2025屆河北省張家口市涿鹿中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末檢測試題含解析

2025屆河北省張家口市涿鹿中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末檢測試題注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、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．.Openingthebook,shefoundinitawhite,plainenvelopewithhername______onit.A．toprint B．printed C．printing D．print2．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound3．Salesdirectorisaposition_______communicationabilityisjustasimportantassaleskills.A．which B．thatC．when D．where4．Becauseoftheheavysnow,wehadtodelaythevisituntilthisweekendtotheartgallery____inthecenterofourcitythesedays.A．beingheld B．holding C．tobeheld D．held5．Consideredtobealessdangeroustotobacco,"e-cigs"aretakingovertheWestasmoreandmorepeopleswitchoverwhentryingtokickthehabit.A．a(chǎn)djustment B．a(chǎn)lternativeC．a(chǎn)dvertisement D．a(chǎn)musement6．—HowareyougettingalongwithyourGerman,Kate？—Oh,Mr．Black,I’msotiredofit．MaybeIshoulddropout_____itkillsme．A．when B．a(chǎn)fter C．while D．before7．Hisadvicemademehappy,but____othersangry.A．making B．tomake C．/ D．make8．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat9．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when10．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t11．—It’ssohumidthesedays!—Don’tworry!Therain________tostopfromtomorrow.A．willexpectB．expectsC．willbeexpectedD．isexpected12．Thenewmeansoftransport________inthiscity,sowhetheritwillworkoutremainstobeseen.A．havenevertriedB．hasnevertriedC．haveneverbeentriedD．hasneverbeentried13．ThecourseaboutChinesefoodattractsover100studentsperyear,_______uptohalfarefromoverseas.A．inwhich B．ofwhomC．withwhich D．forwhom14．It'salwaysagoodideatohaveasecondkeysomewhere________youlosethefirstone.A．incase B．nowthatC．eventhough D．a(chǎn)slongas15．Theprojectisfarbehindschedule.It’simpossibleforyouto______itinaweek.A．catchupon B．liveuptoC．a(chǎn)ddupto D．holdonto16．Myroomgetsverycoldatnight._________________.A．Soismine B．Somineis C．Sodoesmine D．Sominedoes17．_______withallsortsofaffairs,themanagerhadlittletimetohaveagoodsleep.A．Occupying B．BeingoccupiedC．Occupied D．Havingoccupied18．Keepupyourspiritsevenifyou_____failhundredsoftimes.A．must B．needC．may D．should19．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown20．Youcangetoffthebusoneortwostops________andwalktherestofthewaytoworkeverydaysoastotakesomeexercise.A．moreearly B．earliest C．early D．earlier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）Welcome

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youtoreadandshare.Ifyoudocaretoshare,clickthe“SHARE”buttoninthebottomleftcornerofeachpage.AndthanksfortellingothersaboutInspire21.Theinspiringstoriesthatarelabeled(標記)“TRUE”aredonesotothebestofourknowledge,butwedonothavefullproofinsomecases.However,allofthesestoriesandmessagesareprovidedbecauseoftheirupliftingcontent,whethertrueornot.Manybookswe’vereadandmovieswe’vewatchedweretotallyuntrue,butweenjoyedtheinspirationtheygaveus—especiallyiftheyhadahappyending.So,pleasereadandsharethesestoriesatyourowndiscretion(判斷力).Thankyouforyourunderstanding!Also,manyoftheinspiringstoriesusedhereareusedwithpermissionfromtheauthor.However,wecannotgrant(授予)permissiontoreuseanyoftheseinspirationalstories,asthemajorityofthemarenotours.Lastly,manyinspiringstories(emailedtousorwecameacrossonline)arelistedas“AuthorUnknown”Ifyouhappentoknowtheauthor’sname,towhomcreditshouldbegiven,pleasecontactuswiththatinformationsowecankeepourinspiringstorycollectionaccurate.Thankyouagain!!1、WhatdoesInspire21do?A．Itencouragespeopletouseinspiringwords.B．Itoffersbooksandmovieswithahappyending.C．Itcollectsbothtruestoriesanduntruemessages.D．Itprovidesshortstoriesforpeopletoreadandshare.2、Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningto“inspiring”?A．Uplifting.B．Unique.C．Accurate.D．Humorous.3、Whatarethereadersexpectedtodointhelastparagraph?A．Reuseinspiringstories.B．Writemoretruestories.C．Helptogivecredittounknownauthors.D．Keeptheinspiringstoriesmoreaccurate.22．（8分）Newstudyshowsthatwhenteachersparticipateinatrainingprogramfocusedonprosocial(親社會的)classroombehavior,theirstudentsarebetterabletocontroltheiremotions,andthatchildrenwhocanregulateemotionsaremorelikelytobeacademicallysuccessful.Forthestudy,whichappearsinPreventionScience,researcherslookedatmorethan100teachersand1,817studentsfromkindergartentothirdgradetoseeifteacherscouldsupportstudents’emotionalandbehavioralgrowththroughtheIncredibleYearsTeacherClassroomManagement(IYTCM)program.Theprogramusesvideosandtrainingsessions,alongwithrole-playingandcoaching,tohelpteacherslearnmanagementskillssuchasusingbehavior-specificpraise,buildingpositiverelationshipswithstudents,andconsideringhowtoreducepoorbehavior.Teachersinthetraininggroupincreasedinteractionswithstudentsby64percentcomparedwith53percentforteachersinthecontrolgroupwithoutthetraining.“Emotionalregulationistheabilitytorecognizewhatbehaviorisappropriateinthepresentsituation,”saysWendyReinke,professorintheCollegeofEducationattheUniversityofMissouri.“Forexample,astudentmighthavedifficultycontrollingthefeelingofangerifheorshebecomesannoyedwithanotherstudent.Butunderthisprogram,theteacherencouragesthemtomovetoadifferentspotintheclassroom,effectivelyteachingthemthatsometimessteppingawayandtakingabreakisagoodwaytocalmdownandmanage8ha8feeling.”Afteroneschoolyearofusingtheprograminclassrooms,studentsimprovedtheirsocialabilityandabilitytoregulatetheiremotions.TheseimprovementsresultedinanincreaseinthetestsforstudentsinIncredibleYearsclassroomsvs.studentsincontrolclassrooms.Andthisclassroommanagementapproachcanhelpreducetheriskforstrugglinglearnersearlyon,whichcouldhelppreventmoreaccumulativesupportneedsinachild’sfuture.1、WhatdotheteachersdointheIYTCMprogram?A．Learnhowtoidentifypoorbehavior.B．Offertheresearchersadviceonemotionalcontrol.C．Takecareofkidsfromkindergartentothirdgrade.D．Applydifferentwaystolearninghowtomanagekids.2、WhatdoWendyReinke’swordssuggestinPara.4?A．Nowitishardforstudentstocontroltheiranger.B．Acalmmannerisaneffectivewaytohandleproblems.C．Fewcanrealizetheirbehaviorisunfitforasituation.D．Theprogramwillshowhowtohandletroublesomekids.3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthetrainingprogram?A．Positive. B．Negative.C．Subjective. D．Indifferent.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Studyresultsoftheprogramareentirelyunexpected.B．Theprogramadvancesthestudents’academicperformance.C．Studentsincontrolclassroomscanbettercontroltheiremotions.D．Studentschangetheirbadbehaviorshortlythroughtheprogram.23．（8分）Therearealotofproductsouttherethatmakeyourlifeeasier.Some,however,arealittlesillierthanothers—somuchthattheyseemlikejokeproducts.Hereareafewproductsthatsoundcrazy,butactuallytrue.SleepPhonesIt’shardtoimaginesomethingsillierthanamusic-playingheadbandyouwearwhileyousleep,buttheyexist—andarequitepopular.SleepPhoneswon’tgiveyouthehighestqualitysoundintheworld,butifyouprefertofallasleeptomusic,they’refarmorecomfortablethannormalheadphones.Whilethey’reabitexpensive,theymightbeperfectforyou.There’salsoawirelessversionifyouprefer.OnionGogglesIfcuttingonionbringsonthewaterworksnomatterwhatyoutry,it’stimefordesperatemeasures.Wetestedabunchofmethodsforavoidingoniontears,andfoundthebestsolutionscamedowntocuttingtheonionunderavent(通風孔),orwearingthesestylishandawesomegoggles.LockLacesThere’resomegreatwaystotieyourshoesbetter,butifyoulongforthelacelessshoesofyourchildhooddays,LockLacesareaprettygoodchoice.They’rebasicallyelastic(有彈性的)lacesthatremovetheneedtotieyourshoes.Sure,peoplewillmakefunofyou,butyoucanmakefunofthemaftertheytripovertheirownuntiedlaces.Oryoucanmakeyourownslip-onshoeswithelastictubing.2D-GlassesHate3D-movies,buthavetogotoone?Thedifferencebetween2D-glassesand3D-glassesliesintheirlenses(鏡片).Eachlensof2D-glassesblocksthesamepicture,soeacheyegetsthesamepicture,whileeachlensof3D-glassesblocksadifferentpicture,soeacheyegetsadifferentpicturewhichthebraininterpretsas3D．Nowyouhaveapairofglassesthatcansaveyoufromtheheadachecausedbywearing3D-glasseswhicharepopularinourmovietheaters.Youcanbuythemormakeapairforyourself.1、WhatdoweknowaboutSleepPhones?A．Therearetwoversions.B．They’recomfortablebutunhealthy.C．Theygiveyouthebestqualitysound.D．They’recheaperthanotherheadphones.2、Theunderlinedpart“bringsonthewaterworks”inthetextprobablymeans_____.A．makesyoureyeswaterB．makesyourfingershurtC．destroysyourwaterpipesD．a(chǎn)ddstoyourwashingwork3、Comparedwith3D-glasses,2D-glasses_____.A．a(chǎn)recheaperandthinnerB．won’tgiveyouaheadacheC．letyouseeadifferentpictureD．a(chǎn)remorepopularinmovietheaters24．（8分）FantasticFallFestivalsYouWon'tWanttoMissSeymourAppleFestivalAdmissiontotheSeymourAppleFestivalisfreeandsoistheentertainment!Morethan15,000peoplefromallovertheregioncomeouttotakepartintheactivities,rangingfromdrawings,vendorbooths,food,applecontests,bike-decoratingcontests,andmore.MarionvilleAppleFestivalThepopularMarionvilleAppleFestivalishometocountlessactivitiesandevents.Thecarnival,ponyrides,andgameswillkeepthekidsbusy,whileadultswillenjoywatchingthepie-eatingcontestandbrowsingdozensofcraftvendorbooths.HumansvilleFallFestivalTheHumansvilleFallFestivalmaybehostedbyasmalltown,butthatdoesn'tmeanit'slackingbigfun.Perfectforallages,thisfallfestivaliscelebratingits70thyearandwillprovidethreefulldaysoffun.Thisyear'sfestivalwillfeaturelivemusicfromfantasticlocalmusicians,whichwilldefinitelymakeitdifferentfromtheonesinotheryears.You'llalsofindfuncarnivalrides,talentedartisanssellingtheirgoods,andanamazingparadetowrapuptheeventonSaturday.SouthsideFallFestivalTheSouthsideFallFestivalisperfectforfamilycelebrations,withanalcohol-freeenvironmentandfreeadmission.Enjoyacolorfulparadeandfloatcontest,deliciousfoodvendors,livemusic,karaoke,andmore.FallIntoArtsFestivalMakesuretobringthekidsalongforthisfestivalthatcelebratesallthingscreative.TheFallIntoArtsFestivalfeaturesahostofkid-friendlyactivitieslikealegobuild,sandart,bubblestations,chalkthesidewalk,ajumphouse,andmore.Parentswillhaveplentytodoaswell,withanexcellentvarietyofartists,festivalfood,aminifilmfestival,andmuchmore.,1、Whichfestivalsarefreeofcharge?A．SouthsideFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestivalB．SeymourAppleFestivalandSouthsideFallFestival,C．HumansvilleFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestivalD．SeymourAppleFestivalandMarionvilleAppleFestival.2、WhatmakesHumansvilleFallFestivalspecialthisyear?A．FunactivitiesonSaturday.B．Thedurationofthefestival.C．Theareaofthehostingtown.D．Musicians'liveperformance.3、FallIntoArtsFestivalisspeciallywelcomedby.A．movielovers B．modernartistsC．visitorsofallages D．familieswithkids25．（10分）Wecantakeonlinejoyfullearningexperiencestoanewlevelbycombiningthebestpracticesineducationwithinspiringhands-onlessonsthatparentsandchildrencanenjoytogether.◆

StartingaWriter’sNotebookJune13th—June17thThisworkshopistoinspirechildrentoseethemselvesastrueauthors.Thewritingactivitiesinthisworkshoparemeanttohelpyoungauthorsdeveloptheirsenseofvoiceandenthusiasmforwriting.Participantswilllearnavarietyofstrategiesandtechniquesforgeneratingideasandproducingmeaningfulwriting.PRICE:$27.00($22.00cashpayment)AGE:6—10◆

BackyardScienceJune20th—June24thBysharingwhatwediscoverinourownbackyards,ourchildrenwillbeabletoexperiencefirsthandhowwildlife,climate,andgeographiclandscapesdifferacrosstheglobe.Throughthisworkshopwehavetheabilitytocreateeye-openingexplorationsforourchildren.PRICE:$27.00AGE:4—10◆

BeaPeacemakerJune27th—July1stBypracticingmindfulnesswediscoverhowtofindthatpeacefulplacewithinourselves,evenduringthemostdifficulttimes.Thisonlineclassoffersfamiliesawaytoexplorebeneficialtechniquestogetherinanefforttodevelopasharedlanguageandcommonunderstandingofwhatitmeanstobefullypresentinourlives.PRICE:$27.00AGE:4—10◆

PoetryMakersJune11th—July15thWhensharingpoemswithourchildren,wenotonlyteachthemhowtoappreciatethebeautyoflanguagebutalsothatourwordshavetheabilitytoaffectothersindeepandmeaningfulways.Inthisfour-weekonlineworkshop,wewillstrengthenourchildren’sunderstandingofthemselves,eachother,andtheworldaroundthemthroughthepowerofwritingpoetry.PRICE:$27.00AGE:6—101、WhatcanwelearnaboutStartingaWriter’sNotebook?A．Itoffersadiscount.B．Itlastsfourweeks.C．Itissuitableforallages.D．Itencourageschildrentowritepoetry.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutBackyardScience?A．Itencouragesthekidstogetclosetonature.B．Itoffersthekidsvariousoutdoorexplorations.C．Itfillsthekidswithconfidenceintheirfuture.D．Itenrichesthekids’lifeexperienceandknowledge.3、Whichworkshopcanhelpkidsmakeagoodbalanceintheirdailylife?A．StartingaWriter’sNotebook.B．BackyardScience.C．BeaPeacemaker.D．PoetryMakers.4、WhatcankidslearnatPoetryMakers?A．Takemoreinterestintheirstudies.B．Haveastrongdesiretobesuccessful.C．Showmuchenthusiasmforliterature.D．Beawareofthepowerofwords.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）BorninAmerica,IspokeEnglish,notChinese,thelanguageofmyancestors.WhenIwasthree,myparentsflashedcardswithChinese

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;everylaughismyheritage(傳統(tǒng))fadingaway.1、A．custom B．games C．characters D．language2、A．a(chǎn)head B．a(chǎn)round C．a(chǎn)long D．a(chǎn)side3、A．when B．before C．unless D．until4、A．success B．study C．time D．a(chǎn)ttempt5、A．a(chǎn)iming B．joking C．nodding D．staring6、A．caredabout B．laughedat C．a(chǎn)rguedwith D．a(chǎn)skedafter7、A．rightnow B．fromnow C．a(chǎn)ttimes D．intime8、A．decision B．permission C．information D．preparation9、A．repeated B．reviewed C．spelled D．kept10、A．farm B．stand C．pond D．market11、A．guessed B．forget C．doubted D．ignored12、A．by B．a(chǎn)s C．with D．from13、A．second B．effort C．desire D．movement14、A．forcing B．a(chǎn)llowing C．persuading D．leading15、A．bright B．blank C．pale D．red16、A．open-mouthed B．tongue-tied C．empty-handed D．broken-hearted17、A．service B．home C．risk D．root18、A．trade B．deed C．challenge D．incident19、A．it B．us C．me D．them20、A．thrown B．lost C．divided D．reflected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）EveryWednesdayat7pm,agroupofrunningenthusiastsfromdifferentcountriesgatheratabarinShanghaibeforesetting1．ontheir5-kilometerrun.Butthisisnoordinaryrun.Thesepeople2．(arm)withtrash(垃圾)bags.Themembersofthisgroupdon’tsimplyrunforthesakeofgoodhealth.TheydoitforthesakeoftheEarth3．well.Called“plogging”,thisnewfitnessactivityoriginatedinSwedenin2016andwasintroducedtoShanghaiin2018.Thetermisacombinationofthewords“jogging”and“plockaupp”,4．means“pickup”inSwedish.Bythesummerof2018,justafewmonthsafterTrashRunningChinawasfounded,5．(it)WeChatgrouphadgrowntoincludemorethan400runners.Tomaketheactivitymorefunforboth6．(newcomer)andregularploggers,TrashRunningChinaalso7．(frequent)organizeslongerweekendrunsinthesuburbanareas.“Wewantmorepeopletoholdsmall‘plogging’groupsandhavea8．(responsible)toorganizetrashrunningactivitiesintheirownneighborhoods,”saysEisenring,whofoundedTrashRunningChina.“‘Plogging’isaway9．(know)thepeopleandthecityabitmore,”saysRobbinTrebbe,oneofthe10．(late)runnerstojointhegroup.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）IhaveanauntworkinLondon、Ithasbeenfiveyearsthatwemeteachother、LastsummervacationmyparentandItookatripthere、Ididn’texpectliveinacityinEnglandcouldbemuchexpensivethaninmyhomecountryineasternEurope、WewenttoCambridgeontheotherday、Theyweremanykindsofdeliciousfood,sowegotourselvessomethingtoeat、IeatCoriandercrisps,whichwereextremetasty、AlthoughIwastiredthatday,Ireallyhadwonderfultime、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你聽說美國青年Martin在北京開了一間茶室（teahouse），該茶室面向年輕人提供世界各地的茶飲。你對茶文化感興趣，請給他寫封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.對該茶室的作用作出肯定的評價；2.表達你想暑假期間到該茶室當志愿者的愿望，并說明其目的。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.郵件的開頭已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)DearMartin,I’mLiHua,ahighschoolstudentinChina.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、D4、A5、B6、D7、C8、D9、B10、C11、D12、Ｄ13、B14、A15、A16、C17、C18、C19、B20、D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、D2、A3、C22、1、D2、B3、A4、B23、The“swim-with-dolphins”touristindustryisbecomingmorepopulareveryyear.Afterall,itcancostalargeamountofmoneytohavethiskindofholidayexperience.Sotouroperatorstrytoplaceeagerswimmersasnearaspossibletothedolphinsbytryingtopredictwherethedolphinswillbe.Researchhasshownthatwhiledolphinscanmoveawayiftheydonotwanttointeract(交流）withhumanswimmers,theydonotlikeitatalliftheswimmersslipintothewaterdirectlyontopofthemorifhumansareintheirpathoftravel.However,ifswimmersenterthewatertoonesideofthem,thedolphinsdonotavoidtheswimmerstothesameextent.Inallcases,thedolphinsseemtohavebecomemoresensitivetothepresenceoftheswimmers.Fordolphins,swimmingamongstorwithhumansisnotnecessarilyahighpriority.Thisresearchhasshownthatonly19%ofanygroupofdolphinswillparticipateininteraction.Youngdolphinsarethemostlikelytointeract;theydoseemcuriousaboutbeingwithhumans.Itisbelievedthattheyseehumansas“entertainment”andthattheinteractionisanewandunusualexperienceforthem.Itisfrequentlyaskedwhether“swim-with-dolphins”tourismshouldbediscontinued.Theadviceisthatdolphinsshouldbegivenenoughperiodsoftimethroughoutthedaywhentheyarenotexposedtotourism.Permittedinteractionsshouldnotbetoodisturbingtothedolphinssincetherecouldbemothersandcalves(幼崽）presentindolphingroups.Thereshouldalsobeeducationalcampaignsaboutthecreaturesandwhat