2025届湖北省荆州市沙市中学高三英语第一学期期末复习检测试题含解析

2025届湖北省荆州市沙市中学高三英语第一学期期末复习检测试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how2．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．another B．other C．theother D．others3．Therealwinnersinsportarethosewhoknowhowtopersevereandtobehavewith________—whethertheywinorloseagame.A．certaintyB．cautionC．dignityD．independence4．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．as5．Ifweforgavecriminals,wemightbecomeasocietyofendlessexcuses_____nooneacceptsresponsibilityforanything．A．which B．where C．when D．as6．—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.7．—YoualllikeyourEnglishteacher?—Yeah,shedevotesherself____toteachinganditearnsheragoodreputation．A．originally B．extremely C．obviously D．entirely8．Abrahamsethimselfupinfrontofhisdaughter,hands________herhair,andwasclosetotears,reluctanttotearhimselffromher.A．totoywith B．toyedwith C．toyingwith D．beingtoyedwith9．—It______________toplanttreesandgrassonthehillside.—Yes.Theyhelpstopsoilfrombeingwashedaway.A．makessense B．makesmoneyC．makesaliving D．makesamistakes10．---Couldweaccomplishthetaskaccordingtotheschedule?---Idoubtthat.Theproblemremains______wecangetfinancialaidwithinthisweek.A．that B．how C．why D．when11．Thedaysaregonephysicalstrengthwasallyouneededtomakealiving．A．that B．whenC．where D．which12．Theshockingnewsmademerealize________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．what B．howC．that D．why13．Itwasonlyafterafamilyrelatedconversation______________Ifoundoutshewasactuallymydistantcousin.A．when B．thatC．which D．who14．Theydohaveadifferenttotheproblemofoverpopulation．A．solutionB．opinionC．decisionD．conclusion15．Thepilotaskedallthepassengersonboardtoremain________astheplanewasmakingalanding.A．seat B．seatingC．seated D．tobeseating16．Ireallydon’tknow_________shegetsbyonsuchamodestsalary.A．whatB．whyC．howD．that17．一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?18．—Beseated,pleaseandI’llmakeyouacupoftea.—_________.Let’scometothepointfirst.A．Youneedn’tdosoB．Pleasedon’tbotherC．YouarewelcomeD．Youareindeedtoopolite.19．Don’ttospring-cleanthewholehousejustbecausemymotheriscoming—there’snoneedtodothat.A．undertake B．attemptC．bother D．hesitate20．IntheUS,therearecurrentlyover5,000communityschools_____,inadditiontoservingaseducationalinstitutions,functionascommunitycentersforthesurroundingneighborhood.A．which B．whereC．whose D．as第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）ConstructiononKnolly'sTunnelbeganin1896，anditwasopenedonAugust13th，182bythemanitwasnamedafter--SirClementC．Knolly，ActingGovernorofTrinidad．ItlinkedRioClarowithPortofSpain．Itsarchitectureisstilladmiredandstudiedtoday，andmanyareamazedthatKnolly'sTunnelhasstooduptotheearth'smovementoversomanyyears．Muchresearchisbeingdoneonthetunnel．AtthetopofKnolly'sTunnelarecottagescoveredwithleaves，wherevisitorscansitandenjoythebeautyofnature．StandingatthebeginningofKnolly'sTunnel，youcanseenothingbutthetinylightattheend．Thetraintrackshavebeenremovedandreplacedwithsmallstones．Visitorscandrivethroughthetunnelorwalkthrough，butshoulddosoingroupsforsafety．Intheolddays，therewerenolights，butnowtherearestreetlightsonthewaytothetunnel，thoughnotinside．Onyourwayin，youmaynoticesomemanholesonthewallsofthetunnel．Thesewerethereforindividualstostepintoforsafetyasthetrainpassed．Knolly'sTunnelcanbeaccessedthroughTabaquiteandthroughMitchellGap．Theroadwasrecentlyimproved，butisbetterwhenyouenterfromTabaquite，andtherearesignsontheroaddirectingyoutoKnolly'sTunnel．OnthedrivetoKnolly'sTunneltherearetwoothercottageswherevisitorscansitandjustenjoynature．Atthesiteitself，thereisnothingtopurchasetoeatordrink，butinTabaquitethereareseveralbars，arestaurant，andfoodoutlets．Agasstationandahealthcentrearealsocloseby．Forthosewhoadmirearchitecture，Knolly'sTunnelisamust-seewhenvisitingTrinidad．Forthenaturelovers，thereisnobetterplaceforthemtobeandforthehistorians，theycanwalkordrivethroughKnolly'sTunnelknowingthatmanyofourancestorstoiled（workedhard）onitsstructure．SowhenyouvisitTrinidad，don'tforgettotakealookatKnolly'sTunnel!1、Knolly'sTunnelisspecialin______．A．itsenvironment B．itsfunctionC．itslocation D．itsarchitecture2、Theunderlinedword"site"intheparagraph4refersto______．A．Trinidad B．TabaquiteC．MitchellGap D．Knolly'sTunnel3、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage？______A．TosuggestavisittoKnolly'sTunnel．B．TointroducethehistoryofKnolly'sTunnel．C．ToevaluatethevalueofKnolly'sTunnel．D．TowitnessthechangeofKnolly'sTunnel4、Thepassageaboveisprobablytakenfrom______．A．ageographytextbook B．atraveljournalC．asportsreport D．ahealthandfitnessmagazine22．（8分）BottledwaterisaboomingindustryinNewZealand,butit’sterriblefortheenvironment—eachbottlethrownawayaddingtothe190,000tonsofplasticNewZealandersthrowintolandfillseachyear.Butnowonecompanyhascreatedwaterstoragethattheyhopewillprovetobejustasconvenientasaplasticbottle—butcontainsnoactualplastic.SkippingRockLabsmakeOohos,flexiblemembranesfilledwithwaterthatareconstructedusingaseaweedextract—meaningthey,retotallyedibleandbiodegradable,wrappingandall.Therearen’tanyknownsideeffectsfromdigestingthemembranes,whicharetasteless—thoughOoho!saysflavorscanbeaddedtomakethemmoreappetizing.ThecompanytooktocrowdfundingsiteCrowdCubewiththeidea,andithassincegoneviral—withmorethan900investorsbaggingthemA£751,700todevelopandlaunchtheOoho!balls($1.35million).SkippingRockLabscreatetheballsbydippingiceintobrownalgaeandcalciumchloride,withthemembranetakingshapearoundtheice—andwhilethatmaysoundcomplicated,thecompanysaysit,smorecost-effectivethanproducingaplasticbottle.Alayeratopthemembranecanbepeeledoffjustbeforedrinking,forhygienepurposes.SkippingRockLabsarehopingtheirnewproducttakesoff—andthatitstartstoputadentintotheplasticpackagingindustry.1、TheproductOohosmadebythecompanySkippingRockLabshasthefollowinggoodpointsexceptthat.A．itisnon-plastic B．itisedibleC．itisbiodegradable D．itisexpensivetomake2、Howdoesthecompanymaketheirideaworkinpractice?A．Byworkingwithothercompanies. B．Byadvertisingtheirsamples.C．Bycrowdfundingthroughawebsite. D．Byborrowingmoneyfromthebank.3、WhatdoesParagraph6mainlytellusabout?A．Whythecompanymadetheirproduct.B．Wherethecompanymadetheirproduct.C．Howthecompany’sproductwasmade.4、Whatsectionofanewspaperwillmostprobablycarrythisarticle?A．Environment. B．Opinion.C．Politics. D．Agriculture.23．（8分）ItwarmedmyhearttodaytowalkintotheThirstyCameldowntownintheThanksgivingDay,foraquicklunchbeforeahaircutandlibrarytrip.Ihan,afoodshopowner,saidthathewasrefusingtotakemoneytodaybecauseitwasBuyNothingDay.Toincreaseawareness(意识)ofthestrangeoverspendingnatureofoursociety,Ilansuggestedatradeforfoodtoday.Hesimplyaskedthatyouoffersomethingofequalpersonalvalueforthemealyoureceived.AtfirstIwasreallyuncomfortable,wonderingifitwouldbefairtoexchangeayettobedetermined“IOweYou”(IOU)forfood?WhatcouldIgivehimofequalvalue?Afterall,hisfoodisthebestinthetown!WeendedupwritingourIOU'swithpromisesofabook,somepaintingsandtheofferofworkinavarietyofwaysifheneedsit.Ithinktheideaisn'tthatthetradeis"equal"somuchastheimportanceofthekindof<u>transaction</u>.Weputthoughtintoourofferandwehadanevengreaterunderstandingforthemealsweate.Wedon'tbuyalot,especiallyatthisupcomingtimeofyear.Wedon'tgivegiftsatallinfact.Theholidaytimeisspentenjoyingeachother'scompanyanddoingthingstogetherwithfamilyandfriends.Thisiswhatseemsmostsensible.Ilanisagoodperson.Weareallluckytohavesomeonelikethisinourcommunity.1、Ilandidnottakeanymoneythatdayinorderto_________.A．haveaquicklunchbeforeahaircutandlibrarytripB．buynothingthatdaytosavesomemoneyC．makepeopleawareoftheiroverspendingD．tradeforsomethingofequalvalueinreturn2、Forthemeal,theauthorfinallyofferedIlan________.A．somepromisesB．abookC．somepaintingsD．workindifferentways3、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“transaction”?A．transportB．tradeC．mealD．giving4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoBuyNothingDay?A．DisagreeableB．Meaningless.C．Supportive.D．Doubtful.24．（8分）Companiesthatemployworkershaveaninterestinkeepingtheworkplacesafe.Job-relatedinjuriesaresomethingthatresponsibleemployersavoid.Theytakethetimeandusecompanyresourcestomakesurethatthepeoplewhocometoworkeachdayaresafe.Notonlydoesthismakegoodsensefromamoralstandpoint,butitalsomakesgoodfinancialsense.Ifaworkerisinjuredonthejob,itcoststhecompanyintermsoflostmamtours,increasedinsurancecosts,worker’scompensationpremiums（赔偿金）,andlegalposts.Productivityislostwhenotherworkershavetostopdoingtheirjobstodealwiththesituation.Evenaftertheinjuredworkerhasbeensenthomeortakentohospital,otheremployeesmaybeunfocusedorneedtotaketimeofffromworkintheresultoftheincident.Whenaworkplaceissafe,workersfeelmorecomfortableandconfidentwhentheyareinthatenvironment.Productivitygetsapromotion,andprofitsfollowsuit.Absencealsodropswhenemployerstakestepstocarryoutaneffectivesafetyprogram.Investinginagoodsafetyprogrambringswithitotherbenefitstoo.Whenemployeesfeelsafeintheworkplaceandabsenceratesarekeptdown,theycanfocusonservingthecompany’scustomersproperly.Manycompaniesofferproducesorservicesthataresimilartothosethatothercompaniescarryorprovide.Customerswilldecidewhichcompaniestheywanttodealwithbasedonwhichonetheyfeelprovidesthebestcustomerservice.Increasedabsencemeanslongerwaittimesandcustomersarequitepreparedtomoveontoanothercompanytheyfeelwillbeabletohelptheminamoretimelymanneriftheyarenotgettingthelevelofattentionthattheydeserve.Everyoneintheworkplacehasadutyandaresponsibilitytodowhatevertheycantokeeptheworkingenvironmentsafe.Managersshoulddealwithemployeeconcernsaboutsafelyissuesinanappropriatemanner.1、Whatbadeffectdoesanincidenthaveaccordingtothetext?A．Workersmayrefusetoworkagain.B．Thequalityofproductsmaydecline.C．Workersmaybehardtoconcentrate.D．Thecompanymayclosedown.2、WhatdoweknowaboutthesafeworkplaceformParagraph4?A．Itcaninspireworkers’creativity.B．Itcanbringworkersahigherpay.C．Itcanputanendtoworker’absence.D．Itcanbringtheemployermoremoney.3、Onwhatconditionwillthecustomersmoveontoanothercompanyaccordingtothetext?A．Iftheycan’tgetasaferproduct.B．Iftheyhavetowaitforalongtimetogetdeservedattention.C．Iftheyfeelthecompanycan’tprovideasaferworkplaceforthem.D．Iftheyfindthecompanyprovidesthesomeproductsasothersoffer.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．HowEmployeesCanProtectThemselvesB．CompaniesAreEnsuringEmployees’SafetyC．WhySafetyIsImportantintheWorkplaceD．HowtoCreateaSaferWorkplace25．（10分）Itsoundsalmosttoogoodtobetrue，butanewstudyonsleepingbrainssuggeststhatlisteningtolanguageswhileyousleepcanactuallyhelpyoutolearnthem．Forthestudy，researchersplayedrecordingsofforeignwordsandtheirtranslationstosubjectsenjoyingslow-wavesleep，astagewhenapersonhas1ittleconsciousnessoftheirenvironment．Toensurethattheresultswerenotcompromisedbyforeignlanguagewordsthatsubjectsmayhavehadsomecontactwithatsomepointintheirwakinglives，researchersmadeuptotallynonexistentforeignwords．Whenthesubjectswokeup，theywerepresentedwiththemade-upwordsagainwithouttheirtranslations．Thesubjectswerethenaskedtoimaginewhetherthismade-upwordindicatedanobjectthatwaseithersmallerorlarger．Thisvague(模糊的)wayoftestingtheirunderstandingofthewordsisanapproachthatissupposedtotapintotheunconsciousmemory．Unbelievably，thesubjectswereabletocorrectlyclassifythewordsinthiswayatanaccuracyratethatwas10percenthigherthanrandomchance．That’snotaratehighenoughtohavethemsuddenlycommunicatinginaforeigntongue，butitisenoughtosuggestthatthebrainisstillabsorbinginformationonsomelevel，evenduringsleep．Researchershavelongknownthatsleepisimportantformemory，butpreviouslyitsroleinmemorywasthoughttorelateonlytothepreservationandorganizationofmemoriesacquiredduringwakefulness．Thisisthefirsttimethatmemoryformationhasbeenshowntobeactiveduringsleep．Inotherwords，ourbrainsarelisteningtotheworld，andlearningaboutit，evenwhenourconsciousselvesarenotpresent．Thenextstepforresearcherswillbetoseeifnewinformationcanbe1earnedquickerduringwakefulnessifitwasalreadypresentedduringsleep．Ifso，itcouldforeverchangehowwetrainourbrainstolearnnewthings．Sleeplearningmightbecomeawidespreadpractice．1、Whydidresearchersusesomemade-upwordsinthestudy?A．Toguaranteetheaccuracyofthetestresult．B．Toincreasethedifficultyoftestinginformation．C．Toavoidthesubjectscheatingintheexperiment．D．Totestifourbrainaregoodatlearningsomethingnew．2、Whatwerethesubjectsaskedtodointhestudy?A．Classifywhattheyheardbysize．B．Makeupawordtorepresent“large”or“small”．C．Repeatthewordstheyheardinthesleep．D．Imaginethemeaningsofthemade-upwords．3、Whatconclusiondidresearchersdrawfromthisstudy?A．Sleepisnecessaryforagoodmemory．B．Memoryformationgoesonduringsleep．C．Listeningduringsleepisgoodforourbrain．D．Learninglanguagesinsleephasbettereffects．4、Whatwillbetheresearchers’nextplan?A．Totrainpeoplehowtolearnduringsleep．B．Toprovetheexistenceofunconsciousmemory．C．Todigoutthereasonforunconsciouslearning．D．Tostudytheeffectofsleeplearningonconsciouslearning．第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）ForTheFlyingClassroom’ssecondproject,11ofusfromTehranwenttoTokhme-Baloot,aruralvillageinIlam,oneofthepoorestprovincesinthecountry.1bythegovernment,Ilamhasahighrateofunemployment,2anddruguse.Peoplethereusedtomaketheirlivingbyfarming,butnowthiswayoflifeis3byconstantfamine(饥荒).Thesituationforchildrenthereis4.Boyswhodon’tdowellinschoolmuststartworkaftereighthgradeandgirlswhodon’tdowellinschoolstayathomedoing5orgetmarried.Becauseourresearchbeforethetripmadeusbelievetherewerelarge6aroundthevillage,weplannedourprojectconceptaroundoak(橡树)treesandsquirrelstomakethechildren7thebeautyoftheenvironment.8,whenwearrivedatthevillage,wesawthattherewereonlyflat,9grassfields.Tokhme-Balootwasfarless10thanwehadexpected.Thevillagehadonlygottengasandelectricityfouryearsearlier,anditwassometimes11inthewinter.Afterwesawthevillageandthesurroundingarea,thebestconceptfortheprojectthatwecouldthinkoffocusedontherespectfor12.Webeganworkingwiththestudents.Childrenstarted13theschoolequipmentinbrightcolors.MycolleagueZoyaandIcutadeadbranchintopiecesandpaintedittorecreateatreeinsidetheschool,asasymbolofnature14bychildren,andonitwehungthesquirrelsandcranes.Welefttheschoolinbrightcolorswithobjectsto15thechildren’simaginations.Projectslikeoursareviewed16byIran’sgovernment,andduringourtripwewere17twice,oncebythearmyandoncebyBasij,aparamilitary(准军事的)militia(民兵组织).Theycametotheschoolandtalkedtoourgroup’sfounderabouttheproject,questioninghimaboutis18,whosupportedit,whoourmemberswere,etc.Afterthetip,we19thatTheFlyingClassroommightbestopped,but20,itwasn’t.1、A．SupportedB．IgnoredC．CheatedD．Valued2、A．povertyB．influenceC．developmentD．increase3、A．usedB．coveredC．threatenedD．enjoyed4、A．hopefulB．poorC．wonderfulD．strange5、A．homeworkB．cookingC．choresD．washing6、A．companiesB．factoriesC．forestsD．markets7、A．destroyB．appreciateC．forgetD．decide8、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．BesidesD．Instead9、A．falseB．dustyC．poisonousD．rare10、A．developedB．visitedC．knownD．polluted11、A．benefitedB．producedC．burnedD．interrupted12、A．warB．natureC．loveD．god13、A．dreamingB．stealingC．paintingD．borrowing14、A．praisedB．writtenC．createdD．saved15、A．limitB．inspireC．shareD．check16、A．skepticallyB．naturallyC．wonderfullyD．secretly17、A．sentencedB．killedC．interviewedD．rescued18、A．purposeB．resultC．incomeD．success19、A．hopedB．concludedC．pretendedD．feared20、A．secondlyB．fortunatelyC．unluckilyD．gradually第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式，没空最多填3个词。1．1:47a.m.onSep.21st1999,aterribleearthquakeofmagnitude7.6shookTaiwan.By22:00p.m,2．numberofpeoplewhowerekilledintheearthquake3．(reach)1670.Asmanyas3920peoplewere4．(injury).Over2000peopleweretrapped5．thefallenbuildingsandhundredsofpeoplewerestillmissing.6．greatnumberofpeoplehadlost7．(they)homes.Theearthquakehadtheelectricity8．(cut)off.Andlotsofbuildingsandbridges9．(destroy).Itisthestrongestearthquake10．haseverhitTaiwaninacentury.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线（___），并在该词下面写出修改的词。注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分DearEditor,MynameisXiaoHai,boystudentinSeniorThree．Recently,I’vereadinShanghaiStudents’Postwhatyouneedsomestudentsreporters．Iamanxioustobeoneofthem．IverylikeEnglish．Ihavebeenlearneditsinceeightyearsago．N