江苏省淮安市盱眙县马坝高级中学2025届高三第一次调研测试英语试卷含解析

江苏省淮安市盱眙县马坝高级中学2025届高三第一次调研测试英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modest B．equalC．exact D．considerable2．____________thefiercecompetitioninjobseeking,manyuniversitygraduateshavenochoicebuttoreducetheirowndemandforthesalary.A．FacedB．FacingC．TofaceD．Havingfaced3．Theyoungmanwhowasexpectedto________hisfather’scompany,madeanunusualdecisionthathewouldstarthisownbusiness.A．handover B．thinkoverC．goover D．takeover4．Theweatherturnedouttobefine.I_____________thetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.A．shouldhavetaken B．musthavetakenC．couldn'thavetaken D．needn'thavetaken5．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．accustomedto B．buriedinC．addictedto D．exposedto6．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever7．ManyquestionshavebeenansweredbyJohn.Hemusthavepreviewedthelessonslastnight,____he?A．needn’t B．hasn’t C．didn’t D．mustn’t8．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until9．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled10．Atthebackoftheoldtemple__________twelvehugestonestatuestogetherwith__________pagoda.A．doesstand;a8-storeyed B．dostand;a8-storyC．stands;an8-storey D．stand;an8-storied11．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．anticipateD．regulate12．—What’stherecentprogressinXiong’anNewArea,firstannouncedtwoyearsago?—It_____increasingattentionfromforeigncompaniesgivenitshugedevelopmentpotential.A．hasbeenattracting B．hadattracted C．wouldbeattracting D．wasattracting13．AnewmovieSacrificecameoutlastyear,GeYouplayedadoctorsavedanorphanatthecostofhisownbaby.A．inwhich;who B．when;who C．onwhich;bywhom D．where;whom14．Asa(n)________andeffectivemethod,expresswaynoisebarrierisaprimarymeasureusedtoreducetrafficnoise.A．correctional B．flexible C．economical D．investigative15．—Jenny,howwasyourtriptoBeijing?—Oh,Imissedit.IwishI________myvacationthere.A．amspendingB．willspendC．havespentD．hadspent16．“Cellphone”isaAmericanusage，butBritishspeakersalwaysuse“mobilephone”．A．normal B．common C．formal D．usual17．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound18．WhitneyHouston’ssuddendeathsuggeststhatdrugabuseissuchaseriousproblem________weshoulddealwithitappropriately.A．as B．that C．which D．where19．____cleargoals,webecomestrangelyloyaltoperformingdailydoingsuntilwebecomeslavesofthem.A．OntopofB．InthesilenceofC．OnaccountofD．Intheabsenceof20．DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those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）AgamingcompanyinNewZealandisluringemployees.fromaroundtheworldbyofferingunlimitedpaidannualleave,ashareinthecompany’sprofitsandnosetworkhours.DeanHallbecamefamousininternationalgamingcirclesforbeingtheleaddesigneronpopularvideogameDayZ.Aftersearchingtheworldforalocationforhisnewgamingstudio,Rocketwerkz,NewZealanderHallsettledonthesmalluniversitytownofDunedinonthesouthisland’seastcoast,wherelandischeapandcreativestart-upshavebecomeanimportantpanofthecity’sidentity.Rocketwerkz’sflexibleworkcultureisnowdrawingtalentfromaroundtheglobe,withHallreceiving300messagesofinquirysincealocalnewspaperwroteabouthisstudiolastweek.Lastyear,whenthecompanywasstillinitsinfancy(婴儿期),babycatswouldalsomakearegularappearanceintheofficeasaformoffightingstress,andFridayafternoonsaregenerallyreservedforsportsandgamestoendtheweekonaplayfulnote.“ThefirsttimeIheardabouttheideaofunlimitedpaidleaveinplaceslikeSiliconValleyitwasabouttheproblemsitcaused.Aculturehadappearedwhereemployeestooknoleave,”saidHall.“Sotoaddressthat,ourstaffareissuedthestandardNewZealandannualleaveoffourweeks,buttheycanalsotakeunlimitedleaveinadditiontothat.”EmilyLampitt,fromBritain,isa3Djuniorartistwhohasbeenwiththecompanyforayearandahalf.ShesaystheflexibleworkculturewasahugefactorinherdecisiontomovetoNewZealand.“Theflexibilityherehasmademefeelmuchmorerelaxed”shesays.I“ThatinternalstressIusedtofeelinatraditionalworkenvironmenthasgone,sowhenIamatworknowitisbecauseIwanttobe,becauseIampassionate(有激情的),notbecauseIamafraidofmybossorwatchingtheclock.”1、Theunderlinedword“luring”inParagraphIisclosestinmeaningto.A．cheating B．disturbingC．inspiring D．attracting2、WhyarebabycatsmentionedinParagraph4?A．Toshowthecompanyfocusesonpressurerelief.B．Toexplainhowthecompanymotivatesitsstaff.C．Tostressthesignificanceofharmonyinworkplaces.D．Tointroduceanewwaytopromotecreativity3、Accordingtothepassage,unlimitedpaidleaveinSiliconValley.A．setagoodexampletoRochetwerkz.B．didn’tworkoutasexpected.C．helpeddevelopthelocalculture.D．solvedtheproblemofunemployment.4、Whatisthewritingpurposeoftheabovetext?A．Toencouragecompaniestobemoreflexible.B．Todescribewhatacreativecompanyshouldbelike.C．Togiveareportontheflexiblemanagementofacompany.D．Todiscusshowtomakeatraditionalcompanymorecompetitive.22．（8分）Nextmonth,I’mtravelingtoaremoteareaofCentralAfricaandmyaimistoknowenoughLingala—oneofthelocallanguages—tohaveaconversation.Iwasn’tsurehowIwasgoingtomanagethis—untilIdiscoveredawaytolearnallthevocabularyI’mgoingtoneed.ThankstoMemrise,theapplicationI’musing.Itfeelsjustlikeagame.“Peopleoftenstoplearningthingsbecausetheyfeelthey’renotmakingprogressorbecauseitallfeelsliketoomuchhardwork,”saysEdCooke,oneofthepeoplewhocreatedMemrise.“We’retryingtocreateaformoflearningexperiencethatisfunandissomethingyou’dwanttodoinsteadofwatchingTV.”Memrisegivesyouafewnewwordstolearnandtheseare“seeds”whichyouplantinyour“greenhouse”.Whenyoulearnthewords,you“wateryourplants”.Whentheapplicationbelievesthatyou’vereallymemorizedaword,itmovesthewordtoyour“garden”.Andifyouforgettologon,theapplicationsendsyouemails,remindingyouto“wateryourplants”.Theapplicationusestwoprinciplesaboutlearning.Thefirstisthatpeoplememorizethingsbetterwhentheylinkthemtoapictureintheirmind.Memrisetranslateswordsintoyourownlanguage,butitalsoencouragesyoutouse“mems”.Forexample,Imemorizedmotele,theLingalawordfor“engine”,usingamemIcreated—Iimaginedanoldengineinamotel(汽车旅馆)room.Thesecondprincipleisthatweneedtostopafterstudyingwordsandthenrepeatthemagainlater,leavingtimebetweenstudysessions.Memrisehelpsyouwiththis,becauseit’sthekindofapplicationyouonlyuseforfiveortenminutesaday.I’velearnthundredsofLingalawordswithMemrise.Iknowthiswon’tmakemeafluentspeaker,butIhopeI’llbeabletodomorethanjustsmilewhenImeetpeopleinCongo.Now,IneedtogoandwatermyVocabulary!1、WhatdoesEdCookemakeanefforttodowithMemrise?A．Creatememorableexperiences. B．Makeprogresswithhardwork.C．LearningwordsinsteadofwatchingTV. D．Combinestudywithentertainment.2、Whatareyoudoingwhenyou“wateryourplants”?A．Loggingontotheapplication. B．BeingaMemriseuser.C．Practisingthevocabulary. D．Movingwordstoyourgarden.3、HowdoesMemrisework?A．Bylinkingdifferentmemstogether. B．Byputtingknowledgeintopractice.C．Byofferinghumantranslationservices. D．Byapplyinganassociativememoryapproach.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsMemrise?A．Doubtful. B．Positive.C．Uninterested. D．Negative.23．（8分）AttheendofthespringsemesterinMay,studentstakingGeorgiaTech’sonlineKnowledge-BasedArtificialIntelligencecoursereceivedsomesurprisingnews.JillWatson,oneofthenineteachingassistants(TAs)thathadhelpedthemfinishthechallengingcourseforthepastfivemonthswasnota“she”butan“it”—anintelligentrobot!WatsonisthebrainchildofAshokGoel,whoteachesthepopularonlinecourse.TheProfessorofComputerandCognitiveScienceintheSchoolofInteractiveComputingcameupwiththeideaasawaytodealwiththenumberofquestionsposedbystudentsintheonlineforums(论坛).AccordingtoGoel,everytimethecourseisoffered,the300orsostudentsthatenrollpostover10,000questions.Thequestionsareoftenrepetitive.ThisledGoeltowonderifasmartrobotwouldhandlethequestionswhichrequirestandardresponses—thingslikedateswhenassignmentsaredue.HavingworkedwithIBM’sWatsontechnologyplatforminthepast,theprofessorknewitwouldbeidealforhisartificialTA:JillWatson.Theartificialintelligencesystemthatusesnaturallanguageprocessingandmachinelearningtoanalyzelargeamountsofdatahasevenbeenclevererthanhumancompetitorsonthetelevisionshow.Itwouldthereforeeasilybeabletohandleroutinequestionsthatrequiredlittle“thinking”.TheprofessorandhisteamofgraduatestudentsbeganbypopulatingJill’smemorywith40,000questionsandanswersfrompastterms.Thencamethetestingstage.Atfirst,Jillwasnotverygoodandoftengavestrangeanswers.Itoftengotstuckoncertainkeywords.Bytheendofthesemester,JillhadattainedenoughknowledgeandskillstoparticipateinforumswithoutanymanagementfromGoel,ortheotherassistants.1、Whatsurprisedthestudentswhotaketheonlinecourse?A．Thecoursewasinterestingbutchallenging.B．Ateachingassistantwasn’tarealperson.C．JillWatsonisahard-workingTA．D．Theyallfailedtopasstheircourse.2、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．ARobotofGeorgiagivesanonlinecourseB．AshokGoelCameupwiththeIdeaofJillWatsonC．JillWatson—OneoftheNineTeachingAssistantsD．GeorgiaTech’sTeachingAssistantTurnOuttoBeaRobot3、WhydidGoeldecidetoinventasmartrobot?A．Anumberofstudentstookhisonlinecourse.B．Asmartrobotisclevererthanahumanbeing.C．Toomanysimilarquestionsaretobedealtwith.4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Studentsshoulddealwithroutinequestions.B．Jillismainlyinchargeofpostingsurprisingnews.C．TheTAsgivestudentshomeworkatacertaintime.D．GoelissatisfiedwithJill’spresentperformance.24．（8分）Beforeyouwalkeddowntheaisle—ifyouevendid---didyoufirstagreetotakeyourpartner’sname?hadyouagreedtothebankforupdatedcreditcards,changedyouremailaddress,andupdatedyourFacebook?Ididn't;andIknowplentyofwomenouttheredidn't,either.SoIwasprettyshockedtolearnthatinarecentsurvey,over50percentofU.S.citizensbelieveawifeshouldtakeherhusband'sname—andsheshouldberequiredtodosobylaw.AuthorEmilySchafer,asociologyprofessoratPortlandStateUniversity,surveyedarepresentativenationalsampleof1,200peopletarthestudy,whichfoundthatalargernumberofAmericanadultsthinkthereneedstoactuallybealawinplacetopreventwomenfromkeepingtheirownname.Themostcommonreasongiven?Thegeneralbeliefisthatwomenshouldprioritize（优先）theirmarriageandtheirfamilyaheadofthemselves.Tothis,IadmitI'mabitconfused,becauseIdon'tunderstandhowexactlyriottakingyourhusband’slastnamemeansyouaren'tprioritizingyourmarriage.Now,Ididn'ttakemyhusband'snameforavarietyofreasons:Ididn’tfeellikethenamewas"mine"andprofessionallyIhadbuiltupareputationasawriterundermymaiden（未婚的）name,soIdidn'twanttolosethat.Hissurnamewasn'teasytospell,either;everyonegetsitwrong(includingmymother—still—andwe'vebeenmarried13years).Butmostofall,Ifeltlikeintakingmyhusband'slastname,Iwaslosingahugesenseofself.Andwhileyes,weareafamily,Idon'twanthissurnametodefineme.I'mnothispossession.Justlikeeveryaspectofmotherhood,eachwomanshouldberespectedforthechoicesshemakes—withouthavingtodoanythingbylaw.AndweshouldallbegratefultoLucyStone—thefirstAmericanwomantolegallymaintainherlastnameaftermarriagein1856.Justimaginehowdifficultthatmusthavebeentoforegotraditioninthattime?1、Whatcanbelearnedaboutthetraditionoftakingahusband'snamefromthesurvey?A．Alawshouldbetheretobreakthetradition.B．ThemajorityofAmericanadultssupportthetradition.C．ThemajorityofAmericanwomengoagainstthetradition.D．Thelawrequireswivestotaketheirhusbands'namesinAmerica.2、WhydoesanAmericanwomangenerallytakeherhusband'sname?A．Tovaluehermarriageandfamily.B．Toshowhonestytoherhusband.C．Tojoininthefamilyofherhusband.D．Touniteanewfamilyunderthesamename.3、WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytalkabout?A．Whytheauthordidn'tuseherhusband'sname.B．Whytheauthor'smotherdidn'tlikeherhusband.C．Howworthytheauthor'sownmaidennamewas.D．Howboredtheauthorbecamewithherhusband'sname.4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthetradition?A．It'sreasonableB．Itisn’tworthcaringC．EverycoinhastwosidesD．It'soutofdateandconfusing.25．（10分）Theweatherisgettinghotterandyou’llbegettingthirstierplayingbasketballorridinghomefromschool.Acolddrinkmaybejustthething.Butbecarefulwhatyoupourdownyourthroat.Somethingthatlookscoolmaynotbegoodforyourhealth.Thereareplentyofso-calledenergydrinksonthemarket.Mostofthemhaveanattractivecolourandcoolname.Theirnutritionlistalsocontainsvariousthingsfromvitaminstoginseng.Soundsgreat!Butafteracarefulcheckyoumayfindthatmostenergydrinkscontainhighlevelsofcaffeine.Thesedrinksaretypicallyaimedatyoungpeople,students,busypeopleandsportsplayers.Makerssometimessaytheirdrinksmakeyoubetteratsportsandcankeepyouawake.Butbecarefulnottodrinktoomuch.Caffeineraisesyourheartbeat.Becauseofthis,theInternationalOlympicCommitteehaslimitedtheiruse.Theamountofcaffeineinmostenergydrinksisatleastashighasinastrongcupofcoffeeorstrongtea.ResearchbyAustralianscientistshasfoundthatmanyteenagersareaffectedbycaffeine.Theresultsoftheirsurveyshowthat27percentofboysaged8-12takeinmorecaffeinethantheirparents.Therearepotentialhealthriskslinkedtoenergydrinks.Justonecanofenergydrinkcanmakeyounervous,havedifficultysleepingandcanevencauseheartattacks.Teenagersshouldbediscouragedfromconsumingdrinkswithalotofcaffeineinthem,anexpertfromtheAustraliaNutritionFoundationsaid.1、Generally,peoplewouldliketo________.A．takevitaminsB．eatginsengC．haveacolddrinkD．haveameal2、TheInternationalOlympicCommitteelimittheuseofcaffeinebecause________.A．itmakesyoubetteratsportsB．itcankeepyouawakeC．itcanmakeyounervousD．itmakeyourheartbeatfast3、Thewritermentionsthefactthat“27percentofboysaged8-12takeinmorecaffeinethantheirparents”toshowthat________.A．caffeinehasaneffectonmanyteenagersB．parentsshouldtakeinmorecaffeineC．thecaffeineproblemisnotseriousD．thegrownupstakelesscaffeinethanchildre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）Afewyearsago,anelderlywomanenteredmyvideostore,alongwithherdaughter.Thedaughterwasdisplayingaseriouscaseof

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day,Daisywenttoseetheanimalsinaflyingcarpet.It1．(fly)awaytoTibetinChinafirst,2．shesawanantelope.Theantelopetoldherthattheywerekilledforthewooltakenfromtheir3．（stomach）.ThenthecarpetgottoZimbabwe,whereDaisysawanelephant.Theelephantsaidtheywere4．danger.Nowthegovernmentallowedtouriststohuntonly5．certainnumberofanimalsiftheygavemoneytothefarmers.Theflyingcarpetroseagainandsoontheyarrivedatathickrainforest.Therewasamonkey6．(rub)amillipedeinsectover7．bodybecausetheinsectcouldprotectitfrommosquitoes.ThemonkeytoldDaisy,“Attentionshould8．（pay）totherainforestwhereanimalslive.Ournaturalhabitatsareofgreat9．(important).”Daisywasaffectedbywhatthemonkeysaid.Shedecided10．(make)adifferencetowildlifeprotection.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。Lastweek,wehadthehonorofinviteSussie,afemaleliteratureteacherfromJenksHighSchool,togiveusaliteraturelesson、AllofusweredeeplyimpressingbythisunforgettableEnglishlesson、Sussiestartedtheclassinanamusingstorythatattractedourattentionatonce、Shespokeslowlyandclearlysothatwecouldfollowhimwell、Greatinspired,wetookanactivepartintheclassroomactivities、Afterclass,manystudentsbeinginterviewedspokehighlyofher、MyclassmatePetertoldmethatneverbeforehaveheexperiencedsointerestingaclass、Fromthislesson,wecametoconclusionthatitwasnotsodifficulttolearnEnglishwhetherwecouldfindagoodway、89第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的英国笔友罗伊正在中国某城市作交换生，他因交不到朋友而苦恼，发来邮件想你求助。请你用英文给他写封电子邮件，内容主要包括：1.表示安慰2.你的建议。DearRoy,IamsorrytohearthatyouarehavingsomeproblemsinChina.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、D4、D5、A6、C7、C8、B9、B10、D11、C12、A13、A14、C15、D16、B17、C18、B19、D20、A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、A3、B4、C22、1、D2、C3、D4、B23、A“smartdrug”takenbystudentstoimprovetheirperformancereallydoeswork,scientistshavefound.Thedrugmodafinil（莫达非尼）iscurrentlyusedtotreatsleepdisorder,butitiswidelyusedoff-labelbystudentstohelpthemreviseforexamsorfocusonlongessays.Untilnow,therehasbeenalackofclearevidenceoverwhetheritcanactuallyboostconcentrationandalertness.Butanewanalysisoftheresearchrevealeditdoesimproveplanninganddecisionmaking,flexibility,learningandmemory,andevencreativity.Thefindingsraiseseriousethical(处方的，道德的)questionsaboutwhethermodafinilshouldbe“classified,toleratedorcondemned”,scientistssaid.ProfessorGuyGoodwin,PresidentoftheEuropeanCollegesaid:“It’sthefirstrealexampleofa‘smartdrug’,whichcangenuinelyhelp,forexample,withexampreparation.”Previousethicaldiscussionsaroundsmartdrugsassumedmajoreffectsofthedrugsbeforeitwasclearthattherewereany,headded.Hecontinued“Ifcorrect,thepresentupdatemeanstheethicaldebateisreal:howshouldweclassify,tolerateorcondemnadrugthatimproveshumanperformance?”[Afifthofuniversitystudentsacrossthecountryclaimtohavetakensmartdrugs,

accordingtosurveysbystudentnewspaperTheTab.AndtheuseofmodafinilismostwidespreadatOxfordUniversity,whereaquarterofstudentshavereportedtohaveusedit.Overtheyears,universitieshavediscussedhowbesttorespondtotheuseofsmartdrugs,andsomehavesuggestedOlympic-st