梧州2025届高三毕业班第一次质量检测英语试题

1、The big- eyed girl came in,   a cake with two   candles on it.

A. bring; lit   B. brought; lighted

C. carrying; lighted   D. taking; lighting

2、The boys,________had played the whole day long, were tired．

A. all of what   B. all of which

C. all of them   D. all of whom

3、"We are here to help because we are one family _____we live in different parts of the world, "said the volunteer.

A. in that B. even though

C. so that D. as though

4、I shall ________ the loss of my laptop computer in the newspaper, with a reward for the finder.

A．inform

B．advertise

C．announce

D．publish

5、According to Ray Kurzweil, we will have nanobots in our blood, which will ________ keep our bodies healthy and free from diseases by finding damaged cells and destroying them.

A．automatically

B．potentially

C．enormously

D．unrealistically

6、—John is said to have _____ missing since last week. Has he gone somewhere?

— Not really. He_______ his newly-bought apartment.

A. gone, has decorated   B. been, was decorating

C. done, decorated   D. been, has been decorating

7、Palace officials announced Monday that Prince Harry is engaged to Meghan Markle, _____ months of rumors that the couple was close to _____ the knot.

A.confirming... tying B.confirmed... tie

C.confirming...tie D.to confirm...tying

8、 Don’t refer to the dictionary every time you come across a new word as sometimes its meaning may be _______ clearly in a given context.

A. picked out   B. ruled out   C. brought out   D. taken out

9、I lost your phone number. Otherwise,  I ___________you long before.

A. would have contacted   B. contacted

C. will contact   D. am contacting

10、Life us only once. Therefore, we should make full use of every minute and try to do something useful.

A. belongs to   B. is belonged to

C. is belonging to   D. has belonged to

11、Having signed the agreement on the ceasefire, both sides have _____ it. In other words, neither of the two sides have broken the agreement so far.

A. ignored B. assessed

C. obtained       D. observed

12、—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

13、I always have so many things to ________ when I come back to the company after a trip abroad.

A．add to

B．stick to

C．appeal to

D．attend to

14、 Misunderstandings ________ from lack of social communication, unless ________ properly, may lead to serious problems.

A.arisen; handling B.arising; handled

C.rising; handled D.risen; handling

15、_______the APP WeChat has changed our life, it also has some negative effects.

A．Since

B．While

C．Unless

D．As

16、—When are you leaving for Shanghai?

—Tomorrow morning. My plane ________ at 10:00 am.

A．is left

B．leaves

C．was leaving

D．has left

17、If you_______ smoke, please go outside.

A. can  B. should C. must D. may

18、Which of the following words is created the same way as "schoolwork"?

A．classroom

B．winner

C．untidy

D．musician

19、— Today Mary is in low spirits.

— Yes, but she won’t say _______ bothers her.

A.why is it that B.that is why

C.it is what D.what it is that

20、Jane is nice but she has a ______ to talk too much.

A.trend B.tendency C.tension D.threat

21、   A few days before Christmas, the crowded shopping downtown was starting to annoy us. Most of us were loaded down with packages, and it looked like many of us were beginning to wonder if all those countless friends and relatives actually deserved so many gifts. This was not the Christmas spirit I’d been raised with.

When I finally got on a jammed streetcar, the idea of standing there packed like a sardine the whole way home was almost more than I could take. Suddenly I saw something out of the corner of my eye. A small, dark-skinned boy pulled a woman’s sleeve and asked, “Would you like a seat?” He quietly led her to the closest free seat he could find. Then he set out to find another tired person. As soon as each rare new seat became unoccupied, he would quickly move through the crowd in search of another burdened woman.

When I finally felt the pull at my own sleeve, I was absolutely struck by the beauty in this little boy’s eyes. He took my hand, saying, “Come with me, ma’am.” As I happily settled down, the little angel of love immediately turned to help his next subject.

The people on the streetcar, as usual, had been deliberately avoiding each other’s eyes, but now they began to exchange shy glances and smiles. That little boy had obviously changed something—we all relaxed into a feeling of warmth and actually enjoyed the trip.

I didn’t notice when the child got off. When I reached my stop I practically floated of that streetcar, admiring the sparkling Christmas lights on my street in a fresh, new way. Or maybe I was seeing them in an old way, with the same wonder I felt when I was five or six. Anyway, it is the little child that shall lead the ways for me.

【1】What can we infer from the underlined part in Paragraph 1?

A.The gifts were too heavy to carry home.

B.Friends and relatives always deserve gifts.

C.People wondered where to buy Christmas gifts.

D.The author was fed up with buying Christmas gifts.

【2】How did the author feel when she got on the streetcar?

A.Uncomfortable. B.Warm.

C.Astonished. D.Excited.

【3】Why did the author see the boy as the little angel of love?

A.Because he was dark-skinned. B.Because he occupied free seats.

C.Because he helped tired persons. D.Because he took her hand gently.

【4】What changes did the boy bring to the people on the streetcar?

A.They got to know one another.

B.They admired the boy when he got off.

C.They became more friendly to each other.

D.They changed the lights on the old streets.

22、My grandmother was from a town in Michigan Summer after summer, I enjoyed staying with my grandparents as a young child. I was from the city and loved the small town they lived in. People knew everyone, their kids, their pets, their ancestors. The bond(关系)with them continued to grow as I grew and they got older. Grandma was always using her hands for something exciting. She would make little sandwicbes and we’d have tea parties. She’d make beautiful quilts(被子) for each one. I remember the small thimble(顶针)she would use while doing her needle work.

A few years ago, when grandma left this earth, I bid farewell(告别 to a loving grandmother. How quickly our lives can change! We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier, on her 91st a birthday.

I missed her very much. On one particular birthday, when I was feeling a little low, something happened to make me feel she was sharing that special day with me. I was arranging some colorfully pillows that she had made, and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow(枕头). It was small and hard.I move it to the seam (接缝)that I carefully opened, and to my delight out came a tiny silver thimble! How happy I was to find something that had been a part of her! Instead of thinking that it had fallen off her finger, I pictured her sewing (缝)it in that little pillow that I just happened to place on my bedspread that day. I carefully laid the thimble alongside the others I’ve collected over the years, where I could continue to see the gift God chose to show to me. What a precious (宝贵的) memory of a very special lady who somehow, I knew, was laughing in delight at sewing her thimble inside my pillow! I made some tea, using my best china, as Grandma always did, and enjoyed my tea and Grandma’s thimble. What a wonderful birthday that was!

【1】The author wrote this passage to .

A．show she missed living with her grandma

B．express a desire to lead a simple life

C．call on people to care for the old

D．recall her happy childhood

【2】The author liked staying with her grandparents because .

A．they often bought her some gifts

B．she was curious about people and things there

C．she could have tea parties and eat sandwiches

D．she could learn to sew quilts

【3】How did the author feel when she found the silver thimble?

A．Sad.

B．Proud.

C．Lucky.

D．Cheerful.

【4】It can be inferred from the passage that the silver thimble .

A．was the item the author has been trying to find

B．was the most treasured thimble of grandma

C．was very precious to the author

D．was a birthday gift grandma had given the author

【5】What is the best title for the passage?

A．A little pillow

B．Grandma’s silver thimble

C．My grandparents

D．My childhood

23、While doing some grocery shopping one day, I realized I had spent close to 30 minutes just in the produce section,meticulously(一丝不苟地) choosing the best-looking apples, bananas that were ripe but not spotted and ears of corn with perfectly neat rows of kernels(谷粒). However, I bet I'm not the only one that rejects the slightest imperfections in fruits and vegetables.

I've also seen how my pursuit of perfect produce has influenced my children. When I pack their lunches, I make sure I include fleshy tomatoes, crisp blueberries, and cucumbers without any scratches. But one day when my daughter refused to eat a pear that was turning slightly brown, I knew I had to change my way. I realized I was unconsciously teaching my children to accept society's standards of perfection and that these perceptions could have a disastrous impact on our environment.

In the US, up to 40 percent of food is wasted every year. Around 20 percent of food waste is produced directly at the farm, for the so-called "ugly" food may not meet certain standards set by grocery stores, though the food is still perfectly consumable.

On a recent night, I attended a dinner party to raise awareness about this growing problem. It was the brainchild of food waste activist Josh Treuhaft, which was an intimate gathering of 16 people dining on a table made from recycled wood. The chef, Pesha Perlsweig, prepared a six-course meal with food, which was purchased from Imperfect Produce that specifically sells "ugly" fruit and vegetables. The organic twisted carrots or knobbly(多疙瘩的) sweet potatoes can be bought at this market for 30 to 50 percent of the price.

I was impressed by Perlsweig's creative, delicious dishes made from the "ugly" food. Before each dish, Perlsweig offered guests tips on how we can reduce our food waste. After the evening's dinner, I became inspired to rethink the way I shopped for and consumed food, and to accept the imperfect. Though looking ugly, the food contains no less nutrition than normal food. Furthermore, it's cheap at the price. My actions inspired my daughter to think differently as well. I'm hoping that these small changes in our perception can make a big difference to our world.

【1】Why did the author spend about 30 minutes buying produce?

A．She was very picky about produce.

B．She had lots of spare time that day.

C．She is addicted to grocery shopping.

D．She had difficulty in making a decision.

【2】What can we learn about the private gathering?

A．Lots of food went to waste that day.

B．The guests got some tips at the gathering.

C．Most of the dishes were made from organic food.

D．It aimed to recommend a chef cooking "ugly" food.

【3】Which of the following is NOT the reason why the author accepted the imperfect food?

A．It is more delicious after creatively cooked.

B．It is cheap and as nutritious as perfect food.

C．It can always help to protect the environment.

D．It can have a good effect on children's growth.

【4】What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?

A．To offer tips on how to reduce food waste.

B．To introduce a new market for "ugly" food.

C．To share her experience of educating children.

D．To show how she fell in love with "ugly" food.

24、   'It can't be done. ' Boyan Slat heard this over and over when he first proposed a way to clean up millions of tons of plastic polluting our oceans.

Slat, who grew up in the city of Delft in the Netherlands, was on a diving trip in Greece three years ago when he was deeply impressed by plastic. 'There were more plastic bags than fish, ' he says. 'That moment I realized it was a huge issue and that environmental issues are really the biggest problems my generation will face. '

That fall, Slat, then 17, decided to study plastic pollution as part of a high school project. Soon, Slat learned that no one had yet come up with practical way to clean up this massive garbage patches. Most proposed solutions involved 'fishing' up the plastic using ships equipped with nets—which, as Slat discovered, would likely take more than 1,000 years, cost too much, let off too much sea life along with the trash.

Slat proposed an alternative that mostly avoided these problems: a solar-powered system using a floating plastic tube which will go around the garbage and trap it is 600 meters long. Wind, waves and ocean currents will push the trash toward the tube. A ship will pick up the trash and take it back to the shore. Best of all, Slat predicted his system could clean up the North Pacific Garbage Patch within five to 10 years.

The following, Slat entered the aerospace engineering program at the Delft University of Technology and officially announced his ocean cleanup concept at TEDxDelft. But nothing much moved forward.

Slat organized a team of volunteers and employees for The Ocean Cleanup, which now numbers about 100. In answer to opposition, Slat and his team raised $100,000 from a crowd funding campaign and began testing a 40-meter collecting barrier near the Azores Islands last March.

Over the next three to four years, Slat will push toward a fully operational large-scale project by testing a series of longer and longer barriers.

【1】What inspired the boy to study plastic pollution?

A.One of his high school projects.

B.Others' opposition to his proposal.

C.Humans’ failure in cleaning up the ocean.

D.The shockingly heavy plastic pollution in ocean.

【2】What can we say about Slat's design?

A.It is powerful but only used in California and Hawaii.

B.It is huge but causes great damage to sea lives.

C.It makes full use of natural forces and is friendly to nature.

D.It was welcomed by all the public and worked very well.

【3】What hasn't Slat done to make his idea into reality?

A.Presenting his idea at TEDxDelft.

B.Raising funds with his team.

C.Doing test.

D.Stopping plastic from washing into the ocean.

【4】What does the author mainly do in this article?

A.Explain a strange idea. B.Introduce a fascinating person.

C.Describe a social phenomenon. D.Praise a point of view.

25、   Imagine you go into a coffee shop, have a cup, and when it comes to paying your bill they tell you it’s already been paid for. Wouldn’t that be wonderful? Well, that’s _________ what’s happening at the Corner Perk Cafe in Bluffton, South Carolina. It all started in 2010 with a _________ act of kindness.

The Corner Perk was just a(n) _________ coffee place until one day, when a _________ left a $100 bill with the owner, Josh Cooke. _________ she just wanted the money to be used to pay for the drinks of all the people who came in after, until it _________. According to Cooke it was “just to let them know, you know, that somebody was wanting them to have a great day.” _________, customers who came in all afternoon were puzzled when they found they didn’t have to _________ for their coffee.

This wasn’t the _____________ time the mysterious coffee-donor paid the Corner Perk a visit. Actually she’s been there ______________ eight times in the past two years. When Josh ______________ her most recent visit on the coffee shop’s Facebook page, the word spread quickly. More ____________ came forward to continue the ____________. Cooke says the ____________ lady who started the trend had a kind heart and wanted ______________ to spread in the area. Her efforts did not go ____________. Lots of people who heard about the tradition at Corner Perk Cafe simply walked into the shop and left money, ____________ even ordering anything for themselves. A jar now stands on the counter with dollar bills to pay for people’s coffee.

Josh says “We just want people to continue to show kindness is anyway — ____________ that’s helping somebody with their electric bill or ______________ somebody’s car with gas. I say this just to show that humanity isn’t dead ________________.”

【1】A.accidentally B.exactly C.occasionally D.possibly

【2】A.deliberate B.serious C.random D.formal

【3】A.crowded B.deserted C.interesting D.ordinary

【4】A.customer B.hostess C.businesswoman D.traveller

【5】A.Aimlessly B.Apparently C.Awkwardly D.Amusingly

【6】A.disappears B.dies away C.runs out D.decreases

【7】A.Needless to say B.On the contrary C.In other words D.What's more

【8】A.wait B.pay C.answer D.apply

【9】A.high B.last C.very D.best

【10】A.another B.other C.any D.best

【11】A.posted B.published C.painted D.printed

【12】A.consumers B.donors C.passers-by D.visitor

【13】A.trade B.visit C.trend D.payment

【14】A.wealthy B.famous C.ambitious D.unknown

【15】A.donation B.goodness C.happiness D.puzzlement

【16】A.unbelievable B.undesirable C.unnecessary D.unrewarded

【17】A.except B.besides C.without D.before

【18】A.whether B.because C.since D.while

【19】A.charging B.drawing in C.filling up D.starting

【20】A.in all B.after all C.above all D.of all

26、最近你校开展"尊敬父母"活动，请你根据提示写一篇英文报道，向英语校报投稿。要点如下，

1.孝敬父母是中华民族的传统美德;

2.独生子女的问题∶以自我为中心;

3.学校制定尊敬父母的"十条规定";

4. 家长和学生的反应。

注意∶

1.词数 80 左右，题目和开头已为你写好;

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Respecting Parents Program

A program called"Respecting Parents"has been started in our school recently,

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