贵州省遵义市赤水市第一中学2025届高三上学期开学模拟摸底考英语试卷（含答案，无听力原文及音频）

这是一份贵州省遵义市赤水市第一中学2025届高三上学期开学模拟摸底考英语试卷（含答案，无听力原文及音频），共14页。
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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What des the wman ccupy herself in ding?
A. Taking dance classes. B. Finishing reprts. C. Preparing fr a lng race.
2. What des the man think f his jb?
A. It’s enjyable. B. It’s bring. C. It’s wrrying.
3. What is the wman mainly ding?
A. Sharing experience in checking price labels.
B. Giving tips n washing clthes prperly.
C. Praising the man’s laundry service.
4. Wh might Sarah be?
A. An HR directr. B. A saleswman. C. An accuntant.
5. Hw did the man g t wrk tday?
A. On ft. B. By subway. C. By car.
第二节
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项 中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. Why is the wman unwilling t get an electrnic lck?
A. It is t expensive.
B. She might frget the passwrd.
C. It may have sme technical prblems.
7. What des the man suggest ding?
A. Picking a well-recgnized brand.
B. Carrying a spare traditinal key.
C. Dwnlading a special mbile app.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. What has impressed Lisa mst abut her drmitry life?
A. Having discussins n curses. B. Watching late-night mvies. C. Taking part in DIY prjects.
9. What has Lisa learned frm her drmitry life?
A. Calmness. B. Independence. C. Respnsibility.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What subject des the man teach?
A. Wrld histry. B. Literature. C. Science.
11. What des the man think can better help students engage in preservatin?
A. Hlding sme cmpetitins.
B. Organizing field trips t museums.
C. Encuraging them t d vlunteer wrk.
12. What is the pint f preserving cultural heritage accrding t the wman?
A. It teaches peple abut diversity.
B. It cnnects peple t their rts.
C. It psitively influences the future.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What is the man’s first piece f advice fr the wman?
A. Setting ff at her wn speed.
B. Wearing a helmet at all times.
C. Explring different rutes.
14. Where des the man nrmally g cycling?
A. Alng the cast. B. In the nearby park. C. In the muntains.
15. What is the lngest distance the man has cycled?
A. 50 kilmeters. B. 100 kilmeters. C. 150 kilmeters.
16. Why des the man enjy grup rides?
A. They help break his cycling recrd.
B. They give him a sense f belnging.
C. They usually invlve intense cmpetitin.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What was mentined in the pen letter?
A. The cncern abut AI affecting human creativity in writing.
B. The impact f the develpment f AI n science fictin films.
C. The ptential benefits f AI in the field f writing.
18. What is the main tpic f the bk HUM?
A. A fact-checking prgram with the pwer t change facts.
B. A pet wh agrees t wrk with an AI petry cmpany.
C. A wife and mther wh is ut f wrk due t AI.
19. Wh is Ryan Dherty?
A. A gvernment wrker. B. A dctr. C. A directr.
20. Which wrk was created with the help f AI?
A. Sike. B. Death f an Authr. C. In Our Likeness.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 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。
A
Participating in art cmpetitins is essential fr students t gain frmal recgnitin and impress cllege admissin fficers. Tday, we have a list f art cmpetitins n reginal, natinal, and internatinal scales.
EarthX Ec-Art Cmpetitin
It invites yung artists aged 5-22 t create 2-D r 3-D art that illustrates the theme: Prtectrs fr the Planet. The theme can be interpreted in varius ways, including individuals taking actin twards a mre sustainable planet, r highlighting the effrts f envirnmental leaders wrking t sustain ecsystems.
Deadline: March 8, 2024
The Children’s Drawing Cntest
Spnsred by Internatinal Certificatin Organizatin Netwrk, the cntest, whse theme this year is “Passing n Our Precius Earth t The Future”, invites children aged 7-15 wrldwide t draw the kind f natural envirnment they wuld like t live in. 48 winners will receive special memrabilia. All entrants will receive a participatin prize.
Medium: Drawings with any type f paint, pastel, etc.
Deadline: May 31, 2024
Science withut Brders Challenge
The cmpetitin is pen t children and yung peple under the age f 16. We welcme entries frm bth grups and individuals t create art t prmte public awareness f the need t preserve, prtect, and restre nature. The theme is “The Sixth Extinctin” and yu can fcus n the prtectin f endangered species. Acceptable media include paint, pencil, marker, crayn, ink, felt, and il pastel.
Deadline: March 4, 2024
The Schlastic Art and Writing Awards
The Schlastic Art and Writing Awards, the lngest-running literary and art cmpetitin in the US, prvides pprtunities and academic awards fr creative yung peple t express their talent. The theme this year is “Tell Yur Climate Stry”. Students in the 9th t 12th grades can submit petry, fictin and nnfictin t shw their understanding f envirnmental issues.
Deadline: June 10, 2024
21. On which date can participants send their entries t EarthX Ec-Art Cmpetitin?
A. May 6, 2024. B. March 15, 2024. C. April 28, 2024. D. February 9, 2024.
22. Which cmpetitin best suits teenagers gd at writing pems?
A. EarthX Ec-Art Cmpetitin. B. The Children’s Drawing Cntest.
C. Science withut Brders Challenge. D. The Schlastic Art and Writing Awards.
23. What d the fur cmpetitins have in cmmn?
A They target students under the age f 20. B. They are abut envirnmental prtectin.
C. They require participants t write a stry. D. They nly accept entries frm individuals.
B
Prt Lympne Reserve which runs a breeding (繁育) prgramme, has welcmed the arrival f a rare black rhin calf (犀牛幼崽). When the tiny creature arrived n January 31, she became the 40th black rhin t be brn at the reserve. And fficials at Prt Lympne were delighted with the new arrival, especially as black rhins are knwn fr being difficult t breed in captivity (圈养).
Paul Beer, head f rhin sectin at Prt Lympne, said: “Obviusly we’re all abslutely delighted t welcme anther calf t ur black rhin family. She’s healthy, strng and already eager t play and explre. Her mther, Sli, is a first-time mum and she is ding a fantastic jb. It’s still a little t cld fr them t g ut int the pen, but as sn as the weather warms up, I have n dubt that the little ne will be ut and abut explring and playing every day.”
The adrable female calf is the secnd black rhin brn this year at the reserve, but it is t early t tell if the calves will make gd candidates t be returned t prtected areas f the wild. The first rhin t be brn at Prt Lympne arrived n January 5 t first-time mther Kisima and weighed abut 32kg. His mther, grandmther and great grandmther were all brn at the reserve and still live there.
Accrding t the Wrld Wildlife Fund, the glbal black rhin ppulatin has drpped as lw as 5500, giving the rhins a “critically endangered” status.
24. Which f the fllwing best describes the breeding prgramme?
A. Cstly. B. Cntrversial. C. Ambitius. D. Successful.
25. What des Paul Beer say abut the new-brn rhin?
A. She lves staying with her mther. B. She dislikes utdr activities.
C. She is in gd cnditin D. She is sensitive t heat.
26. What similar experience d Sli and Kisima have?
A. They had their first brn in January. B. They enjyed explring new places
C. They lived with their grandmthers. D. They were brught t the reserve yung
27. What can be inferred abut Prn Lympne Reserve?
A. The rhin sectin will be pen t the public.
B. It aims t cntrl the number f the animals.
C. It will cntinue t wrk with the Wrld Wildlife Fund.
D. Sme f its rhins may be sent t the prtected wild areas.
C
Spiders are master builders, expertly turning silk int cmplex 3D webs that serve as their hme and hunting grund. T gain a deeper understanding f their wrld, scientists have translated the structure f a spider's web int music, which culd have applicatins ranging frm better 3D printers t crss-species cmmunicatin.
"The spider lives in an envirnment f vibrating (振动的) strings," says Markus Buehler, the prject's principal investigatr. "They dn't see very well, s they perceive their surrundings by detecting vibratins, which have different frequencies." Such vibratins ccur, fr example, when the spider stretches a strand f silk during cnstructin r when the wind r a trapped fly mves the web. The researchers scanned a natural spider web t capture 2D crss-sectins and recnstructed its 3D netwrk using a mathematical mdel. They assigned different frequencies f sund t strands f the web, creating musical "ntes" that they cmbined in patterns based n the web's 3D structure t generate music. Then they made a harp-like (像竖琴的) virtual instrument and played the spider web music in several live perfrmances arund the wrld, creating an inspiring harmny f art and science.
T gain insights int hw spiders build webs, the researchers als scanned a web during cnstructin, transfrming each stage int music with different sunds. "The spider's way f 'printing' the web is remarkable because n supprt material is used, as is ften needed in current 3D printing methds," Buehler says. This knwledge culd help develp new 3D printers that wrk like spiders, enabling them t cnstruct cmplex structures withut using additinal materials fr supprt.
The team is als interested in learning hw t cmmunicate with spiders in their wn language. They recrded web vibratins prduced when spiders perfrmed different activities, such as building a web, cmmunicating with ther spiders r sending signals t admirers. "Nw we're trying t generate signals t basically speak the language f the spider," Buehler says. "If we expse them t certain patterns f vibratins, can we affect what they d r can we begin t cmmunicate with them? Thse are really thrilling ideas, and I believe they culd be achieved in the near future."
28. What kind f inspiratin can we get frm authr’s view f spiders ?
A.spiders have gd eyesight.
B.spiders adapt t surrundings quickly.
C.spiders spin a web similar t a musical structure.
D.spiders sense the envirnment thrugh vibratins.
29. What is paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A.Steps t create spider web music.
B.Ways t recreate a web's 3D netwrk.
C.Challenges f cmbining music with science.
D.The ptential applicatins f 3D printing methds.
30. What d the underlined wrds "This knwledge" in paragraph 4 refer t?
A.3D printers can cnstruct cmplex structures.
B.Spiders' vibratin patterns vary with activities.
C.Spiders build webs withut using additinal materials.
D.The web-building prcess can be translated int music.
31. What is Buehler' attitude twards cmmunicating with spiders?
A.Hpeful.
B.Dubtful.
C.Uncertain.
D.Disapprving.
D
The streets, sidewalks and rfs f cities all absrb heat during the day, making sme urban areas acrss the United States up t 6 degrees Fahrenheit htter than rural nes during the day—and 22 degrees F htter at night. These “urban heat islands” can als develp undergrund as the city heat spreads dwnward, beneath the surface. And basements, subway tunnels and ther undergrund infrastructure als cnstantly bleed heat int the surrunding earth, creating htspts. Nw the undergrund heat is building up as the planet warms.
Accrding t a new study f dwntwn Chicag, undergrund htspts may threaten the very same structures that emit the heat in the first place. Such temperature changes make the grund arund them expand and cntract (收缩) enugh t cause ptential damage. “Withut anyne realizing it, the city f Chicag’s dwntwn was defrming,” says the study’s authr Alessandr F. Rtta Lria, a civil and envirnmental engineer at Nrthwestern University.
The findings, published in Cmmunicatins Engineering, expse a “silent hazard (危险)” t civil infrastructure in cities with sft er grund — especially thse near water — Rtta Lria says. “There might have been structural issues caused by this undergrund climate change that happened, and we didn’t even realize,” he adds. While nt an immediate r direct danger t human lives, this previusly unknwn effect highlights the impacts f a lesser-knwn cmpnent f climate change.
Similar t climate change abve the surface, these undergrund changes ccur ver lng perids f time. “These effects tk decades, a century, t develp,” Rtta Lria says, adding that elevated undergrund temperatures wuld likewise take a lng time t dissipate (逐渐消失) n their wn.
But ther researchers interviewed fr this stry all say this wasted energy culd als be recycled, presenting an pprtunity t bth cl the subsurface and save n energy csts. Subway tunnels and basements culd be updated with technlgies t recapture the heat. Fr example, water pipes culd be installed t run thrugh undergrund htspts and pick up sme f the heat energy.
32. What can we learn abut the “urban heat islands”?
A. They can develp undergrund structures.
B. They are impacted by glbal warming.
C. They can destry the grund arund.
D. They nly exist in the United States.
33. Why des Alessandr F. Rtta Lria mentin “silent hazard” in paragraph 3?
A. T discuss structural issues.
B. T categrize climate change.
C. T explain undergrund heat.
D. T emphasize the neglected reality.
34. What will the authr prbably write abut in the paragraph that fllws?
A. The future f tunnels and basements.
B. The reusing appraches f heat energy.
C. The cst f maintaining structures.
D. The evlutin f undergrund envirnment.
35. Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the text?
A. Warming Undergrund, Weakening Surface
B. A Silver Lining f Glbal Warming
C. Urban Silent Islands in the Making
D. A Silent Crisis in Dwntwn Chicag
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Helping Yur Kids t Be Interested in Sprts
Being active and mving is smething that is s imprtant fr us all, especially fr children. 36 Hwever, sme parents can feel shcked when they see that their child isn’t interested in sprts. S hw can yu encurage them t have ag?
It is such a gd idea t lead by example when yu are a parent. This is true fr a variety f aspects, but especially frgetting children invlved in sprt. 37 S yu need t be smene wh is interested and active, if yu want any hpe f them ding s t. If yu lay n the cuch all day then they will just learn t d that t.
38 Althugh they can chse wh they want t supprt, seeing yur enthusiasm fr a particular player r team can be just what is needed t start their jurney. Yu culd lk fr a team unifrm stre t get them a sprts shirt with their name n fr example, as well as see the team play at ne f their games. 39 If smething is dull, it will be hard fr children t be enthusiastic abut it. This will make them resent(讨厌) it, which is nt a gd thing fr later in life. If they shw particular skill and learn t play sprt, then mre practice and training can cme in. 40 When they can enjy what they d, they will nly see it as smething fun t d, rather than what we as adults might see it as, such as a chre t burn calries.
Whatever sprt yur child chses t play, encurage them and make it fun, and then it will be smething that they will want t carry n ding as they g abut the rest f their lives.
A．They wn’t be interested in sprts if yu’re nt.
B．here are sme ther tips that yu wuld share with them.
C．Share yur enthusiasm and it will help t lighten a passin.
D．S think abut ways that can get them t be active in the sprts.
E．Hw active a child is will impact their verall health and learning.
F．Apart frm leading by example, yu culd als share yur favrite team.
G．Hwever, the main message frgetting children int sprt is t keep it fun.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When my dctr was delivering his speech n statistics and survival rates, thse cruel wrds upset me terribly. He might be telling the truth, but I realized there was a need fr a special human ____41____ , especially fr a new cancer patient like me. I ____42____ t d smething.
I called my lcal ____43____ and asked if I culd give a speech t the cmmunity, abut “What t Say and Hw t Help When Smene Has Cancer”. The ____44____ came five minutes later, “... we wuld be pleased t have yu ____45____ yur tpic t the cmmunity.”
As the day apprached, I gt ____46____. What if n ne ____47____ and all the preparatin and wrk was fr nthing?
Despite the wrries, things went ____48____. At 6:45 pm n a Tuesday evening, I started my presentatin by ____49____ the first wrds my dctr said t me, and I saw tears and heads ndding in ______50______ as I spke. At the end f the presentatin, applause filled the library hall. Little did they knw that I had just finished treatment and still felt ______51______ and tired. But smehw giving. the talk helped me stp being a(n) ______52______ and start acting like a survivr.
Later, I gave mre presentatins. I wn such great ______53______ that I had the privilege f speaking ______54______ cancer survivrs acrss the cuntry. And that makes all the ______55______, nt nly t me but als t the wrld arund me!
41. A. tuch B. interest C. cnditin D. behavir
42. A. hesitated B. decided C. demanded D. remembered
43. A. hspital B. authrity C. library D. charity
44. A. recmmendatin B. cmment C. annuncement D. reply
45. A. explain B. present C. teach D. pass
46. A. curius B. calm C. unsettled D. unsatisfied
47. A. shwed up B. set ff C. reached ut D. turned arund
48. A. smthly B. cnstantly C. randmly D. secretly
49. A. translating B. predicting C. recalling D. imagining
50. A. anger B. agreement C. cnfusin D. anxiety
51. A. alive B. empty C. athletic D. weak
52. A. lecturer B. patient C. audience D. participant
53. A. sympathy B. frtune C. recgnitin D. inspiratin
54. A. in place f B. at the mercy f C. in spite f D. n behalf f
55. A. difference B. preparatin C. judgement D. prfit
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1. 5 分, 满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
With his wrinkled fingers, Wang Qiming put traditinal makeup n the faces f yung perfrmers befre dawn, making final preparatins fr the shehu parade (游行庆祝).
The shehu parade, a time-hnred perfrmance enjying widespread____56____(ppular) in rural areas acrss China,____57____(date) back t abut 2, 000 years ag when sacrificial (祭祀的) activities were perfrmed t pray fr a gd harvest. Later n, as dancing and singing became part f the parade, it develped int a flk custm____58____(stage) during the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival____59____(remve) bad luck and bring a fresh start in the new year.
Wangmazui is in Lngxian cunty,____60____(previus) knwn as Lng Zhu, which is famus fr shehu parades____61____(feature) authentic perfrmances and simple yet delicate facial makeup. The cunty was named the hmetwn f shehu perfrmances by the Chinese Flk Literature and Art Assciatin in 2013.
Mre than 100 shehu festivities are held in Lngxian every year, each f____62____ invlves dzens r hundreds f villagers. Participants usually perfrm n hrses ____63____pickup trucks, shwing different perfrmances including stilt (高跷) dances and land bats.
Wang 65, has clear____64____(memry) f the annual perfrmances when he was a child. “My family has been engaged in shehu perfrmances _____65_____generatins, ” he said. “I started t watch the shw in my childhd, and nw I jined them by making face-painting. ”
第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
66. 假定你是李华，你校于上周举办了运动会，你参加了 4×100 接力赛 (relay race)。请给你的英国好友Kevin发邮件，谈你的经历及感受。内容包括：
1. 介绍你的参赛经历；
2. 谈谈你的感受。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为 80 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Kevin,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节（满分 25 分）
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
On a sunny Friday mrning, Mr. Stne, the Grade 4 head teacher, walked int the classrm with a new student fllwing him. She was a lively girl frm Mexic, and her red mushrm hair cut immediately drew everyne’s eyes. With a welcming smile, Mr. Stne gestured fr her t sit beside Mike, a student knwn fr teasing thers.
During break time, Mike culdn’t help but laugh when he caught sight f his new deskmate. Sara’s distinctive hairstyle seemed like an pen invitatin fr him t make fun f her. Leaning in twards Sara, he playfully suggested, “Hey, Sara. Ever thught abut changing yur name t Dra? Yu lk just like Dra the Explrer!” His wrds caused laughter and cheers frm the thers in the classrm.
Sara’s eyes filled with tears, her cheeks turning red with embarrassment. Feeling hurt and upset, she std up suddenly, rushing t the teacher’s ffice t seek supprt frm Mr. Stne. After hearing her stry, Mr. Stne ffered her gentle cmfrt, saying, “Sara, yur hairstyle is truly pretty. Remember, everyne has their wn sense f beauty.”
Mr. Stne then directed his attentin t Mike, expressing his disappintment and urging Mike t aplgize t Sara. “Mike,” he cntinued, “yur actins were unkind. We must treat everyne with empathy(同情). Laughing at Sara’s hair has deeply hurt her.”
This cnflict was temprarily settled, but Mr. Stne fund himself lst in thught. Reflecting n his wn childhd, Mr. Stne recalled hw he had been teased fr being verweight. The pain caused by hurtful wrds was like wrinkles n a crumpled(压皱的)ball f paper. Even if yu smthed them ut, the wrinkles stayed.
He wanted t teach an imprtant lessn t Mike, the trublemaker. Then, a unique strategy came t mind. He cntacted Mike’s mther, explaining the situatin and discussing a plan with her t develp empathy in her sn. They agreed that ver the weekend, Mike’s mther wuld arrange fr Mike t have his hair cut extremely shrt.
注意：
1.续写词数应为 150 左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
On Mnday mrning, Mike unwillingly apprached the classrm.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
At that mment Mr. Stne walked int the classrm with a ball f paper.
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赤水市第一中学高三秋季学期开学考
英语试题
听力答案：1—5 CABAB 6—10 CACAB 11—15 ACABC 16—20 BACCB
21. D 22. D 23. B
24. D 25. C 26. A 27. D
28.D 29.A 30.C 31.A
32. B 33. D 34. B 35. A
36．E 37．A 38．F 39．C 40．G
41. A 42.B. 43.C 44.D 45.B 46. C 47 . A 48. A 49.C 50. B 51. D
52. B 53.C 54.D 55.A
56. ppularity
57. dates 58. staged
59. t remve
60. previusly
61. featuring
62. which 63. r
64. memries
65. fr
小作文：【答案】
Dear Kevin,
I am s excited t intrduce t yu that ur schl held the schl sprts meeting last week, and I participated in the 4×100 relay race.
Our class selected fur classmates wh ran the fastest, including me, and we all had the determinatin t win the race. Unfrtunately, the first athlete in ur class tripped s that ur class fell slightly behind at first. The athletes frm anther class suddenly failed t grasp the relay batn, causing them t delay their time. At that mment, it was my turn. I fught hard and rushed twards the finishing line. In the end, we wn. Hw thrilling and exciting this game was!
Thrugh this cmpetitin, we understand that we must have cnfidence and patience t grasp every chance and ur curage t make it.
Yurs,
Li Hua
大作文：
On Mnday mrning, Mike unwillingly apprached the classrm. Feeling nervus and embarrassed, his heart was heavy with wrry that his classmates wuld tease him. His hair had been cut s shrt that the skin under the hair was nearly visible. As he stepped thrugh the dr，the rm erupted in giggles, nicknaming him “Baldy.” A few curius bys came up and attempted t tuch his newly shaved head. Overwhelmed by shame and anger, Mike shuted ut, “Yu are mean!” Tears welled up in his eyes as Mike std up and ran twards the dr.
At that mment, Mr. Stne walked int the classrm with a ball f paper. With a gentle pat n Mike’s shulder, he guided him back t his seat. As Mr. Stne made his way t the platfrm, the rm fell silent. Hlding up the crumpled ball f paper, he began t smth ut its wrinkles.“Each fld represented a scar f hurtful wrds. Even when we try t aplgize,” Mr. Stne explained sftly, “the wunds remain. Let us always speak with kindness and warmth.” Frm that day n, Mike learned a valuable lessn: the imprtance f kindness and empathy.