2025屆湖北省鄂州市吳都中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末調(diào)研模擬試題含解析

2025屆湖北省鄂州市吳都中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末調(diào)研模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用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．請認(rèn)真核對監(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鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請用橡皮擦干凈后，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．-Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?-No,IwishI_____theclockback.A．hadturned B．couldturnC．willturn D．wouldhaveturned2．Historicsitesimpresswriterswiththeiramazingbeauty,whichareagreatsourceof________.A．inspirationB．compositionC．occupationD．combination3．IfIcanhelp,Idon’tlikeworkinglateintothenight.A．so B．that C．them D．it4．Maryfeltfromtheoutsideworld,sinceshelackedanInternetconnectionandcouldn’treceiveanye-mail.A．cutdown B．cutin C．cutoff D．cutout5．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．whileC．a(chǎn)sD．however6．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay7．—Doyoulikethebookyoufatherboughtyou?—Verymuch.It’sexactly______Iwanted.A．which B．thatC．what D．how8．—WhyaretheWoodssellingtheirbelongings?—Theytoanothercity.A．hadmoved B．havemoved C．moved D．a(chǎn)removing9．AfirmfromNewZealandhasrevealedasetofroboticlegswhichtheyclaimwillsoonallow________wheelchair-boundpeopletowalkagain.A．extremely B．previously C．a(chǎn)ctually D．eventually10．Soonaftergettingoffhishorse,thecaptainappearedatthesecond-floorwindows,______hecouldseenothingbuttrees.A．where B．fromwhereC．which D．fromwhich11．AsurveysuggeststhattheroyalweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton_____agreatboostforBritisheconomybecausealargenumberofvisitorsareexpectedtogo.A．willbe B．hasbeen C．was D．be12．PeoplebelievethattheChinaDreamisnotverydifficult________solongasthewholenationworkshardforit.A．realizing B．toberealizedC．realized D．torealize13．Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed14．It's________mewhyAlicegaveupherjobandgotmarried.A．under B．a(chǎn)bove C．over D．beyond15．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen16．Duetolargeinvestmentinhousing,manycitiescan________theflowofnewarrivals,improvingthequalityoftheirlife.A．giverisetoB．makewayforC．takepartinD．keeppacewith17．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．a(chǎn)ccessible B．a(chǎn)cceptable C．a(chǎn)vailable D．a(chǎn)ppropriate18．Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which19．LiHua____hismoneyfordollarsbeforehewentonaholidayinAmerica.A．exchangesB．hasexchangedC．willexchangeD．hadexchanged20．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough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）ThenewpresidentofHarvardUniversityisthesonofanEasternEuropeanrefugeeandAuschwitz(奧斯威辛)survivor—LawrenceS.Bacow.HisfatherworkedfulltimewhileattendingastatecollegeinDetroitatnighttoearnhisdegree.Bacow,theformerpresidentofTuftsUniversity,hastakenoverHarvardatatimewhenhighereducationisunderattackforbeingfinanciallyoutofreachtomanyAmericans.ButBacowsaidhisfamily’sjourneyhadreflectedthepowerofcollegeeducationtotransformgenerationsandtheopportunitiesthathavehistoricallybeenavailableintheUnitedStates.“Myparentscametothiscountrywithalmostnothing,”Bacowsaid.“Iwouldn’tbehereifthiscountryhadnotbeenopentopeoplelikemyparentsatthattime.NorwouldIifmyfatherhadn’thadtheopportunitytogetthecollegeeducation.”BacowgrewupinPontiac,Michigan.Hisfather’sfamilyfledanti-Jewish(反猶太的)violenceinMinsk,thenpartoftheSovietUnion,beforethestartofWorldWarIIandwenttotheUnitedStates.HismotherarrivedinBrooklynatage19,havingsurvivedAuschwitzconcentrationcamp.ShewastheonlyJewfromhertowntohavesurvivedthewar.YetBacow,whoismarriedwithtwosons,saidthatwhilegrowingupinMichigan,hehadahappychildhood,enteringsciencefairsasachildandbuildingradioslikehisdad.BacowhasspentmostofhisprofessionalcareeratMIT,HarvardandTufts.HewasaprofessorofenvironmentalstudiesatMIT,andlateraprincipalattheuniversity.HeledTuftsfrom2001to2011.AtTufts,BacowearnedareputationforshakingupasleepyuniversitythatwasbeingovershadowedbyitspeersinBoston.Heisalsocreditedwithleadingitthroughboth9/11andthe2008financialcrisis.AstheTuftspresident,Bacowtraveledaroundthecountry,reachingouttoalumni(校友),andheurgedhisfacultyanddeanstodothesame,inanefforttoboostdonationstofinanceTufts’academicambitions.Heraisedmorethan$20millionforfacultyrecruitment,attractingup-and-comingprofessorsbyofferingjuniorfacultyperks(福利),suchaslongacademicleavesthattheycouldn’tgetelsewhere.UnderBacow’sleadership,Tuftsspentmillionsonlabsandlibraries.Healsomadeaddressesnationallyabouttheneedtomakehighereducationmoreaccessibleandaffordabletolow-incomestudents.1、ThereasonwhyBacowappreciatescollegeeducationisthat.A．collegeeducationisoutofreachtomanyAmericansB．hisfamilychangedtheirfateduetocollegeeducationC．fewopportunitieswereavailablewhenhisfathercameintothecountryD．a(chǎn)collegedegreehelpedhismothersurviveAuschwitz2、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．ThefellowtownspeopleofBacowwereallkilledbesideshismother.B．Bacow’smotherstimulatedhisinterestinscience.C．Bacow’sfatherwasgoodatworkingwithelectronics.D．Bacow’sfathercametotheU.S.afterWorldWarIIbrokeout.3、Theunderlinedword“shakingup”inparagraph5probablymeans.A．reactivating B．causing C．damaging D．takingover4、Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．HowtobeadmittedtoHarvardUniversity. B．ThehistoryofBacow’sfamily.C．TheartofBacow’sleadershipinTufts. D．Bacow’swaytoindividualsuccess.22．（8分）Forthekidswhohavejuststartedtoread,choosingtherightbooksisessentialandtheirparentsshouldbetheretohelpthem.Aproperbookclassificationsystemwouldbeofgreathelpinthisregard,sincemostparentsdonotknowwhichbookssuittheirchildren’sreadinglevelsthemost.Aneffectiveclassificationsystemforchildren’sbookswouldhelpovercomethisproblem.Chinesebookstores,onlineoroffline,stillprefertouseageratherthanreadingabilitytocategorizewhattheysell.Infact,readingabilityandinterestsvaryfromchildtochildevenwhentheyareatthesameage.Thisearlyformofclassificationisacceptedbymostbookstoresandpublishers,yetmanyyoungreadersgetbooksthatarenowhereneartheirtargetedreadinglevels.Chinahasatleast200millionchildrenundertheageof14,andtheirenthusiasmforreadinghasincreasedovertheyears.Thepublishersofchildren’sbooksshouldtrytointroduceajuvenile-centeredclassificationsystemtohelptheirreaderschoosebooksthataresuitablefortheirreadingabilities.Somedon’ttrustthecallformoreeffectivebookclassification,mentioningtheneedforyoungsterstoreadextensivelyandavoidrestrictingthemselvestooneortwocategories.Thereisastrongcaseforresistingselectivereading,butnotbookclassification,whichisdesignedtohelpyoungchildrendevelopgoodreadinghabitsandholdontotheminthelongrun.Studieshavefoundthatkidsarelesslikelytobeintoreadingiftheyhavenotdevelopedsuchahabitbeforetheageof10.Thatsaid,itisintheirbestintereststoadopttargetedreadingduringchildhood,asthiscangreatlyimprovetheircomprehensionabilities.Sogreatereffortsshouldbeputintodesigningabookclassificationsystemthatmeetstheneedsofyoungreaders.1、Aproperbookclassificationsystemshould________.A．beonanagebasisB．limitreaderstooneortwocategoriesC．helpreadersgetbookssuitablefortheirreadinglevelsD．benefitallthebookstoresandpublishers2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph5referto?A．Youngchildren.B．Publishers.C．Readinglevels.D．Readinghabits.3、WhatdoweknowfromParagraph5?A．Thereisastrongcaseforresistingbookclassification.B．Everyonedoesn’tsupportamoreeffectivebookclassification.C．Youngstersshouldberestrictedtoafewcategoriesofbooks.D．Youngstersdon’tneedtoreadextensively.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthecurrentbookclassificationsystem?A．Dissatisfied.B．Ambiguous.C．Supportive.D．Unconcerned.23．（8分）TheextraordinarypricepaidforthelastLeonardodaVinci’spaintinginprivatehandshasresultedinafeveredguessatthebuyer—butsofarthenewowner’sidentityisinscrutable.Christie’s,theauction(拍賣)housethatsold“SalvatorMundi”inNewYorkonWednesday,hasremainedsilentaboutwhopaid$450mforthe500-year-oldwork—apricethatsetaworldauctionrecord.Withthepoolofpossiblebuyerslimitedtobillionairesandaveryfewinstitutions,someintheartworldaretryingtonarrowitdowntoaregionornationality.ThomasSeydoux,anartadviserandformerheadofImpressionistandModemArtatChristie’s,suspectsthatthebidderis“newmoney”,becausethebiddingwentupin“wildincreases”-atonestagejumpingfrom$370mto$400m.HeguessedthatthebuyermightbeabillionairefromAsia,basedoncurrenttrendsintheworldoffineartauctions.OthershavesuggestedaGulfroyalorbillionaire—perhapsfromQatar,whichhaslavishly(大量地)collectedart,orAbuDhabi,whichhasjustopenedabranchoftheLouvremuseum.TheAbuDhabibranchhasaLeonardo’spainting,“Labelleferronniere”,onloanfromtheLouvreinParisbutlacksitsown.“SalvatorMundi”hasatroubledhistory.Itwassoldfor￡45atSotheby’sinLondonin1958,whenitwasthoughtto6acopy,butby2011ithadbeenacceptedasaworkentirelybyLeonardo,whenitwasincludedinanexhibitionattheNationalGalleryinLondon.Itwasthenreportedlyboughtfor$75m-$80mbyartadviserYvesBouvier,whosoldittoRussiancollectorDmitryRybolovlevfor$127.5m.MrRybolovlevsaid,“ThankstotheprofessionalismandexpertiseofChristie’s,therecord-breakingsaleofDaVinci’s‘SalvatorMundi’hashelpedbringbacksomeofthevalueofthecollection.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inscrutable”mean?A．a(chǎn)vailableB．unknownC．uncontroversialD．determined2、WhatmightThomasSeydoux’sAsian“newmoney”bebasedon?A．ThenumberofwealthypeopleinAsia.B．Thetrendofwealthypeoplecollectingart.C．Thereasonablewaythebuyerbidforthepainting.D．Theaggressivewaythebidderdroveuptheprice.3、WhatdidRybolovlev’swordssuggest?A．Thesaleofthepaintingreflecteditsvalue.B．Heregrettedhavingpossessedthepainting.C．Thehighbidforthepaintingwasridiculous.D．Christie’staughtushowtoappreciatethepainting.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．TroubledHistoryof“SalvatorMundi”B．HuntforNewMasterofRecord-breakingDaVinciC．TheMostExpensivePaintingEverSoldD．“SalvatorMundi”Painting’sBuyertoBeTold24．（8分）WhenImetafriendrecently,Iaskedhimhowworkwas.“Oh,notthatbusy,I’mjustcoasting,”hesaid.He’snotalone.Accordingtoarecentpoll,onethirdofthe3,000peoplesurveyedsaidtheywere“coasting”atwork.Thismaycomeasasurpriseinanagewhensomanypeoplespendsomuchtimecomplainingabouthowbusytheyare.Butmostofthistalkaboutbusynessisnonsense.AccordingtoastudybyresearchersatOxfordUniversity,wedonot,infact,spendmoretimeworkingthanwehaveinthepast.Onsomemeasures,theamountweworkhasgonedown.Instead,manypeoplejusthavejobsfilledwithtasksthatdon’treallyneedtobedone.Thewaywelookatcoastinghasradicallychanged.Inthepast,beingrelaxedandnotburdenedwithtoomuchworkwithinyourorganisationwasasignofstatus.Now,beingextremelybusyshowsyouareimportant.Ifyouarenotextremelyoverburdened,thenyouareseenasaslacker,alazyperson.Thisdoesnotmakesense.Mostpeoplearenotasbusyastheysaytheyare.Infact,mostpressingtasksatworkareoftenunrelatedtoproductivity.Manybusypeopleareactuallyoverburdenedwithtellingothershowbusytheyare.Beingoverly-focusedonyourjobmaymakeyoufeelimportant,butit’slikelytoannoyfriends,co-workersandyourfamily.What’smore,beingsuper-busyallthetimeisnotgoodforyou.ACornellUniversitystudyfoundthatpeoplewhoareoverburdenedwithworktendtohaveaworsesenseofwellbeingthanthosewhoaremorerelaxed.Theresearchersalsofoundthatbeingsuper-busyisbadforyourcareer.Thosewhoreportedworkingveryintenselywereassociatedwithpoorercareeroutcomes.So,perhapscoastersarenotadragonproductivity.Maybetheyhaveworkedoutthatthesecrettoaproductiveandhealthylifeisnotbeingtoobusy,andcertainlynottalkingcontinuouslyabouthowbusyyouare.WeshouldrememberBertrandRussell’sadage:“Oneofthesymptomsofanapproachingnervousbreakdownisthebeliefthatone’sworkisterriblyimportant.”1、WhatcanweinferfromthefindingsoftheOxfordUniversitystudy?A．Peoplehaveafalseimpressionabouthowbusytheyareatwork.B．Lessbusyemployeeshaveagreaterlikelihoodofpromotion.C．Onethirdofemployeesdon’tconsiderthemselvestobebusy.D．Peopleoverburdenedatworkarelikelytofeelmoreenergised.2、Inthe19thcenturywhichofthesepeoplewouldprobablyhavebeentheLEASTbusyintheirjob?A．Abankclerk.B．Abankowner.C．Anofficecleaner.D．Anofficesecretary.3、Whymight“coasters”actuallybesuccessfulintheirwork?A．Theydonotfeelthreatenedbyachallengingtask.B．Theyworkmoreco-operativelywiththeircolleagues.C．Theyareabletofocusonthemostimportantandnecessarytasks.D．Theyareoftenmoreintelligentandabletocompletetheirworkfaster.4、Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizestheauthor’sattitude?A．Heexpressesnopersonalopinionaboutthetopic.B．Hethinksthatlazypeopleareinfactthebestworkers.C．Heissympathetictowardsdifficultiesofsuper-busyworkers.D．Hebelievesthatbusynessatworkdoesnotequaleffectiveness.25．（10分）DearMomandDad,Campisgreat!Ihavemetalotofnewfriends.JimisfromCalifornia,EricisfromIowa,andTonyisfromMissouri.Wehaveagreattimetogether,swimming,boating,hiking,andplayingtricksonothercampers!Everynight,wegotoanothertentsecretlyandtrytoscareothercampersbymakingscarynoises.It’ssofunnytoseethemrunoutscreaming!Now,don’tworry,Mom.I’mnotgoingtogetcaughtlikeIdidlastyear.Onethingthatisdifferentfromlastyearishowmanybugs(昆蟲)thereare!Ihaveatleast100mosquitobitesandabout25antbites.EverytimeIgooutside,horseflieschaseme,too!Otherthanallthesebuggybugs,I’mhavingthebesttime!Love,TylerDearTyler,Areyousureyouareokay?Allofthosebugssoundawful!Haveyouusedallofthe“Itch-Be-Gone”creamIgotyou?Howaboutthe“Ants’kAwful”lotions(護(hù)膚液)fortheantbites?YouandyourauntEthelhavealwaysseemedtoattractthosenastyfireants.NowTyler,Iamveryhappythatyouhavemetsomenewfriendsandthatyouarehavingfuntogether.However,youMUSTstoptryingtoscareothercampers.Remember,honey,somecampersmaybescaredeasily.Iwantyoutoapologizeforanyanxietyyoumayhavecausedthemandstartbeingthenice,politeboythatIknowyouare.Doyouhearme,Tyler?Pleasebecareful.Iwantyoutocomeheresafely.Love,Mom1、WhydidTylerwritethelettertohisparents?A．Todescribehisinterestingcampexperiences.B．Toexpresshisregretaboutscaringothers.C．Toaskhisparentsforadviceaboutcamping.D．Totellhisparentsabouthissufferingsatcamp.2、Theunderlinedword“chase”inthefirstletterprobablymeans“”.A．flyawayB．getridofC．putupwithD．runafter3、Tyler’smotheradviseshimto.A．buymorelotionforthebitesB．returnwithafewfriendsC．a(chǎn)voidscaringothercampersD．turntothepolicewhenintrouble第三部分語言知識(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）Agroupofgraduatesgottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Theconversationsoonturnedintocomplaintsabout1coffee,theprofessorwenttothekitchenand2withalargepotofcoffeeanda3ofcups---porcelain,plastic,glass,crystal,someplain-looking,someexpensive,somebeautiful—tellingthemto4themselvestothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theprofessorsaid,“ifyouhave5,allthenice-lookingexpensivecupshavebeen6,leavingbehindtheplainand7ones.Whileitisnormalforyoutowantonlythebestforyourselves,thatisthe8ofyourproblemsandstress.”“Beassuredthatthecup9addsnoqualitytothecoffee.10itisjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecases11hideswhatwedrink.”“12allofyoureallywantiscoffee,notthecup,13youconsciouslywentforthebestcups….Andthenyoubegan14eachother’scups.”Nowconsiderthis:15isthecoffee;thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups16arejusttoolstoholdandcontainlife,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefine,norchangethe17oflifewelive.Sometimes,byconcentratingonlyonthecup,we18toenjoythecoffee.Valuethecoffee,notthecups!Don’tletthecups19you…enjoythecoffeeinstead.1、A．stress B．dream C．sorrow D．truth2、A．friends B．customers C．fellows D．guests3、A．carried B．returned C．a(chǎn)rrived D．reached4、A．kind B．variety C．sort D．number5、A．devote B．expose C．help D．a(chǎn)ddicted6、A．searched B．witnessed C．noticed D．discovered7、A．takenup B．broughtin C．soldout D．cutdown8、A．expensive B．cheap C．beautiful D．usual9、A．point B．a(chǎn)nswer C．source D．result10、A．byitself B．onitsown C．foritself D．itself11、A．Atnotime B．Attimes C．Innocase D．Inmostcases12、A．ever B．even C．never D．hardly13、A．What B．That C．Which D．Whether14、A．but B．so C．a(chǎn)nd D．for15、A．suspecting B．liking C．envying D．eyeing16、A．Love B．Life C．Future D．Failure17、A．They B．We C．You D．What18、A．quantity B．style C．quality D．standard19、A．have B．hesitate C．forget D．fail20、A．force B．drive C．puzzle D．a(chǎn)maze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）EveryyearinthemonthofMarch,oneof1．world’sgreatestwildlifemigrations(遷徙)stopsincentralNebraska.Forashorttime,sandhillcranes(沙丘鶴)fillthestate'swide,flatfields.Thelandprovidesthebirds2．theperfectplacetorestandeat.Sinceseveralyearsago,moreandmorepeople3．(discover)themigration.Visitorscrowdintoriverblinds—specialbuildingsthathelpkeepthebirdwatchers4．(hide)themselves.Theylookthroughtheircamerasortelescopesinwonder.Thesandhillcranesareworththetrip.Theyare5．(general)alittleoverametertall.Theyhavelonglegsandnecks.Theirwingsstretchovertwometers.Sandhillcraneshavesoft,greyfeathers.They6．(know)forhavingabrightredareaonthetopoftheirheads.ThebirdsstopinNebraskaastheymaketheirwayfromtheirwinterhomesinMexicoandsome7．(south)partsoftheUnitedStates.Thebirdsusuallyspendtwotothree8．(week)atthisplace9．theyleave.Theyarriveinwaves,attimesasmanyas400,000inoneday.Theyeatinthenearbyfieldsandgrasslands.Leftovergrain,insectsandsmallcreaturesgive10．(they)theenergytheyneedastheycontinuetheirtripnorth,towardCanadaandSiberia.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。Iwillshareoneexperiencewithyou、WiththeCollegeEntranceExaminationdrawnear,Iamfilledwithgreatanxiety、Therefore,Icouldn’tbeabsorbedinstudies,resultingfrommyfailingintheexamination、Igotextremediscouraged、Justthen,myteacher,MissZhang,approachedmeandsaid,“Itisnaturalthatinlifeweallhavemomentwhenwecan’tachievewhatwewantit、Don’tallowthemtoweakenyou,andturnthemintomotivationtoinspireyou、”Herwordswerereminderwhichprovidedmyselfwithconstantencouragementtosmileatlife、Consequently,IgainedwhatIdeserved、Soitisanoptimisticattitudewhich