山西省忻州市静乐县第一中学2025届高三考前热身英语试卷含解析

山西省忻州市静乐县第一中学2025届高三考前热身英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one2．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto3．Mydaughter,_________allkindsofmeat,wouldnotliketoeatanyvegetable,whichworriesmealot.A．devotedto B．addictedto C．accustomedto D．exposedto4．LeadersofmanycountrieshavebeentryingtowhatitisthatmakesChinadevelopsofastinrecentyears.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．makeout5．AlthoughMailerwasnotaloneinwelcomingthefloweringofcreativity,theauthoritieshatedit,______didmanypassengers.A．which B．as C．that D．so6．Ifyou________cometoourvillage,I’llshowyouaround.A．will B．shall C．must D．should7．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that8．_______youconsiderthattheairlinehandled80millionpassengerslastyear,theaccidentfiguresarereallyverysmall.A．UnlessB．WhenC．BeforeD．Though9．---Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.---Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for10．Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A．worsestill B．onthecontraryC．inshort D．inaddition11．---DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?---______IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.A．Noneofyourbusiness．B．Itdepends.C．Whynot?D．Idon’tthinkso.12．Janerealizedher____tobecomethefirstwomantorunthe10,000metreswithin30minutes.A．achievementB．commitmentC．competitionD．ambition13．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen14．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what15．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway16．Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbeattractiveaswellascomfortable.A．manually B．visuallyC．physically D．securely17．ThefarmersaidthePLAmencametorescuetimelywhenthey_____inthesnowstorm.A．weretrappingB．werebeingtrappedC．aretrappingD．arebeingtrapped18．I'llhaveallofthereadingsbytheendofthistermifmyplangoeswell.A．completing B．tocompleteC．completed D．beingcompleted19．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．shallC．would D．could20．When____tofeelunworthy,childrenoftenworkextrahardtopleasetheirparents．A．tomake B．making C．made D．havingmade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）WelcometotheElectronicVillagetoexplorenewwaysoflanguageteachingandlearning.ElectronicVillageProgram(Thursday,June18,2015)Nearpod9:00amto10:00amRoom501Nearpodisasoftwareprogramthatcreatesarichcontext(语境)forstudentstolearnvocabulary.Thepresenterwillshowhowtouseit.TEO2:00pmto3:00pmRoom502Ourstudentscomefromdifferentbackgroundsbuthavethesamedesiretolearnonline.ThepresenterwilluseexamplesfromhisfirstonlineclasstoexplainhowanyteachercanbeginteachingonlinewithTEO.Kahoot10:30amto11:30amRoom601Kahootsoftwarecanbeusedtocreategrammartestswhichcanbegradedonanetwork.Itcanprovidestudentswithinstantfeedback(反馈),includingreportsabouttheirstrengthsandweaknesses.Prezi3:30pmto4:20pmRoom602UsesofPreziinlisteningandspeakingcoursesdrawstudents’attentiontospeakingmorefluently.ThepresenterwillshowhowstudentscanusePrezitoconfidentlypresentonavarietyoftopics,includingintroducingfamily,friends,andhobbies.269、Nearpodisactuallya.A．superfootballplayer B．nameofarecentfilmC．softwareprogram D．robot1、Ateacherwhowantstolearnonlineteachingcangoto.A．Room501 B．Room502C．Room601 D．Room6022、Whichofthefollowingcanassessyourgrammarlearning?A．Nearpod. B．Kahoot. C．TEO. D．Prezi.3、Ifyouwanttoimproveyourspeakingskills,youaresupposedtoarriveby.A．9:00am B．10:30amC．2:00pm D．3:30p22．（8分）EnglishteacherandInternetentrepreneur(企业家)JackMafoundedAlibaba18yearsagoinhistinyapartmentinHangzhou,China.Now,MahasbecometherichestmaninChina.EverycurrententrepreneurandbusinessleadershouldlearnfromhowaChineseEnglishteacherbecamesuchagreatsuccess.Starthere,goanywhere.RecognizingtheimportanceofEnglish,youngMawouldridehisbiketoanearbyhotelandguideforeignersaroundthecityjusttolearnandpracticethelanguage.Hehasvisionandhehadhelp.MasawtheInternet’senormouspotentialtobridgebusinessesacrossChina’shugepopulationearlyon.Soheandhiswifebrought17friendstogetherandpooled＄60,000tostartthecompany.Thatformedthebasisforthecompany’sdynamicpartnershipstructureanduniqueculture.Bigproblemsleadtobigopportunities.China’slackofinfrastructure(基础设施)hasalwaysbeenaproblemfortheenormousnation’ssmallbusinesses.Alibabasolvedthatandnowaccountsfor80%ofthecountry’se-commerce.Innovationcomesfromuniqueindividualswhothinkandactdifferently.Everyonetalksaboutchangingtheworldandmakingtonesofmoneythesedays,butthosewhoactuallydoitareexceptionalindividualswithbreakthroughideas,uncommonvisionandapassiontodogreatwork.What’sisinaname?JackMawassittinginaSanFranciscocoffeeshopwhenhethoughtofhowAlibabaoverheardthesecretofthe40thievesinhisstory—“opensesame(芝麻)”—andunlockeduntoldriches.Hesimplywantedhiscompanytohaveaglobalandinterestingname,andrealizedthatAlibabawasastoryknownacrosstheworld.Asanadditionalbonus,MasaidthatbecauseitbeginswithA,italsoappearsatthetopoflists.1、Thearticleisabout______.A．JackMa’slifestoryB．thesecretstoJackMa’ssuccessC．JackMa’sbusinessteamD．thedevelopmentofAlibaba2、Accordingtothearticle,thefirststepinJackMa’ssuccesscamefrom______.A．masteringtheEnglishlanguageB．theuniquecultureofhispartnershipC．innovationfromhisteamD．thefoundationofhiscompany3、JackManamedhiscompanyafterAlibababecause______.A．itbeginswithanAB．histeamworkedoutsuchagoodidea.C．inspirationcametohimwhenhewaslisteningtoastory.D．itcamefromastorythatiswell-knownaroundtheworld.4、WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeJackMa?A．AmbitiousandcreativeB．HumorousandinnovativeC．StrictandintelligentD．Passionateandconsiderate23．（8分）HONGKONG-Cross-borderbusesoperatedbyHongKongcompaniesonFridaystartedtrialrunsontheHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge(HZMB)inpreparationforthebridge’supcomingopening.“Thetrialruns,arrangedbythegovernmentsoftheChinesemainland,theHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion(SAR)andtheMacaoSAR,wouldlastforthreedaysandaimedattestingthereadinessofboundarycrossingfacilities(设施)ofthethreeplaces,”theHongKongSARgovernment’sTransportandHousingBureautoldXinhua.Twomajorcross-boundarycoachtradeassociationsinHongKongwereinvitedtosendbusesandmemberstoparticipateinthetrialruns.FreemanCheung,secretaryofHongKongGuangdongBoundaryCrossingBusAssociation,saidhisassociationwouldrunonebuswithabout10passengersonFridayandSaturdayrespectivelyaspartofthetrialruns.“OurbusstartedatnoonfromtheHongKongBoundaryCrossingFacilitiesandranallthewaytoZhuhaiinabout40minutes,”hesaid,addingthat“thejourneywassmooth.”AlanChan,secretaryofanothertradeassociationwhoparticipatedinthetrialrunsasapassenger,saidtheclearanceproceduresatboundarycrossingfacilitiesofthethreeplacesallwentonwellandsmoothly.“TheboundarycrossingfacilitiesofZhuhaiandMacao,inparticular,areoperatedinacollaborative(合作的)way,whichhelpsremarkablyshortenthetimeneededfortheclearanceprocedures,”hesaid.TheHZMB,situatedatthewatersofLingdingyangofPearlRiverEstuary,isamega-sizeseacrossinglinkingtheHongKongSAR,ZhuhaicityofGuangdongProvinceandtheMacaoSAR.The55-kmbridgeisthelongestbridge-and-tunnel(隧道)seacrossingintheworld.ThebridgeismeanttomeetthedemandofpassengerandfreightlandtransportamongHongKong,theChinesemainlandandMacao,andtoestablishanewlandtransportlinkbetweentheeastandwestbanksofthePearlRiver.1、Welearnfromthepassagethat________.A．AlanChanparticipatedinthetrialrunsasadriverB．twocoachtradeassociationsinZhuhaitookpartinthetrialrunsC．theHZMBislocatedatthewatersofLingdingyangofPearlRiverEstuaryD．the55-kmbridgeisthesecondlongestbridge-and-tunnelseacrossingintheworld2、Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．Therouteofthetrialruns.B．Theeffectofthetrialruns.C．Thepurposeofthetrialruns.D．Theevaluationofthetrialruns.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“freight”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Goodsthataretransportedbytrucks,trains,ships,orplanes.B．Linesofraisedwaterthatmovesacrossthesurfaceofthesea.C．Partsoftheseawherefisharecaughtinlargenumbers.D．Theregularrisingandfallingofthelevelofthesea.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthenewsreport?A．HZMBIstoEstablishNewLandTransportLinkB．Cross-borderBusesStartTrialRunsonHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridgeC．Mega-sizeSeaCrossingLinkingHongKongSAR,ZhuhaiandMacaoSARD．BoundaryCrossingFacilitiesofZhuhaiandMacaoOperatedCollaboratively24．（8分）DarkSkyParksaroundtheWorldWarrumbungleNationalParkSituatedinthecentralwestslopesofNewSouthWalesisAustralia’sonlydarkskypark,Warrumbungle.TheparkhasservedasadarkskyparksinceJuly2016.Itscrystal-clearnightskiesandhighaltitudemakeitanatural,educational,andastronomicalheritagesiteinthesouthernhalfoftheearth.TouristscanuseAustralia’slargestopticaltelescopewithintheparkboundariestoviewtheauroras(极光)，theMilkyWay,andfaintshootingstars.SarkSarkisaChannelIslandnearthecoastofNormandyundertheprotectionoftheUK.ItwastheWorld’sFirstDarkSkyIslandsetupinJanuary2011.Itshistoricalandculturalblendattractsover40,000touristsannually.Withnomotorvehiclesandpubliclightingontheisland,thereisanexceptionalviewofthedarkskies.ArichMilkyWayisvisibleinthedarknightskiesfromtheshoresoftheisland.PicduMidideBigorrePicduMidideBigorreinFrancewasdesignatedasadarkskyparkinDecember2013makingitthesecondlargestdarkskyparkintheworld.Theparkcovers3.112squarekilometersspreadacrossthePyreneesNationalParkandUNESCO’sWorldHeritagesite,Pyrenees-MontPerdu.Theparkattractsoveronehundredstarwatcherseveryyear.TheObservatoryMidi-Pyrenees,whichwasbuiltin1870,isoneoftheworld’shighestmuseumsataheightof2,877metersabovesealevel.RamonCrater/MakhteshRamonRamonCraterisaunique1,100-square-kilometernaturereservelocatedintheNegevDesertinIsrael.In2017,theRamonCraterbecamethefirstdesignateddarkskyparkintheMiddleEast.Itslocation,roughclimate,andforbiddinglandscapethatarecharacteristicoftheNegevhavelargelydefeatedhistoricalattemptsforhumansettlement,makingitagreatplacetoviewthenightskies.Stargazersusuallycampinthedeserttohaveanuninterruptedviewofthestars,planets,andtheMilkyWay.1、Whichparkservesasaheritagesiteforastronomy?A．Sark.B．PicduMidideBigorre.C．WarrumbungleNationalPark.D．RamonCrater/MakhteshRamon.2、WhatdoweknowaboutSarkfromthepassage?A．Notasinglecarrunsthere.B．ItwasanislandbelongingtoNormandy.C．TheMilkyWaycanonlybeseenthere.D．Visitorsliketostayontheislandingroups.3、WhatmakesitdifficultforhumanstoliveinRamonCrater?A．Highaltitude. B．Thelargearea.C．Geographicalconditions. D．Culturalfeatures.25．（10分）TwosummersagoIwasabouttotumfiftyandwantedtodosomethingI’dneverdonebefore.MydaughterBaileythoughtskydiving(跳伞)wouldbeperfectforme.IcanpromiseyouthatofallthethingsIwasthinkingofdoing,jumpingoutofanairplanenevercameclosetomakingthelist.AsIage,Iseemtohavedevelopedagrowingfearofheights.Afterseveralrequestsfrommydaughter,Ifinallysaidyesandshelookedalmostshocked.Itoldafriendwhatweweredoing,thenwesetoff.Wehada3-hourdrivetothejumpsite.Wedrovethroughsomebeautifulcountryside,butthenwepassedasmallcemetery(基地)Thenwepassedanothercemeteryandanotherone.Iaskedifsomanypeoplediedjumpingoutofairplanesinthisareathattheyneededtokeepbuildingmorecemeteriestoburyallthebodies!Aswesqueezedintothelittleplane,ItightlyheldtherighthandofmypartnerRonnie.Theshortridetoaltitudewascruelforme.AsBaileysteppedtothedoor,shelookedbackatmeandsaid“Dad,I’msureyoucandoit!”Isaidyesassherolledout,Iimmediatelylookedbehindmeandsaid“RONNIEIAMNOTFEELINGGOOD”Hesaid,“It’sgoingtobegreat.Besides,it’stoolatenowanyway”,anywejumpedout.Thenextfiveminutesweresomeofthemostexcitingofmylife.Itwassobeautifulandpeaceful—exceptforthepartswhereIwasscreaming.IprayedtoGodfortheparachute(降落伞)toopen,butmostlyItoldHimhowthankfulIwasformylifeandbeingwithmethroughgoodandbad.1、What’stheauthor’smainpurposeofmentioningcemeteriesinParagraph2?A．Totellhowdeterminedhewas.B．Toshowhowroughthetripwas.C．Toexpresshowscaredhewasthen.D．Toprovehowlonelythejumpsitewas.2、WhatdidBaileydoforherfatherbeforeskydived?A．Sheplayedajokewithhim.B．Shegavehimencouragement.C．Shecomfortedhimconstantly.D．Sheofferedhimusefulguidance.3、Howdidtheauthorbehaveafterjumpingoutoftheairplane?A．Heenjoyedhimself.B．Hestayedquitecalm.C．Hebreathedoutinrelief.D．Hekeptfearingforsafety.4、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorfromthetext?A．Heskydivedforthefirsttimeattheageof48.B．Hejumpedathisdaughter’srecommendation.C．Theolderhegets,thelessfearfulofheightsheis.D．Neverhadheconsideredattemptingtodoskydiving.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）Researchshowsthatwhenweareabsorbedinanactivity,evenminordistractions(分心)canhaveahugeeffect.Accordingtoastudy,regainingour1drivefollowinganinterruptioncantakeabout20minutes.Multitasking(多任务),asmanystudieshaveshown,isamyth(谬论).Amoreaccurate2ofwhathappenswhenwetellourselveswearemultitaskingisthatwe’rerapidly3betweenactivities,suckingourmentalenergy.Andthe4canbesurprisinglyserious.Anexperimentfoundthatweloseasmanyas10IQpointswhenweallowourworktobe5bydistractionslikeemailsandtextmessages.The6isthatmultitaskingisenjoyable.It’sfuntosatisfyyourcuriosity.Whoknowswhatthatnextemailortextmessageholds7?Findingoutprovidesimmediatesatisfaction.8,resistingdistractionsandstayingontaskrequires9andmentaleffort.So,whatarewetodo?Ourstrategyistochangethe10tomovetemptationfurtheraway:shutdownyouremailprogramor11yourphone.It’saloteasiertostayontaskwhenyou’renot12fightingoffmentaldesires.Thealternative,whichmostofusconsidercommon,is13todietinginabakery.Weallneedthewillpowertoresistthetemptations,butdoingsocomeswith14coststoourlimitedsupplyofwillpower.Anotherworthwhile15istocollectsimilaractivitiestogether,keepingtransition(转换)timetoa16point.Insteadofspreadingphonecalls,meetingsandemailsthroughoutyourday,try17relatedtaskssothattherearefewertransitions.Insomejobs,multitaskingis18.Someofustrulydoneedtostay19toourclients,colleaguesandmanagers.Soit'sworthnotingthatlimitingdisruptionsistheonlysolution.Rememberthemoreyoudotominimizetask-switchingoverthecourseoftheday,themoreabilityyou’llhaveforactivitiesthatactually20.Evensmallchangescanmakeabigdifference.1、A．initialB．personalC．innerD．ambitious2、A．planB．accountC．predictionD．insight3、A．switchingB．swingingC．swappingD．shuttling4、A．benefitsB．reasonsC．consequencesD．challenges5、A．guidedB．changedC．adaptedD．interrupted6、A．advantageB．emphasisC．troubleD．practice7、A．instockB．instoreC．incheckD．inpossession8、A．AsaruleB．AsaresultC．InshortD．Incontrast9、A．patienceB．disciplineC．courageD．attention10、A．expectationB．taskC．environmentD．vision11、A．replaceB．silenceC．answerD．pick12、A．continuouslyB．finallyC．passionatelyD．directly13、A．similarB．relevantC．superiorD．opposite14、A．affordableB．basicC．considerableD．modest15、A．researchB．aspectC．reactionD．approach16、A．minimumB．maximumC．turningD．fixed17、A．analyzingB．groupingC．assigningD．undertaking18、A．disturbingB．annoyingC．unavoidableD．unnecessary19、A．sympatheticB．loyalC．accustomedD．connected20、A．matterB．functionC．workD．interfere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）Onedayamanwaswalkingalongtheseashore.Henoticedthatduringthenightmanysea-shellsandstarfishhadbeenwashedupontheshore.Thoroughly1．(enjoy)themorningsunandcoolseaair,themanwanderedformilesalongthesand.Faroffinthe2．(distant)，hesawasmallfiguredancing.Themanwasjoyousthatsomeone3．(celebrate)lifeinsuchagrandanduninhibitedmanner.Ashedrew4．(close),however,itbecameapparent5．thefigurewasnotdancing,butrepeatedlyperformingsomeaction.Approachingthesmallfigure,themannoticedthatitwasachild.Thegirlwaspickingupstarfishfromthesh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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、B4、B5、B6、A7、B8、B9、A10、B11、C12、D13、A14、A15、D16、B17、B18、C19、B20、C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、269、C1、B2、B3、D22、AnewAmericanweathersatellitecouldsavemorelivesbybetterpredictingextremeweatherconditions.ThesatellitewaslaunchedinthestateofFloridaonNovember19,2016.TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,alsoknownasNOAA,hasbeenworkingwiththeNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)ontheproject.NOAAofficialsarecallingthenewsatelliteGOES-R.ThatisshortforamuchlongernametheGeostationaryOperationalEnvironmentalSatellite-RSeries.NOAAsaidGOES-Rcouldimprovethenation’sabilitytoobserveweatherconditionsandmakeweatherpredictions.Itsaidthesatellite’sdevicewouldleadtomoreexactandtimelyweatherforecasts,watchesandwarnings.Thegovernmentagencysaidthesatellitewillrequiretestingofitssixinstrumentsandwillbereadytowork“withinayear.”Oneofthesixinstrumentsonthesatelliteisdesignedtohelpscientistsstudylightningstrikesandmapthem.This,NOAAsays,willhelptheagencyfollowthemovementofseverestormsandprovidemoredetailedwarnings.“Thenextgenerationofweathersatellitesisfinallyhere,”saidNOAAAdministratorKathrynSullivan.ShedescribedGOES-RasoneofthemosteffectiveEarth-observingmachinesevercreated.SullivansaiditsinstrumentswillbeabletostudyEarthfivetimesfasterandwithfourtimesmoredetailsthananyotherNOAAsatellitecurrentlyinoperation.AnNOAAstatementsaidthegreaterdetailwillhelpimprovetheagency’sstudyofoceanstorms,aswellas“thepredictionandwarningsofsevereweather.”Inaddition,GOES-Rwillbeabletoprovideimprovedrainfallestimates,whichwillleadtomoretimelyanddetailedfloodwarnings.CraigFugate,administratoroftheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency,FEMAinshort,saysthattheGOES-Rsatellitewillimpro