2025届湖南省株洲市醴陵第二中学、醴陵第四中学高三英语第一学期期末监测试题含解析

2025届湖南省株洲市醴陵第二中学、醴陵第四中学高三英语第一学期期末监测试题考生须知：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．Thecustomsofficerswereinsistingthatsuitcasesshouldbeopenedandtheircontents_______forcloserinspection.A．laidout B．givenout C．sentout D．pickedout2．—Peopleshouldstopusingtheircarsandstartusingpublictransport.—________.Theroadsaretoocrowdedasitis.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine3．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding4．________andopentovariousinterpretations,thetermsofthenewproposalneedimprovingbasedontheinterestsofbothsides.A．AccessibleB．ApparentC．AmbiguousD．Aggressive5．Iftheythrowstonesatyou，don’tthrowback.Usethemtobuildyourownfoundation________.A．somehowB．anywayC．insteadD．nevertheless6．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto7．—Can'tyoudrivealittlefaster?—No.IfI________anotherspeedingticket,mydadwouldtakeawaymycar.A．wouldget B．wouldhavegot C．hadgot D．got8．Thepricesofvegetablesaregoingupmadly.It’sreallytoomuchforus.Butforthesituationwheremanyvegetableproducingareas_____constantlowtemperature,thingswouldnotbelikethis.A．meetwith B．havemetwithC．metwith D．hadmetwith9．Thefarmersareinbadneedofrain,buta(an)largeamountofrainfallwillcauseFloods.A．Eventually B．constantly C．gradually D．extremely10．Myunclefinallyboughthisdreamhouse______overlooksabeautifulpark.A．which B．where C．who D．what11．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.12．Duetolargeinvestmentinhousing,manycitiescan________theflowofnewarrivals,improvingthequalityoftheirlife.A．giverisetoB．makewayforC．takepartinD．keeppacewith13．Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.A．workB．worksC．workedD．working14．Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.Silence.A．a;the B．the;a C．a;不填 D．the;不填15．—Sir,I’mlatebecausemycarbrokedownontheway.—________.I’vehadenoughofyourexcuses.A．Cutitout B．Suityourself C．Youcan’tbeserious D．Itmakessense16．Sorry!I’mafraidthatIcan’tgotothemagicshowbyDavidCopperfieldwithyou..A．Itdoesn’tmatter.B．Doasyoulike.C．Whatashame.D．Takeiteasy.17．Itisreportedthatthe______inLibyaishottingup.A．strength B．violence C．power D．activity18．Whenshewasintrouble,IdidwhatIcouldtohelpher．__________myhelp,shewrotemealetterofthanks．A．Inhonorof B．Incaseof C．Intermsof D．Inreturnfor19．Aseconomyisdeclining,jobs________totheyoung,continuetobescarce.A．availableB．convenientC．comfortableD．valuable20．Theycarryout________checksonmilkproductstomakesurethattheyareofhighquality.A．commonB．naturalC．ordinaryD．regular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）InAsia,therearespecialcompetitionswherekiteshavecomplexdesignsandarefittedwithinstrumentsthatmakemusicalsoundsasthewindblowsthroughthem.Althoughallkiteshaveasimilarstructure(结构),theyarewidelydifferentinsizeandshape.Kite-fightingcompetitionsarealsoheld,inwhichcompetitorsusetheirkitestoattackandbringdowntheiropponents’(对手)kitesorcuttheirstrings(线).Formorethan15years,theBigWindKiteFactoryhasbeengivingkite-makingandkite-flyingclassesforthechildrenonanislandinHawaii.Initskite-makinglessons,studentscanmakekitesinaslittleas20minutes!Childrenasyoungasfouryearsoldcanlearnhowtoflyakite.JonathanSocherandhiswifeDaphnestartedthekitefactoryin1980.Theirkitesaremadeofnylon(尼龙).TheirdesignsareHawaiianthemescreatedbyDaphne.Thedesignsarecutoutofthenylonwithahotknifethatsealstheedgesandthenfasteneddirectlyontothekite.Thekitethatisusedtogivelessonsisaregulardiamondkitewitharainbowpattern.Thedifferencebetweenthiskiteandtheonestheymakeduringthelessonsisthatitisatwo-stringcontrollablekite.BigWindemployeesflythekiteandforafewminutesshowstudentshowpullingononelineandthenontheothercontrolsthedirectionthekitegoesin.Thenthecontrolsaregiventothestudents.Jonathaninsiststhatitisnotnecessarytomakeahugeimpressivekitetohavefunmakingandflyingkites.Eventhesimpleststructurecanwork,andcangivehoursoffun.Goon,giveitatry!1、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．Ahotknifeisusedtoironthenylon.B．Childrenneverflykitesontheirowninflyinglessons.C．Kitestringsmustnotbecutinkite-fightingcompetitions.D．DaphnedesignskitesfortheBigWindKiteFactory.2、Whatisdifferentaboutthekiteusedforflyinglessons?A．Ithastwostrings. B．Itissimpleindesign.C．Ithasarainbowpattern. D．Itisshapedlikeadiamond.3、AccordingtoJonathan,whatdoyouneedtohavefunwithkites?A．Alargekite. B．Anytypeofkite.C．Acomplexstructure. D．Akitethatimpressesothers.4、Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?A．Akitefactory. B．Kite-flyinglessons.C．Specialcompetitions. D．Thekite-makingprocess.22．（8分）Likeitorloveit,socialmediaisamajorpartoflife.Clickingonathumbs-uporahearticon(图标)isaneasywaytostayintouch.Whetheryou’reonFacebook,what’sApporTwitter,theway,ofkeepingintouchisnolongerfacetoface,butinsteadscreentoscreen,highlightedbythefactthatmorethan1billionpeopleareusingFacebookeveryday.Socialmediahasbecomesecondnature—butwhatimpactisthishatingonus?LaurenShermanant]herteam,whostudythebrainatTempleUniversityinPhiladeiphia,mixed20teens’photoswith10otherpicturesfrompublicInstagramaccounts.Thentheyrandomlygavehalfoftheimagesmanylikes(between23and45;mosthadmorethan30).Theygavetheotherhalfnomorethan22likes(mosthadfewerthan15).Theresearcherswantedtofindouthowtheparticipants’brainswererespondingtothedifferentimages.Whiletheteenswereinamachine,researchersaskedthemtoeitherlikeanimageorskiptothenextone.Teensweremuchmorelikelytolikeimagesthatseemedpopular—thosethathadmorethan23likes,Sherman’steamfound.Thekidstendedtoskippictureswithfewlikes.Aspartoftheexperiment,participantswerealsoshownarangeof“neutral”photosshowingthingslikefoodandfriends,and“risky”photosconcerningcigarettesandalcohol.Whenlookingatphotosshowingriskybehaviors,suchassmokingordrinking—nomatterhowmanylikestheyhad—thebrainregionlinkedtocognitive(认知的)controltendedtobecomelessactive.Thesekindsofpicturescanlowertheviewer'sself-contro1.Thatmeanswhatyoulikeonlinehasthepowertoinfluencenotjustwhatotherslike,butevenwhattheydo.Viewingpictureslikethesecouldmaketeensletdowntheirguardwhenitcomestoexperimentingwithdrugsandalcohol,Shermanworries.1、Whatdoesthetextfocuson?A．Thebehaviorsofteens．B．Theself-controlofteensC．TheinfluenceofsocialmediaD．Thepopularityofsocialmedia2、Whichofthefollowingmightbeincludedintheexperiment?A．Seventeenimagesaregiven20likesB．Fifteenimagesaregiven25likesC．Fifteenimagesaregiven42likesD．Eightimagesaregiven40likes3、What’sSherman’sconcernaboutonlinephotos?A．MorelikesmaybegivenB．MisbehaviorsmaybeencouragedC．MoreriskypicturesmaybepostedD．Cognitivecontrolmaybecomelessactive4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．TocondemnimmoralsocialbehaviorsB．TopromotemodernsocialmediaC．ToexplainthebrainsystemD．Tointroduceanewresearch23．（8分）FreeOnlineCreativeWritingWorkshopSuitableforthestudentsofallLevelsDreamofwritingpoetry,shortstories,ornovels?Everwatchedamovieoraplayandfeltthedesiretowriteascriptofyourown?Ifso,takeourcourseonline.Notonlywillwebringyoutechniquesallformsofcreativewritingneedmost,wewillalsotouchonthechallengesandtechniquesthatmakeyourwritinguniquewhilegettingyourbrain—andyourhand—moving.Lesson1:SmallStepsAsastudentofthiscourse,andasacreativewriter,youwillbewriting.Decidewhereyourwordswillgo.Willyouwritelonghandorwillyoutypeyourwordsonakeyboard?Lesson1Video★CompleteAssignment:AnIntroduction★Complete:Assignment1:StartingSmall★CompleteExam:Lesson1:SmallStepsLesson2:GettingOutofYourOwnWayIfyoulongtowritecreatively,butyouhaveahardtimegettingstarted,youarenotalone.Therearefarmorepeopleintheworldwhowishtheywerewritersthanthosewhoactuallywrite.Lesson2Video★Review2Articles:BeingHeldBackbyYourFearofWriting?OnlineWritingGroupsandWritingCommunities★Complete:Assignment2:CombattingFear★CompleteExam:Lesson2:GettingOutofYourOwnWayStudentrecommendations“Greatjob.IespeciallyenjoyedtheopportunitytolearnaboutandtrysomewritingexperiencesI’dneverthoughtImightlike.”-DotS.“Thewritingassignmentsandtheinstructorfeedbackweremosthelpful.Ihavetakentwoclassesfromthisinstructor,andIlearnedagreatdealinboth.”-KarenR.“Thecoursehadmanysuggestedactivitiesandexercises.ThemoreoftheseIdidthebetterexperienceIhadwitheachlesson.”-MelT.602、Whatisthepassagedesignedfor?A．Introducingsomewritingskillstochildren.B．Attractingmorestudentstoattendthecourse.C．Persuadingstudentstowritemorecreatively.D．Arousingthechildren’senthusiasminliterature.1、WhatproblemcanLesson2helppeopletosolve?A．Writinglonghand. B．Finishingassignments.C．Beingafraidofwriting. D．Beingtooshytojoingroups.2、Thestudentrecommendationsmakethecoursemore.A．convincing B．challengingC．recognizable D．practical24．（8分）Iwasonlythreewhenmyrealmompassedaway.ThelastthingIrememberaboutmyrealmomwaswatchingtheambulancetakingherawayfromus.Aftermymomdied,mydadstartedabusingmybrothersandme.Iwassentawaytolivewithonerelativeafteranotherbutnoonewouldeverwanttokeepmeforlong.Iwasmiserablealmostallofthetime.Finally,whenIwasfive,mymom’ssister,AuntBonnie,andherhusband,UncleJesse,saidthattheywouldtakemein,andtheybecamemylegalguardians.Fromthenon,theybecamemyfamily.IcalledAuntBonnieMomandUncleJesseDad.WhenIwassix,UncleJessewasdiagnosedwithcancerandfinallydiedshortlyaftermyseventhbirthday.Icriedfordaysafterlosinghimandstillclungtothepresenthegavemeonmysixthbirthday.ShortlyafterUncleJessepassedaway,wemovedtoasmallerhouseinanewtown.IspentalotoftimealonebecauseMomwasalwaysworking.Onesummer,thebeginningofamiraclehappenedwhenmymommetagreatandfunnyguy,David.TheygotmarriedandnowIgainedtwomorebrothers.WhenIlookbackonitnow,IhavecomealongwayfrombeingasadandlonelygirltobeingthepersonIamtodaypartofabig,happyfamily.Ican’timaginewhatmylifewouldhavebeenlikeifAuntBonniehadn’ttakenmein.Shepromisedtolovemeandtakecareofmenomatterwhatandshehasdoneexactlythat.Ihavelearnedaboutstrength,dedicationandlove.ShehasbeentheretoholdmewhenI’msick,tohelpmewithhomework,tosupportmewhenIneedher.Inreturn,Ilovehermorethanshe’lleverknow.Withoutherinmylife,Iwouldhavebeenamotherlesschild,butbecauseofherIhaveagreatfamilyandthebestmomintheworld.1、Whywastheauthorsenttolivewithherrelatives?A．Becauseherdaddidn’twanttoraiseher.B．Becauseherrelativesofferedtohelpher.C．Becauseherdadtreatedherbadly.D．Becauseherfamilywastoopoortokeepher.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A．AuntBonniehadbeenteachingtheauthorathomeB．AuntBonniewasastrong,dedicatedandlovingmotherC．thefamilycouldhardlymakeendsmeetafterUncleJessediedD．David,thenewfather,waswealthyenoughtosupportthefamily3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．MyUnusualChildhood B．ThankYou,MyMom!C．MyNewDadandMom D．AMotherlessChild25．（10分）CompanyNamesThatHaveSecretMeaningsCo-founderLarryPagewasatabrainstormingsessionatStanfordforanewmassivedataindexingwebsite.Someonesuggested“googolplex”—oneofthelargestdescribableNUMBERS.Pageshorteneditto“googol.”Whenhelatercheckedfortheavailabilityofthedomainname,hemadeamistakeandtypedin“google”instead.Buthelikedthenameandregistereditforhimselfandco-founderSergeyBrin.ThisluxurycarmakercombinedelementsfromtheFordandOldsmobilecompanieswhenitwasstartedin1902andlaterbecameknownforitsinnovationandhighquality.ThecompanywasnamedfortheFrenchexplorerAntoineLaumetdelaMotheCadillac,whofoundedthecityofDetroitin1701.Companyco-founderGordonBowkerhassaidthatwhilebrainstormingnames,someonebroughtoutamapthatfeaturedtheoldminingtownofStarbo.ThatmayhaveledhimtothinkofStarbuck,thefirstmateinHermanMelville’sfamousnovel,MobyDick.Notonlythecompanynamebutalsotheoriginofitslogohasarousedgreatcuriosity.TheinventorofRolex,HansWilsdorf,waslookingtomakeanelegant,yetprecise,wristwatch.Hewantedanamethatwaseasytosay,workedindifferentlanguages,andlookedgoodonthewatches.HesettledonRolexin1908.367、Whichcompanynamehasacloserelationshipwithliterature?A．Google. B．Cadillac.C．Starbucks. D．Rolex.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A．Googlewasadoptedbecause“googol”wasnotavailablethen.B．Cadillacwasnamedafterthefoundingfatherofthecompany.C．Starbuckswasusedduetotheco-founder’sloveforhistown.D．HansWilsdorfintendedRolextobeuniversallyaccepted.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）Lifeinthetwenty-firstcenturywillbevery1Manychangeswilltakeplace,but2willthechangesbe.Thepopulationisgrowing3Therewillbemany4thanpeopleinthetwentiethcentury.Computerswillbemuchsmallerand5andtherewillbeatleastoneinevery6And7studieswillbeoneoftheimportantsubjectsinschoolthen.Peoplewillwork8andtheywillhavemorefreetimeforsports,watchingTVandtravelling.9willbemucheasierandcheaper.Andmanymorepeoplewillgoto10countriesforholidays.Therewillbechangesinour11,too.Maybenoonewilleatmeateveryday,instead,theyeatmorefruitandvegetables.Maybepeoplewillbe12Workinthefuturewillbedifferent,too.13andhardworkcanbedonebyrobots.Becauseofthis,14willnothaveenoughworktodo.Thiswillbeaproblem.1、A．interestingB．hardC．differentD．beautiful2、A．whyB．howC．whenD．what3、A．slowlyB．fastC．quietlyD．suddenly4、A．peopleB．workersC．scientistsD．doctors5、A．longB．longerC．happyD．lucky6、A．moreusefulB．usefulC．helpfulD．lessuseful7、A．hospitalB．factoryC．homeD．town8、A．scienceB．mathsC．EnglishD．computer9、A．fewerhoursB．morehoursC．eighthoursD．morethaneighthours10、A．SeeingdoctorsB．GoingtothecinemaC．ShoppingD．Travelling11、A．richB．otherC．poorD．small12、A．foodB．clothesC．fruitD．drinks13、A．fatterB．thinnerC．healthierD．morepleased14、A．SafeB．EasyC．SimpleD．Dangerous15、A．afewpeopleB．allthepeopleC．manypeopleD．somepeopl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）Anumbrellaiswhatweeasilyforgetandleavebehindinourdailylife.Whentheweatherisfine,wecertainlydon’tthinkofit;onlywhenit’sraining,we’llcarryitpurposefully.Butassoonastherainstops,mostlikelywe’llforget1．we’veputit.Ithastowaitpatientlyandpitifullyfor2．ownertoclaimit,otherwiseit’llremainaloneasadesertedumbrella.OnceIsuddenlyfoundmylongtimeusedumbrella“disappeared”.Ireallygotlost3．regrettedquitesometimeformyowncarelessness.Severaldayslater,outofmy4．(expect),IsawitquietlystandinacornerofthehousewhereIworked.Iwasextremelygladtoregainit.Lookingcarefullyatit,thoughitwassofamiliar5．me,Ifoundforthefirsttimethatitswoodenhandle6．(wear)outasaresultofrepeatedrain­washforyears.IsoughtforitonlywhenIneededit.ItoccurredtomethatIshouldhavepaid7．much)attentiontoit.Itsetsme8．(think).Aroundusthereisalwaysapersongivingussupportinsilencejustlike9．oldumbrellathatprotectsusfromtherainoranywretchedweather.Willyouthinkofthoseindividuals10．havehelpedyougetthroughdifficultywhenyouareleadingacomfortablelife?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。ThreeyearsagoIfailedanimportantexaminmylifeandbecameastudentataordinaryschool、AlthoughIfeltdisappointedattheshabbycampusandmypoorly-equippedclassroom,butIfoundtheteachersimpatientandconsiderate、Beside,Ienjoyedthefriendlyatmosphereinclass、Idecidetomakethebestit、Iworkedhardandgotalonggoodwithmyteachersandclassmates、WheneverIhaddifficulties,theyarealwaysavailable,Soon,Ibecameoneofthetopstudentinmyclass,thatgreatlyincreasedmyconfidenceandgotmemotivated、Myexperiencetellsmethatitisnotwhatyouaregivenbuthowyoumakeuseofitthatdetermineswhoweare、第二节书