白杨2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、There are many wonderful theme parks in America, _____ Disneyland in California is my favorite.

A．for which   B．with which

C．of which D．in which

2、— David was late for the biology class this morning.

—________? As far as I know, he never came late to class.

A．So what

B．How come

C．Why not

D．What for

3、Charley Oakley,   NBA star hash’t lost   game in the past three years．

A．a；the   B．an；a

C．the；a   D．an；the

4、The principal in our school has recently passed a rule that students _______ wear school uniforms in our campus.

A.may B.should C.will D.shall

5、China will _____ AI courses to be offered at primary and secondary schools to let children keep pace with the times.

A.compensate for B.hunt for C.make for D.push for

6、Tom will succeed ______your property(财产) after your death, but I don’t think he is_____ success.

A. in; / B. at; a C. to; a D. from; a

7、 James left his hometown when he was 16, and he ______ back there since.

A. wouldn’t be   B. hasn’t been

C. hadn’t been   D. won’t be

8、We didn’t sleep well last night because of the test. But it turned out to be easy so we _____ worried about it.

A.didn’t need to be B.couldn’t have been

C.needn’t have been D.mustn’t have been

9、The retired professor, _____ in his new book in the past three years, hasn’t realized the decline in his health．

A. involved   B. being involved

C. having involved   D. to be involved

10、He was about to leave the office for home________ someone knocked the door and asked for help.

A．until

B．when

C．as

D．while

11、Jenny has been taken to the headmaster’s and she ______about what happened in their dormitory last night.

A. questioned     B. had questioned

C. is being questioned   D. was questioning

12、With no gravity to push against, astronauts’ bones and muscles ________become weak.

A．should

B．must

C．can

D．need

13、Work means much to me. It is _________ of my life _________ air, water and sunlight.

A. a part as much; as   B. so much a part; as

C. as a part much; as   D. as much a part; as

14、Despite the rise in technology-based learning tools, the school chose to maintain ______teaching methods, emphasizing the value of face-to-face interaction in the classroom.

A．identical

B．substantial

C．botanical

D．conventional

15、一I wonder if I could use your cell phone.

— .  It is on the desk next to you.

A. Help yourself  B.That's right

C.It's a pleasure   D. No way

16、_____ with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time

A.To face B.Faced C.Face D.facing

17、 Having been working for a famous multinational for years, I have considerable knowledge and rich experience in this field.

A. attained B. distributed

C. grasped D. Conveyed

18、We walked a long way to the library, only ________ that it was closed because of the Covid-19.

A．finding

B．found

C．to find

D．having found

19、_______ your work on time, otherwise you will be in trouble.

A. To finish B. Finishing

C. Finish   D. Finished

20、---Why didn’t you attend the assembly this morning?

---But I anything about that.

A.didn’t tell B.haven’t told C.hadn’t been told D.haven’t been told

21、To take the apple as a forbidden fruit is the most unlikely story the Christians ever cooked up. For them, the forbidden fruit from Eden is evil(邪恶的). So when Columbus brought the tomato back from South America, a land mistakenly considered to be Eden, everyone jumped to the obvious conclusion. Wrongly taken as the apple of Eden, the tomato was shut out of the door of Europeans.

What made it particularly terrifying was its similarity to the mandrake, a plant that was thought to have come from Hell(地狱 ) What earned the plant its awful reputation was its roots which looked like a dried-up human body occupied by evil spirits. Though the tomato and the mandrake were quite different except that both had bright red or yellow fruit, the general population considered them one and the same, too terrible to touch.

Cautious Europeans long ignored the tomato, and until the early 1700s most of the Western people continued to drag their feet. In the 1880s, the daughter of a well-known farmer wrote that the most interesting part of an afternoon tea at her father's house had been the "introduction of this wonderful new fruit--or is it a vegetable? ""As late as the twentieth century some writers still classed tomatoes with mandrakes as an "evil fruit".

But in the end tomatoes carried the day. The hero of the tomato was an American named Robert Johnson, and when he was publicly going to eat the tomato in 1820, people journeyed for hundreds of miles to watch him drop dead. "What are you afraid of? "he shouted. "T"ll show you fools that these things - are good to eat! Then he bit into the tomato, Some people fainted. But he survived and, according to a local story, set up a tomato-canning factory.

【1】The tomato was shut out of the door of early Europeans mainly because__________.

A. it was religiously unacceptable   B. it was the apple of Eden

C. it came from a forbidden land   D. it made Christian evil

【2】What can we infer from the underlined part in Paragraph 3?

A. The process of ignoring the tomato slowed down.

B. The tomato was still refused in most western countries.

C. There was little progress in the study of the tomato.

D. Most western people continued to get rid of the tomato.

【3】What is the main reason for Robert Johnson to eat the tomato publicly?

A. To make himself a hero.

B. To persuade people to buy products from his factor.

C. To speed up the popularity of the tomato.

D. To remove people's fear of the tomato.

【4】What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To present the change of people' s attitudes to the tomato.

B. To give an explanation to people's dislike of the tomato.

C. To challenge people's fixed concepts of the tomato.

D. To show the process of freeing the tomato from religious influence.

22、Google has been hit with a class-action lawsuit claiming discrimination against conservative-minded white men, in a legal case that threatens a fresh round of the culture wars that swept across the internet company last summer.

The suit has been brought by James Damore, an engineer who was dismissed in August after his questioning of Google policies to increase the hiring of women and minorities caused an outcry inside the company. It also names a second engineer, David Gudeman, who has also claimed wrongful termination after leaving the company in 2016. The company did not immediately have a response to the suit.

Since leaving Google, Mr Damore has spoken out widely against the company, attacking it for what he calls “group-think” over gender and other diversity issues. His case became a rallying (召集) point for conservatives last year at a time when cultural battles stirred by President Donald Trump were intensifying nationally.

The class action lawsuit, filed in superior court in California on Monday, was brought on behalf of all employees whom Google is claimed to have discriminated against either because of “their perceived conservative political views... their male gender... [or] their Caucasian race (白色人种).”

The lawsuit claims that there is “open hostility for conservative thought” at the company and that people who differ from the mainstream are singled out for expressing views on subjects such as diversity hiring policies, prejudice sensitivity and social justice.

Employees are “abandoned, belittled and punished for their heterodox (异端的) political views, and for the added guilt of their birth circumstances of being Caucasians and/or males”, according to the lawsuit. It accuses Google of being an “ideological echo chamber (意识形态回音室)” that is hostile to some workers, and of maintaining illegal hiring ratios for women and minorities. The suit will move forward only if a judge certifies it as a valid action on behalf of an entire class of workers.

Mr Damore was dismissed by Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, after writing an internal memo questioning the company’s diversity policies. His paper was widely circulated and aroused a backlash inside Google. But his treatment brought an outcry from conservatives who saw Mr Pichai’s reaction as an attack on open discussion of an important social issue.

Among the allegations (指控), the lawsuit claims that “the presence of Caucasians and males was laughed at with ‘boos’ during company-wide weekly meetings” at Google.

【1】James Damore was fired by Google because ______.

A．Google is intolerant of different viewpoints of employees

B．it was hard for him to adapt to the corporate culture of Google

C．he embraced the vision that women were underemployed in Google

D．he challenged the company’s policies about the diversity of its employees

【2】Which of the following sentences is correct?

A．Google considers women more suited that men to engineering

B．The code of conduct and basic values of Google are in everyone’s interest.

C．Google is trying to wipe out some kind of discrimination in the company.

D．White people are underrated for their conservative political opinions in Google.

【3】What does the underlined word “backlash” probably mean?

A．Resistance.

B．Sympathy.

C．Passion.

D．Caution.

【4】The passage is chiefly concerned with a dismissed Google employee ______.

A．arguing against a reversed discrimination in the company

B．advocating the same treatment to employees in the company

C．exploring solutions to inequality among employees in the company

D．warning that the company’s values are affecting the employees negatively

23、   A team of engineers at Harvard University has been inspired by Nature to create the first robotic fly. The mechanical fly has become a platform for a series of new high-tech systems. Designed to do what a fly does naturally, the tiny machine is the size of a fat housefly. Its mini wings allow it to stay in the air and perform controlled flight tasks.

"It's extremely important for us to think about this as a whole system and not just the sum of a bunch of individual components," said Robert Wood, the Harvard engineering professor who has been working on the robotic fly project for over a decade. A few years ago, his team started piecing together the components. " The added difficulty with a project like this is that actually none of those components are off the shelf and so we have to develop them all on our own," he said.

They engineered a series of systems to start and drive the robotic fly. " The seemingly simple system which just moves the wings has a number of interdependencies on the individual components, each of which individually has to perform well, but then has to be matched well to everything it's connected to," said Wood. The flight device was built into a set of power, computation, sensing and control systems. Wood says the success of the project proves that the flying robot with these tiny components can be built and manufactured.

While this first robotic fly is linked to a small, off-board power source, the goal is eventually to equip it with a built-in power source, so that it might someday perform data-gathering work at rescue sites, in farmers' fields or on the battlefield. " Basically it should be able to take off, land and fly around,"he said.

Wood says the design offers a new way to study flight mechanics and control at insect-scale. Yet, the power, sensing and computation technologies on board could have much broader applications. "You can start thinking about using them to answer open scientific questions, you know, to study biology in ways that would be difficult with the animals, but using these robots instead," he said. " So there are a lot of technologies and open interesting scientific questions that are really what drives us in our daily life."

【1】What was the challenge the team of engineers met with while making the robotic fly?

A.The wings of the fly were too small. B.The components couldn't dependent on each other.

C.They had no ready-made components. D.They could not piece the components together.

【2】Paragraphs 3 and 4 tell us that the robotic fly ______.

A.consists of a flight device and a control system B.can just fly in limited areas at the present time

C.can collect information from many sources D.has been put into wide application

【3】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.The robotic fly is designed to study insects.

B.Animals are not allowed in biological experiments.

C.There used to be few ways to study how insects fly.

D.The design of the robotic fly will inspire more technologies.

【4】Which of the following might be the best tile of the passage?

A.Father of Robotic Fly B.Inspiration from Engineering Science

C.Robotic Fly Imitates Real Life Insect D.Harvard Breaks Through in Insect Study

24、For 30 years, Eddie Rankin has been driving his truck before dawn each Saturday, coming to create a treasured weekly routine for people who populated Woodley Park and who became his devotees.

The tradition ended Saturday, when Rankin unloaded his last truck filled with fresh fruit and vegetables.

“People will probably keep coming, but it won’t be the same,” said Kate Shawcross, one of Rankin’s first customers. “He knows your children’s names and where they go to school—he’s just the classic good neighbor, and here in Washington, we need some of that.”

Rankin was a farmers market pioneer, who got into farming by accident, said Bernadine Prince, executive director of FreshFarm Markets. Rankin is the co-owner of Twin Springs Fruit Farm and has witnessed the explosion of American interest in fresh produce and locally grown food.

“He’s just one of those people who are interested in you as an individual and your tastes,” said Bernadine Prince. “Think about when you go to the supermarket: Who do you talk to?   Nobody. ”

In 1984, a “farmers market” consisted of some peaches, apples and cherries that the typical American might have considered as overpriced. But Rankin drew customers charmed by his huge smile and agricultural knowledge. He remembered to set aside things you asked for, would cash your check if you needed bills and gave your 10-year-old child his or her first job.

The people who came to Saturday’s market sang to Rankin, presented him with poems about his influence on their lives and told stories of good deeds he had done for them.

Many described coming to Rankin's market as a routine in their lives.

Rankin said he is retiring because he wants to spend more time traveling to see his children and a sister back in Ireland. The children of one of Rankin’s partners are taking over Twin Springs.

He has a “fantasy,” he said, of using his knowledge to help fruit-growers elsewhere in the world.

He has faith that others can keep the Woodley Park market going, that the role of a farmers market is now established.

【1】People love Rankin mainly because he ________.

A．cares about customers

B．always appears on time

C．sells cheap and fresh goods

D．offers whatever customers need

【2】Why has Rankin decided to retire?

A．Because he wants to travel around the world.

B．Because it’s time for him to realize his fantasy.

C．Because he wants to have more time with his family.

D．Because it’s time for new generations to take charge.

【3】What’s the best title for the text?

A．Smile, when you meet each other

B．Goodbye, the apple of market’s eye

C．The big fish in the small-farmer pond

D．We need good neighbors in Washington

25、In a small classroom, a group of young models are practising for a catwalk show, with a look of joy and confidence. They are children who face different _______, some seeing the world in a unique way as a result of conditions such as cerebral palsy (脑瘫), Down syndrome (唐氏综合征) and autism (自闭症). Their _______, Wang Leilei, is standing by their side.

Wang lost her eyesight when she was 25 years old, which was a heavy ______ to her emerging career as a professional model, ______ her to leave the catwalk behind. “For a long time, my life was completely _____,” says Wang.

In May 2020, she took part in an event ______ disabled children and was deeply ______ by those who are ______ challenged like her still lead meaningful lives, she regained ______.

“They ______ me of who I used to be,” says Wang. Due to their physical ______, it is difficult for them to find a suitable ______ program. So, Wang decided to provide a charity ______ for such children, teaching them catwalk performance and helping to give them ______.

Although Wang has rich performing experience, ______ children with physical or mental challenges is no easy task. The biggest difficulty is not her poor eyesight but ______ with them. “During the class break, I often ______ them to get familiar with their voice and bodies. Now, I can recognize everyone by touching them and _____their voices,” says Wang.

Wang says, “Although I cannot ______ the world anymore, I hope to become a beam (束) of ______ to more children facing such challenges.”

【1】

A．subjects

B．challenges

C．activities

D．needs

【2】

A．classmate

B．patient

C．teacher

D．doctor

【3】

A．blow

B．gift

C．surprise

D．chance

【4】

A．greeting

B．abandoning

C．amusing

D．forcing

【5】

A．bright

B．hopeful

C．dark

D．courageous

【6】

A．caring for

B．competing with

C．calming down

D．thinking about

【7】

A．worried

B．moved

C．convinced

D．excited

【8】

A．slightly

B．mentally

C．physically

D．indirectly

【9】

A．information

B．exploration

C．inspiration

D．hope

【10】

A．reminded

B．indicated

C．remembered

D．launched

【11】

A．abilities

B．conditions

C．experiences

D．ambitions

【12】

A．reading

B．treating

C．assessing

D．training

【13】

A．organization

B．shop

C．sale

D．class

【14】

A．confidence

B．cash

C．instruction

D．insurance

【15】

A．teaching

B．trusting

C．interviewing

D．joining

【16】

A．living

B．agreeing

C．communicating

D．playing

【17】

A．accompany

B．hug

C．serve

D．respect

【18】

A．appreciating

B．receiving

C．hearing

D．believing

【19】

A．contribute

B．see

C．decorate

D．sacrifice

【20】

A．belief

B．attention

C．happiness

D．light

26、Directions: Read the following three passages. 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.

Unshellfish love

Amid a slump in tourism, one national park in Thailand has seen a dramatic rise in visitors. So numerous are the hermit crabs thronging the otherwise empty beaches of Koh Lanta that shells for them to live in have become a scarce commodity. The Thai government moved quickly to ease the housing shortage, launching a public appeal for empty shells that netted over 200 kg. On December 5th these were distributed around the park in a ceremony marking the birthday of the late king, Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Hermit crabs rely on discarded shells to protect their soft bodies, moving to larger shells as they grow. On Koh Lanta and the surrounding smaller islands, their rapid increase seems to be a natural phenomenon, rather than directly related to the absence of tourists. But the shortage of shells may be man-made; pretty ones have long been gathered to be sold as souvenirs. Crabs had begun to make do with potential death-traps such as plastic caps and bottles.

The shell drive was part of a government initiative to “restore the balance of nature”. “I have instructed all national parks to do whatever it takes,” says Varawut Silpa-archa, the minister for natural resources. His inspiration comes from the hiatus (间歇、空隙) in tourism brought on by covid-19. A ban on international visitors and the closure of national parks have helped nature rebound, bringing black-tipped reef sharks back into Thai waters and endangered leatherback turtles back onto Thai beaches. In the coastal provinces of Phang Nga and Phuket, turtles have laid the largest number of eggs for 20 years.

The government has decided to try to mimic the respite (暂缓、休息) forced on it by the coronavirus in future. From now on, all national parks will be required to close for part of the off-season and to limit the number of tourists through a reservation system when they are open. Although such restrictions mean reduced earnings from tourism in the short term, in the longer run more pristine (原始的、未开发的) parks may help to keep the tourists coming.

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