湖南雅禮中學2025屆高三第八次練考英語試題含解析

湖南雅禮中學2025屆高三第八次練考英語試題注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、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．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May2．Ithinkheropinion_________,becausesheisanexperiencedteacher.A．numberB．calculatesC．figuresD．counts3．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently4．．Whenhegoesout,heoftenwearssunglasses_______nobodycanrecognizehim．A．sothat B．nowthat C．incase D．a(chǎn)sthough5．Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof6．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should7．Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．a(chǎn)gainst C．on D．for8．I______haveworriedbeforeIcametothenewschool,formyclassmateshereareveryfriendlytome.A．mightn’t B．mustn’tC．needn’t D．couldn’t9．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must10．Heisverytired，soheneedssometime________dutyforrelaxationandrest.A．through B．onC．with D．off11．Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.__________!I’lltelldadthere’snothingserious.A．CongratulationsB．WhatareliefC．HowsurprisingD．I’msosorry12．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit13．Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what14．—Alicehasjustlostherhusbandtoheartfailure.—Her______smilecan’thidehersorrow.A．a(chǎn)rbitrary B．a(chǎn)rtificialC．compulsory D．conventional15．Betweenthetwogenerations,itisoftennottheirage,_________theireducationthatcausesmisunderstanding.A．likeB．a(chǎn)sC．orD．but16．Thefirstsnowdidn’tfalluntilFebruaryinourprovincethisyear,________wasunexpected.A．it B．which C．that D．what17．Thepetrolinthecar_____onourwaytothebeach,sowehadtowalkthere.A．gaveup B．gaveoff C．gavein D．gaveout18．PeoplebelievethattheChinaDreamisnotverydifficult________solongasthewholenationworkshardforit.A．realizing B．toberealizedC．realized D．torealize19．—Whyareyousoupset?—Ihadmycomputerrepairedyesterday,butit________workagain.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t20．Byservingothers,apersonfocusesonsomeoneotherthanhimselforherself,________canbeveryeye-openingandrewarding.A．who B．whichC．what D．that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）Shesatatthepicnictablealone.Recess(休息)wasinfullswing.Sheremainedawkwardaroundherclassmates.Sheseemedunsureofwhattodoorsay,yetIcouldseehereyeslongingforacceptance.Manystudentshadalreadydecidedthatherfriendshipwouldnotbeworththeenergyrequiredtoovercometheawkwardness.Othersteasedher.Mostignoredher—exceptforone.Brianna,theclassclown,wasmakingtheotherstudentslaugh,asusual.“Brianna,doyouseeMollydownthere?Wouldyoumindwalkingdownthereandinvitinghertocomeupherewiththerestofus?”Briannasighed.Icouldtellshedidn’twanttosacrificepreciousminutesofherownrecesstodowhatIwasaskingofher,butIalsoknewherheart.Sheoftenthoughtofothersbeforeherself—ararecharacterforanyone,muchlessakid.Knowingthischoicewashardforher,IpulledoutaD-buck,ourclasscurrency.Thoughbribery(行賄)wasnottheidealwaytohandlethissituation,Ineededhercooperation.“Here,I’llpayyouforyourtime.”Sheofferedaninsinceresmile,graspedthegreenpaper,andheadeddownthehill.Astherestofthechildrenscreamedandlaughed,myeyeslockedonBriannaasshenearedthepicnictable.Mollycouldbedifficult,andIwouldn’thavebeensurprisedifshesentBriannabackalone,refusingherinvitation.Whensheencouragedherselftoastandingposition,Isighedwithrelief.Aminutelater,1felttaponmyshoulder.“Here,Mrs.D．”ShehandedmetheD-buck.“Why?”Iasked.“Ishouldn’tkeepthis.”Hereyesfelltoherfeet,guiltradiatingfromherquietvoice.“Idon’twantMollytothink1onlywenttogethersoIcouldearnamuck.She’smyfriend.”Amomentlater,theywerealllaughingagain,andwhoshouldIseeamongthem,laughingforthefirsttimethatweek?Molly.1、Accordingtotheauthor,whatwasMollylike?A．Sheignoredthejokesfromotherkids. B．Shefeltawkwardatbeingteased.C．Shedesiredtobeacceptedbyotherkids. D．Shehadnoenergytomakefriends.2、WhatdistinguishedBriannafromotherkids?A．Herclowntalent. B．Hercooperation.C．Herhonesty. D．Herkindness.3、HowdidtheauthorfeelasBriannawalkedtoMolly?A．Worried. B．Satisfied.C．Exicted. D．Confused.4、WhatwasthepurposeofBrianna’sreturningtheID-bucktotheauthor?A．TOavoidlosingitoneday.B．TOgetapurefriendshipwithMolly.C．TObribeherteacher.D．TO’escapefrombeingscoldedbyherteacher:22．（8分）NooneknewPrinceEdwardStreetaswellasPierreDupin.Hehaddeliveredmilktothefamiliesonthestreetforthirtyyears.ForthepastfifteenyearsalargewhitehorsenamedJosephpulledhismilkwagon.Josephwasagentlehorsewithbeautifulspiritshiningoutofitseyes,soPierrenamedhimafterSaintJoseph.Everymorningatfive,Pierrearrivedatthemilkcompany'sstablestofindJosephwaitingforhim,Pierrewouldcall,“Goodmorning,myoldfriend.”，asheclimbedintohisseat,whileJosephturnedhisheadtowardthedriver.Andthetwowouldgoproudlydownthestreet.WithoutanyorderfromPierre,thewagonwouldrolldownthreestreets.Thenitturnedrightfortwostreets,beforeturninglefttoSaintCatherineStreet.ThehorsefinallystoppedatthefirsthouseonPrinceEdwardStreet.There,JosephwouldwaitperhapsthirtysecondsforPierretogetdownoffhisseatandputabottleofmilkatthefrontdoor.Pierrekneweveryoneofthefortyfamiliesthatgotmilk.ThecooksknewthatPierrecouldnotreadorwrite;so,insteadofleavingordersinanemptymilkbottle,theysimplysangoutiftheyneededanextrabottle.Pierrealsohadawonderfulmemory.WhenhearrivedatthestablehealwaysrememberedtotellJacques,theforeman(領班)ofthestables,“ThePacquinstookanextrabottlethismorning;theLemoinesboughtapintofcream...”Mostofthedrivershadtomakeouttheweeklybillsandcollectthemoney.ButJacques,likingPierre,neveraskedhimtodothis.Onedaythepresidentofthemilkcompanycametoinspecttheearlymorningmilkdeliveries.JacquespointedtoPierreandsaid:”SeehowthehorselistensandhowheturnshisheadtowardPierre?Seethelookinthathorse'seyes?Youknow,Ithinkthosetwoshareasecret.Ihaveoftenfeltit.Heisgettingold.Maybeheoughttobegivenarest,andasmallpension.”“Butofcourse，”thepresidentlaughed.“Hehasbeenonthisjobnowforthirtyyears.Allwhoknowhimlovehim.Tellhimitistimeherested.Hewillgethispayeveryweekasbefore.”ButPierrerefusedtoleavehisjob.HesaidhislifewouldbenothingifhecouldnotdriveJosepheveryday.“Wearetwooldmen，”hesaidtoJacques.“Letuswearouttogether.WhenJosephisreadytoleave,thenItoowilldoso.”ThenonecoldmorningJacqueshadterriblenewsforPierre.Jacquessaid，”Pierre,yourhorse,Joseph,didn'twakeup.Hewasveryold,Pierre.”Jacquessaidsoftly.“Heisoverinhisstall,lookingverypeaceful.Gooverandseehim.”Pierretookonestepforward,thenturned.“No...no...IcannotseeJosephagain.You...，youdon'tunderstand,Jacques.”ForyearsPierrehadwornalargeheavycapthatcamedownlowoverhiseyes.Itkeptoutthebittercoldwind.Now,JacqueslookedintoPierre'seyesandhesawsomethingthatshockedhim.Hesawadead,lifelesslookinthem.“Takethedayoff,Pierre，”Jacquessaid.Pierrewalkedtothecornerandsteppedintothestreet.Therewasawarningshoutfromthedriverofabigtruck...therewasthescreech(尖銳的剎車聲)ofrubbertiresasthetrucktriedtostop.ButPierreheardnothing.Fiveminuteslateradoctorsaid,“He'sdead...，killedinstantly.”“Icouldn'thelpit，”thetruckdriversaid.“Hewalkedinfrontofmytruck.Heneversawit,Iguess.Why,hewalkedasthoughhewereblind.”Thedoctorbentdown.“Blind？Ofcourse,thismanhasbeenblindforfiveyears.”HeturnedtoJacques,“Didn'tyouknowhewasblind？”“No...no...”Jacquessaidsoftly.“Noneofusknew.Onlyone...onlyoneknew－afriendofhis,namedJoseph...Itwasasecret,Ithink,justbetweenthosetwo.”1、Accordingtothefirstthreeparagraphs,wecanknowthat________.A．JosephwasnamedafteranunknownmanB．PierreknewallthesmallstreetsinthecitybetterthananyoneelseC．JosephmanagedtodelivermilkbyitselfevenwithoutPierre'scompanyD．PierreandJosephseemedtounderstandeachotherandcooperatedverywell2、WhydidPierrerefusetoleavehisjob?A．Hethoughthewasnotoldenoughtoretire.B．Thepensionwastoosmalltosupporthislife.C．HewasunwillingtobeseparatedfromJoseph.D．Hewantedtogetpromotedtoforeman.3、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePierre?A．well-receivedandtrustworthyB．cruelandgreedyC．sensitiveandhumorousD．creativeandenthusiastic4、Theunderlinedsentencesimplythat________.A．JacqueshadknownthefactthatPierrewasblindforalongtimeB．thedeathofJosephdrovePierretodespairoflifeC．PierrewantedtocommitsuicidebecauseofhisblindnessD．JacqueswasafraidtoseePierre'semptyeyes5、WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTindicatePierre'sblindness?A．Pierrekneweveryoneofthefortyfamiliesthatgotmilk.B．Youknow,Ithinkthosetwoshareasecret.Ihaveoftenfeltit.C．IcannotseeJosephagain.Youdon'tunderstand,Jacques.D．ForyearsPierrehadwornalargeheavycapthatcamedownlowoverhiseyes.6、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AcaringfriendB．AcaringmilkcompanyC．AsecretofahorseD．Asecretfortwo23．（8分）NewYorkWalkingTour◆StatueofLibertyandEllisIslandWalkingTourStartthisexcitingguided4-hourtourbygettingearlyReserveLineAccessboardingontheferrytoLibertyIsland.Oncethere，goinsidethebaseofthestatueandheadtotheobservationdecksforanawesomeviewofNewYorkCityanditssurroundings.ThencomebackontheferrytoEllisIslandtolearnaboutthehistoryofimmigration(移民)toAmericathattookplaceherebetween1892and1954.◆CentralParkWalkingTourWalkthroughCentralPark’smostpicturesquehighlightsona2-hourtourwithaprofessionalphotographer.RememberyourNewYorkCityadventurewithunforgettableimagesofyouwithfamilyorfriendsasyoucirclethetowersatBelvedereCastle，walkthroughpathswithflowersintheConservatoryGarden，orfeedtheswansbytheLoebBoathouse.◆NewYorkCityArchitectureWalkingTourLearnaboutthehistoryofthebuildingsthatdefinetheNewYorkCityskylineona3-hourwalkingarchitecturetour.Walkdownthefamous42ndStreetcorridorwithalongtimeNewYorkresident(居民)andarchitecturalexpert，stoppingalongthewaytolearnaboutMidtownManhattan’smosticonicstructuresliketheChryslerBuilding，F(xiàn)ordFoundation，GrandCentralStationandtheNewYorkPublicLibrary.◆GreenwichVillageWalkingTourGreenwichVillageisoneofNewYorkCity’smostbeautifulandfamousneighborhoods.Takeaguided2-hourwalkingtourofthislegendaryLowerManhattanspace.Hearaboutthefamousartistswhooncelivedhere，fromEdgarAllanPoetoBobDylan，JimiHendrixandcountlessothers.WalkthewindingstreetsandvisitpopularWashingtonSquarePark，relivingmorethan200yearsofhistory.1、WhydotouristsvisitEllisIsland?A．ToknowaboutAmericanimmigrationhistory.B．Toexplorethesurroundingsoftheisland.C．TogetawholeviewofNewYorkCity.D．ToobserveStatueofLibertyclosely.2、WhowillgowithtouristsonCentralParkWalkingTour?A．Anexperiencedguide.B．Anarchitecturalexpert.C．Aprofessionalphotographer.D．AlongtimeNewYorkresident.3、Whichtourtakesthelongesttime?A．CentralParkWalkingTour.B．GreenwichVillageWalkingTour.C．NewYorkCityArchitectureWalkingTour.D．StatueofLibertyandEllisIslandWalkingTour.4、WhatcantouristsdoonGreenwichVillageWalkingTour?A．Takeunforgettablepictures.B．ComeacrossBobDylan.C．VisitNewYorkPublicLibrary.D．Learnaboutfamousartists.24．（8分）Ownershipusedtobeaboutasstraightforwardaswritingacheque.Ifyouboughtsomething,youownedit.Ifitbroke,youfixedit.Ifyounolongerwantedit,yousolditorthrewitaway.Inthedigitalage,however,ownershiphasbecomemoreslippery.Sincethecomingofsmartphones,consumershavebeenforcedtoacceptthattheydonotcontrolthesoftwareintheirdevices;theyareonlylicensedtouseit.Asadigitalchainiswrappedevermoretightlyaroundmoredevices,suchascarsandthermostats,whoownsandwhocontrolswhichobjectsisbecomingaproblem.Buyersshouldbeawarethatsomeoftheirmostbasicpropertyrightsareunderthreat.Thetrendisnotalwaysharmful.Manufacturersseekingtorestrictwhatownersdowithincreasinglycomplextechnologyhavegoodreasonstoprotecttheircopyright,ensurethattheirmachinesdonotbreakdown,supportenvironmentalstandardsandpreventhacking.Sometimescompaniesusetheircontroloveraproduct’ssoftwarefortheowners’benefit.WhenHurricaneIrmahitFloridathismonth,Teslaremotelyupdatedthesoftwarecontrollingthebatteriesofsomemodelstogiveownersmorerangetoescapethestorm.Butthemoredigitalstringsareattachedtogoods,themorethebalanceofcontrolleanstowardsproducersandawayfromowners.Thatcanbeinconvenient.Pickingacarishardenough,butharderstillifyouhavetodiguptheinstructionsthattellyouhowuseislimitedandwhatdatayoumustgive.Iftheproductsareintentionallydesignednottolastlong,itcanalsobeexpensive.Already,itemsfromsmartphonestowashingmachineshavebecomeextremelyhardtofix,meaningthattheyarethrownawayinsteadofbeingrepaired.Privacyisalsoatrisk.UsersbecometerrifiedwheniRobot,aroboticvacuumcleaner,notonlycleansthefloorbutalsocreatesadigitalmapoftheinsideofahomethatcanthenbesoldtoadvertisers(thoughthemanufacturersaysithasnointentionofdoingso).Caseslikethisshouldremindpeoplehowjealouslytheyoughttoprotecttheirpropertyrightsandcontrolwhousesthedatathatiscollected.Ownershipisnotabouttogoaway,butitsmeaningischanging.Thisrequirescarefulinspection.Devices,byandlarge,aresoldonthebasisthattheyenablepeopletodowhattheywant.Totheextenttheyarecontrolledbysomebodyelse,thatfreedomiscompromised.1、Whatbenefitdoesitbringtocustomersifcompaniescontroltheownershipofproducts?A．Itprovidesthemwithknowledgetopreventhacking.B．Itgivesthemthechancetobeprotectedfromdanger.C．Itenablesthemtoownthecopyrightoftheproducts.D．Ithelpsthemknowmoreaboutcomplextechnology.2、Theunderlinedwords“thatfreedom”inthelastparagraphrefertothefreedomto________.A．controlotherpeopleB．sharetheownershipC．inspectdevicesatanytimeD．usedevicesasonewishes3、Theauthormayagree________.A．customersshouldbuyfewerdigitaldevicesB．producersshouldcontrolpropertyrightsC．propertyrightsneedtobeprotectedD．betteraftersalesserviceisrequired4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要點)C:ConclusionA．B．C．D．25．（10分）Theweather.It’salwaysatalking-pointinBritain.Whyisthat?IsitsomethingstrangeaboutBritishpeople?Wellit'snicetothinkthatalotofBritishpeopleareeccentric（古怪）,Imean,theplaceisfamousforit.Butreally,it'stheweatherthat'sthepointofnote.TheUKhassomeofthemostinterestingweatherintheworld."BritaindoesnothaveaCLIMATE.ItjusthasWEATHERInhotcountriesmostoftheindoorplacesthatneedtobecomfortableareair-conditioned,andincoldcountriesmostoftheplacesthatneedtobecomfortableareproperlyheated.TheUKistheexception,sincetheweatherisofteninterestingandnoonereallytakesheatandcoldseriously.Soalthoughtheweathercanbeverycold,veryhot,verywet,orjustwildlyconfused,italwaystakespeoplebysurprise.WhenitgetstowinterandthereisactuallysomeSNOW,italwaystakesthepeoplebysurprise.Itisfrontpagenews,andevenafewinche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B．sad C．common D．surprising2、A．meets B．welcomes C．receives D．a(chǎn)ccepts3、A．case B．kind C．opposite D．example4、A．must B．may C．should D．will5、A．But B．So C．For D．And6、A．wish B．expect C．desire D．consider7、A．said B．told C．a(chǎn)sked D．made8、A．some B．a(chǎn) C．no D．every9、A．discover B．find C．make D．use10、A．understanding B．wish C．reason D．expectation11、A．demands B．lacks C．has D．likes12、A．fortunes B．dreams C．a(chǎn)chievements D．disadvantages13、A．block B．protect C．own D．gain14、A．idea B．people C．a(chǎn)ttitude D．person15、A．mind B．life C．body D．head16、A．Always B．Therefore C．However D．Sometimes17、A．Sharp B．All C．No D．Bad18、A．possible B．probable C．likely D．a(chǎn)ble19、A．Though B．Since C．When D．Unless20、A．kindly B．directly C．friendly D．honestly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(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）WhenIsettledinChicago,mynewcityseemedsobigandunfriendlyThenIhadaphysicalproblemandhadtogotohospitalfor1．wholeexaminationItseemedasmallchallenge2．(compare)totheoneIwasabouttoface,butthingsstartedtogowrongrightfromthebeginningNothavingacarorknowingthecity,Iwasdependingonacoupleofbuses3．(get)mefromAtoB．AlthoughI'dleftmyselfplentyoftime,soon4．wasobviousthatIwasgoingtobelate,asIhadmistakenlyboardedabusthat5．(take)meintheoppositedirectionIgotoffthebusandstoodonthepavementnotknowingwhattodoIlookedintotheeyesofastronger，whowastryingtogetpastmeSurprisingly,6．movingon,shestoppedtoaskifIwasOKAfterIexplained7．wastroublingme,shepointedtoabusstopacrossthestreet,8．a(chǎn)buswouldtakemebackintothecitytomyappointment9．(sit)therewaiting,IfeltgratefulthatsomeonehadbeenwillingtohelpThen，hearingahorn(喇叭)nea