2025届吉林省长春市德惠市九校高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题含解析

2025届吉林省长春市德惠市九校高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thepeopleinthevillageareso________thattheyarewillingtohelpeveryvisitor.A．optimistic B．energeticC．enthusiastic D．ambitious2．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general3．—HowdoyoufindyourtriptoSanyaduringthethree-dayNewYearHoliday?—________Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofit.A．Oh,wonderfulindeed!B．It’sawful!C．Don’tmentionit．D．Yousaidit.4．MaybesomeofyouarecuriousaboutwhatmylifewaslikeonthestreetsbecauseI’veneverreallytalkedaboutit______.A．inplace B．inturn C．inforce D．indepth5．Wemostprefertosayyestothe______ofsomeoneweknowandlike.A．attempts B．requestsC．doubts D．promises6．—Whatdidhedoinreturnforfree________andfoodofferedbythekindcouple?—Hehelpedtheirsonwithhislessons.A．conservation B．admissionC．accommodation D．immigration7．AsIopenedmyeyes,in______directionIlooked,Icouldseesmiling,peaceful,calmandcontentfaces.A．whatever B．however C．whichever D．wherever8．Agathadidn’ttellme______shewouldpickuphersonfromschool.A．whichB．whenC．whereD．what9．Thepoliceofficersdecidedtoconductathoroughand______reviewofthecase.A．comprehensive B．complicatedC．conscious D．constant10．Iamalwaysdelightedwhenreceivingyourinvitation,______thepartyonJune9thafterthenationalcollegeentranceexamination,Ishallbepleasedtoattend.A．Onaccountof B．WithregardtoC．Inresponseto D．Inviewof11．Oh！Icanfeelsomething_____upmyleg！Itmustbeaninsect．A．toclimb B．climbingC．climb D．climbed12．Inthatremotearea,thetrees_____bythevolunteersaregrowingwell.A．plantedB．plantingC．beingplantedD．toplant13．Itsuddenlyoccurredtohim____hehadlefthiskeysintheoffice．A．that B．whatC．where D．which14．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup15．—Whycan’tJohnlanda__________jobinyears?—Anyonewithcriminalrecordswillbelaidofffirstwhenitcomestimetoletstaffgo.A．rewardingB．demandingC．worthwhileD．stable16．—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might17．—Irene,doyoureallywanttogoout?—Itmayrain.___________,Iwillgoout;Idon’tmindtherain.A．Anyhow B．OtherwiseC．Somehow D．Therefore18．Takethemedicinerightaway!______ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.A．Hadyoutaken B．WouldyoutakeC．Shouldyoutake D．Wereyoutotake19．—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!—______,Lucy.Iamcoming.A．TakeyourtimeB．HelpyourselfC．Don’tbotherD．Takeiteasy20．Thecreationcankeeppeopleawayfromtheirsmartphonesinawaysimilarto________e﹣cigaretteshaveallowedpeopletoquitsmoking．A．that B．howC．which D．what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）JarrettLittlewasroadtestinghismountainbikeoutsideofColumbus,Georgia,whenhisridingpartner,ChrisDixon,stoppedsuddenly.Somethinginthedistancemovingamongthetreeshadcaughtherattention.Itturnedouttobeasandy-coloredfive-month-oldpuppy.“Hewasreallythin,ribsshowing,andabrokenleg,”LittletoldJohnParks,areporterfromCBSNews.Thecyclistsfedthefriendlypupandsharedtheirwater.Theyalsoquicklyrealizedthatthedogwascomingwiththem,althoughtheyhadnoideahow.Theyweremorethansevenmilesfromdowntownandridingbikes.“Wecouldn’tleavehim,”Littlesaid.“OuttherenexttotheOxbowMeadows,hewasgoingtobecomethelunchofanalligatorlivingintheriver.”Suddenly,Littlehadanidea.Hecarefullypickeduphisnewfriendandslippedthe38-pounddog’shindlegs（后肢）intothebackpocketsofhiscyclingjacket.Thenhehungthedog’sfrontpawsoverhisshoulders.“Hewasinjured,sohewasn’ttryingtofight,”Littlesays.“Hewasalsohappythatwewerethere,touchinghim,andhadn’ttakenoffonhim.”Thegroup’s30-minuterideintotownendedatabikestore,wheretheygotmorewaterandfoodforthedog.ThatwaswhenAndreaShaw,anaccountantfromMaineintownonbusiness,happenedby.Thedogmadeaheadedstraightforher,lickingand“lovingonher,”saysDixon.Shawwasstruckand,afterlearningwhathadhappened,declaredherintentions:“Iamkeepingthisdog.”ShawcalledhimColumboandscheduledanoperationonhisleg.Today,Columboislivingthehighlifeonafarmwithahorse,apony,asix-year-oldboy,tokeephimcompany.AsDixontoldJohnParks,“Heisliterallytheluckiestdogalive.”1、WhydidLittlesaytheycouldn’tleavethedogbehind?A．Itwasfriendlyandcute.B．Itfollowedthemclosely.C．Ithadtobetakentohospitalatonce.D．Itmightfallvictimtootheranimals.2、HowdidLittlemanagetogetthedogtogetherwiththem?A．Bycarryingitinhispockets.B．Byplacingitonthebike.C．Byshoulderingitonhisback.D．Bytakingitawaywithhim.3、Whowillacceptthedogasapet?A．Jarrettlittle. B．ChrisDixon.C．AndreaShaw. D．JohnParks.4、Whatwordcanweusetodescribethedog’spresentlife?A．Difficult. B．Admirable.C．Pitiful. D．Miserable.22．（8分）Tiredofdealingwiththoseslow,dumb,andunfriendlyhotelstaff?Howaboutahotelthatprovideschanceforminimalinteractionwiththe"people"runningthehotel?IntheHennNaHotelinJapan,therearen’tany!Beingcalled“WeirdHotel”bylocals,theHennNaHotelopenedin2016inthetownofSasebo,isstaffedalmostbyrobots.Therobotsarenotjustforfun.Theydoalargeamountofwork,savingtimeandmoneyaswell.Theycangreetyouwhenyouenter.Also,theyplaymusicinthelounge,informyouofthebreakfastmenu,andcontrolthelightsinyourhotelroom,etc.Thinkingthatthehotelshouldbeuniqueandappealing,theownersmadeeachrobotdifferentfromeachotherwithavarietyofshapesandsizes.Oneoftherobotsbehindthefrontdeskisdesignedtolooklikeadinosaur,“Ifyouwanttocheckin,pushone.”thedinosaursays.Thentheguestcantypetheinformationonatouchpanelscreen.Insidetheroom,there’sasmallrobotcalledTulyintheshapeofapinktulip(郁金香).Tulycananswersimplequestionslike"whattimeisit?"and"Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?"Withnoswitchesonthewall,Tulycanalsoturntheroomlightsonoroffifit'stoldto.Buthowdothingslikecheck-inandroomaccesswork?Well,thescreenatthereceptioncapturesandregistersadigitalimageoftheguest'sfaceduringcheck-inwhichisusedtogetaccess10roomsinsteadoftraditionalkeys.However.thereceptionshallalsoprovideyoucardkeysonrequestincaseyouwishtokeepitsubtle!Ifyou'rewonderingwhathappensinthecaseofanemergency,youneednotworry.Humansdostepinwhenit'sofgreatimportance.Accordingtothehotelswebsite,thereareafewhumanstaffmemberswhoareavailableon-call24X7andhelpguestsinthecaseofanemergency.1、TherobotsintheHennNaHotelcandothefollowingthingsfortheguestsEXCEPT______.A．tellthebreakfastmenu B．controlthelightsintheroomC．playmusicinthelounge D．respondtoalltherequirements2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．TheHernNaHotelismanagedallbyrobots.B．Adinosaur-likerobotwillguidegueststocheck.C．Nohumanstaffcanbeconnectedeveninanemergency.D．Guestscanhaveaccesstoroomsbyusingtraditionalkeys.3、Itcanbeinferredthattheownersofthehotel_________.A．entertaintheguestsallthetimeinpersonB．areimaginativeandhavecreativethinkingC．areknowledgeableandacquireadvancedtechnologyD．attachgreatimportancetothesocialimageofthehotel4、What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A．ItadvocatespeopletopromotehotelequipmentB．Itcomparestherobotswithhumanstaffinahotel.C．ItintroducesanewhotelstaffedbyintelligentrobotsD．Itdescribeshowwonderfulartificialintelligenceis23．（8分）CourseNo.1406

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$6.95onCD+$5ShippingandHandlingORDERTODAY!SaleEndsFriday!1、Whocantellyousomethingaboutthespace?A．BartD．Ehrman. B．NeildcGrasscTyson.C．ArthurT.Benjamin. D．RichardBrertell.2、HowmuchisCourseNo.158onDVDdeliveredtoyourhouse?A．$6.95. B．$9.95.C．$11.95. D．$14.95.3、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Collegecoursesstudiedinhome.B．Collegecourseslearnedonline.C．Someworld-famouslectures.D．Fourinterestingbooksindiscount.24．（8分）Youknowthesaying"You'reasyoungasyoufeel."Well,theremaybesometrutht,accordingtothat,accordingtoresearchersatHarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.EllenLanger,aHarvardpsychologistwhostudieshowthemindinfluencesthebody,andcolleaguesreviewedthescientificliteratureforevidencethataperson’sperceptionoftheiragemightinfluencetheirhealth.TheypublishedtheirresultsinthejournalPerspectivesonPsychologicalScience.InonestudythatLangerled,47womenhadtheirhairdone.Thewomenwhothoughttheirnewhairdosmadethemlookyoungerdidlookyoungertoobjectiveobservers,whowereshownbefore-and-afterpictures.Thewomenwhothoughttheylookedyoungeralsoshowedadropinbloodpressure.Anotherstudyinvolving4,421menfoundthatthisewhobecamebald(秃顶)atarelativelyyoungageweremorelikelytogetcancerandheartdiseasethanmenwhodidnot.Similarly,anotherstudyinvolving2,017menfoundthatthosewholosttheirhairearlyweremorelikelytodevelopheartdisease.“Webelievethatthefeelingsassociatedwithbeingolderthanone’srealageaccountforsomeofthesehealthoutcomes,”theresearcherswrote.Theresearchersalsodescribedstudiesthatfoundthatwomenwhohadchildrenlaterinlifeweremorelikelytobehealthierandlivelongerthanthosewhohadchildrenearly,whichtheyattributedtothefactthatthesemotherstendtospendmoretimewithyoungerwomen.Similarly,peoplewhomarryyoungerpartnerstendtolivelongerthanthosewhomarryolderpartners,accordingtootherstudies.Takentogether,theresearch“supportsthegeneralmind-bodyhypothesis(假说)thatwhenayoungermindisprepared,ayoungerbodycanaccompanyit.”Whilethemechanismremainsunclear,theresearchersfiguredthatsuggestionsassociatedwithagingcan“makeoneunconsciouslyorconsciouslyawareofoldageandsetinmotionaseriesofphysiologicalprocessesthatcanhaverealeffectsonshort-termandlong-termhealth.”1、Theunderlinedword“perception”inParagraph2means.A．viewB．appearanceC．influenceD．creation2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Bloodpressureishighlyrelatedtohairdos.B．Feelingolderthanrealagemaybetiedtohealthproblems.C．Gettingcancerorheartdiseaseisthecauseofhairlosing.D．Thewomenwholovehairdoslookyoungerthanthosedon’t.3、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that.A．ayoungermotherismorelikelytolivelongerB．theyoungeroneofacouplelivesmuchlongerC．oftenstayingwithyoungerpeoplecanbenefitpeople’shealthD．peoplewhowanttolivelongerneedtomarryyoung4、Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.A．GettingbaldtooearlyisnotgoodtomarryyoungB．WomenhadbettergivebirthlaterintheirlifeC．FeelingyoungertoacoupleisveryimportanttotheirhealthD．People’sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth25．（10分）Whilestaringoutofthewindowduringaflight,noteveryonewillthinkcarefullyaboutthequestionwhyairplaneshaveroundedwindowsratherthansquareones.Overtheyears,aerospaceengineeringhasmadehugestepsinairplanetechnology,meaningplanescancarrymorepassengersandgofaster.Theplaneshavealsochangedshapetoincreasesafety—includingthewindows.Ascommercialairtraveltookoffinthemid－20thcentury,airlinecompaniesbegantoflyathigheraltitudestolowertheircost—theairdensity(密度)islowerupthere,creatinglessdrag(阻力)forairplanes.However,higheraltitudescamewithproblems,likethefacthumanbeingscan’treallysurviveat30，000feet.Tomakethatpossible,thecabinwaschangedtoacylindrical(圆柱体)shapetosupportthepressureinside.Butatfirst,planebuildersleftinthestandardsquarewindowsandthisexpansionmeantdisaster.Thede__Havilland__Cometcameintofashioninthe1950s.Withaclosedcabin,itwasabletogohigherandfasterthanotheraircraft.However,wherethere’sacorner,there’saweakspot.Windows,havingfourcorners,havefourpotentialweakspots,makingthemlikelytocrashunderstress—suchasairpressure.Bycurvingthewindow,thestressthatwouldeventuallybreakthewindowcornerisdistributedandthechanceofitbreakingisreduced.Roundedshapesarealsostrongerandresistdeformation(变形),andcanthussurvivetheextremedifferencesinpressurebetweentheinsideandoutsideoftheaircraft.Fortunately,designersfiguredoutthelackofdesignprettyquick.Nowwehavenice,roundedairplanewindowsthatcanresistthepressureoftravelingaltitude.Itgivesbeingabletogazeoutofyourwindowtotheworldfrom35，000feetawholenewoutlook,doesn’tit?1、Whydidairlinesaimtoflyathigheraltitudes?A．Tosavemoneyforlessdrag.B．Tohelptheplanetotakeoff.C．Toincreasesafetyoftheplane.D．Tocarrymorepassengersandgofaster.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“deHavillandComet”inParagraph2referto?A．Anaircraft. B．Aband. C．Aplanet. D．Adesign.3、Whichistheadvantageoftheroundedwindow?A．Itincreasestheairpressure.B．Itweakensthestrengthofairpressure.C．Itreducesthepossibilityofbreakingup.D．Ithelpstosurvivetheextremeweather.4、Wheredoesthistextcomefrom?A．Anewspaperonsafedriving. B．Asciencebookonflying.C．Awebsiteonsurvivalskills. D．Amagazineonfashiondesign.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）TheculturesoftheEastandtheWestreallydistinguishfromeachotheralot.Thisisbecausetheculturesystemsaretwoseparatesystems1.Theoriginoftheeasternculturesismainlyfromtwocountries:ChinaandIndia.Bothofthetwoculturesaregestated(孕育)by2.InChina,themotherriveristheYellowRiver3theIndianoneistheHinduRiver.Thesetwocultureswere4forseveralthousandyearsandformedtheirownstyles.ThenintheTangDynastyofChina,theChineseculture5wentoverseastoJapan,6intotheJapanesesocietyand7theJapaneseculturenowadays.ThoughabitdifferentfromtheChineseone,it8tothesamesystem.Whenthetwomotherriversgavebirthtotheeasternculture,anotherfamousculturewas9ontheMesopotamianPlain(美索不达米亚平原）—theMesopotamianCivilization.ThiscivilizationlaterondevelopedintotheculturesofAncientGreeceandAncientRome.Andthesetwoarewell-knownasthe10oftheEuropeanculture.11theChineseculture,theEuropeanonealso12waters.WhenthecolonistsofEngland13inAmerica,theirculturewentwiththemover,theAtlanticOcean.SotheAmericanculturedoesn't14fromtheEuropeanonealot.Atthesametime,the15ofthelanguagesystemsaddstotheculturaldifferences.IntheEast,mostlanguagesbelongtothepictographic(象形文字的)languagewhiletheWesternlanguagesare16basedontheLatinsystem,forexample,theoneI’musingtowritethispaper.Otherfactorslikehumanracedifference17aswell.However,18thefardistanceandthesteepareasbetweentheEastandWest,thetwoculturesseldom19untilrecentcenturies.20,theygrewuptotallyintheirownwayswithalmostno-interference（干扰）fromtheother.1、A．inallB．aboveallC．innocaseD．onthewhole2、A．riversB．lakesC．mountainsD．plains3、A．orB．forC．whileD．when4、A．improvedB．developedC．createdD．protected5、A．graduallyB．naturallyC．suddenlyD．quietly6、A．changedB．mixedC．decidedD．forced7、A．expandedB．interruptedC．shapedD．influenced8、A．comesB．belongsC．amountsD．adds9、A．carriedoutB．givenoutC．broughtupD．pickedup10、A．baseB．signC．resultD．content11、A．WithB．LikeC．ViaD．Except12、A．crossedB．formedC．affectedD．spread13、A．wentupB．joinedupC．settleddownD．brokedown14、A．differB．sufferC．resultD．come15、A．featureB．developmentC．appearanceD．distinction16、A．simplyB．mostlyC．properlyD．partly17、A．countsB．reducesC．lastsD．changes18、A．intermofB．incaseofC．duetoD．asto19、A．communicateB．distinguishC．transformD．display20、A．HoweverB．FurthermoreC．MeanwhileD．Therefore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）Once,threemengot1．(lose)intheforest.Theydecidedtheywouldstayintheforestuntiltheyfound2．(they)way.Thenextmorning,onemanwenttofindsomefood.Soon,theothertwomenwere3．(surprise)tofindhimbackwithadeerandaskedhowhegotthedeer.Themanreplied,“Ifoundtracks,Ifollowedthetracks,andIgotadeer.”Theybothwere4．(slight)confusedbecausehehadnoweapons.Afewdays5．(late),thesecondguywentinsearch6．foodandsooncamebackwithadeertoo.Theothertwoaskedhowhemanaged7．(get)thedeer.Hisreplywas8．sameasthefirstman’s.Thenitwastheturnofthethirdguytosearchforfood.Manyhourspassed,andthethirdman9．(hold)nothinginhishandscameback,withbloodonhisface.Theothertwoaskedhim10．hadhappened.Helookedatthemandrelied,“Ifoundtracks,Ifollowedthetracks,andIgothitbyatrain.”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学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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、刪除:把多余的同用斜线（\)划掉、修改:在错的词下画一横线，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、Twoheadarebetterthanone、Thisproverbmeanswecanmakethingsareeasierbyworkingwithothers,whoshowsthesignificanceofcooperation、Takemyexperienceasexample、Onceweweregivenquiteacomplicatedphysicsproblembyourteacherbutwewereexpectedtoworkitoutinanypossibleway、ConsideringthatIwasverygoodatidentifyingphysicalprinciplesandmyfriendJoewasbetteratperformingcomplexlycalculation,wedecidetoworktogether、Magically,wesolvedaproblemefficientlyandevenwerebetterthanthetopstudentchoosetoworkalone、Thisexperiencereallyimpressedmyselfalot、Soalwayskeepitinmindthatcooperationnotonlycontributesgreaterworkingefficiencybutalsoexploresourpotential、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李华，刘教授将于7月15日上午8点在你校学术厅作“应当如何度过高三”的报告，请写信邀请你的好友张兰一起听报告，要点包括：1．报告的时间、地点；2．报告的内容；3．请对方尽早决定是否参加。注意：1.字数100左右文章开头和已写好，不计入总词数；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称。提示：学术厅academichallDearZhanglan,Longtimenosee.Howareyourecently?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes.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、C2、B3、A4、D5、B6、C7、C8、B9、A10、B11、B12、A13、A14、C15、D16、D17、A18、A19、D20、B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、D2、C3、C4、B22、1、D2、B3、B4、C23、1、B2、D3、A24、MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmuptosituations,andishesitant(犹豫的)totrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants.Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenayearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplane(习泳区）inswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon(三项全能).OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe'dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewater,myheartsoared.Mydaughtertrans