2025届广东省广州市增城高级中学英语高三第一学期期末联考模拟试题含解析

2025届广东省广州市增城高级中学英语高三第一学期期末联考模拟试题注意事项：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．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight2．IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen3．Sometimes,thekindoffoodweserveapersonsuggests________weshowourgratitude.A．when B．whatC．why D．how4．Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.A．can’tmakeit B．mustn’thavemadeC．won’tmake D．couldn’thavemadeit5．Marydoesn'twanttomovetoBeijingbecauseifshe_________there,shewouldn'tbeabletoseeherhusbandoften.A．wouldlive B．weretoliveC．haslived D．lives6．IthinkTomwillmakeagoodmonitor,________I’dliketovoteforhim.A．butB．forC．orD．so7．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced8．_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased9．Pelehadbagsofnaturaltalent,buthe______withoutthedeterminationtodealwithalltheproblemslifethrewinhispath.A．wouldneversucceed B．neversucceededC．wouldneverhavesucceeded D．haveneversucceeded10．Bobmadeapromisetothemanager________theworkwouldallbefinishedontime.A．that B．whatC．which D．whether11．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．aconfidentialsource B．acatch-22situationC．aPandora’sbox D．aHerculeantask12．—Isthereahospitalnearby?Ihurtmyankle,andcannotmovenow.—It’sabout3blocksaway.I_____youthere.A．tookB．takeC．willtakeD．havetaken13．Theyoungergenerationareraisedinamoreopenenvironment,whichhasenabledthemtodevelop____theirvaluesinlife.A．inchargeof B．incontrastto C．inexchangefor D．intunewith14．We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．are B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe15．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．atallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans16．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthat B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat17．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that18．Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．which19．TheGamesareknownasthefriendlygamesbecauseoftheir________onkindnessandmutualrespect.A．lacks B．focusesC．challenges D．researches20．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof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）GoldenGateBridgeLocatedinSanFrancisco,theGoldenGateBridgestartedintheyear1933toconnecttheSanFranciscoPeninsulawithMarinCounty.Itwasfinallythrownopentopublictrafficin1937.Itcost$25.7millionintheconstruction.Tilltheyear1957,theGoldenGateBridge,atalengthof2,737meters,wasthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.BrooklynBridgeTheBrooklynBridgeislocatedinBrooklyn.ItisoneoftheoldestsuspensionbridgesintheUnitedStates,havingbeenopenedintheyear1883.Thelengthofthebridgeis1,843meters.ThebridgehasbeenfeaturedinseveralHollywoodmovies.GeorgeWashingtonBridgeAlsoknownastheHudsonRiverBridgeandtheColumbusBridge,theGeorgeWashingtonBridgewhichconnectsFortLeetoManhattancameintousein1931afteraconstructionperiodofalmost4years.Itisatwolevelsuspensionbridgethatcostabout$52milliontobuild.MackinacBridgeThisisthethirdbiggestsuspensionbridgeintheworldatalengthof8,038meters.ThearchitectofthisbridgewasDr.DavidB．Steinman,whodirectedtheconstructionofthebridgewhichstartedintheyear1954andopenedtothepublicin1958.Peopleusingthisbridgearechargedacertainamountofmoney.NavajoBridgeLocatedinArizona,thisbridgecrossestheColoradoRiverandisalmost250meterslong.Theconstructionofthisbridgestartedintheyear1927,endingtwoyearslater,costing$390,000.Inthe1990s,asecondbridgewasbuiltwhichwasopenedtothepublicin1994.Thefirstbridgeisnowusedonlybypedestrians.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheGoldenGateBridge?A．Itconsistsoftwobridges.B．Itcoststheleastofthefivebridges.C．Itisthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.D．Ittakesabout4yearstocompletetheconstruction.2、Whichofthefollowingbridgeswasbuilttheearliest?A．GoldenGateBridge.B．BrooklynBridge.C．GeorgeWashingtonBridge.D．NavajoBridge.3、WhatwillyoudoifyoudriveacrossMackinacBridge?A．Havetopaysomemoney.B．Usethesecondbridge.C．Covernearly250meters.D．SeethestatueofDr.DavidB．Steinman.22．（8分）Turkey-YakamozHotelEstablished1992YakamozisasmallandfriendlyhotelsituatednearFethiyeinSouth-WestTurkey.OfferingtraditionalTurkishhospitality,fabulousMediterraneancuisine,andcharminggardens,Yakamozdelightsallwhoenteritsgates.·Allroomshavebathroomsandbalconies;·OpenApriltolateOctober;·2019rates-twinrooms£20perperson-incl.breakfast;·Showthisadtogetanexclusive10%LonelyPlanetmagazineEmail:info@CastawaysSpecialisttailor-madeholidaystoMallorca,Spain,Madeira,Portugal,TheCanaryIslands,CyprusandFrance.*****QuoteLonelyPlanetMAGAZINETOSAVE£50perPERSONONYOUR2019HOLIDAY.*****01737812255www.castaways.co.ukONCEINALIFETIMEPERUADVENTURETheDesert,theAndesandtheAmazononaspectacular2-weekSelfDriveguidedholiday.ReachlocationsinSouthAmericaotherscanonlydreamofwithPeruSafari.～～～～～PERUSAFARITheheartofadventure～～～～～T:01744889819orM:07522776160E:info@W:RailHolidaysoftheWorld·DiscoverPeruandBrazil’sculturalhighlightsbytrain;·ExploreCaliforniabysteamandrailroad;·TravelbyrailintoEasternCanada’sremotewilderness;·TakeafabulousrailtourofAustralia&NewZealandinearly2019.Over40YearsofUnforgettableRailJourneys☆☆☆☆☆FFestingiogT001751240081、Whatisthecostfor2nightsofaccommodationfor2peopleattheYakamozHotelwiththeLonelyPlanetdiscount?A．£88. B．£80.C．£72. D．£64.1、Railholidaysareavailablefor________.A．NorthAmerica,EuropeandAustraliaB．NorthAmerica,SouthAmericaandAsiaC．Australia,AsiaandEuropeD．NorthAmerica,SouthAmericaandAustralia2、HowmanyadvertisementsofferholidaystoPeru?A．One. B．Two.C．Three. D．Four.23．（8分）Whenaspecialoccasionarrives，acolorfulgiftbagoraboxoftenfindsitswaytoadoorstep，anofficedeskoramailbox．Butonceinawhile，apresentarrivesatanunexpectedmomentasareminderthatsomeoneisthinkingaboutus．WandaAndersonofRichland，US，rememberssuchagift．Therosebusheswerefinallyinfullbloomonthatdayinspring．SeeingrosesalwaysbringstomindWanda'schildhoodmemories．Tothisyounggirl，thoseflowerswerealuxury．"Weneverhadmoneytobuyextrathings，soevenatiredrosewassomethingtocherish，"Wandasaid．Nowadays，tohaveabackyardfilledwithmanydifferentrosesispureenjoyment．Wandaespeciallylovestheveryfirstblooms．Herhusband，Dale，devotedlytendstherosesandknowsthislittlefactabouthiswife．So，onthisparticularmorning，hepickedtheveryfirstflowersofspring，freshfromthegarden．ButasDalecamebackintothehouse，hewasmetbyaneighborwhohadstoppedinforaquickvisit．Asthewomanturnedtogo，Dalegraciously（有风度地）handedtherosestoher．Andeventhoughtheirvisitorinsistedshedidn'twanttotakethem，shewasrepeatedlyconvincedthattheflowerswereherstokeep．"ItoldherIwashappyforhertohavetheroses，butIreallywasn't，"Wandasaid，recallingtheemotionsshewasfeelingrightthen．Seeingherverypreciousfirstbloomsgooutofthedoorfilledherwithregret，andabitofselfishness．Throughouttherestofthemorning，Wandaarguedwithherself，knowinglogicallyitwas"bettertogivethantoreceive．"Nevertheless，shewishedshecouldhavekepttherosesforherself．Laterthatday，thecoupleheadedtothepostoffice，whereWandawaitedoutsideinthecar．Then，withoutwarning，anolderwomansuddenlyappearedatthecar'sopenwindow，withabunchofmulticoloredrosesinherarms．"Theseareforyou，"shesaid，givingtheflowerstoWanda．"They'remyfirstbloomsthisspring．"Totallysurprisedandoverwhelmed（不知所措的），Wandathankedthewomanandbentforamomenttoinhale（吸入）theroses'richfragrance．Whenshelookedback，themysteriousvisitorwasgone．Tothisday，that"specialdelivery"changedWanda．Now，herveryfirstbloomsalwaysgotosomeoneelse，asareminderthatsomeoneisthinkingofthem．1、WhydoesWandaloverosessomuch？______A．Shethinksthattheystandforpurelove．B．Shewasgiventhemoftenasachild．C．Herhusbandalwayssendsherroses．D．Shecouldn'taffordthemwhenshewasyoung．2、HowdidWandafeelaftertheneighborleft？______A．Worried． B．Upset．C．Satisfied． D．Relieved．3、WhatchangedWanda'sopinionofgivinggifts？______A．Theflowersherhusbandboughther．B．Thegiftsherneighborgavebacktoher．C．Therosesshereceivedfromastranger．D．Amysteriousdeliveryshegotfromthepostoffice．4、WhydoesWandaalwaysgiveawayherrosestoothersnow？______A．Toshowoffherbeautifulflowers．B．Toprovethatsheisn'tselfish．C．Tosurprisepeoplesheloves．D．Toshowthatshe'sthinkingofthem．24．（8分）You’reouttodinner.Thefoodisdeliciousandtheserviceisfine.Youdecidetoleaveabigfattip.Why?Theanswermaynotbeassimpleasyouthink.Tipping,psychologistshavefound,isnotjustaboutservice.Instead,studieshaveshownthattippingcanbeaffectedbypsychologicalreactionstoaseriesofdifferentfactorsfromthewaiter’schoiceofwords,tohowtheycarrythemselveswhiletakingorders,tothebill’stotal.Evenhowmuchwaitersremindcustomersofthemselvescandeterminehowmuchchangetheypocketbytheendofthenight.“Studiesbeforehaveshownthatmimicry(模仿)bringsintopositivefeelingsforthemimicker,”wroteRickvanBaaren,asocialpsychologyprofessor.“Thesestudiesshowthatpeoplewhoarebeingmimickedbecomemoregeneroustowardthepersonwhomimicsthem.”SoRickvanBaarendivided59waitersintotwogroups.Herequestedthathalfservewithaphrasesuchas.“Comingup!”Thoseintheotherhallwereinstructedtorepeattheordersandpreferencesbacktothecustomers.RickvanBaarenthencomparedtheirtake-homepay.’Theresultswereclear—itpaystomimicyourcustomer.Thecopycat(模仿者)waitersearnedalmostdoubletheamountoftipstotheothergroup.LeonardGreenandJoelMyerson,psychologistsatWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis,foundthegenerosityofatippermaybelimitedbyhisbill.Afterresearchonthe1,000tipsleftforwaiters,cabdrivers,hairstylists,theyfoundtippercentagesinthesethreeareasdroppedascustomers’billswentup.Infact,tippercentagesappeartoplateau(稳定期)whenbillstopped$100andabillfor$200madetheworkergainnobiggerpercentagetipthanabillfor$100.“That’salsoapointoftipping,”Greensays.“Youhavetogivealittleextratothecabdriverforbeingtheretopickyouupandsomethingtothewaiterforbeingtheretoserveyou.Iftheyweren’tthere,you’dnevergetanyservice.Sopartoftheideaofatipisforjustbeingthere.”1、Howmanyfactorsaffectthecustomers’tipping?A．6.B．5.C．4.D．3.2、Whatdothestudiesshow?A．Mimicrybringsintoverybadfeelingsforthemimicker.B．Thewaiterwhomimicspeopleusuallygetslesstipthattheygive.C．Themimicwaiterscangetmoremoneythanthosewhodon’tmimicothers.D．Tippingcanbeaffectedbyphysicalreactionstomanydifferentwaiters.3、Whatistheopinionoftheauthoraccordingtothepassage?A．Hegiveshisgeneroustiptowaitersveryoften.B．HeagreeswithMrGreenandRickvanBarenabouttipping.C．HeobjectstoMrGreen’sideaabouttipping.D．HethinkspartofMrGreen’sexplanationisreasonable.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．HowMuchtoTipB．WhatIsTipC．WheretoLeaveaBigFatTipD．TippingIsVeryImportant25．（10分）Afewmonthsago,IdecidedthatIwasgoingtotreatmyselftoa4-daygetawayfromLosAngelesandvisitChicago.Igotafreeairplaneticket,buthadtopaythehotelincash,whichIreallycouldn’tafford.Ifoundatravelwebsitewhereadiscounted3-nightstaywaspurchasedfromarecentlyopenedhotel.Aboutthreeweeksbeforethetrip,IhadtoregretfullycancelandonlythendidIrealizetheroom,whiletransferabletoanotherperson,couldn’tbechangedtoalaterdateandwasn’trefundable.ForthenexttwoweeksItriedsellingitonCraig’slistwithnosuccess.Fivedaysbeforethe“bigweekend”,IgaveuptryingtogetanymoneybackanddecidedI’dcontactsomeacquaintanceswholiveinChicagoandoffersomeoneafree“staycation”.Aftertryingahandfulofpeople,allofwhomalreadyhadtheirownplans,Iwasdeterminedtohavetheroomnotgotowaste.That’swhenitsuddenlyoccurredtomethatIwaslookingattheroomsinthewrongway.Insteadofviewingthemforvacationpurposes,surelytheremustbeawaytoputthemtogooduse,andthatwaswhentheideathatsomesortofsheltermightbeabletouseithitme.Ieventuallyfoundonewhosefocusisaidingvictimsofdomesticviolence.Thisparticularonewaswillingtolistentomyout-of-left-fieldstoryandmadeiteasiertotransfertherooms.Theshelterwasworkingwithadesperatewomanandherdaughter,whowerefortunatelyabletomakeuseoftheroom.Iwaslatertoldbytheshelter“theyhadablast”.1、Wecanlearnfromparagraph1thattheauthor______.A．hadatightbudgetforhisholidayB．boughthisflightticketusingcashC．plannedtogoonbusinessinChicagoD．ordereda4-daygetawayfromawebsite2、Whatwastheauthor’sfirstchoicewhenherealizedthesituation?A．Makingthetriphimself.B．Doingafavortoafriend.C．Complainingtotheauthority.D．Gettinghismoneyback.3、Whatdidtheauthorfinallydowithhisroomreservation?A．Hesoldittosomeoneonvacation.B．Hedonatedittoneedystrangers.C．Heputitofftoalaterholidaytime.D．Heuseditfordomesticviolence.4、Fromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat______.A．theauthorwasunhappywiththeresultB．theprogramwasshockedbytheeventC．thewomenweregratefulfortheroomD．theshelterwasaskingformorerooms5、Whatdoyouthinkoftheauthor?A．Richandconsiderate.B．Fortunateandhumorous.C．Kind-heartedanddetermined.D．Modestandoptimistic.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）Onceamanandhiswifeworkedforabusinessman.Therewasabigboxinthebusinessman’slivingroom.Thebusinessmanpointedattheboxandsaid,“There’sonlyonethingyoumustn’tdo.Don’topenthebox.”Aftersayingthis,he1thelivingroom.Thewomansaidtoherhusband,“Theremustbesomethingexpensiveinthebox.Let’s2it,shallwe?”Herhusbandsaidnotoher.Thewomandidn’tgiveupher3Oneday,shedecidedtofindoutwhatwasinit.Herhusbanddidn’tstopher.Sheopenedtheboxandlooked4Shefoundnothingintheboxandtriedhardtocloseit,5shefailed.Thateveningthebusinessmancamehomeandfoundtheboxwas6Hewasveryangryandaskedthewomanandherhusbandtoleavehishome．“Buttherewasnothinginthebox,”thewomansaid.“Wehaven’ttakenanything7”Thebusinessmanshoutedatthem,“Theboxisnotimportant.Icannotbelieveyou.That’simportant!”1、A．left B．entered C．wentto2、A．open B．close C．clean3、A．work B．advice C．idea4、A．inside B．outside C．down5、A．so B．and C．but6、A．lost B．open C．empty7、A．atonce B．atlast C．atall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）WhenDadtoldmeIwasgoingtotakeascubadivertrainingcourse,Iwasreallyexcited.IthoughtI’dbelikethosepeopleonTV,1．(play)withfish.Inthepool,Rob,myinstructor,demandedwedowhathedid.Oneofthedrills2．(be)totakeourmasksoffatthebottomofthedeepend,replacethem,3．clearthemofwater.Iwasn’tdoingthatbecauseIcouldn’topenmyeyesunderwaterorkeepwateroutofmynose.I4．(terrify)andmadeexcuseafterexcuseabout5．Icouldn’tdoti.Robwalkedoverandsaid,”Alaya,youdon’thavetodothisifyoudon’twantto.Nobodyisforcingyou.”ThoughIsaidIwasn’tgoingtodoit,my6．(foot)carriedmetowardthepool.Withmyeyestightly7．(close),Idivedinandmademywayto8．otherend.Thewaterfeltunnaturalagainstmyface.I9．(quick)threwonmymaskandstartedclearingitofwater.Robgavemethumbsup.Ilearnedabiglesson:thereisnothingtofearbutfear10．(it).第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错DearTom,I’mverygladtolearnfromyoure-mailthatyouandyoursisterwillcometoXi’anandcallonmeonJuly、1st、AndI’mterriblysorrythatIcan’tmeetyouattheairportbecauseIhavetoattendmeetinginBeijing、Nowletmetotellyouthewaytoyourhome、Whenyougotoutoftheairport,youcantakeBusNo、29toYouYiBusStation、WalkacrosstheFriendshipStreettothewest,youcanseeabookstoreatthecorner、Turntotheleftthereandgostraightlyon、Thenyoucanseeabankyourleft、TheapartmentbuildingIliveinisnexttothebank、FindRoom502,whichmymotherwillbewaitingforyou、Bestregardtoyouall、Yours,LiuMei第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，最近你校根据学生的爱好和兴趣，开展了许多课外活动。请你用英语给校报写一封建议信，内容应包括：1.列举你们学校开展的三项课外活动；2.介绍你感兴趣的活动，说明原因及这些活动带给你的益处；3.请你就如何选择课外活动提出两条建议。注意:1.数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;3.邮件开头和结尾已