福建省漳平一中高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考新高考英語試題及答案解析

福建省漳平一中高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考新高考英語試題注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．----Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek？---Thetrees_____________well，butIdidn'twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn'thavegrownC．wouldgrow D．wouldhavegrown2．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although3．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious4．BythetimeIsawtheangryexpressiononhisface,I________exactlywhatIwashavingtoface.A．knewB．hadknownC．wouldknowD．haveknown5．We______becarefulwiththewordswesaywhenweareangry.A．may B．can C．might D．should6．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou7．Insteadofmakingchoicesfortheirchildren,liberalparentsusuallysay,“Gowhereyou________.”A．will B．shouldC．can D．must8．Inthismoviegoingseason,womenaredrivingticketsalestoadegree,ifever,seenbefore.A．really B．frequentlyC．rarely D．never9．—Didyoucatchthefirstbusthismorning?—No.Ithadleftthestop_________Igotthere.A.inthetime B．a(chǎn)tthetimeC．bythetime D．duringthetime10．______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed11．Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomtomovethem．A．between B．in C．a(chǎn)cross D．over12．---Thepricesofvegetablesaregoingupmadly.It’sreallytoomuchforus.---Butforthesituationwheremanyvegetableproducingareas_____constantlowtemperature,thingswouldnotbelikethis.A．meetwith B．havemetwithC．metwith D．hadmetwith13．Idon’tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,______shewaswithmeatthattime.A．thoughB．orC．butD．for14．John______anNBAplayoffgameonTVnow.A．watchesB．watchedC．willwatchD．iswatching15．Theyaresmiling.There______muchtroublesolvingtheproblem.A．couldn’tbe B．mustn’tbeC．can’thavebeen D．mustn’thavebeen16．Wereallyemphasizetheimportanceofputting______safeguardstopreventchildren’sidentitiesfromfallinginwrongpeople’shands.A．inplaceB．invainC．inquestionD．inearnest17．________twohoursdailyhasmadeconsiderabledifferencetomyphysicalcondition.A．TowalkB．WalkingC．WalkedD．Havingwalked18．Afterclass,theteachercouldn’tleave,bythestudents.A．surrounded B．tosurroundC．wassurrounded D．surrounding19．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding20．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Iamtravelinghome.Itisbitterlycoldandsnowy,butthewarmtrainisrightontime.IfeelpleasantlysatisfiedasIlookoutattherushhourtrafficonthemotorway.Ifeelmoresatisfiedasthesmelloffreshcoffeeannouncesthearrivalofthedrinksservice.Swissfriendsoftentellme,proudly,thattheirrailserviceisthebestintheworld,butrecently,oneexperiencehasprovedthatthegreatSwissloveaffairwiththeirrailwayhasturnedalittlesour.Itallbeganwiththedecisiontoendticketsalesontrains.OnecoldmorningIarrivedatmylocalstationonlytofindthattheticketmachinewasbroken.Nomatter,Ithought,Ihavegotasmartphone,andIhurriedlysetaboutbuyingmyticketthatway.ThiswasnotaseasyasIhadexpected,busyingmyselfbetweencreditcardandphonewithfreezingcoldfingers,but,bythetimeIgotonthetraintoGenevaIhadane-ticketandIproudlyshowedittotheconductor.Unfortunatelyshetoldmethatmyticketwasnotvalid.SeveralweekslateraletterarrivedfromSwissrailwaystogetherwithafinefor190francs($210).Thegoodpeopletheretellmetheformalpaymentformyticketfrommycreditcardcompanyarrivedfourminutesaftermytrainleftthestation.Thatmeans,theysay,thatIboughtmyticketonthetrain—andthatisstrictlyprohibited.Swissrailwayssaytheirpolicyisdesignedtoprotecthonestticket-payingpassengers,butaquicklookattheirbalancesheetsuggestssomethingelse.Thecompanyismakingabout$2millionamonthfromfines.Althoughtraintravelisstillpopular,thoseseatsdonotfeelascomfortable;thecoffeedoesnotsmellquitesogood—becauseSwissrailwayshavelost,fornowanyway,somethingfarmorepreciousthan$2millionamonth:goodrelationswiththeircustomers.1、Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph1?A．TheSwisstrainsusuallycomelate.B．Trafficonthemotorwaygoessmoothly.C．TheauthorhatestravelingontheSwisstrain.D．TheauthorisgenerallypleasedwiththeSwissrailservice.2、Whydidtheconductorsaythattheauthor’se-ticketwasinvalid?A．Itwaspurchasedonline.B．Itwaspaidforafterthetrain’sdeparture.C．Itwaspurchasedonaticketmachine.D．Itwaspaidonasmartphone.3、Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingtheexperience?A．Thefinewasunfair.B．Theconductorwasimpolite.C．E-ticketsaregettingpopular.D．Creditcardscanbeinconvenient.4、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthenewpolicyofSwissrailways?A．Itattractsmorepeopletotravelbytrain.B．Itmakesthecompanylosealotofmoney.C．Itdamagescompany-customerrelations.D．Itprotectshonestticket-payingpassengers.22．（8分）Forpeople,manyotheranimals,familymatters.Considerhowmanyjobsgotorelatives.Orhowanantwillcruellyattackintruder(入侵的)antsbutrescueinjured,closelyrelatednest-mates.Therearegoodevolutionaryreasonstoaidrelatives,afterall.Now,itseems,familyfeelingsmaystirinplantsaswell.ACanadianbiologistplantedtheseedoftheideamorethanadecadeago,butmanyplantbiologistsregardeditasheretical—plantslackthenervoussystemsthatenableanimalstorecognizekin(家族),sohowcantheyknowtheirrelatives?Butwithaseriesofrecentfindings,thebeliefthatplantsreallydocarefortheirmostgeneticallyclosepeers—inaquiet,plantyway—istakingroot.Somespeciescontrolhowfartheirrootsspread,otherschangehowmanyflowerstheyproduce,andafewtilt(傾斜)orshifttheirleavestominimizeshadingofneighboringplants,favoringrelatedindividuals.“Weneedtorecognizethatplantsnotonlysensewhetherit’slightordarkorifthey’vebeentouched,butalsowhomtheyareinteractingwith,”saysSusanDudley,aplantevolutionaryecologist,whoseearlyplantkinrecognitionstudiessparkedtheinterestofmanyscientists.Beyondbroadeningviewsofplantbehavior,thenewworkmayhaveapracticalside.InSeptember2018,ateaminChinareportedthatriceplantedwithkingrowsbetter,afindingthatsuggestedfamilytiescanbeusedtoimprovecropyields.“Itseemsanytimeanyonelooksforit,theyfindakineffect,”saysAndreKessler,achemicalecologistatCornellUniversity.1、Whyareantsmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowhowcruelantsaretotheirenemies.B．Tolayfoundationfortheideaofplants’familyfeelings.C．Tointroducethetopicofhowfamilymatterstoanimals.D．Toexplainwhypeopleusuallygivemorejobstotheirrelatives.2、Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“heretical”?A．Indescribable. B．Understandable. C．Impossible. D．Traditional.3、Whatmaybetheplants’wayofexpressingtheircareforrelatives?A．Theystopproducingflowerstoavoidcompetition.B．Theyspreadtheirrootsfarsoastoprotecttheirpeers.C．Theycarefortheirinjuredpeersbysilentlytakingroots.D．Theymovetheirleavestosharesunlightwiththeirclosepeers.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Differentplantsmustn’tbeplantedtogether.B．Cornplantedwithcorncanproducemorethanthatwithrice.C．Chinahasputtheideaintowidepracticeandachievedgreatsuccess.D．Thecloserriceisplantedwiththeirrelativesthemoretheywillproduce.23．（8分）TheManBookerPrizeforFictionisawardedforanovelwrittenbyawriterfromtheCommonwealthortheRepublicofIrelandanditaimstorepresenttheverybestincontemporaryfiction.TheprizewasoriginallycalledtheBooker-McConnellPrize,whichwasthenameofthecompanythatsponsoredit,thoughitwasbetter-knownassimplythe‘BookerPrize’.In2002,theManGroupbecamethesponsorandtheychosethenewname,keeping‘Booker’.Publisherscansubmitbooksforconsiderationfortheprize,butthejudgescanalsoaskforbookstobesubmittedthattheythinkshouldbeincluded.Firstly,theAdvisoryCommitteegivesadviceiftherehavebeenanychangestotherulesfortheprizeandselectsthepeoplewhowilljudgethebooks.Thejudgingpanelchangeseveryyearandusuallyapersonisonlyajudgeonce.Greateffortsaremadetoensurethatthejudgingpanelisbalancedintermsofgender(性別)andprofessionswithintheindustry,sothatawriter,acritic,aneditorandanacademicarechosenalongwithawell-knownpersonfromwidersociety.However,whenthepanelofjudgeshasbeendecided,theyarelefttomaketheirowndecisions.Meanwhile,theprizesponsorhasnofurtherrighttotakepartinanymore.TheManBookerjudgesincludecritics,writersandacademicstomaintaintheconsistentqualityoftheprizeanditsinfluenceissuchthatthewinnerwillalmostcertainlyseethesalesincreaseconsiderably,inadditiontothe￡50,000thatcomeswiththeprize.1、Whocansubmitbookstotheprize?A．Judges. B．Writers.C．Readers. D．Sponsors.2、WhyistheprizenamedtheManBookerPrize?A．BecausetheprizeisgiventowritersfromtheCommonwealth.B．Becausetheprizewasknownassimplythe‘BookerPrize’.C．BecausetheprizeissponsoredbytheManGroupandtheykeptthename.D．Becausetheprizeisaimedtoawardtheverybestcontemporaryfiction.3、WhichtaskcanbedonebytheAdvisoryCommittee?A．Changingtherulesfortheprizeontheirown.B．Selectingthejudgingcommittee.C．Makingdecisionsonwhoisthewinner.D．Submittingbooksforconsiderationfortheprize.4、Theconsistentqualityoftheprizesisguaranteedby________.A．theprizemoneyB．thegenderofthejudgesC．themake-upofthepanelofjudgesD．theincreaseinsalesofthewinner24．（8分）MyfatherwasataxidriverbutIamaking—KingRenato,ofthecountryPontinha,anislandonFunchalharbour.It’sinMadeira,Portugal,whereIgrewup.Itwasdiscoveredin1419;CaptainCookoncecamehere.In123,thePortuguesegovernmentdidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuildaharborport,sothekingsoldthelandtoawealthyBritishfamily,theBlandys,whomakeMadeirawine.Fourteenyearsago,thefamilydecidedtosellitforjust€25,000(￡19,500).IdecidedtobuyitthoughIhadnomoney—Iwasjustanartteacher.Itriedtofindsomebusinesspartners,buttheyallthoughtIwascrazytowanttobuywhatisactuallyalargerock;ithasasmallcave,aplatformontop,andnoelectricityorrunningwater.SoIsoldsomeofmypossessions,putmysavingstogetherandboughtit.WhenthekingofPortugaloriginallysoldtheislandin123,heandallthegovernorssignedadocument,sellingallthe“possessionsandthedominions(領(lǐng)土)”oftheisland.ItmeansIcandowhatIwantwithit—Icouldstartarestaurant,oracinema,butnobodythoughtthatsomeonewouldwanttostartacountry.Sothat’swhatIdid:IdecidedthatthiswouldnolongerbejustarockontheportofFunchal.Itwouldbemyisland,aboutthesizeofaone-bedroomhouse.AfterIboughtit,thegovernorofMadeiraaskedtobuymyisland.Ofcourse,Isaidno.HesaidthatunlessIsolditbacktothestate,hewouldn’tletmeconnecttoanyelectricity.ButIhaveasolarpanelandasmallwindmill,andmaybeinthefutureIwillbeabletogeneratepowerfromtheoceanaroundPontinha.1、Whatdoesthewriterwanttoshowbymentioninghisfather?A．Hehadaroyalfamily.B．Helovedhisfamily.C．Hewasnotabornking.D．Hewasnotagooddriver.2、Whosoldtheislandtotheauthor?A．APortugueseking.B．Anartteacher.C．TheBlandyfamily.D．CaptainCook.3、Howdidthewriterstartthecountry?A．Hediscoveredtheisland.B．Hefoundbusinesssupporters.C．Hewassupportedbycitizensintheisland.D．Hetookadvantageoftheofficialdocument.4、WhatcanweinferaboutthecountryPontinha?A．Itwasatinyisland.B．Aharborportwasbuiltonit.C．Itwasawealthyland.D．Lifetherewasveryconvenient.25．（10分）ThereisanEnglishsaying:“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingveryseriously.Nowhowever,doctorshavebeguntostudylaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody.Theyhavefoundfactsthatlaughterreallycanimprovepeople’shealth.[Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirheartrate,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhassimilareffectstophysicalexercise.Itincreasesbloodpressure,theheartrateandtherateofbreathing;italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesintheface,thestomach,andeventhefeet.Iflaughterexercisesthebody,itmustbebeneficial.Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducingtheeffectofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducepainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducepainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprograms.Thegroupwhichtolerated(忍受)thepainforthelongesttimewasthegroupswhichlistenedtoafunnyprogram.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceendorphinsinthebrain.Thesearenaturalchemicalswhichdiminishbothstressandpain.Thereisalsosomefacttosuggestthatlaughterhelpsthebody’simmunesystem,thatis,thesystemwhichfightsinfection.Inanexperiment,onegroupofstudentswatchedafunnyvideowhileanothergroupofstudentsservedasthecontrolgroup----inotherwords,agroupwithwhichtocomparethefirstgroup.Doctorscheckedthebloodofthestudentsinbothgroupsandfoundthatthepeopleinthegroupthatwatchthevideohadanincreaseintheactivityoftheirwhitebloodcells,thatis,thecellswhichfightinfection.Asaresultofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsandpsychiatristsintheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinics,inwhichtheytrytoimprovetheirpatients’conditionbyencouragingthemtolaugh.Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,makingthemsmileisenoughtoproducebeneficialeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.1、Itcanbelearntfromthepassagethatlaughtercan_______.A．makepeoplefeelyoungerB．changepeople’shabitsC．improvepeopleshealthD．makepeoplelovetheirlives2、Smilingcanproduce____.A．moreeffectsthanlaughterB．thesameeffectsaslaughterC．lesseffectsonthehumanbodyD．noeffectsonthehumanbody3、Themainideaofthispassageisthat______.A．thereareseveralwaysofstudyingthebenefitsoflaughterB．laughterandphysicalexercisehavethesameeffectsonhumanbodyC．thedoctorsshouldlearnhowtomakepeoplelaughD．testsshowthatlaughtercanproducebeneficialeffectsonhumanbody第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Inyourlife，nothinghappensbychanceorbymeansofgoodorbadluck．Everything1totestthelimitsofyoursoul．Withoutthesesmalltests，lifewouldbelikeasmoothlypaved，2，flatroadtonowhere．Safeandcomfortablebutdullandpointless．Ifsomeone3youorbreaksyourheart，forgivethemfortheyhavehelpedyou4trustandtheimportanceofbeingcautioustowhomyouopenyourheartto．Ifsomeonelovesyou，lovethemback5，notonlybecausetheyloveyou，butbecausetheyareteachingyoutoloveandopeningyourheartand6tothingsyouwouldhaveneverfeltorseenwithoutthem．Makeeverydaycount．Appreciateevery7andtakefromiteverythingthatyoupossiblycan，foryouwillneverbeabletoexperienceitagain．1、A．takes B．occurs C．shows D．breaks2、A．busy B．muddy C．straight D．enjoyable3、A．wins B．interests C．influences D．hurts4、A．lookthrough B．1earnabout C．watchout D．a(chǎn)djustto5、A．unconditionally B．desperately C．intentionally D．instantly6、A．a(chǎn)rms B．mouth C．brain D．eyes7、A．success B．failure C．moment D．challenge第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Roofsandwindowsofbuildingsaren’ttheonlysurfacesthatcanbeusedtoproducesolarpower.InChina,1．（construct）hasbegunofthecountry’sfirstsolarhighway,inwhichsolarpanelsareplacedunderneathtransparentconcrete.Thesolarhighwayisa2kmstretch（一段）ofroad2．（lie）ontheJinanCityExpressway,andit’sdividedintothreelayers.Thesee-throughconcreteprotectsasetofsolarpanelsoftwo3．size）.Beneaththesolarpanels4．（be）alayerthatseparatesthemfromthedampground.Theroad5．（it）hasalreadybeencompleted,andnowit’sonlyamatterofconnectingthegrid（輸電網(wǎng)）,6．isexpectedtobefinishedbytheendoftheyearalongsidethecompletionoftheJinanExpressway’ssouthsection.Thisisn’tthefirstsolarroadChinahasworkedon.Earlierthisyear,theQiluTransportationDevelopmentGroup,alsohandlingtheJinanExpresswaysolarroad,7．（build）a160-meter-longsolarroadin8．cityofJinan.Ithastheabilityofheatinguptokeepthehighwayclear9．snowandice*andisableto10．（wireless）chargeelectricvehicles.Thenewsolarhighwayisexpectedtoonedaybeequippedwiththesamefeatures.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（﹨）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線（___），并在該詞下面寫出修改的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分DearEditor,MynameisXiaoHai,boystudentinSeniorThree．Recently,I’vereadinShanghaiStudents’Postwhatyouneedsomestudentsreporters．Iamanxioustobeoneofthem．IverylikeEnglish．Ihavebeenlearneditsinceeightyearsago．NowIcantalkwithforeignerswithEnglish．IcanreadChinaDaily．ItookafirstplaceinanEnglishCompositionContest．Besides,Idowellinacomputercompetition．Wouldyoubesokindastoreceiveme？Iamlookingforwardtohearfromyousoon．第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你叫李華。你所在的城市要為明年暑假招聘英語導(dǎo)游，你打算應(yīng)聘。請(qǐng)根據(jù)下列提示，用英語準(zhǔn)備一份面試稿。1.愛好英語，口語熟練，經(jīng)常與外國網(wǎng)友（net-pel)進(jìn)行語音聊天；2.性格開朗，思維敏捷，善于與人溝通；3.本地人，熟悉所在城市歷史與文化。注意：1.字?jǐn)?shù)：100-120；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以便行文連貫；3.開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。Hello!MynameisLiHua.It'sagreathonortobeheretohavethisinterviewforanEnglishguideinthesummervacation.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyou.

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、C4、A5、D6、A7、A8、C9、C10、C11、C12、B13、D14、D15、C16、A17、B18、A19、A20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、B3、A4、C22、1、B2、C3、D4、B23、1、A2、C3、B4、C24、1、C2、C3、D4、A25、Guidedogsenjoytheirworkverymuch,andtheygetalotofsatisfactionfromajobwelldone,butthereisnoroomfortypicaldogfunduringtheworkday.Games,treatsandpraisedistractthedogfromhelpingitshandlernavigate(指引方向)thecourse.Evenwhenthehandlerdoesn’tneedassistance,aguidedogonthejobistrainedtoignoredistractionsandkeepstill.Thisisbecauseaguidedogmustbeabletocometohandler’sworkplaceorbeinpublicplaceswithoutcreatingadisturbance(干擾).Whenyouseeaguidedogonthejob,itisextremelyimportantthatyourecognizethatitisatwork.Pettingortalkingtothedogspreadsitsconcentration,whichweakensthehandler’sabilitytogetaroundinhisorhersurroundings.Peopleareveryimpressedwithguidedogsandsowehaveanaturalinclination（傾向）topraisethem,butthebestthingyoucandotohelpaguidedogistoleaveitalonesothatitcanpayattentiontoitssurroundingsandmaintainitsfocusonitshandler.Guidingisverycomplicated,anditrequiresadog’sundividedattention.Whenaguidedoggetshomeattheendoftheday,however,itwillplayandsoakuppraisejustlikeanordinarypet.Guidedogsmakethedifferencebetweenworkandplaybasedontheirleadharness（牽狗用的皮帶）：Whentheharnessison,theymuststaycompletelyfocused----whenitcomesoff,it’splaytime.Guidedogsworkveryhardeveryday,buttheyleadex