景德鎮(zhèn)市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2025屆高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

景德鎮(zhèn)市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2025屆高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Aftertheflooding,peopleweresufferinginthatarea,________urgentlyneededcleanwater,medicineandsheltertosurvive.A．which B．whoC．where D．what2．–What’swrongwithyouripad2?Thesound____isnotclear.--Yes.Ithasbeenbrokenforsometime.A．comeout B．comingout C．tocomeout D．cameout3．Sheisastrong-willedwomanandnotonce_______intoanydifficultyinherlife.A．shehasgiven B．didshegive C．shegave D．hasshegiven4．－Thezookeeperwasreallyannoyedwithme.－Howcouldhehavebeenifyou____stonesattheanimals?A．didn’tthrow B．don’tthrowC．hadn’tthrown D．haven’tthrown5．Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．a(chǎn)rebeingexhibitedD．a(chǎn)reexhibited6．__________62%ofallluxuryconsumersalesinEuropein2015,shoppersfromtheChinesemainlandspent$7.2billionoverseasduringtheSpringFestival.A．Accountingfor B．AddingtoC．Consistingof D．Makingup7．Ifhehadbeenworkinghard,he______intheofficenow.However,hedidn’t.A．wouldbeworking B．weretobeworking C．wasworking D．shouldwork8．Itwasnotuntil3dayslaterthattheboycamebacktolifeandexplainedtothepolicewhat_______tohim.A．washappening B．wastohappen C．hadhappened D．hashappened9．Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathe________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutanapology.A．a(chǎn)ccidentallyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．clumsily10．---Whereistheplane？Ican'tseeit.---Itwentoffits________________tokeepawayfromthesuddenstorm.A．course B．roadC．flight D．direction11．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention12．______almostonehundredjin,thestonewasmovedbyhimalone.A．Weighed B．Weighing C．Itweighed D．Toweigh13．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound14．Iwascaughtinatrafficjamforoveranhour,otherwise,I________youwaitingforsuchalongtime.A．hadnotkept B．willnotkeepC．wouldnothavekept D．havenotkept15．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．a(chǎn)m B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe16．．Whenhegoesout,heoftenwearssunglasses_______nobodycanrecognizehim．A．sothat B．nowthat C．incase D．a(chǎn)sthough17．Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin______ofchildren.A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend18．Mysister______thebabywhileI’matyoga.A．a(chǎn)rrangesB．mindsC．a(chǎn)ssesses19．Ifyou___________tomyadvicecarefully,youwouldn’thavemadesuchaterriblemistake.A．listened B．havelistenedC．wouldlisten D．hadlistened20．—I’mafraidIcouldn’tgotoyourbirthdayparty.IhaveatestnextMonday.—Oh，！You’remybestfriendandyoumustbethere！A．goahead B．comeon C．youneedn’t D．itdoesn’tmatter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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Neitherstyleofthinkingisbetterorworsethantheother;they’rejustdifferent,asProfessorAnkushChopraexplains．Tobeagreatartist,musician,orbig-picturethinker,holisticthinkingisimportant—it’saboutcontext,andintuition(直覺)isimportant．Manycareerslikethoseinscienceorlaw,rewardanalyticthinking,whichlooksatpartsandunits,andisspecificandlogical．Ofcourse,themostsuccessfulpeoplewillbeabletodobothkindsofthinking,thoughgenerallyholisticthinking,linkedtocreativity,ismoredifficulttoteachthananalyticthinking．Sothosepeoplewhoareanalyticthinkerswillseeapriceof$1.99bylookingatthesinglenumbers,andwillprioritizethefirstnumberwhenitcomestoprice.“Holisticthinkerstendtoviewallpricenumbersasawholeandarelesslikelytobeaffectedbythenine-endingpriceeffect,”LingjiangLoraTu,Ph.D．,professorofmarketingatBaylorandastudy’sleadauthor,toldPhys.org．However,thatthetypeofthinkingallowsholisticthinkerstoseethewholeratherthanthepartsgoesoutthewindowwhenthey’restressedordistracted(分心的)．“Ourfindingssuggestthatregardlessofconsumers’thinkingstyle,nine-endingpricesaremostlikelytobeeffectiveinsituationsthatoveruseconsumers’resources,suchaswhenshoppersaretime-pressuredatthecheckoutcounterordistractedbybackgroundmusicoroccupiedwithaninteractiveproductdemonstration,”Tusaid．Thisstudywasdonewiththeideathatmarketersshouldknowaboutthesedifferencesinthinkingstyleandkeeptheminmindwhenthey’repricingthingsfordifferenttypesofpeople．Butanyonewhobuysthingscanbenefittoo,byfiguringoutwhatkindofthinkeryouare,andthenkeepingthatinmindwhenthesignsshow“sale”withaloudnoise!—andremindingyourselfthatnobodymakesthebestdecisionswhenthey’redistracted．1、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebestexampleofholisticthinking?A．OnlyifthewholethingmakessensecanJackconcentrateondetails．B．InAmericanshops,youcanfindmanythingswithnine-endingprices．C．Jackkeptonworkingononethingandfinallyachievedgreatsuccess．D．Understandingeachparagraphleadstounderstandingthewholepassage．2、Theunderlinedword“prioritize”inPara.2mostprobablymeans“________”．A．takenonoticeofB．treat...equallyC．thinkof...thetrickiestD．consider...themostimportant3、Accordingtothepassage,aconsumershouldrememberthat________．A．thenine-endingpricescanequallyaffectanytypeofconsumerB．pricingthingsfordifferenttypesofpeoplebenefitscustomersC．backgroundmusicisn’talwaystocreateapleasantatmosphereD．it’simpossibletoaffecthimevenifhe’sdistractedorstressed4、Fromthepassageweknowthat________．A．differentthinkingstylescreatedifferentpricingsystemsB．preferenceofpricingsystemcanindicatethinkingstyleC．holisticthinkingsomewhatoutweighsanalyticthinkingD．bothstylesofthinkingcannotbebeneficialtoonecareer22．（8分）Newresearchinmonkeysmayprovideaclueabouthowthebrainmanagesvastamountsofinformationandrememberswhatitneeds.Theresearchersfoundthatwhenmonkeysweretaughttoremembercomputerclipartpictures,theirbrainsreducedthelevelofdetailbysortingthepicturesintocategoriesforrecall,suchasimagesthatcontained"people,""buildings,""flowers,"and"animals."Thecategorizingcellswerefoundinthehippocampus,anareaofthebrainthatprocessessensoryinformationintomemory.Intheexperimenteachmonkeywasshownoneclipartpicture,andafteradelayofoneto30seconds,pickedtheoriginaloutoftwotosixdifferentimagestogetajuicereward.Byrecordingcellactivityduringhundredsofthesetrialsinwhichthepictureswerealldifferent,theresearchersnoticedthatcertaincellsweremoreactivewhenthepicturescontainedsimilarfeatures,suchasimagesofpeople–butnototherobjects.Theyfoundthatdifferentcellscodedimagesthatfitdifferentcategories.Thecategorycellsgroupedimagesbasedoncommonfeatures–astrategytoimprovememory.Forexample,thesamecellrespondedtobothtulipsanddaisiesbecausetheyarebothflowers."“Whilesuchcategorizationisahighlyefficientmemoryprocess,itmayalsohaveadownside,”saidDeadwylerPh.D．,“whenthetrialsincludedmorethanonepicturewithpeopleinit,insteadofdifferentimages,themonkeysoftenconfusedtheimagewithapictureofotherpeople."Solearningmoreabouthowthebrainrememberscouldhavefar-reachingbenefits."Ifwecanunderstandinadvancehowthebrainworkswhendecisionsaremade,wecanpredictwhenthebrainwillmakeamistake,andcorrectit,"saidTimPons,Ph.D．,"Thisfindingabouthowlargeamountsofinformationareprocessedbythebrainwillhelpustoultimatelyachievethatgoal."1、Thepurposeoftheexperimentsonmonkeysistofindout_________.A．howthebrainprocessesamountsofinformationintomemoryB．theareaofthebrainthatprocessessensoryinformationintomemoryC．howthemonkeysrespondtodifferentthingsD．whatisthemonkeysmostlikelytoremember2、Theresearchindicatesnumerousinformationcanberememberedmoreeasilyby________.A．rememberingthedetailsB．separatingitintocategoriesC．showingalotofpicturesD．rememberingallfeatures3、Accordingtotheresearch,whichofthefollowingimagesmayconfusethemonkeys?A．Books,toysandcarsB．Plants,animalsandpeopleC．Tulips,daisiesandrosesD．People,buildingsandflowers4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．FurtherstudyonhowthebrainremembershasmorebenefitsB．CategorizationisthebestwaytoimprovememoryC．WecanpredictwhenthebrainwillmakeamistakeD．Howthebrainremembershasbeenfoundout23．（8分）Ilookaroundandcan’trecognizewhereIam.Itseemsfamiliarbutdistant.IseemyfriendsgatherbyastagewheremusicisplayingandIrunover.AsIbeginrunningtowardsthem,theybecomefurtherandfurtheraway.Ikeepcallingthem,butnoonehearsme.Istarthearingadistantalarm-likesoundandIamtransportedaway.Iwokeupinadazesittinginmybed.“Oh,itwasonlyadream,”Isaidtomyself.Ihavealwayshadvividandintensedreams.ItfeelslikeIhaven'tevensleptbecauseIhavebeenlivingoutmydreamsduringmysleep.Today,dreamingisbeingstudiedevenmorethanever.Somesaythatdreamsarehowyourreceptorsmakesenseofrandomthoughtswhileyousleep.Somesaythatyoucan’tdreamofafaceyouhaveneverseenbefore,soeveryoneyouseeinyourdreamsyouhaveatleastlaideyesonatonetimeoranother.Otherpeoplethinkdreamsarewaysofexpressingstressorinternalfeelingsyoumaybeexperiencing.Alotofpeoplesaythattheyhavedreamsaboutbeingchased.Acommoninterpretationofthe“beingchased”dreamisthatyouarefeelingthreatened.Somedreaminterpretationwebsitessayyoushouldtrytoreflectonwhatorwhoischasingyoutogetabetterideaofwhatismakingyoufeelthisway.Anotherdreamthatisoftenexperiencedisflying.Thisdreamhasamuchmorepositiveinterpretation,whichisthatyouarefeelingfreeorhavebrokenoutofabadsituationsuchasarelationshipturnedsourorajobyouhate.Unfortunately,youmayforgethalfofyourdreamwithinfiveminutesofwakingupandwithin10minutes,youusuallyforget90percentofit.Dreamologists,peoplewhodevotetimetothestudyandinterpretationofdreams,suggestifyouwanttotrytorememberandstudyyourdreamsyoushouldkeepajournalbesideyourbedandwritedownwhatyoudreamtassoonasyouwakeupsoyoucanreflectonitlater.1、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhisdreams?A．Theyhaveinfluencedhissleep.B．Theyreproducehisreallifescene.C．Theyarejusthisrandomthoughts.D．Theyareunbelievableandridiculous.2、Inwhichsituationdodreamsof“beingchased”probablyoccur?A．Youarefeelingfree.B．Youjustquitajobyouhate.C．Youlackthesenseofsecurity.D．Yourfriendskeepyouatadistance.3、Whyshouldwekeepajournalbesideourbed?A．Toreflectonourdreams.B．Toavoidforgettingourdreams.C．Tohelpussleepwellwithoutdreams.D．Tohelpusgetoutofthetensedreams.4、Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A．Anewsreport.B．Afictionbook.C．Anadwebsite.D．Asciencenewspaper.24．（8分）Aftertwoyearsofcarefulconsideration,RobertMcCrumhasreachedaconclusiononhisselectionofthe100greatestnovelswritteninEnglish.Takealookatafewinhislist:ThePilgrim’sProgressbyJohnBanyan(1678)AstoryofamaninsearchoftruthtoldwiththesimpleclarityandbeautyofBunyan’sprosemakesthisanEnglishclassic.RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe(139)Bytheendofthe19thcentury,nobookinEnglishliteraryhistoryhadenjoyedmoreeditionsandtranslations.Thisworld-famousnovelisacomplexliteraturethatonecannotresist.Gulliver’sTravelsbyJonathanSwift(1726)Agreatworkthat’sbeenrepeatedlyprinted,JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravelscomesthirdinourlistofthebestnovelswritteninEnglish.ClarissabySamuelRichardson(1748)Clarissaisatragicheroine,pressuredbyherdishonorablefamilytomarryawealthymanshedislikes,inthebookthatSamuelJohnsondescribedas“thefirstbookintheworldthatshowstheknowledgeaboutthehumanheart”.TomJonesbyHenryFielding(1749)TomJonesisaclassicEnglishnovelthatgetsthespiritofitsageandwhosecharactersarewell-knownsincetheyhavecometorepresentthesocietyatthattime.EmmabyJaneAusten(1816)JaneAusten’sEmmaishermostoutstandingwork,mixingthebestpartsofherearlybookswithadeepsenseoffeelings.TheNarrativeofArthurGordonPymofNantucketbyEdgarAllanPoe(1838)EdgarAllanPoe’sonlynovel—aclassicadventurestorywithsupernaturalelements—hasfascinatedandinfluencedgenerationsofwriters.1、WhichEnglishbookhasgotthemosttranslationsbeforethe20thcentury?A．RobinsonCrusoe.B．Gulliver’sTravels.C．TomJones.D．Emma.2、WhatdoesSamuelJohnsonthinkwecanlearnaboutfromthebookClarissa?A．Alovestory.B．Quarrelsinafamily.C．Thehumanheart.D．Thespiritsofthelime.3、WhatmakesthecharactersinTomJonesfamous?A．Theirclassiclifestyles.B．Theirdifferentnationalities.C．Theirtypicalspiritsoftheage.D．Theirrepresentationofthesociety.25．（10分）TheIslandRuleisoneofthebestexplanationsscientistscouldgivetotheobservablephenomenonthatanimalsandhumanshaveevolved(演變)dependingontheresourcesavailableintheirhabitat(棲息地).Throughtime,scientistshavenoticedthroughfossil(化石)recordsthatsomelargeanimalsfrommainlandhabitatshavedwarf(矮小的)versionsinblandhabitats.AreportfromBBCdescribedtheexistenceofwhatscientistscall“hobbitisland”offasmallislandsomewhereinIndonesia.Itwasgivensuchanamebecausefossilrecordsoftiny,humanlikecreatureshavebeenfoundintheregion.Whattheycalledas“hobbits”or“HomoFloresiensis”,areonlyastallasonemeterandarcsmallversionsofearlyhumanspecieswithtinierbrains.Thoughscientistscannotperfectlytracetheoriginofthe“HomoFloriensis”,theybelievethattheyarchumanrelatives,butitisthe“islandlife”thathascausedthemtoevolveastheyhave.Scientistshavenoticedthroughfossilrecordsandexistingorganisms(有機(jī)體)todaythatitseemsiflargeanimalsgrowsmallinislandswhilesmallanimalsgrowlargeinlargerislands.Intheory,animalandhumanbodieshaveadjustedtotheavailablefoodandfreshwaterintheirhabitats.Sincethereisnoopportunityforthemtoleavetheirisland,theymightaswelladapt.NewYorkMagazineexplainedthatislandsusuallyhavefewerpredators(捕食者)thanmainlandecosystems.However,itisthelackofresourcesthatcausethedeathofmanyanimals.Asameansofnaturaladaptation,thebodiesoftheseanimalshaveevolvedsmallerthantheirancestors,makingtheirbodiesrequirefewerresources.AreportfromWebEcoistlisteddownafewexamplesofanimalsthathaveshrunksignificantlycomparedwiththeirancestors.SomeoftheseincludetheBalitigerassmallasleopards(豹).1、Howdidthename“hobbitisland”comefrom?A．Scientistsdiscovereddwarfpeoplelivingontheisland.B．Onemetertallhumanbeingmadealivingontheseislands.C．Scientistsfoundhumanspecieswithtinierbrainsonanisland.D．Evidencesshowingtiny,human-likecreaturesontheislandwerefound.2、Whatdoyouknowabout“HomoFloricnsis”?A．TheyusedtoonlylivesomewhereinIndonesia.B．Theyweretheearliestancestorofhumanbeings.C．Theylooksmallcomparedwithnormalhumans.D．Theygraduallygrewlargeronthelargerislands.3、AccordingtoNewYorkMagazine,.A．a(chǎn)nimalsonislandlackenoughfoodtoliveonB．manyanimalsdiedofffornoapparentreasonC．toomanypredatorswilldodamagetotheecosystemD．predatorsmakeislandanimalsturnsmaller4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Morepredatorscanhelpanimalsgrowstrongerandlarger.B．Balitigerturnssmallbecauseofadaptationtotheenvironment.C．Morefoodresourcesshouldbeprovidedloislands.D．Animalsonmainlandarcfiercerthanthoseonislands.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）MybrotherhaddistrustedmydrivingskillsincethedayIsmashedhiscaragainstawoodenpoleatthegarageofoursmallcompound."Youaretoo1!”hesaidsharply.Icouldofferno2atthemoment,althoughanyexpertcouldhavemadethesamesillymistake—trustme.Atfirst,Iwasquite3inmyselfforhavingdamagedthenewcar,Ifoundmyselfbuildingastoryinmyhead:it’sso4,“Whycouldithavebeenmeinthis5?”ThenIdugalittle6torealizewhyIwasfeelingsoupset.IrealizedIwasmakingsomething7intoabigdeal.Iwasmerelybuildingastorythatmadeno8tomeat.Iwastoo9tothecurrentsituation,Ijusttaughtmyself,Imayaswell10thisandmoveon!”11lookingatwhereyouareandstartlookingatwhatyoucan.Wearesuretobe12whenwequarrelwithourselves；itiscivilwar.Yourfuturedependsonmanythings,but13onyou.Youmaysucceedif14elsebelievesinyou,butyouwillneversucceedifyoudon’tbelievein15.Afocusonthepastcausesustomissopportunitiesinthe16.Don’tspendhalfyour17tellingwhatyouaregoingtodoandtheotherhalfexplainingwhyyou18doit.Forgiveyourselfforpast19andhurts.Reachouttothewonderfulthingsthatlie20ofyou.Amanisnotwhathe’scalled;amaniswhatherespondsto.1、A．a(chǎn)bsent-mindedB．self-confidentC．fierceD．ridiculous2、A．a(chǎn)ssistanceB．excuseC．a(chǎn)dviceD．compensation3、A．confusedB．a(chǎn)mazedC．a(chǎn)nnoyedD．difference4、A．unusualB．unclearC．unfairD．uncertain5、A．messB．a(chǎn)dventureC．trapD．conflict6、A．fasterB．deeperC．harderD．further7、A．a(chǎn)bnormalB．bitterC．challengingD．unimportant8、A．replyB．senseC．a(chǎn)pologyD．difference9、A．a(chǎn)ccustomedB．exposedC．a(chǎn)ttachedD．limited10、A．a(chǎn)cceptB．maintainC．checkD．improve11、A．KeepB．PractiscC．EnjoyD．Stop12、A．fightersB．judgesC．losersD．observers13、A．currentlyB．mostlyC．graduallyD．a(chǎn)ctually14、A．somebodyB．everybodyC．a(chǎn)nybodyD．nobody15、A．yourselfB．othersC．luckD．education16、A．darkB．courseC．presentD．competitio17、A．fortuneB．energyC．minuteD．penny18、A．didn’tB．shouldn’tC．eventuallyD．frequently19、A．experiencesB．memoriesC．failuresD．difficulties20、A．insteadB．outC．rightD．a(chǎn)head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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）FewpeopleIknowseemtohavemuchdesireortime1．(cook).MakingChinesedishesisseenasespeciallytroublesome.Manywesterners2．cometoChinacookmuchlessthanintheirowncountriesoncetheyrealizehowcheap3．canbetoeatout.Istillremember4．(visit)afriendwho’dlivedhereforfiveyearsandIwasshockedwhenIlearntshehadn’tcookedonceinallthattime.Whileregularlyeatingout5．(become)commonformanyyoungpeopleinrecentyears,it’snotwithoutacost.Theobviousoneismoney;eatingoutonceortwiceaweekmaybeaffordablebutdoingthismostdaysaddsup.Therecouldbeaneven6．(high)costonyourhealth.Researchershavefoundthatthereis7．directlinkbetweentheincreaseinfoodeatenoutsidethehomeandtherisein8．(weigh)problems.Ifyouarenotgoingtosufferthisproblem,thenIsuggestthatthenexttimeyougotoyourmum’shome9．dinner,getafewcookingtipsfromher.Cookingfoodcanbefun.Youmightalsobegintonoticethe10．(effect)notonlyonyourhealthbutinyourpocket.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。3、錯(cuò)誤類型不涉及單詞拼寫。Goodrelationshipsbetweenteachersorstudentsareimportanttoteachingandlearningonlywithgoodrelationshipscanstudentandteacherscooperatewell.Goodrelationshipsdependedonbothsides.Ontheonehand,studentsshouldrespectteachersandourhardwork.TheyshouldpoliteCoteachersandreadytofollowingtheiradvice.Onanotherhand,teachersshouldbekindly,friendlyandpatienttostudents.Theymustberesponsibleonthe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