渭南2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、— Can I lie about seeing a text because I was too busy or lazy to respond to it?

— Receiving a text does not necessarily mean you have to respond．Why waste a perfectly good lie ________ the truth will serve?

A. unless   B. until   C. when   D. while

2、You may rely on him in that he is capable of __________ the consequences of such events accurately.

A. promising   B. calculating   C. debating   D. plotting

3、The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months, the sailing time was 226 days.

A. of which   B. during which

C. from which       D. for which

4、____ a peasant boy of no more than seventeen, who was badly wounded.

A. Seated in the corner was

B. Was seated in the corner

C. In the corner was seating

D. In the corner was seated

5、________ is no doubt that the Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world.

A．There

B．It

C．This

D．That

6、I’d like to live somewhere _ __ the sun shines all year long.

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．in which

7、In my opinion, the topic is too difficult to understand. Try to simplify your speech ________ it goes beyond the children.

A．even though

B．now that

C．so that

D．in case

8、A completely new situation will ______ when the examination system comes into existence.

A.rise  B. arise  C. arouse  D. Raise

9、We came to the point at the last moment ______ the teacher had laid stress on.

A. that B. where   C. when   D. as

10、Since Wolf Warrior II was on, it has earned 5.6 billion yuan, ______ a record for national movies.

A. setting   B. having set

C. to set   D. set

11、______ with the feedback my students had given me, I began to make a plan for the next term.

A.Arming B.Having armed C.Being armed D.Armed

12、Tom may win the competition,   he is likely to get into the national team．

A. in that case   B. in which case

C. in what case   D. in whose case

13、All of ________ are glad to see ________.

A．we, him

B．us, she

C．us, him

D．we, he

14、—Mum, wait a moment. My cellphone is nowhere to be seen.

—______! Or we will be late to get to the railway station.

A．Just my luck

B．Get a move on

C．Mind yourself

D．With pleasure

15、The job position in the advertisement requires that the applicant ______ at least 8 years of working experience.

A. had   B. have

C. will have   D. has

16、 ______ strong and powerful China will certainly benefit ______ whole world.

A. A; a   B. The; a

C. The; the   D. A; the

17、Reading her biography, I was lost in admiration for _____Doris Lessing had achieved in literature.

A. what

B. that

C. why

D. how

18、 I don't agree with canceling all large celebrations or events just because of one accident. “Once bitten, twice shy” is not a(n) __________ response. What we need to do is learn the lessons.

A. spiritual   B. considerate

C. efficient D. appropriate

19、 So touching ______ that I couldn’t hold my tears back when I heard it for the first time.

A. the song had sounded B. had the song sounded

C. the song sounded D. did the song sound

20、________ well for my job interview, I really had butterflies in my stomach on my way to the company I had applied to.

A. Having not prepared   B. Not having prepared

C. Not to have prepared   D. To have not prepared

21、HOW TO MAKE A PLANT LOVE YOU

SUMMER RAYNE OAKES

Penguin Books I $39. 99

Summer is an urban houseplant expert and environmental scientist. She has managed to grow 1000 houseplants in her Brooklyn apartment—and they're thriving！Her secret？She approaches her relationships with plants as if they were people. This book tries to cultivate a new relationship between you and your plants so you can bring your garden indoors too.

BEYOND THE GARDEN GATE

JAQUI CAMERON

Thames & Hudson I $79.99

Enjoy a peek into some of the private gardens. Focused on the personal stories behind the creation of these gardens, this book is for anyone who loves gardening or admiring the beauty of backyards. Most gardens aren't created in isolation, and the book looks at some of the passionate experts who've put their heart into these creative designs. A book of curiosity, see the love and care that went into 20 gorgeous outdoor spaces.

THE GARDENER'S YEAR

NICK RITAR

Penguin Books I $59.99

This is a planting guide for all seasons. From the delicate blossoms of spring to a delicious summer's crop, learn more about what works and when. Full of gardening to-do lists and plant profiles, it will help you create a garden that is colourful, productive and adaptable to every season.

A SLICE OF ORGANIC LIFE

SHEHERAZADE GOLDSMITH

DK Books I $49.99

The idea of growing your own food or going organic can be appealing. The book is the perfect guide to a more simple and sustainable life. Filled with projects, advice and inspiration, it focuses on what you can do. This book offers helpful ways to grow your own food, raise animals, make natural body products, reduce your household waste and so much more.

【1】Which book might most attract the backyard garden lovers?

A.The Gardener's Year.

B.A Slice of Organic life.

C.Beyond the Garden Cate.

D.How to Make a Plant Love You.

【2】How much does a book on growing green food cost?

A.$39.99. B.$49.99.

C.$ 59.99. D.$79.99.

【3】What kind of magazine might the text come from?

A.Gardening. B.Business.

C.Literature. D.Agriculture.

22、   The family had four daughters who were all in the same school in different grades. The youngest, Janice, who was in my class, seemed to be glued to her mother’s skirt. The three older girls took the bus to school every morning, but Janice was always driven to school by her mother.

One Friday, Janice’s mother came to the school and had a talk with me. She said in a soft voice, “My husband is going to Europe on business for two weeks, and he insists that I go with him. I have tried to explain over and over that Janice needs me here. But he thinks that she will be fine without me so I have no choice, I have to go. I have told the babysitter to drive her every morning. Will you please give Janice special attention and help her? I want to be sure everything goes well for her.”

I told her that we would make every effort to support Janice. I even volunteered to meet Janice at her car so she would see a familiar face. As a mother myself, I’d like to help. Janice’s mother thanked me for our understanding.

On Monday morning, expecting a tearful, anxious child, I planned a special program of fun and games. I waited outside to greet Janice, but just then the bus arrived and not three, but four girls got off. Janice skipped along joyfully, saying “goodbye” to her sisters as she ran with two friends into the classroom and called Janice over to ask how the bus ride went. Impatiently she said, “Oh, I always want to take the bus with the other kids, but Mother needs to be with me. You see there won’t be any more babies, so I have to be a baby a little longer. While she is away, I’ll just ride the bus every day. I am five, you know.”

【1】Janice’s mother came to the school to ________.

A.say goodbye B.find fault

C.ask for a favor D.seek a sympathetic ear

【2】How did Janice feel on Monday morning?

A.Curious. B.Delighted.

C.Anxious. D.Annoyed.

【3】What can we learn from the text?

A.Janice is no longer a child.

B.Janice doesn’t like her babysitter.

C.Janice prefers to go to school by bus.

D.Janice appreciates the author’s understanding.

23、Exercise seems to be good for the human brain, with many recent studies suggesting that regular exercise improves memory and thinking skills. But an interesting new study asks whether the apparent cognitive benefits from exercise are real or just a placebo effect — that is, if we think we will be “smarter” after exercise, do our brains respond accordingly? The answer has significant implications for any of us hoping to use exercise to keep our minds sharp throughout our lives.

While many studies suggest that exercise may have cognitive benefits, recently some scientists have begun to question whether the apparently beneficial effects of exercise on thinking might be a placebo effect. So researchers at Florida State University in Tallahassee and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign decided to focus on expectations, on what people anticipate that exercise will do for thinking. If people’s expectations jibe (吻合) closely with the actual benefits, then at least some of those improvements are probably a result of the placebo effect and not of exercise.

For the new study, which was published last month in PLOS One, the researchers recruited 171 people through an online survey system, they asked half of these volunteers to estimate by how much a stretching and toning regimens (拉伸运动) performed three times a week might improve various measures of thinking. The other volunteers were asked the same questions, but about a regular walking program.

In actual experiments, stretching and toning program generally have little if any impact on people’s cognitive skills. Walking, on the other hand, seems to substantially improve thinking ability.

But the survey respondents believed the opposite, estimating that the stretching and toning program would be more beneficial for the mind than walking. The estimates of benefits from walking were lower.

These data, while they do not involve any actual exercise, are good news for people who do exercise. “The results from our study suggest that the benefits of aerobic exercise are not a placebo effect,” said Cary Stothart, a graduate student in cognitive psychology at Florida State University, who led the study.

If expectations had been driving the improvements in cognition seen in studies after exercise, Mr. Stothart said, then people should have expected walking to be more beneficial for thinking than stretching. They didn’t, implying that the changes in the brain and thinking after exercise are physiologically genuine.

The findings are strong enough to suggest that exercise really does change the brain and may, in the process, improve thinking, Mr. Stothart said. That conclusion should encourage scientists to look even more closely into how, at a molecular level, exercise remodels the human brain, he said. It also should encourage the rest of us to move, since the benefits are, it seems, not imaginary, even if they are in our head.

【1】Which of the following about the placebo effect is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It occurs during exercise.   B. It has cognitive benefits.

C. It is just a mental reaction.   D. It is a physiological response.

【2】Why did the researchers at the two universities conduct the research?

A. To discover the placebo effect in the exercise.

B. To prove the previous studies have a big drawback.

C. To test whether exercise can really improve cognition.

D. To encourage more scientists to get involved in the research.

【3】What can we know about the research Cary Stothart and his team carried out?

A. They employed 171 people to take part in the actual exercise.

B. The result of the research removed the recent doubt of some scientists.

C. The participants thought walking had a greater impact on thinking ability.

D. Their conclusion drives scientists to do research on the placebo effect.

【4】What might be the best title for the passage?

A. Is it necessary for us to take exercise?   B. How should people exercise properly?

C. What makes us smarter during exercise?   D. Does exercise really make us smarter?

24、2021 Teen Video Challenge!

Do you have a passion for reading or libraries?Do you want to share your video or performative skills with teens across the country? The Teen Video Challenge is for you!

The Teen Video Challenge is an annual video contest and is open to all teens（librarian and teacher support is encouraged）. The challenge is for teens to create a public services announcement-type video that shows their unique interpretation of the 2021 CSLP slogan “Tails and Tales". Videos are to be no longer than 60 seconds and should promote libraries and reading.

Videos will be accepted June 1 through August 6, 2021.

Video Criteria for Acceptance

All videos must：

·Be no longer than 60 seconds.

·Promote the idea of using public libraries and reading.

·Be designed for use at any library.

·Be appropriate for viewing by audiences of all ages.

·Adhere to copyright laws.

·Interpret the theme of animals, with the slogan of Tails and Tales.

·Video will be judged on the following criteria

·Creativity

·Message clarity and relevance

·Motivation and inspiration

·Overall impact

Winners and Prizes

CSLP will select five national winning videos; each of the winning teens/teen teams will receive $200.00. Each teen/teen team's public library will receive a prize worth $50.00 from CSLP. Winners will be announced in mid-October 2021. The winners will be required to submit model release forms for each person that appears in their videos. The winning videos will be posted on CSLP Website/You Tube Channel for public viewing and judging. Winners will be notified by email.

For more information about the 2021 Teen Video Challenge, please contact luke.Kralik @spreads.org.

【1】What is the theme of the 2021 Teen Video Challenge related to?

A．Summer holidays.

B．Books and libraries.

C．Animals.

D．Public services.

【2】What is the requirement of your video for the contest?

A．Encouraging people to read more in libraries.

B．Being designed for any use in libraries.

C．Having a slogan for your tales.

D．Lasting more than one minute.

【3】How can we learn more information about the 2021 Teen Video Challenge?

A．By phone.

B．By letter.

C．By visiting the website.

D．By email.

25、I have a big presentation to give this morning. I’m sitting in this ______train. There are so many people around. And this kid is going to spill (溅出) hot coffee all over me.

I shoot the angriest look at him but what’s the ______? He’s in his own world, shaking his head to some ______coming from his earphones. I can’t help ______the position of that coffee because the head-shaking is keeping the coffee in his hand moving.

The train ______and the doors open. I’m given some room now. There is only one more stop ______; thank God. I move backwards in my seat and the kid’s coffee is pushed ______some. It’s like I can finally breathe normally again.

A lot of noise comes toward us and I become ______ again. It’s a family. Oh, God. It’s six of them, carrying a dozen oversized shopping bags. Everyone packs in, and the kid’s ______is in my face again.

I shut my eyes ______I can’t take this anymore. After the longest two minutes of my life, the train finally ______ my stop. I open my eyes and see nearly everyone around me is standing in a line, waiting to ______. I grab my purse and laptop (my presentation’s on it), and slowly bring myself to the ______of the line.

I’m the last to step out. Crossing the gap, I look ______at my feet. Big mistake. In that second, I run into someone trying to ______the train. I lose my balance. I ______my laptop but everything else drops on the ground.

When I look up at who I ran into, I immediately ______he’s holding a cup of coffee. The large man ______to me sincerely but I can’t pay attention to him right now. I need to ______ my clothes.

I see no stains (污迹) and wave him off. As he goes into the train, I think how “funny” it is since I have been so ______ about the kid’s coffee inside the train.

【1】

A．quiet

B．cheerful

C．crowded

D．fast

【2】

A．aim

B．use

C．reason

D．evidence

【3】

A．story

B．music

C．lecture

D．advertisement

【4】

A．analyzing

B．expecting

C．counting

D．planning

【5】

A．moves

B．waits

C．stops

D．changes

【6】

A．treated

B．settled

C．completed

D．left

【7】

A．up

B．around

C．back

D．below

【8】

A．excited

B．shocked

C．comfortable

D．nervous

【9】

A．head

B．hand

C．earphone

D．coffee

【10】

A．as

B．if

C．though

D．unless

【11】

A．passes

B．reaches

C．offers

D．collects

【12】

A．go around

B．get off

C．go up

D．get up

【13】

A．middle

B．start

C．end

D．opposite

【14】

A．down

B．out

C．about

D．over

【15】

A．watch

B．escape

C．touch

D．enter

【16】

A．break

B．find

C．recognize

D．save

【17】

A．complain

B．remember

C．notice

D．decide

【18】

A．waves

B．speaks

C．apologizes

D．explains

【19】

A．check

B．prepare

C．realize

D．protect

【20】

A．concerned

B．interested

C．confused

D．pleased

26、假如你是耀华中学的李华，于2014年12月26日在Amazon图书网站购买了外文小说Twilight。在阅读过程中，发现小说缺页严重，你想通过网站客服解决该决问题，特写了一封邮件，内容如下：

1. 购书时间及书名；2.书籍的问题；3. 希望有合理的解决方法；4. 期待尽快得到回复并表示感谢。

要求：(1)包括所有内容；(2)信的开头已写好(不计入总词数)；(3)词数：100左右；

Dear Sir/ Madam,

I am a student from Yao Hua Middle School. I’m Li Hua, a student of Yaohua Middle School.

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Yours,

Li Hua