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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。

A

【来源】广东省六校（茂名一中，惠州一中，河源一中等）2024-2025学年高三上12月联合考试英语试题

SoutheastAsia’sTopSpotsHaLongBay,Vietnam

Hereauniquetopography(地形)standsoutfromtheseaandformssome2,000littleislands.Sailingamongthemis

awonderfulwaytospendafewdaysormore.Landonthelittleislandsforfurtherexplorationandrockclimbing.

Takenoteoftheseason,though.Monsoons(季风)fromJunethroughSeptemberandagainfromJanuarytoMarch

canlimitvisibility.

BanaueRiceTerraces,thePhilippines

Supposedlyentirelybuiltbyhand,the2,000-year-oldstone-and-mud-walledterracesinthePhilippinesarewatered

byriversandsprings.Duringtheharvestseason,whenthericeplantsarebrightgreen,thevalleyspracticallyshine

inthesunshine,andwalkingaroundthehillsidesisadreamlikeexperience.

MountKinabalu,Malaysia

AnadvertisementforMountKinabaluisthatonagooddayyoucanseeallthewaytothePhilippines.Chancesare

thatyouwon’tseethePhilippinesfromthepeakbecauseoffrequentfogandrain,butthatdoesn’tmeanyoushould

forgetaboutclimbingBorneo’shighestmountain.It’soneofthemostaccessiblemountainsintheworld.However,

it’sstillatiringjourneytothe4,095-metrepeak.

KoLanta,Thailand

Hometosomeofthebestsandandwaterintheworld,it’snowonderthateveryonejetsofftoKoLanta.In

KoLanta,therearebeautifullongwhitesandbeacheswhicharealwayscrowdedwithtourists.Someofthebest

divinginSoutheastAsiacanbefoundhere.

1．WhenisitsuitabletogotoHaLongBay?

A．InOctober.B．InSeptember.C．InJuly.D．InMarch.

2．WhatcanwelearnaboutMountKinabalu?

A．Ithasshiningriceplants.B．ItisthehighestmountaininAsia.

C．Ittakesmuchefforttoreachitspeak.D．Itisapopulardestinationforrockclimbing.

3．Whichofthefollowingisthebestchoicefordivers?

A．KoLanta.B．BanaueRiceTerraces.

C．MountKinabalu.D．HaLongBay.

B

【来源】浙江省91高中联盟2024-2025学年高三上学期11月期中英语试题

DearPresident,

MynameisIanReynolds,andI’m14yearsold.I’mwritingtoyoutodaybecauseIoftenhearabout

healthcareandhealthinsuranceinthenews.I’msurethatmanyfamiliesdon’tpaymuchattentiontothat.The

situationisverydifferentformyfamily.Ithinkthatit’simportantforthepeoplewhomakethedecisionsinour

countrytoknowthattherearestoriesthatgowitheverystatistic.

Icomefromafairlytypicalmiddleclassfamily.Mymotherstayedathomewithmybrotherandmewhile

wewerelittle,andoncewestartedschool,shebegantoworkasahairstylist.Sheworksatahairsalonwhereallof

thestylistsareindependentcontractors(合同工).Thismeansthatshedoesn’treceivehealthinsurancefroman

employer.Myfatherworkedfor16yearsasanofficemanager.Wehadhealthinsuranceduringthattime,butafew

yearsago,hewaslaidoff.

Inthelastyear,mydadhasworkedasasalesmanatastorewithnoinsurancethroughhisemployer.My

parentsbrieflyhadaninsuranceplanthattheypaidwiththeirownmoney,butitwasmorethantheycouldafford

onmydad’snewsalary.Infact,forourfamilyoffour,itwasmorethantheamountmyparentspayeachmonthfor

ourhouse!

Mymomhasrheumatoidarthritis.Sheneedsmedicationtomanagehercondition.Mydadhashighblood

pressureandhisdoctorssaythathemayneedasurgeryinthefuture.Ifhedoes,there’snowaymyfamilywillbe

abletopayforit.Myparentssaythatwe’llcrossthatbridgewhenwecometoit,butIdon’tseemanychoices.

TheysaythatI’mtooyoungtobeworryingaboutthesethings,andthatIshouldleavetheworryingtothem.But

howcanI?

Healthcarereformisoneofthemajorgoalsofyouradministration.Ijustwantyoutoknowthat.

YoursTruly,

IanReynolds

4．WhyisIan’smotherorfatherunabletohavehealthinsurance?

A．Hismotherisanindependenthairstylist.

B．They’refromatypicalmiddleclassfamily.

C．Theydidn’thaveaninsuranceplanearlier.

D．Hisdadgotlowsalaryasanofficemanager.

5．WhatattitudedoIan’sparentshavetowardtheirfuturechallenges?

A．Relyingongovernmentsupport.

B．EncouragingIantofindsolutions.

C．Waitinguntiltheyhavetotacklethem.

D．Affordingtheirhealthinsurancesoon.

6．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesIan?

A．Sensitive.B．Innocent.

C．Disagreeable.D．Mature.

7．WhatisthepurposeofIan’sletter?

A．Toadvisetheinsurancecompaniestoextendcoverage.

B．Tosharehisfamily’spersonalstorywiththepresident.

C．Tocriticizethegovernment’spresenthealthcarepolicies.

D．Totellthepresidentrealpeople’sstoriesbehindtheissues.

C

【来源】2025届江苏省南京市高三上学期第一次学情调研英语试题

Somewhereinthesky,lightningisforming.Althoughthepossibilityofgettingstruckinyourlifetimeis

roughly1in12,000,ahumandoesprovideanattractivetargetforlightningbolts(闪电).Here’swhatyoushould

expectifyoueverfindyourselfinthepathoflightning.

Alotcanhappeninthethreemillisecondsittakesforalightningbolttocoursethroughyourbody.Lightning

strikesmayleaveyouwithdeepwounds,oftenaccompaniedwiththirddegreeburns.Yourclothesmightevenbe

tornbytheexplosiveforceofthesurroundingairbeingsuperheatedtoupto27,700℃.Bloodvessels(血管)

explodingfromtheelectricshockandheatoftencreatesomethingcalledaLichtenbergfigureonyourskin.Thisis

apatternofscars(伤疤)thatbranchesoutacrossyourbodylikeatree.

Butitdoesn’tendthere.Youmightalsobefacedwithalifetimeofneurological(神经系统的)conditionsfor

reasonsthatscientistsstilldon’tfullyunderstand.It’salsopossiblethatyouwillsufferfrompain.

Insomecases,however,alightningstrikecanleadtostrangesupertalents.Inablogpost,Universityof

MiamineuroscientistBeritBrogaardwritesaboutanincidentwhereasurgeonwhowasstruckbylightning

developedanurgetolearntoplaythepiano.Hebegantocomposemusichehadstartedhearinginhisheadsince

thestrike.Thistypeofphenomenonconfusesscientists.

OnetheorythatBrogaardsaysisthatcelldeathcausedbybeingstruckbylightningcouldcauseaone-time

floodingofthebrainwithneurotransmitters(神经递质)thatarereleasedfromthedyingneurons(神经元).This

causesarewiringofneurons,providingaccesstoareasofthebrainthatwerepreviouslyinaccessible.

Coolasitwouldbe,youshouldn’tcountonlightningturningyouintoageniusinoneflash.Mostofits

resultsarepainful,andcouldstaywithyoufortherestofyourlife.

8．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A．1in12,000maydiefromlightningbolts.

B．Lightningattackscanheatbodiesto27,700℃.

C．Humansarethemostlikelytargetforlightningbolts.

D．Branchingscarsaretypicalafterlightningattacks.

9．Whathappenedtothesurgeonafterthestrike?

A．Hesufferedalifetimeofneurologicalpain.B．Hisbrainwasleftinafixedstateofdeath.

C．Hisunexploredbrainareaswereactivated.D．Herecalledhiddenmemoriesaboutmusic.

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”refertoinparagraph5?

A．Thefloodingofbrain'sneurotransmitters.B．Thecelldeathduetolightningstrikes.

C．Therewiringofbrainneurons.D．Thereleaseofdyingneurons.

11．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Theprocessoflightningformation.B．Theconsequencesofbeingstruckbylightning.

C．Thepossibilityoflightningmakingagenius.D．Thechancesofsurvivingalightningstrike.

D

【来源】江苏省四市十校联盟2024-2025学年高三上学期12月阶段联测英语试卷

Hometoreefs,sharksandvariousfish,theCoralSeaisauniquereserveofbiodiversityoffthenortheastern

coastofAustralia.IfaproposalbytheAustraliangovernmentgoesahead,theregionwillbecometheworld’s

largestmarineprotectedarea,withbansonfishing,miningandmarinefarming.

TheCoralSeareservewillcoveralmost990,000squarekilometersandstretchasfaras1,100kilometers

fromthecoast.RevealedbyenvironmentministerTonyBurke,theproposalwillbethelastinaseriesofproposed

marinereservesaroundAustralia’scoast.

Buttheplanattractscriticismfromscientıstsandconservationgroupsclaimingthegovernmenthasn’tdone

enoughinprotectingtheCoralSea.TheyevenpointoutonlyhalfoftheCoralSeareservedisproposedasa“no

take”area,inwhichallfishingwouldbebanned.Buttheworld’slargestexistingmarinereserve,establishedbythe

BritishgovernmentintheIndianOcean,spans554,000km2andisano-takezonethroughout.Somepeopleargue

moreoftheCoralSeashouldreceivethislevelofprotection.

TheAustraliangovernmentdidn’trespondtothecriticism.ButRobinBeaman,amarinegeologist,saysthe

reservedoes“broadlyprotecttherangeofhabitats”inthesea.“Icantestifytothehugeeffortthatgovernment

agenciesandotherorganizationshavemadetounderstandtheecologicalvaluesofthisvastarea.”hesays.

ReservesproposedearlierforAustralia’ssouthwesterncoastalregionshavealsobeencriticizedfornot

givinghabitatsadequateprotection.Somescientistspointedouttheproposalsforthesouthwesternregionhadnot

beenbasedonthe“corescienceprinciples”ofreserves—theprotectedregionswerenotrepresentativeofallthe

habitatsintheregion,theysaid.Criticssaythesouthwesternreserveoffersthegreatestprotectiontotheoffshore

areaswherecommercialopportunitiesarefewestandwherethereislittlethreattotheenvironment,acontroversy

alsoleveledattheCoralSeaplan.

12．WhatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttheCoralSea?

A．Itremai