2025届揭阳市重点中学高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷含解析

2025届揭阳市重点中学高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Itwasannouncedthatonlyafterthecandidates’paperswerecollected_____toleavetheroom.A．hadtheybeenpermittedB．wouldtheybepermittedC．thattheywouldbepermittedD．thattheyhadbeenpermitted2．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.3．Theshockingnewsmademerealize_____________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．that B．howC．why D．what4．Inthepastfewyears,we’veseenworksbyChinesesci-fiwriterswinninginternational______.A．conclusion B．standardC．potential D．recognition5．Whatmattersinlifeisworkinghard________hardlyworking.A．aswellas B．lessthanC．ratherthan D．otherthan6．Ourbossistoostrictwithus.Ican’t_____inwiththeworksituationhere.A．fit B．get C．make D．take7．It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfirm.I________abandwithotherfellows.A．operated B．hadbeenoperatingC．wasoperating D．amoperating8．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read9．WolfWarrior2,which________the“AwardforBestVisualEffects”attheBeijingFilmFestival,indicatesChina'sfilmindustryhascomeofage.A．winsB．wonC．haswonD．hadwon10．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot11．Uponenteringa“newera”,whatwenowfaceisthe_______betweenunbalancedandinadequatedevelopmentandthepeople’sever-growingneedsforabetterlife.A．administrationB．violationC．contradictionD．presentation12．___________andtheywillfinishoffthechallengingjob.A．Inaweek B．Aweeklater C．Afteraweek D．Anotherweek13．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．afterD．unless14．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．athercommand15．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe16．—IgotthatjobIwantedatthepubliclibrary.—___________!That’sgoodnews.A．Goahead B．Cheers C．Congratulations D．Comeon17．Thoughsmall,thecountryhas_____plantsfromdesertgrassestotropicaljungle.A．extremeB．abundantC．artificialD．poisonous18．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who19．Thiscourseisofgreatinteresttostudents,_____toimprovetheirwritingskills.A．hopeB．tohopeC．hopingD．hoped20．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself­disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless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）ColumbusDayhasbeenonAmericancalendarssince1937,whenPresidentFranklinD．RooseveltdeclaredOctober12afederalholidaytohonortheItalianexplorerwho“discovered”theAmericasin1942.However,theholidayhasalwaysbeencontroversial.ManypeoplebelievethatChristopherColumbusshouldnotbegivencreditfor“discovering”thecontinent,sincenativeAmericanshadalreadybeenlivingthereforgenerations.Besides,theexplorer’smissionwasnotascientific“voyageofdiscovery”,butoneintendedtoconquerthenewland.CriticsmaintainthattheSpanisharmyColumbusbroughtonhissecondvoyage,causedthedeathsofhundredsofthousandsofindigenous(土著的)people.Thosethatsurvivedthemassacrebecameslaves,workinginmines.Many,therefore,believethattheexplorer’sarrivalshouldnotbecelebrated.In1977,adelegationofNativenationsattheInternationalConferenceonDiscriminationAgainstIndigenousPopulationsintheAmericas,proposedrenamingtheholidayto“IndigenousPeople’sDay”.Theproposalpassedwithamajority.However,convincingtherestofthecountrytodothesamewasnotthateasy.Ittook15yearsbeforethecityofBerkeleyinCaliforniaadoptedthenamein1992andthen22moreyearsbeforeMinneapolis,MNandSeattle,WAdidthesamein2014.Thefollowingyear,eightmorecitiesincludingAlbuquerque,NMandPortland,OR,begancelebratingthesecondMondayofOctoberas“IndigenousPeople’sDay”.Themovementreallystartedtogainmomentumin2016when19cities,includingBoulder,COandPhoenix,AZ,aswellasthestatesofMinnesotaandVermont,alldecidedtorenamethedaytohonorNativeAmericans.In2017,21morecities,includingAustin,TXandLosAngeles,CAhavemadetheshift.WiththeincreasinglylargernumberofcitiesmovingawayfromColumbusDayeachyear,itwillbeinterestingtoseeif“IndigenousPeople’sDay”getsfederalrecognition.Meanwhile,itwillcontinuetobethefocalpointofdebatesthroughouttheAmericas.1、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．IndigenousPeople’sDayHasGotFederalRecognitionafterYears’WorkB．ColumbusDayHonoringtheItalianExplorerHasAlwaysBeenControversialC．ChristopherColumbusShouldNotBeGivenCreditforDiscoveringAmericasD．MoreCitiesHaveReplacedColumbusDaywithIndigenousPeople’sDay2、Manypeopledon’tagreethat.A．ColumbusdiscoveredthecontinentB．ColumbuswasaremarkableexplorerC．NativeAmericanswereabusedD．ColumbusDayisapublicholiday3、Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?A．ColumbuswaswellreceivedbyindigenouspeopleB．TheindigenouspeoplehatedtheColumbus’arrivalC．TheSpanisharmyrebelledagainstColumbus’ruleD．FewsoldierssurvivedtheattackbynativeAmericans4、WhichofthefollowingcitiesistheearliesttoreplaceColumbusDaywithIndigenousPeople’sDay?A．PortlandB．PhoenixC．SeattleD．LosAngeles22．（8分）TakeatriptooneofLondon'sthemeparksforanadrenaline-packeddayout.Fromthrillingridesthroughhistory,towildanimals-bothmythicalandreal-London'sthemeparksoffergreatentertainmentforfamiliesandgroups.UnlikemostLondonattractions,someamusementparksaren'tincentralLondon,butareeasilyreachedbytrain,coachorcar.ChessingtonWorldofAdventuresWhetherit'sadrenaline-pumpingrides,wildanimalsorunderwateradventuresyou'reafter,Chessingtondelivers.Therearethreemainsections:theThemeParkhas10themedlandswithmorethan40ridesandattractionsincludingrollercoasters,dodgemsandridessuitableforyoungerchildren.ChessingtonZoohouses1,000animalsincludingtigers,lions,giraffes,penguinsandapettingzoo.Shrek’sAdventureBoardtheDreamworks.TourBusfora4DexperiencewithcheekyDonkeyasyourguide.You'llbetakenthrough10live,fairy-tale-themedshowsincludingShrek'sSwampandamirrormaze(迷宫).Suitableforallages,butparticularlythoseaged6to12yearsold.LondonDungeonTakeascarybuthumorous90-minutejourneythrough1,000yearsofLondon'shistoryattheever-popularLondonDungeon.Thereare18interactiveshowswith20livetheatreactorsandtworidestoguideyouthroughthecity'smurkypast.WalktheWhitechapelMazewithJacktheRipper,visitamedievaltorturechamber,andbecarefulnottoloseyourheadonTheTyrantboatridewithKingHenryVⅢ!KidZaniaSetyourimaginationfreeatKidZaniaatWestfieldLondon–thenewrole–playingparkforchildrenthat’stakingtheworldbystorm.Achild-sizecitycompletewithshopsandlocationsincludingafirestation,abankandatheatrestagewherechildrencanrole-playaround60differentjobsandprofessions,KidZaniaaimstoteachlifeskillssuchasfinancialliteracy,teamworkandindependence.1、429．Ifvistorswanttoenjoytheexcitementofrollercoasters,theycangoto________.A．KidZaniaB．Shrek’sAdventureC．LondonDungeonD．ChessingtonWorldofAdventures2、431．WhomightbemostlikelyinterestedinLondonDungeon?A．Studentsstudyinghistory.B．Underwateradventurers.C．Policeofficers.D．Animallovers.3、433．Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．Asciencetextbook.B．Anewsreport.C．Atravelguidebook.D．Ageographymag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Alcott’s.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）Californiaofficialsarepraisingworkersforrescuinga13-year-oldboywhofellintoariverofsewage(下水道)inLosAngeles.Theboy,JesseHemandez,1morethan12hoursinthecity’s2undergroundsewagesystem.Itis3withrefuseliquidsandotherwastematerials,someofthem4.Jessehadbeenplayingatapublicparkwithother5duringafamilygatheringonSunday.Atonepoint,thechildrenwere6piecesofwoodthatcoveredanopening7thesewagesystem.Oneofthewoodenboardsbroke.Theboyfellabouteightmetersdownand8infast-movingsewage.Theotherchildren9toldadultswhathadhappened.Theadultsthencalledanemergencytelephonelineforhelp.Rescuersimmediatelybegan10Jesseunderground.Withthehelpofcamerastheyfloateddownthepipes,rescuerseventuallylocatedJesse11seeingimagesofhandprintsononeofthem.Acrewofsanitation(环境卫生)workershurriedtothe12andopenedamanhole(检查井).Thefirstthingthey13was“Help”.Theirpatienceandoptimism14.ThecrewlowereddownalongropetoJesse.Theboyheldontotheropewhileworkers15himup.BythetimeworkersfoundJesse,about700metersofpipeshadbeen16duringa12-hourperiod.Jessewaspottedlessthantwokilometersfromwherehe17.Hewastakentoahospitalforafullphysicalexaminationandtobereunitedwithhis18.Morethan100peoplecontributedmuchtirelesslytothe19ofJesse.Jessewasluckytofindasmallareaof20airandwaitthereuntilhewasfound.1、A．wastedB．tookC．spentD．arranged2、A．shallowB．largeC．desertedD．temporary3、A．filledB．facedC．comparedD．occupied4、A．dustyB．unusualC．uselessD．poisonous5、A．visitorsB．childrenC．strangersD．parents6、A．belowB．behindC．overD．on7、A．leadingtoB．consistingofC．endinginD．headingfor8、A．swamB．landedC．sufferedD．fought9、A．seriouslyB．eventuallyC．quicklyD．exactly10、A．searchingforB．caringaboutC．turningtoD．calmingdown11、A．beforeB．unlessC．afterD．until12、A．systemB．areaC．dustbinD．water13、A．sawB．feltC．fearedD．heard14、A．setoffB．putoffC．turnedoffD．paidoff15、A．pulledB．packedC．pickedD．waked16、A．judgedB．selectedC．removedD．inspected17、A．divedB．screamedC．disappearedD．escaped18、A．friendsB．familyC．classD．relatives19、A．struggleB．adventureC．survivalD．existence20、A．breathableB．miserableC．smellyD．pure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）Iwasalovelychildwithalovingfamily.Iwasnotafollower1．aleaderinschool.Iwasenthusiasticaboutlife.Atagetwelve,mylifehadabreakdown.Itwasthen2．IdevelopedOCD(强迫症).Iwasnolongerthehappygirl.Istartedtakingmedicine.Infact,themedicinedidhelp.ButIwasstill3．(constant)sadandIstartedtobelievethatmylifenolongerhadmeaning.Idecidedsuicide(自杀)wasthe4．(solve).Suddenly,myeyes5．(fall)onaphotograph.Itwasalittlegirl6．(wear)acarefreesmile.Ittookmeafewminutes7．(realize)whothegirlintht1photowas.Ievencouldn’tbelievethatsmilingchildwasme!Itseemedmyyoungerselfhadsentmeamessage.RightthenandthereIknewIcouldn’tkill8．(I).OnceIhadbeenastronggirl,andIhadtobelikethatagain.IsworeIwouldn’tonlyrely9．mymedicine.Iwouldfightthedepressionwithmymind.too.It’sbeentwoyearssinceIrecovered.Ilearnedalifelonglesson:Nevergiveup.Lifeis10．(challenge),buteveryonecansurvive.Iamlivingproofofthat.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。Wheneverthereisanexamaroundthecomer,it5snormaltofeelanxiously、Naturally,youarelikelytobeinyourroomstudyashardasyoucanbeforethebigday、Asthematteroffact,thecolorofyourroomcouldhaveaninfluenceontheresultofyourexam、Ithasfoundthatpalecolorslikeblueorlightgreenmakepeoplerelaxingandcalm、Asaresult,ourbraingetslazyandinactivebutbecomeslessopentotakinginalargeamountofinformation、Onthecontrary,brightcolorcanhelpusconcentrateonataskeasilyandsolveproblemsefficiently、That’sbecausetheymayrelieveourstressbycheeringthemup、Sonexttimeyouhadtodealwithadifficulttask,makesureofyouchoosearoomwithabrightcolor、70第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是高二·10班的张华。你所在学校的联谊学校、美国费城(Philadelphia)某中学的学生访问团将于下周来你校访问。学校将从英语能力优秀的学生中选拔接待人员，所有参加者都要进行英文演讲。请你写一篇英文演讲稿，参加选拔。演讲内容须包括以下要点:简要自我介绍；你参加选拔的目的；你应征此工作的优势(至少两点)。注意:词数不少于100；可适当增加细节，以使内容充实，行文连贯；不得透露实个人信息。演讲稿开头已给出，不计入总词数。Goodmorning,dearteachersandfellowstudents.I’mgreatlyhonoredtobeheretocompetefortheopportunity.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、D4、D5、C6、B7、D8、C9、B10、D11、C12、D13、B14、D15、B16、C17、B18、C19、C20、C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、1、D2、A3、B4、C22、1、429．D2、431．A3、433．C23、1、A2、A3、B4、B24、WhydoChinesepeoplelovehotpotsomuch?Asthewintermonthsarecoiningin,moreandpeoplearesiltingaroundatable,enjoyingthiskindoftraditionalmeal.IfindmyselfwonderingwhatitUaboutthistraditionalmeal,whichhasexistedformorethan1,000years.WhatmakesitaChinesefoodfavorite?Itseemsthattheanswerliesbeyondthedishitself.Hotpotisn’tjustdesignedtokeepyouwarmduringthecoldmonths;it’salsoasocialexperience.It’sa“theater”cookedfoodthatturnsamealintoanevent.Thereisalotoffunforeveryonetohaveinaddingsomefoodstothehotpot.Hotpotiseatenovertwotothreehours.Forthisreason,itisoftenconsideredanevening’sentertainment,andatimetospendwithfriendsandfamilies.However,manywesternerswouldbeputoffbytheideaofotherpeoplestickingchopsticksintheirfood.WhenwecometoeatatthetableintheUK,wetendtohaveourownshares,althoughtheexperienceisstillasocialone.AsimilarexperiencetothehotpotcanbefoundinKoreanbarbecuerestaurants,whichleiyoucookyourownmeat.Thisallowspeopletohavetheirmeatdonehowevertheywant.Formostwesterners,theideaofgoingtoarestauranttocooktheirownfoodisverystrange.Buthavingago,Ifin