2025屆四川省內(nèi)江市英語高三第一學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考模擬試題含解析

2025屆四川省內(nèi)江市英語高三第一學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Humansspendalotoftimeandmoneyontheirpetsandthepetsgivealltheyhave_____forthat.A．inreturnB．infactC．inshortD．inall2．––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live3．Shehasexpressedherhope______theforeignstudentswillspreadthegoodwillandsincerityoftheChinesepeopletootherpartsoftheworld.A．that B．whichC．whether D．what4．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution5．Manyyoungpeoplejustcan’tlivewithouttheInternet,theydependonforwhateverinformationtheyneed.A．which B．when C．where D．what6．Asasurgeon,Icannotanymistakes;itwouldbedangerousforthepatient.A．a(chǎn)ppreciate B．removeC．offer D．a(chǎn)fford7．Somebusinessownersarekeenonpublicwelfare.Thisislocalserviceshavebeenfunded.A．whether B．what C．where D．how8．________they’vemanagedtogeteverythingfinishedsoquicklyisnotcleartous.A．WhichB．WhatC．ThatD．How9．,hetalksalotabouthisfavoritesingersafterclass.A．Aquietstudentashemay B．QuietstudentashemaybeC．Beaquietstudentashemay D．Quietashemaybeastudent10．—Jackhasbeenoutofconsciousnesssincetheaccident.Willhecometohimself，doctor?—It’sgoingtobetoughbutweanticipatethathewill.A．putthroughB．pullthroughC．putoverD．pullover11．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear12．________andopentovariousinterpretations,thetermsofthenewproposalneedimprovingbasedontheinterestsofbothsides.A．AccessibleB．ApparentC．AmbiguousD．Aggressive13．Aseconomyisdeclining,jobs________totheyoung,continuetobescarce.A．a(chǎn)vailableB．convenientC．comfortableD．valuable14．PresidentXiunderlinesthatitisonlywithjointeffortstokeepmaritimepeace________buildamaritimecommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.A．canwe B．wecan C．thatwecan D．thatcanwe15．Theeducationalreformisnowunderwaythroughoutthecountry,________thestudentsmoreopportunitiestodeveloptotheirgreatestpotential.A．tograntB．havinggrantedC．grantingD．granted16．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout17．—Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation.—Actually,quickeraction_________thoseworkerstrappedinthemine.A．mighthavesaved B．musthavesaved C．shouldhavesaved D．couldhavesaved18．AnewairportmaybeconstructedinNantong,____thepaceofeconomicgrowthwillbeaccelerated.A．inwhichcase B．inthatcase C．inwhatcase D．inwhosecase19．—YoualllikeyourEnglishteacher?—Yeah,shedevotesherself____toteachinganditearnsheragoodreputation．A．originally B．extremely C．obviously D．entirely20．Whenwas_____youlastmetJennifer?Ihaven’tseenherforages.A．itthat B．it C．itwhat D．what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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）The“swim-with-dolphins”touristindustryisbecomingmorepopulareveryyearwiththeincreaseofpeople’sincome.Afterall,itcancostalargeamountofmoneytohavethiskindofholidayexperience.Sotouroperatorstrytoplaceeagerswimmersasnearaspossibletothedolphinsbytryingtopredictwherethedolphinswillbe.Researchhasshownthatwhiledolphinscanmoveawayiftheydonotwanttointeract(交流）withhumanswimmers,theydonotlikeitatalliftheswimmersslipintothewaterdirectlyontopofthemorifhumansareintheirpathoftravel.However,ifswimmersenterthewatertoonesideofthem,thedolphinsdonotavoidtheswimmerstothesameextent.Inallcases,thedolphinsseemtohavebecomemoresensitivetothepresenceoftheswimmers.Fordolphins,swimmingamongorwithhumansisnotnecessarilyahighpriority.Thisresearchhasshownthatonly19%ofanygroupofdolphinswillparticipateininteraction.Youngdolphinsarethemostlikelytointeract;theydoseemcuriousaboutbeingwithhumans.Itisbelievedthattheyseehumansas“entertainment”andthattheinteractionisanewandunusualexperienceforthem.Itisfrequentlyaskedwhether“swim-with-dolphins”tourismshouldbediscontinued.Theadviceisthatdolphinsshouldbegivenenoughperiodsoftimethroughoutthedaywhentheyarenotexposedtotourism.Permittedinteractionsshouldnotbetoodisturbingtothedolphinssincetherecouldbemothersandcalves(幼崽）presentindolphingroups.Thereshouldalsobeeducationalcampaignsaboutthecreaturesandwhatislikelytocausedangertothem.Itisnoteasytoexplaintosomeonethattheycannotfulfilltheirlifelongdreamsbecausethedolphinsareresting,orthatamotherdolphinandcalfareinthearea.Butifwearetoenjoytheseremarkableanimalsandnotjustusethemforourentertainment,thenwemustcarefullymonitorthe“swim-with-dolphins”industryworldwide.1、Whatmakes“swim-with-dolphins”tourismpopular?A．Thelocalgovernment’sencouragement.B．Theimprovementofpeople’slivingstandard.C．Theincreasingnumberoftourists.D．Thehighprofitsoftheindustry.2、Whyareyoungdolphinsmorelikelytoswimwithhumans?A．Theydothisoutofcuriosity.B．Theylikehumansbetter.C．Theyarelesssensitive.D．Theyprefernewthingsbynature.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthe“swim-with-dolphins”industrydoinParagraph4?A．Makepeopleknowthehiddenthreattodolphins.B．Strictlylimittheexpansionoftheindustry.C．Avoidinteractionwithyoungdolphins.D．Exposedolphinstotouristsonlyinthedaytime.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoward“swim-with-dolphins”?A．Negative.B．Cautious.C．Supportive.D．Optimistic.22．（8分）Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationofanycomingsevereweather.Thefirstalertmyhusband,JimmyandIgotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomescrollingtextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthird-floorbedroom,andwechangedthechanneltoourlocalPensacola,Florida,station.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.Thewindbegantoroar,thebonesofthehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.Weneedtoreachthestrongestplace—theclosetonthefirstfloor,whichiswedgedunderneathabrickstaircase.Ididn’tknowhoworifwewouldmakeitdownthesteps.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloorunderneathmeasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.Iheldthebanistertightlyandtriedtomoveforward,butthisintensepressureheldmeinplace,witheverythingrattlingandmoving.Aswereachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewoutandthebackwallofthehousefollowedsuitandtoreoffintothedarknessoutside.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IgraspedJimmy’sarm,tryingtobringJimmywiththenever-fully-shutdoor.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.“Holdon!Holdon!”heyelled.Buttherewasnothinginthisclosettoholdonto.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Thestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjuredandwedidn’tloseanyneighbor.1、Theoccurrenceofthetornadowasconfirmedthrough________.A．somescrollingtextB．thelocalPensacolaFloridastationC．a(chǎn)relativeD．observingthetopoftheirhouse2、Whycouldn’tJimmygetinside?A．Becausehehadtopushhiswife.B．Becausehehasrunoutofallthestrengths.C．Becausethedoordidn’tshut.D．Becausethewindwastoostrong.3、Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’sfeelingduringthetornado?A．gratefulB．frightenedC．upsetD．unexpected4、Whatcanweinferformthepassage?A．Thetornadoestookplaceatmidnight.B．Peopleintornadoesliketoliftofftheirfeetinthemovie.C．Therewasabayinfrontofthecouple’shouse.D．Thedisastercausedpropertylossbutnodeath.23．（8分）I'vejustgottotalkaboutthisproblemI'mhavingwithmypostman.Itallbeganayearago，afterthebirthofhisfirstchild.Notwantingtoappearrude，Iaskedhimaboutthebaby.Thenextweek，notwantinghimtothinkIhadaskedoutofmerepolitenesstheweekbefore.Iaskedallaboutthebabyagain.NowIcan'tbreakthehabit.IfreezewheneverIseehimcoming.Thewords"How'sthebaby？"comeoutontheirown.Itholdsmeup.Itholdshimup.Sowhycan'tIstopit？TheansweristhatIwanthimtolikeme.Cometothinkofit，Iwanteveryonetolikeme.Mysisterhadthesameproblemwiththecaretakerofherblockofflats:"Allheeverdoesiscomplain；hetalksatmeratherthantome，neverlistentoawordIsay，andyetforsomereasonI'malwaysreallynicetohim.I'mworriedincaseIhaveadifficultyoneday，andhewon'tliftafingertohelp."Whataboutatwork？RichardLawton，amanagementtrainer，warns:"Thosemanagerswhoareactuallylikedbymostoftheirstaffarealwaysthosetowhombeinglikedisnottheprimarygoal.Thequalitiesthatmakemanagerspopulararebeinghonestwithstaff，treatingthemashumanbeingsandobservingcommonpolitenesslikesayinghellointhemorning."Toexplainthepoint，Richardmentionsthestoryofthecompanychairmanwhodesperatelywantedtobelikedandwho，aftermakingoneofhismanagersfired，saidwithmoist（濕潤(rùn)的）eyesthathewasso，sosorrythemanwasleaving.Theemployeereplied""Ifyouwerethatsorry，Iwouldn'tbeleaving."Thelessonbeing，therefore，thatifyoutrytoohardtobeliked，peoplewon'tlikeyou.Theexpertssayitallstartsinchildhood."Ifchildrenfeeltheycanonlygetlovefromtheirparentsbybeinggood，"saysZeldaWest-Meads，amarriageguidanceconsultant，"theydeveloplowself-confidenceandbecomecompulsive（難以抑制的）givers."Butisthereanythingwronginbeingagiver，theworldnotbeingexactlyshortoftakers？AnneCousinsbelievesthereis."Thereisapointatwhichgivingbecomesunhealthy，"shesays."Itcomeswhenyoudothingsforothersbutfeelbadaboutit."Iamnowtryinghardtosaytopeople"Ifeeluncomfortableaboutsayingthis，but.."，andtellmyself"Refusalofarequestdoesnotmeanrejectionofaperson"andIfindIcansayalmostanythingtoalmostanyone.1、Whydoestheauthoraskthepostmanabouthisbaby?A．Heisinterestedinthebaby.B．Hewantstocreateagoodimpression.C．Hewantstobealwayspolitetohim.D．It'sawaytostartachatwithgreatpoliteness.2、Whatcouldwefindoutabouttheauthor'ssisterandthecaretaker?A．Shedoesn'twanttoriskdispleasinghim.B．Shedoesn'tpayattentiontohim.C．Heoftenrefusestohelpher.D．Heisimpatientofheroverreaction.3、Managersaremorelikelytobepopularifthey_____________.A．helpthestaffwiththeirproblemsB．makesurethestaffdonotlosetheirjobsC．encouragethestafftobepolitetoeachotherD．donotmaketoomuchefforttobeliked4、whatcanwelearnfromthistext?A．Ifyoutellthetruth,itwillnotmakepeoplelikeyouless.B．Ifyoutaketimetotalktopeople,theywilllikeyoubetter.C．Youshouldavoidunpleasantsituationswherepossible.D．Youshouldn'trefuseotherpeople'srequestsforhelp.5、Whatistheauthor'sintentionofwritingthispassage?A．Toshowhowtoletotherslikeyoumore.B．Toprovehowtocreateaharmoniousatmosphere.C．Toencouragepeopletohavemoreself-confidence.D．Tosuggestwaysofdealingwithdifficultpeople.24．（8分）Forfamiliesonvacation,aplaygroundprovidesawelcomebreak.Itcanalsoprovideaglimpseintothelocalculture,fromthesetupoftheparktothewaysfamiliesinteract.Herearethedesignsthatliveuptothatchallenge.FruitandScentPlayground,StockholmIsthereapickyeateronasteadydietofchickenfingersandcheese?PerhapsatriptoSweden’sFruitandScentPlaygroundwillchangehisorherculinary(烹飪的)tune.Thisplaygroundfeaturesabananaslide,anorangeseesaw,pearhuts,awatermelonjunglegymandapairofcherryswings,alldesignedbypublicartistJohanFernerStrom.Now,whocansayyoucan’tplaywithyourfood?NishiRokugoPark,TokyoLocatedbetweencentralTokyoandthecityofKawasaki,NishiRokugocombinesrecycledrubbertires(橡膠輪胎)withtraditionalplaygroundequipment.Intotal,morethan3,000tiresofdifferentsizesareusedtocreatetunnels,bridges,tallsculpturesforclimbingand,ofcourse,tireswings.There’slittleshade,soyoucanvisithereintheearlymorningorlateafternoonforthemostcomfortableweather,andbesuretowearyourplayclothes.BicentennialChildren’sPark,Santiago,ChileBicentennialChildren’splaygroundinMetropolitanParkwasbuilttocelebrate200yearsofChileanindependenceandimprovethelivesofSantiagocitizens.Dozensofslidesarebuiltintotheslope,creatingadesigncompletelycomplementary(互為補(bǔ)充的)ofthesurroundinglandscape.Fountainsoffersomerelieffromthesun,andampleseatinggivesparentsaplacetorelax.1、WhatcanbelearnedaboutFruitandScentPlayground?A．ItislocatedinTokyo,Japan.B．Itsdesignwasledbysomeartists.C．Itisaimedatbalancingpeople’sdiet.D．Itsfacilitiesaremodeledafterfruits.2、WhenvisitingNishiRokugoPark,itisbetterto.A．wearthickprotectiveclothesB．a(chǎn)voidmomentswhenit’shotC．takeumbrellasandraincoatsD．watchoutfortheequipment3、WhydoestheauthorrecommendBicentennialChildren’sPark?A．Itbecomespartofthesurroundings.B．Itwasbuilttoimprovepeople’slives.C．Itamuseskidsandhelpsparentsgetrelaxed.D．Itprovidesslidesforbothchildrenandadults.25．（10分）Whenwethinkaboutendangeredspecies,wetypicallythinkofmammalssuchaswhales,tigersorpandas.Buttheover5,500ofmammalspeciesonEarthisarelativelypoornumber—anditpalesincomparisonwithbacteria,ofwhichthereareatleastamilliondifferentspecies.Despitetheirvastnumbers,littleresearchhasbeendonetounderstandtheimpactthatmodernhumanpracticeshaveonthesetinyorganisms（生物）,whichhaveanimportantinfluenceonmanyaspectsofourlives.Therearealsoreasonsforconcernoverthewayhumansareaffectingbacterialspecies,andinmanycaseswearecausingthesametypeofproblemsthataffectlargerorganisms.Bacterialpopulationstructuresaredefinitelychanging,andbacterialspeciesarebeingtransportedtonewlocations.Perhapssomebacter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cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每次錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分。WhenIgotuponthismorning,Ihadastrangefeelingthatitisn’tgoingto