2025届甘肃省兰州市城关区第一中学高三英语第一学期期末经典模拟试题含解析

2025届甘肃省兰州市城关区第一中学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．Everyclassroominthismodernschoolis________withanewTVsetonthewallandacomputerontheteacher'sdesk.A．equippedB．decoratedC．fixedD．placed2．Wehavedecidedtofulfillthetaskintime,difficultieswemaymeetwith.A．nomatterhow B．however C．whatever D．whichever3．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how4．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need5．Wearesotired.______wecouldtakethedayofftomorrow!A．OnlyifB．WhatifC．IfonlyD．Ifso6．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water7．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout8．Thehalloftheschoolcanonethousandpeople.A．sit B．seat C．besat D．beseated9．____regulartraininginnursing,shecouldhardlycopewiththeworkatfirst.A．NotreceivedB．SincereceivingC．HavingnotreceivedD．Nothavingreceived10．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome11．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded12．Thereisawide________ofreferencebookstobefound,so________youlookforsomematerialneeded,youcanturntome.A．kind;thelasttime B．sort;everytimeC．variety;nexttime D．type;themoment13．Ifyouwanttogofurtherinthenewsport,thebestwayisto______andpractisemorefrequently.A．diveinB．dropoutC．catchonD．springup14．HestartedschoolthesamedayasIdidand________toitlikeaducktowater.A．appealed B．tookC．catered D．saw15．The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,bigcityinAustralia.A．a;a B．the;a C．a;the D．the;the16．Jesswassadandherfriendhelpedher___thefirstawfulweeksafterherhusbandBilldied.A．breakthrough B．breakdownC．getthrough D．getridof17．Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．allowance D．bonus18．Peoplewhodrinkanddriveare________dangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyarein________dangeroflosingtheirlives.A．the;the B．a;a C．a;/ D．/;/19．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound20．Peopletendtoloveagriculturalproducts________withouttheuseoffertilizers,pesticidesorchemicaladditives.A．growing B．grownC．beinggrown D．havingbeengrown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）ProfessionaldevelopmentcoursesinLondon●BusinesswritingDeliverymethod:Online,VideoPrice:£49Aboutthecourse:Manypeoplegetblockedwhenforcedtoputtheirthoughtsintowordsatwork.Thiscoursegivesyouthetoolsandtechniquestoimproveyourwriting,whetherit'satwo-lineemailoratwo-hundredreport.●TravelwritingcoursesDeliverymethod:Classroom,SeminarPrice:£111(fullday);£121(eveningclasses)Aboutthecourse:Doyouwanttobeatravelwriter?Thencomealongtoaone-daytravelwritingworkshoporafour-weektravelwritingeveningclass.Thecourseshelpparticipantstowritetravelfeaturesandpublishtheminnewspapers,magazinesoronwebsites.●Pre-sessionalprogrammesinEAPDeliverymethod:Classroom,SeminarPrice:Startingfrom£1,210Aboutthecourse:Ourfivepre-sessionalprogrammesinEnglishforacademicpurposesareintendedforinternationalstudentswhoplantostudyatAstonUniversity.Theseprogrammesaimtoequipyouwiththelanguageandacademicskillsnecessaryforsuccessinyourfuturechosensubjectarea.●MasterclassDeliverymethod:Classroom,SeminarPrice:Startingfrom£331Aboutthecourse:Whetheryouwritefundraisingletters,orforyourwebsite(s),thiscoursewillhelpyougaintheideas,knowledgeandskillsyouneedtowritefundraisingcopythatproducesmoreimpressiveandprofitableresults.1、Howisthebusinesswritingcoursedifferentfromtheothers?A．Itisdeliveredonline.B．Itofferseveningclasses.C．Itfocusesonreportwriting.D．ItishostedbyAstonUniversity.2、Whatcanpre-sessionalprogrammesinEAPhelpstudentsdo?A．Chooseasuitablecollegesubject.B．Preparethemselvesforuniversity.C．Gotoworld-classuniversities.D．Onlyimprovetheiracademicskills.3、WhichcoursefitsJohnifhehopestowriteinspiringwordsforfundraisingactivities?A．Pre-sessionalprogrammesinEAP.B．Travelwritingcourses.C．Businesswriting.D．Masterclass.22．（8分）Thehumanbeingsseemtobefacingacrisis（危机）．AfterourbestGoplayersweredefeatedonebyonebytheartificialintelligence（AI）AlphaGo，welostourprideofbeingatthetopoftheintelligencechain．AndinOctober，whenSaudiArabiagavecitizenshiptoarobotnamedSophia，anotherprivilegeofbeinghumanwastakenaway．ItlookslikeeverythingthatseparateshumansandAIisatriskfightnow．Butwekeephopingthatinsteadof"everything"，there'sstillsomethingleftinusthatmakesusirreplaceable．ToHaoJingfang，winnerofthe2016HugoAwardforBestNovelette，that"something"isourconsciousness．"AlphaGoisintelligentinacertainway，butnotintelligentenoughtoasktheimportantquestions--DoIlikeplayingGo？DoIwanttoplayGotoday？WhydoIhavetoplayGowhenyoutellmeto？"sheoncesaid．Inotherwords，computerprogramsdon'thaveachoicetosay"no"．Theyprobablydon'tevenknowwhata"choice"is--alltheyeverdoiscalculate．AndtoHeHuaihong，aphilosophy（哲学）professoratPekingUniversity，imaginationandcreativityarealsowhatmakeusspecial．"Amachinecouldn'thavecomeupwiththetheoryofgravityjustbecauseitwashitbyafallingapple"，hesaid．"It'shumanimaginationthatconnectswhatseemtobecompletelyrandomandirrelevantconcepts，somethingthatamachine--whichworksbyfixedrulesonly--can'tdo，atleastfornow．"ThisiswhyBBCreporterViktorMayer-Schonbergersuggestedthatinsteadoffocusingonhowcomputershaveovershadowedusoncalculatingabilitiesthanhumans，weshouldprobably"considerourqualityatadifferentendofthespectrum（光谱）：creativity，originality（原创性），evenplainillogicalcraziness，insteadofhard-nosed（顽固的）logic"，hewrote．Somaybeinthefuture，asartificialintelligencebecomesevenmoreintelligent，humansandA1willlearntouseeachother'stalentsforgood．IfAIcanhandletheboringtaskslikecalculatinganddrivingforus，we'llhavemoretimetocreate，think，andbebusywith"beinghuman"．1、WhatcanwelearnaboutAlphaGo，accordingtoHaoJingfang？______A．Itwillbetaughttosaynointhefuture．B．Itwillbemoreintelligentthanhumansoneday．C．Ithasdifficultyansweringpersonalquestions．D．Itisunabletothinkindependentlyashumansdo．2、WhatdoesHeHuaihongbelieveisuniquetohumans？______A．Intelligence．B．Originality．C．Theabilitytomakerules．D．Theabilitytomakechoices．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"overshadowed"inparagraph5probablymean？______A．CompetedwithB．TakencontrolofC．BeenmoresuccessfulthanD．Influenced4、WhatcouldbethefutureofAIaccordingtotheauthor？______A．Itwillbeusedtohelphumans，ratherthancompetewithus．B．Itmaydevelopcreativitybesidesbetterlogicalthinking．C．Itmightbeverydangeroustohumansindifferentfields．D．Itwillbeappliedtoprovidedrivingserviceforhumans．23．（8分）Evenifyoudon’thavetowork,eatorsleep,youwon’tbeabletogetthroughallinfermationonblogsandsocialnetworks.Theproblemwefaceisthatmuchofthisinformationseemsveryinterestingatfirstglance.Actually,muchoftheinformationisunimportant,disposableanditdistracts（分心）usfrommoremeaningfulpursuits.Worsestill,whenwespendlotsoftimeconsuminginformationfromoursocialmediastreams,wemayfindithardtoconcentrateonwhatwe’redoingandwehaveatendencytoforgetwhatwehaveconsumedanyway.AnewstudyfromSweden’sKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnologyhasfoundthattoomuchsocialmediaexposureactuallyreducesyourabilitytoprocessinformationanddepletesyourshort-termworkingmemory.Ourworkingmemoryplaysacriticalroleinourcapacitytofilterinformationandrememberwhatisvaluablebutitisnotalimitlessresource.ErikFransén,aprofessorinComputerScienceatKTHandtheleaderofthisnewstudyonsocialmediaoverloadsaysthiscanexplainwhyourcapacityforprocessinginformationbeginstofailwhenweattempttostuffmoreinformationintheworkingmemory.Infact,whenyoutrytoprocesstheinformationlikespeechorvideo,youaregoingtoneedpartlythesamesystemofworkingmemory,soyouarereducingyourownworkingmemorycapacity.Andwhenyoutrytostoremanythingsinyourworkinginyourworkingmemory,yougetlessgoodatprocessinginformation.Itistheperiodsofdowntimeofyourbrain—preferablydisconnectedfromthedistractionsofyourcomputerorsmartphone—thatareneededformemoryconsolidationandtransferringimportantinformationtoyourexposuretonewinformation.Besides,youcanemptyyourmindofthoughtsquicklytorelaxcompletely,goforashortwalkorspendsfewminuteslisteningtomusic.Thiswillhelpyouimproveyourcapacitytoprocessinformationandincreaseyourproductivity.1、WhatcanwelearnabutsocialmediaoverloadfromParagraph1?A．Itdistractsouratention.B．Itisbeneficialtous.C．Itbringsuswhateverwewant.D．Itkeepsusinformedofeverything.2、Whydoesyourcapacityforprocessinginformationbeginfallsometimes?A．Muchoftheinformationisunimportant.B．Youdon’tmakethemostofyourbrain.C．You’relessgoodatprocessinginformation.D．Yourworkingmemoryisalimitedsource.3、Whatdoestheunderlineword“downtime”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Support.B．Relaxation.C．Increase.D．Loss.4、Whichisrecommendedtorelaxyourbrain?A．Listeningtomusicforawhile.B．Thinkingoverthingscarefully.C．Takingenoughphysicalexercise.D．Focusingmoreonthepresent.24．（8分）Manypeoplehavelongdreamedofbeingabletoflyaroundassimplyasridingabicycle.Yetthesafetyandstrengthofaflyingbikewasalwaysabigproblem.Overthepast10years,developmentsintechnologyhavemovedthedreamofpersonalflyingvehiclesclosertoreality.Now,twogroupsofinventorssaysuchvehiclesmaybeavailablesoon.TheBritishcompanyMalloyAeronauticshasdevelopedaprototype(原型)ofitsflyingbicycle.GrantStapleton,marketingsalesdirectorofMalloyAeronautics,saystheHoverbikeisabletogetinandoutofsmallspacesveryquickly."Itcanbemovedacrosscontinentsveryquicklybecauseitcanbefoldedandpacked,"headds.Mr.Stapletonsayssafetywasthecompany'smainconcern.Hesaysthedesignerssolvedthesafetyissuebyusingoverlappingrotorstopowerthevehicle.Thecompanyistestingafull-sizeprototypeoftheHoverbike,whichwillmostlikelybeusedfirstbythepoliceandemergencyrescueteams.InNewZealand,MartinAircraftCompanyisalsotestingafull-sizeprototypeofitspersonalflyingdevice,calledtheJetpack.Itcanflyformorethan30minutes,upto1,000metershighandreachaspeedof74kilometersperhour.PeterCokeristheCEOofMartinAircraftCompany.HesaidtheJetpack"isbuiltaroundsafetyfromthestart".Inhiswords,“Reliabilityisthemostimportantelementofit.Wehavesafetybuiltintotheactualstructureitself,verysimilartoaFormulaOneracingcar.TheJetpackusesagasoline-poweredenginethatproducestwopowerfuljetstreams.Mr.Cokersaysitalsohasaparachutethatwouldbeused,ifthereshouldbeanemergency."Itstartstoworkatverylowaltitudeandactuallysavesboththeaircraftandthepilot,"headds.Mr.CokersaystheJetpackwillbereadyforsalesoon.1、WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheHoverbikeA．canhardlygetinandoutofsmallspacesquickly.B．canflyforover30minutes,uptol,000metershigh.C．hasbeenusedbythepoliceandemergencyrescueteams.D．canbetransportedquicklyafterbeingfoldedandpacked.2、PeterCokerusestheexampleofFormulaOneracingcartoshowthatA．theJetpackisverysafeandreliable.B．theengineoftheJetpackispowerful.C．theactualstructureoftheJetpackisuniqueD．theJetpackcanreachagreatspeedandheight3、Theunderlinedword"It"inthelastparagraphrefersto.A．thejetstream B．theengineC．theJetpack. D．theparachute4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Todescribetheproblemsofinventingflyingvehicles.B．Tointroducethelatestdevelopmentofflyingvehicles.C．Toshowthedifferencesbetweentwoflyingvehicles.D．Toadvertisethetwopersonalflyingvehicles.25．（10分）YoumaythinkthatthestoryofPygmalion(《卖花女》,1913)inwhichpeoplearejudgedbythewaytheytalkissomethingthatonlyexistedinthedaysofBritishhighsociety.Butthankstoetiquette(礼仪)expertandauthorWilliamHanson,werealizethatlittlehaschangedduringthepast100years.InaBBCradioprogram,HansonreleasedalistofcommonwordsusedinBritishEnglishthatcouldrevealwhetherapersonis“common”or“fashionable”.Andyetherecomestheinterestingpart:Whilesomeofusmightgothroughlifeusingfancywords,dressinginwaysthatmakeusappearmorewell-offthanwereallyare,therearewealthypeopleintheworldwhotrytohidetheirrichesbecausetheywanttobeseenas“normal”insteadof“showy”.Beatrice,forexample,isaNewYorkerwhoinherited(继承)millionsofdollars.ShetoldTheNewYorkTimesthatshehasahabitofremovingthepricetagsfromherclothessoherhousestaffdon’tseethemandfeeluncomfortable.“Wedon’twantthat‘Wow’.”saidScott,alsoaNewYorker,whohadjustinheritedover$3million.“We’rejustnotthetypeofpeoplewhowearitonoursleeve.”1、WhatdoesWilliamHansonfind?A．Peoplefailedtojudgeothers’manner.B．Peoplemeetimpolitepersonsfrequently.C．Peopletendtousemorepolitewords.D．Peoplejudgeothersbytheirwayoftalking.2、Whatdorichpeopleprefertodo?A．Toearnmoremoney.B．Tohidetheirriches.C．Tothinkhighlyoftheirwealth.D．Tojudgeothersbytheirwealth.3、WhydidBeatriceremovethepricetagsonherclothes?A．Toshowoffherfashionsense.B．Toavoidmakingpeoplearoundheruncomfortable.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastsentencemean?A．TheTimesmagazine.B．Thebrandlabel.C．Theinheritancecontract.D．Thepricetag.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）It'snotunusualtobecaughtinyourlife.Whenyougetcaughtinamoment,youshouldrememberthatsomewhereoutthere,someonealwayscomesalongwithapocketfullof1.YesterdayIspentallmycoinsanddollar2onlittledeedsIhad3breakfastbecauseIgotuplate.Becauseofthemadrush,Iforgotmy4.When1wasonmywayto5mylunch,apersoninneedaskedmeifIcould6himsomecash,soIdecidedtolendhimfirst.So,thenlaterintheevening,Iwasheadinghome7waitingfordinner.8,Igotacallfrommymumsayingthatshewastowork9andwouldn'tbeabletopreparedinnerforme.10therewasnofoodinthehouse.Itoldmymumnottoworry11Iwouldsurelyfindmyselfsomethingtocat.WhileIwasstill12thissuddensetofchangesinmyfoodoptionsfortheday.Ipassedayoungmanwithabroadsmile13samples(样品)ofcookiesatasupermarket,hegavemeapacketandsaid."Howaboutyou14somemoreforschooltomorrow15that.Ireturnedawarm16tohimandopenedupmybag.Hegladlyfilleditwith20packets.Iwas17.Whetheryoucallitluckorfortune,I18wantedtosaythatsomewhereouttheresomebodycamealongcarryingapocketofhopeinhis19andsharedapieceofitwithme!Somebodyouttherewillonedaydo20foryou!1、A．HopeB．chanceC．luckD．food2、A．ChecksB．cashC．billsD．change3、A．HadB．skippedC．leftD．taken4、A．bagB．keysC．purseD．lunch5、A．ServeB．cookC．buyD．prepare6、A．giveB．spareC．payD．show7、A．disappointedlyB．gratefullyC．anxiouslyD．willingly8、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．BesidesD．Instead9、A．WellB．lateC．hardD．alone10、A．SinceB．AsifC．WhenD．Eventhough11、A．becauseB．soC．beforeD．after12、A．processingB．introducingC．nukingD．seeking13、A．findingoutB．handingoutC．puttingupD．usingup14、A．adoptingB．exchangingC．supplyingD．taking15、A．ContrarytoB．OpposedtoC．OwingtoD．Inresponseto16、A．smileB．welcomeC．laughingD．affection17、A．confusedB．worriedC．excitedD．puzzled18、A．seriouslyB．nearlyC．normallyD．simply19、A．coatB．mindC．heartD．packet20、A．alotB．thesameC．muchD．some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）Manypiecesofbeautifulpottery(陶器)werediscoveredinLuoyang,HenanProvince,1．therewereafewtombsoftheTangDynasty,whenarailwaywasintheprocessofbeingconstructedin1899.Thepiecesofpotterywereeitherinyellow,greenandwhitecolors2．inyellow,greenandbrowncolors.BecausetheywerefoundfromtombsoftheTangDynasty,theywerecalled“Tangtri-coloredglazedpottery”.TheproductionofglassypotteryinChina3．(date)backtoancienttimes.Coloredglazewasusuallynotapplied4．theheadofapotteryfigure.Afterthebasewasbaked,afewtouchesofChineseink5．(paint)torepresenttheeyes,eyebrowsandbeard.Thefacialexpressionandinnerworldofasmallstatuewereportrayed(刻画)most6．(vivid).Thereareagreat7．(various)ofTangtri-coloredglazedpotterypieces.Withuniqueshapes,theyhadtherichflavoroflife,8．(cover)almosteveryfieldofliferelatedtothedead,frommodelsofarchitecturetoplates,bowlsandfromsmallstatuesoftheheavenlykingswith9．badtempertothoseofbeautifulnobleladies.Theyshowedthe10．(color)sociallifeandthesplendidcultureoftheTangDynasty.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限一词;2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Inrecentyears,moreandmorecollegestudentinourcityhavebeentakingadvantageoftheirsummervacationtodovolunteerworkinforeigncountries.Asstudentreporter,Iinterviewedoneofthem,whomsharedherexperience.ChenYing,asecond-yearEnglishmajor,wenttoEgyptonitsownasavolunteerworkerinlatelyJuly.ShetaughtEnglishtochildrenorbecameinvolvedinactivitiesrelatingtoprotectingwomen’srights.Shefoundmanylocalgirlswerenotabletorecognizetheirownvalueandgotunfairtreat.ShejoinedinpartnersfromallovertheworldoncampuslecturetoursaroundEgypt.Inhersparetime,shevisitsthepyramidswithothervolunteers.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你的美国笔友John对刚进入的高中生活不太适应，请你写信告诉他你的想法，内容要点如下：1.鼓励其广交朋友；2.积极参加体育活动，强身健体；3