2025屆山東省淄博第十中學(xué)高三第六次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

2025屆山東省淄博第十中學(xué)高三第六次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch2．Morecompetitivehigh-techenterprisesareinvestinginNantongCentralInnovationDistrict,whichwillresultin_____economicgrowth.A．sustainable B．a(chǎn)daptable C．recyclable D．changeable3．Youshouldsetagoalandsee________youcanachieveitinthecomingexam.A．which B．whatC．whether D．when4．We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．a(chǎn)re B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe5．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．a(chǎn)sacredcowB．a(chǎn)HerculeantaskC．a(chǎn)Pandora'sboxD．a(chǎn)child'splay6．___thesafetyofgas,thegovernmenthascheckedthecity’sgassupplysystemthoroughly.A．ToensureB．EnsuringC．HavingensuredD．Tohaveensured7．Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek？Thetrees_____________well，butIdidn'twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn'thavegrownC．wouldgrow D．wouldhavegrown8．ThankstoChinesepeople’shardworkandwisdom,Chinahas_____intothesecondlargesteconomy.A．evolved B．slipped C．extended D．shaped9．Thefellowwespoke________nocommentatfirst.A．tomake B．tomadeC．made D．tomaking10．—Iamwornout.—Metoo,allworkandnoplay.Soit’stimeto________.A．burnthemidnightoilB．pushthelimitsC．gowiththeflowD．callitaday11．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor12．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though13．________sheisnotsohealthy_______sheusedtobe?A．Whyisitthat;whatB．Whyitisthat;thatC．Whyisitthat;asD．Whyitisthat;who14．We’dbettertakeumbrellas—I’msureit________whenwearriveinLondon;it’salwayswetthereatthistimeofyear.A．willrain B．israiningC．willberaining D．wouldrain15．_______withallsortsofaffairs,themanagerhadlittletimetohaveagoodsleep.A．Occupying B．BeingoccupiedC．Occupied D．Havingoccupied16．_____annoystheteachermostisthatallthestudentsaretooquietinclass.A．WhatB．ThatC．WhenD．Who17．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned18．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when19．Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．ifC．a(chǎn)sD．once20．Idon’tunderstandwhyCatherinestoppedshort_____sheoughttohavecontinued.It’sobviousthatshelackedself-confidence.A．whenB．whileC．ifD．a(chǎn)s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）AnewfamilymovedinnextdoorandIgottomeetthemotherofthefamily,Lydia.LydiaisKorean,andherfamilymovedtoourcitysoherhusbandcouldgotograduateschool.Westartedtalking,andshewasapologeticabouthowbadherEnglishwas,butIdidn’tcare.Iknewhowharditwastolearnasecondlanguage.IenjoyedchattingwithLydiaaswewatchedourkidsplay.Itwaswhatcamenextthatchallengedme:LydiaaskedifI’dbewillingtohelpherwithherEnglish.Now,Iamnotateacher.Iadmireteachers,andI’mgratefulforteachers,andit’sbecauseIadmirewhattheydosomuchthatIwasvery,verysurethatIcouldn’tdoitmyself.ButLydiawassurethatshewantedmyhelp.Iwasdoubtful.Iwasn’tsuremy“help”wasevenworthbeingcalledbythatname.Butbecausesheaskedme,Isaid“yes.”Andthatwasthebeginningof過friendship.LydiaandIspentafternoonssittingtogetherandreadingthenewspaper,andaswedid,sheaskedmequestionswhenshehadthem—questionsaboutlanguage,yes,butalsoquestionsaboutthenewcultureshefoundherselfin.Inturn,Iaskedmyownquestions,growingcuriousaboutherhomecountryandculture.Webondedoveroursharedfaithandourstrugglesasmothersofkidswithspecialneeds.WhenIcomplimented(恭維)hercooking,shebegantoteachmeaboutKoreanfood,eventuallyleadingtoasharedtriptoexploretheKoreangrocerystoresinourcity.BecauseofLydia,IlearnedmoreaboutmyownhometownthanIevercouldhavelearnedbymyself.I’mstillnotsurethatI’manygoodasateacher.ButI’mgratefulIsaid“yes”whenmyneighboraskedmetohelpherwithherEnglish.Thatmeantspendingextratimewithmyneighbor,andthatextratimemeantshedidn’tremainjustmyneighbor.Shebecamemyfriend.1、WhatwasLydiasorryabout?A．HerbadEnglish.B．Hercarelessness.C．NobodyteachingherEnglish.D．Herpoorlifeinanewplace.2、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthefourthparagraph?A．Theauthoradmiredteachers.B．Theauthorwantedtobeateacher.C．Theauthordidn’twanttohelpLydia.D．TheauthorwasnotconfidentinhelpingLydia.3、Whywastheauthorgratefulatthelastparagraph?A．ShemanagedtolearnEnglishwell.B．Shemadefriendswithherneighbor.C．ShelearnedhowtocookKoreanfood.D．Sherealizedherdreamofbeingateacher.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Nopains,nogains.B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Tohelpothersistohelpourselves.D．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.22．（8分）VisitorstothegroundsofNewCollegeatEngland’sOxfordUniversitypassunderanirongatewiththeadvice:Mannersmaketheman.Evenafteranappropriateupdateto:Mannersmaketheperson,it’sthought-provoking(引人深思的)—especiallytotoday’sAmericans.Whenwethinkaboutwhatmakestheperson—it’smorelikelythedegree,thejob,thesalary.Sincewhendowecountmannersasameasureofsuccess?Wedoknowthatthesewouldmakelifenicer,ifmoretolerable.However,weforgetoroverlookourmanners.So,itseems,doeseveryoneelse—including,unluckily,ourchildren.Asauniversitypresident,oneofmygreatjoysistovisitourcampusesandseeourstudents,thoughwe’reseparatedbydifferentgenerations,interests,and,ofcoursedressing,eachstudenttellsmesomethingwithinthefirstfewminutesthatwemeet:whetherheorshehasbeentaughtmanners.Isensethisindifferentways:throughherwordsorhergestures,inthewayshelistensorhowhereferstofriendsandfaculty,howshegreetsandsaysgoodbye,howherespondswhenanelderlypersonenterstheroom.Intheabsenceofmanners,however,Imakesomeallowances.Forinstance,themanyethnic(種族的)groupsthatstudentsrepresentoftenhavedifferentexplanationsofwhatmakesupgoodmanners.Inothercases,somestudentsmayrejectwhatthey’velearnedtobreakfromtheirparentsandbeacceptedbyotherstudents.Whetherstudentsarebeingdifferentoropenlyopposing,arecentexperienceIhadwiththemtellsmethatthere’ssomehopeforrevivingandgoodmanners.Goodmannersdon’tjustguaranteeacceptance.Goodmannersopendoorstodeeperconnectionsandmoremeaningfulrolesinoursociety.Goodmannersaregentlesignalsthatshowwecareaboutoneanotherandallowustorelatetoanotherpersoninathoughtfulwaybutatarespectabledistance.1、Whichofthefollowingisseldomamarkofsuccesstopeopletoday?A．Handsomeincome.B．Anacademicdegree.C．HighranksintheofficeD．Politebehavior.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“makesomeallowances”inParagraph4probablymean?A．treattheabsenceofmannersdifferentlyB．rejecttheabsenceofmannersC．opposebadmannerssomehowD．partlypermitbeingintheabsenceofmanners3、Whichofthefollowingisthebenefitbygoodmanners?A．GoodmannersmakespeoplethoughtfulB．GoodmannershelpdeeperconnectionswithothersC．GoodmannersguaranteeacceptanceofourselvesD．Goodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanother23．（8分）ThefollowingareadvertisementsforbooksfromA.Ifyouareinterestedinoneofthem,youcancontactus.Surely,you’llfindeverypennyofyoursisworthit,becausetheyareallbestsellers.◆TheSilentWife:AnemotionalpageturnerwithatwistthatwilltakeyourbreathawayFeb24,2017byKerryFisherPaperback$6.64saveyou$4.35FREEShippingonqualifiedordersInstock◆MakeYourBed:LittleThingsThatCanChangeYourlife...AndMaybetheWorldApr4,2017byWilliamH.McRavenHardcover$10.40saveyou$7.6FREEShippingonqu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B．Scholars.C．Historians. D．Videotutors.2、WhatcanpeoplelearnfromTheEuropeanDiscoveryofChina?A．China'sdiscoveryoftheWest.B．TheriseandfalloftheQingDynasty.C．TheimportanceoftheSilkRoad.D．China'sinterestinWesterntravellers.3、Whatarethesubjectsoftheseonlinecourses?A．Scienceandhistory.B．Mediaandhealth.C．Natureandenvironment.D．Languageandculture.4、Inwhichwaydothethreecourseshaveincommon?A．Theyareaimedatstudents.B．Theyareprovidedforfree.C．Eachlasts6weeks.D．Eachtakes2hoursperweek.25．（10分）Super-stormSandyslammedintotheeasternUnitedStatesthreeyearsago.Thewind-drivenwatercausedalotofflooding,especiallyintheregion’ssubwaysystem.Nowtwoteenshaveinventedadevicethatcouldhelppreventfuturesubwayfloods.InNewYorkCityalone,Super-stormSandycausedanestimated$19billionindamage.Muchoftheflood-watersenteredthesubwaysystemthroughitsventilationgrates(通風(fēng)柵).Thosemetalgrillsusuallylieatgroundlevel.Whenthesystemisshutdownaheadofaflood,engineerstrytocoverthosegrateswithplywood(膠合板)andsandbags.Butthefloodingoftenwashesawaythosemeasures,whichallowswatertoflowintothetunnels.Raisingthosegratesevenatinybitabovegroundlevelwouldcostalotofmoney.Otherideashaveincludedbuildingtallchimneysaroundtheholes.Thatwouldraisethegratesandcostalotofmoney,too.KyleandRaymondcameupwithadifferent,lessexpensiveidea.Theydesignedametalgratewithabuilt-in,adjustablecover.Whentrainsarerunning,onepartofthegrateslidesopentobringinfreshair.Butwhenthesystemisshutdown,thatpartcanbeslidshutlocompletelyblockthegrate.Theirgrateisthesamesizeasthegratesusednow.So,itwouldbesimple,theysay,toliftouttheoldgrateanddropinareplacement.Theirdesignincludestamper-prooffeatures,whichcanpreventfromoperationmistakes.Theymakesurethatpeopledon’tintentionallyshutoffairflowduringnormalconditions.Forpeoplewiththeproperkey,itwouldonlytakeaminuteortwotoclosethegrateaheadofaflood.1、What’sthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thestepstooperategrates.B．Themeasurestopreventflood.C．Thefunctionofplywoodandsandbags.D．Thedisadvantageofpresentsubwaysystem.2、Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesthetwoteens’newinvention?A．Costly.B．Time-saving.C．Practical.D．Conventional.3、What’sthepurposeofdesigningthetamper-prooffeature?A．Toreplacetheoldgratecorrectly.B．Toclosethegrateaheadofaflood.C．Toensureairflowinnormalconditions.D．Tostopthetrainspeedingupunexpectedly.4、Wheredoesthetextmostprobablycomefrom?A．Anewsreport.B．Anadventurousstory.C．Anintroductiontonewequipment.D．Aguidebookofmakinggrates.第三部分語言知識運(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）Itwasthelastdayofthefinalexaminationinalargeeasternuniversity.Onthestepsofonebuilding,agroupofengineeringseniorsgathered,discussingtheexamduetobegininafew1Ontheirfaceswasconfidence.Thiswastheirlastexambeforetheywentonto2andjobs.Sometalkedofjobstheyalreadyhad;otherstalkedofjobsthey3get.Withallthisassuranceoffouryearsofcollege,theyfeltreadyandabletotake4oftheworld.Theapproachingexam,theyknew,wouldbea(n)5task,becausetheprofessorhadsaidtheycouldbring6booksornotestheywanted,requestingonlythattheydidnot7eachotherduringthetest.Aftertheyenteredtheclassroom8，theprofessorpassedoutthepapers.Andsmiles9onthestudents’facesastheynotedtherewereonlyfiveessay-typequestions.Threehourshadpassed10theprofessorbegantocollectthepapers.Thestudentsnolongerlookedconfident.Ontheirfaceswasafrightenedexpression.Papersinhand,noonespokeastheprofessorfacedtheclass.Helookedatthe11facesbeforehim,andthenasked,“Howmanycompletedallfivequestions?”12ahandwasraised.“Howmanyansweredfour?”Stillnohands.“Three?Two?”Thestudentsmovedrestlesslyintheirseats.“One,then?Certainlysomebodyfinished13.”Buttheclassremainedsilent.Theprofessorputdownthepapers.“ThatisexactlywhatI14,”hesaid.“Ijustwanttoimpressuponyouthat,15youhavecompletedfouryearsofengineering,therearestillmanythingsaboutthe16youdon’tknow.Thesequestionsyoucouldn’tanswerarerelatively17ineverydaypractice.”Thensmiling,headded,“Youwillall18thiscourse,butremember—evenifyouarenowcollegegraduates,youreducationhasjust19.”Theyearshave20thenameofthisprofessor,butnotthelessonhetaught.1、A．seconds B．hours C．minutes D．days2、A．graduation B．discussion C．education D．interview3、A．must B．would C．haveto D．usedto4、A．hold B．charge C．control D．place5、A．interesting B．hard C．unusual D．easy6、A．no B．either C．a(chǎn)ll D．a(chǎn)ny7、A．talkto B．lookat C．referto D．listento8、A．nervously B．quickly C．joyfully D．curiously9、A．changed B．a(chǎn)ppeared C．froze D．stopped10、A．then B．a(chǎn)s C．a(chǎn)fter D．before11、A．pleased B．surprised C．worried D．moved12、A．Once B．Not C．Only D．Even13、A．a(chǎn)ll B．none C．it D．one14、A．expected B．enjoyed C．hated D．wondered15、A．eventhough B．a(chǎn)sthough C．nowthat D．rightnow16、A．exam B．question C．subject D．college17、A．valuable B．difficult C．strange D．common18、A．fail B．pass C．take D．start19、A．completed B．begun C．failed D．succeeded20、A．weakened B．remembered C．strengthened D．forgot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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空Thegiantvendingmachine（自動(dòng)售貨機(jī)）isanewvillageshopVillagershavelongbeenusedto1．(face)adrivewhentheyrunoutofbasicsupplies.2．,helpisnownearerathandintheformofthecountry'sfirstautomaticpush-buttonshop.NowresidentsintheDerbyshirevillageofCliftoncanbuygroceriesaroundtheclockafterthehugevendingwasinstalledoutsideapubinthevillagethisweek.PeterFox,whois3．electricalengineer,spenttwoandahalfyearsworkingontheproject.Themachine4．(equip)withsecuritycamerasandalarms,andlookslikeaminishopwithabrickfront,agreyroofandadisplaywindow.Mr.Foxsaidhehopedhisinvention,5．issettobeinstalledinothervillagesintheareaoverthecomingmonths,willmarkareturntoconvenienceshoppingforruralcommunities.Hesaid:"IhadthisideaafewyearsagobutIcouldn'tfindamanufacturerwhocoulddeliverwhatIwanted,soIdiditby6．.Theresultiswhatamountstoahugeoutdoorvendingmachine.YetIthinkthetermautomaticshopisfar7．(appropriate)."Inrecentyears,thecommercialpressurefromsupermarketchains8．(force)villageshopsacrossthecountrytoclose.In2010,itwasestimatedthatabout400villageshopsclosed,9．(urge)thelocalgovernmenttogivefinancialsupporttostrugglingshopsorset-upnewcommunitystores.Hundredsofcommunitieshavesincesteppedinandopeneduptheirownvolunteer-runshops,butMr.Foxhopeshisnewinventionwillofferasolution10．thosevillageswithoutalocalshop.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(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（∧），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(cuò)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(cuò)誤及其修改均限一詞;2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。TheotherdayIranintoanoldschoolmateofmy,SallyBarber,whileIwasatthecashpoint、Ihadn’tseenherforage、Iwantedtocatchupwithher,soIsuggestedgoforacupofcoffee、Unfortunately,Sally’saverybusywoman,butshedidn’thavetimeforacoffee、Let’smeetlateintheweek,Isuggested、Thatisoftenthecase,Sallylookedinherdiary,andsaidwecouldgettogetherforlunchat1pmonFridayatherfavoriterestaurant、Ithoughtitwasaverymuchsmartplace,soIhaddressinfortheoccasion、Iarrivedatarestaurantingoodtime、Ifinishedmydessertbythetimesheturnedup–shewasanhourlate!第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英國朋友John正在學(xué)習(xí)漢語，希望你推薦一個(gè)適合他學(xué)習(xí)漢語的網(wǎng)站。請你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容，給他回復(fù)郵件。1．推薦網(wǎng)站;2.網(wǎng)站內(nèi)容;3.提出希望注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearJohn,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、A3、C4、C5、B6、A7、D8、A9、B10、D11、B12、A13、C14、C15、C16、A17、B18、B19、C20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、D3、B4、C22、Imaginethatyou’relookingatyourcompany-issuedsmartphoneandyounoticeane-mailfromLinkedln:“Thesecompaniesarelookingforcandidateslikeyou!”Youaren’tnecessarilysearchingforajob,butyou’realwaysopentoopportunities,sooutofcuriosity,youclickonthelink.Afewminuteslateryourbossappearsatyourdesk.“We’venoticedthatyou’respendingmoretimeonLinkedlnlately,soIwantedtotalkwithyouaboutyourcareerandwhetheryou’rehappyhere,”shesays.Uh-oh.It’sanawkwardscene.Attrition(損耗)hasalwaysbeenexpensiveforcompanies,butinmanyindustriesthecostoflosinggoodworkersisrising,owingtotightlabormarkets.Thuscompaniesaremakinggreatereffortstopredictwhichworkersareathighriskofleavingsothatmanagerscantrytostopthem.Methodsrangefromelectronicmonitortowell-designedanalysesofemployees’socialmedialives.Someofthisworkmaybeareasontoletemployeestoquit.Ingeneral,peopleleavetheirjobsbecausetheydon’tliketheirboss,don’tseeopportunitiesforpromotionorgrowth,orareofferedahigherpay;thesereasonshaveheldsteadyforyears.NewresearchconductedbyCEB,aWashington-basedtechnologycompany,looksnotjustatwhyworkersquitbutalsoatwhen.“We’velearnedthatwhatreallyaffectspeopleistheirsenseofhowthey’redoingcomparedwithotherpeopleintheirpeergroup,orwithwheretheythoughttheywouldbeatacertainpointinlife,saysBrianKropp,whoheadsCEB’sHRpractice.“We’velearnedtofocusonmomentsthatallowpeopletomakethesecomparisons.”Technologyalsoprovidescluesaboutwhichstaremployeesmightbeeyeingtheexit.Companiescantellwhe