2025届福建省厦门松柏中学高三英语第一学期期末调研试题含解析

2025届福建省厦门松柏中学高三英语第一学期期末调研试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Whilestudying,fixyourmindonwhatisreallyimportant,oryouwill_____rememberingnothing.A．endup B．takeupC．leadto D．stickto2．Theoldwomanwho________inthedesertedhousealonefortenyearshasbeensettledinanursinghomenow.A．lived B．haslivedC．hadlived D．hasbeenliving3．Likeallparentsintheworld，wewantyoutogrowupinaworld__________isfullofloveandkindness.A．where B．thatC．when D．what4．Mr.White,who________inShanghaiforsevenyears,isamanagerofacompanyinBeijing.A．wasworking B．workedC．hadworked D．hasworked5．Therealwinnersinsportarethosewhoknowhowtopersevereandtobehavewith________—whethertheywinorloseagame.A．certaintyB．cautionC．dignityD．independence6．—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

B．haven’tseen

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D．wasn'tseeing7．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must8．Don’tleavethewater______whileyoubrushyourteeth.A．racingB．rushingC．runningD．rolling9．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．as10．Experienceisahardteacherbecauseshe________thetestfirst,thelessonafterwards.A．givesB．hasgivenC．wasgivingD．wouldgive11．IliketheseEnglishsongsandthey________manytimesontheradio.A．taught B．havetaughtC．aretaught D．havebeentaught12．Paulawaiteduntilalltheluggagewascleared,__________hersneverappeared.A．or B．so C．as D．but13．JackandMikewerefoundcheatingintheexam,and_______bytheirteacheratthemoment.A．werescolded B．arebeingscoldedC．havebeenscolded D．werebeingscolded14．-Couldyoupassmethesugar,please?-OK,____A．nevermindB．soundsgreatC．hereyougoD．thereitis15．Ifyouwanttoleadahappylife,you’dbetterlearntoacceptlife______itis.A．as B．thatC．which D．where16．Jasonwillneverforgetabouthis18thbirthday,sawhisbeingadmittedtoHarvard.A．when B．which C．that D．it17．—You'vegotyourflatfurnished,haven'tyou?—Yes,I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuy B．haveboughtC．hadbought D．bought18．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing19．Withyourbrother’shelp,I’vemadegreatprogressinEnglishandIreallywanttodosomethingforhim____．A．inturn B．byturns C．inreturn D．inanswer20．—Mycomputerisoutoffunctionagain.—Youneedtogotothecustomerservicecenterandhaveit________.A．torepairB．repairC．repairingD．repaired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）Morethan135,000UKdrinkerswilldiefromcancercausedbyalcohol(酒精)bytheyear2035,researcherssay.Drinkingtoomuchwillcause7,100cancerdeathsayearby2035,ariseof13percentonthepresentrate.AstudybySheffieldUniversityandCancerResearchUKshowsthatalcoholwillcosttheNHS(NationalHealthService)￡53billionoverthenexttenyearsincluding￡2billiononcancer.Althoughalcoholisknowntocausemanytypesofcancerincludingbreastandthroatmostpeopledon’trealizetherelationbetweenalcoholandcancer.Asurveyof2,100Britonsbytheresearchersearlierthisyearfoundnineintendidnotassociatedrinkingwithcancer.Theresearchersusedacomputermodeltoworkoutthenumbersofalcohol-relatedcancerdeaths,hospitaladmissions(入院)andtotalcoststoNHSoverthenext20years.Thestudyshowsthatafifthofmenand1in10womenhavealcoholeveryday---andmanyofthesearemiddle-agedandmiddleclass.Researchersareveryworriedaboutthisgroupastheybelievecancermaybecausedbydrinkingoverlongperiods.Thestudyshowsthateveniftheexpensestaysasitis,alcohol-relatedcancerdeathswillrisefrom6,299in2015to7,097in2034.Alcoholwillleadto891,299hospitaladmissions,upfrom802,118in2015,and65,005willbecausedbycancer.EarlierthisyearChiefMedicalOfficerDameSallyDaviesstudiedcarefullythealcoholguidelines(指导方针)forthefirsttimeinthirtyyears.Shetoldpeopletherewasnosafelevelofdrinkingandadvisedthemtodrinknomorethan14unitsaweek.Butresearcherssaythisguidanceisn’tenoughandwantthegovernmenttoincreasealittlepriceperunitofalcohol.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．FewerpeoplewilldieofcancerinthefutureB．AlcoholwillbetheonlycauseofcancerdeathsC．MoreandmorepeoplewillgetridofthehabitofdrinkingD．Thecomputermodelcanofferresearchersusefulnumbers2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“associate”inParagraph2probablymean?A．ShareB．CompareC．ConnectD．Replace3、Theresearchershopethegovernmentcan__________.A．raisethepriceofalcoholproperlyB．removethenation’sdrinkinghabitC．improvemiddle-agedpersons’incomeD．providefundforNationalHealthService4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．PeopleHavingAlcoholMustSufferfromCancerB．AllPeopleHaveKnownAlcoholMayCauseCancerC．ResearchersAreTryingtoDiscovertheNewCausesofCancerD．AlcoholwillHaveWorseEffectsonBritishPeopleovertheComingYears22．（8分）ThehitmovieFindingNemofollowsaclownfishfromtheGreatBarrierReef.Inreallife,clownfishareamongthethousandsofcolorfulseacreaturesthatcalltheGreatBarrierReefhome.Stretching1,250milesalongAustralia’snortheasterncoast,theGreatBarrierReefisthelongestcoralreefintheworld.Acoralreefisalivingunderwaterstructure.Butthesedays,theGreatBarrierReefhasfounditselfintrouble.Overfishing,pollution,andhightemperaturesareharmingitshealth.That’swhythegovernmentinAustraliaistryingtohelprescuethereef.UnderwaterGardenWhilecoralmaylooklikeaplant,itisactuallymadeupoftinyseaanimal.Thoseseaanimalsarecalledcoralpolyps.Aspolypsdie,theyleavehardshellsbehind.Otherpolypsgrowontopoftheshells.Overthousandsofyears,theyformacoralreefinwarmwaterthatisnotverydeep.Inmanyways,theGreatBarrierReefresemblesanunderwatergarden.Coralcanbehardorsoft.Itformsindifferentcolorsandinstrangeshapes.Somecorallookslikehardenedbrains.Othercorallookslikefansandlettuces.Thereefburstswithschoolsoftropicalfish,dashingamonggapsinthecoral.Thereefsuppliesfoodandsheltertocreatureslivinginandaroundthecoral.Turtles,sharks,seahorses,andcrabsareamongitsmanyinhabitants.HelpingHumansWhilethereefisimportanttooceanlife,ithelpshumans,too.Peoplerelyonthereefforbothfoodandjobs.Italsoprovidesmedicineusedtotreatdisease.Eachyear,theGreatBarrierReefcontributesabout$975milliontotheeconomythroughtourismandfishing.StressedOutIsitsurprising,then,thattheGreatBarrierReefisundertoomuchstress?Fishingnetsandshipsbreakoffsectionsanddamagethereef.Airandwaterpollutionarealsodoingharm.Atthesametime,warmerseatemperatureshavecausedcoralbleaching（漂白）onhalfofthereef.Thehightemperaturescausethecoraltoturnwhite,oftenkillingit.ReefRescueInanefforttohelpsavethereef,thegovernmenthaslimitedfishingtotwothirdsofit.Thatplanincreasesthenumberof“greenzones.”Thoseareareasthatareoff-limitstofishermenandboats.However,touristsandresearcherscanstillvisitthem.Manyfishermenareupsetabouttheplanbecausetheyrelyonthereefforjobs.TheAustraliangovernmentsaysthatitsplanwillhelpkeepthereefsafefromsomethreats.“Itisveryimportantthatwegiveareefproperprotectionforthefuture,”saidonegovernmentofficial.ThereefisAustralia’sgreatestnaturaltreasure.1、WhichofthefollowingisnotacreaturethatlivesintheGreatBarrierReef?A．Coralpolyps.B．Turtles.C．Seahorses.D．Whales.2、Whichsectiondescribestheprobleminthispassage?A．“UnderwaterGarden”B．“HelpingHumans”C．“StressedOut”D．“ReefRescue”3、WhatpicturecanthereadergetfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph6?A．Manyfishquicklymovingthroughthecoral.B．Fishmovingtowardthecenter,ortarget,ofthecoral.C．Structured,orderlygroupsofyoungfishwithoutaclearpath.D．Fishexplodingwhentheycomeintocontactwithgapsinthecoral.23．（8分）WhenthecathedralofNotreDamedeP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B．CityVisitorTrailC．BritMovieTours D．RoyalTourofLondon.2、Whatcanyoudoonamoviesightseeingtour?A．LearnsomeLondon'shistory.B．Participateinmakingfilms.C．Visitsomefilm-makinglocations.D．Actasalocalguide.3、What'sthrillingontheRoyalTourofLondon?A．Visitingplacesofinterest.B．Meetingfamouspeople.C．Exploringnewspots.D．Listeningtoamazinglegends.25．（10分）“HeaveniswherethepoliceareEnglish,thecooksareFrenchthemechanicsareGerman,theloversareItalianandeverythingisorganizedbytheSwiss.Helliswherethe.policeareGerman,thecooksareEnglish,themechanicsareFrench,theloversareSwiss,andeverythingisorganizedbytheItalians.”Obviouslythenationalstereotypes（模式化的思想）inthis,oldjokearegeneralizations,butsuchstereotypesareoftensaidto"existforareason".Isthereactuallyasliveroftruthinthem?Notlikely,aninternationalresearchteamnowsays."Nationalandculturalstereotypesdoplayanimportantroleinhowpeopleseethemselvesandothers,andbeingawarethatthesearenotdependableisausefulthing,"saidstudyauthorRobertMcCraeoftheNationalInstituteonAging."Theseareinfactunfoundedstereotypes.Theydon'tcomefromlookingaroundyou,"McCraesaid.Ifnationalstereotypesaren'trootedinrealexperiences,thenwheredotheycomefrom?Onepossibilityisthattheyreflectnationalvalues,whichmaybecomeknownfromhistoricalevents.Forexample,manyhistorianshavearguedthatthespiritofAmericanindividualismhasitsoriginsintheexperiencesofthepioneersontheOldWest.SocialscientistssuchaspsychologistRichardRobinshavegivenseveralotherpossibleexplanationsforstereotypesandwhytheymaybeincorrect.Robinsnotesthatsomestereotypesmayhavebeencorrectatonepointinhistoryandthenremainedunchangedwhiletheculturechanged.Wemaybe"hard-wired",tosomedegree,tokeepincorrectstereotypes,sincewearelesslikelytonoticeandrememberinformationthatisdifferentfromourstereotypes.Generally,accordingtoRobins,whenwemeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromourstereotypes,weseethemasuniqueindividualsratherthantypicalnationalorculturalgroups.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopicofnationalstereotypes.B．Tomakeacomparisonbetweenthecharactersofdifferentcountries.C．Toexemplifytheargumentagainststereotyping.D．Toanalyzethestrengthsandweaknessesofpeopleindifferentcountries.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMcCrae'sattitudetowardsnationalstereotypes?A．Supportive.B．Indifferent.C．Critical.D．Uncertain.3、Accordingtosocialscientists,whyaren’tnationalstereotypesalwayscorrect?A．Becausetheyareformedbyindividualhistorians.B．Becausepeopletendtohavefalseideaaboutothercultures.C．Becausegeneralizationsaremadethroughpersonalexperience.D．Becausewhatwastrueinthepastmaynotbetrueatpresent.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hard-wired"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Forgetful.B．Fixed.C．Anxious.D．Helpless.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）第二节：完形填空（共20小题，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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Man-madeCausesMan-madecausesprobablydothemostdamage.Therearemanyman-madecauses.21isoneofthebiggestman-madeproblems.Pollution22inmanyshapesandsizes.Burningfossilfuelsisonethingthatcausespollution.Fossil(化石)fuels(燃料)arefuelsmadeoforganicmattersuchascoal,oroil.whenfossilfuelsareburnedthey23agreenhousegascalledCO2.Alsominingcoalandoilallowsmethanetoescape.Howdoesitescape?Methane(甲烷)is24intheground.25coaloroilisminedyouhavetodiguptheearthalittle.Whenyoudigupthefossilfuelsyoudigupthemethaneaswell.Anothermajorman-made26ofGlobalWarmingispopulation.Morepeople27morefood,andmoremethodsoftransportation,right?Thatmeansmoremethanebecause28willbemoreburningoffossilfuels,­29moreagriculture.Nowyou’reprobablythinking,“Waitaminute,yousaidagricultureisgoingtobedamagedbyGlobalWarming,but30you’resayingagricultureisgoingtohelpcauseGlobalWarming?”Well,haveyou31beeninabarnfilledwithanimalsandyousmellsomething32?Youre33methane.Anothersourceofmethaneismanure.Becausemorefoodisneededwehavetoraisefood.Animalslikecowsareasourceoffoodwhichmeansmoremanureandmethane.Anotherproblem1theincreasingpopulationis35.Morepeoplemeansmorecars,andmorecaresmeansmorepollution.Also,manypeoplehavemorethanonecar.SinceCO2contributestoglobalwarming,theincreaseinpopulationmakestheproblemworsebecausewebreatheoutCO2.36,thetreesthatchangeourCO2tooxygenarebeingdemolishedbecausewe’reusingthelandthatwecutthetreesdownfromasproperty37ourhomesandbuildings.Wearenotreplacingthetrees(animportantpartofourecosystem),soweare38taking39ofournaturalresourcesandgivingnothingbackin40.1、A．PollutionB．DamageC．FossilD．Transportation2、A．goesB．comesC．takesD．moves3、A．giveoffB．lookoutC．burnawayD．takein4、A．originallyB．mostlyC．naturallyD．usually5、A．BecauseB．WhenC．WhileD．But6、A．reasonB．excuseC．causeD．problem7、A．eatsB．takesC．producesD．means8、A．itB．thereC．thatD．they9、A．andB．orC．thoughD．but10、A．thenB．thereC．beforeD．now11、A．everB．yetC．stillD．even12、A．PleasantB．terribleC．sweetD．nice13、A．feelingB．usingC．lookingD．smelling14、A．ofB．asC．withD．for15、A．pollutionB．populationC．warmingD．transportation16、A．AlsoB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Thus17、A．asB．forC．likeD．to18、A．QuicklyB．constantlyC．surelyD．usually19、A．useB．partC．holdD．advantage20、A．returnB．turnC．generalD．Total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）Inmyopinion,weshouldtryourbest1．(realize)ourgoalseventhoughthere2．(be)littlehope.Theeffortsseemtobethelightsinthedarkness,leadingthewaytohopeandsuccess.Iusedtobe3．shygirlinmyprimaryschool.Iwasweak4．Englishatthattime,especiallyforspokenEnglish.SoIwasafraidtoanswertheteacher’s5．(question)duringEnglishclasses.AfterIenteredmydreammiddleschool,something6．(change).Istartedtoreadmany7．(interest)English8．(story)andmyEnglishteacherwaspatienttohelpmealot.Istudiedhardinclassandpracticedby9．(watch)EnglishfilmsandlisteningtoEnglishsongsinmyfreetime.Littlebylittle,IfounditmoreandmoreinterestingtolearnEnglish.Icouldeventalkwithmyclassmates10．(fluent)inEnglishandIwasnotshyanymore.Atlast,IgothighgradesinEnglishandIhadconfidencetodoitbetterinthefuture.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每句中城多有两处。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。Livingwithoutanaimislikesailingwithoutcompass、Ifthereisnoaim,wewillgetlose、Lastterm,Icouldn’tacceptthetruthwhichIfailedinmymathexamination、Idecidedtogiveitup,soIskippedfromclassesfrequently、Consideredmycase,myteacherofferedmeseveraldetailedapproachandadvisedmetosetashort-termgoaltoimprovemymath、Finally,Iworkharderthaneverandmadegreatprogressinhermath、Inmyopinion,successliesinaseriesofgoals、However,weshouldremembertomakeourtargetsclearlyandtryourbesttorealizeourdreams、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，上周你在海外购物网站Amazon上购买了一个书包，但是寄到后发现存在质量问题，请你给该网站负责人Smith先生写一封信，内容包括:1.反应质量问题2.你的诉求注意:1.词数60--80词左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、B4、B5、C6、C7、A8、C9、A10、A11、D12、D13、B14、C15、A16、B17、D18、B19、C20、D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、C3、A4、D22、1、D2、C3、A23、1、B2、A3、C4、D24、1、B2、C3、D25、Inthedulltwilightofthewinterafternoon,ScarlettcametotheendofthelongroadwhichhadbegunthenightAtlantafell.Shehadsetherfeetuponthatroadasaspoiled,selfishanduntriedgirl,fullofyouth,warmofemotion,easilyconfusedbylife.Now,attheendoftheroad,therewasnothingleftofthatgirl.Hungerandhardlabor,fearandconstantpressure,theterrorsofwarandtheterrorsofReconstructionhadtakenawayallwarmthandyouthandsoftness.Aroundthecoreofherbeing,ashellofhardnesshadformedand,littlebylittle,layerbylayer,theshellhadthickenedduringtheendlessmonths.Butuntilthisveryday,twohopeshadbeenlefttosupporther.Shehadhopedthatthewarbeingover,lifewouldgraduallyreturntoitsoldface.ShehadhopedthatAshley'sreturnwouldbringbacksomemeaningintolife.Nowbothhopesweregone.Sherealizedthatforher,forthewhaleSouth,thewarwouldneverend.Thebitterestfighting,themostviolentandcruelrevenges,werejustbeginning.AndAshleywasimprisonedforeverbywordswhichwerestrongerthananyjail.PeacehadfailedherandAshleyhadfailedher,bothinthesameday,anditwasasifthelastcrevice（裂口）intheshellhadbeenclosed,thefinallayerhardened.ShehadbecomewhatGrandmaFontainehadcounseledagainst,awomanwhohadseentheworstandsohadnothingelsetofear.NotlifenorMothernorlossoflovenorpublicopinion.Onlyhungerandhernightmaredreamofhungercouldmakeherafraid.Acurioussenseoflightness,offreedom,wentthroughhernowthatshehadfinallyhardenedherhear