朔州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、The ________of this city are quite a few, like its theme park, the Huge Open­air Water­screen Film, the Sunday Parade of Citizens, and so on.

A．collections

B．attractions

C．relations

D．occasions

2、"Tommy, run! Be quick! The house is on fire!" the mother shouted, with clearly in her voice.

A.anger B.rudeness C.regret D.panic

3、The news that Helen won the first prize _________ her family and friends.

A. challenged     B. supported

C. defeated D. delighted

4、It is known that water is not an endless resource, ________ can it be made once more, so we should save and protect it.

A．so

B．as

C．thus

D．nor

5、Charlie Brown is a ______  boy ____ has a dog and there are many stories of a lot of ______ happens between them.

A. funny; who; fun   B. fun; he; fun

C. funny; he; fun   D. fun; who; funny

6、In case you feel nervous during the interview, you can make full preparations .

A. in return   B. in time

C. in common   D. in advance

7、Integrity is a kind of quality -- and that’s what ________ takes to do anything well.

A．they

B．that

C．this

D．it

8、As is shown in the movie, under no circumstances __________ faith and confidence.

A．you should lose

B．shouldn’t you have

C．should you lose

D．you shouldn’t lose

9、What you do every day will eventually affect whether you can achieve your goal. In other words, your behavior will have a vital _______ on your success.

A．effort

B．effect

C．affection

D．affect

10、I _________ to Beijing at two o’clock this afternoon so please call me later.

A．will fly

B．will be flying

C．am flying

D．have flown

11、Look，heavy clouds are gathering.A terrible storm is________.

A. under way   B. in the way

C. by the way   D. in a way

12、Old as my car is, it is in good condition and ________ well, even on rough roads.

A.handles B.is handled C.has been handled D.will handle

13、The police think the investigation can   ____ the fact that the woman is not guilty of the terrible crime.

A．clarify

B．convey

C．overcome

D．comprise

14、It’s more than half a century ________ my grandfather joined the Party and became a servant to the people.

A. since   B. that C. when D. while

15、The house which I ______ in has been taken down and replaced by an office building.

A. made up   B. grew up  C. turned up  D. put up

16、The only thing ________ is wrong with this is what my brother said to me the other day.

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．what

17、Don’t hesitate to make a decision, ________ you’ll let such a golden opportunity slip through your fingers.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．so

18、Pandas are ______ to the mountains of central China and only about 1, 000 remain in the wild.

A．native

B．sensitive

C．related

D．familiar

19、Nothing is more ________ than life.

A．preciously

B．precious

C．rare

D．rarely

20、—Hi, Albert, I can’t find my reference book!

—Sorry, I ________ it and I guess I put it on the top shelf with my things.

A．use   B．had used    C．am using     D．used

21、   My first year living in Los Angeles, I was a birthday-party clown. I struggled a lot with my identity because, though I viewed myself as a filmmaker, everyone in my life viewed me as this ridiculous day job.

Once I was told, “Tomorrow you’re going to be Batman.” Now, keep in mind that at the time I had a giant mustache. I know a clown with a mustache is a huge red flag for parents. But I hadn’t wanted to alter my physical appearance for that job, because that would have been me subconsciously admitting I was more of a clown than an artist.

The next day, I went to the party in a huge public park, and I left my car parked far enough away so that the kids couldn’t see Batman pulling up in a PT Cruiser. Walking to the party, I started to regret my choice not to shave. “Gosh, this party is not going to go well.” Sure enough, once I got close enough for them to actually start making out the features of my face, the entire party broke out in laughter. I was so embarrassed that I wanted to turn around and run back to my Batmobile. But then the laughter kind of changed into cheering and applause. Feeling kind of warm and fuzzy inside, I wondered, “Is this what encouragement and support feel like? It’s so new.”

Then I decided to make an entrance for these kids. I was still about 20 yards away from the party when I started running. My cape was billowing in the wind, and mustache or not, in that moment, I was Batman. I ran into the party, and the kids were all high-fiving me. The dad was saying, “I told you, son. I told you Batman has a mustache.” Then he took me over to this huge birthday cake with a frosting Batman drawn on it, and the Batman has a mustache. I just stared at it in disbelief and learnt that instead of just admitting that the cake was messed up, the parents said, “Batman has a mustache. He just shaves it for his movies.”

That year, I struggled a lot with my identity; was I a filmmaker, or was I a clown? But that day, at least, there was no doubt in my mind what I was. I may not have been the hero that they ordered, and I certainly was not the hero they expected. But that day, I was the hero that they needed.

【1】Why did “I” keep my mustache?

A．I struggled a lot for being a filmmaker.

B．I wanted to be a Batman in a birthday party.

C．I knew that a clown should wear a mustache.

D．I hadn’t wanted to change my appearance for the job.

【2】How did “I” enter the party?

A．I ran fast.

B．I high-fived.

C．I drove the car.

D．I walked slowly.

【3】How did “I” feel at the end of the party?

A．Satisfied.

B．Astonished.

C．Disappointed.

D．Ashamed.

22、   Money can buy you a lot of things, but nothing can make you feel as rich in knowledge as a great book. Self-made successful businessmen are generally well-read people.

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs, who died in 2011 , is one of the most important American minds of our time. He was influenced by many books, but Be Here Now by Ram Dass was one of the greatest. Jobs reportedly said of the book, “It changed me and many of my friends for a better life.

Jeff Bezos

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he learns more from The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. “H you read The Remains of the Day , which is one of my favorite books, you can't help but think. I learned something about life and about regret，” Bezos told Newsweek.

Mark Zuckerberg

This self-made successful businessman sees Henry Kissinger's World Order as most helpful in how he deals with business, life, and even parenting. "It's about foreign relations and how we can build peaceful relationships throughout the world,“ Zuckerberg wrote for his book club, A Year of Books, on Facebook. “This is important for creating the world we all want for our children, and that's what I’m thinking about these days.”

Bill Gates

Not only is Fact fulness by Hans Rosling one of Bill Gates' favorite books, but he also says it's one of the most important he has ever read. "It explains more clearly than almost anything else I've read why it's so difficult for people to understand progress," Gates said in an interview with Time.

【1】Who is greatly influenced by Be Here Now ?

A.Steve Jobs. B.Jeff Bezos.

C.Mark Zuckerberg. D.Bill Gates.

【2】In what aspects does World Order affect Mark Zuckerberg?

A.It helps him to make money.

B.It helps him to found a company.

C.It helps him to know more about foreign countries.

D.It helps him to deal with the relationship with others.

【3】What is the best title for the text?

A.Best Selling Books This Year B.Ways to Become Successful

C.Books Favoured by Self-made D.Advice from the Self-made

23、As 17-year-old Torri’ell Norwood drove through St. Parkersburg, Florida, last February, the laughter and chatter from the four teenage girls inside her car quickly gave way to screams. As they approached an intersection, another car T-boned them, sending their car sailing into the yard of a nearby home, coming to a stop only when it crashed into a tree.

As smoke rose from the other car, a bystander shouted, “It’s about to blow up! Get out!” Shaken, but otherwise OK, Norwood crawled out through the window. Along with two of her friends, who’d also managed to free themselves, she ran for her life.

But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, A’zarria Simmons, wasn’t with them. Norwood ran back to the wreck and found Simmons stuck in the back seat, motionless. She threw open the back door and pulled her friend out, avoiding the broken glass as best she could. She dragged Simmons a few feet to safety and laid her on the ground. “I checked her pulse.” Nothing. “I put my head against her chest.” No sign of life. “That’s when I started CPR.”

Kneeling on the lawn, Norwood started pumping Simmons’s chest with her interlocked fingers and breathing into her friend’s mouth in hopes of filling her lungs with the kiss of life. No response. And then, after the 30th compression (按压）, Simmons began coughing and gasping for air. The CPR had worked!

Soon, the ambulance arrived and rushed Simmons to the hospital. And when she heard how her best friend had saved her life, she said, “I wasn’t shocked. She will always help any way she can.”

【1】What happened when Norwood and her friends drove through St. Parkersburg last February?

A．Their car broke down halfway.

B．They were involved in a car crash.

C．Their car was at the risk of explosion.

D．They got stuck in the badly damaged car.

【2】Which of the following can best describe Norwood?

A．Generous and capable.

B．Gentle and hardworking.

C．Courageous and reliable.

D．Energetic and intelligent.

【3】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Power of Love.

B．Breath of Life.

C．Test of Friendship.

D．Benefit of CPR.

24、Jamie Goldfarb had finished reading the last bedtime book to her three-year-old son, Kai, when he told her he was hungry. The mum usually complied with such requests since Kai had difficulty feeding as a baby. But this time, as she headed downstairs to fetch a banana, she heard him murmur, “Now that’s how you get a fourth book.”

Goldfarb was astonished that her sweet child would tell her a lie, but experts would say that Kai was engaging in complicated cognitive reasoning (认知推理) in his successful attempt for extra storytime. And according to researchers, lying provides a rich workout for developing brains.

Though experts agree that there’s no particular area in the brain leading to telling lies, certain regions of the brain are engaged during the construction of a lie. The brain must also juggle (兼顾) emotions, memories, and knowledge about another person, as well as think about alternative paths the lie could take. “It’s really a whole network of complex interactions (互动),” says US psychologist Immordino-Yang. And that’s why the ability to lie develops over time, as a young brain develops.

Starting around two years old, a child is probably going to tell his first lie to keep from getting in trouble — and he probably won’t be very good at it. Older preschool-age children tend to try to lie as a way to make themselves look better. “They may claim they did something that they didn’t do because they want to get praise, or they exaggerate (夸张) because they want the parent to think, ‘Oh wow, you’re amazing,’” says Victoria Talwar, author of the book The Truth About Lying. As children enter elementary school, their more-developed brains can craft more complex lies.

Parents might feel disappointed when they catch their children being untruthful, but experts advise avoiding shaming them — or calling them liars. “That won’t necessarily promote the behaviour you want,” Talwar says. Instead, she suggests parents focus on the behaviour they’d like a child to exhibit and use language that encourages truth-telling. When the lie is more involved, experts recommend having a direct conversation about it.

【1】What do the underlined words “complied with” in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Let down.

B．Relied on.

C．Gave in to.

D．Made use of.

【2】What can we learn about telling lies from paragraph 3?

A．It is unavoidable in children’s life.

B．It is based on complex brain activities.

C．It is controlled by a specific area in the brain.

D．It is likely to hold back the development of brains.

【3】What is the main reason why older preschool-age children lie?

A．To have fun.

B．To protect others.

C．To win praise.

D．To avoid getting in trouble.

【4】What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．Suggestions on solving children’s lies.

B．Possible harm to children if they are called liars.

C．Influence of children’s lies on parent-child relationships.

D．Relationships between children’s telling lies and their daily behaviour.

25、   There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to   things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest （寻求）,   , to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to   what they had seen. The first son said that the tree wasugly, bent, and   . The second son contradicted—it was covered with green buds and full of   . The third son   , saying it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful. It was the most graceful thing he had   seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and   with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then   to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but one season in the tree’s life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are—the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life—can only be   at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it’s winter, you will   the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall. Don’t let the   of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don’t judge a life by one   season.

【1】A．determine   B．judge C．analyze   D．explore

【2】A．by chance B．as usual C．in turn D．for sure

【3】A．describe   B．classify C．compare D．review

【4】A．twisted   B．wounded   C．woodened   D．deserted

【5】A．delight   B．pride C．faith   D．promise

【6】A．agreed B．approved C．argued   D．announced

【7】A．never   B．ever   C．once D．later

【8】A．falling   B．slipping C．going   D．hanging

【9】A．excused B．sighed   C．explained   D．instructed

【10】A．measured   B．considered C．affected   D．committed

【11】A．change B．develop C．miss D．taste

【12】A．comfort B．pleasure C．regret   D．pain

【13】A．difficult   B．magic C．lonely   D．light

26、假设你是红星中学学生会主席李华。你从报纸上得知英国人Christopher J. A. Smith 先生骑自行车从英国抵达北京，创下了新的世界纪录。请你用英文给他写一封邮件，邀请他近期到你校做一次演讲。内容包括：

1. 说明邀请他的原因；

2. 告知演讲的相关信息（如：时间、地点、听众等）；

3. 询问对方能否前来。

注意：1. 词数不少于90；

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr. Smith,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sincerely Yours,

Li Hua