2025屆河北省鹿泉第一中學(xué)高三（最后沖刺）英語試卷含解析

2025屆河北省鹿泉第一中學(xué)高三（最后沖刺）英語試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Inacompetitivemarketplace,findingthekeyfactorthat________yourbusinessfromothersishighlyvaluable.A．defends B．distinguishesC．prohibits D．selects2．________theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.A．Notcompleting B．NotcompletedC．Nothavingcompleted D．Havingnotcompleted3．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this4．Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.5．TheGamesareknownasthefriendlygamesbecauseoftheir________onkindnessandmutualrespect.A．lacks B．focusesC．challenges D．researches6．TheladystandingovertheremaybefromtheUSA,_____Iguesshaslostherway.A．whom B．whoC．which D．where7．Thescientistdoesnotstudynature________itisusefultodoso.Hestudiesitbecausehetakespleasureinit.A．until B．becauseC．though D．unless8．Icouldnot________mytearswhenIsawthepictureofmyfatherworkingatthequakezone.A．bringInB．turnupC．takeoffD．holdback9．ThatAmericanshavenohistorywhileChinesehavenofuturesounds________;ithasraisedathoughtprovokingquestion,though.A．a(chǎn)rtificialB．a(chǎn)rbitraryC．a(chǎn)llergicD．reluctant10．—I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?—______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Mypleasure D．Noproblem11．Billwasdoingalotofphysicalexercisetobuilduphis.A．a(chǎn)bilityB．forceC．mindD．strength12．thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind13．Notevenwhen_____throughthedarkestvalley_____beafraid,foryouarealwaysclosebesideme.A．doIwalk;willIB．doIwalk;IwillC．Iwalk;IwillD．Iwalk;willI14．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup15．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must16．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant17．He______itonschedule,butsomehowhefellbehind.A．musthavedone B．mightfinishC．couldhavefinished D．couldfinish18．It’sreallystupidofyou____himthenewsyesterdaysothatithasbeendisturbinghimallthetime．A．havingtold B．telling C．totell D．tohavetold19．Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeingshouldhaveattractedthegovernment'sattention.A．solving B．solve C．solved D．tosolve20．一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?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）Weallhaveourowntrickstocheerupwhenwe’refeelingdown;theselittletrickscanmakeyoufeelalittlebithappiereveryday.Whiletherearecertainlyhappymemoriestiedupintheweddingringyouandyourspouse(配偶)purchasedtogetheryearsagooryourteddybearfromchildhood,newresearchfindsthatwetypicallyfeelcalmerandexperienceagreatersenseofwell-beingwhenwefocusonaplacethatremindsusofhappiertimesratherthanathing,evenifitholdsgreatvalue.Thereport,calledPlacesThatMakeUs,wasconductedbyNationalTrust’sandSurreyUniversity’sresearchers.Expertsperformedfunctionalmagneticresonanceimaging(MRI)(磁共振成像)scanson20volunteersandconductedanonlinesurveyof2,000peopletobetterunderstandthisdeepdrawtowardspecialplaces.“Workingwithleadingresearchersandacademics,andusingcutting-edgeMRIbraintechnology,weexaminedhowplacesaffectpeople,howtheybecomespecial,andwhywefeelapulltowardsthem,”explainedNinoStrachey,headofresearchfortheNationalTrust.The20volunteerswereshownimagesoflandscapes,houses,andotherlocations,aswellaspersonallymeaningfulobjects.Measuringtheirbrainactivity,theresearchersfoundthatitwastheplaces,asopposedtotheobjects,thatcausedthebraintogetthemostexcited.Volunteerswerealsointerviewedatgreatlengthtwotimes,onceathomeandtheothertimeattheirspecialplace.Theresearchmadediscoveriesthathadneverknownbefore—thefavoriteplacesawokefeelingsofbelonging,physicalandemotionalsafety,andanintenseinternalpulltotheplace.Dr.AndyMyersweighedinontheresearch,saying,“Forthefirsttimewehavebeenabletoprovethephysicalandemotionalbenefitsofplaces,farbeyondanyresearchthathasbeendonebefore.”1、Howwastheresearchconducted?A．ByperformingMRIon2,000volunteers.B．Bymeasuringtheparticipants,brainbyMRI.C．Bydoingroughinterviewswiththeparticipants.D．Byshowingmeaningfulobjectstotheparticipants.2、Howwouldtheauthorfeelaboutthefindingsofthestudy?A．Itispioneering.B．Itisgroundless.C．Itisimperfect.D．Itisuncommon.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“weighedinon”mean?A．Thinkhighlyof.B．Lookdownon.C．Payattentionto.D．Makefunof.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Everyonehashiswaytobehappy.B．Valuableplacescanmakepeoplehappy.C．Teddybearsarebestmemoriesforchildren.D．Meaningfulobjectsleadtogreaterwell-being.22．（8分）Astheweathercostsyoualossontrainsandflights,welookatyourrights.CancelledtrainsOnasingleticket,apassengerwillusuallyreceive25%ofthefareifthetrainisdelayedby15minutes.Ifthedelayreaches30minutes,thecompensation（補償金）risesto50%,andifit’soveranhouryoushouldbeabletoreclaimthewholecost.Cleararrangementsvaryaccordingtotrainoperators（運營商）.Ifyouwereduetotravel,tosayAberdeenfromLondon,yourtrainiscancelledandyoudecidenottotravel,youcangetafullcompensation.Ifyouhadanon-cancelableticketwithoneoperator,andfailedtomakethattrainbecausetheconnectingtrainwasdelayed,youcantakethenextavailabletrain.FlightsIfyourflightiscancelledbecauseofthesnowyouhavetherighttosfullcompensationoftheticket,ortobereroutedhomeonalaterflight.ButyouwillhavenorighttogetadelayorcancellationcompensationunderEUrules,becausethesnowisanextraordinarycircumstancebeyondtheairline’scontrol.Ifyoudon’ttakethecompensationandchoosetobererouted,anditmeansyouarestuckattheairportovernight,it’stheairline’sdutytopayforareasonablypricedhotelroomandmeals.Theairlinehastorerouteyouattheearliestopportunity,oratthepassenger’sfreetime,youaresupposedtotaketheavailabilityofseats.Ifyouchoosetobereroutedorifyourdepartureisdelayedbymorethantwohours,airlinesalsohavetoprovideassistancesuchasfood.Theairlineskeepthisquietandgettingthemoneyoutofthelow-costoperatorscanbeahardjob.Keepevidenceofcancellations,allreceipts,anduseyourmobiletovideoanyoffertopaybyairlinestaff.1、Whatisyourcompensationdeterminedbywhenyourtrainsaredelayedduetobadweather?A．Theoperator.B．Thepriceoftheticket.C．Thelengthofdelaytime.D．Theclassoftheserviceandthepriceoftheticket.2、HowmanychoicesdoyouhaveifyouaretotravelAberdeenfromLondon,andyourtrainiscancelled?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.3、Howcanyousavethetroubleingettinggmoneyoutofthelow-costoperators?A．Bykeepingtheevidenceandvideoinganyoffertopay.B．Attheearliestopportunity,orthepassenger’sfreetime.C．Bypreventingtheairlinesfromkeepingtheirdutyquiet.D．Byarguingreasonablywiththestaffoftheairlinesofferingyoutheflight.23．（8分）Amazonisbreakingintophysicalretailinanewway.TheonlineretailgiantrevealedanewkindofphysicalstoreconceptinavideopublishedonMonday.Thestore,calledAmazonGo,doesn'tworklikeatypicalWalmartorsupermarket.Instead,it'sdesignedsothatshopperswilluseanapp,alsocalledAmazonGo,toautomaticallyaddtheproductsthattheyplantobuytoadigitalshoppingcartbyscanningaQRcode(二維碼).TheycanthenwalkoutofthebuildingwithoutwaitinginacheckoutlinebecauseAmazonwillchargetheirAmazonaccountandsendthemareceipt.ThefirstAmazonGostoreislocatedinSeattle,whereAmazonisheadquartered.Foryears,therehavebeenrumorsthee-commercecompanywouldexpanditsdominancefromdigitaltophysicalshopping.Amazonbeganexperimentingwithphysicalbookstoresayearago,butAmazonGomaymarkitsboldestbetonphysicalonesyet.Byremovingmuchofthestaffneededtooperateastore,Amazonkeepscostslowerthantraditionalcompetitors.It'salsoinastrongpositiontobringtogetherdataonitscustomers'shoppinghabitsonlineandofflinetomakebettersuggestionsinallsituations.However,Amazon'smovedeeperintophysicalretailshopscomesinasensitivepoliticalclimate.Thecompanycouldbeperceivedasbeingathreattosomeofthe3.4millionAmericanswhoworkascashiers,accordingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics.Onthecampaigntrail,DonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonanditsfounderJeffBezosfor“gettingawaywithmurdertax-wise”andhaving“ahugeantitrust(反壟斷)problem.”WillthePresident­electadd“jobkiller”tothelistofcriticisms?Amazon'sefforttolaunchanewkindofretailstorepredates(在……之前)theriseofDonaldTrump.“Fouryearsagoweaskedourselves:whatifwecouldcreateashoppingexperiencewithnolinesandnocheckout?Couldwepushtheboundariesofcomputervisionandmachinelearningtocreateastorewherecustomerscouldsimplytakewhattheywantandgo?”ThecompanysaysonaninformationalpageaboutAmazonGo.Fornow,Amazonisstartingslow.TheAmazonGoisonlyopentoAmazonemployeesinourBetaprogram,andisscheduledtoopentothepublicinearly2017.1、InAmazonGo,peoplecan________.A．buyproductsbypayingcashB．buycartswithoutscanningaQRcodeC．havenobothertocheckoutandqueueD．useanapptowaitinacheckoutline2、Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A．Amazonhasdominatedthephysicalbookstores.B．Amazoncancontributetoreducingthecostofstaff.C．Amazonmanagestotaketheplaceofphysicalshopping.D．Amazoncanignoreeachcustomer'sadviceinallsituations.3、ThereasonwhyDonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonGoisthatAmazonGo________.A．wouldresultinapoliticalcrisisB．wouldthreatenthecareerofcashiersC．mayresultinahugeantitrustD．isNo.1jobkillerinthelistofcriticisms4、Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageis________.A．tointroducetheAmazonGostoreB．toexplainhowAmazonGoworksC．toarousepeople'sinterestinAmazonD．toindicateTrump'sattitudetoAmazon24．（8分）Createdin1998byCaseyandShelleyBlack，theNorthernLightsWildlifeWolfCenterfocusesonnotonlyrescuingyoungabandonedwolvesbuteducatingthepublic．Unlikeothercenters，youcanactuallywalkwiththewolvesandhaveexciting，hands﹣oninteractionwiththemhere．Andso，wegatheredonelatewintermorningtolearn，prepareandwalk．ScrappyandFlora，ourwolvesthatday，werebroughttothecenterwhenonlyafewdaysold．"Theylivedinthehousewithusforthefirstseveralmonths．Wetreatedthemlikehumanbabies，fedthemandsleptwiththem，"saidShelley．So，theyaretotallyusedtopeople．However，thesearewildanimals．Forthatreason，ShelleyandCaseyexplained，thewalkistotallyonthewolf'sterms．"Wedon'tapproachthem，butiftheycomeuptous，wecantouchthem．"Withallthisinmind，weheadedforthewoods．Wewerewalkingonaloggingroadwhensuddenly，F(xiàn)lora，all60poundsofher，hurrieduptomeandraiseduponherlegs．Shewasalmostastallasme．Assheleanedin，putherhugemuddypawsonmyshouldersandsniffedmyface，apparentlyshewassayinghelloinwolftalk．Wewalkedfarther，maybehalfamile，whileScrappyandFloradashedinandoutofthewoodsstoppingtooccasionallyrollinthesnow，digforthisorthatandjustplay．Thenweallheadedintothetreestoapicturesquestreamwherethewolvessplashed，drankandhadagreattime．Onecouldpointoutthatthiswholeadventurewasstagedandquiteartificial．Butthepurpose，CaseyandShelleysaid，istoexplainthewolves'placeintheenvironmentand，primarily，toletpeopleknowwolvesdon'thavetobeuniversallyfeared﹣theyreallydon'thidesecretlyinthewoodsjustwaitingtoeatpeople，butthey'dratheravoidpeople，forthemostpart．1、HowistheNorthernLightsWildlifeWolfCenterdifferentfromothers？A．Ittrainsandeducateswildwolves．B．Itaimstorescueyoungabandonedwolves．C．Itraiseswolvesforcommercialpurposes．D．Itallowsvisitorstotakeawalkwithwolves．2、WhatcanbeinferredfromShelleyandCasey'sexplanationinParagraph2？A．Thewalkcanbepotentiallydangerous．B．Thewolveshavelostalltheirwildness．C．Peopleshouldgetclosetothewolvesactively．D．Thewolvescanreadpeople'smindlikehumanbabies．3、WhydidFlorabehavelikethatwhenshesawtheauthorontheloggingroad？A．Toexpresscuriosity．B．Toshowfriendliness．C．Toattractattention．D．Toseekcompanionship．4、WhydoCaseyandShelleyorganizesuchanadventure？A．Toadvertisethecenter．B．Topublicizewolfhunting．C．Topromoteenvironmentalprotection．D．Toclarifysomeconventionalviewsofwolves．25．（10分）30November2017,SerbiantennisplayerNovakDjokovicdefeatedScottishAndyMurray6-1,7-5,7-6intheAustralianOpen2017finaltowintheGrandSlamevent(大滿貫)forthesixthtime.MurrayhaslostfiveAustralianOpenfinals,facingDjokovicinallbutoneofthem.Djokovicdominatedthefirstset,winning6-1injusthalfanhour.Heservedsevenaces(得分的發(fā)球)intotalinthematch.Murrayfoughtbackinthesecondset,whichwentuptotwelvegameslastingfor80minutes.ItwasthelongestsetandMurrayhadnineaces,twelveintotalforthematch.Djokovichad41unforcederrors,comparedtoMurray’s65.Thethirdsetlastedfor63minutesandat6-6itwenttoatiebreaker,whichDjokovicwon7--3,towintheeleventhGrandSlamtitleofhiscareer.DjokovichasnowequalledtherecordofRoyEmersonwinningsixAustralianOpens.Djokovicafterthematchsaid,”Andy,youareagreatchampionandfriend.I’msureyou’llhavemoreopportunitiestofightforthistrophy”.MurraycongratulatedDjokovic,saying“IfeellikeI’vebeenherebefore.Congratulations,Novak.SixAustralianOpensisanincrediblefeat(業(yè)績).Thel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19behindthem.Hecarriesona(n)20partofmeandthatformewillalwaysbebeautiful!1、A．FortunatelyB．AdmittedlyC．NormallyD．Basically2、A．otherthanB．duetoC．insteadofD．a(chǎn)longwith3、A．earnedB．clonedC．foundD．deserved4、A．checkingoutB．waitingforC．talkingwithD．watchingover5、A．paidB．chargedC．donatedD．counted6、A．tuneB．voiceC．languageD．a(chǎn)ccent7、A．beautifulB．strangeC．longD．clumsy8、A．passedB．showedC．recommendedD．offered9、A．tillB．unlessC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．once10、A．raisedB．inspectedC．examinedD．held11、A．proudB．skepticalC．a(chǎn)fraidD．sure12、A．a(chǎn)ppointmentB．bargainC．conversationD．deal13、A．supportedB．changedC．provedD．hurt14、A．a(chǎn)mazedB．frightenedC．delightedD．embarrassed15、A．scratchingB．restingC．knockingD．drawing16、A．differB．suitC．fightD．match17、A．fistsB．thumbsC．toesD．hands18、A．guaranteeB．figureC．prayD．insist19、A．sceneB．lessonC．historyD．moment20、A．uniqueB．elegantC．a(chǎn)uthenticD．sensitive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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Canadaisoneofthelargestcountries,secondonly1．Russia.Canadahasvastareasofwilderness.Forthose2．a(chǎn)retiredofcrowdedpeopleinmodemcities,itisagoodplacetogo,asyouarelikelytowalk,sailorskiforhoursorevendayswithoutmeetinganotherperson.Canadians,3．(especial)wildlifephotographersandhunters,arequitefondofthewilderness.Beautifulsceneryisjustoneofthe4．(treasure)Canadahastooffer.Thevast5．(major)ofCanada’spopulationlivesinurbanareas.Youwillbe6．(delight)byToronto,Montreal,VancouverandEdmonton—allknownaroundtheworldfor7．(they)urbanwayoflife,beautifularchitectureanduniqueculture.TorontoisthelargestcityinCanada.IntheheartofTorontoistheCanadianNationalTower,which8．(call)theCNTowerforshort.Rising553metresintothesky,itisthethirdtallesttowerintheworld.Montreal,9．portcityintheprovinceofQuebec,isthesecondlargestcityinCanada.ItisalsothesecondlargestFrench-speakingcityintheworld,Paris10．(be)thelargest.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處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(∧)，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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。Thankyousomuchforinvitingmetotakepartinthewintercamporganizingbyyourschoolinthecomingwinterholiday.Quiteinterested,Iamwritingtolearnaboutfartherdetails.Aboveall,Iwonderthatitisconvenientforyoutoinformmeforthespecificscheduleinadvance.Beside,thiswillbemyfirstexperiencetoparticipateinsuchaactivity.WouldyoubekindenoughtoofferwithanysuggestionsonwhoseitemsIspeciallyneedtotakewithme?Iamreallyexcitedandlookingforwardtoit.Iwouldappreciateifyoucouldgivemeareplyatyourearliestconvenient.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）你校的體育節(jié)剛剛結(jié)束。請給學(xué)校英語報寫一篇報道，報道體育節(jié)的主要活動、精彩瞬間及意義。注意1.詞數(shù)100詞左右；2.可以通當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，使文連貫；3.報道的開頭已為你寫好，不入詞數(shù)。參考詞匯:開幕式openingceremony項目item___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、B4、B5、B6、B7、B8、D9、B10、D11、D12、C13、D14、B15、A16、C17、C18、D19、C20、D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、1、B2、A3、A4、B22、1、C2、B3、A23、FidelCastrowasbornathisfather’sfarmonAugust13,1926.Hisfather,AngelCastro,wasamigranttoCubafromGalicia,NorthwestSpain.HehadbecomefinanciallysuccessfulbygrowingsugarcaneatLasManacasfarminBirán,OrienteProvince.Agedsix,CastrowassenttolivewithhisteacherinSantiagodeCuba,beforebeingbaptized(洗禮)intotheRomanCatholicChurchattheageofeight.BeingbaptizedenabledCastrotoattendtheLaSalleboardingschoolinSantiago,whereheregularlymisbehaved,sohewassenttotheprivatelyfundedDoloresSchoolinSantiago.In1945hetransferredtoamorefamousschool,DeBeléninHavana.AlthoughCastrotookaninterestinhistory,geographyanddebatingatBelén,hedidnotexcelacademically,insteaddevotingmuchofhistimetoplayingsport.In1945,CastrobeganstudyinglawattheUniversityofHavana,wherehebecameinvolvedinstudentactivism,andtheviolentgangsterismculturewithintheuniversity.Passionateaboutanti-imperialismandopposingU.S.interferenceintheCaribbean,heunsuccessfullycampaignedforthepresidencyoftheFederationofUniversityStudentsonaplatformof“honesty,decencyandjustice”.CastrobecamecriticalofthecorruptionandviolenceofPresidentRamonGrau’sgovernment,deliveringapublicspeechonthesubjectinNovember1946thatreceivedcoverageonthefrontpageofseveralnewspapers.In1947,CastrojoinedthePartyoftheCubanPeople,foundedbyEduardoChibás.Chibásadvocatedsocialjustice,honestgovernment,andpoliticalfreedom,w