衡水2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

一、单项选择（共25题，共 125分）

1、________children to stay in touch with the nature, I think, will benefit them in the long run.

A．Encouraged

B．Encourage

C．Encouraging

D．To have encouraged

2、 Look! What you've done! You _______ more careful.

A. may be B. had to

C. should have been D. would be

3、The Browns arrived in Beijing on________.

A．July the nineth

B．July nine

C．ninth of July

D．the ninth of July

4、My rich experience as a passionate and responsible translator_________me for the job advertised on your website.

A．equips

B．qualifies

C．enables

D．allows

5、Despite years of ________ from publishers, she persevered in her attempt to establish herself as a writer.

A．endurance

B．rejection

C．blessing

D．companionship

6、Unsatisfied with the payment , he took the job just to get some work experience .

A．as was he

B．as he was

C．he was as

D．was he as

7、The doctor insisted that I ______ a high fever and that I ______ a rest for a few days.

A.had; had B.have; have C.had; have D.have; had

8、______ by his academic research, Professor Salovey suggests that EQ might matter more than IQ in one’s future success.

A. Supported B. Supporting

C. Having supported D. Being supported

9、Wang Jin and his students spend their time______ clocks dating back hundreds of years.

A．purchasing

B．restoring

C．abandoning

D．dismissing

10、David failed in the final examination last term and only then ________ how much time he had wasted before.

A．had he realized

B．he had realized

C．did he realize

D．he realized

11、Whether we’ll hold the sports meeting ____________ the weather

A. trust on B. depends on

C. take on D. set on

12、______ for burning the food, the careless cook was fired at last.

A．Blaming

B．To be blamed

C．To blame

D．Blamed

13、I was about to get out of my house________ the doorbell rang.

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．when

14、When she left the company, the manager asked me to _____ her research.

A．bring out

B．carry on

C．bring up

D．cheer on

15、When the teacher came in, the naughty boy ________ a comic book.

A．happened to read

B．happened to have read

C．happened to be reading

D．happened to reading

16、His ________shout made the girl let out a ________cry when he was at the sight of the snake.

A．frighten; frightened

B．frightening; frighten

C．frightened; frightening

D．frighten; frightening

17、He is a dislike to me! I don't what happened to him!

A. care for B. care about

C. care of D. care

18、“Oh, thank you for all your help”, he _______as he was leaving.

A.counted B.enlarged C.added D.joined

19、It sounded like a good idea, but ________it didn’t work.

A．in theory

B．in practice

C．in public

D．in private

20、Though your status is________, your identification card is valid only for 20 years and has to be renewed regularly.

A．permanent

B．temporary

C．immediate

D．instant

21、She got better after the operation and doctors ________ her progress every day and night.

A．opposed

B．printed

C．monitored

D．complimented

22、The young man who was set free from prison has completely and proved to be a good man.

A. formed B. performed

C. informed D. reformed

23、--- The little girl is a talented pianist.

--- Everyone in her family is musical. __________.

A. It’s a nightmare. B. I really appreciate it.

C. It’s just in their blood. D. That’s not the point.

24、Please stay ________ until the bus has stopped.

A．seated

B．seating

C．seat

D．to seat

25、The painting by the modern artist is ______ your attention.

A．made up of

B．up to

C．opposed to

D．worthy of

二、阅读理解（共4题，共 20分）

26、How to Live in the Moment

Living in the moment is not always easy. Sometimes our thoughts are occupied by regrets about past events or anxiety about the future.【1】, there are some simple strategies that may help.

Start small. While you might want to completely overhaul(改造) your lifestyle, it is not necessary to make big changes to start living in the moment. Start by joining new habits one at a time. Once you feel like you have mastered a habit, add something else. For example, instead of trying to meditate(冥想) for 20 minutes per day right away, start by trying to meditate for three minutes per day.【2】.

Redirect your mind when it wanders. It is normal for your mind to wander.【3】. When you notice that your mind is wandering, use gentle redirection to focus on the present again. Acknowledge that your mind is wandering without judging yourself for doing so.

【4】. Having to wait for something can be annoying, but if you want to live in the moment, you will need to learn how to think of waiting as a good thing. Instead of becoming impatient when you have to wait for something, practise being grateful for the extra time to notice your surroundings. Treat the extra time as a break and appreciate the time.

Smile and laugh more often.【5】. Instead, smiling and laughing can make you feel better even if you force yourself to smile and laugh. If you find that you are not focused on the present because you feel unhappy, force yourself to smile and laugh a bit. Even if you put on a fake(假的) smile and laugh in a silly way, you should start to feel better right away.

A．Be grateful for breaks

B．If you are having a hard time living in the moment

C．If you find you are having a hard time, close your eyes

D．Then, increase your time as you become more comfortable

E．Living in the moment can be a challenge if you are in a bad mood

F．Practise being thankful for who you are and how you are feeling in the moment

G．However, in order to live in the moment, you need to keep your mind focused on the present

27、How colour psychology influences your dinner party guests

After spending hours cooking and preparing the table setting for your guests, you hope that everyone enjoys your recipes. But it’s not all about the quality of the ingredients and the skills of the cook. 【1】Whether it is a plate, a glass, a bowl or a cup, colour makes a significant impact on your guests.

【2】After that first impression, the brain integrates the visual information and affects perception(认知), making you think that the same food is excellent, good or average. Thus, the goal for dinner parties is to ensure that the food looks pleasing to the eye, so your guests will think it tastes as good as it looks.

Bowl colour influences the desirability of food for picky eaters, as well as the perception of saltiness. Picky eaters tend to perceive meals in red and blue bowls as saltier compared to white. And they are more unwilling to try new food in a red bowl. 【3】

You can never go wrong with a white plate. Just avoid it when the food served is pale. For desserts, white is ideal because it increases flavors and enhances sweetness. 【4】 Serving food in a black bowl can increase perceptions of its saltiness and portion size.

To bring extra aesthetic(审美的)appeal, creativity and to highlight foods lacking in colour, you can serve your meal on bright plates. But be careful! 【5】Similar ingredient colors to the tableware make everything integrate together and your guests think they have less food.

A．It starts with your sight.

B．But the result of dark plates can vary a little.

C．However, the rules of colour may not apply to all.

D．Besides, colourful plates are preferred by choosy eaters.

E．Food should only look more vivid depending on the meal.

F．The tableware is also an essential element, especially the colour.

G．So, for demanding guests, choose the colour of the tableware first.

28、When my brother and I were young, my mom would take us on Transportation Days.

It goes like this: You can’t take any means of transportation more than once. We would start from home, walking two blocks to the rail station. We’d take the train into the city center, then a bus, switching to the tram, then maybe a taxi. We always considered taking a horse carriage in the historic district, but we didn’t like the way the horses were treated, so we never did. At the end of the day, we took the subway to our closest station, where Mom’s friend was waiting to give us a ride home—our first car ride of the day.

The good thing about Transportation Days is not only that Mom taught us how to get around. She was born to be multimodal (多方式的). She understood that depending on cars only was a failure of imagination and, above all, a failure of confidence—the product of a childhood not spent exploring subway tunnels.

Once you learn the route map and step with certainty over the gap between the train and the platform, nothing is frightening anymore. New cities are just light-rail lines to be explored. And your personal car, if you have one, becomes just one more tool in the toolbox—and often an inadequate one, limiting both your mobility and your wallet.

On Transportation Days, we might stop for lunch on Chestnut Street or buy a new book or toy, but the transportation was the point. First, it was exciting enough to watch the world speed by from the train window. As I got older, my mom helped me unlock the mysteries that would otherwise have paralyzed my first attempts to do it myself: How do I know where to get off? How do I know how much it costs? How do I know when I need tickets, and where to get them? What track, what line, which direction, where’s the stop, and will I get wet when we go under the river?

I’m writing this right now on an airplane, a means we didn’t try on our Transportation Days and, we now know, the dirtiest and most polluting of them all. My flight routed me through Philadelphia. My multimodal mom met me for dinner in the airport. She took a train to meet me.

【1】Which was forbidden by Mom on Transportation Days?

A．Having a car ride.

B．Taking the train twice.

C．Buying more than one toy.

D．Touring the historic district.

【2】According to the writer, what was the greatest benefit of her Transportation Days?

A．Building confidence in herself.

B．Reducing her use of private cars.

C．Developing her sense of direction.

D．Giving her knowledge about vehicles.

【3】The underlined word “paralyzed” (in Para. 5) is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A．displayed

B．justified

C．ignored

D．ruined

【4】Which means of transportation does the writer probably disapprove of?

A．Airplane.

B．Subway.

C．Tram.

D．Car.

29、The US scientists at the University of Vermont and Tufts University who created the first living robots say the life forms, known as xenobots, can now reproduce — and in a way not seen in plants and animals.

Formed from the stem cells of the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) from which it takes its name, xenobots are less than a millimeter (0.04 inches) wide. The tiny blob were first brought out in 2020 after experiments showed that they could move, work together in groups and self-heal.

“I was shocked by it,” said Michael Levin, a professor of biology and director of the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University who was co-lead author of the new research, adding that when you free the cells from the rest of the frogs’ embryo(胚胎) and you give them a chance to figure out how to be in a new environment and a new way to reproduce.

“In that way it’s a robot but it’s also clearly an organism made from genetically unmodified frog cell.” said Josh Bongard, a computer science professor and robotics expert at the University of Vermont and lead author of the study.

Bongard said they found that the xenobots, which were initially sphere-shaped and made from around 3,000 cells, could replicate(复制). But it happened rarely and only in specific situations. The xenobots used “active replication” — a process that is known to occur at the molecular(分子的) level but has never been observed before at the scale of whole cells or organisms.

The xenobots are very early technology — think of a 1940s computer — and don’t yet have any practical applications. However, this combination of molecular biology and artificial intelligence could potentially be used in a host of tasks in the body and the environment, according to Bongard. This may include things like collecting microplastics in the oceans, inspecting root systems and regenerative medicine.

【1】What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

A．American scientists found that African clawed frog can reproduce.

B．Xenobots got its name because they are less than a millimeter wide.

C．Xenobots are an entirely new life form different from any animal or plant.

D．African clawed frog could move, work together in groups, self-heal and reproduce.

【2】What might Josh Bongard agree?

A．He was surprised by what have been found.

B．Xenobots could replicate only in particular circumstances.

C．The cells from frogs figure out a new way to move and reproduce.

D．Xenobots are very early technology that have a few actual applications.

【3】What is Josh Bongard’s attitude towards xenobots’ use in the future?

A．Unfavorable.

B．Concerned.

C．Indifferent.

D．Positive.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A．The explanation of xenobots’ difference.

B．The introduction to the first living robots.

C．The amazement of the creation of xenobots.

D．The presentation of molecular active replication.

三、完形填空（共1题，共 5分）

30、 Years ago,I had a quarrel with a friend owing to a misunderstanding. It was ._______my fault, but I was afraid to admit that I was wrong, so we didn’t speak for a long time. Several years later we came across each other and decided to meet for lunch. It was so_______that we kept meeting. After two or three meals together,I felt_______to apologize for my behavior years earlier.

My experience is never unique. Many people_______apologizing because the idea of admitting to wrong behavior makes them_______uncomfortable. Apologies force us to admit to ourselves that we don’t always_______our own standards. We might also fear that the victim won’t_ _______our apology. We all like to_______ourselves as good people—as kind, honest and considerate. For these_______ , an apology can be very difficult to give.

Given my________, there is no doubt that an apology is a vital tool for________a relationship to make it functional again. Usually, a(n) ________apology is called for, but if the victim is angry at the wrong behavior, it may be more________to wait, because their________may prevent them from accepting our apologies. Also a delay________an apology’s effectiveness because it conveys that the offender has time to reflect on his/ her________. But a heartfelt apology has more powerful effects, which can improve our mental health and repair our________ personal relationships.________ ,expressing regret and acknowledging responsibility are equally vital. Without ________, it’s a good reason of your actions ; without responsibility, it’s an excuse.

My friend and I had lunch recently, 15 years after my belated apology. Admitting that everything had been my fault helped us heal our relationship. We’re both________to have our friendship today.

【1】A.hardly B.narrowly C.completely D.usually

【2】A.pleasant B.awkward C.ridiculous D.strange .

【3】A.surprised B.comfortable C.terrible D.forced

【4】A.allow B.avoid C.appreciate D.advocate

【5】A.regretfully B.easily C.slightly D.terribly

【6】A.go back to B.look up to C.give way to D.live up to

【7】A.accept B.analyze C.exchange D.check

【8】A.serve B.view . C.present D.treat

【9】A.reasons B.contents C.comments D.examples

【10】A.need B.sense C.experience D.character

【11】A.developing B.rebuilding C.announcing D.practicing

【12】A.frequent B.permanent C.immediate D.formal

【13】A.convenient B.effective C.adventurous D.inspiring

【14】A.anxiety B.curiosity C.anger D.worry

【15】A.discovers B.records C.supplies D.increases

【16】A.misdeeds B.reputations C.questions D.decisions .

【17】A.damaged B.disturbed C.required D.disabled

【18】A.Instead B.Thus C.Meanwhile D.However

【19】A.challenge B.regret C.expression D.influence

【20】A.tolerant B.cautious C.enthusiastic . D.appreciative

四、短文填空（共1题，共 5分）

31、

Attitudes toward new technologies often fall along generational lines. That is, generally, younger people tend to 【1】 older people on the front end of a technological shift.

It is not always the case, though. When you look at attitudes toward driverless cars, there doesn't seem to be a clear 【2】 divide. The public overall is split on whether they'd like to use a driverless car. In a study last year, of all people surveyed, 48 percent said they wanted to ride in one, while 50 percent did not.

The fact that attitudes toward self-driving cars appear to be so 【3】 across generations suggests how transformative the shift to driverless cars could be. Not everyone wants a driverless car now-and no one can get one vet-but among those who are open to them, every age group is 【4】 engaged.

Actually, this isn't surprising. Whereas older generations are sometimes reluctant to adopt new technologies, driverless cars 【5】 real value to these age groups, especially to those with 【6】 mobility or difficulty driving on their own.

This is especially interesting when you consider that younger people are generally more interested in travel-related 【7】 than older ones.

When it comes to driverless cars, differences in attitude are more 【8】 based on factors not related to age. College graduates, for example, are particularly interested in driverless cars compared with those who have less education：59 percent of college graduates said they would like to use a driverless car compared with 38 percent of those with a high-school diploma or less.

Where a person lives 【9】 too. More people who lived in cities and suburbs said they wanted to try driverless cars than those who lived in rural areas.

While there's reason to believe that interest in self-driving cars is going up across the board, a person's age will have little to do with how self-driving cars can become 【10】. Once driverless cars are actually available for sale, the early adopters will be the people who can afford to buy them.

五、书面表达（共1题，共 5分）

32、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。

Christmas was approaching, and I had absollutely no idea what to get for my wife. As usual, I had left my holiday shopping until the last minute. I always had the feeling that the perfect gift would somehow appear at the right time, although this didn’t always happen. This year I didn’t have any good ideas.

We had just moved to Italy. Donna was away attending a conference, so I had the rest of the week to work on the house and figure out what to get her as a Christmas gift before she got back.

My house companion (伴侣) while Donna was away was her cat, Princess. I was keeping Princess indoors in our new home until she became familiar with the place and then planned to slowly introduce her to the great outdoors.

However, one day as I was bringing in some groceries, to my shock and horror I suddenly found she was gone. Donna would be back in a few days and it would ruin Christmas for both of us if Princess was not back by then, safe and sound. Donna had already excitedly told me over the phone that she had found several fun toys and delicious snacks for Princess as Christmas gifts. She couldn’t wait to get back and wrap them up.

I was in big trouble. I had to find Princeess—and fast. So, I made a poster with her description and a hurried sketch (素描) of the cat that I personally drew because I couldn’t find a photo of her anywhere. I was sure my wife had hundreds on her phone, but I didn’t dare ask her for one. I didn’t want her to know that her precious cat had escaped.

Donna’s happy daily calls continued, as did my daily searches for Princess. I still hadn’t mentioned anything about the disappearance to my wife. I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. It would destroy her.

Finally, the day came for my wife to return.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I picked up Donna at the Venice airport but still didn’t have the courage to tell her what had happened.

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Just as I was about to break the bad newsabout Princess’s disappearing, guess who appeared walking up the driveway?