海南省三亚华侨学校2025学年高三英语第一学期期末检测模拟试题含解析.doc

海南省三亚华侨学校2025学年高三英语第一学期期末检测模拟试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Jim told us all that _______ he said so at the meeting was right.A．all B．whatC．all that D．that2．To be an expert, a beginner needs to go through a series of _____ stages.A．intermediate B．liberalC．overall D．demanding3．Maria is constantly making efforts, she deserves the goal of entering the key university.A．achieving B．to achieve C．being achieved D．to be achieve4．My teacher asked me to copy _____ article _____ second time． A．an; the B．an; a C．the; a D．the; the5．The lady standing over there may be from the USA, _____ I guess has lost her way.A．whom B．whoC．which D．where6．We have decided to fulfill the task in time, difficulties we may meet with.A．no matter how B．however C．whatever D．whichever7．There is a wide ________of reference books to be found, so ________you look for some material needed, you can turn to me.A．kind; the last time B．sort; every timeC．variety; next time D．type; the moment8．With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth ________ each year.A．is washing away B．is being washed awayC．are washing away D．are being washed away9．－What about inviting Tracy to host the party?－Good idea! She is very quick in mind. Oh, _______, here she comes.A．don’t pull my leg B．a little bird told meC．speak of the devil D．it’s a piece of cake10．This restaurant has become popular for its wide ______ of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.A．production B．offerC．range D．division11．Taking online reading into consideration, we can challenge the assumption ____ reading for pleasure continues to decrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when12．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．whether13．Mike is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does his boss.A．serves B．satisfiesC．promises D．supports14．— I am worn out. — Me too, all work and no play. So it’s time to ________.A．burn the midnight oil B．push the limitsC．go with the flow D．call it a day15．The popularity of government posts has dropped in recent years, though the civil service jobs are still favored by the Chinese as they offer a _______ stable career.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly16．For the final ______ of our journey，we decided to take the coach.A．leg B．roundC．distance D．path17．The famous player tried again and again after each failure. That’s _____ he succeeded at last.A．what B．whenC．whether D．why18．Their products enjoy 30 percent ________ of the market in this country because both the quality and their service are fine.A．features B．shares C．interests D．sales19．My sister met him in the street yesterday afternoon, so he ______ your lecture.A．shouldn’t have attended B．couldn’t have attendedC．mustn’t have attended D．needn’t have attended20．As you go through this book, you ________ that each of the millions of people who lived through World War II had a different experience.A．will find B．foundC．had found D．have found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 。