荆门2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、Which of the following sentence have "save" of the same meaning as that in "The grownups, less excitable, save their own presents till breakfast time."

A.I had a bottle of champagne which I'd been saving for a special occasion.

B.Your eves don't water with fresh air, which saves you a lot in paper tissues.

C.If you lent me £5, it would save me a trip to the bank.

D.Safety may mean more time and trouble but it may save a lot of heartbreak in the home.

2、—Do you know his address?

—No, I also wish I where he .

A.knew; live  B.knew; lives

C.know; lives D.know; lived

3、A bad fire ______ in the basement of the supermarket last week.

A.broke up

B.was broken up

C.was broken out

D.broke out

4、The girl, when _____ why she _____ in the exam, just lowered her head and kept silent.

A．questioned; was cheated

B．being questioned; was cheating

C．questioned; had cheated

D．being questioned; has cheated

5、—The plane is due to take off at 7:50 from the airport. ______ we fail to arrive there in time?

—Try to take another flight then.

A. As if   B. Even if C. Only if D. What if

6、The president promised to keep all the board members _____ of how the negotiations were going on．

A．inform   B．informing

C．be informed D．informed

7、___________the last bus, he was late and was the last one ________to the destination.

A. Not having caught; to get   B. Having not caught; to get

C. Not catching; getting   D. Hadn’t caught; to get

8、The international community should make every effort together to   the barriers of fear and unfriendliness which divide the two countries.

A. break out   B. break down

C. break through   D. break into

9、David left word with my secretary ________ he would call on me in the afternoon.

A．who

B．that

C．where

D．which

10、Kobe Bryant, ________ the Los Angeles Lakers uniform for 20 years, played his last game on April 14 and said good-bye to his fans at the end of the season.

A．wore    B．wearing

C．to have worn D．having worn

11、We should take measures to improve ___________ is called the quality of living.

A. that   B. which

C. who   D. what

12、He was one of the most creative and _______engineers of his generation.

A.abstract B.innovative C.splendid D.primitive

13、More works require_____ to achieve our final success.

A. being done   B. to do   C. doing   D. done

14、His strong sense of humor was _____ make everyone in the room burst ____ laughing.

A.so as to…into B.so as to…out

C.such as to…into D.such as to…out

15、You say he works hard. ______ , and ______.

A.So he does; so you do B.So he does; so do you

C.So does he; so do you D.So does he; so you do

16、You can completely rely on ________ Li Jiaqi recommends at the live-streaming sales.

A．no matter what

B．whatever

C．that

D．if

17、________ the flight to Beijing will be delayed is ________ I’m especially worried about.

A．If, what

B．Whether, that

C．If, that

D．Whether, what

18、The match has been _______ until tomorrow because of bad weather.

A．passed up

B．put off

C．banked on

D．turned down

19、Tu Yoyo devoted herself ________to her research and it made her famous in her field.

A. strongly B.partly C. entirely D. freely

20、I hope I will not be called on in class as I’m not yet ________ prepared.

A．attentively

B．readily

C．actively

D．adequately

21、 Up to now nobody _______ do this better than Charlie Chaplin.

A. Is able to   B. has been able to

C. have been able to D. are able to

22、Just in front of our house____with a history of l,000 years.

A. does a tall tree stand   B. stands a tall tree

C. a tall tree is standing   D. atall tree stands

23、The flowers will die soon unless often ________.

A. watering   B. to water

C. water   D. watered

24、His visit _______ to strengthen ties between the two countries was a big success.

A．to intend

B．intended

C．intending

D．be intended

25、---Did you enjoy yourself in Hefei this summer?

---________ It was too hot．

A．Yes, why not?   B．Not really．

C．All right!   D．No, I am fine．

26、Author Norman Mailer published an essay in which he declared the graffiti(涂鸦) of the New York subway to be "The Great Art of the 70s". But what happened to the artists and why is there no subway graffiti any more?

"It started with someone just writing their name — someone saw that, and added on to it," recalls New York graffiti artist Nicer, born Hector Nazario. "Letters going in front of letters, coming back through a letter, behind a letter, going across a letter... the subways became our playground," adds Riff170.

New York in 1974 was a city in crisis. The Mayor, Abe Beame, slashed the city's budget in a bid to stave off bankruptcy(破产), which meant laying off school teachers, police officers and subway staff.

"They were taking the money from the schools, there was a lot of corruption here, in this community, and so they took the after-school programmes away, and there was no outlets for this. So the outlet became our city," says Bronx-born designer Eric Orr.

"It was like an explosion. The graffiti explosion. All of a sudden it took over the whole city. I don't know what happened, but overnight in the early 70s it was from no graffiti to all graffiti," says another former artist, Flint Gennari.

Eric Felisbret, author and former graffiti artist, says graffiti culture was in a way a product of the civil rights movement. "It was never political," he says, "but many people were brought up with that, and to express yourself by breaking the law became a natural process for them."

The graffiti pioneers came from all races, however. "There were writers that were African American, Latino - Puerto Rico, Dominican, Cuban - Jewish, Asian, and it became one unit — one family," says another graffiti pioneer, Roberto Gualtieri.

Prof Gregory Snyder, sociologist and author of Graffiti Lives, says: "For lots of people, graffiti is ugly, vandalistic, and I'm not denying that. It's vandalism... now, oftentimes it's very clever vandalism. It can be written on a dumpster, like a garbage bin, and if someone's attempting to make a garbage bin look a little prettier maybe that's not the worst thing in the world." Although Mailer was not alone in welcoming the flowering of creativity, the authorities hated it, as did many passengers.

So when Mayor Ed Koch took office, he was determined to clean up the city and set about targeting graffiti.

"I remember in 1982 he brought everyone out to a train yard and there was a single train painted white," says former New York Daily News reporter Salvatore Arena. Trains were taken out of service and cleaned as soon as graffiti was spotted. Carriages were protected at night and the city agreed to ban the sale of spray cans.

If in 1984 80% of subway carriages contained graffiti by May 1989 the network was graffiti-free. “Graffiti has gone through an evolution, and it will continue to evolve. It’s now socially accepted in places where 20-30 years ago that would have been impossible. It’s now showcased(展示) in certain museums —and let’s say in another 30 years from now it may be hanging in the White House,” says Nicer.

Nowadays painted graffiti is largely gone from the New York subway trains themselves and is seen instead on the walls and tunnels of the city. It has been replaced by scratchiti(刮擦艺术) created onto carriage windows using keys, knives. Unlike the vivid images of 40 years ago, these ghostly patterns are somehow easy to ignore. After all, graffiti has faded quietly into the background.

【1】What caused the graffiti’s sudden appearance in New York in the 1970s?

A. The worse economy in New York then.

B. It is a product of the civil rights movement.

C. The support and encouragement of the Mayor.

D. Publishment of Norman Mailer’s essay on graffiti.

【2】In the 1970s, New York’s graffiti artists ________.

A. could only do graffiti on trains

B. organized a political movement

C. often left their own names on their works

D. realized they were actually against the laws

【3】What’s Gregory Snyder’s attitude towards graffiti?

A. Negative.

B. Critical.

C. Objective.

D. Approving.

【4】The main reason why Mayor Ed Koch took measures to stop graffiti may be that ________.

A. all passengers were against graffiti

B. it wasn’t the art that Ed Koch was fond of

C. it became out of date because of scratchiti

D. it didn’t benefit most subway passengers

【5】What is the last but one paragraph mainly about?

A. Graffiti evolution makes New York subways graffiti-free.

B. Graffiti has evolved and is widely accepted in some places.

C. It took 5 years to clean 80% of the graffiti in New York city.

D. Graffiti will sure appear on the walls of the White House.

27、The summer I turned 16, my father gave me his 69 Chevy Malibu convertible(敞篷车) Beautifully repainted with V-8 engine—it was a gift wasted on me at that age. What did I know about classic cars? The important thing was that Hannah and I could drive around Tucson with the top down.

Hannah was my best friend, a year younger but much taller, almost five foot ten. “Hannah’s going to be something, ”my mother always said. And sure enough, that summer she signed with a modeling agency. She was already doing catalog and runway work.

A month after my birthday, Hannah and I went to the movies. On the way home, we stopped at the McDonald’s drive-through, putting the fries on the seat between us to share. “Let’s ride around awhile, ”I said. It was a clear night, oven-warm, full moon cast low over the desert. Taking an a curve too fast, I hit a patch of dirt and slid from side to side. I then cut through a neighbor’s landscape wall and drove into a full-grown palm. The front wheels came to rest halfway up the tree trunk. French fries on the floor, the dash, and my lap. An impossible amount of blood on Hannah’s face, pieces of skin hanging into her eyes. They took us in separate ambulances. In the emergency room, my parents spoke quietly: Best plastic surgeon in the city. End of her modeling career.

We’d been wearing leg belts, but the car didn’t have shoulder bands. I'd damaged my cheekbone on the wheel; Hannah’s forehead had split wide open on the dash. What would I say to her? When her mother Sharon came into my hospital room. I started to cry preparing myself for her anger. She sat beside me and took my hand. “I hit my best friend’s car in the rear when I was your age,” she said. “I wrecked her car and mine.” “I’m so sorry,” I said “You’re both alive,” she said. “The rest is window dressing. ”I started to protest, and Sharon stopped me“I forgive you. Hannah will too. ”

Sharon’s forgiveness allowed Hannah and me to get back in the car together that summer, to stay friends throughout high school and college to be in each other’s weddings, and to watch my four teenagers get along with her three younger children. I think of her gift of forgiveness every time I’m tempted to blame someone in a secret for something recognized as wrong. And whenever I see Hannah. the scars are so faded that no one else would notice, but in the sunlight I can still see the faint shimmer(微光) just below her hairline—for me, a sign of grace.

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

A．She was not as badly injured as the author.

B．She never really forgave the author though her mother did.

C．She could have been a model if she hadn’t experienced the accident

D．She learned the gift of forgiveness from what the author said to her mother

【2】In paragraph 4, “window dressing” is closest in meaning to “________”.

A．insignificant

B．colorful

C．undetermined

D．hopeful

【3】According to the passage, Sharon comforted the author by ________.

A．showing her own scar

B．mentioning her own story

C．visiting the author in person

D．teaching the author a personal lesson

【4】Which of the following might be the best title of the article?

A．A Graceful Friend

B．A Lasting Friendship

C．A Lucky Car Accident

D．The Gift of Forgiveness

28、Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world on Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders even as scientists cautioned that it’s not clear if the new variant is more alarming than other versions of the virus.

The variant was identified days ago by researchers in South Africa, and much is still not known about it, including whether it is more infectious, more likely to cause serious illness or more able to evade the protection of vaccines. But many countries rushed to act, reflecting anxiety about anything that could prolong the pandemic that has killed more than 5 million people.

Israel decided to bar entry to foreigners, and Morocco said it would stop all incoming flights for two weeks starting Monday. Scientists in several places — from Hong Kong to Europe to North America — have confirmed its presence. The Netherlands reported 13 omicron cases on Sunday, and both Canada and Australia each found two.

Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health in the United States, meanwhile, emphasized that there is no data yet that suggests the new variant causes more serious illness than previous COVID-19 variants. Collins, along with several experts, said that the news should make everyone redouble their efforts to use the tools the world already has, including vaccinations, booster shots and measures such as mask-wearing. “I know, America, you’re really tired about hearing those things, but the virus is not tired of us, ”Collins said.

As more omicron cases have been found in more countries such as Dutch, Canada, Australia, many countries are introducing travel bans or closing borders, though they go against the advice of the WHO. It has warmed against any overreaction before the variant is thoroughly studied, noting that travel restrictions may play “a role in slightly reducing the spread of COVID-19 but place a heavy burden on lives and livelihoods. ”

Spain announced it won’t admit unvaccinated British visitors starting Dec. 1. David Hui, a respiratory medicine expert in Hong Kong, agreed with that strategy, saying the two people who tested positive for the omicron variant had received the Pfizer vaccine and exhibited very mild symptoms, such as a sore throat.

【1】What is the meaning of the underlined word “evade” in Paragraph 2?

A．cause

B．engage in

C．assist

D．escape from

【2】What did Dr. Francis Collins imply according to his view?

A．The new variant causes more serious illness than previous variants.

B．All the countries should close their borders.

C．Regular public health measures are effective against the variant.

D．Omicron is more alarming than other versions of the virus.

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A．Any reaction before the variant is thoroughly studied is essential.

B．Omicron has originated in South Africa.

C．Unvaccinated British visitors will be infected with the virus.

D．WHO is opposed to omicron-related travel bans.

【4】Which might be the best title for this passage?

A．More Omicron Cases Emerge As the World Rushes to Learn More

B．All Countries Should Introduce Travel Bans

C．Vaccinations and Booster Shots Are of Little Use in Fighting Against Omicron

D．Omicron Has Already Made Americans Tired of the Disease

29、The AI research arm of Alibaba created a machine learning model that received a higher score on the Stanford Question Answering Dataset than humans. The database consists of more than 100,000 questions to test reading comprehension.

In early January this year the Alibaba AI software machine scored 82.44 on the test while humans scored 82.304. Besides, computers and AI have already defeated humans, for example in games such as chess. However, it seemed that language skills were superior in humans as machines find languages hard to master.

A large number of call center employees, often in developing countries, may be out of work soon if the AI robots are cheaper and as effective as human labor. Soon when you phone a company for information the conversation will go like this: “ We are sorry but all our robots are busy right now. We value your call. Please stay on the line until a robot is free to serve you. There are just 12 callers ahead of you.” A robot will serve you some popular tunes while you wait.

Si Luo, who is a chief scientist of natural language processing at Alibaba’s AI research group noted that questions such as “What causes rain?” can now be answered with a high degree of accuracy by robots. Si Luo said, “ We believe the foundational technology can be gradually applied to a lot of applications such as customer service, museum tutorials, and online responses to inquiries from patients, freeing human efforts in a new way.”

Si Luo’s team is working closely with Ali Xiaomi, a mobile customer service chatbot. Ali Xiaomi can be customized to be used on Alibaba’s platforms such as Taobao and Tmall. The new AI robots could answer consumers’ questions as they did the Stanford questions. The robots would look for the answers from prepared information. However, there are limits to what the system will be able to do. If questions do not have clear-cut answers, or the questions asked are too unclear or ungrammatical, the robot may not be able to deal with them.

【1】What can we learn about the Alibaba AI software machine?

A．It has been tested in some areas.

B．It has become popular since January.

C．It has offered a special learning style.

D．It has made people interested in reading.

【2】What does the example in paragraph 3 show about the AI robots?

A．They should have better language skills.

B．They may replace humans in some fields.

C．They need to be customized to serve customers.

D．They will be widely used in developing countries.

【3】How does Si Luo feel about the foundational technology?

A．Doubtful.

B．Worried.

C．Curious.

D．Confident.

【4】What can we infer from the last paragraph about Ali Xiaomi?

A．It needs to improve in some ways.

B．It is connected with another system.

C．It is a platform to show good service.

D．It can answer any questions accordingly.

30、I’m not the kind of mother who normally brushes and styles her daughter’s hair, and my daughter has ______ liked sitting ______ long enough for me to do ______.

But today, I’ve ______ a stool(凳子) outside and ______ my daughter Sally on it ______ I realize it’s the ______ time for a week of us to be together. I’m sending Sally away for a summer camp. Living on a farm without any ______, I’ve chosen a life ______ than a typical family’s but Sally has become increasingly depend on my ______.

I drive Sally to a nearby camp. Once there, we are introduced to Sally’s fellow campers. ______in her eyes, she tried to work up the courage to join them. “I need you for a few more     ______,” she tells me, holding my hand tightly.

I ______ and walk up to a camp worker. “Excuse me. This is my daughter Sally. Could you help her meet a few of these kids?” He comes ______ to talk to Sally, and I disappear ______   she realizes I’m gone.

On the way, I feel a piece of my soul has been taken away. The tears ______ down my face.

When I arrive home, I calm down and remind myself ______ I chose this path. I want Sally to have a chance to get out of my ______. If I don’t set her free, she’ll never form her real       ______.

After 12 years of ______ being together, I want to finally meet my daughter for the first time.

【1】

A．always

B．never

C．sometimes

D．usually

【2】

A．silently

B．quietly

C．calmly

D．still

【3】

A．it

B．one

C．her

D．them

【4】

A．drew

B．grabbed

C．dragged

D．lifted

【5】

A．sat

B．laid

C．put

D．set

【6】

A．although

B．while

C．since

D．so

【7】

A．first

B．last

C．best

D．most

【8】

A．visitors

B．friends

C．families

D．neighbors

【9】

A．better

B．richer

C．quieter

D．safer

【10】

A．appearance

B．presence

C．performance

D．preference

【11】

A．Horror

B．Pleasure

C．Indifference

D．Embarrassment

【12】

A．years

B．hours

C．days

D．minutes

【13】

A．pull away

B．take away

C．give away

D．put away

【14】

A．across

B．through

C．over

D．along

【15】

A．until

B．after

C．before

D．when

【16】

A．burst

B．stream

C．get

D．turn

【17】

A．that

B．how

C．what

D．why

【18】

A．shade

B．shape

C．shadow

D．sample

【19】

A．personality

B．style

C．quality

D．ability

【20】

A．gradually

B．regularly

C．occasionally

D．constantly

31、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box… Each word can only be used once. Do note that there is one word more than you need.

You are my Solskjaer,

My Ole Solskjaer

You make me happy when skies are grey.

You’ll never know dear.

How much I love you.

Please don’t take my Solskjaer away.

You are my Solskjaer

My only Solskjaer

You make my happy when skies are grey

Coz when it’s pouring you just keep scoring

Please don’t take our Solskjaer away

The above song is 【1】 from Jimmie Davis’ You Are My Sunshine by Manchester United (曼联) fans to express their overwhelming love towards Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (索尔斯克亚), their favourite striker—Babyface Killer. Although the fans never want to bid 【2】 to their beloved Ole, every journey always has an end, no matter how wonderful it is.

Finally, the story of Ole as a United player ended. On 28 August 2007 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 【3】 called time on his united playing career-eleven years and three days after it began with a goalscoring debut.

On the field, the Norwegian became a perfect 【4】 of United’s never-say-die spirit in their most successful decade, often scoring late goals when points or trophies looked to have been lost. But off the field, he finally had to admit one defeat—in his battle with his 【5】 knee injury.

On retiring, ole said, “I would like to thank the manager, the coaching and medical staff and most of all the supporters. The supporters have been fantastic and were a real 【6】 to me when I was out injured. And their tremendous support will always be in my heart. I feel proud to have 【7】 United for 11 years and have some very special memories.”

Ole’s many career 【8】 include his four goals in 12 minutes as a substitute at Nottingham forest in United’s recrod away win (8-1). But surely the most special memory of all would be the Champions League final in 1999 when he best 【9】 his ability to seize the whisker of a chance. His injury-time-toe-poke past Bayern Munich keeper Oliver Kahn (卡恩) completed United’s Treble (三冠王) and 【10】 himself an irreplaceable place in Reds history.

32、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

On market days when the farmers around Darrowby brought their goods to the little town to sell, I used to take a walk across the square to meet the farmers who gathered there to chat. One of the farmers was telling me about his sick cow when he saw a little dog among the market stalls (货摊). The thing that made us notice the dog was that he was sitting up, paws dangling (悬垂), head pointing expectantly, begging, in front of the stall selling cakes and biscuits.

“Look at that little fellow,” the farmer said. “I wonder where he’s from.”

As he spoke, the stallholder threw the dog some bread which the animal ate eagerly, but when the man came round and stretched out a hand the little thing ran away.

I was standing there, trying to see where he had gone, when a young policeman came up to me.

“I’ve been watching that dog begging among the stalls all morning,” he said, “but I haven’t been able to get near him.”

“Yes, it’s strange. You can see he’s friendly, but he’s also afraid. I wonder who owns him.”

“I think he’s a stray (无主的宠物), Mr. Herriot. I know just about all the dogs around here. But this one is a stranger to me.”

I nodded. “I’m sure you’re right. Anything could have happened to him. He could have been ill-treated by somebody and run away, or he could have been dumped from a car.”

“Yes,” the policeman replied, “I don’t know how anybody can leave a helpless animal to fend for (照料) itself like that. I’ve had a few tries at catching him, but it’s no good.”

A week passed before I met the policeman again in the market.

“Have you caught the dog, sir?” I asked.

The policeman looked very serious. “Yes,” he replied, “I’m afraid he’s been arrested.”

“Arrested?” I said in astonishment. “What do you mean?”

“Well,” he said, “it seems that it’s against the law for a dog to go begging in the market square.”

“I still don’t know what this is all about,” I said. “Where is he now?”

“I’ll take you to him,” the policeman replied.

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。

We walked a short way along the road to a pretty cottage.

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A wave of relief swept over me.

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