湖南省衡阳市2025届高三年级下册第二次调研考试英语试题（含解析）

湖南省衡阳市2025届高三下学期第二次调研考试英语试题试卷

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Howdiditcomeaboutaquietpersonshouldappearsowildtoday?

A.whetherB.thatC.ifD.what

2.Allthedishesinthismenu,otherwisestated,willservetwotothreepeople.

A.asB.ifC.thoughD.unless

3.Mytoothacheme.Ithoughtitwasgoingaway,butitisgettingworsenow.

A.killsB.iskillingC.haskilledD.killed

4.Wherewasittheroadaccidenthappenedtheotherday?

A.thatB.when

C.howD.which

5.Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejobherconfidenceandflexibility.

A.intermsofB.inresponseto

C.byvirtueofD.withrespectto

6.---WhereismyChinesebook?IrememberIputithereyesterday.

--Youitinthewrongplace.

A.mustputB.shouldhaveput

C.mighthaveputD.mightput

7.…MayIhelpyou?Youseemtobehavingsometrouble.

--,thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.

A.NoproblemB.It*sallright

C.okD.Noway

8.here,comeandhaveacupoftea.

A.PassingB.TopassC.PassD.Havingpassed

9.Itisnotlikehertobesoimpolite;sheyouwhenyougreetedher.

A.mightnothaveheardB.shouldnothaveheardC.mustn'thearD.shouldn'thear

10.theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.

A.WateredB.WateringC.TowaterD.Water

11.一Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?

—Imycomingmathexam.

A.amthinkingaboutB.wasthinkingaboutC.hadthoughtaboutD.willthinkabout

12.一Penny'sbabydaughternarrowlyescapeddrinkingthefurniturepolishonthecoffeetable.

—Luckilyforher.Shesickorevendied.

A.couldhavegotB.shouldhavegot

C.musthavegotD.willhavegot

13.goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.

A.Where

B.What

C.Which

D.That

14.…MayIspeaktoMr.Smith?

—Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It*snot

A.reliableB.convenient

C.beneficialD.available

15.Webelieveyouhavebeendevotedtonaturallyofgreatnecessity.

A.that;beingB.allthat;be

C.thatall;areD.what;is

16.onlinepaymentissafe,peoplewillbemorelikelytolinktheirbankcardstoWeChat.

A.EventhoughB.Asthough

C.EversinceD.Aslongas

17.---I'llsendyouthesignedcontractpersonallythistimetomorrow.

---Sorry,Iameetingthen.

A.amattendingB.attended

C.haveattendedD.willbeattending

18.gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.

A.NowthatB.Evenif

C.AlthoughD.Unless

19.Expertswarnthatmedicalwastefromhospitals,ifproperly,mayleadtospreadingdiseases.

A.nothandledB.notbeinghandled

C.nottobehandledD.nothavinghandled

20.DoyouknowthatchairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeen

made______managerofthisfactory?

A.the,theB./,theC.the,/D.a,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.（6分）“Bigtobacco"iswhatthebossesofseverallargetechnologyfirmshavestartedcallingFacebook.Being

comparedtothetobaccogiantsisfarfrompraise,butitisnottheonlywide-spreadanalogy（比拟）.Alowerblowisthe

suggestionthatFacebookmaybecomelikeYahoo,theoncehigh-flyinginternetfirmthatfell.

Evenayearagotheideawouldhavebeenunthinkable.ButsinceJanuaryFacebookhasbecometrappedinaseriesof

misjudgmentsandmissteps.ItbecameclearthatithaddonetoolittletostopRussianinterference（干涉）inAmerica's

electionin2016.Ithadtoadmitthatithadsharedthepersonaldataof90muserswithoutsidefirmswithoutpermission.

ThecomparisontoYahooisimperfect.EvenatitspeakYahoo'sbusinesswasneveraslargeandprofitableas

Facebook's.OneofthemainreasonsYahoodeclinedisbecauseitlostouttoapowerfulcompetitor,Google,inonline

search；MarissaMayer,itsbossfrom2012untilitssaletoVerizonlastyear,wasunabletorestoreadvertisers'oremployees'

confidenceasusersleft.

ButpeoplewhowatchedYahoo'sfallingseesimilarities.Executive（主管）turnoverwasaleadingindicatorofits

decline；beforeMs.MayerwashiredYahoowentthroughfourchiefexecutivesinthreeyears.Mr.Zuckerberg,who

controlsthemajorityofFacebook'svotingshares,isnotleaving,butmanytopexecutivesare.Thisyearseveralhave

announcedtheirdepartures,includingFacebook'schiefsecurityofficer.

Whenadvertisers*faithinFacebookhasbeenshaken,politiciansinWashingtonarerunningoutofpatiencewiththe

company.Lawmakers*inspectionofthefirmiscausingittobemorecautiousabouthowitusesdatafbrtargeting

advertisementsandaboutwhatinformationitmakesavailabletooutsiders.

Mr.ZuckerbergandMs.SandbergareunderpressuretoprovetoemployeesandadvertisersthatFacebookisnotonly

trustworthybutworthyoftheirtimeandmoney.Iftheycannotdoso,andthecompany*ssharepricecontinuesitsslide,it

ispossiblethatMs.Sandbergwillbereplacedinthenextyear.Mr.ZuckerbergwilldoubtlesshavethoughtsaboutYahoo's

sorrytale.

1、ForFacebook,beingcomparedto"bigtobacco"is.

A.positive

B.ambitious

C.creative

D.negative

2、Accordingtotheauthor,whatdoesFacebookcurrentlyhaveincommonwiththefailedYahoo?

A.Lettingoutusers*data.

B.Beingdeepinfinancialcrisis.

C.Leadersareleavingthecompany.

D.Layingoffalargenumberofemployees.

3、TheauthortriestosupporthisjudgmentaboutFacebookby.

A.questioningitsmanagement

B.usingevidencerelatedtoit

C.analyzingitsfinancialdata

D.listingitsadvantagesanddisadvantages

4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Facebookgetstrappedintrouble.

B.Twocompaniesaredeepincrisis.

C.HowtosaveFacebook.

D.Faithismorevaluablethangold.

22.（8分）Theymaybeteenagers,but17-year-oldBrittanyBulland16-year-oldSesamMngqengqiswahavegrand

ambitions（雄/Q?）—tolaunchAfrica^firstprivatesatellite（卫星）intospace.Theyarepartofateamofhighschoolgirlsfrom

CapeTown,SouthAfrica,whohavedesignedandbuiltequipmentforasatellitethatwillorbitovertheearth,spolesscanning

Africa'ssurface.

Onceinspace,thesatellitewillcollectinformationonagriculture,andfoodsecuritywithinthecontinent.Usingthe

data/wecantrytodetermineandpredict（预测）theproblemsAfricawillbefacinginthefixture”,explainsBull,astudentat

PelicanParkHighSchool/'Whereourfoodisgrowing,wherewecanplantmoretreesandvegetationandalsohowwecan

monitorremoteareas,9,shesays."Wehavealotofforestfiresandfloodsbutwedon'talwaysgetoutthereintime."

Informationreceivedtwiceadaywillgotowardsdisasterprevention.

IfspartofaprojectbySouthAfrica^MetaEconomicDevelopmentOrganization（MEDO）workingwithMoreheadState

UniversityintheUS.

Thegirls（14intotal）arebeingtrainedbysatelliteengineersfromCapePeninsulaUniversityofTechnology,inaneffort

toencouragemoreAfricanwomenintoSTEM（science,technology,engineering,mathematics）.

ScheduledtolaunchinMay2017,ifsuccessful,itwillmakeMEDOthefirstprivatecompanyinAfricatobuildasatellite

andsenditintoorbit.

Mngqengqiswacomesfromasingleparenthousehold.Hermotherisadomesticworker.Bybecomingaspaceengineeror

astronaut,theteenagerhopestomakehermotherproud.""DiscoveringspaceandseeingtheEarth'satmosphere,it'snot

somethingmanyblackAfricanshavebeenabletodo,orgettheopportunitytolookatIwanttoseeandexperiencethesethings

formyself,9,saysMngqengqiswa.

HerteammateBullagrees,wanttoshowtofellowgirlsthatwedon'tneedtositaroundorlimitourselves.Anycareer

ispossible-evenaerospace.9,

1、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.Informationprovidedbythesatellite.

B.Thebenefitsbroughtbythesatellite.

C.ProblemsAfricanagriculturefaces.

D.Thewaythesatellitecollectsinformation.

2、Whyaretheexpertsteachingthegirlssatellitetechnology?

A.Toturnthemintogoodfarmers.

B.TohelpAfricanwomentolivebetter.

C.Totrainemployeesforaprivatecompany.

D.ToattractmoreAfricanwomentosci-techfields.

3、Whatdoyouthinkofthegirlsinthetext?

A.Ambitiousandpioneering.B.Generousandstrict.

C.Independentandmodest.D.Braveandserious.

23.（8分）InthisPennsylvaniacity,Pittsburghisshrinkingbutgettingwealthier.Since2000,itspopulationhas

declinedby95,000whileitsincomepercapita（人均）hasshotup24percent.Thetrendistakingholdinmanyothercities,like

BuffaloinNewYork,ProvidenceinRhodeIslandandNewOrleans.

Someoftheseareashavecreatedmorehigh-payingjobsinenergy,healthcareoreducation.Othershavemanagedto

reshapetheirproducingindustryforaneweconomy.Higher-payingjobshaveagreatereffectbecausetheycreatedemandfor

additionalservices."ThestoryinPittsburghisverypositive,andotherareasarelookingatitasanexampleofthe

transformationthatmightbepossible,“saidGuhanVenkatu,whowroteaneconomichistoryoftheareacalled“Rustand

Renewal“fortheFederalReserveBankofCleveland.

CarnegieMellonUniversityandtheUniversityofPittsburghhavehelpedbringtechjobsandinnovation（革新）tothearea

bysponsoringtechcentersthathelpgraduatesstartcompanieswithoutmovingtoSiliconValleyorSanFrancisco.Thishas

helpedkeepPittsburgh'seducatedyoungpopulationgrowingevenastheentirepopulationinthecityhasdropped.

PittsburghhasmoreSTEM（science,technology,engineeringandmath）jobsthanothershrinkingcities,about80,000or

7%ofalljobs.STEMjobsaddproductivityandincomegrowthtothearea.Manufacturersofhigh-techmedicalequipmentin

thePittsburghareaalsohavedoubledemploymentinthelast10years.

However,someexpertsquestionwhethergrowingincomepercapitacanreallymakeupforadecliningpopulation.

AccordingtoPatrickAdler,aresearcherattheUniversityofToronto,populationlossdoesmatterifitmeanslower-skilled

workershavefledbecauseofalackofopportunity.What'smore,high-payingjobsineducationandhealthcarecandisappearif

thepopulationdeclinestoogreatly.Soit'dbewisetofindwaystoincreasethepopulation.

1、InwhataspectdoesPittsburghsetagoodexample?

A.Transformingoldenergyintonewenergy.

B.Creatingmorewell-paidjobs.

C.Prohibitingthemanufacturing.

D.Sponsoringhighereducation.

2、Howdosomeacademicinstitutionshelpwiththelocaleconomy?

A.Byhelpingtoattractmoretalentsfromotherareas.

B.Byprovidingmuchtechnicalsupporttolocalcompanies.

C.Byhostingtechcentersforlocaleducatedgraduates.

D.Byassistinginemployingalargenumberofeducatedyouths.

3、WhyisPatrickAdlermentionedinthelastparagraph?

A.Toshowthedisadvantageofadecliningpopulation.

B.Tosuggestincreasinghigh-payingjobs.

C.Toraisedoubtsaboutgrowingincomepercapita.

D.Totellareasonwhylower-skilledworkersflee.

4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.HowFastJobGrowthIsRelatedtoPopulationGrowth

B.HowLess-crowdedCitiesPlanTheirHigh-techEconomy

C.WhySomeCitiesAreLosingPeoplebutGettingWealthier

D.WhySomeCitiesAreSufferingFromaShrinkingPopulation

24.（8分）Babies'mainfoodisricecereal.Butitisoftenpoisoned.Studieshavefoundthatmanybrandscontain

measurableamountsofinorganicarsenic（无机而申）,themostpoisonouskind.It*snotjustnice:anAugust2018studytested50

foodsmadeforbabies,includingorganicandnonorganicbrandssuchasGerber,EarthsBest,andotherpopularlabels,and

foundevidenceofatleastonedangerousheavymetalineveryproduct.Fifteenofthe50containedenoughcontaminants（污染

物）toposepotentialhealthriskstoachildeatingoneservingorlessaday.

Heavymetalscandamagecognitive（认矢口的）developmentinchildren,whoareespeciallyatriskbecauseoftheirsmaller

size.InorganicarsenicindrinkingwaterhasbeenfoundtolowertheIQscoresofchildrenbyfivetosixills.Andasheavy

metalsaccumulateinthebodyovertime,theycanraisetheriskofcancer,diabetesandotherphysicalconditions.Ofcourse,

findingyou5reyourfavoritebrandiscontaminatedisnotareasontopanic.Lowlevelsofexposureforshortperiodsare

unlikelytocauseseriouseffects,butparentsshouldfocusonreducingtheoveralllevelsofthesepoisonoussubstancesintheir

children'stotaldiettolimitharm.

HeavymetalsoccurnaturallyonEarthandarepresentinsoilandwater.Butpesticides（杀虫齐1|）,miningandpollution

increasetheirconcentrations,andfarmingandfoodmanufacturingprocessescancontributeevenmore.

Foodmakersareclearlyofkeepingbabyfoodpoison-free:roughlyathirdofthetestedproductsdidnotcontainworrisome

metallevels.Somecompaniesarealreadytryingtolookintothesourcesofcontaminationintheirproductsandtrytoreduce

them.Morecompaniesshouldfollow.Butthebestchanceofrealchangewillcomewithlaws.CurrentlytherearenoU.Srules

onacceptablelevelsofheavymetalsinbabyfoods.

Thegovernmentandthefoodindustryshouldunitetodealwiththeseriousthreattoourchildren.

1、WhatdidtheAugust2018studyfind?

A.Fifteenofthe50foodbrandscontainedcontaminants

B.Allorganicfoodbrandscontainedsomeinorganicarsenic.

C.Earth'sBestprovedtobeapoison-freebabyfoodbrand.

D.Alltestedproductswerecontaminatedwithheavymetals.

2、Accordingtothesecondparagraph,inorganicarsenicindrinkingwaterhasabadeffectonchildren's

A.intelligenceB.behaviorC.sightD.emotion

3、Inthefourthparagraph,thewriterindicatesthat

A.foodstorageisamajorsourceofmetalcontaminationinthefoodproducts

B.manyfoodmakershaven'ttakenenoughsafetystepstoreducemetallevels

C.foodmakersshouldfigureoutthesourcesofcontaminationintheirproducts

D.foodcompaniesmustbebannedfromproducingfoodscontainingheavymetals

4、Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingisthevitalsteptomakearealdifferencetotheworryingsituation?

A.Steppingupbabyfoodtests.B.Listingharmfulheavymetals

C.MakingoutrelevantregulationsD.Punishingfoodlawbreakers.

25.(10分)ExhibitionsintheBritishMuseum

Hokusai:beyondtheGreatWave

KatsushikaHokusai(1760-1849)iswidelyregardedasoneofJapan'smostfamousandinfluentialartists.Heproduced

worksofastonishingqualityrightupuntilhisdeathattheageof9O.Thisnewexhibitionwillleadyouonanartisticjourney

throughthelast30yearsofHokusai*slife-atimewhenheproducedsomeofhismostmemorablemasterpieces.

25May—13August2017

Room35

Adults£12,Members/under16sfree

Placesofthemind:Britishwatercolourlandscapes1850-1950

DrawnfromtheBritishMuseum'srichcollection,thisisthefirstexhibitiondevotedtolandscapedrawingsand

watercoloursbyBritishartistsintheVictorianandmodemeras-twohalvesofverydifferentcenturies.

23February一27August2017

Room90

Free,justdropin

Scythians:warriorsofancientSiberia

ThismajorexhibitionexploresthestoryoftheScythians-nomadictribesandmastersofmountedwarfare,whoflourished

between900and200BC.TheirencounterswiththeGreeks,AssyriansandPersianswerewrittenintohistorybutforcenturies

alltraceoftheirculturewaslost~~buriedbeneaththeice.

14September2017-14January2018

Room30

Adults£16.50,Members/under16sfree

Politicsandparadise:IndianpopularprintsfromtheMoscatelliGift

ThisdisplayispartoftheMuseum'scontributiontotheIndia-UKYearofCulture2017.Itlooksatthepopularprintculture

ofIndiafromthe1880suntilthe1950s.

19July一3September2017

Room90a

Free,justdropin

1>Ifyouareinterestedindrawingsofnaturalscenery,youwillprobablygoto.

A.Room35B.Room90

C.Room30D.Room90a

2、WhichexhibitioncanyouattendinOctober2017?

A.Hokusai:beyondtheGreatWave.

B.Scythians:warriorsofancientSiberia.

C.Placesofthemind:Britishwatercolourlandscapes1850-1950.

D.Politicsandparadise:IndianpopularprintsfromtheMoscatelliGift.

3、Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthepassage?

A.Inahealthreport.B.Inastorybook.

C.Inaparentingmagazine.D.Inatourguide.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题L5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）IdoalotofmanagementtrainingeachyearfortheCircleKCorporation,anationalchainofconveniencestores.

Amongthetopicsinourseminarsistheretention（留住）ofquality1Duringthese2Iaskedtheparticipants,4tWhat

has3youtostaylongenoughtobecomeamanager?99Minuteslateranewmanager4thequestionandslowly,with

hervoicealmostbreaking,said,“Itwasa$19baseballglove.^^

Cynthiatoldthegroupthatshe5tookaCircleKclerkjob.Onhersecondorthirddaybehindthe6shereceiveda

phonecallfromhernine-year-oldson,Jessie.He7abaseballgloveforLittleLeague.She8thatasasinglemother,

moneywas9andherfirstcheckwouldhaveto10forpayingbills.Perhapsshecouldbuyhisbaseballglovewith

hersecondorthirdcheck.

WhenCynthia11forworkthenextmorning,Patricia,thestoremanager,askedhertocometotheoffice.Cynthia12

ifshehaddonesomethingwrongorleftsomepartofherjob13fromthedaybefore.Shewas14andconfused.

Patricia15herabox."Ioverheardyoutalkingtoyoursonyesterday,9,shesaid,“andIknowthatitis16toexplain

thingstokids.ThisisabaseballgloveforJessie.Hemaynotunderstandhowimportantheis,eventhoughyouhavetopaybills

17youcanbuygloves.Youknowwecan'tpaygoodpeoplelikeyouas18aswewouldliketo;butwedo19

andIwantyoutoknowyouareimportanttous.”

People20morehowmuchanemployercaresthanhowmuchtheemployerpays.Animportantlessonforthepriceofa

LittleLeaguebaseballglove.

1、A.goodsB.employersC.customersD.employees

2、A.discussionsB.testsC.preparationsD.trips

3、A.taughtB.causedC.urgedD.impressed

4、A.tookB.raisedC.repliedD.applauded

5、A.officiallyB.particularlyC.originallyD.normally

6、A.counterB.storeC.jobD.shelves

7、A.askedB.neededC.changedD.purchased

8、A.explainedB.arguedC.disagreedD.decided

9、A.tightB.impossibleC.troublesomeD.vital

10>A.prepareB.spendC.useD.go

11、A.arrivedB.leftC.reachedD.went

12、A.assumedB.wonderedC.realizedD.admitted

13、A.openB.finishedC.incompleteD.alone

14>A.delightedB.ashamedC.worriedD.disappointed

15、A.deliveredB.handedC.broughtD.served

16>A.convenientB,simpleC.complexD.hard

17、A.afterB.beforeC.becauseD.though

18、A.muchB.greatC.farD.many

19、A.appreciateB.valueC.careD.count

20、A.believeB.remindC.understandD.Remember

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）课文语法填空

ExactlywhenthefirstpeoplearrivedinwhatwenowknowasCalifornia,noonereallyknowsHowever,1.is

likelythatNativeAmericanswerelivinginCaliforniaatleastfifteenthousandyearsago

Scientistsbelievethatthesefirstsettlers2.（cross）theBeringStraitintheArctictoAmerica3.means

ofalandbridgewhichexistedinprehistorictimesInthe16thcentury,afterthe4.（arrive）ofEuropeans,thenative

peoplesufferedgreatly

Thousandswerekilledorforcedintoslavery5.addition,manydiedfromthediseasesbroughtbyEuropeans

However,somesurvivedtheseterribletimes,andtodaytherearemoreNativeAmericans6.（live）inCalifornia

thaninanyotherstate

Inthe18thcentury,CaliforniawasruledbySpainSpanishsoldiersfirstarrivedinSouthAmericaintheearly16thcentury,

7.theyfoughtagainstthenativepeopleand8.（take）theirland

Twocenturieslater,theSpanishhadsettledinmostpartsofSouthAmericaandalongthenorthwestcoastofwhatwenowcall

theUnitedStatesof9.firstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,themajoritywerereligiousmen,10.ministry

wastoteachtheCatholicreligiontothenatives

第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）

28.（10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A）,并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

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除起）不计分。

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Thewindisblowinghardandtheroadbecameveryslippery>JustthenIsawanelderlywomanwalkingwithdifficult

inthestreet、Shewasonherwaybacktohomeaftershopping,carriedalargebasketfullofvegetables>Suddenlyshe

felldowninthemud>Andshewasverywornoutthatshecouldn'tgetup、Seeingthis,limmediaterodeovertoher

andtriedmybesttosupportherup>ThenIhelpedpickingupth