庆阳2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

1、—The washing machine isn’t working.

—I used it this morning. It ______ fine then.

A. is working  B. was working C. works   D. has worked

2、David didn’t attend his daughter’s graduation ceremony, but he does wish he   there.

A. should be   B. would be

C. had been   D. were

3、Once you’ve ________ the items you ordered, put this record in your file.

A. checked in B. checked off

C. checked out D. checked with

4、QQ, _________ you can chat with your friends, makes communication easy.

A.as B.which C.that D.where

5、Mark needs to learn Chinese ________ his company is opening a branch in Tianjin.

A．unless

B．although

C．until

D．since

6、Peter has previous experience, ______ I think he’s the right person for the job.

A. or   B. but

C. for   D. so

7、He was about to leave the office for home________someone knocked the door and asked for some help.

A.until B.when C.as D.while

8、The number of Hutongs in Beijing is decreasing, ______ they still attract tourists from all over the world.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．so

9、In universities in China, classes are often arranged in more flexible___ and a lot of jobs are offered to the students after graduation.

A. patterns B. ranks C. grades   D. scales

10、My grandfather is as ______ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.

A．enthusiastic

B．energetic

C．talkative

D．sensitive

11、 Over 1.8 million of Hong Kong’s residents have sent out a clear message against the movement ______ they want an end to disorders and a return to normal life.

A. what B. that   C. which D. where

12、The newly-built subway is always crowded with passengers going home from market, most of them _____ heavy bags and baskets full of fruit and vegetables.

A. carried B. to be carried

C. to carry   D. carrying

13、Many coral reefs in warm water areas would not be dying out ______ for the pollution accumulated over the previous years.

A.if it is not B.were it not C.had it not been D.if they were not

14、My neighbour Sana is always sheltering her child too much, and that’s ____we differ.

A．when

B．what

C．how

D．where

15、Eventually the two sides reached an agreement ___ could not be taken the place of.

A. whose the details B. the details of whose

C. whose details     D. of which details

16、The old couple, ________ country life, were unwilling to move to the city to live with his son.

A. accustomed to B. buried in

C. addicted to D. exposed to

17、—When will this be settled?

— A working party has been set up to ________ the problem.

A．look through

B．look up

C．look for

D．look into

18、Only my cousin has chosen to apply for a job in Africa _______ the majority of this year’s graduates working in Britain.

A.in common with B.as well as

C.in contrast to D.by reason of

19、Ten days are devoted to this training program and ________ it be unsuccessful, it could be repeated later.

A．should

B．could

C．might

D．would

20、The government's strong action demonstrated its _____to crush the rebellion.

A.energy B.resistance C.courage D.determination

21、Three divers enter a hole leading to a water-filled cave on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. They swim for an hour. Finally, they reach a large room 60 feet underground and about the size of two basketball courts. Here, they discover an upside-down human skull (the bones of a person’s head). Other bones lay nearby.

The team came across the skull in 2007. The divers then told the Mexican government about the finding. Soon the government formed a team of scientists to look into it. The group, which included archaeologist (考古学家) Dominique Rissolo, believed that the skull belonged to someone who lived in the last ice age. At the ice age’s height some twenty thousand years ago, sea levels dropped and new land appeared. Over time, rain and wind ate holes into some of the land.

“The person may have died after entering the cave,” Rissolo says. Then, when the ice age ended some ten thousand years ago, sea levels rose. Water flooded the cave, covering the remains.

Worrying that moving the skull might destroy it, scientists decided to examine it at its watery resting place. They collected information about the skull and other pieces of bones. They found that the bones belonged to a 15- to 17-year-old girl who lived at least twelve thousand years ago. The team named her Naia after some sea creatures in Greek myths.

Naia is the oldest nearly complete human skeleton (骨架) ever found in the Americas. DNA tests showed that she’s a direct ancestor of present-day Native Americans. Naia’s DNA also matches with people native to Siberia, a part of Russia. Scientists have long thought that ancient people from this area arrived in Alaska during the last ice age. They were the first humans to live in the Americas. And Naia proves how far south they went. (Mexico is a country to the south of the US.)

In 2014 the scientists decided to bring up Naia’s skull from the cave to protect it from curious divers. So it was taken to a lab, where it remains today.

【1】What do we learn about the skull?

A. It was left alone in the cave.

B. It lay under a basketball court.

C. It drew the government’s attention.

D. It was discovered by three scientists.

【2】When did Naia probably live?

A. After the last ice age ended.

B. Before the last ice age ended.

C. Before the last ice age started.

D. At the beginning of the last ice age.

【3】Why was the skull studied in the cave for several years?

A. Scientists tried to protect it.

B. The temperature was fine in there.

C. It was against the law to take it out.

D. It would help scientists study the cave,

【4】Who were Naia’s distant ancestors?

A. Early humans in Greece.

B. Early humans in Siberia.

C. Early humans in Alaska.

D. Early humans in Mexico.

22、Academically, I was an average B+ student, shy and awkward. In my personal life, there was no one to encourage me to pursue my talent, nor acknowledgement that I even had a talent. Luckily, Miss Judge, my English teacher, introduced me to literature that initially inspired me to write. It was she that saw the potential in me that I didn't even know existed.

Miss Judge was a kind and lovely person. She first recommended me some classic works, like To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men and Greek Mythology. Then came The Horror, the one sparking my love of fantasy and magic and everything supernatural, which will always remain on my bookshelf.

Once in class, we were assigned to write a scene inspired by Hamlet, the play we were reading. Excited about the chance to write, I worked extra hard on it. After I handed it in, Miss Judge was really impressed and asked if she could read it to the whole class. I refused. Even today, I still regret that decision. At the time, I felt like everyone would think I was deliberately trying to impress them by rubbing my great story in their face.

In my senior year, Miss Judge asked us to write journal entries, which she would read. I was still nervous about others reading my writing. To break from that fear, I decided to just be funny. My journal was filled with my humorous observations, kind of like what you see on the blog today. And she loved them, saying I had a natural talent as a writer. Nothing was more fulfilling. So, I kept writing. She wrote me many encouraging notes, pushing me to pursue a career as a writer. I still have those notes, hoping that next time she hears my name, it's because I'd have won the Pulitzer Prize.

【1】Which book may be the author's favorite?

A．To Kill a Mockingbird.

B．The Horror.

C．Greek Mythology.

D．Hamlet.

【2】Why was the author unwilling to have her writing read publicly?

A．She was afraid to lose face.

B．She didn't think it good enough.

C．She didn't want to be considered a show-off.

D．She hated to read aloud before the whole class.

【3】Which of the following best describes Miss Judge?

A．Inspiring.

B．Learned.

C．Creative.

D．Humorous.

【4】What message does the author mainly want to convey in the text?

A．Hard work will pay off in no time.

B．Writing opens up the door of success.

C．Students should read as much as possible.

D．Recognition and encouragement make a difference.

23、   Using a computer used to mean clicking at a mouse. Then it meant tapping on a touchscreen. Increasingly, it means simply speaking. A smartphone’s voice assistant processes 25 billion requests a month.

One group, though, has been left behind. The World Health Organisation counts 430 million people as deaf or hard of hearing. Many use sign languages to communicate. Normally, they cannot use those languages to talk to computers. 【1】

People have tried to teach computers to understand sign languages. There have been plenty of claims of breakthroughs in recent years. So-called solutions range from special gloves that capture the wearer’s finger movements to software that detects distinct hand shapes. 【2】 In practical contexts, no case of feasibility is evident. Deaf people are more than ever disassociated from digital community.

It is easy to see why. Gloves are similar to body-worn cameras. Both require users to adapt to the needs of hearing people. Hand-shape recognition, while useful, cannot by itself handle the full complexity of sign languages. Some projects have been complimented as offering cheap alternatives to human interpreters in places like hospitals, police stations or classrooms. 【3】

But things are improving. Research groups, which increasingly include deaf scientists, are asking how technology can best serve deaf people’s interests. Students of sign languages are compiling databases, known as corpora, full of examples of how the sign languages are used. Programmers are trying to turn them into useful products.

As with spoken languages, sign languages possess their own grammar, idioms and dialects. Again like spoken languages, the hard-and-fast rules of grammar books do not really capture the subtleties of everyday usage. Single signs can be shorthand for complex ideas. Like speakers, signers often take shortcuts, such as representing two-handed signs with a single hand. 【4】 Therefore, ways to get them easily across are vital to true understanding and communication.

A．They are criticized for somewhat sacrificing formality for conveniences.

B．These solutions, despite certain disadvantages, serve, in a way, as answers to the deaf people’s urgent needs.

C．They face the risk of being excluded from the digitalization that is taking over everyday life.

D．However, the cost of even small errors can be very high.

E．Correctly interpreting all these is much harder than recognizing spoken syllables or written letters.

F．They have won applause while isolating the very people for whom they are designed.

24、   FLEA MARKETS (跳蚤市场)

For the best selection of flea market product, get there as soon as it opens on the first day of the market. If it’s open Saturday and Sunday all year round, go early on Saturday morning. For seasonal or annual flea markets, go early in the season, preferably the first weekend. You’ll have first pick of the goods the vendors (小贩) gathered during the year.

For the biggest discounts, it’s just the opposite. Shop mid to late afternoon during the final day, or days, of the flea market. The vendors are tired and ready to get home –and they might just cut you some fantastic deals if you ask. You may have to haggle a bit, but you’ll probably go home with some bargains, especially if you’re buying large, heavy pieces the tired sellers don’t want to pack and load.

YARD SALES

Yard sale shopping is a lot like flea market shopping. You’ll find the best selections when the sale first starts. Go early on the first day of the sale. If the sale starts at 7 am, be there a few minutes before – but not so early that you’re labeled an early bird. Don’t wait until Saturday to visit a yard sale that starts on Friday.

Like flea market vendors, yard sale sellers aren’t as willing to haggle early in the morning, but the prices are usually pretty low to start. Don’t wait until the afternoon bargain hours to shop at yard sales.

THRIFT STORES (旧货店)

For the best thrift store selections, ask the employees when the new product arrives. It could be a certain day of the week or a certain time each day. Find out, and then plan your visits for those days and times.

Thrift store prices are usually low, so you might want to snatch things up as soon as you find them. If the prices seem unusually high, ask about their sale structure. Thrift stores don’t always state their sales clearly and sometimes the sales are confusing. Find out when they discount the items that interest you. That’s when you’ll find the best deals.

【1】As for the biggest discounts in the Flea Markets, you’d better______.

A.get there about 6:50 am on Friday

B.go early on Saturday morning

C.ask the host when the new product arrives

D.buy items late afternoon during the last day

【2】The best Thrift Store selections should be taken_______.

A.after the sale starts B.as soon as you find them

C.when new items arrive D.before the afternoon bargain begins

【3】The text is most probably intended for ______.

A.antique collectors B.economical shoppers

C.product vendors D.wealthy people

25、When my aunt's children were small, she decided to get them a puppy. Her neighbor's dog had given _______ to a couple of puppies a few weeks earlier and so my aunt arranged to _______ one of the puppies once they had been weaned （断奶）.

The day came to bring home the little puppy and the children were _______; they named it Shorty happily and _______ welcomed it, preparing its food and a comfortable _______ in a basket. The next day the children gave it some milk before kissing it goodbye and _______ for school. When they returned, they were _______ to discover that Shorty was missing. They _______ the whole house inch by inch, _______ it was nowhere to be found. A few hours later, the ____________ who sold them the puppy came over carrying Shorty, ____________ . He explained that the mother dog had slid into my aunt's house and carried the puppy back to his home.

For a number of days my aunt and her neighbour tried ____________ to keep the puppy in his new home, because each day the mother dog would ____________ it from the tiny bed. Finally, my aunt's neighbour gave up and offered her a refund （退款）

I came to realize that mother's love is flowing all over the places you can imagine , ____________ in the kingdom of animals. By the way, if you would like to keep a puppy as a ____________ you might as well keep the mother dog at a distance.

【1】

A．rise

B．birth

C．way

D．attention

【2】

A．buy

B．borrow

C．steal

D．rent

【3】

A．cautious

B．cheerful

C．awkward

D．allergic

【4】

A．merely

B．frequently

C．immediately

D．temporarily

【5】

A．bed

B．seat

C．net

D．bag

【6】

A．looking out

B．heading off

C．taking away

D．coming up

【7】

A．alarmed

B．relieved

C．interested.

D．ashamed

【8】

A．discovered

B．cleaned

C．searched

D．explored

【9】

A．so

B．though

C．or

D．but

【10】

A．parent

B．friend

C．relative

D．neighbor

【11】

A．praising

B．apologizing

C．promising

D．blaming

【12】

A．in vain

B．in turn

C．on purpose

D．on time

【13】

A．feed

B．kiss

C．bite

D．fetch

【14】

A．just

B．yet

C．even

D．still

【15】

A．toy

B．guard

C．companion

D．colleague

26、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的短文。

When I saw her tonight she smiled and recognized me. I smiled back at her. She was looking more relaxed even though she was still busy doing her job. I have noticed her several times this last few months and she always looks so much happier now. Tonight when I talked with her I noticed her name tag. Her name is Pamela.

Pamela works at the express checkouts in a busy supermarket. She deals with problems when the self-service checkout experiences a problem (no price on product, machine problems, etc.). She monitors these checkouts and usually has hardly dealt with one complaint before another is created.

When I first talked to Pamela, I had called her to the checkout I was using. There wasn’t any problem with the checkout though. My problem or should I say concern was about Pamela. She looked tired and was under a lot of stress as she quickly moved from one checkout to the next. It’s a bit of a fire-fighting job.

I told Pamela that she needed to slow down. I told her she wasn’t getting paid enough to be working as hard as she was working. I told her that we, the customers, could wait and it was very bad for her health to be putting herself under such pressure. I told her that our expectations were not as hard as the ones she set for herself. Pamela told me she would slow down. I could tell she was touched that not only did I notice her stress but I chose to talk to her about it and was concerned for her health. I gently told her things had to change. I told her I would be looking out for her in future to see if she had taken my advice on board. She smiled and said, "I promise that I will next time."

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1：

When I saw her she was still doing her job but there was such a difference.

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Paragraph 2：

I am proud of myself.

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