湖南省邵阳市邵东县第四中学2025届高三期初调研考试英语试题试卷含解析.doc

湖南省邵阳市邵东县第四中学2025届高三期初调研考试英语试题试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．The boss_________the employees a rise in salary for ages, but nothing has occurred yet.A．promised B．had promised C．would promise D．promises2．Though small, the country has _____ plants from desert grasses to tropical jungle.A．extreme B．abundantC．artificial D．poisonous3．—I forgot to register for the courses. I’m one day late and most of the classes are full. What shall I do?—________ You can’t do anything about that.A．Take your time. B．Poor you!C．So what? D．No way!4．We have more than 80 flats in this building, each ____ solar heaters．A．is equipped with B．equipped withC．is equipped by D．equipped by5．Though he lacks experience, the arrangements are all _______ for the meeting next Thursday ahead of time.A．in particular B．in place C．in preparation D．in time6．Don’t leave matches or cigarettes on the table within ______ of children.A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend7．－The zookeeper was really annoyed with me.－How could he have been if you ____ stones at the animals?A．didn’t throw B．don’t throwC．hadn’t thrown D．haven’t thrown8．The health of garden plants depends on the soil _____ --the proper balance of mineral pieces, organic matter, air and water.A．construction B．conservationC．corporation D．composition.9．We __________back in the hotel now if you didn’t lose the map．A．are B．wereC．would be D．will be10．A large number of excellent films ______ all over the world over the past decades.A．have produced B．have been producedC．were produced D．produced11．—It’s so humid these days!—Don’t worry! The rain ________ to stop from tomorrow.A．will expect B．expectsC．will be expected D．is expected12．Time is a precious ________ that is often taken for granted among the young people.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution13．__will I give up. I believe I can manage it.A．At once B．At no time C．Right now D．The instant14．—Why not buy a second-hand car first if you don’t have enough money for a new one?—That’s a good ________.A．saying B．questionC．account D．suggestion15．Watching basketball games on TV at home is one thing, going to watch them ________ live is quite another.A．perform B．performing C．to perform D．being performed16．Different cultural features of ethnic groups are ________ one another and work out a melody．A．in tune with B．in parallel withC．in contrast to D．in response to17．I ______ tell you with certainty that he won’t be able to finish it before the deadline. A．will B．must C．can D．may18．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．---What does PM 2. 5 mean？---It's a professional_____________ indicating the condition of air pollution.A．number B．markC．term D．item20．Passion is passion and it doesn't matter ________ it's directed．Exactly，it can be coins or sports or politics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where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） This story happened when I was in Saint Lucia with my family. My sister, Diane, who also happens to be my best friend and one of the funniest and kindest people I know, went blind in one eye about 9 years ago. Diana sometimes feels concerned about the way her eve look now. The pupil (瞳孔) is no longer black; it’s sort of “glows” in photos. Diana recently purchased a special contact lens (隐形镜片) that makes her eye look like it did before it changed color, but she doesn’t wear this lens often because it becomes quite painful after about an hour.One night during our holiday, a hotel photographer was taking pictures of the guests as they entered the area set up for dinner. Diana casually said if she had known there was going to be pictures taken to capture this special memory, she would have worn her contact lens so her eye wouldn’t be so shiny in the picture.The next day, I was sitting with Diana and her husband Ted. While we were talking, the photographer who had been at the dinner the night before, handed her a photo, leaned in and quietly said, “I matched the color of your eyes in the picture.”As he walked away, my sister happily said to me and Ted, “Look! He fixed my eye!” The photographer stopped. He turned around and walked back to our table. He put his hand on Diana’s shoulder, leaned in again and gently said, “Just to be clear: I didn’t fix your eye. There isn’t anything wrong with your eye. I simply matched the color.” Her eyes filled up with tears. It was very healing for: her heart to hear these beautiful words. It didn’t take much time but made so much difference. It helped her change the way she feels about herself.I have al。