梅州市重点中学2025届高三英语第一学期期末考试试题含解析

梅州市重点中学2025届高三英语第一学期期末考试试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．aresaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved2．Hefinishedwritinghisfirstnovellastyear,andweallthinkthatis______hiscareerreallytookoff.A．where B．whenC．how D．why3．－I_______inthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.－Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.A．willsit B．havesatC．amsitting D．havebeenstting4．Thewhyheisabsenttodayishehasgotabadheadache.A．reason;that B．reason;becauseC．cause;that D．cause;because5．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful6．Lastweek,onlytwopeoplecametolookatthehouse,________wantedtobuyit.A．noneofthem B．bothofthem C．noneofwhom D．neitherofwhom7．—Ithinkthepaperistakingyoualongtimetowrite.—I______onitforalmostamonthnow.A．workedB．wasworkingC．amworkingD．havebeenworking8．Who______thefightagainsttheH1N1flu______itnotbeenfortheChinesescientists’greatefforts?A．couldhavewon;had B．wouldwin;had C．wouldhavewon;has D．couldwin;has9．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．allowance10．______almostonehundredjin,thestonewasmovedbyhimalone.A．Weighed B．Weighing C．Itweighed D．Toweigh11．Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeing_______blindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeinhislife.A．hasbeenstricken B．werestrickenC．hadbeen D．wouldbe12．Pleasedon’tmakesoloudnoise．ThenewsofthevolcaniceruptioninIndonesia____andIwanttolisten．A．isbroadcast B．isbeingbroadcastC．hasbeenbroadcast D．hadbeenbroadcast13．Nothavingworkedouttheprogram,________leavetheoffice.A．sohewasforbiddentoB．andhedidn’twanttoC．hislittlesoncouldn’tmakehimD．becouldn’tfreehimselfto14．The19thPartyCongressdrewupablueprintforChina’sdevelopmentinthenextthreedecadesandmore.thisblueprintintoreality,wemustbedown-to-earthinourapproach,takeonestepatatimeaswemoveforwardanddeliversolidoutcomes.A．TurningB．TurnedC．TurnD．Toturn15．---Thefreegiftdoesn’tlookgood.---_____,madam,butifyouwantgoodquality,youhavetopayforit.A．Nodoubt B．NooffenceC．Noproblem D．Noway16．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．allvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles17．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something18．Youshouldsetagoalandsee________youcanachieveitinthecomingexam.A．which B．whatC．whether D．when19．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken20．—Dad,youshouldhavetakenmetothefootballmatchthismorning.—Ihadintendedto,butIcouldn’tspareanytime,I_____areport.A．hadwrittenB．wroteC．waswritingD．wouldwrite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）Toerrishuman.Societyissufferingfromaninabilitytoacknowledgeasmuch.Forindividuals,errorsarepainful.Thetrick,then,istoerrwell:torecognizemistakesandlearnfromthem.Worryingly,humanitymaybegettingworseatadmittingitsmistakes.Fewenjoythefeelingofbeingcaughtoutinanerror.Butrealtroublestartswhenthedesiretoavoidapunishmentleadstoarefusaltodealwithcontraryevidence.Economistsoftenassumethatpeoplearesensible.Whenfacedwithanewfact,thesepeopleshouldupdatetheirviewoftheworldtotakebetterdecisionsinfuture.Yetyearsofeconomicresearchconfirmsthatpeoplefrequentlydisregardinformationthatconflictswiththeirviewoftheworld.Whyshouldthatbe?LastyearRolandBenabou,ofPrinceton,presentedaframeworkforthinkingabouttheproblem.Inmanyways,beliefsarelikeothereconomicgoods.Peoplespendtimeandresourcesbuildingthem,andgetvaluefromthem:somebeliefsmakeownersfeelgoodandshowtheirpublicidentity;otherbeliefsprovidevaluebyshapingbehavior—forexample,religiousasceticism(禁欲主义)canhelponeavoidunhealthyhabits.Becausebeliefs,however,arenotsimplytoolsformakinggooddecisions,butaretreasuredintheirownright,newinformationthatchallengesthemisunwelcome.Peopleoftenengagein“motivatedreasoning”tomanagesuchchallenges.MrBenabouclassifiesthisintothreecategories.“Strategicignorance”iswhenabelieveravoidsinformationofferingconflictingevidence.In“realitydenial”，troublingevidenceisrationalized(合理化)：realestateinvestorsmightmakeupfancifultheoriesforwhypricesshouldbehaveunusually,andsupportersofadisgracedpoliticianmightclaimthenegativenewstobefake.Andlastly,in“self­signalling”，thebelievercreateshisowntoolstointerpretthefactsinthewayhewants:anunhealthyperson,forexample,mightdecidethatgoingforadailyrunprovesheiswell.“Motivatedreasoning”isacognitivebias(偏见).Notalltheerrorsitleadstoarecostly:praisingtheperformanceofone'ssupportedfootballteamdespitecontradictoryevidencedoeslittleharm.Butwhenbiasesarebroadlyshared—withinfinancialworldorpoliticalparties—dangerarises.Motivatedreasoninghelpsexplainwhyviewpointspolarize(两极分化)evenasinformationismoreeasilyavailablethaneverbefore.WorkbyMrBenabousuggeststhatgroupthinkishighestwhenpeoplewithingroupsfaceasharedfate:whenchoosingtobreakfromagroupisunlikelytospareanindividualthecostsofthegroup'serrorsorbringmuchindividualbenefit.Theincentive(动力)toengageinmotivatedreasoningishighasaresult.Evenasthefactonaparticularissueisobvious,partiescanstillbecomeincreasinglypolarized.That,inturn,canmakeitharderstillforamemberofonepartytogetanybenefitfrombreakingfromagroup.Indeed,thegrouphasanincentivetosilenceindependentvoices.Publicstatementsofregretareriskyinarigidlypolarizedworld.Admissionsoferrorcannotonlyannoypartnersbutalsoprovideopportunitiesforopponents.Butitisrarelyintheinterestofthoseintherighttopretendthattheyareneverwrong.1、Accordingtothepassage,beliefsaresimilartoeconomicgoodsinthat________．A．bothareentertainingandvaluableB．bothcanbeshapedbyreligiousfaithC．bothcanreflectwhotheownersareD．bothpromotereligiousdevelopment2、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof“self­signalling”？A．Afanspeakshighlyofhisteamalthoughithasjustlostthegame.B．Amancovershisearswhenstealingabell,believingthebellwon'tring.C．SupportersofTrumpbelievethenewsabouthisaffairswithaladyisfake.D．SuspectedAIDScarriersrefusetobetestedthoughitcanbedoneforfree.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraphs6and7?A．Polarizationcausesindividualstobreakfromthegroup.B．Richersourcesofinformationdecreasemotivatedreasoning.C．Individualswithindependentvoicesaredismissedfromthegroup.D．Individualsinagroupengageinmotivatedreasoningfortheirowninterests.4、Whichofthefollowingopinionsmighttheauthoragreewith?A．Denyingerrorsisunavoidable.B．Failuretoadmiterrorsisharmful.C．Humansaregettingbetteraterringwell.D．Wisepeopleignorecontraryworldviews.22．（8分）“Facts”ThatAreFalseThe$100billisthebiggestbillincirculation.Althoughthefederalgovernmentstoppedprintingthemin1945,currencynotesof$500,$1,000,$5,000,and$10,000arestilllegaltender.Mostofthemhavebeensnatchedupbyprivatecollectors.BetweenDecember18,1934,andJanuary9,1935,thegovernmentputout$100,000notes.However,theywereonlyfortransactionsbetweenFederalReservebanksandneverwentouttothegeneralpublic.TheSaharaistheworld’slargestdesert.Technically,Antarcticais.TheU.S.GeologicalSurveydefinesadesertas“drylandwitharainfallofusuallylessthanteninchesperyearthatsupportsonlysparsevegetationandalimitedpopulationofpeopleandanimals.”Antarcticaaveragesonlysixinchesofrainayear(mostlyassnow)andisalmost5.5millionsquaremiles.TheSaharaisonly3.3millionsquaremiles.Thegreenpasteservedwithyoursushiiswasabi.Wasabiisexpensiveanddifficulttogrow.Sinceit’sinthesamefamily,mostrestaurantsandfoodcompaniesusehorseradish(withfoodcoloring)instead.RealwasabiismorecomplexandsweeterthanwhatyougetinatypicalJapaneserestaurant._______________________________________Theostricheswouldsuffocate(窒息)iftheydid.Ifanenemyisapproaching,afrightenedostrichwilllayitsheadandneckflatagainstthegroundasacamouflage(伪装)ploy.Somehumanonlookershaveassumedthatthebirds’light-coloredheadswereactuallyinthesand.258、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Asotherbiggerbillsareoutofprint,the$100billisstillthebiggestone.B．Antarcticawithverylittlerainfallisconsideredasthelargestdesert.C．Horseradishcanbesubstitutedwithwasabiforthesimilartasteandcolor.D．Anostrichoftenusesitsheadasaweapontofightagainstitsenemy.1、Whichofthefollowingisthebestfitfortheblank?A．Ostrichescanbreatheinthesand.B．Ostricheshaveverysmartbrains.C．Ostrichesburytheirheadsinthesand.D．Theostrich’sheadisthelightestintheworld.23．（8分）Thealarmsounds.Studentsswingtheirbackpackovertheirshoulder,boardtheschoolbus,maketheirwaytotheirhomeroomandthebellrings—schoolisback.ButformorehomesinAmerica,schoollooksmorelikestudentswakingup,makingtheirwaytothediningroomorhomeoffice,settinguplaptopsandlearninginthecomfortofhome.Virtual(虚拟的)schooling,describedas“apublicschoolthatoffersonlyinstructioninwhichstudentsandteachersareseparatedbytimeand/orplace,andinteractionoccursviacomputersand/ortelecommunications(电信)technologies”,hasincreasedoverthepastdecade.AccordingtotheNationalEducationPolicyCenter,enrollments(注册人数)invirtualschoolswas278,518betweenthe2015—2016schoolyearandthe2016—2017schoolyearincreasedby17,000.ForArizonaVirtualAcademy,afull-timeonlinepublicK-12school,theyuseK12Inc.curriculums.K12Inc.servesstudentsinall50statesandmorethan100countrieswithdigitallearningplatformsandtechnology,providingonlineeducation.“Wealwaysareimprovingourplatformsandthetechnologythatweusetomakesurethatwe’rekeepingupwiththechangingtrends,notonlywitheducationbutalsowithtechnology,”Dr.KellyVanSandesaid.Anotherpieceofnewtechnologythey’verolledoutisanewappwhereparentscanfindvirtualschoolsavailableintheirarea.CarrieFaulknerchosetoenrolltwoofherchildreninArizonaVirtualAcademy.Shesaysthey’vedoneschoolingonlineinChicago,inCalifornia,atrestaurantsandonhercousin’sfloorinKansas.“Itdoesn’tmatterwhetherhe(herson)isonthecouch,inhisbedoratthekitchentable,hecandoschoolingwhereverhewantsto,”Faulknersaid.“IwishtheyhaditformebackwhenIwasinschool.Thatwouldhavebeenawesome.”1、Whydoestheauthorcomparethetwokindsofschoolinginthefirstparagraph?A．Toattackrealschooling.B．Togiveanexampleofvirtualschooling.C．Tointroducethetopic“virtualschooling”.D．Todescribevividlystudents’goingtoschool.2、Howmanystudentsattendedvirtualschoolsduringthe2016—2017schoolyear?A．295,518 B．17,000. C．278,518. D．147,759.3、WhatcanweinferaboutArizonaVirtualAcademy?A．Theyprovidebothonlineandofflineeducation.B．They’reintendedforstudentsintheUnitedStates.C．Theirnewappletspeoplefindschoolsworldwide.D．Theirplatformsandtechnologyareveryadvanced.4、WhatisCarrieFaulkner’sattitudetovirtualschooling?A．Ambiguous. B．Cautious C．Supportive. D．Disapproving.24．（8分）WhenJohnMuirwas11yearsold,hisfamilymovedfromScotlandtotheUnitedStatesandsettledinWisconsin.Johnwasgoodwithtoolsandsoonbecameaninventor.Hefirstinventedamodelofasawmill.Later,heinventedanalarmclockthatwouldcausethesleepingpersontobetippedoutofbedwhenthetimersounded.Muirlefthomeatanearlyage.Hetooka1,000-milewalksouthtotheGulfofMexicoin1867and1868.ThenhesailedforSanFrancisco.ThecitywastoonoisyandcrowdedforMuir,soheheadedinlandfortheSierraNevadas.WhenMuirdiscoveredtheYosemiteValleyintheSierraNevadas,itwasasifhehadcomehome.Helovedthemountains,thewildlife,andthetrees.Heclimbedthemountainsandevenclimbedtreesduringthunderstormsinordertogetclosertothewind.Heputforththetheoryinthelate1860sthattheYosemiteValleyhadbeenformedthroughtheactionofglaciers(冰川).Peopleridiculedhim.Notuntil1930wasMuir’stheoryprovencorrect.MuirbegantowritearticlesabouttheYosemiteValleytotellreadersaboutitsbeauty.HiswritingalsowarnedpeoplethatYosemitewasindangerfromtimberminingandsheepranchinginterests.In1901,TheodoreRooseveltbecamepresidentoftheUnitedStates.Hewasinterestedinconservation.MuirtookthepresidentthroughYosemite,andRoosevelthelpedgetlawspassedtocreateYosemiteNationalParkin1906.AlthoughMuirwonmanyconservationbattles,helostamajorone.HefoughttosavetheHetchHetchyValley,whichpeoplewantedtodaminordertoprovidewaterforSanFrancisco.Inlate1913,abillwassignedtodamthevalley.Muirdiedin1914.SomepeoplesaylosingthefighttoprotectthevalleykilledMuir.1、WhendidMuirinventauniqueformofalarmclock?A．WhilethefamilystilllivedinScotland.B．AfterhesailedtoSanFrancisco.C．AfterhetraveledinYosemite.D．WhiletheMuirfamilylivedinWisconsin.2、WhatdidJohnMuirdosoonafterhearrivedinSanFrancisco?A．Hewroteshortstoriesforthelocalnewspaper.B．HeputforthatheoryabouthowYosemitewasformed.C．HeheadedinlandfortheSierraNevadas.D．HebegantowritearticlesabouttheSierraNevadas.3、WhendidJohnMuirmeetTheodoreRoosevelt?A．Between1901and1906.B．Between1906and1914.C．Between1868and1901.D．Between1906and1907.4、JohnMuirismostprobablyrememberedas.A．afamouspoliticianintheUnitedStatesB．anaturalisttohelppreservelargenatureareasC．aloserinthefighttoprotecttheHetchHetchyValleyD．aninventorofamodelofsawmillandanalarmclock25．（10分）Thecatastrophicminorplanetcrashthatwipedoutthedinosaurs66millionyearsagomaynothavebeensodestructivehadithitalmostanywhereelseonearthaccordingtoanewresearchbyJapanesescientistsKunioKaihoandNagaOshima,whopublishedtheirfindingsThursdayinthejournalScientificReports.Itmeansdinosaurscouldstillruletheearthandhumansmayneverhaveevolvedatall.Theroughlysixmile(10km)wideplanetcreatedacrater(坑)morethan110miles(176km)acrosswhenitsmashedintoourplanet.Thecollisionreleasedmorethan1billiontimesasmuchenergyastheatomicbombexplosionwhichdestroyedHiroshimaandNagasakiatthecloseofWorldWarⅡ.Morethan75percentofalllandandseaanimals,themostfamousofwhichbeingdinosaurs,werewipedoutasaresult.Hugevolumesofash,sootanddustshotintotheatmosphere,blockingasmuchas80percentofprecioussunlightfromreachingthesurfaceoftheplanet.Thepairbelievethekeyingredientintheextinctionwasthesoot,whichwasproducedwhenthecrashlightedrocksloadedwithhydrocarbonmolecules(碳氢化合物分子)suchasoil.However,theamountofhydrocarboninrocksvarieswidelydependingontheirlocation.Withthisinmind,theteamsetaboutanalysingplacesonEarthwheretherockshaveahighhydrocarbonmoleculecontent.Theyfoundthatonlyabout13percentoftheplanethavesuchanenvironment,essentiallymeaningthatthedinosaurswereunluckywhentheminorplanethitinsuchahydrocarbonricharea.“Thecatastrophicchainofeventscouldonlyhaveoccurrediftheminorplanethadhitthehydrocarbon-richareasoccupyingapproximately13percentoftheEarth’ssurface,”thescientistswroteinauniversitypressrelease.It’sagoodthingforhumanity,however,orelsewemayneverhaveevolvedinthefirstplace.1、Accordingtothetext,iftheminorplanethitsomewhereelseonearth.A．itwouldwipeoutdinosaursB．itwouldwipeoutthecitizenslivingonbothHiroshimaandNagasakiC．humancouldruletheearthD．dinosaurscouldcontinuetoruletheearth2、TheatomicbombexplosionatWorldWarIIwasmentionedtodescribe.A．thesizeoftheminorplanetB．theweightoftheminorplanetC．thepoweroftheminorplanetD．thehistoryoftheminorplanet3、Whichofthefollowingdirectlycausedtheextinctionofdinosaurs?A．Thehydrocarbonmoleculescontainedintheoil.B．Therockswithalowhydrocarbonmoleculecontent.C．Thesootproducedduringthecrash.D．Theareawheretheminorplanetcrashed.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）Asateenagerdreamingofawritingcareer,Iwasinspiredtodiscoverthattwoofmyfavoritemovieswerebothwrittenbyafemaleteam:Kirstenandherwritingpartner,Karen.Ididn’tthinkthey’dtakeayoungwriterlikeme1.Butstill,IwroteKirstenanemaillettingherknowthatIhadanideaIwantedto2withherandKaren,andaskedifthey’dbe3tomeetwithme.Ididn’tevenexpecta(an)4tomyemail.However,12daysafterIsentit,Ireceiveda(an)5replyfromKirsten.Heremailincludedthisline,whichmademe6upfrommycomputerchair:“KarenandIwouldbehonoredto7youandtohearmoreabouteverythingyou'reworkingon.”Wemetfor8thefollowingweek,andafterathree-hourmeal9laughsandsisterlyadvice,afriendshipwasborn.10,KirstenandKaren11theideaIsharedwiththem.Their12inmyideasattheearlieststageofmycareerissomethingI’llneverforget;it’swhatmademebelievethatIcouldbeagood13too,justlikethem.Andmoreimportantly,our14isstillgoingstrongalltheseyearslater.Infact,KirstenisthefirstpersonwhoeversuggestedI15anovel.Actually,shegavemethis16whilewewerestandingontheTeenssectionofBarnes&Noble,abookstorewhereseveralyearslater,our17wouldsittogetherontheshelves.IwisheveryyoungwriterhadsomeonelikeKirstenintheirlifetohelp18themontheirway.AsIlookedatourbookshangingouttogetheronthebookstoreshelf,IonceagainthoughhowgladIwasthatIsentthat19yearsago.Ifyoutoohaveanidolwhoyouwouldlovetolearnfrom,simply20outandaskthem.Thatmightbeallittakestosetyouonthepathtoyourdreams.1、A．proudly B．seriously C．surprisingly D．kindly2、A．share B．work C．experiment D．compare3、A．ready B．hesitant C．willing D．satisfied4、A．introduction B．comment C．suggestion D．response5、A．accurate B．reliable C．convincing D．warm6、A．jump B．throw C．turn D．look7、A．call B．visit C．meet D．teach8、A．training B．fun C．business D．dinner9、A．replacedby B．filledwith C．involvedin D．basedon10、A．Amazingly B．Certainly C．Ridiculously D．Naturally11、A．criticized B．doubted C．understood D．loved12、A．improvement B．practice C．belief D．pride13、A．actress B．writer C．director D．judge14、A．friendship B．confidence C．difficulty D．pressure15、A．write B．read C．buy D．lend16、A．present B．chance C．advice D．task17、A．books B．friends C．goods D．photos18、A．remind B．comfort C．challenge D．guide19、A．question B．paper C．email D．novel20、A．watch B．reach C．drop D．stretch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）SpringFestivalisthemostcelebratedfestivalinChina.Onthatdayandoverthefollowingtwoweeks,peoplegreeteachother.Streetsandhouses1．(decorate)bymanythingsofredcolor.SpringFestivalisatimeforexpressinggratefulness.GratefulnessisaChinesevirtue.Aregularactivityisofferingsacrificetotheheavenandtotheearth,andtoancestors.Itismeant2．(show)gratefulnesstotheoriginoflife.SpringFestivalisalsoasalute3．anotherChinesevirtue,diligence(勤劳).WeChinesepeoplebelievethatonlywith4．(we)ownhandscanwecreateahappyandbeautifullife.SomeactivitiesstagedduringSpringFestival5．(most)reflectdailyworkingscenessuchasharvestingandfishing.SpringFestivalalsocallsforsharing,6．valuelongkeptbyChinese.Astheoldsayinggoes,goodfortuneshouldbeshared,andmisfortunebefacedtogether.Insomeareas,peoplebringfoodstoapublicplaceandhavefuntogetherbyhavinggamesor7．(perform).AswarecelebratingSpringFestival，thefestivalisgettingmorepopularinthewest.8．(tradition)Chineseactivities，suchasthedragondanceandthePekingOpera,areperformedasafixedprogram，9．(add)diversitytolocalculture.Itindicatesthetrendsofmutual(相互的)learningandharmoniouscoexistence(共存)betweencivilizations,10．areexpectedtocontributetothebuildingofasharedfutureforhumankind.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。每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。Theotherday,whenIwalkedbyafoodshop,Inoticedaoldwomanbuyingsomefood、Shedoesn’tpayincash、Insteadof,shepaidwithWeChat、WeChatpaymentisbecomingmoreandmorepopular、WhypeopleliketouseWeChatpayment?Themainreasonisthatitissimple