2025~2026學年陜西省寶雞市某校高三上學期第二次質量檢測英語試卷一、閱讀理解(★★)FutureIndustries:WhichOnesWillRule?Aswemovetowardsthefuture,itisimportanttoconsiderwhichindustrieswillhavethegreatestpotentialforgrowthandsuccess.Hereareafewofthemostpromisingsectors:

TechnologyThetechnologyindustryhasbeenonanupwardtrendforyearsandshowsnosignsofslowingdown.FromartificialintelligenceandvirtualrealitytoblockchainandtheInternetofThings,therearecountlessopportunitiesinthisfield.HealthcareWithanagingpopulationandincreasingdemandforhealthcareservices,thehealthcareindustryisexpectedtoseesignificantgrowthinthecomingyears.Thisincludeseverythingfrommedicaldevicesandmedicinestotelemedicineandhomehealthcare.Renewable

energyAsconcernsaboutclimatechangecontinuetomount,thereisgrowingdemandforcleanandsustainableenergysources.Solar,wind,andhydropowerarejustafewoftherenewableenergysectorsthatarereadyforexplosivegrowth.E-commerceOnlineshoppinghasbecomeincreasinglypopularoverthepastdecade,andthistrendshowsnosignsofstopping.Asmorepeopleturntoe-commercefortheirshoppingneeds,businessesinthisspacewillcontinuetothrive.EducationWiththeriseofautomationandartificialintelligence,thereisagrowingneedforworkerswithspecializedskillsandknowledge.Thishasledtoalargeincreaseindemandforeducationandtrainingprogrammes,makingthissectorapromisingoneforinvestment.Thesearejustafewofthemanyindustriesthatareexpectedtoseesignificantgrowthinthecomingyears.Bykeepinganeyeonthesetrends,investorscanpositionthemselvesforsuccessinthefuture.1.Whichindustryhasbeenpromotedbythecontinuousagingsociety?

A．Technology.B．Healthcare.C．E-commerce.D．Education.2.Whatisthedirectreasonfortheincreasingemphasisonrenewableenergy?

A．Globalclimatechange.B．Theimprovementoftechnology.C．Theshortageofnon-renewableresources.D．Theglobalizationandindustrialcompetition.3.Whatmakeseducationapromisingindustryinthefuture?

A．Anincreaseinpopulation.B．Thedemandforonlineshopping.C．Thedevelopmentofeconomy.D．Trainingfortalentswithparticularskills.(★★★)Fromtheworld’slastseventoaglobalpopulationofmorethan5,000,Chinaspentnearly40yearsbringingbackcrestedibises(朱鹮)fromtheedgeofextinction.Withitstypicalredcrestandface,aswellasalongblackmouthandsnow-whitefeathers,thecrestedibisisknownasthe“OrientalGem”inChina.TheywereoncewidespreadinEastAsiaandSiberiauntilthe20thcenturywhenhunting,ecologicaldamage,andincreasedhumanactivitiesdrovethebirdstonearextinction.In1981,theentirespeciesaroundtheworldwasdowntothesevencrestedibiseswhichwerefoundonlyinYangxianCounty,northwestChina’sShaanxiProvince,anddeepintheQinlingMountains,makingQinling,anaturalboundarybetweenChina’snorthandsouth,the“Noah’sArk(諾亞方舟)”ofthewildbird.Since1981,thelocalgovernmentofYangxianCountyhasputforwardfourbansfortheprotectionofthespecies,prohibitingactivitiesincludinghuntinginthebirds’livingareas,cuttingdowntreeswheretheynest,usingchemicalsintheirfood-findingareas,andfiringgunsintheirbreeding(繁殖)areas.TheChinesegovernmentarrangedspecialfundstoprotectthehabitatofcrestedibises,sealingoffmountainstoplanttreesinthebirds’livingareas,Chinastartedtheartificialbreedingofcrestedibisesin1991andhasbredmorethan400birdsinShaanxi.Yearsofconstantefforthavebroughtpromisingresults.Itisestimatedthattherearemorethan5,000crestedibisesintheworldnow,andabouthalfofthemliveinShaanxi.Thebird’shabitatinChinahasrisenfromlessthanfivesquarekilometresin1981tothecurrent15,000km2.“Itisluckythatthecrestedibis,anancientbird,isstillflyingaround,”saidZanLinsen,headoftheShaanxiAcademyofForestry.“Theconservationstoryofcrestedibisesnotonlyshowsusthepowerofancientlifebutalsothenecessityandurgencyofecologicalenvironmentprotection.”4.WhyaretheQinlingMountainssoimportantforcrestedibises?

A．Theyusedtobethelasthabitatofcrestedibises.B．Theyarewherecrestedibiseswerefirstfound.C．Theyprotectcrestedibisesfromnaturalenemies.D．Theyaretheonlybreedingareaofcrestedibises.5.Whatcanweconcludefromthefourthparagraph?

A．It’slegaltoownhuntinggunsinYangxianCounty.B．Crestedibisesareunlikelytobebredartificially.C．Thegovernmentplaysakeyroleinsavingcrestedibises.D．Huntinghasbeenthebiggestthreattocrestedibises.6.HowdoesZanLinsenfeelabouttheconservationofcrestedibises?

A．Proudandambitious.B．Relievedandhappy.C．Sorryandregretful.D．Shockedandcurious.7.Whichcouldbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．ArtificialBreedingofCrestedIbisesinChinaB．RareAnimalsinChina:CrestedIbisesC．CrestedIbisesFoundAgainintheQinlingMountainsD．EndangeredCrestedIbisesMakingaComeback(★★★)Notmanypeopleknowthefactbutdyeingtextiles(染色紡織品)areahugefactorindamagingbothhumanhealthandtheenvironment.ScientistsinAustraliamayhavediscoveredawaytosolvethisproblembymakingchangestothecottonplant’sgenesinorderforittonaturallyproducevariouscolouredcotton.Thesescientistshavebeenexploringtheconceptoftryinggene-editinginordertochangethecolourofnaturalfibersfoundinthecottonplant.Sofar,theirexperimenthasproducedcolouredcottoninapetridish(培養(yǎng)皿).Scientistshopethatthismeanstheycanperfecttheprocessinordertogrowthecropsinthefields.Oftentheagricultureandfuelindustriesarecloselyexaminedfortheirinfluencesontheenvironment,butthetextileindustryisnottobeoverlookedandcertainlyhasthingstofeelguiltyabout.Thetextileindustrycontributes10%ofglobalcarbonemissions,largelyduetotheriseoffastfashion,whichsees80to100billionitemsofclothesproducedannually.Thiscreatesalargeamountofphysicalwasteandalsocontributestootherextremelydetrimentaleffectsontheenvironment.Cottonisquitethethirstycrop,needing2,700litersofwatertocreateonlyonecottonT-shirt.Thatplacesextrastressinregionsthatdonothaveasteadywatersupplyavailable.And,textiledyesfrequentlyendupinnaturalwatersystems,darkeningthewateranddisturbingthebiochemicalbalance.Fortunately,people’sdesiretoprotecttheenvironmenthasbeengrowingovertimeandmoreandmorepeopleareturningtomoresustainablefashionchoices.Largerbrandshaveaneyeonthesetrendsandarealsopromisingtotrytodevelopmorewater-freedyeingtechnologies.8.HowmayscientistsinAustraliasolvetheproblemcausedbydyeingtextiles?

A．Bydyeingthecottonbeforeitiscollected.B．Bydiscoveringnaturalplant-basedtextilefibers.C．Bytransformingthedyesintoeco-friendlyones.D．Bychangingthecotton’sgenes.9.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphintendtotellus?

A．Theriseoffastfashionistoblamefortheenvironmentalpollution.B．Theenvironmentalimpactofthetextileindustryshouldbetakenseriously.C．Theclothingindustryshouldbethoroughlyexamined.D．Thecarbonemissionsfromthetextileindustryarelimited.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“detrimental”inParagraph4probablymean?

A．Harmful.B．Short-term.C．Magical.D．Decisive.11.Whatmightcontributetothedevelopmentofdyeingtechnologies?

A．Clothingproducers’socialresponsibility.B．People’sconsumptionconcepts.C．People’sawarenessofenvironmentalprotection.D．Largebrands’desiretokeeppacewithfashion.(★★★)Peoplehavetraditionallybeenhiredbasedprimarilyonthedegreetheyearned,thejobtheyhad,orthepeopletheyknew.Skillswerenotabigpartoftheconversationinthehiring,orintheeconomyoverall.That’schanging.Workersbetterunderstandtheneedtoarticulate(清晰地表達)theskillstheyhaveandtheskillstheywant.Andbusinesses,eagertofillrolesinthishistoricallytightlabourmarket,havestartedtofocusonwhetherpeoplehavetheskillstogetthejobdone.Skillscomefirst.Weneedtotakeadvantageofthismomentum(勢頭).Skills-firsthiringneedstobecomethenewwaytoconnecttalenttoopportunity.TheWorldEconomicForumestimateswe’llneedtoreskilloveronebillionpeopleby2030.Employeesconsideropportunitiestolearnandgrowastheprimarydriverofgreatworkculture,yetourdatashowsonly52%ofemployeesfeeltheirmanagerencouragestheuseofworktimetolearnnewskills.Thismajordisconnectwillstarttoimpactemployersastheskills-economycontinuestogrow.Bycaringaboutemployees’careers,investingintheirskillsdevelopment,andhelpingthemtransformintonewroles,companiesbenefittoo.Whenleadersoffergrowthopportunitiesthroughinternalmobility,theykeeptheiremployeesnearlytwiceaslongastheirpeers.Afocusonupskillingneedsemployerstochangetheirconceptofbusinessmanagement.Everyonefromthetopdownneedstounderstandhowcriticalongoinglearningandupskillingis,notonlyfromanemployee’sgrowthperspective(角度),butalsoformaintainingacompany’scompetitiveedge.Theorganizationsthatkeeptheiremployeesontopofnewtechnologiesaretheonesthatwillseesuccessinthisnewworldofwork.Neverinthehistoryofthelabourmarkethasbeenaclearorreliablewaytounderstandwhetherpeopleandjobsarematchedinthemostefficientway.Thelabourmarkethasworkedfromsome,butskillscanchangethat.Byharnessing(利用)newdataandtoolsthatmakeiteasyforpeopleandcompaniestoidentifytalentbasedonskills,alongwiththeaccesstobuildingmorediversifiedandequitablenetworks,wehavetheabilitytohelpfillthemostindemandjobsbasedonwhatacandidatecando.Thiswillnotonlycreategreaterequityinoureconomy,butalsogreaterdynamism.Itwillcreatenewlevelsofprogressandprosperity.12.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?

A．Askills-firstlabourmarketisemerging.B．Theskillsneededforjobshavechanged.C．Therecomesamarkedshiftinbusinessdemands.D．Thelabourmarketisbecomingmorecompetitive.13.Howcanemployersbenefitfromskilltrainingaccordingtothetext?

A．Ithelpsimprovethestabilityoftheworkforce.B．Itdevelopsemployers’decision-makingability.C．Itishelpfulinbuildingexcellentcorporateculture.D．Itenhancesemployees’senseofresponsibility.14.Whatisarequirementforupskilling?

A．Anetworkrunningontheprincipleofequity.B．Amentalityshiftatthemanagementlevel.C．Thecooperationbetweenlabourandmanagement.D．Asystemthatencouragesself-improvement.15.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A．Tointroducethedevelopmentofthelabourmarket.B．Toshareauniqueviewabouttheeconomy.C．Toexplainwhytheworldofworkneedstoputskillsfirst.D．Toanalyzetheimportanceofskillstosocialprogress.(★★★)Arewormstheheroeswedidn’tknowweneeded?Silent,slimyandwriggling(扭動),youmightthinkthatwormsaregoodfornothingexceptbait(誘餌)ontheendofafishingpole.16TheBritishnaturalistCharlesDarwinsaidthatnootheranimalhas“playedsuchanimportantpartinthehistoryoftheworldastheselowlyorganisedcreatures”.TheyhavelivedonEarthfor600millionyearsandhaveevensurvivedfivemassextinctions.17Earthwormsliterallymovetheearth,andthisiswhyfarmerslovethem.Astheytravel,theyaerate(使透氣)thesoilbyloosening,mixingandoxygenatingit.18Theyareeffectivelyasmallbutveryefficientplough(犁).Butit’snotjustearthwormsthatdeservepraise.In2022,agroupofscientistsattheMargaritaSalasCentreforBiologicalResearchisolatedenzymes(酶)foundinwaxwormsaliva(唾液)whichareplastic-eating.19It’shopedthatbyproducingtheseenzymesonanindustry-levelscale,wewillhaveamoreenvironmentallyfriendlywaytoreduceplasticpollution.20Bloodwormsaresmallseacreatureswhichpressthemselvesintothemudoftheoceanfloor.ScientistsattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbarahavebeenstudyingtheirjaws,whicharemadeupof10%copperproteins(銅蛋白)andaresostrongthattheylasttheworm’sentirefive-yearlifespan.Becauseofthisresearch,engineersmaystartusingthejawsasinspirationforthedesignandmanufactureofmaterialslikeconcrete.So,nexttimeyouseeaworm,showitalittlerespect.Theyreallyarechangingtheworld!

A．So,whatdowormsdothatissogreat?B．Wormshavealifespanofafewmonths.C．Andwormsareeveninspiringthebuildingindustry.D．Itincreasestheground’scapacitytoholdandemptywater.E．However,thereismoretothehumblewormthanmeetstheeye.F．Humansproducemorethan300milliontonsofplasticeveryyear.G．Thesecanbreakdownaverycommonplasticthatnormallybreaksdownovermanyyears.二、完形填空(★★)ZorawokeupearlyonSaturdaymorning,_______forherlong-awaitedtriptothemallwithherfriends.Theyhadplannedthisshoppingspree(狂歡)forweeksandshehadbeen_______thedays.Zoraalwayshadone_______itemsheplannedtobuyforhermum.Astheywalkedpastafabricsstore,Zora’seyes_______up.Shehadbeensavingupformonthstobuyasewingmachineforhermumtohelppatch(縫補)_______,andsheknewthisstorecarriedit.Shedraggedherfriendsinside,andassoonasshe_______thesewingmachine,sheknewitwastheone.ButwhenZoracheckedthe_______tag(標簽),herheartsank.Itwasmuchmoreexpensivethanshehad_______.Shestartedtofeeldisappointedandconsideredgivinguponher_______ofhelpinghermum.Herfriendsnoticedher________anddecidedtohelpher.Theytookoutsomemoneyandencouragedhertobuyit,tellingherhowmuchhermum________it.Withtheir________,Zoradecidedtospendonthesewingmachine,andasshewalkedoutofthestore,shefeltasenseofprideand________.Therestofthedayflewby,andtheyheadedbackhome.Zorarealizedthather________weretherealfriendsshehad.Theyhadhelpedherattheimportantmomentandcreated________thatshewouldcherish(珍藏)forever.21.A．excitedB．confusedC．upsetD．inspired22.A．talkingaboutB．relyingonC．countingdownD．sendingfor23.A．amazingB．unknownC．expensiveD．little24.A．pickedB．litC．tookD．broke25.A．programmesB．wallsC．netsD．clothes26.A．lostB．boughtC．sawD．sold27.A．pillB．securityC．priceD．electronic28.A．readB．keptC．studiedD．thought29.A．dreamB．abilityC．offerD．result30.A．ambitionB．awkwardC．positionD．annoyance31.A．describedB．reservedC．deservedD．observed32.A．supportB．blameC．cheerD．trust33.A．worryB．wisdomC．regretD．achievement34.A．guestsB．companionsC．generationsD．relatives35.A．memoriesB．picturesC．lessonsD．methods三、語法填空(★★★)短文中黑體部分為本單元核心知識點，請在空白處填入1個恰當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式，并背誦該短文。Anewhigh-speedrailwaywastobebuiltthroughthesmalltown.However,36archaeologistprotestedagainstitsconstruction,becauseitmeantanoldtemplewhichwasregardedastheonlyhistoricheritagewouldlikelydisappear.Iftherelevantdepartmentsgaveway37him,itwouldleadtoagreatlossofmoney.Howto38(creative)keepbalancebetweenconstructionandprotectionwasachallengingissue.Acommittee39(establish)topreventthetemplefrombeingdamaged.Theymadesurethattheywouldinvestigaterelevantcluesandconductnecessaryresearchinanattempt40(solve)theproblem.Themembersreferredtoformerdocuments,andturnedto41(professional)fromallovertheworldforadvice.Theymademanyproposals.Atlast,bycomparison,theyfoundthattheapplicationofthedigitalimagetechnologycouldbeasolution.Throughouttheprocess,manyoverseasexpertstookpartintheproject.Manylocalsdonatedmoneyandmadegreat42(contribute)toit.Atlast,thetemplewaspreservedwell.Thelocalsheldaparadeforit.Intheiropinion,itwasworthwhile43(protect)goodtraditionsandpromoting44(far)appreciationofheritage.Theywouldnotforgivethose45damagedrelicsforever.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.假定你是李華，你校廣播站將增加15分鐘的英語節(jié)目（SpecialEnglish）。請你給負責的外教Bob寫一個郵件，內容包括：1.對該舉措的態(tài)度；2.對內容的建議。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。DearBob,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、書面表達(★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。InahousefarfromthecitylivedJohnandhismother.John’sonlyhobbywaswanderinginthenearbypicturesqueforest.Initscenterwasashinyclearlakewithschoolsoffishdancinginit.Lovelyanimalssuchasdeerorrabbitswereplayingaroundandcutebirdsweresingingintrees.Fascinatedbythebeautyandlivelinessofnature,hedesiredtobecomeagreatartistandpresentallthebreath-takingscenestotheworld.Johnstudiedinthelocalprimaryschool.LifewasnoteasyforJohnandhismomafterhisfatherdied.Knowingwhathardworkhismotherdidtomakeendsmeet,Johnreallydidn’twanthismothertoworry.Hismotherknewthesignificanceofeducationinlifebutshewasagainsthisdreamofbecominganartist.“Theprofessionofartistcan’taidapersoninmeetinghisdailyexpenses,”shewouldsay.Butaseachdaypassed,John’sdream