信阳2025届高三毕业班第一次质量检测英语试题

1、It really annoys me that whenever I have important issues to deal with, something unexpected always keeps getting ________.

A．in sight

B．in the way

C．around the corner

D．out of place

2、An inspiring teacher can stimulate students to succeed.

A．motivate

B．waken

C．commit

D．guarantee

3、The basketball team has become virtually unstoppable ever since it _____Jack, a gifted player.

A.hosted B.included C.examined D.demanded

4、If it _____ earlier, the printing machine would not have broken down．

A．has been repaired   B．is repaired

C．had been repaired   D．was repaired

5、In the lecture, the principal shared with the audience the special way ______ values education is carried out in the university.

A．which

B．where

C．how

D．that

6、For some reason, Maya civilization largely disappeared later, ________ us ________ our own past, present and future.

A．to leave; thinking about

B．leaving; thinking about

C．left; to think about

D．to leave; thought about

7、Over the past 3 years, more than one book about space exploration ________ all over the world.

A．were published

B．was published

C．have been published

D．has been published

8、—Look, here is a quiz on events of the twentieth century.

—_______. I’m a history expert

A．You’ve got me there

B．I appreciate that

C．Let me give it a shot

D．It’s right under my nose

9、I have offered to paint the house ________ a week’s accommodation.

A．in exchange for

B．in answer to

C．in contact with

D．in memory of

10、 As we have seen, the focus of medical care in our society has been __________ from curing diseases to preventing diseases—especially in terms of changing our many unhealthy behaviors.

A. confirming B. committing

C. shifting D. concluding

11、--What do you think we should do after dinner?

-- Why don’t we get   beer at the Karaoke bar don the street? It is kind of   fun to hear all the birds singing.

A. a; 不填   B. a; a

C. the; a   D. a; the

12、In _________  eyes of children, playing on the Internet can only bring them________great fun.

A . the； a   B.不填；a

C. the；不填   D.不填；不填

13、I don’t know how it , but I’ve got a big hole in my clothes.

A. came over  B. came out

C. came about   D. came up

14、The plane flew smoothly________in the sky and people spoke________of the experienced pilot.

A．high; high

B．high; highly

C．highly; highly

D．highly, high

15、My grandfather arrived in Shanghai in 1939, ________, some years later, he became a worker in a firm.

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

16、Mary felt sad over the loss of photos she had shot in Australia, ______ that was a memory she especially treasured.

A. as B. which   C. when   D. where

17、At the age of 14, Father had to leave school and start working. There would be no one to support the family _______ he not worked.

A. did B. has C. had   D. was

18、— Why didn’t Ann see me wave to her?

— She _____ in the other direction.

A. looked   B. was looking

C. has looked   D. is looking

19、Our monitor’s breaking the record at the sports meeting was an exciting moment, ________ all of us will always treasure.

A. that   B. it   C. one   D. what

20、 I recently read that it’s good to walk a lot; ______, I’m getting off the bus a few stops early and walking the rest of the way.

A. however B. therefore C. instead   D. Otherwise

21、One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to the singing of birds and the rustling of leaves in the trees. I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under pressure from the wind and watch them return gracefully to their original position after the wind had died down.

When I think about the bamboo trees’ ability to bounce back or return to its original position, the word “resilience” comes to my mind. When used in reference to a person, this word means the ability to readily recover from shock, depression or any other negative situation that stretches the limits of a person’s emotions.

Have you ever felt like you are about to lose control of your emotions? Have you ever felt like you are at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it.

During the experience you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health. You felt emotionally tired, mentally exhausted and you most likely bored unpleasant physical symptoms.

Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend, but don’t break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.

A measure of hope will take you through the unpleasant moments. Will hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be. The unpleasant moment may be easier to deal with if the end result is worth having.

If the situation gets tough and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo trees, bend, but don’t break!

【1】What does the underlined word “resilience” mean in Paragraph 2?

A. The ability to overcome any difficulty.

B. The quality of hoping for a better tomorrow.

C. The quality of being brave at the breaking point.

D. The ability to recover easily and quickly from unpleasant or damaging events.

【2】Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Life is like a bamboo tree that never breaks.

B. Whatever difficulties we may meet with in our life, we can bend, but can never break.

C. Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments.

D. If you get over your breaking point, you can survive to live longer and more happily than others.

【3】According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The author was an idle child when he was living near the river.

B. We should try our best not to let our bad times get the best of us.

C. Our being likely to lose control of our emotions is common in our life.

D. We should always believe things may not be as bad as they seem to be.

【4】Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. Bend, but don’t break.

B. My wonderful childhood.

C. The bamboo trees.

D. Love the bamboo trees and your life.

22、In 2005, Calvin Echevarria was on top of his game. He had two jobs, bought a house and was raising a 3-year-old daughter with his wife. But suddenly, it felt like it was all being taken away. He could no longer work as a FedEx driver because he was going blind.

He was diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy (糖尿病视网膜病变). “I lost my sight and the job, but I don’t care about that. All I care is about my wife and my daughter,” he told CBS News. “How am I going to see my daughter grow?”

Echevarria at first worked on developing independent living skills like walking with a cane (手杖). But he wanted to learn more-like skills that would be useful for a job. That’s when he found Lighthouse Works in Orlando, a company that creates jobs for the blind.

“Seven out of 10 Americans who are blind are not in the workforce,” said Kyle Johnson, the president and CEO of Lighthouse Works. “And we knew that people who are blind are the most highly educated disability group on the planet. And so, very capable people, who want to work and contribute. So, we created Lighthouse Works to help them do that.”

At Lighthouse Works, nearly half of the employees are blind. Echevarria works in the call center. In his work, Echevarria uses a system called JAWS to “hear” the computer. The system reads the computer screen to him in one ear a she listens to a customer call in his other ear. Now he has gotten good at it and can listen to JAWS on a dramatic speed. “”It gives me a purpose. It makes me feel better because I can provide for my family.” he said.

His original worry was not being able to be there for his daughter. Now, he is her mentor (导师), because she’s an employee at Lighthouse Works as well. He said, “Little kids come to their parents, and all of a sudden when they become teenagers, they go away. Now, we’re going back again to those days that my daughter used to come to me all the time. And I still feel needed.”

【1】What did Echevarria wish to do most after he went blind?

A．Make efforts to buy a new house.

B．Collect money to treat his disease.

C．Find a job to provide for his family.

D．Develop independent living skills.

【2】Why did Kyle Johnson create Lighthouse Works?

A．To found an on-profit charity.

B．To help the blind learn living skills.

C．To train advanced computer talents.

D．To get the blind to enter the workforce.

【3】What can be inferred about Echevarria from paragraph 5?

A．He is the most capable employee in the company.

B．He has better listening ability than others.

C．He had no trouble in adapting to the new life.

D．He is happy to have a new career now.

【4】What does the author intend to show in the last paragraph?

A．A father’s love to his daughter.

B．A new employee’s achievement.

C．A daughter’s promise to her father.

D．A company’s contributions to the blind.

23、What makes you cry? Being moved by a sad movie, waving a loved one off, or getting emotional after splitting up with your partner can all cause tears to roll down our faces. We all have the power to cry, but is that a good thing?

When you think about it, shedding tears (流泪) from your eyes is an unusual thing to do. But it seems to be an automatic reaction when we get sad, upset or even when we’re very happy. 【1】 However, the feeling is the same—your cheeks puff up (肿胀), your eyes tighten and before you know it, tears are streaming down your face. 【2】 And it’s suggested that it’s women who cry more than men.

A study in the UK in 2017 found that women admitted that they cry 72 times a year. 【3】 Writing for the BBC, Adam Rutherford says, “according to pretty much every study done, women do cry more than men.” But does this mean men don’t get as upset or emotional as women, or are they just more embarrassed about showing their true feelings?

【4】 This can be somewhere where emotions run high—someone might be stressed, their workload might be too much. As therapist(治疗师), Joann a Cross told the BBC, “crying is often a build-up of frustration and undealt-with situations and it’s a bit of a final straw(稻草) moment.”

But crying in the office or elsewhere can be cathartic (情感宣泄的), which can actually make you feel better. 【5】 Bawling(放声大哭) your eyes out shows others how you feel, so perhaps it’s a crying shame that more of us, particularly men, don’t cry more often.

A．This was, on average, more than men.

B．You may burst into tears for something sorrowful.

C．What causes this reaction differs from person to person.

D．Most adults think it embarrassing to cry loudly in public.

E．Maybe it dissolves or clears the negative or sad feelings you’ve had.

F．Some of us may sniffle (抽鼻子) a little while others may cry like a baby.

G．One place where we experience emotional and tearful outbursts is in the workplace.

24、   Choosing a career is one of those important decisions that can change the course of your life.【1】 Ample information and self-examination can help you choose a satisfying career that you will enjoy for years to come. If you feel confused about picking a career, you're not alone. We're here to help!

Evaluate your work style. The right career for you will be suited to your work style. Do you need the discipline of a structured work environment to do your best?【2】There are, of course, other factors that affect your job performance. But, your natural work style plays a big role.

Identify your skills. Every career requires a different skill set. Sales managers need great leadership skills, and teachers need to be able to communicate effectively with both students and parents.【3】List every talent and skill you have, even if it doesn't seem like it will help you get a job.

【4】 What do you want out of a career? Do you want to help other people? Do you want to travel? How much money do you want to make? Of course, what you want to achieve often changes over time, and things that were once extremely important become less so.

Remember that things can change. There are a million "Best Careers" lists out there that will say you should have a certain career because you will make a certain amount of money with it. 【5】 There might be a lot of demand for a job now, but what about in 10 years? Don't choose a job just because it's number one on a list somewhere. Things can change over time, and the job that was once number one might end up not even making the list a few years from now.

A．Determine your goals.

B．It deserves considerable time and reflection.

C．Take some time to figure out what you're good at.

D．Ask questions about the advantages and disadvantages of the job.

E．Or do you like setting your own schedule and work independently?

F．However, there's no way to totally guarantee job security and stability.

G．Are you willing and able to put in that time and the money that comes with it?

25、   On a school day Greta’s teacher at her primary school showed her a video clip that turned her life upside down. The video was about _______ polar bears, extreme weather, and flooding. _______ , the entire class felt gloomy, but the class was over and the other kids were able to _______ . Greta couldn’t. She began to feel extremely alone.

Her outrage over the _______ crisis is in relation to her having Asperger’s syndrome(阿斯伯格综合症). “I see the world in black and white, and I don’t like _______ ,” said Greta. Usually, someone with Asperger’s syndrome hates crowds. However, Greta was the reason why those crowds _______ and millions took to the streets!

At first Greta joined a group of climate activists who had _______ her after she wrote a newspaper article on the _______ of climate change in a local Swedish newspaper . She then started to distribute flyers throughout her school _______ the students to take part in the strike; she wrote on the flyers, “I am school-striking for the climate, and since adults don’t care about our ________ ---the life of following generations, I won’t care for my school work either.”

The climate campaign ________ by Greta has become very popular and She was invited to talk about her cause at the 2019 World Economic Forum.

Greta ________ world leaders at last year's climate summit of failing to tackle climate change.

“You only speak of a green eternal economic growth because you are too scared of being ________ . You only talk about moving forward with the same bad ideas that got us into this ________ .

Even when the only ________ thing to do is pull the emergency brake.

【1】A.starving B.sleeping C.threatening D.surviving

【2】A.Meanwhile B.Constantly C.finally D.Afterwards

【3】A.hang on B.hold on C.move on D.talk on

【4】A.nature B.weather C.climate D.earth

【5】A.cheating B.mixing C.judging D.compromising

【6】A.gathered B.cheered C.followed D.socialized

【7】A.recognized B.contacted C.admired D.blamed

【8】A.threats B.types C.benefits D.opportunities

【9】A.forcing B.commanding C.inviting D.affecting

【10】A.career B.health C.dream D.future

【11】A.launched B.invented C.founded D.inspired

【12】A.warned B.accused C.informed D.cleared

【13】A.illegal B.illogical C.unpopular D.incredible

【14】A.fight B.mood C.disaster D.mess

【15】A.productive B.sensible C.considerable D.creative

26、请结合材料，按要求用英文写作，词数不少于60。

Some parents tend to look into their children’s school bags, diaries and even their chat records, which is very common in their daily life.

要求：

(1) 就此材料发表你的看法；

(2) 紧扣材料，有明确的观点；

(3) 词数不少于60;

(4) 在答题卡上作答。