福建省宁德市部分一级达标中学2025年英语高三第一学期期末检测模拟试题.doc

福建省宁德市部分一级达标中学2025年英语高三第一学期期末检测模拟试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．Obama didn’t explain ______ any larger principles have guided him through the historic convulsions of the 2011 Arab Spring.
A．what B．that C．where D．whether
2．—Shall we turn to the boss for a longer holiday?
—He’ll probably say no, ________ it’s worth asking.
A．so B．while
C．unless D．though
3．Sometimes proper answers are not far to seek ________ food safety problems.
A．in B．to
C．on D．after
4．I thought Father would be better, but ______it is, he is getting worse, which makes me more worried.
A．before B．as C．because D．after
5．_____ to manage time wisely, and you can make the most out of each day.
A．Learning B．To learn
C．Learned D．Learn
6．You should set a goal and see ________ you can achieve it in the coming exam.
A．which B．what
C．whether D．when
7．I had hardly rung the bell ________ the door was opened suddenly, and my son rushed out to greet me.
A．before B．until
C．as D．since
8．It was not until 3 days later that the boy came back to life and explained to the police what_______ to him.
A．was happening B．was to happen C．had happened D．has happened
9．Reporters asked him to ______ his position on welfare reform.
A．clarify B．divide C．instruct
10．Jenny nearly missed the flight _________________doing too much shopping.
A．as a result of B．on top of
C．in front of D．in need of
11．You can’t use the computer now, ________ the upgrade of the system is under way.
A．until B．unless
C．as D．after
12．With the help of high technology in the past few years, electronic business _______ to bank industry and travel industry..
A．applied B．have applied
C．has been applied D．had been applied
13．She must have ranked her birthday presents in order of _because the top one is her favorite．
A．value B．time C．interest D．preference
14．— Do you like the book you father bought you?
— Very much. It’s exactly______I wanted.
A．which B．that
C．what D．how
15．I'm sorry you ______ so long, but it' ll still be some time before Jim gets back．
A．wait B．waited C．had waited D．have been waiting
16．The education system in China is very different from ________ in the USA．
A．one B．it
C．those D．that
17．I’m tired out．I stayed up the whole night, ______ for my midterm math exam．
A．studying B．to study C．to be studying D．studied
18．Opening the door, Mrs．Summers found family of cats shut in the bathroom．
A．a; 不填 B．a; the C．the; 不填 D．the; the
19．Come off it! Oversleeping is as lame an excuse as other.
A．one B．each
C．some D．any
20．There are lots of examples of English idioms ________ animals are used.
A．which B．when
C．whose D．where
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）Thousand of students, from all around the world, have helped their international careers by taking EIS English studies at South Thames College London – STCL.
You too can take our first-class EIS courses to learn, and live English in London @ STCL.
1. Our experience
We have provided English for International Students EIS courses to people from around the world for 40 years.
More than 1,000 students take our EIS courses each year, often after are commendation from a friend or relative.
Our teachers have worked in many countries; their experience will help you to develop international English communication skills.
2. A world in one college
The college has students from more than 100 countries.
When you study English with us, you will have the opportunity to meet not only UK students, but also people from all over the world.
3. More than an English school
The college’s main purpose is to provide education and training for our local community.
We have more than 20,000 students, on a range of academic, technical and vocational courses in addition to English language courses.
All students can also use the facilities available at the college—library services, free Internet access, sports & more.
You can join arrange of leisure and social activities.
4. Our range of courses
We have a wide range of courses designed to meet the needs of global citizens in an international environment.
Our courses prepare you both for life in London – perhaps as a student – and for your future career, anywhere in the world.
We help you improve your English so you can communicate more effectively—for study, work or socializing.
Intensive courses meet UK immigration regulations for students.
For information about out intensive English courses, click here.
1、What is the purpose of the passage?
A．To attract students from around the world.
B．To make South Thames College London known.
C．To stress the importance of EIS courses.
D．To compete against other language schools in London.
2、From the passage we learn that ________.
A．the College’s history goes back over a century
B．the teachers there come from all over the world
C．the College has a good reputation among its EIS students
D．the courses there just focus on language learning
3、Which key information is NOT given in this passage?
A．Experience of teacher. B．Main purpose of the College.
C．Range of Courses. D．Approved quality from authorities.
22．（8分）How would you describe your style? Formal? Classical? Casual? Smart? First of all, what is style? Let’s hear a few words of wisdom from the wise. “Style is knowing who you are and what you want to say,” (Gore Vidal); “Style is an expression of individualism mixed with charm,” (John Fairchild); “Style is the perfection of a point of view,” (Robert Eberhart); “Style is a simple way of saying complicated things,” (Jean Cocteau); “Style is the dress of thoughts,” (Lord Chesterfield).
So, now you know what style is, you’ll need to buy some clothes. But where? In the UK, you can get really cheap, stylish, second-hand clothes at charity shops. They’re great if you want exclusive labels but don’t want to pay the price. The only difficulty is discovering where the really good bargains are. But don’t worry, Leila Gray can help you here. She’s the proud owner of a vintage Hardy Amies coat, picked up at a charity shop for ￡3---a good deal when you realize it cost more than ￡800 new. “You have to go to the richer areas of a city,” she says. “That’s where all the labels are. It can take a bit of hunting around, but that is half the fun, and there’s a lot of buried treasure just waiting to be discovered.”
So, now you know where to buy your new, stylish clothes, how do you acquire your style? Experts say that mixing and matching from charity shops can help you find your own style----something that’s really you. That’s what Scottish musician Morus did. “My fashion tip is this,” he says, “Look at yourself with the eye of a graphic designer. If you can’t be attractive, aim for ‘interesting’ or ‘original’.” Momus’ unique style could even make him happier, too. As psychologist Marilyn Elias explains, the happiest people “judge themselves by their own yardsticks, never against what others do or have”.
Shoichi Aoki, the founder of Japanese street style magazine FRUiTS, agrees. “I think real fashion is what people wear on the streets, the clothes that they wear, the way that they wear them,” he says. “What you see in fashion magazines and on models has been styled and it’s more commercial.” He says that his inspiration for FRUiTS came from people combining traditional Japanese clothing such as the kimono and “geta” (Japanese wooden clogs) with Western fashion. “This really caught my eye,” Aoki adds. These styles may seem wild, but Aoki’s idea is not: be bold, be creative and find something that suits you.
Maybe it’s time to create your own look. There are many online guides to help you. Perhaps the best advice comes from a website called wikiHow, “If you see something you like,” it says, “feel free to copy, but don’t make yourself a clone… mix it up and make it yours.” Think about it!
1、What should you first do to choose they style that best suits you?
A．Follow the images of the wise people. B．Go for whatever is fashionable.
C．Simplify complicated expressions. D．Figure out what a true style is.
2、What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Getting clothes of leading brands. B．Buying clothes at rather low prices.
C．Searching for really good bargains. D．Starting a charity shop selling clothes.
3、What is the focus of Shoichi Aoki and his magazine FRUiTS?
A．Commercialization of fashion magazines.
B．Expression of something personal and creative.
C．Designing fashionable wear for men in the street.
D．Promoting Japanese traditional clothing worldwide.
4、What is probably the best title for the passage?
A．How to find the style that suits you B．Where to pick up a bargain
C．What to wear to develop your style D．Whom to model to be popular
23．（8分） Unless you’re very young or very old,it's likely you have some kind of relationship with email, whether you get hundreds of messages a day or a few dozen a week. A new study suggests that how we deal with these incoming messages could be affecting our stress levels and overall health.
A team from the Future Work Centre in the UK surveyed 2,000 people across various industries, sectors, and job roles, asking participants how they managed their email and how much associated stress they felt as a result. Overall, those who spent the most time organising and staying on top of messages felt the most email-related pressure too.
“While email can be a valuable communication tool, it’s clear that it’s a source of stress of frustration for many of us. The people who reported it being most useful to them also reported the highest levels of email pressure!” said one of the team, Richard MacKinnon.
Two of the habits linked to more email-related stress were checking for messages first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Half of those surveyed had push notifications (消 息推送）set up for new email, while 62 percent of respondents left their email app open all day and all night. Both were linked to higher levels of email pressure. The survey also found that managers suffered more than non-managers.
Stress is not just a problem when it comes to our mood—it’s been linked to a lot of disorders such as heart disease， weight gain， memory impairment (减弱），digestive problems,and depression.
The researchers suggest that the relationship between email-related stress and the negative impact on home life is not the same for everyone.
1、What’s the purpose of the study?
A．To find out how many people have an email account.
B．To know what sort of people use email most.
C．To find out how email management is related to stress.
D．To show what changes email has brought about to people.
2、What does Richard Mackinnon think of email?
A．It brings more strengths. B．It is not an essential tool.
C．It is a double-edged sword. D．It makes people puzzled.
3、Which of the following habits causes the most stress?
A．Checking email in the morning.
B．Checking email in the evening.
C．Keeping email app open at work.
D．Setting up push notifications for new email.
4、Where does the text most probably come from?
A．Science fiction. B．A science report.
C．fashion magazine. D．A book guide.
24．（8分）Microsoft has developed a new smartphone app that interprets eye signals and translates them into letters, allowing people with ALS（渐冻症）to communicate with others from a phone.
The GazeSpeak app combines a smartphone’s camera with artificial intelligence to recognize eye movements in real time and convert them into letters, words and sentences.
For people suffering from ALS also known as motor neurone（神经元）disease, eye movement can be the only way to communicate. “Current eye-tracking input systems for people with ALS or other motor disabilities are expensive, not constant under sunlight, and require frequent readjustment and considerable, relatively fixed systems,” said Xiaoyi Zhang, a researcher at Microsoft who developed the technology.
“To reduce the drawbacks…we created GazeSpeak, an eye-gesture communication system running on a smartphone, and is designed to be low-cost, constant, portable and easy to learn.”
The app is used by the listener by pointing their smartphone at the speaker. A chart stuck to the back of the smartphone is then used by the speaker to determine which eye movements to make for communication.
The label shows four grids（方格） of letters, which each correspond to a different eye movement. By looking up, down, left or right, the speaker selects which grids they want the letters belong to. The artificial intelligence algorithm（计算程序） is then able to predict the word or sentence they are trying to say.
Zhang’s research, Smartphone-Based Gaze Gesture Communication for People with Motor Disabilities, is set to be presented at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in May.
1、How does the new smartphone app help people with ALS?
A．By connecting its camera with sufferers’ appearance.
B．By communicating with people directly with a camera.
C．By changing eye movements into detailed written information.
D．By looking into the eyes of the sufferers.
2、Why did the researchers develop GazeSpeak？
A．GazeSpeak will have fewer disadvantages.
B．Current systems can’t function effectively.
C．GazeSpeak can be properly used in the medical field.
D．Current systems can increase the risk of motor disabilities.
3、What can we know according the text?
A．Sufferers’ eye movements are determined by GazeSpeak.
B．Current systems are solid but costly for sufferers.
C．GazeSpeak has helped people a lot.
D．GazeSpeak hasn’t been practically on the market.
25．（10分） During the two and a half years since I settled down in Germany, I’ve caught a cold several times and gotten to experience how different German cold remedies (疗法）are from the Chinese ones.
Back in Taiwan, whenever I had a streaming nose and a dry throat, I’d rush to the hospital to get prescribed medicine. For a fever, I would receive a red pill, which I now know is a type of antibiotic (抗生素).
Another thing I know now is that the criminal behind my cold is a virus. The drugs I used only relieved the symptoms. When I went to a German hospital intending to get some medicine to treat my cold, I got nothing more than a pat on my shoulder and words from the doctor, saying that I should get some really good rest. The first time this happened, I was shocked. I wondered how I could put up with my sickness without the help of medicine. But the longer I stayed in Germany, the better I knew how to self-medicate as other Germans do.
I learned to take vitamin C to build up my resistance. But what I like the most is drinking “Erkaltungstee”. For German people, Erkaltungstee is what their grandmother gives them when they catch a cold. It’s a tea bag mainly made of lime flower and orange rind.