2025届山西省晋中市重点中学高三第一次调研测试英语试卷含解析

2025届山西省晋中市重点中学高三第一次调研测试英语试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Whenyouareabsorbedinabookorsimplytryingtorest,itseemsthatthephone______continuously,destroyingyourmomentarypeace.A．rings B．hasbeenringing C．rang D．isringing2．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very3．CareersAdviceserviceisonlyavailabletopeopleonday-timecourses.A．tostudy B．studyC．studied D．studying4．DimashappearedonthestageofSinger2017,hisvoiceinstantlywonheartsofChineseaudience.A．AslongasB．AssoonasC．NowthatD．Eversince5．________individualplayers,wehaveagreatteambuttheproblemisthattheydon’tplayfootballtogetherwellatall.A．OntopofB．BymeansofC．IntermsofD．Incaseof6．MostSchoolshavebannedjunkfoodandbroughtoutnewmenus.“That’scool!”saidAndreasPetrou,11thgrader.A．/;anB．/;theC．the;aD．the;/7．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should8．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome9．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing10．—What’sthatnoise?—Oh，Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine________.A．istestingB．wasbeingtestedC．isbeingtestedD．hasbeentested11．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant12．Difficultiesstrengthenthemind,_____labourdoesthebody.A．if B．asC．for D．so13．---Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?---Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．all14．Mymobilephoneismissing.Whoit?A．musthavetaken B．musttakeC．couldhavetaken D．couldtake15．Youcanchoosenottoforgive.________youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A．Absolutely B．ConsequentlyC．Subsequently D．Alternatively16．Ifyouhaveajob,______yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.A．dodevote B．todevoteC．devoting D．devoted17．Addingtotheirhappiness,hesays,______somesimilaritiesbetweenthetwotestpapers.A．is B．are C．has D．have18．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious19．Theresearcherswhostudyjokeswanttofindout_______peoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.A．why B．thatC．what D．whether20．—Haveyouheard____newsthatover10,000peoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinJapan?—Notyet．What____bigsurprise!A．the;a B．the;/ C．/;/ D．/;a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）WhatdoesThanksgivingmeantoyou?Ihearoneboysay,“Itmeansabigdinner.”Ithinkweallagreewithhim.Whodoesnotwelcomeandenjoyagooddinner!IhearMarysay,“Thanksgivingmeansadayofffromschool.”Iguessyouarerighttoo.Schoolisnotsuchacharmingplacethatgirlsandboysareunwillingtohaveanoccasionalholiday.NowIamgoingtoasksomeoftheolderpeoplewhatthedaymeanstothem.Thereisayoungwoman.Sheisastenographer(速记员).Shesays,“Thanksgivingmeansadayawayfromtheoffice.IamattheofficeeverydayexceptSunday,andIdoappreciate,nowandthen,adaythatisreallymyown.”Yonderisatravelingsalesman.WhatdoesThanksgivingmeantoyou?Hesays,“Itmeansadayathome.LastyearIspentonehundredandsixty-ninenightsawayfromhome.Ihavethreechildren.Ishouldliketoseethemeveryday.TherearetimeswhenmanydayspassandIdonotseethem.ThanksgivingweekIplantobeathome.”ThereareothersIcouldask.Eachhashisanswer.ButThanksgivinghasaspecialmeaningforus.ItistheHarvesttime.Ihavehereanapple.Isn’tthisabeautifulapple?Whatcolor!Whomixedthepaints,whohandledthebrushtogivesuchcolortothisapple?God.He,inhisinfiniteloveandwisdom,hasprovided,throughtheunfailinglawsofnature,forthegrowth,sweetness,coloringandbeautifyingofalltheproductsofthefields.Thisappleisbutoneofmanykindsoffruits.Praise,then,isthegreatmeaningofThanksgiving.God,ourheavenlyFather,sendsuseverygoodgift.Fromhisgeneroushandcomeourdailyandnightlymercies.Weshouldpraisehimeveryday.ButthedayfortheunitedchorusofpraiseisThanksgiving.1、Thefirsttwoparagraphswanttotellus.A．peoplehavedifferentwaystocelebrateThanksgivingB．ThanksgivinghasadifferentmeaningfordifferentpeopleC．howpeoplecelebratetheirThanksgivingD．whatThanksgivingreallymeanstomostpeople2、IfthewritercontinuedtoaskanorphanwhatThanksgivingmeanstohim,hewouldmostprobablysay,“Itmeans”.A．alongerholidayathomeB．adeliciousdinnerwithhisfriendsC．abeautifulsongfromafamoussingerD．agooddaytogetherwithhisparents3、Inthewriter’sopinion,onThanksgivingeveryoneshouldfeel.A．gratefulforwhattheyhaveB．satisfiedwithwhatGodgaveusC．amazedathowperfectanappleisD．excitedabouthowdifferentlyThanksgivingmeans22．（8分）Predictionsabouthighereducation’sfutureoftenresultintwoverydifferentvisionsaboutwhatisnextforcollegesanduniversities.Inonecamp:thosewhopaintarosypictureofaneconomythatwillcontinuetodemandhigherlevelsofeducationforanincreasingshareoftheworkforce.Intheother:thosewhobelievefewerpeoplewillenroll（入学）incollegeastuitioncostsgooutofcontrolandalternativestothetraditionaldegreeemerge.“Wearelivinginanageforlearning,whenthere’ssomuchknowledgeavailable,thatonewouldthinkthatthisisgoodnewsforhighereducation,”BryanAlexandertoldmerecently.AlexanderwritesoftenaboutthefutureofhighereducationandisfinishingabookonthesubjectforJohnsHopkinsUniversityPress.“Yetwe’veseenenrollmentinhighereducationdropforsixyears.”Alexanderbelievesthatforsomecollegesanduniversitiestosurvive,theyneedtoshiftfromtheirhistoricalmissionofservingonetypeofstudent(usuallyateenagerfreshoutofhighschool)foraspecificperiodoftime.“We’regoingtoseemanydifferentwaysthroughhighereducationinthefuture,”Alexandersaid,“fromclosertiesbetweensecondaryandpostsecondary（中学后）schoolstonewoptionsforadults.Thequestionis,whichinstitutionsadoptnewmodelsandwhichtrydesperatelytohangontowhattheyhave.”“Thefactisthattomaintainaffordability,accessibilityandexcellence,somethingneedstochange,”RafaelBras,GeorgiaTech’sprovost(院长),toldmewhenheunveiledthereportattheMilkenInstituteGlobalConferencethispastspring.Thecommission’sreportincludesmanyimpressiveideas,butthreepointtothepossibilityofaverydifferentfutureforcollegesanduniversities.1)Collegeforlife,ratherthanjustfouryears.TheprimaryrecommendationoftheGeorgiaTechreportisthattheuniversityturnsitselfintoaplaceforlifelonglearningthatallowsstudentsto“associateratherthanenroll.”“Studentswhoweeducatenowareexpectedtohaveadozenoccupations,”Brassaid.“SoasystemthatreceivesstudentsonceintheirlivesandturnsthemoutwiththeGoodHousekeepingseal(印章)ofapprovaltobecomealums(校友)andcomebackonoccasionandgivemoneyisnottherightmodelforthefuture.”2)Anetworkofadvisersandcoachesforacareer.Ifeducationneverends,GeorgiaTechpredicts,neithershouldthecriticaladvisingfunctionthatcollegesprovidetostudents.Thecommissionoutlinesaplaninwhichartificialintelligenceandvirtualtutorshelpadvisestudentsaboutselectingcoursesandfindingthebestcareeroptions.Butevenforauniversityfocusedonscienceandtechnology,GeorgiaTechdoesn’tsuggestinitsreportthatcomputerswillreplacehumansforalladvising.3)Adistributedpresencearoundtheworld.Collegesanduniversitiesoperatecampusesandrequirestudentstocometothem.Inthepastcoupleofdecades,onlineeducationhasgrowngreatly,butforthemostpart,highereducationisstillaboutface-to-faceinteractions.GeorgiaTechimaginesafutureinwhichthetwoworldsareblendedinwhatitcallsthe“atrium”—aplacethatsharespacewithentrepreneursandbecomegatheringplacesforstudentsandalumni.Insomeways,asthereportnoted,theatriumideaisanodtothepast,whenuniversitieshadagriculturalandengineeringexperimentstationswithservicesclosertowherepeopleinthestateneededthem.WhetherGeorgiaTech’sideaswillbecomerealis,ofcourse,unclear.ButasAlexandertoldmeafterreadingit,“Thereisastrongemphasisonflexibilityandtransformationsotheycanmeetemergenttrends.”Thisisclear:collegesanduniversitiesareabouttoundergoaperiodofdeepchange—whethertheywanttoornot—astheneedsofstudentsandtheeconomyshift.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthetwocamps’opinionsaboutfuturecolleges?A．Futureworkforcewillhavehighlevelsofeducation.B．Theexpensivetraditionaldegreeislosingitsappeal.C．Traditionalhighereducationisnotpractical.D．Decliningenrollmentincollegeresultsfromeasylearning.2、WhatshouldtraditionalcollegesdoaccordingtoAlexander?A．Theyshouldprovidenewoptionsforadultstoentercolleges.B．Theshouldstrengthenthetiesbetweensecondaryandpostsecondaryschools.C．Theyshouldabandonwhattheyhaveandchangetheirhistoricalmission.D．Theyshouldoffermorefreedomtostudentsthroughouttheirlife.3、Whatcanweinferfromthecommission’sreport?A．Studentscanreturnforfurtherstudyormakedonationsfreelyaftergraduation.B．Artificialintelligenceandvirtualtutorswillperformbetterincareerguidance.C．Itfocusesonhowtomakepeopleenjoygoodeducationwithoutstress.D．Thereisnopointinrequiringstudentstobepresentatschool.4、Theunderlinedwords“twoworlds”referto_______.A．BasiceducationandhighereducationB．entrepreneursandstudentsC．presenteducationandfutureeducationD．virtualeducationandrealclasses5、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofatriumidea?A．Itcorrespondstothepastideainsomeway.B．Itishardtorealizedespiteitsflexibility.C．Itmakessomeindustriesmoreaccessible.D．Itisapracticalsolutiontothedecliningenrollment.6、Thepassagemainlytalksabout_________.A．areflectiononthedrawbacksofcurrenthighereducationB．thekeyfactorswhichdeterminehighereducation’sfutureC．twocamps’oppositeopinionsabout

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futureD．acomparisonbetweentraditionalandfuturehighereducation23．（8分）LifeCoachingCoursesLifecoachingcoursesareperfectforindividualswithexcellentinterpersonalskillsandarewillingtohelppeopleachievetheirgoals.TheroleofaLifeCoachistoprovidesupportandguidanceforpeoplelookingforwardtochangingorimprovingacertainaspectoftheirlife.Thiscanbeemotionalorhealth­relatedand,intheoverallsense,itcanmeantotallifesupportandlifecoaching.LifecoachingcoursesavailablethroughNCCarebelow：EmotionalFreedomTechnique(EFT)DiplomaThisquality­assureddiplomainEmotionalFreedomTechniqueisaformofemotionalandpsychologicalacupressure(指压),whichmakesuseofasimpletappingroutinecoupledwithstatementsmadebytheclient(客户)toexpresshowtheyfeelabouttheprobleminhand.Price:WAS￡550.00NOW￡440.00AwardingBody:ABCAwardsAverageDuration(持续时间):200hoursCourseSupport:12monthsaccesstothecourseHealthCoachingDiplomaTheHealthCoachingLevel3Diplomacourseisappealingforthosewhowishtoimprovesoftskillsorthejobthattheyalreadyhave.Inaddition,itisforthosewithakeeninterestinhealthpromotion.Price:WAS￡550.00NOW￡440.00AwardingBody:ABCAwardsAverageDuration:200hoursCourseSupport:12monthsaccesstothecourseLifeCoachingDiplomaTheLifeCoachingDiplomacourseaimstoprovidethelearnerwithknowledgeofhowlifecoachingworksandwhataLifeCoachdoes.Itcouldbethebeginningofawholenewlife,notonlyforyou,butforallyourpotentialclients!Price:WAS￡408.00NOW￡326.40AwardingBody:NCFECertificateAverageDuration:200hoursCourseSupport:12monthsexperttutorsupport1、Whoarelifecoachingcoursesintendedfor?A．Thosewhohaveemotionalneeds.B．Thosewhoneedamajorlifechange.C．Thosewhowanttokeepphysicalfitness.D．Thosewhoaregoodatsocializing.2、WhatcanpeoplelearnfromtheLifeCoachingDiplomacourse?A．ThejobofLifeCoaches.B．Thehistoryoflifecoaching.C．Thewaytodevelopsoftskills.D．Themeaningofjobpromotion.3、Whatdotheselifecoachingcourseshaveincommon?A．Thecoursesalllastfor12hoursonaverage.B．A20%discountisofferedforeachcoursenow.C．Allthecoursesaregivenbyexpertsinthatfield.D．AllparticipantscangetadiplomafromABCAwards.24．（8分）StevenJobs,thedesignerofAppleComputer,wasnotcleverwhenhewasinschool.Atthattime,hewasnotagoodstudentandhealwaysmadetroubleswithhisschoolmates.Whenhewentintocollege,hedidn'tchangealot.Thenhedroppedout（退学）.Buthewasfullofnewideas.Afterheleftcollege,StevenJobsworkedasavideogamedesigner.HeworkedthereforonlyseveralmonthsandthenhewenttoIndia.Hehopedthatthetripwouldgivehimsomenewideasandgivehimachangeinhislife.StevenJobslivedonafarminCaliforniaforayearafterhereturnedfromIndia.In1975,hebegantomakeanewtypeofcomputer.HedesignedtheAppleComputerwithhisfriendinhisgarage.Hechosethename"Apple"justbecauseitcouldhelphimtorememberahappysummerheoncespentinanappletreegarden..HisAppleComputerwassosuccessfulthatStevenJobssoonbecamefamousallovertheworld.Heoftensaid,"Iliveinordertochangetheworld;therearen'tanyotherreasons.Theonlywaytohaveagreatachievementistoloveyourowncareer.Ifyoucan'tfindyourfavoritecareer,goonlookingforitandnevergiveup."ThisisStevenJobs.Thoughheisdead,hisspiritandachievementsstillinfluenceourlives.1、WhywasStevenJobsnotagoodstudentinschool?A．Heneverdidhislessons.B．Hedroppedout.C．Healwaysmadetroubleswithhisschoolmates.D．Hewasfullofnewideas.2、WhydidStevenJobsgotoIndia?A．Tobeavideogamedesigner.B．Togetsomenewideas.C．Tomakeanewtypeofcomputer.D．Tohaveahappysummer.3、WhatmadeStevenJobsfamousallovertheworld?A．Hisnewideas.B．HisAppleComputer.C．Hisvideogames.D．Hissaying.4、WhatcanweknowaboutStevenJobsfromthispassage?A．Hedidn'tfinishhisstudiesinthecollegebecausehehatedhisschoolmates.B．HelikedtravelinginIndiaandCalifornia.C．Helikedtryingnewthingsandmakinghisnewideascometrue.D．Hethoughthehadmanyreasonstoliveintheworld.25．（10分）Everybabybornadecadefromnowwillhaveitsgeneticcode(基因编码)mappedatbirth,theheadoftheworlds’leadinggenomesequencing(基因图谱)companyhaspredicted.AcompleteDNAread–outforeverynewbornwillbetechnicallypossibleandaffordableinlessthanfiveyears,promisingarevolutioninhealthcare,saysJayFlatley,thechiefexecutiveofIllumina.Onlysocialandlegalproblemsarelikelytodelaytheageof“genomesequences,”orgeneticprofiles.By2019itwillhavebecomeroutinetomapinfants’geneswhentheyareborn,DrFlatlytoldTheTimes.Thiswillopenanewapproachtomedicine,bywhichconditionssuchashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasecanbepredictedandpreventedanddrugsusedmoresafelyandeffectively.Ababy’sgenomecanbediscoveredatbirthbyabloodtest.Byexaminingaperson’sgenome,itispossibletoidentifyraisedrisksofdevelopingdiseasessuchascancers.Thoseathighriskcanthenhescreenedmoreregularly,orgivendrugsordietaryadvicetolowertheirchancesofbecomingill.Personalgenomescouldalsoheusedtoensurethatpatientsgetthemedicinethatismostlikelytoworkforthemandleastlikelytohaveside–effects.Thedevelopment,however,willraiselegalconcernsaboutprivacyandaccesstoindividuals’geneticrecords.“Badthingscanbedonewiththegenome.Itcouldpredictsomethingaboutsomeone–andyoucouldpossiblyhandtheinformationtotheiremployerortheirinsurancecompany.”saidDrFlatley.“Peoplehavetorecognizethatthishorseisoutofthebarn,andthatyourgenomeprobablycan’tbeprotected,becauseeverywhereyougoyouleaveyourgenomebehind.Completegeneticprivacy,however,isunlikelytobepossible”,headded.Asthebenefitsbecomeclearer,however,hebelievesthatmostpeoplewillwanttheirgenomesreadandinterpreted.Theriskisnothingcomparedwiththegain.1、Inthefirsttwoparagraphs,theauthormainlywantstotellusabout______.A．thesignificantprogressinmedicineB．thepromiseofaleadingcompanyC．theinformationofbabies’genesD．theresearchofmedicalscientists2、Whichofthefollowingisaproblemcausedbythisapproach?A．ThedelayingindiscoveringDNA．B．Theriskofdevelopingdiseasesatbirth.C．Theside–effectsofmedicineonpatients.D．Thelettingoutofpersonalgeneticinformation.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“…thishorseisoutofthebarn”mean?A．Geneticmappingtechniquehasbeenwidelyused.B．Geneticmappingtechniqueistoohorribletocontrol.C．Peopleareeagertoimprovegeneticmappingtechnique.D．peoplecan’tstopgeneticmappingtechniqueadvancing.4、What’sDrFlatley’sattitudetowardsthetechnology?A．Tolerant.B．Conservative.C．Positive.D．Doubtful.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）MydaughterbroughtherfourdogsovertomyhousethoughIkeeptwoofmyown.Forafewhoursthenthehousewasfullof1.Therewasrunning,barkingandgrowling.Toyswerechasedafter,lapswere2onandfaceswerelicked.Nowthattheyhavethoroughly3themselvesout,allsixdogsarenapping4andthecatfinallycameoutofhidingagain.Ihavehaddogsasmy5foralmostallofmylifehere.Theyhavegivenmea6andfriendshipthatnoamountofmoneycouldever7.Ofcourse,theyhavehadtheirflawstoo.Theirbreathhasn’t8beenthebest,Norhastheirbody9.Theysometimeshavedefecated(排便)onmyfloorhadthrownthemselvesuponmy10.Theyhavewokenmeupfartoo11,fartoooften.Theirsuddenbarkinghasmademy12ringandmyheartratejump.Theyhavestolenmycoversand13onmypillows.Theyhavecoveredmyclothesandcarpetsin14.Whatisworse,theyhave15myshoesandsometimesmyfurniture.AndIhaveseenthemeatthingsthatIwon’tdare16here.Still,Ihavelovedthemallunconditionally17theyhavealllovedmeunconditionally.Inthis18momentwiththemallnappingaroundme,Ican’thelpbutthinkwhatthisworldwouldbelike19wealllovedeachotherasunconditionallyasourdogsloveus.Wouldtherebea(n)20towar,hunger,hate,andfear?Iexpectthatwewillbeabletocreateapeacefulworldforallthepeopleonit.1、A．hopeB．noiseC．trustD．expectation2、A．caughtB．broughtC．jumpedD．turned3、A．takenB．carriedC．heldD．worn4、A．peacefullyB．anxiouslyC．possiblyD．fully5、A．interestB．colleaguesC．guidesD．companions6、A．loyaltyB．rewardC．cheatD．entertainment7、A．suggestB．remindC．buyD．charge8、A．sometimesB．alwaysC．neverD．still9、A．sizeB．heightC．lengthD．smell10、A．yardB．bathroomC．bedD．pool11、A．soonB．earlyC．quicklyD．late12、A．earsB．eyesC．bellsD．phones13、A．climbedB．readC．sleptD．played14、A．furB．leavesC．dustD．water15、A．swalloweddownB．chewedupC．takeninD．broughtout16、A．conveyB．deliverC．promoteD．describe17、A．whenB．thoughC．becauseD．after18、A．importantB．quietC．boringD．lonely19、A．ifB．asC．sinceD．for20、A．solutionB．endC．supportD．change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。Withoutproperplanning,tourismcancause1．__(problem).Forexample,toomanytouristscanflowintopublicplaces_2．_arealsoenjoyedbythenativesofacountry.Iftourismcreatetoomuchtraffic,thelocalpeoplewillbecome_3．__(happy).Theybegintodisliketouristsandtotreatthem_4．__(impolite).Theyforgethowmuchtourismcanhelpthecountry’seconomy._5．__isimportanttothinkaboutthepeopleofadestination(目的地)countryandhowtourisminfluences__6．__(they).Tourismshouldhelp_7．__countrykeepitscustomsanditsbeautyshouldattracttourists.Besides,tourismshouldalsoincreasethewealthand__8．__(happy)ofthelocals.Toomuchtourismcanbeaproblem.Iftourism_9．__(grow)tooquickly,peoplemustleaveotherjobs_10．__(work)inthetourismindustry.Thismeansthatotherpartsofthecountry’seconomycansuffer.Ontheotherhand,ifthereisnotenoughtourism,peoplecanlosejobs.Businesscanalsolosemoney.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌的以下作文,文中共有10

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不计分。IstillrememberthefirstdayIcometothisnewschool.Everythingwasnewtome，whatmademerealizeIwasnolongerasmallchild.Ihadtodependonme.Luckily，Imadeseveralgoodfriend.Theirinterestsweresimilarwithmine.IhadgreatEnglishteacher,Maggie.SheletmeknowtheimportantofEnglish.SoIdecidedtolearnEnglishhardly.Althoughitwasverydifficultatfirst,butwiththehel