马鞍山2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、Last week, we visited the Three Gorges Dam, ________ is one of the world’s largest power.

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．what

2、 Having arrived too early for the appointment, Robert decided to read the newspapers ______ time.

A. to kill   B. killed

C. kill   D. to be killed

1. Time, ________ correctly, is money in the bank.

3、A. to use    B. used  C. using   D. use

4、_______ human beings use it in a wrong way, like we did with nuclear technology, the advancement of science and technology has never led to decline of human development.

A. While   B. Unless

C. As long as   D. Before

5、All the money ________， the young man had no choice but to start hunting for a job.

A. has been spent   B. had been spent

C. having spent   D. having been spent

6、---Tell us, Mark, what is the cause of the American Civil War?

---Well, is it _______the black slaves wanted freedom?

A． how   B． why

C． because   D． when

7、The paper ox my grandmother _________ for me is my most valued birthday gift．

A．cut   B．will cut

C．had cut   D．cuts

8、Making a speech in front of a crowd of people is not his strength but he____ it with his passion and efforts．

A．takes advantage of  B．makes up for

C．gets hold of   D．1ives up to

9、The actor was waving his sword in the street and it ________ missed the crowds around him who were mostly his fans.

A. narrowly   B. nearly

C. hardly   D. closely

10、Mr. Phil asked me a question   I dared to go with him to   he called the Lonely Island.

A. that; which   B. whether; that

C. whether; what   D. that; where

11、---What do you think of Nicks performance last night?

---To be honest, his singing didn’t ______ to me.

A. appeal   B. belong

C. refer   D. occur

12、By and by, a full moon appeared from behind the clouds, ______ the small village in silver light.

A.bathed B.bathing C.having bathed D.being bathed

13、—Did you enjoy staying with your friend last week, Lily?

—Yes. I ________ with him for a long time.

A．haven’t stayed

B．didn’t stay

C．hadn’t stayed

D．wouldn’t stay

14、Chairman Xi Jinping and Jong-un held talks, reaching the important _____ that the two sides agreed to make joint efforts to push for continuous new development of China-DPRK relationships in the new era.

A. consistence   B. consensus

C. conscience   D. compromise

15、The living standard of the people in China, _______ is shown in the report, has improved over the past decades.

A． what   B． which   C． as   D． who

16、China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, whose positioning will reach 2.5 meters by 2020, will soon provide services to more countries.

A. accuracy   B. category   C. function   D. reference

17、_________ every student aware of the importance of study, they would study efficiently.

A. Were   B. Should   C. May D. Had

18、— I can’t bear the air pollution in this city anymore. It is getting worse and worse.

— ________! We’ve never had so many chemical factories before.

A. I wouldn’t bet on it   B. You said it

C. Keep it up   D. Come off it

19、 Our nation should first develop modern law __________ in ruling the country by law．

A． awareness  B． opportunities

C． regulation  D． principle

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

A．Faced  B．Face

C．Facing  D．To face

21、   For many years, a beautiful, white horse wandered the western plains. Native Americans saw him before the settlers came but never got close to him. Only one person ever touched the white horse. She was an old lady when she told the story to her grandchildren.

Gretchen's family came to Texas in a covered wagon when she was a very little girl. The oxen that pulled the wagons moved very slowly. There were no roads. The sun was hot. and the dust covered everything in sight.

The trip was especially tiresome for little Gretchen. To make it easier, she was allowed to ride an old horse named Nelly, a gentle animal with a slow pace. Gretchen's parents tied Gretchen securely to keep her from falling off.

One day, one of the wagons broke a wheel. When the wheel was being repaired, Nelly wandered along to an inviting area of green grass near the river bank with Gretchen, who had fallen asleep tied to the horse's back.

Suddenly, Gretchen awoke with a start, from across the river came the sound of a horse's whinny. There stood the beautiful white horse. His body was the colour of snow and his long mane and tail shone like silver thread.

The wild horse ran into a nearby canyon, and Nelly slowly followed behind. Gretchen cried out, but the wagon train was far away and no one could hear her. Finally, the horses came to a stop in a grassy valley. The white horse and old Nelly stood side by side eating grass.

Gretchen stared at the beautiful horse. He didn't seem at all afraid of her. Slowly she reached over to touch his neck. He lifted his head and looked at her with gentle, curious eyes. Then he put his head back down and ate the grass. The two horses seemed to have developed a bond, and Gretchen enjoyed being with them.

For over an hour the white horse stayed with old Nelly and Gretchen. Then just as the sun was getting low in the sky, Gretchen heard a familiar shout. Across the valley, she could see her father and several men headed toward her and the horses.

The white horse twitched （抽动）his ears in response to the men's shouts and then he was gone. The men stopped to watch as he ran across the valley and out of the canyon. Never again did he come close enough to be touched.

【1】In this story, Nelly is the name of ______.

A.a wagon B.a girl C.a horse D.an ox

【2】Gretchen's family did not hear her cry for help because   .

A.the river made too much noise

B.the horses were whinnying

C.the men were working on the wagon wheel

D.she was too far away

【3】What can we infer from the passage?

A.Gretchen was good at riding horses.

B.The trip to Texas was long and full of hardship.

C.Gretchen's family came to Texas for environmental reasons.

D.Only Gretchen felt tiresome during the trip.

【4】This story was written in order to ___.

A.explain a mystery

B.express an opinion

C.share an experience

D.predict an outcome

22、The moment a college student arrives on campus, he or she is bombarded with credit card offers. Advertisements for student credit cards are everywhere: in bags at the bookstore, in the campus newspaper, in your regular mailbox, in the residence halls.

With so many college students graduating with large amounts of credit card debt (figures vary, but most are at least in the thousands), learning how to manage a student credit card can be an important lesson for any student. While using a card wisely can be an important part of building credit and making it through a difficult time, knowing how to use a card wisely can be the hard part.

Stick to the following rules when, and if, you need to use a credit card:

 You can repay the charge(s) within the card’s next billing cycle.

 You must meet your basic needs, like food, clothing and shelter, but set rules and be aware that you will need to repay those charges at the end of the month.

 You can talk to the financial aid office in your school for an alternative in “emergency” situations.

If you do want a credit card, just be smart about it. (They let you in to that school because of your brain, right?) Don’t automatically get the first one you find. Shop around for a card that has the lowest interest rate possible, and consider places that may not be advertising on campus. Additionally, be aware of any card’s repayment options: When will payments be due? How much will they be? A credit card is not like a loan that comes with a grace period(宽限期)after you graduate and waits until you are done with school. That new sweater and nice dinner out will need to be paid back right away.

【1】What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. Be confused by.     B. Be terribly hurt by.

C. Be attracted by.   D. Be surrounded by.

【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. A college freshman should be careful when choosing a credit card.

B. Students should take a lesson about how to use a credit card wisely.

C. A credit card will be the only help for students in emergency situations.

D. The author doesn’t appreciate the idea of having a credit card on campus.

【3】What’s the best tittle for this passage?

A. Economic Tips for College Students

B. Dos and Don’ts in Using Student Credit Cards

C. Mistakes about Student Credit Cards Use in College

D. Student Credit Cards –– What You Need to Know

【4】If this is a passage of a college newspaper, in which column can we read it?

A. Entertainment. B. Advertisement.

C. Economy.     D. Education.

23、   It was the final climb on his quest to reach the highest summit on all seven continents. When Christopher Kulish finally reached Mount Everest’s 29,035-foot peak, he joined an elite group known as the “Seven Summits Club”. But the 62-year-old Colorado attorney died suddenly Monday after returning to the first camp below the mountain’s summit. He’s the second American to die in the past week after reaching Everest’s highest point. His family believes the cause was a heart attack, according to the Denver Post. “He saw his last sunrise from the highest peak on Earth,” his brother, Mark Kulish, said in a statement to the Denver Post. “We are heartbroken at this news.”

Last week, 55-year-old Donald Lynn Cash of Utah collapsed and died just after reaching the Everest peak. He too had reached the highest point on all seven continents. Including Christopher and Cash, at least 11 people have died on Mount Everest this year.

The deaths come among reports of overcrowding on the popular mountain. The Nepali government granted a total of 381 permits to climb Everest this year, a number that doesn’t include guides who are on the mountain as well. For some climbers, that traffic has meant longer wait times — some told the Himalayan Times the wait has exceeded two hours between the last camp and the peak. Mountaineer Vanessa O’Brien, who has also climbed the seven summits, said when there’s a crowd, being a more experienced climber won’t help you. “It doesn’t matter if you’re the best racecar driver in the world. If you’re stuck in traffic, you’re stuck in traffic,” she said in an interview.

And when a climber is stuck in that traffic, “their body is starting to deteriorate.” O’Brien, who set a record as the fastest woman to reach the highest peak on every continent, also said the descent is often harder than the climb.

Climbing expert Alan Arnette said there’s no simple explanation for the string of deaths. He said weather that has led to a shorter climbing season is one factor causing overcrowding. He also said the cost to climb Mount Everest has decreased, which means more people are making the journey. He urged the governments in charge of granting permits to limit how many people can be on the mountain at once.

Still, Christopher was no beginner. His family said he’d been mountain climbing for five decades. He arrived at the base camp nearly two months before his climb so he could give himself time to adapt to the conditions. When he made his journey, his family said he was climbing with a small group in almost ideal conditions after some of the overcrowding had cleared.

His brother described being a lawyer as a “day job” for Christopher. Climbing was his passion. “He was an inveterate climber of peaks in Colorado, the West and the world over,” Mark Kulish said. “He passed away doing what he loved.”

【1】What do we know from Christopher?

A.He has reached the highest point on all seven continents.

B.He joined the “Seven Summits Club” at the base camp.

C.11 people following him died after reaching the Everest peak this year.

D.He died from a heart attack below the mountain’s summit.

【2】What made longer wait times on Mount Everest?

A.Lacking guides. B.Overcrowding.

C.Bad weather. D.Getting Government’s permission.

【3】Why did Christopher arrive at the base camp so early before climbing?

A.To wait for his friends. B.To learn about the mountain.

C.To clear the traffic jam. D.To adapt to conditions earlier.

【4】What does the underlined word “inveterate” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A.Experienced. B.Famous. C.Excellent. D.Addictive.

24、For many of us, talking about money is embarrassing, especially revealing our income and spending habits in public. So it’s no wonder that seeking investment advice from computer program is so popular.

Consultancy firm Accenture found that 68% of global consumers would be happy to use robot-advice to plan for retirement, feeling it would be faster, cheaper, and fairer than human advice. “Many of our customers say they feel awkward in face-to-face meetings, preferring an online experience where they don’t feel nervous,” says Lynn Smith, a director of robot-advice firm Wealth Wizards. So how does robot-advice work and is it really any better than traditional financial advice?

Robot-adviser firms use algorithms (算法) to analyse your financial situation and goals and then work out an investment plan to suit you. Basically, you answer lots of questions online about your income, expenses, family situation, attitude to risk and so on, and then the algorithm allocates (分配) your savings to a series of investments, from index funds that aim to imitate a particular stock market index or sector, to fixed-income bonds.

Robot-advice is certainly growing in popularity. But are we really happy to give up the human adviser completely? “No” is the short answer. Accenture finds that a significant proportion of us still want human interaction, particularly when our finances are complex. “When a customer needs advice surpassing a number of different regulatory regimes, human advice will be required, says John Perks, managing director of life and pensions at UK insurer LV, which launched its Retirement Wizard robot-advice service two years ago.

The truth is that only about a quarter of funds managed by clever humans overcome the market as a whole, so when you take into account the much higher management fees you pay for that kind of service, the performance difference is likely to be marginal (微不足道的) for most of us.

The robots may be coming, but in this case at least, they seem to be on the side of the small investor trying to save for a comfortable retirement.

【1】What do we know about the robot-advice from the second paragraph?

A. It’s suitable for all.

B. It’s complex but fair.

C. It’s expensive but accurate.

D. It’s beneficial and relaxing.

【2】If you want to use robot-advice, you should first ________.

A. consult human advice

B. work out an investment plan

C. answer lots of questions online

D. analyse your financial situation

【3】What does the underlined phrase “that kind of service” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A. The allocation of retirement.

B. The performance difference.

C. Human fund management.

D. The robot-advice service.

【4】Why do we still need the human adviser according to the text?

A. Because some finances are complex.

B. Because some clients face retirement.

C. Because human interaction is necessary.

D. Because the human adviser offers better service.

25、   One day a professor entered the classroom and told the students about a (n) _________ test. Once he handed out the test papers to all students, he asked them to begin.

Students were _________ to see that there was not a question but just a black _________ in the center of the page. The professor _________ the students' face expression and told them, 'I want you to write about what you see there. '

The students were still puzzled but got _________ with the test. At the end of the class, the professor took all answer sheets and started _________ each answer in front of all students. All of them _________ about the black dot and tried to explain its _________ etc. After the professor finished reading the whole class was _________.

Now, the professor began to explain, 'Don't worry, I am not going to give you __________ for this but I just want you to __________ something. Here everyone focused on the black spot but no one wrote about the white paper, the __________ is with our lives. The white paper __________ our whole life and the black spot stands for the __________ in our life. Our life is a gift given to us by God, with love and __________, and we always have reasons to celebrate the good things. __________ we just focus on day to day problems like health issues, lack of money etc., but we never see these problems are very __________ compared to everything we __________ in our lives. '

The test implies that we should try to take eyes __________ our problems and enjoy each one of our blessings. Be happy and live life __________.

【1】A.easy B.amazing C.hard D.surprising

【2】A.glad B.lucky C.confused D.curious

【3】A.dot B.letter C.circle D.mark

【4】A.guessed B.noticed C.felt D.recognized

【5】A.tired B.pleased C.started D.relaxed

【6】A.reading B.correcting C.explaining D.showing

【7】A.knew B.described C.doubted D.worried

【8】A.figure B.color C.name D.position

【9】A.cheering B.laughing C.silent D.sad

【10】A.answers B.grades C.blows D.words

【11】A.bring in B.give up C.think about D.work out

【12】A.same B.test C.result D.lesson

【13】A.faces B.gives C.takes D.represents

【14】A.gifts B.problems C.efforts D.footprints

【15】A.attention B.devotion C.care D.warm

【16】A.Still B.So C.Thus D.Though

【17】A.important B.different C.meaningless D.small

【18】A.do B.have C.lose D.want

【19】A.away B.on C.off D.to

【20】A.positively B.happily C.casually D.seriously

26、阅读下面材料，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Time to give thanks

When it comes to Thanksgiving, turkey may be the first thing that comes to mind. It’s the right picture, but it’s not complete.

Celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November every year, Thanksgiving Day is a time for thanksgiving and feasts. It’s about expressing your gratitude to the important people and all the good things in your life.

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with much warmth and keep many traditional customs. Here we introduce two of the rules Americans typically follow on this day.

1. Time for prayers and paying back

Thanksgiving Day has been associated with prayers in church and in homes for centuries. Attending church prayer services in the morning is the first step of many celebrators on Thanksgiving Day. The churches provide worship (礼拜) services and organize special events for the occasion.

Before Thanksgiving meals, some families gather together and read prayers to thank God for his kindness and the gifts he has bestowed upon (给予) them in the form of friends and family.

Some people also do voluntary community work on this day, as a way of paying back.

2. Family reunions and showing gratitude

Like China’s Spring Festival, preparing a big meal and bringing the family together at home is a long-standing tradition of Thanksgiving. Distances don’t really matter as relatives return home to be with their family, no matter how far away.

【写作内容】

1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

2. 以约120个词谈谈你对是时候感恩了的想法，内容包括：

(1) 你认为我们中国人有没有必要过“感恩节”？为什么？

(2) 以你自己的经历或者身边的人为例，阐述重视感恩的必要性；

(3) 总结你的观点。

【写作要求】

1. 作文中可以使用实例来支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容论述，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

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