2025年河南省八市·学评高三英语第一学期期末达标检测模拟试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．I appreciate ______ the opportunity to work in your company two years ago.A．giving B．to give C．being given D．to be given2．The man ________ the fake news that 18 firefighters lost their lives in the explosion was arrested.A．having circulating B．to circulateC．circulating D．to have circulated3．The waitress at the restaurant was usually very considerate, but on this occasion she seemed to ________ the diners.A．ignore B．identify C．applaud D．satisfy4．—Have you heard of yesterday's gas explosion?—Yes. Only two of the 35 miners at the scene ________ to have made it out safely.A．have thought B．are thoughtC．had thought D．were thought5．Air pollution, together with littering, ____ many problems in our large industrial cities today.A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing6．The ordinary people all look at the intelligent man with admiration because under no circumstances ________ to cope with emergencies.A．he will fail B．is he failingC．he is failing D．will he fail7．The split between humans and living apes is thought by some scholars ____ 15 to 20 million years ago.A．to occur B．occurring C．to have occurred D．having occurred8．We have strong ________ for believing that the newly-invented material is not only popular but also a monument to the eco-friendly lifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes9．As I opened my eyes, in ______ direction I looked, I could see smiling, peaceful, calm and content faces.A．whatever B．however C．whichever D．wherever10．A new airport may be constructed in Nantong, ____ the pace of economic growth will be accelerated.A．in which case B．in that case C．in what case D．in whose case11．They intended to have the school better equipped， the local government was not able to get enough money to do so.A．unless B．while C．although D．once12．While working in Kunming, he checked the weather each morning for months ________he realized it would be the same every day.A．when B．afterC．before D．since13．I ________ my cellphone last night. Now the battery is running out.A．could have charged B．might chargeC．should have charged D．would charge14．—I’m tired out. I can’t run any further, Tom.— ________! Mike. I’m sure you can do it.A．Come on B．No hurryC．No problem D．Well done15．Pandas are _____ to the mountains of central China and only about 1,000 remain in the wild.A. native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar16．Thanks for your useful advice; otherwise I ______ such rapid progress.A．didn’t make B．couldn’t have madeC．hadn’t made D．shouldn’t have made17．Having a hobby does do good to you. It doesn’t matter what it is ______ it drives you to move forward.A．if only B．in caseC．as long as D．in order that18．All the photographs in this book, stated otherwise, date from the 1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if19．The education system in China is very different from ________ in the USA．A．one B．itC．those D．that20．—Got your driving license?—No. I too busy to have enough practice, so I didn’t take the driving test last week.A．was B．amC．have been D．had been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）The HandshakeI don’t remember the exact date I met Marty for the first time. Like a lot of people who want to get through a checkout line, I found my thoughts on speed, nothing more. The line I was standing in wasn’t moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier, who was receiving money from customers.He was an old man in his sixties. I thought, well, it probably took him a little longer to get the jobs done. For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before he began scanning the goods they were purchasing. Sure, his words were the usual, “How’s it going?” But he did something different—he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and talk with them briefly.I thought it was strange, but I guessed I had grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of a conversation without thinking. Usually, after a while, you don’t give any thought to the question and just say something back quietly.This old cashier seemed sincere about wanting to know how people were feeling. Meanwhile, the high-tech cash register rang up their purchases and he announced what they owed. When customers handed money to him, he pushed the appropriate keys, the cash drawer popped open, and he counted out their change.Then magic happened.He placed the change in his left hand, walked around the counter to the customers, and extended his right hand in an act of friendship. As their hands met, the old cashier looked the customers in the eyes. “I want to thank you for shopping here today,” h。