咸宁2025届高三毕业班第三次质量检测英语试题

1、When changing lanes， a driver should use his turning ______ to let other drivers know ______ lane he is entering.

A.sign； what B.mark； what

C.symbol； which D.signal； which

2、In our class, when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book, it was a __________ for everyone to stand up.

A．signal

B．chance

C．mark

D．measure

3、If she ________ generous as she makes out, she would have donated more money in the catastrophe.

A. had been B. were

C. would be D. was

4、Roger ____ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

A.took on B.took in C.took up D.took over

5、The teaching of Confucius________ ancient Chinese wisdom, influencing Chinese life and thought for centuries to come.

A．respects

B．rescues

C．replaces

D．represents

6、The most unforgettable moment for me was _____ I graduated from high school.

A. when   B. where   C. how   D. why

7、 As was known to all, John had broken his promise ___ he would stay with us for some time .

A. when      B. which

C. that     D. what

8、The tea-picking opera _____ developed from the tea-growing regions in Jiangxi where the tea pickers would sing songs while working.

A．luckily

B．skillfully

C．originally

D．rapidly

9、The old couple, ________ country life, were unwilling to move to the city to live with his son.

A. accustomed to B. buried in

C. addicted to D. exposed to

10、We won’t start the work until all the preparations _____.

A. are being made   B. will be made

C. have been made   D. had been made

11、---I’m not going to the party tonight. I’ll stay at home and read.

---Come on, ________

A．You get a frog in your throat.

B．You’re pulling your weight.

C．We’d better throw in the towel.

D．Don’t be such a wet blanket.

12、The building of an ecological civilization has entered a critical period, _________that requires more quality products to meet people’s demand.

A.it B.that C.one D.the one

13、What I love most about reading novels is ______ the authors vividly describe the characters.

A. what   B. why

C. how   D. whom

14、The furniture they bought online is quite____________ with the modern style of their new house, which is beyond their expectations.

A．associated

B．consistent

C．familiar

D．permanent

15、They were initially looking forward to having an overseas wedding but had to drop the idea after facing _____ from parents.

A.recognition B.toleration C.opposition D.presentation

16、I will try my best to get lo the station ahead of time  ____ I have to walk all the way there.

A.so that B.as though C.even if D.in case

17、Whenever I feel lonely or upset, I always do some reading, which ______ me well.

A.serves B.equips C.prepares D.informs

18、— How can I wake up so early?

—Set the alarm at 5:00 am.,   you will make it.

A. and   B. but

C. or   D. so

19、—Why not take my car to the museum instead of walking?

—No, thanks_________.

A．I’m used to

B．I’m able to

C．I’m about to

D．I’ve got to

20、People who value their privacy are concerned about _________Google might do with the information it is gathering.

A．that

B．what

C．why

D．how

21、You may say that rain comes from clouds, but you can also say that rain is clouds.【1】, you should know the mechanism through which water moves from the Earth to the atmosphere and back again.

Dew point is the temperature at which water vapor begins to condense (凝结) and becomes water droplets that can fall as rain. Dew point can vary anywhere from the 30s (Fahrenheit) to, on rare occasions, the 80s.

【2】. Once the air has cooled past the “dew point", it condenses around a nucleus, which are usually tiny particles of dust, smoke or even salt that are floating in the air. Then tiny water droplets are formed.【3】. If you pay close attention to clouds in the sky, you'll see char they’re constantly shrinking and growing,

Water vapor that has formed clouds is on its way to becoming rain, bur it's not there yet. For now, the water droplets are 80 tiny that the air currents keep them in the air, just as swirling particles of dust can stay in the air.【4】.

When water droplets combine with one another, they become heavier than the uplift of the air around them. Eventually they fall down through the cloud as rain.【5】They attract more water vapor to themselves and grow quickly until they're heavy enough to fall as snow.

A．Rain cloud is formed when there is enough water in the air

B．As warm air rises with the water vapor it contains, it cools

C．If you are curious about what kind of cloud will become rain

D．Sometimes the droplets rise high enough to freeze into ice crystals.

E．The tiny water droplets that initially form are what you see as clouds

F．If you want a better understanding of why rain comes down from clouds

G．As those droplets continue to rise, they have two ways to come back to Earth

22、   About six years ago I began my job as an IT consultant. I had always been quite good with computers. It was a great move for me, as I quickly learned a ton. Every day was fun. It was one of the best and most challenging jobs I’ve ever had.

Flash-forward a few years and things started to taper. I wasn’t learning as much as before. I felt a desire to try something different, to strike out on my own. I couldn’t get up the courage to make any moves. The job paid very well; I had a lot of freedom, and great benefits. I had grown comfortable and accustomed to an easy life.

Last year things came to a head, I was having a particularly stressful month, overloaded with work that was neither challenging nor interesting. I had enough. I reached out to my boss and let him know that I was done. We had a meeting about my decision. He didn’t want to lose me. He addressed my concerns and we agreed that I could change my job and begin working on some new internal organizational systems. I decided to give this new role a chance.

Now, a year after my role change, not much is different. Senior staff did not adopt the new systems I built. The work is still uninspiring and unchallenging. I’m comfortable, but comfort to me has become terrible. Change can be very difficult for some and after spending time trying to carry out new solutions, I’ve realized that you simply can’t change other people if they don’t want it.

I’ve again quit my job. It’s both liberating and frightening. I need a greater challenge. I’ve learned a lot

from my quitting experience. Here are some signs that it might be time to quit your job.

【1】What does the underlined word “taper” mean in the passage?

A.Increase. B.Decline.

C.Develop. D.Repeat.

【2】How did the author feel when considering getting a move?

A.Decisive. B.Cautious.

C.Contradictory. D.Careless.

【3】Why was the author upset?

A.His leader couldn’t make sense of him.

B.He was unsatisfied with his salary.

C.He thought his job was boring.

D.His boss didn’t allow him to leave.

【4】What will be continued with the passage?

A.Indications that you should give up a job.

B.Suggestions on how to live comfortably.

C.Instructive stories about some other people.

D.Great challenges you should face and accept.

23、   It is a bright morning in the Ethiopian countryside. Yohannes walks beside a pair of donkeys that are pulling a two-wheeled cart. They arrive at the agricultural town of Awassa where Yohannes opens the sides of the cart to display, not the usual vegetables or tools, but children’s books. This is the Donkey Mobile Library, the first of its kind in Ethiopia and one of only a few in the world.

Yohannes was born in Ethiopia, North Africa, but trained to be a librarian in the USA and returned to Ethiopia years ago. The cart is full of picture books donated by American libraries, teachers and school children.

Yohannes arranges small painted benches in the shade of the trees, and suddenly Ethiopian children come shouting and racing down every road and path. It’s mobile library day! They circle the bookshelves with great excitement. Until the Donkey Mobile Library began its regular two-monthly visits, many of these children had never seen a book.

“Without books, education is very dull, like food without salt. You can survive but you can’t really come alive,” says Yohannes. “The ability to read is the basis for greater productivity, better health and longer life. Even though the children lack material goods, with books they can imagine a world of possibilities.”

Yohannes first worked in the children’s section of the main library in America. Surrounded by books he had never seen before, he realized how joyful and imaginative children’s literature is. He says, “I always thought of Ethiopia. But how could I bring children’s books to my home country when it had almost no libraries to keep the books in?”

He contacted Jane Kurtz, a writer born in America but brought up in Ethiopia, and together they created the Donkey Mobile Library. The children say that the Library has given them ideas about what they might do in the future. A child called Dareje wants to be a scientist and find a cure for life-threatening diseases. An eleven year-old girl, Fikerte, wants to do research about the moon and discover new facts about outer space. Tamrat, aged 10, comes every time.

“What brings you back here time and time again?” the librarian asks him.

“The stories,” Tamrat replies instantly.

【1】How do the children feel when they see the donkey mobile Library ______.

A．Curious.

B．Surprised.

C．Interested.

D．Excited.

【2】We can conclude from the passage that ______.

A．Ethiopian children have no idea about their future.

B．Yohannes and Kurtz share similar life experiences.

C．donkey carts in Awassa usually carry vegetables and tools.

D．most books in the donkey mobile library were brought in America.

【3】Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?

A．A news report.

B．a book review.

C．A historical story.

D．An advertisement.

24、Meredith J. Eberhart completed the 2, 190-plus mile Appalachian Trail on Sunday, becoming the oldest person to hold the honor.

Eberhart has probably hiked over 50,000 miles in his life though he doesn’t keep track. The 83-year-old man started walking when he retired more than 25 years ago, and never stopped.

Eberhart started the 261-day, 15-state trip back in February, with the goal of beating previous record holder Dale “Greybeard”Sanders, who finished the entire Appalachian Trail at the age of 82 in 2017. The trail covers over 2,190 miles from Springer Mountain, Georgia, all the way to Mount Katahdin, Maine. However, Eberhart began his journey far from the trail, at his home in Flagg Mountain, Alabama. That added hundreds of extra miles to the route. But Eberhart wasn’t worried about that. He once hiked 4,400 miles from the Florida Keys to Northern Quebec, and another time from Chicago to California on Route 66.

Eberhart admitted that he was feeling his age and the trail got tough at points, even for an experienced hiker like himself. He fell a few times on slippery rocks, and at one point he got his elbow scratched. However, the accidents didn’t stop him.“I’ve got a couple of injuries on me, but I’m okay,”he said.“You’ve got to have incredible determination to do this.”

Eberhart hiked the trail out of order in sections so he could complete each part in fine weather. Mindful of his age, Eberhart walked at a rate of no more than eight hours each day. He finished his journey in Massachusetts, where he celebrated with champagne wine and friends. And while some people think this will be his last hike, Eberhart seems to strongly disagree.

【1】What set Eberhart apart from other Appalachian Trail hikers?

A．The maximum age.

B．The longest distance.

C．The minimum time.

D．The steepest trail.

【2】Which word best describes Eberhart’s journey on the Appalachian Trail?

A．Relaxing.

B．Challenging.

C．Pleasing.

D．Appealing.

【3】Why did Eberhart hike the trails in random sections?

A．To conserve his energy.

B．To catch up with other hikers.

C．To make use of good weather.

D．To avoid getting injured.

【4】What can we learn from Eberhart’s success?

A．Life lies in movement.

B．All roads lead to Rome.

C．He who laughs last laughs longest.

D．It’s never too late to go after dreams.

25、   On an ordinary day, Debbie's doorbell rang suddenly. Sixteen-year-old Amy from next door was there — “help, my brother Dylan is bleeding, ””she _________.

Debbie and her sister Ellen _________to their house to find eight-year-old Dylan bleeding _________from a huge cut in his arm. Debbie had recently taken a first aid _________and knew what to do. "I knew I needed to _________pressure to stop the bleeding. I _________a towel from the bathroom and used it to press on the _________，” she said.

Dylan was crying and _________so Debbie told him not to panic while pressing on the towel to stop the blood _________She told Ellen to call for an ambulance since she knew the cut would need medical treatment. Just as the ambulance __________, Dylan’s mum came home. She was deeply shocked but __________held his arm, then the two of them travelled to the hospital together in the ambulance without __________

A few weeks later the cut __________and Dylan went back home. His mother thanked Debbie and Ellen the day after the __________"I，m so happy that I learned first aid,” Debbie said. "I __________thought I’d need to use my first aid skills so soon, but Fm very glad I knew what to do."

A．asked

B．whispered

C．shouted

D．stated

A．paced

B．raced

C．returned

D．advanced

A．heavily

B．slightly

C．slowly

D．frequently

A．kit

B．book

C．box

D．course

A．put

B．release

C．increase

D．apply

A．chose

B．dried

C．grabbed

D．cleaned

A．arm

B．wound

C．hand

D．forehead

A．angry

B．shocked

C．nervous

D．depressed

A．pressure

B．supply

C．fall

D．flow

A．sped up

B．pulled up

C．set off

D．took off

A．immediately

B．constantly

C．simply

D．suddenly

A．hesitation

B．doubt

C．accident

D．delay

A．disappeared

B．healed

C．narrowed

D．grew

A．adventure

B．occasion

C．incident

D．affair

A．never

B．hardly

C．seldom

D．often

26、假定你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的美国朋友Jim得知你对探月感兴趣，发来邮件和你讨论该话题。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：

1.月亮在中国文化中的寓意；

2.你对人类探月活动的看法。

注意：1.词数100左右。

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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