天门2025届高三毕业班第一次质量检测英语试题

1、Stephen Hawking's crowning achievement was his prediction in the 1970s ________ black holes can emit energy, despite the classical view that nothing can escape their gravity.

A. when   B. what   C. how   D. that

2、Nowadays teenagers like to go to fast food restaurants, __________, as the name suggests, eating doesn’t take much time.

A．which

B．who

C．where

D．that

3、The Palace Museum is ________ the royal families used to live and it’s now a historical museum with collections of valuable antiques.

A．what

B．which

C．where

D．how

4、选出与划线词汇意思相近的词。

This film combines education with recreation.

A.foundation B.amazement C.employment D.entertainment

5、---________ I say something to you? You were really, really something back there. Incredible!

---Are you talking to ---me? Whoa!

A. Must   B. Can   C. Need   D. Should

6、Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree ________ they can be controlled on purpose.

A．for which

B．to which

C．of which

D．on which

7、The newly-published novel is so popular that more than one copy sold out.

A.have been B.has been C.have D.are

8、In Chinese, the same pronunciation with different tones has different meanings. The same is _______ music.

A.true of B.similar to C.true to D.similar with

9、She was a stubborn girl. ________, I couldn’t persuade her to change her mind.

A. Might as I try   B. Try might as I

C. Might I as try   D. Try as I might

10、 Human beings are different from animals _____ they can use language as a tool to communicate.

A. in that   B. for that

C. in which   D. in which

11、In the competition, each side works like crazy to stay one step ______ the other.

A. ahead of B. apart from

C. rather than D. except for

12、Can I have your name and your telephone number ________ we can touch you when we have news?

A．so that

B．even though

C．in case

D．as long as

13、________ my head had cleared, my brain was beginning to function much better.

A．Now that

B．Although

C．Due to

D．Despite

14、— Jessie, it’s a pity you didn’t go shopping online on Nov.11th．It was really fantastic!

— Really? If I ________ so busy, I would have shopped for fun too.

A． shouldn’t be   B． weren’t

C． hadn’t been D． wouldn’t be

15、一Excuse me，sir．This is a non-smoking train．

一Oh，sorry．I____ know that．

A. haven’t known   B. hadn’t know

C. didn’t know   D. don’t know

16、Life is to be enjoyed.There is no point in giving up something you enjoy ________ you get something back that’s even better.

A．because

B．so

C．unless

D．though

17、We should do as the proverb says—don’t ________ till tomorrow what should be done today.

A．put out

B．put up

C．put away

D．put off

18、Success is not final and failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that ___________.

A. deserves B. survives   C. counts D. functions

19、We can’t figure out ______ quite a number of insects and birds are dying out．

A． that B． as C． why D．when

20、________ the reasons behind wild animals entering our cities, one thing is for sure-as it’s often a means of their survival, they could be with us to stay.

A．However

B．Whenever

C．Whatever

D．Whichever

21、See the world and make a difference

Are you passionate about wildlife, earth science or the environment? If so, why not join a citizen science tour? These study trips allow you to participate in scientific research through observation and data collection.

Earthwatch

The environmental charity Earthwatch has been sending volunteers on research trips for nearly fifty years. The firm's latest tour takes citizen scientists to Peru on a weeklong journey to photograph, measure and collect genetic samples of fish to help stop overfishing.

Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic

Lindbiad Expeditions-National Geographic was successful in launching last year's pilot program, Citizen Science BioBlitz. Trips starting this year will follow whales in Alaska, sharks in the South Pacific and study microplastics in the Antarctic.

Shinta Mani Wild

Shinta Mani Wild, a new tented camp in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains, has partnered with the Cambodian government to safeguard an 800-acre river valley from poaching (偷猎) and mining “Our guests get real excitement from hopping on the back of a motorbike to save local wildlife, said Sangjay Choegyal, the general manager. NOTE: A minimum three-night stay is required and participants must be at least 13 years old.

Biosphere Expeditions

The international nonprofit Biosphere Expeditions has launched a series of new trips including monitoring the “Big Five” in Kenya. "Hard data forms the core of all scientific arguments, and we encourage people to collect useful data to help preserve the planet,said Matthias Hammer, executive director of Biosphere Expeditions.

【1】Which of the following may best suit those concerned about oceanic pollution?

A．Earthwatch.

B．Shinta Mani Wild.

C．Biosphere Expeditions.

D．Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic.

【2】What do we know about Shinta Mani Wild?

A．It aims to stop overfishing.

B．It welcomes young children.

C．Its participants spend nights in the wild.

D．Its participants get the chance to go hunting.

【3】What did Matthias Hammer stress?

A．The harm poaching has done to wildlife.

B．The urgency of saving endangered animals.

C．The role scientific argument play in education.

D．The importance of data to environmental protection.

22、After all the waiting, I finally received my first vaccine against COVID-19 in mid-April. So what did I do? I turned up the music and danced - with abandon, with joy and with relief. What is a 66-year-old woman doing dancing by herself? This is what I have been doing my entire life.

There was no real structure to my dancing: no lessons, competitions or prizes. As an only child, I spent hours dancing alone, when not reading on my bed. I would turn up the Telefunken console that my dad had brought back from Germany and played and replayed my favorite songs .

At Chatelard School, my strict British all-girls boarding school in the Swiss mountains, we teenagers threw off our uniforms and danced our little hearts out, barefoot in our nighties. Being against every rule, I was then sent to stare at a spot in the dark hallway, shivering in the same white nightie.

I have danced in moments of joy, but also of stress and anxiety. For me, it is a ritual. For me, dance is a release, a liberation, a joy, self-medication, and self-expression. For me, dance is always about losing myself in a feeling of liberation.

I look back on the role that Zumba played in helping me through sad times. It gave me the strength and courage to leave a marriage. When my father was dying of cancer, I cried through the classes, barely able to follow the instructor. During those last few years in my job, I turned up my Zumba activity that prepared me for those final days before early retirement.

But there was also joy: My Jimmy Choos danced with me at my daughter’s wedding. I danced to live music with my partner Ted at his birthday party, and there was that New Year’s Eve in Paris, where we danced on the tables.

【1】What do we know about the author?

A．She developed a love for dancing in childhood.

B．She won first place in dancing in high school.

C．She started to take dance lessons at Chatelard School.

D．She decided to quit dancing after the vaccination.

【2】What does the underlined word “ritual” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Boredom

B．Ceremony

C．Escape

D．Burden

【3】Why is Zumba mentioned in paragraph 5?

A．It was the author’s favorite type of dance.

B．It gave the author comfort after retirement.

C．It remined the author of her late father.

D．It encouraged the author to face difficulties.

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

A．To recall her golden teenage years in school.

B．To describe the benefits of dancing.

C．To express her passion for dancing.

D．To introduce the joy and tears dance brought her.

23、Maya Angelou once called the poet Sonia Sanchez “a lion in literature’s forest. When she writes she roars, and when she sleeps other creatures walk quietly.”

As a leading figure in the 1960s Black Arts movement and one of the first people to set up a Black Studies program at an American university, Sanchez’s life and work have established her as one of the greats in American poetry.

Last month, she won the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize -a 250, 000 lifetime achievement honor given to “a highly accomplished artist from any discipline who has pushed the boundaries of an art form, contributed to social change, and paved the way for the next generation.”

Combining Black slang, traditional forms and jazz music on stage

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Sanchez wrote her very first poem around the age of five, and she’s still going. This spring, she published her Collected Poems -a book that lasts four decades of work.

Sanchez draws deeply on Black oral traditions, skillfully mixing blues bars with traditional Japanese forms like haiku and tanka. She’s known to bring jazz musicians, drummers, and other musical guests on stage to aid and elevate her performances.

Lifting Black voices through art and then education

Simmons says that the spoken word and its power to create change is at the core of Sanchez’s work. That’s evident in her involvement with the Black Arts movement: Inspired by Malcolm X, Sanchez and her contemporaries-other legendary writers like Toni Morrison, Nikki Giovanni, and Amiri Baraka-worked vigorously to lift Black voices through art. And when they spoke, Sanchez says, “people would jump up, I mean literally jump up and stamp their feet.”

Influencing a generation of younger poets

Part of Sanchez’s power comes from advocating for her people-and from lighting a trail for poets who came after her. Honoree Fanonne Jeffers, who now has five poetry collections and a novel, says she learned how to lean into her power through Sanchez.

【1】Why did Maya Angelou compare Sonia Sanchez to a lion?

A．She was cruel to animals.

B．She won a literature prize.

C．She had an effect on literature.

D．Her works were popular.

【2】What is unhelpful for Sonia Sanchez to win the prize?

A．Bringing about social change.

B．Completing and publishing many poems.

C．Laying the foundation for younger poets.

D．Promoting the development of an art form.

【3】What does the underlined word “vigorously” in paragraph 6 refer to?

A．Casually.

B．Attentively.

C．Regularly.

D．Energetically.

【4】What can we infer about the author from the text?

A．She admires Sonia Sanchez.

B．She’s very popular.

C．She’s very ambitious.

D．She teaches poetry.

24、This year’s judging group of the Royal Society have just revealed the shortlist of four titles for the year’s Science Book Prize, each providing little-known subjects and fresh insight on global issues. Read on to find out why they’re four of the most interesting non-fiction books of the year!

The Last Stargazers by Emily Levesque

In this fascinating release, it describes people willing to cross mountaintops and the most remote areas of the world, all in the name of science. It ranges from the world’s most powerful telescopes to wild bears running loose in an observatory (天文台)—recommended for anyone who enjoys gazing upward at the night sky.

Breath by James Nestor

This book offers facts on our breathing, and how even the smallest of changes can have profound health benefits. Nestor looks at athletic performance, snoring and even thousands of years of ancient wisdom on the topic of simply breathing in and out.

The End of Bias by Jessica Nordell

In this timely release, journalist and author Jessica Nordell looks at unconscious bias, weaving fascinating stories and offering real-life solutions to some of the problems in our own society. From issues within the police force to how we teach children under five, this book will leave you with a whole new outlook on how to tackle the issue of bias head on.

The Sleeping Beauties by Suzanne O’Sullivan

Diagnostic mysteries are always going to make a thrilling read, and this is certainly no exception. Three cases look at children who fall asleep for years at a time and multiple employees experiencing memory loss at the US Embassy in Cuba.

【1】The Last Stargazers is intended for people interested in ______.

A．astronomy

B．adventure

C．scenery

D．animals

【2】Which book will attract parents struggling to cope with kids?

A．The Last Stargazers.

B．Breath.

C．The End of Bias.

D．The Sleeping Beauties.

【3】What is the common topic of Breath and The Sleeping Beauties?

A．Sports.

B．Education.

C．Culture.

D．Health.

25、My daughter and I were swimming in our pool one summer day. This day was like any of the other days, so I had no way of knowing that this one would go down in our family history as a ________ we cherish（珍惜）and still talk about from time to time.

The sun was setting and the night was quickly approaching. My daughter ________ it first-a spider（蜘蛛）was spinning her web at the bottom of the freshly painted blue fence that ________ our pool. It surprised me that she saw this, and it surprised me even more that she wasn’t ________ of the spider.

Instead, she ________ watched as the spider busied herself in the cycle of life. As we both watched this ________ of mature, a very simple thought ________ me. I had lost the track of ________ I honestly didn’t know how long we had been just staying there. But, the truth was that we were ________ having fun. We hadn’t saved the world or _____ the newest most expensive toy. However, I believe that by ________ this experience of the spider building her web, we were both just quite happy.

What we had done was to spend time together and ________ the simple things in life. We laughed and talked about the ________ of life, and what it means to die and what it means to really live. We talked about how precious our ________ amount of time is on this planet and how we should ________ to enjoy the simple things in life like the flight of a bird. The simple things are the best things in life, even when they include spiders and webs.

【1】

A．memory

B．freedom

C．composition

D．purpose

【2】

A．remembered

B．imagined

C．watched

D．noticed

【3】

A．built

B．decorated

C．surrounded

D．reached

【4】

A．tired

B．afraid

C．careful

D．fond

【5】

A．secretly

B．anxiously

C．nervously

D．delightfully

【6】

A．wonder

B．feature

C．rule

D．power

【7】

A．knocked

B．moved

C．hit

D．hurt

【8】

A．event

B．space

C．spider

D．time

【9】

A．normally

B．simply

C．fluently

D．independently

【10】

A．made

B．found

C．bought

D．offered

【11】

A．sharing

B．gaining

C．possessing

D．providing

【12】

A．do

B．appreciate

C．handle

D．discuss

【13】

A．story

B．quality

C．end

D．circle

【14】

A．limited

B．former

C．extra

D．distant

【15】

A．forget

B．want

C．stop

D．choose

26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

As 17-year-old Torriell Norwood drove through St. Peters-burg, Florida last February with her friends to pay a visit to the great park as scheduled. Norwood shared her first aid courses and her dream of becoming a doctor and other girls shared their precious experiences about the natural adventures with each other. The laughter and chatter from the four teenage girls inside her car quickly gave way to screams. As they approached an intersection, another car T-boned them, sending their black car sailing into the yard of a nearby home, coming to a stop only when it crashed into a tree. All of them were in panic instantly, totally at a loss!

As smoke waved from the car, a bystander shouted, “It’s about to blow up! Get out!” The impact had caved in Norwood’s driver’s side door, jamming it shut. The bystander seized the front door handle of the car, summoned all his strength to pull it open but failed. Shaken, but otherwise OK, Norwood crawled out through the window. She had a cut on the right side of her face. Originally her lovely face became very pale. Along with two of her friends, who’d also managed to free themselves, she ran for her life.

But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, Azarria Simmons, was not with them. Norwood ran back to the wreck and found Simmons slumped in the back seat. “She was not moving,” Norwood shouted with her heart tightened. She threw open the back door and pulled her friend out, avoiding the broken glass as best she could. She dragged Simmons a few feet to safety and laid her on the ground. She checked her pulse. Nothing! She put her head against Simmons’s chest. No sign of life!

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。

If the accident had happened a few weeks earlier, she might not have known what to do.

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After awhile, the CPR worked and Simmons regained her consciousness.

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