益阳2025届高三毕业班第一次质量检测英语试题

1、–-Why are you so crazy about music?

–- Because I can always find in music _____ peace that is missing in _____ world full of challenges.

A. the; a B. the;/

C. /; a   D. /; the

2、I am sorry he has not told me his name on the phone because_______helps if I know who I am talking to．

A．it B．he C．one D．its

3、In our company, we are not allowed________ while we are working.

A．talking

B．talked

C．to talk

D．being talked

4、 Sarah hopes to become a friend of _____ shares her interest.

A. no matter who B. no matter whom

C. whoever D. whomever

5、 --- You look so young. Haven’t you graduated from your university?

--- Yes, I _______ in the English Department of Zhejiang Normal University for four years.

A. was studying  B. study

C. had studied   D. studied

6、After a number of mini-strokes, the likelihood of a patient ________ by a larger one is very high.

A.struck B.being struck

C.having struck D.to be struck

7、Everything seemed to be going_______ for the first two days after I moved to New York．

A．vividly     B．generally

C．frequently   D．Smoothly

8、College graduates are caught in an annoying situation between a lack of jobs if they leave and a ________ on higher education if they stay.

A. compromise B. squeeze C. burden   D. passion

9、Prime Minister David Cameron said,“…independence will not be a ______separation but a painful divorce". When the outcome is still up in the air, he made an emotional speech to ______Scottish voters to stay together.

A. trial; call on     B. attempted; call for

C. temporary; call at   D. experimental; call off

10、Nowadays, it’s a challenge to protect your ______, for your personal information is everywhere.

A. personality B. family

C. identity    D. right

11、The girl arranged to take violin lessons at the training center with her mother ________ she would stay for an hour.

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

12、---________ 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

13、How long do you think it will be ________ the computer company brings out a new product?

A．until B．when C．before D．that

14、Though the number of Japanese army was _____ that of our Eighth Route Army, they lost the battle in that mountainous village．

A． as large twice as   B． twice as large as

C． large as twice as   D． as twice large as

15、---Has John ever broken his promise?

---No. For example, he said he would show me around his school, and _______ .

A. so would he   B. so did he

C. so he would   D. so he did

16、Although as   11-year-old student in this modern society, Tom understands idea of green life better than his parents.

A.a; an B.a; the C.the; an D.an; the

17、When Kerry and Sam met again two years later, each was pleased to see ________.

A．the other   B．others   C．another     D．other

18、Her question was so difficult that I could hardly make any ____ of it at all.

A. explanation   B. meaning   C. sense   D. idea

19、The teacher didn’t imagine that a student good at maths ______ have failed in the exam.

A. must B. might C. need   D. Should

20、Peter doesn’t smoke now, but he ________ for almost twenty years.

A. was smoking  B. had smoked  C. has smoked  D. smoked

21、You know how wonderful you are, and you know that others know how wonderful you are, but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy (嫉妒)? For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship. When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do, but the good news is that there is. Don't let jealousy spoil your friendship. Deal with it confidently and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.

It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem is, but if you want to save your friendship you'll have to do just that. Don't approach them and ask why they are jealous of you unless of course you want to appear totally conceited (逞能的), just take some time alone with them and let them know that you've been feeling like there's been something coming between you. If they refuse to respond, then use the opportunities to explain how you have been feeling. Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.

When you figure out what is annoying your friend, ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situation better. If, for example, (s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesn't

get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from the swim team then maybe you could invite him or her along the next time or block off one day

a week for just the two of you. Remember, though, that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise. Don't limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy. Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.

Even the best of friendships can be ruined by jealousy. This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies. Before taking extreme action, chat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise. If you can't, be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you won't.

【1】According to the author, the jealousy emotion is ________.

A.normal B.productive

C.destructive   D.extreme

【2】What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 2?

A.How to solve the problem of jealousy.

B.Why we need to solve the problem of jealousy.

C.How to explain your jealousy to your friends.

D.Why it is hard to deal with the problem of jealousy.

【3】What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A.There's always a solution to solve the problem of jealousy.

B.Jealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies.

C.You may lose a friend to keep your own gifts, chances or self­development.

D.You should go a long way with your friend to work out a solution.

【4】This passage is mainly intended for ________.

A.female readers B.students

C.teenagers   D.best friends

22、Modern inventions have speeded up people’s loves amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircraft cross the world inside a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boats (吹嘘) of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.

All this saves time, but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind on another time zone. Again, spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their dangers, according to some scientist; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about.

However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so accustomed constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imagination take us into another world.

There was a time when some people’s lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestor faced: they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone. Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence.

【1】The new products become more and more time-saving because   .

A. our love of speed seems never-ending

B. time is limited.

C. the prices are increasingly high.

D. the manufactures boast a lot.

【2】What does “the days” in Paragraph 3 refer to ?

A. Imaginary life

B. Simple life in the past.

C. Times of inventions

D. Time for constant activity.

【3】What is the author’s attitude towards the modern technology?

A.Critical B.Objective.

C.Optimistic.   D. Negative.

【4】What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The present and past times.

B. Machinery and human beings.

C. Imaginations and inventions.

D. Modern technology and its influence.

23、Virtual Career Fair for Teachers and K-12 Staff

Still looking for a great job? Attend the Virtual Career Fair on Thursday, June 6. You’ll find employers from across the country ready to meet you virtually and hire you right now. Jumpstart your search in an hour or less to find the perfect position for the 2024 — 25 school year. Sign-up is easy and free.

Since teachers and staff are in such high demand, there is a bonus for you to attend this event. Five attendees who visit at least 2 recruiters (招聘官) will be chosen at random to receive a $100 Amazon gift card.

Note: This event is NOT for those seeking visa sponsorship.

Here’s what you can expect:

·Chat directly with recruiters who are actively hiring using text or video.

·Hundreds of jobs for teachers, support staff and principals.

·Wide varieties of organizations — large urban districts, charter schools, virtual schools, and more.

·Fast progress on your job search. A small investment of your time will yield quick results.

Access from any device. Use your computer, phone, or tablet.

Review the participating school districts and companies, and sign up now to attend the Virtual Career Fair on June 6, between 2 p. m. and 6 p. m. ET (11 a. m.-3 p. m. PT).

It will only take you 4 minutes to register, so click the red REGISTER button and do it now.

【1】Who might be interested in the Virtual Career Fair?

A．A graduate majoring in Education.

B．A woman seeking visa sponsorship.

C．A manager looking for investment.

D．A teacher in need of school supplies.

【2】What can you anticipate from the Virtual Career Fair?

A．A guaranteed job offer.

B．A face-to-face interview.

C．Five $100 Amazon gift cards.

D．Direct communication with recruiters.

【3】Where does this text probably come from?

A．A website.

B．A newspaper.

C．A magazine.

D．A textbook.

24、You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride. Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. But Lee Gray, PhD, of the University of North Carolina, US, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. He is known as the “Elevator Guy”.

“The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (礼仪) is sort of odd,” Gray told the BBC. “They are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.”

We walk in and usually turn around to face the door. If someone else comes in, we may have to move. And here, according to Gray, liftusers unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. He told the BBC what he had observed.

He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want – it’s your own little box.

If there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally (对角线地) across from each other to create distance.

When a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle. And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square, with someone in every corner. A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle.

New entrants(新进入者) to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively. Once in, for most people the rule is simple – look down, or look at your phone.

Why are we so awkward in lifts?

“You don’t have enough space,” Professor Babette Renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin, told the BBC. “Usually when we meet other people we have about an arm’s length of distance between us. And that’s not possible in most elevators.”

In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be construed (理解) as threatening or odd. “The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact,” she said.

【1】The main purpose of the article is to______.

A. remind us to enjoy ourselves in the elevator

B. tell us some unwritten rules of elevator etiquette

C. share an interesting but awkward elevator ride

D. analyze what makes people feel awkward in an elevator

【2】According to Gray, when people enter an elevator, they usually _____.

A. turn around and greet one another

B. look around or examine their phone

C. make eye contact with those in the elevator

D. try to keep a distance from other people

【3】Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least

two people in an elevator?

【4】The underlined phrase “size up” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _____.

A. judge B. ignore

C. put up with   D. make the best of

【5】According to the article, people feel awkward in lifts because of _____.

A. someone’s odd behaviors

B. the lack of space

C. their unfamiliarity with one another

D. their eye contact with one another

25、In the sport of track and field, athletes compete not only with one another but against themselves, and with each race they try to achieve a new personal best.

As a student in Omaha Burke High School, Blake Cerveny was running in a race. Aiming to _________ his own personal record, after a fast start, he continued to _________ himself hard. With less than 400 meters to go, Cerveny’s legs cramped (抽筋) up and _________ him. Determined to finish, Cerveny rose from the ground and continued on, only to fall again after another 150 meters.

_________, his coach asked him if he wanted to stop. He didn’t. With great _________ Cerveny pulled himself up and with a(n) _________ pace, moved forward for one final push. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough. Less than 100 meters from the finish line, he lay curled on the ground. His legs had simply _________.

Before Cerveny’s coach could _________ him, Brandon Schutt was at his side to offer a helping hand. His first _________ to get Cerveny up failed, but like Cerveny, he __________ to quit, too. With a second pull, Cerveny was on his feet.

At a measured jog, with Cerveny holding Schutt for __________, the two completed the final 75 meters of the course together. Schutt even made sure the injured runner crossed the finish line first, __________ his opponent a faster time.

In today’s __________ world in which the emphasis in athletics is so often put on breaking records, it was __________ to see that for an athlete like Schutt, the value of true __________ still had legs.

【1】

A．play

B．check

C．beat

D．measure

【2】

A．fight

B．pull

C．dash

D．push

【3】

A．failed

B．warned

C．dragged

D．raised

【4】

A．Relieved

B．Exhausted

C．Concerned

D．Disappointed

【5】

A．luck

B．effort

C．shame

D．passion

【6】

A．rapid

B．relaxed

C．unsteady

D．impatient

【7】

A．broken up

B．given out

C．fallen down

D．slowed down

【8】

A．guide

B．blame

C．reach

D．serve

【9】

A．trial

B．attempt

C．conversation

D．contribution

【10】

A．hesitated

B．regretted

C．pretended

D．refused

【11】

A．direction

B．courage

C．support

D．comfort

【12】

A．securing

B．helping

C．rewarding

D．announcing

【13】

A．diverse

B．well-developed

C．ever-changing

D．competitive

【14】

A．urgent

B．common

C．confusing

D．inspiring

【15】

A．sportsmanship

B．kindness

C．cooperation

D．success

26、如何理解“机遇”，不同的人有不同的看法。请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。

Opportunities favor those who are prepared.

内容要求：1. 你对该引语的理解；2. 你的相关经历；3. 恰当的结尾。

注意：①文中不能出现考生的具体信息；

  ②词数100左右。