2024-2025学年江西省九江市重点中学下学期高三期末质量检测试题英语试题含解析

2024-2025学年江西省九江市重点中学下学期高三期末质量检测试题英语试题请考生注意：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．—IntheUK，somepeopleequatelifeexperiencewiththenumberofstampsintheirpassports.—That’swhytheyallagreethatthey________the“travelbug”．A．catchB．caughtC．havecaughtD．aretocatch2．Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye3．Shehasexpressedherhope______theforeignstudentswillspreadthegoodwillandsincerityoftheChinesepeopletootherpartsoftheworld.A．that B．whichC．whether D．what4．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．asD．since5．—Areyoudoingyourhomework？—No,I’mwritingashortplay．It_____attheChristmasparty．A．willbeputon B．willputonC．putson D．isputon6．Itwassonoisythatwehearourselvesspeak.A．couldn’t B．shouldn’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t7．Openingthedoor,Mrs．Summersfoundfamilyofcatsshutinthebathroom．A．a;不填 B．a;the C．the;不填 D．the;the8．Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what9．Whenonholidays,therailwaysputontrainstomakepeople’stravelmoreconvenient.A．regularB．specialC．particularD．unusual10．Thebookisnowoutofprint,______itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.A．andB．forC．soD．but11．Ifhehadbeenworkinghard,he______intheofficenow.However,hedidn’t.A．wouldbeworking B．weretobeworking C．wasworking D．shouldwork12．You________havebookedtheticketsinadvance;therewereplentyleft.A．needn’t B．can’tC．shouldn’t D．mustn’t13．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where14．________amazedusgreatlywasthatLindacouldspeakfivelanguages.A．That B．What C．Which D．Why15．Thecompanyneedsto_____itsoutdatedimagetopromoteitsnewly-releasedproduct.A．layout B．callupC．shakeoff D．giveaway16．---MayIhelpyou？Youseemtobehavingsometrouble.----____________，thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Noproblem B．It'sallrightC．ok D．Noway17．Hissuggestion_______toseethefilmAvatarinterestedeveryoneofus.A．thatwego B．whichweshouldgo C．thatwewouldgo D．weshouldgo18．Takingdrugshasbecomepartofeverysport_________athletesseektoachievebeyondtheirnaturallimits.A．which B．that C．who D．where19．It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．availableC．accurate D．cautious20．Agathadidn’ttellme______shewouldpickuphersonfromschool.A．whichB．whenC．whereD．what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）Japanisagingfasterthananyothernation.Bytheendofthisdecade,therewillbethreeretireesforeverychildunder15andbeforelong,oneinsixpeoplewillbeover80.Itspopulationwillsoonbefallingbynearlyamillionpeopleeveryyearandsomepeoplepredictthat,sometimeinthenextcentury,thelastJapanesepersonwilldie.Othercountriesareencouragingimmigrationtodealwiththeirdemographicwoes.ButnotJapan,whichisusingdifferentwaystoreducepressureputonhealthcareandsocialservices.TheToto-madetoilet,commoninJapanesehotels,canpushuptohelptheelderly.NowTotoisworkingwithDaiwaHouse,Japan’slargesthousebuilder,toequiptoiletsforretirees.Thesehavemedicalsensorsthatmeasurebloodsugarlevels,thebloodpressureandbodyfatoftheuser.ThedataisemailedtothelocalGPthroughabuilt-ininternetdevice(装置).Somakesureyoueatyourgreensandstayregular,orthedoctorwillbeintouch.Theover-75saccountformorethanaquarterofthedeathsincaraccidentsonJapaneseroads.ToyotaisworkingwithProfessorKawashima,whodevelopedbraintraininggamesforNintendo,tocreateintelligentcarsthatmonitorbrainactivityintheelderly.Othertechnologiescouldalsoworktokeepelderlydriverscautious.Japanhastwiceasmanypetsasithaschildren.Butrealanimalsaredifficulttolookafterastheirownersage.Paroisafurrywhitebabysealrobotwhichrespondstopettingbymovingitstailandopeningandclosingitseyes.Itshowsemotionssuchassurprise,happinessandanger,andhassoldwellinnursinghomeswhereitisreportedtostimulate(刺激)responsesamongthosewithdementia(痴呆).Japan’sInstituteofPhysicalandChemicalResearchhasdevelopedRiba,anursingcarerobotthatcanlifttheelderlyoutofbed.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“demographicwoes”referto?A．Retirementage.B．Publicfinance.C．Populationproblems.D．Employmentdifficulties.2、What’sthemainfunctionofthetoiletsforretirees?A．Givingthemfirstaid.B．Monitoringtheirhealth.C．Helpingthemsendemails.D．Sendingthemoffthetoilet.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthesealrobot?A．Itishardtolookafter.B．Itsellswellinnurseries.C．Itonlymakesapositiveresponse.D．Itiswellreceivedinnursinghomes.4、HowdoesJapanimprovethehealthcarefortheelderly?A．Byadvocatingcompaniesworktogether.B．Byswitchingtolife-longtrainingclasses.C．Bydevelopinghi-techproductsandservices.D．Bycorrectingmedicalpersonnel’sserviceattitudes.22．（8分）ResortsofeverykindhavesprunguptocatertotheEnglishman^needtospendapartoftheyear,howeverbriefly,bytheseaside.NotowninBritainismorethaneightymilesfromtheseaandthereareseasideresortsallroundthecoast.OnasummerSundaymostoftheroadsthatleadtotheseaaxecongestedwithcarsfullofpeopleeagertogetabreathofseaair.Intheeveningwheneveryoneisfulloffood,ice-creamandlollypops,thereisthelongslowdrivehomeonroadscrowdedwithreturningcars.BrightonBrightonisoneofthebest-knownsouthcoastresortsandisverypopularfordaytripexcursions.ItisonlyfiftymilesfromLondonandcanbereachedbyfasttraininanhour.Attheweekendthepebbledbeachesarethrongedwithpeoplesunbathingorpickingtheirwaytothewater’sedgeforadip.BournemouthLocatedahundredmilesfromLondon,thebeachesarewideandsandy.Whitehouseslinetheclifftopsandnarrowvalleys,denselywoodedwithpinetrees,reachdowntotheshore.TheareaneartothetownofTorquayontheDevoncoastissometimescalledBritainsRivieraandtheclimateissomildthatpalmtreesgrowalongtheseafront.BlackpoolOnthenorth-westcoast,apopularresortforthepeopleintheindustrialnorth,Blackpoolisagay,noisytown,famousforitsamusementfacilitiesandthemagicallights.Atnightpeopletravelfrommilesaroundtoseetheextravaganzaoflightsdecoratingtheseafront.SouthendOntheeastcoastatthemouthoftheThames,Southendis,likeBrighton,oneofthefavoriteresortsofLondoners.ThepierhereisthelongestinBritainandoffersagreatvarietyofdifferingentertainments.1、Whydopeopleoftenhavealongslowdrivehomeonroadsinsummer?A．Becauseitisextremelyfarfromthesea.B．Becausepeoplearefulloffood,ice-creamandlollypops.C．Becausetoomanyreturningcarsoftenmakeatrafficjam.D．Becausepeopleareattractedintheresortssotheyleaveslowly.2、Whichresortisfamousforitsentertainmentsandgrandlights?A．Blackpool.B．Bournemouth.C．Briton.D．Southend.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．TherearepalmtreesgrowingnearBournemouth.B．SouthendhasthelongestpierinBritain.C．Peoplecrowdedintothewater’sedgeatBritonforaquickswim.D．SouthendisabetterpreferredresortthanBritonbyLondonlocals.23．（8分）Flowersmakepeoplehappy.Andwhilethatmightseemobvious,therehasn’tbeenmuchresearchtoprovethepointuntilnow.SomenewstudiesbyRutgersUniversityscientistssupporttheideastrongly,andtheexpertsgoontoassumethatflowershaveflourishedonthisplanet,withtheirbeautyevolvinginrecentthousandsofyears,partlybecausehumansaresoattachedtothem.Inatest,bunchesofflowersweresentbyfloriststo113menandwomeninaretirementcommunity.All113gotflowersandanotebook,butsomegotthemearlierandreceivedasecondbunchwhentheothersgottheirs.Bynowyoucanguesstheoutcome.Themoreflowers,themoresmiles.Theresultsofthestudiesgotthescientiststothinkingabouthowtheflowerindustryoftodayhasevolvedintogrowingthingsthatservenootherpurposethanemotional(情感上的)satisfaction.Naturewon’tevenpollinate(授粉)manyofthedomesticatedflowers.Justamongroses,therearesomanytypescreatedbyhumansthat,clearly,flowersaren’twhattheyusedtobe.Butit’slikelyourcollectivehandhasplayedarolelongerthanyoumightthink.Geneticist(遗传学家)TerryMcGuiresuggeststhatnature’sprettierflowersgottosurviveanddevelopwellbecausepeopledidn’tdestroythemwhentheyclearedforagriculture.Instead,theygrewthemandhavebeendoingsoforover5,000years.“Becausethey’reasourceofpleasure,wetakecareofthem.Inthatsensethey’relikedogs.Theyarethepetsoftheplantworld.”McGuiresays.Hereisonewaythatmighthaveworked:Manyspeciesofflowersthatarenowplantedusedtogrowonlywhenthegroundwasdisturbed,McGuireexplains.“Ashumansmovedintoagriculturalsettings,theseflowerswouldhavebeenweeds.”“Theseflowersmighthavebeentoleratedbecauseoftheirbeauty.Theseedswouldhavebeenpreservedandreplanted.Overtime,thebestoftheseflowersmighthavebeenselectedandtheseedsmorecarefullypreserved.”1、Theunderlinedword“theirs”probablymeans________.A．flowers B．notebooksC．flowersandnotebooks D．asecondbunchofflowers2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A．Wekeepdogsbecausetheymakeushappy.B．Peoplegrowflowersforthousandsofyears.C．Themoreflowerspeopleget,thehappiertheyare.D．Peopleleftalltheflowersalivewhenclearingland.3、AccordingtoTerryMcGuire,onepossiblewayofflowerevolutionis________.a.themostbeautifulflowerswerechosenb.peoplereplantedtheseedsoftheflowersc.flowerswerewildplantsatthebeginningd.peopleprotectedtheprettierflowerswhileclearinglandA．c,d,b,a, B．c,b,d,aC．c,d,a,b D．c,b,a,d4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．MoreFlowers,MoreSmiles B．Flowers:PetsofPlantWorldC．Human’sAffection&Flowers’Evolution D．Human’sLoveTowardsFlowers24．（8分）ALifesavingAt-HomeCheckupMoreimportanceisattachedtophysicalfitnessnowadays.However,stayingfitcanbeexpensivewhengoingtoprofessionalagenciesformedicalcheckups.Hereweshowyouthreewaystodomedicalcheckupathome,trythemforaroughideaaboutyourhealthcondition.1BalanceOnOneLegHoldforupto60seconds.Ifyoufalldownearly,youmaybeathigherriskforbraindecline.InaJapanesestudy,30percentofolderadultswhocouldbalanceforonly20secondsorfewerhadmicrobleedsinthebrain,anearlysignofriskforstrokeordementia(痴呆).Thesemicrobleedscanaffectbalance,memory,anddecisionmaking.2TouchYourToesSitwithyourbackstraight,thenleanforwardandtrytotouchyourtoes.Notevenclose?Youmightbeatriskforheartproblems.Byusingthistest,UniversityofNorthTexasresearchersfoundthatsomeoldinflexiblefolkshavetohavetheheartworkhardertoprovideenoughblood,raisingtheriskofheartattackorstroke.3SittingToStandingTimehowlongittakestoliftandloweryourselffromachairtentimesasfastasyoucan.Senioradultswhodidtenrepetitionsin21secondsorfewerwerelesslikelytodieoverthenext13yearsthanthosewhotooklonger.Thetestrequiresmusclestrength,balance,andheartfitness;beingslowcouldmeanunderlyingdiseasebeforesymptomsarise.Theabovearehometestseveryonecoulddotokeepyoufitandtheydon’trequiremuchtimeormoney.Learnwhatpossibledangersarehidinginsideyouandhowtodealwiththem.1、Whatmaygowrongifyoubalanceononelegforonly20secondsorfewer?A．Heart.B．Brain.C．Leg.D．Muscle.2、Aperson’smusclestrengthcanbetestedby____.A．sittingwiththebackstraightB．balancingononelegC．touchingthetoesD．sittingtostanding3、Thethreewaystodomedicalcheckupmentionedinthepassageare____.A．money-savingB．long-lastingC．energy-demandingD．resources-wasting25．（10分）“Thisway,everyone.”saidtheyoungBahamianasheledthewaytothehoar.Astheboatmovedoverthewaves,Ithoughtbackelevenyearstomyfirstislandvisitviaacruiseship.Aswelanded,Inoticedasignadvertisingswimmingwithdolphins.Ilookedatmymother;sheknewexactlywhatIwanted,butIwastooyoung.“Maybesomeothertime,”shesaid.Ithinkeveryoneknowsthatthosefourwordsusuallytranslatetonever.Itmademe,alittleboy,depressedformanydays.Fromthatdayon,itwasmydreamtoswimwiththosegentlecreatures.Now,after15minutesoftravelling,wereachedtheSanctuaryBay.Aswearrived,Isawthegraycreaturesshowingofftheiruniquetalentbeforemyeyes.Wewereledofftheboat,pastabackbuilding.Ourguidetolduswewouldhavethepleasureofspendingthenext90minuteswithKaholo,ayoungmale,andRobola,thelargestfemale,whoisquitefamousforhavingplayedtheleadinthefilmZeusandRoxanne.MyfatherandIwerejoinedbyfourothersandfollowedthemanoncemore.Hetoldustojumpintothewaterwhileheletthedolphinsintothatpartofthebay.Forthefirst20minutes,wecouldgoanywhereandtouchthedolphinsastheyswamby.KaholoandRobolamusthaveknownIwastheirbiggestfanbecausetheyswamtowardsmeasifIhadhadfish.Aftertheintroductoryperiod,theyjumpedoverourheads.IgotahugandkissfromRobola,andalsolearnedhowtohaveKaholotalktome.Thiswasbyfarthemostmagicalexperienceofmylife.Nexttimeyourparentssay“Maybesomeotherday”,havefaithinthem.Yourdreamsareimportanttothemtoo,andtheywilldowhatevertheycantomakeitpossible,becausedreamscancometrue.1、Whatwastheauthor’sdreamaccordingtothetext?A．Travellingwithhisparents.B．Swimmingwithdolphins.C．VisitingtheSanctuaryBay.D．Watchingafilmplayedbydolphins.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelafterthefirstislandvisit?A．Excited.B．Puzzled.C．Unhappy.D．Energetic.3、WhatdidKaholoandRoboladoduringthevisit?A．Theystayedawayfromtheauthor.B．Theylearnttohaveatalktotheauthor.C．Theyhadspecialinterestintheauthor’sfish.D．Theyshowedafriendlyattitudetowardstheauthor.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．DreamsDoComeTrueB．PlaywithDolphinsC．MyParents’PromiseD．TheFirstIslandVisit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）Dandelions（蒲公英）arecommonweedsthatgrowinmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Indifferent1,dandelionstakedifferentshapes.Scientistshavelong2thatdifferenthabitatsledtothecreationof3species,andthatdifferencesinformareactualproofofdifferentspecies.4,accordingtoTuresson,itisalsopossiblethata5speciestakesdifferentshapesdependentonthehabitatsit6in.Tostudythis,Ihavelookedattwodandelionsgrowingindifferenthabitats.Theone,7IwillcallDandelion1,growsinagrassfieldthatliesinthe8.TheotherDandelion,Dandelion2,growsintheshadow,eg9thetreesorbehindashed.Thegrassfieldishotand10.Theshadowiscoolandwet.So,whatarethe11betweenDandelion1and2?Dandelion1isdarkgreen,andits12areshortandquitethick.Mostoftheleaveslie13onthesurroundinggrass.Theflowersareshort.Dandelion2,ontheotherhand,looksverydifferently.Theleavesarelongand14green,Mostleavesstandinaverticalposition.Theflowersalso15tall.Dandelion216strongandtall.Itisclearthatitgrowsverywellinthe17,andthathasenough18andspacetogrowintoabigplant.Dandelion1,ontheotherhand,issmallanddark.Itseemsthatthe19inthegrasslandmakeitdifficultforthisdandeliontogrowintoabigplant.20,theconditionsinthetwodifferenthabitatsresultindifferentshapesforthesedandelions.ForDandelion1,thesunmakesthegrassfieldhotanddry.Inordertosavewater,itgrowsshortandthickleaves.1、A．housesB．habitatsC．parksD．countries2、A．disagreedB．providedC．believedD．calculated3、A．newB．goodC．oldD．bad4、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．ThusD．Otherwise5、A．sameB．differentC．strangeD．single6、A．plantsB．worksC．takesD．grows7、A．whatB．whichC．thatD．when8、A．worldB．mountainC．sunD．valley9、A．underB．overC．uponD．between10、A．HumidB．WetC．SoftD．dry11、A．similaritiesB．advantagesC．differencesD．disadvantages12、A．seedsB．leavesC．weedsD．woods13、A．flatB．apartC．deadD．logical14、A．darkB．brightC．artificialD．familiar15、A．lieB．breakC．standD．perform16、A．soundsB．smellsC．feelsD．looks17、A．swallowB．shallowC．shadowD．shape18、A．sunshineB．leavesC．honeyD．water19、A．ConditionsB．OccasionsC．SituationsD．preparations20、A．FortunatelyB．ObviouslyC．ConsequentlyD．Accidentally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）MyinterestinChinesefoodstartedyearsago，whenIwasayoungreporterfortheWashingtonPost．Ourofficewasn'tfarfromChinatown，1．IfoundsomeverygoodChineserestaurants．ThatwasthefirsttimethatI2．（notice）thefreshtasteofthemeatandvegetablesofChinesefood．WhenIlearnedmoreaboutthefood，Ibegantounderstandwhy3．hasthisspecialfeature．Manyyearsago，chinahad4．energycrisisbecauseitlostmuchofitswoodduetooverpopulationandpoormanagementofitsforests．This5．（lose）wasverybadforthecountry，ofcourse，butitturnedouttobeverygoodforthefood．Woodbecameveryexpensiveandhardtoget，sotheChinesehadtoeitherfindasubstitutefortheir6．（value）wood，orlearnhowtouseitbetter．Thereweren'tanysubstitutessopeoplefoundwaystoeconomize．Inordertoeconomizeincooking，theyhadtouseverylittlewood．Sotheystartedcuttingtheirmeatandvegetables7．smallpiecesbeforetheyputtheminthehotoil．Thatway，thefoodcooked8．（fast）andtheysavedmorefuel．Thefood9．（prepare）inthiswaykeptitsfreshflavor﹣﹣﹣andit'sthisflavor10．attractspeoplefromothercountriestotheartofChinesecooking．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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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