郴州2025届高三毕业班第二次质量检测英语试题

1、Her membership will not be renewed ________ she pays the dues.

A. as B. unless   C. because   D. if

2、________ back in his chair, the man began to tell us his adventures in the forests.

A. Sit B. Sitting C. To sit D. Sat

3、This book is said to be the special one, which ________ many events that cannot be found in other history books.

A. covers B. writes

C. prints D. reads

4、When   for his views about his teaching job,Philip said he found it very interesting and rewarding.

A. asking   B. asked   C. having asked   D. to be asked

5、--He didn’t feel a bit nervous when ________．

--No．He’d had a lot of time ________ for it after all．

A．interviewing; to prepare

B．interviewed; to prepare

C．interviewing; preparing

D．being interviewed; preparing

6、Her shoes ________ her dress; they look very well together.

A．suit

B．fit

C．compare

D．match

7、—What about your self-drive trip yesterday?

—Tiring! The road was being widened, and we ________ a rough ride.

A．had

B．have

C．would have

D．have had

8、—Where was I?

—You ________ you didn’t like your job.

A. had said   B. said

C. were saying   D. has said

9、The old couple, ________ country life, were unwilling to move to the city to live with his son.

A. accustomed to B. buried in

C. addicted to D. exposed to

10、The driver was really careless, otherwise the traffic accident ______.

A. didn’t happen   B. hadn’t happened

C. wouldn’t happen  D. wouldn’t have happened

11、—There is good news for you. You’ve been admitted to the Tianjin University.

— ______ That’s great!

A．Have I?

B．Pardon?

C．Congratulations!

D．Good idea!

12、Humans tend to regard ourselves   we are the only species is on the planet-and certainly the only one that matters.

A.as though B.even though C.though D.as

13、-Do you still want to become a professional footballer?

-That ambition has never died. I'm still as__________ and determined to make it.

A.elegant B.embarrassed C.explicit D.enthusiastic

14、—If we work on the project together, I do believe we should be able to complete it ahead of schedule.

— ______! Many hands make light work.

A．You bet

B．Have fun

C．Good job

D．Forget it

15、—Michelle, have you got your admission to the Pennsylvania State University as a state-financed student?

—I hope so, but I’m not so lucky. I have to ______ my pocket to pay for my further study.

A.turn to B.dip into C.refer to D.see to

16、As a teacher, you have to _____ your method to suit the needs of slower children.

A．display

B．test

C．adjust

D．transfer

17、— Henry was forced to leave for the invalid visa.

— He__________the period of time

A.should have extended B.must have extended

C.may have extended D.would have extended

18、________ by his teachers made him regain the confidence in himself.

A. Praised   B. Being praised

C. Praising   D. Having praised

19、The police had to________ force to enter the building because the criminal had locked the gate.

A．employ

B．empty

C．enlarge

D．enlighten

20、Having the courage to be disliked does not mean that you can use your weaknesses as an ________ for not improving yourself.

A．capacity

B．excuse

C．passion

D．demand

21、Born in the State of New York on May 14th, 1984, Mark Zuckerberg was an instant success. In his high school years, he was considered one of top students in the classics, before moving into the arts, sciences, and literature, again picking up high marks and receiving academic praise. It earned him admission to Harvard University.

As a rebellious yet relatively quiet student, he created a website called Facemash in the university– an instantly controversial website that encouraged students to rate each other based on appearance.

The site was controversial for several reasons. The first was its illegal use of photographs, which the university and students took issue with. The second was its controversial nature – not every student like being ranked based on their appearance. The third was its huge resource use – while it was hosted on Harvard servers, it was the most popular page in the university’s entire network.

Zuckerberg was soon forced to shut the site down, but its popularity and controversy had made him consider its future potential. He soon turned the simple site into a personal one for Harvard students, encouraging them to network with their peers at the college. It was then, together with his two friends, that they launched “The Facebook”, which immediately spread to other colleges and grew into a public service that anyone could access in the United States, whether to network with friends and family, or to play games.

The company has been criticized frequently, nevertheless, Zuckerberg has remained true to his initial vision – to create a website that the entire world can use to communicate openly and easily with one another and to keep the user experience clean and pure. The end result is one of the world’s biggest online businesses.

Although its true value is debatable, it’s safe to say that Facebook, and its creator Mark Zuckerberg, are two of the twenty-first century’s most influential, controversial, and potentially powerful figures.

【1】When Mark Zuckerberg was a student, he_____________________.

A. was often praised by teachers for the website he created

B. had good academic performance

C. alone created a website called Facebook

D. encouraged students to set up business like him

【2】The reason why Zuckerberg shut the site down was probably that__________.

A. his website was not popular

B. he was doubted for the way he used photographs

C. he needed time to reconsider his choice

D. he stole resource on Harvard server

【3】Which words can best describe Zuckerberg?

A. easy-going and smart.

B. quiet and shy.

C. talented and outgoing.

D. rebellious and creative.

【4】The best title of the passage should be________________.

A. Mark Zuckerberg and his Facebook

B. The Foundation of Facebook

C. A Talent from Harvard University

D. The Development of Facebook

22、Memorizing a speech in one night is not an easy task, but it’s possible. There are hundreds of different memorization techniques out there. 【1】       

Write out the entire speech. Simply take a piece of paper and a pen and write out the entire speech. 【2】 Many people memorize information better when they are actively recording it. Copying the speech on another piece of paper can help to commit that information to memory.

【3】 Much like writing the speech out on paper, typing the speech can also help commit the information to memory through visual learning. Since typing is generally faster than handwriting, you may have more time to type the speech several times in one night. There is no need to print the typed speech each time that you type it. However, you may be more likely to remember things that are handwritten rather than typed.

Rehearse your speech for a friend.【4】 It is important to practice the speech in front of someone to ensure that you really know the information. Request that your friend give you some tips. They may be able to tell you if you are not speaking loud enough or if you are talking too quickly.

Record yourself rehearsing the speech. If you don’t have anyone to practice with, try recording yourself while you rehearse your speech. Video recording is the best because you will be able to watch the recording and critique your speech and body language.【5】

Avoid trying to memorize the speech word for word. Normally, it is not necessary to recite a speech word for word. It is more important to remember all of the topics that you need to cover during the speech. Spend time memorizing the bullet points, important facts and statistics, and the layout of your speech in order to guarantee that you cover all of the information that needs to be covered.

A．Type up the speech.

B．Make a list of things that scare you about the speech.

C．If the speech is relatively short, consider writing it out multiple times.

D．However, the best method is the basic, tried-and-true strategy of repetition and practice.

E．It is important to remember to take care of your body even when you are cramming for a presentation.

F．You can also listen to the recording while you are doing other things to help remember the information.

G．Sometimes you may think that you know your speech well, but you freeze up when you perform it in front of people.

23、ClimateScience Olympiad 2022

First launched in 2021, CS Olympiad hosted more than 12,000 participants from 149 countries in its first year. The award ceremony for CS021 was hosted at the United Nations climate summit, COP26 in Glasgow, with Dr. Jane Goodall as one of the speakers. The ceremony can be watched here — youtube.com/watch?v=CjJ3cCRP9FU.

Award

The top 100, top 20, and top 10 participants get a digital Bronze, Silver and Gold medal, respectively. In addition, we provide $15,000 of prize money for the ten Gold medalists, divided as follows:

·#1 wins $5,000

·#2 wins $3,000

·#3 wins $2,000

·#4 -6 win $1,000

· #7 -10 win $500

In 2021, the top 3 participants got a speaking chance at the UN's Climate Summit. We hope to again give the top participants such an opportunity in 2022.

Qualification

The Olympiad is open to young people from age 13 to 19. They can register for free either solo or in a team of two and take the 25-min qualifier quiz.

Deadline

The Olympiad will take place from January to November in four rounds — Qualifiers, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals. The deadline to register for the qualifier stage is 10th August 2022.

Benefits

·All participants will be awarded a certificate for participation, a notable addition to any college application.

·Participants must seek creative solutions to problems related to climate change, a process in which they develop skills such as problem-solving, research, analysis and self-learning.

·To prepare, participants will get access to free preparation material-CS Quiz app and CS courses.

·Participants will also get a special invitation to join the Olympiad Discord server and interact with participants globally.

【1】What can we learn about ClimateScience Olympiad?

A．It was organized by Jane Goodall.

B．All participants can get cash prizes.

C．The activity has a history of 2021 years.

D．The previous ceremony can be watched online.

【2】Who are welcome to take part in this activity?

A．Teenage students.

B．College graduates.

C．Professional doctors.

D．Young scientists.

【3】How can participants benefit from the activity?

A．They can get a certificate for graduation.

B．They can develop the ability to solve problems.

C．They might gain free access to a special college.

D．They will gain a chance to travel around the globe.

24、   One day, gardeners might not just hear the buzz of bees among their flowers, but the whirr of robots, too. Scientists have managed to turn an unassuming drone into a remote-controlled pollinator by attaching horsehairs coated with a special, sticky glue to the under part of it.

Animal pollinators are needed for the reproduction of 90% of flowering plants and one third of human food crops. Chief among those are bees-but many bee populations in the United States have been in steep decline in recent decades. Thus, the decline of bees isn't just worrisome because it could spoil ecosystems. but also, because it could spoil agriculture and economy. People have been trying to come up with replacement techniques, but none of them are especially effective yet.

Scientists have thought about using drones, but they haven't figured out how to make free-flying robot insects that can rely on their own power source without being attached to a wire. “It’s very tough work." said Senior author Elijio Miyako, a chemist at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. His particular contribution to the field involves a kind of glue, one he'd considered a mistake 10 years before and stuck in a storage cabinet. When it was rediscovered a decade later, it hadn't dried up or broke down at all. “I was so surprised because it still had high viscosity,” Miyako said.

The chemist noticed that when dropped, the glue absorbed an impressive amount of dust from the floor. Miyako realized this material could be very useful for picking up pollen. He and his colleagues chose a drone and attached horsehairs to its smooth surface to imitate a bee's furry body. They coated those horsehairs in the glue, and then controlled the drones over flowers, where they would pick up the pollen from one flower and then deposit the pollen at another one, thus fertilizing it.

The scientists looked at the hairs under a scanning electron microscope and counted up the pollen grains attached to the surface and found that the drones whose horsehairs had been coated with the glue had about 10 times more pollen than those that had not been coated with the glue.

Mivako does not think such drones would replace bees altogether, but could simply help bees with their pollinating duties. There’s a lot of work to be done before that's a reality, however. Small drones will need to become more controllable and energy efficient, as well as smarter, with better GPS and artificial intelligence.

【1】What does the underlined word “viscosity” in Para.3 probably mean?

A.Hardness. B.Stickiness.

C.Flexibility. D.Purity.

【2】We can learn from the passage that .

A.bees disturb both agriculture and economy

B.scientists invented automatic robot insects

C.Miyako found the special feature of the glue accidently

D.bees in the United States are on the edge of extinction

【3】A drone works best in picking up pollen when ___

A.it is coated with the glue B.its body is made like a bee's

C.researchers control it precisely D.horsehairs with the glue are attached to it

【4】According to Eijiro Miyako, the drones____

A.are not yet ready for practical use B.may eventually replace bees in the future

C.are much more efficient than bee pollinators D.can provide a solution to economic depression

25、   Very few of us become fluent in another language by learning it in high school.

I went to university and then moved across the country to seek a________ job, married and raised children. I made an effort to keep the little bit of French I learned in school, but eventually I realized that this was really________. I was quite aware that new languages are best learned when young, and that our abilities in that regard decline with ________.

However, just before my 50th birthday, I ________French classes. After I was tested to see which group I belonged to, I was placed at almost the introductory level When I looked around at my first class, I was ________that many of the students were learning French as a third, fourth or even fifth language.

Contrary to my ________ that learning a new language was impossibly difficult, there were people who learned new languages as a matter of course.While I had always thought of myself as a ________ learner, that was no longer the case. I ________ new vocabulary rather slowly.What I learned one week seemed to ________ as soon as I learned the next skill. I had to look up the same words and language structures over and over. Now, after several years of learning, I can listen to the news in French and ________90% of it on the first try, read a novel if the language isn't too ________ and hold up my end of a conversation if it doesn't go loo fast. I've learned so much beyond grammar and vocabulary. I've met people from around the world and all walks of life who have the ________to make fools of themselves in order to learn something new. I've been taught by patient and inspirational teachers from many comers of the world. Listening to the news as it is ________ to the people of France, I have a renewed understanding of how something can look ________different from another viewpoint. I've learned that a language is not just a set of words, but a way of thinking. But most of all, I've learned that it is never too________to learn something new.

A．demanding

B．temporary

C．meaningful

D．popular

A．helpful

B．pointless

C．worthwhile

D．necessary

A．health

B．concern

C．interest

D．age

A．got ready for

B．got on with

C．signed up for

D．fell in love with

A．disappointed

B．amazed

C．annoyed

D．excited

A．agreement

B．research

C．assumption

D．conclusion

A．clumsy

B．confident

C．serious

D．quick

A．absorbed

B．consulted

C．created

D．recognized

A．go down

B．slip away

C．pay off

D．build up

A．catch

B．recite

C．guess

D．hear

A．changeable

B．international

C．difficult

D．native

A．chance

B．trick

C．courage

D．desire

A．announced

B．sent

C．returned

D．presented

A．completely

B．equally

C．roughly

D．slightly

A．slow

B．impossible

C．inconvenient

D．late

26、上周同学们去敬老院看望了留居老人，并与敬老院其他志愿者一起组织了一场活动，请你为你校英文报写一篇文章报道此事。内容包括：

1. 活动介绍；

2. 目的及意义。

注意：1. 词数 100 左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。