咸宁2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、Now all of our concentration is on ________ it is that the global environment will return to normal.

A. which   B. what   C. where     D. when

2、I want to invite my friend ________ eat Chinese food.

A．at

B．in

C．with

D．to

3、In the upcoming exhibition, around 300 companies will__________the industry's latest achievements, such as driver-less cars, passenger drones.

A.publish B.display C.recover D.support

4、When you are faced with obstacles in Senior 3, try not to let discouraging thoughts _______. Be optimistic and trust yourself, and you’ll make it.

A．take over

B．take up

C．take on

D．take in

5、Learning is a process ______ we adapt ourselves to our surroundings.

A．when

B．how

C．that

D．where

6、—I hope you enjoyed the film last night.

—How on earth do you know I went to a film? I ______ you

A．won’t tell

B．didn’t tell

C．haven’t told

D．don’t tell

7、— Why didn’t Ann see me wave to her?

— She _____ in the other direction.

A. looked   B. was looking

C. has looked   D. is looking

8、-Where are you exactly?

I_  ___to you from a small town about 50 miles away from your city

A. will speak   B. am speaking

C. have spoken   D. speak

9、--- I called you last night, but no one answered.

--- Sorry, I _______ sleeping.

A.must have been

B.would have been

C.must be

D.could be

10、 It was getting dark; I found a car _____ in a pool by the side of the road.

A．to be stuck

B．stuck

C．sticking

D．stick

11、In some cities of North China, the noise pollution is as pronounced as that in Tokyo.

A．contemptuous

B．contagious

C．conspicuous

D．presumptuous

12、Susan didn’t ________ the school rules last night. Therefore, she got severely punished this morning.

A. observe   B. confirm   C. break     D. deliver

13、It was sad to me that they, so poor themselves,   bring me food.

A. might   B. would   C. should   D. could

14、After graduating from university, Zhang Han went to the UK, where she economics for a whole year.

A．studied

B．has studied

C．had studied

D．would study

15、He transplanted the little tree to the garden ____ it was the best time for it.

A. when   B. that C. until   D. where

16、________ the fierce competition in finding a good job in big cities, many fresh graduates are still trying their fortune in big cities like Guangzhou City.

A．Regardless of

B．Apart from

C．Instead of

D．Because of

17、Not until he retired from teaching three years ago   having a holiday abroad.

A. he considered   B. he was considered

C. had he considered D. did he consider

18、Mr. Blake has been _________ professor of English and will be made full professor this term.

A. concrete   B. dynamic

C. associate   D. outspoken

19、Diana got lost. She knew she was ________ in the park, but not exactly where.

A.nowhere B.somewhere C.anywhere D.everywhere

20、—Hi, would you like to attend the lecture to be given by the famous professor tomorrow?

—_____. What a precious chance!

A．Out of the question

B．That’s for sure

C．By no means

D．Not really

21、In order to kill time, many people have been trying to cope with the boredom by reading books, others have perfected their cooking skills and many others have tried their hands at craft projects, including tie dyeing (扎染).

Whether you think tie-dye is totally stylish or not your style, the unique print from the 1960s is back in a major way. It’s become a hot fashion trend.

“The last several years have seen the resurgence in craftsmanship and handmade goods, popularizing the hobbies in the 1960s (weaving, tie-dyeing), but in a modern way. People would connect with these handmade objects to feel connected to nature,” Stitch Fix color expert Ryen Anderson said to Today. Online searches for “how to crumple (压皱) tie-dye”, a popular technique, are u by 376 percent on Pinterest.

This homestyle creation can easily be made at home. The only things we need to prepare include fabric. light-colored clothes, dye, rubber, and water. In tie-dye, the fabric is colored by tying several parts of the fabric before dying to give certain color effects. While this seems relatively simple, it takes multiple steps and washes.

Some people make tie-dye adjust old-fabrics in an innovative way. Some others use tie-dye technique to create a new pattern as the color of their clothes fades. The typical current trend is that people use natural coloring for tie-dye and combine it with doodles (涂鸦) and natural printing ( eco-printing) by abstracting colors from the leaves.

The dyeing technique has deep roots from Africa. Many immigrants from various African countries brought their skills to the United States during the 1700s to 1800s. The popularity of tie-dye then was quite influential in the 1960s or commonly referred to as “flower power” generation. Tie-dye became a symbol in that times.

【1】What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To lead to the topic of the text.

B．To create a cultural atmosphere.

C．To show how leisure the life is.

D．To imply what people do to kill time.

【2】What does the underlined word “resurgence” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．New research.

B．Return and growth.

C．Modern exhibition.

D．Birth and disappearance.

【3】What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A．The process of tie-dyeing.

B．The effects of fabric coloring.

C．The materials used for tie-dyeing.

D．The technique applied to tie-dyeing.

【4】What is the typical trend of the present tie-dye?

A．Adjusting old clothes.

B．Designing diverse patterns.

C．Recovering the faded colors.

D．Obtaining colors from plants.

22、How Many Lies Do the Children Tell You?

Mothers who feel their children don't appreciate them can add another grievance to the list: half the time, their children are lying to them．A study designed to expose the truth about lying shows that undergraduates lie to their mothers in 46% of their conversations．Still, mums should feel better than total strangers, who are told lies an astonishing 77% of the time．

Bella Depaulo and a team of psychologists from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, asked 77 undergraduates to keep a record of all their conversations for a week, and write down whether they lied at any time．DePaulo named lying broadly, as "when you intentionally try to mislead someone", so she would catch the smallest of lies.

The students told an average of two lies a day．They said they had been studying when they had been out drinking．One told his parents that a textbook cost $50 rather than $20 so that they would send him extra money．Female students constantly told their plain-looking roommates that they were pretty．"They are everyday lies," says DePaulo．

DePaulo and her colleagues conclude that people tend to tell fewer lies to those they feel closest to. College students lied to their best friends 28% of the time but lied to acquaintances 48% of the time．In close relationships, people were more likely to tell "kind-hearted" lies, designed to protect feelings, rather than self-serving lies．

Students lied to romantic partners about a third of the time．DePaulo thinks that unmarried lovers can expect less honesty than best friends because of the insecurity that comes with romance．

Mothers can take heart from one other finding．They may have been lied to, but at least their children talked to them．The students were recorded telling few lies to their fathers because they had little interaction with them．

【1】What is the meaning of the underlined word "grievance" in Paragraph 1?

A. complaint  B. opinion  C. belief  D. difficulty

【2】According to the passage, college students felt closest to ________．

A. mother       B. acquaintances

C. best friends      D. romantic partners

【3】Female students lied to their roommates to ________.

A. make them happy     B. offer them the services

C. gain more security    D. get money from them

【4】What is the purpose of this article?

A. To explain a theory.    B. To argue an idea.

C. To tell a story.     D. To present a fact.

23、I’m a grandma in my 60s. In the spring of 2020, like the rest of the world, I spent a lot of time staring at a screen and that was when I first got into the YouTube world. I discovered that onscreen offerings were truly endless. From one YouTuber I learned how to plant my own vegetable garden. Someone else shared poetry from Robert Frost, wise sayings from Confucius, and a smattering (一知半解) of other philosophical viewpoints, all of which helped me through some dark days. Down the rabbit hole I went, scrolling for hours and hours, watching other people living their lives and giving me advice on how to live mine.

As the months rolled by, YouTube turned my attention away from the hard reality of what was going on in the world. I subscribed to several channels and waited anxiously for new weekly offerings. I watched people reading poetry or painting by streams or looking out windows into snowy landscapes. I found all this calming. Such lovely scenery, such beautiful background music, such pretty clothes they were wearing!

At some point though, I got upset by these artistic and seemingly perfect lives. Who is filming them? I wondered. Do they rehearse or just act on the spot? Isn’t it cold, stepping through snowbanks in dresses? The questions kept bothering me while forcing comparisons to my own somewhat more ordinary existence. I wanted to walk in a flowing dress through hilly green field filled with wildflowers! Instead, I was marching through my neighborhood’s city streets in mom jeans.

In a moment of insight, I realized that I had a full and happy life, which although it wouldn’t win awards for perfection onscreen, suited me perfectly. I put my phone away and started paying attention to my own life instead of watching other people live theirs. I still like checking in once in a while. YouTube can be a rich source of entertainment and inspiration, but I’ve limited my exposure. I am content with the knowledge that my addiction to life onscreen has been replaced by life itself.

【1】What can be learned about the author in the spring of 2020?

A．She experienced some hard times.

B．She taught others about gardening.

C．She developed an interest in poetry.

D．She shared her philosophical views online.

【2】What effect did YouTube have on the author according to paragraph 2?

A．It made her more anxious.

B．It improved her taste in art.

C．It taught her to accept reality.

D．It brought some comfort to her.

【3】How did the artistic lives presented on YouTube make the author feel?

A．Desperate.

B．Connected.

C．Envious.

D．Proud.

【4】What has the author decided to do in the end?

A．Seek inspiration from YouTube.

B．Stop using her phone in daily life.

C．Focus on her own life instead of others’.

D．Continue watching other people’s lives.

24、Some of Australian cyclists have used "GPS art" to turn a 202 km (125- mile) ride into the outline（轮廓）of a goat, which interests many people greatly.

The four men marked their route on an app before using it track their journey around Perth. When uploaded to the computer, it was shown as a picture. Cyclist Ben Jones said the group settled on a goat because it was an easy animal to draw. He said the ride lasted more than six hours, with the four men stopping only for food, and flat tyres . "Except for riding 202km,' it's relatively simple," Mr. Jones told the BBC. "You mainly mark your route on the app and it plans directions out."

GPS art has also been widely used by runners and other cyclists when they travel out. Mr. Jones said his group wanted to shake up their normal weekend ride. "We all ride l0,000km to 15,000km a year," he said. "Mostly we just ride together as mates and have a good time － that's what this was about."

The group received much attention after posting their map to social media this week. Others described Mr. Jones as a goat guy in an interview on Australian television. For their next piece of GPS art, the group plans to draw a local animal such as the koala. "Certainly, there'll be something coming, for we are making our decisions to put more and more plans into practice. I'm sure of that," Mr. Jones said.

【1】What holds many people's attention greatly?

A. The cyclists' shaping the route into the outline of a goat.

B. The cyclists' having the GPS to travel with.

C. The cyclists' having traveled 125 miles.

D. The cyclists' riding more than 6 hours.

【2】What did the four men do during their six-hour ride?

A. They had their bikes repaired.   B. They got something to eat.

C. They stopped to have a rest.   D. They planned new directions.

【3】How would Mr. Jones feel about their ride?

A. It was tiring.   B. It was moving.   C. It was enjoyable.   D. It was amazing.

【4】What does the underlined word "that" in the last paragraph refer to?

A. Mr. Jones becoming a goat guy.   B. People paying attention to the map.

C. The group drawing the animal koala.   D. The group performing their ride plans.

25、If you hear about Matt Cox’s response to his daughter, who was suspended (暂停) from her school bus for bullying , you are likely to have an opinion about his actions.

Matt Cox ___________ his ten-year-old daughter Kirsten, who had ___________ bullied her classmates on the bus, to ___________ five miles to school in 2℃ weather. He drove behind her, filmed her walk, and ___________ the video to social media.

Matt who considered his ___________ a “life lesson” said, “She has been kicked out of the school bus for the second time this school year, because she ___________ another student from getting off the bus.”

“Last Friday, when my daughter brought home her ___________ for her bus suspension, she said, ‘Daddy, you are going to have to take me to school next week’. As you see, this morning she is ___________ a lesson,” said Matt.

In order to teach his daughter to be ___________ for her behavior and be aware of her ______________ for bullying her classmates, Matt ______________ her transportation to school, ____________, he made her walk. Many parents ______________ his actions, celebrating his “tough love”, while experts disapproved of his ______________ response, insisting that by publicly ______________ his daughter, he did more harm than good.

However, Matt didn’t ______________ their judgments. “I hope the video can lead parents to hold their children responsible for their own ______________. I am just a father trying to teach my daughter that life has standards for our actions and we have to pay for the ______________ of breaking them. It’s important to be kind and ______________ to others, because words and actions have strong effects on others, and some can be very ______________ and destructive.

【1】

A．warned

B．advised

C．begged

D．forced

【2】

A．secretly

B．repeatedly

C．probably

D．accidentally

【3】

A．drive

B．run

C．walk

D．exercise

【4】

A．applied

B．attached

C．donated

D．posted

【5】

A．attitude

B．experience

C．punishment

D．statement

【6】

A．freed

B．stopped

C．excused

D．protected

【7】

A．homework

B．paperwork

C．permit

D．reward

【8】

A．learning

B．preparing

C．skipping

D．attending

【9】

A．ready

B．concerned

C．grateful

D．responsible

【10】

A．feature

B．fault

C．desire

D．value

【11】

A．afforded

B．overlooked

C．refused

D．replaced

【12】

A．instead

B．besides

C．therefore

D．otherwise

【13】

A．joined

B．doubted

C．supported

D．performed

【14】

A．reasonable

B．normal

C．quick

D．severe

【15】

A．controlling

B．discussing

C．shaming

D．scolding

【16】

A．look through

B．care about

C．clear up

D．take down

【17】

A．scores

B．problems

C．actions

D．feelings

【18】

A．challenges

B．courage

C．consequences

D．burden

【19】

A．grateful

B．devoted

C．rude

D．respectful

【20】

A．hurtful

B．magical

C．limited

D．boring

26、假如你是李华,你校外教Mr. Johnson打算在中国过春节。请你用英文给他写一封电子邮件,内容包括:

1．邀请他与你共度佳节;

2．介绍当地传统文化景点;

3．表达期待和祝愿。

注意:1．词数:100左右;

2．可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;

3．开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。

Dear Mr. Johnson,

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Yours,

Li Hua