安徽省蕪湖縣一中2025屆高考仿真模擬英語試卷含解析

安徽省蕪湖縣一中2025屆高考仿真模擬英語試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether2．Theywenttothestreetto________tothewholecitytohelpthepoorboy.A．a(chǎn)pply B．a(chǎn)ppealC．a(chǎn)dd D．reply3．That’s

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lightB．cometolifeC．comeacross4．________ahighpercentageofAustraliansmaybepeoplewhowatchsportsratherthandothem,asfarasmostofitspopulationisconcerned,itisindeedagreatsportingnation.A．While B．a(chǎn)s C．If D．Whether5．Itwasnotuntilshegothome____Jenniferrealizedshehadlostherkeys.A．when B．thatC．where D．before6．Amongthecrisesthatfacehumans________thelackofnaturalresources.A．is B．a(chǎn)re C．isthere D．a(chǎn)rethere7．Althoughvaluesmaybe____,it’shelpfultosharethemwithyourpartnerforadditionalsupport.A．terminalB．personalC．crucialD．practical8．-----Hi,Mark.Howwasthemusicalevening?-----Excellent!AlesandAndyperformed_________andtheywonthefirsprize.A．skillfully B．commonly C．willingly D．nervously9．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．a(chǎn)slongasC．a(chǎn)sifD．eversince10．Whilewewerelisteningtothespeechattentively,avoice_____toannouncetheresultoftheelection.A．brokein B．brokeup C．brokeoff D．brokedown11．Morecompetitivehigh-techenterprisesareinvestinginNantongCentralInnovationDistrict,whichwillresultin_____economicgrowth.A．sustainable B．a(chǎn)daptable C．recyclable D．changeable12．_______childwillfindhisownpersonalroadtosuccess.A．EachB．TheotherC．EitherD．Another13．Atthattime,mymindwasacomplete_______;Icouldn'tthinkofasingleanswer.A．blank B．bonusC．blow D．bottom14．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad15．Theguidanceteacherwastheiradviser,offeringthemsuggestionsandsolutionswhenthey______difficulties.A．a(chǎn)roseB．encounteredC．emergedD．evaluated16．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive17．________iswillingtovolunteerinthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicsiswelcometojoinus.A．WhateverB．WhoeverC．WheneverD．Wherever18．Thearthistorianstriedtofigureouthowthetemple__________whenbuiltaround15B．C．A．mightlook B．mighthavelooked C．mustlook D．musthavelooked19．—Iwonderwhyhehasbeenactingsostrangelythesedays．—Recentpressureatworkmay____hisbehavior． A．a(chǎn)ccountfor B．callfor C．changefor D．standfor20．Thelaptopsmadebyourcompanysellbest,butnobodycouldhaveguessedtheplaceinthemarketthatthey________20yearsago.A．hadhad B．had C．werehaving D．weretohave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）TheWorld’sLargestLibrariesBritishLibrary(UnitedKingdom，London)TheBritishLibrarywascreatedbyActofParliamentin1972；previously，thelibraryhadbeenpartoftheBritishMuseum，wherethefamouscircularreadingroomhadaccommodatedresearchersincludingKarlMarx，whoworkedon‘DasKapital’there，aswellasOscarWideandMahatmaGandhi．TheBritishLibraryisnowhousedinanewbuildinginSt．Pancras，London，whereitstreasuresincludetwoGutenbergbibles，theLindisfarneGospelsandoneofLeonardodaVmci’snotebooks．LibraryofCongress(UnitedStates，Washington，D．C．)Foundedin1800withtheprivatecollectionofThomasJefferson，theLibraryofCongressisineffecttheUSA’sNationalLibrary．ItreceivestwocopiesofeverythingpublishedintheUnitedStates．TheLibraryofCongresswagburnedbytheBritishArmyin1812，andseverelydamagedbyfireagainin1851．Thecollectionincludesmanyrarebooks，drawingsandtwoStradivariusviolins．NewYorkPublicLibraryTheNewYorkPublicLibrarydevelopedgraduallyinthenineteenthcenturyfromthemergerandacquisition(收購兼并)ofanumberofpublicandprivatecollections；ithasmanybranchesindifferentdistrictsofNewYorkCity．Itremainsastructurewhichcombinespublicandprivatefinanceandgovernance．TreasuresheldatthelibraryincludeaGutenbergBible．RussianStateLibrary(Moscow)Foundedin1862astheMoscowpubliclibraryandmuseum，thiscollectionbecametheStateLibraryin1925．InconsequenceitreceivescopiesofallRussianpublications，andalsoholdslargecollectionsofmaps，journals，musicscoresandrecordings．ItspossessionsincludetheArchangelGospel，acodexintheSlavoniclanguagedatingfrom1092．1、Whichlibrarymetwithtwobiglossesinhistory?A．BritishLibrary． B．LibraryofCongress．C．NewYorkPublicLibrary． D．RussianStateLibrary．2、WhatcanwefindintheRussianStateLibrary?A．LindisfameGospels． B．Stradivariusviolins．C．AGutenbergBible． D．TheArchangelGospel．3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．KarlMarxandOscarWideworkedaslibrariansintheBritishLibrary．B．TheLibraryofCongressreceivestwocopiesofallpublicationsinRussia．C．TheNewYorkPublicLibraryissupportedbystateandpersonaldonation．D．TheRussianStateLibrarypossessesaGutenbergBibleinSlavonic．22．（8分）We’veheardofrobotsandAI（ArtificialIntelligence）takinghumanjobs,butIbetmayors（市長）don’treallythinktheirjobscanbethreatenedanytimesoon.Theywerewrong,andtheAIrunningforthemayorofaTokyodistrictwasclearproofofthat.AIcan’tlegallyrunforhigh-rankingpublicmanagementpositionsyet,butonemayoralcandidatefromTamaCity,Tokyo,intendedtomaximizetheuseofartificialintelligenceinrunningcityaffairs.Hewasrunninghiscampaign（競選運動）as“AIMayor”.Basically,hewassuggestingreplacinghumanpublicofficialswithAIandhavingthemcollectcitydataandcreatefairandbalancedpoliciesthatwillbenefiteveryone.“Forthefirsttimeintheworld,AIwillruninanelection,”humancandidateMichihitoMatsudaannouncedonTwitter.“ArtificialIntelligencewillchangeTomaCity.WiththebirthofanAIMayor,wewillconductbalancedpolitics.”TheAIMayorwascampaigningverymuchlikeitshumancompetitors.PosterswereshownalloverTamaCityandcampaigntruckswereblaringout（大聲鳴響）promisesofanAIutopia（烏托邦）andaskingforsupport.SomepeoplecalledMichihitoMatsuda’scampaignastunt（噱頭）,asahumanwouldstillbetheonelegallyincharge.However,otherssaidthattheywereexcitedaboutthefutureofAIrunningthingsinthebackground,addingthatithadtobeabetterchoice.1、What’stheadvantageoftheAImayoraccordingtoMichihitoMatsuda?A．MaximizingtheuseofAI. B．Replacinghumanofficials.C．Creatingbalancedpolicies. D．Bringinghimbeneficialeffects.2、HowwillAIrunforthemayor?A．Itwillabolishmanyoldpolicies.B．ItwillaskforsupportontheInternet.C．Itwillmakepublicspeeches,dressedlikeahuman.D．Itwillcompetesimilarlytohumancompetitors.3、What’sthecitizens’attitudetowardMichihitoMatsuda’scampaign?A．TheybelieveAIwillwin. B．Allconsiderittobetricky.C．Itissupposedtobeafailuredefinitely. D．Somethinkit’sworthyofexpectation.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AIRunsfortheMayor. B．TheAdvantagesofAI.C．AIReplacesHumaninManagement. D．ThePatternsofAIManagement.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）Inbusiness,there’saspeeddifference:It’sthedifferencebetweenhowimportantafirm’sleaderssayspeedistotheircompetitivestrategyandhowfastthecompanyactuallymoves.Thedifferenceisimportantregardlessofindustryandcompanysize.Companiesfearfuloflosingtheircompetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoneylookingforwaystopickupthespeed.Inourstudyof343businesses,thecompaniesthatchosetogo,go,gototrytogainanedgeendedupwithlowersalesandoperatingincomesthanthosethatpausedatkeymomentstomakesuretheywereontherighttrack.What’smore,thefirmsthat“sloweddowntospeedup”improvedtheirtopandbottomlines,averaging40%highersalesand52%higheroperatingincomesoverathree-yearperiod.Howdidtheydisobeythelawsofbusinessphysics,takingmoretimethancompetitorsyetperformingbetter?Theythoughtdifferentlyaboutwhat“slower”and“faster”mean.Firmssometimesfailtounderstandthedifferencebetweenoperationalspeed(movingquickly)andstrategicspeed(reducingthetimeittakestodelivervalue).Simplyincreasingthespeedofproduction,forexample,maybeonewaytotrytoreducethespeeddifference.Butthatoftenleadstoreducedvalueovertime,intheformoflower-qualityproductsandservices.Inourstudy,higher-companieswithstrategicspeedalwaysmadechangeswhennecessary.Theybecamemoreopentoideasanddiscussion.Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking.Andtheyallowedtimetolookbackandlearn.Bycontrast,performancesufferedatfirmsthatmovedfastallthetime,paidtoomuchattentiontoimprovingefficiency,stucktotestedmethods,didn’tdevelopteamspiritamongtheiremployees,andhadlittletimethinkingaboutchanges.Strategicspeedservesasakindofleadership.Teamsthatregularlytaketimetogetthingsright,ratherthanploughaheadfullbore,aremoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.Thatkindofstrategymustcomefromthetop.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“gainanedge”inParagraph2mean?A．Getanadvantage.B．Increasethespeed.C．Reachthelimit.D．Setagoal.2、Theunderlinedpart“thelawsofbusinessphysics”inParagraph3means________.A．spendingmoretimeandperformingworseB．spendingmoretimeandperformingbetterC．spendinglesstimeandperformingworseD．spendinglesstimeandperformingbetter3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Howfastafirmmovesdependsonhowbigitis.B．Howcompetitiveafirmisdependsonwhatitproduces.C．Firmsguidedbystrategicspeedtaketimetomakenecessarychanges.D．Firmsguidedbyoperationalspeedtaketimetodevelopnecessaryteamspirit.4、Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthekeytodecidingstrategicspeed?A．Pausingatkeymoments.B．Thesizeofcompany.C．Theboss.D．Thequalityoftheproducts.5、Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Improvequality?Servebetter.B．Delivervalue?Ploughahead.C．Reducetime?Movefaster.D．Needspeed?Slowdown.25．（10分）Circlescanbefoundeverywhereinthenaturalworld,butwithnoaccuratewaytomeasurethemtheyareverymysteriousandmightneverbefullyunderstood.Whenyoutakethedistancearoundacircleanddivideitbythedistanceacrossacircle,youwillalwaysgetPi(∏).WhilePiisequaltoabout3.14whenrounded,itisinfinitelylong.Withthehelpofcomputers,mathematicianshavebeenabletocalculatePiouttooveratrilliondecimal(小數(shù))places.ThismakesPipuzzling,eventothemostfamousmathematicians.PiDayiscelebratedgloballyonMarch14,sincethewaywewritethisdate,3/14,looksjustlikePiwhenrounded.In2009,U.S.CongressvotedtoofficiallymakeMarch14PiDay.Certainpartsoftheworld—placeswhereMarch14iswrittenas14/3—willinsteadcelebratePiApproximationDaywhichtakesplaceonJuly22ndbecauseoftheresultof22/7.Pihasappearedinmovies,comics,music,andmore.“Inmodernmovies,anytimethefilmmakerwantstocreateasenseofmystery,thesymbolPiisused,”saysBlatner.Peoplealsoloveworkingtomemorizethedigits(數(shù)位)ofPiandcompetingagainstotherstoseewhocanremembermost.TheGuinnessWorldRecordforrecitingthemostdigitsofPiisheldbyLuChaoofChina,whosuccessfullyrecitedPitonearly67,000decimalplaces.Aboveall,PiDayisabouthavingfunwiththenumber,accordingtoBlatner.PeoplewillcelebratePiDaybyeatingpieandthrowingpie,andwithfunPi-relatedgames.Princeton,NewJerseyholdsaseriesofPi-relatedfestivities.EventsthisyearincludeasurprisebirthdaypartyforAlbertEinsteinwhosebirthdayalsofallsonMarch14,anda“WalkaPiEvent”whereparticipantswillwalk3.14milestogether.Justlikethenumberitself,thepossibilitiesforPiDayaretrulyendless.1、WhatmakesPimysterious?A．Waystodivideacircle.B．Waystouseitwhenrounded.C．Inabilitytowriteitasanexpression.D．Itsplentifuldecimalplaces.2、WhyisPiDaycelebratedinsomeplacesonJuly22nd?A．Becauseitisvotedofficially.B．Becauseitwascorrectedoriginally.C．BecausethedivisionresultisapproximatelyequaltoPi.D．Becausethatdayiseasiertoreme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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、A4、A5、B6、A7、B8、A9、B10、A11、A12、A13、A14、A15、B16、B17、B18、B19、A20、D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、1、B2、D3、C22、1、C2、D3、D4、A23、1、A2、C3、B4、C24、MygrandmawhomweallcalledNannywasasolid,first-generation,Italianimmigrant.ShecametothiscountrywithherfamilyonatinyshipduringWorldWarIwhenshewasonly8yearsold.Duringthetripshesurvivedstormyseas,littlefood,andanattackbyaGermanU-boat.Aftergettinghere,herlargefamilyworkedhardtobuildanewlifeinAmerica.Theyneverhadmuchmoneybutwererichinlove.Oneday,whenIwasabout5or6yearsold,myparentsandbrotherswentonatrip.ItwasjustmeandNannyinthehousefortheweekend.Nannyseemedsohappytobetakingcareofmeallbyherself.Shemademeaspecialbreakfastthatfirstmorning.However,allIcoulddowastocomplainabouthowthefoodwasnothowMomalwaysmadeit.Nannyquietlyputdowntheplateandwentintothelivingroom.Ifollowedaminutelaterandsawthatshehadtearsinhereyes.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverseenmystrongandproudgrandmothercryandIwastheonewhohadcausedit.IwalkedovertoNanny,climbedonherlap,andforthefirsttimeinmyshortlifeIdidsom