太原2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、I__________ many good friends since I came to China.

A.made B.have made C.makes D.will make

2、One big reason why immigrants are so welcome in London_____be that Britain’s food is famously not its biggest attraction, so foreign food is very welcome.

A.could   B.shall C. will   D. must

3、A good teacher has to be armed with the ability to keep students ________ throughout their learning process.

A．motivating

B．motivated

C．being motivated

D．to be motivated

4、Nowadays, Chinese acupuncture has become popular round the world, __________ have other traditional Chinese medicines.

A. so   B. as   C. while D. like

5、Mr.Wooden is expected to be ________ to the director of our department soon.

A. promised   B. improved   C. promoted     D. motivated

6、The person in charge always gives the free seats to _____ comes first.

A．whoever

B．whomever

C．who

D．whom

7、The product was developed in response ________ customer demand.

A．for

B．at

C．to

D．by

8、Mary said I could use her computer while mine ______ .

A．repaired

B．was repairing

C．would be repaired

D．was being repaired

9、The earliest ______ recipes for making Lu date back to Qimin Yaoshu, an ancient Chinese agricultural text written in the 5th century.

A．preserving

B．being preserved

C．preserved

D．having been preserved

10、Have you heard of such an experiment ________ wine experts were fooled into thinking a cheap bottle of wine was an exceptional one with the labels changed.

A. as   B. where

C. that   D. which

11、My hands are dirty.I____________ the door all the morning.

A.paint B.will paint C.have been painting D.had painted

12、You can’t really _________ foreign literature in translation.

A．appreciate

B．multiply

C．tackle

D．infer

13、In the past few decades, there ______a dramatic increase in the number of people studying abroad.

A．was

B．has been

C．had been

D．is

14、Progress so far has been very good. ______, we are sure that the project will be completed on time.

A. Therefore B. Otherwise

C. However     D. Besides

15、Mike and his friend went to the stadium in a hurry, only ______ the news that the match had already been put off.

A．being informed

B．informed of

C．to be informed

D．to be informed of

16、Don’t waste your sympathy on him — he got what he _________.

A.deserved B.seized C.dominated D.appointed

17、The_______situation of the chess game really______every member in the game-watching

room.

A．confused; confused

B．confused, confuses

C．confusing; has been confused

D．confusing; confused

18、Have you ever tried your best to paint, only ________ the paints were wrongly mixed?

A．found

B．finding

C．to find

D．to have found

19、We observe the tradition of having a big family dinner with a／an ____________ of delicious food on Spring Festival's Eve.

A. boom   B. division

C. reputation   D. abundance

20、More highways have been built in China, _____ it easier for people to travel everywhere.

A.made B.making C.to make D.having made

21、He's such a remarkable tennis player ______________ seems to get the credit he deserves．

A.that B.as C.which D.whom

22、— Nanjing is famous ________ its long history, right?

— That’s true. It is famous ________ the capital city of six dynasties.

A．as; for

B．for; as

C．for; for

D．as; as

23、You will never know what she ______ to educate her children.

A. went through   B. went over

C. went on   D. went out

24、He didn’t make clear when and where the sports meet would be held.

A．this

B．it

C．that

D．one

25、The middle-aged man is ready to risk _____ his life to save his son.

A. to lose   B. lose

C. lost   D. losing

26、Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.

People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices. One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.

The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.

I see people trapped in a pathological (病态的) relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude. I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money.

What is a healthy use of technology devices? That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life? That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. Mae West is famous for the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” But it’s time to discover that it does not work for technology.

Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.” To break the grand digital connection people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without today’s overused technology.

【1】The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.

A. advantage   B. attraction

C. adaption D. attempt

【2】From the passage, technology companies aim to ______.

A. attract people to buy their products

B. provide the latest information

C. improve people’s quality of life

D. deal with cultural diseases

【3】It can be inferred from this passage that people ______.

A. consider too much technology wonderful

B. have realized the harm of high-tech devices

C. can regain freedom without high-tech devices

D. may enjoy life better without overused technology

【4】What’s the author’s attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices?

A. Neutral.       B. Skeptical.

C. Disapproving. D. Sympathetic.

27、I am an ordinary 17-year-old girl. I go to school, chat to my friends and play my guitar. I don't have much in my mind. At least, that's what most people think. In fact, life changed drastically (巨大地) for me and my family in the summer of 2011, when I was 10. It was a beautiful summer's day when my dad had his accident. He had gone out for a bike ride and seemed to be taking a lot longer than usual. When Mum called him to check if everything was all right, a nurse answered the phone. I was inside the house and could hear her speaking to someone in the garden. As I looked out of the door.

I knew something terrible had happened. She looked stricken ( 受困 扰的) and I stood worriedly in the doorway until she hung up and told me Dad was in hospital. He had been involved in a road accident and had a severe injury. On that beautiful day, we didn’t have many details about what was going on because the nurse couldn’t disclose a lot through the phone and the unknown was the scariest thing. I had no idea whether my dad was going to live. My mum went alone to the hospital and I stayed at my grandparents’ house. I was too shaken to do anything, so I just sat quietly and hoped that everything would be OK. I don't have any siblings (兄弟姐妹), so Mum and I were the only ones in the house for the eight months when Dad was in hospital. It seemed empty and quiet especially as Mum was sometimes at work when I got back from school. Before Dad went into hospital there had always been someone there asking me about my day and helping me with homework. Now there wasn’t. I became more independent and tried to take care of myself as much as possible. When I think about my life, I split (分成) it into before and after the accident because I feel like a very different, more mature person than the one I was before. Most people’s childhood fades slowly into adolescence and then adult life, but mine ended abruptly (突然地). I was forced to grow up.

【1】How did the author live before her father's accident?

A．Busy but peaceful.

B．Common but happy

C．Tired and meaningless.

D．Comfortable and harmonious.

【2】What is the closest meaning of the underlined word "disclose” in Paragraph 2?

A．Understand.

B．Appreciate

C．Charge.

D．Uncover.

【3】How long has been the author's father in hospital?

A．Eight months.

B．Five years.

C．Ten months.

D．Two years.

【4】What does the author mainly tell us?

A．Difficulty makes a man grow up.

B．Life is full of challenges.

C．Independence is important.

D．Life needs all kinds of experiences.

28、The Chinese women’s soccer team rekindled their famous fighting spirit to end a 16-year wait to lift the Asian Cup. Having trailed 2-0 in the final in Navi Mumbai, India, on the night of February 6, 2022, the team summoned all of their determination and resolve to battle back and tie the game before Xiao Yuyi fired home a dramatic 93rd-minute goal from Wang Shanshan’s assist to secure the title.

The victory earned China a record ninth Asian Cup title, which atoned for their disappointing performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. China’s Tokyo 2020 participation ended with a shocking 8-2 defeat at the hands of the Netherlands, showing just how far Chinese women’s soccer had fallen behind the game’s elite nations. The huge turnaround in fortunes made the win extra special for fans.

“Although the players come from different cities, we need to come together. We never let our heads drop when we were 0-2 down. The players overcame both their opponents and themselves,” said the head coach Shui Qingxia.

The Steel Roses’ victory completely dominated discussion on Chinese social media. The topic “Chinese women’s team wins Asian Cup” was viewed over 1.1 billion times by February 7, but that was just one of 10 trending topics related to the women’s team on Weibo. Countless thrilled people commented that “The whole team is worthy of every praise.” After their victory, media and experts urged for greater support for the development of the women’s game. A number of Chinese companies have already taken it upon themselves to reward them, with dairy giant Mengniu Group gifting the team 10 million yuan after its heroics.

Now the work is to continue to revive past glories, as well as improve the standard of the domestic leagues and youth training to give the country a better chance of producing more great players. This victory certainly showed that such targets can be realized. The women’s soccer team has great spirit and skill. They are our role models!

【1】What do we know about the Chinese women’s soccer team from paragraph 1?

A．They won the Asian Cup for the first time.

B．They turned defeat into victory in the game.

C．They made a miracle at the Tokyo Olympics.

D．They earned China a leading role in world soccer.

【2】What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．The public response to the Steel Roses’ victory.

B．The development of the Chinese women’s soccer.

C．Effects of Chinese social media on soccer athletes.

D．Companies’ support for the Chinese women’s team.

【3】What does the author think of the goal of producing more great players?

A．It is ambitious.

B．It is achievable.

C．It is impractical.

D．It is controversial.

29、   Unlike China, where the majority of society belongs to the Han ethnic group, the United States is home to people from many different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, creating great diversity within its lively society.

However, historical events that created this diversity also led to racial disputes and prejudice that have lasted until today. Around days like Martin Luther King Day, people in the US are especially sensitive to racist comments and behavior.

Recently, a Facebook message posted by a white student at my boarding school started a wave of anger among African American students and started heated conversations about minority groups at the school.

The students posted an article written by someone else who stated that Robert E. Lee, a Confederate general during the US Civil War, should be commemorated(纪念). As the Confederates broke from the Union in order to keep slavery in their states, they were usually seen as racists. The post received a flood of comments from both white and black students within minutes, and conversation about the topic spread across campus quickly.

A fishbowl conversation was organized the evening the article was posted, and students and faculty (学院) members talked about their feelings and opinions. During the discussion, students from minority groups, including African American, Jewish, Asian and Indian students, spoke up about how they felt about living in a society mainly made up of people who are different from them. It turned out that many people felt isolated because of their differences from other people.

The diversity of society can open up interesting opportunities, but the great differences between people can also create huge gaps and misunderstandings if they are not treated carefully. Thus, effective communication is essential.

After the fishbowl conversation, the atmosphere in the school seemed to be changing, at least from my point of view. Students seemed to be talking and acting more freely than before, and the expressions of judgement were seen less on their faces.

【1】The main purpose of Paragraph 1 is to ______.

A.draw attention to the fact that racial problems still exist in America.

B.show that the United States has a wonderfully diverse culture.

C.explain how sensitive people in the US are to racist comments and behavior.

D.point out the differences between American culture and those of other countries.

【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE? ______.

A.The post was offensive to black students.

B.The post was aimed at African American students.

C.The author of he post was strongly in favor of slavery.

D.The author of the post held a negative attitude toward minority groups.

【3】According to the article, the fishbowl conversation was held mainly to ______.

A.figure out whether the article should be posted or not.

B.educate students on how to express their opinions appropriately.

C.improve the lives of people who belongs to minority groups on campus.

D.get people to communicate how they felt and thought about the post.

【4】What did the author learn from the incident? ______.

A.We should learn to live with others’ differences.

B.We should always feel free to share our feelings.

C.Effective communication is very important in a diverse society.

D.If there is no difference, then there is no misunderstanding.

30、I grew up poor-living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was _________ and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still _________ a dream.

My dream was _________. By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything that moved on the football field. I was also _________. My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He _________ me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular _________ with Coach John changed my life forever.

A friend suggested me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket- money for a new bike, new clothes and the _________ of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to _________ up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.

When I told John, he was _________ as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” He said. “Your ____________ days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head __________, trying to think of the ____________ that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his ____________ in me.

“How much will you make at this job, son?” He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied. “Well,” he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”

That simple question made ____________ for me the difference between ____________ something at once and having a goal. I decided myself to play sports that summer and within the year I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was offered a $20,000 contract. In 1999, I bought my mother the house of my dream!

【1】

A．polite

B．happy

C．shy

D．honest

【2】

A．live

B．make

C．afford

D．need

【3】

A．music

B．business

C．money

D．athletics

【4】

A．right

B．popular

C．lucky

D．confident

【5】

A．gave

B．taught

C．brought

D．asked

【6】

A．accident

B．matter

C．problem

D．experience

【7】

A．thought

B．idea

C．start

D．work

【8】

A．keep

B．end

C．give

D．pick

【9】

A．annoyed

B．awkward

C．frightened

D．curious

【10】

A．living

B．playing

C．working

D．learning

【11】

A．moving

B．nodding

C．shaking

D．hanging

【12】

A．answers

B．excuses

C．words

D．ways

【13】

A．sadness

B．regret

C．hopelessness

D．disappointment

【14】

A．last

B．clear

C．advanced

D．amazed

【15】

A．wanting

B．changing

C．dreaming

D．enjoying

31、课文内容填空

First we will put you as an【1】to an experienced journalist. Later you can cover a story and【2】 the article yourself.

No need for a camera. You will have a【3】 photographer with you to take photographs. You will find your colleagues very【4】 to assist you, so you may be able to【5】on photography later if you’re interested.

The skin is an 【6】 part of your body and its largest organ. You have three layers of skin which act as a 【7】against disease, poisons and the sun’s harmful【8】.

Cover the burned area with a dry, clean 【9】 that will not stick to the skin. Hold the bandage in place with tape. Never put butter, oil or ointment on burns as they keep the heat in the wounds and may cause【10】.

32、   Max works as a security guard at a famous museum． As a security guard， Max watches visitors to the museum as they come and go． He often wonders things about them． Where do they come from？ Are they happily married？ What do they do for a living？

One day， Max notices a very pretty woman visiting the exhibit he is guarding． He has seen her before． In fact， she often comes to see the rare jewelry exhibit - sometimes several times a week．

During one of these visits， she starts a conversation with Max． She asks if it is difficult to be a security guard and if he ever gets bored． She introduces herself as Maria， a fashion designer．

When Maria comes to visit， she often talks with Max． "Maybe she likes me，" he thinks．

Max thinks she is very interesting and wants to spend more time with her． During one of their talks at the museum， he finds out that she is studying Italian．

He lies and tells her he has always wanted to learn Italian． He is simply using Italian as a trick． And it works! Max and Maria meet every Saturday afternoon in the museum garden to study Italian．

During the lessons， they also talk about themselves． Maria shares her dreams of one day showing her fashions in a museum． Max tells her many details about his security job， including the security code and the locations of alarms． He jokes that it would be very easy to rob the museum．

Over the passing weeks， they learn more about each other． What Max doesn't learn， however， is that Maria is not as innocent as she looks． Maria is actually an international jewel thief! Police from eight different countries have been searching for her in the past two years!

Her latest goal is to steal the rare Black Diamond! This diamond is the most valuable diamond in the world and it is part of the exhibit that Max is guarding． All her attention on him was a trick to learn more about the museum's security system．

注意：1． 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2． 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3． 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4． 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语．

Paragraph 1：

One night after the museum closes， Maria appears at the gate of the museum．

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Paragraph 2：

As she holds the diamond in her hands， the lights in the museum go on．

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