2025屆浙江省金麗衢十二校高三年級(jí)下冊(cè)二模英語試題（原卷版）

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英語試題

本試卷分第I卷（選擇題）和第n卷（非選擇題）。第I卷1至7頁，第n卷7至8頁。滿分

150分，考試用時(shí)120分鐘?？荚嚱Y(jié)束，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。

第I卷（選擇題共95分）

注意事項(xiàng)：

1.答第I卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。

2.選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干

凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)。不能答在本試卷上，否則無效。

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂

到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選

項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱

讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1.Whydoesthemanoffertopayforthewoman?

A.Shepaidfordinnerlasttime.B.Shecan'taffordthemeal.

C.Sheisinarushtoleave.

2.Whatwillthespeakersdothisafternoon?

A.Goshopping.B.Talkaboutwork.C.Takeabus.

3.Whatarethespeakersprobablytryingtodo?

A.Conductaresearch.B.Performanexperiment.C.Prepareapresentation.

4.Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation?

A.Personalproductivityhabits.B.Waystouseatimer.

C.Competitiontrainingtips.

5.Whatisthewomanprobablydoing?

A.Sharingasecretrecipe.B.Tastinganewdish.C.Orderingdessert.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)

中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小

題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Howdidthewomanconsultherdoctorthistime?

A.Inperson.B.Byphone.C.Byvideocall.

7.Whatdoesthemanthinkofgoingonpublictransportwhileill?

A.Ifsbettertoavoidit.

B.It'sacceptableincertainsituations.

C.It'swisetodosointheearlymorning.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.HowdidthewomanknowAndrea?

A.They'vebeenfriendssincechildhood.

B.Theywereschoolmatesatuniversity.

C.Theyareco-workers.

9.WhatdoesAndreadoprobably?

A.She'sababysitter.B.She'sahousedecorator.C.She'saprofessionalorganizer.

10.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A.TurntoAndreaforhelp.B.Tidyuphishouse.C.Invitehisfriendsover.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.Gotoaguesthouse.B.Plantheirnexthike.C.Goforahike.

12.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthiskindoftour?

A.It'sgoodforphysicalhealth.

B.It'slesspopularduringnationalholidays.

C.It'stheonlywaytovisitsomeprotectedsites.

13.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Friends.

B.Busdriverandpassenger.

C.Teahouseownerandguest.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Atabusstation.B.Inalibrary.C.Inabookstore.

15.Whatdoesthewomanagreetodofortheman?

A.Informhimofthearrivalofabus.

B.Helphimfindsomemagazines.

C.Givehimadiscount.

16.Whatwillthemanprobablywriteontheform?

A.Abookreview.

B.Thenumberofhisbuscard.

C.Favorablecommentsabouttheplace.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Howlonghasthespeakerbeenworkingintheclub?

A.Fouryears.B.Sevenyears.C.Nineyears.

18.Whoisthespeakermainlytalkingto?

A.Footballfans.B.Footballplayers.C.Footballclubowners.

19.Whatisthepurposeofthespeech?

A.Toofferamotivation.B.Tosaygoodbye.C.Tomakeanexplanation.

20.Howdoesthespeakermainlysoundinthespeech?

A.Nervous.B.Emotional.C.Regretful.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15個(gè)小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將

該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

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BuenaVistaThisorganic-modernfour-bedroomisashortwalkfrommuseums,MorningsidePark,andthe

water.The1960open-planhousehasbeamedceilings,polishedconcretefloors,bi-foldglassdoorsfromtheliving

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1.Whichisthebestchoiceforeco-friendlytechbuyers?

A.SpringGarden.B.SouthMiami.

C.BuenaVista.D.CoconutGrove.

2.Whatdothefourpropertieshaveincommon?

A.Theyareallonceownedbycelebrities.B.Theyallfeaturesmartfacilities.

C.Theyarealldesignedinidenticalstyles.D.Theyallgaineasyaccesstoparks.

3.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.Atraveljournal.B.Amarketanalysis.

C.Acommercialwebsite.D.Apropertyassessmentreport.

ThericharomaoffreshlyroastedcoffeefilledtheairinsideaquaintstonecabinintheeasternChinesevillage

thathousesFrankSterzer?scafe:BambooCoffeeRoasters.

Aftermorethan20yearsasanengineerandexecutivewithleadingautomobilecompaniesinGermanyand

China,FrankhasfoundanewcallingandfulfillmentinthevillageofMaolinearNingboinZhejiangprovince.

Inspiredbyhislifelongloveofcoffee,apassionforroastingbeanspromptedFranktoturnwhathadbeenahobby

intoathrivingbusiness."Zhejiang'scountrysidehasexcellentinfrastructureandbeautifullandscapes,andIfindit

theidealplacetostartmybusiness,“Franksays.Maoliislocatedlessthana3O-minutedrivefromtheNingbocity

center,strikingapleasingbalancebetweenurbanconvenienceandruraltranquility.

ForFrank,theexperienceofsippingacupofcoffeewhileenjoyingasliceofhandmadecakeandgazingatthe

countryside,capturesthetypeofserenelifestylehehopestosharewithvisitors.t4BambooCoffeeRoastersisa

placetosharethecharmofthismountainvillagewithvisitorsfromallovertheworld,heexplains.

ThecafeisnamedaftertheabundanceofbambooaroundMaoli,whileitslogowasinspiredbyaphotograph

Franktookofanearbybambooforest.Hehasalsocreatedasmallcoffeefactorybehindtheshopfront,where

excellentbeansfromaroundtheworldareneatlystackednexttogentlyhummingroastingmachines.Heroasts10

metrictonsayear.Allthesehavebecomekeycomponentsofthecafe9ssuccess.

SinceopeninginJune2024,BambooCoffeeRoastershasquicklybecomeapopulardestination,attracting

visitorsfromnearandfarincludinginternationaltravelerstakingadvantageofChina'sexpandedvisa-freepolicies.

Frank'sownfamilytookadvantageofthispolicy,withhismotherandsiblingsvisitinglastyear.

BeforetheSpringFestival,thecafewaswelcomingguestsfromallover,includingnearbycitieslikeHangzhou

andShanghai.taWecametoNingbofbrlocaldelicaciesandbusiness,purchasinglocalproduce.Productssuchas

honeyoranges,bambooshootsandteahavealsofoundwidermarkets,thankstothecafe'spopularity,9,onetourist

said.

4.WhatmadeFranksetupthecafeinMaoli?

A.Thevillage'soutstandingfacilitiesandpicturesquesceneries.

B.China5sexpandedvisa-freepoliciesforinternationaltravelers.

C.Frank'snewlyfoundenthusiasmforcoffeeandroastingbeans.

D.Thecombinationofurbanconveniencewithruralboomingindustry.

5.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.TheoperationofFrank'sbusiness.B.Thehardshipsofrunningthebusiness.

C.OriginsofBambooCoffeeRoasters.D.Thevastprofitearnedfromthebusiness.

6.Whyisthetouristremarkmentionedinthelastparagraph?

A.ToproveguestsfromalloverpromotedFrank'sbusiness.

BTotellusthepopularityofFrank'sbusinessenhancedlocaleconomy.

C.TosharewithreaderstheintenseinterestoftouristsinexploringNingbo.

D.Toadvertiseforthelocalbusinessestopromotethesaleoflocalproduce.

7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Anovernightcelebrity:fromengineertobusinessfounder

B.RelaxingCoffeeculture:anewtrendoflifestyleinZhejiangvillages

C.APerfectintegration:thefragranceofcoffeeandthepeaceofrurallife

D.BambooCoffeeRoasters:amiracleofinternationalinvestmentinChina

C

Terns（燕鷗）chirpingandwolveshowlingareamongapioneeringcompositionthatintegratessoundsfrom

naturewithtraditionalinstruments.Birdsongsandanimalcallswillinteractwithorchestralmusiconanalbumby

StewartCopeland.

WildConcerto,releasedon18April,isa"'cooperationbetweennatureandmusic”.Acroakingfrog,ablack-

footedalbatross（信天翁），andareddeerwill"perfbrm“withCopeland,alongside30musiciansfromtheKingdom

Orchestra.Copelandsaidnoneofthenaturalrecordingshadbeenmanipulatedorreturned.t6Allthebirdandanimal

soundsareexactlyastheywere,butIputtheminpositionssothattheyadduptoamelodyandrhythm,5,hesaid.

“Theirvoicesbringansuperauthenticitytothemusic.Theyallhavetheirownindividualmelodiesbutwhenyou

putaninstrumentin,everythingismoreamazing.^^

WildConcertoisinspiredbythearctictern'smigrationfrompoletopole,andcreaturespossiblyencountered

alongtheway.Copelandsaidtherewasaconservationistthemetothework.t6Manyofthesespeciesare

endangeredandtheirsoundscouldvanishinourlifetime.ThroughtheWildConcerto,theirvoiceswillbekept

immortalized.^^

Forsixdecades,hehascapturedsoundsofthenaturalworld,fromrain-foreststodeserts-recordingsheard

innaturalhistoryseriessuchasOurOceansandBluePlanetaswellasabout150films.Withadocumentofalmost

100,000recordingshehasbeencalled"theDavidAttenboroughofsound”.Copelandisabrillianttalent.He's

combinednaturalsoundsandmusicseamlessly.Thisisanotherwayforpeopletolistentonature.

Hehopesthealbumwillraiseawarenessofcreaturesthatarebynoisepollutionthattheirsoundscannotbe

capturedcleanly:uTwo-thirdsofthespeciesinmylibraryarenowbasicallyextinct.Twenty-fiveor30yearsago,

whenIwantedtorecordonehourofprimitivesound,ittookaboutthreeorfourhourstodothatwithminimal

editing,comparedto2,000recordinghourstoday,becausetherearesomanyman-madesoundsinthe

environment...9,

8.WhatisthefeatureofthealbumWildConcerto!

A.Integratingnaturalsoundswithmusicperfectly.

B.Mixingbirdsongswithanimalcallscompletely.

C.Producingsuperrealisticbirdsongsandanimalcalls.

D.Makingsuccessfulchangestobirdsongsandanimalcalls.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“manipulated“inparagraph2mean?

A.Monitored.B.Analyzed.C.Matched.D.Edited.

10.WhatdoweknowaboutCopeland?

A.Hewasoptimisticandhopefulaboutthewildlifesituation.

B.Hewasindifferentandhelplessaboutthenoisepollution.

C.Heexpressedhisgreatconcernabouttheendangeredspecies.

D.Hedemonstratedenormouspassionaboutthesuccessoftheconcert.

11.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofCopeland'sefforts?

A.Time-consumingandfruitless.B.Notableandremarkable.

C.Efficientandinnovative.D.Meaninglessandconventional.

D

DoesAIhavedementia,aseriousmentaldisorder?Dayan,acognitivespecialistfromHadassahMedical

Centerandhiscolleague一Dr.Benjamin,aneurologist,andGal,adatascientistatLondon-basedQuantumBlack

Analytics,administeredtheMontrealCognitiveAssessment,orMoCA,tofiveleadingllMs（ChatGPT-4,ERGPT-

40,Claude,Gemini1andGemini1.5）.Thisassessescognitiveimpairment（認(rèn)矢口缺陷）bygiving“patients”a

varietyofsimpletasks.Forexample,copythedrawingofacube.Giveasmanywordsasyoucanthatbeginwith

theletter"F."Subtractsevenfrom100untilyoureachzero.

ToDayan'ssurprise,noneofthemodelsobtainedthefullscoreof30points.Mostscoredbetween18and25,

indicatingmildcognitiveimpairmentassociatedwithearlydementia.Everymodeloutperformedtheaverage

personinattentionandmemory-relatedtasksbutfalteredonvisualandspatialtasks,suchasthosethataskedthem

todrawororientthemselvesintheuniverse.

Researchersalsoshowedthechat-botstheBostonDiagnosticAphasiaExamination"cookietheft^^picture,ofa

boystandingonabenchtostealcookiesashismotherwashesdishes.6tPatients^^describeitwhileanalystsassess

theirspeechandlanguagefunction.Allmodelscorrectlyinterpretedpartsoftheimage,thestudyfound,butnone

expressedconcernthattheboywasabouttofall.Thislackofempathyiscommonlyassociatedwithfront-to-

temporaldementia,thestudyauthorssaid.Notably,oldermodelsperformedworseontheMoCAthannewer

versions.Theauthorsdrewaresemblance（相彳以點(diǎn)）between“dementia“riskinagingAIandinhumanbrains.

ThisDecember2024studywascarriedoutfortheChristmaseditionofTheBMJ——oneoftheworld'smost

medicaljournals,subjectingallarticlestoathoroughpeerreviewprocess.Insomeway,thestudywaswrittenmore

“tongue-in-cheek”.Methodologically,UMsshouldnotbeexaminedbymethodsmeantforpeople.However,the

resultsmaysparkconversationsaboutthedifferencesbetweenAIandhumandoctors-andtheimportantroles

bothcanplay.

12.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheAImodels'performanceonvisualandspatialtasks?

A.Theyperformedbetterthanhumansonthesetasks.

B.Theystruggledmoreonthesetaskscomparedtomemory-relatedtasks.

C.Theyshowednodifferenceinperformanceacrossalltasks.

D.Theywereunabletocompleteanyvisualorspatialtasks.

13.Whatdidtheresearchersdotocarryoutthestudyinparagraph3?

A.TheyassessedthecomputingabilityoftheAImodels.

B.TheytrackedhowtheAImodelsprocessedthepicture.

C.TheymeasuredtheAImodels9scoresofseriesoftests.

D.TheyanalyzedtheAImodels5abilityofinterpretingthepicture.

14.Howdoesthepassagedevelop?

A.Itpresentsaproblem,describesastudy,andthendiscussestheresults.

B.ItcomparesdifferentAImodelsandtheirdevelopmentovertime.

C.ItdevelopsbymakingcomparisonsbetweenAImodelsandhumans.

D.ItliststheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofusingAIinmedicaltesting.

15.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthestudy'sfindings?

ASkeptical.B.Enthusiastic.C.Neutral.D.Critical.

第二節(jié)（共5個(gè)小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

SteveJobswasundoubtedlyacreativeperson.Hisinnovativeideashavegivenusmanydigitaldevices,

withoutwhichwecannotseemtofunctionveryeffectivelyanymore.Thereareindeedmanythingswecanlearn

fromJobsonhowtobecreative.Hereareseveralofthem.

Curiosity

16Butsomewherealongtheway,wetendtoloseordismissthatnatureofours.Curiosityistheseed

ofcreativity.Itquestionslimitingbeliefsandlong-heldassumptions.Meanwhileitalsoasks,why?Orwhynot?

JonyIve,Apple'sChiefDesignOfficer,wroteaboutJobs'curiosityintheWallStreetJournal:Hisinsatiable

curiositywasnotlimitedordistractedbyhisknowledgeorexpertise,norwasitcasualorpassive.17His

curiositywaspracticedwithintentionandrigor.

OpennesstoNewExperiences

Onlywhenweareopentonewexperiencecanweexploretheworld,andourselvesbetter.18Jobswas

alsotheonewhowascertainlyeagertoexplorenewareasofstudy.Hetookacourseincalligraphywhilehewasin

theuniversity,despiteknowingthattheclasswouldnotearnhimanycredittowardsadegree.Thislaterhelpedhim

alot,bringingcreativityintohisworldoftechnology.

Mindfulness&Meditation

Jobsusedmindfulnessandmeditationtoreducehisstress,gainmoreclarity,andenhancehiscreativity.

BiographerWalterIsaacsonquotesJobsassaying:"19Onlywhenitcalms,there9sroomtohearmoresubtle

things.Andthafswhenyourintuitionstartstoblossom.Alsoyoustarttoseethingsmoreclearly.Yourmindjust

slowsdown,andyouseeatremendousexpansesinthemoment.Youseesomuchmorethanyoucouldseebefore.^^

20Weonlyhavetotweakourhabitssothatwecanignitethecreativitywithinus.

A.Itisnotthattoughtobecreative.

B.Itwasintense,energeticandrestless.

C.Weareblessedwiththegiftafterwearewelleducated.

D.Sitandmeditate,andyouwillfindsomethingenlightening.

E.Sitandobserve,andyouwillseehowrestlessyourmindis.

F.Weareallbornwiththegift（justobservebabiesandtoddlers）.

G.Itisadrivetoexplorenovelideas,ordiscoverandlearnunlearnedskills.

第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共15個(gè)小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳

選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Actually,YouDoMeetYourHeroesFriends

YuriWilliamsandRodneySmitharefriends.TheyspendtheweeksbeforeChristmas21thecountry.

Theyvisitall50states,makinghousecallsto22whoaresickordisabled.Thepairarrivewithplentyof

23.andincostume.Inpastyears,Williamshasdressedupasvarious24.includingSpider-Man,

whileSmithwearstheattire（月艮裝）ofaChristmaself.

ThoughWilliamshasbeen25joythiswayforyears,thedrivetodoitcamefromajoylessplace.In

2009,helosthis26tocancer.

“Ifellintoafive-year27JhetoldGoodMorningAmerica.Buthedughimselfoutbyhonoringhis

mother'smemorythrough28acts,includingcollectinggiftsforchildrenwithspecialdemands.Williams

launchedhis29.AFutureSuperHeroandFriends,in2018.Hisgoal:tobringsmilestochildrenwithhealth

challenges,includingthosefighting30conditions.

WilliamsandSmithstarttheirgift-givingjourneyby31throughthe48statesbeforeflyingtoAlaska

andHawaii.Alongtheway,they32gifts,fundedbythedonationsthatcomethroughtheFutureSuper

Herowebsite,whichisalsowherepeoplenominatefamiliesforthepairtovisit.

Thepairsaytheywanttomakesurefamiliesfacingtough33neverfeelalone.6<Idon'tlooktoget

34todothis,“Williamsadds."It'sjust35formeforlosingmymother,justkeepinghername

alivebydoingthis.”

21.A.wanderingB.exploringC.crossingD.fleeing

22.A.kidsB.friendsC.peopleD.families

23.A.medicinesB.moneyC.clothesD.gifts

24.A.sales-menB.super-heroesC.consultantsD.architects

25.A.lastingB.searchingC.spreadingD.receiving

26.A.motherB.fatherC.wifeD.son

27.A.unemploymentB.disappointmentC.confusionD.depression

28.A.achievableB.charitableC.reliableD.sustainable

29.A.nonprofitB.experimentC.businessD.campaign

30.A.dream-inspiringB.effort-rewardingC.life-riskingD.life-threatening

31.A.ridingB.drivingC.sailingD.walking

32.A.stockuponB.cutdownonC.holdontoD.runoutof

33.A.dreamsB.schedulesC.projectsD.battles

34.A.employedB.paidC.honoredD.awarded

35.A.healingB.relaxingC.challengingD.inspiring

第II卷（非選擇題共55分）

注意：將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無效。

第二節(jié)（10個(gè)小題；每小題L5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

AswewelcometheYearoftheSnakeintheChineselunarcalendar,itisatimetoreflectonthequalitiesthat

thisancientzodiacsignembodies.TheSnake,thesixthanimalinthe12-yearcycleoftheChinesezodiac,

36（associate）withwisdom,intuition,andtransformationoverhistory.Those37（bear）intheYearof

theSnakearebelievedtopossessakeenintellect,acalmdemeanor,andaninnateabilitytonavigatelife's

challenges38graceandprecision.

UnlikeChineseculture,theSnakeisasymbolofmysteryand39(deep)inWesternculture,sometimes

portrayednegatively,theSnakeinChinesetraditionisseenasacreatureofgreatinsightandresourcefulness.Itis

saidthatpeoplebornunderthissignare40(nature)problem-solvers,capableofseeingthrough

complexities41findingelegantsolutions.

TheYearoftheSnakeisalsoatimeforrenewalandtransformation.Justasasnakeshedsitsskin,thisyear

encouragesustoletgoofoldhabits,42(embrace)newopportunities.TheSnake5senergyremindsusthat

sometimes,themostprofoundtransformationsoccurnotthroughforce,butthrough43issubtleshiftand

carefulplanning.

So,astheYearoftheSnake44(unfold),letusshedouroldskins,embrace