2024-2025学年河南省郑州市外国语中学高三下学期期末统一模拟考试英语试题试卷含解析

2024-2025学年河南省郑州市外国语中学高三下学期期末统一模拟考试英语试题试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theoldbank,_____appearanceisnotaprettysight,isextremelybeautifulontheinside.A．whose B．whereC．when D．which2．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must3．Morewildtigershavebeenseenintheforestaroundthisarea,____thereusedtobeveryfew.A．when B．where C．what D．which4．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich5．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．arethere6．—SometimesIamevensleepyinclass.—It’sterrible.You_____aswellgotobedearlier.A．should B．willC．might D．can7．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer8．—Haveyouheardofyesterday'sgasexplosion?—Yes.Onlytwoofthe35minersatthescene________tohavemadeitoutsafely.A．havethoughtB．arethoughtC．hadthoughtD．werethought9．—Astudysuggestsreducingenergydemandinthefuturemay________urbanareas.—That’strue.Citiesneedmoreenergythansmalltownsorotherruralareas.A．catchonB．actonC．hangonD．centeron10．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked11．Manyyoungpeoplejustcan’tlivewithouttheInternet,theydependonforwhateverinformationtheyneed.A．which B．when C．where D．what12．—DoyouknowhowIcan____him?—Onhismobilephone．A．learn B．reach C．seek D．touch13．Theconditionsinthelocalschoolwerefairly_____,noelectricityandnobasicteachingfacilitiesavailable.A．unique B．typicalC．Primitive D．Stable14．Goodfood，goodsleep，noexercise．That'shegainedweight．A．howB．whenC．whatD．whether15．---Whereistheplane？Ican'tseeit.---Itwentoffits________________tokeepawayfromthesuddenstorm.A．course B．roadC．flight D．direction16．Insomecountries,peopleeatwithchopsticks,whilein________,knivesandforks.A．another B．otherC．others D．theother17．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While18．Mr.Zhanggavealltextbookstoallthepupils,except____________whohadalreadytakenthem.A．theseB．onesC．thoseD．theothers19．MorethanaquarteroftheenergyintheUnitedStatesgoestomovingpeopleandgoodsfromoneplacetoanother.A．using B．used C．touse D．use20．EveryfouryearsAmericans__________thetransferofpower.A．carryoverB．carryoffC．carryonD．carryout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）Theclockisticking.DavidBrunellihasjustswallowedahugeburger.Thecrowdcheersexcitedlyashedownsfistfulsoffries.Welcometotheworldofcompetitiveeating.Brunelliispartofaselectgroupwhocompetetoeatmassivequantitiesoffoodasquicklyaspossible.Eatingcontestsmayseemlikeharmlessfun,buttheyhaveadarksideandsomecriticsaresayingit’stimeforthemtostop.Pouringcrazyamountsoffooddownourthroatsisnothingnew.Gorgingbanquets(狼吞虎咽会)wasaregularpartofancientRomanculture.Inthe1800s,someNewYorkCitypoliticianssettledbetsthrougheatingchallenges.Pie-eatingcontestshavebeenaFourthofJulytraditionformorethanacentury.ForsupporterslikeBrunelli,though,eatingcontestsaremorethanacustom.Theyareapathtofortune.Butprizemoneydoesnothingtoreducethehealthrisksofcompetitiveeating.Competitiveeatingcanevenbelife-threatening.In1991,amaninVirginiasufferedastroke(中风)aftereating38eggsin29seconds;InFlorida,in2012,amandiedshortlyafterwinninganeatingcontestleadingagroupofdoctorstocallforabanoneatingcontests.Inanyevent,therisktocompetitorsisonlypartofthestory.Nearlytwo-thirdsofAmericansareoverweight,andcompetitiveeatingsetsaterribleexamplebyencouragingovereating.Andinaworldwhere805millionpeoplegohungryeveryday,downingridiculousquantitiesoffoodforentertainmentseemsnotjustwastefulbutalsocruel.Fornow,though,itseemseatingcontestsareheretostay.Lastyear,morethanthreemillionviewerswatchedNathan’sFamousHotDogEatingContestonTV.Thisyear,MattStonieate182piecesofbaconin5minutes,breakingtheworldrecord.Whatrecordwillbebrokennext?Doyoureallywanttofindout?1、WhatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinParagraph4?A．Competitiveeatingisatradition.B．It’sgreattolearnfromancientpeople.C．Competitiveeatingshouldbeaccepted.D．It’sexcitingtochallengeotherstoeat.2、WhydoesBrunellitakepartintheeatingcontest?A．Forfood. B．Forfun.C．Forhonor. D．Formoney.3、TheexamplesgiveninParagraph6areusedtoshoweatingcontests________.A．useunhealthyfoodB．wastetoomuchfoodC．putcompetitorsatriskD．setabadexampletokids4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Theauthorhopestobreaktherecord.B．Theauthoriseagertoknowtheresult.C．Theauthorwantsreaderstofindouttheresult.D．Theauthordisapprovesofcompetitiveeating.22．（8分）Whensomethinggoeswrong,itcanbeverysatisfyingtosay,“Well,it’sso-and-so’sfault.”or“IknowPmlate,butit’snotmyfault;thecarbrokedown.”Itisprobablynotyourfault,butonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituation,youarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.However,youcanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner’skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexample,ifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedown,maybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.Or,youmightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumbers,soyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneed.Foranotherexample,ifyourcolleaguecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorability,findwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordon’trelyonthisperson.Youshouldacceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout—-creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon’thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelse.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirowntalents.So,stopfocusingon“whosefaultitis.”Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituations,problemsarejuststeppingstonesforsuccess.1、Accordingtothepassage，winners________.A．dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersB．meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC．haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD．blamethemselvesratherthanothers2、Theunderlinedword“remedy”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.A．avoid B．acceptC．improve D．consider3、Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblem,youshould________.A．findabetterwaytohandletheproblemB．blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityC．tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD．askamoreablecolleagueforhelp4、Whenproblemsoccur,winnerstakethemas________.A．excusesfortheirfailuresB．barrierstogreaterpowerC．challengestotheircolleaguesD．chancesforself-development5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AWinner’sProblem.B．AWinner’sSecret.C．AWinner’sOpportunity.D．AWinner’sAchievement.23．（8分）AHongKongDisneylandparkadmissionticketisyourpassporttoafulldayofmagicaladventures.Learnthewaystobuyyourticketsnow.Threetypesof1-dayticketareavailable:TicketType

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D．8:00pm24．（8分）Manyofusmistakenlybelievethatit’swrongtothinkwehaveanygoodqualities.Wemayspendalotoftimeblamingourselvesforournegativequalities,thinkingthatselfcriticismisthekeytoimprovingourperformance.However,aconstantfocusonoursupposedshortcomingscanstopoureffortstomakefriendswithotherpeople.Howcanwebelievethatotherscouldlikeusifwebelieveourinnerbeingisflawed(有缺陷)?Ifsomeoneseemstodislikeyou,thereasonforthatdislikemighthavelittleornothingtodowithyou.Thepersonwhodoesn’tlikeyoumightbefearful,orshallow,orbusyorshy.Perhapsyouandthatpersonaresimplyamismatchforeachotheratthisparticulartime.Don’ttakeyourselfoutofthegamebydecidingthatyourflawsarebiggerthanyourgoodqualities.Infact,someoftheveryqualitiesyouconsidertobeflawsmaybeirresistibletosomeoneelse.Forallthefactorsthatmightcauseonepersontorejectyou,thereareatleastasmanyfactorsthatwillworkinyourfavorwithsomeoneelse.Youmightbethirtypoundsoveryouridealweight,butyoumayhaveawonderfullaughandarealenthusiasmforlife.Therearemanypeoplewhodon’tmindyourextrapounds.Youmaydriveashabbycar,butyoumightbeagreatdancerandaloyalfriend.Therearepeopleouttherelookingforloyalty,orfun,orsweetness,orwisdom,andthepackageitcomesinisnotimportant.Ifyouareworriedthatyouarenotbeautifulenoughtoattractfriends,keepinmindthatnoteveryoneislookingforphysicalbeautyintheirfriends.Youcandecidetofeelinferior(自卑)becauseyoudon’thavemuchmoneyandyoudon’tdriveanicecar.Youcanbelievethatthisisthereasonthatyoudon’thavemanyfriendsinyourlife.Ontheotherhand,ifyouareverywealthyyoumaybesuspiciousthateveryoneisafteryourmoneyandthatnobodyreallylikesyouasaperson.Thepointisthatyoucanfocusonjustaboutanythingandbelieveit’sthereasonyoudonothavefriendsandcannotmakeany.1、Accordingtotheauthorplaysanimportantroleinmakingfriends.A．admittingyourshortcomings B．selfcriticismC．modesty D．confidence2、Ifyouarenotlikedbyaperson,.A．youshouldfindthereasoninyourselfB．you’dbettertalkwiththepersonfacetofaceC．youmaynotbetheonetobeblamedD．youandthatpersonmisunderstandeachother3、Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat.A．yourgoodqualitiesmayturnouttobeyourflawsB．yourweaknessmayalsobeyourstrengthsinsomewayC．yournegativequalitiescauseapersontorejectyouD．you’llhavefewfriendsifyourflawsarebiggerthanyourgoodqualities4、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthor?A．Itisimportanttoloseweight.B．Itiseasierforawealthypersontomakefriends.C．Innerqualitiesaremoreimportantthanphysicalappearance.D．Ifyouarenotbeautifulenough,trytoimproveyourphysicalbeauty.25．（10分）IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreater,theyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDrAndreaMichelle,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(灵活的).”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoand34.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,”explainedthescientists.1、Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis______.A．scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB．man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC．languagecanhelpbrainpowerD．languagelearningandmathsstudy2、Inthesecondparagraph,thewritermentions“exercise”inorderto______.A．saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallaborB．provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhe(she)islearningalanguageC．toshowtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD．makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell3、Theunderlinedword“bilingual”probablymeans______.A．aresearcheronlanguagelearningB．apersonwhoisgoodatlearningforeignlanguagesC．apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguagesD．anactivelanguagelearner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）IwasoftentoldthatGodlovedme.Iwantedtobelievethatsomuch.Fornearlya1Iwasshuttledbetweenadoptivefamiliesandgrouphomes—14ofthem.Somefamilieswerenice.Otherswere2,likeevilsinadarkfairytale.Attheageof12,Iwasfinally3,byGayandPhilCourter,acouplewithtwoadultsons.Gaysaid,“Welivedfora4,andwebelievethatreasonisyou.”I’dbeenliedtobyadultssomanytimesinthepastyears.Iwasn’tsurethey5lovedme.“Therewillbeno6.Allthoseparentswereprettymuchthesame,”Isaidtomyself.I7tocallthemMomandDad.Iwasparticularaboutthehome-cookedmealsGay8prepared.Ihidinmyroomasmuchaspossible.Iwantedtomakethem9sothey’dshowtheirtruecolors.OneFridaynightintheeighthgrade,Ireally10thingstothelimit.Aneighborhoodgirlhadpersuadedmeto11outofthehousewithhertomeetsomeboys.IputAdvil(镇痛药)inmyparents’drinksafterdinner,12itwouldmakethemsleepy.Wow!I’dneverseenthemso13.“Nowtheywouldsurelysendmeback”,Ithought.Insteadtheysaid.“Ashley,wearefamily,wehavenowheretosendyoubackto,wemust14thislikeafamily.”Iranin15tomybedroom,whereIspenttheweekend.SeeinghowmuchI’ddisappointedthemmademe16.Noonehadevercaredformelikethat.Ididn’tdeservethis17.Sundaynight,Gaycameintomyroom.She18downandkissedmycheek.“Loveyou,sweetie,”shesaid.Forthefirsttimeever,Ikissedherback.“Loveyoutoo,”Isaid.Thatword-love-soundedso19,yetfeltsotrue.Iwasdiscoveringthatloveiswhatmakesa(n)20.1、A．fortnight B．week C．month D．decade2、A．cruel B．mad C．angry D．strange3、A．moved B．discovered C．adopted D．persuaded4、A．family B．kindness C．love D．reason5、A．possibly B．finally C．truly D．certainly6、A．point B．choice C．difference D．evidence7、A．started B．refused C．wanted D．agreed8、A．happily B．painstakingly C．willingly D．easily9、A．mad B．relaxed C．content D．shocked10、A．dragged B．proved C．pulled D．pushed11、A．run B．jump C．slide D．break12、A．discovering B．observing C．seeing D．thinking13、A．nice B．angry C．different D．cruel14、A．dealwith B．putdown C．lookthrough D．writedown15、A．joy B．tears C．anger D．laughters16、A．ashamed B．annoyed C．excited D．satisfied17、A．service B．honor C．honesty D．kindness18、A．bent B．took C．put D．broke19、A．different B．popular C．strange D．familiar20、A．group B．family C．adult D．union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）Withthenewterm1．(approach),BerthaBergerstruggledtoputonherbluejeansShesteppedonthebathroomscale(秤)Shehadneverseensuch2．highnumberonthelittlescale,soshedecidedtochangeThatdayshethrewoutallthejunkfoodinherfridgeandwentgroceryshopping3．(determine)toloseweight,sheboughtlow-fatversionsofallherfavoritefoodsShehadtwolow-sodium(钠）bacon4．(sandwich)withadietsodaforlunchThefoodcontainedover1,200caloriesbuthadverylittlesaltFordinnersheatetwoturkeyburgerswithreduced-fatcheese5．shehadreceivedover2,000calories,BerthafeltthatsheneededarewardThenfordessertsheateonelow-calorieice-creamsandwichAnd6．bedsheateabagofbakedpotatochips,whichshethoughtwere7．（healthy)thannormalchips,eveniftheyhad8．(rough)thesameamountofcaloriesShedippedtheminlow-fatcreamcheeseBertha9．(consume)around6,500caloriesthatday,butshefeltskinnyWhenshewokeupthenextmorning,shesteppedonthescaleShecouldn’twaittoseehow10．(success)herdiethadbeen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。LastSundaythestormstruckthevillagewheremygrandparentsusedtoliving、Thestormhaddestroyedtwentyhouses,thirteenofwhichwerebaddamaged、Theothershadeitherbrokenwindowsortornroof、Overtwohundredpersonswerekilled、Afewwereseriouslyinjuredandtaketohospital、Aboutsixhundredpeoplewerehomelessbecausethestorm、MrGreensaid“Thestormbeganatabo