2025屆華東師大二附中英語高三第一學期期末學業(yè)水平測試模擬試題含解析

2025屆華東師大二附中英語高三第一學期期末學業(yè)水平測試模擬試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．received C．a(chǎn)nnounced D．a(chǎn)dmitted2．Morewildtigershavebeenseenintheforestaroundthisarea,____thereusedtobeveryfew.A．when B．where C．what D．which3．—Iamsearchingoneonlineshoppingsiteafteranotherforacomputer.—So__________IbeforeIdecidedtobuyanewcamera.A．had B．have C．a(chǎn)m D．would4．HewasgreatlyshockedatDonaldTrump’stakingoffice.Neverdidheexpectthatthevoters_______besounreasonable.A．shouldB．couldC．wouldD．might5．Andrewlivesaloneandenjoysthecompanyofapetcat_______he’sgrownsofond.A．which B．inwhichC．ofwhich D．when6．Duringtheperiodofrecentterroristactivities,people_____nottotouchanunattendedbag.A．hadalwaysbeenwarned B．werealwaysbeingwarnedC．a(chǎn)realwayswarning D．a(chǎn)lwayswarned7．—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.8．---Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth.---_____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme9．Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.A．ifB．a(chǎn)sC．thoughD．before10．Rosa_____thiswashingmachineformorethantenyears.Sheisthinkingaboutbuyinganewone.A．isusingB．usedC．hadusedD．hasbeenusing11．Justasthefamousman_____it,“Anythingonemancanimagine,othermencanmake____real.”A．says,it B．put,/ C．says,/ D．put,them12．Itisreportedthatthe______inLibyaishottingup.A．strength B．violence C．power D．a(chǎn)ctivity13．Thegovernmentshoulddevelopsystemtopredictwhenwildfiresoccurandgivewarningsintime.A．previous B．reliable C．reasonable D．responsible14．Themanageristryingtofindamantorecommendhowthejob.A．isdone B．bedone C．shoulddone D．todo15．---Couldweaccomplishthetaskaccordingtotheschedule?---Idoubtthat.Theproblemremains______wecangetfinancialaidwithinthisweek.A．that B．how C．why D．when16．In2012,SunYangbecamethefirstChineseman_____anOlympicgoldmedalinswimming.A．winning B．towinC．havingwon D．beingwon17．Frankstudied_____EnglishlanguageinLondonforfouryears,sohegets____goodknowledgeofLondon.A．a(chǎn);the B．/;/C．/;a D．the;a18．語音知識(共5小題；每小題l分，滿分5分)從A、B、C、D四個選項中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項。并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。19．Afterthreeyearsofpreparationforthe2011Xi’anInternationalHorticulturalExpo(西安園博)會），thecityispresentingtheworld______manypeoplethinkisthegreenSpecialOlympics．A．that B．which C．what D．where20．EventhoughthewayLinDaiyuexpressesherfeelingsmaybe________toamodernaudience,itisrootedinhercharacterandmakeswhosheis.A．a(chǎn)llergicB．foreignC．sensitiveD．fundamental第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）SmartKidsFestivalEventsSmartKidsisacollectionofonehundredeventsscheduledinOctober.Thisyear,itisexperimentingwithPayWhatYouDecide(PWYD).Thatis,youcandecidetopaywhatyouwanttoorcanafford,afteryouhaveattendedanevent.Youcanpre-bookeventswithoutpayingforaticketinadvance.Herearesomeofthedirector’spicks.WalkontheWildSideNotticketed,FreeJoinstorytellerSarahLawtohearsciencestoriesaboutanimals.Alongthewayyou’llmeetallsortsofbeautifulcreaturesanddiscoverlifecyclesandfoodchains.Bestsuitedtochildrenaged1-9.Childrenunder8mustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.IntroductiontoWavesPre-book,PWYDSubjectsrangefromsoundwavestogravitywaves,andfromwavesoflighttocrashingwavesontheocean.MikeGoldsmithexploresthefundamentalfeaturessharedbyallwavesinthenaturalworld.ScienceintheFieldNotticketed,FreeThisstorytellingnightfeaturesascientistsharinghisfavouritememoriesofgatheringfirst-handdataonvariousfieldtrips.Comealongforinspiringandinformativestoriesstraightfromthescientist’smouth.JoinMarkSamuelstofindoutmoreinthisfun-filledworkshop.FestivalDinnerPre-book,￡21perpersonWhetheryouwanttoexploremoreaboutfood,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）Whenathletesatthe2020TokyoOlympicscollecttheirmedals,they'llnotonlybewearingsomethingthatcelebratestheirsportingperformance,butsomethingthatsymbolizeslastingness.Forboththe2020OlympicsandParalympics,organizersaimtomakeallofthegold,silver,andbronzemedalsoutofusedelectronics.Thisstrongmessageabouthowtomakeuseofe-wastehasgottenalotofJapaninvolved.StartinginApril2017,theJapaneseOlympicCommitteebegancollectingoldlaptops,digitalcameras,smartphones,andotherabandonedelectronics.Theinitiative(倡議）hasachievedgreatsuccess.Already,thequantityneededforbronzemedalshasbeenmet,andthey'reinthehomestretchforsilverandgoldmedals,meaningthecollectionprocesscanpackupattheendofMarch.Whenlookingjustatthenumberofcellphonescollected,theamountofwasteisshocking.Inaperiodofabout18months,alittleover5millionsmartphoneswerecollectedthankstocooperationwithNTTDOCOMO.Japan'slargestmobilephoneoperatorallowedthepublictoturninphonesattheirshops,whichcountedalotintheproject’ssuccess.Afterbeingtakenapartandsorted,thesmallelectronicsunderwentasmeltingprocesstoextract(提煉）allthegold,silver，andbronzeelements.Thankstothisinitiative,theworldwidestrugglewithe-wastewillhaveaglobalplatform.AccordingtoastudypublishedbytheUnitedNationsUniversity—44.7millionmetrictonsofe-wasteweremadein2016.Only20%ofthatwasactuallyrecycled.Unfortunately,thisfigureissettorisesignificantlyinthecomingyears,movingto52.2millionmetrictonsby2021.SowhiletheTokyoOlympicsinitiativemightbejustadropinthebucket,it’sagoodstartinshowingwhatthepubliccandoifthey'remademoreawareoftheissue.1、WhatcanbelearntaboutTokyoOlympicsinitiativefromthepassage?A．E-wasteintheworldisincreasingsignificantly.B．Itiseasytogetelementsneededfromtheusedelectronics.C．Onlyproducersofelectronicsparticipatedintheproject.D．NTTDOCOMOcontributedtothesuccessoftheproject.2、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“homestretch”inParagraph2?A．startingperiod B．collectioneffortC．finalstage D．hardsearch3、WhatinfluencedoestheTokyoOlympicsinitiativehave?A．Itoffersaneffectivemethodtosolvetheproblemofe-waste.B．Itshowsthepowerofadvancedtechnologyindailylife.C．Itsavestheexpensespentinmakingallthemedals.D．Itencouragesthepublic’sinvolvementindealingwithe-waste.4、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetotheTokyoOlympicsinitiative?A．Positive B．NegativeC．Ambiguous D．Indifferent23．（8分）Livinginaculturethatisdifferentfromyourowncanbebothanexcitingandchallengingexperience.Thefollowingare6culturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUSAtohelppromotingmutualunderstanding.MoneyAsiswellknown,theChineseareconservativewhentheyareplanningtospendmoney,butfarfewerAmericanfamiliesaresavingmoneyforemergenciesandeducationthantheirChinesecounterparts(對等的人)..PrivacyChinesepeopledonothavethesameconceptofprivacyasAmericando.Theytalkabouttopicsuchasages,incomeormarital(婚姻的)status,whichAmericansthinkisannoyinganddisturbing.FamilyInChina,eldersaretraditionallytreatedwithgreatrespectwhileyoungarecaredfor.InAmerica,thegoalofthefamilyistoencourageindependence,particularlythatofthechildren.UnliketheChinese,olderAmericansseldomlivewiththeirchildren.FriendsChinesepeoplehavedifferentmeaningstodefinefriends.Justhangingouttogethertimetotimeisnotfriendship.Friendshipmeanslifelongfriendswhofeelitdeeplynecessarytogiveeachotherwhateverhelpmightseemrequired.Americansalwayscallpeopletheymeetfriends,sothedefinitionoffriendsisgeneralanddifferent.Thereareworkfriends,playingfriends,schoolfriendsanddrinkingfriends.EducationChinesepeoplevalueeducationandcareermorethanAmericans,whointurnattachmoregreatimportancetogoodcharacterandfaith,whichtheythinkareofgreatvalueintheirlife.________BasicallyChinavaluesthecommunityandtheUSAvaluestheindividual.IfyouachievesomethingintheUSA,it’sbecauseyouaregreat.WhileinChina,ifyouachievesomething,it’sbecausetheteam,orfamily,orcompanyisgreat.Everythingyoudogetsowedtothegreaterwhole,whileinAmericanindividualachievementsarecelebrated.1、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Americanslaymorestressonfaithandgoodpersonality.B．Americansthinkmuchoftheindividualandthecommunity.C．AmericansaremeanwithmoneytospendwhileChinesearenot.D．Americansdefinefriendshipalmostthesame.2、Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethelastdifference?A．AchievementsB．IndividualC．TeamVSIndividualD．Teamwork3、Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．TopromotefriendshipbetweenChinaandtheUSA．B．TohelpChineselivewellintheUSA．C．TohaveacompleteunderstandingoftheUSA．D．TointroducetheculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUSA24．（8分）AfewyearsagoIwasworkingapart-timesummerjobatalocalicecreamshop.Whilehandinganicecreamtoanolderwomanatthedrive-thru(餐車)window,Inoticedshehadaboxofwhatappearedtobefreshtomatoes.Ifyou’veeverworkedadrive-thrujob,youknowit’shardnottolookintosomeone’scarwhenyou’reinchesfromhisorherface.AsIhandedhertheicecream,Isaid,“Thosetomatoeslookdelicious!Whatkindarethey?”Sherepliedwithabigsmile,“Here,havesome!”WithinsecondsIhadahandfuloftheprettiesttomatoesIhadeverseen.Thosetomatoeslookedexpensive.“Oh,no,youdon’tneedtogivemeany!”Isaid.Iweaklytriedtoprotest:“Really,youdidn’thavetogivemeany,butIappreciateit.”Thewomansmiledagainandsaid,“Ihopeyouenjoythem.Andtoansweryourquestion,it’sanheirloom(祖?zhèn)鞯?seedthatmymomusedtoplant.Sotheyaren’tliketheonesyougetinthegrocerystore.”Afterthatshespedoff.Shewaslikeanadultversionofthetoothfairy:Igavehericecreamandshegavemetomatoes.Abouttwoweekslater,mybossattheicecreamstoresentmeatextmessage:“Iwanttoletyouknowyourgardenerdroppedoffaboxofvegetablesforyou.”Baffled,Ireplied,“Mygardener?”Thatnight,mybossshowedmethebox.Itwasfulloftomatoes,cucumbers,greenbeansandsoon.Thetomatofairywasback!Iwasbothhappyandconfused.Whywasthiswomanbeingsogenerous?Ineversawheragain,buttothisdayherrandomactofkindnessinspiresmetosharemygardenharvestswithanyonewhowillhaveit.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tomakeanadvertisementforthetomatoes.B．Tointroduceastrangeandgenerouswoman.C．Topassonthewoman’sactofkindness.D．Tomakefriendswithstrangers.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“Baffled”?A．Puzzled.B．Frightened.C．Disappointed.D．Relaxed.3、Whydidtheauthorfeelhappyandconfusedwhenreceivingtheboxofvegetables?A．Hedidn’tmeetthepersondroppingoffthevegetables.B．Hedidn’texpectthewomanwassogeneroustohim.C．Hethoughthisbosswasplayingajokeonhim.D．Hedidn’tplaceanorderforthetomatoes.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．theauthormaybecomeanothersecretgardenerB．thetomatofairywillbepopularintheworldC．theauthorwillselltomatoesinsteadoficecreamD．theheirloomtomatoseedswillsoonbespread25．（10分）Forthebusinesstravelerwhoisallaboutefficiency:Checkoutthesehotelsthatwillgetyouinandoutwithaminimumoftrouble.Whenyouarepressedfortimeonabusinesstrip,nothingcaninfuriateyoumorethanaslowhotelcheck-inprocess.Onyournexttrip,trythesehotelsthatofferaspeediercheck-inprocess.1.YotelNewYorkTheself-servicekiosksatthishigh-techNewYorkhotelworkjustliketheonesyou’dseeatanairport.Therearejustfive-stepstoregisterandobtainyourcardkey.Thereisevenaroboticluggagebellboy.Youtapinthenumberofbagsyouarecarryingandsizes,thenwaitforarobotarmtoswingdownandstoreyourluggageinalocker(say,foradaytrip).Thisalsospeedsupthecheck-inprocessifthefirstthingyouneedtodo,likeme,isheadtoaseriesofmeetings.2.MarriottDetroitAirportAnotheroptionforbusinesstravelersinahurry:Marriottisrollingoutitsmobilecheck-inappto325hotelsthisyear,includingtheMarriottDetroitAirporthotel.(I’vetestedtheappitsel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B．a(chǎn)lone C．tense D．brave2、A．chance B．way C．purpose D．fortune3、A．fun B．fear C．work D．love4、A．Sofar B．Fromthenon C．Asaresult D．Afterall5、A．practiced B．a(chǎn)dvised C．meant D．considered6、A．happy B．excited C．a(chǎn)ngry D．nervous7、A．centred B．insisted C．depended D．knocked8、A．moved B．bothered C．a(chǎn)mused D．scared9、A．a(chǎn)pplied B．waited C．longed D．headed10、A．ever B．a(chǎn)lso C．never D．instead11、A．if B．when C．unless D．until12、A．forced B．a(chǎn)llowed C．ordered D．taught13、A．a(chǎn)nswers B．efforts C．thoughts D．results14、A．hands B．head C．legs D．ticket15、A．leave B．happen C．return D．weaken16、A．everybody’s B．somebody’s C．a(chǎn)nybody’s D．nobody’s17、A．expressed B．declared C．a(chǎn)greed D．decided18、A．a(chǎn)tleast B．a(chǎn)tlast C．inall D．intime19、A．making B．picking C．taking D．bringing20、A．comeupwith B．breakawayfromC．lookforwardto D．payattentionto第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMaymadean1．(office)visittoChinafromJan31toFeb2.Shesaidinher2．(speak)Jan31that,“withthebuildingoftheglobalcomprehensivestrategicpartnershiptowardsthe21stcenturybetweenChinaandtheUK,therelationshiphas3．(deep)bypeople-to-peopleandculturalexchangesbetweenthetwocountries.”InexchangesbetweenChinaandtheUK,Britishteahasbecomeaculturalpartthathastobementioned.Tea,4．theimportantgoodsoftheancientmaritimeSilkRoad,wasonceanimportantcarrierofSino-Britishtraderelations,andhasexistedforthousandsofyears.Throughbusinessandtrade5．hascoveredmorethan10,000kilometersand100years,ChineseteahasofficiallyenteredeverycornerofEurope.TheUK,however,istheEuropeancountrymost6．(affect)byteaculture.Thepopularityoftea-drinkinginBritainwasfirstlimitedtotheroyalfamily.Later,whenexpensive7．(tea)weresoldincertaincafes,womenwereinitiallynotallowedtoenter.Itwasn’t8．1706thatThomasTwiningfoundedtheworld’sfirstdryteaandcoffeeshopinLondon.TheteashopquicklybecameafavoriteplaceforLondonwomen.9．(Strong)promotedbythosefashionablewomen,10．(taste)teagraduallybecamepopularamongtheupperclassofBritain.Intheeyesofpeoplewholoveteacultureallovertheworld,TwiningsteahasbecomerepresentativeofBritishtea.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同學們交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏子符號（∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤以及修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Ihavebeenawayfrommyhometownformorethantenyears.Iheardofthatgreatchangeshavetakenplacehere.Inthepast,thereusedtobeingaclearriverrunningthroughit.Peopleworkedhardallyearroundbutliveapoorlife.Nowpeople’sdreamoflivingaricherlifehavecometrue.Tallbuildingscanbeseensomewhere,butpollutionisalsobecomingmoreseriously.Toourhappy,peoplehaverealizedmostimportanttasktoprotecttheenvironment.Ibelievethefutureofyourhometownwillbebetterandbetter.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是李華。你的兩位朋友Tom與Peter幾天前產(chǎn)生了誤會。Tom的生日即將來臨,Peter想送他一個禮物來緩和關系，修復友情，特地發(fā)來郵件尋求你的建議。請你根據(jù)以下要點給Peter回一封郵件。1、禮物選擇；2、你的理由；3、其他建議。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右。2.開頭和結尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearPeter,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、A4、A5、C6、B7、D8、A9、D10、D11、B12、B13、B14、B15、B16、B17、D18、regularA．productionB．1anguageC．popularD．minute2．weightA．heightB．ceilingC．foreignD．neighbour3．specialA．musicalB．oceanC．medicineD．biscuit4．perfectA．electB．preventC．effectD．problem19、C20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、C3、B22、1、D2、C3、D4、A23、1、A2、C3、D24、Thismonth,thesingingcompetition,AmericanIdol,willcometoanend.Foryears,thepopularshowwasaplatformforrisingartists.Withagroupoffamousjudgesandawiderangeoftalents,itisclearthatthecompetitiveatmosphereofAmericanIdolwillremainunrivaledbyanyothershow.Afterall,itssuccesshasbeen＂unmatchedinbroadcastinghistory.＂AmericanIdolcamefromtheBritishseriesPopIdol.Throughanapplication,contestantscameintothecompetitionandthereafter,werechosentoaudition(試音)fortheshow.Eachcandidatewouldhavetoperformapiecetothejudges,andparticipateinastrictselectionprocess.Notonlywouldcontestantshavetosingingroups,theyweresometimestaskedtoperformpieceswithoutmusicalinstruments.Attheendofthisstage,only24o36artistswerechosentoenterthesemi-finalstage.Soon,thefateofthecontestantswouldbedecidedbythepublic.Duringthecandidate’sliveperformance,afreetelephonenumberwasdisplayedonthescreenforviewerstodial,tocasttheirvote.Attheendofthenight,on