邵阳2025届高三毕业班第一次质量检测英语试题

1、Proper measures should be taken immediately to our historic and cultural heritage.

A. prepare   B. preserve

C. defend   D. detect

2、Lily had clearly regained her _________ but Doran was not interested in food.

A.scream B.appetite C.reward D.scene

3、Mr. Moses was once the head of World Architectural Association(WAA), yet he is now nothing more than a ______.

A．retired anthropologist

B．retiring anthropology

C．retired architect

D．retiring architecture

4、Body language is fascinating for anyone to study. People _________ much more by their gestures than by their words.

A．give in

B．give away

C．give up

D．give out

5、The Farmers' Club is an organization for people involved in __________.

A.architecture B.agriculture C.astronomy D.academy

6、We took it for granted ______ they would accept the proposal, so we think it no use ______ them eagerly.

A．if; convincing

B．that; to convince

C．that; convincing

D．if; to convince

7、He started early _______he could get there before nine

A. in order that　　B. because　　　 C. so as to　　 D. in order to

8、Educationists across China are experimenting and________ new assessing systems appropriate to assess(评价) students' performance in school.

A. coming out B. trying out

C. giving out  D. making out

9、I hurriedly ran back home, _______that I was cheated by my classmates. Then I just remembered it was April Day!

A. only to tell   B. only telling

C. only to have told D. only to be told

10、Her letter to the paper   a flood of supportive comments.

A.brought forth B.brought forward C.brought up D.brought back

11、______, his ideas was accepted by all the people at the meeting.

A. Strange as might it sound B. As it might sound strange

C. As strange it might sound D. Strange as it might sound

12、Seriously _______, she had to be sent to hospital at once.

A．to have injured

B．injuring

C．injured

D．having injured

13、These scientists ________ at the project of genome editing but there’s still much to be explored.

A．have worked

B．worked

C．work

D．have been working

14、Forty percent of the land in the village _______ been flooded and the majority of the villagers_______ moved to safe places.

A．has; has

B．have; has

C．has; have

D．have; have

15、The story is__________ interesting__________ everybody likes it very much.

A．very; that

B．so; that

C．such ; that

D．such; because

16、____, I have never seen a person as warm-hearted and patient as Jack.

A．As long as I have traveled

B．Now that I have traveled so much

C．Much as I have traveled

D．As I have traveled so much

17、Helen had left her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband______home．

A．comes

B．had come

C．came

D．would come

18、--Do you like Jane’s new skirt ?

-- Yes, very much. I’ll ask mum to buy ________ for me.

A．one

B．it

C．the other

D．a

19、It’s said that some free presents will be given to ____ comes first.

A.no matter whom B.whomever

C.no matter who D.whoever

20、“The Mozart effect” is a study described in 1993 in Nature _______ aroused public interest about the idea _______ listening to a classical music somehow improves the brain.

A. that; which B. what; why

C. who; that D. which; that

21、It is a pity   nonsense the papers print, some people always believe it.

A. whatever   B. whichever

C. however   D. whenever

22、I had written twice to Janet. But she didn't ______ my letters, so I decided to go there myself.

A. return   B. reply   C. answer D. receive

23、—Jack failed the driving test again.

—The question is ________ we can help him avoid making the same mistake.

A．why

B．how

C．what

D．that

24、The performance of the host, _____to please the audience and draw their attention, was greeted with a cold silence, however.

A.intended B.intending C.was intended D.which intended

25、Scientists have warned that coral reefs are likely to become the world’s first ecosystem ______ because of global warming.

A.to disappear B.disappearing C.disappeared D.having disappeared

26、We knew we were heading into a bleak (阴冷的) winter for our finances, but it is worse than expected. The cost of living is skyrocketing, households faced their toughest Christmas in a decade. And it’s not going to get better for a while. 【1】

Mystery shopping. 【2】 Sign up to a few agencies-you may have to do a test but after it you can apply to testing out the service at pubs and restaurants. Pay is around 10 per job but you do get free food, shopping and maybe a hotel stay.

Make gifts. If you’re creative and enjoy baking, this can be a great way to supplement your income. 【3】 Christmas cakes, sweets, and hampers filled with either homemade goods or attractive items from a discount shop sell very well in the run-up to Christmas.

Get away with it. Get a free holiday by swapping your home with somebody else for a few weeks. No money is exchanged for the accommodation. 【4】 Go to a house-swapping site and read other people’s descriptions of ther house and facilities and exchange destination. homeexchange. com and lovehomesuap. co. uk are good sites to use.

【5】 You can share the petrol costs or, if you provide a lift to two people, you could find yourself having the whole cost covered by their contribution. It’s also worth trying Lift Share. com to help cover the price of your journeys. According to Liftshare, doing this with your daily commute can save you more than £1, 000 a year.

A．Car sharing.

B．Cheaper petrol.

C．You can also usually get extras.

D．You will only need to cover the costs of travel.

E．Local markets are good places to sell homemade goods.

F．Happily, there are quite a few ways to be wise with your cash.

G．Make cash and get free dinners and shopping trips by being a mystery shopper.

27、Bretton Woods revisited

On July 22, 1944, as allied troops were racing across Normandy to liberate Paris, representatives of 44 nations meeting at the Mount Washington resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, created a financial and monetary system for the postwar era, referred to as Bretton Woods system.

John Maynard Keynes, leader of the British delegation, was playing a tricky dual role. He had proposed a new monetary system to free the world from the Great Depression. He hoped that the new monetary system, would be the international pillar for the series of domestic measures that came to be known as Keynesian—the use of public spending to cure depression and the regulation of financial markets to prevent downturns caused by failed private financial investments. Keynes was also hoping to restore Britain's prewar position as a leading industrial and financial power. His two roles overlapped, but far from perfectly The Americans shared the British desire to restore world growth, but not to preserve Britain's empire.

Keynes wrote to his colleague after the conference that in the new International Monetary Fund, “we have in truth got both in substance and in phrasing all that we could reasonably hope for.” The new World Bank, Keynes declared, offered "grand possibilities”. The Americans are virtually committing themselves to quite huge untied loans for reconstruction and development.

Yet in many respects, Bretton Woods was failure for Keynes and the British. America today is often described as the only surviving superpower, but in 1944 U.S. supremacy was towering. Germany and Japan were on the edge of ruin. Britain had gone massively into debt. The Russians had lost tens of millions of soldiers and civilians. America was unharmed, its casualties were modest by comparison, it held most of the world's financial reserves, and its industrial plant was mightier than ever.

Though Keynes inspired Bretton Woods, the Americans won the day. In most matters, a rival design by Keynes's American counterpart, Harry Dexter White, prevailed. White, a left-wing New Dealer serving as No. 2 man at the Department of Treasury, shared Keynes's basic views on money. But the White plan provided a far more modest fund and bank. Instead of the generous extension of wartime lend-lease aid that Keynes was promoting, the British had to settle for an American loan, to be repaid with interest.

The Bretton Woods system was welcomed as a vast improvement over both the rigid gold standard of pre-1914 and the monetary disorder of the interwar period. For a quarter-century, Bretton Woods enhanced a rare period of steady growth, full employment, and financial stability. But in many respects, the boastful role of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Bretton Woods rules specifying fixed exchange rates was a convenient illusion. The system's true pillar was the United States the U.S. dollar as global currency; the U.S. economy as the consumer market for other nations' exports; and U.S. recovery aid in the form of the Marshall Plan, which dwarfed the function of the World Bank.

In the early 1970s, the Bretton Woods system came crashing down when domestic inflation forced the United States to devalue its own currency and cease playing the dominant role. Monetary instability and slower growth followed.

【1】What can we infer from the underlined sentence in paragraph 3?

A．Keynes was satisfied with the outcome of the conference.

B．Keynes further explained the idea of monetary reform he presented.

C．Keynes emphasized the importance of having a new World Bank.

D．Keynes pointed out the important role America played in postwar era.

【2】According to the passage, Keynes and White had different views on_____.

A．the roles of US and Britain in postwar era.

B．the basic principles related to loans.

C．the timing and target of giving fund.

D．the interest rate British banks should offer.

【3】According to the passage, which of the following statement is TRUE?

A．The Bretton Woods system improved the rigid gold standard of the interwar period.

B．International Monetary Fund dominated the world market in many fields.

C．The Bretton Woods system largely depended on the US economic success.

D．Many countries received financial aid from the World Bank.

【4】The passage is mainly about _____.

A．the role of economy in the postwar era.

B．two types of postwar diplomacy and their results.

C．an individual's contribution to the postwar world.

D．the development of a financial system and its impact.

28、Is forcing a female employee to wear high heels workplace harassment (骚扰)? This is the question Japan has been struggling with over the past year, led by the activists behind #KuToo, the nation’s anti-high heels movement.

【1】. It first emerged as a hashtag in January 2019 after Yumi Ishikawa tweeted about being forced to wear painful high heels at her workplace. Her initial KuToo request on Change.org has obtained over 31,000 signatures since it was created in February 2019. In a nation where up to 70 percent of women wear heels at least once a week, KuToo quickly rose to become a major social media slogan for women.

The KuToo movement shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, the term was added to Japanese dictionaries after it was chosen as one of the country’s top ten memorable buzzwords by a leading publisher in December 2019. 【2】. One of them said, “If you can’t wear heels, you should talk to your supervisor and seek a compromise. Yelling at your company and demanding a ban on high heels is real power harassment.”

【3】. Ai Tomita, 21, was required to wear 5 cm heels even when she worked part-time in a wedding hall when she was a high school student. It was a standing job, and it was really tough. “While my male coworkers were expected to follow their own dress code, we were more likely to be affected by power harassment. Women are put into positions of having to receive or do things men don’t do, such as having to look good,” she said.

Many believe the movement has arrived at a crucial time as women’s rights are becoming more widely talked about across East Asia. 【4】. Through hashtags like KuToo, “social media has made it easier for ordinary Japanese women to voice their thoughts,” says Kumiko Kawashima, a gender studies lecturer at Australia’s Macquarie University. “Tweets about everyday frustration have resonated (产生共鸣) with a greater number of women.”

A．But supporters of the movement say women often have no choice but to follow the dress code.

B．If more people speak up about their unfair treatment, both men and women can lead better lives.

C．In traditional Japan, KuToo has helped normalize discussions about sexism (性别偏见).

D．KuToo is a play on the words kutsu (shoes), kutsuu (pain) and the MeToo movement.

E．Its inclusion, however, has also brought out critics claiming the movement is “offensive.”

F．Women do not need “permission” to wear what they want.

29、

We spend so much time waiting to be loved, hoping love will find us, and searching for that special love. Unfortunately, that’s not usually how life works. Loving yourself is mainly having self-respect, which is the only dependable way to create love in your own life, so you can share it with others. To be able to be loved, you must love and respect yourself as much as you do others. By doing so, you are enabling positive energy and allowing for great situation to occur in your life.

Bringing joy to other people’s lives will help you find joy in your own. In addition, those who you treat well will likely repay you with the same kindness. Gradually, you will start to feel your worth through the smiles of gratitude. However, don’t just be very kind to people so you can receive royal treatment.

Don’t punish yourself for something you have done in the past. Instead, look at the mistake as a learning experience. Say to yourself now, “I forgive myself for..." Go to look in a mirror, and say it out loud to yourself. Look at yourself right in the eyes, and speak forgiveness like you mean it. If you do, laugh out loud, realizing that was then and this is now. Every day is a new beginning.

We all want a nice house, nice things, and someone to share our life with. Find your true wants objectively. Are you eager for power, a religion, or simply a motive? Sometimes, it’s easier to hide the truth from yourself, but figuring out what you really want will help you know yourself better. This will hopefully aid you in answering important questions you often ask yourself.

Write about your experiences, good and bad. When you write down good experiences, allow yourself to feel those feelings. When you remember bad experiences, allow yourself to feel self-compassion(自我同情). Compassion is not self-pity, but rather a willingness to accept one’s own pain and regret. Compassion allows us to be present with our pain, so we can acknowledge it and let it go.

【1】What can we conclude from the passage?

A. We must show great respect for others.

B. We should love ourselves in order to get love.

C. We should overcome any difficulty.

D. We must have mercy on everyone.

【2】According to the passage, most people ________________

A. have a dependable way to create love in their lives

B. keep their self-respect hidden in their hearts

C. are longing to get love from family or friends

D. are waiting for chances to give love to others

【3】When you realize you have made a mistake, _______________.

A. you should blame yourself for what you have done

B. you should find a way to bring joy to others.

C. you should face a mirror for a long time.

D. you should learn a lesson from your mistake.

【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To show how smartly he can love himself.

B. To give advice on how to love ourselves.

C. To warn us not to be lost in self-pity.

D. To express a special love for the readers.

30、For most people, having things stolen feels like an offence. Robbie Pruitt admitted that he got mad when he discovered the theft of his mountain bike last September. But soon enough, his _______ took a turn. After letting go of his anger and frustration, he found himself on a road to sympathy instead.

For Robbie, a keen bicyclist, the first thing to do was _______ his stolen bike. But when he went shopping, he found few available, which got him thinking: What if the lack of bikes was Covid-19 related, and what if the person who’d taken his bike really needed _______ to get to work?

With that thought in mind, Robbie came up with a plan and posted it on the community website. He _______ to fix bikes free of charge for anyone who needed it. He also asked for unwanted bikes, which he would repair — again for free. And then he would donate them to folks who could truly use them but didn’t have the _______ to buy one.

The day the post went live, Robbie received thirty used bicycles. Then came more than 500 enquiries for detailed information. By the end of 2020, Robbie had repaired more than 140 for donation or to be _______ to their owners.

Robbie tries to give his donations to families that are truly _______. Upon simply satisfying a material need, he has provided an opportunity for kids in his neighborhood to learn how to fix their own bikes. In addition to practical skills, Robbie’s lessons teach teamwork, encourage self-worth, and promote feelings of community. _______ , the kids have gained a sense of accomplishment.

“It’s a really great experience for kids,” said a neighbor in an interview with the local newspaper. “Robbie is certainly providing a _______ , but it’s not just the bikes. It’s the relationships in the community. It’s the ________ that he can make on people.”

【1】

A．emotions

B．career

C．opinions

D．route

【2】

A．ride

B．lock

C．repair

D．replace

【3】

A．instruction

B．qualification

C．transportation

D．permission

【4】

A．offered

B．refused

C．hesitated

D．remembered

【5】

A．profit

B．budget

C．courage

D．excuse

【6】

A．exported

B．sold

C．lent

D．returned

【7】

A．demanding

B．struggling

C．fighting

D．requesting

【8】

A．Otherwise

B．However

C．Somehow

D．Meanwhile

【9】

A．service

B．competition

C．ceremony

D．suggestion

【10】

A．compromise

B．impression

C．impact

D．progress

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

Archaeologists have long thought that stone ships served as graves for one or several individuals, and have even been viewed as death ships 【1】 to take the dead to living eternally. However, a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows a different picture. It suggests Bronze Age stone monuments in the form of ships were built by sailors as a symbol of their practices at sea.

The study indicates that the stone ships and the activities that took place there point to people who were 【2】 focused on practices at sea. Details found within the stone structures show they were built to 【3】 real ships. The stone ships offer up 【4】 about the ship-building techniques of the time and about the ships that sailed on the Baltic Sea during the Bronze Age.

“These consist of areas that 【5】 hill forts and are located near easily 【6】 points in the landscape—that is, near well-known waterways leading inland,” Wehlin, head of the team, said. “While these areas have previously been thought to be much younger, recent age 【7】 have dated them to the Bronze Age.”

Archaeologists have believed that bronze was 【8】 to Scandinavia from the south, and recent analyses have helped confirm this notion. However, the people who distributed the bronze objects are rarely 【9】 in these thoughts.

“One reason why the meeting places of the Bronze Age are not discussed very often is that we haven’t been able to find them,” Wehlin said. “This is in 【10】 contrast to the trading places of the Viking Age, which have been easy to locate as they left behind such rich archaeological material.”

32、假定你是李华。针对食物浪费的现象，你校英语俱乐部拟举办主题为“爱惜食物，从我做起”的英语演讲活动。请你写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：

1.食物浪费的现象及危害;

2.爱惜食物的做法;

3.你的倡议。

注意：

1.词数100左右;

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Good morning, everyone. It’s my great honor to be here and give a speech on saving food.

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That’s all. Thank you for listening.