2025屆西藏自治區(qū)拉薩市八校高三第一次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2025屆西藏自治區(qū)拉薩市八校高三第一次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來(lái)的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無(wú)效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theseniorteacheralwaysgoesswimminganddoespush-upstostay________.A．inplace B．inorderC．inshape D．infashion2．Mr.Wilsonisamanofpatienceandkindness,andhisgoodtempernever______him.A．fails B．disappointsC．controls D．worries3．Wewillremain______tothepathofpeacefuldevelopmentandshouldermoreinternationalresponsibilities.A．committing B．committed C．tobecommitted D．tohavecommitted4．Iusuallydothewashingupandleavethecookingtomywife，______she’sabettercookthanme．A．unless B．a(chǎn)s C．eventhough D．incase5．HaveyoureadthebookLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutbyMoYan,_____thatwonhimthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature?A．theone B．one C．those D．ones6．—Whatabouttheservicesinthishotel?—Theyareatleastasgoodas,ifnotsuperiorto,______inyours.A．it B．those C．that D．theone7．Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.A．willberepaid B．wasbeingrepaidC．hasbeenrepaid D．wasrepaid8．(2013·福建)_____________basicfirst-aidtechniqueswillhelpyourespondquicklytoemergencies.A．Known B．HavingknownC．Knowing D．Beingknown9．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual10．—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond．Whywasteaperfectlygoodlie________thetruthwillserve?A．unless B．until C．when D．while11．EventhoughthewayLinDaiyuexpressesherfeelingsmaybe________toamodernaudience,itisrootedinhercharacterandmakeswhosheis.A．a(chǎn)llergicB．foreignC．sensitiveD．fundamental12．—Iamsearchingoneonlineshoppingsiteafteranotherforacomputer.—So__________IbeforeIdecidedtobuyanewcamera.A．had B．have C．a(chǎn)m D．would13．—Whereareyougoingtohangthepicture?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I________hangitinthediningroom.A．might B．mustC．need D．would14．——Davidshouldlietohisbestfriendinordertogetthewell-paidjob!——Itistypicalofhimbecausehe________.A．isfacinghisWaterlooB．isvisuallychallengedC．hascast-ironnervesD．worshipsthegoldencalf15．Onthesurfaceofthewater________,whichspoiledthebeautifulsceneryofthepark.A．somedeadleavesdidfloat B．somedeadleavesfloatedC．floatedsomedeadleaves D．didsomedeadleavesfloat16．AlthoughshedidnotknowBostonwell,shemadeherway________totheHomeCircleBuilding.A．easyenough B．enougheasyC．easilyenough D．enougheasily17．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie18．IthoughtFatherwouldbebetter,but______itis,heisgettingworse,whichmakesmemoreworried.A．before B．a(chǎn)s C．because D．a(chǎn)fter19．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout20．-----Myroomgetsverycoldatnight.-----_________________.A．Soismine B．Somineis C．Sodoesmine D．Sominedoes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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Itisreportedthatbagsaregettingbiggerallthetime，andthattherearemorebagsperpersononthestreettodaythanatanyothertimeinhistory．Ifthisistrue，possibleexplanationscouldincludethewideuseofsmallelectricandelectronicdevices，areading-materialexplosion，apopularinteresttowardtightorpocketlessclothing，orcheapbagmakinglaboroverseas.But，muchasnaturefindsways—suchasdisease—tocontroloverpopulation，citylifehasthrownupimpediments(障礙)tobags．Toentermanypublicbuildings，suchastheatresandrailwaystations，youmustgothroughasearchorgobagless．Thecityhascountlessbagrules．Itishardtokeepthemallstraight，andyou'reneversure，whenleavinghomefortheday，whetheritmightbeabadideatobringonealong．Lastweek，theNewYorkPublicLibrarygotinthegame．Students，researchers，writers，historians，andanyoneelsewhohasgotusedovertheyearstotreatingthevastRoseMainReadingRoomasanofficeorareadingroomcameupagainstanewrule．Youarenolongerallowedtobringabaglargerthaneleveninchesbyfourteeninchesintothelibrary．Ifyouwalkinwithone，youmustleaveitatthecoatcheck．Youmaykeepitscontentswithyou，however，andthelibraryprovidesbigclearplasticbagsforthem．Youreturnthemwhenyoucomebackforyourownbag．Whatthelibraryistryingtoprevent，inthiscase，ispeopletakingthingsout，ratherthanbringingthingsin．Alibrariansaidonthesecondday，”It’sabigchangeforpeoplewhousedtocomeandbringinhalftheirflats．Thepeoplewhousethelibraryresponsiblywillcontinuetodoso．Thepeoplewhostealwillcontinuetogetawaywithit，iftheyreallywantto．”1、Howmanyreasonsdoestheauthorlisttoexplainthechangesrelatedtobags?A．2B．3C．4D．52、Whatdothebagrulesinmanypublicbuildingsrequirepeopletodo?A．Havetheirbagsexamined.B．Payforbringinginbags.C．Leavetheplacesbagless.D．Usebigclearplasticbags.3、WhatisthepurposeofthenewruleattheNewYorkPublicLibrary?A．Tochangepeople’swayofreading.B．Topreventpeoplestealingthings.C．Tohelppeoplebetterusethelibrary.D．Tostoppeoplefrombringingindangerousthings.4、Howistheeffectofthenewruleaccordingtothelibrarian?A．Excellent．B．Satisfactory．C．Harmful．D．Limited．22．（8分）“Preventingobesity(肥胖)andsmokingcansavelives,butitdoesn’tsavemoney,”reportedresearchers.“Itwasasmallsurprise,foritisagainstthecommonbelief,”saidPietervanBaal,wholedthestudy.“Butitmakessense.Ifyoulivelonger,thenyourcostsofthehealthsystemwillbemore.”Theresearchersfoundthatfromage20to56,obesepeoplerackedup(累計(jì))themostexpensivehealthcosts.Butonaverage,healthypeoplelived84years.Smokerslivedabout77years,andobesepeoplelivedabout80years.Smokersandobesepeopletendedtohavemoreheartdiseasethanhealthypeople.Thereforeinthelongrun,thethinandhealthygroupspentabout$417,000,fromage20on.Smokersspentabout$326,000andobesepeople$371,000.“Theresultthrowsabucketofcoldwaterontotheidea,basedonguesswork,thatobesityisgoingtocosttrillionsofdollars,”saidPatrickBasham,aprofessorofhealthpolitics.“Ifwe’regoingtoworryaboutthefutureofobesity,weshouldstopworryingaboutitsfinancialimpact,”hesaid.“Thebenefitsofobesitypreventionmaynotbeseenimmediatelyintermsofcostsavingintomorrow’sbudget,buttherearelong-termgains,”saidBaal.“Theseareoftenimmeasurablewhenitcomestopeoplelivinglongerandhealthierlives.”Inthemeanwhile,hesaidthatgovernmentsshouldrecognizethatsuccessfulsmokingandobesitypreventionprogramsmeanthatpeoplewillhaveahigherchanceofdyingofsomethingmoreexpensivelaterinlife.“Lungcancerisacheapdiseasetotreatbecausepeopledon’tsurviveverylong.ButiftheyareoldenoughtogetAlzheimer’s(早老性癡呆病)oneday,theymaysurvivelongerandcostmore.Wearenotadvisingthatgovernmentsstoptryingtopreventobesity,”Baalsaid.“Buttheyshoulddoitfortherightreasons.”1、Amongmiddle-agedpeople,whosecostsofthehealthsystemarethemost?A．Thosewhoareheavysmokers.B．Thosewhoareoverweight.C．Thosewhoaretoothin.D．Thosewhoaresufferingfromheartattacks.2、Whatcanweknowaboutthebeliefthatobesitycostsmuch?A．Itturnsouttobeincorrect.B．Itcomesfromscientificstudies.C．Itisbasedonmedicalevidence.D．Ithaschangedoverthepastyears.3、Accordingtothetext,governmentsshouldpreventobesityforthepurposeof.A．reducingtheriskofsufferingcancerB．weakeningobesity’sfinancialimpactC．makingsureofpeople’slongandhealthylifeD．reducingthemoneyspentonmedicalprograms4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A．ARecentMedicalStudyShowstheTruthaboutHealthB．PreventingObesityandSmokingMayCostMoreC．ObesityandSmokingLeadtoExpensiveDiseasesD．GovernmentsChangeAttitudetowardsObesityandSmoking23．（8分）Astreesacrossthenorthernareasturngoldanddeepred,youcanfindautumncolorsinparksandwoodlands,inthecities,countryside,andmountains.Peoplearewonderingwhatthesecolorsarefor.Foryears,scientistshaveworkedtounderstandthechangesthathappentotreesintheautumn.Uptonowtherehavebeendifferentexplanationsforwhynaturalselectionmakesautumncolorssowidespread.Dr.HamiltonfromOxfordUniversityproposedthatbrightautumnleavescontainedamessage:theywarninsectstoleavethemalone.Inautumn,insectschoosetreeswheretheywilllayeggs.Whenthelarvae（幼蟲(chóng)）comeoutthenextspring,theyfeedonthetrees,oftenwitharesultofdestructionofthetrees.Dr.Hamiltonsuggestedthattreescouldwardofftheseinsectsw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B．Hands-onchallenges.C．Academicperformance. D．Teamwork.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellus?A．Alargenumberofkidstakepartinthesciencefairs.B．It’snoteasytobequalifiedasamemberofthefinalists.C．Thejudgesaretoostrictwiththeparticipants.D．Thenation-widesciencefairsarewellorganized.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．TheBroadcomMASTERScompetitionhasanincreasingimpact.B．Middleschoolstudentsprefertochallengeeachother.C．StudentscanlearnmorenewskillsfromtheBroadcomMASTERS.D．ThesciencefairswillbecompletelyreplacedbytheBroadcomMASTERS.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．LearningtoTakeonScientificChallengesB．OutstandingStudentsarePubliclyHonoredC．BringingIndividualPotentialtoaTeamOpportunityD．TheScienceFair:APlatformWhereStudents’DreamsTakeoff25．（10分）WhenIwasabout4yearsold，IdecidedtogotoDisneyWorld.Formostyoungkids，it'sanormalrequest，butIhadcerebralpalsy(腦癱).Walkingintoanywhere，letaloneacrowdedplacelikeDisneyWorldwas，toputitlightly，atallorder.Luckily，Ihadpeopleinmycornertohelpme.Overthenextthreeyears，Iworkedwithphysicaldoctors，acquiredawalker，andpracticedwalking，standing，andbalance—allskillsthatIwouldneedtoturnmygoalintoareality.Irememberthefeelingwhenmylegswouldprotestdoinganymorework.Despitethis，everyoneelsetoldmeIcoulddoit，soIkeptitup.Itwasallbecauseofpeoplelikemyparents，brothers，teachers，anddoctorsthatIwasabletogrowsomuch，bothphysicallyandmentally.Constantlypushingmeto“walkon，”yetencouragingmewheneverIneededit.OnJune9，2008，asIstoodinthetunnelleadingintoMainStreet，MydadaskedmeifIwantedanyhelp.Iinstantlyreplied，“No!”andsituatedmyselffacingtheendofthetunnel，feetplantedfirmly，heartmostlikelybeatingoutofmychest.ThenIwent，walkingeversoslowlyatfirst，thengraduallyspeedingup.Step，step，step，step，bump.Holdingfastontothehandlebars，Igatheredupallmystrength，pickedupmywalkerandstraightenedout，pickingupmypaceonceagain.Itwasn’ttoolongbeforethecheeringincreasedbecauseIhadmadeittotheend，wheremymomwaswaitingwithtearsinhereyesandarmsopenwidereadytohughersonandtellhimhowproudshewas.Lookingbackonthatexperience，Irealizesomethingprettythoughtful.Everyonceinawhile，lifewillthrowafewbumpsintheroad.Thoughitmaysetyoubackforabit，don’tletitstopyou.Pickyourselfbackupandfinish.It’sworthit.Besides，therejustmightbesomeonetherecheeringyouonalongtheway.1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“atallorder”underlinedinparagraph1?A．Aneasydecision.B．Anavailableaction.C．Areasonableorder.D．Achallengingtask.2、Whydoestheauthorsayhe’slucky?A．Heeventuallyhashisbraindiseasewellcured.B．Heconstantlygetscourageandsupportfromothers.C．Heislikelytodoanykindofworkinhislaterlife.D．Heisnaturallygiftedinkeepingbalanceonhisown.3、Theauthorgivesavividpictureofhimselfinparagraph3to______.A．explainhewasterrifiedtotakethefirststepB．describehetookprideinhismotherandfriendsC．showhowhemanagedtowalkbyhimselfD．provehowheunderstoodtorespectothers4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．WhereDreamsComeTrueB．WhenBadFortuneFallsC．HowIValueFriendshipD．WhyILookBackMyLife第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Overtheyears,thankstomylife’sobstacles,Iunderstoodthemeaningoffaithandthestrongwilltosurvive.ItwasHurricaneIkethatmademefully1thebeautyofourstrengthandahuman’smotivationto2.Momhadatwo-week3insummer.WhileweenjoyedourholidayinSoutheastTexas,wedidn’trealizethefactthatIke4causemonthsandlikelyyearsof“l(fā)abor”.BySeptember7th,the“eyesofTexas”werewatchingHurricaneIkemore5,makingthetypicalmadrushforlast-minutehurricane6.Twodayslater,bothoilandicewerein7demand.IntheearlyhoursofSeptember11th,someneighborswereplanningto8thestormintheirhomes,9othersweremakingfinalpreparationstogetaway.Atfirst,wedecidedtostay.Butthatafternoon,theHouston-Galvestonareawouldbeonthemore10sideofthestorm.MomandIpackedsomeofourmost11belongingsinthecarand12theEastTexastownofLufkin.AsIkepushedfartherinland,we13powerinLufkin.OnSunday,ournext-doorneighbortoldusviacellphonethatour14hadremainedwell.Ourhopescouldnothavebeen15.Butafewhourslater,theneighborsreportedthatourbrickchimneyhad16,anditwassittingonourlivingroom,17aholeintheroofbetweentwoskylights(天窗).Wewouldn’tbeallowedtoreturnhome18September17th.Iclimbedupstairs,andlookedtowardtheholeintheroofwhichshowedabeautifulbluesky.Withouthesitation,Ishouted,“Wow!Athirdskylight!”MyneighborscouldnotbelieveIwasmakingjokes19crying,but20isalwaysgoodmedicine.ItwaswiththatjokethatIknew,giventime,everythingwouldbeokay.1、A．observeB．exploreC．a(chǎn)ppreciateD．improve2、A．recoverB．a(chǎn)pologizeC．workD．change3、A．meetingB．journeyC．scheduleD．vacation4、A．mustB．mightC．wouldD．should5、A．closelyB．constantlyC．warninglyD．differently6、A．a(chǎn)dventureB．suppliesC．equipmentD．reports7、A．basicB．pureC．neatD．high8、A．putawayB．getthroughC．testoutD．sufferfrom9、A．sinceB．whenC．whileD．until10、A．a(chǎn)wesomeB．a(chǎn)bundantC．peacefulD．dangerous11、A．preciousB．concreteC．a(chǎn)vailableD．potential12、A．setoutB．headedforC．settleddownD．watchedout13、A．lostB．reducedC．producedD．provided14、A．gardenB．poolC．houseD．yard15、A．clearerB．higherC．lowerD．wilder16、A．passedB．stoodC．followedD．gone17、A．diggingB．fillingC．leavingD．kicking18、A．byB．beforeC．a(chǎn)fterD．until19、A．inspiteofB．insteadofC．a(chǎn)partfromD．intermsof20、A．laughterB．willC．strengthD．faith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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Nowadaysmoreandmorepeopleliketotravel,1．(especial)whenvacationscome.Agreatnumberofpeoplerushoutoftheirhomesorcompaniesto2．(travel)spots.Theyeitherdriveortakeabus,atrain,aship3．soon.Someevenridebikes.However,there4．(be)anotherwayoftravelling—poorism.Peoplehaveatourin5．poorestareasoftheworldsSomepeoplemaytakeaone-daypooresttour,andsomeevenpaytostayinverypoorneighborhoods6．(experience)thelowestlivingstandardsintheworldsPoorismtourstakeplacearoundtheworld,andnotjustinthethirdworld7．(country).Youcan,forinstance,tourNewYorkneighborhoodsintheBronx.Suchtourscantakepeopleintotheheartofpoorareas.Thesetoursmayawakenpeopletopay8．(much)attentiontolong-standingpoverty,ortheeffectsofwar.Somethinkthattoursinthepoorareascanraisesocialcare.Andthemoneyfromthetourcan9．(donate)tohelpthepeople10．livethere.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每次錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Mauritius,anislandnation,isworkingtogetridoffossilfuelsbyreplacethemwithsugarcanestalks、Anislandhasreliedonimportedgasasfuelforlongbutitpointsoutwhichitsmaincashcropisprovidingamoreeconomicalchoice、Onceasugarcanestalkhassqueezed,apileofdrystalksremain、Theseleftoversarethenburnedtogeneratepower,anditaccountsfor14percentsoftheisland’senergyneeds、Sugarcanes,thenation’smaincashcrop,continuesleadingthechargetowardsamoreenvironmentalfriendlyfuture、Currently,foursugarcompaniesrunhisownpowerstationtogetherwithgenerating