平凉2025届高三毕业班第二次质量检测英语试题

1、The minister warned that any civil servant not a this desk faced immediate .

A.suspension B.suspicion C.submission D.separation

2、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

3、 Over 1.8 million of Hong Kong’s residents have sent out a clear message against the movement ______ they want an end to disorders and a return to normal life.

A. what B. that   C. which D. where

4、I’m very grateful to my high school teachers, without ______ help I wouldn’t be so excellent.

A. whom   B. their   C. which   D. whose

5、The procedure appealed to the staff a lot________it was introduced to them in January.

A．since

B．until

C．when

D．though

6、----Hurry! There’s no time to waste.

----OK. But I’m afraid that ______ I work around the clock, I can’t catch up with those straight A students.

A. even if B. as C. until   D. as though

7、Although Mailer was not alone in welcoming the flowering of creativity, the authorities hated it, ______ did many passengers.

A. which B. as C. that D. so

8、Can it be ______ in a fast-changing world we don’t know what to teach our children today?

A.which B.that C.why D.since

9、_____________equal opportunities, both Frank and Billy may accomplish the task.

A.Given B.Giving

C.To give D.to be given

10、My brother ________ you more help, but he was fully occupied at that time.

A. gave   B. had given

C. could give   D. could have given

11、It is not surprising   the new course on electronic games has attracted many students.

A. what   B. which

C. that   D. where

12、What was Jeff's   ____   to the news that he was chosen to be chairman of the students' union?

A．reaction

B．impression

C．permission

D．conclusion

13、He wrote a letter ________ he explained what had happened in the accident.

A. that B. which

C. where D. what

14、—Is Mr. Pearl available, please?

— _________ . I'll just see if he is in the office.

A．After you

B．Hang on

C．With pleasure

D．Go ahead

15、--- What do you think I should do?

----________your teacher’s advice, in my opinion, and everything will be OK.

A．Follow

B．Following

C．to follow

D．Followed

16、______ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may influence genes in human bodies.

A．Having exposed

B．Being exposed

C．To expose

D．Exposed

17、________ terrible, the medicine was thrown away by the child.

A. Tasted B. Tasting

C. To taste D. Being tasted

18、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

19、— The film is, I have to say, not a bit interesting.

— Why? It’s ________ than the films I have ever seen.

A. far more interesting B. much less interesting

C. no more interesting D. any less interesting

20、Raymond’s parents wanted him to have_______ possible education.

A.good B.better C.best D.the best

21、   Vancouver has had a crazy property（房地产）market since it hosted the winter Olympics in 2010.The downtown area is forested with new apartment blocks. Prices have risen by nearly 60% in the past three years. But until recently developers have largely avoided Chinatown. It is an underdeveloped area. Many Chinatown residents（居民）are old and poor.

Developers now have Chinatown in their sights. Two years ago one built a 17-storey apartment building on its edge. This alarmed many residents，who had formed a group to stop the high-rise advance，now called #SaveChinatownYVR. Ms Melody Ma is its leader. Recently it has been successful.

The main theatre of battle is a car park known as 105 Keefer，where Beedie Living plans to build a nine-storey brick-and-glass apartment block. The developer promises 111 luxury flats，with rooftop landscaping and shops below.

105 Keefer is in an area rich with cultural associations. Just to the south is a monument to Chinese-Canadian builders of the Canadian Pacific Railway and veterans of the Second World War. Across the street is the Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden and the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum. "A lot of people were frightened" because of the building's "closeness to sacred sites in the heart of Chinatown", says Ms Ma. Some residents also fear that it will push up rents.

Conservationists hope that the parking lot is where they can stop development, which they say has spoil the charm of other Vancouver neighbourhoods such as Mount Pleasant. The dispute（分歧）is part of a debate about the city's identity，says Andy Yan，an urban planner. Vancouverites， he says，are asking themselves，"Who are we？And what are we building for？"The people who might want to buy the flats that do not yet exist are，of course，not being consulted.

【1】What will Ms. Melody Ma agree？

A.To preserve Chinatown.

B.To rebuild Chinatown.

C.To build skyscrapers in Chinatown.

D.To promote the property market in Chinatown.

【2】What does the author intend to do in paragraph 4？

A.To state some reasons. B.To offer some advice.

C.To make some comparisons. D.To introduce a new topic.

【3】What is Vancouverites' attitude towards the recent development in Chinatown?

A.Positive. B.Doubtful.

C.Unfavorable. D.Divided.

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

A.The alarmed citizens of Vancouver

B.The cultural associations of 105 Keefer

C.The property battle in Vancouver's Chinatown

D.The identity of Vancouver

22、The Pathway and River Cleanup is a yearly event involving thousands of volunteers who generously donate their time to help clean up Calgary.

The 2022 Pathway and River Cleanup will take place from September 9 to September 11,2022.

Volunteer Registration

To volunteer for the Pathway and River Cleanup, you must be:

* 12 years or older.

*Accompanied by a parent or guardian (if you’re between 12 and 17 years old).

*Able to commit to three hours of cleanup on one of the three event days.

You are encouraged to register as a group (minimum 10 people) with a designated leader. If you do not have a group, you can join a team led by Calgary Parks staff.

Volunteers may request a specific cleanup location at the time of registration. We will do our best to satisfy specific location requests. If you do not have a preferred cleanup location, one will be assigned to you.

Remember to register online. Registration in person is not accepted.

Group leaders

Each group must have a designated leader. New group leaders are required to attend a one-hour, online orientation session. Returning group leaders must attend the orientation session every three years but must complete yearly online training.

Group leaders will be responsible for:

*Conducting a group member orientation session before event day to provide safety training.

*Ensuring the safe and effective cleanup of the designated cleanup area. Risks will be minimized as much as possible. However, volunteers may come in contact with rocky shorelines, sharp items and illegal campsites.

If you have any questions about volunteering for the Pathway and River Cleanup, contact 311.

【1】What can volunteers choose according to their preference?

A．The way to register.

B．The cleanup locations.

C．The rewards for their efforts.

D．The length of their volunteering time.

【2】What is required of new group leaders?

A．Organizing a group of at most 10 people.

B．Joining a team led by Calgary Parks staff.

C．Taking part in a one-hour online training.

D．Working with returning group leaders for a year.

【3】Which of the following is a duty of group leaders?

A．Reporting illegal campsites to staff.

B．Giving group members safety training.

C．Mapping rocky shorelines ahead of time.

D．Cleanig up Sharpe items at locations in advance.

23、Why You Shouldn’t Exercise to Lose Weight

Many of us are starting (or restarting) exercise in hopes of losing unwanted pounds. Aiming to be more active is good. But if the main reason is to lose weight, your New Year’s resolution could be very well backfire.

【1】, we often sour on it and stop working out. In a study of 30 overweight people who participated in a 12-week exercise program and were interviewed afterward, this response was typical: “It was quite disappointing that I didn’t lose a single pound.【2】.”

Perhaps the biggest problem with exercising to drop pounds is that it turns physical activity into punishment—a price we have to pay for a slimmer body. How many times have you heard someone say (or said yourself) “I’ll do extra exercise” after eating too much during the holidays or at a celebratory dinner?【3】. As a consequence, we’re unlikely to enjoy it or to keep doing it.

The takeaway is that we see exercise positively and actually do it when we focus on our well-being rather than our weight. For some, the motivation may be an improved mood or less stress. Others may find exercise makes them feel physically and mentally stronger.【4】. It can help reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, colds, etc. It can also improve sleep, make you energetic, and prevent aging. What’s more, exercise can prevent weight gain and improve your appearance.

【5】. It’s perhaps the most important thing you can do for your health. But to improve the chances of success, focus on how movement helps you feel better physically and emotionally—and forget about how it moves the needle on the scale.

A．It kind of made me give up

B．So by all means, try to exercise regularly in 2022

C．While it’s not very helpful for melting away pounds

D．When exercise fails to meet our weight-loss expectations

E．The benefits of physical activity are well beyond these aspects

F．We treat exercise as a form of self-punishment for being “bad” in the past

G．For starters, exercise, at least the kind most of us do, is typically ineffective for weight loss

24、   Large oceangoing vessels like oil tankers and cruise ships produce noise that travels long distances underwater. That audio pollution can disturb the sounds that marine mammals, fish and other animals use to communicate.

Emily Carter, a sensory ecologist from University of Exeter wondered whether ship noise might also be harmful to animals that don’t rely on sound for communication. For example, young shore crabs that use camouflage (伪装) to hide from predators. “So they can actually change their color to match whatever it is that they’re sitting on, basically to make it harder for predators to find them.” Carter explained.

She suspected that stress from ship noise might affect the change process. To find out, she and her colleagues collected shore crabs with dark shells and brought them back to the lab. They placed the crabs in tanks full of white small stones. An underwater speaker in each tank played quiet natural sounds at all times. One group of crabs also heard loud natural sounds every hour. But another group was subjected to hourly recordings of large ships.

Carter says shorebirds, which eat the crabs, can see UV light, so she used ultraviolet (紫外线) photography to determine how well the crabs blended into their new habitat over time.

“Through the eyes of a shorebird — so through bird’s perspective — were they camouflaged? Weren’t they camouflaged? How obvious would they be?”

After eight weeks, the crabs that heard only natural sounds had become much lighter and were well camouflaged. But the ones that were exposed to the ship noise didn’t change color as much. And then, as a result, they weren’t as camouflaged at the end of the experiment. So they’d be much more manifest to predator.

Carter says the stress caused by ship noise may affect hormones that regulate color change in crabs or destroy the energy needed to make the change efficiently. The research not only puts a spotlight on the unintended consequences of noise pollution, but is a reminder that too much stress isn’t just bad for people — it can also be deadly to wildlife that needs some peace and quiet.

【1】Why is ultraviolet photography used in the experiment?

A．To scare away shorebirds.

B．To kill the bacteria in crabs’ new habitat.

C．To test the effectiveness of crab’s camouflage.

D．To monitor the shorebird population in nighttime.

【2】What does the underlined word “manifest” mean in Paragraph 6?

A．Avoidable.

B．Noticeable.

C．Changeable.

D．Adjustable.

【3】Which of the following is true?

A．Carter conducted the experiment on her own.

B．The crab that heard natural sound lost some weight.

C．Carter created three kinds of living environment for crabs.

D．The crab that heard ship noise slightly changed their color.

【4】What did the research find?

A．Noises do harm to us people.

B．Wildlife needs a quiet environment.

C．Crabs aren’t camouflaged in new habitats.

D．Stress can change the hormones in humans.

25、   Songs bring us through our life. Each time I listen to my favorite song Reach, I’m deeply ______ by its lyrics: “If I could reach higher, just one moment touch the sky...” When we hear this ______ song sung by Gloria Estefan, we can ______ imagine how she managed to return to the stage after her serious back injury. In 1990, this Cuban singer was ______ down in a terrible traffic accident, and the doctor ______ that she might never walk again. But Gloria did not ______ and kept on working hard toward her ______. Just one year after the disaster ______, she stood up again and ______ this encouraging song at the Atlanta Olympics.

Whenever I think of Gloria, a ______ crowds in my mind. When I entered university, naturally shy, ordinary looking, and with ______ scores in my lessons, just like an ugly duckling. I seemed to be the ______ outstanding one in my class. Continuous failures drove me into ______. “Am I to take a back seat to everyone else?” ______ to give in to such a fate I spared no effort to work on my lessons and joined in many ______, such as English speech contests and dramas. I just wanted to catch every little chance to ______ myself. My continuous efforts finally paid off. I received some ______. More importantly, I ______ courage and confidence to face any difficulty in my life.

____ is just like farming. You ______ what you sow. Once you have a dream, don’t hesitate. Keep moving!

【1】A. convinced B. disturbed C. impressed D. discouraged

【2】A. entertaining B. inspiring C. boring D. puzzling

【3】A. easily B. simply C. finally D. hardly

【4】A. knocked B. cut C. pulled D. turned

【5】A. argued B. declared C. doubted D. added

【6】A. give away B. give back C. give out D. give up

【7】A. goal B. journey C. achievement D. recovery

【8】A. happened B. ended C. lasted D. returned

【9】A. wrote B. recorded C. presented D. covered

【10】A. fancy B. view C. memory D. question

【11】A. standard B. poor C. high D. excellent

【12】A. most B. more C. least D. very

【13】A. hopelessness B. weakness C. trouble D. anger

【14】A. Free B. Eager C. Disappointed D. Unwilling

【15】A. parties B. games C. activities D. meetings

【16】A. satisfy B. improve C. enjoy D. forgive

【17】A. awards B. thanks C. gifts D. comments

【18】A. confirmed B. gained C. combined D. requested

【19】A. Luck B. Belief C. Life D. Competition

【20】A. harvest B. reserve C. expand D. discover

26、作为一名毕业生，请以“Exploring My Future”为题写一篇短文，畅想一下未来的自己，内容如下：

1.将来自己的生活；

2.将来自己的事业；

3.要做的准备。

注意：1.词数100左右。

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。