浙江省杭州市七縣市2025屆英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末綜合測(cè)試試題含解析

浙江省杭州市七縣市2025屆英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末綜合測(cè)試試題注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無(wú)效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．a(chǎn)chieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved2．Eversincethenewparkwasopenedtothepubliclastmonth,I______awalkiniteverymorning.A．a(chǎn)mtaking B．takeC．havetaken D．havebeentaking3．—Whataboutaskingthesenewgraduatestotakeonthetask?—Imafraidnot．Whiletheyareenergeticandambitious,_____ofthemseemstobesuitableforthisdemandingjob．A．noone B．everyone C．none D．few4．Bobmadeapromisetothemanager________theworkwouldallbefinishedontime.A．that B．whatC．which D．whether5．Thegovernmentshoulddevelopsystemtopredictwhenwildfiresoccurandgivewarningsintime.A．previous B．reliable C．reasonable D．responsible6．—Didyouenjoytheparty?—Yes.We___________wellbyourhosts.A．weretreated B．wouldbetreatedC．treated D．hadtreated7．Hissisterlefthomein1998,and_________________since.A．hadnotbeenheardof B．hasnotbeenheardofC．hadnotheardof D．hasnotheardof8．Duetoaterriblefluthat________on,manystudentsdon’tshowuptoschooltoday.A．goes B．wasgoing C．isgoing D．hasgone9．----Therewon’tbeanywheretopark.----Oh,_______.Let’strythesubway.A．that’sarealbargainB．that’sagoodpointC．that’sreallysomethingD．that’sallsettled10．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general11．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup12．Wehadbetterputoffinterviewingtheathlete,forheisbusypreparingforaninternationalcontest__________inShanghainextmonth.A．held B．toholdC．beingheld D．tobeheld13．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectthen,butI________mymind.A．willchangeB．wouldchangedC．havechangedD．hadchanged14．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．a(chǎn)renotleading15．It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfirm.I________abandwithotherfellows.A．operated B．hadbeenoperatingC．wasoperating D．a(chǎn)moperating16．Rosa_____thiswashingmachineformorethantenyears.Sheisthinkingaboutbuyinganewone.A．isusingB．usedC．hadusedD．hasbeenusing17．Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should18．Somepeopleareabletomultitaskwell—theycantwoormorebusinessesatthesametimeverywell.A．turntoB．relatetoC．leadtoD．a(chǎn)ttendto19．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever20．—Iwillpickyouupat7o’clocktomorrowmorning.Isthatallright?—________.Seeyouthen.A．I’dloveto. B．That’ssettled.C．It’suptoyou D．Mypleasure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）BillieHolidaywasanAmericanjazzsingerandsongwriter.NicknamedLadyDaybyherloyalfriendandmusicalpartner,LesterYoung,Holidayhadagreatinfluenceonjazzandpopsinging.Hervoicedstyle,stronglyinspiredbyjazzinstrumentalists,pioneeredanewwayofcontrollingtempo(節(jié)奏).Aboveall,shewasadmiredforherdeeplypersonalanddirectapproachtosinging.Sheco-wroteafewsongs,andseveralofthemhavebecomejazzstandards,notablyGodBlesstheChild,Don’tExplain,andLadySingstheBlues.Shealsobecamefamousforsingingjazzstandardswrittenbyothers,includingEasyLivingandStrangeFruit.Herearlycareerishardtotrackdownwithaccuracy.Butshelatergainedworksinginginlocaljazzclubsbeforebeingspottedbyatalentscout(星探),JohnHammondin1933.Hervoiceandrecordingswerelovedforthedepthofemotionandintensityshecouldbringtoclassicstandards.Herrangeofvoicewasnotthegreatest,butherextraordinarylowroughvoicewassoontobecomeveryfamousandinfluential.Shewasanimportanticon(偶像)ofthejazzeraandinfluentialinthedevelopmentofjazzsinging.Inthelate1930s,shebegansingingacivilrightssongcalledStrangeFruit,asongwhichtoldthetaleofalynching(用私刑處死)ofablackmanintheDeepSouth.Itwasverycontroversialforthatperiodanditwasnotplayedonradios.ItwasrecordedforCommodoreRecordsandsheperformeditmanytimesoverthenext20years.BillieHolidayhadadifficultupbringingwhichinfluencedherattitudetowardlife.Sheexperiencedmanyviolentrelationships.Shealsobecameincreasinglydependentonvariousdrugswhichcontributedtoherearlydeathin1959,agedjust44.1、WhatmadeHolidaydevelopanewwayofcontrollingtempo?A．Hermusicalpartner.B．Hervoicedstyle.C．Jazzinstrumentalists.D．Herdirectapproachtosinging.2、WhywasthesongStrangeFruitbannedonradios?A．Itwasaboutacruelstory.B．Itwasrecordedverybadly.C．Itconcernedcivilrights.D．Itwasperformedmanytimes.3、ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatHoliday_____.A．hadthegreatestrangeofvoiceB．wasgiftedandhadahappychildhoodC．wroteafewsongsincludingEasyLivingD．wasfamousforhervoiceandwayofsinging4、WhichofthefollowinghadagreateffectonHoliday?a.JohnHammondb.Herindependencec.Jazzinstrumentalistsd.HerhardexperiencesofgrowingA．a(chǎn),b,cB．a(chǎn),b,dC．a(chǎn),c,dD．b,c,d22．（8分）Whilewealltrytofindhappiness,sometimeswestillendupfeelinglow.Whilemostpeoplecancontrolthisfeeling,lowmoodscanstaywithsome,leadingtodepression.About322millionpeoplesufferedfromdepressionin2015,accordingtoareportbytheWorldHealthOrganizationinFebruary.Thisismorethan4percentoftheworld’spopulation.DepressionisdescribedbytheWHOasamentaldisorder.Ithasseveralsymptomsincludingsadness,lossofinterestandfeelingsoflowself-worth.Inseverecases,depressionmayevenleadtosuicide.Thenumberofpeoplelivingwithdepressionisincreasing.TheWHOreportedariseof18.4percentbetween2005and2015.Youngpeopleareagroupknowntosufferwithdepression.“Thepressuresontoday’syoutharelikenoothergeneration,perhaps,”DanChisholm,anofficialofWHO,toldReuters.InChina,depressionamongyoungpeopleisontherise,ZhuZhuohong,apsychologyprofessorwiththeChineseAcademyofSciences,toldXinhuaNewsAgency.Competitiontooutperformothers,especiallyineducation,cancausealotofpressureforChineseyouth.Almost1.2millionChinesepeopleaged15to24sufferfromdepression,accordingtoareportreleasedbyBritishsciencejournalTheLancetinMay.Luckily,moreandmoreeffortsarebeingmadetodealwiththisproblem.Thisyear’sWorldHealthDay,heldonApril7,willfocusondepression.Thedaywillhighlight(強(qiáng)調(diào))the“Depression:let’stalk”campaign.Thecampaignaimstomakesurethatpeoplewithdepressionbothseekandgethelp.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatwasthepopulationoftheworldin2015?A．About322million.B．About128.8million.C．About8050million.D．About18.4million.2、Whichsymptomistheworstamongseveralsymptoms?A．Suicide.B．Lossofinterest.C．Sadness.D．Feelingsoflowself-worth.3、Whatdoesthe3rdparagraphtellus?A．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharethesameasothergenerations.B．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharenotthesameasothergenerations.C．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharebiggerthanothergenerations.D．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharenotbiggerthanothergenerations.4、WhatcausealotofpressureforChineseyouth?A．Competitionbetweenyounggenerations.B．Competitiontooutperformothers.C．Competitiontoperformbetterthanothersineducation.D．Educationtoavoiddisorders.23．（8分）BusToursinWashingtonDCTheBlossomsTourInWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.22BESTWAYtoExperiencetheCherryBlossoms!EachyearfrommidMarchtomidApril,seethebeautifulCherryBlossomsinWashingtonDCandgetgreatphotosbecauseyou’llbeledtoallthebestspotsbythebestguides.TheannualspringbloominDCisamagicaltimeandthistourpromisestoprovidetheverybesttouropportunityforyou!TheLightsNightTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.33Highest-ratedNightTourinDC!TheONLYDCNightTourwheretheTourGuidesHOPOFFwithyouateachstopandtellyouabouteachmonumentandattracton.HOPaboardtheTheLightsNightTour!ThebesttimetotakeatourofWashingtonDCisatnight.TheBestMinibusTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$46.22SeeallthekeyatractionsDChastoofferina3-hourformat.Youwilllearnallaboutthehistoryandtrivia(瑣事)thatsurroundsWashingtonandvisitthemajormonumentsandattractionsDCh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B．August15.C．March27. D．October1.2、WhatisspecialaboutTheBestMinibusTour?A．Itspriceisnotfixed. B．Thebesttimetotakeitisatnight.C．Thetourguideaccompaniesyou. D．Youcangetgreatphotosofcherry.3、WhichtourwouldofferyouachancetolearnaboutGeorgeWashington’shome?A．TheBlossomsTour. B．TheLightsNightTour.C．TbeBestMinibusTour. D．BestMountVermon&ArlingtonCemeteryTour.24．（8分）Forallthepressuresandrewardsofregionalization(地區(qū)化)andglobalization,localidentitiesremainthemostdeeplyimpressed.Eveniftheendresultofglobalizationistomaketheworldsmaller,itsscopeseemstofostertheneedformoreprivatelocalconnectionsamongmanyindividuals.AsBernardPoignant,mayorofthetownofQuimperinBrittany,toldtheWashingtonPost,“Manisafragileanimalandheneedshiscloseattachments.Themoreopentheworldbecomes,themoretiestherewillbetoonesrootsandone’sland.”Inmostcommunities,locallanguagessuchasPoignant’sBretonserveastrongsymbolicfunctionasaclearmarkof“authenticity(原真性)”.Thesumtotalofacommunity’ssharedhistoricalexperience,authenticityreflectsanoticeablelinefromaculturallyidealizedpasttothepresent,carriedbythelanguageandtraditionsassociatedwiththecommunity’sorigins.Aconcernforauthenticityleadsmostsecular(世俗的)IsraelistodefendHebrewamongthemselveswhilealsoacquiringEnglishandevenArabic.ThesameobsessionwithauthenticitydrivesHasidicJewsinIsraelortheDiasporatochampionYiddishwhilealsolearningHebrewandEnglish.Ineachcase,authenticityamountstoacentralcoreofculturalbeliefsandinterpretationsthatarenotonlyresistanttoglobalizationbutalsoareactuallyreinforcedbythe“threat”thatglobalizationseemstopresenttothesehistoricalvalues.Scholarsmayarguethatculturalidentitieschangeovertimeinresponsetospecificrewardsystems.Butlocalsoftenresistsuchexplanationanddefendauthenticityandlocalmothertonguesagainsttheperceivedthreatofglobalizationwithnearreligiouseagerness.Asaresult,neverbeforeinhistoryhavetherebeenasmanystandardizedlanguagesastherearetoday:roughly1,200.Manysmallerlanguages,eventhosewithfarfewerthanonemillionspeakers,havebenefitedfromstate-sponsoredorvoluntarypreservationmovements.Onthemostinformallevel,communitiesinAlaskaandtheAmericannorthwesthaveformedInternetdiscussiongroupsinanattempttopassonNativeAmericanlanguagestoyoungergenerations.IntheBasque,Catalan,andGalicianregionsofSpain,suchmovementsarefiercelypoliticalandfrequentlyinvolvedloyalresistancetotheSpanishgovernmentoverpoliticalandlinguisticrights.ProjectshaverangedfromacampaigntoprintSpanishmoneyinthefourofficiallanguagesofthestatetothecreationoflanguageimmersionnurseryandprimaryschools.ZapatistasinMexicoarechampioningtherevivalofMayanlanguagesinanequallypoliticalcampaignforlocalautonomy.Inadditiontocausingthefeelingofthesubjectiveimportanceoflocalroots,supportersoflocallanguagesdefendtheircontinueduseonpracticalgrounds.Localtonguesfosterhigherlevelsofschoolsuccess,higherdegreesofparticipationinlocalgovernment,moreinformedcitizenship,andbetterknowledgeofone’sownculture,history,andfaith.Governmentandreliefagenciescanalsouselocallanguagestospreadinformationaboutindustrialandagriculturaltechniquesaswellasmodernhealthcaretodiverseaudiences.DevelopmentworkersinWestAfrica,forexample,havefoundthatthebestwaytoteachthevastnumberoffarmerswithlittleornoformaleducationhowtosowandrotatecropsforhigheryieldsisintheselocaltongues.Nevertheless,bothregionalizationandglobalizationrequirethatmoreandmorespeakersoflocallanguagesbemulti-literate.1、Inparagraph1,theauthorquotedamayor’swordtoshowthatglobalization________.A．strengthenslocalidentities B．weakensregionalizationC．strengthensindividualism D．weakenslocalattachments2、Theinfluenceofglobalizationonauthenticityisthatit________.A．weakenstheauthorityofauthenticityB．preventsthedevelopmentofauthenticityC．enhancestheimportanceofauthenticityD．promotesthematurityofauthenticity3、Intermsofcampaignsforlanguageprotection,AmericadiffersfromSpainandMexicointhat______.A．itsvolunteershaveenoughsponsorshipfromthestate.B．itslocalsarenotinterestedinfindingnativeAmericans.C．itsyouthsareeagertopassonthelocaltraditions.D．itsmovementsarenotpolitical.4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．Practically,locallanguagesarelessusedthanEnglish.B．Locallanguagesaremoreimportantindailylife.C．Thesmallertheworldis,themoreunitedthelocalsare.D．Therelationbetweenlocalizationandglobalizationisdouble-win.25．（10分）Imagineyou’restandinginlinetobuyasnackatastore.Youstepuptothecounterandthecashierscansyourfood.Next,youhavetopay.ButinsteadofscanningaQRCode(二維碼)withyoursmartphone,youjustholdoutyourhandsothecashiercanscanyourfingerprint.Or,acamerascansyourface,youreyesorevenyourear.Now,thistypeoftechnologymightnotbefaraway.Astechnologycompaniesmoveawayfromthetraditionalpassword,biometric(生物特征識(shí)別的)security,whichincludesfingerprint,faceandvoiceID,isbecomingincreasinglypopular.In2013,AppleintroducedtheiPhone1s,oneofthefirstsmartphoneswithafingerprintscanner.Sincethen,usingone'sfingerprinttounlockaphoneandmakemobilepaymentshasbecomeacommonplace,bringingconveniencetoourlives.Andsince2012,Samsunghasfeaturedeye-scanningtechnologyinitstopsmartphones,whileApple'snewiphoneXcanevenscanauser'sface.Butdespiteitspopularity,expertswarnthatbiometricsmightnotbeassecureasweimagine."Biometricsisideallygoodinpractice,notsomuch,"saidJohnMichener,abiometricsexpert.WhenintroducingthenewiPhone'sfaceIDfeature,PhilSchiller,Apple'sseniorvice-president,said."ThechancethatarandompersoninthepopulationcouldlookatyouriPhonesXandunlockitwiththeirfaceisaboutoneinamillion."Butit'salreadybeendone.InavideopostedonacommunitywebsiteReddit,twobrothersshowedhowtheywereeachabletounlockthesameiPhoneXusingtheirownface.Andtheyaren'teventwins."Wemayexpecttoomuchfrombiometrics,"AnilJain,acomputerscienceprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,toldCBSNews."Nosecuritysystemsareperfect."Earlierlastyear,Jainfoundawaytotrickbiometricsecurity.Usingaprintedcopyofathumbprint,shewasabletounlockadeadperson'ssmartphoneforthepolice,accordingtoatechwebsiteSplinter."It'sgoodtoseebiometricsbeingusedmore,"JaintoldCBSNews,"becauseitaddsanotherfactorforsecurity.Butusingmultiplesecuritymeasuresisthebestdefense."1、Whichisthelatestidentificationtechnologyinasmartphoneaccordingtothepassage?A．Facescanning.B．Eyescanning.C．QRCodescanning.D．Fingerprintscanning.2、WhatisamajorproblemoftheiPhoneX'sfaceIDsystem?A．Ittakestoolongtounlockthephone.B．Itoftenfailstorecognizeitsowner'sface.C．Facedatacanbeusedforotherpurposes.D．Differentfacescanbeusedtounlockthesamephone.3、WhatisAnilJain'sopinionaboutbiometricsecurity?A．Itisassecureastraditionalmeasures.B．Itisperfectwithoutmuchimprovement.C．Ithascausedmuchtroubleforthepolice.D．Itshouldbeusedwithothersecuritymeasures.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthispassage?A．Thepopularityofbiometrics.B．Securityproblemsofbiometrics.C．Variousproblemswithbiometrics.D．Greatchangescausedbybiometrics.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）Twoyearsago,somethinghappenedthatchangedmeandchangedhowIlivedinmyneighborhood.Intwodays,Ilostallofthethingsthatwerevery1tome.Myjobasaseniorwriterforanationalmagazinecametoa(n)2andarelationshipwithamanthatIlovedended3.Suddenly,everythinghadchanged.My4sankandIfeltaterriblesadness.Iwonderedhowor5Iwouldbeableto6myselfout.ThelossesI7mademeloseconfidenceandmademedelicate,8asaresultIbegantoconnectmore9withmyneighborsandtheworldaroundme.IlearnedthatthewomanfromElSalvadorhad10fromhercountrywithtwoyoungdaughtersafterherhusbandhadbeenmurdered.Shecleanedhousestomakeends11andsendherdaughterstocollege.Ilearnedthat12myneighborscametoLosAngeles15yearsago,theydidnot13Englishandthefathercleanedoffices14$8anhour.Later,hedrovedeliverytrucks.TodayheownsthreeapartmentbuildingsandhasmademoremoneythanI15everwillinmylifetime.Now,manyofmyneighborsaremy16.AtChristmas,Igivethemredwineandcake,and17theygivemepottedflowers.Whenmycarwouldn’tstartafewmonthsago.anditlookedlikeitwouldhavetobetowed(拖走)away,another18fromGuatemala,asweetmannamedAngel,quickly19outhistoolsandgotthecar20.Idiscoverhowextraordinarytheyare.Theywerehard-working,honorablepeoplewho,likeme,arejustlookingforwardtolivingwellandexperiencingsomehappiness.1、A．worthless B．a(chǎn)ttractive C．important D．pleasant2、A．end B．beginning C．conclusion D．crossing3、A．badly B．sadly C．successfully D．happily4、A．mind B．temper C．confidence D．heart5、A．if B．that C．which D．what6、A．turn B．pull C．take D．set7、A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．gained C．experienced D．experimented8、A．a(chǎn)nd B．or C．but D．so9、A．perfectly B．fully C．luckily D．kindly10、A．escaped B．flew C．left D．a(chǎn)voided11、A．see B．join C．get D．meet12、A．before B．while C．unless D．when13、A．say B．speak C．tell D．practice14、A．for B．in C．on D．a(chǎn)bout15、A．simply B．easily C．probably D．specially16、A．relatives B．friends C．guests D．hosts17、A．inturn B．inorder C．inreturn D．ingeneral18、A．friend B．visitor C．passer-by D．neighbor19、A．pointed B．handed C．stood D．brought20、A．started B．changed C．checked D．examined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）Aftereatingadietofbread,hamburgersandspaghettiforthree1．(month),IbegantomissChinesefood.Luckily,in2．internationalcitylikeNewYork,Ihavelittledifficulty3．(find)aChineserestaurant.However,theChinesefood,whichthelocalsconsider4．theirfavorite,isnotexactlytheChinesefoodIenjoyinBeijing.Icanalwaysfindsuchso-called“Chinesefood”ashoneychickenonthemenu,5．Iactuallyhaveneverevenheardofitbefore.Oneday,IwenttoaChineserestaurantwithmylocalfriends.Afterthemeal,eachofus6．(give)adumpling-shapedcookie.OnceIbitintoit,Irealizedsomethingnotquiteright.Ifoundapieceofpaperwithamessagethatread,“Thisfortune’snogood,tryanother.”AtfirstI7．(think)itmustbeatrickoftherestaurant.WhenItoldthistomyfriends,theyburstinto8．(laugh)andasked,“AreyoureallyfromChina?”Butitdoesn’tmeanthereisnoplaceinNewYorkwhereIcansatisfymystomach.IalwaysheadtoChinaTownwhenI9．(extreme)missthefoodofmyhomeland.Followingthehotandspicysmell,Icanalwaysfindthemosttypical(典型的)Chinesefood10．excitesmeinthecity.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）假如英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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