2025屆揭陽市重點中學高三（最后沖刺）英語試卷含解析

2025屆揭陽市重點中學高三（最后沖刺）英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分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．a(chǎn)swellas 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．a(chǎn)moperating8．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．a(chǎn)dministrationB．violationC．contradictionD．presentation12．___________andtheywillfinishoffthechallengingjob.A．Inaweek B．Aweeklater C．Afteraweek D．Anotherweek13．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．a(chǎn)fterD．unless14．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．a(chǎn)thercommand15．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．a(chǎn)bundantC．a(chǎn)rtificialD．poisonous18．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who19．Thiscourseisofgreatinteresttostudents,_____toimprovetheirwritingskills.A．hopeB．tohopeC．hopingD．hoped20．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself-disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。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(迷宮).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．Ageographymagazine.23．（8分）Thisactivitywillmeltawaythepounds,buildyourbodyandleaveyouonanemotionalhigh.Yettheformofexercise,thefitnesstrendoftheyear,doesnotrequiregymmembershiporapersonaltrainer.Allyouneedtodoiswalk.“Walkingisarefreshingalternativetocomplicatedaerobic(氧)routinesandoverpricedgymmembership,”sayspersonaltrainerLucyKnight,authorofanewbookontheexercise.“Itisfree,enjoyableandalreadyapartofeverydaylife.Allyouneedtodoiscorrectyourtechnique,walkfasterandforlongerandyouwillloseweight.”Thereismuchevidenceofthebenefitsofwalking.ScientistsattheUniversityofPittsburghrecentlydiscoveredthatoverweightpeoplewhowalkedbriskly(快)for30to60minutesadaylostweighteveniftheydidn’tchangeanyotherlifestylehabits.AnotherAmericanstudyfoundthatpeoplewhowalkedforatleastfourhoursaweekgainedlessweightthancouchpotatoesastheygotolder.ResearchersattheUniversityofMassachusettsmedicalschoolfoundthatpeoplewhowalkedeverydayhad25percentfewercoldsthanthosewhosatalot.Bestofall,walkingmakesyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.“Forpeoplesufferingfromdepression,walkingthreetofourtimesaweekfor30minuteshasbeenshowntolifttheirmood,”saysKnight.Buthowtowalkyourwaytoweightlossandwellness?Healthexpertsrecommendthatweshouldwalk10,000stepsadaytostayhealthy.Actuallyyouwouldprobablyneedtowalkatleast16,000stepsadaytoloseweight.“Yourworkoutplansdependonyourleveloffitness.Youshouldaimtoprogressbyincreasingyourwalkingtimebyfiveminuteseverytwoweeks,andwalkabitfaster.Injustthreemonths,theresultsshouldspeakforthemselves,”saysKnight.1、Whatisthelatestfitnesstrendaccordingtothepassage?A．Briskwalking.B．Losingweight.C．Workingoutinagym.D．Exercisingwithapersonaltrainer.2、Theunderlinedword“overpriced”inParagraph2means.A．expensiveB．worthyC．prepaidD．discountable3、Studiesandresearchesarementionedinthepassagetoshowwalking.A．isgainingincreasingpopularityB．benefitspeopleindifferentaspectsC．isanenjoyablewaytoloseweightD．involvesdifferentgroupsofpeople4、Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．1,600stepsadayisneededforweightlosses.B．Theeffectofwalkingisnoticeableovertime.C．Yourfitnessleveldependsonyourhealthexperts.D．Changingthewalkingtimeeverydayisnecessary.24．（8分）Asacollegestudent,Ihaveplannedmyfuturecareergoals.Iwouldliketoworkasasalesassistantinacomputercompany,thenasalesmanagerandfinallybossofmyowncompany.Attheverybeginning,Iplantofindajobinafamouscompanyproducingcomputers,inwhichailthestaffarefullyhappyatworkandIcanexperiencejobsatisfactionmostofthetime.Onlysuchkindofcompanycanprovidemewithgoodworkingatmosphereandeagernesstolearnmoresoastogetwellpreparedformyfutureprofession.AtfirstIwanttobeasalesassistantandalwayskeepmyselfbusyworkinginandoutofthecompany,sucha,answeringtelephones,doingrepairwork,evencleaningthealthoughthesalarymaybelow,Iwillseizeeverychancetolearnfromotherstaff.Inmysparetime,Iwilltakesomecoursessoastogetmorequalificationsandexperienceinthisfield.Inthreeorfiveyears,Iamdeterminedtobe-comeasalesmanagerwhoisresponsibleforthesellingofthecomputers.Iwillinterviewasmanycustomersaspossibleanddomarketresearchandimproveourproducts.MeanwhileIwilltakecareofmystafftomakethemeagertoworktothebestoftheirabilities.Asisknowntous,itishardtomanageacompany,butIwillmakeeveryefforttoachievemygoalstepbystep,andIamsure“Thereismothingdifficultintheworldifyouputyourheartintoit.”1、Ifthewriterhasacompany,hiscompanywillprovidehisstaffwith________.A．highwagesB．dormitoriesC．somecomputersmadeinhiscompanyD．goodworkingatmosphereandeagerness2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thewriterwouldliketobeasalesassistantfirst.B．Thewriterwantstosetupabusinessofhisown.C．Thewritermakeshismindtobethepresidentofafamouscompanyproducingcomputers.D．ThewriterwilltakecoursestogetanMBA．3、AsalesassistantshoulddothefollowingEXCEPT________intheopinionofthewriter.A．a(chǎn)nsweringtelephonesB．interviewingcustomersC．cleaningtheroomD．doingrepairwork4、Thetextismainlyabout________.A．howtoimprovethewriter’sabilitiesB．howtoachievethewriter’sfuturecareergoalC．howtobecomeamanagerD．howtobecomeasalesmanager25．（10分）MoonshakerGV

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Alcott’s.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．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(環(huán)境衛(wèi)生)workershurriedtothe12andopenedamanhole(檢查井).Thefirstthingthey13was“Help”.Theirpatienceandoptimism14.ThecrewlowereddownalongropetoJesse.Theboyheldontotheropewhileworkers15himup.BythetimeworkersfoundJesse,about700metersofpipeshadbeen16duringa12-hourperiod.Jessewaspottedlessthantwokilometersfromwherehe17.Hewastakentoahospitalforafullphysicalexaminationandtobereunitedwithhis18.Morethan100peoplecontributedmuchtirelesslytothe19ofJesse.Jessewasluckytofindasmallareaof20airandwaitthereuntilhewasfound.1、A．wastedB．tookC．spentD．a(chǎn)rranged2、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．a(chǎn)fterD．until12、A．systemB．a(chǎn)reaC．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．a(chǎn)dventureC．survivalD．existence20、A．breathableB．miserableC．smellyD．pure第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Iwasalovelychildwithalovingfamily.Iwasnotafollower1．a(chǎn)leaderinschool.Iwasenthusiasticaboutlife.Atagetwelve,mylifehadabreakdown.Itwasthen2．IdevelopedOCD(強迫癥).Iwasnolongerthehappygirl.Istartedtakingmedicine.Infact,themedicinedidhelp.ButIwasstill3．(constant)sadandIstartedtobelievethatmylifenolongerhadmeaning.Idecidedsuicide(自殺)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.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Wheneverthereisanexamaroundthecomer,it5snormaltofeelanxiously、Naturally,youarelikelytobeinyourroomstudyashardasyoucanbeforethebigday、Asthematteroffact,thecolorofyourroomcouldhaveaninfluenceontheresultofyourexam、Ithasfoundthatpalecolorslikeblueorlightgreenmakepeoplerelaxingandcalm、Asaresult,ourbraingetslazyandinactivebutbecomeslessopentotakinginalargeamountofinformation、Onthecontrary,brightcolorcanhelpusconcentrateonataskeasilyandsolveproblemsefficiently、That’sbecausetheymayrelieveourstressbycheeringthemup、Sonexttimeyouhadtodealwithadifficulttask,makesureofyouchoosearoomwithabrightcolor、70第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是高二·10班的張華。你所在學校的聯(lián)誼學校、美國費城(Philadelphia)某中學的學生訪問團將于下周來你校訪問。學校將從英語能力優(yōu)秀的學生中選拔接待人員，所有參加者都要進行英文演講。請你寫一篇英文演講稿，參加選拔。演講內(nèi)容須包括以下要點:簡要自我介紹；你參加選拔的目的；你應(yīng)征此工作的優(yōu)勢(至少兩點)。注意:詞數(shù)不少于100；可適當增加細節(jié)，以使內(nèi)容充實，行文連貫；不得透露實個人信息。演講稿開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。Goodmorning,dearteachersandfellowstudents.I’mgreatlyhonoredtobeheretocompetefortheopportunity.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、D4、D5、C6、B7、D8、C9、B10、D11、C12、D13、B14、D15、B16、C17、B18、C19、C20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。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