2025届湖南省邵东县第三中学高三英语第一学期期末质量跟踪监视试题含解析

2025届湖南省邵东县第三中学高三英语第一学期期末质量跟踪监视试题注意事项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．Theshockingnewsmademerealize_____________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．that B．howC．why D．what2．---________IremindyouofistoreturnthebooktoourEnglishteacher.---Iwillgiveittohim_________Iseehim.A．That;immediatelyB．What;themomentC．What;whileD．Whether;once3．Jackdecidedtochooseadifferent________andteachhistorythroughstorytelling.A．analysisB．angleC．attitudeD．approach4．Why________youchoosetoworkinaremotevillageschoolwhenyoucanownarespectablejobinacity?A．need B．shouldC．must D．will5．IthoughtFatherwouldbebetter,but______itis,heisgettingworse,whichmakesmemoreworried.A．before B．as C．because D．after6．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．arethere7．—DoyouknowLindawasfiredforhercasualattitudetowardsthejob?—Nowondershe_________whenItriedtoamuseherthismorning.A．wastickledpink B．pulledmylegC．gavemethecoldshoulder D．sawthehandwritingonthewall8．Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomtomovethem．A．between B．in C．across D．over9．Thereaslightdecreaseinhisweightbutheeatstoomuch.A．was B．couldhavebeenC．hadbeen D．couldbe10．Janerealizedher____tobecomethefirstwomantorunthe10,000metreswithin30minutes.A．achievementB．commitmentC．competitionD．ambition11．Mostofustrytodiscoverwethinkisthemostmovinglovestoryinourcompany.A．which B．that C．what D．who12．---MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？---Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．available13．ManyteacherslikesurfingtheInternet,________theymayfindalotofusefulvideosaboutteaching.A．which B．whereC．when D．that14．—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.—Oh,it'stoobad.You________havemadefullpreparations.A．must B．can C．would D．should15．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup16．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether17．—Whyareyousoupset?—Ihadmycomputerrepairedyesterday,butit________workagain.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t18．TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfrom________intheUSA．A．oneB．itC．thoseD．that19．Sometimeswehavetofaceembarrassingmoments________wecanonlykeepsilent.A．who B．whichC．when D．why20．---Sorrytohavebrokenyourglass.---_____________.Youdidn’tmeanto,didyou?A．NoproblemB．ForgetitC．AllrightD．Don’tsayso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）Americansareworriedaboutnewtechnology.Theyareconcernedthatmachines.Includingrobots,willtakeoverworknowdonebyhumans.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportbythePewResearchCenterofWashingtonDC．About75percentofAmericansquestionedbyPewsaidautomationwillincreaseincomeinequalitybetweentherichandthemiddleclassandthepoor.And64percentofpeopleexpectautomationtobesocommoninAmericathatpeoplewillfacedifficultyfindingthingstodowiththeirlives.Someoftheconcernsabouttechnologycomefromadistrustaboutwhethermachineswillalwaysmaketherightdecision.ManyAmericansbelievehumanshavebetterjudgmentindealingwithcomplexmatters.Oneexampleisselectingapersonforajob.ThreequartersofAmericanssaidtheywouldnotwanttoapplyforajobthatusesacomputerprogramtochoosethemostqualifiedperson.MostAmericanswantthegovernmenttolimitautomation,Forexample,87percentsupportarequirementthatalldriverlessvehicleshaveahumaninthedriversscatwhocantakecontrolwhenneeded.And85percentwanttolimitmachinestomostlydoingjobsthataredangerousorunhealthyforhumans.Andonly25percentexpectmorejobstocomefromautomation.Pewsaid,MarkZuckerberg,theco-founderofFacebook,spokelastMaytograduatingseniorsfromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,Histalkcenteredontheuncertainfuturefacingyoungpeople.“Ourgenerationwillhavetodealwithtensofmillionsofjobsreplacedbyautomationlikeself-drivingcarsandtrucks,”Zuckerbergtoldthegraduates,Zuckerbergsaidyoungpeoplewillhavetofindprojectsthatwillbringbothjobsanddirectbenefitstothepeopleoftheworld.Hesaidinhisspeechthat300,000peopleworkedtoputamanonthemoon,andmillionsofpeoplebuilt,theHooverDamaswellasothergreatprojectsoverthelast100years.1、WhatdoAmericansthinkoftechnology?A．Useful.B．EffectiveC．Dangerous.D．Undependable.2、WhichofthefollowingdothemajorityofAmericanswantthegovernmenttodo?A．Usemachinestododangerousandharmfuljobs.B．IncreasejobchancesbyintroducingmachinesC．Selectapersonforajobbycomputer.D．Getridofalldriverlessvehicles.3、WhatdidZuckerbergencouragethestudentstodo?A．Refuseself-drivingvehicles.B．Createnewjobchances.C．Considerlargeprojects.D．Fightagainstrobots.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewTechnologyCreatesMoreJobsB．NewTechnologyMakesNewUnfairnessC．AmericansWorryRobotsWillTakeJobsD．RobotsMakeWorkEasytoDoforWorkers.22．（8分）AtypicalschooldayintheUKstartsaround8:30am.Thisisoftenevenearlierelsewhereintheworld,withstudentssittingdowntotheirfirstlessonat7:30amintheUS.Theaverageteenagerideallyneedseighttoninehours’sleepeachnight,butinrealityalotofteenagersstruggletogetthismuch.Alotoftheproblemsarisebecauseoursleeppatternsarenotfixed,andtheychangeaswegrow.Soalaterschoolstarttimecouldhelptosolvethisproblem,byensuringtogettheireightplushoursofsleepandreactproperlytotheirbody’snaturalrhythms(规律).Therehasbeenageneralshiftoverthepast25yearstoshortentheschoolday.Thisisnotatthecostofteachingtime(whichhasremainedconstant)butatthecostofnaturalbreaks,whichhasledtoreducedlunchtimeandlessonbreaks.Laterstarttimescouldhelpteens’gradesandhealth.Thisismainlybecauseitmakesthemanagementofchildreneasier.Supervising(监管)hundredsofchildren“playing”requireseffectivestaffing(人员配备).Andthereisalwaysthefearthatbehaviorworsensduringbreaks.Sothetheorygoesthathavingtheminclassandstrictlysupervisedmustbebetter.Butthismeansthatstudentsbarelyhaveenoughtimetoabsorbwhattheyweredoinginmathsbeforesuddenlytheyarethrustintoancienthistory.Andteachingstaffalsotransitfromoneclasstoanother,withhardlyarestortimetorefocus.Clearlyrethinkingtheschooldaycouldbenefiteveryoneinvolved.Anyway,itcouldalsoleadtobetterachievementinteenagersandlessofastruggleforparentsinthemornings.Forteachers,itcouldalsomeanalessstressfuldayallaroundandwhatcouldbebetterthanthat?1、Mowdoschoolsoftenshortentheschoolday?A．Theyincreasemoreholidays.B．TheyreducetheteachingtimeC．Theyproperlyadjustchildren’naturalrhythmsD．Theyreducechildren’slunchtimeandlessonbreaks2、What’sthepurposeofthechildren’shortlessonbreaksaccordingtothetext?A．Toreducechildren’sexcitementB．TomakechildrenquicklytakeinwhattheylearnedC．TosupervisechildrenmoreeasilyD．Tomakechildrenbehavebetterinclass3、Whatcanwelearnaboutlaterschoolstarttimefromthetext?A．Itwilladdtotheteacher’spressureB．Ithasalwaysbeentherefor25yearsC．ItbenefitsthestudentsonlyD．Parentsmaysupportit4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ThebenefitsofalessstressfuldayB．Howtosolveteenagers’sleepproblemC．ThebenefitsoflaterschoolstarttimeD．Thereasonswhyteenagerssleepdifferently23．（8分）Squirrelsaren’tnaturalcitydwellers(居民).In1986thesightofoneinatreenearNewYork’scityhallsosurprisedpassers-bythatanewspaperpublishedareportaboutthe“unusualvisitor”.Aroundthattime,thetree-dwellinganimalswerebeingsetfreeinAmerica’surbanareasto“createpocketsofpeaceandcalmlikethecountryside,”saysUniversityofPennsylvaniahistorianEtienneBenson,whostudiedourrelationshiptosquirrelsoverthecourseoffiveyears.First,theywereintroducedtoPhiladelphia,thentoNewHaven,Boston,andNewYorkCity.Parkvisitorswereencouragedtofeedthem,andsecurityguardsensuredtheirsafety.Inthe1910saleaderoftheBoyScoutsofAmerica(anorganizationteachingboyspracticalskills)saidthatteachingchildrentofeedsquirrelscouldshowtherewardsoftreatingaweakercreaturewithsympathy,saysBenson.Bytheearly20thcentury,though,Americabegantoregretthefriendlinessithadshownsquirrels.Citieshadoncebeenfilledwithanimals—fromhorsespullinggoodstodairycows.Bythe1950sthoseworkinganimalshadbeenmovedtothecountryside.Petsandwildanimalssuchasbirdsandsquirrelswereallthatremainedoftheurbananimalkingdom.Beforelong,people’senthusiasmforsquirrelsworeoff,andtheystartedtoseethemasannoyances.Bythe1970smanyparksbannedfeedingthecreatures.Today,itisraretofindkidswiththeirparentsofferingfoodtosquirrelsunderatree.And,unfortunately,withmoreandmorebuildingsbeingconstructedinthecity,fewerinhabitable(适宜栖息的)areasareleftforthelittletree-dwellinganimals.Whatwouldbelostifthelastofthesecitydwellerswereforcedtoleave?“Ithinkthere’ssomethingconstructivetohaveotherlivingcreaturesinthecitythatarenothumansandnotpetsbutsharethelandwithus,”saysBenson.“It’sagoodthingtoliveinalandscapewhereyouseeothercreaturesgoingaroundmakinglunch.It’sgoodforthesoul.”1、What’sthepurposeofintroducingsquirrelstoPhiladelphia?A．Toentertainparkvisitors. B．Tokeepthenaturalbalance.C．Toencouragekidstoprotectanimals. D．Tomaketheurbanlifemorepeaceful.2、WhatwastheBoyScoutsleader’sattitudetowardsfeedingsquirrels?A．Disagreeable. B．Doubtful.C．Supportive. D．Uncaring.3、Whatmighthavehappenedtosquirrelsincitiesaroundthe1960s?A．Theymighthaveinhabitedmorehomes.B．Theymighthavebeguntogooutoffavor.C．Theymighthavebeenintroducedtomorecities.D．Theymighthavebeenmovedtothecountryside.4、WhatdoesBensonsuggestinthelastparagraph?A．Squirrelslivingincitiesareannoying.B．Feedingsquirrelsshouldbediscouraged.C．Squirrelsshouldbeallowedtoliveincities.D．Itispossibleforpeopletokeepsquirrelsaspets.24．（8分）TrainingtheBrainPeoplewhocanaccomplishunbelievabletasks,suchasmemorizingthousandsofrandomnumbersinunderanhour,statethattheyjusthavenormalbrains.SomememorysuperstarscompeteinOlympic-likeWorldMemoryChampionships.Thesementalathletes,orMAsforshort,canmemorizenamesofdozensofstrangersinafewminutesoranypoemhandedthem.EdCooke,a24-year-oldMA,explainstheyseethemselvesasparticipantsrescuingthelong-lostartofmemorytraining.Thesetechniquesexistednottorecalluselessinformation,buttocutintothebrainbasictextandideas.AstudyinthejournalNatureexaminedeightpeoplewhofinishednearthetopoftheWorldMemoryChampionships.Thescientistsexaminedwhethertheirbrainswerefundamentallydifferentfromeveryoneelse’sorwhethertheyweresimplymakingbetteruseofmemorizingabilitiesweallpossess.TheyputtheMAsandcontrolsubjectsintobrainscannersandhadthemmemorizenumbersandphotographs.Theresultsurprisedeveryone.ThebrainsoftheMAsandthoseofthecontrolsubjectswereindistinguishable.Oneverytest,theMAsscoredinthenormalrange.However,whenthescientistsexaminedwhatpartofthebrainwasusedduringamemoryactivity,theyfoundtheMAsreliedmoreheavilyonareasinthebraininvolvedinspatialmemory.MAsofferanexplanation:anythingcanbefixeduponourmemoriesandkeptinorderbyconstructingabuildingintheimaginationandfillingitwithpicturesofwhatneedstoberecalled.Datingbacktothefifthcentury,thebuildingiscalledamemorypalace.Evenaslateasthefourteenthcentury,whentherewerecopiesofanytext,scholarsneededtorememberwhatwasreadtothem.Readingtorememberrequiresadifferenttechniquethanspeedreading.Ifsomethingismadememorable,ithastoberepeated.Untilrelativelyrecently,peoplereadonlyafewbooksintensively(细致地)againandagain,usuallyaloud.Todaywereadextensively,usuallyonlyonceandwithoutcontinuousfocus.Sothegreatdifferenceistheabilitytocreateimpressivepicturesinmindandtodoitquickly.Usingmemorypalaces,MAscreatememorizedpictures.Forexample,recombinethepicturestoformunforgettablescenessuchasthewaysthroughatown.Onecompetitorusedhisownbodypartstohelphimmemorizea57,000-worddictionary.Anyonewhowishestotrainthemindneedsfirsttocreatefantasticalpalacesintheimagination.Thentheyshouldcuteachbuildingintocubbyholesformemories.Inashortamountoftime,theywillnoticeimprovementwithrememberingthings.Tokeeptheskillsharp,MAsdeliberatelyemptytheirpalacesaftercompetitions,sotheycanreusethemandtheyrecommendthatbeginnersdothesame.1、WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatamentalathlete______.A．ownsabrainthatislargerinsizeB．showsagiftinmentalabilitytestsC．usesthememorizingtechniquebetterD．dependslessontheareasthatcontrolspatialmemory2、Whydoestheauthormention“speedreading”inParagraph3?A．Todiscussthememorizingtechniqueinthefifthcentury.B．Togivethereasonwhypeoplereadonlyafewbookscarefully.C．Toexplainthetextfourteenthcenturyscholarshadtoremember.D．Tocomparethetypeofreadingnowadayswiththatofearliertimes.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Thereisavarietyofunforgettablescenes.B．Memorypalacescanbequicklyforgotten.C．Impressivepicturesareinactualbuildings.D．Onepersonprobablyhas57,000bodyparts.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cubbyholes”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Smallspaces. B．Blacksholes.C．Technicalskills. D．Differentnumbers.25．（10分）JoannaCole,bornonAugust11,1944inNewark,NewJersey,hasbeencreditedtobeoneofthemostpopularchildren’sauthorsofalltime.Shehaswrittenover250booksandisfamousforwritingoneofthemostpopularchildren'sbookseries.Sheknewasearlyas5thgradethatshewasinterestedinwritingandscience.Colehasowedalargepartofherpassiontooneofherelementaryschoolteachers.JoannaColecontinuedhereducationbyattendingtheUniversityofMassachusettsandIndiana.Shewouldeventuallyearnabachelor’sdegreeinpsychologyfromtheCityCollegeofNewYorkin1967;aftergraduationColedecidedtotakesomeeducationcoursestobecomealibrarianataBrooklynelementaryschoolin1967.Eventually,shewouldtakejobsworkingforNewsweek,Seesawbookclub.Cole’spassionforwritingandsciencewasstillaliveandwellduringthistime.In197lshedecidedtowriteherfirstbook,Cockroaches.Shedidsomeresearchanddiscoveredtherehadneverbeenabookwrittenforchildrenaboutcockroaches.Soshethoughtshewouldbethefirst.ColestruckgoldwhenshewrotethefirstMagicSchoolBusin1985.Thebookwouldgoontobepublishedthefollowingyearandquicklybecamebookseriesandcartoonseriesduetoitssuccess.Colecontinuedtowritebothnon-fictionandfictionbooksforchildren.Shewritesinawaythatwillhopefullyinspirechildrentothinklikeascientist.Shedoesthisbywritingideasinsteadofjustfacts.Shealsotriestoaskquestionsinherbooksthatrequirechildrentothinkanddiscovertheanswersastheyread.Thiscreatesanengagingexperienceforchildren,soitisnowonderwhyyoungerreadersarehookedonherbooks.1、WhenJoannaColewasyoung,she________.A．wasverypopularwithchildrenB．gotinspiredbyoneofherteachersC．beganhercareerofwritingnovelsD．knewwhatshewoulddointhefuture2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseprobablymean?A．Madeafortune.B．Madeapromise.C．Gotideas.D．Obtainedhelp.3、WhatdoweknowaboutJoannaCole?A．SheisthemostfamouswomanwriterinAmerica.B．Shewritesnovelsnotonlyforkidsbutforadults.C．Sheisanexpertatgettingscienceacrosstoreaders.D．Shehasmadegreatcontributionstoscience.4、WhatkindofpersonisColeinthepassage?A．Positiveandbrave.B．Popularandreliable.C．Seriousandhonest.D．Talentedandcreative.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）UnexpectedHelpLastOctobermymotherbecamesick.lwas1thatwewouldlosehersomyhusbandandImadeavery2decisiontoleaveourbusinessandhometomove280mileswheremymotherwas.Welefteveryonewithoutsayinggoodbye,fearingnoonewouldhave3ourreason.Wewere4embarrassedtoo:ourelectricityhadbeenshutoffandrentwas5.Wehavetwoboys.Wegotscaredandjustleft…leftourhome,85%ofourbelongings,andour6thatweloved．Twoofthemwereveryworriedaboutus.calling,leaving7andemailing.Wefeltso8forwhatwehaddone.Ifinally.9whatwehaddoneandweredoingwasveryunacceptable-ourfriends10anexplanationSoIcalled,andwhenasked11thingswereIjustcried.Wehadmadethebiggest12inmigrating!Mymotherisfinenow...butweare13.Ourchildrendonotliketheschools,sayingitislikelivinginadifferentworld.14wecouldturnbacktime.Weliveeverydaynotknowingwherewewill15.Luckily,ourfriendssenta16tousfor$5,000tohelpusout!17inmylifecouldIhaveeverthoughtanyonewoulddosomethinglikethatforus.Itwas18andwehadverylittlemoney.Wecan'timaginewhatwouldhavehappenedhadtheynotsentusthatgiftTheywereour66FatherChristmas".19wemayneverseethemagain,theywillforeverberememberedeverydayforwhattheydidNeverwillthey20mymemory.1、A．scaredB．shockedC．puzzledD．determined2、A．slowB．longC．quickD．correct3、A．heardB．understoodC．mistakenD．forgiven4、A．mentallyB．politicallyC．physicallyD．financially5、A．upB．downC．aheadD．behind6、A．petsB．friendsC．relativesD．colleagues7、A．cardsB．messagesC．reasonsD．gifts8、A．badB．proudC．worthyD．emotional9、A．doubtedB．checkedC．realizedD．interpreted10、A．lackedB．sensedC．deservedD．demanded11、A．howB．whyC．whatD．where12、A．progressB．contributionC．mistakeD．breakthrough13、A．curiousB．doubtfulC．painfulD．ambitious14、A．AsifB．IfonlyC．EvenifD．Whatif15、A．makeupB．openupC．showupD．windup16、A．letterB．bagC．boxD．check17、A．OftenB．StillC．NeverD．Later18、A．EasterB．ChristmasC．HalloweenD．Thanksgiving19、A．IfB．SinceC．WhileD．When20、A．stealB．hurtC．loseD．slip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）Mostpeoplenowadaysaresobusywiththeirlivesthattheydonothavetimetoenjoyahealthyand1．(balance)diet.Formostindividuals,as2．resultofeatingfoodsrichinfatsandsugarseveralyears,theychoosetogoonadietbutdonotsucceedattheend.Besuretobewithastrong3．(aware)thatyouare4．youeat!Therefore,maintainingahealthydietnotonly5．(provide)yourbodywithenergybutalsonumeroushealthbenefits.Oneisthatyouwillkeepahealthyweightandisalsotheeasiestandmost6．(benefit)wayinwhichyoucanbeenergeticandprotectyourself7．anumberofdiseaseswhengrowingold.Anotherbenefitisthatyouwillmeetyoureverydaynutritional8．(require).9．(Basic)speaking,youshouldensurethatyoutakethegoodamountofvegetables,grains,milkandproteins.Inmostcases,ahealthydietcanhelpyoudecreasetheriskof10．(get)somediseaseslikediabetesandcancer.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。DearPeter,Howtimesflies!IthadbeenalmostayearsinceyouleftChinatoSweden、Duringyourhomestayatmyhome,wehadsuchwonderfultimethatitseemedasifeverythinghadbeenhappenedyesterday、Ihavebeenlongtohearallaboutyouandmissingyousomuch、Fortunate,Iwasselectedasoneofthestudentrepresentativetopayavisittoyourschool、ThevisitwilllastonJu