贵阳2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、It's true she had made a mistake but she hardly ________ to lose her job.

A. determined   B. decided

C. deserved   D. devoted

2、Dr. Black comes from either Oxford or Cambridge. I can’t remember ____.

A．where

B．there

C．which

D．that

3、The manager and heads of the sections will spend the morning _______ in the meeting room, ________ the problems they are facing.

A.locking; discussing B.locked; discussed

C.locked; discussing D.locking; discussed

4、Of all the books on the desk, ______ is of any use for our study.

A. nothing     B. no one

C. neither     D. none

5、Faced with a bill of $20,000,  ___________________.

A. John has taken an extra job.

B. the boss has given John an extra job.

C. An extra job has been taken

D. an extra job has been given to John.

6、—Do you know when the Anti-Japanese War ________?

—Of course. As a Chinese, I’ll never forget that day: July 7, 1937.

A．broke out

B．broke up

C．broke in

D．broke off

7、--Would you like to enjoy the ballet performance at the Grand Theatre with us?

---Oh, sorry. I ____to see the film Interstellar by Christopher Nolan.

A. arranged B. had arranged

C. have arranged D. arrange

8、Most of us senior students are able to ________ a conversation with people from English-speaking countries.

A．go on

B．keep on

C．carry on

D．hold on

9、It is known to all that every minute _____ full use of ______ the lessons will benefit students a great deal.

A. which makes; studying B. when made; to study

C. that made; to study D. when is made; studying

10、Flight BA 2793 _____ at 8:20. Hurry up!

A.leaves B.left C.has left D.leaving

11、She wears so red clothes that I easily ________ her in the crowd．

A．pick out   B．turn out

C．call out   D．bring out

12、 A New York couple have been killed in a car crash on their way to hospital，but the unborn baby________ the accident.

A．experienced B．survived

C．escaped D．fled

13、Nobody except Bill and John ______ entered the second round of the interview.

A. have   B. has   C. has been   D. have been

14、The new tough regulation will apply even ________the platform provider is abroad.

A．where

B．in which

C．to which

D．what

15、—Bob, let's go to the training center to learn how to repair machines.

—________. That will help us greatly.

A．Good idea

B．That's all

C．Nothing serious

D．Excuse me

16、The meaning of a new word may be ______ according to the given context.

A. ruled out   B. put out

C. turned out   D. brought out

17、We all felt puzzled. What ______ did they want to do?

A．at all

B．on earth

C．in case

D．instead of

18、Jack is late again. It is _____ of him to keep others waiting.

A．aggressive

B．appropriate

C．considerate

D．typical

19、Tom looks very happy. He _____ have passed the interview.

A. can   B. must   C. may D. might

20、It’s the third time that John has been late, ________?

A．hasn’t he

B．isn’t he

C．isn’t it

D．hasn’t it

21、A saw-whet owl (猫头鹰) is recovering at a wildlife refuge in New York state after it was discovered glued to the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. The bird was found by workers helping to transport the tree 170 miles from Oneonta to New York City.

“It’s just a story out of a movie,” said Ravensbeard Wildlife Center director Ellen Kalish, who is caring for the owl.

After the owl-now named Rockefeller-was dropped off with Ms Kalish and taken to the wildlife centre, her team began giving him fluids and “all the mice he will eat”. Rockefeller had not had anything to eat or drink during his three-day road trip. “It’s amazing he didn’t get hurt,” Ms Kalish said.

Rockefeller was taken to the vet on Wednesday night for a check-up and some X-rays, but Ms Kalish said he appears to be in great condition considering his adventurous week.

Diminutive as Rockefeller is, he is a full-grown adult. Saw-whet owls are the smallest owls in the US north-east, Ms Kalish said, typically growing to no more than 8.3 in (17-21cm) tall.

“They’re a very interesting species,” Ms Kalish said.They are “very” nocturnal, meaning they’re typically not seen unless someone is looking for them. Some migrate south for the winter, and some don’t migrate at all.

Once Rockefeller has a clean bill of health, Ms Kalish and the Ravensbeard team will release him back into the wild.” Our goal is to release any bird that can be released,” she said.

There are about two million saw-whet owls across the US, so Rockefeller will be OK if he doesn’t make it all the way back to Oneonta. “They find a new mate each year and go on with their lives,”she said.

With all the bad news of 2020, this little owl’s rescue “was a story that needed to be shared”, Ms Kalish said.

【1】Where was the owl stuck?

A．On a tree.

B．On a truck.

C．In New York City.

D．At the wildlife centre.

【2】What was the owl first offered after arriving at the wildlife centre?

A．A medical examination.

B．Food and drink.

C．Christmas gifts.

D．A three-day road trip.

【3】What does the underlined word “diminutive” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Weak.

B．Mature.

C．Interesting.

D．Tiny.

【4】What will be done to the owl if it is confirmed in good condition?

A．Be sent to a zoo.

B．Be kept at the center.

C．Be sent back to nature.

D．Be sent back to Oneonta.

22、A new keyboard tool makes it easier for blind Internet users or those who have low vision to quickly access options on popular websites.

Browsing（浏览）through offerings on Airbnb, for instance, means clicking on rows of photos. This is easy for common people but can be hard or impossible for the blind or those with poor eyesight. A new way of using the keyboard to access tables and maps lets blind and poor-sighted users visit sites more successfully than screen readers alone. The new keyboard tool, Spatial Recognition Interaction Techniques, or SPRITEs, maps different parts of the keyboard to areas on the screen.

In an experiment, 10 people, eight of whom were blind and two with poor eyesight, were asked to complete a series of tasks using their favorite screen reader technology, and then using that technology plus SPRITEs. After 15 minutes, three times as many participants were able to complete web-browsing tasks within the given time limit using SPRITEs, even though all were experienced with screen readers.

Users press keys to make the screen reader move to certain parts of the website. For instance, number keys, along the top of the keyboard, map to menu buttons. Double-clicking on a number opens that menu item’s submenu, and then the top row of letters lets the user select each item in the submenu. Most participants couldn't complete a task such as finding an item in a submenu or find certain information in a table using their favorite screen reader, but could complete it using SPRITEs. For text-based tasks such as finding a given section header, counting headings in a page, or finding a specific word, participants were able to complete them successfully using either tool.

Now the developers plan to make the system better for any website and then add it to some free online screen readers.

【1】Why did the researchers carry out the experiment?

A．To show the advantage of SPRITEs.

B．To improve the use of screen readers.

C．To test web-browsing tasks in given time.

D．To prove SPRITEs’ advancement over the screen readers.

【2】How can users open a submenu using SPRITEs?

A．By clicking the mouse.

B．By touching the screen.

C．By tapping twice on a number.

D．By pressing keys at the bottom.

【3】What can be learned about SPRITEs?

A．It contributes to typing fast.

B．It can recognize words much faster.

C．It helps explore new ways to surf the Internet.

D．It assists the blind and poor-sighted to find information more easily.

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A．The age of keyboard is gone

B．The blind and poor-sighted's needs are met

C．Screen will be combined with a new keyboard

D．New keyboard technology is helping the blind and poor-sighted

23、   When you hear the name Leonardo da Vinci, what comes to mind? Maybe his paintings, Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Maybe it's his flying machine invention. When I think of this great man, I think of the term “Renaissance Man”.  Why? The term “Renaissance Man” comes from fifteenth-century Italy and refers to the idea of a person with knowledge and skills in a number of different areas. Perhaps, no single individual defines the idea of a Renaissance man better than Leonardo da Vinci-an artist, scientist, architect, engineer and inventor.

Leonardo da Vinci will most likely go down in history for his famous works as an artist. But,did you know that he spent a significant amount of time working on his endeavors in science and technology? Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most productive inventors in history. Some of his most famous inventions are the flying machine, the parachute and the revolving bridge. Leonardo has also been given credit by historians for many more inventions.

Once in the courtyard of Senor Ludovico, Leonardo da Vinci constantly invented various “labour-saving devices” for use in the kitchen. At the same time, he began to keep notebooks. The funny thing was that most of the drawings found there, which for several hundred years were considered by researchers to be mechanisms for military (军事） operations, in fact, turned out to be quite peaceful meat grinders, dishwashers, mechanical devices for cracking nuts. The restless Leonardo invented the manual garlic press, which has remained virtually unchanged to our day, a foot-operated napkin dryer, an egg cutter, and many other useful things.

But his most important discovery is the invention of spaghetti. Of course, pasta (意大利面食） has existed in Italy since ancient time. But it was a hard and very broad substance, like a heavy lump of lasagna (面块）. Leonardo changed the shape of the pasta, making a machine that cut it into long thin strips, which after boiling turned into spaghetti.

【1】Leonardo da Vinci is mentioned as “Renaissance Man” for his _

A．individual ideas

B．diverse talents

C．representative works

D．birth time and place

【2】What is known about his inventions in the courtyard of Senor Ludovico?

A．They were practical for everyday use.

B．They reached record high at that time.

C．They have remained unchanged to our day.

D．They were intended for military operations.

【3】In what way did Leonardo da Vinci change pasta?

A．Taste.

B．Color.

C．Fragrance.

D．Shape.

24、Charles Darwin lived an unusually quiet life．In 1842, Darwin and his wife Emma moved from London to Kent in southern England to have as little disturbance(烦扰) as possible．They already had two children then, and would go on to have eight more in the country．

Darwin had very regular(有规律的) habits．He rose early and went for a walk．After breakfast he worked in his study until 9：30 am, his most productive time of the day, and then read his letters lying on the sofa before returning to work．

At midday he would go for another walk with his dog, stopping at his greenhouse to inspect(查看) his experiments．Then he would go for another walk around an area of woodland．While walking on his “thinking path”，Darwin would consider his unsolved scientific problems．

After lunch he read the newspaper and wrote letters．His network of friends provided information from all corners of the world．

The Darwins were not very strict parents and the children were always seen running wild．Their father worked patiently to a background of playful shouts and little footsteps walking past his study door．

After dinner Darwin played backgammon (a game for two people to play) with his wife．He once wrote, “Now the result with my wife in backgammon stands like this: she．．．has won only 2，490 games, while I have won, hurrah(a cheer of joy or victory), hurrah, 2，795 games！”

Although he had poor health, Darwin continued to publish(出版) a lot of creative works until his final book in 1881．He died the following year, aged 73．

Rather than a quiet space in the local churchyard, which he called “the sweetest place on Earth”，Darwin was given a state funeral(国葬) in London’s Westminster Abbey．

【1】Why did the Darwins move to Kent?

A．To do more experiments．

B．To cut their cost of living．

C．To enjoy more peacefulness．

D．To be together with their children．

【2】What did Darwin do every day?

A．He studied in the woods．

B．He started to work at 9：30 am．

C．He wrote letters in the morning．

D．He examined his experiments．

【3】What did Darwin’s children probably think of him?

A．Strict．

B．Sweet．

C．Cold．

D．Brave．

【4】What is this text mainly about?

A．Darwin’s scientific achievements．

B．Darwin’s unusual state funeral．

C．Darwin’s personal life．

D．Darwin’s large family．

25、Along with a dozen boys, I made a trip to Iowa in order to see a college that I was thinking of attending many years ago. Although the trip had been fun for the most part, I felt _________ from time to time. I was missing my family and _________that I wouldn’t be seeing them much if I studied here. I was also missing the_________of my home. I loved how they _________ a thousand shades of green in the spring and then became a sea of gold, red and orange in the fall. I loved the smell of the wild flowers.

Here in Iowa everything was flat. What I could see was a wild prairie (大草原) with no trees. All that I could _________was a mixture of corn, mud and pigs. One day after a long walk, I rested with my eyes closed and _________being back home again. _________, when I opened them, I saw something that _________my heart. It was a grassland sunset. It seemed to fill the sky from horizon to horizon. Gold, red and purple clouds all _________ together in a picture painted by nature’s own hand. It was so__________that it took my breath away. It made the sunsets of my hometown seem tiny in __________. At that moment I knew how __________ and judgmental I had been. This place also had its own __________. This place was also a part of nature’s creation.

Over the years to come I learned something else. Each of us has a(n) __________beauty as well. Each of us has our own unique__________and abilities.

【1】

A．excited

B．lonely

C．disappointed

D．worried

【2】

A．realized

B．regretted

C．admitted

D．expected

【3】

A．grasslands

B．mountains

C．crops

D．forests

【4】

A．looked into

B．turned into

C．broke into

D．took into

【5】

A．imagine

B．smell

C．get

D．remember

【6】

A．dreamed of

B．insisted on

C．heard about

D．delighted in

【7】

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Moreover

D．Instead

【8】

A．saved

B．settled

C．touched

D．upset

【9】

A．connected

B．added

C．packed

D．flowed

【10】

A．fantastic

B．energetic

C．fast

D．active

【11】

A．contrary

B．comparison

C．contract

D．companion

【12】

A．pure-minded

B．absent-minded

C．narrow-minded

D．open-minded

【13】

A．power

B．value

C．significance

D．beauty

【14】

A．outstanding

B．special

C．natural

D．inner

【15】

A．habits

B．choices

C．talents

D．tasks

26、假设你是一中学生李华。近日，你的英语笔友John听说你们学校正在开展“建设节约型社会(Construction of an energy-saving society)”主题活动，发来邮件请你介绍一下你对活动的看法和建议。请你结合以下要点，用英语给John回复邮件。

1.不浪费粮食和纸张;

2.尽量不使用方便筷（disposable chopsticks)、塑料袋;

3.毕业生将书赠给低年级同学循环使用;

4.其他建议（如绿色出行等）

5.只有我们共同努力……

注意:

1. 不要逐字翻译，可适当增加细节;

2. 词数：120左右。开头已经为你写好，不计入总词数;

Dear John,

Glad to receive your E-mail.

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Yours,

Li Hua