三沙2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

1、Jenny nearly missed the flight ________ doing too much shopping.

A．because

B．as a result of

C．result from

D．result in

2、With the belief that family and friends are those who shape my life, I spend large _________of time I can spare keeping them company.

A.number B.amount C.deal D.quantities

3、The argument is extremely heated ______ there are necessary conditions of existence such as water on the Mars.

A. that   B. whether   C. if   D. which

4、The plans were drawn up________ consultation________ the World Health Organization.

A．in, with

B．in, in

C．under, with

D．In, over

5、Mr. Green stood up in defence of the 16-year-old boy，saying that he was not the one ________.

A．blamed   B．blaming

C．to blame   D．to be blamed

6、I cannot __________ the smell of burnt sausage.

A. bear   B. take on   C. put up with   D. sit

7、He told me ________ his father had died and ________ he had to make a living alone.

A．that, what

B．what , that

C．that, that

D．what , what

8、She sees the bar as a starting point and plans to run her own chain of country inns.

A.generously B.unfortunately

C.eventually D.faithfully

9、Have you heard about the player got the first prize in the swimming?

A．which

B．what

C．who

D．whom

10、Firstborn children __________more readily with parental authority because, among other things, they are often put in charge of younger brothers or sisters.

A.identify B.recognize C.observe D.value

11、I wonder if you can tell me Tom is I can't find him anywhere.

A．where

B．who

C．when

D．what

12、_______their son’s response letter, the concerned parents wrote another one and had it delivered at once.

A．Having nor received

B．Not having received

C．Not receiving

D．Not received

13、Auckland is a most exciting city with people of many different cultures _________ there.

A. live   B. living   C. having lived   D. lived

14、This letter is really ________ to me because it’s the last one that Pete ever wrote.

A．precise

B．previous

C．precious

D．present

15、Some children are too ________ about their food, which is bad for their growth.

A. cautious   B. curious

C. special   D. particular

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

A. would have contacted   B. contacted

C. will contact   D. am contacting

17、—Why did the policeman question Bob yesterday?

—He was ________ of taking part in the car bombing.

A．doubted

B．reminded

C．suspected

D．considered

18、—I'm going to Syria. Would you please tell me about your experiences there?

—________.Let's discuss it over dinner.

A. By all means   B. It just depends

C. Never mind   D. Go ahead

19、I was about ______ the classroom ______ the head teacher stopped me.

A.leaving；when B.leave；while C.to leave；when D.to leaving；while

20、I wonder why you won't do it as _____. It's the third time you have done so.

A.you told to B.be told C.tell you D.told to

21、To our surprise, most people living nearby choose to ________ the noise from the factory and even keep quiet when interviewed by reporters.

A. hold on to     B. keep up with

C. pay attention to  D. put up with

22、Don’t worry. I will make every effort my report for the conference.

A．to prepare

B．prepared

C．preparing

D．prepare

23、The forest fire suddenly _______ during the night.

A．broke down

B．broke up

C．broke out

D．broke away

24、I’d rather ________ at home than _________ out in such bad weather.

A. Staying; going B. staying; go

C. stay; go     D. stay; going

25、Dad told us the price here was much lower than in London.

A．it

B．that

C．this

D．one

26、I stood outside my front door catching my breath. After a lazy Christmas holiday, I had to recover from climbing stairs with carry-on bags and a suitcase. I looked up and blinked. Red tape crossed the door. I didn’t understand Hungarian, but the one English word said enough: “POLICE”.

Google Translate told me I would be arrested if I entered, so I didn’t. Finally, I called my rental agent. He went to the police station for more details.

My agent returned with authorization to enter. Not only were my files undisturbed, but so were the TV and printer. The burglars had taken a few items from the top drawer as well as a small amount of foreign currency in the bottom drawer. Somehow they hadn’t found the jewelry box in the third drawer.

I was in shock. My agent’s words were fuzzy, something about fixing the locks tomorrow and making a list for the police.

Then one day, I remembered that I’d left another jewelry box in the flat. My heart sank as I thought of another locket that had been in that box, a gold engraved one with a picture of my late honey Grandma inside. When I realized the box was missing, the whole experience seemed to crash down on me. I cried.

At the end of January, I received a registered letter from the police. The burglar hadn’t been found, and the case was closed. I slept with my purse by my bed. I hid my laptop when I showered. And then another challenge rose. I was unexpectedly laid off.

Then one July night, I reached into my third drawer, pulled out my jean shorts, and heard a small thud. I looked down and blinked: It was the tiny jewelry box I thought had been stolen six months earlier.

Inside was the locket with honey Grandma smiling at me, being there for me, telling me not to give up. I started to cry.

【1】What did the red tape across the writer’s door mean?

A．There was a burglary here.

B．The rent had to be paid quickly.

C．The house couldn’t be entered freely.

D．The rental agent advertised for the house.

【2】What did the agent promise to do?

A．To fix the locks the next day.

B．To report the burglary to the police.

C．To have an iron security gate fixed.

D．To pay for missing things for the writer.

【3】Which can best show the change of the author’s feeling after she learned of the burglary?

A．Puzzled→ Anxious→ Relaxed.

B．Shocked→ Sorrowful→ Nervous.

C．Shocked→ Desperate→ Hopeful.

D．Puzzled→ Relieved→ Confident.

【4】Based on the passage, what can we infer about the author?

A．Her suitcase had been stolen.

B．She felt insecure after the burglary.

C．She came to Hungary for Christmas.

D．She wasn’t taken seriously by the police.

27、Today, the most frightening living shark is the great white, which is over six meters long and bites with a force of two tonnes. Its fossil relative, Megalodon (meaning "big tooth") that lived about 23 to 3.6 million years ago, was over twice the length of a great white shark and had a bite force of more than ten tonnes.

Jack Cooper and his team used a number of mathematical methods to find out the size and proportions(比例)of this monster, by making close comparisons with a variety of living relatives that have certain similarities to Megalodon. He said, “I have always been mad about sharks. Megalodon was actually the very animal that inspired me to pursue palaeontology(古生物学) in the first place when I was just six years old, so I was over the moon to get a chance to study it. This was my dream project.”

Previously the fossil shark, known formally as Otodus megalodon, was only compared with the great white. Jack and his colleagues, for the first time, expanded this analysis to include five modern sharks. “ Megalodon is not a direct ancestor of the great white and is equally related to several modern sharks such as the salmon shark, as well as the great white. We collected detailed measurements of all five to make predictions about Megalodon,”Dr. Pimiento said.

The researchers discovered that the babies of all these modern sharks start out as little adults, and they don’t change in proportion as they get larger. Jack Cooper said, “This means we could simply take the growth curves(生长曲线) of the five modern forms and forecast the overall shape as they get larger and larger--- right up to a body length of 16 meters.”

The results suggest that a 16-meter-long Megalodon likely had a head round 4.65 meters long, a fin about 1.62 meters tall on the back and a tail around 3.85 meters high. The reconstruction of the size of Megalodon’s body parts represents a fundamental step towards a better understanding of this huge extinct shark.

【1】Why is the great white mentioned in Paragraph 1?

A．To remind people to stay away from it.

B．To uncover its close relation with Megalodon.

C．To introduce the researchers' new findings about it.

D．To show Megalodon's giant body and strength by comparison.

【2】What does the underlined phrase"over the moon"in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．A bit hesitant.

B．Very excited.

C．Really stressed.

D．Totally unprepared.

【3】What was special about the new study led by Jack Cooper?

A．It proved the real existence of Megalodon.

B．It was based on data from five types of modern sharks.

C．It was aimed at finding the direct ancestor of the great white.

D．It compared Megalodon with the great white for the first time.

【4】What did the researchers find about Megalodon?

A．Their babies had the same body length as modern baby sharks.

B．Their body proportions changed dramatically during growth.

C．Their fin on the back could be as tall as an adult human.

D．Their bite force was equal to the great white’s.

28、Real Hotels Featured in Movies

Timberline Lodge

Featured in: The Shining

Located on the south side of Mount Hood, Oregon, Timberline Lodge was used for some shots of the fictional Overlook Hotel in this 1980 horror film, based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel. Hotel management asked director Stanley Kubrick not to show room 217 (featured clearly in the book), concerned that future guests would avoid staying there. A nonexistent room number 237 was used instead. Surprisingly, room 217 is now requested more than any other room.

Park Hyatt Tokyo

Featured in: Lost in Translation

Located in the lively Shinjuku district (地区), Park Hyatt Tokyo is a primary setting for Sofia Coppola’s film Lost in Translation. Take a drink at the New York Bar on the hotel's top floor (where Bill Murray’s Bob Harris spends most of his evenings) and enjoy wonderful 360-degree views of the city and Mount Fuji.

Juvet Landscape Hotel

Featured in: Ex Machina

This sci-fi thriller takes place at the remote, ultra-modern home of tech company CEO Nathan Bateman, the inventor of a highly advanced humanoid robot. His amazing house is actually the Juvet Landscape Hotel in Valldalen, Norway. Designed to blend in with (与……协调) the environment, the hotel’s rooms feature natural materials and floor-to-ceiling glass windows.

The Plaza Hotel

Featured in: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

After accidentally boarding a flight to New York while the rest of his family heads to Florida, 10-year-old Kevin McCallister checks into the Plaza Hotel. For the 25th anniversary of Home Alone 2, the hotel is offering a special “Live Like Kevin” package, which includes an over-the-top ice cream sundae delivered to your room. The Plaza Hotel has been featured in several other films, including North by Northwest, Sleepless in Seattle and The Great Gatsby.

【1】Why was Stanley Kubrick required to use room number 237?

A．For safety concerns.

B．For welfare concerns.

C．For a cultural reason.

D．For an economic reason.

【2】Which hotel should you choose if you want to enjoy a mountain view?

A．The Plaza Hotel.

B．Park Hyatt Tokyo.

C．Timberline Lodge.

D．Juvet Landscape Hotel.

【3】How is the Plaza Hotel different from the other three hotels?

A．It is located in a big city.

B．It has branches all over the world.

C．It has appeared in more than one film.

D．It is designed in harmony with nature.

29、   Last winter, I visited my sister and brother-in-law’s house and had to park in a nearby parking lot because they didn’t have accessible parking. The snow was extremely heavy and there was lots of ice on the ground — not many people had ventured out that evening!

When I returned to my car around 11pm, I noticed that only my car was left there. Nervously, I quickly got into the car and let it warm up a bit. When I finally tried to drive away, my wheels began to spin. I was stuck! I spun and spun and wondered what to do.

All of a sudden, in my rear view mirror (后视镜), I saw four teen-aged boys approaching my car. They were walking side by side in a line and dressed a bit like gang members — at least I thought that’s what they looked like. My car was in a very isolated area and I began to panic. I was certain they were coming to my car to harm me. Terrified, I just froze. One of the young men tapped on my window and said “Excuse me, Ma’am, can we help you? You seem stuck.” Still afraid and fearing the worst, I said “I am stuck.” And the young man said “It’s okay, stay in your car and we’ll push you out of the snow.” And they did!

When they finally got me out of the snow, they smiled and waved. I rolled down my window and thanked them, embarrassed to have judged them so poorly.

【1】What happened to the author when she wanted to drive home?

A.Her car wouldn’t start up.

B.Her car was stuck in the icy snow.

C.She was lost in the darkness.

D.She was too cold to drive away.

【2】Why did the author just freeze when seeing four boys walking toward her?

A.She was afraid of being harmed.

B.She sat in her car for too long.

C.She was cold on that freezing evening.

D.She knew they would rob her of the car.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE about the young men?

A.One of the four teenagers was a gang member.

B.They were all from a military school.

C.They wanted to give the author a hand.

D.They enjoyed pushing cars out of the snow.

【4】Which of the following words can best describe the author’s feeling at last?

A.Terrified and upset.

B.Worried and hopeless.

C.Happy but sorry.

D.Thankful but ashamed.

30、A famous theorist (理论家) once said, “I don’t divide the world into the weak and the strong: or the successes and the failures...I divide the world into the learners and the non-learners.”

What on earth would make someone a non-learner? Everyone is born with an intense (强烈的)________ to learn. Babies rise to the learning challenge daily. Not just for ________tasks, but the most difficult ones of a lifetime, like learning to walk and talk. They never decide it’s too hard or not worth the ________. Babies don’t worry about making mistakes or ________ themselves. They walk, they fall, they ________.

What puts an end to this fearless learning? A fixed (固定的) mindset. As soon as children become able to evaluate (评价) themselves, some of them become ________ of challenges. They worry about not being ________. My research team have studied thousands of people from preschoolers on, and it’s shocking how many reject (拒绝) a chance to________.

We offered four-year-olds a ________: they could redo an easy jigsaw (拼图) or try a harder one. Even at this young age, children with a fixed mindset stuck with the ________ one. They believe smart kids don’t make ________. Children with a growth mindset, however, thought it was a ________ choice. Why would anyone want to keep doing the same puzzle ________? They chose increasingly difficult-ones instead.

Believing that success is about learning, children with a growth mindset seized (抓住) the chance. But those with a fixed mindset didn’t want to expose their ________. This is how a fixed mindset makes people into ________.

【1】

A．fear

B．drive

C．competition

D．concentration

【2】

A．important

B．mental

C．ordinary

D．special

【3】

A．attention

B．effort

C．interest

D．time

【4】

A．confusing

B．behaving

C．punishing

D．hurting

【5】

A．get up

B．give up

C．show up

D．shut up

【6】

A．afraid

B．ashamed

C．confident

D．ignorant

【7】

A．cute

B．curious

C．modest

D．smart

【8】

A．overcome

B．lose

C．learn

D．repeat

【9】

A．lesson

B．choice

C．gift

D．game

【10】

A．challenging

B．interesting

C．new

D．simple

【11】

A．decisions

B．jigsaws

C．mistakes

D．predictions

【12】

A．strange

B．promising

C．profitable

D．difficult

【13】

A．repeatedly

B．unwillingly

C．crazily

D．properly

【14】

A．secrets

B．thoughts

C．preferences

D．weaknesses

【15】

A．theorists

B．perfectionists

C．non-learners

D．risk-takers

31、Directions：Fill in the blanks according to the text. One word for each blank only.

Furthermore, the work flow was 【1】. There was one especially absent-minded young man in the assembly line who 【2】 【3】 buttons. After a while I recognized him as“Big Jim”who used to sit behind me in math class in high school. He was very slow and all the shirts were held up at his position. Workers 【4】 him in line on his shift had to wait with nothing to do; therefore a great deal of time and efficiency were lost as Big Jim daydreamed while he worked. All week I wondered why he wasn’t fired.

32、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。

People think being a delivery person is easy, but it’s more complex than anyone can imagine. Although Harry always did his best, he was not able to afford a car. He used his motorbike to deliver orders and usually it was convenient except for severe weather conditions.

One day, he was trying to get off the highway when he saw an old beggar trying to cross the road. He was weak and looked cold in his dirty jacket. The honks (鸣笛) of cars echoed as they passed him, and the man backed away with fear. If that kept going, someone would run over the man, so Harry stopped to help him cross.

Harry grabbed the man’s arm to guide him and started leading him through it. Luckily, they reached the other side after a few minutes, and the old beggar smiled brightly at him. “Thank you so much, young man. I can’t believe I finally crossed. Can you tell me your address? I want to send a thank-you gift.” the older man said, reaching for Harry.

“Oh, that’s not necessary.” Harry said and straightened his motorbike to get back on it. “Please. I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t repay this kind gesture,” he insisted, and Harry nodded, telling him his address. Still, he didn’t expect anything from this poor older man. “Thank you again!” the senior beggar waved as Harry rolled away to continue working.

Harry lived in a nice neighborhood but because the pandemic cost him his job, and now food delivery was his entire livelihood. Some days he had to work 18 hours to make ends meet. He was his children’s only parent because his wife had abandoned them long ago, and Harry was determined to build a promising future for them, even if he didn’t have a car to make those deliveries properly. He was saving for that.

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However, he found a brand new car in his garage the following day.

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The sincerity in the old man’s face couldn’t be denied.

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