2025届湖南省湘潭县一中、双峰一中、邵东一中、永州四中高三下第一次测试英语试题含解析

2025届湖南省湘潭县一中、双峰一中、邵东一中、永州四中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．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises2．Thereaslightdecreaseinhisweightbutheeatstoomuch.A．was B．couldhavebeenC．hadbeen D．couldbe3．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless4．Sofar,morethan1300hotelsinEurope,Africa,MiddleEastregionhavecommittedto_________intheevent,withmanymore________tojointheeffort.A．participating;expecting B．participate;toexpectC．participating;expected D．participate;tobeexpected5．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when6．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar7．“MadeinChina2025”aimstotransformChinafromaproduct-makingfactoryintoaproduct-makingpower,______________drivenbyinnovationandemphasizingqualityoverquantity.A．theonethat B．onethatC．one D．theone8．---Tomhasfailedagaininthemathexam.Iamreallyletdown.---______Hehasalreadydonehisbest. A．Don’tpushhim. B．Nokidding. C．Heshouldbetoblame. D．Nowonder.9．Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof10．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit,________.A．howevermuchitmaycost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howmuchmayitcost D．howevermanyitmaycost11．Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwillwell．A．turnback B．turnup C．turndown D．turnout12．Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．afford C．buy D．spend13．ThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventually______aftertenyears’coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．pickedup C．madeup D．turnedup14．________theychooseChinesecompanyisthatChinahasthemostadvancedtechnologyofhighspeedrailwayintheworld.A．When B．ThatC．Where D．Why15．Allchildrenshouldgetaccesstoahigh-qualityeducation________theirrace,zipcodeorfamilyincome.A．dependingon B．regardlessofC．dueto D．apartfrom16．—Congratulations！Ihearyou’vewonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition．—You_____bemistaken．I’minthedanceclass．A．must B．may C．should D．could17．Sinceitwasgettinglate,wedecidedtofindasmallinnto_______forthenight.A．putoff B．putout C．putaway. D．putup18．—Don’tmakeaspecialjourneytopickupthelaundryforme.—It’sOK.I________totheshopanyway.A．wasgoingB．willhavegoneC．havegoneD．willbegoing19．TouristsloveBeijing,offersaninfinitecollectionofdelightsrangingfrom6UNESCOWorldHeritageSitestofoodfromeverycornerofChinaandbeyond.A．that B．whereC．which D．who20．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left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）Mostofusstrugglethroughthetimeittakestogetacupofcoffeetoourlipsonceouralarmsgooff.Luckily,thiscoffee-brewingalarmclockcouldmakethosefewstrugglingminutespracticallydisappear.Analarmclockthatbrewsafreshpotofcoffeeassoonasyouwakeupactuallyexists,andyoucanbuyitrightnow.ThankstotheBarisieur,yourmorningtimewillneverbethesame.Here’showitworks:Beforeyougotobed,filltheglasscontainerwithwaterandpourgroundcoffeeintothefilter(过滤器).Notablackcoffeedrinker?Nottoworry---specialdrawerskeepyourcreamcoldandstoreyoursugar,too.Then,justsetyouralarmandgotosleep.Thismachinewilltakecareoftherest.Afewminutesbeforeyouralarmgoesoffnextmorning,theBarisieurwillbegintobrewyourcoffee.Andvoila!Ahotcupofcoffeeiswaitingforyouwhenyouralarmringsandyouopenyoureyes.Youwon’tevenhavetoleaveyourbed.LondondesignerJoshuaRenoufdesignedthisinventionhimself,raisingover$500,000throughdonationsonIndieGoGo.Coffeeloversshouldactfastandputinapre-orderonthewebsitenow,payingjust$300.Otherwise,youhavetowaituntilithitsstoresandpay$420.Owningoneoftheseclockswillbetotallyworthit.Nothingsays“seizetheday”quitelikewakinguptoapotoffreshlybrewedcoffee,afterall.Also,themachineisn’tlimitedtomakingcoffeeonlyinthemorning.Youcangooutandreturnhomewithahotcupofcoffeewaitingforyou.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthestruggle?A．Toshowmakingcoffeeischallenging.B．Toshowcoffeecanmakeusfeelbetter.C．Toshowthecoffee-brewingalarmclockisgreat.D．Toshowitisdifficulttogetupearlyinthemorning.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．TheBarisieur. B．Themorningtime.C．Ahotcupofcoffee. D．Theglasscontainer.3、What’sthebenefitofpre-orderingtheclockonthewebsitenow?A．Youcangetonemuchearlier.B．Youcangetoneatagreatdiscount.C．Youcangetdonationsfromitsdesigner.D．YoumayhaveachancetomeetJoshuaRenouf.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Totellushowtomakecoffeeeasily.B．Toadvertiseanewproductinastore.C．Torecommendaspecialkindofalarmclock.D．Tocomparetraditionalalarmclocksandnewones.22．（8分）Overthecourseofhislongandamazingcareer,W.SomersetMaugham(1874-1965)achievedgreatsuccessasanovelistandaplaywright.Nothappywithjustbeingawriter,Maughamwasalsoaspy.Butthiswaslessofasuccessthanhiswriting.Dec15,2016marked51yearssincehisdeath,andMaugham’sworkshaveneverbeenoutofprint.OfHumanBondage(1915)washismasterpiece.Thetitlecomesfromthegreat17thcenturyDutchphilosopherBaruchSpinoza.Thephilosopherthoughtthathumanbeingswereslavestowhattheywantedandneeded.That’sexactlywhatPhilipCarey,theheroofthenovel,experiences.Careyisaslavetohisemotionalneeds.Hedoesn’tgetmuchlovewhenheisachild,sohelooksforlovelater.Afterlosingbothhisparentsearlyinhislife,Careyisraisedbyapaternalunclewhoisemotionallycold.Inhisadultlife,hegoesfromwomantowomanandjobtojob,ashefindsitastruggletofindeitherpersonalhappinessortherightjobforhistalents.Notwantingtobecomealawyer,heiseventuallytrainedandqualifiedasaphysician.Buttrueloveismuchhardertofind.Hefindsthatheattractswomenhehasnofeelingsforandfallsinlovewiththosewhohavenointerestinhimor,worse,trytotakeadvantageofhim.Heistornapartbythepainofhishelplessloveofawaitressandnotbeingabletoreturntheloveofayoungartist.AlthoughMaughamtriedtohideit,thebookisabouthisownlife.Carey’slovelesschildhoodandromantictroubleswereMaugham’sown.However,hemanagedtoturnthesepainfuldetailsintoastorythatwouldinterestreaderswhosharehischaracters’feeling.Maughamdoesnotjustwriteabouthislifeinthenovel.Hewritesaboutdeeplypersonalthingsinawaythatspeakstoeveryoneabouttheirwantsandneeds.1、InwhichfielddidMaughamachievegreatsuccess?A．Politics. B．Writing.C．Sport. D．Philosophy.2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Maugham’sworksmayneverappearinprint.B．Maugham’sworksbecomeabighitovernight.C．Maugham’sworksdon’ttopthebest-sellerlist.D．Maugham’sworksarestillpopularamongreaders.3、Thehero,Carey,inOfHumanBondage_________.A．isthemasterofhisownemotionsB．thinksit’smucheasiertofindtrueloveC．hasstrongemotionalneedsforlackofloveD．rescueshimselffrombeingaslavetohisneeds4、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A．Maugham’smasterpiece. B．Maugham’sbeliefs.C．Maugham’sloveforwriting. D．Maugham’spopularity.23．（8分）Plantsarefloweringfasterthanscientistspredicted(预测)inreactiontoclimatechange,whichcouldhavelongdamagingeffectsonfoodchainsandecosystems.Globalwarmingishavingagreateffectonhundredsofplantandanimalspeciesaroundtheworld,changingsomelivingpatterns,scientistssay.Increasedcarbondioxide(CO2)intheairfromburningcoalandoilcanhaveaneffectonhowplantsproduceoxygen,whilehighertemperaturesandchangeablerainfallpatternscanchangetheirpatternsofgrowth.“Predictingspecies,reactiontoclimatechangeisamajorchallengeinecology,”saidtheresearchersofseveralU.S.universities.Theysaidplantshadbeenthekeyobjectofstudybecausetheirreactiontoclimatechangecouldhaveaneffectonfoodchainsandecosystemservices.Thestudy,publishedontheNaturewebsite,usesthefindingsfromplantlifecyclestudiesandexperimentsacrossfourcontinentsand1,634species.Itfoundthatsomeexperimentshadunderestimated(低估)thespeedoffloweringby8.5timesandleafingby4times.“Acrossallspecies,theexperimentsunder-predictedthespeedoftheadvance—forbothleafingandflowering—thatresultsfromtemperatureincrease,”thestudysaid.Thedesignoffutureexperimentsmayneedtobeimprovedtobetterpredicthowplantswillreacttoclimatechange,itsaid.PlantsarenecessaryforlifeontheEarth.Theyarethebaseofthefoodchain,usingphotosynthesis(光合作用)toproducesugarfromcarbondioxideandwater.Theyletoutoxygenwhichisneededbynearlyeveryorganismontheplanet.Scientistsbelievetheworld’saveragetemperaturehasrisenbyabout0.8℃since1900,andnearly0.2℃everytenyearssince1979.Sofar,effortstocutemissions(排放)ofplanet-warminggreenhousegasesarenotseenasenoughtopreventtheEarthheatingupbeyond2℃thiscentury—apointscientistssaywillbringthedangerofachangeableclimateinwhichweatherextremesarecommon,leadingtodrought,floods,cropfailuresandrisingsealevels.1、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?A．Plants’reactiontoweathercouldhavedamagingeffectsonecosystems.B．Theincreasingspeedoffloweringisbeyondscientists’expectation.C．Climatechangeleadstothechangeoffoodproductionpatterns.D．Foodchainshavebeenseriouslydamagedbecauseofweather.2、WecanlearnfromthestudypublishedontheNaturewebsitethat.A．plants’floweringis8.5timesfasterthanleafingB．thereare1,634plantspeciesonthefourcontinentsC．scientistsshouldimprovethedesignoftheexperimentsD．theexperimentsfailedtopredicthowplantsreacttoclimatechange3、Scientistspayspecialattentiontothestudyofplantsbecause.A．theycanprovetheclimatechangeclearlyB．theyareveryimportantinthefoodchainsC．theyplayaleadingroleinreducingglobalwarmingD．theyaregrowingandfloweringmuchfasterthanbefore4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsabouttheworld’stemperature?A．Itneedstobecontrolledwithin2℃inthiscentury.B．Itschangewillleadtoweatherextremes.C．Itis0.8℃higherin1979thanthatof1900.D．Ithasrisennearly0.2℃since1979.24．（8分）YoumaythinkthatthestoryofPygmalion(《卖花女》,1913)---inwhichpeoplearejudgedbythewaytheytalk---issomethingthatonlyexistedinthedaysofBritishhighsociety.Butthankstoetiquette(礼仪)expertandauthorWilliamHanson,werealizethatlittlehaschangedduringthepast100years.InaBBCradioprogram,HansonreleasedalistofcommonwordsusedinBritishEnglishthatcouldrevealwhetherapersonis“common”or“fashionable”.Andyetherecomestheinterestingpart:Whilesomeofusmightgothroughlifeusingfancywords,dressinginwaysthatmakeusappearmorewell-offthanwereallyare,therearewealthypeopleintheworldwhotrytohidetheirrichesbecausetheywanttobeseenas“normal”insteadof“showy”.Beatrice,forexample,isaNewYorkerwhoinherited(继承)millionsofdollars.ShetoldTheNewYorkTimesthatshehasahabitofremovingthepricetagsfromherclothessoherhousestaffdon’tseethemandfeeluncomfortable.“Wedon’twantthat‘Wow’.”saidScott,alsoaNewYorker,whohadjustinheritedover$3million.“We’rejustnotthetypeofpeoplewhowearitonoursleeve.”1、WhatdoesWilliamHansonfind?A．Peoplefailedtojudgeothers’manner.B．Peoplemeetimpolitepersonsfrequently.C．Peopletendtousemorepolitewords.D．Peoplejudgeothersbytheirwayoftalking.2、Whatdorichpeopleprefertodo?A．Toearnmoremoney.B．Tohidetheirriches.C．Tothinkhighlyoftheirwealth.D．Tojudgeothersbytheirwealth.3、WhydidBeatriceremovethepricetagsonherclothes?A．Toshowoffherfashionsense.B．Toavoidmakingpeoplearoundheruncomfortable.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastsentencemean?A．TheTimesmagazine.B．Thebrandlabel.C．Theinheritancecontract.D．Thepricetag.25．（10分）October31,2009,CaliforniaTsienHsue-shen,PhD’39,oneofthefoundersoftheJetPropulsionLaboratory,diedonOctober31,Hewas98.Tsien,bomintheeasternChinesecityofHangzhou,graduatedfromtheNationalQinghuaUniversityin1934andinAugustof1935heleftChinatostudyattheMassachusettsInstituteTechnology.In1936hewenttotheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologytocommencegraduatestudies.Tsienobtainedhisdoctordegreein1939andwouldremainatCaltechfor20years,becomingtheGoddardProfessorandestablishingareputationasoneoftheleadingrocketscientistsintheUnitedStates.In1943,TsienandtwoothersintheCaltechrocketrygroupdraftedthefirstdocumenttousethenameJetPropulsionLaboratory.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,hewasamongsttheotherscientistsparticipatedthe"ManhattanProject".AfterWorldWarIIheservedasaconsultanttotheUnitedStatesArmyAirForce.Duringthistime,ConlonelTsienworkedondesigninganintercontinentalspaceplane.HisworkwouldinspiretheX—20Dyna-SoarwhichwouldlaterbetheinspirationfortheSpaceShuttle.In1945TsienHsue-shenmarriedJiangYing,thedaughterofJiangBaili——oneoftheChinesenationalistleaderChiangKai—shen’sleadingmilitarystrategists.Butin1950,theChinese-bornscientistwasaccusedofharboringCommunistsympathiesandstrippedofhissecurityclearance.InSeptember1955hewaspermittedtoleaveforChina,whereTsienresumedhisresearch,foundedtheInstituteofMechanics,andwentontobecomethefatherofChina’smissileprogram,atrustedmemberofthegovernmentandParty’sinnercircle,andthenation’smosthonoredscientist,Tsienretiredin1991andhasmaintainedalowpublicprofileinBeijing,China.ThePRCgovernmentlauncheditsmannedspaceprogramin1992andusedTsien’sresearchasthebasisfortheLongMarchrocketwhichsuccessfullylaunchedtheShenzhouVmissioninOctoberof2003.TheelderlyTsienwasabletowatchChina’sfirstmannedspacemissionontelevisionfromhishospitalbed.Inhislateyears,sincethe1980s,Tsiendevotedhimselftospiritualityresearch,andadvocatedscientificinvestigationoftraditionalChinesemedicine,Qigongand""specialhumanbodyfunctions".1、Theunderlinedword"commence"inthispassageprobablymeans________.A．makeup B．getC．begin D．promise2、TsienHsue-shengotmarriedattheageof________.A．45 B．28C．24 D．343、WhatistherightorderoftheeventsrelatedtoTsienHsue-shen?a.hislaterlifeb.returntoChinac.careerintheU.S.Ad.hisearlylifeandeducationA．a-b-c-d B．d-c-b-aC．d-b-c-a D．c-b-d-a4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．TsienHsue-shengotadoctor’sdegreein1939.B．TsienHsue-shenmarriedJiangYing,thedaughterofChinesenationalistleaderChiangKai-shen.C．TsienHsue-shenhasmadeacontributiontotheSpaceShuttle.D．TsienHsue-shenwasinterestedintraditionalChinesemedicine,qigongand"specialhumanbodyfuncitions"inhislaterlife.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）Animportantpartofanybusinessrelationshipisinformalconversation.Beforeyoustartadiscussion,1,makesureyouunderstandwhichtopicsare2andwhichareconsideredtaboo(禁忌)ina3culture.LatinAmericansenjoy4informationabouttheirlocalhistory,art,andcustoms.5questionsaboutyourfamily,andbesuretoshowpicturesofyourchildren.Youmayfeelfreetoask6questionsofyourLatinAmericanfriends.TheFrenchthinkofconversationasanart7,andtheyenjoythevalueoflivelydiscussionsaswellas8.Forthem,argumentscanbeinteresting—andtheycan9prettymuchoranytopic—10theyoccurinarespectfulandintelligentmanner.IntheUnitedStates,businesspeopleliketodiscussa11rangeoftopics,includingopinionsaboutwork,family,hobbies,andpolitics.InJapan,China,andKorea,however,peoplearemuchmoreprivate.Theydonottalkmuchabout12thoughts,feelings,oremotionsbecausetheyfeelthatdoingsomighttakeawaytheharmoniousbusinessrelationshipthey’retryingto13.MiddleEasternersarealsoprivateabouttheirpersonallivesandfamily14.Itisconsidered15,forexample,toaskabusinessmanfromSaudiArabiaabouthiswifeorchildren.Asageneral16,it’sbestnottotalkaboutpoliticsorreligionwithyourbusinessfriends.This17getyouintotrouble,18intheUnitedStates,wherepeopleholddifferentviews.Inaddition,discussingone’ssalaryisusuallyconsideredunsuitable.Sportsis19afriendlysubjectinmostpartsoftheworld,althoughbecarefulnotto20anationalsport.Instead,befriendlyandpraiseyourhost’steam.1、A．therefore B．however C．thus D．then2、A．enjoyable B．respectable C．available D．suitable3、A．particular B．special C．especial D．usual4、A．requiring B．requesting C．speaking D．sharing5、A．Prepare B．Collect C．Expect D．Imagine6、A．similar B．strange C．interesting D．favorable7、A．lesson B．show C．form D．exhibition8、A．agreements B．equipment C．disagreements D．instruments9、A．say B．cover C．make D．hold10、A．asfaras B．eventhough C．aslongas D．forfearthat11、A．long B．various C．wide D．small12、A．other B．our C．your D．their13、A．instruct B．direct C．control D．build14、A．history B．matters C．tree D．pictures15、A．rude B．polite C．curious D．dangerous16、A．idea B．rule C．regulation D．direction17、A．can B．must C．need D．should18、A．even B．still C．never D．not19、A．hardly B．instantly C．nearly D．typically20、A．beat B．criticize C．strike D．organize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）Lastsummer,myfamilytookatriptoShanghaiCityfromHongKong.Itwasmy1．(one)visittothecity.WhatIsawinShanghaiCitywas2．(extreme)impressive.Allthecarswereinahurryandeveryoneinthestreetswaswalkingrapidly.Thereweremanymorewaysthanmyhometownforonetogetto3．fromoneplace.Everywherepeopleweredriving,ridingsharedbikes,waitingforbuses,4．rushingundergroundtothesubwaystations.In5．(add)tothepeopleandtransportation,Ifoundthebuildingswerealso6．(amaze).Eachstreetwasfilledwithbuildingsthat7．(build)sidebysideandanumberofskyscraperswerepresentthroughoutthecity8．well.StandingonthetopoftheOrientalPearlTower,Icouldholdalmosttheentirecityfromthisview.Somestoreswerealsoaslargeorevenlargerthantheonesinmyhometown.MyvisittoShanghaiCitywaslikediscoveringanewoflife.Iexpect9．(move)tosuchagreatcity.MyfirsttriptoShanghaiCitywasoneofthemostunforgettable10．(experience)ofmylifeanditisalsotheoneIwillalwaystreasure.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10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。每处错误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。Withthedevelopmentofmoderntechnology,thereareaplentyofwaysforustocontactpeople、WeChatisprobablyourfavorite,mainlybecauseofitsconvenient、WecankeepincontactwithfriendswheneveritisandwhereverweareaslongasWi-Fiisavailable、Anotheradvantageisitisarelativecheapandquickwayofcommunication、Asmessagesgetsendandreceivedinstantly,thecostofmakingphonecallsiscutdown、Besides,musicaswellaspicturesandvideosareoftendownloadedthroughWeChat,butitisnowausefulentertainmenttool、However,problemsexistatthemeanwhile、Forexample,youridentitycanbeeasilyrevealed,soweshouldpayattentiontoprotectourpersonalinformation、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．