2025届山西省晋中市祁县二中英语高三第一学期期末考试试题含解析

2025届山西省晋中市祁县二中英语高三第一学期期末考试试题注意事项：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．Thearthistorianstriedtofigureouthowthetemple__________whenbuiltaround15B．C．A．mightlook B．mighthavelooked C．mustlook D．musthavelooked2．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich3．—Whynottalkwithyourparentsaboutyourwillingnesstoattend2017PekingUniversitySummerCamp?—Itried____togetthemtolistentome.A．intime B．invainC．inneed D．incase4．Beinghappyisaskillthatcanbelearned,andonewayto________ourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittlethingsthatcheerusupeachday.A．convey B．appeal C．train D．attempt5．Wecancommunicate________peopleineverypartoftheworld________theInternet.A．with；with B．with；throughC．through；through D．through；with6．﹣Itreallyannoysmewhenaperson'scellphonegoesoffduringamovie？﹣Yeah，metoo．Itreally_________．A．costsmeanarmandaleg B．getsonmynervesC．beatsmybrainsout D．pullsmylegs7．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed8．Wehavetimeandagain____ourpositiononTaiwanissue!Whateverhappens,wewon’tchangeit!A．explained B．clarified C．introduced D．concluded9．_____bytheEnglishteacherforthehighgrade,Ifeltmyeffortfinallypaidoff.A．PraiseB．PraisedC．TopraiseD．Praising10．TheTVstationwillbe______thegameliveonSaturdayafternoon,andwecan’tmissit.A．covering B．improving C．handling D．canceling11．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that12．—TherearenorelativearticlesontheInternet.Whatshallwedo?—MyGod！Therearealwaysnotanyusefularticleswhenyouwant.A．one B．it C．that D．any13．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto14．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited15．Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomtomovethem．A．between B．in C．across D．over16．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．aresaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved17．--TurnofftheTV,Jack._______yourhomeworknow?--Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．Willyoubedoing B．ShouldyoubedoingC．Shouldn'tyoubedoing D．Couldn’tyoubedoing18．Heusedtostudyinavillageschool,______wasrebuilttwoyearsago.A．which B．thatC．where D．whose19．Wereallyemphasizetheimportanceofputting______safeguardstopreventchildren’sidentitiesfromfallinginwrongpeople’shands.A．inplaceB．invainC．inquestionD．inearnest20．—You’vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A．remainstodo B．isremainedtodoC．remainstobedone D．isremainedtobedone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）MeetbigbrotherBlueandhissistersMeadowandLittleWillow,afamilyofthreeblindcatsthatjustgotadoptedbythefamilyCatherineMagno.TheirstorystartsjustbeforetheChristmasof2014whenthekittens（小猫）werefoundinanabandonedhouseinDubai.Bythentheyhadalreadylosttheirsightduetoacatfluthatwasleftuntreatedbytheirprevious（先前的）owner.Afterthattheycametoananimalhome.Atsomepoint,brotherBluealmostgotadoptedbythepreviousowner'sneighbor,butthepoorconfusedcatcouldn’tbearlivingwithouthissistersandcriedallnightwhilesearchingforthem.Soontheywereallunitedintheanimalhomeuntiltheimportantnightof19February2015,whenCatherinetookthemunderherwing."Ihadzeroexperiencehavingadoptedmyfirsteverrescuekittenjustacoupleofmonthsago,"Catherinesaid."ButtheirstorytouchedmyheartsomuchthatIcouldn'tbearthethoughtofthembeingputinacageforaverylongtimeorevenworse."Catherinewasworriedaboutthespecialneedsofhernewpetfriends:“Myworrywasthatit'sgoingtonotonlybechallengingbutalsorequirealotofadjustmentsonmypart,”butapparentlyitwasn'tthatmuchdifferent.“Theonlyadjustmentearlyonwaskeepingeverythingwhereitwasbuttheyaresoonadaptive（适应的）.”Andasshewonderfullyputit:“Blindpetsseethroughtheirhearts."1、Whatcausedthethreecatstobeblindaccordingtothepassage?A．Becauseofacertainkindofdisease.B．Becauseofaseriouscaraccident.C．Becauseofsomebadpersonshurtingthem.D．Thepassagedidn'tmentionit.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"meaninParagraph2?A．Theownerandhisneighbor.B．MeadowandLittleWillow.C．CatherineMagnoandherfamily.D．Alltheotherblindpetsintheanimalhome.3、WhatkindofpersonisCatherine?A．Hard-working.B．Selfish.C．Kind.D．Rude.22．（8分）Foryournextout-of-this-worldvacation,younowhavetheoptionofliterallygoingoutofthisworld—butit’llcostyou$40million.Thenagain,canyoureallyputapricetagonhavingthetimeofyourlife?AccordingtoanewreportfromPopularMechanics,Russiaislookingtobuildaluxuryhotelinouterspace.Thereyouwillwakeuptoabreathtakingblueplanet—theearth!ThehotelisexpectedtobestationedontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).Whilespacetourismitselfisn’texactlyanovelidea,thenotionofbuildingahotelouttherehasn’tbeenraisedbefore.Really,othercompaniesarestillfocusedonthetransportationpartofthepuzzle—afterall,atriptospaceisenoughformostfolks.AccordingtoPopularMechanics,thehotelwillincludealuxuryorbitalsuitewithbigwindows,personalhygiene(卫生)facilities,exerciseequipment,andyes,WiFi.Becauseifyoucan’tshareyourexperienceonsocialmedia,diditreallyevenhappen?Ofcourse,thereasonsbehindthehotelaren’tjustforfunandgames.Apparently,spacetourismmightbeabletohelptheRussianspayforanothermoduletoaddtotheinternationalSpaceStation.RussianspacecontractorRKKEnergiaiscurrentlybuildingthefirstsuchmodule,whichwillgivescientistsalaboratoryandpowersupplystationfromwhichtoconducttests.Ifanyofthisisgoingtohappen,however,Russiaisgoingtohavetohurry.WiththeISSexpectedtobeoutofusein2028,there’slittletimetobuildthehotelandfindwealthytouriststoactuallybuyatripintoouterspace.Soifyou’verecentlycomeintoafortuneandareinterestedininvestinginwhatcouldbethetimeofyourlife,ISSiscallingyourname.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthehotelfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itisquiteaffordable.B．ItwillbebuiltinRussia.C．Itwillofferanamazingview.D．Itcosts$40milliontobuild.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thepuzzle”inParagraph2referto?A．Anorbitalsuite.B．Spacetourism.C．Spaceexploration.D．Acreativeidea.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A．Hotelguestswon’tbeabletoseeintospace.B．Visitorsarerequiredtotakeexerciseeachday.C．SpacetravelisnotpossiblewithouttheInternet.D．Touriststendtosharetravelingexperiencesonline.4、ThehotelwillbebuilttoprovideRussianscientistswithA．funandgamesB．financialsupportC．spacecontractorsD．moretimeinspace23．（8分）TomyCharleyonhisweddingday:Iknowyouthinkthesenotesaresilly.IhavewatchedyouwearalongfaceovertheyearswhenIgivethemtoyou.ButunderstandthatsometimesIwanttotellyousomethingandIwanttogetitjustright.Puttingitdownonpaperhelpsmedothat.IwishIhadbeenabetterwriter,IwishIhadgonetocollege.IfIhad,IthinkIwouldhavestudiedEnglishandmaybemyvocabularywouldhaveimproved.SomanytimesIfeelIamusingthesamewordsoverandover.Likeawomanwearingthesamedresseveryday.Soboring！WhatIwanttosaytoyou,Charley,isyouaremarryingawonderfulgirl.IthinkofCatherineinmanywayslikeIthinkofRoberta.Likeadaughter.Sheissweetandpatient.Youshouldbethesamewithher,Charley.Hereiswhatyouaregoingtofindoutaboutmarriage:youhavetoworkatittogether*Andhavetolovethreethings.Youhavetolove1)Eachother.2)Yourchildren(whenyouhavesome).3)Yourmarriage.WhatImeanbythatlastoneis,theremaybetimesthatyoufight,andsometimesyouCatherinewon’tevenlikeeachother.Butthosearethetimesyouhavetoloveyourmarriagelikeathirdparty.Lookatyourweddingphotos.Lookatanymemoriesyou’vemade.Andifbelieveinthosememories,theywillpullyoubacktogether.I’mveryproudofyoutoday,Charley.IamputtingthisinyourtuxedopocketbecauseIknowhowyoulosethings.Iloveyoueveryday！Mom1、WhydidthemotherwritethelettertoCharley?A．Tocongratulateherson.B．Togivehimsomeadvice.C．Toshowherpity.D．Totalkthingsthrough.2、Whatkindoffeelingismainlyrevealedintheletter?A．Regret.B．Pride.C．Care.D．Complaint.3、WhatisimpliedaboutCharleyintheletter?A．Heisforgetful.B．Heispatient.C．Heisboring.D．Heisworried24．（8分）Anewstudyhasshownhowcomputersandrobotspoweredbyartificialintelligencecanreadhumaneyemovementsto"read"humanpersonalities.Theeyes,theysay,arethewindowstothesoul.Andifthatistrue,computersandrobotspoweredbysophisticated（复杂的）artificialintelligencealgorithms（算法）maysoonhavetheabilitytopeerintoyoursoul.Thatistheresultofanewstudyontheconnectionbetweeneyemovementsandpersonality,conductedbyneuroscienceresearchersbasedattheUniversityofSouthAustraliaandPublishedinthescientificJournalFrontiersinNeuroscience."Eyemovementsduringaneverydaytaskpredictaspectsofourpersonality,"wrotetheresearchers,ledbyUniversityofSouthAustralianeuroscientistTobiasLoetscher,whoseteamfollows42studysubjectsaroundtheuniversitycampusrecordingtheireyemovements,thendeterminestheirpersonalitytraits（特点）with"well-establishedquestionnaires"fordeterminingpersonalitytype,accordingtoasummaryofthestudypublishedbythesiteScienceDaily.TheresearchersfedthedataintotheirAlalgorithmsandfoundthatcomputersrunningthealgorithmswereabletorecordhumaneyemovementsandimmediatelydetermineaperson'smajorpersonalitytraits,suchas"neuroticism,extraversion（外向），agreeableness,conscientiousness,aswellasperceptual（感知的）curiosity",thescientistswrote."Thenewfindingscouldimprovethewayhumanbeingsinteractwiththeircomputersandotherhigh-techdevices,evenrobots,allowingformorenaturalandrealisticsocialinteractionswithmachines,"Loetschersaid."Peoplearealwayslookingforimproved,personalizedservices.Today'srobotsandcomputersarenotsociallyawaresotheycannotadapttonon-verbalinformation,"LoetschersaidinastatementquotedbyIndianExpress.Thisresearchprovidesopportunitiestodeveloprobotsandcomputerssothattheycanbecomemorenatural,andbetteratinterpretinghumansocialsignals."Thestudyrevealedpreviouslyundiscoveredrelationsbetweenspecificpersonalitycharacteristicsandspecificeyemovementtendencies,accordingtoasummaryinBritain'sDailyMailnewspaper.1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords"peerinto"inParagraph2probablymean?A．understand B．stareatC．searchfor D．concernabout2、Howdidtheresearchersconducttheresearch?A．Itwascarriedoutinalab.B．42subjects'eyemovementswererecorded.C．Thestudents'dailymovementsweretracked.D．Itssubjects'personalitiesweredeterminedbycomputer.3、AccordingtoTobiasLoetscher,whatcanweknow?A．Robotsandcomputersaresociallyconscious.B．Peoplecarelessaboutimproved,personalizedservices.C．Today'srobotsandcomputerscanaccustomtonon-verbalinformation.D．Thediscoverywillimprovetheinteractionbetweenhumanbeingsandmachines.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HumanPersonalityTraitsB．WhatHumanEyeMovementsAreC．TellPersonalitiesbyEyeMovements.D．HowHumansandMachinesInteract25．（10分）Whenyouthinkbacktotheblackboardfromyourschooldays,whatcolorisit?Chancesarethatit'sgreen.Sowhat'supwiththename?Originally,blackboardswerereallyblack.Beforewall-sizedblackboardsexisted,late18th-centurystudentsusedtheirownminiboardsmadeofslate(石板)orpaintedwood,accordingtoConcordiaUniversity,Thosefirstboardswere,infact.black,andtheypavedthewayforthelargerones.In1800whenaScottishheadmasternamedJamesPillanswantedhisstudentstodrawmaps,thestudentscouldn'tdrawthemapstheirteacherwantedontheirtinyboards,soPillansputseveralslatestogethertocreatealargeboard.Problemsolved!Fromthere,theideaspreadquicklyasteacherscouldfinallyshowaconcepttothewholeclassatonetime.By1815,themassivewritingspaceswerecommonenoughtoearntheirownname:blackboard.Thecolorchangecameinthe1960swhencompaniessold,steelplates,coatedwithgreenenamel(漆)insteadofthetraditionaldarkslate.Thenewmaterialwaslighterandlessfragilethanthefirstblackboards,sotheywerecheapertoshipandmorelikelytosurvivethejourney.Teachersweren'tcomplainingeither.Afterall,thenew“greenboards”madethechalkpowdereasiertoerase.Plus,theenamelleftlessofaglareandthecolorwasnicertolookat.Atthatpoint,peoplestartedusingtheword“chalkboard”asamoreaccuratedescriptor,but“blackboard”stillstuckaround.1、Whatdidthelate18th-centurystudentsuseinclass?A．Blackboard. B．ChalkboardC．Greenboard D．Miniboard.2、Whydidtheheadmasteraskthestudentstoputtheirminiboardstogether?A．Tomakeacomparison. B．TomakeenoughspaceC．Todrawstudents’attention D．Toarousestudents’interest3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofthe“greenboard”?A．They'relighterinweight. B．They'remoreconvenienttotransportC．They’reeasiertoerasethepowder. D．They’remoreusefulthanthetraditionalones4、What'sthemainideaofthetext?A．Introductionoftheblackboard B．Originoftheblackboard.C．Coloroftheblackboard. D．Functionoftheblackboard.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）Weconvinceourselvesthatlifewillbebetteroncewearemarried,haveababy,thenanother.Thenwegetfrustratedbecauseourchildrenarenotoldenough,andthat__1__willbewellwhentheyareolder.Thenwearefrustrated__2__theyreachadolescenceandwemustdealwiththem.Surelywe’llbe__3__whentheygrowoutoftheteenyears.Wetellourselvesour__4__willbebetterwhenourspouse(配偶)getshis/heracttogether,whenwehaveanicercar,whenwecantakea__5__，whenwefinallyretire.Thetruthisthatthereisnobettertimetobehappythan__6__.Ifnot,thenwhen?Yourlifewillalwaysbefullofchallenges.Itisbettertoadmitasmuchandtodecidetobehappy__7__itall.Forthelongesttime,itseemedthatlifewasabouttostart—reallife.Buttherewerealwayssomeobstaclesalongtheway,anordeal(苦难)to__8__，someworktobefinished,sometimetobegiven,abilltobe__9__.Thenlifewouldstart.Itfinallydawnedonmethatthose__10__werepartoflife.Littlebylittle,thatpointof__11__alsohelpedmeseethatthereisn’tanyroadtohappiness.Happinessistheroad.So,enjoyeverymoment.Andbearinmindthat__12__waitsfornoone.Sostop__13__schooltoend,forareturntoschool,tolosetenpounds,to__14__tenpounds,forworktobegin,togetmarried，...beforedecidingtobehappy.Happinessisavoyage,notadestination.Thereisno__15__timetobehappythan...NOW!Liveandenjoythemoment.1、A．we B．they C．all D．nothing2、A．because B．but C．so D．and3、A．luckier B．happier C．older D．healthier4、A．life B．study C．children D．condition5、A．rest B．bath C．breath D．vacation6、A．before B．ever C．justthen D．rightnow7、A．insteadof B．inadditiontoC．inspiteof D．upto8、A．meetwith B．goahead C．turnto D．getthrough9、A．paid B．got C．asked D．printed10、A．achievements B．obstacles C．duties D．opinions11、A．view B．life C．position D．condition12、A．happiness B．time C．age D．road13、A．askingfor B．supposing C．waitingfor D．hopingfor14、A．gain B．reduce C．weigh D．enjoy15、A．worse B．better C．more D．less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）BeijingofChina,whichboastsepochal(戈!J时代的)inventionsinancienttimes,hasonceagainproveditsability1．(change)theworldwithits“NewFourGreatInventions”:high-speedrailways,electronicpayments,sharedbicyclesandonlineshopping.ThenewfourgreatinventionsareallrelatedtoChina’shigh-techinnovation,2．isdramaticallyimprovingthewell-being(福祉)ofallChinesepeople.Ourwalletsarenolongerinuse.Wecanbuyandeatwhateverwewant3．(simple)bytappingourcell-phones,andevenpancakesellersnowadaysareusingAlipay.Sharedbikes4．(them)arenotnew,buttheoperatingmodelofbike-sharing5．(base)onsatellitenavigationsystem,mobilepayment,bigdataandothertechnologies.Sharedbikesarebringingcyclingback6．people’slivesandtheyaremakingpublictransportmoreattractiveandconvenient,and7．(encourage)peopletobemoreactive.ItisincreasinglyclearthatChinaisinnovating(创新)andnolongercopyingwesternideas.ItisobviouslyclearthatChinaisleadinginmanywayssuchassocialmessagingappWeChat.Thisispartly8．ChinaskippedoverthePCera-andwentdirectlytomobile.Chinahasthelargestmobileuseintheworld.9．growingnumberofforeignershopetopromoteeconomic10．（develop）intheirhomecountriesbyhighlightingtheneedfortechnologicalachievementslikethatofChina.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：在错的词下画一横线，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。MyparentsandIwenttotheparkonlastSunday、Therewerelotsofvisitorsstoodinfrontoftheticketwindow、Wewaitedforalongtimeandbuythreetickets、IntheTigerMountainofthepark,IwastooeagertoseethefiercefrightenedanimalsthatIquickenedmystepsthroughthecrowd、Unfortunate,Igotseparatedfrommyparents、Ihadhardtimelookingforhim,butIhadnoluck、Wanderinginthepark,Ifeltalon