镇江2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、The naughty boy found himself ____ by his teacher when he looked up from his picture book.

A. to watch B. being watched

C. was watched D. watching

2、-- Bob! How is your project? I heard you started it last Friday, right?

--Oh! I ______ for it. But I haven’t decided when to do it.

A. will prepare   B. had prepared

C. have been preparing   D. was preparing

3、Miss Li ______ as a secretary for five years in the company，and now she is general manager of it.

A． serves   B． served

C． had served   D． has served

4、  The  main  street  is  lined  with  small  stands  and  shops  _____  sell  almost  anything  you  can  imagine.

A. what   B. where   C. who   D. which

5、—With the machine going on and on, I just can’t focus on my study.

—_______. Let’s go outside and play football instead.

A. I don’t think so B. Please be more patient

C. Same here   D. Don’t push me too hard

6、—Ken has gone to the Africa country to work as a volunteer.

— I would rather he _____there. The situation there is very tense.

A. didn’t go   B. hadn’t gone

C. doesn’t go   D. hasn’t go

7、This kind of plants are_______ .Some day they will_____ forever.

A.dying off; die out B.dying away: die off

C.dying down; die out D.dying out; die away

8、 It is not doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to do ______ makes life happy.

A. which   B. that   C. what   D. who

9、We choose this hotel because the price for a night here is down to $ 30, half of________ it used to charge.

A．that

B．which

C．how

D．what

10、In this movie going season, women are driving ticket sales to a degree ,if ever, seen before.

A. really   B. frequently

C. rarely   D. never

11、 The five young firefighters _________ to put out the big fire.

A. gave life  B. brought life

C. gave their lives D. came to life

12、---How do you go to your office every day?

---Normally, I take the subway to work, most of my colleagues.

A.so do B.so does C.as does D.as do

13、Amy ______ better last night, but she was a little nervous and didn’t reach her best standard.

A. could perform   B. must have performed

C. should perform   D. could have performed

14、Many students think geography is_________ math.

A. as difficult a subject as

B. as a difficult subject as

C. the same difficult subject as

D. a subject the same difficult as

15、Various measures ________ in the years ahead to boost the economic development

A．are taken

B．have been taken

C．were taken

D．will be taken

16、Alice hopes to have a pet cat, but her mother doesn’t want to buy ________ for her.

A．one

B．this

C．it

D．that

17、Parents have a legal________  to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age.

A. impact   B. commitment

C. influence D. motivation

18、I got to talk to him. I just couldn’t________ what he was talking about just now.

A．work out

B．turn out

C．figure out

D．cross out

19、At the ancient Olympics, all men, ________ had to compete wearing no clothes; while single women took part in their own separate competition, a festival _________Hera, the wife of Zeus.

A．in tradition; in favor of

B．by principle; in celebration of

C．by tradition; in honor of

D．in order; in memory of

20、— The movie starts at 8:30, and we can have a quick bite before we go.

— ________. See you at 8:10.

A．So long

B．No wonder

C．Good luck

D．Sounds great

21、When we were small children trying to get to sleep, a creaking floorboard was really scary. Who or what could be making the noise? The only way to make sense of the experience was to fantasize: there’s probably a crocodile under the bed.

Children scare themselves silly like this, but while they have no knowledge of heating pipes, they have to engage with make-believe to bridge the gap between experience and knowledge. As time passes and children learn about the effect of heat on pipes and floorboard, they still often prefer the crocodile theory. Fear, within a safe context, is fun.

Children are born with all kinds of human emotions, but they are also inexperienced and longing to explore their feelings. Fantasy is an excellent, “safe” way to do it-going out to find real crocodiles to play with is neither practical nor safe.

Fantasy offers children an exploration of the too big, too wide, too dangerous world that is getting closer and more real every day. Fantasy needn’t just be dragons-it can be any element of pretend. As they grow, children need stories that include divorce, loss, war, falling in love, becoming a hero and saving the world, which help them develop emotions in various situations and get them ready for real life when it hits.

Most importantly, fantasy isn’t just for children. Growing up, facing failure and defeat, coming to terms with betrayal (背叛) and disappointment-all the stuff of emerging adult life also has to be faced and coped with. Psychological analysis and comforting have their place, but the most important tool, with which we as humans face reality, is the creation of the fantasy story.

Taking one step away from reality to the “safe” place of pretend prepares us to look at the world’s hard realities in the face. From there we can name the horrors and celebrate the joys before going back to reality, with a clearer perspective on situations that bother us.

【1】Why does the author mention "crocodile" in paragraph 1?

A．To make a naughty prediction.

B．To relax the reader’s mood.

C．To explain a childish joke.

D．To give a typical example.

【2】What does fantasy actually mean for children’s growth?

A．Realization of heroic dreams.

B．Good memories to keep along.

C．Safe emotional preparations.

D．Giving up childish explorations.

【3】What does the underlined "it" in paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Fantasy.

B．The world.

C．An emotion.

D．Real life.

【4】How can fantasy help us to face the hard reality?

A．By making us get used to fear.

B．By pushing us into the real world.

C．By providing us with clearer views.

D．By offering us a safe hiding place.

22、If you’re in charge of a project, the key to success is getting everyone to want to help you. As a director, I point. I gently push the actors in the direction I want them to go.

In the 1986 movie nothing in common, Jackie Gleason’s character, Max Basner, gets fired from his job as a clothing salesman. The scene, shot on a boat, shows Max’s despair about being out of work. I was looking for some gesture that would allow Max to show his feelings.

Jackie had far more experience at everything than I did, and at first I was frightened. What could I possibly tell “The Great One” about acting? Out of fear I decided to direct by suggestion, and I sat down with Gleason to talk about the scene. “So Max is and, right?” I said.

Gleason nodded.

“And he’s probably still carrying his pens with his name on them – the ones he used to hand out to his customers, right?”

Gleason nodded.

“So what would you want to do with the pens after you were fired?”

He was silent for a moment. “Why don’t I throw them overboard?”

I stood up and turned toward the crew. “Hey, everybody. Jackie has a wonderful idea. Let’s shoot it”.

After filming the scene, Gleason called me over and said with a smile, “Garry, what kind of wonderful idea am I going to have tomorrow?”

You and your team can discover the answers to problems together. When there are no prizes or gold stars.

For who gets the solution first, you’ll all benefit when everything turns out right.

【1】The author tells us that to succeed in a project you are in charge of you should ______.

A．make everyone work for you

B．get everyone willing to help you

C．let people know you have the final say

D．keep sending out orders to them

【2】It can be inferred that__________.

A．Jackie Gleason is the director of the film Nothing in Common.

B．Jackie Gleason is very angry when he is fired from his job.

C．Max, a character in film, is in very low spirits when he loses his job.

D．Jackie Gleason is the writer of the film Nothing in Common.

【3】“The Great One” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.

A．Gleason

B．the director himself

C．Max

D．Max’s boss

【4】The most suitable title for the passage is ________.

A．Directing Film

B．The Key to Success

C．A Wonderful Experience

D．Working with Film Stars

23、   I grew up five minutes from Clapham Junction station in south London. Our house backed onto the railway, so the regular sound of passing trains was a sound I found noisy. Clapham Junction was famously busy, but it felt separate from the rest of London, as if its purpose was to carry people away from the capital. I felt I stood on the edge of the city.

During my last year at primary school, I spent every afternoon going across the road with my mum to eat white toast with drinking sugary tea. My mum would argue with the Greek Cypriot owner about politics. They disagreed about everything, but laughed a lot while arguing. Our life seemed uneventful.

But as time passed by, our area changed. The town became modern, and I changed a lot too. I went from a state primary school to a private secondary school. I stopped drinking sugary tea. I cared less about branded skirts but more about books. I spent less time hanging around the common but more travelling to the libraries where I found my interest.

It was then that I discovered Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle and Elaine Dundy's The Dud Avocado. After that I scanned the shelves of bookshops for some writing. In this way I found so many writers who have influenced me: Barbara Pym, EM Delafield and so on.

Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People wasn't like any other book I'd read. For more than sixty years the rock solid, time-tested advice in this book has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. Now this previously revised and updated bestseller is available in trade paperback for the first .time to help you achieve your maximum potential throughout the next century! I read it as a guide anyway. And in a way it was.

【1】How did the author feel about her childhood?

A.Meaningful. B.Unsatisfied. C.Unforgettable. D.Colorful.

【2】What happened to the author when she studied in the secondary school?

A.She often felt lonely. B.She usually drank sugary tea.

C.She began to become modern. D.She started to like reading.

【3】What does How to Win Friends and Influence People mean to the author?

A.The world. B.A dream. C.The inspiration. D.A plan.

【4】What may be the best title for the text?

A.My Colourful Life B.Reading Changed Me

C.My Hometown Raised Me D.My Learning Experience

24、   Candace Payne's life changed forever in May 2017 when she posted a video of herself laughing crazily and wearing a mask. The video spread widely and "Mask Mom “became a household name.

During the two years since that, Candace has published several books, starred in a TLC. web series and went on tour with Mandisa. She made appearances on late night talk shows, met J.J.Abrams and was able to fulfill a dream of taking her family to Disney World. It was a busy but joyful time.

Her latest book is Consider It Joy. "I feel like people need a tool in their hands to actually get the joy they are fighting for, "Candace says, "The book can help you keep track of how much space and time you are devoting to things that aren't worth it in comparison to the joy that I know I could have.”

Getting joy is something that has always been important to Candace. “What the opportunity offered me was not a forced open door,” Candace says, "Many people are trying desperately to push things open when they have to be obedient(顺从的) to the little things.”

Trusting herself has required being confident in saying no. She uses a simple tool to evaluate whether an opportunity is right to her. Candace says, "I have a balance beam (平衡木)where I'm asked to walk every single day as a mom, a wife, a speaker and an author. There are so many things I need to balance at a time. I have to realize what belongs there and what doesn't. The most important factor is joy.”

That's the heart behind the book Consider It Joy. "I really wanted to give people more than just advice about joy, Candace says, "I wanted to give them the ability to actually own it in their everyday life.”

【1】What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A.The experience Candace s family had . B.The books Candace has written.

C.The reason for Candace's success. D.The changes in Candace’s life.

【2】Why did Candace write the book Consider It Joy?

A.To encourage people to say no. B.To lead people to get joy.

C.To teach people to find confidence. D.To help people to become popular.

【3】What does the underlined phrase "a simple tool" in paragraph 5 refer to?

A.A beam. B.A dream.

C.Money. D.Joy.

【4】What will Candace do when she faces an opportunity?

A.Debate it frequently. B.Catch it immediately.

C.Judge it wisely. D.Ignore it determinedly.

25、When Leah was 10, she saw a need for change in the world. “People are supposed to show _________ and sympathy,” she says. “But that wasn’t happening.”

Leah decided to _________ her hand-made bracelets (手镯) at a local event and asked each person who got one to do a kind deed for someone else. A note _________ to each bracelet said, “Let’s just show other people they are _________.”

As Leah gave out bracelets, _________ spread. She began to receive bracelet requests worldwide, and to hear from people who’d delivered kind deeds. One person _________ a tired store clerk with sandwiches. Another paid for a stranger’s coffee. “A story that _________ touched my heart was that someone established a homeless camp!” she says.

When Leah couldn’t _________ requests for the bracelets, she began selling wristbands with “Kindness Travels” on the outside and “kind” on the inside in _________ languages.

So far, she has sent out 10,000 wristbands. She has ____________ a party for kids at a homeless shelter, paid rent for hurricane ____________ and more, using the money from wristbands ____________ and donations.

Leah hopes to ____________ other kids who want to help others. “Just come up with ideas! Never be ____________,” she says. “Age is just a ____________.You always have the power to do something.”

【1】

A．pleasure

B．ambition

C．curiosity

D．love

【2】

A．pick up

B．put away

C．hand out

D．show off

【3】

A．compared

B．attached

C．opened

D．connected

【4】

A．valued

B．assessed

C．ignored

D．engaged

【5】

A．passion

B．word

C．anxiety

D．happiness

【6】

A．bothered

B．encountered

C．surprised

D．impacted

【7】

A．genuinely

B．merely

C．slightly

D．relatively

【8】

A．deny

B．rate

C．proceed

D．meet

【9】

A．native

B．complex

C．different

D．contrary

【10】

A．attended

B．organized

C．canceled

D．postponed

【11】

A．victims

B．researchers

C．reporters

D．observers

【12】

A．sales

B．funds

C．designs

D．advertisements

【13】

A．inspect

B．contact

C．recommend

D．encourage

【14】

A．mean

B．scared

C．content

D．threatened

【15】

A．problem

B．signal

C．number

D．barrier

26、假定你是红星中学将要毕业的高三学生李华，想去香港大学（Hong Kong University）学习，因此你打算给该校写一封电子邮件，就一些相关事宜进行咨询。

1．你对环境科学(Environmental Science)很感兴趣，如何才能够被该学校录取；

2．是否需要参加英语考试；

3．该校的奖学金、学费、食宿安排和生活费用等情况怎样。

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I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon．

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Li Hua