遂宁2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测三年级英语

1、The government placed _____ on the numbers of foreign cars that could be imported.

A. limitations B. administration

C. requirements D. restrictions

2、Publishers don't see e-books as a threat to written books. ______________, they see them as an opportunity to draw in a new generation of readers.

A.Therefore. B.Anyway

C.Instead D.Besides

3、A broad smile spread_____ Jack’s face when he eventually gained a scholarship．

A．across B．through

C．at  D．in

4、According to the new rules, if a student ________ happen to damage something in the campus, he/she should report it those concerned immediately.

A. should    B. will    C. shall         D. would

5、The train ________ at the present speed until it reaches the foot of the mountain at about nine o’clock tonight.

A．will be going

B．has been going

C．goes

D．went

6、－That must have been a terrible experience.

－Yeah. I________ in the damaged car, unable to move.

A. was stuck   B. have been stuck

C. am stuck   D. had been stuck

7、----Why are you standing the street in such hot weather?

----I just can’t help it. I am appointed to interview people ______to learn about the customers’ feedback on our products.

A. at random   B. at hand

C. at best   D. at intervals

8、--- Can you introduce me a high quality machine?

--- My pleasure. _______ well even on wet roads, this kind of car is very popular.

A.Handled B.To handle C.Handling D.Being handled

9、I used to quarrel a lot with my parents，but now we________fine.

A.look out B.stay up

C.carry on D.get along

10、She did not feel a bit nervous though it was the first time she ___________ in public.

A. spoke B. have spoken

C. had spoken D. were speaking

11、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

12、The researchers who study jokes want to know ________ people from different nations and cultures find very funny.

A．why

B．that

C．what

D．whether

13、I ordered a drink while I______ for my friends to come.

A. will wait   B. am waiting

C. would wait   D. was waiting

14、Wang Fang regularly________the college magazine at college, which________ her later career a lot.

A．contributed in; contributed to

B．contributed to; contributed to

C．contributed to; contributed in

D．contributed; contributed

15、After a night of wrestling with his________, he decided to go to the police office to give himself up.

A.consensus B.conscience C.consciousness D.convention

16、____visa change made by China and the US will witness _____increase in economy, tourism and education.

A. A; the B. The; ／ C. A;／ D. The; an

17、--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

18、Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature , thus creating a   environment .

A.peaceful B.sensitive C.common D.stable .

19、China has accelerated crucial transformations in the role of government, _______the market to play a decisive role.

A．to allow

B．allowed

C．having allowed

D．allowing

20、Introverts (性格内向的人), according to Susan Cain, tend to enjoy being alone, doing quieter things or being with just one friend at a time. She says that is _____ they get their energy.

A. why   B. when   C. how   D. where

21、A new technique using drones (无人机) to count lions in the wild has been tested in Uganda. The drones were used by scientists from The University of Queensland, Australia, to get a more accurate idea of lion populations. At the moment, it is thought that there are between 20,000 and 30,000 wild lions left in Africa. However, the team’s recent findings suggest that there are far fewer lions in the wild than experts previously thought.

Alexander Braczkowski, the lead researcher, spent a year monitoring and filming the big cats in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area. In this part of Africa, the lions have a habit of spending time lying around in trees. Using a drone, Braczkowski was able to get close to each one and take high-quality photos of its whisker (胡须) pattern. This was useful because each lion’s whisker pattern is unique. The team could then differentiate individual lions using the photos and be sure they were not counting individuals twice. Braczkowski says this is much more accurate than the current counting methods.

One common way to count lions in an area is to estimate the number in one small part of that area, according to how many lion tracks that researchers find. This number is then multiplied to calculate an estimate for how many lions are in the larger area. However, Braczkowski says this is not   as reliable as the new way because lions are not evenly spread out in the wild and the number of lions varies from area to area. Another is to go out at night and play the sound of a distressed prey animal, such as an antelope, through a loudspeaker. The lions are counted as they emerge to find out what the noise is. The trouble with this method is that researchers might count the same lions twice in the dark or miss some, because not all of them might appear.

Braczkowski says people should start using the drone method for counting. Knowing for certain how many lions are in the wild will allow conservationists to know where the big cats are and how to protect them best.

【1】What does the research show?

A．The new technique remains to be tested.

B．The lions in Africa are more than thought.

C．The authenticity of lion populations is challenged.

D．The previous research findings are thoroughly right.

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

A．Restrict.

B．Defend.

C．Trick.

D．Identify.

【3】What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The usage of the new way.

B．The strengths of the new way.

C．The reliability of the common ways.

D．The inaccuracy of the common ways.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A．Testing wild lions’ calculating ability

B．Effective measures to protect wild lions

C．Using drones to count lions in the wild

D．Scientific ways to predict the number of wild lions

22、   It is easy to understand the difference between some homophones(同音异形异义词). But other homophones are difficult, even for native English speakers. One set of commonly confusing homophones are the words bear and bare.

Of course, as a noun, a bear is a large, heavy animal with thick hair and sharp claws. But the word bear can also be a verb. It can mean “to accept or get through something,” usually something difficult. The verb bear is often used with the modal verb can and a negation(否定). Using this structure, “cannot bear” sometimes means “strongly dislike.” If you travel to a very cold place in the middle of winter, you might say, “I cannot bear the cold weather.” Bear can also mean “to assume or accept something, such as a cost or responsibility.” For example, “The man must bear full responsibility for his actions.” Bear can also sometimes mean “to carry.” For example, Americans often talk about the “right to bear arms” or the right of citizens to possess a gun. Sometimes, people make jokes about this expression. They replace the meaning of bear in this example with its meaning as a noun. The phrase then means that people have a right to possess a bear’s arm.

Bare is mostly used as an adjective. It means “not having a covering” or “not covered by clothing, shoes or something else.” If you just moved to a new home, the walls could still be bare. And, if you take your shoes and socks off before entering a room, you will have bare feet. As a verb, bare is similar to its adjectival meaning. To bare means “to remove the covering from something.” It can also mean “to show or expose.” For example, an angry animal might bare its teeth. The past tense of bare is bared.

【1】What’s the function of the first paragraph?

A.Introducing the homophones.

B.Analyzing the homophones.

C.Introducing the topic of the passage.

D.Telling the differences between bear and bare.

【2】How many meanings does the word bear have when it is a verb?

A.3. B.4.

C.5. D.6.

【3】What does he want to tell us if someone says he has the right to possess a bear’s arm?

A.He has the right to get an arm of a bear. B.He has the right to sell a bear’s arm.

C.He has the right to kill a bear. D.He has the right to have a gun.

【4】What might the animal decide to do when it bares its teeth?

A.It might attack a person.

B.It might show his respect for people.

C.It might want to have a covering.

D.It might remove the covering from its body.

23、“Mom, what is that?” asked my son. “The Bride of Chucky?”

The old doll I was holding was pretty scary. Her glass eyes were especially horrible, closing when she stood upright and flying open when she lay flat. Once she had been loved, but she had been stored in an attic (阁楼) for decades, where the extremes of heat and cold can be hard on a girl’s looks. Throw her in the waste bin? Maybe. But first, let’s check eBay.

I clicked, supplied the required information about condition, including defects (i.e., “Only a miracle could save this doll”), and uploaded its photos. I sold it for $5.

The buyer was happy: “As described!” he wrote on my feedback page. “Super seller!” The doll found a home and, I hope, a new life. Maybe she was used to repair other dolls. Perhaps those strange eyes got fixed and once again can inspire a child’s love. It’s a win-win, if you ask me.

I also sold lots of other stuff. None of them brought in a lot of money, though I have been surprised at the occasional bidding war, like, for example, the one over an old swimsuit that would have made Brigitte Bardot look bad. And some customers, let’s face it, are strange. Recently I had a hard time convincing an Australian would-be buyer of an Irish souvenir bell that I don’t shop internationally; it’s just too much trouble. He could have flown to Ireland and bought his own bell for the price he was willing to pay. Another time, a buyer complained that the electric wire on an old radio was dirty. Really? Dirty? The wire was black. But I aim to please, so I offered a refund.

So why bother with the dealing and small profits? Because I don’t like abandoning the past. All these treasures once had stories. They meant something. But the people who gave them that meaning are gone, and I simply cannot rescue everything. I can’t even sew. So I find it satisfying that a new owner, discovered via eBay, will continue the story in his or her own way.

【1】What was the doll like?

A. It was lovely.

B. It was beautiful.

C. It looked frightening.

D. It was pretty ordinary.

【2】Which can best replace the underlined word “defects” in Paragraph 3?

A. Faults.

B. Virtues.

C. Pictures.

D. Requirements.

【3】Why did the author refuse to sell the Australian the bell?

A. She thought he was strange.

B. His bid was not high enough.

C. Someone else had already bought it.

D. Delivering it to him was troublesome.

【4】After receiving the complaint about the radio, the author ______.

A. felt deeply sorry

B. explained patiently

C. returned the money

D. apologized immediately

【5】Why does the author sell used stuff via eBay?

A. She needs money badly.

B. She is an environmentalist.

C. She is interested in marketing.

D. She wants their stories to be continued.

24、   When we sleep, our brains clear out the memories we've made while we're awake, deciding what to keep and what to discard. Forgetting is an active process, explained the authors of a study published in the journal Science. But less is known about this process during the different stages of sleep.

The team found that during the rapid eye movement （REM） sleep stage, when active sleep happens and we are thought to dream, special nerve（神经）cells appear to actively lead to forgetting. What are known as MCH neurons（神经元）sit in the hypothalamus ——a part of the brain which helps with a range of functions such as sleep, appetite and emotions. Past research has suggested these cells help to control REM sleep patterns.

The team looked at MCH neurons in mice, and found 52.8 percent were active during REM sleep, compared with 35 percent when the mice were awake. They also turned MCH neurons on and off during memory tests. MCH cells appeared to send messages to the part of the brain to stop the formation of memories.

Study co-author Thomas Kilduff said the team was surprised to find that mice performed better on learning and memory tasks when the MCH cells were inhibited（受抑制）.“This result suggests that stimulation of the MCH neurons may disturb memory strengthening - that is, MCH neurons may help forgetting," Kilduff explained.

Asked what motivated the study, Kilduff said, "There is research argument about the role of sleep-in learning and memory, specifically, whether REM sleep, slow-wave sleep or both types of sleep are important for memory strengthening."

Kilduff acknowledged the study was conducted only on mice, not on humans. Also, mice are animals that remain active at night, with periods of sleeping and being awake distributed throughout the day and night, whereas most humans have a single sleep period that usually occurs at night, he said.

【1】What does the underlined word “discard" in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Get rid of.

B．Bring in.

C．Make use of.

D．Dream about.

【2】What can we learn about MCH neurons in mice during REM sleep?

A．All of them are active.

B．Over half of them are functioning.

C．Most of them can control emotions.

D．35 percent of them can refresh memories.

【3】What did Kilduff think of the result of the study?

A．It was highly questioned.

B．It helps explain dreams.

C．It could apply to all people.

D．It was limited in some way.

【4】In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A．Entertainment.

B．Sports.

C．Tech and Science.

D．Culture.

25、   The term “the imaginary audience” was invented by American child psychologist David Elkind in 1967. It is defined as a psychological state in an adolescent, _______ by the belief that people around are eagerly watching or listening to him or her. This is because _______ are aware of the physical changes _______ in their bodies. And they are _______ concerned with how everyone is _______ these changes.

The _______ of the imaginary audience are common. Teens would repeatedly change their clothes to look _______ to others. Or they would follow different ongoing _______ that may help them fit into society. If wearing checkered shirts and jeans is the current fashion, teens would_______ like that just to give a good ____________ on their imaginary audiences. Teens also worry about the ____________ mistakes they make in social settings. A blackhead could make an adolescent girl ____________ all day as she feels that she is being watched and ____________. ____________, in reality, there are only a small percentage of people who are actually interested in how somebody else ____________.

Though “the imaginary audience” is considered to be a ____________, it is a natural process in which an adolescent tries to develop a better understanding of his or her ____________ with the world. As an individual's perception (理解) of the world ____________, he or she will gain more ____________ viewpoints on his or her roles among people, rather than imaginary ones. Thus, the effects of imaginary audiences will gradually ____________.

【1】A.misled B.held C.driven D.represented

【2】A.adults B.teenagers C.elders D.professors

【3】A.occurring B.fighting C.hiding D.meeting

【4】A.suddenly B.gradually C.strongly D.randomly

【5】A.viewing B.facing C.accepting D.making

【6】A.causes B.requirements C.examples D.results

【7】A.elegant B.plain C.sweet D.smart

【8】A.events B.trends C.tips D.principles

【9】A.dress B.behave C.talk D.live

【10】A.comment B.assessment C.impression D.instruction

【11】A.strangest B.biggest C.fastest D.slightest

【12】A.wonder B.relax C.sweat D.laugh

【13】A.judged B.refused C.attracted D.reported

【14】A.Therefore B.However C.Moreover D.Instead

【15】A.sounds B.feels C.smells D.looks

【16】A.disorder B.relief C.pity D.blessing

【17】A.competition B.association C.comparison D.satisfaction

【18】A.reduces B.shows C.works D.matures

【19】A.narrow B.permanent C.realistic D.personal

【20】A.run out B.fade away C.set in D.come back

26、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Blowing a Few Tops

Ever stopped to consider the upside of volcanic eruptions? It’s not all death, destruction and hot liquid rock—scientists have a plan to cool the planet by simulating one such eruption.

Solar geoengineering involves simulating a volcano by spraying aerosols(气溶胶) into the atmosphere. When they combine with oxygen, droplets of sulfuric acid (硫酸) form. These droplets reflect sunlight away from Earth, cooling the planet. All good in theory, but the consequences are largely unknown and a few could be disastrous. In a study recently published in Nature Communications, researchers led by Anthony Jones, a climate scientist from the University of Exeter, found that using this technology in the Northern Hemisphere could reduce the number of tropical winds hitting the U.S. and Caribbean. But there's an annoying exchange: more winds in the Southern Hemisphere and a drought across the Sahel region of Africa. That’s because the entire climate system is linked—disrupting one region will invariably affect another. How would a nation react if another was causing its weather to get much worse? Would that be an act of war?

There is, however, a case for using solar geoengineering on a global scale. Jones says it could be used to “take the edge off” the temperature increases scientists are predicting. It could be used while the world searches for more effective strategies.

The study also highlights a far bigger problem with solar geoengineering: its complete lack of regulation. “There’s nothing that could stop one country just doing it,” Jones says. “You only need about 100 aircraft with three flights per day. It would cost $1 billion to $10 billion per year.” He adds, “It’s deeply disturbing that we have this technology that could have such a massive influence on the climate, yet there’s just no regulation to stop countries or even organizations from doing it.”

Jones cautions that there is much about the climate system we do not understand, as well as far more work that will need to be done before solar geoengineering is considered safe—or too dangerous to even discuss.

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