甘肅省蘭州市第九中學2025屆高三英語第一學期期末考試模擬試題含解析

甘肅省蘭州市第九中學2025屆高三英語第一學期期末考試模擬試題考生須知：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在“答題紙”相應位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—What’sthatnoise?—Oh，Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine________.A．istestingB．wasbeingtestedC．isbeingtestedD．hasbeentested2．Itissodifficultaquestion_______noneofthekidscouldworkitout.A．as B．that C．which D．X3．________yourblog,Iwouldhavewrittenbacktwodaysago.A．IfIread B．ShouldIreadC．HadIread D．IfIcouldhaveread4．Whydoesshealwaysdrivetowork____shecouldeasilytakethetrain?A．unless B．untilC．before D．when5．_______hisoverseasstudy,hewaseventuallyemployedbyhisdreamcompany.A．Havingcompleted B．CompletingC．Completed D．Tocomplete6．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．amthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout7．Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich8．—Irene,doyoureallywanttogoout?—Itmayrain.___________,Iwillgoout;Idon’tmindtherain.A．Anyhow B．OtherwiseC．Somehow D．Therefore9．Don’tforgettosend______attendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.A．however B．whateverC．whoever D．wherever10．Thefirstsnowdidn’tfalluntilFebruaryinourprovincethisyear,________wasunexpected.A．it B．which C．that D．what11．WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,________into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A．havingtranslated B．tobetranslatedC．beingtranslated D．translated12．—Whatdoyouthinkofthemovielastnight?—WhenIgotthereit_______,soIonlywatchedtheend.A．finished B．hadfinishedC．wasfinishing D．hasfinished13．Thegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestosolvetheshortageofelectricity,butitwillbesometime_________thesituationimproves.A．since B．whenC．unless D．before14．Accordingtoarecentstudy,thehighschoolgraduationrateforblackmenhasfallenby43percent,while________ofblackwomenhasrisenby56percent.A．that B．whatC．one D．which15．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that16．Threedaysaftertheaircraftwentmissing,aninternationaleffort________shipsandplaneshasn'tfoundanywreckage,________growingfrustrationforthefamiliesofthe239peopleonboard.A．involved;causing B．toinvolve;causedC．involving;causing D．involving;havingcaused17．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof18．---Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?---Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience19．Ifwewantstudentstobecomeeffectiveinmulticulturalsettings,onethingisclear:thereisno________forpractice.A．prescriptionB．substituteC．appetiteD．suspension20．Withyourbrother’shelp,I’vemadegreatprogressinEnglishandIreallywanttodosomethingforhim____．A．inturn B．byturns C．inreturn D．inanswer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）IliveontheWestCoastofBritishColumbiawithmyhusbandandthreechildren.Ourdaystartedlikeanyotherday.Myhusbandleftforworkinthenorthofthetown,whichisanhourandahalf’sdrive.Theyoungerchildrencaughttheirbustoschooltenminutesaway.Ouroldestattendshighschoolandisa40-minutedriveaway.Iworkathomeintheoffice,workingonthecomputer.ItwasNovember2006andthenewshadreportedgustywinds.WhenthewindsstartedtogetstrongIshutthecomputerdownandtriedtophonemyhusband.Ileftamessagetellinghimthewindswereblowingat80to90km/hr.AsIhungupthephone,Iheardatreecrack.Iwentoutsideandstoodinthedriveway.Anothertreeexplodedandmyheartwasracing.Whentheschoolbuscarryingtheyoungstersarrived,Irantogetthem.Nosoonerhadwemadeittothehousethananothertreeexploded.Thechildrenwereclearlyscared,soIloadedthemupintothecarandweparkedinthemiddleoftheyard,wherenotreescouldlandonus,itwasstartingtogetdark.Myoldestsondidn’tcomehomeonthebusandmyhusbandwasstrandedatwork.Icalledthehighschoolandreachedmyson.Hesaidhewasstrandedanddidn’tknowwhattodo.Icalledafriendintownforhelp.Hemanagedtogetmysonhometome.Finally,myhusbandmanagedtogethome.Wehadbeenpreparedforsuchevents,aswehadagenerator,candles,awoodstove,freshwater,batteriesandtwofreezersfulloffood.Wewerewithoutpowerforfivedays.Butwedidn’tpanic―wehadalltheemergencyequipmentweneeded.Thankfully,noneofourneighbourswereinjured,butthedamagewasextensive.Wearewitnessingclimatechange.Weneedtobeprepared.1、Whendidthemotherhearatreecrackforthethirdtime?A．Whenshewasonthephone.B．Aftershehungupthephone.C．Rightbeforesheandherkidswentintothehouse.D．Rightaftersheandherkidsgotintothehouse.2、Whydidthemotherparkthecarinthemiddleoftheyard?A．Itwasdarkinsidethehouse.B．Itwassafertherethaninthehouse.C．Shewantedtowaitforherfamilythere.D．Shewantedtoreceivehelpfromothers.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“strandedatwork”probablymean?A．Busycompletinghiswork.B．Underthepressureofwork.C．Stuckattheworkplace.D．Worriedwhileworking.4、Whydidn’tthefamilyfeelanxiouswhentherewasapowerfailure?A．Everyonemadeithome.B．Theyencouragedeachother.C．Thepowerwouldverysoonberestored.D．Theyhadgotallthenecessitiesforemergency.22．（8分）2015TFKPoetryContestCallallpoets!TimeForKids(TFK)hasachallengeforyou:writeafunny,rhymingpoem.Itmustbeanoriginalpoemthatdoesnotcopyanotherpoet’swork.EnteritintheTimeforKidsPoetryContest!Asfewerandfewerchildrenareinterestedinwritingpoetryoftheirown,TimeForKidsdecidestoorganizeandsponsorsuchacontesttochangethesituation.ContestRules1.HowtoenterThiscontestbeginsat12:01amonMarch6,2015andendsat11:59pmonJuly24,2015.Toenter,mailthefollowinginformationto1271AvenueoftheAmericas,32ndFloor,NewYork,NewYork10020:(a)anoriginalandpreviouslyunpublishedpoemthatishumorousandhasarhymescheme;(b)entrant’sfirstnameonlyandaparent’smailaddress.Limitoneentryperperson.Whenentering,entrantpromisesthattheentryisoriginal,andhasnotbeenpublishedinanymediumandhasnotwonanaward.2.JudgingAllentrieswillbejudgedbypoetKennNesbitt,basedonthefollowingcriteria:creativityandoriginality(50%),useoflanguageandrhyme(25%)andappropriatenesstothethemeofthecontest(25%).Thelengthoftheentrywillnotbetakenintoconsideration.3.PrizesOurjudgewillselectfoursemi-finalists(半決賽選手)fromwhichonegrandprizewinnerandthreefinalistswillbechosen.TheonegrandprizewinnerwillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfromChildren’sPoetLaureateKennNesbittandasignedcopyofhisnewestbookofpoetry,TheArmpitofDoom:FunnyPoemsforKids，approximatelyvalueat$275.ThethreefinalistswilleachgetasignedcopyofNesbitt’snewestbookofpoetry,TheArmpitofDoom:FunnyPoemsforKids,andboththeirpoemsandthatofthegrandprizewinnerwillbepublishedat.4.Eligibility(參賽資格)Opentolegalcitizensofthe50UnitedStatesandtheDistrictofColumbiawhoareprimaryschoolstudentsandare8to13yearsoldattimeofentry.5.Winner’slistFornamesofthewinnerandfinalists,visit(afterAugust1,2015,availableforaperiodof10days).1、Thepurposeofthecontestisto.A．encouragechildrentolearnfromotherpoetsB．helpchildrenrealizethedreamofpoetrywritingC．encouragechildren’sinterestinpoetrywritingD．encouragechildrentoreadmoreoriginalpoems2、Whichofthefollowingcharacteristicsofapoemisvaluedmostinjudging?A．Beingcreativeandoriginal.B．Usingapropernumberofwords.C．Usingproperlanguageandrhyme.D．Beingappropriatetothecontesttheme.3、Whatcanbeknownaboutthefinalistsofthecontest?A．Theywillgetagreatdealofmoney.B．Theirpoemscanbereadat.C．TheywillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfromNesbitt.D．TheirpoemswillappearinNesbitt’snewestbookofpoetry.4、Accordingtothecontestrules,.A．poemscanbesenttotheorganizersbye-mailB．allchildrenhavetherighttotakepartinthecontestC．thenumberofoneentrant’spoemstoenterthecontestisnotlimitedD．theresultofthecontestwillbeunknownbeforeAugust,201523．（8分）Alittleboydiscoveredwhatlookedlikeamaptoanunknownplace.Hesoonrealizeditwasthebeginningofanexcitingtreasurehunt.Hefoundtwopiecesofpaperalongwiththemysteriousmap.Onewaswrittenwiththeinstructions,“FINDTHEWORDS.”Theotherpieceofpaperhadseveralstrangesymbolsscatteredalloverit.Dad,fortunately,wastheretohelphissonfigureoutthemystery.Hefoldedupthepaperwiththesymbolsonit,andtogethertheyformedamessage,whichhadanothersetofinstructions,“UNDERSTEPS.”Thesmartlittleboyknewexactlywhattodosohewenttolookunderthestepsofhishouse.Withouttoomucheffort,hefoundaboxbelowthestaircase.Itdidn’ttakehimlongtofigureoutwhattodonext:openitup!Insidetheboxweresomeveryinterestingobjects,includinganotherpieceofatreasuremapandtwobrokenpiecesofpaper.Thesewerethemostinterestingfindsbecausetheycontainedwhatappearedtobeacollectionoflettersonthem.Finally,theyknewwherethetreasurewasfromtheletters:INTHEBUSHUNDERYOURYARD．Aftersearchingallovertheyard,followingseveralcluesandwonderingwhereeverythingwouldlead,thepairfinallyfoundwhattheyhadbeenlookingfor.Anditwasexactlywhatyouwouldwantaftersuchanadventure:atreasurebox!Thepairpulleditoutofthegroundandcleanedawayallthedirt.Thedadputtheboxinfrontofhisson,andthelittleboycouldn’tcontainhisexcitement.Soheopeneditupandfinallyfoundoutwhatwasinside.Insidewasmoretreasurethananylittleboycouldeverwant.Therewerehundredsofcoinsandallsortsofpiratetreasure,includingwhatlookslikeapearlnecklaceandsomesilverdishes.1、Whatledthelittleboytostarthistreasurehunt?A．Hisfather’sencouragementB．Apossibletreasuremap.C．Hisnatureofcuriosity.D．Attractionoftreasure.2、Howdidthelittleboyandhisfatherfinallydeterminetheexacttreasureplace?A．Byfollowingthesymbolsonthepaper.B．Byfoldingupthemap.C．Bysearchingtheiryard.D．Bylistingthelettersonthepaper.3、Wheredidthelittleboyfindthetreasure?A．Inthebush.B．Underthesteps.C．Undertheground.D．Inaboxbelowthestaircase.4、Howdidthelittleboyfeelabouthisfinding?A．Overjoyed.B．Disappointed.C．Grateful.D．Unworthy.24．（8分）CourseNo.1406

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B．brokeup C．pickedup D．putup2、A．enthusiastically B．surprisingly C．importantly D．dramatically3、A．discover B．get C．invent D．purchase4、A．invisible B．useful C．practical D．impossible5、A．lost B．amazed C．puzzled D．moved6、A．refused B．hoped C．replied D．vowed7、A．addedto B．stuckto C．gotto D．referredto8、A．suggested B．ordered C．advised D．persuaded9、A．light B．heavy C．slow D．safe10、A．glared B．stared C．glanced D．peered11、A．use B．spare C．waste D．devote12、A．Ofcourse B．Inshort C．Incase D．Ofall13、A．system B．atmosphere C．society D．traffic14、A．weighing B．disturbing C．reserving D．restoring15、A．cars B．trains C．trucks D．cabs16、A．dreams B．discoveries C．choices D．challenges17、A．while B．when C．until D．before18、A．considerate B．ignorant C．stubborn D．accurate19、A．route B．map C．design D．course20、A．increase B．extend C．minimize D．expand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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Asmilingfacewithtears,or“Tearsofjoy”,waschosenasthemostpopularemojigloballyin2016,accordingtoareport1．（publish）byChinesetechstartupKika.In2015,emojiwasthecountry’sfastest-growinglanguageintheUKand“Tearsofjoy”alsobecametheOxfordEnglishDictionary’swordoftheyear,2．（make）itpopularonsocialmediaworldwide.Asalanguageexpertpointedout,thereasons3．thisareasfollows.Foronething,withthedevelopmentoftheInternet,especiallythe4．（popular）ofsmartphones,Englishaloneisprovingnotenoughtomeettheneedsof21st-centurydigitalcommunication.For5．,emojiscanoffergreaterfreedomthanverballanguage.Meanwhile,comparedwithtextmessages,theyareoftenmoreintuitive（直觀的）and6．（simple）,whichisalsothereasonwhymoreandmorePeoplechoose7．（express）theiremotionsandideasbyusingemojis.Evenifyoudon’tsendemojisyourself,youwill8．（probable）receivethem.However,nobodycandefinitely-tell9．emojiswillfinallycometolooksomethingmoreliketraditionallanguagethatweunderstandandusedailysomedayortheyarejustinfashionfor10．whilelikemanythings.“Afterall,it’sanadditiontolanguageratherthanalanguageitself,”DrDrummondsays.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短文。短文中共有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：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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。Ilikeridingmybike、Thoughitisnotverynew,butitismybestfriend、Ifindveryconvenienttogoanywherewithabike、Ridinggivesmenotonlyexercisesbutalsopleasure、Iusemybikemostinsummerwhentheweatheris