云南省宣威市第九中学2025届英语高三上期末学业水平测试试题含解析

云南省宣威市第九中学2025届英语高三上期末学业水平测试试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modestB．equalC．considerableD．exact2．Theyoungman,________inheavytrafficontheway,gothomeanhourlaterthanusual.A．catching B．caught.C．havingcaught D．tobecaught3．carefullyforlongtime,theopeningceremonywonagreatsuccess.A．HavingpreparedB．TobepreparedC．BeingpreparedD．Havingbeenprepared4．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering5．—Penny’sbabydaughternarrowlyescapeddrinkingthefurniturepolishonthecoffeetable.—Luckilyforher.She________sickorevendied.A．couldhavegot B．shouldhavegotC．musthavegot D．willhavegot6．Morecompetitivehigh-techenterprisesareinvestinginNantongCentralInnovationDistrict,whichwillresultin_____economicgrowth.A．sustainable B．adaptable C．recyclable D．changeable7．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe8．Ifyouleavethisapplicationformandgotoanotherwebsite,youwilllose______youhavealreadyfilledoutonthisform.A．whateverB．whoeverC．whereverD．whenever9．I’msorryyouhavebeenwaitingsolong,butitwillstillbesometime________youcangetyourpassport.A．since B．tillC．after D．before10．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat11．Thisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A．see B．hadseenC．saw D．haveseen12．____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless13．Thepurposeofhertalkingtomelastnightactually_______this:ThatIshallnevertrusthimanymoreinfuture.A．comesround B．comesout C．comeson D．comesto14．--Itshouldn’ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp．---That’sright．_____________．A．Manyhandsmakelightwork B．SomethingisbetterthannothingC．Themorethemerrier D．Thesoonerbegin,thesoonerdone15．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when16．MorethanaquarteroftheenergyintheUnitedStatesgoestomovingpeopleandgoodsfromoneplacetoanother.A．using B．used C．touse D．use17．ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft18．Ourfootballteamhadaleadinthematch,butthelastminutegoaloftheguestteam.A．gaveitawayB．putitawayC．wipeditawayD．carrieditaway19．youstarteatinginahealthierway,weightcontrolwillbecomemucheasier.A．Unless B．AlthoughC．Before D．Once20．Itwasthebelief________hecouldfindhis“root”inAfrica________madeAlexdecidetogotoGambia.A．that;where B．where;thatC．that;that D．how;which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）“Haveaniceday!”maybeapleasantgestureorameaninglessexpression.WhenmyfriendMaxiesays“Haveaniceday”withasmile,Iknowshesincerelycaresaboutwhathappenstome.Ifeellovedandsecuresinceanotherpersoncaresaboutmeandwishesmewell.“Haveaniceday.Next!”Thisversionoftheexpressionisspokenbyasalesgirlatthesupermarketwhoisrushingmeandmygroceriesoutthedoor.Thewordscomeoutinthesametone(腔调)withafixedprocedure.Theyarespokenatme,nottome.Obviously,theconcernformydayandeveryoneelse’sisthemanagement’sattempttoincreasebusiness.Theexpressioninoneofthosebehaviorsthathelppeoplegetalongwitheachother.Sometimesitindicatestheendofameeting.Assoonasyouhearit,youknowthemeetingisatanend.Sometimestheexpressionsavesuswhenwedon’tknowwhattosay.“Oh,youjusthadatoothout?I’mterriblysorry,buthaveaniceday.”Theexpressioncanbepleasant.Ifastrangersays“Haveaniceday!”toyou,youmayfinditheart-warmingbecausesomeoneyoudon’tknowhastriedtobenicetoyou.Althoughtheuseoftheexpressionisaninsincere,meaninglesssocialcustomattimes,thereisnothingwrongwiththesentenceexceptthatitisalittleuninteresting.Thesalesgirl,thewaitress,theteacher,andallthecountlessotherswhospeakitwithoutthinkingmaynotreallycareaboutmyday.Butinastrangeandcomfortableway,it’snicetoknowtheycareenoughtopretendtheycarewhentheyreallydon’tcareallthatmuch.Whiletheexpressionmaynotoftenbesincere,itisalwaysspoken.Thepointisthatpeoplesayitallthetimewhentheylike.1、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A．Thesalesgirlisimpolite.B．Thesalesgirlisangry.C．Thesalesgirlcaresabouttheauthor.D．Thesalesgirlsaysthewordsasaroutine.2、Bysaying“Haveaniceday!”,astrangermay________.A．trytobepolitetoyouB．expressthankstoyouC．givehisblessingtoyouD．sharehishappinesswithyou3、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．HaveaNiceDay—aPoliteEndingofaConversationB．HaveaNiceDay—aPleasantGestureC．HaveaNiceDay—aHeart-warmingGreetingD．HaveaNiceDay—aSocialCustom22．（8分）Anewstudyof8，000youngpeopleintheJournalofHealthandSocialBehaviorshowsthatalthoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappily，itisabadthingforyoungpeople.Puppylove(早恋)maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadtodepression.Thestudyshowsthatgirlsbecomemoredepressedthanboys，andyoungergirlsaretheworstofall.Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsis“lossofself”．Accordingtothestudy，eventhoughboyswouldsay“losethemselvesinaromanticrelationship”，this“lossofself”ismuchmorelikelytoleadtodepressionwhenithappenstogirls.Younggirlswhohaveromanticrelationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions.Theywon'ttellthattotheirparents.DrMarianmKaufman，anexpertonyoungpeopleproblems，says15%to20%youngpeoplewillhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing.Tryingromanceoftencausesthedepression.Sheadviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly.Duringgrowingup，itisimportantforyoungpeopletobuildstrongfriendshipsandastrongsenseofself.Shealsosuggeststheparentsshouldencouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheirfriends，attendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesandspendenoughtimewithfamily.Parentsshouldwatchforsignsofdepression—eatingormoodchanges—andiftheyseesignsfromtheirdaughtersorsons，theyneedtogivehelp.Thegoodnewsisthattheconnectionbetweenromanceanddepressionseemstobecomeweakwithage.Lovewillalwaysmakeusfeelyoung，butonlymaturitygivesusachancetoavoiditsbadsideeffects.1、What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Romanceisatwo-edgedswordforadults.B．Parentsshouldforbidtheirchildren'slove.C．Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople.D．Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression.2、Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytohavedepression?A．Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove.B．Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofselfishness.C．Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions.D．Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehavior.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Theolderawomanis，thelesslikelysheseemstoloseherselfinromance.B．Lackinglovecanleadyoungpeopletogrowupmorequickly.C．Earlylovemakesyoungpeoplekeepclosetotheirfriendsandparents.D．Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentobeawareofthesignsofdepression.4、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardspuppylove?A．Confused. B．Disapproving.C．Neutral. D．Scared.23．（8分）Junxi“Emma”YangplayedCarnegieHallbeforeshegottohighschool.Butherpianoskillsmayhavetotakeabackseattoherprogrammingskill.AccordingtoWorldJournal,aUS-basedChinesemediaorganization,Emma,a14-year-oldstudentattheBrearleySchoolinManhattan,NewYorkstartedcodingwhenshewas6.Fouryearslater,herbelovedgrandmotherbegandevelopingAlzheimer’s.WhenEmma’sfamilymovedtoNewYorkfromHongKongin20143,shebecamepassionateaboutprogramming.Bythetimeshewas10,hergrandmotherhadalreadydevelopedthedisease.Emmagotrighttowork.Withhercodingskills,shehadasmartphoneappcreatedbeforelong,designedtohelppeoplesufferingfromAlzheimer’s.“Now,‘Timeless’hasmovedtothesecondstageofdesign,”saysEmma.Emmahopeshergrandmothercanbenefitfromtheartificialintelligencetechnologybuiltinto“Timeless,”theappEmmadeveloped,toovercomehermemoryloss.Emma’snewlyfinishedapphasgainedsupportfromDr.MelissaKramps,anAlzheimer’sspecialist,andfromKairo,adeveloperspecializinginartificialintelligence.TimelessusesfacialrecognitiontoremindsomeonewithAlzheimer’sofvitalinformationaboutthepersonwhosephototheyarelookingatontheirscreen.Italsosignalswhethertheyhavejustcalledsomebody.Theappalsoallowsforthephoto-talking,thenmovestoidentifythepeopleonthescreen.TheTimelessprojectisfeaturedonthewebsiteIndiegogoforfundraising.Emmaishopingtoraise$50,000andworkalongsideprofessionalprogrammerstohaveTimelesslaunchedbytheendof2018.ManypeoplehavehailedEmmaforherefforts.BillGatesvoicedhissupport,commendingheronherbidtohelpbridgethegapbetweenpeoplewithAlzheimer’sandtheonestheylove.1、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutEmma?A．Sheisbetteratthepianothanprogramming.B．Alzheimer’sfailedtoattackedEmma’sgranny.C．SheusedtoliveinChinabeforemovingtoUS.D．HerAPPisgoingtobelaunchedallbyherself.2、WhyisEmmatryingtocreatetheAPP“Timeless”?A．Tobenefitfromtheartificialintelligencetechnology.B．Toworkalongsideprofessionalprogrammers.C．Togainreputationandbecomefamousafterschool.D．Tohelphergrandmotherovercomethedisease.3、WhatisitlikeifsomeonedevelopsAlzheimer’saccordingtothepassage?A．Hewilllosehismemory.B．Hewilllosehishearing.C．Hewilllosehisabilitytowalk.D．Hewilllosehisabilitytotakephotos.4、Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“hailed”inparagraphII?A．thankedB．blamedC．praisedD．criticized24．（8分）RichasaKingWilliam1,whoconqueredEnglandsome930yearsago,hadwealth,powerandanarmy.YetalthoughWilliamwasveryrichbythestandardofhistime,hehadnothinglikeaflushtoilet(抽水马桶),papertowels,orridinglawnmower(除草机).Howdidhegetby?Historybooksarefilledwithwealthypeoplewhowerepoorcomparedtome.Ihavestormwindows,Croesusdidnot.EntirenationstrembledbeforeAlexandertheGreat,buthecouldn’tbuycatfood.CzarNicholaslackedanelectricsaw.GivenhowmuchbetteroffIamthansomanyfamousdeadpeople,you’dthinkI’dbecontent.Thetroubleisthat,likemostpeople,Icomparemywealthwiththatoflivingperson:neighbors,schoolclassmates,famousTVpeople.ThegreedIfeeltowardmyfriendHoward’snewkitchenisnotreducedbythefactthatnokingseverhadarefrigeratorwithglassdoors,Thereisreallynorisingorfallingstandardofliving.Overthecenturiespeoplesimplyfinddifferentthingstofeelsadabout.You’dthinkthatsimplynothavingdiseasewouldputusinagoodmood,butnowewantahotbathtoo.Ofcourse,onewaytoachievehappinesswouldbetorealizethatevenbytoday’sstandardsthethingsIownareprettynice.Myhouseissmallerthanthehousesofmanyinvestmentbankers,butevensoithasalotmoreroomsthanmywifeandIcankeepclean.Besides,topeoplelookingbackatourerafromacenturyortwointhefuture,thesebankers’fancycountertopsandmyawnwornFormicawillseemequallyshabby,Ican’tkeepupwithmyneighborsrightnow.Butjustwait.1、Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase“getby”inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Succeedasaking.B．Dealwithcomplains.C．Getsomeextramoney.D．Liveinasatisfactoryway.2、Howmanyhistoricalfiguresarementionedtocomparelivesinthepastandpresent?A．3. B．4.C．5. D．6.3、Accordingtothepassage,theauthorintendsto.A．tellustobecontentwithlifeB．warnustoliveinasimplewayC．leachustolearnlessonsfromlifeD．encourageuslostruggleforwealth4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardslife?A．Doubtful. B．Optimistic.C．Uncaring. D．Cautions.25．（10分）HappyBirthdaytoMe(andMyMom)Forty-threeyearsagomymotherwentintolabourforthesecondtime.ItwaseitherverylateNewYear’sDayorveryearlyontheseconddayof1969dependingonhowyoulookedatitbuteitherway,itwasafullweekpastherduedatewhenmymomwokeupknowingitwastimetowakemydadup,getdressed,packupthecarandheadtothehospital.Herregulardoctorwasonvacationandwhentheyreachedthehospitaltheyplannedtodeliverinweretoldthatthedoctorwasonhiswaytoanotherhospitalsotheyshouldheadthere,inaneighbouringcity.MostsurprisingtomenowisthatshefeltwellenoughtoattendaNewYear’spartythepreviousnightandstayedlongenoughtotoastinthenewyear!MymomandherfamilyhadimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesjusttwentyyearsearlierfromElSalvador.Andthatwasaluckythingforme.NotonlydidmymomgainaccesstoabettereducationandcareeroptionshereintheUSforherself,eachofherthreedaughterswouldalsoenjoyheraccesstoqualitymaternity(孕产妇的)care.WhiletheUSishardlytheworldleaderinmaternalhealthorbirthoutcomes,thesedaysawomanfacesa1in2,100riskofdyingduringherlifeandinElSalvador,it’s1in350-6timesworse.In1969,thatdifferencewasevengreater.However,IwaspregnantwithmysecondchildinElSalvadorsixyearsagowhenIrealizedhowverydifferentmylifemighthaveturnedoutifI’dlivedtherewhenIdeliveredmyfirstchild.ItravelleddowntherewithCARE,thehumanitarianrelieforganization,whoseeffortsmymomhadlongsupported,toseesomeoftheirprincipalprogrammesinaction.Amongthemwasoneinparticularthatremainswithmetoday.Itwasawaterprojectwherepregnantwomen,manyofwhomhadwalkedmilestoaccessthiscleanwater,receivesomebasiccarebeforeorafterchildbirth.Herethesewomenwere,facingtheexactsamephysicalchallengesasmebutstillcarryingthefullworkloadofthefamilyandwithlittletonoresourcesforinformation,care,transportationorcomfortduringoraftertheirpregnancies.Bythistime,Iwasalltooawareofwhatachallengechildbirthcouldbe.Afterdeliveringmydaughterin2003,Isurvivedahemorrhage(大出血),theleadingchildbirth-relatedcomplicationthattakesthelivesofthousandsofothermothersallovertheworld.Onegirlorwomandiesevery90secondsinpregnancyorchildbirthfromwhatisinmostcasesapreventabledeath.IwasasshockedasyouarewhenIdiscoveredthisfactbutIwasalsograteful.GratefulbecauseIhadbeeninthecareofateamofhealthworkerswhenIneededthemmost.Ithoughtofmymother’slife.WhileshehadbeenborninagoodhospitalinSanSalvadorinthe1930’s,atthattimepregnancy-relateddeathswerecommonevenintheUS.Mygreatgrandmotheralsohemorrhaged,onlyafterdeliveringherfifthchildandshedied.Herhusband,mymom’sgrandfatherwasaphysicianatthetime.Hewouldgiveuppractisingmedicineforeverwhenhecouldn’tsaveher.Butitwasn’tonlymymomandherfamilythatIthoughtofasIconsideredmyownfateandgoodfortune,itwasallthosewomenI’dspentthedaywithintheruralcommunityI’dvisitedwithCARE.We’dmadeaconnectionthatday,wemothers,aswomen.Thesewomendidnothaveaccesstothesimpleinterventions(介入)thatcouldinsuretheirsurvivalandthat’swhatconcernedme.Itdidmorethanconcernme,itwokemeupandbeggedthisquestion,whyshouldanyonelifebeofdifferentvaluethananyother?Andso,ImadethecommitmentrightthereandthentodoallIcouldtoimprovematernalhealthandreducethenumberofmaternaldeathsaroundtheglobe.1、Theunderlinedphrase“wentintolabour”inParagraph1means“________”.A．sufferedfromadiseaseB．gavebirthtoababyC．tookupanofferofworkD．tidiedupthehouse2、Accordingtothepassage,thewriterfeltfortunateenough________.A．toenjoythebestmaternitycareintheworldB．toattendbetterschoolsintheUnitedStatesC．toliveinadevelopedcountrypermanentlyD．tohaveabettersenseofmaternalsecurity3、Whenshereturnedtohermotherlandsixyearsago,thewriter________.A．regrettednotdeliveringherfirstchildthereB．wasverysurprisedatthegreatchangesthereC．offeredspecialcaretowomeninneedthereD．researchedintothemedicalconditionsthere4、Thewriterrealizedthevitalimportanceofmaternitycare________A．throughherownexperienceB．withthehelpofhealthworkersC．duringherstayinElSalvadorD．uponthedeathofsomewomen5、Thewriterisobviouslydeterminedto________.A．beaphysiciandifferentfromhergreatgrandfatherB．changethesituationinthefieldofmaternalhealthC．requestmorepeopletocareaboutmaternitycareD．volunteercareduringorafterwomen’spregnancies6、Whatconclusiondoesthepassageleadyouto?A．Pregnancy-relateddeathscanhardlybekeptfromhappening.B．Birthanddeathwenthandinhandwitheachotherveryoften.C．Physiciansfailedtosavepatientsfromvariouscurablediseases.D．Womenwouldratherhavenochildrenfortearofahemorrhage.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）Oneday,atrainwasapproachingthesmalltownofCheekyville.Onthetrainwasa1guywithabigsuitcase.HewascalledWilliamWarblerandhelookedvery2indeed.Butwhatmadehimmostunusualwasthefactthatwheneverheneededto3hediditbysingingopera.Itdidn’tmattertoWilliamwhetheritwassimplyamatterofansweringabriefgreeting,like“goodday”.Hewould4“Goooddayyytoyouuuuuu.....toooooo!”Noonecouldgetanormal,5wordoutofhim.And,asnooneknewhowhemadehislivingandhelivedquitesimply,alwayswearingthesameoldsecond-handsuit—theyoften6him.They7hissinging,callinghim“crazy”.WilliamhadbeeninCheekyvilleforsomeyears,when,oneday,arumor(谣言)8roundthetown:Williamhad9aroleinave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