2025届陕西西安地区八校高三英语第一学期期末经典模拟试题含解析

2025届陕西西安地区八校高三英语第一学期期末经典模拟试题注意事项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．---IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.---That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what2．Yourdonationgreatlyappreciatedandthemoneywillbeusedtohelpthestudentsfrompoorfamilies.A．hasbeenB．isC．wasD．hadbeen3．---Theyarequiet,aren’tthey?---yes.Theyareaccustomed____atmeals.A．totalking B．tonottalking C．tonottalk D．totalk4．Theirflight______duetobadweather.Theywouldliketoknowwhentheflightwilltakeoff.A．hadbeendelayedB．wasdelayedC．hasbeendelayedD．willbedelayed5．—Mum,Iamworryingaboutmypetdogwhileweareaway.—Boy,you________.Ourneighborhasofferedtohelpus.A．can’tB．wouldn’tC．needn’tD．mustn’t6．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which7．Everybodywastouched______wordsaftertheyheardhermovingstory.A．without B．beyondC．against D．despite8．Hecouldn’tmakehisvoice______abovethenoiseofthe

traffic.A．tohearB．hearingC．heardD．hear9．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen10．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit11．________ahighpercentageofAustraliansmaybepeoplewhowatchsportsratherthandothem,asfarasmostofitspopulationisconcerned,itisindeedagreatsportingnation.A．While B．as C．If D．Whether12．Notfarfromtheclubwasthereagarden,_____ownerseatedinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.A．whose B．itsC．which D．that13．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever14．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote15．Britishscientistshaveproduced_____theybelieveistheworld’ssmallestChristmascard．A．which B．who C．that D．what16．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed17．_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven18．Youneverreallyunderstandaperson________youconsiderthingsfromhispointofview.A．if B．onceC．as D．until19．Sofar,onlyonemanhas________atheorythatseemstofitallthefacts.A．comeupwith B．putupwithC．linedupwith D．caughtupwith20．—It______________toplanttreesandgrassonthehillside.—Yes.Theyhelpstopsoilfrombeingwashedaway.A．makessense B．makesmoneyC．makesaliving D．makesamistakes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）Thatpeopleoftenexperiencetroublesleepinginadifferentbedinunfamiliarsurroundingsisaphenomenonknownasthe4Tirst-nighf,effect.Ifapersonstaysinthesameroomthefollowingnighttheytendtosleepmoresoundly.YukaSasakiandhercolleaguesatBrownUniversitysetouttoinvestigatetheoriginsofthiseffect.Dr.Sasakiknewthefirst-nighteffectprobablyhassomethingtodowithhowhumansevolved.Thepuzzlewaswhatbenefitwouldbegainedfromitwhenperformancemightbeaffectedthefollowingday.Shealsoknewfrompreviousworkconductedonbirdsanddolphinsthattheseanimalsputhalfoftheirbrainstosleepatatimesothattheycanrestwhileremainingalertenoughtoavoidpredators(捕食者).Thisledhertowonderifpeoplemightbedoingthesamething.Totakeacloserlook,herteamstudied35healthypeopleastheysleptintheunfamiliarenvironmentoftheuniversity’sDepartmentofPsychologicalSciences.Theparticipantseachsleptinthedepartmentfortwonightsandwerecarefullymonitoredwithtechniquesthatlookedattheactivityoftheirbrains.Dr.Sasakifound,asexpected,theparticipantssleptlesswellontheirfirstnightthantheydidontheirsecond,takingmorethantwiceaslongtofallasleepandsleepinglessoverall.Duringdeepsleep,theparticipants’brainsbehavedinasimilarmannerseeninbirdsanddolphins.Onthefirstnightonly,thelefthemispheres(半球)oftheirbrainsdidnotsleepnearlyasdeeplyastheirrighthemispheresdid.Curiousifthelefthemisphereswereindeedremainingawaketoprocessinformationdetectedinthesurroundingenvironment,Dr.Sasakire-rantheexperimentwhilepresentingthesleepingparticipantswithamixofregularlytimedbeeps(蜂鸣声)ofthesametoneandirregularbeepsofadifferenttoneduringthenight.Sheworkedoutthat,ifthelefthemispherewasstayingalerttokeepguardinastrangeenvironment,thenitwouldreacttotheirregularbeepsbystirringpeoplefromsleepandwouldignoretheregularlytimedones.Thisispreciselywhatshefound.1、WhatdowelearnaboutDr.YukaSasakidoingherresearch?A．Shefoundbirdsanddolphinsremainalertwhileasleep.B．Shefoundbirdsanddolphinssleepinmuchthesameway.C．ShegotsomeideafrompreviousstudiesonbirdsanddolphinsD．Sheconductedstudiesonbirds’anddolphins’sleepingpatterns.2、WhatdidDr.Sasakidowhenshefirstdidherexperiment?A．Shemonitoredthebrainactivityofparticipantssleepinginanewenvironment.B．Sherecruited(招募)35participantsfromherDepartmentofPsychologicalSciences.C．Shestudiedthedifferencesbetweenthetwosidesofparticipants’brains.D．Shetestedherfindingsaboutbirdsanddolphinsonhumansubjects.3、WhatdidDr.Sasakidowhenre-runningherexperiment?A．Sheanalyzedthenegativeeffectofirregulartonesonbrains.B．Sherecordedparticipants’adaptationtochangedenvironment.C．Sheexposedherparticipantstotwodifferentstimuli(刺激物).D．Shecomparedtheresponsesofdifferentparticipants.4、WhatdidDr.Sasakifindabouttheparticipantsinherexperiment?A．Theytendedtoenjoycertaintonesmorethanothers.B．Theytendedtorecognizeirregularbeepsasathreat.C．Theyfeltsleepywhenexposedtoregularbeeps.D．Theydifferedintheirtoleranceofirregulartones22．（8分）IfIhadtochoosewhatlanguagetolearnnext,it’satoughdecisionbutit’dprobablybeGermanbecausemanypeoplethatknowseverallanguagestellmethatGermanistheirfavouritelanguageintermsofexpressingthemselves.AndIthinkitmighthavesomethingtodowiththevastamountofvocabularytheGermanlanguagehas.SoIthinkit’dbereallydifficultbutafunchallenge.Elena(Canada,teacher)IthinkI’dliketolearnFrenchnextbecauseit’saveryromantic(浪漫的)languageanditcouldbeveryusefulindifferentjobsituations.Besides,IthinkitcouldhelpmeunderstandEnglishabitmoreaswell,sinceitwaspreviouslythelanguageofdiplomacy(外交).Bryan(USA,writer)I’dlovetolearnItaliannext.IvisitedMilanlastyearandIthinkitwouldbegreattobeabletospeaktosomeofthelocals.Also,it’squitesimilartoSpanish,soIdon’tthinkitwouldbetooconfusing.Georgina(England,Olympicswimmer)I’dreallyliketolearnFrench.Iactuallylearneditsomeyearsago,butIhaven’tuseditinalongtimeandI’veforgottenitbutit’salanguagethatIreallyenjoyspeaking,andIthinkFranceisawonderfulcountry.James(NewZealand,travelwriter)1、WhichisoneofthereasonswhyBryanwantstolearnFrench?A．Itiseasytolearn.B．Itisusedfrequently.C．ItsoundsmorebeautifulthanEnglish.D．Itallowshimtoexpresshimselfmoreclearly.2、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．GeorginawillliveinMilan.B．GeorginacanspeakSpanish.C．Georginafeelspuzzledabouthercareer.D．GeorginawantstomakesomeItalianfriends.3、Whoisthemostfearlesslearner?A．Elena.B．Bryan.C．Georgina.D．James.4、WhatdoJamesandBryanhaveincommon?A．TheybothhavelearnedFrench.B．TheyboththinkFranceisanicecountry.C．TheyboththinkFrenchcanhelpthemunderstandEnglish.D．Theyarebothwriters.23．（8分）Theremightbeasmanyas10millionspeciesofcomplexlifeonthisplanettoday——ahugenumber.Butaddupallofthecomplexspeciesthateverlivedandsomebiologiststhinkthegrandtotalwouldbeaboutfivebillion.Theestimateleadstoanastonishingconclusion:astaggering99%ofspeciesarenotaroundanymore.Theyhavebeendriventoextinction.Morespeciesarejoiningtheranksoftheextincteveryyear.Manyscientistsbelievewearelivingthroughanepisodeofremarkablyrapidextinction,onascalethathasbeenseenonlyfivetimesinthelasthalfabillionyears.Theycallthiscurrentepisodethesixthmassextinction——alarge,globaldeclineinawidevarietyofspeciesoverarelativelyshortperiodoftime.Andtheytendtoagreethathumansarethemaincause.Over-hunting,overfishing,andhuman-drivenhabitatlossarepushingmanyspeciestothebrink.Infact,wehavechangedtheplanetsomuchthatsomegeologistsarenowsuggestingthatwehaveenteredanewphaseinEarth’shistory;anepochtheycallthe＂Anthropocene＂.By2100,itisexpectedthathumanswillhavecausedtheextinctionofuptohalfoftheworld’scurrentspecies.Becausewearelivingthroughthisextinction,itisrelativelyeasyforustostudythedrivingforcesbehindit.Buthowdowedeterminewhatcausedothermassdie-offsthathappenedlongago?Todosowehavetolookatwhatarchaeologists,palaeontologists,geologistsandotherscientistshaveconcludedfromtheevidencetheyhavegathered.Thetroubleis,thosescientistsdonotalwaysagreewithoneanother——evenaboutthemostrecentextinctionevent.Aswellasthefive-orsix-massextinctions,therehavealsobeenmanysmallerextinctions.OneoftheseminiextinctioneventshappenedtowardstheendofthePleistocene,afewtensofthousandsofyearsago.Itissometimescalledthe＂megafaunal＂extinctionbecausemanyofthespeciesitclaimedwereparticularlylargeanimals,weighingmorethan97lb(44kg).However,itscauseremainsadebateamongstscientists.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthesixthmassextinction？A．Humansarethemaincauseofit.B．Itmeansaglobaldeclineoveralongtime.C．ItoccurredtowardstheendofthePleistocene.D．Scientistsstilldisagreeaboutthecauseofit.2、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetextaboutspecies？A．99%ofspecieswillnotbearoundanymoreby2100.B．Bythe22ndcentury,therewillprobablybeaboutfivemilliononthisplanet.C．Abouteightyearslaterwewillenterwhatiscalledthe＂Anthropocene＂.D．Itisnoteasyforustofigureoutcausesbehindthe＂Anthropocene＂.3、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraph?A．Landanimals.B．Marinelife.C．Hugeanimals.D．Flesh-eatingcreatures.24．（8分）Tulou,thespecialresidentialarchitectureofFujianProvincewasincludedontheUNESCO’sWorldHeritageListduringthe32ndsessionoftheWorldHeritageCommitteeinQuebec,Canada.Inthefourthcentury,HanChineselivingintheCentralPlainsareabegantomigratesouth,graduallygatheringinFujianandformingtheHakkacommunities.Asadefenceagainstenemies,theHakkaschosetoliveincompact(紧凑的)communities,andthetulouwastheirpreferredhouses.TensofthousandsofsuchearthenstructureswereconstructedinFujianProvince.Mosttulousaretobefoundinthevalleys,surroundedbyhighmountains,andsomeareinthedepthsofthegreatmountains.Mostarethreetofourstorieshigh,andlooklikecircularblockhouses（堡垒）.Roomsonthefirstfloorareusedaskitchens,roomsonthesecondfloorareusedasbarns(谷仓),androomsonthethirdandfourthfloorsareforbedroomsandlivingrooms.Fordefensivepurposes,theroomsonthefirstfloorhavenowindows.Rawmaterialsforthetulouwereobtainedlocally.Theirmainbuildingmaterialwasamixtureofclay,sand,limeandwater,andeggwhites,brownsugarandricewaterwereaddedasadhesiveagents（粘合剂）.Itwasthenmixedtoformthewalls.Oncetheydried,thewallsweresohardthatdrivinganailintothemwouldhavebeendifficult.Firbranches,whichareextremelystronganddonotrot,wereusedtostrengthenthem,andmanycenturieslatertheyhaveremainedtheiroriginallook.Tulousarelocatedinaregionwhereearthquakeshappenfrequently,andtheircircularconstructionhelpsthemresisttheregularshocks.TheprovendesigneveninspiredonefamousPeruvianarchitect,whopaidseveralvisitstoYongding,tobuildatuloubackhome.Notlongafter,anearthquakestruckonly10kilometersaway,andwhileallthehousesaroundtheearthenbuildingfelldown,histulouremained.1、Fromthepassage,weknowthatTulou______.A．isaspecialresidentialarchitectureofHanChineseinFujianeventodayB．wasoncetheplacewheretheHakkaschosetolivetogetherC．standsinthevalleysandisalsomodernpeople’spreferredhousesD．lookslikecircularblockhousesbuteasytofalldownintheearthquake2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．HakkasbuilttulouswhentheylivedintheCentralPlainsarea.B．Rawmaterialsforthetulouwereobtainedfromfaraway.C．Itisdifficulttodigaholeintothewallsofthetulou.D．Firbranchesmayhelpthemresisttheregularshocks.3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．OneofUNESCO’sWorldHeritageListB．TheFunctionofTulousC．YongdingCountyandTheHakkasD．ThespecialEarthenArchitectureofFujian25．（10分）Theoldsayingthatpracticemakesperfectseemstomakenosensewhenitcomestoschoolwork.Manyeducatorstodayarelookingforevidencetosupportthecaseforhomework,butarecomingupempty-handed.“Homeworkisallpainandnogain,”saysauthorAlfieKohn.Hepointsoutthatnostudyhaseverfoundarelationshipbetweenhomeworkandacademicachievementinelementaryschool.MaryJaneCeraistheacademicadministratorfortheKinoSchool,aprivate,non-profitkindergarten0through-12th-gradeschoolinTucson,Arizona,andshemaintainsano-homeworkpolicyacrossallgrades.Thepurposeofthepolicyistomakesurelearningremainsajoy,notathingthatdiscouragessocialtimeandcreativeactivity.Manysupportersofhomeworkarguethatlifeisfilledwiththingswedon’tliketodo,andthathomeworkteachesself-discipline,timemanagementandothernon-academiclifeskills.Kohnchallengesthispopularidea;hesaysthatifkidshavenochoicewhenitcomestohomework,they’renotreallyexercisingjudgment,andareinsteadlosingtheirsenseofautonomy.AttheKinoSchool,Cerasayschildrenoftenchoosetotaketheirfavoritepartsofschoolhome.“Alotofwhatweseekidsdoingiscontinuingtowriteinjournals,practicingmusicwiththeirfriends,andtakingexperimentshometoshowtheirparents,”shesays.SurveysofKinograduatessuggestthattheearlycontroltheyaregivenovertheireducationcontinuestoservethemwellintocollege,andthattheyfeelbetterequippedtomanagetheirtimeandapproachprofessorswithquestionsthanotherstudentsdo.Oneofthereasonswhywecontinuetoassignhomework,Kohnsays,isourobsession（着迷）withstandardizedtests.Evenifwecanagreeontheimportanceofkidsdoingbetterontests,hesays,thereisnoresearchtosuggestthathomeworkisthetickettosuccess.Whereverthehomeworkdebategoesnext,it’sworthtakingamomenttoexamineifwe’reaskingtherightquestionsaboutourchildren’seducation.1、WhichofthefollowingisKohn’sidea?A．Homeworkteachesstudentslifeskills.B．Standardizedtestsarenotimportantineducation.C．Thequalityofhomeworkislinkedtostudents’interests.D．Homeworkisnotconnectedwithacademicachievementinelementaryschool.2、Accordingtothetext,MaryJaneCera________.A．thinksthatlearningshouldhelpdevelopstudent’screativityB．arguessomehomeworkshouldbeassignedtostudentsC．findsherstudentscan’tfinishtheirhomeworkontimeD．believesintheconnectionbetweenhomeworkandacademicachievement3、Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?A．Studentswhosomorehomeworkstudybetter.B．Studentswhorefusehomeworkhavebettertime–managementskills.C．Studentswhohavecontrolovertheirstudiescandobetterincollege.D．Studentswhohavebetterprofessorshavebetteracademicperformance.4、Whatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardshomework?A．Opposed.B．Objective.C．Indifferent.D．Supportive.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）MyhusbandandIinsistedthatourchildrenwereoldenoughtocleantheirroomsandmaketheirbeds.Buttheythought1.Mycomplaints,evenself-justified（自有道理）2,werealwayslandingon3ears.Veryoftenawholehour’sscoldingwouldendwiththeir4intotears.Ifeltveryfrustrated.IrealizedIneededto5mymethodof“mothering”.Onedaywhentheywereatschool,Ispentsometimetidyingtheirrooms.Ontheirdesks,inplain6,Ileftthecards:“DearBill(theothercardwas7toSarah),yourroomwasmessythismorningandI’msureyoulikeitclean.Love,theRoomFairy.”8arrivingback,thechildrenwere9excitedtoreceivethelittlenotefromtheRoomFairy.Thenextday,theirroomswerefairlytidy.Sureenough,therewasanothernotefromtheRoomFairy10forthem,thankingthemfortheirnice“gift”ofacleanroomand11askingthemtoplayacertainviolin12.Eachday,thank-younoteswouldbewrittendifferentlytokeeptheideas13． SometimestheRoomFairywouldproposealittle14:“Ifyoucanfinishyourhomeworkandgooveryourlessonsbeforedinner,I’dliketowatchaparticulartelevisionprogramwithyoutonight.”Sometimessomecoloredmarkersorotherlittleitemswouldbeleftin15ofwell-donejobstheday16.17Ican’trememberhowlong“theRoomFairy”continuedleavingherlovenotes.Whentheywereageappropriate,weusedvariousversionsofPost-Its（贴条）.Thebathroommirrorbecamethe18centreofourhome.Appointments,noticesaboutvisitingrelatives,lessonschedules,andchangesinplanscouldbe19.Weallbenefitedfromand20theideaofsharingremindersanddailydetailsoflifethroughnotes.IbelievethetrueadvantageoftheRoomFairynotessurvivesinourfrequentandenjoyablecommunication．1、A.differentlyB.not C.negative D.same2、A．crying B．shouting C．persuading D．beating3、A.sideB.deaf C.neither D.either4、A.cryingB.bringing C.bursting D.dropping5、A.adjustB.adopt C.access D.addict6、A.sentenceB.words C.speech D.sight7、A.sentB.read C.delivered D.addressed8、A.AsB.At C.In D.Upon9、A.morethanB.ratherthanC.nomorethanD.otherthan10、A.askingB.waiting C.prayingD.expecting11、A.politelyB.friendlyC.gently D.toughly12、A.musicB.song C.piece D.tone13、A.respectableB.uninterestingC.incredibleD.fresh14、A.challengeB.questionC.suggestion D.advice15、A.responseB.answer C.praiseD.honor16、A.aheadB.before C.overD.ago17、A.ActuallyB.Evenso C.EvenifD.Though18、A.lifeB.main C.memory D.reminder19、A.sentB.struck C.postedD.hanged20、A.learnedB.appreciatedC.shared D.thanked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）In1608,ThomasCoryate,anEnglishman,visitedItaly.Helikedthecountryandnoteddowneveryinterestingthing1．hehadfound.Buttherewasonethinghefound2．(interesting)thantheothers.Inhisdiary,Thomaswrote,“WhentheItalianseatmeat,theyusesmallforksinsteadoftheirhands.Astheysay,peopledon’talwayshavecleanhands”Before3．(leave)forEngland,Thomasboughtafewforks.Athomehegaveadinnerpartytoshowthe4．(invent)tohisfriends.Whentheservantsbroughtthesteak,hetookoutaforkandbegantoeat5．peopledidinItaly.Everybodylookedathiminsurprise.Whenhetoldhisfriendswhatitwas,theyallwanted6．(take)agoodlookatthestrangething.TheysaidthattheItalianswereverystrangepeople,fortheforkwasnotveryconvenient.Thomastriedtoprovetheopposite.Hesaiditwasnotnicetoeatmeat7．one’sfingersbecausetheywerenotalwaysclean.Hewantedtoshowhoweasy8．wastousethefork.Butthefirstpieceofmeathetookwiththefork9．(fall)tothefloor.Hisfriendsbegantolaughandhehadtotaketheforkaway.Onlyfiftyyearslater10．peopleinEnglandbegintouseforks.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（___）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。MysonIandIwenttothecaféthismorning.Iorderacupofnicecoffeeandacake.AndIboughttomysonacupofhotmilk.Mysonsoonstartedaconversationtoamansittingnexttous.Iwasverysurprising.Becausehewasnotrealveryoutgoingwithpeoplehedidn’tknow.Afterthemanleft,Iaskedmysonwhenhetalkedwiththatman.Mysonsaid,“Helookedl