通化2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

1、Either the judge or the lawyers ______ wrong on the case at that moment.

A. is   B. are C. were     D. was

2、Do you have a work________ for this week, Doreen?

A．headline

B．attitude

C．schedule

D．identity

3、It is quite ______ me what it feels like to be flying in the sky.

A．beyond

B．without

C．beside

D．across

4、The train had stopped _______ a mechanical problem and I just called to the engineer to repair it.

A.thanks to B.due to C.according to D.as to

5、More and more countries have come to realize that the world____ do without Huawei and its "more advanced" technology.

A. can’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn't

6、The door to the secret garden was locked ____________ years ago.

A.nine B.eight C.ten D.eleven

7、—_________ I don’t think I’ve got what you said.

—I was saying that I’d like there to be a wonderful party.

A.What? B.Repeat. C.Once again. D.Sorry?

8、—I learned that Francis Chichester was knighted by Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ.

—Yes, so and so   .

A.he was… was Sir Francis Drake B.was he… Sir Francis Drake was

C.he did… the same with Sir Francis Drake D.he was… Sir Francis Drake was the same

9、He apologized _________ late.

A．to his teacher to arrive

B．to his teacher for arriving

C．at his teacher to arrive

D．at his teacher for arriving

10、Ten years ago the population of our village was_________ that of theirs.

A．as twice large as

B．twice as large as

C．twice as much as

D．as twice much as

11、Forty days from now, the young athletes from all over China ____ part in the 2nd  Youth Sports Meeting in our city.

A. will be taken B. would be taken

C. would be taking D. will be taking

12、On 15 April 2019, shortly before 18:40 CEST(Central European Summer Time), a fire broke out in ___________, causing considerable damage to the building.

A.the Statue of Liberty B.Notre-Dame Cathedral

C.the Summer Palace D.the Eiffel Tower

13、— David has made great progress recently.

— _________, and _________.

A.So he has ... so you have B.So he has ... so have you

C.So has he ... so do you D.So has he ... so you have

14、— What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until th ebasketball game.

— . Whatever you want to do is fine to me.

A. It just depends. B. It’s up to you.

C. All right. D. Glad to hear that.

15、The question came up at the meeting_____ we had enough money for our research.

A. that B. which C. whether D. that if

16、There is no need to panic. After all, the most important measure ______ has been taken.

A.which needs to be taken B.that needs to take

C.which needs taking D.that needs taking

17、Wechat is communications software whose purpose is to ______ barriers to communication.

A.break up B.break down C.break through D.break into

18、_________ in bed, he _________ to me: “The cock has _________ an egg.”

A．laying; lied; lay

B．Laying; laid; lain

C．Lying; lied; laid

D．Lying; lay; lain

19、Last year my dream of becoming an engineer ______ .

A.achieved B.is made true C.came true D.was come true

20、Nine in ten parents said there were significant differences in their approach   their children compared with of their parents.

A.to educate; that B.to educate; one

C.to educating; that D.to educating; one

21、____________ by his behavior, I said all this to my best friend.

A.Disappointing B.To disappoint

C.Disappointed D.Being disappointed

22、This time next year, we _________ on a beach somewhere in Brazil.

A. will lie B. will have lay C. will be lying D. will be laying

23、______ it comes to speaking in public, no one can match him.

A.Since B.When C.Once D.After

24、Tom will go to Shanghai, ________ he plans to stay for one week.

A．when

B．that

C．which

D．where

25、—Will you go to Mary’s birthday party?

—No. _____ invited, I cannot go to it. I will be very busy then.

A.Only if B.Now that

C.As though D.Even though

26、   When it comes to academic achievement, intelligence is an important factor——but it is certainly not the only, or even the most important factor.

According to a new Australian study, personality is a better predictor of success in school than intelligence as measured by traditional standardized tests. Specifically, students who were more hard-working and opener perform better academically than those who were merely intelligent.

Australian researchers compared measurements of the Big Five personality traits (特性)——extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness and openness to experience——to college students’ grades and test scores. They asked students to complete personality self-assessment, and also asked others who knew the students well to complete assessments of them. They found that the students’ self-assessments were as effective as intelligence in predicting academic performance, and that the reports from those who knew them well were nearly four times more accurate in predicting academic performance than intelligence.

The researchers found that the factors of openness and conscientiousness had the largest influence on academic success, in agreement with previous research which has linked these two traits with various types of achievement Studies have shown openness to experience which has to do with intellectual curiosity, and how excited we get to acquire new information——to be the number-one predictor of creative achievement. Conscientiousness, on the other hand, is only one of the Big Five traits that is consistently predicting success.

“In practical terms, the amount of effort students are prepared to put in, and where that effort is focused, are at least as important as whether the students are smart,” the study’s lead author, Dr. Arthur Poropat of Griffith University’s School of Applied Psychology, said in a statement. “And a student with the most helpful personality will score a full grade higher than an average student in this regard.”

The findings come as an important reminder that children who may not be considered “smart” by traditional measures may still become highly successful through their own efforts. And since personality may be more malleable (可塑的) than intellectual capability, helping struggling students develop beneficial personality traits——particularly intellectual curiosity and a strong sense of work responsibility——may be a powerful means of improving academic performance. Fortunately, high-IQ students who struggle more with attitude and social skills can also learn to develop these qualities.

“Personality does change and some educators indeed have trained aspects of students’ conscientiousness and openness, leading them to greater learning capacity,” Poropat said in the statement. “By contrast, there is little evidence that intelligence can be ‘taught’, despite the popularity of brain-training apps.”

【1】According to the passage, intelligence ________.

A.is one of the Big Five personality traits

B.has a great influence on success in school

C.plays a decisive role in academic performance

D.is more accurate than personality in predicting success

【2】What can we infer from the third paragraph?

A.Students didn’t make self-assessments seriously.

B.Intelligence accurately predicted academic performance.

C.Students’ self-assessments are not related to their intelligence.

D.Assessments done by others are more reliable than self-assessments.

【3】For a creative job, which of the following counts most?

A.Intelligence. B.Responsibility. C.Openness. D.Conscientiousness.

【4】The author tries to imply that ________.

A.high-IQ students have good personality traits

B.intelligence can be developed with brain-training apps

C.personality-training may help unintelligent students achieve success

D.openness and conscientiousness aren’t very important to smart children

27、I don’t think I can recall a time when I wasn’t aware of the beauty of the ocean. Growing up in Australia, I had the good fortune of having the sea at my side. The first time I went to Halfmoon Bay, I suddenly had the feeling of not being able to feel the ground with my feet anymore.

For my 10th birthday, my sister and I were taken out to the Great Barrier Reef. There were fish in different colors, caves and layers of coral. They made such an impression on me. When I learned that only 1 percent of Australian’s Coral Sea was protected, I was shocked. Australian marine life is particularly important because the reefs have more marine species than any other country on earth. But sadly, only 45 percent of the world’s reefs are considered healthy.

This statistic is depressing, so it’s important for us to do everything to protect them. The hope that the Coral Sea remains a complete eco-system has led me to take action. I’ve become involved with the Protect Our Coral Sea activity, which aims to create the largest marine park in the world. It would serve as a place where the ocean’ s species will all have a safe place forever.

Together, Angus and I created a little video and we hope it will inspire people to be a part of the movement. Angus also shares many beautiful childhood memories of the ocean as a young boy, who grew up sailing, admiring the beauty of the ocean, and trying to find the secrets of ocean species.

【1】From the underlined sentence in Para.1, we can learn the author ________.

A．seldom went surfing at the sea

B．forgot his experiences about the ocean

C．never went back to his hometown

D．had a wonderful impression of Halfmoon Bay

【2】According to the second paragraph, Australian marine life ________.

A．is escaping from the Coral Sea gradually

B．depends on reefs for living greatly

C．may be faced with danger

D．is protected better than that in other oceans

【3】The Protect Our Coral Sea activity is intended to ________.

A．contribute to a complete eco-system

B．prevent more marine species being endangered

C．set up a large nature reserve for reefs

D．raise more teenagers’ environmental awareness

【4】Angus and the author created a little video to ________.

A．urge more people to take action to protect the marine species

B．inspire more people to explore the secret of the ocean

C．share their childhood experiences about the ocean

D．bring back to people their memories of ocean species

28、   I must have been about fourteen then, and I put away the incident from my mind with the easy carelessness of youth. But the words, Carl Walter spoke that day, came back to me years later, and ever since have been of great value to me.

Carl Walter was my piano teacher. During one of my lessons he asked how much practicing I was doing. I said three or four hours a day.

"Do you practice in long stretches, an hour at a time?"

"I try to."

"Well, don't," he exclaimed. "When you grow up, time won't come in long stretches. Practice in minutes, whenever you can find them five or ten before school, after lunch, between household tasks. Spread the practice through the day, and piano-playing will become a part of your life."

When I was teaching at Columbia, I wanted to write, but class periods, theme-reading, and committee meetings filled my days and evenings. For two years I got practically nothing down on paper, and my excuse was that I had no time. Then I remembered what Carl Walter had said. During the next week I conducted an experiment. Whenever I had five minutes unoccupied, I sat down and wrote a hundred words or so. To my astonishment, at the end of the week I had a rather large manuscript ready for revision, later on I wrote novels by the same piecemeal method. Though my teaching schedule had become heavier than ever, in every day there were idle moments which could be caught and put to use. I even took up piano--playing again, finding that the small intervals of the day provided sufficient time for both writing and piano practice.

There is an important trick in this time-using formula: you must get into your work quickly. If you have but five minutes for writing, you can't afford to waste four chewing your pencil. You must make your mental preparations beforehand, and concentrate on your task almost instantly when the time comes. Fortunately, rapid concentration is easier than most of us realize.

I admit I have never learnt how to let go easily at the end of the five or ten minutes. But life can be counted on to supply interruptions. Carl Walter has had a tremendous influence on my life. To him I owe the discovery that even very short periods of time add up to all useful hours I need, if I plunge in without delay.

【1】What is the best title of this passage?

A．Concentrate on Your Work.

B．Good Advice.

C．How I Became a Writer.

D．A Little at a Time.

【2】Which of the following statements is true?

A．The writer owes great thanks to his teacher for teaching him to work in long stretches.

B．The writer didn't take the teacher's words to heart at first.

C．Carl Walter has had a great influence on the writer's life since he became a student.

D．Rapid concentration is actually more difficult than most people imagine.

【3】The underlined part "counted on" can be replaced by _________.

A．expected

B．concentrated

C．valued

D．enriched

【4】We can infer that the writer _________.

A．can find sufficient time for mental preparations beforehand, so he's devoted to work instantly.

B．is always tired of interruptions in life because his teaching schedule is always heavy.

C．has new books published each year however busy his teaching is.

D．has new books published each year howeyer busy his techinis.

29、   Marian Wright Edelman, an American lawyer, educator and children’s rights activist, was born on June 6,1939 in South Carolina, one of five children. Her father Arthur Wright was preacher (牧师) who died when she was only 14 years old. In his last words to her, he advised her not to “let anything get in the way of your education.”

After high school, Edelman went on to study at Spelman College and later traveled to the Soviet Union. When she returned to Spelman in 1959, Edelman became involved in the civil rights movement (民权运动). This work inspired her to drop her plans to enter the Foreign Servic (外交部门) and study law instead. In 1973, Edelman set up the Children’s Defense Fund as a voice for poor and disabled children. She served as public speaker on behalf of (代表) these children.

During a tour, Marian met Peter Edelman an assistant to Kennedy, and the next year she moved to Vashington, D.C. to marry him and to work for social justice (社会公正) in the center of America’s political scene. The couple had three sons: Joshua, Jonah and Ezra. Jonah is the founder of Stand for Children, group that promotes children’s education, and Ezra is documentary (记录片) filmmaker who won an Emmy for his film “O.J. : Made in America.”

Edelman is the writer of many books for children and adults. Her titles for readers include I’m Your child, God: Prayers for Our Children, Guide My Feet: Prayers and Meditations for Our Children, Lanterns: A Memoir of Mentors, and The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours, which was a surprising success.

【1】What do we know about Edelman’s family?

A.She was the single child. B.Her mother was a preacher.

C.They took education seriously. D.The family had a rich life.

【2】Why did Edelman drop her plan to enter the Foreign Service?

A.She wanted to study abroad. B.She intended to be a writer.

C.She had little time for her work. D.She was interested in civil rights.

【3】Where did Edelman get married?

A.In Washington D. C. B.In the Soviet Union.

C.In South Carolina. D.In Spelman.

【4】What can be learned about Edelman’s children?

A.They all worked for social justice. B.They achieved something in career (事业).

C.They won many awards in their lives. D.They contributed to their mother’s books.

30、Last weekend, I had an opportunity to serve as a volunteer at a nursing home in another city. I don’t have a car and even the _____ train station is far away from my house.______, I wasn’t sure how to get there.

I posted a(n)____ for a ride on the ride share board. Soon an individual I’d never met ___________ that he’d be able to pick me up and drop me off at the station. He said he’d wait until my train arrived ____ he drove away. My heart _____ and the stress I’d been feeling disappeared _____ and thus our friendship began.

I ended up arriving at the nursing home in ______. The tiny team of servers there were ______ for the additional help. We all worked together as a team. I was glad to be a part of this and be of _____ to the elderly.

That evening when my new ______ dropped me off at the station, he ______ that it was in a deserted area. So he parked his car and said, “We will wait for the ______ to come together.” I couldn’t believe his _______.

With five minutes left before the train arrived, he ______ with me stories of his childhood. As a young boy, he ______ to sit near the edge of the train tracks, waiting ______ for the trains to rush by with all their force. That night he waited with me as my train______. It didn’t rush by with full force but I left that station _______ the full force of his kindness and generosity. People like him would always ______ me how to love and how to give.

【1】

A．best

B．largest

C．closest

D．latest

【2】

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．Otherwise

【3】

A．excuse

B．charge

C．preference

D．request

【4】

A．replied

B．joked

C．remembered

D．pretended

【5】

A．when

B．since

C．after

D．before

【6】

A．broke

B．warmed

C．sank

D．changed

【7】

A．immediately

B．gradually

C．recently

D．slowly

【8】

A．order

B．return

C．time

D．turn

【9】

A．grateful

B．regretful

C．responsible

D．sorry

【10】

A．interest

B．service

C．hope

D．curiosity

【11】

A．clerk

B．customer

C．neighbor

D．friend

【12】

A．admitted

B．heard

C．noticed

D．intended

【13】

A．train

B．bus

C．taxi

D．car

【14】

A．bravery

B．confidence

C．courage

D．kindness

【15】

A．argued

B．shared

C．discussed

D．compared

【16】

A．used

B．had

C．wished

D．decided

【17】

A．unwillingly

B．proudly

C．excitedly

D．embarrassedly

【18】

A．started

B．passed

C．stopped

D．approached

【19】

A．doubting

B．ignoring

C．feeling

D．wondering

【20】

A．warn

B．remind

C．expect

D．promise

31、按照课文原文填空

Daisy smiled. "That's good news. It shows the 【1】of wildlife protection, but I'd like to help as the WWF suggested." The carpet 【2】 again and almost at once they were in a thick forest. A monkey watched them as it 【3】 itself. "What are you doing?" asked Daisy. "I’m 【4】 myself from mosquitoes," it replied. "When I find a millipede insect, I rub it over my body. It contains a 【5】 drug which 【6】 mosquitoes. You should pay more 【7】 to the rainforest 【8】 I live and 【9】how the animals live together. No rainforest, no animals, no drugs."

Daisy was amazed. "Flying carpet, please take me home so I can tell WWF and we can begin producing this new drug. Monkey, please come and help." The monkey【10】. The carpet flew home.

32、假如你是某国际学校的学生会主席，下周学校将邀请袁隆平院士做一次英文讲座，介绍其试种海水稻的实验，请你以学生会的名义写一份英语通知，邀请同学们参加。内容包括：

1. 举办活动的目的；

2. 活动时间、地点、内容；

3. 其他要求：限制100个名额，每隔一个座位坐一名听众；

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节， 以使行文连贯；

参考词汇：海水稻saline-alkali tolerant rice; 院士academician

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