湖南省懷化市中方縣二中2025屆英語高三第一學期期末復習檢測模擬試題含解析

湖南省懷化市中方縣二中2025屆英語高三第一學期期末復習檢測模擬試題考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Itsagoodideatogetstudentstoretellastorytheirownwords．A．of B．in C．by D．through2．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．another B．other C．theother D．others3．Thiswasreturnedbecausetheperson________thisletterwasaddressedhaddiedthreeyearsago.A．towhom B．towhichC．which D．whom4．______tosuccesscan’tdefeatus.Instead,theycanonlymakeusstronger.A．Attempts B．BarriersC．Contributions D．Access5．BillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwardsagainthisyear,andhisperformancesalways________theexpectationsofmostaudience.A．signupfor B．dropoutofC．bebenton D．liveupto6．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot7．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when8．Wewillremain______tothepathofpeacefuldevelopmentandshouldermoreinternationalresponsibilities.A．committing B．committed C．tobecommitted D．tohavecommitted9．Theteacherspokesofastthatitwashardforthestudentsto______whathewassaying.A．takein B．takeoff C．takeon D．takeafter10．Someonewholacksstayingpowerandperseveranceisunlikelyto______agoodresearcher.A．makeB．turnC．getD．grow11．Wesellalotofproductsoffshoreandtheopportunitytoopenupmarketsinregions________wedon'tcurrentlysellalottoisagreatone.A．where B．thatC．what D．when12．Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend13．Thisrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmosphere______manyothersareshortof.A．where B．whenC．that D．what14．—I’mburntoutasI’vebeenworkingonmyessayallthetime.—____________.You’llsurelymakeit.A．Don’tputonairs B．GivemeabreakC．Don’tgetonmynerve D．Hanginthere15．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．althoughD．though16．It'salwaysagoodideatohaveasecondkeysomewhere________youlosethefirstone.A．incase B．nowthatC．eventhough D．aslongas17．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto18．Eachparty_______respectthearticlesofthiscontract,oradouble-sizedfinancialpunishmentisamust.A．will B．could C．shall D．should19．—HowmuchdoyouchargefortheiPhone?—Well,itcostme$400,butI’ll________20%asit’snolongernew.A．reducetoB．decreasetoC．knockoffD．cutoff20．Asisknown,itwasHuJintao,_______presidentofournation,whogave________lectureattheceremonyofNationalDayA．the;a B．the;/ C．a;the D．/;a第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Forpeople,manyotheranimals,familymatters.Considerhowmanyjobsgotorelatives.Orhowanantwillcruellyattackintruder(入侵的)antsbutrescueinjured,closelyrelatednest-mates.Therearegoodevolutionaryreasonstoaidrelatives,afterall.Now,itseems,familyfeelingsmaystirinplantsaswell.ACanadianbiologistplantedtheseedoftheideamorethanadecadeago,butmanyplantbiologistsregardeditasheretical—plantslackthenervoussystemsthatenableanimalstorecognizekin(家族),sohowcantheyknowtheirrelatives?Butwithaseriesofrecentfindings,thebeliefthatplantsreallydocarefortheirmostgeneticallyclosepeers—inaquiet,plantyway—istakingroot.Somespeciescontrolhowfartheirrootsspread,otherschangehowmanyflowerstheyproduce,andafewtilt(傾斜)orshifttheirleavestominimizeshadingofneighboringplants,favoringrelatedindividuals.“Weneedtorecognizethatplantsnotonlysensewhetherit’slightordarkorifthey’vebeentouched,butalsowhomtheyareinteractingwith,”saysSusanDudley,aplantevolutionaryecologist,whoseearlyplantkinrecognitionstudiessparkedtheinterestofmanyscientists.Beyondbroadeningviewsofplantbehavior,thenewworkmayhaveapracticalside.InSeptember2018,ateaminChinareportedthatriceplantedwithkingrowsbetter,afindingthatsuggestedfamilytiescanbeusedtoimprovecropyields.“Itseemsanytimeanyonelooksforit,theyfindakineffect,”saysAndreKessler,achemicalecologistatCornellUniversity.1、Whyareantsmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowhowcruelantsaretotheirenemies.B．Tolayfoundationfortheideaofplants’familyfeelings.C．Tointroducethetopicofhowfamilymatterstoanimals.D．Toexplainwhypeopleusuallygivemorejobstotheirrelatives.2、Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“heretical”?A．Indescribable. B．Understandable. C．Impossible. D．Traditional.3、Whatmaybetheplants’wayofexpressingtheircareforrelatives?A．Theystopproducingflowerstoavoidcompetition.B．Theyspreadtheirrootsfarsoastoprotecttheirpeers.C．Theycarefortheirinjuredpeersbysilentlytakingroots.D．Theymovetheirleavestosharesunlightwiththeirclosepeers.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Differentplantsmustn’tbeplantedtogether.B．Cornplantedwithcorncanproducemorethanthatwithrice.C．Chinahasputtheideaintowidepracticeandachievedgreatsuccess.D．Thecloserriceisplantedwiththeirrelativesthemoretheywillproduce.22．（8分）MoonshakerGV

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Alcott’s.23．（8分）FiveoftheBestTheatreShowsWarHorseItispossiblytheNational’sbiggesthit,havingplayedin11countriestomorethansevenmillionpeople.Now,MarianneElliottandTomMorris’sproductionreturnstothevenue11yearsafteritsfirstshow.AChristmastreat.NationalTheatre,November8toJanuary5ChristmasSpectacularThesmallNorfolktownofFakenhamreceivesaround110,000visitorsannuallyforthisseasonalinstitution,whichhasbeenrunningfor42years.Eventheroyalfamilyhavecometotheshow.ThursfordCollection,November6toDecember23CompanyThetrendforgender-changerolescontinueswithStephenSondheim’s1970musical,inwhichtheheroBobby—turning35andatanemotionalcrossroads—becomesthefemaleBobbie.Itworks.IntheupdatedCompany,theplotremainsthesameandthere’sfunnyactingfromRosalieCraiginthelead.MarianneElliottdirectswithherhabitualimagination.GielgudTheatre,November7toMarch30MacbethTherehavebeenacoupleofversionsoftheScottishPlaythisyear.TheGlobehopesforabetteropeningforitswinterseason.TherestoftheseasonincludesMarlowe’sDoctorFaustuswithPaulineMelynnasMephistopheles,andRichardⅡwithacastofwomenofcolour.Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre,November7toFebruary2TroilusandCressidaTopresentPoloniusinHamlet,theproductionofthis“problem”playiscomical-historicalinnewRSC(英國皇家莎士比亞劇團)staging.ThereiseventhefirstdeafactorinamainstreamRSCrole,CharlotteArrowsmith,signingherlinesasCassandra.RoyalShakespeareTheatre,November8toNovember171、ThefollowingshowscanbewatchedonChristmasDayEXCEPT________.A．WarHorse B．ChristmasSpectacularC．Company D．Macbeth2、WhatcanwelearnaboutCompany?A．TheheroBobbybecomesaladyinthemusical.B．BobbyfallsinlovewithBobbieinthestory.C．In1970,StephenSondheimwroteanovelcalledCompany.D．MarianneElliottstarsinCompanyandheractingisinteresting.3、WhereisRichardⅡonduringthiswinterseason?A．RoyalShakespeareTheatre. B．GielgudTheatre.C．ThursfordCollection. D．Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre.4、WhichroledoesthefirstdeafactorplayinRSC?A．Polonius. B．Charlotte.C．Cassandra. D．Hamlet.24．（8分）Whenwehearofdangerousdiseases,cancerandheartdiseaseareoftenwhatfirstcometomind.Recently,aviruscalledEbolahasreappearedinGuinea,killing62peoplesofar.Itleadstohighfever,bleedingandsoon.Ebolacankill90%ofthoseinfected(感染),especiallyinunderdevelopedsocietieslikethoseinAfrica.EbolaisnamedaftertheEbolaRiver,whereitwasfirstdiscoveredin1976.TherearefivedifferenttypesoftheEbolavirus,eachnamedafterwheretheyfirsthappened:Sudan,IvoryCoast,Reston,Bundibugyo,andZaire.Thedeadliestofthefive,Zaire,wasresponsibleforthe2012outbreak,andisbelievedtobeattackingGuinea.Ebolaisnaturallyfoundinfruitbats,whichpassonthevirustootheranimalsbybitingorsuckingontheirblood.HumanswhoaresufferingfromtheEbolainfectionmighthavetouchedthebodilyfluids(體液)oftheinfectedanimals.Onceinfected,ahumanbecomesacarrierofthedeadlyvirus.Sinceweliveinaninterconnectedworld,wherethesituationinonecountrycanaffectusall,theeffectsofEbolaarehuge:damagingtraderelations,affectingforeignvisitors,andweakeningentirecountries.AlreadytheGuineavirusisspreadingfastwithafewcasesspottedinConakry—thecapitalcityofGuinea,farawayfromtheoriginofthevirus.ItisfearedthatthediseasemayhavealreadyreachedneighboringLiberiaandSierraLeone,too.Unfortunately,therearenodisease-specifictreatmentsforEbola.Healthcareworkersonlysupplytheinfectedpeoplewithwatertokeepthemingoodcondition.Sincetherehavebeenmanycasesofnursescatchingthediseasefrompatients,theyareforcedtowearstrictprotectiveclothes,andinsomecases,notevenallowedtogetclosetotheinfected.ThefactthatthereisnocurefortheEbolavirusiswhatmakestheoutbreakachallengingonetocontrol.1、Fromthetextweknowthat________.A．EbolaisnaturallyfoundinfruitB．EbolaisahighlyinfectiousvirusC．EbolaisanewlydiscovereddiseaseD．EbolaisrecentlycontrolledinGuinea2、WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A．ThecausesofEbola.B．TheoriginofEbola.C．ThetreatmentforEbola.D．TheinfluencesofEbola.3、InEbolainfectedareas,healthcareworkers_______.A．facethedangerofcatchingvirusB．takemeasurestoprotectthenursesC．givewaterandmedicinetothepatientsD．dowhatevertheycantosavetheinfected4、Thetextprobablycomesfrom________.A．anEnglishnewspaperB．atouristguideC．asafetybrochureD．amedicalreport25．（10分）BangkokTransportationPublicbusesTheBangkokMassTransitAuthority(BMTA)ischargedwithprovidingbusservicetopeoplelivingandworkinginBangkokandthenearbyprovinces.AsofFebruary,2005,theBMTAoperatedatotalofl13routes,servedby3.526buses,ofwhich1,665wereregularbusesand1,861air-conditionedbuses.Therewerealsoprivately-ownedbusesoperatedundertheBMTAwithatotalof3,535regularandair-conditionedbusesand1,067minibusesincluding2,325smallbuseswhichprovideservicesinlanes.Anaverageof3.4millionpcopleusetheseservicesdaily.TypesofBusesandFaresTypeBuscolorFareServiceTimeRegularbusCream-Red7baht05:00-23:00RegularbusWhite-Blue8baht05:00-23:00ExpresswaybusCream-Red9baht05:00-23:00All-sightservicebusCream-Red8.50baht23:00-05:00AirconditionedbusCream-Blue1113151719baht(dependingonthedistance)05:00-23:00FareExemptionsThefollowingpassengersareeligibleforfreeregularbusservices.1.BMTAbusinspectors2.Mailmeninuniformwhileonduty3.HoldersofBMTAemployeeIDcardsHalf-PriceConcessionsThefollowingpassengersareeligibleforhalf-pricefareswhenusingtheserviceofregularbuses,1.TheblindwithacertificatefromtheAssociationoftheBlind2.Soldiersandpolicemeninuniform3.HoldersofofficialcertificatesormedalsasspecifiedbytheRegulationonBusFareFareConcessionsforAir-conditionedBusesHoldersofthefollowingofficialcertificatesandmedalsareeligibleforair-conditionedbusfarereductions.1.VictoryMedal(Off-springofthismedalarealsoentitled)2.BorderServiceMedal3.Free-MallProtectionMedal4.EuropeanRoyalWarMedal5.Non-activeWarVeteransClasses123and46.BTMAEmployeeIDcardsSearchforbusroutehere@BangkokTourismDivision1、WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheBangkokTransportation?A．BusesinBangkokareofthesamesize.B．Atleast3.4millionpeopletakeabuseveryday,C．BusesoperatedundertheBMTAareownedbyindividuals.D．BMTAprovidescitybusesandinter-provincialbusservice.2、Jonnyseesacream-bluebuscoming.Itmustbe.A．aregularbusB．anight-servicebusC．anair-conditionedbusD．allexpresswaybus3、Whoneedn’tpayfaresonaregularbus?A．AgrandsonofaVictoryMedalholder.B．Apostman,togetherwithhisfamily.C．Ablindpersonwithamedicalcertificate.D．ABMTAinspectorwithhisemployeecard.4、Howmuchshouldasoldierinuniformpaywhenhetakesawhite-bluebus?A．5.50baht.B．4baht.C．7baht.D．8baht.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）完形填空（本題共10小題，閱讀下面短文，然后從各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。Willtheskyeverfall?Theanswerisno.Butifit________,there’snoneedtobeafraid!ChickenLittleisanAmericancartoonfilm.It’sverypopulararoundtheworld.Itsstoryteachesus:don’tworrytoomuchinyour________.OnedayChickenLittleisintheforestwhenanacorn（橡果）fallsonhishead!Thismakeshim________.Hethinksapieceoftheskyisfalling!Hecan’twaittotell________aboutit.Theyrunfortheirlives!Whenpeople________thetruth,noonelikesChickenLittle.Theylaughathim.Hegetsabadnameinthetown.It’stimeforhimtochangeothers’________.ChickenLittlebeginstoplaybaseball.Heisnotbiggerthanaball,_____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B．happens C．leaves D．works2、A．life B．family C．sports D．study3、A．happy B．excited C．surprised D．afraid4、A．anyone B．someone C．everyone D．noone5、A．forget B．write C．know D．ask6、A．minds B．plans C．programs D．jobs7、A．and B．so C．but D．or8、A．lose B．beat C．miss D．win9、A．land B．water C．grass D．sky10、A．difficult B．different C．outgoing D．beautiful第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空Haveyoueveraskedyourselfwhychildrengotoschool?Youwill1．(probable)saythattheygotoschooltolearnlanguages,mathematics,history,scienceandsomeotherknowledge.Thatisquitetrue,2．whydotheylearnthesethings?Wesendourchildrentoschoolinorder3．(prepare)themforthetimewhentheyreallygrowupandwillhavetoworkfor4．(they)．Nearlyeverythingtheystudyatschoolhassomepracticaluseintheirlife.Butisthat5．onlyreasonwhytheygotoschool?Thereismoreineducation6．justlearningfacts.Wegotoschooltolearnhowtolearn,sothatwhenwehaveleftschoolwecancontinuetolearn.Aman7．reallyknowshowtolearnwillalwaysbe8．(succeed)，becausewhenhehastodosomethingnew,hewillnotonlybeabletodoitwellhimself,buthewillalsobeabletoteachothershowtodoitinthe9．(good)way.Thepersonwithpooreducation,ontheotherhand,eitherfindshimselfunabletodosomethingnew,orjust10．(do)itbadly.Themainpurposeofschoolsisnottoteachthosesubjects,buttoteachpupilsthewaytolearn.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加，刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(/\),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意:1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞:2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Lastsummervacationwasmymostpleasantone、MyparentsandIhadmadeatourtoXi’an、Insteadofhavingatravelagencyarrangingourtransportationandaccommodation,webookedthetrainticketsandhotelroomsontheInternetbyus、DuringourtourinXi’an,wewenttomanyplacesofinterestsandtooklotsofphotos,learnedaboutthehistoryofXi’an、NotouristswouldmissthelocalfoodinXi’an,sowouldwe、Weenjoyedthetypicallocalfood,ittastedmoredeliciousthanwehadexpected、HardlyhadIreturnedthanIsharedthephotosandexperiencesformyclassmates、ThetriptoXi’anhasbeensuchhappymemorytomethatIwillneverforgetit、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）你的英國朋友Jim要參加外國人學唱中國歌曲比賽，有兩首歌可以選擇：“好一朵美麗的茉莉花”或者“明月幾時有”。Jim來信希望你能給些建議。請你給他回信，內容包括：1．你建議的歌曲；2．你的理由；3．你的祝愿。注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于50；2.開頭和結尾已給出，不計入詞數(shù)。提示詞：茉莉花：JasmineFlower明月幾時有：TheMid-AutumnTuneDearJim,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

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