2025年甘肃省天水市甘谷县高三英语第一学期期末经典模拟试题.doc

2025年甘肃省天水市甘谷县高三英语第一学期期末经典模拟试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．It’s really stupid of you ____ him the news yesterday so that it has been disturbing him all the time．
A．having told B．telling C．to tell D．to have told
2．The online word “selfie” is gaining ______ and more and more people tend to use it nowadays.
A．access B．admission
C．control D．currency
3．I would not be seeing the film Green Book now _____ me up in time.
A．were Kathy not to pick B．had Kathy not picked
C．if Kathy hasn’t picked D．if Kathy did not pick
4．--- The manager of the factory wants to improve production a great deal, but he doesn’t spend much on technology.
---I am afraid he won’t realize his dream. You know ________.
A．you can’t eat your cake and have it B．empty vessels make the greatest sound
C．enough is as good as a feast D．two heads are better than one
5．The two birds _________ each other in shape and color. In other words, they _________ each other in shape and color.
A．differ, are different from B．differ from, are different to
C．resemble, are similar to D．resemble, are similar with
6．________ has greater potential than flammable ice being mined from underneath the South China Sea when it comes to a global energy revolution.
A．nothing B．neither
C．no one D．none
7．These new books are a very welcome _________ to the school library.
A．addition B．arrival C．attitude D．audience
8．You can get off the bus one or two stops ________ and walk the rest of the way to work every day so as to take some exercise.
A．more early B．earliest C．early D．earlier
9．If he ________ his teacher’s suggestion, he would have won the English Speech Contest.
A．had followed B．should follow
C．was to follow D．followed
10．Computer-controlled robots are taking over jobs in many industries, which used to be done _______.
A．artificially B．manually
C．comprehensively D．gradually
11．It is said that the only survivor in the car crash was badly injured. However, somehow the doctors managed to help him ______.
A．pull through B．put through C．look through D．break through
12．I am a better reader this year than I was last year because I ________ to hundreds of new concepts and ideas.
A．have exposed B．had been exposed C．have been exposed D．was exposed
13．No driving after drinking is a rule that every driver ____________ obey in our country.
A．will B．shall
C．may D．can
14．Many universities throughout the world provide scholarships for students ________ financial aid.
A．in favour of B．in need of
C．in face of D．in honour of
15．________ blood if you can and many lives will be saved.
A．Giving B．Given
C．To give D．Give
16．The little boy stared at the strange man questioningly, not ________ whether to believe what he had said.
A．to know B．knowing
C．known D．having known
17．Both men have been _______to life imprisonment because of robbery.
A．choked B．condemned
C．consisted D．convinced
18．.---How did you French?
---- I lived in Paris for two years before I came to England, so I got lots of practice.
A．go through B．pick up C．set up D．turn up
19．The days are gone physical strength was all you needed to make a living．
A．that B．when
C．where D．which
20．The wet weather will continue tomorrow, when a cold front to arrive.
A．is expected B．is expecting
C．expects D．will be expected
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）Time Travel
If you could travel in time, where would you go? Perhaps you would watch an original performance of a Shakespeare’s play in Elizabethan England? What about hanging out with Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period? Or maybe you'd voyage far ahead of the present day to see what the future holds.
The possibility of time travel is indeed appealing. Stories exploring the subject have been around for hundreds of years. Perhaps the best known example is science fiction novel. The Time Machine, which was written by H.G. Wells and published in 1895 for the first time. It was adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now universally used to refer to a vehicle transporting people into the far future.
But could time travel actually be possible? Some scientists say yes, in theory. They propose using cracks in time and space called “wormholes”, which could be used as shortcuts to other periods. Einstein’s theory of relativity allows time travel in extreme circumstances. And British physicist Stephen Hawking says you could travel into the future with a really fast spaceship going at nearly the speed of light. Though building such a spaceship would of course be no simple task.
Even if you could travel into the past, there is something called the “grandfather paradox”. It asks what would happen if a time traveler were to go back in time and have his own grandfather killed for some reason, and therefore prevent himself from being born. If the time traveler wasn’t born, how would he travel back in time?
And would you really like to visit the future? In H.G. Wells’ book, the main character travels into distant time where he arrives at a beach and is attacked by giant crabs. He then voyages 2 million years into the future where the only living thing is a black object with tentacles(触角).
If that’s what’s in store, maybe we are better just living in the present day after all.
1、The novel The Time Machine mentioned in Paragraph 2 aims to show ______.
A．the contribution of H.G .Wells B．the story’s different features
C．the long history of time travel D．people’s interest in time machine
2、Einstein’s and Hawking’s theories _____.
A．suggest the possibility to invent the time machine
B．push the invention of the first spaceship
C．have proved wrong by some time travelers
D．have similarities in many way
3、In Paragraph 4, “grandfather paradox” probably refers to the idea that ______.
A．the traveler is prevented from meeting his grandfather
B．the grandfather’s death makes the traveler’s birth impossible
C．the traveler goes back in time to seek for his grandfather
D．the reunion of the traveler and his grandfather brings happiness
4、According to the passage, what is probably the author’s attitude towards time travel?
A．Skeptical. B．Unclear.
C．Supportive. D．Unconcerned.
22．（8分）You may think that the story of Pygmalion (《卖花女》, 1913) --- in which people are judged by the way they talk --- is something that only existed in the days of British high society. But thanks to etiquette (礼仪) expert and author William Hanson, we realize that little has changed during the past 100 years.
In a BBC radio program, Hanson released a list of common words used in British English that could reveal whether a person is “common” or “fashionable”.
And yet here comes the interesting part: While some of us might go through life using fancy words, dressing in ways that make us appear more well-off than we really are, there are wealthy people in the world who try to hide their riches because they want to be seen as “normal” instead of “showy”.
Beatrice, for example, is a New Yorker who inherited (继承) millions of dollars. She told The New York Times that she has a habit of removing the price tags (价签) from her clothes so her house staff don’t see them and feel uncomfortable.
“We don’t want that ‘Wow’.” said Scott, also a New Yorker, who had just inherited over $50 million. “We’re just not the type of people who wear it on our sleeve.”
1、What does William Hanson find?
A．People failed to judge others’ manner.
B．People judge others by their way of talking.
C．People tend to use more polite words.
D．People meet impolite persons frequently.
2、What do rich people prefer to do?
A．To hide their riches
B．To earn more money.
C．To think highly of their wealth.
D．To judge others by their wealth.
3、Why did Beatrice remove the price tags on her clothes?
A．To show off her fashion sense.
B．To change people’s attitude to rich people.
C．To pretend to be normal.
D．To avoid making people around her uncomfortable.
4、What does “it” in the last sentence mean?
A．The price tag.
B．The brand label.
C．The inheritance contract.
D．The Times magazine.
23．（8分）Movies are a great means of entertainment for many. There are some advantages of watching movies. Comedies, for example, help reduce your blood pressure. Laughter for 15 minutes during a film makes your blood vessels (血管) wider. Besides, when you watch a sad movie, you’re more likely to come away from it thinking about loved ones and feeling happy about what you have.
Watching movies can make you creative. A study shows that young children, who watched the use of magic in Harry Potter, score significantly higher in a creative thinking test than children who watched something else. Moreover, movies are very useful for strengthening people’s mental health. They enable people to take time to really relax and temporarily forget about their daily concerns and problems.
However, watching movies aren’t always beneficial. Studies have shown that some people get real pleasure out of being scared by horror movies, but in various ways they may be risking their physical and mental health without even knowing it. When you watch a tense scene in a movie, your heart rate and blood pressure increase. Meanwhile this change in your brain chemistry reminds you of times when you were in a similar state, even if you have no idea you even had those memories. So if something horrible happens to you, being scared again by a movie can unintentionally make you experience it once more.
Scientists, politicians and parents have debated for decades if being exposed to movie violence leads to actual real-life violence. Overall the answer to that is probably still up in the air, but a new study seems to prove that watching aggression on screen can contribute to being a bully (土霸) in real life, even if it is just in the short term.
In conclusion, certain movies play a positive role, but not all movies do. It depends completely on the subject of the movie. So it’s always advisable to choose the movies concerning something positive.
1、How does watching sad movies benefit us according to the text?
A．It makes us content with our lives.
B．It rids us of unhappy memories.
C．It reduces our risk of illness.
D．It develops our creativity.
2、What can we infer about watching horror movies from the text?
A．It has more advantages than disadvantages.
B．It has gained popularity around the world.
C．Plenty of people ignore its health benefits.
D．All people don’t realize its disadvantages.
3、What does the underlined part “up in the air” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．Meaningless. B．Attractive.
C．Uncertain. D．Obvious.
4、What does the author advise us to do to reduce the passive effect of movies?
A．Enjoy movies with more companions.
B．Make a wise choice of what to watch.
C．Try our best to watch movies less often.
D．Raise our ability to tell right from wrong.
24．（8分） Vehicles often come into conflict with other vehicles and pedestrians when their intended courses of travel intersect (交叉), and end up being in each other，s way. The general principle that establishes who has the right to go first is called “right of way”, or “priority”. It determines who has the right to use the conflicting part of the road and who has to wait. Signs, signals, markings and other features are often used to make priority clear.
A driver must yield (让) the right of way to other drivers:
● When approaching a YIELD sign. Slow down or stop to avoid a crash.
● Even after the light turns green when there are vehicles in the intersection.
● When approaching emergency vehicles using sounding or flashing sirens.
● After coming to a complete stop at an intersection where there is a stop sign or a flashing red signal. If there is no stop line, stop before the crosswalk.
● When making a left turn on a red light after a stop from a one-way street to another one-way street with traffic moving to the left. (See Figure A．)
● When two vehicles on different roadways arrive at a four-way stop intersection at the same time, the vehicle should yield to the vehicle on its right. (See Figure B．)
● When coming out of an alley, building, private road or driveway after coming to a complete stop. (See Figure C．)
● When crossing traffic at the end of a “T” road with no traffic control signs or signals. (See Figure D．)

1、What’s the purpose of the text?
A．To explain the law of right of way.
B．To illustrate traffic signs and signals.
C．To inform drivers of general traffic rules.
D．To introduce traffic rules to pedestrians.
2、Which is the right behavior according to the text?
A．Drive on once the light turns green.
B．Keep driving if there is no stop line.
C．Yield to emergency vehicles at any time.
D．Slow down when approaching a YIELD sign.
3、Which of the following description is TRUE according to the figures?
A．Figure A: B should yield to A．
B．Figure B: A should yield to B．
C．Figure C: A should yield to B．
D．Figure D: A should yield to B．
25．（10分）PorPiaTod (Spring rolls) Pantawan Cooking
Ingrediants
—garlic 1
—sliced cabbage 1/3 cup
—sliced cabbage 1/3 cup
—pork 50g
—glass noodles（粉丝） 1 cup
—sliced carrot 1/3 cup
—pepper sauce 1 spoon
—sugar 1 spoon
—soy sauce 1 spoon
—vegetable oil 1 spoon
—bean sprouts（豆芽） 1 spoon
—spring roll sheet 4
—egg white 1 spoon
How to cook:
—Put the spring roll sheet on the kitchen board or a big plate and be ready for the rolling time.
—Put the filling on the spring roll sheet and start to roll from one corner of the sheet.
—Keep rolling until you have reached the middle,when you take both sides of the sheet to the center.
—Then continue rolling to the end corner and seal with egg white.
1、According to the passage,the sliced vegetables include______.
A．vegetable oil B．garlic C．be