2025届湖北省枣阳一中高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

2025届湖北省枣阳一中高三第二次联考英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated2．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.3．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup4．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked5．Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe6．—Penny’sbabydaughternarrowlyescapeddrinkingthefurniturepolishonthecoffeetable.—Luckilyforher.She________sickorevendied.A．couldhavegot B．shouldhavegotC．musthavegot D．willhavegot7．Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering8．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource9．––Didyouhavetodomuchforthedinnerparty?––Helen________everythingbythetimeIgothome.A．finishedB．wasfinishingC．wouldfinishD．hadfinished10．—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall11．—Whatanamazingpicture!—Thelittleboy____thesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.A．wassaluting B．saluted C．hadsaluted D．wouldsalute12．Itreallymatters_______hetreatedthelatestfailure,fortheexaminationisaroundthecorner.A．if B．thatC．why D．how13．Facingtheglobalfinancialcrisis,theChinesegovernmenthastakenmanymeasures________people'slifetodealwithit.A．related B．relatedtoC．relating D．relatingto14．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished15．TheywerestandingsofarawaythatIcouldn’t_____theirfacesclearly.A．makeout B．makefor C．makeoff D．makeup16．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．althoughB．whileC．asD．however17．TheladystandingovertheremaybefromtheUSA,_____Iguesshaslostherway.A．whom B．whoC．which D．where18．TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfrom________intheUSA．A．oneB．itC．thoseD．that19．Itisthroughyearsofresearch________scientistshavediscoveredtherelationshipbetweensocialmediaaddictionanddepression.A．since B．before C．that D．when20．Giventhehugegap_______economicdevelopmentandculturalconsciousness,youngpeoplefindbigcitiesaresaferthansmalltowns.A．inviewofB．incaseofC．inconsequenceofD．inrespectof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）Humanshaveuniquelyexpressivefaces.Welaugh,wecry,weturnredwithfeeling.Now,scientistsreportthatblue-and-yellowmacaws(金刚鹦鹉)mayjoinusinthisclubofemotions–atleast,whenitcomestoblushing.Parrotsareknownforbeingcleverandchatty.They'reevenskilledenoughtomaketheirowntoolsandoccasionallynosetheirwayintohumanmachineslikecars.Theircuriosityandcouragearewhatmakethemexcellentpets.Soit'snosurprisethattheyhavetheirownrangeofcommunicationtools.Onthewhole,birdsarenostrangerstoblushing.Manydifferentkindsofbirdshavebeenknowntoexhibitthishehavior.Parrotownersoftennoticeitintheirpets.Themotivationsbehinditarestillamysterytoscientists,though.Tozeroinonwhymacawfacesblush,somescientistsledbyAlineBertinoftheUniversityofToursstudiedfivecaptiveblue-and-yellowmacawsastheyinteractedwitheachotherandtheirhumancaretakers.Theywereamazedtoseethathumanattentionseemedtomakethemacawsblush.Theblushingdieddownwhenthecaretakersignoredtheparrots.Facialexpressionscanbesignsofahuman'semotionalstate.Likewise,birdblushingcouldconveywell-being.It'snotquiteasobviousassmiling.Still,it'sfairlyimpressive.Afterall,thesemacawsdon'thavethesamefacialmusclesthatwedo.Thebirdsaremuchsmarterandkinderthantheylook.Theyarebelievedtobeasintelligentasmonkeys.Bertinandtheotherscientistsbelievetheirworkopensthedoortofurtherresearch.Onelimitationofthestudyisthatnomacawsinnaturalenvironmenthavebeenobserved.Thatmakesithardtodrawconclusionsaboutthebirdsasaspecies.Theyarealsonotquitesurewhattheblushingmeans.Thereisstillmoretolearnaboutthesepossibleexpressionsofemotion.1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"captive"inparagraph3?A．Unique.B．Talkative.C．Curious.D．Caged.2、Birdsmightblush_____________.A．whenpeopleignorethem.B．toshowtheyarehappy.C．toshowtheyarehungry.D．whensomethingupsetsthem.3、WhatisTRUEaboutscientists'reactiontomacawsblushing?A．Theyarepuzzledbyhowbirdscancommunicatewithoneanother.B．Theyaremotivatedtocontinuestudyinghowmacawsexpressemotion.C．Theyarecuriousaboutwhyotherbirdsareunabletoconveyemotion.D．Theyareinterestedtostudymonkeystoseeiftheyblushasstrongly.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Parrotsmakeexcellentpets.B．Parrotsareskilledtomaketools.C．Themacawscancommunicatewitheachother.D．Themacawscangoredinthefacewithfeeling.22．（8分）Thedeathoflanguagesisnotanewphenomenon.Languagesusuallyhavearelativelyshortlifespanaswellasaveryhighdeathrate.Onlyafew,includingEgyptian,Chinese,Greek,Latin,havelastedmorethan2,000years.Whatisnew,however,isthespeedatwhichtheyaredyingout.Europe'scolonialconquestscausedasharpdeclineinlinguisticdiversity,eliminatingatleast15percentofalllanguagesspokenatthetime.Overthelast300years,Europehaslostadozen,andAustraliahasonly20leftofthe250spokenattheendofthe18thcentury.Theriseofnation-stateshasalsobeendecisiveinselectingandconsolidatingnationallanguagesandsideliningothers.Bymakinggreateffortstoestablishanofficiallanguageineducation,themediaandthecivilservice,nationalgovernmentshavedeliberatelytriedtoeliminateminoritylanguages.Thisprocessoflinguisticstandardizationhasbeenboostedbyindustrializationandscientificprogress,whichhaveimposednewmethodsofcommunicationthatareswift,straightforwardandpractical.Languagediversitycametobeseenasanobstacletotradeandthespreadofknowledge.Monolingualismbecameanideal.Morerecently,theinternationalizationoffinancialmarkets,thespreadofinformationbyelectronicmediaandotheraspectsofglobalizationhaveintensifiedthethreatto“small”languages.AlanguagenotontheInternetisalanguagethat“nolongerexists''inthemodernworld.Itisoutofthegame.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesareevident.Firstofall,itispossiblethatifweallendedupspeakingthesamelanguage,ourbrainswouldlosesomeoftheirnaturalcapacityforlinguisticinventiveness.Wewouldneverbeabletofigureouttheoriginsofhumanlanguageorresolvethemysteryof"thefirstlanguage".Aseachlanguagedies,achapterofhumanhistorycloses.Multilingualismisthemostaccuratereflectionofmulticulturalism.Thedestructionofthefirstwillinevitablyleadtothelossofthesecond.Imposingalanguagewithoutanylinkstoapeople'scultureandwayoflifestiflestheexpressionoftheircollectivegenius.Alanguageisnotonlyusedforthemaininstrumentofhumancommunication.Italsoexpressestheworldvisionofthosewhospeakit,theirwaysofusingknowledge.Tosafeguardlanguagesisanurgentmatter.1、Whichofthefollowingdoesnotcontributetothedeathoflanguages?A．ColonialconquestsofEuropeB．TheboomofhumanpopulationC．AdvancesinscienceandindustrializationD．Theriseofnation-states2、Theunderlinedword“stifles”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans"".A．boosts B．fuelsC．imposes D．kills3、Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesincludeallexceptthat.A．PeoplewouldfailtounderstandhowlanguagesoriginatedB．LanguagediversitywouldbecomeanobstacletoglobalizationC．MonolingualismwouldleadtothelossofmulticulturalismD．Humanbrainswouldbecomelesscreativelinguistically4、Whatistheauthorspurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Toexplainthereasonswhylanguagesaredyingout.B．Towarnpeopleofthenegativeaspectsofglobalization.C．Tocallpeople'sattentiontotheurgencyoflanguagepreservation.D．Toarguehowimportantitisforpeopletospeakmorelanguages.23．（8分）KnownasGC-1,thedrugreportedlyspeedsupmetabolism（新陈代谢）,orburningoff,offatcells.“GC-1dramaticallyincreasesthemetabolicrate,essentiallytransformingwhitefat,whichstoresextracaloriesandisassociatedwithobesityandmetabolicdisease,intoafatlikecalorie-burningbrownfat,”saidKevinPhillips,aresearcherinHouston.Untilseveralyearsago,scientiststhoughtthatonlyanimalsandhumanbabieshaveenergy-burning,"good"brownfat.“Itisnowclear,”Phillipssaid,“thathumanadultsdohavebrownfat,butappeartoloseitscalorie-burningactivityovertime.”Whitefathasabadeffectonpeoplewhenthebodyhastoomuchofit.Somepublishedresearchshowsthatpeoplewhohavemorebrownfathaveareducedriskofobesity.Researchersarenowworkingonwaysto“brown”whitefat,orchangeitintobrownfat.GC-1works,accordingtoPhillips.Hesaidheandotherresearchershavetestedthedruginhundredsofmice.Obesemice,bothgeneticallyobeseandthosewithdiet-inducedobesity,receivedGC-1treatmentdaily.Geneticallyobesemicelostweightandmorethan50percentoftheirfatmassinapproximatelytwoweeks,Phillipsreported.Hesaidmicewithdiet-inducedobesityexperiencedsimilarimprovements.Thedrugalsocausedadaptivethermogenes（适应性发热）infatcellsfrommice.Cellsgrowninadish,aswellastissuesamplestakenfromobesemice,showedevidenceofwhite-fatbrowning.“OurdataprovethatGC-1isanovelfat-browningagentthatmayhaveuseinthetreatmentofobesityandmetabolicdisease,”Phillipssaid.Thedrughasnotyetbeentestedforweightlossinhumans.However,Phillipssaiditwouldn’tbelongbeforeitwasusedasawayoflosingweight.1、Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Toprovetheharmofanewdrug.B．Tointroduceanewdrugtopeople.C．Toexplainthedevelopmentofanewdrug.D．Toinformpeopleofsomehealthknowledge.2、Inthepast,peopleheldthebeliefthat________.A．humanbabieshavebrownfatB．animalsdon'thavebrownfatC．onlyhumanadultshavebrownfatD．brownfatmayloseitsactivityovertime3、WhatcanweknowaboutGC-1?A．Itcanbeusedtotreatobesity.B．Itisacureforheartdisease.C．Itisadrugintendedformice.D．Ithasbeensoldinthedrugstore.4、Whichofthefollowingcanmakepeopleloseweight?A．Increasingmorewhitefat.B．Burningoffmorebrownfat.C．Changingwhitefatintobrownfat.D．Slowingdowntheactivityofbrownfat.24．（8分）Thatrobots,automation,andsoftwarecanreplacepeoplemightseemobvioustoanyonewho’sworkedinautomotivemanufacturing.ButMITbusinessscholarsErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfee’sclaimismoretroublingandcontroversial.Theybelievethatrapidtechnologicalchangehasbeendestroyingjobsfasterthanitiscreatingthem.Theybelievethattechnologyincreasesproductivityandmakessocietieswealthier,butitbecamecleartothemthatthesametechnologiesmakingmanyjobssafer,easier,andmoreproductivewerealsoreducingthedemandformanytypesofhumanworkers.TechnologiesliketheWeb,artificialintelligence,andbigdataareautomatingmanyroutinetasks.Countlesstraditionalwhite-collarjobs,suchasmanyinthepostofficeandincustomerservice,havedisappeared.Asevidence,BrynjolfssonandMcAfeepointtoachartonwhichseparatelinesrepresentproductivityandtotalemploymentintheUnitedStates.ForyearsafterWorldWarII,thetwolinescloselytrackedeachother,withincreasesinjobscorrespondingtoincreasesinproductivity.Then,beginningin2000,thelinesdiverge;productivitycontinuestorisesteadily,butemploymentsuddenlyshrinks.By2011,asignificantgapappearsbetweenthetwolines,showingeconomicgrowthwithnoparallelincreaseinjobcreation.UnitedStatesProductivityandEmploymentButarethesenewtechnologiesreallyresponsibleforadecadeoflackluster(无生气)jobgrowth?DavidAutor,aneconomistatMITwhohasstudiedtheconnectionsbetweenjobsandtechnology,doubtsthattechnologycouldaccountforsuchasuddenchangeintotalemployment.Moreover,healsodoubtsthatproductivityhas,infact,risensteadilyintheUnitedStatesinthepastdecade.Ifhe’sright,itraisesthepossibilitythatpoorjobgrowthcouldbesimplyaresultofadepressedeconomy.Thesuddenslowdowninjobcreation“isabigpuzzle,”hesays,“butthere’snotalotofevidencethatit’slinkedtocomputers.”“Tobesure,computertechnologiesarechangingthetypesofjobsavailable,butthatisverydifferentfromsayingtechnologyisaffectingthetotalnumberofjobs,”headds.“Jobscanchangealotwithouttherebeinghugechangesinemploymentrates.”LawrenceKatz,aHarvardeconomist,saysthatwhiletechnologicalchangescanbepainfulforworkerswhoseskillsnolongermatchtheneedsofemployers,nohistoricalpatternshowstheseshiftsleadingtoanetdecreaseinjobsoveranextendedperiod.Still,Katzdoesn’tdismissthenotionthatthereissomethingdifferentabouttoday’sdigitaltechnologies.Thoughheexpectsthehistoricalpatterntohold,itis“genuinelyaquestion,”hesays.“Iftechnologydisruptsenough,whoknowswhatwillhappen?”1、WhichperiodonthechartstronglysupportsMcAfee’sclaim?A．1947—1967.B．1985—1987.C．1997—2000.D．2011—2013.2、AccordingtoDavidAutor,thechangeinjobgrowth________.A．isnotnecessarilycausedbytechnologyB．resultsfromaweakeningeconomyC．hasnoconnectionwithproductivityD．affectsthecurrenttypesofjobs3、WhatisLawrenceKatz’sattitudetowardsthetopic?A．Optimistic.B．Defensive.C．Objective.D．Disapproving.4、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A．showtherelationbetweenproductivityandjobcreationB．discusstheeffectoftechnologicaladvancesonemploymentC．argueagainstthewideuseofartificialintelligenceD．explaintheimpactoftechnologiesonproductivity25．（10分）Onedayaprofessorenteredtheclassroomandtoldthestudentsaboutasurprisetest.Afterhearingthat,allstudentswereseatedandwaitedforthetesttobegin.Now,theprofessorgavethetestpaperstoallstudentswithtextfacingdownonthedesk.Oncehewasdonewithhandingoutthetesttoallstudents,heaskedthemtoturnthetestpagesandbegin.Studentswereconfusedtoseethattherewasnotaquestionbutjustablackdotinthecenterofthepage.Theprofessornoticedthestudents’facialexpressionsandtoldthem,“Iwantyoutowriteaboutwhatyouseethere.”Thestudentswerestillconfusedbutgotstartedwiththetest.Attheendoftheclass,theprofessortookallanswersheetsandstartedreadingeachanswerfromeachsheetinfrontofallstudents.Allofthemdescribedabouttheblackdotandtriedtoexplainitsposition.Aftertheprofessorfinishedreading,thewholeclasswassilent.Now,theprofessorbegantoexplain,“Don’tworry.IamnotgoingtogiveyougradesforthisbutIjustwantyoutothinkaboutsomething.Hereeveryonefocusedontheblackdotandwroteaboutitbutnoonewroteaboutthewhitepaper.Thesameiswithourlives.Thewhitepaperembodiesourwholelifeandtheblackspotproblemsinourlife.OurlifeisagiftgiventousbyGod,withloveandcare,andwealwayshavereasonstocelebrateourfriendsaroundus,thejobthatprovidesusourlivelihood,themiraclesweseeeveryday.Stillwejustfocusondaytodayproblemslikehealthissues,lackofmoney,problemsinrelationships,etc.Butweneverseethattheseproblemsareverysmallcomparedtoeverythingwehaveinourlives.”1、Fromthetextwelearnthat_________.A．theprofessorgavethestudentsanunexpectedtestB．theprofessorgradedthestudents’testpapersC．noneofthestudentsfocusedontheblackdotD．thestudentswereunwillingtotakethetest2、Theunderlinedword“embodies”inParagraph4probablycanbereplacedby________.A．presentsB．representsC．emptiesD．enriches3、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．BehappytotaketestsB．LifeisfilledwithproblemsC．TherearemanyblackdotsinourlifeD．Takeeyesoffproblemsandenjoylife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）“Mywallet!Whereisit?”weremyfirstwordswhenIfoundoutmywalletwaslost．Isearchedmymemoryforafewgoodseconds，andthen1thatIhadleftmypreciouswalletinthelibrary．Tobe2，itwasinthepublictoiletofthelibrary!3thelibrarywasthenclosed，Ihadtowaituntilthenextmorningtobeginmy4．WhenIgotthereearlythenextday，allIfoundwasa5bathroom．Atthattime，allIcould6wasthatthepersonwhocleanedtherestroomhad7mywallet．SoI8approachedanoldladyatthefrontdesk．“Excuseme，isthereawalletfoundintherestroomyesterday?”Shewalkedthroughadoorand9foramoment．Thenshecamebacktothedesk．“No，”shesaid．Iquicklythankedherandwalkedoff，10．Finally，Ipainfully11thefactthatmywallethadgone．Aweeklater，Ireceivedamysterious12inthemail．Sureenough，itwasmy13!Andmostsurprisingly，14initwasmissing!Andtherewasalittleyellowpieceofpaperfoldedupinside．IslowlyunfoldeditandalittlemedalofChristfelloff．Thepaper15likehis：Always16thismedalwithyou，whateveryourreligionis，sotheangelthatwaswatchingoveryoulast17willalwaysbeclose．Thispersondidn’tevenleaveareturn18，soIcouldn’tthankwhoeveritwas．Fromthatdayon，Ipromisedmyselfto19thisexamplewhenIwasinasimilarsituation．Iwillmakeothersas20asIwaswhenIopenedthatpackage!1、A．predicted B．realized C．explained D．imagined2、A．obvious B．honest C．exact D．clear3、A．Because B．Although C．Unless D．Even4、A．work B．reading C．research D．search5、A．crowded B．noisy C．clean D．deserted6、A．runafter B．hopefor C．remember D．declare7、A．hidden B．picked C．ignored D．found8、A．secretly B．aimlessly C．politely D．angrily9、A．disappeared B．hesitated C．rested D．escaped10、A．surprised B．disappointed C．satisfied D．ashamed11、A．accepted B．considered C．changed D．covered12、A．present B．invitation C．notice D．package13、A．wallet B．book C．reward D．treasure14、A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything15、A．exposed B．described C．read D．announced16、A．keep B．equip C．compare D．connect17、A．month B．fortnight C．week D．year18、A．reminder B．date C．message D．address19、A．set B．follow C．give D．take20、A．annoyed B．puzzled C．crazy D．happy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）Ateamofengineers1．(create)asuper-thinmaterialthatcouldhelpkeepbuildingscool.Theteamdevelopedtherevolutionarynewmaterial,2．isverythinandcancoolobjectsevenunderdirectsunlight.Thematerialdoesnotneedenergytowork3．doesitneedwatertohelpkeepthingscool.Theengineerssay4．newmaterialcouldprovideananswertoairconditioners,whichareexpensive5．(run).Thematerialisunlikeanything6．(find)innature.Itisjust50micrometersthick.That'sslightly7．(thick)thanthealuminumfoil(锡箔纸)weuseforcooking.Theengineersexplainedhowtheirnewmaterialworks.Theysaidwhenitisputontopofsomething,twothingshappen.Itcoolstheobjectunderneathby8．(reflect)thesun'sraysbackintospace.Atthesametime,thematerialremovestheobject'sownheatandsendsthatintotheair.Anengineersaid:"We'reexcitedabouttheopportunitytoexplorepotentialusesindifferentscientific9．(field)."Anotherresearchersaid:"Just10to20squaremetersofthismaterialontherooftopcould10．(nice)cooldownahouseinsummer."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限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearRalph,I'maseniorstudent、Ihavebeinlovewithaboyforthreeyears、Butheisashyboy,soIwrote