海南州2025届高三毕业班第二次质量检测英语试题

1、You can not imagine what great difficulty we had _____ the home for the old.

A. to set up B. setting up

C. set up   D. to setting up

2、I _____________ to look upon life as a process of getting.

A. was brought up   B. was brought in

C. was brought out   D. was brought forward

3、Most men, who are breadwinners, think that their business is outside homes, so they tend to be ________ to housework.

A. sensitive   B. objective

C. committed   D. allergic

4、––Can I give you a call on Saturday morning?

––I think I ______ to the mountains, so call me on my cell phone.

A. drive   B. am driving

C. will drive   D. will be driving

5、— You are a great swimmer.

— Thanks. It's because I ______ a lot these days.

A．was practising

B．have been practising

C．had practised

D．would practise

6、If only he_____ quietly as the doctor instructed, he would not suffer so much now.

A．lies

B．lay

C．had lain

D．should lie

7、My voice was so little and the shop owner had to bend down to hear_______ I wanted to buy.

A. what it was      B. it was what

C. what it was that D. what was that

8、--- Have you heard of China’s ________ for the 2026 World Cup?

--- It’s not officially confirmed yet.

A. effort   B. bid C. affection   D. draft

9、The new supermarket was once close to closing down. But since the underground was opened, business has been _______.

A. picking up B. coming up

C. making up D. turning up

10、–— It is unwise for some people to drive and talk on a cell phone.

–— _______. It's very dangerous.

A. I couldn't agree more B. Not really

C. Good idea D. That's great

11、The medicine takes effect in the __________ stage of treatment, but the effect declines when it is taken for several months.

A. potential   B. terminal   C. normal   D. initial

12、— I watch TV, I'll turn it down and never make any noise.

— Good.   you are doing should never disturb others.   how important you are, never forget about how others feel.

A.Whenever ; No matter what ; No matter B.Whenever; Whatever; No matter

C.No matter when; No matter what; / D.No matter when; Whatever; /

13、The old building is in a good state of _______ except for the wooden floors.

A. presentation   B. separation

C. preservation   D. reception

14、 As the Internet is expanding day by day, the opportunities for crime ______ as well.

A. has been   B. is C. have been   D. are

15、 The climate in Chengdu is warmer than______in Harbin.

A. it   B. one   C. this   D. that

16、----Jack can’t concentrate on his lessons recently.

----Yes, that may ________ why he did so badly in the last test.

A. answer for   B. account for

C. call for  D. stand for

17、Base your research on ____ evidence, or its conclusions will be doubtful.

A.fierce B.severe C.solid D.potential

18、After years of learning Chinese, I still can’t understand everything , particularly in the rural areas. These are my most ______moment---when I can’t understand what people say.

A. sceptical B. awesome C. optional D. Awkward

19、I sent you 100 dollars today, the rest ____ in a year, because I’m also in debt.

A. follows B. ones   C. those   D. one

20、A 19-year-old teenager from Guangdong nicknamed Niko demanded an apology from Youku, which he believed violated their copyrights as it used his team's photos without ______.

A. commitment   B. approval

C. recognition   D. reservation

21、A primary school in UK has banned Valentine’s Day cards because of concerns that young pupils spend too much time talking about boyfriends and girlfriends.

Ashcombe Primary School in Weston Super Mare，Somerset，has told parents that cards declaring love can be“confusing” for children under the age of 11，who are still emotionally and socially developing. In this month’s newsletter(通讯)，Peter Turner，the head teacher，warned that any cards found in school would be confiscated(没收)．He wrote：“We do not wish to see any Valentine’s Day cards in school this year. Some children and parents encourage a lot of talk about boyfriends and girlfriends. We believe that such ideas should wait until children are mature enough emotionally and socially to understand the commitment involved in having or being a boyfriend or girlfriend.”Mr.Turner said any families wanting to support the Valentine’s Day idea should send cards in the post or deliver them to home addresses by hand.

His views were endorsed by Ruth Rice,46，who has twins Harriet and Olivia at the school. She said，“Children at that age shouldn’t really be thinking about Valentine’s Day，they should be concentrating on their schoolwork.”They are at an age when they are impressionable(易受影响的)and most parents including myself are with Mr.Turner. “She added that the cards cause” too much competition. If someone gets a card and another doesn’t，then someone will be disappointed.

However，Rajeev Takyar,40，who has two children Jai,11，and Aryan，five，at the school，said he was “outraged”．He said，“There are schools that have banned conkers(栗子游戏)and snowballs，and now Valentine’s Cards.”I think banning the cards stops children from having social skills. How are they going to learn about relationships otherwise？It’s ridiculous. Alec Suttenwood，father of three children，said of the ban：“It’s totally ridiculous. Young children just send the cards to each other as friends and to their parents. It’s just a bit of harmless fun. There is no difference between this and Mother’s or Father’s Day.”

【1】Which of the following is the best title?

A．Ban on Valentine’s Day cards at school is well received.

B．Ban on Valentine’s Day cards at school causes argument.

C．British children spend too much time talking about love.

D．A British high school bans Valentine’s Day cards.

【2】The underlined word “endorsed” means________.

A．criticized

B．quoted

C．disapproved

D．approved

【3】What do you know about Harriet and Olivia?

A．They will send Valentine’s Day cards this year.

B．They are strongly against the school’s decision.

C．They are of the same age.

D．They are the children of Rajeev Takyar.

【4】According to Rajeev Takyar，________.

A．sending Valentine’s Day cards helps develop children’s social skills

B．banning Valentine’s Day cards will benefit children

C．the cards cause too much competition among children

D．children are too young to talk about love

【5】The newsletter by Peter Turner probably appeared on________.

A．February 22

B．February 6

C．March 18

D．August 1

22、   Blue Planet II's latest episode (情节) focuses on how plastic is having a destructive effect on the ocean and slowly poisoning our sea creatures. Researchers recently also found that sea creatures living in the deepest place on Earth, the Mariana Trench, have plastic in their stomachs. Indeed, oceans are drowning in plastic.

Though it seems that the world couldn't possibly function without plastics, plastics are a remarkably recent invention. The first plastic bags were introduced in the 1950s, the same decade that plastic packaging began gaining popularity in the United States. This growth has happened so fast that science is still catching up with the change. Plastics pollution research, for instance, is still a very early science.

We put all these plastics into the environment, but we still don't really know what the outcomes are going to be. What we do know, though, is disturbing. Ocean plastic is estimated to kill millions of marine animals every year. Nearly 700 species, including endangered ones, are known to have been affected by it. One in three leatherback turtles, which often mistake plastic bags for jellyfish, have been found with plastic in their bellies. Ninety percent of seabirds are now eating plastics on a regular basis. By 2050, that figure is expected to rise to 100 percent.

And it's not just wildlife that is threatened by the plastics in our seas. Humans are consuming plastics through the seafood we eat. I could understand why some people see ocean plastic as a disaster, worth mentioning in the same breath as climate change. But ocean plastic is not as complicated as climate change. There are no ocean trash deniers (否认者), at least so far. To do something about it, we don't have to remake our planet energy system.

This is not a problem where we don' t know what the solution is. We know how to pick up garbage. Anyone can do it. We know how to deal with it. We know how to recycle. We can all start by thinking twice before we use single-use plastic products. Things that may seem ordinary, like using a reusable bottle or a reusable bag-when taken collectively, these choices really do make a difference.

【1】Why is plastics pollution research still a very early science?

A.The plastics pollution research is too difficult.

B.Plastics have produced less pollution than coal.

C.Plastics have gained popularity too fast for science to catch up.

D.The world couldn't possibly function without plastics.

【2】How did the author support his opinion in Paragraph 3?

A.By citing quotes from leading experts. B.By making a comparison and contrast.

C.By listing examples from his own experience. D.By presenting solid statistics.

【3】What does the author intend to tell us in the last paragraph?

A.We reap what we sow. B.The shortest answer is doing.

C.All things are difficult before they are easy. D.Actions speak louder than words.

【4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A.The oceans become choked with plastic. B.Ocean plastic is a global issue.

C.Blue Planet II has left viewers heartbroken. D.Plastics gain in popularity all over the world.

23、We tend to think of body language as something that expresses our internal states to the outside world.【1】The position of our body also influences our mind.

As the following psychological research shows, how we move can drive both thoughts and feelings and this can boost performance.

【2】 Research found that when people stood or sat in powerful poses for one minute — those involving open limbs and expansive gestures — they felt more powerful. Powerful poses take up more space, so spread your body and open up the arms or legs. When you dominate the space, your mind gets the message.

【3】In a series of 5 studies, researchers found that when people firmed up their muscles they were better able to withstand pain, take an unpleasant medicine and pay attention to disturbing information.

The way people’s hands cut through the air while they talk is attractive. But it’s more than just a by-product of communication. Studies showed that hand-gestures help increase the power of a persuasive message when compared to no use of gesture. Most effective are gestures which make what you are saying more understandable.【4】

Gestures aren’t only helpful for persuading others, they also help us think. In a study of children, researchers found that children who were encouraged to gesture while learning, remembered more of what they learnt. 【5】 More generally we actually seem to think with our hands.

A．Moving our hands may help us learn.

B．But it also works the other way around.

C．Crossing your arms may help you reach creative solutions.

D．For example, when referring to the past, point behind you.

E．If you need to increase your physical power, tense your muscles.

F．Tensing up your muscles can help increase your willpower.

G．If you want to feel more powerful then adopt a powerful posture

24、   The gender gap in maths-related subjects is obvious. In almost all countries, far fewer women than men choose STEM（理工科）careers.

It's not that girls and women are bad at maths. In the UK in 2019, for example, 39% of 18-year-old girls who studied maths at A-level achieved an A or A*, compared to 42% of boys. For A-level physics, 29% of girls achieved the top two grades, compared to 28% of boys. But in both subjects, boys heavily outnumbered girls-by more than 3:1 in the case of physics. So why are so many girls turning their backs on these subjects?

A study published recently in the journal PNAS suggests that the answer may in fact lie in male-female differences in academic ability, but the ability in question is reading, not maths. Thomas Breda, at Paris School of Economics, and Clotilde Napp, at Paris Dauphine University, wondered whether this male-female difference in reading could help explain the gender gap in STEM careers. Every three years, hundreds of thousands of 15-year-olds in more than 60 countries take part in the PISA study. Students complete tests in maths, reading and science, and answer questions about their future career intentions. When Breda and Napp looked at the data from PISA 2012, they realized they were on to something.

"There were small gender gaps in maths performance at 15 years old, but these gaps were too small to explain the huge gender segregation（隔离）in STEM," says Breda. But for reading, the tables were turned; the girls were much better than the boys. As a result, when a boy and a girl had similar scores in maths, the girl usually had an even better score in reading.

When Breda and Napp compared each student's scores in reading and maths, they found the greater a student's advantage in reading, the less likely they were to plan a career in maths, even when their maths score was also high. Notably, this was true for both boys and girls.

"It makes a lot of sense," says Sarah Cattan, of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. "It shows that what matters most when boys and girls choose their field of study is not how good they are in maths or in reading, but how good they are in maths relative to reading."

【1】What do the data in Paragraph 2 show?

A．The average gender difference in maths performance is small.

B．Those who are good at maths are also good at physics.

C．Physics tends to be easier for girls than maths.

D．Girls are not better than boys at maths.

【2】According to Breda and Napp, who is most likely to plan a career in maths?

A．Tom whose maths is worse than reading.

B．Lisa whose maths is better than reading.

C．Lily whose reading is better than maths.

D．Jack whose reading is as good as maths.

【3】According to Sarah Cattan,what do students value much when making further study choices?

A．Their comparative strength instead of absolute ability.

B．Their gender advantages in a specific academic field.

C．Their future job landing possibility in an industry.

D．Their particular interest in a certain subject.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A．Why are we drawn to STEM careers?

B．Are boys worse at reading and writing?

C．Why are girls bad at maths-related subjects?

D．Are good readers more likely to give up maths?

25、Growing up within the Himalayan abode of snow (喜马拉雅雪屋), Akeisha was dynamic and _________. It was that point of the year when the sky was blue and the sun smiled upon the village. Watching people coming in flocks from near and far made Akeisha _________. Her father explained that they all flooded in to _________ the mountains. “Someday, I will also be able to climb to the highest of these majestic mountains.” Akeisha declared, a burning _________ dancing in her eyes.

But Life had other plans for her. Akeisha _________ one leg at 13. Clouds of _________ overshadowed her world. “I will _________ be ready to climb those mountains,” cried Akeisha. Seeing his little girl in _________ the father too was sorrowful, but he did not _________ and built her a wooden leg. Akeisha was beside herself with ____________ a glimmer of hope regained.

“Never say ‘never’. Start climbing the mountains,” said the ____________ father. Wearing the wooden leg, she walked but fell. She stood up and tried to run, but fell again. But nothing ____________ the father and the daughter even though the entire village laughed at them. Determined to ____________ all adversities, Akeisha kept practicing and ____________ she could run on her own. Five years later, she made it to the highest of the mountains.

Never let words of ____________ drag you down. Never allow anything to steal your dream.

【1】

A．creative

B．energetic

C．considerate

D．cautious

【2】

A．curious

B．concerned

C．upset

D．annoyed

【3】

A．observe

B．conquer

C．preserve

D．photograph

【4】

A．fire

B．shame

C．dream

D．question

【5】

A．cut

B．lost

C．broke

D．twisted

【6】

A．doubt

B．silence

C．despair

D．loneliness

【7】

A．never

B．always

C．finally

D．somehow

【8】

A．grief

B．danger

C．trouble

D．confusion

【9】

A．take risks

B．take measures

C．lose temper

D．lose heart

【10】

A．awe

B．fear

C．delight

D．anxiety

【11】

A．stubborn

B．sorrowful

C．dedicated

D．determined

【12】

A．puzzled

B．impressed

C．frustrated

D．accompanied

【13】

A．live with

B．win against

C．let go of

D．make use of

【14】

A．gradually

B．constantly

C．frequently

D．temporarily

【15】

A．comfort

B．criticism

C．complaint

D．discouragement

26、Directions:Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

假设最近你所在学校颁布了一项新举措，即“教师不得在手机上布置作业或要求学生利用手机完成作业”。与此同时，在 700 名师生中展开了广泛调查，结果如下。请就校方这一新措举发表你的看法，并说明理由。

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