白沙县2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、They’d won 12 ______ games before they lost.

A．vivid

B．straight

C．typical

D．flexible

2、______ in the United States, St Louis has now become the 4th largest city.

A.It is the 24th biggest city B.It was the 24th biggest city

C.Once the 24th biggest city D.Before the 24th biggest city

3、If ________ in the elevator, please press the emergency button immediately.

A. trapped B. trapping

C. having trapped D. to be trapped

4、We hurriedly ended our meeting, leaving many problems ______.

A.to be settled B.to settle C.settled D.having settled

5、In fighting with enemies, the economy dropped greatly, ______, many lives were claimed.

A. on top of that   B. in contrast

C. for another thing     D. above all

6、The tourism industry, as the core of our local economy, is supposed____in the months to come.

A.to recover B.to have recovered

C.to be recovering D.to have been recovering

7、He has written two articles for the journal，one to be published in this issue，the other to___________ in the next.

A. turn out B. come out

C. bring out. D. leave out

8、To produce the goods satisfying the environmental ______, the company  has  brought in advanced technology to remove the chemicals in the course of production.

A.burdens B.requirements C.pollution D.evolution

9、----You should have told her about the meaning of the gesture.

----I meant ______, but I had some unexpected guests.

A. to     B. to have     C. to do so D. doing so

10、Betty is so lucky to be ______ such a beautiful singing voice.

A．bored with

B．blessed with

C．devoted to

D．related to

11、________ a full discussion of the problem, the committee spent a whole hour exchanging their ideas at the meeting.

A．Have

B．Having

C．Had

D．To have

12、— Why didn’t you come to the party?

— _______, but I’d really like some time alone to clear my thoughts.

A．No wonder

B．No offence

C．No comment

D．No doubt

13、University majors should not be ________ market demand and the government should give more support for “unpopular” majors such as literature, history and philosophy.

A. in the form of B. in the process of

C. at the mercy of   D. at the risk of

14、Without your help, I _____such a breakthrough in this project.

A. hadn't made   B. didn't make

C. won't have made   D. wouldn't have made

15、People around us ______ affect our thoughts and behaviors.

A. must   B. can

C. should   D. would

16、______ exercising is a good way to keep fit, you shouldn’t overdo it at the beginning.

A. As if   B. As long as   C. In case  D. Even though

17、The Dragon Boat Festival ________ the beginning of the hottest season of the year.

A. is marking B. marks C. will mark  D. marked

18、They have invited me to visit their country, ________ is very kind of them.

A.that B.it C.which D.what

19、 — Excuse me, could you please turn down the music a little? It’s too loud.

—___.

A. Oh, it’s my honor to do so

B. Never mind. I like music

C. Sorry. I didn’t know your were studying

D. Thank you. It’s kind of you

20、I only take on work that excites me   it means turning down lots of money.

A.as if B.in case C.now that D.even if

21、Cambodia recorded 792 rare white-shouldered ibises (白肩黑鹮) in its 2022 census (统计), an increase of 5 percent from 755 birds in a year earlier, conservationists said on Thursday.

Bou Vorsak, director of BirdLife in Cambodia, said the census, jointly conducted by the members of the Cambodian Ibis Working Group (CIWG), found 377 white-shouldered ibises at Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary, 326 at the Mekong Flooded Forest, and 89 at Koh Srolauv, Kulen Promtep, Lomphat, Srepok and Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuaries. “The white-shouldered ibis is one of the rarest birds in the world, with the global population of approximately 1,000 birds,” he told the journalist. “Cambodia is the largest habitat for this critically endangered species, accounting for nearly 80 percent of the global population.”

Vorsak said BirdLife in Cambodia is delighted to support this species working group to develop and implement the Cambodian ibis conservation action plan to protect the critically endangered birds from extinction.

Neth Pheaktra, secretary of state and spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, said the government thanked all conservation partners for their efforts to protect and conserve natural resources and wildlife, including white-shouldered ibises.

“The Ministry of Environment and non-governmental organization (NGO) partners will continue their efforts to provide safe habitats to wildlife through law enforcement (执行), local economic supporting, and other education campaigns to change public behavior,” he said. “The Ministry of Environment will continue to educate people to stop trapping, hunting, eating and trading wildlife.”

World Wide Fund (WWF) Cambodia country director Seng Teak congratulates the rising number of white-shouldered ibis population trends in Cambodia. “It is a positive result for the conservation and protection of the species. We stand ready to collaborate on the joint conservation action efforts to thrive for stronger survival of this rare species,” he said.

【1】What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

A．There were 755 ibises recorded in 2022.

B．The population of ibises has dropped by 5 percent.

C．The population of the white-shouldered ibis is small.

D．The white-shouldered ibis is the rarest bird in the world.

【2】What does the underlined word “implement” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Arrange for.

B．Line up.

C．Take over.

D．Carry out.

【3】What action will the Ministry of Environment take to protect ibises?

A．Making policy to protect them.

B．Educating people not to do harm to them.

C．Forcing people to spare fields for wildlife.

D．Giving local residents economic supporting.

【4】Why did Teak say the words in the last paragraph?

A．To make others join WWF.

B．To show how great work he had done.

C．To express his attitude to the conservation.

D．To convince people to keep the white-shouldered ibis.

22、   We see big lies.【1】We think we're fundamentally different from those big liars like Bernie Madoff or Tiger Woods.

But behind big lies are a series of small tricks or lies. Dan Ariely, a professor of psychology and behavioral economies, writes about this in his book The Honest Truth about Dishonesty.【2】

These small lies are quite common. There are many of us who might go a little too fast on the highway, or pocket extra change at a gas station. As humans, it seems we are natural liars.【3】

But still, we want to look in the mirror and see ourselves as good, honest people, though we benefit from our lying. That's why Ariely describes honesty as something of a state of mind. He thinks the IRS（税务局）should have people promise to be honest when they start working on their taxes, not when they 're done.【4】

Ariely says the research about honesty isn't all negative（消极的）.【5】But we usually don't take those chances. "There's a lot of good in us." he said.

A.Most people tell some kind of lies every day.

B.When talking about dishonesty, we always think of something big.

C.But when we think to ourselves, we believe we could never do that.

D.We have plenty of chances to lie and cheat, without getting caught.

E.Some of the most common lies are white lies, which are typically considered to be harmless,

F.He found what separates honest people from not honest people is not necessarily character, but chance.

G.Setting the stage for honesty is more effective than asking someone after the fact whether or not they lied.

23、Rethinking Obesity(肥胖症)

In principle, it sounds simple: eat less and move more. This dietary advice for dealing with obesity has been around for decades. 【1】 So why hasn’t this approach to weight control worked?

One possibility is that we haven’t tried hard enough. Perhaps we have lacked the discipline and willpower to maintain healthy dietary and exercise habits—a challenge made more difficult today for those surrounded by inexpensive, tasty highly processed foods.

【2】 In a recent paper, my colleagues and I question the basic assumption of whether taking in more calories than you burn really is the primary cause of obesity. We argue that we are driven to overeat because we are getting fatter.

The key to how this works in obesity is insulin (胰岛素) processed, rapidly digestible carbohydrates (碳水化合物食品) raise our insulin level too high. 【3】 A few hours after eating a high-carb meal, the number of calories in the blood stream falls suddenly, so we get hungrier sooner after eating.

The two opposing views of cause and effect in obesity have very different implications for how to prevent and treat weight problems. The usual approach focuses on how much to eat, with prescriptions (处方) for daily calorie intake. 【4】 Higher-fat foods may help get rid of body fat, a possibility supported by clinical trials comparing high-fat diets with low-fat ones.

This way of thinking might help explain why calorie restriction usually fails long before a person with obesity approaches an ideal body weight. A low-calorie, low-fat diet further restricts an already limited supply of energy to the body, worsening hunger without addressing the underlying tendency to store too many calories in body fat. 【5】

Although much more research will be needed to test this idea, it is time to question the basic assumptions about cause and effect calories and weight gain that have controlled our thinking.

A．Yet, worldwide obesity rates just keep going up.

B．In our view the emphasis should be place a on what to eat.

C．It is important to control the amount of food consumed by us.

D．Obesity is a disease that affects 650 million adults worldwide.

E．Or perhaps the problem is the focus on “calorie balance” itself.

F．Weight loss becomes a battle between mind and metabolism(新陈代谢).

G．This causes fat cells to take in to many calories, leaving fewer for the rest of the body.

24、   The conclusion of the Paris Agreement in 2015，in which almost every nation committed to reduce their carbon emissions(排放)，was supposed to be a turning point in the fight against climate change.But many countries have already fallen behind their goals.Meanwhile emissions worldwide continue to rise.

The only way to catch up is to aggressively pursue an approach that takes advantage of every possible strategy to reduce emissions.Wind and solar energy are usually part of this effort，but it must also include investing heavily in carbon capture(碳捕捉)，utilization(应用)and storage(CCUS)—a range of technologies that pull carbon dioxide from the air，and transform it into useful materials or store it underground.Although CCUS has been opposed as too expensive and unproved，recent gains have made it far more effective.Improvements such as chemical compounds could drive the cost down from $1 00 per ton of captured carbon in 20 16 to $ 20 per ton by 2025，according to a 2016 article in Science.

Three primary CCUS paths lead to the reduction of carbon emissions:retrofitting(改装)existing power plants；reducing emissions in industries that cannot run on renewable energy；and directly removing carbon from the air.Cutting emissions from existing electric power stations with CCUS could be made more appealing in a future with a circular carbon economy，in which captured carbon could be resold and recycled for other uses——for instance，serving as a raw material for making concrete or plastics.

The basic idea of carbon capture has faced a lot of opposition.Skepticism has come from climate change deniers，who see it as a waste of money，and from passionate supporters of climate action, who fear that it would be used to justify continued reliance on fossil fuels.Both groups are ignoring the recent advances and the opportunity they present.By limiting investment in decarbonization，the world will miss a major avenue for reducing emissions in a variety of industries.CCUS can also create jobs and profits from what was previously only a waste material by creating a larger economy around carbon.

The transition to clean energy has become necessary.But that transition’s ability to achieve deep decarbonization will become less effective without this wide range of solutions，which must include CCUS.

【1】What can CCUS technologies do in reducing emissions?

A. Closing down existing power plants.

B. Limiting investment in heavy industry.

C. Processing raw materials underground.

D. Turning carbon dioxide into useful materials.

【2】Why is it attractive to retrofit existing power plants with CCUS?

A. It can remove carbon directly from the air.

B. It can benefit the industry economically.

C. It is the most affordable way to capture carbon.

D. It helps power plants produce concrete or plastics.

【3】What can be inferred from paragraph 4?

A. Fossil fuels will be no longer used in future.

B. Investing in decarbonization is a worthwhile project.

C. Climate change deniers believe in the necessity of decarbonization.

D. Little progress has been made in the fight against carbon emissions.

【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Capture That Carbon B. Let Carbon Go

C. Stand Firm with Energy Protection D. Say Goodbye to Energy Crisis

25、   After getting married, I moved to an absolutely new town. _________ as I was to be in a new city, with various new things to explore, I was still lonely. I was desperate to make friends and establish_________.

This could explain my enthusiastic “Count me in!” when_________ to participate in a half marathon. Reflecting on my usual 3 miles, I must have been_________ — a half marathon, 13 miles seemed a(n) _________ task.

After the initial shock wore off, I found comfort in burying myself in_________. I took it slow, one mile, and then two, three, four and five miles. Seven straight miles felt like to climb Everest in my eyes, and soon I became used to that_________.

Mile after mile, I managed to step beside my running partners. We talked about our favorite music and_________ funny stories about our children. At about mile 10, the conversations_________. We shared our past and hopes for our future, our fears and disappointments. By the time we were running 12-mile legs, I know that I’d made__________ friends.

__________, the day of the race arrived. At the start line, armed with my friends, I already felt like a champion. My time training had__________. I managed to hold a steady pace and kept up with my__________. Legs shaking and knees buckling, we crossed the finish line together.

I have participated in multiple races since. Although running started as a__________ of building social ties, it not only provided me with friendships, but with a skill that would benefit me the rest of my life. Though the first pair of shoes is long forgotten, running will never be__________.

A．Relaxed

B．Excited

C．Embarrassed

D．Confused

A．reputation

B．identity

C．connections

D．routines

A．allowed

B．asked

C．reminded

D．required

A．grateful

B．confident

C．awkward

D．crazy

A．impossible

B．urgent

C．rewarding

D．pleasant

A．socializing

B．studying

C．training

D．sharing

A．high

B．climate

C．view

D．race

A．listened to

B．made up

C．spread

D．exchanged

A．stopped

B．deepened

C．returned

D．concluded

A．new

B．more

C．lifelong

D．demanding

A．Unfortunately

B．Obviously

C．Naturally

D．Finally

A．failed

B．continued

C．paid off

D．caught on

A．companions

B．opponents

C．coaches

D．judges

A．series

B．means

C．habit

D．tradition

A．chosen

B．forbidden

C．spread

D．replaced

26、假定你是李华，在你校学习的交换生Peter 在暑假欲回国看望父母朋友，他请你帮忙推荐几件具有中国特色的礼品。请给他写一封电子邮件。内容包括：

1、推荐礼品：中国结（Chinese knot）、毛笔（Writing brush）等；

2、推荐理由；

3、恳请他考虑你的建议。

注意：1、词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

I have known that you will go back to your country to spend the summer holiday.

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Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua