2025屆河北省宣化市第一中學(xué)高三下第一次測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題含解析

2025屆河北省宣化市第一中學(xué)高三下第一次測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)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(shū)寫(xiě)，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫(xiě)的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)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．Themanageristryingtofindamantorecommendhowthejob.A．isdone B．bedone C．shoulddone D．todo2．Thenewsupermarketannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday______________getabigprize.A．must B．willC．shall D．need3．.Somepeoplesaymorebutdoless______othersdotheopposite.A．once B．when C．while D．a(chǎn)s4．—Thefilmis,Ihavetosay,notabitinteresting.—Why?It’s________thanthefilmsIhaveeverseen.A．farmoreinteresting B．muchlessinterestingC．nomoreinteresting D．a(chǎn)nylessinteresting5．Rosa_____thiswashingmachineformorethantenyears.Sheisthinkingaboutbuyinganewone.A．isusingB．usedC．hadusedD．hasbeenusing6．ThismorningIpickedupwalletinsurpriseonmywaytoschool.A．A;a B．the;a C．a(chǎn);\ D．\;the7．Howcome?Ican’tfindmykey.Ijustleftit________ithadbeen.A．where B．whichC．when D．how8．—What'swrongwithhim?Heseemedupset.—Hehadtogiveuphisdrawing,notbecausehewanted________thatwaybutbecausehehadtobe.A．thisB．oneC．itD．such9．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would10．Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet，___________theoldtownintoadreamland.A．turned B．turningC．toturn D．havingturned11．—Ihavebeenconsideringcancellingtheprojectbecauseitseemshardtogofarther.—Butit'stooearlyto________now.There'sstillmuchhope.A．pickupthepieces B．throwinthetowelC．gothroughyourpaces D．jumpdownyourthroat12．Thecouplewasinitiallylookingforwardtohavinganoverseasweddingbuthadtodroptheideaafterfacing________fromparents.A．recognition B．tolerationC．opposition D．proportion13．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat14．Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon15．Johnlives________.Hehasaverysmallbudgetandlittlemoneytospendonclothes.A．intheblackB．onashoestringC．overthemoonD．a(chǎn)tthedropofahat16．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing17．---Let'swalktothatvillagetogether.---__________.Howcanwetwogirlsdothatinthedark？A．Iagreewithyou. B．That'sagoodpoint.C．Youmustbejoking！ D．That'snotyouropinion！18．Neverinmylife________suchabeautifulsunrise!A．haveIseenB．IhaveseenC．didIseeD．Isaw19．Shehasexpressedherhope______theforeignstudentswillspreadthegoodwillandsincerityoftheChinesepeopletootherpartsoftheworld.A．that B．whichC．whether D．what20．．Sheisfedupwithsharingahousewithothers;,sheislookingforherownflat.A．moreover B．otherwise C．however D．therefore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）Highschoolandcollegeareperiodsofever-expandingresponsibilityforstudents.Youcangethelpfromsomepracticalapps.Checkouttheseappstogetahead-startonbeingontopofyourlife!SleepCyclealarmclock(free;iOS,Android)Gettingenoughsleepisessentialtogettingagoodeducation,butwakinguprestedisn’tjustabouthowmuchyousleep;it’saboutwhereyouareinyoursleepcyclewhenyouwakeup.SleepCycleusesyourphone’smicrophoneand/oraccelerometertoanalyzeyoursleepingpatternsandwakeyouupatthebesttime,whenyou’reinyourlightestsleepstate(withinawindowthatyouset,sothatyou’renotlate).myHomeworkStudentPlanner(free;iOS,Android,Windows)ThemyHomeworkStudentPlannerisavailableonwidevarietyofplatformssothatyoucanstayorganizedwhereveryouare.Youcankeeptrackofyourclassscheduleandhomework,getremindersforupcomingtests,andsyncitacrossallofyourplatforms.There’salsoapremiumversionfor$4.99thattakesawaytheads,givesyoumorethemes,letsyouaddfileattachments,andintegratesaccesstoexternalcalendars.Circleof6(free;iOS,Android)Circleof6isaninnovativesafetyappthatconnectsyoutosixofyourmosttrustedfriends(your“circle”)andhelpsyoukeeptrackofeachother.Ifyou’refeelingscaredaboutasituationyou’reinyoucansendaper-programmedtexttoyourcirclewithjusttwotaps,anditwillincludeyourexactlocation.Thiscouldalsobeusedbyyoungerstudentstodiscreetlylettheirparentsknowthatthey’reinanuncomfortablesituationandwanttobepickedup.Goodbudget(free;iOS,Android)Goodbudgetcandivideyourmoneyintovirtual“envelopes”forthingslikeGroceries,Transportation,Entertainment,Gas,andwhateverelseyouneedtobudgetfor.Thefreeversionincludes10regularenvelopesplussyncingacrosstwodevices.Oryoucanmovetoapremiumsubscription(溢價(jià)認(rèn)購(gòu))($5/month,$45/year)formoreenvelopes,fivedevices,andafive-yeartransactionhistory.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．AllofthefourappscanbeusedfreeofchargeB．SleepCyclealarmclockcanmakeyousleepasmuchaspossibleC．myHomeworkStudentPlannercanbeusedoncomputersandcellphonesD．Goodbudgetcanhelpyouuseyourmoneywisely2、TheappGoodbudgewithapremiumsubscriptionforsixmonthscosts__________.A．$5 B．$22.5C．$30 D．$453、Whichmightbethemostusefulforaprimaryschoolstudentwhowalkstotheschoolaloneeveryday?A．SleepCyclealarmclock(free;iOS,Android)B．myHomeworkStudentPlanner(free;iOS,Android,Windows)C．Circleof6(free;iOS,Android)D．Goodbudget(free;iOS,Android)22．（8分）Oneevening,authorNeil’ssonwasangry.Neilhadsaidoneofthosethingsthatparentssay,like“isn’tittimeyouwereinbed.”Hissonlookedupathim,angryandsaid,“IwishIdidn’thaveadad!IwishIhad…agoldfish!”ThatconversationgavebirthtoNeil’sbook,“TheDayISwappedMyDadforTwoGoldfish”.Thebookisafunnyadventureofasonsearchingforthedadheswapped.Whethertheyrealizeitornot,fathersplayanimportantroleintheirchildren’sdevelopment.RolandWarren,DirectoroftheNationalFatherhoodInitiative,saysthat,“Theshapeoftheirdadshasaroleinthekids’soul.”Iagree.Weliveinthebestoftimesandtheworstoftimesforfatherhood.Weliveinthebestoftimesbecausefatherswhoareengagedintheirchild’slifespendmoretimethanfathersofanypreviousgeneration.WeliveintheworstoftimesbecausetherearestillmillionsofchildrenwhocontinuetomisstheregularpresenceofDad.Whatdifferencedoesadadmake?Aretheyreallythatimportant?Forthemostpart,studieshaveprovedclearlythatfathers,whethertheylivewiththeirchildrenornot,matterinthelivesoftheirchildren.Whenfathersarepresent,theyprovideeconomicsupportfortheirchildrenandcaregivingresponsibilities.Well-fatheredchildrenareshowntobemoreemotionallyintelligentandsociallysuccessfulasadults.Whenfathersareabsent,theirabsencemaynegativelyinfluencechildren’sacademicachievement,generalbehaviouraladjustmentandangermanagement,especiallyinmales.Yetjustbeingphysicallypresentisn’tenoughtobeagreatfather.Itisimportantthatadadbewarmandemotionallyavailabletohischild.Authorandresearcher,JohnGottman,describesthiskindoffatherasan“emotioncoachingfather”.Emotioncoachesareparentswholistentotheirchildren’sfeelings,seethesharingoffeelingsasanopportunityforintimacy（親密）.Itisnotjustthemerepresenceoffathersthatmatters,buthowtheyarepresent.Mostchildrenlongforandneedaloving,devotedandresponsiblefather.1、Theauthorintroduceshistopicby______.A．presentingtheresultsofstudiesB．tellingastoryC．makingacomparisonD．interviewingsomeexperts2、WhatdoestheauthormeaninParagraph2bysaying“Weliveintheworstoftimes…”?A．Today’sfathersdon’tcareabouttheirchildren’semotions.B．Lotsofchildren’sfathershavetoworkeveryday.C．Lotsofchildren’sfathersareabsentfromtheirlives.D．Today’sfathersdon’thavecaregivingresponsibilities.3、Accordingtothetext,awell-fatheredchildismorelikelyto_______.A．losecontrolofangerB．obtainhighacademicachievementC．havelowemotionalintelligenceD．havegoodsocialskills4、Wecanlearnfromthetextthatan“emotioncoachingfather”isafatherwho______.A．giveseconomicsupporttohischildB．shareshischild’semotionsC．triestochangehischild’semotionsD．isalwaysavailabletohischild23．（8分）DerekRabcloisnottheonlysurfertoconquerHawaii'sfamousPipelinebigwavebreak,butwhileallothersusetheirsighttodoit,thisyoungprofessionalsurfermustrelyonlyonhisothersenses.That's

becauseheiscompletelyblind.WhenDerekwasborn,over24yearsago,hegothisnamefromDerekHo,thefirstHawaiiansurfingworldchampion.Asurfingenthusiasthimself,Emestodreamedthathissonwouldsharethetalentofhisuncle,aprofessionalsurfer.Unfortunately,Derekwasborncompletelyblind,butthisdidn'tslophisfamilyfrombelievinglhathecoulddoanythinghewanted,evenifthatmeantbecomingasurfer.Atage2,DerekreceivedabodyboardandthebeachesofGuarapari,Brazil,becamehisbackyard.Hewasalwayscomfortableinthewaterandsurfingwasinhisblood,buthedidn’tactuallytryridingawaveuntilheturned17,whenhisfatherboughthimasurfboard.Hisfathertaughthimthebasicsandencouragedhimtokeeppracticing,butaftersuccessfullystandinguponthesurfboard,DerekknewheneededtobecomemuchbetterifhewasgoingtoachieveEmesto'sdreamandbecomeaprofessionalsurfer.SohejoinedthePraiadoMoroosurf

school,wherehestudiedundercoachFabioMaru.Standinguponasurfboardandconqueringsmallwavesisonething,whilegatheringthecouragetotakeonHawaii'sboard-breakingPipelineisanother.Butthat’sexactlywhatDerekRabelosetouttodojustmonthsafterlearninghowtosurf.Everyonetoldhimitwastoodangerous,buthefelthecoulddoit.Andhedid,earningthepraiseoffamousprofessionalsurferslikeKellySlaterandMickFanning.Now24,RabelohasbeensurfingthePipelineeverywintersince.1、Whatdoesthefirstparagraphtellus?A．Goodeyesightisnecessaryforbecominggoodsuffers.B．NobodyhaseverconqueredHawaii’sbigwavebreak.C．DerekRabelodreamstoconquerHawaii'sbigwavebreak.D．DerekRabeloistheonlyblindprofessionalsurfertoconquerHawaii’sbigwavebreak.2、HowdidErnestobehaveafterDerekwasborn?A．Henamedhimafterhisuncle. B．Heneverlostconfidenceinhim.C．Hesenthimtoasurfingchampion. D．Hestartedhisowninterestinsurfing.3、AfterDerekwasabletostanduponthesurfboard,he_______________

.A．begantotryridingawave B．wasnolongerafraidofwaterC．realizedhestillhadalongwaytogo D．knewhisfather’sdreamhadcometrue4、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeDerekaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Braveandconfident. B．Skillfulbutproud.C．Thoughtful

andmodest. D．Courageousbutstubborn.24．（8分）Peopletendtoacceptgroupsstandardsofbehaviorandthinkinginagroupwork.Manyillustrations(例證)couldbegivenofthisfromeverydaylife,butwhatisofparticularinteresttopsychologistsishowmuchpeople’sjudgmentsandopinionscanbechangedasaresultofgrouppressure.Aschandothersnoticedthatpeopleinagroupwillagreetostatementsthatarecontrarytotheevidenceoftheirsenses.Itwouldbeamistaketothinkthatonlyparticularchangeablepeoplearechosentotakepartinexperimentsofthistype.Usuallyhighlyintelligentandindependentpeopleareused.Inatypicalexperiment,thisiswhatmayhappen.Theexperimenterasksforvolunteerstojoinagroupwhichisinvestigatingvisualsense.Theparticipantsarenot,therefore,awareoftherealpurposeoftheexperiment.Eachvolunteeristakentoaroomwherehefindsagroupofaboutsevenpeoplewhoarecooperatingwiththeexperimenter.Thegroupisshownastandardcardwhichcontainsasingleline.Theyarethenaskedtolookatasecondcard.Thishasthreelinesonit.Oneisobviouslylongerthanthelineonthefirstcard.Oneisshorterandonethesamelength.Theyhavetosaywhichlineonthesecondcardisthesamelengthasthelineonthestandardcard.Theothermembersofthegroupanswerfirstbutwhatthevolunteerdoesnotknowisthattheyhavebeentoldtopickoneofthewronglines.Whenhisturncomesheisfacedwiththeconsistentopinionoftherestofthegroup—alltheothershavechosenlineAbuthequiteclearlyseeslineBascorrect.Whatwillhedo?AccordingtoAsch,morethanhalfofthevictimschosenwillchangetheiropinion.Whatisequallysurprisingisthat,wheninterviewedabouttheiranswers,mostexplainedthattheyknowthegroupchoicewasincorrectbutthattheyyieldtothepressureofthegroupbecausetheythoughttheymustbesufferingfromanopticalillusion(視覺(jué)假象),orbecausetheywereafraidofbeingdifferent.1、Thepsychologistsareespeciallyinterestedin________.A．theevidenceoftheexperiment. B．thechangesintheattitudesofpeople.C．thedifferenceinpeople’sbehavior D．thedegreeofchangesofpeople’sopinions2、Whymorethanhalfofthevictimschangestheiropinionsintheexperiment?A．Becausetheyhadbeentoldabouttheanswer.B．Becausethoughtthegroupchoicewascorrect.C．Becausetheysubmittedtothegrouppressure.D．Becausetheireyesweresufferingfromillusion.3、Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto________.A．illustratetheinfluenceofgrouppressureonindividualsB．encouragepeopletoactagainstanygroupsopinionC．invitemorevolunteerstojoininAsch'sexperimentD．tellthereadershowtoperformpsychologicalexperiment25．（10分）Eighty-five-yearoldChinesepharmacologist(藥理學(xué)家)TuYouyoubecameChina’sfirstwinneroftheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinewhenitwasannouncedthatshewasoneofthreescientistsawardedthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinefortheirworkindevelopingeffectivedrugsagainstparasticdiseases.Tuwashonoredfordevelopingartemisin（青蒿素）,adrugformalariathathassavedmillionsoflivesacrosstheglobe,especiallyinthedevelopingworld,theNobelAssemblyatkarolinskaInstituedisclosedonitswebsiteonMonday.Tu,aChinesetrainedpharmacologistandaresearcherattheChinaAcademyofChineseMedicalSciencesinBeijing,wenttoStockholm,SwedeninDecembertoreceiveheraward,accordingtoCaoHongxin,thescienceandtechologydepartmentheadoftheStateAdministrationofTraditionalChineseMedicine."Shewascalmandsaidshehasreceivedlotsofcongratulatorycalls."CaotoldChinaDailyonMondayafterhetelephonedTutocongratulateher."It’sanoverdue（遲來(lái)的）honorforTuandtheworld’srecognitionoftraditionalChinesemedicine,"hesaid."Tu’sbreakthroughinwinningtheNobelPrizeinanaturalscienceistheprideofthewholenationandthewholeChinesescientificcommunity,"saidZhouDejin,spokesmanoftheChineseAcademyofScience,China’snationalresearchbodythatconsistsofmorethanonehundredresearchinsistutes,universitiesandresearchbranches,"Theachievementofdiscoveringartemisininwasmadeinthe1970s,butitonlyreceivedinternationalrecognitioninlateryears,whichsuggeststhatwemighthavemoreachievementsthathavereachedtheNobelPrizelevelbuthavenotbeenrecognized."Zhousaid.1、WhywasTuYouyouawardedtheNobelPrize?A．ShemadeabreakthroughintheChinesescientificcommunityB．ShecameupwitharevolutionarytheoryaboutmedicineC．ShedevotedherwholelifetomedicineresearchD．Shedevelopedaveryeffectivedruginthe1970s2、WhatdoweknowaboutTuYouyou?A．ShesecretlyacceptedtheNobelPrizebyherselfB．She'sthesecondChinesetowinthe2015NobelPrizeC．ShehasanordinaryheartthoughwinningtheNobelPrizeD．Shewonthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinewiththreescientists3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．ChinalackstalentedscientistslikeTuYouyouB．Tu’sachievementwasrecognizedbytheworldalongtimeagoC．ChinesescientistsshouldworkhardertowinmoreNobelPrizesD．MoreChinesescientificachievementsshouldbeacknowledged4、Whattypeofwritingdoesthispassagebelongto?A．AscientificreportB．AnofficialdocumentC．AnewsreportD．Amedicalrecord第三部分語(yǔ)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）Iwasashykid.Nothingseemedharderthantalkingtopeople.Ididn'tevenliketoanswerthephoneforfearthatI’dhavetotalktosomebodyIdidn’tknow.1,atschoolIhadtospendalldayinthecompanyofothers.My2wasstudying.ItwassomethingIcoulddo3andbymyself.Ispentalotoftimestudyingandwas4withgoodgrades.EventuallyIwenttocollege.Icametorealizethatsomepeoplewereratherfunto5with.Yetmychildhood6carriedoverandIfoundmyselftongue-tiedand7wheneverIfoundmyselfinaconversation.Onedaywhileoncampus,I8anadvertisementforapositiononthelocalclassicalmusic9station.Ihadgrownuplisteningtoclassicalmusic,andIlovedit.Inordertogetthejob,applicantsneededtobeinterviewed.Ihadabsolutelynobackgroundinradio,andtheideaoflisteners10me.Ididn’treallywantthejob.IjustwantedtoprovethatIcouldtalktoa(n)11.Twoweeks12,IwasevenmoreterrifiedtodiscoverandIhadactuallylandedthejob.Itwasa13job,butIgrewtoenjoyit.Iannouncedmusictothousandsof14inthecity,sometimesansweringtheircallsand15totheirrequests.Ibegantofeelcomfortabletalkingtothesepeople,thesestrangerswhoIcouldn’teven16.AlthoughInowspendmuchtimetalkingwithpeople,I’mstillbasicallya17person.Myformershynessisagift,asIcan18peoplewhofeeldiscomfortwhentheytalktostrangers.Istillenjoymomentsofbeing19.ButI’malsogladIdecidedtomakea20inmylifethathasopenedmanydoorsandopportunitiesthatIneverknewexisted.1、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．OtherwiseD．Besides2、A．a(chǎn)dviceB．practiceC．taskD．escape3、A．obviouslyB．simplyC．quietlyD．poorly4、A．filledB．rewardedC．decoratedD．faced5、A．helpoutB．catchupC．putupD．hangout6、A．happinessB．shynessC．kindnessD．goodness7、A．excitedB．a(chǎn)stonishedC．embarrassedD．interested8、A．noticedB．postedC．realizedD．believed9、A．fireB．gasC．TVD．radio10、A．terrifiedB．pleasedC．satisfiedD．a(chǎn)mazed11、A．childB．singerC．interviewerD．a(chǎn)pplicant12、A．a(chǎn)goB．laterC．beforeD．since13、A．well-paidB．puzzlingC．comfortableD．challenging14、A．listenersB．followersC．viewersD．dancers15、A．referringB．respondingC．offeringD．comparing16、A．feelB．moveC．hearD．see17、A．busyB．warmC．quietD．smart18、A．lookintoB．relatetoC．combinewithD．worrywith19、A．a(chǎn)loneB．a(chǎn)liveC．a(chǎn)ctiveD．a(chǎn)wake20、A．planB．mistakeC．changeD．dream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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Mr.Robinsonhadtotravelsomewhereonbusiness.Ashewas1．a(chǎn)hurry,hedecidedtogobyair.Helikedsittingbesideawindowwhenhewasflying,2．whenhegotontotheplane,helookedforawindowseat.Hefoundallofthemalready3．(take)exceptone.Therewasasoldiersittingintheseatbeside4．.Wonderingwhythisonehadnotbeentaken,Mr.Robinsonatoncewenttowardsit.Whenhereachedit,however,Mr.Robinsonsawthattherewasanoticestuckontheseat.Itsaid,“Thisseat5．(keep)forproperloadbalance,thankyou.”Becausehehadneverseensuchakindof6．(usual)noticeinaplanebefore,Mr.Robinsonwasalittlesurprised.Buthethoughtthattheplanemustbecarryingsomething7．(particular)heavyinit,sohewalkedonandfound8．emptyseat,notbesideawindow,tositin.Twoorthreepeopletriedtositinthewindowseatbesidethesoldier,buttheytooreadthenoticeandwenton.Whentheplanewasnearlyfull,averyprettygirlhurriedintotheplane.Thesoldier,9．waswatchingthepassengerscomingin,quicklytookthenoticeofftheseatbesidehisandinthiswaysucceededinhavingthecompanyofa10．(beautiful)duringthewholetrip.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定關(guān)語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)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(hào)(?)，并在其下面寫(xiě)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(xiě)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。Recentlyasurveyhascarriedoutonthebreakfasteatinghabitsofhighschoolstudentsinourschool、Herearetheresultofthesurvey、65%ofthestudentshaveabreakfastinthediningroomwhile30%havesnacksinstead,with5%eatnofoodforbreakfast、Ahealthydietshouldcontaingrain,protein,nuts