江西省新余市2024-2025学年高三年级第二学期教学质量调研（三）英语试题含解析

江西省新余市2024-2025学年高三年级第二学期教学质量调研（三）英语试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thereisnoreasontobedisappointed.________,thiscouldberatheramusing.A．Aboveall B．AsaresultC．Apartfromthat D．Asamatteroffact2．__________62%ofallluxuryconsumersalesinEuropein2015,shoppersfromtheChinesemainlandspent$7.2billionoverseasduringtheSpringFestival.A．Accountingfor B．AddingtoC．Consistingof D．Makingup3．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends4．We’dbettertakeumbrellas—I’msureit________whenwearriveinLondon;it’salwayswetthereatthistimeofyear.A．willrain B．israiningC．willberaining D．wouldrain5．Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastbyseainsteadofdrivingacrosscontinent。A．the；the B．/；the C．the；/ D．/；/6．Runningisoftentiringandalotofhardwork,butnothing________thefeelingyougetafterfinishingalongworkoutaroundthetrack.A．breaks B．blocksC．bonds D．beats7．TheBritishgovernmentpublishedanofficialpolicydocument________itsplanstobringtheUKoutoftheEuropeanUnion.A．lettingoutB．puttingoutC．settingoutD．workingout8．Petersurvivedintheaccidentwhenhefelloverboardyesterday.He_______escapeddrowning.A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly9．ThoughwintersinBritainarecoldandthereisusuallysnow,thereare________placesforskiing.A．some B．many C．few D．afew10．—WillittakemelongtogettotheSunshineHotel?—No,it______takeyoulong.It’snottherushhournow.A．shouldn’t B．shan’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t11．Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot12．—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso13．Youcangetoffthebusoneortwostops________andwalktherestofthewaytoworkeverydaysoastotakesomeexercise.A．moreearly B．earliest C．early D．earlier14．Mymomonceworkedinaverysmallvillageschool,whichis__________onlyonfoot.A．acceptable B．adequate C．accessible D．appropriate15．--Ittookmeeightyearstobuildupmybusiness,anditalmostkilledme.--Well,youknowwhattheysay..A．ThereisnosmokewithoutfireB．Nopains,nogainsC．AllroadsleadtoRomeD．Practicemakesperfect16．Thisisthefirsttimethatyourparentshavebeenabroad,______?A．haven’tthey B．hasn’tit C．aren’tthey D．isn’tit17．ZhangXuan,______universitystudentfromShanghai,learns______artinhersparetime.A．an;/ B．a;the C．a;/ D．an;the18．Itsagoodideatogetstudentstoretellastorytheirownwords．A．of B．in C．by D．through19．Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing20．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar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）Thebeliefthatnewtechnologiesarecausingthedeathofworkistheideathatnevergoesaway.Despiteevidencetothecontrary,westillviewtechnologicalchangetodayasbeingmorerapidanddramaticinitsconsequencesforworkthaneverbefore.Butthisisnothingnew.Peoplehavealwaysviewedthetechnologicalchangesthattakeplaceduringtheirlivesthemostdramaticanddangerousthateverhappenedinhistory.Inthe1930s,theBritisheconomist（经济学家）JohnMaynardKeynespredictedthewidespreaduseofelectricitywouldproduceaworldwherepeoplespendmostoftheirtimedoingnothing.IntheUnitedStatesduringthe1960s,thegovernmentrepeatedlyinvestigatesfearsthatautomaticmachineswouldpermanentlyreducetheamountofworkavailable,In1988,oneAustralianhistorianclaimedthatatleastaquarteroftheworkforcewouldbewithoutjobswithin10yearsbecauseofcomputers.Ofcourse,noneofthesedisasterscametopassintheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,oranywhereelse.Yettoday,weareseeingthereturnofthesepredictions,withsomeexpertsclaimingtheworldofworkoncemoreundergoingradicalandunprecedentedchange.Theyarguethatrobotsandotherworkplacetechnologiesarecausingareductioninthetotalamountofworkavailable,orarebringingamorerapidpacesubstitutionofmachinesforhumanshasbeenseenpreviously.Butthereisalittleevidencetosupportsuchbeliefs,Statisticsshowthatthepercentageofpeopleinwork,thenumberofhourstheywork,andhowfrequentlytheychangejobshaveremainedremarkablyconstantoverthepast20years.Thisstabilityshouldnotcomeasasurprise,Therearegoodreasonswhyweshouldnotexpectnewtechnologiestocausethedeathofwork.Newtechnologiesalwayscausejoblosses,butthatisonlypartofthestory.Whatalsoneedstobeunderstoodishowtheyincreasetheamountofworkavailable.Onewaythishappensisthroughtheincreasesinincomesthataccompanytheuseofnewtechnologies.Withtheintroductionofthesetechnologies,goodandservicescanbeproducedfaster,whichresultsinhigherrealincomesforworkers.Higherincomesthenincreasedemandforotherproductsandconsequentlymoreworkersareneededtomakethem.Additionally,whilenewtechnologiesarelikelytosubstituteforsometypesofworkers,theywillalsoincreasedemandforothertypesofworkers,especiallythosewithhigherlevelskillsandexpertise.So,theendofworkisnoclosertodaythanatanytimeinthepast.Butthereisstillaneedtokeepdisprovingtheprediction,toreducepeople’sfears.1、Whatisthefunctionofthesecondparagraph?A．Toexplaintheimportanceofdevelopingnewtechnology.B．Togivehistoricalexamplesofunnecessaryfearaboutnewtechnology.C．Toarguethattechnologicaldangersarebecomingmoreserious.D．Toshowhowtechnologyaffectedemploymentinthepast.2、Howcanemploymentstatisticsoverthepast20yearsbestbedescribed?A．ConfusingB．ReliableC．StableD．Variable3、Accordingtoparagraph7,whydoesdemandforproductsoftenincreaseafternewtechnologyisintroduced?A．Productivityimprovementshelpraiseworkers’salaries.B．Thereismoredemandfornewskillsintheeconomy.C．Therearemoregoodsforpeopletochoosefrom.D．Higherqualitygoodsatlowerpricesencourageconsumption.4、Whatistheauthor'sopinionabouttheintroductionofnewtechnology?A．Itdoesnothaveaneffectonmostpeople’sjobs.B．Itsdangertopeoplesemploymentpossibilitiesisoverstated.C．Itusuallyleadstoasignificantincreaseinemployment.D．Itsbenefitsareusuallynotworththeintroduction.22．（8分）VijayGuptaisknowntoclassicalmusicloversacrosstheUnitedStates.HeservesasfirstviolinistfortheLosAngelesPhilharmonic.Inthatjob,heoftenplaystolargecrowds,includingmanyveryrichpeople.Whenheisnotperforming,heorganizesconcertsforhomelesspeople.'TheyhaveremindedmewhyIbecameamusician,hesaid.Lastweek,GuptawasrecognizedforbeingafounderandtheartisticdirectorofStreetSymphony.Thegrouphasperformedathomelessshelters,jailsandhalfwayhousesforabouteightyears.Guptaisamongthe25winnersofthe2018MacArthurFellowship,commonlyknownasthe“geniusgrant.”Eachwinnerwillreceive$625,000overfiveyearstouseastheywish.Themoneyiscomingfromaprivategroup,theJohnD．andKatherineT.MacArthurFoundation.Itawardsgrants(补助金)topeoplewhoseworkitconsidersexceptionalandthat“inspireshopeinusall.”GuptasaidhegottheideaforStreetSymphonywhileteachingNathanielAyers,atrainedmusicianwhosementalillnessledtohomelessness.The31-year-oldgrantwinnersaidhedoesnotknowyethowhewillspendthemoney.Hehasbeenaperformersinceagesevenandtheawardwillgivehim"spacetobreathe,planandlookahead.”AnotherwinnerisRebeccaSandefur,anassociateprofessorofsociologyandlawintheUniversityofIllinois.TheAssociatedPresssaysherresearchactivelysupportsnewwaystoinvolvepoorcommunitiesintheU.S.justicesystem.47-year-oldSandefurcreatedthefirstnationalmappingofcivillegalaidproviders.Itshowswhichstateshadthefinancialresourcestoprovidesuchaidandwhichdidnot.Shealsofoundthatthecostoflegalservicesisonlyoneofthethingspreventingpoorpeoplefromgettinglawyers.Amongtheothersarefearsaboutunfairnessinthelegalsystem.Sandefurnotedthatalotofattentionhasbeenpaidtoproblemswiththecriminaljusticesystem,butmoreattentionmustbepaidtothecivilsideofthelaw,whichalsoaffectsmillionsofpeople.1、WhydidGuptawintheaward?A．Forhisachievementsinclassicalmusic.B．Forperformingforlargecrowds.C．Fororganizingagroupplayingforthehomeless.D．ForthefriendshipwithNathanielAyers.2、WhatdoweknowaboutMacArthurFellowship?A．Itisfoundedbythegovernment.B．Itoffers$625,000to25winnersin2018.C．Itallowsthewinnerstousethemoneyfreely.D．Itawardspeoplewhomakegreatcontributionstosociety.3、WhatwastheextraordinarythingthatSandefiirdid?A．Shemadeiteasiertogetlegalhelpforthepoor.B．Shemadethelegalsystemfairer.C．Shepaidmoreattentiontothecriminaljusticesystem.D．Sheofferedlegalaidstothepoorfreely.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Grantswinners,inspiringthepoorB．Thecityhomeless,inneedofhelpC．VijayGupta,anextraordinaryviolinistD．MacArthurFoundation,awardingexceptionalwork23．（8分）Ayoungwomansitsaloneinacafésippingteaandreadingabook.Shepausesbrieflytowriteinanearbynotepadbeforeshowingherwordstoapassingcaféwaiter:"Wherearethetoiletsplease?"ThisisafamiliarsceneinTokyo’sso-called"silentcafés",wherecustomersarenotallowedtospeak,andonlycommunicatebywritinginnotepads.TheconceptrisesbyadesiretobealoneamongyoungJapanese,asituationbroughtbyeconomicuncertainty,ashiftintraditionalfamilysupportstructuresandthegrowingsocialisolation.Thephenomenonisnotlimitedtocoffeeshopsbutcoverseverythingfromsilentdiscos,whereparticipantsdancealonewearingwirelessheadphonesconnectedtotheDJ,toproductssuchassmalldesktentsdesignedforconversation-freeprivacyintheoffice.OneKyotocompanyevenofferssinglewomentheopportunitytohavea"onewomanwedding"—afullbridalaffair,completewithwhitedressandceremony,andtheonlythingmissingisthegroom.Thetrendhasitsownmediaexpression-“botchi-zoku”,referringtoindividualswhoconsciouslychoosetodothingscompletelyontheirown.Onerecentweekdayafternoon,ChihiroHigashikokubaru,a23-year-oldnurse,travelled90minutesfromherhome,toTokyoonherdayoffinordertoenjoysomesolotime.Speakingquietlyattheentranceofthecafe,MissHigashikokubarusaid:“IheardaboutthisplaceviaTwitterandIliketheideaofcominghere.Iworkasanurseandit'salwaysverybusy.ThereareveryfewquietplacesinTokyo,andit'sabigbusycity.Ijustwanttocomeandsitsomewherequietlyonmyown.I’mgoingtodrinkacupofteaandmaybedosomedrawings.Iliketheideaofaquiet,calmatmosphere.”ThedesiretobeisolatedisnotanewconceptinJapan,hometoanestimated3.6million"hikikomori"-amoreextremeexampleofsocialrecluses(隐士)whowithdrawcompletelyfromsociety.1、（小题1）Whatisspecialaboutthe“silentcafes”?A．Itprovidesvariousteaandbooks.B．Ithasattractedmanypopularyoungpeople.C．ItoffersservicebywritingnotbyspeakingD．Peoplearenotallowedtocommunicate.2、（小题2）Whichofthefollowingstatementcan’taccountfortheideaofbeingaloneinJapan?A．UnstableeconomicsituationB．AchangeintraditionalfamilysupportpatternC．TherisingdemandforprivacyD．Theincreasingsocialisolation3、（小题3）WhatdoweknowaboutHigashikokubaru?A．Shedoesn’tliketobeanurse.B．Shedoesn’tlikethelifeinbigcities.C．ShetravelledtoTokyoonherworkdays.D．Sheenjoyshersolotimeinaquietplace.4、（小题4）Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．LonelyJapaneseB．OnewomanweddingC．SocialreclusesinJapanD．Silentcafes24．（8分）Itsoundsalmosttoogoodtobetrue，butanewstudyonsleepingbrainssuggeststhatlisteningtolanguageswhileyousleepcanactuallyhelpyoutolearnthem．Forthestudy，researchersplayedrecordingsofforeignwordsandtheirtranslationstosubjectsenjoyingslow-wavesleep，astagewhenapersonhas1ittleconsciousnessoftheirenvironment．Toensurethattheresultswerenotcompromisedbyforeignlanguagewordsthatsubjectsmayhavehadsomecontactwithatsomepointintheirwakinglives，researchersmadeuptotallynonexistentforeignwords．Whenthesubjectswokeup，theywerepresentedwiththemade-upwordsagainwithouttheirtranslations．Thesubjectswerethenaskedtoimaginewhetherthismade-upwordindicatedanobjectthatwaseithersmallerorlarger．Thisvague(模糊的)wayoftestingtheirunderstandingofthewordsisanapproachthatissupposedtotapintotheunconsciousmemory．Unbelievably，thesubjectswereabletocorrectlyclassifythewordsinthiswayatanaccuracyratethatwas10percenthigherthanrandomchance．That’snotaratehighenoughtohavethemsuddenlycommunicatinginaforeigntongue，butitisenoughtosuggestthatthebrainisstillabsorbinginformationonsomelevel，evenduringsleep．Researchershavelongknownthatsleepisimportantformemory，butpreviouslyitsroleinmemorywasthoughttorelateonlytothepreservationandorganizationofmemoriesacquiredduringwakefulness．Thisisthefirsttimethatmemoryformationhasbeenshowntobeactiveduringsleep．Inotherwords，ourbrainsarelisteningtotheworld，andlearningaboutit，evenwhenourconsciousselvesarenotpresent．Thenextstepforresearcherswillbetoseeifnewinformationcanbe1earnedquickerduringwakefulnessifitwasalreadypresentedduringsleep．Ifso，itcouldforeverchangehowwetrainourbrainstolearnnewthings．Sleeplearningmightbecomeawidespreadpractice．1、Whydidresearchersusesomemade-upwordsinthestudy?A．Toguaranteetheaccuracyofthetestresult．B．Toincreasethedifficultyoftestinginformation．C．Toavoidthesubjectscheatingintheexperiment．D．Totestifourbrainaregoodatlearningsomethingnew．2、Whatwerethesubjectsaskedtodointhestudy?A．Classifywhattheyheardbysize．B．Makeupawordtorepresent“large”or“small”．C．Repeatthewordstheyheardinthesleep．D．Imaginethemeaningsofthemade-upwords．3、Whatconclusiondidresearchersdrawfromthisstudy?A．Sleepisnecessaryforagoodmemory．B．Memoryformationgoesonduringsleep．C．Listeningduringsleepisgoodforourbrain．D．Learninglanguagesinsleephasbettereffects．4、Whatwillbetheresearchers’nextplan?A．Totrainpeoplehowtolearnduringsleep．B．Toprovetheexistenceofunconsciousmemory．C．Todigoutthereasonforunconsciouslearning．D．Tostudytheeffectofsleeplearningonconsciouslearning．25．（10分）Getreadytofillyourdaysfulloffunandadventure.WestDorset,anareaofoutstandingnaturalbeauty,isalwaysaplacetogoandthereisalwayssomethinggoingon.Thefollowingaresomeofthestarattractions.●MappertonHouse&GardensImpressivevalleygardenssurroundedbywoodedlandscape.Gardensopen:Daily11am-5pmexceptFridays,MarchtoOctoberincluded.BookingthroughTel:(0103)959203or●BridportMuseumLocalhistorymuseumattractseveryhistorylovers.Wealsohaveayear-roundLocalHistoryCentrenearbywhereyoucancompletelocalandfamilyhistoryresearch.Open:Monday-Saturday,ApriltoOctoberincluded.BookingthroughTel:(0103)959711or●FurlelghEstateWineToursVineyardandwinery,producersoftheUK’smostoutstandingwine.Comeandseehowthe2019WinemakeroftheYearmakeswine.Openforsales:11am-4pmFridaysandSaturdays,toursat2pm.BookingthroughTel:(0103)906323orwwwjurleiehestate.uk●OldCrownCourtandCellsExperiencetwohundredyearsofshockingcrimeandpunishment.ToursofcourtroomandcellsonselectedafternoonsmidJulytoendAugust.Open:Tuesday-Sunday,MarchtoSeptemberincluded.BookingthroughForallthelatestinformationaboutattractionsincludingopeningtimes,reasonablepricesandspecialoffers，pleasegoto1、Wherecanyoulearnaboutwinemaking?A．AtMappertonHouse&Gardens. 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D．Saturday.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）完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWomanandaForkTherewasayoungwomanwasdiagnosedwithaterminalillnessandcouldonlylivethreemonths.Soasshewasgettingherthings"inorder,"she36herRabbi(法师）andhadhimcometoherhouseto37certainaspectsofherfinalwishes.Shetoldhimwhichsongsshewantedsungatthe38,whatscripturesshewouldlikeread,andwhatoutfitshewantedtobeburiedin.EverythingwasinorderandtheRabbiwaspreparingtoleave39theyoungwomansuddenlyrememberedsomethingveryimportanttoher."There'sonemorething,"shesaid40."What'that?""Thisisveryimportant,Iwanttobeburiedwithaforkinmyrighthand."TheRabbistoodlookingattheyoungwoman,notknowingquitewhattosay.“Thatsurprisesyou,doesn'tit?”theyoungwomanasked."Well,tobehonest,I'm41bytherequest,"saidtheRabbi.Theyoungwoman42.“Mygrandmotheroncetoldmethisstory,andfromthenon,Ihavealwaysdoneso.Ihavealso,alwaystriedtopassalongitsmessagetothoseIloveandthosewhoareinneedof43.

Inallmyyearsofattendingsocialsanddinners,Ialwaysrememberthatwhenthedishesofthemain44werebeingcleared,someonewouldinevitablyleanoverandsay,'Keepyourfork.'Itwasmyfavoritepart45Iknewthatsomethingbetterwascoming...likevelvetychocolatecakeordeep-dishapplepie…”So,Ijustwantpeopletoseemethereinthatcasket（棺材）withaforkinmyhandandIwantthemto46"What'swiththefork?"47Iwantyoutotellthem:"Keepyourfork…thebestisyettocome."TheRabbi'seyeswere48upwithtearsofjoyashehuggedtheyoungwomangood-bye.Heknewthiswouldbeoneofthelasttimeshewouldseeherbeforeherdeath.Buthealsoknewthattheyoungwomanhadabettergraspof49thanhedid.Shehadabettergraspof50heavenwouldbelikethanmanypeopletwiceherage,withtwiceasmuchexperienceandknowledge.Sheknewthatsomethingbetterwascoming.Atthefuneralpeoplewerewalkingbytheyoungwoman'scasketandtheysawthecloakshewaswearingandthefork51inherrighthand.Overandover,theRabbiheardthequestion"What'swiththefork?"Andoverandoverhe52Duringhismessage,theRabbitoldthepeopleofthe53hehadwiththeyoungwomanshortlybeforeshedied.Healsotoldthemabouttheforkandwhatitsymbolizedto54.TheRabbitoldthepeoplehowhecouldnotstopthinkingaboutthe55andtoldthemthattheyprobablywouldnotbeabletostopthinkingaboutiteither.Hewasright.Sothenexttimeyoureachdownforyourfork,letitremindyoueversogently,thatthebestisyettocome.1、.A．contracted B．contacted C．attracted D．attached2、A．talk B．identify C．recognize D．discuss3、A．assembly B．party C．conference D．service4、A．before B．as C．when D．then5、A．excitedly B．regretfully C．angrily D．breathlessly6、A．surprised B．astonished C．depressed D．puzzled7、A．explained B．introduced C．admitted D．hesitated8、A．praise B．honor C．encouragement D．comfort9、A．meal B．course C．food D．cause10、A．so B．and C．yet D．because11、A．wonder B．question C．enquire D．say12、A．Later B．Afterwards C．Finally D．Then13、A．full B．filled C．fed D．flowed14、A．life B．funeral C．fork D．heaven15、A．how B．where C．what D．which16、A．placed B．grasped C．held D．caught17、A．sobbed B．cried C．smiled D．laughed18、A．agreement B．conclusion C．argument D．con