茂名市重点中学2025届英语高三第一学期期末经典模拟试题含解析

茂名市重点中学2025届英语高三第一学期期末经典模拟试题注意事项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．Weshoulddowhatwecan______people’shardworkpaysoff.A．besure B．beingsureC．makingsure D．tomakesure2．Nowtheworld’sattention________thestockingmarkets,astheyhavegreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．isfixingonB．isbeingfixedonC．hasfixedonD．hadbeenfixedon3．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt4．Inmanyways,themagicofAIis________it’snotsomethingyoucanseeortouch.A．whether B．whatC．that D．why5．-----Goodevening.HuangshanHotel.-----Goodevening.______________?A．DoyoustillhavearoomfortonightB．Whatwouldyoulike,pleaseC．IsthereanythingIcandoforyouD．Whoisthatspeaking,please6．________abike,shecycledhome.A．Bought B．Tobuy C．Beingbought D．Havingbought7．Wecanneverexpect____bluerskyunlesswecreate____lesspollutedworld.A．a;a B．a;theC．the;a D．the;the8．Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,_________usesitdifferently.A．allofwhich B．eachofwhich C．allofthem D．eachofthem9．Giventhehugegap_______economicdevelopmentandculturalconsciousness,youngpeoplefindbigcitiesaresaferthansmalltowns.A．inviewofB．incaseofC．inconsequenceofD．inrespectof10．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．asD．since11．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what12．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy13．---Idon’tunderstandwhyCatherinestoppedshort_____sheoughttohavecontinued.---It’sobviousthatshelackedself-confidence.A．whenB．whileC．ifD．as14．Frankly,Istillfeelconfusedabout_________hecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.A．what B．why C．that D．how15．TheInternationalMonetaryFundhasreceivedbothcriticismandforitseffortstopromotefinancialstability,preventcrises,facilitatetrade,andreducepoverty.A．worship B．creditC．argument D．privilege16．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed17．Itissometimessaidthatasocietycanbejudged____thewayitcares____itsweakestmembers.A．on;about B．by;for C．under;with D．with;on18．Thecollection,sortingandofhistoricalmaterialsandculturalrelicsoftheMayFourthMovementshouldbestrengthened,PresidentXisaid.A．consideration B．conservationC．constitution D．construction19．—TheKiwifruitsinthissupermarketare_______salenow,andtheyaresold______thepound.—Really?Howmuchcheaperarethey?A．for;in B．on;by C．for,by D．on,in20．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done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）TheSuperBowlistheannualchampionshipgameoftheNationalFootballLeague（NFL）．Thegameistheculmination（高潮）toaseasonthatbeginsinthelatesummerofthepreviouscalendaryear．Normally，Romannumeralsareusedtoidentifyeachgame，ratherthantheyearinwhichitisheld．Forexample，SuperBowlIwasplayedonJanuary15，1967，followingthe1966regularseason．ThesingleexceptiontothisruleisSuperBowl50，whichwasplayedonFebruary7，2016，followingthe2015regularseason．Thenextgame，SuperBowlLII，scheduledforFebruary4，2018，willfollowthe2017regularseason．Thegamewascreatedaspartofamerger（合并）agreementbetweentheNFLanditsthenrivalleague，theAmericanFootballLeague（AFL）．Currently，thePittsburghSteelershavethemostSuperBowlvictories，withsix．TheNewEnglandPatriotshavethemostSuperBowlappearances，withnine．Theday（usuallythefirstSundayinFebruary）onwhichtheSuperBowlisplayed，nowconsideredasanunofficialAmericannationalholiday，iscalled"SuperBowlSunday"．Itisthesecond-largestdayforU．S．foodconsumption，afterThanksgivingDay．Inaddition，thesevenmost-watchedbroadcastsinU．S．televisionhistoryareSuperBowls．In2015，SuperBowlXLIXattractedanaudienceof114.4million．Becauseofthehighviewership，commercialairtimeduringtheSuperBowlbroadcastisthemostexpensiveoftheyear，leadingtocompaniesregularlydevelopingtheirmostexpensiveadvertisementsforthisbroadcast．Asaresult，watchinganddiscussingthebroadcast'scommercialshasbecomeasignificantaspectoftheevent．Inaddition，popularsingersandmusiciansincludingMichaelJackson，Madonna，Prince，Beyonce，PaulMcCartney，TheRollingStones，TheWho，WhitneyHouston，andLadyGagahaveperformedduringtheevent'spregameandhalftimeceremonies．1、Accordingtothetext，intheSuperBowl______．A．theNewEnglandPatriotshavewonninetimesB．thePittsburghSteelershavewonsixtitlesC．ArabicnumeralsareusedtorefertoeachgameD．winnersofthelastseasonplayagainsteachother2、OnSuperBowlSunday，Americanpeopleusually______．A．buyexpensiveSuperBowlticketsB．consumethemostfoodoftheyearC．avoidtheSuperBowlcommercialsD．enjoyperformancesbyfamousartists3、In2015，the______SuperBowlwasheld．A．46thB．49thC．51stD．55th4、WecanknowfromthetextthattheSuperBowl______．A．isapublicholidayintheUnitedStatesB．istheannualchampionshipgameofAFLC．launchesanewseasonoftheNationalFootballLeagueeveryyearD．hasfrequentlybeenthemostwatchedAmericantelevisionbroadcastoftheyear22．（8分）TheTropicalParadiseHolidayWelcometoStAnna,ourtropicalparadisejustoffthecoastofLatinAmerica.Youcanspendtwoweeksinourluxuryfour-starhotel.Thecostofyourflightisincludedintheholiday,andyoucanbepickedupfromyourhomebyourspecialairportbus.Onyourarriving,ourcoachwillbewaitingtotakeyoutothehotel.AllflightsleavefromHeathrowonaMondaymorning.TheCowrieHotelisbuiltrightonthebeachfront,andmanyroomshavewonderfuloceanviews.Ifswimmingandsurfingarenotenoughforyou,thehotelalsooffershorseridesontheisland,andadiscountmembershipofthegolfclub.TheRainForestAdventureHolidayEveryyearBroughtonholidaysoffertwelvedaysofunforgettableadventureinatropicalrainforest.YoumayhaveachoiceofBorneo,Malaysia,Indonesia,oreventothegreatestrainforestofthemall,themightyAmazonianforest.Youwillflytoourspecialbasecampsattheedgeoftheforest,whereyouwillbegivenfivedaysofsurvivaltraining,andtalksonthelocalwildlife.Thenyoutakeabusintotheforest.Youwillhavetowalkthefinalfivemilestothecampsitestoavoiddisturbingthelocalecology.Allofthecampsiteshavebeencarefullybuilttocausetheminimalamountofdisturbancetothelocalwildlife.Rememberthattheseadventureholidaystakeyoudeepintothewilderness,andtheyarenotsuitableforfamilieswithyoungchildren.Alsorememberthatnomorethantwodozenguestscanstayatanycampatonetime,soifyouwanttogoononeoftheseveryspecialholidays,youwillneedtobookearly!1、Whatcanwelearnabouttherainforestholiday?A．Travelerswilllearntotalkwithwildanimals.B．Differentmeansoftransportationwillbeused.C．Theholidaywillendwithasurvivaltraining.D．Bookingearly,travelerswillgetadiscount.2、Whatkindofpeoplewillprobablychoosetherainforestholiday?A．Peoplelovingwatersports.B．Peopletravellingwithchildren.C．Peoplepreferringcomfortablehotels.D．Peopleconcernedwithenvironmentandwildlife.3、Whichofthefollowingismentionedinbothholidays?A．Transportation. B．Price.C．Reservation. D．Departuretime.23．（8分）Artificialintelligence(AI)technologymaysoonbeausefultoolfordoctors.Itmayhelpthembetterunderstandandtreatdiseaseslikebreastcancerinwaysthatwereneverbeforepossible.RishiRawatteachesAIattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia’s(USC)ClinicalScienceCenterinLosAngeles.HeispartofateamofscientistswhoareresearchinghowAIandmachinelearningcanmoreeasilyrecognizecancerousgrowthsinthebreast.Rawatprovidesinformationaboutcancercellstoacomputer.Hesaysthisdatahelpsthemachinelearn.“...Youcanputthedataintocomputersandtheywilllearnthepatternsandthepatternrecognitionisimportanttomakingdecisions.”DavidAgusisanotherUSCresearcher.Hesaysmachinesarenotgoingtotaketheplaceofdoctors.“Computerswillnottreatpatients,buttheywillhelpmakecertaindecisionsandlookforthingsthatthehumanbraincan’trecognizebyitself.Onceaconfirmedcancerousgrowthisremoved,doctorsstillhavetotreatthepatienttoreducetheriskofcancerreturning.Theformoftreatmentdependsonthekindofcancer.”Currently,researcherstakeathinpieceoftissue,putitonasmallpieceofglassandaddcolortobetterseethecells.Thatprocesscouldtakedaysorevenlonger.Scientistssayartificialintelligencecandosomethingbetterthanjustcountcells.Throughmachinelearning,itcanrecognizecomplexpatterns,orstructures,andlearnhowthecellsareorganized.Thehopeisthatmachineswillsoonbeabletomakeaquickidentificationofcancerthatisfreeofhumanmistakes.“Allofasudden,wehavethecomputingpowertoreallydoitinrealtime...Wecouldn’thavedonethis,wedidn’thavethecomputingpowertodothisseveralyearsago,butnowit’sallchanged.”Agusaddsthattheprocesscouldbedoneforalmostnocostinthedevelopingworld.Hesaysthathavingalargeamountofinformationaboutpatientsisimportantforamachinetoeffectivelydoitsjobinmedicine.TheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaresearchersarenowonlystudyingbreastcancer.Butdoctorspredictartificialintelligencewillonedaymakeadifferenceinallformsofcancer.1、InRishiRawat’sresearch,________.A．thedataputintocomputerscontributestocancerrecognitionB．manycancersarebeingstudiedatthemomentC．machinelearninghasreplaceddoctors’workD．thefocusisonthecureforcancer2、DavidAgus’swordsinParagraph3areusedto________.A．providesomeadvicefordoctorsB．introducethedevelopmentofcancerC．appealtoscientiststoresearchintocancerD．explainthefunctionofAIintreatingcancer3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．AIcanmakedecisionsfordoctors.B．Developingcountriesmightbelackoffunds.C．AIwillhopefullymakeanaccurateidentificationofcancer.D．Computingpowerhaslonghelpedwiththeidentificationofcancer.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsAIusedintreatingcancer?A．Positive. B．Indifferent.C．Doubtful. D．Negative.24．（8分）Theyear2018willmarkthe100thanniversaryofthedeadliestinfluenzaoutbreakinhistory.Itisestimatedthattheinfluenzapandemic(瘟疫)of1918killedmorethan50millionpeoplearoundtheworld.Otherestimatesgomuchhigher.Becauseofalackofmedicalrecord—keeping,wemayneverknowtheexactnumber.Theinfluenzawasafastkiller.Somevictimsdiedwithinhoursoftheirfirstsymptoms.Othersdiedafterafewdays.“theirlungsfilledwithliquidandtheychokedtodeath.”The1918flupandemicwasalsodifferentfromotheroutbreaks.Itstruckmanyyoung,healthypeople.Virusesusuallyaffectsickoroldpeople.Althoughmodernmedicineeffectivelycontrolsmanydiseases,influenzaremainsdifficulttoprotectagainst.TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthateveryyearinfluenzakills250,000to500,000peoplearoundtheworld.Eachyear,medicalscientistsdevelopfluvaccines(疫苗)whichofferimmunity(免疫)fromsomeinfluenzaviruses.Buttheycanonlyguesswhichformoftheviruswillspread.Healthofficialsremainconcernedaboutanotherflupandemic.Newformsofthefluvirusappearregularly.Oneexamplewasthe“swineflu”orH1N1outbreakin2009.AnthonyFauci,DirectoroftheNationalInstituteofInfectiousDiseasesintheUnitedStatessaysthatviruscausedatruepandemic.Tostopthenextpandemic,scientistsarenowresearchinghowtocreateauniversalinfluenzavaccine.InOctober2017,VanderbiltUniversityMedicalCenterintheU.S.announcedtheUniversalInfluenzaVaccineInitiative.Theuniversitysaidresearchersareleadinganinternationalefforttodevelopauniversalinfluenzavaccinethatwillprotecteveryoneagainstallformsofthefluanywhereintheworld.Theuniversityaddedthatresearcherswillbegintestsinearly2018.theHumanVaccinesProject,apublic—privatepartnership,isfundingtheproject.However,untilauniversalinfluenzavaccineisavailable,today’sseasonalfluvaccineremainsimportant.1、Whatdoweknowabouttheinfluenzain1918?A．ItsweptacrossthewholeEurope.B．Noonesurvivedthefirstfewdays.C．Itkilledthelargestnumberofpeople.D．Itstruckonlyyoungandhealthypeople.2、Whyisinfluenzadifficulttoprotectagainst?A．Itspreadstoorapidly.B．Itisquiteeasytocatch.C．Novaccineisavailable.D．It’shardtojudgetheformofvirus.3、WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellbymentioningH1N1in2009?A．Newformsoffluviruskeepsappearing.B．Itwasthemostseriousinrecentyears.C．Itwascausedbythesamefluvirusof1918.D．TheH1N1viruswasdeadlyaswell.4、Whatcanwelearnabouttheuniversalinfluenzavaccine?A．Thedevelopmentisquitecostly.B．Itwillbeusedallovertheworld.C．Itcanprotectagainstallformsofflu.D．Itwillsooncomeintousein2019.25．（10分）InsiderTravelTipsforYourNextJourneyAnyonecanbookatrip,butnoteveryonecanplananadventurethat’saffordable,accommodating,andfunforeveryoneinyourgroup.AtT,weaimtoprovideyouwiththebestinsidersecretsinthetravelbusinessandastate-of-the-arttravelcomparisontooltomakeplanningeasierthanever.EmbraceTuesdayTravelThestrategyofbuyingairlineticketsonTuesdaysforthebestdealsisstillagoodidea.Forticketspurchasedthreeormoreweeksinadvance,theaveragepriceofaticketonTuesdayischeaperthananyoftheotherdaysbetweenMondayandFriday.PricesskyrocketwhenyoupurchaseonSaturdaysandSundays.AskforaCornerRoomWhenyoucheckinatahotel,askifthere’sacomerroomavailable.Theseareusuallylargerandquieterforthesamepriceasonesinthemiddleofthehall.Upgradesaremostoftenofferedattheendofthedaywhenhotelshaveabettersenseoftheiroccupancy.GettheWeeklyCarRentalRateIt’sabitpuzzlingthatcarrentalcompanieschargemorefordrivingless,buttheweeklyrateisoftencheaperthandrivingjustfourdays.Youmaybeabletogettheweeklyrateforjustfivedays,sokeepthecarabitlongerifyoucan.FillUpaReusableWaterBottleBottledwateroncruiseshipscancostupto$4!Savemoneybybringinganemptyreusableoneinyourbag.Thewateriscleanandflowsfromafilteredreservoirontheship.1、Itisgenerallythemostexpensivetobuyanairlineticketon.A．SaturdayB．TuesdayC．WednesdayD．Friday2、Youcansavemoneybythefollowingtipsexcept.A．askingforaComerRoomB．takingareusablebottlewithyouC．keepingthecaraslongaspossibleD．bookanairlineticketonTuesdaysinadvance3、Thepassageistakenfrom.A．AwebsiteB．AtravelbrochureC．AscientificreportD．Alocalnewspape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）Miraclessometimesjusthappenwhenyouthinktheywon't.TheWeaverfamilyhomeinSantaRosa,California,usedtolooklikeadreamland.1onOctober9,ClintWeaver,andKathyWeaver,2inthemiddleofthenighttofindtheirbeautifulhome3intoruins.“Theyhadtodrivethroughwallsof4andacrossaburning5bridgetogettomarkwestspringsroadandtosafety,”thecouple’sdaughter,wroteinaFacebookpost.“Theylost6.”Butone7hurtevenmorethanwatchingtheirhomeburntothegroundisleaving8their9-year-oldBernesemountaindog,Izzy,whoescapedinanotherdirectionasthecouple9theburningarea,thecouple’sson,JackWeaver,toldNBCNews.Thenextday,JackWeaverreturnedtothescenetogetsome10ofthehouse’sruinsforhisparents.11hefoundwasshocking—inthe12waypossible.Izzyhad13.“Whenshecameout,thatwasanunbelievablemoment,JackWeaveradded,“Iwasso14thatIdroppedthephone.”Izzysmelledofsmokeandwas15inashes—butthetwo-timecancersurvivorhasmade16backtoherlovingfamily.AsfortherestoftheWeavers,Clinthadanoperationinhisarm.Kathywasphysically17,butisstill18fromthesadexperience.“Mymomhas19alot.Thegoalw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secondsandbrokeintheschoolrecord、Thesportsmeetwasreallysuccess、Thatwasbecausewewerealltryingtodomybest、