江苏省盐城市盐都区2025年高三下学期第二次半月考英语试题试卷含解析

江苏省盐城市盐都区2025年高三下学期第二次半月考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．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where2．Nicholaswasverykind,mercifulandgenerous.Thisis________FatherChristmasisbasedon.A．where B．how C．what D．why3．Jane’sgrandmotherhadwantedtowritechildren’sbookformanyyears,butonethingoranotheralwaysgotinway.A．a;不填 B．the;theC．不填;the D．a;the4．—DidyoutakesideswhenMomandDadwerearguingagain?—No.I’velearnedthatit’sbest_______untilitblowsover.A．tocallitadayB．topulltheirlegsC．tositonthefenceD．towashmyhandsoff5．_______theweather,thesportsmeetwillbeheldontime.A．Insteadof B．Inrelationto C．Regardlessof D．Infavorof6．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink7．________amazedusgreatlywasthatLindacouldspeakfivelanguages.A．That B．What C．Which D．Why8．Thecrazyfans________patientlyfortwohours,andtheywouldwaittillthemoviestararrived.A．werewaiting B．hadbeenwaitingC．hadwaited D．wouldwait9．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing10．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since11．TheInternationalMonetaryFundhasreceivedbothcriticismandforitseffortstopromotefinancialstability,preventcrises,facilitatetrade,andreducepoverty.A．worship B．creditC．argument D．privilege12．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow13．________yourgeneroushelp,IdobelieveIhaveabetterunderstandingofyourcountryandculture.A．Butfor B．OutofC．Thanksto D．Asto14．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat15．—That'sthethirdtimeyou'vedonethat!—Yeah,_____?A．whatofitB．what’sonC．whataboutD．whatfor16．IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick17．—AreyoustillthinkingabouttheemailTonysentyouyesterday？—Oh，totellthetruth,that’smakesmefeelexcited.A．What B．how C．that D．why18．Countrypeopledon'tpretendtohavetheseridiculousmannerswhicharenecessary_____wecallpolitesociety．A．what B．inwhatC．which D．inwhich19．Iftheweatherhadbeenbetter,we______apicnicyesterday.A．musthavehad B．wouldhaveC．couldhavehad D．willhave20．Thereisnoreasontobedisappointed.________,thiscouldberatheramusing.A．Aboveall B．AsaresultC．Apartfromthat D．Asamatteroffact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）Eachyear,theNationalCouncilofTeachersofEnglish（NCTE）presentsseveralawardstorecognizeoutstandingbookswrittenforallagelevels.Earlierthismonthatabookawardsluncheon（午宴）heldduringtheir107thAnnualConvention，theyannouncedthewinnerofthe2018CharlotteHuckAwardforOutstandingFictionforChildren.DanSantatwasnamedthewinnerofthe2018CharlotteHuckAwardforhisnovelAFTERTHEFALL,theinspiringepilogue（后记）tothebelovedclassicnurseryrhymeHumptyDumpty.TheCharlotteHuckAwardwasestablishedin2014topromoteandrecognizefictionthathasthepotentialtohaveapositiveeffectonchildren’slives.TheawardhonorsDr.CharlotteHuck,aprofessoratOhioStateUniversitywhodevotedhercareertopromotingtheroleofchildren’sbooksinyoungpeople’sacademic,social,andemotionaldevelopment.Eachyear，thecommitteeselectsawinnerandrecommendedtitlesappropriateforchildren.“CharlotteHuckwasasupporterforchildren’sbooksasteachingtools,”saysErikaDawes,chairoftheCharlotteHuckAwardcommittee.“Booksliketheseawardwinners,booksthatpromoteimagination,wonderandsympathy,fillacriticalneedinourclassrooms.”JasonChinwasnamedwinnerofthe2018OrbisPictusAwardforhisbookGRANDCANYON,anilluminating（启蒙的）lookatoneoftheplanet’smostfascinatingfeatures.TheOrbisPictusAward,establishedin1989,istheoldestchildren’sbookawardfornonfiction.HonorandRecommendedBooksineachcategorywerealsoannouncedattheawardsluncheon,wherethe2017winners（JasonReynoldsandMelissaSweet）deliveredspeeches.DanSantatandJasonChinareinvitedtospeakatnextyear’sAnnualConvention.1、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．thepreviousyearwinnerswillbeinvitedtospeakattheawardsluncheonB．GRANDCANYONisafictionalbookaboutthefutureofourplanetC．NCTEmainlyfocusesonoutstandingbooksforchildrenD．TheOrbisPictusAwardistheoldestbookawardpresentedbyNCTE2、FromthetextwecanlearnthatCharlotteHuck.A．likesreadingchildren’sliteraturebooksB．devoteshertimetowritingchildren’sbooksC．collectssomemoneytostartrewardsforchildren’sbooksD．paysspecialattentiontotheroleofbooksinchildren’sgrowth3、WhycanDanSantatwinthe2018CharlotteHuckAward?A．HeisanoutstandingEnglishteacher.B．Histhemespeechisfullofknowledge.C．Hisnovelcanpositivelyinfluencechildren.D．Hewroteclassicnurseryrhymeforchildren.4、WhatcanwelearnaboutNCTE?A．Itonlyawardsfictionalbooksforchildren.B．Itmainlyselectssomebooksappropriateforchildren.C．ItwasnamedinhonorofProfessorCharlotteHuck.D．Itawardswritersfortheiroutstandingbookseveryyear.22．（8分）TomyCharleyonhisweddingday:Iknowyouthinkthesenotesaresilly.IhavewatchedyouwearalongfaceovertheyearswhenIgivethemtoyou.ButunderstandthatsometimesIwanttotellyousomethingandIwanttogetitjustright.Puttingitdownonpaperhelpsmedothat.IwishIhadbeenabetterwriter,IwishIhadgonetocollege.IfIhad,IthinkIwouldhavestudiedEnglishandmaybemyvocabularywouldhaveimproved.SomanytimesIfeelIamusingthesamewordsoverandover.Likeawomanwearingthesamedresseveryday.Soboring！WhatIwanttosaytoyou,Charley,isyouaremarryingawonderfulgirl.IthinkofCatherineinmanywayslikeIthinkofRoberta.Likeadaughter.Sheissweetandpatient.Youshouldbethesamewithher,Charley.Hereiswhatyouaregoingtofindoutaboutmarriage:youhavetoworkatittogether*Andhavetolovethreethings.Youhavetolove1)Eachother.2)Yourchildren(whenyouhavesome).3)Yourmarriage.WhatImeanbythatlastoneis,theremaybetimesthatyoufight,andsometimesyouCatherinewon’tevenlikeeachother.Butthosearethetimesyouhavetoloveyourmarriagelikeathirdparty.Lookatyourweddingphotos.Lookatanymemoriesyou’vemade.Andifbelieveinthosememories,theywillpullyoubacktogether.I’mveryproudofyoutoday,Charley.IamputtingthisinyourtuxedopocketbecauseIknowhowyoulosethings.Iloveyoueveryday！Mom1、WhydidthemotherwritethelettertoCharley?A．Tocongratulateherson.B．Togivehimsomeadvice.C．Toshowherpity.D．Totalkthingsthrough.2、Whatkindoffeelingismainlyrevealedintheletter?A．Regret.B．Pride.C．Care.D．Complaint.3、WhatisimpliedaboutCharleyintheletter?A．Heisforgetful.B．Heispatient.C．Heisboring.D．Heisworried23．（8分）LastnightMr.andMrs.Rojasstayedhome.Itwascoldandrainyandtheydidn’twanttogooutinthebadweather.Mrs.Rojasmadesomepopcornandicetea.At8:00,Mr.andMrs.Rojaswentintothelivingroom,satonthesofaandbeganthemovieandateanddrank.At8:15,Mr.andMrs.Rojasrealizedtheyalreadywatchedthemovielastyearandtheydidn’twanttowatchitagain.“Nowwhat?”askedMr.Rojas.“Let’splaycards!”answeredMrs.Rojas.At8:30Mr.andMrs.Rojasstartedtoplaycards.Theywereplayingforabout10minuteswhenMr.Rojaslookedoutthewindow.Therainchangedtosnowandthetreeswerecoveredinbeautifulwhitesnow.“I’mhappywestayedhometonight.Itlooksbeautifuloutsidebutthisweatherisverydangeroustodrivein.”saidMr.Rojas.“You’reright,”saidMrs.Rojas,“butI’mbored.Let’splaysomemusicanddance.”Mr.Rojaswassurprised.“Dance?ButIreallydon’t….”“Ohcomeon!”Mrs.Rojasinsisted.SheputonaromanticCDandtheybothstartedtodance.Theyweredancingforabout1minutewhensuddenlythemusicstoppedandthelightswentout.Mrs.Rojaslaughed.“We’rejustnotveryluckytonight,arewe?”shesaid.Mr.Rojassaid,“Ofcoursewe’relucky!Wearetogether!”Hekissedherandcontinuedtodancewithher,inthedarkandwithoutmusic.1、WhydidMr.andMrs.Rojasstayathomelastnight?A．Theywantedtostaytogether.B．Theweatherwassoterrible.C．Theyhadadinnerathome.D．Theyplannedtowatchamovie.2、Whenitstartedtosnow,Mr.andMrs.Rojaswere_________.A．makingpopcornB．watchingamovieC．playingcardsD．dancingtothemusic3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A．ItwasarainydayinsummerB．Mrs.RojascookedverywellC．Mr.RojaslovedtodanceatfirstD．Mr.Rojaswasinlovewithhiswife24．（8分）EveryonehastheirfavouritescenesandcharactersinHarryPotterbooksandfilms．Oneofthemostmemorablescenesformanycameearlyonintheseries．InHarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStone，theowlsbegantosendletterstoHarryinvitinghimtoHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry．Owlswerethenmentionedfrequentlyinthebooksandcreatedamazingimagesinthefilms．EveryonearoundtheworldlovestheHarryPotterseries．ButiftherehasbeenonebadresultofJ．K．Rowling'screativegifts，itisthecrazethathassweptthroughmanycountriesforowninganowl．ManyexpertssuggestthatbecauseHarryPotterfanswouldliketoowntheirownowl，thereisastrongchancethatowlsmaysoonstarttodieout．Thereareover200differentspeciesofowl．Theyarenocturnalbirds，whichmeanstheyareawakeatnight，usuallyhunting．Theyhavelargeroundeyesthatfaceforwardsontheirflatfaces．Owlsalsoliketobeontheirown，unlessitisthematingseason．IndonesiaisoneofthemaincountriesthatarenowsellingowlstoyoungandoldHarryPotterfans．Therearemanybirdmarketsthroughoutthecountry，withthelargestbeingPramukainIndonesia'scapitalcity，Jakarta．BirdsareIndonesia'smostpopularpet，withabout20percentofallhomeskeepingatleastone．Itisthoughtthatabout13，000owlsaresoldeachyearinIndonesia'sbirdmarkets．Theycostbetween﹩10and﹩30．Thisisaffordableformostfamilieswheretheparentswork．Mostoftheowlshavebeentakenfromthewildanddonotliveforverylongoncetheyhavebeencaught．Noteveryoneishappyaboutthesituation，includingtheHarryPotterauthor，J．K．Rowling．Shesaid，"Ifanybodyhasbeeninfluencedbymybooks，tothinkanowlwouldbehappiestshutinasmallcageandkeptinahouse，IwouldliketotakethisopportunitytosayasforcefullyasIcan，"youarewrong!""1、WhatpurposedoesParagraph1serve？A．Tobringupthetopic．B．Toexpressthemainidea．C．ToadvertiseHarryPotterbooks．D．Todescribetheauthor'sfavouriteanimal．2、WhatharmfulresultdotheHarryPotterseriesbringabout？A．Owlsbeingforcedoutoftheirhomes．B．Anincreaseintheanimalattacks．C．Damagetochildren'screativity．D．Afallinthenumbersofowls．3、WhatdoweknowaboutIndonesia'sbirdmarket？A．Theymainlysellowls．B．Theyhaveareadysaleforowls．C．Theyusuallysellhome﹣raisedowls．D．Theysellowlsatacomparativelyhighprice．4、WhatdidJ．K．Rowlingthinkofthesituation？A．Itissomethingshedislikes．B．Itwouldbeunderstandable．C．Itistoocomplextochange．D．Itmadeherfeelexcited．25．（10分）TheWorld’sLargestLibrariesBritishLibrary(UnitedKingdom，London)TheBritishLibrarywascreatedbyActofParliamentin1972；previously，thelibraryhadbeenpartoftheBritishMuseum，wherethefamouscircularreadingroomhadaccommodatedresearchersincludingKarlMarx，whoworkedon‘DasKapital’there，aswellasOscarWideandMahatmaGandhi．TheBritishLibraryisnowhousedinanewbuildinginSt．Pancras，London，whereitstreasuresincludetwoGutenbergbibles，theLindisfarneGospelsandoneofLeonardodaVmci’snotebooks．LibraryofCongress(UnitedStates，Washington，D．C．)Foundedin1800withtheprivatecollectionofThomasJefferson，theLibraryofCongressisineffecttheUSA’sNationalLibrary．ItreceivestwocopiesofeverythingpublishedintheUnitedStates．TheLibraryofCongresswagburnedbytheBritishArmyin1812，andseverelydamagedbyfireagainin1851．Thecollectionincludesmanyrarebooks，drawingsandtwoStradivariusviolins．NewYorkPublicLibraryTheNewYorkPublicLibrarydevelopedgraduallyinthenineteenthcenturyfromthemergerandacquisition(收购兼并)ofanumberofpublicandprivatecollections；ithasmanybranchesindifferentdistrictsofNewYorkCity．Itremainsastructurewhichcombinespublicandprivatefinanceandgovernance．TreasuresheldatthelibraryincludeaGutenbergBible．RussianStateLibrary(Moscow)Foundedin1862astheMoscowpubliclibraryandmuseum，thiscollectionbecametheStateLibraryin1925．InconsequenceitreceivescopiesofallRussianpublications，andalsoholdslargecollectionsofmaps，journals，musicscoresandrecordings．ItspossessionsincludetheArchangelGospel，acodexintheSlavoniclanguagedatingfrom1092．1、Whichlibrarymetwithtwobiglossesinhistory?A．BritishLibrary． B．LibraryofCongress．C．NewYorkPublicLibrary． D．RussianStateLibrary．2、WhatcanwefindintheRussianStateLibrary?A．LindisfameGospels． B．Stradivariusviolins．C．AGutenbergBible． D．TheArchangelGospel．3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．KarlMarxandOscarWideworkedaslibrariansintheBritishLibrary．B．TheLibraryofCongressreceivestwocopiesofallpublicationsinRussia．C．TheNewYorkPublicLibraryissupportedbystateandpersonaldonation．D．TheRussianStateLibrarypossessesaGutenbergBibleinSlavonic．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）The92-year-old,thin,calmandproudlady,movedtoanursinghometoday.Sheisfully1eachmorningbyeighto’clock,2sheisnearlyblind.Herhusbandof70yearsrecentlypassedaway,makingthemove3.Aftermanyhoursofwaiting4inthehallofthenursinghome,shesmiledsweetlywhentoldher5wasready.Asshewalkedslowlytotheelevator,Iprovidedatrue6ofhertinyroom,7theold

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thoughB．asthoughC．onlyifD．incase3、A．difficultB．possibleC．necessaryD．comfortable4、A．eagerlyB．nervouslyC．angrilyD．patiently5、A．dinnerB．clothesC．roomD．service6、A．considerationB．loveC．storyD．description7、A．includingB．containingC．remindingD．offering8、A．curiosityB．terrorC．enthusiasmD．attraction9、A．rewardedB．presentedC．attackedD．awarded10、A．stayB．payC．enjoyD．wait11、A．anythingB．nothingC．somethingD．everything12、A．windowB．furnitureC．appliancesD．bedding13、A．decidedB．reducedC．affordedD．prevented14、A．lookB．ringC．standD．wake15、A．assoonasB．aslongasC．asmuchasD．aswellas16、A．memoriesB．picturesC．wordsD．years17、A．chequeB．officeC．accountD．machine18、A．painB．happinessC．moneyD．fortune19、A．visitingB．enjoyingC．consideringD．filling20、A．rulesB．relationC．regulationsD．laws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）MusicfestivalsarepopularacrossAfricaButthisseemssomethingfewwouldhaveimaginedpossibleinGomaForyears,thecity1．(link)towarsTheyoungpeopleweretiredofyearsof2．(violent),andayouthgroupsetouttoorganizeamusicfestival3．peaceintheDemocraticRepublicofCongoTheydecidedtoholdtheeventinthe4．(east)cityofGomaTheirfirstattemptin2013wascancelled5．GomacameunderattackButlastyear,25,000peoplecametothecitytoheartheirfavoriteartistsplayAndthisyear,someofAfrica’stopmusiciansdecidedtoattendThecrowdcheered6．HabibKoitearrivedforhisperformanceThesmokemachinesfiredupSomepeoplestoodonebehindanother,7．(form)alineThousandsofotherpeopleate,drankanddancedinthedustVianneyBisimwawasoneofthe8．(organizer)ofthefestivalHesaysheandotheryoungpeoplewantedtochangetheimageofGomaAlthoughthecountryisknownforwars,itisalsofamousfor9．(it)musicManylocalartistssingopenlyabouttheconflictVianneyBisimwasaysthisgivespeople10．chancetoexpresstheirfeelings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。I’mhappytoknowaboutthatyouareinterestedinSpringFestivalcouplets(对联),symboloftraditionalChineseculture、ThetraditionofputupSpringFestivalcoupletsdatesbacktotheSongDynasty、Therefore,notuntiltheMingDynastydidSpringFestivalcoupletsbecomepopularnationwide、Withblackorgoldencharacterwrittenonredpaper,theyarestickingondoorsorwalls、Theyaremadeupofpositivewordswha