福建龍巖一中2025年高三英語(yǔ)第一學(xué)期期末教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)試題請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)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(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，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．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken2．Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what3．GeneralSecretary,XiJinping,stressedthatcross－straitcooperationwouldbestrengthened________thetwosidescouldagreetoopposeTaiwanindependence．A．unless B．evenifC．a(chǎn)slongas D．until4．Ithinkyou’vegottothepointachangeisneeded,otherwiseyou’llfail.A．when B．which C．where D．there5．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto6．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation7．—Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis．—Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis_____amanthinksofhimself…reallydetermineshisfate．A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．that;how8．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen9．DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those10．Childrenexposedtoairpollutionaremoretosufferingfromdifferentdiseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly11．Idecidedtodoarandomactofkindnesslastyear.And______thatthepersonIwouldenduphelpingmostwouldbemyself.A．Ilittleknew B．littledidIknew C．littledidIknow D．littleIknew12．----Whichofthesedigitalcamerasdoyoulikebest?----______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．Noone13．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．a(chǎn)bsolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely14．Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．ifC．a(chǎn)sD．once15．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where16．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart17．______abookinfrontofyourface,you’llfeeltheairmovingagainstyourface.A．WavedB．WaveC．TowaveD．Waving18．Totellthetruth,Ididn’texpectthatthereweresomanypeople______theidea.A．supportedB．supportingC．tosupportD．havingsupported19．Whenwas_____youlastmetJennifer?Ihaven’tseenherforages.A．itthat B．it C．itwhat D．what20．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect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）InAmerica，thenumberofpeoplekilledincarcrashesin2016wasabove40，000forthefirsttimeinadecade，datareleasedonWednesdayshows．“Americansbelievethereisnothingwecandotostopcrashesfromhappening，butthatisn'ttrue．Wearebehindtherestofthedevelopedworldinaddressinghighwayfatalities(死亡)．Wejusthaven'tbeenwillingtodowhatneedstobedone，”saidDeborahA．P．Hersman，presidentoftheNationalSafetyCouncil．TheNationalSafetyCouncildatashowsa6percentincreaseindeathsin2018whencomparedwith2015anda3percentincreaseinthenumberofmilesAmericanadrovein2016．“Motorvehiclefatalitynumbershavebeenringingthealarmfortwoyears，”Hersmansaid．“Unfortunately，wehavebeenblindtothedataandthekillingsonourroadways．Ifwefailtotakeaction，thedeathtellwillcontinuetorise．”“Thetrendisclear：Afteryearsofprogress，highwaydeathsareheadinginthewrongdirection，”saidJonathanAdkins，astatesafetyofficial．Thenumberofpeoplekilledreachedarecordlowof32，675in2014，accordingtoNHTSAstatistics．Thatrecordfollowedafairlysteadydownwardtrackforthepastsixyearsthatexpertsattributeditprimarilytosafetyfeaturesthathavebeenbuiltintocarsandtrucks．Safetyadvancesincludingincreasedseat-beltuse，airbags，anti-lockbraking，stabilitycontrolsandelectronicwarningsandcameras．Thebadeconomyandhighgaspricesalsoinfluencedthereductionindeaths．Now，withunemploymentandgaspricesbothlow，morepeoplearedrivingforworkandpleasuretrips．“It’snotjustthatAmericansdrivemoremileswhentheeconomyimproves；it’sthekindofmilestheydrive，”saidAdrianLund，presidentoftheInsuranceInstituteforHighwaySafety．1、What’sHersman’sattitudetowardsthepresentsituation?A．Ithasbeengettingbetter． B．Itcanhardlybeimproved．C．Theeffortsarefarfromenough． D．Muchworkhartalreadybeendone．2、Whatdowelearnaboutthenumberofhighwaydeathsin2013inAmerica?A．It’slowerthanthatin2014． B．It’slowerthanthatin2010．C．It’sthelowestinrecentyears． D．It’sthehighestinrecentlyyears．3、Whatwillhappenwiththeeconomicrecovery?A．Thegaspriceswillgoup． B．Thegaspricewillgodown．C．Therewillbemorehighwaydeaths． D．Therewillbefewerhighwaydeaths．4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TrafficDeathsAreontheRise B．HighwayDeathsWillDropoffC．MeasurestoHandleCarCrashes D．SafetyAdvancesinCarsAreMade22．（8分）JOHANNESBURG—Theysaycatshaveninelives.NowaChinesetoad(蟾蜍)hasjoinedthatclubofcleversurvivors.SouthAfricansareshockedattheenduranceofatoadthatgottrappedinacargoshipmentfromChinatoCapeTown,afterjumpingintoaporcelaincandlestick(燭臺(tái))thatwasmadethere.SouthAfricanofficialsreportedlyplannedtoputdownthecreature,fearingitwouldcauseharmasaninvasivespeciesifitwereletgointhewild.Butthetoadgotalast-minutepardon.MangoAirlines,aSouthAfricanairline,transportedthetoadonFridaytoJohannesburgfordeliverytoananimalshelter,afterofficialsdecidedtofindawaytoletthetoadlive.Thetwo-hourflightwasabreezecomparedtothetripfromChina,alongwayofmanyweeksandthousandsofkilometersacrosstheIndianOcean.AirlinespokesmanHeinKaisersaidthetoadgot“first-classtreatment”,sittinginatransparentplasticcontainerwithescortBrettGlasby,ananimalwelfareinspector.Therewasevenaceremony,inwhichthetoad’sboardingpasswashandedtoGlasby.“Hewasthestaroftheshowontheflight,”Kaisersaidoftheamphibious(兩棲的)passenger.“Ithinkeverypassengerstoppedtohavealook.”O(jiān)nlandinginJohannesburg,thetoadwasbroughtoutofitscontainerforacelebrity-stylephotoshoot.Observerssaidthebrowntoadseemedlikeacoolcustomer.ItbelongstotheAsianToadspecies,whichbreedsduringthemonsoon(季風(fēng))season.ItisbelievedtohavesurvivedthetripfromChinabyhardeningitsskintopreventitfromdryingout,andalsobyslowingitsbreathingandheartrate—methodsthathelpthespeciessurviveintimesofdrought.“We’vehadsnakesinimportedtimberandscorpions(蝎子)infruit.Wewerecalledbecausethetoadwasrightinsidethecandlestick,andwehadtobreakittogetitout”Glasby,theinspector,toldTheStar,aSouthAfricannewspaper.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Asiantoadscan’tgetusedtothelifeinSouthAfrica.B．SouthAfricaignorestheprotectionofanimals.C．AnAsiantoadgetsanewhomeinSouthAfrica.D．WorkersshippedatoadtoSouthAfricaonpurpose.2、Ifthetoadisreleasedintothewild,________.A．itwillmakethelocalsfeelshockedB．itwillloseitslifeinthewildC．itmightfleeintoanothercountryD．itmightharmthenativespecies3、ThetoadwasabletoarriveinSouthAfricaalive________.A．becauseitformedhardskintoprotectitselfB．becauseitescapedallattacksandhuntsC．becauseitusedtostopitsbreathinwinterD．becauseitwasluckytobegivenachance4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．a(chǎn)candlestickisthebestplaceforatoadB．droughtsmaketoadslivelongerC．sometimesanimalsaretransportedaccidentallyD．noonehasseensuchabigtoadinAfrica23．（8分）Arewealoneintheuniverse?AteamofscientistsannouncedonJanuary6,2015thattheyhadidentifiedeightplanetsbeyondoursolarsystem,threeorfourofwhichorbitintheirstars’“GoldilocksZone”—theregionwheretemperaturesarenottoohotortoocoldforwater,whichisanecessaryingredientforlifeasweknowit,toexistliquidform.ThismaybegoodnewsforpeoplehopingthatEarthisnottheonlyinhabitedworldintheuniverse.Thescientists,ledbyDr.GuilermoTorresoftheHarvard-SmithsonianCenterforAstrophysics,madethediscoveriesusingdatacollectedbytheplanet-seekingKeplertelescope.NASAlaunchedKeplerin2009.Sincethen,thetelescopehasidentifiedmorethan1,000planetsoutsideofoursolarsystem.TorresandhisteamanalyzedthedataabouttheeightnewlydiscoveredworldtodeterminewhichonesaremostlikelytobesimilartoourEarth.Amongthenewdiscoveries,thescientistssaytheplanetscalledKepler438band442baretheclosesttoEarth.Kepler438bisjustabout10%largerthanourplanet,andgets40%moreofitsenergyfromitsstarthanEarthreceivesfromtheSun.Temperaturestherewouldbeabout140degrees.Kepler442bisabout33%largerthanEarth,butreceives30%lessenergyfromitsstar.Thatwouldmakeitapotentiallychillierworldthanourown.Torressaysitispossibleforlifetoexistandsurviveineitherofthosetemperatures,butforthattohappen,theseplanetswouldneedtohaveanotherkeyingredientforlife:aheat-trappingatmospherelikeEarth’s.WhilethesefindingsaddtothepossibilitythatlifeexistsbeyondEarth,Torrescautionsagainstdrawingconclusions,“Wearenotclaimingtheyareinhabited,”hesays.Infact,theseplanetsaresofarawaythatthescientistscannotobservethemdirectly,whichcanbeexplanationforwhyfornowitremainsunknownwhethertheseplanetscontainlife.Butthediscoveryofplanetsintheirstars’habitablezonessuggeststhatsomewhereoutthere,someformofalienlifemayhavetakenhold.1、Thescientistshaveidentifiedeightplanets,________.A．whicharesuitableforhumanstoliveonB．someofwhicharepossibleforlifetoexistonC．someofwhichhavethesamesituationsasEarthD．whicharenottoohotortoocoldforwatertoexiston2、WhichstatementaboutthediscoveryofTorresandhisteamisTRUE?A．Kepler438bistoohotforanylifetoexiston.B．Kepler438band442barethefarthesttoEarth.C．TheyhavemadethediscoveriesthroughKepler.D．Theyhavediscoveredover1000planetsin7years.3、WhatisthepossiblethingthatKepler442blacksforlifetoexiston?A．Thewater B．ThesunlightC．Thesoil D．Theatmosphere4、Abouttheirexploration,Torreswantstoindicatethat________.A．thereisalotlefttolearnB．theyhavehaddecisivegainsC．itisthefirstinhumanhistoryD．itiscertainforlifeontheplanets5、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．AreWeAlone?B．EyeontheStarsC．DiscoverAnotherEarthD．DiscoveryofNewStarstoLiveon24．（8分）Nearlyeveryweek,wehearnewsaboutthelatestsuccessesandfailuresindriverlessvehicles.Butwehearlittleabouthowotherindustriesaredevelopingthissamekindoftechnology.Oneindustryheavilyinvolvedinresearchinganddevelopingartificialintelligence,orAI,isagriculture.Companiesareexperimentingwithhigh-techtoolsthatcanhelpfarmerssavetimeandmoney,whilereducingenvironment-harmingchemicals.OneofthecompaniesisecoRobotixofSwitzerLand.ItcreatedarobotequippedwithAIandcamerastoidentifyallplantsonafarm.Therobothasfourwheelstocarryitthroughthefieldsinsearchofweeds.Computer-controlledarmsthenlowerandspraytheweedswithsmallamountsofherbicide(除草劑).Companyofficialssaytherobotcanfullyoperateonitsownforupto12hoursadaywhilebeingpoweredbythesun.Itusesthesamekindofsensorandpositioningtechnologyusedtoguidedriverlessvehicles.Afarmercanalsocontroltheequipmentthroughasmart-phone.Theco-founderofecoRobotix,AurelienDemaurex,saysthefarmrobotcankillweedswith20times1essherbicidethantraditionalmethods.Thisisbecausethesystemusesexactlytherightamountofchemicalintheexactplacerequiredtokilltheweeds.Currently,farmersspreadweedkillersovermassiveareastodestroyunwantedplants.AnothercompanydevelopingfarmroboticsisCalifornia-basedBlueRiverTechnology.Thecompanyhasasystemcalled"See&Spray",whichitclaimswastheworld'sfirstsmartsprayer.Thesystem-whichconnectstothebackofatractor-isalsoequippedwithAItoidentifyandchemicallykillonlytheweeds.Itcanalsospraychemicalsonwantedplantstohelpthemgrow.BenChostner,vice-presidentofbusinessdevelopmentforBlueRiverTechnology,explainsinacompanyvideothatSee&Spraytechnologyusesthesamedeeplearningmethodsusedinfacialrecognition."Thefirsttimethemachinesawapigweed,itdidn'tknowwhatkindofplantitwas.Butwetaughtit-bygivingittensofthousandsofexamplesofthatpigweed-andnowit'sanexpertinpigweed."1、HowwillAIbenefitagriculture?A．Itwillfundagricultureresearch.B．Itcontributestolow-costfarming.C．Itcanavoidharmfulchemicals.D．Itfreesallfarmersfromfieldwork.2、Whatdotheproductsofthetwocompanieshaveincommon?A．Theyuserecognitiontechnology.B．Theyarepoweredbysolarenergy.C．Theyareconnectedwithsmartphones.D．Theycanhelpwantedplantsgrowrapidly.3、WhatdoBenChostner'swordssuggestabouttherobot?A．Itisenvironmentally-friendly.B．Itisgoodatself-improving.C．Ithasthelearningability.D．Itcantrackvariousplants.4、Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthetext？A．Theexperimentinfarmingrobots.B．Newtrendinartificialintelligence.C．ModernSee&Spraytechnology.D．Artificialintelligenceinagriculture.25．（10分）BritishpeopleworksomeofthelongesthoursinEurope,butareamongtheleastproductive.Nowsomecompaniesareshorteningtheworkingweektoincreaseefficiency,healthandhappiness.RichLeighhasintroducedafour-dayweekathisPRcompany.Infact,hisentirecompanyhasFridayoff,becausehisfirmhasadoptedafour-dayweek.ItisoneofahandfulofUKbusinessesthatnowoperatelikethis:staffstillgetpaidtheirpreviousfive-daysalary,buttheyworkadayless.Thecompanyfoundthattheyachievedjustasmuch—andtherewereevensighsofgrowth.“Thekeytothescheme’ssuccess,”Leighsays,“ishowhappyouremployeesnoware.”TheaverageBritishworkertakesonlya34minutelunchbreakandworks10hoursovertimeeachweek(moreoftenthannotthisisunpaid).YetUKproductivityfallsseriouslybehindtheirEuropeanneighbors,whotendtoworkfewerhours.Britishworkingpracticeshavecausedlossanddamagetothenation’shealthandhappiness.MorethanhalfamillionworkersintheUKweresignedoffwithwork-relatedstressoranxietylastyear.Moreover,theworklandscapeitselfischanging.AutomationandAIwillhaveasignificantimpactonthelabormarket,whereunsteadyworkbecomesmorecommon.BritainistheonlyEUmemberthatallowsworkerstoignoretheEUworkingtimelimitandworklongerhours.Forcampaigners,nowisthetimeforachange.O’Grady,anadvocate,arguesthatwherebusinesseshaveincreasedtheirprofitsasaresultofautomation,successshouldbesharedwithworkersintheformofreducedhours.“It’stimetosharethebenefitsfromnewtechnology,notallowingthoseatthetoptograbthemforthemselves.”shesays.1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．BritishpeoplearetheleastproductiveintheworldB．MostcompaniesinBritainhaveconductedafour-dayweekC．PRcompanyhaswitnessedariseinemployees’happinessD．Britishpeopleworklongerandgetmorepaymentthanothercountries2、WhichistheproperdescriptionofBritishworkingpractices?A．TheworkingtimeofBritishworkersiswithintheEUlimit.B．Intermsofproductivity,BritainisbeatenbytheUnitedStates.C．Profitsgainedfromnewtechnologyareonthedecrease.D．AutomationandAIarelikelytocauseaninstableworkmarket.3、WhichcanbeinferredfromO’Grady’swordsinthelastparagraph?A．It’stimeforemployerstosharetheincreasedprofitscreatedbyautomation.B．Workersshouldbenefitfromautomationintheformoflessworkinghours.C．Newtechnologyshouldbelongtobothbusinessesandworkers.D．Businessescan’tmakemoreprofitswithoutnewtechnology.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．TointroducesomeBritishfirms’switchtoafour-dayworkingweek.B．ToexplainthereasonswhyBritishworkerssufferstressandanxiety.C．Toappealformorereasonableworkingconditions.D．TopresentthecurrentproductivityprobleminBritain.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）Theroomintheworkhousewheretheboyswerefedwasalargestonehall.Atoneendthemaster,inhiscook’suniform,andtwowomenservedthefood.This1abowlofthinsoupthreetimesaday,withapieceofbreadonSundays.Theboysate2andwerealwayshungry.Thebowlsneverneeded3.Theboyspolishedthemwiththeirspoonsuntilthey4.Afterthreemonthsofthisslowstarvation,oneoftheboystoldtheothersthatsohungrywashe5onenighthemighteatthe6sleepingnexttohim.Hehadawild7eye,andtheotherboys8him.Afteralong9,theydecidedthatoneofthemshouldaskformorefoodaftersupperthatevening,andOliverwas10.Theeveningarrived:thesoupwasserved,andthebowlswere11againinafewseconds.Oliverwentuptothemaster,withhisbowlinhishand.Hefeltvery12,butalso13withhunger.“Please,sir,Iwantsomemore.”Themasterwasafat,healthyman,butheturnedverypale.Helookedatthelittleboyinfrontofhimwith14.Nobodyelsespoke.“What?”heaskedatlast,ina15voice.“Please,sir,”repliedOliver,“Iwantsomemore.”Themaster16himwiththeservingspoon,thenseizedOliver’sarmsand17forthebeadle(執(zhí)事).Thebeadlecamequickly,heardtheterriblenews,andimmediatelyrantotelltheboard.“Heaskedforme?”Mr.Limbkins,thefattestboardmember,askedin18.“Isthisreallytrue?”19,Oliverwasledawaytobelockedup,anda(n)20offivepoundswasofferedtoanybodywhowouldtakehimawayandusehimforwork.1、A．belongedto B．turnedto C．a(chǎn)ccountedfor D．consistedof2、A．nothing B．cleaning C．buying D．something3、A．washing B．cleaning C．buying D．changing4、A．finished B．starved C．shone D．slept5、A．that B．until C．when D．before6、A．boy B．master C．bowls D．spoons7、A．big B．bad C．a(chǎn)ngry D．hungry8、A．hated B．feared C．believed D．trusted9、A．quarrel B．bargain C．a(chǎn)rgument D．discussion10、A．elected B．chosen C．determined D．recognized11、A．full B．empty C．broken D．a(chǎn)vailable12、A．shy B．brave C．worried D．frightened13、A．pleased B．hopeful C．desperate D．exhausted14、A．a(chǎn)musement B．a(chǎn)mazement C．intension D．a(chǎn)ppreciation15、A．calm B．clear C．faint D．cautious16、A．hit B．treated C．greeted D．warned17、A．begged B．sent C．shouted D．a(chǎn)sked18、A．horror B．sadness C．curiosity D．frustration19、A．Besides B．Therefore C．However D．Eventually20、A．a(chǎn)ward B．praise C．reward D．punishiment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）語(yǔ)法填空DadquitdrinkingexactlyoneyearbeforeIwasbornHejoinedagroupofotherpeopleHesaidthey__1．__(stop)drinking，tooIlovedmydad__2．_IhatedthewayhisweeklymeetingstookhimawayfrommeItseemedthattheyweremoreimportanttohimthanIwasButwithmybirthdaycomingupIthoughtDad_3．__(make)anexceptionIbeggedhimnottomissitbut__4．__(refuse)．Hesaid，“IamchairingthemeetingthisSaturdayWe__5．__(have)yourpartyonSundayWhynotcomewithmetogethertonight？It'sanopenmeetingAll__6．__(be)welcome”IagreedMaybeIneededtoseewhysomethingDaddideveryweekmatteredsomuchAfterwearrived，Dadannounced__7．__themeofthemeetingwasgoingtobegratitudeHetoldhisstoryaboutgivingupsmoking__8．__(late)，amancalledDavealsotoldhisstoryOnlythendidIknowitwasDadthatsavedhislife__9．__drinkingShowingupweekafterweekandmeetingwithpeople，Dad__10．__(change)livesShamewashedoverme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；每處錯(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：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)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(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。TheYangkoDanceisatraditionalChinesefolkdancecreatingbythefarmershundredofyearsago、ManyChinesepeopletakeitasforanimportantmethodofrelaxing,nomatterwhenthereisaspringfestivalandwhentherearesomespecialcelebrations、BeforetheYangkoDancestarts,themusicperformedtobuildthedancersafestivalatmosphere、Asthedance’scontentcomefromspecialfolklegends,menandwomenperformingthe