江西省新干县第二中学2025届高三英语第一学期期末学业水平测试试题含解析

江西省新干县第二中学2025届高三英语第一学期期末学业水平测试试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Whydomanystudentssticktoprivatetutoring_____theycouldeasilymastersuchknowledgeatschool?A．unless B．before C．after D．when2．KatewasverysadoverlossofthephotosshehadshotinChina,____thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．ifB．whenC．asD．which3．TheydideverythingintheirpowertosavethebuildingdatingbacktotheQingDynasty,buttheireffortswere.A．inturn B．intimeC．invain D．inneed4．______youaresupposedtodo______youdon'tlikeathingis______it.Don'tcomplain.A．That;what;change B．When;that;tochangeC．What;when;change D．What;that;changing5．Ifoundmycomputerfunctioningmuchbetter,________anewoperatingsystem.A．toinstall B．installingC．havinginstalled D．installed6．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since7．Thegovernmentshoulddevelopsystemtopredictwhenwildfiresoccurandgivewarningsintime.A．previous B．reliable C．reasonable D．responsible8．Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_______witheachother.A．little B．much C．some D．none9．——Davidshouldlietohisbestfriendinordertogetthewell-paidjob!——Itistypicalofhimbecausehe________.A．isfacinghisWaterlooB．isvisuallychallengedC．hascast-ironnervesD．worshipsthegoldencalf10．---May!Howisyourplan?IheardyoustarteditlastSunday.---Oh!Iforit,butIhaven’tdecidedwheretostartit.A．haveprepared B．hadprepared C．havebeenpreparing D．waspreparing11．Inmyopinion,one’sindividualincomedoesnotwhollyreflecttheextent________one’sself-valueandsocialvaluearerealized.A．ofwhich B．withwhichC．onwhich D．towhich12．Wefirmlybelievethat______thenewexaminationsystemcomesintoexistence,completelynewsituationswillarise.A．consideringB．supposedC．providingD．given13．Moresubwaylines______tomaketravellingeasyinBeijinginthecomingyears.A．willbuild B．willbebuiltC．build D．arebuilt14．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama,NirvanainFire,HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles.A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．D．putthecartbeforethehorse15．Thegovernmentplaced_____onthenumbersofforeigncarsthatcouldbeimported.A．limitations B．administrationC．requirements D．restrictions16．Whydoesshealwaysdrivetowork____shecouldeasilytakethetrain?A．unless B．untilC．before D．when17．AfterIleft_______LinchuanNo.2MiddleSchool,Ibegancollegeclassesin_______September2010.A．a;the B．不填;the C．the;the D．不填；不填18．Thepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailures_________you——youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.A．defineB．declineC．qualifyD．simplify19．—ThankGod!Thisschooltermiscomingtoanend!—Yeah,afterallthathardwork,weallaholiday.A．preserve B．observe C．reserve D．deserve20．________hasgreaterpotentialthanflammableicebeingminedfromunderneaththeSouthChinaSeawhenitcomestoaglobalenergyrevolution.A．nothing B．neitherC．noone D．none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）Anewdevicethesizeofacoffeecupcanmakedrinkablewaterfromdryairusingnothingbutsunlight.Withthisdevice,“youcanharvestaglassofwaterinanhour,”saysOmarYaghi,achemistattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.“That’sabouthowmuchwaterapersonneedsadaytosurviveinthedesert.”Althoughthecurrentdeviceisjustaprototype(原型),thetechnologycouldbeadoptedtosupplyfreshwatertothemostremoteregionsoftheglobe,suchastheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica.Similardevicesinpreviousattemptsworkedonlybelow50percentrelativehumidity(湿度).Theycanextractwaterfromtheairevenatlowrelativehumidity.However,theyeithercollectwatertooslowlyorrequirelotsofenergy.However,thenewdevice,usinganewspecialmaterial,pullswaterfromairwithaslowas20percentrelativehumidityandsuccessfullyavoidsbothproblems.DevelopedbyMITengineersfromanexistingmaterial,thespecialmaterial,calledMOF-801,createsanetworkofverysmallpores(气孔)thatcantrapwatervapor.Atroomtemperature,watervaporcollectsinthepores.Astemperaturesrise,thewaterescapesintotheboxdesignedforwatercollection.Whenthedeviceisleftintheshade,thelayerofMOF-801collectswatervaporfromtheair.Whenmovedintodirectsunlight,thelayerheatsupandthewatervaporescapesintoabox,whichcoolsthevapor,makingitintodrinkablewater.Thisentireprocesstakesaroundtwohours.Laboratorytestsofthedeviceharvested2.8litersofwaterperday.Therefore,thedevicecouldbeusedusapersonalwatersourceindryregions,Yaghisays,orthetechonologycouldbeusedtoproduceenoughwaterforawholecommunity.1、ThenewdeviceisinventedtoaccordingtoYaghi.A．providesolarenegyB．makethedeserthospitableC．makewaterfromairD．measurehumidity2、Whathelpsthedeviceavoidtheproblemsofpreviousattempts?A．AnewmaterialcalledMOF-801.B．Largeporeswhichcantrapwater.C．Theboxcoolingwatervapor.D．Thelayerpoweredbythesun.3、Whichistherightorderofhowthedeviceworks?a.Collectvaporfromtheair.b.Thedeviceisleftintheshade.c.Thedeviceismovedinthesunlight.d.Coolthevaporintodrinkablewater.A．a→b→c→dB．b→a→c→dC．c→a→b→dD．a→c→b→d22．（8分）Whileelephantsbornwithouttusks(长牙)arenotunheardof，theynormallyformjust2to6percentofthepopulation.However,thatisnotthecaseatMozambique’sGorongosaNationalPark,whereanastonishing33percentoffemaleelephantsbornafterthecountry’scivilwarendedin1992aretuskless.Whilethatmayappeartobejustacoincidence,JoycePoole,anelephantbehaviorexpert,hasanothertheory.Theresearcherthinkswemaybewitnessingunnaturalevolutionofthespeciesduetotheconstanthuntingofelephantsforvaluableivory.Poolesaysbeforethecountry’s15-year-longcivilwar,the100,000—acreparkwashometoover4,000elephants.However,bythetimetheconflictendedin1992,about90percentofthemhadbeenkilledforivorytohelpfinanceweapons(武器)andmeattofeedthesoldiers.Ofthelessthan200survivors,over50percentofadultfemaleshadnotusks.Therefore,itisnotsurprisingthatthepark’stusklesselephantpopulationhasgrowngreatly.Thisisnotthefirsttimeresearchershaveobservedagreatchangeinthepopulationofelephants.AtZambia’sSouthLuangwaNationalParkandLupandeGameManagementArea，areaswhichwereheavilyhuntedinthe1970sand1980s,35%ofelephants25yearsorolderand13%ofthoseyoungerthan25arenowwithouttusks.A2008studypublishedintheAfricanJournalofEcologyfoundthatthenumberoftusklessfemalesattheRuahaNationalParkinTanzaniawentfrom10.5percentin1969toalmost40percentin1989,largelyduetoillegalhuntingforivory.TherecentbanonivoryinboththeUSandChinashouldhelpgetridof,oratleastreduce,elephanthunting.However,scientistsarenotsurehowlongitwilltakeforelephantswithahigherrateoftusklessfemales,tochangethetrend.1、WhatistheprobablecauseofthephenomenonmentionedinParagraph1?A．Illegalhunting. B．Constantfarming.C．Apurecoincidence. D．Naturalevolution.2、WhydidpeoplekillsomanyelephantsduringthecivilwarinMozambique?A．Togetfundsbysellingivory. B．Todevelopnewweapons.C．Toprovidefoodforlocalpeople. D．Tomakeivoryproducts.3、Whichofthefollowinghadtheearliestrecordontusklesselephants?A．GorongonsaNationalPark. B．SouthLuangwaNationalPark.C．TheRuahaNationalPark. D．LupandeGameManagementArea.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thetrend”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Elephantsfacinggreaterdanger.B．Elephantsgrowingmoreslowly.C．Fewerfemaleelephantsstayingalive.D．Morefemaleelephantsbeingtuskless.23．（8分）Onarecentspringmorning.SusanAlexander,aretiredgovernmentintelligenceanalyst,leftherMarylandhome,climbedintoherVolkswagenPassatanddroveaboutthreemilestopickuptwostrangers.Shebattledrush-hourtrafficontheCapitalBeltwayandGeorgeWashingtonMemorialParkwaybeforedroppingthemoffatReaganNationalAirport.Shedidn'tearnacentforhertrouble,andthatwasthepoint.AlexanderisamemberoftheSilverSpringTimeBank-oneofmorethan100suchexchangesaroundtheworldtryingtobuildcommunitybyexchangingtimecreditsforservicesinsteadofdollarsandcents.“Ihavetime,”shesaid.“Ilikegivingthegiftoftimetootherpeople.“InAlexander'scase,passengersMaryandAlLiepoldweregratefulfortheride,butitwasn'tcharity.Mary,aretiredwriterandeditorfornonprofitorganizations,usedtimecreditsshebankedforeditingworkandbaking.Seniorcitizenswhodon'tdrive,theLiepoldscashedintheircreditstocatchaflighttoMontrealforafive-dayvacation.Withoutmoneychanginghandsorshiftingbetweenvirtualaccounts,theairportdrop-offwasmorelikeacoffeepartythanataxiride.Driverandpassengerschattedaboutprojectsthey'vecompletedforthetimebank,andnooneraisedaneyebrowwhenMarysaidshelikes“toavoidtheconventionaleconomy.““Thebeautyofthisisthatyoumakefriends,”MaryLiepoldsaid.“Youdon'tjustgetservices.”TheSilverSpringTimeBankformedin2015andhasabout300members,saidco-founderMaryMurphy.Lastyear,shesaid,l,000hourswereexchangedforbasichomerepairs,dogwalking,cookingandtailoring,amongotherservices,withouttheexchangeofmoney.“Yougettosavethatmoneythatyouwouldhavespent,”shesaid.“Yougettomeetsomebodyelseinyourcommunityandgettoknowthatperson.That'sabonusthat'spartofanexchange.“AdealperformedpartlytomakefriendswouldseemtogoagainstclassicaleconomicsandoneofBenjaminFranklin'smostmemorablesayings:”Timeismoney.“Tothoseattheforefrontofmodemtime-banking,thatistheappeal.1、What'sthemainpurposeoftheSilverSpringTimeBank?A．Tobetterservethelocaleconomy.B．Tohelppeoplegettoknowmorefriends.C．Toprovidetheelderlywithtimelyfinancialhelp.D．Tobuildcommunitybyexchangingtimecreditsforservices.2、HowdidtheLiepoldspayfortheirride?A．Incash. B．Bycreditcard.C．Bycheque. D．Withtimecredits.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Makingfriends. B．Classicaleconomics.C．Modemtime-banking. D．Franklin'sfamoussaying.4、Whatisthesuitabletitleforthetext?A．Timeismoney B．Themorefriends,thebetterC．Givingthegiftoftime D．Swappingtimecreditsforservices24．（8分）You’resoyoungrightnow,butIhopethisletterwillbehelpfultoyouonedaywhenyou’reolder.Ifeelitismyresponsibility,asamotheroftwolittlegirls,toleadyoudownapaththatisrelativelyhealthywhenitcomestobeautyandself-image.Inalotofwomen’seyes,I’veprobablyalreadyfailedinthisaspectduetoalotofpinkBarbiedollsinVera’sroomrightnow.ButIwillsaythisaboutBarbiedolls:IplayedwithBarbiedollsformanyyearswhenIwasgrowingupandhereIhaveahealthybodyandapositiveimage.Ihaveamaster’sdegree,asuccessfulcareerandapublishedbook.IfBarbiedollswerereallysodamagingtomyfemininity(女人气质)andself-image,IhighlydoubtwhetherIcouldlistalloftheseachievements.It’shardforwomennottoworryaboutourweightortowishwecouldaffordmorestylishclothes.It’shardnottowantsomeoneelse’shairoreyelashes.Wewomengoroundandroundincircles,holdinghandsandtryingtobeoneanothersometimes.ThethingI’lltellyouisthis:noteventheprettiestofusfeelsettled.Thegirlyouthinklooksthemostperfectinalltheworldisprobablythegirlwhowantstochangeherselfmorethananyoneelse.Don’tletthatmessagecarryanyweightwithinyourselves.Youarenotworthless.Youaresofullofloveandlightandyoushouldletitshinethroughyoureverysecond.Ifsomeonepushesyoudownforstandingtallthenjustpushyourselfbackupandstandeventaller,andknowthatthereasonwhytheypushedyoudowninthefirstplaceisjustthatthey’rescared.IwanttotellyouthatIhaveneverinmylifefeltmorebeautifulthanwhenIhavestoodmytallest.1、WhatdoestheauthorthinkaboutBarbiedolls?A．Theydidnoharmtoherimage. B．Theyenablehertoachievealot.C．Theypreventedherdevelopment. D．Theycontributedtoherpromotion.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?A．It’swomen’snaturetobeenvious. B．It’seasytoreadwomen’sthoughts.C．Womenliketobeclosetoeachother. D．Womentendtopursueaperfectappearance.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestherdaughtersdo?A．Trytobethemostbeautiful. B．Standtallwithloveandtoughness.C．Comparethemselveswithotherstoimprove. D．Pushothersdownonthewaytobethetallest.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingtheletter?A．Totellherdaughterswhatrealbeautyis. B．Towarnherdaughtersofthetroubleinlife.C．Tosharewithherdaughtersallherexperience. D．Topersuadeherdaughterstofollowherexample.25．（10分）Kyleismybigbrother.Foreighteenyears,IfeltthatKylewasmyenemy.Infact,Ifounditridiculousthatpeoplethoughtolderbrotherslookedoutfortheirsisters,protectedthemandfoughtofftheirsisters，bullies.Huh?Mybrotherwasthebully(恃强凌弱者).Whenwewerelittle,hisfightswithotherscausedmyonlyblackeye,cutsinmylipsandevenanosebleedortwo.IoftenwishedIwereanonlychild!Timeflew.Weendedupattendingcollegestwothousandmilesapart,yet,strangely,that’swhenwebegancommunicating.Throughe-mail,wekeptinconstanttouch.MostlyIcomplainedaboutserioushomesickness,impossibleroommates,difficultclasses,and…dating.IfeltIlostmyself.Ataparticularlylowtime,IcriedtoKyleaboutmyinjuredconfidence,mybrokenheart,andtheparticularjerk(蠢人)whobrokeit.Andthat’swhenthepackagearrived.“What’sthis?”IthoughtasItoreintoit.Theboxrevealedasweatshirt.“PhiDeltaTheta?That’sKyle’sfrat(兄弟会).”Kylewasthepresidentofthefrathouse.Whywouldhesendthis?Iputitasideanddugdeeper.Apileofletters.Andtheywerealladdressedtome.Iopenedtheoneontop.“Katrina,”itsaid,“yourbrothershowedmeyourpictureandIthinkyou’reawesomeandbeautiful.”Irolledmyeyes.“Yeah,sure.”Iopenedanotherletter.Andanother.Eighteeninall.Eachonewasfromadifferentguy.Theycomplimented(恭维)me.Theyinvitedmeondates.AndtheytriedtoconvincemetomakeatripouttoKnoxCollegeandmeetthem.Ilovedit.Ididn’tcareaboutthemotive.Andmostly,Ilovedtheideathatmybigbrotherhadpulleditoff.Ipickedupthephone.“Kyle,theboxcameandIcan’tbelievewhatyoudid.”ButKylewasn’tacceptingcompliments.“Oh,”hesaid,“Iwasjusttiredofreadingyourcomplaints”.Bigbrothers,Idecided,reallydidprotecttheirsisters.AndminefoughtoffthebiggestbullyI’devermet.NowIreturntomytrueself,fullofconfidence.1、WhydidtheauthorusetocallKyleherenemy?A．Hehadmanyfightswithher.B．Hecouldn’tfightoffherbullies.C．Hebulliedherfromtimetotime.D．Hisfightscausedhertosufferalot.2、Whydidthefratguyswritetotheauthor?A．Theyhadmercyonher.B．Theytriedtocheerherup.C．Theywerestruckbyherbeauty.D．Theywantedtocomplimenther.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphreferto?A．Myself-doubt.B．Myhomesickness.C．Theparticularjerk.D．Thechallengingclasses.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toshareherchildhoodexperience.B．Tocomplainaboutherbiggestbully.C．Toshowherbrother’sprotectionforher.D．Tointroduceheradjustmenttocollegelife.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）OneMondaymorning,newsgot1intheschoolyardaboutafireovertheweekend.SoonMr.Smith,myteacher,cametoexplainthattheArtclasswouldbe2duetothefire.HealsowarnedusnottoapproachtheArtRoombecauseitcouldbedangerious.Duringthemorningbreak,KirnandIdecidedtotakea3Afirsthandobservationwouldmakeusheroesatlunch.Attheappointedtime,KirnandI4theArtRoom,ignoringtheconsequenceIwouldface5Igotcaught.Westoodontiptoeslookinghard6thedoorwindow,tryinginvaintosee7wasforbidden.Suddenlyafirm8onourshouldersstoppedus.Turingaround,Ifoundateacherstaringangrilyatus.Inthosesecondsmillionsof9flashedthroughmymind.Myfatherwouldbeatmehard.10thanthat,mymommightbesomadthatshemightnotstophim.Myspirits11evenlowerwhilerealizinghow12Mr.Smithwouldbe.WhenKirnandIwereledbacktoourclassroom,Icouldfound13tohideandwantedtomeltintothe14However,MrSmithhadadifferent15toteach.Slowly,hebentdowntolookmeintheeyes,andIwasmetwithalookofconcern16anger.Hespokesoftlyasheexplainedwhyhewas17inmydecisiontogowhereImayhavegothurt.Hecaredmoreaboutmy18thanthefactthatI’dbrokenarule.Myheartwas19withregret,andIdiscoveredthathestilllovedmeevenafterIdisappointedhim.Therestoftheday,hedidn’tevenmentionitinclasspublicly,nordidhetellmyparents.ForthefirsttimeIfeltthe20ofbeinggivenanunexpectedsecondchance.1、A．over B．out C．around D．across2、A．cancelled B．examined C．confirmed D．suggested3、A．test B．risk C．check D．chance4、A．searched B．appeared C．entered D．reached5、A．if B．unless C．as D．until6、A．over B．within C．through D．across7、A．what B．how C．why D．which8、A．word B．hold C．cry D．order9、A．excuses B．feelings C．solutions D．thoughts10、A．Easier B．Less C．More D．Worse11、A．changed B．lifted C．sank D．lost12、A．strange B．angry C．kind D．sad13、A．somewhere B．anywhere C．nowhere D．everywhere14、A．fire B．laugh C．table D．floor15、A．course B．lesson C．knowledge D．ability16、A．ratherthan B．morethan C．otherthan D．lessthan17、A．embarrassed B．excited C．disappointed D．moved18、A．grade B．honesty C．interest D．safety19、A．full B．heavy C．relaxed D．empty20、A．power B．strength C．purpose D．secret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）FireworksmayseemlikeaveryAmericantradition,1．(especial)onthe4thofJuly.ButfireworksgobackmanyyearsbeforethefirstAmericanIndependenceDaycelebration,whichtookplacein1777,inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.The2．(early)Fireworkscandatebacktoaround2,000yearsagoinChina.Peoplethen3．(say)tohaveroastedbamboostalks(茎).Thestalksturnedblackandmadesounds.Theairinsidethehollow(空的)stalkswouldexplode.BaozhuisaMandarinChineseword4．firecracker.Itmeans“explodingbamboo.”YearslaterChinesechemiststookfireworksastepfurther.This5．(happen)sometimebetween600and900AD.Peoplefilledbamboowithgunpowder.Theythrewitintoafire.Steeldustorironshavingswereadded6．(make)themsparkle(冒火花).InChina,thesefirecrackerswereoftenusedin7．(tradition)celebrations.Inthe13thcentury,fireworksspreadtoEurope.Inthecenturiesthatfollowed,8．(European)startedmovingtoNorthAmerica.SoitwasnosurprisethatwhenJuly4thbegantobecelebratedasAmerica’sIndependenceDay，fireworks9．wereinventedbyChinesepeoplewitnessed10．greatmomentaspartoftheplan.Today,fireworksareanestablishedJuly4thtradition.WillyouseeafireworksdisplaythisIndependenceDay?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。Travelledabroad,youshouldfollowthecustomsofthecountrywhereyouarevisiting、Whenyouinvited,itisgoodmannerstorefuseoracceptaninvitation,eitherbywritingorbytelephoning、Ifyougotothepatty,itpolitetoarriveontime、Itisgoodmannerstoshakehandwithyourhost、Youcan