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2025-2026学年湖北随州市高三下学期二模英语试题
第一部分 听力（共两节 满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1.
What are the speakers going to do
A. Celebrate an anniversary. B. Have a picnic in a park. C. Ride a bike.
2.
Why does the laptop need restarting
A. The mouse broke down. B. The keyboard broke down. C. The monitor broke down.
3.
What did the man do for the woman
A. He paid off her debt. B. He worked her shift. C. He invited her to lunch.
4.
Who are the speakers
A. Producers. B. Customers. C. Salesmen.
5.
How does the man sound
A. Worried. B. Calm. C. Interested.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6. How many carats does the second-largest diamond weigh
A. 2024. B. 2492. C. 3106.
7. Where was the Cullinan diamond found
A. Canada. B. Botswana. C. Africa.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8. Where did the conversation take place
A. At a newspaper company. B. On a fashion channel. C. At a job interview.
9. What was the main reason for the man to quit his last job
A. He wasn’t satisfied with the pay.
B. He had no time to travel.
C. He didn’t like the working atmosphere.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
10. Why have many young people bought gold recently
A. Because they hope to get return.
B. Because they want to invest in fashion.
C. Because they can show off.
11. What’s the feature of current gold phone stickers
A. Expensive. B. Fashionable. C. Thick.
12. How does the woman feel about the gold phone stickers
A. Interested. B. Indifferent. C. Concerned.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
13. What’s the relationship of the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Relatives. C. Neighbors.
14. Why does the man want a part-time job
A. To gain related work experience.
B. To earn enough living expenses.
C. To enrich his college life.
15. How does the woman help the man
A. By recommending him to a trade company.
B. By providing him with living expenses.
C. By preparing him for a job interview.
16. What is the man likely to do next
A. Thank the woman. B. Let the chance slip. C. Get ready for the interview.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. What does Ray Barker say about Joey
A. He is used to his routine. B. He changes the pattern. C. He shouldn’t work.
18. What happened to Joey
A. He was hit by a car. B. He got frostbite. C. He fell in Aughtry’s home.
19. Why did Aughtry post a video on social media
A. To attract her neighbors. B. To show she called 911. C. To ask for others’ help.
20. What did the neighbors help do first
A. Wrap Joey a blanket. B. Sweep the snow around. C. Send Joey to the hospital.
第二部分 阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
For more than 20 years, National Geographic and Lindblad Expeditions have collaborated to connect curious travellers with transformative experiences. These pioneers defined modern expedition travel, and now they are setting new standards with immersive and illuminating voyages led by passionate expedition teams — naturalists, photographers and cultural specialists who are explorers at heart. Encounter abundant wildlife — blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas, Darwin’s finches, pink flamingos, giant tortoises and more. The wildlife of Galápagos is legendary for being without fear in the presence of humans.
ITINERARY SPOTLIGHT
Exploring Galápagos
10 DAYS FROM 6,738pp
2025-2028: Weekly expeditions year-round, departing Fridays
National Geographic Endeavour II
Visit expeditions.co.uk/saligala for itinerary detail, extensions and current rates
Day 1: Fly from the UK to Quito and overnight stay
Day 2: Fly from Quito to Galápagos and begin your expedition on board National Geographic Endeavour II
Day 3-8: Explore the Galápagos Islands
Day 9: Fly from Galápagos to Quito and overnight stay
Day 10: Fly from Quito to the UK
Year-round departures fly-cruise price from 6,738pp
What’s Included:
·International flights from London
·Hotel accommodation in Quito on a bed-and-breakfast basis
·All overseas transportation
·Recommended group flights between mainland Ecuador and Galápagos
·7 nights on board National Geographic Endeavour II
·All meals, select beverages, excursions and more onboard
·Use of all exploratory tools
21. Who might be interested in this expedition to Galápagos
A. Beach resort lovers.
B. Modern brave pioneers.
C. Adventurous nature learners.
D. Isolated environment researchers.
22. What can tourists do in this journey
A. Cooperate with cardiac specialists.
B. Visit the Galápagos Islands.
C. Swim with giant tortoises and dolphins.
D. Enjoy free meals and drinks.
23. How many ways are there for the potential travelers to get more information
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
B
A millionaire Richard Branson flew into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, bringing space tourism a step closer to reality and beating out his richer rival Jeff Bezos.
The nearly 71-year-old Branson and five crew members from his Virgin Galactic space tourism company reached an altitude of 86 kilometers over the New Mexico desert — enough to experience up to four minutes of weightlessness and witness the curve of the Earth and then glided back home to a runway landing.
With about 500 people watching, including Branson’s family, the space plane named Unity was carried high in the air underneath a twin-fuselage (机身) aircraft. Then, at an altitude of about 13 kilometers, Unity separated from the mother ship and fired its engine, reaching more than Mach 3, or three times the speed of sound, as it pierced (刺穿) the edge of space.
“The whole thing it was just magical,” joyful Branson said on his return aboard the space plane. Spectators cheered, jumped into the air and embraced as Unity touched down on Earth. Mike Moses, a top executive at Virgin Galactic, said that apart from some problems with the transmission of video images from inside the cabin, the flight was perfect.
The brief, up-and-down flight — the space plane’s portion took only about 15 minutes — was a eye-catching commercial plug for Virgin Galactic, which plans to start taking paying customers on joyrides next year.
24. What’s the main idea of paragraph 3
A. The plane’s flight height.
B. The smooth launching process.
C. The record-breaking speed of the flight.
D. The emotional reactions of the spectators.
25. Which words can best describe Richard Branson
A. Adventurous and ambitious. B. Cautious and stressed.
C. Optimistic and open. D. Wealthy and proud.
26. What is true about the flight
A. It just took fifteen minutes.
B. There is much room for improvement.
C. It was a successful promotion for space tourism.
D. It was a private flight intended for billionaire.
27. Where is the passage probably from
A. A travel brochure. B. A science report.
C. A textbook. D. A newspaper.
C
Of all the forces that shape our lives, work is the most dominant. A huge portion of our conscious hours is devoted to our jobs. What we do defines our living standards and, to a considerable extent, our social status. Some argue that the importance of leisure allows us to ignore work’s injustice, and that people should offset (抵消) its frustrations by focusing on other parts of their lives.
I consider this attitude a form of giving up. For the foreseeable future, the material and psychological rewards that work provides will remain vital to life’s satisfaction. However, only a small minority of people can control their pace of work or their working environment. Similarly, work offers only a few people the chance for creativity, imagination, or initiative. The inequality we see in and through work remains one of the cruelest and most obvious inequalities in our society.
And the clearest form of this inequality is the contrast between managers and the rest. For most managers, work is an opportunity and a challenge. Their jobs interest them and allow them to develop their abilities. They keep learning, can exercise responsibility, and have a significant degree of control over their own and others’ working lives. Most importantly, they have the freedom to initiate. In contrast, for most manual workers and a growing number of white-collar workers, work is a boring and even painful experience. They spend their lives in conditions which would be considered intolerable by the managers who allow these conditions to continue.
Ordinary workers have little control over their work. Their jobs provide them with no opportunity for personal development. Often, the design of production makes workers simply a part of the technology. In offices, many jobs are so routine that workers rightly feel themselves to be small, unimportant parts in a large rigid machine. As a direct result, many workers feel disengaged from their jobs and their companies. This sense of alienation remains one of the most serious outcomes of inequality in the modern workplace.
28. Why does work’s dominance pose a problem according to some people
A. It makes leisure unimportant.
B. It hides work’s built-in injustice.
C. It rarely defines our social status.
D. It consumes all our conscious hours.
29. What does the underlined word “alienation” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Disconnection. B. Satisfaction. C. Promotion. D. Exhaustion.
30. Why is work inequality considered cruel
A. It cannot be offset by leisure activities.
B. It lowers overall social productivity.
C. It lowers everyone’s living standards.
D. It denies most people autonomy and fulfillment.
31. Which would be the best title for the passage
A. The Power and Problems of Modern Work.
B. Why Leisure Cannot Replace Work Satisfaction.
C. Inequality and Its Effects at Work.
D. Managers Versus Workers: A Workplace Divide.
D
In the dark depths of the ocean, sound serves as the essential medium of life. Marine species ranging from giant whales to socially complex seals have evolved to depend entirely on sound signals for navigation, communication, and survival. This delicate underwater soundscape now faces huge disturbance from human activities, with commercial shipping as a primary contributor to marine noise pollution. Scientific research consistently demonstrates that ocean noise levels have been increasing by approximately 3.3 decibels per decade, directly corresponding with the expansion of global maritime traffic.
The most significant sound disturbance originates from propeller cavitation (螺旋桨空化) — a complex process where ship propellers spin so fast that they create tiny bubbles. When these bubbles burst, they generate persistent low-frequency sounds capable of traveling thousands of meters through water. This human-made noise pollution severely disrupts critical marine mammal behaviors including finding mates, feeding patterns, and migratory navigation, with consequences that may extend throughout marine ecosystems.
Addressing this environmental challenge, researchers worldwide are developing new technological solutions. At the University of British Columbia, marine engineers are pioneering flexible propeller blades (桨叶) that significantly reduce bubble formation through controlled blade movement. Simultaneously, researchers at the Dutch institute MARIN have perfected bubble curtain technology — systems that generate streams of air bubbles around propellers and ship bodies to soften bubble collapse and absorb sound waves. Test results demonstrate substantial noise reduction across frequencies particularly important to marine mammals.
Beyond these solutions, emerging technologies include unique materials and innovative “sound black hole” concepts that effectively trap vibrational energy within ship structures. These cutting-edge approaches achieve notable noise reduction while avoiding concerns about additional weight or safety risks.
Despite these promising advances, practical implementation faces substantial challenges. Upgrading existing ships requires significant investment, and shipowners need stronger economic and regulatory support. Encouragingly, international environmental standards are gradually creating favorable conditions for adopting these technologies. As research refines these solutions, the maritime industry moves closer to achieving sustainable coexistence between global commerce and marine ecosystem preservation.
32 What is the main cause of underwater noise pollution
A. Sound of underwater ocean currents.
B. Noise from marine mammals’ activities.
C. Noise from ship propellers.
D. Low-frequency sound waves.
33. How does bubble curtain technology primarily function to reduce noise
A. By hardening the ship’s bodies.
B. By slowing down the propeller’s spin.
C. By controlling the water current.
D. By generating sound-absorbing bubbles.
34. What is the current state of these new technologies
A. Facing global rejection by shipowners.
B. Effective yet costly to apply.
C. Causing safety risks for ships.
D. Primarily useful for new ships.
35. What is the author’s overall tone about the future
A. Cautious but fundamentally optimistic.
B. Pessimistic and overcome with frustration.
C. Neutral and purely informational.
D. Urgent and skeptical of regulatory efforts.
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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Good gift giving is an art. The perfect present can lift a mood or improve a relationship. Gift giving around holidays, birthdays, graduations or weddings is a great opportunity to reinforce those relationships. Whatever the occasion, gift giving is a social practice that requires careful thought and consideration. ____36____ The following tips may help you craft a simple guide to gifting.
____37____ When we receive gifts in a bunch, we tend to unconsciously average out their value, so a small gift attached to a big one will hurt the latter’s impact.
Gift experiences rather than things. A brand-new iPhone becomes old fast. But a dream vacation or seeing our favorite artist in concert will give us memories that last forever. That is why we should consider an experience over a physical object. ____38____
Think like the receiver. ____39____ That might seem obvious, but it happens far less than we’d like. People tend to use gifts as jokes, encouragements to change one’s ways, or to signal something about themselves rather than providing utility or happiness to the receiver.
But if all else fails, remember there’s a reason why we say that it’s the thought that counts. Don’t forget why we are giving gifts. ____40____ Instead, they just want us to think about them, and that can be done in lots of easy ways.
A. Don’t add a small gift to a big gift.
B. So are there a set of rules to follow
C. Most people don’t want lots of money spent on them.
D. To put it simply, buy things that our receiver would buy for themselves.
E. The value of a gift is often determined by its emotional impact, not its price tag.
F. Experiences often have more thought gone into them, and they create more vivid memories.
G. Money spent on doing provides more enduring happiness than money spent on having.
第三部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
According to Wales Online, 43-year-old Amy Johnson was out shopping with her two young children when stress began to build.
“My two young children, Sarah and Noah, were at their peak of being ____41____, and I was at my wit’s end,” Amy said. “Sarah was ____42____ a breakdown, and Noah, ____43____ the tension, was becoming increasingly restless. I was preparing myself for the ____44____ —a complete fit of anger from Sarah, which of course would ____45____ a chain reaction with Noah. It felt like a ticking time bomb ready to explode.”
Then something unexpected happened. A woman, probably in her sixties, ____46____ Amy—and instead of offering judgment, she offered kindness.____47____ down, the woman smiled at Sarah and said, “I couldn’t help but ____48____ your beautiful dress. Do you like bunnies ” Amy said her daughter’s tears stopped ____49____.
“For the next few minutes, this kind stranger ____50____ my children in a conversation about their favourite animals, colours, and cartoons. Her magical ____51____ calmed them in no time.” Before leaving, the woman handed Amy a small note. It read: “You’re doing a great job. We’ve all been there. Keep smiling.” Amy said the rest of the day went unexpectedly smoothly. “It’s amazing how a simple act of kindness from a stranger can transform a ____52____ day into a memorable one.”
Later that night Amy ____53____ the experience. “As I put Sarah and Noah to bed, I whispered a thank you to the universe for sending that kind stranger our way. Her act of kindness didn’t just change our day; it changed our perspective. It was a ____54____ that in the midst of chaos and challenges, there’s always room for kindness, and it’s these moments that truly ____55____ us.”
41. A. alarmed B. spoiled C. tireless D. uneasy
42. A. free from B. far from C. on the edge of D. out of
43. A. performing B. sensing C. preserving D. attracting
44. A. unavoidable B. accidental C. additional D. permanent
45. A. turn down B. call for C. figure out D. set off
46. A. ignored B. passed C. followed D. approached
47. A. pushing B. sitting C. kneeling D. stepping
48. A. notice B. recognize C. neglect D. overlook
49. A. randomly B. instantly C. smoothly D. secretly
50. A. persuaded B. connected C. greeted D. engaged
51. A. perception B. appearance C. presence D. figure
52. A. confusing B. challenging C. embarrassing D. relaxing
53. A. stick to B. take up C. reflected on D. go through
54. A. reminder B. symbol C. warning D. reward
55. A. invent B. define C. improve D. praise
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
语法填空
Rain fell over Paris on Saturday, but it did little to dampen the spirit of thousands of people who gathered in front of Notre Dame Cathedral. For the first time since ____56____ devastating fire in 2019, the medieval landmark was reopened fully to the public, drawing crowds eager to step inside and witness the results of one of the most ambitious reconstruction ____57____ (project) in modern history.
Tickets for tours sold out in less than 30 minutes when they first became available, ____58____ (emphasize) the global fascination with the 12th century monument. Visitors from across the world described the experience as overwhelming.
The path back to this moment was long and complex. On April 15, 2019, an electrical fault is believed ____59____ (cause) the fire that tore through Notre Dame’s roof, destroying centuries old wooden structures. The fire shocked the world, leaving the ____60____ (prize) cultural treasure damaged.
____61____ followed was an unprecedented reconstruction effort. Billions of euros ____62____ (invest), and thousands of artisans, architects, and engineers worked together to restore the cathedral stone by stone.
For many ____63____ stood in the rain outside Notre Dame, the opening was more than a tourist attraction. It was a moment of ____64____ (revive), and a reminder that even ____65____ the face of disaster, history can rise again.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66. 学校英文报正在征集关于“高中是否应系统开设职业生涯规划课程”讨论稿件。请你以“Is a Career Planning Course Necessary in High School ”为题，写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
（1）你的观点；
（2）阐述理由。
注意：
（1）词数80左右；
（2）短文题目已给出，不计入总词数
Is a Career Planning Course Necessary in High School
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第二节（满分25分）
67. 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。
Chocolates, lollipops, and toys were the items picked by Babloo while his Mom was busy selecting the provisions (供给) for the month from a departmental store. They both completed their selection of items and entered the billing counter. Seetha was surprised to see the bill which amounted to Rs.1000, which was more than the budget that she had. She wanted to return some of the items picked up by Babloo, but she did not want to disappoint her only son.
That evening, Ramesh dragged himself through the door, looking extremely tired. Seetha asked, “How was your day today ” Ramesh said with a dull face, “It was very tough... I must be very aggressive to save my job. We need to save at least a little more amount per month, Seetha”. “So, what was the bill amount for this month ” asked Ramesh with curiosity. When Seetha quietly mentioned the grocery bill in the kitchen, he murmured, “Every child deserves these small joys”, forcing a smile.
However, Babloo overheard his parents’ conversation. Peeking (偷瞥) through the doorway, Babloo saw his father sitting at the table, head in hands — a sight that sent a sharp pang (痛苦) through the boy’s heart. The next morning, he noticed the deep worry lines on his father’s face that even a forced smile couldn’t conceal (掩藏).
In the following weeks, a quiet determination settled over Babloo. He began spending evenings writing something, with his English dictionary constantly at his side. When his mother urged him to sleep, he’d simply say, “It’s for a school assignment,” though his eyes held a secret. Ramesh, noticing the light under his son’s door late at night, felt a mixture of pride and concern, unaware that his son’s efforts were all for him.
One evening, Babloo rushed to meet his father, face glowing with triumph. “Papa, this is for you!” he exclaimed, holding out a Rs.8000 note. Ramesh’s face darkened instantly. “Where did you get this Did you steal it ” he demanded, his voice sharp with fear. Babloo’s radiant smile soon vanished, tears springing to his eyes as he looked at the father.
注意：
（1）续写词数应在150左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1: Seetha immediately stepped between them asking Babloo softly, “Tell us, dear.”
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Paragraph 2: Then, Babloo proposed, “We can use it to buy the provisions.”
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