许昌2025届高三毕业班第一次质量检测英语试题

1、I got to the office earlier that day, ________ the 7：30 train from Paddington.

A.caught B.to have caught

C.to catch D.having caught

2、The two men were ________ the heavy trunk for nearly ten minutes, trying to get it up the stairs.

A.toying with B.interfering with C.wrestling with D.conflicting with

3、— How do you find your trip to Sanya during the three-day New Year Holiday ?

—________  I can’t speak too highly of it.

A. Oh, wonderful indeed!   B. It’s awful!

C. Don’t mention it．   D. You said it.

4、The sharing economy is expanding at such a rate ________ we can only imagine ________ it will comprise in the future.

A．as; that

B．that; what

C．as; which

D．that , that

5、______ that her father has named her and her brothers after his first set of children.

A.To the tension is adding the fact B.Adding to the tension is the fact

C.The fact is adding to the tension D.Adding to the fact is the tension

6、 Don't sit there ________ nothing. Come and help me with this table.

A. do   B. to do   C. doing   D. and doing

7、Unfortunately, fifteen-year-old Paige suffers from _______________ rare brain disease, which affects as few as 12 people in the world, and could kill her any day _______________ warning.

A. a; without   B. the; without

C. a; with   D. the; with

8、The idea started in Standlake and has travelled throughout the country.

A．driven

B．moved

C．spread

D．achieved

9、After a talk with his mother, the little boy has seen to _____ that the same mistake doesn’t happen again．

A. one   B. it   C. him   D. himself

10、Her lack of oxygen resulted in a severe brain injury, ________ the child unable to speak, walk or respond to verbal cues.

A. left   B. to leave   C. having left   D. leaving

11、Faced with  the dilemma,  the company committee ________ a public statement, appointing the capable man to be its new global chief financial officer.

A. pulled out   B. put out

C. reached out   D. drew out

12、 Many people agree that there has never been a more splendid opening ceremony than ______ of the Beijing Olympic Games in history.

A. one   B. what   C. that   D. it

13、You’ll find this English map of great ______ in helping you to get round Paris.

A．price B．value   C．cost   D．worth

14、That young man’s interview didn’t go so well, it didn’t to him.

A．tick all the right boxes

B．brave the elements

C．throw the baby out with the bathwater

D．take into account

15、The Internet gives people the chance to have information they need ________ to them quickly and cheaply.

A．to deliver

B．being delivered

C．delivering

D．delivered

16、 --Has Billy finished his homework today?

--I have no idea. He ______ it this morning.

A. would do   B. was doing   C. has done   D. had done

17、—I can't believe you took my phone! Give it back!

—________!It was Tony.

A.You are killing the fatted calf

B.You are barking at the wrong tree

C.You are the pot calling kettle black

D.You are making a mountain out of a molehill

18、With the progress of the society, women all over the world have improved their social ______ and rights.

A. fabric   B. status   C. target   D. burden

19、The best way to encourage your kids to enjoy meals is to ________ them in the planning and preparing.

A. involve   B. devote   C. equip   D. prepare

20、The smelly water has been found_______ and no longer usable until the chemicals and wastes are removed from it.

A. to be polluted B. having polluted

C. polluting     D. polluted

21、The deep-sea oil and gas industry has vast and costly facilities to maintain. Wells, other equipment, and thousands of kilometers of pipelines must be inspected and repaired.

Now, cutting-edge underwater drones (无人机) and robots are being developed that could make the work safer and cheaper. Among them is Eelume, a six-meter-long, snake-like robot equipped with sensors and a camera at each end. It can be kept at a station at depths of up to half a kilometer for six months, without being brought back to the surface. The robot can travel up to 20 kilometers before needing to return to its station to recharge.

Maintenance work at many deep-water wells and pipeline systems is already carried out by unmanned vehicles. But these vehicles typically need to be transported to the offshore site on a fully crewed ship and then remotely operated from onboard the surface ship. That can cost up to $100,000 per day, according to Pål Liljebäck, chief technology officer with Eelume Subsea Intervention, which developed the robot. Liljebäck says that by “enabling the robot to become a subsea resident living at a station, it can be mobilized at any time to do inspections, thereby reducing the need for costly surface ships”.

Eelume can work autonomously on tasks assigned from a control room onshore, and send back video and data. Its snake-like design allows it to work in small spaces and wriggle (扭动) its body to stay in place in strong currents. By staying under the sea, it can carry out tasks whatever the conditions on the surface of the ocean.

The global underwater robotics market is expected to be worth around $7 billion in 2025, according to analysts, and other companies are in the process of commercializing new deep-sea drone and robot technology. Eelume Subsea Intervention will carry out final testing on the seabed later this year at the Åsgard oil and gas field. It expects to put its first snake robots into use next year and hopes to have up to 50 in oceans around the world by 2027.

【1】What is one feature of Eelume?

A．It can travel nearly 40 kilometers before recharging.

B．It can dive as deep as 500 meters.

C．It works mainly around the station.

D．It works for 6 months on one charge.

【2】What is the problem with unmanned vehicles?

A．They are too costly to maintain.

B．They are hard to operate remotely.

C．They require transportation to and from work.

D．They have to work on a fully crewed ship all the time.

【3】What can be expected of Eelume in the future?

A．It will require no further tests.

B．It will be worth around $ 7 billion.

C．It will be put on the market in 2027.

D．It will face a lot of competitors.

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

A．A snake robot is on its way for underwater tasks.

B．Eelume is the new choice for constructing pipelines.

C．Maintenance work on the ocean floor is a risky job.

D．Unmanned vehicles marketing has seen strong growth.

22、Homework and stress are rarely reduced inside the classroom．Meanwhile，outside the classroom，the pressure is on to find scholarships for college．

  According to Braintrack，a higher education database with worldwide reach，more than 3 billion US dollars (18 billion yuan) in private scholarships are awarded to college students annually．Average awards range from $2,000 to $3,000．

  The scholarship application process is similar to the college application process: forms to be completed，test scores and transcripts to be sent，essays to be written and often interviews to be prepared for．

  A few great places to start looking for scholarships are: www．fastweb．com，www．finaid．org and www．collegexpress．com．Check out the annual scholarship guidebooks Scholarships，Grants & Prizes by Peterson’s and the Ultimate Scholarship Book: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships，Grants and Prizes by Gen Tanabe and Kelly Tanabe．

  Be selective．Thoroughly research the qualifications required by each of the scholarships．Don’t waste your time applying for those that are need based if you can’t produce the appropriate documents．

  Research past recipients (接受者)．Check out the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarships．Many post the biographies of past recipients．You don’t need to have cured cancer，but if you don’t think your résumé (履历) measures up to the past winners’，you might be better served by moving onto the next scholarship on your list．Prepare for the interview．

  You’ll want to dazzle them with your personality，but above all you’ll want to be prepared．Find someone you trust to conduct a similar interview with you – someone who will be honest with you and provide valuable suggestions．

  Let your personality shine through in your essays．The essays are the best way for students to share who they are，where they’ve come from，what they’ve overcome and so on．Tell your story in an interesting and persuasive  way．And if you do have an interview，send a thank you note afterward．

  By Lee Bierer

【1】What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article？

A．To explain where to find scholarships for US colleges．

B．To inform readers of the scholarship application process．

C．To introduce some typical scholarships offered by US colleges．

D．To give tips on applying for US college scholarships．

【2】If you want to learn about past recipients of a scholarship，you can use ______．

A．www．collegexpress．com

B．the annual scholarship guidebooks published by Peterson’s

C．the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarships

D．The Ultimate Scholarship Book: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships，Grants and Prizes

【3】The underlined word “dazzle” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ___．

A．influence     B．impress    C．guide    D．present

【4】To increase your chance of winning a scholarship，you are advised to ____．

A．apply for as many scholarships as you can

B．tell an interesting story in your essay

C．do a similar interview to help you prepare for the real one

D．have a talk with past recipients and try to talk like they do

23、Making the announcement, Peter Englund, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, called Alice Munro a “master of the contemporary short story”.

“She has taken an art form, the short story, which has tended to live a little bit in the shadow of the novel, and she has cultivated it almost to perfection,” he said.

The 82-year-old, whose books include Dear Life and dance of the Happy Shades, is only the 13thwoman to win the Nobel Prize for literature since its start in 1901.

“I knew I was in the running, yes, but I never thought I would win,” Munro told Canadian media.

Alice Munro: “I would really hope that this would make people see the short story as an important art form.”

Munro, who began writing in her teenage years, published her first story, The Dimensions of a Shadow, in 1950.

Dance of the Happy Shades, published in 1968, was Munro’s first collection, and it went on to win Canada’s highest literary prize, the Governor General’s Award.

In 2009, she won the Man Booker International Prize for her entire body of work — but she downplayed her achievements.

“I think maybe I was successful in doing this because I didn’t have any other talents,” she once said in an interview.

BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz said Munro had been “at the very top of her game since she started”.

“Very few writers are her equal,” he said, adding “She gets to the heart of what it is to be human”.

The award “probably won’t make a commercial difference” to the author, he added, but it “makes a huge difference to how her work will be viewed in historical terms”.

“If she hadn’t won it before she died, I think it would have been a terrible, terrible omission (遗漏).”

Often compared to Anton Chekhov, she is known for writing about the human spirit and a regular theme of her work is the dilemma faced by young girls growing up and coming to terms with living in a small town.

Several of her stories have also been adapted for the screen, including The Bear Came over the Mountain.

【1】According to the text, Alice Munro ________.

A. is very good at writing short stories

B. had her first story published in 1968

C. is the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature

D. was confident of winning the Nobel Prize for literature

【2】What does Will Gompertz think of Alice Munro?

A. He thinks very highly of her.

B. He thinks she’s a productive writer.

C. He is amazed by her different skills.

D. He compares her to Anton Chekhov.

【3】Which words can best describe Alice Munro?

A. Honest and responsible.

B. Cautious and friendly.

C. Caring and determined.

D. Talented and modest.

【4】What’s the best title for the text?

A. Short story — an important art form.

B. A master of the contemporary short story.

C. Alice Munro’s novel adapted for the screen.

D. Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize for Literature.

24、A beer bottle thrown from the stands landed near Usain Bolt in the moments before the 100-meter final Sunday night in London.

As Bolt and seven other competitors ducked into their starting crouches, a bottle sailed from the first row of the stands at Olympic Stadium.

It harmlessly bounced in the lane belonging to Yohan Blake and didn’t appear to cause a distraction(分心) to the runners, who started a moment later. The thrower’s lack of distance was a blessing. Had he gathered tips from the competitors of the hammer throw(链球) competition, which was taking place in the infield at the same time as the 100 final, the bottle could have hit one of the competitors. It ended up landing a few feet from Blake (lane5).

Edith Bosch, a female Dutch judoka who won a bronze medal earlier during the Olympics, claimed that the man who threw the bottle was sitting near her and that she “beat” him. Whether that’s true or the hyperbole (夸张的语句) of an aggravated athlete was unclear in the minutes after the incident. Pictures show a group of Dutch athletes sitting behind the starting area.

Police took the man into custody(监护). He will appear in court on Monday morning.

Neither Bolt nor Blake said they knew of the incident until they were informed by reporters. “I don’t know who would have done that,” Bolt said.

Gatlin was aware of it but implied it was only a slight distraction. “I didn’t know what it was,” he said, according to the BBC, “but when you’re in those blocks, the whole stadium is so quiet that you can hear a pin drop.”

【1】How many exact athletes are mentioned in the text?

A. Two   B. Four   C. Seven D. Eleven

【2】What is the text mainly about?

A. Usain Bolt along with seven other competitors

B. A female Dutch judoka sitting behind the starting area.

C. The lane belonging to Yohan Blake before 100 final.

D. A beer bottle thrown at Usain Bolt before 100 final.

【3】What’s the writer’s attitude towards the athletes for the 100-meter final?

A. Critical   B. Doubtful

C. Disapproving D. Positive

25、Fresno County went through a big wildfire last fall. When the fire threatened little Reese’s community, her family was _________ to evacuate (撤离) with some important things only. Then she had a great _________: her collection of baseball cards. _________ she had asked her dad to get her collection, but he _________ it due to limited time.

When her father _________ for that, she felt sad. It took the big _________ of baseball three years to collect those cards. Thinking they must have been _________, she couldn’t help crying. Her family tried every means to make her _________, but nothing worked.

Reese’s loss _________ some local firemen, and they decided to support her. They posted her ____________ on the Facebook page of their firehouse and ____________ baseball card donations so that those including Reese who had lost their ____________ and collections to the wildfire could start their hobby again.

Kevin Ashford, a restaurant owner, had been a(n) ____________ collector of baseball cards since 1990. He had a collection of over 25,000 cards worth about $50,000. He was thinking about ____________ them, when he noticed the message. Then he changed his mind. “It was a(n) ____________ decision for me. However. I felt pleased when I thought I could ____________ the problem quickly,” said Kevin.

Reese had never expected a(n) ____________ would donate packs of baseball cards. Clearly, Kevin’s donation was the ____________ one Reese had received, but it wasn’t the only one. Cards continued to ____________ in, so she decided to pass the kindness on. She and her family created a website to ____________ the baseball cards with those in need. Moreover, she is planning to send cards to children in hospital.

【1】

A．allowed

B．forced

C．begged

D．encouraged

【2】

A．dream

B．idea

C．decision

D．concern

【3】

A．Actually

B．Fortunately

C．Suddenly

D．Normally

【4】

A．made

B．dropped

C．forgot

D．discovered

【5】

A．waited

B．searched

C．paid

D．apologized

【6】

A．fan

B．player

C．coach

D．boss

【7】

A．stolen

B．burned

C．deserted

D．printed

【8】

A．speak out

B．brighten up

C．give in

D．run away

【9】

A．touched

B．affected

C．withdrew

D．persuaded

【10】

A．photo

B．story

C．collection

D．information

【11】

A．asked for

B．handed out

C．turned down

D．held back

【12】

A．farms

B．schools

C．offices

D．homes

【13】

A．courageous

B．humorous

C．keen

D．independent

【14】

A．donating

B．packing

C．developing

D．selling

【15】

A．wise

B．bard

C．final

D．important

【16】

A．address

B．face

C．consider

D．find

【17】

A．cook

B．fireman

C．stranger

D．officer

【18】

A．finest

B．largest

C．funniest

D．cheapest

【19】

A．drop

B．fall

C．turn

D．pour

【20】

A．study

B．share

C．exchange

D．appreciate

26、假定你是李华，马上就要参加听力高考，你想在听力上有所提高，便准备向已回国的外教David发邮件求助，内容包括：

1. 听力困扰；

2. 请求帮助；

3. 表示感谢。

1. 词数80左右；

2. 请按照如下格式在答题卡上的相应位置作答。

Dear David,

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Yours,

Li Hua