2025届江苏常熟市张桥中学英语高三第一学期期末联考试题含解析

2025届江苏常熟市张桥中学英语高三第一学期期末联考试题考生须知：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．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．as2．--Itshouldn’ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp．---That’sright．_____________．A．Manyhandsmakelightwork B．SomethingisbetterthannothingC．Themorethemerrier D．Thesoonerbegin,thesoonerdone3．WhitneyHouston’ssuddendeathsuggeststhatdrugabuseissuchaseriousproblem________weshoulddealwithitappropriately.A．as B．that C．which D．where4．Thepalaceisheavilyguarded,becauseinsideitswalls________.A．wheresittheEuropeanleaders B．theEuropeanleaderstheresitC．sittheEuropeanleaders D．thattheEuropeanleaderssit5．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation6．Salesdirectorisaposition_______communicationabilityisjustasimportantassaleskills.A．which B．thatC．when D．where7．Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,_______topickupwhereI’dleftoff.A．hoping B．hopeC．tohope D．hoped8．Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthascompletely．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．reminded9．That’s

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lightB．cometolifeC．comeacross10．When________questionsinclass,oneshouldanswerthemasclearlyaspossible.A．asking B．toask C．tobeasked D．asked11．Duetothereformandopening­up,ourlivingconditions,undoubtedly,haveimproved________overthepastdecades.A．considerately B．approximately C．appropriately D．considerably12．—Whendidyougettoknowyourgirlfriend?—Itwasin2015________shewasworkingasavolunteerinAfrica.A．that B．whichC．when D．then13．Aheavysandstormisgoingtoenvelopourcity.Itisunwisetohaveyourcar.A．washB．washedC．washingD．towash14．Theywillrunanafter-classclub__________kidscanhavefunandlearnhowtoprotectthemselves.A．that B．when C．where D．what15．AfterIleft_______LinchuanNo.2MiddleSchool,Ibegancollegeclassesin_______September2010.A．a;the B．不填;the C．the;the D．不填；不填16．Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where17．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!18．Withoutmyparents’encouragementandsupportIdefinitely______whereIamtoday.A．wasn’t B．hadn’tbeenC．wouldn’tbe D．wouldn’thavebeen19．Thecustomsofficerswereinsistingthatsuitcasesshouldbeopenedandtheircontents_______forcloserinspection.A．laidout B．givenout C．sentout D．pickedout20．—Whataboutaskingthesenewgraduatestotakeonthetask?—Imafraidnot．Whiletheyareenergeticandambitious,_____ofthemseemstobesuitableforthisdemandingjob．A．noone B．everyone C．none D．few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）Mostgroupsofplantsandanimalsarericherinspeciesandmoreplentifulneartheequator.Intheocean,thatholdstrueforcold-bloodedpredators(掠食者).Butwarm-bloodedpredatorsaremorediversetowardthepolesandnoticeablymissingfromseveralwarmhotspots.Why?JohnGrady,anecologist,andhisteamconsideredthepossibility—warm-bloodedanimalsneedalottofueltheirmetabolism(新陈代谢).Perhapscolderwatersarejustricherinsmallfish?Buttheyfoundthatathigher,colderplaces,thereisn’tactuallymuchmorefoodaround.It’smorethatwarm-bloodedanimalsareeatingamuchbiggershareofitthantheircold-bloodedcompetitors.Therealexplanationissimple.Ananimal’sspeed,swiftness,andintelligencedependonitsmetabolism,whichinturndependsonitstemperature.Sincebirdsandmammalscankeepheatingtheirbodiesinicyconditions,theyremainfastandattentive.Bycontrast,thefishtheyhuntbecomeslowerandduller.Atsometippingpointoftemperature,seals,dolphins,andpenguinsstartoutswimmingtheirprey(猎物).Theybecomemorelikelytocomeupontargetsandoutpacethecold-bloodedpredatorsoftheirown.InGrady’swords,“Warm-bodiedpredatorsarefavouredwherepreysareslow,stupidandcold.”That’swhysharksandotherpredatoryfishdominateneartheequator,butcolderwatersarethekingdomofwhalesandseals.Bykeepingfoodtothemselvesinthepoles,thesecreaturescanthenspecializeonspecifictypesofprey,whichmakesthemmorelikelytosplitintoseparatespecies.ThekillerwhalesoftheNorthPacific,forexample,includemammal-eatingtransientsandfish-eating,year-roundresidents.Buttheworldischanging.It’slikelythatthesurfaceoftheoceanswillwarmby2to3℃withinthiscentury.Grady’steamestimatesthateverytimetheocean’ssurfacewarmsby1℃,populationsofseamammalswillfallby12%,andpopulationsofsealsandsealionswillfallby24%.But“predictionsarehard,”DonnaHauserfromtheUniversityofAlaskaFairbanksnotes.“Polarbearsarelosersofawarmingworld,butsomepopulationsarestilldoingwell.Somegroupsofwhaleshavechangedthetimingoftheirmigrations;othersarehuntingindeeper,colderwaters.Thesechangesmightmakeseamammalsmoreadaptabletochangingclimates.Maybetheyjustneedtofindtheplaceswherefishremainslow,stupidandcold.”1、Whyaretheremoretypesofwarm-bloodedpredatorsnearthepoles?A．Becausethereismorefood.B．Becausetherearefewerenemies.C．Becausetheyarefasterandwiser.D．Becausetheyconsumelessenergy.2、Theauthormentionsthekillerwhalestoshow______.A．thebenefitofbiologicalevolutionB．foodpreferenceofdifferentseamammalsC．thedistinctionofspecifictypesofpredatorsD．theadvantageofconstantbodytemperature3、WhatisDonnaHauser’sattitudetowardsthefutureoftheseamammals?A．Positive. B．Negative.C．Neutral. D．Sceptical.4、Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ArethePolesHeavenforSeaPredators?B．HowDoSeaMammalsTrackTheirPrey?C．WhyDotheWarm-BloodedLikeFoodCold?D．IstheWorldTooHotfortheWarm-Blooded?22．（8分）Wouldyoubuyacarthatcanreleasecalmingsmellsintotheairwhenyouarestuckinheavytraffic?Wouldyoubuyarobotthatsmellslikeahumanbeing?Manypeoplehaveseenthe3-Dcomputer-madeenvironmentsofvirtualreality（虚拟现实）.Nowthesevirtualworldswillnotjustlookandsoundreal.ResearchershavecreatedVRenvironmentsthatevensmellliketherealones.Withthenewtechnology,usersopenavirtualdoorandstepintoanewenvironment,likearainforest.Aftertheyenterthisvirtualworld,specialequipmentreleasesforest-likesmellsintotheairtomaketheexperiencefeelmorereal.SuzanneFisher-Murraysaid,“Itisareallywonderfulexperiencethatyouhavebecauseyou’reexploringthisenvironmentandyouhavesmellswithit.”IntheUnitedStates,Smell-O-Visionwasdesignedtoprovidesmellsduringtheshowingofamovie.TheSmell-O-Visionsystemwasoncepopularinthe1960s.Now,EmanuelaMaggionisaysitisclosetobecomingpopularagain.“Itconnectsemotionsandmemorieswiththesenseofsmell,”Maggionisaid.“Itisunbelievablewhatwecandowiththetechnology.”Theusesofsmelltechnologyarenotjustlimitedtofilmsandtheperformingarts.Researchersshowedacomputerprogramwhereuserscouldimaginethemselvesdrivingacar.Thesystemincludedaspecialsmell-sprayingmachine.DmitrijsDmitrenkosaid,“Wewanttodeliverthesmelloflavender(薰衣草)everytimethepersondrivesoverthespeedlimit.Wechooselavenderbecauseit’saverycalmingsmell.”Scientistsareexperimentingwithsmellsinsteadofsoundsorimage-basedalertsontelecommunicationsequipment.Andbusinessmenhavealreadyusedsmellstoinfluencepeople’sbehavior.“Notonlyinstores,butalsoinotherplacesyoucancreateandstimulate(刺激)immediatepurchase,”Maggionisaid.“Soyou’reinalibraryandwhenyousmellcoffeeyouwillunconsciouslyhavetheneedtodrinkacoffee.”1、Usingsmelltechnology,researchersmakeVRenvironments________.A．haveasmellofarainforestB．evensmellliketherealonesC．looklikea4-DenvironmentD．frightenpeoplewithavirtualworld2、TheexampleofSmell-O-Visionprovesthat________.A．AmericaisthefirsttousesmelltechnologyB．cinemasarethemostsuitableplacesforthesenseofsmellC．smelltechnologyhasbeenusedbeforeD．itisoutofdatetousesmell-sprayingdevices3、Howissmelltechnologyusedbybusinessmen？A．Tomakebuyersunderstandsalesmenbetter.B．Toremindpeopleoftheirunrealisticpurchase.C．Tohelpcustomerschoosetheirfavoritegoods.D．Tostimulatepeopletobuythings.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？A．Thenewdevelopmentsofsmelltechnology.B．AmajorbreakthroughofVRtechnology.C．Thesenseofsmellinhumancommunication.D．Theadvancedsmell-sprayingmachines.23．（8分）RobertF.Kennedyoncesaidthatacountry’sGDPmeasures“everythingexceptthatwhichmakeslifeworthwhile”.WithBritainvotingtoleavetheEuropeanUnion,andGDPalreadypredictedtoslowasaresult,itisnowatimelymomenttoassesswhathewasreferringto.ThequestionofGDPanditsusefulnesshasannoyedpolicymakersforoverhalfacentury.ManyarguethatitisaflawedconceptItmeasuresthingsthatdonotmatterandmissesthingsthatdo.Bymostrecentmeasures,theUK’sGDPhasbeentheenvyoftheWesternworld,withrecordlowunemploymentandhighgrowthfigures.Ifeverything,wasgoingsowell,thenwhydidover17millionpeoplevoteforBrexit,despitethewarningsaboutwhatitcoulddototheircountry’seconomicprospects?Arecentannualstudyofcountriesandtheirabilitytoconvertgrowthintowell-beingshedssomelightonthatquestion.Acrossthe163countriesmeasured,theUKisoneofthepoorestperformersinensuringthateconomicgrowthistranslatedintomeaningfulimprovementsforitscitizens.RatherthanjustfocusingonGDP,over40differentsetsofcriteriafromhealth,educationandcivilsocietyengagementhavebeenmeasuredtogetamoreroundedassessmentofhowcountriesareperforming.Whileallofthesecountriesfacetheirownchallenges,thereareanumberofconsistentthemes.Yes,therehasbeenabuddingeconomicrecoverysincethe2008globalcrash,butinkeyindicatorsinareassuchashealthandeducation,majoreconomieshavecontinuedtodecline.Yetthisisn’tthecasewithallcountries.SomerelativelypoorEuropeancountrieshaveseenhugeimprovementsacrossmeasuresincludingcivilsociety,incomeequalityandtheenvironment.Thisisalessonthatrichcountriescanlearn;WhenGDPisnolongerregardedasthesolemeasureofacountry’ssuccess,theworldlooksverydifferent.So,whatKennedywasreferringtowasthatwhileGDPhasbeenthemostcommonmethodformeasuringtheeconomicactivityofnations,asameasure,itisnolongerenough,Itdoesnotincludeimportantfactorssuchasenvironmentalqualityoreducationoutcomes—allthingsthatcontributetoaperson’ssenseofwell-being.ThesharphittogrowthpredictedaroundtheworldandintheUKcouldleadtoadeclineintheeverydayserviceswedependonforourwell-beingandforgrowth.Butpolicymakerswhorefocuseffortsonimprovingwell-beingratherthansimplyworryingaboutGDPfigurescouldavoidtheforecasteddoomandmayevenseeprogress.1、RobertF,Kennedyiscitedbecausehe.A．praisedtheUKforitsGDPB．identifiedGDPwithhappinessC．sawtheproblemwithGDPD．misinterpretedtheroleofGDP2、Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttherecentannualstudy?A．Itissponsoredby163countries.B．ItexcludesGDPasanindicator.C．Itscriteriaarequestionable.D．Itsresultsareinspiring.3、Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorsuggeststhat.A．theUKispreparingforaneconomicboomB．highGDPpredictsaneconomicdeclineC．itisessentialtoconsiderfactorsbeyondGDPD．itrequirescautiontohandleeconomicissues4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HighGDPButInadequateWell-being,aUKLessonB．GDPFigures,aWindowonGlobalEconomicHealthC．RobertF.Kennedy,aTerminatorofGDPD．Brexit,theUK’sGatewaytoWell-being24．（8分）TsinghuaUniversityCareersFair2019NoticeMorethan300employerswillattendthe2019careersfair.AvarietyofinternationaloccupationsincludingthoserelatedwithTheBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI)willbeprovidedforallgraduates,comprisinginternationalstudents.Thedetailsarenotifiedasfollows.1.ProcedureTime:13:30-17:00,Thursday,March21st.Venue:MainGymnasium(SportsCenter),TsinghuaUniversity13:30-14:30OnlyopenforTsinghuastudents14:30-17:00Openforallstudentsacrossuniversities2.MaterialspreparedCV,studentcard,IDcard(internationalstudentpleaseshowpassport),employmentreferenceletter,copyofcertificate,etc.3.Notes①Priority(优先权)isgiventoTsinghuastudentsbetween13:30to14:30.PleaseenterthegymnasiumwithyourstudentcardsandIDcard.②Allstudentscouldenterthegymnasiumbetween14:30to17:00.At14:00-16:30,March21st,everynon-TsinghuastudentcangetaticketforfreeandenteratthesouthgateonthesecondfloorofmaingymnasiumwithvalidstudentcardandIDcard(internationalstudentpleaseshowpassport).③Studentcanonlyentergymnasiumthroughthesouthgateonthefirstfloor,andexitthroughthenorthgate.Theeastandwestareemergencyexits,whichareonlyopenforemergencycircumstances.④Pleasetakecareofyourbelongingsanddonotsmokeinthecrowdedvenue.⑤Inordertoensurethesecurityofstudents,noentryshallbeallowedtemporarilyoncethevenueofthecareersfairiscrowded.Pleaseunderstand,cooperateactivelyandfollowtheinstructionsofthestaff.⑥Thereareemergencyexitsinthevenue,incaseofanemergency,pleaseremaincalm,followtheinstructions,andexitorderly.1、WhatisthetimeforstudentsfromPekingUniversitytoenterthe2019careersfair?A．13:30-17:00,Thursday,March21st B．13:30-14:30,Thursday,March21stC．14:30-17:00,Thursday,March21st D．14:30-17:30,Thursday,March21st2、InternationalstudentscanentertheSportCenterwith_________.A．CVandstudentcard B．IDcardandpassportC．studentcardandpassport D．studentcardandIDcard3、Whatcanwelearnfromthenotice?A．TsinghuaUniversityCareersFair2019isintendedforTsinghuastudentsonly.B．Studentsshouldenterthegymthroughthewestgateandexitthroughtheeastone.C．Morethan300employersexceptthoserelatedwithBRIwillattendthe2019careersfair.D．NoentryshallbeallowedtemporarilyoncethevenueisfulltomaketheFairgoonsmoothly.25．（10分）Everyyear,billionsofkilogramsoffreshproducearewastedintheUnitedStates.Thefoodendsupinlandfills,producingharmfulgreenhousegases.Meanwhile,millionsofpoorAmericansgohungry,withoutaccesstohealthy,affordablemeals.EvanLutzispassionateaboutcorrectingthatsocialinjustice.Andhecombinesthatgoalwithapassionforbusiness.“MyentirelifeI’vewantedtobecomeasocialentrepreneur,notjuststartingabusinessthatmademoneybutalsostartingonethatgaveback.I’mjustanaverageguywithapassiontowardsmakingsurenofoodgoestowasteandmakingsurenoperson’severhungryinAmericaandIwanttodothatthroughbusiness.LutzisCEOandfounderofHungryHarvest.HungryHarvestisabusinesswhichcollectsandsells“ugly”produce.Thesearefruitandvegetablesthatmostfoodcompanieswouldthrowaway.“Ifyougotoagrocerystoreeverythingisgrowingthesameexactway.Right.Soallthatstuffthatdoesn’tgrowthesamewaygetswastedandgetsthrownout.Andwetakeallthatstuffthatnormallygetsthrownoutbecauseit’stoobigortoosmallinoddsizeofshape,weboxitupintoavarietyboxesandwedeliverthemtoourcustomersonceaweek.Wehirepeoplethatwerelivinginhomelessshelters.Theywerereallylookingtogetachanceinlife.”InJanuary2016,LutzappearedontheAmericanbusinesscompetitiontelevisionshow“SharkTank”.Itconnectsinvestorswithentrepreneurs.Lutzsoughta$50,000investmentinHungryHarvest,inexchangeforafivepercentstakeinhiscompany.Hegotevenmorethanheexpected:$100,000for10percentownership.1、Thepurposeofwritingthefirstparagraphisto________.A．tellushowseriousthewasteisB．informusmanypeoplehavenotenoughtoeatC．remindusoftheunfairnessofthesocietyD．leadtothetopicofthepassage2、Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninfer“SharkTank”________.A．isaprogrammeshowingthestoryofinvestorsB．belongstomeetingsofpoliticalpartiesC．helpsentrepreneursgetfundsupportD．askssuccessfulbusinessmentoshowexperience3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodesribeEvanLutz?A．cold-heartedandsmartB．kind-heartedandcreativeC．warm-heartedandstrictD．open-mindedandhumorous4、WhowillnotbenefitfromEvanLutz’sbusiness?A．HungryHarvestB．HungryfamiliesC．FruitfarmersD．Foodcompanies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）AneveninginOctober,IlandedinKuching,thecapitalcityofSarawakinMalaysia.Iwasan18-year-oldDubai-raisedkidawayfromhomeforthefirsttimetostartmyundergraduatestudies.Ihadnevertravelledalonebefore.Ipushedmy1andheadedtotheairport2tofindagreycarwiththenameofmyuniversityonit.Aswelefttheairport,the3begantalkingtome.AsIamadriving4myself,westartedtalkingaboutcarsanddriving.“NevermakeaSarawakian5,”hewarned.“Noroadrage(路怒).Verydangerous!”Notlongintoour6,thedriverofthecarbehindflashedhislightsatus.Thisbecamemoreaggressivelythenandmydriverstartedto7.Wepulledovertotheroadside.MyheartwaspoundingbutItriedtoputona(n)8faceasthemanfromthecarcameupandmadehiswaytomysideofthecar.Ashereachedmywindow,I9itdownandtriedto10asmile.Ilookeddownathishandstoseethathewas11mytravelbag.It12mypassport,returntickets,aswellascashandlettersfromtheuniversity.Ihadleftitbehindonthetrolleyatthe13andthismanhadbeentryingto14ittomeeversincewehadlefttheairport.Breathingahugesighof15,Itookmybagandshowed16tothisstranger.ThemanwelcomedmetoKuching,wishedmeluckwithmyuniversitystudiesanddroveaway.Thisactofkindness17cheeredmeupandthankstothishonest18,theinitialself-doubtIhadaboutmydecisionto19sofarawayfromhome20withhopeandexcitement.1、A．presents B．baggage C．books D．bike2、A．entrance B．building C．exit D．hotel3、A．driver B．teacher C．tourist D．classmate4、A．expert B．athlete C．enthusiast D．coach5、A．nervous B．curious C．angry D．excited6、A．journey B．category C．adventure D．practice7、A．shout B．cry C．laugh D．panic8、A．serious B．brave C．honest D．kind9、A．rolled B．broke C．closed D．knocked10、A．draw B．hide C．imagine D．force11、A．unfastening B．holding C．searching D．emptying12、A．protected B．displayed C．collected D．contained13、A．airport B．station C．supermarket D．harbor14、A．pass B．deliver C．offer D．return15、A．doubt B．regret C．relief D．sadness16、A．appreciation B．satisfaction C．praise D．excitement17、A．regularly B．normally C．immediately D．occasionally18、A．stranger B．student C．policeman D．attendant19、A．live B．work C．play D．study20、A．filled B．replaced C．covered D．crowded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）Fromthe2ndcenturyAD,theSilkRoadstartedfromChina,1．(go)allthewaywesttoCentralAsia,WestAsia,andfinallytoEurope.People2．(ride)camelsandhorsestradinggoodsonthisroad.Horsesandcamelshavenowbeenreplacedbymoderntransportationsuch3．highspeedrailwaysandnewhighways,4．hasspedupthedevelopmentofthenewSilkRoad.These5．(advance)meansoftransportationhavealsobroughtnewchoicesforthedevelopmentofthe6．(tour)throughoutEurasia.TheWesternEurope-WesternChina(WE-WC)Highway,whichstretches8,4457．(kilometer)fromLianyungangtoSt.PetersburginRussia,was8．(complete)joinedonSeptember27,2018,aftera10-yearconstruction.Areyoureadyfor9．long-distanceroadtripfromtheeasttothewestonthishighway10．thereisachanceforyou?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(A)，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1