随州2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

1、By the end of last month, 5 experiments _________ with no conclusion.

A．have been carried out

B．had carried out

C．was being carried out

D．had been carried out

2、---Do these paintings ________ you?

--- No, not really. They don’t ________ to me at all.

A. interest to you; make any sense

B. appeal for you; attract

C. appeal to; make sense

D. interest; attract

3、— Sorry, Daddy. I am not getting on well with my studies.

— Well. ________ you hadn’t wasted so much time playing online games.

A．As if

B．Even if

C．If only

D．Only if

4、-------Can you believe I had to pay 30 dollars for a haircut?

------You should try the barber’s _______I go. It’s only 15.

A．as

B．which

C．where

D．that

5、_______ at my classmates faces, I read the same disappointment in their eyes.

A．Look

B．To look

C．Looked

D．Looking

6、If weather permits, we’ll go on a hike in the mountain. But if ________, ________.

A.not, not B.no, no C.not, no D.no, not

7、As these new products are not selling well, the members of the board have decided to ________ production.

A. cut up   B. cut down to

C. cut back on   D. cut off

8、Your claim ought to succeed, in which case the damages will be________.

A．contradictory

B．substantial

C．intense

D．identical

9、Only if ________ your reading ________ all the information you need to know.

A．you concentrate on; will you acquire

B．do you concentrate on; you will acquire

C．you concentrate on; you will acquire

D．do you concentrate on; will you acquire

10、There are some seemingly insignificant matters that, when ________ in time, can become bigger ones later on.

A．aren't dealt with

B．not dealt with

C．having dealt with

D．being dealt with

11、The boy _________ to take care of his bike, because it needs _________.

A.was told; to repair B.told ; to be repaired

C.told ; repairing D.is told; repairing

12、I was watching an English movie when a thought me that I could actually improve my vocabulary in this way.

A.occurred to B.happened to C.switched to D.struck to

13、 Up to now nobody _______ do this better than Charlie Chaplin.

A. Is able to   B. has been able to

C. have been able to D. are able to

14、The plan you came up with doesn’t sound very practical. It will become the of the attack.

A. target   B. blame   C. evidence D. ambition

15、I would have come earlier, but I 　　　　that you were waiting for me.

A. didn't know   B. hadn't known

C. would have known   D. haven't known

16、Kim who, judging by Mrs. Schein’s absence, must have ___________, to let her stay with Adam and me.

A.convinced her mother to go home B.made her way toward the door

C.cancelled their five-night tour D.made sense to her

17、Chaplin was not just a genius; he was among the most_______figures in film history.

A．influential

B．rewarding

C．convincing

D．lifelong

18、__________ she was in great pain, Mary never lost the will to live.

A.Even though B.As though C.Only if D.As if

19、It’s really kind ________ you ________ help me with my English.

A．for, to

B．of, to

C．for, for

D．of, for

20、 Mr. Putin told CNN in an interview that the United States should not ________ in Russia’s internal affairs.

A. interpret B. interrupt

C. interfere  D. interact

21、Over the last decade, the government _______ hard at using advertisements to educate the public on fighting AIDS.

A．had worked

B．have worked

C．worked

D．was working

22、Evidence has been found through years of study______children’s early sleeping problems are likely to continue when they grow up.

A. why   B. how   C. whether   D. that

23、I didn't mean________you, but I had promised Jim that I wouldn't tell you where he had been.

A．having cheated

B．cheating

C．to cheat

D．to be cheated

24、“Oh, thank you for all your help”, he _______as he was leaving.

A.counted B.enlarged C.added D.joined

25、The driver _____ for the accident had not been driving carefully.

A. blamed   B. being blamed

C. to be blamed   D. blaming

26、The world’s largest paper airplane in history had a length of 45 ft. It had a wingspan of 24 ft. Its weight was 800 lb.

A 12-year-old boy named Arturo Valdenegro first created this design on a small scale and he won the contest organized by Pima Air & Space Museum. In the contest, children competed with each other to decide whose airplane was the farthest flyer.

A team of the Great Paper Airplane Project decided to build a much larger version of the winning airplane. They initially built a 5-ft model for trial. The trial model for the desert eagle project was fitted together by hand. This was done to determine how well the project design would perform on a grander scale. The next part of the project involved the building of a slightly larger model of the desert eagle. This model was a 15-ft plane. The team experimented with this model on the back of a pickup truck that was moving fast. For the final model, a type of corrugated (波纹状的) cardboard was used.

The team managed to free the airplane with the help of a Sikorsky S-58T helicopter. Initially, it was planned that the paper airplane would be released at a height of 5000 ft. However, some difficulties arose. The airplane was swaying (摇晃) heavily because of the surrounding wind. In this situation, it might be perilous for the helicopter. Thus, it was released at a height of about 2700 ft.

The paper airplane flew a distance of 59 ft. Even at a reduced height, it was able to glide (滑翔) for a period of about 10 seconds. It flew at a speed of at least 100 miles per hour even at a lower height. Although it crashed after that, it was considered a big step forward.

The project was conducted for a reason. It aimed to draw bright young minds to the engineering and the aviation industry (航空业). It seems to have been successful, at least to some extent. Young ones like Valdenegro have shown interest in the industry.

【1】Why did Arturo Valdenergro most probably design the paper airplane?

A．To inspire children to design inventions.

B．To show his talents for paper arts.

C．To make friends with a pilot.

D．To compete in a contest.

【2】How did the team test the performance of Arturo Valdenegro’s airplane on a larger scale?

A．By comparing with that of the other paper airplanes.

B．By studying Valdenergro’s design for a long periods.

C．By using different types of helicopters.

D．By creating different models for trial.

【3】What does the underlined word “perilous” in paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A．Unattractive.

B．Dangerous.

C．Useless.

D．Costly.

【4】What is the project expected to do?

A．To fuel young people’s interest in the aviation industry.

B．To remind people of children’s overall development.

C．To popularize basic knowledge of airplanes.

D．To show people the potential use of paper.

27、Robots really are taking over the world. They’re writing novels— the first was 1 the Road, a cyborg’s homage to Jack Kerouac published in 2018. And they’re making lunch: The California restaurant chain Cali Burger is trying out a robot that can flip 2, 000 burgers a day. What human can compete--especially given that robots don’t complain, ask for raises, or get drunk at the office Christmas party?

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the invention of the word robot by the Czech playwright Karel Capek, we thought it would be fun to take a look at another side of robotkind, one that’s all too human. Here’re two failed attempts by robots to replace us flesh-and-bone types.

A few years back, the Hennna Hotel in Nagasaki, Japan, hired 243 robots to cover positions ranging from receptionists to bellboys. Unfortunately, the check-in robots had trouble answering guests’ questions and photocopying passports, while bellboy robots kept banging into walls and tripping over curbs. One in-room assistant sprang to attention every time a lodger snored, saying, “Sorry, I couldn’t catch that. Could you repeat your request?” Not long after the experiment began, the hotel "fired" half of the malfunctioning robots. And they didn’t get their tips, either.

Facial recognition software has one problem— it can’t always recognize faces. The American Civil Liberties Union proved that point when it used the Amazon Rekognition software to match mug shots of criminals to 28 members of Congress. But what about soccer ball recognition? During a match last year, the Scottish soccer team Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC unveiled AI-programmed video cameras designed to automatically follow the ball. Alas, the cameras constantly mistook the referee’s bald head for the soccer ball. One helpful viewer called the team to suggest supplying the referee with a cap.

【1】Why did the hotel fire as many as half of the robots they had hired?

A．Because they cost much more than they earned.

B．Because they didn’t answer their guests’ questions.

C．Because they often disturbed their customers.

D．Because they failed to do their jobs as expected.

【2】What does the underlined word “unveiled” in the fourth paragraph probably mean?

A．borrowed

B．introduced

C．purchased

D．invented

【3】What did the author take a soccer match as an example to show?

A．His protest against the cameras.

B．His deep love for soccer matches.

C．Some failure attempted by robots.

D．The great success achieved by robots.

【4】Which of the following shows the structure of this passage?

(①=Paragraph 1, ②=Paragraph 2, ③=Paragraph 3, ④=Paragraph 4)

A．

B．

C．

D．

28、LONDON — A smart toilet could offer a mini health check every time you take a seat, scientists said recently, but privacy campaigners and potential users said the idea sat uncomfortably with them.

The device would identify users through an anal scan using a camera fitted under the seat before checking their waste for disease markers, including early signs of cancer, says the US-led team who developed the prototype.

“We know it seems strange, but as it turns out, your anal print is unique,” said Sanjiv Gambhir, a radiology professor at Stanford University, who led work on the project. "The smart toilet is the perfect way to make use of a source of data that’s typically ignored,” Gambhir said. “Everyone uses the bathroom - there’s really no avoiding it - and that enhances its value as a disease-detecting device.”

A set of devices fitted inside the toilet bowl identifies the users and monitors their waste for signs of ill health which could be shared with their doctors, researchers said in the scientific journal Nature Biomedical Engineering. Such devices could become common place in homes, said Gambhir, as consumers accept health monitoring tools like smartwatches and internet- connected home devices. But many were concerned about releasing their privacy, the researchers found following a 300-person survey to assess acceptance. Three in ten respondents said they would not want to use a smart toilet, with only about half reporting they would be “somewhat” or “very” comfortable with it. The most commonly reported concerns were over privacy and data security, found researchers, who said information gathered would be stored in a secure, cloud- based system.

Despite those assurances, privacy campaigners expressed fears about security problems. “Health data contains the most sensitive and revealing information about anyone,” said Edin Omanovic, advocacy director at London-based charity Privacy International. “Linking it to someone’s biometric ID risks exposing private details to third parties, either through data sharing or security drawbacks which leave back doors exposed.”

【1】What does this smart toilet use to detect disease?

A．A smartwatch.

B．A seat.

C．A cloud-based system.

D．A camera.

【2】What can we know about the disease-detecting devices?

A．They are widely accepted.

B．Gambhir has confidence in their future.

C．Their function has been improved recently.

D．Signs of illness can be removed through them.

【3】What can we infer about health data from the last paragraph?

A．It should be taken seriously.

B．It will be treated properly.

C．It may not be shared publicly.

D．It can be exposed illegally.

【4】Which of the following could be the best title for the text?

A．The use of a smart toilet

B．The value of a smart toilet

C．A smart toilet without privacy

D．A smart toilet with good intention

29、Do you like fishing? Have you ever put a fish back into the water after catching it? What made you decide to do this？

One day, two fishermen were fishing in a pond (池塘). Both of them were looking forward to getting a big catch. The first fisherman caught a big and beautiful fish within a few minutes. He was very happy. He put the fish in his icebox. He would cook it in the afternoon. Soon, the second fisherman also caught a large fish. Surprisingly, he threw it back into the pond. Later，he caught many more big fish，only to throw them back into the water again and again.

The first fisherman was surprised and asked, “Why are you throwing the fish back into the water? They were beautiful and big!” The second fisherman answered, “I know they were big, but I don’t have a big enough pan (平底锅) to cook big fish! So I’m looking for a smaller fish that fits my cooking pan.” The first fisherman was surprised by the answer. He told the second fisherman that he could just cut the big fish into smaller pieces to fit them into the small pan.

Many of us are just like the second fisherman. We don't think carefully and this sometimes causes us to lose a chance.

【1】Why did the second fisherman put the big fish back into the pond?

A．Because he didn't have a big enough pan.

B．Because he didn't have a big icebox.

C．Because he wanted to set the fish free.

D．Because the fish was not suitable to eat.

【2】What was the first fisherman’s advice?

A．He advised the second fisherman to give up fishing.

B．He told the second fisherman to catch smaller fish.

C．He suggested the second fisherman should buy a larger pan.

D．He advised the second fisherman to cut the fish to fit the pan.

【3】Which is TRUE according to the text?

A．The first fisherman didn't put the big fish in his icebox.

B．The second fisherman put smaller fish back into the pond.

C．The first fisherman caught a big and beautiful fish quickly.

D．The second fisherman would cook fish in the afternoon.

【4】What can we learn from the story?

A．It's never too old to learn.

B．Think twice before action.

C．Action speaks louder than words.

D．Failure is the mother of success

30、When I was a little boy, I would play outside for hours on sunny summer days, and then have a deep and peaceful sleep at night. Sometimes, I’d have some vivid dreams, making me _________ for a moment. I would stare out into the darkness to see if anything was there and then _________ over and go back to sleep. I can still remember a few times when I woke up, _________ out into the darkness, and actually saw someone there. It was Mom _________ over me as I slept. Each time she _________ told me to go back to sleep and I closed my eyes again, feeling _________ and loved.

I never asked Mom why she watched me sleep from time to time, but after seeing my own children _________ so fast, I think I know why. She wanted to catch a moment in time and _________ it in her heart forever. I just _________ that she carried a lot of those moments with her into Heaven when she __________ at only 55.

Last night I was sleeping lightly __________ I suddenly felt someone near me. I opened my eyes and saw Mom’s __________ standing in the room, smiling at me, and then she was gone.

Now some may say that this was just a dream, a wish or part of an old __________. To me, though, it was __________ that Mom’s loving spirit was still watching over me. To me, it was evidence enough to know that one day I would be __________ with her and everyone I have ever loved.

Trust in their love. Know that your own life can be full of love, too. Then joyfully go out and live it with a brave heart and a smiling soul.

【1】

A．excited

B．calm

C．worried

D．awake

【2】

A．take

B．roll

C．look

D．climb

【3】

A．went

B．burst

C．looked

D．found

【4】

A．watching

B．treating

C．helping

D．sitting

【5】

A．angrily

B．gladly

C．silently

D．gently

【6】

A．cheated

B．nervous

C．safe

D．anxious

【7】

A．bring up

B．raise up

C．lift up

D．grow up

【8】

A．hold

B．remove

C．find

D．cover

【9】

A．decide

B．hope

C．wonder

D．remember

【10】

A．ran away

B．put away

C．passed away

D．took away

【11】

A．when

B．while

C．since

D．before

【12】

A．body

B．figure

C．shape

D．appearance

【13】

A．dream

B．wish

C．story

D．memory

【14】

A．proof

B．time

C．chance

D．belief

【15】

A．reunited

B．buried

C．connected

D．joined

31、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

China to Promote Traditional Opera in Schools

China´s central government has promised to promote traditional opera in schools.

Primary schools, secondary schools, colleges 【1】 universities will give students the opportunity 【2】 (watch) traditional opera free of charge, according to a guideline jointly 【3】 (issue) by the publicity department of the Communist Party of China and the ministers of culture, education and finance. By 2018, students in all schools and colleges nationwide can watch 【4】 opera free of charge every year.

The campaign for traditional opera to reach students 【5】（be）common in all schools in 2020, according to the guideline. The guideline also urges schools to strengthen the creation of opera interest group. 【6】 calls on the joint effort of the government, education, society and individuals to support the campaign. The guideline also encourages 【7】 (invest) from enterprises, social organizations and individuals. There are hundreds of forms of local opera in China , 【8】 Peking Opera the most famous. Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera 【9】 (list) by UNESCO as an intangible 【10】(culture) heritage.

32、假设你是某中学高二学生李华。你校将举办主题为“创意点亮校园”学生手工作品展。请给你校的交换生Jim写一封邮件，邀请他参观展览。内容包括：

1. 发出邀请；

2. 介绍展览信息 (例如：时间、地点、内容等)；

3. 询问对方意向。

注意：1. 词数100左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 邮件开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

提示词：手工作品 handicraft

Dear Jim,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua