唐山2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、— The problem is very difficult. I'm afraid you can't work it out now.

—   I fail this time, I will try it again.

A. Even if   B. Since

C. As if   D. Though

2、He doesn’t have enough money for food, ________ amusements.

A．let alone

B．leave alone

C．not speaking

D．leave off

3、—I worked on your car the whole night. How is it running?

— It is running great! _____________. You were such a big help!

A．It’s a pity

B．I couldn’t agree more

C．Forget it

D．I can hardly thank you enough

4、Our supplies _____, so we must get enough of them before none is left.

A. have run out   B. have been run out

C. are running out of   D. are being used up

5、-I feel caught between experience and jobs after graduation.

-It’s really_________—without experience you can’t get a job and without a job you can’t get experience.

A. a catch-22   B. a Herculean task

C. a sacred cow   D. a Mickey Mouse course

6、—He didn’t show up during the exam.

—_________. He knew how important the exam was!

A. Forget it.    B. Never mind.

C. Take your time.  D. I don’t get it.

7、Compared with cats, dogs are even more 　　　　to, and more easily interrupted by, smell and vibration.

A. abnormal   B. addicted

C. available   D. sensitive

8、Many artifacts ________ for the first time in the National Museum at present.

A. were exhibited   B. were being exhibited

C. are being exhibited   D. are exhibited

9、Only with everyone doing his part ________ be able to make our earth a cleaner planet.

A.we can B.can we C.we will D.will we

10、We just wonder ________ bargaining enjoys a real love and great appreciation among many people.

A. why is it that   B. what is it that

C. what it is that   D. why it is that

11、Judging from what he said, he must have witnessed the incident last week, ______?

A.hasn't he B.didn't he C.mustn't he D.wasn't he

12、 I like the music _____ he danced yesterday, which was composed by a famous musician.

A. with which   B. against which

C. to which       D. to that

13、Even Big Ben failed to __________ correctly when its chiming mechanism (敲钟装置) failed.

A.recognize B.strike C.attack D.beat

14、The money ________ by these organisations will be used to build houses, schools and hospitals.

A．donating

B．to donate

C．donated

D．having donated

15、 The real reason why prices ____ , and still are, too high is complex, and no short discussion can satisfactorily explain this problem.

A．were

B．will be

C．have been

D．had been

16、Finally Mike acknowledged ________ a mistake.

A．made

B．having made

C．to make

D．make

17、______ a man sets a goal, he should stick to it ________ he eventually accomplishes it.

A．Once, until

B．When, then

C．Though, till

D．Before, when

18、You’d better check________ the driver has a driving permit and make sure________ the taxi has a business permit.

A.that; that B.if; if C.whether; if D.that; whether

19、As is known to all, the tiger is in _____danger of becoming ______.

A．不填；extinct

B．a ; extinction

C．不填; extincted

D．the; extinct

20、The police think the investigation can ________ the fact that the woman is not guilty of the terrible crime.

A．clarify

B．wander

C．overcome

D．invest

21、If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about reading rate:

● Knowing why you are reading or what you are reading to find out will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.

● Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important ideas.

● Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news letters from friends, pieces of news from local, or home-town, papers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.

● In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.

【1】The underlined word "rate" in the first sentence means _______.

A. fast B. slow C. speed  D. skill

【2】 Which should be read slowly according to the passage?

A. Stories for enjoyment

B. Arithmetic problems

C. Letters from friends

D. News from hometown newspapers

【3】 How fast should we read?

A. The faster, the better.

B. The more slowly, the better.

C. Neither too fast nor too slow.

D. It depends on what we are reading.

【4】According to the passage which of the following is NOT true?

A. Read slowly when you are reading something important to you.

B. Read fast when you are reading something unimportant to you.

C. Read the materials that you are interested in slowly.

D. Read the materials that you are interested in fast.

22、Riding Club:

You can start horse riding at any age. Choose private or group lessons on any weekday between 9 am and 8:30 pm (3:30 pm on Saturdays). There are 10 kilometres of tracks and paths for leisurely rides across farmland and open country. You will need a riding hat.

Opening Hours: Monday through Friday: 9:00 am—8:30 pm

Phone: (412)396-6754

Fax: (412)396-6752

Sailing Club:

Our Young Sailors’ Course leads to the stage 1 sailing qualification. You’ll learn how to sail safely and the course also covers the sailing theory and first aid. Have fun with other course members afterwards in the clubroom. There are 10 weekly two-hour lessons (Tuesdays 6 pm—8 pm).

Opening Hours: Tuesdays: 6:00 pm—8:00 pm

Phone: (412)396-6644

Fax: (412)396-6644

Diving Centre:

Our experienced instructors offer one-month courses in deep-sea diving for beginners. There are two evening lessons a week, in which you learn to breathe underwater and use the equipment safely. You only need a swimming costume and a towel. Reduced rates for couples.

Opening Hours: Monday and Friday: 6:30 pm—8:30 pm

Phone: (412)396-6312

Fax: (412)396-6706

Medical Center:

The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care to students and staff of the university. The center is well equipped and the staff here are trained to deal with a broad range of medical problems. Both female and male doctors as well as nursing staff are available for consultation. Also, all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than other drugstores.

Opening Hours: 24 hours from Monday to Sunday

Phone: (412)396-6649

Fax: (412)396-6648

Watersports Club:

We use a two-kilometre length of river for speedboat racing, and water-skiing. A beginner’s course consists of ten 20-minute lessons. You will learn to handle boats safely and confidently, but must be able to swim. The club is in a convenient central position and is open daily from 9 am to 4 pm, with lessons all through the day.

Opening Hours: Monday through Friday: 9:00 am—4:00 pm

Phone: (412)396-6899

Fax: (412)396-6890

【1】If you want to swim and enjoy activities which are fast and a bit dangerous, you should join .

A．the Watersports Club

B．the Diving Centre

C．the Sailing Club

D．the Riding Club

【2】If you want to experience a new activity in the countryside in the mornings, you may fax .

A．(412)396—6648

B．(412)396—6706

C．(412)396—6752

D．(412)396—6890

【3】If you are planning to explore the ocean depth, you should attend your lessons .

A．24 hours from Monday to Sunday

B．Monday through Friday: 9:00 am—8:30 pm

C．at Tuesdays: 6:00 pm—8:00 pm

D．at Monday and Friday: 6:30 pm—8:30 pm

【4】Which is NOT the convenience that the Medical Center provides?

A．Good equipment.

B．Well trained staff members.

C．Various expensive medicines.

D．Nursing service.

23、Seeds on Ice

Close to the North Pole，remote and rocky Plateau Mountain in the Norwegian archipelago of

Svalbard seems an unlikely spot for any global effort to safeguard agriculture. In this cold and deserted environment，no grains，no gardens，no trees can grow. Yet at the end of a 130-meter-long tunnel cut out of solid stone is a room filled with humanity’s most precious treasure, the largest and most diverse seed collection—more than a half-billion seeds.

A quiet rescue mission is under way. With growing evidence that unchecked climate change-will seriously affect food production and threaten the diversity （多样性） of crops around the world，the Svalbard Global Seed Vault （地窖） represents a major step towards ensuring the preservation （贮藏） of hundreds of thousands of crop varieties. This is a seed collection, but more importantly, it is a collection of the traits found within the seeds：the genes that give one variety resistance to a particular pest and another variety tolerance for hot，dry weather.

Few people will ever see or come into contact with the contents of this vault. In sealed boxes，behind multiple locked doors，monitored by electronic security systems, enveloped in below—zero temperatures, and surrounded by tons of rock, hundreds of millions of seeds are protected in their mountain fortress. Frozen in such conditions inside the mountain, seeds of most major crops will remain viable for hundreds of years, or longer. Seeds of some are capable of retaining （保留） their ability to grow for thousands of years.

Everyone can look back now and say that the Seed Vault was a good and obvious idea, and that of course the Norwegian government should have approved and funded it. But back in 2004, when the Seed Vault was proposed, it was viewed as a crazy，impractical, and expensive idea.

We knew that nothing would provide a definite guarantee. But we were tired，fed up，and frankly scared of the steady, greater losses of crop diversity. The Seed Vault was built by optimists who wanted to do something to preserve options so that humanity and its crops might be better prepared for change. If it simply resupplied seed gene banks with samples those gene banks had lost, this would repay our efforts.

The Seed Vault is about hope and commitrnent - about what can be done if countries come together and work cooperatively to accomplish something significant，long-lasting，and worthy of who we are and wish to be.

【1】According to the passage, the Seed Vault is ___________.

A．a tunnel where the collected seeds are displayed

B．a stone room that contains the seeds of endangered crops

C．a seed gene bank that stores diverse seeds for future agriculture

D．a lab where researchers study how to maintain the diversity of crops

【2】The underlined word“viable”in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A．mature

B．clean

C．alive

D．valuable

【3】Paragraph 3 mainly tells us __________.

A．how the seeds are preserved

B．where people keep the seeds

C．why the seeds are protected

D．what people do to study the seeds

【4】We can know from the passage that _________.

A．the Seed Vault offers a solution to climate change

B．most countries took part in rescuing the seed varieties

C．the Seed Vault guarantees to prevent the loss of crop diversity

D．many people originally considered building the Seed Vault unwise

24、   Latin and the works of Sophocles (索福克勒斯,诗人) are no longer the preserve of private schools thanks to a project that links professors with underprivileged teenagers.

The new project between King’s College London (KCL) and Newham Sixth Form College in east London offering lessons in Classics to bright senior-three students is now in its second year.

Students from disadvantaged backgrounds with high academic potential can attend the classes, which are designed to inspire and engage them in challenging topics that are often the preserve of private schools.

Lecturers cover subjects including ancient literature, religion, theology, Persian history and philosophy. Some teenagers from neighbouring state schools also attend. The students act out Greek plays such as Antigone by Sophocles and are encouraged to consider Classics as a degree.

Edith Hall, a Classics lecturer at KCL, said: “We wanted to enable the students from Newham to understand the richness and relevance of the classical world. They have a unique opportunity to engage with world-class lecturers,”

Juned Malek,19,who is in his first year at KCL, was introduced to literature, theology, history and philosophy by the classical outreach program when he was at Newham. He now helps to run it. He said the program was “essential in making the myths that surround studying Classics disappear, namely that it is an elitist (精英) subject or that it has limited career opportunities”.

The analytical skills that the degree develops are in high demand by employers, particularly investment banks and law firms.

He said all schools should teach Classics to give a “basic introduction of historical principles passed down through millennia”, adding: “A limited classical education leaves you stuck in the constant present, lacking the ability to use the past as a frame of reference when making decisions.”

【1】Why do the professors start the project?

A.To control the study time.

B.To help the underprivileged students.

C.To help the talented students from KCL.

D.To inspire and engage all students in challenging topics.

【2】According to the text, who may attend the classes?

A.A naughty student with no talent in study.

B.A bright student with a talent for music.

C.A clever student with disadvantaged background.

D.A talented student with private school learning background.

【3】According to the text, which is one of the benefits of studying Classics?

A.Being admitted to the private school.

B.Having limited career choices.

C.Observing the life of the elitists.

D.Having reference when making decisions.

【4】Which section in a magazine is this text most likely from?

A.Education. B.Technology.

C.Business. D.Science.

25、   Martin Folsom was well-known in his school this summer. However, he had a ______ start in life. Living on and off the streets for much of his youth, Martin experienced years of ______ . Yet,he didn’t stop his footsteps. This summer, Martin ______ high school in Florida with a high score, which made him ______ stand out of his class and enabled him to make a(n) ______ at the graduation ceremony.

Martin and his mother had nowhere to live after his father deserted them. As a result, they had to ______ a lot. More than two years, they lived in a number of ______ across five different states. But throughout these ______ years, Martin remained determined and never _____ his goals. He never missed school and was the highest-ranking student in 2020.

Martin also experienced life in and out of the classroom. He was the president of several programs and ______ the class monitor in the last four years. “He’s such a special guy and ______ leader, Principal Cathy Bures told the reporter.” He has a big heart for his classmates, ______ them that they’re a promising generation.” ______ Martin’s efforts and excellence, he has been admitted to Valdosta State University in Georgia with a full scholarship.

Martin’s ______ to students is to make goals early and work hard towards them. He said. “You never know whether you’ll make it, or what you can end up achieving. But you need to ______ big. And once you succeed, you will feel really fantastic.”

【1】A.slow B.fresh C.sound D.tough

【2】A.hopelessness B.homelessness C.fearlessness D.pricelessness

【3】A.finished B.admired C.attended D.remembered

【4】A.frequently B.barely C.impressively D.hardly

【5】A.apology B.agreement C.announcement D.speech

【6】A.move B.work C.exercise D.rest

【7】A.apartments B.shelters C.offices D.schools

【8】A.available B.comfortable C.miserable D.incredible

【9】A.thought about B.complained about C.look the place of D.gave up

【10】A.served as B.cooperated with C.turned to D.believed in

【11】A.smart B.traditional C.responsible D.stubborn

【12】A.assuming B.encouraging C.expecting D.requesting

【13】A.As a result of B.Except for C.In return for D.In terms of

【14】A.attitude B.gratitude C.devotion D.advice

【15】A.talk B.smile C.dream D.grow

26、假设你是李华，你校英文报正在举办以“我说电影”为主题的征文活动，请你针对自己喜欢的电影写一篇影评并投稿。内容包括：

1.电影的简单介绍；

2.你的评价。

注意：1.词数100词左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。