2024-2025学年江苏省江阴初级中学高三下-半期考试英语试题试卷含解析

2024-2025学年江苏省江阴初级中学高三下-半期考试英语试题试卷请考生注意：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．—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?—________It’stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.A．I’mjustkidding. B．Definitelynot.C．Imeanit D．Whatapity!2．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard3．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot4．—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown5．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether6．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when7．Oneofourrulesisthateverystudent_______wearschooluniformwhileatschool.A．might B．couldC．shall D．will8．______tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayinfluencegenesinhumanbodies.A．Havingexposed B．BeingexposedC．Toexpose D．Exposed9．—Didyoucatchthefirstbusthismorning?—No.Ithadleftthestop_________Igotthere.A.inthetime B．atthetimeC．bythetime D．duringthetime10．Inmyopinion,_____shouldn’tbeanydoubtthatChinawillbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesinthenearfuture．A．this B．that C．it D．there11．Self-confidenceisakindofqualityandthatisittakestodoeverythingwell.A．why B．thatC．what D．which12．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．A．for B．and C．yet D．or13．Theuseofcomputershasmade______possibleformorepeopletoworkathome.A．it B．that C．which D．what14．Sympathyfortherebels,thegovernmentclaimed,isbeginningto______becauseofmoreandmoreharmtheydidtocommonpeople.A．fade B．decline C．fail D．collapse15．TheartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassoldineverypartofKenya.A．tobecheated B．beingcheatedC．tohavebeencheated D．havingbeencheated16．—Tony,doremembertosendthereporttothesalesmanager!—________.A．Madeit B．GotitC．Heardit D．Followedit17．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken18．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what19．Theclassroomisbigenoughfor25studentsfornormaluseyouneedmorespaceforspecialactivities.A．once B．because C．if D．unless20．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where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）WhenApplecutitsexpectationbenefitforthelastquarterof2018becauseofslowsalesofiPhones,marketswereshocked.Thecompany’sshareprice,whichhadbeenslidingformonths,fellbyafurther10%onJanuary3rd,thedayafterthenewscameout.Apple’ssuppliers’shareswerealsohit.ButApple’spainishumans’gain.Thefactthatthesemagicaldevicesarenowsopopularissomethingtobecelebrated.Nearly4bnofthe5.5bnadultsontheplanetnowhaveonesmartphone.Theyconnectbillionsofpeopletotheinternet’shugeamountofinformationandservices.Phonesmakemarketsmoreefficientandinspiregrowth.Yes,theycanbeusedforwastingtimeandspreadingdisinformation.Butthegoodfaroutweighsthebad.Theymightbethemosteffectivetoolofdevelopmentinexistence.Actuallythisslowdownistheresultofmarketsaturation(饱和).Afteradecadeofrapidtaking-in,thereismuchlessopportunitytosellhandsetstofirst-timebuyersassofewofthemareleft.Andreplacementcyclesarebecominglongerasnewmodelsofferonlyinsignificantimprovements.Forallbutthecraziestfans,theslowingpaceofupgradescomesasawelcomerelief.Doesthatmeaninnovation(创新)isslowing?No.Thelatestphonescontainamazinglyclevertechnologysuchas3Dface-scannersandcamerasassistedbyartificialintelligence.Moreover,smartphonesalsoprovideafoundationforextrainnovations,likemobilepaymentsandvideostreaming,andforfutureones,suchascontrolling“smart”homeequipmentorrobotaxis.Ascomputersbecomesmaller,stillmorepersonalandclosertopeople’sbodies,manyscientistsbelievethatwearabledeviceswillbethenextbigthing.Evenso,findinganotherproductwiththerangeofthesmartphoneisatallorder.Therecentslowingofsmartphonesalesisbadnewsfortheindustry,obviously.Butfortherestofhumansitisawelcomesignthatatransformativetechnologyhasbecomealmostuniversal.1、Thewriterconsiderstheslowdownofsmartphonesalesgoodnewsbecause___________.A．itcanmakemarketmoreefficient B．itslowscrazyfans’paceofupgradesC．itmeanslessdisinformationwillspread D．itindicatesthepopularityofsmartphones2、Wecaninferfromthetextthat___________.A．wearabledeviceswilltaketheplaceofsmartphonesverysoonB．inthefuturepeoplemighttakeasmartphone-controlledrobotaxiC．Apple’ssuppliers’shareshitarecordhighafterthenewscameoutD．Apple’ssharepricesarelikelytogoonslidinginthenextdecade3、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ABrandNewAgeforHumans B．Smartphone,aGoodTooloraBadTool?C．NewTechnologyinSmartphones D．BadNewsforApple,GoodNewsforHumans22．（8分）It'salittlehardtofigureouttherulesforsurebutthebabyAfricanbuffalo(水牛）seemstohavetheupperhand.Thetwostandacouplefeetapart,staringateachother.Behindthem,theirmotherslookonwiththekindofindifference(不关心）ofmotherseverywherewhoseetheirkidsplayingaharmlessgame.Thealarmwentoffabouthalfanhourago,thesecondtimetonight.Here，onebellmeans"elephant",two"rhino"(犀牛），andthreeandfour，Ireallycan'trememberforwhat，becausewhenyou'reawokenbybellsinthemiddleofthenight，yourfirstthoughtwon’tbeAnimal",ButassoonasIrealizeditwastherhinoalarm,Iwasrunningforthestairs.YetI'mtheonlyonewatchingtheanimalsstare-down.Eithernobodyelsediedofaheartattackwhenthebellswentoff,orIwastheonlyoneintheentirehotelwhodidn'tturnthealarmswitchtooffbeforegoingtobed.TheArk,ahotelshapedlikethebiblicalark(圣经的方舟),liesinthehighlandsofKenya’sAberdareNationalPark,about100kilometersnorthofNairobi.AttheArk'sprow(船首)arehugewindowsoverlookingawaterhole.Earliertonight，I'dwatchedapackofwolves,buffalosandelephants.Andnow,atThreeorsointhemorningsI'mdownfortheroundofrhinobells.Thefirsttime,2.5hoursago,itwasasingleblackrhino,whichcamedown,gotadrink,andleft.I'dhavebeensorryforthelostsleep.I'vealreadyarrangedwithaguidetotakemeoutatsunrisefortheso-called"should-never-missed"bird-watching,wherewellgettosee30species,butreally,howmanytimesinyourlifewillyougettowakeupandsay，"Wow!Rhino?Isn'tthatthedefinitionofaprettygoodright?LastweekwewentfromUgandaintoKenya，BeforeIlefthome,IthoughtI'dbehappywithtenelephantsandfiveorsixgiraffesonthewholetrip.Ididn'tdaretodreamtherhino.1、Themessagethatthehotel'sbellssentwas.A．averywisewaytheauthorhadneverheardofB．hardfortheauthortorememberindetailC．amatterthatallvisitorshadgotusedtoD．likeconditionedresponsetrainingforanimals2、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardthebell?A．It'sbotheringbuttwobellsarewelcome.B．Itshouldbeturnedoffwheneveritrings,C．Itsvisitorshaveachancetoseebuffalos.D．Itisaverybadwaytowaketheguestsup.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“diedofaheartattack"inparagraph3mean?A．diedunexpectedlyB．feltextremelyexcitedC．feltveryuncomfortableandtiredD．sufferedfromaterribleheartattack4、Whatdidtheauthorseeatabout3:00a.m.?A．Twobuffaloswerefightingfiercelyforfood,B．Arhinoandabuffalowerefightingforwater.C．Arhinoandabuffalowerestaringateachother.D．Abuffalowasteachingitsbabytowalkfreely.23．（8分）Wehumansaresweetonsugar.Thatmakessense.Allanimalsneedsugartolive.It'sthefuelthatpowersourcells.Soit'snotsurprisingthatwe'reborntowantthesweetstuff.Sugarstoresthesun'senergylikeabattery.Afterameal,yourbodybreaksdownfoodsintotheirbuildingblocks.Itusessomesugarsforenergyrightaway.Therestgetstoredforthebodytobreakdownlater.It'samyththatsugarmakesyouextremelyexcited,buthavingasugarysnackcangiveyouaquickburstofenergy.That'sbecausethesugarsinsweetfoodsareeasyforyourbodytoturnintofuel.Whenyoueatotherkindsoffoods,likevegetables,ittakeslongerforyourbodytobreakthesugarsdown.Thesedaysit'seasytofindsweetsnacks.Sodas,candy,cakesandevenfoodsthatseemhealthy,suchasyogurt,canbepackedwithsugar.Foodmakersaddsugar,becausetheyknowthattohumans,sweetmakeseverythingtastebetter.Americanseatabout3teaspoonsofextrasugareveryday.That'swaymorethanwhatisgoodforus.Eatingtoomuchsugarcancausemorethanastomach-ache.Itcanmakepeopleoverweight,decaytheteethandevencausediabetes.However,expertsaren'tworriedaboutnaturallysweetfoods-theproblemisaddedsugar.Sogoaheadandenjoyasweetappleorevenasugar-richcarrotthatarealsofullofvitaminsandothergoodstuff.Evencakeisgreatonceinawhile,aslongasyoudon'toverdoit.Afterall,noonewantslifetobedull.Andyourbodyneedsitsfuel!1、Thefirsttwoparagraphsaremainlydevelopedby_'A．causeandeffect.B．problemandsolution.C．givingexamples.D．makingcomparisons.2、Peoplemaybetnckedintoeatingtoomuchsugarbecause.A．noonewantslifetobeboring.B．we'reborntowantthesweetstuff.C．so-calledhealthyfoodcanbepackedwithsugar.D．sugaristhefuelfortheplantsandanimalsontheEarth.3、WhatdoestheauthorwanttostressinPara.4?A．We'dbettersaynotosweetfoods.B．Expertsareworriedaboutaddedsugar.C．Eatingtoomuchsugarisbadforourhealth.D．We'dbetterconsumesugarfromnaturalsources.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．SugarIsEverywhere.B．SugarBringsHappiness.C．WhyDoesSugarTasteSogood?D．WhyDoesSugarMakeUsFat?24．（8分）Afewmonthsago,IdecidedthatIwasgoingtotreatmyselftoa4-daygetawayfromLosAngelesandvisitChicago.Igotafreeairplaneticket,buthadtopaythehotelincash,whichIreallycouldn’tafford.Ifoundatravelwebsitewhereadiscounted3-nightstaywaspurchasedfromarecentlyopenedhotel.Aboutthreeweeksbeforethetrip,IhadtoregretfullycancelandonlythendidIrealizetheroom,whiletransferabletoanotherperson,couldn’tbechangedtoalaterdateandwasn’trefundable.ForthenexttwoweeksItriedsellingitonCraig’slistwithnosuccess.Fivedaysbeforethe“bigweekend”,IgaveuptryingtogetanymoneybackanddecidedI’dcontactsomeacquaintanceswholiveinChicagoandoffersomeoneafree“staycation”.Aftertryingahandfulofpeople,allofwhomalreadyhadtheirownplans,Iwasdeterminedtohavetheroomnotgotowaste.That’swhenitsuddenlyoccurredtomethatIwaslookingattheroomsinthewrongway.Insteadofviewingthemforvacationpurposes,surelytheremustbeawaytoputthemtogooduse,andthatwaswhentheideathatsomesortofsheltermightbeabletouseithitme.Ieventuallyfoundonewhosefocusisaidingvictimsofdomesticviolence.Thisparticularonewaswillingtolistentomyout-of-left-fieldstoryandmadeiteasiertotransfertherooms.Theshelterwasworkingwithadesperatewomanandherdaughter,whowerefortunatelyabletomakeuseoftheroom.Iwaslatertoldbytheshelter“theyhadablast”.1、Wecanlearnfromparagraph1thattheauthor______.A．hadatightbudgetforhisholidayB．boughthisflightticketusingcashC．plannedtogoonbusinessinChicagoD．ordereda4-daygetawayfromawebsite2、Whatwastheauthor’sfirstchoicewhenherealizedthesituation?A．Makingthetriphimself.B．Doingafavortoafriend.C．Complainingtotheauthority.D．Gettinghismoneyback.3、Whatdidtheauthorfinallydowithhisroomreservation?A．Hesoldittosomeoneonvacation.B．Hedonatedittoneedystrangers.C．Heputitofftoalaterholidaytime.D．Heuseditfordomesticviolence.4、Fromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat______.A．theauthorwasunhappywiththeresultB．theprogramwasshockedbytheeventC．thewomenweregratefulfortheroomD．theshelterwasaskingformorerooms5、Whatdoyouthinkoftheauthor?A．Richandconsiderate.B．Fortunateandhumorous.C．Kind-heartedanddetermined.D．Modestandoptimistic.25．（10分）ConstructiononKnolly'sTunnelbeganin1896，anditwasopenedonAugust13th，1898bythemanitwasnamedafter--SirClementC．Knolly，ActingGovernorofTrinidad．ItlinkedRioClarowithPortofSpain．Itsarchitectureisstilladmiredandstudiedtoday，andmanyareamazedthatKnolly'sTunnelhasstooduptotheearth'smovementoversomanyyears．Muchresearchisbeingdoneonthetunnel．AtthetopofKnolly'sTunnelarecottagescoveredwithleaves，wherevisitorscansitandenjoythebeautyofnature．StandingatthebeginningofKnolly'sTunnel，youcanseenothingbutthetinylightattheend．Thetraintrackshavebeenremovedandreplacedwithsmallstones．Visitorscandrivethroughthetunnelorwalkthrough，butshoulddosoingroupsforsafety．Intheolddays，therewerenolights，butnowtherearestreetlightsonthewaytothetunnel，thoughnotinside．Onyourwayin，youmaynoticesomemanholesonthewallsofthetunnel．Thesewerethereforindividualstostepintoforsafetyasthetrainpassed．Knolly'sTunnelcanbeaccessedthroughTabaquiteandthroughMitchellGap．Theroadwasrecentlyimproved，butisbetterwhenyouenterfromTabaquite，andtherearesignsontheroaddirectingyoutoKnolly'sTunnel．OnthedrivetoKnolly'sTunneltherearetwoothercottageswherevisitorscansitandjustenjoynature．Atthesiteitself，thereisnothingtopurchasetoeatordrink，butinTabaquitethereareseveralbars，arestaurant，andfoodoutlets．Agasstationandahealthcentrearealsocloseby．Forthosewhoadmirearchitecture，Knolly'sTunnelisamust-seewhenvisitingTrinidad．Forthenaturelovers，thereisnobetterplaceforthemtobeandforthehistorians，theycanwalkordrivethroughKnolly'sTunnelknowingthatmanyofourancestorstoiled（workedhard）onitsstructure．SowhenyouvisitTrinidad，don'tforgettotakealookatKnolly'sTunnel!1、Knolly'sTunnelisspecialin______．A．itsenvironment B．itsfunctionC．itslocation D．itsarchitecture2、Theunderlinedword"site"intheparagraph4refersto______．A．Trinidad B．TabaquiteC．MitchellGap D．Knolly'sTunnel3、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage？______A．TosuggestavisittoKnolly'sTunnel．B．TointroducethehistoryofKnolly'sTunnel．C．ToevaluatethevalueofKnolly'sTunnel．D．TowitnessthechangeofKnolly'sTunnel4、Thepassageaboveisprobablytakenfrom______．A．ageographytextbook B．atraveljournalC．asportsreport D．ahealthandfitnessmagazine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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Inarecentairingof"UnsolvedMysteries",therewasayoungboywhowasthevictimoftheholocaust(大屠杀).He'dbeen1inaworkcampforseveralyearsandsomehowhadmanagedtosurvivethe2ofhisimprisonment.Thestorywasofaboy-nowinhissixties-andhisquesttofindanAmericansoldierwhohad3akindnesstohimby4somefood.Itmightseem5,buttothischild,whohadseennothingbut6andinhumanityforaslongashecouldremember,itwasa7thatmarkedaturningpointinhislife,forhehadlosthope.WhenhewasliberatedbytheAmericanforces,hewasdying.He,8neededfood.Ashewasstaggeringalongtheroadayoungsoldier9downfromhistankandgavehimsomeofhissupplies.Withthisoneactofgenerosity,akindAmericanhadarousedthe10againthattherereallywassomegoodintheworld.Andtheboynever11it.TheboylaterwenttoAmerica,raisedafamily,becamesuccessfulandworkedhardtorepaythe12hehadreceivedwithhisown.Actuallythereweresomanysimilaractsofgenerositythatitwouldbealmostimpossibletoknowforsurewhothesoldierwas.Weallhaveachoice:tocreatemorelightintheworld.AsConfucius13itover2500yearsago,"Itisbettertolightonesmallcandlethanto14thedarkness."Asthestoryabovesonicely15smallgesturescanoftengeneratehugeblessings.Ifwe'reconstantly____lookingforanddoingkindacts,wewillnodoubtbringmorejoyintotheworldaroundusaswellasintoourownworld!1、A．stationed B．placed C．distributed D．treated2、A．horror B．embarrassment C．relief D．annoyance3、A．heldon B．agreedon C．focusedon D．passedon4、A．guaranteeing B．offering C．presenting D．contributing5、A．unbelievable B．troublesome C．insignificant D．convenient6、A．difficulty B．curiosity C．sympathy D．cruelty7、A．wave B．fate C．gesture D．duty8、A．highly B．mostly C．hopefully. D．badly9、A．moved B．jumped C．turned D．dashed10、A．honesty B．loyalty C．trust D．belief11、A．forgot B．remembered C．delivered. D．reflected12、A．food B．mercy C．kindness D．credit13、A．made B．put C．took D．got14、A．curse B．pray C．swear D．appreciate15、A．declares B．argues C．illustrates D．expands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）WhenVictorGaowasgrowingupinruralChinain1．1970s,carsweresorarethathewouldchasethemwiththeotherchildrenthroughthedirtroads,2．(excite)bythestrangesightToday,Chinaistheworld'slargestcarsproducer3．morethandoublethenumberoftheUnitedStates"Inever4．(expect)thatanordinaryChinesefamilywouldownacarandChinawouldbeamajorcarmakingcountry,"Gaosaid,"Itwouldbe5．(complete)beyondmywildestdreamsthatChinawouldproducemoreautomobilesthantheUS"1992markedthestartingpointwhenChina6．(change)fromapoorcountryintoaneconomicsuperpowerdayandnightThisperiodofgreatchange7．(know)broadlyas"TheReformandOpeningup"Atthebeginningofthereformera,China'sGDPincludingthe8．(desert)areas，wasjustunder$150billion,9．ithassharplyincreasedtoover$12trilliontoday,merelyfollowingtheUnitedStatesandleavingfewerthan1%ofthepopulationinextremepovertyChinanowhas600billionaires,a10．（high）numberthananywhereelseintheworld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。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。DearBill,I’mgladtoreceiveyourletter.Thankyouforyourcaringfortheweatherormyhealth.NowI’dliketotellyouanythingaboutthesmog.Sincelastwinter,thesmoghasbeenoccurredalotoftimes.Ithasdonegreatharmtoourdailylife—agreatnumberpeoplegotsick;manytrafficaccidentshappenedandquitelotsofflightshadtobeputup.Luckily,peoplehaverealizedtheseriousharmcausingbythesmogandtheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.Peoplealloverthecountryaretakingmeasuretoreducethesmog.Asforme,Iwillgotoschoolbybikeoronfoot,andIwouldn’tthrowthewasteanywhere.Beside,Iwilltellpeoplearoundtotrytheirbesttoprotecttheenvironment.Wouldyouliketotellmesomeothergoodideas?Lookingforwardtoreceiveyourreply.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你校的交换生朋友Jack想过一个特殊的周末，你打算本周末带他去你祖父母家所在的青山村游玩一天。请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1.地点简介；2.活动安排；3.出发时间，地点及出行方式注意：1.词数100左右；不必逐条