2025届四川省威远县龙会中学英语高三上期末联考模拟试题含解析

2025届四川省威远县龙会中学英语高三上期末联考模拟试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Beforeyouhandinyourfinalreport,________therearenospellingmistakes.A．makesure B．tomakesureC．madesure D．makingsure2．—DoyouknowanythingaboutBritishhistory?—______________.Ihavenointerestinit.A．Takeiteasy!B．Pleasedon’tbother.C．It’suptoyou.D．No.It’sbeyondme.3．AlphaGo’sbeatingGograndmasterLeeSedol4-1has________aninternationaldebateaboutwhetherrobotswillcompletelytaketheplaceofhumans.A．giveoff B．workoutC．setoff D．putout4．LeadersofmanycountrieshavebeentryingtowhatitisthatmakesChinadevelopsofastinrecentyears.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．makeout5．Sometimesproperanswersarenotfartoseek________foodsafetyproblems.A．in B．toC．on D．after6．________inthelastexamination,shewasmoreconfidentofanothersuccessinthecomingone.A．Tosucceed B．Tohavesucceeded C．Havingsucceeded D．succeeding7．—Peterhasspenttoomuchtimeonnovelsrecently.—Thatmay____hispoorgradeintheexam.A．accountforB．answerforC．applyforD．standfor8．Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.A．torun;tofind B．running;tofind C．andran;finding D．running;finding9．Thelaptopsmadebyourcompanysellbest,butnobodycouldhaveguessedtheplaceinthemarketthatthey________20yearsago.A．hadhad B．had C．werehaving D．weretohave10．一"Peter,haveyougotyournewflatfurnished?—Yes.I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuyB．haveboughtC．boughtD．hadbought11．Alice’sfatheralwaysbringsheranicegift________hereturnshomefromhisbusinesstrip.A．bythetime B．allthetimeC．everytime D．inthetime12．Undergoodtreatment,manypatientsarebeginningto________andwillsoonrecover.A．turnupB．catchupC．pickupD．showup13．makesmestressedistheentranceexaminationiscomingnearerandnearer.A．It;what B．What;that C．What;what D．That;that14．Thoughsmall,thecountryhas_____plantsfromdesertgrassestotropicaljungle.A．extremeB．abundantC．artificialD．poisonous15．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.16．DorisLessing，anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife，livedinIran_______shewasfivebeforemovingtoZimbabwe．A．unless B．sinceC．until D．after17．The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,bigcityinAustralia.A．a;a B．the;a C．a;the D．the;the18．Thepurposeofhertalkingtomelastnightactually_______this:ThatIshallnevertrusthimanymoreinfuture.A．comesround B．comesout C．comeson D．comesto19．－Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.－OK.Ifyou’restillnotsatisfied,youcan_______compensation.A．claim B．affordC．sacrifice D．dismiss20．________terrible,themedicinewasthrownawaybythechild.A．Tasted B．TastingC．Totaste D．Beingtasted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）AboutamonthafterIjoinedFacebook，IgotacallfromLoriGoler，ahighlyregardedseniordirectorofmarketingateBay.Shemadeitclearthiswasabusinesscall.“IwanttoapplytoworkwithyouatFacebook，"shesaid."Insteadofrecommendingmyself，Iwanttoaskyou:Whatisyourbiggestproblem，andhowcanIsolveit?”Myjawhitthefloor.Ihadhiredthousandsofpeopleoverthepreviousdecadeandnoonehadeversaidanythingremotelylikethat.Peopleusuallyfocusonfindingtherightroleforthemselves，withtheimplicationthattheirskillswillhelpthecompany.LoriputFacebook'sneedsfrontandcenter.Itwasakillerapproach.Iresponded,"Recruitingismybiggestproblem.And,yes,youcansolveit."Lorineverdreamedshewouldworkinrecruiting,butshejumpedin.Sheevenagreedtotradeearningsforacquiringnewskillsinanewfield.Lorididagreatjobrunningrecruitingandwithinmonthswaspromotedtohercurrentjob,leadingPeople@Facebook.Themostcommonmetaphor（隐喻，暗喻）forcareersisaladder，butthisconceptnolongerappliestomostworkers.Asof2010，theaverageAmericanhadelevenjobsfromtheagesofeighteentoforty-sixalone.LorioftenquotesPattieSellers，whocameupwithamuchbettermetaphor:“Careersareajunglegym，notaladder.”AsLoridescribesit，there'sonlyonewaytogettothetopofaladder，buttherearemanywaystogettothetopofajunglegym.Thejunglegymmodelbenefitseveryone，butespeciallywomenwhomightbestartingcareers，switchingcareers，gettingblockedbyexternalbarriers，orreenteringtheworkforceaftertakingtimeoff.Theabilitytocreateauniquepathwithoccasionaldips，detours（弯路），andevendeadendspresentsgreatviewsofmanypeople，notjustthoseatthetop.Onaladder，mostclimbersarestuckstaringatthebuttofthepersonabove.1、WhydidLorimakethecall？A．ShewantedtohelpFacebooksolvethebiggestproblem.B．SheintendedtomakeabusinessdealwithFacebook.C．ShetriedtoaskforapayriseinFacebook.D．ShewantedtobecomeanemployeeinFacebook.2、Whatimpressed“me”byLori？A．Loriwasgoodatrunningrecruiting.B．LoriattachedgreatimportancetoFacebook'sneeds.C．LorijumpedinFacebookwithnoadequateexperience.D．LoriwasskilledinmarketingateBay.3、WhatisthepossiblemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3？A．Sheagreestolearnnewskillsbydoingtrade.B．Sheagreestolearnnewskillsbymakingmoney.C．Sheagreestoraiseherpaytolearnnewskills.D．Sheagreestoexchangeherpayforlearningnewskills.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？A．Junglegymsofferlimitedbenefitsforemployees？B．Noneontheladdercanenjoythegreatviews.C．Nowallpeopledon'ttendtoclimbtheladder.D．Apregnantwoman.jobless，benefitslittlefromthejunglegyms.5、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage？A．It'saJungleGym，NotaLadder.B．Facebook'sBiggestProblem.C．ApplyingforaJobinFacebook.D．Howtogettothetopoftheladder.22．（8分）HomefromtheNavy,IstartedschoolatGreenvilleCollegeinmyhometownofIllinois.I’dbeenoutofhighschoolforfouryears,butmyhighschoolheadmaster,Mr.Gardner,invitedmetoaValentine’sdaydancepartyatschool.Thethoughtofseeingmyformerteacherswasexciting.SoIagreed.WhenFridaycame,Icleanedup,dressedupanddrovetothehighschoolgym.IchattedwithmyteachersandapproachedMr.Gardnertothankhimbeforeleaving.Justthen,thebandstartedplayingandayounggirlstooduptosing.OnelookatandIwascrazy—Ihadneverseensuchabeautifulgirl!IaskedMr.Gardnerwhoshewas,andheanswered,“That’sMarilynRiley,CutRiley’sdaughter.”Iwasshockedtosaytheleast.Theylivedjustaroundthecornerfromme.Iwalkedacrossthegymfloortointroducemyself,“Hi,I’mJackJoseph.”“Iknowwhoyouare,”washernot-too-friendlyresponse.“Wouldyouliketodance?”Iasked.“No!I’mworking,”sheshotback.“CanIcallyounextweekforamoviedate?”Iasked.“No,”washerresponse.ForthenextmonthIphoned,tryingtosetupadate.Shealwayshadthesameanswer:No.thenonerainyafternooninMarchasIwasdrivinghomeafterbasketballpractice,IsawMarilyn,walkingwithnoumbrella,noraincoat,nohat.Ipulledalongsideherandaskedifsheneededaride,halfexpectinghertosayno.instead,shesteppedovertheroadsideandsatdownontheseatnexttome.Itwasonlyafewblockstoherhouse,butafterpullingintoherdrivewaywetalkedfor45minutes.Itwasmagicfromthenon.1、WhydidJackdecidetoattendtheparty?A．ThepartywasholdtowelcomehimbackhomeB．MarilynwouldbeintroducedtohimatthepartyC．HecouldmeetsomeofhisformerteachersthereD．TheygatheredtheretocelebrateValentine’sDay2、Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetowardstheparty?A．CasualB．FormalC．PassiveD．worried3、Wecaninferfromthetextthat__________.A．JackonceservedinthearmyafterhighschoolB．ittookJack45minutestodriveMarilynhomeC．JackandMarilynwerefamiliarwitheachotherD．itwasMarilyn’scoldattitudethatinterestedJack4、Howwouldthestorymostprobablydevelopintheend?A．MarilynwouldfallinlovewithJackB．JackwouldmakegreatachievementsincollegeC．MarilynwouldbecomeafamoussingerD．JackwouldhavefrequentconflictswithMarilyn23．（8分）Flyingtoanothercountrycansometimestakeseveraldays.Butthedesignerofafuturisticjet(喷气式飞机)sayshisplanecouldtakeyouaroundtheworldinyourlunchbreak.AccordingtoanarticleinTheSun,theplanet,calledtheAntipode,couldcarry10peopleanduserocketboosters(火箭助推器)togo12kmhigh.ThenitcouldflyfromLondontoNewYorkinlessthan20minutes,orfromNewYorktoShanghaiin24minutes.AnormalBoeing747hasatopspeedof917km/h.ThefastestplaneintheworldrightnowisAirForceOne.Itcarriesthepres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ofDonaldTrump.“Fouryearsagoweaskedourselves:whatifwecouldcreateashoppingexperiencewithnolinesandnocheckout?Couldwepushtheboundariesofcomputervisionandmachinelearningtocreateastorewherecustomerscouldsimplytakewhattheywantandgo?”ThecompanysaysonaninformationalpageaboutAmazonGo.Fornow,Amazonisstartingslow.TheAmazonGoisonlyopentoAmazonemployeesinourBetaprogram,andisscheduledtoopentothepublicinearly2017.1、InAmazonGo,peoplecan________.A．buyproductsbypayingcashB．buycartswithoutscanningaQRcodeC．havenobothertocheckoutandqueueD．useanapptowaitinacheckoutline2、Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A．Amazonhasdominatedthephysicalbookstores.B．Amazoncancontributetoreducingthecostofstaff.C．Amazonmanagestotaketheplaceofphysicalshopping.D．Amazoncanignoreeachcustomer'sadviceinallsituations.3、ThereasonwhyDonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonGoisthatAmazonGo________.A．wouldresultinapoliticalcrisisB．wouldthreatenthecareerofcashiersC．mayresultinahugeantitrustD．isNo.1jobkillerinthelistofcriticisms4、Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageis________.A．tointroducetheAmazonGostoreB．toexplainhowAmazonGoworksC．toarousepeople'sinterestinAmazonD．toindicateTrump'sattitudetoAmazon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）阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-55各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上涂黑。RESOURCESBELONGTOTHESOCIETYWhenIarrivedinHamburgGermany,mycolleaguewhoworkedtherearrangedawelcomepartyformeina1Wenoticedafewcustomersincludingseveraloldladies,werehavingtheirmeal.Whenadishis2,thewaiterwoulddistributethefoodforthem,andtheywould3everybitofthefoodontheirplates.AsIwashungry,mylocalcolleague4muchfoodforme.Sincetherewereotherthingstodo,wedidnot5muchtimedining.Whenweplannedtoleave,therewasstillaboutonethirdof6foodleft.Whenwewereleavingtherestaurant,we7someonecallingus.WhentheoldladiesspoketousinEnglish,weunderstoodthattheywere8aboutuswastingsomuchfood.“We9forourfood;itisnoneofyour10howmuchfoodweleftbehind”,mycolleaguetoldtheoldladies.Theygotangry,andoneofthem11madeacalltosomeone.Afterawhile,anofficerin12arrived.Uponknowingwhathadhappened,heissuedusa50-euro13Theofficertoldusinastern（严厉的）voice:“order14youcanconsume.Moneyisyours,15theresourcesbelongtothesociety.Youhaveno16forwastingthem.”Ourfaceturnedred.Weallagreedwithhiminour17Mycolleaguetookouta50-euronoteandrepeatedly18totheofficer.Mycolleaguecopiedthefineticketandgaveacopytoeachofusasasouvenir.Weall19ittoremindusthatweshouldneverbe201、A．restaurant B．company C．family D．bank2、A．cooked B．served C．gathered D．missed3、A．desert B．refuse C．oppose D．finish4、A．kept B．sold C．ordered D．made5、A．save B．spend C．divide D．find6、A．undiscovered B．undeveloped C．unconsumed D．undetermined7、A．appointed B．knew C．realized D．heard8、A．curious B．unhappy C．nervous D．optimistic9、A．paid B．asked C．applied D．accounted10、A．matter B．mind C．question D．business11、A．immediately B．passively C．excitedly D．regularly12、A．rags B．uniform C．fashion D．dream13、A．award B．food C．fine D．souvenir14、A．how B．it C．that D．what15、A．but B．and C．or D．so16、A．ability B．problem C．reason D．power17、A．words B．hearts C．faces D．ears18、A．apologized B．accused C．admitted D．approved19、A．stuck B．broke C．kept D．threw20、A．hopeful B．grateful C．merciful D．wasteful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）Mostchildrenwithhealthyappetites（食欲）arereadytoeatalmostanythingthat

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10．（learn）toeathisfoodhurriedlysothathecanhurrybacktothetoysinhisroom.Atnotimeshouldyouforceorfoolyourchildtoeat.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（∧），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。Itwaswarmandsunny,sowedecidetogoforaswim.WhenIreachedtothebeach,myfriendswerealreadythere.Theseawasperfect,appearingassmoothlyasamirror.Ifeltquitepleasedwithit,andmyfriendswerealittledisappointingastheylikedhugewaves.Whenwegothungryandthirsty,weboughtsomehotdoganddrinksfromanearbyshop.Afterthat,webecameenergeticenoughforafootballgame.Itsurprisedallwasthatmyteamwongame.Thenwerelaxedforawhile,sleeponthebeach.Atabouthalfpastfour,wepackedupmythingsandwenthome.Wereallyhadfun.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的英国网友Peter上周在邮件中提到想阅读中国著名的小说，就此请你用英语给他写封回信。内容包括：1.推荐一本小说；2.此书内容简介；3.给出阅读建议。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearPeter,I’mverygladtoknowthatyouhaveinterestinChinesenovels.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、C4、B5、B6、C7、A8、B9、D10、C11、C12、C13、B14、B15、B16、C17、B18、D19、A20、B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、1、D2、B3、D4、C5、A22、1、C2、B3、A4、A23、1、A2、C3、B4、D24、Japanisamysteriouslandoftechnologicalwonders,butthelatestisarelativelysimplesolutiontoanage-oldproblemfacedbybeginnersandprofessionalchefsalike.Grocerystoresacrossthecountryareabouttostartstockingonionsthatwon’tmakepeoplecry.Thenewtear-freeonioniscalledtheSmileBall,whichisaprettyadorablenameforavegetable,andit’sanonioncarefullyengineeredtonotirritate(刺激)theeyesofpeoplewhocutintoit.Regularonionsreleaseagaswhentheircellsaredamagedandthatgasirritatespeople’seyesandmakethemtearup.TheSmileBallonionsreleasenosuchagas,sotheycanbechoppedeasily.Theyarealsosweetlikefruitwheneatenraw.Thescientificadvancementofthetearlessonionisnotfree,however.SmileBalls,developedbytheJapaneseproducerHouseFoods,willcostabout$4.30forapackofjusttwowhentheygoonsaleinsupermarketsacrossJapan.That’saboutdoublethecostofanormalonion,butitmightbeworththeextramoneyforthosewhoareparticularlysensitivetotraditionaloniongas.Earliertestsalesofthetear-freeonionswereheldinTokyo,withtheonionssellingoutquickly.4、Whatdothepeoplesayabouttear-freeonions?A．They’retooexpensivetoafford.B．They’resweeterthancandies.C．They'reespeciallysuitableforkids.D．They’reworthbuying,thoughexpensive.5、WhatcanwelearnabouttheSmileBall?A．Itnevergivesoffastronggas.B．Ithasaprettylook.C．Itbelongstoanewkindoffruit.D．Itrarelygoesbad.6、What’smainlydiscussedinthelastparagraph?A．Howtoproducetear-freeonions.B．Tearlessonionsaremorepopular.C．ThedevelopmentofHouseFoods.D．Peoplearesensitivetotearlessonions.7、Whatcanbethesuitabletitleofthetext?A．SayGoodbyetoRegularOnionsB．Tear-freeOnionsvsRegularOnionsC．OnionsThatDon’tMakeYouCryD．TheFutureofTear-freeOnions25、FidelCastrowasbornathisfather’sfarmonAugust13,1926.Hisfather,AngelCastro,wasamigranttoCubafromGalicia,NorthwestSpain.HehadbecomefinanciallysuccessfulbygrowingsugarcaneatLasManacasfarminBirán,OrienteProvince.Agedsix,CastrowassenttolivewithhisteacherinSantiagodeCuba,beforebeingbaptized(洗礼)intotheRomanCatholicChurchattheageofeight.BeingbaptizedenabledCastrotoattendtheLaSalleboardingschoolinSantiago,whereheregularlymisbehaved,sohewassenttotheprivatelyfundedDoloresSchoolinSantiago.In1945hetransferredtoamorefamousschool,DeBeléninHavana.AlthoughCastrotookaninterestinhistory,geographyanddebatingatBelén,hedidnotexcelacademically,insteaddevotingmuchofhistimetoplayingsport.In1945,CastrobeganstudyinglawattheUniversityofHavana,wherehebecameinvolvedinstudentactivism,andtheviolentgangsterismculturewithintheuniversity.Passionateaboutanti-imperialismandopposingU.S.interferenceintheCaribbean,heunsuccessfullycampaignedforthepreside