2025届湖北省荆州市沙市区沙市中学英语高三上期末质量检测试题含解析

2025届湖北省荆州市沙市区沙市中学英语高三上期末质量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．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised2．—________It’sonlyaninterview!—Onlyaninterview?Onlyaninterview?WhatifIpanic?WhatifIsayasillywordbyaccident?A．Welldone!B．Comeon!C．Howcome?D．Nodoubt!3．Atthenewsoftheearthquake,thesoldiersdidwhattheycouldthevictims.A．help B．tohelp C．tohelping D．helping4．heremotion,sheburiedherfaceinherhands． A．Controlled B．Tocontrol C．Beingcontrolled D．Havingcontrolled5．Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．arrival6．Marydoesn'twanttomovetoBeijingbecauseifshe_________there,shewouldn'tbeabletoseeherhusbandoften.A．wouldlive B．weretoliveC．haslived D．lives7．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why8．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout9．.JennywassadoverthelossofthephotossheshotinCanada,_________thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．if B．when C．as D．where10．—Ithinkthepaperistakingyoualongtimetowrite.—I______onitforalmostamonthnow.A．workedB．wasworkingC．amworkingD．havebeenworking11．Itwasreportedthatasmanyas50%ofpatientsdonottakemedicine______directed,______hasdrawndoctor’sattention.A．when;it B．as;what C．as;which D．that;and12．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe13．________they’vemanagedtogeteverythingfinishedsoquicklyisnotcleartous.A．WhichB．WhatC．ThatD．How14．Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter______itsstructureratherthanitschemicalcomposition.A．livesupto B．getsdowntoC．comesdownto D．standsupto15．I’mnotsureofthereasonforthedog’sillness,butit____byeatingtoomuch.A．mayhavebeencaused B．needhavebeencausedC．shouldhavebeencaused D．musthavebeencaused16．_______theschool,thevillagehasaclinic,whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport.A．Inreplyto B．InadditiontoC．Inchargeof D．Inplaceof17．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because18．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．aslongasD．asthough19．Thekidiscrying,forhe______jumpovertheditchonhisown.A．daresnotto B．darenotto C．doesn’tdareto D．daresnot20．—Hi,Tom,haveyoucheckedtheaccountyet?—Certainly,I________itfivetimeseventhoughyoutoldmetodoittwice.A．checkedB．willhavecheckedC．havebeencheckingD．hadchecked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）MathsandMusicAnexcellentwaytokillaconversationistosayyouareamathematician．Tellothersyouarealsoamusician，however，andtheywillbehooked．Althoughthereareobvioussimilaritiesbetweenmathematicalandmusicalactivity，thereisnodirectevidenceforthekindofmagicalconnectionmanypeopleseemtobelievein．I'mpartlyreferringheretothe"Mozarteffect"，wherechildrenwhohavebeenplayingMozartcompositionsaresupposedlymoreintelligent，includingatmaths，thanotherchildren．Itisnothardtoseewhysuchatheorywouldbepopular：wewouldallliketobecomebetteratmathswithoutputtinginanyeffort．ButtheconclusionsoftheexperimentthatexpressedthebeliefintheMozarteffectweremuchmoremodest．Ifyouwantyourbraintoworkbetter，youclearlyhavetoputinhardwork．Asforlearningtoplaythepiano，italsotakeseffort．Surelyaconnectionisquitereasonable．Bothmathsandmusicdealwithabstractstructures，soifyoubecomegoodatone，thenitislikelythatyoubecomegoodatsomethingmoregeneralthathelpsyouwiththeother．Ifthisiscorrect，itwouldshowaconnectionbetweenmathematicalandmusicalability．Itwouldbemoreliketheconnectionbetweenabilitiesatfootballandtennis．Tobecomebetteratone，youneedtoimproveyourfitnessandcoordination（协调）．Thatmakesyoubetteratsportandprobablyhelpswiththeother．Abstractstructuresdon'texistonlyinmathsandmusic．Ifyoulearnalanguagethenyouneedtounderstanditsabstractstructureslikegrammar．Yetwedon'thearpeopleaskingaboutaconnectionbetweenmathematicalandlinguistic（语言的）ability．Maybethisisbecausegrammarfeelsmathematical，soitwouldn'tbesurprisingthatmathematicianswerebetteratlearninggrammar．Music，however，isstronglytiedupwithfeelingsandcanbeenjoyedevenbypeoplewhoknowlittleaboutit．Assuch，itseemsdifferentfrommaths，sotherewouldn'tbeanyconnectionbetweenthetwo．Let'sseehowwesolveproblemsofthe"AistoBasCistoD"kind．Theseappearinintelligencetestsbuttheyarealsoimportanttobothmusicandmaths．ConsidertheopeningofMozart'sEineKleineNachtmusik（小夜曲）．Thesecondphrase（小节）isaclearanswertothefirst．Thelistenerthinks："ThefirstphrasegoesupwardandusesthenotesofaGmajorchord（和弦）；whatwouldbethecorrespondingphrasethatgoesdownwardandusesthenotesofaD7？"Musicisfullofpuzzleslikethis．Ifyouaregoodatthem，expectationswillconstantlybesetupinyourmind．Thebestmomentssurpriseyoubybeingunexpected，butweneedtheexpectationsinthefirstplace．1、Whatdoestheauthorsayabout"Mozarteffect"？______A．Thegoalofitwasnotcarefullythoughtabout．B．Thefindingsfromitgavepeoplewronginformation．C．Theinterestpeopleshowedinitwasunexpected．D．Thewayitwascarriedoutprovedtobeineffective．2、TheauthormentionedfootballandtennisinParagraph3toshowthat______．A．footballandtennisareplayedinasimilarway．B．certainskillsmaybedevelopedthroughpractice．C．musicandmathshavesomethingincommon．D．abstractstructuresbringbenefitstovariousfields．3、WecaninferfromParagraph4that______．A．languageseemsmorelikemathsthanmusicdoes．B．languageislessappealingtolearners．C．mathematiciansaregoodatmusiclearning．D．thestructureoflanguageiseasiertolearnthanthatofmusic．4、Whatdoesthewriterintendtostateinthelastparagraph？______A．Howmusicdiffersfrommaths．B．Whymusicianspossessmathematicalabilities．C．WhyMozartissohighlyconsideredbymathematicians．D．Howabstractthinkingappliestobothmusicandmaths．22．（8分）WHERETOGOINAUGUST?InEuropeAugustistheheightofthepeakseason!MillionsofholidaymakersfromaroundtheworldinvadethebeachesandcountrysideofSouthernEurope.Theclimateisgreatfortravelforjustaboutthewholeofthecontinentwithjustafewareasaffectedbyextremeheat.ThenorthofEuropeislovelyduringthismonthandsummeristheidealtimetovisitthosecountriesthataregenerallyconsideredalittlecoldanddampsuchasIreland,ScotlandorHolland.InAsiaThisseasonisconsideredtheleastfavourable.Themonsoon(季风)seasonisatitsheightoverthemajorityofthisareawiththeexceptionofonlyafewcountries(KeralaorTamilNaduinIndia,BaliandthesouthernislandsofIndonesia,etc.)Everywhereelseishot,andverydampclimateprevails(盛行).InAfricaTheMaghrebcountriesarecrowdedwithtourists.Theclimateishotanddry.TheAtlanticcoastofMoroccoispleasantthankstotheoceaninfluence.Furthertothesouthitistherainyseasonanditisonlyalongthelatitude(纬度)ofKenyaandTanzaniathattheclimatebecomesfavourabletovisitors.InAmericaThenorthisgenerallyhotanddry(sometimesextremelyhotinthedesertstowardsthewestoftheUSA).CentralAmericaexperiencesashortrainyseasonatthistimebuttowardsthesouththeconditionsaremorefavourable.Tobeavoided:AlthoughJulyandAugustarefavourabletotravel“climatically”speaking,itisoftennotsopleasantwhenitcomestoquietnessandprices.ThevastmajoritiesofEuropeancountrieshavetheirmainholidaysduringthisperiodsothehotelsaregenerallycrowdedandthepriceshighforthemajorityofdestinations.156、WhichpartmaybethelastchoicefortravellinginAugust?A．Asia. B．Africa.C．SouthernEurope. D．SouthernAmerica.1、Besidesclimate,__________cancontributetoyourdisappointmentwhentravelling.A．hotelprices B．peacefulenvironmentC．transportationexpenses D．troublesomeholidaymakers2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invade”inthepart“inEurope”mean?A．Immigrationto. B．Visitseparately.C．Enterinlargenumbers. D．Attackandoccupy.23．（8分）IlovegoingoutwithmymateJerry.Peoplestareathimwithadmiration.Someevenaskforhissignature.ButJerryisn’tfamous.Hejustbearsaresemblance(长得像)tosomeonewhoistheactorDanielRadcliffe.Yes,HarryPotterhimself!Andithasamagicaleffectonpeople!ItoldJerryheshouldbeatwinmodel.That’swhatPaulineBaileydid.Shedecidedtoreplicate(模仿)MarilynMonroe’simageaftershewastoldsheborealikenesstothestar.Baileysays:“IboughtbooksandstartedreadingaboutMarilyn.Irealizedwehadasimilarupbringing,soIhadanaffinity(亲近感)withher.ThenpeoplestartedsayingwhenIwenttoplacesthatIlookedlikeher.Ididn’trealizeyoucouldmakealivingoutofit.”Nowtheblonde(金发的)modelgetsjobsthroughaspecializedagency.Shejumpsoutofcakes,allowingmentolivethefantasyofmeetingthelategoddessofthesilverscreen.Butnoteverybodyprofitsfromthelookalikebusiness.IranianactorMahmoudBasiriclaimshislikenesstoafamouspersoncosthimeightyearsofearnings.HehappenstobethespittingimageofformerIranianPresidentMahmoudAhmadinejad.Hewastoldin2005thathecouldonlyworkwiththeleader’sagreement.SowillAhmadinejadevergivehisagreementtotheactortoplayhim?Don’tholdyourbreath—Basirispecializesincomedy!Butoverall,aresemblancetoapopularartistisagoodthing,isn’tit?Thebiggestchallengemustbetokeeptheillusiongoing—forexample,bygainingorlosingweightiftheydo.However,PaulineBaileythinksit’simportanttokeepasenseofyourself.Shesays:“I’mverymuchanindividualperson,awayfromMarilyn.Ithinkyoucouldloseyourselfveryeasilybeingsomeoneelseallthetimeandloseyourownidentity”.IaskedJerryifhethinksimpersonatingDanielRadcliffeprofessionallycouldgotohishead.Iworriedthatalltheadulation(恭维)mightchangehimandmakehimleavemebehind.“Noway,”hesaid.“Wedoeverythingtogether.”Whataboutyou?Whichcelebritywouldyouliketobethespittingimageof?1、WhydosomepeopleaskforJerry’ssignature?A．Theythinkthatheisadmirable.B．TheymistakehimasDanielRadcliffe.C．Theythinkhehasmagicpower.D．TheytakehimforHarryPotter.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutPaulineBailey?A．ShelookslikeMarilynMonroe.B．SheisJerry’sgirlfriend.C．Shehasatwinsister.D．Sheisafamousfilmstar.3、WhatdoweknowaboutBasiri?A．HeistheformerIranianpresident.B．Heisfondofactingleaders.C．Hehasmademuchmoneyfor8years.D．Heisgoodatactingincomedy.24．（8分）Iconsideredanactivesociallifeasbasichumannecessity.YetwhenitdawnedonmejusthowmuchtimeIwasspendingsocializing,IrealizedImaybetakingittoanextreme.Icalculatedthat,onaverage,Iwasspending22hoursormoreeachweekonsocialactivities.So,toseewhatwouldhappentomyworkoutput,healthandwellbeing,Idecidedtotryandcutoutmysociallifeentirely.Iknew,attimes,Ifilledmyschedulesimplyoutoffearofmissingout(FOMO),butalsoasawaytoshiftfocusawayfrommywork.Foronemonth,Ideclinedallin-personactivitieswithfriends:goingoutfordrinks;dinners;partiesandnon-workrelatedevents,toseeifitwouldmakememoreproductive,improvemyfocusandcareerprospects.Ondayoneofthemonth-longexperiment,Ihadtofightsomeanxietyovermissingout.Butasthedayspassed,Istartedtorelax.IonlyhadoneoptiontoconsiderforSaturdaynight—tostayhome—andthislimitationleftmemoresatisfiedinmydecision.Ifeltmorecontentworking,readingorwatchingTV.WhileIfoundmoretimetowork,Ialsonoticedachangeinmyoverallhealth.Ifoundmyselfcookingmoreathome,doingdailyexercise,gettingtobedearliereachnight,reading,andenjoyingmomentsofrestandboredomthroughouttheday.HavingnosociallifeleftmemorefreetimethanI’dimagine.Suchidlemomentsarevitalforcreativity,andmindwanderinghasbeenlinkedtocreativeproblemsolving.DuringtheexperimentIfoundmyselfregularlybrainstormingnewideasandreimaginingexistingprojects.Ofcoursesocializingisanimportantwaytobuildworkcontacts.Whileonemonthofnosociallifedidnotimpactmyrelationshipwithexistingclients,ifIhadcontinued,itmayharmmyabilitytobuildnewones.1、Whatdidtheauthorrealizeabouthissocializing?A．Itwasdifficultforhimtocontactpeople.B．It’sanecessarypartofhislifeandwork.C．Hehadspenttoomuchtimeinsocializing.D．Heshouldhavespentmoretimesocializing.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelonthefirstdayofhisexperiment?A．Hefeltanxiousthathemightbeleftout.B．Hefeltmoreenergetictogetdowntowork.C．Hefeltrelaxednothavingtocontactpeople.D．Hefeltdoubtfulwhetherhecouldholdon.3、Whatbenefitdidtheauthorfindtolethismindwanderlazily?A．Hecouldhavemoretimewithhisfamily.B．Hecouldsolveproblemsinacreativeway.C．Hecouldbemoreconcentratedonhiswork.D．Hecouldfreehimselffromtheworkcontacts.4、Whatwouldtheauthordoaftertheexperiment?A．Liveaquietlifewithhisfamilyawayfromtheoutside.B．Makeanewsociallifewithanypossiblecustomers.C．Sparesometimeregularlyforcreativethinkingalone.D．Continuehisworkcontactswithhiscustomers.25．（10分）Fashionshavealotofrules.Mostofthem,however,arejustwrong.Butthere’sonerulethatgoesbeyondtraditionandintothefieldofscientificstudyofthebrain:Blackgarmentsareslimming.Itallcomesdowntohowyourvisualsystemprocessesthelight.Thebelowholesineachsquarearethesameinsize,yetthewhiteholelooksbiggerthantheblackhole.Inthe1500s,GalileoGalileinoticedthatsomeoftheplanetslookedlargerwhenviewedwiththenakedeye(肉眼)thantheydidwhenviewedthroughatelescope,makingthewhitelightofVenus(金星)appeareighttotentimeslargerthanJupiter(木星)inthenightsky.Heknewsomethingstrangemustbegoingonwithhisvisiontocausethisillusion,buthewasn’tsurewhatitwas.Luckily,scientistsneverstoppedwondering,andin2014,theyfigureditout.Ourvisualsystemoperatesviatwomainchannels:“on”neurons(神经元)thataresensitivetolightthingsand“off”neuronsthataresensitivetodarkthings.Whenitcametothedark“off”neurons,theresearchersfoundthattheyrespondedpredictablytodarkshapesonalightbackground—thegreaterthecontrastbetweenthetwo,themoreactivetheseneuronswere.Butthelight“on”neuronsbehavedunpredictably.Evenwiththesameamountofcontrast,lightobjectsonadarkbackgroundcausedagreaterresponseintheseneurons.Thismakessomesense,evolutionarilyspeaking.Inthedarkofnight,you’dwanttobeabletotakeineverybitoflightyoucanget,soavisualsystemthatenlargeslightobjectsonadarkbackgroundcouldbeveryuseful.However,it’snotthathardtoseedarkobjectsinthelightofday.Ithassomeeffectsinthecolorsofyourclothesandintheappearanceoftheplanets—thebrighterappearanceofVenusinthenightskymakesitlookbiggerthanthedarkerJupiter.1、WhatdidGalileoGalileibelieveaccordingtoParagraph2?A．Theneuronsledtothedifference.B．Therewassomethingwrongwithhistelescope.C．Thedifferencewascausedbyhisvisualillusion.D．Thingswerebiggerwhenseenthroughtelescopes.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthe“off”neurons?A．Theyaresensitivetolightobjects.B．Theirbehaviorcan’tbepredicted.C．Theybehavedifferentlyfrompersontoperson.D．Theiractivenessimproveswiththecontrastofcolors.3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthephenomenon?A．Itmakespeoplefeelpuzzled.B．Itbringsgreatharmtopeople.C．Itismorecommonamongyouths.D．Itisbeneficialtopeople’sevolution.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Whywelookthinnerwheninblack.B．Whatvisualillusionsbringtopeople.C．Howweareaffectedbythefashionrules.D．Whetherpeople’svisualsystemisdifferent.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）AverylittleboywasspendinghisSaturdaymorningplayinginhissandbox.Hehadwithhimaplasticpail(桶)andashiny,redplasticshovel(铲).Inthe1ofcreatingroadsandtunnelsinthesand,he2alargerockinthemiddleofthesandbox.Theboydugaroundtherock,3tomoveitoffthedirt.Atfirst,hewantedtocarryitoutofthesandboxwithhishands;however,itwastooheavy.Later,withmuch4,hepushedtherockacrossthesandboxby5hishands.Whentheboygottherocktothe6ofthesandbox,hefoundthathecouldn’trollitupand7thelittlewall.8,thelittleboypushed,buteverytimehethoughthehadmadesome9,therocktipped(翻滚)andthenfellbackintothesandbox.Thelittleboypushedandpushed,buthisonly10wastohavetherockrollback.Finallyhe11tears.Allthistimetheboy’sfatherwatchedfromhislivingroomwindow12thedramawasunfolded.Themomentthetearsfell,alarge13appearedacrossthesandbox.Itwastheboy’sfather.Gentlybut14,hesaid,“Son,whydidn’tyouuseallthestrengththatyouhad?”Defeated,theboy15back,“Idid!Idid!IusedallthestrengththatIhad!”“No,youdidn’t.Youdidn’taskmeforhelp.”Thefather16down,pickeduptherockanddroppeditoffthesandbox.Doyouhave“rocks”inyourlifethatneedtobe17?Areyoudiscoveringthatyoudon’thave18ittakestoliftthem?Thereissomeonewhoiswillingtogiveusthe19weneed.Maybe,it’ssometimesagoodideatoaskothersfor20whenwemeetdifficultieswecan’tovercome.1、A．methodB．stepC．practiceD．process2、A．createdB．setC．discoveredD．brought3、A．tryingB．managingC．decidingD．competing4、A．thoughtB．struggleC．movementD．worry5、A．touchingB．shakingC．usingD．controlling6、A．bottomB．centerC．edgeD．front7、A．overB．downC．throughD．into8、A．DoubtedB．SurprisedC．PleasedD．Determined9、A．attemptB．progressC．effortD．decision10、A．hopeB．rewardC．pointD．purpose11、A．madeoutB．brokeoutC．burstintoD．rushedinto12、A．soB．asC．untilD．before13、A．rockB．pictureC．figureD．shade14、A．surprisinglyB．doubtfullyC．kindlyD．firmly15、A．shoutedB．smiledC．calledD．asked16、A．reachedB．lookedC．fellD．put17、A．pushedB．droppedC．carriedD．removed18、A．whoB．whatC．whichD．where19、A．mindsB．spiritsC．forceD．strength20、A．helpB．tipsC．adviceD．ideas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）ThisweekendIwasdelightedtoshowmyparentsaroundSeville,asthey1．(come)forashortbutsweetvisit.Althoughtheweatherwasn’tthebest,westillmade2．bestofourtimetogether.Beingreunitedwiththepeopleyouloveinanewplace3．(bring)excitement.Showingthemaroundthenewcitymakesyou4．(extraordinary)happy.Forexample,asSevilleisknownforflamenco(弗拉门科舞),Itookthemtoseeafamous5．(perform)myfriendsrecommendedtome,whichgaveussuchawonderfulvisualfeast.Furthermore,gettingtoshowyourvisitorstheplaces6．(appeal)toyouisapleasantfeeling,becauseyouareeagertoletthemknowwhereyoulovetospendyourtime.Youarelettingthemgetinvolved7．yournewlife.Alsoyouhavetheopportunity8．(show)yourbelovedonesthenewplacesthattheymayfallinlovewith.So,afteratwo-daytrip,Ifeelpleasedtohavehadthetimetoexplorethose9．(attraction)withmyparents.Iamalreadylookingforwardtotheirnextvisit10．IcanshowthemmoreofwhatSevilleoffersandwhatIamstillyettodiscover.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。Beingateacherisalwaysbelievedtobeoneofgreatestoccupations,becauseteachersmakegreatcontributionsfortheworld、Lastweek,Igotachancetoexperienceteachingstudents、Ourschoolaskedustoteachsomekidsliveinthecountryside、Thekidswassohappythatthey