娄底市重点中学2025年高三第二学期期末考试样卷英语试题含解析

娄底市重点中学2025年高三第二学期期末考试样卷英语试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Wehavemorethan80flatsinthisbuilding,each____solarheaters．A．isequippedwith B．equippedwithC．isequippedby D．equippedby2．Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．which3．—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.4．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did5．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．agreementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison6．TheLushanMountain,occupyinganareaof302squarekilometers,possessesrichculturalandgeological__________.A．attractions B．amusements C．entertainments D．presentations7．—Iwasintendedtototheconcertwithyouthisweekend,butIcan’tnow.—______.A．Bad B．That’srightC．Notatall D．You’rewelcome8．—That'sthethirdtimeyou'vedonethat!—Yeah,_____?A．whatofitB．what’sonC．whataboutD．whatfor9．They’veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishI______it!A．haveattended B．willattendC．wouldattend D．hadattended10．Withalotoftoughproblems,thepilotwasstillcalm,coolandcollectiveunderpressure.A．solve B．solved C．solving D．tosolve11．_______,Ihaveneverseenanyonewho'sascapableasJohn.A．AslongasIhavetraveledB．MuchasIhavetraveledC．NowthatIhavetraveledsomuchD．AsIhavetraveledsomuch12．Inordertofinishtheworktime,themaninchargedecidedtosomemoreworkers.A．giveup B．takeon C．lookafter D．findout13．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．approachable B．accessible C．available D．convenient14．Themealitselfwasnotsogood—______wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.A．nothingB．everythingC．anythingD．something15．TouristsloveBeijing,offersaninfinitecollectionofdelightsrangingfrom6UNESCOWorldHeritageSitestofoodfromeverycornerofChinaandbeyond.A．that B．whereC．which D．who16．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how17．—Whatdidhedoinreturnforfree________andfoodofferedbythekindcouple?—Hehelpedtheirsonwithhislessons.A．conservation B．admissionC．accommodation D．immigration18．—Howisthetestthatyoutookyesterday?—Unfortunately,notevenoneofthehundredstudentswhotookthetest______passed.A．hasB．haveC．areD．is19．—UncleWangisinhospital.—Oh,really?I____________.I_____________goandvisither.A．didn’tknow;amgoingtoB．hadn’tknown;wouldC．haven’tknown;willD．didn’tknow;will20．Soabsorbed________inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrainoutside.A．Marywas B．MaryhasbeenC．wasMary D．hasMarybeen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）IwasdisheartenedrecentlywhenIturnedonthenewstohearastoryaboutafamilywhoispetitioning(请愿)theHamptonSchoolBoardtoreceiveout-of-districtcompensationtoplacetheirdaughterinanout-of-districtschoolduetoracialbullying.IwasdisheartenedbecauseIknowthatevenifthisfamilywinstheirpetition,therootoftheproblemwillstillcontinue.Whiletherearemanycontributingfactorstotherapidincreaseofthebullying,Ibelievethattherootofthisproblemlieswithintherestrictionsofschools,orrathertheteachersandadministratorswhoallowbullyingtohappenwhilefeedingtheline"Wehaveano-tolerancepolicy"tostudentsandparents.Thisfamilycanmovetheirdaughtertoanewschoolwhereshewillfeelsafetolearnandgrow,buttheywillleavebehindtheproblemoftheeducatorsatthisschoolwholettheracialbullyinghappen.MysonwenttoaprivateschoolinConcord.Hewasbulliedontheplayyard.Theadministrationgaveusthe"Notolerance"line,butdidnothingtostopthebullyingorchangetheclimateoftheschool.Wepulledoursonoutofthisschoolandplacedhiminanotherschool.Thisschooltrulyunderstandshowtoguidestudents'acceptanceofdifferencesandembraceteachablemomentssothatbullyingisanon-issue.Itrulyhopethatthisfamilygetstheout-of-districtplacementfortheirdaughter.However,Iamdoubtfulthattheschooldistrictwilladdresstherootoftheproblem.1、Theauthorfeltdisheartenedprobablybecause_____.A．thefamily'spetitionwasturneddownB．thedaughterofthefamilywasbulliedC．therootoftheproblemwon'tbeaddressedD．thefamilywillreceivethecompensationiftheywin2、Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemainreasonforthebullyingincrease?A．Thisproblemliesbeyondschools.B．Theclimateofschoolsischangeable.C．Schoolsalmostdonothingtostopthebullying.D．Studentsdon'tknowhowtoacceptdifferences.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression"feedingtheline"inParagraph2mean?A．Sendingamessage. B．Providingfood.C．Makingcriticism. D．Satisfyingadesire.4、Whathappenedtotheauthor'sson?A．Heaskedhisparentstoplacehiminanotherschool.B．Hewastreatedinaveryunpleasantwayinaschool.C．HewenttoaprivateschoolinConcordandstudiedwiththegirl.D．Heattendedaschoolwhichknewnothingaboutthe"Notolerance"line.22．（8分）ThisMonday,thenationwillstarttocelebratePresidents’Day,justsevendaysbeforeGeorgeWashington’sbirthday.Everyoneagreesthatdayisaholiday,butisitjusttocelebrateGeorgeWashington’sBirthday?WhataboutAbrahamLincoln?SomegovernmentofficescallitPresidents’Day.OtherssaytheholidayisofficiallyWashington’sBirthday.Confusedyet?GeorgeWashingtonwaselectedthecountry’sfirstPresidentonApril30,1789.Soonafter,Americansbeganpubliclycelebratinghisbirthday.PresidentialhistorianssaytheactualdateofGeorgeWashington’sbirthisFebruary11,1732.Butachangeinthecalendarsystem20yearslatershiftedalldates，makingWashington’sbirthdayFebruary22,whichisnowwellaccepted.In1879,CongressmadeWashington’sbirthdayanofficialfederalholiday.Itwasthefirstfederalholidaytocelebrateanindividual’sbirthday.In1968,CongresspassedtheMondayHolidaysAct,whichmovedtheholidaytothethirdMondayinFebruary.Thenewlawdidnotchangetheholiday’sname.ItwasstillcalledWashington’sBirthday,eventhoughsomelawmakerswantedtocallitPresidents’DaytoincludeAbrahamLincoln,whoseactualbirthdayisFebruary12.ManypeoplearguethattheholidayshouldcelebrateallpastPresidents.TheyfeelLincolnshouldbehonoredforhisroleinpreservingthenationduringtheCivilWarandhelpingtofreeslaves.OthersfeeltheholidayshouldonlyhonorWashington,thecountry’sfirstPresident.TheysayshiftingthefocusawayfromWashingtonwouldmeanfuturegenerationsofkidswouldnotknowabouttheFatherofOurCountry.LawshavebeenintroducedinCongressovertheyearstorequireuseoftheterm＂GeorgeWashington’sBirthday.＂butnoneofthoselawshavebeenpassed.Meanwhile,manystategovernmentsandschooldistrictsnowusetheterm＂Presidents’Day.＂Manystolesalsouseittopromoteholidaysales.ShouldtheholidayhonorWashington,WashingtonandLincoln,orallpastPresidents?Writetoemailbag@andtelluswhatyouthink.1、ThePresident’sDaywasoriginallydesignedtohonor____________.A．GeorgeWashington B．AbrahamLincolnC．allpresidents D．theCivilWar2、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Washington’sBirthdayisthesameasLincoln’s.B．Thechangeinthecalendarsystemwasnotwise.C．Thenewactchangedtheholiday’sname.D．ThisMondayisthethirdoneofthisFebruary.3、What’sthemainargumentaboutthisholiday?A．Whentocelebratetheholiday.B．Howtocelebratetheholiday.C．Whichpresidenttohonor.D．Wheretocelebratetheholiday.4、What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．WhypeoplecelebratePresidentDayB．ThehistoryanddebatebehindPresidents’DayC．TocelebratePresidents’DayornotD．ColorfulactivitiesonPresidents’Day23．（8分）Somepeoplethinkthatsuccessisonlyforthosewithtalentorthosewhogrowupintherightfamily,andothersbelievethatsuccessmostlycomesdowntoluck.I’mnotgoingtosayluck,talent,andcircumstancesdon’tcomeintoplaybecausetheydo.Somepeoplearebornintotherightfamilywhileothersarebornwithgreatintelligence,andthat’sjusttherealityofhowlifeis.However,tosucceedinlife,onefirstneedstosetagoalandthengraduallymakeitmorepractical.And,inadditiontothat,inordertogetreallygoodatsomething,oneneedstospendatleast3,000hoursstudyingandpracticing.Tobecomegreatatcertainthings,it’llrequireevenmoretime,timethatmostpeoplewon’tputin.Thisisabigreasonwhymanysuccessfulpeopleadviseyoutodosomethingyoulove.Ifyoudon’tenjoywhatyoudo,itisgoingtofeellikeunbearablepainandwilllikelymakeyougiveupwellbeforeyoueverbecomegoodatit.Whenyouseepeopleexhibitingsomegreatskillsorhavingachievedgreatsuccess,youknowthattheyhaveputinahugepartoftheirlifetogetthereatahugecost.It’ssometimeseasytothinktheygotluckyortheywerebornwithsomeraretalent,butthinkingthatwaydoesyounogood,andthere’sahugechancethatyou’rewronganyway.Whateveryoudo,ifyouwanttobecomegreatatit,youneedtoworkdayinanddayout,almosttothepointofaddiction,andoveralongperiodoftime.Ifyou’renotwillingtoputinthetimeandwork,don’texpecttoreceiveanyprize.Consistent,hardworkwon’tguaranteeyouthelevelofsuccessyoumaywant,butitwillguaranteethatyouwillbecomereallygoodatwhateveritisyouputallthatworkinto.1、Paragraph1mainlytalksabout________.A．thereasonsforsuccess B．thestandardsofsuccessC．theimportanceofsuccess D．whatpeoplethinksuccessis2、Successfulpeoplesuggestdoingwhatonelovesbecause________.A．workmakesonefeelpain B．onetendstoenjoyhisworkC．ittakesalotoftimetosucceed D．onegivesuphisworkeasily3、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A．Successfulpeopleliketoshowtheirgreatskills.B．Peopleneedtoachievesuccessatthecostoflife.C．Peoplesometimessucceedwithoutluckortalent.D．Ithelpstothinkthatluckortalentleadstosuccess.4、Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?A．Luck,talentandfamilyhelptoachievesuccess.B．Onecannotsucceedwithouttimeandpractice.C．Havingagoalisveryimportanttosuccess.D．Beinggoodisdifferentfrombeinggreat.24．（8分）ScientistsfromtheUniversityofEastAngliahaveidentifiedfournewman-madegasesthatarecontributingtothedamagetotheozone(臭氧)layer.Twoofthegasesareaccumulatingataratethatiscausingconcernamongresearchers.Worriesoverthegrowingozoneholehaveseentheproductionofchlorofluorocarbon(CFC)gasesrestrictedsincethemid1980s.Butthepreciseoriginofthesenew,similarsubstancesremainsamystery.Lyingintheatmosphere,theozonelayerplaysacriticalroleinblockingharmfulUVrays,whichcausecancersinhumansandreproductiveproblemsinanimals.ScientistsfromtheBritishAntarcticSurveywerethefirsttodiscoverahuge“hole”intheozoneoverAntarcticain1985.TheevidencequicklypointedtoCFCgases,whichwereinventedinthe1920s,andwerewidelyusedinrefrigeration.Extraordinarily,globalactionwasrapidlyagreedtodealwithCFCsandtheMontrealProtocoltolimitthesesubstancescameintobeingin1987.Atotalglobalbanonproductioncameintoforcein2010.Now,thenewlydiscoveredfournewgasescandestroyozoneandaregettingintotheatmospherefromasyetunidentifiedsources.ThreeofthegasesareCFCsandoneisahydrochlorofluorocarbon(HCFC),whichcanalsodamageozone.Theresearchhasshownthatfourgaseswerenotaroundintheatmosphereatalluntilthe1960s,whichsuggeststheyareman-made.Thescientistsdiscoveredthegasesbyanalyzingpolarsnowpack.Airfromthissnowisanaturalarchiveofwhatwasintheatmosphereupto100yearsago.Theresearchersalsolookedatmodernairsamples,collectedatremoteCapeGriminTasmania.Theyestimatethatabout74,000tonnesofthesegaseshavebeenreleasedintotheatmosphere.Twoofthegasesareaccumulatingatsignificantrates.However,theydon’tknowwherethenewgasesarebeingreleasedfromandthisshouldbeinvestigated.Possiblesourcesincludechemicalsforinsecticide(杀虫剂)productionandsolvents(溶液)forcleaningelectroniccomponents.ThethreeCFCsarebeingdestroyedveryslowlyin:theatmosphere—soevenifemissions(散发)weretostopimmediately,theywillstillbearoundformanydecadestocome.Ofthefourspeciesidentified,CFC-113aseemsthemostworryingasthereisaverysmallbutgrowingemissionsourcesomewhere,maybefromagriculturalinsecticides.Weshouldfinditandtakeitoutofproduction.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthenewlydiscoveredgases?A．Somearesurelyproducedbythedevelopmentofagriculture.B．TheCFCswillhavealongimpactoncetheyarereleased.C．Theygathertogetherintheatmosphereatamediumspeed.D．Theiramountsarenotlargeenoughtocausedamagetous.2、Theunderlinedword“archive”inParagraph6isclosesttothemeaningof“”.A．stateB．resourceC．phenomenonD．storeroom3、Whatwillthescientistsprobablyattempttodoaboutthegasesnext?A．Findoutwhatcanreplacethingslikeinsecticidesandputthemintouse.B．Findouthowtheydestroyozoneandgetridofthoseintheatmosphere.C．Findoutwheretheyareexactlyfromandstopthemfrombeingreleased.D．FindoutifHCFCismoreharmfulthanCFCsandtakepropermeasures.25．（10分）Inthestoryof“ThecrowandthePitcher”fromAesop’sFables,athistycrow(乌鸦)dropsstonesintoanarrowjartoraisethelowlevelofwaterinsidesohecantakeadrink.Nowscientistshaveevidencetobackupthatstory.Crowsactuallydounderstandhowtomakewaterdisplacement(移位)worktotheiradvantage,experimentsshow.Theresultssuggestthatthebirdsare,atleastinsomeaspects,assmartasfirst-graders.Researchers,ledbySarahJelbertattheUniversityofAucklandinNewZealand,presentedsixcrowswithtubesfilledwithwater.Insidethetubes,awormorpieceofmeatonapieceofwoodwasfloating,justoutofreachofthecrow.Infrontofthetubes,theresearchersarrangedseveralrubbererasersthatwouldsink,andsomeplasticobjectsthatwouldfloat.Thecrowsfoundoutthattheycoulddroptheerasersintothetubesinordertoraisethewaterlevelandgettheirsnack.However,thebirdshandledawkwardlyinexperimentsinwhichtheycouldchoosetodropobjectsineitherawidetubeoranarrowonetogetasnack,theresearcherssaid.Droppingobjectsintonarrowtubewouldliftthewaterlevelbyagreateramountandputthetreatwithinreachafterjusttwodrops;whileittookaroundsevendropstoraisethesnacktothesamelevelinthewidetube.Thecrowsobviouslydidn’trealizethis,andmostofthemwentforthewidetubefirst.Previousstudiesshowedthatchimpsandhumanchildrencansolvesimilartasks.Ina2011study,chimpsandkidsfoundoutthattheycouldputwaterintoatubetoreachapeanutthatwasfloatinginasmallamountofwateratthebottom.1、HowdidthecrowsgetthesnackinSarah’sexperiment?A．Bybreakingthetube.B．Bydroppinginerasers.C．Bystandingonthewood.D．Byremovingthewood.2、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thebirdshandledawkwardly”inparagraph4?A．Theywereunabletotelldifferentshapes.B．Theydroppedobjectsonlyintonarrowtubes.C．Theywerenotawareofthesnackatfirstsight.D．Theymostlyavoidedtheeasierwaytogetthesnack.3、Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?A．StoriesofAesop’sFables.B．Thedevelopmentofcrows.C．Crows’intelligence.D．Human-animalcommunication.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Crowsarealmostascleverasfirst-gradersinsomerespects.B．Crowsunderstandwaterdisplacementcompletely.C．Chimpsandchildrenaremuchsmarterthancrows.D．Thestoryof“ThecrowandthePitcher”lacksevidence.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）Afewdaysago,Iobservedateenagerdoingyardworkthathisdadhadtoldhimtodo.Insteadofdoingthetask1,hewanderedaroundthereforhours,2

tohimselfanddoingabadjob.Thepersonhehurtthemostwashimself.Hisdadwastryingtoteachhim3andhowtodoagoodjob.Asaresultofhis4attitude,hespentthewholeafternoonfinishingataskthatshouldhavetakenoneortwohours.Andtheyard5

wasn'tcleanenoughwhenhegotthrough.He6hisdaybecauseofhisattitude.Andhisdadwas7withhim,andtheboy'sbadmoodendedup8

thewholefamilythatday.Asweetladywasworkinginafast-food9.TheminuteIwalkedin,shewelcomedme10.Shesmiledasshetookmyorder,andthenaswe11

forthefood,shetalkedwithme.AsIwalkedoffwithmytray,shesaidwithabig12,“Ihopeyouhaveablessedday!”Ithinkthefoodtastedbetterbecauseofher13.Therewasadelay,duringwhichIsattherehearinghersingingasshe14

hertasksbehindthecounter.Shewasn'tmakingalargesalary,andshedidn'thaveapowerful15,either.Inaddition,shestoodonherfeetforalongshifteachday,oftendealingwith16customers.Butshechosetobejoyful.Iwantto17fromher.Iwanttodomybest,evenwhenthere'sno18

orglory.Otherpeoplearewatchingme19

Imightnotrealizeitatthetime.Iwanttobringjoytoallthosearoundme.A(n)20canmakeagreatdifference.1、A．gradually B．happily C．secretly D．silently2、A．responding B．applying C．explaining D．complaining3、A．goodness B．safety C．responsibility D．gardening4、A．poor B．positive C．strange D．efficient5、A．almost B．even C．still D．ever6、A．lost B．ruined C．perfected D．changed7、A．upset B．pleased C．Impressed D．satisfied8、A．breaking B．benefiting C．affecting D．controlling9、A．factory B．restaurant C．supermarket D．shop10、A．warmly B．proudly C．seriously D．coldly11、A．looked B．asked C．waited D．struggled12、A．shout B．smile C．cheer D．decision13、A．experience B．trust C．Courage D．kindness14、A．performed B．started C．discovered D．planned15、A．appearance B．motivation C．position D．effort16、A．ordinary B．Painful C．important D．difficult17、A．escape B．learn C．hear D．differ18、A．applause B．regret C．sadness D．forgiveness19、A．nowthat B．incase C．eventhough D．asif20、A．lifestyle B．attitude C．habit D．attempt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）IwaslivingaloneinanapartmentandknewnooneelselivingthereItwaswinterandwehadaheavyicestorm—2to31．(inch)ofsolidicecoveredeverythingIwasonmyway2．(work),whenIslipped,bendingmyleftanklefrommytoes3．thebackofmycalf(小腿)Ofcourse,it4．(break),butthefunnypartofthis5．(be)thatmydressflewupovermyhead!SothereIwas,sittingontheice,myanklebroken,mydressupovermyface,mybodyslowlyfreezingto6．(dead),andinhorriblepainJustthentwoyoungmenIdidn’tknow7．(come)along,sawmetherecrying,andrushedrightovertomeTheywerestrongandtallandpickedupthisplus-sizedladylikeIwas8．featherandbroughtmebackintomyapartmentIwasgoingintoshockbythen,andtheycalled911andwaitedwithme,oneholdingmyhandandspeaking9．(gentle)tomethattheywouldstay10．helpcameIneverevengotthoseguys’names,andIneversawthemagain,butIwillneverforgethowkindandhowstrong,yetgentle-theywere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。Mysistersawalovelycupwhenwewereshoppingtheanotherday、ShebegantolikeitatOnce、Thenshebentdownandpickeditdowntolookatthepriceonthem、Asshedidthis,lotsofteassplashed(泼洒）onherT-shirt!Ihadtotryhardnottolaughathershockingface!Mysisterwasabouttogetoutoftheshopfastasshecouldwhenashopassistantcomeovertous、Itturnedouttobeingherowncup,whichshe’dleftontheshelfbythemistake、Theassistantwasclearasembarrassed(尴尬的）asmysister,butIjustthoughtitwasfunny!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是晨光中学的学生李津。你的英国朋友Chris非常喜欢中国的传统文化，想到你校来学习一年的汉语。请根据以下要点用英语给他写一封电子邮件。●介绍你们学校：1、悠久的历史：2、48个教学班；300多名教职工；3、坐落在山脚下，一条小河穿过校园。●他将面临的问题1、语言障碍；2、思念家乡。●关于以上问题给他的建议。注意：1、词数：不