西安2025届高三毕业班第一次质量检测英语试题

1、Believe it or not，your ship isn’t quite sunk，as there are some ways to ________ a new career even if it’s something you’ve never done before．

A．burst into   B．get through

C．break into   D．comb through

2、Xi’an was attacked by such a terrible smog _____ few residents had ever experienced before.

A. which   B. and it was C. as D. that

3、Only when I graduated from the high school ______ how much time I had wasted.

A. I realized   B. I had realized

C. did I realize D. had I realized

4、Some students think that studying grammer is not helpful _______.

A．not at all

B．at all

C．all

D．very

5、Faced with a bill of $20,000,  ___________________.

A. John has taken an extra job.

B. the boss has given John an extra job.

C. An extra job has been taken

D. an extra job has been given to John.

6、No one can exactly tell us what   .

A. does Mona Lisa’s smile mean

B. Mona Lisa’s smile means

C. Mona Lisa’s smile does

D. does Mona Lisa’s smile

7、Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea. _______, neither of them could swim.

A．In fact

B．Luckily

C．Unfortunately

D．Naturally

8、Usually there might be a lot of accidents in the heavy fog. I happened to witness _______ this morning.

A. it   B. those

C. one   D. that

9、The driver suggested that we set out before seven in the morning in order to avoid traffic jams.

A.should B.might C.could D.would

10、 ---I suppose it takes quite a lot of patience and confidence to make a good teacher.

---______. It’s far more than that．

A. I can’t agree more   B. Absolutely

C. Not exactly    D. For certain

11、The way _____ was thought of by him was similar to the way ______ we carried it out.

A. that, in which B. which, which

C. what, / D. it, that

12、It’s hard to ________ the green beans from the red ones, because there are too many of them.

A．work out

B．watch out

C．sort out

D．set out

13、People would like to listen to officials talk____，for no one likes an endless and empty talk．

A．seriously B．fluently

C．frequently D．Plainly

14、Police are now searching for a woman who is reported to since the flood hit the area last Friday.

A．have been missing

B．have got lost

C．be missing

D．get lost

15、Peter’ shirt looked just the same as Tom’s，but it cost ______ his．

A．as much twice as   B．twice as much as

C．much as twice as   D．as twice much as

16、I’m going to spend the summer vacation in Shanghai, _______ lives my grandmother and some other close relatives.

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

17、______ you prefer, I’ll give it to you. But we haven’t any other models for you to choose from.

A．Whatever

B．Whenever

C．Whichever

D．However

18、—It’s so hot and uncomfortable here! Why are your windows still closed?

—Oh, I’m not to blame. They ________ open.

A.shan’t B.mustn’t C.won’t D.wouldn’t

19、He insisted ______ alone in the mountain.

A. on to live   B. on living

C. living   D. in living

20、Jerry rushed home he heard the news, only that his houses had been burnt down and all the furniture burnt out.

A. as soon as; finding   B. immediately; to find

C. the moment; find   D. when; found

21、Hunger Is Good for You

Hunger is a feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food. It is accompanied by the desire to eat.

【1】 You eat when you feel hungry. It’s this feeding process that has led to some of the many health problems we’re experiencing today. Food timing, portion, and quality contribute to weight gain. You see, the body loves predictability 【2】That’s why an eating schedule is necessary for weight loss.

【3】 Think of a newborn baby. It breastfeeds every 3 to 4 hours around the clock. That’s a perfect example of structured eating. Unfortunately, despite having a 3-meal-a-day eating format, not everyone sticks to this. If you decide to lose weight, it’s necessary for you to add structure to your eating habits-eat all meals and snacks at the same time every day similar to a newborn baby.

As your body begins adapting to the new structure, you’ll experience hunger pains, 【4】 Instead, wait it out, stick to your schedule and let the body adapt. You’ll be pleasantly surprised to notice hunger disappearing over 2 to 5 days. Where does hunger go? During the 2 to 5 days, hunger readjusts and t gets easier to plan. If you give in during the readjustment period, you’ll be stuck at always being hungry, losing weight.

Creating the eating schedule will work wonders if you’re also practicing portion control and eating the right food. 【5】However, 80%of your weight loss is what you eat.

A．Do remember not to panic.

B．Exercising is good as well.

C．What is an eating schedule?

D．Proper eating helps with your health.

E．What’s the easiest way to control hunger?

F．It loves predicting perfectly portioned, well-timed meals.

G．However, short-term hunger is great, especially if you’re trying to lose weight.

22、Alibaba started taking the lead in China by connecting big Chinese manufacturers(制造商) with big buyers across the world. Its business-to-business site, Alibaba.com allowed business to buy almost everything. Alibaba’s advantage wasn’t hard to judge: size. Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards. Its market attracts 231 million active buyers, 8 million sellers, 11.3 billion orders a year — and Alibaba is just the middleman. It encourages people to use its markets — not charging small sellers a percentage of the sale.

If you want a quick look into the influence of Alibaba on daily Chinese life, take my experience. I moved to Beijing a year ago and quickly got tired of visiting small stores across the crowded, polluted city of 20 million people in search of new electronics, bathroom furnishings, and anything else my wife wanted. “You’re looking for what exactly? Why not try it? ” my Chinese teacher asked me one day. With that, my wonderful new relationship with Alibaba began.

Alibaba’s original business-to-business model now is second to consumer buying. Chinese retail(零售) buying makes up 80% of Alibaba’s profit, and leading that group is Taobao, with 800 million items for sale and the most unbelievable selection of things you’ll ever find. TMall.com is Alibaba’s other big site, where you can find brand name goods from Nike and Unilever near the lowest prices.

What I have a hard time explaining to friends and family back in the U.S. is how China has gone beyond traditional shopping — big-box retailers especially —in favor of online purchases on Taobao and a few other sites. In smaller towns than Beijing, where big retailers have not yet traveled, shopping online is shopping, and shopping is Taobao.

I have a list of some of my recent purchases on Taobao for a sense of how wide the marketplace is. Almost everything arrived a day or two after ordering with free shipping. I’m not even a big buyer, because I need friends to help me search the Chinese-language site. When I was searching my purchase history on my Chinese teacher’s iPad, which helps me buy goods, I looked through with great difficulty about 10 of her purchases for every one of mine.

【1】Alibaba’s advantage mainly lies in   .

A. its low price

B. its big size

C. its not charging small sellers

D. its business-to-business service

【2】What can we learn from the underlined sentence in the passage?

A. Alibaba will continue to develop.

B. Alibaba stands out as the best online site.

C. Alibaba acts as a bridge between the buyers and sellers.

D. Alibaba is of middle size among all the online sites.

【3】What can be inferred from the passage?

A. TMall.com provides more profit than Taobao.

B.The author’s Chinese teacher is also an online purchase lover.

C. Taobao has no obvious advantage over other similar online sites.

D. Alibaba’s business-to-business service earns more money than retail.

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A. Shopping online in China is TaoBao.

B. How the author purchases online in China.

C. Shopping online goes beyond traditional shopping.

D. Alibaba influences people’s daily purchase in China.

23、Visit Iceland

Best Time to Go

Travel between June and August tends to be most popular with visitors. June offers 24 hours of Arctic daylight, while July and August are the warmest months, offering the best chances for good weather. Travel between mid-September and mid-October is the most ideal, as you’ll avoid the high-season tourist traffic and have a solid chance of seeing the northern lights. Although winter weather can shorten your sightseeing, excellent deals can be scored during the off-season.

Transportation

Bargain airfare prices have undercut the major transatlantic(横越大西洋的)players, with Icelandair and Wow Air servicing Keflavík International Airport directly from dozens of major U. S. cities. Car rentals are the most convenient way to explore the island, although mountain roads and general off-roading should be left to experienced guides.

Weather

Travelers should pack for all four seasons no matter the time of year. Summertime can reach levels of T-shirt comfort, while many visitors are surprised to discover that winter temperatures may be milder than America’s northeast. But a beautiful day on the western coast of the island could mean damaging storms in the east. That’s why Icelanders are famous for saying, “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes.” Winds can transform the weather there more than a dozen times in a single day.

Know Before You Go

Iceland’s reputation as a budget-friendly destination is very much a thing of the past. Prices have gone up greatly—alcohol and food are particularly expensive. We recommend limiting the amount of time you spend in Reykjavík as it’s always crowded with tourists. Instead, explore the smaller towns and villages along Iceland’s coast.

【1】When is the best time to visit Iceland?

A．At the end of October.

B．At the beginning of June.

C．At the end of September.

D．In the middle of December.

【2】How are general tourists advised to travel in Iceland?

A．On foot.

B．By bike.

C．By air.

D．By car.

【3】What can be known about Iceland from the text?

A．Prices there are relatively low.

B．The weather there is quite changeable.

C．June to August are the warmest months there.

D．Coastal towns and villages are more popular than Reykjavík.

24、   For years, I was in the rat race, my sense of wonder lost. Gardening was my antidote (解毒药). It gave me time to stop, listen and absorb all the little details that nature has to offer—nurturing the earth, plants and myself to fight against the aggression and tiredness of everyday working life.

I quit my job and had a vision for my company. I wanted others to find the comfort that my garden gave me. Now, I watch my clients experience their own transformations. A corner that was once an unwelcoming place of weeds is a child's play area; a lonely person has an inspiring, evolving view.

Gardening requires us to be present in the moment, while also imagining the future. You may see a beautiful flower and surprise for a minute at the magic of nature. Some flowers last for a day, others for a season. Some come back year after year. Seasons pass and you become connected to the changes in life in a deeper, more spiritual way. This builds acceptance.

Where there once may have been beauty, there might now be an empty space and a deep sense of sadness... But gardening brings hope—we can create something beautiful again and that space will no longer be bare.

Hope is one of many emotions stirred by gardening. Whether you're growing vegetables to eat, planting tiny seeds or tending flowers, there is always a great sense of satisfaction at the end of a session. How you choose to garden is deeply personal to you—it's about creating something fruitful, alone or with others .

The key is to have a vision, ideas and bright hopes for the future.

【1】What does the author benefit from gardening?

A．It helps to develop a take-it-as-it-is attitude.

B．It relieves anxiety about losing the job.

C．It releases her loneliness and depression .

D．It teaches her a lot of sowing knowledge.

【2】What can we infer about gardening according to the author?

A．It’s beautiful.

B．It's rewarding

C．It’s depressing

D．It’s cooperative.

【3】What is the best title?

A．Gardening for Fun

B．A Sense of Wonder

C．Sowing Seeds of Hope

D．A Vision for the Future

25、When the 28-year-old farmer Ureta met 17-year-old Graciela in his hometown Pampa, they fell in love. Two years later, they ____ and settled down (定居)on the farm where Ureta had been brought up.

Graciela had many big ____ for the farm in her mind. One day when she was on a ____over Pampa, Graciela suddenly ____that another farm looked like a milking pail (桶). Graciela thought her family could create something even more ____on their own farm-a huge forest ____ like her favorite musical instrument-the guitar.

But Ureta didn't take his wife's ____seriously, saying, "We'll talk about it later. " Later ____ came. In 1977, Graciela died suddenly of brain cancer at the _____ age of 25 while carrying their fifth child. After his wife's death, Mr. Ureta _____ not satisfying her wish. A few years later, Ureta decided that the best way to honor his wife would be to ____ the big work of art.

After the local government ____ to help with the project, Ureta and his children took it on their own. One by one, they ____ about 7,000 trees into the "shape of a guitar". It took a few seasons for the trees to take roots(生根),but Ureta's ____ paid off.

Watching the forest grow over the years gave Graciela's children______ "It was the closest thing possible to having my mother alive," Maria Julia, Ureta's second daughter, said.

【1】

A．got prepared

B．got married

C．became well-known

D．became stressed

【2】

A．tests

B．tasks

C．reasons

D．plans

【3】

A．train

B．flight

C．cloud

D．bridge

【4】

A．noticed

B．remembered

C．recognized

D．expected

【5】

A．expensive

B．funny

C．attractive

D．important

【6】

A．treated

B．described

C．considered

D．shaped

【7】

A．style

B．personality

C．idea

D．adventure

【8】

A．hardly

B．never

C．still

D．always

【9】

A．young

B．old

C．common '

D．special

【10】

A．kept

B．suggested

C．enjoyed

D．regretted

【11】

A．copy

B．paint

C．create

D．change

【12】

A．promised

B．decided

C．volunteered

D．refused .

【13】

A．planted

B．carried

C．put

D．collected

【14】

A．small dream

B．hard work

C．big success

D．private money

【15】

A．pleasure

B．comfort

C．support

D．care

26、Summary

Many of us don’t pay much attention to the importance of eye care, and many have poor eye-sight. It is said that if you take care of your body, then your eye can surely be healthy. That is the eyes should be given a lot of care. Natural eye care should be put in a number one place.

There are several causes leading to poor eyesight like not enough food, genes and aging. Televisions, computers and reading are also the causes of having poor eyesight.

Eating healthy foods will do good to your eyesight. Remember that Vitamin A, C and E are good for eyes.

If you happen to work in front of the computer, it is best to take a break every once in a while. Something dirty can cause redness and they will make you uncomfortable. It is bad for your eyes, too. If this happens, the best way is to clean your eyes by using cold water. You must also try your best to protect your eyes from harmful things. For example, sunglasses are not just for fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eyes form UV rays.

In a word, eye care is very important, no matter how old a person is.