2025屆遼寧省大連金州高級(jí)中學(xué)高三第三次模擬考試英語試卷含答案

2025屆遼寧省大連金州高級(jí)中學(xué)高三第三次模擬考試英語試卷含答案注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認(rèn)真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．——Yourargumentis.Iwillnotletyoupass.--Areyoukidding?A．sound B．rationalC．liberal D．plain2．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold3．Youwillhavetostayathomeallday______youfinishallyourhomework.A．if B．unless C．whether D．because4．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake5．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept6．Byservingothers,apersonfocusesonsomeoneotherthanhimselforherself,________canbeveryeye-openingandrewarding.A．who B．whichC．what D．that7．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar8．－Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?A．NowayB．NevermindC．NotatallD．Noproblem9．Manyuniversitiesthroughouttheworldprovidescholarshipsforstudents________financialaid.A．infavourof B．inneedofC．infaceof D．inhonourof10．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup11．Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.A．willberepaid B．wasbeingrepaidC．hasbeenrepaid D．wasrepaid12．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone13．Withalotoftoughproblems,thepilotwasstillcalm,coolandcollectiveunderpressure.A．solve B．solved C．solving D．tosolve14．—TheT--shirtIreceivedisnotthesameasisshownonline.—________？ButIpromiseyouwe’lllookintoitrightaway.A．Whosays B．HowcomeC．Whatfor D．Whyworry15．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis16．Jane’spalefacesuggestedthatshe______illandherparentssuggestedthatshe______amedicalexam.A．be;shouldhave B．was;haveC．shouldbe;had D．was;had17．ThePartycouldhavestated______theirpolicywasonthismatter,butthevotersonlyreceivedaverydustyanswer.A．why B．when C．whether D．what18．They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup19．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though20．IthinkAna______herpackingsinceshestartedgettingthingsreadyearlythismorning.A．finishesB．hasfinishedC．hadfinishedD．wouldfinish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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Thereisa1930s-oldrestaurantinmyhometownthathasdonelittletoupdateitselfoverthepast80years.Thisispartofitscharm,asisthewoodenphonebooththatsitsneglectedintheageofthecellphone.Ah,thephonebooth.Weneeditnowmorethanever.Formeitsymbolizesthatphonecallswereonceprivateaffairs,eveniftheinformationbeingsharedwasnotsensitiveinanyway.Itwassimplyassumedthataphoneconversationwasmeantfortwopeople,andtwopeopleonly.Inpublicplacesthismeantturningtothephonebooth—aprivatechamberwhereonecouldconverseinpeacewithoutbeingoverheard.Evenathome,phonecallsusedtoberegardedasprivate.Growingupinthe1960s,wehadonephoneinthehouse—fixedtothekitchenwall.Asakid,Ididn'tgetormakemanycalls.Ido,however,rememberansweringthephone,askingfortheidentityofthecaller,andthenhandingthephonetomymom.She'dtakeit,say“Hello,Mrs.Flaubert，”andthen,“onemomentplease，”assheplacedherhandoverthereceiver,turnedtome,anddirected,“Thisisforme.Whydon'tyougooutsideandplay？”Flashforwardtowhatcellphoneshavedonetothepast.Withinthespaceofveryfewyears,privateconversationshavebecomepublicdeclaration,andbeingoverheardseemstobethepoint.Alargepartoftheproblem,ofcourse,isthatwenowcarryourphoneswithus,andthereflex(反射)toanswerthedeviceassoonasitringsisaresponsePavlovwouldhaveappreciated.Buttheinformationisrevealed!NotlongagoIwassittinginBoston'sSouthStation,waitingformytrain.Afterpurchasingasandwich,Isatdownatatablenearamanwhowasonhiscellphone.Letmeparaphrasewhatthemanhadtosay：“Yes,that'sright.Theredandyellowroses.ThatwillbeaVisa.”Thenheproceededtorecitehiscardnumberandexpirationdatebeforesigningoff.Istaredunbelievablyatthefellow.Heglancedatmeandasked，“What？”Myresponsewasimmediate:Irecitedhiscardnumberbacktohim,alongwiththeexpirationdate.Thereisnomoreprivacy,nolongerasenseofpersonalbordersorlimitsandthecellphonehasbecomealoudspeaker.Toreturntophonebooths:Whydidtheydisappear?Andshouldyouthinkaphoneboothhasnovaluetoday,IsawoneoneBaygoingfor$4，750.1、Whydoprivateconversationsturnintopublicdeclarationaccordingtothepassage?A．Phoneboothshavediedoutinmodernlife.B．Peoplelackasenseofpersonalbordersorlimits.C．Thecontentofphonecallsisnotthatsensitive.D．Itisconvenientforpeopletoreachforcellphones.2、BydescribingwhathappenedinBoston'sSouthStation,theauthorindicatesthat________．A．it'sridiculoustoanswercellphonesinpublicplacesB．it'simpolitetooverhearothersansweringcellphonesC．it'snecessarytokeepasafedistancefromotherswhenansweringphonesD．it'sinappropriatetotouchonpersonalinformationincellphoneconversations3、Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A．Pavlovisinfavorofansweringcellphonesinstantly.B．Somethingseeminglyold-fashionedholdsitscharmtoday.C．PhoneboothsareverypopularwithconsumersontheInternet.D．Peopleusedtolackasenseoftrustandsecurityinthe1960s.22．（8分）Amsterdam'sBestFleaMarketsIjhallenFleaMarketFirstorsecondweekendofeverymonthPerhapsthemostimpressiveofthemallisIjhallen，locatedinthenorthofAmsterdam．Withmorethan1，500standsand3，000freeparkingspaces，themonthlymarketattractsvisitorsfromnotonlytheNetherlands，butEurope-wide．Thereisafiveeuroadmissionfee，butyoucanbeprettysurethatyoucanbrowsesecond-handtreasuresformostoftheday．Anythingandeverythingcanbefoundhere；oldguitarsandantiquechairs，artprintsandmilitarygear．NoordermarktFleaMarketSaturday，9am-4pmMonday，9am-2pmInthecentreoftheJordaan，theNoordermarktFleaMarketonSaturdaysincludesvintage（老式的）goodsandorganicfoodproducefromlocalfarmers．OnMondays，themarkettransformsintoanantique-hunter'sgoldmine．Therearepilesofvintageclothes，antiquebooks，coinsandfurniture．WaterloopeinMarketMonday-Saturday，9am-6pmThemostcentrallylocatedofallfleamarketsinAmsterdam，WaterloopleinMarketoffersvisitorsarangeofsnacks，second-handclothesandvintagetreasures．There'samazeofsecond-handgoods，fromoldglobesandhanginglamps，toAfricandrums，antiquerugsandusedbikes．SpuiBookMarketFriday10am-6pmIdeallysituatedamongbookstores，you'llfindacollectionoftentsshelteringsecond-handandantiquebooksatthebookmarketonSpui．Youcanfindavarietyofliteraturefrombiographiesandpoetrytofantasy-fiction，history，psychologyandgeography．WhilemostbooksarefromtheNetherlands，someEnglishandinternationaltitlesareforsale．Aswellasantiquemaps，printsandrecord．1、Whichfleamarketdoyouneedtopaysomeextramoney？______A．IjhallenFleaMarket． B．NoordermarktFleaMarket．C．WaterloopleinMarket． D．SpuiBookMarket．2、WhatcanyoupickupatNoordermarktFleaMarket？______A．Youcangetenoughparkingspace． B．Youcanchoosearangeofsnacks．C．Youcanbuysomefreshvegetables． D．Youcandigsomegoldmineshere．3、Whenisagoodtimetovisitafavoritemarketforacrazybookfan？______A．Firstweekendofeverymonth． B．Friday，10am-6pm．C．Monday，9am-6pm． D．Saturday，9am-4pm．23．（8分）Thisstory,basedonthereallifestorythattookplaceonThursday,January15th,2009whentheworldwitnesedthe“Miracle(奇跡)ontheHudson”asCaptain,ChesleySullenbergert,knownas“Sully”flewhisdisabledplaneontothecoldwatersoftheHudsonRiver,savingthelivesofall155aboard.However,evenasSullywasbeingcheeredbythepublicandthemediaforhisuniqueachievementofflyingskill,aninvestigationwasunfoldingthatthreatenedtodestroyhisreputationandhiscareer.TomHanksactingthepartofSullyistheheartandsoulofthisfilm.Outofallthehighlyemotionalfilmsreleasedthisyearsofar,Sullyisthebestone,handsdown.Outofallthenonfictionfilmsreleasedthisyear,Sullyisthegreatest.Fromextraordinarydirectingtoemotionalacting,Sullyiseasilyoneofthebestfilmsofthisyear.Interestinglyenough,althoughthisfilmmayhaveafewactionscenes,itshouldn’tbebrandedasanactionmovie.Itisfull-onintensedrama,withtwoorthreejokesthatareoriginalandfunny,butdon’tturnthefilmintoacomedy.Thestoryitselfcanalsobeconsideredanemotionalandphysicaldramaticadventurethatchangesthelivesofthecharactersforever.SullybeginswhenUSAirwaysFlight1549landsinthewaterintheHudsonRiverafterbothenginesaredestroyedbybirds.Luckily,notonepassengerisinjuredandthisisduetotheskillofbothrescueteamsandpilotSullySullenbrger(TomHanks)andFirstOfficerJeffreySkiles(AaronEckhart).Unfortunately,thenightmare(噩夢)isnotover.Eventhoughallpassengersareinsafety,itisstillamajorquestionifSullyshouldhavelandedtheplaneinthewaterandifhemighthavehadenoughspeedandaltitudetoreachtherunwayatanactualairport.Thisisaveryfamousstorythathappenedin2009,butmanypeopledonotknowwhathappenedaftertheplanewaterlanded.Sullytrulyshowsalltheeventsofthisflight.Anotheramazingaspectofthefilmistheacting.BothTomHanksandAaronEckhartplaythepilotswonderfully.Notonlydothetwolooksomuchliketheactualpeople,theyalsogottheirpersonalitiesrighttoo.Thetwoactorsdowellinthesceneswheretheykeepimaginingthecrash,anditclearlyaffectsthemdayafterday,ClintEastwoodhasdirectedmanyfilms,butSullyiscertainlyoneofhisbest.Thestorydoesnotfeellikeitlasts96minutesandIwassurprisedwhenitended.Sullyreallydoeskeepyouontheedgeofyourseatusingcinematography—theartofmakingfilmsthatmakesyoufeellikeyouareapartofthemovie,actingthatisemotionalanddramaticandevenspecialeffectsthatmakeitlookveryreal.Somethingtonote,thefilmwasshotwithIMAXcamerassoseeingitinIMAXtheatresgivesyouthebestpossibleexperience.Myfavouritesceneistheactualplanecrash.Fromtakingoff,tothepassengersgettingintorescueboats,thisscenekeepsyourheartbeatingveryfast.Ipersonallysufferfromafearofflyinganditpumpedmefullofadrenaline(腎上腺素).Icouldnotblink(眨眼)untilIfoundoutwhathappenednext.ThespecialeffectsoftheplanegoingdowninthemiddleofNewYorklooksveryrealisticandintense.Ontopofthat,theemotionalactingofnotonlythepilots,butthepassengersandtheflightattendantsbringsevenmoredramatothescene.Itiseasilythemostintensesceneinthewholefilmand,becauseofcinematography,itmakesyoufeellikeyouareapartofit,isborderlinescary.Sullyisaverymaturestory.Andthoughitlacksadultcontent,languageorblood,itispreparedforamatureaudiencebecauseofitsintenseanddramaticscenes.IdefinitelygiveSully5outof5starsforitsextraordinarydirecting,wonderfulcinematography,emotionalactingandrealisticspecialeffects.1、645．Accordingtothepassage,Sully,withhisheroicdeeds________.A．eventuallyachievedhislifegoalB．justdisplayedhiscreativetalentC．a(chǎn)ccidentallybecamewellknownD．stillfacedachallengetohisaction2、647．Theunderlinedphrase“handsdown”inParagraph2probablymeans________.A．withoutdoubtB．passingitdownC．beyondbeliefD．endingthetopic3、649．Thewriterofthepassageholdstheopinionthat________.A．TomandAaronplaytheroleswellduetotheirsimilarexperienceB．fullstoryplusgoodperformancemakesSullyanexcellentfilmC．ClintEastwoodisthedecidingfactorofthefilm’sgreatsuccessD．a(chǎn)dvancedtechnologymakesthefilmpopularamongitsaudience4、651．Sometimeswhileseeingthefilm,thewriterfelt________.A．a(chǎn)musedandpeacefulB．nervousandfrightenedC．excitedandenergeticD．sadanduncomfortable5、653．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriterthinks________.A．nootherfilmscancompetewithSullynowB．thelengthofthefilmisnotverysatisfyingC．SullyisfullofexcitementassociatedwithdangerD．Sullyisagoodfilmwithonlyabittobeimproved6、655．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthepassage?A．Itisjustanaccountofastory.B．ItspeciallyintroducesSullytous.C．Itissimplyamoviereview.D．ItmainlysingsthepraisesofSully.24．（8分）AdultEducationCoursesComputerStudiesTechnologyisadvancingatarapidpace,andwerelymoreandmoreoncomputersforeverythingfromcookingtoorganisingourtaxes.Thissix-weekcoursewillgiveyouanunderstandingofcomputerfundamentals,includingtheuseofsoftwarepackages(Word,ExcelandPowerpoint)andhowtousetheInternet.Start:May2,2019Time:Wed7pm-9pmCost:$300Length:6weeksPlace:SydneyCollegeWoodworkLearnthebasicsofwoodworkingwithsimplehands-onprojectstobuildyourconfidenceandskills.Eachlessonexploresadifferentareaofwoodworkingthatwillprovideyouwiththeskillsneededforanywoodworkingproject.Flexiblelearningallowsyoutochooseonlythelessonsthatinterestyou.Start:April15,2019Time:Mon5pm-7pmCost:$30perle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D．Saturday.第三部分語言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）RememberingMyFather’sVestPeoplegetintotroublebecausetheydon’tknowenoughtokeepcool.Asachild,Ihadalotof1thathadbeenheldbackandnotreleased.Worsestill,Iwasnotgoodat2constructively.OnceasIwasgettingreadyforschool,mymother3memyfather’svestinsteadofmine.ThiswasaroundthetimewhenIwasgoingtobelargerin4thanmyfather,soasIputonthevest,IfeltlikeIwasbeingchokedinit!I5thatitwasasmalloversight(疏忽)onmymother’spart,but6thefeelingofbeingchokeddrownedmeandIgotveryangry.Itookmyangeroutonmymother7thinkingmuch.Iwassoupsetwhenshehadhandedmethewrongvest,andI8byviolentlytearingitapartfrommychest!Later,mymothersharedherown9withmyfather:“Seewhatyoursonhasdone.”Insteadofscoldingorabusingme,myfather10respondedbyaskingmymotherto11thevest.Hethenworeittoworkthenextday.Whenmymothertoldmeaboutmyfather’sresponsemuchlater,whenIhad12frommyfit,Iimmediatelyfeltagreatsenseof13formyviolentbehavior,just14thathewasspendingtheentiredaywearinga(n)15vest.Atthesametime,Iwasfilledwithgreat16formyfather,whosegentlekindnesstaughtmealifelessonIwouldtreasureforever.Onthatday,Imadea17nevertoletangergetthebetterofme.Ilearnto18otherswhenIthinkthattheybehaveinanunfair,cruel,orunacceptableway,19forgivenessisatooltoturnangeroff.AndwheneverIhavedifficulty20mystrongemotion,Itrytoremembermyfather’svest.1、A．pressureB．a(chǎn)ngerC．storiesD．tears2、A．listeningB．debatingC．communicatingD．working3、A．handedB．sentC．deliveredD．carried4、A．sizeB．weightC．heightD．mind5、A．expectedB．discoveredC．suspectedD．realized6、A．a(chǎn)nywayB．somehowC．somewhatD．however7、A．withoutB．beyondC．besidesD．despite8、A．performedB．a(chǎn)greedC．reactedD．declined9、A．excitementB．frustrationC．enthusiasmD．failure10、A．calmlyB．politelyC．a(chǎn)ttentivelyD．a(chǎn)nxiously11、A．saveupB．giveawayC．holdbackD．sewup12、A．recoveredB．changedC．developedD．benefited13、A．disappointmentB．sympathyC．panicD．shame14、A．hopingB．jokingC．imagingD．supposing15、A．oldB．brokenC．tornD．shabby16、A．curiosityB．prideC．envyD．a(chǎn)dmiration17、A．choiceB．decisionC．requirementD．compromise18、A．respectB．a(chǎn)ssistC．a(chǎn)ppreciateD．forgive19、A．a(chǎn)ndB．butC．forD．do20、A．controllingB．expressingC．treasuringD．monitoring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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Famousscientistasheis,YuanLongpingconsidershimselfafarmer.Hegrows1．iscalledsuperhybridrice.Asayoungman,YuanLongpingsawthegreatneedforincreasingthericeoutput.Atthattime,hungerwasa2．(disturb)probleminChina.Hewantedtoincreasericeharvestswithout3．(expand)theareaofthefields.In1973,aspecialstrainofricemade4．possibletoproduce20%moreofthecropinthesamefields.Thanks5．hisresearch,theUNhasmoretoolsinthebattletoridtheworldof6．(hungry).Usinghishybridrice,farmersareproducingharveststwiceaslargeasbefore.Heisnowcirculatinghisriceknowledgeinless7．(develop)countries8．(increase)theirriceharvestsandhewantstoexporthisricesothatitcanbegrown9．(wide)aroundtheglobe.Thoughhe10．(struggle)forthepastfivedecades,YuanLongpingisquitesatisfiedwithhislife.Inhissparetime,heenjoyslisteningtoviolinmusic,playingmah-jong,singingandreading.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，涉及單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)∧，并在此符號(hào)下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線＼劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)詞下面劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者從第11處不計(jì)分。DearRex,I’msorrytohearthatyouhadaquarrelwithyourparentbecausetheyhadreadyourdiarywithyourpermission、Don’tgetannoyingaboutit、Ithinktheydosobecausetheyconcernedaboutyou、Pleaseunderstandthattheyloveyou、Firstofall,youcanhaveaopentalkwiththemandtellthemitisnotgoodtokeepa