陕西省西安市第六十六中学2024-2025学年十二校高三下学期3月联考英语试题含解析

陕西省西安市第六十六中学2024-2025学年十二校高三下学期3月联考英语试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those2．“MadeinChina2025”aimstotransformChinafromaproduct-makingfactoryintoaproduct-makingpower,______________drivenbyinnovationandemphasizingqualityoverquantity.A．theonethat B．onethatC．one D．theone3．Whenwas_____youlastmetJennifer?Ihaven’tseenherforages.A．itthat B．it C．itwhat D．what4．______thestudentswerehearingtheexcitingnews! A．Howhappily B．Whatafun C．Whatpleasure D．Howpleased5．Johnsonhasn’tfeltanyeffectthenewdietingrecipehashimsincehetriedtoloseweightthreemonthsago.A．for B．to C．on D．with6．Agoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhois

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun7．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so8．_______withallsortsofaffairs,themanagerhadlittletimetohaveagoodsleep.A．Occupying B．BeingoccupiedC．Occupied D．Havingoccupied9．Everythingwasplacedexactly________hewanteditforthegraduationceremony.A．theplacewhere B．whenC．where D．inwhich10．Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin______ofchildren.A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend11．Thebiggestproblemformostplants,which________justgetupandrunawaywhenthreatened,isthatanimalsliketoeatthem.A．shallnot B．can'tC．needn't D．mustn't12．—IgotthatjobIwantedatthepubliclibrary.—___________!That’sgoodnews.A．Goahead B．Cheers C．Congratulations D．Comeon13．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata14．Ifyou,thespecialoneintheworld,wanttoshowyour______personality,thisT-shirtisexactlywhatyouarelookingfor.A．calm B．unique C．straight D．constant15．Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．acquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction16．Nodecision__A_aboutanyfutureappointmentuntilallthecandidateshavebeeninterviewed.A．willbemade B．ismadeC．isbeingmade D．hasbeenmade17．Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn’sbirthdayparty________.A．isholdingB．hasheldC．isheldD．willbeheld18．---ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？---_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday19．China'sBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystemhasstartedprovidingglobalservices,________tobecomecompletearound2020.A．beingscheduled B．scheduled C．toschedule D．scheduling20．—AreyoustillthinkingabouttheemailTonysentyouyesterday？—Oh，totellthetruth,that’smakesmefeelexcited.A．What B．how C．that D．why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）83-year-oldAntonioVicentehasspentthelastfourdecadesofhislifefightingagainstthetrend.AsBrazilianlandownerscutdownrainforeststomakeroomforprofitableplantations(种植园)andcattlegrounds,hestruggledtobringthejunglesofhischildhoodbacktolife.“WhenIwasachild,thepeasantscutdownthetreestomakegrasslandsandcharcoal,andthewaterdriedupanddidnotcomeback,”hetoldthereporters,“Ithought:‘Waterisvaluable,noonemakeswaterandthepopulationwillnotstopgrowing.Whatisgoingtohappen?Wearegoingtorunoutofwater.’”Withonlysomedonkeysandasmallteamofhiredworkers,AntonioVicentesetaboutbringingbacktheforesttohisland.Whatstartedoutasaweekendhobbysoonbecameapermanentwayoflife,andAntoniorecallsoftenspendingwholedaysandnightsinhisyoungjungle,surroundedbyratsandfoxes,andeatingbananasandwichesforbreakfast,lunchanddinner.Overthelast40years,hehasplantedanestimated50,000treesonhis31-hectareland,whichnowmakeupasmallbutuniqueareaofrainforest,andahavenforwildlife.Astheforestgrew,thewaterreturned,andAntoniosaysthattherearenowover20water,sourcesonhislandthatwerenolongertherewhenheboughtit.Thentheanimalsstartedmakingahomethere,Today,theforestisalivewiththesoundsofbirdsandinsectslivingthere,andmorespeciesaresettlingineveryyear.“Therearetoucans(巨嘴鸟),allkindsofbirds,squirrels,lizards,andeventheboarsarereturning,”83-year-oldVicentesays,“Ifyouaskmewhomyfamilyare,Iwouldsayallthisrighthere,eachoneofthesethatIplantedfromaseed.”1、WhatdowelearnabouttheBrazilianpeasants?A．Theywastedmuchwateronfarming.B．Theyfocusedonshort-termprofits,C．Theycaredmuchabouttheenvironment.D．Theyreliedheavilyonrainforestsforaliving.2、WhatusedtobeyoungAntonio’sbiggestconcern?A．Overpopulation. B．Pollutedwater.C．Lossofgrasslands. D．Watershortage.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“haven”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Trap B．DisasterC．Shelter D．Balance4、Inthelastparagraph,Antoniomainlyexpresseshis________.A．affectionforhisforest B．thanksforhisfamilyC．deeploveforrarebirds D．prideasasuccessfulfarmer22．（8分）ItmaybecommonknowledgethatwhatBritishpeoplecall“football”isknownas“soccer”intheUS,and“colour”inBritishEnglish(BrE)goeswithoutthe“u”inAmericanEnglish(AmE).ButaccordingtoachartmaderecentlybywebsiteGrammarCheck,thesearefarfrombeingtheonlydifferencesbetweenthetwocountries’useofEnglish.Thechartoutlined63ofthemaincontrastsbetweenBrEandAmE,fromthemorewell-known“lift/elevator”and“autumn/fall”tothelesser-known“garden/yard”and“petrol/gasoline”.Someofthevocabularymismatchesaresodifferentthattwopeopleinaconversationmayfailtounderstandeachother.Forexample，thetwocountrieshavedifferentnamesforcertainfood.“Biscuits“and“sweets”inBritainareknownas“cookies”and“candy”,respectively,intheUS.Butwhilegettingfoodnamesmixeduponlycausesconfusion,somemisunderstandingsmayleadtoembarrassmentifyou’renotcareful.IfaBritishmanintheUSisaskedtoshowupapartyin“pants”,there’sachancethathemightgetalotofstaresfromotherguests.“Pants”intheUKmeansunderwear.“Trousers”arewhatyouneedtoaskaBritishfriendtowearifyoudon’twantthemtocauseasceneamongyourfriends.However,evenif63isalreadyalot,therearestillmanydifferencesthatthechartfailedtocover.IfaUSgirlwalksintoaUKbarberandsays“Iwanttohavemybangsfixed”,forexample,itcouldtakeawhilebeforethehairdresserrealizeswhatshemeansisactuallyher“fringe”.1、Bypresentingthefirstparagraph,theauthormainlytellus.A．thechartismadebyGrammarCheckB．peoplearemuchmorefamiliarwith“lift/elevator”C．BrEandAmEaredifferentinspellingD．TherearemanydifferencesbetweenBrEandAmE2、IfaBritishmanisaskedtojoininapartyin“pants”,hemight.A．getintoanembarrassmentB．beattractiveamonghisfriendsC．bepuzzledatothers’dressesD．askforapairoftrousersinstead3、Whyistheexampleinthebarbermentioned?A．Toconfirmsomeexamplesareunknown.B．Tosupporttheauthor'sopiniononthetopic.C．ToindicatetheBritishareslowinunderstanding.D．Toshowthehairdresserisn’tfamiliarwith“bangs”.23．（8分）Manypeoplehaveboughtinsurance,eitherlifeorproperty(财产),commercialorcompulsory.Yetsomepeopleknowlittleaboutitandsomeevenmisunderstanditsnatureandfunction.Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneisexposedtoariskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,knowsthathispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theship-ownerknowsthathisshipsmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknowsthathemaydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.Ontheotherhand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfirenoreveryshipislostatsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallamountofmoneyintoapool,therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsofthefewwhodosufferlosses.Inotherwords,thelossesofthefewaremetfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasisofinsurance.Thosewhopaythecontributionareknownastheinsuredandthosewhomanagethepoolofcontributionsasinsurers.Thelegalbasisofallinsuranceisthepolicy.Thisisaprintedformofcontractonapieceofpaperinbestquality.Itstatesthateveryyeartheinsuredshallpayanamountofmoney,whichiscalledthepremium;inreturn,theinsurerwillpayanamountofmoneyorcompensationforlossesiftheriskoreventinsuredagainstactuallyhappens.Thepremiumforinsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikelytheriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.Ifcompaniesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemorecompetitionintheirareaofinsuranceandtheymaylosebusiness.Ontheotherhand,iftheymakethepremiumtoolow,theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.Sotheordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsatalevel,satisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.1、TheunderlinedphraseinPara.2mostprobablymeans.A．moneypaidbytheinsurersB．eachpremiumC．moneypaidbyallthoseinsuredD．thecostofadministeringinsurance2、Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause.A．notmanypeopleinsurethemselvesB．premiumsdependontheriskoflossesC．insurershavetobemorecompetitiveD．insurancecompaniescanneverlosemoney3、Accordingtothepassage,insurancebusinessgainsprofitbecause.A．moreandmorepeoplebuyinsuranceB．thefirmshavesoundmanagementC．thepremiumisincreasedyearbyyearD．onlyafewofthoseinsuredsufferlosses4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．explainaninsurancepolicyB．introduceinsurancebusinessC．persuadepeopletobeinsuredD．warnpeopleofpossiblelosses24．（8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.25．（10分）Everyonesmilesinthesamelanguage.Butnoteveryonesmilesinthesamemedium,andthatmightbehurtingus.That'saccordingtoanewstudyfromresearchersattheUniversityofHaifaandBen-GurionUniversity,bothinIsrael,andtheUniversityofAmsterdamintheNetherlands.Inadvertentlytimedtotherecentreleaseof“TheEmojiMovie,”scientistsdecidedtostudywhetherusingsmileemojisintextmessagesbetweenworkcolleaguescausedthesamewarmfeelingsasaface-to-faceinteractionthatincludesasmile.Theresults?Forthefirsttime,sciencewasabletoconfirmthatasmileemojidoesnotconjurethosesamefeelings.Quitetheopposite,infact:usingasmileemojiinconversationactuallydecreasesperceptionofthecolleague'scompetenceandinsertsalevelofdistanceintotherelationship.It'saphenomenonstudyleaderArikCheshindubbed"virtualfirst-impressionmanagement."Heandhiscolleagues,includingco-leaderEllaGlikson,conductedseveralexperimentsanalyzingthereactionstotextmessagesthatincludedsmileemojisversusmessagesthatdon't.Theyalsomeasuredthesesameinteractionsinsocialsettingsandfoundthattheemojisactuallyimprovedperception."Ibelievethereisagreatergapinwhatthesenderishopingtoconveyandwhatthereceiverinterprets,"Cheshin,aprofessor,said."Thisintention-interpretationgapcanbedamaging."Inaddition,Cheshinandcolleaguesfoundthattheeffectsofsmileyuseonsocialperceptionsoccurregardlessoftheexpresser'sperceivedgender.Sowhat'sthetakeawayhere“Idon'tthinkthatemoticonsandemojisreplaceactualemotion,”Cheshintoldus."Theyarejustdifferent.Theemotionsarethereandwillalwaysbewhentherearehumansinvolved."Beforepickinganemojithatfitsyourmoodatthemoment,it'sbettertojustusewordsatleastwhenyou'reatwork.Or,betteryet,justshowupandtalkface-to-face.Youknow,likethegoodolddays.1、WhatisfoundinthestudybyArik?A．Workcolleaguesusesmileemojismore.B．Asmileemojileadstowarmfeelings.C．Smileemojiskeepcolleaguesatadistance.D．Smileyuseworksbetterthanface-to-faceinteraction.2、AccordingtoCheshin,theemojissendersmaynotknow______.A．howmuchvirtualimpressionitleavesB．howitchangessocialsettingsC．howithasimprovedperceptionD．howthereceiverwillunderstandit3、Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsemojisatwork?A．Cautious.B．Positive.C．Disapproving.D．Indifferent.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Wordsmeanmuchmorethanyoursmileemojis.B．Yoursmileemojiswon'treplaceyouractualsmile.C．Smilingisauniversallanguageinanycommunication.D．Misunderstandingmayarisefromsmileemojis.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）Whenweseemtohavefinallyobtainedthingswe'veworkedhardfor,mostofustendtothinkthatwecanrelaxandenjoylife.1,lifehassomerudeawakeningsforus.Thiswasthe2forStevie.Heworkedhardandyearslater,hewasabletobuyareallynicehomeonacliff3theocean.Itseemedthatallhiswork4andthathehadfinallyrealizedhisdream.Well,aslifewouldhaveit,alongcametheeventsoverwhichhehadno5.Aboveall,thecliffstartedtoerode（风化）badlyfromthe6windsandrainsovertheyears.Whatwasonceaone-hundred-footbackyardwasrapidly7weekbyweek,andtomakematterseven8,hebecamebadlyilltothepoint9hehadtotakelotsoftimeofffromwork.Then,themosttragicthingshappened.Thebackyardtotallydisappearedandwhatwas10wasthebackofthehousesittingdangerouslyontheedgeofthecliff.Whatwasevenmoredestructivewasthathehadnohouseinsurance11thefamilycouldnotgetanyfrominsurancecompanieswhoknewofthe12.Noinsurance,andsosickthathecouldn'twork—nowwhat?Apersonwhothoughthehadfinallyreachedthe13andnowonlytofindalmosteverythinghaddisappearedthroughno14ofhisown.Thegoodnewswasthathewasn'tdone—friends,neighborsandeventhosewhodidn'tknowhim15respondedtofund-raiserstohelpthemstartover.Lifehasawayof16andkickingusfrombehindandevenkickingagainwhenwearereallydown.Butlifealsogivesusaway17ifwedon'tgiveup.Thereiskindnessandcomfort18-anopportunitytostartagainifwehavea19tomoveforward.Keepfocusedonnewlifeandmovebeyondallthosethingsthatmay20ustothepresent.1、A．EvidentlyB．UnfortunatelyC．ConsequentlyD．Actually2、A．caseB．pointC．senseD．occasion3、A．approachingB．separatingC．overlookingD．surrounding4、A．tookoffB．paidoffC．droppedoffD．brokeoff5、A．doubtB．advantageC．controlD．authority6、A．constantB．regularC．temporaryD．steady7、A．expandingB．shrinkingC．decliningD．growing8、A．strangerB．simplerC．betterD．worse9、A．whatB．whereC．whenD．which10、A．leftB．constructedC．preservedD．withdrawn11、A．althoughB．butC．andD．because12、A．profitsB．risksC．pressureD．intention13、A．dreamsB．decisionsC．agreementD．conclusion14、A．expectationB．dutyC．purposeD．fault15、A．extremelyB．casuallyC．personallyD．eventually16、A．showingupB．turningaroundC．standingoutD．gettingthrough17、A．outB．offC．overD．across18、A．intermsofB．aswellasC．insteadofD．regardlessof19、A．talentB．chanceC．heartD．desire20、A．limitB．connectC．leadD．drive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）ItwasnotuntilIcametoBeijingthatIhadatasteofthesaying“Eventhoughtheeyesofastrangerarebig,theycannotseeeverything”AvisittotheGreatWallshowedmeoneofmankind’s1．(astonish)achievementsBuiltbyEmperorQinShihuangasadefenceagainstthe2．(enemy)fromtheNorth,today,itisChina’ssymboltotherestoftheworldClimbingtheGreatWallwascomingface-to-facewithhistoryInChina,3．issaidthatclimbingtheGreatWallisoneofthe4．(big)accomplishmentsanyChinesejeanmakeduringtheirlifetimeIwascurious5．(know)frommyChinesefriendwhythis6．(consider)animportantmilestoneTheanswerwasinthefamouswordsofthefounderofmodemChina,ChairmanMaoZedong“Ifyouhaveneverbeen7．theGreatWall,youarenotatrueman”Itwasthencleartome8．thiswastheinspirationbehindtheeagernessformanyChinesetoclimbthewallIsawseniorcitizensin9．(they)70sor80sclimbingastepatatimejusttofulfillonelast10．(require)tobeatrueChinese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处错误，每句中最多有两处，错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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