宿州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 Internet allows us quick ______ to all the data and research findings in the fields available worldwide.

A. entrance B. charge   C. access D. advance

2、________a small amount of money each month is widely recognized as a good habit for personal finance management.

A．Picking out

B．Putting aside

C．Giving away

D．Getting back

3、We ______ him that he ought to make the bar more attractive with various methods. He finally sees the light.

A.told B.would tell C.have been telling D.had told

4、----I have been watching “I am a singer” and Gloria Tang (邓紫棋) is my favorite star.

----- Me, too. Her new album is said to be ______ next month. By then, we , fans, will buy some.

A. relieved   B. delivered   C. produced   D. released

5、Thanks to Chinese authorities’ effective measures, Covid-19 across China is under control for the time being; however, the impact of the lockdown on the Chinese economy was laid _______ in a new data.

A.bare B.invalid C.evident D.generous

6、Interested in painting, he________ paint with pen and paper after work, gradually cultivating himself into a self-taught painter.

A.would B.must C.might D.should

7、--- Silly me! I forget what my luggage looks like.

--- What do you think of_____over there?

A. the one B. it C. that D. this

8、This magazine is very   with young people , who like its content and style .

A.familiar B.popular C.similar D.particular

9、News of the world was gone, shut down after ______ in the biggest newspaper scandal ever to hit Britain.

A. catching  B. caught

C. being caught    D. having caught

10、All children should get access to a high-quality education ________ their race, zip code or family income.

A. depending on B. regardless of

C. due to D. apart from

11、Personal computer are no longer something beyond the ordinary people; they are available these days.

A.specifically B.instantly C.readily D.freely

12、The new technology, if _________ to rice growing, will help increase the grain output．

A. applied   B. applying

C. to apply     D. having applied

13、What is the psychology behind your mindless scribbles (涂鸦)? If your flower, for example, has a large circular center, _____ expresses confidence and the enjoyment of a good social life.

A. which   B. as   C. this   D. such

14、The newspaper gave an accurate ________ of what happened the night before last.

A．example

B．display

C．signal

D．account

15、Internet is an important part of society now, ______ has even influenced our language.

A．as

B．that

C．which

D．where

16、Though it is 5 years________ he retired from his work place, the old professor remains active in the academic circles.

A．when

B．that

C．before

D．since

17、––Cathy is not coming to your birthday party tonight.

––But she ______!

A. promised   B. promises

C. will promise   D. had promised

18、The company is making a long-term__________to breaking into the American market.

A.complaint B.comment C.commitment D.contribution

19、Every life has its ups and downs, but having a(n) ________ attitude to life has been found to be very important.

A.convenient B.optimistic C.impressive D.negative

20、David is so excited because it is the first time that he ________ the Great Wall.

A.visited B.had visited C.has visited D.visits

21、   In 2016, the world’s population cast aside 49 million tons of electronic waste, known as e-waste.

It has been calculated that this number will grow to more than 60 million tons by 2021.

What is causing the upsurge ( 激增 ) in e-waste? Technology is becoming more and more widespread, covering almost every aspect of our lives. Meanwhile, the lifespan of devices is getting shorter---many products will be thrown away once their batteries die, to be replaced by new devices. Companies intentionally plan the obsolescence ( 过时 ) of their goods by updating the design or software and discontinuing support for older models, so that now it is usually cheaper and easier to buy a new product than to repair an old one. Since prices are falling, electronic devices are in demand around the world.

As more people buy electronic equipment, manufacturers ( 制造商 ) are beginning to face shortages of the raw materials needed to make their products, so recycling and reusing materials from discarded products and waste makes economic and environmental sense.

Recycling e-waste is practiced both formally and informally. Proper or formal e-waste recycling usually involves taking apart the electronics, separating and sorting through the materials and cleaning them. Companies must obey health and safety rules to reduce the health and environmental hazards of handling e-waste by using pollution-control technologies. All this makes formal recycling expensive. Informal recycling is typically unlicensed and uncontrolled. At informal recycling workshops, men and women recover valuable materials by burning devices to melt away non-valuable materials. Usually they do not wear protective equipment and lack any awareness that they are handling dangerous materials.

With the amount of e-waste growing around the world, recycling alone will not be enough to solve the problem. In order to reduce e-waste, manufacturers need to design electronics that are safer, and more durable, repairable and recyclable. The best thing you can do is resist buying a new device until you really need it. Try to get your old product repaired if possible and, if it can’t be fixed, resell or recycle it responsibly. Before you recycle your device, put any broken parts in separate containers and close these tightly to prevent chemicals from leaking. Wear latex gloves and a mask if you’re handling something that’s broken.

【1】How do companies contribute to the rapid growth of e-waste?

A．They sell their new products at extremely low price.

B．They plan a short lifespan for the batteries intentionally.

C．They do not provide support for old model on purpose.

D．They update the design and software to cover every aspect of our lives.

【2】The underlined word “hazards” in paragraph 4 probably means _________.

A．harm

B．problems

C．concern

D．protection

【3】The passage is intended for ________.

A．manufacturers

B．consumers

C．managers

D．salesmen

【4】The purpose of the article is _________.

A．to call for everyone to play a part in reducing e-waste

B．to promote a style of living without electronic devices

C．to explain why manufacturers need to recycle e-waste

D．to appeal to the companies to sell less devices

22、   On account of the government shutdown, many of the city’s best attractions, such as the national museums, are closed. It may affect your social plans. That’s especially true if you have out-of-town visitors coming to the District. Don’t worry! For every closed museum, we’ve offered up a suitable substitute that is privately run, thus not subject to the shutdown. Here’s where you can go instead.

Anacostia Community Museum and the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Alternatives: Banneker-Douglass Museum or Alexandria Black History Museum

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is one of the hottest draws on the National Mall, with free tickets taken weeks in advance. Its sister museum, the Anacostia Community (社区) Museum, takes a community-focused look at African American history. So does the Banneker- Douglass Museum in Annapolis, which traces (追溯) the African American experience in Maryland, and the Alexandria Black History Museum, where exhibitions honor local activists and explore the influence of slavery in the area. And unlike the African American Museum, neither requires you to plan ahead.

Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Alternative: Glenstone

Wandering through the galleries at Glenstone, you’ll come across some of the biggest names in 20th century art — Jackson Pollock, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Robert Rauschenberg. Glenstone sits on a 230-acre estate (土地) that doubles as an outdoor sculpture garden. Free tickets for Glenstone are often reserved weeks in advance, but 72 free tickets are available every day for anyone who takes a Montgomery County Ride-On Bus from Rockville Metro Station to the museum.

National Museum of African Art

Alternative: The African Art Museum of Maryland

Masks, musical instruments and jewelry can be found in Fulton, where the African Art Museum of Maryland houses a collection of traditional and contemporary African artworks and objects. And the best part, for visitors on a budget? Admission is free.

【1】Where can visitors go to explore the history of African Americans during the shutdown?

A.National Museum of African Art.

B.Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

C.The African American Museum.

D.Banneker-Douglass Museum.

【2】What can visitors do at Glenstone?

A.Make sculptures in the outdoor garden.

B.Get access to works of famous artists.

C.Take a Montgomery County Ride-On Bus.

D.Enjoy a collection of contemporary African artworks.

【3】What is the main purpose of the text?

A.To introduce different kinds of art exhibitions.

B.To advertise some private museums in the area.

C.To compare public museums with private ones.

D.To provide a guide to museums during the shutdown.

23、Emily Bhatnagar has always loved reading. Growing up, she was really shy, so she always turned to books. They sort of became her best friends when she didn’t have one.

In 2019, when Bhatnagar was in her second year of high school, her dad was diagnosed with cancer. The news was difficult for the family. Books became an even bigger comfort, and she started thinking about families in similar situations. When her father recovered, she came up with a plan to help others. “The idea came from just deep gratitude that the doctors were able to save her father,” she says. “But also a hint of sadness that there were kids who were fighting the same battle.”

Bhatnagar started a book drive in her hometown, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The goal was to collect books and give them to kids being treated for cancer in local hospitals. Her father was not surprised by this plan. “She was always interested in books, and she always wanted to do things for the neighborhood,” he says. Since the start of the book drive, which she calls For Love & Buttercup, Bhatnagar has collected more than 10,000 books.

Bhatnagar had no idea how much attention her work would get. She started by posting on social media, asking people in her area to donate. “I was expecting maybe two or three responses from neighbors,” she says. “But it ended up blowing up,” especially when news stations began reporting it. The public response has been super great.

Bhatnagar continues to run the book drive and hopes to one day expand the project to reach more kids. The memory of the first time she visited children who’d received her books sticks with her. “It was the best day of my life,” she says. “I realized I wanted to do this type of work forever.”

【1】What can we learn about Bhatnagar from paragraph 2?

A．She loves her father dearly.

B．She cares for sick children.

C．She got into a habit of reading.

D．She fought hard against cancer.

【2】What is For Love & Buttercup aiming to do?

A．To collect over 10,000 books.

B．To stimulate children’s interest in books.

C．To help raise money for the poor.

D．To donate books to kids with cancer.

【3】How did Bhatnagar feel about the public response to the book drive?

A．It’s unexpected.

B．It’s confusing.

C．It’s unsatisfactory.

D．It’s immediate.

【4】Which of the following best describes Bhatnagar?

A．Serious and humorous.

B．Caring and ambitious.

C．Brave and strong-willed.

D．Generous and warm-hearted.

24、   Faced with a decreasing population and workforce, Japan has been increasingly turning to robots for help. Over the years, the robots have been used to perform a large number of human tasks, including building products and providing care and company for the elderly. The latest addition to the Japanese “workforce” may be Model-T. This seven-foot-tall robot is currently undergoing trials restocking sandwiches, drinks, and ready meals on shelves at select locations of local convenience store chains Lawson and FamilyMart.

Model-T, whose face unclearly resembles that of a kangaroo, is certainly not the first restocking robot. However, the warehouse robots currently being used by companies are only able to accomplish single, repetitive tasks, such as stacking boxes. Model-T, on the other hand, has a wide range of movement and can be used to restock objects of various sizes, making it perfect for convenience and grocery stores, which sell a large variety of items.

Named after the classic Ford Motor car, Model-T is not autonomous. Instead, it is operated by human “pilots” wearing a virtual reality (VR) headset and special gloves, which allow them to feel the product the robot is holding in their hands and guide it to the right shelf. Telexistence, the company behind Model-T, says the VR-controlled robots are easier to develop and maintain. They are also ten times cheaper than autonomous robots, which require complex programming.

Model-T’s easy-to-use controls require little training and can be operated from a remote location. Tomohiro Kano, a general manager, believes this capability will enable the chain to employ employees who would typically not work in stores. “There are about 1.6 mllion people in Japan who, for various reasons, show no interest in job hunting,” Kano said.

Though Model-T appears to be breezing through the trials, it is not quite ready to enter the labor force. Besides being a lot slower than human stockers, it is also only capable of lifting packaged items, and cannot grasp loose items such as fruits and vegetables. Telexistence hopes to introduce a faster Model-T within the next two years.

【1】Where does Model-T mainly differ from other robots?

A．It is designed to do tasks repetitively.

B．It can perform various actions.

C．It is in the shape of a kangaroo.

D．It can work all by itself.

【2】What can we infer about Model-T?

A．It needs training to work.

B．It can feel the products.

C．It is simply programmed.

D．It wears special gloves to work.

【3】How does Tomohiro find some Japanese people?

A．They are usually lazy at work.

B．They find excuses for not working.

C．They prefer being employed at stores.

D．They lack enthusiasm for finding jobs.

【4】What does the last paragraph focus on?

A．Model-T’s limitations.

B．Model-T’s bright future.

C．Model-T’s practical uses.

D．Model-T’s trail results.

25、   There is an old suitcase in my house which represents the dreams and hopes of my family.

I’m always taking photos of the little _________ I find in the world around me. A few weeks ago, I visited my parents. My father was an _________ when he was young. I took a photo of something that I would _________ as a pretty big wonder. At first _________ it might not look like much. It was just a _________ brown suitcase with two silver locks up on the top. But to me, it’s _________ what a miracle (不可思议的东西) looks like.

That suitcase is the very one my dad brought with him when he _________ to the U. S. from Turkey in 1965. He was just a 19-year-old boy at the time who didn’t know a _________ of English. He _________ all his fiends and family, __________ that he would become an excellent engineer one day. That suitcase carried my dad’s most valuable __________ — many black-and-white photos from home and his science and math textbooks, etc.

As a kid, I was __________ aware of the suitcase. It lived on the top of my bookcase. I never __________ to it, though. It wasn’t until I got __________ that I actually asked my dad about it. Looking inside, I found tons of photos and the __________ my parents wrote to each other, back and forth between the U. S. and Turkey.

That’s when I __________ how beautiful that dirty old suitcase actually was. It’s a __________ of not only the hardships my parents __________, but also all the wonderful things they __________, how they found love, how their dreams __________ and how they got through them all.

【1】A.secrets B.numbers C.wonders D.treasures

【2】A.artist B.architect C.author D.engineer

【3】A.see B.act C.use D.work

【4】A.thought B.time C.light D.sight

【5】A.lovely B.common C.special D.strange

【6】A.possibly B.exactly C.normally D.quickly

【7】A.turned B.wrote C.moved D.returned

【8】A.word B.name C.card D.sign

【9】A.left B.missed C.refused D.called

【10】A.fearful B.hopeful C.proud D.grateful

【11】A.achievements B.prizes C.things D.lessons

【12】A.unsuitably B.undoubtedly C.uncomfortably D.uncleanly

【13】A.paid much attention B.paid a visit C.belonged D.talked

【14】A.stronger B.thinner C.older D.braver

【15】A.books B.letters C.papers D.reports

【16】A.showed B.praised C.admitted D.realized

【17】A.reminder B.source C.result D.cause

【18】A.got B.suffered C.won D.deserved

【19】A.wanted B.found C.expressed D.experienced

【20】A.disappeared B.ended C.came true D.woke up

26、假定你是李华，你的美国外教邀请你去他家吃饭。请你给你的美国网友Alice写一封电子邮件，内容包括：

1.询问美国餐桌礼仪；

2.表示感谢。

注意：1.词数 100 左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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