天门2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、If you____here half an hour ago, you would have known what we were talking about.

A．arrived

B．had arrived

C．should arrive

D．would arrive

2、If I weren’t so tired, I __________ with you to the movie tonight.

A. will go   B. would have gone

C. would go   D. went

3、Beckham shook his head to say “Don’t trust her.”

A．even though  B．as though  C．unless D．Until

4、The room is three meters long and two meters ________.

A. broad   B. board

C. abroad   D. width

5、It's 10:15. We can say a past ten.

A.quarter B.half C.pound    D.kilo

6、Many a time in life, you just need to take up all your courage and do something your heart tells you to, because it is worth ________.

A. that    B. it    C. much        D. well

7、Offered the position of chairman. Smith   , preferring to keep his current job.

A. withdrew   B. calculated

C. declined   D. applauded

8、—The milk shake tastes good. How do you make it?

—It's easy, just follow the________________.

A.discussions B.instructions C.resolutions D.directions

9、There are many sales of mobile phones on www.taobao.com, and you can choose _____ based on your own interests.

A．that

B．each

C．it

D．one

10、Two ______ of the earth’s surface ______ water.

A．third; is B．thirds; is

C．third; are D．thirds; are

11、—The computer needs __________.

—Sorry, I forgot _________ it to the repair shop.

A．repairing; to take

B．to repair; to take

C．repairing; taking

D．to be repaired; taking

12、Social networking is an important factor _______ business success.

A.devoting to B.appealing to

C.attaching to D.leading to

13、It is unfair for me alone to stay here, ?

A. do I   B. don’t I

C. isn’t it   D. is it

14、When she found the room needed _________, she couldn’t help but _________ down the unfinished newspaper and began to do the work.

A．to be tidied; lie

B．tidying; lay

C．being tidied; to lay

D．tidied; to lie

15、The man________a black coat got________the bus________the bus stop. Then he began to walk along the street.

A．in, on, at

B．with, off, from

C．in, off, at

D．with, on, from

16、Currently, women ________ many more roles than those who lived in the past, say, in family, in work and society, which lay a lot of pressure on them.

A．depend on

B．call on

C．work on

D．take on

17、The judging committee (评委会)______three women and four men is popular with the public.

A. is consisted of   B. makes up   C. consisting of   D. which made up of

18、Solutions which seem ________ to humans are often beyond the grasp of computers.

A．self-sufficient

B．self-conscious

C．self-aware

D．self-evident

19、The earliest known paper cutting in China______ the Tang Dynasty.

A.dates from B.sets in C.stands for D.sets up

20、It is his ________ of business that makes his mother believe that he can take over his father’s company.

A.sense B.experience C.interest D.attack

21、I never saw my father come home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take a "night out with the boys". He had no hobbies but just took care of his family.

For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 am. He was always interested in my life-how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.

Nine years ago when I bought my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day for three days, painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked was a glass of iced tea，and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy，for I had a law practice to run. and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush，or talk to my father.

Five years ago，my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set（秋干组合架）for my daughter. Again，all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea ,and talk to him. But again，I had laundry to do，and the house to clean.

The morning on Sunday，January 16，1995，my father telephoned me as usual，this time he seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before. I had to get to church and I cut short the conversation.

The call came at 4：40 pm. That day my father was sent to hospital in Florida. I got on a plane immediately，and I vowed（发誓）that when I arrived，I would make up for the lost time，and have a nice long talk with him and really get to know him.

I arrived in Florida at 1：00 am，but my father had passed away at 9：12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk，or time to wait for me.

In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father，and even more about every single day.

【1】We know from the passage that the father ________

A．liked to paint houses

B．had no friends around him

C．thought of his family as his all

D．was not healthy in his youth

【2】When her father painted her first house, the author ________

A．could only afford a glass of iced tea

B．could do nothing but hold a paintbrush

C．was too busy to talk to her father

D．spent eight hours a day working with her father

【3】On January 16, 1995, the author felt that her father________

A．had no time to phone her as usual

B．seemed to be a little different

C．became interested in church

D．had forgotten to discuss some things with her

【4】Which is the best title of the reading？

A．Painting houses

B．Father and I

C．Daughter's family

D．Father's phone calls

22、There have been few precious positives during the COVID-19 pandemic but academies may have unearthed one: People look more attractive in protective masks.

Researchers at Cardiff University were surprised to find that both men and women were: judged to look better with a face covering hiding the lower half of their faces.

Dr Michael Lewis, a reader from Cardiff University’s school of psychology and an expert in faces, said research carried out before the pandemic had found that medical face masks reduced attractiveness because they were associated with disease or illness.

“We wanted to test whether the idea had changed since face coverings became common and understand whether the type of mask had any effect,” he said.

“Our study suggests faces are considered more attractive when covered by medical face masks. This may be because we’re used to healthcare workers wearing blue masks and now we associate these with people in caring or medical professions. At a time when we feel weak, we may find the wearing of medical masks makes us feel less worried or frightened and so we feel more positive towards the wearer.”

The first part of the research was carried out in February 2021. Forty-three women were asked to rate on a scale of one to ten the attractiveness of images of male faces without a mask, wearing a plain cloth mask, a blue medical face mask, and holding a plain black book covering the area a face mask would hide.

The participants said those wearing a cloth mask were significantly more attractive than the ones with no masks or whose faces were partly obscured (掩盖) by the book. But the medical face mask—which was just a normal, disposable kind—made the wearer look even better.

“The results run counter to the pre-pandemic research where it was thought that masks made people think about disease and that the person should be avoided.” said Lewis. “The pandemic has changed our psychology in how we view the wearers of masks. When we see someone wearing a mask we no longer think ‘that person has a disease, and I need to stay away’.”

【1】What was people’s attitude to wearing a mask before the pandemic?

A．Doubtful.

B．Favourable.

C．Confused.

D．Negative.

【2】What can wearing a mask offer us according to the new study?

A．A sense of pride.

B．A sense of safety.

C．A decrease in confidence.

D．An improvement in health condition.

【3】Which of the following makes us most attractive according to the research?

A．Leaving the face uncovered.

B．Wearing a plain cloth mask.

C．Wearing a blue medical mask.

D．Hiding the face partly with a book.

【4】What does the underlined phrase “run counter to” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Be contrary to.

B．Be similar to.

C．Be consistent with.

D．Be based on.

23、A man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. Bartender was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and drank quietly at a table. This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.

A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to clear this out and inquired: “I do not want to pry, but could you explain, why do you order three beers all the time?” The man replied: “It seems strange, isn’t it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment, one – in France and another – in Italy. We have made an agreement, that every time we go to pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keeping up the family bond ”.

Soon all the town have heard about the man’s answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity. Residents of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even invited them to that pub to look at Three Beer Man.

However, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about this news, some people pray for the soul of one of the brothers, others quietly grieve.

When the man came to pub the next time and ordered two beers again, the bartender asked him: “I would like to offer condolences to you, due to the death of your dear brother”. The man considered this for a moment and then replied: “Oh, you are probably surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are alive and well. It‘s just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.”

【1】The man ordered three beers all the time because _______.

A. people were fond of drinking beers in this pub.

B. he missed his two brothers living abroad very much.

C. this would help him become a local celebrity.

D. it was an agreement with his brothers to keep up the family bond.

【2】We can infer from the passage that______.

A. news traveled fast in the town.

B. the man became famous in the town because he was a heavy drinker

C. the man’s brothers liked drinking beer very much

D. the man was strong-minded to give up drinking

【3】The bartender served the man with bad feeling because ________.

A. he thought the man should order three beers

B. he thought one of the man’s brothers had passed away

C. he would earn less money

D. the man decided to drink two beers

【4】The underlined word “condolences” in the last paragraph can be replaced by______.

A. gratitude   B. sympathy C. appreciation   D. surprise

24、Americans, especially the millennials (千禧一代), are always glued to their phones. A common day of an average university student in American starts off like this: an alarm clock wakes you up, which is quickly followed by checking social media such as Twitter and Facebook. Once in classes, you are again attracted by your buzzing phone and access to the Internet rather than pay attention to the lecturing professor. Then you have lunch with some friends, only to look up from your screen to realize that no one has said a word in five minutes and instead all are looking at their phones. Once the day ends, you can’t help checking all forms of social media again before finally being able to shut your eyes only to repeat this vicious cycle the next day.

Cyberbullying (网络霸凌), a concept unknown before, is now in fashion. Many of the millennials are using the Internet to make jokes about others to extremes. The Internet gives cowards bravery. People feel like their actions and words have no bad results because they cannot see the pain they cause others.

Millennials also tend to think that whatever information shows up on their screens must be taken as truth, whether the source is reliable (可靠的) or not.

Social media is not all bad, however. People are still able to use social media to connect with friends and family who live a great distance away. With a few clicks, someone could make another person smile, or give words of hope and encouragement to a friend in need, or even help repair a broken relationship. Cyberspace is a vortex that is easy to get caught up in, but we must find a balance to keep both feet in reality while travelling across the online world.

【1】What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 infer?

A．You can’t break away from your phone.

B．You decide to get rid of this bad behaviour.

C．You return to going cyberbullying the following day.

D．You are caught in the busy life.

【2】What can be learned about the millennials?

A．They often mistake facts for personal opinions.

B．They prefer to communicate face to face.

C．They become brave and reliable.

D．They don’t often make their own judgement.

【3】Which way of using social media is accepted by the author?

A．Being glued to the phones all the time.

B．Promoting relationships.

C．Losing themselves in the online world.

D．Fighting against others.

【4】What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To state the ill effects of social media.

B．To prove the benefits of social media.

C．To suggest using the social media wisely.

D．To introduce the functions of phones.

25、Three brothers left home for college, and they all became successful people.

Some years later, they got together again. While having dinner, they ________ for a long time. They discussed the ________ they had given their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The oldest said, "I had a ________ house built for Mama." The second said, "I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer(奔驰经销商) send a ________ to her." The youngest said, "You know ________ Mama loves reading poems and you know she can't read any more because she can't ________ very well. I met a businessman who has a parrot that can recite many ________. It took him 12 years to ________ it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I have to pay him $ 100,000 a year for twenty years, ________ it is worth it."

Two weeks later, their mother sent out her thank-you notes, which read, "Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to clean the whole house. It's a (an) ________ job. Thanks anyway," "Marvin, I am too old to ________. I stay home and have others work for me, so I'll ________ use the car. The ________ is good, although not realistic. Thanks."

"Dearest Melvin, you are the ________ son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so ________. I liked it very much. Thank you."

【1】

A．fought

B．studied

C．talked

D．slept

【2】

A．chances

B．gifts

C．wishes

D．challenges

【3】

A．big

B．warm

C．safe

D．lonely

【4】

A．book

B．bike

C．car

D．bag

【5】

A．how

B．what

C．why

D．when

【6】

A．listen

B．feel

C．see

D．walk

【7】

A．stories

B．poems

C．words

D．lyrics

【8】

A．protect

B．beat

C．raise

D．train

【9】

A．but

B．so

C．unless

D．although

【10】

A．enjoyable

B．tiring

C．delightful

D．amusing

【11】

A．learn

B．work

C．exercise

D．drive

【12】

A．never

B．often

C．regularly

D．sometimes

【13】

A．future

B．idea

C．hobby

D．program

【14】

A．same

B．last

C．only

D．next

【15】

A．strange

B．unpleasant

C．terrible

D．delicious

26、假定你是李华，是某国际学校的一名中学生，你校将举办主题为“低碳生活”的英语演讲比赛，旨在号召大家积极应对全球气候变暖。请你写一篇演讲稿参加比赛。

内容包括：1. 全球变暖的影响；

2. 如何实现低碳生活。

注意：1. 字数：100 左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

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