you can pass the exam?

–– En…I’m not sure. It _______ be possible if I work hard.

A. must   B. might

C. should   D. would

10、Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree___they can be controlled on purpose.

A．with which

B．to which

C．of which

D．for which

11、At the other end of the table are eggs weighing twice _________—6 or 7 pounds．

A．as much as B．as many as

C．as much D．as many

12、I took a series of badly paid secretarial jobs which made me really ____.

A.miserable B.mental C.modest D.modern

13、According to a recent survey, _____ 90% of the students are interested in reading after class, they spend less time on it as they suffer increasing academic pressure.

A.before B.when C.while D.unless

14、_______the virtual world of Real Cine， the headsets even have small openings _______ smells to match the environment.

A． Adding to； give out    B． Added to； give off

C． To be added to； giving off   D． To add to； giving out

15、Twins may look ________ the same, but are quite different in personality.

A．closely

B．exactly

C．clearly

D．mainly

16、The party, whose __________ arrangement was due last Friday, was finally delayed because of the bad weather.

A. temporary   B. arbitrary

C. ambiguous   D. original

17、Ning Zetao easily proved himself to be a rising star with four gold medals during the 17th Asian Games, ______was held in Incheon, South Korea last year.

A. where B. who C. which D. that

18、However，the Norman Conquest didn’t affect the English language___________ the Angles and the Saxons victory about 600 years earlier，which led to Old English ________ Celtic.

A. so much as；was replaced   B. so good as；being replaced

C. as much as；replacing   D. as well as；replaced by

19、Actually，it’s not the years in your life_______ count，but the life in your years．

A． what B． which C． that D． when

20、 approximately 13 feet by 12 feet, the room makes a nice study for my brother, a senior 3 student.

A. Measured   B. Having measured   C. Being measured   D. Measuring

21、Research shows that the average high school student will study four hours per week for any major test. The outcome of this four hours of study varies from A to F, which means that in high school grades are strongly determined by intelligence since everyone studies the same amount of time.

But college is different. Most of the students are highly intelligent and each has plenty of time for self-study. To score high on any test, a college student has to work hard and, probably more importantly, know how to use his or her time most efficiently. The problem is that your study habits formed in high school may make you unable to study well in college because you have never experienced what it takes to perform at the college level. That is why the freshman year is the hardest year for all college students.

Based on my extensive observation of student performance on college tests, I recommend the following study time per test: 6 hours per week for an A, 4 hours for a B, 3.5 hours for a C, 2.5 hours for a D and 0 hours for an F. An hour of study is defined as studying for 45 minutes and a break of 15 minutes. Ten hours of continuous study without a break is defined as one hour of study. The brain does not process and store information the way students prefer studying. Occasionally, some succeed by studying at the last minute, but they are exceptions to the rule.

Research also suggests that the slowest 10 percent of the students may need 5 to 6 times as much time to learn the same material as the fastest 10 percent. Each person is very likely to have strengths and weaknesses. Overcoming your weakness increases your strength.

【1】According to the writer, the reason why high school students get different test results is that________.

A．some students work harder than the rest of them

B．some students have good study habits while others do not

C．their intelligence varies from person to person

D．their teachers teach them in different ways

【2】The freshman year is considered the hardest for all college students because________.

A．they have to take a lot of courses at the same time

B．they are too anxious to score high on all tests

C．they don’t know yet how to study at the college level

D．they feel worried among so many intelligent people

【3】What takes the fastest students to learn in one hour may take the slowest students ________.

A．2 hours.

B．3 hours

C．4 hours

D．5 hours

【4】From the way this passage is written, it can be concluded that the writer is most probably________.

A．a high school student

B．a college teacher

C．a high school teacher

D．a college student

22、Our Amazing Hands

The hand is where the mind meets the world. We use our hands to build fires, to fly airplanes, and to write. The human brain, with its open-ended creativity, may be the thing that makes the human race unique. But without hands, all the ideas we think up would come to nothing.

【1】 Study it carefully, you will find something interesting. The thumb (拇指) alone is controlled by nine separate muscles. The wrist is a group of bones and muscles connected with nerves (神经). The nerves send branches into each fingertip, which makes the fingers extremely flexible. 【2】

Early hands seemed more unusual and interesting than any hand today. Some animals had seven fingers. Others had eight. But by the time vertebrates (脊椎动物) appeared 340 million years ago, the hand had developed to only five fingers. 【3】

Nevertheless, there are still many different types of hands in living animals. After years of research, scientists are beginning to understand the molecular (分子的) changes in hands. 【4】 This makes the hands of different animals very similar. There is a network of many genes (基因) that builds a hand, and all hands are built on that network.

The discovery has given scientists a deeper understanding of the development of hands. A bird’s wing and a lion’s paw (爪) may appear to have nothing in common. 【5】 It may just be a little more of one protein (蛋白) here, a little less of another there. In the past, scientists could recognize only the outward signs that hands had developed from a common ancestor. Today scientists are uncovering the inward signs as well.

A．Hands can often be used for a number of different purposes.

B．They also see that all hands start out in much the same way.

C．It has kept that number for reasons scientists don’t yet know.

D．No one would doubt that the five fingers are different with each other.

E．But the difference between them may come down to a tiny change in form.

F．The reason we can use our hands for so many things is their special structure.

G．So you can see a skilled watchmaker use his hands to set springs in place under a microscope.

23、TOP 3 EXAM REVISION APPS FOR STUDENTS

If exams are looming, you're probably already on the lookout for any tips and tricks that'll help you on your way to boosted grades. Well you're in luck, because today we're bringing you our favourite three apps to help you with your university studies.

It's never' too late to make some changes to the way you do things when it comes to revision, so give one of these a try...

The Planner

We'll start at the very' beginning. When that mountain of exam prep seems a daunting prospect, the best thing for it is to climb it. 'Climb every mountain.' Or you know, draw up a timetable. That's exactly where Timetable (available on Android) comes in.   

Giving you a chance to organise everything from classes to exams in the order in which you'll do your revision, it'll easily work across all your Android devices and will automatically silence your phone during working time, too! In short it's so handy you'll wonder how you ever managed without it．

The one You'll Be Thankful For

Exhausted? If you're in need of a quick kip but you're worried it'll turn into a three-hour long sleep when you're supposed to be revising, it's time to download Power Nap. It allows you lo set a timer on a pre-defined time slot, giving you ample opportunity for a short and much-needed snooze．The fact is, a quick sleep can improve brain and body productivity, so why wouldn't you give a 20-minute nap a go?! Just don't overdo it!

And the One You Could Be Even More Thankful For       

What happens if you have too many power naps in term? Too much shut-eye during studying hours could equal sleepless nights, whish will eventually mean reduced concentration and motivation. If you're struggling to sleep, turn to White Noise, which is known as a miracle worker in app form. It can be downloaded for free and it'll help you block out distractions and relieve headaches with its 40 calming sounds．

【1】What is one function of Timetable?

A．It helps you start at the beginning

B．It helps you avoid being disturbed.

C．It works un Apple equipment

D．It alerts you when it's time to work

【2】What does the underlined word 'snooze' in Paragraph 5 probably mean'?

A．a meaningful chat

B．a difficult task

C．a timely warning

D．a brief sleep

【3】What does White Noise do?

A．It offers help for those who have trouble sleeping

B．It reduces your concentration and motivation

C．It prevents you from taking naps at unsuitable times

D．It helps you achieve miracles in your study

24、I log onto a computer at the doctor’s office to say I have arrived and then wait until a voice calls me into the examination room.

There, a robotic nurse directs me onto a device and then takes my blood pressure. Some time later, in steps the doctor, who is also a robot. He notes down my symptoms and gives me a prescription (处方). I pay for my visit using a credit card machine and return home without having met another human being.

When I call my dentist’s office and actually get a human being on the line, I am thrilled. And when I see the introduction of yet more self-service checkout stations at the grocery store, I feel like shouting, “When it comes to cashiers, make mine human, please!”

After all, human cashiers sometimes give you a store coupon (优惠券) for items you are buying. Even more than that, real-life cashiers often take an interest in particularly cute children, which can brighten a young mother’s day. A cashier may also show compassion (同情) for an elderly person struggling to get that last penny out of her purse.

What technological device would do any of this? I don’t want to go back to the Stone Age, but I’m also worried about a world run by machines. Sometimes when you’re chatting with someone, you discover things you need to know. Maybe a receptionist needs prayers said for a sick child. Maybe a salesperson can offer a bit of encouragement to a customer who is feeling tired.

Machines can be efficient and cost-effective and they often get the job done just fine. But they lack an element so important to everyday life.

Call it the spirit, the soul or the heart. It is something no machine will ever have. It is being human that prompts us to smile at others, which may be what they need at that moment.

【1】What’s the author’s purpose in writing the first two paragraphs?

A. To indicate high technology can make our future life very easy.

B. To describe a possible future scene where robots take control of our life.

C. To warn readers of the possible dangers of robotic nurses and doctors.

D. To predict how technology can affect the way we see a doctoring the future.

【2】Why does the author prefer being served by humans rather than by robots?

A. Robots are indifferent and emotionless.

B. Robots can’t provide efficient services.

C. Robots don’t offer to give store coupons.

D. Robots are unable to do a job as well as humans.

【3】What’s the author’s attitude towards machines?

A. He wishes one day they would come to life.

B. He is absolutely against their existence in his life.

C. He doesn’t like they get involved in his life too much.

D. He is afraid they would take the place of human beings.

25、As a mother of grown children, I have come to realize that many things occurred during those child-raising years that I knew nothing about.

At one gathering, my third child, Shelly, began talking about her ______ She said she had highlights in her hair when she was younger. We believed her because we all ______ that some parts of her hair turned ______ then. For this discovery, she brought her hair color to our ______ .Shelly laughed with us at the memory and then ______ why she hadn’t seen any highlights in many years.

A barely hidden ______ broke out from across the room, and we all turned to look at the ______ . My youngest two girls were giggling.

“Okay, what is so ______ ？” I asked them, my look demanding a(n) ______ . With laughter, they finally shared the ______ of a story that had us all laughing heartily.

One day, the two sisters, along with their two close friends, ______ from seven to ten in age then, decided to set up a ______ . The girls gathered various things from the surrounding forest to combine, attempting to make a new ______ . They gathered pine needles, wild flowers, and whatever they found and ______ them in a pot of water on the stove. Then they decided to put the perfume into a shampoo (洗发香波) bottle, Shelly’s shampoo bottle. ______ , they found that the strawberry-colored contents looked obviously different after adding their perfume. Then they decided to put red food coloring. They told us how they ______ Shelly’s shower each morning in order to shake up the bottle and mix the color throughout once again ______ she noticed something unusual. They were terrified of the discovery of Shelly’s red highlights.

Shelly’s face whitened with ______ and then reddened with embarrassment before ______ into humor. “Well,” she said, after a moment, “I guess that ______ it.”

【1】

A．hobby

B．friends

C．picnic

D．hair

【2】

A．noticed

B．forgot

C．ignored

D．cheered

【3】

A．black

B．red

C．purple

D．strawberry-colored

【4】

A．caution

B．collection

C．attention

D．satisfaction

【5】

A．regretted

B．doubted

C．expected

D．wondered

【6】

A．laugh

B．scream

C．cry

D．sigh

【7】

A．door

B．visitors

C．source

D．outside

【8】

A．rude

B．funny

C．terrible

D．mysterious

【9】

A．conversation

B．answer

C．story

D．apology

【10】

A．details

B．heroes

C．background

D．ending

【11】

A．transforming

B．increasing

C．ranging

D．playing

【12】

A．beauty business

B．good habit

C．close friendship

D．study group

【13】

A．decoration

B．doll

C．shampoo

D．perfume

【14】

A．grew

B．boiled

C．dipped

D．washed

【15】

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

【16】

A．approached

B．entered

C．got access to

D．slipped into

【17】

A．in case

B．as if

C．so that

D．now that

【18】

A．sadness

B．curiosity

C．anger

D．surprise

【19】

A．falling

B．bursting

C．looking

D．softening

【20】

A．decides

B．explains

C．predicts

D．prepares

26、In 1989, fresh out of high school, I had the difficult task of choosing a career path before college started in three months. In those days in Pakistan, there were limited options: becoming a doctor or an engineer, or entering the financial world after getting a business degree. I wasn’t interested in engineering, so that I was left with medicine or business. I couldn’t decide.

My uncle, one of the ciders in the family, suggested that I do a work placement to experience it for a month in an international company followed by a month in a hospital. After that, I could make a decision. It seemed like a brilliant idea.

I was accepted for a month’s placement at a foreign bank in Karachi. I got a feel for how the world of finance functioned, made new friends, and generally enjoyed the mostly easy-going work surroundings.

The month passed rapidly, and soon I began working at a leading hospital in Karachi. The experience couldn’t have been more different. The hospital had an intense environment. The days started early (at 7 am, compared to 9 am at the bank), and were filled with endless duties. And the night calls! This was crazy, working all day, through the night, and again the next day.

I began thinking about my two experiences. The bank had offered a more relaxing atmosphere, better working hours and less stress. The hospital was full of excitement and unpredictability, but the studying and training was difficult. It seemed that the business option was going to win out.

Near the end of my month at the hospital, I was driving home after an especially busy night call. In front of me was a public bus, with college students sitting on the top. As the driver weaved through (穿梭) traffic, I could see the boys shaking from side to side.

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Paragraph 1: Suddenly, a boy fell off the back of the bus.

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Paragraph 2: The next day, when I went to hospital to see the boy, all his family got up, with grateful smiles on their faces.

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