山西省忻州市第二中學2025屆高三第二次調研英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---Isthereanychanceofmybeingpromoted?---Ifyouwantapromotion,you’dbetterratherthangetyourway.A．playthegame B．crossyourfingersC．raisetheredflag D．killthefattedcalf2．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout3．Ithinkthatthisisthebestmobilephoneavailableintheworld.Nootheronecan________it.A．compare B．match C．produce D．win4．Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．althoughB．ifC．asD．once5．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome6．HewasgreatlyshockedatDonaldTrump’stakingoffice.Neverdidheexpectthatthevoters_______besounreasonable.A．shouldB．couldC．wouldD．might7．—Hi!John,wouldyouliketoplayfootballwithus?—Oh，Ican’t.I___mylessonallthemorningandstillneedhalfanhour.A．amreviewing B．havebeenreviewingC．havereviewed D．reviewed8．Whatyousaiddoesn’t________whatthepolicehavetoldus,sowehavetofindmoreevidence.A．agreewith B．makeupC．contributeto D．showoff9．Passengers_____talktothedriverwhilethebusismoving,becauseitwilltakehisfocusofftheroad.A．wouldnot B．mustnotC．maynot D．neednot10．Bytheendoflastweek,600peoplefrom50countriestoattendthemeeting，withnearlyhalfcomingfromtheUnitedStates，GermanyandBritain.A．hadregisteredB．haveregisteredC．registeredD．wereregistered11．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when12．Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.A．ifB．asC．thoughD．before13．GeneralSecretary,XiJinping,stressedthatcross－straitcooperationwouldbestrengthened________thetwosidescouldagreetoopposeTaiwanindependence．A．unless B．evenifC．aslongas D．until14．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what15．Nearlyalleducatorsbelievethatachallengingsituationcanoften______thebestqualitiesofaperson.A．cheerup B．takeoverC．bringout D．putaway16．Thiskindofgelpenwhich______smoothlyisquitepopularwithstudents.A．iswrittenB．iswritingC．wroteD．writes17．Oneisexpectedtobehave_________onsomespecialoccasions.A．accurately B．precisely C．appropriately D．rightly18．Theaccidentwhichleft15peopleonboarddead________ifboththeangryfemalepassengerandthebusdriverhadkeptcalm.A．shouldhaveavoided B．shouldbeavoidedC．couldhaveavoided D．couldhavebeenavoided19．Wedidhaveaquarrelaboutmoneylastnight，butnowwehavealready_____________.A．takenup B．putupC．madeup D．broughtup20．Newlyreleaseddatapointtoanincreaseintechnologyuseamongchildrensomeworryischangingtheverynatureofchildhood.A．why B．whichC．who D．where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）There’ssomethingabouttheNewYearthatalwaysmakesmereadmyhoroscope(星象)toseewhatliesahead.Idon’tbelieveinanyofitreallybutthere’scomfortinbeingtoldthatthenext12monthswillbringhealth,wealthandhappiness.Well,it’susuallyoveroptimistic,isn’tit?Therearemanyotherpeoplewhoarealsoskepticalaboutastrology(占星術)anditsbeliefthatknowledgeofthepositionofthestarsandplanetscanhelpusunderstandourpersonalityorpredicthumanaffairs.However,despitethelackofscientificevidenceinitsfavour,astrologyhasbeenaroundforthousandsofyears,andisbelievedbymillionsofpeopleinboththeWestandtheEast.TheWesthasitsstarsignseverymonthandtheEasthasitsanimalseveryyear.I’maPig.WhenIfirstfoundoutIwasaPigpersonIwasalittledisappointed,andmyfriends(powerfulDragons,friendlyDogsandfierceTigers)laughed.Pigshaveabadreputation—peoplethinkthey’redirtyanimalsthatsmellhorrible.IntheChinesezodiac(生肖)thereare12animalsandaccordingtoonelegend,whenBuddhalefttheearth,only12animalscametosaygoodbyetohim.AsarewardBuddhanamedayearaftereachoftheanimalsintheorderthattheycametohim,andthepigcamelast.SoIthoughtIwasunluckybeingaPigbutthisisn’tso.ItappearsthatPigsarekindpeoplewhoarehelpfulandgiving.Theytendtomakegoodfriendsastheyarefaithful,thoughtfulandtrusting.Pigsarehappy,optimisticpeopleandhavelotsoffun—thatsoundsOKtome!However,Pigsareoftenna?ve(幼稚的)andapparentlyit’seasytocheataPig.Theyarealsolikelytoreactwithoutthinking,andthey’renotthatgreatwithmoneyeither.Pigs,itseems,getalongwithSheepandRabbitsbut,interestingly,nototherPigs,whotheyshouldstayclearof.1、FindingoutthathewasaPigperson,theauthorfelt________.A．alittleunhappyB．veryexcitedC．quiteproudD．alittlesurprised2、WhatisthelegendmentionedinParagraph4mainlyabout?A．ThelonelylifeofBuddha.B．ThefeaturesofPigpeople.C．TheadvantagesofbeingaPig.D．TheoriginoftheChinesezodiac.3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutPigs?A．Theyareinnocent.B．Theyareverylazy.C．Theyareverysmart.D．Theyaremoneymakers.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“stayclearof”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Giveinto.B．Fightagainst.C．Keepawayfrom.D．Makefriendswith.22．（8分）Afterfoursilentyears,the27-year-oldBritishsingerAdeleAdkinshasfinallyintroducedherselftotheworldagainwithHello,theopeningsongfromherthirdalbum25,whichwillcomeoutonNov.20.AlthoughAdeleisaverysuccessfulsingernow,musicwasn’talwayswhatshesawherselfdoing.Atage10,whenshesawhergrandmother’spainoverthedeathofAdele’sgrandfather,shepicturedherselfasaheartsurgeon."Iwantedtofixpeople’shearts,"shetoldtheUKmusicwebsitei-D,rememberingthechildhoodinterestshe’dhadinbiologyclassesuntilshefoundoutthatherrealtalentwasforsinging.Adeledidn’tgotomedicalschool,butmanywouldagreethatshestillhashealing(治愈)powers."Hersongsfindthekindofmemoryeverylistenerholdssomewhereintheirheart.ThiskindoffeelingiswhatpeoplehavealwayslikedinAdele,"saidTheTelegraph."Shewritesapopdiary,sharingthesimplesecretsofherheart."Mostsuccessfulpopstarsmakealbumsatafastpace,butnotAdele.Afterhersecondalbum21wonthe2012GrammyAwardforAlbumoftheYear,shemadeitclearwithherlabelthatshewouldspend"fourorfiveyears"makinghernextalbum.ShetoldVoguemagazine,"Iwon’tcomeoutwithnewmusicuntilit’sbetterthan21."Insteadofseekingfame,Adeleremainedsilentandmovedtothecountryside.Inherfreetime,shelovedtowatchTVseriesTeenMom,AmericanHorrorStory,andTheWalkingDead.Livinglifeasnormallyaspossibleisimportanttothesinger’sart."Nobodywantstolistentoarecordfromsomeonewho’snotlivingintherealworld,"Adeletoldi-D．"SoIlivealow-keylifeformyfans."1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．ThepopularityofAdele’salbum25.B．ThehealingpowersofAdele’smusic.C．ThesecretsofAdele’ssuccessinmusic.D．ThereasonforAdele’sbecomingasinger.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymean?A．Adelewasn’tinterestedinmusic.B．Adelewasn’tgoodatmusicatfirst.C．Musicwasn’tveryimportantinAdele’slife.D．Musicwasn’tallAdelewantedtobedevotedto.3、Whydoesn’tAdelewanttomakealbumsatafastpace?A．Tolivealow-keylife.B．TowintheGrammyAward.C．Toguaranteethequalityofhermusic.D．Tosharethesecretsofherheartasamusician.4、WhatcanweknowaboutAdele?A．HeralbumHellowillcomeoutonNov.20.B．Shehaskeptadiarysincechildhood.C．Shemovedtothecountrysidebefore2012.D．Herworksarebasedonreallife.23．（8分）Bambooisoneoftheworld'smostusefulplants.Forthousandsofyears,bamboohasbeenusedinmanydifferentways-fromfoodtomedicinetoclothingand,insmallways,asabuildingmaterial.However,bambooisnotoftenusedasabuildingmaterialinthedevelopedworld.AprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburghinPennsylvaniaistryingtochangethat.Theprofessorandhisstudentsaretestingthestrengthofbamboo.Theyaretestinghowmuchpressureorweightitcantakebeforebreaking.KentHarriesisaprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburgh.Harriessaysthattestingmethodsforbambooneedtobethesameforall.Theyneedtobestandardized.Standardizingtestmethodsforbamboowillhelptobringtheplantintocommonuse.Itwillalsogiveengineersandbuildersaroundtheworldadependablestandard.Harriessaysthatbambooisstronginnature.Thestrengthofatleastthreespeciesofbambooissimilartosteel.Besidesitsstrength,bamboohasotherfeaturesthatmakeitveryusefulinbuilding.Hesaysitisresilient(有彈力的),meaningitkeepsitsshapeandstrengthevenunderpressure.Bambooalsogrowsquickly.Bamboothatissuitableforconstructionneedsmuchlessresourcesthanwood.Theharvestcycleofbambooisabout3years.Softwoodssuchascedar,pineandsprucehaveaharvestcycleofabout10years.Andhardwoodsthatcomefromfloweringplantssuchasoakandwalnutneedmorethan30years.Bambooiswidelyusedasfoodforpandabears.Itisalsousedforflooringandwindowcovers.However,forbuilding,bambooisnotusedmuchoutsideitsnativegrowingarea.Thisismostlybecauseofitsroundshape.Butthereareotherreasonstoo.Peoplethink--orhavethementality--thatbambooisalowqualitybuildingmaterial.1、What

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space.24．（8分）ThisstoryhappenedwhenIwasinSaintLuciawithmyfamily.Mysister,Diane,whoalsohappenstobemybestfriendandoneofthefunniestandkindestpeopleIknow,wentblindinoneeyeabout9yearsago.Dianasometimesfeelsconcernedaboutthewayherevelooknow.Thepupil(瞳孔)isnolongerblack;it’ssortof“glows”inphotos.Dianarecentlypurchasedaspecialcontactlens(隱形鏡片)thatmakeshereyelooklikeitdidbeforeitchangedcolor,butshedoesn’twearthislensoftenbecauseitbecomesquitepainfulafteraboutanhour.Onenightduringourholiday,ahotelphotographerwastakingpicturesoftheguestsastheyenteredtheareasetupfordinner.Dianacasuallysaidifshehadknowntherewasgoingtobepicturestakentocapturethisspecialmemory,shewouldhavewornhercontactlenssohereyewouldn’tbesoshinyinthepicture.Thenextday,IwassittingwithDianaandherhusbandTed.Whileweweretalking,thephotographerwhohadbeenatthedinnerthenightbefore,handedheraphoto,leanedinandquietlysaid,“Imatchedthecolorofyoureyesinthepicture.”Ashewalkedaway,mysisterhappilysaidtomeandTed,“Look!Hefixedmyeye!”Thephotographerstopped.Heturnedaroundandwalkedbacktoourtable.HeputhishandonDiana’sshoulder,leanedinagainandgentlysaid,“Justtobeclear:Ididn’tfixyoureye.Thereisn’tanythingwrongwithyoureye.Isimplymatchedthecolor.”Hereyesfilledupwithtears.Itwasveryhealingfor:herhearttohearthesebeautifulwords.Itdidn’ttakemuchtimebutmadesomuchdifference.Ithelpedherchangethewayshefeelsaboutherself.Ihavealwayslovedthequote:“Theworldisfullofgoodpeople.Ifyoucan’1findone,beone!”Youractsofkindnesscanimpacttheworldinprofoundways!1、Mysisterboughtacontactlensinorderto________.A．keepthepupilcomfortableB．showoffthebeautifulcolorofherpupilC．protecthereyefromthestrongsunlightD．avoidthepupilbeingtoobrightandshiny2、Dianafelt________whensheknewtherewasaphototakenforthedinner.A．excited B．proudC．regretful D．shocked3、TearswelledupinDianaseyesbecause____.A．shewastouchedbythephotographerB．shefelthereyesweresopainfulC．shewashurtbythegestureofthephotographerD．shefeltsosadthatshedidn’twearherlens4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AShinyPupil B．AConsideratePhotographerC．TheActofKindnessCounts D．TheContactLensMakesaDifference25．（10分）SinceEnglishbiologistCharlesDarwinpublishedOntheOriginofSpeciesin1859,scientistshavevastlyimprovedtheirknowledgeofnaturalhistory.However,alotofinformationisstillofthespeculation,andscientistscanstillonlymakeeducatedguessesatcertainthings.Onesubjectthattheyguessaboutiswhysome400millionyearsago,animalsintheseadevelopedlimbs(肢)thatallowedthemtomoveontoandliveonland.Recently,anideathatoccurredtotheUSpaleontologist(古生物學家)AlfredRomeracenturyagobecameahottopiconceagain.Homerthoughtthattidal(潮汐的)poolsmighthaveledtofishgaininglimbs.Seaanimalswouldhavebeenforcedintothesepoolsbystrongtides.Then,theywouldhavebeenmadeeithertoadapttotheirnewenvironmentclosetolandordie.Thefittestamongthemgrewtoaccomplishthetransition(過渡)fromseatoland.Romercalledtheseearliestfour-footedanimals“tetrapods”.Sciencehasalwaysthoughtthatthiswasacredibletheory,butonlyrecentlyhastherebeenstrongenoughevidencetosupportit.HannahByrneisanoceanographer(海洋學家)atUppsalaUniversityinSweden.Sheannouncedatthe2018OceanSciencesMeetinginOregon,US,thatbyusingcomputersoftware,herteamhadmanagedtolinkHomer’stheorytoplaceswherefossildeposits(沉積物)oftheearliesttetrapodswerefound.AccordingtothemagazineScience,in2014,StevenBalbus,ascientistattheUniversityofOxfordintheUK,calculatedthat400millionyearsago,whenthemovefromlandtoseawasachieved,tideswerestrongerthantheyaretoday.Thisisbecausetheplanetwas10percentclosertothemoonthanitisnow.Thecreaturesstrandedinthepoolswouldhavebeenunderthepressureof“survivalofthefittest”,explainedMattiasGreen,anoceanscientistattheUK’sUniversityofBangor.AshetoldScience,“Afterafewdaysinthesepools,youbecomefoodoryourunoutoffood...thefishthathadlargelimbshadanadvantagebecausetheycouldflip(翻轉)themselvesbackinthewater.”Asisoftenthecase,however,thereareotherswhofindthetheorylessconvincing.CambridgeUniversity’spaleontologistJenniferClark,speakingtoNaturemagazine,seemedunconvinced.“It’sonlyoneofmanyideasfortheoriginofland-basedtetrapods,anyorallofwhichmayhavebeenapartoftheanswer,”shesaid.1、Whofirstproposedthetheorythatfishmighthavegainedlimbsbecauseoftidalpools?A．AlfredRomer.B．CharlesDarwin.C．HannahByrne.D．StevenBalbus.2、Whyweretidesstronger400millionyearsagothantheyaretodayaccordingtoStevenBalbus?A．Therewerelargeroceans.B．Earthwasclosertothemoon.C．Themoongaveoffmoreenergy.D．Earthwasundergreaterpressure.3、Theunderlinedword“stranded”inParagraph8probablymeans“________”.A．foundB．settledC．abandonedD．trapped4、Whatisthefocusofthearticle?A．Theargumentsoverascientifictheory.B．Theproposalofanewscientifictheory.C．Somenewevidencetosupportaprevioustheory.D．Anewdiscoverythatquestionsaprevioustheory.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）Formany1.Bymakingtheirownmoneytheycanbuywhatevertheywant.Italsodevelopsasenseofresponsibilityandindependence.MostteensIknowhaveasmallsumofmoney.Their2givethemanallowance(零用錢).Forsome,anallowanceisgiveneveryweek;for3,everymonthorso.Usuallytheycanget10to30dollarsamonthfromtheirparents.Anallowanceistypicallybasedonthe4ofchores(家務),suchaswashingthedishes,cleaningupone’sroom,takingoutthetrash,and5thefloor6toyoungersiblings(兄弟姐妹)isalsoregardedasworthyofextracash,7somecases.Manyteensalsoworktoget8.Sincemostofmypeers(同伴)arenot9foraformaljob,manychoosepart-timepositions.Theserequirerelatively10timeandbasicallynotraining.Theycanhavethesejobslikebabysitting;11youngerstudents,offeredbymostschools12asmallfee;13bagginggroceriesatlocalsupermarkets.14spendinghabits,mostteensspendtheirmoneyinarelativelycarefreestyle.Often,amonth’sallowancecanbespentinjustafewhours.I’mnotsayingthatteensinUSare15savingmoney.Indeed,inmanysituations,teenscanbequitelevel-headed(頭腦冷靜)in16moneytowardscollegeorother17plans.Thewayteensmanagetheirmoneyshouldnotbeseenasa18.Itmayjustbeadefiningcharacteristicoftheircarefree19.1、A．adults B．teens C．babies D．elders2、A．freedom B．pride C．happiness D．excitement3、A．parents B．teachers C．friends D．schools4、A．theothers B．another C．theother D．others5、A．completion B．performance C．end D．success6、A．watering B．washing C．sweeping D．removing7、A．Cruelty B．Coldness C．Usefulness D．Kindness8、A．in B．on C．by D．for9、A．dollars B．money C．cash D．fees10、A．satisfied B．ready C．qualified D．allowed11、A．little B．much C．more D．no12、A．helping B．training C．tutoring D．informing13、A．inneedof B．inreturnfor C．withthepurposeof D．asaresultof14、A．and B．but C．so D．yet15、A．Asfor B．Becauseof C．inspiteof D．Butfor16、A．usedto B．expertat C．lookingforwardto D．incapableof17、A．spending B．earning C．saving D．collecting18、A．future B．present C．past D．last19、A．characteristic B．weakness C．merit D．symbol20、A．lifestyle B．attitude C．habit D．thinking第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）AterriblefirebegantoburnatFrance’sworld-famousNotre-DamedeParisCathedral(巴黎圣母院)1．theeveningofApril15.Flamescouldbeseenrisingthroughthetopofthemonument.2．(it)tall,narrowtoplaterfelldown.Ittook15hoursfor400Frenchfirefighters3．(put)outthefire.4．(fortunate),themainstonestructure,includingthetwobelltowers,hasbeensaved,butthereislittleinformationontheconditionofthecathedral’sglasswindowsandpaintings.Notre-Dame5．(date)backtothe12thcentury.FrenchwriterVictorHugouseditasthesettingofhisfamousstory,TheHunchbackofNotre-Dame,6．wasfirstpublishedin1831.SittinginthecenterofParis,alongtheSeineRiver,Notre-Dameisoneoftheworld’smostfamoustourist7．(site).About12millionpeoplevisititeachyear.Onemansaid,“Notre-Dame8．(destroy)butthesoulofFrancewasnot.”FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronpromisedthatNotre-Damewouldberebuiltandaskedforworldwidehelprepairingit.Manycountriesofferedassistance,becauseNotre-Dameispartofthe9．(culture)heritageofmankindand10．symbolforEurope.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（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。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(＼)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。Recently,ourclasshavehadaheateddiscussionconcerningthatwhethertheBeijingZooshouldbemovedoutofthecity.Someofmyclassmatesapprove