2025届湖南省长沙市明达中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2025届湖南省长沙市明达中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Wemust______thetimethatyou’vewastedthisafternoonbyworkinglateto-night.A．makeupfor B．makeout C．doup D．makeupto2．—Hello,I________toaskifIcanbookaflighttickettoHainantomorrow?—Sorry,we’vealreadysoldout.A．phoneB．willphoneC．amphoningD．havephoned3．—Iwonderwhatmakesyouagoodsalesperson.—I________asawaiterforthreeyears,whichcontributesalottomytoday’swork.A．serveB．servedC．haveservedD．hadserved4．---I’veheardalotaboutyou.Yougotpromoted,right?______---Manythanks.A．GoodforyouB．YouaskedforitC．ThereyouareD．You’vegonetoofar5．---DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?---______IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.A．Noneofyourbusiness．B．Itdepends.C．Whynot?D．Idon’tthinkso.6．---Howabout______plantoopenabranch?---Ishouldsayitwas______failure.A．a;a B．a;/ C．the;/ D．the;a7．Thisisthefirsttimethatyourparentshavebeenabroad,______?A．haven’tthey B．hasn’tit C．aren’tthey D．isn’tit8．Theywenttothestreetto________tothewholecitytohelpthepoorboy.A．apply B．appealC．add D．reply9．Difficultiesstrengthenthemind,_____labourdoesthebody.A．if B．asC．for D．so10．InBeijing,morethan21,100people________todonatetheirbodiesbytheendof2017,asthecitypromotedabodydonationcampaignfrom1999.A．haveappliedB．hadappliedC．wouldhaveappliedD．applied11．Sheisquite________toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary.A．familiar B．similarC．fresh D．sensitive12．Sheis____________beingpleasedaboutit;sheisveryangry.A．freefrom B．freeof C．outof D．farfrom13．________WuhuwithShanghai,tobefrank,andyou'llfindit'smoreconvenienttoliveintheformer.A．Tocompare B．ComparingC．Compare D．Compared14．Wearesotired.______wecouldtakethedayofftomorrow!A．OnlyifB．WhatifC．IfonlyD．Ifso15．Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass16．Ifyou___________tomyadvicecarefully,youwouldn’thavemadesuchaterriblemistake.A．listened B．havelistenedC．wouldlisten D．hadlistened17．Wherehaveyoubeen?—I_______intheheavytraffic.OtherwiseI_______hereearlier.A．havegotstuck;wouldhavecome B．gotstuck;wasC．gotstuck;wouldhavecome D．hadstuck;wouldcome18．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that19．Althougheverythingseemstohavebeentakenintoconsideration,________accidentcanhappenwhentheastronautswalkin________space.A．/;the B．an;the C．the;the D．an;/20．Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillage____thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.A．where B．when C．that D．which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）Notsurewhatgifttogetyourlovedones?Thinktechnology!Youmayevenfindsomethingspecialforyourself!MiniQuadcopterWouldyouliketohaveaflyingtoy,butlackspacetoflyone?ConsideraMiniQuadcopterthatissmallenoughtofitinsideyourhand.ThisMiniQuadcoptercanbecontrolledtoflyinanydirectionwithitsremotecontrol.TheMiniQuadcopterisavailablefromHammacherSchlemmerfor$39.95.SelfieToasterDoesyoursweetieliketakingselfiesandeatingtoast?Well,whynotcombinethetwowiththeSelfieToaster?TheSelfieToastercratesanimageonthepieceoftoastsoyoucansmileatyourselfeverymorning.TheSelfieToasterisavailablefromEtsyfor$10.95.AmazonEchoGivetheknowledgeoftheworldwiththeAmazonEcho.Theadvicecananswerquestions,tellyouaboutweatherconditions,telljokes,playmusicandmore.TheEchoalsoactsasaBluetoothspeakersoyoucanconnectyourphoneandlistentoyourfavoritesongs.TheEchoisavailablefromAmazonfor$179.IndoorSnowfallLightGetintothespiritoftheholidayseasoninyourhomewiththeIndoorSnowfallLight.Thelightshowssnowflakeshapesinyourroomtogiveyouthefeelingofawintersnowfall.Youcancontrolthespeedofthesnowfall,unliketherealwhether.TheIndoorSnowfallLightisavailablefromSharperImagefor$59.99.1、WhomaybemostinterestedinaMiniQuadcopter?A．Drivers.B．Children.C．Teachers.D．Housewives.2、What’sthefunctionofaSelfieToaster?A．Itkeepsyourfoodfresh.B．Ithelpsorderyourfood.C．Itmakesyourpictureprettier.D．Itputsyourimageonyourfood.3、YouwillneedanAmazonEchowhenyouare________.A．atameetingB．intheclassroomC．onalongtripD．havinganinterview4、WhichwebsiteisprobablyvisitedmostatChristmas?A．Etsy.B．Amazon.C．SharperImage.D．HammacherSchlemmer.22．（8分）Areyoucontentwiththeshapeofyournose?Ifnot,theclimatemaybetoblame,notyourparents.AccordingtoarecentstudycarriedoutbyscientistsfromPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,US,climateplayedakeyroleinshapingournoses.Thefindingswerebasedonanexaminationofthesizeandshapeofnosesof476peoplefromfourregions—WestAfrica,EastAsia,SouthAsiaandNorthernEurope,using3­Dfacialimagingtechnology.“Peoplehavethoughtforalongtimethedifferenceinnoseshapeamonghumansacrosstheworldmayhavearisenasaresultofnaturalselectionbecauseofclimate，”ArslanZaidi,oneoftheleadauthorsofthestudy,toldTheGuardian.Butwhilepreviousstudieswerebasedonmeasurementsfromhumanskulls,Zaidiandhisteamlookedatnoseshapeitself.Theresultshowedthatwidernosesaremorecommoninwarmandhumidclimate,whilenarrowernosesaremorecommonincoldanddryclimate.That,Zaidisaid,couldbebecausenarrowernasalpassageshelptoincreasethemoisture(潮湿)contentofairandwarmit,whichiseasieronourlungs.This,inturn,ledtoagradualdecreaseinnosewidthinpopulationslivingfarawayfromtheequator.Morestudiesarestillneededtotestthelinkbetweenclimateandnoseshape,butZaidibelievesthecurrentfindingsarevaluableinunderstandingpotentialhealthissues.“Aswebecomemoreofaglobalcommunity,wearegoingtocomeacrossclimatethatwedonotadaptto，”hetoldTheGuardian.Thismeansmovingtoaverydifferentclimatemightincreasetheriskofbreathingproblems.However,headded,“Thismaynotbenecessarilytrueforvariousreasonssuchasofmodernmedicineandthefactthatourcurrentclimateisverydifferentfromwhatitusedtobe.”1、FromthepassageweknowmostpeoplefromSingaporehavenoses.A．widerB．narrowerC．smallerD．larger2、Narrowernosesarehelpfulto.A．cooltheairB．warmtheairC．takeinmoreoxygenD．drytheair3、Whatcanbelearnedaboutthestudy?A．Zaidi’steammeasuredhumanskullsusing3­Dtechnology.B．Theshapeofournosesisdeterminedbyourparents.C．Noseshapehelpspeopleadapttotheenvironment.D．It’scertainthatpeoplewillsufferfrommorebreathingproblems.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Whatfactorsshapenoses?B．Howtomakeyournoseattractive?C．NoseshapecausesbreathingproblemsD．Climateshapesnoses23．（8分）Itisoneoftheoldestmagictricksinthebook—amagicianlocksawomaninabox,withherheadandfeetstickingoutfromeitherend,andsaws(锯)itinhalf.Butwhenshefinallyjumpsoutofthebox,thewomanisunharmed.Thistrickwasintroducednearlyacenturyago.Ithasbeenaroundforsometime,butitnevergoeswrong.Whyisitsosuccessful?Theanswerissimple:thehumanmindiseasilyfooled.Ourbrainprocessestheworldaroundusbasedoninformationthatsensoryorgans,includingtheeyes,pickup.Forinstance,whenweseeacoworahorsestandingbehindatree,weautomatically“fillin”thepartoftheanimal’sbodythatishiddenfromoursight.“Sothebrainistakingthiskindofverysparse(匮乏的)informationabouttheworldandit’sgeneratingthisrichworldbyfillingininformation,”StephenMacknik,ascientistattheBarrowNeurologicalInstituteinArizona,US,toldSciencemagazine.Butsinceourbrainsarefillinginthegaps,sometimestheygetitwrong.Theytendtobedrivenbyourpreviousexperiencesandweexpectthingstogoastheyhaveinthepastevenifsometimestheydonot.Thistendencyexplainsmagicians’successinfoolingpeoplewithwell-knowncointricks.Forexample,whenyouseeamagicianthrowacoinupanddowninonehandandthenfakeacointhrowntotheotherhand,youwouldnaturallybelievethatthecoinisintheotherhand.Apartfromtheinformationgaps,magiciansalsousethe“blindspots”theorywhendoingtheirshows.Themostwell-knownexperimentdemonstratingthistheoryiscalledthe“invisiblegorilla(大猩猩)”,inwhichvolunteerswatchavideooftwobasketballteams.Theyareaskedtocounthowmanytimestheteamswearingwhiteshirtspasstheball.Inthemeantime,apersondressedasagorillawalksontothecourt.Butshockingly,halfoftheviewersdon’tnoticethegorilla,evenwhentheyappeartobelookingdirectlyatit.Magiciansemploythistactic(招数),whattheycall“misdirection”,inalmosteveryoneoftheiracts.Theydirectourattentionsomewhereelseusingcomedyandmusic,whichcanmakeusmissstuffduringtheperformance.1、Themagictrickismentionedinthefirstparagraphto________.A．introducethestepsofthemagictrickB．provemagictricksseldomgowrongC．revealhowmagictricksaredesignedD．getustowonderhowmagicianstrickthemind2、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethatthehumanmindiseasilyfooledbecauseourbrain________.A．mayhavedifficultyrememberingwhatwejustsawB．fillsininformationaboutthemagicworldC．isinfluencedbyourpreviousexperiencesD．processesfarmoreinformationthanoursensoryorganspickup3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invisible”inparagraph7referto?A．Unnoticed.B．Unimportant.C．Unpleasant.D．Unprepared.4、Duringthe“invisiblegorilla”experiment,peoplewatchingthevideoignorethe“gorilla”because________.A．theydon’tlookdirectlyatitB．theyarenotinterestedinitC．theyaretoofocusedoncountingD．theyconsiderittobeadistraction5、Whydomagiciansusuallyusecomedyandmusicwhentheyplaymagictricks?A．Togetviewerstostayfocusedontheshow.B．Tomaketheshowmorefunandexciting.C．Todrawviewers’attentionawayfromasecretaction.D．Tocreateinformationgapsbetweenmagiciansandviewers.24．（8分）Asagestureoffriendship,MayorYukioOzakiofTokyo,JapangaveWashington,DCagiftofmorethan3,000JapanesecherrytreesonMarch17,1912.Everyspring,thecherrytreesinWashington,DCtakebloom,beginningoneofthecountry’sloveliestcelebrations,theNationalCherryBlossomFestival(March17-April15).Bookyourtripnowtoseethisvibrantdisplayofpinkandwhiteinthiscityfullofhistory!Washington,DCCherryBlossomIn-DepthTourPrice:$45Available:Mar25-Apr15Duration:1DayHighlights:VisitWashington,DC;experiencethepeakperiodofcherryblossom(April8-12)Itinerary:GuestswouldstarttocelebratetheNationalCherryBlossomFestivalanddiscoverthebeautyofcherryblossoms.Next,wewillbeginoursightseeingcitytourincludingLincolnMemorial,WhiteHouse,USCapitol,MadameTussaudsWaxMuseum,WashingtonMonumentandInternationalSpyMuseum.ThenvisittheJeffersonMemorial,thebestlocationtoviewthecherryblossoms.Finally,guestsmayboardaPotomacRivercruisetoseethecityfromthewater.Thentourends.PriceIncludes:GroundTransportationServicefeeforthetourguide:$10/personAdmissionFees:DestinationAdultChildSeniorInternationalSpyMuseum(Optional)$21.95$14.95(3-12yrs)$19.95(Over65yrs)MadameTussaudsWaxMuseum(Optional)$23$17(3-12yrs)$20(Over65yrs)PotomacRiverCruise$26$18(3-12yrs)$23(Over65yrs)Note:Ifyouwouldliketojoinintheoptionalactivities,pleasepaythefeeincashtothetourguide.YoucannotbuytheticketsonyourownoruseCityPasses.Thetourguidewillarrangetheticketsforthegroup.1、OnMarch25,touristscanenjoy.A．thecherryblossomsinfullbloomB．theNationalCherryBlossomFestivalC．adiscountedtourofacityfoilofhistoryD．theanniversarycelebrationofthegiftoftrees2、Thetourcoverstouristspotswithoutadmissionfees.A．four B．fiveC．seven D．eight3、Touristsaresupposedto.A．paytheservicefeeforthetourguideB．takecareofthegroundtransportationC．showtheCityPassattheticketofficeD．chooseatleastoneoptionaldestination4、Itcostsforyouandyourgrandpa(aged67)togoonthetour,withthewaxmuseumincluded.A．$156 B．$143C．$153 D．$10825．（10分）It’s3o’clockandyou’vebeenhardatwork.Asyousitatyourdesk,astrongdesireforchocolateovercomesyou.Youtrytobusyyourselftomakeitgoaway.Butitdoesn’t.Hereisanothersituation.Perhapsyouarenotfeelingwell.Theonlythingyouwanttoeatisabigbowlofchickensoup,likeyourmumusedtomakewhenyouweresickasachild.Foodcravingsareastrongdesireforaspecifictypeoffood.Andtheyarenormal.ScientistsatthewebsiteHowStuffWorkscomparehungerandcravingsthisway.Hungerisafairlysimpleconnectionbetweenthestomachandthebrain.Theyevencallitsimply“stomachhunger”.Whenourstomachsburnupallofthefoodwehaveeaten,ahormone(激素)sendsamessagetoonepartofthebrainformorefood,whichregulatesourmostbasicbodyfunctionssuchasthirst,hungerandsleep.Thebrainthenproducesachemicaltostarttheappetiteandyoueat.Hungerisafunctionofsurvival.Acravingismorecomplex.Itactivatesbrainareasrelatedtoemotion,memoryandreward.Thesearethesameareasofthebrainactivatedduringdrug-cravingstudies.Becauseofthis,somescientistscallfoodcravings“mindhunger”.Peopleoftencravefoodsthatarehighinfatandsugar.Foodsthatarehighinfatorhighinsugarproducechemicalsinthebrain.Thesechemicalsgiveusfeelingsofpleasure.Ina2007study,researchersatCambridgeUniversityfoundthatdietingorrestrictedeatinggenerallyincreasesthepossibilityoffoodcravings.So,themoreyoudenyyourselfafoodthatyouwant,themoreyoumaycraveit.However,fasting(禁食)isabitdifferent.Theyfoundthateatingnofoodatallforashortperiodoftimelessenedfoodcravings.So,thenexttimeyoucravesomethingveryspecific,knowthatyourbrainmaybemoretoblamethanyourstomach.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Todeepentheunderstandingofhunger.B．Toleadtothetopicofthewholepassage.C．Toreportthediscoveryofcravingstudy.D．Toremindreadersoftheirownspecialfood.2、Whatdowelearnaboutfoodcravings?A．Itmeansthestomachfunctionswell. B．Itensuresapersonsurviveshunger.C．Itshowsfoodislinkedtofeelings. D．Itprovesthebraindecidesyourappetite.3、What’sthelikelyresultofdieting?A．Theincreaseoffooddesire. B．Thedecreaseofchemicals.C．Therefusaloffatandsugar. D．Thedisappearanceofappetite.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A．Thefindingsoffoodcravings. B．Whathungerisallabout.C．Thefunctionsofbrainareas. D．Whatdietingmaybringus.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）Christmas1940makesmemisty-eyedeverytimeIthinkaboutit.Inthehardtimes,people1oneanother.We2food,clothing,beddingandhouseholditemsandgavethemtotheneedy.ThatChristmaswestudentsfoundourselves3toyswecollectedandloadingpackagesfor4.Aswepresentedthegifts,wesaw5inmanyfaces,especiallythoseofthechildren.Wehadafewmore6tomakeonChristmasmorning.Theairwasheavyandfrozentothebone.Forseveralhours,weknockedondoors.Butasthecoldhourspassed,our7graduallyfaded.Whenwe8headedhome,someone9asmallhousedownacanalbank.Noneofusknewwholivedthere,10wewonderediftherewere11.Westillhadadoll,twotrucks,somesmalltoys,chocolateSantasandaboxofgroceries.Wedecidedtomakeonelastvisit.Whenweknockedonthedoor,ayoungwomanansweredit,lookingatus12.Threesmallchildrenwatchedfrombehindherskirt—alittlegirlofabout2,andboysperhaps4and5yearsold.“MerryChristmas,”we13aswebentdownandhandedthegift-wrappedpackagestothechildrenandtheboxofgroceriestothe14,whoseeyeswidened15.Sheslowlysmiled,thenquicklysaid,“Comein.”Theroomwas16asthechildrenlookedattheirmother,wonderingifthegiftswerereallyforthem.Thelittlegirl17herdoll,andtheboysgraspedthetrucksastheysoughta(an)18.Sheputherarms19themandsaidina20voice,“ItoldyouSantaClauswouldcome.”1、A．escapedfromB．struggledagainstC．competedwithD．dependedon2、A．boughtB．borrowedC．collectedD．begged3、A．wrappingB．cleaningC．makingD．sending4、A．saleB．deliveryC．memoryD．production5、A．fearB．envyC．sadnessD．joy6、A．toysB．callsC．visitsD．promise7、A．painB．loveC．strengthD．passion8、A．finallyB．graduallyC．happilyD．worriedly9、A．arrivedatB．lookedforC．pointedtoD．shoutedto10、A．andB．butC．soD．for11、A．guestsB．giftsC．adultsD．children12、A．eagerlyB．questioninglyC．anxiouslyD．calmly13、A．whisperedB．criedC．greetedD．added14、A．fatherB．motherC．sonD．daughter15、A．withamazementB．withreliefC．inhorrorD．insorrow16、A．emptyB．silentC．noisyD．tidy17、A．huggedB．hidC．droppedD．hit18、A．suggestionB．answerC．boxD．place19、A．behindB．beforeC．overD．around20、A．surprisedB．familiarC．chokedD．loud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）TodayIwillintroducesomenewteachersinourclass.Mrs.LiismyEnglishteacher.Myfirst1．(impress)ofherwasthatshewasnervousandshy.Butnow,Ifindshe’skindandpatient,whoexplainsgrammar2．(clear).I’vealwayshatedmakingmistakesor3．(pronounce)awordincorrectlywhenIspeakEnglish,butshejustsmiles,4．makesmefeeleasy.5．(Be)almostsixty,Mrs.Chenis6．experiencedphysicsteacher,butsheisverystrict.Allofusareafraidofher,andnoonedaretobelateforherlessons.Someofourclassdon’tlikeher,butmostofusreallyappreciateherbecauseherteachingissowell7．(organise)andclear.IbelieveI’lldowellintheexamwithMrs.Chen8．(teach)me.AnotherteacherIwillmentionbelowisMr.Wu.HeteachesusChinese.HeispopularamongusbecausehereallyenjoysteachingChineseliterature.Hebecomessoenergeticandhumorouswhenhethinkswe’regetting9．(bore).Eventhingslikecompositionsand10．(summary)arefunwithhim.Irespecthimalot.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仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Thepersonthatweshouldlearnneedn’tberichorfamous、Itcanbeapersonwelivewith、ForI,it’smyfather、IstillrememberedthedayswhenIwasachild、Althoughhehadplentyofworkstodo,hestillstayedwithmebutplayedgameswithme、Withtimegoneby,I’minSenior3now、ItisIwhohasnotimetostaywithhimnow!However,heisstillbehindmeandtrieshisbesttomakeitabetterlifeforourfamily、Whatselflessheis!Iamverygratefullytohim、Heisnotonlymyfather,butalsoaherolivingwithme!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你的美国笔友最近在学汉语，他给你发来一份电子邮件讲述他对学习汉语兴趣浓厚，但是他在学习汉语的过程中常常因为犯错误而懊恼。请你用英语给他回一封邮件。内容包括：1.鼓励他继续努力，正确看待错误；2.给提出一些学好汉语的建议（至少两条）；3.邀请他来中国玩。注意：1.词数100左右（开头已经给出，不计入总词数）；2.不能使用