廊坊2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、—Can you tell me how many people will go to the exhibition?

—Of course．About 3,000 students from 15 schools ______, and I think two-thirds will come．

A． invite       B． will invite

C． have been invited   D． had been invited

2、The soil is becoming poor because farmers here mostly use only one kind of chemical fertilizer for several years________.

A. in a row B. on a large scale

C. at random D. to a degree

3、What surprised Mr. Lee most was, I think, Clement had done his work neatly and correctly.

A. when   B. what   C. which   D. that

4、_______Wuhu with Shanghai，to be frank，and you’ll find it’s more convenient to live in the former．

A． To compare B． Comparing

C． Compare   D． Compared

5、In china, the number of cities is increasing ________development is recognized across the world.

A. where B. which C. whose D. that

6、At the graduation ceremony, the headmaster required the graduates to raise their competitive _______ in modern society.

A． spirit B． intention

C． ambition   D． awareness

7、Making money seems like a problem that’s very far away from us children, _____only the parents need to care about.

A．everything   B．something C．anything   D．Nothing

8、You are fortunate enough to escape ______ for drunk driving, but don’t drink again.

A.fining B.fined C.to be fined D.being fined

9、—Sarah went to the party．

—Really? I_______ her if I had gone with you．

A.met B.had met C.would met D.would have met

10、Parents and children should communicate more to ________the gap between them so that they can understand each other better.

A．open

B．narrow

C．widen

D．leave

11、He spoke through a microphone, ________ he was clearly heard in the great hall.

A.even if B.once C.in order D.so that

12、The Ice Bucket Challenge is a fund raising game, and it aims to raise ______ of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ALS 肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症).

A. acquisition B. conscience

C. awareness   D. privilege

13、It is hoped that everyone has access to good medical care ______ his ability to pay.

A．in the face of

B．in spite of

C．regardless of

D．in the possession of

14、A dream job is one ____ you can not only satisfy your interest but get well paid for it.

A. that B. which C. when D. where

15、He was wondering in the street _________ he felt patted on the shoulder.

A．as

B．when

C．while

D．where

16、She ______ her position as principal by giving jobs to her friends, which was severely criticized by fellow teachers.

A. adored B. overlooked C. sought   D. abused

17、 ______ strong and powerful China will certainly benefit ______ whole world.

A. A; a   B. The; a

C. The; the   D. A; the

18、While watching TV, ______.

A.someone came in B.the telephone rang

C.we saw someone coming in D.someone appearing

19、The company one keeps influences how successful they are, indicating one should have great ________ in the choice of friends.

A.separation B.discrimination C.occupation D.comprehension

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

A. As though   B. Even though

C. In case   D. As soon as

21、We often idealize the act of cooking. In my mind’s eye, I can see myself swanning through the kitchen with smooth hair as I stir a pot of spaghetti in slow motion. 【1】As the appointed chef of my household, making dinners after a long day’s work is an annoying chore (杂务).

So, when we knew about a weekly meal delivery service, I jumped at the chance. ______   Each meal’s ingredients came wrapped up in a separate paper bag, each labelled with a recipe card.

The actual cooking was easier, too. I was delighted by pre-processed vegetables and properly-portioned dressings. Think about the hunt for recipes, the cuts and burns, and the spilled bottle of olive oil. 【2】 .

A few weeks into our subscription, however, I realised that gone with the frustration of cooking was its joy. 【3】 You choose ingredients from the supermarket shelves. You wash them, peel them, chop them, season them or combine them. You see them transform from one thing into another over the process. Remove that process and what are you left with?

【4】 For busy families who couldn’t afford the connection with food, these boxes offer fresh, healthy, waste-free meals that require minimal effort and time. But if I have the time and energy to indulge in that luxury, I think it’s worth doing.

A．These were all things of the past.

B．In fact, cooking can connect you with your food.

C．In practice, there is rarely anything ideal about cooking.

D．Cooking is messy, tiring, and most of the time, annoying.

E．Soon came our box of ingredients that made everything easier.

F．So clean and ready, the ingredients no longer look or feel like food.

G．Of course, I do realise the practical advantages of meal subscription boxes.

22、Hannah Huxford encountered the fry-stealing gull in Bridlington, a coastal town on the Yorkshire coast. Huxford snapped the well-timed photo on her iPhone in 2011; it went viral soon after. A decade later, the fry-stealing gull is appearing on billboards, as part of an advertising campaign for Google.

Researchers recently discovered that food may actually become more attractive to gulls when the birds observe humans handling it first, according to a 2020 study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science.

Because the birds seem to be attracted to food items that they’ve watched humans touch, another of the study’s authors, says that it’s even more important to properly throw food waste and snack wrappers in the trash. “Our findings suggest that gulls are more likely to approach food that they have seen people drop or put down, so they may associate areas where people are eating with an easy meal, ‘‘ Dr. Laura Kelley said.

The scientists approached 74 herring gulls in coastal towns in Cornwall, tempting them with weighted bags of fried potatoes. Only 19 gulls were curious or hungry enough to linger (逗留), allowing the scientists to place the bag on the ground and retreat a short distance away, waiting in a crouched (蹲下) position to see if a gull would approach.

Their experiments demonstrated that gulls were more cautious about approaching a tempting treat if there was a person nearby who was watching them closely. However, the scientists also found that far fewer of the birds than expected showed interest in investigating the food at all when being stared at.

In fact, people may be able to protect their lunches from gulls by avoiding areas where the birds tend to gather and keeping a closer eye on their meals, she added. “Gulls have a bad reputation but, like all animals, they are just trying to survive,“ Goumas said. “We can try to alleviate the conflict we have with them by making changes in our own behavior. ”

【1】Why does the author mention “the fry-stealing gull photo“ in Paragraph 1?

A．To open up the topic.

B．To kid about the gull.

C．To tell us an episode.

D．To introduce the background.

【2】What did gulls prefer according to the study?

A．Photos taken by people.

B．Areas full of food waste.

C．Food that visitors are eating.

D．Snack wrappers in the trash.

【3】What can we know about gulls from the scientists’ experiments?

A．They don’t like the food left over by humans.

B．They approach the treat when they are hungry.

C．They are interested in eating food with humans.

D．They probably won’t eat the treat when being watched.

【4】What’s Goumas’s attitude to the action of the fry-stealing gull?

A．Conservative.

B．Sympathetic.

C．Skeptical.

D．Indifferent.

23、Five years after they disappeared, lost jewels belonging to the wife of a US ambassador to the Netherlands were found.

Dawn Arnall had already received an insurance payout for her loss. However, the misplaced gems had been found and held for safe keeping by a hotel she stayed in. staff were unaware that the jewels were worth $ 9m.

The world is full of forgetful people. A man in the English town of Reading even left a sausage casserole in a bus. The dish ended up in the Lost Property Office until it was recovered by his mother, eager for her dinner.

A walker in the Lake District had his food in his mouth but … what about his teeth? After climbing a hill in 2007, David Packer stopped for a chocolate bar. He took his false teeth out, wrapped them up in a tissue and just forgot about them. It took more than a year for the walker to be reunited with them.

Over the past 78 years passengers on London’s transport network have left behind items including human skulls and gas masks from World War II. Since 1934, staff have handled an average of 200 000 items a year. Recently they have used computers to try to track down their owners.

But if you find something and can’t locate the rightful owner, is it finders keepers? It depends on what’s found and how, says John Spencer, professor of law at the University of Cambridge.

“If you pick up a coin, you can keep it unless you saw someone drop it, as you wouldn’t be able to find the owner by taking reasonable steps.”

If it’s a larger sum, you should report it to the police but if the item has been abandoned, the property is yours. One man’s loss is another man’s gain!

【1】Dawn Arnall is mentioned in the first two paragraphs to   .

A. attract readers’ attention to the jewellery

B. introduce the topic

C. make a summary

D. get people think

【2】Judging from the examples given in the third, fourth and fifth paragraphs, people can be   .

A. generous   B. experienced

C. forgettable D. honest

【3】What does the underlined part in the sixth paragraph mean?

A. It depends on the law whether to keep something you find.

B. One man’s loss is another man’s loss too.

C. It’s immoral to keep something that doesn’t belong to you.

D. Whoever finds something can keep it.

24、   Having met only weeks before,climbers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay shook hands before hugging each other in a moment that would put their names in history books forever. They were on top of the world-literally.After five hours of continuous climbing the two first climbed to the top of Mount Everest, the highest spot on Earth. As the ultimate climbing goal for them both and the dream of most climbers, they had just 15 minutes to absorb the experience of being at 8,848 metres above sea level. Any longer and they may not have made it back to camp to tell the tale.

With this in mind, the pair spent some of their precious minutes searching the area for signs of those who had been before them. The bodies of two previous Everest hopefuls-Andrew Irvine and George Mallory of the 1924 attempt-were in the thoughts of Norgay and Hillary.However, they could find no sign of them having reached the top.

Everest has been responsible for claiming over 300 lives and endangering many others, as it poses huge and unpredictable challenges,with high altitudes(海拔）putting immense tension on human biology and with its icy land making each step a risk. When the climbers made it back to camp and the news spread, global admiration and fame poured in.

Norgay and Hillary were determined to be the first to conquer the world's highest mountain. They had done it. At the time they believed that the box had been ticked and no one else would put themselves through the danger to repeat their achievement. They couldn't have been more wrong. Today hundreds of people choose to follow in their footsteps every year. In contrast to the total isolation(孤立） felt on the first successful journey, during times of ideal weather conditions,queues form up to the mountain's summit. This creates dangerous standstills (停滞）in the mountain's most deadly zones.

Whether you believe these adventurers to be brave, admirable or out of their minds, it is clear that Hillary and Norgay have provided knowledge and inspiration for many to find out how it feels to truly be on top of the world.

【1】What did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay do on the top of the world?

A.They measured the height of Mount Everest.

B.They celebrated their victory with many climbers.

C.They tried to find signs of earlier climbers.

D.They shared the experience as long as 15 minutes.

【2】What can be inferred about Andrew Irvine and George Mallory from the passage?

A.They succeeded in reaching the top of Mount Everest first.

B.They lost their lives in their attempt to conquer Mount Everest.

C.They were good friends of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

D.They died because they didn't return to their camp in time.

【3】What does the underlined word "immense" in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Huge. B.Outside. C.Minimum. D.Limited.

【4】What will the present Everest climbers be likely to face compared with Norgay and Hillary?

A.More terrible loneliness.

B.More ideal weather conditions.

C.More deadly zones.

D.More dangerous stops.

25、   Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are ______ —a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and ______ language, and throw new light on an old scientific ______: whether language, ______ with grammar, is something that we are born with, or whether it is a ______ behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the ______ work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D. C., the world’s only liberal arts university for deaf people.

When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something ______; among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.

Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural ______, each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语). But Stokoe believed the “hand ______” his students used looked richer. He wondered: Might deaf people actually have a genuine language? And could that language be ______ any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people ___________ their signing as “substandard”. Stokoe’s idea was academic heresy – a belief contrary to what was generally accepted.

It is 37 years later. Stokoe—now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture—is having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a(n) ______. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages ______ English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of ______. “What I said,” Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuff(素材)—it’s ______ stuff.”

【1】A.unique B.neutral C.inexact D.vague

【2】A.varies B.applies C.interrelates D.understands

【3】A.argument B.definition C.conclusion D.statement

【4】A.familiar B.complete C.changeable D.comparative

【5】A.adopted B.inherited C.introduced D.learned

【6】A.pioneering B.concluding C.proceeding D.imitating

【7】A.casual B.odd C.witty D.tricky

【8】A.clue B.file C.code D.digit

【9】A.talk B.gossip C.clap D.shake

【10】A.characteristic of B.different from C.equal to D.worthy of

【11】A.contributed B.signified C.justified D.dismissed

【12】A.evolution B.procedure C.revolution D.presentation

【13】A.with B.among C.as D.like

【14】A.space B.rhythm C.volume D.rate

【15】A.culture B.brain C.muscle D.heart

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。

This Old Chair

“Mom! I’m home!” John slammed the door and dropped his books on a nearby chair.

“Hi, John, home already?” His mom turned around, “Spring is coming, and I am doing our annual spring cleaning. Come and help me, okay?”

“Okay, okay,” John agreed reluctantly.

They cleaned upstairs, downstairs, inside, outside, until everything was spotless. Exhausted, they sank into the couch. Wearily pointing to Pop-Pop’s chair, which was faded and worn, John’s mom exclaimed, “Oh my! That old chair has got to go. We’ll buy Pop-Pop a new one. Let’s take the chair to the curb (马路边缘). Tomorrow the garbage truck is picking up on our block.”

As they attempted to move the chair, Pop-Pop, John’s grandpa, who lived with them since Grandma had died, worked his way through the door. Seeing what was happening, he quickly blocked their way. “Oh, no!” he protested. “You can’t take my chair.”

“It’s old. . . It’s worn. . . . ” John’s mom argued, a slight edge to her voice.

“No,” Pop-Pop persisted, trying to push his chair back into place.

“But Pop, we’ll buy you a new one,” John’s mom tried to persuade the old man.

“I don’t want a new one,” Pop-Pop’s voice trembled.

“I give up.” John’s mom let go of the chair. “We’ll discuss it tonight when Matt gets home.”Matt, John’s dad, was still at work. With a sigh of relief, the old man sank into his chair and closed his eyes.

“Pop-Pop, why won’t you let us get rid of the chair?” John asked when his mother left the room. “It’s so old.”

“You don’t understand, John.” Pop-Pop shook his head and said, “I sat in this chair, with your grandma right here, when I asked her to marry me. It was so long ago, but when I sit in this chair and close my eyes I feel she is near.” The old man tenderly stroked the arm of the chair.

It’s amazing, John thought, how Pop-Pop can remember things from the past. In the present, he forgets almost everything. John sat down on the floor by Pop-Pop’s feet and listened as the old man went on.

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That night, however, John’s parents carried the chair out to the curb.

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After rescuing the chair from the garbage men, John rushed to find his mom.

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