咸阳2025届高三毕业班第二次质量检测英语试题

1、— Let’s go swimming this afternoon, shall we?

— Good idea. Nothing is more ________ than swimming in such a hot day.

A.friendly B.enjoyable C.hopeful D.difficult

2、The boy played the piano so ________ that all the audience stood up and clapped their hands.

A.good B.well C.better D.best

3、You feel lost, sick at heart before such unmasked hatred, ___________because it threatens you as because it shows human in such an inhuman light.

A.not so little B.no more C.not so much D.no less

4、This flu season in the U．S. began earlier than usual and started  ________ in mid­November with an increase of influenza B.

A.building up B.piling up C.rising up D.picking up

5、Word came __________ Napoleon would come to inspect them.

A.when B.why C.how D.that

6、while digital technology represents a ______ for bridging geographic distance , highly skilled workers are increasingly crowding into cities.

A.canal B.channel C.course D.communication

7、In Davos, Premier Li delivered a speech in which he ______ that peace must be treasured just like we treasure our eyes.

A. urged  B. proved C. insisted D. stressed

8、— How are you managing to do your work without an assistant?

— Well, I   somehow.

A.get along B.come on C.watch out D.set off

9、— Mike will announce his retirement from professional soccer next week.

—________! He’s only 25 and still very fit.

A．I don’t mind at all

B．I couldn’t agree more

C．You will make it

D．You can’t be serious

10、You look beautiful in this dress and there is only one of this kind left here. I wonder if you would buy ________.

A.it B.one

C.some D.any

11、Some institutions have established reading clubs to promote reading, but the effort, though ________, is far from enough.

A．appreciated

B．appreciating

C．having appreciated

D．to appreciate

12、—Shall we go camping to celebrate our graduation of senior high?

— ______ . Let’s make a plan first.

A．No way

B．Good idea

C．It’s nothing

D．I don’t think

13、There is a rule in the library that one is required to put the book ______ it is after finishing reading it.

A．what

B．how

C．where

D．when

14、Mr.Green is always devoted to his work and has a sense of responsibility. That’s why he was asked to _______the company when manager’s health was declining.

A. take over   B. hand over

C. turn over   D. trip over

15、There is no doubt that your tiredness is a(n) ________ of great stress and lack of sleep; you need to have a good rest.

A．assumption

B．consequence

C．consumption

D．convenience

16、---I can’t find Mr. Smith. Where did you meet him this morning?

---It was in his office ____ he worked.

A．where

B．which

C．that

D．the one

17、   _____ team wins on Saturday will go through to the national championships.

A．No matter what

B．No matter which

C．Whatever

D．Whichever

18、---Did you know any German before you arrived in Munich？

---Never______________ it, actually.

A.had I learned B.did I learn

C.I had learned D.I learned

19、People around us ______ affect our thoughts and behaviors.

A. must   B. can

C. should   D. would

20、We are still dealing with problems _______ errors made in the past.

A.resulted from B.resulted in C.resulting from D.resulting in

21、Guided tours at the National Museum at South Kingston

Out of Hours Titano Tours

Book a tour with one of our knowledgeable tour guides to get up close to all the main characters in our world-famous Dinosaurs gallery. You’ll get to learn how dinosaurs were first discovered, how they adapted to life on Earth and why they’re so important to our science today.

13:00-14:00 Weekends only.

Behind the Lens Tour

Have you ever wondered why wildlife photography can be used to make a difference to the natural world? Join our hosts for a special tour of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition and discover the stories behind the photos. We will introduce you to some surprising stories as well as the impact that these photos have had on wildlife conservation efforts.

9:00-10:00 Wednesday & Friday.

Behind the Scenes Tour: Spirit Collection

Go behind the scenes with our science educators for a look at the Museum’s fascinating zoology collection preserved. As we explore some of the Darwin Centre’s 27 kilometers of shelves, you’ll encounter treasures hidden among the 22 million animal specimens (标本)housed here.

14:00-15:00 Monday closed.

History of the Natural History Museum Tour

With stories stretching from Waterhouse to Darwin, you’ll get to journey through time and discover more about how the incredible ‘Cathedral of Nature’ became world-famous. What’s more, once the tour is finished, you will have the opportunity to visit the whole Museum at your own pace, newly equipped with your behind-the-scenes knowledge.

14:00-15:00 Monday to Friday.

【1】What can you do on Behind the Lens Tour?

A．Tell stories about nature.

B．Dig into wildlife photography.

C．Discover tips to take photos.

D．Join in a group to protect wildlife.

【2】Which tour can you take if you go to the museum on Monday afternoon?

A．Out of Hours Titano Tours.

B．Behind the Lens Tour.

C．Behind the Scenes Tour: Spirit Collection.

D．History of the Natural History Museum Tour.

【3】In what column of the museum website could you find the text?

A．Shop.

B．Join and Support.

C．What’s on.

D．Membership.

22、New methods have allowed researchers and scientists to find a way to reduce heat from buildings by about 30%. This new “green” solution is quite literally green as it involves fitting a living wall, according to a new research.

To see what effects renewing a living wall on an existing building using fabric and pockets to stick soil and plants onto the walls would have on the environment, the scientists decided to test it out on a building at a university in the UK, which was originally built in the 1970’s. As a control, part of the building was not fitted with the living wall. Both of the parts of the building were west-facing and the test was conducted over 5 weeks. What was found was that the part with the living wall lost 31.4% less heat as compared to the side without it. It also had a more stable temperature as the day progressed, so it took less energy to heat.

In the UK, approximately 57% buildings were built before 1964. They have caused 17% of greenhouse emission (排放), about 60% of which comes from space heating. If people could reduce heat loss from older buildings by 30%, a huge part of that could be removed, while regulations have changed more recently to improve the thermal performance of new constructions, it is the existing buildings that require the most energy to heat and are a significant contributor to carbon emissions. It is, therefore, essential that people begin to improve the thermal performance of these existing buildings if the UK is to reach its target of net zero carbon emission by 2050, and help to reduce the possibility of fuel poverty (贫困) from rising energy prices.

The new research suggests living walls can also provide significant energy savings to help reduce the carbon footprint of existing buildings. Perfecting these living wall systems, however, is now needed to help increase the environmental benefits and reduce some of the sustainability costs.

【1】What did the researchers find about the living wall in the test?

A．It protected the building well.

B．It reduced the waste of some fuels.

C．It reduced the heat loss of the building.

D．It made the building more comfortable.

【2】What measure should the UK take to reach its target of carbon emission?

A．Pulling down the older buildings.

B．Controlling the rising prices of fuels.

C．Adding more living walls on new buildings.

D．Reducing the fuel consumed by the older buildings.

【3】What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A．The disadvantages of old buildings.

B．The contributors to greenhouse emission.

C．The methods of reducing energy consumption.

D．The importance of reducing heat loss from buildings.

【4】What do we know about living walls from the text?

A．They remain to be improved to fimction perfectly.

B．They are aimed to reduce the energy price in the UK.

C．They become the most effective way to save energy.

D．They reduce 17% of greenhouse emissions in the UK.

23、Upcoming Events of New York Chinese Cultural Center

Fan Dance

Sunday, September8, 2:00pm-3:00 pm, $15 per child

New-York Historical Society Museum & Library

Learn Chinese fan dancing with an instructor from NYCCC! This program is a part of an exhibition which examines the history of trade and immigration between China and the United States.

Dragon Boat Festival

Friday, September13,2:00pm -2:30pm

Fresh Meadows Park

Come and celebrate with us in the thousand-year-old tradition of Dragon Boat racing! Be part of the audience and enjoy the excitement of this celebration. FREE ADMISSION! Click here for more information. Dragon Boat Festival will be held in Fresh Meadows Park.

Dance to China

Sunday, September15, 2 pm

Spruce Street School Auditorium, 12 Spruce St, New York, NY 10038

Join us in celebrating 43 years of preserving and continuing Chinese traditional dance. Students from NYCCC School of the Arts will be performing traditional Chinese dance, martial arts, and Beijing opera . Cost is $15 for adults, $12 for teenagers and senior citizens, $10 for children under 12.

NYCCC School of the Arts Open House

Saturday, September21, from 1:00pm -3:00 pm, $12 per child

PS 124, Yung Wing School, 40 Division Street, New York, NY 10002

Join us and see Chinese dance, kung fu, and acrobatic (杂技的)performances performed by our current students. Come and see our students’ beautiful artwork on display and make some artwork yourselves during our hour of arts and crafts and face painting from 1-2 pm. The show will be from 2-3pm.

【1】Where can you learn about China-US trade and immigration history?

A. In New-York Historical Society Museum & Library.

B. In PS 124, Yung Wing School.

C. In Spruce Street School Auditorium.

D. In Fresh Meadows Park.

【2】How much should a family of 4 (aged 75, 38, 36, 5) pay to participate in Dance to China?

A. $48. B. $ 52.

C. $55. D. $ 57.

【3】What does NYCCC aim at?

A. Training dancing instructors. B. Producing beautiful artwork.

C. Promoting Chinese folk arts. D. Examining trade and immigration.

24、   When David Nurse turned 30, he wanted to find out how his biological age compared with his real one. He hoped that the ultra-healthy lifestyle he advocates to players had kept his own body young and healthy, too. 【1】 It is reported that his biological age seems to be 28 years. Two years later, he took another test. “I was down to 25, so that was great,” he said.

If you google “telomeres”, you are likely to find them described as an ageing clock. They are parts of DNA at the ends of each chromosome that become shorter every time a cell divides. 【2】 If you are a 60-year-old with telomeres as long as those of an average 50-year-old, your risk of death is equal to that of someone 10 years younger or so. So many people want this information, and many companies offer tests like the one Nurse took, together with various pills claimed to lengthen your telomeres and, in turn, your lifespan.

If only it were that simple. We’ve discovered that telomeres are an unreliable ageing clock, which raises questions about the effectiveness of ageing tests based on them. 【3】 In fact, long telomeres can even be bad news. Nevertheless, there are some surprising ways we can look after our telomeres. In1982, Elizabeth Blackburn at the UC, Berkeley, and Jack Szostak at Harvard Medical School worked out the puzzle of how chromosomes remain unchanged when cells divide. 【4】 The pair called these “telomeres”. Later, they discovered each time a cell divides, its telomeres become shorter, like the ticking of a biological clock.

These discoveries won Blackburn and Szostaka the Nobel prize in 2009. Hype soon followed and researchers began piling into the field. However, as we find out more about telomeres, the mythology that has built up around them is starting to break.

A．People all over the world are sparing no effort to lengthen their lifespan.

B．So he decided to take a test to assess the length of his telomeres.

C．We now know that telomere length is highly heritable.

D．They have repeating units of DNA at their ends that stop them from separating.

E．If this shortening happens slowly, it suggests that your body is wearing well.

F．The links between telomere length and lifestyle choices aren’t as straightforward as we thought.

25、One morning our new neighbor saw my grandfather planting two rare tree saplings(树苗）in our garden. And he also planted the same kind of tree saplings in his garden. My grandfather gave________enough amount of water to his plants and didn't always give them full ______while our neighbor gave a lot of water to his plants and ______them too well. My grandfather's plants were simple but looked good, _______our neighbor's plants were much fuller and greener.

Normally, in summer, we have strong thunderstorms called "Kalboishakhi" which can bring great damage to life and _______. After a "Kalboishakhi", my grandparents and I came out to________the damage to our garden and saw the neighbor was in his garden, too, but look ______as his plants were uprooted. Our plants weren't damaged and were standing ______ on the ground, our neighbor was______ to see this, and he came up to my grandfather and said with______, I actually looked after my plants better than you did for yours. ______, my trees came off from the roots, but yours didn't. How is this_______?"

My grandfather smiled and said, "You gave your plants more attention and water, so they didn’t have the ______to work themselves for anything. I gave them just the ample amount of and manure (肥料），letting their_______ search for more;thus they went deeper and made their position   stronger, That is why my plants________ With an expression of deep_______ our neighbour nodded_______It made me realize then that though my grandfather was ______with me on many occasions even during our vacations with his do's and don'ts, I became aware that anything ______got or can go off   that much more easily and we will not ______the hard work it takes earn those things. "

【1】

A．mainly

B．nearly

C．barely

D．exactly

【2】

A．hope

B．support

C．time

D．attention

【3】

A．dealt with

B．looked after

C．brought up

D．waited on

【4】

A．and

B．while

C．so

D．or

【5】

A．animals

B．land

C．environment

D．possessions

【6】

A．predict

B．analyze

C．check

D．confirm

【7】

A．tired

B．upset

C．bored

D．ashamed

【8】

A．firm

B．still

C．bent

D．abnormal

【9】

A．disappointed

B．relieved

C．frightened

D．surprised

【10】

A．anger

B．sorrow

C．embarrassment

D．anxiety

【11】

A．Anyway

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Therefore

【12】

A．possible

B．exciting

C．alike

D．suitable

【13】

A．reason

B．need

C．chance

D．power

【14】

A．branches

B．trunks

C．leaves

D．roots

【15】

A．survived

B．twisted

C．spread

D．delayed

【16】

A．admiration

B．doubt

C．regret

D．sadness

【17】

A．public

B．peace

C．approval

D．turn

【18】

A．strict

B．annoyed

C．patient

D．content

【19】

A．occasionally

B．mistakenly

C．secretly

D．easily

【20】

A．understand

B．accelerate

C．oppose

D．undertake

26、书面表达

假定你是李华，最近有家网站以“看到有老人摔倒你是否会上前救助”为题邀请公众展开讨论。请你写一篇文章参与该网站的讨论。内容包括：

1. 你的做法

2. 你的原因

3. 你的倡议

注意：1. 可适当增加细节

2. 词数100词左右，开头已给出（不计入总词数）

I’m Li Hua, a senior three student. About this heated discussion, ________________

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