苗栗2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、Satellites make television ______ to people who live far away from cities, and satellites dishes can often be seen distributed throughout the countyside and remote areas.

A. adequate   B. alternative   C. accessible   D. accustomed

2、The man held ________ his hand to hold________ to the branch.

A.up; back B.up; on C.out; back D.out; up

3、The son asks his dad why the chameleon(变色龙) can ______ the color of its background.

A.take on B.take up C.take in D.take over

4、Nobody except Bill and John ______ entered the second round of the interview.

A. have   B. has   C. has been   D. have been

5、The Chinese scientists claimed _______ a cure for the disease．

A. having discovered   B. discovering

C. to have discovered   D. that they discover

6、He didn’t make _____ clear when and where the meeting would be held.

A．this B．that   C．it   D．These

7、—My mother devoted all her spare time to learning typing during the last two years.

—That's the case，or she ________the job in that computer company.

A. wouldn't get   B. wouldn't have got

C. hadn't got   D. haven't got

8、_______ , sound and video can now be stored on a PC, on the Internet, or using some form of portable storage. Which one of the following is not suitable?

A. As digital technology developing

B. As digital technology develops

C. With digital technology developing

D. With the development of digital technology

9、Mr. Yu _______ articles to the newspapers and magazines since he became a teacher.

A．was writing

B．had written

C．has been writing

D．had been written

10、When Alice woke up, she didn’t know how long she ______ there.

A.was lying B.lay C.has been lying D.had been lying

11、(2013·高考四川卷)—Why are your eyes so red? You________have slept well last night.

—Yeah，I stayed up late writing a report.

A. can’t   B. mustn’t

C. needn’t   D. won’t

12、—What do you think about the band’s singer?

—I think she’s great. ________

—I agree.

A. I’m with you on that.   B. It’s up to you.

C. Let’s get going.   D. She’s really got something.

13、In the future, AI will be used in the hospitals, ________ it can simplify the lives of patients, doctors and hospital administrators.

A．when

B．about which

C．where

D．of which

14、________ in his work, Tom simply forgot food and sleep.

A. Absorbing   B. Absorb

C. Absorbed   D. To absorb

15、 in her veins some of the blood of the bohemian and the adventuress who runs barefoot.

A．There flown

B．Here flew

C．There flows

D．Here flow

16、Not everybody agrees to the plan. Some support it, while I am one of ______opposed to it.

A.who B.those who

C.which D.those

17、_______I experienced that day has become one of the most unforgettable memories.

A．When

B．That

C．Whether

D．What

18、Neither your brother nor mine ________ the good news. Let’s tell them.

A．know

B．knows

C．had known

D．have known

19、It seems unlikely that restoration of the clocks will ever be complete. This is a(an) ________ against time that can never be won.

A．match

B．game

C．aggression

D．race

20、________ as the leading actor in several top films, the boy has become popular across the country.

A. Having starred   B. Starring

C. Being starred   D. Starred

21、He is living ______ of the wonders of modern medicine.

A．comeback

B．philosophy

C．proof

D．belief

22、I________ along the street looking for a place to park when the accident________.

A．went; was occurring B．went；occurred

C．was going; occurred D．was going; had occurred

23、John treated me to dinner that night, _____was beyond my expectations.

A.that B.which   C.what   D.it

24、With the third wave of education and future application of AI ________ the shift in how workers see learning throughout their life.

A. came   B. coming   C. come   D. comes

25、It is believed that, ________, the situation will get worse.

A.if it not dealt carefully with B.if only dealt carefully with

C.if not carefully dealt with D.it is not carefully dealt with

26、 Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs—what do they have in common? They are, of course, all Americans. And according to a survey by social networking site baidu. com, they all best illustrate(举例说明) the word “cool”.

But just what does it mean to say someone is “cool”? Most would answer that it is something to do with being independent-minded and not following the crowd.

Yale University art professor Robert Farris Thompson says that the term “cool” goes back to 15th century West African philosophy.  “Cool” relates to ideas of grace under pressure.

“In Africa, ” he writes, “coolness is a positive quality which combines calmness, silence, and life.”

The modern idea of “cool” developed largely in the US in the period after World War II. “Post-war ‘cool’ was in part an expression of war-weariness (厌战情绪), . . . it went against the strict social rules of the time,” write sociologists Dick Pountain and David Robins in Cool Rules:Anatomy of an Attitude.

But it was the American actor James Dean who became the symbol for “cool” in the hugely successful 1955 movie Rebel without a Cause.  Dean plays a tough guy who disobeys his parents and the authorities. He always gets the girl, smokes cigarettes, wears a leather jacket and beats up bullies. In the movie, Dean showed what “cool” would mean to American young people for the next 60 years.

Today the focus of “cool” has changed to athletics (体育运动) stars. Often in movies about schools, students gain popularity on the athletics field more than in the classroom. This can be seen quite clearly in movies like Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die.

But many teenagers also think being smart is cool. Chess and other thinking games have been becoming more popular in schools.

“Call it the Harry Potterization of America—a time when being smart is the new cool,” writes journalist Joe Sunnen.

【1】If you were considered“cool”in Africa in the 15th century, you_____.

A. thought and acted differently from the majority

B. had a calm and quiet attitude towards life

C. didn’t observe rules and authorities

D. had all kinds of “bad” manners

【2】The heroes in Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die are likely to be those who ________.

A. do very well in their studies

B. are very skilled at sports

C. are good at chess and other thinking games.

D. have supernatural powers like Harry Potter

【3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?

A. It is generally considered “cool” to be independent-minded and not to follow the crowd.

B. “Cool” was used as early as the 15th century.

C. Disobeying one’s parents and the authorities is considered “cool” among American young people nowadays.

D. Getting the first place in an exam can also be considered “cool”.

【4】What does the article mainly talk about?

A. The origin of the word “cool”.

B. The kinds of people who are “cool”.

C. The changing meaning of the word “cool”.

D. How to be a “ cool” person.

27、In 1997, I found myself in a situation I never thought I'd be in: alone and begging for money in New York. My father had been separated from our family, and my mother had recently died from complications related to AIDS. What I remember most about such nights is lying on the cold marble floor and using my backpack for a pillow.

Even though I had lost my family, I made choices every single day to turn my life around. There was the haven for homeless teenagers called the Door, a non-profit organization that provided me with guidance, medical care and food, all of which kept me going while I completed my homework in train stations and under hallway lights. Perhaps the most surprising help though, I did not seek out it found me. The New York Times told my story. In the weeks that followed, dozens of strangers reached out to me from all across the United States. At my high school, I began receiving handwritten letters of encouragement. Strangers showed up bearing clothes, books, and even hugs. Since the article mentioned I was applying to Harvard, one woman knitted a blanket for me. She attached this note to the box it was posted in: "It gets cold in those dorms. May you warm yourself knowing that people care about you".

With the help of these people, my life today bears no resemblance at all to my life then. I graduated not only from high school but also from Harvard University.

Before these people — some of them nameless — I just didn't realize how good people could be. But now I do, and I can say that the people who helped me have forever changed me. They are the reason behind my decision to join the board at the Door so that I can be part of a small team of people opening a high school for homeless teenagers. They are the reason I dedicate my life to opening pathways for others. And they are the reason I travel around the world helping people transform their own lives.

【1】According to the passage, the author ________.

A. tried to change her life

B. often slept in friends’ homes

C. felt lonely because of her illness

D. felt quite desperate for her father

【2】What can we learn about the Door?

A. It is an organization helping homeless teenagers.

B. It is an organization seeking profits.

C. It provides entertainment for children.

D. It reports the stories about the homeless.

【3】Which of the following is the correct order to describe the author's life?

a. The newspaper reported her story.

b. She graduated from Harvard University.

c. She slept on the cold floor at night.

d. She joined the committee at the Door.

e. Her mother died from the illness.

A. d→e→c→a→b B. e→c→d→a→b

C. e→c→a→b→d D. b→c→d→e→a

【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Patience is a virtue.

B. Love can be passed on.

C. Time waits for no man.

D. Honesty leads to success.

28、What is eBay? The simple answer is that it is a global trading platform (贸易平台) where nearly anyone can trade practically anything. People can sell and buy all kinds of products and goods, including cars, movies and DVDs, sporting goods, travel tickets, musical instruments, clothes and shoes—the list goes on and on.

The idea came from Peter Omidyar, who was born in Paris and moved to Washington when he was still a child. At high school, he became very interested in computer programming and after graduating from Tufts University in 1988, he worked for the next few years as a computer engineer. In his free time he started eBay as a kind of hobby, at first offering the service free by word of mouth. By 1996 there was so much traffic on the website that he had to upgrade (升级) and he began charging a fee to members. Joined by a friend, Peter Skill, and in 1998 by his capable CEO, Meg Whitman, he has never looked back. eBay has gone from strength to strength. It is now one of the ten most visited online shopping websites on the Internet.

eBay sells connections, not goods, putting buyer and seller into contact with each other. All you have to do is make an e-photo, write a description, fill out a sales form and you are in business: the world is your market place. Of course for each item sold eBay gets a percentage and that is great deal of money. Every day there are more than sixteen million items listed on eBay and eighty percent of the items are sold.

【1】We learn from the text that eBay provides people with ________.

A．a place to exhibit their own photos

B．a website for them to upgrade

C．a way of buying and selling goods

D．a chance to buy things at low prices

【2】From “he has never looked back” in Paragraph 2, we learn that Peter ________.

A．did not feel lonely

B．was always hopeful

C．became more and more successful

D．did not think about the past

【3】How does eBay make money from its website?

A．By bringing callers together.

B．By making e-photos.

C．By listing items online.

D．By charging for each sale.

29、Caroll Spinney

Caroll Spinney started working with puppets when he was eight years old. In 1969 he started working on Sesame Street, an American television series for children. Today, the series is shown on television in more than eighty countries and Spinney is still the man inside the eight-foot yellow chicken called Big Bird.

Spinney loves his work and knows that he has a responsibility for children watching the programme. He doesn’t want children to know that Big Bird is really a man, so he tries to notice every detail.

Caitlin Moran

When Caitlin Moran was eleven, her parents asked her if she wanted to leave school and study at home. She refused at first, but changed her mind and left school two years later. Her experiences provided the story for her first book, The Chronicles of Narmo.

It is a wonderful story about a year in the life of a family who educate their children at home. She started writing it at thirteen and finished it soon after her sixteenth birthday. Now she enjoys writing and is writing a play and her second book.

Rick Allen

Rick Allen, the well-known drummer of the Irish rock band Def Leppard, joined the band on his fifteenth birthday. A year later, in 1979, the band became famous. Then, in 1984, Rick had a very bad car accident and lost his left arm. A friend developed an electronic drum kit so that he could play the drums with an arm and two feet. He returned to the band with great happiness and he still performs with them now. The first time he played in a big concert everybody was so kind that he cried.

Now Rick is married and has a home life. Life with one arm is still a problem, but if he can 't chop vegetables with one hand he simply uses his feet.

【1】Which of the following can describe Caroll Spinney?

A.Creative and hopeful.

B.Brave but proud.

C.Responsible and careful.

D.Hopeful but lazy.

【2】What was the inspiration for Caitlin Moran’s first book?

A.Her school life.

B.Her birthday party.

C.Her parents’ career.

D.Her home-study experience.

【3】What can we infer about the people mentioned in the text?

A.They enjoy their jobs.

B.They are highly talented.

C.They are good at performing.

D.They became famous late in life.

30、   I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, _________ she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my _________. She wanted to know how I thought we should _________ things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew _________ about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her _________. It was cause and effect; she believed I had opinions, so I began to _________ them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how _________ I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.

Mrs. Neidl’s _________ that year was, “Try it. We can always paint over it _________!’’ I began to take __________. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing—only things to be __________ upon. I leaned to dip my brush into the paint and __________ create something.

The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was __________ in the program as “Student Art Assistant” because of the time and effort I’d put in. It was that year that I __________ I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.

Being on that stage-design team __________ Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also __________ a strong interest and a world I hadn’t known existed. She taught me not to __________ what people think I should do. She taught me to take chances and not be __________. Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when was upset. Her __________ in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined __________.

【1】A.and B.yet C.so D.for

【2】A.opinion B.impression C.information D.intention

【3】A.make B.keep C.handle D.change

【4】A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something

【5】A.remarks B.comments C.explanations D.questions

【6】A.form B.follow C.evaluate D.hold

【7】A.happy B.lively C.punctual D.reliable

【8】A.motto B.saying C.message D.suggestion

【9】A.again B.later C.instead D.more

【10】A.steps B.control C.risks D.charge

【11】A.acted B.looked C.improved D.reflected

【12】A.easily B.carefully C.proudly D.confidently

【13】A.introduced B.recognized C.identified D.offered

【14】A.realized B.selected C.confirmed D.acknowledged

【15】A.with B.below C.of D.by

【16】A.fostered B.developed C.took D.discovered

【17】A.accept B.judge C.care D.wonder

【18】A.bored B.lazy C.afraid D.sad

【19】A.curiosity B.trust C.patience D.interest

【20】A.accessible B.enjoyable C.favorable D.possible

31、课本原文填空。

I have been captain of my school table tennis team for two year, so I know how to lead and 【1】.

【2】 in Chinese calligraphy, I could also 【3】 for your visitors to help them learn more about this 【4】 of Chinese culture.

The prospect of welcoming exchange students to our country is very exciting, and I 【5】 use my skills to give them a warm welcome and an experience they will always remember.

32、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。

On Friday evening, Emmett and I went to a movie as scheduled. After purchasing the tickets and drinks, we entered the cinema with delight beforehand, waiting for the beginning of the movie.

When I got up in the middle of the movie, Emmett whispered, “Carter, where are you going?” “I forgot to call my mom to tell her what time to pick us up.” I whispered back, leaving my jacket on the seat.

I squeezed past the people in my row, trying not to step on any feet while still watching the screen. I didn’t want to miss a thing. Balfour, the good guy in the movie, was trapped in an underground cave.

When I came back, Balfour’s flashlight almost went out. An enormous snake was moving toward him, twisting its body. Balfour struggled to loosen the chains around his hands and feet to reach his magic cape. With the cape around him, he could completely disappear.

I crawled back across eight people (I counted on the way out), never taking my eyes off the screen. I sat down in my seat slowly, then picked up my drink, and swallowed it quickly. But suddenly my brain said, “That’s not coke. That’s lemonade.” I looked down at the cup, just as the girl next to me shouted, “He drank my lemonade!”

“ Shhhh!” the people around us said, making quiet complaints.

“ Where’s Emmett?” I asked, as if the girl had hidden him under her seat.

“ Carter, down here,” Emmett answered in a low voice. He was two rows ahead of me. I was in the wrong row! Everyone was turning around to look at me.

“ Here,” I said, handing the girl her drink.

“Eww,” she said. “You have had a drink of it, so you owe me a lemonade.”

“Shhhh!” everyone said again.

“OK, OK,” I said, starting my crawl across eight sets of feet again. Everybody were complaining as I inched out.

“Don’t come back,” the boy on the end said.

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1:

But the problem was that I had to come back to bring this girl a new lemonade.

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Paragraph 2:

I thought about crawling out of this row and back into Emmett’s row, but I couldn’t.

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