柳州2025届高三毕业班第二次质量检测英语试题

1、The government has_______ a series of policies and measures to ensure the improvement in living standards.

A. put down   B. put out

C. put off    D. put forward

2、---We’d better leave now.

---No hurry. The train ______ at 10 o’clock.

A. has left     B. left

C. leaves     D. would leave

3、I’m not sure a thank-you letter is really necessary. ________, I can’t be bothered to write one.

A．Anyway

B．However

C．Obviously

D．Besides

4、I used to quarrel a lot with my parents，but now we________fine.

A.look out B.stay up

C.carry on D.get along

5、Sales director is a position________ communication ability is just as important as sales.

A．which

B．where

C．when

D．why

6、The weather is fine. I’m sure ________ we can go camping this afternoon.

A.why B.what C.that D.if

7、–Will you read me a story, Mummy?

--OK. You ______have one if you go to bed as soon as possible.

A．might

B．must

C．could

D．shall

8、（2014·重庆）A smile costs _______, but gives much.

A.anything B.something

C.nothing D.everything

9、—What does Nicky’s job involve as a public relations director?

—______ quite a lot of time with other people.

A. Spending   B. Having spent

C. To spend   D. To have spent

10、English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, each of ________ uses it somewhat differently.

A.which B.what C.them D.those

11、If you want to lead a happy life, you’d better learn to accept life ______ it is.

A. as B. that

C. which D. where

12、Even a small personal computer   store vast amounts of information.

A. might   B. can

C. ought to   D. has to

13、At the foot of the mountain is a well-preserved village ______ you can experience the traditional lifestyle.

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

14、To ______ the turkey, people often prepare other things, such as cornbread, mashed potatoes (土豆泥), and pumpkin or apple pie.

A.come across B.go with C.search for D.figure out

15、People are ________ the use of alternative energy sources because the rate ________ we are now assuming fuels like gas and oil is shocking and they may run out one day.

A. wrestling with; by which

B. pushing for; at which

C. catching up on; at which

D. accounting for; on which

16、—It’s said that the film HI, MOM is well worth watching. Let’s go to see it this Sunday.

—________! I have to prepare for the coming competition.

A．It couldn’t be better

B．What a shame

C．Go for it

D．No way

17、It wasn't until I ______ took part in the activity that I understood the meaning of it.

A.actively B.personally

C.rarely D.normally

18、I must say he reads very well, and I shouldn’t be surprised if he ______ acting for a living one day.

A. had taken up   B. would have taken up   C. have taken up   D. takes up

19、—Have you heard of yesterday's gas explosion?

—Yes. Only two of the 35 miners at the scene ________ to have made it out safely.

A. have thought   B. are thought

C. had thought   D. were thought

20、Even though we live in a high-tech age, it’s still impossible to predict the weather   .

A. actively B. accurately

C. cautiously D. originally

21、“Keep a sharp lookout,”Miller told Olden, a strong German dog, glancing toward the back seat. In the poor light, Miller could just make ou the badge (徽章) shining smartly from his partner’s collar. Suddenly the car’s headlights lit up a figure breaking the lock on the building, Miller shouted the order Go! In a flash, Olden jumped through the car’s open window and bit the suspect on the leg.

Over the next few months, Miller kept his relationship with Olden strictly professional. The dog was kept outside, regardless of the weather and the time. Sometimes during storms, Olden would stick his nose out of his doghouse and bark at the back door. Miller pretended not to hear. To test Olden’s discipline, he’d give him the order Stay“ and then he’d leave. When he returned, Olden was still glued to the spot where he had left him. At that moment Miller wanted to give Olden a hug, but instead quietly said, “Good boy.”

One afternoon, just after Miller and Olden began their shift, an urgent call came. As Miller rushed to the spot, the suspect Steve ‘s car sped away. Miller ran after Steve at a full speed. Finally Steve abandoned his car in a side street. Miller jumped out of his car and raced into it too. Turning a corner, he found a gun pointing right at his chest. Hе braced for the jolt when Steve was about to fire the gun. But suddenly a thundering bark rang out and Olden burst around the corner, tearing straight for Steve. The gunman fired and fled. It took a moment for Miller to react. Doctor told Miller the bullet, meant for him, missed Olden’s heart by an inch. Fortunately, his partner survived. After arriving home, Miller led Olden to his doghouse.Suddenly he stopped and did something he’ d been wanting to do since he saw Olden. Bending down, Miller wrapped his arms around Olden, Then the two started rolling around in the soft grass.

【1】What was Olden ordered to do in Paragraph 1?

A．Be seated at the back seat.

B．Catch the potential criminal.

C．Break the lock on the building.

D．Find out his partner’s badge.

【2】Which of the following best describes Miller as Olden’s trainer?

A．Kind and moderate.

B．Quiet and caring.

C．Strict and professional.

D．Smart and flexible.

【3】What do the underlined words ”braced for the jolt mean in Paragraph 3?

A．Turned off the engine.

B．Caught Steve’s attention.

C．Made a narrow escape.

D．Prepared for the worst result.

【4】Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．A Police Dog

B．A Tough Task

C．A Perfect Match

D．A Dog Trainer

22、   For many Covid patients with long-term symptoms, online support groups have been an invaluable resource.

Several groups have thousands of members. In addition to connecting patients and advocating for better care, some groups are also launching their own research efforts or collaborating with researchers. Smaller groups have formed to focus on children or patients with specific symptoms, such as heart or neurological issues.

Among the most active is Body Politic, a support group that started in late March as a small Instagram group chat. It now has more than 14, 000 sign-ups from people across the world and moved to Slack where it has organized into more than 50 channels on different topics.

The group also launched a patient-led research arm, publishing its first survey in May and currently working on another one.

Diana Berrent, a 46-year-old in Port Washington, N. Y. , founded Survivor Corps, a Facebook group and website, in late March after being diagnosed with Covid. Her original mission was to mobilize recovered Covid-19 patients to donate plasma.

The group now has more than 110,000 members and has become an advocacy group for patients dealing with long-term symptoms. The group is working with researchers and lobbying for more long-term Covid care centers.

Another popular support group is Long Haul Covid Fighters, which started on Facebook in April. Once it became clear that some Covid-19 patients weren't getting better even after three months, a second group formed in June for those earlier in their illness.

“Each group is limited to about 5, 000 members," says Chelsea Alionar, a 37-year-old long Covid patient in Keizer, Ore. , and an administrator. Ms. Alionar says there are new plans for a third group as the number of patients grows.

“Our mission is to provide support for those whose health has been affected by Covid- 19, to promote public awareness and education regarding lengthy Covid recovery, and to advocate for the medical, mental health, and social interests of long haul Covid survivors,"says Ms. Alionar.

【1】What do we know about Body Politic?

A．It is the most active online support group.

B．It has attracted Covid survivors all over the world.

C．It has published its first survey in late March.

D．It works on Instagram and Slack at the same time.

【2】What was Diana Berrent's initial intention of setting up Survivor Corps?

A．To cure herself of a disease.

B．To promote public awareness and education.

C．To provide support to people who have survived Covid.

D．To call on Covid survivors to contribute their plasma.

【3】What can we infer from the last but one paragraph?

A．Each of the groups has at most 5,000 members.

B．Chelsea Alionar has recovered from Covid-19.

C．More online Covid support groups will be needed in the near future.

D．The number of the people who suffer from Covid-19 is on the decrease.

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A．The task and responsibility of the online support groups.

B．The support for the people suffering from Covid.

C．The ways to deal with Covid-19 in the long term.

D．The types of the online support.

23、Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York--he in computers, she in special education. "Teaching means everything to us," Tim would say. In April1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life's purpose.

Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library, a program started by Dolly Parton' s foundation (基金会) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer's home town of Sevier, Tennessee.“I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire," Tim recalls.  He placed the brochure on his desk, "as a reminder."

Five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on imagination library .com. The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts.

The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters. Rather than sign up online, they went to Dollywood for a look-see. “We didn’t want to give the children rubbish,” says Linda. The books-reviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists and Dollywood board members-included classics such as Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama series.

Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work. Since 2004, they have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their in their area. Megan Williams, a mother of four, is more than appreciative: “This program introduces us to books I’ve never heard of .”

The Richters spend about ＄400 a month sending books to 200 children. “Some people sit there and wait to die,” says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.”

【1】What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life?

A.His health problem. B.His love for teaching.

C.The influence of his wife. D.The news from the Web.

【2】What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library?

A.Give out brochures. B.Do something similar.

C.Write books for children D.Retire from being a teacher.

【3】According to the text, Dollly Parton is   .

A.a well-known surgeon B.a mother of a four-year-old

C.a singer born in Tennessee D.a computer programmer

【4】Why did the Richters go to Dollywood?

A.To avoid signing up online.

B.To meet Dollywood board members.

C.To make sure the books were the newest.

D.To see if the books were of good quality.

【5】What can we learn from Tim’s words in the last paragraph?

A.He needs more money to help the children.

B.He wonders why some people are so busy.

C.He tries to save those waiting to die.

D.He considers his efforts worthwhile.

24、   Rats and other animals need to be highly tuned to social signals from others so that can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid. To find out if this extends to non-living beings, Loleh Quinn at the University of California, San Diego, and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals form robotic rats.

They housed eight adult rats with two types of robotic rat—one social and one asocial (不爱社交的)—for 5 our days. The robotic rats resembled a bigger version of a computer mouse with wheels to move around and colorful markings.

During the experiment, the social robot rat followed the living rats around, played with the same toys, and opened caged doors to let trapped rats escape. Meanwhile, the asocial robot simply moved forwards and backwards and side to side.

Next, the researchers trapped the robots in cages and gave the rats the opportunity to release them by pressing a button. Across 18 trials each, the living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one. This suggests that the rats perceived the social robot as a genuine social being. They may have bonded more with the social robot, because it displayed behaviours like communal (共同的) exploring and playing. “This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped,” says Quinn.

The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its plain design. The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social signals, even when they come from basic robots. Similarly, children tend to treat robots as if they are fellow beings, even when they display simple social signals. “We humans seem to be fascinated by robots, and it turns out other animals are too,” says Wiles.

【1】Quin and her colleagues conducted a test to see if rats can ________.

A．pick up social signals from non-living rats

B．distinguish friends from enemies

C．learn sociable skills through training

D．send out warning messages to their fellows

【2】What did the social robot do during the experiment?

A．It followed the asocial robot.

B．It made friends with toys.

C．It set the trapped rats free.

D．It moved around alone.

【3】Why did the rats release the social robot according to Quinn?

A．They tried to practice a means of escape.

B．They expected it to do the same in return.

C．They wanted to display their intelligence

D．They considered it an interesting game.

【4】What can we learn from the text?

A．Rats are highly adaptable to new surroundings.

B．Rats are more socially active than other animals.

C．Rats behave differently from children in socializing.

D．Rats are more sensitive to social signals than expected.

25、Years of living with a lisp (口齿不清) had taught me it was better not to say anything than to speak and risk embarrassment. As a result of my ______, I felt distanced from most of my peers (同龄人). “Kathy? Oh, she’s quiet.” That’s what most people would say when they ____ me, as if “Quiet” were part of my ____. I was okay with that. I didn’t need to be ____.

Last September, however, that all ____. I started my creative writing class with Ms. Haist. Every day we would be given a different writing task and, if we wished, we could ____ what we had written. I ____ listening to others read their work and thinking: “That will never be me. I’ll never have the ____ to do that.”

One day, I was really ____ with what I had written and wanted to share. My heart was beating wildly as I raised my hand. Those ____ little voices were ringing in my ear, “You have a lisp, remember? ____, your writing isn’t that good. Be quiet.” I was about to ____ my hand when I met Ms. Haist’s encouraging eyes.

I swallowed the voices down and let my real voice ___. I could hear it ___as I read, and I could hear every stutter (结巴) and mistake. I finished reading, waiting to be laughed at. ____, I heard claps from the class and praise from Ms. Haist.

The next day, I did it ____. Soon I was reading out loud nearly every day. Gradually, I realized that ____ my lisp, the class and the teacher always appreciated my writing. Now I may still not be the most ____, social person, but I’ve become better at oral presentations. I ____ read my poetry out loud at a reading club.

Every time those little voices try to tell me to be quiet, I think of all the encouragement I received in class and I know that I ____ to be heard.

【1】

A．embarrassment

B．excitement

C．humor

D．silence

【2】

A．heard from

B．talked of

C．called on

D．looked for

【3】

A．name

B．opinion

C．duty

D．business

【4】

A．seen

B．heard

C．followed

D．protected

【5】

A．disappeared

B．returned

C．developed

D．changed

【6】

A．examine

B．practice

C．share

D．copy

【7】

A．regret

B．consider

C．imagine

D．remember

【8】

A．time

B．courage

C．patience

D．evidence

【9】

A．busy

B．strict

C．pleased

D．disappointed

【10】

A．tired

B．urgent

C．funny

D．cheerful

【11】

A．Besides

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．Normally

【12】

A．touch

B．wave

C．extend

D．withdraw

【13】

A．go down

B．die away

C．come out

D．calm down

【14】

A．shaking

B．singing

C．shouting

D．deepening

【15】

A．Sadly

B．Hopefully

C．Honestly

D．Unexpectedly

【16】

A．again

B．alone

C．already

D．anyway

【17】

A．thanks to

B．instead of

C．despite

D．except

【18】

A．serious

B．outgoing

C．nervous

D．hardworking

【19】

A．even

B．still

C．only

D．seldom

【20】

A．fear

B．agree

C．deserve

D．pretend

26、假定你是一所国际学校的学生李华。你原定本周六去参加同学 Kevin的18岁生日聚会，现因故无法参加。请给他发一封电子邮件，内容包括：

1. 深表歉意；

2. 解释原因；

3. 衷心祝福。

注意：1. 写作词数应为 80 左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Kevin,

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua