双鸭山2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、—Would you like to play tennis with me tomorrow?

—Sure,   it rains.

A．since   B．but  C．unless

2、 —I’m worried about the coming test! —______, you can do it!

A. Don’t mention it   B. come on

C. Well done   D. Not likely

3、I don’t like sad movies because it usually makes me ________

A．crying

B．cries

C．to cry

D．cry

4、 _____ computer games, his parents were very worried about his future.

A. Addicted to B. Addicting to

C. He addicted to D. His addicting to

5、Faced with  the dilemma,  the company committee ________ a public statement, appointing the capable man to be its new global chief financial officer.

A. pulled out   B. put out

C. reached out   D. drew out

6、Had they known what was coming next, they _____ second thoughts.

A. may have   B. must have had

C. could have  D. might have had

7、Students will encounter many challenges in the universities for the first year,________ getting used to a new environment quickly comes to be the most important one.

A．of which

B．for which

C．to which

D．by which

8、 The school board has teachers to spare no effort to help the students who have fallen behind in studies.

A. looked into  B. turned into

C. called for  D. cared for

9、The residents approve of the measures _______ so far in our city, _______ to reduce a gradual decrease in house prices.

A．having taken; meant

B．taken; to be meant

C．taken; meant

D．being taken; to mean

10、Please pay attention because this information__________ all of you.

A.is concerned about B.concerns C.will be concerned D.is concerning

11、A number of foreigners______  to watch the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC on Oct.1".

A.Attracted B.have attracted

C.was attracted D.were attracted

12、Jack has been working hard these days．It's obvious that there is ________he is eager for but didn't mention to us．

A．anything B．something  C．nothing  D．everything

13、My friends develop the and sort the best images.

A.fantasy B.famine C.film D.facilities

14、Jim is good ________ soccer, and he thinks it’s good ________ health.

A．at; to

B．for; at

C．at; for

D．to; at

15、—What bad luck! I had a cut in salary yesterday．

—____．I warned you not to be late again and again but you ignored it．

A．You asked for it

B．Never mind

C．Take it easy

D．By all means

16、________the rain has stopped, let's continue to work.

A．For

B．Now that

C．That

D．Because

17、December 25 is the day ______ westerners celebrate as their Christmas day.

A.in which B.one

C.that D.as

18、  I have reached a point in my life _____ I am supposed to make decisions of my own.

A. which B. where C. how   D. why

19、As far as I know, education is about learning． The more you learn, _______.

A.the better for life are you prepared B.the better you are prepared for life

C.the better life are you prepared for D.you are prepared the better for life

20、From 1902 to 1904, Picasso, the twentieth-century’s greatest western artist, painted a series of pictures _______ the main color was blue.

A. when   B. that

C. where   D. which

21、Walking has been considered as one of the best possible exercises. For many people, daily walking offers massive and long-term physical and mental benefits. 【1】 A Stanford University study found that participants were more creative when walking as opposed to sitting.

【2】 You’ve probably heard the phrase “exercise your creativity”. Our creative mindset is triggered by physical movement, which is exactly why walking with your dog, a friend, or alone feeds creative thinking.

But the scenery is almost as important as the sweat. Just by going outside, you are stepping out of your habitual surroundings and your comfort zone, which is necessary if you want to open your mind to new possibilities. You can walk through a tree-filled neighborhood. 【3】 Even when you walk down a busy street, you can’t help but get distracted by the sweet smells from a food cart or the child pointing to a building you haven’t even noticed before.

Walking outside cultivates our ability to collect new ideas and take in new sights, sounds, smells, and flavors. Shinrin-yoku, a common form of relaxation in Japan, suggests that being in the forest and walking among the trees there can lower your stress levels. 【4】 Research has shown that immersion in nature around your neighborhood or the disconnection from multimedia increased performance on a creative problem-solving task.

So instead of setting a fitness goal, why not set a creativity goal that starts with walking outdoors? 【5】 For example, you can turn off your phone and give yourself the chance to be present in the world, to hear conversations and natural sounds, and to notice the way people move and the way the sun reflects in a lake.

Walk not just for exercise. Walk for wonder.

A．Unfortunately, you often fail to do it.

B．Engage more closely with your surroundings.

C．The movement aspect of walking is obviously key.

D．Without enough energy, you cannot wonder or create.

E．But to receive the benefits, you do not have to live in a forest.

F．This habit, however, isn’t just a beneficial pursuit but an element of innovation.

G．Alternatively, you can wander around a park and observe people relaxing or birds singing.

22、Tips for online learning

Online learning has the same basic elements as face-to-face leaning. The major difference is that instruction is delivered online. Many of the strategies for effective face-to-face learning also apply to online learning. 【1】Here are some strategies we recommend.

Create space to learn. Invest sometime to understand your needs and preferences as a leaner, and what an effective study environment looks like for you. For example, you might need a quiet place to study or you might need to listen to classical music. Consider what equipment you might need. Wherever you study, try to minimize distractions. 【2】

Manage your time effectively. Spend some time getting familiar with your online courses, understanding what is expected of you, mapping out key due dates, and planning study time.【3】Research shows that learners gain more information if they spread their study over multiple days or sessions. Make sure your routine works with your other commitments so you’re more likely to stick to it.

【4】Just as with face-to-face learning, mental energy counts: take time to reflect on whether you have understood the materials, try to remember and sort the information you have learned to aid memory test your understanding, mix different concepts and skills into the same study session to build connections and fluencies, ask questions, participate in class discussions, and try teaching concepts to others.

Ask for assistance! In an online leaning environment, you may need to ask lots of questions and take ownership over shaping the leaning experience so that it meets your needs.【5】

Finally, if you’re facing specific challenges such as illness, mental health, accessibility, balancing childcare responsibilities, etc., it’s important for you to reach out to your instructors or the relevant student support services for discussion and creative problem-solving.

A．Regularly reflect on the course materials.

B．Actively engage with what you have learnt.

C．A consistent routine will help you stay on track.

D．However, online learning may require some additional skills to be successful.

E．At the end of the week, reflect on how you did, and adjust your routine as required.

F．This might mean asking your instructors or peers for help, or attending study groups.

G．Work with your roommates or family to create boundaries so you can stay focused.

23、Language learning apps are very popular now and offer opportunities to learn vocabulary and practice grammar. But there has been a discussion about just how effective such apps can be.

Among the most popular apps are Duolingo and Busuu. A former research found positive results on the use of them. But it mainly concentrated on studies with learners who had signed up for language courses and these apps worked as an after-class support, so the results were not always reliable. A recent study of 4,095 Busuu users has been carried out to find out if users can actually learn a language with an app.

Busuu provides learning materials for 12 different languages. It offers special models where some contents are ready for use for free while some contents are not. We find that its users are an even mix of men and women. More than half consider themselves to be at the beginner level because there is a reduction in users as their language levels go up. Most people use the app because of personal interest, or because they want to study or live abroad. Female users are likely to use it less often but for longer periods of time than male users.

Feedback in the app is highly thought of. More than 92% of the users say that the app has met their expectations and 86% consider the app as very good or good. In fact, more than 80% of the users surveyed strongly agree that using the app has helped them improve their knowledge of the language they are learning.

Besides, language learning apps also create an environment where mistakes are only known to the users, and this can address the performance nervousness that many learners suffer from when asked to speak a foreign language. So language teachers should encourage their students to use them to do the grammar work, leaving precious class time for more language communication.

【1】What's the reason why the results of the former research weren't always reliable?

A．It was only carried out before class.

B．It only considered users of a limited（有限的）kind.

C．It just focused on positive results.

D．It used out-of-date methods.

【2】What can we learn about the app Busuu from the text?

A．All the contents are free to use.

B．Most users consider it satisfying.

C．It's used by more advanced learners.

D．It's more popular with female learners.

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

A．Deal with.

B．Write down.

C．Turn to.

D．Speak of.

【4】What is the main idea of the text?

A．Students won't suffer nervousness in learning languages by using Busuu.

B．Language learning apps are effective and satisfactory to language learners.

C．Language learning apps are very popular with most language teachers.

D．Students should be required to use apps for homework after class.

24、Many people think that the world is about to step into the fourth industrial revolution. This time, machines can do a lot of work in the charge of human beings, even better than human beings. In the future, the world can be more efficient and enjoy cheaper services, but unemployment will become more common.

It raises a troubling question for all of us—when will a machine be able to do my job? Katja Grace, a research associate at the University of Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute, and her colleagues from the AI Impacts project and the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, have surveyed 352 scientists and compiled (汇集) their answers into predictions about how long it may take for machines to outperform humans on various tasks.

The good news is that many of us will probably be safe in our jobs for some time to come. The researchers predict there is a 50% chance that machines will be capable of taking over all human jobs in 120 years.

"One of the biggest surprises was the overall lateness of the predictions," says Grace. "I expected the amazing progress in machine learning in recent years, plus the fact that we were only talking to machine learning researchers, to make the estimates earlier."

"I am a bit sceptical of some of the timelines given for tasks that involve physical manipulation (操纵)," says Jeremy Wyatt, professor of robotics and artificial intelligence at the University of Birmingham. "It is one thing doing it in the lab, and quite another having a robot that can do a job reliably in the real world better than a human."

Manipulating physical objects in the real world—figuring out what to manipulate, and how, in a random, changing environment—is an incredibly complex job for a machine. Tasks that don't involve physical manipulation are easier to teach.

Perhaps the hardest jobs for machines to perform are those that take years of training for humans to excel at. These often involve intuitive (直觉的) decision making, complex physical environments or abstract thinking—all things computers struggle with.

【1】Why do the researchers conduct the survey on the future role of machines?

A．To make it clear how machines can replace humans.

B．To find why machines can take the place of humans.

C．To explain humans will be substituted by machines.

D．To learn when machines may be superior to humans.

【2】What did Grace think of the time for machine to replace human on tasks?

A．She thought the time would be uncertain before the survey.

B．She thought the time would be later than the predictions.

C．She thought the time would be earlier than the predictions.

D．She thought machines would take over all the jobs in 120 years.

【3】What can we infer from the opinion of Jeremy Wyatt?

A．A robot can do a job reliably in the real world better than a human.

B．Tasks that don't involve physical manipulation are quite complicated.

C．It is difficult for robots to finish the jobs related to physical manipulation.

D．He is sure of the timeline given to tasks that involve physical manipulation.

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

A．How will a machine work in the future?

B．Why will a machine be the most powerful?

C．What functions will a machine have in the future?

D．How long will your job be replaced by a machine?

25、   In high school, Dad got me to play rugby in the first place. I enjoyed throwing the ball around, but I didn't think I had what it _______ to play on a team. "You'll never know what you're capable of _______ you give it a try, Adam. " Dad told me. There was _______ a game where Dad wasn't on the sidelines, cheering me on.

Four years of efforts came down to my last game. I urged my dad to bring our _______

I _______ at my parents before the opening kick-off, and put on my game face. I grabbed at the clothes of an offensive player and _______ him to the field. A loud cheer came from the sidelines. There was Dad with the camera, cheering like crazy. My best _______ ever, a perfect end to my career.

I couldn't wait to _______ the moment again. I pressed Play—the two teams _______ before the game, and then, the sky and clouds! I could only hear my dad ________ "Way to go, Adam!" The truth was that he was crazily waving, too ________ to notice anything.

"I'm sorry,” he said, "I ________ to record you the whole game.  I sensed the ________ in his heart. I firmly answered. "It was your cheers that ________ my courage in that fierce rugby game. " During the ________ recording, I found the unforgettable tune of the game and my entire life.

【1】A.paid B.took C.gained D.deserved

【2】A.as B.although C.if D.unless

【3】A.rarely B.definitely C.constantly D.usually

【4】A.uniform B.album C.camera D.mask

【5】A.glared B.waved C.rushed D.laughed

【6】A.accompanied B.tricked C.dragged D.led

【7】A.kick B.impact C.behavior D.performance

【8】A.detect B.monitor C.record D.experience

【9】A.broke up B.lined up C.made up D.shot up

【10】A.screaming B.complaining C.whispering D.announcing

【11】A.ambitious B.embarrassed C.thrilled D.curious

【12】A.failed B.intended C.managed D.offered

【13】A.strength B.confusion C.guilt D.relief

【14】A.fueled B.exposed C.decreased D.tested

【15】A.improper B.impractical C.inaccurate D.incomplete

26、Directions：Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

What I think of boxing as a sport

Boxing is a popular sport that many people seem to be fascinated by. Newspapers, magazines and sports programmes on TV frequently cover boxing matches. Professional boxers earn a lot of money, and successful boxers are treated as big heroes.

It seems to me that some people, especially men, find it appealing because it is an aggressive sport. When they watch a boxing match, they can identify with the winning boxer, and this gives them the feeling of being a winner themselves. Sometimes fans are rooting for a particular boxer, moreover because the boxer comes from their own country, and if“their”boxer loses, they often feel as if they have lost a fight themselves. It is a fact that many people have feeling of aggression from time to time, but they cannot show their aggression in their everyday lives. Watching a boxing match gives them an outlet for this aggression.

However , there is a negative side to boxing. It can be a very dangerous sport. Although boxers wear gloves during the fights, and amateur boxing even have to wear helmets, there have frequently been accident in both professional and amateur boxing, sometimes with dramatic consequences. Boxers have suffered from head injuries, and occasionally, fighters have even been killed as a result of being knocked out in the ring. For example, studies have shown that there are often long-term effects of boxing, in the form of serious brain damage, even if a boxer has never been knocked out.

To conclude, I am personally not at all in favour of aggressive sports like boxing. I think it would be better if less time was given to aggressive sports on TV, and we celebrated more men and women from non-aggressive sports as our heroes and heroines in our society. I believe that the world is aggressive enough already! Of course, people like competitive sports , and so do I, but I think that hitting other people in an aggressive way is not something that should be regarded as a sport.