百色2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、 ______ scientists have learned a lot about the universe, there is much we still don't know.

A. Once   B. Since

C. Though   D. Unless

2、YaoMing is very famous now. However, his basketball career __________only after many years of hard work.

A. took on B. took up

C. took off D. took out

3、When his lips _________, it is enough to melt any woman’s heart.

A．break into a smile

B．break out

C．break through

D．burst into tears

4、— Dear，the skirt I received today is not the same as is shown online．

— _________? But I promise you that we’ll 1ook into it right away．

A. Who says   B. How come

C. What for   D. Why worry

5、Wherever he goes, he will be the ______ of people’s attention.

A.point B.post C.focus D.spot

6、If _______ in, the viruses in the tomb can _______ illness, or even death.

A．breathes; contribute to

B．breathing; lead to

C．breathed; result in

D．breathed; result from

7、You didn’t let me drive. If we ____ in turn, you ____ so tired.

A．drove…didn’t get

B．had driven…wouldn’t have got

C．drove…wouldn’t get

D．were driving…wouldn’t get

8、(2016·新课标全国卷II改编) Rushing out gratefully I called out over my shoulder, ＂By the way, what’s your name?＂ ＂I’m Rani,＂ she said. I turned around and saw a pleasant woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip. I was   ! Why had I thought she was cold? Rani was, well, so nice.

A. amused   B. worried

C. helpless   D. speechless

9、Did you see a foreign girl ________ a Chinese book just now?

A．read

B．reading

C．is reading

D．write

10、Join the debate club! Argue about the week’s hottest topics with the school’s _____ minds!

A.sharpest B.oddest C.worst D.poorest

11、With fossil fuels such as coal and oil running out quickly, we have to find more ____________ energy sources.

A. vivid B. bureaucratic

C. alternative D. abnormal

12、Our government has tried various channels to raise and _________social security funds.

A. accompany   B. accelerate

C. accumulate   D. accommodate

13、—May I go now？

—_______ you've finished your work，you may go.

A. After B. Although

C. As soon as D. Now that

14、_______the Internet is of great help. I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much time on it.

A. If   B. While

C. Because D. As

15、Most countries of the world have records of the great natural catastrophes that   before.

A. had occurred  B. have occurred

C. occurs D. would occur

16、_______ the physical benefits, aerobic exercises have emotional benefits.

A.In addition to B.In addition C.What’s more D.Beside

17、The population has reduced ______ because of the war.

A．dramatically

B．objectively

C．urgently

D．steadily

18、_______ digital technology is bridging geographic distance, highly skilled workers are increasingly crowding into cities.

A．Where

B．As

C．While

D．When

19、Only when he left his home _________ to know how important the family was for him.

A．he began

B．did he begin

C．had he begun

D．he had begun

20、The man fell to the ground, his left foot_____ and blood ____ down from his mouth.

A. breaking;running   B. broken;running

C. breaking ; run   D. broken; run

21、It's common knowledge that the woman in Leonardo da Vinci's most famous painting seems to look back at viewers, following them with her eyes no matter where they are in the room. But this common knowledge turns out wrong.

A new study finds that the woman in the painting is actually looking out at an angle of 15.4° off to the viewer's right-well outside the range that people normally believe when they think someone is looking right at them. In other words, said the study author, Horstmann, “She's not looking at you.”

This is ironic, because the entire phenomenon of a person's gaze in a photograph or painting seeming to follow the viewer is called the “Mona Lisa effect”, which is absolutely real. If a person is illustrated or photographed looking straight ahead, even people viewing the portrait from an angle will feel they are being looked at. As long as at the angle of the person's gaze is no more than about 5 degrees off to either side, the Mona Lisa effect occurs.

Horstmann and his co-author were studying this effect for its application in the creation of artificial-intelligence avatars when Horstmann took a long look at the “Mona Lisa” and realized she wasn't looking at him.

To make sure it wasn't just him, the researchers gathered 24 people to view images of the “Mona Lisa” on a computer screen. They set a ruler between the viewer and the screen and asked the participants to note which number on the ruler intersected Mona Lisa's gaze. To calculate the angle of Mona Lisa's gaze as she looked at the viewer, they moved the ruler farther from or closer to the screen during the study. Consistently, the researchers found, participants judged that the women in the “Mona Lisa” portrait was not looking straight at them, but slightly off to their right.

So why do people repeat the belief that her eyes seem to follow the viewer? Horstmann isn't sure. It's possible, he said, that people have the desire to be looked at, so they think the woman is looking straight at them. Or maybe the people who first coined the term “Mona Lisa effect” just thought it was a cool name.

【1】It is generally believed that the woman in the painting “Mona Lisa”________.

A．attracts the viewers to look back

B．looks at observers wherever they stand

C．fixes her eyes on the back of the viewers

D．seems mysterious because of her eyes

【2】What did the new study find?

A．In no case does Mona Lisa effect exist.

B．Mona Lisa effect does not occur with Mona Lisa.

C．The angle of the gaze in Mona Lisa effect.

D．The mystery of the woman's smile in the painting.

【3】The experiment involving 24 people was conducted to________.

A．calculate the angle of Mona Lisa's gaze

B．create artificial-intelligence avatars

C．confirm Horstmann's belief

D．show how the Mona Lisa effect can be applied

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

A．Feeling being gazed at by Mona Lisa may be caused by the desire for attention.

B．The Mona Lisa effect contributes to the creation of artificial intelligence.

C．Horstmann thinks it cool to coin the term “Mona Lisa effect”.

D．The position of the ruler in the experiment will influence the viewer's judgement.

22、The traditional Chinese Shaoxing opera has a long history, but these days it seems that young people don’t show much interest in it.

Nowadays, as pop music and online films are popular with the public, Shaoxing opera is struggling for its survival. The market of the opera is becoming smaller. It remains popular only with the older generation. According to Zhejiang provincial cultural department, the most of fans of Shaoxing opera, China’s second largest traditional opera, are above 40 years old. And many teenagers know nothing about Shaoxing opera and have never been to the theatre.

Yang Jianxin, head of the department, said, “Now, young people are crazy about other art forms but not the traditional operas. The largest problem for Shaoxing opera today is how to become acceptable to the young.”

Actually, not only Shaoxing opera but also many other traditional Chinese operas are in danger. That’s really worrying. Luckily, people are trying to protect them. For example, Kunqu has been listed as one of the Masterpieces (杰作) of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO since 2001.

In 2006, Shaoxing opera, for the first time in history, entered the pub (酒吧). It was really a good try to attract the youth. Besides, a Shaoxing opera group opened a Shaoxing opera blog on the Internet to invite people, especially the young, to express their opinions about this traditional art form.

【1】What is the purpose of paragraph 1?

A．To introduce the topic.

B．To show young people’s preference.

C．To recommend Shaoxing opera.

D．To talk about the history of Shaoxing opera

【2】Why is it hard for Shaoxing opera to survive?

A．The market of art is closed to it.

B．Theaters don’t accept it any longer.

C．The young generation have got tired of it.

D．Modern art is becoming increasingly popular

【3】What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Modern arts.

B．Chinese operas.

C．The Masterpieces.

D．Shaoxing opera and Kunqu.

【4】How does the author sound at the end of the text?

A．Anxious.

B．Satisfied.

C．Hopeful.

D．Bored.

23、We need to be responsible for our environment. Being a frugal consumer (节俭的消费者) is one way to help. What exactly does that mean?

【1】

You can use things up instead of wasting them. Squeeze (挤) that last bit of toothpaste out of the tube. Use the last little piece of soap. Don’t throw away any bits of the biscuit at the bottom of the box.

Wear It Out.

【2】Suppose your sneakers (运动鞋) have broken laces (鞋带) , but they still fit you. Repair them and wear them longer. You don’t have to have the latest iPhone until the old one doesn’t work any more. Then you can get a new one. 【3】

Make It Do.

When something you want is not on hand, look for something else that you already have to take its place. Suppose you are packing your lunch for tomorrow and want a butter sandwich. You are out of butter. Have a cheese sandwich instead so you can use all of the cheese. Learn to fix broken toys instead of just throwing them away. 【4】

Do without it.   

【5】Do you really need them? How long will you really play with that new toy you saw on TV? Making the things that we want uses up our world’s resources. And, getting rid of the things we don’t want any more takes up even more resources and space.

A．Think twice before replacing something that still works.

B．Use It Up.

C．Do It Yourself.

D．Do you know what to consume?

E．With a little thought, you can make something do.

F．You do not always need to have new things.

G．Think about all those things that you would like to have.

24、Daniel was born in New Orleans, LA., in 1962, slow to walk and talk, and short. He was the tiniest in his class, but he developed a warm, outgoing nature and was popular with his peers(同龄人). And he became skillful at sports.

Baseball gave him his earliest challenge. He was an excellent players in Little League. At graduation, the coach named Daniel the team’s most valuable player.

His finest hour, though, came at a school science meeting. He entered an exhibit explaining how the circulatory system works. It was traditional, especially compared to（与…相比）the modern, computerized, blinking-light models entered by other students. My wife, Sara, felt embarrassed for him.

It turned out that the other kids had made their exhibits. As the judges went on their rounds, they found that these other kids couldn’t answer their questions. Daniel answered every one. When the judges awarded the Albert Einstein Plague for the best exhibit, they gave it to him.

By the time Daniel left for college he stood six feet tall and weighed 170 pounds. He was in superb condition, but he quit baseball for English literature. I was sorry that he would not develop his athletic talent, but proud that he had made such a satisfactory decision.

One day I told Daniel that the great failing in my life had been that I didn’t take a year or two off to travel when I finished college. This is the best way, to my way of thinking, to broaden oneself. Once I had married and begun working, I found that the dream of living in another culture had disappeared. Daniel thought about this. After graduation, he worked as a waiter at college, a bike messenger and a house painter. With the money he earned, he had enough to go to Paris.

The night before he was to leave, I tossed in bed. I was trying to figure out something to say. Nothing came to mind. Maybe, I thought, it wasn’t necessary to say anything.

【1】How can we describe little Daniel?

A. He was thin and tall.   B. He was slow in his study.

C. He was good at basketball   D. He got on well with his classmates.

【2】Why was Daniel’s mother upset about his exhibit?

A. Because it was not to the taste of the judges.   B. Because it was computerized.

C. Because it was designed by his father.   D. Because it was attractive.

【3】How did the author feel about the major（专业）Daniel chose at college?

A. Angry.   B. Satisfied.

C. Disappointed.   D. Astonished.

【4】What can we infer according to Paragraph 6?

A. Daniel will study in Paris.

B. Daniel dropped out of college.

C. What the author said impressed Daniel greatly.

D. Daniel worked hard to pay off the money he borrowed.

25、阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One day, as I was getting into my car, a woman stopped beside me and asked if I was going north. I wasn’t_______I asked her where she wanted to go. She told me that she had_______her bus and had to walk. I_______her to get in and said I would be happy to take her.

As I started_______, I thought to myself, “I am not in a_______,” so I asked the lady what her_______destination was. She was going to work and was running_______So I told her that I would_______to drive her to work so that she wouldn’t be late! “I can’t_______you are doing this,” she said. “This is such a________gift. I just moved here three weeks ago and you are so________!”

As we near the office________where she worked, I________she put her hand into her bag for something. I asked her what she was________She said, “I must have________my lunch bag at home.” I had just bought my________“Here’s a lunch,” I said as I gave her a________and handed her my bag from the back seat.

She gave me a hug as she got out of the________She said, “My husband died a few months ago and this is a sign that things will be________for me. Thank you.” I drove back home with my________singing and a big smile on my face!

【1】

A．and

B．since

C．until

D．but

【2】

A．broken

B．missed

C．lost

D．sold

【3】

A．invited

B．expected

C．encouraged

D．begged

【4】

A．driving

B．moving

C．running

D．going

【5】

A．hurry

B．luck

C．way

D．rest

【6】

A．last

B．real

C．favorite

D．final

【7】

A．busily

B．late

C．fast

D．early

【8】

A．refuse

B．remember

C．offer

D．start

【9】

A．believe

B．doubt

C．wonder

D．think

【10】

A．cheap

B．nice

C．simple

D．small

【11】

A．friendly

B．patient

C．worried

D．strict

【12】

A．house

B．store

C．apartment

D．building

【13】

A．said

B．understood

C．noticed

D．knew

【14】

A．giving out

B．looking for

C．finding out

D．asking for

【15】

A．left

B．made

C．saved

D．taken

【16】

A．supper

B．lunch

C．breakfast

D．bag

【17】

A．hug

B．prize

C．present

D．smile

【18】

A．shop

B．office

C．car

D．bus

【19】

A．good

B．hard

C．interesting

D．true

【20】

A．life

B．body

C．mind

D．heart

26、下面是一个中学生给某报编辑部写的一封信，仔细阅读并就信的内容以编辑的名义给此中学生回一封信。

Dear Editor

I am a high school student. I am a little overweight and I am embarrassed about that. I do not like going out any more for some people often laugh at me behind my back when I go for a walk. Certainly, I do not feel comfortable going to the gym to work out. Instead, I prefer to exercise at home, and it seems that I am always going on a diet. However, no matter what I do, my efforts to lose weight always end in failure.

And I do worry that my weight might damage my health. I’m not sure whether I should take weight-loss pills. There is news about a Canadian actress who suffered liver failure because of taking those pills.

What do you think I should do?

Best wishes

Guo Xilin

注意:1)书信格式要规范；

2)回信需就原信内容谈谈你对减肥的看法，并给出至少三条建议；

3)字数:100左右。

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