徐州2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

1、— The trip to Yangzhou is impressive thanks to free access to tourist attractions, isn’t it?

— Well, free access is just an added _____ and the real attraction lies in its local-flavor food.

A.bonus B.charge C.reward D.prize

2、Practicing Chinese kung fu can not only ________ one's strength, but also develop one's character.

A.set up B.take up C.build up D.pull up

3、The aim was not to________ valuable time with the usual boring pictures．

A.take up B.make up C.pick up D.put up

4、Voluntary teaching is a difficult and stressful job but one ____ you can really help children in rural areas.

A.that B.where

C.which D.who

5、We had to spend about 10 minutes waiting for the bus_________ the heavy snow.

A.because of B.long before C.on behalf of D.on the basis of

6、_____ they won the game was ______ we had expected.

A.That; which B.Whether; that C.What; that D.That; what

7、______ makes mistakes must correct them.

A. Who B. Anyone

C. Whoever D. Anybody

8、Seeing the happy________of children playing in the park，I’m full of joy and confidence in the future of our country.

A. sight B. scene

C. view  ​ D. sign

9、Great changes _________ in the city since 1979.

A．have taken place

B．have taken the place

C．have been taken place

D．have been happened

10、The explosion of a chemical plant in Yancheng Jiangsu province last month led to over 100 people ______ to hospital for treatment, ______ their relatives to be in deep sorrow.

A. sending; causing B. sent having caused

C. being sent; causing D. to send; to cause

11、I would rather she ______ tomorrow than today.

A.comes B.came C.will come D.should come

12、Tom is very good at science, ________ his brother is fond of literature.

A．when

B．while

C．as

D．once

13、People in China are becoming more and more _________ about the air pollution.

A.involved B.interested C.concerned D.embarrassed

14、I had an uneasy feeling with the teacher____me doing the paper.

A.to watch B.being watched C.watched D.watching

15、Alipay, which currently has over 520 million users, is a powerful ____ of payment tools, financial services and marketing platforms.

A.indication B.representation C.observation D.combination

16、As the _______ reporter, Mike was interviewing the gold medal winners.

A.chief B.royal C.major D.entire

17、—Shall I ________ the raincoat?

—No hurry. Leave it ________ it is. It looks like rain.

A.put away; in the place B.put away; where

C.put on; where D.put on; there

18、Man had used metals for centuries in _____ increasing quantities but they did not come to be employed in vast quantities until the Industrial Revolution.

A.extremely B.completely

C.naturally D.gradually

19、The father along with his children ______ solving word puzzles.

A.are like B.is like C.like D.likes

20、More than one generation of schoolchildren   by the scientist’s bravery and his scientific approach to looking

for the truth in the past century.

A.have been amazed B.has been amazed C.were amazed D.was amazed

21、_______ the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.

A．Comparing with

B．When compared with

C．To compare with

D．Being compared with

22、In one survey, 36 percent of students mentioned that they had lost sleep because of  onscreen activities, with another 39 percent ________ that their grades had suffered.

A.to say B.saying C.said D.to have said

23、Believe it or not, it ________great courage to tell the truth.

A.pays B.takes C.costs D.spends

24、________ is generally agreed that people should love and protect the environment.

A. That B. As

C. Which D. It

25、—Philip! Hurry up!

—________. We still have half an hour before the movie begins.

A. It doesn’t matter B. Take your time

C. It’s up to you D. It’s a deal

26、Your True Stories

A PURR-FECT ANSWER

As a kindergarten teacher, I work with students of different reading abilities. One day, I was helping a student who was struggling to learn the letter sounds. I used flash cards with letters and pictures to help. I showed him the letters and a picture of a snake to call attention to the sound. Sss, snake. Next came the letter c. He couldn’t remember the sound, so I showed him a picture of a cat. When I asked him to tell me the sound of c, he looked puzzled and said, “Meow?”

PIANO WOMAN

When I saved a piano from an old house, I had not considered that I would need assistance moving it from the back of my pickup truck into my home. Finally, I had to drive around with it for several days. One day, a police officer pulled me over. He had seen me before and asked why I was driving around with a piano in my truck bed. I told him that my car radio had broken and I couldn’t afford a new one. He laughed—and he let me go without a ticket.

SEE DAD RUN

Like most dads, I imagine, I’d always assumed that my three-year-old son looked up to me as a superhero. Until one day, that is, when, having picked him up from school, I saw that we were about to miss our bus and decided to make a run for it. Once we were safely aboard, I noticed that my son was staring at me with his big blue eyes. “What’s the matter?” I asked him, still out of breath. He whispered, “Daddy, I didn’t know you could run.”

SNACK EMERGENCY

After moving to the country, my three-year-old daughter and I were often alone in our house. Because we lived in a rural area with no close neighbors, I wanted to make sure she would be able to call 911 in the event that something happened to me. After instructing her, I decided to test her: “OK, what would you do if you found me on the floor and you couldn’t wake me up?” I could see her little brain working. To my surprise, she said, “I would go into the kitchen and eat anything I want.”

【1】Why did the police officer laugh and let the woman go without a ticket?

A.Because the woman didn’t break any traffic rules on purpose that day.

B.Because the police officer had seen the woman for several times before.

C.Because the woman was wise enough to give him appropriate explanations.

D.Because the police officer was so kind and friendly that he wanted to help her.

【2】What do you think of the stories?

A.Fun B.Caring

C.Confusing D.Amazing

27、   The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world. Every four years, a hundred or more countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors of the sport. As many as 6000 people take part in over 20 sports. For the winners, there are gold medals and glory. But there is honor, too, for all who compete, win or lose. That is the spirit of the Olympics — to take part is what matters.

The Olympic Games always start in bright color and action. The teams of all the nations parade in the opening ceremony and march round the track. The custom is for the Greek team to march in first. For it was in Greece that the Olympics began. The team of the country where the Games are being held — the host country — marches in last.

The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame. A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors. The judges and officials also take an oath. After the sportsmen march out of the stadium, the host country puts on a wonderful display.

The competition begins the next day. There are usually more than twenty sports in the Games. The rule is that there must be at least fifteen. The main events are in track and field, but it is a few days before these sports start. Each day the competitors take part in a different sport — riding, shooting, swimming, and cross-country running. Points are gained for each event. Medals are awarded for the individual winners and for national teams.

More and more women are taking part in the games. They first competed in 1900, in tennis and golf, which are no longer held in the Olympics. Women’s swimming events were introduced in 1912, but it was not until 1928 that there were any track and field events for women. Now, they compete in all but half a dozen of the sports. In horse riding, shooting, and boat racing, they may compete in the same events as the men.

【1】The spirit of the Olympics is to _________.

A.win a gold medal B.be equal

C.gain glory D.participate

【2】From the passage, we can learn that _________.

A.the first team to march in the opening ceremony is the most important one

B.a sportsman represents all the athletes to take an oath after a wonderful display

C.the track and field events do not start until a few days after the Olympics begin

D.women were allowed to take part in track and field events in 1912

【3】Which of the following is NOT the Olympic event nowadays?

A.Tennis. B.Shooting.

C.Riding D.Swimming

【4】Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.Olympic Spirit.

B.Opening ceremony of the Olympics.

C.Rules for all Olympic events.

D.The birthplace of the Olympic Games.

28、It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly my mother will push the conversation into the Third World War. She’ll talk about my lack of bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major in English, she nearly had a heart attack.

“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she shouts all the time. Her co-worker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to say except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I am the type of the person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve something because of loving it, not because of fame or salary.

I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle (艰难) to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes back home around 5:00 pm or even 6:00 pm.

However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.

【1】What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 mean?

A．The author’s mother argued about something angrily with him.

B．The author’s mother expressed different opinions on the war.

C．The author’s mother liked talking with him but got angry easily.

D．The author’s mother quite disagreed about what to eat for dinner.

【2】Why does the author’s mother mention her co-worker’s son?

A．To tell the author to learn as hard as he can.

B．To persuade the author to become a doctor.

C．To encourage the author to receive a scholarship.

D．To ask the author to earn much more money.

【3】What makes the author’s mother worried about his major?

A．Her plans for future.

B．Her need to control.

C．Her struggle with life.

D．Her poor knowledge.

【4】What can be inferred from the text?

A．The author will become an engineer as his mother wishes.

B．Being a scientist is sure to earn high fame and salary.

C．The author shows little interest in learning English.

D．The author may choose major according to his interest.

29、   If you cannot afford to travel in any class above economy, flying generally sucks, either a little or a lot, depending on your tolerance level. But it especially sucks if you are too wide for the airline’s design.

Just getting to your seat can be a challenge, as your hips(臀部,髋) bounce from seat to seat on each side of the aisle(过道). If someone is standing up to put things in the overhead locker, there is a decision to be made about whether it’s worth trying to squeeze past. Everything is just slightly too small: the seats, the overhead lockers, even the bathrooms – and those, it seems, are getting even smaller.

The Washington Post recently reported that, on some newer planes flown by American, Delta and United airlines, the bathrooms in economy class are just 61cm wide: about 25cm narrower than the average portable toilet, and roughly the width of the average dishwasher. Your face might be the only thing you can poke in there comfortably – which makes it a poor design, considering what a passenger is likely to need the bathroom for.

According to the manufacturer, these “Advanced Spacewell” bathrooms make space for six additional passengers, which is great for the airlines’ financial bottom line. But what about the other bottom line? Concerning, well, bottoms that can’t fit into their planes’ bathrooms?

As bodies get bigger and aeroplane spaces get smaller, the wide among us have come up with solutions. Armrests that turn us into sausages(香肠) can be pulled up, or slowly encased(围住,包起) into the soft flesh of our sides until we go numb(麻木). We can ask the flight attendant to get us a seat-belt extender, if security has confiscated the one we brought with us, as can sometimes happen. But squeezing into a tiny toilet and closing the door behind us? Not workable.

Unlike the impossible task of squeezing down the aisle to your seat, or the side-to-side dance necessary to get big hips past the armrests, fitting into a space just 61cm wide is not just a challenge – it is almost impossible. It is not like missing out on an option for the in-flight meal – a bathroom is as essential as a safety-compliant seat belt, or the air that is pumped in to the cabin(飞机舱). If airlines are not willing to make space for us, bigger passengers may have no option but to reconsider booking a flight at all.

【1】What is the advantage of the new toilets?

A.More passengers can use them. B.The airlines can increase their profits.

C.They are more comfortable. D.They are practical and convenient.

【2】What does the underlined word ‘confiscated’ mean?

A.provided B.questioned C.checked D.taken

【3】What does the fifth paragraph mainly tell us?

A.Fat people can deal with many problems they face on planes.

B.Flight attendants are likely to be helpful when asked for assistance.

C.Flying is pleasant for overweight people at present.

D.People’s bodies are getting bigger year by year.

【4】The writer believes that bigger passengers _____.

A.will have to find more creative solutions in the future

B.should grasp the chance to lose weight before flying

C.should miss out on the option for the in-flight meal

D.might be unable to travel by air in the future

30、   When a person is curious(好奇的) about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it. There is nothing _______ with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad  _________ on what people are curious about.

Curiosity (好奇心) is __________ silly or wrong. Some people with nothing to do are _________ of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They are __________ to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are bringing home or taking out or _________ they have come home so early or late. To be interested in these things is __________ because they are not important at all. It is none of their ___________ to know what neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is _________ not only foolish but also harmful. For most probably, it ___________ to small talk which often brings ___________ , shame or dis-respect to others, and thus hurt their feelings.

On the other ___________ , there is a noble curiosity— the curiosity of the wise, who ___________ at all the great things and try to find out all they __________ about them. Columbus could ___________ have found America if he had not been______. James Watt would not have made the steam engine ___________ his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid (水壶盖). All the great discoveries and inventions in human history have been made ___________ a result of curiosity. So the curiosity is never __________ unimportant things, which have ________ or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.

【1】A. good B. wrong C. right D. well

【2】A. works B. puts C. takes D. depends

【3】A. never B. sometimes C. seldom D. hardly

【4】A. full B. fond C. proud D. lack

【5】A. angry B. worried C. pleased D. anxious

【6】A. how B. when C. why D. where

【7】A. silly B. necessary C. possible D. funny

【8】A. work B. homework C. duty D. business

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

【10】A. refers B. leads C. causes D. results

【11】A. pride B. harm C. good D. benefit

【12】A. face B. side C. way D. hand

【13】A. expect B. like C. wonder D. hate

【14】A. need B. dare C. must D. can

【15】A. never B. ever C. probably D. finally

【16】A. famous B. careful C. curious D. hard

【17】A. for B. without C. in D. from

【18】A. before B. as C. after D. during

【19】A. about B. by C. at D. to

【20】A. much B. little C. some D. few

31、课文填空

Old French made other【1】to Middle English as well. In old English Germanic way of making words plural was used. For example, they said housen instead of houses, and shoen instead of shoes. After the Normans took【2】they began using the French way of making plurals, adding an-s to house and shoe. Only a few words 【3】 their Germanic plural forms, such as man/men and child/children.

After the Norman Conquest, high-class people spoke French while common people spoke English. However, by the latter half of the 14th century, English had come into【4】use among all classes in England. In 1399, Henry IV became King of England. His mother 【5】 was English, and he used English for all official events.

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