潜江2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、The Greens’ travel to India ________ enjoyable but Mrs. Green was too particular about the accommodation.

A.could be B.should be C.must have been D.could have been

2、He was trying to write, but the continuous noise outside his window ________ him _______.

A.put; off B.dropped; off C.drew; out D.let; out

3、Pointing to the village at the foot of the mountain, Mr. Smith told us it was ______ he met his wife five years ago.

A．what

B．how

C．when

D．where

4、Listen, Mary ________ have done it. She’s been with me at the shop all day.

A．wouldn’t  B．shouldn’t  C．needn’t  D．couldn’t

5、—Did you like your trip to Xi' an during the Summer vacation?

—____．It was too hot and there was too much traffic．

A．Not a little

B．Don' t mention it

C．Not really

D．'Not exactly

6、— It’s difficult for corrupt officials to hide abroad nowadays.

— That’s it! The Chinese government will do _______ it takes to get them back.

A. whatever   B. whoever

C. whichever   D. wherever

7、 You will be successful in the interview ______ you have confidence.

A. before B. once   C. until   D. though

8、The Chinese sports idol Li Na shocked fans by __________ her racket(球拍) due to serious

injuries in September, on the eve of a tournament in Wuhan, her home city.

A. hanging up B. putting up

C. breaking up   D. holding up

9、A company from Darlington has just launched its latest range of fashion jewellery.

A．sent

B．released

C．published

D．spread

10、Typically, with high-status and well-paid jobs ________ far more pressure than assumed.

A.are coming B.is coming C.come D.comes

11、My parents graduated from this university; that’s ______ I insisted on applying for it.

A. which   B. why

C. what   D. where

12、Although she is only 16 years old, she ______ to drugs for two years.

A. addicts   B. had been addicted

C. has addicted   D. has been addicted

13、Pandas are rare animals close to ___________. They have now been listed among the world’s most endangered wildlife animals.

A. extinction,   B. emergence

C. intension   D. disappearance

14、No matter how much knowledge you have, if your subject is at all ______, be careful when discussing it during your speech, or you may well offend your audience.

A. diverse   B. sensitive

C. abstract   D. original

15、Where did you spend________money buying________gifts?

A.so little, so small B.such little, so little

C.so little, such little D.such little, such little

16、I started to ________   my daily English learning in my WeChat Moments.

A．keep track of

B．keep touch with

C．keep away from

D．lose track of

17、His suggestion that she ________ in his home suggested he ________ very warm-hearted.

A. would stay; was   B. stayed; be

C. should stay; be   D. stay; was

18、Gun control is a subject _____ Americans have argued about for a long time.

A. which   B. when

C. what   D. where

19、I'm never going to guess the answer if you don't give me a .

A．order

B．signal

C．clue

D．outline

20、– You might as well apply for that job — you’ve got nothing to ______

– OK, I will have a try.

A. stop   B. show   C. lose D. miss

21、Japan's prime minister encouraged the decision to ban viewers, even family members, by issuing a state of emergency order in Tokyo earlier this month in response to rising COVID-19 case numbers.

From the perspective of sports psychologists, an Olympics without fans is a real-life science experiment that is helping researchers and clinicians to comb through the true impact of a crowd of fans on its players—and on viewers at home. The strange circumstances under which the games are held may place unexpected pressure on some athletes. On Tuesday, superstar gymnast Simone Biles dropped out of the women's team event, telling teammates and reporters she wasn't in the right “headspace” to compete. “It's been really stressful this Olympic Games. There are a lot of different variables going into it,” Biles told the Washington Post.

The 2020 Summer Olympics bears similarities and differences to other major sporting events without viewers. The English Premier League supplemented (增加) game broadcasts with crowd noise from the soccer video game FIFA 20, mixed with game audio in real time. A Taiwanese baseball team and German soccer team began populating stands with cardboard cutouts of fans, and the trend caught on internationally.

Jamey Houle, the lead sports psychologist for Ohio State University Athletics and a former Al-American gymnast, says competitive athletes are trained in visualization— imagining performing a certain action or motion, such as doing a roundoff back handspring in gymnastics. Without moving a muscle, players using visualization can solidify neural (神经的) connections and activate their motor cortex (皮层). To visualize most effectively, Houle says, athletes working with sports psychologists will try to simulate as closely as possible the conditions of actual gameplay. Empty stadiums may thus have a measurable impact on players' performance. This phenomenon is grounded in a psychological concept called “social facilitation”, referring to a change in a person's performance that occurs when others are around compared to when a person is alone.

【1】What caused Biles to drop out of the women's team event?

A．The poor physical condition.

B．The absence of the audience.

C．The fiercely competitive event.

D．The influence of crowds of fans.

【2】What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?

A．The Taiwanese baseball team is a success.

B．The tendency mentioned is popular among some sporting events.

C．The 2020 Summer Olympics is stricter in preventing the pandemic.

D．The crowd noise plays a leading role in the English Premier League.

【3】How does Houle explain the impact of empty stadiums on players' performance?

A．By doing a roundoff back handspring.

B．By simulating the conditions of actual gameplay.

C．By using the concept called social facilitation.

D．By changing the viewers of a player.

【4】What message does the author mainly convey in the text?

A．Athletes should be trained in visualization.

B．Audience should be admitted to the Olympics.

C．Social facilitation is helpful to sporting events.

D．Viewers present may influence players' performance.

22、   Robots are now being employed not just for dangerous tasks, such as discovering mines or rescuing people in disasters. They are also finding application as household helps and as nursing assistants. As the number of machines increases, which are equipped with the latest artificial intelligence and take on a growing variety of specialized and everyday tasks, the question of how people see them and behave towards them becomes ever more urgent.

A team led by Sari Nijssen of Radboud University and Markus Paulus, Professor of Developmental Psychology at Ludwig-Maximilians- Universitat (LMU), have carried out a study to determine the degree to which people show concern for robots and behave toward them based on moral principles.

According to Sari Nijssen, the study set out to answer the following question: "Under what circumstances would adults be willing to sacrifice robots to save human lives?" The participants were faced with a hypothetical (假设的) moral dilemma:Would they be prepared to put a single person at risk in order to save a group of injured persons? The intended victim presented in the situations was either a humanoid robot that had been humanized (人性化的) to various degrees or a robot that was clearly recognizable as a machine.

The study suggested that the more the robot was humanized, the less likely participants were to sacrifice it. Situations that included vivid stories in which the robot was described as a merciful being or as a creature with its own understandings, experiences and thoughts, were more likely to stop the study participants from sacrificing it in the interests of anonymous (无名的) humans.

"This result indicates that our study group attached a certain moral status to the robot," says Paulus. "One possible suggestion of this finding is that attempts to humanize robots should not go too far. Such efforts could come into conflict with their intended function—to be of help to us."

【1】What has become a concern about robots?

A.How to treat them in life. B.How to humanize them.

C.How to use them effectively. D.How to find more applications.

【2】In the study the participants probably have to decide _______.

A.where to experience risks. B.when to sacrifice a robot.

C.which robot to work with. D.what robots should be like.

【3】What can be inferred from Paulus' words?

A.Humanized robots offer less help to people.

B.Certain moral status should be attached to robots.

C.Humanizing robots too much may be improper.

D.Conflicts often happen between humans and robots.

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

A.Robots, a Must for Future B.Robots Saved, People Take the Hit

C.Humanized Robots, a New Trend D.Humanized Robots Replace Human

23、A special place to stay can make a holiday — but also break the bank. We have picked new affordable places across Europe for €150 a room a night or less.

Scourie Hotel

Doubles from €129

Opened October 2015

This hotel has been adored by fishing fans for generations. When the Campbell family bought it six years ago, they updated it with gentle, stylish furnishings. There’s a string of spectacular beaches to discover, including the Scourie Bay with golden sand.

Ho36 Hotel

Doubles from €109

Opened December 2017

This hotel offers the rarest of things — ski accommodation that is both affordable and stylish. Guests can ski or snowboard from the front door. There are two lively bars with live music and regular DJ nights, a restaurant serving hearty Alpine meals and film nights.

Conscious Hotel

Doubles from €120

Opened April 2016

This fourth hotel by Dutch sustainable brand Conscious is the first powered entirely by wind. The restaurant is fully organic and the bedrooms simple with contemporary elements. The hotel overlooks the Westerpark, one of Amsterdam’s biggest green spaces.

Dock Hotel

Doubles from €150

Opened May 2014

This large hotel on the Baltic coast is made from shipping containers. The industrial theme continues inside,with concrete walls, exposed pipes, and more containers. The hotel is 12 minutes’ walk from the beach.

【1】Which hotel best suits people who enjoy an active social life?

A．Scourie Hotel.

B．Ho36 Hotel.

C．Conscious Hotel.

D．Dock Hotel.

【2】What is special about Conscious Hotel?

A．It is old-fashioned.

B．It has the longest history.

C．It is environment-friendly.

D．It offers the biggest green space.

【3】What can the guests of Scourie Hotel and Dock Hotel do?

A．Update the furniture.

B．Walk on the beach.

C．Appreciate architecture.

D．Visit industrial fairs.

24、Less than three months after a gunman walked into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, killing 17 students and teachers, seniors on Saturday night will celebrate their prom.

Still, the Parkland high school prom will be far from ordinary. Not only will it be held under tight security, but there will be a tribute honoring the lives of the four seniors killed during the February 14 tragedy.

With some students still saddened and emotions running high, local businesses, vendors and community members have come together to offer products and services at cost or even free of charge, in hopes of relieving students of their burdens- even if just for a night. The event should involve all the hallmarks of a typical American prom: eye-grabbing decorations, lots of flowers and a dance floor packed with students dressed to the nines.

The biggest contribution came from the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, which has donated a ballroom and catering for the evening. The money saved allowed the prom planning committee to charge as little as $30 per ticket- down from the usual of about $100.

Other businesses also stepped up, offering hairstyling, makeup, photography and even prom dresses. To help ease students' pain, Gabriela Miller, an alumni and salon and spa owner, asked her staff to donate their time and services to girls preparing for the prom. They enthusiastically agreed. On Saturday, Miller and dozens of beauty experts from surrounding communities will do hair and makeup for more than 230 girls.

Apart from business, neighbors also did their part. Shawn Rosenthal, who lives a few miles south of Parkland, felt so moved by the attack that she organized a collection to provide free prom dresses to senior girls. Within days, with the help of her friends, they'd collected more than 100 prom dresses of all colors, shapes and sizes. They caught the eye of the Alumni Association, which was also gathering dresses, and pooled their efforts.

Such a community effort could help the students “heal for a moment.”

【1】What is the prom intended for?

A．The four seniors killed in the tragedy.

B．The surviving seniors in the high school.

C．The 13 victims except the Senior Grade 3.

D．All the 17 students killed in the violence.

【2】Why did the people offer products and services at cost or for free?

A．To lessen the students' sorrow.

B．To reduce the expenses.

C．To enrich the celebrations.

D．To prepare for the prom.

【3】What does the underlined word “pooled” probably mean?

A．dug a pool for

B．spared

C．joined in

D．swallowed

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

A．Donations from Neighbors to the Prom

B．Efforts of the School to Help the Sad Students

C．Celebration of the Prom in a Parkland High School

D．Help for the Prom from the Community to Heal Students

25、Benson Lossing’s History of the United States was recently returned to the St. Helena Public Library in California, 96 years after it was due in 1927. The ______ behind the story is Jim Perry.   

Perry, living in Napa, California, was merely ______ unused items from his house when he ______ the book. It had been ______ in a cool place in his home. Mr. Perry believed that the book was ______ borrowed by his wife’s grandfather, John McCormick, in 1927.

The book’s return was ______ by the sight of an envelope ______ the inscription (题词) “Free Public Library St. Helena, Cal”. Perry noticed this ______ and decided to return it to what is now known as the St. Helena Public Library.

At first, Perry thought it would be a fun ______ that the library staff would enjoy, but he was ______ of the book’s special significance to them. The library staff suspected that Lossing’s book was part of the original collection of 540 volumes that were ______ at the Free Public Library, which first opened in the Kettlewell building in 1892. The library’s director, Chris Kreiden, said, “I ______ if it was one of the original books in our collection, If so, the book should be put in a box for further ______.”

Today, the returned book holds a position of ______ inside a glass display case at the entrance of the library, serving as a testament (证明) to its remarkable journey and the ______ ties it represents.

【1】

A．victim

B．librarian

C．individual

D．competitor

【2】

A．removing

B．adapting

C．stealing

D．borrowing

【3】

A．chose

B．destroyed

C．burnt

D．discovered

【4】

A．sold

B．stored

C．repaired

D．spread

【5】

A．initially

B．mainly

C．secretly

D．carefully

【6】

A．estimated

B．forced

C．disturbed

D．pushed

【7】

A．playing

B．producing

C．bearing

D．symbolizing

【8】

A．dialogue

B．detail

C．report

D．comment

【9】

A．gesture

B．performance

C．game

D．joke

【10】

A．critical

B．ashamed

C．independent

D．unaware

【11】

A．purchased

B．missing

C．available

D．published

【12】

A．learned

B．predicted

C．wondered

D．decided

【13】

A．improvement

B．protection

C．research

D．education

【14】

A．trust

B．beauty

C．power

D．honor

【15】

A．historical

B．entertainment

C．political

D．family

26、假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter写信谈到他最近在孔子学院（Confucius Institute) 学习的部分孔子学说(Confucianism),如“仁”（kindness)、“义”（righteousness) “礼” (etiquette)和“孝”（filial piety)等，希望你阐释最欣赏点。请你用英语给他写封回信，内容包括：

1.最欣赏点及其理由；

2.个人经历及其感悟。

注意：1.词数100左右。开头和结尾不计入总词数；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

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Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua