佛山2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、 _____, I believe, and you will find the boy is very outgoing.

A. Having a talk with the student

B. One talk with the student

C. Given a talk with the student

D. If you have a talk with the student

2、We won’t start the work until all the preparations _____.

A. are being made   B. will be made

C. have been made   D. had been made

3、--- I wonder ________ Mary has changed so much.

--- She has been suffering a serious disease.

A. why B. what C. when   D. where

4、—I can’t think why he ______ so angry. I meant no offence.

—It’s typical of him to be sensitive.

A. should have been   B. must have been

C. might have been   D. can have been

5、We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining ____.

A．badly

B．hardly

C．strongly

D．heavily

6、I’m not sure a thank-you letter is really necessary. ________, I can’t be bothered to write one.

A．Anyway

B．However

C．Obviously

D．Besides

7、It is very important for English teachers to have a knowledge of the theories of language_______.

A.fluency B.accuracy C.acquisition D.punctuation

8、I told you that every effort paid off and you should stick to your goal, ________?

A．didn’t I

B．shouldn’t you

C．isn’t it

D．didn’t it

9、To produce the goods satisfying the environmental ______, the company  has  brought in advanced technology to remove the chemicals in the course of production.

A.burdens B.requirements C.pollution D.evolution

10、A book I read last year, ______ name I can’t remember, changed my idea about time.

A.which B.that

C.whose D.what

11、In the lecture, the professor told his students about how to write an _________ of a graduate paper, expressing the main argument.

A. account   B. application   C. address   D. abstract

12、______ such a problem before, we handled the situation very well this time.

A. Deal with   B. Dealing with

C. To deal with   D. Having dealt with

13、There’s no way of knowing why one man makes an important discovery __________ another man, also intelligent, fails.

A.while B.when C.where D.why

14、— 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

15、Treat the flowers right and your garden will be the ______ of the neighborhood.

A. destination B. cause   C. purpose D. Envy

16、He keeps himself._____of the current events by reading three newspapers a day.

A. informing B. to inform

C. informed   D. to be informed

17、The storyline of Qing Yu Nian takes place in a time travel,   a man in the contemporary era is reborn in the ancient era to a mysterious mother.

A.what B.which C.that D.where

18、— Why not buy a second-hand car first if you don't have enough money for a new one?

— That's a good   .

A.saying B.question C.suggestion D.account

19、____regular training in nursing, she could hardly cope with the work at first.

A. Not received   B. Since receiving

C. Having not received   D. Not having received

20、Our mothers sat us down to read and paint, ____ all we really wanted to do was to make a mess.

A. since B. as C. unless   D. when

21、   Five thousand square meters of old damaged cars，motorcycles and boats fill this junkyard.For a casual onlooker，this might be a very sad sight.But for Andy.it's a real treasure.“I’ve been a junk hoarder(囤积者)for my whole life and I like fixing up what shouldn’t be thrown away.Around 200 old cars end up in this junkyard every week.Some of them are sold for parts，others get repaired，and still others are beyond repair.”

His father Bobby started the business some 50 years ago and still spends every morning there.The father and son have very different approaches to their work.They got a Dean cab that was getting thrown away and that was the father’s project，which Andy did not want him to do.“He did basically the opposite of everything I told him and I think he did it just to make me mad.He dumped a ton of money into this car，but in the end it wouldn’t run.”Andy said jokingly.

The unusual family business attracted the attention of a TV crew.That’s how the show Janka Empire came to be featured on a network of the Discovery Channel.This show，five years of shooting，five seasons and 60 episodes(集)，is popular.“There are hundreds of junkyards throughout the United States.I think what’s interesting is that it is a family business.My father and I started the business and we joke very well back and forth and I think that's what people like.The cars that end up at the junkyard come out with endless surprises.See，this was a junk car and we restored it with a blown motor.Yet I don’t get a chance to ride around it too often.Because despite its shining appearance，the noise of the engine is truly deafening and I worry my neighbors will not put up with it.”

【1】What does Andy seem to like about his junkyard?

A. He is proud of its large scale.

B. He is addicted to collecting things.

C. He enjoys creating value out of the waste.

D. He has the passion to take over the business one day.

【2】What can we infer from the“one Dean cab”case?

A. The father is ready to follow his son’s advice.

B. The father goes against his son deliberately.

C. The son is impatient and fed up with his father.

D. The father and son often disagree with each other.

【3】Why is the show Janka Empire popular?

A. There are few junkyards in the United States.

B. The father and son work together in a fun way.

C. The show is a series of 5 seasons and 60 episodes.

D. The family business shows much concern for their neighbors.

【4】What does the underlined word“it”refer to in the last paragraph?

A. Janka Empire. B. The family business.

C. The shining appearance. D. The noise of the engine.

22、Tempeh, a traditional soy product from Indonesia, is hailed as the country’s “gift to the world,” like kimchi from Korea or miso from Japan.

A stable, cheap source of protein in Indonesia for centuries, tempeh is a fermented (发酵的) food originating from the island of Java. It was discovered during tofu production when discarded soybean residue caught microbial spores from the air and grew certain whitish fungi around it. When this fermented residue (残渣) was found to be edible and tasty, people began producing it at home for daily consumption across the country. This has given rise to many variations in its flavor and texture throughout different Indonesian regions.

Tempeh is high in protein and low in fat, and contains a host of vitamins. In fact, it is the only reported plant-based source of vitamin B12. Apart from being able to help reduce cholesterol (胆固醇), increase bone density, and promote muscle recovery, tempeh has a lot of polyphenols that protect skin cells and slow down the aging process. Best of all, with the same protein quality as meat and the ability to take on many flavors and textures, tempeh is a great meat substitute —something the vegetarian and vegan communities have been quick in adopting.

In addition to its highly nutritional makeup, tempeh has diverse preparation possibilities. It can be served as a main course (usually in curries) or a side dish to be eaten with rice, as a deep-fried snack, or even blended into smoothies and healthy juices. Though not yet a popular food among international diners, you may find tempeh-substituted BLTs (bacon, lettuce, tomato sandwiches) in San Francisco as easily as you can find vegetarian burgers with tempeh patties in Bali.

For the people of Indonesia, tempeh is not just food but also has cultural value. With the Indonesian traditional fabric batik (蜡染) being recognized by UNESCO as “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity,” tempeh has great potential for this honor as well.

【1】According to the passage, which of the following is true about tempeh?

A．It is mainly served as a side dish.

B．It is formed from fermented soybeans.

C．It is discarded when fungi grow around it.

D．It has the same nutritional benefits as kimchi.

【2】What aspects of tempeh are discussed in paragraphs 2 to 4?

A．Origin→nutrition→cuisine.

B．Origin→cuisine→marketing.

C．Cuisine→nutrition→marketing.

D．Distribution→cuisine→nutrition.

【3】Which of the following can be inferred from this passage?

A．Senior citizens will eat tempeh as vitamin supplement.

B．Tempeh will soon be more popular than kimchi or miso.

C．The nutrition of tempeh will be reduced with mass production.

D．Tempeh is likely to be recognized as an international cultural symbol.

【4】Which of the followings can be a suitable title of this passage?

A．Do You Know How Tempeh Is Made?

B．Tempeh: A Traditional Delicacy From Java.

C．Will Tempeh Be Popular Among Vegetarians?

D．Tempeh: The Cultural Heritage Of Indonesia.

23、There’s a case to be made, from things like Google search figures, that Robert Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken – you know, the one about two paths diverging (分开) in a wood – is the most popular in modern history. Yet people still can’t agree what it means. On the surface, it’s a fridge-magnet cliché (陈词滥调) on the importance of taking risks and choosing the road less travelled. But many argue it slyly mocks (暗讽) that American belief in the individual’s power to determine his or her future. After all, the poet admits that both paths look roughly similarly well-travelled. And how could he be sure he took the right one? He’ll never know where the other leads. Looking back at our life histories, we tell ourselves we faced important dilemmas and chose wisely. But maybe only because it’s too awful to admit we’re stumbling (跌跌撞撞地走) mapless among the trees, or that our choices don’t make much difference.

Two psychologists, Karalyn Enz and Jennifer Talarico, throw light on these matters in a new study with a title that nods to Frost: Forks In The Road. They sought to clarify how people think about “turning points” versus “transitions” in life. A turning point, by their definition, is a moment that changes your future – deciding to leave a job or marriage, say – but often isn’t visible from the outside, at least at first. “Transitions” involve big external changes: going to university, marrying, emigrating (迁出). Sometimes the two go together, as when you move to a new place and realize it’s where you belong. (“New Yorkers are born all over the country,” Delia Ephron said, “and then they come to New York and it hits them: oh, that’s who I am.”) But it’s turning points we remember as most significant, Enz and Talarico conclude, whether or not they also involve transitions.

The distinction is useful: it underlines how the most outwardly obvious life changes aren’t always those with the biggest impact. Hence the famous “focusing illusion”, which describes how we exaggerate (夸大) the importance of a single factor on happiness: you switch jobs, or spouses, only to discover you brought the same troublesome old you to the new situation. Before it became a joke, “midlife crisis” referred to a turning point that happens because your circumstances don’t change, when your old life stops feeling meaningful. Turning points can be caused by mundane (世俗的) things – the offhand remark that makes you realize you’re in the wrong life – or by nothing at all.

【1】Why do some people think the poem makes fun of the American belief?

A. Because the two roads are more or less similar in the poet’s view.

B. Because Americans believe they can decide their future themselves.

C. Because Americans can find their way easily in a forest just with a map.

D. Because Americans surely know which road to take without consideration.

【2】Which of the following can be considered as a transition?

A. Your experience of midlife crisis.

B. Your choice of the road to take.

C. Your decision to travel abroad.

D. Your move into a new flat.

【3】What can we infer from this passage?

A. Turning points involving transitions are often remembered as most significant.

B. The biggest impact is often characterized with obvious outside changes.

C. A fundamental change is often affected by more than one single factor.

D. We can rid ourselves of the unpleasant past with the change of a job.

【4】What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Is our fate in our own hands?

B. Must people make changes in life?

C. Should we choose the road less travelled?

D. Are turning points connected with transitions?

24、Over the course of the pandemic (流行病), the landscape of education has greatly changed, but that hasn’t kept one brilliant girl whose dreams have never been earthbound from reaching for the stars.

While most pre-teens are facing the challenges of middle school, at age 12, Alena Analeigh has already earned her high school diploma and is set to attend Arizona State University via remote learning in May.

With a planned double major in astronomical science and chemistry, Alena’s goal is to become a NASA engineer by the time she’s 16, where she hopes to employ her extraordinary skills to build rovers (火星车) like the ones sent to Mars on missions.

“I’ll be driving one of those future space mobiles by the time I graduate from college,” she told ABC News. A distant goal, perhaps. But according to Alena’s mother, Daphne, her daughter had already set her sights on a career with the space agency when she was a little girl. “She would always say, ‘Mom, I’m going to work for NASA,’” Daphne told ABC News. “Then she would start saying, ‘I’m going to be the youngest Black girl to ever work for NASA.’”

Alena’s space journey began with her early interest in Lego building toys, from which she built complex models of everything from the Taj Mahal and the Disney castle to the Apollo 11 rover and a NASA rocket. While building Lego toys, she learned to bring her imaginations to completion. That is mainly what enables this talent to get closer and closer to her life goal, and her smart scientific mind has led Alena to be a sharp observer in other fields of life as well.

Alena sees the difference in STEM (short for science, technology, engineering and math) opportunities for women and people of color. She hopes to serve as an example to other girls — they shouldn’t let the opinions of others keep them from going after their own dreams. “It doesn’t matter what your age is or what you’re planning to do,” she told ABC News. “Go for it, dream and then achieve it.”

【1】How is Alena different from most pre-teens?

A．She attends high school via remote learning.

B．She is already qualified for higher education.

C．She has got the chance to set foot on Mars.

D．She teaches her friends to build rover models.

【2】What does Alena’s mother say about Alena’s career goal?

A．It took root very early.

B．It sounds unrealistic.

C．It was once destroyed.

D．It proves challenging.

【3】What can we learn about Alena from paragraph 5?

A．She has designed best-selling toys.

B．Her enthusiasm for Lego toys fades.

C．She likes traveling around the world.

D．Her interest prepares her for her life goal.

【4】Which of the following can best describe Alena?

A．Popular and proud.

B．Caring and generous.

C．Ambitious and inspiring.

D．Intelligent and modest.

25、   Mid-afternoon on a particularly busy Tuesday, I took leave of my desk at work and walked into a local Starbucks. I went there simply because I wanted to find a space where neither my clients nor my _______ would ask me to do something.

Inside, I ran into Kate, a co-worker of mine. I _______ she was there for the same reason I was. But as we started chatting, I realized that there was a(n)_______ difference in the reasons for our visit. The topic of parenthood _______. I joked about how_______my schedule was, noting that I was needed “from the minute I wake up, to the minute If all asleep.” But a bit of_______seemed to come over Kate's face. “Well, my daughter's in San Francisco and she doesn't seem to _______me at all these days, ”Kate said, with a sad-looking smile. It was in that moment that I realized:_______I might often feel in high demand, there will come a day when I'll actually miss that same stress I now_______about. And as our conversation continued, it became clear that I wasn't just talking to Kate; I was talking to myself________15-20 years.

The conversation turned to our children' s __________ years, with Kate smiling proudly，thinking of the little boy and girls he raised who are now a man and a woman. But I noticed her smile was __________ with regret. She explained that she often wondered about what she could have done __________ when her children were in their earlier years. “I just wish ... I wish I had brought them to each other' s sporing event and encouraged them to cheer and to be stronger__________for each other,” Kate noted.

This got me thinking. Is regret an unfortunate footnote (注脚) to__________? I asked six older parents in my life one question: What is your biggest regret from your early days as a parent? It turned out that all of them thought they could have done it better. But, each of them also has a ________relationship with their kids. Regret didn't affect them in am________way.

The __________line is, we all feel like we could be doing this parent thing beer. And quite clearly, years later, we're still going to look back and__________we tried things differently. But the past can't be________, and neither should it.

【1】A.children B.parents C.friends D.colleagues

【2】A.claimed B.concluded C.assumed D.declared

【3】A.impressive B.modest C.slight D.significant

【4】A.came over B.came up C.came in D.came about

【5】A.packed B.crushed C.involved D.exploited

【6】A.happiness B.disappointment C.sadness D.anxiety

【7】A.love B.contact C.miss D.need

【8】A.Once B.Unless C.While D.As

【9】A.complain B.think C.argue D.wonder

【10】A.after B.over C.in D.within

【11】A.adolescent B.younger C.later D.adult

【12】A.decorated B.connected C.dotted D.marked

【13】A.differently B.carefully C.eventually D.personally

【14】A.audiences B.referees C.opponents D.advocates

【15】A.childhood B.maturity C.parenthood D.growth

【16】A.secure B.weak C.unhealthy D.sharp

【17】A.comprehensive B.complete C.meaningful D.miserable

【18】A.finishing B.bottom C.fine D.hard

【19】A.regret B.remember C.hope D.wish

【20】A.celebrated B.changed C.replaced D.returned

26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

My writing career began quite accidentally. It was all because of my friend Henry.

Born into a poor family, Henry had no chance to attend school. He couldn’t read but he liked my reading for him greatly. One day I played a little trick on Henry. I was reading him a story from my textbook. Suddenly I moved away from the story and made up my own, pretending to turn pages regularly. Henry, of course, had no idea at all. Upon finishing the story, Henry began to clap.

“That was the best story you’ve read me in a long time,” he said, still clapping.

I laughed. “Really?”

“It was great. Will you read me more of it tomorrow?”

“Fascinating,” I thought, feeling like a man who discovered a buried treasure in his own backyard. That same night, I tried writing my first short story. It was a story about a man who found a magic cup. If he cried into the cup, his tears turned into pearls (珍珠), but he was a happy man and rarely cried. So he managed to find ways to make himself sad. The story ended with the man sitting on a mountain of pearls, unable to feel happy any longer.

The next day, I ran to Henry after school, asking him to hear the story and told him I wrote it last night. Henry was totally absorbed in it, his face shifting as the story developed.

“Some day, you will be a great writer,” Henry said. “And your stories will be read all over the world. But can I ask a question? Why didn’t the man just eat some onions to make himself cry to get pearls?” I was shocked because I never expected Henry could be helpful to my writing. I rewrote it and with Henry’s encouragement, I sent it to a magazine. To my surprise, it was published and sold well.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Whenever I finished a new story, I would turn to Henry.

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I decided to use the money to help Henry.

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