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2025届高三综合测试（二）英语满分：120分时间：120分钟注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的班别、姓名和考号填写在答题卡上，并用铅笔在答题卡的相应位置涂黑。2.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部

分。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。3.回答非选择题时，必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在另发的答题卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡收回。第一部分阅读(共两节；满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项选出

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ctuallyenjoyable.Isometimesworkfor16hoursadaywithoutbreaks,andittakesmeuptothreemonthstofinishasculpture.Ihavetohol

dmybreathduringthesculptingprocess.Onetime,aflylandedonaCinderellacarriagesculptureIwasworkingon.Thefly’swingsblewi

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owintheWonderlandforever.Butitdidgivemethechancetomakeanevenbetteronethesecondtimearound.Mysculptureshavetakenmetoincredibleplaces.In2012,

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eatetheirownminiaturefigures.Themicroscopicworldhasalwaysbeenmyhappyplace.I’vetriedtomakebiggersculptures,butsmallisbest

forme.Weneedtoappreciatethelittlethingsinlife.Smallthingscanalsobemighty,too.24.Whatdrovetheauthortomaketinysculptureatthebeginning?A.Hi

sinterestininsects.B.Hisdesiretomakeaname.C.Hisdreamofsettingarecord.D.Hisawarenessofwildlifeprotection.25.Whichofth

efollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor’ssculptingprocess?A.Eventfulandenjoyable.B.Complexandfrustrating.C.Mone

y-wastingbutentertaining.D.Time-consumingbutfulfilling.26.Howdoestheauthordealwithhisautismnow?A.Hereceivesm

edicaltreatment.B.Hetakesfulladvantageofit.C.Heregardsitasthesourceoffailure.D.Hesharesitandaskshelpfr

omothers.27.Whatmessagedoestheauthormainlyconveythroughthetext?A.Greatartcomesatacostofloss.B.Childhoodexpe

riencessculptacareer.C.Minorthingsinlifecancarryweight.D.Hardworkcontributestogreatachievements.CAstudy,ledbyUniversityofEssexandUniversityofChicag

o,foundthatemployeesinremotesettingsgeneratefewerandlower-qualityinnovativeideascomparedtothoseworking

full-timeintheoffice.Thefindingsalsoapplytothoseinhybridsettingswhereemployeesgetthebestofbothworlds,spe

ndingsomedaysintheofficeandsomeathome.Whileremoteandhybridworkingarrangementscanenhanceemployees’work-li

febalance,manybusinessleadershavevoicedconcernsoverinnovationsufferingwiththesenewworkmodes.Interestingly,theCEOofZo

om,theleadingonlinecommunicationapplication,recentlyrequiredemployeesworkmorefromtheoffice,specificallyment

ioningadeclineininnovation.Thenewresearchfindstheirconcernsseemtostandonsolidground.“Innovationintheworkplacecanoccurthroughr

andom,informal‘watercooler’conversationsbetweenemployees,suchaswhentheyarechattingovercoffeetime,”explainedleadresearch

erDr.ChristophSiemroth.“However,these‘productiveaccidents’areunlikelytooccurwhenemployeesworkfromhome.”Thestudyfollowedover4

8,000employeesfromanIndianITcompany,whichhastakensignificantstepssuchasofferingfinancialrewardstopromoteaculturewhereallemployeesseein

novationasakeypartoftheirjob.Theemployeeswriteupideasaboutprocessimprovements,cost-savingmeasures,ornewproducts,whicharethenevalua

tedbythecompany.Whilethequantityofideasdidn’tchangeduringtheworkingfromhomeperiodcomparedtoworkingintheoffice,th

equalityofideassuffered.Duringthelaterhybridperiod,thequantityofsubmittedideasfellandinnovationsuffered,particularlyinteamswhichdidnotschedulewhen

theyworkedattheofficeorfromhome.Thefindingsimplythatcompaniesshouldtakestepstoregulatewhenemployeesareintheoffice.Innovationdoesnotwork

wellifhalftheteamisinonMondayswhiletheotherhalfisinonWednesdays.Instead,setdayswhenthewholeteamareexpectedintheoffice.Whilethislimitstheflexibilityof

hybridwork,researchsuggeststhatinnovationbenefitsasaresult.28.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“standonsolidground”inparagraph2mean?A.N

eedsolidproof.B.Behardtobelieve.C.Beeasytounderstand.D.Havegoodreasons.29.WhatcontributestoworkplaceinnovationaccordingtoDr.ChristophSiemro

th?A.Favorableandrelaxingcompanyculture.B.Unplannedinteractionamongemployees.C.Accesstoworkplacefacilitiesandreso

urces.D.Professionaltraininginpromotingproductivity.30.Whatcanwelearnaboutworkplaceinnovationfromthestudy?A.Remoteworkersgenera

tedideasofhighquality.B.Financialrewardscouldgreatlyboostinnovation.C.Thehybridworkmodedeliveredunsati

sfyingresults.D.Workingmodeshadnoimpactonthenumberofideas.31.Whatissuggestedforcompaniestoimproveinnovationinthelast

paragraph?A.Allowmoreflexibilityinworkschedules.B.Encourageteamworkoverindividualwork.C.Requirefull-ti

meofficeworkforallemployees.D.Arrangetimeforcollectivepresenceofemployees.DWhenitcomestobalancingtheneedsofhumansandtheneedsofnature,historica

llyitwas“developorconserve”or“developorrestore”.However,nowconservationmethodsareincreasinglyfocusingonc

oexistencewithnatureandecologicalresilience(恢复力).Thetraditionalmodelincoastalprotectionisthatyoubuildsomekindofhard,fixedstructureslike

aseawall,butconventionalseawallscanhavenegativeeffectsonbiodiversity,habitats,nutrientcyclingandtheenvironmentatlarge.“I

nthiscase,coastalprotectionandbiodiversityarereallyatodds,”saysCarterSmith,whoresearchescoastalrestoration.That’swherelivingsho

relinescomein.Livingshorelinesincorporateplantsandnaturalmaterialslikesandandrocktostabilizecoastalareasandprotectthe

mfromstormswhilealsocreatingmorenaturalhabitatsandminimizingenvironmentaldestruction.Smithandhiscoll

eaguesstudiedhowlivingshorelinesperformedduringmultiplehurricanesandfoundthatlivingshorelineshadsignifica

ntlyless“visibledamageorerosion”comparedtositeswithconventionalstormprotectioninfrastructure.Inadditiontolivingshorelines,preda

tors(捕食者)alsoplayimportantrolesinrestoringoceanecosystems.“Oneofthebestexampleswehaveoftoppredatorsfacilitatingecosy

stemsaretigersharksinAustralia,”saysProf.BrianSilliman,oneofSmith’scolleagues.Whenthesharksarearound,seaturtl

eseatfewerseaplants.“It’snotbecausethesharkseatalotofseaturtlesbutbecausetheyscarethemtowardtheshore

line.”Whenphysicalstressorslikeclimatechangereachacertainpointinagivenecosystem,wildlifecanrapidlydecline.Butwildlifethatisadjustedtocoexis

tingwithatoppredatormayhaveahigherstressthreshold(阈值).Inourever-changingworld,theabilitytoadaptisasimportantasever.“Ithinkthere’sgre

atoptimismandopportunityhere,”Sillimansays.“Thereissomuchthatwecanlearnfromnature,andthemorewecanlearnt

ocoexistandtointegrateoursocietywiththrivingecosystems,thebetteritwillbeforeveryone,”Smithagrees.32.Whatisimpliedinparagraph1?

A.Thebalancebetweenhumansandnature.B.Theimprovementinecologicalresilience.C.Apromisingconsequenceofnaturerestoration.D.Ashiftintheenvironmentalprote

ctionstrategy.33.What’sthepurposeofparagraph2?A.TopresentSmith’sresearchachievements.B.Todemonstratethesignificanceof

shorelines.C.Toexplainthefunctionofconventionalseawalls.D.Toshowtheproblemofold-fashionedprotection.34.H

owdotigersharkshelprestoretheoceanecosystem?A.Byregulatingseaturtles’behavior.B.Byinfluencingseaturtles’populati

on.C.Byremovingseaplantsfromtheirhabitat.D.Bypreventingphysicalstressorsoccurring.35.WhattonedoSillima

nandSmithtakeinthelastparagraph?A.Skeptical.B.Cautious.C.Hopeful.D.Urgent.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Howt

oGetaLifeFeelinghappywithyourlifecanbedifficult.36Ifyouarecurrentlyunhappywithsomeaspectsofyourlife,youcancommitto

makingchangesthroughouttheyearthatwillmakeyouhappierandhealthier.Herearesometipstohelpgetalife.Definewhatalifeistoyou.Thisconcept

of“alife”issubjective.37Whatdoyouwanttoachieveinlife?Whatmakesyouhappy?Whilecertainaspectslikehavingchildren,enjo

yableexperiences,orfulfillingworkareoftenseenasindicatorsofa“lifewell-lived,”it’sultimatelyyourpersonalvaluesthatdefinewha

ttrulymatters.Discussyourlifewithothers.Sometimes,theactofexpressingyourselftoanothercangiveyouanin-depthviewintowhatyouwantandneed.Inadditi

on,otherpeoplemayhaveinsightintoyourlifethatyoumaybeblindto.Youcanshareyourproblemwithfamilyorfriends.38Talkth

erapy(疗法)caneffectivelyaddressemotionalproblemsandclarifyyourthoughts.39Listthemainareasofyourlife,suchassocial,work,spiritual,family,leisure,health,

communityandcharity.Onceyouhavedividedyourlifeintothesedomains,reflectonwhetheryouarehappywiththeseaspectsofyourlife.Gettingalifeusu

allymeanscreatingabalanceamongthefieldsoflifeyoufindtobeimportant.Reassessyourlifeeveryfewmonths.Reviewthestateofyourlifeanddecideifyourlifeism

orefulfillingwiththechangesyouhavemade.Thebestwaytodecideisifyoupersonallyfeelhappieraboutyourlife.Remembernottothinktoomuchaboutwh

atothersmaythinkaboutyourlife.40Giveyourselftimetochangeyourlife,asitwon’tbeeasy.Trytofocusonmakingsmallchangesoverayear.Aftera

yearisover,youshouldhaveabetterideaofwhatmakesyouhappy.A.Youaretheonelivingit,afterall.B.Breakyourlifedowni

ntodomains.C.Addressstressfuldomainshead-on.D.Talkingtoaconsultantwillalsodothetrick.E.Youneedtoreflectonwhatisimportanttoyou

.F.Thepursuitofhappinessisafundamentalhumangoal.G.Itiseasytogetupsetbyduties,work,technologyandhealthproblems.第二部分语言运用(共两节；满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1

分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I’dbeenexploringthe40-hectarewoodsaroundourcottagemywholelifeandIknewthewaywell.Soitwasa41whenIfou

ndmyselflostthere.OnedullcoldFebruaryafternoon,Ihadasudden42tohikethehillwithmytwodaughters.Puttingonoursnowshoes,weimmediately43nort

hwestward.Whilemakingourwayupthehill,mydaughtersstoppedoccasionallytoinvestigateunknownplantsandtolookattheabandoned

deerbeds…Thesereallymadetheir44.Astheshadowsstartedto45,wemovedfurtherup.Soon,weariness(疲劳)beganto46enthusiasm.Wedecidedtoreturn.In

steadofbacktrackingoverour47route,Ichosetowalkdownthesteepsideofthehill,48mygeneralsensethataheadofuslaythes

treamthatwouldguideustotheroad.Butastheterrain(地形)leveledout,Ihadmyfirstmajormomentof49:Wherewasthestream?Wereweoffc

ourse?Iinstinctivelypulledoutmyphonetogetmylocation,butit50inmyhandinthecoldair.51,Istartedfeelingabitpanicky.

However,Iquickly52myself,reassuringmydaughterstocontinuewalking.Focusingonthelandmarks,Ispottedafamiliartreeandeventually53theroad.T

hatwinter’sdaytaughtmeavaluablelessonabouthabitualrelianceontechnology.Ifmyphonehad54then,ImighthavedirectlyfollowedtheGPS,ignoring

theold55ofdependingonsurroundingsandlifeskills.41.A.challengeB.shockC.rewardD.reminder42.A.discoveryB.respo

nseC.worryD.urge43.A.escapedB.droveC.headedD.looked44.A.reputationB.dreamC.dayD.way45.A.lengthenB.swingC.emerge

D.fade46.A.fuelB.witnessC.overlookD.outpace47.A.originalB.roughC.offbeatD.roundabout48.A.appreciatingB.trustingC.visualizin

gD.assessing49.A.curiosityB.comparisonC.doubtD.anticipation50.A.diedB.slippedC.flashedD.rang51.A.ReportedlyB.AdmittedlyC.SeeminglyD.Surprisingly52

.A.exposedB.gatheredC.defendedD.behaved53.A.gotoffB.laiddownC.cameacrossD.madeout54.A.workedB.remainedC.changedD.overheat

ed55.A.theoryB.standardC.practiceD.routine第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。XingChunyan,49,wascare

fullyofferingademonstrationoftraditionalwoodencombtechnique.Thecombs,decoratedwithhand-inlaidshells,sho

neunderthelights,showcasingalevelofcraftsmanship(手工艺)56isbothpracticalandbeautiful.AtthelivelybackgroundoftheParis2024Paraly

mpicGames(残奥会),57quietbutsignificantculturalexchangetookplace.OnSeptember3rd,theChinaCulturalCenterinPari

sopenedathree-dayexhibition58(feature)artworkscreatedbyChinesewomenfrommorethan30“BeautifulCrafts”workshops.Theseworkshop

sarepartofan59(initiate)toprovidelocalandhome-basedemploymentforphysically60(challenge)women,whichwaslaunche

dbytheChinaDisabledPersons’FederationandtheAll-ChinaWomen’sFederation.61(representative)fromtheseworkshopstraveledtoParistosharetheirbrillianttechn

iques.“I’veexperiencedadifferentkindofcare—there’snoinequality.Itisaquite62(harmony)workingatmosphereandIfeelastrongsenseofwarmth,”onesays

.“IhavefounddignityandconfidenceinthisworkandIcansupportmyself.”Thisexhibitionnotonlymarksthe60thanniversaryofChina-Fr

ancerelations,butalsostrengthensculturalties63thetwonations.Attheexhibitionopening,theevent64(praise)asareflectionofChina’

scommitmenttoindividualswithdisabilities.Itshinesalightonthecreativecontributionsofwomen,offeringaconstantremin

derofthepowerofart65(cross)bordersandbringcommunitiestogether.第三部分写作（共两节；满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是红星中学高三学生李华。你校将为高三学生举办成人礼活动。请你给班上的交换

生Peter写一封邮件，邀请他参加，内容包括：1.活动简介；2.发出邀请。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式再答题纸的相应位置作答。参考词汇：成人礼thecoming-of-ageceremonyDearPeter,_____________________________

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ds,LiHua第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。NamelessFacesForaboutayear,myvoyagetoandfromworke

achdayincludedaten-minutewalkthroughtheheartofdowntownarea.Aswithmostlargecities,thehomelesspopulationinmycityoftengatheredond

owntowncorners,askingpedestriansfortheirsparechange.Likemanybusycitizens,Ihadlearnedtoignorethenamelessfacesbeggingformoneyeach

day.Mylimitedlifeexperiencehadledmetooneassumption—theywereonthestreetsbecausetheychosetobe,probablyduetoalcoho

lorothersimilarthings.ButwhowouldhavethoughtthatthefirstpersontochangethewayIviewedhumanitywouldbeacompletelys

tranger?Myoveralloutlookonpeopletooka180-degreeturninlessthantenminutes.Irememberhowparticularlycoldtheweatherhadbeenthatday.Isawonema

nsittingagainstabuilding,holdingawhitecupinfrontofhim.HisshakyvoicereachedouttomeasIhurriedpast.“Spareso

mechange?”heasked.“Iwouldreallyappreciateit.”Ididn’tevenbotherlookingupathisnamelessface.“Sorry,nomon

eyonmetoday,”Imadealieasusualquickly,myeyesfixedonthegroundahead.Justafewfeetpasthim,Islippedontheicypavementandfellhard.Ilaythereforseveralmom

ents,stunnedandwonderingifIhadbrokenmyleg.“Areyouallright?”Avoicecamefromaboveme.IlookedupanditwasthemanIhadjustrushedpast,concernwrittenonhisface

.Hereacheddown,tryingtoofferhelp.“Youshouldgetthatcheckedbyadoctor.Thisbusgoespastthehospital,”hesaid,pointingtothebussignabo

veme.IheldhishandasIstruggledtogettomyfeet.HeheldmyarmasIhobbledtothenearbybusstopandquicklysatonthebench.Amixofemotionsswelledwith

inme—gratitudeforhishelp,embarrassmentformyearlierignorance,andanxietyaboutgettingtoworkontime.Foramoment,Imethisgaze,unsureofwhattosay.Then,asud

denrealizationcrossedhisface.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph1:“Ah,Iforgotyoudidn’thaveanymoneyonyou,”hesaid.Paragraph2:Seeingthebusapp

roaching,Iquicklytookseveralbillsoutofmypurse.2025届高三综合测试（二）答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分）21---23BCB24---

27ADBC28---31DBCD32---35DDAC36---40GEDBA第二部分第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）41-45BDCCA46-50DABCA51-55BBDAC第二节语法填空（共10小

题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）56.that/which57.a58.featuring59.initiative60.challenged61.Representatives62.harmonious63.between64.waspraised65.to

cross第三部分（共两节；满分40分）第一节（满分15分）DearPeter,Ihopethisletterfindsyouwell.Iamwritingtoextendawarminvitationtoyouresteemedstudentdelegationtoparticipateinou

rupcomingcoming-of-ageceremony.Thisgrandeventisacelebrationofourstudents’entranceintoadulthood,markingasignificantmilestoneint

heirlivesandthebeginningofanewjourney.Itisatimeofreflection,gratitude,andanticipationastheyembarkonthenextchap

teroftheirlives.Webelievethatyourdelegation’sparticipationwouldgreatlyenrichtheevent,providinganopportunityfor

culturalexchangeandfosteringinternationalfriendships.Weareeagertosharethisspecialoccasionwithyouandlearnfromyo

uruniqueperspectivesandexperiences.Pleaseletusknowifyouandyourdelegationwouldbeabletoattend.Wewouldbe

delightedtowelcomeyouandensurethatyourstayisbothmemorableandenjoyable.Yours,LiHua第二节（满分25分）“Ah,Iforgotyoudidn’thaveanymoneyon

you,”hesaid.Almostimmediately,Iwatchedashefishedoutsomecoinsfromhiswhitecup,hiseyesbrimmingwithcareandsincerity.Iwasoverwhelmedwithguilta

slrememberedthelieIhadjusttoldhimonlyafewshortminutesearlier.Thecoinsshonelikediamondsofhumanityamongtheconcretejungleofthecityandamirrorthatreflecte

dmyselflessnessandignorance.“Sorry,actually,”Isaid,findingmyvoice,“Idohavemoney.”Iturnedawayfromhisofferinghand,reachedformypurse,andpulleditout.Se

eingthebusapproaching,Iquicklytookseveralbillsoutofmypurse.Iofferedthebillstohimwithgenuinerespectan

dhumility.ThewordstastedbitterasIadmittedmydishonesty.Hiseyeswidenedslightly,buthedidn’tlookangry.Icouldfeelhewashesitating,andjustthen

,thebusapproached.Ipressedthemoneyintohishands.“Iappreciateyourhelp,morethanyouknow.Pleasedotakethis,”Isaidsincerely.Hehelpedmetostandupa

ndsaid“Thankyou”,thesimplestwordsthathumbledmelikeneverbefore.Withafinalnod,Ilimpedtowardsthebusstop.Despitehisgratitude,Ididn’tfe

elforgivenformyactions.Thesebillsseemedtoosmallagiftforthemanwhogaveanametoeverynamelessface.