2025届苏锡常镇四市高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2025届苏锡常镇四市高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷注意事项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．－WhataboutinvitingTracytohosttheparty?－Goodidea!Sheisveryquickinmind.Oh,_______,hereshecomes.A．don’tpullmyleg B．alittlebirdtoldmeC．speakofthedevil D．it’sapieceofcake2．They’veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishI______it!A．haveattended B．willattendC．wouldattend D．hadattended3．Mostgraduatesinbigcitiesaresufferingformconnectedtosoaringhousepricesandjobhunting.A．curiosity B．eagerness C．thirst D．anxiety4．—Ihavebeenconsideringcancellingtheprojectbecauseitseemshardtogofarther.—Butit'stooearlyto________now.There'sstillmuchhope.A．pickupthepieces B．throwinthetowelC．gothroughyourpaces D．jumpdownyourthroat5．AccordingtoTheSun,Britishscientistshavesolvedtheancientriddleof________camefirst—chickenoregg?A．whoB．whatC．whichD．that6．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While7．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．allvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles8．Thenecklacethewomanboughtis,becauseitismadeofglass.A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless9．_______childwillfindhisownpersonalroadtosuccess.A．EachB．TheotherC．EitherD．Another10．Moreandmorepeopleprefertoliveinthecountryside,_______appealforthemliesinthequietandslow-pacedlife.A．who B．WhichC．whose D．what11．—Ihavegotaheadache.—Nowonder.You___infrontofthatcomputertoolong.A．work B．areworkingC．havebeenworking D．worked12．It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．availableC．accurate D．cautious13．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto14．，dear!Thingswon’tbeasbadasyouthink.Therecertainlywillbechancesforyou.A．Hurryup B．LookupC．Cheerup D．Makeup15．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding16．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound17．Hearingthenews,sherushedout,________thebook________onthetableanddisappearedintothedistance.A．left;lainopen B．left;layopenedC．leaving;lieopened D．leaving;lyingopen18．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place19．Hewouldbeinbetterhealthnow_______withtoomuchworkwhenyoung.A．hadhenotburdenedhimself B．ifhewasnotburdenedC．werehenotburdened D．hadhenotbeenburdenedhimself20．ThoughProfessorLiu____inNewYorkforsevenyears,hehasneverregrettedmovingbacktoShanghai,hishometown.A．lived B．haslived C．hadlived D．wasliving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）WhenIwasakidinMinnesota,watermelonwasadelicacy(美味).Oneofmyfather'sbuddies,Bernie,wasasuccessfulfruit-and-vegetablewholesaler,whooperatedawarehouseinSt.Paul.Everysummer,whenthefirstwatermelonsrolledin,Berniewouldcall.DadandIwouldgotoBernie'swarehouseandtakeupourpositions.We'dsitontheedgeofthedock,feetdangling（摇晃）,andleanover,minimizingthevolumeofjuicewewereabouttospillonourselves.Berniewouldtakehismachete（刀）,crackourfirstwatermelon,handusbothabigpieceandsitdownnexttous.Thenwe'dburyourfacesinwatermelon,eatingonlytheheart-thereddest,juiciest,firmest,mostseed-free,mostperfectpart-andthrowawaytherest.Berniewasmyfather'sideaofarichman.Ialwaysthoughtitwasbecausehewassuchasuccessfulbusinessman.Yearslater,IrealizedthatwhatmyfatheradmiredaboutBernie'swealthwaslessitssubstancethanitsapplication.Bernieknewhowtostopworking,gettogetherwithfriendsandeatonlytheheartofthewatermelon.WhatIlearnedfromBernieisthatbeingrichisastateofmind.Someofus,nomatterhowmuchmoneywehave,willneverbefreeenoughtoeatonlytheheartofthewatermelon.Othersarerichwithouteverbeingmorethanapaycheckahead.Ifyoudon'ttakethetimetodangleyourfeetoverthedockandchompintolife'ssmallpleasures,yourcareerisprobablyoverwhelmingyourlife.Formanyyears,IforgotthatlessonI'dlearnedasakidontheloadingdock.IwastoobusymakingallthemoneyIcould.Well,I'verelearnedit.IhopeIhavetimelefttoenjoytheaccomplishmentsofothersandtotakepleasureintheday.That'stheheartofthewatermelon.Ihavelearnedagaintothrowtherestaway.Finally,Iamrich.1、Whydidtheauthor'sfatherthinkBerniewasarichman?A．BecauseBerniewasasuccessfulbusinessman.B．BecausehisfatheradmiredBernie'swealth.C．BecauseBerniewasgoodatmakingfriends.D．BecauseBernieknewhowtofullyenjoylife.2、WhatdidtheauthorlearnfromBernie?A．Beingfreeiswhathepursues.B．Beingrichisastateofmind.C．Alotofmoneymakeshimhappy.D．Helikespayingallthebills.3、Accordingtothetext,whatdoes“theheartofthewatermelon”meantotheauthor?A．Makingalotofmoney.B．Havingmorewatermelons.C．Beingawholesaler.D．Enjoyingeveryday.4、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tointroduceasuccessfulpersoninbusiness.B．Towarnusofthehardshipsofbecomingrich.C．Toremindusofthetruemeaningofrichness.D．Togivetipsonhowtoworkwithothers.22．（8分）SensesThatWorkTogetherWhenwethinkabouthowoursenseswork,weusuallyimaginethemoperatingseparately:yousniffaflower,andthesmellisdelivereduninterruptedfromnosetobrain.However,it’smorecomplexthanthat.Mostevidenceforcross-modalperception(知觉)comesfromstudiesintosoundandvision(视觉).Butresearchthatshowsothersensescrossingoveriscomingoutallthetime,anditseemsthatevensoundandsmellsometimesformanunlikelypairing.WhenNewYorkresearchers,DanielWessonandDonaldWilson,triedtofindoutthetruthabouta“mysterious”areaofthebraincalledtheolfactorytubercle,theyhadtodealwiththisfact.Originally,theyonlyintendedtomeasurehowolfactorytuberclecellsinmicerespondedtosmell.Butduringtesting,Wessonnoticedthateverytimeheputhiscoffeecupdown,themousecellsjumpedinactivity.Infact,theolfactorytubercleiswell-placedtoreceivebothsmellandsoundinformationfromtheoutsideworld.Latertheyfoundthatamongseparatecells,mostrespondedtoasmellbutasignificantnumberwerealsoactivewhenasoundwasmade.Somecellsevenbehaveddifferentlywhensmellandsoundwerepresentedtogether,byincreasingordecreasingtheiractivity.Ofcourse,micearen’tpeople,soresearchteamhasbeencarryingoutfurtherexperiments.Theypulledtogetheragroupofpeopleandgavethemvariousdrinkstosmell.Participantswereaskedtosniffthedrinks,andthenmatchthemtoappropriatemusicalinstrumentsandproducethenotesatdifferentlevels.Theresultswereinteresting:pianowasregularlypairedwithfruityfragrances;strongsmellssoundedliketheinstrumentsthataremadeofmetal.Furtherresearchfoundthatlisteningtodifferentsoundscanchangeyourperceptions.Studyingtastethistime,theteamorderedsomespecialtoffee(太妃糖)andputtogether“soundscapes”correspondingtobitternessandsweetness.Participantstastedsimilarpiecesoftoffeewhilelisteningtoeachsoundscape,andfoundthetoffeemorebitterorsweeter,dependingonwhichsoundtracktheywerelisteningto.Studieslikethisarehelpingscientistscorrectlydescribeourunderstandingofthesenses,andhowthebraincombinesthemwithitsadvantage.Theconsequencesareworthconsidering.Couldweseemusiciansworktogetherwithchefstoproducesound-improvedfoodanddrink?Willyoubeorderingacoffeewithasoundtracktobringoutyourfavoritesmell?Cometothinkofit,thatcouldbeonethingyouhopecoffeeshopchainsdon’tgetroundto.1、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto?A．Alotofresearchfocusesonthesenses.B．Soundandvisionarerelativelyeasytostudy.C．Therecanbealinkbetweensoundandsmell.D．Evidenceaboutthewaysensesworkishardtoobtain.2、InWessonandWilson’sresearch,______.A．themicewereaffectedmoresignificantlybysoundB．theresultconfirmedwhattheresearchershadsuspectedC．themiceseemedtobeafraidofcertainsoundsorsmellsD．theconnectionbetweensoundandsmellwasfoundbychance3、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A．Participantstookanactivepartintheexperiments.B．Thepurposeofthefurtherexperimentswastotallydifferent.C．Theresultfailedtosupportwhatwasfoundinpreviousexperiments.D．Experimentsshowedthatlinksbetweensoundandsmellwereconsistent.4、Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheeffectoftheresearch?A．Sheisexcitedaboutthecreativechances.B．Sheissurprisedattherecentdevelopments.C．Sheisconvincedthatthefindingswillbeusedsoon.D．Sheisworriedabouthowtheknowledgecanbeapplied.23．（8分）Weareobsessed(迷恋)withourselves.Westudyourhistory,ourpsychology,ourphilosophy.Muchofourknowledgerevolves(使旋转)aroundhumankinditself,asifwewerethemostimportantthingintheuniverse.Butinthecourseofthecenturieswehavecometorealizejusthowmanywrongideaswe’vehad.Wehavelearnedoftheexistenceofblackholes,wavesofspace,andoftheextraordinarymolecularstructuresineverycellofourbodies.Themorewediscover,themoreweunderstandthatwhatwedon’tyetknowisgreaterthanwhatweknow.Themorepowerfulourtelescopes,thestrangerandmoreunexpectedaretheheavenswesee.Thecloserwelookattheminutedetailofmatter,themorewediscoverofitsprofoundstructure.InafamousstorytoldbyPlatointheseventhbookofTheRepublic,somemenarechainedatthebottomofadarkcaveandseeonlyshadowscastuponawallbyafirebehindthem.Theythinkthatthisisreality.Oneofthemfreeshimself,leavesthecaveanddiscoversthelightofthesunandthewiderworld.Atfirstthelight,towhichhiseyesareunaccustomed,stunsandconfuseshim.Buteventuallyhecanseeandreturnsexcitedlytohiscompanionstotellthemwhathehasseen.Theyfindithardtobelieve.Weareallinthedepthsofacave,chainedbyourignorance,ourprejudices,andourweaksensesrevealonlyshadows.Ifwetrytoseefurther,weareconfused:weareunaccustomed.Butwetry.Thisisscience.Scientificthinkingexploresandredrawstheworld,graduallyofferingusbetterandbetterimagesofit,teachingustothinkinevermoreeffectiveways.Itsstrengthisitscapacitytodemolish(推翻)oldideas,torevealnewregionsofreality,andtoconstructnew,moreeffectiveimagesoftheworld.Thisadventurerestsupontheentiretyofpastknowledge,butatitsheartischange.Theincompletenessandtheuncertaintyofourknowledge,hungovertheabyss(深渊)ofwhatwedon’tknow,doesnotmakelifemeaningless:itmakesitinterestingandprecious.1、Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．Thenewdiscoveriesoftheuniverseprovetobewrong.B．Manhascreatedsplendidculturesinthecourseofcenturies.C．Ourknowledgeoftheuniverseisincompleteanduncertain.D．Theexistingtechnologiesareenoughforfurtherexploration.2、ThestorytoldbyPlatoismeantto.A．makeusawareofthecrueltyofrealityB．encourageustoexploretheunknownworldC．applaudtheheroicdeedsofchasingfreedomD．justifyourignoranceandprejudiceabouttheworld3、Whatdoestheauthorwanttostressinthepassage?A．Exploringtheuniversemakesourlifemeaningful.B．Leavingthingsastheyaremakesourlifeperfect.C．Newdiscoveriesoftheuniversewillcauseconfusion.D．Pastknowledgepreventsusconstructinganewworld.24．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notstrongandhealthyundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-checkandlotsofrelativelyfixedsetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Toeasethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,stable,hand-heldandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgrids(格)theletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencecomputationalprocedureisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、Whowillbenefitfromthenewly-developedApp?A．ALSvictims.B．peoplewitheyedisabilities.C．smartphoneaddicts.D．technologyresearchers.2、WhatarenotthebasicelementsusedintheApp?A．Artificialintelligence.B．Asmartphone’scamera.C．User’seyemovements.D．Hand-writtenletters.3、Whatdidtheresearchersdotoimprovethecurrenteye-trackinginputsystems?A．Tochecktheeyesignalstwicetomakeitfixed.B．Tocreateastableandconvenienteye-gesturecommunicationsystem.C．Topointthesmartphoneatthespeaker.D．Tolookup,down,leftorright.25．（10分）L.S.LowryExhibitionSome30oilpaintingsandartworksonpaperbyBritishartist,L.S.Lowry(1887-1976),areondisplayattheArtMuseumofNanjingUniversityoftheArts.It’sthefirst-eversoloexhibitionoftheartist’sworkoutsidetheUK.LowryisoneofBritain’smostfamousartists,andwasacloseobserverofhiscountry’ssociallifeintheeraofindustrializationandmodernization.Hisworksmainlydepict(描绘)ordinarypeopleonstreets,infactories,parksandfootballfields.IthasbeensaidthatthedepictionofmodernlifebyLowry’sworkswaspermeated(洋溢)withanatmosphereofsadnessandloneliness,butalsowithrespectandasenseofhumor.Date:November15toDecember16,9amto7pm(closedonMondays)Venue:ArtMuseumofNanjingUniversityoftheArtsAddress:15HujuRoadNorth,GulouDistrict,NanjingAdmission:FreeCall025-8349-8693fordetailsGoldenSongsofTeresaTengConcertTeresaTeng(1953-1995)wasaninfluentialChinesepopsingerfromTaiwanwhowasknownforherfolksongsandromanticballads.HervoiceandsongsareinstantlyrecognizablethroughoutthewholeofAsiaandinareaswithlargeAsianpopulations.ChenYajuan,aJapanese-Chinesefemalesinger,willperformTeng’sclassicsongs,includingMoonRepresentsMyHeartandWhenWillYouComeBackAgain?Date:December20,7:30pmVenue:ShanghaiOrientalArtCenterAddress:425DingxiangRoadTickets:80yuanto580yuanCall021-6132-6586fordetailsThe20thAnniversaryofRiverdanceThisyearwelcomesthe20thanniversaryofRiverdance,whichisbeingmarkedwithaworldtour.This20thanniversaryversionwillhaveanewstagesetting,andwhenittoursinChinaitwilladdsomelocalelementsliketakingtraditionalChinesefolksongs,LoveSongofKangdingandMyMotherland,asaccompaniments.Date:January13to18,7:30pmVenue:ShanghaiCultureSquareAddress:597FuxingRoadMiddleTickets:80yuanto800yuanCall021-6472-9000fordetails1、Whencanvisitorsenjoysomeartfreeofcharge?A．December20.B．December15.C．January14.D．January18.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutL.S.Lowry?A．Thestyleofhisworksisnegative.B．HisexhibitionwillbehelduntiltheendofDecember.C．Hisworkwasonlyexhibitedinhismotherlandbefore.D．Hepreferredtocreateworksonthestreet.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．TheL.S.LowryExhibitionwillbeopensixdaysaweekbeforeDecember16.B．Thenumberofsongsattheconcerthasbeenannouncedbytheorganizers.C．PeoplecanenjoythreeactivitiesinthesamecityinlateDecember.D．ThefirstRiverdanceshowwasperformedperfectlyinDublinin1994.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）TheculturesoftheEastandtheWestreallydistinguishfromeachotheralot.Thisisbecausetheculturesystemsaretwoseparatesystems1.Theoriginoftheeasternculturesismainlyfromtwocountries:ChinaandIndia.Bothofthetwoculturesaregestated(孕育)by2.InChina,themotherriveristheYellowRiver3theIndianoneistheHinduRiver.Thesetwocultureswere4forseveralthousandyearsandformedtheirownstyles.ThenintheTangDynastyofChina,theChineseculture5wentoverseastoJapan,6intotheJapanesesocietyand7theJapaneseculturenowadays.ThoughabitdifferentfromtheChineseone,it8tothesamesystem.Whenthetwomotherriversgavebirthtotheeasternculture,anotherfamousculturewas9ontheMesopotamianPlain(美索不达米亚平原）—theMesopotamianCivilization.ThiscivilizationlaterondevelopedintotheculturesofAncientGreeceandAncientRome.Andthesetwoarewell-knownasthe10oftheEuropeanculture.11theChineseculture,theEuropeanonealso12waters.WhenthecolonistsofEngland13inAmerica,theirculturewentwiththemover,theAtlanticOcean.SotheAmericanculturedoesn't14fromtheEuropeanonealot.Atthesametime,the15ofthelanguagesystemsaddstotheculturaldifferences.IntheEast,mostlanguagesbelongtothepictographic(象形文字的)languagewhiletheWesternlanguagesare16basedontheLatinsystem,forexample,theoneI’musingtowritethispaper.Otherfactorslikehumanracedifference17aswell.However,18thefardistanceandthesteepareasbetweentheEastandWest,thetwoculturesseldom19untilrecentcenturies.20,theygrewuptotallyintheirownwayswithalmostno-interference（干扰）fromtheother.1、A．inallB．aboveallC．innocaseD．onthewhole2、A．riversB．lakesC．mountainsD．plains3、A．orB．forC．whileD．when4、A．improvedB．developedC．createdD．protected5、A．graduallyB．naturallyC．suddenlyD．quietly6、A．changedB．mixedC．decidedD．forced7、A．expandedB．interruptedC．shapedD．influenced8、A．comesB．belongsC．amountsD．adds9、A．carriedoutB．givenoutC．broughtupD．pickedup10、A．baseB．signC．resultD．content11、A．WithB．LikeC．ViaD．Except12、A．crossedB．formedC．affectedD．spread13、A．wentupB．joinedupC．settleddownD．brokedown14、A．differB．sufferC．resultD．come15、A．featureB．developmentC．appearanceD．distinction16、A．simplyB．mostlyC．properlyD．partly17、A．countsB．reducesC．lastsD．changes18、A．intermofB．incaseofC．duetoD．asto19、A．communicateB．distinguishC．transformD．display20、A．HoweverB．FurthermoreC．MeanwhileD．Therefore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）Intheworkshopofabrush-penstoreinHuzhou,the29-year-old.ShiWanglimakestraditionalChinesebrush-pens.Herhandsareimmersed(浸泡）inwaterforat1．(little)eighthoursaday，in2．summerandwinter.Thechoiceofthehairsinstepsofmakingaqualitybrush-penisofgreat3．(important)andtheworkdoescannotbeperformed4．amachine.itisadifficultbutmeaningfuljob.Sheistheyoungestbrush-pentechnicianinHuzhou.Themanagerofthestoresaysheisworriedthethousand-year-oldtechniqueformakingtheHuzhoubrush-penusedincalligraphy(书法)willbelostwithfewyoungpeople5．（will)tolearnit.InChinesehistory,brush-penis.anessential（基本的）toolforculturalinheritance(遗产).However,withtherapidprogressofmoderntechnology,brush-Pens6．(replace)firstlybypens,thenballpointpensandnowkeyboards.TheMinistry-ofEducationrequiredelementaryandmiddleschoolstostartcalligraphyclasses7．(save)theChinesetraditionalculture.Thereisageneral8．(believe)thatbrush-penmakingshouldberegardedasatechnique9．representsChineseculture.Peopleshouldgettoknowthemeaningsandthoughtsbehindthesetraditional10．(technique).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限一词；2.只允许修