巢湖市重點中學2025屆高三二診模擬考試英語試卷含解析

巢湖市重點中學2025屆高三二診模擬考試英語試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theteacheroftengiveshisstudentsabriefpauseinclass______theycantakeinwhathehastaught.A．why B．when C．who D．which2．___________theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.A．ToreduceB．ReducedC．ReducingD．Havingreduced3．Creatinganatmosphere______employeesfeelpartofateamisabigchallenge.A．where B．whoseC．that D．which4．Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where5．Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin______ofchildren.A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend6．－DidTomgobacklatelastnight?—No.Itwasjustnineo'clockhearrivedhome.A．whenB．a(chǎn)fterC．untilD．that7．TheteachercalledTomtohisofficebecausehewascaughtintheexam.A．tocheat B．cheating C．cheated D．cheat8．TheChinesepeoplearehopefulfor________2019willbringfortheirfamiliesandthecountry.A．how B．whichC．what D．that9．Asoftenhappensafterlongsleeplessness,hewas________byanunreasoningpanic.A．seizedB．fascinatedC．impressedD．embarrassed10．Thiswinter,oneofthelargest______snowstormshitmanyareas.A．recording B．recordedC．beingrecorded D．torecord11．How’syourtouraroundtheNorthLake?Isitbeautiful?It________be,butitisnowheavilypolluted.A．willB．wouldC．shouldD．must12．Byservingothers,apersonfocusesonsomeoneotherthanhimselforherself,________canbeveryeye-openingandrewarding.A．who B．whichC．what D．that13．—I’mafraidIcouldn’tgotoyourbirthdayparty.IhaveatestnextMonday.—Oh，！You’remybestfriendandyoumustbethere！A．goahead B．comeon C．youneedn’t D．itdoesn’tmatter14．Ifyouwanttogofurtherinthenewsport,thebestwayisto______andpractisemorefrequently.A．diveinB．dropoutC．catchonD．springup15．—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may16．Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe17．—Haveyoufinishedallyourexercises?—Yes,________isleft.Asamatteroffact,theyareaseasyasABC．A．nothing B．notone C．none D．neither18．________themselvesinthecommunityservices,studentscangainexperienceforgrowth.A．Involved B．ToinvolveC．Havingbeeninvolved D．Involving19．Tomfinallydecidedto________andgivehimselfuptothepolice,whichallowedhimtogetawaywithonlyasmallfine.A．killthefattedcalf B．facethemusicC．seethehandwritingonthewall D．beablacksheep20．——Willyourequireanythingelse?——Yes,Ilikeawhisky.A．will B．shall C．should D．might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）IwasinataxiinSingaporelastweekandIcouldn’thelpbutnoticethestickerattachedtothebackofthedriver’sseat.InEnglishandChineseitread,“WeacceptAlipay.”Itwasareminderthate-commerceinChinaisnolongerjustabouthowgreatbrandsbreakintotheChinesemarket.It’salsoaboutanimportantsliceofChina’seconomycomingtoyou.Ifyouareabrandmanagerorasalesman,you’reincreasinglylikelytofindyourselffightingwiththepushofChinesee-commercecompaniesinyourhomemarket.That’sfortworeasons:China’sleadershipinelectronicpaymentsandthecontinuedriseinChinesetourism.TheresultofthisisthatChineseconsumersareanincreasinglyimportantfactorinmarketsaroundtheworld.Ontheelectronicpaymentfront,therearesomestrongreasonstointroducetheelectronicpaymentsystemsChineseconsumersarealreadyusing.InChina,thetraditionalwallethasbeenreplacedbyanelectronicwalletonasmartphone.It’scommontomakeallofyourpaymentsfordailyneedsthroughthatsmartphone,usingoneofthetwomainelectronicpaymentproviders:WeChatPayorAlipay.It’snotjusteasytouse.Thesetwotechcompanieshavethereachandcustomerbasetopushtheirpaymentsystemsbeyondtheiroriginale-commercemission.Noodleshopswilltakeelectronicpayments,andevenstreetmusicianshaveQRfordonations.Whetheryouarepayingyourelectricitybillorseeingadoctor,yourmobilephonecanhandlethepayment.Asaresult,Chinaistodaythemostcash-freeofanyoftheworld’smajoreconomies—andthattrendwillcontinue.Already,thenumbersarestaggering.AccordingtoasurveybyIpsosandTencent,14%ofChinesepeopledonotcarryanycash,while26%holdlessthanRMB100(lessthan$16)intheirwallets,daytoday.AccordingtoconsultingfirmiResearch,in2016China’smobilepaymentshit$5.5trillion,almost50timesAmerica’s$112billion.1、ThewritertellshisexperienceinataxiinSingaporeto________.A．introducethetopicofthetextB．examineaproblemindetailC．offersomesolutionstoanissueD．informthefindingofanewstudy2、ThefactthatAlipayisacceptedoverseasindicatesthat________.A．mobilepaymentinchinaisbecomingmoreandmorepopularB．ChineseeconomyistakingupabiggershareinternationallyC．greatbrandsfindithardertoentertheChinesemarketD．theworldmarketisdeterminedbyChinesetourists3、Theaimofparagraphs3-4isto________.A．warnthecostandsafetyofcash-freepaymentB．explainthereasonsforthepopularityofelectronicpaymentC．provethecommonusageofmobilepaymentwithnumbersD．introducethetwomaindigitalpaymentproviders4、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“staggering”inthelastparagraph?A．Worrying.B．Important.C．Ridiculous.D．Impressive.22．（8分）TodaywethinkofAbrahamLincolnasagreatleader.Whatmostofusdon’tknowisthathewasawell-knownhumoristandstorytellerinhisday.Lincolnlearnedtotelljokesandstoriesfromhisfather.WhenLincolnbecamealawyer,heusedhisjokesandstoriestogainthegoodwillofthejury(陪審團),andmorethanoncehisopposinglawyerwouldcomplaintothejudgethatLincoln’sstorieswereirrelevantanddistracting(轉(zhuǎn)移、分心)tothejury.ThetroubleforthemwasthatJudgeDavidDavislovedLincoln’sjokesmorethananyoneelseinthecourtroom.Asapolitician,Lincolnmadeexcellentuseofhishumorousstories.HislongtimepoliticalopponentStephenA．Douglascomplainedthat“Nothingelse—notanyofhisargumentsoranyofhisrepliestomyquestions—disturbsme.Butwhenhebeginstotellastory,IfeelthatIamtobeovermatched.”MorethanonceDouglasandotherpoliticalopponentsofLincoln’ssawtheirwellpresentedargumentsforgottenbytheaudienceafterLincolnfolloweduptheirspeecheswithahomelystory.AstheresponsibilitiesoftheofficeofPresidentbecamegreaterandheavier,Lincolnusedhumortofindrelief.Hewantedtoreducethestressesinhimselfandthosearoundhim.OneofLincoln’sneighborstoldthatoneday,hesawLincolnwalkingpastwithtwoyoungshoutingboys.“What’sthematter,Mr.Lincoln?”theneighborasked.“Thesamethingthat’sthematterwiththewholeworld,”Lincolnanswered.“Ihavethreewalnuts,andeachoneofthemwantstwoofthem.”O(jiān)necannottrulyappreciateLincolnwithoutunderstandinghishumorousside.HeusedhisjokesandstoriesbothforthepurposeofwinningoverhisaudienceandrelievingthepressureheexperiencedasPresidentduringtheterribleCivilWar.1、WhenLincolnwasalawyer,whatwashispurposeoftellingjokesandstories?A．Hewantedtosatisfythejudge’sdesireforjokes.B．Hewantedtodistracthisopposinglawyer.C．Hewantedtorelievehispressure.D．Hewantedtoimpressthejury.2、WhatmightbeDouglas’attitudetowardsLincoln’shumorousstories?A．Appreciative.B．Annoyed.C．Concerned.D．Surprised.3、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toeducate.B．Toinform.C．Topersuade.D．Toentertain.23．（8分）TakeatriptooneofLondon'sthemeparksforanadrenaline-packeddayout.Fromthrillingridesthroughhistory,towildanimals-bothmythicalandreal-London'sthemeparksoffergreatentertainmentforfamiliesandgroups.UnlikemostLondonattractions,someamusementparksaren'tincentralLondon,butareeasilyreachedbytrain,coachorcar.ChessingtonWorldofAdventuresWhetherit'sadrenaline-pumpingrides,wildanimalsorunderwateradventuresyou'reafter,Chessingtondelivers.Therearethreemainsections:theThemeParkhas10themedlandswithmorethan40ridesandattractionsincludingrollercoasters,dodgemsandridessuitableforyoungerchildren.ChessingtonZoohouses1,000animalsincludingtigers,lions,giraffes,penguinsandapettingzoo.Shrek’sAdventureBoardtheDreamworks.TourBusfora4DexperiencewithcheekyDonkeyasyourguide.You'llbetakenthrough10live,fairy-tale-themedshowsincludingShrek'sSwampandamirrormaze(迷宮).Suitableforallages,butparticularlythoseaged6to12yearsold.LondonDungeonTakeascarybuthumorous90-minutejourneythrough1,000yearsofLondon'shistoryattheever-popularLondonDungeon.Thereare18interactiveshowswith20livetheatreactorsandtworidestoguideyouthroughthecity'smurkypast.WalktheWhitechapelMazewithJacktheRipper,visitamedievaltorturechamber,andbecarefulnottoloseyourheadonTheTyrantboatridewithKingHenryVⅢ!KidZaniaSetyourimaginationfreeatKidZaniaatWestfieldLondon–thenewrole–playingparkforchildrenthat’stakingtheworldbystorm.Achild-sizecitycompletewithshopsandlocationsincludingafirestation,abankandatheatrestagewherechildrencanrole-playaround60differentjobsandprofessions,KidZaniaaimstoteachlifeskillssuchasfinancialliteracy,teamworkandindependence.1、429．Ifvistorswanttoenjoytheexcitementofrollercoasters,theycangoto________.A．KidZaniaB．Shrek’sAdventureC．LondonDungeonD．ChessingtonWorldofAdventures2、431．WhomightbemostlikelyinterestedinLondonDungeon?A．Studentsstudyinghistory.B．Underwateradventurers.C．Policeofficers.D．Animallovers.3、433．Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．Asciencetextbook.B．Anewsreport.C．Atravelguidebook.D．Ageographymagazine.24．（8分）Ifyoudon’thaveacollegedegree,you’reatgreaterriskofdevelopingmemoryproblemsorevenAlzheimer’s(老年癡呆).Educationplaysakeyroleinlifelongmemoryperformanceandriskformentaldisorder,andit'swelldocumentedthatthosewithacollegedegreepossessacognitive（認知的）advantageovertheirlesseducatedcounterpartsinmiddleandoldage.Now,alargenationalstudyfromBrandeisUniversitypublishedintheAmericanJournalofGeriatricPsychiatryshowsthatthosewithlessschoolingcansignificantlymakeupforpoorereducationbyfrequentlyengaginginmentalexercisessuchaswordgames,puzzles,reading,andlectures.“Thelifelongbenefitsofhighereducationformemoryinlaterlifearequiteimpressive,butwedonotclearlyunderstandhowandwhytheseeffectslastsolong,”saidleadauthorMargieLachman,apsychologist.Shesuggestedthathighereducationmayencouragelifelonginterestincognitiveefforts,whilethosewithlesseducationmaynotengageasfrequentlyinmentalexercisesthathelpkeepthememoryagile(敏捷地).Buteducationearlyinadulthooddoesnotappeartobetheonlyroutetomaintainyourmemory.Thestudyfoundthatintellectualactivitiesundertakenregularlymadeadifference.“Amongindividualswithloweducation,thosewhoareengagedinreading,writing,attendinglectures,doingwordgamesorpuzzlesonceaweekormorehadmemoryscoressimilartopeoplewithmoreeducation,”saidLachman.Thestudy,calledMidlifeintheUnitedStates,assessed3,343menandwomenbetweentheagesof32and84withameanageof56years.Almost40percentoftheparticipantshadatleasta4-yearcollegedegree.Theresearchersevaluatedhowtheparticipantsperformedintwocognitiveareas,verbalmemoryandexecutivefunctionbrainprocessesinvolvedinplanning,abstractthinkingandcognitiveflexibility.Participantsweregivenabatteryoftests,includingtestsofverbalfluency,wordrecall,andbackwardcounting.Asexpected,thosewithhighereducationsaidtheyengagedincognitiveactivitiesmoreoftenandalsodidbetteronthememorytests,butsomewithlowereducationalsodidwell,explainedLachman.“Thefindingsarepromisingbecausetheysuggesttheremaybewaystoleveltheplayingfieldforthosewithlowereducationalachievement,andprotectthoseatgreatestriskformemorydeclines,”saidLachman.“Althoughwecannotruleoutthepossibilitythatthosewhohavebettermemoriesaretheoneswhotakeonmoreactivities,theevidenceisconsistentwithcognitiveplasticity(可塑性),andsuggestssomedegreeofpersonalcontrolovercognitivefunctioninginadulthoodbyadoptinganintellectuallyactivelifestyle.”1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Highereducationhasabettercognitiveadvantage.B．Bettermemoriesresultfromcollegedegree.C．Cognitiveactivitydoesamindgood.D．Pooreducationhasmoreriskofmemorydeclines.2、AccordingtotheresultofMargieLachman’sstudy,wecanconcludethat________.A．educationisresponsibleforthelifelongmemoryperformanceandriskformentaldisorderB．educationearlyinadulthoodcanbetheonlyroutetomaintainyourmemoryC．thosewithhighereducationdidbetteronthememoryteststhanthosewithlowereducationD．a(chǎn)nintellectuallyactivelifestyledoeshelptomaintainyourmemory3、WhatdoweknowaboutthestudycalledMidlife?A．Participantseachweregivenabatterytotesttheirmemory.B．Theaverageageoftheparticipantsare56yearsold.C．Participantshadtoperforminoneofthetwocognitiveareas.D．Oneinfouroftheparticipantshada4-yearcollegedegree.4、WhyarethefindingsoftheLachman’sstudypromising?A．Thelowereducatedmayhavethesameopportunitiestokeepupmemory.B．Wemayhavewaystocurethepeoplewhohavememorydeclines.C．Adoptingadifferentlifestylecancontrolovercognitivefunctioning.D．Wecanfindoutthepossibilitytohavebettermemories.25．（10分）Roughlythesizeofasodacan,sittingonabookshelf,arelativelyharmlessdevice(設備)maybeturningfriendsawayfromyourhome.TheelephantinyourlivingroomisyourInternet-connectedcamera,adevicepeopleareincreasinglyusingforpeaceofmindintheirhomes.Butfewstoptothinkabouttheeffectthesedevicesmayhaveonhouseguests.Shouldyoutellyourfriends,forinstance,thatthey’rebeingrecordedwhileyouallwatchthebiggametogether?"It’scertainlynewterritory,especiallyashomesecuritycamerasbecomeeasiertofix,"saysLizziePost,presidentoftheEmilyPostInstitute,America’sdistinguishedmannersadvisors."Ithinkitwillbeveryinterestingtoseewhatmannersappearintermsofwhetheryoutellpeopleyouhaveacameraornot,andwhetherguestshavearighttoaskthatitbeturnedoff,ifit’snotasecurityissue."Postwantstomakeclearthatshe’snottalkingaboutlegalrights,butratherpersonalpreference.Whenitcomestosecuritycameras,Postsaysit’sahost’sresponsibilitytomakesureguestsfeelcomfortablewithintheirhome.Ifthehostcasuallyacknowledgesthatthereisacameraintheroombytellingastoryaboutit,thatmaybeenoughtoprovideanopeningforaguesttosayiftheyareuncomfortable.However,ifacontractor(合約工)isworkinginyourhome,youdon’tneedtotellthemthattherearecameraswatching.Thenagain,thecameracanalsoworkincontractors’favor."Ifanythingdoesgowrongwhilethey’reinthehouse,theydon’twanttobeblamedforit,"shesays."Infact,thecameracouldbethethingthatprovesthattheydidn’tstealthe$20,orknockthevaseoffthetable.1、Thevisitorsareconcernedthatthesecuritycameramay.A．threatentheirhealth B．spoiltheirpeaceofmindC．disturbtheirprivacy D．a(chǎn)ffecttheirpreference2、Whatisahost’sresponsibilityconcerningthesecuritycamera?A．Indicatingitsposition. B．MakingtheirguestsfeelateaseC．Turningitoilintime. D．Havingacasualtalkwithguests.3、Howcanthehomesecuritycamerabenefitcontractorsworkinginyourhome?A．Itcanpreventtheaccidentshappening. B．Itcanprovetheirinnocence.C．Itcanrecordtheirworkingprogress. D．Itcanmaketheirworkmoreenjoyable.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthesecuritycamera?A．Negative. B．Pessimistic. C．Favorable. D．Objective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）J.K.Rowling:TheWizardBehindHarryPotterJ.K.RowlingwasbornasJoanneRowlingonJuly31,1965inEngland.Atagefour,Rowlingandherfamily1toWinterbourne.Itwasherethatshemetabrotherandsisterwholivedinherneighborhoodwiththelast2Potter.Duringherchildhood,Rowling3writingandstory-telling.Pressuredbyherparentsto4asecretary,RowlingattendedtheuniversityofExeterbeginningatage18andstudiedFrench.Aftercollege,RowlingstayedinLondonandworkedatseveraljobs.WhileonatrainfromManchestertoLondonin1990,Rowlingcameupwiththe5forHarryPotter.Pen-lessatthetime,Rowlingspenttheremainderofhertrain-ride6aboutthestoryandbegantowriteitdownassoonasshearrivedhome.Rowling7towritesnippetsaboutHarryandHogwarts,butwasn’tdonewiththebookwhenhermotherdiedonDecember30,1990.Hermother’sdeathhitRowling8.Ina(an)9toescapethesorrow,RowlingacceptedajobteachingEnglishinPortugal.InPortugal,RowlingmetJorgeArantesandthetwomarriedonOctober16,1992.10themarriageprovedabadone,thecouplehadonechildtogether,Jessica.Aftergetting11in1993,RowlingandherdaughtermovedtoEdinburghtobenearRowling’ssister.Beforestartinganotherfull-timejob,RowlingwasdeterminedtofinishherHarryPottermanuscript.12shehadcompletedit,shesentittoseveralliterary13.Afterayearofsearchingandanumberofpublishersturningit14,theagentfinallyfoundapublisher15toprintthebook.Rowling’sfistHarryPotterbook,HarryPotterandthePhilosopher’sStonebecamehugelypopular,attracting16ofyoungboysandgirlsaswellasadults.Withthepublicdemanding17,Rowlingquicklygottoworkonthe18sixbooks,withthelastonepublishedinJuly2007.In1998,WarnerBros.boughtthefilm19andsincethen20popularmovieshavebeenmadeofthebooks.Fromthebook,thefilms,andthemerchandisebearingHarryPotterimages,Rowlinghasbecomeoneoftherichestpeopleintheworld.1、A．carriedB．movedC．sentD．lived2、A．familyB．memberC．nameD．sign3、A．lovedB．preferredC．choseD．handed4、A．changeB．shareC．a(chǎn)ssumeD．become5、A．methodB．scoreC．conceptD．possibility6、A．declaringB．makingC．dreamingD．managing7、A．continuedB．checkedC．exchangedD．practiced8、A．peacefullyB．easilyC．tenselyD．hard9、A．planB．questionC．a(chǎn)mbitionD．a(chǎn)ttempt10、A．InsteadB．AlthoughC．ThereforeD．However11、A．divorcedB．beatenC．a(chǎn)chedD．thrown12、A．WhileB．OnceC．BeforeD．Since13、A．a(chǎn)gentsB．subjectsC．volunteersD．readers14、A．offB．upC．downD．over15、A．wonderingB．a(chǎn)imingC．lookingD．willing16、A．reporterB．partnerC．a(chǎn)udienceD．friend17、A．moreB．betterC．longerD．thinner18、A．lastB．wholeC．restD．next19、A．powersB．rightsC．guidanceD．leaders20、A．directlyB．extremelyC．separatelyD．eventually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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）WoodblockprintingfirstappearedintheearlyTangperiod.DuringtheSongdynasty,thetechniqueofblockprintingwasveryadvanced.Bookswere1．(beautiful)printed.Eventodaythebooks2．(print)atthetimearevaluableandtreasuredbylibrariesandbookcollectors.However,blockprinting3．(be)notveryconvenient.Everytwopagesofabookhadtobecarvedonawoodblock,andabigbookwouldrequiremanyblocks.Besides,therehadtobelargeplacesforstoringthebooks.4．(overcome)theseshortcomings,BiShenginventedthemovabletypeduringtheyearsbetween1041and1048.Onewordwascarvedononepieceofclay,5．washardenedwithfire.Thenclaycharacterswereseton6．ironplateaccordingtothetextofabook.Theninkwasappliedtothemand7．(sheet)ofpaperspreadoverthem,andtheprintingwasdone.BiSheng’sinventionmadeprintingfasterand8．(easy)thanbefore.Later,movabletypeofmetalandwoodwasmadeandwidelyused.ThetechniqueofprintingwasgraduallyknowntootherAsiancountriesandEurope.Thegreatinfluenceprintinghad9．theadvanceofcivilizationistoocleartoneedany10．(explain).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）Intoday’sincreasinglycompetitiveworld,thatisofgreatimportancetokeepapositiveattitudetowardslife、Itisimportantbecauseitcouldhelpussolvevariousproblemsinlife、TakingEnglishlearningforexample、InoureffortstograspEnglish,mistakesareunavoidable、Intheway,mistakesareannoyed,butapositiveattitudecanmakeusrealizethatonlymakingmistakescanwebeexpectedtomakeprogresses、Aswecanseeit,keepingagoodattitudecanhelpustodealwithmistakescorrectandfindconfidence