湖南邵阳2025届高三英语下册二月考试题

1、Cost ________as follows: food and drink 100 yuan, studying material 150 yuan, accommodation fee 300 yuan.

A．breaks down

B．breaks off

C．breaks in

D．breaks out

2、Although he did not do it___________, he definitely had some responsibility.

A．instantly

B．deliberately

C．accidentally

D．casually

3、（2016·北京）Your support is important to our work.  ________ you can do helps.

A.However B.Whoever

C.Whatever D.Wherever

4、The trip aims to provide the children with a________ of the countryside first-hand.

A．taste

B．reach

C．touch

D．load

5、I guess there's little chance that we can manage to change the present situation worldwide_____, it is important that we try our best.

A.Furthermore B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Nevertheless

6、Arriving too early to a dinner party could appear slightly rude if the host ________ their preparations.

A.completes B.is completing C.completed D.has completed

7、---You look very tired. What's wrong with you?

---How bad luck today is! By the time I arrived at the airport, the plane________.

A．left

B．was leaving

C．has left

D．had left

8、If she ________ generous as she makes out, she would have donated more money in the catastrophe.

A. had been B. were

C. would be D. was

9、Hardly ______ when I regretted saying it.

A. had the word come out B. did the word come out

C. the word had come out D. the word came out

10、In those days, our _________ concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm with food and health care.

A.normal B.constant

C.permanent D.primary

11、Our head teacher decides to put ________ he thinks is fat and strong in the front of the queue in tug—of—war(拔河).

A.whoever B.anyone C.whomever D.those

12、Women are so accustomed to decades of ______ and to ______ histories of women whose contributions went unnoticed that they assume these conditions still exist today.

A. being ignored,be heard   B. ignoring,be heard

C. ignored,hearing   D. being ignored,hearing

13、 _____I had time to check what I had written in the exam, the bell rang.

A. If B. Before C. Until   D. Since

14、The professor could tell by the ______ look in Maria’s eyes that she didn’t understand a single word of his lecture.

A.cold B.blank C.innocent D.empty

15、________exhausted he was, the firefighter still kept rescuing the villagers trapped in the flood.

A．However

B．How

C．Whatever

D．What

16、This is a very interesting book. I’ll buy it, ________.

A．however much it may cost

B．no matter how it may cost

C．how much may it cost

D．however many it may cost

17、Their flight ______ due to bad weather. They would like to know when the flight will take off.

A. had been delayed   B. was delayed

C. has been delayed   D. will be delayed

18、_______by flowers and applause does not necessarily mean one is living a happy life.

A.Being accompanied B.Having accompanied

C.To be accompanied D.Accompanied

19、Enthusiastic fans would rather they________ the super star at the airport tomorrow morning.

A. should meet   B. would meet

C. met   D. were to meet

20、—Hello. I’d like to have a talk with Mr. Smith staying in your hotel.

—I’m sorry, he isn’t here. He ________ this morning.

A.checked in B.dropped in

C.checked out D.dropped out

21、The voice of an ancient Egyptian priest has been heard for the first time in more than 3,000 years, thanks to a detailed reconstruction of his vocal tract (声带) from his mummified remains.

A team of scientists in England used medical scans of the famous mummy of Nesyamun to create a digital, 3D model of the insides of the individual’s throat and mouth, which were reproduced on a 3D printer. Then the researchers created an artificial larynx (喉头) with a loudspeaker using an electronic waveform. The sound was then played through the speaker into the 3D printed vocal tract to produce a short bust of Nesyamun’s voice — a sound not heard since the 11th century B.C.

Previous efforts to reproduce ancient voices could only approximate them, by animating facial reconstructions with software. In comparison, the sound of Nesyamun’s voice is based on “an extant (现存的) vocal tract preserved over 3,000 years,” the researchers wrote.

Nesyamun lived around 1100 B.C. He is thought to have died in his late 50s from a severe allergic reaction. Almost 3,000 years later, his mummy was discovered at Karnak and transported to the Leeds City Museum in 1823. His remains and ornate coffin (棺材) have since become some of the world’s best researched relics of ancient Egypt.

“Nesyamun’s mummy was a good choice for studying the sound of an ancient voice,” said David Howard, the lead author of the new research, “It was particularly suited, given its age and preservation of its soft tissues, which is unusual.”

He said he hopes the scientific understanding of how human voices are created can be combined with knowledge of the ancient Egyptian language to reconstruct longer passages of Nesyamun’s speech.

Before examining the mummy, the researchers had to deal with ethical (道德的) concerns related to examining a person without their consent. They used nondestructive research methods, and took into account words on his coffin, relating that Nesyamun hoped again to address the gods as he had in his working life.

The researchers interpreted that to indicate his desire to speak again after death. “We are in a way fulfilling his declared wishes,” Howard said.

Howard and Schofield said they hope a reconstruction of Nesyamun’s speech, perhaps reciting an ancient Egyptian prayer, can be featured at the Karnak temple in Egypt for modem tourists.

“When visitors encounter the past, it is usually a visual encounter,” said Schofield. “With this voice, we can change that.”

【1】The voice of Nesyamun was recreated by _____.

A．repairing his vocal tract

B．bringing Nesyamun back to life

C．using some advanced technologies

D．combining it with facial movements

【2】Why was Nesyamun’s mummy suitable for research?

A．He often gave long speeches.

B．His vocal tract is well preserved.

C．A severe disease resulted in his death.

D．His remains are displayed in the museum.

【3】What does the underlined word in Paragraph 8 refer to?

A．The researchers took into account words on his coffin.

B．Nesyamun’s mummy was examined without his consent.

C．The researchers hope to reconstruct longer passages of his speech.

D．Nesyamun hoped to address the gods as he had in his working life.

【4】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．A 3000-year-old mummy speaks again

B．The voice of a mummy excites visitors

C．A 3D-printed vocal tract has been created

D．The dream of Nesyamun has been achieved

22、The next time your brain refuses to recall a simple fact or name, be thankful. That could be a sign that your brain is getting rid of unnecessary information so that it can operate more efficiently, and help you make better decisions.

The researchers say there are numerous neurobiological(神经生物学的)studies conducted on how the brain stores information, a process called persistence (暂留). However, scientists also assumed that our occasional inability to recall facts was due to a are an the brain. In 2013, scientists discovered that as new neurons combine with the hippocampus(海马区)----a region of the brain that plays a significant role in learning and remembering---they overwrite old memories, making them harder to access. There is also evidence that the brain weakens or removes connections between neurons, in which memories are encoded.

The scientists have a theory on why the brain spends so much energy erasing memories. They say what the brain decides to forget is determined by our daily life. An example is that our brains remember phone numbers according to the need. Instead of storing this irrelevant information that our phones can store for us, our brains are freed up to store the memories that actually do matter for us. They also believe that memorizing too much detail could prevent us from making good decisions.

So the next time you are unable to recall a seemingly important fact, don’t be hard on yourself. Just throw it to your brain’s “rubbish can” to make room for information that can contribute to making you smarter! Remember, even Albert Einstein was absent-minded!

【1】What can we know from the first two paragraphs?

A. Persistence is not a process to store information

B. Once information is stored in the brain, it will last forever

C. Learning and memorizing take place in the hippocampus

D. New neurons will strengthen old memories

【2】The brain has to erase memories to __________.

A. recall important information

B. store more important information

C. store detail

D. remember phone numbers

【3】If some unimportant information is stored, it will be _________.

A. combined with the hippocampus

B. processed and memorized permanently

C. stored and decoded immediately

D. removed and forgotten soon

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A. Scientists encourage us to forget things

B. The way our brains memorize and encode

C. Forgetting things may make you smarter

D. Why was Albert Einstein absent-minded?

23、   When Chery Hanbury stepped outside her home the morning after Hurricane Irma swept through her Bradenton, Florida, neighborhood, she expected to see a few of her neighbors out surveying the damage, too, and cleaning up debris. What she did not expect to see was an actual superhero at work.

But that's exactly what she spotted when a man in a red and blue outfit using a chainsaw to cut a tree that had fallen across her road caught her attention 'I thought, OMG! Spider-Man! ' she said. 'I was shocked. I couldn't believe what I was seeing.'

Hanbury called her family outside to see too, and her husband Alan was able to snap two pictures of the mysterious good Samaritan. "Spider-Man worked the tree, then swung off and jumped in his little black pickup with a friend and flew off " said Hanbury. 'I do not know why he was dressed as Spider-Man, nor do I know the name or identity of the masked man. '

Hanbury's own two daughters, Ciara, 22, and Skye, 21, are grown, and most of the neighborhood withdrew before the storm, so unfortunately, no children were around to witness the Spider-Man in action. However, Hanbury said he was a welcome surprise and provided a laugh that lifted the spirits of those who experienced the scary storm. "It was a silver lining after waiting a long week for the hurricane to arrive, she said. 'People were terrified and exhausted.'

Thankfully, the hurricane wasn't as bad as it was predicted for Hanbury's area. 'We still have lots of people without power, and my neighbors' generators (发电机) are running at the moment. But for the most part, we just have high numbers of trees and power lines down with much debris, but everyone is safe! ' she said

Now that her photos are going viral(疯传), Hanbury hopes Spider-Man knows he is cheering the spirits of people in Bradenton and around the world. 'To Spider-Man, I would like to say, 'Thank you! '' she said. 'I'm glad we have real-life heroes. '

【1】What was out of Hanbury's expectation?

A.The hurricane hit her home town suddenly

B.Her neighbors were evaluating the losses.

C.A real-life hero was doing disaster relief work

D.Her husband spotted a Spider-Man outdoors

【2】According to the passage, we can learn that

A.many people managed to leave before the hurricane

B.a Hanbury's neighbor was dressed as Spider-Man

C.the hurricane caused serious damage to the area

D.the superhero wanted to give the children a surprise

【3】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 suggest?

A.Fortunately, the hurricane didn't arrive a week later as predicted

B.After a long week's waiting people felt very tired and depressed

C.People waited in line to welcome the Spider Man to help them

D.The hero brought the victims of the hurricane positive energy

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

A.Hurricane Irma Sweeps Through Bradenton

B.Real-life Spider-Man Shows up to Help after hurricane

C.Spider-Man Is shot after Hurricane Irma

D.Children Wish the Spider-Man to Give a Welcome Surprise

24、If you’ve ever started a sentence with, “If I were you …” or found yourself scratching your head at a colleague’s headache over a decision when the answer is crystal-clear, there’s a scientific reason behind it. Our own decision-making abilities can become declined over the course of the day causing indecision or poor choices, but choosing on behalf of someone else is an enjoyable task that doesn’t suffer the same trouble.

The problem is “decision fatigue” , a psychological phenomenon that greatly damages the quality of your choices after a long day of decision making, says Evan Polman, a leading psychologist.

Physicians who have been on the job for several hours, for example, are more likely to prescribe antibiotics (抗生素) to patients when it’s unwise to do so. “Presumably it’s because it’s simple and easy to write a prescription and consider a patient case closed rather than investigate further,” Polman says.

But decision fatigue goes away when you are making the decision for someone else. When people imagine themselves as advisers and imagine their own choices as belonging to someone else, they feel less tired and rely less on decision shortcuts to make those choices. “By taking upon the role of adviser rather than decision maker, one does not suffer the consequences of decision fatigue,” he says. “It’s as if there’s something fun and liberating about making someone else’s choice.”   

Getting input from others not only offers a fresh perspective and thought process; it often also includes riskier choices. While this sounds undesirable, it can be quite good, says Polman. “When people experience decision fatigue — when they are tired of making choices — they have a tendency to choose to go with the status quo,” he says. “But it can be problematic, since a change in the course of action can sometimes be important and lead to a positive outcome.”

【1】What does the author say about people making decisions?

A．They become exhausted when making too many decisions for themselves.

B．They are more cautious in making decisions for others than for themselves.

C．They are more likely to make decisions in the way advantageous to themselves.

D．They show considerable variations in their decision-making competence.

【2】Why does the author mention “physicians” in paragraph 3?

A．To explain a principle.

B．To indicate a fact.

C．To clarify a concept.

D．To illustrate a prediction.

【3】What are people likely to do when decision fatigue sets in?

A．Turn to physicians for advice.

B．Make risky decisions.

C．Adopt a totally new perspective.

D．Resist trying something new.

【4】What does the underlined phrase “the status quo” in paragraph 5 refer to?

A．The decision fatigue.

B．The existing situation.

C．The different choice.

D．The positive outcome.

25、Mason Suljic, 24, struggles in some everyday situations. He can’t always _________ graphs, charts or maps very well. He has red-green color blindness which makes it _________ to tell the difference between some colors and _________ the overall number of colors he can see. Today, however, his eyesight is experiencing a _________ but radical (完全的) transformation.

Inside Sydney University’s Chau Chak Wing Museum, Suljic is _________ on a pair of vision-enhancing glasses that promises to help him _________ in a fuller range of color. “The water and the necklace are completely _________ with the glasses on,” he tells Guardian Australia. _________ a picture called South Sea Beauty. Suljic slides the glasses up and down, _________ the view through the lenses and without them. “The ____________ looks very different-it becomes a cooler color but also more vibrant. The trees stand out more.” ____________, paintings like this would appear to Suljic in duller colors, reducing their ____________. But with the glasses on, colors ____________ and pop, and objects become more defined (外形清晰的). For Suljic, this is a new ____________.

Chau Chak Wing Museum offered color-correcting ____________ to guests like Suljic since April. “I think especially in cultural and arts institutions, ____________ reeds to be key,” said Jane Thogersen, a curator at the museum.

Suljic is ____________ the technology exists. “Looking at the ____________ with glasses on, it definitely brings art into a new light,” Suljic said. He’ll ____________ the glasses and see the world as usual soon. But it’s nice to know that a fuller range of color is ____________.

【1】

A．read

B．draw

C．classify

D．distinguish

【2】

A．slow

B．hard

C．interesting

D．important

【3】

A．shows

B．doubles

C．reduces

D．measures

【4】

A．necessary

B．complicated

C．temporary

D．strange

【5】

A．trying

B．turning

C．working

D．acting

【6】

A．see

B．feel

C．stay

D．study

【7】

A．funny

B．natural

C．different

D．dull

【8】

A．analyzing

B．presenting

C．introducing

D．inspecting

【9】

A．changing

B．recalling

C．comparing

D．imagining

【10】

A．boat

B．cloud

C．water

D．stone

【11】

A．Usually

B．Finally

C．Gradually

D．Fortunately

【12】

A．value

B．detail

C．material

D．mystery

【13】

A．appear

B．combine

C．sharpen

D．darken

【14】

A．dream

B．direction

C．challenge

D．experience

【15】

A．guide

B．treatment

C．glasses

D．suggestions

【16】

A．affordability

B．accessibility

C．imagination

D．creativity

【17】

A．glad

B．hopeful

C．confident

D．surprised

【18】

A．life

B．world

C．museum

D．painting

【19】

A．buy

B．keep

C．wear

D．return

【20】

A．true

B．possible

C．precious

D．ready

26、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。

When I was in middle school, I thought there were only two options—I could somehow be cool, or I could somehow be invisible. And I have to say,I was doing pretty well at option two. Until third period on the first day, when a teacher had us fill out a questionnaire with “get to know you” questions. I assumed hat she would be reading them privately, so I felt safe to share from the

perspective of a real me.

The teacher collected the sheets，shuffled(搅乱)them,and redistributed them to the class. We went one by one.We‘d read the student's name and then our three favorite answers.

My sheet end up in the hands of a kid who was one of the coolest and meanest.What is “favorite answer”of mine were the three worst ones to be read out loud .The first question was “What's your favorite movie?"The other kids wrote Scream and Universal Soldier. He read my answer,Beauty and the Beast. A laugh erupted from the room,and my cheeks burning because I knew we were just getting started.

The next question he read was"Where would you like to travel?” The others had said “Australia,”“Japan.”I wrote “Wherever a book takes me.” The laughter this time had an explosive quality to it. The kids were high-fiving.

The final question was “What do you like to do on the weekends?” The other kids wrote“Hang out with friends" and “go to the mall.”I wrote “perform with Clowns." Those who weren't laughing at me were sort of staring at me in disgust. I felt about an inch tall.

注意：

1.续写词数应150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

But then,something amazing happened.

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I don't remember the teacher or the kids' names, but I remember Michelle Siever's name.

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