石嘴山2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、When we plan our vacation, mother often offers____________ suggestions.

A．careful

B．practical

C．effective

D．acceptable

2、The use of several senses gives the brain more connections and associations, making it easier ______ information later, which assists memory and learning.

A. find B. finding    C. found D. to find

3、I've ordered some pizza, so we_______worry about cooking when we get home tired.

A．can't

B．needn't

C．may not

D．should not

4、As a famous public figure, you have a duty to _______ yourself, especially in public places.

A. focus B. behave C. guide D. operate

5、I’m afraid we can’t finish the task as scheduled. Can we ask the boss to have the deadline ________?

A. expanded  B. confirmed  C. extended  D. stretched

6、_____________ hard you try，it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat.

A. Whichever   B. Whatever   C. However   D. Whoever

7、William Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright________, and his works still influence the English language and today’s literature.

A. of the time  B. of all times

C. at times    D. over time

8、They would rather spend time ______ than ______ in the street.

A. read; wander   B. reading; wandering

C. reading; to wandering D. reading; wander

9、China will launch another satellite into space.

A．n. (卫星)发射

B．v. 发射

C．v. 上市

D．v. 发起

10、The animation film, Ne Zha,  has been welcomed by Chinese audience, because it has ______ a range of elements, from Peking Opera and Lunar New Year paintings to Chinese animation techniques.

A.imagined B.invented C.applied D.abandoned

11、--- I had a quarrel with my best friend yesterday. I apologized to her but she didn’t listen to me. I don’t know what to do now.

---     I’m not good at handling interpersonal relationships.

A. Where has she got to?   B. What’s got into her?

C. Just get off my back.   D. You’ve got me there.

12、She said she was unlucky _______ the train, and had to spend another day here.

A. missing B. to have missed

C. to miss  D. having missed

13、 ---The scarf is nice, but the price is a little bit too high.

---_______, but if you want to have good quality, you have to pay more.

A．No problem B. No offence

C. No wonder      D. No doubt

14、_______ you may have, you should gather your courage to face the challenge.

A. However a serious problem

B. What a serious problem

C. However serious a problem

D. What serious a problem

15、All people, ________ they are old or young, rich or poor, _________ their best to help those in need since the disaster.

A.even if; tried B.no matter; have been trying

C.whether; have been trying D.whether; tried

16、This is your home, _______ you may treat it as.

A. whenever  B. whoever    C. whatever    D. Wherever

17、There is some evidence, scientists report, ________ eating garlic may guard against cancer.

A.which B.that C.as D.who

18、A large number of young women, unconscious that they are at risk, live in _____ UNAIDS calls “challenging environments”, with insufficient access to food and education.

A.where B.what C.why D.how

19、If you miss this chance, it may be years ________ you get another one.

A．while

B．before

C．after

D．since

20、On hearing the news, she rushed out without hesitation, ________ her handbag ________ on the sofa and ________ in the distance.

A. left; lied; disappeared

B. leaving; lying; disappeared

C. leaving; laying; disappeared

D. left; lying; disappearing

21、The Atlantic salmon (鲑鱼) of Scotland are hardy and determined animals. Each spring and summer, they return from the North Atlantic Ocean to lay eggs in Scotland’s shallow rivers,leaping up waterfalls and over barriers, pushing themselves upstream in enormous efforts. Some fail, and others succeed, but today they face yet another challenge.

During the mid-1980s, there were between eight and ten million salmon swimming around Scotland’s Atlantic coast; that number has now dropped sharply. There’s evidence of reducing the availability of the salmon’s prey (猎物) as climate change warms and acidifies oceans. New research suggests climate change is also bearing down on rivers, which is bad news for salmon.Adapted to life in cold water, salmon experience slow growth and population changes at high temperatures. Heat influences their health and reduces their resistance to disease.

“Now salmon are struggling to deal with the rising temperatures. There are recent records of 27°C in the upper reaches of the Dee catchment,” says Peter Cairns, director of an environmental charity. In 2018, Scotland recorded the lowest pole catch for salmon since records began. Evidence suggests that the degraded quality of river worsens the impact of our changing climate. “Atlantic salmon evolved using river systems in Scotland that were once way more forested and therefore shaded.” Yet Scotland is today one of the least wooded countries in Europe, with just 3 percent of its native woodland undamaged. Scientists have found that just 35percent of rivers in Scotland have enough tree cover for salmon survival.

A movement to get trees back on riverbanks is gathering pace. “Broad-leaf trees close tothe bank can reduce the light that enters the water,” explains fisheries scientist Anthony Hawkins. A new initiative called Riverwoods — led by the Scottish Wildlife Trust and supported by Scottish Water and several other government and regulatory bodies — aims to create a network of woodlands along Scotland’s riverbanks, and has already received a number of large funds.“Money is not the pressing business. River health is complex, but tree planting is one of the most basic things we can get started with right away,”says Cairns.

【1】Why do Atlantic salmon make great journeys back to the rivers?

A．They search for foods.

B．They reproduce themselves.

C．The rivers are relatively cool.

D．The seas are increasingly warm.

【2】How do the rising temperatures in rivers affect salmon?

A．They grow more quickly.

B．They are more heat-resistant.

C．They are less active in water.

D．They are more likely to get diseases.

【3】What is a challenge for salmon when they return to Scotland’s rivers?

A．There is a shortage of food.

B．There is much fish catching.

C．The ecology environment has changed.

D．The river systems are unsuitable for the forest growth.

【4】What does Cairns really intend to tell us in the last paragraph?

A．It is urgent to plant riverbank trees.

B．It is too hard to restore the river health.

C．There is enough money for the project.

D．There are too many vital things to deal with.

22、   Tristan da Cunha, a British territory, is 2,300 miles east of South America and 1,600 miles west of South Africa. To reach it requires a seven-day boat trip from South Africa, and once you’re there, you feel so much like you’re at the edge of the world.

Remote as it is, Tristan da Cunha is not without its conservation threats. Invasive mice, brought by passing ships, kill about two million birds a year. The region has seen illegal fishing vessels. A 2017 report by Pristine Seas used satellite data to track fishing vessels in the area from 2014 to 2016. A majority of the 253 vessels traced by the satellite appeared to be passing through, but 11 showed activity consistent with fishing. Improper fishing activities can make seabirds, sharks, and other important

species caught in nets or on fishing lines by accident.

To stop the situation going from bad to worse, Tristan da Cunha will receive more resources for patrolling its waters for illegal fishing activity to protect the marine areas. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are seen by experts as a conservation silver bullet. A study published on Tuesday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences further confirmed established scientific evidence that MPAs worldwide protect seafood supplies by producing larger catch yields. Fisheries that are left undisturbed in Marine protected areas can produce a “spillover” effect in which an abundance of fish from a protected area “spill over” into fishing hotspots. Expanding the current network of protected areas by just 5 percent, the study found, could boost global fish catch by at least 20 percent.

“The increasing demand for seafood from the world human population explosion, in addition to the expected negative impacts of climate change on many fisheries, increases the need for managing and protecting fish sources well.” says Reniel Cabral, an ecologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and one of the study’s authors.

【1】Which country does Tristan da Cunha belong to?

A.South Africa B.Britain C.America D.Pristine

【2】Which of the following is not a threat to Tristan da Cunha?

A.illegal fishing B.passing ships C.alien mice D.spillover effect

【3】What benefit can MPAs bring to us?

A.Increasing catch yields B.Meeting the need for food

C.Improving the expected climate D.Leaving the island undisturbed

【4】From what Reniel Cabral says we know that___________

A.Population explosion does harm to fish sources.

B.The climate change will be bad for fisheries.

C.The demand for seafood delays protecting fish sources.

D.Protecting fish sources contributes to environment protection.

23、The famous scientist Stephen Hawking spoke at a science festival in Norway in 2017, “We are running out of space and the only places to go to are other worlds... Spreading out may be the only thing that saves us from ourselves. I’m convinced that humans need to leave Earth.”

Hawking was not alone in this view. Many experts feel that the only way for humanity to last far into the future is to colonize (移民于) other planets. That way, if a terrible disease, nuclear war or some other disaster strikes Earth, civilization as we know it would still have a chance. Mars is one of the most attractive destinations. NASA, the United Arab Emirates, the private company SpaceX, and the organization Mars One all have plans to send humans there. “Either we spread Earth to other planets, or we risk going extinct,” SpaceX founder Elon Musk said at a conference in 2013.

But not everyone agrees that colonizing Mars or any other planet is such a great plan. The most common argument against going is that it’s just too expensive or dangerous. It will take huge amounts of money and other resources just to get people there, let alone set up a place for them to live. It’s not even clear if humans could survive on Mars. One of the biggest dangers there is deadly radiation that ruins the planet.

Maybe all the time and money people would pour into a Mars mission would be better spent on more urgent projects here on Earth, like dealing with poverty or climate change. Some experts argue that handling a problem like an asteroid (小行星) strike or disease outbreak while staying here on Earth would be much easier and less expensive than surviving on a new planet.

In addition, moving to a new planet could harm or destroy anything that already lives there. Mars seems uninhabited, but it could possibly host micro-organism like. Human visitors may destroy this life or permanently change or damage the Martian environment. Some feel that’s too much of a risk to take.

【1】Why did the author mention NASA, the United Arab Emirates, SpaceX and Mars One?

A．To stress the risk of dying out on Earth.

B．To provide evidence for Hawking’s theory.

C．To show growing intention of moving to Mars.

D．To explain the advanced technology in astronomy.

【2】What can we learn from the passage?

A．Civilization is difficult to maintain on Earth.

B．It is costly and risky to colonize Mars.

C．Poverty is the most urgent problem to handle.

D．All the time and money should be spent on Earth.

【3】What does the underlined word “uninhabited” mean in the last paragraph?

A．Not fit to live on.

B．Not steady to keep.

C．Not easy to approach.

D．Not safe to set foot on.

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

A．Mars, Our Future Planet

B．Moving to A New Planet

C．Should We Colonize Mars?

D．Stay Home or Outer Space?

24、Are you planning to start your next international business presentation with a little joke to break the ice? Well, you might want to reconsider. The story is told of a businessman who gave a speech in a foreign country through an interpreter.

Without warning the interpreter, he told a joke during the presentation. The interpreter knew the joke would not translate, so she said, “This man just told a joke that he thinks is funny, but it does not translate well, and you will not find it funny at all.  So, when I stop talking, everyone please just laugh.” 

The audience did indeed laugh aloud, but not for the reason the speaker supposed. The businessman was so pleased with the first result that he went on to tell another joke. 

Each culture has different understandings of humour. What may be funny in one culture can be far from funny in another.

For example, while living in Chile, I often tried to share great jokes from the United States, only to be met with questions like, “Oh, is that a joke? Is that funny in your country?” Similarly, Chileans shared their own popular jokes that were not always funny to me.

In September 2001, Professor Richard Wiseman and the British Association for the Advancement of Science created a project called LaughLab in order to find the world’s funniest joke. And in one year, LaughLab received more than 40,000 jokes. The following joke is considered the world’s funniest joke by LaughLab:

“Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls down. He doesn’t seem to be breathing. The other man calls the emergency services. He says, ‘My friend is dead! What can I do?’ The operator says, ‘Calm down. I can help. First, let’s make sure he’s dead.’ There is a silence, and then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says, ‘OK, now what?’”  

If you decide you must share a joke or two in another country, ask the opinion of your interpreter first. Otherwise, the joke may be on you.

【1】The underlined phrase “break the ice” in Paragraph 1 can probably be replaced by ________.

A．make a difference

B．avoid misunderstanding

C．introduce the topic

D．liven things up

【2】Why did the audience laugh?

A．The joke was funny.

B．The interpreter made a mistake.

C．They were told to do so.

D．The businessman was humorous.

【3】Why does the author mention his own experience?

A．To show Chileans are impolite.

B．To show humour is related to culture.

C．To show Chileans have no sense of humour.

D．To show it’s hard to understand American humour.

【4】Why does the hunter shoot his friend?

A．His friend is in great pain.

B．The operator asks him to do so.

C．He is too worried to know what to do.

D．He misunderstands the meaning of “make sure”.

25、British Cycling had recently hired Dave Brailsford as its new director. At the time, professional cyclists in Great Britain had _______ nearly one hundred years of mediocrity (平庸). In fact, their _______ had been so poor that one of the top bike companies in Europe _______ to sell bikes to the team because they were afraid that it would hurt sales if other professionals saw the Brits using their bikes.

What made Brailsford different from previous coaches was his _______ of searching for a tiny improvement in everything they do. The whole principle came from the idea that if you _______ everything you could think of that goes into riding a bike, improve it by 1 percent and you will get a _______ increase when you put them all together.

Brailsford and his coaches began by making small _______. They redesigned the bike seats to make them more _______. They asked riders to wear electrically heated overshorts to _______ ideal muscle temperature while riding and used biofeedback sensors to ________ how each athlete responded to a particular workout.

But they didn’t stop there, They ________ to find 1 percent improvements in overlooked areas. They hired a(n) ________ to teach each rider the best way to wash their hands to reduce the ________ of catching a cold. They even painted the ________ of the team truck white, which helped them ________ little bits of dust that would normally slip by ________ but could affect the performance of the ________ tuned bikes.

As these and hundreds of other small improvement ________, the results came faster than anyone could have ________. Just five years after Brailsford took over, they ________ the road and track cycling events in all the important Games.

【1】

A．lost

B．enjoyed

C．showed

D．suffered

【2】

A．score

B．performance

C．track

D．model

【3】

A．failed

B．refused

C．expected

D．pretended

【4】

A．promise

B．opinion

C．dream

D．philosophy

【5】

A．broke down

B．took down

C．put up

D．add up

【6】

A．flexible

B．temporary

C．significant

D．random

【7】

A．differences

B．adjustments

C．programs

D．efforts

【8】

A．comfortable

B．empty

C．soft

D．attractive

【9】

A．maintain

B．raise

C．reduce

D．discover

【10】

A．change

B．monitor

C．manage

D．produce

【11】

A．continued

B．happened

C．learned

D．bothered

【12】

A．coach

B．secretary

C．assistant

D．surgeon

【13】

A．sessions

B．chances

C．records

D．reactions

【14】

A．tyres

B．roof

C．inside

D．seats

【15】

A．gather

B．recognize

C．spot

D．send

【16】

A．surrounded

B．unnoticed

C．removed

D．discovered

【17】

A．finely

B．initially

C．slightly

D．positively

【18】

A．took off

B．picked up

C．built up

D．got off

【19】

A．achieved

B．remembered

C．mentioned

D．imagined

【20】

A．dominated

B．witnessed

C．celebrated

D．attended

26、你校英文报正在以“我在敬老院的一天One Day in a Nursing Home”为题征稿。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：

1.给老人讲学校生活；2.了解老人的需求；3.你的祝福。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式写字答题卡的相应位置作答。

One Day in a Nursing Home

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