沧州2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、Mike’s disappointment was shared by several players who were present, ________ were so upset that they shouted at the judge.

A．some of them

B．some of which

C．some of that

D．some of whom

2、The road worker she met yesterday ___________ be her long-lost brother.

A. turned out to   B. turned to

C. turned out   D. turned

3、The audience listened with full attention, ________ to miss any point．

A. not trying   B. trying not

C. to try not   D. not to try

4、If negative thoughts ________ our mind, we will feel depressed and can’t enjoy life.

A．dominate

B．discriminate

C．decline

D．cast

5、His technique has developed to the point _____ he can help kill the latest computer virus going round the city.

A．that

B．which

C．when

D．where

6、We arranged to meet at the cinema at 7:30, but he failed ______ up.

A．turning

B．turns

C．turned

D．to turn

7、When Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng stepped out of the hall, all the cameras were on them, flashing quickly.

A．pointed  B．aimed C．focused  D．directed

8、The experiment group , ________ about 40 adults of similar age and education, will be assessed by language skills and test.

A．be engaged in

B．is coexisted with

C．consisting of

D．be paid attention to

9、________ to as much as English as possible is a good way to learn English well.

A．Exposed

B．Being exposed

C．Having exposed

D．To expose

10、Now every means ________ prevent the water from ________.

A．get used to; polluted

B．is used to; being polluted

C．gets used to; pollution

D．are used to; polluting

11、Frank ________ everyone with a few funny stories from his childhood.

A．annoyed

B．protected

C．entertained

D．pulled

12、A teacher’s ________ to education deserves great respect of the whole society because it promotes the development of society.

A. guidance   B. devotion

C. principle     D. influence

13、With animals ________ their changing environment, their next generations evolved to different species.

A．being adapted to

B．adapting to

C．adapt to

D．adapted to

14、Lisa had to have her car repaired in a garage because it _______ seriously .

A．damaged

B．had been damaged

C．was being damaged

D．had damaged

15、She and her sister are always the attention of their parents.

A．competing with

B．competing for

C．competing in

D．competed against

16、Yesterday I went to see him, _________ that he had gone abroad two days before.

A. only to learn   B. to learn only

C. only learned  D. only learning

17、Only when the teacher walked into the classroom ________ that she had left the speech note at home.

A. she realized   B. has she realized

C. she has realized   D. did she realize

18、From his ________ look, we could see that the professor hadn’t expected that we could raise such ________ questions to him.

A. confusing; confusing

B. confused; confused

C. confusing; confused

D. confused; confusing

19、If you are ________ about what Sam is reading, just go into his room and ask him.

A．generous

B．cautious

C．curious

D．conscious

20、I came to realize that to ________ in America, you couldn’t depend on others.

A．get through

B．get over

C．get ahead

D．get at

21、The lockdown hobbled India's economy and its GDP recorded the sharpest ________ in its history.

A．motion

B．dissatisfaction

C．conservation

D．contraction

22、Doctors have said that as many as 50% of patients don’t take medicine ______.

A. like directed   B. to be directed

C. as directed    D. so that directed

23、Practicing Chinese kung fu can not only _________ one’s strength, but also develop one’s character.

A．bring up

B．take up

C．build up

D．pull up

24、I was about to go back to sleep I heard a strange noise.

A.while B.as C.when D.then

25、The audience was _____to turn their cell phones off in the theatre.

A．selected

B．recognized

C．respected

D．reminded

26、   French poet Victor Hugo (1802-1885) once said, “To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelt out is a spark.”

Today, when we read books, road signs and posters, it’s probably hard to imagine that only half a century ago, about 40 percent of the world’s adults were still illiterate, according to data from UNESCO. This means that two out of every five adults could neither read nor write in the 1960s. In other words, the “sparks” that now light up our world failed to do the same for theirs.

In response to this situation, UNESCO decided to name Sept. 8 as International Literacy (读写能力) Day, starting from 1967. Every year, the day is celebrated to stress the importance of literacy and the progress that has been made, which itself is huge—in 2019, the global adult literacy rate rose to 86 percent, while the youth literacy rate was as high as 91 percent, according to UNESCO.

This raises a question: If the mission to promote literacy has basically been accomplished, why do we still celebrate this day?

The truth is that the definition of “literacy” keeps changing. For example, the theme for 2007 and 2008 International Literacy Day was “Literacy and health”, which targeted people’s ignorance of diseases like HIV and malaria (疟疾). For 2017, the emphasis was placed on “Literacy in a digital world”, because not knowing anything about the Internet in today’s world is just like lacking basic reading abilities in the 1960s—it’s the “new illiteracy”.

The focus for this year’s International Literacy Day is “Literacy and skills development”. But the skills in question are not job-specific skills, such as those required to be an electrician or a chef. Instead, the focus will be on “transferable skills”—communication, critical thinking, teamwork, and creativity, to name a few. These are the things that allow us to do our job well—any job.

【1】Why did UNESCO set up International Literacy Day originally?

A.To encourage the young people to read more.

B.To help people read books, road signs and posters.

C.To increase literacy rate from 40 percent to 86 percent.

D.To improve people’s literacy by stressing its importance.

【2】How does the author show the progress in literacy?

A.By using figures. B.By giving examples.

C.By asking questions. D.By comparing the details.

【3】What will be focused on for this year’s International Literacy Day?

A.Job-specific skills. B.Skills of a chef.

C.Thinking critically. D.Making electricians.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A.Achievements in literacy.

B.International Literacy Day.

C.The development of UNESCO.

D.The reasons to promote literacy.

27、Happy Campers Summer Retreat

As a parent, your child’s health and happiness are the most important things to you, which can be difficult to achieve. The Happy Campers Summer Retreat was developed to help parents with this challenge.

Founded in 1998 by Michael Gibson, our summer camp is open to children during the holidays, from May to September. We look after lots of children every single year. Our camp is based in the Colorado Mountains, and it offers a lot of different activities for children.

Our program helps improve:

• Physical fitness

• Problem-solving skills

• Social skills

• Sports ability and experience

The Happy Campers Summer Retreat can benefit all children. Some children are good at school, but rarely active. Our program will help encourage an interest in sports. Other children are mainly interested in sports. These children will not only play sports, but will also learn new skills, such as teamwork skills, social skills, and communication skills. Children will also have the chance to try new activities. Our program is designed to help develop a complete and fully active child.

At very affordable prices, our program is available to any family in America. Your child’s stay can be as short as a week or as long as six weeks.

Why not call us today or click here to join our camp? Take action now and give your child this great chance!

【1】How long does the camp last every year?

A．One week.

B．Five months.

C．Six weeks.

D．One month.

【2】What can a child learn from the camp?

A．How to deal with people.

B．How to choose a strong team.

C．How to avoid physical problems.

D．How to stay interested in something.

【3】What is the purpose of the text?

A．To describe the history of the camp.

B．To compare the camp with other activities.

C．To encourage parents to send their children to the camp.

D．To tell parents about the benefits of outdoor activities.

28、   Full stops intimidate young people when used in social media communication as they are interpreted as a sign of anger, according to linguistic experts.

Teenagers and those in their early twenties, classified as Generation Z, have grown up with smart phones which they use to send short messages without full stops. Linguistic experts are now investigating why teens interpret a correctly-punctuated(加标点)text as a signal of irritation. According to experts, youngsters used to communicating electronically break up their thoughts by sending each one as a separate message, rather than using a full stop, which they use only to signal they are annoyed or irritated.

In 2015, a study from Binghamton University in New York suggested that people who finish messages with full stops are perceived as insincere. The study involved 126 undergraduates and the researchers found that text messages ending in the most final of punctuation marks- eg, “Let's go together.”- were perceived as being less sincere. Unusually, texts ending in an exclamation (感叹) point-“I'm proud of you!”-are deemed heartfelt or more profound.

Research leader Celia Klin said at the time: “When speaking, people easily convey social and emotional information with eye gaze, facial expressions, tone of voice, pauses and so on. However, people obviously can't use these mechanisms when they are texting. Thus, it makes sense that texters rely on what they have available to them - emoticons, deliberate misspellings that mimic speech sounds and, according to our data, punctuation.”

The full stop derives from Greek punctuation introduced by Aristophanes of Byzantium(拜占庭的阿里斯多芬尼斯：古希腊早期喜剧代表作家、诗人)in the 3rd Century BC.

【1】What does the underlined word “they” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A.Young people. B.Full stops.

C.Social media tools. D.Linguistic experts.

【2】Why do teens tend to send short messages without a full stop?

A.Teens never use a full stop in all short messages.

B.Teens used to use a full stop, but they don't now.

C.Teens break up thoughts by sending a separate message.

D.Teens consider a full stop to be insincere and formal.

【3】Which word best describes Celia Klin's attitude towards people texting without a full stop now?

A.Neutral. B.Subjective.

C.Approving. D.Critical.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A.Long history of the full stop.

B.New interpretation of the full stop.

C.Fundamental usage of the full stop.

D.Mysterious disappearance of the full stop.

29、Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.

My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and his family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him. He seemed unhappy with me unless got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.

On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We talked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions Gone was my father’s critical (挑别的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?

The next day dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.

【1】Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?

A．He did not love his children.

B．He expected too much of her.

C．He was too proud of himself.

D．He was silent most of the time.

【2】When the author went out with her father on weekend, she would feel ________.

A．nervous

B．sorry

C．tired

D．safe

【3】What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?

A．More critical.

B．More talkative.

C．Gentle and friendly.

D．Strict and hard-working.

【4】The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to ________.

A．the cafe owner

B．the author’s son

C．the author’s father

D．the friend of the author’s father

30、   A few years ago, I was with a close friend in a grocery store in California. As we walked along the aisle (过道), we became ___________of a mother with a small boy going in the opposite direction. The woman don’t notice us because she was so _______ with her child, who _______ to eagerly pull items off the lower shelves. As the mother became more and more annoyed, she started to _________ at her son and progressed to shaking him by the arm.

At this point my friend spoke up. A wonderful mother of three, she had probably _______ in her life_______ any child so harshly(严厉地). I _________ my friend would give this woman a serious_________ about the effect of this kind of behavior on the boy. However to my ___________, my friend said, “What a(n) __________ little boy. How old is he?” The woman answered, “He’s three.” My friend went on to say how ________ he seemed and how her own three children __________in the grocery store, pulling things off shelves. “He seems so bright,” my friend said. A(n) __________smile came to the woman’s face. She said, “Yes, he’s very smart, ________ sometimes he wears me out.” My friend responded, “ They can do that; they’re so __________.”

As we ________ away, I heard the mother speaking more__________ to the boy about getting home and cooking his dinner. “We’ll have your favorite foods,” she told him.

How ________my friend achieved harmony in the situation! Really, although sometimes it’s necessary to ________someone physically from hurting another person, more often it is helpful that we show love and __________to those lost in anger, allowing them to remember their own tenderness(温柔).

【1】A.proud B.careful C.tired D.aware

【2】A.controversial B.cross C.considerate D.strict

【3】A.seemed B.failed C.happened D.pretended

【4】A.stare B.seize C.knock D.shout

【5】A.never B.ever C.sometimes D.forever

【6】A.educated B.hit C.treated D.judged

【7】A.expected B.suggested C.discovered D.doubted

【8】A.report B.explanation C.talk D.introduction

【9】A.delight B.surprise C.frustration D.embarrassment

【10】A.awesome B.rough C.annoying D.beautiful

【11】A.serious B.worried C.curious D.patient

【12】A.talked B.behaved C.worked D.shopped

【13】A.honest B.ready C.sad D.shy

【14】A.and B.but C.so D.or

【15】A.dynamic B.sophisticated C.humble D.innocent

【16】A.drove B.ran C.walked D.put

【17】A.proudly B.kindly C.loudly D.excitedly

【18】A.clearly B.conventionally C.wonderfully D.comfortably

【19】A.prevent B.protect C.free D.separate

【20】A.respect B.friendship C.courage D.understanding

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.

Archaeologists have long thought that stone ships served as graves for one or several individuals, and have even been viewed as death ships 【1】 to take the dead to living eternally. However, a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows a different picture. It suggests Bronze Age stone monuments in the form of ships were built by sailors as a symbol of their practices at sea.

The study indicates that the stone ships and the activities that took place there point to people who were 【2】 focused on practices at sea. Details found within the stone structures show they were built to 【3】 real ships. The stone ships offer up 【4】 about the ship-building techniques of the time and about the ships that sailed on the Baltic Sea during the Bronze Age.

“These consist of areas that 【5】 hill forts and are located near easily 【6】 points in the landscape—that is, near well-known waterways leading inland,” Wehlin, head of the team, said. “While these areas have previously been thought to be much younger, recent age 【7】 have dated them to the Bronze Age.”

Archaeologists have believed that bronze was 【8】 to Scandinavia from the south, and recent analyses have helped confirm this notion. However, the people who distributed the bronze objects are rarely 【9】 in these thoughts.

“One reason why the meeting places of the Bronze Age are not discussed very often is that we haven’t been able to find them,” Wehlin said. “This is in 【10】 contrast to the trading places of the Viking Age, which have been easy to locate as they left behind such rich archaeological material.”

32、Directions：Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

当今社会，人们越来越注重对时尚的追求，一时间，“学生是否有必要穿校服”这一话题引发热议。作为一名高中生，请你就“中学生是否有必要穿校服”谈谈你的看法

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________