江苏省苏州市常熟市2024-2025学年高三下学期第一次质检英语试题含解析

江苏省苏州市常熟市2024-2025学年高三下学期第一次质检英语试题注意事项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．Frankstudied_____EnglishlanguageinLondonforfouryears,sohegets____goodknowledgeofLondon.A．a;the B．/;/C．/;a D．the;a2．_____atthedifferencesbetweenhercultureandtheirs,Anniewantedtoreturnhome.A．ConfusingB．ConfusedC．HavingconfusedD．Toconfuse3．Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon，or____________itisconvenienttoyou.A．wherever B．howeverC．whichever D．whenever4．Allthedishesinthismenu，_____otherwisestated，willservetwotothreepeople.A．as B．if C．though D．unless5．—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?—________.A．Iwouldn'tmindthat B．SoundlikefunC．Imeanit D．Youwish6．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed7．Thecollection,sortingandofhistoricalmaterialsandculturalrelicsoftheMayFourthMovementshouldbestrengthened,PresidentXisaid.A．consideration B．conservationC．constitution D．construction8．It’struethattheoldroadislessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,________,becausewedon’tfeelassafeonit.A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise9．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what10．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．abstract D．universal11．TheysayPhilip’sbrotherisabillionaire.____________?Hewouldn’tacceptanyhelpfromhisbrother,evenifitwereoffered.A．WhatifB．WhatforC．SowhatD．Forgetit12．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．areofferedD．willbeoffered13．Yourredcoatlookssogood.Itstoodoutclearly______thesnow.A．acrossB．againstC．throughD．over14．TheInternationalMonetaryFundhasreceivedbothcriticismandforitseffortstopromotefinancialstability,preventcrises,facilitatetrade,andreducepoverty.A．worship B．creditC．argument D．privilege15．--Canyousparemeafewminutesnow?--______,butI’llbefreethisafternoon.A．I’mafraidnot B．I’mnotsureC．Yes,withpleasure D．No,Iwon’t16．Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing17．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking18．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave19．—Whydidyoulet____kidsoffthistime?—Ijustwanttogivethem____secondchance．A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．the;a20．Youcanusethisroomforyourclubactivitiestomorrow______youkeepittidyandclean.A．forfearthat B．incaseC．onconditionthat D．evenif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）Atseventy-three,MarciaPollock’sfatherwasamanofgreatindependenceandpride.Thekidscalledhim“Poppy”,anamethateverybodyused.Poppylivedinhisoldneighborhoodandhehadapart-timejobatalocalpharmacy（药房）.AfterMarcia’smotherdied,PoppyfirmlyrefusedMarciaandJack’sinvitationtocomeandlivewiththem.Hewasstubbornaboutnotcrowdingtheirlittlehouse,aboutnotbecomingaburden.Infact,hewasalwayshelpful.Thekidslovedhimbecausehelistenedtothemandbecausehealwaysbroughtthemsomething.HealsobroughtspecialgiftstoMarciaandJack,neverarrivingempty-handed.Andsoitwaswithshockandbewilderment（迷惑）thatMarciawenttoseePoppyinthehospitalthatsummerafterhehadfallendowninthestreet.ThedoctorsaidthatPoppyhadbeenlivingoncoffeeanddoughnuts.Laterthatday,thepharmacisttoldMarcia,“Hehaspracticallynomoneyatall—justthegovernmentchequeandwhatlittlehemakeshere.YetImyselfsawhimspendmostofhislastchequeonyourlittleboy’sbicycle.”ShebecamesternwithPoppy.“You’refoolish,Poppy,”shesaid.“Ihavemypride,”Poppyanswered.“Falsepride,”shehurled（斥责）backathim.Duringautumn,Poppydidn’tcomearoundasoftenashehadinthepast,butwhenhedid,hewouldstillarrivewithlittlegiftsinhand.Then,justbeforetheholidays,PoppytoldMarciathathecouldn’tvisitthemonChristmasDaybecausehewouldwatchthestore,butMarciaknewtheshopwasnotopenonChristmas.ShefeltworriedandcalledPoppy,tellinghimthathewasoneofthemandthattheyalllovedhim.HalfanhourbeforetheturkeywentonthetableonChristmas,Poppycame.Thekidsrushedtohimandgavehimmorehugsandkissesthanhehadeverhadbefore.PoppyheldouthisarmstoMarcia,andhishandswereempty—yetneverhadtheybeenmorefilled.1、WhichisPoppy’sreasonfornotlivingwithhisdaughter?A．Hehadapart-timejob. B．Hewasstubbornsometimes.C．Helikedlivingindependently. D．Hedidn’twanttobecomeaburdentoher.2、WhywasMarciapuzzledafterhearingthedoctor’swords?A．Shedidn’tknowwhohadknockedPoppydown.B．ShethoughtPoppyhadenoughmoneyforliving.C．Shewonderedhowtotakecareofhimlater.D．Shethoughtthedoctordidn’tknowhislivingcondition.3、Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“stern”inparagraph5?A．patient B．angryC．respectful D．afraid.4、WhydoestheauthorsaythatPoppy’shandswerefilledatlast?A．Poppylearnedthathewasloved.B．Poppyhadbroughtenoughgiftsbefore.C．Poppystillheldhisindependenceandpride.D．PoppyhadfoundreasonsforMarcia’srudeness.22．（8分）Doyouknowhowitiswhenyouseesomeoneyawnandyoustartyawningtoo?Orhowharditistobeamongpeoplelaughingandnotlaughyourself?Well,apparentlyit’sbecausewehavemirrorneurons(神经元)inourbrains.Putsimply,theexistenceofmirrorneuronssuggeststhateverytimeweseesomeoneelsedosomething,ourbrainsimitateit,whetherornotweactuallyperformthesameaction.Thisexplainsagreatdealabouthowwelearntosmile,talk,walk,danceorplaysports.Buttheideagoesfurther:mirrorneuronsnotonlyappeartoexplainphysicalactions,theyalsotellusthatthereisabiologicalbasisforthewayweunderstandotherpeople.Mirrorneuronscanundoubtedlybefoundalloverourbrains,butespeciallyintheareawhichrelatetoourabilitytouselanguages,andtounderstandhowotherpeoplefeel.Researchershavefoundthatmirrorneuronsrelatestronglytolanguage.Agroupofresearchersdiscoveredthatiftheygavepeoplesentencestolistento(forexample:“Thehandtookholdoftheball”),thesamemirrorneuronsweretriggeredaswhentheactionwasactuallyperformed(inthisexample,actuallytakingholdofaball).Anyproblemswithmirrorneuronsmaywellresultinproblemswithbehavior.Muchresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewithsocialandbehavioralproblemshavemirrorneuronswhicharenotfullyfunctioning.However,itisnotyetknownexactlyhowthesediscoveriesmighthelpfindtreatmentsforsocialdisorders.Researchintomirrorneuronsseemstoprovideuswithevermoreinformationconcerninghowhumansbehaveandinteract.Indeed,itmayturnouttobetheequivalentforneuroscienceofwhatEinstein’stheoryofrelativitywasforphysics.Andthenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetocoughinthecinemawhensomeoneelsedoes-well,perhapsyou’llunderstandwhy.1、Mirrorneuronscanexplain.A．whywecrywhenwearehurtB．whywecoughwhenwesufferfromacoldC．whywesmilewhenweseesomeoneelsesmileD．whyweyawnwhenweseesomeoneelsestayuplate2、Theunderlinedword“triggered”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“”.A．setoff B．cutoffC．builtup D．brokenup3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmirrorneurons.A．relatetohumanbehaviorandinteractionB．controlhumanphysicalactionsandfeelingsC．resultinbadbehaviorandsocialdisordersD．determineourknowledgeandlanguageabilities4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Waystofindmirrorneurons. B．Problemsofmirrorneurons.C．Existenceofmirrorneurons. D．Functionsofmirrorneurons.23．（8分）Humanshaveuniquelyexpressivefaces.Welaugh,wecry,weturnredwithfeeling.Now,scientistsreportthatblue-and-yellowmacaws(金刚鹦鹉)mayjoinusinthisclubofemotions–atleast,whenitcomestoblushing.Parrotsareknownforbeingcleverandchatty.They'reevenskilledenoughtomaketheirowntoolsandoccasionallynosetheirwayintohumanmachineslikecars.Theircuriosityandcouragearewhatmakethemexcellentpets.Soit'snosurprisethattheyhavetheirownrangeofcommunicationtools.Onthewhole,birdsarenostrangerstoblushing.Manydifferentkindsofbirdshavebeenknowntoexhibitthishehavior.Parrotownersoftennoticeitintheirpets.Themotivationsbehinditarestillamysterytoscientists,though.Tozeroinonwhymacawfacesblush,somescientistsledbyAlineBertinoftheUniversityofToursstudiedfivecaptiveblue-and-yellowmacawsastheyinteractedwitheachotherandtheirhumancaretakers.Theywereamazedtoseethathumanattentionseemedtomakethemacawsblush.Theblushingdieddownwhenthecaretakersignoredtheparrots.Facialexpressionscanbesignsofahuman'semotionalstate.Likewise,birdblushingcouldconveywell-being.It'snotquiteasobviousassmiling.Still,it'sfairlyimpressive.Afterall,thesemacawsdon'thavethesamefacialmusclesthatwedo.Thebirdsaremuchsmarterandkinderthantheylook.Theyarebelievedtobeasintelligentasmonkeys.Bertinandtheotherscientistsbelievetheirworkopensthedoortofurtherresearch.Onelimitationofthestudyisthatnomacawsinnaturalenvironmenthavebeenobserved.Thatmakesithardtodrawconclusionsaboutthebirdsasaspecies.Theyarealsonotquitesurewhattheblushingmeans.Thereisstillmoretolearnaboutthesepossibleexpressionsofemotion.1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"captive"inparagraph3?A．Unique.B．Talkative.C．Curious.D．Caged.2、Birdsmightblush_____________.A．whenpeopleignorethem.B．toshowtheyarehappy.C．toshowtheyarehungry.D．whensomethingupsetsthem.3、WhatisTRUEaboutscientists'reactiontomacawsblushing?A．Theyarepuzzledbyhowbirdscancommunicatewithoneanother.B．Theyaremotivatedtocontinuestudyinghowmacawsexpressemotion.C．Theyarecuriousaboutwhyotherbirdsareunabletoconveyemotion.D．Theyareinterestedtostudymonkeystoseeiftheyblushasstrongly.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Parrotsmakeexcellentpets.B．Parrotsareskilledtomaketools.C．Themacawscancommunicatewitheachother.D．Themacawscangoredinthefacewithfeeling.24．（8分）Peopleoftenfeelanonymous(匿名)ontheInternet.Theybelievetheirbrowsingbehaviorsandwhattheybuyorwritecanbeprivateastheywant.Infact,that’sfarfromtrue,anewstudyfinds.Websitesusuallyofferastatementthatdescribeswhattheymayormaynotdowithdataaboutauser’sactivities.Youmightbeattractedtoreadthroughthatentiredocument.Butbepreparedfordisappointment.Thesedocumentstendtolistonlyasmallpartofthewebsiteswhichareallowedtohaveaccesstoyourdata.Therefore,it’simpossibleforuserstomakeinformedjudgmentsabouthowprivatetheironlineactivitiesare.Thenewresearchexploredthedisclosureondata-sharingby200,000websites.TheseincludedtheArkansasstategovernmenthomepageandtheCountryMusicsite.Thestudyanalyzedhowthesesitesshareddatawiththirdparties.Suchrecipientsofyourdatacouldbeadvertisersorcompaniesthatmakemoneybysellingpersonaldata.Thestudyalsoexaminedhowthosesiteshaddescribedtheirpolicyforprotectingthedataprivacy.TimothyLibert,whoworksatOxfordUniversity,studiesdataprivacy.Forthisanalysis,heusedasoftwaretoolcalledwebXray.Ittracked1.8milliondatasharedbyeachofthosewebsiteswiththird-partydatacollectors.Only14.8%ofthosedatawenttothirdpartiesthatwerenamedinthesitesprivacypolicies.Datathatweretransferredtowidelyfamiliarthirdparties—Google,FacebookandTwitter—weremorelikelytobeleakedthanthoseweretransferredtounknownparties.Libertfoundthat38.3%ofdatasenttoGooglehadbeenleaked.Evenifawebsitelistedallofthethirdpartiesitsharedyourdatawith,usersstillmightneverlearnhowwidelytheirdatahadbeenshared.Why?Thirdpartiesthatreceivedatacanlatersharethosedataagain.Thinkofyourdatanowbeingtransmittedtoanonymousfourthandfifthparties.Gettingonlineis“sortoflikethrowingbeansintheair,”Libertconcludes.“There’snowaytoknowwhereyourdataendup.”1、Whataspectofthewebsitesstatementswilldisappointpeople?A．Thelengthofthedocuments. B．Thereliabilityoftheinformation.C．Thereadabilityofthecontents. D．Theaccuracyofthelanguage.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disclosure”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Reveal. B．Money.C．Disappointment. D．Advertisement.3、WhatdidLibertfindinhisstudy?A．Morethanaquarterofdata-sharingwenttounnamedthirdparties.B．ThedataontheInternetisalwayskeptsecretbythirdparties.C．Widelyfamiliarthirdpartiescouldcollectusers’datamoredifficultly.D．Widelyfamiliarthirdpartiesweremorelikelytoleakoutusers’onlinedata.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．FamouswebsitesarenolongersafeB．PrivatedatacannolongerbeprivateC．Data-sharingisbecomingveryunpopularD．Largecompaniesmakemoneybysellingpersonaldata25．（10分）Whatisgeocaching?Geocachingisareal-world,outdoortreasurehuntingactivityusingGPS-enableddevices.Participantsmakeanattempttofindthegeocache(container)hiddenatthatlocation.Howdidgeocachingstart?It’saverycoolStory,actually.Socoolthatitdeservesitsownpage.Howisteachingplayed?Atitssimplestlevel,Reachingrequiresthesesteps:1.RegisterforafreeBasicMembership.2.Visitthe“Hide&SeedaCache”page.3.Enteryourpostalcodeandclick“search”.4.Chooseanygeocachefromthelistandclickonitsname.5.UseyourGPSdevicetoassistyouinfindingthehiddengeocache.6.Signthelogbookandreturnthegeocachetoitsoriginallocation.7.Shareyourgeocachingstoriesandphotosonline.Therearemanyotherlevelstothegeocaching.Keepreadingtheguidetolearnmore!Whataretherulesofgeocaching?1.Ifyoutakesomethingfrom,thegeocache(or“cache”),leavesomethingofequalorgreatervalue.2.Writeaboutyourfindinthecachelogbook.3.Logyourexperienceatwww.geocaching.com.WhatdoIneedtogogeocaching?TheonlynecessitiesareaGPSdeviceoraGPS-enabledmobilephonesothatyoucannavigatetothecache,andaGeocaching.comMembership.Wherearegeocacheslocated?Geocachescanbefoundallovertheworld.Itiscommonforgeocacherstohidecachesinlocationsthatareimportanttothem,reflectingaspecialinterestorskillofthecacheowner.Theselocationscanbequitediverse.Theymaybeatyourlocalpark,attheendofalonghike,underwateroronthesideofacitystreet.1、Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthetextisto________.A．introduceagameB．advertiseamobilephoneC．suggestaJourneyD．recommendawebsite2、Ifyouwanttogogeocaching,youhaveto________.A．begoodathungtingB．ownamembershipcardC．getaGPSenabledmobilephoneD．shareyourinformationonline3、Undertherulesofgeocaching,youarerequiredto________.A．returnwhatyoutakefromthecacheB．putinthelogbookaboutyourfindC．tellabouttheskillofgeocachingD．avoidGPSmistakesintheactivity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）Orderisthebestmanageroftime.Itillustratesmanysubjects.Thus,obediencetothenaturallawisorder.Virtueisorder.Theworldbeganwithit.1wasoncecommonbeforeitsestablishment.Themerchant,theclerkandthelaborerareallofthesame2,bornwiththesameexpectationsandaffectedbysimilarinfluences.Theyare,itis3,bornindifferentpositions,butit4withthemselveswhethertheyshalllivenoblyorevilly.Theymaynothavetheirchoiceofrichesorpoverty,buttheyhavetheir5ofbeinggoodorevil.Peopleofthehighestposition,6cultureandeducation,haveoftenasgreathardshipsasthecommonpeople.Theyhavetomaketheirincomesgomuchfurther.Theyhaveto7theirsocialstatus.8theirincomesmaybelesssatisfactory,theyaredesperateto9andbringthechildrenupasgentlemen.Hume,afamoushistorian,wasamanofgoodfamilybuthis10wereverysmallwhenhewasyoung.Inhisautobiography,heuseshisowncaseasa(n)11oftheadvantagesoffrugality(节省).Despiteaconsiderabledebt,hismother,awidow,12metthedifficultiesandeventuallyovercamethem.Thoughherincomewaslessthanthatofmanyhighlypaidmen,sheeducatedherchildrenwellandbroughtthemup13.Humesays,“WhilestudyinginFrance,I14thatplanoflifewhichIhavesteadilyandsuccessfullypursued.Ideterminedtomakea15frugalitysupplyofmyshortageoffortuneandto16myindependence.”Atthirty-sixhethoughthimselfrich.Thesearehisownwords:“Myappointments,withmyfrugality,hadhelpedmereachafortunewhichmademe17”.Goethesays,“Itdoesn’tmatterwithinwhatcircleanhonestmanacts,providedheknowshowto18thatcircle.”“Whatisthebestgovernment?”Goetheasks,“Thatwhichteachesusto19ourselves!Leteveryoneonlydotherightinhisplace,without20himselfabouttheconfusionoftheworld.”1、A．ChaosB．OffenceC．PunishmentD．Condemnation2、A．originB．raceC．natureD．interest3、A．hopefulB．strangeC．vitalD．true4、A．agreesB．restsC．correspondsD．conflicts5、A．ideaB．optionC．freedomD．intention6、A．indefenceofB．incourseofC．inanticipationofD．inrespectof7、A．giveupB．dependonC．lookforD．keepup8、A．SinceB．ThoughC．UnlessD．When9、A．educateB．encourageC．blameD．spoil10、A．ambitionsB．achievementsC．meansD．contributions11、A．assuranceB．consequenceC．illustrationD．criterion12、A．bravelyB．stubbornlyC．sharplyD．tentatively13、A．faithfullyB．plainlyC．gratefullyD．virtuously14、A．proposedB．madeC．discussedD．approved15、A．rigidB．casualC．liberalD．flexible16、A．balanceB．restoreC．valueD．maintain17、A．attractiveB．proudC．independentD．knowledgeable18、A．fitinB．moveinC．endinD．engagein19、A．protectB．justifyC．governD．display20、A．questioningB．troublingC．scoldingD．abandoning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）TherapydogsaredogsthataretrainedtogivecomforttopeopleinunfortunatesituationsThestoryofthefirsttherapydogisveryinterestingDuringWorldWarⅡ,asoldiernamedWilliamWynnefoundan1．(abandon)dogonthebattlefield(战场)Hebecame2．(friend)withthedogandnameditSmokyWhenWilliambecameveryillandenteredahospital,hisfriendsfrequentlybroughtSmokytovisithim,3．madeitbecomesopopularwiththeothersicksoldiersinthehospitalthatitwasallowedtostayThedoctorsinthehospitalusedSmokytohelpcheeropthepatientsAfterthewarended,Smokycontinuedtowork4．atherapydogintheUnitedStatesInthe1970s,ElaineSmith,5．Americannurse,startedaprogramtotraintherapydogsSmithnoticedpatientsinhospitalsseemedtorecover(康复)much6．(fast)whendogshadbeenaround7．amazeddoctorsandnurseswasthathavinganimalsvisithospitalshelpedlowerstressandbloodpressureamongpatientsInthe1980sand1990s,otheranimalsalsostartedtohelpthesickToday,therapypets8．(use)tohelpmanydifferentpeoplewithproblemsForexample,theyhelpchildrenwithreadingdifficultiesby9．(provide)anaudiencethatwon’tbelittle(轻视)themSometherapypetscanworkalongwiththepatientandthedoctorinaneffort10．(help)peoplelearntowalkagainafteraseriousinjury第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改短文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共存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