2025届重庆市七校联盟高三下学期联考英语试题含解析

2025届重庆市七校联盟高三下学期联考英语试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．________fromJ.K.Rowling’sbookseriesofthesametitle,the“HarryPotter”moviesareuniversallyacknowledgedasclassics.A．Adapting B．HavingadaptedC．Adapted D．Tobeadapted2．—Mum,IbrokeDad’ssunglassesthismorning.—Youneedtomakeanapologyforyourfault,________youwillregret.A．andB．orC．butD．for3．Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.4．TouristsloveBeijing,offersaninfinitecollectionofdelightsrangingfrom6UNESCOWorldHeritageSitestofoodfromeverycornerofChinaandbeyond.A．that B．whereC．which D．who5．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads6．________anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts，Chinaisexpectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise．A．Towitness B．BeingwitnessedC．Witnessed D．Havingwitnessed7．－IwasafraidIwouldmisstheimportantlecture.－Oh,wasthatwhyyou_______askingmetospeedup?A．hadkept B．arekeepingC．wouldkeep D．kept8．—Whendidyougettoknowyourgirlfriend?—Itwasin2015________shewasworkingasavolunteerinAfrica.A．that B．whichC．when D．then9．Willitbeages______hegoesbacktoschool?I'msoworriedabouthim.A．before B．afterC．when D．as10．MostSchoolshavebannedjunkfoodandbroughtoutnewmenus.“That’scool!”saidAndreasPetrou,11thgrader.A．/;anB．/;theC．the;aD．the;/11．－You’vebeencoughingsobadlyrecently.Giveupsmoking,please.－_______.IthinkIamaddictedtoit.A．Itcan’tbehelped B．GoodideaC．Sofar,sogood D．Farfromit12．CareersAdviceserviceisonlyavailabletopeopleonday-timecourses.A．tostudy B．studyC．studied D．studying13．—Iknowitisreallyalottoask,butcanIuseyourapartmentduringthesummer?—________.Ihappentobeoutoftown.Itisallforyourtaking.A．BehaveyourselfB．BemyguestC．HavefunD．Takecare14．Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire______.Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.A．brokeout​​ B．cameoutC．gaveout​​ D．turnedout15．Marywaspleasedtoseethattheseedsshe______inthegardenweregrowing.A．wasplantingB．hasplantedC．wouldplantD．hadplanted16．Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!______!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright B．I’mstuck C．Oh,comeon D．Don’tmentionit17．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn18．Withalotoftoughproblems,thepilotwasstillcalm,coolandcollectiveunderpressure.A．solve B．solved C．solving D．tosolve19．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun20．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What 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）Parentsoftenbelievethattheyhaveagoodrelationshipwiththeirteenagers.Butlastsummer,JoannaandHenrynoticedachangeintheirolderson:suddenlyheseemedtobetalkingfarmoretohisfriendsthantohisparents.“Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut,”Joannsnoted.TinaandMarknoticedsimilarchangesintheir14-year-olddaughter.“Sheusedtocuddleup(蜷伏)withmeonthesofaandtalk,”saidMark.“Nowwejokethatshedoesthisonlywhenshewantssomething.Sometimesshewantstobetreatedlikealittlegirlandsometimeslikeayounglady.Theproblemisfiguringoutwhichtimeiswhich.”Beforeage11,childrenliketotelltheirparentswhat’sontheirminds.“Infact,parentsarefirstonthelist.”saidMichaelRiera,authorofUncommonSenseforParentswithTeenagers.“Thiscompletelychangesduringtheteenyears.”Rieraexplained.“Theytalktotheirfriendsfirst,thenmaybetheirteachers,andtheirparentslast.”Parentswhoknowwhat’sgoingonintheirteenagers’livesareinthebestpositiontohelpthem.Tobreakdownthewallofsilence,parentsshouldcreatechancestounderstandwhattheirchildrenwanttosay,andtrytofindwaystotalkandwritetothem.Andtheymustgivetheirchildrenamentalbreak,forchildrenalsoneedfreedom,thoughyoung.Anotherthingparentsshouldrememberisthattobeafriend,notamanager,withtheirchildrenisabetterwaytoknowthem.1、“Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut”suggeststhattheson

_______.A．keepshimselfawayfromhisparentsB．doesn’twanttobedisturbedC．isalwaysbusywithhisstudiesD．beginstodislikehisparents2、WhattroublesTinaandMarkmostisthat

________.A．theirdaughterisn’taslovelyasbeforeB．theydon’tknowwhattosaytotheirdaughterC．theycan’treadtheirdaughter’smindexactlyD．theirdaughtertalkswiththemonlywhensheneedshelp3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“thewallofsilence”inthelastparagraph?A．Teenagerstalkalotwiththeirfriends.B．Teenagersdonotwanttounderstandtheirparents.C．Teenagerstalklittleabouttheirownlives.D．Teenagersdonottalkmuchwiththeirparents.4、Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．Parentsareunhappywiththeirgrowingchildren.B．Parentsshouldtrytounderstandtheirteenagers.C．Parentsshouldbepatientwiththeirsilentteenagers.D．Parentshavesuitablewaystotalkwiththeirteenagers.22．（8分）PatientsintheearlystagesofAlzheimer’sdiseaseoftenstruggletorememberrecentlylearnedinformation,meaningtheyforgetthingslikeimportantappointmentsorwheretheylefttheirkeys.Butitseemsthatthesememoriesarenotlost.Theyarestillfiledawayinthebrainsomewhere;theyjustcan’tbeeasilyaccessed.Now,researchersatMIThavedevelopedameansofgettingbackmemoriesinmicesufferingfromAlzheimer’s.Themethodreliesonatechniquethatuseslighttocontrolgeneticallymodifiedneurons(转基因神经元).Currentlyitistooearlytobeusedinhumantrialsasitinvolvesinsertinglightemitting(发光)equipmentintothesubjects’brains,butthesameprinciplesstillapply,theresearcherssaid.“Theimportantpointisthatthisisevidenceofconcept.Thatis,evenifamemoryseemstobegone,itisstillthere.It’samatterofhowtogetitback,”saidseniorresearcherSusumuTonegawa.Theteamtooktwogroupsofmice,onegeneticallyengineeredtodevelopAlzheimer’sandonehealthy.Theythenplacedthemintoaroomandgavethemamildelectricshock.Allofthemiceshowedfearwhenputbackinanhourlater.Whenplacedintheroomathirdtimeseveraldayslater,theAlzheimer’smiceactednormally.Theyhadforgottentheshock.Theresearcherswerethenabletobringbackthememoryoftheshockbyactivating(激活)thecellsinwhichthememorieswerestored.Evenwhenthemicewereputintoanunfamiliarroom,theyshowedfearwhenthecellsassociatedwiththeshockwereactivated.“Short-termmemoryseemstobenormal,ontheorderofhours.Butforlong-termmemory,theseearly-Alzheimer’smiceseemtobedamaged,”saidleadresearcherDheerajRoy.“Directlyactivatingthecellsthatwebelieveareholdingthememoryhelpsthemgetitback.Thissuggeststhatitisindeedanaccessproblemtotheinformation,notthatthey’reunabletolearnorstorethismemory.”1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheresearchersatMIT?A．Theyarethepioneersofbrainresearch.B．Theyhaveusedthemethodinhumantrials.C．TheycancureAlzheimer’susingthenewmethod.D．TheycangetbackmemoriesinmicewithAlzheimer’s.2、WhydidtheAlzheimer’smicebehavenormallyathirdtime?A．Theyfailedtoremembertheelectricshock.B．Theywereaccustomedtothesituation.C．Theymanagedtoovercomethefear.D．Theyactivatedtheassociation.3、Forlong-termmemory,theearlyAlzheimer’smice_______.A．canactivatetheirbloodcellsB．can’tlearnnewtrickswellC．caneasilygetbacktheirmemoryD．can’taccesstheinformationstored4、Themainpurposeofthetextisto_______.A．introduceamethodofaresearchB．reportthelatestdiscoveryaboutadiseaseC．giveadviceonhowtoimprovememoryD．explainhowourbrainstoresinformation23．（8分）Youngsunflowersturnandswingeveryday.Newfindingsaddtoevidencethattheplantsareanimal-like.Harmer,aprofessorintheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis’DepartmentofPlantBiology,carriedoutaseriesofexperimentsonsunflowersinthefield,inpotsoutdoorsandinindoorgrowthchambers.Bystakingplantssothattheycouldnotmove,Harmershowedthathecoulddestroytheirabilitytotrackthesun.Healsonoticedthatsunflowerspreventedfrommovingwerenotastoughandleafyasthosethatwerefreetomove.Whenplantsweremovedindoorwithasettledoverheadlight,theycontinuedtoswingbackandforthforafewdays.Theindoorplantsdidstarttrackingthe“sun”againwhentheapparentsourceoflightingwasmovedacrosstheroom.Theplantscouldreliablytrackthemovementandreturnatnightwhentheartificialdaywasclosetoa24-hourcycle,butnotwhenitwascloserto30hours.Whensunflowerstrackthesun,thecastsidesoftheirstemsgrewmorerapidlythanthewestsides.Ainight,thewestsidesgrewfasterasthestemswungtheotherway.Theteamidentifiedanumberofgenesthatwereexpressedathigherlevelsonthesunwardsideoftheplantduringtheday,orontheothersideatnight.Aplantgrowth-regulatinghormone,calledauxin,appearstobeakeydriver.The“dance”tothesuncycleobviouslyslowswhenthesunflowermaturesanditsflowersopenup.Atthatpoint,theplantsstopmovingduringthedayandsettledownfacingthesunintheeast.“Beeslikewarmflowers.”Harmersaid,addingthatthebeesarecold-blooded,solandingonawarmflowersavesthemenergyandperhapsfeelsreallygood.“Themorningwarmthchangestheflowersinawaytomakethemmoreappealingtoinsects,perhapscausingthemtoreleasemoreattractivescentsearlierintheday.”hesaid.“We’recurrentlytestingthisidea.”1、WhydidHarmerdotheexperimentonsunflowers?A．Toseehowsunflowersgrowup.B．Toshowwhatsunflowers’genesare.C．Tostudywhysunflowerstrackthesun.D．Tocheckifsunflowersswingincloudydays.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“slaking”probablymeaninParagraph3?A．Tracking.B．Fastening.C．Preserving.D．Researching.3、Whatistheresultofsunflowersbeingstoppedfrommoving?A．Theywon’tgrowwell.B．Theywillgrowfasterthanusual.C．Theywon’tswingbackthoughsetfree.D．Theywillproduceanumberofnewgenes.4、Whatistheadvantageofsunflowers’dancetothesun?A．Theyattractmoreinsects.B．Theysavemoreenergy.C．Theymaturemorerapidly.D．Theyproducemoreflowers.24．（8分）Dogsmayactuallyunderstandwhattheirownersaretryingtosay,accordingtoanewstudy.Moreover,whendogslistentosomeonetalking,theymayusebrainregionsthatareequaltothosethathumansusetounderstandwhatotherssay,theresearchersfound.Inotherwords,thenewstudyshowsthatthebrainmechanisms(结构）involvedintheprocessofunderstandinghumanspeecharesimilarindogsandhumans.Thismeansthatthebrainmechanismsinvolvedinunderstandinghumanspeecharenotuniquetohumans.Toconveyinformationthroughspeech,peopleusebothwordsandintonation(语调）,whichisthewayaperson'svoicerisesandfallstoexpressanemotionormeaning,suchaspraiseordisapproval.Similarly,tounderstandwhatsomeoneistryingtosay,peoplehavetopayattentiontoboththeirwordsandtheirintonation.Inthestudy,theresearcherswantedtoseewhetherdogsalsopayattentiontobothwordsandintonationwhentryingtounderstandwhatahumanistryingtosaytothem.Toconductthestudy,theresearcherslookedat13dogs.Theresearchersmeasuredthedogs’brainactivitywithabrainscannerwhilethedogslistenedtorecordingsoftheirtrainersspeakingdifferentcombinationsofwordsandintonations.Theresearchersfoundthatthedogspaidattentiontoboththewordsandintonationwhentryingtounderstandhumanspeech,justashumansdowhentheytrytounderstandhumanspeech.Thisfindingmeansthatdogsmayunderstandboththewordsandtheintonationthathumansusewhentheytalktodogs.Thebrainscansalsosuggestedthatthedogsusedtheleftpartsoftheirbrainswhiletryinglounderstandwordshutusedtherightpartsoftheirbrainswhiletryingtounderstandintonation.Similarly,humansusetheleftpartsoftheirbrainswhiletryingtounderstandthemeaningsofwordsandtherightpartsoftheirbrainswhiletryingtounderstandintonation.1、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．YourDogUnderstandsWhatYou’reSayingB．ABigChallengetoHumanBeingsC．OurBestFriends—DogsD．TheDogsintheFuture2、Whatdopeopleusetoconveyinformationthroughspeech?A．Emotionormeaning.B．Voicerisingandfalling.C．Wordsandintonation.D．Praiseordisapproval.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Dogsarethecleverestanimals.B．Itisgenerallybelievedthatthebrainmechanismsinvolvedinunderstandinghumanspeechareuniquetohumans.C．Withthebrainmechanismslikehuman's,dogscanspeakashumandointhenearfuture.D．Dogsarealsogoodallearninglanguages.25．（10分）Letmeintroducemyself:IamthelastmaninAmericawhohastime.Ifyoushouldrunintomeonthestreet,Iwillhavetimetochatwithyou.Ifyouinvitemefortea,Iwillseizetheopportunityandenjoyacup.Butitseemsnobodyelsehastimelikeme.Whendidpeoplebecomesobusy?SometimesIthinkithappenedwhenshopping,insteadofbeinganecessityoroccasionalpleasure,becameaformofentertainment.AtothertimesIblameitonthecomputer,withhonorarymentiongivento“smart”phones,forcreatingappetites(欲望)thatcanneverbesatisfied,nomatterhowlongwestareatthemovablefeastonthescreen,nomatterhowfastwetypewithourfingers.Itwasn’talwayslikethis.Sundaysusedtobedaysofrest,withclosedstoresandemptyhighways.Andthenthereweretheholidays,whichweresetasideforfamilytimeratherthanatriptothemall.Butnow,IhavegrownaccustomedtothepredictabilityoftheanswerwhenIrunintoafriendoracquaintanceandask,“Howareyou?”Theansweralwaysis“Busy!”RecentlyIspottedanoldfriendandIcalledouttohim.Hestoppedtoacknowledgeme,butIcouldtellfromhis,bodylanguageandthecheckingofhiswatchthatIhaddisturbedhim.“Iseeyou’reinahurry,”Isaid.“Whydon’twegettogethertocatchup?”“IshouldhaveafreehourinJune,”hesaidbeforecontinuingonhisway.“ButthisisMarch!”Iremarked.“Checkwithmeinafewmonths,”heyelledoverhisshoulder.“I’mverybusy!”Maybenotgettingusedtothebusylifeismyproblem,butIagreewithwhatSocratesoncesaid:“Beware(当心)thebarrenness(空洞)ofabusylife.”OrRobertFrost’spoem?“ICouldGiveAlltoTime.”Morerecentlytherehasbeenaso-calledSlowMovement,whichadvocatesaculturalchangetowardslowingdownlife’space.Ihaven’tdecidedwhethertojoinitornotbecauseIfearthat,likeanyorganization,itwouldcostmetoomuchtime.Inanycase,comeJune.I'llhaveafriendtocatchupwith.Thatis,ifhestillhasthetimetoseeme.1、Thefirstparagraphofthetextisusedto______.A．providebackgroundinformationofthetopicB．attractreaders’attentiontothetopicC．showreadersthevalueoftimeD．introducetheauthortoreaders2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2probablyreferto?A．Shopping.B．Pleasure.C．Thefactthatpeoplehavesomuchtodo.D．Thefactthattheauthorsaveslotsoftime.3、Howdoestheauthorshowpeopleareverybusy?A．Bymakingassumptions.B．Byprovidinganexample.C．Bylistingwell-knownsayings.D．Bypresentingapredictabletrend.4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．TheauthorwillbetoobusytomeethisfriendinJune.B．Theauthorisgoodatcomputersandsmartphones.C．TheauthoriswillingtojointheSlowMovement.D．Theauthormissesthelifestyleoftheolddays.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）SouthKoreanartistYoung-SungKimhasaveryspecialtalent,hecanpaintphotographs.Thatmaysoundlikekindofexaggeration(夸张).MostofKim’spaintingsdescribesmall1interactingwithman-madeobjects.Theartistadmitsthathehasbeengreatly2byinsectsandreptiles(爬行动物)sincehewasayoungboy,keepingtheminhisroomand3them.Fromthatdayson,he4tobecomeapainter.“Itwasn’t5topainttheirstructureandcolorwell.ItwasmuchharderthanIhadexpected.IpromisedmyselfIwouldtrainmyselfatartschool6Icouldpaintthemperfectly,”the7toldYonhapNewsAgency.8,hisparentsdidn’tapproveofhisdecisiontofocushisstudiesonart,9thathewouldnotbeabletolandagoodjob.Inhigh-school,their10onlymadeKimrebel(叛逆)evenmore.Aftertwoyearsofthis,hisfamilyfinally11andallowedhimtofollowhisdream.Intheend,Kim12hisparentsthattheymadethe13decision.Notonlydoeshegettoearnalivingdoingwhathe14most,buthebecameoneoftheworld’smosthighly-regarded15painters,earningbetween$10,000and$130,000perartwork.Youn-SungKimpaintsformorethan12hoursaday,16onweekends.Despitethe17realismofhispaintings,Young-SungKimnevercompletely18withhiswork.He19hisartworksona100-pomtscale,andnoneofhisdozensofpaintingshaveeverscoredabove90points.Kimhopesto20himselfandgetasclosetothat100-pointmarkaspossible.1、A．kidsB．plantsC．animalsD．toys2、A．attractedB．confusedC．frightenedD．attacked3、A．feedingB．countingC．trainingD．painting4、A．managedB．decidedC．agreedD．demanded5、A．easyB．uselessC．necessaryD．impractical6、A．evenifB．sothatC．unlessD．while7、A．photographerB．architectC．artistD．biologist8、A．SurprisinglyB．BasicallyC．NaturallyD．Unluckily9、A．fearingB．assessingC．suggestingD．predicting10、A．requirementB．oppositionC．commentD．announcement11、A．turnedawayB．settleddownC．gaveinD．tookover12、A．guaranteedB．remindedC．informedD．convinced13、A．similarB．rightC．quickD．normal14、A．needsB．consumesC．trustsD．loves15、A．realisticB．internationalC．abstractD．simple16、A．justB．seldomC．evenD．yet17、A．splendidB．digitalC．magicalD．positive18、A．popularB．contentC．busyD．familiar19、A．chargesB．advertisesC．scoresD．improves20、A．faceB．expressC．accustomD．better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）Withthepassingof2018andSpringFestival,we1．(start)anewimportantyearalready.Thisyearisoneofthefinalsteppingstonestobecominga2．(moderate)prosperoussocietyin2020.Meanwhile,2019marksthe70thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.Topreparefor2019,thegovernmentmade3．(it)economicagenda(事项)clearattheCentralEconomicWorkConference,4．(attend)bythecountry’sleadersinBeijinginDecember.Greatattentionwillkeepon5．(pay)toChina’sgrowthperformancein2019.Tomeetthetargetofdoubling2010GDPbytheendof2020,itneedstoaverageabout6.3percentthisyearandnext.Meanwhile,ChinawillhostthesecondBeltandRoadForumforInternationalCooperationinApril.Atthisevent,theBeltandRoadInitiative,6．hashugepotentialtodriveeconomicgrowth,willtakegreatershape.Thisyearisalsolikelytopavethewayforanumberoftechnological7．(advance).Chinaisexpectedtorollout5G,thenextgenerationof8．(wire)technology,nextyear.It’supto100timesfaster9．thecurrent4Gtechnology.ItwillbeayearforChinatoreflect10．itspastandfuturedirection,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(/\)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)

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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、B4、C5、C6、D7、D8、C9、A10、A11、A12、D13、B14、A15、D16、C17、D18、D19、B20、C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、In1917OrvilleWrightpredictedthat“theaeroplanewillhelppeaceinmanyways--–inparticularIthinkitwillhaveatendencytomakewarimpossible.”Earlierin1904,AmericanjournalistJohnWalkerdeclared,“Asapeacemachine,thevalueoftheaeroplanetotheworldwillbebeyondcomputation.”Thiswasn’tthefirstgrandpromiseoftechnology.InthatsameyearJulesVerneannounced,“Thesubmarine(潜艇)maybethecauseofbringingbattletoastoppage.”AlfredNobel,sincerelybelievehisdynamite(火药)wouldbeawarobstacle:“Mydynamitewillsoonerleadtopeacethanathousandworldconventions(公约).”Similarly,whenHiranMaxim,inventorofthemachinegun,wasaskedin1893,“Willthisgunnotmakewarmoreterrible?”heanswered,“No,itwillmakewarimpossible.”GugliemoMareconi,inventoroftheradio,toldtheworldin1912.“Thecomingofthewirelesstimewillmakewarimpossible,becauseitwillmakewarridiculous.”GeneralJamesHarbord,chairmanoftheboardofRCAin1925,believed,“RadiowillservetomaketheconceptofPeaceonEarth,GoodWillTowardMenareality.”DavidNye,ahistorianoftechno