江西省宜春市丰城市2025届高三下学期联考英语试题含解析

江西省宜春市丰城市2025届高三下学期联考英语试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Ifhehadbeenworkinghard,he______intheofficenow.However,hedidn’t.A．wouldbeworking B．weretobeworking C．wasworking D．shouldwork2．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake3．IfIcanhelp,Idon’tlikeworkinglateintothenight.A．so B．that C．them D．it4．—Ihavebeenconsideringcancellingtheprojectbecauseitseemshardtogofarther.—Butit'stooearlyto________now.There'sstillmuchhope.A．pickupthepieces B．throwinthetowelC．gothroughyourpaces D．jumpdownyourthroat5．Teachersinprimaryschools______influencethekidsfallundershouldberolemodels.A．whose B．whoC．where D．which6．—Smokingshouldbebannedinpublic.—.____Itisharmfultoboththesmokersandnon-smokers.A．I’dlovetoB．It’smypleasureC．I’mwithyouonthatD．It’suptoyou7．Smelltheflowersbeforeyougotosleep,andyoumayjust________sweetdreams.A．keepupwith B．putupwith C．endupwith D．catchupwith8．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded9．---TurnofftheTV,Jack.Yourhomeworknow?---Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．ShouldyoubedoingB．Couldn’tyoubedoingC．Shouldn’tyoubedoingD．Willyoubedoing10．Bythetimeherealizesthemistakehe________，itwillbetoolateforhimtodoanythingaboutit.A．hasmade B．made C．makes D．willmake11．Hefelt________ofcheatingintheexam,decidingnevertodosuchthingsagain.A．shame B．ashamedC．sorry D．shameful12．Guangdongprovincerolledoutnewguidelines,_____offensivenicknamesandonlineviolenceasschoolbullying.A．defining B．definedC．todefine D．havingdefined13．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．apartfromC．freefromD．awayfrom14．________theconcerttoraisemoneyforhungerreliefandtomakethepublicawareoftheproblem,Geldofinvitedmanyfamousmusicianstotakepartinit.A．Intended B．Intending C．Havingintended D．Tointend15．---DoyouknowwhatTomdoesallday?----IknowhespendsatleastasmuchtimewatchingTVashe____________hislessons.A．isdoing B．does C．spendstodo D．doesdoing16．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised17．merchantA．machineB．achieveC．stomachD．technology18．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet19．_____thatitwassoldoutwhenitcameout. A．Sowashersuccessfulbook B．Sosuccessfulwasherbook C．Soherbookwassuccessful D．Sosuccessfulherbookwas20．—HaveyouheardfromJanerecently?—No，butI________heroverChristmas.A．sawB．willbeseeingC．haveseenD．havebeenseeing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）DarkSkyParksaroundtheWorldWarrumbungleNationalParkSituatedinthecentralwestslopesofNewSouthWalesisAustralia’sonlydarkskypark,Warrumbungle.TheparkhasservedasadarkskyparksinceJuly2016.Itscrystal-clearnightskiesandhighaltitudemakeitanatural,educational,andastronomicalheritagesiteinthesouthernhalfoftheearth.TouristscanuseAustralia’slargestopticaltelescopewithintheparkboundariestoviewtheauroras(极光)，theMilkyWay,andfaintshootingstars.SarkSarkisaChannelIslandnearthecoastofNormandyundertheprotectionoftheUK.ItwastheWorld’sFirstDarkSkyIslandsetupinJanuary2011.Itshistoricalandculturalblendattractsover40,000touristsannually.Withnomotorvehiclesandpubliclightingontheisland,thereisanexceptionalviewofthedarkskies.ArichMilkyWayisvisibleinthedarknightskiesfromtheshoresoftheisland.PicduMidideBigorrePicduMidideBigorreinFrancewasdesignatedasadarkskyparkinDecember201makingitthesecondlargestdarkskyparkintheworld.Theparkcovers3.112squarekilometersspreadacrossthePyreneesNationalParkandUNESCO’sWorldHeritagesite,Pyrenees-MontPerdu.Theparkattractsoveronehundredstarwatcherseveryyear.TheObservatoryMidi-Pyrenees,whichwasbuiltin1870,isoneoftheworld’shighestmuseumsataheightof2,877metersabovesealevel.RamonCrater/MakhteshRamonRamonCraterisaunique1,100-square-kilometernaturereservelocatedintheNegevDesertinIsrael.In2017,theRamonCraterbecamethefirstdesignateddarkskyparkintheMiddleEast.Itslocation,roughclimate,andforbiddinglandscapethatarecharacteristicoftheNegevhavelargelydefeatedhistoricalattemptsforhumansettlement,makingitagreatplacetoviewthenightskies.Stargazersusuallycampinthedeserttohaveanuninterruptedviewofthestars,planets,andtheMilkyWay.1、Whichparkservesasaheritagesiteforastronomy?A．Sark.B．PicduMidideBigorre.C．WarrumbungleNationalPark.D．RamonCrater/MakhteshRamon.2、WhatdoweknowaboutSarkfromthepassage?A．Notasinglecarrunsthere.B．ItwasanislandbelongingtoNormandy.C．TheMilkyWaycanonlybeseenthere.D．Visitorsliketostayontheislandingroups.3、WhatmakesitdifficultforhumanstoliveinRamonCrater?A．Highaltitude. B．Thelargearea.C．Geographicalconditions. D．Culturalfeatures.22．（8分）Frauds(诈骗犯)playcomplexpsychologicaltrickstofoolothers,saysColinBarras.Andthatmeansanyonecanbecheatedunlesstheyknowwhattolookfor.Noneofuslikestobecheated.andDavidModichasdonesomeresearchesonit.It’sthepersonalpassionthathasconvincedModictostudythepsychologyofcheating.He’snotalone:thefieldisthriving,andtheinformationthatresearchersareuncoveringis)valuabletousall-fromthosesingleinsearchoflovetothetechnologywizards(人才)inchargeoftheworld’sonlinesecurity.Modicisparticularlyinterestedinwhatmakespeopleeasytofraud.It’scommontoimaginethatonlythefoolishorpoorlyeducatedmightfallvictimbutevenhardevidencesuggeststhisisnotthecase.TakePaulFrampton,anOxbridgeeducatedacademicprofessorofphysicsforexample.In2012Framptonwasgivenalmost5yearsinprisonfordrugsmugglinginArgentina,afterfallingvictimtoanonlinedatingfraud.Andthenthere’sJohnWorley,Asapsychotherapist,Worleyknowsmorethanmostofusaboutcontrollinglife’srightways.Butin2005hewasputontrialforbankfraudafterbecomingavictimofafraud.ThisfraudseespeoplecontactedbysomeoneclaimingtobeaNigeriangovernmentofficialappealingforhelpmovinglargesumsofmoneyoutofthecountry—whojustrequiresalittlemoneyupfront(预付的)toreleasethefortune.Worleywasfoundguiltyandsentencedtotwoyearsinprison.Intelligenceandexperienceoffernoprotectionagainstcheaters,saysModic.“Ifitdid,thenbettereducatedpeopleandolderpeoplewouldbelesslikelytofallforscams(骗局).Andthatisnotsupportedbymyresearch.”Tolookforanswerstothatquestion,ModicandFrankStajanohavequizzedthousandsofpeople,askingthemfirstwhethertheythinkvariousfraudsarereasonable—andwhethertheyhavefallenvictimtothem—beforeaskingthemtoperformapersonalitytest.Theresearchhasidentifiedanumberofcharacteristicsthatpeoplewhoarevictimsoffraudsseemtoincommon.Someofthesetraits—likealackofself-control—wewouldprobablyrecognizeasdangerous.Butothers—atrustinauthority,adesiretoactinthesamewayasourfriends,oratendencytoactinaconsistentway—wemightthinkofasgoodcharacteristics.1、Accordingtothepassage,thefraudsmay.A．threatentheworld’sonlinesecurityB．playtheirtricksinaconsistentwayC．receivemucheducationofpsychologyD．havehighintelligencetohelpcheating2、Paragraph3mainlytellsusthat.A．whoandwhatmakespeopleeasytofraudB．allwalksoflifewouldbelikelytofallforscamsC．thepoorlyeducatedmaybeeasiertobecheatedD．governmentofficialsshouldberesponsibleforfrauds3、ModicandFrankStajano’sresearchesfindoutthatthevictims.A．oftenfollowfriends’actionsB．areconsideredtobedangerousC．alsosharegoodcharacteristicsD．shouldn’thaveatrustinauthority23．（8分）Whocouldhaveimaginedthatatreadmill(跑步机)onwheelswouldonedaybecomeathing?Lopifitisanunusualmeansoftransportationthatallowsyoutopoweranelectricbicyclebywalkingonatreadmill.LopifitfounderBruinBergmeestersaysitallstartedwhenheaskedhimselfthequestion."HowcanIuseatreadmilloutdoors?"Heeventuallycameupwithadesign,towhichheaddedanelectricengine,andLopifitwasborn.Thetreadmillbicycleissimilartoatypicalelectricbicycleinthatthemotoronlyworkswhentheriderputspowerinaswell.TheLopifitsensesitwhenyouwalkonthetreadmillandusesthemotortoturnadrivechainatthebackpartofthetreadmill,helpingyoureachatopspeedof17milesperhour.TousetheLopifit,simplyturnonthebatteryanduseyourfeettoslidethetreadmillbackwardsandactivate(激活)themotor.Thengetonandenjoytheride!Ifyouneedspeed,justwalkonthetreadmill,andifyouwanttocoast,allyouhavetodoisstaystillandadmiretheview.Tostop,youhavetwohandbrakesavailable.TheLopifitfirsthitthestreetsin2014and,unsurprisingly,becameaninstanthit.Thatwasactuallyquitechallengingforthecompany,becauseitstartedgetinquiriesandcallsfororders,butitwasnowherenearreadyformassproduction.Theuniquetreadmillbicyclebecameavailablethisyear,andLopifitisstrugglingtokeepupwithdemand,despitethehighpricetagof$2,115.Butdespitehavingaveryloyalfan-baseofso-calledLopifitters,thecreativemeansoftransportationalsohasnaysayerswhosimplyconsidertheinventionstupidandunnecessary.Theybasicallybelievethatifyou’regoingtowalk,youmightaswelldoittheold-fashionedway.ButtheLopifitdoeshavetheuniqueadvantageofhelpingyouwalkreallyfastwithoutbreakingasweat,orwalkingatcyclingspeed,ifyouwill.1、WiththehelpofLopifit,youcan________.A．cycletoworkbywalkingB．offerpowertoanybicycleC．createatreadmillonwheelsD．answersomehardquestions2、Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanlearn________.A．howLopifitwascreatedB．whereLopifitcanbeusedC．whoLopifitisintendedforD．whichdesignissuitableforLopifit3、Whatcanbelearnedfromthefourthparagraph?A．Lopifitwascheapandavailablein2014.B．Lopifitalwaysbrokedownonthestreets.C．ItwashardforthecompanytodesignLopifit.D．ThesupplyofLopifitfailedtomeetthedemand.4、HowdothepublicreacttoLopifit?A．Positively.B．Variously.C．Angrily.D．Cautiously.24．（8分）InspiringArchaeologicalStudyToursacrosstheWorldin2017…AnArchaeologicalToursgetawayisanarchaeologylover’svacationlikenoother.Wehaveanexcitingselectionoftoursdepartingin2017withunsurpassedservice.Here’sasmallselectionofwhatwehavetooffer.Alsoacodeforyou:Neverallow(Jogstorunfree­lytheretokeeptheplantsandanimalsliveinpeaceandgetridofrubbishproperly.Becarefultoburyyourtoiletwasteandkee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B．48.60C．64.80 D．81.004、ALondonTravelcardforZones1–4canNotbeusedon______.A．LondonbusesinZones1–6B．NationalRailtrainsincentralLondonC．theDocklandsLightRailwaywithinZone4D．theLondonUndergroundtogettotheairports.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）Notmanypeoplecansaythey'vebeenhitbyavehicle,butIcan.Irodemybiketomydaily1practiceinagymlastsummer.Icrossedthestreetasthelight2;however,ayoungwoman3mewithherfancyracingcar.LikeJamesBondinavery4situation,Irolledacrossthehood（引擎罩）ontotheothersideofthecar.Youmaywonder5awomandrivercouldbesocareless.Thetruthisthatthewomanwasonherphonewhiledriving,soher6wasclearlydrawnawayfromdrivingandcausedtheaccident.Afterassessingmy7andbelievingthatallmyboneswereundamagedinanyway,I8andtalkedtothewomandriver.Icouldtellshewasobviouslyquite9,aswasI.Afterassuringherofmywell-being,we10ways.11mysurprisinglyshabbybicycle,Iwentonmyway.Irodeintothe12only20minuteslate.Uponmyarrival,mytenniscoachandfriendsaskedmewhyIwaslate.Nervously,I13thecaraccident.Everyoneseemedtobefarmore14thanIwas.Infact,I15joked,sayingthatnowIknowhowthesquirrelsfeelafteraniceescape.Afterthis16,Irealizetheimportanceofbikelanesandwatchingoutforpedestrians.NowasIdrive,Ialways17forpeopleonbikessothattheydonot18thesamefate（命运）thatIdid19,forallthebikersandrunnersoutthere,watchoutforcars,asonesmallmistakecould20anunforgivablemistake.1、A．footballB．tennisC．volleyballD．badminton2、A．permittedB．brokeC．appearedD．exploded3、A．passedB．greetedC．hitD．met4、A．romanticB．humorousC．awkwardD．dangerous5、A．howB．ifC．whenD．where6、A．passionB．attentionC．interestD．excitement7、A．needsB．behaviorsC．injuriesD．conclusions8、A．stoodupB．walkedawayC．laydownD．blewup9、A．rudeB．cautiousC．forgetfulD．scared10、A．partedB．clearedC．exploredD．changed11、A．TurninginB．PickingupC．PuttingasideD．Givingaway12、A．garageB．parkinglotC．gymD．bikestore13、A．avoidedB．ignoredC．preventedD．mentioned14、A．gratefulB．inspiredC．anxiousD．curious15、A．stillB．evenC．justD．yet16、A．attemptB．sacrificeC．explorationD．accident17、A．lookoutB．workoutC．comeoutD．setout18、A．acceptB．deserveC．sufferD．escape19、A．ThusB．HoweverC．OtherwiseD．Also20、A．repeatB．causeC．correctD．realize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）ManypeoplemaythinktheForbiddencity,orthePalaceMuseumasit’salsocalled,is1．great,old-fashionedmuseum.2．,inrecentyears,themuseumhasbeenworkinghard3．(promote)Chineseculturalheritageamongtheyoungpeople.Themuseum’sonlinestorenowoffersspecialculturalandcreative4．(product).Forexample,in2014,it5．(begin)tosellearphonesthatlooklikethenecklaceswornbyancientofficials,whichevenbroughtin6．(rough)1billionyuanayear.Lastyear,adocumentary7．(name)MastersintheForbiddenCitybecamepopularonline.Itisaboutthepeople8．jobistorepairtherelicsinthemuseum.Manyoftheseworkersareveryyoungandsomeareeven9．their20s.Someothermuseumsacrossthecountry,suchastheNationalMuseumofChina,10．(inspire)bythePalaceMuseum’seffortsandareworkingonsimilarprojectsoftheirown.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。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。I’vebeenplayingvolleyballsincethreeyearsbefore、Itstartedwhenateachersetupvolleyballclubinourschool,hopethatmorestudentswouldjoininthesport、Theclubwasverypopularthatmanystudentssignedupforit、Tobehonestly,atthattimeIjustfollowedthemwithoutthinking、WepracticedtogetheroneverySaturdaymorning、However,someofthestudentssoonbegantogetboringanddroppedoutoftheclub、SoIfoundIwasquiteenjoyingitandIcarryon、Aftertrainingforsometime,Iwasselectedfortheschoolteam、WhatexcitedandproudIwas!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是高中生李越，你的美国笔友David热爱中国传统文化，最近打算来中国工作生活一段时间，但是不确定应该去往哪个城市，写信向你咨询。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：1.你推荐的城市；2.推荐的理由(不少于两条)；3.美好祝愿。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、D4、B5、A6、C7、C8、D9、C10、A11、B12、A13、C14、B15、D16、A17、1—5CDBAB18、B19、B20、B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、1、C2、A3、C22、1、A2、B3、C23、1、A2、A3、D4、B24、America’sbusinessesaregettingolderandfatter,whilemanynewbusinessesaredyingininfancy.AstudylastmonthbytheBrookingsInstitutionfoundthattheproportionofolderfirmshasgrownsteadilyoverseveraldecades,whilethesurvivalrateofnewcompanieshasfallen.Inaddition,youngpeoplearestartingcompaniesatasharplylowerratethaninthepast.AnewreportfromtheNationalAssociationofManufacturersshowsamajorcause:Thecostofobeyinggovernmentregulationshasrisentomorethan$2trillion(12.26trillionyuan)annually,or12percentoftheGDP,andthiscostfallsdisproportionatelyonsmaller,newerbusinesses.It’srisky,difficultandexpensivetostartabusiness,andgettingmoreso.Governmentsareimposingvariousnewrulesonaseeminglydailybasis:healthinsurance,minimumwageincreasesand,mostrecentlyinCalifornia,compulsorypaidsickdaysforevenhourlyemployees.Theseregulationsshifthugesocialwelfarecostsdirectlyontooften-strugglingsmallbusinesses,whilebeingproportionallymuchlesscostlyforlargercompanies.Thisispartlyanunintendedissueofresources—establishedcompaniescancopewithnewcostsmoreeasily—butit’salsodeliberate.Forinstance,biginsurancecompaniesgotaseatatthetabletohelpwriteObamacare,butlesspoliticallypowerfulfirms—likemedicaldevicemanufacturers—gotsqueezed.Mature,successfulcorporationscanemployex-lawmakerswithconnections,distributecampaigncontributionsandevenwriteregulationsforthemselves.Theyarealsomorelikelytowanttoprotectsteadyrevenuestreamsthanrevolutionizetheirindustry.Majorcompaniesthathavebeensoill-managedtheywouldotherwisecollapse—airlines,carcompaniesandbanks—stagger(蹒跚)onbecausepoliticiansridetotherescuewithbagsoftaxpayermoney.Thegeniusofouruniquesystemofgovernmentisthedeterminationtoprotectanddefendtherightsoftheindividualovertherightsofthenation.Assuch,theriseofawell-connected