2025屆云南省福貢縣一中高考英語倒計時模擬卷含解析

2025屆云南省福貢縣一中高考英語倒計時模擬卷注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．carefullyforlongtime,theopeningceremonywonagreatsuccess.A．HavingpreparedB．TobepreparedC．BeingpreparedD．Havingbeenprepared2．--Jassy,youspeakChinesesofluently!---______.Youarelying,Ihavetosay.B．Thanksalotforsayingso.C．That’snoneofyourbusiness.D．Ican’tagreemore.3．Thebusdroppedmeoffandpulledaway_____IrealizedIhadleftmybagonit.A．whileB．beforeC．afterD．since4．Nodrivingafterdrinkingisarulethateverydriver____________obeyinourcountry.A．will B．shallC．may D．can5．After________________asandstormwarningonSundayevening,meteorologistsforecastthatdustyweatherwillcontinueinpartsofthecountryonMonday.A．breakingoff B．callingoff C．leavingoff D．puttingoff6．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need7．—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior8．-Mycomputerdoesn'twork!-Robertisacomputerexpert.HowIwishhe______withme.A．came B．hadcomeC．iscoming D．hascome9．.---Wouldyouhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible?.---Iwouldhave,butI_____sobusythen.A．hadbeen B．were C．was D．wouldbe10．Theyoungergenerationareraisedinamoreopenenvironment,whichhasenabledthemtodevelop____theirvaluesinlife.A．inchargeof B．incontrastto C．inexchangefor D．intunewith11．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad12．Wepackedallthehooksinwoodenboxessothattheydamaged.A．don’tgetB．won’tgetC．didn’tgetD．wouldn’tget13．—________It’sonlyaninterview!—Onlyaninterview?Onlyaninterview?WhatifIpanic?WhatifIsayasillywordbyaccident?A．Welldone!B．Comeon!C．Howcome?D．Nodoubt!14．Sinceitwasgettinglate,wedecidedtofindasmallinnto_______forthenight.A．putoff B．putout C．putaway. D．putup15．Itisclearlystatedthattheseregulations______everyoneinthecommunity,withoutexception.A．appealto B．adapttoC．applyto D．attachto16．Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might17．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．accustomedto B．buriedinC．addictedto D．exposedto18．TherecentlyreleasedfilmKong：SkullIslandsuccessfully________theaudiencetotheadventurewithDolby3-Dtechnology.A．transportsB．adjustsC．transformsD．relates19．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．apartfromC．freefromD．awayfrom20．Policehavefound________appearstobethelostancientstatue.A．which B．where C．how D．what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）NEWHAVEN,Connecticut——AsurpriseawaitedstudentsinYalewhoshowedupforProfessorLaurieSantos’sclass.Theygotslipsofpaperthatsaid,“Noclasstoday.”Therewasonlyoneruleforthestudents‘unexpectedfreetime——Theywerenotallowedtostudy,buttorelax.Sinceexamsandpaperswerecomingup,everyonewastiredandstressed.Atthismomenttheyweretouched.Witharoundapplause,ninestudentshuggedSantos,andtwoburstintotears.Yet,cancellingclasswasnotjustabreak.Itwasalsoachallenge,asshewasaskingthemtostopworryingabouttheirgrades,evenifitwasjustanhour.OnestudentwenttotheYaleUniversityArtGalleryforthefirsttimeinherfouryearsatYale.Agroupofstudentswenttoarecordingstudioandplayedanewsong.Morepeoplewereoutside,andmoreweresmiling.That’swhyabout1,200studentsweretakingSantos’sclass,called“PsychologyandtheGoodLife,”thelargestclassinYale’s317-yearhistory.Evennon-YalestudentshadthechancetotakeSantos’sclass.ItwasofferedasanonlinecourseandsheimmediatelybecameanInternethit.SkylerRobinson,oneofherstudents,wasatalossforawhileaboutwhattododuringhisbreak,andthendecidedtotakeanap.“Itwasagreatnap,”hecommented.Santosdesignedtheclassaftersherealizedthatherstudentskeptbusythroughlongdaysthatseemedfarmoredepressingandjoylessthanherowncollegeyears.“Theyfeelthey’reinthiscrazyratrace.They’reworkingsohardthattheycan’ttakeasinglehouroff.That’sawful.”Theideasbehindtheclassaresimple.Santossaid,“Itisthehopethatsciencecanhelpstudentsfindpeaceamongallthestressesanddifficultiestheyfaceatcollege.”Thelessonsincludeshowingmoregratitude,performingactsofkindnessandincreasingsocialconnections.Thestudentsreallywantedtolearntoleadahappylifeinascience-drivenway.Santosalsonotedthepsychologicalhappeningof“mis-wanting”,whichledpeopletoworktowardsthewronggoalsinlife.Oneweek,Santoaskedstudentstoexercise.Anotherweek,shewantedthemtogetmoresleep.Theyworkedhardtokeepsomenewhabits.Socialscienceresearchledtomanynewunderstandingsofhowpeoplefindhappiness.ShethinksherclasscanchangeYale,orrather,notjustYale.1、Howdidstudentsrespondtothecancellingclass?A．Theyexpressedtheirconcern.B．Theywereatalosswhattodo.C．Theyshowedgratitudetotheteacher.D．Theywereeagertostudyindividually.2、HowcanweknowSanto’sclasswaspopular?A．Fromtheattendenceinherclass.B．Fromthesubjectshetaught.C．FromthelonghistoryofYale.D．Fromthereleaseoftheonlinecourse.3、WhatcanstudentslearnfromSantos’sclass?A．Todevelopgoodstudyhabits.B．Toletexercisebecometheirroutine.C．Tobetterunderstandhowtofindhappiness.D．Todosomethingjoyfulduringthestressfultime.4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Santoshadamorestressfultimeinhercollege.B．StudentswouldbeinratraceafterSantos’sclass.C．Santos’sinfluencecanreachawiderrangeofpeople.D．Santosisgoingtocancelmoreclassesforbettereffects.22．（8分）Google’snewartificialintelligencecandefeatbothhumansandotherAIs.Fortunately,theonlywarzonewhereitfightsandwinsistheancientboardgameGo(圍棋).AlphaGoZero,developedbyGoogle—ownedDeepMind,isthelatestAIprogram.TheoriginalAlphaGodefeatedGomasterLeeSedollastyear,andAlphagoMaster,anupdatedversion,wentontowin60gamesagainsttophumanplayers.What’sdifferentaboutAlphaGoZeroisthatitbecamepotentiallytheworld’sbestGoplayerwithanyhelpfromhumans.TheprogramAlphaGoZerostartedoffknowingonlythebasicrulesandthenplayedmillionsofgamesagainstitselfinjustafewdays.Afteralmostfivemilliongamesplayedagainstitself,AlphaGoZerocouldoutplayhumansandtheoriginalAlphaGo.After40days,itwascapableofbeatingAlphaGoMaster.Theprogramlearnedthestrategieshumansaccumulatedoverthousandsofyearsinamatterofweeksandalsodevelopednontraditionalstrategiesandmovesthatbeatthetechniquesofthehumanmasters,leavingthemastonished.“Ateachstageofthegame,itseemstogainabithereandloseabitthere,butsomehowitendsupslightlyahead,asifbymagic,”saidAndrewJacksonoftheAmericanGoAssociationDeepMindsaysithasplansforthetechnologybehindAlphaGoZerobeyondjustdefeatingalloveranancientgameboard.“Intheend,wewanttoapplythesebreakthroughstohelpingsolveallsortsofpressingrealworldproblemslikedesigningnewmaterials,”saidDemisHassabis,co-founderandCEOofDeepMind,inastatement.realworldThatsoundsgreat,butjustasaprecaution,let’staketheadviceofElonMuskandStephenHawkingandkeepanysuper—fastlearningAIawayfromthenuclearlaunchcodesfornow.1、WhichwasprobablytheearliestAlprogramtoplayGoaccordingtothetext’?A．DeepMind.B．AlphaGoZero.C．AlphaGoMaster.D．AlphaGo.2、WhatmakesAlphaGoZerodifferentfromitsotherversions?A．ItbeatsAlphaGoMaster.B．Itteachesitself.C．ItknowsthebasicrulesofGo.D．Itplaysagainstitselfforalongtime.3、What’sDeepMind’splanfortheAItechnology?A．Todesignanewversion.B．Towinalltheancientboardgames.C．Toinspiretheworldwithsolutionstoglobalissues.D．Tobeathumanbeingsallovertheworld.4、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutAI?A．Cautious.B．Supportive.C．Negative.D．Encouraging.23．（8分）ShellharbourCityLibraryprovidesarangeofLibrarySpecialNeedsServicesforpeoplewhoareunabletoaccessourlibraryserviceintheusualway.AslongasyouliveinShellharbourCity,we’llprovideafullrangeoflibraryservicesandresourcesincluding:LargeprintedandordinaryprintedbooksTalkingbooksontapeandCDDVDsandmu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B．defeatC．arise D．allow3、Whatistheattitudeofthecollegegraduatestowardsreturninghome?A．Theyareashamedofturningtotheirparentsforhelp.B．Theyaregladthattheycouldcomeback.C．Theyaredoubtfulaboutwhethertheyshouldreturn.D．Theyareproudtobeindependentfromthefamily.4、Whatcanbeinferredasthereasonforthe“boomerangchildren”phenomenon?A．Thechildrenwanttokeepinclosertouchwiththeirparents.B．Theparentsarewillingtoprovidesupporttotheirchildren.C．Itisharderforthechildrentosecureasatisfyingjob.D．Thereismorehouseworkneededtobedonebythechildren.5、Whatisthesideeffectoftheboomerangchildrenphenomenon?A．Bothparentsandchildrenenjoyamoreharmoniousrelationship.B．Neitherparentsnorchildrenwanttodothechoresathome.C．Notonlyparentsbutalsochildrenwanttobeindependent.D．Thereareoccasionalquarrelsbetweenparentsandchildren.25．（10分）Weallknowthehardworkthatfilmmakersandactorsputintoprovideuswithentertainment,butitseemsthatevenregularmoviegoerslikeushaveabigimpactonhowamovieturnsouttoo.Fordecadesnow,filmstudioshaveusedso-calledtestscreeningstogetfeedbackfrommembersofthepublicbeforeamoviecomesout.Whiletestaudiencemembersareusuallyaskedtofillinaquestionnaireafterascreening,tellingthefilmstudiowhattheylikedanddidn’tlike,mediagiantDisneyhascomeupwithamorehigh-techsolution.Accordingtoapaperpublishedthissummerbythecompany’sresearchers,Disneyismeasuringtestaudiences’reactionsbyusingspecialcamerasplacedinsidecinemas.Pairingthecameraswithcustomsoftware,thecompanycantrackwhateachaudiencememberisfeelingatanypointinthemovie,fromangertojoy.Thisworksbymapping68differentpointsoneachaudiencemember’sface.Thecamerascanseeinthedark,andthesoftwarecanfigureoutaperson’smoodbasedontheslightestoffacialexpressions.It’shopedthatthisnewmethodwillallowmoredetailedfeedbackfromtestaudiences.Ratherthanrelyingonaudiencememberstorecalltheirfeelingsafterthemovie’sover,itcanaccuratelyreadtheirreactionsinreal-time.Testscreeningsarehighlyvaluedinthemovieindustry,andseveralwell-knownmovieshavebeengreatlyalteredfollowingfeedback.ViewersofE.T.,theExtra-Terrestrial(1982),wouldhaveleftthecinemafeelingawholelotdifferentlyifitweren’tforitstestaudience’sfeedback.“Inonecutofthefilmthatwastested,E.T.diedinsteadofgoinghomeinhisspaceship.Youwon’tbesurprisedtohearthatthetestaudienceinquestiondidn’twarmtothisendingatall,”wrotemediawebsiteDenofGeek.Butforthosewhoareconcernedaboutprivacy,thecameraswon’tbeinstalledinpubliccinemas.Afterall,unlessyou’repartofatestaudience,beinginfrontofthecameraisbestlefttothemoviestars.1、Whyaretestscreeningsnecessary?A．Toamuseus.B．Toinfluenceamovie.C．Togetreactionsoftheaudience.D．Tospyontheaudience.2、Howdoesthehigh-techmethodwork?A．Audiencesrecalltheirdetailedfeelings.B．Thecamerascanreadaccuratefeedbackfromtheaudience.C．Thecompanycantrackeachaudiencemember.D．Thecompanyaremeasuringaudience’sreactions.3、WhatdoweknowaboutE.T?A．Itdoesn’twarmtheaudience.B．Italteredaudience’sfeedback.C．Theoriginalendingisdifferent.D．E.Tdiedinhisspaceship.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Peopleworryaboutprivacy.B．Thecameraswon’tbeputinpubliccinemas.C．Thetechnologyoftestscreeningsisreliable.D．Youcanbeinfrontofthecamera.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）OneeveningIwasgoingbackfromasupermarket.AsI1mycar,Inoticedthatsomepersonstoodbesideme.Hewastheonethatcouldbe2asabum(流浪漢).Itseemedthathewashomeless.I3thathewouldaskmeformoney,buthedidnotdothat.Heonlysaid,“Yourcarisverynice.”Afterseveralmomentsof4,Ireplied,“Thanks.”Andthentheinnervoice5tome,“Askhimifheneedshelp.”Afterashort6Iaskedhimthat.Hisresponsewas7.Iwillneverforgetthosesimplethreewords“Don’tweall?”Itwasatrue8tome.Ineedhelp,justasthose9.Ihadmoneyandaplacetosleep,butI10neededhelp.ThenIopenedmywalletandofferedhimenoughmoneytogetsomeshelterforaday.11Iunderstoodthatnomatterhowmuchmoney,12,luxurythingswehave,weallneedhelp.Andontheotherhand,nomatterhowpooryouare,howmany13problemsyouhave,youstillmightbegiving.14it’sjustaniceword,itcanbe15tootherpeople.Maybethatmanwasjustahomelessstranger,buttomehewas16that.Maybehewasamansentto17methatthereisonething,amongall18,whichisveryimportantandcannotbe19foreveryperson.Actually,itisatrue20andit’scalledGiving.1、A．leftB．lockedC．approachedD．parked2、A．turndownB．referredtoC．leftbehindD．keptoff3、A．expectedB．understoodC．admittedD．recognized4、A．contactB．absenceC．conversationD．silence5、A．respondedB．reactedC．appealedD．whispered6、A．hesitationB．distanceC．driveD．break7、A．casualB．cautiousC．astonishingD．ambiguous8、A．defeatB．explorationC．discoveryD．challenge9、A．inrealityB．introubleC．indangerD．inaction10、A．stillB．evenC．onlyD．already11、A．PreviouslyB．ObviouslyC．GenerallyD．Suddenly12、A．achievementsB．talentsC．potentialsD．budgets13、A．medicalB．materialC．absurdD．theoretical14、A．IfonlyB．NowthatC．EventhoughD．Incase15、A．pricelessB．harmlessC．blamelessD．useless16、A．otherthanB．morethanC．ratherthanD．lessthan17、A．warnB．promiseC．remindD．assure18、A．effortsB．memoriesC．factorsD．values19、A．substitutedB．assignedC．contradictedD．betrayed20、A．inspirationB．giftC．faithD．guidance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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblanks，useone-wordthatbestfitseachblank.IusedtojokethatIspokeFrenchlikeathree-year-old—untilImetaFrenchthree-year-oldandcouldn'tholdupmyendoftheconversation.Thiswasafterayearofintensestudy,includingatleasttwohoursadaywithself-instructionsoftwareandweekendclasses,followedbytwoweeksofanimmersionprogram(沉浸式教學)atoneofthetoplanguageschoolsinFrance.Myfailurewasinfactquiteunremarkable.Despiteadvertisingclaims,1．(learn)aforeignlanguageisachallengingtaskforanyadult.Intheend,though,2．turnsoutthatspendingayear.‘notlearning”Frenchmayhavebeenthe3．(good)thingIcouldhavedoneformy57-year-oldbrain.Inthelastfewyears,Iwasunabletoholdalistoffourgroceryitemsinmymind.Sotoreassure4．thatnothingwaswrong,Itookacognitive(認知的)assessmentjustbeforetacklingFrench.Theresultswereanything5．reassuring:Iscoredbelowaverageformyagegroupinnearlyallofthecategories,especiallyonthecompositememory(綜合記憶)testandthevisualmemorytest.Afterayearofstrugglingwiththelanguage,Iretookthecognitiveassessment,andtheresultsshockedme.Myscoreshadskyrocketed,6．(place)meaboveaveragein7of10categories,andaverageintheotherthree.Studyingalanguagehadbeenlikedrinkingfromamentalfountainofyouth.Whatmightexplainsuchanimprovement?ResearchersattheChineseUniversityofHongKongandNorthwesternUniversitynotedthatthecognitivetasks7．(involve)inlanguagestudy—likeworkingmemory,inductivereasoning(歸納推理)，sounddiscrimination(識別)andtaskswitching—mapcloselyto(與……緊密相關)theareasofthebrainthataremostassociatedwithdeclinesduetoaging.Ifmyexperienceisanyindication,youmightbebetteroffstudyingalanguage.Notonlyisthatafarmoreusefulandenjoyableactivity8．anabstractbraingame,butasarewardforyourefforts,youcantreatyourself9．atripabroadThat's10．Iplantospendthenextyear“notlearning”Italian.Ciao!第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Myparentsweresingersbutnoneofthemplayedamusicalinstrument.Therewasanoldpianoinmyschool.IloveditsomuchthatIcouldkeepmyhandsoff,butitwasclearthatIdidn’tknowhowIwasdoing.Oneday,ateacherrealizedthatIwantedtolearnhowtoplayapiano.Sheendedupgavemelessonsafterschool.Attheendoftheterm,Iperformedattheschoolconcert.Twoyearslate,mymusicteachersaidtome,“There'snothingmuchmoretoteachyou.Fromnowon,youneededabetterteacheranda