2025年四川省广元市虎跳中学英语高三上期末质量检测试题.doc

2025年四川省广元市虎跳中学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．—What does Nicky’s job involve as a public relations director?
—______ quite a lot of time with other people.
A．Spending B．Having spent
C．To spend D．To have spent
2．—The lecture about 3D technology was very interesting.
—It’s a pity. How I wish I ________ time to attend it.
A．had B．have C．had had D．have had
3．______ a book in front of your face, you’ll feel the air moving against your face.
A．Waved B．Wave
C．To wave D．Waving
4．—I'd rather have some wine, if you don't mind.
— ________. Don't forget you will drive.
A．Anything but that B．By all means
C．Take it easy D．I won't say no to this
5．He is confident, ________________ in my opinion, is most important in society.
A．how B．which
C．that D．what
6．It is reported the housing prices in some big cities fall in different degrees.
A．which B．what
C．that D．where
7．If you, the special one in the world, want to show your ______ personality, this T-shirt is exactly what you are looking for.
A．calm B．unique C．straight D．constant
8．—You know quite a lot about the fashion show.
—Well, Cathy ________ it to me during lunch.
A．introduces B．introduced
C．had introduced D．will introduce
9．High­speed trains which travel through my hometown ________ up to 250 km per hour make it a small world.
A．with B．against
C．at D．over
10．John, ________ money was now no problem, started a new company with his friends.
A．for whose B．of whose
C．of whom D．for whom
11．There was also a wallet sitting inside the car with a lot of money ______.
A．reaching out B．sticking out C．picking out
12．My daughter, _________ all kinds of meat, would not like to eat any vegetable, which worries me a lot.
A．devoted to B．addicted to C．accustomed to D．exposed to
13．This is a very interesting book. I’ll buy it，________.
A．how much may it cost B．no matter how it may cost
C．however much it may cost D．whatever may it cost
14．Why do you want a new job ______ you’ve got such a good one already?
A．that B．where
C．which D．when
15．The young man who was expected to ________ his father’s company, made an unusual decision that he would start his own business.
A．hand over B．think over
C．go over D．take over
16．Some of them, ______ in rural villages, had never seen a train.
A．to be born and brought up B．born and brought up
C．having born and brought up D．having been born and brought up
17．— Cathy, in my opinion, is very ______
— Absolutely! She prefers home life to going out.
A．domestic B．energetic
C．dynamic D．enthusiastic
18．Russia's cutting off the gas supply raised a major concern to the European Union, a number of member states are increasingly dependent on one single supplier.
A．whose B．that
C．where D．which
19．-- - Are you satisfied with this house?
----________. We can’t have a nicer one
A．Not a little B．Not a bit C．A little D．A bit
20．It's said that the power plant is now large as what it was.
A．twice as B．as twice
C．twice much D．much twice
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）Imagine a cat that does not need someone to clean up after it keeps an older person company and helps them remember to take their medicine. That is the shared dream of the toy maker Hasbro and scientists at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The researchers received a $ 3-million-dollar award from the National Science Foundation for a special project. They want to find ways to add artificial intelligence, or A．I., to Hasbro’s “Joy for All” robotic.
The cat has already been for sale for two years. Though priced over 1000 dollars, it sold quite well. It was meant to act as a “companion” for older people. Now the project is aimed at developing additional abilities for the cat. Researchers at Brown’s Humanity-Centered Robotics Initiative are working to decide which activities older adults may need the most. They hope to make the cat perform a small number of activities very well. Such activities include finding lost objects and reminding the person to take medicine or visit their doctor. They also want to keep the cost down to just a few hundred dollars.
It is an idea that has appealed to Jeanne Elliott. Her 3-year-old mother Mary Derr lives with her in South Kingstown. Derr has dementia( 痴 呆 ). The Joy for All cat that Elliott bought this year has become a true companion for Derr. The cat stays with Derr and keeps her calm while Elliott is at work. Elliott said a robotic cat that helps her mother to remember to take her medicine and be careful when she walks would be greater.
The researchers are trying to learn how the improved cats will complete helpful activities and how they will communicate. They say that they do not want a talking cat, however. Instead they are trying to design a cat that can move its head in a special way to successfully communicate its message. In the end, they hope to create an exchange between the human and the cat in which the human feels the cat needs them. By doing so, the researchers hope they can even help prevent feelings of loneliness and sadness among elderly people.
1、What’s the purpose of the project?
A．To relieve the pain of the elderly. B．To promote the sales of a medicine.
C．To invent a robotic cat for the elderly. D．To help make the robotic cat smarter.
2、Compared with the old model, the new robotic cat will be .
A．smaller B．cheaper
C．more talkative D．more expensive
3、What does Paragraph 3 intend to tell us?
A．The cat gives much help to the elderly.
B．The more functions of the cat, the better.
C．There is no cure for dementia at present.
D．Mary Derr would have died without the cat.
4、What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．A talking cat is quite popular among the elderly.
B．Feelings of sadness among the elderly are unavoidable.
C．Each family can afford such a cat in the future.
D．The feeling of being needed is vital to the elderly.
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1、Which of the following books save you the most?
A．Furiously Happy
B．Make Your Bed
C．The Silent Wife
D．Magpie Murders
2、Which of the following books can be ordered in advance?
A．The Silent Wife
B．Make Your Bed
C．Furiously Happy
D．Magpie Murders
3、What do all the books have in common?
A．They are all best sellers of the same year.
B．They all have hardcover and paperback.
C．They are all mystery stories.
D．They all have discounted prices.
23．（8分）My reason for starting our family tradition of reading in the car was purely selfish: I could not bear listening to A Sesame Street Christmas for another 10 hours. My three children had been addicted to this cassette（磁带）on our previous summer road trips.
As I began to prepare for our next 500-mile car trip, I came across a book—Jim Trelease’s—The Read Aloud Handbook. This could be the answer to my problem. I thought. So I put Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach into my bag. When I began to read aloud the tale of the boy who escapes the bad guys by hiding inside a giant peach, my three kids argued and fought with each other in their seats. But after several lines, they were attracted into the rhythm of the words and began to listen.
We soon learned that the simple pleasure of listening to a well-written book makes the long miles pas more quickly. Sometimes reading became the most interesting part of the trip. I read Wilson Rawls’s Summer of the Monkeys as we spent two days driving to the beach. We arrived just behind the power crews restoring（恢复）electricity after a tropical storm. The rain continued most of the week, and the beach was covered with oil washed up by the storm. When we returned home, I asked my son what he liked about the trip. He answered without hesitation “The book you read in the car.”
Road trips still offer challenges, even though my children now are teenagers. But we continue to read as we roll across the country. And I’m beginning to see tat reading aloud has done more than help pass the time. For at least a little while, we are not shut in our own electronic worlds. And maybe we've started something that will pass on to the next generation.
1、Why did the author start reading in the car?
A．She wanted to have a better journey.
B．She wanted to keep a family tradition
C．Her children were addicted to reading.
D．Her children were tired of the cassette.
2、How did the children react after the author read a few lines?
A．They kept fighting. B．They hid themselves.
C．They soon settled down. D．They read together aloud.
3、What can we learn about the author and her family’s trip to the beach?
A．They were caught in a storm.
B．They enjoyed reading on the road.
C．They had a good time on the beach.
D．They found reading boring.
4、Which can be the best title for the text?
A．Better Traveling than Reading B．Books that Changed My Children
C．Road Trips Full of Challenges D．Reading Makes Great Road Trips
24．（8分） Twenty-one years ago, my husband gave me Sam, an eight-week-old schnauzer（雪纳瑞犬）, to help ease the loss of our daughter. Sam and I developed a very special bond over the next years.
At one point, my husband and I decided to move to a new home in New Jersey. Our neighbor, whose cat had recently had kittens, asked if we would like one. We were a little apprehensive about Sam’s jealousy and how he would handle his turf（地盘）being invaded, but we decided to risk it.
We picked a little, gray, playful ball of Fur. She raced around chasing imaginary mice and squirrels and jumped from table to chair in the blink of an eye, so we named her Lightning.
At first, Sam and Lightning were very cautious with each other and kept their distance. But slowly, Lightning started following Sam — up the stairs, down the stairs, into the kitchen. Later, when they slept, it was always together; when they ate, it was always next to each other. When I took either one out, the other was always waiting by the door when we returned. That was the way it was for years.
Then, without any warning, Sam was diagnosed as having a weak heart. I had no other choice but to have him put down. The pain was nothing compared with what I experienced when I had to walk into our house alone. This time, there was no Sam for Lightning to greet and no way to explain why she would never see her friend again.
In the following days, Lightning seemed heart-broken. I could see the disappointment in her eyes whenever anyone opened the front door, or the hope whenever she heard a dog bark.
One day as I walked into our living room, I happened to see Lightning was lying next to the sculptured replica（复制品）of Sam that we had bought a few years ago, one arm wrapped around the statue’s neck, contentedly sleeping with her best friend.
1、What does the underlined word “apprehensive” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．Shocked. B．Curious.
C．Worried. D．Eager.
2、How did Sam get along with Lightning at first?
A．Lightning followed Sam everywhere it went.
B．They fought with each other fiercely.
C．They kept a certain distance from each other.
D．Sam was unfriendly to Lightning.
3、What can we infer from the text?
A．Lightning knew Sam had died.
B．Sam means a lot to Lightning.
C．We took Lightning home to accompany Sam.
D．Sam came back to stay with Lightning again.
4、What can be the best title of the text?
A．The Friendship between Sam and Lightning
B．The Coming of Sam and Lightning
C．The Death of Sam to Lightning
D．The Importance of Sam to Us
25．（10分）When we do the same movements with our bodies over and over again, we overuse some muscles. And that overuse can lead to strain (劳损) and injury. Sometimes those problems can come from doing sports. But there is another cause for muscle problems: hand-held technology devices.
Staring down at your phone or tablet for long periods of time puts great tension on your neck. Experts say this posture puts strain on the entire upper body. Muscle strain linked to hand-held technology has become such a common condition that it now has a name: tech neck.
Common symptoms of tech neck are neck pain, loss of feeling in your hands and fingers, headaches -- both mild and severe -- and poor posture. In the worst cases of tech neck, you can lose the strength in your hands and fingers.
You can take simple steps to improve tech neck. Take breaks from using your technology. Stand up and stretch your legs often. Also, give your eyes a break by closing them throughout the day. Do neck exercises. Experts at the website Spine Universe recommend these three neck stretches.
Chin (下巴) Stretch
Move your chin towards your chest. Hold for 5 seconds. The stretch should feel comfortable from your neck to the base of your skull. Repeat 10 times.
Side Lean (倾斜)
Lean your head to the right. Bring your ear close to the shoulder. Hold for 20 seconds. Bring your head back to center, and then tilt it to the left, again holding for 20 seconds. Repeat 3-5 times on each side.
Side-to-Side Head Turning
Turn your chin towards your right shoulder. Hold for 20 seconds. Bring your head back to the center, and then turn it to the left, again holding for 20 seconds. Repeat 3-5 times on each side.
And if your tech neck symptoms get worse, see a health care professional.
1、What does the underlined phrase “tech neck” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．Neck pain caused by sports.
B．Neck care done with technology devices.
C．Protection for problems with certain devices.
D．Neck problems caused by using technology devices.
2、What is the possible result of tech neck?
A．Weak fingers. B．Poor eyesight.
C．Overuse of muscles.