广西壮族自治区贵港市覃塘高级中学2025-2026学年高三下第二次质量检查英语试题含解析

广西壮族自治区贵港市覃塘高级中学2025-2026学年高三下第二次质量检查英语试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Themanwasina________conditionwithsevereinjuriestohislegsafterbeingattackedbyasharkinfarnorthQueensland.A．skepticalB．criticalC．practicalD．physical2．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect3．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit4．Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?A．canB．mustC．needD．might5．AsIopenedmyeyes,in______directionIlooked,Icouldseesmiling,peaceful,calmandcontentfaces.A．whatever B．however C．whichever D．wherever6．Severalofuswereaskedtoattendthemeeting,as________below.A．listed B．listingC．tobelisted D．havinglisted7．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright8．IntheofficeIneverseemtohavetimeuntilafter5:30p.m.，manypeoplehavegonehome.A．whosetime B．thatC．onwhich D．bywhichtime9．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read10．---Howdidyouliketheconcertlastnight?---Ienjoyeditverymuch,butthedancers______abetterjob.A．couldhavedone B．couldn’thavedone C．coulddo D．haddone11．Beinghappyisaskillthatcanbelearned,andonewayto________ourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittlethingsthatcheerusupeachday.A．convey B．appeal C．train D．attempt12．Notfarfromtheclubwasthereagarden,_____ownerseatedinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.A．whose B．itsC．which D．that13．Thisrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmosphere______manyothersareshortof.A．where B．whenC．that D．what14．Goingoutis__________goodmeansofrelaxation.Wouldyouliketogoto______parkwithmeintheafternoon?A．the;the B．the;a C．a;the D．/；a15．Ifyoueveraren’tsurewhetheryouhaveboughttheverybestsmartphone,just_________“goodenough.”A．makeforB．settleforC．answerforD．accountfor16．Don'tyouthink_______ofgreatimportancethatweshouldkeepfitbytakingexerciseregularly?A．this B．that C．which D．it17．________yourecognizeanidiomwhenitisbeingused,itiseasytomisunderstandwhatyoureadorhear.A．Unless B．AfterC．Once D．Since18．Passengers_____talktothedriverwhilethebusismoving,becauseitwilltakehisfocusofftheroad.A．wouldnot B．mustnotC．maynot D．neednot19．Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．acquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction20．—YououghttohavemadeanapologytoTomyesterdayevening．—Yes,IknowI____．A．oughttohave B．haveto C．should D．musthave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）It’s3o’clockandyou’vebeenhardatwork.Asyousitatyourdesk,astrongdesireforchocolateovercomesyou.Youtrytobusyyourselftomakeitgoaway.Butitdoesn’t.Hereisanothersituation.Perhapsyouarenotfeelingwell.Theonlythingyouwanttoeatisabigbowlofchickensoup,likeyourmomusedtomakewhenyouweresickasachild.Foodcravingsareastrongdesireforaspecifictypeoffood.Andtheyarenormal.ScientistsatthewebsiteHowStuffWorkscomparehungerandcravingsthisway.Hungerisafairlysimpleconnectionbetweenthestomachandthebrain.Theyevencallitsimply“stomachhunger.”Whenourstomachsburnupallofthefoodwehaveeaten,ahormone(荷尔蒙)sendsamessagetoonepartofthebrainformorefood,whichregulatesourmostbasicbodyfunctionssuchasthirst,hungerandsleep.Thebrainthenproducesachemicaltostarttheappetiteandyoueat.Hungerisafunctionofsurvival.Acravingismorecomplex.Itactivates(使活跃)brainareasrelatedtoemotion,memoryandreward.Thesearethesameareasofthebrainactivatedduringdrug-cravingstudies.So,somescientistscallfoodcravings“mindhunger.”Peopleoftencravefoodsthatarehighinfatandsugar.Foodsthatarehighinfatorhighinsugarproducechemicalsinthebrain.Thesechemicalsgiveusfeelingsofpleasure.Ina2007study,researchersatCambridgeUniversityfoundthat“dietingorrestrictedeatinggenerallyincreasesthepossibilityoffoodcraving.”So,themoreyoudenyyourselfafoodthatyouwant,themoreyoumaycraveit.However,fastingisabitdifferent.Theyfoundthateatingnofoodatallforashortperiodoftimelessenedfoodcravings.So,thenexttimeyoucravesomethingveryspecific,knowthatyourbrainmaybemoretoblamethanyourstomach.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Toremindreadersoftheirownspecialfood.B．Todeepentheunderstandingofhunger.C．Toreportthediscoveryofcravingstudy.D．Toleadtothetopicofthewholepassage.2、Whatdowelearnaboutfoodcraving?A．Itshowsfoodislinkedtofeelings.B．Itensuresapersonsurviveshunger.C．Itmeansthestomachfunctionswell.D．Itprovesthebraindecidesyourappetite.3、What’sthelikelyresultofdieting?A．Thedecreaseofchemicals.B．Theincreaseoffooddesire.C．Therefusaloffatandsugar.D．Thedisappearanceofappetite.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A．Thefunctionsofbrainareas.B．Whathungerisallabout.C．Thefindingsoffoodcraving.D．Whatdietingmaybringus.22．（8分）EXCURSIONDETAILS$109.99/Adult(ages13andover)$79.99/Child(ages8-12)*PricesmayvarywithseasonsThisadventurebeginswithamotorcoachridealongtheKlondikeHighway,parallelingtherouteusedbytheexplorersduringthe1898KlondikeGoldRush.You’llascendtothe3,290-footKlondikeSummit,whereyoucanphotographmajesticmountainsandwaterfalls.YourridecontinuesasyoutravelnorthtothefamousYukonSuspensionBridge.Feelthethrillingsensationofaswayingwalkway65feetabovethechurningrapidsoftheTutshiRiver.Finallywalkthroughthemuseum-qualitydisplaysdemonstratingthearea’suniquehistory.Bynowyou’veworkedupanappetite,andtheheartysalmonbuffetattheLiarsvilleTrailCampissuretotameeventhehungriestbeast.SavorwildAlaskansalmongrilledoveranopenalderwoodfire,avarietyofsalads,cornbreadanddessert.Afteryourmeal,youmayreturnorbedroppedoffinSkagwayforshopping.GuestReviews(4)PalpfromVancouver★★★☆☆GreatonehourstopattheSuspensionBridge.ThesalmonbakeinLiarsvillewasthebestpart!ItwasabuffetofUNLIMITEDsalmonthatwasbeingfreshlycookedoveranopenfire.Overallgoodexcursion,justalittletooexpensiveforwhatitis.DragonfromLosAngles★★★★☆DidthisonMay1,2019.Ourguide,Glenn,wasveryenthusiasticandknowledgeable,keepingusentertainedallthewaybymakingjokesandexplainingthehistoryofthelandmarks.Therewereonly12people,soweallhadwindowseats!!TheviewswereGREAT!Tooklotsofpics.PlutocratfromEdmonton★★★★★Enjoyedthedrive,enjoyedthefeesandenjoyedLiarsville,wherethefoodwasAMAZING.Can'tbelievehowmuchweenjoyedwalkingacrossthesuspensionbridge.RodfromRegina★★☆☆☆“TotheSummit”givestheimpressionyouaregoingtothebigsummit.Thiswasnotthecase.Thesummitinquestionwasjustasmallhill.Theviewsatthesuspensionbridgeareokbutnotincredible.ThelunchatLiarsvillewasnotbad,though,andthatstopwasbestoftheday.75、Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrecttouringorderintheexcursion?A．Skagway→SuspensionBridge→KlondikeGoldRushB．LiarsvilleTrailCamp→KlondikeHighway→TutshiRiverC．KlondikeSummit→SuspensionBridge→LiarsvilleTrailCampD．KlondikeGoldRush→LiarsvilleTrailCamp→SuspensionBridge1、Afterreadingthefourreviews,welearnthat______________.A．PalpthoughtthepricefortheexcursionisreasonableB．DragonthoughthighlyofhishumorousandlearnedguideC．PlutocratwasnotcontentwiththefoodinLiarsvilleD．Rodfelttheviewaroundthesuspensionbridgewasgreat23．（8分）NewYorkCityisaplacefullofsurprisesformanyfirst-timevisitors.Americansandforeignersalikeexperienceakindofcultureshockwhentheyfirstarrive.ItisoneofthemostcentersofhighereducationintheUnitedStates.ManyyoungpeopleliketoliveandworkinAmerica'slargestcity.Butifyoudonotknowwheretostart,ithelpstobelongtoacommunity.Thecityhasaplacewherestudentshaveachancetomeet,andfindtheirplaceintheworld.ItisaprivatecentercalledInternationalHouse.Itservesstudentsfrommorethan100countries.AdjibolaAmzatlivesthere.HeisfromNigeria."WithouttheInternationalHouse,NewYorkwouldhavebeenaverylonelyplaceformanypeople."Amzatworkedasanewsreporter.HelefthisjobtostudyatColumbiaUniversityforagraduatedegreeprograminjournalism.AmzatlikesInternationalHouse.HethinksithashelpedtoimprovehisexperienceatColumbiaUniversity.InternationalHousewelcomesgraduatestudentsfrommanyNewYork-area.Theyhaveachancetoattendmanyculturalcelebrationsthroughouttheyear.Manystudentssaytheircommunicationwithotherstudentshasledtonewfriendshipsandpersonalgrowth.LebogangMahlareisfromSouthAfrica.AkmyratTuyliyevisfromTurkmenistan.HesayshefoundpeoplefromsomanyareasatInternationalHouse.This,hesays,madehimwanttoworktochangetheworld.“Icomefromacountywherewedon’thavedifferentraces.I’veneverseenablackpersonuntilIcametotheUnitedStates.SoseeingstudentsfromRussia,China,andalloftheseothercountries,comingheretountie,wasreallyinspiring.”ManypeoplewholiveatInternationalHousesaytheywanttocontinuetherelationshipstheyhavebegunwhentheyreturnhome.AndtheywanttosharewiththeircountrymentheleadershipskillstheyhavelearnedintheUnitedStates.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1referto?A．AmericaB．NewYorkCityC．HighereducationD．Akindofcultureshock2、WhatdoweknowaboutthestudentslivinginInternationalHouse?A．TheyallhaveforgottentheirownculturesB．Theycelebrateeachother’sholidaysC．TheygetalongwellwitheachotherD．Theyoftenfightwitheachother3、WhatdidAkmyratTuyliyevwanttodowhenseeingpeoplefromothercountriesatInternationalHouse?A．WorkinAmericaB．ChangehisprogramsC．WorktochangetheworldD．Becomealeaderinhiscountry24．（8分）WhatdoLeonardodaVincii,MarieCurie,andAlbertEinsteinhaveincommon?Theywereallleft-handed,alongwithotherfamouspeopleincludingBradPittPrince

William,andBarackObama.Infact,anestimated13percentoftheworld's

populationmaybeleft-handedandstillmostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Whatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedratherthanleft-handed?Asyetnoone

reallyknowsforsure.Onesimpleideasuggeststhatpeoplenormallygetright-handednessfromtheirparents.Studieshavefoundthattworight-handedparentshaveonlya9.5percentchanceofhavingaleft-handedchild,whereastwoleft-handedparentshavea26percentchanceofhavingaleft-handedchild.Anothercommontheoryisthatleft-handedpeoplesuffermildbraindamageduringbirth,whichmakesthemleft-handed.However,ifthistheoryweretrue,itwouldnotexplainwhythepercentageofleft-bandedpeopleissosimilarineverysociety,whenbirthconditionsvarysomuchfromsocietytosociety.Whateverthereasonsbehindit,people'sattitudestowardleft-handednesshavechangedalotovertheyears.Statisticsshowthatalthough13percentofyoungpeople(10-20yearsold)areleft-handed,only6percentoftheelderlyareleft-handed.Left-handedchildrenusedtobepunisheduntiltheybeganusingtheirrighthandlikeotherchildren,buttodaypeoplewhoareleft-handedarenolongerlookeddownonnoraretheyconsideredabnormal.Formostpeopletoday,eithercaseisperfectlyacceptable.1、Whatmakesoneright-handed?A．Theenvironment.B．Mildbraindamageduringbirth.C．Thereasonisuncertain.D．Otherpeople.2、Whyisthenumberofyoungpeoplewhoareleft-handedbiggerthanthatoftheelderly?A．Becausetheelderlyareforcedtobecomeright-handed.B．Becauseleft-handedpeopleareconsideredabnormal.C．Becauseleft-handednesscanbecured.D．Becausetheyoungareeasilydamaged.3、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Left-handedpeoplearelookeddownupon.B．Generalfactsaboutleft-handedpeople.C．Somefamousleft-handedpeople.D．Thereasonswhypeopleareleft-handed.25．（10分）In2015,amannamedNigelRichardsmemorized386,000wordsintheentireFrenchScrabbleDictionaryinjustnineweeks.However,hedoesnotspeakFrench.Richards’impressivefeatisausefulexampletoshowhowartificialintelligenceworks—realAI.BothofRichardandAItakeinmassiveamountsofdatatoachievegoalswithunlimitedmemoryandsupermanaccuracyinacertainfield.ThepotentialapplicationsforAIareextremelyexciting.BecauseAIcanoutperformhumansatroutinetasks—providedthetaskisinonefieldwithalotofdata—itistechnicallycapableofreplacinghundredsofmillionsofwhiteandbluecollarjobsinthenext15yearsorso.ButnoteveryjobwillbereplacedbyAI.Infact,fourtypesofjobsarenotatriskatall.First,therearecreativejobs.AIneedstobegivenagoaltooptimize.Itcannotinvent,likescientists,novelistsandartistscan.Second,thecomplex,strategicjobs—executives,diplomats,economists—gowellbeyondtheAIlimitationofsingle-fieldandBigData.Thentherearetheas-yet-unknownjobsthatwillbecreatedbyAI.Areyouworriedthatthesethreetypesofjobswon’temployasmanypeopleasAIwillreplace?Nottoworry,asthefourthtypeismuchlarger:jobswhereemotionsareneeded,suchasteachers,nanniesanddoctors.Thesejobsrequirecompassion,trustandsympathy—whichAIdoesnothave.AndevenifAItriedtofakeit,nobodywouldwantarobottellingthemtheyhavecancer,orarobottobabysittheirchildren.SotherewillstillbejobsintheageofAI.Thekeythenmustberetrainingtheworkforcesopeoplecandothem.Thismustbetheresponsibilitynotjustofthegovernment,whichcanprovidefunds,butalsoofcorporationsandthosewhobenefitmost.1、Whatisthemainpurposeofparagraph1?A．Tointroducethetopic.B．TomentionNigel’sfeat.C．Tostresstheimportanceofgoodmemory.D．TosuggesthumansgobeyondAIinmemory.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“outperform”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Besuperiorto B．BeequaltoC．Besimilarto D．Berelatedto3、Whichofthefollowingjobsisthemostlikelytobereplaced?A．Thewriter. B．Theshopassistant.C．Thebabysitter. D．Thepsychologist.4、WhatdoesthetextsuggestpeopledoaboutjobreplacementofAI?A．LimittheapplicationofAItoacertaindegree.B．Getmoresupportfromthegovernment.C．Applyforthedonationfromcompanies.D．Upgradethemselvesallthetime.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）IwasdrivingtothegrocerystoreonawarmmorninginMay.IsmiledasIwatchedthegoldensunshine1offtheleaves.Itwassucha2andheavenlytime.Mycalmwasbroken,3，asIroundedacurve(拐弯处).AhugeU­Haultruckwascomingmywayseveralfeetoverthecenterline.IswervedasfarontothesideoftheroadasIcouldto4it.ItwasfollowedbynotonebuttwootherU­Haultrucksjustas5.Iwonderedifallthestuffinsideofthem6thesameperson.Isloweddownmycarandwaitedformyheartrateto7.ItwasthenthatI8aself­storagebusinessalongthesideofthehighway,buildingnewunitsforallthepeoplewhocouldn’tfittheir9intotheirhouses.Isawa(n)10couplecarryingboxesintooneoftheunits.Itseemed11thatacouplejustoutoftheirteenscouldalreadyhavetoomuchstuff.Ilostmyown12forowningstuffwhenahousefireinthemiddleofthenightdestroyedeverythingmyfamilyowned.TheonlythingIhadleftwastheunderwearIwaswearing.Yet,ourwholefamilyhadawakened13toescape.Intheweeksthatfollowedfriendsandfamilygaveusalotofstufftogetusbackonourfeet,butnoneofitseemedas14anymore.WhatwasimportantwasseeingMom’ssmile,givingNanaahugandakiss,andwatchingDadsnooze(打盹)inhischair15ahardday’swork.Whatwasimportantwasthestuffof16，notthestuffofthisworld.SincethenIhavetriedtolimitthethingsIwould17.Ididn’twanttoomuchstuffto18mylife.IwantedtoonlybuywhatIneededandtospendmydaysinlearning,growing,and19myfamilyandothers.IassumedthatonlybydoingsocouldImakemy20.1、A．appreciating B．reflecting C．admiring D．releasing2、A．refreshing B．delightful C．peaceful D．dynamic3、A．though B．too C．anyway D．instead4、A．miss B．reject C．ignore D．desert5、A．useful B．large C．new D．good6、A．turnedto B．referredto C．reactedto D．belongedto7、A．beat B．pulse C．accelerate D．follow8、A．noticed B．thought C．did D．established9、A．furniture B．boxes C．possessions D．materials10、A．old B．young C．middle­aged D．small11、A．curious B．apparent C．certain D．obvious12、A．hope B．talent C．faith D．taste13、A．inreturn B．inturn C．intime D．invain14、A．affordable B．significant C．beneficial D．practical15、A．before B．in C．after D．during16、A．mind B．hand C．head D．soul17、A．purchase B．donate C．waste D．need18、A．putup B．crowdup C．bringup D．setup19、A．helping B．abusing C．loving D．affecting20、A．name B．day C．world D．way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）WashingmachinesareheavyThat’s1．there’sanaverageof25kgofconcreteinsidethemtostopthemmovingaroundwhenthey’reonaspincycleAndthatmeansthey’renotonlydifficult2．(move)aroundinyourhome,theyalsocostalottotransport3．allthiscouldbeabouttochange,thankstoasimple4．(invent)byateamattheUK’sNottinghamTrentUniversityProfessorAminhitonthe5．(brilliant)simpleideaofreplacingsomeoftheconcretewith6．sealableplasticcontainerwhichcanbefilledwithwateroncethemachineisinplace7．doingthis,theweightofawashingmachinecan8．(cut)byathirdIntheUKalone,thiscouldmeanasavingofaround45,000tonnes(公吨)ofcarbondioxideemissionsayearwhenthemachinesaretransported,9．isreallyapieceofgoodnewstotheenvironment“Everyonethinkstheideamusthavebeenthoughtofbefore,”saysDylanKnight“NoonecanreallybelieveitButitwilldefinitelyworkwhen10．(put)intouse”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。请在有错误的工方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个符号（^），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、每句不超过两个错误；2、每处错误及其修改均只限一词；3、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Ioftengotoaweekendschool、Sodidmanyofmyclassmates、Thisseemspopularamongstudents、Goodweekendschoolshaveexcellentteacherswhichhelpusimproveourstudies、Besides,wegettoknowstudentsfromanotherschoolsandlearnabouttheircampusoflife、 Soeverycoinhastwosides．Ourschoolworkisalreadyaheavyburden．Extralessonoftentakeuptoomuchofourtime、Inaddition,paylotsofattentiontotheextralessonswillaffecttheirschoolsubjects．We