云南省玉溪市红塔区普通高中2025届高三英语第一学期期末经典模拟试题含解析

云南省玉溪市红塔区普通高中2025届高三英语第一学期期末经典模拟试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．anyone C．who D．whomever2．—Howcouldtheymisunderstandmelikethat?—Justkeepsilent!It’sthebestwaytoletthemknowtheyyouwrong.A．do B．didC．aredoing D．haddone3．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．aresaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved4．Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．arecreated D．arecreating5．--Couldyoupleasecutthepricealittle?--Er..._________youbuymorethanten.A．evenif B．solongas C．incase D．assoonas6．Thenewsofthenewly-electedpresident’scomingtoChinaforavisitwas______ontheradiojustnow.A．givenaway B．givenin C．givenoff D．givenout7．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises8．Thesenewbooksareaverywelcome_________totheschoollibrary.A．addition B．arrival C．attitude D．audience9．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup10．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．A．for B．and C．yet D．or11．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup12．—Don'tlookdownuponBob.Hehashisownadvantages.—Oh,yesothersareweak,heisstrong.A．Before B．WhenC．Where D．Though13．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would14．Mytoothacheme.Ithoughtitwasgoingaway,butitisgettingworsenow.A．killsB．iskillingC．haskilledD．killed15．Allchildrenshouldgetaccesstoahigh-qualityeducation________theirrace,zipcodeorfamilyincome.A．dependingon B．regardlessofC．dueto D．apartfrom16．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost17．—Whataboutaskingthesenewgraduatestotakeonthetask?—Imafraidnot．Whiletheyareenergeticandambitious,_____ofthemseemstobesuitableforthisdemandingjob．A．noone B．everyone C．none D．few18．Ifhehadbeenworkinghard,he______intheofficenow.However,hedidn’t.A．wouldbeworking B．weretobeworking C．wasworking D．shouldwork19．John'ssuccesshasnothingtodowithgoodluck.Itisyearsofhardwork_________hasmadehimwhatheistoday.A．what B．whichC．where D．that20．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding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）Attimesmymomhasbeenuncomfortableseeingsomequalityinme.Forexample,whenIwas12,IwenttoPuertoRicoallbymyselftostaywithmygrandmotherforthesummer.Mymomwasextremelynervousaboutit.ShekepttellingmehowthingsweredifferentinPuertoRico,toalwaysputonsunscreen,nottowanderawayfrommygrandmother,andotherwarnings.Shehelpedmepackanddidnotleavetheairportuntilshesawmyplanetakeoff.Butdespiteherworries,sheletmegoonmyown.AsImovedintomyteens,shecontinuedtogivemespacetogrowandlearn,evenwhenitmighthavebeendifficultforher.WhenIreachedmysenioryear,Idecidedtomoveawayforcollege.OnceagainIfoundthatIdifferedfrommypeers:whilemanyofthemwantedtostayclosetohome,Icouldn’twaittobeoutintheworldonmyown.Whilemymommaynothavebeenhappyatthethoughtofmygoingaway,shewassupportiveandexcitedforme.OnebigthingIrealizedduringmysenioryear,asmymomgrantedmemorefreedom,wasthatsheactuallybelievesinmeandtrustsme.Thatmeansalot.Mostofmylife,andespeciallywhenIwaslittle,themainpersonItriedtoimpressinmyschoolworkorotherthingswasmymother.Iknewsheexpectednothingbutthebestfromme.Sometimesitwashardtoliveuptoherstandards:gettingasingleBonmyreportcardwouldmakemefeelbadbecauseIknewshewantedmetohaveallA’s.Iknowthatherhighstandardshavehelpedmestayfocusedonwhat’simportant,likeeducation,andmademewhoIam.Iamthankfulforhersupportandinvolvementinmylife.MostofallIrespecther.SheisthestrongestwomanIknowandthat’swhyIhaveturnedoutsostrongandindependent.1、Whatmay“somequality”inParagraph1actuallyreferto?A．“My”stubbornness. B．“My”independence.C．“My”misbehavior. D．“My”carelessness.2、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetohisorhermother’swayofraisingchildren?A．Appreciative. B．Critical.C．Opposed. D．Supportive.3、Whatcanweinferaboutthemother?A．Shealwaysgetsnervouseasily. B．Sheoftengetsinvolvedin“my”life.C．Sheusedtobestrictin“my”study. D．Shewouldlimit“me”toomuch4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Amother’sdeeplove. B．Achild’sIndependenceC．Amother’strustandsupport D．Achild’slongwaytogrowth.22．（8分）2018-03-10MotherNatureinChinesephotographer’slensForthosewhohaven’tgotthetimetotravel,thisexhibitionfeaturingnumerousphotosofthebeautyofMotherNaturewillbeadelightfortheweekend.Fromthesephotos,visitorscanseethegreatnessandpowerofnatureandthedifferencesbetweenhumansandanimals.Time:9am-5pm,throughMar19(closedonMondays)Venue:NationalArtMuseumofChina,IWusiAvenue,Dongchengdistrict.Ticket:FreeContactheBritishMuseumbringsahitshowtoBeijingTheBritishMuseum’shighly-acclaimedAHistoryoftheWorldin100Objectshasattractedmorethanonemillionvisitorsduringitsworldtour.ThatnumberisgrowingfastwithitsChinalegprovingasuccesssinceitopenedinBeijinglastweek.TheexhibitiondevelopedfromabroadcastingseriesthattheLondonmuseumstartedinpartnershipwiththeBBCin2010.Each15-minuteprogramintroducedoneof100objectsfromthemuseum’scollectionthatrevealed(展现)thecommunicationmethodsofvarioushumanculturesoverthecourseoftwomillionyears.Time:9am-5pm,throughMay31(closedonMondays)Venue:NationalMuseumofChina,16EastChang’anAvenue,Dongchengdistrict.Ticket:50yuanContacthenphotographslooklikepaintingsThelinebetweenpaintingandphotographyhasblurred(模糊)inconceptualartist(概念艺术家)FuWenjun’sworks.Fornearly30years,hehasdevotedhimselftotheexplorationofproducingphotosthatlooklikeabstractpaintingstoinspirepeopletothinkratherthansimplyappreciatetheaccuracyofimages.Fu’songoingexhibitionaimstoprovidemoreinsightsintohisartworld.Time:9am-5pm,throughMarch19(closedonMondays)Venue:NationalArtMuseumofChina,1WusiStreet,Dongchengdistrict.Ticket:FreeContactuseumcelebrates80-year-oldlacquermasterKnownas“thefatherofmodemChineselacquerart”,80-year-oldQiaoShiguangbreathesnewlifeintothecountry’slong-standingtraditionoflacquerpainting(_画)•Heapplieseggshellchips(蛋壳碎片)todemonstratethepeacefulbeautyofSouthernChina.ThelacquerpaintsunderhisbrushespresentsthedepthofEasternaesthetics.Time:9am-5pm,throughMar19Venue:NationalCenterforthePerformingArts,2WestChang’anAvenue,Xichengdistrict.Ticket:FreeContact:010-665500001、Accordingtothetext,wecanlearnthatFuWenjunisa(n).A．photographerB．lacquerpainterC．broadcasterD．conceptualartist2、AssumingyouareinterestedintraditionalChinesepaintings,whencanyougoandenjoyoneaccordingtothetext?A．10am,Mar31B．3pmMar19C．9pmMay31D．10amMay193、Youcanenjoythefollowingartworksfreeofchargeexcept.A．FuWenjun’sworksB．QiaoShiguang’sworksC．photosofthebeautyofMotherNatureD．AHistoryoftheWorldin100Objects23．（8分）Shakespeare’sFamilyHomesTheShakespeareBirthplaceTrusthasalongandfamoustraditionofwelcomingvisitinggroupstotheShakespeareHouses,eachplacewithitsownfascinatingstorytotell.Shakespeare’sBirthplaceWalkinShakespeare5sfootstepsandexplorethehousewherehewasbornandgrewup.Explorehisfather’sglove-makingworkshopandcatchourlocalactorsbringingShakespeare’sworkstolife.MaryArden’sFarmMeetthecostumedlocalsastheygoabouttheirdailytasksofcooking,tendingcropsandfeedingtherareanimals.Explorethefarmyardwithitscenturies-oldbarns(谷仓)andoutbuildings,orseethehousewhereShakespeare’smothergrewupandvisitPalmer’sFarmHouse,thehomeofRobertPalmer,afamilyfriendandneighbour.Hall’sCroftExploretheluxurioushomeofShakespeare’sdaughterSusannaandherwealthyphysicianhusband,Dr.JohnHall:Flemishpaintingsandfinefurniture.RelaxinthebeautifulgardensandbreatheinthefragrantherbsasusedbyDr.Hallinhistreatments.Shakespeare’sNewPlaceWalkinShakespeare’sfootstepsandtracethefootprintofhisfamilyhomefor19yearsofhislife.JourneynextintotheGoldenGarden,whereplantingandsculpturecelebrateShakespeare’sinfluence.LoseyourselfintheNewPlaceExhibitionandlookintoShakespeare’sworld.Learnaboutthepastheplayedinthehousedhistory,andinthetown.Upstairs,dressingup,costumeandanimationmakeyoucompletelyinvolvedinShakespearefamilylife.1、WherecanyouenjoytheperformancesofShakespeare’splays?A．InShakespeare’sBirthplace.B．OnMaryArden’sFarm.C．OnHairsCroft.D．InShakespeare’sNewPlace.2、WhatisHall’sCroftfamousfor?A．Theglove-makingworkshop.B．TheGoldenGarden.C．Thebeautifulgardenswithherbs.D．Thecenturies-oldbarns.3、WhatcanvisitorsdoinShakespeare’sFamilyHomes?A．VisitPalmer’sFarmHouseonHall’sCroft.B．ExploretheoldfarmyardinShakespeare’sBirthplace.C．EnjoyplantingcelebratingShakespeare’sinfluenceinMaryArden’sFarm.D．ExperienceShakespearefamilylifeinShakespeare’sNewPlace.24．（8分）DiscoveringTasmaniaTheislandofTasmaniaisseparatedfrommainlandAustraliabytheBassStrait.Theislandisaplaceofnaturalbeautyandhasmorethan2,000kmofwalkingtracksand18nationalparks.Ifyougoonatour,you’lldiscoverawildandbeautifulplacewherethepeoplearefriendlyandthefoodisdelicious.Ifyoudon’tlikewalking,thereareothertoursyoucanchoosefromincludingarivercruiseandcycling.Youcanalsocombineyourtourwithfishing,sailingorsunbathingonthebeach.OneofthemostincredibleplacestowalkisalongtheTarkinecoastwhichislocatedinthenorth-westofTasmania.It’ssuchawildandremoteareathatyoucaneasilycompleteyourwalkwithoutseeinganyoneapartfromthemembersofyourgroupandyourtwoguides.TheareacontainsthelargesttemperaterainforestinAustraliawhichishometomorethan50endangeredspecies.ItisalsohometomanyAboriginalHeritageSites.Yourg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rd.Icouldseemyteam17belowasIflewover.This18reallypushedmetomylimits,butithasn't19me.Nextyear,Iwanttoflyevenhighertobreakanother20forthehot-airballoonflight1、A．shyB．skepticalC．fondD．confident2、A．planeB．helicopterC．wingsuitD．hot-airballoon3、A．debatingB．preparingC．carvingD．traveling4、A．welcomeB．inspectC．delayD．witness5、A．perfectB．falseC．poorD．fresh6、A．amusedB．puzzledC．excitedD．frightened7、A．futureB．unknownC．shelterD．reality8、A．digestB．recycleC．floatD．fly9、A．surviveB．showC．evaluateD．comment10、A．FinallyB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Besides11、A．losingB．ignoringC．provingD．adjusting12、A．StrangelyB．LuckilyC．NormallyD．Conveniently13、A．calmB．awakeC．patientD．relaxed14、A．lookedaroundB．carriedonC．droppedoffD．turnedup15、A．experienceB．excuseC．dreamD．tradition16、A．lossB．disasterC．burdenD．relief17、A．exercisingB．celebratingC．escapingD．quarreling18、A．challengeB．accidentC．raceD．failure19、A．interestedB．confusedC．annoyedD．discouraged20、A．promiseB．balanceC．recordD．barrier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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword，fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblanks，useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.RightnowinschoolsacrossthecountrychildrenarebusysellingPepsi-Colainthenameofeducation.TheyarepartofPepsi’s“LearnandEarnProject”--acompetition1．(set)upbyPepsionceayearthatencouragesstudentstosellthesoftdrinkatparties.Accordingtomaterialsthecompany2．(send)totheteachers，theprojectdeclares“helpstrengthenstudents’broadunderstandingsofbusiness,particularlyitsbroadmarketingandmanagementaspects”.3．itfulfillsthisobjectiveornot,itdoessucceedinsellingPepsi.The“LearnandEarnProject”isjustoneexampleofthehundredsofwaysfoodcompanies4．(encourage)thebuyingoftheirproductsinschools.Particularlyinthefieldsofnutritionandhomeeconomics,companiessendnumerous“teachingaids”:highlyprofessionalfilms,shinyworkbooksandpamphlets,5．availabletoteachersatwellbelowcommercialrates6．free.Forexample,theSavennachSugarRefiningCorp.，putoutabookforstudentscalled“SugarThroughtheAges”whichincludesstatementssuchas“Scientistshavefoundthatgenerousamountsofsugar7．(be)avaluablepartofwell-balanceddietsforgrowingchildren”.Byfar,8．(large)supplierofnutritionmaterialstoschoolsistheNationalDairyCouncil,whichprovidesallsortsofpamphlets9．(address)questionsrangingfrom“HowamIdoingsocially?”to“HowamIdoingphysically?”Thesematerialsarefullofthingsaboutdairyproducts,dailycalciumrequirement,etc.Butnutritionandhomeeconomicsarenottheonlyareas10．companieshavefoundaLucrative(有利可图的)formofadvertising.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（＼）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。Sometimesthere’snosomuchworkforyoutodealwithandyoufeltit’sbeyondyourabilitytofinishthem.Actually,youcantakemeasuretohelpyourselfout.Firstly,listallthetaskswhichmustbedoneanddecidewhichonerequiresimmediatelyattention.Secondly,dividetheworkintoseparatefrompartssoit’llbeeasierforyoutoseewhethereachpartisbeingaccomplishedasdesiring.Besides,assignalittleextratimeforeachtask,suchthattheworkwillbecarriedoutsystematically.Finally,you’llfindsenseofaccomplishmentwillreplacetheanxiousyoufeltatfirst.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，最近你的英国笔友Amy发来电子邮件，说她有办事拖拉的坏习惯，经常惹父母和老师不高兴，为此她感到非常苦恼。请你给她回一封邮件，内容主要包括：1.表示理解；2.提出合理意见；3.希望对方采纳。注意：词数100左右，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearAmy,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、C4、A5、B6、D7、A8、A9、C10、C11、D12、B13、C14、B15、B16、C17、C18、A19、D20、C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、1、B2、A3、C4、C22、1、D2、B3、D23、1、A2、C3、D24、Inthe1962movieLawrenceofArabia,onesceneshowsanAmericannewspaperreportereagerlysnappingphotosofmenrobbingadamagedtrain.Oneoftherobbers,ChiefAudaabuTayioftheHoweitatclan,suddenlynoticesthecameraandsnatchesit.“AmIinthis?”heasks,beforesmashingitopen.Tothedismayedreporter,Lawrenceexplains,“Hethinksthesethingswillstealhisvirtue.Hethinksyou’reakindofthief.”Assoonascolonizersandexplorersbegantakingcamerasintodistantlands,storiesbegancirculatingabouthownativepeoplessawthemastoolsforblackmagic.The“ignorantnatives”mayhavehadapoint.Whenphotographyfirstbecameavailable,scientistswelcomeditasamoreobjectivewayofrecordingfarawaysocietiesthanearlytravelers’exaggeratedaccounts.Butinsomeways,anthropological(人类学的)photographsrevealmoreabouttheculturethatholdsthecamerathantheonethatstaresback.Upintothe1950sand1960s,manyethnographer(人种学者)sought“pure”picturesof“primitive”cultures,routinelydeletingmodernarticlesfordailyusesuchasclocksandWesterndress.Theypaidmenandwomentore-enactritualsortoposeasmembersofwarorhuntingparties,oftenwithlittleregardfortruthfulness.EdwardCurtis,thelegendaryphotographerofNorthAmericanIndians,forexample,gotoneMakahmantoposeasawhalerwithaspearin1915—eventhoughtheMakahhadnothuntedwhalesinageneration.Thesephotographsreinforcedwidelyacceptedstereotypesthatnativecultureswereisolated,primitive,andunchanging.Forinstance,NationalGeographicmagazine’sphotographshavetaughtmillionsofAmericansaboutothercultures.AsCatherineLutzandJaneCollinspointoutintheir1993bookReadingNationalGeographic,themagazinesinceitsfoundingin1888haskeptatraditionofpresentingbeautifulphotosthatdon’tchallengewhite,middle-classAmericanconventions.Whiledark-skinnedwomencanbeshownwithouttops,forexample,whitewomen’sbreastsaretaboo.Photosthatcouldunsettleordisturb,suchasareasoftheworldtornapartbywarorfamine,arediscardedinfavorofthosethatreassure,toconformwiththesociety’sstatedpledgetopresentonly“kindly”visionsofforeignsocieties.Theresult,LutzandCollinssay,isthedisplayof“anidealizedandexoticworldrelativelyfreeofpainorclassconflict.”LutzactuallylikesNationalGeographicalot.Shereadthemagazineasachild,anditslushimageryinfluencedhereventualchoiceofanthropologyasacareer.Shejustthinksthataspeoplelookattheph