2024-2025学年江苏省苏州市新草桥中学高三下-期末联考英语试题试卷含解析

2024-2025学年江苏省苏州市新草桥中学高三下-期末联考英语试题试卷注意事项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．_______hisoverseasstudy,hewaseventuallyemployedbyhisdreamcompany.A．Havingcompleted B．CompletingC．Completed D．Tocomplete2．Somepeopleareabletomultitaskwell—theycantwoormorebusinessesatthesametimeverywell.A．turntoB．relatetoC．leadtoD．attendto3．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when4．—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing5．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where6．Thevillageevolvedintoamajore-commercecenter,and_____thepast,thevillagersowedtheirsuccesstothereformandopening-uppolicy.A．reviewedB．reviewingC．toreviewD．beingreviewed7．Nineintenparentssaidthereweresignificantdifferencesintheirapproachtoeducatingtheirchildrencomparedwith________oftheirparents.A．thoseB．oneC．thatD．it8．Heisverytired，soheneedssometime________dutyforrelaxationandrest.A．through B．onC．with D．off9．—Mum,wouldyoupleasebuymeanMP5player?—Ifyoucanhelpdosomehouseworkthewholevacation，you____haveoneasareward.A．must B．need C．would D．shall10．—Whydidyoulet____kidsoffthistime?—Ijustwanttogivethem____secondchance．A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．the;a11．Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．arebeingexhibitedD．areexhibited12．Wehavetimeandagain____ourpositiononTaiwanissue!Whateverhappens,wewon’tchangeit!A．explained B．clarified C．introduced D．concluded13．Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomtomovethem．A．between B．in C．across D．over14．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides15．Nodecision__A_aboutanyfutureappointmentuntilallthecandidateshavebeeninterviewed.A．willbemade B．ismadeC．isbeingmade D．hasbeenmade16．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof17．Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what18．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked19．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises20．I’veknownSarahfornearlytenyears.She_________oncemycustomer.A．is B．hasbeenC．was D．hadbeen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）It'sanannualargument．Doweordowenotgoonholiday？Mywifesaysnobecausewehavenosavingstosaveus．Isayyouonlyliveonceandweworkhardandwhat'sthepointifyoucan'tgoonholiday．Thejoyofarecession（不景气）meansnoargumentnextyear---wejustwon'tgo．Sincemoneyisknowntobeoneofthethingsmostlikelytobringarelationshiptoitsknees，weshouldbegrateful．Formanyfamiliestherecessionmeansmorethannotbookingaholiday．AYouGovsurveyof2，000peoplefound22%saidtheywerearguingmorewiththeirpartnersbecauseofconcernsaboutmoney．Arecentresearchshowsargumentsaboutmoneywereespeciallydamagingtocouples．KimStephenson，anoccupationalpsychologist，believesmoneymaybedifferentthingstomenandwomen．"Peoplecansaythesamethingsaboutmoneybuthavedifferentideasofwhatit'sfor．"heexplains．"They'llsayit'stosave，tospend，forsecurity，forfreedom，toshowsomeoneyoulovethem．"Hesaysmenaremorelikelytoseemoneyasawayofbuyingstatusandofshowingtheirparentsthatthey'veachievedsomething．"Thebiggestproblemisthatcouplesassumeeachotherknowwhat'sgoingonwiththeirfinances，buttheydon't．Thereseemstobemoreofataboo（禁忌）abouttalkingaboutmoneythanaboutdeath．Butyoubothneedtoknowwhatyou'redoing，who'spayingwhatintothejointaccountandhowmuchyoukeepseparately．Inahealthyrelationship，youdon'thavetoagreeaboutmoney，butyouhavetotalkaboutit．"1、WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutgoingonholidayinParagraph1？______A．Itwillcostthemtoomuchmoney．B．Itisthechiefcauseoffamilyquarrels．C．Itmakesallthehardworkworthwhile．D．Fewpeoplecanafforditwithoutworkinghard．2、Accordingtothetext，whatdoesKimStephensonbelieve？______A．Moneyisoftenasymbolofaperson'sstatus．B．Menandwomenviewmoneyindifferentways．C．Menandwomenspendmoneyondifferentthings．D．Moneymeansagreatdealtobothmenandwomen．3、Theauthorsuggeststhatcouplesshould______．A．discussmoneymatterstomaintainahealthyrelationshipB．puttheirmoneytogetherinsteadofkeepingitseparatelyC．makeeffortstoreachagreementontheirfamilybudgetsD．avoidarguingaboutmoneymatterstoremainromantic22．（8分）Whateverholidayyoucelebrate,onethingisforsure—you’llfindeventsforchildrenonLongIslandthroughoutthemonthofDecember.Fromholidayperformancestocrafts,lightshows,Santabreakfastsandmore,herearesomeofourfavorites.TheMagicalPolarExpressFamiliestravelviatrolley(有轨电车)to“TheNorthPole,”atop-secretspotwherefamiliescangrabhotcocoaandcookiesthenmeetSanta,elvesandothercharacters(forabout30minutes)beforereturningtopointsofdeparture.Trolleyridesfeaturemusicandstorytelling.Pajama-wearingisencouraged;photo-takingisfree.TrolleydepartsfromAll-StarBowlinginRiverheadandTheOmniHamptonJitneyTerminalinSouthampton;7p.m.—9:30p.m.Fridays,Saturdays,SundaysrunningthroughDec.23(additionaltimesmaybeavailable;arrive30minutesinadvance)ACharlieBrownChristmasCharlieBrownandhisfriendslearnwhatthetruemeaningofChristmasisinthistouchingplay.StayafterforphotoswithSantaandMrs.Clausandtomakeaholidaycraft.WHEN|WHERE3p.m.Dec.21,23p.m.Dec.27attheNYCBTheatreatWestbury,960BrushHollowRoad,WestburyLongIslandFestivalofTreesThe28thannualLongIslandFestivalofTreestakesplaceatCradleofAviationMuseum(CharlesLindberghBlvd.，GardenCity).Itfeaturesdisplayofdesigners，decoratedtrees,gingerbreadcreations,cookiedecorating,costumedcharactersandvendorsfrom10a.m.—6p.m.Nov.24—25and10a.m.—5p.m.Nov.26.ImaginationMoversReindeerPartyTheEmmyAward-winningrockbandforfamiliesisthrowingaReindeerPartyforLongIsland.Comeandlistentotheirpositivehitsongs,withatouchofholidaycheerandsongsinthemix.Price:$15,$10forchildrenages2to12,freeages1andyounger;ticketsavailableinadvanceatcradleofaviation,org.1、Atwhicheventwillthevisitorsenjoyaplay?A．ACharlieBrownChristmas.B．TheMagicalPolarExpress.C．LongIslandFestivalofTrees.D．ImaginationMoversReindeerParty.2、WhatcanthevisitorsdoattheMagicalPolarExpress?A．Goontrolleyrides.B．Enjoytheliveconcert.C．Learnphotographforfree.D．Experiencetraditionalcrafts.3、Howmuchwillamotherwithtwo4-year-oldtwinspaytoattendaReindeerParty?A．$50. B．$54.C．$34. D．$35.23．（8分）AmongallthetouristattractionsinSydney.themagnificentOperaHouseistheshiningstar.OntheedgeofBennelongPoint,atongueoflandstickingoutintoSydneyHarbor,thisUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteconsistsofacomplexofroofsshapedlikehugeshellsorbillowingsailsthatmixbeautifullywithitswaterfrontlocation.Todayvisitorscanadmirethegreatbeautyofthebuilding.Muchmorethananoperahouse,thestructureencompasses(包含)theaters,studios,aconcerthall,rehearsal,andreceptionrooms,restaurants,andaspectacularopen-airforecourtoverlookingtheharborandcity.AmericanarchitectLouisKahnoncesaid,"Thesundidnotknowhowbeautifulitslightwas,untilitwasreflectedoffthisbuilding.”TipsandTacticsBookseatsforproductionswellinadvance.Performancescommencepromptlysovisitorsshouldallowenoughtimetoaccessthebuilding,collecttickets,andstowcloaks,largebags,andjackets.Considerenjoyingamealinoneoftherestaurantstoenjoythestunningharborviews.OneofthebestsitestophotographtheOperaHouseisMrs.Macquarie'sChairintheRoyalBotanicGardensorfromthewateraboardaharborcruise.GettingtotheSydneyOperaHouseVisitorscancatchaSydneyBus,travelbyCityRail,orhopaboardaSydneyFerrytoCircularQuay,whichisa5to7minutewalkfromtheSydneyOperaHouse.Afreeshuttlebusforelderlyandmobility-challengedpatrons(顾客)runsbetweenCircularQuaynearStandE(undertheCahillExpressway)andtheVehicleConcourse.BikeparkingisavailableundertheSydneyOperaHouseMonumentalSteps.Wilson'sSydneyOperaHouseCarParkislocatedat2MacquarieSt,withvehicleaccessnexttotheSydneyOperaHouseForecourt.Admission:Ticketpricesvaryfromattractiontoattraction.Location:BennelongPoint,Sydney.1、WhichofthecharacteristicsofSydneyOperaHousemightattractvisitorsmost?A．Itshistoricalcontext. B．ItsuniquearchitectureC．Itswaterfrontlocation D．Itssuperbharborviews2、IfyouareavisitortoSydneyOperaHouse,youcan______.A．takeaferrydirectlytoSydneyOperaHouse,B．rideafreeshuttlebuswithoutanyrestrictions,C．takeanequallygoodphotofromanyangle,D．driveacarto2MacquarieStandparkthere.24．（8分）WhenIarrivedatuniversity,Ihadnothinginmybankaccountbutwasgivenabrandnewoverdraft(透支).I’dneverhadonebefore.Soitwasveryexcitedtospendmoneyonshopping,nightsout,andallthejunkfoodmymumhadneverletmeeat.Imanagedtomaxout(达到最高限度)myaccountwithinthreemonthsandsuddenlylifewasn’tsomuchfun.IspentthelasttwoweeksbeforeEasteronadietofporridgeandbecameself-loathing(自我憎恨的)andIalsoblamedAsda(阿斯达超市)forallthetwo-for-onedealsIcouldn’tresist.NowI’mworkingfull-timetorepaymydebts.I’malsosettingupaseparatebankaccountformystudentloantogointotocoverrentandbills.SoI’llbeabletokeepaneyeonmyspending.WithalotofhardworkandsavingovertheholidaysI’mhopingthatI’llbeinbetterfinancialshapefornextyear.Aftermyexperienceinhalls—beingkeptawakeuntil4a.m.andworksurfacespermanentlycoveredinmind—I’mlookingforwardtomovingintoahousewithfriends.Thepartyingandsociallifeinhallsarefantastic,butsometimesyou’reputwithpeopleyoudon’tgetonwith,andit’shardtocopewiththat.Ithelpedmetostaystrong,butIwishIhadstooduptothemratherthanfeltbullied.Ihadareallybadtimeinmyfirstyear,whichiswhyI’mgoingtomakethemostofuniversitynextyear.I’mgoingtobalanceworkwithasociallife,hitFreshers’weekhardandjoinsomesocieties.Withuniversityhandingmesomanyopportunitiesonaplate,IwanttotakeupasmanyasIcanandenjoymyself.1、Theauthorcoulddosomuchshoppingasafreshmanbecause________.A．shewaspermittedtooverdraftfromthebankB．herparentssenthermoneythroughthebankC．shewantedtomaxoutheraccountD．shecouldworkfull-time2、Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraphabouttheauthor?A．Sheenjoyedeatingporridgeforhermeals.B．Shehadtoworktopayforhereducationfee.C．Sheregrettedspendingsomuchmoneyonshopping.D．Shewantedtoborrowmoremoneyforshopping.3、Fromthistextwecanseethattheauthor________.A．gainedalotofmoneythroughworkingB．didn’tgetonwellwithherworkmatesC．feltbulliedbyherfriendsD．workedandsleptinabadcondition4、Theauthormadeuphermindto________nextyear.A．makegooduseofheruniversitylifeB．findabetterjobC．takeupmoreplatesD．formsomeorganizations5、Theauthormainlyintroducesher________inthepassage.A．opportunitiesatfirstyearofuniversityB．freshmanexperiencesatuniversityC．workingexperiencesatuniversityD．thoughtsonherdailySpending25．（10分）ThismessageistoinformallthechildrenthatSanta’spostofficeinHimmelpfort,Germany,isopentoreceiveyourholidaywishes.ThatmeansyoucanmailyourletterstoSantaabout6weekssoonerthanthatlastyear.Santaknowsyou’vebeengoodandwantstomakesureheandhishelpersreceiveyourwishlistearlier.EightpostofficesareorganizedacrossGermanytoansweralltheletterschildrensend.Thisyeartheyplantoreceiveover250,000letters.Thoughthelettersflyfromover80differentcountries,Santaandhishelperscanunderstandandmakesuretoansweralltheletters.In1984,twochildrenfromBerlinsenttheirwishliststoHimmelpfortafterspendingtheirvacationthere.TheirletterswereansweredbypostalemployeesandlaterHimmelpfortincreaseditshelperstomeettheneedsofincreasedmailtraffic.Yearafteryear,Santaandhiscrewuseaneco-friendlypoweredvehicletocollectthethousandsofletterstheyreceivefromyoungboysandgirls.ThegreatnewsforthisyearisthatifyoucometothebeautifultownofHimmelpfort,youcandropoffyourletterandvisitSantainperson,fromTuesdaystoThursdaysuntilChristmasEve.Santadoesnotcurrentlyhaveane-mail,TwitteroraFacebookaccount.Hebelievesinold-fashionedcommunication.Sogetoutyourpaperandwriteyourwishlist.Justmakesureyourletterisclearsoyoucanreceiveanofficialresponse.SendyourletterstoSantaChristmasPostOfficeHimmelpfortGermany2981、ThisyearSantaandhishelpers.A．areeagertoreceivemorewishesB．keeptravelingaround80countriesC．areabletoreceivekids’lettersearlierD．answermostofthelettersforkids2、Fromthe3rdparagraph,weknowthat.A．childrenfromBerlinlikespendingholidaysinHimmelpfortB．postofficessendkidsallthepresentstheyaskforC．SantausesapoweredvehiclebecauseoftheheavymailtrafficD．childrencanvisitSantainthefleshbeforeChristmasEvethisyear3、Santadoesn’thavesocialcommunicationsonlineprobablybecausehe.A．isnotsureabouttheonlinesecurityB．truststraditionalwaysofcommunicationC．prefersofficialandformallettersD．thinkswrittenlettersareclearerthane-mails4、Thistextisintendedfor.A．touristscomingtoHimmelpfortB．teenagerspreferringwritinglettersC．parentspreparingforChristmasD．childrenplanningtowritetoSanta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）Whenyouarelivingafully---scheduledlife,everyminutecounts.Nomatterhowmanywaysyoudivideyour1,there’sneverenoughtimeinadaytocatchup.Sixyearsago,Iwas2withacare-free,stop-and---smell-the-rosestypesof3.WhenIneededtorushout,shewastakinghersweet.4pickingoutapurseandashiningcrown.WhenIneededtohavea5lunch,she’dstopaspeaktotheelderlywomanwholookedlikehergrandma.Whenevermychildcausedmetodeviate(偏离)frommymain6,Ithoughttomyself,wedon’thavetimeforthis.7,thetwowordsImostcommonlyspoketomylittleloveroflifewere,“8!”Thenoneday,things9.We’djustpicked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14ofwhyImustkeeptrying.

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16I'djustgotthedealofalifetime.Igavemychildalittletime,andunexpectedly,

17,sheremindedmethatthingstaste18andlovecomeseasierwhenyoustop

19throughlife.Pausingtodelightinthesimplejoysofdailylifeistheonlywaytotrulylive.

Trustme,Ilearnedfromtheworld'sborn20injoyfulliving.1、A．attentionB．memoryC．loveD．experience2、A．boredB．blessedC．contentD．patient3、A．sisterB．grandmaC．sonD．daughter4、A．timeB．icecreamC．stepD．lunch5、A．bigB．quickC．nutritiousD．joyful6、A．goalB．responsibilityC．scheduleD．interest7、A．ConsequentlyB．FranklyC．SurprisinglyD．Unusually8、A．CheerupB．PullupC．ShutupD．Hurryup9、A．improvedB．changedC．appearedD．worsened10、A．sillyB．excitedC．carefulD．slow11、A．silencedB．contradictedC．mirroredD．encouraged12、A．bothB．allC．someD．neither13、A．demandB．offerC．promiseD．mistake14、A．reminderB．memoryC．imageD．example15、A．halfB．biteC．cupD．piece16、A．wonderedB．realizedC．recognizedD．valued17、A．inconclusionB．inshortC．inreturnD．infact18、A．hotterB．softerC．sourerD．sweeter19、A．rushingB．goingC．gettingD．surviving20、A．dancerB．magicianC．expertD．singer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）ReadthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwordsortheproperformsofthegivenwordsWhydon’tbirdsgetlostontheirlongmigratory(迁移的)flights?Scientiststriedtheirbest1．(find)theanswertothisquestionformanyyearsThereasons2．(discover)latelyNotlongagoexperimentsshowedthatbirdsdepend3．thesuntoguidethemduringdaylighthoursButwhataboutbirds4．flymainlyatnight?Testswithman-madestarshaveprovedthatcertainnight-flyingbirdsareabletofollowthestarsintheirlong-distanceflightsOnesuchbird,awarbler(莺),hadspentitslifetimeinacageandhadneverflownundera(n)5．(nature)skyYetitshoweditsabilitybybirthtousethestarsforguidanceThebird’scage6．(put)underaman-madestar-filledskyatmigrationtimeThebirdtriedtoflyinthesamedirectionastheonethat7．(take)byotherbirdsinthebuildingAnychangeinthepositionofthemake-believe(虚构的)starscausedachangeinthedirectionofitsflightScientiststhinkthatwarblers,8．theyflyindaylight,usethesunforguidanceButstarsareclearlytheirimportantmeansofnavigation(导航)Whatdotheydowhenthestarsarehiddenbehindtheclouds?Clearly,theyfindtheirwaybysuchlandmarksasmountains,coastlinesandrivercoursesButwhenit’stoodark9．(see)these,warblerscircle10．(help),unabletofindoutwheretheywere第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定以下是某同学的一篇习作，请你帮助修改。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。OurclasshadanexcitingbasketballmatchwithourneighborClassfour、Ihadthoughtthatourteamwasconsistedofstrongandableplayers,meincluding,whileoppositeteamwasnomatchforus、Andwhenthematchstarted,Iwasamazedtofindthateachmemberoftheotherteamwasfightinghardly,regardlessuponthefactthattheywerefarleastcapablethanus、Therefore,itcameasnosurprisedthatwebecamethewinnerinthematch,buttheloserwonourrespectfortheirfightinthematch、Theresultofwhichhastaughtme,howevertheoutcomeis,whatcountsisthatwehavetriedourbest、Onlyinthiswaycanwemakeanimprovementinlife、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是高三学生李华，你校为帮助高三学生缓解紧张学习所带来的心理压力，将于下星期举办以如何缓解心理压力为主题的“心理健康周活动”，请给同年级的美国学生John写信介绍此活动，要点如下：1.描述活动的主题与形式；2.阐述你对此活动的看法；注意：1.词数100左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2.心理健康周PsychologicalHealthWeekDearJ