西宁2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、You can cite examples to ______ the importance of being participants rather than ____ onlookers in life.

A.illustrate…vague B.illustrate…mere

C.involve…vague D.involve…mere

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

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

3、Experts believe people can waste less food by shopping only when it is necessary.

A.who B.when C.that D.where

4、A good teacher must be able to help his students learn the subject with great interest ______ he reaches the last minute of the class.

A. when B. unless C. until D. after

5、Astronauts Zha Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Gaungfu are out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 spaceship, all in good physical ________.

A．situation

B．circumstance

C．condition

D．mood

6、The boy had to explain to his parents what had happened, all the details ________.

A．included

B．including

C．to be included

D．were included

7、______________________, I would have given you his address.

A. If you asked me

B. You had asked me

C. Should you have asked me

D. Had you asked me

8、_________ in the city, he was not used to the hard work on the farm.

A．Having brought up

B．Brought up

C．Bringing up

D．To be brought up

9、Arrhenius found that CO2, and other gases trap radiation, which warms the atmosphere. Arrhenius was the first to suspect that burning coal could ________ the greenhouse effect.

A．contribute to

B．split up

C．remove from

D．pray on

10、--- What will you do during the summer holiday?

---I don’t know, but it’s high time ________ something.

A. I’m deciding  B. I’ll decide

C. I decide   D. I decided

11、Some students think they enjoy reading just out of interest, but others argue that a better score is their main ________.

A．recognition

B．attraction

C．occupation

D．motivation

12、Some people do some _____work without getting any money in return . These people are called volunteers.

A. valuable   B. voluntary

C. vacant   D. visible

13、I had somehow___ it for granted that he should go out with his union.

A.looked B.taken C.held D.passed

14、— Are you going to Tom’s birthday party?

— ________ . I might have to get prepared for mid-term exams.

A．It depends

B．Thank you

C．Sounds great

D．Don’t mention it

15、Time is valuable. We have to _____ every minute of each day.

A. assess  B. reserve  C. appreciate  D. approach

16、If you behave well from now on, you ___ have an Apple Watch for your 18th birthday.

A.will B.shall C.can D.must

17、________is known to all, China is no longer________ it used to be.

A．It; what

B．It; that

C．As; what

D．As; that

18、Quantities of food ________ the charity every year.

A.are subscribed to B.is subscribed to C.are subscribed D.subscribe to

19、My friend Mike is __________honest boy. You can believe him.

A.a B.an C.不填 D.the

20、—Did Linda see the traffic accident?

—No, no sooner ________ than it happened.

A．had she gone

B．she had gone

C．has she gone

D．she has gone

21、We really appreciate our learning environment, _________ we can have direct communication.

A. whom   B. which

C. where   D. when

22、When I arrived, Bryan took me to see the house ________ I would be staying.

A．what

B．when

C．where

D．which

23、The car ________ beside me and the driver asked me the way to the Great Wall.

A．pulled down

B．pulled off

C．pulled up

D．pulled out

24、The silence of the library was sometimes broken by an occasional cough or by the sound of pages _______.

A．turned

B．having turned

C．to be turned

D．being turned

25、The superstar ________ the crime under the influence of drugs, which shocked the public.

A．committed

B．having committed

C．committing

D．was committed

26、The future of the city is here. Sidewalk Labs, a company owned by Alphabet, won a competition to design a neighborhood by Lake Ontario. The competition was held as a way to improve the buildings, public spaces, and transportation. In total, the planning phase should last one year.

The city of Toronto has promised $ 1.25 billion for roads, sidewalks, electricity, water, and so on. Sidewalk Labs has already put $ 50 million into the project. Doctoroff says he is not worried about money — profit can be made from the technology and development. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also says the project will bring well-paying jobs.

The neighborhood has already been given the name “Quayside”. It will include various   scientific technologies connected with environmental improvement such as heated sidewalk, bike paths to melt snow, self-driving buses, shared-ride taxi robots and narrower streets with fewer cars and more room for public spaces like parks. There will also be energy systems, changeable traffic lights, and continuous improvement through collecting and analyzing data from sensors (传感器) for monitoring traffic flow, noise levels, air quality, energy usage, travel patterns, and waste output.

As for construction, the buildings will be made of plastic instead of wood or steel, to make them more affordable and easier to change. Underground passages will be used for trash collection, package delivery, and maintenance (维护).

There are, of course, many concerns about the project. One concern is that making an expensive, hi-tech neighborhood won’t help with a housing crisis in Toronto. It is important for Quayside to be accessible to the elderly, the disabled, and people of diverse races and income levels.

Another concern is about data collection and residents’ privacy. In response, Doctoroff says the data collection will only be used to improve the quality of life in Quayside, privacy to be built into every aspect of the neighborhood.

New and unique, the futuristic neighborhood will no doubt have many issues. In spite of these, it will be interesting to see its evolution.

【1】What does Paragraph 2 talk about?

A．The faith in building Quayside.

B．The concerns of building Quayside.

C．The difficulty in building Quayside.

D．The expense of building Quayside.

【2】What’s the feature of the technologies in Quayside?

A．Old-fashioned.

B．Environmentally-friendly.

C．Energy-consuming.

D．Cost-effective.

【3】Why does the author mention all the concerns?

A．To question the possibility of the project.

B．To try to find a solution to the problems.

C．To show people’s disapproval of the project.

D．To make people aware of the potential shortcomings.

【4】What is the author’s attitude to Quayside?

A．Skeptical.

B．Neutral.

C．Positive.

D．Unfavorable.

27、As much as 80 percent of premature heart disease is preventable by making specific lifestyle choices. Some strategies, such as exercising and managing weight, are well known. But others may not have crossed your mind. 【1】

Get eight hours of sleep. “When you’re not rested, everything that happens in your life is a lot more stressful,” says Dr. Arya Sharma, a professor of medicine at the University of Alberta. If we don’t have enough sleep, our bodies also have more difficulty controlling blood pressure, inflammation and glucose levels. 【2】

Engage in volunteer work. 【3】 Research published in Psychosomatic Medicine showed that a feeling of purpose in life is linked to a lower likelihood of heart attack and stroke. Depending on the type of work you do, volunteering might even increase your physical activity.

【4】 Try to get your outdoor exercise far away from highways and industrial districts, and spend more time indoors when the air quality index is poor. As various studies show, even short periods of exposure are unhealthy for people who already have other cardiovascular (心血管的) risks, such as high blood pressure.

Laugh. 【5】 A 2016 study in the Journal of Epidemiology of more than 20,000 people over the age of 65 found a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease in those who reported laughing every day.

A．Avoid polluted air.

B．Engage in indoor activities.

C．These factors can all have an impact on cardiovascular health.

D．Read the following tips to make your life filled with happiness.

E．Doing good for others helps your self-esteem and relieves stress.

F．It reduces stress and depression, and it may also serve as a mini-workout.

G．Actually, a small change in your everyday routine can potentially have a big impact.

28、In the U. S., people eat more protein than they need to, which might not be bad for human health, but does pose a problem for the country’s waterways. The nation’s wastewater is loaded with the leftovers from protein digestion: nitrogen compounds(氯化合物) that can feed harmful algal blooms(藻华) and pollute the air and drinking water.

Maya Almaraz, a biogeochemist at the University of California, Davis, and her team wanted to see how much of this nitrogen entered into the U. S. wastewater system because of a protein-heavy diet. The researchers found that the majority of nitrogen pollution present in wastewater—some 67 to 100 precent—is a by-product of water people consume.

Once it enters the environment, the nitrogen can have a series of ecological impacts. It helps algae grow much faster than they would normally, which is harmful to humans, other animals and plants. And when the algae eventually die, the problem is not over. Microorganisms(微生物) that feed on dead algae use up the oxygen in the water, leading to “dead zones,” where many species simply cannot survive, in rivers, lakes and oceans.

Although it is possible to treat algal blooms, many of the current methods are not always effective at getting rid of all of the harmful growth. Some of these methods can even lead to additional pollution. So the best strategy for dealing with the effects of nitrogen pollution is prevention, says Patricia Glibert, an ocean scientist at the University of Maryland. Almaraz and her team suggest that controlling nitrogen pollution could be approached more quickly with a change in eating habits that could save billions of dollars in the long term.

【1】Which aspect of Americans’ diet does Almaraz’s research focus on ?

A．Its variety.

B．Its effect.

C．Its make-up.

D．Its amount.

【2】What causes “dead zones” in the water?

A．No oxygen for many species.

B．Death of lots of healthy algae.

C．Microorganisms’overconsumption of nutrients.

D．Poisonous chemicals released by harmful algae.

【3】What is the problem with current algal bloom treatment methods?

A．They are costly.

B．They may kill all algae.

C．They are slow to take effect.

D．They may cause secondary pollution.

【4】What does the text mainly tell us?

A．It is high time to treat wild algae growth.

B．Eating too much protein harms the planet.

C．Prevention is better than cure in treating air pollution.

D．Researchers find solutions to the wastewater problem.

29、For the past few years, several companies have been trying to create the perfect portable air conditioner, and it’s a task that’s taken on new urgency as extreme heat waves spread across the world. They’ve tried self-cooling undershirts, wrist-worn cooling plates, and windowless cooling machines. But so far, none seem quite as practical as the Coolify, a $150 wearable that hangs around your neck.

Torras, the company behind Coolify, says its version is different from those cheap neck fans, even if it looks similar on the surface. That’s largely because of its ceramic(陶瓷的)cooling plate that sits right behind your neck. By running the plate, the device creates a cooling sense. “Basically, a neck fan can sometimes just blow hot air around,” Torras spokesman Jackson Wightman says. “This is genuinely an air conditioner as a result of the cooling plate.”

The Coolify comes in smooth plastic and has circular speaker grilles(格栅)on either side of its horseshoe design, somewhat resembling a pair of headphones. Look through either grille, and you’ll see a fan that draws in air and pushes it out through the long pair of passages above.

The device runs on a built-in battery that charges via USB-C. Torras says the battery lasts between two hours and eight hours on a charge, depending on which of its three fan speeds (H/M/L) you select.

One downside to the Coolify and to neck fans in general is that they’re ugly looking wearing this device. Then again, pretty much everyone wanted to try it for themselves, and they were all pleasantly surprised by its cooling effects.

Spending $150 on this might seem expensive. But the real appeal of a device like Coolify—and of wearable air conditioners in general—is that they can spare you from having to turn on the A/C just when one person is feeling hot. The Coolifty fulfills that goal, so we could pay for it in the long run.

【1】Why did many companies try to make the portable air conditioner?

A．Because it can help them make profits.

B．Because science and technology is developing.

C．Because the globe is becoming hotter and hotter.

D．Because traditional air conditioners are out of date.

【2】What makes Coolify different from a neck fan?

A．It uses smooth plastic.

B．It has circular speaker grilles.

C．It adopts a horseshoe design.

D．It adopts ceramic cooling plate.

【3】How can you make Coolify run as long time as possible?

A．By charging it for 8 hours.

B．By choosing a built-in battery.

C．By choosing the low fan speed.

D．By using USB-C to offer power for it.

【4】What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．The Coolify is expensive.

B．The Coolify is worth buying.

C．The Coolify is better than the A/C.

D．The Coolify is the best air conditioner.

30、When I first married, we only had a car for work. I worked earlier so my husband _______ me off and waited until work time. In the afternoon, I would _______ three miles to his workplace and we returned together.

One day, while waiting for him in the car, I saw the _______ woman I had ever seen off the movie screen driving a fancy car. She looked like Liz Taylor. Our eyes made _______ and she smiled at me. She was wearing a blue shirt that just _______ her car. It was all I could do to _______. Then, a nice-looking man came and they left.

Sitting there in my jeans, I wanted to _______. How could some people _______ it all? In the following weeks, it became almost a _______ to see her. She seemed ________ and always waved in a big smile. My ________ lingered(逗留) long after she drove away. I had always ________ to see her full length. Finally, I could see very well as she walked very ________ with a walking stick. The lady had a prosthesis(义肢)!

I couldn’t watch any more because tears were ________ me. For weeks, I’d envied this woman ________ I had been able to walk three miles! I told my husband about the ________ and he said he knew her story. Both of her parents were killed in an accident and she was ________ injured at only 12.

Suddenly, I realized how ________ I was to have my parents, the ability to walk and many wonderful things. When you meet a person who seems much ________ off than you, don’t be fooled. Looks can be ________.

【1】

A．picked

B．got

C．dropped

D．left

【2】

A．cover

B．run

C．drive

D．move

【3】

A．richest

B．prettiest

C．kindest

D．proudest

【4】

A．connection

B．mixture

C．communication

D．contact

【5】

A．agreed

B．fit

C．suited

D．matched

【6】

A．see

B．stare

C．glare

D．spy

【7】

A．cry

B．laugh

C．drink

D．sing

【8】

A．seize

B．leave

C．have

D．catch

【9】

A．habit

B．routine

C．must

D．rule

【10】

A．modest

B．friendly

C．energetic

D．positive

【11】

A．love

B．wonder

C．heart

D．envy

【12】

A．desired

B．planned

C．decided

D．liked

【13】

A．calmly

B．hurriedly

C．slowly

D．quickly

【14】

A．blinding

B．flooding

C．choking

D．drowning

【15】

A．before

B．as

C．while

D．when

【16】

A．lady

B．couple

C．girl

D．mother

【17】

A．terribly

B．rarely

C．slightly

D．hardly

【18】

A．excited

B．delightful

C．lucky

D．nice

【19】

A．better

B．worse

C．wealthier

D．greater

【20】

A．disappointing

B．misleading

C．amusing

D．pleasing

31、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。

On the first day of my first grade, I stood by the door with butterflies in my stomach. I 【1】(voice)my biggest concern to my mother. “How will I make friends?” She handed me advice. “Be yourself. “ For the past 20 years, I have lived by these words. Soon I will graduate and become part of the real world. Nervously【2】(face) challenges，I know I will whisper to myself 【3】 two simple words “Be yourself”.

32、假定你是李华，你校将于8月29日举办艺术节，正在招募有才艺的同学在艺术节上表演节目。请写一封邮件报名参加，内容包括：

1.写信目的；

2.表演节目的内容；

3.个人优势。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加情节，以使行文连贯。

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