滁州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 travel agency will make all the arrangements for you. ______ you can organize your transport on your own.

A.Furthermore B.Similarly

C.Instead D.Alternatively

2、Try ________ she might, Sue couldn't get the door open.(2011·全国Ⅰ)

A．if

B．when

C．since

D．as

3、________ you may not be the next Bill Gates, for example, by learning from people like him you may become just as, if not more famous, because of your success.

A. If   B. While

C. Since   D. As

4、Wang Fang regularly________the college magazine at college, which________ her later career a lot.

A．contributed in; contributed to

B．contributed to; contributed to

C．contributed to; contributed in

D．contributed; contributed

5、In the distance, ________ a little girl with her lovely dog following her closely.

A. walking in the rain was

B. was walking in the rain

C. in the rain was walking

D. was in the rain walking

6、With the night falling, the crowd gathering around the accident scene began to_________.

A. break up B. break down

C. break out D. break away

7、— I’m sure Tom will win the first prize in the final.

— I can’t agree more. He ______ for it for months.

A．is preparing

B．had been preparing

C．was preparing

D．has been preparing

8、The high-speed train has________ travel time between Beijing and Shanghai from over 9 hours to around 5 hours.

A．increased

B．reduced

C．taken

D．spent

9、Though there is a long________between Tom and his family, they don’t feel________.

A．distance; distance

B．distant; distant

C．distance; distant

D．distant; distance

10、 — Did you catch the first bus this morning?

—No. It had left the stop _________ I got there.

A. in the time B. at the time

C. by the time D. during the time

11、—Why do you look so worried?

—My Macbook Pro broke down and my paper _____unfinished since.

A．was left

B．has left

C．left

D．has been left

12、After a day’s travel, we ________ staying in a super little hotel by the sea at last.

A．made up

B．wound up

C．turned up

D．picked up

13、He is making the last desperate attempt and is risking ________ all his possessions if he fails.

A.losing B.lost C.lose D.to lose

14、Try not to cough more than you can ________since it may cause problems to your lungs.

A. check   B. allow

C. stop    D. help

15、I’d fallen asleep, ________ I heard Dad’s phone ringing.

A．while

B．as

C．when

D．since

16、As a grassroots singer, she reads everything she canconcerning music, and takes every opportunity to improve herself.

A. catch sight of   B.get hold of

C.take charge of   D.make mention of

17、He didn’t _________ when he would arrive at the airport.

A．say it clear

B．make clearly

C．make clear

D．make it clear

18、Under no circumstances________ I met so many problems.

A．I would expect

B．expected I

C．had I expected

D．I had expected

19、________ your timely help, we managed to finish the work in time.

A．Despite

B．At the sight of

C．Thanks to

D．In return for

20、 He will have learned English for eight years by the time he _______ from the university next year．

A．will graduate

B．will have graduated

C．graduates

D．is to graduate

21、At 26, Jane Goodall had no college education or science training. But since childhood, she had been dreaming of working closely with animals in Africa. “All through my childhood people said you can’t go to Africa. You’re a girl.” Goodall said. “But my mother used to say, if you really want to, there’s nothing you can’t do.”

In 1957, the 26-year-old Goodall went to Kenya to work as a secretary. She also arranged to meet the famous scientist Louis Leakey, who was so impressed by her enthusiasm that he hired her as his assistant. She went with him on many trips to the African jungle and in 1960 Leakey sent Goodall to live among chimpanzees in a remote animal preserve, recording the animals’ behavior and interactions.

For three months Goodall made little progress. But she said, “I never came close to giving up.” Her breakthrough came one day when she saw a male chimpanzee stick a piece of grass into a termite (白蚁) hill, then put the grass in his mouth. Afterward she came to the hill and did the same. Pulling the grass out, she discovered dozens of termites on it. The discovery — that some animals use tools — was unknown to most scientists at the time.

Goodall saw chimpanzees exhibit human-like emotions, such as jealousy and love. But she also discovered they were capable of violent attacks against each other.

Goodall received her Ph.D. in the study of animal behavior at England’s Cambridge University. Now she travels around the globe raising money to preserve wildlife. “I love being in the forest with the chimpanzees,” she said. “I’d much rather be there than traveling around from city to city.”

【1】What was Goodall’s childhood dream?

A. She dreamed of going to college.

B. She dreamed of studying animals in Africa.

C. She dreamed of becoming a famous scientist.

D. She dreamed of traveling all around the world.

【2】What did Goodall’s mother think of her dream?

A. As a girl she should not go to the African jungle.

B. Her dream would remain a dream unless she got the right training.

C. As a girl she should stay away from violent animals.

D. She could make her dream come true if she was determined.

【3】Goodall’s most important discovery is that ________.

A. some animals use tools

B. like humans animals have emotions

C. chimpanzees could attack each other violently

D. termites are chimpanzees’ favorite food

【4】What is Goodall doing now?

A. Studying animal behavior at Cambridge University.

B. Raising funds for the preservation of wildlife.

C. Observing chimpanzees in African jungles.

D. Working hard for a PhD degree.

22、One of the biggest barriers to a manned mission to Mars is the fuel problem. If future Mars explorers ever want to return to Earth, they’ll not only need enough fuel to get to Mars, but also enough to get back home. And fuel is heavy. If the plan is to pack it from Earth for the whole journey, then that adds a lot of weight to the aircraft. It’s a difficult problem.

Now, in a new plan outlined in an article by a NASA team leader Kurt Leucht, the dream of making fuel right on Mars itself appears to be a real possibility. And the only raw material needed to make the rocket fuel? Martian soil.

The NASA team calls the method “in situ resource utilization”, or ISRU. It involves extracting（提炼）water from Mars’ distinctive red-colored dirt and using a process called electrolysis（电解）to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen can then be combined with carbon, which is plentiful in Mars’ atmosphere, to make methane, which can be used as rocket fuel.

Of course, all of this requires time and an on-site factory that’s up to the task. For that, NASA is developing a team of robots that can be set up on Mars years in advance of a return trip to Earth, which will tirelessly work to manufacture the rocket fuel.

The whole plan does have one small challenge. Namely, it depends on the water content of Martian soil. If we start digging and there’s no water, or far less of it than expected, that could be a problem. But scientists are becoming increasingly confident that Mars’ soil actually has a fair amount of water locked into it, which is also enough for the survival needs of astronauts who plan to stay a while on the Red Planet.

“This technology will one day allow humans to live and work on Mars,” wrote Leucht, “and return to Earth to tell the story.”

【1】What is one of the problems faced by Mars explorers?

A．They cannot carry enough fuel to return to Earth.

B．They have great difficulty surviving on Mars.

C．They need a large aircraft to carry enough fuel.

D．They cannot carry enough food to feed themselves.

【2】How can Martian soil contribute to the making of rocket fuel?

A．By releasing a lot of carbon.

B．By providing water resources.

C．By producing methane directly.

D．By absorbing hydrogen in the air.

【3】How will NASA carry out the plan?

A．By doing experiments on Earth first.

B．By training factory workers on Mars.

C．By preparing a return trip in advance.

D．By employing robots as workers on Mars.

【4】What is the scientists’ attitude towards the plan?

A．Doubtful.

B．Optimistic.

C．Concerned.

D．Unclear.

23、Stages of Hurricane: Simple Storms Grow Into Giants

A storm progresses through four different stages before it is actually considered a hurricane. First is a tropical disturbance (热带扰动), which has thunderstorms and rotating winds. Next is a tropical depression (热带低压), which is similar to a tropical disturbance, but has winds between 23 and 39 miles per hour. A tropical storm is the next level, which has stronger wind speeds between 40 and 73 miles per hour. Once winds reach 74 miles per hour the storm is officially called a hurricane. The wind picks up energy from the warm surface of ocean water.

As a hurricane crosses over land, it begins to become weaker or break apart and reduce in strength. This is because it is no longer over the warm ocean water that it needs for energy. At this point, a hurricane can still cause a lot of damage because of high winds, rain, and flooding. But unless it makes its way back over the open ocean, it is downgraded from a hurricane back to a tropical storm.

What's Your Name, Hurricane? Hurricanes and tropical storms are given names to help people recognize them. Scientists refer to hurricanes and storms by name as they track them across the ocean.

Before 1953, hurricanes were not given official names. From 1953 through 1978, hurricanes were only given female names, like Isabel, Camille, Claudette, and Wilma. Beginning in 1979, hurricanes were given the names of both women and men. Today, the names alternate male and female, and they are named in order of letters.

For example, in 2010, storms were named as follows: Alex (male), Bonnie (female), Colin(male), Danielle (female), Earl (male) and so on....

There are six different lists of names that change, so the same names are used every six years. The only way that a new name is added is when a hurricane has been particularly deadly or costly and the name is retired, then replaced with a new one.

【1】Which of the following is the right order of stages of a hurricane?

A．Tropical depression, tropical disturbance, tropical storm, hurricane.

B．Tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane.

C．Tropical storm, tropical depression, tropical disturbance, hurricane.

D．tropical storm, tropical disturbance, tropical depression, hurricane.

【2】What happens when a hurricane crosses over land?

A．It breaks apart and forms tornadoes.

B．It returns to the ocean afterwards.

C．It moves more quickly.

D．It becomes less powerful.

【3】The underlined word “alternate” in Paragraph 4 means “________”.

A．take turns between

B．carry on

C．come from

D．cause trouble to

【4】What do we know about the hurricane?

A．Six common hurricane names are often used.

B．An old name will be replaced every year.

C．Most of them are deadly and costly.

D．They didn’t have official names until 1953.

24、   Rodney Smith is a man with a task. The Bermuda native is in the midst of a trip that will take him to every state in the nation, mowing lawns(修理草坪）.

Five years ago，Smith came across a senior man mowing his lawn and stopped to help.“When I came across the elderly man, my life changed，”he said. After that, Smith went on to  create the Raising Men Lawn Care Service (RMLCS) to mow lawns for the elderly，disabled，single moms and former soldiers free of charge. As part of providing free yard work, the organization teaches children about serving their communities and lawn mower safety.

A key component of RMLCS is its 50-yard challenge，which sets a goal for children nationwide to mow 50 lawns for free in their community. When a kid signs up for the challenge, the group sends them a white shirt with the Raising Men logo(标识），shades and ear protection. The participants receive a different colored shirt after every 10th lawn they mow. When they have completed the task for 50 yards，they receive a special visit from Smith or someone with RMLCS. They give the volunteer a new lawnmower, free of charge, and cut other lawns with them.

Since this challenge started in 2016，12 kids have already completed the challenge. And both boys and girls are part of it. At present they have 130 kids nationwide taking part in this challenge，including 7 in Bermuda and the U. K. and one in Canada. So it5 s spreading worldwide. Even the Queen of England took notice — the governor of Bermuda presented Smith with an award late last year on behalf of her.

It was also last year that Smith came up with the 50 States 50 Lawns campaign. Now, in 2018，he’s on the road again.

【1】What is the purpose of the Raising Men Lawn Care Service?

A.Educate children to work hard.

B.Offer free lawn cutting service.

C.Make lawnmowers of high quality.

D.Train professional lawn mowing workers.

【2】What indicates a child completing the 50-yard challenge?

A.A visit to RMLCS.

B.The Raising Men logo.

C.A white shirt and ear protection.

D.A new lawnmower from RMLCS.

【3】Why is the Queen of England mentioned?

A.To praise the queen for her care.

B.To prove Smith is respected by everyone.

C.To show Smith’s behavior got recognized.

D.To introduce where Smith’s motivation came from.

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A.Mow Lawns in Order to Travel

B.Lawn Mowing — a New Trend

C.Choose Mowing Lawns to Help

D.Smith — a Man Loves Mowing Lawns

25、   I had moved to Arizona just before the start of my high school. This was a new school and I did not ____anyone・

On the first day of school at lunch after getting my meal, I sat down at a(n) ____table. As I began to eat, I __ another girl sitting alone, so I __ to go and sit with her. __ , there was no reason for me to have a whole table to myself, so I walked over and said, "Hi, do you __ if I sit with you?" She was __ at first, but then smiled and __ .

We chatted happily and became close friends. Towards the end of our senior year she told me she'd been __ by a college and would be moving away. I was sad that I would ___ her but also was happy for her,

She then shared with me something very ___. "Do you remember the first day of school when you __with me during lunch?" she asked. "Of course! Why do you ask?”I replied. "I want to let you know how__ you are and that you really make a ___，"  she continued.

"I felt really down that day, to the point that I had __ detailed plans on how I would kill myself. If you hadn't done that, I wouldn't __ be standing here. You ___my life and all it took was __ a friend."

It's been years since the __ . I still chat with her and I can't help but ___ every time.

【1】A.like B.know C.help D.find

【2】A.common B.small C.empty D.unusual

【3】A.noticed B.disturbed C.remembered D.frightened

【4】A.begged B.decided C.promised D.pretended

【5】A.Thus B.Instead C.However D.Anyway

【6】A.mind B.doubt C.ask D.worry

【7】A.moved B.surprised C.interested D.relaxed

【8】A.apologized B.sighed C.agreed D.argued

【9】A.inspired B.accepted C.punished D.refused

【10】A.forget B.follow C.cheat D.miss

【11】A.shocking B.exciting C.rewarding D.disappointing

【12】A.set off B.broke up C.fought on D.sat down

【13】A.honest B.serious C.special D.clever

【14】A.suggestion B.choice C.mistake D.difference

【15】A.changed B.prepared C.discussed D.ruined

【16】A.relatively B.especially C.regularly D.probably

【17】A.spared B.started C.saved D.improved

【18】A.being B.expecting C.losing D.pleasing

【19】A.term B.cooperation C.incident D.celebration

【20】A.smile B.debate C.explore D.compete

26、书面表达

假如你们班将要对“良好的饮食习惯”这一话题进行讨论。请根据下列提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。内容要点应包括：

1．同学中存在的一些不良的饮食习惯。

2．如何建立良好的饮食习惯。

3．个人看法。

注意：

1. 发言稿必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥。

2. 发言稿开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

词数：120左右

参考词汇：偏食：be particular about   零食：snack

Dear classmates,

As we all know, it is very important for us to form healthy eating habits._________

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That’s all. Thank you！