2025屆湖南株洲市第十八中學英語高三第一學期期末統(tǒng)考模擬試題注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those2．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where3．IhadhopedtotakeaholidaythisyearbutIwasn’tableto______.A．getaway B．dropin C．checkout D．holdon4．GeneralSecretary,XiJinping,stressedthatcross－straitcooperationwouldbestrengthened________thetwosidescouldagreetoopposeTaiwanindependence．A．unless B．evenifC．a(chǎn)slongas D．until5．Thedeal，nextweek，willallowCharneytomakeagreatfortuneinthestockmarket.A．completed B．beingcompletedC．tobecompleted D．havingbeencompleted6．Theycamebackfromtheirlongwalkandwentintobed,.A．tiredlybutrelaxing B．tiredbutrelaxingC．tiredlybutrelaxed D．tiredbutrelaxed7．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound8．—You'vegotyourflatfurnished,haven'tyou?—Yes,I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuy B．haveboughtC．hadbought D．bought9．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．a(chǎn)roundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon10．Hedoesn'tspendanymoremoneyonclothingthanIdo,but________hemanagestolooksostylish.A．therefore B．somehowC．furthermore D．otherwise11．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether12．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this13．High-speedtrainswhichtravelthroughmyhometown________upto250kmperhourmakeitasmallworld.A．with B．a(chǎn)gainstC．a(chǎn)t D．over14．Dayslater,mybrothercalledtosayhewasallright,but_______saywherehewas.A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．wouldn’t D．mightn’t15．—Ikeeponmeetingwithdifficultiesintheexperiment.Icanhardlygoon.—Wheretherearedifficulties,therearewaystogetoverthem.________A．Suityourself. B．GoodforyouC．Pullyourselftogether! D．What’sthedeal?16．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．a(chǎn)confidentialsource B．a(chǎn)catch-22situationC．a(chǎn)Pandora’sbox D．a(chǎn)Herculeantask17．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone18．Thisfilmisverywithyoungpeople,whichtellsareallyromanticstory.A．familiarB．popularC．similarD．particular19．_____tomanagetimewisely,andyoucanmakethemostoutofeachday.A．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnedD．Learn20．－DidTomgobacklatelastnight?—No.Itwasjustnineo'clockhearrivedhome.A．whenB．a(chǎn)fterC．untilD．that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）Inthemid-2000s,WazeMobileco-founderEhudShabtaireceivedacutting-edge(尖端的)giftfromgirlfriend:aGPS.Theexpensivegiftwassupposedtobehelpful.Butstraightoutofthebox,itwasalreadyoutofdate.Shabtai,acodingenthusiast,hadanimmediatereactiontoreinvent.Shabtai’ssolution?Tobuildanapp.With80millionmonthlyactiveusersgloballyandnearly400,000superuserswhofunctionmuchlikeWikipediavolunteereditors(editingmapsratherthanwords),WazeMobilecaughttheeyeofGoogleasarevolutionaryapproachtonavigation(導航).AcquiredbyGooglein2013,Waze’svaluemainlyliesinitshighrateofuserinvolvement.Unliketraditionalnavigationappsthatsimplyshowdirections,Wazeasksitsuserstoreportaccidentsandotherroadconditionsinrealtime,sootheruserscanavoidthetrafficbyusinganalternativeroute.ThegoalbehindWaze’sapproachisanambitiousone:notjustavoidtraffic,butenditaltogether.Wazeisfindingnewwaystoputitsloyalandactiveuserbasetousetomakethatvisionareality,includingaplantomakecarpooling(拼車)cool.Tobesure,trafficjamsaretroublingpeopleallovertheworld.Wazehasbeenquietlyaheadofthegameforsometime.In2013,whenWazewasjustasmalldigital-mappingbusinesswithlimitedresourcesithadsomethingGoogleMapsandothercompetitorsdidn’t:richerGPSguidancethankstoitsstreamoflivetrafficreportsfromusers.TheseuserswerethebasisofShabtai’splantosolveforhisGPSdevice’s“silent”hardware:hegroundedtheappinsoftwarethatcouldbeperpetuallyupdatedbyusers,anywhereandanytime.WazeCarpoolisgoingstraighttotheheartoftrafficjams,tryingtogetmoredriversofftheroadandintocarpools.Theapphasalreadyconnectedtensofthousandsofrideseekerswithdriverswillingtoferrythemalongasharedroute,andthattrendcouldbetheanswertoatraffic-freefuture.1、WhatdidShabtaidowhenhefoundhisgirlfriend’sgiftoutofdate?A．Heimprovedit.B．Hetookitapart.C．Heputitaway.D．Heuseditanyway.2、WhatsetsWazeMobileapartfromtraditionalnavigationapps?A．Ithasthemostusers.B．Itcanindicatedirections.C．Itreportsroadconditionsinrealtime.D．Mostusershelpedititswords.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perpetually”inparagraph6probablymean?A．Difficultly.B．Carefully.C．Greatly.D．Constantly.4、Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthetext?A．Theriseofcarpooling.B．Anadvancednavigationapp.C．ThedevelopmentofGoogle.D．Trafficproblemsintheworld.22．（8分）RecentlyIandotherRedCrossvolunteersmetagroupofvictimsfromHurricaneKatrina.Wewerethere,asmentalhealthprofessionals,tooffer“psychological(心理的)firstaid”andIwasstruckbythesimplehealingpowerofpresence.Aswewalkedinthegatetotheshelter,weweregreetedwithaburstofgratitudefromthefirstpersonwemet.Ifeltappreciated,butalsoguilty,becauseIhadn’treallydoneanythingyet.Ifirstrealizedthepowerofpresencemanyyearsagowhenafriend’smotherpassedawayunexpectedly.Ihadreceivedacallsayingshehadjustpassedaway.Iwantedtorushdownthereimmediately,butdidn’twanttodisturbthisverypersonalperiodofsadness.Iwastornaboutwhattodo.Anotherfriendwithmethensaid,“Justgo.Justbethere.”Idid,andIwillneverregretit.Sincethen,Ihavenothesitatedtobeinthepresenceofothers.OnceIsatatthebedsideofayoungmansufferingfromthepainofhisAIDS-relateddying.Hewasnotawake,andobviouslyunawareofothers’presence.However,theatmospherewasbynomeanssolemn.Hisfamily,playingguitarsandsinging,allowedhimtobepresentwiththemasthoughhewerestillfullyalive.Inmylife,Iamrepeatedlystruckbythehealingpowerofpresence.Init,noneofusaretrulyalone.Itisnotonlysomethingwegivetoothersbutalsochangesmeforthebetter.1、Whywerethehurricanevictimsgratefultotheauthor?A．Hebuiltsheltersforthem.B．Hecametostaywiththem.C．Hegaveimmediatefirstaidtothem.D．Hebroughtmentalhealthprofessionals.2、Whatdidtheauthordowhenhisfriend’smotherpassedaway?A．Hedecidednottodisturb.B．Hewenttohisfriends’atonce.C．Heknewwhattodoinstantly.D．Hehesitatedoverwhethertogo.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“solemn”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Heavybutwarm.B．Alittlesadbutcomfortable.C．Relaxinganddelightful.D．Veryseriousandunhappy.4、Whathastheauthorlearnedfromhisexperience?A．Beingpresentcanmakeabigdifference.B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Thefamilyharmonyisthehappiestthinginlife.D．Beingavolunteercanmakeone’slifemoresignificant.23．（8分）InAmerica,eachofthestateslikestopromoteitselfwithaslogan(口號).IcurrentlyliveinUtah,wherethesloganis‘“LifeElevated”.It’sanodtooutdoorentertainmentinthehillcountry,includingtheskiindustry.IpreviouslylivedinColorado,alandwithreddm.greatmountainsandgoldenplains.Thesloganthereis‘‘ColorfulColorado”.YearsagoIlivedinthe“PeachState”ofGeorgia,andIgrewupinNewMexicoasalittleboy,whosesloganis“LandofEnchantment(魔力)”.WeneverseemedtogetawayfromdustinNewMexico,soIappreciatethestoryofanewcomertotheLandofEnchantmentwholearnedaboutdustywind.Shewasvisitinganantiqueshopandtheownerwipeddowneveryitembeforeshowingit.Thenewcomersaid,“Everythinggetsdustyhereprettyquickly,doesn’tit?”“That’snotdust,honey,”theshopownerreplied,“That’sENCIIANTMENT”.Thatmadetheproblemmoreacceptableoratleastcanbelivewith.Anescalator(自動扶梯)broke,sohepostedasigntowarncustomers.Hechosenottousethetraditional“OutofOrder”or“DoNotUse”warnings.Instead,hissignread,“ThisEscalatorIsTemporarilyaStairway”.Heturnedaminusintohumorandmadeitaplus.Andinfacttherearcsonicthings,liketheweather,wecan’tchange.Allwecanchangeisourwaysthatwethinkandfeelaboutthem.Ibelieveoneofthebesttechniquestodothisistofindsomehumorinthesituation.Findingsomethingamusingorenjoyableofdifficulty,atroublesomeproblemcanbeoneofthemostcreativeandeffectivethingswecando.Sometimestheonlysenseyoucanmakeofasituationisasenseofhumor.1、Howmanyplaceshastheauthorlivedinfromthefirstparagraph?A．2.B．3.C．4.D．5.2、Howwouldthenewcomerprobablyfeelafterhearingwhattheshopownersaid?A．Angry.B．Relaxed.C．Curious.D．Nervous.3、What’sthepurposeofwritingthetext?A．Toencouragepeopletofindthefunnysideintheirdailylife.B．Toshowtheeffectsofusingsloganstoraisetheposition.C．Toexplaintheskillsofturningadisadvantageintohumor.D．Totellthestrangeexperienceofabargaininanantiqueshop.4、Whatdosetheunderlinedword“it”intheParagraph2referto?A．Dustonitems.B．Theantiqueshop.C．Anitemforsale.D．TheLandofEnchantment.24．（8分）Predictionsabouthighereducation’sfutureoftenresultintwoverydifferentvisionsaboutwhatisnextforcollegesanduniversities.Inonecamp:thosewhopaintarosypictureofaneconomythatwillcontinuetodemandhigherlevelsofeducationforanincreasingshareoftheworkforce.Intheother:thosewhobelievefewerpeoplewillenroll（入學）incollegeastuitioncostsgooutofcontrolandalternativestothetraditionaldegreeemerge.“Wearelivinginanageforlearning,whenthere’ssomuchknowledgeavailable,thatonewouldthinkthatthisisgoodnewsforhighereducation,”BryanAlexandertoldmerecently.AlexanderwritesoftenaboutthefutureofhighereducationandisfinishingabookonthesubjectforJohnsHopkinsUniversityPress.“Yetwe’veseenenrollmentinhighereducationdropforsixyears.”Alexanderbelievesthatforsomecollegesanduniversitiestosurvive,theyneedtoshiftfromtheirhistoricalmissionofservingonetypeofstudent(usuallyateenagerfreshoutofhighschool)foraspecificperiodoftime.“We’regoingtoseemanydifferentwaysthroughhighereducationinthefuture,”Alexandersaid,“fromclosertiesbetweensecondaryandpostsecondary（中學后）schoolstonewoptionsforadults.Thequestionis,whichinstitutionsadoptnewmodelsandwhichtrydesperatelytohangontowhattheyhave.”“Thefactisthattomaintainaffordability,accessibilityandexcellence,somethingneedstochange,”RafaelBras,GeorgiaTech’sprovost(院長),toldmewhenheunveiledthereportattheMilkenInstituteGlobalConferencethispastspring.Thecommission’sreportincludesmanyimpressiveideas,butthreepointtothepossibilityofaverydifferentfutureforcollegesanduniversities.1)Collegeforlife,ratherthanjustfouryears.TheprimaryrecommendationoftheGeorgiaTechreportisthattheuniversityturnsitselfintoaplaceforlifelonglearningthatallowsstudentsto“associateratherthanenroll.”“Studentswhoweeducatenowareexpectedtohaveadozenoccupations,”Brassaid.“SoasystemthatreceivesstudentsonceintheirlivesandturnsthemoutwiththeGoodHousekeepingseal(印章)ofapprovaltobecomealums(校友)andcomebackonoccasionandgivemoneyisnottherightmodelforthefuture.”2)Anetworkofadvisersandcoachesforacareer.Ifeducationneverends,GeorgiaTechpredicts,neithershouldthecriticaladvisingfunctionthatcollegesprovidetostudents.Thecommissionoutlinesaplaninwhichartificialintelligenceandvirtualtutorshelpadvisestudentsaboutselectingcoursesandfindingthebestcareeroptions.Butevenforauniversityfocusedonscienceandtechnology,GeorgiaTechdoesn’tsuggestinitsreportthatcomputerswillreplacehumansforalladvising.3)Adistributedpresencearoundtheworld.Collegesanduniversitiesoperatecampusesandrequirestudentstocometothem.Inthepastcoupleofdecades,onlineeducationhasgrowngreatly,butforthemostpart,highereducationisstillaboutface-to-faceinteractions.GeorgiaTechimaginesafutureinwhichthetwoworldsareblendedinwhatitcallsthe“atrium”—aplacethatsharespacewithentrepreneursandbecomegatheringplacesforstudentsandalumni.Insomeways,asthereportnoted,theatriumideaisanodtothepast,whenuniversitieshadagriculturalandengineeringexperimentstationswithservicesclosertowherepeopleinthestateneededthem.WhetherGeorgiaTech’sideaswillbecomerealis,ofcourse,unclear.ButasAlexandertoldmeafterreadingit,“Thereisastrongemphasisonflexibilityandtransformationsotheycanmeetemergenttrends.”Thisisclear:collegesanduniversitiesareabouttoundergoaperiodofdeepchange—whethertheywanttoornot—astheneedsofstudentsandtheeconomyshift.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthetwocamps’opinionsaboutfuturecolleges?A．Futureworkforcewillhavehighlevelsofeducation.B．Theexpensivetraditionaldegreeislosingitsappeal.C．Traditionalhighereducationisnotpractical.D．Decliningenrollmentincollegeresultsfromeasylearning.2、WhatshouldtraditionalcollegesdoaccordingtoAlexander?A．Theyshouldprovidenewoptionsforadultstoentercolleges.B．Theshouldstrengthenthetiesbetweensecondaryandpostsecondaryschools.C．Theyshouldabandonwhattheyhaveandchangetheirhistoricalmission.D．Theyshouldoffermorefreedomtostudentsthroughouttheirlife.3、Whatcanweinferfromthecommission’sreport?A．Studentscanreturnforfurtherstudyormakedonationsfreelyaftergraduation.B．Artificialintelligenceandvirtualtutorswillperformbetterincareerguidance.C．Itfocusesonhowtomakepeopleenjoygoodeducationwithoutstress.D．Thereisnopointinrequiringstudentstobepresentatschool.4、Theunderlinedwords“twoworlds”referto_______.A．BasiceducationandhighereducationB．entrepreneursandstudentsC．presenteducationandfutureeducationD．virtualeducationandrealclasses5、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofatriumidea?A．Itcorrespondstothepastideainsomeway.B．Itishardtorealizedespiteitsflexibility.C．Itmakessomeindustriesmoreaccessible.D．Itisapracticalsolutiontothedecliningenrollment.6、Thepassagemainlytalksabout_________.A．a(chǎn)reflectiononthedrawbacksofcurrenthighereducationB．thekeyfactorswhichdeterminehighereducation’sfutureC．twocamps’oppositeopinionsabout

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futureD．a(chǎn)comparisonbetweentraditionalandfuturehighereducation25．（10分）Moneyistherootofallevil(邪惡)andnewstudyclaimstheremaybesometruthbehindthesaying.ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley,US,announcedonFebruary27thatrichpeoplearemorelikelytodoimmoralthings,suchaslieorcheat,thanpoorerpeople.Thescientistsdidaseriesofeightexperiments.TheypublishedtheirfindingsonlineintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences(PNA《美國國家科學院院刊》).TheycarriedoutthefirsttwoexperimentsfromthesidewalknearBerkeley.Theynotedthatdriversofnewerandmoreexpensivecarsweremorelikelytocutoffothercarsandpedestriansatcrosswalks.Nearly45percentofpeopledrivingexpensiveearsignoredapedestriancomparedwithonly30percentofpeopledrivingmowmodestcars.Inanotherexperiment,agroupofcollegestudentswasaskediftheywoulddoimmoralthingsinvariouseverydaysituations.Examplesincludedtakingprinterpaperfromworkandnottellingasalespersonwhenheorshegavebackmorechange.Studentsfromhigher—classfamiliesweremorelikelytoactdishonestly.Accordingtothescientists,richpeopleoftenthinkmoneycangetthemoutoftrouble.Thismakesthemlessafraidtotakerisks,Italsomeanstheycarelessaboutotherpeople’sfeelings.Finally,itjustmakesthemgreedier.“Higherwealthstatusseemstomakeyouwantevenmore,andthatincreasedwantleadsyoutobendtherulesorbreaktherulestoserveyourself-interest,”saidPaulPiff,leadscientistofthestudy.Piffpointedoutthatthefindingsdon’tmeanthatallrichpeopleareuntrustworthyorallpoorpeoplehonest.Hesaidtheexperimentsweretoshowhowpeoplelivingindifferentsocialsituationsexpresstheirinstincts（本能）andvaluesindifferentways.1、Bysaying“moneyistherootofallevil”,theauthorwantsto.A．linkwealthwithbadbehaviorB．drawreaders’attentiontotheresearchC．showhowthesayingprovesthefindingsD．defendrichpeoplewhodoimmoralthings2、Accordingtothescientists,whichisNOTthefactorthatmakesrichpeopleimmoral?A．Theywelcomerisks.B．Theyhavemoredesires.C．Theybelievemoneytalks.D．Theybecomemoreselfish.3、Whydidthescientistsdotheexperiments?A．Toshowhowsocialstatusaffectspeople’smorality.B．Toshowpeople’sinstinctsandvaluesindifferentways.C．Totestwhetherthesaying“moneyistherootofallevil”istrue.D．Toshowthedifferencebetweenhigher-classpeopleandlower-classpeople.4、Whatdoesthepassagereallywanttoshowus?A．Thepoorarerespectable.B．Moneyistherootofallevil.C．Allrichpeopleareuntrustworthy.D．Thericharemorelikelytoactbadly.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Inthismodernworld,werusharoundalldaywithnotimeforstillness.Andwhenweare1tobestill,we'reinlineforsomething,orwaitingatadoctor'sappointment,oronabusortrain.Thiscomesata2:welosethattimeforconsideration,forobservingandlistening.Welosepeace.And3yet:sometimesnoactionisbetterthantoomuchactionatall.Youcanrunaroundcrazily,butgetnothingdone.Takeamomenttothinkabouthowyouspendyourdays?Areyoualways4throughyourschedule?Isthishowyouwanttospendyourlife?Ifnot,takeamomenttobestill.Don'tthinkaboutwhatyouhavetodo,orwhatyou'vedonealready.5beinthemoment.Thenafteraminuteortwoofdoingthat,consideryour6,andhowyou'dlikeittobe.Seeyourlifewithlessmovementandlessrushing.Seeitwithmorestillnessandmorepeace.It'sprettysimple:allyouhavetodoissitstillforalittlebiteachday.Onceyou'vegot7tothat,trydoinglesseachday.Findhappinessnow,inthismoment,insteadofwaitingforit.Valuethestillness.It'satreasureandit's8tous,always.1、A．forcedB．orderedC．invitedD．told2、A．costB．riskC．lossD．danger3、A．laterB．worseC．betterD．deeper4、A．breakingB．rushingC．livingD．going5、A．NearlyB．EverC．JustD．Already6、A．lifeB．beliefC．roadD．future7、A．a(chǎn)ddictedB．a(chǎn)ccustomedC．permittedD．ready8、A．a(chǎn)vailableB．convenientC．potentialD．reasonable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）填入括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Abusdriver’smainresponsibilityissafelytransporting1．(passenger).Butwhenonebusdriversawachildonthestreetneededhelp,shestoppedeverythingandnowshe2．(regard)asaheroineforit.Latelastmonth,KarenMartineznoticedasmallboy3．(wander)onthestreetalonewithoutanyshoes.4．shewasinthemiddleofherbusroute,sheknewshehadtodosomethingtohelptheboy,5．wasjustfiveyearsold.Martinezpulledover,gotoutofthebus,andapproachedtheboy.Asshegotalittle6．(close)shecouldseehewasshakingfromthecold.Without7．(hesitate),shecarriedhimbackedtothebus,sohecouldwarmupwhilewaitedforpolicetoarrived.“OK,goandfindaseatwhereit’swarm,”Martinezsaidtotheboy)8．(soft).Whentheywaited,Martinezgavetheboysomethings9．(draw)withandevenlethimsitbehindthebigsteeringwheeltocheerhim10．.Shortlyafter,policearrivedandreturnedtheboytohisparents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桌之間交換修改作文，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：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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）不計分。Doyoubelieveloveisthemostimportant?Intheearlytwentycentury,homelesspeoplewereoftenbroughtupinorphanages,inthattheyreceivedlittlelove.Atonetime,Dr.Skeelstooktwelvechildrenfromartorphanageorhadayounggirllookthemeachday.Healsostudiedanothertwelvechildrenwhoareleftintheorphanagealldaylong.H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