2024-2025學年第二學期高三考前模擬考試卷第I卷（共65分）I.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.ThevictoryofthebookTheprintedbookisback.Recentstudieshaveshownthatstudentsremembermoreinformationwhentheyreadahard-copybookcomparedto(1)_________(read)onadigitaldevice.OneschoolnearwhereIliverespondedtothesefindingsbygettingridofitse-readers.Thestudentsfound,accordingtoateacher,thee-readerswerecostlyand(2)_________“theeaseofnavigation”wassuperiorwhenusingatraditionalbook.E-bookshaveits“navigationaltools,”butitturnsoutthatthebestnavigationaldevices(3)_________(be)yourforefingerandthumb.Youcanuse(4)_________toturnthepagesforwardandbackward.(5)_________(think),allthistime,thosedeviceshavejustbeensittingthereattheendofyourarm.Fansofdigitalbooks(6)_________pointoutthate-readershaveahandy“search”tool.Old-fashionedbooksalsohaveasearchfunction,inwhichyouturnbacktotheopeningchaptertoremindyourselfofthehero’ssurname.Theyevenhavea“bookmarksystem,”(7)_________usesadevicecalleda“bookmark.”Canatraditionalbookofferallthefeaturesofane-book?Alas,no.Itlacksa“progressbar”indicatingwhatpercentageofthebook(8)_________(read).Luckily,a“hack”isavailable:Turnyourbooksothatitcanbeviewed(9)_________thesideortop.Itwillnaturallyformtwohalvesjoinedinthemiddle(“thespine”).(10)_________theleft-handhalfisthickerthantheright-handone,youaremorethanhalfwaythrough.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.decomposeB.identifiableC.objectiveD.plentifulE.practiceF.previouslyG.primitiveH.sculptI.signalJ.sliceK.systematicallyBonetoolsinventedmuchearlierthanpreviouslythoughtTheStoneAgewastheoriginalIndustrialRevolution,whichbeganpossiblyasearlyas3millionyearsago.Duringtheperiod,ourhumanancestorsandtheirclosecousinslearnedto11awiderangeoftoolsfromrocks.Butdespitetheera’sname,atleastsomeStoneAgetoolmakersalsomadefrequentuseofbone.Howearlytheydidsoandwhenthe12becamecommon,hasbeenunclear.Now,acollectionofbonetoolsfromTanzania’sOlduvaiGorgesuggestsearlyhumans13workedonthatartby1.5millionyearsago,fashioningheavycuttingtoolsfrombonesofhippos,elephants,andotherlargeanimals.Thefindingmay14thattheseancientcraftsmenpossessedthecapabilitytotransfertechnologicalinnovationsfromonematerialtoanother.“Themostexcitingaspectisthatthesebonetoolswereproducedlongbeforeitwas15thought,”saysLucindaBackwell,anarchaeologist(考古學家)notinvolvedinthestudy.Forancienttoolmakers,bonesofferedanattractiverawmaterial.Theycouldbe16inplaceslackingrockstypicallyusedfortools.Inaddition,thelegbonesoflargeanimalswerewell-shapedformakingcuttingtoolsandfarlighterthanrocksofequalsize.Decidingwhenexactlybonetoolmakingbecamecommonplacehasremaineddifficult.Unlikestones,bonesoften17.Itcanbehardtodistinguish18bonytoolsfromthebrokenfossils(化石)typicallyfoundatarchaeologicalsites.In2015,ateamfromtheOlduvaiGorgeArchaeologyProject,asitehostinga2-million-yearrecordoffossils,uncoveredanelephantlegbonewithclearsignsofhavingbeenshapedandsharpenedbyhumanhands.Eventually,theteamrecovered27bonetools,mostlyfromgiantanimalssuchaselephantsandhippos.Manywere19astoolsbecausetoolmakerschippedoffsmallpiecestoshapetheedges.Researchersbelievethebones—alongwithstonetoolsalsofoundaround—wereusedasheavycuttingtoolsto20meatandsmashopenbones.“Theywerenotonlyinterestedinanimalsjustforfoodstuff,”delaTorresays.“Theywereinterestedinanimalsasrawmaterialsources.”II.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Everyyear,theworldlosessomeofits7,000languages.Parentsstopspeakingthemtotheirchildren,wordsareforgottenandcommunitieslosetheabilitytoreadtheirown21.TheUN’scultureagency,UNESCO,saidpredictionsthathalfoftheworld’slanguageswillhavediedoutbytheendofthecenturyare22.Somearedisappearingwiththeirlast23.Thousandsare24becausetheyarenotbeingspokenwidelyenoughorusedinformalsettingssuchasschoolsorworkplaces.Therateoflossis25,fromoneeverythreemonthsadecadeagotooneevery40daysin2019—meaningninelanguagesdieayear.Aquiet26isunderwayincommunitiesthatfeeltheirtraditionsaredrownedout.TochiPrecious,aNigerianlivinginAbuja,said:“Itpainsmyhearteverydaytoseethatalanguageis27,becauseit’snotjustaboutthelanguage,it’salsoaboutthepeople,thehistoryassociatedwithitandtheculture.Whenitisgone,everythinglinkedtoitisgonetoo.”Precioussaiditwasthis28thatmadeherjoineffortstosaveIgbo,awestAfricanlanguagethatwaspredictedtodisappearin2024.Ensuringthereisa(n)29ofwordsandmeanings,howitiswrittenandhowitisusediskey,accordingtocampaigners,whohelpothersprotecttheirlanguagesthroughtheorganisationWikitongues.Onlineencyclopaedia(百科全書)isfavouredbylanguageactivistsasaneffectiveand30waytouploadmediaandbuilddictionaries.Wikitongues,inparticular,focuseson31languagesusingcollectiveresourcesfreeofcharge,suchasWikipediaentries.Manylanguageactivistsalsocreatebooks,videosandrecordingsthatcanbewidely32.Butafter33,activiststhenhavethechallengeofpersuadingpeopletousealanguage.PrecioussaidthateventhoughIgboisoneofNigeria’slargestlanguages,manyparentsbelieveonlyEnglishisusefulforachild’sfuture.Butshesaiditgaveherpleasuretoseethelanguagedoingbetter.“Ihaverealisedthat,yes,alanguagecanbeendangeredbutthenthepeoplewhospeakthelanguagecanalsofightforits34.Because2025isalreadyhere,anddefinitelyIgboisnot35,”shesaid.21.A.truth B.mind C.thoughts D.scripts22.A.confident B.optimistic C.correct D.accurate23.A.speakers B.courses C.barriers D.studies24.A.endangered B.different C.informal D.unofficial25.A.cut B.changed C.quickening D.dropping26.A.backfire B.outbreak C.offset D.fightback27.A.cuttingoff B.dyingoff C.levellingoff D.fallingoff28.A.loss B.deal C.identity D.network29.A.need B.combination C.record D.outcome30.A.conventional B.permanent C.precise D.affordable31.A.analysing B.documenting C.developing D.translating32.A.admired B.expected C.respected D.shared33.A.innovation B.reservation C.preservation D.motivation34.A.survival B.right C.country D.independence35.A.universal B.dominant C.restored D.extinctSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Iusedtobelieveapackedcalendarmeansafulllife.Mydayswerebookedup,wellaheadoftime,fordinnersout,exerciseclasses,tripstothecinema—activitiesthatIknewtobebeneficialorrewarding.Ihadbeendeterminedtomakeworklesscentraltomylife:Icouldn’tburnoutwhenIhadsomuchelsegoingon,Ireasoned.Butwhenthetimecametofollowthroughonmyplans,ItendedtofindthatIhadbeenoverlyoptimistic—notonlyabouthowmuchitwaspossible,butalsoaboutmyenthusiasmtodoso.Asmymoodandenergylevelscontinuedtoworsen,socialoccasionsincreasinglyfeltlikeanotherobligation—somethingIhadtodo,ratherthansomethingIwantedtodo.Arrivingtohavedinnerwithfriendsbecamesimilartoaworkmeeting;theyregisteredthesameinmycalendar.Iteventuallydawnedonmethattheactofschedulingfarinadvancewasrobbingmeoftheopportunitytoenjoymyself.Ihadmadetheseplansfromatheoreticalstandpoint,withoutallowingfortheveryrealpossibilitythatIwouldbetired,stressedorjustnotinthemood.MovingtoNorwichhelpedmebreakthishabit.InNorwich,nearlyeveryoneIknowliveswithinahalf-hourwalkofme,withplentyofwonderfulcafes,pubsandrestaurantsinbetween.Withinmonthsofmoving,Irediscoveredthejoyoffree-flowing.Mydayswerenecessarilyemptier,becauseIhadfewerlocalfriends.Inthepeaceandquiet,IcametobetterunderstandhowItrulylikedtospendmytime.IwassurprisedbyhowmuchIbenefitedfromspendingmoretimealone.IfoundmyselfhavingbrightideasandinterestingthoughtsthatIsuspectwouldhavefailedmehadIcarriedonatbreakneckpace.Mynewlyclearedschedulealsomeantthat,ifIfinishedworkforthedayandIfeltlikeseeingafilm,Icould.Istartedtounderstandwhatallthoseself-helpbooksmeantaboutbeingyour“trueself”.36.Whydidtheauthorplanheractivitieswellaheadoftime?A.Toensureshecanbalancelifeandwork.B.Toreflecthertimemanagementskills.C.Tomakesureherscheduleisalwaysfull.D.Toavoidmissingoutonsocialevents.37.Whydidtheauthorcomparedinnerwithfriendstoaworkmeeting?A.Shefoundsocialeventsabreakfromworkresponsibilities.B.Shebelievedtheworkmeetingscouldalsobeenjoyable.C.Shesawtheworkmeetingsasaspecialformofsocialevents.D.Shefeltsocializingasstressfulasdealingwithworktasks.38.HowdidthemovetoNorwichaffecttheauthor?A.Shefeltlonelywithfewerfriendsandsocialevents.B.Sheappreciatedamoreflexibleapproachtolife.C.Sheliftedherproductivityandfinishedworksooner.D.Shebecamebusierwithmoreideasandthoughts.39.Whatdoestheauthormeanbybeingyour“trueself”(lastparagraph)?A.Realizingthejoyofslowingdownthepaceoflife.B.Discoveringthatalonelylifecanalsobeafulllife.C.Findinghappinessinfollowingapackedschedule.D.Makingadetailedplanforpersonaldevelopment.(B)BringthebeautyofnativebirdsintoyourhomewithuniqueartworkbyPamMcGrathAustraliaanditsoffshoreislandsandterritorieshave898recordedbirdspeciesasof2014.Oftherecordedbirds,165areconsideredaccidentalvisitors,oftheremainderover45%areclassifiedasAustralianendemics:foundnowhereelseonearth.Ithasbeensuggestedthatupto10%ofAustralianbirdspeciesmaygoextinctbytheyear2100asaresultofclimatechange.ArtistPamMcGrathexpressesherlifetimeconcernforwildlifeconservationthroughtheseacrylicpaintingsofAustralianbirds.Whilecelebratingtheirbeautyanddiversity,thebirdsarepresentedinabstractdesignwithstraightlines,ratherthanthedelicatenaturalform,tosuggestthechallengesoftheiradaptiontoenvironmentalchange.12345Eachoftheseframed,one-of-a-kindoriginalartworksisavailableforpurchasefrom$80(plus$50packingandsending).Theperfectgiftforthenature-loverorart-loverinyourlife,you’llalsobegenerouslygiftingyourlocalcharity,as50%ofthepurchasepricegoestowardshelpingWildlifePreservationSocietyofQueensland(WPSQ)continueitsimportantwork.40.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutAustralianbirds?A.Australiahasthemostrecordedbirdspeciesaroundtheworld.B.AlargenumberofbirdspeciescouldonlybefoundinAustralia.C.By2010,morebirdswillbevisitorsratherthanlocalendemics.D.Almostone-tenthlocalbirdspecieswentextinctinrecentyears.41.WhatdoesPamMcGrathwanttoexpressthroughherpaintingsofbirds?A.HerloveforthebeautyofAustralianbirds.B.Thedelicateskillsofcreatingabstractart.C.Herappreciationoftheworkofalocalcharity.D.Theimportanceofprotectingthewildlife.42.Howmuchgoestowardsyourlocalcharityifyoupurchasepaintingnumber4?A.$40.B.$80. C.$105. D.$130.(C)Youmightthinkthatmathematicsisthemosttrustworthythinghumanshaveevercomeupwith.Itisthebasisofscienceandthebedrockofmuchofourotherknowledgetoo.Andyoumightberight.Butbecareful:mathsisn’tallitseems.“Thetrustworthinessofmathematicsislimited,”saysPenelopeMaddy,aphilosopherofmathematicsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine.Allmathematiciansknowherstatementtobetruebecausetheirsubjectisbuilton“axioms”—andtryastheymight,theycanneverprovetheseaxiomstobetrue.Anaxiomisessentiallyanassumptionbasedonobservationsofhowthingsare.Scientistsobserveaphenomenon,formaliseitandwritedownalawofnature.Inasimilarway,mathematiciansusetheirobservationstocreateanaxiom.Oneexampleistheobservationthattherealwaysseemstobeauniquestraightlinethatcanbedrawnbetweentwopoints.AssumethistobeuniversallytrueandyoucanbuilduptherulesofEuclideangeometry(幾何學).Anotheristhat1+2isthesameas2+1,anassumptionthatallowsustodocalculation.Theseaxiomsmightseemself-evident,butmathsgoesalotfurtherthancalculation.Mathematiciansaimtouncoverthingslikethepropertiesofnumbers,thewaysinwhichtheyareallrelatedtooneanotherandhowtheycanbeusedtomodeltherealworld.Thesemorecomplextasksarestillworkedoutthroughtheoriesandproofsbuiltonaxioms,buttherelevantaxiomsmighthavetochange.Linesbetweenpointshavedifferentpropertiesonbentsurfacesthanflatones,forexample,whichmeanstheunderlyingaxiomshavetobedifferentindifferentshapes.Wealwayshavetobecarefulthatouraxiomsarereliableandreflecttheworldwearetryingtoillustratewithmaths.Intheend,then,mathematiciansmightbeprovidingthebedrockonwhichmuchscientificknowledgeisbuilt,buttheycan’toffercast-ironguaranteesthatitwon’tevershiftorchange.Alimittoreliableknowledgeisthereforeinescapable.Ingeneral,theydon’tworryaboutit:theyshrugtheirshouldersandturnuptoworklikeeverybodyelse.“Thepossibilityofdevelopment,ofgettingbetter,isexactlywhatmakesmathematicsanabsolutelyfascinatingsubject,”saysMaddy.43.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutmathematicsaccordingtotheauthor?A.Mathematicsrevealsunquestionableuniversaltruths.B.Mathematicsisbasedonunchangingprinciples.C.Mathematicsislesstrustworthythanothersciences.D.Mathematicsoffersastartingpointforourknowledge.44.Whichofthefollowingmostprobablycountsasanaxiomaccordingtothepassage?A.Thesamenumbersalwaysadduptothesamevalue.B.Differentmathematicalsystemscannevercoexist.C.Allshapeshaveequalproperties.D.Everymathematicalstatementcanbeproventhroughexperiments.45.Accordingtothepassage,whydoaxiomsneedtochange?A.Becauseoldaxiomsaremorerelevanttobasicmathematicsconcepts.B.Becauseadvancesintechnologychangeshowweviewmathematics.C.Becausedifferentsituationmayinvitedifferentassumptions.D.Becausemathematiciansmakeerrorsintheirdailywork.46.AccordingtoPenelopeMaddy,mathematicsisfascinatingbecauseof__________.A.itssimplemethodsandabsolutecertaintyB.itschancefornewdiscoveriesandgrowthC.itsbeingindependentfromtherealworldD.itsgivingstraightforwardanswerstoquestionsSectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.Anumberofreportsandsurveyshavebeenpublishedabouttheseyoungsters.ItisstillhardtosaywhetherMrMcCrindle’preferenceoftheGreektermwillreceiveenoughsupport.Predictinghowthesechildrenwillturnoutasadultshasnorealvalueatthemoment.SomesurveysaboutGenAlphasarefilledoutbyparents,whointerprettheirchildren’shabits.TherearedisagreementsaboutwhetherAlphasshouldincludethosebornbetween2010and2012.Researchislargelydrivenbycommercialinterests.MeetGenerationAlphaWhatcomesafterZ?Lotsofnameshavebeenproposedfortheworld’syoungestgeneration,bornroughlysince2010.Somearepredictable,suchas“iPadkids”and“GenerationAI”.Othersareconfusing,aswith“Polars”,whichreferstobothgrowingpolarizationandshrinkingicecaps.OnenamehascaughtonintheEnglish-speakingWest:“GenerationAlpha”.Itsymbolizesafreshchapter,saysMarkMcCrindle,theAustraliansocialscientistbehindit.“Alpha”hasrecentlybecomeapopularword.(47)MosthavecometorevealthingsAlphasareinterestedin(videogames,sports)andnot(recycling,thenews).Somehaveevenpredictedthefuture:Alphas,theysay,willbethemostinnovativegroupyet.Suchinsightsmakeforgoodheadlines.Butsocialscientistsagreethatitistoosoontoidentifythedistinctivecharacteristicsofagroupthatincludesveryyoungkids.(48)AccordingtoBobbyDuffy,aprofessoratKing’sCollegeLondon,plentyofjudgmentsmadenowwillbeprovedwronginthefuture.(49)Alphaisprojectedtobetheworld’slargestgeneration,withmorethan2bnmembers.By2029nearly$5.5trnwillbespentonAlphasayear,predictsMrMcCrindle’sresearchfirm.Thatpresentsanopportunityforbusinesses,andforthemarketingfirmsthatadvice“howtoprepareforGenAlpha”.Restrictionsaroundmarketingtoyoungsterspreventmanyinsights.Governmentsregulateadvertisementsaidedatminors,andstoptheirpersonaldatafrombeingcollectedwithouttheirparents’agreement.(50)ButnoonecandenythatAlphasareintheirformativeyears.Attitudesandvalueschangeaspeoplegrowupandsettleastheycomeofage.ItwillbeatleastfiveyearsbeforeAlphasareoldenoughforrealdifferencestobeseenbetweenthemandothers,accordingtoMrDuf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第II卷（共50分）III.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizeinnomorethan60wordsthemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassage.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.51.Itlookedlikeatypicalfish-and-chipshop.Chefstendedtofryingbasketsandwrappedordersinnewspaper.Butthecatchofthedaycamewithacatchofitsown:atSelfridges,adepartmentstoreinLondon,customerswerebuyingtoysratherthanmeals.Plushy(長毛絨的)friedfishwasdecoratedwithlemonandservedwithpeas.Jellycat,theBritishbrandbehindthepop-upshop,invitedeveryonetoplaywiththeirfood.Theworldhasgonesoftforsofttoys.Onsocialmedia,videostagged#Plushies,featuringvariousstuffedcreaturesandobjects,havebeenviewedaround8bntimes.TheJellycatpop-uprequiredvisitorstobookinadvancetogetin.Here,thecheapestitemcost$25,twicethecostofanactualmeal.Butcollectorsarenotputoffbysuchprices:ifanything,theyonlyaddtotheattraction.Likeobtainingaconcertticketorasportstradingcard,gettingyourhandsonarareplushiegivesyourightstoshowoff.MelissaSymondsofCircana,aconsumer-insightsfirm,saysthatsofttoysarethesecond-largestcategoryintheBritishtoymarket;saleshaveincreasedbyaround58%since2021.Theglobalmarketwasworthalmost$12bnin2023.Anditisexpectedtogrowatanannualrateof8%until2030.SoprofitablearetheseplaythingsthatWarrenBuffettboughttheparentcompanyofanAmericanproviderofstuffedanimals,in2022,callingitamoney-making“gem”.Itisnotyoungkidsdrivingthedemandbut“kidults”aged12andabove.Kidultsnowaccountforoveraquarterofsalesand,in2023,surpassedpreschoolersforthefirsttimeasthebiggestagegroupfortoysoverall.Somewillarguethattheplushiecrazeisanothersignofan“infantilised”generation.ButLucyDray,theownerofanonlinesoft-toyshop,saysthatplushies“bringpeoplehappinessandcomfort”—twostatesthat“canbequitehardtofindintheworldwelivein”.Poppsychologistsonsocialmediahavealsotalkedaboutthebenefitsofreconnectingw