湖南省长沙市长沙县九中2025届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

湖南省长沙市长沙县九中2025届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷考生须知：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．_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless2．Marylikedtolookbackonherhigh—schooldays，shethoughtwerethehappiestinherlife．A．that B．what C．which D．when3．Ascientist’sattempttoproducetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies_____areimmunetoHIVhassparkedcontroversyinacademiaandthepublic.A．as B．whoC．whom D．whose4．Airpollution,togetherwithlittering,____manyproblemsinourlargeindustrialcitiestoday.A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing5．—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged6．Thenewmeansoftransport________inthiscity,sowhetheritwillworkoutremainstobeseen.A．havenevertriedB．hasnevertriedC．haveneverbeentriedD．hasneverbeentried7．InBeijing,morethan21,100people________todonatetheirbodiesbytheendof2017,asthecitypromotedabodydonationcampaignfrom1999.A．haveappliedB．hadappliedC．wouldhaveappliedD．applied8．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．asD．that9．.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthatyesterdayI______aseriouserror.A．acted B．committed C．performed D．completed10．Wepackedallthebooksinthewoodenboxes_______theywouldn’tgetdamaged.A．aslongasB．asifC．incaseD．sothat11．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should12．Childrenarelikelyto________somebadhabitswhenplayingthepianoiftheydon’thaveproperlessons.A．keepup B．catchupC．pickup D．giveup13．Theautofactory______newprofitrecordsthroughtechnicalinnovation—10%growthrateinthelasttwoyearsandhopefully15%thisyear.A．setB．hassetC．issettingD．hasbeensetting14．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor15．Japanhasbeentryingtobringitsnuclearcrisisunder____control,but____spreadofradiationhasraisedconcernsaboutthesafetyofthenuclearenergy.A．a;the B．the;/ C．/;the D．a;/16．—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might17．—Isitenoughtofinishtheformforapassport,Madam?—Yourpassportapplicationformshouldbe________bytworecentphotos.A．updated B．accompaniedC．established D．identified18．Thoughsmall,thecountryhas_____plantsfromdesertgrassestotropicaljungle.A．extremeB．abundantC．artificialD．poisonous19．_______travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour．A．As B．By C．Since D．With20．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer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）Earlierthismonth,tworockclimbersachievedwhatmanythoughtimpossible:Theyclimbedupthe3,000-foot-highDawnWallinYosemiteNationalParkwithoutspecializedequipment.Climbingwithoutthisequipmentiscalled“free-climbing.”Untilnow,noonehadfree-climbedtothetopoftherockface,whichisapartofthemountainEICapitan.EICapitan,whichmeans“thecaptain”or“thechief”inSpanish,hasalwayspresentedachallengetoclimbers.ButtheDawnWall,onthemountain’ssoutheastface,isaparticularlydifficultroutetothesummit(顶峰).Itisarockformationthatisbothsteepandrelativelysmooth.Thismakesfree-climbingtherockfaceseemalmostimpossible.Aboutsevenyearsago,professionalclimberTommyCaldwellspottedapossiblerouteupthewall.Ittookyearsofplanningandpreparation,butthismonth,Caldwell,36,andhisfriendKevinJorgeson,30,finallymaketheclimb.Freeclimbersdouseropesandotherbasicsafetyequipmenttocatchthemiftheyfall—andCaldwellandJorgesonfelloften.Beforestartingtheirclimb,theybrokedowntheirrouteinto32sections.Eachsectionwasbasedonaropelengthcalleda“pitch.”Theropewassecuredintotherockfacetocatchtheclimbersiftheyfell.CaldwellandJorgeson’sgoalwastoclimbtheDawnWallwithoutreturningtotheground.Iftheyfell,theyhadtostartthatpitchalloveragain.ThetwomenstartedclimbingonDecember27.Theysleptinhangingtents,andateamoffriendsbroughtthemfoodeachday.Themenhadspentyearsrehearsing(排练)themovementsitwouldtaketogetthrougheachpitch.Theymadeitthroughthefisthalfoftheclimbrelativelyeasily.Buthalfwayup,Jorgesonranintotrouble.Inonedifficultspot,hefelleachtimeheattemptedtoclimb.After10daysoftrying,Jorgesonfinallymadeittothenextpitch.Gettingthroughthattroublesomepitchgavebothclimbersrenewedenergy.Theyfinishedtherestoftheclimbfivedayslater,onJanuary14.1、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlyexplain?A．WhytheDawnWallisahardchallenge.B．WhypeoplepreferclimbingElCapitan.C．Howtofree-climbtheDawnWall.D．HowElCapitangotitsname.2、ToclimbYosemite’sDawnWall,CaldwellandJorgeson________.A．receivedoneyear’strainingB．chosethenearestrouteC．madethoughtfulpreparationsD．usedspecialequipment3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthisworld’stoughestclimb?A．Itincludes32differentroutes.B．Itisalsotheworld’shighestclimb.C．ItwasoncecompletedbyCaldwell7yearsago.D．Ittookthetwoclimbers19daystogettothetop.4、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeJorgeson?A．Proudbutpatient.B．Cautiousandfriendly.C．Braveanddetermined.D．Imaginativebuthalf-hearted.22．（8分）Theworld’sinsectsaregoingdownthepathofextinction，threateninga“catastrophiccollapseofnature’secosystems”，accordingtothefirstglobalscientificreview．Morethan40％ofinsectspeciesaredecliningandthirdareendangered，theanalysisfound．Therateofextinctioniseighttimesfasterthanthatofmammals，birdsandreptiles．“Itshouldbeofhugeconcerntoallofus，forinsectsareattheheartofeveryfoodweb．Theypollinate(授粉)thelargemajorityofplantspecies，keepthesoilhealthy，recyclenutrients，controlpests，andmuchmore．Lovethemor1oathethem，wehumanscannotsurvivewithoutinsects，”saidProfDaveGoulsonattheUniversityofSussexintheUK．Theanalysis，publishedinthejournalBiologicalConservation，saysintensive(集约型)agricultureisthemaindriverofthedeclines，particularlytheheavyuseofpesticides．Urbanisationandclimatechangearealsosignificantfactors．“Ifinsectspecieslossescannotbestopped，thiswillhavecatastrophicconsequencesforboththeplanet’secosystemsandforthesurvivalofmankind．Itisveryrapid．In10yearsyouwillhaveaquarterless，in50yearsonlyhalfleftandin100yearsyouwillhavenone，”saidreviewauthorFranciscoSánchez-Bayo，attheUniversityofSydney，Australia．Oneofthebiggestimpactsofinsectlossisonmanybirds，reptiles，amphibiansandfishthateatinsects．“Ifthisfoodsourceistakenaway，alltheseanimalsstarvetodeath，”hesaid．SucheffectshavealreadybeenseeninPuertoRico，wherearecentstudyrevealeda98％fallingroundinsectsover2years．MattShardlow，attheconservationcharityBuglife，said：“Itisthoughtfultoseethisevidencethatshowsthepitifulstateoftheworld’sinsectpopulations．Itisincreasinglyobviousthattheplanet’secologyisbreakingandthereisaneedforastrongandglobalefforttopreventandchangetheseterribletrends．”1、Whyarepeopleworriedabouttheinsectdecline?A．Theyarevitaltoecosystems． B．Theyprovidefoodforpests．C．Theypollinateallplants． D．Theyenrichthesoil．2、Whatisthemaincauseofinsectlosses?A．Moreandmoretrees． B．Restrictionsonpesticides．C．Upgradingagriculture． D．Friendlyenvironment．3、Wherecanyoufindtheexacttimeofinsectlosses?A．Inparagraph1． B．Inparagraph2．C．Inparagraph3． D．Inparagraph4．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HumanscansurvivethepunishmentofnatureB．Insectdecliningisbreakingnature’secosystemsC．Nature’secosystemsareinfluencedbyhumansD．InsectsandanimalsaredyingoutinPuertoRico23．（8分）Thecomputermouseisfamiliartoeveryonebecauseitisamostusefuldeviceusedbypeopletocommunicatewithadesktopcomputer.Itgavewaytothetouchpad（触摸板）forlaptopsbutsomepeoplestilluseitfortheirlaptops.Themanwhoinventedthecomputermouse,DouglasEngelbartdiedathomeonJuly2,2013.Engelbart’sdaughterChristinanotifiedhisdeathtothestate’sComputerHistoryMuseuminanemail.ShesaidthatherfatherhadkidneyfailureanddiedpeacefullyonTuesdaynightinhissleep.Engelbartdevelopedthemouseinthe1960s—awoodenshellcoveringtwomealwheels,obtainingapatentforitlongbeforethemouse’swidespreaduse.EngelbartwasbornonJanuary30,1925inPortland,Oregon,toaradiorepairmanfatherandahousewifemother.HewasworkinginagovernmentaerospacelaboratoryinCaliforniawhenhehadthevisionofthecomputermouse.Whenhestartedworking,thecomputerwasattheinfantstageandwasabigmachinethatrequiredhugeamountsoftimetoprocessdata.ButEngelbarthadalreadyimaginedthefutureofthecomputerandrelatedtechnology.Hewasaheadofmanyscientistsworkingonthesametechnology.AftertheVietnamWarhestartedworkingontheinteractivecomputeratanexperimentalresearchgroupatStanfordResearchInstitute,whichhadthefinancialbackingoftheAirForce,NASAandtheAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency,anarmoftheDefenseDepartment.In1968ataconference,hedemonstratedaworkingmodelofamouse,computerandkeyboardthatwasusedtosharedataonnetwork.Hedemonstratedtextediting,videoconferencingandhypertext.HisideaofcomputernetworkwasthebaseandfirststeptowardsARPANET.Henevermademoneywiththeinventionofthemouseashispatentwastill1987andthemousecameintowideuseafterthe1980swhenSteveJobsofAppleboughtonebuttonmouse.AppleneverpaidanymoneytoEngelbart.1、Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology________.A．thecomputermouseisstillanecessarypartofalaptopB．somepeoplestopusingthemouseontheirdesktopcomputerC．thetouchpadhastakentheplaceofthemouseinawayD．laptopswillbecomepopularwithmostoftheusers2、WhenDouglasEngelbartlefttheworld________.A．hesufferedalotfromkidneyfailureB．hehappenedtobelivingwithhisdaughterC．hefailedtosendanemailtoamuseumD．hehadaquietexpressionontheface3、WhenEngelbartgotapatentforthemouse________.A．hehadmademanyotherinventionsB．themousewasn’tusedwidelyC．awoodenmousewasverypopularD．hetookchargeofanaerospacelaboratory4、Fromthesixthparagraphwecanknowthat________.A．EngelbartwentofftotheVietnamWarB．EngelbartgainedalotofsupportC．EngelbartworkedfortheAirForceD．Engelbartearnedalotofmoney24．（8分）InaworldfullofKatesandSarahs,youmightthinkit’dbenicetohaveauniquenametohelpmestandoutinacrowd.BeingnamedStacia(pronouncedstay-sha)isnotsoluckytome.I’11gettheoccasional.“Yournameissopretty"afterintroducingmyself,buteventuallymynamecausesmemorefrustrationthanhappiness.Forexample,MicrosoftWordalwaystriestotellmemynameisn’tarealword.IwasneverabletobuyacheesyMickeyMousekeychainfromDisneylandasakid(inotherwords,Ididn’thaveachildhood).Icouldn’tevenpronouncemyownnamecorrectlyuntilIwasfive.Ioncehadaprofessorwhopronouncedmynamedifferentlyeachclass.AfterawhileIstoppedcorrectinghim,andthat’sbeenmyreactiontostrangerseversince.Inothercages,I'drathertellthecashiermynameisStaciandsavebothofus,aswellasthepeoplestandingbehindmeinline,valuabletime.Meetingnewpeoplegivesmeanxiety,andI'verealizedit'seasierjusttolieaboutmynamealtogetherincertaincases.ActuallyIdid—somanytimesthatBrittanyisnowmychosen“goingout"name.Itmayhavecausedsomeconfusionwithmyfriendsatfirst,whowouldletoutasmalllaughorconfusedlook,butI'vetrainedthemtokeepastraightfacewheneverIcameupwiththisfake(假的)name．NowgoingoutonweekendsmeansIgettohaveashiftofidentity.Frustrationsaside,beingtheownerofauniquenamehasmademeappreciatethelittlethingsinlife.Someonepronouncingorspellingmynamecorrectlyonthefirsttrybringsmemorejoythanitprobablyshould.IalsolovewhenImeetanotherStaciaandwegettobondoveroursharedstruggles.ToanyotherStaciasreadingthis—Ifeelyou,girl.P.S.IapologizetoanyrealBrittanysoutthere.Thanksforlettingmeborrowyourname!1、36．Howdoestheauthoroftenfeelabouthername?A．AnnoyedB．HappyC．DisappointedD．Proud2、38．Whydoestheauthoruseafakename?A．ToenjoyadifferentidentityB．TostandoutinacrowdC．TosavetimeandtroubleD．Tomakeafoolofherself3、40．What’sthereactionofherfriendsto“Brittany"finally?A．TheyarelaughingatherB．TheyareusedtoitC．TheyarestronglyagainstherD．Theyareconfusedaboutit4、42．Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?A．GuiltyB．CautiousC．CuriousD．Humorous25．（10分）Yougetanxiousifthere’snowi-fiinthehotelormobilephonesignalupthemountain.Youfeelupsetifyourphoneisgettinglowonpower,andyousecretlyworrythingswillgowrongatworkifyou’renotthere.Allthesecanbecalled“alwayson”stresscausedbysmartphoneaddiction.Forsomepeople,smartphoneshaveliberatedthemfromthenine-to-fivework.Flexibleworkinghasgiventhemmoreautonomy（自主权）intheirworkinglivesandenabledthemtospendmoretimewiththeirfriendsandfamilies.Formanyothersthough,smartphoneshavebecometyrants（暴君）intheirpockets,neverallowingthemtoturnthemoff,relaxandrechargetheirbatteries.Pittsburgh-baseddeveloperKevinHoleshwasworriedabouthowmuchhewasignoringhisfamilyandfriendsinfavourofhisiPhone.Sohedevelopedanapp—Moment—tomonitorhisusage.Theappenablesuserstoseehowmuchtimethey’respendingonthedeviceandsetupwarningsiftheusagelimitsarebreached（突破）.“Moment’sgoalistopromotebalanceinyourlife,”hiswebsiteexplains.“Sometimeonyourphone,sometimeoffitenjoyingyourlovingfamilyandfriendsaroundyou.”Dr.ChristineGrant,anoccupational（职业的）psychologistatCoventryUniversity,said,“Theeffectsofthis‘alwayson’culturearethatyourmindisneverresting,andyou’renotgivingyourbodytimetorecover,soyou’realwaysstressed.Andthemoretiredandstressedweget,themoremistakeswemake.Physicalandmentalhealthcansuffer.”Andasthenumberofconnectedsmartphonesisincreasing,soistheamountofdata.Thisisleadingtoasortofdecisionparalysis（瘫痪）andiscreatingmorestressintheworkplacebecausepeoplehavetoreceiveabroaderrangeofdataandcommunicationswhichareoftendifficulttomanage.“Itactuallymakesitmoredifficulttomakedecisionsandmanydolessbecausethey’recontrolledbyitallandfelltheycanneverescapetheoffice,”saidDr.ChristineGrant.1、What’sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thepopularityofsmartphones. B．Theprogressofmoderntechnology.C．Thesignsof“alwayson”stress. D．Thecauseofsmartphoneaddiction.2、KevinHoleshdeveloped“Moment”to________.A．researchhowpeopleusetheirmobilephonesB．helppeoplecontroltheiruseofmobilephonesC．makepeopleloveparentsandfriendsaroundD．increasethefunofusingmobilephones3、What’sDr.ChristineGrant’sattitudetowards“alwayson”culture?A．Confused. B．Positive.C．Doubtful. D．Critical.4、Accordingtothelastparagraph,agreateramountofdatameans________.A．wewillbecomelessproductiveB．wecanmakeadecisionmorequicklyC．wewillbeequippedwithmoreknowledgeD．wecanworkmoreeffectively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）WhenIspentthesummerwithmyGrandpainWarwick,hesentmetoMissBee’sstore.1thecounterwasMissBee.Apairofglassesteetered(摇摇欲坠)onthe2ofhernose,grayhairwas3onherhead.“Excuseme.Ineedtogetthese.”Isaid.“So?”Shepushedherglasses4hernose.“There’snoonehereexceptyouandmeandI’mnotyour5.Gogetthem.Ifyou’reluckyyou’llfinishshoppingbysundown.”Sundownwasfivehours6.Iwasn’tsurelwould7it.HowcouldIhopetofindanythingonthepacked,jumbled(乱堆的)shelvesaroundme?IvisitedMissBeeseveraltimesaweek.Sometimessheshort-chargedme.Othertimessheovercharged.8shesoldmea/an9newspaperinsteadofonethatwascurrent.Goingtothestorewasmorelikegoingintobattle.“Thatbreadisonlytwenty-ninecents!”Icorrectedheroneafternoon.Ihadwatchedthenumberschangeonthecashregister(收款机)closely,andMissBeehadadded35cents.Shedidn’tseem10thatIhadcaughther11.Shejustlookedatmeand12theprice.AllsummerIlearnedthehardwayto13mylist.Butshestillfoundwaysto14.meintomakingmistakes.NosoonerhadImemorizedtheitems’locationontheshelfthanMissBee15theshelvesandmademehuntfor16alloveragain.ThemorningIwasto17toBrooklyn,Istoppedintogetapacketofgum.“Allright,”shesaid.“Whatdidyoulearnthissummer?”Shewasmean!Ipressedmylipstogether.Tomy18,MissBeelaughed.“Iknowwhatyouthinkofme,”shesaid.“butwhenyougetolderyou’llbegladourpaths19!”GladImetMissBee?Theideawas20.NowIgrowupandIfinallyunderstandIreallylearnedalotfromMissBee.1、A．OnB．UnderC．BehindD．Over2、A．bottomB．sideC．tipD．middle3、A．piledB．coveredC．grownD．worn4、A．downB．upC．outD．over5、A．bossB．guestC．customerD．maid6、A．beforeB．awayC．aboutD．off7、A．makeB．dependonC．seetoD．keep.8、A．ButB．AndC．OrD．So9、A．newB．badC．brokenD．old10、A．pleasedB．embarrassedC．excitedD．satisfied11、A．payingmoreB．chargingmoreC．charginglessD．payingless12、A．increasedB．rewardedC．correctedD．raised13、A．addupB．bringupC．lookupD．putup14、A．arguingB．forcingC．persuadingD．tricking15、A．rebuiltB．rearrangedC．regainedD．reclaimed16、A．themB．herC．itD．him17、A．leaveB．startC．comeD．return18、A．amazementB．joyC．regretD．disappointment19、A．ledB．crossedC．wentD．passed20、A．reasonableB．instructiveC．absurdD．wise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）LocatedinanaturaldepressioninGuizhou,China’sFive-hundred-meterApertureSphericalRadioTelescope,1．(know)asFAST,hasidentifiedsixpulsars(脉冲星)afteroneyearoftrialoperation.ItisthefirsttimeChinesescientistshavediscoveredpulsarsusingaradiotelescopeindependentlydevelopedbyChinesescientists,thus2．(open)a“neweraofChineseoriginalspacediscovery.”ItistrulyencouragingforChinatohaveachievedsuchresultsinjustoneyear.Sincethefirstpulsar3．(discover),over2,700pulsarshavebeenidentified.Butalmostallofthemare4．thescopeoftheMilkyWay.Beingtheworld’slargestradiotelescope,FASTisexpectedtocapturepulsarsoutsidethegalaxy.Apartfromthemassivesize,italsohasunmatchedaccuracyandsensitivity,allowingscientists5．(find)previouslyhiddenstars.Moreover,FASTiscapableofsurveyingthenightskyformultiple6．(science)dataatonce,7．enablesastronomerstojump-startmanysciencegoals.Itsinnovativeengineeringconceptanddesignpave8．newroadtorealizeahugesingledishinthemosteffectiveway.China’sFASTscienceimpactonastronomywillbeextraordinary,andhasthepotentialtorevolutionizeother9．(area)ofthenaturalsciences.It10．(remain)thegloballeaderforthenext10to20years.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。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1l处起）不计分。DearSir,Iamastudentfromthenearschool.HereIwanttoreporttheenvironmentalsituationforyou.Thereusedtomanygreentreesandallkindofflowersinourschoolalltheyearround.Theschoollookslikeabeautifulgardenandwehadacleanstudy