汕尾2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、Tom was ______ with excitement when he learnt that he ______ first in the speech contest.

A.bursting; came B.filling; got C.filled; won D.burst; gained

2、I ________ a lawyer about the agreement this morning, and he gave me some advice.

A. awarded   B. admired   C. reminded   D. consulted

3、Difficult as rumours on social media are _______，the government will step up supervision （监管）so that people will not be easily misled．

A．preventing

B．to be prevented

C．to prevent

D．being prevented

4、________ to go out alone, the retired minister had to go for a walk with several policemen following him.

A．Warning not

B．Warned not

C．Not warning

D．Not warned

5、His efforts to raise money for his project were ________ because no one would take a cent out of their pockets.

A．in particular

B．in person

C．for good

D．in vain

6、According to scientists, our mental abilities begin to ________ from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.

A．differ

B．shrink

C．contract

D．decline

7、Time tries friends   fire tries gold.

A.when B.as C.like D.what

8、_________ breaks the rule will be punished. _________ he says or does will not help him escape from the punishment.

A．Whoever; Whatever

B．No matter who; What

C．Who; Whatever

D．Whoever; No matter what

9、Primary school teachers use a lot of ______ aids in their class activities to make their teaching easier.

A．medical

B．visual

C．first

D．band

10、When ________ with the United States, China has too much population.

A. compared  B. comparing  C. to compare  D. having compared

11、－Do you have anything ________, Sir?

－No．You can have a rest or do something else.

A．to type   B．to be typed   C．typed      D．typing

12、 —Have you ever watched Friends?

—Yes. I ________ it three times when I was in college.

A. have watched  B. watched C. had watched  D. watch

13、—She looks very happy. She ______ have passed the exam.

—I guess so. It’s not difficult after all.

A. should   B. could

C. must   D. might

14、Over the years I’ve been trying to figure out________prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect.

A．what it is that

B．that it is what

C．it is what

D．what is it that

15、Helen had to shout ________ above the sound of the music.

A．getting herself hear

B．to get herself hear

C．getting herself heard

D．to get herself heard

16、The _____ income of the common people has been greatly increased in the past thirty years _____ the reform and opening-up policy in China.

A．regular; because

B．usual; thanks to

C．normal; on an account of

D．annual; owing to

17、Nobody knows for sure who possessed the ancient flower vase. In other words, nobody knows for sure who is ________ of the flower vase.

A．in possession

B．in the possession

C．of the possession

D．with possession

18、What’s inside her seems ______ less attractive than her outer beauty.

A．as such

B．only if

C．as if

D．although

19、Having passed all the tests, she felt a great weight ______ off her mind.

A．taken

B．taking

C．take

D．to be taken

20、It seems to have_______ him that I was the one who introduced him to the professor, with whose help he is a now famous physician.

A．avoided

B．rejected

C．escaped

D．removed

21、 _________ is a pity that such a great athlete _________retire so early.

A. What; would B. It; would

C. This; should D. It; should

22、______, I couldn’t lift the box.

A．As I might try

B．Try as I might

C．As try I might

D．Though try I might

23、Important _______ having an ambition is, it must be channeled in the right direction. Otherwise, it would ruin ourselves and others.

A.though B.if

C.when D.while

24、I don’t think it is teachers who ________ for giving students too much pressure.

A．were to blame

B．are to blame

C．are to be blamed

D．should blame

25、In dealing with public relations, we should make every effort to prevent the _____ in personality.

A．contact

B．contrast

C．connection

D．conflict

26、   When she first started learning about climate change from one of her elders, Fawn Sharp was invited on a helicopter flight over the Olympic Mountains to survey the Mount Anderson glacier.

But the glacier was gone, melted away by the warming climate.

Sharp, president of the Quinault Indian Nation, Washington, US, remembers a deep sense of loss when she discovered the glacier wasn’t there anymore.

Loss is a growing issue for people working and living on the front lines of climate change. And that gave Jennifer Wren Atkinson, a full-time lecturer at the University of Washington Bothell, US, an idea for a class.

This quarter, she taught students on the Bothell campus about the emotional burdens of environmental study. She drew on the experiences of Native American tribes (部落), scientists and activists, and asked her 24 students to face the reality that there is no easy fix – that “this is such an intractable problem that they’re going to be dealing with it for the rest of their lives.”

Student Cody Dillon used to be a climate science skeptic (怀疑论者). Then he did his own reading and research, and changed his mind.

Dillon isn’t going into environmental work – he’s a computer-science major. Yet, the potential for a worldwide environmental catastrophe seemed so real to him five years ago that he quit his job and became a full-time volunteer for an environmental group that worked on restoration projects.

But six months into the work, he decided that wasn’t the right response, either. “I didn’t really feel like I had an impact,” he said.

Atkinson’s class was just what he was looking for – a place where he could discuss his concerns about a changing climate, and also learn more about what’s being done in response. “You really see the amount of passion and drive a lot of these activists are putting in,” he said.

Atkinson said she hopes the class helped her students prepare themselves for the amount of environmental loss that will happen over their lifetimes.

“We are already transforming the planet – so many species and communities are going to be lost, displaced or massively (巨大地) impacted,” she said. “The future isn’t going to be what they imagined.”

Lauren Morrison, another student, said she felt empowered by learning about climate change actions around the globe.

“It’s easy to feel defeated, but all over the world, people are stepping up,” she said.

【1】Why did the author mention the case of Fawn Sharp?

A.To lay a basis for Fawn Sharp’s further research.

B.To lead into the issue of loss caused by climate change.

C.To show scientists’ concern about the Mount Anderson glacier.

D.To show Fawn Sharp’s work is similar to Atkinson’s.

【2】What’s the main purpose of Atkinson’s class?

A.To help students face emotional impact of a warming planet.

B.To explore how different people deal with climate change.

C.To find solutions to the Olympic Mountains’ environmental issue.

D.To make students aware of the current state of the global climate.

【3】The underlined word “intractable” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ________.

A.simple B.interesting

C.complicated D.common

【4】How did Atkinson’s class influence Dillon?

A.It changed his mind and aroused his interest in climate science.

B.It made him realize a planet-wide climate disaster would happen.

C.It encouraged him to be more involved in environmental protection.

D.It inspired him to work on restoration projects for the environment.

27、Two young brothers from Malden. Massachusetts were in the spotlight Thursday after being named “heroes" by a national organization that recognizes young people doing great things. For the Bennett brothers, the goal of their work is nothing less than helping researchers find a cure for cancer. And their inspiration came from a friend.

Thirteen-year-old Hany Bennett and his nine-year-old brother Heath run their business out of their family kitchen. "We're making lip balm （润唇膏），"Harry says. They got the idea two years ago when their friend, Timmy, was diagnosed （诊断）with cancer. brothers wanted to do something. We learned that cancer patients（ lips and skin can get really dry because of chemotherapy （化疗），Hany says.

A light bulb went off in both of their young heads, and " Bennett Brothers Balm was born. "We make lip balm, which is kind of like our main product/ says Heath. They also make and sell different body balms, all natural, all handmade, while the profits benefit cancer research. "We've raised S 15,000/ Heath says.

And with the great optimism of children, they don't just want to help ； they wont to win. We want to find a cure. We want to help doctors find a cure, Harry explains, The brothers are also Gelding a team for the Light the Night Walk, to fight cancer.

"I think it's great to raise money and help people who have cancer," says Heath. Their parents play a big role as well, but it's the boys who provide the most enthusiasm with a message we can all learn from. "If you want to do something... do it," Harry says. "I just feel very glad that we're helping. It feels very good”， adds Heath.

Harn and Heath just received the S 10,000 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. Hwy intend to save some of il for college, invest some of it in their business and give the rest to charity. And their friend Timmy? "He's doing great. He's all better, Harry says.

【1】What encouraged the Bennett brothers to make lip balm at first?

A．Helping a friend with cancer.

B．Finding a cure for cancer.

C．Raising public awareness of cancer.

D．Collecting money for cancer patients.

【2】What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．The two brothers finished their first product.

B．The two brothers came up with an idea.

C．The two brothers struggled for a stress-free life.

D．The two brothers found an effective way to study.

【3】What do the Bennett brothers think of their work?

A．It is quite competitive.

B．It is well worthwhile.

C．It fails to satisfy their parents.

D．lt helps them make a big profit.

【4】What does the author intend to tell us with the two   brothers'   story?

A．Great minds think alike.

B．Two heads are better than one.

C．Young kids can make a big difference.

D．The longest journey begins with the first step.

28、   To stay healthy and fit, Chinese students do group exercises every day at school. Most of you probably do the same set of exercises. But some school exercises have grown popular online due to their local and innovative designs.

Singing in Sichuan dialects with energetic movements and unique mask-changing is not just a Sichuan Opera performance. It’s the routine exercise for students of Mianyang Foreign Languages Experimental School in Sichuan province.

“Sichuan Opera is a local opera, and it is now facing a gap in inheritance (传承). Therefore, we cooperated with Mianyang Intangible Cultural Heritage Center to create a simple and easy-to-learn Sichuan Opera exercise,” said Shen Junhua, who is in charge of organizing the school’s exercise between classes.

According to Shen, this new type of exercise has been practiced since 2017 and has been popular among students. When students enroll (入学), they will spend several weeks practicing it. At present, almost all of the students and teachers have mastered it.

“In fact, we had hardly heard of Sichuan Opera before teachers taught us how to do the Sichuan Opera exercise,” said Li Yangwenwen, 14, an eighth grade student who also joined the school’s Sichuan Opera club out of interest. “It’s very different from normal exercises. After practicing it, we found it very beautiful and became interested in it. Now, almost all of the students look forward to our daily exercise time and feel excited to do it.”

“By combining opera with daily exercise, the daily class activity allows students to perceive and understand Sichuan Opera’s culture”, Shen said. “After years of continuous effort to spread the seeds of traditional culture, the younger generation is finally catching on.”

【1】What do students in Shen’s school do during the group exercise?

A．They do normal exercise .

B．They sing pop songs in Sichuan dialects.

C．They do mask-changing in a Sichuan Opera performance.

D．They combine group exercise with Sichuan Opera.

【2】Why do they adopt the new type of exercise?

A．To attract new students to the school.

B．To inherit local culture.

C．To create an easy-to-learn exercise.

D．To make the school’s group exercise popular.

【3】How do teachers and students react to the group exercise?

A．Calm.

B．Indifferent.

C．Enthusiastic.

D．Uninterested.

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

A．Shen’s continuous effort is highly praised.

B．The younger generation will have a stronger body.

C．The students can better understand their local culture.

D．Students help to spread the seeds of traditional culture to younger generation.

29、Human rubbish can be a cockatoo’s treasure. In Sydney, the birds have learned how to open dustbins and throw rubbish around in the streets as they hunt for leftovers. People are now fighting back.

When cockatoos learn how to open dustbin lids, people change their behavior, using things like bricks to weigh down lids (盖子), to protect their trash from being thrown about. That’s usually a low-level protection and then the cockatoos figure out how to defeat that. That’s when people strengthen their efforts, and the cycle continues.

Tricks such as attempting to scare the parrots off with rubber snakes don’t work very well. Nor does blocking access with heavy objects such as bricks; cockatoos use force to push them off. Hanging weights from the front of the lid or placing items such as sneakers and sticks through a bin’s back handles work better. Researchers didn’t see any birds get inside bins with these higher levels of protection.

The findings suggest an arms race, but the missing piece is how the birds will respond as people try new ways of blocking bins. Some survey responses suggest that the parrots are learning.

Cockatoos may stay away from strategies that take too long to beat. Bricks, for instance, are easy to quickly push off a bin; breaking sticks placed through the bin’s back handle could take more time. Perhaps if enough people in a neighborhood adopt a highly effective method, Clark, a behavioral ecologist says, the cockatoos may not find it worth it to stop by.

【1】Why are bricks used in the battle against cockatoos?

A．To increase the weight of the lids.

B．To hit the birds when necessary.

C．To reduce the size of the rubbish.

D．To keep the dustbin balanced.

【2】Which seems the best way to win the battle presently?

A．Using rubber snakes to frighten the parrots.

B．Blocking access with objects like bricks.

C．Hanging weights from the back of the lid.

D．Placing sticks through a bin’s back handles.

【3】What can we learn about cockatoos from the text?

A．They are in danger of extinction.

B．They are the strongest parrots.

C．They are clever and adaptable.

D．They are good at finding treasure.

【4】What does Clark’s statement in the last paragraph suggest?

A．People are defeated by cockatoos in the battle.

B．People should work together to win the battle.

C．People and cockatoos should live in harmony.

D．People had better adopt all the cockatoos.

30、   I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so _______!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too. I wasn’t even _______ for you.” We were very polite. Then we went on our ways after saying goodbye.

_______ at home, a different story is told. How we _______ our loved ones, young and old. Later, in the kitchen, as I cooked our meal, my daughter crept(爬) up to me, very _______. When I turned, I nearly knocked her _______. “Get out of the way” I barked. She ran away, with her little heart _______. I didn’t realize how cruelly I’d spoken.

That night, as I lay _______ in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While _________a stranger, you’re calm and polite, but with those you ________, you’re quick to excite….Go to look right now; on the kitchen floor you’ll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She ________ them herself—pink, yellow, and blue. She stood there ________, not to spoil your surprise, and you never saw the tears in her eyes.”

By this time, I felt ________ and small and my own tears had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her bed; “________ sweetheart, wake up,” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She ________, “I found them, out by the tree. I wrapped them in a handkerchief, just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the blue.” I said, “I’m so sorry that I missed them today. And I ________ have shouted at you that way.”

And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s okay…I still love you ________. ” I hugged her and said. “I love you too… And I LOVE my flowers, especially the blue.”

Are you aware that: if you die tomorrow, that company that you are working for could easily ________ you in a matter of days, but the family you leave behind will ________ the loss for the rest of their lives? And come to think of it, we pour more into our work than into our families—a(n) ________ investment(投资) indeed.

A．angry

B．sorry

C．surprised

D．unlucky

A．watching

B．looking

C．caring

D．searching

A．And

B．So

C．As

D．But

A．respect

B．regard

C．treat

D．show

A．lovely

B．still

C．clever

D．tiring

A．down

B．away

C．up

D．off

A．beaten

B．frightened

C．gone

D．broken

A．asleep

B．quiet

C．awake

D．upset

A．dealing with

B．meeting with

C．come across

D．look after

A．want

B．love

C．need

D．mind

A．gained

B．bought

C．got

D．picked

A．happily

B．eagerly

C．quietly

D．nervously

A．worried

B．sad

C．anxious

D．unhappy

A．Wake up

B．Give up

C．Come down

D．Cheer up

A．laughed

B．cried

C．smiled

D．hesitated

A．needn’t

B．couldn’t

C．mustn’t

D．shouldn’t

A．ever

B．anyway

C．however

D．therefore

A．replace

B．fire

C．hire

D．remember

A．recognize

B．miss

C．feel

D．discover

A．great

B．good

C．obvious

D．unwise

31、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A new analysis of the running habits of over a million people showed that exercise is contagious — though this depends on who's spreading it.

For the study, two scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology used 【1】 tracker data to study the running habits of around 1.1 million people, who have around 3.4 million social network connections. Over five years, the 【2】 ran a collective 350 million kilometers, and their runs were posted online for their friends to see.

The researchers found an additional kilometer run by friends influences an individual to run an additional 0.3 kilometers. An additional kilometer per minute run by friends 【3】 a person to run an additional 0.3 kilometers per minute faster than usual. And if those friends run an extra 10 minutes, that person is likely to run about three minutes longer than they would have. The influencing effect is strongest on the same day 【4】 are posted and appears to diminish with time, the authors wrote.

The findings suggested that a runner's peers did influence him or her to run more, but not all users exerted 【5】 influence on their buddies. Individuals were more likely to be encouraged by less active peers than by more active ones.

"Social comparisons may provide an explanation for these results," the study's authors wrote. This theory, they added, "【6】 that we self-evaluate by comparing ourselves to others."

But do we make comparisons to peers performing better than us, or to those performing worse? That's been a subject of 【7】, the researchers said.

Comparisons to those ahead of us may 【8】 our own self-improvement, while comparisons to those behind us may create competitive behavior to protect one's superiority.

The findings show how effective 【9】 these real-time networks may be to help scientists design different methods to minimize the impact of social ills and maximize the 【10】 of social benefits.

32、假如你是学生会主席李华,为了让外国人了解中国传统文化,学生会将进行”唐诗吟诵大赛”(Tang Poetry Recitation Contest),特邀请学校国际部学生参加,请你根据提示写一则通知主要内容包括:

1.大赛的目的和意义；

2主办方校学生会

时间:2018年12月30日

地点:校报告厅(lecture hall)；

3.准备及范围:唐诗三百首(Three Hundred Tang Poems)

注意:1.词数100词左右；

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文流畅。

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