苏州2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、This is Ted’s photo. We miss him a lot. He____________ when he tried to save a child in the earthquake.

A.killed B.is killed C.was killed D.was killing

2、In the critical times, anyone would be________ by such disturbing news________ he told.

A．broken down; as

B．cast down; as

C．paid off; that

D．carried away; that

3、—I didn’t mean ______ my mother.

—But talking to her like that meant ______ her.

A. hurting; hurting   B. to hurt; hurting

C. hurting; to hurt   D. to hurt; to hurt

4、There are 158 footsteps between the bus stop and home, but it can ____________ to 180 if you aren’t in a hurry, like maybe if you’re wearing platform shoes.

A.signal B.adjust C.stretch D.attend

5、—Did you hear the noise downstairs this afternoon? What was that?

—Yes. I forgot to tell you. A new machine________then.

A．has tested

B．had tested

C．was tested

D．was being tested

6、They__________on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we ________on it as no good results have come out so far.

A．had been working; are still working

B．had worked; were still working

C．have been working; have worked

D．have worked; are still working

7、Despite those differences, it turned out that two girls had many things in common, so they ________ the first time they met each other.

A．hit it off

B．dig it up

C．pick it out

D．break it down

8、The man held ________ his hand to hold________ to the branch.

A.up; back B.up; on C.out; back D.out; up

9、The visiting Minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, _______ that he had enjoyed his stay here.

A．having added

B．to add

C．adding

D．added

10、Janeˈs pale face suggested that she________ill and her parents suggested that she ________ a medical examination.

A．be; should have

B．was; should have

C．should be; had

D．was;has

11、It remains ______whether or not she was lying.

A.seen B.to be seen C.seeing D.to see

12、—Come in, Peter, I want to show you something.

—Oh, how nice of you! I ________ you ________ to bring me a gift.

A．never think; are going

B．never thought; were going

C．didn’t think; are going

D．hadn’t thought; were going

13、______for the error, the young woman left and sobbing.

A.Blamed ; frustrated B.To be blamed ; frustrating

C.To blame ; frustrated D.Blamed; frustrating

14、He was unjustly _______ as troublemaker by the newspaper.

A．labeled

B．linked

C．ignored

D．informed

15、According to Wu Guanzhong, his goal as an artist was to _______ Western principles of art _______ Chinese spirit.

A．put… on the spot

B．combine… with

C．replace … with

D．concentrate… on

16、I wish I   at my sister's wedding last Tuesday, but I was on a business trip in New York then.

A. would have been   B. would be

C. were   D. had been

17、The autobiography(自传) of the happiest man would not be a record of sensational or exciting experiences, but ________ composed of simple and plain incidents or routines.

A.it is B.which is C.one that D.one

18、Finding the ________ to this problem is no easy task .

A.relaxation B.imagination C.invention D.solution

19、We ________ for over 2 hours. Are you sure this is the right way?

A. drove   B. were driving

C. had driven   D. have been driving

20、With the development of modern electrical engineering, we can transmit power to ____ needed.

A.wherever B.whatever C.however D.whoever

21、It was ________ that the old man still remembered all his students’ name after 30 years.

A．being amazed

B．to amaze

C．amazed

D．amazing

22、We went to Mountain Tai last weekend, _____ , not surprisingly, was crowded with visitors.

A.that B.which C.where D.when

23、He is always seeking excuses for the debt, but I'd rather he __________ it off as early as possible.

A．would pay

B．would have paid

C．had paid

D．paid

24、Are you ________ about losing the race?

A．disappointing

B．embarrassing

C．disappointed

D．embarrassed

25、The private place is only accessible to the royal family and those who have the______ granted by the Queen.

A. certificate   B. privilege

C. dignity   D. elegance

26、My Buddhist teacher once told me that insomnia was “the process of trying to fall asleep”. He said falling asleep isn’t something you try to do. 【1】 It will occur naturally in the absence of obstacles preventing it.

Sounds right, but what does that mean for those of us who continually come across these obstacles? Sleep is our birthright. But we must focus less on creating the perfect external conditions and more on cultivating an internal environment within our bodies that allows sleep to occur. 【2】 An over activated nervous system.

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the part of the nervous system that controls any bodily functions that aren’t consciously directed, of course sleep included. 【3】 The answer is literally right under our noses — change the way we breathe, one of the most effective ways to treat insomnia.

【4】 It has a profound effect on the ANS — and it might just change your life. Coherent breathing involves breathing at a relaxed rhythm of five breaths per minute, around 70 percent slower than we usually breathe. Scientific research has found that for most adults, breathing at around five breaths per minute is the best human breath rate and leads to a near-perfect balance in the nervous system. If you make it part of your night-time routine, it might just transform the third of your life that you spend asleep. 【5】

A．And what is the main internal obstacle?

B．Instead, it is an automatic biological process.

C．So how can we breathe our way to better sleep?

D．So how can we reduce this constant activation of our nervous system?

E．There is a powerful breath work technique called “ coherent breathing ” .

F．Coherent breathing can create a relaxation response within just a few minutes.

G．And it might allow you to live the other two thirds feeling happier and healthier.

27、Patient data: we need a better approach

Any fair-minded assessment of the dangers of the deal between Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) and Deep-Mind must start by acknowledging that both sides mean well. Deep-Mind is one of the leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies in the world. The potential of this work applied to healthcare is very great, but it could also lead to further concentration of power in the tech giants. It is against that background that the information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has issued her judgment against the Royal Free hospital under the NHS, which handed over to Deep-Mind the records of 1.6 million patients in 2015. This is on the basis of a vague agreement which took far too little account of the patient’s rights and their expectations of privacy.

Deep-Mind has almost apologized. The NHS has modified its ways. Further arrangements and there maybe many between the NHS and Deep-Mind will be carefully inspected to ensure that all necessary permissions have been asked of patients and all unnecessary data has been cleaned. There are lessons to learn about the informed patient agreement. But privacy is not the only angle in this case and not even the most important. Ms Denham chose to concentrate the blame on the NHS, since under existing law it “controlled” the data and Deep-Mind merely “processed” it. But this difference misses the point that it is processing and collection, not the more possession of bis, that gives the data value.

The great question is who should benefit from the analysis of all the data that our lives now generate. Privacy law builds on the concept of damage to an individual from identifiable knowledge about them. That misses the way the economy works. The data of an individual there gains its value only when it is compared with the data of countless millions more.

The use of privacy law to restrict the tech giants in this instance feels slightly improper. This practice does not address the real worry. It is not enough to say that the algorithms Deep-Mind develops will benefit patients and save lives. What matters is that they will belong to a private monopoly (垄断) which developed then using public resources. If software promises to save lives as drugs now can, big data may be expected to behave as a big medical company has done. We are still at the beginning of this revolution. A long struggle will be needed to avoid a future troublesome. Ms Denham’s report is a welcome start.

【1】The agreement between the NHS and Deep-Mind________.

A．put both sides into a dangerous situation

B．judged the power of Royal Free hospital

C．failed to pay attention to patient’s rights

D．caused conflicts among tech giants

【2】The NHS responded to Denham’s judgment with________.

A．careful assessment

B．sincere apologies

C．necessary adjustments

D．empty promises

【3】What does the author argue in paragraph 2?

A．All unnecessary date should be inspected.

B．The value of data comes from the processing of it.

C．It is more valuable to collect user’s data.

D．Leaking patient’s data is worse than selling it.

【4】According to the passage, the real concern behind the use of patient’s data is________.

A．the violating behavior of big medical companies

B．the ineffective enforcement of privacy law

C．the centralization of big data by tech giants

D．the revolution in the big data industry

28、In 1842, Ed win C had wick, a British social re former, published his “Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population”. By documenting evidence of social and geographic inequalities in health, C had wick showed that poor sanitation was associated with poor health. The report eventually led British cities to organize clean water supplies and to centralize their sewage (污水) systems, in turn reducing the wide - spreading of infectious diseases. Similar reforms around the world in the 20th century tackled food safety and outdoor air pollution. Now a new public-health priority is becoming apparent: making Indoor air cleaner.

Take schools for example. They are “chronically under-ventilated (长期通风不良的)” according to The Lancet COVID-19 commission. A study of 100 American classrooms found 87 with worryingly low ventilation rates. Across Denmark, France, Italy, Norway and Sweden, researchers found that indoor-air quality in 66 % o of classrooms fell short of healthy standards. In America nearly one child in 13 has asthma (哮喘)—a condition caused by allergens often found in schools.

The problem extends well beyond classrooms. Many people spend more than 90 % of their time indoors. Researchers have linked under - ventilated spaces in buildings to a range of illnesses—headaches, tiredness, shortness of breath, coughs, dizziness, and irritation of eye, nose, throat and skin. Poor ventilation has been blamed for increased absence from work. Decreased productivity and asthma.

The pandemic has brought a new urgency to the matter. The virus which causes COVID—19 spreads between people less by close contact and infected surface and more by attaching to aerosol (气溶胶) articles from people ' lungs that can float in the air of an ill-ventilated room.

Indoor-air quality has attracted little government attention. But achieving clean air in buildings and indoor public spaces is possible, The first step is to give people more information on how well-ventilated their air is. Carbon-dioxide concentrations are a good indicator of ventilation, and cheap sensors to detect this gas in rooms could provide people with useful data on when to open windows or upgrade their air-conditioning systems. National indoor-air-quality standards would help, too. One way to enforce (执行) them could be through ventilation certificate for buildings, similar to food-hygiene certificate that already exist for restaurants.

The bill for all this need not be huge. A recent study found that raising the standard of ventilation in all American elementary and secondary schools to the minimum eve would cost less than 0.1% of the country's typical public spending on education.

More investment would be money well spent. Better indoor air boosts academic performance—maths and reading scores go up, and pupils are measurable more attentive in class. Office-workers benefit, too. Researchers have found the lee cognitive scores of people in well-ventilated office are 61% higher than those of workers in conventional office set-ups.

【1】How does the author draw people s attention to the poor indoor air quality?

A．By referring to experts.

B．By presenting study results.

C．By making comparisons.

D．By telling historical stories.

【2】Why is it urgent to make indoor air cleaner during the pandemic?

A．Poor indoor air can create a condition for spreading the virus.

B．Poor indoor air can keep the virus settling down in people's lungs.

C．Poor indoor air can make peopled lungs fail to function normally.

D．Poor indoor air can increase the aerosol articles from people's lungs

【3】What is the authors advice on improving indoor-air quality?

A．Calling on the government to pay attention to it.

B．Reducing the amount of carbon dioxide indoors.

C．Encouraging people to do more outdoor activities.

D．Setting up specific standards for indoor-air quality.

【4】What does the author want to say in the last paragraph?

A．It is really worthwhile to improve indoor air quality

B．Indoor air quality can affect people's cognitive ability

C．It needs more investment to improve indoor air quality

D．Many people support improving indoor air quality

29、I believe that one of the best ways to connect with people and build quality relationships is through making conversation. Although most people can hold a conversation, only a few are smooth when they talk. I have discovered five simple and effective ways to be a smooth talker. Here they are:

Talk slowly

Generally, good talkers don’t rush into a conversation. 【1】They act as if they have all the time in the world. This makes them come off as centered and collected. Model this way of talking and you will create the same effect.

Hold more eye contact

Most people keep eye contact about 2/3 of the time or less when they talk. 【2】 This will convey confidence and interest in interacting with them.

【3】

People with good conversation skills tend to notice the kind of things that the average person doesn’t notice, and to bring such details into the conversation. They may notice and point out an interesting ring on the other person’s hand, a certain foreign accent, or a certain voice tone they use when saying a name. Thus, such individuals impress people in a very elegant manner.

Express Your emotions

【4】 Express your feelings about those facts. Keep in mind that it is at the emotional level that people connect best.

Use the best words

The ability to talk smoothly has a lot to do with choosing the precise words to convey your precise feelings or thoughts. 【5】 It will help you develop a way with words and allow you to express yourself more easily.

Conversational skills don’t improve just like that. It takes time, practice and the ability to learn at a rapid rate from your own experiences.

A．Don’t just present the facts, you’re not a newspaper.

B．It’s a very good idea to hold eye contact just a bit more than that.

C．Notice the details.

D．It is important to improve conversational skills.

E．Offer interesting news.

F．They take their time when they reflect on something and when they say it out loud.

G．Develop your vocabulary and practice communicating as accurately as possible.

30、   Residents of urban areas often make use of public transportation on their way to school or the office. But when their final _________ isn’t near a bus stop or subway station, those folks have a problem. Transportation experts often _________ to this as the “last mile” problem — finding a way to close the gap between public transportation stops and one’s destination.

With the last mile problem in mind, the makers of the URB-E _________ a compact electric vehicle that weighs around 13 kilograms. Unlike bikes, which often don’t fit on crowded buses or trains, the URB-E collapses into a form _________ to carry-on luggage. And since the URB-E can be carried _________ anywhere, it’s not as vulnerable to thieves as bikes are.

Depending on usage, the URB-E can travel for 32 kilometers on a single _________, reaching a top speed of 24 kilometers per hour. Although there are other vehicles attempting to _________ the last mile issue, the URB-E _________ for its ease of use, portability and affordable price. For the price of a nice laptop, you could have an URB-E to drive to the office.

The URB-E is made from aircraft-grade aluminum and comes in two basic models: the URB-E Commuter and the URB-E GP. The main _________ between the two is that the Commuter model has two rear wheels while the GP has only one. That means the Commuter offers greater stability, as __________ to the GP’s ability to make sharper turns like a bicycle.

Both models come with accessories __________ LED front and rear lights and a shock-absorbing seat. They also __________ a smartphone holder and USB charging port right on the steering column. In fact, smartphones play a big role in the URB-E app to do things like monitor battery charge or control the lights. __________ accessories include a cup holder and a folding luggage shelf.

At this year’s international Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, tech website The Verge awarded the URB-E with its “Best Personal Transportation” award. Singing the URB-E’s __________, Verge editor Ben Popper said, “The URB-E felt like the kind of vehicle an enlightened citizen of 2030 would own.” So why wait that long, when the URB-E is __________ for order now?

【1】A.purpose B.destination C.transportation D.vehicle

【2】A.refer B.accustom C.attach D.stick

【3】A.discovered B.introduced C.designed D.manufactured

【4】A.convenient B.efficient C.objective D.similar

【5】A.constantly B.eventually C.mainly D.practically

【6】A.charge B.tourism C.competition D.distance

【7】A.cover B.develop C.address D.conquer

【8】A.breaks away B.stands out C.invests in D.perseveres in

【9】A.difference B.characteristic C.shortcoming D.advantage

【10】A.familiar B.strange C.important D.opposed

【11】A.as a result of B.such as C.in all D.in addition to

【12】A.install B.explore C.feature D.equip

【13】A.Optional B.Critical C.Essential D.Unique

【14】A.influences B.contributions C.praises D.achievements

【15】A.accessible B.flexible C.fascinating D.available

31、   Lesson 26：…My sister is only seven， but she always tells me 【1】 my pictures are good or not…She looked at it 【2】 for a moment． 'It's all right，' she said， 'but isn't it upside down？'

Lesson 27：…Late in the afternoon， the boys put 【3】 their tent in the middle of a field…The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and 【4】 into their tent．

Lesson 28：…Now he has put 【5】 ugly stone head over the gate． It is one of the 【6】 faces I have ever seen．

Lesson 29：…Since then， Captain Fawcett 【7】 passengers to many unusual places． Once he landed on the roof of a 【8】 of flats and on another occasion， he landed in a deserted car park．

Lesson 30：…I turned to look at the children， but there weren't any in 【9】： they had all run away! The man laughed when he realized 【10】 had happened．

32、有人认为工作有贵贱之分，对一些平凡而普通的工作嗤之以鼻，认为这样的工作不值得人们尊敬。你是如何看待平凡工作的呢？请以清洁工为例谈谈你对平凡工作的想法，内容包括：

（1）描述清洁工工作的艰辛；

（2）假如没有清洁工，环境会变得如何？

（3）你对平凡工作的看法。

注意: （1）词数不少于100词；

（2）语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。