江苏省常州市常州高级中学分校2025届高三英语第一学期期末学业水平测试试题含解析

江苏省常州市常州高级中学分校2025届高三英语第一学期期末学业水平测试试题注意事项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．Theoldwomanwho________inthedesertedhousealonefortenyearshasbeensettledinanursinghomenow.A．lived B．haslivedC．hadlived D．hasbeenliving2．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．aresaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved3．TheInternetissomuchapartofourculturethatitaffectsourlivesbyactingasa______forface-to-facecontacts.A．preferenceB．motivationC．substituteD．guideline4．---Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?---I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen5．Despitetheknowledgehehasaccumulated,HeJiangcontinuestobetroubledbythequestionoftheunequal_______ofscientificknowledgethroughouttheworld.A．advocateB．distributionC．allocationD．division6．—Youseemtobefondofclassicalmusic.—________.Asamatteroffact,Ilikejazzmusicbetter.A．Idon’tagreeB．NotreallyC．Icouldn’tagreemoreD．Nodoubt7．——Congratulationsonyourpromotion.Gooutfordinner,OK?——Good!__________,justyouandme.A．FollowmeB．MytreatC．MypleasureD．Allowme8．—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．Cheerup B．YoubetC．Whatapity D．Welldone9．—Haveyouwatchedthefilm“Avatar”?—Notyet.ButIthefilmisworthwatching.A．amtold B．wastold C．havetold D．havebeentold10．_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless11．wegotherebytrainorbyshipmakesnodifference．Thetimeandthefeesarethesame． A．Which B．How C．Whether D．Why12．—Iamgainingweight.Ineedtoseeadoctor.—ButIthinkyoueattoomuch.___________.A．Neglectofhealthisdoctor’swealth B．Laughatyourills,andsavedoctors’billsC．Dietcuresmorethanthedoctor D．Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway13．Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin______ofchildren.A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend14．WhenIgottohishouse,Ifoundthatthewalls_____.A．arebeingpaintedB．arepaintingC．werebeingpaintedD．werepainting15．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．athercommand16．Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful17．—Tony,doremembertosendthereporttothesalesmanager!—________.A．Madeit B．GotitC．Heardit D．Followedit18．The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,bigcityinAustralia.A．a;a B．the;a C．a;the D．the;the19．Inacompetitivemarketplace,findingthekeyfactorthat________yourbusinessfromothersishighlyvaluable.A．defends B．distinguishesC．prohibits D．selects20．Thecostoflivinginbigcities________steadilyformanyyears，andithasledsomeyouthstodropoutofthebigcityrace.A．isclimbing B．isbeingclimbedC．hasbeenclimbing D．hasbeenclimbed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）RobertF.Kennedyoncesaidthatacountry’sGDPmeasures“everythingexceptthatwhichmakeslifeworthwhile”.WithBritainvotingtoleavetheEuropeanUnion,andGDPalreadypredictedtoslowasaresult,itisnowatimelymomenttoassesswhathewasreferringto.ThequestionofGDPanditsusefulnesshasannoyedpolicymakersforoverhalfacentury.ManyarguethatitisaflawedconceptItmeasuresthingsthatdonotmatterandmissesthingsthatdo.Bymostrecentmeasures,theUK’sGDPhasbeentheenvyoftheWesternworld,withrecordlowunemploymentandhighgrowthfigures.Ifeverything,wasgoingsowell,thenwhydidover17millionpeoplevoteforBrexit,despitethewarningsaboutwhatitcoulddototheircountry’seconomicprospects?Arecentannualstudyofcountriesandtheirabilitytoconvertgrowthintowell-beingshedssomelightonthatquestion.Acrossthe163countriesmeasured,theUKisoneofthepoorestperformersinensuringthateconomicgrowthistranslatedintomeaningfulimprovementsforitscitizens.RatherthanjustfocusingonGDP,over40differentsetsofcriteriafromhealth,educationandcivilsocietyengagementhavebeenmeasuredtogetamoreroundedassessmentofhowcountriesareperforming.Whileallofthesecountriesfacetheirownchallenges,thereareanumberofconsistentthemes.Yes,therehasbeenabuddingeconomicrecoverysincethe2008globalcrash,butinkeyindicatorsinareassuchashealthandeducation,majoreconomieshavecontinuedtodecline.Yetthisisn’tthecasewithallcountries.SomerelativelypoorEuropeancountrieshaveseenhugeimprovementsacrossmeasuresincludingcivilsociety,incomeequalityandtheenvironment.Thisisalessonthatrichcountriescanlearn;WhenGDPisnolongerregardedasthesolemeasureofacountry’ssuccess,theworldlooksverydifferent.So,whatKennedywasreferringtowasthatwhileGDPhasbeenthemostcommonmethodformeasuringtheeconomicactivityofnations,asameasure,itisnolongerenough,Itdoesnotincludeimportantfactorssuchasenvironmentalqualityoreducationoutcomes—allthingsthatcontributetoaperson’ssenseofwell-being.ThesharphittogrowthpredictedaroundtheworldandintheUKcouldleadtoadeclineintheeverydayserviceswedependonforourwell-beingandforgrowth.Butpolicymakerswhorefocuseffortsonimprovingwell-beingratherthansimplyworryingaboutGDPfigurescouldavoidtheforecasteddoomandmayevenseeprogress.1、RobertF,Kennedyiscitedbecausehe.A．praisedtheUKforitsGDPB．identifiedGDPwithhappinessC．sawtheproblemwithGDPD．misinterpretedtheroleofGDP2、Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttherecentannualstudy?A．Itissponsoredby163countries.B．ItexcludesGDPasanindicator.C．Itscriteriaarequestionable.D．Itsresultsareinspiring.3、Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorsuggeststhat.A．theUKispreparingforaneconomicboomB．highGDPpredictsaneconomicdeclineC．itisessentialtoconsiderfactorsbeyondGDPD．itrequirescautiontohandleeconomicissues4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HighGDPButInadequateWell-being,aUKLessonB．GDPFigures,aWindowonGlobalEconomicHealthC．RobertF.Kennedy,aTerminatorofGDPD．Brexit,theUK’sGatewaytoWell-being22．（8分）EssentialsofNutrition---GoodnutritionVSmalnutrition(营养不良)Author:JoelBresslerPrice:$29.99EssentialsofNutritiontouchesimportanthealthtopicssuchas:thepositiveandnegativeaspectsofnutrition;theimportanceofexercise;thenecessityofvitamins,minerals,andwater.Italsoadviseshowdoctorsandeducatorswillimproveourhealthinthefuture.PreservetheBestandConservetheRest---Memoirs(回忆录)ofaUSForestServiceWildlifeBiologistAuthor:HadleyB．RobertsPrice:$19.99PreservetheBestandConservetheRestcoversUSForestServicewildlifebiologistHadleyB．Roberts’half-centurycareerinwildlifeandfishhabitatconservationandpreservation.Itincludeshisaccomplishment,motivesandinfluencesbehindhisactions.Poodle(贵宾犬)Mistress---TheAutobiographicalStoryofLifewithNineToyPoodleAuthor:SandiLatimerPrice:$22.99PoodleMistressisastoryofunconditionalloveanddevotionaboutninedogsthatchangedauthorSandiLatimer’slife.Hermemoir(回忆录)detailsatwenty-seven-yearjourneyassheandherhusbandcaredforandenjoyedthefunnybehaviorsoftheirtoypoodles.AProfessorandCEOTrueStory---AFascinatingJourneytoSuccessAuthor:RichardT.ChengPrice:$13.95InAProfessorandCEOTrueStory,RichardTChengshareshowheovercamegreatoddsandtransformedfromastrugglingimmigranttomillion-dollarCEOandesteemedprofessor.Thisisapowerfulandinspiringstoryofsuccessandsurvival.1、Whichbookisaboutwildlifeprotection?A．PreservetheBestandConservetheRest.B．EssentialsofNutrition.C．PoodleMistress.D．AProfessorandCEOTrueStory.2、WhoprobablyenjoysreadingPoodleMistress?A．Thosewhoarelookingforsuccess.B．Thosewhofightforanimalrights.C．Thosewhoareinterestedinnaturalworld.D．Thosewhoarepetlovers.3、Whatisthecheapestbookmainlyabout?A．Astoryoflifewithpoodles.B．Importanthealthtopics.C．Aninspiringjourneytosuccess.D．Memoirsofawildlifebiologist.23．（8分）It'scomfortingtothinkifyouweresomehowswallowedbyawhale,you'dsimplyhangoutinhisstomachuntilheeventuallyspatyouout,unharmedandwhole.Unfortunately,yourchanceofendingupinthistypeofsituationisprettylow.In2012reporterBenShattuckreadtherecordsattheNewBedfordWhalingMuseumResearchLibrary.Despitehisextensiveresearchatoneofthemostcomprehensivewhalingarchives(档案),hefailedtofindasinglereportofanyoneeverbeingswallowedalivebyawhale.Hefoundplentyofreportsofwhalerswhowerebittenorinjuredbythecreatures,andseveralwhodiedafterfightingwithawhale,butnonerelatedtoswallowing.Withwhales'largemouths,itcertainlyseemspossiblethatawhalecouldswallowsomeonewhole,sowhyisitsounlikely?Baleenwhales,orwhaleswithoutteeth,aresomeofthelargestcreaturesontheplanet.Despitetheirmassivesize,baleenwhalescouldnevergetyouintotheirbelliesthankstotheirrelativelysmallesophagus(食道).Thesewhalesaredesignedtoeatsmallseacreatures,andtheopeningintheirthroatisonlyaboutaslargeasabasketball,soyou'dnevermakeitthatfar.Butwhatabouttoothedwhales?Spermwhaleseatwholeseals,soyoucouldeasilyfitdowntheirthroatsandintotheirstomachs.However,onceyoureachedthefirstofthespermwhale'sfourstomachs,yourjourneywouldprobablyendquickly.Notonlywouldthewhale'sstomachacidmakequickworkofyou,butyou'dexperienceadistinctlackofairontheinside.Actually,you'remorelikelytogeteatenorinjuredasyoutrytomakeitpastthespermwhale'ssharpteeth.Plentyofwhalers,havefoughtwithspermwhalesandlosttheirhandsorlivesduetothesemeanteeth.1、WhatdidBenShattuck'sresearchin2012show?A．Manypeoplehadbeenkilledbywhales.B．Onlyasinglewhalehadswallowedpeople.C．Whaleshadoftenbeeninjuredbywhalers.D．Nowhaleshadbeenfoundswallowingpeople.2、Whatcanwelearnaboutbaleenwhalesinthistext?A．Theyhaveonlyafewteeth.B．Theylikebigseacreaturesbest.C．Theyhaverelativelysmallesophagus.D．Theyarethelargestanimalsintheworld.3、Whatisthemostlikelytoolforspermwhalestoinjurehumans?A．Theirthroats.B．Thefourstomachs.C．Theinsideofthestomach.D．Themeanteeth.4、Whatmaybethebesttideforthetext?A．WillWhalesKillHumans?B．CanWhalesSwallowPeopleAlive?C．DoWhalesonlyEatSmallCreatures?D．HowCanPeopleResearchonWhales?24．（8分）Asalittlegirlgrowingupintheearly1960sinasuburbofPittsburgh,itwasnotalwayseasytofindrolemodels,ButIwaslucky.Inmychildhood,Iknewsmart,strongwomenwhohadaccomplishedmuch,oneofwhominventedtheworld’sfirstcomputercompiler(编译器).Recently,though,Ilearnedaboutarolemodelwhowasrightundermynose—myownmother.Growingup,IknewshehadworkedasasecretarybeforeIwasborn.IknewthatshehadjoinedtheWAVES—theWomenAcceptedforVolunteerEmergencyServicebranchoftheU.S.NavalReserve(海军预备队)—duringWorldWarⅡ.AndIknewshe’dworkedinanofficethatwasinvolvedwithcodes(编码).Butwhenshetalkedaboutit—rare,becauseshehadbeensworntosecrecy—shedescribedherdutiesasordinary,routine.Ineverquestionedit.Afterall,thewomanIknewwasareservedsuburbanmom.Notlongago,achanceconversationwithacolleagueledmetothebook,CodeGirls.IttellsthestoryoftheWAVES,whodecrypted(解码)andencryptedsecretmessagesduringthewar.Theyworkedaroundtheclock,knowingthatthelivesoftensofthousandsofsoldiers—theirbrothers,husbands,fathers—wereontheline.Inspired,Ibeganajourneytoexplorethemysteryofmymother’sservicethatcontinuestothisday.Igotsomeofherworkingrecordsaboutherunit,OP19.Intwoyears,shewaspromotedthreetimes.Shewasnosecretary,andherdutieswerehardlyordinary.MymotheralwaysencouragedmyinterestinscienceandinsistedtomyfatherthatIgotocollege.“You’regoingtogrowuptobeanotherMadameCurie,”shetoldme.Shewasalwayspointingatotherwomen.Shedidnotseeherselfassomeonetomodelon.NeitherdidI.NowIseeherdifferently.1、Whydidn’ttheauthor’smothertellthetruthaboutherjob?A．Shewasafraidofbeingfiredbyhercompany.B．Shethoughtherjobwasjustunremarkable.C．Shethoughtsecretarywasbetterthanherrealjob.D．Sheknewwellwhattobeexpectedofhercareer.2、Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthorsmother?A．Devotedandfaithful. B．Ambitiousandreserved.C．Cooperativeandsincere. D．Hardworkingandskeptical.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Theauthordoubtedhermother’sjobwhenshewasachild.B．Theauthor’smothersawherselfasanexampletofollow.C．CodeGirls’jobismoreimportantthanthatofthesoldiers.D．CodeGirlsinspiredtheauthortolearnmoreofhermother.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．CodeGirls,MyFavouriteBook.B．Mom,MyRealRoleModel.C．TheOP19,ABuriedSecret.D．WAVES,AMysteriousOrganization.25．（10分）AdulteducationcoursesComputerstudiesTechnologyisadvancingatarapidpace,andwerelymoreandmoreoncomputersforeverythingfromcookingtoorganizingourtaxes.Thissix-weekcoursewillgiveyouanunderstandingofcomputerfundamentalsincludingtheuseofsoftwarepackages(Word,ExcelandPowerPoint)andhowtousetheInternet.Start:May2,2019Time:Wed7pm-9pmCost:￥2Length:6weeksPlace:ShandongUniversityWoodworkLearnthebasicsofwoodworkingwithsimplehands-onprojectstobuildyourconfidenceandskills.Eachlessonexploresadifferentareaofwoodworkingthatwillprovideyouwiththeskillsneededforanywoodworkingproject.Flexiblelearningallowsyoutochooseonlythelessonsthatinterestyou.Start:April15,2019Time:Mon5pm-7pmCost:￥30perlessonLength:12weeksPlace:AdultLearningCentreWebDesignProvidesadvancedtraininginsoftware,design,andcodingfortheweb.Studentsmusthavealreadycompletedarecognizedbasicwebdesigncourseorhaveatleast2years’relevantworkexperience.StudentscompletingthecoursewillreceivetheDiplomainAdvancedWebDesign.Start:June1,2019Time:Weekdays9am-4pmCost:￥4,990Length:40weeksPlace:UniversityofTechnologyArtThispracticalcourseisintendedtohelpestablishedartiststaketheircreativityfurther.Fromsketchingandcolour,tocomposition,paintingandexperimentingwithstyle,youwillstudyandexploreanengagingvarietyofcreativemediaandsubjectmatter.Start:April21,2019Time:Thur3pm-6pmCost:￥750Length:15weeksPlace:CityArtCentre298、Whichcoursesarcsuitableforbeginners?A．WebDesignandArt. B．ComputerStudiesandwoodwork.C．WoodworkandWebDesign. D．ComputerStudiesandArt.1、Whichcourseawardsstudentsanofficialcertificate?A．Art. B．Woodwork.C．webDesign. D．ComputerStudies.2、Howmuchwillastudentwhoattendsonlyhalfofallthewoodworklessonspayintotal?A．￥30. B．￥360.C．￥250. D．￥180.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）Oneday,Iwenttomyfavoritecafeforlunch.I1aburgerandwenttotheoutdoorseats.Whilewaitingformymeal,ahomelessmanonabicyclestoppedtoaskiftherewasagrocerystorenearby.AfterIgavehim2,heaskedifIhad3fromSantaClaraUniversity.(IwaswearingaSCUT-shirt.)Itoldhim,yes.LittledidIknowthatthis4responsewouldleadtoa90-minuteconversation.Theman,Michael,toldmehewasveryintelligent.5,drugusehadruinedbothhisformaleducationandhispursuitof6inhiswork.Hedriftedfromonetopictoanother,7thefactthatIwasreadyformylunch.Heclearlyhadmoreofa8totalkthanIdid.Imadeevery9togivehimmyfullattention,never10ourtalkwouldgoonandon...Eventually,Idideatmymeal,bitebybite11responsesinourconversation.Michaelwasabitstrange.12hisinterestsandviewpoints.Wehadlittlein13,buthewasfascinatedwithtalkingwith,ashe14it,“intelligentpeople.”Ihavetoadmit,Iwishourconversationhadbeen15totenorfifteenminutes,butwhenMichaelfinally16off,hethankedmeforlisteningso17tohimandformy18totalkwithhimforsolong.ItwasthenthatI19that,justmaybe,thatwasmypurposeinlifefortoday…tobethere,inthatplace,atthattime,to20inthatconversation.1、A．booked B．ordered C．made D．selected2、A．commands B．contributions C．introductions D．directions3、A．quitted B．1eft C．graduated D．learned4、A．simple B．careless C．timely D．significant5、A．Unfortunately B．Unnecessarily C．Consequently D．Additionally6、A．power B．success C．luck D．strength7、A．admitting B．recognizing C．ignoring D．covering8、A．benefit B．ambition C．need D．chance9、A．use B．difference C．decision D．effort10、A．wondering B．expecting C．attempting D．requesting11、A．between B．in C．beyond D．among12、A．intermsof B．infavorof C．incaseof D．inplaceof13、A．public B．vain C．particu1ar D．common14、A．took B．saw C．put D．got15、A．applied B．1imited C．compared D．referred16、A．drove B．raced C．rode D．turned17、A．attentively B．clearly C．honestly D．casually18、A．weakness B．quietness C．business D．willingness19、A．struck B．occurred C．realized D．complained20、A．result B．engage C．1ead D．compete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）ShanghaiDisneyResort,thefirstDisneylandinChinaMainlandandthesixthintheworld,1．(open)totouristsonJune16th,2016.Actually,allChinesehavebeenlookingforitforquitealongtime.Thisthemepark,2．isbasedoncartoonstories,usesthe3．advancedtechnologytoprovidevisitorswithabrandnewexperienceofthrillandfun.Whatisuniquetotheparkisabeautifulgardeninthecentre4．(cover)anareaof46,000squaremeters.TheideawasgotfromaChineseelementanditbecomesahitamongthetouristfromallovertheworld.5．iscertainthatShanghaiDisneyResortwillbeabestplaceforfunandstudyas6．.Visitorscanbuyticketsatthepark’s7．(enter),butticketsarealso8．(availability)online.Meanwhile,largegroupscanalsogetthegroupadmissionrate.Allthehotelsnearbyprovide9．shuttleservicetotheparkfortheconvenienceofthetravelers.Ifyougobycar,theparkis10．easyreachofthefreewayanditisindeedconvenient.Inshort,itwillbeaniceoptionforyourshortholiday.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限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Alittlekidfellintothelakewhileshewasplayingwithherlittlefriends.Theyweretoofrighteningtoknowwhattodonext.Unfortunately,aprettyladyandamanpassedbyandsawthedrowninggirl.Themanimmediatedivedintothewaterandtookthegirltothebankatasametime.Theladycalledtheambulanceontime.Beforetheambulancecame,thelady,whoprovedtobeanurse,performingfirstaidtothekid.Afewofminuteslater,thekidsenttothenearesthospitalandfinallysaved.Thestoryisagoodexamplewherefirstaidcanmakealotofdifferences.Fromit,weknowitisnecessarytoknowbasicfirstaidskillssothatwecanbebetterpreparingforanemergency.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是校学生会主席李华。学生会将在下个月学校举办的英语戏剧节上表演根据经典动画电影《大闹天宫》改编的短剧。给外教Heidi写封电子邮件请她给予以下支持：1.修改所附英文剧本初稿；2.确认见面时间和地点。注意：词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：《大闹天宫》HavocinHeaven；剧本scriptDearHei