广西百色市田阳高中2025届高三下学期联合考试英语试题含解析

广西百色市田阳高中2025届高三下学期联合考试英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous2．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof3．______flag-raisingceremonywasheldattheGoldenBauhiniaSquareonJuly1tocelebrate______17thanniversaryofHongKong’sreturntoChina.A．A;/ B．A;theC．The;the D．/;the4．Youwillhavetostayathomeallday______youfinishallyourhomework.A．if B．unless C．whether D．because5．Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth._____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme6．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever7．Theconflictbetweeneconomicdevelopmentandenvironmentalprotection,ifnotappropriately_________,cancausedisastrousconsequencesindailylifesettings.A．beingmanaged B．tomanageC．managed D．managing8．Breakingupisthebusinessofthetwolovers,________nootherpersonshouldbeinvolved.A．which B．inthatC．that D．inwhich9．ThoughthestoryofLiYunlongintheTVdrama“BrightSword”isafiction,muchof__________happenedishistoricallytrue.A．that B．what C．which D．it10．AccordingtoTheSun,Britishscientistshavesolvedtheancientriddleof________camefirst—chickenoregg?A．whoB．whatC．whichD．that11．—WhendidyoureturnlastFriday?—Itwasnotuntilmidnight______itwasraininghard.A．when B．whichC．that D．before12．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich13．Bobmadeapromisetothemanager________theworkwouldallbefinishedontime.A．that B．whatC．which D．whether14．Ipreferaschool______teachershavetoworkasateam,insteadoffightingagainsteachother.A．where B．that C．as D．when15．—WhorecommendedNancyforthepost?—ItwasJames______admirationforherwasobvious.A．who B．that C．whose D．whom16．Competedin1891,in________wasknownasTheGildedAge,thefive­storymansionisnowownedbyafamousactorwhodecidestostageaspecialproductionofShakespeare'sHamlet.A．that B．what C．which D．it17．—Iwonderwhyhehasbeenactingsostrangelythesedays．—Recentpressureatworkmay____hisbehavior． A．accountfor B．callfor C．changefor D．standfor18．--Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?--Notalittle.Wecan’thave________.A．aworseone B．anicerone C．aworstone 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B．GlobeInsuranceCompanyC．BradfordPublications D．AmericanInventorsCorp.2、Fromtheadvertisementsabove,wecanlearnthat.A．GlobeInsuranceCompanyhasahistoryof51yearsB．asamedicaltranscriptionist,youmayearn＄25,000amonthC．BradfordPublicationsoffersatreatmenttohearingimpairedparentsD．youcanvisitwhenyouinventanewmodelofhearingaid23．（8分）EveryonehastheirfavouritescenesandcharactersinHarryPotterbooksandfilms．Oneofthemostmemorablescenesformanycameearlyonintheseries．InHarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStone，theowlsbegantosendletterstoHarryinvitinghimtoHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry．Owlswerethenmentionedfrequentlyinthebooksandcreatedamazingimagesinthefilms．EveryonearoundtheworldlovestheHarryPotterseries．ButiftherehasbeenonebadresultofJ．K．Rowling'screativegifts，itisthecrazethathassweptthroughmanycountriesforowninganowl．ManyexpertssuggestthatbecauseHarryPotterfanswouldliketoowntheirownowl，thereisastrongchancethatowlsmaysoonstarttodieout．Thereareover200differentspeciesofowl．Theyarenocturnalbirds，whichmeanstheyareawakeatnight，usuallyhunting．Theyhavelargeroundeyesthatfaceforwardsontheirflatfaces．Owlsalsoliketobeontheirown，unlessitisthematingseason．IndonesiaisoneofthemaincountriesthatarenowsellingowlstoyoungandoldHarryPotterfans．Therearemanybirdmarketsthroughoutthecountry，withthelargestbeingPramukainIndonesia'scapitalcity，Jakarta．BirdsareIndonesia'smostpopularpet，withabout20percentofallhomeskeepingatleastone．Itisthoughtthatabout13，000owlsaresoldeachyearinIndonesia'sbirdmarkets．Theycostbetween﹩10and﹩30．Thisisaffordableformostfamilieswheretheparentswork．Mostoftheowlshavebeentakenfromthewildanddonotliveforverylongoncetheyhavebeencaught．Noteveryoneishappyaboutthesituation，includingtheHarryPotterauthor，J．K．Rowling．Shesaid，"Ifanybodyhasbeeninfluencedbymybooks，tothinkanowlwouldbehappiestshutinasmallcageandkeptinahouse，IwouldliketotakethisopportunitytosayasforcefullyasIcan，"youarewrong!""1、WhatpurposedoesParagraph1serve？A．Tobringupthetopic．B．Toexpressthemainidea．C．ToadvertiseHarryPotterbooks．D．Todescribetheauthor'sfavouriteanimal．2、WhatharmfulresultdotheHarryPotterseriesbringabout？A．Owlsbeingforcedoutoftheirhomes．B．Anincreaseintheanimalattacks．C．Damagetochildren'screativity．D．Afallinthenumbersofowls．3、WhatdoweknowaboutIndonesia'sbirdmarket？A．Theymainlysellowls．B．Theyhaveareadysaleforowls．C．Theyusuallysellhome﹣raisedowls．D．Theysellowlsatacomparativelyhighprice．4、WhatdidJ．K．Rowlingthinkofthesituation？A．Itissomethingshedislikes．B．Itwouldbeunderstandable．C．Itistoocomplextochange．D．Itmadeherfeelexcited．24．（8分）PearlopenedhereyeswhenEzraturnedapageofhismagazine.Shepulledoffherquilt.“Ezra,”shesaid.“IfIcouldjusthavesomewater,”shetoldhim.Hepoureditfromthewater-pot.Sheheardnoicecubesclinking(叮当声);theymusthavemelted.Yetitseemedjustminutesagothathe’dbroughtinawholenewsupply.Heraisedherhead,resteditonhisshoulder,andtippedtheglasstoherlips.Yes,half-heated—notthatsheminded.Shedrankgratefully,keepinghereyesclosed.Hisshoulderfeltsteadyandcomforting.Helaidherbackdownonthepillow.“DR.Vincent’scomingatten,”hetoldher.“Whattimeisitnow?”“Eight-thirty.”“Eight-thirtyinthemorning?”“Yes.”“Haveyoubeenhereallnight?”sheasked.“Isleptalittle.”“Sleepnow.Iwon’tbeneedingyou.”“Well,maybeafterthedoctorcomes.”ItwasimportanttoPearlthatshedeceivethedoctor.Shedidn’twanttogotothehospital.Herillnesswaspneumonia(肺炎),shewasalmostcertain;sheguesseditfromapastexperience.Sherecognizedthewayitsettledintoherback.IfDr.Vincentfoundouthewouldtakeheroutofherownbed,herownhouse,andsendherofftoUnionMemorial,tentheroverwithplastic.“Maybeyoushouldcancelthedoctoraltogether,”shetoldEzra.“I’mverymuchimproved,Ibelieve.”“Lethimdecidethat.”“Well,Iknowhowmyownselffeels,Ezra.”“Wewon’targueaboutitjustnow,”hesaid.1、（小题1）WhereisPearlinthepassageabove?A．Inthehospital.B．StayingwithEzraathishouse.C．Athome.D．Atahealthclinic.2、（小题2）Pearlhasspentthenight________.A．talkingtoEzraaboutthepastB．makingplanstogotothehospitalC．worryingaboutthefutureD．sleepinginherbed3、（小题3）Howdoesthewriterletoutthepassingoftimeinthefirstparagraph?A．Theicecubesinthewater-pothavemelt.B．Thewaterinthewater-potiscold.C．Ezrahasfinallyarrived.D．Pearlcloseshereyesanddreams.4、（小题4）IfEzraknewthatPearlhadpneumonia,hewouldmostprobably________.A．agreetoletherstaywheresheisB．agreetolietothedoctoraboutherillnessC．insistthatshegotothehospitalD．askanotherdoctorforasecondopinion25．（10分）Everyyeararoundtheworld,humanswasteanestimated1.3billiontonsoffood.Thishappenseventhoughmanypeoplegohungry.Sosomepeoplehavemadeittheirlife'sworkclaimingfoodbeforeitgoestowasteandthengivingittopeoplewhoarehungry.OneofthosepeopleisBrettMyers.In2011,MyersstartedNourishNow,afoodrecoveryandfoodbankintheU.S.stateofMaryland.Thisnon-profitorganizationcollectsfoodandthengivesittothepoorandorganizationsthatsupportthem.“NourishNowisafoodrecovery-basedfoodbankthatrecoversfoodfromrestaurants,cateringcompanies,grocerystores,hotels,farmsandmore.Andthendonatesthatfooddirectlytofamiliesinneed,kidsinneedatlocalschools.”Eachmonth,itrecoversmorethan20,000kilogramsoffoodandserves700needyfamilies,schoolsandsocialorganizations.Everyday,staffandvolunteersrepackagethedonationsanddistributethemtorecipients.AwomannamedRhodaisoneoftherecipients.ShedescribesthequalityofthefooddeliveredtoherfamilybyNourishNow.“Itconsistsoffreshfood,fruitsandvegetables.Youwillgetbread.Sometimesyougetdairyproductssuchasyogurtormilk.Andyouwillgetsomemeatitemsalso.Andifyougetluckyyoumightgetcookedfood,orpreparedsalads,andstufflikethat.”Thesuppliescanfeedafamilyforfivedays.Eachrecipientisabletoreceivefoodevery30days.Andthepackagesaremadetofitthedietaryneedsofeachfamily.Besidesfamilies,theorganizationalsodonatessmallmealscalledsnackstoseveralnearbyschoolsandsocialorganizations.NourishNowhasgrownconsiderablysinceitopened.Brendaisoneofthem.Partofherjobasavolunteeristomakesurethatnoneofthefoodgoestowaste.“Inthemorning,Imakesurethatallthethingsthatcamelateyesterday,getputawaysothatweusethatlast,andweusedthethingsthatcamethedaybeforefirst,sothatwe’realwaysgivingfreshfoodandwe'renotthrowingoutanything.”1、WhatdoweknowaboutNourishNow?A．Itdonatesmoneytothepoor.B．Itbenefitsfromcollectingfood.C．Itgetsfoodfrommanyplaces.D．Itdistributesfoodonlytothepoor.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2referto?A．NourishNow. B．Thepoor. C．Foodbanks. D．Organizations.3、WhatdoestheauthorwanttoclarifywiththeexampleRhodainParagraph5?A．Therecoveredfoodisfreshandrich.B．Sheisn’tsatisfiedwiththefoodsupplied.C．Eatingbettercankeeppeoplehealthier.D．Shecangetfooddonationseveryfivedays.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．PeopleShouldTakeCareoftheWeakB．ThePoorAreSufferingfromStarvationC．NourishNowCallsonPeopletoSaveFoodD．GroupUsesLeftoverFoodtoFeedtheHungry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）Anoldwomanwalkedaroundasshepushedhershoppingcartfullofmanythings.Shewas1Herhairwasuntidy.Herclothesweretorn.Andsomeofherteethweremissing.She2andaskedmeforchange.Insteadofgivingherchange,I3hertoeatoutandshe4Wewentacrossthestreettoanoutdoorcafésoshecould5hercartwhilewehadlunch.The6wassurprisedwhenthiswomanappearedanddidnotwanttoserveus,7sheforcedherself.Weateourlunch.Shewasvery8andthefooddisappearedalmostassoonasitarrived.Whenwewerereadyto9,Iwasfeelingverygoodaboutmyselfandthensheaskedfora10ItwasthenthatIhadto11myselfandallthehiddenbias(偏见)thatIhadtowardsthis12Shewasn’twrong,butmyreluctance(不愿)musthave13.Iheldherinmyarmscarelesslyand14Ifeltshame.Shethankedmeforlunchandthenleft.I15thereforamomentandrealizedthatIhad16togivethiswomantheonethingthatcost17—love.IranafterthewomanandcaughtupwithherandaskedherifIcouldgivehera18hugandsheagreed.IgavethewomanthebestoneI’veevergivenanyone.“That’sgettingitright,”shesaidandherbig19litmypathasweparted.The20Ilearnedwasthatifyou’regoingtogive,thengiveityourallandgetitrightthefirsttime.1、A．happy B．dirty C．nervous D．small2、A．ran B．arrived C．stopped D．hid3、A．invited B．pushed C．forced D．wished4、A．refused B．returned C．left D．agreed5、A．watchover B．getholdof C．reachfor D．catchupwith6、A．customer B．shopper C．waitress D．traveler7、A．and B．but C．or D．so8、A．thirsty B．sleepy C．tired D．hungry9、A．leave B．rest C．move D．apologize10、A．break B．gift C．hug D．partner11、A．believe B．face C．hurt D．introduce12、A．behavior B．nation C．person D．district13、A．gone B．shown C．resulted D．remained14、A．slowly B．again C．gradually D．soon15、A．stood B．cried C．lay D．drank16、A．decided B．hoped C．tried D．failed17、A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything18、A．real B．quiet C．brave D．safe19、A．teeth B．smile C．feet D．mouth20、A．fact B．information C．lesson D．expression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）语法填空TheteacultureofChinais1．(amaze)andhasalonghistory.TeadrinkingwaswidespreadinChinaforaboutonethousandyears2．appearinginEurope.TeadrinkinginChinaenjoyswidepopularity.Manypeoplenowadaysgotoexpensivelydecoratedteahouses3．(talk)business.However,teadrinkingisverycomplex.Manyfactorscontributeto4．enjoyableexperience.Itstartswiththesurroundings.Inthepast,teadrinkingtookplaceinasetting5．springwaterrunsonmarble.Atpresent,inordertocreatesuchatmosphere,teahouses6．(decorate)withtraditionalpaintingsandfurniture.Besides,thereisalwaysa7．(perform)ofatraditionalChinesemusicalinstrument,suchastheguzheng,pipaanderu.Water8．(use)forteaalsomatters.Intheolddays,thewaterthatcamefrommeltedsnowwasregardedasthebest.Todaynoonecollectssnowanylongerbecauseofpollutionandwhatpeopleuseisboltedwater.Redtea,togetherwithgreentea,oolongteaandpu’ertea9．(rank)thetopfourfavorites.Thefirstthreetypesofteaareprocessedusingsimilarmethodsbutpu’erteausesa10．(total)differentmethod.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。DearMr、Li,I’mWangtao、I’mwrittentotellyoumyopinionaboutemployingaforeignlanguageteacher、Theyaretwofactorstotakeintoconsider、Forathing,thesenseofhumorisnecessaryforateacher,whomakeshisclassinterestingandlively、Foranother,ensureefficiencyinteachingandlearning,theforeigner’sabilitytospeakChinesemattersmuch,soonlywiththehelpofChinesecantheycommunicatewitheachothersmoothly、Variousofactivitiesoutofclass,suchasEnglishEveningandEnglishCorner,shouldbeorganizedbytheforeignlanguageteacher,whichbringsthestudentsmorechancestocommunicatewiththeteacherandimprovehisoralEnglish、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的美国网友Tim向你询问中国高中生暑假的有关情况。请发一封电子邮件向他简单加以介绍。内容主要包括：1．假期的具体时间(7月20日至8月30日)；2．丰富的假期活动(运动、娱乐、学习、参加社会活动等)；3．你的暑假计划。注意：1．词数100个左右；2．可适当增加细节,使行文连贯；3．邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。参考词汇：socialactivities社交活动DearTim，I’mgladtoreceiveyourletter．_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestregards，LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、B4、B5、A6、A7、C8、D9、B10、C11、A12、B13、A14、A15、C16、B17、A18、B19、B20、D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、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-connectedoligarchy(寡头政治)thatprotectsbigbusinessattheexpenseofsmallbusiness,andtheestablishedoverthenew,isoppositetoAmericanideals.Incomeinequality—whichisdirectlycausedbyfaultygovernmentpolicy—isbeingpromotedasthereasontoimposemoreofthatbadpolicy.Butlet’sbeperfectlyclear,wedonothaveafreemarketbutonewheregovernmentpickswinnersandlosersthroughregulationsandfinancialaids.Politicsis,andalwayshasbeen,aboutbalancingcompetinginterestsseekingtobenefitthemselves,andthat’sasitshouldbe,