阿坝州2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、Though it is the first time they have met, they talked as if they ________ friends for many years.

A. are   B. were

C. had been   D. have been

2、________ makes mistakes must correct them.

A．What

B．That

C．Whoever

D．Whatever

3、Nowadays many volunteers are working in areas ______ have dry climates, such as Kenya and Sudan.

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

4、Theoretically, a good screwdriver should last a lifetime, but it rarely___________, usually because it is used at one time or another as ___________ some other tool.

A. should, a favor for   B. should, a lack of

C. does, a way of D. does, a substitute for

5、—It’s really tiring for me to stand in the queue for three hours to get the G-train ticket.

—You _______. You could have got one online.

A．mustn’t have

B．shouldn’t have

C．can’t have

D．needn’t have

6、Singer Zhang Lei won “The Voice of China” 2015 season at the Bird Nest in Beijing on Oct 7, 2015, with years of experience ________ him.

A. against   B. for   C. of   D. behind

7、— 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

8、Dave nearly ran into a block when walking down the street with his mind ______ on the word puzzle.

A. to fix   B. fixing

C. fixed   D. was fixed

9、After retirement, Mr. John dancing, which he had always loved but had no time for.

A.took up B.got up C.held up D.looked up

10、We should not push people ________ the limit of their endurance（忍耐）.

A．beyond

B．on

C．in

D．despite

11、We should respect the people ________ devote themselves to fighting against COVID-19.

A.which B.who C.whom D.whose

12、A research found that both intelligence and wealth were to education.

A. similar B. contrary C. apparent D. relative

13、We will have six-day holiday during the coming APEC meetings traffic on the roads．

A. to ease   B. easing

C. ease   D. having eased

14、When we met again 20 years later, we chatted a lot _______ tea.

A. for   B. in

C. over   D. during

15、There is growing concern that twenty years from now, the ________ American family won’t be able to afford to send their children to college.

A．average

B．typical

C．extraordinary

D．usual

16、--- As we know, taking positive attitudes towards life is beneficial to our body and mind.

--- You can say that again. Struggle not to let negative ideas     .

A. take over   B. take off

C. take on   D. take up

17、They decided to ________ their old furniture to charity.

A．give away

B．hang on

C．hand down

D．get down

18、Having spent some time in the city, he had no trouble _________ the way to the History Museum.

A．to find

B．find

C．finding

D．findings

19、The news that the scientists in China are trying the ways to reduce the fog and haze was ______ on the radio yesterday.

A. turned out B. found out

C. given out   D. carried out

20、 a great many people like the convenience of using WeChat to communicate with each other, too many junk messages on it may make them bored.

A．While

B．When

C．As

D．Since

21、Can you be too beautiful? It is hardly a problem that most of us have to bother — as much as we might like to dream that it were the case.

Yet the blessings and curses of beauty have been a long-standing interest in psychology. Do those blessed with shiny faces and an attractive body live in a cloud of appreciation — or does it sometimes pay to be ordinary?

At the most basic level, beauty might be thought to carry a kind of halo (光环) around it; we see that someone has one good quality, and by association, our deep mind may assume that they have other good ones too.

Even in the courts, a pleasing appearance can work its magic. Attractive criminals are likely to get less strict sentences, or to escape punishment entirely; attractive plaintiffs (原告), meanwhile, are more likely to win their case and get bigger financial settlements. “It’s an effect seen everywhere,” says Walker.

But if beauty pays in most circumstances, there are still situations where it can have opposite results. While attractive men may be considered better leaders, for instance, hidden sexist prejudices (偏见) can work against attractive women, making them less likely to be hired for high-level jobs that require power. And as you might expect, good-looking people of both sexes run into envy — one study found that if you are interviewed by someone of the same sex, they may be less likely to employ you if they judge that you are more attractive than they are.

More worryingly, being beautiful or handsome could harm your medical care. We tend to link good looks to health, meaning that illnesses are often taken less seriously when they affect the good-looking. When treating people for pain, for instance, doctors tend to take less care over the more attractive people.

Ultimately, scientists point out that focusing too much on your appearance can itself be harmful if it creates stress and anxiety — even for those already blessed with good looks. “If you are crazy about attractiveness, it may affect your experience and interactions,” she says. It’s an outdated saying, but no amount of beauty can make up for a bad personality. As the writer Dorothy Parker put it so elegantly: “Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.”

【1】From paragraph 1, we can learn that _______.

A. some may be bothered by their unattractive appearance

B. most people are not afraid of being too beautiful

C. we might always dream about being bothered by others

D. being too beautiful can be a problem bothering everyone

【2】Which is the benefit for beautiful people?

A. All attractive plaintiffs have more chances to get away with punishment.

B. Women with pleasing appearance will always be considered as better leaders.

C. Good-looking people are often regarded as having many good qualities.

D. Beautiful criminals are more likely to persuade the judge and win the case.

【3】The writer mentioned the underlined sentence in the last paragraph to _______.

A. persuade us to pay more attention to our looks from now on

B. suggest that beauty can help make a better personality

C. encourage us to focus more on improving our personality

D. ask ugly people to have more confidence in their personality

【4】What might be the best title for the passage?

A. Beauty, a blessing?   B. Sexist Prejudice.

C. Real beauty.   D. Benefits Beauty holds.

22、The flying car has been talked about for many years, but now it appears to become a reality.

An international company has built a two-seater plane that, at the touch of a button, transforms into a car perfectly suitable for driving on public roads. It takes 15 seconds to switch between flying and driving. With its wings fully open and the propeller(螺旋桨) spinning, it can take off from any airfield.

Flying cars are quicker than traditional ones, and they can run on ordinary fuel. Another big advantage is that they are cool, like something you would see in an action film. At the moment, however, the flying car’s wheels are illegal to leave the ground. That is not because of technical reasons or problems with the design. It is because the various road and aircraft authorities simply cannot agree on whether it is a car or a plane.

Nevertheless the company hopes to produce and deliver its first flying car soon. The company already has orders for 40 of them. The majority potential customers are older and some are retired. There have even been orders from some people who have no pilot’s license.

The flying car will cost around $ 200,000. “For an airplane, that’s a very reasonable price, but for a car, it’s quite expensive,” explains Alan. “But it just is not possible to make a $ 10,000 flying car yet.”

This latest means of transport will not become a mass-market item in the near future, but in the long term it has the potential to change the way you travel. It will become no more expensive than driving your car on the motorway. Travel time could be reduced by more than half.

So the next time you are told to fasten your seat belt, it may be to prepare for take-off.

【1】We know from the passage that the flying car   .

A. has to run on special fuel

B. will replace traditional planes

C. is popular with the rich

D. can shift between two forms

【2】The flying car is presently forbidden to take off because .

A. many people think driving is not very safe

B. it’s hard to decide whether it’s a car or a plane

C. the government and the authorities accept it

D. there are still some technical problems to be solved

【3】According to the passage, we can learn   .

A. in the future few people will be able to afford a flying ear

B. owning two kinds of driving licenses is of great importance

C. because of the appearance of the flying car, traffic jams will disappear

D. flying cars may share the market in the future

【4】What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Your Car Is Ready for Take-off

B. Flying Car Will Be the Leading Means of Transportation

C. Affording a Flying Car Is a Necessity

D. The Advantages of Flying Cars

23、   The Boundary Waters area of northeastern Minnesota is the ancestral homeland of the Ojibwe people. With no electricity or Wi-Fi, and offering only the slimmest chance of getting a cell signal, the million- plus acres of wild land and water that parents and kids can explore there today is little changed from the 1400s, when the Ojibwe first traveled these waterways in canoes.

For kids addicted to smartphones and other electronic devices(设备), such a trip may mark the first time they've really experienced true quiet. Although adventure seekers treasure it for its scores of tracks, primitive camping sites, and more than 1,500 miles of canoe routes, it's the peace of nature and hearing their own breathing and heartbeats, maybe for the first time, that can make this place so magical and meaningful for children.

"This place changes people," says local shop owner Steve Nelson. "It's a phenomenal experience to share. The wilderness calls you. It really does." When Nelson takes families into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness(BWCAW), he tells the kids to get up early and silently, take a cup of hot chocolate, and then sit on the shore to watch the plants and animals of the Boundary Waters wake up.

"When the parents and children sit there, they are going to hear birds making long high sounds in the distance and singing nearby," he says. "They might see fish come up and catch insects sitting on the surface, and turtles resting on the rocks. They are watching, listening, hearing, and appreciating their surroundings in a way that isn't possible in a city."

"There was a family with three boys who would go out into the wilderness for 20 days at a time," Nelson says. "When I asked the dad why he took the trip year after year, he said, "Number one, it is one of the most inexpensive vacations. Number two, and more important, is who my kids are going to talk to out here? It's just my wife and me, so they have to talk to us."

【1】What can we learn about the Boundary Waters area from Paragraph 1?

A.It provides tourists with a cultural life.

B.It has long remained in its natural state.

C.It offers tours guided by the Ojibwe people.

D.It is a popular theme park for parents and kids.

【2】What would be the most attractive to kids touring the Boundary Waters area?

A.Its true peace. B.Its camping sites.

C.Its scores of tracks. D.Its long canoe routes.

【3】What does Nelson mainly describe in Paragraph 4?

A.How animals adapt themselves to the surroundings.

B.Some unique species of animals in the BWCAW.

C.Differences between city life and country life.

D.What tourists can experience in the BWCAW.

【4】What does the dad in the last paragraph think of the trip here?

A.It costs him a lot of money.

B.It is a great chance to relax.

C.It is filled with sports-related experiences.

D.It will improve parent-child communication.

24、Successful People

People can succeed in many aspects. Here are some successful people.

Stephen Hawking

Much more than the namesake of Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking, Stephen Hawking is one of the most well-known physicists in the world, and he was able to achieve that in spite of being diagnosed with ALS when he was 21. He can now only speak with the assistance of a computer and has been a full-time power chair-user since the 1980s. His disability, however, has never been an excuse to give up on his desire to study the universe, specifically the framework of general relativity and quantum mechanics. His best-selling book, A Brief History of Time, stayed on the Sunday Times bestsellers list for a surprising 237 weeks.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

A beloved U. S president who helped guide the nation successfully through World War II, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is considered a great president and the entire time he was in office, FDR was also a wheelchair-user. Upon starting his political career in excitement, he got illness while drinking water at a campground and became disabled from the waist down. Even though it wasn’t made public until years later that he couldn’t walk for fear of the public doubting his ability, FDR proved disability wasn’t a roadblock to being a great leader.

Marlee Matlin

An Academy Award winning actress for her leading role in Children of a lesser God, Marlee Matlin is one of the most successful actresses who are deaf. She has been deaf since she was 18 months old. She also received a Golden Globe Award for her role in Children of a lesser God. Since receiving her Oscar, Marlee has been a character on many TV shows including The Word and Law & Order: SVU, and has appeared on reality shows such as The Apprentice and Dancing with the Stars.

Steven Wonder

One of the most beloved singers alive today, Stevie Wonder is a musician, singer and songwriter who was born blind. He was born six weeks early. The blood vessels at the back of his eyes had not yet reached the front and stopped their growth, therefore leading to his blindness.

Considered a child talent, Stevie signed with his first record label at age 11, Motown’s Tamla label, and he’s been performing since. Over his wildly successful music career, Stevie has recorded more than 30 U. S. top ten hits, including his singles “Superstition” “Sir Duke” and “ I Just Called to Say I Love You”.

【1】A Brief History of Time was written by _______.

A. Stephen Hawking   B. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

C. Stevie Wonder   D. Marlee Matlin

【2】Franklin Delano Roosevelt didn’t get his disability public because _______.

A. he could only speak with the help of a computer

B. he was afraid of the doubt from the public

C. he had no time in the time of war

D. He was a president

【3】Marlee Matlin won a Golden Globe Award because of her performance in _______.

A. The Apprentice and Dancing with the Star   B. I Just Called to Say I Love You

C. The Word and Law & Order: SVU   D. Children of a lesser God

【4】What do they have in common?

A. They are all scientists.

B. They performed well on stages.

C. They were disabled in some ways.

D. They were injured when they do sports.

25、   One day when I was 15 years old, I had some friends over to hang out. While we were making food in the ________, my brother came in. He ________ his beef next to my thick one and said, “Courtney, your beef is bigger than mine. You don’t need to eat; you’re already fat enough.” Then he walked out, laughing.

_____ comments on my physical appearance were nothing new. Something inside me ________ to his idea that my legs were unacceptable, and that became the last day that I ever willingly wore ________ until I was 30 years old. For the next 15 years, I spent summer after summer roasting in long pants.

But then I ________ Ragen Chastain, and she changed everything. I couldn’t believe that this woman who, like myself, almost ________ 300 pounds was so ________ and happy in her own skin. I listened ________ she shared her own journey to recovery and self-love. She talked about how amazing our bodies are, just by ________ of the things they do every day-like ________,pumping blood to every ceil, blinking and walking..

Walking! I was suddenly aware of how foolish I’d been for so long. There’re people who are born ________ legs, or who lack properly working legs, or who ________ their legs, and I’d been ________ my perfectly strong, healthy, beautiful legs in ________ because I had allowed someone to ________ me that they weren’t good enough. The next day, I bought three pairs of shorts and a sundress and spent the entire summer letting my legs see the sun and feel the ________.

The next time anyone comments on your body in a ________ way, look them straight in the eye, smile and say, “If what you see   ________ you so much, feel free to practice the ancient art of looking somewhere else.” That’s Ragen’s original, but I don’t think she’ll mind ________ you use it.

【1】A. classroom B. kitchen C. bedroom D. dorm

【2】A. offered B. devoted C. placed D. organized

【3】A. Unpleasant B. Eventual C. Regretful D. Skeptical

【4】A. took up B. got down C. gave in D. tried out

【5】A. shirts B. shorts C. trousers D. socks

【6】A. asked B. related C. approved D. met

【7】A. possessed B. corresponded C. opposed D. weighed

【8】A. typical B. energetic C. explicit D. genetic

【9】A. as B. because C. unless D. though

【10】A. feature B. character C. means D. gender

【11】A. shopping B. swimming C. breathing D. applauding

【12】A. with B. despite C. without D. within

【13】A. waste B. lose C. reject D. keep

【14】A. hiding B. using C. doubting D. blaming

【15】A. surprise B. ruins C. astonishment D. shame

【16】A. advise B. convince C. persuade D. educate

【17】A. breeze B. warmth C. taste D. freeze

【18】A. positive B. negative C. different D. specific

【19】A. abandons B. distributes C. bothers D. benefits

【20】A. since B. until C. although D. if

26、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

In 2004, my husband, Joe and I worked in a design company in Arizona. One day, when we got back home after work, my ten-year-old daughter, Becky and Joe were united in their desire for a dog. As for me, I shared none of theirs.

But why, they pleaded(恳求). “Because I don’t have time to take care of a dog.” “But we’ll do it.” “Really? You’re going to walk the dog? Feed the dog? Bathe the dog?” “Yes, yes, and yes. ” “I don’t believe you.” “We will. We promise.”

They didn’t. Everyone wanted to walk the cute dog that first day. From day two, neither thought to walk the dog. While I was slow to accept that I would be the one to keep track of her shots, to feed and clean her, Misty knew this on day one. As she looked up at the three new humans in her life, she calculated, “The medium one is the most reliable.”

Quickly, she and I developed something very similar to a Vulcan mind meld(心灵相通). She’d look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers, send her need, and then wait, trusting I would understand—which, strangely, I almost always did. In no time, she would extend across my stomach as I watched television, and snored on my home-office couch as I worked on my design.

Even so, part of me continued to reject walking duty, Joe and Becky had promised. “Not fair”, I said to myself as she and I walked. “Not fair,” I’d loudly remind anyone within earshot upon our return home.

In September, 2008, the Great Depression hit the Arizona. With that, my husband and I were both laid off overnight. During the following six months, Joe and I hurriedly rushed here and there to seek a new job, doing anything and everything we could to request employment. Every part of my life changed; no part of my old routine remained. However, Misty still needed walking.

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 至少使用五个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

Upset as I was, I had to walk Misty while looking for a job.

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Paragraph 2:

Months going by, my life changed a little and I came to enjoy my walks with Misty.

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