2025届广西贵港市港南中学高三英语第一学期期末检测试题含解析

2025届广西贵港市港南中学高三英语第一学期期末检测试题请考生注意：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．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．amonlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking2．IamsorryIamverybusynow.IfItime,Iwouldcertainlygotothemovieswithyou.A．have B．hadC．havehad D．hadhad3．—HowareyougettingalongwithyourGerman,Kate？—Oh,Mr．Black,I’msotiredofit．MaybeIshoulddropout_____itkillsme．A．when B．after C．while D．before4．---Howoftendoyouworkout?---_________,butusuallyonceaweek.A．Havenoidea. B．Itdepends. C．Asusual. D．Generallyspeaking.5．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto6．Inthe"moongarden"onboardtheChang'e4,theshootsofcottonmarkedthefirstlivematterever_____onthemoon.A．havinggrownB．tobegrownC．beinggrownD．grown7．---Nowadays,buyersaccustomedtopricesmovingupwardjustadoptawait-and-seeattitude.---Iftheycontinueto_____,thenourcompanyisclosingdown.A．fishintheair B．sitonthefenceC．flyoffthehandle D．beataroundthebush8．Ifthenewsecuritysystem______intoeffect,suchaccidentswouldneverhavehappened.A．wouldbeput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．hadbeenput9．---Idon’tunderstandwhyCatherinestoppedshort_____sheoughttohavecontinued.---It’sobviousthatshelackedself-confidence.A．whenB．whileC．ifD．as10．ononefootwithyoureyescloseD．andyouwillsoonloseyourbalance.A．StandingB．StoodC．TostandD．Stand11．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere12．Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．as D．where13．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink14．IhadbeenbetrayedbythosewhoItrustedseveraltimes,______inasuspiciousattitudetowardseverythingandeveryone.A．resulted B．havingresulted C．resulting D．toresult15．Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe16．—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps17．________fromJ.K.Rowling’sbookseriesofthesametitle,the“HarryPotter”moviesareuniversallyacknowledgedasclassics.A．Adapting B．HavingadaptedC．Adapted D．Tobeadapted18．Thepolicerecognizedthecriminalfromhistypicalfacial________.—ascarontheforehead.A．expressionB．featureC．outlineD．gesture19．Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareall_______forthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.A．inparticular B．inplace C．inpreparation D．intime20．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven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）TheQueenhashadtosaygoodbyetooneofherlongtimecompanions,herbelovedpetcorgiHolly,whohassadlypassedawayaged13.Thecorgiwillprobablybefamiliartoroyalfanswhowouldrecognizeherfromthe2012LondonOlympicsopeningvideo.ThedogwassufferingfromoldageandwasputdownatBalmoralaftersufferingfromanillness,leavingHerMajestythreesurvivingpetdogs,Willowandtwocorgi-dachshundcrosses,VulcanandCandy.AccordingtoaspokespersonforBuckinghampalace,theQueenwasdeeplyupsetbyHolly’spassingandshedoesn’tlikeseeingherdogssuffer.Hollyhadattainedaverygoodage.Shegetsmoreunsettlediftheysufferandsheknowsthatputtingadogdownisoftenthekindestsolution.ShewasdevotedtoHollyandwherevertheQueenwas,thedogwasneverfarbehind.HollywasincludedinoneoftheportraitsfortheQueen’s90thbirthday,alongwithherotherthreepetdogs.AlthoughtheQueenusuallyhasseveralpetcorgis,itwasrecentlyrevealedthatsheiskeennottobreed（繁殖）anymoreofthedogs.MontyRoberts,ahorsetrainerwhohaspreviouslygivenadvicetoQueen,toldtheDailyMail,“Shewouldn’tleaveanyyoungdogsbehindifshedied.Shewantedtoputanendtoit.HerMajestyhadpreviouslynamedoneofherdogsafterherfriend,butthedogdiedin2012.Dogsloveforlesstimethanhumanbeingsandweknowwe’regoingtolosethem—buttheyarepartoftheQueen’sfamily.She’llbequiteupset.”1、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“puttingadogdown”inParagraph3?A．Helpingadogtosurvive.B．Lettingadoggo.C．Writingdownthestoryofadog.D．Killingadogwithoutcausinganypain.2、Wemaylearnfromthetextthat________.A．thepetcorgiCandyonceappearedinLondonOlympicsopeningvideo.B．theQueenfeltupsetforthepassingawayofherbelovedpetdog.C．theQueenhasdecidedtoreproduceanotheryoungpetcorgiD．therearealtogetherthreedogsmentionedinthetext.3、Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．anewspaperB．afilmreviewC．abiographyD．adocumentar22．（8分）Itisoneoftheoldestmagictricksinthebook—amagicianlocksawomaninabox,withherheadandfeetstickingoutfromeitherend,andsaws(锯)itinhalf.Butwhenshefinallyjumpsoutofthebox,thewomanisunharmed.Thistrickwasintroducednearlyacenturyago.Ithasbeenaroundforsometime,butitnevergoeswrong.Whyisitsosuccessful?Theanswerissimple:thehumanmindiseasilyfooled.Ourbrainprocessestheworldaroundusbasedoninformationthatsensoryorgans,includingtheeyes,pickup.Forinstance,whenweseeacoworahorsestandingbehindatree,weautomatically“fillin”thepartoftheanimal’sbodythatishiddenfromoursight.“Sothebrainistakingthiskindofverysparse(匮乏的)informationabouttheworldandit’sgeneratingthisrichworldbyfillingininformation,”StephenMacknik,ascientistattheBarrowNeurologicalInstituteinArizona,US,toldSciencemagazine.Butsinceourbrainsarefillinginthegaps,sometimestheygetitwrong.Theytendtobedrivenbyourpreviousexperiencesandweexpectthingstogoastheyhaveinthepastevenifsometimestheydonot.Thistendencyexplainsmagicians’successinfoolingpeoplewithwell-knowncointricks.Forexample,whenyouseeamagicianthrowacoinupanddowninonehandandthenfakeacointhrowntotheotherhand,youwouldnaturallybelievethatthecoinisintheotherhand.Apartfromtheinformationgaps,magiciansalsousethe“blindspots”theorywhendoingtheirshows.Themostwell-knownexperimentdemonstratingthistheoryiscalledthe“invisiblegorilla(大猩猩)”,inwhichvolunteerswatchavideooftwobasketballteams.Theyareaskedtocounthowmanytimestheteamswearingwhiteshirtspasstheball.Inthemeantime,apersondressedasagorillawalksontothecourt.Butshockingly,halfoftheviewersdon’tnoticethegorilla,evenwhentheyappeartobelookingdirectlyatit.Magiciansemploythistactic(招数),whattheycall“misdirection”,inalmosteveryoneoftheiracts.Theydirectourattentionsomewhereelseusingcomedyandmusic,whichcanmakeusmissstuffduringtheperformance.1、Themagictrickismentionedinthefirstparagraphto________.A．introducethestepsofthemagictrickB．provemagictricksseldomgowrongC．revealhowmagictricksaredesignedD．getustowonderhowmagicianstrickthemind2、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethatthehumanmindiseasilyfooledbecauseourbrain________.A．mayhavedifficultyrememberingwhatwejustsawB．fillsininformationaboutthemagicworldC．isinfluencedbyourpreviousexperiencesD．processesfarmoreinformationthanoursensoryorganspickup3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invisible”inparagraph7referto?A．Unnoticed.B．Unimportant.C．Unpleasant.D．Unprepared.4、Duringthe“invisiblegorilla”experiment,peoplewatchingthevideoignorethe“gorilla”because________.A．theydon’tlookdirectlyatitB．theyarenotinterestedinitC．theyaretoofocusedoncountingD．theyconsiderittobeadistraction5、Whydomagiciansusuallyusecomedyandmusicwhentheyplaymagictricks?A．Togetviewerstostayfocusedontheshow.B．Tomaketheshowmorefunandexciting.C．Todrawviewers’attentionawayfromasecretaction.D．Tocreateinformationgapsbetweenmagiciansandviewers.23．（8分）Despitethevitalroletheyplayinmanyecosystems,animalsconsideredtobe“ugly”arebeingignoredbyscientists.Astudyhadfounduglieranimalsattractlessattentionandlessfundingwhenitcomestoconservationeffortsandresearch.Thiscouldmeantheugliestanimalpopulationcouldbeunderthreat.ThestudywasconductedbywildlifebiologistsTrishFlemingandBillBatemaninPerth,Australia.Theylookedatresearchpublicationsconcerning331Australianmammalspeciesthatbroadlyfellintocategoriestheylabeledas“thegood,thebadandtheugly”.Itturnedoutthatstudiesinto“thegoodgroup”and“thebadgroup”werecarriedoutwhile“theuglygroup”wasignored.Uglyanimals,suchasthefruitbatandthetreebat,arebeingignoredbyconservationists.Andsomeanimalsareevenbecomingendangeredbecauseofhowtheylook.TheMadagascanlemur(狐猴)calledtheaye­ayeissouglythatthenativeshavelongseenthemasabadsign,orasignofdeath,sotheykillthemwhenevertheyseethem.Otheruglyanimalsunderthreatincludethedugong(儒艮)andtheproboscismonkey(长鼻猴)．Despitemakingup45%ofthe331speciesstudied,theuglyanimalshaveattractedlittleattentionfromscientists.“Weknowsolittleaboutthebiologyofmanyofthesespecies，”saidTrishFleming.“Formany,wehavecataloguedtheirexistence,butwhenitcomestounderstandingwhattheyeat,theirhabitatneeds,orhowwecouldimprovetheirchanceofsurvival,wearestillinthedark.WithBillBateman,TrishFleminghascalledforimprovedfundingforthelesser­knownmammals.“Itwouldbe‘tragic’ifhumansendedupcausingtheextinctionofmorespecieswithoutevenknowinganythingaboutthem，”theysaid.1、Basedonthetext,“theuglyanimals”________.A．areincreasinginnumberB．getmoreconservationfundsC．playanimportantroleintheecosystemD．costquiteagreatdealofmoneyinresearch2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Peopleseethedugongasasignofdeath.B．Moreattentionhasbeenpaidto“theuglyanimals”．C．Therewasnotenoughstudyon“theuglyanimals”．D．TrishandBilldidresearchon331Australianmammals.3、Themainreasonforsomeanimals'beingendangeredmayliein________.A．theirunpleasantlooksB．theirbroadcategoriesC．theireconomicvaluesD．theirlovelyappearances4、Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe“________”．A．TheUgliestAnimalintheWorldB．TheUglySpeciesAreunderThreatC．TheLivingHabitsoftheUglySpeciesD．TheProboscisMonkeyIsEndangered24．（8分）TheBritishliveonasmallisland.Theyaresurroundedbythesea,soitisnotsurprisingthattheseahasalwaysplayedanimportantroleintheirlives.Afterthedevelopmentoflarge,ocean­goingsailingshipsinthefifteenthcentury,theseabecameevenmoreimportanttothecountry’sdevelopment.ShipssettingsailfromEnglanddeterminedtoextendBritain’sterritories,itswealthanditsknowledgeoftheworld.ShipsreturnedtoEnglandbringinggoods,peopleandnewideasfromforeignplaces.Bythenineteenthcentury,Britainhadthelargest,mostpowerfulnavyintheworld.ThegreatsailingshipsweresomuchapartofBritishlifethattheyevenaffectedthelanguage.ManyEnglishexpressionsweusetodaywereoriginallynautical(航海的)terms,althoughmostpeoplenolongerrealizethis.Forexample,peoplecommonlydescribeanhonestandfairbusinessdealasbeing“aboveboard”.Thisexpressionwasoriginallyusedinsailingshiptimeswhensecretive,dishonestship’sbusinesswouldbecarriedoutbelowdecks(belowtheboards)outofpublicview.Ontheotherhand,honestbusinesswasalwaysconductedondeck(abovetheboards),intheopenwhereeveryonecouldseewhatwasgoingon.“Pipedown!”,meaning“Bequiet!”,isanothercommonexpressionthathasnauticalorigins.Theship’sboatswain(水手长)wouldblowawhistle,orpipe,attheendofthedaytoindicate(表明)tothesailorsitwastimetoquietendownandgotosleep.MostnativeEnglishspeakershaveheardtheexpression“notenoughroomtoswingacat”,butfewknowthatthe“cat”doesnotrefertoasmallfurryanimalwithfourlegsandatail.The“cat”isactuallyashortformof“catofninetails”—awhipwithnine,knotted(打结的)tails.Aboatswainneededalotofspaceinordertoswingthewhipproperlywhenlashing(鞭打)apoorsailorunderhiscontrol!1、TheBritishhavebeenstronglyinfluencedbytheseabecause________.A．theyoccupiedmorelandaroundtheworldB．theygotmorewealthfromtheseaC．theyliveonanislandsurroundedbytheseaD．theyhadthelargestnavyever2、Ifsomeoneisopenandaboveboard,itmeansheis________.A．secretiveB．honestC．cheerfulD．dishonest3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Sailorsneedtogotosleepwhentheyhearawhistle.B．Sailorswillbewhippediftheydobusinessbelowdecks.C．Apoorsailormaybewhippedninetimesaday.D．Thereisnospareroomtoraisecatsonships.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．ThebusinessonBritishsailingships.B．TheinfluenceofBritishsailors’languageonEnglish.C．ThesailinghistoryofEngland.D．ThesailingstoryofBritishsailors.25．（10分）Conformityinvolveschangingyourbehaviourto“fitin”or“goalong”withthepeoplearoundyou.Insomecases,thissocialinfluencemightinvolveagreeingwithoractinglikethemajorityofpeopleinaspecificgroup,orinvolvebehavinginaparticularwaytobeviewedas“normal”bythegroup.Actually,conformityissomethingthathappensregularlyinoursocialworld.Sometimeswe’reawareofourbehaviour,butinmanycasesithappenswithoutmuchthoughtorawarenessonourparts.Andeveninsomecaseswegoalongwiththingswedisagreewithorbehaveinwaysweknowweshouldn’t.Therearecountlessexamplesofconformityinlife.Forinstance,ateenagerdressesinacertainstylebecausehewantstofitinwiththerestoftheteenagersinhissocialgroup.Awomanreadsabookforherbookclubandreallyenjoysit.Whensheattendsherbookclubmeeting,theothermembersalldislikethebook.Ratherthangoagainstthegroupopinion,shesimplyagreeswiththeothersthatthebookisterrible.Whydoweconform?Inmanycases,lookingtotherestofthegroupforcluesforhowweshouldbehavecanactuallybehelpful.Othersmighthavegreaterknowledgeorexperiencethanwedo,sofollowingtheirleadcanactuallybeinstructive.Andinsomecases,weconformtotheexpectationsofthegrouptoavoidlookingfoolish.Thistendencycanbecomeespeciallystronginsituationswherewearen’tquitesurehowtoact.Additionally,therearesomesituationswhereweconformjustinordertoavoidpunishmentsorgainrewards.Therearemanyfactorsthatinfluenceconformity.Forexample,notknowinghowtoperformadifficulttaskmakespeoplemorelikelytoconform.Personalcharacteristicssuchasmotivationtoachieveandstrongleadershipabilitiesarelinkedwithadecreasedtendencytoconform.Andpeoplearemorelikelytoconforminsituationsthatinvolvebetweenthreeandfiveotherpeople.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutconformityfromthefirstparagraph?A．Actuallyitisrareforustoconform.B．Blindconformityshouldbecriticized.C．Sometimespeopletendtoconformunconsciously.D．Conformitymeanschangingyourbehaviourreluctantly.2、Whichofthefollowingisacaseofconformity?A．Joiningacertainorganization.B．Followingtheongoingfashion.C．Sharingsomethingpersonalwithothers.D．Givingupyourcreativeideascautiously.3、Whenarewemostlikelytoconformaccordingtothetext?A．Whenweareataloss.B．Whenwearerejected.C．Whenwefeelthreatened.D．Whenwefeeluncomfortable.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Conformitycannotbeavoidedbyanyone.B．Conformityislinkedtothesizeofthegroup.C．Conformityisanaturalresponsetochallenges.D．Conformityisn’trelatedtoindividualdifferences.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）Hittingheavilyonthekeysinfrustration,Iturnedawayfromthepiano,tryingtofightthetearsthatwerealreadywellingupinmyeyes.Afteranhourof1,Istillcouldn’tgettherhythmquiterightonaMozartpiecethatIhadto2tomypianoteacherthefollowingday.Itwasfrustratingtohavespentsucha(n)3timeonapianosongandstillbeunabletoplaythepiececorrectly.Tome,thepiecehadatfirstseemedeasy.But,nomatterhow4Itried,Ijustcouldn’tseemtoplayitthewaythatitwas5tobeplayed.Idecidedtotakea6.Forthemostpart,afteralittlebitofwork,Icould7learnthesongratherquickly.However,itwasalwaysthatonesong,whichmighthaveappearedsimplebutwas8,thatalwaysannoyedme.Thesetypesofsongsalwaysmademe9myselfwhetherIcouldbeapianist.Afterhavingdinner,Idecidedtocomebacktothepiano.Placingmy10onthekeys,Ichosetoplaythepieceslowlyandcarefully,payingattentiontohittingthecorrectnotes11tryingtoplaythepiecequickly.Usingthisnewmethodofpracticing,I12agreatdealofpatience,somethingthatIoftenhad13with.Insteadofthinkinghowhardtherhythmwas,IthoughtabouthowIcould14myself,littlebylittle.Finally,Icouldslowlyseemyselfgettingbetter.15,Ididn’tevengettherhythmrightuntilaweeklater.Ialso16animportantlesson—sometimes,babystepsarethebestwayto17agoal.I’manimpatientpersonwholikestothinkthatIcanget18byleapsandbounds.But,inthecaseofpiano,Icouldn’tmoveforwardandimprove19Isloweddown,believedinmyself,andtookitonestep20.1、A．waitingB．practicingC．cryingD．singing2、A．contributeB．donateC．representD．present3、A．limitedB．extraC．longD．short4、A．hardB．wellC．carefullyD．efficiently5、A．offeredB．supposedC．designedD．organized6、A．tryB．chanceC．breathD．break7、A．usuallyB．neverC．sometimesD．occasionally8、A．importantB．difficultC．necessaryD．useful9、A．ignoreB．regardC．doubtD．believe10、A．mindB．fingersC．notesD．piece11、A．insteadofB．inspiteofC．aswellasD．incaseof12、A．expressedB．encouragedC．evaluatedD．exercised13、A．confusionB．contactC．troubleD．control14、A．adjustB．persuadeC．comfortD．improve15、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．OtherwiseD．Moreover16、A．gaveB．missedC．learnedD．taught17、A．setB．identifyC．developD．reach18、A．somewhereB．nowhereC．whereverD．everywhere19、A．asB．untilC．whenD．if20、A．allthetimeB．attimesC．atatimeD．atonetime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）在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。WhataretheBritishlikewhenitcomestolearninglanguages?AccordingtoasurveypublishedbytheEuropeanCommission,theBritishare1．(office)theworstlanguagelearnersinEurope—62percentofthemcan’tspeakanyotherlanguageapartfrom2．(they)own.LearningaforeignlanguageisnotapopularoptionatschoolinBritain;childrenstartstudyingaforeignlanguage3．11andmanygiveupcompletelyseveralyearslater.Sowhydon’tyoungpeoplecontinuewithlanguagesatschool?Aresearchsuggeststhatstudentsthinkitismoredifficulttogetgoodgradesinlanguagesthaninothersubjects,suchasscienceorhistory.Thegovernmentisnowlookingatdifferentways4．(improve)languagelearning.Oneideaistostartmuchyoungerandintroduceforeignlanguagesfromtheageoffive.5．ideaistogiveschoolchildrenmore6．(choose)andexpandtherangeoflanguages7．(teach)toincludeArabic,MandarinandUrdu.MandarinChineseispredictedtobecomethesecondmostpopularforeignlanguagelearnedinUKschools.BrightonCollegeheadmasterRichardCairnssays,“Oneofmykeytasksistomakesurepupils8．(equip)fortherealitiesofthe21stcentury.Oneofthoserealitiesis9．Chinahasthefastest-growingeconomyintheworld.”ItmaybeanambitioustasktochangetheBrits’attitudeto10．(learn)languagesbutthegovernmentisdeterminedtotry.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。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),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,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。Iliveinadistantvillageinthemountains,whichpeoplelikeraisingdogs.Ihaveanadultdogandhewasnotverybiginsize.Lastweek,therelativesenttwolittledogstome.Theywereunabletowalkwell,evenfalltothegroundnowandthen.Theymovedliketwofurballs,funnyandlovely.However,Ifearedthatiftheadultdogmightdislikethemandevenattackthem.SoIkeptthetwolittleoneinabox.Oneday,Iwasastonishingtoseetheadultdoglyinginthebox.Underthemcomfor