江苏省南通市示范中学2024-2025学年高三下学期期中考试英语试题（A卷）含解析

江苏省南通市示范中学2024-2025学年高三下学期期中考试英语试题（A卷）注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．AfirmfromNewZealandhasrevealedasetofroboticlegswhichtheyclaimwillsoonallow________wheelchair-boundpeopletowalkagain.A．extremely B．previously C．actually D．eventually2．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need3．—Haveyoufoundthenewflatadvertisedinthenewspaper?—Yes.Butthecommunity____verylargeandInearlygotlostjustnow.A．hadbeen B．was C．willbe D．is4．Bob’slecturescoveredafairlywiderangeandIcan’tsumupwhathesaysinafewsentences.A．covered B．conveyed C．considered D．commanded5．---What’swrongwithyourcellphone?Ican’tgetthrough.---Oh,mylinewascutoffbecauseI________mybill.A．haven’tpaid B．hadn’tpaid C．wasn’tpaying D．don’tpay6．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that7．—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?—Hewantsyouto________yourabsencelastnight.A．accountfor B．callforC．sendfor D．reachfor8．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit9．Intimewereachedastagewehadmoreyoungreadersthanoldones． A．where B．how C．who D．what10．AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonly_______withherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithherdevotiontocharity.A．hasBeyonceinfluencedpopculture B．influencedpopculturehasBeyonceC．Beyoncehasinfluencedpopculture D．influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas11．China’sBeiDouNavigationSatelliteSystem,whosepositioning________willreach2.5metersby2020,willsoonprovideservicesformorecountries.A．accuracy B．categoryC．function D．reference12．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore13．TheartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassoldineverypartofKenya.A．tobecheated B．beingcheatedC．tohavebeencheated D．havingbeencheated14．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon15．—HelenisgoingtoManchesterforfurthereducationnextmonth.—I’m______becauseIhavetostayathomeandwork.A．greenwithenvyB．whiteasasheetC．tickledpinkD．blackandblue16．________leftthedoorunlockedmustbeheldresponsiblefortheaccident.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whenever17．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen18．—DoyouknowwhatEUstandsfor,Tommy?—Sure．ItstandsfortheEuropeanUnion,______Europeanpoliticalandeconomicorganizationthatencouragestradeandfriendshipbetween______countriesthataremembers．A．an;the B．a;the C．the;/ D．an;/19．---MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？---Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．available20．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive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）Thereisatreadintravellingthatissweepingthenation—it’sbeingcalledvoluntourism.ForeigndestinationsareattractingAmericancitizenswhowanttosightsee,whileatthesametimeengageincommunityservice.Photosonawallareofrecentvisitstoanorphanage(孤儿院)inIndia.It’satripJimInnersfirstmadeafterlookingamoremeaningfulwaytoseetheworld.ThroughtheAustin-basedMiracleFoundation,InnershastraveledtoIndiathreetimesaspartofagrowingtrendcalledvoluntourism,whichcombinesforeigntravelwithcharitywork.“You’reliving.You’renotjustsendingachecktohelpsomebodybutyouhavealittlegirl,alittleboy.You’retheirlifelinetoanewlife.”saidInnersSiliconLabsco-founderNavSoochrecentlyraisedmoneytobuildavillagefororphansinIndiaandhastraveledthereseveraltimes.Hesaysit’spossibletosightseeandservetheneedy.“IthinkitwouldbeashametogotoIndiaandnotseetheTajMahal.It’sawonderfulplaceandIthinkyoucanhavethataswellastherealinteractionwithrealpeople.”saidSooch.“We’vehadallages.We’vehadfrom21/2withafamilyallthewayuptoan82-year-oldandthat’sthebeautyofthesetrips.”saysBarbaraJoubert.Sheplansthe9-dayjourneysonbehalfoftheMiracleFoundation.Shesaysitappealstothosewhowanttogiveback.“Sothemostbasicworkorwhatyou’redoingthereislovingthekidsandit’snothard.”saidJoubert.“Spendingtimewithallthesekidshasbeenwonderful.”saysInners.VoluntourismwilltakeJimInnersbackto“Pinky”,thegirlwhocallshimPapaJim.1、Accordingtothetext,voluntourism_________.A．iskindoftravelorganizedbytravelcompaniesB．isawayofearningmoneybytravelingC．isacertaintravelwhileofferingcommunityserviceD．iskindoftraveltoenjoythelocalcultures2、Accordingtothetext,theMiracleFountain_________.A．isintendedtohelpthepoorareasB．mainlyhelpsplanvoluntourismC．belongstoalargetravelcompanyD．isorganizedtoofferserviceinIndia3、WhatdoesInnersmeanbysaying“You’retheirlifelinetoanewlife.”inparagraph3?A．You’llhavetolookaftertheirfuturelife.B．Youneedtosendmoneytohelpthepoor.C．Youwillallowthemtobeyourfamilymembers.D．Youhaveagreateffectontheirfuturelife.4、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tomakevoluntourismmorepopular.B．Topersuadereaderstohelpthepoor.C．Togiveyouadviceonvoluntourism.D．Tointroducereadersvoluntourism.22．（8分）AbanonsmokinginpublicplaceshascomeintoforceinChina—hometoathirdoftheworld’ssmokers.Themoveisaimedatcontrollingthenumberofdeathsfromsmoking-relateddiseases*runningatamillionayear.Buttheruleshavebeencriticized,becausetheydonotincludepunishmentsforthosewhochoosetoignorethem.Manybusinessownershaterulesthatforcethemtobansmokingontheirpremises(经营场所)becausemanycustomersdonotliketherulesandcomplain.Therulesdonotallowsmokinginplaceslikerestaurants,hotels,railwaystationsortheatres,butnotattheoffice.Employershaveadutytowarnstaffoffthedangersofsmokingbutdonothavetoforbidthemfromlightingupattheirdesks.Shanghaiintroducedsimilarrulesayearago,butpeopledonotseemtotakemuchnoticeofthem.Oftenyoufindpeoplesmokingatthenexttablewhileyouareeatingyourmealorhavingadrinkinabar.Theproblemisthattherulesdonotincludepunishmentsforbusinessesorindividualswhoignorethem.ItappearsthatmanyChinesepeopleareunawareofthedangersofsmoking.Researchsuggeststhatonlyoneinfourknowstheharmcigarettesofsecond-handsmokingcancause.Officialssaytheyhavetotrytopersuadepeoplenottosmoketoreducethenumbersdyingfromsmoking-relateddiseases.Atthesametimethegovernmentmakesalotofmoneyfromthesalesofcigarettesbythestate-ownedfirmthatmakesandsellsalltobaccoproductsthroughoutthecountry.1、ThenumberofsmokersinChinamakesupaboutoftheworld’ssmokers.A．66%B．44%C．33%D．55%2、Wecanreplacetheunderlinedpartinthepassagewith.A．areconcernedaboutB．arecuriousaboutC．don’tknowD．don’tcare3、1fthegovernmentwantstobansmokinginpublicplaces,.A．onlyrelyoneducatingpeopleB．takemoreeffectivemeasuresC．dopunishthosewhoignoretherulesD．letpeopleknowmoreaboutthedangersofsmoking23．（8分）Winteriscoming,andsomepartsoftheworldarealreadycoveredwithdeepsnow.Thebestwaytowarmthosecoldhandsisacupofhotsweetchocolate.Hotchocolatehasbeenusedformanyyearstotreatdiseasesandfightbadmoods.It’sknownasaspecialhealthydrinkfromthe16thto19thcenturies,andsometimeswastakenusamedicine.Nowadayspeopledon’tconsiderhotchocolateasamedicine,butdrinkevenmorethanever!Thereareplentyoftastyandhealthyhotchocolaterecipes(烹饪法)youcantrytoenjoythefollowinghealthbenefitsofdrinkinghotchocolate.ItimprovesyourbrainpowerThestudyshowsthatdrinkinghotchocolatecanhelpimproveyourbrainpowerandyourbrainhealth.Theflavonoids(类黄酮)inhotchocolateincreasethebloodflowandoxygentoyourbrain,helpingyouthinkbetter.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourmemory,trydrinkingtwocupsofhotchocolateaday.Notonlywillyouimproveyourmemory,butyourmoodaswell.Justmakesureyoudon’tusetoomuchsugarinyourhotchocolate.ItimprovesyourmoodChocolate,includinghotchocolate,iswell-knownmoodbooster.Thistastydrinkhelpsfightstress,anxiety,anddepression.Buttheproblemis,hotchocolatemaycontainhighamountsofsugar.Considermakingsugar-freehotchocolatetogetallitsmood-improvingproperties(特性).ItcanhelpyouloseweightIfyouaretryingtodropafewpounds,drinkinghotchocolatecanhelpyouachieveyourweightlossgoal.Whenmadecorrectly,hotchocolateisadeliciousandlowcaloriedrinkthatyoucanenjoyeverytimeyouhavechocolatedesire.Besides,drinkingacupoflowcaloriehotchocolatehelpspreventtheintakeofhigh-calorieandsugarfoodslikecakes.Nowthatyou’reawareofsomeofthebesthealthbenefitsofdrinkingchocolate,whatareyouwaitingfor?Rushintoyourkitchenandmakethisfantasticwinterdrink.1、Hotchocolateispopularinwinterbecause.A．itcanmakeyourcoldhandswarmB．ithasbeenusedformanyyearsC．itwasusedtotreatkindsofillnessesD．itisregardedasthehealthiestdrink2、Inthepassagetheauthormainlytalksabout.A．differenthotchocolaterecipesB．materialsusedtomakehotchocolateC．sideeffectsfromdrinkingchocolateD．benefitsofdrinkinghotchocolate3、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A．hotchocolateistheonlywaytoimprovemoodB．mostpeoplecanbeaddictedtochocolateC．remembernevertohavesugarindrinkD．foodinlowcaloriemakesyouhealthy24．（8分）YoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesdonothaveastrongunderstandingoftheworldandtheirplaceinit.TwoU.S.—basedgroups,theCouncilonForeignRelationsandtheNationalGeographic,Societycommissionedanonlinesurveyearlierthisyear.TheywantedtoknowwhatyoungpeopleeducatedinAmericancollegesknewaboutgeography,U.S.foreignpolicy,recentinternationalevents,andeconomics.Thesurveywasgiventoover1,200Americansbetweentheagesof18and26years.Allofthempresentlyattending,orhavingpreviouslygraduatedfrom,a2-or4-yearcollegeoruniversity.Theaveragetestscore,outof75totalpossibleanswers,was55percent.Thestudyidentifiesafewimportantproblems.Forexample,only30percentknewthattheonlypartoftheU.S.governmentthatcandeclarewarisCongress.Only60%ofthosetakingthesurveycouldidentifyBrazilonaworldmap.Partoftheproblem,arguetheorganizersofthesurvey,istheinternet.Theysayitisbecominghardertofindhigh-qualityinformationaboutworldeventsamongstallthefakenewsandtriviawhichswamptheweb.Forty-threepercentofthosequestionedsaidtheyreadaboutthenewsonFacebook.Anotherproblemisthatmostcollegecoursesdonotrequirestudentstolearnaboutinternationalissues.Ifsuchinformationisnotrequired,RichardHaassfromtheCouncilonForeignRelationssaid,thentheUnitedStatescouldhaveleaderslikeGaryJohnson.HewasarecentpresidentialcandidatewhodidnotknowabouttheSyriancityofAleppowhenareporteraskedhimaboutit.Thesurveyresultswerenotallbad.Theyoungpeoplealsodemonstratedagoodunderstandingofclimatechangeandrenewableenergy.Andthemajorityofthemsaidthatinternationalissueswerebecomingmoreimportanttothem.Haasssaysthesefindingssuggesttheneedtofindwastogetgoodinformationtostudents,bothinschoolandonline.Tohelp,theCouncilonForeignRelationsiscreatinganewprogramcalledCFRCampus,designedtohelpbuildknowledgeaboutglobalissues.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthesurvey?A．AlltheparticipantswererecentuniversitygraduatesB．ItwasanonlinesurveyconductedbytwoUSuniversitiesC．ItsaimistofigureoutwhattheyoungpeopleknowaboutAmericaD．Itwasgiventoover1,200Americanpeopleagedfrom18to262、What’sonereasonsurveyorganizersgiveforyoungpeople’slackofknowledge?A．YoungpeopleareunwillingtotravelabroadB．ThesourcesfromwhichtheygettheirinformationC．TheUSuniversitysystemisofpoorqualityD．Theirlackofinterestinknowingmoreabouttheworld3、Accordingtothesurvey,whattopicdidtheyoungAmericansunderstandbest?A．EnvironmentalmattersB．GeographicinformationC．ForeignrelationsD．Governmentorganizations4、Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercouldwefindthisarticle?A．EconomicsB．EntertainmentC．PoliticsD．Education25．（10分）BuyOneGiveOneBuyOneGiveOne(B1G1)isaSingapore-basedbusinessandnon-profitorganizationwithajobtocreateaworldfullofgiving.Wehelpbusinessesaroundtheworldgivebackinmeaningfulwayssothattheycancreatemeasurableandlong-lastinginfluence.Since2007,wehaveworkedwithmorethan1,600businessescreatingmorethan88milliongivingactivities.Ourbusinessallowsconsumers,whomayfeeldisconnectedfromtheproblemsofthedevelopingworld,tobecomeinvolvedinsocialproblemswhilestillpurchasingforthemselves.Forexample,shoebrandslikeTOMSpromisetodonateonepairofshoesforeverypairpurchased.Soapboxgivessoaptoaneedychildwitheverypurchase.WatchcompanyWeWoodplantsatreeeverytimeyoubuyawatch.Theyhavehelpedsocially-consciousconsumerspurchaseproductsandfeelgoodaboutprovidinghelptoothers.SeewhatsomeofourmemberssayaboutbeingapartofB1G1.*KarenOrmerodEveryproductpurchasedatourstoreinfluencesthelivesofdisadvantagedpeopleintheworld.IhadneverimaginedIwouldbeoperatingabusinessthatcouldchangepeople’slives.Wearemakingarealdifferencebyjustdoingwhatwenormallydo.Itisawonderfulexperience.*BenBakerWhatagoodwayofdistributingresourcestowheretheyneedtobe,givingpeoplethegiftsofgiving,andaddingvaluetoorganizationsalongtheway.Wehavealreadymade160,000givingactivitiesthroughB1G1.Givinghasbecomeanecessarypartofoureverydaybusiness.It’sabsolutelybrilliant.B1G1focusesontheinfluenceofgivingonpeople’slivesratherthansimplytheamountsdonated.Ourprogramsstressgivinghabituallyinordertocreategrowinginfluencearoundtheworld.WhenyoujointheB1G1givingprogram,youcreateyourownuniquegivingstories.Wedohopeyoucanbecomeamemberofus!1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesB1G1do?A．Donatetheprofitstothepeopleinneed.B．Helpconsumerspurchasetheirfavoriteproducts.C．Giveawaysomethingextrawhenaproductissold.D．Instructownershowtooperatebusinesseseffectively.2、HowdothemembersfeelaboutthemselvesasapartofB1G1?A．Confident.B．Proud.C．Generous.D．Energetic.3、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．ToinvitebusinessestoB1G1.B．TopromotetheproductsB1G1sells.C．TodescribethegiftsB1G1gives.D．TointroducetheactivitiesB1G1involves.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）完形填空Airtravelmakessomepeopleverynervous．Thecrowds，thenoiseandflyingitselfcancause_______．Butthereareclassespeoplecantaketohelpthem_______thefearofflying．Andthereis_______trainingforservicedogsthatsufferthesameproblem．Servicedogsalmostnever______thesideofthepeopletheycarefor．Youwillseethemworkingonbuses，trainsandotherpublic_______systems．Butthebusyenvironmentfoundatanairportcan_______eventhebesttrainedworkingdog．Peoplewithdisabilitiesdependontheirdogs．Theywanttheanimalstosafely_______themthroughsecurityareas．Theyalsoneedthedogstoremain_______ondutyontheairplane，evenwhentheflyingisnot_______．Thistakesspecial_______．TheAirHollywoodK9FlightSchoolisoneplacewheresuchhelpcanbefound．Theschoolhasapieceofequipmentthatprovidesthesights，soundsandeventhefeelofanairplaneinflight．Dogtrainerssay_______trainingisbasedonasimplerule:preparation．Dogsneedtobeexposedgraduallyand_______totheenvironment，toloudnoises，tosoundsandotherdogssothatwhenthisexperiencehappenstothemonadailybasis，they'reabletoactinawaythatthey'reusedtoactingandthattheydon'tget_______．Dogownerswho_______thetrainingatAirHollywoodK9FlightSchoolsaytheynowfeelmuchmoreateaseaboutfuture_______．Theirdogsalsoseemreadyfortakeoff．1、A．trouble B．unease C．accidents D．diseases2、A．defeat B．describe C．sense D．record3、A．professional B．varied C．free D．similar4、A．approach B．bark C．leave D．take5、A．association B．running C．transport D．society6、A．trouble B．attract C．interrupt D．instruct7、A．follow B．guide C．train D．land8、A．nervously B．stressfully C．calmly D．enthusiastically9、A．speedy B．relaxing C．dangerous D．smooth10、A．interest B．attention C．training D．procedure11、A．previous B．cooperative C．academic D．successful12、A．repeatedly B．abruptly C．occasionally D．instantly13、A．bored B．excitable C．energetic D．fragile14、A．attended B．inquired C．overlooked D．recommended15、A．career B．flights C．security D．generations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）IfyougotoZhuguanlongvillageinFujianProvince,youwon'tmissatwo-floorlibraryItisthefirstlibrarythere,1．hasbeenopenforfreefor44years!Thecreatorisoneofits2．(village)—LiuShijiangWhydidLiuopenthislibrary?Backin1974,Liu3．(finish)hisstudyinhighschoolAtthattime,villagerswouldaskhimtotellstoriesButitwasn'tlongbeforeLiu'sstoriesrunoutBesides,manyvillagersplayedmahjongandcardstokillthetime"HowcanIgivemyselfandothersahealthierpastime?"Liuasked4．(he)That'swhenhedecidedtobuysomebooksHesoldtheonlypigofhisfamilyfor200yuanandborrowedanother400yuan5．(buy)books,bookshelvesandchairsAndoneofhisrooms6．(make)intoalibraryAs7．result,moreandmorevillagersgatheredtheretoreadbooks,suchasstorybooksorworksabouthowtogrowbettercropsOvertheyears,Liumetwithmanykindsofdifficulties；,8．hehasbeenabletoovercomethemandkepthislibraryopenAmongreaderstherearethebook-lovingstudentsandteachers"Itisthebusiesttimeforthelibrarywhenthechildrenareonwinterorsummerholidays,"saidLiu"Now,histwo-floorlibraryhasmorethan7,000booksandacomputer,aDVDrecorder;andKaraoke,9．(offer)moreentertainmentandlearningchoicestothevillagers"Ihavedevotedmypastyearstothelibrary,andIwillkeephercompanyinthefollowingyears,saidtheman,nowinhis10．(sixty)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。VII、Proof—readingMikecalledhiswifetotellhimthathehadgottwofilmtickets、Heaskedhertogoandmeethimoutsidethetheatre、Mike’swifeisverygladbecausetheyhadn’tseenafilmforquitelongtime、Shemetherhusbandintheentrancetothecinema、Miketookouthiswallettogetthetickets,sotheywerenotthere、Hethent