白银2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、________ in the library regulations that any book borrowed should be returned by due time, or the borrower will be fined.

A．What is required

B．It is required

C．What requires

D．It requires

2、My cellphone, ________ I couldn’t contact my parents, was taken away by my teacher for the reason ________ I had used it in my English class.

A．which, why

B．with which, that

C．without which, why

D．without which, that

3、The world will be different and we will have to be more ready to_____ the changes.

A. adapt to   B.  adopt to   C. apply to   D. abandon to

4、He departed for Washington, with the pet dog   behind with his neighbor.

A. put   B. dropped   C. thrown   D. left

5、We have to be very sensitive and work closely with the doctors and nurses, ______of the condition of each patient.

A．who keep us informed

B．who we keep informed

C．they keep us informed

D．they keep us informing

6、Mr. Smith was really annoyed that the watch he had repaired was nowhere .

A．to see

B．seeing

C．to be seen

D．seen

7、To my ________， he was not a little ________ at the news that he had won the first prize in the English speech contest, for he thought that he didn't perform so well.

A. astonishment；astonishing   B. astonished；astonishing

C. astonishment；astonished   D. astonish；astonishment

8、Two ___________ died in the fire.

A. scores of people     B. score of people

C. scores of peoples    D. score of peoples

9、Go for a walk in the countryside, _______ you can enjoy the beautiful views and a peaceful atmosphere.

A．that

B．which

C．where

D．there

10、Cloning humans has been ______ in the science world for many years and it is likely that it will continue to be.

A.conventional B.contemporary C.controversial D.contradictory

11、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

12、Most of them are out attending an important meeting, so there are not ________ enough people here to do the job.

A. almost   B. nearly   C. hardly     D. seldom

13、Only a short-sighted man will lose _______ sight of the importance of education.

A. a   B. the

C. /   D. an

14、---Did you enjoy yourself in Hefei this summer?

---________ It was too hot．

A．Yes, why not?   B．Not really．

C．All right!   D．No, I am fine．

15、“________ many people say that life is the art of living, I believe that life is the art of drawing without an eraser,” said Christine, CEO of the Greater China division from a bank in Singapore.

A. Once   B. Since   C. While   D. If

16、I often stay up late into the night, _________ leads to my sleeping in class.

A. that   B. which

C. it   D. that

17、He is one of the students ______ selected to take part in the context.

A. whose is   B. which are   C. as is   D. who are

18、Stability(稳定) is _______ to the economic development and people’s life.

A．convenient

B．available

C．essential

D．enthusiastic

19、When I got there, they________ the old people clean the house.

A．helped

B．are helping

C．were helping

D．was helping

20、As a new graduate, he doesn’t know ___________ it takes to start a business in his hometown.

A. how   B. when

C. what   D. which

21、Although some people raised objections at the meeting, most of them were ________ the reform.

A. in honor of   B. instead of   C. in favor of   D. by means of

22、— How come she fell over?

—I didn’t push her   ; it was an accident.

A. desperately   B. deliberately

C. eventually   D. especially

23、Hannah was busy with work then but she still tried her best to some time from her tight schedule to visit her mother.

A. cut out   B. squeeze out

C. leave out D. dig out

24、________is most extraordinary about Chinese Valentine’s Day is ________the herd boy and weaving girl can meet each other only once on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month every year.

A．Whether…that

B．It…that

C．What…that

D．That…/

25、In 1965, it was the first time that African-Americans in USA________ to vote, and a higher percentage of blacks than whites voted in a presidential election________ in history in 2012.

A．had had the right…the first time

B．had had the right…for the first time

C．had the right… for the first time

D．had the right…the first time

26、Life is full of surprises and events that sometimes change one’s daily routine. Some of them might be good and pleasant. 【1】 The unexpected events may cause you anxiety and stress. So you need to find some ways to be less affected by them.

【2】 Even if you live the same kind of life, doing the same things day after day, there could be unexpected events. So you need to realize that such events can’t be avoided and you need to be prepared for them. In this way, you’ll find it easier to deal with whatever happens in your life.

Have a positive attitude. Not all unexpected events are bad. 【3】 For example, even getting fired for work could finally turn out well, as you might find a more satisfying job.

Always focus on the present moment, learning from it and making use of new changes that come your way. In other words, make the most of the present moment, instead of thinking about what you lost, or how bad the situation is. 【4】

Introduce small changes into your life. 【5】 You can try eating a different breakfast or drink tea in the morning instead of coffee, or do things that you usually do, but in a different way.

A．This is useless and is a waste of time.

B．Admit the fact that unexpected events are part of life.

C．However, there are some that are bad and unpleasant.

D．Think before speaking when facing unexpected events.

E．This will help you deal more easily with unexpected events.

F．Sometimes what seems like a problem could be a good thing.

G．It would be much more useful to think about the new situation.

27、Awe is generally defined as the sense that you are in the presence of something larger and more consequential than yourself. According to a study called “awe walks”, people who took a fresh look at the world around them during brief, weekly walks felt more upbeat and hopeful in general than walkers who did not. Feeling a sense of awe also seems to up our overall feelings of gladness and improve health.

Previous studies have linked increased physical activity to greater happiness and reduced risks for anxiety, depression and other mental illnesses. But no studies had looked into whether mixing awe and activity might increase the benefits of or, on the other hand, reduce them. So, for the new study, scientists concentrated on people in their 60s, 70s and 80s, an age when some people can face risks for declining mental health.

The scientists asked 52 volunteers to add a weekly 15-minute walk to their normal schedules. All of them were physically healthy and psychologically well-adjusted, with little anxiety or depression. Then they were randomly divided into two groups. One, as a control group, was asked to start walking, preferably outside, but given few other requirements. The other group was not only asked to walk once a week, but also were instructed in how to cultivate awe as they walked. “Basically, we told them to try to go and walk somewhere new, since novelty helps to cultivate awe,” says Virginia Sturm, an associate professor who led the new study.

Both groups were asked to take a few selfies during their walks and upload them to a lab website and also complete a daily online assessment of their current mood. After eight weeks, the scientists compared the groups’ responses and photos. Not surprisingly, the awe walkers felt happier, less upset and more socially connected than the control group members.

The findings are subjective, though, since awe, like other emotions, is difficult to quantify, but Dr Sturm thinks awe walks could be a simple thing for small wonders without any downside.

【1】What makes the new study different from the previous ones?

A．It concentrated on older people.

B．It found the solution to mental health.

C．It associated physical exercise with happiness.

D．It took both activity and awe into consideration.

【2】What can we learn from paragraph 3?

A．Only the control group practiced weekly walks

B．The volunteers were suffering mental diseases .

C．Some volunteers were given directions.

D．The volunteers were divided by age .

【3】Why are the findings regarded subjective?

A．The number of volunteers is small.

B．The 15-minute walk is not enough.

C．The awe emotion is hard to measure.

D．No downside of awe walks is found.

【4】What is the attitude of Dr Sturm to “awe walks”?

A．Reserved.

B．Supportive.

C．Indifferent.

D．Critical.

28、It’s not easy to feel like you’re always under the spotlight being judged for each little mistake you make.Your mind is in an endless circle playing what you said and did over and over again.And you wish you had a time capsule to go back and make things change if you find mistakes.You fear what others will think about you and that they will reject and dislike you.You seek to be socially perfect.

Academically, you work long endless hours just to make those excellent marks.Although most would say “it’s good to have high standards”， they have no idea about the internal hell you put yourself through to achieve perfection.If you come up to less than your desired goal, you will feel as though you have failed, but you’re far from failing; you just don’t see it that way.So instead you are telling yourself that you’re stupid, and not smart.The pressure you place on yourself weighs you down and you wear the “not good enough” label each and every day.

You not only have high standards for yourself but you also have them for others.If people don’t perform up to your expectations then you will think them incompetent.This causes a lot of frustration because you can’t trust anyone to get things right.So instead of being a team player you fly solo and try to do two or three jobs at once.Your unrealistic expectations cause you to criticize and judge others and that leads to problems in other aspects of your life.

The attempt to be perfect is called perfectionism and it’s damaging our emotional and mental health.We strive for perfection of our body, our performance, and our relationships.In a society that overstates mistakes, is it any wonder that so many young people attempt the impossible task of being perfect?

We all have flaws, fears, and make mistakes, and that’s perfectly OK.It’s our imperfections that make life interesting and they help us grow into a stronger and more adaptable person.We don’t have to strive to achieve the impossible.We are designed to be perfectly imperfect.

【1】Which of the following is a perfectionist most likely to agree?

A．Nobody is perfect.

B．Be generous with praise.

C．There is no best, only better.

D．A contented mind is an everlasting feast.

【2】What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A．The society is partly to blame for perfectionism.

B．More and more people are tolerating mistakes.

C．Many young people find it impossible to be perfect.

D．It’s unusual for a society to seek perfectionism nowadays.

【3】What does the author think of the imperfection?

A．It’s unbearable.

B．It’s part of our life.

C．It deserves to be overcome.

D．It does harm to our mental health.

【4】Where is the text most likely from?

A．A diary.

B．A novel.

C．A magazine.

D．A guidebook.

29、   Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized（分类）as “honor” helps you create this life of good feelings.

Here’s an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.

Say a store clerk fails to charge（收费）us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk’s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.

Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?

In the first case, where we don’t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate（证明；表明）that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk’s attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility（崇高，高贵）.

There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it’s easy to think and act honorably again when we’re happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it’s started, it’s easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.

【1】According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our   .

A.self-respect B.financial rewards

C.advertising ability D.friendly relationship

【2】The author thinks that keeping silent about the unchanged item is equal to   .

A.lying B.stealing C.cheating D.advertising

【3】The phrase “bringing the error to the clerk’s attention” in Paragraph 5 means   .

A.telling the truth to the clerk B.offering advice to the clerk

C.asking the clerk to be attentive D.reminding the clerk of the prices

【4】How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?

A.We’ll be very excited.

B.We’ll feel unfortunate.

C.We’ll have a sense of honor.

D.We’ll feel sorry for the clerk.

【5】Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A.How We Can Live Truthfully

B.The Importance of Peacefulness

C.Ways of Gaining Self-respect

D.Happiness through Honorable Actions

30、   Everyday on the way to work I drive down a street lined with pine trees. One tree in particular_______my attention. It must have suffered some _______ Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to _______ its own course of life. The trunk took a 90-degree turn _______ to stand tall and stretch toward the sun.

This tree became a_______for me. Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be _______. It was a reminder to me that _______I may not have had the best start in life, I could change_______in the parts of my life at any time.

I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect _______of my kindred-spirit (志趣相同) tree. But that week I was________. After that busy week, I still didn't take any action. Every time I drove by the tree I would________myself, "Tomorrow, I'll stop tomorrow to take one. " Then one day, as I ________ by "my" tree, I glanced over, and much to my________,I found a sawed-off stump (树桩) where that symbolic tree had stood. Gone. I had________my plan until "tomorrow" and tomorrow proved to be too ________ .

A picture of a tree is not of great ________. But my lesson rang through clearly ________ I found out one of my colleagues had been________with stage-four cancer. He may no longer have many ________.

What have you been putting off? What would you do today if you knew you would ________ have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things now that you have been putting off until tomorrow?

【1】A.paid B.caught C.fixed D.escaped

【2】A.damage B.sadness C.experience D.influence

【3】A.change B.design C.continue D.imagine

【4】A.applying B.learning C.happening D.attempting

【5】A.symbol B.sign C.signal D.shelter

【6】A.interested B.satisfied C.encouraged D.educated

【7】A.as if B.even if C.in case D.if only

【8】A.purpose B.plan C.habit D.direction

【9】A.look B.view C.picture D.knowledge

【10】A.busy B.free C.worried D.bored

【11】A.call B.help C.tell D.see

【12】A.walked B.drove C.rode D.ran

【13】A.happiness B.pleasure C.regret D.astonishment

【14】A.taken off B.cut off C.put off D.called off

【15】A.cold B.far C.long D.late

【16】A.value B.achievement C.fun D.disappointment

【17】A.before B.when C.because D.unless

【18】A.linked B.combined C.provided D.diagnosed

【19】A.lives B.tomorrows C.lessons D.opportunities

【20】A.ever B.almost C.never D.surely

31、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Cloning is the process of making an exact copy of a plant or animal and developing it either naturally or artificially. The first successfully cloned animal was a sheep【1】(name) Dolly in 1996. In January 2018, the two cloned long-tailed monkeys【2】(announce) by Chinese scientists. They were the first-ever primates, 【3】proved to be much harder. The success has led to worldwide praise as a huge breakthrough.

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。

Tamara opened her eyes and jumped out of bed. Most days she hated getting up early. But today was different. Tamara was wide awake and excited because today her family was going on a hike and having a picnic. This was Tamara’s first hike. She put on her new boots her mother had bought just for the hike.

Tamara ran down the stairs. Her mother and elder brother James were there at the bottom. James was moving up and down impatiently. Everyone was ready for the hike.

Tamara’s family drove for two hours until they were far away from the city. Once they left the city and the suburbs, there weren’t many buildings beside the road. Instead there were trees and fields. Tamara saw groups of cows chewing on grass. The road climbed up. They were driving into the mountains. Tamara rolled down her window. The air was cool, and she liked it. Soon, Tamara’s mother parked the car.

“Are we here? Is this the hike?” asked Tamara.

“Yes,” said James. “See that trail (小路)? That’s where we’ll start hiking.”James had hiked this trail before, and it was one of his favorites.

Tamara looked at the trail. It was a dirt path and went into the forest. Tall trees and tiny flowers lined both sides of the path. Tamara, her mother, and her brother began to walk. Butterflies and bees flew over the flowers. At first the bees made Tamara nervous, but soon she saw that they were more interested in the flowers than they were in her.

Tamara’s mother talked about the other times the family had gone hiking. James talked about the time he went camping with the Boy Scouts (童子军). Tamara wanted to talk, but she felt out of breath. The trail was steep. They had been walking uphill for an hour by now. Tamara took hold of her mother’s hand. “I’m tired,” she said.

“Come on, Tamara,” said her brother. “You can do it! You’re ten years old. That’s old enough to hike.”

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1:

If her brother said she could do it, Tamara knew she could.

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Paragraph 2:

“Look, Tamara! There is a pool!” her brother called suddenly.   

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