南阳2025届高三毕业班第二次质量检测英语试题

1、The students have decided on a final date by which everyone   reading the books assigned by their professor.

A. finishes B. finished

C. have finished D. will have finished

2、--- Has your wife come back from Africa?

---Yes, but she _____here for only one month before she went on another expedition to Cuba

A. has been B. was   C. will be   D. would be

3、 Success is not final, and failure is not deadly. It is the courage to continue ______ counts in life.

A. that   B. which

C. where   D. when

4、Kenny still remembers the class discussion________the teacher asked students to share what they wanted to be when they grew up.

A．why

B．which

C．that

D．where

5、Why ______________ to go abroad to study, when there are so many good universities at home?

A. imagines B. bother

C. consider D. prevent

6、 ––Have you asked Peter for advice?

––No, he ______ someone, so I didn’t disturb him.

A. is talking with  B. has talked with

C. was talking with D. had talked with

7、Each spring the apple tree in my garden blossoms so________that the air becomes filled with the sweet of apple.

A.abundantly B.approximately C.apparently D.automatically

8、The professor could tell by the ______ look in Maria’s eyes that she didn’t understand a single word of his lecture.

A.cold B.blank C.innocent D.empty

9、-Do you still want to become a professional footballer?

-That ambition has never died. I'm still as__________ and determined to make it.

A.elegant B.embarrassed C.explicit D.enthusiastic

10、---I will leave you two alone. I am sure you two must have a lot to________.

---Yes. It is two years since we last got together.

A．catch up

B．take in

C．bring out

D．give away

11、-- Did Jim come?

-- I don’t know. He _______ while I was out.

A．might have come

B．might come

C．must have come

D．should have come

12、To win the trust of the employees, your factory should see to________that accounts and operations are as transparent as possible.

A.it B.them C.you D.one

13、—Is Peter coming?

—No, he   his mind after a phone call at the last minute.

A.changed B.has changed C.had changed D.is changing

14、I have so many clients who believe that cutting their hair helps it grow. Actually, for every few inches you’re cutting, you ______ months to the growing time.

A.have added B.will have added C.add D.are adding

15、 In the early days, Beijing Opera ______ on open-air stages or in teahouses.

A. performed     B. was performed

C. performs   D. is performed

16、Oh! The flower can’t be saved. If the flower had been watered，it now.

A.wouldn’t be dying B.is dead

C.had been dead D.will not die

17、---I’m not going to the party tonight. I’ll stay at home and read.

---Come on, ________

A．You get a frog in your throat.

B．You’re pulling your weight.

C．We’d better throw in the towel.

D．Don’t be such a wet blanket.

18、She said her ________ is enough to support her in later years and that her only hope is that her son can visit regularly. After all she had not much time left.

A. pension B. benefit C. allowance D. bonus

19、This was returned because the person ________ this letter was addressed had died three years ago.

A．to whom

B．to which

C．which

D．whom

20、Women are so accustomed to decades of ______ and to ______ histories of women whose contributions went unnoticed that they assume these conditions still exist today.

A. being ignored,be heard   B. ignoring,be heard

C. ignored,hearing   D. being ignored,hearing

21、If you put all the books you own on the street outside your house, you might expect them to disappear immediately. But one man, Hernando Guanlao in Manila, tried it and found that his collections grew.

He’s a lovely man in his early 60s, with one ever-lasting love—books. They’re his pride and joy, because, whether he likes it or not, they seem to be taking over his house. Guanlao has set up a “library” outside his home in central Manila. Readers can take as many books as they want, for as long as they want. As Guanlao says, “The only rule is that there are no rules.”

You might consider it would end very quickly. But in fact, in the 12 years he’s been running his library. He’s found that his collection has grown rather than become smaller, as more and more people help the activity. “It seems to me that the books are speaking to me,” he says with a smile, “The books are telling me they want to be read.”

Guanlao started his library in 2000, shortly after the death of his parents. He was looking for something to honor their memory, and that was when he hit upon the idea of promoting the reading habit passed on to him from his parents. So he put the books outside the door of his house to see if anyone wanted to borrow them. They did, and they brought the books back with others to add to the collection. The library was born. The library is not advertised, but somehow, every day, a steady stream of people find their way there.

To help the poorest communities in Manila, Guanlao doesn’t wait for them to find him on his “book bike”. He wants to set up a “book boat”, traveling around the islands of Sulu and Basilan. As we sat outside Hernando Guanlao’s house in the midday sun, watching people look through his collection, he thought it was worth spending all his time.

【1】The first paragraph shows that Guanlao ______.

A. was a successful man

B. worked very hard

C. loved books very much

D. put all his books in the open air

【2】According to the passage, readers in Guanlao’s library ______.

A. can’t keep books very long

B. need to have a library card

C. can be free to read there

D. must help increase the collection

【3】What was beyond people’s expectation after the library was set up?

A. The library took over his house.

B. The library was Guanlao’s life center.

C. The library lasted a long time.

D. The library needed help from more people.

【4】What caused Guanlao to have the idea of setting up a library?

A. His good reading habit.

B. The death of his parents.

C. The joy of reading books.

D. Nothing to do in his daily life.

【5】What is the last paragraph mainly talking about?

A. Guanlao’s traveling around.

B. Guanlao’s daily activities.

C. Guanlao’s poor communities.

D. Guanlao’s efforts for his library.

22、New Year’s Day is meant for food. As the new year arrives around the world, there could be special cakes and breads, for example, long noodles representing long life, field peas representing coins, and pigs representing good luck. The particulars vary, but the general theme is the same: Enjoy food and drink to bring in a year of prosperity. Here are some of the New Year’s food traditions around the world.

Hoppin’ John, American South

A major New Year’s food tradition in the American South, Hoppin’ John is a dish of pork-flavored field peas or black-eyed peas — symbolizing coins — and rice, frequently served with cooked greens — as they’re the color of money and cornbread—the color of gold. The dish is said to bring good luck in the new year.

Twelve grapes, Spain

The people of Spain traditionally watch a broadcast from Puerta del Sol in Madrid, where people gather in front of the square’s clock tower to ring in the New Year. Those out in the square and those watching at home take part in an unusual annual tradition: At the stroke of midnight, they eat one grape for every toll of the clock bell. Some even get their grapes ready — peeling and seeding them — to make sure they will be as efficient as possible when mid-night comes.

Tamales, Mexico

Tamales, corn dough filled with meat, cheese and other delicious additions and wrapped in a banana leaf or a corn husk, make appearances at pretty much every special occasion in Mexico. In many families, groups of women gather together to make hundreds of the little packets to hand out to friends, family and neighbors.

Soba noodles, Japan

In Japanese households, families cat buckwheat soba noodles, or toshikoshi soba, at mid-night on New Year’s Eve to say goodbye to the year gone by and welcome the year to come. The tradition dates back to the 17th century, and the long noodles symbolize longevity and prosperity.

【1】The common theme of food for New Year’s Day is ________.

A．to show its deliciousness and sell well in market

B．to cat and drink well and hope for a fancy new year

C．to celebrate new year and wish for blessings from nature

D．to say farewell to the old year and welcome the new year

【2】Which dish is believed to bring good luck in the new year?

A．Hoppin’ John.

B．Twelve grayes.

C．Tamales.

D．Soba noodles.

【3】In which country do people eat grapes when clock strikes on New Year’s Eve?

A．The US.

B．Mexico.

C．Spain.

D．Japan.

23、If you're looking to maximize the amount of fat burned in your next workout, think about having a coffee half an hour before you get started. 【1】

Researchers found that 3 milligrams of caffeine per kilogram of body weight can raise the rate of fat burning during aerobic exercise.【2】The coffee dose was shown to increase maximal fat oxidation rate (MFO，脂肪氧化率) by an average of 10.7percent in the morning and 29 percent in the afternoon.

The recommendation to exercise on an empty stomach in the morning to increase fat oxidation is common.【3】 It is still unknown whether this increase is due to exercising in the morning or due to going without food for a longer period of time.

【4】Caffeine is often associated with improved athletic performance, though the science behind this link isn't as comprehensive as it could be. In later cycling tests after the caffeine had been given, the fat-burning capability of the body was measured, showing the impact that caffeine had made on MFO.Maximum oxygen uptake was also raised,as was the intensity of exercise.

The results of the study showed that acute caffeine intake 30 minutes before performing an aerobic exercise test increased MFO during exercise regardless of the time of day.【5】 Overall,these results suggest that a combination of acute caffeine intake and exercise at moderate intensity in the afternoon provides the best scenario(方案) for individuals seeking to increase whole-body fat oxidation during aerobic exercise.

A．It is based on results gathered from 15 male volunteers.

B．However, this recommendation may lack a scientific basis.

C．Evidence is mounting that morning exercise is good for your health。

D．A new study suggests it can make a significant difference to fat burning.

E．They are clear enough to suggest that there is some kind of association there.

F．Researchers have found that if cyclists take more caffeine, they will ride much faster.

G．Researchers were keen to look in detail at the relationship between caffeine and exercise.

24、Space travelers on the International Space Station pull twelve-hour shifts(轮班), including six and a half hours of lab work, among other duties. They sleep eight hours, leaving them the other hours to idle in the space. If the timing’s right, they call home to catch up. They watch their schools play football. NASA has sent up playthings like guitars, keyboards, and a saxophone, as well a chess set.

Staying entertained is important because when you’re on long space flights, feeling bored can be dangerous, “It leads to performance errors,” NASA Senior Operational Psychologist James Picano tells me. Breaking a tool is a lot more worrisome when you’re trying to keep a spaceship that weighs hundreds of thousands of pounds on course. In addition, playtime also allows the team to learn pop culture and helps Americans relate to their high-flying stars.

But space travelers might not always have that solid link to Earth. NASA’s plans to go to Mars by 2040 may require a seven-month journey. Maintaining a constant signal over such a vast distance will be tough, but when technology permits, space travelers could watch TV series. NASA is also looking into virtual reality(虚拟现实)so space travelers can spend an afternoon at the beach.

“What will the people we send to space do for fun many years from now, when they’re setting up shop on Mars and the moon?” I ask him. “Boy, I have no idea,” Picano says. But he draws my attention to the South Pole’s McMurdo Station, which once just had a simple bowling alley (保龄球球道)and now has a wine and coffee bar. “We are creators,” Picano adds. “If you send scientists to extreme environments, they will invent ways to stay entertained. It never stops amazing me.”

【1】What is the passage mainly about?

A．How we keep space travelers entertained.

B．What space travelers do every day.

C．The duties of the space travelers.

D．The achievements of NASA.

【2】What does Picano say about playtime in a spacecraft?

A．It is strictly limited by NASA.

B．It sometimes causes serious mistakes.

C．It is usually related to American pop stars.

D．It helps keep space travelers working smoothly.

【3】What should NASA do to give space travelers a better life?

A．Reduce their workload.

B．Improve the quality of signals.

C．Increase the speed of spaceships.

D．Allow them to have more spare time.

【4】Which of the following will Picano probably agree with?

A．Most scientists have very little time to play.

B．It is hard to lead an interesting life on Mars or the moon.

C．Space travelers will play in imaginative ways in the future.

D．Fun activities in space will be tested at the McMurdo Station.

25、   The work for which Thomas Malthus is still most widely known is his Essay on the Principle of Population, which first appeared in 1798. This book introduced Malthus's _______ that population inescapably outgrows subsistence (生活资料), and that this difference between population size and the _______ to adequately meet the _______ subsistence needs of all the members of that population "naturally" produces a fundamental struggle for _______ in which some flourish at the _______ of others.

Charles Darwin's most important contribution to the field of _________, described in his work, On the Origin of Species, was to _______ Malthus's observation that plants and animals multiply faster than nature can provide for them to his own _______ of the process of "evolution" — the notion that different forms of life develop _______ from a common ancestry (祖先). Combining these elements, Darwin __________ that the factors of "the struggle for existence" and "the survival of the fittest" are the central mechanisms __________ which evolution is based. In this sense, then, Darwin introduced the possibility that conflict and ____________are biological phenomena, which are __________ central to human social existence.

A number of more contemporary social thinkers were __________ by Darwin and continued this particular version of the conflict perspective, commonly referred to __________social Darwinism, into the twentieth century. Thus, for example, Herbert Spencer, a __________ English social theorist, applied these ideas of the natural __________ of conflict and survival of the fittest to his notion of social evolution, __________ William Graham Summer, an American sociologist, saw the __________ for survival among individuals as a push to bring about fundamental __________ in the quality of human social life overall.

【1】A.scheme B.reference C.theory D.illusion

【2】A.ability B.approach C.ambition D.intention

【3】A.initial B.basic C.low D.original

【4】A.existence B.attendance C.presence D.appearance

【5】A.pain B.offense C.danger D.expense

【6】A.geography B.biology C.physics D.chemistry

【7】A.attach B.simplify C.reply D.apply

【8】A.analysis B.emphasis C.question D.decision

【9】A.permanently B.occasionally C.gradually D.constantly

【10】A.promised B.projected C.processed D.proposed

【11】A.from B.on C.at D.in

【12】A.contrast B.compromise C.struggle D.peace

【13】A.abruptly B.absolutely C.abnormally D.abstractly

【14】A.charged B.roused C.promoted D.influenced

【15】A.like B.for C.as D.by

【16】A.leading B.directing C.heading D.conducting

【17】A.path B.route C.process D.channel

【18】A.while B.when C.unless D.until

【19】A.rival B.race C.compensation D.competition

【20】A.opportunities B.advances C.adventures D.oppositions

26、请阅读下面文字及图表，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

（写作内容）

1. 用约30个单词概述上述信息的主要内容；

2. 结合上述信息，简要分析导致交通问题的主要原因;

3. 根据你的分析，从社会规范(rules and regulations)和个人行为两方面谈谈你得到的启示(不少于两点)。

（写作要求）

1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3. 不必写标题。

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