浙江省普通高中學(xué)2025屆高考仿真模擬英語試卷含解析

浙江省普通高中學(xué)2025屆高考仿真模擬英語試卷注意事項1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)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(rèn)真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)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(yīng)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．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved2．．Whenhegoesout,heoftenwearssunglasses_______nobodycanrecognizehim．A．sothat B．nowthat C．incase D．a(chǎn)sthough3．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn4．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou'dbetterbuy___.A．this B．that C．it D．one5．_____withsomuchtrouble,wefailedtocompletethetaskontimeA．Toface B．Faced C．Face D．facing6．Aquickreviewofsuccessesandfailuresattheendofyearwillhelp________youyearahead.A．sharpen B．switchC．stretch D．shape7．TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand8．“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally9．Effortswillbemadeto______newteachingmodelstoexploitthestudents’potential.A．a(chǎn)ccelerateB．innovateC．differentiateD．compile10．E-shopping,whenproperly_____,cansaveusalotoftimeandenergy.A．done B．doing C．todo D．isdone11．—HowdidyoufindProfessorSmith’sspeechlastnight?—Tobefrank,hisspeechdidn’t________tome.A．a(chǎn)ppeal B．belongC．refer D．occur12．Intheforest,soundisthebestmeansofcommunicationoverdistance________incomparisonwithlight,itwon'tbeblockedbytreeswhentravelling.A．whileB．becauseC．whenD．though13．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed14．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left15．—YoushouldhavecometothepartylastSaturdayevening.Itwasreallyfantastic.—Butafriendanunexpectedvisittome.A．paid B．hadpaid C．wouldpay D．haspaid16．Whydomanystudentssticktoprivatetutoring_____theycouldeasilymastersuchknowledgeatschool?A．unless B．before C．a(chǎn)fter D．when17．—CanIhaveadayofftomorrow?Ineedtovisitmygrandmainthehospital.—__________.Icanmanagewithoutyou.A．ForgetitB．OfcourseC．ItdependsD．I’mafraidnot18．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked19．AnewmovieSacrificecameoutlastyear,GeYouplayedadoctorsavedanorphanatthecostofhisownbaby.A．inwhich;who B．when;who C．onwhich;bywhom D．where;whom20．----Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek？---Thetrees_____________well，butIdidn'twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn'thavegrownC．wouldgrow D．wouldhavegrown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）Humanshavebeenkeepinganimalsaspetsfortensofthousandsofyears,butDrJean-LoupRault,ananimalscientistattheUniversityofMelbourneinAustralia,believesnewcompanionsarecoming:robotpets.“Technologyismovingveryfast,”RaulttoldABCNews,“TheTamagotchiintheearly1990swasreallythefirstroboticpet,andnowSonyandotherbigcompanieshaveimprovedthemalot.”Thismaynot

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petlovers.Afterall,whowouldchooseaplastictoyoveralovelypuppy?ButRaultarguesthattherobotickindhasalotgoingforit:“Youdon’thavetofeedit,youdon’thavetowalkit,itwon’tmakeamessinyourhouse,andyoucangoonaholidaywithoutfeelingguilty.”Thetechnologyalsobenefitsthosewhoareallergictopets,shortonspace,orfearfulofrealanimals.It’snotclearwhetherrobotpetscanreplacerealones.Butstudiesdosuggestthatwecanbondwiththesesmartmachines.Peoplegivetheircarsnamesandkidsgivetheirtoyanimalslifestories.It’sthesamewithrobots.WhenSonystoppeditsrepairserviceforitsrobotdogAiboinMarch2014,ownersinJapanheldfunerals.Asananimalwelfareresearcher,Raultisconcernedabouthowroboticpetscouldaffectourattitudestowardsliveanimals.“Ifwebecomeusedtoaroboticcompanionthatdoesn’tneedfood,waterorexercises,perhapsitwillchangehowhumanscareaboutotherlivingbeings,”hesaid.Soaredogsandcatsathingofthepast,asRaultpredicts?Forthosewhogrewupwithlivingandbreathingpets,themechanicalkindmightnotdo.Butforournextgenerationwhoareinconstanttouchwithsmarttechnology,afutureinwhichlovelypetsneedn’thaveaheartbeatmightnotbeafar-fetcheddream.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“sitwellwith”means?A．berefusedby B．bebeneficialtoC．makeadifferenceto D．receivesupportfrom2、Whataretheadvantagesofrobotpets?a.Theyareplasticandfeelsmooth.b.Ownersneedn’tworryaboutthemwhengoingout.c.Theycanhelpcureallergies(過敏).d.Theysavespaceandcosts.A．a(chǎn)b B．bcC．bd D．cd3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___________.A．SonyisthefirstcompanytoproducerobotpetsAibo.B．Peoplecandevelopstrongbond(聯(lián)系、關(guān)系)withtheirrobotpets.C．Raultthinksrobotpetsstillhavealongwaytogo.D．Robottoysmayhelppeoplecaremoreaboutlivingbeings.4、Thepassagemainlytellsus___________.A．theadvantagesofrobottoys B．thepopularityofrobotpetsC．livingpetsaredyingout. D．robotpetsarecoming.22．（8分）FourappsforstudentstolearnEnglishQuizletQuizletisalearningapp---acomputerprogramyouuseonyourmobiledevice.ItcanhelpusersbuildandtesttheirknowledgeofEnglishwordsandterms.Quizlethaswordsetsformillionsofsubjects.And,itisquicklybecomingausefulmobiletoolforlanguagelearners.SocrativeInSocrative,teacherscancreatetimedlearninggames.Inclass,studentscompeteindividuallyoraspartofateamagainstclassmates.OnegamestudentsloveiscalledspaceRace.Inthisgame,ifateamanswersaquestioncorrectly,theirrocketmovesforward.Thisteamwhoserocketgetstotheendfirstwins.Also,teacherscanuseSocrativeasan“exitticket,”aquestiontheycanaskstudentsaboutwhattheylearnedinthatday’sclass.Studentswritetheiranswersontheirmobiledevices.Then,theteachercanshowtheanswersonasharedvideoscreen.QRCodesAQRCodeisakindofsignthatasmartphonecanreadwithitscamera.WhenyourphonecamerareadsaQRcode,ittakesyoutoawebsite,image,videooranythingyouwanttoshare.Forexample,onewilltakeyoutotheVOALearningEnglishwebsite.EvernoteEvernoteletsusersstoreandsharenotes,imagesandrecordingsinoneplace.TeacherscanalsouseEvernotetogivehomework.1、Whichisthebestforstudentstobuildupvocabulary?A．Quizlet.B．QRCodes.C．Evernote.D．Socrative.2、WhatcanateacherdobyusingSocrative?A．Givehomework.B．Carryoutaclassroomtest.C．Lookupnewwords.D．VisitanEnglish-learningwebsite.3、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tomakeanadvertisement.B．Toencourageusingmobilephones.C．ToimproveEnglishlearning.D．Tointroducesomelearningapps.23．（8分）Theywereahappyfamily:fourdaughterswereallinthesameschoolindifferentgrades.Theyoungest,Janice,whowasinmyclass,seemedtobegluedtohermother’sskirts．Theirthreeoldergirlstookthebustoschooleverymorning,butJanicewasalwaysdriventoschoolbyhermother.OneFriday,Janice'smotheraskedforatalkwithme.Shesaidinasoftvoice,"MyhusbandisgoingtoEuropeonbusinessfortwoweeks,andheinsiststhatIgowithhim.IhavetriedtoexplainoverandoverthatJaniceneedsmehere.Buthethinksthatshewillbefinewithoutme,soIhavenochoice,Ihavetogo.Ihavetoldthebabysittertodrivehereverymorning.WillyoupleasegiveJanicespecialattentionandhelpher?Iwanttobesureeverythinggoeswellforher."ItoldherthatwewouldmakeeveryefforttosupportJanice.IevenvolunteeredtomeetJaniceathercarsoshewouldseeafamiliarface.Asamothermyself,I'dliketohelp.Janice’smotherthankedmeforourunderstanding.OnMondaymorning,expectingatearfulanxiouschild,Iplannedaspecialprogramoffunandgames.IwaitedoutsidetogreetJanice,butjustthenthebusarrivedandnotthree,butfourgirlsgotoff.Janiceskippedalongjoyfully,saying“goodbye”tohersistersassheranwithtwofriendsintotheclassroom.IwalkedslowlyintotheclassroomandcalledJaniceovertoaskhowthebusridewent.Impatientlyshesaid,“Oh,Ialwayswanttotakethebuswiththeotherkids.ButMotherneedstobewithme.Youseetherewon’tbeanymorebabies,soIhavetobeababyalittlelonger.Whilesheisaway,I'lljustridethebuseveryday.Iamfive,youknow.”1、WhydidJanice’smotherwanttohaveatalkwiththeauthor?A．ToaskhertohelpJanicewithherhomework.B．ToaskhertopickupJaniceeveryday.C．ToaskhertogiveJanicemoreattention.D．ToaskhertomeetJaniceathercar.2、WhatdidtheauthornotdoforJanice?A．Planaspecialprogramoffunandgames.B．Waitforheroutsidetheschool.C．Greetherwhenshegotoffthebus.D．Askaboutherbusride.3、WhatdidJanicelooklikeonMondaymorning?A．Shewastearfulandanxious.B．Shewasworriedabouthermother.C．Shemissedhermotherverymuch.D．Shewashappyratherthansad.4、Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A．Janiceistooyoungtogoschoolbybus.B．Janicelikestakingabustoschool.C．Janicedoesn’tlikeherbabysitter.D．Janiceisnolongerachild.24．（8分）NEWDELHI—InIndia’sspacecenteronthebarrierislandofSriharikota,thewhite-jacketedscientistsheldtheirbreaths.Thecountry’strustyred-and-whitesatellitelaunchvehiclehadliftedoffmomentsbeforeandblastedintoorbit.ThePolarSatelliteLaunchVehicleC-37wasabouttoperformadelicatemaneuver(操縱，任務(wù))—carefullysending104satellitesintotheheavens,thehighestnumbereverattemptedinonemission.OneIndianspaceanalystontelevisionlikenedthecomplicatedmaneuvertodroppingchildrenatdifferentbusstops.About10a.m.Wednesday,theannouncementcame:Allthesatelliteshadbeensuccessfullylaunched.Thescientistsbreathedacollectivesighofrelief,andbackslappingandapplausefollowed.“Thisisagreatmomentforeachandeveryoneofus.Todaywehavemadehistory,”projectmanagerB．Jayakumarsaidafterward.Thetotalnumberofsatellitesfaroutstripped(超過)thepreviousrecord—37atthesametimesentintospacebyRussiain2014.Wednesday’slaunchwasanothersuccessfortheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO),whichisrapidlygainingareputationgloballyforitseffectiveyetlow-costmissions.Indiahadalreadysentupdozensofsatellites,including20inonelaunchlastyear.In2014,IndiabecamethefirstAsiannationtosendaprobe(探測器)intoorbitaroundMars,a$74millioneffortthat,asPrimeMinisterNarendraModinotedatthetime,costlessthanwhatittooktomaketheHollywoodspacemovie“Gravity”.ThefiercenationalpridethatresultedafterthatsuccesssenttheMarsproberocketingontothefaceofthecountry’snew2,000rupee($30)currencynote(鈔票)inNovember.“NowIndiaisshowingitscompetitivenessinthe$300billionglobalspacemarket,”saidRajeswariPillaiRajagopalan,headoftheNuclearandSpacePolicyInitiativeattheObserverRearchFoundationinNewDelhi.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)ikened”meaninthe3rdparagraph?A．contributedB．comparedC．preferredD．tied2、WhatdoesIndia’sPrimeMinisterModiimplyaccordingtothe8thparagraph?A．The104-satellitemaneuvercostlessmoneythanthefilm“Gravity”did.B．Shootingafilmisalwaysmoreexpensivethanlaunchingarocket.C．TheMarsproberocketingischaracteristicofbeinglowincost.D．Allrealexplorationsarecheaperthanvirtualones.3、ThewayIndiaadoptedtoshowthesignificanceoftheMarsproberocketingisequaltothewayChinesegovernmentuse________inChina.A．ChairmanMaoZedong’sportraitB．a(chǎn)pictureoftheLong-marchrocketC．a(chǎn)pictureoftheThree-gorges(峽谷)projectD．PresidentXiJinping’sportrait4、Itcanbeinferredthatafterthesuccessinthe104-satellitelaunch,Indiawill________.A．becomeNo.1intheglobalspacemarketB．takeupalargermarketshareinthefutureC．showitsabilityamonglocalcompetitorsD．haveanorderof$300billion25．（10分）

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D．Globalbusiness.3、Youcanfindalltheinformationabovefrom________.A． B．BC．CSU D．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）Igrewupinasmalltown.TherewasamannamedJoe,whowasuneducatedandcouldn’ttalk1.Hewasgoodnaturedbutnotverysmart,2everyoneteasedhim.Onedaywhenwassittingontheporch,hecamewalkingby,Iwasabout12andthoughtitwouldmakeme3grownuptoplayjokesonhimassome4did.HeaskedwhatIwasdoing,Itoldhimthatmyfatherhad.5hisjobandthatwewereshortofmoney.Icouldseemyfriendsnearby6soIwentonwiththe7.Fromhis8expression,I’mconvincedthatIhadfooledhim9.Iknewheliveda10lifewithlowincome,SOitwasfunnywhenheasked11weneededanything.Itoldhimthatwedidn’tknowifwewouldhaveenoughto12.hereplied"youpoorthing."ThatnightIheardthedoor13softly.Ithoughtitwasthewindwhippingagainstthedoor,soI14it.ThenextmorningIfoundasmallboxoffoodoutsidemyhouse,IknewitwasfromBob.Ilookedintotheboxofcannedfoodwith15inmyeyes.Ifeltashamedfortakingadvantageofhis16towardsme,I17thewholestorytomyfatherandsaidIwantedtoreturnthebox.Myfatherscoldedmeand18thatIkeepthebox;otherwiseitwouldhurtJoe’sfeelings.Althoughthegoodwasnot19,IknewJoegavethebesthehad.Ididnot20thegift.1、A．smoothly B．loudly C．publicly D．honestly2、A．if B．when C．so D．but3、A．feel B．a(chǎn)ppear C．sound D．smell4、A．peers B．teenagers C．a(chǎn)dults D．idiots5、A．found B．lost C．quitted D．changed6、A．playing B．cheering C．smiling D．laughing7、A．report B．story C．tale D．legend8、A．doubtful B．impatient C．puzzled D．concerned9、A．a(chǎn)bsolutely B．easily C．completely D．finally10、A．happy B．expensive C．simple D．tough11、A．how B．whether C．why D．that12、A．drink B．spend C．wear D．eat13、A．knockedat B．brokeninto C．tomdown D．closedup14、A．opened B．shut C．ignored D．locked15、A．thanks B．fear C．tears D．pride16、A．stupidity B．kindness C．love D．sympathy17、A．confessed B．translated C．repeated D．recommended18、A．suggested B．insisted C．ordered D．decided19、A．fresh B．cheap C．valuable D．tasty20、A．a(chǎn)ppreciate B．give C．cherish D．deserve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）Howdolearninghabitsinfluencelearningresults?It'susefulandnecessarytodiscusslearninghabits.Thereisafamous1．(say)“Goodhabitsleadtogoodendings”,whichshowstheimportanceofhabits.“Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.”also2．(show)ahealthyeverydayhabithelpstobuildupourbody.Thus,goodlearninghabitscanhelpusgaingreatlearningresults,highscoresandabundantknowledge3．(include).Atfirst,learninghabitsformourwaysofthinkingandattitude4．thecontentofourlearning.5．(obvious),agoodhabitcanhelpustospeeduptoreachourdestinations.Aswecansee,developingagoodhabitissoimportantthatIwouldliketointroduceonekindofgoodlearninghabits---keeping6．learningdiaryeveryday.Wecanstartthehabitby7．(write)alearningsummaryandremembertorecordsomethingimpressiveandmeaningful.Keepitinmind,8．graduallywecangainthisgoodlearninghabitandbenefitfromit.What's9．(much),IfindoutthatIstillhavesomebadlearninghabits10．well.Icanonlyconcentrateonreadingforashorttime,andIwillconquerthisproblembyspendingmoreeffortsonconcentrationpractice.Ibelievethatthroughmyefforts,Icangaingoodlearningresultsbyhavinggoodhabits.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作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，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。IamreallypleasingthatyouwillcometoourschooltostudyChinese.IthinkyouwouldfacesomedifficultiesinyourstudybecauseChineseisnoteasytolearn.Youwillalsosufferhomesicknessbecauseoflivingfarawayfromyourcountry,andthereisnoneedtofeelworried.Ourclassmatesareveryfriendlyandeasygoing,soit’llbeeasyforyoutogetusedtothelifethere.I’llintroduceyoutomyfamilyandfriends,andyouwon’tfeelalone.Besides,it’llalsohelpmetolearnChineseandChineseculture.Intheword,I’lltrymybesttomakeyoufeelatyourhome.I’mlookingforwardtomeetyou.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）JaneGoodall,1934年出生于英國。她是著名的動物學(xué)家(zoologist)。畢業(yè)于劍橋CambridgeUniversity)大學(xué)。從小就夢想在自然環(huán)境中研究動物。1960年來到非洲研究猩猩。取得成就：1)在JoanGoodall之前，沒有人完全了解猩猩的行為;2)保護(hù)并尊重黑猩猩，反對用于實驗和娛樂。幫助建立動物自然棲息地。3)得到許多榮譽(yù)。注意：詞數(shù)不少于120。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、D4、D5、B6、D7、D8、D9、B10、A11、A12、B13、A14、D15、A16、D17、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、D2、C3、B4、D22、1、A2、B3、D23、1、C2、C3、D4、B24、Maybenooneforgetstheirfirstbikeandthereisnoexceptiontoawomanlikeme.MinewasaSchwinncoasterbike,second-hand,paintedredandyellowbyitspreviousowner.IrememberridingtoofastdownthebighillonSpringfieldAvenue.Iknewatoncethattheworldwasminetoexplore.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIwas11,mygrandmothervisitedfromEngland,bringingmeabike.Itwasadarkgreenone,withthreegears(齒輪)andhandbrakes.AstheownerofthefirstEnglishbikemyfriendshadeverseen,Iwasalmostfamous.Unlikemycoasterbike,itwaslight—ridingitfeltlikeflying.Irodepastbigstonehouseswiththeirhugeyardsandtrees.Irodepastbrickrowhouses.Irodealoneandwithgroupsoffriends.Thatbelovedbikewentwithmetocollege,carryingmetothelibraryandtoclasses.Beyondtransport,itwasoftenaprop(道具):PushingitalongasIwalkedthecollegepathsmademefeellessself-conscious.Somehow,conversationflowedmoreeasilyoneithersideofabike.Aftercollege,Ilivedabroadforawhile.ReturningfromLondon,Idiscoveredtomyhorrorthatmyparentshadsoldmybike.Foryearsafterthat,Ididn'thaveabikethatwasreallymine.TeachinginaNewEnglandprepschool(學(xué)校),Isimplyrodewhateverbikesitsgraduateshadleftbehind.Irodearoundthelittletownonbikeswithgearsandbrakesthatoftenfailed.IdidnottakeanyofthosebikeswithmewhenImovedsouthtothecoastaltownwhereInowlive.ButafterawhileImissedriding.Finally,onafallday,Iboughtabike.Calledacomfortbike,ithaswidertiresthanmyoldbikeandsevengears.Butitisgreen—abrightergreenbike.Still,Iwasabitworried;Iwasalotolder.Ibroughtthebikehomeandputonmyhelmet—I'dneverwornahelmetbefore.ThenIgotonthebike.Afteradi