白银市第八中学2025届高三2月阶段性考试试卷
（时间：120分钟，分值：150分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 will the woman do
A. Feed the dog. B. Water the plants. C. Do some cleaning.
2.
Whose birthday is it
A. Bob’s. B. Tina’s. C. Ruth’s.
3.
Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At a store. B. At school. C. At home.
4.
What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A movie. B. An adventure. C. A book.
5.
How is the woman feeling now
A. Worried. B. Excited. C. Uninterested.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. Who will be absent from the dinner party
A. Alex. B. Sam. C. Mia.
7. What will the woman bring to the dinner party
A. A cake. B. Pasta salad. C. Chocolate chip cookies.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Fellow workers. B. Relatives. C. Old classmates.
9. What change did the woman experience this year
A. She moved house. B. She got a promotion. C. She switched to a new company.
10. What does the woman want to do next year
A. Learn photography. B. Go on a tour. C. Take more exercise.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. Why does the woman come to talk to the man
A. To ask for advice. B. To make a complaint. C. To assign a task.
12. How does the man improve productivity at work
A. Setting long-term goals. B. Prioritizing his tasks. C. Cooperating with colleagues.
13. What does the woman probably do
A. A writer. B. A secretary. C. A manager.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. What is the man doing
A. Conducting an interview. B. Organizing an event. C. Touring a gallery.
15. Why does Ms. Johal hold the exhibition
A. To record her teenage life.
B. To promote her hometown.
C. To show courageous images of women.
16. What do we know about Ms. Johal
A. She grew up in South Africa.
B. She began drawing portraits in 2016.
C She lives in a big community in Kelowna.
17. What did Ms. Johal do for the exhibition
A. She drew portraits of all the women she knew.
B. She moved to a new town.
C. She changed her drawing style.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. Which space shuttle took Sally Ride into space
A. Vostok 6. B. Soyuz T-7. C. STS-7.
19. What did Sally Ride do in 2001
A. She joined NASA.
B. She started up her own business.
C. She became a university professor.
20. When was Sally Ride born
A. In 1945. B. In 1951. C. In 1962.
第二部分 阅读（共20小题，每小题2.5分，共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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Dia de los Muertos 3K and 5K Run
Dia de los Muertos Festival brings families together for a celebration and some healthy exercise. The festival includes a diverse line - up of Mexican dance, special performances, face painting, and foods. A morning 3K/5K run along the ocean will kick off the day’s events.
Admission to the festival is free after the run.
Live Oak 10K/5K & Family Fun Run
Whether you’re an experienced athlete or just “dipping your toes in the water” for the first time, we’ve got you covered. Any combination of biking or run is included at our events. You can do a relay, a team challenge or come out- to do a: fun but challenging half marathon, 10K, 5K or 1K. There’s something for the whole family at our events and some fun too!
Lam Research Heart and Soles Run
This run is to help provide students with opportunities to exercise and access to nutritious food. In the four years since its founding, the run has raised over $ 400, 000 to benefit children’s health and wellness. There are several events including a 6K run, 10K run, and a Kids Fun Run. Runners can enjoy a scenic course which starts and finishes at the back gate of Santa Clara community.
Each participant receives a cotton race shirt and finisher medal.
Rising New York Road Runners
Welcome to take part in Rising New York Road Runners events. The events are a combination of traditional running and fun movement activities. Both of them are adaptable to meet children’s needs. Registration for all Rising New York Road Runners events is completely free and made possible by the generosity of our community.
21. What can we know about Live Oak 10K/5K & Family Fun Run
A. Only experienced athletes can take part. B. Participants can play with water.
C. The family can have fun together. D. People must run at least 5K.
22. Which event is sponsored by the community
A. Dia delos Muertos 3K and 5K Run. B. Live Oak 10K/5K & Family Fun Run.
C. Lam Research Heart and Soles Run. D. Rising New York Road Runners.
23. What do: the events have in common
A. They are designed for the youth. B. They include running events.
C. Each participant will get a shirt. D. Admission to the events is free.
B
An amazing occurrence happened in South Africa when 31 elephants made a "Journey To Pay Their Respect" to their hero who had saved their lives and many other animals. Lawrence Anthony (1950-2012), a legend (传奇人物) in South Africa and author of 3 books including the bestseller The Elephant Whisperer, bravely rescued wildlife and elephants all over the globe, including the courageous rescue of Baghdad Zoo animals in 2003. On March 7, 2012, Lawrence Anthony died.
Two days after his passing, the wild elephants showed up at his home led by two old female elephants. Separate wild groups arrived to say goodbye to their beloved man-friend. A total of 31 elephants had patiently walked over 12 miles to reach his South African House. Witnessing this sight, humans were obviously in awe (敬畏) because of not only the precise timing that these elephants sensed about Lawrence's passing, but also because of the deep memory and emotion the beloved animals showed in such an organized way.
Walking slowly — for days — they made their way in a one — by — one queue from their home in the wild bush to his house. Lawrence's wife, Francoise, was especially touched, knowing that the elephants had not been to his house prior to (在……前面的) that day for well over 3 years!
They knew where they were going and they seemed to know why they were going to Lawrence's home. The elephants obviously wanted to pay their deep respects, honoring their human friend who had saved their lives — so much respect that they stayed for 2 days and 2 nights without eating anything.
After honoring Lawrence Anthony in the only way they could, then one morning, they left, making their long journey back home.
24. When did the elephants appear at Lawrence Anthony's house
A. On March 5, 2012. B. On March 7, 2012.
C. On March 9, 2012. D. On March 11, 2012.
25. Which paragraph(s) shows the elephants were intelligent, emotional and well organized
A. Paragraph 1. B. Paragraph 2.
C. Paragraph 2 and 3. D. Paragraph 3 and 4.
26. What makes Lawrence Anthony a legend
A. The bestseller The Elephant Whisperer.
B. The wild elephants' amazing occurrence.
C. His rescues of wildlife all over the world.
D. His special way of living with wild animals.
27. What is the best title for the text
A. An honorable legend B. A long journey back home
C. Well-organized wild elephants D. The day they remembered
C
After Taylor Swift, the “Mona Lisa” is probably the most recognizable female face in the world. Every day around 20,000 people stare at the Leonardo da Vinci’s painting in the Louvre. Yet it became famous not because of a tempting semi-smile. Until a worker stole the masterpiece in 1911, it was still mostly unknown; viewers flooded in to see what a French newspaper called “an enormous, horrific, gaping void (空白)”.
Classics of art, literature and music are supposed to carry some mysterious appeal that endures across the ages. But as Rochelle Gurstein, a historian, writes in a new book, the “timeless classic” is anything but. “What I believed was written in stone was actually written in water”, she argues. Classics come and go.
Take other celebrated works of art. Until the end of the 19th century Michelangelo’ s “David” had only his fig leaf to protect him from the weather in Piazza della Signoria in Florence. He attracted more pigeons than visitors; visitors preferred the artist’s sculpture of Moses in Rome. Before the famous “Venus de Milo” was discovered in 1820, viewers were crazy about “Venus de Medici”, a delicate sculpture most people alive today have never heard of.
Much as in art, the classics of music and literature have not always been set in stone either. Today, Johann Sebastjan Bach is often regarded as the master of classical music. But after his death in 1750, Bach’s compositions fell out of fashion until Felix Mendelssohn, a German composer, rediscovered them in the 1820s. Herman Melville’s masterpiece “Moby Dick” was largely forgotten until critics such as Raymond Weaver, a professor at Columbia University rescued him from the depth of a nobody around the centenary of his birth in 1919.
“The status of classics” depends on critics and shows the power of passionate writers to change the way people look at art. Tastes evolve, and they should. But culture lives on only as long as people continue to argue over what counts as a classic today. The true enemy of the classic is not relativism or awakening. It is silence.
28. What made the painting “Mona Lisa” famous
A. The theft. B. The semi-smile. C. The report. D. The painter.
29. What does Rochelle think of classics
A. Enduring. B. Fading. C. Changeable. D. Admirable.
30. How does the author develop paragraph 4
A. By making a comparison. B. By offering examples.
C. By giving an explanation. D. By giving a description.
31. What might ultimately discourage the development of classics
A. The ignorance of culture. B. The course of time.
C. The evolution of tastes. D. The lack of criticism.
D
When caught in the rain, we have all run for cover—often to a nearby tree. On the way, we step over short-lived puddles and hastily formed streams, marveling at how quickly the soil changes from supportive and predictable to untrustworthy: slippery, soft, and spongy. At the first chance we tend to flee, skipping further observation.
Given that direct observations are often unfeasible, remote observation systems are crucial in capturing phenomena that are frequent and unpredictable. However, the Bimbache community of El Hierro observed water running down tree bark during fog events and captured it for drinking, washing and agriculture. If more contemporary hydrologists (水文学家) had watched the raking of fog by trees, forest managers may not have logged the Bull Run Watershed, which reduced local rainfall by 30%.
Water science faces criticism because of “techno-optimism that tries to solve all problems despite not asking fundamental questions”. In fact, this issue extends beyond water science. An interdisciplinary research team led by John Van Stan from Cleveland State University argues that scientists should go beyond the laboratory to directly observe weather phenomena. The researchers insist that hands-on observation of storm events is crucial in comprehending the complexities of wet weather.
“Natural scientists seem increasingly content to stay dry and rely on remote sensors and samplers, models, and virtual experiments to understand natural systems. Consequently, we can miss important stormy phenomena, imaginative inspiration, and opportunities to build intuition—all of which are critical to scientific progress,” said Van Stan’s team.
This type of “umbrella science” they warn, can miss important localized events. For instance, in describing rainwater’s flow from the forest treetops to the soils, the authors note that “if several branches efficiently capture and carry storm water to the stem, rainwater inputs to near-stem soils can be more than 100 times greater”. Likewise, water vapor (水蒸气) clouds trapped beneath forest treetop covers may escape remote detection, yet be sensitive to scientists on the ground. On a broader level, these oversights can affect ground Earth system models, which often underestimate forest treetop water storage.
Direct observation, however, has gone beyond making up for the shortcomings of “umbrella science”. Van Stan and colleagues see core value in first-hand storm experiences—not only for natural scientists, but also students studying the impacts of climate change on ecosystems.
32. How do people tend to react to rain
A. In a defensive manner. B. In a scientific manner.
C. With a wait-and-see attitude. D. With an observation-oriented attitude.
33. Which of the following words can replace the underlined word in paragraph 2
A. Impolite. B. Impossible. C. Inconvenient. D. Illogical.
34. What does Van Stan’s research team argue in terms of hands-on observation
A. It is effortless and precise. B. It is virtual and accepted.
C. It is complex yet time-saving. D. It is crucial yet overlooked.
35 What will the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows
A. The grounds for starting the research.
B. The scientific value of conducting the research.
C. The strengths of the research for learners majoring in ecology.
D. The expert evaluations of the research across disciplines.
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。
How Your Brain Deceives You
Your brain possesses some incredible abilities, from recalling conversations with close friends to tackling complex math problems with ease. ____36____ At times, it may even overlook critical information, resulting in errors that could be bad for your well-being or health. ____37____
One of the biggest shortcomings of your brain is that it can get lazy. When trying to solve a problem or make a decision your mind often falls back on solutions that have worked in the past. While using shortcuts can be a useful and effective approach, they can also trip you up and cause you to make mistakes. For example, maybe you’re terrified of flying because you can think of several tragic, high-profile plane crashes. In reality, traveling by air is much safer than traveling by car. ____38____
Moreover, your brain might fail to detect significant changes occurring in your surroundings, a phenomenon referred to as change blindness. ____39____ — otherwise, it will get overwhelmed. Seemingly not like a huge problem, it can have major consequences according to some research. For example, people who have jobs like air traffic control can make potentially disastrous errors as a result of change blindness.
____40____ In the process, we twist reality to protect our self-esteem — in other words, we don’t want to own up when we mess up. Why do we participate in the blame game Researchers believe it’s to safeguard our self-esteem and shield ourselves from the fear of failure. When adopting this mindset, we attribute negative outcomes to factors beyond our control.
A. Your brain has to prioritize what it pays attention to.
B. But it is not that perfect and open to imperfections.
C. This realization can carry you through some unnecessary errors.
D. However, you can avoid some of these errors by acquiring a better understanding of them.
E. It goes without saying that your brain is incapable of processing all information at the the same time.
F. When something goes wrong, your brain instinctively seeks someone or something to hold responsible.
G. However, your brain is using a mental shortcut to fool you into believing flying is more dangerous than it is.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（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。
On the subway home, I said to Hugh, “Why can’t we go on safari ” A month later, we were in an open-sided vehicle, ___41___ by seven lions. None of them seemed to ___42___ us; they groomed (梳毛) themselves and had fun at their leisure.
On the ninety-minute ___43___ to our camp, we saw every animal that was in “The Lion King” and then some. They were just there, like ___44___ at a picnic on the grass, except that they were elephants and giraffes. We saw zebras, leopards, wildebeests, and warthogs, all eating or resting or ___45___ on this grass-covered, seemingly limitless plain.
“Have you seen a(n) ___46___ ” people in other vehicles would ask.
“On our first day, we saw a lion eating a wildebeest.” I’d tell them.
That was like saying you’d seen one ___47___ a sandwich. It was ___48___ to watch him dive for his prey (猎物), and tear its throat out. But such scenes were ___49___; most of the time, the animals were just following their daily ____50____.
The world can be a violent and cruel place, but that’s not the ____51____ you want to carry home with you. Yes, wild animals are often ____52____, but there’s still nature’s beauty to appreciate. Of course, not everyone can ____53____ with elephants, but look at that bird sitting on your feeder and at the spider that ____54____ got trapped in your elevator. We’re all on a(n) ____55____ of one kind or another.
41. A. caught B. attacked C. surrounded D. expected
42. A. wait for B. care about C. take on D. play with
43. A. drive B. flight C. business D. duty
44. A. peers B. guests C. ants D. pictures
45. A. fleeing B. staying C. preparing D. acting
46. A. target B. kill C. accident D. event
47. A. making B. seasoning C. packing D. having
48. A. difficult B. breathtaking C. confusing D. unusual
49. A. familiar B. unacceptable C. relaxing D. rare
50. A. crashes B. breaks C. routines D. jumps
51. A. symbol B. challenge C. lesson D. gift
52. A. dangerous B. awkward C. uncertain D. dull
53. A. come along B. put up C. catch up D. hang out
54. A. anyhow B. nowhere C. somewhat D. somehow
55. A. spot B. adventure C. floor D. call
第二节 语法填空（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。
2024 is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese calendar and it is the first time that the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)____56____ (include) the term “Chinese dragon” in its dictionary. The Chinese dragon has two definitions in the OED, with the first one about its physical image and the second one on its figurative and allusive (典故的) nature.
Emperors in ancient dynasties were dressed in a Dragon Robe, a traditional silk-woven costume with dragon designs, ____57____ (symbolize) imperial power and authority. Jade Seals (玉玺), often ____58____ (carve) with dragons, also symbolize the authority of the emperor.
Contrary ____59____ the Western dragon, the image of the Chinese dragon, despite undergoing constant changes, has represented various’ positive ____60____ (quality) including prosperity, authority, strength and good fortune.
In ancient Chinese belief, dragons ____61____ (associate) with the control of the weather, particularly rain. The dragon’s ability to bring rain was seen as crucial for agriculture, which made it ____62____ positive symbol for the fertility of the land.
With the rising China Chic trend and the country’s booming cultural creative industry, the Chinese dragon in folktale is now ____63____ (common) seen in creative products such as tear-off calendars, dolls, dragon-themed jewelry as well as the “dragon blind boxes” ____64____ appeal to young consumers.
Whether it is through the hands of a national-level intangible (非物质) cultural heritage inheritor _____65_____ the hands of a Generation Z “blind box” designer, the Chinese dragon carries forward the Chinese cultural spirit.
第四部分 书面表达（满分40分）
一、应用文写作（满分15分）
66. 春节将至，你校英语报针对年夜饭应该在家里吃还是在外面吃展开调查，请根据图表（pie chart）中调查结果写一篇题为“Where to have the Spring Festival family dinner”的短文投稿，内容包括：
1. 调查结果描述；
2. 提出自己的看法并陈述理由。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Where to have the Spring Festival family dinner
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二、读后续写（满分25分）
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落的开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
My dad helped me build a tree house in our backyard My sister was at camp for three whole weeks and I was on the best baseball team in town. It was all good until Jeremy Ross moved into the neighborhood. I did not like Jeremy Ross. He laughed at me when he struck me out in a baseball game. He had a party on his trampoline (蹦床) but I wasn’t even invited.
Jeremy Ross was the only person on my enemy list. I never even had an enemy list until he moved into the neighborhood. I hung the list up in my tree house, where Jeremy Ross was not allowed to go. My dad told me that when he was my age he had enemies too. But he knew a good way to get rid of them. I asked him to tell me how.
“I’ll show you how!” he said. He pulled a really old recipe book off the kitchen shelf. Inside, there was a worn-out scrap of paper with faded writing. “Enemy Pie,” he said, satisfied. I was wondering what exactly is in Enemy Pie. But Dad said the recipe was so secret. I begged him to tell me something or anything. “I’ll tell you this,” he said. “Enemy Pie is the fastest known way to get rid of enemies.” This got my mind working. What kinds of things — disgusting things — would I put into a pie for an enemy
When Dad was preparing for the pic, I brought Dad some weeds, earthworms and rocks, but he didn’t think he needed those. I went out to play alone. I shot baskets until the ball got stuck on the roof. And all the while, I listened to the sounds of my dad chopping and stirring and blending the ingredients of Enemy Pie. I thought the Enemy Pie must be the most awful thing in the world. To my surprise, I smelled something really good. I asked Dad what was wrong. Enemy Pie shouldn’t smell this good.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
But Dad told me: “In order for it to work, you need to spend a day with your enemy. Even worse, you have to be nice to him.”
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We played games delightedly until my Dad called us for dinner.
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白银市第八中学2025届高三2月阶段性考试试卷 参考答案
（时间：120分钟，分值：150分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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题答案】
【答案】C
【2题答案】
【答案】C
【3题答案】
【答案】A
【4题答案】
【答案】A
【5题答案】
【答案】B
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
【6~7题答案】
【答案】6. B 7. A
【8~10题答案】
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. B
【11~13题答案】
【答案】11. A 12. B 13. C
【14~17题答案】
【答案】14. A 15. C 16. B 17. C
【18~20题答案】
【答案】18. C 19. B 20. B
第二部分 阅读（共20小题，每小题2.5分，共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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
【21~23题答案】
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. B
B
【24~27题答案】
【答案】24. C 25. C 26. C 27. A
C
【28~31题答案】
【答案】28. A 29. C 30. B 31. D
D
【32~35题答案】
【答案】32. A 33. B 34. D 35. C
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。
【36~40题答案】
【答案】36. B 37. D 38. G 39. A 40. F
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（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。
【41~55题答案】
【答案】41. C 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. A 46. B 47. D 48. B 49. D 50. C 51. C 52. A 53. D 54. D 55. B
第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分
【56~65题答案】
【答案】56. has included
57. symbolizing
58. carved 59. to
60. qualities
61. were associated
62. a monly
64. which##that
65. or
第四部分 书面表达（满分40分）
一、应用文写作（满分15分）
【66题答案】
【答案】 Where to have the Spring Festival family dinner
Recently, a survey on where to have the Spring Festival family dinner was conducted in our school among the students. Different students hold different ideas.
As is shown in the pie chart, 58 percent hold the opinion that eating at home is a better choice. In contrast, 34 percent choose to eat out. Still, 8% of the students are uncertain. Personally, I believe eating at home has advantages over eating out. First, it allows family members to fully participate in the preparation, strengthening family bonds. Besides, the home atmosphere makes everyone feel more comfortable and relaxed.
In conclusion, whether we choose to eat at home or eat out, it is the love between the family members sitting around the table that matters.
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But Dad told me: “In order for it to work, you need to spend a day with your enemy. Even worse, you have to be nice to him.” It sounded incredible and awkward but thinking that I could get rid of this enemy forever, I resolved to meet him. After greeting and chatting, we were able to have fun together. He told me how to play on his trampoline and when we climbed up on the roof to get the stuck ball, Jeremy noticed my tree house. He asked whether he could go into the house. Considering I should be nice to him, I said okay to him. But I climbed up ahead of him and tore the enemy list off the wall. Time passed fleetly in our laughter.
We played games delightedly until my Dad called us for dinner. As was predicted, Dad brought out the pie. But at this point, I didn’t think Jeremy was my enemy anymore. He was eager to eat the delicious pie. I panicked and shouted: “Jimmy, don’t eat it! I think it’s poisonous or something!” He looked at me curiously. “If it’s so bad,” Jeremy asked, “then why has your Dad already eaten half of it ” I turned to my Dad and he was eating Enemy Pie! Although I was still confused about the pie, what seemed obvious was that from that day on, I had lost my enemy forever and had a new close friend!
