铜陵2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、When confronted with the audience’s suspicions, the spokesman found himself _______ for words.

A.lose B.lost C.to lose D.having lost

2、My sister is thinking of ________a club after class, so I ask her to join in our soup kitchen and________ food to the homeless people.

A．signing for；hand out

B．signing up for；hand out

C．signing for；give out

D．signing up for；give out

3、I was about to unlock the door of my flat ______ I realized I ______ my keys in my office.

A．then, had left

B．that, have left

C．when, had left

D．when, left

4、— Jane, why are you in a skirt today? I told you we would work on the farm today, _____?

— Sorry, sir. I was absent yesterday.

A.wouldn’t we B.would we C.didn’t I D.did I

5、The __________ to the house caused by the storm took a couple of days to repair.

A. ruin   B. destruction C. damage D. harm

6、—I heard you didn’t enjoy the movie last night.

— . I actually found it quite entertaining.

A．Mind your own business.

B．I couldn’t agree more.

C．That’s not the case.

D．I’m glad to hear that.

7、The couple have five children ______ .

A. above  all   B. of  all

C. in  all   D. at  all

8、The boy ________his breakfast in order to get to school on time.

A. choked down   B. choked back

C. choked off   D. choked up

9、 -- How about 280 yuan? That’s my final offer.

-- _____ I sell it to you just at the cost price this time for your future visit to my shop.

A. What for?       B. You win.

C. No comment.   D. Out of the question.

10、The thief was caught stealing money from the shop and ______ by the local police at the moment.

A．was questioned

B．had questioned

C．is being questioned

D．has been questioned

11、— Why, Tom, you look so exhausted!

— Well, I______the house and I must finish the work tomorrow.

A.was painting B.will be painting

C.have been painting D.have painted

12、— What ________ when I phoned you?

— I ________ my work, and I wanted to go out.

A. have you done; finished   B. were you doing; had just finished

C. did you do; had just finished   D. were you doing; have finished

13、Though the rescue took more than eight hours, that experience inspired Helen to devote her life to ______ others in need.

A．help

B．helped

C．helping

D．being helped

14、Never shall I forget that poem and the inspiration _____ provided for my first novel.

A. which   B. that   C. it   D. What

15、In the curling (冰壶) final, Britain tied 4-4 in the 10th end to force an extra end, ________ Sweden scored one single point to ________ their victory.

A．which; ensure

B．while; greet

C．when; secure

D．where; seal

16、You should respect the views of others, and at the same time   what you think is right.

A. care for B. look at

C. insist on D. meet with

17、If the cultural heritage problem seems too difficult for ________, the global community can sometimes provide a solution.

A．a family

B．the earth

C．the old people

D．a single nation

18、The documentary No Poverty Land, ________ focuses on poverty alleviation efforts in six provinces that were once among China’s most impoverished regions, has been airing on TVB since August 21.

A．which

B．whose

C．where

D．that

19、Please remain __________ until the plane has come to a complete stop.

A. to seat   B. to be seated C. seating   D. seated

20、_______ catch the first bus, he got up very early this morning.

A.In order  not to B.so as to C.In order  to D.so as not to

21、   Flocks of hundreds of regent honeyeaters（王吸蜜鸟）could once be spotted all over south-eastern Australia on a regular basis, but today the species is critically endangered, with only 300 believed to exist in the entire world. They were also known for the complexity of their mating songs, but as their numbers started declining, scientists started noticing male regent honeyeaters didn’t even sound like their species anymore. Today, there is enough evidence that regent honeyeaters have forgotten how to sing, which could cause the entire species to go extinct.

At one point, Australian scientists noticed that male regent honeyeaters were imitating（模仿）the songs of other bird species. Some experts believed that the imitation was a purposeful strategy to avoid attacks from their enemies. However, a recent study showed otherwise. Young regent honeyeaters learn their songs from adult members of their species, just like human children learn to speak, but because they are spread so thin in their habitat-they could occupy probably 10 times the size of the UK but are really small in quantity-many males don’t get to listen to the right songs, so they start adopting the tunes of other bird species. The problem is that these aren’t the songs female regent honeyeaters want to hear, so their chances of finding a mate are very slim.

Scientists are now planning to catch wild males that can sing and put them next to caged regent honeyeaters so that the young birds can learn the right song. They then plan to release them into the wild every few years, where they will hopefully be able to attract females and reproduce.

“This study shows how damaging population declines and habitat fragmentation（碎片）might be to this critical process in the life of songbirds,” said Dr Sue Zollinger, an expert in animal communication from Manchester Metropolitan University.

【1】Why are regent honeyeaters faced with extinction?

A．They are short of food.

B．They are incapable of imitation.

C．Their habitats are badly destroyed.

D．Male birds fail to sing the right songs.

【2】What is paragraph 2 intended to do?

A．Analyse the reason.

B．Draw a conclusion.

C．Present the problem.

D．Add some background.

【3】What are scientists doing to help the honeyeaters?

A．Broadcasting mating songs to the young birds.

B．Introducing wild birds to teach caged ones.

C．Training them to escape from the enemies.

D．Spreading them in different habitats.

【4】Why does the writer mention Dr Sue Zollinger’s words?

A．To indicate the difficulty of catching wild birds.

B．To offer some strategies for animal communication.

C．To point out the critical tunes of the bird’s mating songs.

D．To stress the significance of an ideal population per habitat.

22、Recently I rolled into a local restaurant to try an Impossible Burger, an all-plant patty(人造肉饼) invented by Impossible Foods. It's well known for having an strangely chewy(有咀嚼感), even bloody, meat-like quality, a surprising verisimilitude(逼真) that has made it 'perhaps the country's most famous burger, ' as New York magazine wrote. One bite into its wonderful, smoky taste and, damn, I was convinced.

This is good news, because the time has come to consume fake meat. In the fight against climate change, meat replacement is something we can try. A University of Oxford study recently found that, to keep global warming below 2 degrees this century, we need to be eating 75 percent less beef and 90 percent less pork.

However, diets are culturally enshrined, so changing them will be hard. It isn't easy to replace 75 to 90 percent of beef and pork with fake meat. The first taste of an Impossible Burger—a moment when low expectations work a powerful magic in the product's favor—is one thing. But how do you keep meat-eaters asking for more after their sixth, and their 26th？

To get to true mass adoption, fake meat will need to compete favorably with the real thing on multiple fronts. Impossible Foods' goal is to drive the price of its product below that of Safeway's 80/20 hamburger meat, at which point people will simply vote with their wallets. The new industry also wants to improve on animal flesh in various ways. Fake meat has an advantage over traditional meat because 'you won't need to refrigerate it' cofounder Niko Koffeman says. Plus, custom(定制的) production could improve choice. 'You could have very soft and tender meat for elderly people,' Koffeman adds. 'You could have a tailored meat for whatever you need.'

You can tell the world is shifting this way, because the ranchers(牧场主) are nervous. Last year, the US Cattlemen's Association asked the government to define 'meat' as a product 'coming directly from animals.' That anxiety—and the power of the science driving it—goes to show that this grand shift isn't impossible.

【1】According to passage, the author was convinced by the Impossible Burger because__.

A．it has a special taste that is different from normal ones.

B．it contains all non-meat materials that taste like meat.

C．more vegetables are used as main materials for the burger.

D．one bite of this burger can provide people with the energy needed for a whole day.

【2】What does the author mean by saying "Diets are culturally enshrined"?

A．That people think their diet is the best in the world.

B．That people are unwilling to go against their culture by changing their diets.

C．That people's preference for food is linked to the food choice available to them.

D．That people's eating habits are consistently observed and closely connected with their culture.

【3】Which of the following statements is true about the advantages that fake meat will have to beat over traditional meat?

A．Fake meat will not be necessarily stored in a refrigerator.

B．The price of fake meat will be just one-fourth of traditional meat's.

C．Fake meat will win over older people thanks to its tender and soft taste.

D．Fake meat will own a taste that is not found in traditional meat.

【4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Meat must come from animals.

B．The world will probably embrace the idea of fake meat.

C．The ranchers are suffering economic loss due to fake meat.

D．The definition of meat has been changed because of fake meat.

23、September 21,2050-At a press conference today it was announced that the first tourist heading for Mars will be the 38一year—old US businessman Patrick Clifford. He will leave the earth in the launching window of June 2052 and set his foot on the surface of Mars in November, together with the other 6 astronauts assigned for the mission to further explore the planet.

Patrick has now two years of training ahead of him to get ready for the trip. Not only will he spend five month8 in getting to Mars, but another 600 days there before he can go back home.

Patrick was of course Very excited,。”This has been my dream since l was four, and seeing the 6rst man on Mars 20 years ago made me realize that it was possible.”

To be able to pay the$1.3 billion for his ticket for the trip, Patrick sold his majority stake（股份）in the company his father had built.“I know that my father would have been proud of me if he had still been alive today, he knew what this means to me”, says Patrick. There is no risk, though, that you will find Patrick begging in Your street comer when he comes back, but it is said that he was paid twice as much for his pan of the company.

So, how is he going to spend his 600 days on the red planet? "Well, since I don't have a job when I get back after selling the company, I have plenty of time. to come up with a new business idea", he says and laughs. If he brings a tool, he can start building the first hotel there, but maybe he shouldn't expect too many guests until someone can offer a cheaper ticket.

【1】Patrick Clifford will go to Mars   ．

A. on business   B. for pleasure

C. to build a hotel D. to explore the planet

【2】How long will Patrick Clifford be away before he comes back?

A. About five months. B. About two years.

C. About 750 days.   D. About 600 days.

【3】The underlined part in Paragraph 3 means that _'

A. we needn't worry about Patrick's economic conditions

B. the trip will turn Patrick into a beggar

C. Patrick will get much money from the trip

D. it's likely that Patrick will be very poor after he comes back

【4】 What can be inferred from the passage?

A. A total of six people will go to Mars.

B. Patrick's father felt excited at the news.

C. Patrick will spend all his money on the trip.

D. Patrick is an optimistic man.

24、Tu Youyou has become the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize for her work in helping to discover a crucial new treatment for malaria. The 84-year-old’s route to the honour has been anything but traditional. In China, she is being called the “three nos” winner: no medical degree, no doctorate, and she’s never worked overseas.

In 1967, malaria, a deadly disease at that time, spread by mosquitoes was decimating Chinese soldiers fighting Americans in the jungles of northern Vietnam. A secret research unit “Mission 523” was formed to find a cure for the illness. Two years later Tu Youyou was instructed to become the new head of “Mission 523”.

The team read ancient books carefully for a long time to find historical methods of fighting malaria. When she started her search for the medicine for malaria, more than 240,000 compounds around the world had already been tested, without any success. Finally, the team found a brief reference to one substance, sweet wormwood, which had been used to treat malaria in China around 400 CE. The team took out one active compound in wormwood, and then tested it.

But nothing was effective until Tu Youyou returned to the original ancient text. After another careful reading, she changed the drug recipe one final time, heating the compound without allowing it to reach boiling point.

After the drug showed promising results in mice and monkeys, Tu Youyou volunteered to be the first human recipient of the new drug. In any case, Tu Youyou is consistently praised for her drive and passion. One former colleague, Li Lianda, says Ms Tu is “unsociable and quite straightforward”, adding that “if she disagrees with something, she will say it.”

Another colleague, Liao Fuming, who has worked with Tu Youyou for more than 40 years, describes her as a “tough and stubborn woman”. Stubborn enough to spend decades piecing together ancient texts, she applies them to modern scientific practices. The result has saved millions of lives.

【1】According to paragraph 1, we can learn that 　　　.

A．Tu has a medical degree

B．Tu discovered a cure for malaria

C．Tu’s road to success is not traditional

D．Tu is the first woman to win the Nobel Prize

【2】The underlined word “decimating” can be replaced by “　　　”.

A．encouraging

B．killing

C．annoying

D．benefiting

【3】Tu Youyou can be best described as a 　　　person.

A．devoted and stubborn

B．considerate and tough

C．sociable and generous

D．straightforward and mean

25、Two heroic teenage lifesavers were praised after rescuing(救援) a drowning man from Lake Mulwala.

Grace Creenaune, and Erica Montgomery, 18, were on duty _________ as lifeguards at the local water park on Tuesday, when two men bought tickets to go into the park.

Workers _________ the men had been drinking and they were _________ to leave. After getting their money back, the men left quietly crossing the road to Lake Mulwala where they _________ into the water. They were swimming out of sight of the workers when one of them got into _________. So his partner ran for _________, straight back to the park where they had been asked to leave.

Grace said that was when their training _________. “He was probably about 20 metres out, and when we got to him, he was completely underwater and we _________ to pulled him back onto shore (岸),” Grace said.

The pair had _________ been lifeguards for a short period of time. Erica said it was quite a(n) __________. “Looking back on it, now it’s a lot more __________ than it was at the time.”

The girls’ boss said she was extremely __________ of them, saying they had put themselves in danger. “There is no __________ that if they had no training or quick response (反应), the man would not have __________, she said. “I really appreciate their courage to take the __________.”

【1】

A．regarding

B．dressing

C．working

D．playing

【2】

A．protested

B．found

C．debated

D．admired

【3】

A．caused

B．promoted

C．admitted

D．asked

【4】

A．broke

B．turned

C．jumped

D．hid

【5】

A．movement

B．sleep

C．fight

D．trouble

【6】

A．help

B．money

C．shelter

D．power

【7】

A．made a difference

B．fell apart

C．gave up

D．made an impression

【8】

A．reminded

B．regretted

C．pretended

D．struggled

【9】

A．nearly

B．obviously

C．actually

D．directly

【10】

A．adventure

B．surprise

C．condition

D．expectation

【11】

A．exciting

B．frightening

C．serious

D．meaningful

【12】

A．proud

B．fond

C．ashamed

D．confident

【13】

A．wonder

B．way

C．chance

D．doubt

【14】

A．arrived

B．survived

C．understood

D．escaped

【15】

A．place

B．opportunity

C．responsibility

D．lead

26、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Betty最近在学习汉语，她给你发来一封邮件，询问如何提高 汉语口语水平。请给她回一封邮件，内容包括：

1. 提出建议（至少两点）；

2. 表达祝愿。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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