2025屆江西省南昌市名校高三第二次診斷性檢測英語試卷考生須知：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．________abike,shecycledhome.A．Bought B．Tobuy C．Beingbought D．Havingbought2．Thebestmethodto_____thegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleaspossible.A．complete B．command C．accomplish D．accompany3．Itwasn’tuntilthen_______theirmarriagewasbreakingupbecausetheyhadlittleincommon.A.didIrealize B.thatIrealizedC.hadIrealize D.whenIrealized4．Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available5．John'ssuccesshasnothingtodowithgoodluck.Itisyearsofhardwork_________hasmadehimwhatheistoday.A．what B．whichC．where D．that6．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads7．Newly________chairmanoftheChineseBasketballAssociation,YaoMinghasputreformingthedomesticgame’smanagementatthetopofhisagenda.A．appointing B．appointedC．beingappointed D．havingappointed8．Thechurchwhichiseasily________frommyhomeisbeingrebuilt.A．accessibleB．availableC．acceptableD．responsible9．語音知識（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項。1.anything A．many B．magazine C．manage D．match2.achieved A．practiced B．marked C．operated D．damaged3.dealt A.deal B．great C．meant D．leader4.seize A．either B.receive C.eight D.height5.youth A．thus B．breakthrough C．gather D．although10．Onlyafterhewasbroughttothepolicestationdidtheboy________hehadstolensomepursesfromotherpassengers.A．participate B．acknowledgeC．realize D．summarize11．Withthenumberofhomecomingoverseasstudents________upinrecentyears,theattractionofforeigndegreeholdershasgraduallyfaded.A．shot B．beingshotC．shooting D．toshoot12．Itiswidelyacknowledgedinforeigncompaniesthatemployeesshouldbe________intermsofinnovationcapability.A．examinedB．evolvedC．evaluatedD．encouraged13．Thisresearchhasattractedwide_______coverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.A．message B．information C．media D．data14．Theengineeristhoughttobecapableandmodest,sohispromotiontomanagerisapopular_____.A．achievement B．appointment C．commitment D．employment15．---Whatdoyoudo,Susan?---Iamaclerkinaforeigncompanynow.ButI__________Englishinahighschoolfor8years.A．teachB．hadtaughtC．havetaughtD．taught16．Amongthecrisesthatfacehumans________thelackofnaturalresources.A．is B．are C．isthere D．arethere17．Rentusually________upinthesummer,whencollegegraduatesaremovingoutoftheirdormitoriesandseekingfornewplacestomovein.A．willgo B．goesC．hasgone D．went18．Theyoungergenerationareraisedinamoreopenenvironment,whichhasenabledthemtodevelop____theirvaluesinlife.A．inchargeof B．incontrastto C．inexchangefor D．intunewith19．Ateacher’sjobisnottotellthestudentswhattobelieveorvalue,butto________themtodevelopaworldviewforthemselves.A．urge B．equipC．persuade D．rank20．DorisLessing，anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife，livedinIran_______shewasfivebeforemovingtoZimbabwe．A．unless B．sinceC．until D．after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）Theymaybeteenagers,but17-year-oldBrittanyBulland16-year-oldSesamMngqengqiswahavegrandambitions(雄心)—tolaunchAfrica’sfirstprivatesatellite(衛星)intospace.TheyarepartofateamofhighschoolgirlsfromCapeTown,SouthAfrica,whohavedesignedandbuiltequipmentforasatellitethatwillorbitovertheearth’spolesscanningAfrica’ssurface.Onceinspace,thesatellitewillcollectinformationonagriculture,andfoodsecuritywithinthecontinent.Usingthedata/wecantrytodetermineandpredict(預測)theproblemsAfricawillbefacinginthefuture”,explainsBull,astudentatPelicanParkHighSchool.“Whereourfoodisgrowing,wherewecanplantmoretreesandvegetationandalsohowwecanmonitorremoteareas,”shesays.“Wehavealotofforestfiresandfloodsbutwedon’talwaysgetoutthereintime.’’Informationreceivedtwiceadaywillgotowardsdisasterprevention.It’spartofaprojectbySouthAfrica’sMetaEconomicDevelopmentOrganization(MEDO)workingwithMoreheadStateUniversityintheUS.Thegirls(14intotal)arebeingtrainedbysatelliteengineersfromCapePeninsulaUniversityofTechnology,inanefforttoencouragemoreAfricanwomenintoSTEM(science,technology,engineering,mathematics).ScheduledtolaunchinMay2017,ifsuccessful,itwillmakeMEDOthefirstprivatecompanyinAfricatobuildasatelliteandsenditintoorbit.Mngqengqiswacomesfromasingleparenthousehold.Hermotherisadomesticworker.Bybecomingaspaceengineerorastronaut,theteenagerhopestomakehermotherproud.“DiscoveringspaceandseeingtheEarth’satmosphere,it’snotsomethingmanyblackAfricanshavebeenabletodo,orgettheopportunitytolookatIwanttoseeandexperiencethesethingsformyself,”saysMngqengqiswa.HerteammateBullagrees,“Iwanttoshowtofellowgirlsthatwedon’tneedtositaroundorlimitourselves.Anycareerispossible-evenaerospace.”1、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Informationprovidedbythesatellite.B．Thebenefitsbroughtbythesatellite.C．ProblemsAfricanagriculturefaces.D．Thewaythesatellitecollectsinformation.2、Whyaretheexpertsteachingthegirlssatellitetechnology?A．Toturnthemintogoodfarmers.B．TohelpAfricanwomentolivebetter.C．Totrainemployeesforaprivatecompany.D．ToattractmoreAfricanwomentosci-techfields.3、Whatdoyouthinkofthegirlsinthetext?A．Ambitiousandpioneering.B．Generousandstrict.C．Independentandmodest.D．Braveandserious.22．（8分）Manyoftheworld’smostpeoplewereoncesuccessfulfailures.Herearethestoriesofafewofthem.AbrahamLincoln(1809-1865)AbrahamLincolnwasoneofAmerica’sgreatestleaders,takingthecountrythroughtheCivilWar(from1860to1865).However,hislifewasnevereasy.Hestartednumerousbusinessesthatfailed,hewentbankrupttwice,andwasdefeatedin26campaignsforpublicoffice.Helatersaid,“Mygreatconcernisnotwhetheryouhavefailed,butwhetheryouarecontentwithyourfailure.”VincentVanGogh(1853-1890)VanGoghisoneofthemostfamousandinfluentialpaintersinthehistoryofWesternArt.He’srenownedforpaintingssuchasTheStarryNight.ThepotatoEatersandSunflowers.However,duringhislifetime,VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingforaverysmallamountofmoney.Despitethis,hecarriedonpainting,somethingevengoingwithoutfoodsohecouldcompletehiscollectionofover800knownworks.AlbertEinstein(1879-1955)AlbertEinsteinwontheNoblePrizeinPhysicsin1921.However,hewasn’talwaysconsidereda“genius”.Hedidn’tspeakuntilhewasfour,andcouldn’treaduntilhewasseven.Histeachersandparentsthoughtheasslow,sohewasexpelledfromschoolandcouldn’tgetintotheZurichPolytechnicSchool.Helaterfamouslysaid,“Successisfailureinprogress.”StephenKing(born1947)StephenKingisoneofthebest-sellingauthorsofalltime,buthisfirstbook,Carrie,wasrejectedbyabout30publishers.Eventually,Stephenthrewitinthebin,buthiswifefisheditoutandencouragedhimtoresubmitit,whichhedid…successfullythistime!1、WhichstatementistrueaboutAbrahamLincoln?A．HeledtheAmericanWarofIndependenceB．HeneversucceededinhisbusinessC．HewasfullofcourageandperseveranceD．HeisthegreatestpresidentoftheUnitedStates2、Whobecamefamousallovertheworldafterhisdeath?A．AlbertEinsteinB．VincentVanGoghC．AlbertEinsteinD．StephenKing3、WhatwasthemostlikelyreasonforAlbertEinstein’sdroppingoutofschool?A．HewastooslowtolearnB．Hecouldn’tspeakorreadC．HisteacherthoughthewasstupidD．Hedidn’tobeytheschoolrules4、Whatdothesepeoplehaveincommon?A．TheyareallAmericansB．TheyareknownfortheirwritingsC．TheywereborninthesamecenturyD．Theyallsufferedfailurebeforetheysucceeded23．（8分）Everybodylovesafatpayrise.Yetpleasureatyourowncanvanishifyoulearnthatacolleaguehasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeed,ifhehasareputationforslacking,youmightevenbeoutraged.Suchbehaviourisregardedas“alltoohuman,”withtheunderlyingassumptionthatotheranimalswouldnotbecapableofthisfinelydevelopedsenseofgrievance(不滿,不平).ButastudybySarahBrosnanandFransdeWaalofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia,whichhasjustbeenpublishedinNature,suggeststhatitisalltoomonkey,aswell.Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviouroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylookcute.Theyaregood-natured,co-operativecreatures,andtheysharetheirfoodreadily.Aboveall,liketheirfemalehumancounterparts,theytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueof“goodsandservices”thanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectcandidatesforDr.Brosnan’sandDr.deWaalsstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokensforfood.Normally,themonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforslicesofcucumber.However,whentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparatebutadjoiningchambers,sothateachcouldobservewhattheotherwasgettinginreturnforitsrock,theirbehaviourbecamemarkedlydifferent.Intheworldofcapuchins,grapesareluxurygoods(andmuchpreferabletocucumbers).Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertoken,thesecondwasreluctanttohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatall,theothereithertossedherowntokenattheresearcheroroutofthechamber,orrefusedtoacceptthesliceofcucumber.Indeed,themerepresenceofagrapeintheotherchamber(withoutanactualmonkeytoeatit)wasenoughtoinduceresentment(憤恨)inafemalecapuchin.Theresearcherssuggestthatcapuchinmonkeys,likehumans,areguidedbysocialemotions.Inthewild,theyareaco-operative,group-livingspecies.Suchcooperationislikelytobestableonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheated.Feelingsofrighteousindignation(憤慨),itseems,arenotthepreserveofpeoplealone.Refusingalesserrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingsabundantlycleartoothermembersofthegroup.However,whethersuchasenseoffairnessevolvedindependentlyincapuchinsandhumans,orwhetheritstemsfromthecommonancestorthatthespecieshad35millionyearsago,is,asyet,anunansweredquestion.361、Intheopeningparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopicby________.A．makingacomparison B．justifyinganassumptionC．makingaconclusion D．explainingaphenomenon1、Thestatement“itisalltoomonkey”(Lastline,ParagraphI)impliesthat________.A．resentingunfairnessisalsomonkeysnatureB．monkeysarealsooutragedbyslackrivalsC．monkeys,likehumans,tendtobejealousofeachotherD．noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchemotions2、Dr.BrosnanandDr.deWaalhaveeventuallyfoundintheirstudythatthemonkeys________.A．prefergrapestocucumbersB．willnotbeco-operativeiffeelingcheatedC．canbetaughttoexchangethingsD．areunhappywhenseparatedfromothers3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Monkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialemotions.B．Cooperationamongmonkeysremainsstableonlyinthewild.C．Animalsusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.D．Humanindignationevolvedfromanuncertainsource.24．（8分）Theresearcherssayapersonlosestwomonthsforeverykilogramoverweighttheyare—andsevenyearsforsmokingapacketofcigarettesaday.Unusually,theEdinburghuniversityteamfoundtheiranswersbyanalysingdifferencesinpeople’sgeneticcodeorDNA．Finallytheythinkitwillshownewwaysofhelpingustolivelonger.Thegroupusedthegeneticcodeofmorethan600,000peoplewhoaretakingpartinanaturalexperiment.Ifsomeonesmokes,drinks,dropsoutofschoolandisoverweight,itcanbedifficulttoidentifytheimpactofonespecificunhealthybehavior.Instead,theresearchersturnedtothenaturalexperiment.Somepeoplecarrymutations(變異)intheirDNAthatincrease(食欲)ormakethemmorelikelytoputonweight,soresearcherswereabletocomparethoseprogrammedtoeatmorewiththosewhowerenot.TheresearchteamalsofoundspecificmutationsinhumanDNAthatalterlifespan(壽命).●Mutationsinagene(asetofinstructionsinDNA)thatisinvolvedinrunningtheimmunesystemcouldaddsevenmonthsoflifeonaverage.●Peoplewithamutationthatincreasedlevelsofbadcholesterolknockedeightmonthsofflifespan.●Araremutationinagene—APOE—linkedtodementiareducedlifespanby11months.●Andonethatmadesmokingmoreappealingcutlivesbyfivemonths.DrJoshisaysthatwhilegenesdoinfluencelifespan,“you’vegotevenmoreinfluence”throughthechoicesyoumake.DrJoshisaid,“Wehopetodiscovergenesaffectinglifespantogiveusnewinformationaboutageingandconstructtreatmenttorageing.”Therearealsosomediseasemutationsthatclearlyaffectlifespanandtodestructiveeffect,suchastheHuntington’sgene.PeoplewithHuntington’softendieintheir20s.However,inordertofollowpeopleuntiltheendoftheirlives,manyofthepeoplestudiedwerebornbefore1940.1、Whatisthemostdifficultfortheresearcherstofind?A．Thedifferencesinpeople’sgeneticcode.B．Thereasonswhypeopleputonweightveryeasily.C．Theresultsofmanynaturalandmassiveexperiments.D．Onebadbehaviour’seffectonpeoplewithmanybadbehaviours.2、Whichofthefollowingmutationsaffectslifespanmostgreatly?A．Onelinkedtocontrollingimmunesystem.B．Oneincreasingunhealthycholesterol.C．OnecalledAPOEinvolvedindementia.D．Onemakingsmokingmoreattractive.3、What’sthemeaningofDrJoshi’sstudy?A．Tohelpstopmutations.B．TOfinddiseasesearlier.C．TOmakepeoplelivelonger.D．TOreducetheeffectsofgenes.4、Whydidresearchersmainlystudypeoplebornbefore1940?A．Tofollowthemuntiltheydie.B．TOeducatethemanextrayear.C．Toshowtheyaremoreimportant.D．Tomakethemlivehappier.25．（10分）OnaFebruarydayduringanunusuallymildwinter,Ifoundmyselfmissingthesnowybeauty.IenjoyedthefeelingthatcomesfromwatchingsnowfallgentlyfromheavenwhileI’mcosyinsidewithagoodfireburninginthestove.Butthereweremoreseriousconcerns,likethelackofrainfallmakingourwoodsmoreaccessibletosummerforestfires.Localskifieldsandhotels,alldependentonasnowyseason,feltsorryforthevacantlifts,emptyrestaurantsandunusedsnowmobiles．ThenIhappenedtoseethreelittlerobins

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hadwantedtoappear,itcouldn’thavebrokenthroughthefrozenearth.Andyet,theserobinshadarrived.Theirpresencebroughtmeaflowofhappiness.ItfeltlikeacelebrationasIdugintomybagofbirdseedandspreadahandfulontheground.Aboveme,thedeepblueskywascloudless,perfectlyquietbutforsomesmokefromaneighbor’schimney.Thelivelycoldmadetheairfreshandclean.Myrobinsjumpedlightlytowardtheseed.Mysouljumpedwiththem,feelingequallycarefree.Caughtupinthemomentofspringfever,Icheckedoutsnowlessflowerbeds.Tomydelight,Ispottedagreenbranchstickingoutthroughthebrownsoil.Despitethecold,itwasn’treadytogobackinside.Justashortmeetingwiththoserobinshadrenewedmyspirit.ThenextdayIwouldreturntomyoutdoorworkwithacheerfulheartandahopefuleyeforthesesignsofspring.1、（小題1）Theauthormissedasnowywinterbecausesnowcould________.A．preventforestfiresB．boomhisbusinessC．promiseanearlyspringD．bringhimagoodfeeling2、（小題2）Theauthorfelthappywhenfinding________．A．theskywasdeepbluewithcloudsB．threelittlerobinsflewintohisyardC．wildflowersburstintheWillametteValleyD．agroundhogappearedthroughthefrozenearth3、（小題3）Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor_______．A．wouldenjoywildflowersthenextdayB．thoughtwinterwasalreadyoverC．longedforthecomingofspringD．lovedrobinsthemost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）IwasoutlatewatchingamoviewithafriendinGeorgetown．Bythetimethe1ended，itwas2a．m．Wewalkedtomycarwhichwas2acrossthestreet．Whenwearrived，Inoticedsomethingstrange-thedoorswere3．Itookaquick4ofthecarandwasrelievedtofindeverythingundamaged,5onething-mybriefcasewasgone.Afterafurthersearchwithmyfriend，I6thefactthatitwasgone,Iconsideredmyselfincredibly7thatnothingvaluablewastakenandnothingelseinthecarwas8．ThenextdayI9asurprisingvoieemailfromaman．Hesaidhehadwalkedhisdoginthemorningand10apileofpapersandbillswithmynamealloverthem．I11himbackimmediately．Hepromisedto12thematerialsbackorIcouldpickthemup．AtfirstIaskedhimtosendthem，butthenI13．WewereinthesamecityandplusIdidn’twanttoinconveniencehim．Normally，itprobablywouldn’tbe14togotoastranger'shouseto15somethingup，buthegavemean16soIfiguredIwasrelativelysafe．Imetthemanandthankedhimverymuch．Hesaidhewould17meifhefoundanythingelse.Wordscouldnotexpressmy18ofthisstranger’skindness.Ithoughttomyself-there’ssomuchgoodnessintheworldandtherearesomanypeoplewho19thatinnergoodnessthroughactskindness.Thoughitfeelsgoodtogivekindness,itfeelsniceto20otherswanttogivetoo.1、A．party B．movie C．meeting D．night2、A．driven B．stopped C．bought D．parked3、A．unlocked B．broken C．scratched D．changed4、A．charge B．attempt C．survey D．repair5、A．ratherthan B．alongwith C．asfor D．exceptfor6、A．declared B．accepted C．doubted D．predicted7、A．anxious B．confident C．fortunate D．satisfactory8、A．damaged B．attacked C．guarded D．emptied9、A．took B．got C．made D．met10、A．madeout B．wentthrough C．passeddown D．cameacross11、A．turned B．fought C．called D．wrote12、A．bring B．find C．hold D．mail13、A．reconsidered B．discussed C．criticized D．remembered14、A．honest B．proud C．smart D．true15、A．took B．pick C．send D．put16、A．example B．excuse C．order D．address17、A．meet B．charge C．inform D．greet18、A．appreciation B．approval C．sympathy D．satisfaction19、A．search B．express C．drive D．remove20、A．force B．challenge C．help D．realize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）ThesunatthecenterofourSolarSystemisoneofthebigreasonsfor1．we'reheretoday,butitcanalsobeabigtroublefromtimetotime.Coronalmassejections(CMEs)(日冕物質噴發)canseriouslydamagehuman2．(communicate)systems.Foryears,researchers3．(attempt)toforecastandpredictCMEsin4．hopethatwarningscouldhelppreventdamagetoelectronicsandthepowergrid(電網).Asitturns5．thataCMEismorelikeasneeze.ProfessorMathewOwensoftheUniversityofReadingexplains,"TheresearchteamandIhavefoundtheyaremorelikean6．(expand)dustcloudorsneeze."WhenthesolarwindactsontheCMEasitmovesthroughspace,itcausestheshapeandbehavioroftheenergyexplosion7．(become)unpredictable."Thereforeifwewanttoprotect8．(we)fromsolareruptions,weneedtounderstandmoreaboutthesolarwind,"Owenssays.Theresearchteamsuggeststhatsolarwindreadingsshould9．(include)intheforecastingandpredictionoffutureCMEs.Thisstudycouldhelpscientistsmore10．(accurate)assesstheriskthattheejectionsbringtohumantechnologyandpotentiallyhelpreducethedamagetheycause.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l0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(從笫11處起)不計分。Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen,WelcometothisyearEnglishspeechcompetition、Asanannualactivity,itispopularwithstudents,thepurposeoftheEnglishspeechcompetitionistohelpusimproveourabilityofcommunicatinginEnglish、Inaddition,itcanalsohelptodevelopthegoodhabitofreading、I'msurelywecanmakeprogressesinourlistening,speaking,readingandwritingthroughthecompetition、AtopicofthespeechofthisyearisTheEnglishNovelILikeBest、Anyonewhowilltakepartinthecompetitioncanchoseanynovelyouconsideritthebest、Thenyoucanintroduceittotheothers、InthespeechyoushouldalsoexplainthereasonwhyyoulikethenovelbestinfluentEnglishwithinfiveminutes、Rememberingthatcorrectpronunciationrequiredinthecompetitiontoo、Wesincerelyhopethecompetitionwillbeasuccess、Thankyou!95第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）最近很多大城市都投放了公共單車（sharedbikes），比如摩拜單車(Mobike)、Ofo共享單車等。由于它們方便停放，騎車也能起到鍛煉身體的作用，作為代步工具很受大家歡迎。但是，各地也出現了很多毀車現象，比如刮掉車上的二維碼（QKcode）、上私鎖等。你對這種現象怎么看？你對共享單車公司有什么建議嗎？請你給相關部門寫封信，要點如下：1.共享單車給人們帶來的便利/好處；2.共亨單車使用中出現的問題；3.你對解決問題的建議。參考詞匯：bike-sharingcompanies共享單車公司，Mobike和Ofo是兩家共享單車公司注意：詞數100左右；開頭和結尾已給出。DearSir/Madam,I’mLiHua,...___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________