仙桃2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、The government is__________efforts so as to strengthen skills training for rural migrant workers.

A.picking up B.stepping up C.holding up D.breaking up

2、________in a mass parade at Beijing’s Tian’anmen Square on the National Day were more than 100,000 people from all walks of life to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of China.

A.Having involved B.Involving C.Involved D.Being involved

3、The Oscars have been around for so long that they serve as an indicator of ________ the Hollywood community values now and in the past.

A. that   B. where   C. how   D. what

4、They are determined to go into the dark cave, ________ my warning of danger.

A. regardless of   B. because of

C. apart from   D. instead of

5、The Internet is so much a part of our culture that it affects our lives by acting as a ______ for face-to-face contacts.

A. preference   B. motivation

C. substitute   D. guideline

6、Parents should keep their children company as much as possible because children feel, if they ______ don' t see their parents regularly.

A.rejected B.offended C.interrupted D.mistaken

7、Some elderly people find it hard________ the things that happened while they were children.

A．remember

B．to remember

C．remembering

D．remembered

8、Currently AI is used mostly in the tech industry, ________ it has created efficiencies and produced new products and services.

A.when B.about which C.where D.of which

9、____ himself with routine office tasks, he had no time to accompany his children.

A. Occupied   B. Occupyin

C. Being occupied   D. To be occupied

10、----A study suggests reducing energy demand in the future may _______ urban areas.

---That’s true. Cities need more energy than small towns or other rural areas.

A. center on B. act on C. hang on D. catch on

11、The government agrees that it will provide medicine injections   emergencies to children experiencing severe allergic reactions.

A.in salute to B.in case of

C.in care for D.in return for

12、I can’t figure out why some foreigners must go out_______staying at home is the safest way during the outbreak of the virus.

A．until

B．before

C．unless

D．when

13、I wonder ________ the equipment will be available in ten days.

A. that B. when   C. whether  D. where

14、He doesn’t think that the plan is practical, _____?

A．does he

B．doesn’t he

C．is it

D．isn’t it

15、— Have you bought the house?

— No, because I can only _____ 300,000 dollars for it.

A. offer   B. spend   C. charge D. owe

16、You’d better exercise at least three times a week_______you can keep fit.

A．so that

B．only if

C．as though

D．in case

17、The economy of the last quarter was much stronger than ______ predicted, driven by a rare increase in government spending.

A. vaguely     B. randomly

C. consistently   D. originally

18、— Can I pay a visit to you this Friday afternoon, manager?

— Sorry, I ________ some business partners from Huawei Company the whole afternoon.

A．have met

B．have been meeting

C．will be meeting

D．will have met

19、Bing Dwen Dwen, has a massive fan base, and people are going crazy for products                     the smiling panda.

A．featuring

B．featured

C．to feature

D．feature

20、Their team is so powerful that we have very________chance to win, but we will try our best.

A．thin

B．light

C．rare

D．slim

21、Summer Programs

ISSOS

The ISSOS summer school program offers high school students the opportunity to combine learning, creative enrichment and action-packed adventure in the historic campus of Yale University. Our three-week program welcomes students from over 60 nationalities, and limits the number of students from one nationality to 10% in order to guarantee a truly international experience.

Students choose from a variety of academic and elective subjects and benefit from full activities, cultural trip and workshop program. In addition, students are supervised(指导)by summer school advisors who make sure the summer school is fun and that all students make friends from around the world.

Summer Institute for the Gifted

The Summer Institute for the Gifted(SIC) is a program of the AlFS Foundation, a not-for-profit organization. At Yale, SIG offers a 3-week summer academic program for gifted and academically talented students aged 13- 17. At SIC students take 4 classes from the subject areas of STEAM, arts, and recreation.

A+Summer Program

Education Unlimited is a privately held California Corporation with the mission of giving every high school student the best possible chance of gaining acceptance into the college of their choice.

Their unique summer offerings include the A + Summer Program hosted at Yale, which is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to be involved in an environment that encourages advanced thinking, creative problem solving, and a lifelong love of learning.

Capitol Debate

The 2023 Summer Debate Camp will be held at Yale University from June 28 to July 9. Students will build public speaking, research, writing, and critical thinking skills, leading to better academic performance. The two-week program will provide students with the proper mindset, skillset, toolset and critical communication skills needed for success in many fields of speech.

【1】What can people do in ISSOS summer school program?

A．Learn to speak a foreign language.

B．Make friends with native students.

C．Engage in cultural and academic activities.

D．Take elective courses given by supervisors.

【2】Which program can help students gain admission into university?

A．ISSOS summer school program.

B．A+Summer Program.

C．Summer Institute for the Gifted.

D．Capitol Debate.

【3】What do the listed summer programs have in common?

A．They target at undergraduates.

B．They last for the whole summer.

C．They focus on academic lectures.

D．They are hosted at Yale University.

22、Why Are Tigers Orange?

The colors of an animal serve lots of different purposes — for instance, to help them hide into surroundings and escape from being noticed by preys (猎物). For tigers, their ability to be invisible will just decide whether they catch dinner or go hungry. 【1】

As for humans, orange is a color used for items that need to stand out, like traffic lights and safety vests. That’s because we have what’s called trichromatic color vision, which differentiate three types of color: blue, green and red. 【2】 But most other mammals, including dogs, horses and deer, have dichromatic (二色的) color vision for only two colors: blue and green. Humans who get information only of blue and green are considered color-blind, and can’t distinguish between red and green colors. 【3】

Mammals like deer are the tiger’s main prey, and their dichromatic vision means they don’t see tigers as orange — they see them as green. That makes the tiger much harder to spot as it’s prowling behind a bush or crouching in the grass. Although green tigers would probably be even harder to spot, evolution (进化) just doesn’t work with the ingredients necessary to make green fur. 【4】 The only recognizably green mammal is a sloth, and its fur isn’t green in fact. That’s an alga that grows in its fur.

【5】 There seems to be no evolutionary pressure, particularly for deer, which are the main prey of the tiger, to become trichromatic. That’s probably because the tiger doesn’t know it’s orange either. So, the evolutionary race really doesn’t exist for that color. It’s just that the tiger has evolved over the sweep of evolution to have a coloring, a hiding system, which protects it very well in its jungle setting.

A．Actually, there are no green furry animals.

B．Orange fur makes tigers relatively easy to spot.

C．The same is likely true for dichromatic animals.

D．Then, why don’t deer evolve the ability to see orange?

E．So, of all the colors they could be, why are tigers orange?

F．Colors of humans’ eyes are quite similar to many other mammals’.

G．We share this style of vision with some mammals like apes and certain monkeys.

23、We’ve all been there—watching late-night TV and a commercial comes on for something that looks positively mouthwatering. Maybe it’s yummy pizza, a refreshing beer, or steamed chicken wings. We think “how I wish I could get my hands on that right now” but instead settle for a bowl of instant noodles or some biscuits and cheese.

A Japanese professor wants to change that, and has developed a prototype for a lickable television screen device that can imitate food flavors.

According to a report from Reuters, the device is called Taste the TV (TTTV) and it uses a moving belt of flavor canisters (气雾罐) that spray in combination to imitate the tastes of particular foods. The device works by releasing flavor from 10 canisters onto a sheet of film that is rolled over the TV or tablet screen, which users can lick.

“The goal is to make it possible for people to have the experience of something like eating at a restaurant on the other side of the world, even while staying at home,” Homei Miyashita, a professor at Meiji University in Tokyo, told Reuters, adding that it could be beneficial for people who want to interact with foods from around the world during the pandemic.

According to a demonstration video, researchers mixed various foods and used sensors to “taste” them. The video shows other ways the TTTV could be used. For instance, you could add flavoring to toast, or make one food taste like something else entirely. The canisters can spray different flavors, which mix them together to create the desired taste profile.

Miyashita told Reuters the device could also be helpful for distance learning classes for cooks or chefs, or could be used for tasting games and quizzes.

【1】What is the function of Paragraph 1?

A．To introduce the topic.

B．To draw a conclusion.

C．To strike a comparison.

D．To inform readers of a commercial.

【2】What does the underlined word “prototype” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Model.

B．Habit.

C．Method.

D．Style.

【3】What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

A．The usage of the canister.

B．The origin of its name.

C．The reason for the invention.

D．The working principle of the invention.

【4】What can TTTV be used for?

A．Ordering food.

B．World tours.

C．Fighting hunger.

D．Distant teaching.

24、I have lived in rural America for nine years, first in Michigan, where I got my PhD; then in central Illinois and now in Indiana, where I am a professor. In a place where most people have lived the whole of their lives, I feel like a stranger. There are few things I enjoy more than complaining about my geographic isolation. I’m a vegetarian, so there’s nowhere to go for a nice dinner that isn’t 50 miles away. I’m black, so there’s nowhere to get my hair done that doesn’t involve another 50-mile drive. And the closest major airport is two hours away.

I recite these gripes to my friends. We all have grand ideas about what life would be like if only we did that, or lived there. And there’s this; I really don’t intend to change most of the things I complain about. Griping is seductive on those days when happiness requires too much energy. But it also makes me lose sight of the fact that I was born and grew up in Nebraska and have lived most of my life in one of the plains states. When I go to the coasts, I am struck by how unappealing big-city living can be.

While I may not love where I live, there are plenty of people who are proud to call this place home. At a party with colleagues, I was going on about everything I couldn’t stand in our town when I noticed that they were silent and shifting uncomfortably. That moment forced a change in me. Complaining may offer relief, but so does acceptance. There is no perfect life. By focusing on gripes, I risk missing out on precious moments of appreciation. When I get home, I stand on my balcony, look into the night sky and see the stars. I know that I have absolutely nothing to complain about.

【1】What causes the author’s loneliness?

A．Dietary habits.

B．Racial prejudice.

C．Educational differences.

D．Identity confusion.

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

A．Attractive.

B．Temporary.

C．Violent.

D．Flexible.

【3】How might the author feel about himself when the atmosphere changed at a party?

A．Humbled.

B．Angry.

C．Touched.

D．Calm.

【4】What does the author realize in the end?

A．Every day is beautiful.

B．When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

C．Human must value lives themselves.

D．Don’t be penny wise and pound foolish.

25、My name is Sara Li from China. Last spring, my family moved to Portland. Our _______ home had no yard. So my parents _______ an indoor garden. Mama planted seeds in pots and Papa hung them from hooks. With green vines of plants _______ down, the house looks rather fantastic. Jill, a gardening _______ living next door, spent much time at my home.

One morning, Jill and her mother came to my family. On arrival, Jill’s mother said, “Jill _______ your garden. She has told me so much about it.” Mama explained that she had learned how to _______ small space. With a glow in eyes, Jill’s mother asked _______ , “Can you help us with a _______ ? Our community wants to plant so much but our plot is very small.” Papa and Mama nodded with _______ .

That afternoon, everyone in the community agreed to ________ . Neighbors brought seeds, tools and dirt. The next day we started the project. Papa built boxes of different sizes. We filled them with ________ . The tallest stood against the back wall while the ________ was in the front. It ________ that all the plants would get sunlight.

All summer, Jill and I worked there. Autumn approaching, we picked enough to have a cookout for the community, everyone ________ the joy of harvest. I was so proud that Papa and Mama ________ a bit of ours to Portland.

【1】

A．big

B．green

C．new

D．sweet

【2】

A．made

B．rebuilt

C．explored

D．decorated

【3】

A．sliding

B．hanging

C．climbing

D．running

【4】

A．dealer

B．agent

C．expert

D．enthusiast

【5】

A．spots

B．admires

C．expects

D．examines

【6】

A．take up

B．search for

C．make use of

D．fit in with

【7】

A．eagerly

B．proudly

C．casually

D．patiently

【8】

A．routine

B．project

C．business

D．campaign

【9】

A．hesitation

B．respect

C．gratitude

D．pleasure

【10】

A．donate

B．continue

C．contribute

D．dig

【11】

A．dirt

B．water

C．seeds

D．tools

【12】

A．most beautiful

B．most special

C．freshest

D．shortest

【13】

A．proved

B．suggested

C．guaranteed

D．confirmed

【14】

A．showing

B．sharing

C．finding

D．treasuring

【15】

A．lent

B．left

C．gave

D．brought

26、假定你是李华，你校广播站正招聘英文广播员，你的留学生好友Eric 打算参加竞聘。请给他写一封信，

内容包括:

1.表示支持;

2.陈述理由( 至少两点);

3.表达祝愿。

注意:1.字数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。