鄂州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 train started.

A．The signal given

B．Giving the signal

C．The signal being given

D．The signal giving

2、Dogs tend to leave others with the ________ that they have a stubborn(倔强的) personality, but they are indeed loyal to their families and friends.

A.idea B.opinion C.impression D.fact

3、Understanding the cultural habits of another nation, especially containing as many different subcultures as the United States, is a complex task.

A.one B.the one

C.that D.those

4、China is becoming stronger and stronger and _________ an important role on the international stage in recent years.

A. plays B. was playing  C. played  D. has been playing

5、I know how busy you are and naturally I wouldn’t take ________ too much of your time.

A．off

B．up

C．on

D．down

6、He failed in the examination but I don’t think he does care very much, ?

A. do I B. doesn’t he C. does he D. don’t I

7、   the dragon doesn't exist, we still take it   a symbol of our nation.

A.Despite...as B.While. ..as C.Despite. ..for D.While. ..for

8、—Could you tell me_________ ?

—I heard that there was a car accident.

A．what happens over there

B．when can I go across the road

C．what happened over there

D．when I can go across the road

9、Generally speaking，________ according to the directions，the drug has no side effect.

A．when taking

B．when taken

C．when to take

D．when to be taken

10、_______ from other continents for millions of years, Australia has many plants and animals not found in any other country in the world.

A．Being separated

B．Having separated

C．Having been separated

D．To be separated

11、__________ by his boss, he had to give in to pressure and agreed to do some extra work.

A．Not to be fired

B．To be fired

C．Not being fired

D．Not fired

12、Can you tell me the name of the park ________ you visited last week?

A. what   B. where

C. /   D. when

13、I prefer to stay at home _______ go to see a film.   (　　)

A. other than   B. more than   C. less than   D. rather than

14、Shirley ________ a book about China last year but I don’t know whether she has finished.

A．has written

B．wrote

C．had written

D．was writing

15、Not only I but also Lilei and Han Meimei ________ tired of so much homework everyday.

A. are B. is   C. am   D. was

16、It is__________that I’d like to go on a picnic.

A.a very lovely day B.too lovely a day C.such lovely a day D.so lovely a day

17、The “Chinese Dream” is   dream to improve people’s well-being and   dream of harmony, peace and development.

A. the; a   B. the; the

C. a; the   D. a; a

18、He went away without saying anything, ____ us standing outside.

A. leaving   B. left

C. to leave   D. leave

19、It is reported that many a new house ________ at present in the disaster area.

A. are being built    B. were being built

C. was being built    D. is being built

20、He took a dictionary to hold down the test papers _______ they should be blown away by the wind.

A．so long as

B．in order that

C．for fear that

D．on condition that

21、I have told you the truth. I keep repeating it?

A. Can   B. Must   C. May D. Will

22、The little chick _______ the earthworm, deciding whether to swallow it or let it go. 

A. stared at   B. glanced at   C. looked into   D. glared at

23、Julien left China in 1998, and ________ since.

A．reflected on what he did many times

B．reflected what he did many times

C．has reflected on what he did many times

D．has reflected what he did many times

24、When he goes to his hometown ,he always wants to visit the place________he grew up.

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．on which

25、 _____ the days went on, my memories seemed to get worse.

A. With    B. Since    C. As D. While

26、   Researchers found animals lovers exercise their pet twice a day for 24 minutes each time --- a total of five hours and 36 minutes a week. On top of that, the average dog owner also takes part pet out to take three long walks each week adding another two hours and 33 minutes to the total. But those without a dog spend an average of just one hour and 20 minutes per week exercising by going to the gym or heading out for a walk or jog. And almost half of non-pet owners admit they take no exercise.

A spokesperson said the difference between the two was that going to the gym can feel like a boring task while dog-walking can be far more enjoyable. “Having a couple of short walks every day soon adds up and this research shows that it amounts to more time than people spend in the gym,” he said. And gym goers exercise inside an air-conditioned gym, while dog walkers are able to jog for miles and enjoy fresh air when admiring the Great British countryside.”

The study of 5,000 people, including 3,000 dog owners, showed that 57 percent of those considered walking the dog as their main form of exercise. More three quarters said they would rather take their dog for a walk than go to the gym. A total of 86 percent said they enjoyed taking their pet out each day, with just 22 percent saying they sometimes saw it as a boring task. But only 16 percent of respondents said they enjoyed exercising in the gym, while almost 70 percent considered it a boring task.

The survey shows that having a dog to walk actually encourages regular exercise, with 60 percent of pet owners saying they always go for a walk with their dog --- even when time is valuable.

【1】How long do dog owners walk their dog on average each week according to the study?

A.One hour and 20 minutes B.Five hours and 36 minutes

C.Two hours and 33 minutes D.Eight hours and 9 minutes

【2】What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A.Walking a dog can be tiring sometimes.

B.Walking a dog is more enjoyable than exercising in the gym.

C.People prefer to exercise in the gym rather than walk a dog.

D.Taking exercise in the gym can be very comfortable.

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

A.Dog walkers. B.Pet owners.

C.Gym goers. D.Study participants.

【4】What is the main idea of this passage?

A.People without a pet usually go to the gym.

B.Pet owners spend no time exercising in the gym.

C.Dog owners usually get more exercise than gym goers.

D.People do exercise either by walking a dog or going to the gym.

27、Children's Games in Ancient China Unlike the children nowadays, the children during ancient times didn't have smart phone, iPad or computer to entertain themselves.【1】Let's take a look.

Kicking stone balls

During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in the winter to keep warm. Stones were carved into small balls and kicked along with feet.

Flying kites

Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. 【2】. For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style.

Playing hide-and-seek

Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. Even nowadays, many children like playing it. There are two ways to play. One way is covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to tease him. 【3】

【4】

The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. Folk artists manipulate puppets behind the screen, narrating stories and accompanied by music.

Setting off firecrackers

Firecrackers have a history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that there was a beast named Nian in ancient China.【5】After gunpowder was invented, it gradually replaced the bamboo joint cracker. Crackers are still set off during Spring Festival to symbolize auspiciousness.

A．Watching shadow plays.

B．Each of them has distinctive features.

C．Different materials are used to make the kite.

D．Shadow plays were the popular entertaining form in ancient times.

E．And to scare off the beast, people burnt bamboo joints to make it blast.

F．More commonly, participants hide and one child must try to find them.

G．Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood.

28、Lost iPhone

Unexpectedly, I lost my white iPhon5s in Midtown on Friday night. It had a blue green cover on it. There are many pictures of my son on it, and I’m heartbroken，Please return, no questions asked. Reward. Reply to: -2652255359@craigslist.org

Do you need a babysitter that you can trust?

My name is Tina. I am a responsible babysitter that you can trust. If you are looking for someone dependable and affordable I am that person! I HAVE MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE (including disabled children) ! I am a retired Home Health Aid and absolutely love children. I work with my sister Iris who has also 20+years as a teacher’s assistant. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETINC YOU! Available 24 hours and flexible with fees! I am fully bilingual—Spanish/English. Please email me or call 712-867-7688.

I BABYSIT ONLY AT MY HOME.

I accept children from all ages. Fee starts from $100-$150 a week depending on the hours. I am very flexible and my fee can change. Feel free to contact me via email or on my cell phone 566-67-1873 and we can work something out.

Part-time Chinese Babysitter Wanted

Part-time Chinese speaking babysitter needed to assist with one-year-old twins and to perform some light house work as needed. Assistance needed Fridays and occasional weekends. Please provide your salary expectation. College students are welcome to apply.

Reply to: comm-encbq-2652113885 @craigslist.org

【1】Who posted the lost and found information?

A. A teacher   B. A kind woman

C. A heartbroken girl   D. A parent

【2】If you want to send your kids to the babysitter’s home, you can find one in______.

A. Ad 1   B. Ad 2

C. Ad 3   D. Ad 4

【3】What do we know about Tina?

A. She can speak two languages.   B. She lives alone now.

C. She takes care of children over 3.   D. She used to be a teacher’s assistant.

【4】An applicant accepted by Ad 4 will have to .

A. be able to speak two languages   B. be a college graduate

C. work every weekend   D. look after two children

29、Fifteen people were killed and 38 others injured in a road accident early Wednesday morning in Enshi，Central China's Hubei Province．The bus，travelling from Wanzhou in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality to Shenzhen in South China's Guangdong Province，had 53 passengers on board，three more than permitted．

At around 1 am on Wednesday，the bus increased speed gradually on a curve（弯路）and plunged more than 30 metres into a valley below．Thirteen people，including one of the two drivers，died at once．Two others died on the way to hospital．

Although the cause of the accident is still unclear，the local police said the driver paid no attention to the official warning signs on the expressway．It hit a section which had been closed as a result of snow．Because of the freezing weather and icy roads，the expressway had been closed by police since Tuesday morning．But the bus drivers took the dangerous route，paying no attention to the warnings．

The rescue team，which included more than 30 medical workers and 120 local villagers，joined together and rushed to the scene at the news of the accident．By 5 am，all of the injured had been sent to three local hospitals for emergency treatment．A hospital source said most of the patients were in a stable（稳定的）condition but a few were still in danger．

According to a 2002 national public opinion poll，traffic accidents ranked as people's third biggest security concern．

【1】What probably caused the accident?

A． The bad weather

B． too many passengers

C． the driver’s paying no attention to warnings

D． too fast speed

【2】When the accident took place，___________．

A． the bus was on the way to Shenzhen

B． most of the passengers were sound asleep

C． all the passengers were given immediate rescue

D． it was snowing hard

【3】The expressway was closed to ＿＿＿＿．

A． protect the passengers from being frozen

B． make the police have a good rest

C． stop cars traveling around

D． avoid the happening of traffic accidents

【4】The passage is about ＿＿＿＿．

A． how a road accident took place

B． safety measures

C． a terrifying accident

D． the basic rules for safety

【5】What is the author’s attitude towards the accident?

A． Subjective(主观的)

B． objective(客观的)

C． Sad

D． angry

30、Talented people who want to create things often see their creativity fall into the “valley of death”. Why is that? Because only ________ is often not enough.

Take the ________ of Dr. Katalin Kariko, who is the inventor of a special mRNA which is now ________ all over the world to vaccinate (给……疫苗接种) people ________ the COVID-19. Forty years ago, Kariko, a hard-working and brilliant PhD student in Hungary, tried to ________ mRNA for antiviral therapy (抗病毒治疗). But the lab she was working at in Hungary ________ money. She had to stop her research work. Later she finally ________ it thanks to the following two encounters.

The first ________ encounter happened in 1998 at the University of Pennsylvania. There, Kariko ________ Dr. Drew Weissman, MD, a famous doctor. At that time, Weissman’s ________ was to develop a preventive HIV vaccine. As the result of this encounter, Weissman and Kariko started to ________ with each other. Kariko finally invented the mRNA, whose shortcomings were overcome ________ by their combined effort.

The second encounter was with Dr. Ugur Sahin, CEO of BioNTech. Kariko was invited by BioNTech to ________ a lecture in Mainz, Germany. Sahin was very impressed by her technique and her mRNA, ________ her to be a vice president in his company, and offered her a large research ________. We might not have today’s mRNA vaccines that have been so ________ in slowing down the COVID-19 pandemic without those two ________.

So ________ you want to create a successful invention like Dr. Kariko, ________ you need not only talent and effort, but also good relationships with others, which are ________ on trust and respect and very important to you.

【1】

A．quality

B．measure

C．research

D．talent

【2】

A．example

B．character

C．fact

D．theory

【3】

A．seen

B．used

C．noticed

D．praised

【4】

A．turning down

B．looking for

C．fighting against

D．working on

【5】

A．find

B．adopt

C．prepare

D．develop

【6】

A．made use of

B．ran out of

C．took off

D．gave off

【7】

A．began

B．ensured

C．made

D．wondered

【8】

A．chance

B．trick

C．brief

D．decision

【9】

A．called

B．admired

C．interviewed

D．met

【10】

A．conclusion

B．advice

C．plan

D．position

【11】

A．compare

B．cooperate

C．practice

D．connect

【12】

A．successfully

B．hardly

C．accurately

D．passively

【13】

A．write

B．break

C．deliver

D．apply

【14】

A．promised

B．employed

C．forced

D．refused

【15】

A．fund

B．information

C．degree

D．advice

【16】

A．attractive

B．relative

C．creative

D．effective

【17】

A．attempts

B．appointments

C．ideas

D．encounters

【18】

A．unless

B．if

C．although

D．until

【19】

A．slowly

B．gradually

C．doubtlessly

D．luckily

【20】

A．built

B．agreed

C．focused

D．fixed

31、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A few years ago, I enjoyed my summer vacation at New York’s Harriman State Park with a good friend. The place 【1】 we were going to was the beautiful Lake Sebago. It was certainly a nice place with tent platforms, a number of kayaks and swimming areas. It was quite 【2】(convenience) for us to fish there.

As soon as we reached the best nearby fishing spot, my friend began unloading the baggage, and passed me a fishing pole with a piece of red cloth attached 【3】 it. I positioned the pole in what I considered 【4】 (be) the perfect place and tried to cast (扔) the line in the water. After just a few failed tries, I finally had it down. Soon a 10-inch bluegill(蓝腮太阳鱼)caught it. Feeling excited but nervous, I pulled it up. The water was rather shallow (浅), so the fish wasn’t able to sink down or really run with the line. Even though it jumped out of the water several times during my struggle with this very first fish, I was still able to hold on 【5】 (patient).

At this time, my friend began running around the dock like a child madly in search of something. I never realized what that reaction was about until he shouted at me, looking very 【6】 (excite), “Hey, man, congratulations to you. This is the biggest fish that 【7】(catch) by us since half a year ago.”

I caught a total of six fish that day. There are many 【8】 (benefit) from fishing beside a lake or a river. It is both an 【9】(recreate) and an entertainment. I will never be fed 【10】 with such an outdoor activity.

32、阅读下面短文，提据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Today’s families are busier than they have ever been! Kids take part in more after-school activities and parents have a busier social life, too. Parents are running their kids here and there. Everyone seems to be on the go. If his sounds like your family, you are not alone. However, there are still times each day when family members can be together in one place: meal times!

The benefits of sharing a meal together as a family are unbelievable. Not only can children benefit, but so can the family, as a unit. Mealtime communication can make children know that their family are always there for them when they are in trouble. They will feel safe and secure. Besides, family meals provide an opportunity for all members to come together and build better relationships.

How can you make family meals happen? You can start by fixing a few days a week to eat together. For example, you can set a goal to have regular family meals a least three times per week, if possible. Moreover, you don’t need to focus on dinner time only. Instead, you can include family breakfasts or lunches, which enables your family to come together and enjoy a warm family moment.

What should you do for the family meals? An article by Anita Gurian, Ph. D suggests some tips. First, you should have kids prepare for the meals, such as washing and cutting vegetables, setting the table. It is also a good idea to ask them to wash the dishes after the meals. Second, you should avoid criticism and passing judgment during the meals, for non-judgmental words or questions can get kids to have a frank talk with you. In this friendly environment, they will feel free to express themselves, and closer relationship forms.

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