湖南省浏阳一中、株洲二中等湘东六校2025年高三第二次阶段性素质测试英语试题含解析

湖南省浏阳一中、株洲二中等湘东六校2025年高三第二次阶段性素质测试英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．IamatalosswhyMikeisalways________everytimeImeethim.Believeitornot,weusedtobebestfriends.A．givingmethecoldshoulderB．makingmydayC．followingsuitD．beatingaroundthebush2．Butforyourhelp,I__________theworkontime.IreallydonotknowhowIcanthankyouenough.A．wouldn'tfinish B．hadn'tfinishedC．wouldn'thavefinished D．won'thavefinished3．Mr.Wilsonisamanofpatienceandkindness,andhisgoodtempernever______him.A．fails B．disappointsC．controls D．worries4．________theopportunitytospeakatthegraduationceremonymademeoverjoyed.A．Offering B．OfferedC．Tooffer D．Beingoffered5．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.________hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．Everyone B．NooneC．One D．Someone6．Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general7．---Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.---Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday8．Iwasillthatday,otherwiseI_______thesportsmeet.A．tookpartin B．wouldhavetakenpartinC．hadtakenpartin D．wouldtakepartin9．Youcanusethisroomforyourclubactivitiestomorrow______youkeepittidyandclean.A．forfearthat B．incaseC．onconditionthat D．evenif10．Thekitchenisoftenthebusiestroominahousehold,soit’simportanttomakesureitwell.A．smoothes B．functions C．pays D．measures11．_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased12．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While13．Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．arecreated D．arecreating14．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned15．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen16．—You’veagreedtogo,sowhyaren’tyougettingready?—ButI________thatIwasexpectedtosetoffatonce.A．don’trealizeB．didn’trealizeC．haven’trealizedD．hadn’trealized17．IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold18．---________IremindyouofistoreturnthebooktoourEnglishteacher.---Iwillgiveittohim_________Iseehim.A．That;immediatelyB．What;themomentC．What;whileD．Whether;once19．—Jenny，howdidyourmathexamgo?—IthoughtI________，butinfactIcameinthetop10%intheclass.A．mighthavefailed B．couldn’thavefailed C．shouldhavefailed D．mustn’thavefailed20．HewasgreatlyshockedatDonaldTrump’stakingoffice.Neverdidheexpectthatthevoters_______besounreasonable.A．shouldB．couldC．wouldD．might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）Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?It'snotsomethingI'dlike,soIwasrelivedtoreadthatthere'sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!TheuniversityofReading,inEngland,hasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld'snewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined（隔离）beforetheycanbegrown.Why?Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30%ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon'twantthat,dowe?Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofthenewcropssince1985,researchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985,afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicGardensinKew,London.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution'scocoaproject,ProfessorPaulHadley,says,“Oneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablyclean,healthy,increasingcocoamaterial.”Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof3plantvarietiesandtheirgreen-houseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantine,cleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countries,includingseveralinWestAfrica.That'swhere75%ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy:itemploysabouttwomillionpeople.ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.Thescientistsays,“thereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantly,particularlyincountrieslikeChina,wherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolate."1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Safeguardingcocoa. B．Plantingcocoaworldwide.C．Keepingcocoaingreenhouse. D．Findingthenewmarketforcocoa.2、Theinstitution'scocoaprojectisto_______.A．havecocoaskinremoved B．offermorejobstopeopleC．ensurethequalityofcocoa D．supplycocoafortwomillionpeople3、Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A．Thetasteofchocolateischanging.B．Demandforcocoaisincreasingfast.C．Peopleareconcernedaboutcocoavarieties.D．Chinesehavealonghistoryofeatingchocolate.4、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toeducate. B．Toadvertise.C．Towarn. D．Toinform.22．（8分）FilmstowatchinMarchGretaAlonelyyoungwaitressfindsahandbagonaNewYorksubwaytrain.Luckily,theaddressisinside,soshereturnsittothepianoteacherwholeftitthere.Shethendiscoversthatthepianoteachermakesahabitofdroppingbagsaroundthecityonpurposetomakenewfriends.DirectedbyNeilJordan,theactorsareattractive.GraceMoretzisthewaitressandIsabelleHuppertistheonewhoadmiresher.Thankstothem,Gretawindsupbeingfarmoreenjoyablethanithasanyrighttobe.TheAftermathTheAftermathisoneofthefewWorldWarⅡ-relatedfilms.BasedonRhidianBrook’snovel,thistouchingromanticmovieisstarredbyKeiraKnightley,whoisthewifeofaBritishofficer.ShehatestheGermansbecausehersonwaskilledinanairraid(抢劫).Butisthereachancethatatall,darkandhandsomemanmightpersuadehertoovercomeherhate?CaptainMarvelIttookMarvelStudiosadecadetofinallymakeafemalesuperhero.It’salsothefirstMarvelfilmtobedirectedbyawoman,whohasdirectedHalfNelsonandMissisippiGrind.CaptainMarvelissetinthe1990s.TheOscar-winningBrieLarsonstarsasCarolDanvers,aUSAirForcefighterpilot,whileSamuelLJackson,asusual,playsNickFury.Dumbois,aclassicDisneycartoon,whohasbigearsandtherehavebeenplentyofthosekindofmoviesinrecentyears.BurtonalwayshasinspirationstodirectsuchkindofmoviesfromEdwardScissorhandstoMissPeregrine’sHomeforPeculiarChildren.Magicalfigureshavealwaysbeenhisfavoritecharacters.1、Whoworksonadifferentjob?A．IsabelleHuppert. B．KeiraKnightley.C．RhidianBrook. D．BrieLarson.2、WhatmakesCaptainMarvelspecial?A．WinningOscar. B．Itsfemaledirector.C．Timesetting. D．Awomanpilot.3、Whichfilmisbetterfora7-year-oldkidtowatch?A．TheAftermath B．CaptainMarvelC．Grete D．Dumbo4、Wherecanyoumostprobablyreadthetext?A．Reader’sDigest B．NatureC．ScientificAmerican D．NationalGeographic23．（8分）Theconceptofaworkingholidayisfairlysimple．Itisavacationwhichnormallylastsforseveralweeksorevenmonths，duringwhichyoudivideyourtimebetweenworkandrecreation．Thetypicalworkingholidayincludessomemanuallaborandsightseeing．Youcanusuallygetroomandboardinexchangeforafewhoursofwork．Forinstance，AustraliaandNewZealandencourageworkingholidaysbyofferingone-yearvisastopeoplebetweentheagesof18and30．Countriesallovertheworldofferthechancestoworkorvolunteerandliveinanewenvironment．Allyouneedisareturnticketandenoughcashtoliveon．Whilesomepeoplechoosetoworkinrestaurantsorhotels，othersmaydofruitpickingwhichisperhapsthemostpopulartypeofwork．Bepreparedforlongworkingdaysintheorchard，whichmaylastuptotenhoursaday．Ifyouarenotreadyforthis，amoreleisurelyjobwithshorterhoursispossible，butyouwillnotmakeasmuchmoney．Anotheroptionisvolunteeringinforeigncountries．Forexample，youcanworkwithdisabledchildreninBoliviaandpracticeyourSpanish，researchdolphinsandwhalesinItaly，orbuildschoolsinruraltownsinGhana．Aworkingholidayisagreatwaytobroadenyourhorizonssinceitgivesyouthechancetoexploreacountry，practiceanewlanguage，andmeetpeoplefromallovertheworld．Thesekindsofadventuressometimeshaveareallybigimpactonthosewhohaveexperiencedaworkingholiday．Theyoftensaythatitwasoneofthebestmemoriesoftheirlives．Beaware!Eventhoughsomeworkingvacationprogramspay，notallofthemdosometimesyouenduppayingtogoonworkingvacation．However，aworkingholidaycangetyouoffthebeatentrackandintospotstheaveragetourbuswouldnevergonear.1、Whatcanyougetinexchangeforafewhoursofwork?A．Recreationandmoney．B．Areturnticket．C．Freetransportation．D．Mealsandshelter．2、What’sthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．Theideaofaworkingholiday．B．Waystospendaworkingholiday．C．Greatplacesforaworkingholiday．D．Volunteeringinforeigncountries．3、Whatdoes“thebeatentrack”inthethirdparagraphreferto?A．Roadsinpoorcondition．B．Brokenrailwaytracks．C．Routestakenbymanytourists．D．Spotswhereyoumightgetbeaten．4、Whatdoesthewriterremindreaderstodointhelastparagraph?A．Checkwhatyoumustpayfor．B．Meetproperpeople．C．Bepreparedforadventures．D．Broadenyourhorizons．24．（8分）Weshouldallletthesunshineinasmuchaspossible--notjustbecauseitmakesusfeelgood.ExposuretosunlightproducesvitaminDinourskin.ThisiswhywecallvitaminDthe“sunshinevitamin.”VitaminDisgoodforeverybody.Infact,researchshowsthis"sunshinevitamin"couldhelpwomenwithbreastcancerlivelonger.BreastcancerpatientswhohavehighbloodlevelsofvitaminDhaveabetterprognosis(/a)thanwomenwhodon't.Aprognosisishowquicklyadoctorexpectsapatienttorecoverorhowlongadoctorexpectsapatienttolive.Researchersfoundthatthesewomenhadlessaggressivecancers.Theywerealso30percentlesslikelytodiefromthecancerortogetitagain.ResearcherSongYaoledthestudyfortheRoswellParkCancerInstitute.HesaidthestudyshowedthathighvitaminDlevelsimprovedthepatients'prognosisnomatterwhattypeorhowadvancedtheircancerwasBesidesfightingbreastcancer,vitaminDhelpsthebodyinotherways.Mostimportantly,vitaminDcontrolshowthebodyabsorbscalcium.Italsomakessurethebody'simmunesystemworksnormally.SeveralstudiesshowthatvitaminDalsostrengthenstheimmunesystemandhelpsthebodyfightdiseaseVitaminDmayhelpreduceyourriskofdevelopingheartdisease,accordingtoa2008studypublishedinthejournalCirculation.Anditmayalsohelpprotectyouagainstgettingtheflu.OtherstudieshaveshownthatvitaminDmighthelppeoplesufferingfromdepression.Factorsintheenvironmentmaylimitourexposuretosunlightand,therefore,vitaminD．Thesefactorsincludepollution,usingtoomuchsunscreen,spendingtoomuchtimeinsideandlivinginareaswithlittlesunlight.Soifyoucan'tgetenoughsunshine,eatfoodsthatarerichinvitaminD:eggyolks,cheeseandfattyfishhassalmon,sardines,tunaormackerelHowmuchvitaminDyouneedisamuch-debatedtopic.ThebestwaytoknowifyouneedmorevitaminDistogettestedbyadoctor.1、Accordingtotheresearch,womenwithhighbloodlevelsofvitaminD______.A．livelongerthanwomenwithoutB．nevergetcanceragainC．havelessaggressivecancersD．canrecoverfromcancerearlier2、ThebenefitsofvitaminDare_______.a.strengtheningtheimmunesystem

b.killingcancercellsc.promotingtheabsorptionofcalcium

d.protectingagainstgettingthefluA．abc.B．acdC．abd.D．abcd.3、TogetmorevitaminD,peoplecan__________.A．eatmorefoodanddomoreexerciseB．getexposuretomoresunlightandeatfoodsrichinitC．drinkmorewaterandeatmorefoodsrichinitD．eatmorefoodandkeeppositive4、Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthepassage?A．ByprovidingresearchresultsB．BystatingargumentsC．Byexplainingstatisticaldata.D．Bygivingexamples.25．（10分）Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard，maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm",oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityor.excitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay..Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle-cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow-pressurevacuum（真空）comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour（水蒸汽）initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout（被挤出）atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,让mightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Coldanddryair. B．Warmanddryair.C．Coldanddampair. D．Warmanddampair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B．Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.C．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.D．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.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）MyfatherwasborninasmalltownintheUS.Hewasn’tsurewhathewantedfrom1,butsomethingtoldhimto2andbeginanewadventure.HebeganthatadventuretravelingtocitiesintheUSbeforegoingontoAustralia,NewZealandandthePhilippines.Hetookmymotherandusthreedaughterswithhimandwentwherevertheroad3him.It’seasytofeel4whenyou’reontheroad.Wemadelotsofnewfriendsonourtrip-mostofthemaremechanics,sinceweoften5hoursinrepairshops.Butthatwasawaymuch6thansittingbytheroadsidewhilewaitingfortheengineto7whenitwas40℃outside.Gettingalongwellsometimesseemed8.Therewerealwaysalotof9,especiallyamongusback-seatpassengersaboutwhohadto10inthemiddle.Butevenifitwashard,welearnedalotabout11.WhenweweretravelinginthePhilippines,wedrovetoQuezonCityoneday.Itshouldhavebeenanhour’sdrivebutwasnearlythreethankstobadroadsand12traffic.“Didyouputoursuitcasesinthecar?”myfatheraskedmymotheraswearrivedthere.Fromthebackseat,wesawher13turntowardmyfather.“No,”shesaid.“Ithoughtyoudid.”Thatwashowaseven-hourcartripturnedintoa16-hourone,whichwasmostlyspentin14.Onoccasionslikethat,wehadtolearntoletgoofourangerbecausewewere15inarollingboxwiththesamepeoplefortherestofthe16.EvenifIsometimesfeltlikeopeningthecardoorand17oneofmysistersout,Ikeptmyfeelingstomyself.Thisiswhyroadtripswerelike18universitiestous.We19ourPHDs(博士学位)inhowtogetalongwithotherpeoplejustbytravelinginouroldcar.Ifwewere20givenasecondchanceatlife,wewoulddoitalloveragain.OnlythistimewouldIputthesuitcasesinthecarmyself.1、A．move B．life C．experience D．belief2、A．liveup B．struggleon C．getout D．walkaround3、A．took B．drove C．served D．controlled4、A．anxious B．upset C．helpless D．lonely5、A．wasted B．worked C．spent D．chatted6、A．better B．easier C．safer D．cleverer7、A．breakdown B．cooloff C．clearup D．turnover8、A．available B．alternative C．necessary D．impossible9、A．arguments B．fights C．embarrassments D．amusements10、A．settle B．rest C．sit D．watch11、A．sharing B．respect C．communication D．tolerance12、A．light B．thick C．local D．fast13、A．suddenly B．sensitively C．calmly D．slowly14、A．silence B．vain C．panic D．disappointment15、A．buried B．crazy C．stuck D．impatient16、A．holiday B．journey C．exploration D．march17、A．dragging B．pushing C．helping D．sending18、A．unusual B．common C．free D．mobile19、A．earned B．expected C．missed D．valued20、A．somewhere B．anytime C．somehow D．anyway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）Haveyoueverhadacase1．amistakehelpedyouunderstandanideaoraskill?Forme,itwassailingItookasailingclasswhenIwasinhighschoolNomatterhowmanytimesIreadthe2．(explain),Icouldnotunderstandthedifferencebetweena“tack"anda“jibe”---twomethodsofturningaboat---onemuch

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regrettingallday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11处起）不计分。Oneday,Iwascookinginthekitchenwhilethetelephonerang.Iwenttoansweritimmediately.Shewasmyclosefriend,Lisa.Whenweweretalkingonphone,thefirealarmsounds.Iranbacktothekitchenonlytofindtheroomfullofsmokeandthebeefbadburnt.Iquicklyturnedoffthegas,openingallthewindows,andthenwentoutofthehouse.Inmysurprise,thetw