山西省浑源县第七中学2025年英语高三上期末检测模拟试题.doc

山西省浑源县第七中学2025年英语高三上期末检测模拟试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．That preserved historic village connected to downtown by a highway is ________ many office workers spend their weekends.
A．what B．how
C．where D．why
2．He ______ a chance to try it again just now.
A． gave B． will give C． is given D． was given
3．That was not the first time he ____ us. I think it's high time we ____ strong actions against him.
A．betrayed, take B．had betrayed, took
C．has betrayed, took D．has betrayed, take
4．The scientist does not study nature ________ it is useful to do so. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it.
A．until B．because
C．though D．unless
5．______ exactly what was wrong with him, the doctors gave him a complete examination.
A．To discover B．Discovering C．Discovered D．Having been discovered
6．Nicholas was very kind, merciful and generous. This is ________ Father Christmas is based on.
A．where B．how C．what D．why
7．The boy stood his head down, listening to his mother scolding him for breaking the windows.
A．for B．of C．with D．around
8．He insisted what he did _______ right and that anyone who broke laws ________．
A．was ; be punished B．be ; was punished
C．was; was punished D．be ; be punished
9．Philips won 8 gold medals at the Beijing Olympic Games, __________astonished the world.
A．that B．which C．what D．who
10．So far, only one man has ________ a theory that seems to fit all the facts.
A．come up with B．put up with
C．lined up with D．caught up with
11．（2018·海淀二模）This view is common _________ all sections of the community.
A．across B．above
C．around D．along
12．It was ______ we were returning home ______ I realized what a good feeling it was to have helped someone in trouble.
A．when; before B．when; that
C．before; where D．how; that
13．Bob was trying to ________ that he knew the famous singer who would perform in our city.
A．let out B．lay out
C．figure out D．make out
14．In contrast with the liberal social climate of the present, traditions in the past were relatively ______.
A．competitive B．comprehensive
C．creative D．conservative
15．It’s true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer. We won’t take the new one, ________, because we don’t feel as safe on it.
A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise
16．—You’ve made great progress in your English study, haven’t you?
—Yes, but much .
A．remains to do B．is remained to do
C．remains to be done D．is remained to be done
17．I think you could complain, _______, of course, you are happy with the way thing s are.
A．unless B．that C．which D．where
18．These remarkable findings suggest the elephants have ________ a memory capacity to make distinctions between human voices.
A．built up B．packed up C．brought up D．took up
19．The flat is good value for money because not only did they sell it to me at a cheap price, but they threw in some old furniture _________.
A．at their command B．for good measure
C．beyond my reach D．beneath their dignity
20．If he had been working hard, he ______ in the office now. However, he didn’t.
A．would be working B．were to be working C．was working D．should work
第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
21．（6分）“Years ago when I was at the Grand Canyon, I remembered someone coming up to the canyon’s edge, taking a shot with a camera and then walking away, like ‘got it – done’, barely even glancing at the magnificent scene in front of him,” Linda Henkel, a scientist at Fairfield University, US told Live Science.
Henkel was surprised by how obsessed (痴迷的) people are with taking pictures these days - before dinner, during friends’ birthday parties, on museum tours and so on.
They keep taking pictures because they think that it helps record the moment, but as Henkel’s latest study has just found out, this obsession may prevent their brains remembering what actually happened, reported The Guardian.
In her study, Henkel led a group of college students around a museum and asked them to simply observe 15 objects and photograph 15 others. The next day the students’ memory of the tour was tested, and the results showed that they were less accurate in recognizing the objects and they remembered fewer details about them if they photographed them.
‘‘When people rely on technology to remember them — counting on the camera to record the event and thus not needing to attend to it fully themselves, it can have a negative impact on how well they remember their experiences,” Henkel explained.
But there is also an exception: if students zoomed in to photograph part of an object, their memory actually improved, and those who focused the lens (镜头) on a specific area could even recall parts that weren’t in the frame.
So basically, this study is saying that constantly taking pictures can harm your memory. But shouldn’t reviewing pictures we have taken help wake up our memories? This is true, but only if we spend enough time doing it.
“In order to remember, we have to access and interact with the photos, rather than just collect them,” Henkel told The Telegraph. However, previous research has shown that most people never take the time to look over their digital pictures simply because there are too many of them and they aren’t usually very organized on their computers.
1、Why did the author mention Henkel’s trip to the Grand Canyon at the beginning?
A．To complain about some tourists’ bad habits.
B．To give suggestions on how to enjoy one’s tour.
C．To point out people’s obsession with taking pictures.
D．To describe the beautiful view of the Grand Canyon.
2、What can we learn from Henkel’s study?
A．Reviewing pictures always helps people bring back memories easily.
B．Taking pictures in a museum tour helps students recognize objects better.
C．People should spend more time taking pictures than studying real objects.
D．Pictures focusing on the details of objects probably improve people’s memories.
3、The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 probably refers to “________”.
A．the camera B．technology
C．the event D．an object
4、What is the article mainly about?
A．People’s obsession with taking pictures and its influence.
B．Possible ways of using pictures to improve one’s memory.
C．Great harm to memory caused by taking pictures constantly.
D．A believable study into the negative impact of lining cameras often.
22．（8分） Susan Sontag (1933—2004) was one of the most noticeable figures in the world of literature. For more than 40 years she made it morally necessary to know everything—to read every book worth reading, to see every movie worth seeing. When she was still in her early 30s, publishing essays in such important magazines as Partisan Review, she appeared as the symbol of American culture life, trying hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art. With great effort and serious judgment, Sontag walked at the latest edges of world culture.
Seriousness was one of Sontag’s lifelong mottos, but at a time when the barriers between the well-educated and the poorly-educated were obvious, she argued for a true openness to the pleasure of pop culture. In Notes Camp, the 1964 essay that first made her name, she explained what was then a little-known set of difficult understandings, through which she could not have been more famous. Notes on Camp, she wrote, represents “a victory of ‘form’ over ‘content’, ‘beauty’ over ‘morals’”.
By conviction(信念) she was a sensualist(感觉论者), but by nature she was a moralist, and in the works she published in the 1970s and 1980s, it was the latter side of her that came forward. In Illness as Metaphor—published in 1978, after she suffered cancer—she argued against the idea that cancer was somehow a special problem of repressed (被压抑的) personalities, a concept that effectively blamed the victim for the disease. In fact, re-examining old concepts was her lifelong habit.
In America, her story of a 19th century Polish actress who set up a perfect society in California, won the National Book Award in 2000. But what made her achieve lasting fame was a tireless, all-purpose cultural view.
“Sometimes,” she once said, “I feel that, in the end, all I am really defending… is the idea of seriousness, of true seriousness.” And in the end, she made us take it seriously too.
1、It is implied but not stated in the first paragraph that Sontag .
A．was a symbol of American cultural life
B．developed world literature, film and arts
C．published many essays about world culture
D．kept pace with the newest development of world culture
2、She first won her name through .
A．publishing essays in magazines like Partisan Review
B．her story of a Polish actress
C．her explanation of a set of difficult understandings
D．her book Illness as Metaphor
3、From the works Susan published in the 1970s and 1980s, we can learn that .
A．she was more of a moralist than a sensualist
B．she was more of a sensualist than a moralist
C．she believed repressed personalities mainly led to illness
D．She would like to re-examine old positions
4、According to the passage, Susan Sontag would agree to the ideas except .
A．We should try hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art.
B．Cancer can be defeated because it is a special problem of repressed personalities.
C．‘Form’ should be over ‘content’, ‘beauty’ should be over ‘morals’.
D．We should defend the idea of seriousness, of true seriousness.
5、What is the passage mainly about?
A．A lifelong motto: seriousness.
B．Susan Sontag is the symbol of American culture.
C．How Susan Sontag became famous.
D．An introduction to Susan Sontag and her motto.
23．（8分）Castle Dale is a small town in central Utah. My grandpa’s farm is a few miles to the north. I grew up there. Milking a cow, feeding the chickens and cutting firewood were daily routines. Grandpa had me carrying a broom to do snow cleaning when it was actually taller than I was. This was the work kids like me learned to do at a young age.
I was tall, very tall at a really young age. My unusual height caused people to look, ask questions, laugh, tease, and sometimes even challenge me to fight. I was teased cruelly as a kid. It wasn’t fair, I knew, but that was just the way it was. Luckily, I was taught at a very young age a very important lesson. I am different and that’s Okay—I’m unique and I matter. No one could ever take that away from me. I knew this then, and I know this now. That alone helped me through the frustrations and heartaches of normal life.
When I was in junior high school, I realized something else that helped me cope. Most teasing came from one of two places—people who were either jealous or ignorant (愚昧). I couldn’t change the way they were, but I could change the way I felt. I was not going to feel bad because of their ignorance or jealousy. It wasn’t worth it. Realizing this didn’t stop them, or change the fact that these comments hurt. It did, however, give me a way to understand these people and deal with their treatment in a way that was okay for me.
These things still happen today. It will probably happen the rest of my life. I will always be 7 feet, 6 inches (2.29 meters) tall. I wouldn’t change that for anything. People will always look because it is not every day that you see someone that tall. I learned that at a young age and I now try to teach my own children that they are unique and they matter. That is the message I give to you. Regardless of your race, religion, background, or circumstances ... Being different is okay.
1、The author mentioned his hometown to show us _______
A．he is from an ordinary family B．his grandpa is strict with him
C．he loves this lovely small town D．he had to do a lot of labor work
2、The author was often teased because _______
A．he grew up in a small town B．he was much taller than others
C．he fought with people easily D．he didn’t want people to watch him
3、What was the author’s attitude towards being teased?
A．He accepted the fact of being different and let it go.
B．He felt angry failing to change others’ opinions.
C．He felt hurt hearing people’s negative comments
D．He hated people’s ignorance and jealousy.
4、Which of the following may best describe the theme of the passage?
A．Everything comes to the man who waits.
B．It is the first step that is troublesome.
C．Speech is silver, silence is gold.
D．Keep your head up.
24．（8分）One of the best ways to understand the world around us is to stop and pick up a book. Here are some books by black authors, which are shaping our conversations about race.
The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas
Publish date: February 28th 2017
The novel tells the tale of Starr Carter, a 16-year-old who is trying to going to a white high school without feeling like she is abandoning her friends and family in her black neighborhood. But when Starr is the sole witness to a police shooting of and unarmed black teen, she must develop the courage to find her voice and speak out against injustice.
This Will Be My Undoing
by Morgan Jerkins
Publish date: January 30 2018
In her first book, writer and journalist Morgan Jerkins dives into what it means to a black woman in modern society. Through essays about everything from Sailor Moon to the “Black Girl Magic” movement, Jerkins outlines how race and women’s rights cross. It’s delivered with the sharp criticism that has made Jerkins a must-follow voice in today’s media landscape.
We Were Eight Years In Power
by Ta-Nehesi Coates
Publish date: October 3rd 2017
We Were Eight Years In Power is a collection of Coates’s essays written about race, history, and power during the eight years of Obama’s presidency. A critical look at race in the U.S., We were Eight Years In Power situates the current social, political, and cultural conversations we’re having as a country within the larger web of history, making it a must-read.
Don’t Call Us Dead
Author: Danez Smith
Publish date: September 5, 2017
Danez Smith’s poetry collection Don’t Call Us Dead is a breathtaking look at being black, being queer and living with HIV, when the world seems unfriendly to those identities. It will leave readers anger, sadness and resolve as a result of Smith’s poems.
1、Who is speaking for the rights of black women?
A．Angie Thomas. B．Morgan Jerkins
C．Ta-Nehisi Coates D．Danez Smith
2、Which book should be chosen if you want to learn about Obama?
A．The Hate U Give B．This Will Be My Undoing
C．We Were Eight Years In Power D．Don’t Call Us Dead
3、What do these books have in common?
A．They were all published in the same.
B．They are collections of essays or poems.
C．They all deal with the problem of black race.
D．They are all related to American modern culture.
25．（10分）As free as they make us, mobile phones still need to stay close to a power source. Soon that may change with "