楚雄州2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、________ on their last legs, the enemies still thought they were unconquerable．

A. As though   B. Even though

C. In case   D. As soon as

2、Don’t call Mr. Wang at nine tomorrow. He ____ to a lecture on the reform of the college entrance examination.

A. will listen B. will be listening

C. is listening D. will have listened

3、He won’t apologize to us ______he is wrong.

A. as if   B. in case

C. since D. even though

4、____he will go to work in a mountain village surprises all of us.

A．What

B．That

C．Whether

D．If

5、Unfortunately, fifteen-year-old Paige suffers from _______________ rare brain disease, which affects as few as 12 people in the world, and could kill her any day _______________ warning.

A. a; without   B. the; without

C. a; with   D. the; with

6、We can become a smart shopper by choosing for value, not for looks; _______, choose good quality goods with plain packages.

A. in particular B. in other words

C. in addition   D. in any case

7、A 7.0 magnitude Earthquake hit Lushan County of Sichuan Province on April 20 _____ more than 200 people.

A. to kill   B. killing   C. killed   D. having killed

8、––My car is making a really strange noise.

––You’d better get it ______ before you drive to Denver.

A. looking at   B. looked at

C. to look at   D. being looked at

9、As a programmer, he always holds a strong desire for his video games to ________ to make himself gain a firm foothold in the big city.

A. turn up   B. break out

C. catch on   D. show off

10、I have bought such a watch ________ was advertised on TV.

A．that

B．which

C．as

D．it

11、The award was established in 1902 as a special______for outstanding people in this field.

A. statement B. distinction C. commitment D. instruction

12、Hillary Clinton, at the first official event of her presidential campaign, ______ the ideas that she said will be at the heart of her campaign.

A. spelt out    B. cross out

C. made up   D. covered up

13、Tourism, _______ it brings in money to a country, can also result in damage to the World Heritage sites there．

A．once   B．while   C．if   D．as

14、It ______ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks ______ I found we had a lot in common．

A．was until；when B．was not until；that

C．was not until；when D．was until；that

15、---________ I say something to you? You were really, really something back there. Incredible!

---Are you talking to ---me? Whoa!

A. Must   B. Can   C. Need   D. Should

16、______ the characters leave unsaid is often more important than what they put into words.

A. That   B. When

C. What   D. How

17、As you know, I have just returned from my holiday in Athens, where I _______ for a fortnight.

A. stayed   B. had stayed

C. would slay   D. was staying

18、That’s not a hard job. I’m sure I can ________ it myself.

A. manage   B. serve

C. adapt   D. construct

19、Learning another language is like stepping out of a door, through which I can ________ and see more clearly my own language.

A. take back  B. look back  C. turn back  D. get back

20、We should place ________ emphasis on development and security, and develop nuclear energy on the base of security.

A. equal   B. central   C. superior     D. maximum

21、There are some sounds most of us acknowledge are annoying — the chewing of chips, the low noise of air conditioning or a screaming baby. These noises, for many people, act as a mere inconvenience that can distract them from the task at hand. However, there are some amongst us who have a much more severe response to these noises. Has a noise ever made you feel so angry that you could explode with rage? If the answer is yes, you may be suffering from misophonia (恐音症).

The word “misophonia” literally means “a hatred of sound” and is sometimes called Selective Sound Sensitivity Syndrome. There are some experts who doubt the existence of the condition. However, for those who claim to suffer from it, the experience can be painful. Certain sounds could set off intense emotional or psychological responses that may seem over the top compared with a non-sufferer’s complaints.

The sound of people chewing their food could trigger sufferers’ anxiety, or make them feel panic. It may even activate their fight-or-flight response, making them want to run away. In extreme cases, that feeling of panic may result in intense anger and even end up expressing rage physically.

Sadly, there’s no known cure. But tinnitus retraining therapy, cognitive (认知的) behavioural therapy and counselling could help sufferers tolerate noises and manage the condition. According to James Cartreine, a clinical psychiatrist, the condition can lead to separation. Sufferers use coping strategies that include avoiding places with lots of noises, like restaurants, or moving away when they feel like raging against someone due to their breathing.

So, the next time you see someone fly into a rage because of a sound that is driving them crazy, it may be due to a difficult condition they are trying to manage, and not just because they hate a certain sound.

【1】What is the purpose of paragraph 1?

A．To lead in the topic of misophonia.

B．To introduce different annoying sounds.

C．To show ways of preventing a severe disease.

D．To present the harm of noises to human health.

【2】Who is most likely to suffer from misophonia?

A．Jane who usually has lunch alone.

B．Nancy who often screams at her baby.

C．Peter who is always worried about his studies.

D．Henry who is annoyed at the sound of book pages turning.

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

A．Control.

B．Cause.

C．Predict.

D．Relieve.

【4】What can be inferred about misophonia from the last two paragraphs?

A．It happens mostly in restaurants.

B．Any sound around can drive sufferers crazy.

C．Staying away from noises is a potential solution.

D．It may greatly influence sufferers’ cognitive ability.

22、“Why do I look different in pictures?” It’s a weird phenomenon that is making people question their own mirrors. Are pictures the “real” you or is it your reflection? 【1】

The answer to that is a bit tricky. The good news is that there’s a big chance that Quasimodo-looking creature that stares back at you in your selfies isn’t an accurate depiction of the real you. 【2】 The mirror is a reflection, not the real you.

Although we’re the most comfortable and familiar with the face in the mirror, the mirror isn’t really the real us. 【3】 Because we’re so used to seeing the reverse (相反的, 颠倒的) version of ourselves, seeing how we look in pictures can be unpleasant.

【4】 If your reflection isn’t the real you, does that mean your ugly selfies are your “true self”? The problem might could be lens distortion (畸变). Because of the closeness of your face to the camera, the lens can distort certain features, making them look larger than they are in real life.

Your smile could also be the cause. 【5】 If someone shouting “Say cheese!” at you, maybe you’re going to tense up and have a photo that looks different from the version you see in the mirror. It’s best to relax when taking pictures and try to focus on something else.

A．Why do we look better in selfies?

B．The camera lens (镜头) also plays a part.

C．But your mirror isn’t completely truthful either.

D．Have mirrors been lying to you this whole time?

E．It’s a reflection, so it shows how we look like in a different perspective.

F．That being said, a smartphone camera shows your face as others see it.

G．When you’re looking at yourself in the mirror, you’re more likely to be relaxed and act naturally.

23、   Brown bears have stopped eating salmon（鲑鱼）in favor of elderberries after being forced to make a choice due to climate change. Warming temperatures mean that the berries are ripening earlier than usual, at exactly the same time as the freshwater streams on Alaska’s Kodiak Island are over flowing with salmon.

The island’s brown bears typically feed first on salmon in early summer, followed by elderberries later in the season, in late August and September.

“What you have is a scrambling of the schedule,” said William Deacy, a biologist at Oregon State University that studied the phenomenon.

“It’s essentially like if breakfast and lunch were served at the same time and then there is nothing to eat until dinner. You have to choose between breakfast and lunch because you can only eat so much at a time.”

The study found that during the unusually warm summer of 2014, the bears, which would traditionally kill up to 75 percent of the salmon, were nowhere to be seen near the streams. Instead, they were in the hills busy munching on berries, which contain less protein and therefore take less energy to break down, causing them to gain weight more quickly.

Biologists warned that changes caused by a warming planet were behind the bears’ unusual behavior and could affect the entire ecosystem.

The researchers found that the forests around the streams suffered because the bears’ fish carcasses（残骸）were no longer there to enrich the soil.

“Bears switched from eating salmon to elderberries, disturbing an ecological link that typically fertilizes the ecosystems and generates high death rates for salmon,” the study said. On average, red elderberries are said to be ripening two and a half days earlier every decade. If the pattern continues, they will regularly overlap（重叠）with the salmon by 2070.

【1】Brown bears have begun to favor ________ because of the climate change.

A.salmon

B.elderberries

C.warm temperatures

D.fresh water

【2】What does William Deacy mean by saying the underlined sentence?

A.Brown bears eat their breakfast and lunch at the same time.

B.We’re facing a hard problem with choosing the meals.

C.Climate change is disturbing the bears’ eating habits.

D.People’s biological clocks are changing regularly.

【3】Which of the following words can best describe the phenomenon?

A.Natural. B.Unusual.

C.Amazing. D.Typical.

【4】The finding of the study shows us that ________.

A.brown bears may become bigger and bigger

B.there will be a higher death rate for the salmon

C.red elderberries will probably be ripening in summer

D.the changes of bears’ behavior could affect the entire ecosystem

24、When it comes to lowering our carbon emissions (排放), it seems that nothing is simple. Electric vehicles (EVs) act as an example of potential greenwash. “They seem very attractive at first sight,” writes The Next Web in a report. “When we look more closely, it becomes clear that they have a substantial carbon footprint.”

The rare earth metals and costly minerals included as essential ingredients in EV batteries are not renewable. What’s more, their extraction (提炼) is often anything but green.

So the question is: is it worth it? Just how much emission reduction can EVs justify? Luckily, a life cycle assessment has been done to give us some answers.

“A life cycle analysis of emissions considers three phases,” writes The Next Web. “the manufacturing phase, the use phase, and the recycling phase.” In the manufacturing phase, the battery is to blame. “Emissions from manufacturing EV batteries were estimated to be 3.2 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), 1/4 of those from an electric car, 13 tons of CO2. Those were bigger than emissions from gas cars, 10.5 tons of CO2.” If the vehicle life is assumed to be 150,000 kilometers, emissions from the manufacturing phase of an electric car are higher than gas cars.”

In the use phase, the source of electricity the consumer is using to power their car comes into play in a major way. “To understand how the emissions of electric car vary with a country’s renewable electricity share, consider Australia and New Zealand,” continues the report. “In 2018, Australia’s share of renewables in electricity was about 21%. In contrast, the number in New Zealand’s was about 84%. Electric car emissions in Australia and New Zealand are estimated at about 170g and 25g of CO2 per km respectively. As a consumer, our car is only as green as our country’s energy mix.”

Finally, in the recycling phase, we look at vehicle dismantling(拆除), vehicle recycling, battery recycling, and material recovery. “The estimated emissions in this phase, based on a study, are about 1.8 tons for a gas car and 2.4 tons for an electric car. This difference is mostly due to the emissions from battery recycling, which is 0.7 tons,” shows in the report. “While electric cars cause more greenhouse gas emissions than gas cars do, it's important to note the recycled batteries can be used in subsequent batteries. This could have significant emissions reduction benefits in the future. For complete life cycle emissions, the study shows that EV emissions are 18% lower than gas cars.”

So here’s the takeaway: EVs are greener. Maybe they’re not as green as we thought. There’s certainly room for improvement. But the real challenge lies in speeding the global energy transition toward greener energy-production.

【1】Why is a life cycle analysis of emissions made?

A．To illustrate the advantages of EVs.

B．To show how gas cars outperform EVs.

C．To weigh the environmental impact of EVs.

D．To examine the energy sources of gas cars and EVs.

【2】How does the author support the underlined statement in Paragraph 5?

A．By giving instructions.

B．By highlighting features.

C．By making comparisons.

D．By analyzing cause and effect.

【3】According to the passage, what contributes to EVs’ beating gas cars?

A．Recycling of batteries.

B．Overall driving distance.

C．Manufacturing technology.

D．Government’s energy policy.

【4】Which of the following statements does the author support?

A．EVs are worthy of the praise they have received.

B．EVs are not successful for their environmental downsides.

C．EVs will no longer be widely accepted for their emissions.

D．EVs are not truly green until their energy sources become green.

25、I’m proud of myself lor this kindness I did last night I did it ______ and did the right thing. However, I was unwilling to ______, because by sharing 1 am also sharing the ______ and more self-centered side of myself.

It was last night and I ______ my shift at work. It was late and I wanted to go straight home. On my way out of the door I ______ a fellow staff member and colleague. She doesn’t have a ______ and usually either catches a taxi home or ______ for an hour waiting for ______ staff member and friend of here to finish work.

In the past I’ve ______ to drive her home as she ______ on my side of town. But last night I really did not want to. I wanted to ______ straight home, alone. And I did not have to make “small talk”.

So I tried to ______ her, walking past her, heading down, and stealing out (偷溜) to the ______ without letting her see me and ______ without offering her a lift.

Yet, something in myself was stopping me. Something in myself made me ______ her and put myself in her shoes. She had young ______ who she wanted to go home to attend to and, she could go home right now ______ I took her, not an hour later when the other staff member and friend of hers who was taking her. So I offered She ______. And of course, she was extremely ______.

Well, I learned a great ______ last night about not being so self-centered and selfish!

【1】A. nervously   B. proudly   C. exactly   D. carefully

【2】A. share   B. remark   C. do   D. consider

【3】A. pleasure   B. respect   C. honour   D. selfish

【4】A. changed   B. kept   C. finished   D. missed

【5】A. noticed   B. greeted   C. followed   D. helped

【6】A. home   B. choice   C. friend   D. car

【7】A. hangs around   B. hides away   C. watches over   D. calms down

【8】A. each   B. another   C. either   D. that

【9】A. hated   B. happened   C. offered   D. refused

【10】A. works   B. lives   C. plays   D. remains

【11】A. fly   B. ride   C. drive   D. walk

【12】A. remind   B. avoid   C. attract   D. please

【13】A. workroom   B. office   C. playground   D. park

【14】A. therefore   B. even   C. however   D. instead

【15】A. rely on   B. spy on   C. look at   D. point at

【16】A. neighbours   B. pets   C. children   D. friends

【17】A. since   B. although   C. as   D. if

【18】A. accepted   B. hesitated   C. approached   D. urged

【19】A. reliable   B. upset   C. generous   D. grateful

【20】A. gift   B. lesson   C. treasure   D. method

26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 续写的词数应为150左右。

Once upon a time, there was an old man who couldn't read or write. When he was little, his family was so poor that he couldn't attend school. But he always dreamed of being able to read.

One day, he took his seven-year-old grandson to school.

Since he didn't have anything to do that day, he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he stood outside his grandson's classroom and looked in through the window.

The kids' teacher, who was an old man in his fifties, entered the classroom when the class began. The teacher was wearing thick glasses. He started teaching. Through watching him, the old man found something interesting, He noticed that the teacher could read nothing without putting his glasses on. As soon as he put on his glasses, he could read very well.

“How amazing! said the old man to himself.

He waited outside the classroom until the class was over and stopped the teacher.

“Excuse me, sir," said the old man to the teacher.

“Yes?” said the teacher.

“I noticed something amazing. You can't read without the glasses, right?" said the old man.

"Yes, that's true. I can read nothing without them," replied the teacher.

"But you can read once you put them on, can't you?" asked the old man.

"Yes, that's true, too," replied the teacher, wondering why the old man was asking such strange questions.

The teacher looked at the old man, who left in a hurry with a big smile on his face.

The old man, who was extremely happy, decided to go to town to find an eyeglasses store. After being unable to read so many years, he finally found an easy way to read, which cheered him up. He realized what he needed to read was just a pair of glasses.

"I can finally read,” said the old man to himself when walking to the town.

Finally, the man arrived at the town. He looked around and soon found a store with glasses in it, The man happily entered the store.

Paragraph 1:

After the old man entered the store, the store owner greeted him.

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Paragraph 2:

The store owner, thinking the old man didn't like that pair, picked another pair far him.

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