南宁2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测三年级英语

1、Consumers' support and encouragement is a _______ stream of motivation for self-improvement of the company.

A．casual

B．smooth

C．current

D．steady

2、—Sorry, I have to________ now. It 's time for class.

—OK. it'll call back later.

A．give up

B．hang up

C．hold up

D．break up

3、Wait a moment. The director _____ her assistant pick up some sandwiches for the meeting.

A. has  B. has had C. had had D. was having

4、So far this year we ______ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.

A.saw B.see C.had seen D.have seen

5、I'm very grateful to my high school teachers，without _____________help I wouldn't be so excellent.

A.their B.whom

C.whose D.which

6、Despite some difficulties, there are  special moments ______ make it worthwhile for moms to take care of children at home.

A.when B.where C.which D.what

7、______ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may influence genes in human bodies.

A．Having exposed

B．Being exposed

C．To expose

D．Exposed

8、--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

9、The minister refused for reasons of _______ rather than religion to sign a new law legalizing abortion.

A. comprehension   B. conscience   C. consequence   D. conservation

10、______, a small advertisement held my attention, which read “Easy job．Good wages．No experience necessary．”

A．Looking through the newspaper

B．While I was looking through the newspaper

C．To look through the newspaper

D．I was looking through the newspaper

11、My neighbour Sana is always sheltering her child too much, and that’s ____we differ.

A．when

B．what

C．how

D．where

12、Since we haven’t gone very far, we might just __________ well turn around to get the map.

A.for B.with C.in D.as

13、In all aspects of the society, there are many heroes dedicated to their work. So they should get the ________ they deserves.

A．award

B．ceremony

C．price

D．credit

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

A. limitations B. administration

C. requirements D. restrictions

15、American fathers ______ more than twice the amount of time with their children than they used to in years past, due to a sweeping new trend called "unemployment".

A.were spending B.spent C.are spending D.have spent

16、Most probably it will be another 7 hours _____ you can have next meal, so you must have your stomach full.

A．since

B．when

C．after

D．before

17、The three parties will meet next month to ______remaining differences.

A．carry out

B．pull through

C．get out

D．work out

18、—Ouch, mum! A fish bone has stuck in my teeth!

—______, Lucy. I am coming.

A. Take your time   B. Help yourself

C. Don’t bother   D. Take it easy

19、In modern society, punctuality is a necessary __________.

A.variation B.virtue C.version D.vision

20、After a day of activities, you should be ________ a good meal.

A．in the mood for

B．at the point of

C．on the edge of

D．with the help of

21、An artificial intelligence chatbot (聊天机器人) called TacoBot from fast food chain Taco Bell now lets you order a meal in a smartphone text exchange that might look something like this:

TacoBot: Hello there. I’m your TacBot. I can help you order a meal for you or your team.

You: Can I order one soft taco (墨西哥煎玉米卷) with beef?

TacoBot: Sounds good. Do you want to keep adding stuff? Maybe some bacon?

Brands like Taco Bell and some tech companies are betting that more and more people will start using this conversational way of interacting online instead of clicking through on-screen menus.

If the trend catches on --- as firms like Facebook and Microsoft expect --- it could transform the digital landscape by allowing smartphone users to find information or make purchases with simple text messages, ignoring apps and search engines. Among the companies already developing or launching chatbots are the Wall Street Journal, CNN and retail giants Sephora and H&M.

“I believe we are headed to a shift where this will become one of the primary ways we interact with the digital world,” says Mark Beccue of Mark Beccue Consulting, who follows trends in the messaging market. “The chat user interface (界面) is what makes sense for a mobile-first world. You can be more specific and be quicker.”

Messaging services have become a natural place for chatbots to reside (居住), since their usage is growing: at least 1.4 billion people used a messaging app last year. According to Business Insider Intelligence, messaging apps have overtaken the largest social networks in the world.

The messaging service Kik meanwhile launched its own “bot shop”, with partners including retailers and game developers. Kik said the move was a response to the trend people using fewer apps and spending more time on chat platforms. “There’s nothing to download, no new registration required, and you can use an interface you’re already familiar with: chat,” Kik said in a statement.

However, some analysts remain skeptical on chatbots as the wave of the future. Jan Dawson of Jackdaw Research said the movement is largely driven by Microsoft and Facebook, two firms which would like a greater presence in mobile even though they don’t control the biggest smartphone operating systems. “There’s a lot of hype (炒作) around chatbots,” Dawson said.

Artificial intelligence has come a long way with systems like Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana, but still cannot deal with all possible situations, says Roger Kay of Endpoint Technologies Associates. “There’s a kind of hubris (自大) that someone could expand the one-to-many communication method to every human interaction,” Kay said.

【1】Why does the author mention the smartphone text exchange at the beginning?

A. To indicate that more and more people begin to hate ordering food by clicking online.

B. To reflect that Taco Bell is turning to a new sales method to compete in the market.

C. To inform the readers of a convenient way to purchase what they want online.

D. To show that chatbot will become more and more popular among people.

【2】We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. using chatbots has been a main way we interact with the digital world

B. messaging apps still haven’t taken the place of social networks at present

C. people could use chatbots by downloading messaging apps on the Internet.

D. Microsoft thinks that tech companies should no longer develop search engines.

【3】The messaging service Kik launched its own “bot shop” for the following reasons EXCEPT that _____.

A. more and more people tend to use fewer apps

B. chatbots are more convenient to use than some apps

C. some tech companies have developed their own chatbots

D. people are accustomed to chatting in an interactive way

【4】Jan Dawson thinks that regarding chatbots as the wave of the future is _____.

A. ambitious   B. commercial   C. ridiculous   D. theoretical

22、These days, a new start-up called Winston Club has been offering travelers the opportunity to book hotel rooms at just 50 percent of their usual cost. Obviously, there’s a catch — they have to be sharing the room with complete strangers.

Byron Shannon, the founder of the club, thought that there should be an easy way for people to connect when they’d like a low-cost way to access the comfort and convenience of a hotel, so the club was set up to provide a safe, reliable, economical solution that provided a better experience than CouchSurfing alternatives.

Byron said that he came up with the idea after he listed his own property on Airbnb when he was out of town for two days. He set out to look for a cheap option, but in vain. He didn’t want to dish out $150 or $200 on a hotel room. Frustrated, he wondered why there wasn’t a way for him to share the cost of a room with someone else at one of the nice hotels nearby. “My guest needed to stay there for three nights, and I was only going to be out of town for two,” he said. “I assumed it couldn’t be too difficult to find another hotel downtown for me to spend one night at.”

Later, Byron met with a friend who worked at a hotel, talked about his vision, and came up with the idea of getting random strangers together to share the cost of expensive hotel rooms. He eventually worked out the details, and launched the service along America’s West Coast — like Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Portland.

Safety is naturally a top concern, but Byron assures everyone that his screening procedure is quite strict. All the members must produce five forms of verification(证实)— phone number and professional email at account setup, one verified social media account and credit card at booking, and one photo ID at check-in. Members must pre-approve pairings before the reservation is complete.

Rather than staying with a stranger, people are sharing a space with someone who has been screened and is responsible for their actions. However, the concept is not for everybody. Winston appeals to the growing segment(部分) of consumers who are comfortable and familiar with the sharing economy and operate on a self-funded travel budget.

The company is currently accepting membership applications online. Several people have apparently signed up, mostly between the ages of 20 and 35.

【1】【1】What does the author mean by “there’s a catch”?

A. The chances are limited.   B. It raises much concern.

C. You have got a privilege.   D. It has a disadvantage.

【2】【2】Winston Club was started with the purpose of ________.

A. persuading travelers to live in nice hotels

B. helping travelers book hotels worldwide easily

C. giving travelers access to safe and cheap hotel service

D. offering travelers more chances to connect with strangers

【3】【3】Before people stay with a stranger, they should ________.

A. pay for the reservation

B. pass through a strict screening procedure

C. meet with each other ahead of time

D. share more responsibilities than rights

23、   I often find peacefulness in a soaring stone church, a cool open place to sit and contemplate. The giant trunk-like pillars (柱子) and the gentle play of the light cast through a church's stained glass windows create a shaded garden of stone and multicolored light.

Glass itself is one of the fruits of the art of fire. It is a fusion (熔接) of the Earth's rocks melted at high temperatures. Glass's liquid-like structure is one of the main reasons it is transparent (透明的). However, "transparent" does not necessarily mean that all light can pass through it. Some obsidian (黑曜石) glasses are so darkly colored that they are effectively black and opaque (不透光的). This is because electrons of some elements in the obsidian are arranged in such a way that their energy is the same as the energy of visible light.

This ability of certain elements to absorb light and give color is used to great effect in stained glass windows. For example, adding cobalt oxide (氧化钴) to the glass during melting will make it blue because cobalt absorbs wavelengths at the red end of the spectrum (光谱)but does not absorb blue.These colors were discovered by the ancients through trial and error, adding different minerals to the melting pot and melting for different periods of time, even though they had no idea what caused them.

The term "stained glass" telescopes (精简) three different processes: coloring, staining and painting, each one complex and requiring the application of many skills. In the mid-16th century, however, different colored enamels (珐琅) began to be used. It has been said that the appearance of enameling was the death of the great stained glass window artists. I am not sure if this is true, but I do know that standing in front of a great stained glass window is a magical experience. Next time you are in a soaring cathedral, take a moment to admire the windows.

【1】Why does the author write this passage?

A.To show the actual way to make stained glass.

B.To express his appreciation of stained glass.

C.To talk about the function of stained glass.

D.To review the history of stained glass.

【2】What does “their energy” underlined in paragraph 2 refer to?

A.The energy of high temperatures.

B.The energy of obsidian glasses.

C.The energy of some electrons.

D.The energy of all elements.

【3】How is stained glass made?

A.By melting some of the Earth's rocks with sun energy.

B.By painting some colors on rocks before melting them.

C.By absorbing fire and sunlight to make varied colors.

D.By adding some minerals to glass when it is melted.

【4】What can we know from the last paragraph?

A.Stained glass was invented in the mid-16th century.

B.Making enamels was more complex than making stained glass.

C.The number of stained glass artists may have declined since the 1550s.

D.The author admiringly welcomes the change caused by colored enamels.

24、When romantic partners argue over things like finances, jealousy, or other interpersonal issues, they tend to employ their current feelings as fuel for a heated argument. But thinking about the future helps overcome relationship conflicts, according to a University of Waterloo study just published online in Social Psychological and Personality Science. Alex Huynh, a doctoral candidate in psychology is the lead author of the study, which he published with Igor Grossmann from the University of Waterloo, and Daniel Yang from Yale University.

Previous research has shown that third-perspective reasoning can be a positive strategy for reconciliation(调解) of interpersonal struggles. Huynh and his collaborators investigated whether similar benefit can be induced by simply thinking about the future. Study participants were instructed to reflect on a recent conflict with a romantic partner or a close friend. One group of participants were then asked to describe how they would feel about the conflict one year in the future, while another group was asked to describe how they feel in the present.

The team examined participants’ written responses through a text-analysis program for their use of pronouns — such as I, me, she, he. These choices of pronouns were used to capture participants’ focus on the feelings and behaviour of those involved in the conflict. Written responses were also examined for forgiveness and reinterpreting the conflict more positively, both of which implied the participants’ use of reasoning strategies.

The researchers found that envisioning future relationship affected both participants’ focus on their feelings, and their reasoning strategies. As a result, participants reported more positivity about their relationship altogether, especially when study participants extended their thinking about the relationship a year into the future.

“Our study demonstrates that adopting a future-oriented perspective in the context of a relationship conflict — reflecting on how one might feel a year from now — may be a valuable coping tool for one’s psychological happiness and relationship well-being,” said Huynh.

【1】What do romantic partners do in face of most disagreements?

A．They lose faith in their future.

B．They focus on their present feelings.

C．They look forward to a fierce conflict.

D．They care more about financial problems.

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

A．Caused.

B．Explained.

C．Reduced.

D．Improved.

【3】What do we know about the study?

A．All the study participants described how they felt both in the present and in the future.

B．Study participants described their recent relationship with their romance partners or friends.

C．A text-analysis program was employed to examine participants’ use of negative words.

D．The reasoning strategies in participants’ written responses were well worthy of note.

【4】What can be the best title of the text?

A．You have a year to solve your interpersonal problems!

B．Thinking about future is essential for relationship maintenance!

C．Your current feelings are the real cause of your heated arguments!

D．Beneficial reasoning is a positive strategy for reconciliation!

25、   Five years ago, I took a career risk by leaving my job to work on a ship. My medical friends

did their best to persuade me, saying that running away to sea would____my career. But after these years working as a junior doctor, I was willing to take the risk.

___for adventure, I boarded a ship in Singapore with 2,000 passengers and crew. To my___, the hospital was well equipped, with an X-ray machine and a blood analyzer. That first voyage was a learning experience, a___schedule full of safety drills. There was so much new information to___Even remembering which uniform to wear each day was a____ Most confusing, I often forgot to____my clock when the ship crossed time zones.

As a doctor, I was____for the 600 crew, and I was on call for the entire ship. Far from____seasickness and sunburn, I had to deal with other___ for, my patients were wide and varied. The ship's medical center was____a floating emergency room, and we didn't have a team of specialists on hand for a second ____.With long and unpredictable hours, it required mental_____

As you can guess, many of the passengers were elderly. Heart attacks don't____geography and emergency evacuations (疏散) were difficult to____I recall one such patient, who was taken of the ship halfway through the Panama Canal. After a____ride in an old ambulance, I was relieved that the patient____long enough to arrive at the hospital in Panama City.

Thankfully, there were several unexpected ____to the job. I regularly enjoyed the passenger facilities and I even hosted my own table of passengers in the evening. On fare days off, I____as a tour guide on trips ashore. I got to fly over Alaska in a seaplane and watched a ballet in St Petersburg.

Now, I understand being a ship doctor is not a job- it's a way of _____One year at sea became two. I lost my career ambitions, but I redefined happiness in my life.

【1】A.launch B.restrict C.ruin D.pursue

【2】A.Desperate B.Optimistic C.Suitable D.Concerned

【3】A.shock B.relief C.excitement D.disappointment

【4】A.regular B.similar C.tight D.flexible

【5】A.search for B.figure out C.pick over D.take in

【6】A.challenge B.disaster C.bonus D.glory

【7】A.upgrade B.repair C.set D.install

【8】A.responsible B.powerful C.regretful D.guilty

【9】A.experiencing B.suffering C.preventing D.treating

【10】A.passengers B.specialists C.diseases D.risks

【11】A.fortunately B.actually C.ultimately D.precisely

【12】A.examination B.consideration C.discussion D.opinion

【13】A.comfort B.toughness C.communication D.pressure

【14】A.refer to B.rely on C.trouble with D.care about

【15】A.arrange B.monitor C.encounter D.investigate

【16】A.relaxing B.terrifying C.promising D.boring

【17】A.survived B.struggled C.insisted D.anticipated

【18】A.missions B.benefits C.requirements D.priorities

【19】A.performed B.travelled C.volunteered D.returned

【20】A.confidence B.success C.experience D.life

26、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你们学校下个月将要举办主题为“寻找春天，拥抱自然”的踏青骑行活动，请给你校的交换生Jim写一封邮件，邀请他参加此次活动，内容包括：

1. 活动安排；

2. 准备事项。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua