郴州2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

1、The village was ____________ from the outside after the flood arrived.

A. cut in

B. cut out

C. cut off

D. cut down

2、Most domestic car rental reservations can be canceled with no penalty ___ you find a better rate even on the day of the trip.

A.may B.shall C.would D.should

3、It surprised us all that Mr. Black gave up his _____ as a teacher and became a farmer.

A．explosion

B．connection

C．occasion

D．occupation

4、Every minute is made full _______ of _______ our lessons well.

A．to use; study

B．use; studying

C．use; to study

D．used; studying

5、You can keep the book for a further week provided that no one else 　　　　it.

A. understands B. requires

C. welcomes D. appreciates

6、—Is the girl in red your friend?

—________. She is learning Chinese now.

A．Yes, it is

B．Yes, he is

C．Yes, she is

D．Yes, she does

7、The visiting Minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, _______ that he had enjoyed his stay here.

A．having added

B．to add

C．adding

D．added

8、It was a really ___________ experience. Afterwards everybody was very ___________.

A. terrifying; shocking B. terrified; shocking

C. terrified; shocked D. terrifying; shocked

9、The ________of this city are quite a few, like its theme park, the Huge Open­air Water­screen Film, the Sunday Parade of Citizens, and so on.

A．collections

B．attractions

C．relations

D．occasions

10、In some parts of London, missing a bus means __________ for another hour.

A．waiting

B．to wait

C．wait

D．to be waiting

11、This is the only way I can think of ________ getting into trouble.

A．preventing him from

B．to prevent him

C．stopping him from

D．to keep him

12、I like Mr. Miner’s speech; it was clear and ______ the point.

A．at

B．on

C．to

D．of

13、The general manager thought _______ of these problems before he made the final decision.

A. a good many   B. a great deal

C. lots   D. a plenty

14、 It was essential that the application forms ___________ back before the deadline .

A. must be sent B. would be sent

C. be sent  D. were sent

15、________ Tom will go to my birthday party mattered a lot to me.

A．What

B．Whether

C．That

D．Which

16、Which of the following sentences is NOT correct?

A．It wasn’t my intention to exclude her from the list—just forgot her.

B．It was not my intention that she should suffer.

C．I’ve no intention to change my plans just to fit in with his.

D．He left England with the intention of travelling in Africa.

17、   in music, according to the analysis of some traffic cases, is the main cause of many traffic accidents.

A. Drivers’ being absorbed   B. Drivers’ absorbed

C. Drivers’ absorbing   D. Drivers being absorbing

18、If you really want to learn French, you just have to keep yourself   to the language whenever you can.

A. exposed B. slided C. linked D. led

19、Because of the nuclear crisis caused by the earthquake in Japan, many people lined up to buy salt ______ seeking protection from radiation.

A. in face of  B. in search of

C. in terms of   D. in hopes of

20、I walk into the waiting area,_____ many people are sitting quietly.

A.which B.when C.where D.what

21、To be honest, at the very beginning I had difficulty ________living in the school dormitory, but with my classmates' help, I made it soon.

A．adjusting to

B．appealing to

C．putting off

D．setting off

22、The time and effort he has devoted during the past few years ________ trees in that remote area is now considered to be of great value.

A．to have planted

B．to planting

C．having planted

D．planting

23、Since it is a store of so many cultural splendors，the new museum ________ plenty of teenage visitors this April break.

A．holds

B．strikes

C．attends

D．draws

24、This machine is very easy ________ . Anybody can learn to use it in a few minutes.

A．operating(操作)

B．to be operating

C．operated

D．to operate

25、I feel like ________ games at once or I would go mad.

A．to play

B．playing

C．a play

D．for playing

26、Looking back at my younger years, I am sometimes amazed at how life has turned out. Nothing is exactly what I had originally planned for. If I could go back in time and hang out with my younger self for a day,【1】

Everything happens for a reason. Without mistakes and failure, you would never have learned.【2】. Once you understand this, you will know that everything comes in to serve a purpose. So don’t stress or think that life is unfair.

【3】.You can have it all but not all at once. It is not surprising that many of us are doing too many things at once. We need to make ends meet. But if you are working three jobs at a time, it is not likely that you will succeed at any of them. You have to keep your eyes on the big picture. Achieve your goals one by one.

You can plan ahead, but your plan will definitely change when the time comes. You can plan ahead because sometimes planning ahead can give you a clearer direction of where you want to go.【4】

It’s okay to be unsure about your purpose in life. You might be graduating or have hit a turning point with your career. You might feel a bit lost and unsure of where to go.【5】Go out there and try as many different things as you can. Don’t ever feel like you’ re wasting your time. Enjoy the journey. Don’t rush. Every little path will lead you somewhere. And looking back, you will be able to connect the dots. It will all make sense.

A．It’s okay.

B．I would give her some tips.

C．Focus on one thing at a time.

D．Without pain, you would never have grown.

E．If you don’t suffer pain, you will never grow.

F．Please make sure you make preparations in advance.

G．However, plans will almost always change, so be prepared!

27、When the conversation turns to clean, renewable energy, the talk almost always is about sun and wind. No one ever brings up another natural power source-snow. Unbelievable as it may sound, falling snow carries an electrical charge. Scientists have known this for decades, but until recently they couldn’t figure out how to turn it into electricity.

Two UCLA scientists have invented a device that uses silicone (硅胶) to catch the electrical charge from snow and create electricity. Their tool is small, thin and flexible, inexpensive, and needs no batteries. “We have a great source of energy ready to be collected,” said Maher El-Kady, a researcher in chemistry at UCLA and co-inventor of the device.“And we can do that using materials that are already produced in mass quantities.”

To be sure, their invention is still a “proof of concept” experiment for now, since its power output remains low. But the researchers believe its potential could be limitless. “There is room for development and further improvements by revisiting the device structure and operating method,” E-Kady said.

Snow builds up a charge on its surface because of the way water molecules (分子) order themselves as they turn into snowflakes, He said, “We thought,‘Why not bring another material with the opposite charge to get these electrons (电子) to create electricity?’ After trying a countless number of materials, we found that silicone produces more charge with snow than any other material.”

The scientists see numerous future uses. It could power a wearable tool that tracks the performance of cold-weather athletes. The device could also be included into solar panels, kicking in extra power during snowstorms.

They predicted that one of its most important applications will be its eventual use as in a miniaturized (微缩的)weather station that could monitor snow in real time, providing data about snowfall rate, accumulation, wind direction and speed. “Every time snow hits the surface of the device, it produces electricity,” El-Kady said.

“Technically, we made a weather station, but one that is self-powered,” he added. ”Unlike conventional weather stations that are huge in size and often rely on batteries for power, our device can work endlessly.”

【1】Why does the author mention sun and wind in paragraph 1?

A．To make comparisons.

B．To introduce the topic.

C．To support the argument.

D．To provide examples.

【2】What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 1 probably refer to?

A．How to turn snow into electricity.

B．There is a lot of clean energy in nature.

C．Snow might be next clean energy source.

D．We should find other natural power sources.

【3】What does paragraph 5 mainly focus on?

A．The features of the device.

B．The applications of the device.

C．The limitations of the device.

D．The working principle of the device.

【4】What can we know about the miniaturized weather station?

A．It is already in use.

B．It relies on battery for power.

C．It is small in size and self-powered.

D．It is similar to conventional weather stations.

28、By 2050 we’ll be able to send memories, emotions and feelings across the Internet. 【1】

Teenagers will love it. Instead of putting an emoticon(表情符号)at the end of every sentence, they will use an emotion: anger, happiness, or excitement.

I’m talking about telepathy (心灵感应), really. We’ll still communicate the traditional way.

【2】 Our children will wonder: What is a keyboard? We will enter the age of the ”brain net".

Medicine will develop fast, too. 【3】, and we will have begun to treat the disease like the common cold. We’ll live with it. It will no longer be deadly. We won’t fear it like we used to. Technology will help in this respect. 【4】 Smart toilets will perform liquid biopsies to discover cancer cells. Smart objects like phones will check us over automatically.   

【5】. By 2050 I think we’ll be able to grow many of the important organs(器官)of the body and, rather than allow the organs we’re born with to become old and weak, well replace them.

That’s all coming. And it doesn’t take much imagination to realise it.

A．We will do a few tests

B．People will live an easy life

C．We will have cured certain forms of cancer

D．Brain science will have changed communication

E．We can already use human cells to grow skin, noses, ears, etc

F．But communicating telepathically will avoid misunderstandings between people

G．Our clothes will discover the beginnings of a heart disease, and advise us to get treatment

29、What kind of amusing activities will you participate in during your life? Will you be spending your free time doing safe sports with little danger or will you always be one of the first people to try the next popular extreme activity? Scientists have been interested in finding out why some people seem to prefer dangerous activities.

Researchers have found that men often try to impress other people by proving that they are courageous and fearless, and they are more likely to take risks when people are watching them or when they are competing against other men. Research also shows that as people get older they usually behave more responsibly and try not to take unnecessary risks. In addition, when people are in stable relationships, they seem to be less attracted to daring activities.

Some people seem to be more daring than others, but there are many different types. Do they take all types of risk? Psychologists have identified a number of categories(种类) of risks. These include financial risks, risks related to health and safety, amusing risks and social risks. Psychologists discover that just if a person enjoys bungee jumping, it doesn’t mean he or she will take chances when investing money or that he or she will tell a joke to a group of strangers.

Interestingly, research shows that in most cases men are less cautious than women, but women take more social risks than men. Men are more likely to make career changes as they get older and to express unpopular opinions in business meetings.

Yet, at the end of the day, the probability of particular people taking a risk depends on what type of people they belong to. In general, optimistic people are more likely to take risks because they focus on the possible positive outcomes (结果) of their actions. On the other hand, pessimistic people are the complete opposite.

【1】Why do men try to prove they are brave according to the research?

A．To attract people’s attention.

B．To take on more responsibility.

C．To make favorable impressions on people.

D．To develop stable relationships with others.

【2】What does the example of bungee jumping indicate?

A．There are more than one type of risk.

B．Bungee jumping is dangerous, but popular.

C．People take one type of risk, but not another.

D．Some people are more courageous than others.

【3】What have researchers discovered about women?

A．They are willing to take risks.

B．They are always changing jobs.

C．They are good at doing business.

D．They are usually more conservative (保守的) than men.

【4】What mainly determine whether people take risks possibly?

A．Their personalities (性格).

B．Their financial conditions.

C．There social relationships.

D．Their expectations of outcomes.

30、My first trip to Africa was in 1957. I was _________. Mom let me go off on this boat and that trip was when I met Louis Leakey. But it was when I went back the second time when, once Leakey got money for me to _________ the chimps, the British Authority, Tanzania, was _________ part of the crumbling（瓦解）British Empire on its last legs, and they said no, we're not taking _________ for a young girl on her own, she must come with a（an）_________. And so my mother volunteered. And it was _________ because she was there. Firstly, she _________ a little clinic for the local fishermen, and that started _________ from the beginning a really good _________ with the local people. And secondly, when I was ______________ in those first months, when the chimps ______________ from me, she would be there in the evening, pointing our that ______________ I was learning more than I thought. I found this peak, and with my binoculars（双筒望远镜）, I could see how the chimps were making nests at night. I could hear their ______________, I could see what they were eating. I could see how they travelled around in ______________ size groups, and sometimes all of them got together when it was the new ______________, ripe（成熟的）in season.

【1】

A．on my own

B．under pressure

C．on earth

D．on average

【2】

A．hunt

B．rated

C．study

D．search for

【3】

A．still

B．no longer

C．illegally

D．unusually

【4】

A．measures

B．authority

C．pressure

D．responsibility

【5】

A．prince

B．archaeologist

C．hunter

D．adult

【6】

A．amazing

B．historic

C．alarming

D．traditional

【7】

A．made sure

B．set up

C．donated to

D．referred to

【8】

A．only

B．still

C．right

D．simply

【9】

A．harmony

B．relationship

C．neighborhood

D．emotion

【10】

A．creative

B．positive

C．depressed

D．calm

【11】

A．ran away

B．died out

C．adapted to

D．gave way

【12】

A．likely

B．actually

C．immediately

D．specifically

【13】

A．calls

B．concern

C．attempt

D．opinion

【14】

A．endangered

B．limited

C．different

D．average

【15】

A．poster

B．beauty

C．insect

D．fruit

31、根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词

Certainly, in many ways this seems to be true. Chinese cuisine is a case in point. 【1】to coming to China, my only experience with Chinese cooking was in America, with Chinese food【2】had been changed to suit American tastes. For example, America’s most popular Chinese dish is General Tso’s chicken, which 【3】of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce, flavoured with hot red 【4】. This is probably not an authentic Chinese 【5】, however, so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese.

32、假如你是李华，最近与好友Mike吵架了，事后你非常后悔，想修复与好友的关系。现在写邮件给你在美国的笔友Peter写信请求帮助。邮件的内容包括：

1.吵架的原因。

2.吵架后的感受。

3.请求Peter提出建议。

注意：1.  词数 100 词左右。

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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