2024-2025學年江蘇省泰州市重點中學高三下期第二次周考英語試題注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．______muchpressuretheU.S.governmentputontheChinesegovernment,Chinawouldsticktoitsownpolicyofexchangerate.A．However B．Wherever C．Whatever D．Whoever2．It’scertainlyhardwork.But,amanwhowishestohaveacareerhastomakeagreatmanysacrifices.A．onthecontrary B．inaddition C．ontheotherhand D．inthatcase3．Who______thefightagainsttheH1N1flu______itnotbeenfortheChinesescientists’greatefforts?A．couldhavewon;had B．wouldwin;had C．wouldhavewon;has D．couldwin;has4．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．asacredcowB．aHerculeantaskC．aPandora'sboxD．achild'splay5．Thinkcarefullybeforeyouanswerquestionsonline.Youmaybe______intogivingawayveryimportantpersonalinformation.A．caught B．addictedC．seized D．trapped6．During______afternoon,therainbecamesmaller,buttowards__________evening,therewasasuddenlandslidethatburiedthevillage.A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．an;the7．--DidJimcome?--Idon’tknow.He_______whileIwasout.A．mighthavecome B．mightcomeC．musthavecome D．shouldhavecome8．—Startingaconversationisagoodwaytokilltimeonthetrain.—_______.Ialsoliketotalkwithstrangers.A．Thatistrue B．ItsoundslikefunC．Idon’tthinkso D．Youarekidding9．Andycangotothecinematogetherwithushehasfinishedthetask．A．unless B．assoonas C．until D．aslongas10．Inrecentyears,ChineseartshavewontheofalotofpeopleoutsideChina.A．reputationB．enjoymentC．appreciationD．entertainment11．Wereallyemphasizetheimportanceofputting______safeguardstopreventchildren’sidentitiesfromfallinginwrongpeople’shands.A．inplaceB．invainC．inquestionD．inearnest12．Thekidiscrying,forhe______jumpovertheditchonhisown.A．daresnotto B．darenotto C．doesn’tdareto D．daresnot13．You_____readabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes．A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．mustn't14．Afireworksdisplaywasorganized________theQueen’sbirthday.A．tomarkB．markedC．havingmarkedD．beingmarked15．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether16．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken17．—Whatdoyoudo,Rita？—I’maclerkinaforeigncompanynow．ButI_____Englishinahighschoolfor10years．A．teach B．havetaughtC．taught D．amteaching18．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound19．Wehavedecidedtofulfillthetaskintime,difficultieswemaymeetwith.A．nomatterhow B．however C．whatever D．whichever20．Thewitnessanimportantdetailwhendescribingtheaccident.A．broughtout B．keptoffC．leftout D．raninto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）Whilewealltrytofindhappiness,sometimeswestillendupfeelinglow.Whilemostpeoplecancontrolthisfeeling,lowmoodscanstaywithsome,leadingtodepression.About322millionpeoplesufferedfromdepressionin2015,accordingtoareportbytheWorldHealthOrganizationinFebruary.Thisismorethan4percentoftheworld’spopulation.DepressionisdescribedbytheWHOasamentaldisorder.Ithasseveralsymptomsincludingsadness,lossofinterestandfeelingsoflowself-worth.Inseverecases,depressionmayevenleadtosuicide.Thenumberofpeoplelivingwithdepressionisincreasing.TheWHOreportedariseof18.4percentbetween2005and2015.Youngpeopleareagroupknowntosufferwithdepression.“Thepressuresontoday’syoutharelikenoothergeneration,perhaps,”DanChisholm,anofficialofWHO,toldReuters.InChina,depressionamongyoungpeopleisontherise,ZhuZhuohong,apsychologyprofessorwiththeChineseAcademyofSciences,toldXinhuaNewsAgency.Competitiontooutperformothers,especiallyineducation,cancausealotofpressureforChineseyouth.Almost1.2millionChinesepeopleaged15to24sufferfromdepression,accordingtoareportreleasedbyBritishsciencejournalTheLancetinMay.Luckily,moreandmoreeffortsarebeingmadetodealwiththisproblem.Thisyear’sWorldHealthDay,heldonApril7,willfocusondepression.Thedaywillhighlight(強調)the“Depression:let’stalk”campaign.Thecampaignaimstomakesurethatpeoplewithdepressionbothseekandgethelp.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatwasthepopulationoftheworldin2015?A．About322million.B．About128.8million.C．About8050million.D．About18.4million.2、Whichsymptomistheworstamongseveralsymptoms?A．Suicide.B．Lossofinterest.C．Sadness.D．Feelingsoflowself-worth.3、Whatdoesthe3rdparagraphtellus?A．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharethesameasothergenerations.B．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharenotthesameasothergenerations.C．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharebiggerthanothergenerations.D．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharenotbiggerthanothergenerations.4、WhatcausealotofpressureforChineseyouth?A．Competitionbetweenyounggenerations.B．Competitiontooutperformothers.C．Competitiontoperformbetterthanothersineducation.D．Educationtoavoiddisorders.22．（8分）“Don’tanswerit,”IsaidtoSam.Ourdoorintheinnercityisconstantlyknockedon;ourpreviousdoorinthesuburbsrarelyso.Samhasafull-timejobandcannotspendhisdaysansweringrequeststofixleakingbathsorcarrycashtothebank.SamopenedthedooranditwasMervin.“There’sabirdonthesecondfloor,”hesaid.“It’sintrouble.”SamfollowedMervinupstairs.MervinpointedandturnedtoletSamlook.Itwasapigeon,themostcommonofallbirds,thebirdmostlikelytofoul(弄臟)yournewlywashedcar.Anditwasn’tflyingaway.Itwasstampingincircles.AsSambenttolook,Mervincoughed,“Numbertwo.”Samaskedhimtorepeatthat.“Numbertwo,”Mervinsaid."Thepigeonhasbeensittinginhisownnumbertwo,andnowit’sstucktohisfoot.”Ithadrainedforfivedays,andthebirdwasyoung.Itcouldhavebeenshelteringinawetnestofitsownwaste,whichhadthendriedonitsfoot,preventingitfromflyingaway.Thepigeonmovedinafewmorecircles.Sambenttotakeanotherlook.Mervinsaid,“Allright,then.”andwalkedaway.“Whydoeseveryonethinkyoumustsolvetheproblemsaroundhere?”IsaidtoSamwhenhereturnedwithhisstory.“It’sabird.Justleaveitonthestairs,andletnaturetakeitscourse.”Samdidn’tagree.Thenhewenttothegarageandemptiedthecardboardboxcontainingourimportedcampingmats.Hereturnedwiththegraypigeoninthebox.Heshowedthebirdtoourchildrenandtheydecidedtokeepit.Theyputitsfootinthewarmwaterbathandgotridofitswaste.Immediatelythepigeoneruptedinabomboffeathersandbeganflying.1、Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheknocks?A．Shefeltbored. B．Shewasfrightened.C．Shegotexcited. D．Shewassurprised.2、Whywasthepigeonmovingincircles?A．Itwaslearningtofly.B．Itwasbadlyinjured.C．Itgotcaughtintherain.D．Itwastrappedbyitswaste.3、WhatdidSamusethecardboardboxtodo?A．Shelterfromrain.B．GiveittoMervin.C．Washcampingmats.D．Makeanestforthebird.4、WhatcanwelearnaboutSamfromthetext?A．Hewasbrave. B．Hewasclever.C．Hewaswarm-hearted. D．Hewaseasy-going.23．（8分）AboutamonthafterIjoinedFacebook，IgotacallfromLoriGoler，ahighlyregardedseniordirectorofmarketingateBay.Shemadeitclearthiswasabusinesscall.“IwanttoapplytoworkwithyouatFacebook，"shesaid."Insteadofrecommendingmyself，Iwanttoaskyou:Whatisyourbiggestproblem，andhowcanIsolveit?”Myjawhitthefloor.Ihadhiredthousandsofpeopleoverthepreviousdecadeandnoonehadeversaidanythingremotelylikethat.Peopleusuallyfocusonfindingtherightroleforthemselves，withtheimplicationthattheirskillswillhelpthecompany.LoriputFacebook'sneedsfrontandcenter.Itwasakillerapproach.Iresponded,"Recruitingismybiggestproblem.And,yes,youcansolveit."Lorineverdreamedshewouldworkinrecruiting,butshejumpedin.Sheevenagreedtotradeearningsforacquiringnewskillsinanewfield.Lorididagreatjobrunningrecruitingandwithinmonthswaspromotedtohercurrentjob,leadingPeople@Facebook.Themostcommonmetaphor（隱喻，暗喻）forcareersisaladder，butthisconceptnolongerappliestomostworkers.Asof2010，theaverageAmericanhadelevenjobsfromtheagesofeighteentoforty-sixalone.LorioftenquotesPattieSellers，whocameupwithamuchbettermetaphor:“Careersareajunglegym，notaladder.”AsLoridescribesit，there'sonlyonewaytogettothetopofaladder，buttherearemanywaystogettothetopofajunglegym.Thejunglegymmodelbenefitseveryone，butespeciallywomenwhomightbestartingcareers，switchingcareers，gettingblockedbyexternalbarriers，orreenteringtheworkforceaftertakingtimeoff.Theabilitytocreateauniquepathwithoccasionaldips，detours（彎路），andevendeadendspresentsgreatviewsofmanypeople，notjustthoseatthetop.Onaladder，mostclimbersarestuckstaringatthebuttofthepersonabove.1、WhydidLorimakethecall？A．ShewantedtohelpFacebooksolvethebiggestproblem.B．SheintendedtomakeabusinessdealwithFacebook.C．ShetriedtoaskforapayriseinFacebook.D．ShewantedtobecomeanemployeeinFacebook.2、Whatimpressed“me”byLori？A．Loriwasgoodatrunningrecruiting.B．LoriattachedgreatimportancetoFacebook'sneeds.C．LorijumpedinFacebookwithnoadequateexperience.D．LoriwasskilledinmarketingateBay.3、WhatisthepossiblemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3？A．Sheagreestolearnnewskillsbydoingtrade.B．Sheagreestolearnnewskillsbymakingmoney.C．Sheagreestoraiseherpaytolearnnewskills.D．Sheagreestoexchangeherpayforlearningnewskills.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？A．Junglegymsofferlimitedbenefitsforemployees？B．Noneontheladdercanenjoythegreatviews.C．Nowallpeopledon'ttendtoclimbtheladder.D．Apregnantwoman.jobless，benefitslittlefromthejunglegyms.5、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage？A．It'saJungleGym，NotaLadder.B．Facebook'sBiggestProblem.C．ApplyingforaJobinFacebook.D．Howtogettothetopoftheladder.24．（8分）Screamingisoneoftheresponseshumanssharewithotheranimals.Conventionalthinkingsuggeststhatwhatsetsascreamapartfromothersoundsisitsloudness.However,manysoundsthatarelouddonotraisegoosebumpslikescreamscan.Tofindoutwhatmakeshumanscreamsunique,neuroscientistLucArnalandhisteamexaminedabankofsoundscontainingsentencesspokenorscreamedby19adults.Theresultshowsscreamsandscreamedsentenceshadaqualitycalled“roughness,”whichreferstohowfastasoundchangesinloudness.Whilenormalspeechsoundsonlyhaveslightdifferencesinloudness—between4and5Hz,screamscanswitchveryfast,varyingbetween30and150Hz,thusconsideredtoberoughandunpleasant.Arnal’steamasked20subjectstojudgescreamsasfearfulornot,andfoundthatthescariestarealmostalwaysconnectedwithroughness.TheteamthenstudiedhowthehumanbrainrespondstoroughnessusingfMRIbrainscanners(磁共振顱腦掃描儀).Asexpected,afterhearingascream,activityincreasedinthebrain’shearingcenterswheresoundcomingintotheearsisprocessed.Butthescansalsolitupintheamygdale(腦扁桃體),thebrain’sfearcenter.Theamygdalaistheareathatrespondstodanger.Whenathreatisdetected,ouradrenaline(腎上腺素)rises,andourbodypreparestoreacttodanger.Thestudyfoundthatroughnessisn’theardwhenwespeaknaturally,butthemostannoyingalarmclocks,carhorns,andfirealarmspossesshighdegreesofroughness.Onepotentialapplicationforthisresearchmightbetoaddroughnesstoalarmsoundstomakethemmoreeffective,thesamewayabadsmellisaddedtonaturalgastomakeittheeasilytobedetected.Warningsoundscouldalsobeaddedtoelectriccars,whichareparticularlysilent,sotheycanbeefficientlydetectedbypedestrians.1、Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A．Differenttypesofscreams.B．Specificfeaturesofscreams.C．Humansoundsandanimalcries.D．Soundchangesandscreamedsentences.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“raisegoosebumps”probablymean?A．Makepeoplefeelunpleasant.B．Makepeoplefeelcold.C．Makepeoplerudeandrough.D．Makepeopleunique.3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Roughnessiscommonlyheardinmanyartificialsounds.B．Thetravelingspeedmakesscreamsdifferentfromothersounds.C．Verylittlescientificresearchhasbeendoneonhumanscreams.D．Normalhumanspeechsoundsvarybetween30to150Hzinloudness.4、Whatdevicemaybeimprovedwiththeresearchers’findings?A．Trafficlights.B．Securitycameras.C．Smartphones.D．Smokedetectors.25．（10分）Everest121minAdventure/Biography/DramaStoryline:AgroupofclimbersstarttheirfinalclimbtothesummitofMountEverest，thehighestpointonEarth.Withlittlewarning，aviolentstormstrikesthemountain，swallowingtheadventurers...Director:BaltasarKormakurStars:JasonClarke,AngPhulaSherpa,ThomasM.WrightAddtowatchlistWarRoom120minDramaStoryline:TonyandElizabethJordan,seeminglyhaveitall--greatjobs,abeautifuldaughter,theirdreamhome.Inreality,theirmarriagehasbeenawarzone.WithguidancefromMissClara,anolder,wiserwoman,Elizabethdiscoversshecanstartfightingforherfamilyinsteadofagainstthem.Director:AlexKendrickStars:PriscillaC．Shirer,T.C．Stalligs,KarenAbercrombieAddtowatchlistStraightOuttaCompton147minBiography/Drama/MusicStoryline:In1987,fiveyoungmen,usinghonestrhymes,puttheirfrustrationandangeraboutlifeintothemostpowerfulweapontheyhad:theirmusic.StraightOuttaComptontellsthetruestoryofhowtheseculturalrebels（叛逆者）stooduptotheauthoritiesthatmeanttokeepthemdownandformedtheworld’smostdangerousgroupN.W.A．Director:F.GaryGrayStars:O’SheaJacksonJr.,CoreyHawkins,JasonMitchellAddtowatchlistAWalkInTheWoods104minAdventure/Biography/ComedyStoryline:AfterspendingtwodecadesinEngland,BillBrysonreturnstotheUS,wherehedecidesthebestwaytoconnectwithhishomelandistohiketheAppalachianTrail.HetravelswithKatz,oneofhisoldestfriends.Thetroubleisthatthetwohaveacompletelydifferentdefinitionoftheword,“adventure”.Therealfunbegins...Director:KenKwapisStars:RobortRedford,NickNolte,EmmaThompsonAddtowatchlist1、Ifyoupreferfamily-themedmovies,whichoneshouldsee?A．EverestB．WarRoomC．StraightOuttaComptonD．AWalkInTheWoods2、WhatisN.W.Aaccordingtothepassage?A．AmovieclubB．AmusicgroupC．AnadventureteamD．Acharityorganization3、WhydoesBillBrysonhiketheAppalachainTrail?A．ToaccompanyhisfriendKatzB．ToexerciseandkeephimselffitC．TostrengthenhisbondwiththeUSD．Tohaveanadventureinthewoods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）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21—40題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該選項標號涂黑。IwasintheninthyearatStJoseph’sHighSchool,whenIbegantosufferdepression.Myparentsnoticed,butfeltthatsinceI’dalwaysbeenaresponsiblegirlandagoodstudent,thiswasjustatemporary1Unfortunately,thatwasnottobe.Ididn’thavemanyfriends.Icouldneversharemy2Adeepinsecuritydestroyedmyself-confidence.SoonI3toattendclassesformanydays.Iwouldshutmyselfinmyroomforhours.Theexaminationswereapproaching,4Isimplydidn’tcare.Myparentsandteachersweresurprisedatmybadperformance.Onemorning,afteraparticularly5lecturefromDad,Istooddepressed,intheschoolassembly.6,astheotherstudentsmarchedtotheirclassroom,ourprincipal7me.ImademywaytoSisterSylvia’soffice.Thenext45minuteswerethemost8momentsofmylife.SisterSylviasaidshe’dnoticedabig9andunhappy.Shetookmyhandinhersand10patientlyasIspilledoutmyworries.Shethen11measIsobbedmypent-up（壓抑的）emotionsout.Monthsoffrustrationandloneliness12inhermotherlyhug.Noonehadtriedto13whattherealproblemwas,butmyprincipalhaddoneitwithhersimpleactofjustlisteningtomewithsuch14andcaring.Astheexaminationsapproachedagain,Istudied15Whentheresultswere16,everybodywaspleased,buthappiestofallwasmyprincipal.Isoonmadenewfriendsandwashappy17ButwheneverIhadaproblem,IcouldalwaysslipintoSisterSylvia’sofficefora(n)18TodayI’ma19youngwomandoingmyMAandhopingtobecomeawriter.I’vebecomeaninspirationtoseveralofmyfriendsandcousins,thankstoakindnunwhocared.1、A．basis B．stage C．adjustment D．solution2、A．viewpoints B．experiences C．problems D．dreams3、A．skipped B．refused C．regretted D．forgot4、A．otherwise B．though C．but D．or5、A．severe B．public C．popular D．formal6、A．Also B．Therefore C．Still D．Then7、A．attracted B．accompanied C．called D．instructed8、A．precious B．curious C．anxious D．serious9、A．quality B．change C．mistake D．faith10、A．absent B．dishonest C．aggressive D．calm11、A．looked B．waited C．listened D．worked12、A．hugged B．acknowledge C．observed D．educated13、A．passedaway B．rodeaway C．droveaway D．meltedaway14、A．reveal B．understand C．realize D．doubt15、A．dignity B．courage C．attention D．satisfaction16、A．hard B．alone C．closely D．abroad17、A．declared B．obtained C．applied D．compared18、A．forever B．again C．anyhow D．instead19、A．request B．effect C．reason D．chat20、A．mature B．quiet C．smart D．happy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）Beijing’sForbiddenCityisaplacefullofwondersFromitsthousandsofroomstoitsmanybeautifulartifacts，it’snowonderitisoneofChina’smostpopularscenic1．(spot)Butevenmorethan600yearsafterit2．(build)，it’sstillmanagingtoserveupsurprisesTheForbiddenCitydrawsvisitorsbecauseofitsrichhistoryand3．(culture)significance，butperhapsitshouldaddonemorethingtoitslistofattractions:earthquakeshelterWhilemoststructuresaren’tmade4．(survive)naturaldisasters，theForbiddenCityseemstowithstandanythingToshowhowstrongtheancientChinesearchitecturereallyis，5．modelofoneoftheForbiddenCity’spalaceswasputtothetestItsurvivedasimulated(模擬的)earthquakeof6．5ontheRichterscale—equaltothe7．(1arge)everrecordedquakeInsteadoffallingapart，themodelwasjustmovedgentlyduringthetestAccordingtoexperts，thekey8．theForbiddenCity’sstrength，aswellasotherancientChinesestructures，9．(1ie)indougong(斗栱)—acenturies-oldbuildingmethodinventedinChinaAncientChinesecraftsmencreatedstructures10．werebothenduring(耐用)andelegant，11．(show)theiradvancedunderstandingofmathematics，architecture，materials，andstructuralscience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。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:在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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。DearMr、Smith,Gladtoknowthatyou'reveryinterestedinChinesecalligraphythatyouwanttolearnit、I'mhappytorecommendtoyouanoutstandingprofessionalteacher、ProfessorWangMingisfamousChinesecalligraphymaster,thatnotonlyteachesChinesecalligraphyatuniversityandalsoworksasaChinesecalligraphytrainerathomewhenhe'sfree、Therearebusesrunningfrequentfromourschooltoherhomeandittookonlyabout20minutes、ProfessorWangMingisfreefrom2:30to5:30everySundayafternoonandthetrainingfeeis200yuanforaperiodofthreehour、Isitsuitabletoyou?Lookingforwardtoreceiveyourreplysoon、122第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）JaneGoodall,1934年出生于英國。她是著名的動物學家(zoologist)。畢業于劍橋CambridgeUniversity)大學。從小就夢想在自然環境中研究動物。1960年來到非洲研究猩猩。取得成就：1)在JoanGoodall之前，沒有人完全了解猩猩的行為;2)保護并尊重黑猩猩，反對用于實驗和娛樂。幫助建立動物自然棲息地。3)得到許多榮譽。注意：詞數不少于120。_______________________________________________________