2025屆山東省泰安市新泰市第二中學(xué)高三下學(xué)期第六次檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2025屆山東省泰安市新泰市第二中學(xué)高三下學(xué)期第六次檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫(xiě)在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫(xiě)姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．LastDecemberChina_____100Chineseand10foreignersfortheiroutstandingcontributionstothecountry’sreformandopening-up.A．distinguishedB．sponsoredC．a(chǎn)cknowledgedD．evaluated2．Newly________chairmanoftheChineseBasketballAssociation,YaoMinghasputreformingthedomesticgame’smanagementatthetopofhisagenda.A．a(chǎn)ppointing B．a(chǎn)ppointedC．beingappointed D．havingappointed3．Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I'dliketo________asincerewelcomeandheartfeltgratitude.A．exploitB．exposeC．expandD．extend4．Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo5．Agoodgovernmentisnottopicktechnologies,buttoestablishconditions________innovationissupportedandencouragedintothemarketplace.A．when B．thatC．a(chǎn)s D．where6．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that7．Theroom______10metresacrossislargeenoughforasinglemantolivein．A．measuring B．measures C．tobemeasured D．measured8．Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency9．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．a(chǎn)slongasC．a(chǎn)sifD．eversince10．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter11．Astothe“996workschedule”,______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,People’sDailycommentedthatvaluinghardworkdoesnotmeanforcingemployeestoworkovertime.A．that B．which C．where D．when12．Ourcountryhaslaunchedacampaigntobansmokinginpublicplaces,whichwithsomeheavysmokers.A．concernsB．wasconcernedC．concernedD．isconcerned13．Oursocietywouldbebetteroffbutforthefactthattheeconomy________bythecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis.A．hadbeenaffected B．wereaffectedC．shouldbeaffected D．isaffected14．Theengineeristhoughttobecapableandmodest,sohispromotiontomanagerisapopular_____.A．a(chǎn)chievement B．a(chǎn)ppointment C．commitment D．employment15．Theimportance______anationaldayandhowitiscelebratedareverydifferentfromcountrytocountry.A．connectedto B．givento C．meaningto D．a(chǎn)ttachedto16．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening17．Itisreportedthehousingpricesinsomebigcitiesfallindifferentdegrees.A．whichB．whatC．thatD．where18．Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions19．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem20．I________________afluwhenIwasonaspringoutingwithmyclassmate.A．caughtup B．pickedupC．tookup D．broughtup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）WhenthecathedralofNotreDamedeParis(巴黎圣母院)wasonfire,itseemedasifthenationhadlostapieceofitssoul.Asimilartragedytookplacein19thcenturyRussia.AndtherebuildingeffortoftheRussiansmightoffersomeinspirationfortheFrench.StandingintheheartoftheRussiancapital,with60,000squaremetersoffloorspaceand1,500rooms,theWinterPalacewasamongtheworld’sgrandestbuilding.OnDec.17,1837,afirebrokeoutattheWinterPalace.BythemorningofDec.19,onlythestructure’sframeworkremained.Fortheczar(沙皇),thefirepresentedapoliticalchallenge.FearingthatRussia'senemieswouldcastthefireasablowtotheczaristorders,theczar’ssupportersquicklyworkedtogethertoshapethedescriptionofthefireinRussiaandabroad.Theywantedthecountrytoappearunited.Andtheycertainlydidn'twantdespairtobecomethestory.ThefirstfullaccountofthefirewaswritteninFrenchbythepoetPetrViazemskii.ARussiantranslationappearedtwomonthslater.Thattextandotherspaintedahighlyidealizedpictureoftheresponsetothetragedy.Theaccountsnotedthattheczarforcefullydirectedthefire’scontainment.Soldierswereselflesstosavethepalace.TheRussianpeoplefeltthelossjustasdeeplyastheczar.Toerasetheshameofthefire,theczarsetanearlyimpossiblegoal:rebuildthepalacewithin15months,andheorderedthatrebuiltpalacelookexactlyasithadbefore.Thousandsofworkerslaboredontheconstructionsite.Theymaderapidprogress.OnMatch2,1839,theczarcelebratedtherebirthoftheWinterPalace.Outwardlyidenticaltotheoldversion,thenewpalacefeaturedmoreironandbrickinitsstructures---andlesswood.Itwasfarlessfire-pronethantheoriginal.NotreDamehasn’texperiencedthesamelevelofdestructionastheWinterPalace,iftheRussianphoenixof1839isanyindication,thereishopethatarenewedNotreDamewillonceagaingracethebanksoftheSeine.1、WhatdoweknowaboutthefireintheWinterPalace?A．Itburntdown60,000roomsB．Itlastedmorethan1hoursC．ItwassetbyRussia’senemiesD．Itcompletelydestroyedthepalace2、Whydidtheczardecidetorebuildthepalaceinashorttime?A．TosecurehispowerB．TochallengehisenemiesC．TouniteFrenchpeopleD．Tocelebratehisbirthday3、WhatdidViazemskiiandothersstressintheiraccounts?A．ThesceneofthefireB．TheselflessnessoftheczarC．TheRussians’jointefforttofightthefireD．TheidealresultachievedbytheRussians.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．TodescribeafireattheWinterPalaceB．TopraisetherenewaloftheWinterPalaceC．WeexpresssympathyfortheNotreDameD．ToinspireconfidenceinrebuildingtheNotreDame.22．（8分）Whengoingouttodinewithkids，youneedtoknowtheplaceswherekidsarenotonlywelcomed，butreallycateredfor.Thefollowingaresomeofthebestfamilyfriendlyrestaurantsandcafes.BillyLidsItisauniqueenvironmentwhereyourchildcanplaysafelywhileyourelaxinthecentralcafearea.Theindoorplaygroundincludesfacilitiesforchildrenupto11yearsold.Thereareplentyoffoodoptionsforthekids，includinghomemadesausagerolls.BusinessHours:MondaytoThursday:9a.m.to5p.m.FridaytoSaturday:9a.m.to6p.m.Tel:99160350GladesvilleBistro(小餐館)Welcometoourrevolutionarykid-friendlyfamilybistro—whereyourkidsarewelcometoplay,draw,slipandslide.Ourmenuincludessandwichesandchips.Yourchildrenwillreceiveafreecupofpopcornwitheverykid’smealpurchased.BusinessHours:MondaytoSunday:11a.m.to7p.m.Tel:98164052MUMUGrillItofferstheperfectfamilydinner.Thechildrencaneatandthenplayintheparkoppositetherestaurant.Childrenwillbekeptamusedbythekids,menus,whichfeaturecoloringinactivities.Childrenareabletocolorinapictureofacowwithcrayons.BusinessHours:MondaytoFriday:4p.m.to6p.m.SaturdaytoSunday:3p.m.to7p.m.Tel:94606877FlyingFoxCafeItislocatedinaparkinMonaVale.Nearthecafeisafantasticfencedchildren’splayground,famousforplaygroundfacilitiesincludingabiketrack,walkingtracksandadogwalkingbeach.BusinessHours:MondaytoSunday:9a.m.to4p.m.Theweathercansometimesinfluencetheclosingtime.Ifyouareunsure,pleasecall99860980.1、Wherecanyourchildrenenjoypopcornforfree?A．AtFlyingFoxCafe.B．AtGladesvilleBistro.C．AtMUMUGrill.D．AtBillyLids.2、MUMUGrilldoesNOTofferserviceonA．TuesdaymorningB．WednesdayafternoonC．FridayafternoonD．Saturdayevening3、HowisFlyingFoxCafedifferentfromotherrestaurants?A．Itonlyoffershome-madesausagerollstoparentsandchildren.B．Itamuseschildrenwithcoloring-inactivitieslistedonthemenu.C．Itsbusinesshoursmaybeinfluencedbytheweather.D．Itofferschildrencrayonstodrawpicturesofcows.23．（8分）Oneday,whenIwasworkingaspsychologistinEngland,anadolescentboyshowedupinmyoffice.ItwasDavid.Hekeptwalkingupanddownrestlessly,hisfacepale,andhishandsshakingslightly.Hisheadteacherhadreferredhimtome.“Thisboyhaslosthisfamily,”hewrote.“Heisunderstandablyverysadandrefusestotalktoothers,andI’mveryworriedabouthim.Canyouhelp?”IlookedatDavidandshowedhimtoachair.HowcouldIhelphim?Thereareproblemspsychologydoesn'thavetheanswerto,andwhichnowordscandescribe.Sometimesthebestthingonecandoistolistenopenlyandsympathetically.Thefirsttwotimeswemet,Daviddidn'tsayaword.Hesatthere,onlylookinguptolookatthechildren'sdrawingsonthewallbehindme.Isuggestedweplayagameofchess.Henodded.AfterthatheplayedchesswithmeeveryWednesdayafternoon-incompletesilenceandwithoutlookingatme.It'snoteasytocheatinchess,butIadmitImadesureDavidwononceortwice.Usually,hearrivedearlierthanagreed,tookthechessboardandpiecesfromtheshelfandbegansettingthemupbeforeIevengotachancetositdown.Itseemedasifheenjoyedmycompany.Butwhydidheneverlookatme?“Perhapshesimplyneedssomeonetosharehispainwith,”Ithought.“PerhapshesensesthatIrespecthissuffering.”Somemonthslater,whenwewereplayingchess,helookedupatmesuddenly.“It'syourturn,”hesaid.Afterthatday,Davidstartedtalking.Hegotfriendsinschoolandjoinedabicycleclub.Hewrotetomeafewtimes,abouthisbikingwithsomefriends,andabouthisplantogetintouniversity.Nowhehadreallystartedtolivehisownlife.MaybeIgaveDavidsomething.ButIalsolearnedthatone-withoutanyword-canreachouttoanotherperson.Allittakesisahug,ashouldertocryon,afriendlytouch,andanearthatlistens.1、Whenhefirstmettheauthor,David________.A．feltalittleexcitedB．walkedenergeticallyC．lookedalittlenervousD．showedupwithhisteacher2、Asapsychologist,theauthor________.A．wasreadytolistentoDavidB．wasskepticalaboutpsychologyC．wasabletodescribeDavid'sproblemD．wassureofhandlingDavid'sproblem3、WhatcanbeinterredaboutDavid?A．Herecoveredaftermonthsoftreatment.B．Helikedbikingbeforehelosthisfamily.C．Hewentintouniversitysoonafterstartingtotalk.D．Hegotfriendsinschoolbeforehemettheauthor.24．（8分）CocoaBeach/JupiterSurfCamp—SummerSummerSurfCampiscentrallylocatedontheBestWesternseashoreinCocoaBeach&JupiteratCarlinBeachParkwithaccommodations(住宿)attheHolidayInnExpressinJunoBeach.SummerSurfCampDates:●SurfCamp-Session1May27th-30thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session2June2nd-6thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session3June9th-13thTeenWeek(Ages12-17)●SurfCamp-Session4June16th-20thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session5June23rd-27thAdultsOnly(18andover)●SurfCamp-Session6June30th-July3rdFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session7July7th-11thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session8July14th-18thWomen’sCamp(18andover)●SurfCamp-Session9July21st-25thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)●SurfCamp-Session10July28th-August1stAdultsOnly(18andover)*A20%discountwillbeappliedtothe4-DaySurfCampWeeks.*Parentsarealwayswelcometosignupandjointheirchildrenduringtheteenweeksurfcampsessions.SummerCampDetails:●Usecoupon(優(yōu)惠券)code:“CAMP5”atcheckouttogetthe5%discount*DailyRate:$125.00/person*SurfCampRuns:9:30am-2:30pm●Pleasenote:Wedon’tsupervise(指導(dǎo))thecampersafter2:45pm.*DirectionstoCamp:clickhereContactUs:888-672-4887info@395、Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?A．Anewspaper. B．Amagazine.C．Awebsite. D．Aguidebook.1、IftheSmithswiththeir11-year-oldsonwanttojoinintheSummerSurfCamp,they’dbettergothereon________.A．June10th B．June23rdC．July29th D．July22nd2、WhoareallowedtotakepartinSession5andSession8?A．MrJohnsonandhiswife.B．Acouplewithoutchildren.C．MrBlackandhis19-year-oldson.D．MrsBlackandher21-year-olddaughter.3、IfMrandMrsBrownhavea“CAMP5”couponandwanttojoinintheSummerSurfCampfromJune30thtoJuly3rd,howmuchshouldtheypay?A．$760. B．$600.C．$800. D．$950.4、Whatcanweknowfromtheform?A．Thecampersaresupervisedallday.B．AcouplecansignupandjoinintheCampbyfax.C．ParentscantakepartinSession3togetherwiththeirchildren.D．AnadultcanjoinintheSummerSurfCamponanydayinJune.25．（10分）MyDearStuart,Weareoverjoyedatyourgenerouslylongletter.WehavebeenratherworriedaboutyousinceyourreticentXmascardfromSpain.WethoughtthatyourindignationatFascist(Natsi)terrorsmighthavemadeyoujointheSpanishRepublicanarmyonleavingOxford.Inthatcase,theworldwouldcertainlygainahero,butwemight(Ohorriblethought!)loseafriend.Youcanimagineourrelieftohearfromyouagain.Weshallbehereforanotherfourorfivemonthsyet,andweshallsailhomeinSeptember.Notthatwehavehomestoreturnto!Ourhouses,sparedbytheshell-fire,havebeenlootedandguttedofalltheirvaluablecontents.Ourfamilieshavetakenrefugeinmountains.Mywifelosthermother,andImyselfhavenohopeofgettingjobsinChina.However,one’sownpeople;Idon’tmindsufferingabit.TherevolutionoftheFortune’swheelmightbringusup,and,asGoethe(歌德，著名詩(shī)人)wasfondofsaying,abwartenSie.Yes,Stuart,Ihavebeenworkingentirelyonmyown.IhavetriedtoreadFrenchliteraturesystematicallydownwards,beginningwithVillon,andalreadygotasfarasthemid-nineteenthcentury.IhavealsoreadtheGermanromantics.IamreadingTaine’snovel.Besides,IhavenotneglectedmyEnglishandChinesestudies.Oh,mybabydaughterisburstingfat.Shealreadyboastsofsixteeth(eachtoothmeaningaweekorsoofworriesandsleeplessnessonherpartaswellasourown).Sheisverynaughtyandself-willed.Shewillbeabletowalkalittlenextmonth.Mywifesendsyouherbestwishes.Writetomeatyourearliestconvenience.Yoursever,Chung-shuTchi’ienP.S.Mywifewantsmetotellyouthatthebabyisreally“herfather’sdaughter”.Shelovesnothingsomuchasbooks—totearandnibbleat,certainlynottoread.Shethrowsawayhertoystograbatthebookswehappentobereading.1、Ifpublished,thelettercanbefoundinthecolumnof.A．continuedstoriesB．coverstoryC．bookreviewD．a(chǎn)necdotesandlife2、Wecaninferfromtheletterthat.A．thewriter’shomelandwassufferingfromaterriblewarB．thewriter,aswellasStuart,wasfondofChineseliteratureC．thewriterandhisfamilyhadneverplannedtoleaveforhomelandD．StuartwasleavingforChinatogetherwiththewriterandhisfamily3、TheexpressionabwartenSieinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A．ignorehelplesslyB．escapehopelesslyC．seekdesperatelyD．waitpatiently4、Thetoneofthewriter’swritingabouthisdaughteris.A．casualB．cautiousC．humorousD．determined第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Afewyearsago,anelderlywomanenteredmyvideostore,alongwithherdaughter.Thedaughterwasdisplayingaseriouscaseof

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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、D4、D5、D6、C7、A8、B9、B10、A11、C12、D13、D14、B15、D16、B17、C18、C19、B20、B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、1、B2、A3、C4、D22、1、B2、A3、C23、IfyouthinkthatInternetshoppingonaSundaygetsyouthebestdeals,thenthinkagain.Tuesdayisactuallythebestdayoftheweekifyouwanttogrababargainaccordingtoanexhaustiveanalysisofon-lineshopping.ThursdayisthesecondbestdayfollowedbyFriday—butSundayiswhenyouareleastlikelytomakeasaving.Thestudyalsolookedatmonthsandfoundthatthepre-ChristmasrushinNovemberiswhentherearemostbargainsaroundontheweb—andnottheJanuarysales.USretailer(零售商)reportingserviceSumAllexamined3,000companiesandhaltabilliontransactions(交易)aspartofitsreport.Itworkedouttheaveragediscount(折扣)offeredtoconsumersoneachdayoftheweekandoverdifferenttimesoftheyear.ThebestdayoftheweekwasTuesdaywheresavingswere4.81percent,followedbyThursdayon4.80percent.InthirdplacewasFridayat4.615percent,thenWednesdayat4.13percentandMondayat4.11percent.OnlythefoolishwouldshoponaSaturdaywherethediscountsweretypically3.84percent—andSundaywastheworstwith3.37percent.Theanalysisbymonthisevenmoresurprisingasmostpeoplethinkthatwaitinguntilthepost-Christmassaleswouldyieldthebiggestdiscounts.Infact,Novemberiswhenyouwillgetthelargestsavingsat5.99percentonaverage.Januarycameinsecondat4.95percent,followedbyMayat4.50percent.TheworstmonthtobuyonlinewasMarchwhereyoucouldexpecttosavejust2.76percent.Consumersa