崇左市重点中学2025届高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

崇左市重点中学2025届高三第二次联考英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where2．---Tomhasfailedagaininthemathexam.Iamreallyletdown.---______Hehasalreadydonehisbest. A．Don’tpushhim. B．Nokidding. C．Heshouldbetoblame. D．Nowonder.3．Theteacheroftengiveshisstudentsabriefpauseinclass______theycantakeinwhathehastaught.A．why B．when C．who D．which4．Byservingothers,apersonfocusesonsomeoneotherthanhimselforherself,________canbeveryeye-openingandrewarding.A．who B．whichC．what D．that5．—You'vegotyourflatfurnished,haven'tyou?—Yes,I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuy B．haveboughtC．hadbought D．bought6．WhileinteractingwithpeopleinIndia,Iwas________toawayoflifecompletelydifferentfrommyown.A．reducedB．exposedC．committedD．transferred7．---I’veheardalotaboutyou.Yougotpromoted,right?______---Manythanks.A．GoodforyouB．YouaskedforitC．ThereyouareD．You’vegonetoofar8．______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed9．Sofar,onlyonemanhas________atheorythatseemstofitallthefacts.A．comeupwith B．putupwithC．linedupwith D．caughtupwith10．Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful11．—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.—Cheerup!Youhaveto________yourself________tohavethelastlaugh.A．open;upB．pick;upC．knock;upD．do;up12．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can13．TheTangDynastyisgenerallyregardedasagoldenchapterbypeopleworldwide,________theChinesecivilizationinfluencedmanyneighboringcountries.A．where B．whenC．which D．who14．—Wouldyoulikemetheradioabit?—No,it’sallright.I’musedwiththeradio.A．toturndown;towork;on B．turningdown;toworking;onC．turningdown;toworking;off D．toturndown;toworking;on15．It’simpossibleforallthepeopletogetjobsbecause______ofthemisnotfitforthem.A．everyone B．allC．notall D．none16．August8th，2008isaspecialday，________________，Ithink，thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.A．one B．whatC．which D．theone17．---HasJohneverbrokenhispromise?---No.Forexample,hesaidhewouldshowmearoundhisschool,and.A．sowouldheB．sodidheC．sohewouldD．sohedid18．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a;the;X B．X;the;a C．a;X;the D．the;the;a19．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy20．____upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday．A．Get B．Havinggot C．Getting D．Toget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）Havingalearningdisabilitydoesn’tmeanyoucan’tlearn,butyou’llneedsomehelpandneedtoworkextrahard.Ifyouhavealearningdisabilitysuchasdyslexiaordyscalculia,rememberthatyouarenotsloworstupid.Learningdisabilitiescanbegenetic.Thatmeanstheycanbepasseddowninfamiliesthroughthegenes,Butkidstodayhaveanadvantageovertheirparents.Learningexpertsnowknowalotmoreaboutthebrainandhowlearningworks,andit’seasierforkidstogetthehelptheyneed.Dyslexiaisalearningdisabilityhatmeansakidhasalotoftroublereadingandwriting.Kidswhohavetroublewithmathmayhavedyscalculia.Otherkidsmayhavelanguagedisorders,meaningtheyhavetroubleunderstandinglanguageandunderstandingwhattheyread.Itcanbeconfusing,though.Whatqualifiesas“trouble"enoughtobediagnosedasalearningdisability?Reading,doingmath,andwritinglettersmaybetoughforlotsofkidsatfirst.Butwhenthosetroublesdon’tfadeawayandit’sreallydifficulttomakeanyprogress,it’spossiblethatthekidhasalearningdisability.Findingoutyouhavealearningdisabilitycanbeupsetting.Youmightfeeldifferentfromeveryoneelse.Butthetruthisthatlearningdisabilitiesareprettycommon.Andifyourlearningspecialistorpsychologisthasfiguredoutwhichoneyou’refacing,you’reontherighttrack.Now,youcanstartgettingthehelpyouneedtodobetterinschool.Butforthisspecialhelptoreallywork,you’llneedtopracticethenewskillsyou’releaning.Itmaytakealotofeffortseveryday,Thatcanbeachallenge,butyoucandoitSoon,you’llenjoytheresultsofallyourhardwork:morefunandsuccessatschool.1、Whatdoweknowaboutlearningdisability?A．Itisaphysicaldisease.B．Itcanbetreatedbydoctors.C．Ithappenstochildrenwhoarelazy.D．Itgetsyouintotroublewhenlearningasubject.2、Childrenarelikelytohavealearningdisability.A．iftheirparentshavethesameproblemB．iftheyarenotinterestedinasubjectC．iftheydon’tgethelpintimeD．iftheydon’tworkhard3、Howcanyouknowifyouhavealearningdisability?A．Yourteachersaysyouareaslowstudent.B．Youcan’tmakeprogressafterhardwork.C．Youhavetroublewithsomelessonsatfirst.D．Yourlearningstyleisdifferentfromothers.4、What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Tofindoutthereasonsforthelearningdisability.B．Togetparentstoknowmoreabouttheirchildren.C．Tohelppeopleknowandhandlelearningdisability.D．Toaskteacherstohelpstudentswithlearningdisability.22．（8分）HalfanhourintoacookingcompetitionatGreenStreetAcademy,TyanaGivens,15,dippedaplasticspoonintoapotwithtomatoes,bellpeppers,onions,garlicandmushroomsoveraburnerinascienceclassroom.Sheandthetwootherstudents,KalimahBallandMayaSmith,weremakingmeatsauce.Thegirlshadspentthepastfiveweekslearninghowtogrowtheirownproduceusingfoodcomputers-tabletopgreenhousescontrolledbycomputerprograms-atGreenStreetAcademy,acharterschoolinBaltimore.Thecourse,whichweavedtogetherlessonsonprogramming,foodsystemsandagriculture,endedwithan“IronChef”-stylecookingcontest.WiththehelpofinstructorMelanieShimano,thegirlsfinishedtheircontestsuccessfullyusingthefoodtheyplantedintabletopgreenhouses.Thetabletopgreenhousescancontroltemperature,lightandwaterinsideusingthecomputercodethatthestudentswrotebythemselves.Shimano,a26-year-oldentrepreneur,piloted(试行)thecourseaspartofGreenStreetAcademy’sjuniorbiotechnologyclassinthespringandwillexpandtheprogramtootherschoolsinthefall.“Technologyisnotsomethingthatalotofteachershavealotofresourcesforallthetime,butit’ssomethingthat’snotdifficulttodowitharelativelylowamountoffunding,”Shimanosaid.“Baltimoreisacenterforstartupsandfood,sokindoffosteringthatcultureofbeingintotechnologyandintodesignandseeingallthepiecesfittogetherisreallycool.”WhilehercourseisuniquetoBaltimore,it’spartofabroaderprogrambornattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology’sMediaLabcalledtheOpenAgricultureInitiative,orOpenAg,whichaimstocreateinventive,sustainablefoodsystemsthroughopen-sourcetechnology.Inadditionto10full-timestaffandresearchers,OpenAgisprimarilyanonlinecommunityofabout1,400educators,growers,chefsandretailersin47countries,accordingtoHildrethEngland,OpenAg’sassistantdirector.“Theinterestlevelacrosstheboardgenerallycomesfromfolkswhoareconcernedaboutfoodsystemsandconcernedabouttheenvironment,andit’susuallyacombinationofthetwo,”Englandsaid.1、What’sspecialaboutthecoursetakenbyTyanaGivens?A．It’sacookingcourseB．ItinvolvesseveralsubjectsC．ItisintendedforacontestD．Itiscontrolledbytabletopgreenhouses.2、Whydidthestudentshavetowritecomputercodestogrowfood?A．TowinacookingcontestB．TofinishhomeworkC．TocreateagreenhouseD．Tocontrolthegrowingconditions3、What’sShimano’sopinionabouttechnologyeducation?A．ItcallsofteacherswithmanyresourcesB．ItcallsforalotofmoneyC．ItissupposedtocombineskillstogetherD．Itcanonlybecarriedoutinbigcities.4、WhatcanbelearnedabouttheOpenAgricultureInitiative?A．Itisparticipatedbyfull-time.M.I.TresearchersaswellaspeoplefromdifferentwalkoflifeB．ItwillhelpcreateabettereducationsystemC．ItonlycoverstheUSAD．Itfocusesonfoodandcateringindustry.23．（8分）ChineseInternationalSchoolApplicationFormBeforeanapplicantcanbeinvitedtotakepartinanassessment,anapplicationformshouldbereturnedtotheAdmissionsOffice,andtheapplicationfeeofHK$1,000cannotbereturned.Forove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B．practicalC．useful D．successful4、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A．Takingcareoftheoldismainlyanissueofmoney．B．Employersshouldallowtheirworkerstoretireatalaterage．C．Becomingindependentshouldbethegoalofmostoldpeople．D．Thereisnosinglesolutiontotheproblemsoftheold．5、Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle?A．Topointouttheneedforgovernmentsuppedforoldpeople．B．Tomakegeneralreadersawareoftheproblemsofretiredpeople．C．Todiscusssomepossiblesolutionstoanimportantsocialproblem．D．Toinstructretiredpeopleonhowtheycanhaveahappierlife．25．（10分）Whatiserosion(腐蚀)?Erosionissimplywhensoilistransportedontheearth'ssurfacefromonelocationtoanotherbyanaturalcause.Thisiseasytoimagine.Pictureasandcastleonabeach.Thissandcastleisparticularlybeautiful,theworkofawholelong,hotsummerafternoon.Ithasthreetowers,withagreatwallrunningallaround.Smallsquarehousessitinanopenareainthecenter.FromthetallesttowerfliesaPop-sicle-wrapperflagfromasmalltwigflagpole.Itsbuildersitsback,proudlyadmiringherwork.Butitislate,andthetideiscomingin,bringingthewatercloser.Finally,thecastleishitwithagiantwave.Asitpullsout,thebuilderseesthereisnothingleftbutbitsofthetowersandasmallbrokentwig.Wherehasthesandgone?Notveryfar,really.It’smovingaroundthewaterthatwillwashbackandforthacrossthebeachallday.It’sspreadaroundthebeachnexttothecastle.However,tooureyes,ithasdisappeared.Thisisalsothewaywitherosion.Partsoftheearthseemtodisappearbuthavereallyjustbeenmovedaround.Acommonexampleofwaterchangingthelandscapeissinkholes.Sinkholesareformedwhenundergroundwaterwearsawaythedirtandrockthatsurroundsit.Eventually,theholeunderneaththegroundissobig,andtheearthaboveitsothinthatthesurfacecollapsesintothehole,takingwithitanythingunluckyenoughtobeonthesurfaceatthetime.Sinkholesoccurnaturallyandhavebeenaroundaverylongtime.Today,though,manysinkholesarecausedbytheactionofhumanbeings.Infact,today,humanbeingsareoneofthethingshelpingtospeeduperosionoftheearth.Scientistsbelievethatbypumpingwaterfromunderground,movingsanddunesandothernaturally-occurringanti-erosionmeasures,humanshaveallowederosionoftheearthtospeedupbyasmuchas40times.Thismeansthatbeachesaroundtheworldaredisappearing,moresinkholesareopeningup,andfarmlandisrapidlybecomingdesert.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeofdescribingasandcastleinParagraph2?A．Toshowthedestructiveforceofnature.B．Torecallhishappychildhood.C．Tocatchthereader’sattention.D．Toexplainwhaterosionis.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertointhepassage?A．Thehole.B．Theground.C．Theearth.D．Thesurface.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanyouinfermayNOTbethecauseofsink-holes?A．Alotofhigh-riseshavebeenbuilt.B．Peoplepumpwaterfromunderground.C．Toomanymineshavebeenopenedup.D．Undergroundwatertakesawaydirtandrockaroundit.4、Basedonthepassage,whatismostlikelytobeoneresultoferosion?A．Desertificationwillspeedup.B．Sinkholeswillbeeverywhere.C．Manyplantspecieswilldisappear.D．Earthquakeswillhappenmoreoften.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）Thesummerbeforetheninthgrade,procrastination(拖延)affectedmylifeinadeepway.Withonlyafewdaysuntilthestartofschool,Ihad1justoneofthreehomeworktaskswewere2Insteadofenjoyingmylastfewmomentsof3,Ispentthattimedoinghomework,whichwasan4waytoendthevacation.Puttingin100percent5,Ialwaysstartedwithstrong6atthebeginningofeachschoolyear.7Istruggledtomaintainthatenergyastheweekspassed.Onenight,myfatherandIwerehavinga8aboutcollege.Hetoldme,"Itdoesn’t9muchwhetheryougetintoanIvyLeagueuniversityorjusta(n)10college-whatmattersishowyougetthereandwhatyoudoto11it".Thisreallyspoketome,becauseitmademefocusmoreonthe12ofmyworkratherthanthequantity.Thankstothatconversation,I13thewayIwentthroughlife.Istartedto14thattryingmy15bestisathousandtimesbetterthansimplydoingsomethingtogetitdone.Myeffortbeganto16inmyfirstyearofhighschool.Ihadnever17thatmygradesinsomeharderclassescouldbebetterthanthoseintheeasieronesItooklastyear.NowIwouldratherworkhardforsomethingandenjoythe18ofsuccess,thannottryatallorgiveuphalfway.Motivationcan19becomeahabitifyourepeata(n)20thathelpsyouavoidprocrastination.1、A．finished B．shared C．quitted D．repeated2、A．passed B．arranged C．designed D．showed3、A．pride B．freedom C．silence D．surprise4、A．unpleasant B．enjoyable C．valuable D．confusing5、A．trust B．fund C．effort D．knowledge6、A．curiosity B．misunderstanding C．fear D．motivation7、A．Otherwise B．However C．Therefore D．Besides8、A．conversation B．quarrel C．discussion D．break9、A．occur B．work C．matter D．fail10、A．popular B．famous C．ordinary D．new11、A．disturb B．accomplish C．attract D．embarrass12、A．amount B．comment C．request D．quality13、A．changed B．refused C．admitted D．copied14、A．explain B．doubt C．believe D．expect15、A．slight B．sharp C．steady D．absolute16、A．fallbehind B．runout C．breakout D．payoff17、A．worried B．imagined C．promise D．questioned18、A．pleasure B．effect C．opinion D．progress19、A．luckily B．hardly C．easily D．silently20、A．test B．idea C．game D．routine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）Tiedtoskis(滑雪板)andpulledarounda1．(freeze)lakebyathoroughbredracehorse—skijöringisasportlikenoother.Thehardyskierstravelatfrighteningspeeds,usingjusttheirvoiceandasetofrulestoguidethehorsesaroundtheicytrack.The2．(usual)sportisconsideredtheshowpieceeventoftheWhiteTurfraces—awinteryfestivalheldattheupmarketskiresortofSt.Moritz.Thesportrequirestheabilitytomixskiingtalent3．ahigh-levelofhorsemanship.“Duringtheraceyouneedareallystrongvoice,”two-timeracewinnerValeriaHolingertoldCNNSport.“Onlybyshoutingcanyoumakethehorsego4．(fast)thanothers”.Competitorsmustwaituntilthey’re18before5．(allow)toparticipateintheevent.Eventhen,driver—asthey’reknown—mustpassfitnesstests6．hardtheoryexams—forgoodreason,too.Notonly7．(be)theytravelingatincrediblespeeds,thereisalsotheaddeddangerof8．(full)grownracehorsestrampling(踩)ontheskis.Inaddition,thespeedinghooves(马蹄)kickuphugeamountsofsnowandice9．crashintothelegsoftheskiersbehind.Suchuniquethreatscallforunique10．(protect).Driversarerequiredtousefacemaskstokeepthesnowoutoftheireyesandwearbodyarmorundertheirskisuits.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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。Today,Ihadaveryhadluck.Iwasfightingforfunwithsomeclassmatesafterphysicaleducation.Iwavemyarmwithsuchgreatstrongthatmywatchgotlooseandflewoffmywrist!Justthen,some