蒙古北京八中烏蘭察布分校2025屆高考考前提分英語仿真卷含解析2

蒙古北京八中烏蘭察布分校2025屆高考考前提分英語仿真卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---Idon’tunderstandwhyCatherinestoppedshort_____sheoughttohavecontinued.---It’sobviousthatshelackedself-confidence.A．whenB．whileC．ifD．a(chǎn)s2．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear3．––Whatdidthedoctorsayaboutyourinjury?––ShesaidIshouldavoiddoingtoomuchexercise______itfeelsbetter.A．untilB．sinceC．ifD．while4．Marywaspleasedtoseethattheseedsshe______inthegardenweregrowing.A．wasplantingB．hasplantedC．wouldplantD．hadplanted5．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield,andthat's____they'vemadeimportantprogress.A．whereB．whyC．whetherD．who6．---TurnofftheTV,Jack.Yourhomeworknow?---Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．ShouldyoubedoingB．Couldn’tyoubedoingC．Shouldn’tyoubedoingD．Willyoubedoing7．Rogertrainedhardforthetournamentformonths,butunfortunatelyhehadto_______duetoakneeinjury.A．pulloutB．workoutC．tryoutD．giveout8．Everygreataccomplishmentrestsontheofwhatcamebeforeit;whenyoutraceitback,you’llseeonesmallstepthatstarteditall.A．reputationB．expectationC．recreationD．foundation9．Whenwas_____youlastmetJennifer?Ihaven’tseenherforages.A．itthat B．it C．itwhat D．what10．Computer-controlledrobotsaretakingoverjobsinmanyindustries,whichusedtobedone_______.A．a(chǎn)rtificiallyB．manuallyC．comprehensivelyD．gradually11．He________inauniversityforfiveyears,butnowherunsacompanyofhisown.A．hastaught B．hadtaughtC．taught D．hasbeenteaching12．TheTVstationwillbe______thegameliveonSaturdayafternoon,andwecan’tmissit.A．covering B．improving C．handling D．canceling13．Mostofthemoneyforthereconstructionofthequake-strickentownhasbeenallocatedbythegovernment,therest______fromthecomingcharityconcerts.A．tobecollected B．havingbeencollectedC．beingcollected D．tohavebeencollected14．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently15．Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich16．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive17．Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what18．Afterhewaspromotedtothepresentposition,heisnotsohardworkingashe______.A．wasusedto B．usedtobe C．wasusedtobeing D．usedto19．---Whenshallwestartthereconstructionofthehistoricbuilding? ---Notuntilourprogram______bytheauthority. A.willapprove B.willbeapprovedC.hasapproved D.hasbeenapproved20．—Ihavebeenconsideringcancellingtheprojectbecauseitseemshardtogofarther.—Butit'stooearlyto________now.There'sstillmuchhope.A．pickupthepieces B．throwinthetowelC．gothroughyourpaces D．jumpdownyourthroat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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Chinabecamethefirstcountrytocloneamonkeyusingnon-reproductivecells,scientistssaidonThursday.ByDecember2017,theChineseAcademyofScienceshadcreatedtwoclonemacaques(獼猴)named“ZhongZhong”and“HuaHua”bynucleartransferringofbodycells—anycellintheorganismotherthanreproductivecells.ThiswasthesimilartechnologyusedtocreatethefamousclonesheepDollyin1996.Telra,amonkeybornin1999,istheworld’sfirstever-clonedmonkey,butitwasdoneusingasimplermethodcalledembryosplitting(胚胎分裂)，andcannotbegeneticallymodifiedtosuitexperimentalneeds,saidPuMuming,aleadingresearcherattheChineseAcademyofSciences.Cloningamonkeyusingbodycellshasbeenaworld-classchallengebecauseitisaprimate(靈長類)thatsharesitsgeneticmakeup,thereforeallofitscomplexity,withhumans,hesaid.Fordrugandotherlabtests,scientistshavetopurchasemonkeysfromallovertheworld,whichiscostly,badfortheenvironmentandproducesinaccurateresultsbecauseeachmonkeymighthavedifferentgenes,Pusaid.Bycloningmonkeyusingbodycells,wecanmassreproducealargenumberofgeneticallyidenticalmonkeysinashortamountoftime,andwecanevenchangetheirgenestosuitourneeds,headded.“Thiscansavetime,cutdownexperimentcosts,andproducemoreaccurateresults,leadingtomoreeffectivemedicine.”SunQiang,directorofthenon-humanprimateresearchfacilityattheinstitute,saidmostofthedrugtrialsarecurrentlydoneonlabmice.However,drugsthatworkonmicemightnotworkorevenhaveseveresideeffectsonhumansbecausethetwospeciesaresodifferent.Monkeysandhumansarebothprimates,sotheyaremuchcloselyrelatedandtestingonmonkeysissupposedtobeaseffectiveastestingonhumans.ThisachievementwillhelpChinaleadtheworldresearchinaninternationalscienceprojectrelatedtostudyofprimatebrains.1、Whichdescriptionofthetwoclonemacaquesistrue?A．Theywerethefirstmonkeysever-clonedintheworld.B．Theywerecreatedusingreproductivecells.C．Theywouldbefedtosuitexperimentalneeds.D．ThetechnologyusedtocreatethemwassimilartothatofcreatingDolly.2、Theunderlinedwordinthefourthparagraphisclosestto“”inmeaning.A．sameB．similarC．relevantD．close3、Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．PuMumingandSunQiangweredoingmostworkincloningthetwomacaques.B．Geneticresearchonmonkeyscanbeseenaseffectiveasthatonhumans.C．Mostdrugtrialshavebeendoneonmicebecausemicesharethesamegeneticmakeupandcomplexitywithhumans.D．Scientistscanmassreproduceclonedmonkeystocutdownexperimentcosts.4、ThispassageabovecanbemostprobablyreadinA．a(chǎn)sciencemagazineB．a(chǎn)guidebookC．a(chǎn)sciencefictionD．a(chǎn)brochure22．（8分）Differencesintimezonescomplicateinternationalphonecalls.Butevenmoreimportantaredifferentconceptsoftimeandapproachestotimeindifferentcultures.PeoplefromtheUSAaswellasotherNorthAmericansbelieve“Timeismoney”.Thisvalueoftimeisrootedintheirancestors.Earlyinthe17thcentury,theirancestorsarrivedontheAtlanticcoast,anew,undevelopedland.Tosurviveinthetoughenvironment,theyhadtostruggledayandnight.Timemeantsomuchtothemthattheyhadnotevenonesecondtowaste.Afterdecadesofstruggle,theydevelopedthevalueofefficientuseoftimeandpasseditdown.Thusfar,theAmericansarestilleagertofinishthingsquicklyandareimpatientwithtooreflective(深思熟慮的)people.Insomecountries,theAmericanworkstyleofspeedingeverythingupwillhavenosignificance.IntheArabEast,themoreimportantyouare,thefasterserviceyouget.Closerelativestakeabsolutepriority;non-relativesarekeptwaiting.IntheMiddleEast,adeadline,whichisoftenestablishedtoshowthedegreeofurgencyorimportanceofwork,willdonothingbutstoptheMiddleEasternersfromworking,becausetheyconsideritrudeandoverlydemanding.Anotheraspectreflectingdifferentconceptsoftimeistheclassificationofmonochronic-timeandpolychronic-timebyEdwardTHall.Peoplefrommonchronic(共時性的)cultures,suchastheGermans,theAustrians,theSwissandtheAmericans,doonlyoneimportantthingatatime.Inpolychromic(多元時間模式的)cultures,peoplesuchasArab,AsiansandLatinAmericanstakeanentirelyoppositeapproach.Theydoseveralthingsatonce.Timecommitments,e.g.deadlines,schedules,aretakenrathercasuallyandchangedoftenandeasily.Miscommuicationwillarisewhenpeoplefromtwoculturescontact.CharliesHawkins,aU.S.teacher,toldmethatmanyatimehisappointmentswithIndianswereinterruptedconstantly,notonlybyprivatephonecalls,butalsobylongconversationswithotherpeopleandeventheneighbor’schildren,whichdispleasedandevenannoyedhim.1、WhydidtheancestorsoftheNorthAmericansbelieve“Timeismoney”?A．Theyhadtoworkefficientlytosurvive. B．Theygottheideafromtheirpastgenerations.C．Theydidn’tliketodealwithreflectivepeople. D．Theyformedthehabitoffinishingworkaheadoftime.2、WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph3?A．DeadlineswillmakeAmericanpeopleangry.B．IntheArabEast,you’dbetterspeedeverythingup.C．MiddleEasternerscan’tdealwithdemandingwork.D．PeoplefromtheArabEastattachimportancetorelationship.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutpeoplefrommonochroniccultures?A．Theytendtointerruptothersconstantly.B．Theycan’ttoleratelatenessorinterruptions.C．Theyaremorelikelytochangetheirschedules.D．Theyliketoscheduleseveralactivitiesatthesametime.4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheimportanceofthediversityofcultureB．TherelationshipbetweenefficiencyandcultureC．DifferenttimevaluesindifferentculturesD．Monochroniccultureandpolychronicculture23．（8分）ShowBizSummer2019Location:RosewoodCenterforFamilyartsImportantInformation:●Tuitionpaidonthefirstdayofclass.Notuitionrefunds(退款).●DCTreservestherighttocancelanyclass;refundsmadeforcancellation(取消).●Pleaseaccompanystudenttothefirstdayofclass.●Registrationbeginsone-halfhourbeforeclasstime.HowToRegister:●Mail:fillouttheforminthisbrochure.●Besuretolisttheclassandgroupthatyouwant&thedates.DramaDays!—$175EnteringGrades:GroupA:1st-2ndGroupB:3rd-5thTime:July2-July6●Createthesituationsandscenes●SHOWTIME—invitefamilyandfriendstoyourFridayShowcase!●Bringasacklunchanddrinkeachday!LaughOutLoud—$175EnteringGrade:5thTime:July23-July27●Tellajoke!Learnwhyoldjokescanbethebest!●WorkwithyourclasstoputonaComedyShowforfamilyandfriends!Acting—JustActing—$225EnteringGrades:GroupA:1st-2ndGroupB:3rd-4thTime:August4-August8●Startwiththecharacters:Whoareyou?BetheStarofyourDreams.●Workwithyourclasstocreatetheplot.SummerScenes—$225EnteringGrades:5th-6thTime:August11-August15●Doyouwanttobeanactor?●Improveyourskillswithinstructionsfromprofessionalactors&directors.714、Whichofthefollowingclassessuitsthosewhowanttobeactors?A．DramaDays. B．Acting—JustActing.C．LaughOutLoud. D．SummerScenes.1、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatallthefourclasses_______.A．a(chǎn)reintendedonlyforGrades1st-2ndB．a(chǎn)reallheldatRosewoodCenterforFamilyArtsC．willtakeplacebetweenJulyandOctoberD．needstudentstobringasacklunchanddrinkeachday2、IfyouwanttoattendShowBizSummer2019,youshouldbeawarethat_______.A．there'llbenorefundsinanycaseB．tuitionmustbepaidatleastbeforeJuly2C．registrationbeginshalfanhourafterclasstimeD．studentshadbetterbeaccompaniedonthefirstday3、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．TopersuadereaderstoattendShowBizSummer2019.B．ToattractreaderstoattendSummerScene.C．Toearnmoneyfromthetext.D．ToteachreadershowtoregisterforShowBizSummer2019.4、Whereisthetextmostprobablyfrom?A．Abrochure. B．Anentertainmentmagazine.C．Aguidebook. D．Anewspaper.24．（8分）You’reouttodinner.Thefoodisdeliciousandtheserviceisfine.Youdecidetoleaveabigfattip.Why?Theanswermaynotbeassimpleasyouthink.Tipping,psychologistshavefound,isnotjustaboutservice.Instead,studieshaveshownthattippingcanbeaffectedbypsychologicalreactionstoaseriesofdifferentfactorsfromthewaiter’schoiceofwords,tohowtheycarrythemselveswhiletakingorders,tothebill’stotal.Evenhowmuchwaitersremindcustomersofthemselvescandeterminehowmuchchangetheypocketbytheendofthenight.“Studiesbeforehaveshownthatmimicry(模仿)bringsintopositivefeelingsforthemimicker,”wroteRickvanBaaren,asocialpsychologyprofessor.“Thesestudiesshowthatpeoplewhoarebeingmimickedbecomemoregeneroustowardthepersonwhomimicsthem.”SoRickvanBaarendivided59waitersintotwogroups.Herequestedthathalfservewithaphrasesuchas.“Comingup!”Thoseintheotherhallwereinstructedtorepeattheordersandpreferencesbacktothecustomers.RickvanBaarenthencomparedtheirtake-homepay.’Theresultswereclear—itpaystomimicyourcustomer.Thecopycat(模仿者)waitersearnedalmostdoubletheamountoftipstotheothergroup.LeonardGreenandJoelMyerson,psychologistsatWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis,foundthegenerosityofatippermaybelimitedbyhisbill.Afterresearchonthe1,000tipsleftforwaiters,cabdrivers,hairstylists,theyfoundtippercentagesinthesethreeareasdroppedascustomers’billswentup.Infact,tippercentagesappeartoplateau(穩(wěn)定期)whenbillstopped$100andabillfor$200madetheworkergainnobiggerpercentagetipthanabillfor$100.“That’salsoapointoftipping,”Greensays.“Youhavetogivealittleextratothecabdriverforbeingtheretopickyouupandsomethingtothewaiterforbeingtheretoserveyou.Iftheyweren’tthere,you’dnevergetanyservice.Sopartoftheideaofatipisforjustbeingthere.”1、Howmanyfactorsaffectthecustomers’tipping?A．6.B．5.C．4.D．3.2、Whatdothestudiesshow?A．Mimicrybringsintoverybadfeelingsforthemimicker.B．Thewaiterwhomimicspeopleusuallygetslesstipthattheygive.C．Themimicwaiterscangetmoremoneythanthosewhodon’tmimicothers.D．Tippingcanbeaffectedbyphysicalreactionstomanydifferentwaiters.3、Whatistheopinionoftheauthoraccordingtothepassage?A．Hegiveshisgeneroustiptowaitersveryoften.B．HeagreeswithMrGreenandRickvanBarenabouttipping.C．HeobjectstoMrGreen’sideaabouttipping.D．HethinkspartofMrGreen’sexplanationisreasonable.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．HowMuchtoTipB．WhatIsTipC．WheretoLeaveaBigFatTipD．TippingIsVeryImportant25．（10分）TraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)isgainingglobalpopularity.Accordingtoagovernmentwhitepaper,TCMhasbeenintroducedin183countriesandregionsaroundtheworld.Westerners'understandingofTCM,however,maybelimitedtoacupundure，cuppingandmassage(針灸，拔罐和按摩).Forinstance,thepurple,injury-likemarksleftonUS.swimmerMichaelPhelps'backfromcuppingforthepurposeofrelaxinghismusclesandreducingpainbecamethecenterofattentionduringtheRioOlympicsin2016.Asamatteroffact,ChineseherbsplayamoreimportantroleingettingridofdiseasesandkeepingthebodyingoodconditionintheTCMtreatmentsystemthanphysicaltreatment.Itisthereforedishearteningtoknowthat-while103WorldHealthOrganizationmembercountrieshavegivenapprovaltothepracticeofacupuncture，notmanyrecognizeChineseherbalmedicineTCMfallsfarbehindWesternmedicineowingpartlytotheslowdevelopmentofChineseherbs.Herbs,aremadeintopills,powderandsoup,andthekindofherbsuscd1theirqualityandquantity,andtheprocessingoftheingredientsjointlydeterminetheeffectivenessoftheprescription.ComparedwithWesternmedicine,whichhasstandardizeddrugproductionprocessesandtreatmentmethods,TCMlacksstandardization,withthechemicalcompositionandfunctionsofitsmedicinesbeingunclearandtheireffectsbeingunstable.Fortunately,standardizationhasimprovedinrecentdecades,withanincreasingnumberoffactoriesproducingpatentedTCMdrugs.AnotherfactorthathaspreventedthedevelopmentofTCMprescriptiondrugsisthelackofcreativity,WhileWesternmedicine-makingcompaniescomeupwithnewproductseveryyear,TCMdrugproducerstendtomakemedicinesaccordingtoprescriptionshandeddownfromthepast.ChinesechemistTuYouyour'swinningthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicineforherresearchintomalaria(瘧疾）treatmentmaydrivecreativitytosomeextentinChina'sTCMindustry.However,thecurrentstateofaffairscannotbechangedwithinashorttime.1、TheauthormentionstheexampleofMichaelPhelpsinordertoshow.A．hewasinjuredinhisswimming.B．cuppingisakindofimportantTCMtreatment.C．westernersknowalittleaboutTCM.D．westernersattachgreatimportancetoTCM.2、Whydon'tsomemembercountriesofWIIOrecognizeChineseherbalmedicine?A．BecauseChineseherbscangetridofdiseasesB．BecausetheyonlyapprovethepracticeofacupunctureC．Becausewesternmedicine15moreeffectiveD．BecausemedicinemadeoutorChineseherbsdevelopsslowly3、ComparedwithWesternmedicine，whatisthemainweakpointofTCM?A．Themethodsofprocessingherbs.B．Theeffectivenessofprescription.C．Lackinginstandardization.D．Itsunstablefunctions.4、ThelackofcreativityinTCMreferstothefactthat.A．medicine-makingcompanieslackcreativity.B．prescriptionsaregotfromthepast.C．Westerncompaniesaremoreexperienced.D．medicine-makingcompanieslackdrivingforce第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）In1948，myfamilydrovetotheSingerSewingCenterandboughtabrand-newelectricSinger.ThenRuby,mymother-in-law,1sewing.Aftersupper,Rubywouldbendoverthemachine,2clothesforherchildrenandneighbors.Thousandsofdresses.TheSingerraiseditsneedlemillionsoftimes.In1987，Ruby3usonthephone,4.Afterthirty-nineyears,herSingerdidn’twork.Norepairmancouldfixitbecausepartswerenot5.Iwenttoasewingmachinestoretobuyone.Heroldonewas6.Thenewmachinesareplasticandhavecomputers.Theygiveclassesonhowto7them.Inthedisplaywindowwasa1948metalSingerblackhead.“Doesthatone8?”Iaskedtheman.“Idon’tknow，”hesaid.Hepluggeditin.It9towork.“It’snotforsale，”hesaid.It’sa(an)10.Therearen’tlotsofoldSingerblackheadsaroundanyone?”I11himaboutRuby—howshelivesbyherselfandsewstokeepbusy,howshe12onlysixdollarstomakeadress13thepeopleshesewsforarepoor.He14themachinetomefortwenty-fivedollars.ThenextweekendwetookittoRuby’s.Shestoodbythecarasweopenedthetrunk.Asshelookeddownatthe15,asmilecreased(弄皺）herface.“It’sjustlikemy16one，”shelaughed.It’sstillgoingstrong.Ruby17chargessixdollarsadress.Onseveraloccasions,mywifeandIfound1948Singerblackheadsinantiquestores.We18themandgavethemtoRuby.She’sgotalotof19ahead,andwedon’twanthertorunoutofsewingmachines20sherunsoutofthingstosew.1、A．tookoutB．gaveupC．setaboutD．putoff2、A．dryingB．makingC．washingD．folding3、A．calledB．a(chǎn)dvisedC．changedD．ordered4、A．puzzledB．excitedC．frightenedD．discouraged5、A．a(chǎn)vailableB．practicalC．simpleD．helpful6、A．plasticB．metalC．noiselessD．man-made7、A．fixB．linkC．useD．get8、A．workB．stayC．matterD．stop9、A．failedB．beganC．continuedD．meant10、A．inventionB．a(chǎn)rtworkC．bargainD．display11、A．a(chǎn)skedB．warnedC．toldD．reminded12、A．spendsB．chargesC．savesD．earns13、A．whileB．untilC．thoughD．because14、A．soldB．lentC．deliveredD．donated15、A．carB．clothesC．machineD．computer16、A．newB．oldC．smallD．large17、A．stillB．onceC．a(chǎn)lreadyD．never18、A．bookedB．boughtC．copiedD．borrowed19、A．travellingB．learningC．cookingD．sewing20、A．soB．ifC．beforeD．when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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Mostchildrenwithhealthyappetites（食欲）arereadytoeatalmostanythingthat

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不計分。LastmonthourschoolheldaReadingWeek,whichaimwastoencouragethestudentstoreadwide、Duringtheweek,bookloversrecommendedaplentyofgoodbookssuitableforhighschoolstudents、Inaddition,twofamouswritersareinvitedtogivelecturesonhowtounderstandandappreciateliterarywork、Thepoetryreadingcontestwasanotheramazedactivityforthestudentstobringhistalentintofullplay、allthecontestantstookturnsreadtheirfavoritepoemstotheaudience、WeallfindtheReadingWeekverybenefit、Ithasnotonlyenrichedourschoollife,andhelpedusformthehabitofreading、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）Aboutayearortwoago,acoupleofstudiesprovidedmuchneededencouragementtostrugglingbookpublishers.E-booksaleshadbeenrelativelystableorevenbeguntodrop,accordingtotheAssociationofAmericanPublishers.Itwastheonlycategory(種類)tosufferadropintheAAPsurvey.Another