四平2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、––Are the repairs finished yet?

––Yes, they ______ when I came back home.

A. would be completed   B. would complete

C. had completed   D. had been completed

2、---- I’ve had a bad cough recently.

----Me too. I’ve never experienced ______ of air pollution in cities before.

A. an acute problem B. a more acute problem

C. a most acute problem   D. the most acute problem

3、People expect Shanghai Disneyland Park to offer better service than ________ of Tokyo’s.

A. this  B. it   C. one D. that

4、Each member of the community should acquire good habits and ______their behavior in an attempt to create a harmonious atmosphere.

A.refresh B.regulate C.resemble D.reveal

5、––Do you mind if I smoke here?

––I suggest you go to the separate room ______ for smokers.

A. to reserve B. reserving

C. reserved   D. being reserved

6、We_______along a country lane when suddenly a car_______past us.

A.drove;drove B.drove;was driving

C.were driving;drove D.were driving;was driving

7、--Has James finished his report on his Enquiry Learning yet?

--I’m not sure. She _________ on it last week.

A. was working  B. has worked  C. worked D. had worked

8、It is considered that digital TV is________ to satellite TV because it allows the same service to be delivered with clearer pictures.

A．better

B．superior

C．senior

D．junior

9、—Credit cards are________ useful when traveling.

—True. They save us the trouble of taking too much cash.

A．particularly

B．partly

C．exactly

D．gradually

10、After the bridge has been widened, the traffic is now flowing________.

A．quickly

B．smoothly

C．cautiously

D．accurately

11、If the students' interest in the subject is motivated, they will ______ the challenge and commit more time and energy to their studies.

A．face up to

B．keep pace with

C．put up with

D．live up to

12、This is the only way that I can think of _______ the problem of water waste in urban areas.

A．settling

B．to settle

C．settle

D．settled

13、 Experts and teachers all think that failure is not ________ a bad thing to some extent.

A. greatly   B. necessarily   C. definitely D. extremely

14、If you have a job, ______ yourself to it and finally you’ll succeed.

A. do devote B. to devote

C. devoting D. devoted

15、We are living in an age   most of things are done on cell phones.

A. which   B. that

C. whose   D. when

16、As teachers we shouldn’t accept the argument given by some people _______ standardized tests restrict educators too much and take the joy out of teaching.

A. where B. what

C. how D. that

17、______my weak spots can make me become a better person.

A．Having been known

B．Knowing

C．Known

D．To be known

18、_______by flowers and applause does not necessarily mean one is living a happy life.

A.Being accompanied B.Having accompanied

C.To be accompanied D.Accompanied

19、With several problems _____to be solved, we still need to hold another meeting as soon as possible.

A. remained   B. remaining

C. remain    D. having remained

20、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

21、It’s an attractive idea: By playing online problem-solving, matching and other games for a few minutes a day, people can improve such mental abilities as reasoning, verbal skills and memory. But whether these brain training games deliver on those promises is up for debate.

A research team gathered more than eight thousand volunteers globally after collecting their submission of an online questionnaire about their training habits and which, if any, programs they used. Some one thousand participants reported using brain training programs for about eight months, on average, though durations ranged from two weeks to more than five years. Next, the volunteers completed 12 cognitive (认知) tests assessing their mental abilities. They faced specially designed memory exercises, such as mentally rotating objects, pattern-finding puzzles and strategy challenges.

When looking at the results, researchers saw that brain trainers on average had no mental edge. Even among the most dedicated, who had used training programs for at least 18 months, brain training didn’t boost thinking abilities above the level of people who didn’t use the programs. Participants who had trained for less than a month, also performed on par with people who didn’t train at all.

“No matter how we sliced the data, we were unable to find any evidence that brain training games were connected with cognitive abilities,” says leader of the team. That held true whether the team analyzed participants by age, program used, education or socioeconomic status – all were cognitively similar to the group who didn’t use the programs, suggesting that brain training games don’t live up to its name. Accordingly, the study advocates no more time sitting at a computer and doing little tasks.

【1】How does the author introduce the topic?

A．By questioning an idea.

B．By having a debate.

C．By explaining an example.

D．By making a comparison.

【2】What can be learned about the brain training games from the research result?

A．They cost time to play well.

B．They improve mental abilities.

C．They aren’t as helpful as imagined.

D．They aren’t so popular as before.

【3】Why do the researchers analyze the data from different angles?

A．To engage more participants.

B．To further confirm the research result.

C．To test the limitation of the research.

D．To provide evidence for the association.

22、Growing up, I never wore makeup and I was always more afraid of the mirror than anything else. I hadn’t thought makeup was meant for me, a disabled woman, until I saw Ulta’s new advertisement: a huge full-color photo of a model in a wheelchair.

The world of fashion and beauty is rarely related to disabilities, and even though Hollywood has made steps toward greater inclusion and clothing brand Aerie has featured women with disabilities in their advertisements, seeing disabilities in the mainstream is definitely unusual. The reason why these things make headlines is that they’re so rare.

I learned from a very young age that because of my disability, I would never be connected with beauty or charm. I’d spent so long feeling separated from so many parts of society, but Ulta is sending a powerful message with a single photo: It’s time to challenge conventional beauty standards because beauty comes in all forms.

We all want to feel included. When it comes to disabilities, it is so important, especially for children and teens with disabilities. I was well into my 30s when I rolled into a makeup store for the first time. I had no idea what I was doing and felt like entering a new world without a map; I felt like I was out of place, as if I was peeking (偷看；窥视) at a club without being invited. Imagine how my experience would have been different if I had seen a model in a wheelchair, smiling, as if to say, “Welcome. Yes, you belong!”

That message of inclusion was loud and clear for Maren Anderson, a 4-year-old girl who has a rare genetic disease and just started using a wheelchair. The moment she spotted the advertisement was caught on camera by her mom Carolyn Anderson, and quickly spread last month on Facebook. “It’s just really saying that she feels included, and she feels like she identifies with that, and belongs here just like everybody else. So, thank you, Ulta,” said Carolyn Anderson.

【1】What can be learned from paragraph 2?

A．There will be more products for the disabled.

B．Aerie is the author’s favorite clothing brand.

C．Hollywood works with Ulta to help the disabled.

D．It’s hard for the public to associate beauty with disabilities.

【2】What does the author think of Ulta’s new advertisement?

A．It creates a new trend in the fashion world.

B．It makes society offer more jobs to the disabled.

C．It helps make the disabled feel confident and involved.

D．It breaks the barrier between the disabled and the able-bodied.

【3】How did the author feel when she first stepped into the makeup store?

A．Nervous and embarrassed.

B．Sad and guilty.

C．Excited and proud.

D．Bored and disappointed.

【4】Why is Maren Anderson’s photo mentioned in the last paragraph?

A．To expose the condition of the disabled.

B．To show the effect of Ulta’s advertisement.

C．To emphasize the sense of belonging.

D．To explore the contemporary beauty standards.

23、"Why do we have to learn all this dumb stuff?"

Of all the complaints and questions I have heard from my students during my years in the classroom, this was the one most frequently asked. I would answer it by telling the following legend.

One night a group of nomads(游牧民) were preparing to retire for the evening when suddenly they were surrounded by a great light. They knew they were in the presence of a godly being. With great expectation, they awaited a heavenly message of great importance that they knew must be especially for them.

Finally, the voice spoke, "Gather as many pebbles (鹅卵石) as you can. Put them in your bags. Travel a day's journey and tomorrow night will find you glad and it will find you sad."

The nomads shared their disappointment and anger with each other. They had expected the

inspiration of a great universal truth that would enable them to create wealth, health and purpose for the world. But instead they were given a silly task that made no sense to them at all. However, the memory of the brilliance of their visitor caused each one to pick up a few pebbles and store them in their bags while voicing their displeasure.

They traveled a day's journey and that night while making camp, they reached into their bags and discovered every pebble they had gathered had become a diamond. They were glad they had diamonds. They were sad they had not gathered more pebbles.

It was an experience I had with a student, whom I shall call Alan, early in my teaching career that illustrated the truth of that legend to me.

When Alan was in the eighth grade, he majored in "trouble" with a minor in "suspensions (停学)". He had studied how to be a bully and was getting his master's degree in "thievery".

Every day I had my students memorize a quotation from a great thinker. As I called roll, I would begin a quotation. To be counted present, the student would be expected to finish the thought.

"Alice Adams--- 'There is no failure except..."'

"'In no longer trying.' I'm present, Mr. Schlatter."

So, by the end of the year, my young pupils would have memorized 150 great thoughts.

"People nowadays know the price of everything and the value of nothing."

"No pains, no gains."

"If you can conceive it, and believe it, you can achieve it."

No one complained about this daily routine other than Alan - right up to the day he was expelled(开除) and I lost touch with him for five years. Then one day, he called. He was in a special program at one of the neighboring colleges and had just finished parole（假释）.

He told me that after being sent to juvenile hall (少管所) and finally being shipped off to the

California Youth Authority for his wrong doings, he had become so disgusted with himself that he had taken a razor blade and cut his wrists.

He said, "You know what, Mr. Schlatter, as I lay there with my life running out of my body, I

suddenly remembered that quote you made me write 20 times one day." There is no failure except in no longer trying." Then it suddenly made sense to me. As long as I was alive, I wasn't a failure, but if I allowed myself to die, I would most certainly die a failure. So with my remaining strength, I called for help and started a new life."

At the time he had heard the quotation, it was a pebble. When he needed guidance in a moment of crisis, it had become a diamond. And so it is to you I say, gather all the pebbles you can, and you can count on a future filled with diamonds.

【1】What does the underlined sentence "it will find you sad" mean?

A. The God told the nomads to gather pebbles that made no sense to them.

B. The pebbles won't enable the nomads to create fortune.

C. The God didn't give the nomads the message they expected.

D. The nomads regretted not having gathered as many pebbles as possible.

【2】Which of following sentences from the passage brings out the author's sense of humor?

A. They were given a silly task that made no sense to them at all. (Para. 5)

B. He majored in "trouble" with a minor in "suspensions. (Para. 8)

C. People nowadays know the price of everything and the value of nothing. (Para. 13)

D. You can count on a future filled with diamonds. (Para. 19)

【3】Which of the following is FALSE according to the passage?

A. Not all the nomads gathered and stored some pebbles in their bags.

B. Students who finished the half-sentence quotation were counted present.

C. All students don't like the daily routine of finishing the half-sentence quotation.

D. It was the strong faith of never dying a failure that saved Alan's life.

【4】Why did Alan commit suicide after being shipped off to the California Youth Authority?

A. He hated the hard life in the juvenile hall.

B. He was expelled by the school in the end.

C. He was badly treated at the California Youth Authority.

D. He felt so disappointed and hopeless about himself and his future.

【5】According to the passage, we can conclude that Mr. Schlatter is an educator of _____.

A. sympathy and kindness   B. wisdom and patience

C. generosity and creativity   D. faith and devotion

【6】Which of the following may probably be the best title?

A. A naughty trouble-marker.   B. Pebbles and nomads.

C. The magic pebble.   D. A quotation that saved life.

24、Websites

ESPN Sports Programming

ESPN takes its sports content and programming to the next level with its dynamic and eye-catching site filled with large, high-quality pictures and videos. The "featured sports" slider is thoroughly entrancing and does an excellent job of showcasing each of the sports alongside interesting statistics and informative details about available programs.

Revols

Revols takes a bold （突出的）approach on its website by enlarging its small, advanced headphones in photographs and videos. The photography and video make the site amazingly product-focused, so its users slowly become more and more absorbed in the experience these headphones can give you. The large font （字型）treatment on this site is also a nice touch and adds to the larger-than-life earbud photography.

Zillow

Finding the perfect home is all about being able to conveniently research exactly what you're looking for, save and store what you like, and make it easy to find it all later on. Zillow hits the nail on the head for all three of these points. The search area within the hero area makes it easy for new users to quickly select and search listings without having to look for some hidden search page.

Montage

Montage takes showing-off its product to the next level with this homepage that clearly outlines what its product is, how it looks, product quality, and testimonials. The site is an excellent example of one approach you can use to highlight your product and the most important points your users would be concerned with finding answers to.

【1】Which website stresses the product by making it seem big?

A.ESPN Sports Programming, B.Revols.

C.Zillow. D.Montage.

【2】What can users do on Zillow?

A.Order a product.

B.Buy a headphone.

C.Learn about sports.

D.Find a suitable house.

【3】What do the four websites have in common?

A.They are well designed.

B.They make shopping easier.

C.They are intended for new users.

D.They help users learn new knowledge.

25、   A group of children from poverty stricken areas across China gathered in Beijing. Once, they were confused and challenged by _______ unimaginable for many of their contemporaries（同龄人）who were used to a_________ way of life.

Thanks to a charity sports program _______ by Sun Lingfeng, former captain of China's national men's baseball team, these “children in hardship", as Sun described them, now see _______

Recently, the documentary film Tough Out brought this story into the _______Released on Dec.11, it is so far the highest rated Chinese film in 2020 on Douban.

The filming began in 2016 and _______ the world of these children. Due to their _______families and painful childhoods, most of them were hard to _______ . Ma Hu, for example, was angry and disobedient. But when he joined the team, he had to learn to _______ with his teammates to be successful. When his team lost a game, Ma would learn to __________ his teammates. "Whether the children will take baseball as their __________ or not, they have already achieved so much," Sun told China Daily.

Unlike many other sports films, Tough Out doesn't simply focus on the __________ part. Instead, it shows audiences about the kids' __________. In the film, this team never won a baseball competition. For this reason, some children lost faith and left.

“This film is so realistic. The struggles that children __________ – inner conflict and inability to play baseball games – made audiences feel heartbreak," noted SWEEKLY magazine. , __________ that may explain why Xu Huijing. the film's director, loves the English title Tough Out. "It not only showcases value of sports, but also tells people that failures arc an important part of our life.”

A．fortunes

B．difficulties

C．diseases

D．congratulations

A．cosy

B．traditional

C．tough

D．modern

A．arranged

B．launched

C．encouraged

D．discovered

A．a dark cloud

B．flying angels

C．smiling faces

D．a silver lining

A．program

B．team

C．backroom

D．spotlight

A．fictionalized

B．predicted

C．showed

D．clarified

A．broken

B．extended

C．complete

D．nuclear

A．come back to

B．get along with

C．look down upon

D．reach out for

A．communicate

B．compete

C．cooperate

D．correspond

A．scold

B．tease

C．comfort

D．please

A．profession

B．companion

C．hobby

D．assistance

A．considerate

B．complicated

C．satisfactory

D．inspiring

A．disagreements

B．failures

C．unwillingness

D．success

A．enjoyed

B．faced

C．underwent

D．remembered

A．Meanwhile

B．Namely

C．Likewise

D．Thus

26、假定你是李华，你班交换生Jim将要参加“Studying in China” 汉语演讲比赛，来信向你咨询。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：

1. 推荐一个演讲话题；

2. 说明推荐的理由；

3. 建议他做哪些准备工作。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua