湖南省长沙市明达中学2025届高三3月份模拟考试英语试题含解析

湖南省长沙市明达中学2025届高三3月份模拟考试英语试题注意事项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．Itsuddenlyoccurredtohim____hehadlefthiskeysintheoffice．A．that B．whatC．where D．which2．—________?Youlookreallydown.—I’mtiredofmyjob.Thereareendlessproblemstodealwith.A．Whybother B．SowhatC．What’sup D．Whynot3．Thetoughestthingaboutsuccessis________youhavetokeeponbeingasuccess.A．why B．when C．what D．that4．Theyoungmanhas______experience.Heprobablycan’tdothatjob.A．few B．littleC．some D．any5．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something6．Iamalwaysdelightedwhenreceivingyourinvitation,______thepartyonJune9thafterthenationalcollegeentranceexamination,Ishallbepleasedtoattend.A．Onaccountof B．WithregardtoC．Inresponseto D．Inviewof7．Ihopewhenyoucometomorrow,you_____thereadingandhavesomethingtoshare.A．did B．aredoingC．willbedoing D．willhavedone8．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when9．Itwasthebelief________hecouldfindhis“root”inAfrica________madeAlexdecidetogotoGambia.A．that;where B．where;thatC．that;that D．how;which10．Tofetchwaterbeforebreakfastseemedtomearule______.A．toneverbreak B．nevertohavebrokenC．nevertobebroken D．nevertobebreaking11．Onlyafterhewasbroughttothepolicestationdidtheboy________hehadstolensomepursesfromotherpassengers.A．participate B．acknowledgeC．realize D．summarize12．Computerscandonothing．Butonce______whattodo,theyshowextraordinarypowertodoagreatdeal．A．toprogram B．beingprogrammedC．programmed D．havingprogrammed13．IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen14．--Ipreferacomputermadeinyourcompany,butImayneedsomemoreinformationabouttheproduct.--______.A．Thankyou B．It’sapleasureC．Youarewelcome D．Atyourservice15．______tosuccesscan’tdefeatus.Instead,theycanonlymakeusstronger.A．Attempts B．BarriersC．Contributions D．Access16．Withthedevelopmentofeconomy，ourincomehasincreased________10%inlessthanayear.A．forB．byC．onD．at17．Wethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather．Itrainedallday．A．willreach B．wouldreach C．havereached D．wouldhavereached18．Manynetizensareimpressedwiththeexcusegivenbyateacherforquittingherjob______sheowestheworldavisit.A．because B．that C．where D．why19．40gramsofmeatperdayis______peopleshouldconsumeinordertostayfit.A．thatB．whyC．howD．what20．I’lltaketheblueone.Thisistwentydollars.Here’sthechange..A．Bestwishes B．MypleasureC．Haveaniceday D．Let’scallitaday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）Somepeoplethinkthatsuccessisonlyforthosewithtalentorthosewhogrowupintherightfamily,andothersbelievethatsuccessmostlycomesdowntoluck.I’mnotgoingtosayluck,talent,andcircumstancesdon’tcomeintoplaybecausetheydo.Somepeoplearebornintotherightfamilywhileothersarebornwithgreatintelligence,andthat’sjusttherealityofhowlifeis.However,tosucceedinlife,onefirstneedstosetagoalandthengraduallymakeitmorepractical.And,inadditiontothat,inordertogetreallygoodatsomething,oneneedstospendatleast3,000hoursstudyingandpracticing.Tobecomegreatatcertainthings,it’llrequireevenmoretime,timethatmostpeoplewon’tputin.Thisisabigreasonwhymanysuccessfulpeopleadviseyoutodosomethingyoulove.Ifyoudon’tenjoywhatyoudo,itisgoingtofeellikeunbearablepainandwilllikelymakeyougiveupwellbeforeyoueverbecomegoodatit.Whenyouseepeopleexhibitingsomegreatskillsorhavingachievedgreatsuccess,youknowthattheyhaveputinahugepartoftheirlifetogetthereatahugecost.It’ssometimeseasytothinktheygotluckyortheywerebornwithsomeraretalent,butthinkingthatwaydoesyounogood,andthere’sahugechancethatyou’rewronganyway.Whateveryoudo,ifyouwanttobecomegreatatit,youneedtoworkdayinanddayout,almosttothepointofaddiction,andoveralongperiodoftime.Ifyou’renotwillingtoputinthetimeandwork,don’texpecttoreceiveanyprize.Consistent,hardworkwon’tguaranteeyouthelevelofsuccessyoumaywant,butitwillguaranteethatyouwillbecomereallygoodatwhateveritisyouputallthatworkinto.1、Paragraph1mainlytalksabout________.A．thereasonsforsuccess B．thestandardsofsuccessC．theimportanceofsuccess D．whatpeoplethinksuccessis2、Successfulpeoplesuggestdoingwhatonelovesbecause________.A．workmakesonefeelpain B．onetendstoenjoyhisworkC．ittakesalotoftimetosucceed D．onegivesuphisworkeasily3、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A．Successfulpeopleliketoshowtheirgreatskills.B．Peopleneedtoachievesuccessatthecostoflife.C．Peoplesometimessucceedwithoutluckortalent.D．Ithelpstothinkthatluckortalentleadstosuccess.4、Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?A．Luck,talentandfamilyhelptoachievesuccess.B．Onecannotsucceedwithouttimeandpractice.C．Havingagoalisveryimportanttosuccess.D．Beinggoodisdifferentfrombeinggreat.22．（8分）AsPhDresearchgoes,BrianWisendenmightbeenvied:watchingbabyfishswimmingswiftlythroughtheclearwatersintheCostaRicantropicaldryforest.Byrecordingtheirgrowthandnumbers,hehopedtolookattheirrisksofbeingeaten.Instead,hewitnessedsomethingstrange.Manygroupswereincreasinginnumbers.Inthesegroups,someweresmallerthanothers,suggestingtheyweren’tsiblings(兄弟姐妹).Wisendenhadaccidentallydiscoveredthatthefish,calledconvictcichlids,adopteachother’sbabies.Whywouldtheydothat,hewondered?Inthehumanworld,wethinkofadoptionasaselflessact.Butinnature,itspresenceispuzzling.Takingontheburdenofbringingupbabieswithnogeneticlinkwouldseemtoreduceananimal’schanceofsurvivaloratleastprovidenogain.Yet,adoptionissurprisinglycommoninthenaturalworld.Taketheeasterngreykangaroo.Between2008and2013,Wisendenfollowedthefatesof326babykangaroosintheWilsonsPromontoryNationalParkinVictoriaandrecorded11casesofpouch(育儿袋)swapping.Thecircumstancesbehindsomeoftheseadoptionsaren’tknown,butfourwerestraightswapsandanotherfouroccurredafteramotherhadlostherownbaby.Howcome?Beforeindependence,babykangaroosgothroughaperiodinsideandoutsidetheirmotherspouch.Followingout-of-pouchattempts,mothersnormallysnifftheiryoungbeforeallowingthembackin,butWisendensteamsuspectthatduringanemergencytheymayomitthesnifftest,allowingaweakbabytoquicklyclimbinbeforefleeingfromdanger.Someofnature’sadoptionsare,actually,drivenbyyoung.Inburrowerbugs(土蝽),forexample,femaleslayanestofeggsclosetothoseofunrelatedbugs.Motherbugstendtheirdevelopingeggsbeforetheyhatch,andthenfeed出firbabiesnutsfromweedymintplants.Findingnutsisacompetitivebusiness，sonoteverymotherbuggetsherfairshare.Andifthedeliveryrateisn’tuptostandard,cleveryoungmayabandontheirmotherstojoinabetter-fedgroup.Theconsequencesofadoptionfollowingmistakenidentitycanbehorrible.Thetruebabiesofadoptingmotherswereabandoned.Buiitcanhaveremarkablebenefits,notjustforadopteesbutalsoforadoptiveparents.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutWisenden’sresearchaboutbabyfish?A．Itwasbeyondhisexpectations.B．Itputmanyrarespeciesatrisk.C．Itshowedageneticsimilarityinfish.D．Itfoundanewwaytoprotectforests.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“omit”meaninthepassage?A．Confirm.B．Repeat.C．Adopt.D．Skip.3、Whywouldsomeburrowerhugsabandontheirmothers?A．Toliveinwarmernests.B．Toreproduce.C．Toseekforbetterparenting.D．Toadapttocompetitionearlier.4、Whatmaytheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?A．Thecausesofaccidentaladoption.B．Theprocessesofaccidentaladoption.C．Thedrawbacksofaccidentaladoption.D．Theadvantagesofaccidentaladoption.23．（8分）Scientistshaveprovidednewevidencetohelpsolveoneoftheworld’soldestmysterieszebrasstripes.Researchersrecentlydescribedexperimentsshowingthathorseflieshaveadifficulttimelandingonzebraswhileeasilylandingonhorsesofasinglecolor.Inoneexperiment,theresearchersputblanketswithstripesonhorsesandsawthatfewerflieslandedonthem."Theyflypastthemorhitthemandbounceoff,"saidTimCarooftheUniversityofCalifornia-Davis.Hewastheleadwriterofareportonthestudy.ThereportwaspublishedinthejournalPLOSONE.Closelyrelatedtohorses,theworld’sthreezebraspeciesareknownfortheirblack-and-whitestripedbodies.ZebrasarenativetoAfricassavannas,orgrasslands.Theappearanceofthestripesisdifferentfromonezebratothenext.Therehavebeenfourmaintheoriesaboutthereasonswhyzebrasdevelopedstripes.Thefirsttheoryistoavoidattacksbymeat-eatinganimals.Anotheristhatzebrashaveaneasiertimerecognizingotherzebras.athirdideaisthermoregulation,whichistheabilityofacreaturetocontrolitsbodytemperature,evenwhenthesurroundingtemperatureisdifferent.Thefourththeoryistopreventattacksbybitingflies.Onlythelaststandsup,Carosaid."Mostbiologistsinvolvedinresearchonmammalcolorationacceptthatthisisthereasonwhyzebrashavestripes.UniversityofBristolbiologistMartinHowworkedwithCaroonthestudy.Hesaidstripesmayconfuseflieswhentheygettooclosetozebras.Africanhorsefliescarrydiseases,suchastrypanosomiasis.Thesicknesscancauseweaknessandbedeadly.“Inadditiontostripesthatpreventcontrolledlandingsbyhorseflies,zebrasarealwaysmovingtheirtailandmayfrightenoffthehorsefliesiftheydolandsuccessfully,"MartinHowsaid.Headdedthatzebrasarealsousingbehavioralmeanstopreventfliesfrombitingthem1、Whydidtheresearchersputblanketswithstripesonhorses?A．ToconfuseAfricanhorseflies.B．Todrawtheattentionofrealzebras.C．TohelpdriveawayAfricanhorseflies.D．ToseehowAfricanhorsefliesrespondedtothem.2、WhatdowelearnaboutzebrasfromParagraph3?A．Theylookthesametothehumaneye.B．Theirstripesaredifferentfromeachother.C．Zebras'livinghabitsaresimilartohorses.D．Threezebraspeciesworldwideareendangered.3、AccordingtoTimCaro,howdozebrastakeadvantageoftheirstripes?A．Theykeephorsefliesfrombitingthem.B．Theyusethemtoavoidattacksbyotheranimals.C．Theycontroltheirbodytemperaturethroughthem.D．Theycaneasilyrecognizeeachotherthroughthestripes.4、WhyarethediseasecarrierAfricanhorsefliesmentionedinthetext?A．Tohelpusknowmoreaboutsuchflies.B．Totellushowzebrassurvivebitingflies.C．Toexplainaboutacauseofdeathofzebras.D．Toshowthenecessityforzebrastoavoidflies.5、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Whydozebrashavestripes?B．Howdidzebrasevolvefromhorses?C．Whatistheworld’soldestmystery?D．Whendidzebrasstarttopreventhorseflies?24．（8分）TrainingtheBrainPeoplewhocanaccomplishunbelievabletasks,suchasmemorizingthousandsofrandomnumbersinunderanhour,statethattheyjusthavenormalbrains.SomememorysuperstarscompeteinOlympic-likeWorldMemoryChampionships.Thesementalathletes,orMAsforshort,canmemorizenamesofdozensofstrangersinafewminutesoranypoemhandedthem.EdCooke,a24-year-oldMA,explainstheyseethemselvesasparticipantsrescuingthelong-lostartofmemorytraining.Thesetechniquesexistednottorecalluselessinformation,buttocutintothebrainbasictextandideas.AstudyinthejournalNatureexaminedeightpeoplewhofinishednearthetopoftheWorldMemoryChampionships.Thescientistsexaminedwhethertheirbrainswerefundamentallydifferentfromeveryoneelse’sorwhethertheyweresimplymakingbetteruseofmemorizingabilitiesweallpossess.TheyputtheMAsandcontrolsubjectsintobrainscannersandhadthemmemorizenumbersandphotographs.Theresultsurprisedeveryone.ThebrainsoftheMAsandthoseofthecontrolsubjectswereindistinguishable.Oneverytest,theMAsscoredinthenormalrange.However,whenthescientistsexaminedwhatpartofthebrainwasusedduringamemoryactivity,theyfoundtheMAsreliedmoreheavilyonareasinthebraininvolvedinspatialmemory.MAsofferanexplanation:anythingcanbefixeduponourmemoriesandkeptinorderbyconstructingabuildingintheimaginationandfillingitwithpicturesofwhatneedstoberecalled.Datingbacktothefifthcentury,thebuildingiscalledamemorypalace.Evenaslateasthefourteenthcentury,whentherewerecopiesofanytext,scholarsneededtorememberwhatwasreadtothem.Readingtorememberrequiresadifferenttechniquethanspeedreading.Ifsomethingismadememorable,ithastoberepeated.Untilrelativelyrecently,peoplereadonlyafewbooksintensively(细致地)againandagain,usuallyaloud.Todaywereadextensively,usuallyonlyonceandwithoutcontinuousfocus.Sothegreatdifferenceistheabilitytocreateimpressivepicturesinmindandtodoitquickly.Usingmemorypalaces,MAscreatememorizedpictures.Forexample,recombinethepicturestoformunforgettablescenessuchasthewaysthroughatown.Onecompetitorusedhisownbodypartstohelphimmemorizea57,000-worddictionary.Anyonewhowishestotrainthemindneedsfirsttocreatefantasticalpalacesintheimagination.Thentheyshouldcuteachbuildingintocubbyholesformemories.Inashortamountoftime,theywillnoticeimprovementwithrememberingthings.Tokeeptheskillsharp,MAsdeliberatelyemptytheirpalacesaftercompetitions,sotheycanreusethemandtheyrecommendthatbeginnersdothesame.1、WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatamentalathlete______.A．ownsabrainthatislargerinsizeB．showsagiftinmentalabilitytestsC．usesthememorizingtechniquebetterD．dependslessontheareasthatcontrolspatialmemory2、Whydoestheauthormention“speedreading”inParagraph3?A．Todiscussthememorizingtechniqueinthefifthcentury.B．Togivethereasonwhypeoplereadonlyafewbookscarefully.C．Toexplainthetextfourteenthcenturyscholarshadtoremember.D．Tocomparethetypeofreadingnowadayswiththatofearliertimes.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Thereisavarietyofunforgettablescenes.B．Memorypalacescanbequicklyforgotten.C．Impressivepicturesareinactualbuildings.D．Onepersonprobablyhas57,000bodyparts.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cubbyholes”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Smallspaces. B．Blacksholes.C．Technicalskills. D．Differentnumbers.25．（10分）Formanyparents,themostconfusingpartaboutchoosingpre-schoolsistryingtomakesenseoftermssuchas“MontessoriMethod”,“WaldorfApproach”.Whatdothesetermsmeanandhowcanthesetermshelpyouchooseapreschool?Oftentimes,thekeydifferencebetweensettingsisconnectedtothepreschool’s“educationalphilosophy”.Whileeducationalphilosophiesarenumerousandtheirdefinitionsarenotsetinstone,wehaveprovidedyouwithdefinitionsforsomeofthemostpopularphilosophies.TheMontessoriMethodFocusesonmaintainingtheindividualityofeachchildinthelearningprocess.Thismethodbelieveseachchildlearnsattheirownpaceandeducationalprogressshouldnotberenderedbasedoncomparingstudentstooneanother.TheReggioEmiliaApproachThisapproachfocusesonprovidingopportunitiesforproblemsolvingthroughcreativethinkingandexploration.TheWaldorfApproachThisapproachplacesanemphasisonimaginationinlearning,providingstudentswithopportunitiestoexploretheirworldthroughthesenses,participationandanalyticalthought.TheBankStreetApproachThisapproachplacesanemphasisonlearningthroughmultipleperspectives,bothintheclassroomsettingandinthenaturalworld.TheHigh/ScopeApproachThisapproachfocusesonlettingchildrenbeinchargeoftheirownlearning.Childrenaretaughttomakeaplanforwhattheywouldliketodoeachdayandparticipateinareviewsessiontodiscussthesuccessoftheirplanandbrainstormideasforthenextday.Outsideoftheformaleducationalphilosophy,knowingthedifferencebetweenothercommonearlychildhoodtermswillhelpyoumakeinformeddecisionsregardingyourchild’seducation.1、Ifapre-schoolstresseseachchild’slearningprogress,itmayemploy___________.A．TheReggioEmiliaApproachB．TheMontessoriMethodC．TheBankStreetApproachD．TheWaldorfApproach2、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTrue?A．TheScopeApproachistoletchildrenlearnallbythemselves.B．Thedefinitionsofeducationalphilosophyremainthesame.C．Tosomeextent,educationalphilosophiesdeterminethedifferencesbetweenpreschools.D．Themostconfusingpartaboutchoosingpre-schoolistochooseeducationalphilosophy.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）Formostpeople,graduationdayisexciting.Mygraduationday,1wasnot.Irememberthatweekendtwoyearsago.Myfamilyandmyfriendshadcometowatchourclasswalkacrossthat2.Butlikeeveryoneinmygraduatingclass,Ihadwatchedthe

economy3frombadtoworseduringmysenioryear.Wegraduateshad4butverylimitedprospects(前景).Numerousapplicationswere5andIknewthatthenextday,whenmylease(租约)ended，Iwouldnolongerhaveaplaceto6“home”.Theweeks7werenoteasy.IdrovetoCaliforniatofindwork.ButwhatIthoughtwould8meaweekdraggedintotwo,andthenfour,and100jobapplicationslater,Ifoundmyself9Iwasbefore.Days10likeweeks,weekslikemonthsandthosemanymonthsseemed11.Themost12partwasnomatterhowmuchItried,Ijustcouldn’tseemtomakeany13.ThenIbegantowrite.Somethingaboutputtingwordsonapagemadeeverythingseemalittleclearer–alittlebrighter.Somethingaboutwritinggaveme14.Iputmyfrustrationintoachildren’s15,onestoryofwhichwasabouta(n)16,alittlefish,who,fightingina“river”,17togiveuphisdream.Ikeptonwriting.Andthenoneday,18anysortofwritingdegreeorcontractsinthewritingworld–justalotofhardworkandperseverance–Iwasofferedapublishingcontractformyfirstbook!Afterthat,thingsbegantobein19soon.Iwasofferedasecondbookdeal.Thenafewmonthslater,IgotaninterviewwiththeWaltDisneyCompanyandwashiredshortlyafter.Thelessonofthestory:Workhard,giveittimeanddon’tgiveup.Oftenourdreamslieinwaitjustalittlefurtherupstream.Allweneedisthe20topushbeyondthe“river”.1、A．thereforeB．howeverC．otherwiseD．besides2、A．periodB．momentC．stageD．line3、A．goB．becomeC．keepD．appear4、A．examsB．papersC．documentsD．degrees5、A．successesB．surprisesC．wondersD．failures6、A．liveB．callC．stayD．move7、A．aheadB．earlyC．beforeD．ago8、A．giveB．payC．takeD．spend9、A．whoB．whereC．whatD．how10、A．followedB．floatedC．fellD．felt11、A．meaninglessB．helplessC．endlessD．hopeless12、A．interestingB．surprisingC．amazingD．frustrating13、A．effortB．progressC．senseD．affect14、A．hopeB．dreamC．futureD．strength15、A．storyB．magazineC．bookD．journal16、A．heroB．poetC．writerD．actor17、A．repliedB．respondedC．returnedD．refused18、A．withoutB．exceptC．throughD．among19、A．sightB．actionC．placeD．order20、A．loveB．courageC．sympathyD．kindness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）Thishappenedaweekago.Thatmorning,I1．(accidental)gotonthewrongbustoworkbecauseIwasreadingthenewsonmyphone.Ihadtowalkseveral2．(block)backtomyofficeonapathIhadnevertakenbefore.Ontheway,Imetaman3．(sit)onabeach,wholookedveryunhappy,soIaskedhimwhatwaswrong4．him.Hesaidhiscar5．(steal)andhehadnomoneytogettotheairporttomeethiswife.ItoldhimIcouldhelphimandaskedhimtowaitthereforme.Iwentto6．nearbybankandgotsomecash.WhenIreturned,themanwasstillstandingthere,watchingmegetclosetohim.WhenIgavehimthemoney,hehuggedme,thankedme,7．startedcrying!Iwishedhim8．(safe)togettotheairport.Istoppedatmyusualrestaurantformybreakfastand,atthedoor,Imet9．(other)manwhopolitelysaid,“Idon’twantyourmoney,butcouldyouhelpmegotsomefood?”Isaidyesandpaidforthisman’sorder.Iwishedhimagoodday.IthoughtIwas10．(luck)tomeetthetwopeoplewhoneededhelp.Ifeltgladtohelpthem.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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：在错的词下面划一横线，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。Thephotowastakenduringthesixtyanniversaryofourschool、Theelderlymanonthepictureattendedourschool50yearsago,shortlyafteritfounded、I