云南省大理州大理市下关第一中学2025届高三下第一次测试英语试题含解析

云南省大理州大理市下关第一中学2025届高三下第一次测试英语试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．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．_____withsomuchtrouble,wefailedtocompletethetaskontimeA．Toface B．Faced C．Face D．facing2．—What’sup?Youlookdown.—Ihavepilesofpapers________,butItypesoslowly.A．tobetypedB．typedC．totypeD．beingtyped3．I’mafraidthecompanywillnothireme.Comeon,Bill,relax!Youhavealotofexperienceandfinereferencesandyourcollegeworkisidealbackgroundforthem.______________A．It'llbenosweat.B．Allgoodthingscometoanend.C．Wordspaynodebts.D．Don'tgivemeanyjaw.4．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway5．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how D．when6．_______thosepastyears,wecouldn’thelpfeelingsorryforourparentswhoneverhadarestalltheyearround.A．Lookingbackupon B．Lookingaround C．Lookingout D．Lookingup7．Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo8．Nostudent________gooutofschooltohavelunchwithoutpermissionoftheheadteacher.A．might B．mustC．shall D．could9．Sinceyouaremydaughter'sclassmate,we'dliketo______you_______tonight.A．put;down B．put;in C．put;off D．put;up10．Childrenexposedtoairpollutionaremoretosufferingfromdifferentdiseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly11．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown12．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise13．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious14．Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those15．Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate.It’snothealthy.A．on B．against C．from D．over16．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch17．Mostofustrytodiscoverwethinkisthemostmovinglovestoryinourcompany.A．which B．that C．what D．who18．Thepurposeofhertalkingtomelastnightactually_______this:ThatIshallnevertrusthimanymoreinfuture.A．comesround B．comesout C．comeson D．comesto19．Mr.Smartisbelievedtobeacapableperson,whoisequal_____chargeofthecompanyverywell.A．totake B．totaking C．tobetaken D．taking20．Thedraftregulationontheonlineprotectionofminors,________forpublicopinionsbythecyberspaceauthorities,hasdrawnwidepublicconcern.A．releasingB．havingreleasedC．toreleaseD．released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）MostpeoplewhoowniPhonesusethemastheiralarmclocks―makingitveryeasytocheckemailsonelasttimebeforefallingasleepandhardtoeverfeelawayfromworkandsocialnetworks.Severalyearsago,mybossfaintedduetoexhaustionafterstayinguplatetocatchuponwork.Shebangedherheadandendedupwithfivestitches(缝针)―andbecamewhatshecallsa“sleepevangelist(传教士).”Nowsheleavesherphonecharginginanotherroomwhenshegoestobedandencouragesherfriendstodothesame.“IsentallmyfriendsthesameChristmasgift―alovelyalarmclock―sotheycouldstopusingtheexcusethattheyneededtheirveryattractiveiPhonesbytheirbedstowakethemupinthemorning.”shesaid.Ifyourphonewakesyouupinthemorning,itmayalsobekeepingyouupatnight.A2008studyshowedthatpeopleexposedtomobileradiationtooklongertofallasleepandspentlesstimeindeepsleep.“Thestudyindicatesthatduringlaboratoryexposureto884MHzwirelesssignals,componentsofsleepbelievedtobeimportantforrecoveryfromdailywearandtearareseverelyaffected,”thestudyconcluded.Aquarterofyoungpeoplefeelliketheymustbeavailablebyphonearoundtheclock,accordingtoaSwedishstudythatlinkedheavycellphoneusetosleepingproblems,stressanddepression.Unreturnedmessagescarrymoreguiltwhenthetechnologytodealwiththemliesatourfingertips.Someteensevenreturntextmessagesatmidnight.Mostofuschoosenottosetlimitsonournighttimeavailability.Nearlythreequartersofpeoplefromtheageof18to44sleepwiththeirphoneswithinreach,accordingtoa2012Timepoll.Thatnumberfallsoffslightlyinmiddleage,butonlypeopleaged65andolderareleavingthephoneinanotherroomascommonassleepingrightnexttoit.1、Whydidtheauthor’sbossstarttoenjoysleeping?A．Herfriendsencouragedhertosleepontime.B．Mobilephonescouldn’twakeherupontime.C．Herfriendssentheralovelyclocktowakeherup.D．Shegothurtduetoworkingtoolate.2、Whydidtheauthor’sbossgiveherfriendsalarmclocksasChristmasgifts?A．Alarmclocksdon’tgiveoffanyradiation.B．Alarmclocksarebetteratwakingherfriendsup.C．Sheadvisedthemtoreplacephoneswithalarmclocks.D．Sheusedalarmclockstoremindthemnottoworktoolate.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthe2008study?A．Mobileradiationmakespeopleunabletofallasleep.B．Mobilephonescanrelease884MHzwiredsignals.C．Sleepcanhelppeoplefightagainstradiation.D．Componentsofsleepcanbeseriouslyaffectedbywirelesssignals.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowMobilePhonesAffectSleepB．WhyAlarmClocksAreBetterthanPhonesC．HowwecansleepbetteratnightD．HowMobilePhonesAffectHealth22．（8分）SecretGardenbyJohannaBasford,ScottishillustratorItisacoloringbookforadults.Likeatreasurehunt.thebookfeaturesallkindsofcreatures.includingsongbirds,butterfliesandsharks.Sinceitspublicationin2013,ithassoldmorethan14millioncopiesin22languagesworldwide.Fill-Me-InbyMooseAllain,BritishartistThisbookisnotjustaboutcoloring.Itgivesyoutheopportunitytocreateinyourownwayandmakesyourimaginationcomealive.Asit'sdesignedforbothyoungandold,youcangetoneforyourselforbuyitasagiftforyourparents.TheMindfulnessColouringBookbyEmmaFarrarons,FrenchillustratorIfyouwanttoenjoyakindofon-the-go-relaxation,thispocket-seizedcoloringbookisagoodchoice.ItwaspublishedinJanuary2015andhasbeenavailablein12languages.Thebookisfilledwithbeautifulscenesandcomplicatedpatterns.Theyinspireyoutothinkaboutyourartwork,whichhelpsreleaseanxietyandgetridofstress.TheMandalaColoringBookbyJimGogarty,BritishartistThemandalaisasacred（神圣的）symbolinHinduismandBuddhism.Itattractspeoplewithitsbrightpatternsandawakensinthemasenseofpeace.Theauthorbegandrawingmandalasin2005andcreatedthisbooklater.Thebookfeatures100customizable（可定制的）mandaladrawingsthatyoucancolorin.1、WhatisthefeatureofFill-Me-In?A．ItisdesignedbyaBritishnovelist.B．Itisabookforpeopleofallages.C．Itcanmakeyourlifefullofimagination.D．Itissimplyacoloringbook.2、Whichbookisrelatedtohumanbeliefs?A．TheMandalaColoringBook.B．Fill-Me-In.C．TheMindfulnessColouringBook.D．SecretGarden.3、WhatdoSecretGardenandTheMindfulnessColouringBookhaveincommon?A．Theyteachhowtohunttreasure.B．Theywerepublishedinthesameyear.C．Theyhavebeentranslatedintomanylanguages.D．Theyarethesameinsize.23．（8分）AbooksellerinChongqinghasbeenleavingnovelsontrainsandatstationstoinspiremorecommuters(上下班往返的人)toread,afterseeingBritishactressEmmaWatsontakepartinasimilarprojectinLondon.AuthorandbookstoreownerJiangLin,29,randomlyplaced40worksalongthecity’slight-railsystemonSunday.Whoeverfindsabookcanreaditinpublicortakeithome,buttheyareencouragedtoleaveitagainonpublictransportationoncetheyhavefinishedwithit.Jiangsaid,“Iconsideredtheneedsofcommuters,"hesaid."Ihopestrangerscanfeelcomfortedbythebooksandfeelconnectedwithotherreaders."All40bookswerechosenfromJiang’sstore,Razor’sEdgeBookClub,whichheopenedinthesummer,andincludedfictionandnonfiction,withtopicsrangingfromartandsocialsciencestophilosophyandhistoryJiang’sBooksontheChongqingLightRailprojectfollowsthesamemodelasBooksontheUnderground,whichwasstartedin2012andsees“bookfairies”leaveworksonLondonTubetrainsandatstations.Readersareencouragedtosharetheirviewsonthebooks.ItwasrevealedonNov.1thatWatson,whoisbest-knownfortheHarryPottermovieseries,isabookfairy.“AfterIreadthenewsaboutherleavingbooksontheLondonTube,IwassoinspiredthatIimmediatelydecidedtodosomethingovertheweekend,”Jiangsaid.However,hisdecisionwassospontaneousthathehadnotimetomakethestickersthatareusuallyplacedoneachbooktoidentifythemaspartoftheproject.Instead,heputanoteontheflypagetointroducetheconcept.Tohissurprise,oneofhisfriendswasamongthosewhofoundhisbooksandpostedapictureonWeChatMoments,asocialmediafunctionontheinstant-messagingapp.Jiangsaidmorethan20peoplehavesincecomeonboardandarenowworkingonamoredetailedthantospreadtheloveofreading.Althoughincreasingnumbersofpeoplereadondigitaldevices,bookshavenottotallygoneoutoffashion.JiangmentionedthattheyneededthesupportfromChonqingLightRailCo.toensurethebookstostaythereandalsohopedtheprojectcouldbewelcomedacrossthecountry.1、JiangLinleftbooksontrainsoratstationsinorderto______.A．raisemoneyforpoorreadersB．openanewbookstoreC．helpsellmorebooksD．advocatereadingbooks2、Jianggotinspiredtostarttheprojectby_________.A．HarryPorterB．WechatmomentsC．EmmaWatsonD．Razor’sEdgeBookClub3、Theunderlinedword“spontaneous”isclosestinmeaningto__________.A．unplannedB．unwiseC．firmD．thoughtful4、Jiang’sattitudetowardsthefutureoftheprojectcanbebestdescribedas___________.A．positiveB．doubtfulC．reservedD．worried24．（8分）“Atalmostanygivenage，mostofusaregettingbetteratsomethingsandworseatothers，”JoshuaHartshorne，anMITcognitive(认知的)scienceresearcherandtheleadauthorofastudylookingathowintelligencechangesasweage，toldBusinessInsider.Histeamquizzedthousandsofpeopleaged10—90ontheirabilitytodothingslikerememberinglistsofwords，recognizingfaces，learningnames，anddoingmath.Theirresultssuggestthatnomatteryourage，there’salmostalwaysanewpeakonthehorizon.Thehumanbrainhasaremarkablecapacitytorecognizeandidentifyfaces，andscientistsarejustbeginningtolearnwhy.Onaverage，weknowthatourabilitytolearnandremembernewfacesappearstopeakshortlyafterour30thbirthday.Havingtroublefocusing?Thestudysuggeststhatourabilitytomaintainattentionimproveswithage，reachingitspeakaroundage43.Whileyoungeradultsmayexcelinthespeedandflexibilityofinformationprocessing，adultsapproachingtheirmid-yearsmayhavethegreatestcapacitytoremainfocused.Datingistough.Oneofthereasonscouldbethatwe’regenerallybadatreadingotherpeople’semotionsuntilwereachourlate40s.That’saccordingtoonecomponentofHartshorne’sstudy，whichinvolvedshowingthousandsofpeopleimagesoffacescroppedtightlyaroundtheeyearea.Participantswereaskedtodescribetheemotionthepersoninthephotowasfeeling.Performancepeakedforpeopleagedaround48.Manypeoplebelievethattheirmathskillsdeclineaftertheyleaveschoolandstoppracticingarithmetic.Butthenexttimeyoutrytosplitupacheck，keepthisinmind:yourabilitytodobasicsubtractionanddivisiondoesn’treachitsapexuntilyour50thbirthday.EverwonderwhyyoualwaysloseatScrabble?Goodnews:Yourbestdaysmaybeahead.Accordingtopeople’sscoresonmultiple—choicevocabularytests，mostofusdon’treachourpeakwordsmithingabilitiesuntilwe’reinourlate60sorearly70s.1、Whatdidthescientistsmainlytestduringtheresearch?A．Communicationability. B．Athleticability.C．Intelligenceability. D．Readingability.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“apex”inparagraph5mean?A．Destination. B．Top. C．Goal. D．Minimum.3、Whoismostlikelytosucceedaccordingtothetext?A．Lucy，72，tryingtowinatScrabble.B．Tom，26，tryingtoidentifystrangers’faces.C．Jack，48，tryingtofocushisattentionforalongtime.D．Lily，43，tryingtoreadtheemotionsindifferenteyes.4、WhatdoesHartshorne’sstudymainlytellus?A．Thereisnoendtolearning.B．Constantdroppingwearsawaythestone.C．Geniusisnothingbutlaboranddiligence.D．Afootmayproveshortwhileaninchmayprovelong.25．（10分）ThelastthingCaitlinHippwouldhaveexpectedasshepreparedtoturn28yearsoldwastobelivingathonewithherparents.Allshe’severwantedtodoistobecomeanelementaryschoolteacher.Andshe’sbeenworkingthroughherteachingcertificationsforfouryearsafterobtaininganeducationdegreefromBowlingGreenStateUniversityinOhio,US.Hipphasrackedup$100,000instudentloandebtandisn’tabletoearnenoughthroughworkingasapart-timeskatinginstructorandrestaurantservertoliveanywhereotherthanhome.ThePewResearchCenterrecentlyreportedthat2014wasamilestoneintheevolvinglivingarrangementsofyoungadultsintheUS.Forthefirsttimesince1880,adultsaged18to34becamemorelikelytobelivingwithaparentthantobelivingontheirown.Before2014,themostcommonlivingarrangementforyoungadultswastobelivingintheirownpropertyaspartofacouple.UBSFinancialServices,aSwissglobalfinancialservicescompany,releasedareportthatevensuggestsonereasonforthegrowingnumberofyoungadultsstilllivingathomecouldbethattheirfamilydoesn’twantthemtoleave.Thereportshowsthat74percentofmillennials(千禧一代)getsomekindoffinancialsupportfromtheirparentsaftercollege.Itfindsthatmillennialshaveredefinedthetiesthatcombineparentsandchildren.“Millennialsseetheirparentsaspeers,friendsandguiders.Nearlythreequarterstalkedwiththeirparentsmorethanonceaweekduringcollege.Inreturn,theirparentshappilyprovidefinancialsupportwellintoadulthood,helpingfundeverythingforthem.”StuartHoffman,chiefeconomistforthePNCFinancialGroupintheUS,saidalthoughjobgrowthformillennialssince2014hasimproved,whichdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatmillennialsarestartingtoflythenest.Hesaid,“There’snodoubtithasheldbackhouseholdformationandpurchasesonthingspeoplespendmoneyonrelatedtohouseholdformationandchild-rearing,”Hoffmanexplained.“Buttheyareprobablytravelingmoreandeatingoutmoreiftheydon’thaveahouseexpenseormarriage.Idon’tknowifitrepresentsachangeinmoralvalues.Butit’smuchmorecommonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparent’shomesbecauseit’sbecomingpartoftheculture.”1、WhydoesCaitlinHipphavetoliveathomewithherparents?A．Becauseshecan’taffordtoliveonherownB．Becauseshedoesn’twanttoliveanywhereotherthanhomeC．BecauseshewantstoobtainmoredegreesD．Becauseshewantstobeanelementaryschoolteacher2、Whatcanwelearnaboutyoungadultsaged18to34before2014?A．Theydidn’thavethefreedomtoarrangetheirlivingB．TheywouldratherlivewiththeirparentsthanlivebythemselvesC．TheystartedtoflythenestasmorejobswereprovidedD．Theypreferredtoliveawayfromtheirparents3、WhatconclusioncanwedrawfromthereportreleasedbytheSwisscompany?A．ChildrenlivingwithparentsisbecomingpartofthecultureB．ThemajorityofmillennialsrefusetogetfinancialhelpfromparentsC．MostmillennialsarebuildingcloserrelationshipwiththeirparentsD．Youngpeopletendtoliveathomebecauseoffewerjobopportunities4、What’sStuartHoffman’sattitudetowardsthistrend?A．IndifferentB．SubjectiveC．ObjectiveD．Negative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）Inthe60s,peopleaskedaboutyourastrological(aboutstar)sign.Inthe90s,theywanttoknowyourwebsite.3401．Yourwebsiteisanelectronicmeetingplaceforyourfamily,friendsandpotentially,millionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.Bestofall,youmaynothavetospendacent.TheWebisfilledwithallkindsoffreeservicesandallittakesissometimeandcreativity.1、Likethetableofcontentsofabookormagazine,thehomepageisthefrontdoor.Yoursitecanhaveoneormorepages,dependingonhowyoudesignit.Whilewebpagesvarygreatlyintheirdesignandcontent,mostuseatraditionalmagazinelayout(版面设计).Atthetopofthepageisabanner(横幅)GRAPHIC．Nextcomesagreetingandshortdescriptionofthesite.Pictures,text,andlinkstootherwebsitesfollow.2、Thinkaboutwhomthesiteisforandwhatyouwanttosay.Next,gatherupthematerialthatyouwanttoputonthesite.Whiletherearenorulesyouhavetofollow,thereareafewthingstokeepinmind:3404．Ifyouwanttoomuchatthebeginning,youmaynevergetthesiteofftheground.Youcanalwaysaddtoyoursite.Lessisbetter.Mostpeopledon’tliketoreadalotoflongtextsonline.3405．Smallerisbetter.Sinceitcantakealongtimetodownloadlargefiles,keepthefilesizessmall.Havetherights.Don’tputanymaterialonyoursiteunlessyouaresureyoucandoitlegally.Alwaysremembertogetthepermissionfromthewriterfirst.Nowit’stimetorollupyoursleevesandstartbuilding.A．Startsimply.B．Breakitintosmallpieces.C．Drawaroughlayoutonasheetofpaper.D．Manywebsitesareconsideredveryinteresting.E.Beforeyoustartbuildingyoursite,dosomeplanning.F.Thinkofyourhomepageasthestartingpointofyourwebsite.G.Thesedays,havingawebaddressisalmostasimportantasastreetaddress.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）Apartfromworkinghardinsports,KobeBryantalsochallengeshimselfinotherareas.Nowhehopestobecomefamousforacompletely1．thing:writing.HisbookTheWizen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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、C3、A4、D5、C6、A7、D8、C9、D10、C11、B12、C13、A14、C15、B16、A17、C18、D19、B20、D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、1、D2、C3、D4、A22、1、B2、A3、C23、IhadjustmovedtoSanAntonio,Texas.Iworkedforthetourbusservicetakingtouristsonashorttourofthecity’shistoricplacesandwouldendupattheAlamo.IwasdrivingbackfrommylasttouronacoolFebruarydayonmywaybackfromtheSanFemandoCatholicchurchwithnooneonmybuswhenIsawamandressedinrags,thinkingthispersonmustbeanactororsomethingwalkingaround.Istoppedandaskedhim,“Needaride?”Withoutsayinganythinghejustwalkedonbroadandsatdowninseatbehindme.“Whereareyouheading?”Iaskedhim.Helookedupintothemirroratmeandreplied.“I’vegottogettothefort(要塞)andreporttoColonel(上校)TravisthattheMexicansarehere!”Ilaughedtomyselfthinkingthatthismanwasaseriousactor.“I’mguessingyoumeantheAlamo?”Isaidbacktohim.Ilookedupandsawhewasn’tsmilingnorlaughing.Allthroughouttheridehewasstaringinamazementatallthetoweringskyscrapersandthebuildingsalongthestreet.“Irememberwhenthistownwasnothingmorethanalittletradingvillage!”Hefinallysaidtome.“Sowhat’syourname?”Iaskedhim.“DanielCloud,yours?”“DavidZime.”IrepliedasIturnedthecornerofthestreetandlaideyesupontheAlamo.Ipulleduptothesidewalkandopenedthedoor.Cloudgotoutofhisseatandcameuptome.“Thanksfortheride.”Hesaidextendinghishand.Itookhispalmanditwasfreezingcoldlikehejuststeppedoutofthefreezer.“Notaproblem,Mr.Cloud,anddon’tworryaboutthefee.It’sonthehouse.”HenoddedhisheadingratitudelikeallusTexansdoandwalkedaway.Itwasn’tuntilthenthatInoticedthathewassoaked(浸；泡)totheboneindrippingwater