湖南省湘西州2025届高三英语第一学期期末质量检测模拟试题含解析

湖南省湘西州2025届高三英语第一学期期末质量检测模拟试题考生须知：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．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing2．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When3．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed4．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．as D．that5．Marydoesn'twanttomovetoBeijingbecauseifshe_________there,shewouldn'tbeabletoseeherhusbandoften.A．wouldlive B．weretoliveC．haslived D．lives6．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame7．Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that8．---I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?---______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Noproblem D．Mypleasure9．Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe_________better.A．coulddo B．woulddo C．couldhavedone D．wouldhavedone10．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—______?Maryisinterested.A．Whatfor B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whybother11．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource12．________bymanypotentialcustomers,thesalesmanhadtogatherhiscourageandselltheproductindifferentways.A.Havingdenied B．DenyingC．Beingdenied D．Havingbeendenied13．Thedisaster-strickenvillagewasinaccessible___________byhelicopter,andthestormaddedtotherescuers’difficulty.A．insteadof B．otherthan C．ratherthan D．regardlessof14．It’struethattheoldroadislessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,________,becausewedon’tfeelassafeonit.A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise15．IfIcanhelp,Idon’tlikeworkinglateintothenight.A．so B．that C．them D．it16．________________theheavyrain，thecouplewenttothesupermarkettobuytheirsonagift.A．Inspiteof B．ExceptforC．Butfor D．Insteadof17．Theboythefirstprize,buthewassocarelessastomakeafoolishmistake.A．musthavegained B．needhavegainedC．couldhavegained D．shallhavegained18．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how19．—DidLindaseethetrafficaccident?—No,nosooner________thanithappened.A．hadshegone B．shehadgoneC．hasshegone D．shehasgone20．Idon’tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,______shewaswithmeatthattime.A．thoughB．orC．butD．for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）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.22．（8分）AsaleadingChineselanguageschoolandaculturalexchangeInstituteinChina,GlobalExchangeEducationCenterhasbeenprovidingMandarinlanguagecoursesandculturalexchangeprogramsforadecade.Howtoapplyforourprograms■Inordertoapplyforallofourprograms,youmustbeatleast18yearsold.ingoodhealth.aseniorhighschoolgraduate.■ApplicationProcedureforChineseLanguageProgramsStep1.Sendusacompletedapplicationformbyemailorfax.Step2.Sendus$60applicationfeeafterreceivingouremailconfirmation.Step3.Arrangethepaymenttransfer.Step4.PlanthetriptoBeijing.■ApplicationProcedureforChineseBusinessInternship(实习)ProgramStep1.SendusacompletedapplicationformwithyourCVandpersonalstatementfortheprogrambyemailorfax.Step2.Sendus$310，including$60applicationfeeand$250internshipplacementdeposit,afterreceivingourletterofacceptancefortheprogram.Step3.Arrangefinalpaymenttransferafterreceivingoursecondconfirmation.Step4.PlanthetriptoBeijing.■PersonalStatementforapplicantsforChineseBusinessInternshipProgramYoushouldstatewhyyouwanttotakethisprogramandwhatyourexpectationsoftheprogramare.Howyouwillmakeuseofthisprograminyourfuturecareer.■ApplicationDeadlinesTheapplicationsformostprogramsarereviewedonarollingbasis.Youareencouragedtosubmityourapplicationaheadoftheapplicationdeadlines.■ConfirmationHavingreceivedyourapplication.GlobalExchangeEducationCenterusuallysendsoutanemailconfirmationforthebookingwithin2-5workingdays.Pleaseclickhereformoreinformation.1、Thetextisprobablywrittenfor________.A．juniorhighgraduatesB．languagetrainersC．jobseekersD．internationalstudents2、Ifyouapplyforbothoftheprograms,thetotalapplicationfeeswillbe________.A．$310B．$120C．$250D．$3703、Wherecanyoupossiblyreadthispassage?A．posterB．internetC．brochureD．newsreport23．（8分）TheguzhengisatraditionalChinesemusicalinstrument.Itbelongstothezither（齐特琴）familyofstringinstruments.Itistheparentofmanymusicalinstrumentsofsomeothercountries.Theguzhengshouldnotbeconfusedwiththeguqin,anotherancientChinesezitherbutwithoutbridges.Nowtheguzhengiszitherwithmovablebridgesandusually21strings,althoughitcanhavefrom15-25strings.Theguzheng’sstringswereformerlymadeofsilk,thoughmostplayersusedmetalstringsbythe20thcentury.Sincethemid-20thcenturymostperformersusesteelstrings.Theguzhenghasalargeresonantcavity（共振腔）.TheguzhenghasexistedsincetheWarringStatesPeriodandbecameespeciallypopularduringtheQindynasty.Thenumberofstringsontheguzhenghasalwaysfluctuated.Therewereasfewas6toasmanyas23stringsduringtheTangdynasty.TheearliestrecordoftheguzhengbelongedtothehistorianSimaQian.Until1961,thecommonguzhenghad16strings,althoughbythemid-20thcentury18-stringguzhengwerealsoinuse.In1961,XuZhenggao,togetherwithWangXunzhi,introducedthefirst21-stringguzhengaftertwoyearsofresearchanddevelopment.In1960,theyalsoinventedthe“S-shaped”leftstringrest,whichwasquicklyadoptedbyallguzhengmakersandisstillusedtoday.Thiscurveallowsforgreatereaseintuningthestringsand,combinedwithstringsofdifferentthickness,allowsforgreaterresonanceinboththedeeperandthehigherpitch（音调）ranges.The21-stringguzhengisthemostcommonlyusedone,butsometraditionalmusiciansstillusethe16-stringone.1、WecaninferfromParagraph1that________.A．theguzhengisamusicalinstrumentoriginatingfromJapanB．thereisonlyonekindofstringinstrumentinChinaC．therearemanykindsofguzhengintheworldD．manymusicalinstrumentsinothercountriesarerelatedtotheguzheng2、WhichofthefollowingmaterialmayNOThavebeenusedtomakethestringsoftheguzhengprobably?A．SilkB．SteelC．WoodD．Copper3、Theunderlinedword“fluctuated”inparagraph3canbereplacedby“________”.A．jumpedB．changedC．flowedD．waved4、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．TheguqingisanancientChinesezitherwithbridges.B．TheguzhengbecameespeviallypopularintheTangDynastyC．Allmusiciansdon’tusethe21-stringguzheng.D．XuZhenggaoinventedthe“S-shaped”leftstringresthimself.24．（8分）WhenshewonthefirsteverseasonofAmericanIdol11yearsago,criticsbelievedshehadlittlechanceofstayingontop.Too“girlnextdoor”,theysaid.Notstylishenough.Notthinenough,either.ButKellyClarkson,31,hasproventhemallwrongwithherstringofworldwidehits,fromBecauseofYoutotherecentCatchMyBreath.BeingthefirstIdolwinnerintheUSwasnoteasy.Inthepastdecadesincethatvictory,Claksonhashadtodealwiththemedia’sscrutinyofherweightandpersonalstyle.“Everyone’slike,‘You’reapopstar.Youshouldbesmaller’.”ClarksontoldPeopleMagazine.“ButI’mthepopstar.I’llmaketherules.”Sincemiddleschool,Clarksonhasbeenawareofthepowerofhervoice.Shefirstjoinedtheschoolchoir(合唱队)atage13whenateacherheardhersinginginthehallwayanddemandedthatshejoin.“Singinggavemeconfidence,”ClarksontoldtheOrangeCountyRegister,anewspaperinCalifornia.“Friendsatschoolwerenervousbecausetheydidn’tknowwhattheywantedtodowiththerestoftheirlives,butIhadapeacefulfeelinginside,becauseIknew.”Despiteherenormouspublicity,Clarksonhasremainedtruetoherdown-to-earthpersonality.“Thereasonsomewinnersfadeawayisthatthey’retryingtomodelthemselvesonsomebodyelse.Ifwealreadyhavetheoriginal,whywouldweneedacopy?Youneedtobeofferingsomethingnew,somethingthat’suniquelyyou,”shetoldtheDailyMail.Aroundherribcage(胸腔)ishernewtattoo(纹身),indicatinghowstrongshehasbecomefromallthatshe’sbeenthrough.Itreads:“Whatdoesn’tkillyou.”1、HowdidcriticsthinkofKelly?A．Unique.B．Plain.C．Beautiful-looking.D．Extraordinary.2、HowdidKelleyprovecriticswrong?A．Bylosingweight.B．Bywinningsomemedals.C．Bygivingsomeworldwideconcerts.D．Bypublishingsomeveryfamoussongs.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph3mean?A．Toughinspection.B．Extremecuriosity.C．Completeexposure.D．Accuratecalculation4、HowdidKellydifferfromherfriendsatschool?A．Beingveryconfident.B．Havingadefinitelifegoal.C．Havingtattooaroundhercage.D．Havingdown-to-earthpersonality.25．（10分）IwasfirstintroducedtoPuppiesBehindBars(PBB)whenIwatchedaspecialonAnimalPlanet.Thisnon-profitorganizationisthebrainchildofGloriaGilbertStoga,akind-heartedwomanfromNewYorkPBBisaprograminwhichspecially-selectedprisonersfromprisonsaretrainedinthepreparationofpuppiestobecomeservicedogsforthehandicapped(残疾人),orpolicedogstoservepoliceforces.MywifeandIweresomovedwhenwewatchedtheprogram.Itisawin-winsituationatallpoints.First,itmakesaprisoner,whomayneverhavethechancetobereleased,gobacktothecommunitybyjoininginthisprogramandofferingeveryminuteofeverydayworking,loving,andtrainingapuppyforfutureservice.Itisdifficultforthem,buttheyrealizetheimportanceofthisprogram.Inaddition,mostofthemhavethechance(forthefirsttimeintheirlives)toexperiencewarmlovethroughananimal.Second,theprogramsavestensofthousandsofdollarsthatitwouldcosttotrainthesedogsthroughtraditionalways.Alldonationstotheprogramareusedtobuydogfood,trainingsupplies,andveterinarycare.Finally,oursocietybenefitsfromservicedogswhichcanprotectpeoplefromdanger,searchandrescuehumansafteraseriousdisaster,orbecomethelifelineforahandicappedperson.Thelastofthesegoesfarbeyondthefactthatdogscanopen.Fridges,answerthephoneordoadozenotherdailytasks.Theygiveasenseoffreedombacktoapersonwhohashadittakenawaybyillness,accident,orwarfare.Becauseofthiswehavegivenalotofmonetarysupportofthismeaningfulprogram.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"brainchild"inParagraph1probablymean?A．Founder.B．Idea.C．Pain.D．Wealth.2、InPuppiesBehindBarswecanfinddogsthat_______.A．arebeingtrainedforthegovernmentB．willbeadoptedbyprisonersC．willservethedisabledandpoliceD．canplaygameswithchildren3、Thedonationsofthisprogramwill_______.A．beforpolicemenandprisonersB．bespentonthingsfordogsC．beusedtotraindogsintraditionalwaysD．behandedouttothedisabled4、Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?A．Toaskpeopletosupportthepolice.B．ToindicatethesignificanceofPBB．C．Tocallonpeopletocarefordogs.D．TopraiseGloriaandherworkmates.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）Inwinter,Ioftenwalkinanearbyparkduringlunchtime.Theparkis1,asfewpeoplehavethetimetoenjoythewintersunonaweekday.Thetwopeoplethatareoftenseenareamiddle-agedfatherandhislittledaughter2herschooluniform.Thefatherlookslikehehasallthetimeintheworld—he3tohurryalongthejoggingpath;insteadhematcheshispacewith4ofthelittlegirl.Sometimestheyarelying5inthesun,laughingandchatting.Themancertainlydoesn’tlook6.WhatsortofjobcanhehavethatgiveshimtheflexibilitytowalkintheparkinthemiddleofthedayAndtoday,we7satontherocksandhadalittlechat.“Youmustenjoytheparkverymuchtocomeheresooften,”Isaid.Thefathernodded.“How”Iaskedcuriously,“doyou8toleaveyourofficetobewithyourdaughtereveryday”

The9thatthefather,SatyendraDugbey,toldmeshowedmehow,ifwe10underthesurface,evenordinarypeople’slifecanbequite11.“Iusedtobenodifferentfromanyofthosethousandsofofficeworkers12toworkeveryday,”hebegan.Hiswifeandhewerewell13butrarelymanagedtimeoffforleisure.Everythingchangedaftera(n)14inwhichDugbeywashitbyacar.Ashelayinhospital,terrifyingthoughtscameintohismind.“Howwouldmydaughter,thenonlyfour,remembermeifIdiedthatday”“Wouldmydaughterhave15ofbeingwithherfather”Themomentherecoveredandwentbacktowork,Dugbeytooktimeoffatlunch,16herdaughterfromschoolwhichwasjustnextdoortohisworkingplace,andtookhertothepark.Itwasactuallyaverysmallchangehe’dmade,hesaid,butit17himeverydaytoseethedifferenceit18tohislife.“Itbringsmesomuch19thatIcan’tbelievewhyothershaven’tthoughtofdoingthesamething.”hesaidsimply.Igotuptocontinuemy20walk,unexpectedlyhappyafterhisstory.1、A．noisyB．appealingC．quietD．still2、A．onB．inC．withD．under3、A．tendsB．intendsC．inspiresD．refuses4、A．itB．thatC．thisD．those5、A．heavilyB．tiredlyC．lazilyD．lonely6、A．unemployedB．untrainedC．untestedD．unwanted7、A．trulyB．generallyC．entirelyD．finally8、A．succeedB．failC．manageD．suggest9、A．newsB．storyC．dataD．phenomenon10、A．digB．pushC．cleanD．knock11、A．extraordinaryB．commonC．peacefulD．reliable12、A．hurryingB．wanderingC．hesitatingD．hating13、A．downB．overC．aboveD．off14、A．affairB．accidentC．situationD．sight15、A．associationB．considerationC．misunderstandingD．memories16、A．pickedupB．pickedoutC．tookupD．tookout17、A．botheredB．puzzledC．frightenD．amazed18、A．tookB．ledC．madeD．got19、A．loveB．joyC．reliefD．depression20、A．long-sufferingB．long-lostC．long-forgottenD．long-lasting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）Throughoutmodernhistory,perhapstherehasneverbeenascientistasiconic(偶像的)asStephenHawking.Whetherhe1．(educate)theworldwithhisknowledgeoftheuniverse,ormakingfunofhimselfinTVshows,itishardtoimaginewhattheworldwillbelikenowHawkingisnolongerin.OnMarch14,2018,theBritishphysicistpassedawayinCambridge.Sincethen,manypeoplehaveexpressedtheircondolences(哀悼)onsocialmedia,includingBritishcomputerscientistTimBerners-Lee,2．inventedtheWorldWideWeb.“Wehavelostagreatmindandawonderfulspirit,”Berners-Leewrote.Hawkingwasaniconformanyreasons,buthewillbebestremembered3．hisworkinthefieldofscience.BuildingonGermanscientistAlbertEinstein’swork,Hawkingexplainedhisbeliefthatspace4．(start)withtheBigBang,andwillendwithblackholes.“Thiscompletesetoflawscangiveusthe5．(answer)toquestionslike‘Howdidtheuniversebegin?’”Hawkingwroteinhis2010workTheGrandDesign.“Whereisitgoingandwillithaveanend?Ifso,howwillitend?”Besideshisworkinscience,healsomanagedtoovercomemanydifficultiesinhispersonallife.While6．(study)atCambridgeUniversity,hewasdiagnosedwithmotorneuron(运动神经元)diseaseattheageof21.His7．(ill)lefthimparalyzedandhewastoldheonlyhadashorttimetolive.However,hewentontobecomeoneofthe8．(great)mindstheworldhaseverknown.“Ifeltitwasunfair.Whyshouldthishappentome?”heoncerecalled.“Atthetime,IthoughtmylifewasoverandthatIwouldneverrealizethepotentialIfeltIhad.Butnow,50yearslater,Icanbesatisfiedwithmylife.”Hawkingleftbehindagreatlegacy(遗产).HissignaturebookABriefHistoryofTime:FromtheBigBangtoBlackHoles,9．(publish)in1988,becameoneoftheworld’sbest-sellingsciencepublications.Andin2014,UKactorEddieRedmayneplayedHawkinginthemovieTheTheoryofEverything,whichtellsthetaleofthephysicist’slife.Hemaynolongerbewithus,10．Hawkingwillcontinuetoinspiretheworldforgenerationstocome.Asheoncesaidhimself,“Lookupatthestarsandnotdownatyourfeet!”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改短文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共存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（^），并在其下而写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下面画一横线，并在其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。Mymathteacherisusedtotakeoffhisovercoatassoonashecomesintotheclassroom、Afterthat,hewillasksomeoneansweraquestion、Insteadofgivingtheanswer,heletussolvetheproblemonhisown、Healwaysexplainsthemethodclear,andintroducesmanyapproachtoworkingouttheproblem、Atfirst,ourclassmathperformancewasbadthanthatoftheotherclass、However,withhishelp,wehadovertakenthem、Inaddition,healwayskeepshisword、Heusedtopromiseusasifwecouldperformwell,hewo