湖南省汨罗第二中学2025届英语高三第一学期期末学业水平测试试题含解析

湖南省汨罗第二中学2025届英语高三第一学期期末学业水平测试试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．_____theoilunderthesea,thecompanyhasraisedamplefundstodeveloppetroleumexplorationequipment.A．ExploitingB．HavingexploitedC．ToexploitD．Exploited2．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar3．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should4．As______healthierlifestyleisbeingpromoted,thebicyclehasalsobecomeatoolthatkeepspeopleon______go.A．the;a B．a;aC．a;the D．a;/5．WhentheadmissionletterfromHarvardUniversityarrived,Ben'sparentswereandthrewabigparty.A．intheredB．tickledpinkC．aswhiteasasheetD．inabluemood6．thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind7．Itwasonlyafterafamilyrelatedconversation______________Ifoundoutshewasactuallymydistantcousin.A．when B．thatC．which D．who8．Thereisawide________ofreferencebookstobefound,so________youlookforsomematerialneeded,youcanturntome.A．kind;thelasttime B．sort;everytimeC．variety;nexttime D．type;themoment9．Jesswassadandherfriendhelpedher___thefirstawfulweeksafterherhusbandBilldied.A．breakthrough B．breakdownC．getthrough D．getridof10．—WhatdoyouthinkofTom?—Hehasbeenworkingveryhard.______heisanadvancedworker.A．Nowonder B．Nodoubt C．Noworry D．Noproblem11．—Thebatteryinmycellphoneisrunninglow.—Ithatlastnightbeforewewenttobed.A．wasnoticing B．havenoticed C．wouldnotice D．hadnoticed12．Bythetimewe________fromourschool,wehavebeenclosefriendsformorethantenyears.A．graduated B．willgraduateC．aregraduating D．graduate13．Itissodifficultaquestion_______noneofthekidscouldworkitout.A．as B．that C．which D．X14．—Penny’sbabydaughternarrowlyescapeddrinkingthefurniturepolishonthecoffeetable.—Luckilyforher.She________sickorevendied.A．couldhavegot B．shouldhavegotC．musthavegot D．willhavegot15．Thepeopleinthevillageareso________thattheyarewillingtohelpeveryvisitor.A．optimistic B．energeticC．enthusiastic D．ambitious16．Thekidiscrying,forhe______jumpovertheditchonhisown.A．daresnotto B．darenotto C．doesn’tdareto D．daresnot17．Inordertosatisfytheneedsofthemarket,theelectriccompanyhas______itsfocustotabletcomputersandsmartmobilephones.A．switched B．shapedC．directed D．discovered18．Onlyaftertalkingtotwostudentsthathavingstrongmotivationisoneofthebiggestfactorsinreachinggoals.A．Ididdiscover B．didIdiscoverC．Idiscovered D．discovered19．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need20．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.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）Worldrecordscanbesetevenifyouareover2yearsold.RobertMarchandwasbornin1911innorthernFrance.Heenjoysridingabicycle,andstartedcyclingseriouslywhenhewasinhis60s.Marchandisnow105yearsold.OnWednesday,acrowdgatheredattheVelodromeNational,about30kilometersoutsideofParis.Theyweretheretoseehowfarhecouldtravelinonehour.TherecordforonehourisheldbyBritain’sBradleyWiggins,aformerTourdeFrancewinner.Wigginscovered54.5kilometersin2015.EvelynStevensoftheUnitedStatesholdsthewomen’srecord.Shewentalmost48kilometersinanhourlastyear.In2012,Marchandsetarecordforridersover2yearsoldwhenhetraveledalmost27kilometersinanhour.Sothequestionmanypeopleaskedthisweekwas:“Couldhebreakhisownrecord?”Marchandsetoffonhisrecordattemptassportsloverscheeredandphotographerswatched.Hemovedslowlybutsteadilyaroundthecyclingtrack.Marchandisrelativelysmall.Heisonly1.52meterstallandweighs52kilograms.Whenthehourended,hecompleted92timesaroundthetrack.Thatisjustover22.5kilometers.Aftertheevent,Marchandsaidhecouldhavedonebetter.Hedidnotseehistrainerstellinghimheonlyhad10minutesremaining.“Iwouldhavegonefaster.Iwouldhavepostedabettertime,”hesaid.Butthenewswasstillgood,ashedidsetanewrecordforriders105-years-oldorolder.“I’mnowwaitingforarival(对手),”hesaid.1、Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphistotellreaders.A．anunbelievablefactB．bringinthetopicofthetextC．anypersoncansetaworldrecordD．settingaworldrecordisnotsodifficultaspeoplethink2、WhichwordcanbestdescribethefeelingofMarchandjustaftertheevent?A．TiredB．ProudC．RegretfulD．Depressed3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．BradleyWigginssetthecyclingrecordin2015B．RobertMarchandistherecordholderofcyclingover2yearsoldC．Thewomen’srecordofcyclingrecordwassetbyEvelynStevensin2016D．ThoughMarchanddidn’tperformaswellasbefore,hestillsetarecordofcyclingthisyear.4、Whichofthefollowingwell-knownsayingsbestexpressesthemessageofthetext?A．Experienceisthebestteacher.B．Youcan’tteachanolddognewtricks.C．Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.D．Oldpeoplemaystillcherishhighaspirations.22．（8分）IfIhadtochoosewhatlanguagetolearnnext,it’satoughdecisionbutit’dprobablybeGermanbecausemanypeoplethatknowseverallanguagestellmethatGermanistheirfavouritelanguageintermsofexpressingthemselves.AndIthinkitmighthavesomethingtodowiththevastamountofvocabularytheGermanlanguagehas.SoIthinkit’dbereallydifficultbutafunchallenge.Elena(Canada,teacher)IthinkI’dliketolearnFrenchnextbecauseit’saveryromantic(浪漫的)languageanditcouldbeveryusefulindifferentjobsituations.Besides,IthinkitcouldhelpmeunderstandEnglishabitmoreaswell,sinceitwaspreviouslythelanguageofdiplomacy(外交).Bryan(USA,writer)I’dlovetolearnItaliannext.IvisitedMilanlastyearandIthinkitwouldbegreattobeabletospeaktosomeofthelocals.Also,it’squitesimilartoSpanish,soIdon’tthinkitwouldbetooconfusing.Georgina(England,Olympicswimmer)I’dreallyliketolearnFrench.Iactuallylearneditsomeyearsago,butIhaven’tuseditinalongtimeandI’veforgottenitbutit’salanguagethatIreallyenjoyspeaking,andIthinkFranceisawonderfulcountry.James(NewZealand,travelwriter)1、WhichisoneofthereasonswhyBryanwantstolearnFrench?A．Itiseasytolearn.B．Itisusedfrequently.C．ItsoundsmorebeautifulthanEnglish.D．Itallowshimtoexpresshimselfmoreclearly.2、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．GeorginawillliveinMilan.B．GeorginacanspeakSpanish.C．Georginafeelspuzzledabouthercareer.D．GeorginawantstomakesomeItalianfriends.3、Whoisthemostfearlesslearner?A．Elena.B．Bryan.C．Georgina.D．James.4、WhatdoJamesandBryanhaveincommon?A．TheybothhavelearnedFrench.B．TheyboththinkFranceisanicecountry.C．TheyboththinkFrenchcanhelpthemunderstandEnglish.D．Theyarebothwriters.23．（8分）Therearenobadauthorsforchildren.Childrenlikeandwanttoreadandseekout,becauseeverychildisdifferent.Theycanfindthestoriestheyneed,andtheybringthemselvestostories.Herearesomebookschildrenshouldread.TheLittlePrince,byAntoinedeSaint-ExuperyThisbooktellsthestoryofastranded(陷入困境的)airplanepilot，whomeetsanotherworldlylittleprinceintheSaharadesert.TheLittlePrinceisafascinatingcharacterandtheauthor’swatercolorillustrationsarebeautiful.Thereisanexcellentpop-up(立体的)bookversion.AttheBackoftheNorthWind，byGeorgeMacDonaldGeorgeMacDonaldhaswrittenseveralotherlovelychildren’sbooks—ThePrincessandtheGoblinisamust-read.Butthisbookisperhapshissweetest.AlittleboynamedDiamondmeetsthemysteriousladyNorthWindonestormynight,andshebringshimonmanyadventuresthroughthenightsky.CarryOn，Mr.Bowditch,byJeanLeeLathamThisexcellentbookexplorestheworldofseatravelandcolonialEnglandthroughitsmaincharacter,NatBowditcli.NathastogiveupdreamsofHarvardtobecomeanindentured(受契约约束的)servant.Nonetheless,heteacheshimselfadvancedmathematics,andgrowsuptobecomecaptainofhisownship.ThePhantomTollbooth，byNormanJusterItsprotagonist(主角），Milo，isaboredlittleboywhodiscoversa“phantomtollbooth”—andwithit，animaginativeworldinwhichnumbers，words，music，andsoundscometolife.Heisgiventhe“impossible”missionofreturningtwoprincessestotheKingdomofWisdom.Intheprocess,hehaslearnedvaluablelessons,findingaloveoflearning.1、Whichofthefollowingbookshasbeautifulpicturesinit?A．TheLittlePrinceB．AttheBackoftheNorthWindC．CarryOn，Mr.BowditchD．ThePhantomTollbooth2、InJeanLeeLatham’sbook,NatBowditch________.A．doesn’twanttogotouniversityB．givesuphisdreamofbeingacaptainC．learnsadvancedmathematicsbyhimselfD．wantstoteachmathematicsinHarvard3、WhatdoesthebookThePhantomTollboothfocuson?A．Adventuresthroughthenightsky.B．Learninginafunway.C．Explorationoftheoceanworld.D．Romanticstoriesinthedesert.24．（8分）It’snotpianolessonsordanceclasses.Nowadays,thebiggestextra-curricularactivityinthewestisgoingtoatutor.Pat,amotherinCanada,spendsabout800Canadiandollarsamonthontutorswhenfindingouthalfherdaughter’sclasshavetutors.Shefeelslikeherchildisgoingtofallbehindbecauseeveryoneelseseemstobeahead.Shelley,amotherofthree,alsohastutorsconstantlycominginandoutofherhome.Shewasalwaysyellingwhenshecouldn’tmanagetogetherchildrenfocused.Whenshegetsatutoronceaweek,theybecomefocusedforoneentirehourandcangetmostoftheirhomeworkdone.Tutoringisn’tsimplyaprivateschoolphenomenon.Norisitintendedonlyforlower-achievingstudents.InCanadaalone,sevenpercentofhighschoolstudentsreportedusingatutorin2010.Thatincreasedto15percentin2015.Overall,parentshiretutorsbecausetheyareworriedschoolarenotmeetingtheirexpectations,butthereisalsoacultureshift.AspecialvalueisplacedoneducationinAsia,wheretutoringisviewedasanextensiontotheschoolday.AsalargenumberofAsiansemigratedtothewestovertherecentyears,theirattitudestowardseducationhavehadaninfluence.Anotherreasonforthegrowthinbusinessisparentalfrustrationandtheirpackedschedules.Alotofparentsjustdon’thavetimetohelptheirchildrenwithhomeworkandsomeotherscouldn’thelptheirchildrenafterGrade3,accordingtoapresidentofanAmericantutoringcompany.Therehasbeenanoticeablechangeintheattitudes,too.Childrenusedtogetbullied（被欺负）forhavingatutor,nowit’sbecomingthenormtohaveone.Childrendon’tseemtomindthattheyhaveatutor.Oneparentfeelssurprisedthatsomanyofherchild’sclassmateshavetutors.Fortheamountparentspayintuition,childrenshouldhaveasmuchextrahelpchildrenwithatutorbecause_______.1、Shelleydecidedtoequipherchildrenwithatutorbecause_______.A．herchildren’sschoolisnotmeetingherexpectationB．overhalfofherchildren’sclassmateshavetutorsC．herchildren’shomeworkistoodifficultforherD．shehadahardtimegettingherchildrenfocused2、InCanada,thepopulationofhighschoolstudentsusingatutorgrewby_______from2010to2015.A．7%.B．8%.C．10%.D．15%.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A．Patgotatutorbecauseshecan’thelpherchildrenwithhomework.B．Shelleyspendsabout800Canadiandollarsontutorseverymonth.C．AsiansusuallyplacemoreemphasisoneducationthatCanadians.D．Moststudentswiththehelpoftutorshavepoorgradesatschool.4、Thetutoringbusinessinthewesthasbeenseeningrowthinrecentyearsbecause_______.a.alotofparentsaretoooccupiedtohelptheirchildrenwithhomework.b.childrennolongergetbulliedforgoingtoatutorandgettingextrahelpc.manyschoolscannotofferasmuchhelpastheirstudentsneedd.Asiansemigratingtothewesthaveaffectedpeople’sattitudetotutoring.A．a,b,c.B．a,b,d.C．a,c,d.D．b,c,d.25．（10分）Astheworld’spopulationgrows,farmerswillneedtoproducemoreandmorefood.Andlargefarmsareincreasinglyusingprecisionfarmingtoincreaseyields(产量),reducewaste,andreducetheeconomicandsecurityrisksthatinevitablyaccompanyagriculturaluncertainty.Traditionalfarmingreliesonmanagingentirefields—makingdecisionsrelatedtoplanting,harvesting,irrigating,andapplyingpesticidesandfertilizer(农药和化肥)—basedonregionalconditionsandhistoricaldata.Precisionfarming,bycontrast,combinessensors,robots,GPS,mappingtoolsanddata-analyticssoftwaretocustomize（量身定制）thecarethatplantsreceivewithoutincreasinglabor.Robot-mountedsensorsandcamera-equippeddrones(无人机)wirelesslysendimagesanddataonindividualplantstoacomputer,whichlooksforsignsofhealthandstress.Farmersreceivethefeedbackinrealtimeandthendeliverwater,pesticideorfertilizerinadjusteddoses（剂量）toonlytheareasthatneedit.Thetechnologycanalsohelpfarmersdecidewhentoplantandharvestcrops.Asaresult,precisionfarmingcanimprovetimemanagement,reducewaterandchemicaluse,andproducehealthiercropsandhigheryields—allofwhichbenefitfarmers’bottomlinesandconserveresourceswhilereducingchemicalrunoff.Manysmallbusinessesaredevelopingnewsoftware,sensors,andothertoolsforprecisionfarming,asarelargecompaniessuchasMonsanto,JohnDeere,Bayer,DowandDuPont.TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture,NASAandtheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationallsupportprecisionfarming,andmanycollegesnowoffercourseworkonthetopic.Inarelateddevelopment,seedproducersareapplyingtechnologytoimproveplantcharacteristics.Byfollowingindividualplantsovertimeandanalyzingwhichonesflourishindifferentconditions,companiescanrelatetheplants’responsetotheirenvironmentswiththeirgenomics(基因组学).Thatinformation,inturn,allowsthecompaniestoproduceseedvarietiesthatwillgrowwellinspecificsoilandweatherconditions.Thisadvancedtechnologymayalsohelptoimprovecropnutrition.Farmersdonotuniversallywelcomeprecisionagricultureforvariousreasons,suchashighequipmentcostsandlackofaccesstotheInternet.Thetechnologymaybringgreatchallengestoexperiencedfarmerswhoarenotgoodatcomputers.Andlargesystemswillalsobebeyondthereachofmanysmallfarmingoperationsindevelopingnations.Butlessexpensive,simplersystemscouldpotentiallybeapplied.Forothers,though,costsavingsinthelongrunmayreducethefinancialconcerns.Andhoweverreticentsomefarmersmaybetoadoptnewtechnology,thenextgenerationoffarmersarelikelytowarmtotheapproach.1、Precisionfarmingdiffersfromtraditionalfarmingpartlybecauseit________.A．guaranteeshighyieldswithmorelaborB．reliesonregionalconditionsandhistoricaldataC．offersplentyofwater,pesticidesandfertilizerD．providesrealtimeinformationabouttargetcrops2、Aboutprecisionfarming,wecanlearnthat________.A．thegovernmentholdsacautiousattitudeB．itdrawspositiveresponsesfrombusinessesC．seedproducershavealreadymadehugeprofitsD．largesystemswillsoonbebuiltindevelopingnations3、Theunderlinedword“reticent”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A．disappointedB．confusedC．unwillingD．shocked4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．PrecisionFarmingIncreasesCropYieldsB．MoreChallengesFacedbyModernFarmersC．DevelopmentofFarmingSystemsintheU.S.D．TraditionalFarmingisGraduallyDisappearing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）ThebestgraduationspeechI’veeverheardwasonlyfiveminuteslong.Itgotastandingovation(热烈鼓掌)---somethingIneversawbeforeata1ceremony.Mostsurprisingofall,thespeakerwasaneighthgrader.ItwasmydaughterAbridlle.Sure,I’dgivenher2----“Makethemlaugh,makethemthink,andmakethemcry”---andsheletmereadand3onhertext,butshestressedthatthiswastobeher4,notmine.Anditwas.Itwasunique,notjustin5butinacharmingdelivery.Shetoldfunnystories,makingfunofherself,herclassmates,and6herteachers.Thenshe7theteachersandledtheaudiencetogiveabigcheerforthem,onlytoconclude,“Okey,teachersare8,butlet’snotgetcarriedaway.Gettingan9isasidebenefit.Therealpurposeofmiddleschoolistomakefriendsandhavefun----amIright?”Thenshechangedthemood,10herclassmatestothinkaboutthethreeyearsof11adolescentemotion----conversations,fights,12deepestthoughts,andcryingoneachothers’13.Summingup,shesaid,“14wethinkbacktotheseyears,wewillthinkaboutwhat15tousandaroundus.Butwhatwas16themostimportantwaswhathappened17us.”“Whenallissaidanddone,”she18,“thecrucialyearswespentinmiddleschoolwerereallyabout19...andyouknowwhat?That’swhathighschoolisgoingtobelike.And,infact,the20ofourlives.”1、A．marriageB．graduationC．closingD．opening2、A．moneyB．loveC．adviceD．respect3、A．workB．takeC．commentD．depend4、A．practiceB．performanceC．lectureD．speech5、A．contentB．formC．styleD．fact6、A．absolutelyB．exactlyC．speciallyD．especially7、A．scoldedB．blamedC．mentionedD．praised8、A．strictB．importantC．seriousD．available9、A．awardB．honorC．educationD．academy10、A．remindingB．wantingC．persuadingD．convincing11、A．tenderB．intenseC．personalD．natural12、A．sharingB．givingawayC．tellingD．speakingof13、A．sidesB．backsC．shouldersD．desks14、A．IfB．WhenC．SinceD．While15、A．contributedB．referredC．ledD．happened16、A．reallyB．rarelyC．hardlyD．merely17、A．toB．inC．aroundD．with18、A．saidB．criedC．shoutedD．added19、A．growingupB．bringingupC．breakingupD．takingup20、A．focusB．valueC．restD．part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）HurricaneKatrinawasoneofthedeadliesthurricanesevertohittheUnitedStates.About1,833peoplediedinthehurricaneandthefloodsthat1．(follow)inlateAugust2005,andmillionsofotherswereleft2．(home)alongtheGulfCoastandinNewOrleansKatrinaformedabout200milessoutheastoftheBahamasonAug.23,2005.Bythetimeitmade3．(it)waytosouthernFloridaonAug.25,KatrinawasjustaCategoryOnehurricane.Whileitcausedsomefloodsandtwodeathsduringitsfirstlandfall,itappearedtobejustanotherhurricaneinan4．(act)hurricaneseason.5．(surprising),KatrinastrengthenedintoaCategoryFivehurricaneonAug.28,withwinds6．(blow)atabout280kph.TheNationalGuardwascalledintohelppeopleleavedangerousareas.ThousandslookedforshelterintheNewOrleansConventionCenter,7．wasextremelycrowded.Governmentofficialshavetriedtolearnfromthedisasterandcarriedoutbetterenvironmentalandcommunicationplans.TheArmyCorpsofEngineershasrebuiltthelevee（堤坝）system,makingit8．(high).ThecityofNewOrleanshasimprovedpeople’saccess9．disasterinformation.Forexample,theyhave10．e-mailandtextmessagesystemcalledNolaReadythat13,000peoplehavesignedupfor.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。LastSundaythestormstruckthevillagewheremygrandparentsusedtoliving.Thestormhaddestroyedtwentyhouses,thirteenofwhichwerebaddamaged.Theothershadeitherbrokenwindowsortornroof.Overtwohundredpersonswerekilled.Afewwere