广西南宁市马山县高中联合体2025年高三英语第一学期期末监测模拟试题.doc

广西南宁市马山县高中联合体2025年高三英语第一学期期末监测模拟试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．It rained heavily overnight and not until this morning __________.
A. had it stopped B．did it stop
C．stopped it D．it stopped
2．— Do you have any problems if you ______ this job?
— Well, I’m thinking about the salary….
A．offer B．will offer C．are offered D．will be offered
3．I need to be more mature and ready to ______ my mistakes.
A．hold on to B．cut off C．make up for D．take up
4．Having battled with their _______ over whether to offer help to an aged man or woman who has fallen over, most people choose to help.
A．compromise B．contradiction
C．conscience D．competence
5．Any information of the oral test paper are regarded as strictly ______ before it is open.
A．conventional B．analytical
C．controversial D．confidential
6．—Iris is always kind and ________ to the suffering of others.
—No wonder she chooses to be a relief worker.
A．allergic B．immune
C．relevant D．sensitive
7．Working hard is not a __________ of great success, but it is among the essential requirements.
A．sign B．signal
C．guarantee D．mark
8．Taking online reading into consideration, we can challenge the assumption ____ reading for pleasure continues to decrease.
A．whether B．that C．where D．when
9．---What’s wrong with your cell phone? I can’t get through.
--- Oh, my line was cut off because I ________ my bill.
A．haven’t paid B．hadn’t paid C．wasn’t paying D．don’t pay
10．Students are always interested in finding out _ they can go with a new teacher.
A．how far B．how soon C．how often D．how long
11．Meyer and his team were the first ______ how the disease spreads from
animals to humans.
A．showing B．show C．to show D．shown
12．In April,2009,President Hu inspected the warships in Qingdao,____ the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy.
A．marking B．marked
C．having marked D．being marked
13．— How could they misunderstand me like that?
—Just keep silent! It’s the best way to let them know they you wrong.
A．do B．did
C．are doing D．had done
14．— How can I wake up so early?
—Set the alarm at 5:00 am., you will make it.
A．and B．but
C．or D．so
15．—Do you know Linda was fired for her casual attitude towards the job?
—No wonder she _________ when I tried to amuse her this morning.
A．was tickled pink B．pulled my leg
C．gave me the cold shoulder D．saw the handwriting on the wall
16．As a surgeon,I cannot 　　　 any mistakes;it would be dangerous for the patient.
A．appreciate B．remove
C．offer D．afford
17．August 8th，2008 is a special day，________________，I think，that will be remembered by the Chinese forever .
A．one B．what
C．which D．the one
18．I wanted some more cold meat but there was _____ left.
A．none B．no one C．any D．some
19．— Who recommended Nancy for the post?
— It was James ______ admiration for her was obvious.
A．who B．that C．whose D．whom
20．This was returned because the person ________ this letter was addressed had died three years ago.
A．to whom B．to which
C．which D．whom
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）Four apps for students to learn English
Quizlet
Quizlet is a learning app—a computer program you use on your mobile device. It can help users build and test their knowledge of English words and terms. Quizlet has word sets for millions of subjects. And, it is quickly becoming a useful mobile tool for language learners.
Socrative
In Socrative, teachers can create timed learning games. In class, students compete individually or as part of a team against classmates. One game students love is called space Race. In this game, if a team answers a question correctly, their rocket moves forward. This team whose rocket gets to the end first wins. Also, teachers can use Socrative as an “exit ticket, ”a question they can ask students about what they learned in that day’s class. Students write their answers on their mobile devices. Then, the teacher can show the answers on a shared video screen.
QR Codes
AQRCodeisakindofsignthatasmartphonecanreadwithitscamera. When your phone camera reads a QR code, it takes you to a website, image, video or anything you want to share. For example, one will take you to the VOA Learning English website.
Evernote
Evernote lets users store and share notes, images and recordings in one place. Teachers can also use Evernote to give homework.
1、Which is the best for students to build up vocabulary?
A．Quizlet.
B．QR Codes.
C．Evernote.
D．Socrative.
2、What’s the purpose of the text?
A．To make an advertisement.
B．To encourage using mobile phones.
C．To improve English learning.
D．To introduce some learning apps.
22．（8分） Bright Side did some research on many places throughout the world where you can buy a house for 1 dollar or for free!
Roubaix, France
If you like France, Roubaix located in the north of France is just for you. The local authorities want it to be populated and attractive. You can buy a small house in the industrial district for just $1. The buyer is supposed to live in this house for 3 years.
Buffalo. USA
Buffalo offers whoever qualifies to buy a house for $1. All you need is to be a lawful citizen of the city and invest amount of money into its decoration. Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money.
Liverpool, Great Britain
In Liverpool, most of houses were abandoned by the working class during the years of unemployment. The government is trying to sell the houses for just $1. If you want to buy such a house, it has to be your first deal on buying property (不动产).
Candela, Italy
If you still have any doubts about spending SI on a house, you should know: the government will pay you some money, if you move to Candela. In order to be paid, you need to become a permanent citizen and have an income of $7500 per year. If moving a, ne, you will get S800, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person.
For more information of other cities, please Click Here.
1、Why do the authorities of Buffalo provide a house for people with 1$?
A．To improve the lives of poor people.
B．To make the city attractive at no cost.
C．To solve the problems of employment.
D．To attract people to the industrial areas.
2、What is required to buy a house for 1 dollar in Liverpool?
A．You need to be an unemployed citizen.
B．You should live in the house for 3 years.
C．You must make the first house purchase.
D．You have to repair and decorate the house.
3、How much money can you get if moving to Candela with a whole family?
A．$3200 B．$1
C．$800 D．$7500
4、Where does this passage come from?
A．a textbook. B．a magazine.
C．the Internet. D．an announcement.
23．（8分）As I sit at home thinking about my upcoming ad-venture and the things I need to bring, it makes me even more excited to begin my travel. I will be making my way around the world.

The first places on the list arc Andalusia and Africa in the book The Alchemist. I will need to pack a lot of stuff and make sure I have enough money to provide myself with food and enough to drink. The Sahara desert is always hot and requires plenty of water.
Next I will head to Mexico in the book Born to Run, where I will encounter the Tarahumara Indian tribe. I will need to get into shape and do some jogging if I want to keep up with them while running. I will have to pack my running shoes, though, because the Tarahumarans have mastered the art of running on the tough land.
After Mexico, my journey takes me to the Egyptian desert in the novel The Paris Vendetta. There I hope to help uncover an ancient conspiracy (阴谋) that goes back centuries. Just like my trip to Andalusia 91 will have to make sure I have plenty of water. Packing the Camelbak products seems like the best idea so I will have water on hand at all times. I expect this adventure to be quite interesting, and I am very excited about it.
Lastly, I will make my way back to America in the book Shattered: Struck Down, But Not Destroyed. This makes me feel excited because like the main character in the book, I also wanted to become a professional athlete when I was younger. For this trip, I will go with an open mind and hopefully meet some friends along the way.
I am ready to embark on my adventure of traveling, and I cannot wait any longer!
1、According to the passage, the Tarahumara Indian tribe .
A．settles in Africa B．lives in a desert
C．is good at running D．needs running shoes
2、The Camelbak products are probably made to .
A．help people do jogging exercise
B．supply people with water
C．protect people from the sun
D．show people the right direction
3、The underlined words “embark on” in the last paragraph probably mean “ ”.
A．start B．prepare
C．finish D．record
4、What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Everyone should travel around the world.
B．Traveling makes people wise,
C．My traveling experience.
D．My travel plan.
24．（8分） Knowing what to do at checkout and properly preparing for it can turn a potentially heated situation into a quick thank you add goodbye. Below we made a list of five things you should remember at hotel checkout.
Don’t be late to check
Hotels may add an extremely high price for being just a half hour late. If you know you won’t make the cutoff time, it never hurts to call ahead and try to negotiate away a potential charge.
Don’t forget to double cheek the room and safe
Make sure you don’t leave things behind. If you have an early flight or checkout time, pack up as much as you can the night before so that last-minute rush isn’t too annoying. Also, be sure to take out anything in the room safe.
Don’t forget to tip the housekeepers
It’s always polite to leave some money for the people keeping your room clean.
Don’t ignore the detailed bill
You may be in a rush, but give the detailed hill a careful look to see if the hotel charge is different from the rate you initially booked.
Don’t get angry
Shooting at the assistant manager standing behind the front desk probably won’t help.
When dealing with an unexpected item on the bill. Think about how difficult it can be to deal with annoyed customers. Keep calm and things may be solved better and sooner.
1、The hotel will charge you more money if you .
A．check before cutoff time
B．do not call the hotel ahead
C．are late in checking out
D．negotiate with the clerks
2、Which of the following does the author suggest doing?
A．Leaving something behind.
B．Being sure to keep the room clean.
C．Doing the pack-up as early as possible.
D．Tipping the housekeepers to show respect.
3、What is the purpose of the last paragraph of the passage?
A．To suggest a way to solve problems properly
B．To provide more information about the hotel.
C．To show the uneasiness of assistant managers
D．To protect customers from unnecessary dangers.
4、In which section of the magazine can you probably find such a passage?
A．Fitness. B．Nature.
C．Lifestyle. D．Travel.
25．（10分）And then there were nine

The past two decades have seen astronomers’ catalogue of planets expand over two hundred times, as new techniques and better telescopes have found more than 2,000 of them orbiting stars other than the sun. But in the solar system itself, the list of planets has actually shrunk, Pluto（冥王星）having been downgraded from that status in 2006. The number of the sun’s planetary companions has thus fallen from nine to eight.
Now, a pair of astronomers from the California Institute of Technology think they have evidence that will restore the sun’s record to its previous value. Their analysis of objects orbiting in the Kuiper Belt（柯伊伯带）, a ring of frozen asteroids（小行星）that circle beyond the orbit of Neptune (and of which Pluto is now regarded as the largest member), suggests to them that something about ten times as massive as Earth has changed those orbits. If you knew where to look, this planet-sized object would be visible through a suitable telescope. And Konstanin Batygin and Michael Brown believe they do know.
As they write in the Astronomical journal, they have analyzed the orbits of Kuiper Belt objects and found six that behave in a peculiar way. As the diagram shows, the points of closest approach of these objects to the sun, known as their perihelia（近日点）, almost coincide. Moreover, these perihelia all lie near the ecliptic（黄道）---the plane of Earth’s orbit and also, approximately, that of the other planets---while the objects’ orbits are all angled at 30° below the ecliptic. The chance of all this being a coincidence, the two researchers estimate, is about seven in 100,000. If it is not a coincidence, it suggests the six objects have been guided into their orbits by the gravitational intervention of something much larger.
A computer analysis Dr Batygin and Dr Brown performed suggests this something is a planet weighing 5-15 times as much as Earth, whose perihelion is on the opposite side of the sun from the cluster, and which thus orbits mainly on the other side of the solar system from the objects its orbit has affected. This planet’s perihelion would be 200 times farther from the sun than Earth’s, and the far end of its orbit might be as much as six times that distance away. This gives a search zone, and Dr Batygin and Dr Brown are using Subaru, a Japanese telescope, to perform that search.
Given other demands on Subaru’s time, it might take five years for this search to find (or not find) the hypothetical planet. But looking at some existing data from. The Widefield Infrared Survey Explore, a satellite, might also show it, if it is there to be seen.
Ironically, it was Dr Brown as much as anyone who was responsible for Pluto’s downgrading, for he discovered Eris, an object almost as big as Pluto, in 2005.
That discovery did much to damage Pluto's planetary proof. By his own admission, he was skeptical that the anomalies he and Dr Batygin have investigated actually would point to the existence of a replacement ninth planet. He is a skeptic no longer. Whether he is actually right may soon become apparent.
1、According to Dr Batygin and Dr Brown’s research, it is quite possible that ________.
A．Pluto will restore its status as a planet of the solar system
B．the six objects in the Kuiper Belt sharing some similarities is a mere coincidence
C．there are nine planets in the solar system
D．Eris is a replacement ninth planet of the solar system
2、Which of the following is NOT true about the hypothetical planet?
A．It may have changed the orbits of six objects in the Kuiper Belt.
B．You can see it through a domestic telescope if you know where to look.
C．Compared to eart