2025屆湖南省兩校聯(lián)考高三英語第一學(xué)期期末檢測(cè)模擬試題含解析

2025屆湖南省兩校聯(lián)考高三英語第一學(xué)期期末檢測(cè)模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Notuntilhelefthishome__________toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim．A．didhebeginB．hadhebegunC．hebeganD．hehadbegun2．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup3．—HelenisgoingtoManchesterforfurthereducationnextmonth.—I’m______becauseIhavetostayathomeandwork.A．greenwithenvyB．whiteasasheetC．tickledpinkD．blackandblue4．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether5．Paintingfromstillimagesleadstoalossofsensitivity,whichis_____toanartist.A．a(chǎn)bsolute B．urgent C．especial D．vital6．F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the7．Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that8．Theseniorteacheralwaysgoesswimminganddoespush-upstostay________.A．inplace B．inorderC．inshape D．infashion9．InthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscan________aparticularexperimentbeforedoingtheminareallab.A．revealB．reserveC．previewD．provide10．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what11．—It’ssohumidthesedays!—Don’tworry!Therain________tostopfromtomorrow.A．willexpectB．expectsC．willbeexpectedD．isexpected12．---CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.---__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion13．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff14．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when15．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently16．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how17．Manyuniversitiesthroughouttheworldprovidescholarshipsforstudents________financialaid.A．infavourof B．inneedofC．infaceof D．inhonourof18．ThebeautifulmountainvillagewespentourholidaylastyearislocatedinisnowpartofGuangxi.A．which;where B．where;what C．that;what D．when;which19．Heissuchanunselfishman.Youcannothelpbut________him.A．respectB．torespectC．neglectD．toneglect20．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．a(chǎn)slongasC．a(chǎn)sifD．eversince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）Kandareallydoesn'tliketowalkalone.Thescientistfromaresearchinstituteofintelligentrobotsfindstheexperiencesoboringthathe'dratherdrive—eventhoughhelivesclosetohislabandknowsthatwalkingushealthy."Ienjoywalkingwithsomeone,likewithmywife,withmydaughter,"Kandasaid."Buttheyarenotalwaysavailable."SoKanda,whospecializesinhuman-likebots,developedaroboticwalkingpartnerthatcouldmakesmalltalkbasedonitssurroundings,which,hehopes,mightmotivatepeopletogetoutandexercisemore.Thebotrestsonaperson'sshoulderlikeaboxyparrot.Itweighsaboutapoundandahalfandsitsroughly8.5incheshigh,3.5incheswide,and10incheslong.Amicrophone,speaker,andinternalcameraallowittocommunicate.It'sevenequippedwithasmile.Kandaandhisteamcollectedvideoformfivedifferentlocations,includingagardenandashoppingmall,andcreatedadatasetofsmalltalktopicsrelatedtoeachlocation.Thentheyprogrammedtherobottoassociatevisualcueswithspecifictopics.Aspecialspeechsoftwareprovidedtherobotwithavoice.Nearagroupofparkedcars,forexample,itmightsay,"Inabigparkinglot,sometimesIforgetwhereIparked."Theytestedtheroboton15volunteers,10malesand5females,whowerepaidandaveragedabout26yearsold."Haveyoueverblownapuffofdandelion（蒲公英）seedsintotheair?"Therobotaskedaparticipant,whosmiledandresponded,"Yes,IoftendidthatwhenIwasachild."Althoughseveralparticipantsnotedtherobot'sweight,Kandawassurprisedthatnooneconsideredtheexperienceasstrangeorfunny."Iguesspeopleenjoynewtechnologies,"hesaid.Justlikeahumanpartner,Kanda'sbotisn'tperfect.It'snotabletogoforwalksinheavyrainand,whiletherobotcanmakeexpressions,itcan'treallyholdaconversation,aboutwhichKandaismostworried.Despiteitslimits,Kandawascomfortedbythebot'spresence."Ifeltakindofsenseofbeingwithsomeone,"hesaid,"particularlywhenitspoke."1、WhydoesKandahavetheideaofdevelopingaroboticwalkingpartner?A．Becausehewantssomeonetoaccompanyhimwhilewalking.B．Becausehehasneverdevelopedarobotlikeaparrot.C．Becausehisfamilyareunwillingtowalkwithhim.D．Becauseheiscrazyaboutdevelopingrobots.2、Whatcharacteristicdoestherobothave?A．Itcan"speak"and"see".B．Itcanwalklikeahumanbeing.C．Itcancommunicatewithpeoplefreely.D．Itismuchmorehumorousthanarealperson.3、Whatisnecessaryfortherobottofunction?A．Asmallsize.B．Aboxyshape.C．Ahumanpartner.D．Aspeechsoftware.4、WhatisKandamostlikelytodoabouthisrobotnext?A．Tomakeitmoreconvenienttocarry.B．Toimproveitsconversationalskills.C．Toenableittowalkinheavyrain.D．Tobetteritssoundsystem.22．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuron（運(yùn)動(dòng)神經(jīng)元）diseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandchangethemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（漸凍癥）,alsoknownasmotorneurondisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorproblemsareexpensive,notstrongundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibration(校對(duì))andabundant,relativelyimmobilesetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Tochangethesituation…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgrids(格)ofletters,whicheachmatchadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithmisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.1、WhichisnecessarytoinstallGazeSpeakforuseaccordingtothepassage?A．a(chǎn)smartphonewithacamera.B．a(chǎn)smartphonewithre-calibrationsystem.C．a(chǎn)smartphonewithastickerontheback.D．a(chǎn)smartphoneconnectedwithothersetups.2、ComparedwiththedisadvantagescurrentinputsystemforALSsufferershave,GazeSpeakwillbe_________.A．low-cost,stronginsystem,easytotakewithusersB．a(chǎn)ffordable,lightweight,environmentallyfriendlyC．easytooperate,movable,abletocheckitselfD．a(chǎn)vailableunderstronglight,richinresources,inexpensive3、Themostpossibledesignofthegridswillbe________.A．B．C．D．4、What’sthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Toadvertiseanewapp.B．TocallforattentiontoALSsufferers.C．Tosharetheinformationofan.app.D．Toshowrespecttotheprogrammeroftheapp.23．（8分）Bytryingtotickle(撓癢癢)ratsandrecordinghowtheirnervecellsrespond,ShimpeiIshiyamaandhisadviserarediscoveringamysterythathaspuzzledthinkerssinceAristotleexpectedthathumans,giventheirthinskinanduniqueabilitytolaugh,weretheonlyticklishanimals.ItturnsoutthatAristotlewaswrong.IntheirstudypublishedonThursday,IshiyamaandhisadviserMichaelBrechtfoundthatratssqueakedandjumpedw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logyoutthereconnectingyoutoacar.”AccordingtotheresearchersattheUniversityofMichigan,30yearsago,eightintenAmerican18-year-oldshadadriver’slicensecomparedtosixintentoday.Soit’snotthatsurprisingthatonmy16thbirthdayIwasn’trushingtogetalicensebutaniPhone.“Driving,foryoungpeople,doesmeantheyhavetodisconnectfromtheirtechnology,andthat’sanegative.Soiftheycouldsitinthepassagesideandstillbeconnected,that’sgoingtobeaplus.”Schorcontinued.Tome,anotherplusisthatridesharingrepresentssomething,somethingmuchbiggerthantryingtosavemoney.Iseeitasevidencethatpeoplestilldependoneachother.Mygenerationsharestheircarsandapartmentsthewayneighborsusedtosharecupsofsugar.Forthesystemtowork,someofusstillneedourowncars.ButuntilIgetmyownversionofthesilverSuperBeetle,youcanfindmeonTwitter.1、TheAmericanteensprefertopossessaniPhoneasabirthdaygiftbecause______.A．itismostfashionableandcool B．theyareboredwithdrivingcarsC．theyarefondofbeingconnected D．itismuchcheaperthanacar2、Wecanlearnfromthetextthat______.A．TwitterisawebsiteforteenstomakefriendsandachievegoalsB．ridesharingcanbeseenasasignthatpeoplestillcountoneachotherC．drwingcarsforteensmeansaplusandconnectingwithtechnologyD．havingacarandcost-sharingsymbolizemorefreedomfortheauthor’smother3、ProfessorJulietwouldagreethat______.A．youngpeoplewillsitwaitingtobecontactedbyreadingapassageB．sharingeconomyisboundtoberesponsiblefortherecessionC．youngpeopletendtoshareacarwithstrangersbymeansofTwitterD．beingconnectedviatechnologycomesfirstforyoungpeople4、Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably______.A．Twitter,anAwesomeWebsite B．CarsoriPhoneC．TeensUseTwittertoThumbRides D．CoolTeensontheGo第三部分語言知識(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）ADifferentViewAtage14,15and16,thewaywelookedwasthemostimportantthingintheworldtous.MyfriendsandIwantednothinglessthanperfection.Inhighschool,wejoinedthegymnastics(體操)team,andour1becameevenmoreimportanttous.Wehadnofat,onlymuscle.Ontheweekends,wewouldgotothebeach,2ofourflatstomachs.Onesummerday,allmyfriendswereatmyhouse3.Atonepoint,Iwasrunningbacktothepool.I4onabee,andwhileitwasdyingundermyfoot,itstung(蟄)me.Iinstantlystartedtofeel5.Thatnight,Ibegantorunahighfeverandmylegandfootwerered,hotandswollen.Icouldn’twalk.Icouldbarely6.Whenmyfootstartedtogonumb,everyonebecamemore7.Myfootwasnotgettingenoughblood.Ihadtogotothe8,andmyleghurtasifitwerebadlybroken.Icouldn’tmove.AllIcoulddowasthinkabouthowsoftmymiddlewasbecoming.That9memorethananyconcernovermyleg.Thatwouldall10whenIheardthedoctorsmentionpossiblycuttingoffmyfoot.Itwasstillnotgettingthe11supplyitneeded.Thedoctorswouldhavetospeeduptheirtreatment.NeverbeforedidIhavesuchgreat12formyfoot.Andwalkingseemedlikea13fromthegods.LessandlesswouldIwanttohearmyfriendstalkabout14andwhowaswearingwhat.MoreandmoreIexpectedvisitsfromotherkidsinthehospital,whowerequicklybecomingmyfriends.Onegirlcametovisitme15.Everytimeshecame,shebroughtflowers.Shewasrecoveringfromcancerandfeltsheshouldcomebackand16theotherpatients.Shestillhadnohair,andshewasswollenfrommedicationsshehadbeentaking.Iwouldnothavegiventhisgirlasecond17before.Inowlovedeveryinchofherandlookedforwardtoher18.Finally,IwasimprovingandsoonIwenthome.Mylegwasstillswollen,19Iwaswalking,andIhadmyfoot!WhenIwouldgobacktothehospital,Ioftensawmyfriend.Shewasstillvisitingpeopleand20goodcheer.Ithoughtiftherewasanangelonthisearth,ithadtobeher.1、A．grades B．brains C．bodies D．clothes2、A．a(chǎn)shamed B．proud C．sure D．tired3、A．dancing B．chatting C．jogging D．swimming4、A．stepped B．focused C．held D．took5、A．upset B．fearful C．sick D．a(chǎn)nxious6、A．jump B．run C．stand D．rest7、A．concerned B．relieved C．surprised D．interested8、A．beach B．hospital C．gym D．school9、A．blamed B．impressed C．shocked D．troubled10、A．change B．bother C．help D．happen11、A．nutrition B．blood C．time D．a(chǎn)ir12、A．observation B．devotion C．a(chǎn)ppreciation D．evaluation13、A．gift B．hand C．promise D．treat14、A．homework B．a(chǎn)ppointment C．movies D．gymnastics15、A．suddenly B．regularly C．eventually D．recently16、A．a(chǎn)dvise B．encourage C．serve D．instruct17、A．choice B．thought C．glance D．chance18、A．words B．ideas C．flowers D．visits19、A．but B．then C．so D．for20、A．enjoying B．gaining C．discovering D．spreading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）Overweightchildrenandteenagersagedbetween5and18intheChinamainland1．(reach)8.5millionin2025,anumber2．surpasses(超過)thepopulationofSpain,astudysaid.Accordingtothestudy,amongtheobeseChineseyouth,millionsofthem3．(report)tosufferfromallkindsofdiseases.Italsostatedthatinalltherewouldbe268millionoverweightschoolagedchildrenworldwideby2025,4．(include)91millionobesechildren,ifnoeffective5．(measure)couldbetakentostoptheexistingtrends.Inactivityandtheconsumptionofjunkfoodandsodadrinkcontributed6．thegrowingnumberofoverweight7．(young)intheworld.8．(respond)totheincreaseofobesechildreninChina,theStateCouncilreleasedaguidelinethisyear.TheguidelineaimedtopreventmorechildrenfrombecomingobeseanditurgedthatthelocalgovernmentinChina9．(strength)thetrainingofmedicalstaffaroundchildren'shealthandpromoteknowledgeof10．(balance)eatinganddrinkinghabitsamongtheirparents.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短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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)（∧），并在此符號(hào)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。Ourclasspaidavisittoasenior'shomelastSunday.Assoonaswegottothere,wefirstdidathoroughcleaning.Somesweptandmoppingthefloor.Somecleanedthewindowsorothersdidsomewashing.Anhourlate,theroomslookedcleanandtidyandtookonanewlylook.Thenweweredividedintotwogroup.Onegroupgaveawonderfulperformancewhotheelderlyenjoyedverymuch;theo