湖南省株洲市醴陵第二中学2025届高三压轴卷英语试卷含解析

湖南省株洲市醴陵第二中学2025届高三压轴卷英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．makesmestressedistheentranceexaminationiscomingnearerandnearer.A．It;what B．What;that C．What;what D．That;that2．Asateacher,youhaveto_____yourmethodtosuittheneedsofslowerchildren.A．display B．testC．adjust D．transfer3．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．afterC．until D．when4．IwanttotellyouisthedeeploveandrespectIhaveformyparents.A．That B．Which C．Whether D．What5．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink6．Thedisaster-strickenvillagewasinaccessible___________byhelicopter,andthestormaddedtotherescuers’difficulty.A．insteadof B．otherthan C．ratherthan D．regardlessof7．Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that8．Ourcompanyisseekingforamanager,especially________withcreativityandimagination.A．theone B．eachC．one D．that9．Smoking______inthekitcheninmyhouse.A．doesn’tallowB．didn’tallowC．isn’tallowedD．won’tallow10．Myunclefinallyboughthisdreamhouse______overlooksabeautifulpark.A．which B．where C．who D．what11．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing12．IhavenodoubtthatAnnawill________it,butIwonderwhethersheisreallyreadyenough.A．digB．hitC．makeD．lift13．—Cathy,inmyopinion,isvery________.—Absolutely!Sheprefershomelifetogoingout.A．domestic B．energeticC．dynamic D．enthusiastic14．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what15．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou'dbetterbuy___.A．this B．that C．it D．one16．---Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?---Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.---___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame17．Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet_____lifehasdevelopedgradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose18．Inordertomakemycompositionclearerandsmoother,myteacheraskedmeto_________theunnecessarywordsandsentences.A．leavealone B．leavebehindC．leaveoff D．leaveout19．________they’vemanagedtogeteverythingfinishedsoquicklyisnotcleartous.A．WhichB．WhatC．ThatD．How20．—DidLindaseethetrafficaccident?—No,nosooner________thanithappened.A．hadshegone B．shehadgoneC．hasshegone D．shehasgone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）AleksandraNaranowiczhasgonefromcleaningfloorstotakingtothecatwalkafteraninternationalagencysignedherupontherecommendation.AleksandraNaranowicz,27,struggledtofindworkaftermovingtoEnglandfromPolanddespiteanimpressiveresumeandamaster’sdegree.Shemadeendsmeetwithamodest£250-a-weekjobwhenshedidherpreviouswork,butherluckchangedwhenoneofherclientsreferredhertoaLondonmodelingagent.TheytoldAleksandrashehadthefigureandlooksofamodel.Shehasalreadystarredinastringofadvertsandcatwalkshowsandisearningupto£2,000ashoot.Aleksandrasaid,“PeoplesaidIhadaprettyfaceandthatI’dbegoodasamodel.ThisgavemetheconfidencetomeetmodelingagenciesinLondon.”AleksandraleftPolandwithaMaster’sdegreeinPedagogy—thescienceandartofeducationandmovedtoBristol.ShetookajobwithlocalcleaningfirmMoppandoneofherclients,retiredmediamogul（显要人物）,toldher“withbonestructurelikethatyoushouldbeonacatwalknotcleaningmykitchenfloor”.ShespentthenextfewmonthscleaningfloorstosavethemoneytogotocastingsinLondonandwassignedupbyPRM,whichisaleadingmodelmanagementcompany.Shenowworksasafull-timemodelandhasdonecountlessshoots,specializinginhairmagazinesandadverts.MoppfounderPeteDowdssaid,“We’redelightedtohavebeenapartofhelpingAleksandrawithhercareer.ShewasabrilliantadditiontoMopp’sBristolcleaningteamsowe’resorrytoloseherbutnodoubtshe’ll‘cleanup’inthefashionworldinnotime.”1、WhatdidAleksandraNaranowiczdobeforeshebecameamodel?A．Ateacher.B．Acleaner.C．Aboss.D．Areporter.2、WhydidAleksandraNaranowiczquitherpreviousjob?A．Shehatedherpreviousjob.B．Shepossessedamaster’sdegree.C．Shedreamedofbecomingamodel.D．Shewasencouragedbyherclients.3、Fromthetext,weknowMoppis.A．amodelmanagementfirmB．acleaningfirminBristolC．aleadingmediacompanyD．amodeltrainingcentre4、Theunderlinedwords“cleanup”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby.A．takeoffB．endupC．pickupD．turnup22．（8分）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof32monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能见度)ofyellowmakesitlessdifficultfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasarelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout2.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theyalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout12,300taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,32.2feweraccidentswilloccurpermonthor913feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,thecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(证实)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forexample,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstthoseofothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,we’realsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors.”ExplainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Theirstudywillbefurthered.D．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?23．（8分）Ifyoudon’thaveacollegedegree,you’reatgreaterriskofdevelopingmemoryproblemsorevenAlzheimer’s(老年痴呆).Educationplaysakeyroleinlifelongmemoryperformanceandriskformentaldisorder,andit'swelldocumentedthatthosewithacollegedegreepossessacognitive（认知的）advantageovertheirlesseducatedcounterpartsinmiddleandoldage.Now,alargenationalstudyfromBrandeisUniversitypublishedintheAmericanJournalofGeriatricPsychiatryshowsthatthosewithlessschoolingcansignificantlymakeupforpoorereducationbyfrequentlyengaginginmentalexercisessuchaswordgames,puzzles,reading,andlectures.“Thelifelongbenefitsofhighereducationformemoryinlaterlifearequiteimpressive,butwedonotclearlyunderstandhowandwhytheseeffectslastsolong,”saidleadauthorMargieLachman,apsychologist.Shesuggestedthathighereducationmayencouragelifelonginterestincognitiveefforts,whilethosewithlesseducationmaynotengageasfrequentlyinmentalexercisesthathelpkeepthememoryagile(敏捷地).Buteducationearlyinadulthooddoesnotappeartobetheonlyroutetomaintainyourmemory.Thestudyfoundthatintellectualactivitiesundertakenregularlymadeadifference.“Amongindividualswithloweducation,thosewhoareengagedinreading,writing,attendinglectures,doingwordgamesorpuzzlesonceaweekormorehadmemoryscoressimilartopeoplewithmoreeducation,”saidLachman.Thestudy,calledMidlifeintheUnitedStates,assessed3,343menandwomenbetweentheagesof32and84withameanageof56years.Almost40percentoftheparticipantshadatleasta4-yearcollegedegree.Theresearchersevaluatedhowtheparticipantsperformedintwocognitiveareas,verbalmemoryandexecutivefunction---brainprocessesinvolvedinplanning,abstractthinkingandcognitiveflexibility.Participantsweregivenabatteryoftests,includingtestsofverbalfluency,wordrecall,andbackwardcounting.Asexpected,thosewithhighereducationsaidtheyengagedincognitiveactivitiesmoreoftenandalsodidbetteronthememorytests,butsomewithlowereducationalsodidwell,explainedLachman.“Thefindingsarepromisingbecausetheysuggesttheremaybewaystoleveltheplayingfieldforthosewithlowereducationalachievement,andprotectthoseatgreatestriskformemorydeclines,”saidLachman.“Althoughwecannotruleoutthepossibilitythatthosewhohavebettermemoriesaretheoneswhotakeonmoreactivities,theevidenceisconsistentwithcognitiveplasticity(可塑性),andsuggestssomedegreeofpersonalcontrolovercognitivefunctioninginadulthoodbyadoptinganintellectuallyactivelifestyle.”1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Highereducationhasabettercognitiveadvantage.B．Bettermemoriesresultfromcollegedegree.C．Cognitiveactivitydoesamindgood.D．Pooreducationhasmoreriskofmemorydeclines.2、AccordingtotheresultofMargieLachman’sstudy,wecanconcludethat________.A．educationisresponsibleforthelifelongmemoryperformanceandriskformentaldisorderB．educationearlyinadulthoodcanbetheonlyroutetomaintainyourmemoryC．thosewithhighereducationdidbetteronthememoryteststhanthosewithlowereducationD．anintellectuallyactivelifestyledoeshelptomaintainyourmemory3、WhatdoweknowaboutthestudycalledMidlife?A．Participantseachweregivenabatterytotesttheirmemory.B．Theaverageageoftheparticipantsare56yearsold.C．Participantshadtoperforminoneofthetwocognitiveareas.D．Oneinfouroftheparticipantshada4-yearcollegedegree.4、WhyarethefindingsoftheLachman’sstudypromising?A．Thelowereducatedmayhavethesameopportunitiestokeepupmemory.B．Wemayhavewaystocurethepeoplewhohavememorydeclines.C．Adoptingadifferentlifestylecancontrolovercognitivefunctioning.D．Wecanfindoutthepossibilitytohavebettermemories.24．（8分）Throughouthistory,artist,inventors,writersandscientistshavesolvedproblemsintheirdreams.Now,let’shavealooktogetheratsomeofthem.1.PaulMcCartneyFoundYesterdayinadreamPaulMcCartneyisoneofthemostfamoussingers/songwritersofalltime.AccordingtotheGuinnessBookofRecords,hisBeatlessongYesterday(1965)hasthemostcover（翻唱）versionsofanysongeverwrittenand,accordingtorecordlabelBMI，wasperformedoversevenmilliontimesinthe20thcentury.ThetuneforYesterdaycametoPaulMcCartneyinadream.“Iwokeupwithalovelytuneinmyhead.Ithought,’That’sgreat,Iwonderwhatthatis?’Therewasanuprightpianonexttome,totherightofmybedbythewindow.Igotoutofbed,satatthepiano,foundG,foundFsharpminor----andthatleadsyouthroughthentoBtoEminor,andfinallybacktoE.Itallleadsforwardlogically.Ilikedthe_melodyalot,butbecauseI’ddreamedit,Icouldn’tbelieveI’dwrittenit.Ithought,‘No,I’veneverwrittenanythinglikethisbefore.’ButIhadthetune,whichwasthemostmagicthing!”2.MaryShelley’sFrankenteinInspiredbyaDreamInthesummerof1816,nineteen-year-oldMaryWollstonecraftGodwinandherlover,thepoetPercyShelley(whomshemarriedlaterthatyear),visitedthepoetLordByronathisvillabesideLakeGenevainSwitzerland.Stormyweatherfrequentlyforcedthemindoors,wheretheyandByron’sotherguestssometimesreadfromavolumeofghoststories.Oneevening,Byronchallengedhisgueststoeachwriteonethemselves.Mary’sstory,inspiredbyadream,becameFrankentein（科学怪人）.“WhenIplacedmyheaduponmypillow,Ididnotsleep,norcouldIbesaidtothink----Myeyesshut,Isaw------withmyacutementalvision----thepalestudentofunholyartskneelingbesidethethinghehadputtogether.Isawtheuglyfigureofamanstretchout,andthen,ontheworkingofsomepowerfulengine,showsignsoflife,andtremblewithanuneasymotion,extremelyfrightful.ThenextmorningIannouncedthatIhadthoughtofastory.Ibeganthatdaywiththewords,‘ItwasonadullnightofNovember’,makingonlyatranscript(文字稿)ofthecruelterrorofmywakingdream.”1、Wecanlearnfromthewholepassagethat_________A．Somegreatstories,poemsandsongswerecreatedwhiletheirwritersslept.B．PaulMcCartneylikeswritingsongsindreams.C．FrankenteinwaswrittenbyByron’sguests.D．ByronwasanuglyfrightfulFrankentein.2、Theunderlinedword“melody”hasthesimilarmeaningof_______.A．dreamB．songC．tuneD．instrument3、Whichisthebesttitleofthewholepassage?A．TheGreatestwritersB．ThemostfamoussongandstoryC．GreatdreamsthatcometrueD．Howtodream25．（10分）Youcaneithertravelorread,buteitheryourbodyorsoulmustbeontheway.Thepopularsayinghasinspiredmanypeopletoreadorgosightseeing.Traveling,justlikereading,isarefreshingjourneyfromthebusyworld.Books,brainfood,cankeepyoucompanyonyourtravel.1.OntheRoad,1957,byJackKerouacThebookisagloballypopularspiritualguidebookaboutyouth.ThemaincharacterinthebookdrivesacrosstheUScontinentwithseveralyoungpeopleandfinallyreachesMexico.Aftertheexhaustingandexcitingtrip,thecharactersinthebookbegintorealizethemeaningoflife.ThebookcanbeagoodpartnerwithyoutoexploretheUnitedStates.2.LifeisElsewhere,1975,byMilanKunderaJean-JacquesRousseauoncesaid,“Manisbornfree,andeverywhereheisinchains.”Thebooktellsayoungartist’sromanticbutmiserablelife,abouthowhereads,dreamsandhasarelationship.Experiencetheartist’spassionatelifeinthebookduringatriptoCentralEurope.Thebookinvitesyoutodeeplyreflectonyourcurrentlife.3.TheStoriesoftheSahara,1967,bySanmaoThebooknarratestheauthor’ssimplebutadventurouslifeintheSaharaDesert,whichseemsadesolateanddullplace.Thefancynaturalsceneryandlifethere,alongwiththeauthor’sromanticandintensiveemotionswillinspireyoutoexplorethemysteriousland.Readingthebookislikeparticipatinginadialoguewiththeauthor,whoissincereandhumorous.4.Lotus,2006,byAnnbabyThisnovelsetinTibet,tellsthreepeople’sstories,eachwiththeiruniquecharacteristics.Itrevealsmodernpeople’semotionsandinnerlife,theirconfusionaboutlove,andexplorationofBuddhism.ThebookisagoodpartnertobringyoutothescaredlandTibet.1、Whichbookisabouttheexplorationoflifevaluethroughajourney?A．OntheRoad. B．LifeisElsewhere.C．Lotus. D．TheStoriesoftheSahara.2、WhosebookissuitabletoaccompanyyourtriptoGermany?A．MilanKundera’s. B．Sanmao’s.C．Annbaby’s. D．JackKerouac’s.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．TheStoriesoftheSahararecordsthedialoguesbetweentheauthorandherreaders.B．LifeisElsewherepromotesreaders’considerationoftheirpresentlives.C．LotusisareligiousbookwhichexploresBuddhistcultureinTibet.D．OntheRoadisintendedtoadviseaclassicroutefordrivingacrosstheUS.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toadvertisefourtravelguidebooks.B．Tointroducefournovelsabouttraveling.C．Torecommendfourbookslinkedtodestinations.D．Toarousereaders’interestinreadingbooks.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）WhilemoststudentsintheUSAareworryingaboutgettingintotheirdreamuniversities,othersworryaboutabiggerproblem.StudentsbroughttotheUSAillegally,whohavetoleavea36onapplicationsthatneedtheirSocialSecuritynumber,knowtheywillnotbeaccepted37theiroutstandinggradesandperformance.Theyoungimmigrants38fromtheU.S.schoolsystem,butonlyupthroughhighschool.Theireducationoften39thereduetoa1996federallawthatbansstatesfromofferingin-statetuitionrate(学费)toillegalimmigrants40thestatealsooffersittoallU.S.citizens.However,theremaybesomehopebecauseoftheDREAMAct,whichwillbevotedoninCongress(国会).TheDREAMActisa/an41aidprogramfortheyoungillegalimmigrantswhoenteredtheU.S.beforetheywere16.Thosewhoapplyforthisprogramcanget42andtemporaryresiding(居住)status,whichcanbechanged,once43,toagreencardaftersixyears.Theseimmigrantscanthenusetheirnewlyacquiredstatustoseekgreencardsfortheir44.Inthisway,itcanalsoprovidecitizenshipfortheillegalforeignerswhobroughttheirchildrentotheUS.“Idon’tliveinfearofbeingdrivenoutofthis45,”saysJuan,ahighschooljuniorborninMexico.“Iliveanormallifehere46thatnoweveryoneisgettingtheirdriver’slicense,andIcan’t.”JuancametotheU.S.withhismotherandolderbrotherateight.HeishopingfortheDREAMActtobe47.Whileheadmitsthatthereisnoobviousprejudiceinhighschool,Juan48facesunfairracialtreatment.“It49mewhenpeoplejokearoundandaskmeformygreencard,”Juanexplains.“I50,butdeepdownIknowtheyareoffendingmefor51Ihavenocontrolover.IwasborninMexico,butmy52ishere.”Hisbrothernowattendsacommunity(社区)collegeandplanstoenterauniversity.Juanhopestotakea53path.“Forlong,Ihaveno54thatIcangotouniversity”Juansays.“Iknowit’sgoingtobehard,butaslongasIstayinthiscountry,Ihavea/an55.”1、A．blank B．track C．name D．message2、A．becauseof B．insteadof C．intermsof D．regardlessof3、A．suffer B．benefit C．learn D．graduate4、A．stops B．begins C．continues D．changes5、A．if B．until C．unless D．after6、A．legal B．international C．seasonal D．educational7、A．low B．conditional C．stable D．regular8、A．denied B．lost C．bought D．earned9、A．children B．parents C．friends D．relatives10、A．school B．program C．system D．country11、A．with B．in C．except D．now12、A．introduced B．discussed C．passed D．corrected13、A．almost B．still C．even D．only14、A．bothers B．worries C．confuses D．surprises15、A．laugh B．cry C．shout D．sigh16、A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything17、A．success B．origin C．life D．experience18、A．similar B．right C．different D．direct19、A．confidence B．idea C．interest D．doubt1、A.attempt B.chance C.dream D.choice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JohnSnowwasafamousdoctorinLondon,whowassoexpertthatheattendedQueenVictoriaasher1．(person)physician.Buthefelt2．(inspire)whenhethoughtabout3．(help)peopleexposedtocholera.Cholerawasa4．(dead)diseaseandneitheritscausenoritscurewasunderstood.JohnSnowwantedtofacethechallengeandsolvetheproblem.Hesuspectedthatpeopleabsorbedthisdisease5．theirbodieswiththeirmeals.SowhenanotheroutbreakhitLondon,hebeganhisenquiry.Hefoundthatmanyvictims6．(link)totheoutbreakwerenearthewaterpump,sohehadthehandle7．(remove).Soonafterwardsthediseasesloweddown.Hedrewaconclusionthatthewaterwas8．(blame).Thewater9．(company)wereinstructednottoexposepeopleto10．(pollute)wateranymore.Finally“KingCholera”wasdefeated.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：在错词下画一横线，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。Theapproachofthecollegeentranceexamannouncetheendofmystressfulhighschoollife、Actually,I’mplanningforarelaxedandmeaningfulsummervacation、Thefirstthingcomingtomymindistogetadrivinglicense,whatIthinkisamustformosthighschoolstudentinChina、Apartfromacompletelyrelaxation,IalsoplantotakeanEnglishcoursetoimprovemyspeakingEnglish、Inadditionto,Iwanttotakeactivepartindifferentsocialactivitiestobettermyself、IbelievethevacationmustbefascinatingbeforeIfinishtheexam、Ican’twaittoenjoythem!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学学生会主席李华。下个月学校将到所在社区开展“美化家园”和“社区讲堂”两次志愿者活动。你班交换生Jim打算参加其中的一项活动，发来邮件咨询。请你给Jim回