2025届广西桂林十八中高三英语第一学期期末考试试题含解析

2025届广西桂林十八中高三英语第一学期期末考试试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．WhitneyHouston’ssuddendeathsuggeststhatdrugabuseissuchaseriousproblem________weshoulddealwithitappropriately.A．as B．that C．which D．where2．Theinfrastructureprojecthasconsumedsomuchmoneythatwecan'tfindanyfinancialsupportandhaveto______.A．pullout B．pullthroughC．catchup D．catchon3．—It’ssohumidthesedays!—Don’tworry!Therain________tostopfromtomorrow.A．willexpectB．expectsC．willbeexpectedD．isexpected4．Theycarryout________checksonmilkproductstomakesurethattheyareofhighquality.A．commonB．naturalC．ordinaryD．regular5．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou6．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon7．—Allthecontainershavebeenunloaded!CanithavebeendonebyFrank?—Impossible!He________hiscarlastnight.A．hasfixedB．hadfixedC．wouldfixD．wasfixing8．—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer9．—When______leaveforJapan?—When______leaveforJapaniskeptsecret.”A．theywill,willthey B．willthey,theywillC．theywill,theywill D．willthey,willthey10．Hisstrongsenseofhumorwasmakeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.A．soastoB．suchastoC．sothatD．suchthat11．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking12．Noonebelieveshisreasonsforbeinglatethathewascaughtinatrafficjam,_______madehimembarrassed.A．it B．which C．that D．why13．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore14．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot15．GeneralSecretary,XiJinping,stressedthatcross－straitcooperationwouldbestrengthened________thetwosidescouldagreetoopposeTaiwanindependence．A．unless B．evenifC．aslongas D．until16．—Doyouoftencomeheretohaveawalk?—No,only_________,becausewearemuchtoobusy.A．occasionallyB．eventuallyC．merelyD．frequently17．IntheUS,therearecurrentlyover5,000communityschools_____,inadditiontoservingaseducationalinstitutions,functionascommunitycentersforthesurroundingneighborhood.A．which B．whereC．whose D．as18．Whenthequestionsgotpersonalduringthetalkshow,theactress______intearsassheopenedupaboutthewoundsshesuffered.A．brokeup B．brokedown C．brokeout D．brokethrough19．AlthoughshedidnotknowBostonwell,shemadeherway________totheHomeCircleBuilding.A．easyenough B．enougheasyC．easilyenough D．enougheasily20．______muchpressuretheU.S.governmentputontheChinesegovernment,Chinawouldsticktoitsownpolicyofexchangerate.A．However B．Wherever C．Whatever D．Whoever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）Wanderingaroundtheairportterminal(航站楼),afterlearningmyflighthadbeendelayedfourhours,Iheardanannouncement,“IfanyonenearGaleA-4understandsanyArabic,pleasecometothegateimmediately.”IwentthereandsawanoldwomaninfulltraditionalPalestiniandresscryingonthefloor.Ayoungmanfromtheairportstaffaskedmetotalktohertofindoutwhatwasherproblem.Hesaidshestartedtocrywhenhearingtheannouncementabouttheflight.Ikneltdown,putmyarmsaroundherandaskedherwhatwaswrong.MyArabicwasn’tgoodenoughbutImanagedtogetmymeaningacross.Shesoonstoppedcryingandtoldmeshehadthoughttheflighthadbeencanceled.SheneededtobeinElPasoforanimportantmedicaltreatmentthenextday.Isaid,“You’llbefine.You’llgettherebutonlyafewhourslate.Whoisgoingtopickyouup?Let’scallhim.”Wecalledherson.IspoketohiminEnglish.ItoldhimIwouldstaywithhismothertillweboardedtheplane.Later,IcalledmydadwhoseArabicwasbetterandaskedhimtotalktoher.Shelookedmuchmorerelaxedwhiletalkingonthephone.Latershetookoutasackofhomemadecookiesstuffedwithdatesandnutsandofferedthemtoallthewomenatthegate:thetravelerfromArgentina,themomfromCalifornia,thelovelywomanfromLaredo.Everybodysmiledandacceptedhercookiestoeat.AndmynewbestfriendandIwereholdinghands,whiletheothersaroundusweretalkingwitheachotherwithdifferentaccents.Ialmostwantedtohugallthoseotherwomentoo.Ilookedaroundthatgateandthoughttomyself,“Thisissurelytheworldwanttolivein.”1、Whydidtheoldladycryattheairportterminalgate?A．Theplanewascanceled.B．Hermedicaltreatmentwascanceled.C．Shedidn’tknowwhichflighttotake.D．Shemisunderstoodtheannouncement.2、Itcanbeinferredthat________.A．theauthorwasPalestinianB．mostpassengerswerefromAmericaC．theauthor’sfirstlanguagewasEnglishD．theoldladyhadnevertravelledabroad3、Accordingtothepassage,welearnthattheauthorwas________.A．talkativeandactiveB．warm-heartedandhelpfulC．creativeandintelligentD．enthusiasticbutaggressive22．（8分）Ifonlythingswerethatsimple.Supportersoftheso-calledStoneAgedietarguethatfarmingpracticesintroducedabout10,000yearsagoareharmfultohumanhealth,andthatweshouldn'teatgrainsorfoodmadefrommilksuchasbutterandcheese.Instead,theysay,weshouldonlyeatplentyofleanmeat(瘦肉)andfish,withfruitandrawvegetablesontheside.Theidea,alsocalledthecaveman,orhunter-gathererdiet,hasbeenaroundfordecadesandwasdiscussedatameetingoftheBritishSocietyforAllergy,EnvironmentalandNutritionalMedicine.AccordingtoLaurenCordain,anutritionistatColoradoStateUniversitywhopresentedtheideatothemeeting,thosefollowingthemeat-centeredmenu“loseweightandgethealthybyeatingthefoodyouweredesignedtoeat”.Hesaysthereisincreasingevidencethatacavemandietcanpreventandtreatmanycommonwesterndiseases.StudiesofislandersinPapuaNewGuineawhostillliveahunter-gathererlifestyleshowtheyrarelysufferfromheartdisease.Butothernutritionistsarguethatcuttingoutwholefoodgroupssuchasgrainsisjustnotagoodidea.“Iwouldrecommendanybodytoeatleanmeatandrawvegetables,”saysToniSteeroftheMRChumannutritionresearchunitatCambridge.Butwhatyou'reaskingpeopletodoiscutoutafoodgroupwhichisgoodforyourhealth.Archaeologistssayit'snotevenclearexactlyhowmuchofthevariousfoodspeopleactuallyateduringtheStoneAge.“TherewasnooneStoneAgediet;dietsofthepastvariedgreatly,”saysJohnGowlett,anarchaeologistattheUniversityofLiverpoolwhoalsoattendedtheconference.PrehistoricpeopleinAfricaprobablyatelessmeatthanmanypeoplethink,hesays,whilethoseinthenorthern,icyareaswereforcedtoeatonlywhateveranimalstheycouldcatch.“I'mnotconvincedthatweknowwhatStoneAgemanate,”agreesAndreMillard,whoresearchesancienthealthanddietatDurhamUniversity.“Theevidencewehaveonlysuggeststhemeatcomponentofthediet.Wegetbonesfromanimalstheyhaveeatenbutwedon'tgettheremainsofanyvegetablestheyhaveeatenbecausetheyrot(腐烂)away.1、Toimproveyourhealth,Cordainsuggests______.A．losingweightfirstB．eatinglessmeatandfishC．goingontheStoneAgedietD．eatingmorefruitandvegetables2、WhatisSteer'sattitudetowardseatinggrains?A．Doubtful.B．Cautious.C．Tolerant.D．Supportive.3、InMillard'sopinion,theevidencefortheStoneAgediet______.A．showsnothingaboutthediet'svegetablecomponentB．tellsusaboutancientpeople'scookingmethodsC．hasproventobereliableandconvincingD．agreeswithhisresearchresults4、Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?A．HowtheStoneAgeevolved.B．WhentheStoneAgedietstarted.C．WhethertheStoneAgedietishealthy.D．WhytheStoneAgetopicisgettingpopular.23．（8分）ThistimelastyearIenteredtwolong-distancemass-participationswimmingevents,includingtheJubileeRiver10kmswim.Atthelastminute,justbeforebothswims,Idecidedtopullout.Therealityis,Iliveinfearofcominglast.Lastyear,beforethetwoevents,IrealizedthatIcouldn’tdealwithcominglast.Ihadlookedattheswimtimesofthosewhohadcompletedthepreviousyearandcalculatedthat,atmycurrentswimpace,Iwouldprobablyhavecomelast.Ijustcouldn’tfaceit.Butwhennextyearcamearound,Idecidedtoenterthosesameeventsagain.Forafewmonths,Itrainedhard,butIdidn’tgetanyfaster.ThenitwasJune5,thedayoftheJubileeRiver10km.Theeventstartedat9:30am,andtheswimmerswereanxiousandeagertostart.AsIswamalong,theriverwasquietandcleanandeverythingwaspeaceful.Thesunshone,Meadows(草地）rolledbyandeverynowandthensomeonewouldwaveatthesceneunfoldinginthewater.Asthedayworeon,somehowIdidn’tmindthat,predictably,almosteveryonewasahead.Therewereatleastsomeswimmersstillnearme,andalthoughwesharedthesameriverwequietlyoccupiedourownspaces.AsIconcentratedondoingmyownthing,watchingthesky,thebank,theotherswimmingcapspassingornotpassing,IrealizedIwasenjoyingmyself.Intheend,fourhoursand4minutesafterI’dstarted,Istaggered(摇摇晃晃地走)outofthewaterandwasgreetedwithasmileanda“welldone”fromtheraceorganizer.Iglancedbackovermyshouldertowardthewaterandnoticedthattherewereasmallhandfulofswimmerswhowerestilltofinish,behindme,outofafieldofaround300swimmers.Butitdidn’tmatter.Iwasjustrelieved,proudandhappytofinish.AsIdroveaway,mythoughtsturnedtomynextlongraceoftheseasonandhowmuchIwaslookingforwardtoit,myfearsofcominglastgentlyreceding(渐渐远去).1、Theauthorintendedtoquitswimmingmainlybecause_______.A．shefearedthatshecouldn’tfinishthetworacesB．shewasafraidthatshewouldletfamilymembersdownC．shewasunwillingtoacceptthepossibilityoffinishinglastD．shedidn’tfullypreparedforthetworaces2、Theauthorhopestoconveythemessagethat______.A．nevergiveupwhenfacingchallengesB．itisprocessthatmattersmostC．failureisthemotherofsuccessD．winnersalwaystakeitall3、Whatdidtheunderlinedsentencemeaninthefifthparagraph?A．ShetookprideinleavingalltheotherswimmersbehindB．ShewasproudthatshewasnotthelastoneintheraceC．ShewasgladtofinishtheraceandhadasenseofreliefD．Shewasproudtobepraisedbytheorganizer4、Itcanbeinferredfromtheendthattheauthorislikelyto_______.A．participateinanotherracewithoutanyhesitationB．analyzethereasonwhyshefailedintheraceC．loseconfidencecompletelyD．decidewhethersheissuitablefortherace24．（8分）Somepeoplearesorude!Whosendsane­mailoratextmessagethatjustsays“Thankyou”？Wholeavesavoicemailmessageratherthantextsyou?WhoasksforafacteasilyfoundonGoogle?Don’tthesepeoplerealizethatthey’rewastingyourtime?MaybeI’mtherudeonefornotappreciatinglife’slittlepoliteness.Butmanysocialagreedstandardsjustdon’tmakesensetopeopledrowningindigitalcommunication.Intexts,youdon’thavetodeclarewhoyouareorevensayhello.E­mail,too,isslowerthanatext.Voicemailisanowimpolitewayoftryingtoconnect.Myfatherlearnedthislessonafterleavingmeadozenvoicemailmessages,noneofwhichIlistenedto.Exasperated,hecalledmysistertoexpresshisdissatisfactionthatIneverreturnedhisphonecalls.“Whyareyouleavinghimvoicemail？”mysisterasked.“Justtexthim.”Intheageofthesmartphone,thereisnoreasontoaskonce­acceptablequestionsabout:theweatherforecast,abusiness’sphonenumber,ordirectionstoahouse,arestaurant,whichcanbeeasilyfoundonGoogleMaps.Butpeoplestillaskthesethings.Andwhenyouanswer,theyrespondwithathank­youe­mail.Howtohandlethesedifferingstandards?Easy.Consideryouraudience.Somepeople,especiallyolderones,appreciateathank­youmessage.Others,likeme,wantnoreply.Theanthropologist(人类学家)MargaretMeadoncesaidthatintraditionalsocieties,theyounglearnfromtheold.Butinmodernsocieties,theoldcanalsolearnfromtheyoung.Here’shopingthatpolitenessnevergoesoutoffashionbutthattime­wastingformsofcommunicationdo.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Exasperated”meaninthefifthparagraph?A．Worried.B．Surprised.C．Annoyed.D．Tired.2、Whydidn’tthewriterreplytohisfather?A．Helikedtextmessagesbetter.B．Heenjoyedcheckinghisvoicemail.C．Hedidn’treceiveanyvoicemailmessages.D．Hedidn’twanttotalkwithhisfather.3、Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriteragreeto?A．Peopleneedn’tlearnfromoneanotherintraditionalsocieties.B．Dealingwithvoicemailshouldvarywitheachindividual.C．Peopleneedn’tturntoGoogleforhelpwhenintrouble.D．Declaringwhoyouareorsayinghellointextsisnecessary.4、What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Nowadays:whatshouldwedowithtextmessages?B．Nowadays:doyoulikeleavingothersavoicemessage?C．Nowadays:whatmeansshouldweuseincommunication?D．Nowadays:doyouneedathank­youmessage?25．（10分）Thereisnodenyingthatsomepeoplelivetobeolderthanothers.Followedarcthestandardexplanations:keepingamoderatediet,engaginginregularexercise,etc.Butwhateffectdoesyourpersonalityhaveonyourlongevity(长寿）？Arethereanykindsofpersonalitiescontributingtolongerlives?AnewstudyintheJournaloftheAmericanGeriatricsSocietylookedatthesequestionsbyexaminingthepersonalitycharacteristicsof246childrenofpeoplewhohadlivedtobeatleast100.Accordingtothestudy,thosewholivethelongestaremoreoutgoing,moreactiveandlessneurotic(神经质的）thanotherpeople.Long-livingwomenarealsomorelikelytobesympatheticandcooperativethanwomenwithanormallifespan.ThesefindingsareinagreementwithwhatyouIwouldexpectfromtheevolutionarytheory:thosewholiketomakefriendsandhelpotherscangatherenoughresourcestomakeitthroughtoughtimes.Interestingly,however,othercharacteristicsthatyoumightconsideradvantageoushadnoimpactonwhetherstudyparticipantswerelikelytolivelonger.Thosewhoweremoreself-disciplined,forinstance,werenomorelikelytolivetobeveryold.Also,beingopentonewideashadnorelationshiptoJonglife,whichmightexplainallthosebad-temperedoldpeoplewhoarefixedintheirway.Whetheryoucansuccessfullychangeyourpersonalityasanadultisthesubjectofalongstandingpsychologicaldebate.Butthenewpapersuggeststhatifyouwantlonglife,youshouldstrivetobeasoutgoingaspossible.Unfortunately,anotherrecentstudyshowsthatyourmother'spersonalitymayalsohelpdetermineyourlongevity.Thatstudylookedatnearly28,000Norwegianmothersandfoundthatthosemomswhoweremoreanxious,depressedandangryweremorelikelytofeedtheirkidsunhealthydiets.Patternsofchildhoodeatingcanbehardtobreakwhenwe’readults,whichmaymeanthatkidsdepressedmomsendupdyingyounger.Personalityisn’tdestiny,andeveryoneknowsthatindividualscanlearntochange.Butbothstudiesshowthatlonglifeisn’tjustamatterofyourphysicalhealthbutofyourmentalhealth.1、ThepurposeofthestudyintheJournaloftheAmericanGeriatricsSocietyis.A．toseewhetherpeople'spersonalityaffectstheirlifespanB．tofindoutifone’slifestylehasanyeffectontheirhealthC．toinvestigatetheroleofexerciseinlivingalonglifeD．toexamineallthefactorscontributingtolongevity2、Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutoutgoingandsympatheticpeople?A．Theyhaveagoodunderstandingofevolution.B．Theyarebetteratnegotiatinganagreement.C．Theygenerallyappearmoreresourceful.D．Theyaremorelikelytogetoverhardship.3、Whatfindingofthestudymightprovesomewhatoutofourexpectation?A．Easy-goingpeoplecanalsolivearelativelylonglife.B．Advantageouspersonalitycharacteristicsactuallyvarywithtimes.C．Suchcharacteristicsasself-disciplinehavenoeffectonlongevity.D．Readinesstoacceptnewideashelpsoneenjoylongevity.4、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．Anxietyanddepressioncutone'slifespanshort.B．Longevityresultsfrommentalandphysicalhealth.C．Personalityplaysadecisiveroleinlongevity.D．Healthisinlargepartrelatedtoone'slifestyle.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）My14-year-oldson,John,andIspottedthecoatatthesametimeatasecond-handclothingstore.Ithadablackcollar,delightfultailoring,aFifthAvenuelabel(标签)anda(an)1priceof$28.Welookedat2,sayingnothing,3John’seyesshone.Dark,woolentopcoatswerepopularjustthenwith4,butcould5severalhundreddollarsnow.John6thecoat.Heturnedfromsidetoside,eyeinghimselfinthemirrorwithaserious,studied7thatsoonchangedintoasmile.The8wasperfect.Johnworethecoattoschoolthenextdayandcamehome9abigsmile.“Howdidthekidslikeyourcoat?”Iasked.“Theyloveit.”Hesaid,10foldingitoverthechairandsmoothingitflat.Overthenextfewweeks,the11cameoverJohn.Quiet,reasoneddiscussionwas12argument.Hebecamemorethoughtfulandeagerto13.“Gooddinner,Mum,”hewouldsayeveryevening.OncedaywhenIsuggestedthathemightstartonhomeworkbeforedinner,Johnsaid,“Youare14,andIguessIwill.”WhenIaskedoneofhisteachers15causedthechanges,shesaidwithlaughter,“Itmustbehiscoat!”atthelibrary,we16tomeetafriendwhohadnotseenourchildrenforalongtime.“17thisbeJohn?”heasked,lookinguptoJohn’snewheight,assessingthecutofhiscoat,andextendinghishand,one18toanother.JohnandIbothknewweshouldnever19aperson’sclothesfortherealpersonwithinthem.Asisknown,whatisontheinsideshouldbe20withwhatisontheoutside.1、A．unbelievableB．specialC．reasonableD．average2、A．theotherB．othersC．oneanotherD．eachother3、A．thereforeB．howeverC．thusD．but4、A．teenagersB．peopleC．parentsD．adults5、A．spendB．costC．payD．take6、A．touchedB．heldC．buttonedD．obtained7、A．gestureB．expressionC．attitudeD．feeling8、A．colorB．fitC．priceD．style9、A．havingB．showingC．behavingD．wearing10、A．carefullyB．carelesslyC．patientlyD．hurriedly11、A．changeB．satisfactionC．happinessD．generosity12、A．becauseofB．awareofC．insteadofD．apologize13、A．regretB．pleaseC．complainD．apologize14、A．troublesomeB．trueC．rightD．wrong15、A．whatB．howC．whenD．that16、A．decidedB．cameC．intendedD．happened17、A．CouldB．WouldC．MustD．Should18、A．friendB．teacherC．gentlemanD．fellow19、A．watchB．mistakeC．considerD．judge20、A．comparedB．connectedC．combinedD．matched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）Beijing’s1．(forbid)City—traditionallyoff-limitsatnightforanyoneexceptemperors—waslitupwithlanternsafterdarkTuesdayasChina2．(celebrate)theendoftheLunarNewYearholiday.Thepalacecomplex，hometoChineseemperorsforfivecenturies，3．(usual)closesby5p.m.thoughsomedistinguishedguestshavebeentaken4．afterdarkonoccasion.ItwasopenedatnightforthefirsttimesinceitsrebirthasthePalaceMuseum94yearsago.ThepalacewallswerebrightenedwithredChineselanterns—designedtorecreatethe5．(feel)oftheroyalcourtofold—and6．lightshowlitupthecomplexwhiletheChinaNationalTraditionalOrchestraandthePekingOperaperformed.Animageofatreasuredpicturecalled“AThousandLiofRiversandMountains”wasbeamedontothepalaceroof.Peoplerushedtogetfree7．(ticket)online，fortherarenight-timeopening，8．weresnappedupwithinminutes.“Creativitymakesthe600-year-oldpalaceyoungeranddrawstraditionalculture9．(close)tothepublic，”saidthePeople’sDaily.ThePalaceMuseumisnowonacampaign10．(attract)evenmorevisitors.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。LastSunday,someofmyclassmateand