北海2025届高三毕业班第二次质量检测英语试题

1、______ you prefer, I’ll give it to you. But we haven’t any other models for you to choose from.

A．Whatever

B．Whenever

C．Whichever

D．However

2、—My model ship doesn't work.

​—Don't worry. I'll have it _________this afternoon.

A.repairing B.made C.repaired D.mend

3、Some pre-school children go to a day care centre, _________ they learn simple games and songs.

A．as

B．whose

C．which

D．where

4、There is no simple answer to such a question, ________ is often the case in science.

A. one   B. that   C. as   D. what

5、If ________ in the elevator, please press the emergency button immediately.

A. trapped B. trapping

C. having trapped D. to be trapped

6、As soon as everyone ________the examination ________, the test papers were given out.

A．taking... was seated

B．took... seated

C．taking... seated

D．taken... was seated

7、—You should have a lot to complain about your partner, John.

—No! I really have nothing ______ him.

A．with

B．against

C．beyond

D．for

8、---I don’t understand why Catherine stopped short _____ she ought to have continued.

---It’s obvious that she lacked self-confidence.

A. when   B. while

C. if   D. as

9、However，the Norman Conquest didn’t affect the English language___________ the Angles and the Saxons victory about 600 years earlier，which led to Old English ________ Celtic.

A． so much as；was replaced   B． so good as；being replaced

C． as much as；replacing   D． as well as；replaced by

10、I asked my parents ______ I could play football.

A．that

B．whether

C．weather

D．why

11、（题文）I ______engineering,but this machine is really hard to operate.

A. major in   B. join in

C. star in   D. give in

12、The military parade for the upcoming National Day celebrations will involve around 15,000 military personnel, ________ scale will be the largest in recent years.

A．of which

B．of what

C．which

D．whose

13、— Good morning, Tom, why do you look so tired out?

— Because I _________ my graduating paper all night in my study.

A．worked on

B．had worked on

C．have been working on

D．would work on

14、She works in theatre, ______in her father’s footsteps.

A．to follow

B．following

C．followed

D．being followed

15、If you feel like you have problems that you can't solve, you will make yourself miserable.

A．adverbial

B．attribute

C．object

D．object complement

16、—Don’t always turn to particular patterns time after time in our life.

—I agree. We would otherwise   our thinking by rules or common attitude.

A. inspect B. limit C. judge D. recover

17、My adviser recommended that I ________ advanced literature.

A．signed up for

B．sign up with

C．signed up with

D．sign up for

18、— What shall we do tonight then?

—   , whatever you want.

A. Help yourself   B. It’s a deal

C. No problem   D. It’s up to you

19、When you visit our town next August, a modern sports center ________, for the National Games are to be held then.

A. will be constructing   B. will have been constructed

C. has been constructing   D. is being constructed

20、Recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot. It was going to be by Larry’s wife, Claire.

A. tested for   B. tested with   C. tested out   D. tested up

21、Nowadays we feel that we have become dependent on our computers, mobile phones and other media, and that we need these things to think and act creatively. But a recent study seems to indicate that the best thing we might be able to do for our creativity is leave all of these high-tech (高科技) toys at home and just take a walk in the woods.

In the study, David L. Strayer and his fellow researchers worked with 30 men and 26 women who were about to go on a four-day hike, during which they would be taken away from all of the creative toys mentioned above. Before the hike began, Strayer gave the participants (参与者) a standardized Remote Associates Test, which is often used to test creativity and creative problem-solving abilities. After the hike, they were given the test again. The result showed that there was a 50% improvement in the participants’ creative problem-solving abilities. As Strayer says, “This is a great effect.”

This study is the first to document systematic changes in higher-level cognitive (认知的) function connected with entering nature. The researchers suggest that the effect nature seems to have on improving creative thinking is due to the lack of distractions (分心的事) in the natural environment — there are no ringing phones, noisy computers, etc. Other studies have shown that the colour green — the colour of much of nature — is felt by the brain as relaxing, and that increased relaxation may be one of the factors that improve creativity.

None of this is exactly news. The benefits of nature for the mind have been known for centuries. The philosopher and author Henry David Thoreau spoke eloquently (富于表现力地) about the two years he spent in the countryside. The experience certainly seemed to develop his creativity — he went on to write almost 50 books. Given this recent study, it looks as if his advice in Walden to “simplify, simplify, simplify” is good — if you want to relax your mind and make it become more creative, take a walk in the woods, and leave your cellphone behind.

【1】What can we learn from the passage?

A. High-tech toys are useless for creativity.

B. There is much news about nature’s effect on human mind.

C. Participants were asked not to take their cellphones during the hike.

D. Strayer’s study is the first to deal with nature’s effect on creativity.

【2】Which of the following can encourage creativity according to the study led by Strayer?

A. The colour green.

B. Feeling relaxed in nature.

C. The silence in the natural environment.

D. Learning more knowledge about nature.

【3】Henry David Thoreau suggested that people ________.

A. live a simple life

B. throw away their high-tech toys

C. take a walk in the woods every day

D. live in the countryside rather than the city

22、For tourists holding the Barcelona Card, the information below will be useful if you plan to admire some artworks or architectures there.

Sagrada Familia

Opening hours: 09:00-18:00(October-March); 09:00-20:00(April-September)

Admission: 11, or 11, or 10 with the Barcelona Card

The project's vast sale and its special design have made it one of Barcelona's top tourist attractions for many years.

La Pedrera

Opening hours: November-February: 09:00-18:30; March-October: 09:00-20:00

Admission：$ 9.50. Save 20% with the Barcelona Card.

It is a unique modernist building made of bricks and colorful tiles（瓦）. Visitors can see the amazing 800 square meters attic（阁楼）with 270 brick arches that give you a feeling that you are walking inside the skeleton of a whale.

Barcelona FC Museum

Opening hours: 6th April-4th October:10:00-20:00;the rest of the year. 10:00-18:30

Admission：$8.50 for entry to the museum and $17 for a guided tour.

When you buy your ticket you have two options: a ticket for the museum to see the football stadium or a special one for $15 where you get to see the stadium and the scenes at the club.

Picasso Museum

Opening hours: Check the website for details as they vary depending on the time of the year.

Admission：$9 for main exhibition-extra for special showings. Save 50% with Barcelona Card.

The museum has arranged Picasso’s paintings from his early days to his final works. Arranging the paintings in this way gives you a fascinating insight into the development of Picasso.

【1】What do we know the tourist attractions mentioned in the passage?

A．Sagrada Familia is the largest building in Barcelona.

B．La Pedrera is well-known for its colorful material.

C．Barcelona FC Museum may attract football fans.

D．Picasso Museum offers only one exhibition.

【2】If you visit the stadium and the club with a tour guide in Barcelona FC museum, you should pay_______

A．$25.5

B．$34

C．$42.5

D．$32

【3】What do the attractions have in common?

A．The Barcelona Card is a must for visiting them.

B．They are all famous for their architectural styles.

C．Their opening hours are changeable in different seasons.

D．Tourists can have a discount of 20% with the Barcelona Card.

23、The newspaper must provide for the reader the facts, pure, unprejudiced, objectively selected facts. But in these days of complex news it must provide more: it must supply interpretation, the meaning of the facts. This is a very important assignment facing American journalists - to make clear to the reader the problems of the day, to make international news understandable as community news, to recognize that there is no longer any such thing as "local" news, because any event in the international area has a local reaction in the financial market, political circles, in terms, indeed, of our very way of life. There is in journalism a widespread view that when you start an interpretation, you are entering dangerous waters, the rushing tides of opinion. This is nonsense.

The opponents of interpretation insist that the writer and the editor shall limit themselves to the "facts". This insistence raises two questions: What are the facts? Are the bare facts enough?

As for the first question, consider how a so-called "factual" story comes about. The reporter collects, say, fifty facts; out of these fifty, his space being necessarily restricted, he selects the ten which he considers most important. This is Judgment Number One. Then he or his editor decides which of these ten facts shall make up the beginning of the article, which is an important decision because many readers do not proceed beyond the first paragraph. This is Judgment Number Two. Then the night editor determines whether the article shall be presented on page one, where it has a large influence, or on page twenty four, where it has little. Judgment Number Three.

Thus in the presentation of a so-called "factual" or"objective" story, at least three judgments are involved. And they are judgments not at all unlike those involved in interpretation, in which reporters and editors, calling upon their research resources, their general background, and heir "news neutralism", arrive at a conclusion as to the significance of the news.

The two areas of judgment, presentation of the news and its interpretation, are both objective and subjective processes. If an editor is determined to give a prejudiced view of the news, he can do it in other ways and more effectively than by interpretation. He can do it by the selection of those facts that support his particular viewpoint. Or he can do it by the place he gives a story - promoting it to page one or dragging it to page thirty.

【1】According to the first paragraph, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．If a reporter makes clear the facts he writes, he will no doubt get into trouble.

B．Journalists must select facts objectively to make current events clear to the readers.

C．The most important task of reporters is to provide unprejudiced facts for the readers.

D．For reporters, interpretation of facts is no less important than presentation of the facts.

【2】The beginning of the article should present the most important fact because________.

A．it will influence the reader to continue

B．many readers read only the first paragraph

C．it details the general attitude of the writer

D．it's the best way to write according to the schools of journalism

【3】Where a story is presented in a newspaper shows________.

A．the editor's prejudice

B．the reporter's background

C．the story's factual matter

D．the story's effect on the readers

【4】Which of the following can best express the author's attitude toward objectiveness?

A．Objectiveness is controlled by editors rather than writers.

B．Properly choosing facts prepares a solid ground for objectiveness.

C．He doesn't think there exists complete objectiveness in news writing.

D．To make clear the news is a way to be objective and responsible for the readers.

24、It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.

The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货), saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.

I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.

People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性) as a whole. And it has influenced(影响) us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.

【1】Why was the bike so important to the couple?

A．They used it for work and daily life.

B．It was their only possession.

C．It was a nice Kona 18 speed.

D．The man’s job was bike racing.

【2】We can infer from the text that _________.

A．the couple worked 60 hours a week.

B．people were busy before Christmas

C．the stranger brought over the bike

D．life was hard for the young family.

【3】What do the couple learn from their experience?

A．Strangers are usually of little help

B．One should take care of their bike.

C．News reports make people famous.

D．An act of kindness can mean a lot.

25、I have been a student here for the last three years now. I really _______ it here, the teachers, the students, and everything. However, leaving my old school and changing to a new one wasn’t so _______ for me.

I had never changed schools before; I was quite happy where I was and _______ with everyone, but my mom thought it was time for a _______. My mom wanted me to better my skills which were something I wasn’t _______. I’ve always loved social sciences, but until sixth grade, _______ I hadn’t written one great essay (文章). My mom was right. I had to start learning more about writing, _______ it was a love of mine. It also is a very _______ skill to have because it is needed in every way that one might follow.

Afterwards, I didn’t want to _______ my old friends. I had been with those friends since first grade, and I thought that if I left school our ________ wouldn’t be easy. The summer of 2018 was ________ for me. I was feeling sick and nervous ________ that I wouldn’t make any friends at my new school. But then my mom tried to tell me ________, “Everything will be okay, believe me.”

After one week at the new school, I started thinking it was ________. I was enjoying the learning and having fun with my many new friends. With persuasion (说服) from my mom at first, I had made the right choice. I’m ________ to everyone around me, especially my mom.

【1】

A．expect

B．fear

C．love

D．miss

【2】

A．easy

B．painful

C．special

D．fresh

【3】

A．competitive

B．comfortable

C．careful

D．cool

【4】

A．game

B．break

C．change

D．celebration

【5】

A．giving up

B．working on

C．worrying about

D．showing off

【6】

A．gladly

B．luckily

C．hopefully

D．surprisingly

【7】

A．but

B．unless

C．though

D．since

【8】

A．strange

B．important

C．similar

D．interesting

【9】

A．meet

B．hate

C．leave

D．tell

【10】

A．subject

B．study

C．background

D．contact

【11】

A．lazy

B．busy

C．hard

D．exciting

【12】

A．thinking

B．forgetting

C．promising

D．regretting

【13】

A．secretly

B．patiently

C．madly

D．shyly

【14】

A．amazing

B．sad

C．sorry

D．different

【15】

A．polite

B．friendly

C．fair

D．thankful

26、你校组织高一学生去新农民社区参观住宅和蔬菜种植。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，介 绍这项活动，内容包括：

1. 时间和地点；

2. 参观过程；

3. 活动意义。

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。

A Visit to a New Farmer Community

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