2025屆江蘇省無錫市前洲中學高三下學期聯考英語試題注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規定位置．3．請認真核對監考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thelackofeco-friendlyhabitsamongthepublicisthoughttobeamajor_____________ofglobalclimatechange.A．Result B．causeC．warning D．reflection2．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality3．Lucy__writingheressayby10:00thismorning.Afterthat,shelistenedtomusicforawhile.A．willfinish B．finishesC．hasfinished D．hadfinished4．—BoB．couldIuseyourcomputerthisevening?—Sorry.Iareportonitthen.A．willbewriting B．havebeenwritingC．havewritten D．willhavewritten5．Differentculturalfeaturesofethnicgroupsare________oneanotherandworkoutamelody．A．intunewith B．inparallelwithC．incontrastto D．inresponseto6．Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen7．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor8．—Heisgoodatalotofthingsbutitdoesn’tmeanheisperfect.—___________Actuallynooneis.A．What’sgoingon? B．Let’sgetgoing.C．Thankgoodness. D．I’mwithyouonthat.9．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith10．Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastbyseainsteadofdrivingacrosscontinent。A．the；the B．/；the C．the；/ D．/；/11．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need12．Youshouldfirstexploreyourtalentsandgettoknowyourselfsoastomakealistof_________youthinkyourrealinterestslie.A．thatB．whatC．whereD．how13．—Someonewantsyouonthephone.—________nobodyknowsIamhere.A．AlthoughB．AndC．SoD．But14．—Thefoodhereisniceenough.—Myfriend________mearightplace.A．introduces B．introducedC．hadintroduced D．wasintroducing15．asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless16．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof17．Thepolicehaveanyonewithinformationtocomeforwardandtalktothem.A．appealedtoB．attendedtoC．respondedtoD．attachedto18．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where19．Ourbedroomsareallonthesixthfloor,withitsownbathroom.A．all B．every C．either D．each20．Janeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenittocooking，she’sexcellent．A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs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）Itissaidthatifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise—andasaresult,wearegrowingoldunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofagingcouldbesloweddown.

Withateamof

colleagues

atTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.

Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidepartsofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoneconomicalfaculties.

Contractionoffrontandsideparts—ascellsdieoff—wasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-andseventy-year-olds.

Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytothecontractionnormallyconnectedwithage—usingthehead.Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetown.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutine

workin

governmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinking(萎縮)

brains

asthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.Matsuzawa'sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.“Thebestwaytomaintain,goodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain.”hesays.“Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don’trelyonpocketcalculators.”1、Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout

______.A．thesizeofcertainpeople'sbrainsB．howtomakepeoplelivelongerC．whichpeoplearemostintelligentD．whycertainpeopleareagingsoonerthanothers.2、Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?A．Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople.B．Thestudyofbrainvolumesofoldpeople.C．Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.D．Asurveyoffarmersinnorthernoldpeople.3、Thedoctors’testsshowthat_______.A．ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolderB．thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrinkC．sixty-year-oldshavebetterbrainsthan

thirty-year-oldsD．somepeople'sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople's4、Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoagemoreslowlythantheothers?A．Lawyers.B．Farmers.C．Clerks.D．Shopassistants.22．（8分）Lastyearmarkedthe100thanniversaryoftheendofWorldWarI.Therewereeventsaroundtheworldinmemoryofthosewhodiedintheconflict.WehavepickedoutthreeoftheminEuropeancountries.Let'stakealook.BelgiumInapark,thefamousBelgianartistKoenVanmechelenhadanexhibitioncalledComingWorld,RememberMe.Theworkconsistedof600,000individual(個別的)claysculptures,oneforeachpersonkilledduringtheWorldWar.Inthecenteroftheexhibitionwasabigeggmadeofclay,symbolizinganewworld.UKInasmalltowncalledAldridge,almost100housesinonestreetwerecoveredwith24,000poppiesandstatuesofsoldiers.Theystoodforthemenfromtheareawhohadbeenkilledinthewar.TheflowerswerechosenbecauseofapoemwrittenbytheCanadiandoctorJohnMcCreain1915.Theymadepeoplethinkoffieldsofblood.FranceTheBritishartistGuyDenningarrivedinLaFeuille,asmalltowninthenorthwestofFrance,tosticklife-sizedrawingsofsoldierswhonevercamebackhome.Armedwithglueandabrush,Denningstuckhisdrawingscarefullyonwalls.Beforelong112men,mainlyyoungadults,werebroughtbacktomind,ifnottolife.1、WhatdoweknowaboutComingWorld,RememberMe?A．It'sthenameofanexhibition. B．It'safilmaboutWorldWarI.C．It'saworkstandingforpeace. D．It'sasculpturemadeofclay.2、Whywerepoppieschosentosymbolizethedeadsoldiers?A．TheBritishpeoplepreferredthem. B．Theyshowedthecrueltyofwar.C．ACanadiandoctorsuggestedthem. D．Thefieldswerefilledwiththem.3、HowwastheendofWorldWarImarkedinFrance?A．Amemorialtothedeadsoldierswasbuilt.B．112woundedsoldiersinthewarwerehelped.C．Drawingsofsomedeadsoldierswereputup.D．Youngadultswereencouragedtojointhearmy.23．（8分）Mostofushavequitegoodmemories,butourmemoriesarelimited.Forexample,wecannotremembereveryonewehaveevermetorwhatwedidoneverysingledayofourlives.However,therearesomepeoplewhodohaveprodigiousmemories.Thesepeoplehavearareconditionknownassavantsyndrome（學者癥候群）.Savantssufferfromadevelopmentaldisorder,buttheyalsoexhibitgreattalentsthatcontrast（顯出差異）sharplywiththeirphysicalandmentaldisabilities.KimPeek(1951-2009)wasasavantwholivedinSaltLakeCity,Utah,intheUnitedStates.Hewasbornwithdamagetopartsofhisbrain,butitseemedthatotherpartsofhisbrain,particularlythoserelatingtomemory,becameover-developed.Peek’suniqueabilitiesappearedataveryearlyage.Whenhewasjust20monthsold,hecouldalreadyremembereverybookthatwasreadtohim.Peekcouldreadtwopagesofabookatthesametime-onepagewiththerighteyeandonewiththeleft-inlessthan10secondsandremembereverythingheread.Bythetimehedied,Peekhadmemorizedmorethan9,000books.Hecouldrememberallthenamesandnumbersinavarietyoftelephonebooks.Hecouldrememberthousandsoffactsabouthistory,literature,geographyandsports.Dr.DavidTreffert,anexpertonsavantsyndrome,oncedescribedPeekas“alivingGoogle”becauseofhisastonishingabilitytomemorizeandconnectfacts.However,atthesametime,Peekwasunabletocarryoutsimpletasks,suchasbrushinghishairorgettingdressed,andheneededotherstohelphim.In1989,themovieRainManwontheOscarforbestPicture.Themaincharacterinthemovie,playedbyDustinHoffman,wasbasedonKimPeek'slife.Hestartedtoappearontelevision,wherehewouldamazeaudiencesbycorrectlyansweringdifficultquestionsondifferenttopics.Peek-becameworldfamous,andheandhisfatherbegantouringwidelytotalkaboutovercomingdisabilities.Heinspiredagreatmanypeoplewithhiswords.“Recognizingandrespectingdifferencesinothers,andtreatingeveryoneinthewayyouwantthemtotreatyou,willmakeourworldabetterplaceforeveryone.Everyoneisdifferent.”1、Theunderlinedword“prodigious”inParagraph1probablymeans______.A．happy B．clear.C．amazing D．short2、Accordingtothetext,Peek______.A．couldtakecareofhimselfB．wasbornwithagoodmemoryC．wasthestudentofDr.DavidTreffertD．becamebrain-damagedat20monthsold3、HowisParagraph3mainlydeveloped?A．Bygivingfacts. B．Byfollowingtimeorder.C．Byexplainingcauses. D．Bymakingcomparisons.4、Peek’swordssuggestthatweshould______.A．respectdifferentcultures B．listentodifferentopinionsC．treatdifferentpeopledifferently D．respectothers’differences24．（8分）Humanshavebeenkeepinganimalsaspetsfortensofthousandsofyears,butDr.Jean-LoupRault,ananimalscientistattheUniversityofMelbourneinAustralia,believesnewcompanionsarecoming:robotpets.“Technologyismovingveryfast,”RaulttoldABCNews,“TheTamagotchiintheearly1990swasreallythefirstroboticpet,andnowSonyandotherbigcompanieshaveimprovedthemalot.”Thismaynotsitwellwithpetlovers.Afterall,whowouldchooseaplastictoyoveralovelypuppy?ButRaultarguesthattherobotickindhasalotgoingforit:“Youdon’thavetofeedit,youdon’thavetowalkit,itwon’tmakeamessinyourhouse,andyoucangoonaholidaywithoutfeelingguilty.”Thetechnologyalsobenefitsthosewhoareallergictopets,shortonspace,orfearfulofrealanimals.It’snotclearwhetherrobotpetscanreplacerealones.Butstudiesdosuggestthatwecanbondwiththesesmartmachines.Peoplegivetheircarsnamesandkidsgivetheirtoyanimalslifestories.It’sthesamewithrobots.WhenSonystoppeditsrepairserviceforitsrobotdogAiboinMarch2014,ownersinJapanheldfunerals.Asananimalwelfareresearcher,Raultisconcernedabouthowroboticpetscouldaffectourattitudestowardsliveanimals.“Ifwebecomeusedtoaroboticcompanionthatdoesn’tneedfood,waterorexercises,perhapsitwillchangehowhumanscareaboutotherlivingbeings,”hesaid.Soaredogsandcatsathingofthepast,asRaultpredicts?Forthosewhogrewupwithlivingandbreathingpets,themechanicalkindmightnotdo.Butforournextgenerationwhoareinconstanttouchwithsmarttechnology,afutureinwhichlovelypetsneedn’thaveaheartbeatmightnotbeafar-fetcheddream.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“sitwellwith”means?A．berefusedbyB．bebeneficialtoC．makeadifferencetoD．receivesupportfrom2、Whataretheadvantagesofrobotpets?a.Theyareplasticandfeelsmooth.b.Ownersneedn’tworryaboutthemwhengoingout.c.Theycanhelpcureallergies.d.Theysavespaceandcosts.A．ab.B．bc.C．bd.D．cd.3、Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A．theadvantagesofrobottoysB．thepopularityofrobotpetsC．livingpetsaredyingoutD．robotpetsarecoming25．（10分）Manypeoplehaveboughtinsurance,eitherlifeorproperty(財產),commercialorcompulsory.Yetsomepeopleknowlittleaboutitandsomeevenmisunderstanditsnatureandfunction.Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneisexposedtoariskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,knowsthathispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theship-ownerknowsthathisshipsmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknowsthathemaydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.Ontheotherhand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfirenoreveryshipislostatsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallamountofmoneyintoapool,therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsofthefewwhodosufferlosses.Inotherwords,thelossesofthefewaremetfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasisofinsurance.Thosewhopaythecontributionareknownastheinsuredandthosewhomanagethepoolofcontributionsasinsurers.Thelegalbasisofallinsuranceisthepolicy.Thisisaprintedformofcontractonapieceofpaperinbestquality.Itstatesthateveryyeartheinsuredshallpayanamountofmoney,whichiscalledthepremium;inreturn,theinsurerwillpayanamountofmoneyorcompensationforlossesiftheriskoreventinsuredagainstactuallyhappens.Thepremiumforinsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikelytheriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.Ifcompaniesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemorecompetitionintheirareaofinsuranceandtheymaylosebusiness.Ontheotherhand,iftheymakethepremiumtoolow,theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.Sotheordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsatalevel,satisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.1、TheunderlinedphraseinPara.2mostprobablymeans.A．moneypaidbytheinsurersB．eachpremiumC．moneypaidbyallthoseinsuredD．thecostofadministeringinsurance2、Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause.A．notmanypeopleinsurethemselvesB．premiumsdependontheriskoflossesC．insurershavetobemorecompetitiveD．insurancecompaniescanneverlosemoney3、Accordingtothepassage,insurancebusinessgainsprofitbecause.A．moreandmorepeoplebuyinsuranceB．thefirmshavesoundmanagementC．thepremiumisincreasedyearbyyearD．onlyafewofthoseinsuredsufferlosses4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．explainaninsurancepolicyB．introduceinsurancebusinessC．persuadepeopletobeinsuredD．warnpeopleofpossiblelosses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）AlettertoMumandhermince(肉末)piesWhenIwasalittlegirl,youandIloveddecoratingthelivingroomandChristmastree.After1,wewouldbakecakes.“Makeenoughmincepies,becauseSantalikesthem,”youwouldtellme.ChristmasEvecameandyouwouldputmeonmy2madebed.I’dfallasleepuntilChristmas3.I’dwakeupandthrillatthe4beforeme.Atthebottomofmybedwouldbeloadsofpresents.I’dscreamindelight,5tearingthepaperopen.Runningdownstairs,Iwould6thatSantahadn’tjuststoppedinthe7:therewerealsolotsof8aroundtheChristmastree.Manyyearslater,the9continued.Theonlythingthat10wasthepresentsattheendofthebed–Igrewoutofthem.Oneafternoonwhilewewere11extramincepiesasusual,it12hitmethattheextrawasn’tfor13.Isaid,“ThoseextramincepieswereneverforSanta,werethey?Theywereforyou!”Youneversaidaword–asmilewasyouronly14.Christmaschangedin1986,whenyousuffereda15braindisease.After16throughoutChristmas,youpassedawayonthe29December.OnlynowamIstartingtoenjoyChristmasagain,andwhileIdon’tdothe17anymore,Idohavemincepiesinthehouse.Ileaveoneoutjustforyou,asifyouwere18apartofmyChristmas.AndImakesureIputupthedecorations19you,andus.Thanksforthe20memoriesofChristmas,Mum.1、A．cookingB．decoratingC．livingD．resting2、A．neatlyB．speciallyC．quicklyD．temporarily3、A．EveB．morningC．dinnerD．vacation4、A．piesB．messC．decorationsD．sight5、A．violentlyB．deliberatelyC．excitedlyD．casually6、A．discoverB．witnessC．describeD．imagine7、A．apartmentB．loungeC．bedroomD．kitchen8、A．decorationsB．cakesC．leavesD．presents9、A．traditionB．holidayC．celebrationD．situation10、A．helpedB．stoppedC．remainedD．counted11、A．makingB．tastingC．purchasingD．delivering12、A．heavilyB．certainlyC．suddenlyD．frequently13、A．MumB．SantaC．ChristmasD．guests14、A．explanationB．opinionC．expressionD．reply15、A．mildB．curableC．severeD．common16、A．sufferingB．celebratingC．workingD．decorating17、A．laundryB．cleaningC．operationD．baking18、A．stillB．alsoC．evenD．just19、A．inpraiseofB．inmemoryofC．onbehalfofD．onaccountof20、A．shortB．recentC．regretfulD．wonderful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）Iwasonmywayhomewithafriendyesterday1．Ifoundamobilephonebytheroadside.Afterpickingitup,Istartedsearchingthecontactlistandcallednumbers2．(see)whetherIcouldfigureoutwhosephoneitwas3．(fortunate),theonlypersonwhoansweredthephonedidn’trecognize4．numberthatIwascallingfrom.Myfriendsuggestedthatwegobacktothestreetandthehouseinfrontofwhichwefoundthemobilephone.Andwedidso.Iknockedatthedoorandtwoyoungmenanswered.5．ofthemhadlosttheirphones,butasIreferredtosomenamesonthecontactlist,oneofthemsaidhealsohadthosenames6．thatitmustbethephoneofoneoftheirfriends.Then,hetookthephoneandsaidhow7．(wonder)itwasthatItookthetimetofindtheowner.Afterwards,Ileftwithoutleavingmynameoraddress.Ineverconsideredkeepingthephone.Instead,Iimmediatelytriedtofindtheowner.AndIbelievedthatwasexactly8．IwouldwantsomeonetodoifIlostmyphone.Itcouldn’thavebeen9．(good).Sometimes,10．(help)othersisjustdoingtherightthing.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。Eachofushavesomebadhabits、Onceyougetintoabadhabit,you’llfindithardtogetridofthem、Anyonewhohastriedtogiveupsmokingknowsthisverywell、Ofcourse,ifyoudevelopabetterhabit,youwillbenefitalotonit、Nowmy80-years-oldgrandpaisinthehabitoftakingwalkafterdinner、That’swhyheisnotingoodhealthmostofthetime,thoughhecaughtacoldnowandthen、Ihavedevelopedagoodhabitofkeepadiary,soI’mgoodatwriting、Habits,goodorbad,makeyouwhichyouare、Thekeytosuccessistoformagoodhabit、150第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是美國著名分級閱讀圖書網站ReadingA-Z的一名職員Sophie，請你給一個中國客戶李華寫一封e-mail，內容要點如下：1.感謝李華訂閱ReadingA-Z；2.向李華推薦公司剛發行的一個新項目Raz-Plus，建議他購買，(只要再付10美元，Raz-Plus就可以多提供1500本分級讀本。)注意：1.詞數80左右(已給的開頭與結尾不計入詞數)2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文流暢。項目：program分級讀本：aleveledreaderDearLiHua,MynameisSophie,aclerkinReadingA-Z._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,Sophie

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、D4、A5、A6、B7、B8、D9、A10、B11、A12、C13、D14、B15、A16、A17、A18、D19、D20、B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、Somepeople

maythink

I’mcrazy

whenIsay“workisrest”.Butthat’sthewayitis—weneedtorest.Withoutrest,wewilldie.Ataminimum,wewon’thavetheenergytowork.Nobodyforcesustobesostupidaboutthis.Wejustdon’tknowhowtorestproperly.Werestinwaysthatarenotrestful,evenstressful.Someofourwaysofrestinterfere

withourworkingenergy.Insteadofsleep,wegotothemoviesandclubs,drinkorhaveasmokewithfriends.Thisisbecausewemisunderstandthemeaningof“rest”.Weshouldrememberthatrestmeansnotworking,bothphysicallyandmentally.Onlythenisitrealrest.Whentired,rest.It’ssimple.Actually,dogsandcatsaresmarteraboutthisthanpeople.Peoplearestupidenoughtorestinwaysthatdestroytheircapacity

towork.Restandworkalwaysgotogether.Theremustbeabalance:workduringthedayandrestatnight.Whenthesuncomesup,onehasplentyofstrengthtow