新星2025届高三毕业班第二次质量检测英语试题

1、I’m sorry, but I didn’t mean to keep you waiting here for a long time. Can you______ me?

A. forgive   B. satisfy C. apologize D. Gain

2、"Hug 2020"will invite fashion designers and photographers to take photos of ordinary people. Around 50 photos________ and exhibited to tell impressive stories of the year.

A．has selected

B．will select

C．will be selected

D．has been selected

3、He is a wonderful ________ of mine and we can talk for hours on end.

A．component

B．committee

C．community

D．companion

4、The fact ____ ancient Greek civilization had a great influence on Western culture is known to many people.

A. whether B. that

C. if   D. how

5、The manager was satisfied to see many new products ________ after great effort.

A．having developed

B．to develop

C．developed

D．develop

6、She didn’t feel like ____, so he suggested___ the day in the garden.

A. working; spending   B. to work; to spend

C. working; to spend   D. to work; spending

7、Taking a hot shower after a long day will help your muscles, calm your nerves and reduce stress.

A．loosen up

B．fend for

C．put up

D．stress out

8、The other day, my brother drove his car down the street at _____ I thought was a dangerous speed.

A. as   B. which

C. what   D. that

9、________ ensures only the fittest survive to pass their genes on to the next generation.

A．Virtual reality

B．Wearable tech

C．Field research

D．Natural selection

10、__________ to our small flat, Bill’s house seemed like a palace.

A. Compare  B. Compared

C. To compare  D. Having been compared

11、The flames ___________ dancing shadows on the walls.

A. committed   B. squeezed

C. cast   D. underwent

12、I guess we’ve already talked about this before but I’ll ask you again just________.

A.by nature B.in return

C.in case D.by chance

13、New York, ________ I visited last year, is a nice old city.

A．that

B．which

C．when

D．in which

14、We have been our neighbours for all these years, living harmoniously.

A.in contrast with B.on good terms with

C.in competition with D.at war with

15、Food stupplies in the flood-stricken area______.We must act immediately before there’s left.

A.have run out B.are running out

C.have been run out  D.are being run out

16、I am more than delighted ________ from you.

A．to hearing

B．hearing

C．hear

D．to hear

17、I had no idea when World War Ⅱ________，so I turned to my teacher for help.

A．broke down   B．broke out   C．broke in   D．broke away

18、One finds it hard to fit in with a new culture _______ he has been accustomed to his own culture.

A．the moment

B．which

C．lest

D．as

19、 To ______ Jane on having passed the examination, we held a party to ______ it.

A．celebrate; congratulate

B．congratulate ; celebrate

C．celebrate; celebrate

D．congratulate; congratulate

20、______ dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive.

A．Although

B．Whatever

C．As

D．However

21、The battle for women’s right to vote

One hundred years ago, British women were given the vote for the first time. How did it come about?

The first appeals for women’s right to vote in Britain date from the early 19th century. In 1818, in his Plan of Parliamentary Reform, Jeremy Bentham insisted that women should be given the vote. Women at the time had no political rights at all– they were deemed to be represented by their husbands or fathers. The old arguments prevailed. Women, it was said, were mentally less able than men; their “natural sphere” was in the home; they were unable to fight for their country, and thus undeserving of full rights; moreover, they simply didn’t want the vote. This was at least partly true. “I have never felt the want of a vote,” declared Florence Nightingale in 1867, while Queen Victoria condemned the “mad, wicked folly of women’s rights”. Even George Eliot was reluctant to back the cause.

It wasn’t until the second half of the 19th century that the first campaigning women’s groups were formed. Initially they focused on the lack of education, employment opportunities and legal rights for women (married women, at the time, had no independent legal standing); but the question of the vote gradually became central to their demands – both symbolically, as a recognition of women’s rights, and practically, as a means of improving women’s lives.

However, the women’s campaigning was still a subject of debate. While most historians agree that the campaigns were initially very effective in mobilizing women and highlighting injustices, a series of mass processions followed; more than 250,000 women protested in Hyde Park in 1908. Many were arrested and ill-treated; prisoners who went on hunger strike were brutally force-fed. Over time they became steadily more militant – smashing shop windows, setting fire to letter boxes, libraries and even homes. The PM, Herbert Asquith, an opponent of women’s votes, was attacked with a dog whip. Such use of violence was thought, certainly at the time, to have been unfavorable.

With the sacrifices of the First World War strengthening support for widening the right to vote generally, women suspended campaigning. More than a million women were newly employed outside the home --in munitions (军需品) factories, engineering works. Crucially, Asquith was replaced as PM by David Lloyd George, a supporter of votes for women. The Representation of the People Act 1918 was introduced by the coalition government and passed by a majority of 385 to 55, gaining the Royal Assent on 6 February 1918. Women over 30, who were householders or married to one, or university graduates, were given the vote.

【1】Which of the following is NOT the reason why women were not qualified to vote?

A.Women were supposed to do housework and serve their husbands.

B.Women were too weak to fight against enemies.

C.Women had already enjoyed many political rights.

D.Women were not as intelligent as men.

【2】According to the passage, why did women’s campaigning arouse debate?

A.Because it failed to mobilize women and emphasize injustices.

B.Because women were put in prison and abused during the protest.

C.Because most women didn’t want the vote.

D.Because all the emotional behaviors were regarded as improper.

【3】The word “militant” (in Line 5, Para.4) probably refers to _______.

A.imposing. B.extreme. C.negative. D.obedient.

【4】What can be inferred from the passage?

A.Women stopped protesting for their vote because they were offered more job opportunities.

B.The PM, Herbert Asquith, an opponent of women’s votes, committed suicide.

C.The first campaigning women groups were formed originally for the sake of legal rights.

D.All women can enjoy their right to vote since the introduction of People Act.

22、This Teaching Assistant Level 3 course is designed for people who either are, or wish to become a teaching assistant. Teaching assistants carry out their tasks under the direction of the class teacher. This is a fully supported home study course, and the help is available whenever you need it—either online or over the phone. There is a huge demand for teaching assistants around the country but also many thousands of applicants for these positions. Having this Teaching Assistant Level 3 qualification will help you have an obvious advantage over other applicants. Our Level 3 Teaching Assistant course is similar to the NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) Level 3 because it is an equivalent (同等的) level of learning.

The teaching assistant is able to contribute in four main areas:

Supporting the teacher

Supporting the pupil

Supporting the school

Supporting the curriculum

The salary a teaching assistant is expected to earn a year:

London fringe (外围):￡16,856 - ￡26,052

Outer London: ￡18,789 - ￡27,992

Inner London: ￡19,893 - ￡29,088

Rest of England and Wales: ￡15,817 - ￡25,016

The fee and the time of enrolment (入学)

Enroll for only a ￡35 deposit. Teaching Assistant Level 3 is only ￡345. To help you on your way towards achieving your qualification, we are offering all of our potential students a ￡115 reduction in their enrolment fees for June. The normal fee for this course is ￡460 but for this month it has been reduced to only ￡345. There has never been a better time to start learning and take that first step towards a brighter future!

100% money back guarantee, if you are not satisfied. That’s why we’ll happily give you your money back on any course returned within 7 days. It’s easy for you to enroll now by telephone 01223 923 913. You can get free friendly help and advice from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, on Monday to Friday. Call 01223 923 915.

【1】How can people study this Teaching Assistant Level 3 course?

A. Go to the night school.

B. Go to the full-time school.

C. Study at home at any time.

D. Study at weekends or vacations.

【2】What’s the teaching assistant’s task?

A. Listening to the teacher’s lecture all the time.

B. Only helping teachers prepare their lessons.

C. Helping promote effective learning and teaching.

D. Often giving lessons in place of the formal teacher.

【3】 If a teacher assistant earns ￡28,000 a year , he probably works in ______.

A. downtown Wales B. the fringe of London

C. outer London D. downtown London

【4】How much should you pay in June if you have paid the deposit?

A. ￡310 B. ￡35 C. ￡345   D. ￡460

23、   Since the age of three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. “The only thing I loved was dance,” she said. In 2010, however, a car accident left her paralyzed from the waist down. For Hill, it was not the end of a dancing career but the beginning.

Hill danced in her wheelchair right alongside her nondisabled high school dance team. It definitely took a lot of learning and patience to dance in a wheelchair.

After graduation, Hill met people online who had suffered various injuries but shared her determination, and she invited them to dance with her. It was an amazing experience for her.

In 2014 Los Angeles, she formed a team of dancers with disabilities she called the Rollettes. “I want to break down the stereotype of wheelchair users and show that dance is dance, whether you’re walking or you’re rolling,” she said. Dancing on wheels, the Rollettes discovered, can be just as fast-paced, artful, and fulfilling as the foot-based variety.

Hill has attained what many people never will: her childhood dream. But the Rollettes have helped her find something else just as fulfilling. Every year she holds a dance camp for wheelchair users of all ages and abilities. She calls it the Rollettes Experience, and in 2019, 173 participants from ten countries attended.

For many, it was the first time they’d felt they belonged. Steph Aiello said that working with Hill challenged her to be more independent. Edna Serrano said being part of the Rollettes team gave her the courage to get behind the wheel of a car because she had more confidence.

The dancers aren’t the only ones feeling inspired. One woman saw the team competing and commented, “You guys are so awesome! I’m in tears when you rock! To be in a wheelchair can still be so beautiful!”

【1】What do we know about Chelsie Hill from the first two paragraphs?

A.She got seriously injured in a dancing match.

B.She stopped dancing right after a car accident.

C.She dreamed of being a dancer at a young age.

D.She danced in a disabled team in high school.

【2】What does the underlined word “stereotype” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A.Conservative views. B.Improper behaviors.

C.Incurable disabilities. D.Physical weaknesses.

【3】What do we know about the Rollettes Experience?

A.Audience spoke ill of the competition. B.Participants benefited greatly from it.

C.It is aimed to select the best dancers. D.It made Hill’s childhood dream fulfilled.

【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.Chelsie Hill, An Artful Dancer B.Disability, Good for Dancing

C.Help others; Help Yourself D.Attaining Dancing Dream In Wheelchair

24、Vitamins are meant to improve people’s immune system, and with the spread of SARS many Chinese are taking vitamins A, C and E every day.

But some US researchers say that vitamin supplements can’t correct a poor diet, and that multivitamins have not been shown to prevent any diseases. It is also easy for high doses of certain vitamins and minerals to actually increase the risk of disease.

Experts say that they are no longer concerned about vitamins deficiencies. Those are almost unheard of today, even with the population eating fewer fruits and vegetables. Instead, the concern is with the dangers of vitamin excess (过量).

Dr. Benjamin Caballero, a member of the Food and Nutrition Board at the US National Academy of Sciences, said that for some supplements, including vitamin A, the difference between the normal dose from a healthy diet and the recommended dose that could lead to disease like osteoporosis (bone disease) was not large. Popular multivitamins, he added, often contain what could be risky dose.

Similar questions are being raised about other vitamins and minerals, particularly iron and vitamins E and C.

Researchers say the questions involve multivitamins taken by healthy people, not specific vitamins or minerals taken by groups with special needs.

Some elderly people, for example, may lack B12 because they lose their ability to absorb it from foods.

People who spend little time outdoors may require vitamin D, which the skin makes when it is exposed to sunlight. Even when older people are in the sun, aging skin loses much of its ability to create the vitamins.

“If you eat junk food every day, vitamins are the least of your problems.” said Dr Caballero. “You can’t replace a healthy diet. People are looking for the magic bullet which doesn’t exist.”

【1】From the second paragraph, we can find that _________.

A．parents should prevent their children from taking vitamins

B．doctors shouldn’t use any vitamins on their patients

C．vitamins only increase the risk of disease

D．vitamins should be taken with care

【2】What do experts mean in the third paragraph?

A．People usually have unhealthy diet.

B．People usually lead a hard life.

C．People seldom lack vitamins.

D．People seldom suffer from disease.

【3】Vitamin A, as Dr. Benjamin Caballero described in the fourth paragraph, _________.

A．is dangerous for people to take

B．is very useful to bone disease

C．should be taken carefully

D．should be taken by a large amount

【4】The writer of this passage seems to suggest that we should _________.

A．have junk food every day

B．have a healthy diet every day

C．try to find the magic vitamins

D．take some vitamins every day

25、   In the corner of my desk is a note, slowly yellowing with time. It is a _______ from my mother, containing only four sentences, but with enough impact to _______ my life forever.

In it, she praises my abilities as a writer. Each sentence is full of _______. The word “but” never appears on the card; _______, the word “and” is there many times. Every time I read it, I am _______ to ask myself how many times I've “butted” my own daughters.

Although my eldest daughter usually _______ A's on her report card, teachers would always complain that she _______ too much in class. Then I would greet her with, “Congratulations! Your dad and I are very _______, but could you try to talk less in class?”

The same was _______ of my younger daughter. She ________ the floor of her room as a closet, which has often caused me to say, “Yes, that project is great, but ________ your room！”

I've noticed that other ________ do the same thing, such as “The hockey team won, but Mike should have made that last goal.” “Amy is the homecoming(校友返校活动) queen, but now she wants $200 to buy a new dress and shoes.” But, but, but.

What I ________ from my mother is to start thinking “and, and, and” instead.________, “The hockey team won, and Mike did his best in the whole game.” “Amy is the homecoming queen, and she's going to look perfect!”

The ________ is that “but” feels bad, “and” feels good. When our children feel ________ about what they are doing, they do more of it.

This is not to say that children don't need or won't respond to their parents' ________ . They do and they will. When those expectations are ________ , amazing things happen.

It's not ________ just to say we love our children. We' re also going to start guiding and taking part in what is right with our children.

“No more buts!” is a call for ________. It's an opportunity to put our attention on what is promising about our children. And if I ever forget, I have my mother's note to remind me.

【1】A.book B.card C.diary D.letter

【2】A.enrich B.prepare C.change D.ruin

【3】A.love B.doubt C.interest D.humor

【4】A.besides B.finally C.anyway D.however

【5】A.reminded B.forced C.attracted D.requested

【6】A.awarded B.took C.got D.caught

【7】A.forgot B.talked C.remembered D.understood

【8】A.proud B.upset C.hopeful D.surprised

【9】A.tired B.certain C.true D.short

【10】A.adapts B.treats C.presents D.sweeps

【11】A.look into B.clean up C.put up with D.make use of

【12】A.students B.children C.teachers D.parents

【13】A.heard B.collected C.learned D.differed

【14】A.After all B.For example C.In short D.In turn

【15】A.fact B.purpose C.chance D.challenge

【16】A.bad B.good C.confused D.curious

【17】A.decisions B.questions C.instructions D.expectations

【18】A.amusing B.low C.positive D.high

【19】A.enough B.necessary C.normal D.difficult

【20】A.help B.joy C.success D.respect

26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

I peered over my grandma’s shoulder as she sewed pieces of cloth together. The two pieces became one faster than I’d imagined. The colors, however, looked ugly when put together and none of the patterns matched. All the patches (补丁) on this blanket seemed to disagree.

“Grandma， that’s the ugliest quilt (棉被) I’ve ever seen.”

“Oh, sweetie, it’s warm and beautiful,” said Grandma, pointing to a pile of crazy patterned shirts and suits. “I can take these old clothes that Grandpa and I will never wear again and turn them into something useful and good. It’s not the quilts appearance but the love that sews it together that makes it beautiful. This quilt will keep you warm on a cold night like tonight. And I know that for a fact.” Grandma put her hand on my shoulder, “Not everyone is as lucky as we are. Here, put on your coat. We’ll get a second opinion about how ugly my quilts are.”

Grandma folded a finished quilt and tucked it into a shopping bag. Afterwards, we got in the car and drove downtown. The white snow turned grayer as we got to the city. Eventually, Grandma pulled up at a dark alley (胡同) and we got out of the car. The terrible smell of rotting garbage made me feel sick and pinch my nose shut. Grandma took my hand and led me to the street lamp. I could see the snow shimmering (发出微光) in the light.

Grandma paused. “There’s usually somebody down this alley. It’s quiet and out of the wind--a good place to stay on cold nights. A nice warm quilt might make it even better.”

The dark engulfed (吞没) Grandma and I as we stepped deep into the alley. The pavement was cracked and missing in spots. Chicken bones and stained boxes littered their way. And Grandma’s shoes made a loud sound with each step. Feeling frightened, I squeezed Grandma’s hand. Grandma squeezed my hand back. “Its OK.” she smiled.

“Who’s there?” shouted a voice out of the darkness.

Paragraph 1:

“I have a nice warm quilt, if you want it,” said Grandma.

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Paragraph 2:

Back home, I found a worn-out quilt by accident in a cupboard.

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