2024-2025学年广东省汕头市潮师高级中学高三下学期第十二次重点考试英语试题含解析

2024-2025学年广东省汕头市潮师高级中学高三下学期第十二次重点考试英语试题考生须知：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．Withthedevelopmentofeconomy，ourincomehasincreased________10%inlessthanayear.A．forB．byC．onD．at2．.Somepeoplesaymorebutdoless______othersdotheopposite.A．once B．when C．while D．as3．Dayslater,mybrothercalledtosayhewasallright,but_______saywherehewas.A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．wouldn’t D．mightn’t4．Someexpertsfearthattoo-early________tocomputerswillhaveharmfulconsequencesforchildren’sdevelopment.A．exposure B．extensionC．exhibition D．expansion5．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame6．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto7．Itisgoingtoraintoday.Takeanumbrellawithyouto________youfromtherain.A．stop B．prevent C．keep D．protect8．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give9．Alargenumberofexcellentfilms______allovertheworldoverthepastdecades.A．haveproduced B．havebeenproducedC．wereproduced D．produced10．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie11．Hehasmadelittlepreparationfortheinterview,sothechanceofhimsucceedinginitis.A．slimB．fantasticC．obviousD．gentle12．AlthoughtheRomacouldn’tbeforcedtopaytaxes,theycouldn’tvote______theyagreedto______agovernment.A．unless,submitto B．until,correspondtoC．when,resignto D．while,compromiseto13．Thepoliceofficersdecidedtoconductathoroughand______reviewofthecase.A．comprehensive B．complicatedC．conscious D．constant14．Wehavealreadydiscussedthisplan_____,sonextweshouldsparenoefforttocarryitout.A．atlength B．atrandom C．atease D．atbest15．Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth________eachyear.A．iswashingaway B．isbeingwashedawayC．arewashingaway D．arebeingwashedaway16．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need17．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith18．Theemoticons_____whenwewanttostopaconversation,sparingustheembarrassment.A．comearoundB．comeinhandyC．comeaboutD．comeby19．---Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth.---_____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme20．—Doyouknowourtownatall?—Surely,thisisthethirdtimeI________here.A．cameB．comeC．havecomeD．amcoming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）JohnGeorge,60,remembersthathelivedawonderfullifeintheDetroitneighborhoodwherehegrewup.“Weknewallourneighbors.”GeorgetoldDetroit'sMetroTimes.“OnChristmasEve,we'dallgotomidnightMass,andthere'dbe300peopleinourhouseatoneo’clocktoaboutfiveinthemorning.Thefolkswerejustreallygood,hardworkingpeople.”Bythe'80s,however,theoldneighborhoodchanged.Dueinparttoeconomicdownturnsanddrugabuse,well-kepthomeshadbeenabandonedandkindlyneighborshadfledtothesuburbs(郊区).ButnotGeorge.“Livinginanycity,it’slikebeinginarelationship,”hetoldReader’sDigest.“Somedaysarebetterthanothers.Butitwasmyhome.AndwhenIsawitbecomingworse,Ihadtwochoices:Icouldleave,orIcouldstayandfight.Ichosethelatter.”Whentheabandonedhomebehindhisturnedintoaworn-outplace,thefatheroftwograbbedsomeboardsandnailsandbeganboardingupthehouse.Aftertwoneighborsstoppedtoaskwhathewasdoing,theydecidedtohelp,withgreatresults.That'showitallgotstarted.Inthe30yearssincethatfirsthomerescue,anarmyofapproximately182,000volunteers,alongwithprivatedonors,hashelpedGeorgepulldownaround300abandonedhomes,mainlyindiepoorerNorthwestareaofDetroit.They'vealsosecured400-somehomesbyboardingthemup.They'vepaintedandrepairednearly900homesandbuiltover100fromscratch.AccordingtoForbes,morethan1,000Detroitershavebeenhousedasaresultoftheirwork.Andthere'sHalloween.InDetroit,October30wasknownasDevil'sNight,aperiodwhenallhellbreaklooseintheformofcrimeandvandalism(破坏公物).Inresponse,Georgecreatedacitizens'patrol(巡逻)thatwouldtaketothestreets,keepinganeyeonillegalbehavior.HenameditAngels'NightWhatbeganwith12neighborsonpatrolin1990hasgrowntomorethan60,000citywide.George'sinspiredideashavenotgoneunnoticedbythecityheloves.Othersarebuyingintoit.There'satrendofyoungerhomeownerscomingin.1、WhatwasGeorge’shomecityDetroitlikebeforethe’80s?A．Neighborswereniceandgotalongverywell.B．Peopleinthesuburbsledawonderfullife.C．Economydeclinedbecauseofdrugabuse.D．Manyhomeswereabandonedandpeoplelied.2、WhatdidGeorgedecidetodoafterhisneighborhoodchanged?A．Movetothesuburbs. B．Leavehishometown.C．Joinhisneighborstohelp. D．Stayandfighttosavehiscity.3、WhathappenedasaresultofGeorgeandothervolunteers'hardwork?A．MorepeoplemovedintoDetroit.B．AlmostallDetroiterswerehoused.C．Over100homeswerenewlybuilt.D．Therewasnoillegalbehavioranymore.4、Whatdoesthestorymainlyintendtotollus?A．Greatmindsthinkalike.B．Twoheadsarebetterthanone.C．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.D．Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference.22．（8分）Notonlydoestheuseofplasticwaterbottleshurtyourwallet,italsoincreasespollutionandwastesenergyandwater.Only23%ofallplasticinAmericaendsupinarecyclingbin,meaningover$1billionworthofplasticistreatedasrubbishayear.Recently,SkippingRocksLabhasinventedakindofwaterbottlecalledOoho.Itisaconvenient,clearwaterbottlethatcaneitherbedrunkenoreaten.Todrinkit,youcaneitherpeeloffthemembrane(薄膜)ortearaholeinthemembranewithyourteethtopourthewaterintoyourmouth.Toeatit,yousimplyputthewholebottleinyourmouth.OneproblemthescientistshaverunintoishowtoshiplargeamountsofOohobubbles(水泡)withoutarrivingwithaverywettruck.However,theyhaveattemptedtopackageunitsofindividualbubblestogetherinsidealargerandthickermembrane.Itistargetinglargeoutdoorevents,suchasmarathons,musicfestivals,andsportingevents,wheretonsofplasticbottlesareused,andfrequentlyleftbehindaslitter.Andtoomuchplasticissuretodoharmtotheenvironment,whichcouldaccountfortheirpurposeofsuchanewinvention.TheteamhasbeenworkingforthepasttwoyearstodevelopthetechnologyandmaterialsneededtoproduceOoho;theyhaverecentlyappliedapatentfortheirnewadvancements.Thepriceforanindividualbubbleoraunitofbubbleshasnotbeensetyet,buttheycostabouttwocentstocreateaunit,whichischeaperthanplasticbottles.IthasappearedateventsinLondon,SanFrancisco,Boston,atconferences,festivals,andsoon.Oohoiscatchingmanypeople’sattentionandhasraisedover$1millionandgained1,000investorsinonlythreedays.Itismostlybeingsoldateventsatthemomenttokeeptheconsumer’sinterestwhiletheproductionmachineisgettingupandrunning.Itisquicklymakingarise,sokeepaneyeoutthisyearforthesebottlesofthefuture.1、HowismostplasticdealtwithinAmerica?A．It’ssold.B．It’srecycled.C．It’sburied.D．It’swasted.2、WhydidtheteaminventOoho?A．Tomakeaprofitforacompany.B．Toprotecttheenvirontnent.C．Tomakepeopleeatastheydrink.D．Toreducethecostofplasticbottle.3、WhatcanweinferaboutOohofromthetext?A．Itiseasyandsafetoshipitinlargeamounts.B．Ithasbecomepopularsinceitbegantobesold.C．Itmightbesoldatalowerpricethanplasticbottles.D．Itcosttheteamalotofmoneytodevelopthetechnology.4、Whatdoestheauthorreallywanttosayinthelastparagraph?A．Oohoistobeasuccessinthefuture.B．Oohoisbeingsupportedbysmartpeople.C．Oohoistakingtheplaceofplasticbottlesnow.D．Oohoisbeingproducedtoattractmoreinvestors.23．（8分）Losingweightcomeswithalotofhealthbenefits—includingmakingyourbrainsharper.Yes,itturnsoutthatoverweightmaydamagecognitivefunctions(认知功能)suchasmemoryandattention.Therehavebeenfewstudiesofoverweightandcognitivefunctioning,possiblybecauseitisgenerallybelievedthatitisnotaprimaryriskcauseforpoorcognitiveperformance.Losingweight,therefore,mayhelpimprovethesementalfunctions,accordingtoanewresearchledbyJohnGunstad,assistantprofessorofpsychologyatKentStateUniversity.Growingevidencesuggeststhatbeingfatislinkedtocognitivedeficits(缺陷).SoGunstadandhisteamguessedthatlosingweightmightimprovementalfunction.Fortheirstudy,theymeasuredmemoryandattentioninagroupof150overweightparticipants,someofwhomhadsomekindofoperationforweightlossandsomedidnot.Allofthevolunteerscompletedmentalskillsteststoassesstheirabilitiesofmemoryandattentionatthebeginningofthestudy,andagain12weekslater.Tobeginwith,about24%ofthepatientsshoweddamagedlearningand23%showedsignsofpoormemorywhentested.Attheendofthestudy,thosewhohadlostweightafteroperationimprovedtheirscoresintotheaverageoraboveaveragerangeforcognitivefunctions.Scoresforthevolunteerswhodidn’tloseweightdroppedevenfurther.ThestudyhelpedGunstadtofindoutwhetherlosingweighthadanyeffectonmentalfunction.Nowthathe’sseenthepositiveeffectthatweightlosscanhaveonmemoryandattention,hesayshewillnextstudythosewhochoosetoloseweightbythetraditionalway—eatinghealthierandgettingmoreactive.Heexpectsthatlosingweightinthiswaywillhaveasimilarlypositiveeffectonthebrain.“Ifwecanimprovetheconditionwithoperations,thenwecanprobablyproducethesamechangewithbehavioralweightlossaswell,”hesays.1、Thereislessresearchonoverweightandcognitivefunctionsbecauseresearchers________.A．believeoverweightonlyaffectsourbodyB．havefocusedonwaystosharpenpeople’smindC．donotconsideroverweightamaincauseforlowcognitiveabilityD．areclearabouttherelationbetweenweightandmentalfunctions2、TheresultofGunstad’sstudyshowsthat________.A．losingweighthaslittleeffectonpeople’smemoryB．losingweightcanimprovepeople’smentalfunctionsC．overweightpeoplearelikelytohavepsychologyproblemsD．overweightpeople’sabilitiesofconcentrationdiffergreatly3、WhatisGunstadplanningtoprovenextinhisresearch?A．Slimpeoplearesmarterthanoverweightpeople.B．Healthydietisbetterthanexerciseinlosingweight.C．Traditionalwaysoflosingweightarebetterthanoperation.D．Overweightpeoplewillgetsmarterbytakingmoreexercise.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．BodyWeightandHealthB．LosingWeightbyOperationC．WaystoImproveMentalFunctionsD．LosingWeighttoSharpenYourMind24．（8分）CruzGenet,11,andAnthonySkopick,10,couldn’tagree.Werethebirdsontheiceducksorgeese?Therewasonlyonewaytofindout.SoonacoldJanuaryevening,thetwofriendsriskedontothefrozenpondneartheirhouseinFrankfort,Illinois,togetabetterlook.Firsttheythrewasmallstonetotestit.Thentheysteppedonit.Believingtheicewouldholdtheirweight,Anthonytookafewsteps,then....Hefellthroughtheseeminglyfrozenice.Cruzrushedtohelphisfrightenedfriend—thepond“ate”himtoo.Gruzmanagedtolifthimselfoutofthewaterandontoamorereliablepart.HethencarefullymadehiswaytoAnthony.Buttheicedidn’thold,andhefellinagain.Thistimehecouldn’tgetout.Theboysquicklylostfeelingintheirarmsandlegs.Cruzwassurehewasgoingtodie.Anthony’soldersisterhadseentheboysfallthroughtheiceandstartedscreamingforhelp.JohnLavin,aneighbordrivingnearbyonhiswaytothegrocerystore,heardher.Hequicklypulledover.Seeingtheboys,hekickedoffhisshoes,andrunintothefreezingwater.LavinmadehiswaytoCruzandAnthonyandsavedthembacktoland.Theyweretakentothehospital,wheredoctorsdiscoveredthattheirfive-minutestayinthewaterhadloweredtheirbodytemperaturenearlytendegrees.Fortunately,theboyshavefullyrecovered,thoughtheyarestillmovedbytheirfearlessneighbor.“Justtothink,”saysGruz,“ifhewasn’tthere,Icouldhavedied.”1、WhydidGruzandAnthonystepontheice?A．Togoskating. B．Totrapsomebirds.C．Tosettleadisagreement. D．Totestthestrengthoftheice.2、HowdidCruzfeelwhencaughtinthewater?A．Hopeless. B．Puzzled.C．Shocked. D．Calm.3、Whatbasicallysavedthetwoboys’lives?A．Screamingofanoldersister. B．Bettercareofdoctors.C．loweringoftheirbodytemperature. D．Braveactofaneighbor.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TwoBoysFallingintheWater B．AHeroicMantotheRescueC．DuckorGeese,ItIsaQuestion D．CuriosityKillstheCat25．（10分）Ifyouwanttoslowaging,youmightwanttoeatless.Thisfindingisgoodnews---ifyouwereamouse.Theresearchersstudiedmice,notpeople.JohnPriceandotherresearchersstudiedtwogroupsofmice.Onegroupwasabletoeatasmuchasitwanted.Theresearcherslimitedwhatthemiceintheothergroupate.Theirdiethad35percentfewercaloriesthanthefirstgroupofmice.Pricesaysthemicewiththedietrestrictionswere＂moreenergeticandsufferedfewerdisease.＂Theywerenotjustlivinglongerbutseemedtostayyoungerforalongerperiodoftime.Theresearchersfoundthatfewercaloriesslowdownanaturalmechanismincellscalledribosomes.Priceexplainsthatribosomesareresponsibleformakingimportantproteinsinthecells.Butwithfewercalories,theyslowdown.Thisgivesthecellsmoretimetorepairthemselves.Theresearcherssayribosomesusefrom10to20percentofthecell’senergytomakethoseproteins.Pricewrotethat＂becauseofthis,itisimpracticaltodestroyanentireribosome＂whenitstartstobreakdown.However,＂repairingindividualpartsoftheribosomeonaregularbasisenablesribosomestocontinueproducinghighqualityproteinsforlongerthantheywouldotherwise.Thistopqualityproduction,inturn,keepscellsandtheentirebodyfunctioningwell.＂Pricesaid,＂ribosomeisaverycomplexmachine,likeacar.＂Theyneed＂maintenancetoreplacethepartsthatwearoutthefastest.Whentireswearout,＂heexplained,＂youdon’tthrowthewholecarawayandbuyanewone.Itcostslesstoreplacetheoldtires.＂＂Food,＂hesaid,＂isn’tjustmaterialtobeburned---it’sasignalthattellsourbodyandcellshowtorespond.＂Pricesaidthefindingshelptoexplainhowexactlyourbodiesage.Andthismay＂helpusmakemoreeducateddecisionsaboutwhatweeat.＂1、Whatcanweknowaboutthemicewithlimitedcaloriesfromthestudy?A．TheycankeephealthyeasilyB．TheyneedmoreenergytobeactiveC．TheycanlookyoungerthantheyareD．Theywilllivealongerlifelikehumans2、Whatwillhappentoribosomesiftherearefewercalories?A．TheywillcompletelybreakdownB．TheymakeproteinsinthecellsslowlyC．TheywillproducehighqualityproteinsmoreD．Theymayneedmoretimetorepairthemselves3、Priceexplainedtheribosomes’roleofrepairingthemselvesby_________.A．tellingastoryB．listingbasicdataC．makingcomparisonsD．experimentingonmice4、Whatdoesthetextmainlydealwith?A．FooddecideshowlongyouliveB．Canyouslowdownyouragingprocess?C．EatinglessmayhelpyoulivelongerD．Shouldyourdietbereducedforyourhealth?第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）AroundtwentyyearsagoIwaslivinginYork.1IhadalotofexperienceandaMaster’sdegree,Icouldnotfind2work.Iwas3aschoolbustomakeendsmeetand4withafriendofmine,forIhadlostmyflat.Ihad5fiveinterviews(面试)withacompanyandonedaybetweenbusrunstheycalledtosayIdidnot6thejob.“Whyhasmylifebecomeso7？”Ithoughtpainfully.AsIpulledthebusoverto8alittlegirl,shehandedmeanearring9Ishouldkeepit10somebodyclaimed(认领)it.Theearringwaspaintedblackandsaid“BEHAPPY”.AtfirstIgotangry.Thenit11me—Ihadbeengivingallofmy12towhatwasgoingwrongwithmy13ratherthanwhatwasright！Idecidedthenandtheretomakea14offiftythingsIwashappywith.Later,Idecidedto15morethingstothelist.Thatnighttherewasaphonecallfor16fromaladywhowasadirectoratalarge17.SheaskedmeifIwould18aone­daylectureonstress(压力)managementto200medicalworkers.Isaidyes.My19therewentverywell,andbeforelongIgotawell­paidjob.TothisdayIknowitwasbecauseIchangedmywayof20thatIcompletelychangedmylife.1、A．As B．Though C．If D．When2、A．successful B．extra C．satisfying D．convenient3、A．driving B．repairing C．taking D．designing4、A．working B．travelling C．discussing D．living5、A．preparedfor B．attended C．askedfor D．held6、A．lose B．like C．find D．get7、A．hard B．busy C．serious D．short8、A．waveat B．dropoff C．callon D．lookfor9、A．ordering B．promising C．saying D．showing10、A．incase B．orelse C．asif D．nowthat11、A．hurt B．hit C．caught D．moved12、A．feelings B．attention C．strength D．interests13、A．opinions B．education C．experiences D．life14、A．list B．book C．check D．copy15、A．connect B．turn C．keep D．add16、A．her B．apassenger C．me D．myfriend17、A．hospital B．factory C．restaurant D．hotel18、A．listento B．review C．give D．talkabout19、A．plan B．choice C．day D．tour20、A．operation B．speaking C．employment D．thinking第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）HarryisanAmericanbusinessmanHisjobrequireshimtodoalotoftravelingInthepastsixmonthshehasmadeninetrips,1．purposeistoattendmeetingsandmakepresentationsHarrylovestotravelandfeelseachcountryhasacharmofitsownAftergraduation,HarrydecidedtomaketravelpartofhiscareerHewantedtoexperiencedifferentculturesofother2．(country)Hewasdreamingof3．(work)foraninternationalcompanyThenhisdreamcametrueNowhe‟sworkingforaGermanhi-techcompany第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearKatherine,HowexcitingIamtohearyouarecomingtovisitmethenextFriday．Fortunately,Iwon'tbeabletomeetyouattheairportalthoughIhaveclassesintheafternoon．Youwon'tfinddifficulttogettothecitycenter．Theairportbusleftevery30minuteandwilltakeyo