虎门外国语学校2025届高三下第一次测试英语试题含解析

虎门外国语学校2025届高三下第一次测试英语试题注意事项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．Weshouldbearinmindthatsocialdevelopmentandbalanceofnatureshouldgoin.A．company B．sympathy C．association D．harmony2．Heusedtostudyinavillageschool,______wasrebuilttwoyearsago.A．which B．thatC．where D．whose3．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever4．Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering5．Whilewatchingtelevision,____.A．thedoorbellrang B．weheardthedoorbellringC．therewassomeoneknockingatthedoor D．thedoorbellwasringing6．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken7．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must8．HewasgreatlyshockedatDonaldTrump’stakingoffice.Neverdidheexpectthatthevoters_______besounreasonable.A．shouldB．couldC．wouldD．might9．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that10．Pleasedon’tmakesoloudnoise．ThenewsofthevolcaniceruptioninIndonesia____andIwanttolisten．A．isbroadcast B．isbeingbroadcastC．hasbeenbroadcast D．hadbeenbroadcast11．Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend12．________someleadersandscientistshavepraisedChina’sachievementinspacetechnology,othersregardChina’sprogressasathreat.A．Unless B．OnceC．Eventhough D．Nowthat13．thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind14．---Ican’tthinkwhyhe_____soangry.Imeantnooffence.---It’stypicalofhimtobesensitive.A．shouldhavebeen B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．canhavebeen15．Therearevariousthingsonsale,soyoucanchoose______interestsyou.A．whoever B．nomatterwhoC．whatever D．nomatterwhat16．ThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventually______aftertenyears’coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．pickedup C．madeup D．turnedup17．AfterreceivingtheOscarforBestSupportingActress,AnneBenedictwentonallthepeoplewhohadhelpedinhercareer.A．tothank B．thankingC．havingthanked D．tohavethanked18．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．allowance19．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken20．.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthatyesterdayI______aseriouserror.A．acted B．committed C．performed D．completed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）Travellingwithskiingorsnowboardingequipmentcanbeabitofaneffort,particularlyifyou’reswappingbetweenbuses,trainsandplanes.Takeasimpler,moredirectroutetothefourAlpineoptionsontheEurostaratLondonSt.PancrasInternationalorAshford.LaRosièreSainteFoyGreatskiconditionsaren’taone-offhere,thankstoTheslopesarequiet,theliftqueuesnon-existent,theresort’shighaltitudeanditsmostlysouth-andsnowyforestsandbreathtakingmountainfacingandthereforesunny-slopes.It’safamilyviewsdominate(控制）youreyeline.Thisresortisfriendlyresortandkidswillenjoyskiingthroughnotaplacetocomeifyouliketoparty,butit’sathetreesandtunnelsonadventuretrail.greatchoiceforthosewhowanttoprogressonwide,emptypistes.MoûtiersTignesItisagoodresortforfirst-timeskiers.ThosenewItmaynotbetheprettiestresortintheFrenchAlps,tothesportcanbookaholidaysafeinthebutwhatitlacksincuteness,itmorethanmakesupknowledgethatthey’renotstuckupasnowyforinconvenience,takingtheconceptofski-inski-mountainifthesportisn’tforthem.Thetownitselfouttoawholenewlevel.Itshigh-qualitysnowhasaMuseumofPopularTraditions.conditionsareallbutguaranteed.NeedtoknowYoucantakeonepairofskisoronesnowboardonboardwithyouinadditiontoyourstandardadultluggageallowance.Forsafetyreasons,skisandsnowboardshavetobekeptinaprotectivecasethatcoversthewholeitem.There’satravelclasstosuiteverybudgetandstyle.Thoughtheseatsareroomyandcomfortable,it’sworthnothingtherearenosleeperbunkbeds.WithfreeWi-Fiforall,youcanstayconnectedalltheway.603、Ifoneislookingforapeacefulandcrowd-freeskiresort,hewillprobablychoose_____.A．LaRosière B．SainteFoyC．Moûtiers D．Tignes1、Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat_________.A．theEurostarofferseasyaccesstopopularAlpineskiresorts.B．thereisnorestrictiononwell-protectedequipmentonboard.C．travelerscanhaveagoodsleeponcomfortablebunkbedsonboardD．freeWi-Fiisprovidedonboardfortravellerswhoupgradetheirtravelclass22．（8分）IwastravellingbytheWestCoastExpresstoMangaloretwoyearsago.Berth(铺位)No.55,notfarfromme,wasoccupiedbyamiddle-agedgentleman.WhenthetrainreachedPalakkadJunctionaround9:00p.m.,alargegroupoftouristsenteredwithmuchnoise.Justthenanothermiddle-agedmanfromthegroupdeclaredthatheownedBerth55.Heevenhadapapergivenbyhistravelagenttosupporthimself.Theticketexaminerarrivedandtoldthesecondmanthatitwasnothisberth.“No,”saidthesecondman.“It’smine.”ApolicemanfromtheRailwayProtectiontriedtogetthesecondmanleave.Buthewouldn’tgivein----andhehadthesupportofhiscompanions.Fierceargumentcontinued,evenlongafterthetrainleftPalakkad.Thensomeoneevenpulledtheemergencychain(应急链)aswewereleavingTirurstation,fourstopsafterPalakkad.Nobodycouldsleepanditwasgettinglate.Suddenly,aroundmidnight,Iwatchedateenager,astudentIamsure,climbeddownfromanupperberthclosetome.“Pleasetakemyberth,”hetoldthesecondman,whoaccepteditafterabitofhesitation.Tomygreatsurprise,thestudentthenspreadanewspaperonthefloorandwassoonlostindeepandpeacefulsleep.Bynoweveryonewasquiet,asifnothinghadhappened!I’ma58-year-oldbiologyteacherwhohashandledtworecentgenerationsofstudents.Iwasconvincedonceagainthat,contraytopopularopinions,youngpeoplecanoftenbefar,farnoblerthanmanyolderones.Andthat’sthehopeofournation.1、Wheredidtheauthorspendthenightwhentheargumentshappened?A．Athome.B．Inahotel.C．Onatrain.D．Inarestaurant.2、Whowasreallywrongintheaccident?A．Therailwaystation.B．Thetravelagent.C．Themiddle-agedgentleman.D．Thesecondman.3、Facedwiththetwomen’sarguments,thepassengerswere.A．couriousB．excitedC．angryD．puzzled4、Whywaseveryonequietafterthearguments?A．Theyweretoosleepyinfact.B．Theywereafraidtospeakanything.C．Theyweretiredfromhardwork.D．Theyreachedtheirdestination.5、Readingthepassagegivesreadersasenseof.A．encouragementB．responsibilityC．disappointmentD．excitement23．（8分）Whatexactlyisintelligence?Therearen’tanyeasyanswers.Despitetheprogressthathasbeenmadeingeneticsandpsychology,humanintelligencehasremainedoneofthemostcontroversialareasofmodernscience，untilnow,thatis,forthediscoveryofagene(基因)linkedtointelligencehasmadetheexpertsthinkagain.RobertPlominoftheInstituteofPsychiatryinLondonandhiscolleaguesintheUShavebeenlookingintogeneticmake-up.Fromtheirresearch,theyhavediscoveredthataslightlydifferentgeneismorecommoninthosewithahighIQ.PlominanalyzedDNAfromtwogroupsof51childrenagedbetween6and15.WhathefoundwasthatthefirstgrouphadanIQof136,puttingtheminthetop5%ofthepopulation,whiletheothergrouphadanaverageIQof103.Ananalysisoftheirgenesshowedthat32%ofchildreninthehighergrouphadthegeneinquestion,whileonly16%inthesecondgroupdid.However,thereisalotmoreresearchtobedone,andPlominhimselfiscautiousatthisearlystage.Hesuggeststhatthereareprobablymanygenesthatcontributetointelligence,ratherthanjustone.SeveralstudieshaveshownastronglinkbetweenIQandcareersuccess,althoughsomepsychologistsremainunconvincedaboutthis.ProfessorMichaelRowe,whohaswrittenabookcalledGeniusExplained,isoneofthese.“ThepeoplewiththehighestIQsarenotusuallytheoneswhodobestintheircareers.”Manypsychologistsnowbelievethatwhenitcomestointelligence,IQisn’teverything.Manyalternativeviewshavebeenputforwardrecently.Oneexampleistheideaofmultipleintelligences,whichwasdevelopedinthe1980sbyHarvardpsychologistHowardGardner.ThisoffersamuchbroaderviewthantheIQtheory,includingcreativityandcommunicationskillsasrelevantfactors(因素)inintelligence.TonyBuzan,brainexpertandauthorofMasteryourMemory,isenthusiasticaboutthisbelief,arguingthattruegeniuses(天才)doindeedappeartocombinehighlevelsofeachtypeofintelligence.HelistsAlexandertheGreat,PabloPicassoandAlbertEinsteinasexamples.Atthesametime,Buzanbelievesthateveryonecandeveloptheirintelligence,onlyiftheytakethetroubletoexercisetheirbrain.Perhapsthere’shopeforusall!1、Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A．Therelationshipbetweengenesandintelligence.B．IQbenefitsalotfromhighintelligence.C．Howtodevelopintelligence.D．Whatmakesintelligence.2、WhydoestheauthorusedatainParagraph2?A．Tomakeasuggestion. B．Todrawaconclusion.C．Toproveanidea. D．Togiveanexample.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．RobertPlominconfirmsgeneshavesomethingincommon.B．HowardGardnerthinksintelligenceincludesvariousfactors.C．MichaelRoweapprovesofastronglinkbetweenIQandcareer.D．TonyBuzanagreesgeniusesexercisebraintoimproveintelligence.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inParagraph4referto?A．Thedevelopmentofintelligence.B．Theideaofmultipleintelligences.C．IQisn’teverythingforintelligence.D．Alternativeviewshavebeenputforward.24．（8分）OpeningweekspecialsatMunchiesFoodHallAtthecornerofGreenandBrownStreetsinthecityMonday,7thofJanuaryuntilSunday,13thofJanuary2008Feastuntilyou’refull!ComedowntoMunchiesthisweektoenjoythespecialdishesonofferatallofourfoodoutlets.Orderfromthefollowing:•Succulentchickenrice•Spicysataybeef•Deliciousnoodledishes•Plumpporkchops•Seafoodspecialties•Crunchyvegetables•Sweettropicalfruit10%discountonallordersabove$20.00HalalfoodisavailableatthestallMalayFoodHeaven.WinPrizesandGifts!•Spend$20.00ormoreandwininstantprizesfromourluckydrawbox.•Collectafreepartyballoonandwhistleforeachyoungdiner.•Enjoyafreemealifyouarethefirstcustomerofthedayatanyofourstalls.•WinaholidaytoWestemAustralia.Afreeraffleticketisgivenwitheveryreceipt.Justfillinyourinformationandplaceyourentryintheboxprovided.WinnertobeannouncedinTheStraitsTimesonthe15thofJanuary.JoinintheFun!Between7:00pmand8:00pmeacheveninguntilthe10thofJanuary,yourfavoriteChannel3televisionactorsandsingerswillentertainyou:•MayLee•JackieChen•KimYap•KamalAutographsessionswillfolloweachperformance!Andwhowillbeourextraspecialmysterystar?ComedownonSaturdayatnoontofindout.1、MunchiesFoodHalldoesNOTsell________.A．porkB．beefC．lambD．chicken2、ThepricesatMunchiesare________.A．lowerthanusualB．lowerifyouspendS21.00C．lowerfortwopeopleD．bargainpricesfortheopening3、EveryonewhoeatsatMunchieswillreceivea________.A．freemealB．luckydrawcouponC．balloonandwhistleD．freeraffleticket25．（10分）Igrewuppoor.Wehadlittlemoney,butplentyofloveandattention.Iunderstoodthatnomatterhowpoorapersonwas,theycouldstillaffordadream.Mydreamwasathletics.BythetimeIwassixteen,Iwasgoodatbaseballandfootball.Myhigh-schoolcoachwasOllieJarvis.Henotonlybelievedinme,buttaughtmethedifferencebetweenhavingadreamandshowingconviction（信念）.Onesummerafriendrecommendedmeforasummerjob.Thismeantachanceformoneyinmypocket—cashfordateswithgirls,certainly,moneyforanewbikeandnewclothes,andthestartofsavingsforahouseformymother.ThenIrealizedIwouldhavetogiveupsummerbaseballtohandletheworkschedule,andthatmeantIwouldhavetotellCoachJarvisIwouldn’tbeplaying.Iwasdreading（害怕）this,butmymothersaid:“______________________.”WhenItoldCoachJarvis,hewasasmadasIexpectedhimtobe.“Yourplayingdaysarelimited.Youcan’taffordtowastethem,”hesaid.Istoodbeforehimwithmyheadhanging,tryingtothinkofthewordsthatwouldexplaintohimwhymydreamofbuyingmymomahouse.“Howmuchareyougoingtomakeatthisjob,son?”hedemanded.“Threetwenty-fiveanhour,”Ireplied.“Well,”heasked,“is$3.25anhourthepriceofadream?”Thatquestionlaidbareformethedifferencebetweenwantingsomethingrightnowandhavingagoal.Idevotedmyselftosportsthatsummer,andwithintheyearIwasdraftedbythePittsburghPiratestoplayrookie-leagueball,andoffereda$20,000contract.IsignedwiththeDenverBroncosin1984for$1.7million,andboughtmymotherthehouseofmydream.1、ThewriterwasgratefultoCoachJarvis,becauseJarvis______.A．madehimsetagoalB．suppliedhimwithnewclothesC．gavehimfinancialsupportD．helpedhimshowconviction2、Whentheboywasofferedajob,hewantedto______.A．balancesummerbaseballandtheworkscheduleB．refusethejobofferforsummerbaseballC．giveupsummerbaseballforthejobD．askhiscoachJarvisforadvice3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplace“Ifyoumakeyourbed,youhavetolieinit.”?A．Youmusteatthebitterfruitofyourownmaking.B．Believeinyourself,butaboveallbepatient.C．Youmustrelyonyourselffirst,thenothers.D．Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.4、Theendofthestorywasthatthewriter______.A．failedtobuyhismotherahouseB．succeededasasportsmanC．becameasuccessfulbusinessmanD．madesomemoneyinthesummerjob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）MyhusbandBill'sGrandmawasinanursinghomewhenwemovedbacktoMichigan.Grandmahadbeenunabletowalkforquitesometime;nowhereyesightwasalmostgone.OvertheyearsGrandmaandIhad1manycardsandletters.Iknewhowsheenjoyed2intouchwithpeople.Grandmawouldhavemewriteletterstogointhecardsshewouldsend.Andshewouldalwayshaveme3whatIhadwrittenbacktoher.Grandmadidn'thaveaproblemwithhearingthen4shewasalwaystellingme,“Thatisnot5howIsaidthat!”IwouldthenrewritewhateverIwroteinherexactwords.SinceIhadsome6timebeforeChristmas,IaskedGrandmaifshewouldliketosend7someChristmascards.Grandmareadily8.Iroundedupseveraldifferentkindsofcards.Iknewshehadfriendsandfamilywhoallhaddifferent9.Iwouldtakeeachcardand10indetailthefrontofthecard,thenIwouldreadthewordsinside.After11itoverGrandmawouldtellmewhoshethoughtwouldlike12card.AfterawhileI13andInoticedthatwehadseveralnursinghome14standinginthedoorway.IstartedtonoticeasIreadeachcard,the15ontheirfacesandGrandma'sface,too.Eachonehada16smileandafar­awaylookintheireyes,astheywereseeingthescenesintheirminds'eye.IthoughtwhenIwentovertodotheChristmas17IwouldbedoingGrandmaafavor,butit18thatshedidmeabigfavor.I'llalways19thisspecialmemoryofbringingsomeChristmasjoyandpleasant20toGrandmaandherfellowresidents（居民）.1、A．exchangedB．changedC．tradedD．switched2、A．settlingB．losingC．keepingD．getting3、A．writeB．discoverC．translateD．read4、A．whenB．becauseC．whileD．though5、A．carefullyB．truthfullyC．speciallyD．exactly6、A．freeB．flyingC．essentialD．valuable7、A．forB．upC．outD．away8、A．acknowledgedB．agreedC．admittedD．rejected9、A．addressesB．advantagesC．occupationsD．interests10、A．describeB．joinC．lookD．ignore11、A．talkingB．turningC．takingD．thinking12、A．anotherB．eachC．oneD．other13、A．lookeddownB．lookedoverC．lookedupD．lookedthrough14、A．graduatesB．visitorsC．patientsD．residents15、A．attentionB．lookC．glanceD．sight16、A．gentleB．looseC．upsetD．devoted17、A．treesB．jobsC．decorationsD．cards18、A．turnedtoB．turnedoutC．cameoverD．leftout19、A．treasureB．admireC．encourageD．recognize20、A．storiesB．facesC．memoriesD．letters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）语法填空Sneezing（打喷嚏）isonewaythebodyprotectsitselffrom1．（sick）．Yourbrain2．（signal）youtosneeze．Thenyoureyescloseand-achoo!-germs（细菌）3．（shoot）outofyournose．Onesneezecanputasmanyas40，000dropletsofsaliva（唾液）andmucus（黏液）intotheair．Andthosedropletstravelupto100milesperhour，4．（fast）thancarsonthefreeway．HereintheUS，wesay"blessyou"whensomeonesneezes．Thesamegoesforanumberofother5．（country），includingWalesandFrance．But6．generalit'smorecommon7．（connect）tohealththantogiveblessings．InChina，yousay，"Mayyoulive100years!"InGermany，it'ssimply，"Health!"8．dowewishsneezerswell？Thecustommaydatebackto9．ancientbelief．Itissaidthatevil（邪恶的）spiritswentoutofourbodiesduringasneeze-andthatthesespiritsthentrytogetbackin．Yournosecanproduceupto32ouncesofmucuseveryday．That'senoughmucustofillmorethantwosodacans．Mucusis10．（usual）clear．Ifit'sgreen，yellow，orbrown，thenyoumightwanttoseeadoctor．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。Inthepasttwoyears,ourschoolhadorganizedmanyactivities、Whatimpressedmemostwasanactivitycalling“LearningtoFarm”、Inanautumnafternoon,wewenttothefarm,wherewelearnedtoplantpotatoes、Havingbeeninthecityforsuchalongtime,wearesohappytogotothecountryside、Afterwegotthere