山東省鄒城市實驗中學2025屆高考沖刺英語模擬試題含解析

山東省鄒城市實驗中學2025屆高考沖刺英語模擬試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides2．—WhatdoyouthinkofTom?—Hehasbeenworkingveryhard.______heisanadvancedworker.A．Nowonder B．Nodoubt C．Noworry D．Noproblem3．Toworkfromhome,whichonecouldhardlyimagine,hasbeenmadewiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology.A．possible B．itpossible C．possibly D．tobepossible4．Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon5．—SometimesIamevensleepyinclass.—It’sterrible.You_____aswellgotobedearlier.A．should B．willC．might D．can6．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open7．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly8．—________yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.A．Toreceive B．ReceivedC．Receiving D．Havingreceived9．Youwillhavetostayathomeallday______youfinishallyourhomework.A．if B．unless C．whether D．because10．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit11．Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which12．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track13．Icalledhernearlytenminutesthismorning,butIcouldn’t________.A．getthrough B．gothrough.C．livethrough D．lookthrough14．Lucy__writingheressayby10:00thismorning.Afterthat,shelistenedtomusicforawhile.A．willfinish B．finishesC．hasfinished D．hadfinished15．In2012,SunYangbecamethefirstChineseman_____anOlympicgoldmedalinswimming.A．winning B．towinC．havingwon D．beingwon16．That’s

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lightB．cometolifeC．comeacross17．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．a(chǎn)confidentialsource B．a(chǎn)catch-22situationC．a(chǎn)Pandora’sbox D．a(chǎn)Herculeantask18．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．a(chǎn)nswerfor D．pullthrough19．Ifthenewsafetysystem_______touse,theaccidentwouldneverhavehappened.A．hadbeenput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．wouldbeput20．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith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）FitnessbandsliketheAppleWatchandtheFitbitaimtotracksomethinglikeheartrate.Butearlymodelsweren’tallthataccurate.Wethoughtofthemalittlebitlikerandomnumbergenerators(生成器).Theyreallydidn’tseemtobeprovidinganythingthatboreanyrelationshiptoheartrate.EuanAshley,acardiologist(心臟病專家),studieswearablesatStanfordUniversity.Heandhiscolleagueshavenowtestedsevennewerfitnessbands,frombrandslikeApple,Fitbitandothersandhesaysthoseheartratestatisticshavegottenmuchbetter."Yeahwewerepleasantlysurprisedactuallybyhowgoodtheaccuracyoftheheartratemonitoringwas."Formostofthedevices,theerrorratewaslessthan5%,whichisgoodenoughforyourdoctor.Butwhereallthedevicesfailedtomeasureupwasestimatingcaloriesburned.Eventhemostaccuratedeviceswereoffby30%,comparedtolabmeasurementsofenergyconsumption.Onedevicewasoffbymorethan90%.Ifyouthinkaboutgoingtothegymandworkingoutforanhourandmaybethat’saround400calories,theninrealitythatcouldbeanythingfrom200to800.Andthat’sabigdifferenceifyou’rethinkingaboutsomebodywho’sincorporatingthoseestimatesintotheirlifestyleandparticularthinkingaboutwhattoeatthateveningbasedontheworkouttheydidthatafternoon.TheresultsareintheJournalofPersonalizedMedicine.Thereasonforthediscrepancy,Ashleysays,couldbethatweallburnenergyatdifferentratesandthat’shardtocalculatefromsimpleinputstatisticslikeweightandheight.Somepeopleareincrediblyefficientandlookincrediblyelegantwhentheyrun.Andothersreallyclearlylooklikethey’reburningalotmorecaloriestocoverthesameamountofground.Soifyouownawearable,it’sprobablysafetotrusttheheartdata.Butwhatitcan’ttellyouiswhetheryourtimeonthetreadmill(跑步機)reallyjustifiesthatchocolatebar.1、WhatdoesEuanAshleysayaboutthenewermodelsofwearables?A．TheywerealluselessB．TheywerehardlyeffectiveC．TheyweretooexpensiveD．Theyweremostlyaccurate2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4andParagraph5?A．Formeasuringheartrates,mostfitnessbandsarenotreliableB．Formeasuringcaloriesinexercise,mostfitnessbandsarenotreliableC．WecanbaseourlifestyleanddietonadvicefromdoctorsD．Wecanbaseourlifestyleanddietondatafromwearables3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．ToremindreaderstousefitnessbandswiselyB．TopromotethesaleofpopularwearablesC．TodiscusstheadvantagesofsomepopularwearablesD．Tointroducesomefamous-brandfitnessbands22．（8分）Whenwehearofdangerousdiseases,cancerandheartdiseaseareoftenwhatfirstcometomind.Recently,aviruscalledEbolahasreappearedinGuinea,killing62peoplesofar.Itleadstohighfever,bleedingandsoon.Ebolacankill90%ofthoseinfected(感染),especiallyinunderdevelopedsocietieslikethoseinAfrica.EbolaisnamedaftertheEbolaRiver,whereitwasfirstdiscoveredin1976.TherearefivedifferenttypesoftheEbolavirus,eachnamedafterwheretheyfirsthappened:Sudan,IvoryCoast,Reston,Bundibugyo,andZaire.Thedeadliestofthefive,Zaire,wasresponsibleforthe2012outbreak,andisbelievedtobeattackingGuinea.Ebolaisnaturallyfoundinfruitbats,whichpassonthevirustootheranimalsbybitingorsuckingontheirblood.HumanswhoaresufferingfromtheEbolainfectionmighthavetouchedthebodilyfluids(體液)oftheinfectedanimals.Onceinfected,ahumanbecomesacarrierofthedeadlyvirus.Sinceweliveinaninterconnectedworld,wherethesituationinonecountrycanaffectusall,theeffectsofEbolaarehuge:damagingtraderelations,affectingforeignvisitors,andweakeningentirecountries.AlreadytheGuineavirusisspreadingfastwithafewcasesspottedinConakry—thecapitalcityofGuinea,farawayfromtheoriginofthevirus.ItisfearedthatthediseasemayhavealreadyreachedneighboringLiberiaandSierraLeone,too.Unfortunately,therearenodisease-specifictreatmentsforEbola.Healthcareworkersonlysupplytheinfectedpeoplewithwatertokeepthemingoodcondition.Sincetherehavebeenmanycasesofnursescatchingthediseasefrompatients,theyareforcedtowearstrictprotectiveclothes,andinsomecases,notevenallowedtogetclosetotheinfected.ThefactthatthereisnocurefortheEbolavirusiswhatmakestheoutbreakachallengingonetocontrol.1、Fromthetextweknowthat________.A．EbolaisnaturallyfoundinfruitB．EbolaisahighlyinfectiousvirusC．EbolaisanewlydiscovereddiseaseD．EbolaisrecentlycontrolledinGuinea2、WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A．ThecausesofEbola.B．TheoriginofEbola.C．ThetreatmentforEbola.D．TheinfluencesofEbola.3、InEbolainfectedareas,healthcareworkers_______.A．facethedangerofcatchingvirusB．takemeasurestoprotectthenursesC．givewaterandmedicinetothepatientsD．dowhatevertheycantosavetheinfected4、Thetextprobablycomesfrom________.A．a(chǎn)nEnglishnewspaperB．a(chǎn)touristguideC．a(chǎn)safetybrochureD．a(chǎn)medicalreport23．（8分）DiscoverArtisticTalentsacrosstheCountryTankLoft,ChongqingThis12,000-square-meterartcenterwasestablishedonthesiteofausedmilitarytankwarehouse（倉庫）.ItisthelargestcontemporaryartbaseinwesternChina,featuringmodernexhibitiongalleries,designstudiosandartbookstore.TheartzoneislocatedonthecampusoftheSichuanFineArtsInstituteandwascreatedbytheschoolin2003.Where:No.108HuangjuepingCenterStreet,JiulongpoDistrict,ChongingOpeninghours:9am-5pm(closedMondays)Redtory,GuangzhouRedtory,establishedin2009,isaspaciousandistrictoftenreferredtoasGuangzhou’s798.Madeupofmorethan30oldhalls,mostlybuildingsofredbrick,theplacewasoriginallybuiltin1956asChineselargestcanfactory.Someoftherustymachinesfromtheoldfactoryhavebeenkeptasartequipment,givingthezoneanoldcharm.Where:No.128YuancunSihengRoad,TianheDistrict,GuangzhouOpeninghours:Mon.-Sun.10:30am-9pmM50,ShanghaiM50,alsoknownas50MoganshanRoad,isthecenterofShanghai’scontemporaryartscene,withmorethan100artistswhosestudiosareopentothepublic.Thisdistrict,onthebankofSuzhouCreek,waspreviouslyatextilefactoryuntilitseizedproductionin1999.XueSong,aShanghaiartist,wasthefirsttoestablishastudiotherein2002.Where:No.50MoganshanRoad,PudongDistrict,ShanghaiOpeninghours:10am-5pm(closedMondays)798ArtZone,BeljingAttractedbyordereddesigning,convenienttrafficanduniquestyleofBauhausarchitecture,artorganizationsandartistshavecrowdedinthevacantplantsandtransformedthemsince2001,graduallyformingadistrictgatheredgalleries,artstudios,culturalcompanies,fashionsshopsetc.Astheearliestareawheretheorganizationsandartistsmovedinlocatedintheoriginalareaof798factory,thisplacewasnamedasBeijing798ArtZone.Where:No.4JiuxianqiaoRoad,ChaoyangDistrict,Beijing.Openinghours:10am-6pm1、Ifyouaregoingtovisitanartzoneat7pm,whichonecanyougoto?A．TankLoft,Chongqing.B．Redtory,Guangzhou.C．M50,Shanghai.D．798ArtZone,Beijing2、TankLoft,Chongqingisquitedifferentfromtheothersin________.A．sizeB．featureC．siteD．weather3、Whichofthefollowingwasbuiltfirst?A．798ArtZone,Beijing.B．TankLoft,Chongqing.C．M50,Shanghai.D．Redtory,Guangzhou.24．（8分）TeenTourCampsatSummerCRock-N-WaterChristianCampsLotus,California,UnitedStatesDuration:4weeksFoundedin29,Rock-N-WaterisagroupofhighlytrainedChristianswhowanttoimpactyoungpeoplewiththejoyofGod’sLivingWord.Wefocusourprogramonbiblicalprinciples,andweusethehelpofnature,friendship,andchallengetodevelopcharacterandhaveridiculousamountsoffun.OdysseyExpeditions:CaribbeanRoadTown,TortolaDuration:3weeksOdysseyExpeditionsofferstropicalsailingandscubadivingadventuresforteenagers,withmarinebiology,watersports,andscubacertificationsatexcitingCaribbeanlocations.Establishedin35,OdysseyisthebestopportunitytosafelyexploretheCaribbeanaboardabeautifulsailingcatamaran.Noexperiencenecessary.Reserveyourspotbeforeavailability.Smallgroupsof9-12allowyoutohavethemostfun!TheG2AcademyGolfCampBluffton,SouthCarolinaDuration:variableThesummerprogramatG2isdesignedspecificallyforgirlsempoweringthemfortheirfuturesuccess.Studentscanjoinweeklysessionsorstaytheentiresummer!WhileparticipatingintheG2AcademySummerProgram,studentsreceiveG2ProprietaryTrainingingolf,mentaltoughness,physicalfitness,nutrition,andempowerment.Berklee’sAspire:MusicPerformanceIntensiveBoston,Massachusetts,UnitedStatesDuration:5weeksBerklee’sAspirewillgiveyouatasteofBerklee,thepreeminentinstituteofcontemporarymusicandtheperformingarts.Whetheryouareinmiddleschool,highschool,orbeyond,thereisaBerkleesummerprograminmusic,theater,and/ordanceforyou.You’llenjoyaccesstoBerklee’sstate-of-the-artfacilitiesasyoulearnfromfacultywhoaretheverybestatwhattheydo,joinedbystudentsfromallovertheworld.1、Whichtourcampdoyouneedtobookinadvance?A．TheG2AcademyGolfCamp.B．Rock-N-WaterChristianCamps.C．OdysseyExpeditions:Caribbean.D．Bcrklee’sAspire:MusicPerformanceIntensive2、WhatistheprimaryfocusforBerklee’sAspiretourcamp?A．Adventure. B．Sports.C．Music. D．Religion.3、WhatisuniqueabouttheG2AcademyGolfCamp?A．Itoffersscubacertifications. B．ItisbasedonChristianprinciples.C．Itrequiresnopreviousexperience. D．Itisintendedforgirlsonly.25．（10分）OpeningweekspecialsatMunchiesFoodHallAtthecornerofGreenandBrownStreetsinthecityMonday,7thofJanuaryuntilSunday,13thofJanuary2008Feastuntilyou’refull!ComedowntoMunchiesthisweektoenjoythespecialdishesonofferatallofourfoodoutlets.Orderfromthefollowing:?Succulentchickenrice?Spicysataybeef?Deliciousnoodledishes?Plumpporkchops?Seafoodspecialties?Crunchyvegetables?Sweettropicalfruit10%discountonallordersabove$20.00HalalfoodisavailableatthestallMalayFoodHeaven.WinPrizesandGifts!?Spend$20.00ormoreandwininstantprizesfromourluckydrawbox.?Collectafreepartyballoonandwhistleforeachyoungdiner.?Enjoyafreemealifyouarethefirstcustomerofthedayatanyofourstalls.?WinaholidaytoWestemAustralia.Afreeraffleticketisgivenwitheveryreceipt.Justfillinyourinformationandplaceyourentryintheboxprovided.WinnertobeannouncedinTheStraitsTimesonthe15thofJanuary.JoinintheFun!Between7:00pmand8:00pmeacheveninguntilthe10thofJanuary,yourfavoriteChannel3televisionactorsandsingerswillentertainyou:?MayLee?JackieChen?KimYap?KamalAutographsessionswillfolloweachperformance!Andwhowillbeourextraspecialmysterystar?ComedownonSaturdayatnoontofindout.1、MunchiesFoodHalldoesNOTsell________.A．porkB．beefC．lambD．chicken2、ThepricesatMunchiesare________.A．lowerthanusualB．lowerifyouspendS21.00C．lowerfortwopeopleD．bargainpricesfortheopening3、EveryonewhoeatsatMunchieswillreceivea________.A．freemealB．luckydrawcouponC．balloonandwhistleD．freeraffleticket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）IrememberbelievinginSantawhenIwasaveryyounggirl.However,asIgrewolder,Ilearnedmany

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17that“Santa”wouldn’tknowwhatIwantedbecauseheshouldn’tbeabletoreadmy

18.However,mymotherwouldknoweverythingthatcaughtmyeyesinthestore.IfIgottheballetsetthenextmorning,Iwouldhavemyevidence.OnChristmas

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19Ididn’tuseitmuch,mymotherendedupreturningitafewdayslater.She

20Santawasgenerousenoughtoleaveareceipt.ThatwastheendtomytasktodiscovertheexistenceofSanta.1、A．theories B．facts C．situations D．choices2、A．cautious B．typical C．curious D．desperate3、A．data

B．exams C．tricks D．tests4、A．real B．wise C．merciful D．generous5、A．worked B．happened C．succeeded D．failed6、A．calledup B．keptup C．stayedup D．madeup7、A．Instead B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．However8、A．a(chǎn)ttempt B．suggestion C．effect D．struggle9、A．roughly B．clearly C．beautifully D．tidily10、A．bed B．tree C．chimney D．table11、A．everything B．nothing C．a(chǎn)nything D．something12、A．hardly B．never C．a(chǎn)lready D．usually13、A．evidence B．intention C．idea D．experience14、A．a(chǎn)mazing B．strange C．interesting D．a(chǎn)nnoying15、A．hated B．tried C．hesitated D．refused16、A．focus B．try C．put D．call17、A．hoped B．explained C．a(chǎn)rgued D．figured18、A．purpose B．opinion C．mind D．eyes19、A．As B．If C．Although D．Assoonas20、A．a(chǎn)dmitted B．promised C．thought D．claimed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）Thereisadiseasesweepingtheworldtodaythatiskillingfarmorepeoplethananyother,AIDSorSARS1．(include).Thatdiseaseisobesity.TheWHOhasstatedthatofthe56.5million2．(die)peryeararoundtheworld,over50percentofthesearecausedbydiseases3．(close)associatedwithunhealthydietandlackofexerciseand4．manyofthesedeathscouldbeprevented.TheWHOannounced,in2014,aplan5．(fight)obesityandinvitedgovernmentstoencourageitscitizenstoadopta6．(sense)dietandtotakeupsomeexercise.Aspartoftheirplan,theWHOaskedgovernmentstoconsidertherolefoodadvertisingplays7．encouragingpeopletoeatunhealthyfood.Oneareaofconcernformanycountriesistheadvertisingofunhealthyfoodduringchildren'stelevisionprograms.InAustralia，whichhasthehighestnumberoffoodadvertisementsinchildren’stelevisionintheworld,thereare8．a(chǎn)verageof12foodadsperhour.WhileinSwedenandAustria9．therearestrictlawsaboutadvertisingduringchildren'sprograms,thereisonlyonefoodperhour.InSweden,andQuebecinCanada,there10．(be)nogreatdifferenceinthenumberofobesechildrensincethegovernmentbannedfoodadsinchildren'stelevision.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。每處錯誤僅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。Asweallknow,questioningcanleadtosearchingforananswer、Ifweareinthehabitraisingdoubtsastowhetherthatwearetoldistrue,wecanfindthecorrectanswerandlearnmore、Twoyearsago,ourteacherofferedusananswertoadifficultmathprobleminclass、Althoughtheanswerseemedalittlestrange,butnobodyexceptmedoubtedit、Thinkthathisanswermightbewrong,Icarefullyanalyzedtheproblemandtriedtoworkthemoutinadifferentway、Halfahourlater,Imanagedtofindthecorrectanswer、WhenIshowedmyanswertohim,theteacherpraisedmeasmyindependentlythinking、Fromthisexperiences,Ihavelearnedthatquestioningcanserveasabridgethathelpustoseekthetruth、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你看到美國留學生Sharon在網(wǎng)上發(fā)帖，希望有人能夠幫助她提高普通話(Mandarin)水平。請根據(jù)以下提示用英語給她寫一封電子郵件。1.表達給她提供幫助的意愿；2.說明你能勝任輔導的理由；3.給出講好普通話的兩點建議。注意：1.字數(shù)100詞左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、B3、A4、D5、C6、C7、B8、A9、B10、A11、A12、A13、A14、D15、B16、A17、B18、A19、A20、C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、B3、A22、KathyFletcherandDavidSimpsonhaveasonnamedSanti.Hehasafriendwhosometimesgoestoschoolhungry.SoSantiinviteshimtooccasionallyeatandsleepathishouse.Thatfriendhasafriendandthatfriendhasafriend,andnowwhenyougotodinneratKathyandDavid'shouseonThursdaynighttheremightbe15to20teenagersgatheringaroundthetable,andlatertherewillbegroupsofthemcrashinginthebasementorinthesmallbedroomsupstairs.ThekidswhoshowupatKathyandDavid'shavesufferedthepainsofmodernpoverty:homelessness,hungerandabuse.Andyetbysomemiracle,hostilesoilhasproducedbeautifulflowers.Kidscomefromaroundthecity.Spicychickenandblackriceareserved.Cellphonesarebanned.ThekidswhocallKathyandDavid“Momma”and“Dad”,arepoliteanddothedishes.Birthdaysandgraduationsarecelebrated.Songsareperformed.Ateachmealtheygoaroundthetableandeverybodyhastosaysomethingnobodyelseknowsabouthim.Ateachmealthekidsshowtheirpromisetocareforoneanother.Theadultsinthiscommunitygivethekidsthechancetopresenttheirgifts.“Atmyfirstdinner,EddreadapoemthatIfirstthoughtwasfromLangstonHughes,butitturnedouttobehisown.KesarihasavoicethatsomehowappearsfromNewOrleansjazzinthe1920s.MadelineandThalyaformafriendshipasifitwerethehighestartform,”Georgesaid.“Theygiveusagift—completeintoleranceofsocialdistance.WhenIfirstmetEdd,Iheldoutmyhandtoshakehis.Helookedatitandsaid,‘Wehu