福建省闽南四校2025届高考适应性考试英语试卷含解析

福建省闽南四校2025届高考适应性考试英语试卷注意事项：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．_______withallsortsofaffairs,themanagerhadlittletimetohaveagoodsleep.A．Occupying B．BeingoccupiedC．Occupied D．Havingoccupied2．—Whyareyousoupset?—Ihadmycomputerrepairedyesterday,butit________workagain.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t3．Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what4．Usuallydoctorsareunderstandably________aboutnewmedicinesbecauseoftheuncertaintyoftheireffects.A．considerateB．logicalC．optimisticD．cautious5．WhatIlovemostaboutreadingnovelsis______theauthorsvividlydescribethecharacters.A．what B．whyC．how D．whom6．Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid7．—Howcouldtheymisunderstandmelikethat?—Justkeepsilent!It’sthebestwaytoletthemknowtheyyouwrong.A．do B．didC．aredoing D．haddone8．Whatapity!________joinedintheparty,Iwouldhavemetmyoldfriend． A．lfIhave B．HadI C．Ihad D．HaveI9．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．couldC．would D．shall10．InApril,2009,PresidentHuinspectedthewarshipsinQingdao,____the60thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePLANavy.A．marking B．markedC．havingmarked D．beingmarked11．ItwaswhenshefirstarrivedinChina_____shedevelopedapassionforpaper-cutting.A．where B．thatC．how D．why12．Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit13．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account14．Thanksforyourusefuladvice;otherwiseI______suchrapidprogress.A．didn’tmake B．couldn’thavemadeC．hadn’tmade D．shouldn’thavemade15．Themoviecouldn’tbemoreboring.IwishI________toit.A．hadnotbeen B．havenotbeenC．didnotgo D．havenotgone16．Nothavingworkedouttheprogram,________leavetheoffice.A．sohewasforbiddentoB．andhedidn’twanttoC．hislittlesoncouldn’tmakehimD．becouldn’tfreehimselfto17．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway18．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．amhaving C．havehad D．had19．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking20．Therearemanyfamousculturalrelicsinourcountry,many_______thousandsofyearsago.A．datingbackto B．datebacktoC．datedbackto D．weredatedbackto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）SydneyDayToursPortStephensDayToursLabeled“BlueWaterParadise”,PortStephensisknownforitsbeautyandmarinesurroundingswithover19milesofclean,whiteandsandybeaches.Itishometoaround150bottlenosedolphinandthuscalledthedolphincapitalofAustralia.Highlights:DolphinWatching;AustralianReptileParkOperates:Mon,Wed&Sat---8AMAdults:$195Children:$98Note:NotsuitablefromDec.20th,2017toJan.9th,2018inChristmas&NYperiod,Feb.14th-22th,2018inChineseNY.SydneyCityDayToursSydneyisabigcity,filledwithlotsoflandmarksandattractionstosee.ThiscanmakeitastressfultasktoplanyourownvacationinSydney.Luckily,ourtoursaredesignedtoallowyoutoseeallofSydney’smostfamouslandmarks.YoucanrestandmakesurethatyouwillbeseeingallthatSydneyhastooffer.Highlights:HarbourBridge;SydneyOperaHouseOperates:Daily---8AMAdults:$129Children:$65BlueMountainsToursTheseBlueMountainsToursfromSydneyhavebeendesignedfortheadventuresandpeoplewholiketoenjoybushwalking.Additionally,theseBlueMountainsDayToursincludesatoughwalkfromGlenbrooktotheWentworthFalls.Highlights:SeeAustralianwildlifeup-close;GuidedhikeatWentworthFalls.Operates:Daily—8AMAdults:$99Children:$74Note:Agoodleveloffitnessisrequiredforthebushwalk.Minimumchildageis11years.1、WhichoneisNOTpropertimeforthePortStephensDayTours?A．Jan.13th,2018(Sat.). B．Jan.15th,2018(Mon.).C．Jab.24th,2018(Wed.). D．Feb.15th,2018(Thur.).2、WhatcantouristsenjoyonSydneyCityDayTours?A．Marinesurroundings. B．HarbourBridge.C．DolphinWatching. D．Adventurousactivities.3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheadvertisement?A．Allthetoursareavailableeveryday.B．Sydneycityhasthemostlandmarksandattractionsintheworld.C．Children10yearsandunderarenotpermittedonBlueMountainsTours.D．Allthetoursarechargedanddesignedonlyforadventures.22．（8分）Brainimagingwasoncethoughttobetoocostlyanddifficultforwidespreaduseinthedevelopingworld.Butthetechnologysoonmaybeavailableinpoorcountries.Brainimagingcreatespicturesofbrainactivity.Itusesinfraredlightsimilartothelightproducedbyatelevisionremotecontrol.Brainimagingcanidentifythefirstsignsofcognitive(认知的)delays,mentalproblems,innewbornsandyoungchildren.Suchchildrencouldbesufferingfromapoordiet.Thetechnologyhasalongname——functionalnear-infraredspectroscopy,orf-N-I-R-S.Itinvolvesplacinganextremelysmall,softhelmetaroundababy'shead.Infraredlightissentthroughtheboneprotectingthebrain.Ithelpstoshowwhetherbabiesaredevelopingnormallyfortheirage.f-N-I-R-Sisconsideredsaferthanotherimagingmethods,includingMRIorPETscan.Anditalsocanbeeasilymoved.Thebrainscannerequipmentcanbeloadedintoavehicle.Healthworkerscandriveitfromvillagetovillage.ClareElwellisaprofessorofmedicalphysicsatUniversityCollegeLondon.Shehelpeddeveloptherelativelylow-cost,non-aggressiveimagingtechnology.Shesaysthedevicemeasuresoxygeninthebloodtolearnhowbabies’brainsaredeveloping.“Andasyouusedifferentareasofyourbrain,youdirectoxygentothosedifferentbrainareas.Andsoifwelookatthechangeinthedistributionoftheoxygeninyourbrain,wecanworkouthowactiveyourbrainisandwhatyourbrainisactuallyprocessing.”ClareElwellledastudyofthetestingmethodinruralGambia.Thebabiesinvolvedwerebetweenfourandeightmonthsold.Theywereexaminedthreetimesover15months.Researchersnotedthebabies1reactionstodifferentimagesandsounds.ShesayspoornutritionandchildhooddiseasesthreatentheAfricanchildren.Shesaysthegoalistoidentifybabiesneedingtobebetterfedortreatedforhealthproblemsthatcanharmbraindevelopment.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthef-N-I-R-S?A．Itmeasuresoxygeninthebodytolearnhowbrainsaredeveloping.B．Itcanonlybeusedinnewbornsandyoungchildren.C．Itisnotonlyrelativelycheapbutalsoconvenient.D．Itisjustlikeasofthelmetaroundababy’shead.2、What’sthemainsolutiontothediseasesinbraininthecountrieslikeGambia?A．Toguaranteetheiradequatemedicine.B．Todevelopeconomy.C．Tooffertheirpropereducation.D．Toinsuretheycangetgoodnutrition.3、WhydidClareElwellleadthestudyof(hetestingmethodinGambia?A．Becauseshewasbornthere.B．Becauseshewasavolunteerdoctorthere.C．Becauseshewantedtocurethechildrenthereoftheirbraindiseases.D．Becauseshewantedtoknowifpoornutritionresultedinbrainproblems.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BrainImagingEntersAfricaB．PoorNutritionOnlyLedtoMentalProblemsC．f-N-I-R-S,ANewImagingMethodD．PoorCountriesCanAllUsef-N-I-R-SNow23．（8分）Thepopularwisdomforyearshasbeenthatdrinkinginmoderation(适度)—that’sone“standard”drinkadayforwomenandtwoformen-islinkedtoalowerriskofcardiovascular(心血管的)disease.Butrecentstudiesarecastingsomedoubtonthatlong-heldlearning.Sciencenowsaysitdependsonyourageanddrinkinghabits.A2017studyofnearly2millionBritishwithnocardiovascularriskfoundthattherewasstillamodestbenefitinmoderatedrinking,especiallyforwomenover55whodrankfivedrinksaweek.Whythatage?Alcoholcaninfluencethesubstanceinthebloodinpositiveways,expertssay,andthat’sabouttheagewhenheartproblemsbegintooccur.Also,a2018studyfoundthatdrinkingmorethan100gramsofalcoholperweek—equaltoroughlysevenstandarddrinksintheUnitedStatesorfivetosixglassesofwineintheUK—increasesyourriskofdeathfromallcausesandinturnlowersyourlifeexpectancy.Linkswerefoundwithdifferentformsofcardiovasculardisease,withpeoplewhodrankmorethan100gramsperweekhavingahigherriskofstroke,heartfailure.Another2018studyfoundthatconsistentlydrinkingamoderateamountofalcohol,withinrecommendedguidelines,hadaprotectiveeffectontheheartovertime.Unstabledrinkinghabitswereassociatedwithahigherriskofheartdisease,whichtheauthorsreflectedmightindicatebroaderlifestylechanges,suchaspoorhealthorstress.Formerdrinkerswerealsoatgreaterrisk.Overall,however,thelatestthinkingisthatanyheartbenefitmaybeoutweighedbyotherhealthrisks,suchashighbloodpressure,certaincancersandliverdamage.Womenwhodrinkareatahigherriskforbreastcancer;alcoholcontributesabout6%oftheoverallrisk,possiblybecauseitraisescertaindangeroushormonesintheblood.Drinkingcanalsoincreasethechanceyoumightdevelopliver,mouthandoralcancers.Onepotentialreason:Alcoholweakensourimmunesystems,makingusmorelikelytoinflame(发炎)—adrivingforcebehindcancer.1、Whydoesmoderatedrinkingbenefitwomenover55?A．Ithelpsthemlivelongerthanmen.B．Itreducesthechanceofsomeheartproblems.C．Itdestroystheharmfulchemicalsintheirblood.D．Ithelpsthemrecoverfromcardiovasculardisease.2、Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph3?A．Drinkingmorethan10gramsofalcoholperweekissurelyharmful.B．Solidlinkswerefoundbetweenthediseaseandtheamountofalcohol.C．Thelifespanvariesaccordingtoamountofconsumedalcohol.D．SevenstandarddrinksaretherecommendedamountofdrinkingintheUK.3、Whowillbeatalowerriskaccordingtothe2018study?A．Consistentdrinkerswithlifestylechanges.B．Unstabledrinkerswithlifestylechanges.C．Consistentdrinkerswithinrecommendedamountofalcohol.D．Unstabledrinkerswithinrecommendedamountofalcohol.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Moderatedrinkinghabitsbenefittheheart.B．Moderatedrinkingweakensourimmunesystems.C．Moderatedrinkingcanpreventcancer.D．Moderatedrinkingdoesmoreharmthangoodtohealth.24．（8分）Thecatastrophicminorplanetcrashthatwipedoutthedinosaurs66millionyearsagomaynothavebeensodestructivehadithitalmostanywhereelseonearthaccordingtoanewresearchbyJapanesescientistsKunioKaihoandNagaOshima,whopublishedtheirfindingsThursdayinthejournalScientificReports.Itmeansdinosaurscouldstillruletheearthandhumansmayneverhaveevolvedatall.Theroughlysixmile(10km)wideplanetcreatedacrater(坑)morethan110miles(176km)acrosswhenitsmashedintoourplanet.Thecollisionreleasedmorethan1billiontimesasmuchenergyastheatomicbombexplosionwhichdestroyedHiroshimaandNagasakiatthecloseofWorldWarⅡ.Morethan75percentofalllandandseaanimals,themostfamousofwhichbeingdinosaurs,werewipedoutasaresult.Hugevolumesofash,sootanddustshotintotheatmosphere,blockingasmuchas80percentofprecioussunlightfromreachingthesurfaceoftheplanet.Thepairbelievethekeyingredientintheextinctionwasthesoot,whichwasproducedwhenthecrashlightedrocksloadedwithhydrocarbonmolecules(碳氢化合物分子)suchasoil.However,theamountofhydrocarboninrocksvarieswidelydependingontheirlocation.Withthisinmind,theteamsetaboutanalysingplacesonEarthwheretherockshaveahighhydrocarbonmoleculecontent.Theyfoundthatonlyabout13percentoftheplanethavesuchanenvironment,essentiallymeaningthatthedinosaurswereunluckywhentheminorplanethitinsuchahydrocarbonricharea.“Thecatastrophicchainofeventscouldonlyhaveoccurrediftheminorplanethadhitthehydrocarbon-richareasoccupyingapproximately13percentoftheEarth’ssurface,”thescientistswroteinauniversitypressrelease.It’sagoodthingforhumanity,however,orelsewemayneverhaveevolvedinthefirstplace.1、Accordingtothetext,iftheminorplanethitsomewhereelseonearth.A．itwouldwipeoutdinosaursB．itwouldwipeoutthecitizenslivingonbothHiroshimaandNagasakiC．humancouldruletheearthD．dinosaurscouldcontinuetoruletheearth2、TheatomicbombexplosionatWorldWarIIwasmentionedtodescribe.A．thesizeoftheminorplanetB．theweightoftheminorplanetC．thepoweroftheminorplanetD．thehistoryoftheminorplanet3、Whichofthefollowingdirectlycausedtheextinctionofdinosaurs?A．Thehydrocarbonmoleculescontainedintheoil.B．Therockswithalowhydrocarbonmoleculecontent.C．Thesootproducedduringthecrash.D．Theareawheretheminorplanetcrashed.25．（10分）BigmessagingappsabroadWhileWeChatisChina'sbiggestmobilemessagingapp,therearemanyequivalentappsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures.WhatsApp(US)Users:morethan300millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryFeatures:Textchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharingWithmorethan300millionactiveusers,WhatsAppisoneofWeChat'sbiggestcompetitors.Developedbytwoex-Yahooemployeesin2009,WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontextchat,butonAug.6italsostartedpush-to-talkservice.It'snotedforitsaccessibility,easeofuseandtheabsenceofadverts.Theserviceisfreeforthefirstyear,afterwhich$0.99(6.06yuan)ischargedforaone-yearsubscription.KakaoTalk(SouthKorea)Users:morethan100millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandBada(anoperatingsystemdevelopedbySamsung)Features:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,groupcalls,filesharingWithmorethan100millionusersinmorethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti-platformtextingapplicbtionthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesforfree.WithKakaoTalk,userscanmessageeachotherone-on-oneoringroupchatswithunlimitednumbersoffriends.Youcanalsochoosefrommorethan250animatedemoticonsandsharethemwithfriends.Line(Japan)Users:morethan200millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPCFeatures:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing,gaming,stickersLinetopsthelistofthemostdownloadedfreeappsin52countries.Apartfromtextandvoicemessaging,Lineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickersandemoticonstobuyfromitsownshop.Inthefirstquarterof2013alone,itmade$17millionjustfromstickers.ThepopularappalsoallowsfriendstobattleeachotherintheLINEGame.1、Comparedwiththeothertwoapps,whichofthefollowingfeaturesmakesLinestandout?A．Groupmobilegames.B．Freeemoticons.C．Freedownloadoftheapp.D．Textandgroupchat.2、WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．UserscanalwayssendandreceivemessagesforfreewithWhatsApp.B．Userscansharefileswithanyofthethreeapps.C．KakaoTalkfreesusersfromunwantedadvertisjments.D．Lineranksfirstinthelistofthemostdownloadedappsin52countries.3、Inwhichpartofthenewspapermaythisarticlebefound?A．Advertisement.B．EconomyandFinance.C．Entertainment.D．ScienceandTechnology.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）Peoplefromeverycorner1intothestreetsthatChristmasEve."FrostytheSnowman,"and"JingleBells"2instores;onthepavements,thestreetsingersperformedhappily.Everyonewas3bysomeoneelse,delightedandcheerful.Iwasalone.Asoneof8kidsofaBrazilianfamily,broughtupinAmerica'scrowdedapartment,I'dspentseveralye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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、A3、B4、D5、C6、A7、B8、B9、D10、A11、B12、D13、C14、B15、A16、D17、D18、B19、B20、A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、D2、B3、C22、1、C2、D3、D4、A23、1、B2、A3、C4、D24、1、D2、C3、C25、Whenit'sfiveo'clock,peopleleavetheiroffice.Thelengthoftheworkday,formanyworkers,isdefinedbytime.Theyleavewhentheclocktellsthemthey'redone.Thesedays,thetimeiseverywhere:notjustonclocksorwatches,butoncell-phonesandcomputers.Thatmaybeabadthing,particularlyatwork.Newresearchshowsonthatclock-basedworkscheduleshindermoraleandcreativity.Clock-timersorganizetheirdaybyblocksofminutesandhours.Forexample:ameetingfrom9a.m.to10a.m.,researchfrom10a.m.tonoon,etc.Ontheotherhand,task-timershavealistofthingstheywanttoaccomplish.Theyworkdownthelist,eachtaskstartswhentheprevioustaskiscompleted.Itissaidthatallofusemployamixofboththesetypesofplanning.What,then,aretheeffectsofthinkingabouttimeinthesedifferentways?Doesonemakeusmoreproductive?Betteratthetasksathand?Happier?InexperimentsconductedbyTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellier,theyhadparticipintsorganizedifferentactivities-fromprojectplanning,holidayshopping,toyoga-bytimeorto-dolisttomeasurehowtheyperformedunder"clocktime"vs"tasktime".Theyfoundclocktimerstobemoreefficientbutlesshappybecausetheyfeltlittlecontrolovertheirlives.Tasktimersarehappierandmorecreative,butlessproductive.Theytendtoenjoythemomentwhensomethinggoodishappening,andseizeopportunitiesthatcomeup.Theresearchersarguethattask-basedorganizingtendstobeundervaluedandunder-supportedinthebusinessculture.Smartcompanies,theybelieve,willtrytobakemoretask-basedplanningintotheirstrategies.Thismightbeasmallchangetothewayweviewworkandtheoffice,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesawidespreadcharacteristicoftheeconomy:workorganizedb