福建省柘荣一中、宁德高中2025届高三下第一次测试英语试题含解析

福建省柘荣一中、宁德高中2025届高三下第一次测试英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Mollyfinallyagreed,_____reluctantly,togoandseeadoctor.A．afterwards B．almostC．otherwise D．somewhat2．Marybecame______homesickandcriticaloftheUnitedStates,soshefledfromherhomeinWestBloomfieldtoherhometowninAustria.A．completelyB．sincerelyC．approximatelyD．increasingly3．ThoughthestoryofLiYunlongintheTVdrama“BrightSword”isafiction,muchof__________happenedishistoricallytrue.A．that B．what C．which D．it4．–Whichdriverwastoblame?--Why,______!Itwasthechild’sfault,clearandsimple.Hesuddenlycameoutbetweentwoparkedcars.A．both B．eachC．either D．neither5．Reportersaskedhimto______

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positiononwelfarereform.A．clarifyB．divideC．instruct6．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．aconfidentialsource B．acatch-22situationC．aPandora’sbox D．aHerculeantask7．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very8．Sheisquite____toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary．A．familiar B．freshC．similar D．sensitive9．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.10．—Whatdoyouthinkofteaching,Bob?—Ifinditfunandchallenging.Itisajob________youaredoingsomethingseriousandinteresting.A．which B．whereC．when D．that11．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned12．Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin______ofchildren.A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend13．Lucy__writingheressayby10:00thismorning.Afterthat,shelistenedtomusicforawhile.A．willfinish B．finishesC．hasfinished D．hadfinished14．Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?A．canB．mustC．needD．might15．Aftertalkingwithherteacherforaboutanhour,shefeltrelievedandbegantoknowhowtothiskindofsituation.A．handleB．raiseC．exploreD．strengthen16．Hissuggestion_______toseethefilmAvatarinterestedeveryoneofus.A．thatwego B．whichweshouldgo C．thatwewouldgo D．weshouldgo17．______youaresupposedtodo______youdon'tlikeathingis______it.Don'tcomplain.A．That;what;change B．When;that;tochangeC．What;when;change D．What;that;changing18．Rosa_____thiswashingmachineformorethantenyears.Sheisthinkingaboutbuyinganewone.A．isusingB．usedC．hadusedD．hasbeenusing19．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained20．Theyoungman,________inheavytrafficontheway,gothomeanhourlaterthanusual.A．catching B．caught.C．havingcaught D．tobecaught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）SmartKidsFestivalEventsSmartKidsisacollectionofonehundredeventsscheduledinOctober.Thisyear,itisexperimentingwithPayWhatYouDecide(PWYD).Thatis,youcandecidetopaywhatyouwanttoorcanafford,afteryouhaveattendedanevent.Youcanpre-bookeventswithoutpayingforaticketinadvance.Herearesomeofthedirector’spicks.WalkontheWildSideNotticketed,FreeJoinstorytellerSarahLawtohearsciencestoriesaboutanimals.Alongthewayyou’llmeetallsortsofbeautifulcreaturesanddiscoverlifecyclesandfoodchains.Bestsuitedtochildrenaged5-9.Childrenunder8mustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.IntroductiontoWavesPre-book,PWYDSubjectsrangefromsoundwavestogravitywaves,andfromwavesoflighttocrashingwavesontheocean.MikeGoldsmithexploresthefundamentalfeaturessharedbyallwavesinthenaturalworld.ScienceintheFieldNotticketed,FreeThisstorytellingnightfeaturesascientistsharinghisfavouritememoriesofgatheringfirst-handdataonvariousfieldtrips.Comealongforinspiringandinformativestoriesstraightfromthescientist’smouth.JoinMarkSamuelstofindoutmoreinthisfun-filledworkshop.FestivalDinnerPre-book,£25perpersonWhetheryouwanttoexploremoreaboutfood,orjustfancyatalkoverameal,joinustomarkthefirstsciencefestivalinLondon.Whichfoodsshouldyoueattotrickyourbrainintothinkingthatyouarefull?FindoutmorefromTomCrawford.1、Inwhicheventcanyoudecidethepayment?A．WalkontheWildSideB．IntroductiontoWavesC．ScienceintheFieldD．FestivalDinner2、Whowilltalkaboutexperiencesofcollectingdirectdata?A．SarahLaw.B．MikeGoldsmith.C．MarkSamuels.D．TomCrawford.3、Whatdothefoureventshaveincommon?A．Family-based.B．Science-themed.C．Pickedbychildren.D．Filledwithadventures.22．（8分）TRAILSAFE!isauniquesafetytrainingprogramdesignedspecificallyforNationalParkService(NPS)TrailVolunteers,butisusefultoeveryone!It’sbaseduponNPSOperationalLeadershipTraining,wherethehumanfactorofsafetyisexplored.TRAILSAFE!captures(捕捉)thecorelearningobjectivesofthe16-hourOperationalLeadershipcoursewhileallowingvolunteerstolearnfromtheirownhomesonline.TheTRAILSAFE!seriesincludeseightvideolessons,eachranginginlengthfrom18to40minuteslong.Watchthemoverthecourseofmultipledays,or“bingewatch”theentireseriesinthreehours—it’suptoyou—butpleasewatchtheminorderfromLesson1throughLesson8.Afterviewingthelessons,sendyourtrainingverification(验证)emailstoregisteryourparticipation.Whenyouhaveviewedandregisteredforalleightindividuallessons,eachparticipantwillreceiveaTRAILSAFE!pinandaSPE/GARcardinthemailforuseinthefield.ThankyouforhelpingtomakeSleepingBearDunesoneofthesafestworkenvironmentsforNPSTrailVolunteerslikeyourself.Readytostart?ClickonthislinktoaccessallTRAILSAFE!videos:/iatr/trail-safe.htmIfyourequireAudioDescriptiveversionsofTRAILSAFE!,thelinktothosevideosisalsoavailableontheIceAgeTrailsite.RecordyourparticipationInordertoreceivecreditsforyourparticipation,pleasefillinyouranswerstothefollowingquestionsandemailto:Matthew_mohrman@.●Whichvideolessondidyoujustcompleteviewing?●NameoftheTrailwhereyouvolunteer.●Yournameandfullmailingaddress,sowemaysendyourcoursecompletionmaterialstoyou.●Namesandaddressesofothersifyouareviewingthislessoninagroupsetting.●Optional:Pleaseletusknowanycommentsorsuggestionsyouhaveaboutthislesson.Uponregisteringyourcompletionfortheentireeightlessonseries,you’llreceiveyourTRAILSAFE!pinandriskassessmentcardviamail.1、WhatistheaimofTRAILSAFE!?A．Todevelopvolunteers’operationalleadership.B．Toofferlinkstothewebsitesforlearning.C．Toprovidecreditsforviewing.D．Topasstheriskassessment.2、Howlongdoesittaketheparticipantstowatchtheeightvideosatatime?A．18minutes. B．40minutes.C．3hours. D．16hours.3、WhatshouldtheparticipantsdotogetaSPE/GARcard?A．Watchandregisterforalltheseries.B．Givesomecommentsonthelessons.C．Sendandreceivetrainingmails.D．Answerallofthequestions.4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutthejobofNPSTrailVolunteers?A．Itispopularwitheveryone. B．Itcanbedangerous.C．Itshallbecompletedonline. D．ItneedsNPSworkingexperience.23．（8分）Whenaskedhowtechnologymightimprovethelivesofpeoplewithvisionimpairments(视力障碍),JoannBeckerpresentedamisleadinglysimplechallenge.“Well,”thevisionimpairmentstechspecialistrecallssaying.“I’dliketobeabletofindmybusslopthroughBeMyEyes”.BeMyEyes,whichwentlivein2015,establishesadirectvideoconnectionbetweenvisuallyimpairedusersandsightedvolunteers.Theassumptionissimple:Manypeoplewhoareblinddon’tneedanyactualassistanceincompletingtheirdailytasks,butmerelyneedalittlehelp.Asightedvolunteermightbeaskedtohelpidentifywhichoftwocanscontainstomatoes.Inthiscase,thevisuallyimpairedusercancookamealjustfineonhis/herown-allhe/sheneedsisaquickconfirmationthathe/shehasthecorrectcan.Themodelappearstobeworking;morethan540,000volunteersandnearly40,000peoplewithlowvisionareregisteredontheapp.“Anelderlywomancannowhelpavisuallyimpairedtechniciansetuphiscomputer,”saysfounderHansWiberg,whohasverylowvision.“Shedoesn’tneedtoknowathingaboutcomputers.Sheonlyneedstoreadwhatispresentedonthescreen.Thenhecandotherest.”Earlyassistivetechnologycenteredondedicateddevices(专用设备),becauseofthenichemarket(缝隙市场),whichsoldforhundredsoreventhousandsofdollars.Butthesmartphone,multipurposeandnear-universal,hascompletelychangedtheeconomyofscale.“Therearelargermarketforcesdrivinghigh-poweredcomputation,high-qualityengineeringandhigh-qualitybatterymanagementinthesmartphonemarketthanthoseinaspecialtyproduct,”saysAaronSteinfeld,aresearchprofessorattheRoboticsInstituteatCarnegieMellonUniversity.“Therealityis,mostsightedpeopledon’tknowsomebodywhoisblind.”Beckersays.“Theythinkthesolutionsthatablindpersonneedsarcfarmoreexpansive,itturnsout,theyneedtobe.Ithinktheseappsareenablingsightedpeopletoseethatblindpeoplejustneedsomesimplecluestohelpthemdoanynumberofthingsintheirlives.”1、Whatisthefirstparagraphusedforinthetext?A．Showingthemainidea.B．Introducingthetopic.C．Givingoneexample.D．Makingaconclusion.2、HowdoestheappBeMyEyeswork?A．Bycreatingavideolinkbetweenthedibbledand.sightedone.B．Byrecognizingwhichoftwocanshavetomatoesandcooking.C．Byestablishingahigh-qualityengineeringandcomputation.D．Byflashingtheeverydaytasksofthetechnicianandvolunteers.3、Fromthetextwecanknow.A．onlypeoplewithlowvisionarcregisteredtousetheappB．slightassistancecanhelptheblindfreefromsometroublesC．volunteersshouldbeveryfamiliarwithhigh-techcomputersD．JoannBeckerthinksithardtofindabusstopusingBeMyEyes4、Whatdothe5thand6thparagraphsmainlymean?A．Smartphonemarkethasgreateconomicpotential.B．Thesmartphonebecomesaspecialapp.C．Finedeviceshavechangedtheeconomy.D．Costmatterswhenitcomestoas5istivctechnology.24．（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.25．（10分）Whenitcomestogifts,it’snoteasytoshopforsomeonewhenyou’renotsurewhatthey’reinto.Thankfully,CrateandBarrel’ssisterstore—themodern,fancyversion—CB2hasagiftcollectionthatisj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B．elect C．offer D．call2、A．some B．most C．few D．none3、A．liked B．accepted C．attracted D．helped4、A．chosen B．failed C．regretted D．hated5、A．goal B．model C．result D．level6、A．separate B．troublesome C．special D．popular7、A．forget B．realize C．expect D．remember8、A．students B．presidents C．men D．women9、A．work B．visit C．choose D．survive10、A．permits B．forbits C．forces D．reminds11、A．obviously B．freely C．exactly D．immediately12、A．smaller B．more C．higher D．lower13、A．usually B．never C．sometimes D．seldom14、A．Finally B．Therefore C．However D．Besides15、A．how B．what C．when D．where16、A．bringdown B．bringover C．bringround D．bringabout17、A．governing B．cleaning C．serving D．booking18、A．mean B．show C．warn D．conclude19、A．school B．work C．graduation D．death20、A．hold B．gather C．lose D．require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）ChinasuccessfullylandedtheChang'e4lunarprobe(月球探测器)onthefarsideofthemoononJanuary3,2019,becomingtheonlycountryinhistory1．(touch)thelunarsurfaceunseenbythoseonEarth.Thefarsideofthemoonhasbeenseenandmapped2．(previous)byastronautsoftheApollomissions.Butitisthefirsttimethatthemoon'sfarside3．(set)footonbyanyspacecraft,andthesuccessfullandingofChang'e4isseenasamajormilestoneinspace4．(explore).TheChang'e4spacecraftconsists5．twoparts:alanderandarover(巡视器).RepresentingChina's6．(new)stepinthelunarprobeprojectofalltime,itlandedat10:26amBeijingtime.Thenitsentbackaphotoofthelandingplace.7．(shoot)throughcamerasontheprobe'slander,thephotomarkstheworld'sfirstimagetakenonthesurfaceofthefarsideofthemoon.OneofthephotospublishedbytheChinaNationalSpaceAdministrationshowstheplace8．Chang'e4'srover-namedYutu2~willbeheadinghourslaterfor9．purposeofconductingfurtherresearch.ThenameChang'ehasitsrootsintheChinesegoddessofthemoon.Intheancienttale,Chang'e10．(fly)totheheavensandlandedonthemoonasherfinalrestingplace.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。Sorrytohearthatyoufailedinthemonthlyexams.Asisknowntousthatlifeisnotasmoothlyjourney,whichisfullofupsanddowns,soneverlosetheheart.Buttherearesometipsforyoutofollow.Firstly,learnfromyourexperiences.It’sstronglysuggestedthatyoufiguredoutandreflectonyourmistakes.Toavoidmakethesameerrors,youmayaswelltumyourteachersforhelp.Secondly,workoutadetailedplan.Makesureitiseasyandpracticaltocarryoutandyoushouldrewardyouwhengoalsachieving.Thirdly,moderaterelaxationisamust,becauseallworkandnoplaymakeJackadullboy.Lastbutnotleast,sticktoyourideal,whichservesasacompass,guidingandmotivatingyouacrosstoughtimes.Wishyougoodluck.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你叫李华，你的外籍好友Mike在上次考试中发挥失常，成绩不理想，现发来电子邮件向你倾诉他的忧虑。请你根据以下要点，给Mike回一封邮件安慰他。要点如下：1．要保持良好的心态；2．找出考试失常的原因；3．寻找有助于释放压力的方式。注意：1.可以适当增加细节，以使内容充实、连贯；2．词数100左右，开头已经给出，不计入总词数。DearMike，Nicetoreadyoure­mailtoday.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、D2、D3、B4、D5、A6、B7、C8、B9、D10、B11、B12、C13、D14、D15、A16、A17、C18、D19、A20、B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、B2、C3、B22、1、A2、C3、A4、B23、1、B2、A3、B4、A24、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,universitieshavediscussedhowbesttorespo