江西赣州2025届高三英语下册二月考试题

1、—In spring, hens start laying eggs again, bringing a welcome source of protein.

—It is ____ that lots of cultures celebrate spring by honoring the egg!

A.no doubt B.no surprise

C.no way D.no need

2、________, I lost heart in English, but my teacher often said to me, “Keep working hard, and you will succeed ________.”

A. At a time; in time B. At a time; on time

C. At one time; in time D. At one time; on time

3、It was ten years they got married.

A.when B.that C.since D.before

4、Some great people said it was their primary school teachers and their lessons _______ they were fond of ________ influenced their whole lives.

A.which; that B.that; which

C.which; which D.that; that

5、The ducks can dive and ________ again several meters away.

A．target

B．scare

C．surface

D．show

6、—Many parents do almost everything for their children, but the children still fail them.

—That's _______ these parents are mistaken.

A.how B.where C.what D.why

7、People in China are becoming more and more _________ about the air pollution.

A.involved B.interested C.concerned D.embarrassed

8、It's the same in China—many people，________some are not overweight at all, are always going on diets or taking weight loss pills.

A.whose B.which C.of whom D.who

9、You’d better not phone our manager from three to four this afternoon; he ________ for a meeting then.

A. will be preparing B. will prepare

C. is preparing D. prepares

10、Mozart _________ his last opera shortly before his death.

A.conducted B.composed C.complex D.completed

11、With Mother's Day around the corner，I have taken some money out of the bank_____________ presents for my mother.

A．buy

B．to buy

C．buying

D．having bought

12、She said that she hadn’t had any ______ to the computer for a long time.

A.access B.attitude C.attention D.approach

13、We have greatly _____ in our knowledge of the world.

A. approached B. advanced C. expanded D. expressed

14、______ money, his parents managed to send him to university.

A.Lacked B.Lacking of C.Though lacking D.Lacked in

15、Last week, only two people came to look at the house, _______ wanted to buy it.

A.neither of them B.both of them C.none of whom D.neither of whom

16、—Shall I tell Jimmy the fact that he didn’t pass the math exam?

—No, you ________. I have told him already.

A．mustn’t

B．needn’t

C．shouldn’t

D．wouldn’t

17、When people want to expand their knowledge, they usually ______ books that offer useful information.

A．point to

B．turn to

C．attend to

D．belong to

18、---- Would you like to go out for a walk with me?

---- It’s too late._________, it’s windy outside.

A.Besides B.However C.Therefore D.Otherwise

19、It is polite _____ you to give your seat to the old man on the bus.

A.for B.to C.of D.about

20、We usually take turns ________ cleaning, and today it is my turn ________ it.

A．to do; doing

B．do; do

C．doing; to do

D．to do; to do

21、—I can’t think why he ________ so angry. I mean no harm.

—It’s typical of him to be sensitive(敏感的).

A.should have been B.must have been

C.might have been D.can have been

22、After climbing for seven hours, he finally to reach the top of the mountain.

A．tried

B．succeeded

C．managed

D．achieved

23、The vegetables didn’t taste very good, because they ________ too long by myself.

A．cook

B．had cooked

C．had been cooked

D．cooked

24、European football is played in 80 countries, ____ it the most popular sport in the world.

A．making

B．makes

C．made

D．to make

25、Because of the Russian gas limit to Europe, attempts ________ to use botanical (植物的) fuel as a source of power.

A．have made

B．having made

C．are being made

D．will be making

26、   You might not regard England, which is famous for its almost year round rain, as a place with a water shortage problem. However, James Bevan, head of the UK Environment Agency, warned at a recent conference that England will lack water within 25 years.

A major reason for the shortage is climate change. As recently as 2017, Britain saw its driest 10-month period in over 100 years. In 2018, below-average rainfall caused many reservoirs (水库) to run dangerously low. It’s predicted that, by 2040, over half of UK summers will be hotter than the summer of 2003, and water supply from rivers could fall by between 50-80 percent, according to CNN. In 2003, the UK experienced one of the most significant heat waves in recorded history.

Another major reason is that the British waste too much water in daily life. On average each person uses about 140 liters of water per day through a combination of showers, washing machines and garden hoses, according to the BBC. Bevan said people should try to save water and that they could cut their daily water use from 140 to 100 liters. “There re simple steps we can take... Get a low flush toilet, Take short showers...” he said during the conference.

While England may not be the only place facing a water shortage, some other areas have taken measures to avoid one. Israel, for example, recycles waste water, which makes up 40% of the country’s agricultural water.

Wherever you’re in the world, water is precious. Our world is 70% covered by water, but only 2.5% of it is fresh, and only 1% is easily accessible. So let’s try to save the water we’re lucky enough to have and not be wasteful.

【1】What can be the best main idea of the passage?

A. English people are wasting too much water.

B. England may run short of water in the near future.

C. Climate change causes water shortage in England.

D. English people should solve the problem with water shortage.

【2】What’s the purpose of writing the passage?

A. To call on people to save water together.

B. To educate people about the importance of water.

C. To inform people of the water problem in England.

D. To introduce ways to solve the water shortage problem.

【3】Where can you probably find the article?

A. In a textbook. B. In a research report.

C. In a travel journal. D. In a newspaper.

27、   You have probably heard that Japan has among the highest life expectancy(预期寿命) in the world and that the island of Okinawa(冲绳) has the greatest concentration(浓度) of centenarians(百岁老人). But do you know that two-thirds of the centenarians are still functioning independently? That means they are in their own homes, cooking their own meals and living their lives fully - at about 100 years old!

The elders there are less likely than their counterparts in the United States to have heart disease, dementia(痴呆) or certain cancers. Their bones are stronger than those of similarly aged people around the world. Many of these residents are the subjects of one of the largest studies of centenarians ever conducted. Since 1976, nearly a thousand centenarians on the islands have been studied.

More than anything, the Okinawa diet has long captured the headlines. Before knowing what the Okinawans eat, there is a valuable lesson in how they eat.

Remember this term: hara hachi bu. It is translated into English as “Stop eating when you are 80% full.” With hara hachi bu, the philosophy is that you should still be a little hungry when you push the plate away. You are also advised to reduce your portion(食物的分量) sizes, use smaller plates and eat more slowly.

There is a basic biological (生物学的) reason this works. It takes about 20 minutes for the stomach to send signals to the brain that it is full. Unfortunately, most people can shovel down another several hundred calories in that short time. Instead, if you push the plate away and just wait, you will have eaten less and still feel satisfied.

Eating less is associated with longevity, but of course, that also depends on what you eat. Okinawans typically eat seven different fruits and vegetables and 18 different foods a day, and more than 200 different foods and spices regularly in their overall diet.

However, the younger generations are eating more meat and fast food instead of fish and soy. The elderly there are still widely revered(崇敬), but there are fewer of them, and they are less often living to 100 than in decades past.

【1】What is the key to the high life expectancy in Okinawa?

A.What they eat B.How they eat

C.Where they live D.When they exercise

【2】Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined part “shovel down” in Paragraph 5?

A.fill in B.put down

C.fill out D.push away

【3】Which of the following statements about Okinawa is true?

A.The elderly are in bad need of mutual respect.

B.There are an increasing number of the elderly.

C.The younger generations have a varied diet.

D.Things are starting to change for the worse.

【4】Which could be the best title for the passage?

A.Eat less to live longer.

B.Healthy diets build longevity.

C.The Okinawa: a place of longevity.

D.Improve life expectancy? Slow down.

28、   Clowns (丑角) have been around for a long time. They not only make us laugh at the circus (马戏团) but they used to make the king and his followers laugh in court. The earliest of these fun-makers are called “fools”. In Greek and Roman times these fools dressed up like clowns do today with painted faces and funny costumes (戏服). They danced around the stage and did things to make people laugh as clowns do in circuses today. By medieval times (中世纪) every court had its fools. Fools wore bright colours and had bells (大肚子) on their shoes and their hats.

They were not really meant to be foolish and often they would say wise and sensible things to the king which nobody else was brave enough to say. The king never got cross with the fool as this was his job. He was meant to be both wise and foolish and try to make the situation in court less serious.

Of course people wanted to have their own kind of fool and shows developed in the 1500s in which fools (or Zanies) performed to make the crowd laugh. This kind of entertainment became so popular that it started a special kind of drama in Italy called Commedia dell´arte, which gradually turned into our comedy programmes today. When you watch the antics (滑稽剧) of Charlie Chaplin or Rowan Atkinson, you are watching a kind of comedy that is directly originated from the fools of ancient Rome and Greece.

【1】How do clowns entertain people?

A.By their amusing talk and body language.

B.By their amusing voices and body langauge.

C.By their clothes, songs and the way they talk.

D.By their clothes, make-up and the way they act.

【2】Where did fools first give performances?

A.In different towns in Europe.

B.In shows in ancient Greece and Rome.

C.At fairs or market where there were a lot of people.

D.in the building where law cases could be heard and judged.

【3】When did the Commedia dell´arte begin to develop?

A.Before the fifth century.

B.Around the tenth century.

C.During the Middle Ages.

D.In the sixteenth century.

【4】What does the underlined “got cross” in the second paragraph mean?

A.got satisfied B.got through

C.got angry D.got delighted

29、We all like fantasy stories, and grow up reading and listening to fantasies. These tales fuel our imaginations, and satisfy our longings for adventures. The most interesting thing about fantasies is that their plots involve magical beasts and heroes，animal creatures talking like humans，and other things we can’t see in real life. Also, fantasies have a distinguished writing style, with freedom of expression.

Toy Fantasy

In toy fantasy stories, narrators(叙述者)bring their beloved toys to life that can live, talk, think，breathe and behave like human beings. You would see modern toy fantasies in a picture book format. Representative works are A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh and Carlo Collodi’s The Adventures of Pinocchio.

Animal Fantasy

The animal fantasy tells tales about animals behaving like human beings, experiencing emotions, and having the ability to talk. However, animals in fantasies hold their various animal characteristics, too. Examples include The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Charlotte's Web by E. B. White, and The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter which influences children around the world.

Magical Fantasy

In a magical fantasy, you see a character having magical powers, or a strange magical object becomes the subject of the story. Stories of this type began widely spreading long ago, including Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and William Steig’s Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.

Modern Folktales

Modern folktales are types of fantasy that narrators tell in a traditional tale accompanying some typical parts, such as strong conflict, little description of characters, and sometimes magical elements. These tales come before all others and are popular, as authors throughout history, have written them. Hans Christian Andersen has written several tales of this category including The Nightingale, The Emperor’s New Clothes and Thumbelina.

【1】What is the common feature of the fantasies?

A．Their characters are highly popular.

B．Their events occur in the unreal world.

C．Their writing styles show desires for freedom.

D．Their plots encourage people to have adventures.

【2】Who made a great contribution to the animal fantasy?

A．Carlo Collodi.

B．Beatrix Potter.

C．William Steig.

D．Hans Christian Andersen.

【3】Which type of fantasy has the longest history?

A．The toy fantasy.

B．The animal fantasy.

C．The magical fantasy.

D．The modern folktales.

30、I spent years struggling financially---trying to get ahead and realize my dreams. As a child, I learned what it was like to make every dollar stretch, and was ________ that, finally, things would be different when I grew up. But adulting wasn’t quite as easy as I had ________. My financial circumstances grew more ________ once I was married and had my children.   

In my late 20s, my world turned upside down in just 72 hours. My husband Doug and I became ________ at the same time. We were both extremely hard workers, but we could not ________ a depressed economy and thus had no means to support our family.

________, our family had made a smart decision a few years earlier that saved us from disaster. It had taken us two years, but we ________ to save a $1,000 emergency fund, which was ________ to six weeks of bills. In the meanwhile, we ________ the job search for Doug. In the end, losing all of our family’s income sources suddenly did not ________ us. Instead, it made us ________. My husband went back to work to support our family.

As for me, instead of ________ from my problems, I picked myself up. I ________ to be the first person in my family to graduate from college and become a CPA. There was actually a hidden ________ in this whole storm for me. Because my plant had closed down, I was eligible (有资格的) to go to school under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Now, I’m a CEO of iCompass Compliance Solutions. I’m also very pleased to be able to ________ my story and my advice with others.

【1】

A．reminded

B．comforted

C．encouraged

D．convinced

【2】

A．planned

B．expected

C．proved

D．allowed

【3】

A．favourable

B．complicated

C．difficult

D．frightening

【4】

A．unemployed

B．sick

C．disabled

D．penniless

【5】

A．stand

B．survive

C．resist

D．handle

【6】

A．Eventually

B．Coincidentally

C．Fortunately

D．Hopefully

【7】

A．managed

B．attempted

C．longed

D．swore

【8】

A．similar

B．related

C．equal

D．inadequate

【9】

A．went on

B．counted on

C．agreed on

D．focused on

【10】

A．unite

B．break

C．surprise

D．release

【11】

A．calmer

B．smarter

C．stronger

D．healthier

【12】

A．hiding

B．separating

C．excusing

D．learning

【13】

A．deserved

B．predicted

C．struggled

D．happened

【14】

A．truth

B．problem

C．challenge

D．benefit

【15】

A．share

B．compare

C．exchange

D．connect

31、阅读下面课文段落，在空白处填入1-3个适当的单词，补全句子。

She spent years 【1】 and recording their daily activities. Since her childhood she had wanted to work with animals in their own environment. 【2】 ,this was not easy. When she first arrived in Gombe in 1960, it was unusual for a woman 【3】 in the forest.

32、假设你是晨光中学的小记者，获悉中国科学家屠呦呦获得诺贝尔医学奖，倍受鼓舞。请根据以下提示为你校英文广播站写一篇稿件。

注意：

（1）词数：100词左右；

（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；

（3）短文标题已给出，不计入总词数。

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