重慶市聚奎中學(xué)2025屆英語高三第一學(xué)期期末教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Ateacher’sjobisnottotellthestudentswhattobelieveorvalue,butto________themtodevelopaworldviewforthemselves.A．urge B．equipC．persuade D．rank2．Notuntilthebusdisappearedinthedistance________herschoolbagwasgone.A．Tinahadfound B．hadTinafoundC．didTinafind D．Tinafound3．–What’swrongwithyouripad2?Thesound____isnotclear.--Yes.Ithasbeenbrokenforsometime.A．comeout B．comingout C．tocomeout D．cameout4．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．a(chǎn)partfromC．freefromD．a(chǎn)wayfrom5．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee6．Peoplewhodrinkanddriveare________dangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyarein________dangeroflosingtheirlives.A．the;the B．a(chǎn);a C．a(chǎn);/ D．/;/7．Thecaseshockedthepublic,ahotdebateoverhumannatureontheIntemet.A．causes B．caused C．causing D．tocause8．I______tellyouwithcertaintythathewon’tbeabletofinishitbeforethedeadline.A．willB．mustC．canD．may9．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides10．__________62%ofallluxuryconsumersalesinEuropein2015,shoppersfromtheChinesemainlandspent$7.2billionoverseasduringtheSpringFestival.A．Accountingfor B．AddingtoC．Consistingof D．Makingup11．________andopentovariousinterpretations,thetermsofthenewproposalneedimprovingbasedontheinterestsofbothsides.A．AccessibleB．ApparentC．AmbiguousD．Aggressive12．—MayIhelpyou?Youseemtobehavingsomeproblems.—______,thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Allright B．NoproblemC．It’sallright D．There’snoway13．Thegovernmentshoulddevelopsystemtopredictwhenwildfiresoccurandgivewarningsintime.A．previous B．reliable C．reasonable D．responsible14．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.15．OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek’spreparationandthen______theclass.A．todismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．havingdismissed16．Kimberly______anarticle,sodon’tdisturbher.A．wouldwrite B．writes C．wrote D．iswriting17．----CouldIaskyouaprivatequestion?----Sure,A．pardonmeB．goaheadC．goodideaD．forgetit18．—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending19．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever20．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）IcanproudlysaythatlastyearIbroketherecordfortheoldestpersonintheworldtoridearoller-coaster.I’m105,butIfeelyounger.EventhedoctoragreesI’mingoodcondition.I’mabitdeafandmylegsfeelweak,buttheyaretheonlyissue.IrodetheTwistosaurusatFlamingoLand,whichspinsyouroundquitefast.Ididn’tchoosetogoonthat.I’dhavepreferredareallyfastonethatwentupsidedown.ButIwastoldIcouldn’tridesomethinglikethat,becausemybloodpressurecoulddropandImighthavesomedanger.Iwasn’tnervous—Idon’tgetfrightenedofanything.Iwassecurelyfastened,soIknewIwouldn’tfallout.Theroller-coasterridewentonforthreeorfourminutes,anditcouldn’tbeabetterexperience.AndIraisedalotofmoneyfortheDerbyshire,Leicestershire&RutlandAirAmbulancefund,whichwasfantastic.PeopleweresayingI’dgotaplaceintheGuinnessWorldRecords.Later,someonecametopresentmewiththecertificate.Ihaditonthewallinmylivingroom,withanotheronethatgotayearearlier.Myrecord-breakingwaysreallybeganacoupleofyearsago,withtheice-bucketchallenge.ItturnedoutthatIwasprobablytheoldestpersonintheworldtodoit,andthevideowasverypopular.Afterthat,IstartedtothinkaboutwhatelseIcoulddotoraisemoneyfordifferentcharities.I’mnotsureifanyoneadmiresallthefunI’mhaving.TheyjustsayI’mdaftandthat’saboutit.ButI’vehadmanygooddaysandmanyexcitingtimes.I’vehadareallygoodlife.Idon’tthinkI’vewastedanyofit.1、Whydidn’ttheauthorchoosetogoonridingtheTwistosaurus?A．Becausehewasinabadphysicalcondition.B．Becausehewastoldnottodoso.C．Becauseheconsideredittoogentle.D．Becausehethoughtitspuntoofast.2、Howdidtheauthormostprobablyreactwhileridingtheroller-coaster?A．Hereallyenjoyedhimself. B．Hewasveryworriedatfirst.C．Hecouldn’tthinkmuchaboutit. D．Hegotfrightenedasitstartedmoving.3、WhatdoyouknowabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A．Hewastheoldestpersonintheworld. B．Hesetarecordtheyearbeforelastyear.C．Hedislikedshowingoffhissuccess. D．Hewaseagertogetcertificates.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“daft”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．healthy. B．strong.C．crazy. D．funny.22．（8分）Disney’sTheLionKingVenue:LyceumTheatrePhone:02074920810Duration:2hours30minutesCategories:Family&KidsMusicalsPerformancedates:Tuesday-Saturdayat7.30pmWednesday,Saturday&Sunday2.30pmTicketsPrice:from￡42WaltDisney’slongrunningandmulti-awardwinningmusicalTheLionKingcontinuestodelightaudiencesinLondon’sWestEnd.BasedontheDisneyanimatedfilm,TheLionKingcametostateonBroadwayin1997andTheLionKingLondonopenedinOctober1999,playingtopackedhouseseversince!SetagainstthegrandSerengetiPlainsandtotheuniquerhythmsofAfrica,Disney’sTheLionKingisunlikeanythingeverbeforeseeninmusicaltheatre,andwillredefineyourexpectationsofwhattheatrecanbe.DirectoranddesignerJulieTaymorcraftsacolorful,imaginativeandhighlycreativeworldthatbringstheplantsandanimalsofAfricatolive.Featuringtheoriginalsongsfromthe1994film,including“CircleofLife”,CanYouFeeltheLoveTonight”,“BePrepared”and“HakunaMatata”TheLionKingmusicalisatreatforaudiencesofallages.FamiliesyoungandoldcontinuetopacktheLyceumTheatrewiththeirLionKingticketstocelebrateintheimpressivestorytellingthattransportsyoutoawonderfulworldthatexplodeswithgloriouscolours,breathtakingeffectsandenjoyablemusic.“Thereissimplynothingelselikeit!”----NewYorkTimes.“Youhopeallnightsatthetheatrewillbelikethis.”----DailyMail.Pleasenote:TheLionKingisrecommendedforages6andup.Childrenundertheageof3willnotbeadmittedintothetheatre.Allpersonsaged16orundermustbeaccompaniedbyanadultandmaynotsitontheirownwithintheauditorium.Allpersonsenteringthetheatre,regardlessofage,musthaveaticket.125、Accordingtothepassage,TheLionKing__________.A．istobeshownsevendaysaweekB．isanOscarawardwinnerC．hasbeenpopularforabout20yearsD．lastsabout90minutes1、Whichofthefollowinggroupwillnotbeadmittedintothetheatre?A．Foursecond-yearstudentsatuniversityB．TwoprimaryschoolgirlswithateacherC．Acouplewithtwosonsaged5and7D．Ayoungmomwithher2-year-olddaughter2、Thispassageisintendedto_____________.A．instructB．educateC．a(chǎn)dvertiseD．entertain23．（8分）Istoppedtowatchmylittlegirlbusyplayinginherroom.Inonehandwasaplastic

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ofachildandhermother,forwehaveonlyonechildhoodandwewillnevergetanother.1、WhoisSuzie?A．Thegirl’sphone. B．Thegirl’sfriend.C．Theauthor. D．Ababydoll.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhearingherlittlegirl’swords?A．Interested. B．Uncomfortable.C．Moved. D．Unbelievable.3、Thepassageleadsustobelievethat__________.A．thelittlegirldoesn’thatehermotheranymore.B．theauthorhasbecomelazybecauseofherdaughter.C．theauthorcaresnothingaboutherdaughter’shappiness.D．theauthorwantsherlittlegirltohaveahappychildhood.4、Whatmightbethebesttitle?A．Onlyonechildhood. B．Mylovelydaughter.C．Howtodealwithmydaughter. D．Aworldofchildren.24．（8分）KieronGrahamhasknownfromayoungagethathewasadopted.Whileheloveshisadoptivefamily,hehasalwayswonderedabouthisbirthmotherandbrother.WhenhisadoptivemomgavehimaDNAtesttool,theybothhopeditmightleadtohisbirthfamily.Butneitherguesseditwouldworksoquickly,orthatwhenitdid,Grahamwouldlearnheandhislong-lostbrothermayhavecrossedpathseveryday.IttookjustoneweekfromthetimeGraham,acollegestudentatGeorgia'sKennesawStateUniversity,receivedhisDNAresultsonAforhimtoconnectwithhisbrother.Graham'sDNAresultsshowedthathisclosestmatchwasamannamedVincentGhant,anditturnedoutGhantlivedjustafewminutesaway.Grahamreachedoutandlearnedthatthetwowereinfactlong-lostbrothers.Theirmother,ShawnGhant,madethedifficultdecisiontoplaceKieroninadoptivecarewhenhewasjustababy.Andshehasworriedandwonderedaboutheryoungestsoneversince.Grahamhassincebeenreunitedwithhismotherandbothofhisbrothersonhismother'sside.“It’sallsurreal(離奇的),toomanyemotionstodescribeexactlywhatI’mfeelingabouttheentiresituation,butit’sagoodsituation,”GrahamtellsMNN.Asfatewouldhaveit,KieronandVincentarebothstudentsatKennesawState.Theyevenhavethesamemajor:politicalscience.Soit'sasafebetthetwocrossedpathsmanytimesoverthepastthreeyears.Andnow,thankstosomeDNAsleuthing(篩查),thetwowillcrosspathsmanymoretimesintheyearstocome.“We’regettingtogetheronChristmaswitheveryone,birthmotherincluded,”Grahamsays.“That'ssuretobeaveryindelibleChristmasindeed,whichwillalwaysbetreasuredbyus.”1、Accordingtothepassage,Graham___________.A．isquitefamiliarwithhisbirthfamilyB．reliedonawebsitetofindhisbirthfamilyC．happenstobeworkinginAD．isstudyingengineeringinthestateuniversity2、Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A．ItwashardforShawntoplacehersoninadoptivecare.B．Grahamhasthreeadoptivebrothersonhismother’sside.C．Itwastoodifficultforthewholefamilytogetunited.D．ShawnGhantlovesheroldersonsmore.3、WhatdoesGrahamprobablythinkofhisexperience?A．Unbelievableandexciting. B．Surprisingbutcommon.C．Undoubtedandinspiring. D．Movingbutpainful.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“indelible”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Normal. B．Silent. C．Traditional. D．Unforgettable.25．（10分）SecretGardenbyJohannaBasford,ScottishillustratorItisacoloringbookforadults.Likeatreasurehunt.thebookfeaturesallkindsofcreatures.includingsongbirds,butterfliesandsharks.Sinceitspublicationin2013,ithassoldmorethan14millioncopiesin22languagesworldwide.Fill-Me-InbyMooseAllain,BritishartistThisbookisnotjustaboutcoloring.Itgivesyoutheopportunitytocreateinyourownwayandmakesyourimaginationcomealive.Asit'sdesignedforbothyoungandold,youcangetoneforyourselforbuyitasagiftforyourparents.TheMindfulnessColouringBookbyEmmaFarrarons,FrenchillustratorIfyouwanttoenjoyakindofon-the-go-relaxation,thispocket-seizedcoloringbookisagoodchoice.ItwaspublishedinJanuary2015andhasbeenavailablein12languages.Thebookisfilledwithbeautifulscenesandcomplicatedpatterns.Theyinspireyoutothinkaboutyourartwork,whichhelpsreleaseanxietyandgetridofstress.TheMandalaColoringBookbyJimGogarty,BritishartistThemandalaisasacred（神圣的）symbolinHinduismandBuddhism.Itattractspeoplewithitsbrightpatternsandawakensinthemasenseofpeace.Theauthorbegandrawingmandalasin2005andcreatedthisbooklater.Thebookfeatures100customizable（可定制的）mandaladrawingsthatyoucancolorin.1、WhatisthefeatureofFill-Me-In?A．ItisdesignedbyaBritishnovelist.B．Itisabookforpeopleofallages.C．Itcanmakeyourlifefullofimagination.D．Itissimplyacoloringbook.2、Whichbookisrelatedtohumanbeliefs?A．TheMandalaColoringBook.B．Fill-Me-In.C．TheMindfulnessColouringBook.D．SecretGarden.3、WhatdoSecretGardenandTheMindfulnessColouringBookhaveincommon?A．Theyteachhowtohunttreasure.B．Theywerepublishedinthesameyear.C．Theyhavebeentranslatedintomanylanguages.D．Theyarethesameinsize.第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Ihadtovisitmysisterinanothertownbecauseherhusbandwasveryill.Mywhole1couldn’tgobecauseschoolwasinsession.Mychildrenstayedbackintheirfather’s2,exceptfortheyoungest,whowasjustayearold.Iwas3abouttakingatrainjourneyalonewithmyone-year-olddaughter.However,IknewIhadtogo.SoIgatheredallmycourageand4thetrain.Afterwavinggoodbyetomyhusband,Isettleddown.Therewerethreeother5inthatcarriage,andtwoofthemwerequiteelderly,whileonewasayoungman.Mydaughterwas6,missingherdad.Itriedto7her,butitdidn’twork.Itriedgivingherwaterandsomebiscuits,buthercryingwouldn’t8.Bythistime,Iwasgettingworriedaboutthe9beingcausedtotheothers.Oneoftheoldmenwasdozing(打瞌睡),buttheotherseemedtobecomevery10.ButhowevermuchItried,thesobbingcontinued.Justthen,theyoungmanofferedtotakemybabyintohis11.Hestoodwithhernearthewindowandstarted12toherinasoftvoice.Mydaughterstoppedcrying13,listeningtohisbabytalk.Iwasbothsurprisedand14,especiallybecausetheunhappyoldmanwasnowhappilyreadinghisbook.Thestranger15mydaughterbackonceshefellasleep.Ithankedthe16workerrepeatedlyandsettleddownto17.Duringthelongtrainjourneythisyoungman18helpedme.Hefedmybaby,sangtoherandtoldhercountlessstories.Iarrivedatmy19restedandgratefulforthismanwhohadcometomy20.Aftersomanyyears,Istillrememberthisstrangeronthetrainwithagratefulheart.1、A．communityB．companyC．classD．family2、A．troubleB．protectionC．careD．need3、A．nervousB．happyC．lonelyD．excited4、A．boardedB．tellC．spottedD．signed5、A．conductorsB．passengersC．visitorsD．mothers6、A．laughingB．shoutingC．tremblingD．crying7、A．trickB．frightenC．comfortD．hug8、A．stopB．continueC．spreadD．rise9、A．upsetB．a(chǎn)nnoyanceC．unhappinessD．poverty10、A．stupidB．quietC．a(chǎn)ngryD．satisfied11、A．toysB．a(chǎn)rmsC．carD．consideration12、A．talkingB．screamingC．a(chǎn)rguingD．explaining13、A．hardlyB．unwillinglyC．slowlyD．lightly14、A．shockedB．relievedC．embarrassedD．worried15、A．presentedB．movedC．broughtD．handed16、A．funB．successC．wonderD．a(chǎn)rt17、A．restB．playC．eatD．drink18、A．continuouslyB．seldomC．consciouslyD．secretly19、A．homeB．destinationC．hospitalD．a(chǎn)irport20、A．recoveryB．resolutionC．requirementD．rescue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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）SilkwasnottheonlyproducttobetransportedalongtheSilkRoad,withfinelycarvedjade(翡翠)andmedicinalherbsalsobeing1．(export)fromChina.Likesilk,tradeinluxuryitemssuchastheseboomed,andmanymerchantsfoundinstantwealth.Rather2．travelingtheentirelengthoftheSilkRoad,eachmerchanttradedgoodsalongonesectionoftheroute,3．(buy)theminoneoasis(綠洲)townandsellingtheminanother.Thetravelersandmerchantsalso4．(carry)manyideas,philosophiesandreligionswiththemalongtheSilkRoad.Ofallthese,Buddhism,whichcamefromIndia,hadthegreatestinfluence5．Chineseculture.It6．(eventual)becameChina’sprimaryfaith,morewidespreadthantheoriginalChinesereligionsofConfucianismandTaoism.SilkRoadtradestraveledtogetherinlongcaravans(旅行隊)ofcamels.Thismodeoftravelprovided7．(protect)fromrobberswhomightattempt8．(rob)thevaluablegoodsbeingtransported.TheSilkRoadwasnotonlyonesingleroad,but9．wholecollectionofroutesby10．goodsweretransportedbetweentheEastandtheWest.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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）不計分。DearAlice,Iamdelightedtohearthatyouwillcometomycityforsightseeing.Iwaswritingtoyouexpressingmywillingnesstomakearrangementforyourtour.Asfortheaccommodation,Ihavetheoptionofeitherstayinginmyhomeorinahotel,thatIcanreserveforyouinadvanceifyoulike.However,I'dliketohelpyouworkatravelschedule.Intheway,couldyoudomeafavorandpurchaseaCoachpursethoughitdoesn'tbotheryou?Withmymother'sbirthdayapproached,Iwishtopresentittoherasabirthdaygift.I'mlookingforwardtomeetingyousoon.Ihopeyouwillhaveafunhere.Yourssincerely,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）以吸煙有害健康為題寫一篇短文，字?jǐn)?shù)100左右，內(nèi)容要求包括：1.現(xiàn)狀：中國吸煙者約占將近一半，吸煙者越來越年輕，我們中有不少中學(xué)生也在抽煙。2.原因：有的認(rèn)為是時髦(akindoffashion)、有的認(rèn)為是樂趣、有的認(rèn)為可以提神(refreshoneself)。3.害處：吸煙有害健康，可導(dǎo)致多種疾病，是一種金錢的浪費(fèi)，甚至?xí)鸹馂?zāi)。4.勸告大家不要吸煙。

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、B4、C5、A6、C7、C8、C9、A10、A11、C12、C13、B14、A15、B16、D17、B18、C19、A20、B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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、A3、B4、C22、ThesciencefictiontypeofentertainmentisconsideredbymottobefatheredbyJulesVerne(AJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthandTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea)andH.G.Wells(TheTimeMachineandTheWaroftheWorlds).Sei-Fi,asitiscommonlyshortened,isafictionalstoryinwhichscienceandtechnologyhaveasignificantinfluenceonthecharactersandplot.Manysuchworksareguessworkaboutwhatthefutureholdsandhowscientificfindingsandtechnologicaladvanceswillshapehumankind.Writinginthelate1800s,JulesVernewasremarkablysuccessfulinhis10guessesaboutfuturetechnologiesofairconditioning,automobiles,theInternet,television,andunderwater,air,andspacetravel.Unbelievably,ofallplacesfromwhichtochoose,JulesVerneguessedTampa,Florida,USAasthelaunchingsiteofthefirstprojecttotheMoon,whichwasonly200kilometersawayfromtheactual1969locationatCapeCanaveral,Florida.Oneofthebest-knownsciencefictionbooksisNineteenEighty-FourbyGeorgeOrwell.Publishedin1949,itwasnotmeantasaprediction,butasawarning:Orwellwasdescribingwhathesawastheoutcomeoftheideas,trends,andemergingtechnologiesofhistime.Manyinventedtermsfromthisnovelhavebecomecommonineverydayuse,suchas“bigbrother”and“doublethink”.Eventheauthor’snamehasbeenmadeintoanadjective—Orwellian—andhasbecomeawarningdescriptorforsituationswhereprivacyislostandtheindividualhasnopowerandiscompletelycontrolledbythegovernment.NineteenEighty-Fourwastranslatedintosixty-fivelanguageswithinfiveyearsofitspublication,settingarecordthatstillstands.Whathelpsbringsciencefictionintobeingisusuallya