陕西省育才中学2025年高三下入学测试英语试题含解析.doc

陕西省育才中学2025年高三下入学测试英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内2．答题时请按要求用笔3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．In view of rapidly aging population,the second-child policy at the start of 2016.A．is adopted B．was adopted C．has been adopted D．was being adopted2．______ 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; theC．The; the D．/; the3．Had it not been for his experience in the forest，we ____________ in the battle with the fierce bear.A．hadn't survived B．wouldn't have survivedC．didn't survived D．wouldn't survive4．____ which university to attend, the girl asked her teacher for advice.A．Not knowing B．Knowing not C．Not known D．Known not5．The company began to produce silk underwear last year, most of ________ imported to Europe.A．it B．them C．that D．which6．Some warned that the step the US government has taken to cope with the current crisis is ________ much risk.A．one of B．the one of C．the one D．that one7．I got more _____ about him from reading his books than from talking to him.A．insights B．memoriesC．resources D．experiences8．Some experts think, ________ genes, intelligence also depends on an adequate diet, a good education and a nice home environment.A．instead of B．except forC．apart from D．far from9．My daughter, _________ all kinds of meat, would not like to eat any vegetable, which worries me a lot.A．devoted to B．addicted to C．accustomed to D．exposed to10．I thought Father would be better, but ______it is, he is getting worse, which makes me more worried.A．before B．as C．because D．after11．We offered to pay our half of the cost that was needed to restore the shared doorway but Charles would have of it.A．nothing B．anythingC．none D．any12．The press should expand its influence in international public opinion to make China’s voice better ______ in the world.A．hearing B．to be heardC．hear D．heard13．— Do you know anything about British history?—______________. I have no interest in it.A．Take it easy! B．Please don’t bother.C．It’s up to you. D．No. It’s beyond me.14．——Do you have a minute? I’ve got something to tell you.——Ok, ______ you make it short.A．now that B．if only C．so long as D．every time15．With the development of economy，our income has increased ________ 10% in less than a year.A．for B．byC．on D．at16．It was just at the time the bell rang he finished the last word in his composition. A．when; which B．that; when C．when; that D．that; which17．This book is said to be a special one, as it ____ many events not found in other history books.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads18．When you are absorbed in a book or simply trying to rest, it seems that the phone ______ continuously, destroying your momentary peace.A．rings B．has been ringing C．rang D．is ringing19．Modesty is a kind of good quality, which is ______it takes to be your personal best.A．what B．where C．which D．when20．Peter survived in the accident when he fell overboard yesterday. He _______ escaped drowning.A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly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）Imagine a cat that does not need someone to clean up after it keeps an older person company and helps them remember to take their medicine. That is the shared dream of the toy maker Hasbro and scientists at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The researchers received a $ 3-million-dollar award from the National Science Foundation for a special project. They want to find ways to add artificial intelligence, or A．I., to Hasbro’s “Joy for All” robotic.The cat has already been for sale for two years. Though priced over 1000 dollars, it sold quite well. It was meant to act as a “companion” for older people. Now the project is aimed at developing additional abilities for the cat. Researchers at Brown’s Humanity-Centered Robotics Initiative are working to decide which activities older adults may need the most. They hope to make the cat perform a small number of activities very well. Such activities include finding lost objects and reminding the person to take medicine or visit their doctor. They also want to keep the cost down to just a few hundred dollars.It is an idea that has appealed to Jeanne Elliott. Her 93-year-old mother Mary Derr lives with her in South Kingstown. Derr has dementia( 痴 呆 ). The Joy for All cat that Elliott bought this year has become a true companion for Derr. The cat stays with Derr and keeps her calm while Elliott is at work. Elliott said a robotic cat that helps her mother to remember to take her medicine and be careful when she walks would be greater.The researchers are trying to learn how the improved cats will complete helpful activities and how 。