运城2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、He is under great ________ because of his new job.

A．stress

B．strength

C．stream

D．push

2、By the time you get this letter, I ________ the country.

A．will leave

B．will have left

C．would leave

D．am leaving

3、His first speech as president made a strong _______ on his audience.

A．attention

B．depression

C．tradition

D．impression

4、We waited all night on the top of Mount Tai ________ see the sunrise.

A．so that

B．so as that

C．so as to

D．as to

5、You have to be very careful with the dry wood. It ____ very easily.

A.is lighted B.lights C.will be lighting D.is lighting

6、_______ in the newspaper that the Japanese Minister will arrive in Beijing next Friday.

A．It says

B．It will be said

C．It has said

D．It is said

7、Gran had only recently planted the seed of Julliard in my head, but it hadn't __________.

A.stopped by B.cheered on C.lifted me up D.taken root

8、China leads the world in production and sales of new energy vehicles, ________ almost half of the global total.

A．comprised

B．being comprised of

C．comprising

D．comprised of

9、The percentage of students majoring in arts has increased _________ from 8% to 37% in the past two years.

A．gradually

B．slightly

C．dramatically

D．particularly

10、It’s unwise to ______ you understand something when you don’t.

A. speak up   B. find out

C. make out   D. make up

11、The teacher demands that she________her test papers within ten minutes.

A.turn in B.hands in C.has turned in D.has handed in

12、 One more week, _______ we will accomplish the task.

A．or

B．so that

C．and

D．if

13、The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took________pictures of them.

A. many of   B. the number of

C. large numbers of   D. a large amount of

14、—Do you like my lecture?

— , sir. In fact, I can't understand everything you said.

A.No doubt B.No wonder C.No offence D.No problem

15、I am sure your dream ______________ a scientist will ______________ some day.

A．of becoming; realize

B．to become; come about

C．of becoming; come true

D．becoming; be realized

16、Our friend Jim will give us a lecture about how to ________ an invitation in a polite way.

A．decline

B．claim

C．regulate

D．eliminate

17、The brave young man ______ the badly injured waiter came out of the burning restaurant, calling continuously for help.

A．having supported

B．supporting

C．to support

D．supported

18、Hardly ________ the school gate when the bell  ________ to ring.

A.I had reached, had begun B.I reached, began

C.had I reached, began D.did I reach,had begun

19、I walked out of the movie theater, ________ never to come back to this place.

A．being determined

B．determined

C．to determine

D．determine

20、People worry more about their safety now in regards to terrorist threats, like the one ________ for this anniversary weekend in New York City and Washington D.C.

A．having recently issuing

B．having recently issued

C．recently issued

D．recently being issued

21、It must be great fun_________ to the moon in a spaceship.

A．flying

B．flies

C．to have flied

D．to fly

22、________ seems no need to inform him, for he is ________ to attend the meeting.

A．It; unlikely

B．It ; improbable

C．There; unlikely

D．That; impossible

23、His brother is said ________ in an amusement park now.

A．working

B．are working

C．to work

D．to be working

24、His opinions are so ridiculous and impractical that I don't see how any ________ person could agree with him.

A．considerate

B．sensible

C．genuine

D．sensitive

25、_____ about the future of these wild animals, people set up conservation areas to protect them, especially the _____ species.

A.Concerned; endangered B.Concerning; endangered

C.Concerned; endangering D.Concerning; endangering

26、Have you ever found yourself starting to yawn just because you saw someone else do it? It’s not your imagination: Yawns really are contagious (传染的)!

Scientists have been trying for a while to figure out why yawns are so easy to “catch”. But for now, they’re not even sure why the yawns you let out when you’re sleepy or bored happen. It’s possible that a yawn serves to cool down your brain or other parts of your body. It might serve to keep your body alert (警惕的) when you’re tired.

That’s one theory about why yawns are contagious. If they’re meant to perk (振作) us up when we might be in danger, it’s useful for them to spread quickly through a group. It’s common for social animals such as humans to copy one another’s behaviors to fit in, especially when that behavior is something that might be useful to their survival. That’s why some research focuses on whether contagious yawning is related to empathy (同理心).

“Empathy can be defined by the ability to understand, share and be affected by the states or emotions of others. So, if seeing someone yawn makes you yawn in response, this action could be placed within a category (范畴) of empathy,” says Andrew C. Gallup, a professor of psychology. Some studies have tried to see whether people and animals with more empathy are more likely to catch yawns. But Gallup says more study is needed to know for sure.

While yawns and their catchiness remain unclear, we do know we’re not alone in spreading them around. Scientists have seen evidence of monkeys and dogs catching yawns. Dogs actually catch yawns from humans, not other dogs. If we can figure out why these animals share yawns with their friends, it might help us understand why we do it, too.” There are a number of other behaviors that are contagious, such as laughing and itching.” Gallup says. One thing is certain: reading this story probably made you yawn!

【1】Why does the author ask a question in the first paragraph?

A．To introduce how yawns are copied

B．To stress the importance of empathy.

C．To let readers notice the fact that yawns can be caught.

D．To show the influence of yawning on social relationships.

【2】How is Paragraph 3 developed?

A．By giving examples

B．By analyzing reasons.

C．By describing processes.

D．By making comparisons.

【3】What does Andrew C. Gallup say about catching yawns?

A．It increases understanding between each other.

B．It should be avoided in social occasions.

C．It has something to do with empathy.

D．It helps lift people’ s spirits.

【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Dogs catch yawns from other dogs.

B．Humans can catch yawns from their pets.

C．Laughter is more contagious than yawns.

D．Reading about yawns can also make people yawn.

27、“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is one of the most common sayings in the English languages. This is because apples were one of the first foods that medical professionals recognized as healthy—their benefits became obvious when, quite simply, doctors found that people who ate apples were sick less often than those who did not. Today we have a more specific understanding of why apples are so beneficial to overall health.

Apples can help keep your levels of bad cholesterol (胆固醇) down. The pectin (果胶) in apples helps you to maintain cardiovascular health and reduce LDL cholesterol(which is the “bad” kind). Apples themselves do not add cholesterol to your diet and are full of water and fiber to help prevent the cholesterol in other foods you might digest. According to Health Diaries, people who eat two apples per day may lower their cholesterol by as much as 16 percent.

Apples are naturally low in calories and high in water content. Eating an apple can satisfy your hunger and keep you from reaching for high-sugar, high-calories snacks. By eating apples, you will be more able to maintain a healthy weight because they fill you up, potentially stopping you from eating food that encourages a waistline increase.

Apples contain respectable levels of boron (硼), which helps build healthy bones, and can also prevent diseases like arthritis. Apples are rich in vitamin C, which is known to help build immunity.

Studies have shown that apples can decrease the risk of breast cancer, colon cancer, and liver cancer. One theory is that the apple skins are responsible for this, so be sure not to peel your apple before you eat them, as you could remove some of the health benefits.

【1】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. An explanation of an English saying.

B. How to make full use of apples.

C. Apples are beneficial to our health.

D. How to keep healthy in our daily life.

【2】By eating apples we can get many benefits EXCEPT________.

A. lowering the cholesterol   B. keeping a healthy weight

C. building immunity   D. preventing heart disease

【3】Which of the following can most probably replace the underlined word “respectable”?

A. Admirable.   B. Considerable.

C. Reliable.   D. Valuable.

【4】Which plays an important role in reducing the risk of breast cancer?

A. The pectin.   B. The apple skins.

C. The flesh of apples.   D. The fiber of apples.

【5】What’s the author’s attitude towards the effect of eating apples?

A. Positive.   B. Negative.

C. Doubtful.   D. Uncertain.

28、It was the day after Halloween when my grandmother was admitted to the hospital with the worst headache she'd ever had. While posing in our costumes the night before, we knew something was wrong, just not how wrong.

Grandma's house was the central gathering place of my family.Sunday lunches, birthday dinners, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas — all were our traditions, with her as hostess. While my parents were busy running their small business, there were many nights when Grandma fed me and put me to bed in her spare room, until they came to get me. I spent my summers at Grandma's and I went everywhere with her. I couldn't imagine a time when she wouldn't be around me.

Then November 1, 1991 began her month­long stay in the hospital — she suffered from a rare infection called nocardia asteroides.After being born in the year of the Great Depression, living through World War Ⅱ， raising three kids, and being widowed at the age of 48, Grandma never expected to live into her seventies. The infection in her brain seemed to confirm that she wasn't long for this world. But that's not the end of her story. A team of doctors successfully removed the abscess (脓肿), and Grandma even made it into a local medical journal. Her doctor called her “the brain lady”．

Grandma celebrated her 85th birthday in March this year.In the almost 23 years since her recovery, she's seen two of her four grandchildren get married and welcomed three great­grandsons.Although they damage something in her house, she loves it when my two boys come over.And while I know they make her day, seeing her love blossom for another generation makes my day too.Happy Grandparents' Day to my amazing grandmother!

【1】What is the tradition of the author's family?

A. Running small businesses.

B. Spending summers at Grandma's.

C. Making Grandma hostess anywhere.

D. Gathering at Grandma's at special events.

【2】When did Grandma have the operation to remove  the abscess?

A. At the age of 60.

B. When she was about 62.

C. Before November 1, 1991.

D. After this year's Halloween.

【3】The author wrote this text  ________．

A. in honor of Grandma

B. to promote Grandparents' Day

C. to stress the importance of health

D. in celebration of Grandma's recovery

【4】What can we learn about the author?

A. She has lived with Grandma for many years.

B. Her grandfather died in a war.

C. She has four cousins.

D. She has two sons.

29、The English language was first introduced to the Americas by British colonization, beginning in 1607 in Jamestown, Virginia. Similarly, the language spread to numerous other parts of the world as a result of British trade and colonization elsewhere and the spread of the former British Empire, which, by 1921, held sway over a population of 470–570 million people, approximately a quarter of the world's population at that time.

Over the past 400 years the form of the language used in the Americas—especially in the United States—and that used in the United Kingdom have diverged in a few minor ways, leading to the versions now occasionally referred to as American English and British English. Differences between the two include pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, idioms, and formatting of dates and numbers. A small number of words have completely different meanings in the two versions or are even unknown or not used in one of the versions. One particular contribution towards formalizing these differences came from Noah Webster, who wrote the first American dictionary (published 1828) with the intention of showing that people in the United States spoke a different dialect from Britain, much like a regional accent.

It may be the case that increased worldwide communication through radio, television, the Internet and globalization has reduced the tendency towards regional variation. This can result either in some variations becoming extinct (for instance, the wireless, being progressively superseded by the radio) or in the acceptance of wide variations as "perfectly good English" everywhere.

Chief among other native English dialects are Canadian English and Australian English, which rank third and fourth in the number of native speakers. For the most part, Canadian English, while featuring numerous British forms alongside native Canadianisms, shares vocabulary, phonology and syntax with American English, leading many to recognize North American English as an organic grouping of dialects. Australian English likewise shares many American and British English usages alongside plentiful features unique to Australia, and retains a significantly higher degree of distinctiveness from both the larger varieties than does Canadian English. South African English, New Zealand English and the Hiberno-English of Ireland are also distinctive and rank fifth, sixth and seventh in the number of native speakers.

【1】Which of the following native English dialects ranks fifth in the number of native speakers?

A. Canadian English

B. South African English

C. the Hiberno-English of Ireland

D. Australian English

【2】Which of the following is NOT the reason why the English language spread to numerous parts of the world?

A. British colonization

B. the spread of the former English Empire

C. British trade around the world

D. a large British population

【3】 It can be inferred from the passage that_____

A. Australian English has developed more characteristics of its own than Canadian English.

B. it is obvious that some variations will become extinct due to worldwide communication.

C. everyone will be speaking “perfectly good English” in the future.

D. almost a quarter of the world’s population spoke British English in 1921.

【4】This passage is intended __________________

A. to persuade us to speak perfectly good English in the future.

B. to draw people’s attention to the extinction of different English dialects.

C. to give the readers some useful information on variation of the English language.

D. to do a research on how the English language has influenced the world.

30、   Songs bring us through our life. Each time I listen to my favorite song Reach, I’m deeply ________ by its lyrics (歌词): “If I could reach higher, just for one moment touch the sky…” When we hear this ________ song sung by Gloria Estefan, we can ________ imagine how she managed to return to the stage after her serious back injury. In 1990, this Cuban singer was ________ down in a terrible traffic accident, and the doctor ________ that she might never walk again. But Gloria did not ________ and kept on working hard towards her ________. Just one year after the disaster ________, she stood up again and ________ this encouraging song at the Atlanta Olympics.

________ I think of Gloria, a memory crowds in my mind. When I entered university, naturally shy, ordinary looking, and with ________ scores in my lessons, just like an ugly duckling. I seemed to be the ________ outstanding one in my class. Continuous failures drove me into ________. “Am I to take a back seat to everyone else?” ________ to give in to such a fate, I spared no effort to work on my lessons and joined in many ________, such as English speech contests and dramas. I just wanted to catch every little chance to ________ myself. My continuous efforts finally paid off. I received some ________. More importantly, I ________ courage and confidence to face any difficulty in my life.

________ is just like farming. You ________ what you sow. Once you have a dream, don’t hesitate. Keep moving!

A．convinced

B．disturbed

C．impressed

D．discouraged

A．entertaining

B．inspiring

C．boring

D．puzzling

A．easily

B．simply

C．finally

D．hardly

A．knocked

B．cut

C．pulled

D．turned

A．argued

B．said

C．doubted

D．added

A．give away

B．give back

C．give out

D．give up

A．goal

B．journey

C．achievement

D．recovery

A．happened

B．ended

C．lasted

D．returned

A．wrote

B．recorded

C．presented

D．covered

A．However

B．Wherever

C．Whatever

D．Whenever

A．standard

B．poor

C．high

D．excellent

A．most

B．more

C．least

D．very

A．hopelessness

B．weakness

C．trouble

D．anger

A．Free

B．Eager

C．Disappointed

D．Unwilling

A．parties

B．games

C．activities

D．meetings

A．satisfy

B．improve

C．enjoy

D．forgive

A．awards

B．thanks

C．gifts

D．comments

A．confirmed

B．gained

C．combined

D．requested

A．Luck

B．Belief

C．Life

D．Competition

A．harvest

B．reserve

C．expand

D．discover

31、新概念英语原文填空（答案可能是一词或多词）

When he had killed the guard, the prisoner of war quickly dragged him into the 【1】. Working 【2】 in the darkness, he soon changed into the dead man's clothes. Now, 【3】 in a blue uniform and with a rifle over his shoulder, the prisoner marched boldly up and down in front of the camp. He could hear shouting in the camp itself. Lights were blazing and men were running here and there: they had just discovered that a prisoner 【4】. At that moment, a large black car with four officers inside 【5】, stopped at the camp gates. The officers got out and the prisoner stood to attention and saluted 【6】 they passed. When they had gone, the driver of the car came 【7】 him. The man obviously wanted to talk. He was rather 【8】 with grey hair and clear blue eyes. The prisoner felt sorry for him, but there was nothing else he could do. As the man came near, the prisoner knocked him to the ground with 【9】 sharp blow. Then, 【10】 into the car, he drove off as quickly as he could.

32、假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Jane发来邮件，说她在当地“汉语桥 (Chinese Bridge)”比赛中琵琶(pipa)演奏和中文演讲均获第一名，下个月她将作为学生代表赴华参加汉语桥总决赛。请你给她写一封邮件，内容包括：

1. 表示热烈祝贺；

2. 提出赛前建议；

3. 期待早日见面。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jane,

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Yours,

Li Hua