广东省惠州市惠港中学2025届高三英语第一学期期末预测试题含解析

广东省惠州市惠港中学2025届高三英语第一学期期末预测试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous2．You_____readabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes．A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．mustn't3．Thebooksonthedesk,coversareshiny,areprizesforus.A．which B．what C．whose D．that4．Theyhadjusttakentheirseats,then_____A．thechairmancame B．thechairmancomes C．camethechairman D．comesthechairman5．—HaveyouseenJiangWen’smovieLettheBulletsFlyrecently?—Yes.Iittwicelastweek,Athomeandinthetheatre.A．hadenjoyed B．enjoyed C．haveenjoyed D．wasenjoying6．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．A．for B．and C．yet D．or7．—What'swrongwithhim?Heseemedupset.—Hehadtogiveuphisdrawing,notbecausehewanted________thatwaybutbecausehehadtobe.A．thisB．oneC．itD．such8．It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfirm.I________abandwithotherfellows.A．operated B．hadbeenoperatingC．wasoperating D．amoperating9．Theboythefirstprize,buthewassocarelessastomakeafoolishmistake.A．musthavegained B．needhavegainedC．couldhavegained D．shallhavegained10．Theshockingnewsmademerealize________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．what B．howC．that D．why11．—Whydoesheweararaincoatonsunnydays?—NordoIunderstand.Heis________.A．awetblanket B．alazyboneC．ablacksheep D．anoddfish12．Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.A．willberepaid B．wasbeingrepaidC．hasbeenrepaid D．wasrepaid13．Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．aslongasB．evenifC．asifD．nowthat14．Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which15．–Excuseme,sir,didn’tyouseetheredlight?–Sorry,mymind________somewhereelse.A．hasbeenwandering B．waswanderedC．waswandering D．hasbeenwandered16．Wedidhaveaquarrelaboutmoneylastnight，butnowwehavealready_____________.A．takenup B．putupC．madeup D．broughtup17．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated18．Youshouldsetagoalandsee________youcanachieveitinthecomingexam.A．which B．whatC．whether D．when19．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when20．—ThankGodIpassedtheinterviewyesterday.Iwassweatingheavily.—Metoo.I________whenIwassittingoutsidewaiting.A．lookeddownmynose B．letmyhairdownC．hadbutterfliesinmystomach D．chancedmyarm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）Theworld’sinsectsaregoingdownthepathofextinction，threateninga“catastrophiccollapseofnature’secosystems”，accordingtothefirstglobalscientificreview．Morethan40％ofinsectspeciesaredecliningandthirdareendangered，theanalysisfound．Therateofextinctioniseighttimesfasterthanthatofmammals，birdsandreptiles．“Itshouldbeofhugeconcerntoallofus，forinsectsareattheheartofeveryfoodweb．Theypollinate(授粉)thelargemajorityofplantspecies，keepthesoilhealthy，recyclenutrients，controlpests，andmuchmore．Lovethemor1oathethem，wehumanscannotsurvivewithoutinsects，”saidProfDaveGoulsonattheUniversityofSussexintheUK．Theanalysis，publishedinthejournalBiologicalConservation，saysintensive(集约型)agricultureisthemaindriverofthedeclines，particularlytheheavyuseofpesticides．Urbanisationandclimatechangearealsosignificantfactors．“Ifinsectspecieslossescannotbestopped，thiswillhavecatastrophicconsequencesforboththeplanet’secosystemsandforthesurvivalofmankind．Itisveryrapid．In10yearsyouwillhaveaquarterless，in50yearsonlyhalfleftandin100yearsyouwillhavenone，”saidreviewauthorFranciscoSánchez-Bayo，attheUniversityofSydney，Australia．Oneofthebiggestimpactsofinsectlossisonmanybirds，reptiles，amphibiansandfishthateatinsects．“Ifthisfoodsourceistakenaway，alltheseanimalsstarvetodeath，”hesaid．SucheffectshavealreadybeenseeninPuertoRico，wherearecentstudyrevealeda98％fallingroundinsectsover35years．MattShardlow，attheconservationcharityBuglife，said：“Itisthoughtfultoseethisevidencethatshowsthepitifulstateoftheworld’sinsectpopulations．Itisincreasinglyobviousthattheplanet’secologyisbreakingandthereisaneedforastrongandglobalefforttopreventandchangetheseterribletrends．”1、Whyarepeopleworriedabouttheinsectdecline?A．Theyarevitaltoecosystems． B．Theyprovidefoodforpests．C．Theypollinateallplants． D．Theyenrichthesoil．2、Whatisthemaincauseofinsectlosses?A．Moreandmoretrees． B．Restrictionsonpesticides．C．Upgradingagriculture． D．Friendlyenvironment．3、Wherecanyoufindtheexacttimeofinsectlosses?A．Inparagraph1． B．Inparagraph2．C．Inparagraph3． D．Inparagraph4．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HumanscansurvivethepunishmentofnatureB．Insectdecliningisbreakingnature’secosystemsC．Nature’secosystemsareinfluencedbyhumansD．InsectsandanimalsaredyingoutinPuertoRico22．（8分）Inadditiontobeingafinancialsuccess,DisneylandwasapersonalsatisfactiontohisfounderWaltDisney.Itexpressedhisideasofallthatistrueandgoodandbeautifulinthisworld.Heneverwastiredofvisitingtheparkhimself,ofexpandingitandimprovingit.Eventoday,Disneylandiskeptspotless.Everynight,eachstreetandwalkwayiswashed,andworkerswithknivesgetdownontheirhandsandkneestoscrape(刮，擦)upchewinggumthathasbeendroppedbyvisitors.(Visitorstotheparkarecalled“guests”never“customers”)Everyyear,some800,000plantsarereplacedbecauseDisneyrefusedtoputupsignsaskinghis“guests”nottosteponthem.Allofthishasreducedtheprofits,butitaddsimmeasurablytotheattractionofthepark.UndoubtedlyithelpsexplainwhyanamazingfiftypercentofthepeoplewhoenterDisneyland’sgateshavebeentherebefore.Thepark’sgeneraldesigncontributestothevisitor’spleasure.Thereareplentyofshadetrees,muchgrass,andlotsofcoolwaterinpondsandlakesandrivers—allman-made.Theparkisdividedintofivesections.Inonesection,thevisitorwalksalonganAmericanMainStreetasDisneyrememberedfromhischildhood.Anothersection(Tomorrowland)showstheworldofthefuture.Athird,Adventureland,satisfiestheuniversalloveofexploration.Stillanother,Fantasyland,takesthevisitorintothedreamlikeworldsmadefamousbyDisneyfilms.FinallythereisFrontierland,whichrepresentstheOldwest.Itispossible,inasingleday,tovisitinimaginationeverycontinentandalmosteveryhistoricalperiod.Thereissomethingforeverygroup.MostofwhathasbeensaidaboutDisneylandisalsotrueofWaltDisneyWorld.ThisisasecondhugeamusementparkoutsideofOrlando,Florida,designedtothrilleast-coastvisitorsasDisneylandhasthrilledthoseinthewest.MillionsofchildrenandadultshavevisiteditsMainStreet,MagicKingdom,andotherunforgettableattractions.1、Fromthe1stparagraphwelearnthat.A．DisneylandisratherwastefulinthatitoftenreplacedthedestroyedplantsB．manypeople’svisitingDisneylandagainshowsthatit’sanonprofitableplaceC．DisneylandismainlytherealizationofthevaluesofitsfounderD．Disneylandiswellkeptinordertoearnmaximumprofits2、VisitorstoDisneyland.A．throwrubbishatrandomB．canstepontheplantsC．aremostlyself-centeredD．nevercareaboutitsefforts3、IfyouwanttogetsomeknowledgeofAmericanhistoryfromDisneylandmoreextensively,youmayfirstvisit.A．AmericanMainStreetB．FantasylandC．AdventurelandD．Frontierland4、WaltDisneyWorld.A．isanothernameforDisneylandB．hastwoattractivesectionsC．isasattractiveasDisneylandD．isdesignedforeast-coastvisitorsonly23．（8分）AlibabaopenedChina’sversionofAmazon’scashier-lessstore,“TaoCafe”atitssecondannualTaobaoMakerFestivaltakingplacefrom8—12July,andthenshowedittothepublic.ByscanningaQRcode（二维码）onTaobaoappattheentranceofthestore«consumersaretrackedwithcamerasforfacialrecognition.Aftergoingthroughthecheckoutdoors,customerswillautomaticallymakeapurchasethroughtheirsmartphoneswithoutneedingtoheadtoaregisterandbeabletoleavethestorewithwhattheybuyinhand.Thecompany,puttingitseffortsinArtificialIntelligenceanddatatechnologies,causedsomeripples（波动）amongofflineretailers（零售商）.Butifyouthinkthee-commercegiantplanstogetasliceofthephysical-storepie,thenyoumightgetitwrong:“It’snotaboutAlibabawantingtoopenmorecafes,wearenotintherestaurantbusiness.”it’saboutdigitalizingthefootprintsofthevisitorstoanofflinestore,‘‘saidChrisTung,chiefmarketingofficerofAlibabaGroup.Hesaid,forexample,intheonlineworld,Alibabacanalwayspersonalizeeverywebpagebasedonusersinterestandpreferencethankstobigdata,“Whenyouopenourapp,everymomentisdifferent.”Butontheotherhand,“offlineisbecomingnotsoexcitinganymore”,becausemanyphysicalstoresarealwaysfoundtobeverysimilarwithnovariation.Tungsaidofflineretailerscouldimprovebyadoptingonlinedatacompetencetolinktheidentityofthecustomers»andoptimize（优化）theirin-storeshoppingexperience.Sointhissense,afterphysicalstoreshaveanunderstandingofwhattheircustomersneedonline,thentheycanallocatetheproductsinthephysicalofflinestoreaccordingly.Hefurtherexplainedthepop-upTaoCafeisoneofthewaystopresentthis“newretail”ideaandopensuppeople’sthinkingandcallsformorepartnership.1、Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A．ThebuyingprocessinTaoCafe.B．ThepaymentmethodofTaoCafe.C．ThemeaningoftheTaobaoMakerFestival.D．TheadvantageoftheTaobaoMakerFestival.2、OfflineretailersworriesthatAlibabawill.A．controlthemarketofproductionB．collectconsumers’sdatainshoppingC．competetogainphysicalstores’sharesD．developitstechnologyofArtificialIntelligence3、WhatisprobablyTung’sopiniononcashier-lessstores?A．Theyappeartobelessexciting.B．Theyaretoreplacetheofflinestores.C．Theyhelptoinspiretheupgradesofretail.D．Theyarrangetheirproductsinarandomway.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Cashier-lesspaymentcompeteswithphysicalstores.B．Theapplicationhasbecomeaninstanthit.C．AlibabacelebratesTaobaoMakerFestival.D．TaoCafeistorevolutionizetheofflineretail.24．（8分）IfConfucius(孔子)werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcand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B．HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC．ChineseCultureforWesterners D．OldThinkerwithaBigFuture25．（10分）Anewstudysuggeststhatrecentcollegegraduateshaveagoodchanceoffindingemployment.ThewebsiteCareerBuilderpublishedthesurvey.ThewebsitereportsontheU.S.jobmarket.Itfoundthat67percentofemployersplantohirenewcollegegraduatesthisyear.Theyalsofoundthat27percentofemployerswillbehiringrecentgraduatesforjobsthatpayupto$57,000ayear.CareerBuildersaidtheimprovingeconomyandtheriseinretirementsofolderworkersisraisingtheneedforyoungprofessionals.Thereis,however,aconcernthatyounggraduatesarenotreadyforlifeaftercollege.AnotherCareerBuildersurveyof2,186hiringprofessionalsfoundthattheyworrynewcollegegraduateslackprofessionalexperience.Theyblameuniversitiesforplacingtoomuchattentiononteachingacademicsubjectsthatdonotrelatetorealjobs.Thehiringprofessionalssuggestthatschoolsshouldgivemoresupporttoexperiencegainedthroughinternships(实习).Theyalsosaiduniversitiesarenotpreparingtheirgraduateswellenoughforjobsthatinvolve(涉及)newtechnologies.Thesurveyfoundthatbusiness,computerscienceandengineeringfieldswereseekingnewworkersthemost.Thebiologicalsciences,architectureandeducationfieldsneededfewernewworkers.CareerBuilder’sadvicetoyounggraduateslookingforjobswastofollowcompaniestheylikeorsocialmedia.Thewebsitealsosuggestedstudentswriteblogsabouttheircareerinterests.1、WhatdoesParagraph1mainlytalkabout?A．TheU.SjobmarketB．Thepaymentofrecentgraduates.C．TheresultofanewsurveyD．Thebesttimeinfindingjobs.2、WhyareyounggraduatesingreaterneedontheU.S.jobmarketrecently?A．Employersarefondofrecentgraduates.B．Younggraduatesaskforlesspaythanolderworkers.C．Younggraduatesaremoreenergeticthanolderworkers.D．Economyhaspickedupandmoreemployeeshaveretired.3、Accordingtothesurveyofthehiringprofessionals,whatshoulduniversitiesdotopreparetheirgraduateswellforjobs?A．Improvetheirgraduates’academicgrades.B．Increasetheirgraduates’chancesofinternships.C．Supporttheirgraduates’careerinterests.D．Helpgraduateschoosejobsconnectedwithnewtechnologies.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）DuringthemonthIspentstudyinginEnglandlastsummer,onedaystoodout.Iwasonly16andIwaslooseonthestreetsofLondon.Thefreedomwaswonderful,1forsomeonewhohadlivedinasmalltownallherlife,thecityrepresentedaworldof2.Thiswasnotmyfirst3toLondon.Ayearearlier,Ihadbeentherewithmymother,tryingto4allthemajorsightseeingattractionsinmerelythreedays.Thattripwas5butwonderful,butthistimeIwasgratefultobeabletosimplyenjoythe6andculture.MyfriendandIdiscussedwhereweshouldgo,anddecidedtogo7.ThisledustoCoventGarden,homeofthegiantDocMarten'sstoreandtrendycafes.ThemarketareaisoneofmyfavoriteplacesinLondon.It'sagreatplaceto8:Youcanfindeverythingfromthelatestfashionstosouvenirsthatcan9befoundinEngland.Thestreet10,fromclassicalmusicianstomagicians,werefully11.Manytouristsgatheredto12them.Ididnotlinger（逗留）becauseIwas13justtofeeltheactivityinthestreetratherthanbecomea14ofit.Asthesunset,weheadedtotheRiverThames.Theriveritselfis15specialtolookat;the16oftenappearsmuddy,andnoonewouldliketoswiminit.Buttheviewmakesthevisit17.Fromthere,youcanseeitall:theTowerofLondon,theHouses:ofParliament,St.Paul'sCathedralandtheTateModernMuseum.AsIstoodonthebridgetakinginmy18,Irealizedwhatanincrediblyrichhistorythecityhad.Overthenexthundredyears,thecitymaychangeasolderbuildingswillprobably19biggerstructures,butcertainelementswill20.1、A．althoughB．becauseC．unlessD．while2、A．excitementB．wealthC．developmentD．challenge3、A．accessB．visitC．reactionD．introduction4、A．passB．knowC．coverD．hear5、A．boringB．tiringC．relaxingD．important6、A．foodB．educationC．atmosphereD．economy7、A．cyclingB．eatingC．climbingD．shopping8、A．restB．exploreC．exerciseD．develop9、A．evenB．nearlyC．almostD．only10、A．policeB．judgesC．performersD．dealers11、A．courageousB．appealingC．noisyD．proud12、A．assistB．questionC．watchD．protect13、A．satisfiedB．anxiousC．unwillingD．puzzled14、A．guestB．groupC．partD．tourist15、A．somethingB．nothingC．everythingD．anything16、A．landB．waterC．lakeD．sea17、A．practicalB．worthwhileC．awfulD．disappointing18、A．findingsB．feelingsC．surroundingsD．conditions19、A．catchupwithB．makeuseofC．taketheplaceofD．givewayto20、A．appearB．existC．remainD．burst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）StanLee,whodreamedupSpider-Man,IronMan,theHulkandotherMarvelComics(漫威漫画)superheroesthatbecamehighlysuccessfulatthemovieboxoffice,diedattheageof95,hisdaughtersaidonMonday.“1．(know)asawriterandeditor,hefeltadutytohisfanstokeepcreating,”hisdaughterJ.C．Leesaidina2．(state).“Helovedhislifeandheloved3．hedidforaliving.Hisfamilyandhisfanslovedhim.Hewasirreplaceable.”Leewas4．(wide)creditedwithaddinganewlayerofhumanitytosuperheroes.Hischaracterswerenotmadeofstone.Theyhadloveandmoneyworriesandsufferedterribleshortcomingsorfeelingsofinsecurity.“Ifelt5．wouldbefuntoshowthattheyarehumanaswellassuper,”Leesaidin2010.ManyofMarvelComicsmoviesLeecreatedwereproducedinthefirstdecadesofthe21stcentury,6．(add)uptoover$20billionattheatersworldwide,accordingtoboxofficeanalysts.In2008,Lee7．(award)theNationalMedalofArts,8．highestgovernmentawardforcreative9．(artist).Hisgreatestcontributionwillbenotonlytheco-creationofhischaractersbutthewayhehelpedtobuildtheculturethatcomicshavebecome,10．isaprettysignificantone,”saidRobertThompson,apopcultureexpenatSyracuseUniversity.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。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。Mr.Johnsonlivedinthewoodswithhiswifeandchildren.Heownedafarm,thatlookedalmostabandoned.Luckily,healsohadacowwhichproducedmilkeveryday.Heexchangedthemilkwithotherfood.Thecowwastheironlymeansofsupport.Oneday,thecowwaseatinggrasswhileitbegantorainheavily.Whilemakingeffortstorunaway,shefallsoverthehillanddied.ThentheJohnsonshadtomakethelivingwithoutthecow.Inordertosupporthisfamily,Mr.Johnsonbegantoplantvegetable.Sincetheplantstookawhiletogrowit,hestartedcuttingdowntreestosellthem.Thoughtabouthischildren’sclothes,hestartedgrowingcottontoo.Whenharvestcame,hewasalreadysellingvegetablesandcottonmthemarketwherepeoplemetregular.Nowitoccurredhimthathisfarmhadmuchpotentialandthat