2025届江苏省连云港市灌南县第二中学高三下学期八月月考英语试题含解析

2025届江苏省连云港市灌南县第二中学高三下学期八月月考英语试题注意事项

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角〃条形码粘贴处〃.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净22B后，再选涂其他答案答案不能答在试题卷上非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉

3.原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液不按以上要求作答无效考生必须保证答题卡的整洁考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回

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9.John,do youknow whythe suspectwas setfree—For lackof evidence.every time a singlecoin turnsup in a n18place.We have all acceptedit as a19of love,guidance and support fromDad-and20coin makesus smile.、1A.point outB.talk aboutC.look atD.make sure、2A.because B.when C.since D.until、3A.club B.bank C.family D.team、4A.principle B.tradition C.discovery D.memory、5A.relief B.duty C.guilt D.emptiness、6A.promise B.belief C.guidance D.expectation、7A.ever B.just C.already D.even、8A.nervous B.anxious C.disappointed D.grateful、9A.ceiling B.floor C.playground D.wall、10A.played B.saved C.born D.chosen、11A.write B.post C.cash D.print、12A.shared B.ordered C.received D.collected、13A.found B.counted C.dropped D.collected、14A.Unluckily B.Gradually C.Amazingly D.Obviously、15A.break outB.end upC.fade awayD.show up、16A.students B.colleagues C.kids D.friends、17A.comfort B.achievement C.pride D.loss、18A.unexpected B.fixed C.similar D.distant、19A.support B.message C.result D.record20A.another B.every C.either D.other第二节每小题分，满分分阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

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二、telephone calls8all over the countrypoured inSince1970,Earth Daycelebrations havegrown Later,Nelson9award thePresidentialMedal ofFreedom becauseof his work（）Today,numerous communitiescelebrate EarthWeek,an entireweek of10-activity focusedon theenvironmental issuesIn」（）第四部2017,the Marchfor Science11occur onEarthDayand wasfollowed by the PeoplesClimate Mobilizationon April

12.分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分分）10（分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有处语言错误,每

28.1010句中最多有两处每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A）,并在其下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉修改在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

1、只允许修改处，多者（从第处起）不计分21011“美My friendMary is interested in Chinese charactersOne dayshe askedfor aChinese characteron mepaper,“What、does this mean”I told her it means“beauty Shecontinued,How itstructured Suddenly,I wassticking Then I searched、on the Internets The character comes in twopart-lamb andbig The lambs in the agricultural days of ancient China meantnot onlya goodmeal butalso agift ofbeauty from the natureAt that moment I realizedI have been taking my culturefor、（定义）granted,leave it in thecomer I turned to Hollywood and Super Bowls,what,brilliant as they are,can helpme define、第二节书面表达（满分分）who I am25（分）假定你是李华，美国一所友好学校正在你校选拔优秀学生到美国进行为期两周的交流学习，你对此很感兴趣

29.25请根据提示内容，给写一封自荐信Mr.Blair1自身优势；.

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25、29Dear Mr.Blair,My nameis LiHua.I haveheard that you areselecting studentsfrom ourschool tolearn inyour schoolfor twoweeks.Iminterested init and I amwriting tointroduce myself.Ive beenlearning Englishfor fiveyears andI wonthe firstprize in the Englishspeaking contestthis year.Besides,Tm quiteskillfulin organizingactivities.Moreover,Pm alwaysready to help others.Trn willingto studyhard andhaveagood cooperationwithother students.I wouldappreciate itif Icould getthe opportunity.I dohope Ican beaccepted.Looking forwardto hearingfrom yousoon.YoursLi HuaA.solid B.apparentC.ambiguous D.concrete

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11.Iamgaining weight.I need to seea doctor.—But Ithink youeat too much..A.Neglect ofhealth isdoctors wealthB.Laugh at your ills,and savedoctors9billsC.Diet curesmore thanthe doctorD.An applea daykeeps thedoctor away

12.much pressurethe U.S.government putontheChinese government,China wouldstickto itsown policyof exchangerate.A.However B.Where verC.Whatever D.Whoever

13.—Mike,our teamwill playagainst theRockets thisweekend.Iamsure we will win.A.Congratulations B.CheersC.Best wishesD.Good luck

14.…Hi,Johnson,any ideawhere Susanis…It isclass time,so shein the classroom now.A.can beB.must havebeenC.might havebeen D.shouldbe

15.New ideassometimes have to waitfor yearsbefore・A.being fully accepting B・fullyacceptingC.having fully accepted D.fullyaccepted

16.The farmersaid thePLA mencame torescue timelywhen theyinthesnowstorm.A.were trappingB.were beingtrappedC.are trappingD.are beingtrapped

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18.The reignof thenext Japaneseemperor willbe knownas“Reiwa era,in namethe characterfor“harmony”is included.A.which B.whatC.whose D.as

19.I livein atown runsa smalland windingrivenA.through whichB.which C.in whichD.where

20.The financialdamage is nothing comparedto whatif therehad beenchildren intheclassroomin time of thefire.A.would happenB.happenedC.would havehappened D.should havehappened第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出最佳选项40A BC D（分）

21.6As avolunteer,Charlie Starbuck has helpedto planttress onthe streetsof San Francisco.He hasthem injust abouteverypart of this city.Walk ablock ortwo invirtually anyneighborhood,and youwill findMr.Starbucks fingerprintsare there.Whatever treespecies youmight seethere,chances areexcellent thatStarbuck helpedplant itwith hisown hands.Starbuck hasvolunteered witha citywidetree-planting programsince1981;thafs overthirty yearsof weeklyplantings withoutpay.For Charlietobethat consistent/9says Doug Wildman,program director of San Franciscos Friendsof theUrban Forest（FUF）.“Well,he isour rock.”Despite allits charm,SanFranciscoisnotparticularly green.Sandy soil,salty air,lots ofwind andnarrow streetsare commonexplanationsfor itslow treecount.For more than threedecades,Starbuck hasbeen on a missionto changethat.He actsas aguide andteacherto home-owners andvolunteers andteaches themhow to plant trees.He lovesto talkabout trees.“My currentfavorite isthestrawberry tree,“he says.Tree expertshere areconstantly onthe lookout fbrspecies that can handlethe localclimate.The strawberrytree,with itsmock redfruit thathangs inclusters,isinhigh demand.Care isrelatively simple.Most ofSanFranciscohas sandysoil,so it is almostimpossible tooverwater the trees,Starbuck says.Just beforea youngtree goesintheground,Starbuck usesa boxcutter tomake verticalslices downeach sideof theroot ballso therootsdont continueto growin acircular way,astheydo intheir containers.（用柱子支撑）He is also particularabout stakingthetree.Three polesare drivenin,and thensoft clothstraps areattached toeachpole sothat thetree canwave abit.The abilityto waveactually strengthensthe trunk.While thecity maystill beshort ontrees,nearly1,000new treestook roothere lastyear thanksto FUF.It receivesnearly halfof itsfundsfrom thefederal governmentand mostof therest fromstate andlocal governments,individuals,corporations andfoundations.Ona walkthrough hisown neighborhood,Pacific Heights,Starbuckhasa treestory for almost everyblock.His destinationnow is a cornerofNob Hill.AU youused tosee herewere concreteand parkedcars JStarbuck explains.But now,“he sayswith pride,“you canseesome green.Starbuck waspart of a teamthat plantedmagnolias（木兰）recently there，its thebefore andafter,”Starbuck says.Thats whatitsabout fbrme.^^、1What doesDougWildmanthink ofStarbuckA.He isthe founderof FUFB.He isdependable volunteerof FUFC.He is hard toget alongwith、D.He hasset anexample toothers2Why isprobably Starbuckinvolved inthis voluntaryworkA.Because hewants toplant more treesB.Because hehopes toimpress the importance ofplanting treeson peopleC.Because hehopes tochange thesituation SanFrancisco facesD.Because hewants toget moresupport fromthe government、3What doesthe lastparagraph implyabout StarbuckA,He canpredict whatthe futureis likeB.He cansum upwhat happenedinthe pastC.He considersit hisduty tobring changesD.He understandsthepastand future、4What isthe purpose ofthispassageA.To explainthe rolesof treesin bigcitiesB.To callon peopletoplantmore treesin citiesC.To describethe badsituation ofSan FranciscoD.To introducea manseffort toplant trees（分）

22.8They may be teenagers,but17-year-old BrittanyBull and16-year-old SesamMngqengqiswa havegrand ambitions（雄心）一（卫星）to launchAfricas firstprivate satelliteinto space.They arepart ofa teamof highschool girlsfrom CapeTown,South Africa,who havedesigned andbuilt equipmentfora satellite thatwill orbitovertheearths polesscanning Africassurface.Once inspace,the satellitewill collectinformation onagriculture,and foodsecurity withinthe continent.Using thedata/we can（预测）try todetermine andpredict theproblems Africawillbefacing inthe future^,explains Bull,a studentat PelicanPark HighSchool.Where ourfood isgrowing,where wecan plantmoretreesand vegetationand alsohow wecan monitorremote areas,“shesays.We havea lot of forestfires andfloods butwe dontalways getout therein time.”Information receivedtwice aday willgotowards disasterprevention.（）Ifs part ofaproject bySouth AfricasMeta EconomicDevelopment OrganizationMEDO workingwith MoreheadStateUniversity inthe US.（）The girls14in totalare beingtrained bysatellite engineersfrom CapePeninsula Universityof Technology,in aneffort to（）encourage more African womeninto STEMscience,technology,engineering,mathematics.Scheduled tolaunch inMay2017,if successful,it willmake MEDOthe firstprivate companyin Africato buildasatelliteandsend itinto orbit.Mngqengqiswa comesfrom asingle parenthousehold.Her motherisadomestic worker.By becominga spaceengineer orastronaut,the teenagerhopes tomake hermother proud.Discovering spaceand seeingthe Earthsatmosphere,its notsomething manyblackAfricans havebeen ableto do,or getthe opportunityto look at Iwant tosee andexperience thesethings formyself J saysMngqengqiswa.Her teammate Bullagrees,UI wantto showto fellowgirls thatwe dontneedtosit aroundor limitourselves.Any careerispossible-even aerospace.^^、1What doesParagraph2mainly talkaboutA,Information providedbythe satellite.B,The benefitsbrought bythe satellite.C.Problems Africanagriculture faces.D.The waythesatellitecollects information.、2Why arethe expertsteaching thegirls satellitetechnologyA.To turnthem intogood farmers.B.To helpAfrican women to livebetter.C.To trainemployees fora privatecompany.D.To attractmoreAfricanwomentosci-tech fields.、3What doyou thinkof thegirls inthe textA.Ambitious andpioneering.B.Generous andstrict.C.Independent andmodest.D.Brave andserious.（分）

23.8LIPITORABOUT LIPITOR（月旦固醇）Lipitor isa prescriptionmedicine.Along withdiet andexercise,it lowers“bad”cholesterol inyour blood.It canalso raise“good”cholesterol.Lipitor canlower therisk ofheart attackin patientswith severalcommon riskfactors,including familyhistory ofearly heartdisease,high blood pressure,age andsmoking.WHO ISLIPITOR FORWhocan takeLIPITOR:.People whocannot lowertheir cholesterolenough withdiet andexercise,Adults andchildren over10Who shouldNOT takeLIPITOR:.Women whoare pregnant,maybepregnant,or maybecome pregnant.Lipitor may harm yourunborn baby..Women whoare breast-feeding.Lipitor canpass into your breastmilk andmayharmyour baby.（肝脏）.People withliver problemsPOSSIBLESIDK EFFECTSOF LIPITORSeriousside effectsin asmall numberof people:（肌肉）（肾脏）•Muscle problemsthatcan lead tokidney problems,including kidneyfailure.Liver problems.Your doctormay doblood teststo checkyour liverbefore youstart Lipitorand while you aretaking it.Call your doctor rightaway if you have:.Unexplained musclepain or weakness,especially ifyou havea feveror feelvery fired.Swelling ofthe face,lips,tongue,and/or throatthat maycause difficultyin breathingor swallowing.Stomach painSomecommon sideeffects ofLIPITOR are:.Muscle pain.Upset stomach.Changes insome bloodtestsHOW TOTAKE LIPITORDO:.Take Lipitoras prescribedby your doctor..Try toeat heart-healthy foodswhileyoutake Lipitor..Take Lipitorat anytimeofday,with orwithout food.（——齐（）.If youmiss adose j,take it as soonas youremember.But ifit hasbeen morethan12hours sinceyour misseddose,wait.Take thenext doseatyourregular time.Dont:.Do notchange orstop yourdose beforetalking toyourdoctor..Do notstart newmedicines beforetalking toyourdoctor.、585What isa majorfunction ofLipitorA.To helpquit smoking.B.To controlblood pressure.C.To lowerbad cholesterol.D.To improveunhealthy diet.、1Which ofthe followingisacommon sideeffect oftaking LipitorA.Face swelling.B.Upset stomach.C.Kidney failure.D.Muscle weakness.、2What isthe mainpurposeofthe passageA.To teachpatients waysfor quickrecovery.B,To presenta reportonascientific research.C.To showtheimportanceofagood lifestyle.D.To giveinformation abouta kindof medicine.（分）

24.8Like a lotofhealth-care professionals,Dr.Brian Goldmanfinds itextremely difficultto drawboundaries betweenhiswork andpersonal lives.There thisview thatyou shouldsuck itup anddo one more thingJ saysthe ERphysician andhost ofCBCsWhite Coat,Black Art.But thatonemorething,,often comesat Goldmansexpense.“Youre exhaustedandapatient ortheir familylookatyou withbegging eyesJ he says.So you have thisdilemma:say thatyourshift isover orgive untilyoure totallyspent”Goldmans workstress combinedwith familytension afterhis motherwas diagnosedwithdementia20years ago.Caring forher overa decadewas difficult,as wasdealing withhis father^grief.“When someoneelse isdrowningyou,you haveto graba lifepreserver andsave yourself^says Goldman.Setting boundariesisnt justimportant fbrbusy professionals;everyone canbenefit frommanaging situationsthat causeunduestress orpain.Here aresome tips.First,“If someonesbehavior makesyou unhappy-and itcould beanything fromthe waythey speaktoyouto repeatedlyfailingto stick to their promise-then theresroom toset limitsJ saysPatrick Keelan,a Calgarypsychologist.We oftenavoid settinglimitsbecause weprioritize thehappiness andcomfort ofothers overours.In orderto controlthis impul se,Goldman suggests framing thedevelopment of boundariesasaform ofself-kindness.When facingan overwhelmingsituation likethe onehe wasin withhis father,Goldman suggestsreflecting onwhat ismaking you feel uncomfortable,unhappy orunappreciated.You cantrelate toothers orbekind toothers ifyou arentkind toyourself^hesays.Second,once youvebecome awareof yourneeds,setting andmaintaining boundariesrequir esclear verbalcommunication.There arethree obstaclesto enforcingboundaries ina relationship:fear,guilt andself-doubt,says psychologistNicole MaCance.Weoften fearthat ifwe setlimits,the otherperson willreject us,orwefeel badclaiming ourneeds.Keelan proposessetting groundrulesbefore relationshipsbecome tense.Start bycooperatively listingvalues---like mutualrespect,support,and loyalty-and thenbuildingthe guidelinesfrom thesevalues.If yourestruggling toreach aconsensus,Keelanrecommends engaginga thirdparty,such asa therapist,to help.Now,ifyouwant aboundary tostick to,you cantenable someonein breakingit.As such,its crucialto establish（越轨）.consequences fortransgressions Otherwise,McMance says,youre givingthem permissionto violatethatboundary.If theywont respectyour boundaries,you haveto dosome soul-searching aboutthe valueofthe relationship.“When youfeel badmorethanyoufeelgood inthis personspresence,and whentherelationshipis impactingyour self-worthand happiness,its timeto reassessJsaysMcCance.Saying noishard,but shesuggestsframingitassaying yesto healthierrelationships.We^e allbetter mothersand partnersand brotherswhen wehave boundaries.

1、What dowe knowabout GoldmanA.He isin needof supportin hiswork.B.He iscaught betweenhisworkand life.C.He slidesinto thestate ofdesperation.D.He alwaysputs hisfamily atthe firstplace.

2、What dothe underlinedwords thisimpulse“refer toA.prioritizing othershappiness B.avoiding settinglimitsC.failing tosticktotheirpromiseD.framing thedevelopmentofboundaries、Whafs thebest titleofthepassage3A.Do communicate.B.Do notcross.C.Identify yourlimits.D.Say noand meanit.（分）

25.10You knowthe feelingthatyou have leftyour phoneat homeand feel anxious,as ifyouhavelost yourconnection（无手机恐惧症）totheworld“Nomophobia”affects teenagersand adultsalike.You caneven doan onlinetest tosee ifyouhaveit.Last week,researchers fromHong Kongwarned thatnomophobia isinfecting everyone.Their studyfound thatpeople whouse theirphonesto store,share andaccess personalmemories suffermost.When userswere askedto describehow theyfelt abouttheir phones,（）words suchas“hurt”neck painwas oftenreported andalone“predicted higherlevels ofnomophobia.“The findingsof ourstudy suggestthat usersregard smartphonesas theirextended selvesand getattached tothe devices/9said Dr.Kim KiJoon.People experiencefeelings ofanxiety andunpleasantness whenseparated fromtheir phones.”Meanwhile,an Americanstudyshows thatsmartphone separationcanleadto anincrease inheart rateand bloodpressure.So canbeing withoutyour phonereally giveyou separationanxiety ProfessorMark Griffiths,psychologist anddirectoroftheInternational GamingResearch Unitat NottinghamTrent University,says itis whatis onthe phonethat counts-the socialnetworking（）that createsFomo fearof missingout.“We aretalking aboutan internet-connected devicethat allowspeopletodeal withlots ofaspects oftheir lives/9says Griffiths.You wouldhavetosurgically removea phonefrom ateenager becausetheir wholelife isrooted inthis device/9Griffiths thinksattachment theory,where wedevelop emotionaldependency onthe phonebecause itholds detailsof ourlives,isa smallpartofnomophobia.For screenagers”,itisFomo thatcreates the most separationanxiety.If theycant seewhafs happeningonSnapchat orInstagram,they becomepanic-stricken aboutnot knowingwhafs goingon socially.But theyadapt veryquickly ifyoutake themon holidayand theresno internet,says Griffiths.、1Which ofthe followingmay Dr.Kim KiJoon agreewithA.We wastetoomuchtime onphones.B.Phones havebecome partof someusers.C.Addiction tophones makesmemories suffer.D.Phones andbloodpressureare closelylinked.、2According toGiffiths,we getnomophobia because.A.we areaccustomed tohaving aphone onusB.we needour phonestohelpus storeinformationC.we worrywe maymiss outwhat ourfriends aredoingD.we fearwithout phoneswewillrun intoalotof trouble、3Where canyou probablyfind theabove passageA.In aresearch report.B.In afashion brochure.C.In ascience textbook.D.In apopular sciencemagazine.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的、、和

1.530A BC四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.D26・（30分）My dadalways collectedcoins.He wouldwalk tohis long-time bankersand1they putat leastsome newcoins asideforhim2coins wereissued.He gavethem toevery3member.It graduallybecame aspecial family4togetcoins fromDad.When my dad died,I felta sense of5My fatherandIhad beenso close.I waslost withouthis6andsupport.I wonderedif Iwould7feel mydad aroundme again,watching overme.It wasright afterHurricane Katrina.At theend ofa motivationalmeeting,I feltso8as Ilooked atthese devotedvolunteers.To mysurprise,when Iglanced atthe9I sawa coinfromthestate wheremydadwas10andraised.Later,I wenttothebank to11a check.The bankmanager,who hadknown me,called meinto heroffice,showing methe coinsforall thestates mydad had

12.Ever sincethat time,Ihavealways13coins atthe mostextraordinary times,when I needed supportthemost.14,nowadays whenIneedemotional supportduring atough time,a coinwill always15inastrange place.Now everytimeacoin appearsin ourhouse,one ofmy16says,“Oh,its Grandpa!”We allfeelasenseof17。