江蘇省鹽城市鹽都區(qū)2025年高三下學期第二次半月考英語試題試卷含解析

江蘇省鹽城市鹽都區(qū)2025年高三下學期第二次半月考英語試題試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where2．Nicholaswasverykind,mercifulandgenerous.Thisis________FatherChristmasisbasedon.A．where B．how C．what D．why3．Jane’sgrandmotherhadwantedtowritechildren’sbookformanyyears,butonethingoranotheralwaysgotinway.A．a;不填 B．the;theC．不填;the D．a;the4．—DidyoutakesideswhenMomandDadwerearguingagain?—No.I’velearnedthatit’sbest_______untilitblowsover.A．tocallitadayB．topulltheirlegsC．tositonthefenceD．towashmyhandsoff5．_______theweather,thesportsmeetwillbeheldontime.A．Insteadof B．Inrelationto C．Regardlessof D．Infavorof6．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink7．________amazedusgreatlywasthatLindacouldspeakfivelanguages.A．That B．What C．Which D．Why8．Thecrazyfans________patientlyfortwohours,andtheywouldwaittillthemoviestararrived.A．werewaiting B．hadbeenwaitingC．hadwaited D．wouldwait9．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing10．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since11．TheInternationalMonetaryFundhasreceivedbothcriticismandforitseffortstopromotefinancialstability,preventcrises,facilitatetrade,andreducepoverty.A．worship B．creditC．argument D．privilege12．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow13．________yourgeneroushelp,IdobelieveIhaveabetterunderstandingofyourcountryandculture.A．Butfor B．OutofC．Thanksto D．Asto14．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat15．—That'sthethirdtimeyou'vedonethat!—Yeah,_____?A．whatofitB．what’sonC．whataboutD．whatfor16．IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick17．—AreyoustillthinkingabouttheemailTonysentyouyesterday？—Oh，totellthetruth,that’smakesmefeelexcited.A．What B．how C．that D．why18．Countrypeopledon'tpretendtohavetheseridiculousmannerswhicharenecessary_____wecallpolitesociety．A．what B．inwhatC．which D．inwhich19．Iftheweatherhadbeenbetter,we______apicnicyesterday.A．musthavehad B．wouldhaveC．couldhavehad D．willhave20．Thereisnoreasontobedisappointed.________,thiscouldberatheramusing.A．Aboveall B．AsaresultC．Apartfromthat D．Asamatteroffact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）Eachyear,theNationalCouncilofTeachersofEnglish（NCTE）presentsseveralawardstorecognizeoutstandingbookswrittenforallagelevels.Earlierthismonthatabookawardsluncheon（午宴）heldduringtheir107thAnnualConvention，theyannouncedthewinnerofthe2018CharlotteHuckAwardforOutstandingFictionforChildren.DanSantatwasnamedthewinnerofthe2018CharlotteHuckAwardforhisnovelAFTERTHEFALL,theinspiringepilogue（后記）tothebelovedclassicnurseryrhymeHumptyDumpty.TheCharlotteHuckAwardwasestablishedin2014topromoteandrecognizefictionthathasthepotentialtohaveapositiveeffectonchildren’slives.TheawardhonorsDr.CharlotteHuck,aprofessoratOhioStateUniversitywhodevotedhercareertopromotingtheroleofchildren’sbooksinyoungpeople’sacademic,social,andemotionaldevelopment.Eachyear，thecommitteeselectsawinnerandrecommendedtitlesappropriateforchildren.“CharlotteHuckwasasupporterforchildren’sbooksasteachingtools,”saysErikaDawes,chairoftheCharlotteHuckAwardcommittee.“Booksliketheseawardwinners,booksthatpromoteimagination,wonderandsympathy,fillacriticalneedinourclassrooms.”JasonChinwasnamedwinnerofthe2018OrbisPictusAwardforhisbookGRANDCANYON,anilluminating（啟蒙的）lookatoneoftheplanet’smostfascinatingfeatures.TheOrbisPictusAward,establishedin1989,istheoldestchildren’sbookawardfornonfiction.HonorandRecommendedBooksineachcategorywerealsoannouncedattheawardsluncheon,wherethe2017winners（JasonReynoldsandMelissaSweet）deliveredspeeches.DanSantatandJasonChinareinvitedtospeakatnextyear’sAnnualConvention.1、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．thepreviousyearwinnerswillbeinvitedtospeakattheawardsluncheonB．GRANDCANYONisafictionalbookaboutthefutureofourplanetC．NCTEmainlyfocusesonoutstandingbooksforchildrenD．TheOrbisPictusAwardistheoldestbookawardpresentedbyNCTE2、FromthetextwecanlearnthatCharlotteHuck.A．likesreadingchildren’sliteraturebooksB．devoteshertimetowritingchildren’sbooksC．collectssomemoneytostartrewardsforchildren’sbooksD．paysspecialattentiontotheroleofbooksinchildren’sgrowth3、WhycanDanSantatwinthe2018CharlotteHuckAward?A．HeisanoutstandingEnglishteacher.B．Histhemespeechisfullofknowledge.C．Hisnovelcanpositivelyinfluencechildren.D．Hewroteclassicnurseryrhymeforchildren.4、WhatcanwelearnaboutNCTE?A．Itonlyawardsfictionalbooksforchildren.B．Itmainlyselectssomebooksappropriateforchildren.C．ItwasnamedinhonorofProfessorCharlotteHuck.D．Itawardswritersfortheiroutstandingbookseveryyear.22．（8分）TomyCharleyonhisweddingday:Iknowyouthinkthesenotesaresilly.IhavewatchedyouwearalongfaceovertheyearswhenIgivethemtoyou.ButunderstandthatsometimesIwanttotellyousomethingandIwanttogetitjustright.Puttingitdownonpaperhelpsmedothat.IwishIhadbeenabetterwriter,IwishIhadgonetocollege.IfIhad,IthinkIwouldhavestudiedEnglishandmaybemyvocabularywouldhaveimproved.SomanytimesIfeelIamusingthesamewordsoverandover.Likeawomanwearingthesamedresseveryday.Soboring！WhatIwanttosaytoyou,Charley,isyouaremarryingawonderfulgirl.IthinkofCatherineinmanywayslikeIthinkofRoberta.Likeadaughter.Sheissweetandpatient.Youshouldbethesamewithher,Charley.Hereiswhatyouaregoingtofindoutaboutmarriage:youhavetoworkatittogether*Andhavetolovethreethings.Youhavetolove1)Eachother.2)Yourchildren(whenyouhavesome).3)Yourmarriage.WhatImeanbythatlastoneis,theremaybetimesthatyoufight,andsometimesyouCatherinewon’tevenlikeeachother.Butthosearethetimesyouhavetoloveyourmarriagelikeathirdparty.Lookatyourweddingphotos.Lookatanymemoriesyou’vemade.Andifbelieveinthosememories,theywillpullyoubacktogether.I’mveryproudofyoutoday,Charley.IamputtingthisinyourtuxedopocketbecauseIknowhowyoulosethings.Iloveyoueveryday！Mom1、WhydidthemotherwritethelettertoCharley?A．Tocongratulateherson.B．Togivehimsomeadvice.C．Toshowherpity.D．Totalkthingsthrough.2、Whatkindoffeelingismainlyrevealedintheletter?A．Regret.B．Pride.C．Care.D．Complaint.3、WhatisimpliedaboutCharleyintheletter?A．Heisforgetful.B．Heispatient.C．Heisboring.D．Heisworried23．（8分）LastnightMr.andMrs.Rojasstayedhome.Itwascoldandrainyandtheydidn’twanttogooutinthebadweather.Mrs.Rojasmadesomepopcornandicetea.At8:00,Mr.andMrs.Rojaswentintothelivingroom,satonthesofaandbeganthemovieandateanddrank.At8:15,Mr.andMrs.Rojasrealizedtheyalreadywatchedthemovielastyearandtheydidn’twanttowatchitagain.“Nowwhat?”askedMr.Rojas.“Let’splaycards!”answeredMrs.Rojas.At8:30Mr.andMrs.Rojasstartedtoplaycards.Theywereplayingforabout10minuteswhenMr.Rojaslookedoutthewindow.Therainchangedtosnowandthetreeswerecoveredinbeautifulwhitesnow.“I’mhappywestayedhometonight.Itlooksbeautifuloutsidebutthisweatherisverydangeroustodrivein.”saidMr.Rojas.“You’reright,”saidMrs.Rojas,“butI’mbored.Let’splaysomemusicanddance.”Mr.Rojaswassurprised.“Dance?ButIreallydon’t….”“Ohcomeon!”Mrs.Rojasinsisted.SheputonaromanticCDandtheybothstartedtodance.Theyweredancingforabout1minutewhensuddenlythemusicstoppedandthelightswentout.Mrs.Rojaslaughed.“We’rejustnotveryluckytonight,arewe?”shesaid.Mr.Rojassaid,“Ofcoursewe’relucky!Wearetogether!”Hekissedherandcontinuedtodancewithher,inthedarkandwithoutmusic.1、WhydidMr.andMrs.Rojasstayathomelastnight?A．Theywantedtostaytogether.B．Theweatherwassoterrible.C．Theyhadadinnerathome.D．Theyplannedtowatchamovie.2、Whenitstartedtosnow,Mr.andMrs.Rojaswere_________.A．makingpopcornB．watchingamovieC．playingcardsD．dancingtothemusic3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A．ItwasarainydayinsummerB．Mrs.RojascookedverywellC．Mr.RojaslovedtodanceatfirstD．Mr.Rojaswasinlovewithhiswife24．（8分）EveryonehastheirfavouritescenesandcharactersinHarryPotterbooksandfilms．Oneofthemostmemorablescenesformanycameearlyonintheseries．InHarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStone，theowlsbegantosendletterstoHarryinvitinghimtoHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry．Owlswerethenmentionedfrequentlyinthebooksandcreatedamazingimagesinthefilms．EveryonearoundtheworldlovestheHarryPotterseries．ButiftherehasbeenonebadresultofJ．K．Rowling'screativegifts，itisthecrazethathassweptthroughmanycountriesforowninganowl．ManyexpertssuggestthatbecauseHarryPotterfanswouldliketoowntheirownowl，thereisastrongchancethatowlsmaysoonstarttodieout．Thereareover200differentspeciesofowl．Theyarenocturnalbirds，whichmeanstheyareawakeatnight，usuallyhunting．Theyhavelargeroundeyesthatfaceforwardsontheirflatfaces．Owlsalsoliketobeontheirown，unlessitisthematingseason．IndonesiaisoneofthemaincountriesthatarenowsellingowlstoyoungandoldHarryPotterfans．Therearemanybirdmarketsthroughoutthecountry，withthelargestbeingPramukainIndonesia'scapitalcity，Jakarta．BirdsareIndonesia'smostpopularpet，withabout20percentofallhomeskeepingatleastone．Itisthoughtthatabout13，000owlsaresoldeachyearinIndonesia'sbirdmarkets．Theycostbetween﹩10and﹩30．Thisisaffordableformostfamilieswheretheparentswork．Mostoftheowlshavebeentakenfromthewildanddonotliveforverylongoncetheyhavebeencaught．Noteveryoneishappyaboutthesituation，includingtheHarryPotterauthor，J．K．Rowling．Shesaid，"Ifanybodyhasbeeninfluencedbymybooks，tothinkanowlwouldbehappiestshutinasmallcageandkeptinahouse，IwouldliketotakethisopportunitytosayasforcefullyasIcan，"youarewrong!""1、WhatpurposedoesParagraph1serve？A．Tobringupthetopic．B．Toexpressthemainidea．C．ToadvertiseHarryPotterbooks．D．Todescribetheauthor'sfavouriteanimal．2、WhatharmfulresultdotheHarryPotterseriesbringabout？A．Owlsbeingforcedoutoftheirhomes．B．Anincreaseintheanimalattacks．C．Damagetochildren'screativity．D．Afallinthenumbersofowls．3、WhatdoweknowaboutIndonesia'sbirdmarket？A．Theymainlysellowls．B．Theyhaveareadysaleforowls．C．Theyusuallysellhome﹣raisedowls．D．Theysellowlsatacomparativelyhighprice．4、WhatdidJ．K．Rowlingthinkofthesituation？A．Itissomethingshedislikes．B．Itwouldbeunderstandable．C．Itistoocomplextochange．D．Itmadeherfeelexcited．25．（10分）TheWorld’sLargestLibrariesBritishLibrary(UnitedKingdom，London)TheBritishLibrarywascreatedbyActofParliamentin1972；previously，thelibraryhadbeenpartoftheBritishMuseum，wherethefamouscircularreadingroomhadaccommodatedresearchersincludingKarlMarx，whoworkedon‘DasKapital’there，aswellasOscarWideandMahatmaGandhi．TheBritishLibraryisnowhousedinanewbuildinginSt．Pancras，London，whereitstreasuresincludetwoGutenbergbibles，theLindisfarneGospelsandoneofLeonardodaVmci’snotebooks．LibraryofCongress(UnitedStates，Washington，D．C．)Foundedin1800withtheprivatecollectionofThomasJefferson，theLibraryofCongressisineffecttheUSA’sNationalLibrary．ItreceivestwocopiesofeverythingpublishedintheUnitedStates．TheLibraryofCongresswagburnedbytheBritishArmyin1812，andseverelydamagedbyfireagainin1851．Thecollectionincludesmanyrarebooks，drawingsandtwoStradivariusviolins．NewYorkPublicLibraryTheNewYorkPublicLibrarydevelopedgraduallyinthenineteenthcenturyfromthemergerandacquisition(收購兼并)ofanumberofpublicandprivatecollections；ithasmanybranchesindifferentdistrictsofNewYorkCity．Itremainsastructurewhichcombinespublicandprivatefinanceandgovernance．TreasuresheldatthelibraryincludeaGutenbergBible．RussianStateLibrary(Moscow)Foundedin1862astheMoscowpubliclibraryandmuseum，thiscollectionbecametheStateLibraryin1925．InconsequenceitreceivescopiesofallRussianpublications，andalsoholdslargecollectionsofmaps，journals，musicscoresandrecordings．ItspossessionsincludetheArchangelGospel，acodexintheSlavoniclanguagedatingfrom1092．1、Whichlibrarymetwithtwobiglossesinhistory?A．BritishLibrary． B．LibraryofCongress．C．NewYorkPublicLibrary． D．RussianStateLibrary．2、WhatcanwefindintheRussianStateLibrary?A．LindisfameGospels． B．Stradivariusviolins．C．AGutenbergBible． D．TheArchangelGospel．3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．KarlMarxandOscarWideworkedaslibrariansintheBritishLibrary．B．TheLibraryofCongressreceivestwocopiesofallpublicationsinRussia．C．TheNewYorkPublicLibraryissupportedbystateandpersonaldonation．D．TheRussianStateLibrarypossessesaGutenbergBibleinSlavonic．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）The92-year-old,thin,calmandproudlady,movedtoanursinghometoday.Sheisfully1eachmorningbyeighto’clock,2sheisnearlyblind.Herhusbandof70yearsrecentlypassedaway,makingthemove3.Aftermanyhoursofwaiting4inthehallofthenursinghome,shesmiledsweetlywhentoldher5wasready.Asshewalkedslowlytotheelevator,Iprovidedatrue6ofhertinyroom,7theold

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