五指山2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、To get the job, the _______ had to make a short video showing how much they knew about the Great Barrier Reef.

A．operators

B．candidates

C．conservationist

D．manager

2、- What do you learn about Britons ________ toilet paper?

- They are very ________ about its quality.

A.concerned ... peculiar B.concerned ... particular

C.concerning ... peculiar D.concerning ... particular

3、John opened the door. There   he had never seen before.

A. a girl did stand   B. a girl stood

C. did a girl stand   D. stood a girl

4、— How is your son getting along with his work in England?

—Well. He’s   himself very easily to the new environments

A. got   B. belonged   C. adapted   D. turned

5、So that explains why you caught a cold. You _______out last night without a coat.

A. shouldn’t have gone   B. mustn’t have gone

C. couldn’t have gone   D. mightn’t have gone

6、________ and happy，Tony stood up and accepted the prize.

A．Surprising

B．Surprised

C．Being surprised

D．To be surprising

7、_________, you should read the passage and grasp the main idea. Then, if there are too many new words, try to _________ your dictionary.

A．To start with; refer to

B．To make a scene; look into

C．To start with; look into

D．To make a scene; refer to

8、The young member made several proposals, and none of __________ were considered to be practical or acceptable.

A. them B. which   C. it D. what

9、Don’t worry. I will make every effort my report for the conference.

A．to prepare

B．prepared

C．preparing

D．prepare

10、________ is ________ me.

A．It rains or not; no concern for

B．Whether it rains or not; of no concern to

C．If or not it rains; no concern about

D．Whether or not it rains; of no concern with

11、Believe it or not, we keep in touch ________ writing letters instead of sending e­mails.

A. with   B. of

C. on   D. by

12、– I’m still repairing my car.

- Oh, you’ll be late for the meeting. Time is   .

A. running out   B. going out

C. giving out    D. losing out

13、This information allows businessmen to keep ________ of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving.

A．sight

B．track

C．touch

D．sign

14、—Sorry, Mum! I failed the job interview again.

—Oh, it's too bad. You have made full preparations.

A. must   B. can

C. would   D. should

15、Traditional exercises like sit-ups, press-ups and pull-ups are great for strengthening the body, ________ you do them properly.

A. since   B. unless   C. assuming   D. considering

16、We know that our pet dogs and cats can recognize our faces, but our pet fish? A team of scientists from the UK and Australia have discovered that archerfish can distinguish human faces!

A. remember   B. tell apart

C. recognize   D. attack

17、______ that we had great trouble ______ it.

A．So difficult was the problem, to solve

B．Difficult as the problem was, solving

C．So difficult was the problem, solving

D．So difficult the problem was, to solve

18、The dog ________the cage without being seen.

A.escaped from B.ran away C.ran out D.escaped by

19、In 1881, a small Vietnamese town suffered a terrible typhoon that caused severe flood and ________ up to 300,000 lives.

A．forecast

B．claimed

C．suffered

D．stretched

20、The police planned to the public for any information about the missing girl.

A．object to

B．adapt to

C．appeal to

D．occur to

21、When the factory closes, _______ will mean 7,000 workers will be out of work.

A．which

B．it

C．what

D．they

22、（题文）________ breaks the law should be punished

A. No matter who   B. Whoever

C. Who   D. All

23、As is widely __________, whatever small good deeds we do can definitely __________a more harmonious society.

A. realized; result in

B. acknowledged; contribute to

C. recognized; result from

D. expected; distribute to

24、I could have told the whole story to you if you hadn’t so often.

A. broken out   B. broken in

C. broken away   D. broken into

25、He kept looking at the girl, wondering_________

A．where he has seen her before

B．where had he seen her before

C．where has he seen her before

D．where he had seen her before

26、Like humans, animals need sleep too. A big problem for animals in the wild is keeping their enemies away while they sleep. Animals take care of this problem in different ways.

Anolis lizards live in many areas including tropical rainforests. They often sleep on leaves at the end of long branches. A leaf might seem like a strange bed, but it works like an alarm. If a hungry snake wiggles a branch, the lizard wakes up and leaps to safety.

Chimpanzees take their sleep very seriously. Each day, a chimpanzee builds itself a new, comfortable bed to sleep in. Scientists believe chimpanzees carefully choose a tree that is strong, where they build a nest using branches and leaves.

Parrotfish live among coral reefs in oceans. Every night, parrotfish usually sleep close to the rock in sheltered places. Some parrotfish go one step further by quickly making a slime layer that covers their whole body. This covering acts like a sleeping bag that provides a barrier against danger.

Bottle-nosed dolphins need to sleep, but they have to be on the ocean’s surface to breathe. They also need to watch over their young. What do they do? While half of the dolphin’s brain sleeps, the other half stays awake. After a while, the sleeping half wakes up while the other half snoozes.

Sooty terns have the most amazing sleep. They nest on islands. When they arc not nesting, they live for many years in the sky and on the sea’s surface. When and where can they sleep? Scientists believe they are able to sleep while they are flying, staying out of the reach of enemies.

【1】Which animals need the most preparation before sleep?

A．Anolis lizards.

B．Chimpanzees.

C．Parrotfish.

D．Sooty terns.

【2】What is the shared concern when wild animals sleep?

A．Quietness.

B．Time length.

C．Comfort.

D．Safety.

【3】The passage is probably taken from a ______.

A．biography

B．tourist brochure

C．science fiction

D．popular science magazine

27、The greatest scientific breakthroughs of 2014 have affected all aspects of modern life, from medicine, to space exploration, to the future of renewable technologies. Scientists all over the globe are publishing their findings and treating patients with new medicines and techniques that are changing everyday life for the human race, and adding to our vast banks of scientific knowledge.

Irish teens make a breakthrough in crop yields（产量）

16-year-old Ciara Judge, Emer Hickey, and Sophie Healy-Thow won the Google Science Fair2014, with their project “Natural Bacteria Fighting World Hunger”.

While learning about the food shortage in Africa, the three teens got thinking about how they could help. What they found may change the future of worldwide food production.. They experimented and were able to reduce germination（发芽）time by 50%and increase plants’ yield by up to 74%.

This could create the possibility of increased crop yields and reducing crop loss due to bad weather.

Cancer is cured?

In May 2014, the Mayo Clinic published a study in which they treated a 50-year-old female patient’s blood cancer with the measlesvaccine（麻疹疫苗）.After receiving the vaccine, Stacy Erholtz’s body is completely free of cancer.

Stephen Russell, who led the research, said, “It’s a landmark. We’ve known for a long time that we can introduce a virus into the blood and destroy cancer in mice. Nobody’s shown that you can do that in people before.” The measles vaccine will not work for all types of cancer, but is an unbelievable step forward.

Water found on Saturn’s moon Enceladus

In April, scientists announced that NASA’s Cassini spacecraft discovered a body of water on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn（土星）. Enceladus is an icy moon about 300 miles in diameter （直径）.and its mysterious body of water appears to be 5 miles deep, around the size of Lake Superior.

Scientists have also discovered that the body of water features a rock is a possible sign of conditions good for the development of life.

【1】The text is mainly about _______.

A. the new findings in medicine

B. the greatest scientists in 2014

C. the new techniques in space exploration

D. the greatest scientific breakthroughs of 2014

【2】 What’s the aim of the three Irish teens’ Project?

A. To attract Google’s attention.

B. To do research on Africa’s soil.

C. To solve the problem of world hunger..

D. To understand different plants’ germination time.

【3】 What can be inferred about the Mayo Clinic’s study?

A. Blood cancer is very is very easy to cure.

B. All kinds of cancer will be cured soon.

C. Medical experiments on people are not allowed.

D. The research is a breakthrough in cancer treatment.

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

A. Enceladus is a warm moon

B. Enceladus may be suitable for life.

C. Enceladus is as big as Lake Superior.

D. Enceladus has several rocky sea floors.

28、Have you ever been to the world's smallest bookstore?

The World's Smallest Bookstore，whose official name is just these three words，sits quietly about 100 miles northeast of Toronto.

The bookstore is about 10 feet by 10 feet，so it is easy to imagine how tiny it really is.The bookstore is open 24 hours a day.Inside the bookstore are various books，especially literary books and classic authors' works.So if you are looking for something less popular，you may get a bit disappointed there.

Another special feature of this bookstore is that each book only costs three dollars.All the expenses are paid on the honor system，which means buyers should make a note of what they've bought and leave their money by themselves.So the tools of the trade in this bookstore are quite simple: pens，papers，light bulbs and a label－maker.

In order to catch passers－by's attention，the billboards(广告牌)of the bookstore are several times bigger than the store itself.With these large eye－catchers，many people are willing to stop by and have a visit.

【1】What's the passage mainly about?___

A. The world's smallest bookstore.

B. A strange way of selling books.

C. The popular books nowadays.

D. The popular bookstores in the world.

【2】When can you buy a book in the store?___

A. In the morning.

B. In the afternoon.

C. At night.

D. At any time of the day.

【3】Which of the following books might you most probably get in the store?___

A. Books on popular science.

B. Literary books.

C. The year book of a university.

D. Books on economic control.

【4】How does the store attract readers' attention?___

A. By putting up a huge billboard.

B. By making ads on TV.

C. By broadcasting loud music.

D. By handing out ads in the street.

29、   Life began in Hawaii in 1985 for musical celebrity Bruno Mars. His dad, Pete, was a percussionist (打击乐手) and his mom, Bernadette, was a singer and dancer, so it seemed natural that Bruno would one day become a musician. At age 4, Bruno officially joined in a show, and audiences adored him. That early introduction to show business helped him develop confidence. He says, “Performing from such a young age just got me so comfortable on stage. Growing up performing — that was normal for me.”

After graduating from high school, Bruno decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue a music career. It wasn’t easy, though. He was used to performing regularly as a musician in Honolulu, Hawaii. But LA’s competitive atmosphere was nothing like that in Hawaii. “It’s not like in movies, where you walk into a record company and you’re given all these great songs. You have to write what the world is going to want to hear. I learned that the hard way here in LA,” Bruno said.

Though the enticement to give up was great, he never did. Bruno found that he could make money and become established by writing songs for famous singers. In 2010 Bruno caught a lucky break when he was asked to record one of his songs. It rocketed to the top of the charts. That same year he released his first original solo single, Just the Way You Are, which also hit number one. The song’s success brought Bruno instant fame and star status.

Since then Bruno Mars has received numerous music awards and honors. He has sold more than 130 million records, making him one of the best-selling artists ever. Many of his fans and peers consider him a musical genius and one of the world’s best performers.

【1】Why was Bruno’s career development hard in LA?

A．He was lacking in confidence.

B．Competition in LA was fiercer.

C．He didn’t perform regularly in LA.

D．The audience wasn’t attracted by him.

【2】What does the underlined word “enticement” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Instruction.

B．Command.

C．Inspiration.

D．Temptation.

【3】What made Bruno’s career take off?

A．Famous singers’ songs written by him.

B．His rich experience in performing on stage.

C．Songs he was required to record for himself.

D．Famous singers’ direction and recommendation.

【4】What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Awards won by Bruno Mars.

B．Popular songs by Bruno Mars.

C．Bruno Mars’ struggle in LA.

D．Bruno Mars’ road to fame.

30、   One evening, Mother returned home after shopping for groceries (食品杂货) at the supermarket. I _______ her to sort out the groceries and put them into the refrigerator. Grandmother saw that the rubbish bin (垃圾箱) was _______, so she took a big black garbage (垃圾) bag and emptied the rubbish bin. While Mother was preparing dinner, grandmother asked me if I would like to take a walk with her. At the same time, we would _______ the rubbish at the rubbish collection point _______. I happily agreed.

We took the lift and got to the ground floor. We walked over to the rubbish collection point when we saw a man at the corner of our block _______ on his motorcycle. We did not take much notice of _______ and continued walking. Grandmother and I were talking about the recent events that were taking place in the world when we heard the sound of a motorcycle coming towards us from behind. _______ the motorcycle rode past us, the motorcyclist took a quick _______ of the garbage bag which grandmother was carrying. Grandmother was in shock for a second and then shouted _______, “Help!” My first reaction was to run after him. Then it dawned on me that the thief had taken our bag of rubbish! I burst out laughing. Grandmother also ________ when she realized that her purse was still with her. The motorcyclist had made a silly mistake!

A．helped

B．allowed

C．arranged

D．invited

A．ugly

B．dirty

C．broken

D．full

A．avoid

B．clean

C．throw

D．move

A．everywhere

B．inside

C．downstairs

D．outdoors

A．checking

B．acting

C．painting

D．knocking

A．them

B．him

C．it

D．us

A．Not until

B．Long before

C．Soon after

D．As soon as

A．hold

B．place

C．part

D．look

A．slowly

B．loudly

C．noisily

D．firmly

A．found out

B．sat down

C．joined in

D．looked up

31、课文填空

New ideas and values gradually replaced old ones from the Middle Ages. As a result, painters concentrated less on religious themes. They began to adopt a more 【1】attitude to life. An important breakthrough during this period was the use of【2】by Masaccio (1401-1428).【3】painters such as Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Michelangelo (1475-1564), and Raphael (1483-1520) built upon Giotto and Masaccio’s innovations to produce some of the greatest art that Europe had ever seen.

In subject matter, the 【4】increasingly shifted from religious themes to people and the world around us. Kings, nobles, and people of high rank wanted to purchase【5】pictures of themselves and the people they loved. Others wanted paintings showing important【6】events or stories from mythology. Finally, most clients wanted paintings that were beautiful and interesting to look at.

32、请以“Life in the future”为题，描述你心中未来的生活。词数80左右。