福建省南安市國(guó)光中學(xué)2025屆高三3月份模擬考試英語(yǔ)試題含解析

福建省南安市國(guó)光中學(xué)2025屆高三3月份模擬考試英語(yǔ)試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,people______enjoyalifeofhigherquality.A．should B．can C．may D．must2．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright3．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．a(chǎn)chieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve4．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．a(chǎn)pproachable B．a(chǎn)ccessible C．a(chǎn)vailable D．convenient5．________onFebruary5,2019,theWanderingEarthsoonbecameagreathit.A．Releasing B．BeingreleasedC．Released D．Torelease6．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when7．Hewasstillfullofoptimismforthefuturedespitemanyproblems,andneveronce______himgetworriedorupset.A．Isaw B．IwouldseeC．didIsee D．wouldIsee8．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested9．_____areceptiontocelebratethe68thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina，vicepremierLiuattachedimportancetomutuallybeneficialcooperationbetweenUSAandChina．A．Addressing B．AddressedC．Beingaddressed D．Toaddress10．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should11．Oursocietywouldbebetteroffbutforthefactthattheeconomy________bythecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis.A．hadbeenaffected B．wereaffectedC．shouldbeaffected D．isaffected12．—MayIhelpyou?Youseemtobehavingsomeproblems.—______,thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Allright B．NoproblemC．It’sallright D．There’snoway13．Icertainlyexpecttobeelectedbeststudentoftheyear.It’sreally________!A．a(chǎn)goodSamaritanB．a(chǎn)wetblanketC．a(chǎn)featherinmycapD．a(chǎn)pieceofcake14．Asheworksinaremotearea,hevisitshisparentsonly_____A．a(chǎn)nxiouslyB．occasionallyC．practicallyD．urgently15．Whetherthebuildingsinthisareashouldbepulleddownhasremained____；peoplearestilllookingforotherpossiblesolutions.A．unchallenged B．relevantC．controversial D．contradictory16．－Thezookeeperwasreallyannoyedwithme.－Howcouldhehavebeenifyou____stonesattheanimals?A．didn’tthrow B．don’tthrowC．hadn’tthrown D．haven’tthrown17．Janeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenittocooking，she’sexcellent．A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs18．Tomissocreativeapersonthathealwayshaslotsof_________ideasinhismind,andsometimeswedon’tevenknowwhatheisthinkingabout.A．meanB．novelC．slimD．instant19．Itisclearlystatedthattheseregulations______everyoneinthecommunity,withoutexception.A．a(chǎn)ppealto B．a(chǎn)dapttoC．a(chǎn)pplyto D．a(chǎn)ttachto20．Thiscarisimportanttoourfamily.Wewouldrepairitatourexpense_______itbreakdownwithinthefirstyear.A．could B．wouldC．might D．should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）Beingattractiveisn’tusuallyconsideredmuchofadisadvantageintoday’sworld.Actually,thereistheendlesspotentialbenefitaboutit,butresearchershavefoundoneareathatbeingprettymakeslifeachallengesecuringyourselfaboring,low-payingjob.Thisstandsincontrasttoalargebodyofresearchthatattractiveness,ingeneral,helpscandidatesintheselectionprocess.Forthemostpartgoodlooksisablessing.Wetreatprettypeoplemorefavorablyingeneral,oftenvoteforthemmoreinelections,andpaythemmoreintheirprofessions.Theresearchsuggeststhatattractivepeoplemaybediscriminatedagainstinselectionforrelativelylessdesirablejobs.Researcherscarriedoutfourexperimentsinvolvingmorethan750participants,includinguniversitystudentsandmanagerswhomakehiringdecisionsintherealworld.Participantswereshownphotosoftwopotentialjobcandidates,oneattractiveandtheotherunattractive.Participantswerethenaskedaseriesofquestionsdesignedtomeasuretheiropinionsofthejobcandidatesandwhethertheywouldhirethesecandidatesforaless-than-desirablejob.Thelessdesirablejobsincludedawarehouseworker,housekeeper,customerservicerepresentativeandthemoredesirablejobsincludedthingslikeamanager,projectdirector,ITelite(精英).Inallexperimentswheretheywereasked,participantsweresignificantlylesslikelytohiretheattractivecandidateforthelessdesirablejobandmorelikelytohiretheattractivecandidateforthemoredesirablejob.MsLeesaid,“Intheselectiondecisionforanundesirablejob,decisionmakersweremorelikelytochoosetheunattractiveindividualovertheattractiveindividual.Co-authorDrMadanPillutlasaid,“Itisinterestingthatdecisionmakersconsiderothers’opinionsintheirdecisions.Theythoughtthatattractiveindividualswouldwantbetteroutcomes,andthereforewouldbelesssatisfied,sotheyfavoredunattractivecandidateswhenselectingforalessdesirablejob.”Theresearchalsosuggeststheestablishedviewthatattractivecandidatesarefavoredwhenapplyingforjobsmightbelimitedtohigh-leveljobs.1、Whatdopeoplegenerallythinkofbeingattractive?A．Itisadisadvantage.B．Itisablessing.C．itisnotimportant.D．Ithasnothingtodowithjobs.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．TheparticipantsoftheexperimentB．TheimportanceoftheexperimentC．TheprocessoftheexperimentD．Theresultoftheexperiment.3、Anordinary-lookinggraduatemayhaveanadvantagewhenapplyingfor________.A．a(chǎn)managerB．a(chǎn)projectdirectorC．a(chǎn)warehouseworkerD．a(chǎn)nITelite4、Whyarelessattractiveapplicantspreferredforlessdesirablejobs?A．Becausetheyaremorehardworking.B．Becausetheywillbemoresatisfied.C．Becausetheyhavenorequirementsatall.D．Becausetheywillwantbetteroutcomes.5、Whichofthefollowingagreeswiththeresearch?A．Attractivepeoplearemorefitforhigh-leveljobs.B．Lessattractivepeopleareeasytofindhigh-leveljobs.C．Attractivepeoplecanalwaysbehiredwhenapplyingforjobs.D．Lessattractivepeoplecaneasilygethighlypaidiftheyworkhard.22．（8分）Awalkerseriouslyinjuredinamountain-toplightningstrikewhichkilledtwoothersisshowingsignsofimprovement,thepolicehavesaid.AmajorrescueoperationwasperformedonSundayfollowingtwostrikeswhichhittheBreconBeacons,SouthWales.Twomendied,whiletwoothersweretakentohospital.Apolicespokeswomansaid,“Amaninaseriousconditioninhospital,followingsimultaneous(同時(shí)發(fā)生的)incidentsintheBreconBeacons,hasnowimprovedandheisrecovering.Officersarecontinuingtogetintouchwiththenextofrelativesofthedeadmenandenquiriesareongoing.AllmenwerebelievedtobefromEngland.”MarkJones,oftheBreconMountainRescueTeam,describedthelightningstrikeasafreakaccident,andsomethinghehadnotbeencalledouttoin30yearsofservice.ThewalkinggroupRamblersCymrusaidthatwhileincidentsinvolvingthunderandlightningwererare,electricalstormsshouldbetakenseriouslybywalkers.Theorganisation’sdeliveryofficer,EllyHanniganPopp,said,“We’dadviseeveryonetochecktheweatherforecastbeforestartingawalk.Ifyouhearthunder,seelightningorifyourhairstandsonend,postponeactivitieseveniftheskylooksblueandclear.Lightningwillstrikeasfaras10milesawayfromanyrainfall.Lightningcanstrikethesameplacerepeatedly—especiallytall,pointed,isolatedobjects.”“Ifthereisnoshelteryoushouldkeepmoving.Andifyoubecomethetallestobject,crouch(蹲)intheopentwiceasfarawayfromthenearestpointedobjectasitistall.Makeyourselfassmallaspossible,stayonyourtoesandkeepyourheelstogether,asitwillallowelectricitytogouponefoot,throughtheheelsandbackintothegroundthroughtheother.”1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthevictimsoftheincident?A．Bothoftheinjuredmenarerecoveringslowly,B．Thebodiesofthetwomenhaven’tbeenfound.C．Thefourmeninvolvedmaybefromthesamecountry.D．Thepolicecannotcontactthetwodeadmen’srelatives.2、WhydidtheauthorquotethepolicespokeswomaninParagraph2?A．Becausetheaccidentisveryserious.B．Toannouncewherethevictimscomefrom.C．Becausethepolicearelookingintotheaccident.D．Totellthereaderssomefactsoftheincident.3、Whatdothelasttwoparagraphstellus?A．Harmdonebylightning.B．Warningsfromadeliveryofficer.C．Firstaidinalightningincident.D．Safetytipsonalightningstrike.23．（8分）Beachesarenotonlygreatforlyingonanddoingwatersports，andinfactoneofthebestwaysofenjoyingthemisaclassicbeachwalk.HereatiWantSun.co.ukwe’vebeensearchingtheglobetofindyoutheworld’sbestandmostfamousbeachwalks，andhere’sourpickofthetop.Clickonthemostinterestingwalksandjoinourtouristprogram.TheFootpathoftheGods,AmalfiCoast，ItalyThenamesaysitallreallyandyoutrulyfeelexcitedthere,walkingalongthiswonderfulmountainpath,whichofferssomeofthemoststrikingviewson(heplanet.ThepathbeginsatthetownofBomeranotocharmingPositanoalongtheUNESCOWorldHeritageareaoftheAmalfiCoast.Thewholewalkwilltakeyouaboutfourandahalfhourstocompleteandpassovernarrowrockypaths.Sydney'sGreatCoastalWalk,AustraliaSydney'scoastlineisoneofthemostbeautifulanddiverselandscapesintheworld.Hereyouhavenationalparks,historicsites,shiningandquietbeachesallinoneplace.Sydney'sGreatCoastalWalkrunsallthewayfromBarrenjoeyinthenorthtoRoyalNationalParkinthesouthandtakesanunbelievablesevendaystocomplete.However,ifyou'renotuptodoingthefullwalk,therearemanydifferentpartsofthewalkthatyoucandorightinthecityitself.Walkingfromthecity9sfamousBondiBeachtothesweepingcurve(大半徑曲線）ofBroneBeachtakesjustanhour,whichtakesinsometopsceneries.GreatOceanWalk,AustraliaTheGreatOceanWalkcovers104kmalongVictoria'sfamousGreatOceanRoad,locatedonthesoutherncoastofAustralia,fromtheholidaytownApolloBaytothesplendidTwelveApostles.TheTwelveApostlesarethearea'sfamousstonelandmarkswhichstandoutlikegiantsfromthesea.Thewalkpassesthrougharangeoflandscapesandsights,fromnationalpark,famoussurfingspotsanddesertedbeaches,towildcoastlines,waterfalls,lush(茂盛的）forests,historiclighthouses.Daywalksandshorterthree-hourwalkssuchasTheWreckBeachWalkortheLighthouseCemeteryandLookoutWalkcanalsobeenjoyed.Sonexttimewhenyou'relookingforabeachholiday,don'tjustthinkabouttheholidaytownsandthesand,butconsideramoreactivesunholiday.Ifyouhaveinterestinanyoftheaboveplaces,pleasecontactus,andwecangiveyouthebestservices.1、WhenyouarriveatAmalfiCoast,_________.A．thescenicbeautycanfillyouwithcharmB．thewalkingcanbestartedfromPositanoC．youmustbefedupwiththefootpathD．narrowrockypathsmaytrapyou2、WhatarethedistinctcharacteristicsofSydney'sGreatCoastalWalk?A．Ittakesmorethanaweektocompletethewalk.B．Itprovidesvisitorswithavarietyofgreatlandscapes.C．Itreallyhasthelongestcoastlineintheworld.D．ItstartsfromRoyalNationalParkinChesouth.3、FromtheGreatOceanWalk,Australiawecanknowthat_______.A．mostvisitorshavetofinishthe104kmwalkquicklyB．theTwelveApostlesstandbelowthesurfaceoftheseaC．ApolloBayisattheendoftheGreatOceanWalkD．visitorshavevariouswalkingchoicesthere4、Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A．travelmagazine. B．Ahandbooktotourists.C．Anonlineadvertisement. D．Aposterinaforeigntravelagency.5、Theauthorintendsto________.A．introducethebeautifulbeachesinAustraliaB．presentthewonderfulbeachesintheworldC．tellustheidealtouristdestinationforhealthD．a(chǎn)skustojointhetouristprogram24．（8分）Likealotofyoungpeople.JoannaRakofftookthefirstjobshewasoffered.ShedecidedtoworkatoneofNewYork’soldestliteraryagencies.Yetshehadnoideathatitwouldbethefirststeppingstoneonthewaytobecomingawriter,andlater,thenovelistsheistoday.Inthefaceoftheupsanddowns,shegaveitherall.Shecanstillrememberthatherbosswasverychallenging.“Thethingthatworkedwhenmybosswasbeingdifficultwasrememberingitwasn’tpersonal.Usually,it’snotaboutyou,it’sthem,”sheadvisesanyoneinasimilarsituation.Beingamanagerandeditorherselflaterinhercareeralsohelpedtomakesenseofwhathappenedyearsbefore.“It’sreallyhardmanagingalotofpeople.Ihadalotmoresympathyformyformerbossafterthat.Youdon’tknoweverythingthat’sgoingonwiththem,andremember:they’reaperson,too,”shesays.Afteronlyayear,Rakoffrealizedshewasnot“anagencyperson”ashermanagerhadbelieved,buttheseedhadbeenplanted.Sheleftwithdreamsofbecomingawriterandarealunderstandingoftheworldofglossy(亮麗光鮮的)magazines.Rakoffrosefromwritingmagazinearticlestofeatureseditor,andlatereditor-in-chief.Dreamsofonedaywritingfictionremained.“Writingpiecesformagazinesreallyhelpedmetobecomeanauthor.Ithelpedmakewritinglessscary.Whenyouwriteregularlyandhavedeadlines,itreallyteachesyouthatsometimesyouhavetositdownandjustdoit,”shesays.Withallthepressureonyoungpeoplethesedays,itisimportanttorememberyoudon’thavetobeintheperfectjobrightaway.What’smore,youdon’tneedtoknowwhatyouwanttobeordoforacareerassoonasyoufinishhighschoolorcollege.Rakoffexplainshowmanyofherverysuccessfulfriendsfounddifferentpathstowardbecomingfictionwriters.Thereisnothingwrongwithhavingajobtokeepyoubusyandpaythebillswhileyoufigureoutyourpassions,shesays.1、WhenJoannaRakoffwasofferedthefirstjob.she.A．gaveituptoseekforsomebetteropportunitiesB．leftitatoncebecausethebosswastoodemandingC．a(chǎn)greedtoworkfortheoldliteracyagencyinNewYorkD．a(chǎn)ccepteditbelievingitwouldleadtoherfuturesuccess2、HowcouldRakoffunderstandherbossintheliteraryagency?A．Shethoughtherbosswasundergreatpressure.B．Shebelievedherbossexpectedhertoworkbetter.C．Sheknewhercolleaguesweredoingwellenough.D．Shebecameamanagerandeditorherselflateron.3、Rakofflefttheliteraryagencywiththeambitionof.A．workingasamanagerB．writingformagazinesC．becomingafictionwriterD．beinganagencyperson4、WhatcanwelearnfromRakoff’sexperience?A．Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside.B．Keeponwhatyouaredoinguntilyousucceed.C．Landthebestjobassoonasyougraduatefromcollege.D．Aseeminglyimperfectjobmayaswellleadtosuccess.25．（10分）Otherpeoplemayhavetheirownagenda(議程)forourlife;wecanvaluetheirinputbutwedon’thavetotakeittoheart.Aschildren,ourparentshaddreamsforus.Theywarnedustodowellinschool,andtodowhateverwasnecessarytoreachourhighestpotential.Laterinlife,friendsmaytrytosetusupwiththeirideaoftheperfectpartnerortheperfectjob.Peopleclosetousmayhaveideasabouthowweshouldliveourlives,ideasthatusuallycomefromloveandthedesireforustobehappy.Othertimes,theycomefromaplaceofneedwithinthem-whetheritistheparentwhowantsustoliveouthisorherdreamsorthefriendwhowantsustoplayanalready-definedrole.Whateverthecase,wecanappreciateandconsiderthosepeople’sinput,butfinallywemustfollowourownguidance.Theremaycomeatimewhenallthesuggestionscanbecomeoverbearing(霸道的).Wemayfeelthatthepeoplewelovedon’tapproveofourjudgment,whichcanhurtourfeelings.Itcandisturbthechoiceswemakeforourlivesbymakingusdoubtourselvesbeforewe’vehadachancetodecidewhatwewant.Wecantellourlovedoneshowmuchweappreciatetheirthoughtsandideas,butthatweneedtoliveourownlivesandmakeourowndecisions.Wecanexplainthattheyneedtoletuslearnfromourownexperiences.Whentheyseethatwearehappywithourlivesandthepathwearetakingtoreachourgoals,theycanmakesurethatallweneedthemtodoistoshareinourjoy.1、Peopleclosetousoftentellusideastoshowtheir.A．a(chǎn)uthorityB．concernC．potentialD．happiness2、Whatshouldwedowhenwedisagreewithourfriends’advice?A．Provethatourchoicesareright.B．Makethemfollowourdecisions.C．Tellthemourchoicedirectlywithoutcompromise.D．Letthemknowweshouldmakeourowndecisions.3、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．OfferingsuggestionsB．AppreciatingsuggestionsC．AcceptingsuggestionsD．Exchangingsuggestions第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)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）OnFridayIcalledmyparents,whoareintheirearly90snow.Theywereupsetastheydidn’t1whattosendusandouradultkidsforChristmaspresents.Bothofthemhavesufferedserious2problemsrecently,andI3themnottoworryaboutitbecauseallofushadwhatweneededanddidn’t4anythingmore.Nothappywiththat,they5gettingusall-something.Althoughtheywereinpoorhealththisyear,theystillthoughtitwas6forthemtosendsomethingtousall.Mymothersaidthatshewas7theotherbrothersandsistersfruitanddeliciousfoodbaskets.Thatgavemea(n)8.Iaskedherto9,inthatcase,givingwhatevershewouldhavegivenustoalocalfoodbank.Or10,theydonatemoneyshewouldhave11onallofustothefoodbank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