2025届广东省广州市南沙区第一中学高三下学期一模考试英语试题含解析

2025届广东省广州市南沙区第一中学高三下学期一模考试英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theroomissoclean.He________havecleanedityesterdayevening.A．will B．needC．can D．must2．Iwantedsomemorecoldmeatbuttherewas_____left.A．none B．noone C．any D．some3．—HowdoyoufindyourtriptoSanyaduringthethree-dayNewYearHoliday?—________Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofit.A．Oh,wonderfulindeed!B．It’sawful!C．Don’tmentionit．D．Yousaidit.4．Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.A．can’tmakeit B．mustn’thavemadeC．won’tmake D．couldn’thavemadeit5．—Didyouwatchthebasketballmatchyesterday?—Yes，Idid.Youknow，mybrother________inthematch.A．isplayingB．wasplayingC．hasplayedD．hadplayed6．﹣Mom，I'llstayintoaccompanymygrandpathisevening．﹣________!A．Withpleasure B．NevermindC．Suityourself D．Itdepends7．Janeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenittocooking，she’sexcellent．A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs8．Tocombatglobalwarming,manypeopleare_________theuseofalternativeenergysources.A．applyingto B．jumpingat C．dippinginto D．pushingfor9．Thenewhotelisreportedtobebuiltitusedtobeawasteland.A．which B．whereC．inwhich D．what10．Thesplitbetweenhumansandlivingapesisthoughtbysomescholars____15to20millionyearsago.A．tooccur B．occurring C．tohaveoccurred D．havingoccurred11．—Whatdoyouthinkofteaching,Bob?—Ifinditfunandchallenging.Itisajob________youaredoingsomethingseriousandinteresting.A．which B．whereC．when D．that12．﹣Itreallyannoysmewhenaperson'scellphonegoesoffduringamovie？﹣Yeah，metoo．Itreally_________．A．costsmeanarmandaleg B．getsonmynervesC．beatsmybrainsout D．pullsmylegs13．—Doyouknow______themeetingroomearlier?—Shehadaheadache.A．whyAnnleftB．whydidAnnleaveC．whyAnnwillleaveD．whywillAnnleave14．—Whydidyoulet____kidsoffthistime?—Ijustwanttogivethem____secondchance．A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．the;a15．He________inauniversityforfiveyears,butnowherunsacompanyofhisown.A．hastaught B．hadtaughtC．taught D．hasbeenteaching16．IkeepthepicturewhereIcanseeiteveryday,remindsmeofthedaysinmyhometown.A．that B．whichC．who D．when17．—Mr,White,doyouhaveanything________?—No,nothing.Youcantakearestnow.A．typeB．typedC．totypeD．tobetyped18．OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek’spreparationandthen______theclass.A．todismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．havingdismissed19．Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse________tostoregrain.A.that B.inwhich C.which D.what20．Marynearlymissedtheflightdoingtoomuchshopping.A．inneedof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．asaresultof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）Duetolightpollutionpresenteverywhere—glarefromtoomuchmisaimednightlighting—80%ofEuropeandNorthAmericanolongerexperiencesrealdarkness.Foranyonelivingnearamajormetropolis,asatelliteimageoftheMilkyWay(银河)seemsabstract；Weunderstandittobeadocumentofsomethingtrue,butourunderstandingispurelytheoretical.In1994,afterapre-dawnearthquakecutpowertomostofLosAngeles,theGriffithObservatoryreceivedphonecallsfromfrightenedlocalpeopleaskingabout“thestrangesky”.Whatthosecallerswereseeingwerestars.Darknessisacomplicatedthingtomeasure.In2001,theamateurastronomerJohnBortledesignedascaletohelp.Hisclassificationrangefrom“inner-citysky”(class9),inwhichtheonly“pleasingviewsseenthroughatelescopearethemoon,theplanets,andafewofthebrighteststarclusters(团)”,toaskysodark“theMilkyWaycastsobviousshadowsontheground”(class1).MostNorthAmericansandEuropeansliveunderclass6or7skies,inwhichtheMilkyWayisundetectable.Inthatkindofnight,apersoncanwanderoutside,unfoldagardenchair,openanewspaper,andreadtheheadlines,ifnotthestories.InadditiontotheBortlescale,scientistsoftenusephotodiodelightsensors(传感器）tomeasureandcomparebaselevelsofdarkness.Unihedron’sSkyQua1ityMeteristhemostpopularinstrumentforthiskindofwork,partlybecauseitissmallenoughtofitintoyourpocketandalsobecauseitconnectstoanonlineglobaldatabase.Accordingtothatdatabase,CherrySpringsStatePark—an82-acreparkinremoteruralPennsylvania—presentlyhastheseconddarkestscorelisted.CherrySpringsislocatedlessthan300milesinlandfromtheUSeasternseaboard,inaregion—theEastCoast—thatcontains36%ofthetotalUSpopulationandislitupeverynightlikeabackstagemakeupmirror.Whenpinpointedonasatelliteimage,CherrySpringsisinthemiddleofanuncharacteristicallydarkarea—insulated(隔离),onallsides,byhundredsofthousandsofacresofprotectedforestandsittingontopoftheAlleghenyPlateau,700metresabovesealevel.Mostofthesmalltownssurroundingtheparkaresituatedinvalleyswhereoutdoorlightisalreadyfailing.Thisunusualcombinationoffactorsexplains,toacertaindegree,howCherrySpringsbecameoneofthedarkestplacesinAmerica.1、WhatdidthephonecallstheGriffithObservatoryreceivedreveal?A．Thecallerswereingreatfearofthesevereearthquake.B．Peoplebelievedthatstarswouldbringthemmisfortune.C．Peopleneededhelpandcomfortinfaceofabigdisaster.D．Darknesshadbeenawayfromthelocalpeopleforages.2、Whichclassificationofdarknessdoesthewriterseemtolikebest?A．Class1.B．Class3.C．Class7.D．Class9.3、Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.A．lightfromheavenlybodiesismuchweakerB．lightpollutionexistsmainlyinurbanareasC．humaneyesightisgettingfrombadtoworseD．lightpollutionhasbudinfluenceonusanytime4、CherrySpringsisoneofthedarkestplacesinAmericapartlybecauseof________.A．itsspecificlocationB．itslimitontheuseoflightsC．itsnaturalsurroundingsD．itssmallnativepopulation22．（8分）Airbags,nowfoundinalmosteveryvehicle,havesavedcountlesslivesandlargelyreducedtheseverityofinjuriesincrashes.Similartechnologycouldgreatlyreducebrokenhips(髋部)resultingfromafall,somethingmostseniorsfear.Dr.RobertBuckmanandhisstart-upcompany,ActiveProtectiveinAllentown,Pennsylvania,hasdevelopedapromisingsolution,awearableairbagthatcanprotecthipbonesintheeventofafall.TheideawastheresultofDr.Buckman’syearsasadoctoratTempleUniversity.Henoticedhowmanyelderlypeoplewerebeingbroughtintohospitalswithbrokenhipduetofalls,andhowtheyoftennevercompletelyrecoveredfromtheinjuries.Hestartedtoaskwhathecoulddoforthesepeople,andthatwaswhenhestartedtryingtofigureoutwhethertherewasawayofhelpingpeoplewhowereatthehighestriskoffallingandsufferingthesekindsofinjuries.Thedeviceiswornmuchlikearegularbelt,butontheoutsideoftheclothing,anditincludessensorsthatmonitorthemovementofhips.Ifthedevicedetectsthattheperson,isfalling,anairbagopensbeforethepersonhitstheground,cushioningthefall.Whenthewearerhitstheground,thebagreducestheforcetothehipbonesby90percent,enoughtoavoidthemajorityofhipinjuries.Withoneoutofeverythreepeopleaged65andoldersufferingseriousfallseachyear,ActiveProtectivehasabigmarketforitswearabledevice.Italsohasthepotentialtosizablyreducehip-relatedhealthcareexpenses:HipinjuriesamongtheelderlycosttheUShealthcaresystemin2012$30billion,whichdoesn’tincludethelong-termcareexpensesassociatedwiththehighpercentageofpatientsthatcannolongerliveindependently.1、WhatisthepurposeoftheActiveProtective’sairbag?A．Toavoidhipinjuriesamongseniors.B．Toprotectseniorsfromcaraccidents.C．Tohelpseniorswiththeirdailynursing.D．Tohelpdoctorsdealwithseriousinjuries.2、WhatinspiredDr.RobertBuckmantomakethedevice?A．Areportonseniors’health.B．Aseriousfallheexperienced.C．Hisworkexperiencesasadoctor.D．SuggestionsofseniorsatTempleUniversity.3、Howdoesthedevicemainlywork?A．Bypredictingroadconditions.B．Byspeedingupbonerecovery.C．Byreducingtheeffectsoffalling.D．Bypreventingpeoplefromfailing.4、WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheActiveProtective’sairbag?A．Itstillneedsimproving.B．Ithasapromisingfuture.C．Itmayencourageseniorstodoexercise.D．ItmayincreaseAmerica’sspendonseniors.23．（8分）Honestyisthebestpolicy.Wemayagreethatadmittingmistakesandbehavinginagenuinewayistherightwaytoleadourlives,butistheresomethinginourhumannaturethatmakesusimmoral?Forexample,insomeshopsandcarparksyoucanfindanhonestybox-aboxwhereyoupayforsomethingbyputtingmoneyinit-butitreliesonyouputtingtherightamountofcashin.Thisreliesonpeoplebeinghonestandnottryingtocheatbutitdoesprovideatemptationtogetawaywithnotpayingthefullamount.PhilipGraves,apsychologist,suggeststhatthistemptationispartofourevolution.Hesays:“Wehaveevolvedwiththeabilitytobedishonest.It’spartofourevolutionarypsychologicalmake-up-becauseifwecangainanadvantageoverthepeoplearoundus,wehaveagreaterchanceofsurviving.”Sowhydoweplacesuchimportanceonbeinghonestifwebenefitfrombeingdishonest?It’sbecauseitisselfishbehavior.Ifeverybodyactedselfishlyanddishonestlyallthetime,theworldwouldbeaveryunpleasantplace.AsPhilipGravessays:“Thereisabalancetostrikebetweentheextenttowhichwecanfeatherourownnest,sotospeak,andtheriskofbeingostracized(排斥)bythegroup.”So,forsocietiestoworktogetherweneedtotrusteachotherandthereforeweneedtobehonest.Beingtrustworthywithmoneyisofcoursevitalforaneconomytosurvive.Butbeinghonestwithwordsisanothermatter,sayingwhatwethinktosomeonecangetusintohotwater.However,anewanonymousmessagingapphasbeendesignedthatletsanyonewithalinktoyourprofile(简介)tosendyouamessagewithoutknowingwhoit’sfrom.Theappnowhas300millionuserswhichperhapsindicateshowhonestwereallyliketobe-butinallhonesty,doyouwanttoknowwhatpeoplethinkaboutyou?Ishonestyalwaysthebestpolicy?1、Whatdoesanhonestyboxrequirepeopletodo?A．Getthechangeoutofitfreely.B．Putthecorrectamountofmoneyinit.C．Donatethepocketmoneytoothers.D．Payalargeramountofmoney.2、AccordingtoPhilipGraves,beingdishonest.A．isadisadvantageB．shouldbeadvocatedC．ispartofourevolutionD．helpspeoplesurvive,better3、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．ThereasonforbeinghonestB．ThebenefitofbeingdishonestC．TheoutcomeofselfishnessD．Theimportanceofgroupwork4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Honestyisalwaysthebestpolicy.B．Theauthorisinfavorofdishonesty.C．Themarketofthenewappispromising.D．Beinghonestwithwordsissometimesimproper.24．（8分）LOSANGELES,Nov.12(Xinhua)—LegendarycomicbookwriterStanLeehasdiedattheageof95,accordingtomediareportsonMonday.Lee,borninStanleyLieberonDec.28th,1922,beganhiscareerin1939andjoinedtheMarvelComicsin21.HeisconsideredasoneofthemostlegendarynamesinthehistoryofcomicbooksandtheleadingcreativeforcebehindtheriseofMarvelComics.Heco-creatediconicfictionalcharacterssuchasSpider-Man,X-Men,theAvengers,andmanymore.Lee’scharactersoftenhavesuperpowers,buttheyalsohaveweaknesses.Theywerehumans,notgods.Theynotonlystruggledtosavetheworld,butalsotopaytheirbills,makefriends,andholdjobs.ThismadeMarvelcomicbookheroesstandapartfromitscompetitorDC,whichproducedtheseeminglyperfectheroeslikeSupermanandWonderWoman.Thosesuperheroeshavebeenadaptedintoblockbusterfilms,mostofwhichweremadeafterDisneyacquiredMarvelina4-billion-dollardealin2009.Inastatement,BobIger,chairmanandCEOoftheWaltDisneyCompanysaidStanLeewasasextraordinaryasthecharactershecreated.MarvelalsopraisedLeeonitswebsitebyputtingononeofLee’sfamousquotes,whichgoes,“IusedtobeembarrassedbecauseIwasjustacomic-bookwriterwhileotherpeoplewerebuildingbridgesorgoingontomedicalcareers.AndthenIbegantorealize:entertainmentisoneofthemostimportantthingsinpeople’slives.Withoutit,theymightgooffthedeepend.Ifeelthatifyou’reabletoentertain,you’redoingagoodthing.”PraisefromhisHollywoodpeersandcolleagueswasgenerous.PresidentofMarvelStudiosKevinFeigeappreciatedLee’sunparalleledimpactontheindustry.“NoonehashadmoreofanimpactonmycareerthanStanLee,”Feigesaid.“OurthoughtsarewithhisfamilyandthemillionsoffanswhohavebeenforevertouchedbyStan’sgenius,charismaandheart.”1、HowdoLee’scharactersdifferfromthoseofDC?A．Theyareperfectheroes.B．Theyoftenhavesuperpowers.C．Theyarenothumans,butgods.D．Theyhavehumanshortcomings.2、WecanlearnfromLee’sstatementinParagraph6that________.A．itisembarrassingtobeacomic-bookwriterB．atasteofentertainmentisnecessaryinpeople’slivesC．entertainmentisthemostimportantthingintheworldD．youcandoeverythingwellifyouareabletoentertain3、Accordingtothepassage,wecouldknowthat________.A．LeeinfluencedKevinFeige’scareeralotB．LeejoinedtheMarvelComicsinhisfortiesC．LeecreatedthefictionalcharactersallbyhimselfD．ThesuperheroeswereadaptedintofilmsbeforeDisneyacquiredMarvel4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ComicsLegend—theMarvelsandDCB．TheSuperheroesinStanLee’sComicsC．Marvel’sComicsLegendStanLeeDiesat95D．TheLifeStoryofMarvelComicsLegendStanLee25．（10分）InaworldfullofKatesandSarahs,youmightthinkit’dbenicetohaveauniquenametohelpmestandoutinacrowd.BeingnamedStacia(pronouncedstay-sha)isnotsoluckytome.I’11gettheoccasional.“Yournameissopretty"afterintroducingmyself,buteventuallymynamecausesmemorefrustrationthanhappiness.Forexample,MicrosoftWordalwaystriestotellmemynameisn’tarealword.IwasneverabletobuyacheesyMickeyMousekeychainfromDisneylandasakid(inotherwords,Ididn’thaveachildhood).Icouldn’tevenpronouncemyownnamecorrectlyuntilIwasfive.Ioncehadaprofessorwhopronouncedmynamedifferentlyeachclass.Afte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B．walking C．jumping D．hiking2、A．therefore B．otherwise C．though D．meanwhile3、A．with B．over C．for D．past4、A．quit B．remember C．change D．respect5、A．harder B．better C．faster D．easier6、A．normal B．hopeful C．calm D．upset7、A．award B．idea C．chance D．order8、A．safe B．wrong C．clear D．positive9、A．pause B．start C．cancel D．end10、A．players B．girls C．teams D．coaches11、A．satisfied B．frightened C．pleased D．determined12、A．Evenif B．Asif C．Because D．When13、A．noise B．music C．whistle D．cheer14、A．customers B．teachers C．audiences D．reporters15、A．fire B．laugh C．knock D．look16、A．found B．ignored C．protected D．pushed17、A．discussed B．recalled C．noticed D．permitted18、A．hiding B．rushing C．standing D．waiting19、A．quickly B．secretly C．bravely D．silently20、A．threw B．carried C．dragged D．reached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）语法填空Notallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendall1．___________(they)livestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.NowAmericanresearchersaredevelopingsomemedicine,2．__________willhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Themedicineisplannedtobetakenimmediatelyaftera3．_________(frighten)experience.Theyhopeitmightdecreasetheeffectofbadmemories.However,thenewresearchhascausedalotof4．__________(discuss).Supporterssaybadmemoriesmayruinpeople’slives.Theycomebacktouswhenwedon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare(噩梦).Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulfeelings.Thepillcanhelptoreducemany5．_________(suffer).Butthose6．_______areagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemories7．_________(be)verydangerousbecausememoriesshowwhoweare.8．_________thedrugcouldfirstbeusedinonlyveryseriouscases,somepeopleevenfearthatitwouldbecomemorecommonlyused.Don’tforgetpeoplealwayshavetheability9．__________(use)scienceforthewrongpurpose.Whatweshoulddoishelppeopletohave10．_________(good)controlofmemories.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错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：在错的词下画一横线，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。TodayisSunday、I’vebeeninCanadafortwomonths、ThisisfirsttimethatIhavebeenawayfrommyfamilyforsuchalongtime、WiththehelpofKatiaaroommateofme,I’vesoongotusedtolivewithoutmyparentsaround、Katia,likemanyotherRussiangirls,areniceandlively、Webecamefriendsshortlyafterwemeeteachother、AlthoughherEnglishisalittlehardlytounderstand,weenjoychatandweusuallytalkalotaboutourownfamilies、We’rebothsurprisedthatChinesecultureorRussianculturearesodifferent、Now,we’replanningasmallpartyforthenextSunday、There,Katiawillintroducemetosomeofherfriends,oneofwhohasbeentoChinaseveraltimes、Ijustcan’twait、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校交换生Peter很喜欢中国菜，于是向你请教烹饪技巧。请你给他写一封电子邮件，要点如下：1.邀请来家品尝2.乐意传授技巧3.赠送烹饪书。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯参考词汇：烹饪书recipebookDearPeter,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________