2025年金陵中学高三英语第一学期期末检测试题.doc

2025年金陵中学高三英语第一学期期末检测试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．______ flag-raising ceremony was held at the Golden Bauhinia Square on July 1 to celebrate ______ 17th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China.
A．A; / B．A; the
C．The; the D．/; the
2．People crowd into ________ cherry trees are blooming, appreciating the fresh spring sight.
A．what B．when
C．which D．where
3．—Going to watch the Women’s Volleyball Match on Wednesday?
—________! Will you go with me?
A．You bet B．You got me
C．You there D．You know better
4．It was not until she got home____Jennifer realized she had lost her keys.
A．when B．that
C．where D．before
5．_____ the lawyers, volunteers from the Libyan Red Cross Society also joined the efforts in helping the Chinese go home safely.
A．Except for B．In spite of C．Apart from D．Instead of
6．When I was small, my mom ________read me stories at night.
A．could B．should
C．might D．would
7．The Japanese suffering from the worst natural disasters .
A．are; ever since B．are; of all time
C．is; ever since D．is; of all time
8．The waitress at the restaurant was usually very considerate, but on this occasion she seemed to ________ the diners.
A．ignore B．identify C．applaud D．satisfy
9．I had been betrayed by those who I trusted several times, ______ in a suspicious attitude towards everything and everyone.
A．resulted B．having resulted C．resulting D．to result
10．We Chinese are drinking ______ milk per person today as we did in 1995.
A．more than twice B．twice as much
C．twice as many as D．twice as much as
11．Emphasis on quantity of growth overlooked gaps in the quality, _____ many aspects of the social services neglected.
A．having left B．to be leaving C．to have left D．leaving
12．Decades ago, scientists believed that how the brain develops when you are a kid ______ determines your brain structure for the rest of your life.
A．sooner or later B．more or less C．to and from D．up and down
13．You never really understand a person__you consider things from his point of view.
A．if B．once
C．as D．until
14．— Peter, you seem in high spirits.
— ________ I have been offered a part-time job in the KFC .
A．So what? B．No wonder.
C．No doubt. D．Guess what.
15．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
16．Believe it or not, it is ________________ that causes your illness.
A．because of your being overweight B．because you are overweight
C．you are so overweight D．your being overweight
17．We all sighed with ________ relief when ________ plane finally landed safely.
A．a; / B．/; the
C．a; a D．a; the
18．— What about the protection of these new machines?
— Let’s keep the surface ________ dust by putting a cover over them.
A．far from B．apart from
C．free from D．away from
19．Every classroom in this modern school is ________ with a new TV set on the wall and a computer on the teacher's desk.
A．equipped B．decorated
C．fixed D．placed
20．Don’t throw away the old books．Give them to ____needs them．
A．whoever B．anyone C．who D．whomever
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）Energy independence. It has a nice ring to it. Doesn’t it? If you think so, you’re not alone, because energy independence has been the dream of American president for decades, and never more so than in the past few years, when the most recent oil price shock has been partly responsible for kicking off the great recession(经济衰退).
“Energy independence” and its rhetorical (修辞的) companion “energy security” are, however, slippery concepts that are rarely though through. What is it we want independence from, exactly?
Most people would probably say that they want to be independent from imported oil. But there are reasons that we buy all that old from elsewhere.
The first reason is that we need it to keep our economy running. Yes, there is a trickle（涓涓细流）of biofuel（生物燃料）available, and more may become available, but most biofuels cause economic waste and environmental destruction.
Second, Americans have basically decided that they don’t really want to produce all their own oil. They value the environmental quality they preserve over their oil imports from abroad. Vast areas of the United States are off-limits to oil exploration and production in the name of environmental protection. To what extent are Americans really willing to endure the environmental impacts of domestic energy production in order to cut back imports?
Third, there are benefits to trade. It allows for economic efficiency, and when we buy things from places that have lower production costs than we do, we benefit. And although you don’t read about this much, the United States is also a large exporter of oil products, selling about 2 million barrels of petroleum products per day to about 90 countries.
There is no question that the United States imports a great deal of energy and, in fact, relies on that steady flow to maintain its economy. When that flow is interrupted, we feel the pain in short supplies and higher prices, At the same time, we derive massive economic benefits when we buy the most affordable energy on the world market and when we engage in energy trade around the world.
1、What does the author say about energy independence for America?
A．It sounds very attractive. C． It will bring oil prices down.
B．It ensures national security. D．It has long been everyone’s dream.
2、What does the author think of biofuels?
A．They keep America’s economy running healthily.
B．They prove to be a good alternative to petroleum.
C．They do not provide a sustainable energy supply.
D．They cause serious damage to the environment.
3、Why does America rely heavily on oil imports?
A．It wants to expand its storage of crude oil.
B．Its own oil reserves are quickly running out.
C．It wants to keep its own environment undamaged.
D．Its own oil production falls short of demand.
4、What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A．To justify America’s dependence on oil imports.
B．To arouse Americans’ awareness of the energy crisis.
C．To stress the importance of energy conservation.
D．To explain the increase of international oil trade.
22．（8分）When her classmates were having a good time, Molly sat at the picnic table alone. She remained awkward around her classmates. She seemed unsure of what to do or say, yet I could see her eyes longing for acceptance Many students had already decided that her friendship would not be worth the energy required to overcome the awkwardness. Others teased her. Most ignored her except for one.
Brianna, the class clown, was making the other students laugh, as usual. “Brianna, do you see Molly down there? Would you mind walking down there and inviting her to come up here with the rest of us?”
Brianna sighed. I could tell she didn’t want to sacrifice precious minutes of her own recess (休息) to do what I was asking of her, but I also knew her heart. She often thought of others before herself— a rare character for anyone, much less a kid.
Knowing this choice was hard for her, I reached into my pocket and pulled out a D-buck, our class currency. Though bribery (行贿) was not the ideal way to handle this situation, I needed her cooperation.
“Here, I’ll pay you for your time.”
She offered an insincere smile, grasped the green paper, and headed down the hill.
As the rest of the children screamed and laughed, my eyes locked on Brianna as she neared the picnic table. Molly could be difficult, and I wouldn’t have been surprised if she sent Brianna back alone, refusing her invitation. When she encouraged herself to a standing position, I sighed with relief.
A minute later, I felt a tap on my shoulder. “Here, Mrs. D．” She handed me the D-buck.
“Why?” I asked.
“I shouldn’t keep this,” Her eyes fell to her feet, guilt radiating from her quiet voice. “I don’t want Molly to think I only went to get her so I could earn a D-buck. She’s my friend.”
A moment later, they were all laughing again, and who should I see among them, laughing for the first time that week? Molly.
1、According to the author, Molly .
A．felt awkward at being teased
B．had no energy to make friends
C．ignored the jokes from other kids
D．desired to be accepted by other kids
2、What distinguished Brianna from other kids?
A．Her kindness. B．Her honesty.
C．Her clown talent. D．Her cooperation.
3、How did the author feel as Brianna walked to Molly?
A．Excited. B．Confused.
C．Worried. D．Satisfied.
4、Why did Brianna return the D-buck to the author?
A．She was afraid of losing it one day.
B．She expected a pure friendship with Molly.
C．She felt nervous at being bribed by a teacher.
D．She found it worth nothing outside the school.
23．（8分）Ethiopia’s eastern lowlands bordering Somalia are suffering through a severe drought. The rainy season was late and not enough, causing great losses among local livestock herds. Coining on the heels of two previous dry years in Ethiopia, the drought of 2017 compounded already serious situation in the country. As a result, many families in the country’s Somali region are experiencing chronic (长期的) food insecurity and concerning rates of a lack of nutrition.
The United States, Ethiopia’s largest donor of emergency and development aid, continues to deliver a large-scale humanitarian response. In late August, USAID Administrator Mark Green announced that in order to help relieve the terrible humanitarian situation, the United States will deliver 91 million dollars in additional humanitarian assistance for those Ethiopians who are even now struggling with severe food insecurity and malnutrition (营养不良).
“This funding will provide additional emergency food assistance and vital medical care,” he said.
A day earlier, Mr. Green announced that Ethiopia had been chosen as one of a dozen countries that will participate in the second period of the Feed the Future Initiative. This 7-year old program aims to reduce global hunger, poverty, and under-nutrition by focusing on smallholder farmers, increasing investments in agriculture, and supporting country-owned plans for improving food security and nutrition while creating opportunities for economic growth and trade. In this way, the United States hopes to help strengthen Ethiopia’s resilience (恢复力) to climatic shocks.
I don’t view development in humanitarian assistance as a gift or a handout. I view it as a hand up. We want to help people stand on their own two feet and build their own brighter futures, and that’s what I hope our assistance can play a useful role in.” said USAID Administrator Green.
1、What does the underlined word “compounded” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A．Mixed. B．Changed.
C．Formed. D．Worsened.
2、What is the purpose of the Feed the Future Initiative?
A．To help build Ethiopian brighter futures.
B．To deliver humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia.
C．To reduce hunger, poverty mid under-nutrition worldwide.
D．To help strengthen global resilience to severe droughts.
3、What can be learned according to the text?
A．USAID is expected to help Ethiopians build brighter futures.
B．The United States will send 91 billion dollars to Ethiopia.
C．USAID is considered as a handout by Administrator Green.
D．Ethiopians are now suffering no nutrition.
4、What is the best title for the text?
A．The Feed the Future Initiative Program
B．More US Humanitarian Aid for Ethiopia
C．Severe Droughts in Ethiopia
D．Food Insecurity and Malnutrition in Ethiopia
24．（8分）It is one of the oldest magic tricks in the book—a magician locks a woman in a box, with her head and feet sticking out from either end, and saws (锯) it in half. But when she finally jumps out of the box, the woman is unharmed.
This trick was introduced nearly a century ago. It has been around for some time, but it never goes wrong. Why is it so successful? The answer is simple: the human mind is easily fooled.
Our brain processes the world around us based on information that sensory organs, including the eyes, pick up. For instance, when we see a cow or a horse standing behind a tree, we automatically “fill in” the part of the animal’s body that is hidden from our sight. “So the brain is taking this kind of very sparse (匮乏的) information about the world and it’s generating this rich world by filling in information,” Stephen Macknik, a scientist at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Arizona, US, told Science magazine.
But since our brains are filling in the gaps, sometimes they get it wrong. They tend to be driven by our previous experiences and we expect things to go as they have in the past even if sometimes they do not.
This tendency explains magicians’ success in fooling people with well-known coin tricks. For example, when you see a magician throw a coin up and down in one hand and then fake a coin thrown to the other hand, you would naturally believe that the coin is in the other hand.
Apart from the information gaps, magicians also use the “blind spots” theory when doing their shows.
The most well-known experiment demonstrating this theory is called the “invisible gorilla (大猩猩)”, in which volunteers watch a video of two basketball teams. They are asked to count how many times the teams wearing white shirts pass the ball. In the meantime, a person dressed as a gorilla walks onto the court. But shockingly, half of the viewers don’t notice the gorilla, even when they appear to be looking directly at it.
Magicians employ this tactic (招数), what they call “misdirection”, in almost every one of their acts. They direct our attention somewhere else using comedy and music, which can make us miss stuff during the performance.
1、The magic trick is mentioned in the first paragraph to ________.
A．introduce the steps of the magic trick
B．prove magic tricks seldom go wrong
C．reveal how magic tricks are designed
D．get us to wonder how magicians trick the mind
2、We can conclude from the passage that the human mind is easily fooled because our brain ________.
A．may have difficulty remembering what we just saw
B．fills in information about the magic world
C．is influenced by our previous experiences
D．processes far more information than our sensory organs pick up
3、What does the underlined word “invisible” in paragraph 7 refer to?
A．Unnoticed. B．Unimportant.
C．Unpleasant. D．Unprepared.
4、During the “invisible gorilla” experiment, people watching the video ignore the “gorilla” because ________.
A．they don’t look directly at it
B．they are not interested in it
C．they are too focused on counting
D．they consider it to be a distraction
5、Why do magicians usually use comedy and music when they play magic tricks?
A．To get viewers to stay focused on the show.
B．To make the show more fun and exciting.
C．To draw viewers’ attention away from a sec