巴州2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、 I’m terribly sorry to have caused you pain. But it was ______ done. Will you be so generous as to forgive me?

A. unconsciously   B. unwillingly

C. sincerely     D. normally

2、South-to-North Water Diversion Project will largely___ Beijing’s dependence on underground water.

A. affect B. adjust   C. ease D. Settle

3、So sudden ________ that the enemy had no time to escape.

A.the attack did B.did the attack C.the attack was D.was the attack

4、The recent cold weather has prevented residents from going out, which may ________ the decline in customer flows at the shopping mall.

A.make up B.account for C.apply for D.take up

5、--- Did you see who the man was?

--- No, so quickly ________ that I couldn’t get a good look at his face.

A. did he run   B. has he run

C. he has run   D. he ran

6、It suddenly____ on me that money couldn't make up for all that he had suffered in the past five years.

A.occurred B.dawned C.happened D.hit

7、I’ll never forget the days ______ I studied hard in my senior high school, ______ changed my whole life.

A．when; which

B．that; which

C．which; when

D．when; that

8、 --- My husband and I really liked that car, but we didn’t have enough money at that time.

--- Or you _____ it. What a pity!

A. bought   B. had bought

C. would buy D. would have bought

9、And when he saw the mists rising from the river and the soft clouds ________ the mountain tops, he was reduced to tears.

A．to surround

B．being surrounded

C．surrounded

D．surrounding

10、________ 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

11、Teenagers ________ their health because they play computer games too much．

A．have damaged

B．are damaging

C．damaged

D．will damage

12、This is an age   so many foreigners are crazy about teachings of Confucius.

A.in which B.as C.where D.that

13、The island, _____ to the mainland by a new bridge, is much easier to visit.

A. joining   B. having joined

C. joined   D. to join

14、_____ by the latest electronic toys, the little boy stood in front of the windows, without moving．

A．To be arrested B．Arrested

C．Having arrested   D．Arresting

15、— Why are you so familiar with my close friend Nipple?

—Yeah, I happen, believe it or not,_____him in a packed trip.

A. to meet B. to be meeting

C. to have met  D. to be met

16、This film is boring; it is, in fact, rather exciting and fascinating．

A. all but   B. nothing but

C. no more   D. anything but

17、—Are you going on a holiday after the exam?

—Well, I haven’t decided yet. I ________ find some other choices.

A.would B.might C.must D.should

18、Don’t ________ when you fill out a job application. If you were a store clerk, for instance, don’t say you were the manager.

A. accelerate B. withdraw C. compromise  D. exaggerate

19、It is difficult to find a taxi waiting at the train station at this time   you can hire to reach your host family.

A. when   B. where   C. which   D. as

20、Believe it or not, the young man, ________ disabled, managed to ________ a distance of 500 miles within 30 minutes.

A. as if; walk   B. though; run

C. even; cover   D. though; cover

21、Energy independence has a nice ring to it．Doesn’t it? If you think so, you’re not alone, because energy independence has been the dream of American president for decades, and never more so than in the past few years, when the most recent oil price shock has been partly responsible for kicking off the great recession.

“Energy independence” and its rhetorical （修辞的） companion “energy security” are, however, slippery concepts that are rarely though through．What is it we want independence from, exactly?

Most people would probably say that they want to be independent from imported oil．But there are reasons that we buy all that old from elsewhere.

The first reason is that we need it to keep our economy running．Yes, there is a trickle（涓涓细流）of biofuel（生物燃料）available, and more may become available, but most biofuels cause economic waste and environmental destruction.

Second, Americans have basically decided that they don’t really want to produce all their own oil．They value the environmental quality they preserve over their oil imports from abroad．Vast areas of the United States are off-limits to oil exploration and production in the name of environmental protection．To what extent are Americans really willing to endure the environmental impacts of domestic energy production in order to cut back imports?

Third, there are benefits to trade．It allows for economic efficiency, and when we buy things from places that have lower production costs than we do, we benefit．And although you don’t read about this much, the United States is also a large exporter of oil products, selling about 2 million barrels of petroleum products per day to about 90 countries.

There is no question that the United States imports a great deal of energy and, in fact, relies on that steady flow to maintain its economy．When that flow is interrupted, we feel the pain in short supplies and higher prices．At the same time, we obtain massive economic benefits when we buy the most affordable energy on the world market and when we engage in energy trade around the world.

【1】What does the author say about energy independence for America?

A．It sounds very attractive．

B．It ensures national security．

C．It will bring oil prices down

D．It has long been everyone’s dream.

【2】Why does America rely heavily on oil imports?

A．It wants to expand its storage of crude oil（原油）.

B．Its own oil reserves are quickly running out.

C．It wants to keep its own environment undamaged.

D．Its own oil production falls short of demand．

【3】What does the author say about oil trade?

A．It proves profitable to both sides．

B．It improves economic efficiency．

C．It makes for economic prosperity．

D．It saves the cost of oil exploration．

22、It seems to me that all writers, including those brilliant ones, need encouragement particularly in their early years. I always knew I could write,but that just meant I wrote a little better than my peers. I hope that I might one day write well enough to derive income from my efforts. Oddly enough,this never occurred to me until I met a special teacher in life.

There was a kind teacher at Hyde Park High School in Chicago,who simply by concentrating her attention on me, made me believe that I might be able to master the knack of writing well enough to consider the craft as a profession. Miss Marguerite Byme taught English,which of course, involved writing skills.Whatever instruction she shared with me was exactly the same as all her other students enjoyed, but the only difference was that she encouraged me to begin the process of submitting things I was writing, in those days, chiefly poems.

To my surprise, the Chicago Tribune not only thought enough of several of my verses to publish them, but also paid me, inadvertently, the highest compliment a fledgling author can receive. The editor wrote a confidential letter to Miss Byme, asking her to see, if by any chance, one of her students, a certain Stephen Allen, might be guilty of copying. The editor's suspicions had been aroused, because he was kind enough to say, he found it hard to believe that a seventeen-year-old student could create material on such a professional level.When Miss Byme shared the letter with me, I was overjoyed! It was wonderfully heartening.

Miss Byme made me realize that I should not hide my light. This made me collect my courage to enter a writing contest. The assignment was to write an essay titled "Rediscovering America". I was literally astonished when I received a letter saying that I was the winner of the contest.The prize was a thousand dollars. My mother, at the time, was not even aware that I was interested in writing, or if she had somehow found out about it, she took little notice.When I arrived home that evening with the letter, she was indifferent and did not ask how the evening had gone.

Without encouragement, even talented students will continue to perform below expectations. For example, at the same high school, there was a teacher whose Spanish language classes I attended but from whom I unfortunately learned very little simply because of the woman's cold sarcastically critical attitude. She seemed to know nothing about nurturing students. Soon, I withdrew from her classroom literacy instruction.

Years later, I was able to repay my debt to Marguerite Byme by dedicating one of my books, Wry on the Rocks------A collection of Poems.to her. I have enjoyed a lifetime writing books and television scripts because of her urge.

【1】Miss Byme treated me differently from other students in that ________.

A．she encouraged the author to try to earn money from writing

B．she gave the author private instructions on writing skills

C．she advised the author to contribute his writing works

D．she taught the author the knack of writing as a profession

【2】The editor wrote a letter to Miss Byme because ________.

A．he regretted overpaying the author

B．he had doubts about the author's writing abilities

C．he wanted to inform her of the author's talent

D．he wanted to befriend a future star writer

【3】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The author had set the goal of writing professionally since childhood.

B．The share of the editor's letter made the author ashamed of his behavior.

C．The author won the writing contest which made his mother proud of him.

D．The author quitted Spanish course because of the teacher's negative attitude.

【4】The author is writing the passage mainly to tell readers that ________.

A．writing skills should be cultivated since high school years

B．it's easy for a writer like him to make a living by writing

C．parents should take kid's interests and talents seriously

D．development of skills and abilities require adequate encouragement

23、Suppose you have three things: a piece of wood, a nail and a hammer. Pretend the wood is a person, and the nail is a mean rumor(语言) about that person. If you hammer the nail in, you're obviously hurting him or her. If you then pull out the nail, there's still a hole in the wood, and the damage has been done.

There are many reasons why that nail of a rumor can be so harmful. Rumors are, quite simply, a form of bullying(欺侮). When a person or a group makes up a rumor about someone or decides to spread gossip, it's usually to hurt someone, break up a friendship, or make someone less popular. It's the same thing as teasing, only it's done behind someone's back instead of to his or her face.

When you spread a rumor about someone, you're sending a signal that the person is outside the group, and somehow less worthy of friendship than others. You're making fun of that person or pointing out negative things about him or her. This can let others think that it's OK to make the person feel bad, and make him or her an outsider.

We need to be able to trust our friends, but gossip and rumors can break this trust. If you tell a personal secret to a friend, and he turns around and tells it to someone else, you might feel like you will get burned if you ever get close to him again.

Letting a rumor influence your behavior is like letting someone else make a big decision for you. Let's say you hear that a teacher plans to call a Snowy Day tomorrow because a blizzard（暴风雪） is coming. Expecting a day off, you don't do your homework as usual. The next morning, the blizzard turns out to be nothing more than a drizzle(毛毛雨), and school isn't off after all. You get zeroes on your work.

【1】If a rumor is spread about someone, others may ________.

A. keep away from him or her

B. point out his or her advantages

C. not feel he or she is an outsider

D. be hurt if getting close to him or her again

【2】To tell the rumor and the teasing apart, you depend on ________.

A. whether it is painful or not

B. whether it is done behind someone

C. whether it is a kind of bullying

D. whether it is spread fast

【3】From the last paragraph, we can infer that ________.

A. it is hard to keep rumors a secret

B. rumors can destroy your interest in learning

C. rumors can control your whole life

D. believing rumors can lead to bad choices

【4】The purpose of this passage is to ________.

A. advise on how to deal with rumors

B. teach us how to judge a rumor

C. explain why rumors hurt

D. find out why rumors spread fast

24、City Marathons

The Boston Marathon

The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon. Since 1897, it has been held on Patriots’ Day, which is the third Monday of April. It’s very popular among long-distance runners, so it’s often very difficult to qualify for a spot. Unless you’re running to support charity, you will need to prove you're fast enough to participate.

The London Marathon

The London Marathon is one of the most famed and important international marathons. The runners who compete in this race arc generally the world’s best endurance athletes. Usually taking place in the spring, the race is where a number of world marathon records have been made.

The Berlin Marathon

The Berlin Marathon organized its first race in 1974. It is typically held on the last weekend of September. In addition to being a world-class event, it is also considered one of the world’s fastest marathons. The flat course has resulted in world marathon records being broken on 11 occasions.

The Tokyo Marathon

The Tokyo Marathon is a newer event that made its first appearance in 2007. During its first run, there were 30,000 participants. In 2019, when the event was still open to the general public, there were over 330,000. It takes place in the early spring.

【1】According to the passage, which marathon has the shortest history?

A.The Berlin Marathon. B.The London Marathon.

C.The Berlin Marathon. D.The Tokyo Marathon.

【2】Noah is a professional marathon runner living in the UK. He travels across the Atlantic to compete in this race every spring, though. Which one is likely to be his choice?

A.The Boston Marathon. B.The London Marathon.

C.The Berlin Marathon D.The Tokyo Marathon.

【3】According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A.The London Marathon is considered to be one of the world’s fastest marathons.

B.Only those runners who are fast enough can participate in the Boston Marathons.

C.The reason why records have been broken in the Berlin Marathon is its flat course.

D.The Tokyo Marathon has the largest number of professional participants of the four.

25、Inspiration

“Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my _______took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was________to more, my interests in the world of dance________varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a________in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a_______; I became a member of the company________back to 1925.

As I look back on that day now, it surely________any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief _____I was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day. I never actually________to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely_______. I remember shaking with excitement.

Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without its fair share of_______. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to________up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme________to detail (细节) and stress on practice that set us_______. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals________a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new________of the words “hard work.” What I thought were my physical________were pushed much further than I thought_______. I learned to make each performance better than the last.

Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great________of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a________that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.

【1】A.fashion B.dream C.plan D.hobby

【2】A.extended B.expanded C.escaped D.exposed

【3】A.certainly B.rarely C.presently D.consistently

【4】A.engineer B.dancer C.director D.trainer

【5】A.truth B.symbol C.reality D.memory

【6】A.tracking B.bouncing C.dating D.turning

【7】A.makes B.adds C.brings D.lacks

【8】A.while B.until C.since D.once

【9】A.expected B.suspected C.challenged D.decided

【10】A.motivated B.relaxed C.astonished D.convinced

【11】A.profits B.challenges C.advantages D.adventures

【12】A.pick B.mix C.build D.put

【13】A.adaptation B.association C.attraction D.attention

【14】A.back B.aside C.off D.apart

【15】A.with B.by C.over D.beyond

【16】A.function B.expression C.meaning D.reward

【17】A.confidence B.boundaries C.barriers D.efforts

【18】A.possible B.perfect C.convenient D.essential

【19】A.talent B.responsibility C.honor D.potential

【20】A.victory B.trend C.desire D.tradition

26、假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom想参加市电视台组织的中国民歌大赛，写信征求你的意见。请你给他写封回信，内容要点如下：

1. 鼓励他参加大赛；

2. 告诉他参赛注意事项；

3. 预祝他取得好成绩。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。