胡杨河2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测三年级英语

1、In the Chinese market, many foreign brands, ________ their reputations over decades, are facing new challenges due to COVID-19.

A．being developed

B．developing

C．having developed

D．developed

2、--- Why didn’t you help the little boy?

--- Oh, he had struggled to his feet ______ I could run over and offered any help.

A. before B. after

C. when D. since

3、—Why not take my car to the museum instead of walking?

—No, thanks_________.

A．I’m used to

B．I’m able to

C．I’m about to

D．I’ve got to

4、The writer always carries a notebook along with him, _____he is seized by sudden inspiration.

A.even though B.the moment C.in case D.now that

5、Mr. Zhang gave the textbooks to all the pupils except_____ who had already taken them.

A．the ones

B．ones

C．some

D．the others

6、—I was told that you had your stomach examined last week?

—Yes. But I hope that I shall never again have to ________ such unpleasant experience.

A. undergo   B. undertake   C. undercharge   D. underline

7、Florida is blessed with ______ warm climate, which makes it _____ suitable place for old people to live in.

A. a; 不填 B. 不填; the C. a; a D. the; a

8、I've been looking forward for a long time ______ a chance to have a job interview.

A.getting B.to get C.of getting D.to getting

9、Carter was saying all the right things, but his smile was   , and I knew I couldn't trust him.

A.influential B.fantastic C.artificial D.sincere

10、—Have you got the results of the final exam?

—Not yet. I'm afraid it will be a few days     we know the final results.

A.before B.after C.until D.when

11、The British romantic poet William Wordsworth grew up in the Lake District,which was a great ________ of inspiration for his poems.

A．discovery

B．form

C．source

D．symbol

12、--- How messy it is! Kevin, can I come in?

--- Oh, I'm so sorry. The house____.

A. is being cleaned   B. has been cleaned

C. is cleaning   D. was cleaned

13、People began looking around to see ________ the noise was coming from.

A.how B.why C.whether D.where

14、Only when a person has his interests and the work combined ______ the pleasure from it.

A. can he enjoy   B. he can enjoy   C. did he enjoy   D. he enjoyed

15、Competed in 1891, in ________ was known as The Gilded Age, the five­story mansion is now owned by a famous actor who decides to stage a special production of Shakespeare's Hamlet.

A. that B. what C. which D. it

16、I could speak their language and ________ with their problems because I had been there.

A.interfere B.interpret C.identify D.interact

17、Doctors are fighting a________battle to save the little girl’s life.

A.modest B.flexible C.compulsory D.desperate

18、--Mary, how did your Math test go?

--I had thought I _________, but in fact I came in the top 10 in my class.

A. should have failed   B. couldn’t have failed

C. might have failed D. shouldn’t have failed

19、Happiness and success often come to those   are good at recognizing their own strengths.

A. whom   B. who   C. what   D. which

20、--Has James finished his report on his Enquiry Learning yet?

--I’m not sure. She _________ on it last week.

A. was working  B. has worked  C. worked D. had worked

21、   Researchers at the DogStudies lab at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History have shown that dogs may possess some metacognitive (元认知) abilities. Specifically, when they do not have enough information to solve a problem, they will actively look for more information, similarly to primates (灵长类).

In a recent study, project leader Julia Belger explored whether dogs have metacognitive abilities. To test this, the researchers designed a device involving two V-shaped fences. A reward, either food or a toy, would be placed by one researcher behind one of the two fences while another researcher held the dogs. In some cases, the dogs could see where the reward was placed, while in others, the dogs could not. The researchers then analyzed how frequently the dogs looked through the gap in the fence before choosing an option.

The researchers found that the dogs did check significantly more often for the reward when they had not seen where it was placed. These results show that dogs do tend to actively seek extra information when they have not seen where the reward is concealed.

The results did not allow the researchers to say definitively whether dogs possess meta-cognition, though they displayed some evidence for it. Julia said, “For humans, vision is an important information gathering sense. In this case, our experiment was based on a checking action relying on sight, but the dogs probably also used their sense of smell when checking through the gap. We know that smell is very important to dogs and we could see that they were using it.”

Julia added, “In future, we would like to develop an experiment to investigate under what circumstances dogs decide to use their sense of smell versus sight. This may give us additional insights into their information seeking abilities.”

【1】What ability may dogs have according to the study?

A．To offer information like primates.

B．To use their skills to find more food.

C．To seek information to solve a problem.

D．To ask for help before choosing an option.

【2】What does the underlined word “concealed” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Decorated.

B．Hidden.

C．Produced.

D．Purchased.

【3】What attitude did the researchers have to the finding?

A．Uncertain.

B．Friendly.

C．Negative.

D．Critical.

【4】In which section of a newspaper can you probably read the text?

A．Environment and technology.

B．Humans and nature.

C．Literature and culture.

D．Society and life.

22、   Mammals (哺乳动物) tend to get huge when they invade the ocean. Why? Most of the explanations for this trend treat the ocean as a kind of release. The water partly frees mammals from gravity, allowing them to evolve heavy bodies. But to William Gearty from Stanford University, the ocean makes mammals so big not because it relieves them of limits, but because it sets new ones.

"To deal with the constant loss of heat as you get into the water, the easiest way is to get bigger." he explains, "As bodies balloon, volume increases faster than surface area does, so you produce more heat in your body but lose comparatively less of it from your skin."

But there is a limit because larger bodies also demand more fuel, and there's only so much food that an animal can reasonably get. Therefore, the need to stay warm sets a floor for the body size, while the need to eat sets a ceiling. And the gap between them, Gearty found, is surprisingly narrow. "The minimum size of oceanic mammals is thousands of times larger than the minimum for mammals on land, but the maximum size is only 25 times larger," says Gearty.

These trends suggest that the water places strict size limits. Oceanic mammals must be just the right size-big, yes, but not too big and not too small.

And as always in biology, there are exceptions. Whales go way beyond the size limit. Nick Pyenson from the Smithsonian Institution thinks he knows why. Around 3 million years ago, a combination of changes to glaciers (冰川), winds, and currents created a large increase of nutrients in coastal waters, which then fed lots of shrimps and small fish-potential prey (猎物) for whales.

But these bonanzas weren't evenly distributed. Instead, they were concentrated in particular places far apart from each other-all-you-can-eat buffets separated by food deserts. And that Pyenson says, is why the giant whales evolved. They are adapted to hunt down concentrated prey. Their huge size allows them to survive for a long distance without encountering any food. And they evolved a special technique of feeding. The existence of concentrated prey, and the evolution of a technique for capturing them, allowed whales to break the size ceiling. That's why they transformed from big animals into the biggest animals that ever existed.

【1】William Gearty's explanation differ from traditional ones because he believes _________.

A．bigness helps mammals to survive in the water

B．the ocean puts size limits on oceanic mammals

C．oceanic mammals are larger than mammals on land

D．gravity prevents mammals from evolving heavy bodies

【2】We can learn from the passage that _________.

A．the sea mammals have to get as big as they can to hunt for food

B．the need to stay warm decides the size ceiling of oceanic mammals

C．the maximum size of an oceanic mammal depends on its food supply

D．the smallest mammals in the ocean are 25 times as big as those on land

【3】The underlined word "bonanzas" in the last paragraph probably refers to _________.

A．buffets and deserts

B．shrimps and small fish

C．glaciers and currents

D．nutrients and waters

【4】What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To emphasize the importance of big size for the whale.

B．To introduce how whales evolve to survive in the ocean.

C．To explain what influences the sizes of oceanic mammals.

D．To appeal for more scientific studies on oceanic mammals.

23、

【1】A young man failing in his business may find encouragement in____.

A.Saving Nia

B.Mad Druggist

C.Road lo Freedom

D.A Woman Endures

【2】From the passage we can know that   .

A.Eleanor may find her love in a tea plantation

B.Edward enjoys his life in a third world country

C.Nia may inspire another child with her passion

D.Louie becomes unsuccessful in the final round

24、 Sometimes，you just can’t help it．Maybe you’re watching a sad movie，or thinking about the friend who moved away．Next thing you know，your eyes are watering，and you have tears running down your cheeks．Why do people cry when they are emotional? What are tears? Scientists are working hard to find the answers to these questions．

Ad Vingerhoets is a professor of psychology at Tilburg University，in the Netherlands．He is one of the few scientists in the world who have studied crying．According to Vingerhoets，there are three types of tears．Basal tears are the first type．They lubricate(润滑)the eyes and act as a protective barrier between the eye and the rest of the World．Next are reflex tears．They wash your eyes clean when something gets in them．Finally，there are emotional tears. “These are released in response to emotional states，”explains Vingerhoets．“Especially when we feel helpless．”

Scientists believe that crying has something to do with how humans developed and learned to depend on each other．“Humans are very complex social creatures，”says Lauren Bylsma，a professor at the University of Pittsburgh，in Pennsylvania．“It seems that tears serve to arouse help and support from others，’’She says．“Another reason we weep is that humans have the longest developmental period of almost any animal．It takes a long time to grow up．”

Vingerhoets agrees．“I think that the reason why humans shed tears(流眼泪)has something to do with our childhood，”he says．“That’s the time when we are stir dependent on adults for love and protection and care．The major advantage of emotional tears is that you can target them at a specific person．”Vingerhoets says this ability to target someone could have come in hand in prehistoric times，when humans were living among dangerous animals．Crying could attract predators(捕食者)．Tears were a safer way to get attention．In this case，it is better to use a silent signal to ask for help，”he says．

Vingerhoets and Bylsma do frequent studies to better understand why humans cry．According to Byhma，there is still much more to discover．“It’s surprising，”she says，“how much we still don’t know．”

【1】Which of the following is reflex tears?

A．Tears when eyes are dry．

B．Tears moved by a story．

C．Tears released when crying．

D．Tears when dirt gets into eyes．

【2】What’s the function of tears according to Bylsma?

A．It helps human develop longer．

B．It helps humans attract predators.

C．It helps arouse attention．

D．It helps people to be independent．

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A．Emotional tears are better than reflex tears．

B．Basal tears are a type of protective barrier．

C．Tears helped frighten predators away．

D．It’s easy to understand why humans cry．

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

A．Why people shed tears．   B．When people shed tears．

C．How people shed tears．   D．Where people shed tears．

25、   Last week I met a homeless man over the phone when I was calling Father Benno’s, a soup kitchen（贫民救济处）. I invited him to have lunch with me at the Soup Plantation  _______ he could eat as much as he wanted to fill his stomach, I felt ________ inside made me invite him to lunch. Since he did not have a ________, I offered to pick him up.

We had a ________ four-hour lunch. I learned a lot about his ________ but more importantly, I left lunch feeling ________ for a roof over my head, warm shower, comfortable bed, and food on the table-all of which we may not ________ twice about. He, too, ________ the connection, his lunch, and a rest from spending his afternoon on the streets.

I learned long ago that one person alone cannot ________ the homeless epidemic（泛滥）in California or the U.S. ________, each person can make an effort to ________ the homeless in their own way. Did you know that 40% of the U.S. population get salary that barely cover the ________ living expenses. Should a ________ emergency or burden occur, any one of those 40% can end up ________ on the streets.

For this holiday season, perhaps you may want to ________ something new to help the homeless. Buy a meal for the person asking for money instead of giving him spare ________. If you can make the time and find courage, invite them to ________ a meal with you. Jesse Jackson once said, “Never look down ________ anybody unless you are helping them up,” and Rumi ________ us, “When we practice loving ________ and sympathy, we are the first one to profit.”

【1】A.as though B.so that C.unless D.although

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

【3】A.table B.bed C.roof D.car

【4】A.wonderful B.terrible C.regular D.free

【5】A.talents B.products C.emotions D.struggles

【6】A.convenient B.grateful C.responsible D.thirsty

【7】A.think B.talk C.argue D.worry

【8】A.saw B.established C.enjoyed D.regretted

【9】A.solve B.cause C.consider D.tolerate

【10】A.Besides B.However C.Otherwise D.Therefore

【11】A.understand B.release C.avoid D.help

【12】A.vast B.high C.basic D.extra

【13】A.financial B.natural C.national D.medical

【14】A.fearless B.careless C.homeless D.useless

【15】A.buy B.try C.refuse D.notice

【16】A.meal B.room C.time D.change

【17】A.cook B.share C.treat D.provide

【18】A.on B.at C.for D.with

【19】A.persuades B.requests C.reminds D.warns

【20】A.appreciation B.honesty C.approval D.kindness

26、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你班的交换生Jim对诗词文化,人文地理，民族风情，悠久历史等感兴趣，准备下学期选修一门相关课程，向你征询建议。请给Jim写一封邮件，内容包括：

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