益阳2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

1、Try to buy less______unnecessary shopping could become another source of pressure to the environment.

A.though B.unless C.because D.before

2、Their team _____first prize in the 4×100 relay race, but the last runner fell down half way.

A.could get B.must have got

C.must get D.could have got

3、— Why didn’t you try to finish the composition?

— I tried to, but ________ I could, the bell ran announcing the end of the examination.

A.until B.when

C.after D.before

4、Only after talking to two students that having strong motivation is one of the biggest factors in reaching goals.

A. I did discover B. did I discover

C. I discovered D. discovered

5、—What if he failed in the next monthly examination again?

—I don’t know. ________ heart and be reduced ________ the class?

A. Will he lose; not to attending

B. Did he lose; to not attending

C. Had he lost; not to attending

D. Would he lose; to not attending

6、I needn’t have been in that hurry. The flight to Chongqing ______ due to the foggy weather.

A. has cancelled B. was cancelled

C. will be cancelling  D. had cancelled

7、If she ________ generous as she makes out, she would have donated more money in the catastrophe.

A. had been B. were

C. would be D. was

8、It was playing video games that took the boy too much time that

he   have spent learning．

A. could   B. must

C. might   D. ought to

9、If Tom ______ one more votes, he could be the monitor of our class now.

A.received B.had received

C.should receive D.would receive

10、In 2016, I wrote a book, After 9/11，about my experiences and _______of over a dozen of my former classmates.

A.that B.those C.the one D.ones

11、Some irresponsible websites allowed restaurants to post false pictures ________ could mislead customers.

A. who B. that C. when D. where

12、When reading a novel, be sure to consider the political and cultural context ________ the novel is created.

A.why B.that C.which D.where

13、The fact that he didn’t speak a foreign language put him at a(an) ________ disadvantage.

A．remote

B．distinct

C．identical

D．greedy

14、—How marvelous our life is with so many digital devices！

—Yes. I bet our life________the same without them.

A.isn't B.can't be C.won't be D.wouldn't be

15、Only when ________hard________realize your dream of going to a key university.

A．do you study; you can

B．you study; you can

C．do you study; can you

D．you study; can you

16、So far this year we ______ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.

A.saw B.see C.had seen D.have seen

17、---We'd better go downstairs  right  now  for  lunch.

--- _______________ They serve food 24 hours a day.

A. Hurry up!   B. Take your time.

C. No way!   D. It doesn’t matter.

18、 --- Mum, have you seen my mobile phone?

---______ you bought last week? I’m afraid I haven’t seen it.

A．That   B．It

C．The one D．One

19、Kate lost all his three games to AlphaGo, world's top human player _____.

A.although is he B.so he is C.as he is D.as is he

20、All the photographs in this book, __________ stated otherwise, date from the 1950s.

A.if B.when C.which D.unless

21、   Wildfires were rapidly spreading through northern and southern California as powerful winds swept through the state, burning homes and forcing more than 200,000 people to leave their homes. Thousands of structures were destroyed in the massive fires. Firefighters and volunteers worked around the clock, risking their lives to save others, although thick clouds of wildfire smoke hung in the air.

But it's not just humans in danger’s path. A video of a horse running away from the rescue team to find his family of horses from CBS Los Angeles went viral. The public was touched by the horse's heroic act and shared their thoughts on the Internet.

Volunteers were rescuing several horses from the wildfire when one of the horses jumped away from the group. They were trying to help the horse, but he refused. They probably had no idea what was wrong with the horse, who just started running away from them. The horse raced back into danger to lead his family to safety, despite rescuers' best efforts to stop him. He knew he couldn't leave them behind. As the tension increased, several human strangers jumped in to help the animals — they went back to the burning barn where some of the horses remained.

You can watch the horse run back into the smoke-filled area, reconnect with the horses inside the fence, and quickly accompany them out of the fenced-off area. Though it's not clear from the video, CBS Los Angeles reported that all but one of the horses involved were saved. Disastrous as the California wildfires have been, the video and countless other rescue stories — humans and animals alike — are shining light on all acts of goodness taking place.

【1】What does the author intend to show by telling the wildfires in detail in Para. 1?

A.What caused the big wildfires. B.How serious the wildfires were.

C.What rescuers did in the wildfires. D.How rapidly the wildfires spread.

【2】What does the underlined phrases 'went viral' mean?

A.Turned bad. B.Got attacked.

C.Became interesting. D.Grew popular.

【3】Which words can best describe the horse?

A.Loyal but stubborn. B.Caring and courageous.

C.Responsible and clever. D.Flexible but aggressive.

【4】What message does the author want to convey?

A.Fighting disasters needs joint efforts. B.Animals are always friends of man.

C.All good deeds deserve to be praised. D.Animals show goodness to each other.

22、Consumerism is a phenomenon which lies in the tendency of production and buying ever-greater amounts of different goods and services. It not only has an impact on the lifestyle of individuals, but also determines technological and financial progress of the whole states.

Firstly, consumerism enables people to improve the quality of their lives. As Llewellyn Harrison Rockwell states in his article “In Defense of Consumerism”, in 1900 the average life length of women was about 48 years, and of men — 46, but today these indexes are 80 and 77 respectively. This has happened due to the influence of many factors, among which are possibilities to get twenty-four-hour hospital-and home-based medical care, buy high-quality goods, medicines, and to use more safe devises in the working processes. Without the consumerism all this would be impossible as economically unprofitable.

Secondly, consumerism is an effective way of motivation. The temptation to buy a new device, better clothes and tastier food encourages people to earn more money. But for this they should work harder, develop their professional skills and widen their outlook. Moreover, a new purchase itself can become a reason for a person to get some new experience.

Thirdly, the economies of almost all developed countries are based on production of new goods and services. You may not realize it, but the more people buy, the more income the state gets, and the more money can be donated to the social spheres, such as health care, education and culture. So the countries possessing more financial resources provide their citizens with better life conditions.

On the other hand, there is an opinion that consumerism is a kind of a harmful circle, which will not make people’s lives better, but will only contribute to an endless competition between all of them. Juliet Bschor, for example, thinks that the rising number of different goods and services available nowadays makes people neither happier nor wealthier. It only makes them work harder in order to earn money for just another nice thing, spending less time with their families and friends, and trying to compensate it with buying new goods. The satisfaction usually does not last long, only till the moment one sees someone else possessing a better or more fashionable thing. But in fact, the issue of social happiness does not depend on services of products that can be bought. It is just a matter of a person’s character.

So consumerism can influence society both positively and negatively depending on many factors. But, in general, it has more advantages, because it serves as a basis for development on individual, social and state levels.

【1】According to the passage, the temptation to buy things can ________.

A．force people to work harder

B．lead people to earn more money

C．provide people with more holidays

D．forbid people to be more professional

【2】What’s the author’s attitude towards consumerism?

A．Favorable.

B．Objective.

C．Negative.

D．Doubtful.

【3】What’s the purpose of the 5th paragraph?

A．To present one opinion.

B．To show changes of people’s lives.

C．To tell what social happiness depends on.

D．To convey a study result about life satisfaction.

【4】What’s the passage mainly about?

A．The qualities of people’s lives.

B．The evaluation of life satisfaction.

C．The influences of consumerism.

D．The tendency of economic development.

23、   On July 1, Shanghai began a garbage-sorting program by law. Under the new regulations, households and companies must classify their wastes into four categories and dump them in appointed places at certain times. Those who won't obey them can lead to fines. Companies and communities that don't obey risk having their credit rating lowered.

The strict practice became the talk of the city's more than 24 million residents, who criticized the program's inflexibility and confusing waste categorization. Gratefully, China's tech companies are here to help.

For instance, China's biggest internet companies responded with new search features that help people identify which wastes are "wet" (used as fertilizer), "dry", "toxic", or "recyclable". Not even the most environmentally conscious person can get all the answers right. Like, which bin does the newspaper you just used to pick up dog waste belong to? Simply open up a mini app on WeChat, Baidu or Alipay and enter the keyword. The tech firms will give you the answer and why.

Alipay, Alibaba's electronics payment platform, claims its garbage-sorting mini app added one million users in just three days. The app has so far classified more than 4,000 types of rubbish. Its database is still growing, and soon it will save people from typing by using image recognition to classify trash when they snap a photo of it. Tmall Genie can already answer the question "What kind of trash is a wet wipe?" and more.

If people are too busy or lazy to hit the collection schedule, well, companies are offering valet trash service at the doorstep. A third-party developer helped Alipay build a recycling mini app and is now collecting garbage from 8,000 apartment complexes (小区)across 11 cities. Till now, two million people have sold recyclable material through its platform.

Some residential complexes in Shanghai began using QR codes to trace the origin of garbage, Xinhua reported. Each household is asked to attach a unique QR code to their trash bags, which will be scanned for sources and classification when they arrive at the waste management station. This way, regulators in the region know exactly which family has produced the trash 一 although the city's current garbage regulations do not require real-name tracking ——and those who correctly categorized receive a small reward.

【1】If a company doesn't dump rubbish in the appointed places, it________

A.will receive a heavy fine. B.will not receive a reward.

C.it may face a lower evaluation. D.it may be demanded to shut down.

【2】What can we learn from the passage?

A.We can use image recognition to sort rubbish on Alipay very easily.

B.Residents in Shanghai are required to carry on rubbish sorting properly.

C.Tmall Genie is trying to develop an app to classify rubbish properly.

D.An environmentally conscious person can sort his wastes very easily.

【3】How can regulators know the source of the the trash?

A.By scanning a unique QR code on the trash bags.

B.By using real-name tracking the specific household.

C.By offering valet trash service at the doorstep.

D.By asking a third-party developer for help.

【4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A.China's tech companies help classify and trace rubbish.

B.China's war on rubbish is widely criticized by residents.

C.Alibaba helps residents classify rubbish on its platform.

D.Some complexes use QR codes to trace the origin of rubbish.

24、Worrying new figures from a national survey conducted by Kingswim have revealed 51 percent of Australian adults can’t swim 50 metres or more without stopping. However, the news is better for our kids, with statistics showing that childhood swimming lessons are paying off.

“These statistics are reflected in the Royal Life Saving 2018 Drowning Report, with 32 percent of drowning deaths occurring in the 55+ age range compared to 19 percent for under 25s,” says Kingswim Marketing Manager. Rowena Thomasson.“While these are terrible statistics it’s not all sad news; the survey revealed younger demographics(群体) had a much higher swimming ability, which correlated with the swimming lessons they received as children.”

Kidsafe Victoria CEO Melanie Courtney says that swimming lessons are a critical part of comprehensive home pool safety defence. “Children can drown quickly and silently in just a few centimeters of water. Swimming lessons, together with active adult supervision—both in and around water—first aid knowledge and a well-maintained pool barrier are critical elements in keeping your family safe over the coming summer season.”

Mum of three, Jenny Ong says she knows all too well the anxiety caused by not being able to swim as an adult. “Neither my partner or I am confident in the water so teaching our girls to swim was always going to be difficult for us,” she says. “I won’t swim anywhere, I can’t touch the bottom and I don’t want my children to feel the same uneasiness in the water. My eldest two now both take regular lessons which they absolutely love and I’m relieved to know they’re mastering a lifesaving skill.”

The research proved that children with professional swimming lessons to subsidise any lessons at home were much more confident in their ability to swim as an adult. “Close to half of people aged between 18 and 24 say they had swimming lessons through three or more channels, with 84 percent believing they received adequate swimming lessons as a child — demonstrating how crucial it is for children to receive professional swimming lessons in addition to anything taught at home,” says Thomasson.

【1】What can be learned from Paragraph 2?

A．Childhood swimming lessons work.

B．Drowning happens frequently.

C．The Drowning Report is disappointing.

D．More children get drowned than adults.

【2】According to Melanie, how many factors are there to ensure home pool safety defence?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

【3】What’s Jenny Ong’s attitude towards her kids’ lessons?

A．Anxious.

B．Favorable.

C．Neutral.

D．Contradictory.

【4】Which of the following can replace the underlined part “to subsidise” in the last paragraph?

A．To replace.

B．Added to.

C．To make up.

D．Giving way to.

25、   Have you ever noticed the following thing? When two colleagues prepare for identical presentations, the _________of the work is the same, but one works better?

Morten Hansen has such a(n)_________personal experience. “When I was in a company in London, I worked really hard and tried to_________,” he says. “And I did. But I found my colleagues working more_________than I was, and they also performed better though they did less. That made me confused.”

The_________ stayed with him and he_________ to find the answers. He carried out a study, surveying more than 5,000_________over five years to figure out how they worked, and what_________working pattern had on their performance.

After the data was analyzed, some surprising conclusions appeared. “We always think that by doing more, we will_________more,” he says. “Actually, what we’ve found is that top performers do the__________and they are very selective. They do less, and then they excel in those few things and that's how they__________the rest. It's almost a contrary view on how you are supposed to__________and behave.”

Do less to perform better- that indeed has its__________. But what if your boss doesn't__________it and keeps piling on the work? Just__________it in an appropriate manner and you'll find that you're more capable of doing your job.

A．staff

B．nature

C．pattern .

D．amount

A．similar

B．worthless

C．professional

D．opposite

A．understand

B．succeed

C．relax

D．cooperate

A．positively

B．carefully

C．efficiently

D．patiently

A．secret

B．moral .

C．doubt

D．faith

A．resolved

B．hesitated

C．seemed

D．failed

A．minors

B．interviews

C．employees

D．accidents

A．impression

B．judgement

C．comment

D．impact

A．achieve

B．budget

C．apply .

D．satisfy

A．extra

B．familiar

C．rough

D．opposite .

A．adore

B．outperform

C．interfere

D．uncover

A．correspond

B．analyze

C．explain

D．work

A．tradition

B．appeal

C．condition

D．weakness .

A．treat

B．guarantee

C．buy

D．manage

A．turn down

B．keep off

C．put up with

D．make use of

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。

I used to hate running. It seemed too hard, and pushing outside my comfort zone was not something I was raised to do.

In fact, I wouldn't have become a runner if it weren't for my husband Charles. He had been a serious competitive runner for many years. But several years ago, he quitted running for some reason. After our marriage, he wouldn't stop talking about how much he missed it.

"So start running again, why don't you?" I was getting tired of hearing about it.

So he picked it up again, and after a year or so, I started to join him at the track. Just a few weeks later, Charles signed us both up for a five-kilometer race in my city. I hesitated about doing it. After all, it was too soon.

But on the race day, there I was. As soon as the gun went off, thousands of runners pushed forward.

The first kilometer was too tough for me.

"I don't think I'm going to make it." I was already breathing heavily and painfully aware of the group of runners pounding past me.

"No, you're doing great", said Charles. He was trying to encourage me, to get me focused on something other than my discomfort.

"I can't," I said, in a weak voice.

He tried a different way to persuade me. "Just make it to that house and let's see how you feel." I had to continue, sweating all over.

After another minute I saw the three-kilometer mark. All I could think of was that I was dying and that my husband was torturing (折磨)me.

Miserable doesn't even begin to describe how I felt. And there was pain, so much pain that I was on the verge of breakdown.

"You'll be fine. You've got less than a kilometer to go," Charles shouted loudly.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I rounded a corner.

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I had my arms held higher when I passed through the finish line.

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