2025届浙江省杭州市江南实验学校高三英语第一学期期末预测试题含解析

2025届浙江省杭州市江南实验学校高三英语第一学期期末预测试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．HestartedschoolthesamedayasIdidand________toitlikeaducktowater.A．appealed B．tookC．catered D．saw2．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken3．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．acatch-22B．aHerculeantaskC．asacredcowD．aMickeyMousecourse4．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When5．Theweatherturnedouttobefine.I_____________thetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.A．shouldhavetaken B．musthavetakenC．couldn'thavetaken D．needn'thavetaken6．---Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.---Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for7．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee8．Theteachercameintotheclassroom_______byhisstudents.A．following B．tobefollowing C．followed D．havingfollowed.9．______studentsshouldbegivenmorefreetimeissuggestedbymanyexpertsandwelcomedbykidsinschool．A．WhatB．WhyC．WhetherD．That10．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor11．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which12．_______childwillfindhisownpersonalroadtosuccess.A．EachB．TheotherC．EitherD．Another13．Itcameasagreat________totheparentsthattheirsonfinallycamebacksafeandsound.A．relief B．senseC．relaxion D．favor14．—WhendidyoureturnlastFriday?—Itwasnotuntilmidnight______itwasraininghard.A．when B．whichC．that D．before15．—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit16．___________theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.A．ToreduceB．ReducedC．ReducingD．Havingreduced17．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect18．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that19．U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinChina’seconomiccenterShanghaionSundaynight,November15th2009,______astatevisittoChina.A．starting B．started C．tostart D．havingstarted20．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy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）LawrenceFerlinghetti,thepoet,publisher,painter,socialactivistandbookstoreowner,hasbeenSanFrancisco’shonoredpoet.Heturns100thismonth,andthecityismakingpreparationstocelebratehiminstyle.ReadingsandperformancesandanopenhousewilltakeplaceatCityLights,thesacredbookstoreheco-foundedin1953.OnMarch24,1919,LawrenceFerlinghettiwasborninYonkers,NewYork.AfterspendinghisearlychildhoodinFrance,hereceivedhisBAfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina,anMAfromColumbiaUniversity,andaPhDfromtheSorbonne.Heistheauthorofmorethanthirtybooksofpoetry,includingPoetryasInsurgentArt;AConeyIslandoftheMind.Hehastranslatedtheworksofanumberofpoets,includingNicanorParra,JacquesPrevert,andPierPaoloPasolini.Inadditiontopoetry,heisalsotheauthorofmorethaneightplaysandthreenovels,includingLittleBoy:ANovel,LoveintheDaysofRageandHer.In1953,FerlinghettiandPeterMartinopenedtheCityLightsbookstoreinSanFrancisco,California.ItbecameanervecenterfortheBeatsandotherwriters.AllenGinsberg,JackKerouacandotherwritersfromthaterawereEasternerswhodroppedintoSanFranciscoforaspell.In2001itwasmadeanofficialhistoriclandmark.NowCityLightsisalmostcertainlythebestbookstoreintheUnitedStates.It’sfilledwithseriousworldliteratureofallkinds.IfCityLightsisaSanFranciscoinstitution,Ferlinghettihimselfisasmuchofone.Hehasloomedoverthecity’sliterarylife.Asapoet,he’sneverbeenacriticalfavorite.Buthisflexibleandplain-spokenandoftenpowerfulwork—hehaspublishedmorethan50volumes—hasfoundawideaudience.Hiscollection“AConeyIslandoftheMind”hassoldmorethan1millioncopies,makingitoneofthebest-sellingAmericanpoetrybookseverpublished.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutFerlinghettifromParagraph2?A．Hehadahappychildhood.B．Hereceivednormaleducation.C．Hehadagiftforwritingnovels.D．Hehadwrittenlotsofpoetry.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesFerlinghettiaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Flexible. B．Optimistic. C．Outspoken. D．Productive.3、WhyisCityLightsfamous?A．Becauseitisanervecenterfortheyouth.B．Becauseitscollectionshavealonghistory.C．Becauseitisanofficialhistoriclandmark.D．Becauseithasmanymodernworldliterature.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tospeakhighlyofagreatpoet.B．TointroducesomeEnglishpoetry.C．TopromotevaluesofCityLights.D．TocelebratethebirthdayofFerlinghetti.22．（8分）Myhouseismadeoutofwood,glassandstone.Itisalsomadeoutofsoftware.Ifyoucometovisit,you’llprobablybesurprisedwhenyoucomein.SomeonewillgiveyouanelectronicPIN(个人身份号码)towear.ThisPINtellsthehousewhoandwhereyouare.Thehouseusesthisinformationtogiveyouwhatyouneed.Whenit’sdarkoutside,thePINturnsonthelightsnearestyou,andthenturnsthemoffasyouwalkawayfromthem.Musicmoveswithyoutoo.Ifthehouseknowsyourfavoritemusic,itplaysit.Themusicseemstobeeverywhere,butinfactotherpeopleinthehouseheardifferentmusicornomusic.Ifyougetatelephonecall,onlythenearesttelephonerings.Ofcourse,youarealsoabletotellthehouseifyouwantsomething.Thereisahomecontrolconsole(控制台),asmallmachinethatturnsthingsonandoffaroundyou.ThePINandtheconsolearenewideas,buttheyareinfactlikemanythingswehavetoday.Ifyouwanttogotoamovie,youneedaticket.IfIgiveyoumycarkeys,youcanusemycar.Thecarworksforyoubecauseyouhavethekeys.MyhouseworksforyoubecauseyouwearthePINorholdtheconsole.Ibelievethattenyearsfromnow，mostnewhomeswillhavethesystemsthatI’veputinmyhouse.ThesystemswillprobablybeevenbiggerandbetterthantheonesI’veputintoday.Iliketotrynewideas.Iknowthatsomeofmyideaswillworkbetterthanothers.ButIhopethatonedayIwillstopthinkingofthesesystemsasnew,andaskmyselfinstead,“HowwillIlivewithoutthem?”1、Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A．Howtodevelopanewsystem.B．ThefunctionofthePIN.C．Ahomeforthefuture.D．Easylifeinthefuture.2、What'sthepurposewhenthewriterwrotethefourthparagraph?A．Toletreadersknowwhyhisideasarenew.B．Toletreadersknowhowspecialhishouseis.C．ToexplaintheimportanceofthePINandtheconsole.D．ToexplainmoreeasilywhatthefunctionsofthePINandtheconsoleare.3、Thewriter’snewhouseisdifferentfromordinaryonesmainlybecause.A．ithasbeencontrolledbycomputersB．youcanmakeatelephonecallanywhereC．ithasyourfavoritemusicfollowingyouD．thewriterisabletochangehisnewideaintopractice4、Whatisthewritermostlikelytobeaccordingtothepassage?A．AnITexpert. B．Afamousdoctor.C．Anidealist. D．Anexperiencedteacher.23．（8分）LagoonBar,IcelandBlueLagooninIcelandistrulytheplacewhereyoucangetridofalltroubles.Herethewarmthofhotspringsgetsyouclosetonature.Awonderfulbarisopenedamongthehotsprings.Whileyou’resittinginthehotwater,waitressesbringyouarangeofcocktails.Whattoorder:cocktail“BlueLagoon”andwhitewine.BaobabTreeBarWineCellar,SouthAfricaInthehollow(洞)ofahuge6,000-year-oldbaobabtreeyoucannotonlydrinkacocktail,butalsorestfromtheheatofLimpopoProvince.OncethissafeheavenwasknownonlytotheBushmen,butnowthisancienttreeisthetouristdestinationforallkindsoftourists.Whattoorder:anythinginaglass.TheBirdsvilleHotelandPub,AustraliaAttheedgeoftheSimpsonDesert,amongthesanddunes(沙丘),whicharethefavoritespotforthemice,thereisahotelandapub.Thewallsofthisbararedecoratedwitholdhatsandpostersofbeer,theoldestofwhichdatesfrom1884.Mostvisitorsofthisbuildingaretheamateursofracing.TheycometothisvillagefortheSeptembercompetition.However,thepubisnotemptyalsoonothermonths:theairstrip(飞机跑道)islocatednearby,sothosewhogetofftheplanearegoingtohaveaglassortwoofbeerfirst.Whattoorder:apintofbeer.Floyd’sPelicanBar,JamaicaItappearsthatthesehugepalmleavesandtrunksfellintotheoceanlongtimeago.Theyfloatedonthewavesandthenpiledupyearbyyear,stickingoutoftheocean.That’sprobablyhowthePelicanBar,locatedaboutamilefromthesouthwestcoastofJamaica,isbuilton.Someofitsvisitorshavenoroomtobefittedinsidethebar,andtheyjustdrinkstandinginwaist-deepwater.Whattoorder:cocktail“PelicanPerfection”.1、WhatcanavisitororderinLagoonBar?A．Redwine.B．Anything.C．Beer.D．Whitewine.2、WhatcanweinferabouttheBirdsvilleHotelandPub?A．Itwasopenedin1884.B．Itisthefavoritespotforthemice.C．ItisbusyinSeptembereveryyear.D．ItislocatedinthecenteroftheSimpsonDesert.3、WhatisFloyd’sPelicanBarbuilton?A．Oldhats.B．Sanddunes.C．Anancientbaobabtree.D．Palmleavesandtrunks.24．（8分）UnexpectedMeetingTheelephantslefttheshade,crossedanopenpieceofgrassbetweenbushes,andcametowardsthemud-poolwheremytruckwasparked.Onebyonetheyarrivedontheshore,but,justastheyseemedtobeabouttobatheintheinvitingmuddyliquid,theybecameawareofthesilenttruckwithitssmellofman.Theleadingelephantmerelyspreadherearsandcautiouslybackedaway,takingtheyoungelephantswithher.Asmallermotherelephantcontinuedtostandnexttothepool,however,swingingherlongtrunkandswayingherheadfromsidetoside,alwayskeepinganeyeonthetruck.Thebabyelephantbehindherhelduphishead,wavinghistrucktosamplethesuspicioussmellinthewind.Themotherelephantseemedtobeuncertainaboutwhethertocomeonandinvestigatethetruckortobackawaywiththeothers.Finallyshemadeuphermindandslowlyadvancedonthetruck.Herearswerehalfout,andhertrunkmovedinquiringlytowardsthevehicleandthenbackunderherstomachinaswing.Iwasamazedbythiscloseapproach.NeverbeforehadIbeenabletoseethehairinessaroundthejaw,norsmellthewarmscentofelephantwhichnowreachedmeinconcentratedwaves.Themotherelephant’sstepswereslowbutdetermined,andbroughthertowithinacoupleofmetresofme.Shegavetheimpressionofbeingintenselycuriousaboutthismetalobjectwhichhadappearedinherworldandbehavedasifitwereitselfananimals.Iwonderedhowfarshewouldacceptthesituationand,ifafterallthecenturiesofmenkillingelephants,shewouldeverallowmetoapproachheronfoot.Tobeabletomovefreelyamongtheelephantswithouttheirmindingwasanexcitingthought,butIcertainlydidnotexpectitwouldeverbepossible.1、Ithadbeentheelephants’intentionto.A．avoidthemudB．swiminthepoolC．feedonthegrassD．lieinthesunshine2、Thepresenceoftheauthorandhisvehicle.A．wasnotnoticedbythenearbyelephantsB．madetheleadingelephantsuspiciousC．madetheadultelephantscuriousD．frightenedalltheelephantsaway3、Whilehewatchedthemotherelephantapproaching,theauthor.A．foundthesmellveryunpleasantB．wasimpressedbytheelephant’ssizeC．sawdetailshehadnotnoticedbeforeD．wasworriedthattheelephantsweretooclose4、Theauthordidnotexpecthewouldeverbeableto.A．shoottheelephantsB．touchtheelephantsC．drivehistruckclosetotheelephantsD．walkaboutfreelyneartheelephants25．（10分）BigmessagingappsabroadWhileWeChatisChina'sbiggestmobilemessagingapp,therearemanyequivalentappsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures.WhatsApp(US)Users:morethan300millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryFeatures:Textchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharingWithmorethan300millionactiveusers,WhatsAppisoneofWeChat'sbiggestcompetitors.Developedbytwoex-Yahooemployeesin2009,WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontextchat,butonAug.6italsostartedpush-to-talkservice.It'snotedforitsaccessibility,easeofuseandtheabsenceofadverts.Theserviceisfreeforthefirstyear,afterwhich$0.99(6.06yuan)ischargedforaone-yearsubscription.KakaoTalk(SouthKorea)Users:morethan100millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandBada(anoperatingsystemdevelopedbySamsung)Features:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,groupcalls,filesharingWithmorethan100millionusersinmorethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti-platformtextingapplicbtionthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesforfree.WithKakaoTalk,userscanmessageeachotherone-on-oneoringroupchatswithunlimitednumbersoffriends.Youcanalsochoosefrommorethan250animatedemoticonsandsharethemwithfriends.Line(Japan)Users:morethan200millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPCFeatures:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing,gaming,stickersLinetopsthelistofthemostdownloadedfreeappsin52countries.Apartfromtextandvoicemessaging,Lineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickersandemoticonstobuyfromitsownshop.Inthefirstquarterof2013alone,itmade$17millionjustfromstickers.ThepopularappalsoallowsfriendstobattleeachotherintheLINEGame.1、Comparedwiththeothertwoapps,whichofthefollowingfeaturesmakesLinestandout?A．Groupmobilegames.B．Freeemoticons.C．Freedownloadoftheapp.D．Textandgroupchat.2、WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．UserscanalwayssendandreceivemessagesforfreewithWhatsApp.B．Userscansharefileswithanyofthethreeapps.C．KakaoTalkfreesusersfromunwantedadvertisjments.D．Lineranksfirstinthelistofthemostdownloadedappsin52countries.3、Inwhichpartofthenewspapermaythisarticlebefound?A．Advertisement.B．EconomyandFinance.C．Entertainment.D．ScienceandTechnology.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）Lastyear,Imetwithamajoraccident.Thisaccidenttotallychangedthe1Iusedtolookatthingsinmylife.Likeeveryday,itwastimeformyofficeforwhichIusedtogo2atwowheelervehicle.AndthatdayIwasnotinthe3towearthehelmet.It’svery4torideatwowheelerinIndiaand5mostoftheIndiansareignorantaboutiswearingahelmet.Anditwasa6formetootowearahelmeteverysingleday.SoIwasridingthevehicleatanaveragespeedof30-40mphwhenIthoughttogo7ofascooter（小型摩托车）beingslowlyridden(ontheleftendofthelane)byamiddle-agedmaninparallel.Theonly8herewasthewrongtiming.Themanwithoutanyhintorevenlookingatthebacktocheckifanyvehiclewasapproaching,9withhishandandimmediatelytookarightturntocrossthestreet.Unfortunately,justasecondortwobeforethisIhad10myvehicletoovertaketheman.3secondsafter,Iknewourvehicleswouldbangaswewereina11distance.Intheverynextmoment,wealongwithour12skiddedforsomedistance.Igothitontheroaddirectlyonmyback.Itwasaterriblejerkandthe13developedpaingavemeaserioussickeningfeeling.ButforthatmomentIcouldonlythinkabouttwothings.“WhatwouldhavehappenedifIhadn’twornahelmettoday?”“Was14personalright”?Thankfully,themanwasallnight15hetoowaswearingthehelmet.Thatsplitsecond16ofwearingthehelmetchangedmyentirelife,andturnedthis17accidentintoaminorone.IreallythankmyselfforthedecisionI18thatday.Afterthisincident,I19myselfIwillalwayswearahelmetinanycondition.Thisideamaynotseemimportanttomanyofus,butitsavedmylifeandthebiggestofall,itmademerealizehowimportantsmallactscan20tobe!1、A．ideaB．mindC．wayD．point2、A．onB．inC．byD．at3、A．caseB．conditionC．hopeD．mood4、A．difficultB．commonC．fortunateD．dangerous5、A．whatB．whichC．thatD．whether6、A．habitB．regretC．painD．goal7、A．forwardB．roundC．downD．ahead8、A．concernB．problemC．burdenD．matter9、A．shookB．indicatedC．respondedD．hesitated10、A．spedupB．caughtupC．takenD．declared11、A．longB．largeC．closeD．straight12、A．bodiesB．friendsC．helmetsD．vehicles13、A．suddenlyB．generallyC．frequentlyD．lately14、A．anotherB．theotherC．otherD．theothers15、A．thoughB．ifC．whenD．as16、A．decisionB．demandC．targetD．solution17、A．ridiculousB．strangeC．majorD．vital18、A．analysedB．foundC．madeD．put19、A．promisedB．informedC．forgaveD．doubted20、A．figureoutB．standoutC．carryoutD．turnout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）ItiswellknownthattheChinesehavegreatrespectfortheirelders,andhereisanoccasiontoshowit—theChongyangFestival.Itfalls1．theninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth.InChinese,nine2．(regard)asthenumberof“yang”.Theninthdayoftheninthmonthisthedaythathastwo“yang”numbers,and“chong”inChinesemeansdouble,whichis3．thename“Chongyang”cameintobeing.ThefestivalcandatebacktotheWarringStatesPeriod.However,itwasnot4．(formal)setasafestivaluntiltheTangDynasty.In1989,theChinesegovernment5．(declare)theninthdayoftheninthlunarmonthtobeSeniors’Day—adaytorespect6．elderlyandtoletthemenjoy7．(they).Traditionally,peopleclimbmountains,drinkchrysanthemum(菊花)wine,andeatdouble-ninthcakes.SincecakeinChineseispronounced“gao”meaning“high”,peopleconsiderclimbingahighmountaintobethesameaseatingcakeinthehopeof8．(promote)tohighpositions.Andpeopleoftenthinkthatchrysanthemumwinecangetridofallkindsofdiseasesand9．(disaster).Todaymanyactivitiesareheld10．(show)respectfortheseniorslikeorganizingatripforthem,sendingthemgiftsandmoreonthedayofthefestival.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。Oneday,Iwascookinginthekitchenwhilethetelephonerang.Iwenttoansweritimmediately.Shewasmyclosefriend,Lisa.Whenweweretalkingonphone,thefirealarmsounds.Iranbacktothekitchenonlytofindtheroomfullofsmokeandthebeefbadburnt.Iquicklyturnedoffthegas,openingallthewindows,andthenwentoutofthehouse.Inmysurprise,thetwofireengineswereoutsidemyhouse.Iwasquiteworrying.Itoldthefirementhatitwasmycarelesscookingwhichcausedtheheavysmoke.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校学生会(TheStudents'Union)决定于9月5日下午在学校操场举办一次图书义卖活动(c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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、A4、B5、D6、A7、A8、C9、D10、B11、C12、A13、A14、A15、A16、A17、D18、B19、A20、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、B2、D3、C4、A22、1、C2、D3、A4、A23、1、D2、C3、D24、1、B2、B3、C4、D25、Whenit'sfiveo'clock,peopleleavetheiroffice.Thelengthoftheworkday,formanyworkers,isdefinedbytime.Theyleavewhentheclocktellsthemthey'redone.Thesedays,thetimeiseverywhere:notjustonclocksorwatches,butoncell-phonesandcomputers.Thatmaybeabadthing,particularlyatwork.Newresearchshowsonthatclock-basedworkscheduleshindermoraleandcreativity.Clock-timersorganizetheirdaybyblocksofminutesandhours.Forexample:ameetingfrom9a.m.to10a.m.,researchfrom10a.m.tonoon,etc.Ontheotherhand,task-timershavealistofthingstheywanttoaccomplish.Theyworkdownthelist,eachtaskstartswhentheprevioustaskiscompleted.Itissaidthatallofusemployamixofboththesetypesofplanning.What,then,aretheeffectsofthinkingabouttimeinthesedifferentways?Doesonemakeusmoreproductive?Betteratthetasksathand?Happier?InexperimentsconductedbyTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellier,theyhadparticipintsorganizedifferentactivities-fromprojectplanning,holidayshopping,toyoga-bytimeorto-dolisttomeasurehowtheyperformedunder"clocktime"vs"tasktime".Theyfoundclocktimerstobemoreefficientbutlesshappybecausetheyfeltlittlecontrolovertheirlives.Tasktimersarehappierandmorecreative,butlessproductive.Theytendtoenjoythemomentwhensomethinggoodishappening,andseizeopportunitiesthatcomeup.Theresearchersarguethattask-basedorganizingtendstobeunde