信阳2025届高三毕业班第一次质量检测英语试题

1、He studied hard and later became a well-known writer, which was ______ his father had expected.

A.why B.how C.that D.what

2、They won the game, _____ they didn’t really deserve the victory.

A.if B.though C.before D.since

3、Young people who have got jobs may realize university lessons can’t be the only preparation for all of the situations ________ appear in the working world.

A. where   B. when   C. that D. what

4、—Have you got the results of the final exam?

—Not yet. I'm afraid it will be a few days     we know the final results.

A.before B.after C.until D.when

5、Due to the reform and opening­up, our living conditions, undoubtedly, have improved ________ over the past decades.

A．considerately

B．approximately

C．appropriately

D．considerably

6、The energy program ______ at reducing our dependence on fossil fuels has made considerable breakthroughs in the past decades.

A.aim B.aimed C.being aiming D.to aim

7、Long-term ______ to domestic and foreign classics has made him so knowledgeable.

A. resistance   B. submission   C. admission   D. exposure

8、Although he did not do it___________, he definitely had some responsibility.

A．instantly

B．deliberately

C．accidentally

D．casually

9、— 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

10、Mike is one of those people who just can’t save money. Every time he gets paid, _____.

A. he has ants in his pants   B. he tightens his belt

C. he wears his heart on his sleeve   D. the money burns a hole in his pocket

11、Those who suffer from headache will find they get ______ from this medicine.

A.relief B.safety C.defense D.shelter

12、The professor _____about how to protect the endangered animal in the conference at this time tomorrow.

A. talked   B. talks   C. has been talking   D. will be talking

13、— Mr. Anderson is popular with his students, for he is kind, strict and knowledgeable.

—No wonder he has such a good_________.

A. reputation   B. tradition

C. preference D. presentation

14、________ everyone has left the party, we need to start cleaning.

A．Before

B．Whenever

C．Now that

D．In case

15、You can use this room for your club activities tomorrow ______ you keep it tidy and clean.

A. for fear that   B. in case

C. on condition that   D. even if

16、We packed all the books in the wooden boxes_______ they wouldn’t get damaged.

A. as long as   B. as if

C. in case   D. so that

17、—It ________ to plant trees and grass on the hillside.

—Yes. They help stop soil from being washed away.

A. makes sense  B. makes money

C. makes a living  D. makes a mistakes

18、The young man who was expected to   his father’s company, made an unusual decision that he would start his own business.

A. hand over B. think over

C. go over D. take over

19、In universities in China, classes are often arranged in more flexible___ and a lot of jobs are offered to the students after graduation.

A. patterns B. ranks C. grades   D. scales

20、The free trade port needs to______ the possibility of sharpening the competitive edge of the island worldwide.

A.exploit B.explode C.explore D.export

21、Everyone has a phone in their pocket nowadays, but how often do we really use them for their original purpose — to make a call? Telephone culture is disappearing. What brought us to this moment, and what are its effects?

“No one picks up the phone anymore,” wrote Alex C. Madrigal on The Atlantic. “The reflex (习惯性动作) of answering — built so deeply into people who grew up in 20th-century telephonic culture — is gone.”

The shift is of course due in large part to more communication options: Texting with photos, videos, emojis, reaction Gifs, links and even voice messages can be a more attractive option.

Texting is light and fun, not nearly as demanding of your attention as a phone call. It can also be done with multiple people at the same time. Social media, email and video calls have also eaten away at traditional phone calls.

In recent years, another reason has caused people to ignore phone calls completely: robocalls. Robocalls are automated messages from organizations verifying (核实) your phone number or telemarketers trying to sell something. Americans received 22.8 billion robocalls halfway through 2020, equaling an annual rate of 45.6 billion, slightly below 2018 numbers, according to You-Mail, a robocall protection service and blocking app.

As telephone culture disappears, what is the loss of a singular family phone doing to the family unit? Early landline phones unified family members, whereas mobile phones isolate (使隔绝) them.

“The shared family phone served as an anchor (给以安全感的物品) for home,” said Luke Fernandez, a Weber State University computer-science professor and co-author of Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid: Feelings About Technology, From the Telegraph to Twitter. With smartphones, “we have gained mobility and privacy. But the value of the home has been diminished, as has its capacity to guide and monitor family behavior and perhaps bind families more closely together,” Femandez said.

Of course, as technology progresses, lives always change for better or for worse. With the loss of telephone culture, families will need to find other ways to unite.

【1】What has caused the traditional telephone to lose its appeal according to the text?

A．People’s addiction to social media.

B．People’s preference for robocalls.

C．People’s growing need for privacy.

D．People’s wide range of communication choices.

【2】What does the underlined word “diminished” in the last but one paragraph probably mean?

A．Reduced.

B．Strengthened.

C．Instructed.

D．Inherited.

【3】What does Luke Fernandez point out?

A．Smartphones tie families together.

B．The use of mobile phones has affected family bonds.

C．Smartphones help people monitor family behavior.

D．The value of home depends on how phones are used.

【4】What does the article mainly talk about?

A．The past and future of telephones.

B．The development of communication tools.

C．The downfall of traditional telephone culture.

D．The relation between phone use and family bonds.

22、In some snow-covered villages in Altay district of Xinjiang, it’s common in winter to see local herdsmen (牧民) with planks attached to their feet, climb the snowy slopes without any other form of assistance. The pair of planks are wrapped with horsehide (马皮), which serves a double purpose. Remarkably, the horsehide not only can provide friction to prevent skiers from slipping while going up the hills, but also helps them slide more smoothly down the hills.

According to rock carvings uncovered in the area by archaeologists, such skis have served for around 12, 000 years as a means of transportation for the snowfield people of Altay, especially those who had to travel a long way in the snow to herd animals or hunt. The fur skis gradually lost their popularity in recent decades after paved roads linked houses to the outside world. However, in response to the nation’s goal of brightening up grassroots enthusiasm for ice and snow sports, Altay plans to protect and promote its skiing culture and better pass along its skiing tradition to future generations.

Silambek Sakish, 67, a herdsman in the village of Altay, began to learn the craft at the age of 15 from his father. He would cut high-quality pine into a plank and then bend the plank’s front end after the wood was heated in a fire. Wrapping the plank with horsehide was the last step.

Sakish was honored as an heritor of the craft of making fur skis in 2010, which had been assigned as an intangible (非物质) cultural heritage of Xinjiang. His works are exhibited in ski places, airports and train stations across Altay and also at the display center for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to promote the district's deep historical connection to skiing. More young people have come to him to learn the craft, and his youngest son, who is 31, has followed in his footsteps to carry on the tradition.

【1】What is a function of horsehide?

A．Keeping sliding more slowly.

B．Adding the friction up the hills.

C．Weakening the friction up the hills.

D．Increasing the friction down the hills.

【2】What can we infer about fur skis from paragraph 2?

A．They were used for fun in history.

B．They originated from winter sports.

C．They were first unearthed under a rock carving.

D．They may regain more popularity in the future.

【3】Which is the correct order of making fur skis?

a. Bending the plank’s front end.   

b. Heating the wood in a fire.

c. Wrapping the plank with horsehide.   

d. Cutting high-quality pine into a plank.

A．badc.

B．dbac.

C．acdb.

D．dabc.

【4】What do we know about Sakish?

A．He assigned the fur skis as an intangible cultural heritage.

B．He took part in the 2022 Winter Olympics.

C．He contributed a lot to the skiing tradition.

D．He was well known at an early age.

23、Here is a brief guide to every sport at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Alpine skiing, 11 gold medals awarded

The disciplines include downhill, the fastest event; super-G, with more turns added; giant slalom (回转), still more turns; and slalom, the slowest and most technical event.

Biathlon (冬季两项), 11 golds

Take the endurance test of cross-country skiing and shake it up very few kilometers by having athletes stop to shoot at targets. Too many misses, and skiers must take a penalty lap. Germany, France, Sweden and Norway should dominate the medals.

Figure skating, 5 golds

The strong Russian team swept the top three spots in the women’s competition at the last world tournament, with now 17-year-old Anna Shcherbakova on top. American Nathan Chen’s potential duel (对决) with Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, the 2014 and 2018 Olympic champion, could be a highlight of the Games.

In the pairs event, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong could bring the gold to the host nation.

Freestyle sking, 13 golds

There are six disciplines. In the aerials and the new big air event, skiers launch themselves of a ramp and perform flips (空翻) and spins. In half pipe, they perform in a U-shaped bowl, and in slope style, they ski down a course with rails and jumps. In moguls (雪上技巧赛), they ski over a bumpy course and are judged on turns, jumps and speed. The only event that is timed instead of judged is ski cross (障碍追逐赛), in which skiers race against one another in groups of four.

Speedskating, 23 golds

Long-track speed skating is dominated by the Dutch. They won seven of 14 gold medals in 2018 and eight of 12 in 2014. Short-track provided China with its gold of the 2018 Games. South Korea will also be a major contender.

【1】How many disciplines does Alpine skiing include?

A．3.

B．4.

C．5.

D．6.

【2】Which country mayn’t dominate the medals from Biathlon?

A．Russia.

B．Sweden.

C．Norway.

D．Germany.

【3】Which of the following is not true?

A．Anna Shcherbakova won the first place at the last world toumament.

B．Nathan Chen’s potential duel with Yuzuru Hanyu could be a highlight.

C．Sui Wenjing and Han Cong could bring a gold to China.

D．The Dutch won 14 gold medals in long-track speedskating in 2018.

24、Pre-College Program Courses

The Harvard Pre-College Program will be hosting all courses online for Summer 2021. To encourage interactive learning, class sizes are small and typically range from 12 to 18 students. In this collegial setting, you will practice the art of healthy debates, learn to communicate clearly on complex topics, and deliver presentations on your own research, all under the guidance of Harvard instructors for a true Ivy League experience. At the end of the program, you will receive a written evaluation from your instructor, as well as a Harvard transcript with a grade of AR or NM (“requirements met” or “requirements not met”). Please note: You need to attend every online class in its entirety to receive a passing grade of “Met All Requirements”.

Course: Care in Critical Times

• Jul 5—Aug 16, Mon. to Thurs., 8:30—11:00 am

• Andrea Wright

What is care? How can and do communities encourage care as a tool for building healing and hope? This course requires students not only to ask how they might engage in caring acts with their own communities, but to complete a locally based community project that brings care.

Course: Introduction to neuroscience

• Jul 7—Jul 25, Wed. to Fri., Noon—3:00 pm

• Grace Francis

This course is an introduction to the nervous system, with emphasis on the structure and function of the human brain.

Course: College Writing

• Jul 1—Jul 22, Thurs. to Sat., 8:00—11:30 am

• Martin T. Greenup

This course introduces students to college writing by taking them through the steps required to complete a five page analytic essay. Students read a range of classic and contemporary short stories, and develop strategies for careful close reading via class discussion and in-class exercises.

Course: The Economics of Cities

• Jun 17—Jul 29, Sun. to Thurs., 3:15—6:15 pm

• Thomas Shay Hill

What causes cities to grow, and what limits their growth? What are the costs of urban living, and how can they be overcome? We examine a range of major urban issues from an economic view: traffic and transportation; water, public health and the role of cities in generating economic growth and technological innovation.

【1】What is the function of the first paragraph?

A．To explain the requirements of the courses.

B．To introduce the program instructors.

C．To offer an overview of the program.

D．To present the contents of the program.

【2】Which course can you take if you are available on Friday afternoons in July?

A．Care in Critical Times.

B．College Writing.

C．Introduction to neuroscience.

D．The Economics of Cities.

【3】Whose course should you choose if you are fond of modern short story?

A．Andrea Wright’s.

B．Martin T. Greenup’s.

C．Grace Francis’s.

D．Thomas Shay Hill’s.

25、The bridegroom, Matthew, the bride, Teresa, and their photographer, Kevin made a daring rescue. The couple _______ by the river while their photographer was preparing to take pictures.

They were so_______that they did not_______a girl walking by with her grandfather. Suddenly they heard "Help!" They_______and saw a man jump into the river and swim toward the girl. The man was_______her above the water with one arm and patting water（拍水）with_______.

It wasn't clear how_______he could hold on in the strong current.

Matthew grasped the edge of the wall and_______himself toward a piece of wood_______out from the wall. He stepped on the wood, balancing with one________, and reached out his hands toward the ________pair. He grabbed the girl's one arm while Kevin caught her other arm. Together the two men________her up.

After that, they hurried to her grandfather. ________each of them caught one of the old man's hands, the two were unable to lift the man's feet. Without ________, Teresa quickly joined them to save the old man________.

Shortly after the ________, the couple's friends and relatives arrived. They were surprised by how________the bridegroom and the bride were. Mom kept telling________that she had a brave son-in-law. The guests________and joked about how this ________young man would think nothing of "saving a life" as he was "getting a wife."

【1】

A．talked

B．stood

C．walked

D．ran

【2】

A．relaxed

B．determined

C．devoted

D．absorbed

【3】

A．remember

B．notice

C．observe

D．mind

【4】

A．turned around

B．looked up

C．watched over

D．showed off

【5】

A．stopping

B．preventing

C．keeping

D．making

【6】

A．other

B．the other

C．others

D．another

【7】

A．soon

B．much

C．long

D．far

【8】

A．placed

B．left

C．set

D．lowered

【9】

A．sticking

B．rising

C．bringing

D．taking

【10】

A．leg

B．hand

C．foot

D．finger

【11】

A．flowing

B．struggling

C．swimming

D．floating

【12】

A．showed

B．cheered

C．pushed

D．pulled

【13】

A．Until

B．As

C．While

D．If

【14】

A．doubt

B．permission

C．difficulty

D．hesitation

【15】

A．in time

B．at convenience

C．with ease

D．by accident

【16】

A．incident

B．matter

C．event

D．affair

【17】

A．patient

B．calm

C．sincere

D．anxious

【18】

A．everyone

B．no one

C．anyone

D．someone

【19】

A．screamed

B．argued

C．sighed

D．laughed

【20】

A．discouraged

B．generous

C．courageous

D．gentle

26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一 篇完整的短文。

I was still a thief when I met Anil. And though only 15, I was an experienced and fairly successful hand.

Anil was about 25—a tall, thin fellow—and he looked easy-going, kind and simple enough for my purpose. I might be able to get into his confidence.

I gave him my most appealing smile. “I want to work for you.” I said.

“But I can't pay you.”

Perhaps I had misjudged the man. I asked, “Can you feed me?”

“Can you cook?”

“I can cook.” I lied.

“If you can cook, then I can feed you.”

The meal I cooked that night must have been terrible because Anil gave it to a stray dog and old me to be off. But I just hung around smiling in my most appealing way, and he couldn't help laughing.

Later he patted me on the head and said never mind, he'd teach me to cook. He also taught me to write my name and said he would soon teach me to write whole sentences and to add numbers. I was grateful. I knew that once I could write like an educated man there would be no limit to what I could achieve.

One evening he came home with a small bundle of notes, saying he had just sold a book to a publisher. At night, I saw him put the money under the mattress (床垫).

It's time I did some real work, I told myself. After all, he doesn't even pay me.

Anil was asleep. I crept up to the bed. Anil was sleeping peacefully. My hand slid under the mattress, searching for the notes. When I found them, I drew them out without a sound. Anil sighed in his sleep and turned on his side, towards me. I was frightened and quickly crawled out of the room.

I began to run, holding the notes by the string of my pajamas (睡衣). But I slowed down and sat down in the shelter of the clock tower. I should go back to Anil, I told myself, if only to learn to read and write.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150词左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I hurried back to the room feeling very nervous.

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I awoke late next morning to find that Anil had already made the tea.

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