江苏省张家港市2025学年高三下学期第二次联考英语试题试卷含解析.doc

江苏省张家港市2025学年高三下学期第二次联考英语试题试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内2．答题时请按要求用笔3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Tony, do remember to send the report to the sales manager!—________.A．Made it B．Got itC．Heard it D．Followed it2．— Do you like the book you father bought you?— Very much. It’s exactly______I wanted.A．which B．thatC．what D．how3．—I was intended to to the concert with you this weekend, but I can’t now.—______.A．Bad B．That’s rightC．Not at all D．You’re welcome4．---Jenny is becoming slimmer and slimmer.---- It is said that she hired a fitness instructor last year and _____ since.A．is working out B．worked out C．has been working out D．had worked out5．—Thank you very much for everything ．You've been so helpful .—_ _．Just let me know if there is anything else I can do for you． A．With pleasure B．The pleasure is mine． C．Please don't say so D．No, thanks6．They arrived at the border between Kenya and Tanzania at 2 pm, ______ lies a national nature reserve.A． what B． which C． where D． when7．Nature is understandable in the sense ______ she will answer truly and reward with discoveries when we ask her questions via observation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what8．They are determined to go into the dark cave, ________ my warning of danger.A．regardless of B．because ofC．apart from D．instead of9．---Shall we go for a picnic this Saturday？---_____________. Will next Saturday be OK？A．Sure，it's up to you B．Sure，it's no problemC．Sorry，I can't make it D．Sorry，I'm not available today10．---________ I say something to you? You were really, really something back there. Incredible!---Are you talking to ---me? Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should11．It is well known _____Confucius was born in the city of Qufu in Shandong province, China.A．whether B．whereC．that D．what12．A myth is an account of the deeds of a god or supernatural beings, usually expressed in terms of ______ thought.A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive13．People believe that the China Dream is not very difficult ________ so long as the whole nation works hard for it.A．realizing B．to be realizedC．realized D．to realize14．Last week, only two people came to look at the house, ________ wanted to buy it.A．none of them B．both of them C．none of whom D．neither of whom15．Reporters asked him to ______ his position on welfare reform.A．clarify B．divide C．instruct16．It is said that the only survivor in the car crash was badly injured. However, somehow the doctors managed to help him ______.A．pull through B．put through C．look through D．break through17．Raising the incomes of the poor is likely to be ineffective in a wealthy society, ________ accompanied by other measures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless18．When I got to his house, I found that the walls _____ .A．are being painted B．are paintingC．were being painted D．were painting19．Mr. Chapman retired at 70 after he nearly 40 years with the Gas Company．A．had spent B．has spent C．spends D．would spend20．Jack decided to choose a different ________ and teach history through storytelling.A．analysis B．angle C．attitude D．approach第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21．（6分）Ancient Fish Returns to Illinois WatersThe Illinois Department of Natural Resources is returning a fish called the alligator gar to the state’s rivers.Some people call the fish a “living fossil.” Experts believe the fish first appeared during the Early Cretaceous period more than 100 million years ago.Randy Sauer is an Illinois state fisheries biologist. He says the fish disappeared from the state’s rivers in the 1990s, although they have continued to do well in southern states. Sauer says biologists want to bring the fish back to northern rivers “because it is important to have top predators to balance the species below them,” he said.Sport fishermen like to try to catch the alligator gar. Alligator gar are the second-largest freshwater fish in North America. They can grow as large as 2.7 meters and weigh more than 136 kilograms. Sauer says their large size is one reason they disappeared in the 1990s. Experts say alligator gars are “opportunistic feeders.” This means they will eat almost anything -- including small turtles or ducks. They also eat invasive species such as Asian and silver carp. Sauer hopes the re-introduction of the alligator gar will help the state’s efforts to control the carp. Because gar can live up to 60 years, the program will continue to increase for many years.Sauer notes that female alligator gars do “not sexually mature until 11 years, and the male not till 6 or 7 years.”That means the biologists will try to raise and release a lot of fish early in the program to re-introduce them.“We’re probably going to stock m。