衡阳2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

1、阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

Christmas, which falls on December 25th every year, is as important to British people as Spring Festival to us. 1. 对英国人来说，这是和家人们享用大餐的时刻。In fact, it is the most important family day of a year.

Do you know when British people prepare for(为...做准备) Christmas? 2.They start even as early as the beginning of November! Parents are busy buying gifts and kids are waiting for their gifts and making cards to dear teachers and friends. There must be something for everyone in shops, which are usually full of colorful lights(灯).

Like in most countries, 3.在英国有许多传统活动。One of them is to have an advent calendar(圣诞倒数日历). It has 24 little flaps(片状小门) and behind every flap, there is a gift. It can be candy, a dictionary or anything. You can open one flap each day until you get the last flap on the morning of Dec. 25!

Another interesting tradition begin in 1954.4. Every year, hundreds of lights light up London. The lights are in the shape of angels, Santa Clause, Christmas trees and so on. 5.For this reason, people see lights as a symbol of Christmas, too. And people really enjoy the light.

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Sometimes we miss what is really important. For example, we forget to say hello, or congratulate(祝贺) someone on something wonderful that 【1】 to them.

Charles Plumb was a jet pilot in Vietnam. A missile(导弹) 【2】 his plane. Plumb parachuted(降落) into enemy territory(敌区). He spent six years in a prison (监狱). But he got 【3】 these hard times and now gives talks about what he learned.

One day, when Plumb was in a restaurant, a man came up and said, “I know you. You’re Plumb! You 【4】 jet fighters(战斗机) in Vietnam. You were shot down!”

“How in the world did you know that?” asked Plumb.

“I packed(打包) your parachute(降落伞),” the man 【5】.

Plumb was very 【6】. He thanked the man. The man took his hand and said: “I guess it 【7】!”

Plumb said, “It surely did. If your chute hadn’t worked, I wouldn’t be here today.”

Plumb couldn’t sleep that night: He 【8】 how many times he might have seen the man and not even said “good morning”.

He thought of the many hours that man had spent 【9】 packing each parachute. He held the fates(命运) of people he did not know in his hands. Everyone has someone who helps them make it through the day.

Plumb also points out that he needed many kinds of “parachutes” 【10】 his plane was shot down. He relied (依赖) on many people to give him the help he needed. As you go through life, you should appreciate (感激) the people who have “packed your parachute”!

3、I went to Beijing on vacation. (对划线部分提问)

________ ________ you go on vacation?

4、This book is ________ that one. I enjoy reading both of them.

A．as interesting as

B．not as interesting as

C．more interesting than

D．less interesting than

5、It ____ her four hours____ the work yesterday.

A. takes， finish

B. took， finishing

C. took， to finish

6、When I reached home yesterday, it ____ hard.

A. is raining B. rains C. were raining D. was raining

7、—Mary called you this morning. But nobody answered.

—Sorry. I ________ the flowers in the garden.

A．was watering

B．am watering

C．water

D．watered

8、To keep children away from danger during the coming winter holiday, parents_________ give them some safety tips.

A．may

B．should

C．might

D．could

9、“The changeable weather here in spring is like a baby’s face: one moment it is tearful, another moment it is full of sunshine; sometimes sad and sometimes full of laughter.” Which word in the sentence has a different way of creating a new word?

A．changeable

B．tearful

C．sunshine

D．laughter

10、—Is that Li Ming over there?

—It ________ be him. He is traveling in Hainan.

A．can’t

B．needn’t

C．mustn’t

D．may not

11、It took me half an hour ___________ my homework．

A．did   B．do   C．doing   D．to do

12、I   my homework when my parents came back from work yesterday.

A.am doing B.will do C.did D.was doing

13、Mike ________ his computer and checked his E-mails.

A．turned on

B．turned off

C．turned up

D．turned down

14、 — Mom, I can’t get on well with others. What should I do?

—First, you should realize your problem, and then learn how to make friends.

A. remember B. forget   C. know

15、—You look tired. What’s wrong?       

— ________

A．My rooms are too dirty.

B．I have some good friends.

C．I want to have a rest.

D．I didn’t sleep well last night.

16、We’ll climb the hill if it ________ the day after tomorrow.

A．doesn’t rain

B．isn’t rain

C．won’t rain

D．can’t rain

17、--Would you please help me with my Maths?

-- __________.

A. My pleasure   B. It’s my pleasure

C. With pleasure D. It doesn’t matter

18、The trees ________ by the students in the past 10 days.

A．has planted

B．have been planted

C．plant

D．have planted

19、补全对话。从方框内选出正确的选项填空，使对话完整。

A：Hi, Alice! Let's have a class party!

B：Good idea. 【1】

A：Let's have it today.

B：Today? 【2】

A：Then what about tomorrow?

B：But there's an exam tomorrow. 【3】

A：How about having it this Sunday evening?

B：OK.

A：What should we do at the party?【4】

B：I think some students won't like listening to songs . Let's play party games.

A：Sounds good.【5】

B：Sure. I believe the games will be fun.

A. We have to study for the exam.

B. When should we have it?

C. If we have it today, half the class won't come.

D. Can you organize the party games?

E. Can we listen to music?

A. We have to study for the exam.

B. When should we have it?

C. If we have it today, half the class won't come.

D. Can you organize the party games?

E. Can we listen to music?

20、(Kelly and Anna are talking about their vacation.)

Kelly: Hi, Anna.【1】

Anna: I went to Tian'anmen Square.

Kelly: Wow, did you see the flag-raising ceremony(升旗仪式)?

Anna: Of course! 【2】All the people around cheered when the flag got to the top.

Kelly: It must be quite different to watch there.

Anna: You are right! 【3】This one is for you!

Kelly: Really? You are so kind! Thank you! 【4】

Anna: My father. What about you? What did you do during the vacation?

Kelly: 【5】You know, I tried too hard in the sports meeting before National Day.

Anna: Ha-ha! You did!

A.Who did you go with?

B.I just stayed at home to rest.

C.I felt so excited at that moment.

D.We bought quite a few gifts.

E.Where did you go on National Day?

21、

【1】At Helping Hands Hawaii, volunteer opportunities are available for ______ day a week.

A．2

B．4

C．5

【2】Working with Bright Young Things means you will have to ________.

A．work 8.5 hours a day

B．be over 16 years old

C．work with children

【3】If you want to volunteer with Bright Young Thing, you can call ________.

A．440-3811.

B．440-3812.

C．440-3813.

【4】Teresa Group is the only organization that provides ________.

A．transportation.

B．hands-on experience.

C．summer volunteering opportunities.

22、Mountains are usually not nice places for people to live in, mainly because the weather in high mountains is not as good as that in lower lands. Only a few people live in the mountains that are over 2,500 meters high. 【1】 If a mountain is higher than 8,000 meters, like Qomolangma, there is not enough air to support human life. 【2】 Besides, there is less ground to grow plants, and plant growing is not often successful because of the bad condition.

However, mountains are important to people. As we all know that most water in the rivers is from the snow and rain water of the mountains. More than half of the people in the world depend on mountains to get drinking water. Mountains are also rich in minerals (矿产). 【3】 More recently, a lot of national parks and ski fields are built in mountain areas. More people go to the mountains to spend their holidays during the hot weather, because it is cooler in the mountains.

【4】 The sport first became popular in England and soon all over the world. However, only a few people reached the tops of the highest mountains at that time. 【5】

Mountain climbing has become one of the most well-known sports around the world.

A．So mountain tourism is developing very fast.

B．The higher a mountain is, the less air there will be.

C．This is known as one of the most dangerous places.

D．So people in the mountains make a living with them.

E．Now more and more people try to climb the highest mountains.

F．Mountain climbing as a sport has a history of more than 150 years.

23、Chores were not popular at my house. My children didn’t like to do chores. They always saw me do chores, but they hardly ever helped me do them. A year ago, I made a game called “The Endless Chore Game”. It is really great. Here is how the game works.

I made a card with forty squares (方框), and I write a different chore on each square. There chores can be easy and interesting like making dessert. Then my family rolls the dice (骰子) to decide what chores we have to do. There are also a few squares with fun things, like watching TV. If you are lucky, you can watch TV while the others are doing chores.

My sons likes the game very much. He goes to the kitchen happily every morning to do the game. It is really a good way to make my children do chores. You can have a try if you have they same problem with me.

【1】When did the writer’s family begin to do the game?

A. One week ago B. One month ago

C. One year ago   D. Two years ago

【2】Which is true ?

A. Chores were popular at the writer’s house.

B. The writer’s children liked to do chore.

C. The writer’s sons made the game.

D. The writer thinks the game is really a good way to make children do chores.

【3】The writer’s family do the game _____.

A. in the morning B. in the afternoon

C. in the evening   D. at noon

【4】We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. the writer only has one child

B. everyone in the writer’s family likes playing the game

C. the writer made a card with fourteen squares

D. everyone in the writer’s family has to do the chores everyday

【5】The writer made the game to _____.

A. do less chores

B. tell us an interesting game

C. make her children happy

D. make her children do chores

24、根据短文内容及所给提示，在文中的空白处填写一个正确的单词。

I organized a picnic last Sunday. I got up 【1】 and called some of my closest friends. First, we 【2】 (decide) on a good place to go, and then we talked 【3】 what food to bring. Everyone cooked the dishes that could be carried 【4】 (easy). Everything was put into a backpack and we 【5】 (take) it across fields. When we 【6】 (final)got there, we sat down eating, and 【7】 (enjoy) a nice day together.【8】 I was quite sure that food tasted much better on a picnic than 【9】 else! We really 【10】 (have) a good time.

25、假如你是林涛，你校爱尔兰外教Johnson因病回国休假，请你给他写一封电子邮件，主要内容包括：

1.询问Johnson近况；

2.告诉Johnson你校上周五举行的活动并谈一谈你的感受；

3.从下周五的两项活动中选择你准备参加的一项，说明理由，与Johnson分享。

要求：

1. 所写内容必须包括题目要求的所有信息；

2. 文章不少于80词，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

3. 语意通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；

4. 文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名等信息。

Dear Johnson,

I’m Lin Tao. I can’t tell you how sorry I felt when I heard that you had to return to Ireland on sick leave. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope you will get well soon and I’m expecting your early return to China.

Yours sincerely,

Lin Tao