2025届河南省平顶山市鲁山一中英语高三上期末教学质量检测试题含解析

2025届河南省平顶山市鲁山一中英语高三上期末教学质量检测试题注意事项：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．Heisabad-temperedfellow,buthe________bequitecharmingwhenhewishes.A．shall B．shouldC．can D．must2．---Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth.---_____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme3．Enterourprize______andwinabreakinaNationalTrustholidaycottageofyourchoiceanywhereinthecountry.A．draw B．search C．match D．collection4．Ourbedroomsareallonthesixthfloor,withitsownbathroom.A．all B．every C．either D．each5．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot6．“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally7．—Steve,thevacationiscomingsoon．Haveyoufoundasummerjobyet？—IsupposeIcanworkattheboy’scamp_____Iworkedlastsummer．A．that B．where C．which D．what8．Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions9．Hewasstillfullofoptimismforthefuturedespitemanyproblems,andneveronce______himgetworriedorupset.A．Isaw B．IwouldseeC．didIsee D．wouldIsee10．Ineedhelpnow!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI’mnotsure______tobegin.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when11．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer12．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly13．MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof14．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon15．语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。1.anything A．many B．magazine C．manage D．match2.achieved A．practiced B．marked C．operated D．damaged3.dealt A.deal B．great C．meant D．leader4.seize A．either B.receive C.eight D.height5.youth A．thus B．breakthrough C．gather D．although16．___________theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.A．ToreduceB．ReducedC．ReducingD．Havingreduced17．—Whereareyougoingtohangthepicture?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I________hangitinthediningroom.A．might B．mustC．need D．would18．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose19．Itwasonlyafterafamilyrelatedconversation______________Ifoundoutshewasactuallymydistantcousin.A．when B．thatC．which D．who20．Afireworksdisplaywasorganized________theQueen’sbirthday.A．tomarkB．markedC．havingmarkedD．beingmarked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）TheDamagethatagingdoestoabodyextendsallthewaydowntothecellularlevel.Butthedamageincreasedbycellsinoldermusclesisespeciallysevere,becausethecellsdonotreproduceeasilyandtheybecomeweakerastheirmitochondria（线粒体）,whichproduceenergy,reduceinenergyandnumber.Astudy,however,suggeststhatcertainsortsofexercisemayremovesomeofwhattimecandotoourmitochondria.Exerciseisgoodforpeople,aseveryoneknows.Butscientistshavesurprisinglylittleunderstandingofitscellularimpactsandhowthosemightvarybyactivityandtheageoftheexerciser.Soresearchersrecentlyconductedanexperimentonthecellsof72healthybutsedentary（久坐的）menandwomenwhowere30oryoungerorolderthan64.Afterbaselinemeasureswereestablishedfortheiraerobic（有氧的）fitness,theirblood-sugarlevelsandthegeneactivityandmitochondrialhealthintheirmusclecells,thevolunteerswererandomlyassignedtoaparticularexerciseprogram.Someofthemdidintense（强烈的）weighttrainingseveraltimesaweek;somedidbriefintervaltrainingthreetimesaweekonexercisebicycles;somerodeexercisebikesatanappropriatepacefor30minutesafewtimesaweekandliftedweightslightlyonotherdays.Afourthgroup,thecontrol（对照组）,didnotexercise.After12weeks,thelabtestswererepeated.Ingeneral,everyoneexperiencedimprovementsinfitnessandanabilitytoregulatebloodsugar.Butmoreunexpectedresultswerefoundinthebiopsied（活组织检查）musclecells.Amongtheyoungersubjectswhowentthroughintervaltraining,theactivitylevelshadchangedin274genes,comparedwith170genesforthosewhoexercisedmoreappropriatelyand74fortheweightlifters.Amongtheoldergroup,almost400geneswereworkingdifferentlynow,comparedwith33fortheweightliftersandonly19fortheappropriateexercisers.Manyoftheseaffectedgenes,especiallyinthecellsoftheintervaltrainers,arebelievedtoinfluencetheabilityofmitochondriatoproduceenergyformusclecells;thesubjectswhodidtheintervalexerciseshowedanincreaseinthenumberandhealthoftheirmitochondria—animpactthatwasparticularlypronouncedamongtheoldercyclists.Itseemsexercisecouldhelpcontainthedeclineinthecellularhealthofmusclesassociatedwithaging,especiallyifitwasintense,saysDr.SreekumaranNair,thestudy’sseniorauthor.Infact,olderpeople’scellsrespondedinsomewaysmorestronglytointenseexercisethanthecellsoftheyoungdid—suggesting,hesays,thatitisnevertoolatetobenefitfromexercise.1、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．exerciseMightBenefitAgingMusclesB．ExerciseMightIncreaseAgingMusclesC．ExerciseMightDoHarmtoMitochondriaD．AgingMainlyOccursintheCellularLevel2、WhatcanweknowabouttheexperimentmentionedinParagraph2?A．Volunteerscannotbegoodatexercising.B．Allvolunteersmusthavethesamebaseline.C．Itwascarriedoutamongtheyouthofdifferentsexes.D．Volunteersreceivedarandomparticularexerciseprogram.3、HowdoestheauthordevelopParagraph3?A．Byanalyzingeverygroup’sdifferentdata.B．Bycomparingeverygroup’strainingtime.C．Bylistingeverygroup’sdifferenttraining.D．Bydescribingeverygroup’strainingresults.4、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that______.A．theexperimentdidnotgetexpectedresultsB．ridingexercisebikeshasnoinfluenceonthevolunteersC．weightliftingisthemostusefultrainingamongtheseexercisesD．intervaltrainingbringsstrongerinfluencetotheelderthantotheyouth5、Theunderlinedword“contain”canbereplacedby“______”.A．change B．stopC．record D．cause22．（8分）阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项ThereisalargepercentageofAsianpeopleintheUS.They’rehardworking,respectfulbutstrangesometimes.Ifyoudon’tunderstandtheculture,youwillgetsomeproblemswiththem.Asianpeoplearedifferentfromanyotherculturesifyouthinkyouknowthem,youmightwanttothinkagain.Howaretheydifferent?WhenitcomestomostAsianculture,respectiseverything.Youcandoanythingyouwantbutdon'tdisrespectanAsianman.Youwillgetsomerealconsequencesafterwardandespeciallyifheisyourboss.It’ssomethingcalledfacesavingintheAsianculture.It’sridiculoussometimesbutit’stheirculture.Sometimestheirculturecancomeinbetweentheirrelationshipatwork.Asianpeoplemightexpectalotofrespectfromtheirco-workerswhentheirco-workersjustseethemasanequal.AmericansareverydifferentfromAsianpeople.Ifyou’reAsian,youmightwanttounderstandtheAmericancultureandevenadapttotheircultureifyouworkwiththem.Itwillbeeasierforyousinceyou’reintheircountries.ImagineanAmericanworkinginChina,expectingChineseco-workerstogetalongwithhimwhenhecriticizesthemstraightoutoneverysinglematterinfrontofeveryone.Ithinktheywilltakehimoutsideandtakecareofhim.Itjustdoesn’tworkthatwaywithAsianpeople.Ifyou’reanAmericanbossgivingyourAsianemployeeareview,youwillseethattheywillhaveaproblemwithyournegativeremarks.Theywillthinkthatyoudon’tlikethem,disrespectful,andwanttogetridofthem;wheninfact,you’rejustdoingyourjob.Youjustencouragethemtodotheirworkbetter.Ofcourse,it’snotfairforyouasanAmericanbossbutjustexpectthatitcanbesomethingthatisonyourAsianemployee’smind.1、TheAmericanscan’tgetalongwellwiththeAsiansprobablybecause______.A．theirculturesaredifferentB．theydon’tlikeeachotherC．bothofthemaretooproudD．theyhavedifferentpoliticalviews2、Theunderlinedphrase“facesaving”inParagraph2probablymeans_____.A．savingsomemoneyforlateruseB．makingfacestopleaseyourbossC．showingsomerespecttosomebodyD．helpingsomebodyoutoftrouble3、Fromthethirdparagraphwecanknowthatitisdifficult_________.A．fortheAsianstoacceptthecultureinAmericaB．fortheAmericanstoadapttothecultureinChinaC．forpeopletolearnthecultureinaforeigncountryD．forpeopletofollowthecultureintheirowncountry4、ThenegativeremarksanAmericanbossgivesonyourworkprobablymeanhe/she_____A．doesn’tlikeyouanylongerB．thinksyouarenotworthrespectingC．doesn’tthinkyouaresuitableforthejobD．wantsyoutoimproveyourwork23．（8分）XXX:TheReturnofXanderCageReleasedate:January20,2017Starring:VinDiesel,RubyRose,NinaDobrev,DonnieYen,KrisWuRating:★★★★Plot:XanderCage(VinDiesel)isleftfordeathafteranincident,andthenhesecretlyreturnstoactionforatoughassignmentdesignedforhim.JourneytotheWest:ConqueringtheDemons(妖魔)IIReleasedate:January28,2017Starring:KrisWu,KennyLin,YaoChen,JellyLinRating:★★★★Plot:Thefilmisasequel(续集)tothe2013film,JourneytotheWest:ConqueringtheDemons,whichwasdirectedbyStephenChow.TangSanzang(KrisWu),alongwithhisthreedisciples,setsoutontheJourneytotheWest.Althoughtheyappeartobeharmonious,inreality,theyareplottingagainsteachother.Afteraseriesofadventureswheretheycapturedemons,theystarttounderstandoneanother’spainsandheart,andfinallysolvetheirinternalconflicts,workingtogethertobecomethemostuniteddemon-killingteam.LivebyNightReleasedate:January13,2017Starring:BenAffleck,ScottEastwood,ZoeSaldana,ElleFaningRating:★★★Plot:IntheProhibitionEra,JoeCoughlin,theprodigalsonofaBostonpolicecaptain,becomesabootleggerandlater,anotoriousgangster(恶棍).TheVillageofNoReturnReleasedate:January28,2017Starring:Hsuchi,WangQianyuan,Hsiao-chuanChang,EricTsangRating:★★Plot:Inabeautifulandquietvillage,anuninvitedguestandmysterioustreasureappear,makingaseriesoffunnystorieshappen.1、Whichfilmcanyouseeifyou’refreeonJan.13,2017?A．LivebyNightB．JourneytotheWestC．TheReturnofXanderCageD．TheVillageofNoReturn2、Whostarstwofilmsamongthefourmentioned?A．ScottEastwoodB．KrisWuC．RubyRoseD．Hsuchi3、Whycanthedemon-killinggroupfinallybecomethemostharmoniousone?A．TheyarefacingriskstoexploreeverythingB．TheycanavoidtheirinternalargumentsC．TheycanfullyknowabouteachotherD．Theyarefightingagainsteachother4、HowisTheVillageofNoReturndifferentfromtheotherfilms?A．ItisratedmorestarsthantheotherthreeB．Itisafollow-upfilmtothe2013oneC．ItisnotreleasedinthesamemonthD．Itcanmakeaudiencelaughalot24．（8分）Ifyou’reonthehuntforsomethingnewandinterestingtoread,youhaveplentyofplacestogo.Thisweek,we’relookingatfourofthebestbookrecommendationsites,services,orgroups,basedonyournominations(提名).GoodReadsGoodReadsismorethanjustabookrecommendationsite,althoughitexcelsathelpingyoufindnewbookstoreadbasedontheonesyouenjoy.Youcanbuildavirtual“shelf”ofbooksyouownorhavealreadyread,shareyourprogresswiththebooksyou’recurrentlyreading,ratethebooksyou’veread,leavereviews,andconnectwithotherreaders.BookBubWhileBookBubisn’tstrictlyabookrecommendationservice,itdoesbringyousuper-low-costbooksbasedonyourinterestseveryday.Theserviceisfree,andwhenyousignup,youtellBookBubwhatkindsofbooksyouliketoread.Fromthere,you’llgetanemailfromBookBubeverydaywithbookdealsforthatday.Whenwesay“deal,”wemeanit—manyofBookBub’stitlesarefreeentirely,$0.99,orjustacoupleofbucks.LibraryThingLibraryTh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hdaycameandwent.Imaginethatyour12andenergyareabucketofwater.Inyourdailylife,therearethingsthat13yourbucketup.Theseareinputslikesleep,nutrition,laughter,andotherformsof14.Therearealsoforcesthatdrain(使排出)thewaterfromyourbucket.Theseare15likestressfromworkorschool,relationshipproblems,orotherformsofanxiety.Theforcesthatdrainyourbucketaren’tall16.Toliveaproductivelife,itcanbeimportanttohavesomethings17outofyourbucket.Workinghardinthegym,atschool,orattheofficeallowsyoutoproducesomething18.Butpositiveoutputsarestilloutputsandtheydrainyourenergy19.Theseoutputsaregradual.Evenalittleleakcanresultinsignificantwaterloss20time.1、A．prediction B．decision C．fortune D．mistake2、A．attheendof B．inthemiddleof C．atthemercyof D．onthewayto3、A．sponsoring B．leading C．assisting D．adopting4、A．researching B．driving C．flying D．inspecting5、A．Before B．Though C．While D．Since6、A．run B．promote C．expand D．observe7、A．emails B．charges C．problems D．doors8、A．pullin B．squeezein C．takein D．bringin9、A．giveup B．givein C．giveout D．giveaway10、A．disappear B．suffer C．function D．fail11、A．ready B．unwilling C．eager D．unable12、A．health B．status C．success D．reputation13、A．break B．pack C．fill D．cover14、A．rest B．recovery C．entertainment D．accommodation15、A．restrictions B．consequences C．examples D．outputs16、A．uncontrollable B．unpredictable C．uncomfortable D．unfavorable17、A．flowing B．slipping C．escaping D．growing18、A．typical B．valuable C．casual D．exotic19、A．suddenly B．surprisingly C．partly D．thoroughly20、A．over B．beyond C．after D．before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）Overtheyears,Ihavemetsomeinterestingpeople.Twoof1．mostinterestingpeopleweretwoelderlysisters,JoanandBernice,2．wayoftalkingaboutpeopleinspiredme.Itwasalwaysa3．(pleasant)tovisitthesetwosisters.Justbeinggreetedatthedoorwasajoy.Theycouldn’tbe4．(happy)whenseeingme.Ialwaysheardaboutthepeoplewhoweretherebeforeme.Everyperson5．(talk)aboutinapositiveway.Theconversationwouldgosomethinglikethis,“Oh,Kay,soandsowashereyesterday,she6．(be)justthe‘saltoftheearth’,isn'tshe?”Theothersisterwouldreply,“Ohyes!Youjustcan'tbelieve7．wonderfulsheis.”Ineverheardtheysaidanegativewordaboutanyone.NEVER!Iunderstoodwhythesetwohadsomuchcompanywhenotherpeoplecomplainedthatnoonecaredabout8．(they).Itwastheirattitude9．people.Therewasnodoubtthatwhenthenextpersoncametovisit,theyweregoingtohearhowIwasthe“saltoftheearth”.Whatawonderfulexamplethesetwoelderlysistersweretome!Iwillalwaysbe10．(thank)thatIhadtheopportunitytoknowthem.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如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。JourneytothewestareaverypopularmasterworkamongChinesepeople.ItisafantasticstorysettingintheTangDynasty.Whenopeningthebook,you’llreadaexcitingstorythatTangsengandhist