平凉2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、It's the third time that I _________ you _________ your promise.

A.reminded; about B.have reminded; of

C.reminded; of D.have reminded; about

2、Mr. and Mrs. James feel more comfortable on a ship than they would do if they _________ any other way．

A．travel   B．are travelling

C．have travelled D．travelled

3、-Can I pay a visit to you this Friday afternoon manager？

-Sorry, I some American business partners the whole afternoon.

A. have met   B. have been meeting   C. will be meeting   D. will have met

4、— ______ it snow tomorrow, what would we do?

— In that case, we’ll have to stay at home.

A. Will B. Should   C. Might  D. Can

5、If Mr. Dewey­ _____ present, he would have offered any possible assistance to the people there.

A. were   B. had been   C. should be   D. was

6、Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan’s ZTE（中兴） Nubia Z5 mini, is empowered with a 13-mega-pixel（百万像素） rare camera with such   as taking panorama images．

A．features    B．feathers

C．fictions   D．Fashions

7、According to the World Health Organization, air pollution is ____ millions of deaths every year.

A. original from B. suitable for

C. accessible to D. responsible for

8、— Why do you do volunteer work in the North—West？

— I_____ to improve the lives of the children there through my efforts．

A．was trying B．have tried

C．am trying D．tried

9、The first decade of the 21st century _____ the breathtaking and non-stop development of China．

A．witnesses B．witnessed

C．will witness

D．had witnessed

10、—Jenny, will you leave now?

—No．It will be two weeks ____ I leave here．

A．while   B．since  C．before D．when

11、For me, ______ I care about most now is winning another title for my club and also getting the gold medal at the next Asian Games.

A. that B. what C. whether D. when

12、It was nice ________ John to lend George the money.

A. of   B. for   C. to   D. towards

13、______ the characters leave unsaid is often more important than what they put into words.

A. That   B. When

C. What   D. How

14、   ，but he still could not understand it．

A．Tommy had been told many times

B．Having been told many times

C, Told many times

D．Although he had been told many times

15、Fear is one of the many enemies hidden inside us, and if _____ uncontrolled, it can destroy our lives.

A.leaving B.left C.having left D.to be left

16、—We are going to lose the game.

—________.We still have a very good chance to defeat them in the second half.

A．Not necessarily

B．It’s really nothing

C．I couldn’t agree more

D．You said it

17、________ the lack of scientific evidence for link between color and suit physics, lots of research showed that color could affect performance from a purely psychological standpoint.

A．As a consequence of

B．Because of

C．In addition to

D．In spite of

18、I want to work at home on a Tuesday but ________ it turns out, sometimes it’s a Wednesday or a Thursday.

A．as

B．before

C．when

D．since

19、— Why are you so familiar with my close friend Nipple?

—Yeah, I happen, believe it or not,_____him in a packed trip.

A. to meet B. to be meeting

C. to have met  D. to be met

20、Jane was so ______ for the news of her lost child that she was almost driven ______.

A. proper; madly     B. thirsty; mad

C. sad; madly D. curious; mad

21、Have you ever been in a queue somewhere-or waiting at the airport gate or doctor's office—where they're playing 24-hour news and you just wished you could turn it off?

Scott Blew, an engineer in Los Angeles, got sick of being flooded with endless bad news and television ads, on public screens, so he decided to create a pair of sunglasses that can block out the screens.

He remembered an article he had read before which was about a special kind of film(薄膜)that could block out LED and LCD light. So he decided to try ordering some of the film and putting it on an ordinary pair of sunglasses—and he was delighted to find that it worked perfectly.

With the help of artist Ivan Cash, the two friends designed the IRL Glasses, which stands for “in real life”.

The sunglasses use a special kind of polarized lens(偏光镜片)that blocks the light. When someone wears the glasses in a sports bar, for instance, and looks around, the TV screens magically seem to go black.

Some cool videos they posted online show how their current prototype(原型)can block out any television, and also most computers.

They created a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to produce them, and in three days it reached its goal of $25,000. The page has raised $11,000—with two more weeks of crowdfunding remaining.

Wearing the glasses in public for a few months has also raised people's interest. Scott gets stopped on the street because he modeled the glasses to look just like those in the 1988 sci-fi movie They Live, about a man who discovers a pair of glasses that can magically block out advertisements.

In an interview with WIRED, Scott says he hopes the product is also a conversation starter about how having news broadcasts everywhere affects our lives and how people want control over their exposure to technology.

Next, we think someone needs to develop technology that can block out only the bad news.

【1】Why did Scott Blew want to create a pair of special sunglasses?

A．He was trying to start a fashion trend.

B．Ordinary sunglasses didn't work well.

C．The bad news and ads on public screens upset him.

D．He wanted to reduce the harm of screens to people's eyes.

【2】What will happen when people watch TV with the IRL Glasses?

A．The TV screen will turn black.

B．They can only watch the good news.

C．They can watch the programs without ads.

D．Everything around them will become dark.

【3】Why are people interested in the IRL Glasses?

A．They can make people look cool.

B．They look like the ones in the movie They Live.

C．They are modeled to be just like those in 1988.

D．They can block out advertisements on the streets.

【4】What is the main idea of the text?

A．Public screens have affected people's life.

B．A special kind of sunglasses has become popular.

C．A way to escape from all the bad news on TV has been found.

D．An engineer has created special sunglasses that block out screens.

22、Have you ever forgotten items when trying to recall a shopping list? Or dialled the wrong phone number when attempting to memorise one? The brain mechanisms (机制) that cause us to draw a blank in such situations have now been identified.

Our working memory keeps small pieces of information that are readily accessible for planning, understanding and solving problems. But it will have “swap errors”. For example, if we are shown a red square and a blue circle, and are then asked what colour the circle was, we might say red.

To understand why we make such errors, Jeff Johnston at Columbia University and his colleagues recorded the brain activity of two monkeys because a monkey’s working memory is very similar to humans’.

The monkeys were shown two differently coloured squares, one above the other, for half a second. After a short delay, a black spot appeared in the same location as one of the squares, and then disappeared. The animals were trained to tell the colour of the square they were supposed to be remembering based on the location of the spot, by staring at the matching colour on a rotatable (可旋转的) wheel. When doing this for about 3 hours over multiple sessions, the monkeys performed the task correctly between 60 and 82 percent of the time, but occasionally made swap errors.

The research suggests that the brain responses linked to swap errors emerged before the animals decided which colour to report. They appeared to arise during “selection” when certain items stored in working memory are enhanced at the expense of others, rather than occurring as a result of them forgetting or a failure to correctly encode (编码) items in their working memory.

“Everyone assumed there were simpler explanations like failure to encode or forgetting, but this very cool study shows that working memory errors come from a previously unknown source,” says Earl Miller at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.   The team is planning further experiments to gain a better understanding of mechanisms behind swap errors.

【1】What is the function of working memory?

A．To identify the errors in understanding.

B．To reduce the occurrence of mind blanking.

C．To develop the way of distinguishing colours.

D．To store information ready for mental use.

【2】What were the monkeys tasked with in the research?

A．Correcting their errors over multiple sessions.

B．Playing a matching game on a rotatable wheel.

C．Reporting the colour of the square to memorize.

D．Figuring out the exact position of the black spot.

【3】What does the research suggest about swap errors?

A．They are unusual brain responses.

B．They show a tendency for forgetfulness.

C．They have an effect on working memory.

D．They are the outcome of memory selection.

【4】What is Earl Miller’s attitude towards the research findings?

A．Unclear.

B．Appreciative.

C．Objective.

D．Negative.

23、   Though not as mainstream as devices like smartphones and fitness trackers, more companies are now experimenting with the concept of connected garments. Among the pioneers is London-based CuteCircuit, which has been creating fashionable smart clothing since 2004. The company’s latest creation is the “Sound Shirt,” which allows deaf people to “feel” live music by transforming the tunes into touch feelings in real time.

The fashionable jacket achieves the incredible function using software that changes the music into data and wirelessly sends it to the 16-micro actuators(促动器)placed inside the cloth. The devices vibrate(振动)in sync(同步)to the intensity(强度)of the music being played, allowing the wearer to feel each instrument individually. For example, violin can be felt on the arms, while the deeper, heavier bass notes can be felt close to the stomach. The series of touch-like feelings across the wearer’s body enables them to feel the entire composition, resulting in a fully amazing musical experience.

To ensure the shirt is comfortable, the designers chose to leave out wires and instead wove conductive(可传导的)material into the garment’s cloth. Francesca Rosella, co-founder and chief creative officer of CuteCircuit, explains, “There are no wires inside, so we’re only using smart material—we have a combination of microelectronics and very thin, flexible and conductive material. All these little electronic motors are connected with these conductive material so that the garment is soft and stretchable.”

CuteCircuit, which has been testing the Sound Shirt for three years, expects to make it available to the general public shortly. Priced at $3,673, the smart jacket will not be cheap. However, twin sisters Hermon and Heroda Berhane, who lost their hearing at a young age, believe the hi-tech garment is a worthwhile investment, especially for deaf people with a passion for dancing. “It’s almost like feeling the depth of the music,” says Hermon. “It just feels as though we can move along with it.” Heroda agrees, adding, “I think it could definitely change our lives.”

【1】What is the function of the actuators in the clothing?

A.Turning music into data.

B.Causing touch-like feelings.

C.Conducting electricity in the clothing.

D.Wirelessly sending data to the clothing.

【2】Why does the author mention Francesca Rosella’s words about the clothing?

A.To explain how the clothing functions.

B.To explain the principles of smart material.

C.To show the clothing is comfortable to wear.

D.To show the designers have worked very hard.

【3】What do Hermon and Heroda Berhane think of the new creation?

A.It actually isn’t that advanced.

B.It is affordable to most people.

C.It is really worth having for the deaf.

D.It can arouse deaf people’s passion for dancing.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A.Deaf people will be able to dance soon.

B.Deaf people are looking forward to a hi-tech garment.

C.CuteCircuit’s new garment draws deaf people’s attention.

D.CuteCircuit’s sound shirt allows deaf people to feel music.

24、   As the saying goes,you want something done, give it to a busy person. There's truth to it. So what is it about those people that have a million things to do and don't get stressed out？【1】.

Prioritizing (优先考虑) sleep, eating right, and exercise

One of my friends has a simple recipe for a successful day , " Make your biggest meal breakfast, then cut down the rest of the day.Exercise every morning, make it part of the routine."He's asleep by 9 p.m. and at the gym the following morning by 6. He has a clear head and is ready for what the world throws at him 【2】 .

Avoiding drama

Gossiping might be interesting for a moment, but it rarely makes the speaker feel good. And what goes around will hit you in the face. 【3】; they avoid it like the disaster. It takes time and emotional energy that they'd rather use on other things, like these daily habits of naturally productive people.

【4】

Doers know how to replenish (补充). Busy people know when they're running low on energy, and how to replenish. They know if they need to be social, have a rest, be in nature,or catch up on Netflix.They don't wait until they get sick,or depressed, they can see that their tank is on empty and they know how to fill it.

Calling out sick

The most effective people stay home with the flu. They know when they've got a real cold, and they gave it in. 【5】. They know how important their health is and they take good care of it.

A.Filling your own bucket

B.Doers make change happen

C.Low-stress people don't gossip

D.Find out the morning habits of successful people

E.Here are the signs your relationship is solid as a rock

F.Here are some secrets from the life coach who helps guide you

G.They know the sooner they get some sleep , the sooner they'll heal

25、It was an unforgettable experience. We sat in a boat waiting for Ofai. He was swimming under water. There were many beautiful shells at the bottom. If he could ever find some and bring them _____________, he would make a lot of money. It was a good and fast way to become rich. My uncle Harry was with us to take care of us. Suddenly I saw Ofai _____________ his arms. Then I could see a large shark fish _________ under the water. All at once I was ___________ and held my breath.

“A shark!” cried my uncle. An anxious expression suddenly _____________ on his face. He was thinking of how to save Ofai. We _________ at my uncle and waited for him to take_________.

The fish came near. Now we could see him better. He was of a yellow-brown color and as big as our boat. What could we do to help Ofai? He had been under water for more than an hour. So by now he must be very ___________ and it was difficult for him to swim fast enough to ___________ the trouble. Thinking that Ofai’s life was at great risk, my uncle could ____________ it no longer. Without ____________ he took his knife and jumped into the water. Down he went after the man-eating fish. The shark was ____________ straight for Ofai. Then, suddenly, the fish turned. My uncle’s strong arm had __________ the knife deep into the side of the great fish. The water turned red as blood ran from the shark.

Now Ofai had time to reach the top. At last he was safe in the boat. But the fish was __________. He turned to __________ the man who had hurt him. As he swam to my uncle, he opened his great mouth. Again the knife went forward. This time it cut deep into the shark’s nose.

For a minute the shark lay __________. Now Uncle was able to swim to the top. Ofai quickly pulled him into the boat. It wasn’t long before the shark came to __________. He hit the boat with such a hard __________ that the sides were almost pushed in. We rowed as hard as possible and finally we were safe on the seashore.

It was my uncle’s __________ and ability that saved Ofai and all of us. We learned a lesson from this experience that courage __________ everything in time of great danger. We will always keep this experience in mind.

【1】A. down   B. up   C. in   D. forward

【2】A. wave   B. rise   C. hold   D. extend

【3】A. lying   B. crawling   C. moving   D. jumping

【4】A. annoyed   B. excited   C. astonished   D. frightened

【5】A. appeared   B. existed   C. reflected   D. flashed

【6】A. called   B. stared   C. laughed   D. shouted

【7】A. measure   B. step   C. action   D. advice

【8】A. tired   B. excited   C. disappointed   D. satisfied

【9】A. put up with   B. break away from   C. get along with   D. get out of

【10】A. make   B. stand   C. hold   D. accept

【11】A. difficulty   B. permission   C. delay   D. preparation

【12】A. waiting   B. heading   C. fighting   D. looking

【13】A. turned   B. passed   C. took   D. sent

【14】A. sad   B. calm   C. brave   D. angry

【15】A. see   B. help   C. attack   D. protect

【16】A. quiet   B. frightened   C. still   D. discouraged

【17】A. life   B. notice   C. mind   D. an end

【18】A. movement   B. weight   C. crash   D. blow

【19】A. courage   B. kindness   C. cleverness   D. enthusiasm

【20】A. matters   B. means   C. suggests   D. predicts

26、现在很多学生因为种种原因很少参加体育锻炼，请你以Middle School Students Should Take an Active Part in Physical Exercise为题写一篇英语短文，内容包括：

1. 学生们不参加体育活动的原因；

2. 进行体育活动的好处；

3. 倡导同学们积极参与体育锻炼。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Middle School Students Should Take an Active Part in Physical Exercise

Nowadays, most students don’t do sports for kinds of reasons.

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