2025届山西大学附属中学高三下学期第十次模拟诊断英语试题

2025届山西大学附属中学高三下学期第十次模拟诊断英语试题一、阅读理解(★★)FallisoneofthebesttimestovisitEuropebecauseofthevastvarietyofintereststheseasoncancaterto.Ifyou’rereadyforadifferenttakeonEuropethisfall,we’vegotideas.●Alentejo,PortugalTheDouroValley,knownfortheproductionofportwine,istheobviousautumnchoiceinPortugal.ButheadinsteadtotheAlentejoregion,Portugal’sruralheartland.Here,youcanseeRomanremainsinitsUNESCO-protectedcapitalEvora,goonaroadtripthroughpeacefulcountrysideplantedwithcorktreesandolivegroves,andenjoythewildcoast.●RomaniaSpendingHalloweenat“Dracula’scastle”isjustoneofthereasonstoconsidervisitingRomaniainautumn,whichoffersvolunteertripsthatmightseeyouhelpingconservationeffortswithrescuedbearsinBrasov.Inadditiontoautumn’schangingleaves,theseasonmarksthestartofallkindsoffoodieevents.●Thessaloniki,GreeceFallisconsideredagreattimetovisitThessaloniki,Greece’sgatewaycitytotheBalkans,notforitsbeachesbutforitsrichJewishhistory.Thecityisalsoknownforitsflavorfulanddiversefoodscenes.Travelerscanembarkonanadventure,enjoyinglocaldelicacies,includingbougatsa,loukoumades,andfreshseafoodfromtheAegeanSea.●MaltaTheMediterraneanarchipelagoofMalta—consistingofthreeinhabitedislands,Malta,GozoandComino—isanothersummertimeoventhatbecomesfarmorepleasanttovisitoncetemperaturesdrop.MaltaisalwayspopularwithscubadiverswhoexplorethemanyWorldWarIIshipwreckslyingoffshore,aswellastheBlueHole—a50-foot-deeptube-likerockformationfilledbythesea,withanarchwayandcaveatitsbottom.1.WhowouldbeattractedtoAlentejoandThessaloniki?

A．Historyenthusiasts.B．Beachlovers.C．Foodies.D．Environmentalists.2.WhatdoweknowaboutMaltafromthetext?

A．It’sinhabitedbyvariouswildlife.B．It’sextremelyhotinthesummer.C．It’scomposedoftwoislands.D．It’sknownfordifferent-sizedcaves.3.What'sthepurposeofwritingthetext?

A．ToexplainwhyautumnisagoodseasontovisitEurope.B．TorecommendEuropeandestinationsforautumnescapes.C．ToprovideaguideonsomeuniquetoursaroundEurope.D．Tocompareautumntravelwithtravelduringotherseasons.(★★★)OnewetNovembereveninginthelate1960s,amarriedcouplenamedMauriceandMaralynBailey—heahot-metaltypesetter,sheataxofficer—hitontheideaofescapingtheirdull,suburbanlivesbysailingtoNewZealand.WiththeproceedsfromthesaleoftheirDerbybungalow,theyboughta31-footBermudaboat,whichtheynamedAuralyn(acombinationoftheirnames).TheyfinallysetsailacrosstheAtlanticinJune1972—havingdecidedagainstbuyingaradiotransmitter(信号发射机),asMauricewantedtosail“byhiswitsandthestars”.Allwentwellforthefirstninemonths,butthenonemorning,300mileseastoftheGalápagos,a40-footwhaleroseupundertheirboat,andcrackedaholeinitshull.AsSophieElmhirstrelatesinher“superb”debut,MauriceandMaralyn,thecouplegrabbedafewessentialsandclimbedontoaninflatableraft(充气筏)fromwhichtheywatchedAuralynbeing“silentlyswallowed”.Onthisinadequatevessel—toosmallforeitherofthemtoliedownin—theywouldspendthenext117days.AttheheartofMauriceandMaralynisan“astonishing”taleofendurance.Oncethecouple’sfoodranout,theysurvivedintheraftbyeatingrawseaturtlesandsmallsharks,caughtwithafishingrodmadefromsafetypinsandcord.Dysentery(痢疾),dehydrationandnear-starvationfollowed.WhileMaurice,a“glass-half-emptytypeofman”,quietlyresignedhimselftodying,Maralynremainedoptimistic,whichsparkedMaurice’swilltolive.ThecouplewereeventuallypickedupbyaSouthKoreanshippassingby.Alongwithits“man-versus-the-elementssurvivalaspect”,Elmhirst’sbookis“alsoalovestory”,saidFrancescaAngeliniinTheSundayTimes.Shetracesthecouple’smarriage—bothhowitledthemintotheirPacificadventure,andhowitwaschangedbywhattheywentthrough.It’saremarkablestorythathadbeenallbutforgotten.4.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“proceeds”inparagraph1?

A．Purchases.B．Expenses.C．Gains.D．Contracts.5.Whatdoweknowaboutthecouple’ssail?

A．Theyusedaradiotransmitterforthefirstninemonths.B．Theyabandonedtheraftdamagedbyawhale.C．Starvationfollowedwhentheboatsank.D．Survivalskillscontributedtotheirsurvival.6.WhatwasMauricelikeaccordingtoparagraph3?

A．Pessimistic.B．Ambitious.C．Modest.D．Unconfident.7.Whatkindofwritingisthetext?

A．Anewsreport.B．Abookreview.C．Ajournal.D．Abiography.(★★★)KingShahryar,betrayed(背叛)byhiswife,decidestomarryanewwomaneachnightandhaveherkilledbymorningtoensureheisneverbetrayedagain.Scheherazadevolunteerstomarrytheking.Eachevening,shebeginsanengagingstorybutstopsatdawn,leavinghimeagerformore.Nightafternight,shekeepshimattractedwithnewtales,andover1,001nights,thekingfallsinlovewithherandabandonshiscruelways.ThisancienttalefromOneThousandandOneNightshighlightsstorytelling’simpact.Ourrecentresearchshowsthatstrongstorytellingskillscandramaticallyimprovesomeone’swell-being.Atitscore,storytellinghelpspeoplefindmeaningfromlife’schaos.Studiesshowweshapeouridentitiesbyturningexperiencesintopersonalstories.Skilledstorytellersexcelattwokeyskills:theyneedtoconnecteventslogicallyandtheymustlearntoseetheworldthroughtheeyesoftheircharacters,understandingthe“why”ofwhatdrivespeople.Applyingthesetwoskillstotheirownlives,skillfulstorytellersusethefirsttoidentifyandpursuewhatgivestheirlifemeaning,whiletheseconddevelopsamindsetthatprioritizesthe“why”behindtheiractionsoverjustthe“how”.Toillustratethispoint,weconductedstudieswith800participants.Wemeasuredstorytellingabilitythroughself-reports,friendevaluationsandexpertreviewsonlabexperimentswhereeachparticipanttoldonestoryabouthimselfandtheotherwiththreegivenrandomwords.Inadditiontotheseassessmentsofstorytellingskills,weaskedparticipantsquestionstogetasenseofhowmeaningfultheyfoundlifeandwhethertheyapproacheddecisionswitha“why”mindsetratherthana“how”mindset.Resultsconsistentlylinkedstorytellingskillstostrongerlifemeaningandgoalclarity.Personalityalsomattered:peopleopentonewexperiencescollectedmoreinterestinglifestories,whileshypeopleusedstorytellingtobalanceouttheirlimitedsocialinteraction.Astrong“why”mindsetconnectswithreducedstressandextendedlife.Storytellingalsobuildssocialconnections.Byhelpingpeopleexpresstheirpurposeandbuildrelationships,storiesmayindirectlystrengthenbothmentalandphysicalhealth.Storytellingworkshops,nowpopularglobally,maydomorethanteachcommunicationtheycouldhelpparticipantsredefinetheirlife’sdirection.8.WhydoestheauthormentionScheherazade’sstoriesinthefirstparagraph?

A．ToshowScheherazade’scleverness.B．Toentertainreaderswithaclassictale.C．Tointroducethetopicofstorytelling.D．Tocompareancientandmodernstories.9.Whatdoesthe“why”mindsetprimarilyfocuson?

A．Completingdailytasksefficiently.B．Avoidingstressfulsituations.C．Memorizingrandomlifeevents.D．Understandinglife’spurpose.10.Whatwereparticipantsaskedtodointhelabexperiment?

A．Sharepersonalinterestsinagroup.B．Tellastorywithwordsprovided.C．Reflectonthe“why”behindtheiractions.D．Connecteventsintoameaningfulstory.11.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Scheherazade’sSurvivalinanAncientTaleB．HowPeople’sStorytellingAbilitiesDevelopC．LivingaMeaningfulLifethroughStorytellingD．WhyShyPeopleAttendStorytellingWorkshops(★★★★)Nietzsche(尼采)waswrong:Whenyougazelongenoughintotheabyss(深渊),theabyssdoesnotgazebackintoyou.Instead,thecosmicvoid(空洞)remainssilent,relentlessandfrighteninginitsvastness.Whenlookingatthevastuniverse,thereisatemptation(诱惑)tolookatourtinyworldwithnihilism,feelingthatourgreatachievementsamounttonothing,thatourhistoryfailstoleaveamark,andthatourconcernsandanxietiesarepointless.I’macosmologist,thekindofscientistwhostudiestheorigin,historyandevolutionoftheuniverse.Ihavespentmycareerresearchingonespecialpartoftheuniversecalledcosmicvoids:thevastexpansesofnothingthatstretchbetweenthegalaxies.Mostofouruniverseisvoid—somewherearound80percentofthevolumeofthecosmosismadeofnothingatall.Ihavespentyearsworkingtounderstandwhatcosmicvoidsteachusaboutthewideruniverseanditsdowry.Andinthecourseofmystudies,Ihavelearnedtorejectthattemptation.It’struethatEarthisneitherlargenorlong-lived,butthatisonlyonewayofmeasuringsignificance.Comparedwiththecosmicvoids,thereissomethingspecialhappeningonourplanet.Earthisstilltheonlyknownplaceintheentireuniversewhereconsciousbeingsraisetheircuriouseyestotheskyandwonder.Earthistheonlyknownplacewherehumanscanexist.Itistheonlyknownplacewherelaughter,love,angerandjoyexist.Theonlyknownplacewherewecanfinddance,music,andart.Ourdisagreementsandallthebeautifulcomplexitiesthatmakeushumanaren’tmeaningless.Theexperiencesinourlivesarespecialbecausetheywillneverhappenintheemptyexpanseofmostoftheuniverse.Thesamelessonsthatcosmicvoidsteachusarefoundinthevoidsweencounterinourownlives.Thepresenceofvoidsguaranteestheopposite;theycreatecontrast;theyarefullofpotential.Thepainwefeelfromlossisthelastreminderofthegiftofalifedeeplyloved.Thesilencebeforeaperformanceisfullofelectricexpectation.Ourchoicetoignorestressfulnewsisnecessarytoallowustofocusonwhattrulymatters.Artistshavelongunderstoodthepowerofthevoid.The12th-centurypoetSaigyonotedthatthepausesbetweenraindropswereasimportantasthedropsthemselves.ThefamedarchitectRemcelebratedtheutilityofnegativespaces,proclaiming,“Wherethereisnothing,everythingispossible.”Theuniversewon’tdoanythingforusexceptgiveusthefreedomtoexist.Itisourjobtofilltheuniversewithmeaningandpurpose.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nihilism”inParagraph2mean?

A．Hope.B．Admiration.C．Emptiness.D．Purpose.13.Whydoestheauthorrejectthetemptation?

A．Becauseheisacosmologistwhobelievesscience.B．BecausehethinksEarthisspecialasitissmallandshort-lived.C．Becausehethinkshumanexperiencesdifferfromthoseinvoids.D．BecausehethinksEarthistheonlyplaceforhumanexperiences.14.What'stheauthor’spurposeinwritingParagraph5?

A．Toreflectonhowvoidsenrichourlives.B．Toshowhowpaincanbecreatedfromloss.C．Toclaimthatvoidsserveasobstaclestohumangrowth.D．Toargueemotionalvoidsshouldbefilledformoresignificance.15.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ListeningtotheAbyss:NietzscheRevisitedB．QuestioningtheBeliefinHumanSignificanceC．BeyondtheStars:TheScienceofCosmicVoidsD．FindingMeaninginVastSilenceoftheUniverse(★★★)TheArtofGivingCompliments(称赞)Complimentscreateapositiveimpact,upliftingboththegiverandreceiver.Let’sstartliftingeachotherupmoreoftenwithencouragingwords.Oneimportantaspectofgivingcomplimentsistoacknowledgethesmallthingsinlife.Youdon’tneedtowaitaroundforsomebigachievementtoofferacomplimenttosomebody.Ifit’ssomethingreallyobvious,they’veprobablybeencomplimentedonitplentyoftimesbefore.16Whatmayseemunimportanttoyoumightmeanalottosomebodyelse.Likesomebody’sjacket?Letthemknow!Impressedwithsomeone’shandwriting?Tellthem.Additionally,whengivingcompliments,it’scrucialtobespecific.Ifyouwanttoencouragepositivechangeinsomeone,givethemspecificcompliments.Themorespecificyourcomplimentsare,themorelikelytheyaretocontinuethepositivebehavior.Thishelpsthemidentifywhatthey’redoingright.Forthisreason,childrenwhogrewupwithparentswhogavethemalotofgeneralpraise,“You’resosmart!”or,“You’resospecial!”tendtofeellostinadulthood.17Anotherkeyelementintheartofcomplimentingissincerity.Complimentsthatareclearlyinsincerewon’twinyouanypoints.18Ifapersonknowsyou’relying,thatwilldestroytheirtrustinyouandde-valueyourfuturecompliments.So,alwayskeepinmindthathonestyisthebestpolicywhenitcomestogivingcompliments.19Non-presentcomplimentsarethoseyouyourselfofferaboutsomeoneelsewhenthey’renotaround.Repeatingthemalwaysworkswonders.Forexample,Iwasrecentlytalkingtomybrotheraboutworkingontheblog.ImentionedhowIreallyadmireKate’sdeterminationtofinishanarticleonatightdeadline,evenifitmeansstayingupallnighttodoit.WhenIgothome,Itoldheraboutthatconversation.20

A．Katethankedussincerely.B．Katesaiditreallymeantalot.C．Infact,they’llhavetheoppositeeffect.D．Soofferyouradmirationforthesmallstuff.E．At-presentcomplimentsareequallyimportant.F．Theyhaven’tlearnedtorecognizetheirtalents.G．Repeatingnon-presentcomplimentsisalsovaluable.二、完形填空(★★★)EveryNewYear’sDay,Ihavealittletradition.Ibuyareallynice_______withbeautifulpictures,motivationalquotesandstickersto_______appointmentsandevents.I_______ittomyrefrigeratorbecauseIwilllookatitdaily,putevery_______onitandshowmykidsthemonthsanddays.Nothing_______apapercalendarwhenyouwanttoteachyourchildrentobeawareofwhat’s_______.Afterthecalendargoesup,Iwillprepareourownplannerswithchildren.Aplannerisabookwhichislikea(n)_______ofyourcalendar,withaseparatespacetowriteeverythingyouhavetodoeachday,ina_______mannerthanacalendar.Usingaplannerhelpsyou_______withyourweeklytasks,suchasprojects,meetings,appointmentsandevents.Besidesthetwowaystomapoutourdays,thereisanotheronetostay________.Preplanningwillhelpyoutostayonestepaheadandkeepthings________,sobeforeanythinghappens,you’llbe________.IfIgiveapresentationatwork,Icanstayonestepaheadbybringingafew________copiesorpensincasesomeofmycoworkersforgettheirs.Developingtimemanagementabilitywiththe________wehaveatourfingertipsproperlywillmakeourlives________andhelpustobesuccessful.21.A．calendarB．agendaC．scheduleD．journal22.A．confirmB．outlineC．keepD．cancel23.A．addressB．presentC．returnD．attach24.A．suggestionB．clueC．appointmentD．flag25.A．beatsB．confusesC．benefitsD．transforms26.A．pickingupB．goingonC．missingoutD．breakingdown27.A．reminderB．collectionC．innovationD．extension28.A．moredetailedB．lessflexibleC．moreintelligentD．lessaccessible29.A．cometoanagreementB．endinatieC．stayontheballD．cutofftheconnection30.A．calmB．awakeC．committedD．organised31.A．underguaranteeB．inorderC．onwatchD．offguard32.A．fully-recoveredB．open-mindedC．well-preparedD．light-headed33.A．fairB．originalC．genuineD．extra34.A．toolsB．technologiesC．dataD．softwares35.A．valueB．flowC．unfoldD．collapse三、语法填空(★★★)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。March14isrightaroundthecomer,andmathlearnersknow36thatmeans.It’sPiDay,aholidayhonoringoneofmath’smostfamousconstants(常量):pi.Thenumberpi,orπ,isequaltothecircumference(圆周长)ofacircle37(divide)bythecircle’sdiameter(直径).Thatcomesouttoabout3.14159.Thisistrueforcirclesofallsizes,from38(penny)topizzastoplanets.Pi’svalueisoftenroundedto3.14.That’swhyPiDay39(celebrate)onMarch14.It’salsowhyoneEarth-sizedplanetorbitinganotherstarevery3.14daysisnicknamed“PiEarth.”Buttheexactvalueofpiis40(actual)impossibletowriteout.Lastyear,a41(power)computercalculatedpitorecord-breaking62.8trillion(万亿)figures.Andin2005,one23-year-oldusedclevermentaltrickstorecitenearly68,000ofthosefiguresfrommemory.Noone,though,willevergetto42endofpi.Historiansaren’tsurewhenpeoplefirst43(discover)theconceptofpi.Butit’sbeenknowninsomeform44almost4,000years.AncientGreeksandBabyloniansknewestimatesofit.TheEgyptiansmayhaveusedpi45(build)thepyramids.Andstilltoday,piisusedinjustaboutallmathinvolvingcircles.四、书信写作(★★★)46.假定你是李华，外教Mr.Chuck发现你的作文完全由AI生成，判为不及格。请你给外教写一封邮件，内容包括：(1)承认错误；(2)做出许诺；(3)补救措施。注意：(1)写作词数应为80个左右；(2)请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。DearMr.Chuck,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、书面表达(★★★)47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。WhenJudywasyounger,shethoughtthathergrandmotherwasthebestcookintheentireworld.Everytimeshevisitedhergrandmotherwithherfamilyshewouldbetreatedtolotsofdeliciousfood—butteryshortbreadcookiesandplatesofcrispycheesecrackerstosnackon;pilesofpancakesforbreakfast;goldenfriedchickensandthick,heartysoupsfordinner.Noonewouldeverleavehungryorsadwhentheyvisitedgrandmother’shouse.But,asJudygrewolder,shestartedtonoticethathergrandmotherhadbeguntocooklessandless.Thecomplicatedmealsgrewsimpler,andthevisitstohergrandmother’sbeautifullife-filledhomegrewfewer.Eventually,Samantha’sparentstoldherthetruth:hergrandmotherhadarthritis(关节炎)inherhands,whichmeantitwastoopainfulforhertocooktheelegantdishes.“Whydon’twevisitgrandmotherandjustgetfoodfromarestaurant?”sheasked.Itseemedtohertoocrueljusttovisitwhenhergrandmothercouldcookforthemandto