襄阳2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、Five firms ______ for the contract on the new buildings, the competition was fierce.

A. to be bid B. bid

C. bidding D. had bid

2、In the time of social reform, people’s state of mind tends to keep _____ with the rapid change of society.

A. contact   B. progress   C. touch   D. pace

3、—Macron, handsome and talented, is the youngest person ever to be elected as President of France. Don’t you think he is a real role model for us young man?

—Yeah, maybe. But rumor has it that he went ________ after he married Brigitte Trogneux, 24 years his senior.

A. carrot and stick   B. ups and downs

C. from rags to riches   D. out of the blue

4、________preparations from now on, she would be able to finish the essay on Sunday.

A. Would she make   B. If she make

C. Were she to make   D. If she had made

5、He managed to reach the summit of his career, but it was at the ______ of his health.

A. consumption B. credit

C. exhaustion   D. expense

6、During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly vowed to tear up the agreement of “The Paris Climate Accord”,   he said was hurting American workers.

A. which   B. what

C. where   D. when

7、Most online classes let students learn _____ their own pace.

A. at B. to C. from D. by

8、In spite of the fact that the important final exam is coming, 1 suggest you an evening a week for fun _____ reading a book that interests you, or treating yourself to a good movie.

A.take up B.put off C.give away D.set aside

9、There ________ a very old private school in this town.

A．used to have

B．used to be

C．used to having

D．is used to being

10、We should respect the people ________ devote themselves to fighting against COVID-19.

A.which B.who C.whom D.whose

11、For many years, we have been trying to ________ to such people the fact that language is slightly different in expressions.

A．wind up

B．get across

C．go all out

D．look forward

12、But for the survival instinct that nearly all creatures have, more species   from the earth.

A. could disappear   B. might have disappeared

C. should disappear   D. will have disappeared

13、Was it through Mary, ______ was working at a high school, ______ you got to know Tom?

A. who; who B. that; which

C. who; that D. who; which

14、When it comes to health, females seem to be more anxious than males. A recent study reported that 66% of females overestimated their risk of ______ diseases.

A.causing B.developing

C.curing D.arousing

15、The mixture of his improved self-confidence and never-ending efforts is ________ lies behind his rapid progress in his study.

A. what B. that C. where  D. which

16、My school kids,_______parents most have gone to work in cities, are left behind and taken care of by their grandparents.

A.whom B.whose C.of whom D.of whose

17、It was ___ he won third place ___ he realized body was merely an instrument of the spirit.

A. since ,when   B. not until, that

C. only when, before   D. not until, when

18、He was sentenced to death ______ what he has stolen from the bank.

A．that

B．since

C．because

D．because of

19、Dan Brown，_____ author of The Da Vinci Code，is _____ very famous American writer．

A．a; the B．the; the

C．the; a D．a; a

20、The other day, my friend John drove his car down the street at ________ I thought was a dangerous speed, ________ surprised everyone in the car.

A. which; that

B. which; what

C. what; which

D. that; which

21、“Have a nice day!” may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless expression. When my friend Maxie says “Have a nice day” with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. I feel loved and secure since another person cares about me and wishes me well.

“Have a nice day. Next!” This version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words come out in the same tone(腔调)with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me.Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else’s is the management’s attempt to increase business.

The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meeting is at an end. Sometimes the expression saves us when we don’t know what to say. “Oh, you just had a tooth out? I’m terribly sorry, but have a nice day.”

The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says “Have a nice day” to you, you may find it heart-warming because someone you don’t know has tried to be nice to you.

Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, it’s nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don’t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.

【1】How does the author understand Maxie’s words?

A．Maxie shows her anxiety to the author.

B．Maxie really wishes the author a good day.

C．Maxie encourages the author to stay happy.

D．Maxie really worries about the author’s security.

【2】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．The salesgirl is rude.

B．The salesgirl is bored.

C．The salesgirl cares about me.

D．The salesgirl says the words as a routine.

【3】By saying “Have a nice day,” a stranger may 　　　.

A．try to be polite to you

B．express respect to you

C．give his blessing to you

D．share his pleasure with you

【4】According to the last paragraph, people say “Have a nice day” 　　　.

A．sincerely

B．as thanks

C．as a habit

D．encouragingly

【5】What is the best title of the passage?

A．Have a Nice Day — a Social Custom

B．Have a Nice Day — a Pleasant Gesture

C．Have a Nice Day — a Heart-warming Greeting

D．Have a Nice Day — a Polite Ending of a Conversation

22、Pretty soon not even your dreams may be private anymore. Japanese scientists have learned how to interpret what you’re dreaming about by measuring your brain activity while you sleep. This data can then be connected to an algorithm that reconstructs your dream so that it can be played back for you when you’re awake, according to the journal Science. In other words, scientists have invented a sort of dream-reading machine. Before long, you may never have to worry about forgetting what you dreamed about ever again. You’ll be able to simply play your dreams back after you wake up in the morning.

The remarkable breakthrough makes use of a fairly straightforward idea: that when we visualize certain types of objects in our minds, our brains generate consistent neural patterns that can then be correlated with what is being visualized. For instance, when you imagine a chair, your brain fires in a pattern that occurs whenever a chair is visualized. An algorithm can then be used to tie the data from a brain scan to the appropriate correlated images. In this way your dream can be reconstructed. So far the research is still fairly basic—researchers only claim to get the dream right about 60 percent of the time—but it’s still an extraordinary turn for the science of the mind.

Here’s how the study worked. Subjects were first asked to hook themselves up to an electroencephalography (EEG) machine, then to fall asleep within an fMRI machine. Scientists used the EEG readings to identify when the subjects began to enter a dreaming phase. The subjects were then promptly woken up and asked to recall what they were dreaming about. This process was repeated nearly 200 times for each subject.

Later, the scientists processed this data and discovered that certain common types of objects from the subjects’ dreams could be correlated with brain patterns as recorded by the fMRI scans. They then used an Internet search engine to look for images that roughly matched the objects from the subjects’ dreams, and entered all of this information into a learning algorithm that improved the model even further. That algorithm was then able to use the data from the dreamers, fMRI scans to assemble videos from the Internet images, basically creating a primitive movie for each dream.

Again, the research is still in a basic phase. So far these videos only represent rough approximations of the images from the subjects’ dreams, but researchers claim that the machined predictions were still better than chance. Over time, the technology will improve as the algorithm learns. The research could eventually revolutionize how dreams are interpreted and understood. Scientists may even find out valuable clues about what the mysterious function of dreaming is in the first place.

【1】Which of the following statements is true about dream-reading machine?

A．It can make your dream come true.

B．It can rebuild your dream while you sleep.

C．It can help you remember your dream.

D．It can record your dream when you are awake.

【2】What does the author mainly want to tell us in paragraph 2?

A．How our dream can be rebuilt during sleep.

B．Patterns generated in our brain can be visualized.

C．Images can be visualized in our minds.

D．The data from a brain scan can build images.

【3】What does the underlined word “subjects” refer to in paragraph 3?

A．Main feature of a talk in the research.

B．People who were tested in an experiment.

C．Topics which happened in a conversation.

D．Courses that were studied in the process.

【4】In the experiment, the scientists used a learning algorithm to ________.

A．analyze how our brains generate consistent neural patterns

B．discover when the subjects began to enter a dreaming phase

C．visualize the common types of objects from the subjects’ dreams

D．make the images matching the objects from dreams into videos

【5】What’s the author’s attitude towards the machine’s predictions?

A．Doubtful.

B．Supportive.

C．Optimistic.

D．Tolerant.

23、If you’re in the market for a new food or water dish for your cat, you might want to check out Free the Ocean’s Bamboo Cat Bowls. These are made from bamboo fibers and rice husks(稻壳).

The presence of bamboo—used as a renewable filler in the dish’s composition—is part of what makes it greener. Bamboo, which is technically a grass, grows faster than trees. Not surprisingly, it produces more oxygen and absorbs more carbon dioxide than trees.

Rice husk is a byproduct of rice production that poses a challenge to farmers, due to its resistance to decomposition (分解), digestion, and low nutritional value as animal feed. Its use as a filler provides a purpose for an otherwise useless material and, along with the bamboo, reduces the need for plastic fillers.

While plastic is still needed to make the cat bowl, the rationale behind their increased eco-friendliness is that less actual plastic is required when more natural fillers are used. The total amount of plastic required to make each product is reduced, because the bamboo fibres make up a significant percentage of the overall composite(合成) material.

Plastic cat dishes harbor bacteria even if pet owners clean them regularly, which can put your cat’s health at risk. However, the bamboo cat bowl is BPA-free and will not release harmful chemicals into your pet’s water the way that conventional plastic can. Bamboo is naturally antibacterial. And, of course, you can throw it in the top rack of the dishwasher for easy cleaning.

One customer said, “I prefer these cat food bowls and so do my cats. The cats like the low lip that makes it easy to eat out of and I like the fact that they’re made of bamboo and that purchasing them makes a difference for plastic pollution! Easy to wash in the dishwasher.”

【1】What is the purpose of the text?

A．To recommend a new product.

B．To introduce the benefits of bamboos.

C．To raise people’s environmental awareness.

D．To call on people to make good use of bamboos.

【2】What does the underlined word “rationale” in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Cost.

B．Reason.

C．Doubt.

D．Function.

【3】What can we learn about the bamboo cat bowl?

A．It is cheap to buy.

B．It is light to carry.

C．It is safe to use.

D．It is easy to make.

【4】How is paragraph 5 developed?

A．By listing numbers.

B．By giving examples.

C．By asking questions.

D．By making comparisons.

24、If you simply repeat a behavior for a certain number of days, you’re certain to develop the habit. But habit formation is not so simple.【1】But by employing the following tips, you will speed up the process.

A habit is simply a repeated behavior. Before you can develop a new habit, you will need to set a small, specific behavioral goal. For example, try “doing laundry every Sunday morning” instead of “keeping a more organized home”.【2】It’s a behavior that you can repeat over and over until it becomes a habit.

【3】You are motivated to make the change and you enjoy eating healthy food, but why can’t you keep the habit? Think about the barriers that might be stopping you. Maybe you are too tired to cook after work, so you end up ordering unhealthy take-out meals. Instead of trying to fight through the exhaustion, consider ways to work around the barrier. You could spend one weekend afternoon each week preparing meals for the next five days.

Experiment with to-do lists, daily phone alarms, and any other tools you can use to create reminders. 【4】In addition to creating reminders about desirable behaviors, you may need to remind yourself not to repeat the behavior you want to change.

We might sometimes fail to meet our own expectations, but we hate to let our friends and family down. Use the psychology to your advantage by getting a reliable partner who can text you reminders or words of encouragement.【5】

A．This goal works because it’s specific.

B．Let’s say you want to eat a healthier diet.

C．A good habit can help in a number of different ways.

D．Many of us know that well from our personal experience.

E．You might already learn that it takes 21 days to form a new habit.

F．Remembering to create a new behavior may involve your stopping an old one.

G．A good partner can also be someone working towards the same goal as you.

25、   The stress of daily life has given rise to a new phenomenon ─ sleep texting. People with this condition send text messages while asleep to their friends and family ─ completely ______ that they are doing it.

Sleep specialist Dr. David Cunnington, of Melbourne Sleep Disorder Centre in Australia, said patients had reported ______ of sleep texting ─ and he has advised people to leave their ______ outside the bedroom.

He said: “We have had patients who have reported sending text messages to their friends and family while asleep. It is one of those things that happens, but it is very ______, and certainly not a common trend.”

______, there are no studies into sleep texting — but a ______ phenomenon, sleep emailing, was studied in 2008.

Researchers at the University of Toledo reported the case of a woman, 44, who would ______ emails while sound asleep. She had no recollection (记忆)of sending the emails when awake.

Dr. Cunnington said cases of sleep emailing were more common, and were likely to have a more ______ effect on the lives of sufferers.

He said: “Emails can be sent to work colleagues and have much more serious ______, whereas text messages are more likely to be ______ sent to a friend or family member, so people aren't as likely to complain of a problem.”

Dr. Cunnington described sleep texting as the ______ of people having too much to do during waking life. He explained: People are doing so much during a normal day that it can mean that they feel like they’re “on call” even at night.

“______ it’s so easy to receive emails constantly, and get notifications (通知) from smartphones, it becomes more difficult for us to ______ our waking and sleeping lives.”

Dr. Cunnington said people ______ to get a quality night’s sleep must realize that the key point is that people need to ______ their sleep, and make an effort to switch off at night.

【1】A.conscious B.unaware C.secure D.grateful

【2】A.missions B.intervals C.courses D.incidents

【3】A.mobile phones B.personal computers C.unfinished work D.sleeping pills

【4】A.true B.common C.obvious D.rare

【5】A.Fortunately B.Adequately C.Unsurprisingly D.Unbelievably

【6】A.similar B.strange C.present D.unique

【7】A.recall B.overlook C.compose D.recover

【8】A.generous B.internal C.harmful D.positive

【9】A.consequences B.preparations C.significance D.symptoms

【10】A.accidentally B.purposefully C.unreasonably D.unwillingly

【11】A.temper B.result C.excuse D.loss

【12】A.Because B.Although C.Just as D.So

【13】A.combine B.satisfy C.describe D.separate

【14】A.appointing B.struggling C.carrying D.affording

【15】A.recognize B.ignore C.restore D.respect

26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I’ll never forget the day that one of my fifth-grade students, Jace, shyly raised his hand and said that he had never received a gift during reading discussions. Jace’s honesty surprised me. What was even more eye-opening was the fact that the boy had gone ten years and never experienced the joy and surprise of receiving a present.

I tried to search a reason that he might be saying this. Then I remembered his story. His mother was out of the picture and he lived alone with his dad. His father had a hard time holding down a job, and come to think of it. I didn’t see his father at enrollment(注册)or parent-teacher conferences.

A couple of weeks after Jace’s comment, he was absent from school. This happened to be the day I was sending home the annual note about the classroom Christmas gift exchange. Traditionally, each boy was to bring a gift for a boy in the three-dollar range and the same was true for each girl.

As we were discussing the specifics, a girl raised her hand and suggested that we do away with our traditional policy, and each buy a gift for Jace instead. The enthusiasm grew as the students discussed the kinds of things they knew Jace would like. We took a quick vote and unanimously(意见一致地)agreed to go ahead with this wonderful idea.

With great excitement, the gifts began to come in. Students with bright eyes would eagerly tell me how they found the “perfect gift” and how their parents spent more than three dollars on Jace’s gift! As the gifts poured in, I remember being so proud of my thoughtful, selfless students who were truly showing the spirit of Christmas.

After several days of absences, you can imagine our disappointment when we learned that Jace’s absences were due to the fact that he had moved away! I was sure of one thing. I couldn’t let my students or Jace down.

I found my information sheet and called every number listed. Apparently, Jace’s father had lost his job, causing them to relocate. No one knew where they were, and the cell phone number I had would ring with no response despite my continuous efforts. Even into our Christmas vacation, I constantly gave the phone number a shot.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Finally, at 9:30 PM on Christmas Eve, I decided to try one last time.

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As I drove down the road to Jace’s house, I saw the porch light of his father’s trailer(拖车式房屋)signaling which home was his.

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