重庆市第四十二中学2024-2025学年高三下学期期中测试英语试题含解析

重庆市第四十二中学2024-2025学年高三下学期期中测试英语试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very2．Linda________tohermotherforsolongthatshefiguresoutalmosteverygestureofhermother’s.A．attended B．hadattended C．wouldattend D．hasattended3．TheLifelongLearningProgramme________toenablepeopletotakepartinlearningexperienceshastakenoffacrossEurope.A．havingbeendesigned B．beingdesignedC．designed D．designing4．—Whyareyouinsuchahurry,Bob?—MothertoldmeI________behomeby9:00pm,orshewillbeworried.A．mustB．mightC．canD．may5．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy6．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left7．Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbe____________intermsofoverallquality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled8．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．couldC．would D．shall9．—Whynotbuyasecond-handcarfirstifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneyforanewone?—That’sagood________.A．saying B．questionC．account D．suggestion10．It'salwaysagoodideatohaveasecondkeysomewhere________youlosethefirstone.A．incase B．nowthatC．eventhough D．aslongas11．––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live12．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit13．Openingthedoor,Mrs．Summersfoundfamilyofcatsshutinthebathroom．A．a;不填 B．a;the C．the;不填 D．the;the14．WhenPaul________forthefinalgameofthebasketballseason,hisfansletoutshoutsofcry.A．madeupB．showedupC．caughtupD．heldup15．—Therearen’tanytoysinoursuitcase．Wherehaveyouputthem?—Oh,no．Thatoldladysittingnexttous______havetakenoursbymistake.A．must B．could C．should D．would16．IntheofficeIneverseemtohavetimeuntilafter5:30p.m.，manypeoplehavegonehome.A．whosetime B．thatC．onwhich D．bywhichtime17．Pleaseremindyourgrandpatotakemedicineontime,foramanofhisage____beveryforgetful．A．need B．must C．shall D．can18．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith19．(2015·北京)___________theearlyflight,weorderedataxiinadvanceandgotupveryearly.A．Catching B．CaughtC．Tocatch D．Catch20．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise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）Theshower,Ifind,isthebestplacetocry.Thewatercoversthesoundofmysadness,whilewashingawayanyevidenceofmypain.Ishowerafterthekidshavegonetobed;it'stheonlytimeIcanbealone.Ialwaysdidmybesttoprotectmytwochildrenfrommytears.IfIneededtocry,Icriedbymyself.Yet,Iencouragemytwoboystocry.My7-year-oldprideshimselfonnevercryingatschool."Oh,butyoumustcry,"Iinsist."Cryingisgood.Itgetsthesadnessout.Neverholdbackyourtears."ButthenIdidjustthat.Whatmightitdotothemtoseetheirmotherupset?Thenmyfatherdied,andtherewasnowayIcouldschedulemygriefandkeepmyfeelingsinside.Itriedtogetonwiththings,butthesadnessstillcame.Therealizationthatmydadwasactuallygonehitmewithanintensity（紧张）thatwasimpossibletocoverup.Tomysurprise,myboysdidn'tseemtooalarmed.Later,theyfoundmehidinginthebedroomoneafternoon,weeping."It'sOK,mommiesgetsadtoo,"Itoldthem,smilingthroughmytears.“Don'tbesad,Mommy.Granddadiscomingbackasababy,”my7-year-oldsaid,histinyarmstretchedacrossmyshoulders."Thinkaboutlove,"hewenton."Thinkaboutallthepeoplewholoveyou."Irealizedthatinhidingmypain,Iwasonlydenyingwhatitmeanstobehuman,IfeltasifIhadledmysonstobelievethat"negative"emotionsareonlyaconcept,andnotsomethingtheyshouldpossess.It'sonethingtotellmychildrenit'sOKtocry.It'sanothertoshowthemhowit'sdone.Weowethattoourchildren,accordingtosocialresearcherandauthorBreneBrown.DuringherTEDtalk,Brownsaid,"It'snecessarywebeseen—deeplyseen"."Ourjobisnottoprotectourchildren,tokeepthemperfect,"saidBrown."Ourjobistolookandsay,‘you'reimperfect,andyou'remadeforstruggles,butyouareworthyofloveandbelonging’."1、Accordingtothepassage,theauthor.A．seldomscheduleshergriefB．believesboysshouldbetoughC．findsinspirationwhensheshowersD．oftengetshersadnessout2、Wherewastheauthorwhenshewasfoundcryingbyherson?A．Inthebathroom.B．Intheauthor'sbedroom.C．Inherfather'shouse.D．Inthekitchen.3、Whatdidtheauthorrealizeaftershefailedtohideherpain?A．Hisson'swordsweremovingandcomforting.B．Hersoncompletelyunderstoodhersadness.C．Thewayshehandledsadnesshadmisledherchildren.D．Herchildrendidn'tworryabouthersadnessatall.4、Thearticleismeanttotellparentsthattheyshould.A．tellkidsit'snotallrighttocryB．getanyoftheiremotionsoutC．pushchildrentoworktowardperfectionD．teachtheirchildrenhowtodealwithgrief22．（8分）Anewalgorithm(演算法)raisesparkingratesinbusyneighborhoodsandlowersthemelsewhere，guaranteeingfreeparkingspotsregardlessoflocation，ChristopherIntagliatareports.Ifyoudriveinacity，you’venodoubtexperiencedtheheadacheofcirclingblockafterblock，cruisingforparking.Butscientistswhostudythatphenomenonhaveasolutiontofreeupmorespots:“Youmakethemmoreexpensive，sopeoplehavetodecidewhethertoparkfartherawayandPayless，orcloserandpaymore.”ItzhakBenenson，asystemscientistatTelAvivUniversity.SanFranciscohaspilotedaprogramthatraisesparkingratesbasedondemand—andit'sbeenshowntoreducecruising.Butthesensorsrequiredforthosesystemscancostmillionsofdollarstoinstallandoperate，Benensonsays.Soinstead，writinginIEEEIntelligentTransportationSystemsMagazine，heandhiscolleagueNirFulmandescribeanalgorithmthatcandeterminesmartpricing，withouttheuseofsensors.TheytesteditontheIsraelicityofBatYam，nearTelAviv.First，theydividethecityintozones.Theyestimatetheparkingdemandineachzone，bycalculatingthenumberofapartmentsandofficesthere.Thentheytakeaccountofparkingsupplyinthearea，alongwithhowwealthypotentialparkersmightbe.Usingthatdata，thealgorithmsuggestedpricingforeachzonethatwouldguaranteea90-percentoccupancyrateofparkingspotscity-wide.Meaning10percentofspotswerealwaysavailabletodriverswillingtopaytheprice，regardlessofneighborhood.Ofcourse，noteveryonewillagreethatraisingparkingpriceswillreducethepressofparking.LasttimeBenensonproposedhikingratesforcityresidents?“Igotabout100reactionsontheweband99ofthemthatsaidtheyhaveneverheardsuchastupidstatementfromtheprofessors，andIshouldbepunishedandfired.”Eventually，hesays，it'llbeuptocitiesthemselvestoestimatetheirresidents’politicalappetitesforaneasierparkingspot.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inparagraph1referto?A．Parkingspots.B．Parkingrates.C．Busyneighborhoods.D．Newalgorithms.2、Howdoesthenewalgorithmwork?A．Adoptingdifferentparkingrates.B．Countingtheapartmentsandoffices.C．Makingfartherparkingspotsmoreexpensive.D．Settingthepriceofparkingspotswithsensors.3、Whichistheprocessofcarryingoutthesmartpricing?①Choosingatargetcity.②Countingtheparkingdemand.③Dividingthecityintozones.④Suggestingpricingforeachzone.⑤Consideringtheparkingsupply.A．②⑤④③①B．①③②⑤④C．②⑤①③④D．①③④②⑤4、WhatwillthepublicthinkofBenenson’ssmartpricing?A．Supporting.B．Disapproving.C．Optimistic.D．Controversial.23．（8分）MovingsmoothlyandsilentlythroughAlibabaGroupHoldingLtd’sfuturistic“FlyZoo”hotel，blackdisc-shapedrobotsaboutametreinheightdeliverfoodanddropofffreshtowels．Therobotsarepartofasetofhigh-techtoolsthatAlibabasaysstronglycutsthehotel’scostofhumanlabourandeliminatestheneedforgueststointeractwithotherpeople．Formallyopenedtothepubliclastmonth，the290-roomFlyZooisanincubatorfortechnologyAlibabawantstoselltothehotelindustryinthefutureandanopportunitytoshowcaseitsprowessinartificialintelligence．ItisalsoanexperimentthattestsconsumercomfortlevelswithunmannedcommerceinChina．Insidethehotel，softly-litwhitepanelledwallsbringtomindtheinteriorsofHollywoodspaceships．Guestscheckinatpodiumsthatscantheirfaces，aswellaspassportsorotherID．VisitorswithaChinesenationalIDcanscantheirfacesusingtheirsmartphonestocheckinaheadoftime．Elevatorsscanguests’facesagaintoverifywhichfloortheycanaccessandhotelroomdoorsareopenedwithanotherfacescan．“It’sveryquickandsafe．Ihaven’tuseditmuchyet，butbasically，Icanbeinmyroominoneminute，”saidguestTracyLi．Liaddedthatsafetywasoneofherprioritiesandshewaspleasedherroomcouldonlybeenteredwithascanofherface．Intherooms，Alibaba’svoicecommandtechnologyisusedtochangethetemperature，closethecurtains，adjustthelightingandorderroomservice．Atthehotel’srestaurant，tallercapsule-shapedrobotsdeliverfoodthatguestshaveorderedviatheFlyZooappwhileataseparatebar，alargeroboticarmcanmixmorethan20differenttypesofcocktails．Facialrecognitioncamerasaddchargestotheroomrateautomatically．Thehoteldoesemployhumans，thoughAlibabadeclinedtodetailhowmany．Thisincludeschefsandcleanersaswellasreceptionstaff，whowillassistwithconventionalcheck-inproceduresforguestsunwillingtohavetheirfacesscannedandwanttouseelectronickeycards．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eliminates”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Removes． B．Meets．C．Limits． D．Increases．2、WhydoesAlibababuildtheFlyZoo?A．Tocutthecostofconsumers．B．Tocompetewithotherhotels．C．Toexperimentitsartificialintelligence．D．Tomakesureofthesafetyofguests．3、WhatdistinctivefeaturedoestheFlyZoohave?A．Itdoesn’tneedwaitersandcooksintherestaurant．B．Itsrobotscanmixcocktailsandtakefoodtotheguests．C．Guestscanentertheroomquicklywithoutscanning．D．Voicecommandtechnologymeetsallneedsofguests．4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Conventionalthingsmustbeabolished．B．Artificialintelligencehasmanyadvantages．C．Personalinformationofguestsisconfidential．D．Humanscannotbereplacedcompletely．24．（8分）Withmorethan100,000peopleaged100orover,SpainisthecountrywiththegreatestlifeexpectancyafterJapan.Howdoyouliveto100?Here4ofthecountry’scentenarians(百岁老人)givetheiradviceonstayingyouthful.FranciscoNunez,112HeisfromBienvenida,Badajoz,southernSpain.Nunezliveswithhisdaughter.Hesayshedoesn’tlikethepensioners’(领养老金的人)daycarecenterbecauseit’sfullofoldpeople,whosenegativeattitudetowardslifeaffectshimdeeplysometimes.Despitehisoldage.hehasalwaysmaintained(保持)ayouthfuloutlook,andthatiswhathaskepthimgoingon.PedroRodriguez,106HelivesinCangasdeOnis,Asturias,northernSpain.Rodriguezplaysthepianoeverydayinthelivingroomoftheflatwhereheliveswithhiswifewhoisnearly20yearsyoungerthanhim.Theirdaughtersvisitthemoften.Hishobbyissomethingthathefeelshaskepthimyoung.“Thenuns(修女)taughtmehowtoplaythepianoasachild,”hesays.MaximinoSanMiguel,102HelivesinLeon,northernSpain.SanMigueldiscoveredhispassion(酷爱)foramateurdramaticsattheageof80andhasparticipatedinmanylocalproductions.Hedidn’tgotoschoolasachildbecausehewassenttoworkasashepherd(牧羊人).Heprefersreadingbooksaboutdrawingandtravelling.Nowthishobby,hesaid,haskepthimfullofenergy.PilarFernandez,101SheliveswithherdaughterPili,granddaughtersFloriandAnainAmbas,Asturias,northernSpain.Fernandezsufferedhungerandhardshipduringthewaryearsalongsideherninebrothersandsisters.Toavoidhistoryrepeatingitself,shelimitedherselftojustonechild.“Frompurefear,Ididn’thaveanymore,”saysFernandez.Oneofthebestthingsforherhealth,shesays,istendinglivestock(家畜)andavegetablegarden.299、WhydoesFranciscoNunezdislikelivingwithotheroldpeople?A．Theymaydependonhishelp. B．Heissensitivetohisoldage.C．Theymayaffecthisattitudetolife. D．Hehasmorekidstolookafterathome.1、WhatbenefitsherhealthaccordingtoPilarFernandez?A．Doinggardening. B．Learninghistory.C．Livingwithkids. D．Havingmorechildren.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthefouroldpeoplefromthetext?A．Theyarefondofexercisingregularly.B．Theyledahardlifewhentheywereyoung.C．Theyhavethesamehobbiesintheirfreetime.D．Theyhavetheirownmethodofstayingyouthful.25．（10分）ItusedtobeamatteroffactwhenPeterPan—acharacterfromJamesMatthewBarrie’s1911book—said:“Allchildren,exceptone,growup.”Butthis“fact”doesn’tseemtoapplytotoday’sworldanymore.AccordingtotheNPDGroup,aUSmarketresearchcompany,salesoftoystoadultsintheUKincreasedbymorethan20percentin2016,threetimesthepaceofthechildren’stoymarketitself.ThesetoysrangedfrompuzzlesandLegobuildingsetstovehiclemodelsandactionfigures.Andmorethanhalfofthesalescamefrommillennials—peoplebornbetweenthe1980sand2000s.“Adultsofthe21stcenturyarechannelingtheirinnerchild,onetoyatatime,”commentedwebsiteKoreaboo.Thisisalsowhytheseadultsaresometimesreferredtoas“kidults”.AccordingtoFrederiqueTutt,ananalystatNPD,themotivationofthesegrown-upsistoescapethestressoftoday’sfast-pacedworld.Theyaredriventowardthemoreimmediatepleasuresbroughtbytoysthanthosebroughtby,say,gettingapromotion,whichisfarlesseasytoachieve.“Itremindsmeoftheplayfulsideoflife,”RobWillner,a25-year-oldPhDstudentintheUK,toldTheTelegraphwhentalkingabouthisloveforLego,whichhesaidbringshimbothcomfortandentertainment.Despitethis,somesocialscientistsseethetrendasdisturbing.ToFrankFurendi,aprofessorattheUniversityofKentintheUK,thefactthatsomanyadultsarepursuing“thethrillsofyouth”istheevidencethat“adulthoodhasgotnothingattractiveaboutitanymore”,hetoldTheNewYorkTimes.“That’sactuallyquitesad.”Butscientistsareprobablyjustworryingtoomuch.AccordingtoCanadiancomicbookartistToddMcFarlane,collectingtoyscouldsimplybeawayforpeopletoexpresstheirindividuality.“It’sjustpopculturestuff.It’sstuffthatsays,‘IlikealittleofthisandIlikealittleofthat’,”hetoldABCNews.“It’snobigdeal.”Sonowthatover100yearshavepassedsincePeterPan,perhapsit’stimetointroduceanew“fact”,asstatedinthetagline(标语)oftheUKfashionbrandKIDULT:“Growingoldismandatory(被迫的),butgrowingupisoptional.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2imply?A．Somethingoldisnotsuitableforanewworld.B．Manyadultsstillhavesomechildlikefeatures.C．Allchildrengrowupastheybecomeadults.D．It’sdifficultforsomechildrentogrowupintoday’sworld.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．FrederiqueTuttbelievesthatsomeadultsenjoyplayingwithchildren’stoystoescapethestress.B．RobWillnerbelievesthatthepleasurebroughtbytoysiseasiertoachieve.C．FrankFurendibelievesthatthethrillofyouthdoesnotattractadults.D．ToddMcFarlaneisworryingtoomuchaboutcollectingtoys.3、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthetrendofgrowingkidults?A．Supportive.B．Doubtful.C．Critical.D．Indifferent.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．GrowingOldOrGrowingUpB．ToysSalesOnTheRiseC．StayingYoungForeverD．KidultsInFashionAgain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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。TherearenooceanwavesinSt.Louis.Wehavetodrivealongwaytogettotheocean.Everysummerweputourstuffandourselvesintothecaranddrive1,000milestoreachVeroBeach,Florida.Oncewegetthere,it’sallabout1atthebeach.I’vewantedtobea2foralongtime.MymomusedtosurfwhenshelivedinFloridaduringcollege.I3mymomtoletmesurf,andshepromisedtofindasurfing4forme.Hefoundmeinstead.Onedaywhenmymomwastakinganoldsurfboardtoasurfshopfor5,asurfer6thedooropenforherandhelpedhercarrytheboardinside.Theystarted7andshelearnedhe’sasurfing8Mymomaskedhimifhehadany9workingwithpeoplewithdisabilities.Hedidandtoldherhewouldlovetoworkwithme.That’showI10myfriend,CoachBillBolton,in2014.FirstCoachBilltaughtmethepop-up.IhadsomuchfunsurfingwithCoachBillin2014,11Ididn’tmakeitto12ontheboard.WhenwewenttoFloridathissummer,Ihadmoresurfing13withCoachBill.Weworkedhardonthesandandinthewater.Onourthirddaytogetherwe14oursurfboardsoutpastasandbarwheresmallwaveswere15Icameclosetostandingeachtime,andonthelast16ofthedayIgotuponmyfeetandstayedup!Iwasso17!SowasCoachBill.Wewenttothesamesurfingspotthenextday.Guesswhat!I18somanytimesandrodewaveafterwave.CoachBillcalledmea“surfgoddess”.Itwasoneofthe19daysever!Ihopemystory20youtogosurfingortotrysomethingnew.Iknowyoucandoit.1、A．fun B．failure C．trial D．sunlight2、A．swimmer B．rider C．surfer D．player3、A．reminded B．encouraged C．told D．begged4、A．fellow B．coach C．adviser D．driver5、A．exhibition B．money C．repair D．advice6、A．held B．kept C．let D．made7、A．greeting B．laughing C．walking D．talking8、A．student B．lover C．instructor D．guard9、A．trouble B．interest C．record D．experience10、A．met B．hired C．thanked D．rewarded11、A．however B．so C．and D．but12、A．lying B．floating C．standing D．moving13、A．lessons B．pleasure C．skills D．tasks14、A．picked B．took C．removed D．threw15、A．falling B．breaking C．rising D．floating16、A．minute B．wave C．try D．part17、A．happy B．shocked C．joy D．frightened18、A．felldown B．failed C．acted D．gotup19、A．longest B．greatest C．hardest D．fastest20、A．inspires B．pushes C．leads D．influences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）WethinkthatlifeinChinesehighschoolisanadventureinwhichwehavetosurvivemountainsofhomeworkandexamsYetwoulditbe1．(surprise)ifItellyouthathighschoollifeintheUSisalmostasstressfulanddemandingasitisinChina?InUShighschool,everything2．(record)andgraded,includingyourgradesonquizzes,testsandfinalexaminationsFailing3．(turn)inyourhomeworkontimewilldirectlyaffectyourgradeforacertaincoursePerhapscontraryto4．weusedtothinkoftheUShighschoolstudents,theypaygreatattentiontotheiracademicperformancetotrytogetintodistinguisheduniversity5．they’llbedisappointedaftergraduationfromhighschoolLikeuniversitystudents,UShighschoolstudentshavethe6．(free)tochoosethecoursesthatmostinterest7．(they)Evena9th-gradercansit8．thesameclassroomas12th-gradersButthisalsomeansheorshehastoworkveryhard,becausetheteacherwillnottreathimorher9．(difference)justbecauseheorsheisafewyears10．(young)第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）Oneyearago,Iwasingreattrouble、IworkedhardatEnglishanddevoteallmysparetimetolearnit、ButIfailedtopassthemid-termexamination,whichmademegreatdisappointed、SoIaskedmygrandpaforhelpwhenIgottohome、HearingthatItoldhim,hesaid,“Examinationresultsaresometimeunexpectedbyyourstudylevel、Youcan’tjudgeyourprogressbyoneexamination、”Heencouragedmyselftoworkhardforalongtimetocheckmyresults、Itookmygrandpa’sadvices、NowIrealizethattheprocessoflearningismuchmoreimportantandmyEnglishismorebetterthanbefore、Frommyexperience,Ifeelthatweshouldlistenopinionsfro