普洱2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

1、She heard the terrible noise, brought her heart into her mouth.

A.it B.which

C.this D.that

2、Earth is a rocky planet where there is liquid water，which is necessary for life to ________.

A.exist B.come

C.stand D.happen

3、He explained ______ for his father's birthday party.

A.why was he late B.why is he late

C.why he is late D.why he was late

4、Since then the number of people taking driving Lessons 20%.

A.has increased to B.have increased to

C.has increased by D.have increased by

5、Jack who is good at swimming was asked to ______ the beginners at the swimming pool.

A.go over B.turn over C.look over D.watch over

6、Which of the following sentences is WRONG?

A. There is no point in arguing with him further.

B. There is no need to worry about your son – he’s fine.

C. There is no doubt that we will finish all the work in two days.

D. There is a wonder that he remained alive after dropping form the tall building.

7、We worked as fast as we could________ the work in time.

A.finish B.finished C.finishing D.to finish

8、My father thinks I am not capable _______ my own living, but I mean _______ him that he is wrong.

A.to earn, to show B.of earning, showing

C.of earning, to show D.in earning, to show

9、—I'm afraid we need to hurry. Our teacher will come to meet us in a minute.

—________. He called and said he would be late.

A.There you go again B.Don't risk your neck

C.Take your time D.Save your breath

10、When I got off the crowded bus, I found my pocket _____ and the disk in it with the important documents gone.

A. stolen   B. missing

C. lost      D. picked

11、With the _______ of the mid-term examinations, the majority of the students are becoming more and more nervous.

A.approach B.access C.attachment D.appearance

12、Continuing violence could ________ the progress towards reform.

A.hold on B.hold out C.hold on to D.hold up

13、I don’t think ________ a good decision to give him the job since he has no experience at all.

A.it B.that C.this D.these

14、What “wandering Earth” wants to ________ viewers is the faith in man’s strong will power to make the impossible possible.

A.communicate with B.consider about

C.share with D.interpret about

15、One way to stay away from the strong sunlight is to ________ some sun-cream to your body before you have to be exposed to the sun.

A.reply B.comply

C.apply D.supply

16、They were men who had ____________ their entire lives to the purification of metals in their laboratories; they believed that, if a metal were heated for many years, it would free itself of all its individual properties, and what was left would be the Soul of the World.

A.transmitted B.transformed

C.dedicated D.assigned

17、The train had stopped _______ a mechanical problem and I just called to the engineer to repair it.

A.thanks to B.due to C.according to D.as to

18、There is a good social life in the village, and I wish I _______ a second chance to become more involved.

A.had B.will have

C.would have D.have had

19、To my disappointment, Alice ________ my invitation to the ball because she said that she didn't like to ________ on such an occasion.

A. turned down; turn up B. turned off; turn into

C. turned back; turn in D. turned out; turn up

20、Dina, __________for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local advertising agency.

A.struggling B.struggled C.having struggled D.to struggle

21、—Lucy, it is said that you have changed your job.

—Yes, this job is more _____ because of the pay.

A.attractive B.fortunate C.amusing D.professional

22、Boeing China says it is working with its airline customers and is ready to support them after a nearly 7-year-old Boeing B737-800 passenger jet of China Eastern Airlines, with 132 people on board, ________ in the mountains of southern China on Monday.

A．being crashing

B．to crash

C．crashed

D．to have crashed

23、_______ really matters is _______ you do, you must do it well.

A.What; what B.Whatever; whatever

C.What; whatever D.Whatever; what

24、We can never forget the days ______ tens of thousands of medical staff from every province were pooled to help Hubei and the days ______ we, Chinese people, spent together supporting Wuhan.

A.when, which B.which, when C.what, that D.on which, when

25、Unlike the old model, which required one to visit a car rental agency to hire a car, all ________ one needs to do is to register as a member of a car-sharing club to unlock a car at a parking lot and drive to one’s destination.

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．when

26、   I didn't know how to say no, and was afraid to tell people what I wanted. Instead, I got myself tangled (纠结的) in a web of obligations, anxiety, and white lies.

The worst thing was that I didn't even realize what I was doing. I thought I knew how to say “no”-but couldn't remember the last time I had. Like a lot of people, I just wanted to be accepted, appreciated, loved-and that the only way to get those things was to put everyone else's needs before my own.

I never seemed to have time for things I really wanted to do. I'd like to learn Spanish, write more fiction, and travel. These aren't huge, unrealistic goals. And yet, my people-pleasing ways dramatically cut into my free time to pursue these desires.

But recently, I decided I'd had enough. As an experiment, I began standing up for myself, even at the risk of alienating (使疏远) myself from everyone and having my entire life come crashing down around me. Several days ago, a good friend asked me to go for coffee at 5 p.m. I was planning to hit the gym and then binge-watch Mad Men for the millionth time. I said, “Sorry, I've got things I want to do tonight.” She said, “That's fine. Maybe another time.” It was all so painfully simple that I wanted to cry.

Saying “no” is so much easier. If someone asks me to do something I have zero interest in, I'm polite but honest. “I'm sorry, I don't think that's really for me.” The words slip out my mouth faster than some other lame excuses.

Learning how to say “no” has added several extra hours to my days, days to my weeks, and what feels like months to my years. I no longer have to back-burner my plans to help friends with their job search, or set aside a weekend to read a book draft by someone I barely know. Saying “no” has set me free.

【1】Why was the author afraid of saying “no”?

A.She didn't want to tell lies. B.She wanted to make more friends.

C.She wanted to please every one. D.She was always willing to help others.

【2】What was the bad point of being afraid of saying “no”?

A.She alienated many friends. B.She was kept busy all day long.

C.She felt depressed now and then. D.She had no time for her own hobbies.

【3】What was her friend's reaction when she said “no” to her?

A.Natural. B.Painful. C.Angry. D.Disappointed.

【4】How did the author feel after she had learnt to say “no”?

A.Lonely. B.Relaxed. C.Confident. D.Lost.

27、If you’ve been in public in the past year or so, chances are you’ve noticed someone breaking dining etiquette (礼仪) that would seem second-nature to any adult. Why does our dining etiquette seem to be at the lowest point of all time right now?

“Overall, there is much less feeling about the common good, which means caring about your neighbor—whether at home or in a restaurant,” said Steven, who writes articles for USA Today.

Take the use of cellphone at the table for example. While a 2015 survey by the Pew Research Center found that 38 percent of those surveyed thought it was acceptable to use their phones while dining out, the increasing number of cellphone bans in restaurants shows that restaurants aren’t putting up with it.

However, some see the growing use of cellphones as a sign that manners change alongside our society.

“Manners change,” said the writer behind a food site The Takeout. “What we consider improper isn’t set in stone.” She points out the other “rules” that have since become outdated nowadays, like saying “Sir” and “Ma’am” as proof of this change.

Yes, traditional manners are yet another thing being redefined by youth. “Younger people are growing up in a world with more flexible rules, and this spreads to the dining table,” said Daniel Levine, director of global trends consultancy The Avant－Guide Institute.

Whether you prefer high-end restaurants or a fast-casual meal, the biggest reason behind the decline of manners may just be a numbers game.

“I believe it is more likely for people to break dining ‘rules’ because they go out and eat more often,” said Diane Gottsman, owner of The Protocol School of Texas. “Years ago, people stayed home and sat around the family table. Today, there are more people in the workforce, which makes it more affordable for socializing and eating out. With new chance comes the possibility for more dining problems.”

【1】What did the 2015 survey find?

A．Many people accepted using phones at the table.

B．Cellphones were banned in most restaurants.

C．Most of the surveyed people used phones while eating out.

D．Few restaurants show concern about using phones while eating.

【2】Why was the example of “Sir” and “Ma’am” mentioned?

A．To show modern people are becoming impolite.

B．To explain dining rules in high-end restaurants.

C．To prove dining etiquette changes through time.

D．To argue young people are making dining rules today.

【3】According to Diane Gottsman, people forget their dining manners more often because ________.

A．they think they are unimportant

B．they grew up with flexible rules

C．they have more chances to eat out

D．they must hurry meals to get back to work

【4】What’s the author’s purpose in writing this text?

A．To introduce changes in dining manners.

B．To encourage people to have dining manners.

C．To report survey findings on dining manners.

D．To discuss the reasons for poor dining manners

28、   A girl pulled back on the rope, making the homemade swing(秋千) fly higher． Her red sweater flashed brightly in the morning sunlight． She was mad at her brother, David． "How could he have been so mean?" she asked herself, remembering how he had made a face and called her a “big baby”． “He hates me,” she thought, “Just because I took the last biscuit from under his nose．”

On a distant hill behind the swing, a huge bull (公牛) with long, sharp horns was watching her． It was ready to attack anything that moved． Then it lowered its head and bean charging (猛冲) across the field toward the red sweater．

Meanwhile, David was in the farmyard, feeding the chicken． He saw his little sister on the swing and the bull heading straight for his sister． Without a second thought, David screamed as loudly as he could, “Look out behind you! Get out of there!”

His sister didn't hear him． The bull was halfway across the field and closing in fast．David's heart pounded． It was now or never． He ran across the chicken yard, jumped the fence and dashed toward his sister． He ran faster than he had ever run before．

David gabbed the swing to stop and pulled his sister sideways to the ground only a second before the bull charged at the place she had been． She let out a terrified cry． The bull turned around and charged again． David quickly pulled of the sealer of his sister and threw it far away as he could． The bull followed it． As the bull was tearing the sweater into pieces, David half-dragged, half-carried his sister to safety． A weak smile crossed the little girl’s face as she had realized something important that day．

【1】Why was the sister mad at her brother?

A．She was not allowed to swing by her brother．

B．She thought her brother didn't treat her fairly

C．Her sweater was thrown away by her brother

D．Her brother did not leave the last biscuit to her．

【2】Which words can best describe David?

A．Stubborn and selfish．

B．Brave and protective．

C．Clever but rude．

D．Quick-minded but mean．

【3】In the last paragraph, the girl smiled because she realized that_____________．

A．she shouldn't swing in red before a bull

B．her brother ran faster than the bull

C．animals sometimes could be very dangerous

D．her brother actually loved her deeply

29、For every one article on some positive aspect, some positive element of life, wellbeing, satisfaction, joy, happiness, you get 21 articles on depression, anxiety and so on. Ratio of 21 to 1. Studies focus primarily on what doesn't work. And this is not a new phenomenon. The science of psychology（心理）has been far more successful on the negative than on the positive side. It has revealed to us much more about man's shortcomings, his illnesses, but little about his potentialities, his virtues or his psychological height. We study a lot of depression and anxiety, misjudgments and errors, very much focusing on this aspect and very little on the positive. If you had a person who 21 hours in a day was depressed and one hour in a day felt good or one day feeling good and then 21 days feeling anxious and depressed, you would say that this person would need help. And I think psychology needs help.

Today depression is 10 times higher than it was in 1960. Now part of it is because there's more awareness, because we measure better. But that's not all. It's also simply because objectively there's more depression. The average age for depression today is less than 15. Kids at very young age are introduced to the "information highway". And very often, they are not prepared, not able to deal with it in an effective way. So when we look at this data, we say we do need more research to help people overcome depression or anxiety. And there seems nothing wrong about that.

According to the studies, 47% Harvard students over the past year have experienced depression to the point of not functioning. So they couldn't leave home. They were really struggling to just basically get through the day. Now this is not unique to United States. We have a global epidemic here. And once again going back: Is the 21:1 ratio good? How can we even think about studying happiness and well-being and love and joy?

What I'm going to argue for is that we do need to also focus on the positive. I am going to talk about three reasons why we should do that. The first reason is that it is important to focus or what works, because what works or what we focus on rather creates reality. If we focus on what is working, we'll have more working in our world, more working in ourselves, more working in our relationships. The second reason why positive psychology as an independent field of study is important is that being happy is not just the negative statement of depression. It doesn't mean just getting rid of depression or anxiety that I am experiencing so I spontaneously（自然而然）become happy. That's not the case. That's not how it works. And finally, prevention, which is the most effective way of preventing hardship, is actually realized by focusing on and cultivating the positive. So for these three reasons, we need positive psychology.

【1】By using the ratio of 21 to 1, the author means in fact that__________.

A．on an average a person is depressed 21 hours a day and feels good one hour

B．most articles and studies focus primarily on what goes wrong

C．the science of psychology has revealed human's nature

D．nearly half of Harvard and nationwide students suffer from depression

【2】Which is the main reason why depression is 10 times higher than it was in 1960?

A．Simply because people are more aware and we measure better

B．Mainly because teenagers are too weak to fight it.

C．Objectively because there's more depression in the present world.

D．Possibly because we lack effective way to deal with depression.

【3】What is NOT closely related to positive psychology?

A．Preventing depression or anxiety by focusing on and cultivating the positive feelings.

B．Offering various ways of overcoming the negative feelings.

C．Focusing on what is working to have more working in our life.

D．Being happy is not equal to avoiding being unhappy.

【4】What might the author agree with in this article?

A．It is essential for our research to focus more on the bright side

B．There is no need for the science of psychology to deal with the negative side.

C．The conflict between the negative psychology and positive one can't be avoided.

D．We have to remove depression completely in order to be happy.

30、   Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might go home and write in his diary; now, a teenager with _______problems might go on the Internet and write about them in a blog (博客).  In many ways, a diary and a blog are very _______ But what makes blogging different from writing in a(n)  _______ diary?

The biggest difference is that a blog is much more_______ than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of_______ that he does not want to_______ with others.

It's interesting that someone who writes in a blog _______ a diary will probably write' nearly the same information.

I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her_______. She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test._______ I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but__________ in my dairy. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was__________ that my sister might read it.

The biggest__________ with blogging is that anyone can read what you write.  If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something__________ about him in my diary, he would never know.__________, if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend might__________ her blog and get angry.

There are also__________ to blogging, of course.  If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary “Nobody cares about me…”, no one would__________ about it.  However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would quickly__________ and tell her how much they__________ her. Blogs help people__________ in contact with their friends and know what the people around them are doing.

【1】A.the same B.interesting C.difficult D.daily

【2】A.familiar B.special C.similar D.different

【3】A.personal B.ordinary C.meaningful D.traditional

【4】A.attractive B.public C.exciting D.quick

【5】A.thoughts B.puzzles C.mysteries D.secrets

【6】A.tell B.share C.publish D.solve

【7】A.instead of B.as well as C.in favor of D.in spite of

【8】A.blog B.diary C.report D.web

【9】A.Although B.Since C.When D.Because

【10】A.only B.already C.still D.never

【11】A.angry B.concerned C.glad D.worried

【12】A.problem B.doubt C.question D.mistake

【13】A.boring B.wrong C.bad D.funny

【14】A.So B.However C.Therefore D.Then

【15】A.steal B.break C.write D.read

【16】A.reasons B.wishes C.shortcomings D.advantages

【17】A.care B.know C.think D.ask

【18】A.prepare B.begin C.respond D.feel

【19】A.like B.miss C.need D.stand

【20】A.lose B.stay C.leave D.find

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Middle English is the name 【1】(give) to the English used from around the 12th to the 15th centuries. Many things played a part in the 【2】(develop) of this new type of English. The most important 【3】(贡献) was from the Normans, a 【4】 (French speak) people who【5】 (打败) England and took control of the country in 1066. 【6】, the Norman Conquest did not affect English as much as the Angles and the Saxons’ victory about 600 years earlier, which led to Old English 【7】 (replace) Celtic. Even though the Normans spoke French for the e【8】 250 years they ruled England, French did not replace English 【9】 the first language. On the other hand, the English language did borrow many words from French. This resulted in even more words with similar meanings, such as answer (from Old English) and reply (from Old French). It is interesting to learn 【10】 the words for animals and meat developed.

32、假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Emily打算参加她所在的中文俱乐部举办的中文诗歌朗诵比赛，向你寻求参赛建议，请你用英文给她写一封邮件。内容包括：

1. 充分理解所要背诵的诗歌；

2. 纠正发音；

3. 多交中国朋友。

注意：

1. 词数100字左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总数）；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 参考词汇：朗诵比赛reciting contest

Dear Emily

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Yours,

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