广东省阳江市阳东广雅中学2025届高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析

广东省阳江市阳东广雅中学2025届高三第二次调研英语试卷注意事项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．_____withsomuchtrouble,wefailedtocompletethetaskontimeA．Toface B．Faced C．Face D．facing2．Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade3．________fromJ.K.Rowling’sbookseriesofthesametitle,the“HarryPotter”moviesareuniversallyacknowledgedasclassics.A．Adapting B．HavingadaptedC．Adapted D．Tobeadapted4．Theinfrastructureprojecthasconsumedsomuchmoneythatwecan'tfindanyfinancialsupportandhaveto______.A．pullout B．pullthroughC．catchup D．catchon5．Theuseofcomputershasmade______possibleformorepeopletoworkathome.A．it B．that C．which D．what6．Theboythefirstprize,buthewassocarelessastomakeafoolishmistake.A．musthavegained B．needhavegainedC．couldhavegained D．shallhavegained7．---Whereistheplane？Ican'tseeit.---Itwentoffits________________tokeepawayfromthesuddenstorm.A．course B．roadC．flight D．direction8．Thegovernmentofficialsmettheworkersandengineersworkingonthestadium,most____weremigrantworkers．A．ofwhich B．ofwho C．ofwhom D．ofthem9．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although10．Thisrawchocolatetastesprettydeliciousdueto______amountofmeltedpurefreshcream.A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny11．PeopleexpectShanghaiDisneylandParktoofferbetterservicethan________ofTokyo’s.A．this B．it C．one D．that12．－Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?A．NowayB．NevermindC．NotatallD．Noproblem13．Effortswillbemadeto______newteachingmodelstoexploitthestudents’potential.A．accelerateB．innovateC．differentiateD．compile14．Whilewewerelisteningtothespeechattentively,avoice_____toannouncetheresultoftheelection.A．brokein B．brokeup C．brokeoff D．brokedown15．Helikedthelovelydogsomuchthathe________hisbookandplayedwithitimmediately.A．gaveoff B．setasideC．tookover D．turneddown16．LastyearIappliedtoPrincetonUniversity．I____theywouldsayyes—buttheydid,andnowhereIam．A．neverthink B．amneverthinkingC．haveneverthought D．neverthought17．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modestB．equalC．considerableD．exact18．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.19．Smelltheflowersbeforeyougotosleep,andyoumayjust________sweetdreams.A．keepupwith B．putupwith C．endupwith D．catchupwith20．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen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）TimeTravelIfyoucouldtravelintime,wherewouldyougo?PerhapsyouwouldwatchanoriginalperformanceofaShakespeare’splayinElizabethanEngland?WhatabouthangingoutwithLaoziintheSpringandAutumnPeriod?Ormaybeyou'dvoyagefaraheadofthepresentdaytoseewhatthefutureholds.Thepossibilityoftimetravelisindeedappealing.Storiesexploringthesubjecthavebeenaroundforhundredsofyears.Perhapsthebestknownexampleissciencefictionnovel.TheTimeMachine,whichwaswrittenbyH.G.Wellsandpublishedin1895forthefirsttime.Itwasadaptedintoatleasttwofeaturefilmsofthesamename,aswellastwotelevisionversions,andalargenumberofcomicbookadaptations.Itisgenerallycreditedwiththepopularizationoftheconceptoftimetravelusingavehiclethatallowsanoperatortotravelpurposefullyandselectively.Theterm"timemachine",coinedbyWells,isnowuniversallyusedtorefertoavehicletransportingpeopleintothefarfuture.Butcouldtimetravelactuallybepossible?Somescientistssayyes,intheory.Theyproposeusingcracksintimeandspacecalled“wormholes”,whichcouldbeusedasshortcutstootherperiods.Einstein’stheoryofrelativityallowstimetravelinextremecircumstances.AndBritishphysicistStephenHawkingsaysyoucouldtravelintothefuturewithareallyfastspaceshipgoingatnearlythespeedoflight.Thoughbuildingsuchaspaceshipwouldofcoursebenosimpletask.Evenifyoucouldtravelintothepast,thereissomethingcalledthe“grandfatherparadox”.Itaskswhatwouldhappenifatimetravelerweretogobackintimeandhavehisowngrandfatherkilledforsomereason,andthereforepreventhimselffrombeingborn.Ifthetimetravelerwasn’tborn,howwouldhetravelbackintime?Andwouldyoureallyliketovisitthefuture?InH.G.Wells’book,themaincharactertravelsintodistanttimewherehearrivesatabeachandisattackedbygiantcrabs.Hethenvoyages2millionyearsintothefuturewheretheonlylivingthingisablackobjectwithtentacles(触角).Ifthat’swhat’sinstore,maybewearebetterjustlivinginthepresentdayafterall.1、ThenovelTheTimeMachinementionedinParagraph2aimstoshow______.A．thecontributionofH.G.Wells B．thestory’sdifferentfeaturesC．thelonghistoryoftimetravel D．people’sinterestintimemachine2、Einstein’sandHawking’stheories_____.A．suggestthepossibilitytoinventthetimemachineB．pushtheinventionofthefirstspaceshipC．haveprovedwrongbysometimetravelersD．havesimilaritiesinmanyway3、InParagraph4,“grandfatherparadox”probablyreferstotheideathat______.A．thetravelerispreventedfrommeetinghisgrandfatherB．thegrandfather’sdeathmakesthetraveler’sbirthimpossibleC．thetravelergoesbackintimetoseekforhisgrandfatherD．thereunionofthetravelerandhisgrandfatherbringshappiness4、Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobablytheauthor’sattitudetowardstimetravel?A．Skeptical. B．Unclear.C．Supportive. D．Unconcerned.22．（8分）TinyCountriesYouNeverknewExistedSaoTomeandprincipeSaoTomeandPrincipeoffAfrica'swestcoastisonly372squaremiles,butithasImpressive,undamagednature,richinbiodiversespecies.Theamazingneedle-likevolcanicpeakPicoCaoGranderises1,000feetintotheair.Theislandsarehometoonlyaround200,000peopletoday.SanMarinoOnly23squaremileswithapopulationofjust34,000,thelittle-knowncountryofSanMarino,surroundedbyItaly,istheworld'sfifthsmallestcountry.WiththeUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofMountTitano,thecountryissaidtobetheoldestrepublicintheworld.DominicaDominicacoversonly290squaremiles,withsomeofthebestdivingintheCaribbean,includingtheUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofvolcanicMormeTroisPitonsNationalPark.InDominica,you'llseerainforests,waterfalls,andcoastalviews.TheislandisalsohometotheonlyremainingpopulationoftheKalinago,whoarepartoftheisland's74,900inhabitants.KiribatiThisPacificislandcountry33coralislandsis313square-miles,butit'stheonlycountryintheworldtofallintoallfourhemispheres(半球).Thecountry's109,000residentsliveinonly21oftheislandsseethistropicalparadisebeforeitisnolonger--risingseasarethreateningtoswallowthecountrywhole.1、Whichcountryhasthesmallestpopulation?A．SaoTomeandPrincipe.B．SanMarin.C．Dominica.D．Kiribati.2、WhatcanoneseeinbothSanMarinoandDominica?A．Volcanoes.B．Worldheritagesites.C．ViewsoftheCaribbean.D．Waterfalls.3、WhichistrueofKiribati?A．Itisrichinbiodiversespecies.B．ItissurroundedbyItaly.C．ItishometotheKalinago.D．Itisdisappearing.23．（8分）Weallthinkplantswereexpectedtogetlargerwithincreasedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere,butchangesintemperature,humidity(湿度)andnutrientavailabilityseemtohavetrumpedthebenefitsofincreasedcarbondioxide”saidresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore.45percentofthespeciesstudiednowreachsmalleradultsizesthantheydidinthepast.Theresearcherspointedoutthatwarmertemperaturesandchanginghabitats,causedbyclimatechange,arepossiblereasonsforshrinkingcreatures.“Wedonotyetknowthemechanisms(机制)involved,orwhysomeorganismaregettingsmallerwhileothersareunaffected,”theresearcherssaid.“Untilweunderstandmore,wecouldberiskingnegativeconsequencesthatwecan’tyetquantify.’’Thechangeisbigincold-bloodedanimals.Onlytwodecadesofwarmertemperaturesareenoughtomakeretiles(爬行动物)smaller.Anincreaseofonly1degreecentigradecausednearlya10percentincreaseinmetabolism(新陈代谢).Greateruseofenergyresultedintinytortoisesandlittlelizards.Fisharesmallernowtoo.Thoughoverfishinghasplayedapartinreducingnumbers,experimentsshowthatwarmertemperaturesalsostopfishgrowing.Warm-bloodedanimalsaren’timmune(免除)fromthesizechangecausedbyclimatechange.Manybirdsarenowsmaller.Soaysheeparethinner.ReddeerareweakenAndpolarbearsaresmaller,comparedwithhistoricalrecords.ThisisnotthefirsttimethishashappenedinEarth’shistory.55millionyearsago,awarmingeventsimilartothecurrentclimatechangecausedbees,spidersandantstoshrinkby50to75percentoverseveralthousandyears.Thateventhappenedoveralongertimethanthecurrentclimatechange.Thespeedofmodemclimatechangecouldmeanorganismsmaynotrespondoradaptquicklyenough,especiallythosewithlonggenerationtimesclimatechangewillbeshowninthefuture.1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout_______A．Whysomespeciesbecomesmaller.B．HowclimatechangesinEarth’shistory?C．Climatechangehasmanynegativeeffects.D．Speciesarebecomingsmallerasclimategetswarmer.2、Theunderlinedword“trumped”mthefirstparagraphprobablymean_________.A．strengthenedB．gainedC．beatenD．equaled3、ResearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporebelievethat________A．theyhavefoundtheexactcausesforcreaturesgettingsmaller.B．alltheanimalsontheearthhavebecomesmaller.C．climatechangehasmorenegativeeffectsonwarm-bloodedanimals.D．increaseinenergyusecanleadtocreaturesgettingsmaller.4、Whatdoestheauthorfeelabouttheclimatechange?A．DisappointedB．OptimisticC．WorriedD．Shameful24．（8分）Thehumanbrainremembersnegativeexperiencesmoreeasilythanpositiveones.Ourbrainshavedevelopedthiswaybecausethreats,likedangerousanimals,hadamoreimmediateeffectonourancestors’survivalcomparedtopositivethingslikefoodorshelter.Asaresult,youlikelyknowwhatmakesyouunhappy,butdoyouknowwhatmakesyouhappy?Researchsuggeststhatourlevelofhappinessdependspartlyonfactorswecannotcontrol—ourgenesandourlifecircumstances.Butourlevelofhappinessisalsoshapedbythechoiceswemake.Ifyou’vebeenchasingwealth,fame,goodlooks,materialthingsandpower,youmaybelookingforhappinessinallthewrongplaces.Psychologistssuggestthatthefollowinghabitsmakepeoplehappier.Peoplewhoformcloserelationshipstendtobehappierthanthosewhodonot.Thenumberoffriendswehaveisnotimportant,Whatmattersisthequalityofourrelationships.Relationshipsthatbringhappinessusuallyinvolvethesharingoffeelings,mutualrespect,acceptance,trustandfun.Peoplewhoexerciseregularlyimproveboththeirphysicalandmentalwellbeing.Someresearchhasshownthatexercisecanbeaseffectiveasmedicationintreatingdepression,Whenwearesointerestedinanactivityweenjoythatwelosetrackoftime,weareinastateofflow.Theactivitycouldbemakingart,playingpiano,surfing,orplayingagame.Peoplewhoexperienceflowintheirworkorhobbiestendtobehappier,Peoplearemorelikelytobehappyiftheyknowwhattheirstrengthsareandusethemregularly,Peoplewhosetgoalsandusetheirstrengthstoachievethemtendtobehappier.Peopleareespeciallyhappywhentheycanusetheirstrengthstoservethegreatergood.Peoplewhothinkpositivelybybeinggrateful,mindfulandoptimisticaremorelikelytobehappy.Beinggratefulmeansbeingthankful,Beingmindfulmeansbeingopento,focusingonandenjoyingtheexperiencesofthepresentmoment.Beingoptimisticmeansbeinghopefulaboutthefuture.1、Whydoesthehumanbrainremembernegativethingsmoreeasily?A．Negativethingsareeasytoremember.B．Dangerouswildanimalsareathreattous,C．Ourancestorshadnoenoughfoodforliving.D．Negativethingstendtoaffecthumansurvivalimmediately,2、Howdoestheauthorlikelookingforhappinessinmaterialthings?A．Uncertain.B．Opposed,C．Supportive.D．Optimistic.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestusinthelastparagraph?A．Enjoyingourlifeandwork.B．Leadingahappylifeeachday.C．Beingpositiveinourlifeandwork.D．Thinkingmoreaboutthefuture.4、Whatdoesthistextmainlytellus?A．Thefactorsthatmakepeoplehappy.B．Howtorememberpositivethingseasily,C．Thehabitswhichpeopleformintheirlife.D．Whypeopleremembernegativethingseasily.25．（10分）Americanfamiliesareaccustomedtosettlinginfarawayplaces,whichhasbeenanationalphenomenon.Decadesofdata,includingamorerecentGallupstudy,characterizestheUSasoneofthemostgeographicallymobilecountriesintheworld.“AboutoneinfourUSadults(24percent)hasreportedmovingwithinthecountryinthepastfiveyears.”thereportednoted.WiththeexceptionofFinns(23percent)andNorwegians(22percent),AmericansmoveconsiderablymorethantheirEuropeanpeers.Thoughsomemaymoveforloveorfamily,themajorreasonwhyAmericanschoosetomovearoundis,unsurprisingly,relatedtowork.CitingdatafromtheCurrentPopulationSurvey,apostontheblogoftheNewYorkFednotedthatbetween1998and2013,“slightlymorethanhalfofinterstate(州际的)migrantssaidtheymovedforemployment­relatedreasons—acategorythatincludesmovesundertakenfornewjobs,jobtransfers,andeasiercommutes(通勤).”Theseekingofopportunity,particularlyforanimmigrantnation,isanationalmythology(神话)aswellasanemotionalattachmenttowork.AnewworkingpaperanalyzedbyBenStevermanatBloombergsuggeststhatworkersintheUSnow“putinalmost25percentmorehoursthanEuropeans”inagivenyear.Thisfigurehassteadilyrisensincethe1970s,whenthehoursloggedbyworkersinWesternEuropeandtheUSwereroughlythesame.Thereare,ofcourse,someinternalfactors.TheUSismuchvasterthanmostEuropeancountries,plusitboasts(拥有)acommonlanguage.ItisconsideredtobeasignofanefficientlabormarketthatUSworkerscanbepersuadedtomovetoregionswherethereisasteadygrowthinjobs,suchastheSunBeltinrecentyears.AndwhileAmericanworkersoftenhavefewerlaborprotectionsthantheirEuropeancounterparts,asareportbytheWorldBanknotedin2012,American“laborlawsgiveemployersthepowertofire,hire,orrelocate(重新安置)workersaccordingtotheirneeds”，aflexibilitythatisthoughttoaideconomicgrowth.TheWorldBandreportaddedthattheoccupationoftheaverageUSemployeein2006was4years,comparedto10yearsintheEuropeanUnion.Nevertheless,whileAmericansremainexcessivelymobile,FaithKarahanandDariousLiattheNewYorkFedarethelatesttonotethatUSworkersaremovingaroundlessthanbefore.Duringthe1980s,3percentofworking­ageAmericansrelocatedtoadifferentstateeachyear;thatfigurehadbeencutinhalfby2010.“WhilepartofthedeclinecanbeattributedtotheGreatRecession，”theauthorssuggest,“this__phenomenontookplaceoverthecourseofseveraldecadesandisnotnecessarilyrelatedtotheeconomicconditions.”Sowhataccountsforthisphenomenon?Around­upoftheoriesbyBradPlumeratTheWashingtonPostincludedtheagingoftheUSworkforce,thefurtherriseoftwo­incomehouseholds,theburdensofrealestate,evolvingworkplaceculture,aswellastheflatlineofwages,whichmakesmovingawayforajob,onaverage,alessrewardingfinancialproposition.KarahanandLiputmuchstockintheeffectsofanagingworkforce,towhichtheyattributeatleasthalfofthedeclineininterstatemigration.“Inshort,ayoungindividualtodayismovinglessthanayoungpersondidinthe1980sbecauseofthehigherpresenceofolderworkers，”theywrite,suggestingthatemployershaveshiftedtheiremploymenttactics(策略)toadapttothechangingdemographics(人口统计数据)oftheworkforce.Needlesstosay,moviesaboutthiserainAmericanlife,inwhichfewerpeoplesetouttostartlivesinwide­rangingplaces,willprobablybemuchlessexciting.1、Accordingtothepassage,inthepastfiveyears,Americanshavemoved________.A．relativelylessthantheBritish B．lessfrequentlythanItaliansC．slightlymorethanNorwegians D．considerablymorethanFinns2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraphs2and3?A．Americanschoosetomovemainlyforworkandfamily.B．Americanshaveaverystronginterestinwork.C．AmericansinvestedmoretimeinworkthanEuropeansin1975.D．AmericanstendedtomovetoEuropebetween1998and2013.3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyAmericanworkersmovemorethantheirEuropeanpeers?A．ThereisacommonlanguageintheUS.B．TheUSismuchvasterthanmostEuropeancountries.C．Americanlaborlawsgiveemployersmorefreedomtodealwiththem.D．Theyareofferedmoreefficientlaborprotections.4、Theunderlinedpart“thisphenomenon”inParagraph5refersto________.A．theGreatRecessionB．thedeclineofworking­ageAmericans'interstatemigrationC．thereductioninthenumberofworking­ageAmericansD．Americans'tendencytoremainmobile5、HowdoAmericanemployersdealwiththeagingworkforceaccordingtothepassage?A．Bystickingtotheirpreviouspolicies. B．Byadjustingtoit.C．Byimprovingtheiremployees'jobskills. D．Byraisingemploymentstandard.6、AstothecurrentsituationofAmericansmigration,theauthormightfeel________.A．curious B．strange C．confused D．disappointed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）Ispentlastsummervolunteeringatahospital．Onemorning，Iwascalledtoaroominwhichan1womanwasstaying．2shewantedtogotoanearbygiftshop，Igota(n)3andhelpedherintoit，headingfortheshop．Whenwegotthere，theshopwasn’t4yet．Itwasmerelya30-minutewaitsowewentovertothe5areaandIreadherbitsandpiecesofthenewspaperaloud．After30minutes，wewentintothegiftshop．Pushingheraround，Icouldseethe6onherfaceasshelookedateverything．Shehappilychosesomewindowdecorationsandthen7chocolates．Sheaskedmetopushher8thatdirection．Ihelpedher9allthedifferentchocolatearrangements．She10decidedonthreedifferentboxes．Asshewascheckingout，sheaskedthecashierfora11andaskedmetowritethenumbersl，2，and3ontheboxes．She12thatthenursesweretakingsuchgoodcareofher,soshe13chocolatesforeachofthethreeshifts(三班倒)ofnurses．ThemomentIwheeledherbackuptoherroom，shegavethe14shiftofnursestheirboxofchocolate，who15offeredsometomebeforetakingsomethemselves．Therewere16allaround．17hergenerosityandgettingtheopportunitytospendtimewithsomeonewhogotsomuchpleasurefromlifewasa18initself．Gratitude(感恩)hasanamazingwayofbringingpeople19，especiallyinaplacewherehealthissohighly20．1、A．elderlyB．honestC．impatientD．independent2、A．WhileB．AslongasC．IncaseD．As3、A．wheelchairB．busC．taxiD．ambulance4、A．crowdedB．completedC．openD．closed5、A．checkingB．dietingC．parkingD．waiting6、A．surpriseB．joyC．prideD．anxiety7、A．smeltB．tastedC．sportedD．purchased8、A．upB．toC．inD．at9、A．putawayB．giveoutC．handinD．lookthough10、A．eventuallyB．graduallyC．properlyD．hurriedly11、A．changeB．penC．cardD．box12、A．admittedB．promisedC．suggestedD．explained13、A．boughtB．orderedC．madeD．borrowed14、A．nextB．presentC．previousD．night15、A．onpurposeB．bychanceC．inturnD．inadvance16、A．noisesB．smilesC．greetingsD．jokes17、A．WitnessingB．TakingadvantageofC．RepayingD．Searchingfor18、A．prizeB．riskC．giftD．story19、A．togetherB．upwardsC．backD．down20、A．respectedB．praisedC．admiredD．valued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）Theworld’swildlifepopulation1．(suffer)adevastatinglossofalmostthree2．(five)since19,saysanewreportbytheZoologySocietyofLondonandtheWorldWildlifeFoundation.Accordingtoitsfindings,animals3．(live)inlakes,riversandwetlandsarethebiggestvictims.Thereportalsosuggeststhatvertebrate(脊椎动物)populationshavecontinuedtodecline4．(steady)byaroundtwopercenteveryyear.Obviously,humansknow5．thecausestothechangesare,amongwhichhumanactivityandclimatechangearemainlyto6．(blame)---habitatloss,wildlifetradeandpollution,saysthereport.Teresearcherscollecteddatafrom7．(govern)statistics,scientificstudiesandNGOreports,covering3,700differentspeciesofanimals,whichrepresentaboutsixpercentofthetotalnumberofvertebratesintheworld.Thereporthasalsodrawncriticism,8．somescientistsarguingthatthedataon9．itisbasedisnotwideandrepresentativeenoughtogenerate10．singlenumberforthedeclineofwildlifeworldwide.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短文。短文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。IamoneofthefewmanwhoworkasanurseryschoolteacherinLondon、Mostofmykidscomefromfamiliesonproblems、It'ssurprisedhowveryyoungchildrenunderstandorareawareofthingsthatgowronginhome、This,ofcourse,affectsthemandsometimesmakethemverydifficulttodeal、Atsuchtimesyouhavetobeverypatientwiththem、Idon'tthinkthatwomenarenaturalbetterwithchildrenthanmenare、Anybodywhoispreparingtounderstandandhelpchildren,andwhohastherightqualitiescanlookafterthemandteachthem、Thequalitiesarethere,inallmenandwomen,butmostmendon'tusethem、Ithinkmygroupofchildrenr