汕头2025届高三毕业班第二次质量检测英语试题

1、Darwin saw a variety of new species on the Galapagos Islands, but it was the birds ______ interested him the most.

A．what

B．that

C．which

D．who

2、Unless you are trying to lose weight to please yourself, it’s going to be tough to keep your ________ level high.

A．motivation

B．ingredient

C．qualification

D．profile

3、The works of Du Fu _______ a precious cultural heritage for the entire world, not just China.

A．cherish

B．invest

C．occupy

D．represent

4、Little Tom pretended ________ hard the moment the headteacher came in.

A．to be studying

B．to study

C．to have studied

D．having studied

5、No sooner ________ the pillow than he fell asleep.

A．did his head touch

B．had his head touched

C．his head had touched

D．his head touched

6、ALK or the gene for anaplastic lymphoma kinase is a stretch of DNA whose mutant (突变的) form has been associated with human cancers, but, its normal function which has something to do with thinness in humans had not been _________before the research.

A．founded

B．established

C．maintained

D．received

7、I used to feel like 50 percent of my time________ researching new restaurants.

A．were spent

B．have been spent

C．was spent

D．has been spent

8、He wrote a letter to me ______ that his trip to Japan had been put off because of the bad weather.

A．inform

B．informing

C．informed

D．being informed

9、Why this excellent newspaper allows such an article to be printed is _______ me.

A. above B. outside   C. beside   D. beyond

10、Since the present situation is very complex, I think it will take me some time to _____ its reality.

A.come across B.figure out C.look through D.put off

11、Paul showed his ________ to his parents when told he could not go out to play with his friends.

A．collision

B．motivation

C．consideration

D．frustration

12、Each member has his advantages, but if we work together, we can produce something new, unique and   to that of any one member.

A. superb   B. superior   C. senior   D. super

13、It is universally acknowledged that money flows to ________ it is that controls the scarce thing.

A．whom

B．whomever

C．who

D．whoever

14、Helen always helps her mother even though going to work ____ most of her day.

A. takes up   B. makes up

C. saves up   D. puts up

15、There are 100 Chinese students on the campus, many of ______ are in School of Business.

A．whom

B．them

C．which

D．who

16、I wonder why you won't do it as _____. It's the third time you have done so.

A.you told to B.be told C.tell you D.told to

17、I don’t think _________ possible to master a foreign language without much memory work.

A. this B. that   C. its D. it

18、Think about it carefully and you will find this math problem is so easy ________.

A．being solved

B．to solve

C．solving

D．to be solved

19、It is impossible to know ________ their true feelings are.

A．where

B．what

C．whether

D．that

20、Only after the incident happened was I conscious ______ his unfriendliness.

A. with   B. for

C. of   D. at

21、After graduation from high school we will reach a point ________ we have to decide which university to attend.

A. that    B. what    C. which         D. where

22、The doctor claimed ________ a cure for the disease.

A．finding

B．to have found

C．having found

D．to find

23、At last, the woman stopped crying. ________ she calmed down slowly.

A．In one word

B．In word

C．In other words

D．In her own word

24、In the opening four sentences, Du described _______ the cycles of nature happen — the leaves come back to the trees, the flowers bloom, and the grass grows tall.

A．how

B．when

C．where

D．why

25、—Why was Professor Wang unhappy recently?

—Because the theory he insisted on ________ wrong.

A. proving   B. proved

C. being proved D. was proved

26、“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is one of the most common sayings in the English languages. This is because apples were one of the first foods that medical professionals recognized as healthy—their benefits became obvious when, quite simply, doctors found that people who ate apples were sick less often than those who did not. Today we have a more specific understanding of why apples are so beneficial to overall health.

Apples can help keep your levels of bad cholesterol (胆固醇) down. The pectin (果胶) in apples helps you to maintain cardiovascular health and reduce LDL cholesterol(which is the “bad” kind). Apples themselves do not add cholesterol to your diet and are full of water and fiber to help prevent the cholesterol in other foods you might digest. According to Health Diaries, people who eat two apples per day may lower their cholesterol by as much as 16 percent.

Apples are naturally low in calories and high in water content. Eating an apple can satisfy your hunger and keep you from reaching for high-sugar, high-calories snacks. By eating apples, you will be more able to maintain a healthy weight because they fill you up, potentially stopping you from eating food that encourages a waistline increase.

Apples contain respectable levels of boron (硼), which helps build healthy bones, and can also prevent diseases like arthritis. Apples are rich in vitamin C, which is known to help build immunity.

Studies have shown that apples can decrease the risk of breast cancer, colon cancer, and liver cancer. One theory is that the apple skins are responsible for this, so be sure not to peel your apple before you eat them, as you could remove some of the health benefits.

【1】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. An explanation of an English saying.

B. How to make full use of apples.

C. Apples are beneficial to our health.

D. How to keep healthy in our daily life.

【2】By eating apples we can get many benefits EXCEPT________.

A. lowering the cholesterol   B. keeping a healthy weight

C. building immunity   D. preventing heart disease

【3】Which of the following can most probably replace the underlined word “respectable”?

A. Admirable.   B. Considerable.

C. Reliable.   D. Valuable.

【4】Which plays an important role in reducing the risk of breast cancer?

A. The pectin.   B. The apple skins.

C. The flesh of apples.   D. The fiber of apples.

【5】What’s the author’s attitude towards the effect of eating apples?

A. Positive.   B. Negative.

C. Doubtful.   D. Uncertain.

27、Nowadays people are putting our water supply in danger, because they use too much water or throw rubbish into the river. You may wonder how paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less usable fresh water. A major part of thewaterweuse every day is groundwater. Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers. It comes from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave，the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater.

 Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages(短缺). Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts(干旱) than areas with morerainfall，but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs.

 Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference，too. In the United States，a family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day! This shows how much we depend on water to live，but there's a lot we can do to lower the number.

You can take steps to save water in your home. To start with，use the same glass for your drinking water all day. Wash it only once a day. Run your dishwasher (洗碗机)only when it is full. Help your parents fix any leaks in your home. You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.

【1】Which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater?

A．Using river water.

B．Throwing batteries away.

C．Paving parking lots.

D．Throwing rubbish into lakes.

【2】What can be inferred from the text?

A．All water shortages are due to human behavior.

B．It takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs.

C．There is much we can do to reduce family size.

D．The average family in America makes proper use of water.

【3】The last paragraph is intended to________．

A．show us how to fix leaks at home

B．tell us how to run a dishwasher

C．prove what drinking glass is best for us

D．suggest what we do to save water at home

【4】The text is mainly about________．

A．why paving roads reduces our water

B．how much we depend on water to live

C．why droughts occur more in dry climates

D．how human activity affects our water supply

28、Giving your brain a workout

Mental agility does not have to decline with age, as long as you keep exercising your mind, says Anna van Praagh.

A. Use your brain and it will grow — it really will. This is the message from neuropsychologist Ian Robertson, professor of psychology at Trinity College, Dublin and founding director of the university's Institute of Neuroscience. His book, Puzzler Brain Trainer 90-Day Workout, contains puzzles which he devised to stretch, sharpen and stimulate the brain. The puzzles, from ‘memory jogs’ to Sudoku to crosswords to number games are all-encompassing, and have been specially formulated to improve each and every part of the brain, from visual-spatial ability to perception, attention, memory, numerical agility, problem-solving and language.

B. Professor Robertson has been studying the brain for 57 years, in a career dedicated to changing and improving the way it works. During this time there has been a remarkable paradigm shift in the way scientists view the brain, he says. “When I first started teaching and researching, a very pessimistic view prevailed that, from the age of three or four, we were continually losing brain cells and that the stocks couldn't be replenished. That has turned out to be factually wrong. Now that we know that the brain is “plastic” — it changes, adapts and is physically sharpened according to the experiences it has.”

C. Robertson likens our minds to trees in a park with branches spreading out, connecting and intertwining, with connections increasing in direct correlation to usage. He says that the ‘eureka’ moment in his career — and the reason he devised his ‘brain trainer’ puzzles — was the realisation that the connections multiply with use and so it is possible to boost and improve our mental functions at any age.‘Now we know that it's not just children whose brains are “plastic”,‘he says. ‘No matter how old we are, our brains are physically changed by what we do and what we think.’

D. Robertson illustrates his point by referring to Dr Eleanor McGuire's seminal 2000 study of the brains of London taxi drivers. That showed that their grey matter enlarges and adapts to help them build up a detailed mental map of the city. Brain scans revealed that the drivers had a much larger hippocampus (the part of the brain associated with navigation in birds and animals) compared with other people. Crucially, it grew larger the longer they spent doing their job. Similarly, there is strong statistical evidence that, by stretching the mind with games and puzzles, brainpower is increased. Conversely, if we do not stimulate our minds and keep the connections robust and intact, these connections will weaken and physically diminish. A more recent survey suggested that a 20-minute problem-solving session on the Nintendo DS game called ‘Dr Kawashima's Brain Training’ at the beginning of each day dramatically improved pupils' test results, class attendance and behaviour. Astonishingly, pupils who used the Nintendo trainer saw their test scores rise by 50 per cent more than those who did not.

E. Robertson's puzzles have been designed to have the same effect on the brain, the only difference being that, for his, you need only a pencil to get started. The idea is to shake the brain out of lazy habits and train it to start functioning at its optimum level. It is Robertson's belief that people who tackle the puzzles will see a dramatic improvement in their daily lives as the brain increases its ability across a broad spectrum. They should see an improvement in everything, from remembering people's names at parties to increased attention span, mental agility, creativity and energy.

F. ‘Many of us are terrified of numbers,’ he says, ‘or under-confident with words. With practice, and by gently increasing the difficulty of the exercises, these puzzles will help people improve capacity across a whole range of mental domains.’ The wonderful thing is that the puzzles take just five minutes, but are the mental equivalent of doing a jog or going to the gym. ‘In the same way that physical exercise is good for you, so is keeping your brain stimulated,’ Robertson says.‘Quite simply, those who keep themselves mentally challenged function significantly better mentally than those who do not.’

G. The puzzles are aimed at all ages. Robertson says that some old people are so stimulated that they hardly need to exercise their brains further, while some young people hardly use theirs at all and are therefore in dire need of a workout. He does concede, however, that whereas most young people are constantly forced to learn, there is a tendency in later life to retreat into a comfort zone where it is easier to avoid doing things that are mentally challenging. He compares this with becoming physically inactive, and warns of comparable repercussions.‘As the population ages, people are going to have to stay mentally active longer,’ he counsels. ‘We must learn to exercise our brains just as much as our bodies. People need to be aware that they have the most complex entity known to man between their ears,’he continues, ‘and the key to allow it to grow and be healthy is simply to keep it stimulated.’

【1】Which TWO of the following are claims that Roberson makes about the puzzles in his book?

A．They will improve every mental skill.

B．They are better than other kinds of mental exercise.

C．They will have a major effect on people’s mental abilities.

D．They are more useful than physical exercise.

E．They are certain to be more useful for older people than for the young.

【2】Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Evidence supporting Robertson’s theory

The research was carried out using _________ in London as subjects. It showed that their brains change, enabling them to create a _________ of London. Tests showed that their ___________

increased in size as they continued in their job. There is also evidence of a ________ kind. Students playing a certain game involving ________ for a period of time every day achieved significantly higher attendance, better examination results and _________.

【3】Reading passage D has seven paragraphs, A-G. Which paragraph contains the following information? Choose the correct letter, A-G on your answer sheet.

(1). a reason why some people don’t exercise their minds. _____

(2). examples of things that people commonly feel they are not very good at. _____

29、I always dreamed of studying abroad, to learn at a world-class university while further exploring the grounds on which these nations achieved new milestones of development with each passing day.

To study abroad after my graduation, I could not stop seeking my dream. To take the first step, I did some brainstorming and explored opportunities on the Internet and finally decided to go to China. There were a number of reasons behind it—its advanced education system and thousands of centuries of rich culture inspired me to study there. The primary one was my curiosity how a nation has left many nations behind in a short time at its fast pace of development.

So just like that, I applied, along with some of my friends, for a master’s degree program at Communication University of China. I was the only one who got selected in the said program and in addition, the Chinese Scholarship Council sponsored all of my expenses. This good news was welcomed by my family.

This is my seventh month in Beijing. In my experience so far, one thing that appeared to be missing was the internship (实习) which I tried to find because I want to work here after completion of my studies. After some struggles I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to work as an int ern with the Center for China and Globalization(CCG). It’s very exciting to work on their team as a researcher. Now I can proudly say that my decision to choose China as a study destination was the best decision I have ever made.

【1】What is the function of the first paragraph?

A．To explain his purpose.

B．To encourage dream pursuit.

C．To summarize his experience.

D．To provide background information.

【2】Which word can best replace the underlined word?

A．subscribe

B．cover

C．commit

D．involve

【3】What can we learn about the author from the last paragraph?

A．He is most proud of studying in China.

B．He found a job upon arriving in Beijing.

C．He wants to be a researcher in the future.

D．He plans to work in China after graduation.

【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Travel experiences in China

B．Importance of having dreams

C．Realization of dreams in China

D．Learning and working in China

30、Avoiding other people in social situations is a skill that is often used by those who suffer from extreme shyness. They _______ turn down social invitations where they might have to _______ to other people. They turn down invitations to _______, turn down promotions at work, and they might cross the street just to _______ talking to someone they know, _______ they like that person.

This sort of _______ probably makes no sense to the person who is not extremely shy. _______, to a person who feels anxious when they are around by others, avoiding others may seem to be the _______ solution they can think of. As soon as they rush away from a social _______, they feel an intense inner sense of ________. No longer do they need to worry as much.

Although avoiding others is a very common ________ used by many shy people, this social avoidance will actually make their problem ________. Not only is their fear of being around by other people likely to ________ if they keep avoiding others, but people who are shy will feel even more lonely and less ________ the longer they avoid social interactions (交流).

Doctors who specialize in treating ________ often recommend the exact ________ approach. Instead of ________ the shy person to continue to run away from social situations, they will encourage the shy person to ________ take part in the type of social situations they fear most.

So, ________ you are an extremely shy person who has been avoiding social situations as a way to cope with your shyness, keep in ________ that this avoidance will not make your shyness get better.

【1】

A．still

B．seldom

C．often

D．almost

【2】

A．talk

B．come

C．tend

D．turn

【3】

A．meetings

B．parties

C．lectures

D．weddings

【4】

A．stop

B．appreciate

C．keep

D．avoid

【5】

A．even though

B．as if

C．in case

D．if only

【6】

A．purpose

B．method

C．behavior

D．result

【7】

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Thus

【8】

A．friendly

B．last

C．bad

D．perfect

【9】

A．situation

B．condition

C．custom

D．practice

【10】

A．duty

B．humor

C．comfort

D．joy

【11】

A．tool

B．skill

C．lesson

D．benefit

【12】

A．deeper

B．simpler

C．clearer

D．worse

【13】

A．grow

B．appear

C．rise

D．spread

【14】

A．safe

B．active

C．confident

D．realistic

【15】

A．carelessness

B．anxiety

C．loneliness

D．shyness

【16】

A．other

B．opposite

C．different

D．similar

【17】

A．allowing

B．forcing

C．suggesting

D．asking

【18】

A．quickly

B．finally

C．gradually

D．willingly

【19】

A．unless

B．once

C．though

D．if

【20】

A．habit

B．mind

C．memory

D．heart

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

Flat photos may never be out of fashion. But if you are a creative person who is always 【1】 for new things, you may consider printing a photo of yourself in 3D.

In December, the Omote 3D photo booth, the world’s first 3D photo booth that can 【2】 action-figure-size versions of people, was opened in Japan. Less than a month later, two 3D photo booths of this kind were opened in Beijing and Xi’an, bringing the cutting-edge 【3】 even closer to home.

Omote 3D is taking the photo booth into the next dimension by 【4】 customers the chance to be full-body scanned and given a plastic figurine-pocket-size (袖珍的小雕像) mini-me of themselves.

“The photo studio is a very 【5】 place for Japanese families to shape their memories, ”Naoki Ito, creative director of branding agency, told The London Guardian. “Our idea is to 【6】 to capture you and your family’s portraits (肖像) in 3D.”

The 【7】 involves a 15-minute scan with a handheld scanner, during which the 【8】 must stay completely still, in the manner of early portrait photography—no doubt 【9】 in similarly rigid (僵硬的) poses and fixed stares. The scanner cannot yet detect small, detailed patterns or shiny materials, nor can it 【10】 small accessories (配饰) such as earrings, glasses or bags.

32、假定你是李华，是校学生会主席。上周日，你邀请了外教Mike来参加主题为“中西方文化交流”的英语角活动，请你给他写一封感谢信。要点包括：

1.表达感谢；

2.回顾Mike对活动的帮助；

3.表达祝愿。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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