山東省濟(jì)寧市微山縣第一中學(xué)2025屆高考考前沖刺必刷卷（四）全國I卷英語試題含解析

山東省濟(jì)寧市微山縣第一中學(xué)2025屆高考考前沖刺必刷卷（四）全國I卷英語試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號。回答非選擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．MaybesomeofyouarecuriousaboutwhatmylifewaslikeonthestreetsbecauseI’veneverreallytalkedaboutit______.A．inplace B．inturn C．inforce D．indepth2．---Thefreegiftdoesn’tlookgood.---_____,madam,butifyouwantgoodquality,youhavetopayforit.A．Nodoubt B．NooffenceC．Noproblem D．Noway3．—________?Youlookreallydown.—I’mtiredofmyjob.Thereareendlessproblemstodealwith.A．Whybother B．SowhatC．What’sup D．Whynot4．Thereis________asafreedinnerinthisworld.Asthesayinggoes,“Nopains,nogains.”A．nosuchagoodthing B．suchnogoodthingC．nosuchgoodthing D．notsoagoodthing5．Thereareno______proposalstoreducetheroadaccidents.Wearestillseekinginspiration.A．contradictoryB．concreteC．confidentialD．controversial6．Itissometimessaidthatasocietycanbejudged____thewayitcares____itsweakestmembers.A．on;about B．by;for C．under;with D．with;on7．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should8．Itwasnotuntilshegothome____Jenniferrealizedshehadlostherkeys.A．when B．thatC．where D．before9．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left10．ThepartinthefilmRio_______thetwobirdsescapedfromthecrashingplanemadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom11．—Lindahasn’tshownupyet.—It’sstrange.She____.A．could B．might C．musthave D．shouldhave12．Theyoungmanwhowasexpectedto________hisfather’scompany,madeanunusualdecisionthathewouldstarthisownbusiness.A．handover B．thinkoverC．goover D．takeover13．IadmiremyEnglishteacher.Icanrememberveryfewoccasions_____shestoppedworkingbecauseofillhealth.A．that B．whenC．where D．which14．Alotofsuggestionswereputforwardatthemeeting,but______waspractical.A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone15．Itisobvioustothestudents_____________theyshouldgetwellpreparedfortheirfuture.A．a(chǎn)s B．thatC．which D．whether16．—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who17．Thereaslightdecreaseinhisweightbutheeatstoomuch.A．was B．couldhavebeenC．hadbeen D．couldbe18．Youthisaperiodofourlifeweseenolimittoourhopesandwishes.A．where B．thatC．what D．when19．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama,NirvanainFire,HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles.A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．D．putthecartbeforethehorse20．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）I’dliketosharealittlestorywithyouaboutsomethingthathappenedwhenIwasfour.Irememberitclearly.Ourlovingfamilydogwasnearingtheendofhislife.Myfatherpickedhimupandputhiminalittlebedwehadmadeforhim.Ourdog,mycompanion,whomwehadcaredfor,bitmyfatherwhenheattemptedtohelphim.Howcouldhe?Why?Icouldn’tunderstandit.Ididn’tlikehimanymore.Ihadn’tthoughtaboutthatstoryforalongtimebutsomethingthathappenedlastweekbroughtitbacktome.Iwenttospeakwithafriend.WhenIknockedonthedoor,Imetinaninstantanangrylookandafewharsh(尖刻的)words.Whenthedoorwasslammed(砰地關(guān)上)inmyface,Istoodthereshocked,andinarush,Iwasremindedofmydogbitmyfather20yearsagoorso.Whatbroughtthatstorybackwasthatsamefeelingofbetrayal.Bothstoriestaughtmesomethingthenextday.Yousee,whenIgotupinthemorningandwastoldmydoghaddied,itbecamecleartomethathemusthavebeeningreatpain.Forhimtohavebittenafamilymember,hecouldnothavebeenhimself.MuchthesamefortheotherstorywhenIlearnedthatmyfriend’swifehadjustlefthim.Weareallbeingsofourenvironments,ouropinionsandfeelings.Andallofthosethingscancauseyoutosayanddothingsthatcan’tbeunderstoodbythosewhoarenotinthesamesituationwithyou.Ifyoumeetsomeoneeitherbehavingoutofcharacteroractinginawaythatdoesn’tseemtofitthesituation,putoutyourhandandbepatientwhenyouthinkitisleastpossibleforhimtodoso.Youmayturnaroundastorythathasasadendingsimplybyyouractions.1、WhatistheinfluenceoftheincidentmentionedinParagraph1?A．Ithurthisfather’sfeelingdeeply. B．Ithaspuzzledtheauthoreversince.C．Itleftadeepimpressionontheauthor. D．Itmadetheauthordislikedogs.2、Whydidtheauthor’sfriendsayharshwordstotheauthor?A．Hewasill-tempered.B．Hewassufferingthepainoflosinghiswife.C．Hewasbotheredbyanunexpectedvisit.D．Theyoncequarreledandhecouldn’tforgivetheauthor.3、What’stheauthor’sadvicetous?A．Helpthoseinneed. B．Lookbeforeyouleap.C．Respectforothersisakindofvirtue. D．Learntoputyourselfinothers’shoes.22．（8分）MadisonWilliamswasstudyinginherbedroomwhenthedoorburstopen．Itwashermother，Leighwilliams，withafrighteningandincrediblestory，“Alittleboyfellintoaseptictank(化糞池)，andnoonecanreachhim．”Thenshemadethisrequestofher13-year-o1ddaughter，“Canyouhelp?”MadisonandLeighrantoaneighbor’syard，wheretheyfoundtheboy’sanxiousmotherandotheradultssurroundingaseptictankopening．Theopeningwasonlyslightlywiderthanabasketball．Theboy，whowasonlytwoyearso1d，hadslippedinandwasdrowninginfourfeetofwastewaterinsidethetank．Madisonquicklysurveyedthesituation．Shewastheonlyonewhocouldfitthroughthesmallho1e．Withouthesitation，shegotonherstomachnexttotheopening，placedherarmsoutinfrontofher，andtoldtheadults，“Lowermein．”Leighandothersheldherwaistandlegs．“Iwiggled(扭動)myarmsandshouldersuntilIgotthroughtheopening，”Madisonsaid．Inside，thetankwasdark，andtheairdisgusting．Madisonjammedherleftwristagainstapole，injuringthemusclesinherwristandarmsoseverelythatthehandseemeduseless．Madisonshothergoodhandoutandgraspedtheboy’sfoottightly．“Pullmeup!”sheshoutedtotheothersabove．Astheywerepulledtothesurface，theboy’sfreefootgotstuckundertheinsidelipoftheopening．“Lowermedown!”sheyelled．“Ihadtowigglehisfootuntilitwasfree，”shetoldReader’sDigest．Then，tenminutesafterMadisonhadenteredthetank，sheandtheboywereliftedout．“Madison’sahero，”Holley，oneofherneighborssaid“Whatotherteenagegirlisgoingtovoluntarilygointoaseptictank?”1、Madisonwasaskedtohelptheboybecause________．A．shewasbraveenoughtohelptheboyB．sheknewhowtosurveythesituationC．shecouldfitthroughthesmallholetogettheboyD．shewaswillingtohelpothersintrouble2、Accordingtothetext，wecanlearnthat__________．A．theboy’smotherwastooscaredtorescuehersonB．a(chǎn)boywastrappedwhenreachingforhisbasketballC．MadisonWilliamswaschokedinthedisgustingairD．thetwokidsgotoutofdangerwiththeaidoftheadults3、Whichmightbethemainideaofthepassage?A．Aboyfellintoaseptictank．B．Amotherrequestedherdaughtertosaveaboy．C．Aneighborhelpedagirloutoftrouble．D．Agirlrescuedalittleboyfromaseptictank．23．（8分）HowDidtheAncientChineseKeepFoodWarminWinter?Facilitieslikeelectricricecookers,microwaves,andelectrickettles,makeiteasyforpeopletokeepfoodwarmandenjoyacomfortablewinter.SohowdidChinesepeopleinancienttimeskeepfoodwarminwinterwithoutthese?Infact,ancientChinesepeopleusedtheirownmethodsofheatpreservationasearlyastheShangandZhouDynasties.☆“WenDing”,ancientricecookerOneofthemajorfunctionsofanelectricricecookeristokeepfoodwarm.The“WenDing”,anancientcookingcontainer,servedthesamepurpose,butinsteadofusingelectricenergy,theancientcookingcontainerpreservedheatbyburningfuelslikecharcoal.The“WenDing”unearthedinNanjingin1989isthoughttobetheoldestofitskinddiscoveredinChina,datingbacktotheStoneAge.Thecraftsmanshipofmakingthe“WenDing”wasdevelopedintheBronzeAge.ThebronzeDingfromtheShangandZhouDynastiestookondifferentshapesandstructures.☆“RanLu”,ancientsmallhotpotThe“RanLu”isasmallsizecookingvessel(器皿)madeofbronze,whichcanbedividedintothreeparts.Acharcoalstoveformsthemainstructure,withabottomtraytoholdcharcoalashes,andamovablecupatthetop.Someexpertshaveconcludedthatthevessel’sstructuresuggestsitmayhavebeenusedasasmallhotpotandthatthesevesselsbecamepopularintheWarringStatesPeriod(475—221B．C．).☆BronzeYou,ancientkettleTheBronzeYouwasoneofthemostcommonwinecontainersduringtheShangandZhouDynasties.TheBronzeYoucanalsobeusedtowarmwine.Forexample,theBronzeYouwithbeastmaskdesign,unearthedinJiangxiProvince,hasanopeningwherecharcoalcouldbeplaced.Justaspeopletodaycan’tdowithoutanelectrickettle,theBronzeYouallowedpeopletoenjoyahotdrink.☆BronzeYan,ancientsteamerAlthoughthe“WenDing”waseffectiveatkeepingfoodwarm,theancientChinesepeoplelaterfoundthatitsburningprocessproducedpollution.Asaresult,theBronzeYanmadewithatwo-tierstructureandusedtosteamriceandothergrains.AftertheEasternHanDynasty(25A．D．-220A．D．),furtherimprovementstotheBronzeYanledtothemodern-daysteamer.1、Whendidthe“RanLu”becomepopular?A．IntheZhouDynasty.B．IntheEasternHanDynasty.C．IntheWarringStatesPeriod.D．IntheStoneAge.2、TheBronzeYou,unearthedinJiangxiProvince,hasanopeningto________.A．placecharcoalB．storewineC．pourwaterD．holdcharcoalashes3、WhatistheuniqueadvantageoftheBronzeYan?A．Itiswarm.B．Itisconvenient.C．Itisuseful.D．Itisenvironment-friendly.24．（8分）Ifyouwanttoconvincethebossyoudeserveapayriseorpromotion,thesolutioncouldbesimple—eatthesamefoodastheydo.Psychologistshavediscoveredmanagersaremuchmorelikelytoinstantlytrustusifwechoosethesamedishesasthem.Duringexperiments,discussionsoverwagesandworkconditionsweremuchmoresuccessfulifbothsideschosetosnackonthesametreats.AndshoppersweremuchmorelikelytobuyaproductadvertisedonTVbysomeoneeatingasimilarfoodtothematthetime.Thereasonisthoughttobeso-calledsimilarityattractiontheory—wherepeopletendtolikeotherswhohavesimilartastesorhabitstothemselves.Butthisisbelievedtobeoneofthefirststudieshighlightingtheroleoffoodinthisrelationship.Researchersat

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conductedaseriesofexperimentstoexaminefood’sroleinearningtrust.Inatest,participantsweretoldtowatchTV—wheresomeonepretendingtobeamemberofthepublicpraisedacertainproduct.ThevolunteersweregivenKitKatbarstonibble(咬),whiletheTVpeopleateeitheraKitKatorgrapesastheytalked.TheresultsshowedviewersweremuchmorelikelytoexpressaninterestinbuyingtheproductiftheTVshowedtheotherpersoneatingaKitKattoo.Theresearchersadded,“Althoughsimilarityinfoodconsumptionisnotasignofwhethertwopeoplewillgetalong,wefindconsumerstreatthisassuch.Theyfeelmoretrustingofthosewhoconsumeastheydo.Itmeanspeoplecanimmediatelybegintofeelfriendshipanddevelopabond,leadingtosmoothertransactions(交易)fromthestart.”HarleyStreet

psychologistDr.LucyAtchesonsaiditwasalreadyknownthatwearingsimilarclothescouldinstantlycreatetrust.Butthiswasthefirstreportthatfoodhadthesameeffect.Shesaid,“Thisisreallyinteresting.Itmakessenseaspeoplefeeltheyhavecommongroundandcantrusttheotherperson.Thatmeansnegotiationsaremorelikelytobesuccessful.”1、Accordingtothepassage,customersarelikelytobuyaproductfromadealerwho______.A．hasthesametasteasthemB．a(chǎn)dvertiseshisproductsonTVC．reducesthepriceofhisproductsD．paysattentiontothequalityofhisproducts2、Theexperimentsconductedbyresearchersat

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showthat______.A．foodplaysanimportantroleinearningpeople’strustB．bosseslikeemployeesthathavethesametasteasthemC．peoplewhohavesimilartastestotheirboss’searnmoreD．peoplehavelessinterestinbuyingproductsadvertisedonTV3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Peoplewhoeatsimilarfoodaremorelikelytotrusteachother.B．Peoplewillgetalongwitheachotheriftheyliketoeatsimilarthings.C．Theeffectofwearingsimilarclotheshasn’tbeenprovedbyresearchers.D．Peoplearemorelikelytomakefriendswiththosewearingthesameclothesasthem.4、Whichofthefollowingsayingscanbeanexampleofthesimilarityattractiontheory?A．Honestyisthebestpolicy.B．Allgoodthingscometoanend.C．Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.D．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.25．（10分）UpcomingMusicfestivalsandconcertsinBostonin2019NewBedfordFolkFestival2019The24thAnnualNewBedfordFolkFestivalwillfeaturethebestincontemporary,traditionalandCelticfolkmusic.Called"oneofthemostexcitingandsmartlyprogrammedfestivalsintheNortheast"and"NewEngland'smostenjoyablefolkfestival",NewBedfordFolkFestivalisanaffordabledestinationforfamiliesseekingafun-filledweekend.●Location:Waterfront,NewBedford,MA●Phone:(617)999-5231●Dates:Saturday,July6,2019一Sunday,July7,2019●Hours:SaturdayandSunday,July7and8from11:00AM.to7:00PM.●In/Outdoor:Outdoor●Cost:$289perfamily(limit4membersperfamily;$59perticketformorethan4)BostonCallingMusicFestival2019BostonCallingMusicFestivalisathree-day,two-stagefestivalfeaturingsomeofthebiggestandbestactsinlivemusic!!ThemusicalcelebrationtakesplaceattheHarvardSportsComplex,witheasyaccesstostages,awidevarietyoffood,servicesandmore.Allagesarewelcomeandchildrenunder10arefree:●Location:HarvardSportsComplex,Allston,MA●Phone:(617)536-4100●Dates:Friday,July19,2019一Sunday,July21,2019●Hours:Friday:6PM-1.1PMSaturday/Sunday:12AM-I1PM●In/Outdoor:Outdoor●Cost:$98perperson;childrenunder10freeLevitateMusic&ArtsFestival2019Joinusforadayofmusic,art,foodandtheoutdoorsattheMarshfieldFairgrounds!Therewillbelotsofmusic,arts&craftsanddeliciousfoodtruckstoenjoy!●Location:140MainStreet,Marshfield,MA,02050●Phone:(617)635-4505●Dates:Friday,July12,2019·Sunday,July14,2019●Hours:12:00AM-8:OOPM●In/Outdoor:Outdoor●Cost:3DayTickets—$109advanceGA,$269advanceVIP.Kidsunder12FreeJazzintheParkSummerConcertSeries2019NempacPresentsJazzintheParkSummerConcertSeries2019everyTuesdayfromJuly23thtoJuly30that6:00prn-7:30pm.Comeandenjoywithus!●Location:Parcel10,Boston,MA,02113map●Phone:(617)227-2270●Dates:July23thtoJuly30th●Hours:6:00PM一8:00PM●In/Outdoor:Outdoor●Cost:150perperson;Childrenunder18free.1、Whichfestivalwouldyouliketogoifyouhavespecialinterestinfolkmusic?A．NewBedfordFolkFestival2019. B．BostonCalling.MusicFestival20119.C．LevitateMusic&ArtsFestival2019. D．JazzintheParkSummerConcertSeries2019.2、WhichnumbershouldyoudialifyouwanttolearnmoreinformationabouttheJazzconcert?A．(617)635-4505 B．(617)227-2270 C．(617)999-5231 D．(617)536-41003、Whatdothefoureventshaveincommon?A．Theyareforfamilies. B．Theylastforthreedays.C．Theytakeplaceoutdoors. D．Theydon'tchargechildren.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Theyhuddled（擠在一起）insidethestormdoor–twochildrenindirtyoldcoats.“Anyold__36___,lady?”Iwas__37__withmyhouseholdbudget(預(yù)算).Iwantedtosayno---untilIlookeddownattheir__38__.Thinlittlesandals(涼鞋),__39__through.“ComeintothefrontroomandI’llmakeyouacupofhot__40__.”Therewasnoconversation.Theirwetsandalsleft__41__uponthehearthstone(壁爐的石頭).I__42__themcocoaandbreadwithjam(果醬)to__43__againstthecoldoutside.ThenIwentbacktothekitchenandstarted__44__onmyhouseholdbudget.I__45__thesilenceinthefrontroomandlookedin.Thegirlheldtheempty__46__inherhands,lookingatit.Theboyaskedinaflatvoice,“Lady...areyourich?”“AmIrich?No!”Thegirlputhercupbackinitssaucer(碟子)–__47_.“Yourcups__48__yoursaucers.”Hervoicewasold,witha__49__thatwasnotofthestomach.Theyleftthen,holdingtheirnewspapers__50__thewind.Theyhadn’tsaid__51__.Theydidn’tneedto.Theyhaddonemorethanthat.Plainbluepotterycupsandsaucers.__52__theymatched.Itastedthepotatoesandstirred(攪拌)thegravy(肉汁).Potatoesandbrowngravy,aroofoverourheads,mymanwithagoodsteadyjob–thesethingsmatched,too.Imovedthechairsbackfromthefireandcleanedthelivingroom.Themuddyprintsofsmallsandalswere__53__wetuponmyheart.Iletthembe.Iwantthemthere__54__Ieverforgetagainhowvery__55__Iam.1、A．cupsB．newspapersC．foodD．clothes2、A．worriedB．excitedC．sadD．busy3、A．dressB．facesC．feetD．socks4、A．wetB．coldC．wornD．broken5、A．cocoaB．soupC．gravyD．tea6、A．snowB．waterC．raindropsD．marks7、A．madeB．servedC．offeredD．sent8、A．protectB．warmC．fightD．beat9、A．thenB．offC．a(chǎn)gainD．over[來源:]10、A．hatedB．wonderedC．foundD．noticed11、A．spoonB．cupC．bowlD．plate12、A．carelesslyB．carefullyC．hurriedlyD．heavily13、A．suitB．fitC．matchD．complete14、A．hungerB．hopeC．soundD．a(chǎn)nger15、A．withB．a(chǎn)gainstC．inD．a(chǎn)long16、A．thankyouB．goodbyeC．nothingD．sorry17、A．ThoughB．AsC．SoD．But18、A．stillB．evenC．onceD．ever19、A．becauseB．eventhoughC．incaseD．a(chǎn)sif20、A．kindB．happyC．seriousD．rich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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（不多于3個(gè)單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。SilkwasnottheonlyproducttobetransportedalongtheSilkRoad,1．othergoodssuchastea,medicinalherbsalsobeingexportedfromChina．Manymerchantsfoundinstantwealththroughthetradeinluxuryitems．RatherthantravelingtheentirelengthoftheSilkRoad,eachmerchanttradedgoodsalongonesectionoftheroute,2．(buy)theminonetownandthensellinginanother．Thetravelersandmerchantsalso3．(carry)manyideas,philosophiesandreligionswiththemalongtheSilkRoad．Ofallthese,Buddhism,4．camefromIndia,hadthe5．(great)influenceonChineseculture．It6．(eventual)becameChina'sprimaryfaith,morewidespreadthantheoriginalChinesereligionsofConfucianismandTaoism．SilkRoadtradestraveledtogetherinlongcaravans(旅行隊(duì))ofcamels．Thismodeoftravelprovided7．(protect)fromrobberswhomightattempt8．(rob)thevaluablegoodsbeingtransported．TheSilkRoadwasnotonlyonesingleroad,but9．wholecollectionofroutesbywhichgoods10．(transport)betweentheEastandtheWest．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。錯誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)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限一詞;2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。DearTom,Howiseverythinggoingrecently?ThathasbeenalongtimesincewemeetinChinalasttime、Havingpassedthefinallyexams,Iambusyplanningatwo-weekstriptotheUSduringthiswinterholiday、DoyouhavesomeadvicesaboutthechoiceofAmericancities?Iprefertobigandmoderncities、IguessI’dbetterbookahotel、Whatisthepriceforsingleboylikemyself?IsiteasytofindChinesefood?WhatisthetrafficlikeafterItravelbetweencitiesintheUS?Hopetohearingfromyou、Thankyou!Bestregards!LiHua86第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的筆友Mike從媒體上得知前段時(shí)間全國多地包括寧波等地出現(xiàn)霧霾，非常擔(dān)心，寫E-mail詢問有關(guān)情況，請你回復(fù)?；貜?fù)應(yīng)包括以下要點(diǎn)：實(shí)況描述

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