朔州2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、We cannot     the punctual arrival of trains in foggy weather

A.get B.help C.guarantee D.guess

2、The Oscar award-winning hit song “Let It Go” captivates the hearts of millions all over the world and ________especially well in China and America.

A.sells B.selling C.has been sold D.having sold

3、Dan Brown，_____ author of The Da Vinci Code，is _____ very famous American writer．

A．a; the B．the; the

C．the; a D．a; a

4、Never are we allowed to pursue our economic development______ destroying the environment.

A.at the risk of   B.at the cost of

C. at the end of   D. at the mercy of

5、As a mother of three naughty boys, her spare time is fully _______ with her children.

A.destroyed B.occupied C.disturbed D.wasted

6、The quality of education in this local school is better than _______ in some larger school in the city.

A．it

B．this

C．that

D．one

7、—What do you think of the Huawei P7?

—Terrific, I would buy one if I ______ an iPhone 6 Plus last year.

A. didn’t buy   B. don’t buy

C. hadn’t bought   D. haven’t bought

8、Music should be taught on a regular basis in schools because of the ______ it can bring to the development of children’s brains.

A．systems

B．priorities

C．barriers

D．benefits

9、We can find beautiful light in the other person, which may be precisely what we _____ for all along.

A. are searching B. will search C. have been searching D. have searched

10、The boss is an ________ person —— respected even by those who disagree with him.

A. abnormal   B. honorable

C. ordinary   D. energetic

11、She is always unknowingly making a sound because of her illness, for which people ______her.

A．stare at

B．glance at

C．aim at

D．call at

12、Terry，please _____ your cell phone when Grandma is talking to you．

A.look up from B.look into

C.look back on D.look through

13、They eat only plant foods, and take care to ________ animal products from other areas of their lives．

A． contain B． maintain

C． exclude D． Include

14、I ______my examination easily but I made too many stupid mistakes.

A.should pass B.could have passed

C.had passed D.must have passed

15、The parking rules in public places should be ________ strictly, otherwise you will get a ticket.

A.realized B.recognized C.consulted D.observed

16、He ______ and broke his right leg.

A．took over

B．got over

C．knocked over

D．fell over

17、—Are you going on a holiday after the exam?

—Well, I haven’t decided yet. I ________ find some other choices.

A.would B.might C.must D.should

18、   in the heavy traffic, we had no choice but in the car.

A. Stuck; wait   B. Stuck; to wait

C. Sticking; to wait   D. Sticking; wait

19、Mr. Brown is a good coach because he can ________ the plays.

A．get about

B．get above

C．get across

D．get along

20、Jack always dreams of living happily in ________is called the Land of Peach Blossoms .

A．which

B．what

C．that

D．where

21、How Can I Fight Laziness?

Lazy people will never amount to anything in life. However, laziness can be defeated once a few changes have been made in your mind.

【1】Many people lack sleep constantly, since they stay up too late and get up too early to prepare for work. These people have little motivation once they arrive home. Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and a tendency to put off things. By adjusting your sleep schedule to provide a few more hours ofmeaningful rest, you can fight laziness throughout the day.

Another way to fight laziness is to change your mind from passive to active. Some people treat their lives as if they were pushed from task to task. Others take a more proactive approach, viewing each task as a challenge they must overcome alone. 【2】, you will be able to achieve your goal.

Some people fight laziness by removing the temptations that surround them. A television in the living room may provide entertainment, but watching too much TV often contributes to laziness.【3】, just as parents do for the children. Complete a few tasks and reward yourself with what you enjoy, such as a good dinner or a film. Laziness can also be a lasting problem at home. Couples and children may all have different energy levels, but laziness can be spread if not dealt with immediately.【4】, set an example. Be the first to collect and wash dishes after a meal. Others in the home may eventually follow your example and perform their own task. It is difficult to practice laziness when you are surrounded by motivated people.

【5】Enough exercise and a balanced diet can help you to develop a healthy lifestyle, thus enabling you to have more energy and help lift your spirits.

A.To fight family laziness

B.Knowing how to fight laziness is important.

C.One way to fight laziness is to get enough sleep.

D.Finally, taking exercise regularly can help you fight laziness.

E.With strong determination

F.Laziness sets in when you no longer feel in charge of your own life.

G.Create a reward system for yourself

22、Our room was on the second floor but you could still hear the roar of the ocean and see the stars at night. I used to take long walks along the water. The food in town was wonderful and the people were very friendly. The area was very quiet and peaceful, and fairly deserted.

The last evening of our vacation, however, we all heard strange footsteps following closely behind us as we were walking up to our room in the holiday centre. We turned around and noticed a fairly young man moving very rapidly across the beach and getting closer to us. He was tall and wore a baseball cap. We couldn’t see his face and he was approaching us very rapidly. The man’s actions made my dad very nervous. Dad warned us that we’d better try to make it to our hotel room as quickly as possible. I didn’t like my dad’s voice; I could hear fear in it. It was late and we were all alone. We didn’t have any cell phones on us. I never saw Dad as worried as he was then and I knew that something was terribly wrong. The sense of fear started to overwhelm Mom and me. We had had such a good time in town. Now, the night was rapidly turning into a dangerous situation.

We could hear the man’s footsteps getting closer. Dad’s face was almost pale. The so-called intruder (侵入者) had moved nearer and nearer when all of a sudden, the nearby vending(自动贩卖) machine started going crazy and spitting out cans of soda! The noise actually scared the intruder and he ran out of sight. My parents were shaking, but we all turned around to see who had put money into the vending machine downstairs, and actually saved us, but no one was around at all. Not a soul.

It’s one vacation I will never forget.

【1】Where did the author spend her vacation?

A. Near a lake.      B. At the seaside.

C. In a village.     D. In a mountain.

【2】What happened on the last evening of their vacation?

A. They were followed by a stranger.

B. Their cell phones were missing.

C. Their money was stolen.

D. They lost their way.

【3】The underlined word “overwhelm” in Paragraph 2 means ________.

A. control   B. move   C. excite     D. impress

【4】What helped them get out of the trouble?

A. Their quick action.

B. Other people’s kind help.

C. The young man’s warning.

D. The noise from the vending machine.

23、Batesian mimicry (模仿) where a harmless species mimics a harmful one to escape enemies is widespread in animals. But most recorded examples of the phenomena are visual. For instance, the kingsnakes have evolved to look like a poisonous species, while the flower-loving flies have adopted the appearance of wasps (黄蜂). Now, for the first time, researchers have uncovered a kind of bat that has developed this trick related to sound to scare away enemies.

Danilo Russo first discovered the greater mouse-eared bat’s genius while working on his Ph. D. paper report on bats. “I noticed that when we handled the bats to take them out of the net or process them, they produced sounds just like wasps,” he said.

Years later, the animal ecologist at the University of Naples Federico II and his team set out to investigate if the sound was a coincidence or a way to frighten away enemies. The researchers recorded the cries of the bats when they were being caught. They then compared the sounds to four wasps. The similarities in the sounds convinced the scientists the bats were copying the insects to scare off enemies.

Russo and his team tested their theory on eight wild owls and eight human-raised owls. When the scientists played normal bat sounds, all the owls flew towards the speaker in search of the insects. However, the birds instantly flew away when exposed to the bat’s bee-like sound.

The researchers who published their findings observed that the wild birds showed greater fear than the ones brought up by humans. This indicated that the owls had previously been stung(叮) by the wasps and knew to clear away when they heard the buzzing sound.

“Birds tend to avoid stinging insects,” Russo says. “When nest boxes or tree holes are occupied by hornets, birds do not even attempt to explore them, not to mention nest there.”

【1】Why were the king snakes mentioned in the text?

A．To prove they are scary.

B．To confirm a phenomenon.

C．To show they are poisonous.

D．To compare them with flies.

【2】What is mouse-eared bats’ talent?

A．They can make sounds.

B．They can copy wasps.

C．They can poison insects.

D．They can escape from nets.

【3】What does the experiment result show?

A．Owls like the bat’s bee-like sound.

B．Human-raised owls don’t like to eat bats.

C．Wild owls have a stronger ability to survive.

D．Wild owls have been attacked by wasps before.

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

A．Sounds Can Help Bats and Owls Escape

B．Clever Insects Learn Skills from Each Other

C．Some Animals Can Learn from Their Enemies

D．Bats Make Sounds like Wasps to Escape Owls

24、Matthew Henson-Arctic Explorer

In 1880，fourteen-year-old Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting 1ives at sea．The travel，the adventure，the danger，and the steady pay were all attracting young Henson．One day，he found a job as a cabin boy off a beautiful ship called the Katie Hinds．For the next five years．Henson sailed around the world．With the help of the ship’s captain and other members of the crew．Henson learned mathematics，navigation，history，geography，and many other subjects．By the time he left the Katie Hinds in 1885，Henson was well educated and had become an excellent seaman．

Unable to find work anywhere else，Henson took a job in a hat shop in Washington，D．C．One day in 1887，a man came in to buy a hat．The man，Robert Peary，asked the owner if he knew anyone with experience at sea．Peary would soon travel to South America for the U．S．government．He needed experienced men to accompany him．The shop owner knew about his young employee’s skills and experience on ocean journeys，so he introduced Peary to Henson．

Using his map-reading and sailing skills，Henson proved himself to be a worthy and smart seaman．Peary soon made Henson his assistant，and they became close friends．One day Peary told Henson about his real dream：to be the first man to stand on“the top of the world"at the North Pole．He asked Henson to help him make his dream come true．Over the next five years，the two explorers made two trips together to the Arctic．However，they were not able to reach the pole either time．The cold，wind，and ice were worse than either of them had ever imagined．

In 1908，Peary and Henson were ready to make their final attempt at reaching the North Pole．Both men were over forty years old．The years of hardship in the arctic cold had made them suffer a lot．This would be their last chance．With four Inuit guides，they made a mad rush straight across the ice toward the po1e．Peary’s feet were injured and he had to be pulled on a dogsled．In April 1909．Henson’s instruments showed they were standing at the North Pole．Together Henson and Peary planted the American flag in the snow．

In later years，Robert Peary and Henson were greatly honored for their achievements．Today，the two friends and fellow explorers lie in heroes’ graves not far apart in the Arlington National Cemetery．

【1】In paragraph 1，the author shows how Henson became________．

A．a skilled seaman

B．a highly educated captain

C．employed in a restaurant

D．interested in helping others

【2】Paragraph 2 mainly tells us__________．

A．how Matthew Henson met Robert Peary

B．why Matthew Henson went to the hat shop

C．why Matthew Henson stopped working on the Katie Hinds

D．how Robert Peary knew that Matthew Henson had sea experience

【3】On their trip to the North Pole，Henson and Peary could best be compared to___________.

A．hunters running after wolves

B．generals seeking power over another country

C．soldiers going to war to fight for their freedom

D．fighters performing a task in an unknown land

【4】The information presented in this passage is mainly organized_________．

A．by cause and effect

B．by comparing and contrasting

C．in the order that the events happened

D．with main ideas and supporting examples

25、My daughter and I were swimming in our pool one summer day. This day was like any of the other days, so I had no way of knowing that this one would go down in our family history as a ________ we cherish（珍惜）and still talk about from time to time.

The sun was setting and the night was quickly approaching. My daughter ________ it first-a spider（蜘蛛）was spinning her web at the bottom of the freshly painted blue fence that ________ our pool. It surprised me that she saw this, and it surprised me even more that she wasn’t ________ of the spider.

Instead, she ________ watched as the spider busied herself in the cycle of life. As we both watched this ________ of mature, a very simple thought ________ me. I had lost the track of ________ I honestly didn’t know how long we had been just staying there. But, the truth was that we were ________ having fun. We hadn’t saved the world or _____ the newest most expensive toy. However, I believe that by ________ this experience of the spider building her web, we were both just quite happy.

What we had done was to spend time together and ________ the simple things in life. We laughed and talked about the ________ of life, and what it means to die and what it means to really live. We talked about how precious our ________ amount of time is on this planet and how we should ________ to enjoy the simple things in life like the flight of a bird. The simple things are the best things in life, even when they include spiders and webs.

【1】

A．memory

B．freedom

C．composition

D．purpose

【2】

A．remembered

B．imagined

C．watched

D．noticed

【3】

A．built

B．decorated

C．surrounded

D．reached

【4】

A．tired

B．afraid

C．careful

D．fond

【5】

A．secretly

B．anxiously

C．nervously

D．delightfully

【6】

A．wonder

B．feature

C．rule

D．power

【7】

A．knocked

B．moved

C．hit

D．hurt

【8】

A．event

B．space

C．spider

D．time

【9】

A．normally

B．simply

C．fluently

D．independently

【10】

A．made

B．found

C．bought

D．offered

【11】

A．sharing

B．gaining

C．possessing

D．providing

【12】

A．do

B．appreciate

C．handle

D．discuss

【13】

A．story

B．quality

C．end

D．circle

【14】

A．limited

B．former

C．extra

D．distant

【15】

A．forget

B．want

C．stop

D．choose

26、假设你是周亮，即将从华光中学毕业。你得知某英文报社正在征文，题为“If I am a teacher, I will…”。请你给该报社投稿，内容包括：

1.你对教师这个职业的看法；

2.你会做一个什么样的教师。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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