湛江2025届高三毕业班第二次质量检测英语试题

1、—Come on，Kitty.

—Oh, good heavens! Both my legs are nearly to give out. I_______ for hours like a dog.

A.have been walking B.had walked C.was walking D.walked

2、This year's English movie dubbing competition will be held, but no date has yet been set for the ________of the entries to be selected.

A.commission B.submission C.association D.occupation

3、Robert went to Shanghai in his 20s, ______ several years later, he became a manager.

A.when B.where

C.which D.who

4、You will find as you read this book that you just can’t keep some of these stories to ________. You will want to share them with a friend.

A. itself B. yourself C. himself D. themselves

5、The beautiful girl chose to teach in a village school, though she ______ in a big city for an easier life.

A．could stay

B．could have stayed

C．must have stayed

D．must stay

6、House prices are usually much higher ________ there are subway stations around.

A. where B. unless C. while   D. though

7、Regular exercise along with proper diets____our health in the long term.

A.benefits B.has benefited C.benefit D.have benefited

8、As the water comes from steam released during the cooking process it is already clean, but Mr Seal said it will be ______ an additional purification process before being reused.

A. put through   B. pulled up

C. got over   D. given out

9、Chinese medical teams have made tremendous to contain the spread of Covid-19.

A.appointments B.headlines C.sacrifices D.compromises

10、— I am bored with running.

— Why not try trampoline, a new fitness craze that ______ the world by storm?

A.took B.is taking C.had taken D.will take

11、一Did you forget your promise, dear?

一 I have finished my homework on time, mom.

A.Excuse me. B.Surely.

C.Why not? D.How could I?

12、－That must have been a terrible experience.

－Yeah. I________ in the damaged car, unable to move.

A. was stuck   B. have been stuck

C. am stuck   D. had been stuck

13、People all think it strange that the boy should tell what’s written on the paper in another room without looking at it. It really ________ explanation.

A. prevents   B. challenges   C. interrupts     D. confuses

14、 As was known to all, John had broken his promise ___ he would stay with us for some time .

A. when      B. which

C. that     D. what

15、It is generally agreed that new contents should be added to a good dictionary at regular________.

A．gaps

B．intervals

C．length

D．distance

16、 --I hear that there was a terrible crash in the subway in Shanghai the other day.

--Yes, _____ news came as _____ shock to all of us.

A. the; the B. a; /   C. the; a   D. /; a

17、When I returned to my high school in town, I found it ______ completely.

A．changed

B．to be changed

C．having changed

D．changing

18、I like your products very much ________ quality but I think the price is too high.

A．in charge of

B．in place of

C．in terms of

D．in spite of

19、To tell you ________ truth, I went through the day with my mind in ________ fog.

A.the; / B./; a C.a; the D.the; a

20、Our teacher looked here and there on our playground ________ looking for something.

A．even though

B．even if

C．as if

D．only if

21、   If you visit Uluwatu temple in Bali, be cautious. The long-tailed temple monkeys there are well-known thieves. Since a long time ago, they have made a living by robbing visitors of their possessions and then holding those objects until a ransom in the form of food is paid. But Jean-Baptiste Leca of the University of Lethbridge, in Canada, wondered whether these monkeys are cleverer still. Sometimes, they do not accept the first offer and hold out for more. He therefore asked himself whether they are able to assess how valuable an object is to its owner, and factor that into their negotiations.

Dr. Leca and his colleagues conducted their experiment by wandering around the temple with video cameras, recording the activities of the monkeys. Every time they saw a monkey show interest in a particular tourist? they recorded the interaction. To work out what was going on, they had first to establish the relative values of food rewards to monkeys, and of stealable objects to people.

To confirm which stealable objects are most valued by people, they divided them into six classes: empty containers, such as phone cases and plastic bottles; accessories (搭配物) such as hairpins and key rings; hats and shoes; spectacles and sunglasses; and electronics and wallets. They then observed how often victims bothered to bargain with the thief for the return of property belonging to different classes, and thus classified objects into low value, medium value and high value.

They found that monkeys do, indeed, have a complicated sense of what they are doing — at least, adults and sub-adults do. These animals have a preference for stealing high-value items, and will often hold out either for more rewards, or for better ones, if they are in possession of such items. But this is something that they have to learn how to do as they grow up. Young monkeys make no such distinctions, and sub-adults are less good at doing so than adults.

【1】What is the purpose of Leca's research?

A.To prove monkeys are cleverer than men.

B.To find out what is valuable for monkeys.

C.To record the negotiations between monkeys.

D.To make sure monkeys can judge item values.

【2】What does the underlined word "ransom" in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.Bilk. B.Reward. C.Tax. D.Rent.

【3】How are the values of objects classified in Paragraph 3?

A.By the material of objects. B.By the preference of victims.

C.By the buying price of objects, D.By the frequency of bargaining.

【4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.Young monkeys can evaluate items. B.All monkeys prefer high-value items,

C.Monkeys have a simple sense of acts. D.Monkeys' stealing is an acquired skill.

22、   As a young man, Ralph was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his eldest son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some common intestinal (肠道的) disorder, neither Ralph nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But the disease was actually acute appendicitis (阑尾炎) and the boy died suddenly that night.

Knowing the death could have been prevented if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Ralph's emotional health declined under the enormous burden of his guilt. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Ralph could handle, and he turned to alcohol to help him as a way of reducing mental stress. As a result, Ralph became an alcoholic. As the alcoholism progressed, Ralph began to lose everything he possessed-his home, his land, his art objects, everything. Eventually Ralph died alone in a San Francisco motel room.

When I heard of Ralph's death, I reacted with the same contempt the world shows for one who ends his life with nothing material to show for it. "What a complete failure!" I thought, "What a totally wasted!"

As time went by, I began to reevaluate my earlier rash (草率的) judgment. You see, I knew Ralph's now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with my children and saw the free flow of love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father. It is so hard to defend an alcoholic. One day I worked up my courage and decided to ask him. "I'm really puzzled by something," I said. "I know your father was basically the only one to raise you. What on earth did he do so that you became such a special person?"

Ernie sat quietly and reflected for a few moments. Then he said, "From my earliest memories as a child until I left home at 18, Ralph came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, 'I love you, son.'"

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Ralph as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind. But he had left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.

【1】What mainly caused the death of Ralph's eldest son?

A．Alcoholism.

B．Mental stress.

C．Intestinal disorder.

D．Neglect of the seriousness of the disease.

【2】What was the author's reaction on hearing the death of Ralph?

A．She was shocked.

B．She looked down upon Ralph.

C．She felt sad.

D．She pretended to be indifferent.

【3】What caused the author to reevaluate Ralph?

A．That Ernie left home at 18.

B．That Ralph was the only person to raise Ernie.

C．That Ralph left nothing material behind for his son.

D．That Ernie turned out to be a loving and caring person.

【4】What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Ralph became an alcoholic just because of the death of his eldest son.

B．Ralph abandoned Ernie after his marriage ended in divorce.

C．Ernie left home at 18 due to Ralph's alcoholism.

D．Ernie has always held a reason to defend his father at heart.

【5】Readers may find this story moving because ________.

A．it shows pity on the death of a young boy

B．it tells the story of a totally wasted life

C．it reveals a totally new interpretation of a father's deep love

D．it condemns an alcoholic father

23、Tiny homes have been popular as home prices have climbed to new heights and people have looked for creative ways to downsize. We’ve seen many design concepts, including storage units and buses, but Jim Dotzenrod and his daughter Danielle recently came up with a unique one. The pair worked together on the family project to transform a 1973 train caboose into the sleeper car.

The CR Station Train Caboose, as it’s known on Airbnb, which has become somewhat of its own tourist destination in the small town that houses it, is available to rent for $124 a night, and has an excellent rating of 4.86 out of 5 from more than 300 guests on the booking website.

According to Insider, the project began when Jim saw a bunch of train cabooses along the side of the road during a drive out of town. He said he wondered if he could change one of them into a place where people could live or stay. So, he bought the 52,000-pound caboose for $8,000. Getting the caboose to its final home took some creative thinking and some heavy-duty equipment.

Danielle said the work was challenging, especially since she and her dad both have day jobs. But their schedules didn’t stop them from finishing the project. “My dad can do anything he sets his mind to — like, absolutely anything — but my dad is so low maintenance himself,” Danielle told the website. “So when we built this together it was a good combination because he could build whatever and have me pushing him like, ‘Hey, let’s make this as cool as we can.’”

This caboose also has Wi-Fi, air-conditioning, a refrigerator, a shower and more. So, if you’re ever traveling in Iowa and want to experience something special, book a stay at the CR Station Train Caboose!

【1】What can we know about the CR Station Train Caboose?

A．It can only be booked online.

B．It has become a local attraction.

C．It offers a new concept in home decoration.

D．It was transported to the town with little effort.

【2】The words “low maintenance” in paragraph 4 indicate Jim Dotzenrod is ________.

A．easy and pleasant to deal with

B．determined to do what he wants

C．excellent at building houses

D．experienced in project design

【3】What is the purpose of the last paragraph?

A．To introduce a lifestyle.

B．To share an experience.

C．To show a travel trend.

D．To make an advertisement.

24、   Constructed in the third century BC, the Terracotta Army is a collection of clay sculptures presenting the forces of the First Emperor of China- Qin Shi Huang. The figures include more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses. Their varying clothes, facial features and body types have long impressed people. But historian Dan Snow says, “The amazing realism increases the great mystery surrounding these terracotta figures, where do they come from? They are nothing like any figure made in China before them, something changed. Something remarkable happened here 2,200 years ago."

Mr Snow explains historians have long believed Ancient China remained separated from the rest of the world. But the Terracotta Army could disprove that theory.

The time of the First Emperor was around 220BC. When, on the eastern edge of the Eurasian（欧亚的）landmass, was the Chinese worlds with competing mini-states over there. Over on the west of Eurasia, the Roman Empire started to expand over here and Greece was a great power,

"What's going on artistically in the East and West is very different in the third century BC. The classic Greek art is easy to recognize, with the absolute high watermark of artistic expression, beautiful—metre-and-a-half tall, human in its look. But in the Chinese world, you've got just 10cm tall, far more basic." says Mr Snow. He continues, "Then something changes, in fact, everything changes—there's a revolution. Suddenly, in 220BC you get the Terracotta Army lightyears ahead of what's gone before. It starts to look far less like before and far more like what's going on in the western world, both life-size, both lifelike, both attempts at realism."

This couldn't be more important, because it's always been assumed that China developed in isolation（隔离）. But if that's not the case, if the First Emperor of China imported western ideas and techniques to create his extraordinary arts, that forces us to completely rewrite the history books.

【1】What confused Dan Snow about the Terracotta Army?

A.Why Qin Shi Huang ordered to create them.

B.Who instructed ancient people to create them.

C.Why their design was different from previous time.

D.What kind of clothes ancient people preferred to wear.

【2】What do most historians think of Ancient China?

A.It was closed to the outside world.

B.Many mini-states coexisted peacefully.

C.Building army of sculptures was very common then.

D.It built a good relationship with the rest of the world.

【3】What can we infer about the clay sculptures in Ancient China before 220BC?

A.They were in small size.

B.Their styles changed greatly.

C.Their facial expressions seemed real.

D.They looked similar to the Greek ones.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A.The Development of Chinese Art

B.Westerners Found in Ancient China

C.The Discovery of China's Terracotta Army

D.Historians Reconsidering the Remote Past of China

25、   One of my earliest memories was watching my Mom talk on our old telephone. I was _______that she could talk to someone who wasn't actually in the_______with her. When she finally hung up and left the room, I slowly walked over to the phone and _______ at it for a while. I was wondering how she managed to talk with someone she couldn't _______.

That was a long time ago._______we had mobile phones that could be_______around the room. Then came computers and smart phones. These days I can send a(n)_______ half way around the world in a second. My daughter's smart phone has a hundred apps and a dozen social media accounts. She _______all of her information in a mysterious place _______ as “the cloud”. It seems that we are more ________ in this world than ever before.

________, what bothers me is that we ________ connect with each other nowadays. Few people write letters to each other these days. Few take the time to talk ________. Instead of talking on the phone, we text. Instead of looking into the eyes of our loved ones, we stare at our ________. It seems as if the most connected generations were also the ________.

Don't let technology take our time and ________ our life. Make the time to talk, to live, and to love. Make the time to meet? to pray? and to communicate with each other. Take a walk on the beach with a________. Sit on the porch and watch the sunset. Play a game with the people around you. Hold hands and say pray before a meal. Have a long conversation with the phones off and the ________ on. Connect offline as well as online.

Remember that God put us here to________ each other, help each other and make this world a ________ place. When your technology can help you to do these things then use it. But when it can’t turn it off.

【1】A.disappointed B.fascinated C.shocked D.annoyed

【2】A.office B.kitchen C.room D.yard

【3】A.knocked B.smiled C.pointed D.stared

【4】A.see B.hear C.know D.touch

【5】A.Yet B.Later C.Shortly D.Once

【6】A.borrowed B.repaired C.carried D.sold

【7】A.letter B.invitation C.telegraph D.e-mail

【8】A.stores B.shares C.downloads D.updates

【9】A.appointed B.known C.remembered D.considered

【10】A.convenient B.informed C.connected D.knowledgeable

【11】A.Meanwhile B.Moreover C.Therefore D.However

【12】A.rarely B.nearly C.usually D.never

【13】A.hand in hand B.face to face C.side by side D.back to back

【14】A.notebooks B.bulletin board C.smart phones D.blue sky

【15】A.healthiest B.wealthiest C.happiest D.loneliest

【16】A.ruin B.enrich C.improve D.change

【17】A.guide B.friend C.stranger D.tourist

【18】A.electricity B.music C.hearts D.lights

【19】A.beat B.impress C.influence D.love

【20】A.better B.cleaner C.newer D.quieter

26、假定你是李华,正利用暑假在北京的English Language Center学习英语。你的美国朋友Sandy来信询问你的近况,请你用英语给她回一封信,内容包括：

1．因为很久没有给Sandy回信而向她道歉;

2．介绍自己学习的情况;

3．介绍自己在生活中遇到的困难。

注意：

1．词数100左右;

2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

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