湖南省洞口县第四中学2025届高三下学期期中考试英语试题文试题含解析

湖南省洞口县第四中学2025届高三下学期期中考试英语试题文试题请考生注意：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．Mollyfinallyagreed,_____reluctantly,togoandseeadoctor.A．afterwards B．almostC．otherwise D．somewhat2．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension3．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．aresaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved4．Youshouldsetagoalandsee________youcanachieveitinthecomingexam.A．which B．whatC．whether D．when5．Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however6．Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a;aD．the;the7．_______withallsortsofaffairs,themanagerhadlittletimetohaveagoodsleep.A．Occupying B．BeingoccupiedC．Occupied D．Havingoccupied8．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．asD．that9．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore10．Ihopewhenyoucometomorrow,you_____thereadingandhavesomethingtoshare.A．did B．aredoingC．willbedoing D．willhavedone11．Aftertheflooding,peopleweresufferinginthatarea,________urgentlyneededcleanwater,medicineandsheltertosurvive.A．which B．whoC．where D．what12．Moresubwaylines______tomaketravellingeasyinBeijinginthecomingyears.A．willbuild B．willbebuiltC．build D．arebuilt13．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads14．________fromJ.K.Rowling’sbookseriesofthesametitle,the“HarryPotter”moviesareuniversallyacknowledgedasclassics.A．Adapting B．HavingadaptedC．Adapted D．Tobeadapted15．Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．against C．on D．for16．---MyGod!Ihaven’tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!---_______.Thebosswon’tneedituntilnextFriday.A．There’snodoubt B．There’snopanic C．Goodluck D．Soundsgood17．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup18．---Thefreegiftdoesn’tlookgood.---_____,madam,butifyouwantgoodquality,youhavetopayforit.A．Nodoubt B．NooffenceC．Noproblem D．Noway19．OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup20．Patrickwaited________alltheluggagewascleared,buthisneverappeared.A．until B．beforeC．when D．while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）OurplanwastodriveintoCambridge,catchthe7:34traintoLiverpoolStreetStation,thentoseparateandmeetagainforlunch.WeshouldhavearrivedatLiverpoolat9:19,butduetoatypicalLondonfog,thetrainhadtomovealongsoslowlythatitwasnotuntil10:30thatitgotthere.Inspiteofourlatearrival,Joan,mywife’ssister,decidedthatshewouldgotoseetheCrownJewelsintheTowerofLondonwhilewewentshopping.Itwasonlyafterhersisterhaddisappearedintothefogthatmywiferealizedthatwehadn’tdecidedwhereweshouldmeetforlunch.SinceIhadourthreeticketsfortheconcertinmypocket,thiswasindeedaproblem.ThereseemedtobenothingwecoulddoexcepttakingataxitotheTowerofLondon,andtrytofindherthere.Needlesstosay,wedidn’tfindher.Itwasnowoneo’clock,andtheconcertbeganat2:30.“Perhapsshewillthinkofwaitingoutsidetheconcerthall,”suggestedmywifehopefully.Bythistimethefogwassothickthatroadtraffichadtostop,andtheonlywaytogettherewasbyundergroundrailway.Handinhandwefeltourwayalongtheroadtowherewethoughttheneareststationshouldbe.Anhourlaterwewerestilltryingtofindit.JustasIwasabouttolosemytempercompletelywhenwemetablindmantappinghiswayconfidentlythroughthefog.WithhishelpwefoundTowerHilltubestationjustfiftyyardsdowntheroad.Bynowitwasfartoolateeventotrytogettotheconcerthallbeforetheperformancebeganat2:30,sowedecidedtoreturntoCambridge.Ittooksevenlonghoursinsteadoftheusualtwotomakethatjourney.Norwereweabletogetanyfoodanddrinkonthetrain.Tiredandhungrywefinallyreachedhomeatten,openingthedoortothesoundofthetelephonebell.ItwasJoan;shehadseentheCrownJewels,hadmanagedtogetanotherticketforconcert,andhadhadawonderfuldinneratarestaurantnearthehotelwhereshedecidedtostayforthenight.Nowshewasringingtodiscoverwhetherwehadhadanequallysuccessfulday.1、WhywasJoanseparatedfromhersisterandherbrother-in-law?A．theycouldnotseeeachotherbecauseofthefog.B．JoanhadnotseenCrownJewels.C．Theyplannedtododifferentthingsuntillunchtime.D．Thewriterdidn’twanttogototheconcert.2、Whatdidthewriterplantodointheafternoon?A．Gototheconcert. B．SeetheCrownJewels.C．ReturntoCambridge. D．Goshopping.3、Thereasonwhytheydidn’tallmeetforlunchwasthat_______.A．TheylosttheirwayinthefogB．theyforgottomakenecessaryarrangementC．theywaitedatdifferentplacesanddidn’tmeeteachotherD．thecouplecouldn’tfindtheundergroundstation4、It’squiteclearthatforJoanthetriptoLondonhadbeen________.A．spiltbythefog B．quitetiringC．ratherdisappointing D．veryenjoyable22．（8分）Acompanyhasdesignedawaterbottle,theMemobottle,whichisidealfortheofficeworker’sbag,becauseit’scompletelyflat.Withthesameshapeasapieceofpaper,theMemobottleisareusablewaterbottlethatslidesintoyourbagtolienexttobooksandlaptops.Thebottle,whichcanalsobewashedinadishwasher,isdesignedtohelpreducethenumberofplasticbottlesinlandfills（填埋）.TwocreativepeopleJesseLeeworthyandJonathanByrt,both28,designedthebottletobeconvenienttocarryandenvironmentallyfriendly.Itismadefromadurableanddishwasher-friendly“green”plastic.LeeworthyandByrt,fromAustralia,saymorethan600billionsingle-usebottlesweresoldgloballylastyear.InAmericaalone,studiesshowthataround1,500single-usewaterbottleareconsumedeverysecond—only20percentofthesearerecycled.Andthecostofbuyingmoreandmoreplasticbottlesaddsto—thepairsaythatbottledwatercostsapproximately1,400timesmorethantapwater.“We’vealwaysbeenpassionateabouttheenvironment,”saidLeeworthy.“Foryearswehavebeenfocusedoncreativedesignthatprovidesenvironmentalremedywhileimprovingsocialconvenience.TheMemobottlewasdesignedtoovercometwoproblemsthatweseeinoursociety:ourattachmenttotheoutdoors,andourinabilitytofitwaterbottlesinlaptopbags.”Thebottlewillbeavailableinthreedifferentsizes—A5whichholds750ml,A4whichholds1.25litresandlettersizewhichstores1.25litres.TheproductisseekingfundingonKickstarterandhasalreadysoared（飙升）pastitsprimarygoalofraising£8,310($13,500),reachingitinjust36hours.JonathanByrtsaid,“Thefeedbackwe’vereceivedhasbeenoverwhelminglypositive!Theemailsofsupportandinterest,andsocialmediacommentshavebeenamazing!”TheproductisexpectedtobeonthemarketbyChristmasandwillbeavailableforglobaldelivery.1、Whatisthemaincharacterofthenewly-designedwaterbottle?A．Cleanandeasytowash.B．Practicalandfriendlytoenvironment.C．Flatandpopularwithhousewives.D．Cheapandconvenienttocarryinbags.2、Whatarethetwodesignersmostconcernedabout?A．Materialsandshape.B．Priceandproduction.C．Commentsandpopularity.D．Environmentandconvenience.3、Whatispeople’sattitudetowardsthewaterbottle?A．Opposed.B．Indifferent.C．Supportive.D．Doubtful.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．Thewaytoprotectwaterresource.B．Roundwaterbottlesareoutofdate.C．Seekingfundforanidealwaterbottle.D．TwocreativeAustralianyoungdesigners.23．（8分）WhenshewonthefirsteverseasonofAmericanIdol11yearsago,criticsbelievedshehadlittlechanceofstayingontop.Too“girlnextdoor”,theysaid.Notstylishenough.Notthinenough,either.ButKellyClarkson,31,hasproventhemallwrongwithherstringofworldwidehits,fromBecauseofYoutotherecentCatchMyBreath.BeingthefirstIdolwinnerintheUSwasnoteasy.Inthepastdecadesincethatvictory,Claksonhashadtodealwiththemedia’sscrutinyofherweightandpersonalstyle.“Everyone’slike,‘You’reapopstar.Youshouldbesmaller’.”ClarksontoldPeopleMagazine.“ButI’mthepopstar.I’llmaketherules.”Sincemiddleschool,Clarksonhasbeenawareofthepowerofhervoice.Shefirstjoinedtheschoolchoir(合唱队)atage13whenateacherheardhersinginginthehallwayanddemandedthatshejoin.“Singinggavemeconfidence,”ClarksontoldtheOrangeCountyRegister,anewspaperinCalifornia.“Friendsatschoolwerenervousbecausetheydidn’tknowwhattheywantedtodowiththerestoftheirlives,butIhadapeacefulfeelinginside,becauseIknew.”Despiteherenormouspublicity,Clarksonhasremainedtruetoherdown-to-earthpersonality.“Thereasonsomewinnersfadeawayisthatthey’retryingtomodelthemselvesonsomebodyelse.Ifwealreadyhavetheoriginal,whywouldweneedacopy?Youneedtobeofferingsomethingnew,somethingthat’suniquelyyou,”shetoldtheDailyMail.Aroundherribcage(胸腔)ishernewtattoo(纹身),indicatinghowstrongshehasbecomefromallthatshe’sbeenthrough.Itreads:“Whatdoesn’tkillyou.”1、HowdidcriticsthinkofKelly?A．Unique.B．Plain.C．Beautiful-looking.D．Extraordinary.2、HowdidKelleyprovecriticswrong?A．Bylosingweight.B．Bywinningsomemedals.C．Bygivingsomeworldwideconcerts.D．Bypublishingsomeveryfamoussongs.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph3mean?A．Toughinspection.B．Extremecuriosity.C．Completeexposure.D．Accuratecalculation4、HowdidKellydifferfromherfriendsatschool?A．Beingveryconfident.B．Havingadefinitelifegoal.C．Havingtattooaroundhercage.D．Havingdown-to-earthpersonality.24．（8分）Astheparentofa7-year-oldboy,sometimesIfeellike“no”ismymostfrequentlysaidword.ButifIlookhonestlyatthebigpictureofmydailyvocabulary,Iprobablywouldconcludethatitactuallycontainstoomuch“yes”.Sayingyesmeansopeningmyselfuptonewexperiences,invitingnewordeeperrelationships.Buttoomuch“yes”leavesanyofusfeelinganxious,overcommitted（过分受约束的）andpowerlesstosetandmaintainboundariesinourlives.ThishadbeenonmymindwhenTheBookofNo:365WaystoSayItandMeanIt－andStopPeople-Pleasing.Forevercameacrossmydesk.Theneweditionofthisdecade-oldbookbypsychologistSusanNewmanisamust-readbookforthoseofuswhostruggletosay“no”withauthenticity,confidenceandkindness.Newmancallspeoplewhofeelforcedtosayyesalltheirwaythroughlife“people-pleasers”.Thechiefsymptomsofthisconditionincludeassociatinghelpingotherswithyourself-respect,holdingexpectationsthatyouwillcareforothersandfeelingunwillingtostateyourownneedswhenarequestcomesyourway.Forpeople-pleasers,“yesisthepathofleastresistanceandthewaytoavoiddamagingyourrelationshipwiththeasker,”Newmanwrites.Thebookoffersbriefdialoguesforhundredsofscenariosinwhich“no”istherightanswer,forreasonsrangingfromtimemanagementtofinancialpressurestoemotionalboundaries.Newmanconsiderswhatcameaboutamongfriends,atwork,withinfamiliesandinparenting.Readingthroughthescenarios,Irealizedtheyhavesomethingsincommon－thingsthatimmediatelystartedhelpingmeimprovemy“no”skills.Doyouthinkthisbookmightbehelpfultoyou?It’sOKiftheansweris“no”,butIdohighlyrecommenditforyourPositiveReadingListshelf.1、WhydoestheauthorincludehisownpersonalexperienceinParagraph1?A．Toblamehimself. B．Toshowhowtoguidekids.C．Totellhislikesanddislikes. D．Tohelprecommendabook.2、WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?A．Howtodealwitharequest.B．Whyaskersturntoothersforafavor.C．Whypeople-pleaserssay“yes”toooften.D．Howtostrengthenrelationshipswithaskers.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scenarios”probablymean?A．Occasions. B．Processes.C．Adventures. D．Stories.4、Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodo?A．Givenoresponsetoanydemand.B．Learntosay“no”inapositiveway.C．Keepopenallchannelsofcommunication.D．Say“yes”constantlywithoutfeelingguilty.25．（10分）Wewouldliketowishallourreadersawonderfulwinterbreak.OurJanuarymagazineisnowintheshopsandavailabledigitally.We’relookingforwardtosharingmoreadventuresanddiscoverieswithyouin2018,including:AtacrossroadsintheAtlanticAsthepopulationofAscensionIslandrisesuptomarkthe200thanniversaryofBritishrule,FredPearcewonderswhatthefuturemighthaveinstoreforthisstrangepartofland.Photostory:OntheroadagainAselectionofimagesfromanexhibitionopeningthismonthattheRoyalGeographicalSocietygohandinhandwithM.AurelStein’searly20thcenturyphotographsoftheSilkRoad.Dossier:GoingundergroundMarkRowediscussestherolethatcarbonstoragecanplayintheglobalefforttoreducecarbondioxideemission(排放).NetlossKitGilletreportsfromtheGulfofThailand,whosefisheries(渔场)havebeenalmostdestroyedbythecommercializationoftheThaifishingindustry.Anddon’tforget......around-upofthelatestgeographicalandclimatesciencenews;ahotspotfocusonTurkey;adviceontakingphotographsinAntarctica;aninterviewwithLucienCastaing-Taylor,professorofvisualartsatHarvard;pluslots,lotsmore...Buyyourcopynow,clickhereandsaveupto35%orcall+44(0)1635588496.GeographicalisalsoavailableinWHSmithandmanyindependentnewsagents.1、Ifyouwanttoreadsomethingaboutglobalwarming,youcanread.A．Dossier:GoingundergroundB．Photostory:OntheroadagainC．AtacrossroadsintheAtlanticD．Netloss2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．AscensionIslandhasabrightfuturewithmorepopulation.B．CommercializationcontributestothelossoffisheryinThai.C．TheJanuaryeditionof2014istocomeoutinthewinterbreak.D．Thetopicsofthismagazinefocusongeographyandinterviews.3、Thepassageiswrittento.A．attractreaderstobuythemagazineB．giveadviceontakingphotosC．shareadventuresanddiscoveriesD．introducethecontentofthemagazine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）RecentlyIheardastoryaboutafamousscientistwhohadmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalbreakthroughs.Hewasbeing1byareporterwhoaskedhimwhyhethoughthewasabletobesomuchmore2thantheaverageperson.Herespondedthatitallcamefroma(n)3withhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasfouryearsold.Hehadbeentryingto4abottleofmilkfromtheshelfwhenitfell,5itscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor.Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadof6him,shesaid,“Robert,whatagreatandwonderful7youhavemade.Ihaveseldomseensuchareal8ofmilk.Well,thedamagehasalreadybeendone.Wouldyouliketogetdownand9inthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?”Indeed,he10.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,“Youknow,Robert,wheneveryoumakeatroublelikethis,11you’llhavetocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproper12.So,howwouldyouliketodothat?Wecoulduseasponge(海绵)，atoweloramop.Whichdoyou13?”Hechosethespongeand14theycleanedupthemilk.Hismotherthensaid,“Let'sgooutinthebackyardand15thebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithout16it.”Thelittleboylearnedthatifheheldthebottleatthetopneartheedge17bothhands,hecouldcarryitwithoutdroppingit.Whatawonderful18!Itwasatthatmomentthatthescientistknewhedidn'tneedtobeafraidtomake19.Instead,helearnedthatmistakeswerejust20forlearningsomethingnew.1、A．praisedB．interviewedC．celebratedD．admired2、A．famousB．excellentC．creativeD．wonderful3、A．inventionB．experimentC．gameD．experience4、A．removeB．bringC．settleD．put5、A．coveringB．leavingC．drinkingD．flowing6、A．encouragingB．askingC．punishingD．frightening7、A．useB．achievementC．pictureD．trouble8、A．seaB．bottleC．roomD．factory9、A．playB．thinkC．cryD．regret10、A．refusedB．didC．listenedD．feared11、A．graduallyB．patientlyC．finallyD．immediately12、A．valueB．formC．shelfD．order13、A．likeB．cleanC．preferD．accept14、A．togetherB．silentlyC．excitedlyD．hurriedly15、A．chargeB．fillC．presentD．put16、A．losingB．holdingC．breakingD．dropping17、A．forB．beyondC．overD．with18、A．performanceB．methodC．lessonD．action19、A．promisesB．mistakesC．guessesD．decisions20、A．chancesB．teachersC．directionsD．instructions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）I’mJanHasek,1．oldminerfromtheCzechRepublicInApril1945I2．(hear)somethingexplodeatmidnightIgotupand3．(run)outsideThesoundcamefromamine4．hadn’tbeenusedforalongtimeSuddenlyIsawsomeGermansoldiers5．thelightofthemoonThey6．(take)woodenboxesfromtrucksandputtingtheminthemineAweeklaterIdecided7．(go)andseeformyselfTomysurprisetheentrance8．theminewasclosedSomepeoplesaythattheAmberRoomandsomegold9．(bury)inthemineIthinkitmightbeso,astheAmberRoomhasnever10．(find)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。LastweekIwenttovisittomyformerneighbor,Mr、Smith、HeandIusedtolivingnexttoeachotherformanyyears、Abouthalfayearago,anordercamewhichtheoldbuilding,alongwithmanyothersimilarones,weregoingtobepulleddowntomakeroomforthemainstreet、Sotheyhadtomoveapart、Mr、Smithnowlivesinthesuburbsnearabeautifulpark、Hisapartmentismuchbigthanbefore、Theonlyproblemisthatittakesquitealongtimegettothedowntownarea、Therefore,Mr、Smithdoesn’tseemtoworryaboutalongdistance、Hesaysthatanewsubwaylinewillbebuiltinafewyearandheissurelifewillbebetterinthefuture、149第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你收到加拿大笔友David的电子邮件，询问你校体育运动的情况，也特别想知道你