天津市大港八中2025届高三英语第一学期期末考试试题含解析

天津市大港八中2025届高三英语第一学期期末考试试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Whydidyoulet____kidsoffthistime?—Ijustwanttogivethem____secondchance．A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．the;a2．—________?Youlookreallydown.—I’mtiredofmyjob.Thereareendlessproblemstodealwith.A．Whybother B．SowhatC．What’sup D．Whynot3．----Whichofthesedigitalcamerasdoyoulikebest?----______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．Noone4．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup5．________thedangerofdrunkdriving,manydriverspromisednevertodriveafterdrinking.A．Realizing B．TohaverealizedC．Realized D．Havingrealized6．Accordingtothelocallaw,noone______enterthebuildingsitewithoutpermission.A．canB．mustC．shallD．dare7．Tom’scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappearto______theremarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.A．violateB．induceC．clarifyD．contradict8．Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed---____needstoberespectedandhonored.A．somethingthat B．one C．onethat D．something9．Fromhisexpression,Idon’tthinkhecouldhavefinishedhishomeworklastnight,_______?A．couldn’the B．doIC．didhe D．hasn’the10．MartinLutherKing,Jr.putitthatpeaceisnotmerelyadistantgoalthatweseek,butameans_____wearriveatthatgoal.A．that B．where C．bywhich D．withwhich11．Nodecision__A_aboutanyfutureappointmentuntilallthecandidateshavebeeninterviewed.A．willbemade B．ismadeC．isbeingmade D．hasbeenmade12．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun13．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that14．They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup15．Whydomanystudentssticktoprivatetutoring_____theycouldeasilymastersuchknowledgeatschool?A．unless B．before C．after D．when16．---Mum,canyoutellmewhysomeparentssendtheirchildrentostudyabroadataveryyoungage?---__________,darling.Ihaveneverthoughtaboutit.A．YouhavegotmethereB．TakeyourtimeC．YoubetD．Don’tbesilly17．________leftthedoorunlockedmustbeheldresponsiblefortheaccident.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whenever18．Mysummercampisn’tgoodfun,butitisreallearningexperienceforme.A．a;/ B．the;a C．/;a D．a;the19．It’salwaysdifficult______inaforeigncountry,especiallywhenyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.A．beingB．tobeC．havingbeenD．tohavebeen20．Everythingwasplacedexactly________hewanteditforthegraduationceremony.A．theplacewhere B．whenC．where D．inwhich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）Theconceptofaworkingholidayisfairlysimple．Itisavacationwhichnormallylastsforseveralweeksorevenmonths，duringwhichyoudivideyourtimebetweenworkandrecreation．Thetypicalworkingholidayincludessomemanuallaborandsightseeing．Youcanusuallygetroomandboardinexchangeforafewhoursofwork．Forinstance，AustraliaandNewZealandencourageworkingholidaysbyofferingone-yearvisastopeoplebetweentheagesof18and30．Countriesallovertheworldofferthechancestoworkorvolunteerandliveinanewenvironment．Allyouneedisareturnticketandenoughcashtoliveon．Whilesomepeoplechoosetoworkinrestaurantsorhotels，othersmaydofruitpickingwhichisperhapsthemostpopulartypeofwork．Bepreparedforlongworkingdaysintheorchard，whichmaylastuptotenhoursaday．Ifyouarenotreadyforthis，amoreleisurelyjobwithshorterhoursispossible，butyouwillnotmakeasmuchmoney．Anotheroptionisvolunteeringinforeigncountries．Forexample，youcanworkwithdisabledchildreninBoliviaandpracticeyourSpanish，researchdolphinsandwhalesinItaly，orbuildschoolsinruraltownsinGhana．Aworkingholidayisagreatwaytobroadenyourhorizonssinceitgivesyouthechancetoexploreacountry，practiceanewlanguage，andmeetpeoplefromallovertheworld．Thesekindsofadventuressometimeshaveareallybigimpactonthosewhohaveexperiencedaworkingholiday．Theyoftensaythatitwasoneofthebestmemoriesoftheirlives．Beaware!Eventhoughsomeworkingvacationprogramspay，notallofthemdosometimesyouenduppayingtogoonworkingvacation．However，aworkingholidaycangetyouoffthebeatentrackandintospotstheaveragetourbuswouldnevergonear.1、Whatcanyougetinexchangeforafewhoursofwork?A．Recreationandmoney．B．Areturnticket．C．Freetransportation．D．Mealsandshelter．2、What’sthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．Theideaofaworkingholiday．B．Waystospendaworkingholiday．C．Greatplacesforaworkingholiday．D．Volunteeringinforeigncountries．3、Whatdoes“thebeatentrack”inthethirdparagraphreferto?A．Roadsinpoorcondition．B．Brokenrailwaytracks．C．Routestakenbymanytourists．D．Spotswhereyoumightgetbeaten．4、Whatdoesthewriterremindreaderstodointhelastparagraph?A．Checkwhatyoumustpayfor．B．Meetproperpeople．C．Bepreparedforadventures．D．Broadenyourhorizons．22．（8分）Scientistsfearrisingenergybillsmayleadtoanincreaseinobesity（肥胖）afterdiscoveringalinkbetweenpoorly-heatedhomesandhigherbody-fat．ResearchersfromtheUniversityofStirling’sBehaviouralScienceCentresetouttoexploreclaimsthatwarmindoortemperatureshavecontributedtorisingobesitylevelsinwinter．Instead,theteamfoundthatpeoplewholiveinwell-heatedhomesaremorelikelytohavelowbodymassindex（体重指数）levelswhilethosewhokeeptheirheatingturneddownorofftendtobeheavier．DrMichaelDaly,behavioralscientistandseniorlecturer,said:"Wesetouttoinvestigatethescientificclaimsthatcoolerindoortemperatureshelpusmaintainahealthyweightbypushingourbodiestouseupmoreenergy.Infact,theresearchsuggestspeoplemayeatlessandburnmoreenergywheninawarmerindoorenvironment．The13-yearstudy,publishedinthejournalObesity,involvedmorethan100,000adultsacrossEngland．Researchersfoundreducedweightlevelsamongpeoplelivinginhomesheatedtoabove23°C（73F）,whichinvolvedabout15,000ofthehouseholdsstudied．DrDalysaid:"Asnationalgasbillscontinuetorisefasterthantherateofinflation,thisresearchsuggeststheobesitycouldworsenwhereheatingisturneddownbelowcomfortablelevelsoroffforlongperiodstocutcosts．"Thisisnotjustaboutpeoplewholiveinwell-heatedhomesbeinginthefinancialpositiontoaffordmoreexpensivelow-caloriefoods,exerciseclassesandsportingactivities,andthereforefindingiteasiertomaintainalowBMIlevel．Thestudytookage,sex,socialclassandotherfactorsintoaccount．"Thecomfortabletemperatureof20°C-23°Ciswherewefeelcomfortableinourclothesandareneitherhotnorcold．Attemperaturesabovethis,weusemoreenergyandweeatlessbecauseourappetiteisaffected．"1、Thefindingsoftheresearchcanbedescribedas．A．horrible B．surprisingC．funny D．encouraging2、Accordingtothepassage,withrisinggasbills,peoplemayturndownorofftheirheatingto______.A．stayinshape B．maintainalowBMIlevelC．savemoney D．avoideatingmore3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Obesitylinkstopoorly-heatedhomesB．Well-heatedhome'scontributetoobesityC．Obesity---AweightyprobleminEnglandD．Risingenergybillshelpmaintainahealthyweight23．（8分）1、Whatcausedmusicalstomoveinanewdirectionduringthe1930's?A．Thedevelopmentofnewmusicalinstruments.B．Theaudiencesdemandformorerealisticartforms.C．Therisingpopularityofothertypesofentertainment.D．Thegreateracceptanceofblackperformersbywhiteaudiences.2、Inwhichperioddidmusicaltheatrebecomemorecomplexanddramatic?A．Pre-1900. B．1900-1929.C．1940-1949. D．1950-1959.3、WhatcanbereasonablyinferredaboutthemusicalWestSideStory?A．Ittolditsstoryinanewway.B．Itwasbasedonatruestory.C．Itwasanon-Broadwayshow.D．Itwasnotverysuccessfulatfirst.24．（8分）Wheneverweseeabutton,wewanttopressitbecauseweknowthatsomethingwillhappen.Thisistrueinmostcases,forexample,onadoorbell.Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfake(假的),likethe“close”buttononalift.Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingthe“close”buttonbecausetheydon’thavethepatiencetowaitfortheliftdoorstoshut.Butlifts’“close”buttonsareacompletetrick,atleastintheUS—thedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheUS,makingsurethatallliftsstayedopenlongenoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldenter.OnlyUSfirefightersandrepairmencanusethebuttonstospeedupthedoor-closingprocessiftheyhaveacodeorspecialkeys.Buttonormalliftriders,thebuttonsaren’tcompletelyuseless.Accordingtopsychologists,fakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetterbyofferingyouasenseofcontrol.“Asenseofcontrolisveryimportant.Itreducesstressandincreaseswell-being,”saidEllenJ.Langer,apsychologyprofessoratHarvardUniversity.Expertsalsoaddedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon’tdoanythingexistinourlivesforthissamepurpose.Forexample,pedestriancrosswalkbuttonsdon’tliveuptotheirnameseither.Pressingthemusedtohelpmakethetrafficsignalschangefaster,butthatwasbeforecomputercontrolledtrafficsignalswereintroduced.Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselittle“whitelies’’,theystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallyclose,itisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.1、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toanalyzethefunctionsoffakebuttons.B．Todescribedifferentfakebuttons.C．Toexplorevarioushabitsofpushingbuttons.D．Toexplainthedisadvantagesoffakebuttons.2、Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“close”buttonsonaliftinAmerica?A．Theyworkwhenpeoplepressthemhard.B．Theyweredesignedforasenseofcontrol.C．Theyneverspeedupthedoor-closingprocess.D．Theytakethesafetyofthedisabledintoaccount.3、Whatcanweinferaboutpedestriancrosswalkbuttons?A．Theycanmakepeoplefeelbetter.B．Theyhelpcomputersworkfaster.C．Theycancontrolthetrafficsignals.D．Theyhelppedestrianscrosssafely.4、Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ButtonsintheUSAB．ButtonsAlwaysLieC．ButtonsMaynotWorkD．“Close”ButtonsonLifts’25．（10分）Youcaneithertravelorread,buteitheryourbodyorsoulmustbeontheway.Thepopularsayinghasinspiredmanypeopletoreadorgosightseeing.Traveling,justlikereading,isarefreshingjourneyfromthebusyworld.Books,brainfood,cankeepyoucompanyonyourtravel.1.OntheRoad,1957,byJackKerouacThebookisagloballypopularspiritualguidebookaboutyouth.ThemaincharacterinthebookdrivesacrosstheUScontinentwithseveralyoungpeopleandfinallyreachesMexico.Aftertheexhaustingandexcitingtrip,thecharactersinthebookbegintorealizethemeaningoflife.ThebookcanbeagoodpartnerwithyoutoexploretheUnitedStates.2.LifeisElsewhere,1975,byMilanKunderaJean-JacquesRousseauoncesaid,“Manisbornfree,andeverywhereheisinchains.”Thebooktellsayoungartist’sromanticbutmiserablelife,abouthowhereads,dreamsandhasarelationship.Experiencetheartist’spassionatelifeinthebookduringatriptoCentralEurope.Thebookinvitesyoutodeeplyreflectonyourcurrentlife.3.TheStoriesoftheSahara,1967,bySanmaoThebooknarratestheauthor’ssimplebutadventurouslifeintheSaharaDesert,whichseemsadesolateanddullplace.Thefancynaturalsceneryandlifethere,alongwiththeauthor’sromanticandintensiveemotionswillinspireyoutoexplorethemysteriousland.Readingthebookislikeparticipatinginadialoguewiththeauthor,whoissincereandhumorous.4.Lotus,2006,byAnnbabyThisnovelsetinTibet,tellsthreepeople’sstories,eachwiththeiruniquecharacteristics.Itrevealsmodernpeople’semotionsandinnerlife,theirconfusionaboutlove,andexplorationofBuddhism.ThebookisagoodpartnertobringyoutothescaredlandTibet.1、Whichbookisabouttheexplorationoflifevaluethroughajourney?A．OntheRoad. B．LifeisElsewhere.C．Lotus. D．TheStoriesoftheSahara.2、WhosebookissuitabletoaccompanyyourtriptoGermany?A．MilanKundera’s. B．Sanmao’s.C．Annbaby’s. D．JackKerouac’s.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．TheStoriesoftheSahararecordsthedialoguesbetweentheauthorandherreaders.B．LifeisElsewherepromotesreaders’considerationoftheirpresentlives.C．LotusisareligiousbookwhichexploresBuddhistcultureinTibet.D．OntheRoadisintendedtoadviseaclassicroutefordrivingacrosstheUS.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toadvertisefourtravelguidebooks.B．Tointroducefournovelsabouttraveling.C．Torecommendfourbookslinkedtodestinations.D．Toarousereaders’interestinreadingbooks.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）Myfatherisaworkerinauthorityoverotherswhoworkinconstructionsites.WhenIwasyoung，itwashewho1mesympathythroughmodeling.Ithasalwaysbeena2formeasIgrowup3otherconstructionworkerswhoworkwithhimcometoourhouseeverySaturdaybecausethatisthetimewhenhewill4theirsalariesfortheweek.Iknowmyfatherassomeonewhoisaquietman,just5everyonearoundhimself.Heissomeonewhois6whenitcomestodisciplinebutIhaveneverbeen7whenbeingraisedbyhim.MaybethatisbecauseIhaveseenhisgentlenessand8tousandtoothers.Sinceheisaworkerin9，Ioftenseehimtalkingtotheconstructionworkerswhenevertheyhaveproblems.Heismorelikeafatherthana10tothem.Oneday,hereturnedhome,tellingmethathewouldtreatmetodinnerbecausehehad11hissalary.Laterthatday,hisfriend,afellowworker,cametoourhousejusttotalktohimand12adviceastowherehecouldgotoseekassistanceforhis13child.Isawhowmyfatherlistenedand14hisfriend’sbackwhilehisfriendwas15.Whenhisfriendwasabouttogohome,myfathergothiswalletandgavehissalarytohim,16only2000pesosinhiswallet.Iwasso17whenhedidthat,butso18thatmyfatherwas19togivealmostallofhissalarytohelphisfriendwithhischildinhospital.ItisalessonIwillalways20.1、A．asked B．gave C．taught D．designed2、A．routine B．balance C．tendency D．sign3、A．hearing B．seeing C．thinking D．smelling4、A．increase B．accept C．spend D．pay5、A．noticing B．kidding C．observing D．describing6、A．loose B．strict C．lovely D．humorous7、A．threatened B．loved C．hated D．envied8、A．sympathy B．bravery C．determination D．cruelty9、A．order B．rank C．charge D．turn10、A．doctor B．superior C．colleague D．engineer11、A．wasted B．asked C．reached D．received12、A．askfor B．lookfor C．headfor D．carefor13、A．naughty B．healthy C．sick D．happy14、A．pressed B．beat C．patted D．struck15、A．shouting B．crying C．thinking D．laughing16、A．saving B．donating C．giving D．leaving17、A．shocked B．scared C．frightened D．frustrated18、A．sad B．angry C．bitter D．proud19、A．mean B．unhappy C．surprised D．willing20、A．forget B．treasure C．neglect D．reject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）HaveyoueverwonderedwhereLego(乐高积木)camefrom?Likemanygreatinventions,thestoryisnotjustoneofagreatidea,1．oneofatonofhardworkandperseverance（毅力）.ThestorystartedinDenmark.OleChristiansenwasacarpenter2．wasstrugglingwithhissmallbusiness.Hiswifedied3．(short)afterhisfourthsonwasborn.Hehadtoworkhardtosupporthisfamilyalone.Hestartedmakingwoodtoys,buttheydidn'tsellwell.Hedecidedhistoysneededaname,andhechose4．name"Lego".Unfortunately,severalyearslater,hisworkshop5．(burn)totheground.Soon,hestartedtomakeafewplastictoys.Hegottheideatocreatea“system"oftoysthatwouldbuildupkids'6．(imagine)andcreativity.Hedecidedtostop7．(make)woodtoysandfocusonlyontheconnectedplastictoys.Thenhestartedtobuildmoreandmorekindsof8．(model).Eachonehadtobeofthe9．(high)quality,whichcanbereflectedinLego'smotto—“Onlythebestisgoodenough.”Thankstotheirperseverance,kidscanenjoyLegotoys,movies,amusementparksandclothing.Butnoneofthiswouldhaveexistedatthattimeifthey10．(giveup)whentimesgothard.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。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。OnDecember10,IwasatagrocerystorebuycanningjarsforaprojectIwasworkingon、TheassistantaskmewhatIwasgoingtousethejarsfor,andItoldheraboutmyplantomakingbathsaltsforfriendsasholidaygifts、Shewasinterestingandaskedmetolethertoknowhowitturnedout、Idecidedtodobetter、AfewdaybeforeChristmas,IbroughthimagiftjarfullofthebathsaltsIhadmade、Shewasverysurprisedandhappythatshegavemehug、Thesmallactofkindnesscanrealmakeadifference、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华,你的英国网友Felix将到你校交流学习半年,发邮件向你询问你们学校的相关信息。请你给他写一封邮件,内容包括:1.上学时间2