2025-2026学年山西省晋中市平遥县二中英语高三上期末质量检测试题.doc

2025-2026学年山西省晋中市平遥县二中英语高三上期末质量检测试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．---Will you be_____________ this evening，Mary？
---That depends. I am afraid I will be with my manager，discussing a plan.
A．convenient B．suitable
C．available D．efficient
2．If Kate had known what was _______ for her, she would not have married Tom.
A．in response B．in return
C．in reaction D．in store
3．Students are always interested in finding out _______ they can go with a new teacher.
A．how far B．how soon C．how often D．how long
4．--- How did you like the concert last night?
--- I enjoyed it very much, but the dancers ______ a better job.
A．could have done B．couldn’t have done C．could do D．had done
5．Several of us were asked to attend the meeting, as ________ below.
A．listed B．listing
C．to be listed D．having listed
6．Ever since the new park was opened to the public last month, I ______ a walk in it every morning.
A．am taking B．take
C．have taken D．have been taking
7．What surprised us most is that he doesn’t know ________ the differences between the two books lie.
A．that B．what C．which D．where
8．Lichun is a Chinese word for one of the 24 solar terms, means the beginning of spring.
A．who B．that C．whose D．which
9．—What a mess! You are always so lazy!
—I’m not to blame, mum. I am ________ you have made me.
A．how B．what C．that D．who
10．The English in this story has been simplified to make it easier _______.
A．to be understood B．understood C．understanding D．to understand
11．Though a farmer, Zhu zhiwen has became a huge success as a singer, whose story is really ________ of great inspiration.
A．everything B．nothing C．the one D．one
12．At the meeting they discussed three different ________ to the study of mathematics.
A．approaches B．means
C．methods D．ways
13．His suggestion_______to see the film Avatar interested every one of us.
A．that we go B．which we should go C．that we would go D．we should go
14．—Mum，look at my shoes．I need a new pair．
—________．I bought them for you only a week ago!
A．You bet B．You said it
C．You don't say D．You name it
15．I don’t like fish, so I eat it unless I was extremely hungry.
A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．wounldn’t
16．We all Chinese people are called on to learn from Lei Feng, _______ we think set a good example to all of us.
A．whose B．who
C．that D．whom
17．There was also a wallet sitting inside the car with a lot of money ______.
A．reaching out B．sticking out C．picking out
18．—Do you really plan to drop out of the football team?
—________ It’s time for me to concentrate on my study.
A．I’m just kidding. B．Definitely not.
C．I mean it D．What a pity!
19．The national park has a large collection of wildlife, ________ from butterflies to elephants.
A．to range B．range
C．ranging D．ranged
20．—How was your job interview?
—Very successful. I ________ my homework about the company, you know.
A．had done B．have done
C．did D．was doing
第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
21．（6分） When 12 girls from San Fernando high school in California received a grant (助学金) to develop an invention to solve a real-world problem, they decided to create a solar-powered shelter. Now for over a year, the girls have been working after school and over the winter and spring breaks to complete their project. “They have this amazing drive that I've never seen before, ” said Violet Mardirosian, a math teacher at San Fernando High. “I thought at the beginning that maybe some of them would give up, saying 'I didn't expect this much work,' but they don't. They're just working hard and they're not giving up.”
Living in a low-income community (社区), the girls have seen the problem of homelessness first-hand, which is why they chose that population to create a product for. Many of them are also from immigrant families and hope the solar-powered shelter might help refugees(难民). Seventeen-year-old Maggie Mejia said that while she had no engineering experience, the girls figured out as a team how to create the prototype (雏形), using how-to videos and books that taught them how to code. But the most important lesson she's learned over the course of the project isn't technical. “I've learned a lot about helping others, helping the community and showing a better world to other people,” she said.
The girls have been invited to MIT to show their invention. Mardirosian says all the participating students have expressed interest in going into STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields and that students from lower grades are already expressing interest in being involved next year. She says, “Many of them didn't think about engineering before. They thought maybe they're not made out to be an engineer. But working together, now they realize they're all needed in this field. Everyone has found their importance in this picture.”
1、Why did Mardirosian think some girls would quit the subject?
A．It was not practical in real life.
B．It demanded a lot of time and energy.
C．It was not supported by their math teacher.
D．It required a lot of money and expert knowledge.
2、Why did the girls decide to create a solar-powered shelter?
A．To save energy. B．To win a scholarship.
C．To help the homeless. D．To be admitted to MIT.
3、According to Maggie, what is the most valuable lesson she has learned from the project?
A．How to code. B．The power of teamwork.
C．The way to teach herself. D．How to make the world a better place.
4、What does Mardirosian think of the project?
A．It taught girls to be independent. B．It should be continued next year.
C．It inspired girls' interest in STEM. D．It showed the importance of engineering.
22．（8分）International Weather Forecast (January 18th, 2008)
Paris Weather
Today: Plentiful sunshine. High 59F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Generally clear. Low near 35F. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow: A mainly sunny sky. High 59F. Winds ENE at 5 to l0 mph.
Tomorrow night: A mostly clear sky. Low 36F. Winds light and variable.
New York Weather
Today: Cloudy with rain and snow showers Temps nearly steady in the mid 39s.Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Tonight: Rain and snow showers this evening changing to rain showers overnight. Low 34F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Tomorrow: Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day. High around 45F. Winds WNW at l0 to 20 mph.
Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy early with increasing clouds overnight Low 29F.Winds W at 5 to10 mph.
London Weather
Today: Cloudy and windy. High 56F. Winds WSW at 20 to 30 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy and windy. Low 43F. Winds W at 20 to 30 mph.
Tomorrow: Windy with occasional light rain. High 58F. Winds SW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
Tomorrow night: Cloudy and windy. Periods of light rain early. Low 54F. Winds WSW at 20 to 30 mph, Chance of rain 60%.
Sydney Weather
Today: Cloudy with periods of rain. High 73F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch.
Tonight: Rain. Low near 70F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.
Tomorrow: Showers in the morning with isolated thunderstorms arriving in the afternoon. High 78F. Winds NNE at 5 to10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Tomorrow night: An isolated thunderstorm possible during the evening, then occasional showers overnight. Low near 70F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
1、Which city has the strongest wind on January 19th?
A．Paris.
B．New York.
C．London.
D．Sydney.
2、There will be thunderstorms in Sydney on__________.
A．the evening of January 18th
B．the afternoon of January 18th
C．the morning of January 19th
D．the afternoon of January 19th
3、If you go on a tour on January l8th, which of the following places of interest is the most favorable according to the weather report?
A．The Eiffel Tower.
B．Statue of Liberty.
C．Big Ben.
D．The Sydney Opera House
23．（8分）Bats are the only mammals(哺乳动物) that can fly a great distance, but they have another ability. Many bats live a very long time for an animal of their size. European researchers are studying bats to understand why they lives0 long. They hope to make discoveries aimed at fighting the aging process in human beings.
Last week, the group of scientists said they had identified important biological qualities in some bat species. The group studied bat chromosomes(染色体), a line of genes found in the nucleus(细胞核) of cells. The scientists were most interested in structures connected to the ends of the chromosomes. They are called telomeres(端粒), which protect the ends of chromosomes and shorten each time a cell divides. Scientists believe this shortening process causes cells to breakdown. They say this is what causes aging.
The European researchers studied 493 bats from four bat species. The group used information that had been gathered over more than 60 years. Of these animals ，the greater mouse-eared bat generally lived the longest, an average of 37 years. The scientists said this and a related species, which are grouped together under the name Myotis, had telomeres that did not shorten with age. Another Myotis bat holds the record for oldest age, reaching 41years. The scientists’ findings suggest that these bats cells have the ability to maintain and repair their telomeres. This, they said, helps guard against the aging process.
Based on its body size, a bat like the greater mouse-eared bat would be expected to live four years. But, these mammals have been found to live nearly 10 times longer than that. The scientists found that only 19 species of mammals live longer than humans when their body size is considered. Eighteen of these are bats.
1、European researchers are studying bats mainly hoping to .
A．learn the living habit of bats.
B．find out why bats enjoy a long life.
C．try to understand why bats can fly as a mammal
D．discover a good way to prevent human beings from aging.
2、What does the second paragraph mainly explain to us?
A．The structures of bats’ chromosomes.
B．What cause aging biologically.
C．The functions of telomeres.
D．What causes cells to break down.
3、The greater mouse-eared bat and Myotis bat live so long because .
A．they are grouped together under the name Myois
B．their telomeres are decreasing with age
C．their ells are able to keep up and fix their telomeres
D．their bodies produce more telomeres than human beings
4、From the last paragraph, we can infer that. .
A．bats live 10 times longer that human beings
B．bats enjoy the longest life among mammals
C．bats like the greater mouse-eared bat should have lived longer
D．Most bats live longer than human beings considering their body size
24．（8分）In December 2008, Caroline Kennedy — daughter of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy—sat down, as a frontrunner for the Senate seat in New York, for a televised interview that helped decide the future of her campaign. The result was a disaster.
Her performance wasn’t well received, in part because her speech was full of filler words—“ums,” “ahs” and “you knows.” One listener counted 27 “ums” and 38 “you knows” in the space of five minutes. A few weeks after the interview, Kennedy ended her Senate campaign.
Filler words may seem natural in everyday speech, but they can be deadly in formal presentations. “Using excessive fillers is the most annoying speech habit,” said Susan Ward, a speech specialist. “They take your listener’s attention away often to the point that he doesn’t hear anything you say. Your message is entirely lost.”
Many speakers are afraid of pause. They believe their audience will think they are inarticulate (不善于表达) if they pause to think of what to say next, so they use filler words to avoid the silence. However, a pause is actually more impressive than a filler word. Listeners know that the speaker is thinking, trying to find the right word. Sometimes a pause can actually improve a speech, as when an actor uses a dramatic pause to hold the attention of his audience. A speaker shouldn’t be afraid to pause occasionally during a speech; it shows self-confidence.
It takes some work to cut out filler words. You can begin by taking a few seconds to think about what you want to say the next time you are asked a question. This pause will help you begin powerfully, and it will help you avoid using a filler word.
The same public speaking technique applies when you are shifting from one idea to another. While you may be tempted to fill the silence between ideas with a filler word, remember to allow yourself to pause and think about what you want to say next.
If you need help overcoming your “um” problem, consider asking a family member or a friend to point out when you use filler words. You also could record an upcoming presentation and then watch yourself in action. You may be amazed at how often you say “um” or “uh”!
Although we live in a fast-paced society that seemingly demands instant answers, we must use the pause to our advantage. Finally, we should only speak when we are ready.
1、In the first two paragraphs of the article the writer intends to ______.
A．introduce Caroline Kennedy to readers
B．illustrate how deadly filler words can be in the public speech
C．explain what filler words are
D．remind readers that they should count filler words used in public speeches
2、The reason why filler words are considered annoying by speech specialist is that ______.
A．they prevent the listener from focusing on what the speaker is saying.
B．they convey the speaker’s superiority to the listener.
C．they mean the speaker is not articulate at all.
D．they make the speaker appear self-confident.
3、When used properly, pauses in speeches can actually ______.
A．give the speaker more credibility
B．hold the attention of the audience
C．show the speaker’s deep insight
D．help the audience relax
4、Which of the following is NOT suggested as a way to get rid of filler words?
A．To have mental training in order to think faster.
B．To ask someone else to point out when you use filler words.
C．To watch a recording of your own speech.
D．To practice thinking for a moment before answering a question.
25．（10分） It was rush hour on the morning of June 1 in the West Texas city of San Angelo. Heather Santellano, 36, was driving her white 2012 Mazda on Houston、 Harte Frontage Road with her nine-year-old daughter and ten-year- old son in the back. Suddenly, a red pickup truck cut them off. Santellano turned the wheel hard to the right, sending the Mazda skidding off the road and down an embankment(堤)that ended in a drop-off after about 50 feet. If the car didn't stop, it would go airborne and plunge onto the road some 20 feet below.
Then a bit of luck: As the car raced toward the edge, its undercarriage got stuck on the cement lip of the e