湖南省道县第二中学2025届英语高三第一学期期末学业质量监测模拟试题含解析

湖南省道县第二中学2025届英语高三第一学期期末学业质量监测模拟试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith2．—Haveyouheard____newsthatover10,000peoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinJapan?—Notyet．What____bigsurprise!A．the;a B．the;/ C．/;/ D．/;a3．Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing4．---Thepricesofvegetablesaregoingupmadly.It’sreallytoomuchforus.---Butforthesituationwheremanyvegetableproducingareas_____constantlowtemperature,thingswouldnotbelikethis.A．meetwith B．havemetwithC．metwith D．hadmetwith5．Helikedthelovelydogsomuchthathe________hisbookandplayedwithitimmediately.A．gaveoff B．setasideC．tookover D．turneddown6．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough7．James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．althoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．aslongas8．---Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellyou.---OK,youmakeitshortIwillhavetoworkonthistermpaperduetomorrow.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas9．Tocombatglobalwarming,manypeopleare_________theuseofalternativeenergysources.A．applyingto B．jumpingat C．dippinginto D．pushingfor10．Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass11．Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathe________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutanapology.A．accidentallyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．clumsily12．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound13．----Therewon’tbeanywheretopark.----Oh,_______.Let’strythesubway.A．that’sarealbargainB．that’sagoodpointC．that’sreallysomethingD．that’sallsettled14．Whatthecountrydid_____theinternationaltraderegulations,forwhichitwaswidelycondemned.A．approved B．violated C．bothered D．interrupted15．That’s

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lightB．cometolifeC．comeacross16．Heisn’tsuchaman______heusedtobe.A．who B．whomC．that D．as17．—Iwasinformedthatyouwonthelottery?—Areyoukidding?MaybeIwillwinalotterywhen______.A．youcryforthemoon B．pigsflyC．allgoodthingscometoanend D．yougetanewleaseonlife18．—Areweabouttohavingdinner?—Yes,it________inthediningroom.A．serveB．isservingC．isbeingservedD．hasbeenserving19．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why20．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield，andthat's__________they'vemadeimportantprogress．A．where B．whyC．whether D．who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）Inspring,chickensstartlayingeggsagain,bringingawelcomesourceofproteinatwinter’send.Soit’snosurprisethatculturesaroundtheworldcelebratespringbyhonoringtheegg.Sometraditionsaresimple,liketheredeggsthatgetbakedintoGreekEasterbreads.Othersupgradetheeggintoafancyart,liketheheavilyjewel-covered“eggs”thatwerefavoredbytheRussiansstartinginthe19thcentury.Oneancientformofeggartiseggpainting,whichcomestousfromUkraine.Forcenturies,Ukrainianshavebeendrawingcomplicatedpatternsoneggs.Contemporaryartistshavefollowedthistraditionandadaptedthetraditionalmethodstocreateeggsthatspeaktotheanxietiesofourage:Lifeisprecious,anddelicate.Eggsare,too.“There’ssomethingabouttheirdelicatenaturethatcrazilyappealstome,”saysNewYorkercartoonistRozChast.Severalyearsago,shebecameinterestedineggpaintingandlearnedthetraditionalUkrainiantechniquetodrawherverymoderncharacters.“I’vebrokeneggsateverystageoftheprocess—fromtheverybeginningtothevery,veryend.”Butthere’sanappealinthatvulnerability.“There’spartofthissickeninghorrorthatIkindoflike,thehorrorofknowingyou’rewalkingontheedgewiththis,knowingthatitcouldallfallapartatanysecond.”Chast’sdesigns,suchasaworriedmanaloneinatinyboat,reflectthatdelicateness.TraditionalUkrainiandecoratedeggsalsospoketothosefears.Thecomplexanddetailedpatternswerebelievedtoofferprotectionagainstevil.Eggpaintingart,datingbackto300B．C．,waslaterabsorbedintotheChristianchurch.Theoldsymbols,however,stillsurvive.Adecoratedeggwithabirdonit,giventoayoungmarriedcouple,isawishforchildren.Adecoratedeggthrownintothefieldwouldbeawishforagoodharvest.1、Whatdowelearnaboutthedecorated“eggs”inRussia?A．Theyareshapedlikejewelcases. B．Theyareheavilypaintedinred.C．Theyarefavoredasaformofart. D．Theyarevaluedbytherich.2、Whyhavecontemporaryartistscontinuedthetraditionofeggpainting?A．Becauseeggsserveasasymbolofthecomingofspring.B．Becauseeggsprovideasourceofproteininwinter’send.C．Becauseeggsprovideauniquesurfacetopainton.D．Becauseeggsreflecttheanxietiesofpeopletoday.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“vulnerability”underlinedinparagraph5?A．Delicateness. B．Technique. C．Fear. D．Anxiety.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Eggpaintingartpreservestraditionalandpopularsymbols.B．Differentcultureshavedifferentwaysofhonoringtheegg.C．Ukrainianeggpaintingartappealstocontemporaryartists.D．Eggpaintingartcontinuesanddevelopsinpacewithtime.22．（8分）Lately,my90-year-oldmomhasbeenmoreandmorequietandsleepy.Thisisveryoddanddisturbing.Atthesametime,my92-year-oldfatherhasbeensufferinghisownhealthproblems.Itisterribletoseemyfatherstruggletogethertotalk,saysomething,whenshedoesn’thavetheenergy.Theotherday,IrecalledhowmymotherusedtovisitawomannamedMrs.Demopolis,aGreekimmigrant,whomadethebestbaklava（果仁饼）!Shegavelessonsonbakinghemtomymother.Also,mymomusedtobakebaklavaoftenforatimeandthatwasabsolutepleasure.AsIspokeofthisoverthephone,mysilentmomcheeredupandsaidhowmuchshe’dlikeohaveoneagain.Now,theyliveinFloridaandIlikeinWales,UKwithmyhusbandandchildren,soIcan’tgoandbringhersomebaklavaorevenmakesomeinherkitchen.ButwhatIdidsuggestwasthatmyfatherorsistershouldbuysomebaklavaataGreekRestaurantandIshoulddoshesame,andwouldn’titbefuntoeatourbaklavaatexactlythesametimeandso,betogethersharingthemomentandthepleasure?Bothparentslovedtheideaandwedecidedtodoit.Itwaslovelytohearalittlehappinessinhervoice.Towdayslaterwebothhadourbaklavaandsharedtheexperience.Itmeantalottomyparents,andtome,todothis.Mymothersaidshewantstodothisagain,maybewithanotherfoodorevenbaklavaagain!Whynot?Andassheonlykeepslosingweightinsteadofgaining,itisgoodforhertofindfoodsthatappealtoherappetite.Itisbecominghardertofindwaystocommunicateoverthephone,butthiswasthiswasatleastaverygoodwaytodoso.Anditwasnice,aswell,toremindusofpleasantmemoriesofourpast.1、Whathasmainlyworriedtheauthorlately?A．Herfatherissufferingfromillness.B．Hermotherisbecominglessactive.C．Hermotherrefusestotalkwithherfather.D．Shehasdifficultyhelpinghersickparents.2、Whatdidtheauthorsuggesttopleasehermother?A．MrsDemopolisshouldbuysomebaklavaforhermother.B．Hermothershouldmakesomebaklavainherkitchen.C．Herfamilyshouldgettogethertocomforthermother.D．Herfamilyshouldeatthesamefoodatthesametimeseparately.3、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’smother?A．Sheisgettingthinner.B．Sheisstillunconscious.C．Shewillonlyeatbaklava.D．Shehasfoundherfavouritefoods.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Theauthor’sfatherhaslostabilitytotalktohiswife.B．Theauthor’smotherlearnedtomakebaklavafromaGreekimmigrant.C．Theauthor’smotherhadlittleexcitementwhenhearingthesuggestion.D．Theauthor’sauthorandherparentsliveseparatelyindifferentcountiesintheUK.23．（8分）Tomakeroomforagriculture,treesandotherplantsareoftenclearedawaysothatfarmershavespacetogrowcrops.Theclearingofforestsforcesmanyanimalsfromtheirhomes.Theyoftenfleetheareainsearchofanewplacetolive.Thereisabigdownsidetothat.Someofthoseanimalsarenaturalpredators.Theycontrolpestpopulations.Theycanhelptoclearthefieldsofrats,mice,andotherrodentsthateatanddamagecrops.ThishappenedatonesmallfarmingvillageinIndonesia.Afterlandwasclearedforfarming,ratsandmicebeganappearinginlargenumbers.Villagerstriedtotargettheanimalsbysmokingthemoutandhuntingthem.Butthevillagerswereunsuccessful.So,onefarmerdecidedtotryanothermethod-anaturalone.PujoArtobroughtowlstohisfarm.Owls,afterall,areexpertsathuntingrodents.Itiswhattheydo.Anditworked!However,PujoArtodidn'tstopwithhisownfield.HesetupaNaturalPredatorProgram.Now,owlsarebusycatchingratsandmiceinthefieldsaroundthevillageofTlogoweru.Thereisahugeupside:noneedforchemicalpesticideswhichcanharmnotonlyrodents,butothercreatures.In2011,theIndonesianmanbegansettingupboxeswheretheowlslive.Heisalsoraisingowletsinthevillage.Afteraboutfourmonths,theyoungbirdsarereleased.Thesefacilitieshaveraisedmorethanowls.Theyhavealsoraisedawarenessinthecommunityabouttheimportanceofowls.Theyraisedawarenesswithintheircommunitybybuildinghomesforthoseowls.Atthesametime,governmentofficialshelpedtocreatelawstoprotectthoseowls.Inadditiontocontrollingpestsnaturally,thereisanotherupsidetotheprogram.Hisvillageisnowapopularstopforeco-tourists.Peopleinterestedinlearningmoreaboutowls,wildlifeprotectionandnaturalpestcontrolcometohisvillagetolearnmore.1、Whydidtheowlsgetawayfromthelandaroundthevillage?A．Therewasnofoodtoeat.B．Thereweretoomanyratsandmice.C．Theyweresmokedaway.D．Theyhadnoplacetolive.2、NaturalPredatorProgramis.A．touseowlstocatchthecrop-damagingrodentsB．toattracteco-touriststothevillageC．toraiseawarenessofprotectingforestsD．tocontrolpestsbyusingchemicalpesticides3、Whichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?a.introducingowlsb.pestsbeingcontrollednaturallyc.rodentsappearinginlargenumbers.d.clearingforestsA．abcdB．bcdaC．dcabD．dabc4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Theimportanceofprotectingowls.B．Indonesianvillageusesowlstoprotectcrops.C．Theadvantagesofusingnaturalpredatorsinagriculture.D．Thegovernment'sroleinusingowlstocontrolpests.24．（8分）ThetheatreinShakespeare’stimewasmuchdifferentthanitistoday.Authorswroteplaysforthemasses,especiallythosewhocouldn’treadorwrite.ThetheatrechangedalotduringShakespeare’slifetime.Theauthoritiesdidn’tlikeitanddidn’tallowactinginthecityitself:Theythoughtithadabadinfluenceonpeopleandkeptthemfromgoingtochurch.QueenElizabeth,ontheotherhand,lovedactingandhelpedthetheatrebecomepopular.ThetheatreinShakespeare’stimewasfulloflife.Peopledidnotsitallthetimeanditwasnotquietduringtheperformance.Theaudiencecouldwalkaround,eatanddrinkduringtheplay.Theaterswereopenarenasorplayhousesthathadroomforuptothreethousandpeople.Therewasalmostnoscenerybecausethedialoguewasthemostimportantpartoftheplay.Colourfulandwell-designedcostumeswereveryimportantandtoldthepeopleaboutthestatusofacharacter.Womenneverperformedinplays,80youngboysplayedfemalecharacters.Theperformancestookplaceintheafternoonbecauseitwastoodarkatnight.Therewasnostagecrewasthereistoday.Actorshadtodoeverythingthemselves-frommakingcostumestosettingthestage.Playswereorganizedbyactingcompanies.Theyperformedabout6differentplayseachweekbecausetheyneededmoneytosurvive.Theyhadalmostnotimetorehearse(排练).ThecompaniesinShakespeare’stimehadaranksystem.Thecompanybelongedtoshareholdersandmanagers.Theywereresponsibleforeverythingandgotmostofthemoneywhenthecompanywassuccessful.Sometimestheyevenownedtheirownbuildings.Actorsworkedforthemanagersandaftersometimebecameapermanentmemberofthecompany.Apprentices(学徒)wereyoungboysandwereallowedtoactinunimportantrole.Theyalsoplayedfemalecharactersinplays.1、Whywasthetheatrebannedbytheauthorities?A．Itwasmuchdifferentthanbefore.B．Theythoughtitaffectedpeoplenegatively.C．Theythoughtitkeptpeoplegoingtochurch.D．Thequeendidn’tlikeit.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“arenas”inParagraph4mean?A．Stages. B．Stores.C．Companies. D．Playgrounds.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthenactors?A．Theycoulddrinkduringtheplay.B．Womenhadtocross-dressmalecharacters.C．Theyhadstagecrewtohelpthem.D．Theyweretoobusytopractice.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．TorememberShakespeare.B．ToshowhisloveofShakespeare’splays.C．TointroducetheatersinShakespeare’stime.D．Todiscussthecompany’sranksystem.25．（10分）Robotsmakemenervous—especiallytheoneswhichseemtothinkforthemselves.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthistillIheardthatBillGates,thefounderofMicrosoft,feltthesameway.GatessaidinaninterviewwiththesocialnetworkingandnewswebsiteReddit:“Iaminthecampthatisconcernedaboutsuperintelligence.Firstthemachineswilldoalotofjobsforusandnotbesuperintelligent．Thatshouldbepositiveifwemanagewell.Afewdecadesafterthat,though,theintelligenceisstrongenoughtobeaconcern.”Well,maybeIdon’thavetoworryaboutmycomputerandkitchenequipmentyet.AfterIusethemIcanalwayspulltheplug.Butinthefuture,machinesmightfindawaytopreventusfromswitchingthemoff.There’saterriblethought!Maybetheproblemwithcomputerstoocleverforusisnotthattheyareevillikesomewe’veseeninsci-fimovies.Whatcouldputusindangeristhattheymightbetooefficient.That’swhatphilosopherNickBostromfromOxfordUniversitybelieves.Hesaysthatmachinesareindifferenttohumansandinpursuitoftheirowngoals，thedestructionofpeoplemightbejustadditionaldamage.Bostromgivesusanexample:Amachinewhichmighthaveitsonlygoaltoproduceasmanypaperclipsaspossiblemightlookathumanbodiesasextramaterialforpaperclipsandgoafteryou.Becauseitis,well,amachine,itwouldnottakepityonyou.It’sagoodthingthatAmericanwriterIsaacAsimovthoughtabouthowfarrobotscangoandleftushisthreerulesofrobotics.Theystatethatarobotmaynothurtahumanbeingorallowthehumanbeingtocometoharm.I’mgladmymachinesathomeare“dumb”.Allmycleanerwantstotakeoveristhecarpetinmylivingroom.Let’shopetheydon’tcreateanappliancewhichwantstotakeovertheworld!1、TheauthorquotedBillGates’wordsinParagraph2inordertomakethetext________.A．better-knownB．morepersuasiveC．better-organizedD．moreinteresting2、Anintelligentpaperclipmachinewouldharmusbecause_______.A．itismuchclevererthanusB．itwouldtakeovertheworldC．ithasthestrongfeelingofdestroyingusD．itwouldseeusjustasmaterial3、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutIsaacAsimov’srulesofrobotics?A．OptimisticB．WorriedC．DisappointedD．Regretful4、Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?A．Thebenefitsoffuturerobots.B．Thenewapplicationsofrobots.C．Theconcernforsuperintelligence.D．Thepopularityofrobotsinthefuture.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）Myleastfavoritepartwasparticipatinginsportmeets,forIlovedrunningbymyself.Whenfacedwithrunningagainstfellowathletes,Iwas1.Ihadbutterfliesinmystomachandthesuddenurgetogotothenearest2.Thisyear,3,Iwasencouragedtojoininalongdistancerunningcompetitionbymycoach.The800-metereventwasapproaching,meaningthatIwould4soon.Ibreatheddeeplyandtriedto5myworries.Iwalkedovertosomeofthe6whowouldrunwithmeandstartedto7withthem.Wewerealllooseningupandgettingreadytorunas8aspossible.Isteppeduptothelinefortheevent.Thestarterraisedhiscapgunand9.Abouttwenty-fiverunners10.Withtheserunnersaroundme,I11mycoach’swords,“Youmaybesmall,butyouhave12power.”So,Ikeptupwithathletestwicemy13.Ipickeduptherunnerinseventhplaceandbasedmystepsonhim,makingitalittlebitfaster.Onebyone,I14tomakeittothetopfour,burstingaroundthelap.Itwasthelastlapbeforethefinalstraightaway.I15Ihadthepossibilitytowin.SoIwidenedmysteps,speedingupmy16.Icaughtupwiththerunnerinfirstplaceandweranside-by-sidedownthelast100meters---I17himbyahairatthefinishingline.Mycoachgavemea18hugasIheadedbacktoseehim.Hewas19becauseIhadshortenedmyoriginal20bytwelvesecondsatleast.1、A．shocked B．nervous C．comfortable D．brave2、A．stadium B．hospital C．bathroom D．station3、A．however B．instead C．otherwise D．moreover4、A．delay B．fail C．escape D．compete5、A．ignore B．increase C．form D．imagine6、A．reporters B．judges C．runners D．coaches7、A．watchout B．turnback C．getaway D．warmup8、A．smoothly B．rapidly C．calmly D．patiently9、A．returned B．withdrew C．screamed D．fired10、A．tookoff B．setdown C．lookedon D．wentabout11、A．challenged B．recalled C．forgot D．adapted12、A．exact B．great C．practical D．suitable13、A．pressure B．salary C．size D．age14、A．offered B．pretended C．regretted D．managed15、A．claimed B．heard C．supposed D．remembered16、A．speech B．mind C．fight D．pace17、A．beat B．pushed C．dragged D．followed18、A．soft B．cautious C．firm D．slight19、A．excited B．disappointed C．relaxed D．depressed20、A．distance B．time C．lap D．step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）Science,tomanyschool-agedchildren,seems1．(bore)anddifficult.Mostdonotrealizeitis2．(extreme)importantandamazing.BillBryson’sbookAReallyShortHistoryofNearlyEverything3．(cover)manydifferentaspectsofscience,suchaswhathappenedtodinosaurs,whytheoceansaresalty,howheavytheearthis,andachainoflife,genetics,planets,weather,atomsandetc.fromhispointofview,theBigBangwasthestartof4．universeanditonlytooklessthanasecond5．(happen).Filledwithcountlessillustrationsandphotographsthataccompanyfacts6．areshortandto-the-point,thebookgivesaratherdetailedbutshorthistoryofthescienceoftheworld.Foranysciencelover,thebookisperfect.Brysonwritesina7．(humour)manner,butheisveryinformative,Ilovethebook’s8．(organize).Thevocabularyfitsperfectlywiththesubjectmatter,andunfamiliarterms9．(explain)finely.Thisbookhasdoneme,andeverycuriouskidburdenedbyadulltextbookorabrain-deadscienceteacherahugefavor.Itisagreatresource10．aclassroom,homeschoolsetting,orlibrarytouse.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。WhenIwasalittlegirl,myfamilywereverypoor、Myparentswereworkersbutcouldn'taffordtobuytoysforme、Asaresult,mydollslookedalotdifferentlyfromthatboughtfromtoystores、Mydollswerehome-made、ThefirstdollIowned