信阳2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

1、Since arriving in space, the WISE telescope_________ the Earth, held by gravity in a polar orbit（this means it crosses close to the north and south poles with each lap（一圈）.

A.has circled B.had been circling C.had circled D.has been circling

2、Do you want me to ______ your essay and check your spelling?

A．go through

B．work through

C．get through

D．see through

3、With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth ________ each year.

A．is washing away

B．is being washed away

C．are washing away

D．are being washed away

4、I’ve never had a boyfriend and ________ has any of my friends.

A. so   B. neither   C. never   D. either

5、We arranged to meet at 8:00, but she didn’t ______.

A. turn down B. turn off

C. turn over D. turn up

6、IT makes communication much more ________ .

A．convenient

B．convenience

C．conveniently

D．conveniences

7、—Why did you go back to the shop?

—I left my friend ______ there.

A．to wait

B．waiting

C．wait

D．waits

8、You ______ have been out last night, for all the lights in your room were not on.

A.need B.must C.may D.should

9、I really enjoyed seeing all the ________ faces after all these years.

A．individual

B．familiar

C．comfortable

D．anxious

10、He is applying ______ his research on applying new strategies ______ with practical business problems.

A．to continue; to dealing

B．to continuing; to dealing

C．to continue; to deal

D．to continuing; to deal

11、I think if you are determined to make great efforts, any difficulty will have to_________ you.

A. get in the way for   B. be on the way to

C. make way for   D. be in the way to

12、Life is like a marathon ________ perseverance and efforts count.

A．when

B．how

C．where

D．why

13、—Don’t make any noise in the living room! My baby is sleeping.

— ________ .

A．Sorry, I won’t

B．It doesn’t matter

C．Excuse me. I’m wrong

D．Certainly, I won’t

14、At present, lots of people would rather ________ in the country because there is ________ pollution in the city.

A. live; more   B. to live; less   C. live; less   D. to live; more

15、Visitors are not permitted ________ the park after dark, because of the lack of lighting.

A. entering   B. entering in

C. to enter in   D. to enter

16、Titled Pain，the book contains 51 poems, ________ has been written in the past three years, Zhao told China Daily in Beijing.

A．most of which

B．most of that

C．most of what

D．most of them

17、He was not ____ with his grade in the exam and thought he could have done better.

A．worried

B．confident

C．curious

D．content

18、______ the influence of alcohol, he couldn’t ______ his son was lying to him.

A.With; risk B.With; distinguish C.Under; tell D.Under; ensure

19、Small tour groups from countries________ coronavirus infections are well under control are welcome here

A．in which

B．when

C．that

D．from which

20、______ riding shared bikes（共享单车）is an environmentally friendly way to travel，many of the bikes are thrown everywhere.

A. Although   B. As   C. Unless   D. Until

21、---Your suit ________! Why?

---I got ________in the rain.

A．has ruined; stuck

B．had ruined; being stuck

C．has been ruined; stuck

D．had been ruined; being stuck

22、At times, parents find it difficult   with their teenage children.

A. talk   B. talked   C. to talk

23、I still remember_______to Qingdao last summer and it is a beautiful city.

A.taking B.being taken C.to take D.to be taken

24、 This produced a chain reaction, _______ made _______ possible for life to develop.

A. what; that   B. which; it

C. when; that   D. how; it

25、We won’t give up ___________ we should fail ten times.

A.even if B.since

C.whether D.until

26、In today’s world life is fast. If you don’t slow down to enjoy it, you will definitely miss something. I’ve got two young boys and I have up until recently been an elementary school teacher. Days were busy. Get the boys ready for school and daycare. Work a full day. Pick them up after school. Cook dinner. Do housework. Get the boys into bed and before I knew it, the day was over! Time for me to hit the sack and do it all over again the next day!

Don’t get me wrong. I wouldn’t change anything. The boys are great. Everyone just gets stuck in these daily routines and tends to forget about fun until that one vacation week a year. Everyone needs a break and should have fun all year round. Just set aside one day a week and just go and do something. There are so many fun family things to do that won’t break the bank. You don’t need to head out to that theme park and spend a month’s salary on one day. A nice day at the park or museum can entertain everyone. There are nearby state parks that you can easily run out to and camp in for under $50 for the entire family. How about family movie night? What about family video game night? There are so many ideas that folks seem to forget about. I encourage you to take a look at Modern Frugal Family. You can find all sorts of fun stuff to do with the family and search for all sorts of bargains. I know you will come up with some great ideas. If you do, you can share them with everyone. So get out there and enjoy life!

【1】In the first paragraph, the author mainly talks about her       .

A．interests

B．daily life

C．schoolwork

D．family gathering

【2】What does the underlined phrase “hit the sack” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Have a lesson.

B．Make a plan.

C．Go to sleep.

D．Take exercise.

【3】We can learn from the passage that the author ________.

A．works at a daycare center

B．doesn’t like her job very much

C．is a school teacher with two children

D．has difficulty in doing her housework

【4】According to the author, ________.

A．it’s no use trying to change our situation

B．parents shouldn’t push their children too hard

C．people should have fun more often in their life

D．parents today spend too much money on their children

27、   Christmas is still a few weeks away. But in Holland, Germany and other parts of central Europe, man dressed in red with a big white beard will already be flying from house to house with a big sack and presents for children. “Sinterklaas komt!” as Dutch children say-Saint Nicholas is coming!

It’s obvious from the name that “Santa Claus” comes from “Sinterklaas”. Saint Nicholas Day is celebrated on December 6, but there are many things about the saint and his festival that are similar to Christmas. Just as Santa has reindeer, so Sinterklaas has a white horse. Dutch and German children put their shoes out in front of the chimney just like children hang up their stockings on Christmas Eve, hoping that in the morning they will be full of presents. With Sinterklaas, however, you’re also expected to put a carrot in your shoe as a present to his horse.

Like Santa, Sinterklaas also judges whether children have been “naughty or nice” in the past year to help him decide whether they deserve presents. But while good children get sweets, the consequences of being bad are far worse than they are with Father Christmas. Naughty children are given a stick so their parents can beat them. If you are really, really bad, Sinterklaas will put you into a sack and take you away.

In parts of Germany and Austria, people also celebrate December 5, but it is a celebration of naughtiness rather than niceness. On “Krampus Day”, bizarre, horned demons (or rather boys dressed in costumes) run around causing havoc and hitting girls with sticks. Authorities have struggled for years to ban the tradition, but have not been successful. Luckily Saint Nicholas always comes next day to put things right.

【1】What is the main focus of the article?

A.The history of Christmas Day.

B.The traditions of Saint Nicholas Day.

C.The differences between Christmas Day and Saint Nicholas Day.

D.The connection between Saint Nicholas Day and Krampus Day.

【2】Which of the following statements about Saint Nicholas is TRUE?

A.The festival falls on December 5 in most European countries.

B.On the eve of Saint Nicholas Day, people usually eat carrots.

C.In Germany, children expect to get gifts in their shoes on Saint Nicholas Day.

D.Like Santa, Sinterklaas is believed to ride his reindeer from house to house to give gifts to children.

【3】What can we conclude from Paragraph 3?

A.Naughty children don’t get anything from Sinterklaas.

B.As well as children, Sinterklaas also brings gifts for adults.

C.Sinterklaas is more generous than Father Christmas.

D.Sinterklaas treats good children better than naughty children.

【4】What is the attitude of authorities towards Krampus Day traditions, according to the article?

A.They don’t like some of the traditions and want to stop them.

B.They organize various activities to entertain people.

C.They respect the way people celebrate the traditions.

D.They regard it as an important tradition and try to make it popular.

28、Do you know the differences between African and Asian elephants？African elephants have larger ears，and both male and female African elephants have tusks（象牙）while only male Asian elephants have tusks.

African elephants have very useful trunks！Since they live where it’s always really hot，they get a trunk full of water and spray it on their backs. Then，they do the same thing with dust. The ends of their trunks work like little fingers. They use them to pick berries，grass，and other plants to eat. To drink，African elephants can suck up to two gallons of water in their trunks，then blow it into their mouths. If they sense danger，they use their trunks to make a loud warning sound. They even hug other elephants with their trunks.

Do you know that the closest relative of elephants are manatees（海牛）？They can weigh up to 1，300 pounds and they are good swimmers. If they’re in really shallow water，they use their front flippers（鳍状肢）to walk while they eat sea plants and grasses. Because they are so slow and like warm，shallow water，manatees often get hurt by a part of the boat when the drivers don’t see them.

Manatees are sea mammals like whales and dolphins. They live in water，but they need to breathe air，so they often go to the surface of water. They can stay underwater for up to 15 minutes.

【1】From Paragraph 1 we know that＿＿＿＿＿＿.

A. male African elephants have longer tusks than female one

B. African elephants have smaller ears than Asian elephants

C. female Asian elephants don’t have tusks

D. Asian elephants are larger than African elephants

【2】What is Paragraph 2 mainly about？

A. The way African elephants drink and eat.

B. How African elephants use their trunks for protection

C. The shape of African elephants’ trunks.

D. The use of African elephants’ trunks.

【3】Why do manatees often go to the surface of water？

A. Because they can stay underwater for only 5 minutes.

B. Because they want to watch out for danger.

C. Because they need to breathe air.

D. Because they want to look for food.

29、How does your family celebrate Mother’s Day? Do you give her flowers or make her a card? The original mother’s days were observed rather differently.

Julia Ward Howe was the first person to propose that the United States observe a national mother’s day. She joined the U.S. Sanitary Commission during the American Civil War. Following the war, Howe became a supporter for peace. In 1872, Howe organized Mother’s Peace Day to improve working conditions in mines and provide better education for poor children.

But Mothers’ Peace Day never became a national holiday. Mother’s Day owes its origin to the efforts of Anna Jarvis, a daughter who wanted to honor her mother, Ann.

In 1858, Ann began a tradition of Mothers’ Work Days in Taylor County, the rural community where infection and disease were common. Ann begged doctors to teach her and her neighbors how to improve the family health. On Mothers’ Work Days, they helped and taught other mothers.

Ann once concluded: “I hope that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mother’s day.” When Ann died on May 9, 1905, Anna determined to fulfill her mother’s wish.

Anna wrote hundreds of letters to politicians and spoke often to promote the establishment of Mother’s Day. On May 10, 1908, Anna addressed a large Mother’s Day celebration. She urged children to show love and thanks for their mothers “by words, gifts, acts of affection...”

The idea of a day honoring mothers spread quickly throughout the country and became official in 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson signed a resolution establishing the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.

While few today think of Mother’s Day as a day to do charity work in the community, you can still follow Anna to celebrate it.

【1】Why were the original mother’s days observed?

A．To satisfy mothers’ wishes.

B．To assist the people in need.

C．To urge children to love their mothers.

D．To save the wounded soldiers in the war.

【2】What can we know about the first official Mother’s Day?

A．It was founded by Julia Ward Howe.

B．It was celebrated in memory of Anna’ mother.

C．Anna’s speech contributed to its establishment.

D．Anna’s efforts received no response from the public.

【3】In which way does the author advise us to celebrate Mother’s Day?

A．By giving celebration speeches.

B．By reflecting on its original intention.

C．By doing good deeds in the community.

D．By showing love and gratitude to mothers.

【4】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．The Mothers of Mother’s Day

B．The Best Gift for Mother’s Day

C．The Traditions of Mother’s Day

D．The Celebration of Mother’s Day

30、I met my art teacher Ms. J in the seventh grade and she changed me.

In her first class, she encouraged us to ________ what art meant. During the discussion about facial structure and paintings, she ________ the “golden ratio (黄金比例)”, a beauty standard and explained how Da Vinci applied it to his works to ensure they were visually (视觉上) attractive.

I couldn’t help but think that if my ________ had been measured against the “golden ratio”, my score would have been low.

I was born with a facial disfigurement (缺陷) and my face looked ________ . After several appointments with ________ , my face was changed many times with little improvement. I ________ seeing myself in the mirror.

People’s strange words and curious expressions kept telling me that I was different. Worse still, my photo appeared in a magazine with big letters “Face similar to works of Picasso” right below. I felt ________ .

I told Ms. J about my ________ and how my face was compared to Picasso’s painting.

“Art isn’t about what you see but about what you ________ .” She comforted me and told me that our ________ appearances were our signatures that we left in the world, which set us ________ and made us beautiful. And then she showed me a picture of an old man with long white hair. “You see, Da Vinci doesn’t look too pretty, but his works ________ beauty on us,” she added.

I was touched by her words, and I wondered why I had never thought this way.

“Being compared to Picasso may seem like a shame, but it’s a(n) ________ . You are unique and you are a masterpiece.”

Today, when I look into the mirror, I will remember the words of my teacher, “Beauty is subjective” and I get to know my appearance is my ________ .

It takes me years to ________ that beauty is more than a cold calculation.

【1】

A．like

B．explore

C．record

D．master

【2】

A．introduced

B．invented

C．questioned

D．drew

【3】

A．legs

B．head

C．feet

D．face

【4】

A．normal

B．pale

C．frightening

D．amusing

【5】

A．doctors

B．artists

C．teachers

D．actors

【6】

A．hated

B．enjoyed

C．kept

D．imagined

【7】

A．nervous

B．ashamed

C．puzzled

D．curious

【8】

A．choices

B．dreams

C．sufferings

D．goals

【9】

A．paint

B．plan

C．hear

D．feel

【10】

A．pretty

B．ordinary

C．ugly

D．unique

【11】

A．down

B．apart

C．back

D．aside

【12】

A．impressed

B．focused

C．went

D．loaded

【13】

A．job

B．victory

C．honour

D．excuse

【14】

A．pain

B．art

C．stress

D．chance

【15】

A．watch

B．complain

C．realize

D．forget

31、课文背诵

But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150, 000 soldiers to Tanngshan to dig out those who were 【1】 and to bury the dead. More than 10, 000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Workers built 【2】 for survivors whose homes had been 【3】. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane. Slowly, the city began to 【4】 again.

32、三年快乐而充实的初中生活结束了，你将进入高中学校学习。展望未来，你对高中生活充满期待。请以“I Expect My School Life”为题，写一篇100词左右的短文。文章的开头己经给出，不计入总词数。

要求：1、内容要点：

1）生活、学习环境（餐厅、图书馆，运动场……）；

2）师生、同学关系；

3）生活多彩、学业进步；

4）补充一点自己的想法。

2、文章不得出现真实的姓名和学校名称；要点齐全，语言通顺，意思连贯，书写规范， 可以适当发挥。

3、提示词：get along with相处；colorful（adj.）多姿多彩的；knowledge 知识；habit习惯