2025届陕西省西安市新城区西安中学高三英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题含解析

2025届陕西省西安市新城区西安中学高三英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题请考生注意：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．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor2．－I_______inthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.－Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.A．willsit B．havesatC．amsitting D．havebeenstting3．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that4．.Thestudyofnaturalhistoryisnotsomethingtobelefttobiologists.Infact,theircapacity_____thetimetheycanspendawayfromtheirofficesisverylimited.A．intermsof B．insearchofC．inviewof D．inspiteof5．Itissometimessaidthatasocietycanbejudged____thewayitcares____itsweakestmembers.A．on;about B．by;for C．under;with D．with;on6．—Iamjustwonderingwhichteam,ChicagoBullsorWashingtonWizards,wonthegamelastnight?—________Idon’treallylikeeitherteam.A．Don’tmentionit.B．Noproblem.C．Whocares?D．Whybother?7．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich8．Ifyouweretohaveafewminutesfree,I______theopportunitytoaskyouonemorequestion.A．wouldappreciate B．wouldhaveappreciatedC．weretoappreciate D．hadappreciated9．Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．afford C．buy D．spend10．—Juliasaidshesentyouabirthdaycardyesterday.Haveyougotit?—Oh,really!Ihaven’t________mymailboxyet.A．examined B．reviewed.C．tested D．checked11．—Youmeanthepositionisstillvacant?—Yes,butyoumustknowourjobisverydemanding.—_______.A．WithpleasureB．Idon’tmindC．Don’tmentionitD．That’sallright12．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly13．—Thefoodhereisniceenough.—Myfriend________mearightplace.A．introduces B．introducedC．hadintroduced D．wasintroducing14．Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful15．—Dad,youshouldhavetakenmetothefootballmatchthismorning.—Ihadintendedto,butIcouldn’tspareanytime,I_____areport.A．hadwrittenB．wroteC．waswritingD．wouldwrite16．Manyyoungpeoplejustcan’tlivewithouttheInternet,theydependonforwhateverinformationtheyneed.A．which B．when C．where D．what17．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding18．TherewillbeanendlesspowerofyouthsupportingtheChinesenation’srejuvenation_______theyoungergenerationofthecountryhasideals,pursuitsandshoulders.A．asfaras B．solongasC．evenif D．asif19．Ihopemyteacherwilltakeinto_______thefactthatIwasilljustbeforetheexamswhenshemarksmypaper.A．idea B．considered C．account D．thought20．—Thefilmis,Ihavetosay,notabitinteresting.—Why?It’s________thanthefilmsIhaveeverseen.A．farmoreinteresting B．muchlessinterestingC．nomoreinteresting D．anylessinteresting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）Intelligentpeoplearemorelikelytotrustothers,whilethosewhoscoreloweronmeasuresofintelligencearelesslikelytodoso.OxfordUniversityresearchersbasedtheirfindingonananalysisofthe'GeneralSocialSurvey'.Theauthorssayoneexplanationcouldbethatmoreintelligentindividualsarebetteratjudgingcharactersandmayspendmoretimebuildingrelationshipswithpeopletheycantrust.Anotherreasoncouldbethatsmarterpeoplearebetteratweighingupsituationsandassessingwhetherornottheotherpersonwillholduphisorherendofabargain.“Intelligenceisshowntobelinkedwithtrustingothers.”saidthestudy'sleadauthor,NoahCarlofOxfordUniversity,“Thisfindingsupportswhatotherresearchershaveargued,namelythatbeingagoodjudgeofcharacterisadistinctpartofhumanintelligence.”Inaddition,thestudyshowsthatindividualswhoaremoretrustingarealsohappierwiththeirlivesandhadhigherlevelsofphysicalhealth.TheOxfordresearchersfound,however,thatthelinksbetweentrustandhealth,andbetweentrustandhappiness,arenotexplainedbyintelligence.Thefindingsconfirmedthattrustisavaluableresourceforanindividual,andisnotsimplyameasureofintelligence.Theauthorssaytheresearchissignificantbecausethestudyofsocialtrustcouldhavefar-reachingimplicationsinpublicwelfare,associaltrustcontributestothesuccessofimportantsocialinstitutions,suchaswelfaresystemsandfinancialmarkets.AccordingtoOrganizationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment,trustisinincreasinglyshortsupplyincurrentgeneration.Thisdeclinethreatensworldleaders’abilitytohandlesomeoftoday'skeychallengeslikeglobalwarming,andthepoliticalsystem.Therearegoodreasonstothinkthatgovernmentsshouldtrytodevelopmoretrustinsociety.Distrustusuallycausesfrictioninpersonalrelationships,careersandpoliticsamongothers,saysStephenCovey.Althoughmajorityofpeoplesaythattrustcanneverberestoredonceit'sbroken,Stephenfeelsitcanbebroughtback."It'snoteasy,ittakestime,butyoudoitthroughyourbehavior,notjustthingsyousay."1、ItcanbeconcludedfromtheanalysisoftheGeneralSocialSurveythat.A．intelligentpeopletendtoshowmoretrustinothersB．judgmentofcharactersdeterminesthelevelofintelligenceC．intelligenceaccountsfortheconnectionbetweentrustandhealthD．intelligentindividualsspendlesstimeoninterpersonalrelationship2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinparagraph2probablymean?A．Makethebestofasituation.B．Sticktoone'spromiseasagreed.C．Figureoutthetruevalueofabargain.D．Makeanassessmentofadeal.3、Accordingtotheresearch,higherlevelofsocialtrustis.A．adecisivebasisforstablepoliticalsystemB．abasicsteptodealwithglobalwarmingC．acontributingfactortosuccessfulpublicinstitutionsD．acompletesolutiontointerpersonalconflicts4、Whenitcomestorebuildingtrust,Stephenismostlikelytoagreethat.A．actionsalwaysspeaklouderthanwordsB．behaviorisamirrorinwhicheveryoneshowshisimageC．behaviorislargelydeterminedbymindD．actionistheproperfruitofknowledge22．（8分）Doyouwanttogoouttoeatwithyourkids？HerearesomerestaurantsthataregoodforkidsindowntownLosAngeles.GrandCaféTel:（213）356-4155Doyouneedaplacethatopensasearlyasyourkidswakeup？ThengotoGrandCafe.Familiescanorderbreakfastoffthemenuorenjoythebuffet.Becauseofthevariety，buffetsseemtobeaneasyoptionforfamilieswithpickyeaters.Therearemanyoptionsforthedifferentmoodsofallfamilymembers.NickelDinerTel:（213）623-8301NickelDinerwaslistedinLosAngelesMagazineasoneof"LA'sBestNewRestaurants”.Thespaceissmall，butthemenuiswonderfullylarge.Theatmosphereisquietandrelaxed，whichmakesiteasytobringthekids.OneofthemostattractivethingsaboutNickelDinerisitsuniquemenuofbreakfastfoods.LuckyStrikeBowlTel:(213)542-4880There'snothinglikeagoodgameofbowlingtoaddsomehappinesstothefamilyouting.Whynottakethefamilytoaplacewhereyoucanbowlwhileeating?TrytheirhomemadeBelgiumfries,theminiburgers,flatbreadpizza,orcrispytacos.DowntownLa'sLuckyStrikeBowlwillnevermakeyouandyourkidsdisappointed.KulaTel:(213)290-9631Kulaisanexcitingsushibarandisabighitforlittlesushieaters.Kula'sconceptincludesproviding"ahighstandardofnaturalorganicfoods"andtheyuse100%organicrice.Ifyourchildisnotasushieater,therearealsomanyotheroptions.1、WhowouldmostprobablygotoeatatGrandCafe?A．Peoplewholoveorganicfoods.B．Peoplewhowanttoplaywhileeating.C．Peoplewhowanttoservethemselvesinarestaurant.D．Peoplewholoveaquieteatingenvironment.2、WhyisNickelDineragoodplacetobringkids?A．Becauseitoffersalotofoptions.B．Becauseitsatmosphereissuitableforkids.C．Becauseitopensasearlyaskidswakeup.D．Becauseitservesspecialsandwiches3、WhichofthefollowingaspectsofKulaismostattractivetoeaters?A．Itoffersveryhealthyfoods.B．Ithasmanyotheroptions.C．Itoffersdifferentkindsofrice.D．Itallowskidstorunaround.4、Ifyouwanttoplaywhileeating,whichnumberwouldyoucall.toreserveaplace?A．(213)356-4155B．(213)290-9631C．(213)623-8301D．(213)542-48805、Whatisthetextmeantto?A．Torecommendsomekid-friendlyrestaurants.B．Torecommendsomenicefoodsinthecity.C．ToencouragepeopletogotoLosAngeles.D．Tocomparesomekid-friendlyrestaurants.23．（8分）What’sthepointofstudying?It’ssomethingyoumightaskyourselfifyou’restudyingforadegreeandyou’restrugglingtocompletehomeworkorinanexam,especiallyifyourfriendsseemtobeouthavingagoodtime,orareworkingandearninglotsofmoney.Manyofuschoosetogotouniversityasafirststeptowardsagoodcareerbutsometimesthatcareeristogotouniversityasafirststeptowardsagoodcareerbutsometimesthatcareerishardtoachieveandgraduatesendupdoingsomethingtheyareoverqualifiedfor.Withtheincreasingcostsofuniversity,studentsbegintoaskthemselveswhetheradegreepathisthebestrouteintoacareer,Thereisaneedformuchbettercareeradviceandguidanceintoemploymentinadditiontouniversityeducation.Butothernewresearchsaysthatadegreewillinthelongrun,earnyoumore.Howevertherearedifferencesinyourearningpotential.DrJackBrittonsaysthat“graduatesofthe24RussellGroupuniversitiesearnanaverageof£33,500afterfiveyears-about40%morethanthosewhostudiedatotheruniversities.”However,ithasfoundit’snotjustthelocationbutotherfactorsthatcanplayapartinwhatyoucanearn,suchasthesubjectastudentchoosestostudy.Itdiscoveredthatfiveyearsaftergraduation,theincomegapbetweenstudentswhostudiedthesubjectsthatattractthehighestandlowestsalariescanbeconsiderable.Graduatesinsubjectssuchaslaw,medicine,dentistryaswell,tendtodowell.Andastheyprogress,thepaygapbetweenthesecareersandothers,suchasthecreativearts,widens.Therearefactorstoothatinfluencewhatyoumightearn:Fiveyearsaftergraduation,menearnonaverage14%morethanwomen.Also,astudent’ssocialbackgroundcanhaveaneffect,withthosefrombetter-offhouseholdmuchmorelikelytogotouniversityandparticularlyagoodone.Butifyoustillfeeluniversitydoesn’tdeliverthebestopportunitiesthenthereareencouragingwordsfromAlistairJarvis,headofuniversitiesUK,whotoldBBCNewsthat“Employsaredemandingmoregraduatesandgraduatesarehalfaslikelytobeunemployedaslikelytobeunemployedasnon-graduates.Therearemanygoodgraduateoutcomescomingfromuniversities”Somayallthatstudyingisworthit-afterall‘nopain,nogain’!1、Whydostudentsstarttoquestionwhethertogotouniversityornot?A．Becauseoftheheavystudyingburden.B．Becausetheycan’tgetadegreeaftergraduation.C．Becausetheydon’tneedadegreefortheircareer.D．Becauseoftheincreasingcostsofuniversity.2、Whichmajormaymostprobablyleadtoalower-earningcareer?A．Medicine. B．Law.C．Creativearts. D．Dentistry.3、WhichofthefollowingismostlikelytobefiredaccordingtoAlistairJarvis?A．Graduates. B．Non-graduates.C．Doctors. D．Employers.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．RussellGroupuniversitiesaretopones.B．Moststudentsgotouniversitytogetagoodcareer.C．One’slocationhasnoeffectonhisincome.D．Graduatesoftenhavemoreacademicqualificationsthanrequiredforaparticularjob.24．（8分）YourNewYear’splantomovemoreisoneofthetoughesttostickto,andagroupofscientistsworkingwithobese(过度肥胖的)micethinkthey’restartingtounderstandwhyRatherthanoursedentary(久坐的)livescausingweightgain,saysAlexxaiKraviz,theNationalInstitutesofHealthneuroscientistwholedthestudy,changesinbrainchemistryafterwestartgainingweightaffectourcapacitytomove.“Obsesmicecanmovejustfine,”saysKravitz,whopublishedtheworkwithhisteaminCellMetabolism“Theyjustdon’t.”WhatKravitz’steamfoundisthattheactivityofaparticulardopamine(多巴胺)receptorlinkedtomovementgoesdownasmicegainweightonahigh-fatdiet.Sotheniceslowdownandtheymoveless.Andwhentheresearchersrestoredtheactivityofthatdopaminereceptor—DR2—themicestartedmovingmore,eventhoughtheywerestillobese.TheteamalsosawthatleanmicemissingtheDR2receptoractedlikeobesemice.Thisisthetarget,saysKravitz—restoringthatdopaminereceptorfunction.“Maybe20or30yearsdowntheroad,wecoulddothatinpeople,”hesays.Andthereisonemorething:ThescientistsfednormalmiceandthemicelackingDR2thesamehigh-fatdiet.Bothsetsofmicegainedweightatthesamerate.KravitzsaysthisisimportantbecausemicelackingDR2movelessfromtheget-go,whereasanormalmousetakesalittletimetostartseeingthatdopaminereceptor-relatedlossofexercise.Theabilitytoexerciseseemstobedisconnectedfromweightgain,hesays.“Exerciseisahealthythingtodo,butitsimpactonweightlosshasbeenexaggerated,”hesays.“Wehavetoberealisticaboutthesizeoftheeffectofexerciseonweight,asopposedtohealthbenefits.”Still,beforeyouabandonyourNewYear’sexerciseplan,keepinmindthatthisstudywasdoneusingahigh-fatdiet,andnotthenormalcalorierestrictionthatpeoplemaintainwhentheydiet.That’sabigdrawbacktothework,saysVickiVieira-Potter,aUniversityofMissouriphysiologistnotinvolvedinthestudy.“Theyfeedthemicewithhigh-fatdiet,itdamagesthereceptor,andthatdecreasesactivity.Thosewhoplantolostweightshouldrememberhigh-fatdietisanicewaytocauseobesityinthelab,butit’snotthesameasthenormalsituationofobesity,”shesays.Sinealsosaysthatalotoftheweightgaininthemicecameaftertheystoppedmovingaround,whichindicatesthatthelossofmovementdidimpactobesity.1、AlexxaiKravitzislikelytoagreethat________.A．high-fatfoodleadstothelackofDR2B．lessmovementresultsfromweightgainC．thelackofDR2resultsinlessmovementD．weightgainleadstotheinactivityofDR2.2、Whatcanweinferfromtheresearchmentionedinthepassage?A．High-fatdietisboundtocauseobesity.B．Theresearchteamaimtodealwithhumanobesity.C．High-fatdiethaslittleinfluenceontherateofweightgain.D．Obesemice’sabilitytomoveisaffectedbytheinactivityofDR2.3、Theunderlinedword“exaggerated”inParagraph7canbereplacedby“________”.A．underestimatedB．excludedC．overlookedD．overemphasized4、AccordingtoVickiVicki-Vieira-Potter,________.A．besidesdiet,otherfactorsbehindobesityshouldn’tbeignoredindailylifeB．thetotallossofmovementcandoharmtothefunctionofDR2C．AlexxaiKravitz’steammisreadtheresultsoftheresearchD．obesityismainlycausedbyhigh-fatdietpeopletake.25．（10分）HowmanytimesdoyoucheckyourFacebookpageinadaytoseewhetheryourlatestposthasgotanother“like”or“thumbsup”?Althoughyoumightbeembarrassedtoadmithowmanytimesyoudothis,don’tworry—--psychologicalfindingshaveshownit’scompletelynormal.Infact,thepleasurewederivefromreceivinga“like”isequaltothatofeatingchocolateorwinningmoney,andwecan’thelpwantingmore.Accordingtothefindings,whichobserved32teensagedbetween13and18,thefeedbackcircuitintheteens’brainsisparticularlysensitive,andthe“social”and“visual”partsoftheirbrainswereactivewhentheyreceived“likes”onthesocialnetwork.Theresearchalsoshowedthatthoughthethumbsupmightcomefromcompletestrangers,thegoodtheyderivefromthemworkedallthesame.So,doesitmeanweshouldtryourbesttowinasmanythumbsupaspossible?Notnecessarilysoifweknowthereasonsbehindourdesireforattention.In“whydopeoplelongforattention”byM.FaroukRadwan,heexplainedseveralcasesinwhichpeoplenaturallylongedforattention.Radwansaidpeoplewhowereanonlychild,whowereusedtobeingthecenterofattentionintheirhouse,maytrytocopytheseconditions.Feeling“overlookedandunappreciated”mightalsoleadyoutolongforattention.Othertimes,thestateofbeingjealousorwantingtocoveryourmistakesmayalsocontributetosuchlongings.Infact,toomuchdesireforattentioncancreateanxiety,andinturnruinyourhappinessevenwhenyougetit.Sowhatcanwedoaboutit?Theanswerisquitesimple.“Ifpeoplecouldadoptgoalsnotfocusedontheirownself-esteembutonsomethinglargerthantheirself,suchaswhattheycancreateorcontributetoothers,theywouldbelesssensitivetosomeofthenegativeeffectsofpursuingself-esteem,”wrotepsychologyprofessorJenniferCrocker.Soperhapstheanswertoouraddictionto“likes”issimplytofocusonsomethinglargerthanourselves—--ahard,butaworthyone.1、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“derive”inParagraph2?A．deliverB．giveC．preventD．get2、What’sthereactionofreceiving“likes”onthesocialnetworktothebrain?A．Thebrainbecomesmorenervous.B．Somepartsofthebrainareactive.C．Thebrainbecomeslesssensitive.D．Thebrainbecomescleverer.3、Whowantstogetmoreattentionaccordingtothepassage?A．theonlychild.B．Theoldwholiveshappilywithchildren.C．Theyoungwhofeelsanxious.D．Teenswhowanttodiscovertheirmistakes.4、What’sCrocker’ssuggestionaboutthenegativeeffectsofgettingself-esteem?A．Doinganinterestingmatter.B．Workingharderthaneverbefore.C．Havingabiggergoalthantheirself.D．NotcheckingyourFacebookpageinaday.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）Deardad,Happybirthdaytoyou!Onthisspecialday,I’dliketotalktoyouinaspecialway.Idon’tthinkI’mgoodattellingyoumythoughtfacetofacewithyou,soI’m1toshowmydeeploveforyou.You’renotarichmanorafamousperson.Butinmyheart,youareoneofthegreatest2intheworld.I’m3you.You’re4interestedinbeingfamousandrich.Youdo5thingslikepayingforyourphoneontime,andworkingasaworkerinyourfactory.Thesmileonyourfaceshowsyou’repleasedwiththefamily.Youtakegoodcareofmygrandparents.YouhelpmewithmyschoolworkanddosomeshoppingwithmomonSundays.Inthepast,Ididn’tcare6youwerewithmeornot.NowIamsorrytosayIdidn’t7youbefore.ButIamthankfulforwhatyouhavedoneforme.IamquiteluckythatIhave8agreatfather.AndIfeelhappythatnowIcanletyouknowhowmuchIloveyou.Youaresuccessfulasason,ahusband,afatherandafriend.Lovefrom,Lydia1、A．writing B．thinking C．reading D．speaking2、A．kids B．adults C．men D．women3、A．worriedabout B．proudof C．afraidof D．sorryfor4、A．always B．ever C．already D．never5、A．common B．interesting C．wonderful D．popular6、A．whether B．that C．what D．where7、A．realize B．regret C．respect D．remind8、A．too B．so C．very D．Such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）WhenVictorGaowasgrowingupinruralChinain1．1970s,carsweresorarethathewouldchasethemwiththeotherchildrenthroughthedirtroads,2．(excite)bythestrangesight.Today,Chinaistheworld'slargestcarsproducer3．morethandoublethenumberoftheUnitedStates."Inever4．(expect)thatanordinaryChinesefamilywouldownacarandChinawouldbeamajorcarmakingcountry,"Gaosaid,"Itwouldbe5．(complete)beyondmywildestdreamsthatChinawouldproducemoreautomobilesthantheUS."1992markedthestartingpointwhenChina6．(change)fromapoorcountryintoaneconomicsuperpowerdayandnight.Thisperiodofgreatchange7．(know)broadlyas"TheReformandOpeningup".Atthebeginningofthereformera,China'sGDPincludingthe8．(desert)areas，wasjustunder$150billion,9．ithassharplyincreasedtoover$12trilliontoday,merelyfollowingtheUnitedStatesandleavingfewerthan1%ofthepopulationinextremepoverty.Chinanowhas600billionaires,a10．（high）numberthananywhereelseintheworld.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10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。每处错误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。Withthedevelopmentofmoderntechnology,thereareaplentyofwaysforustocontactpeople、WeChatisprobablyourfavorite,mainlybecauseofitsconvenient、WecankeepincontactwithfriendswheneveritisandwhereverweareaslongasWi-Fiisavailable、Anotheradvantageisitisarelativecheapandquickwayofcommunication、Asmessagesgetsendandreceivedinstantly,thecostofmakingphonecallsiscutdown、Besides,musicaswellaspicturesandvideosareoftendownloadedthroughWeChat,butitisnowausefulentertainmenttool、However,problemsexistatthemeanwhile、Forexample,youridentitycanbeeasilyrevealed,soweshouldpayattentiontoprotectourpersonalinformation、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你校的交换生朋友Jack想过一个特殊的周末，你打算本周末带他去你祖父母家所在的青山村游玩一天。请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1.地点简介；2.活动安排；3.出发时间，地点及出行方式注意：1.词数100左右；不必逐条翻译；2.可以增加适当细节，以使行文连贯。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________