广东韶关2025届高三英语下册一月考试题

1、The new government desire corruption ________ as soon as possible to regain people’s trust.

A．should cure

B．is cured

C．must be cured

D．be cured

2、—Can we get everything ready by the weekend?

—It all depends on ________ we can get Mr.Green’s cooperation.

A.that B.what C.whether D.if

3、So long as you do what you can, no one will blame you ____________ you might fail in the future.

A. as though   B. in case

C. now that   D. even if

4、As there was not much chance to find good jobs in their hometown, a lot of young people tried to ________ their fortune in cities.

A. find B. find out

C. seek D. look

5、The good news that he got a_________to Senior Editor brought great happiness to his family.

A.prospect B.promotion C.priority D.privilege

6、—Our teachers and parents always warn us not to smoke.

—Yes, actually, the risk of heart disease is a powerful argument ____ smoking.

A. against   B. for

C. into D. at

7、My father gave me a gold watch, ________were made of small diamonds.

A.the hands of whom B.whom the hands of

C.which the hands of D.the hands of which

8、Unlike the old model, which required one to visit a car rental agency to hire a car, all ________ one needs to do is to register as a member of a car-sharing club to unlock a car at a parking lot and drive to one’s destination.

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．when

9、Henry hopes to find a job upon graduation____his management skills can be put to good use.

A.that B.Which C.how D.where

10、Arconic is working on a project, ______ EcoClean, a special coating (涂料) allowing the building to self-clean and purify the surrounding air.

A.is called B.which called C.called D.that is called

11、The number of people who can afford to buy their own houses ________ more than 80%, but a number of houses _________.

A．are; hasn’t been built

B．are; has built

C．is; haven’t been built

D．is; have built

12、On hearing her mother was sent to the hospital because of heart attack, Jane dropped the phone and ____ from the office.

A.disappeared B.left C.escaped D.fled

13、"I'm looking for a treasure," said the boy, and he immediately regretted having said it. But the Englishman appeared not to________ it.

A. catch a glimpse of B. set foot on

C. leaf through D. attach any importance to

14、______ young in our village are now living _______much more comfortable life than we did.

A.A ; /  B. The ; the

C.Ａ; a  D. The ; a

15、The speed of cars and trucks is _______ to 30 kilometers per hour in large cities in China.

A.limited B.limiting C.limit D.to limit

16、Playing tricks ________ others is something we should never do.

A．with

B．on

C．to

D．at

17、It's an inspirational story, and the well-researched facts really bring the story and characters_______.

A.alive B.living C.lively D.live

18、 —How about Amanda’s fresh year in college?

—Very great!You know,she is___________and she got high grades in every subject.

A.a black sheep B.an early bird C.a wet blanket D.a green hand

19、_____ of the land in that district _____ covered with trees and grasses.

A．Two-fifth; is

B．Two-fifth; are

C．Two-fifths; is

D．Two-fifths; are

20、The State Sports General Administration is ______ charge of all sports matters.

A.on B.in C.at D.with

21、You can set the table. ________, I’ll start making dinner.

A.Meanwhile B.Somehow C.Otherwise D.However

22、________ sharing economy can make use of resources more convenient and cost-efficient, the approach has become popular in society.

A．Whether

B．As

C．If

D．Although

23、All the athletes got ready, waiting for the ______ to start running.

A.sign B.symbol C.signal D.sight

24、Luna is a girl of great ______ for she takes a great interest in whatever she sees.

A.curiosity B.belief C.concern D.strength

25、At first, Alice didn’t study well in our class, but she ________ topping in our class with great efforts.

A. picked up B. gave up C. ended up D. went up

26、   Before the 1830s, most newspapers were sold through annual subscriptions in America, usually $8 to $10 a year. Today $8 to $10 seems a small amount of money, but at that time these amounts were forbidding to most citizens. Accordingly, newspaper were read almost only by rich people in politics or the trades. In addition, most newspapers had little in them that would appeal to a mass audience. They were dull and visually forbidding. But the revolution that was taking place in the 1830s would change all that.

The trend, then, was toward the “penny paper” — a term referring to papers made widely available to the public. It meant any inexpensive newspaper, perhaps more importantly it meant newspapers that could be bought in single copies on the street.

This development did not take place overnight. It had been possible (but not easy) to buy single copies of newspapers before 1830, but this usually meant the reader had to go down to the printer’s office to purchases a copy. Street sales were almost unknown. However, within a few years, street sales of newspapers would be commonplace in eastern cities. At first the price of single copies was seldom a penny — usually two or three cents was charged — and some of the older well-known papers charged five or six cents. But the phrase “penny paper” caught the public’s fancy, and soon there would be papers that did indeed sell for only a penny.

This new trend of newspapers for “the man on the street” did not begin well. Some of the early ventures (企业) were immediate failures. Publishers already in business, people who were owners of successful papers, had little desire to change the tradition. It took a few youthful and daring businessmen to get the ball rolling.

【1】Which of the following best describes newspapers in America before the 1830s?

A.Academic. B.Unattractive.

C.Inexpensive D.Indifferent.

【2】What did street sales mean to newspapers?

A.They would be priced higher. B.They would disappear from cities.

C.They could have more readers. D.They could regain public trust.

【3】Who were the newspapers of the new trend targeted at?

A.Local politicians. B.Common people.

C.Young publishers. D.Rich businessmen.

27、How to Speak in Meetings

Making your voice heard is one way to gain respect in your school or workplace. Yet, you may feel like you have nothing new to say or contribute. Here are some ways to make you feel ready for a meeting.

【1】Having some ideas about what you want to say already planned out can help you to feel more confident in a meeting. Try writing down a few ideas for questions you can ask or ideas you can bring up in the meeting【2】

Be the first speaker. If you want to speak yet somehow talk your way out of it, try being the first to say something. 【3】Make a point to jump in first and create discussion instead of delaying your comments.

Speak confidently. 【4】Make your words meaningful. Even if you don’t feel confident, show confidence in what you’re saying and how you’re saying it. Speak clearly and try to avoid fillers like “ uh” or “um”.

Make a brief point. There’s no need, to ramble on (啰嗦地说) to make sure that you’re heard or that people understand you.   【5】 Make what you say memorable, not time-wasting. Take some time to form your thoughts and ideas, and then say it in a clear and effective way.

A．Make sure you turn to your teachers for help.

B．Focus on speaking clearly and with fewer words.

C．Plan out a few talking points before the meeting.

D．Speaking first means you have less time to doubt yourself.

E．Use these notes to guide you when you are ready to speak.

F．Surround yourself with people who make you feel good about yourself.

G．You don’t need to shout or talk over people to say something confidently.

28、   Grab an ice cube from the freezer and place it on a table. Watch closely enough and you will see, well, not much at all. The ice cube is absorbing heat, but it is still an ice cube. Before it melts, it will draw heat from the environment to change from solid to liquid. Only then will it begin to slip and slide in a puddle(水坑) of its own making.

And so to A Word Without Ice by Henry Pollack, retired professor of geophysics at the University of Michigan and a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that shared the 2007 Nobel peace prize with Al Gore.

The book gets off to a slow start. You may have to work a little before being rewarded. But given time, Pollack's account warms up and really takes off. The story he has to tell is fascinating, frightening and important.

Despite the title, this is not a book about the world without ice. Much is given over to the impact of ice in Earth's long history, as an important force that shaped our planet's landscape, controlled migrations and influenced cultures. Pollack takes us through Antarctic and Arctic explorations, the natural cycles that bring us ice ages and milder periods without extremes of heat or cold, and the rise of climate science which, among other achievements, can recreate a history of the temperature on Earth from kilometers of ice core drilled from the polar caps.

Pollack’s intellectual power and clarity of phrase are invaluable in describing the scientific evidence for global warming, the ways in which it will affect the world, and the all-too-probable consequences. Pollack is not one to brush awkward issues under the carpet. There is serious discussion about uncertainties in climate science, and in particular, the computer models used to forecast future warming. For its forensic analysis (取证分析) and strong destruction of climate sceptic (怀疑论者) arguments alone, A World Without Ice is worth keeping on a nearby shelf.

Some readers may find Pollack's US-centric approach occasionally grating (刺耳的). He tells of intense irrigation in southwestern Kansas, IPCC reports as big as several New York City phone directories and school-day stories from Omaha. But this is forgivable. The US is uniquely placed to act on climate change but faces a significant barrier in the shape of the outdated, influential, oil-funded anti-climate change lobby (游说议员的团体).

Thoughtful throughout, Pollack occasionally delivers paragraphs that stay with you long after closing the book. On the subject of the book itself, he writes: "Nature's best thermometer (温度计), perhaps its most sensitive and unambiguous indicator of climate change, is ice. When ice gets sufficient warm, it melts. Ice asks no questions, presents no arguments, reads no newspapers, listens to no debates. It is not burdened by ideology and carries no political baggage as it crosses the threshold (门槛) from solid to liquid. It just melts."

A World Without Ice is a call to arms. Debates about which mitigation (减缓) strategies might give us the best chances of reducing our emissions miss the point, Pollack says. If we want to avoid the worst that climate change may bring, we need "every hose in the stable pulling together and as hard and as fast a possible".

Pollack's argument is attractive, persuasive and deeply upsetting, no matter the climate change tiredness that unavoidably sets in as a consequence of endless media coverage of global warming. The author's final warning comes from Lao Tzu, an ancient Chinese philosopher: “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.

Pollack leaves us in no doubt as to where that is.

【1】We can learn that A World Without Ice .

A.brings us to the core of the issue at the very beginning

B.convinces skeptics of the truth about climate change

C.gives an in- depth analysis of global warming

D.gets funded by anti -climate change lobby

【2】Why does Henry Pollack think ice is nature's best thermometer?

A.Ice is a reminder of peaceful co- existence.

B.Ice is a common topic of the media coverage.

C.Ice is a controversial issue in political debates.

D.Ice is a clear indicator sensitive to climate change.

【3】The underlined sentence in Paragraph 8 probably means the book .

A.urges us to make joint efforts to fight climate change

B.advocates addressing climate change by armed forces

C.recommends debating on strategies to reduce emission

D.calls for separate and tough actions in a timely manner

【4】What does the underlined word “that" in the last paragraph refer to?

A.Warning from Lao Tzu. B.Destination of a journey.

C.Effect of global warming. D.Argument on climate change.

【5】What's the author's attitude toward A World Without Ice?

A.Ambiguous. B.Positive. C.Cautious. D.Sceptical.

29、Pandemic (流行病) lock-downs (封锁) might be common, but not all our movements are limited. This has led to a rise in dance, as people search for connection. Live classes online have increased rapidly, headed by the likes of dance legend Debbie Allen. Living rooms are becoming party scenes thanks to live-streaming (视频直播) dance parties by celebrity dancers Diplo and D-Nice.

Because of the recent increase in virtual events, geographically separated groups of strangers are moving in the same direction to the same rhythm without speaking a word. Recent research has shown that even our earliest ancestors (祖先) recognized the social benefits of dance.

According to a recent study published in the Public Library of Science’s Genetics Journal, creative dancers share two similar genes with good social communicators. These researchers believe our prehistoric ancestors who were good dancers used those skills for a close relationship and social interaction. We dance to celebrate harvests, ask for much-needed rain and bring healing.

In the Guadeloupe Islands, dance was once one of the only means of communication for an entire population. West Africans were brought over to the French Caribbean as slave (奴隶) labor. Members from various places speaking different languages began to find common ground in rhythms and dances. This art form became Gwoka. Each Gwoka rhythm shows a specific human experience, such as love, sadness and the celebration of Carnival (狂欢节).

I learned to speak a bit of this language at a Guadeloupean folk dance school. Gwoka shared similarities to the Bomba dance that I had tried in Puerto Rico. Bomba, in turn, had reminded me of the tambu in Aruba. As I continue to dance with more people, I build more links in a global chain of movement and rhythm.

So, in this new times of COVID -19, I’m not surprised how dance has been the solution for hundreds of thousands of people around the world.

【1】What mainly leads to the popularity of dance during pandemic lock-downs?

A．People’s thirst for connection.

B．Worldwide geographical limitation.

C．Online classes given by famous dancers.

D．Live-streaming parties thrown by celebrities.

【2】Why did our prehistoric ancestors dance according to the researchers?

A．To show an experience.

B．To build relationships.

C．To share genetic qualities.

D．To celebrate important events.

【3】What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A．The origin of Gwoka.

B．The celebration of Carnival.

C．Slave trades in the French Caribbean.

D．Means of communication of West Africans.

【4】What is the author’s attitude to dance in COVID-19?

A．Doubtful.

B．Astonished.

C．Carefree.

D．Understandable.

30、   When my teenaged son became seriously ill, terrible times for my family began. Our once-happy home became tense and ______. My husband and I were exhausted under the great stress of ______ my son. It was as if we forgot how to communicate—we couldn’t have a simple ______ without a fighting. Our marriage was on the point of breaking up.

One evening, my son and I were talking about _______ I recalled my first Valentine’s present from my husband, a kazoo (卡祖笛). I was ______ when I received it because I couldn’t get it to make a sound ______ I am a professional saxophone(萨克斯) player. However hard I tried, it just never ______ . The kazoo eventually got ______ and forgotten. But My son was interested and insisted on seeing it. After some ______, I found it.

“You couldn’t get a sound? What’s so ______ about it?” my husband asked, amazed. He grabbed the kazoo and ______. Nothing happened. Surprised, he tried again. Still there was no sound. Frustrated. he tried again,______ to produce a funny sound like an angry bumblebee(大黄峰) ______ in the mouth of a bear. We burst into laughter. My son took a ______ to play the kazoo. He did no better than us, causing more ______.

Seeing his face light up, we felt as if the gloom(黑暗) had ______ and a ray of sunshine was let in. It was the best ten ______ of the past couple of years. The mood stayed ______ for the rest of the evening. It didn’t solve anything. But this ______ with the kazoo proved to be a turning point that always ______ us that there are still things to laugh at and enjoy, and that we can still connect as a family.

【1】A.content B.depressed C.puzzled D.excited

【2】A.looking for B.suffering from C.caring for D.moving off

【3】A.conversation B.meal C.vacation D.party

【4】A.diseases B.relationships C.festivals D.gifts

【5】A.moved B.satisfied C.disappointed D.embarrassed

【6】A.although B.if C.so D.but

【7】A.made B.worked C.mattered D.served

【8】A.picked out B.cut of C.packed away D.thrown away

【9】A.argument B.research C.treatment D.trouble

【10】A.happy B.useful C.hard D.funny

【11】A.blew B.observed C.cleaned D.shook

【12】A.never B.only C.hardly D.even

【13】A.chewed B.lost C.rooted D.trapped

【14】A.risk B.seat C.turn D.rest

【15】A.laughing B.damaging C.complaining D.fighting

【16】A.fallen B.filled C.lifted D.approached

【17】A.minutes B.days C.weeks D.months

【18】A.calm B.light C.bad D.confident

【19】A.connection B.experiment C.share D.experience

【20】A.recommend B.reminds C.warms D.promises

31、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

The elementary means of communicating with other people is conveying messages by voice. This fact is widely acknowledged and we recognize the voice as a(n) 【1】 characterizing the identity of a person. The array of voices is immeasurable as no two are exactly similar. They can be nasal, resonant or shrill produced in accordance with the individual physical【2】 of the throat.

One possible implementation of the 【3】 of voice recognition is voice profiling used by police analysts as a method of substantiating court evidence in trials. Every year, thousands of audiotapes with recorded interviews or 【4】 utterances are put to the purpose to help identify the probable 【5】. Specialists dealing with the voice investigation claim that people can give themselves away by their 【6】, inflections or other voice attributes like pitch, intensity and loudness. A recorded sample is usually 【7】 into electric impulses and later transformed into a pictorial recoding which is processed by a computer program. Very frequently voice analyst have a stake at deciphering the relevant information which may be 【8】 with background noise or other interfering sounds until they attain the 【9】 results.

Thankfully, these efforts help the police detect individuals who threaten their victims by phone or inform about bomb 【10】 or those who make offensive calls disturbing the peach of decent citizens.

32、假设你是十一中学生李华，你校英语俱乐部将选举新一届副主席，负责规划、组织俱乐部的相关活动，你欲参选，请按以下提示，写一篇竞选演讲稿。 

（1）个人的优势介绍（如性格、特长等）

（2）组织活动的设想（如举办讲座、英语晚会 演讲比赛等） 

（3）表达竞选的愿望。  

注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：副主席vice president 竞选run for

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