江蘇省無錫市港下中學2024-2025學年高三下學期第一次高考診斷考試英語試題試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout2．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done3．---________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!---Areyoutalkingto---me?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should4．Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing5．—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave6．Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．arrival7．Thefellowwespoke________nocommentatfirst.A．tomake B．tomadeC．made D．tomaking8．Ishookhandsand________greetingswiththemanager,whoIimpressedalot.A．conveyedB．swappedC．exchangedD．switched9．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why10．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．agoodSamaritan D．asacredcow11．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout12．Thisrawchocolatetastesprettydeliciousdueto______amountofmeltedpurefreshcream.A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny13．—DidyouenjoyyourjourneytoBeijinglastweekend?—.Wehaddrivenmorethan3hoursbeforewefoundtherightway.A．AbsolutelyB．NowayC．NotatallD．Withpleasure14．Johnlives________.Hehasaverysmallbudgetandlittlemoneytospendonclothes.A．intheblackB．onashoestringC．overthemoonD．atthedropofahat15．Asoftenhappensafterlongsleeplessness,hewas________byanunreasoningpanic.A．seizedB．fascinatedC．impressedD．embarrassed16．WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed17．Don’tbejoking.It’stimeto______yourbusiness.A．setout B．takeup C．goon D．getdown18．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those19．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when20．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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Whilelearningthesciencelessons，Iusedtogetadoubt-whyears，nose，tongueandeyesshouldbecalledasspecialsenses？Thebasicreasonisthatthesearethechannelsthroughwhichwemaintaincontactwiththesurroundings.Thoughapparentlyitmayfeelliketheseareindividualsensoryorgans，theydoshowsomeconnectivity.Interestingly，ourhearingislesssharpafterweeataheavyfood.Isn'titgoodforasoundnapafterastomach-fullmeal？Thatdoesnotmeanwegodeafafterameal，butthehearingpitch（強度）doeschangeafteraheavymeal.Weusuallygivecreditofthetastetoourtongue，butdoyouknowthatunlesssaliva（唾液）dissolvessomething，ourtonguecannotrecognizethetasteofthefoodeaten.Tasteisnothingbutthefoodchemicalsdissolvedinthesalivabeingsensedbythetastebudspresentonthetongue.Trytodryoffyourtongueandmouthwithatissuepaperandthentastesomething.Womenaremuchbettersmellersthanmen.Theyarebornwiththischaracteristicabilityandcancorrectlypinpointtheexactfragranceofthesample.Weallcanstorealmost50，000differentscents（氣味），whicharestronglytiedtothememories.Pupils（瞳孔）donotrespondtolightalone，buttotheslightestbitofnoisearoundtoo.Thussurgeons，watchmakersandthoseprofessionalswhohavetoperformamuchdelicatejobdoprefertohaveasound-freeenvironment.Evenasmallnoisecandilate（擴大）theirpupilschangethefocusandblur（使模糊）theirvision.Ifyoudonotwearglassesorcontactlensduetohavinga6/6vision，youarejustamongtheonethirdofthehumanpopulation.Itisnowstatisticallyprovedthatonlyonethirdofthepopulationhasperfectvision，restallareeitherwearingglassesoraretryingtoreadwithacompromisedvision.Eachandeveryoneofushasaparticularorindividualisticorcharacteristicsmell，whichisuniquetous，exceptfortheidenticaltwins.Thissmellisverysubtle（微妙的）yetcanbesensedevenbyanewborn.Itmaybeduetothisscentthatthenewbornrecognizesthepresenceofhisparentsaround.Manyofuscanpinpointthesmellofoursignificantfriendsandcolleagues.Asignificantpartofthisphenomenonisguidedbygeneticsbutitisalsomodifiedbytheenvironment，dietandpersonalhygiene.Thisalltogethercreatestheuniquechemistrythatisindividualisticforeachperson.1、WecanlearnfromParagraphIthat______________.A．ourhearingisasgoodasbeforewehaveafullmealB．allsensoryorgansareconnectedandcanbeexchangedC．sensoryorgans'functionscanneverbechangedfortheirparticularcharacterD．wefeelandlearnabouttheworldaroundusthroughoursensoryorgans2、Whatmayhappenafteryouhavehadarichlunch?A．Youreyesbecomedim.B．Youmayfeelenergeticandfresh.C．Yourhearingpitchmaydecrease.D．Yourtonguemaylosethefunctionoftaste.3、WhatdoestheauthormeanbytheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?A．Ourtonguescan'tbedriedwhileeatingsomething.B．Ifyourtongueisdriedwithoutanysalivaonit,itwillnotwork.C．Atissuepaperistheonlythingthatcanbeusedtodryourtongues.D．Ifyourtongueisdriedwithatissuepaper,itmayworkaswellasbefore.4、Whatmakeseachpersondifferentfromanyoneelseexcepttwins？A．Thenumberofsensoryorgans.B．Thesensitivityofsensoryorgans.C．Theparticularsmellofaperson.D．Thestyleofone'sbehavior.5、Whatisthetextmainlyabout？A．Thefunctionsofsensoryorgans.B．Theconnectivityofsensoryorgans.C．Anewborn'ssensesofthesensoryorgans.D．Thedifferencesofsensesbetweenwomenandmen.22．（8分）IspentmostmytwentiesworkingfortheNationalParkService,andIlivedawidevarietyofgovernmenthousing,includingseveralshabbybutappealingoldhouseswherethewildcreaturesoutnumberedhumans.SometimesIwondered,lyingawakeatnight,howmanyheartsbeatinsidethosewalls.Withallthatlovelynationalparkhabitatprotectedfortheiruse,whydidtheanimalsneedtoliveinmyhouse?Mylatestessay“Theindoorwildsatoutdoorparks,”revisitsmyexperienceswithwild(non-human!)roommatesandofficematesinRockyMountainNationalPark.Atfirst,theywereconsideredannoyingbutnotdangerous.Attitudeschangeddramaticallywhenhantavirus(漢他病毒)cameonthescene,andsuddenlythosecute,non-housebrokendeermicebecameathreat.WhenImovedontoCanyonlandsNationalPark,Ifoundthateveryefforthadbeenmadetosealoffmyhousefromfour-footedintruders.Theseeffortsmostlyworkedandlateremployeesmovedintonewhousing.Butsomehowaratstillmanagedtochewitswaythroughtheflooranddrownitselfinmytoilet.I’mnotevengoingtogetstartedaboutmycoworkers,experienceswithothermuchscarieranimals.TheBeaverMeadowsVistorCenterinthestorywasdesignedbyTailiesinAssociatedArchitects,FrankLloyedWright’sfirm,afterWright’sdeath.Workingthere,Ialwaysthoughtthebuildingwasstrange.Irecentlyrevisitedthebuildingwhileresearchingachildren’sbookIamwritingaboutthepark.IthinkIgetitnow,atleastalittle.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“their”inParagraph1referto?A．Someparkvisitors’.B．Endangeredanimals’.C．Theauthor’scoworkers’.D．Theauthor’swildroommates’.2、Whydidpeopleshowachangeinattitudetowardsdeermice?A．Becauseaviruswasspreading.B．Becausepeoplewerehurtbythem.C．Becausepeoplesawareallycuteone.D．Becausetheyprotectedpeople’shouses.3、Whatcanweinferaboutthelivingconditionsoftheauthor’scoworkers?A．Theywereunknowntotheauthor.B．Theywereacceptabletotheauthor.C．Theywerenobetterthantheauthor’s.D．Theyweremuchbetterthantheauthor’s.4、AftervisitingtheBeaverMeadowsVistorCenteragain,theauthor________.A．couldappreciateitbetterB．finishedachildren’sbookC．didresearchonnationalparksD．knewitwasdesignedbyWright23．（8分）Everymanwantshissontobesomewhatofaclone,notinfeaturesbutinfootsteps.Ashegrowsyoualsoage,andyourambitionsbecomemoreunachievable.Youbegintorealizethatyourboy,inyourfootsteps,couldprobablyaccomplishwhatyouhopedfor.Butfootstepscanbemuddiedandtheycangooffindifferentdirections.MysonJodyhashatedschoolsincedayoneinkindergarten.Scienceprojectswaiteduntilthelastmoment.Bookreportsweren’twrittenuntilthefinalthreat.I’vebeenanewspapermanallmyadultlife.Mydaughterisauniversitygraduateworkingtowardhermaster’sdegreeinEnglish.ButJody?Whenheenteredthetenthgradehebecamea“vo-tech”student(技校學生).They’recalled“motorheads”bytherestofthestudentbody.Whenasecretaryinmyofficefirstcalledhim“motorhead”,Iwasshocked.“Hey,he’sagoodkid,”Iwantedtosay.“Andsmart,really.”Ilearnedlaterthatmotorheadsare,indeed,different.Theyusuallyhavedirtyhandsandweardirtyworkclothes.Andtheydon’toftenmakeschoolhonorrolls.Butbeingtheparentofamotorheadisitselfanexperienceineducation.Wewholaborincleanshirtsinofficesdon'thavetheabilitiesthatmotorheadshave.IbegantolearnthiswhenIhadmycarcrashed.Thecosttorepairitwasestimatedat$800.“Hey,Icanfixit,”saidJody.Idoubtedit,butlethimgoahead,forIhadnothingtolose.Myson,withothermotorheads,fixedthecar.Theygotpartsfromajunkyard,andabilityfromvo-techclasses.Thecostwas$25insteadof$800.Sincethatfirstrepairjob,abrokenair-conditioner,anon-functioningwasherandanon-toastingtoasterhavebeenfixed.Neighborsandco-workerstrusttheircarrepairtohim.Thesekidsarehappiestwhendoingrepairs.Theyjokeandlaughandarelivingintheirownrelaxedworld.Andtheirmindsarebrightdespitetheirdirtyhandsandclothes.Ihavelearnedalotfrommymotorhead:publishersneedprinters,engineersneedmechanics,andarchitectsneedbuilders.Mostimportant,Ihavelearnedthatfathersdon^needclonesinfootstepsoranywhereelse.Mysonmaynevermaketheschoolhonorroll.Buthemademine.1、Theauthorlethissonrepairthecarbecausehebelievedthat.A．hissonhadtheabilitytofixitB．itwouldsavehimmuchtimeC．itwouldn'tcausehimanymorelossD．othermotorheadswouldcometohelp2、Whatdidtheauthorrealizeintheend?A．Itisunwisetoexpectyourchildtofollowyourpath.B．Itisimportantforonetomakethehonorroll.C．Architectsplayamoreimportantrolethanbuilders.D．Motorheadshavegreaterabilitythanofficeworkers.24．（8分）Wanted:APersonalAssistantI’maverybusywoman,lookingforanassistanttohelpmewithcertainimportanttasks.Thisisnotyouraverageassistantjob.WhatI’mlookingforissomeonetotakecareofsomeofmymorepersonalbusinesssothatImayfocusonmytruepassion:groceryshopping.Pleaseapplyifandonlyifyouarewillingandabletoaccomplishthefollowingtasks:WorkIwouldlovetohaveanine-to-fivejob.However,Ifindsittinginanofficealldayunbearable.Anidealassistantwouldsecureahigh-payingofficejobandexcelinthatsetting,evengoingsofarastoeagerlyaccepteveryinvitationtoafter-workdrinks.GoonfamilyvacationsIlovemyfamily,especiallywhenIdon’thavetospendtimewiththem.Thus,Iwillrequiremyemployeetoattendallfamilyvacationsinmyplace.SinceI’llmissoutonspendingtimewithmynephews,agoodassistantwilllive-stream(直播)themformetheentiretimewhilediscreetlymutingthelive-streamwhenevertheystartfighting.ExerciseIamdeterminedtogetinbettershapebutfindworkingoutstrenuousandtiring.Therightcandidatewillexerciseforaminimumofanhoureverydayandallowmetoreapthebenefitsofhisorhervigorousactivity.EatJustkidding—Iloveeating!DateI’mlookingforlovebutfinddatingtediousandintimidating.Ideally,myemployeewillgetadrinkwithapotentialmatesoheorshecandothetiresomeworkofgettingtoknowsomeoneanddecidingwhetherI’lllikehim.Iftheromanticcandidateadvancespastathirddate,I’dbewillingtostepinandproceedwiththerelationshipfromthere,excludingbirthdays,holidays,andotherhigh-pressuresituations.HaveababyI’meagertohaveachild,butbeingpregnantandgivingbirthseemshard.Likewise,raisingachildseemsdaunting.I’dprefertospendanhourortwowithmychildeachdaywhilesomeoneelsetacklestheincredibleresponsibilityofchildrearing.Oncemychildturns18,Iwillhappilyassumeallparentingduties,excludinganyfinancialobligations.1、Whatistheauthortrulyinterestedin?A．Spendingvacations. B．Goingshopping.C．Datingsomeone. D．Raisingchildren.2、ThepersonalassistantneedstodothefollowingthingsfortheauthorEXCEPT________.A．workingout. B．goingtowork.C．accompanyingfamilies. D．eatingdeliciousfood.3、Whatdoyouthinkisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Towarn. B．Toinform. C．Toamuse. D．Toadvertise.25．（10分）Awalkerseriouslyinjuredinamountain-toplightningstrikewhichkilledtwoothersisshowingsignsofimprovement,thepolicehavesaid.AmajorrescueoperationwasperformedonSundayfollowingtwostrikeswhichhittheBreconBeacons,SouthWales.Twomendied,whiletwoothersweretakentohospital.Apolicespokeswomansaid,“Amaninaseriousconditioninhospital,followingsimultaneous(同時發生的)incidentsintheBreconBeacons,hasnowimprovedandheisrecovering.Officersarecontinuingtogetintouchwiththenextofrelativesofthedeadmenandenquiriesareongoing.AllmenwerebelievedtobefromEngland.”MarkJones,oftheBreconMountainRescueTeam,describedthelightningstrikeasafreakaccident,andsomethinghehadnotbeencalledouttoin30yearsofservice.ThewalkinggroupRamblersCymrusaidthatwhileincidentsinvolvingthunderandlightningwererare,electricalstormsshouldbetakenseriouslybywalkers.Theorganisation’sdeliveryofficer,EllyHanniganPopp,said,“We’dadviseeveryonetochecktheweatherforecastbeforestartingawalk.Ifyouhearthunder,seelightningorifyourhairstandsonend,postponeactivitieseveniftheskylooksblueandclear.Lightningwillstrikeasfaras10milesawayfromanyrainfall.Lightningcanstrikethesameplacerepeatedly—especiallytall,pointed,isolatedobjects.”“Ifthereisnoshelteryoushouldkeepmoving.Andifyoubecomethetallestobject,crouch(蹲)intheopentwiceasfarawayfromthenearestpointedobjectasitistall.Makeyourselfassmallaspossible,stayonyourtoesandkeepyourheelstogether,asitwillallowelectricitytogouponefoot,throughtheheelsandbackintothegroundthroughtheother.”1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthevictimsoftheincident?A．Bothoftheinjuredmenarerecoveringslowly,B．Thebodiesofthetwomenhaven’tbeenfound.C．Thefourmeninvolvedmaybefromthesamecountry.D．Thepolicecannotcontactthetwodeadmen’srelatives.2、WhydidtheauthorquotethepolicespokeswomaninParagraph2?A．Becausetheaccidentisveryserious.B．Toannouncewherethevictimscomefrom.C．Becausethepolicearelookingintotheaccident.D．Totellthereaderssomefactsoftheincident.3、Whatdothelasttwoparagraphstellus?A．Harmdonebylightning.B．Warningsfromadeliveryofficer.C．Firstaidinalightningincident.D．Safetytipsonalightningstrike.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）Learningasecondlanguagefuelschildren’sintelligenceandmakestheirjobprospectsbrighter.1thefactis,inU.S.A,asinmanyotherEnglishspeakingcountries,speakersoftwoormorelanguagesareinthe2.Eighty-fourpercentofUSpeoplearemonolingual(speakersofonlyonelanguage).Thisleavesasmallnumberwho3tospeaktwoormorelanguages.Nomatterhowproudpeopleareoftheirculturalroots,tospeakanything4Englishisamarkerofdifferencehere.That’swhyfourteen-year-oldUmaris5whenpeoplecommentonthefactthatheisabletospeakArabic.Umar’smotherpointsout:―InU.S.A,it’snot6forkidstobebilingual.But,ifyouspeakanotherlanguagetoyourchildreninU.S.A,itisthoughtthatyouarenothelpingthemto7society.Butinfact,thegeneral8amongexpertsisthatlearningasecondlanguageisgoodforchildren.Expertsbelievethatbilinguals–peoplewhospeak9languages–haveaclearlearningadvantage10theirmonolingualschoolmates.This11onhowmuchofeachlanguagetheycanspeak,notonwhichlanguageisused,12theyarelearningArabic,French,Chineseoranyotherlanguage.VinssMillon,aprofessorofForeignLanguageTraining,says:―Alotofstudieshave13thatchildrenwhospeakmorethanonelanguagesometimeslearnonelanguagemore14,butintheendtheydoaswellastheirmonolingualschoolmates,andoftenbetter,inothersubjects.Theviewisthatthereisa(n)15fromtheeffortoflearninganotherlanguage.Afewother16agreethat“Bilingualstendtouselanguagebetterasawhole.Theyalso17greatercreativityandproblem-solvingability,andtheylearnfurtherlanguagesmoreeasily”.Withallofthebenefits,whydowenotshowmore18forlearningotherlanguages?Parentsandteachers19inbilingualeducationsayitispressurefromfriendsatschool,general20tootherlanguagesinEnglish-speakingcountries,andproblemsintheschoolsystemthataretoblame.1、A．And B．So C．But D．Thus2、A．minimum B．maximum C．minority D．majority3、A．claim B．pretend C．decide D．plan4、A．morethan B．lessthan C．ratherthan D．otherthan5、A．excited B．embarrassed C．disappointed D．appreciated6、A．common B．unusual C．unique D．general7、A．fitin B．buildup C．contributeto D．figureout8、A．distinction B．commission C．announcement D．agreement9、A．one B．two C．three D．more10、A．beneath B．beyond C．over D．of11、A．determines B．focuses C．comments D．depends12、A．if B．whether C．when D．because13、A．rejected B．released C．revealed D．reminded14、A．slowly B．rapidly C．easily D．efficiently15、A．outcome B．improvement C．advantage D．tendency16、A．parents B．learners C．schoolmates D．professors17、A．display B．produce C．inspire D．discover18、A．concern B．respect C．enthusiasm D．intelligence19、A．involved B．impressed C．competing D．replacing20、A．opinions B．obstacles C．senses D．attitudes第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Duringthepastyearathighschool,Ihadmanyexperiences1．wereunforgettableOneofthemwaswhenourclass2．(prepare)foragroupsingingcompetitionInordertowinthecompetition,wewentalloutforitDuringtheweekbeforethecompetition,wepracticed3．(sing)inourfreetimeAlthoughitwas4．hardjob,everyparticipanttookit5．(serious)anddidtheirbestThankstooureffort,wewonthe6．(one)prizeHearingthe7．(excite)news,wewereallwild8．joyThemomentwegottheprize,anoldsayinghit9．(me)mind----Nopains,nogainsItwashardwork,butduringthecourseofpreparation,wedevelopedfriendship,10．(confident)aswellasunderstanding第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（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作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅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（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。Hello,everyone.Welcometoourschool.NowI’dliketointroduceourschooltoyou.Ourschoolislocatedinthenorthpartofthecity.It’sfamousasitsbeautifulscenery.Thereliealakeinourschool,thatstudentscanboat.Closetoourschoolisabeautifulparkwithfloweraround.Everyclassismadeup50livelystudents.The