内蒙古兴安市2025届高三3月份第一次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

内蒙古兴安市2025届高三3月份第一次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项：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．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat2．Wehavealreadydiscussedthisplan_____,sonextweshouldsparenoefforttocarryitout.A．atlength B．atrandom C．atease D．atbest3．Thedoctorhadalmostlosthopeatonepoint,butthepatientfinally.A．pulledout B．pulledthrough C．pulledup D．pulledover4．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises5．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved6．Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．arrival7．Theirproductsenjoy30percent________ofthemarketinthiscountrybecauseboththequalityandtheirservicearefine.A．featuresB．sharesC．interestsD．sales8．Childrenexposedtoairpollutionaremoretosufferingfromdifferentdiseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly9．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen10．Iwouldappreciateyoucouldcometomybirthdayparty.A．that B．thatit C．if D．itif11．MsAliceisconsidereda

ladybyus,forsheoftenhelpsthepoorshemetwith.A．selfish B．hopefulC．mean D．generous12．—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．after C．unless D．when13．ItwasJohnwhobrokethewindow.WhyareyoutalkingtomeasifIit?A．haddone B．havedone C．did D．amdoing14．Therehasbeenpositivereactiontotheproposaltohelpthedisabled,theimpactwillbelastingespeciallyforyoungerones.A．onwhich B．onwhomC．ofwhich D．ofwhom15．Andycangotothecinematogetherwithushehasfinishedthetask．A．unless B．assoonas C．until D．aslongas16．Ateacher’sjobisnottotellthestudentswhattobelieveorvalue,butto________themtodevelopaworldviewforthemselves.A．urge B．equipC．persuade D．rank17．Yourredcoatlookssogood.Itstoodoutclearly______thesnow.A．acrossB．againstC．throughD．over18．—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must19．Roberthadacomfortablechildhood,______upinapleasanthousewithaviewofthesea.A．grew B．growingC．grown D．togrow20．Paulawaiteduntilalltheluggagewascleared,__________hersneverappeared.A．or B．so C．as D．but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）Thecomputermouseisfamiliartoeveryonebecauseitisamostusefuldeviceusedbypeopletocommunicatewithadesktopcomputer.Itgavewaytothetouchpad（触摸板）forlaptopsbutsomepeoplestilluseitfortheirlaptops.Themanwhoinventedthecomputermouse,DouglasEngelbartdiedathomeonJuly2,2013.Engelbart’sdaughterChristinanotifiedhisdeathtothestate’sComputerHistoryMuseuminanemail.ShesaidthatherfatherhadkidneyfailureanddiedpeacefullyonTuesdaynightinhissleep.Engelbartdevelopedthemouseinthe1960s—awoodenshellcoveringtwomealwheels,obtainingapatentforitlongbeforethemouse’swidespreaduse.EngelbartwasbornonJanuary30,1925inPortland,Oregon,toaradiorepairmanfatherandahousewifemother.HewasworkinginagovernmentaerospacelaboratoryinCaliforniawhenhehadthevisionofthecomputermouse.Whenhestartedworking,thecomputerwasattheinfantstageandwasabigmachinethatrequiredhugeamountsoftimetoprocessdata.ButEngelbarthadalreadyimaginedthefutureofthecomputerandrelatedtechnology.Hewasaheadofmanyscientistsworkingonthesametechnology.AftertheVietnamWarhestartedworkingontheinteractivecomputeratanexperimentalresearchgroupatStanfordResearchInstitute,whichhadthefinancialbackingoftheAirForce,NASAandtheAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency,anarmoftheDefenseDepartment.In1968ataconference,hedemonstratedaworkingmodelofamouse,computerandkeyboardthatwasusedtosharedataonnetwork.Hedemonstratedtextediting,videoconferencingandhypertext.HisideaofcomputernetworkwasthebaseandfirststeptowardsARPANET.Henevermademoneywiththeinventionofthemouseashispatentwastill1987andthemousecameintowideuseafterthe1980swhenSteveJobsofAppleboughtonebuttonmouse.AppleneverpaidanymoneytoEngelbart.1、Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology________.A．thecomputermouseisstillanecessarypartofalaptopB．somepeoplestopusingthemouseontheirdesktopcomputerC．thetouchpadhastakentheplaceofthemouseinawayD．laptopswillbecomepopularwithmostoftheusers2、WhenDouglasEngelbartlefttheworld________.A．hesufferedalotfromkidneyfailureB．hehappenedtobelivingwithhisdaughterC．hefailedtosendanemailtoamuseumD．hehadaquietexpressionontheface3、WhenEngelbartgotapatentforthemouse________.A．hehadmademanyotherinventionsB．themousewasn’tusedwidelyC．awoodenmousewasverypopularD．hetookchargeofanaerospacelaboratory4、Fromthesixthparagraphwecanknowthat________.A．EngelbartwentofftotheVietnamWarB．EngelbartgainedalotofsupportC．EngelbartworkedfortheAirForceD．Engelbartearnedalotofmoney22．（8分）GetSmart:PicksofEducationalAppsWhenitcomestomobileapps,there’sadiverserangeofsoftwarethatfallsundertheumbrellaofeducation.Thislistisfocusedonusefulappsinthiscategory.BrainscapeBrainscapeclaimsyoucandoubleyourlearningspeedbyusingflashcards(闪卡).Itpacestherepetitionofeachconceptperfectly.RatehowwellyouknoweachconceptandBrainscapewilldeterminetherighttimetogiveyouanotherquiz.Subscriptionisbilledat$10permonth,$30halfayear,or$36peryear.DueYoucanthinkofDueasanalarmclockthatfunctionswithoutanaccountorInternetconnection.WithDue,youcansetreusablecountdownremindersandperformbothdailyandweeklyremindersthatusenearly60alarmsounds.Moreover,remindersautomaticallyshiftasyoucrosstimezones.A$5chargefordownload.GradeProofGradeProofoffersconcretewaystoimproveyourEnglishwritingstyle,checkfororiginalityandidentifycomplexgrammaticalissuesthatotherwordprocessorsoftenmiss.Whiletheappitselfisfree,you’llneedtopay$10permonthtoupdateittounlockthefullpowerofthispocketwritingcoach.DuolingoThecrowd-sourcedDuolingogivesyoutheopportunitytotranslatetextsintomanylanguages---e.g.Spanish,German,Brazilian,andItalian.Italsoofferslanguagecoursesatalllevels.Duolingocurrentlyoffersthefollowingsubscriptions:$9permonth;$47persixmonths;$79pertwelvemonths.1、Whichappcanhelpimprovetimemanagementskills?A．Due.B．Duolingo.C．Brainscape.D．GradeProof.2、WhatcanGradeProofhelpuswith?A．Amathquiz.B．Freedownload.C．Englishwritingskills.D．Spanish-Englishtranslation.3、Howmuchshouldyoupayforahalf-yearlanguagelearningsession?A．$30.B．$47.C．$60.D．$7923．（8分）Pollution’sdisastrouseffectsontheenvironmenthavebecomemoreobviousinrecentyears,leadingtoamovementtopromoteenergyefficiency(效率),lessrelianceonfossil(化石的)fuelsandareductioninairandwaterpollution.Mostscientistsagreethatsuchchangesarenecessarytoprotectourenvironmentfromfurtherharm.Theconstructionindustryconsumesalargequantityofenergyandresourcesandcreatesahugeamountofpollution.IntheUnitedStates,buildinganddevelopmentaccountfor39percentofthecountry’stotalenergyuse,12percentoftotalwaterconsumption,68percentoftotalelectricityconsumptionand38percentofcarbondioxideemissions(排放),accordingtotheEnvironmentProtectionAgency.Greenbuildingsuselessenergy,water,createlesswasteandarehealthiertolive,workandgotoschoolinthanstandardbuildings.Buildersofgreenbuildingsusetechniquesthatuseresourcesmoreefficientlyduringtheentirebuildingcycle—construction,restoration,operation,maintenance(维护)anddemolition(拆毁)—thanthosewhoconstructmoreregularbuildings.Theenvironmentalbenefitsofbuildinggreenincludetheprotectionofecosystemsandbiodiversity,improvedairandwaterquality,lesswasteflowingintostreamsandtheconservationofnaturalresources.Greenbuildingscanalsoresultinloweroperatingcostsbecausetheytypicallyuselessenergyandfewermaterialsandimproveindoorairquality,improvingthehealthofpeoplewholivethere.Theprocessofbuildinggreenincludestechnicalandartisticplanningwithnatureconservationinmind.Buildingdesignsoftenreflectthesurroundingenvironmentandnaturalresourcesanduserenewablebuildingmaterialssuchasbambooandstraw.Inaddition,recycledresourcesfoundlocallyareusedforgreenbuildings,reducingthecostandairpollutionassociatedwithtransportingmaterialslongdistances.Carefulsiteselectionisimportanttominimize(最小化)humanimpactonthesurroundingenvironment.Forexample,placingastructureinanareathatallowsittotakeadvantageofcoolbreezes(微风)andsunlightcanreduceenergyuseandexpenses.Moreenergyandexpenseareneededforlargerbuildingsaswell,soitisimportanttobuildsmall.Greenroofsareanotherfeatureofgreenhousesthatreduceenergyuseandcost.Theseroofsarepartiallyorcompletelycoveredwithplants,whichhelpstokeepheatingandcoolingcostslow,preventwaterrunningoffanddealwithpollutants.Otherfeaturesofgreenbuildingsoftenincludeenergyandwaterconservation,recyclingandwastereduction.Inaddition,renewableenergysourcessuchassolarpower,hydropower(水能)andwindpowerareusedforheatandelectricity,whichgreatlyreducescostsanddecreasestheimpactontheenvironment.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Thenecessityofpromotingenergyefficiency.B．Theprocessofbuildinggreenbuildings.C．Thebenefitsandfeaturesofgreenbuildings.D．Greenbuildings’effectsontheenvironment.2、Accordingtothetext,greenbuildingsrefertothebuildingsthat.A．producenowasteB．onlyusecleanenergyC．aremadeofrecycledmaterialsD．useenergyandresourcesmoreefficiently3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutgreenbuildings?A．Theyrelyonfossilfuelsandsolarpowerforheatandelectricity.B．Smallbuildingsarelessefficientinenergyusethanlargerones.C．Theecosystemhastobeconsideredwhenbuildingagreenbuilding.D．Theyaredifficulttomaintainandthusneedmoreoperatingcosts.4、Greenroofsareusedbecause.A．theyfitthesurroundingenvironmentwellB．theyarecheaperthanotherkindsofroofsC．theycankeepnaturalwaterforuseineverydaylifeD．theycanhelptocontrolthetemperatureinthebuildingwell24．（8分）Childrenallovertheworldwhohavetriedthepotatoorlemonbatteryexperimentsknowthatanelectricalcurrentcanbegeneratedbycreatingareactionbetweenthefoodandtwodifferentmetals.However,researchersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhavefoundawaytoharvestpowerfromtrees.Theyusethesamemetalforbothelectrodes(电极)specificallyinordernottoconfusethiseffectwiththepotatoeffect.Whileprovingthattreescanprovideasourceofpowerisasignificantstep,akeyquestionremains:canthetinyvoltage(电压)producedbyatreebeusedforanythinguseful?Nowscientistsaredebatingoverhowtousethispowersourceforhumanbenefits.Themostpracticalthingisfirealarmforforestdepartment,originatingfromthetreeitself.Treeselectricpowercanchargeabattery.Thisbatteryinturnwillbeconnectedtoasmallsensor.Thissensorwillpowerabriefradiotransmission(传送).Thatradiosignalwilltransportdailysoilandairconditionmeasurementstoanetworkofmuchlarger,solarpoweredForest-Serviceenvironmentalmonitoringstations.Thosesensorswiltalsogiveoutacrisissignalintheeventofasuddenrisein-airtemperature-thatmightindicatetheoutbreakofaforestfire.“Itrulybelieveithaspotential,”saidVictoriaHenderson,branchchiefforequipmentandchemicalsattheForestServicedNationalInteragencyFireCenter.“Ifthiscanenhance(提高)ourexistingtechnologytoadegreethatwouldgainusalotmorefireprotection,thenwe’dlookataplantopurchaseitforournationwideinfrastructure(基础设施),whichishuge.”ResearchershavediscoveredthatthegreaterthepHdifferencebetweenthetreeandthesoilthemoretheenergywillbeproduced.Someresearchersalsoadmitthat“treepower”isn’taspracticalassolarenergy,butbelievethatthesystemcouldbescaled-upasalow-costoptionforpoweringtreesensorsthathelpdetectenvironmentalconditionsorforestfires,Usingtheelectronicoutputtokeeptrackofatree’shealthisanotherpossibility.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthepotatobatteryexperimentinthefirstparagraph?A．Toexplainwhatitis.B．Tostresstheimportanceofelectricity.C．Tointroducethepowersourcefromtrees.D．Toencouragepeopletotrythisexperiment.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthefirealarmmentionedinthethirdparagraph?A．Thefirealarmcanmakeaveryloudsound.B．Smokefromafirecancausethealarmtogooff.C．Theelectricpoweritneedscomesfromthetree.D．Ithasbeenwidelyusedintheforestdepartment.3、What’sVictoriaHenderson’sattitudetowardsthefirealarmsystem?A．Cautious.B．Favorable.C．Disapproving.D．Unconcerned,4、Whatcausestreestocreateelectricalcurrents?A．Thesensorimplantedinthetree.B．Thenewwayadoptedbytheresearchers.C．Thespecialmetalusedinthebatteryexperiment.D．ThepHdifferencebetweenthesoilandthetrees.25．（10分）Children’sliveshavechangedgreatlyoverthelast50years.ButdotheyhaveahappierchildhoodthanyouorIdid?It’sdifficulttolookbackonone’sownchildhoodwithoutsomeelementofnostalgia(怀旧的).Ihavefourbrothersandsisters,andmymemoriesareallaboutbeingwiththem.Playingboardgamesonthelivingroomfloor,orspendingdaysinthestreetwiththeotherneighborhoodchildren,racingupanddownonourb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B．unconcernedC．objective D．optimistic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）WhenIwasafreshmanincollegeIreceivedaletterthatforeveropenedawindowinmysoul．Ihadjuststartedwritingandthe1ofmylocalcountynewspaperhadbeenkindenoughto2someofmywork．Aboutamonthlaterthe3arrived．Hereiswhatitsaid．"Youmaynot4me．Welastsaweachotherinkindergartenandmy5movedthenextyear．We6getthecountypaperinthemail，though，andwhenIsawyournameIhadtowriteyou．Youseethatfirstyearinschoolwasvery7forme．Iwasatiny，8，andordinary-lookinggirlthattheotherchildren9meeveryday．ThethingIrememberaboutyouisthatyou10did．Whenwe11togoout，theteacheralwaysputmebesideyouandyouwouldholdmyhandaswe12thestreet．Youtalkedtomeandplayedwithme．You13measaperson，notsomeonedifferentandIwillbeforever14forthat．Mywholelifewas15becauseofhowyoutreatedmeallthoseyearsago．"Icarefullywrotebacktomykindergartenfriendandwe16forseveralyears17theillnessthatshehad18withsincechildhoodfinallytookherlife．Iwillneverforget，however，justhowmuchthatsimplekindnessIhadshared19toher．Everyactofkindnesswedo20another'sheart．Everybitofgoodnesswesharemakestheworldabetterplace．Let'susethatpowerandmakebothEarthandHeavensmile．1、A．teacher B．director C．editor D．leader2、A．print B．publish C．report D．check3、A．newspaper B．message C．work D．letter4、A．remember B．recognize C．hear D．forget5、A．parents B．family C．school D．classmates6、A．still B．also C．just D．even7、A．busy B．happy C．difficult D．easy8、A．honest B．naughty C．sunny D．sick9、A．kidded B．helped C．hated D．beat10、A．occasionally B．never C．seldom D．always11、A．gotup B．linedup C．endedup D．cheeredup12、A．adventured B．visited C．cleaned D．crossed13、A．judged B．heard C．knew D．saw14、A．grateful B．hopeful C．regretful D．skillful15、A．harder B．better C．easier D．healthier16、A．cooperated B．corresponded C．lived D．worked17、A．after B．when C．before D．while18、A．experienced B．studied C．treated D．struggled19、A．meant B．done C．appeared D．got20、A．discovers B．obtains C．enriches D．touches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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.ITWAS1:00a.m.inTokyo.We’dgotlosttryingtofindourAirbnb,andwerenowatanaddressthatlooked90%right.Therewerekeysintheletterbox,1．ourhostsaidthey’dbe.Sowhenthesecuritycodedidn’twork,Ijustgrabbedthemoutthroughthenarrowholewithmyhands.ButwhenIwasturningthekeysinthelock,thedooropened.Aladyandherdaughterlookedoutatus,2．(puzzle).DefinitelynotourAirbnbthen.Amazinglythough,theydidn’tscreamatus,callthepolice,orboth.Forthenext20minutes,theytriedtohelpusfindtherightaddress.Andwhenweturnedupnothing,theyformallyapologizedtous—theforeignerswho3．(try)tobreakintotheirhome.InJapan,therearemanywaystoapologize.Theladyused“gomen-nasai,”4．mostpeopleusethemorecasual“sumimasen.”Oftentranslatedasanapologetic“excuseme,”it5．beheardindoorways,taxis,shopsandrestaurantsinJapan.“Only10%of‘sumimasen’isanapology,”6．LaurieInokuma,whoholdsadegreeinJapanesefromCornellUniversity.“Ninetypercentisusedtoshowrespect,politenessandhonesty,”shesaid.“It’saneverydayword.Whensomeonedoessomethingforyou,gettingoutofyourwayinthegrocerystore,orholdingadoor,‘sumimasen’isthecommonresponse.”Justaseasilyasa“thankyou”ora“sorry”,“sumimasen”isregularlyusedtoacknowledgethetroublesomeonehasgonetoforyou.“There’samodestyinit;7．(depend)onthesituation,it’seitherapologeticorgrateful,”Inokumasaid.ErinNiimiLonghurst,aBritish-Japaneseauthor,agrees.“There’sacultureofapologybutalsoacultureofthankfulnessinJapan,”shesaid.Thisyear’sWorldCupisanexampleofthislevelofcourtesy:WhenJapanlostitsfinalmatch,theteammadeheadlineswhentheystayedbehind8．(clean)theentirechangingroom.Theyevenleftathank-younote.Ifapologiesarejustonecog(齿轮)inthelargermovingwheelofJapanesepoliteness,wheredoesthisculturalconceptcomefrom?“ThereisaneedforpolitenessinJapantogetalongwithyourneighborslivingaboveyou—it’sarespectforothers,”Inokumasaid.Japanhassomeof9．(densely)packedcitiesintheworld.10．there’salimitonspace,itsuddenlyseemsnaturaltobecomeasconsiderateaspossible.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：在缺词处加上一个漏字符号（^），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。Iwasangryabouttheactofdishonestyintheexams．I'mnotsayingthatI'magoodstudentorI'venevercheated、Ioncewrotetheanswerinmyhandforahistorytestbut,unlucky,wascaughtbymyteacher．Becauseshewasoneofmymostfavorites,therewerenowordstodescribehowsorry．Ifeltatonce．IthoughtcheatwouldhelpmekeepmystraightA's