攀枝花2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、As is known, only   hard leads to happiness.

A. work   B. works

C. worked   D. working

2、Wang Ping flashed a switch on a computer screen, and a table and some chairs rose___ the floor as if by magic.

A. from B. under     C. from under     D. from up

3、The Yangtze River Delta regional development plan,____Nantong has long expected, is under way.

A.that B.where C.which D.when

4、A Chinese student’s print-like handwriting caused controversy among British Internet users, _____ both praise and questions about individuality.

A. having drawn   B. drawing     C. to draw   D. drew

5、A broad smile spread_____ Jack’s face when he eventually gained a scholarship.

A. across   B. through C. at D. in

6、________ time going on, my home town will become richer and more beautiful.

A.With B.For C.In D.Besides

7、I have heard that it is a common _______ in that country to hold a big party to celebrate when a child turns 15.

A．practice

B．method

C．evidence

D．effects

8、—It’s really great to have a computer to store my photos.

—Don’t count on it too much. It ______ break down and you’d better make a copy of them.

A.must B.can C.should D.need

9、Our school has recently obtained the latest multimedia equipment, __________ students to learn efficiently under special circumstances.

A.allowing B.being allowed C.having allowed D.allowed

10、Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may 　　　 　the shocking ending.

A.give out B.give off

C.give up D.give away

11、You’d better write down the phone number of that botel for future ________ .

A. reference B. purpose

C. progress D. memory

12、I hope when you come tomorrow, you _____ the reading and have something to share.

A. did   B. are doing

C. will be doing   D. will have done

13、The paper was due next month, and I am working seven days ______ week, often long into ______ night.

A.a, the B.the, / C.a, a D./, the

14、Because of the tight schedule and heavy workload of Grade 12, many students________ their lunch break to finish homework.

A．make fun of

B．take advantage of

C．keep pace with

D．keep an eye on

15、Though ________ behind and feeling awkward, Jack kept on running until he reached the

finishing line.

A. leaving   B. having left   C. left   D. being left

16、The North and South Poles represents the final frontiers of exploration on Earth, and ________ they have become an strong attraction for both researchers and tourists.

A．in other words

B．as a consequence

C．by the way

D．on the contrary

17、I ______ for over 40 minutes, but my food still isn’t ready.

A．am waiting

B．have been waiting

C．was waiting

D．had waited

18、It’s already 10:00, I wonder how it _______ that she was two hours late on such a short trip.

A.came over B.came out C.came about D.came up

19、What a pity! A few minutes earlier, the students ___ the first bus.

A. had caught   B. were to caught

C. have caught   D. could have caught

20、There is more to good health than the mere ________ of disease. Mental health is equally important.

A.presence B.absence C.experience D.evidence

21、   On his deathbed in 1638 John Harvard gave away half of his estate, about £800 and his library of some 400 books to a new college in present-day Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard's founders decided to name their new university after its first big benefactor.

About 370 years ago the first Harvard scholarship to help 'some poor scholars' was set up thanks to £100 donated by Ann Radcliffe. The university continues to be the beneficiary of generous donors. Last year, John Paulson, an investor, donated $400m to Harvard's engineering school, its largest gift ever. Last year it raised more than $1 billion. Some of its graduates think this ought to be sufficient to cancel tuition fees.

Among them are Ralph Nader, a veteran political activist, and Ron Unz, author of a number of searing articles on American meritocracy(英才管理). Both are hoping to win election to the university's board of overseers, from which they want to make Harvard free for all students to attend, and also pressure its admissions office to make data on how it chooses which students to admit known to the public.

America's universities raised a record $40.3 billion last year, according to the Council for Aid to Education. Donations are not usually used to lower tuition fees, but they can be used to provide scholarships and financial aid to students who cannot afford to pay (70% of students at Harvard get some assistance with fees and living costs).

Some lawmakers are wondering whether threats to change the tax-free status of donations might be used to persuade colleges to bring down the cost of tuition, which has increased by 220% in real terms since 1980. Nexus Research and Policy Centre says colleges receive $80 billion in support from state and local governments every year, which ought to give politicians some leverage(影响) in return.

In January Tom Reed, a Republican congressman from New York, proposed a bill requiring donations of more than $1 billion to allocate 25% for financial aid. Two congressional committees, the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, have sent letters to the heads of the colleges with the biggest donations asking about spending, conflicts of interest and fee arrangements. The 56 largest private university donations have to explain how they use their tax-free investment earnings.

The colleges have their defenders. 'Most of these places are providing a fair amount of financial aid for students well beyond the poverty line, ' says Kim Rueben of the Tax Policy Centre. Kevin Weinman, Amherst's chief financial officer, says his university's donation offers $90m to the college's budget, $30m more than tuition, room board and various fees combined. This school year, it will spend $50,000 per student funding financial aid, pay faculty and fund student activities. After Congress last examined the topic in 2007, more colleges began to award grants instead of loans. Financial aid has doubled over the past decade. Rhode Island also make voluntary payments in place of property taxes.

In addition to pointing out their generosity, most colleges also argue that forcing them to spend donation money on free tuition might even be illegal. Donors can restrict their tax-free gift to a legally-binding particular purpose, such as creating a chair, establishing a scholarship or building a new lab. Around 70% of donations are restricted funds.

If the wealthiest colleges have already spent so much on financial aid, what is the problem? Mr. Unz argues that endowment-fuelled spending on new buildings, sports facilities and the hiring of administrators has created an arms-race in higher education, pushing up prices at those universities that are not fortunate enough to have lots of generous benefactors. Harvard could cancel tuition payments without damaging its finances or touching the restricted portion of its endowment, he says. Furthermore, the abolition of both complicated financial-aid forms and terrifying sticker prices for tuition could, he argues, do much to encourage applicants from beyond the plutocracy(富豪阶级).

【1】The underlined word in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by .

A.founder B.donor C.defender D.innovator

【2】According to the passage, Ralph Nader and Ron Unz hope that they can .

A.help Harvard to enroll new students

B.learn about how Harvard spends its donations

C.make free education to all students at Harvard possible

D.negotiate with the Harvard's board of overseers about tuition fees

【3】What can we infer from Kim Rueben's words in Paragraph 7?

A.The colleges are making full use of their donations.

B.Ordinary families cannot afford the increasing tuition fees.

C.More attention should be paid to students below the poverty line.

D.Property taxes on the colleges ought to be canceled permanently.

【4】According to the last but one paragraph, most colleges hold the idea that .

A.donors should keep a check on where their money goes

B.the financial aid they receive every year is far from enough

C.they shouldn't be forced to spend donation money on free tuition

D.most donations should be used to improve colleges' infrastructure

【5】According to the last paragraph, Mr Unz thinks .

A.the competition between universities is necessary

B.Harvard should offer help to those who lack money

C.financial-aid forms offered by universities should be simplified

D.arms-races in higher education may lead to higher tuition fees

【6】What can be the best title for this passage?

A.Should Harvard's tuition fees be canceled?

B.How does Harvard make use of its donations?

C.What do Harvard and lawmakers disagree about?

D.Why does Harvard get more donations than other universities?

22、   In 1849, travelers going from the East Coast to the West Coast of the U.S. had three choices. They could go by wagon(马车) across the dangerous land. They could travel by sea to Panama, cross Panama by foot, and then sail to the West Coast. The third choice was to board a sailing ship in New York bound for California. The journey took long. Severe weather could add as much as five extra months to the trip.

Could there be any other way to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific? The answer was a canal. A canal is a human-made waterway.

In the1850s,the U.S. and Britain negotiated treaty(条约) for the rights to build canal. However, this canal was never built.

Panama was another logical option for a canal. With a canal in Panama, travel time could be three months instead of eight months.

In 1879, France began to build a canal across Panama. This project was led by Ferdinand, the experienced builder of the Suez Canal in Egypt. The French government felt that he could get the job done.

Unfortunately, problems began as soon as construction started. It rained every day and temperatures climbed as high as 130 degrees. Tropical diseases caused illness or death to the majority of workers. These factors put a great deal of stress on the project. The money assigned to build the canal quickly ran out. In 1899, France abandoned the project.

The U.S. Congress decided to finish the canal. The U.S . government paid $40 million to France for the completed work and abandoned equipment. In 1903, a treaty between the U.S. and Panama was signed paying Panama $10 million for the land for the canal. This treaty also guaranteed $250,000 to Panama each year for the use of its land and ensured its independence. This deal was viewed as a major foreign policy achievement at the time.

By early1913, the canal was nearly complete. On September 26,1931, an old tugboat was the first ship through the canal. Thousands of people watched and cheered.

Time, money, and possibly even lives have been saved as ships use the shorter route from ocean to ocean provided by the canal. The Panama Canal, a highway of water, is a phenomenon.

【1】What does the underlined word “phenomenon” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Disaster

B．Wonder.

C．Case.

D．Supply.

【2】What caused France to stop work on the canal?

A．France incorrectly believed in Ferdinand.

B．Ferdinand managed another canal project in Egypt.

C．Tropical diseases infected most workers on the project

D．The U.S. government paid France and took over the project.

【3】What can be inferred about the building of the Panama Canal?

A．It caused feelings of hate between France and the U.S.

B．It strengthened the relationship between Panama and the U.S.

C．It united the people living on the east and west coasts of the U.S.

D．It created pressure on the relationship between Britain and the U.S.

【4】What is the purpose for writing the text?

A．To persuade readers to visit the Canal.

B．To inform readers about the Canal and its history.

C．To tell interesting facts about who built the Canal.

D．To state building the Canal was a good political decision.

23、   Darshan Karwat is making headlines for having maintained an incredibly plain and continued lifestyle during his student years. The man gave up fast food, new clothes, and even toilet paper, until he got to a point where his trash（垃圾）for an entire year fit in just two plastic bags!

Karwat, who is originally from India, started the trash-free experiment when he lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and managed to keep it going for two and a half years. In the first year, he produced only 7.5 pounds of trash, and in the second year, he brought that number down to 6 pounds, which is a mind-blowing 0.4 percent of the 1,500 pounds of yearly trash produced by the average American.

Looking back, Karwat says that his inspiration to start the project came from a radio show The Story, on which he heard of a British couple who lived trash-free.

His trash mostly consisted of a few chip bags, glass milk-bottle caps, fruit stickers, and broken glass. He obviously had to make lots of sacrifices to achieve this – he stopped buying any kind of packaged food including cheeses, only drank milk from recycled glass bottles, and gave up on buying new clothes or stuff for his home – no gadgets, furniture, or even cups. He began carrying his own fork, spoon, plate, and a bowl everywhere he went, just to avoid plastic cutlery（餐具）.

“I needed to change the way I lived, and I had to get creative,” he added. “When a restaurant furnished a napkin-wrapped（包纸的）fork and knife, I asked the server to change them for cutlery without the napkin. I’d remember to say “No straw!” after asking for water and to make sure the veggie（素食者）burger I ordered didn’t come with a wooden pick holding it together. I did what I had to do, and it was awkward.”

【1】What is the passage mainly about?

A.How a person inspires others

B.How Darshan Karwat gets famous.

C.Darshan Karwat and his no trash experiment.

D.A plain and sustainable lifestyle attracts the public.

【2】Why did Darshan Karwat have the idea of living trash-free?

A.Because he is from India.

B.Because he has been in university.

C.Because he heard a story on the radio.

D.Because a British couple reminded to do so.

【3】What did Karwat buy when he was making no-trash experiment?

A.Cheeses. B.Furniture.

C.Milk. D.Gadgets.

【4】What Karwat said in the last paragraph shows that   .

A.he seldom went to a restaurant

B.it wasn’t convenient to live the life

C.the server seemed cold to him

D.he was proud of what he had been doing

24、   Issued to those who intend to go to China for commercial and trade activities.

Application:

1. Basic Documents

（1） Passport

Original passport with at least six months of remaining validity and blank visa pages, and a photocopy of the passport’s data page and the photo page if it is separate.

（2） Visa Application Form and photo

One completed Visa Application Form with a recently -taken color passport photo （ bare-head, full face ） against a white background attached （ Photo Requirements for Chinese Visa Application ）

（3） Proof of legal stay or residence status （ applicable to those not applying for the visa in their country of citizenship ）

If you are not applying for the visa in the country of your citizenship, you must provide the original and photocopy of your valid visa or certificate of stay，residence, employment or student status of the country where you are currently staying.

（4） Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas （ applicable to those who were Chinese citizens and have obtained foreign citizenship ）

2. Supporting Documents

Documents on the commercial activity issued by a trade partner in China, or trade fair invitation relevant entity（实体） or individual. The invitation letter should contain :

a） Information on the applicant （ full name, gender, date of birth, etc. ）

b） Information on the planned visit （ purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place（s） to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting entity or individual, financial source for expenditures）

c） Information on the inviting entity or individual （ name, contact telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of the legal representative or the inviting individual ）

3. Application Procedure, Processing Time and Fees

Please visit Chinese Embassy/ Consulate General’s websites for more details based on your State of residence.

【1】Who is this article intended for?

A.Those who want to visit China for personal issues.

B.Those who apply for Chinese passport recently.

C.Those who want to go sightseeing in China recently.

D.Those coming to China for commerce and trade.

【2】What can we conclude about the photo of the passport?

A.Any black and white photo is OK.

B.The photo must be taken in color recently.

C.The photo must be taken on the ground.

D.The photo must show your full body.

【3】What should the trade partner in China provide?

A.An invitation letter with necessary information.

B.The applicant’s passport and photocopy.

C.The permission from the Chinese Embassy.

D.The financial condition of the applicant.

25、I once worked as a PE teacher. One day, my left arm got severely ________ in a crash, and it was later amputated (截肢) below my elbow.

Back home after the operation, I found everything a ________ . My husband Owen tried to help me with things, but I wanted to be ________ . I called my left arm Stumpy and tried to ________ .

I really wanted to get back into ________ . Figuring that getting active would aid my ________ , I started going to the gym. First I tried to swim and got to the ________ of the 25 m lane. Then I tried triathlon (铁人三项). I learned how to ________ the bike with one arm and started running again. Within a year, I ________ New Zealand’s first athlete with disabilities to win silver medals at the Paratriathlon World Cup.

I began ________ the youth with physical disabilities to get into sports for the disabled through ________ action. In 2020, I got a bronze medal after competing in the first qualification race for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. ________ , when COVID-19 hit, all travel plans stopped. Thus I decided to do New Zealand’s ________ event, the Coast to Coast.

Generally, the ________ run for 36 km, cycle for 70 km and go kayaking (划皮艇) for 50 km from Kumara Beach on the South Island’s West Coast to Christchurch’s New Brighton Beach. I ________ hard over the next six months. Kayaking with Stumpy was very painful, but I tried not to let it ________ me. At the three-day event, I ________ the finish line. At the last few kilometers, I heard loud ________ . So many people came to support me.

People are surprised that the three years since having my arm amputated have been the ________ of my life. I think life is short, but things can ________ in a heartbeat.

【1】

A．punished

B．accused

C．puzzled

D．injured

【2】

A．fault

B．lesson

C．challenge

D．tradition

【3】

A．awake

B．mature

C．different

D．independent

【4】

A．fade

B．adapt

C．blame

D．reflect

【5】

A．sport

B．technology

C．sleep

D．growth

【6】

A．recovery

B．power

C．honor

D．assessment

【7】

A．order

B．spot

C．end

D．team

【8】

A．repair

B．replace

C．balance

D．match

【9】

A．met

B．became

C．remembered

D．supported

【10】

A．warning

B．allowing

C．promising

D．encouraging

【11】

A．concrete

B．indirect

C．simple

D．opposite

【12】

A．Otherwise

B．Besides

C．However

D．Therefore

【13】

A．easiest

B．toughest

C．slowest

D．busiest

【14】

A．workers

B．teachers

C．organizers

D．competitors

【15】

A．hit

B．trained

C．thought

D．pulled

【16】

A．follow

B．hurt

C．help

D．beat

【17】

A．headed for

B．called for

C．prepared for

D．looked for

【18】

A．crying

B．cheering

C．crash

D．argument

【19】

A．best

B．safest

C．hardest

D．shortest

【20】

A．stay

B．disappear

C．change

D．worsen

26、假定你是李华，你和几位朋友决定利用周末的时间去参观当地的博物馆，请给你们班的英国交换生Peter写封电子邮件，邀请他参加。邮件的内容包括：

1. 集合的时间和地点；

2. 参观的时间和地点；

3. 注意事项(馆内不能照相、参观时保持安静)。

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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