山東省東營市河口區(qū)一中2025屆高考仿真卷英語試題含解析

山東省東營市河口區(qū)一中2025屆高考仿真卷英語試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.Silence.A．a(chǎn);the B．the;a C．a(chǎn);不填 D．the;不填2．—Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation.—Actually,quickeraction_________thoseworkerstrappedinthemine.A．mighthavesaved B．musthavesaved C．shouldhavesaved D．couldhavesaved3．語音知識(共5小題；每小題l分，滿分5分)從A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項(xiàng)。并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。4．(2013·福建)_____________basicfirst-aidtechniqueswillhelpyourespondquicklytoemergencies.A．Known B．HavingknownC．Knowing D．Beingknown5．_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven6．ThePartycouldhavestated______theirpolicywasonthismatter,butthevotersonlyreceivedaverydustyanswer.A．why B．when C．whether D．what7．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing8．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．a(chǎn)re9．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama,NirvanainFire,HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles.A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．D．putthecartbeforethehorse10．Mytoothacheme.Ithoughtitwasgoingaway,butitisgettingworsenow.A．killsB．iskillingC．haskilledD．killed11．Theywillrunanafter-classclub__________kidscanhavefunandlearnhowtoprotectthemselves.A．that B．when C．where D．what12．Heisn’tsuchaman______heusedtobe.A．who B．whomC．that D．a(chǎn)s13．---Excuseme,wouldyouplease______mesomepetrol?---Sorry.Ihaveonlyalittleleftinmycar.A．spareB．saveC．shareD．spend14．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a(chǎn);the;X B．X;the;a C．a(chǎn);X;the D．the;the;a15．Mysummercampisn’tgoodfun,butitisreallearningexperienceforme.A．a(chǎn);/ B．the;a C．/;a D．a(chǎn);the16．—Whataboutaskingthesenewgraduatestotakeonthetask?—Imafraidnot．Whiletheyareenergeticandambitious,_____ofthemseemstobesuitableforthisdemandingjob．A．noone B．everyone C．none D．few17．---________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!---Areyoutalkingto---me?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should18．___________andtheywillfinishoffthechallengingjob.A．Inaweek B．Aweeklater C．Afteraweek D．Anotherweek19．Themanageristryingtofindamantorecommendhowthejob.A．isdone B．bedone C．shoulddone D．todo20．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．a(chǎn)slongasC．a(chǎn)sifD．eversince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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Scope:Recentlyyourschoolboardproposedmovingtheschoolstarttimefrom7:50a.m.to7:20a.m.Whatwasyourreactiontothis?JillyDosSantos:IwasgettingonlyfourtosixhoursofsleepanightandIwaslateforschoolalot.Withthenewstarttime,I’dhavetowakeupevenearlier.Afterweheardabouttheproposal,ateacherssaidtomyclass,“Ifyoudon’tlikeit,whydon’tyoudosomethingaboutit?”Scope:Whatdidyoudo?Jilly:Iorganizedagroupofstudentstospeaktotheschoolboard.Scope:Whatdidyoudotoprepareforthemeeting?Jilly:Iwantedtofocusourpresentationonwhyhavinganearlierstarttimewasunhealthy.Thereisscientificresearchaboutteensandsleep.Ilearnedthatduringyourteenyears,becauseofachangeinhormones(激素),yourbodybeginstochange.Youstarttowanttogotobedlater.Schoolstartsthesametimeitalwayshas,sogettingenoughsleepbecomesdifficult.Irealizedtherewasn’tsomethingwrongwithmytimemanagementorme;thewayIwasfeelinghadaphysicalandbiologicalbasis.Scope:Howdiditgo?Jilly:About30studentscametosupportme,andtheboardlikedthatIdidn’tgetemotionalandjustprovidedtheevidence.Twomonthslater,an8:55a.m.starttimebecameofficial.Theboarddecidedtomakethestarttimelaterinsteadofearlier.Scope:Whathaschangedsincethelaterstarttime?Jilly:Idon’tneedtostayupanextrahourortwoatnight,becauseIcangetworkdoneinthemorning.I’vealsobeenlatealotless.Andthisyear,therearemoremorningclubsandmorepeoplegoingtothem.1、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TalkingWiththeSchoolBoard?CheerUp!B．AnInterviewonaProposalC．ADialoguebetweenScopeandJillyD．MovingtheStartTimeEarlier?SayNo!2、Jilly’steacherseemedtoencouragethestudents________A．totalkwiththeschoolboardB．togettheirworkdoneintimeC．tovoicetheiropinionsbravelyD．totakeactiontosupporttheproposal3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?A．JillybodyclockB．ThescientificresearchC．ThemeetingJillyorganizedD．Jilly’ssecretfortimemanagement4、HowdidJillysucceedinpersuadingtheschoolboard?A．ByshowingscientificevidenceB．ByputtingforwardanewproposalC．Bytellingdifferentstudents’storiesD．Bypresentingherpersonalexperience22．（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.23．（8分）Ithasbecomeacertainbeliefamongthepublic----drinkatleasteightglassesofwateradaytoimprovehealthandwellbeing.Bottledwatercompaniesoftenrepealittoincreasetheirsalesbutitisactuallyasillyidea.Thereisnoevidencetoprovetheadvantagesofdrinkingeightglassesofwateraday,scientistssay.Themisunderstandingiscausedfromthesuggestionthatadultsshoulddrink2.5litersofwaterdaily,whichwasstressedbytheBritishMedicalJournalinDecember.Theimportantpartofthesuggestionthatmostofthisquantityofwateriscontainedinpreparedfoods,however,isusuallyignored.USresearcherswhoreviewedtheevidenceconcludedthatmostpeopledonotneedtoworryabouttheamountofwatertheydrinkevery.day.Besidesdrinkingwater,theywillbegettingplentyofliquid（液體）inotherways.Caffeinateddrinkssuchastea,coffeeandcolaandalcohol（酒）canhelpreachthedailytotaliftheydon'tdrinktoomuch,thoughthesedrinkshelptheproductionofurine(尿).Lesswellknownarcthedangersofdrinkingtoomuchwater,causingwaterpoisoning,lowsaltlevelsandevendeath.ThereviewofresearchbyDanNegoianu,fromtheUniversityofPennsylvania,foundthatnotasinglestudyincludedthesuggestionofdrinkingeightglassesofwateraday.Althoughonesmallstudysuggestedthatdrinkingwatercouldresultinfewerheadaches,theresultswerenotveryimportant.However,thebenefitsofdrinkingsomewatertopreventapaininheadafterdrinkingtoomuchalcoholare,separately,provedtobetrue.Nostudiesshowedanyadvantagestothecoloroftheskinbecauseoftheincreasedwatertakenintobodies.Dehydration（脫水）canmakeskinlesspleasant,buttherewasnoclearevidencetosupporttheideathatwaterhelpspeoplekeepayouthfulappearance.Theresearchersalsofoundnoevidencethatdrinkinglotsofwaterdoessomegoodtothebody'sorgans（器官）.1、Fromthepassage,weknowthatthesuggestionaboutdrinkingeightglassesofwateraday.A．causessomeseriousdiseasesB．hasenoughscientificevidencetosupportitC．ismisunderstoodbypeopleinfactD．waspublishedbytheBritishMedicalJournal2、Fromthepassagewelearnthatmanypeopledon'tknowthat_______.A．theproductionofurinecancausewatertoloseB．healthcanbeimprovedbydrinkingplentyof'waterC．betterskincanresultfromintakeofmuchwaterD．caffeinateddrinkscanprovidethewaterpeopleneed3、Whatcanbeprovedaboutdrinkingalotofwateraccordingtothepassage?A．Reducingthebadinfluenceofdrinkingalcohol.B．Helpingtokeepyouthfullooks.C．Makingthebody'sorgansstronger.D．Causingbadheadaches.4、Thewriter'smainpurposeofwritingthispassageisto.A．persuadepeopletodrinkdifferentkindsofwaterB．tellpeopledrinkingmuchwaterisnotashealthyasisconsideredC．warnpeopleofthedangerofdrinkingmuchwaterD．helppeoplerealizetheimportanceofdrinkingenoughwatereveryday24．（8分）ThesummerbeforeseventhgradeourfamilymovedandIsaidgoodbyetoeverythingthatwasfamiliar.Formyparentsitwasagoodthingbecauseitmeantowningahomeforthefirsttime.ButitmeantthatIdhavetochangeschoolsandthatputsomebutterfliesinmystomach.Onthefirstdayofschool,kidsjammedtheschoolgrounds.That’swhenImetBarbara.Wemadeanervousconversationandsoonlearnedwewereinthesameclass.Shewasfunnyandwehadalotincommon.Butshewasverycriticalofothersandsometimesofme.Shemadefunofmybushyhair,mybigglassesandtheclothesIwore.Butitseemedasthoughthethingswehadincommonweremoreimportantthantheannoyances.Thegirlsinthe“popular”crowdhadalsobeenexposedtohersharptongue.Oneday,oneofthegirlsapproachedmewhileIgatheredmybooks.“Wereallylikeyou,”shesaid.“Theonlywayyoucanplaywithus,though,isifyoukeepyourdistancefromBarbara.”Werethosegirlsonlytryingtomaketroublebetweenthetwoofus?Wouldtheywatchmedump(拋棄)Barbaraandthendumpmeforlaughs?FromthecomerofmyeyeIfoundtwooftheothergirlsfromthegroup.Theywerewatchingmeandgiggling(咯咯地笑).IwonderedifIwascoolenoughforthem.Ididn’twanttomakethechoicetheywereforcingmetomake.SoIshookmyheadandsaid,“Idon’tthinkso.IlikeBarbaraandwe’regoodfriends.”ThenIgatheredmybooksandranaway.EventhoughBarbarastillannoyedmeattimes,IknewI’ddonetherightthing.I’dmademyowndecisionaboutagirlwhohadbefriendedmewhenIbadlyneededafriend.WhenshemovedthefollowingyearImissedherfriendshipterribly.ButwhatIkepthasneverleftme—myself-respect.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemean?A．Gotmetofeelmoreexcited.B．Leftmeinastateofdesire.C．Broughtmemoreexpectation.D．Mademehaveanervousfeeling.2、WhatdoweknowaboutBarbara?A．Shewasagirlwithasharptongue.B．Shewaspopularwithkidsatschool.C．Sheofferedothershelpincriticalmoments.D．Shewasverycriticalofherowndress.3、Whatwasthewriteraskedtodobyonegirl?A．Tojointhe“popular”crowd.B．ToendherfriendshipwithBarbara.C．ToinviteBarbaratohangoutwiththem.D．Topretendtobecoolinthe“popular”crowd.4、Whatlessondidthewriterlearnfromherexperience?A．Keepfarawayfromthe“popular”group.B．Avoidmakingfriendswithanannoyingperson.C．Keepself-respectinmakingyourowndecisions.D．Sharecommoninterestwithyourfriends.25．（10分）Blowingournose,burping(打飽嗝）afterdinnerandpooping(排便）…Unpleasantastheyare,thesethings,accordingtoLiveScience,makeup“theimpolitescienceofthehumanbody”.Snot(鼻涕）Snot'sjobistoprotectourbodyfromharmfulviruses.Quiteoften,dirt,ash,orsandfilltheairwebreathe.Butthankfully,snotstopstheseunhealthythings,whicharetakenoutofournosewhenweblowit.Apartfromprotectingournose,snotcantelluswhetherwe’rehealthyornotaccordingtoitsappearance.Whenit’sclearandcolorless,that’sasignofgoodhealth.Ifitturnsgreenoryellow,however,itcouldbeasignthatourbodyisbeingattackedbyavirus.GasFromdrinkingfizzy(起泡的）drinkstoeatingfood,weoftenbreatheingaseslikecarbondioxide,whichendupinourstomach.Naturally,ifwetakeintoomuchgas,ourstomachwillbefilledwithpressureandwemaysufferfrompainandcramps(痙攣).Tostopthisfromhappening,burpingisaneffectivewaytogetthesegasesoutofourstomach.Occasionalburpingbenefitsourbody.However,burpingtoomuchisn’tagoodsign.That’sbecauseitmaysuggestthatwe’resufferingfromadigestivedisorder.PoopPoopingisanextremelyimportantfunctionofthebody.Everytimeweeat.thefoodispassedthroughourdigestivesystem.Onceourbodyhastakeneverythingitneedsfromthefood,itleavesourbodyaspoop.Andthoughit’sgross,checkingourpoopafterwegotothebathroomcouldtellusmoreaboutourhealth.1、Whatdoesitsuggestifsnotisgreen?A．Theremightbedirtinit.B．Itisprotectingournose.C．Youareveryhealthy.D．Yourbodymightbefightingavirus.2、Whatdoweknowaboutburpingfromthearticle?A．Fizzydrinksmakepeopleburpmorethanfooddoes.B．Peoplemaysufferfrompainorcrampswhenburping.C．Itmakesgaseslikecarbondioxideleaveourstomach.D．Burpingalotcanmakedigestivedisordersgoaway.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"gross’’intheparagraphprobablymean?A．Unpleasant.B．Unnecessary.C．Unimportant.D．Unhealthy.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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）OnNovember18,1995,ItzhakPerlman,theviolinistcameonstagetogiveaconcert.Gettingonstageis1smallachievementforhim.Hewas2withpolio(小兒麻痹癥)asachild,sohewalkedwiththe3oftwocrutches(拐杖).The4satquietlywhilehe5hiswayacrossthestagetohischairandbeganhisplay.Butthistime,somethingwentwrong.Justashefinishedthefirstfewbars,oneofthestringsonhisviolin6.Wethoughthewouldhavetostopthe7.Buthedidn’t.8,hewaitedamoment,closedhiseyesandthen9theconductortobeginagain.Theorchestrabeganandheplayedwithsuchpassion10theyhadneverheardbefore.Ofcourse,anyoneknowsthatitis11toplayaharmoniousworkwithjustthreestrings.Butthatnight,he12toknowthat.Whenhefinished,therewasanawesome13intheroom.Andthenpeopleroseand14.Therewasanextraordinaryoutburstof15fromeverycornerofthehall.Hesmiledandthensaid,“Youknow,sometimesitistheartist’stasktofindouthowmuch16youcanstillmakewithwhatyouhaveleft.”Thispowerfullinehas17inmymindeversince.Perhapsthisisthe18oflife—notjustforartistsbutforallofus.Soourtaskinthisfast-changingworldistomakemusic,19withallthatwehave,andthen20thereisnolongerpossible,tomakemusicwithwhatwehaveleft.1、A．a(chǎn)lmost B．much C．no D．too2、A．shocked B．struggled C．suffered D．hit3、A．a(chǎn)id B．direction C．guide D．instruction4、A．team B．conductor C．parent D．a(chǎn)udience5、A．made B．worked C．lost D．found6、A．twisted B．broke C．bent D．lost7、A．piece B．career C．tour D．concert8、A．Therefore B．Anyhow C．Instead D．Moreover9、A．ordered B．signaled C．waved D．told10、A．a(chǎn)s B．that C．which D．what11、A．impossible B．probable C．hopeless D．improper12、A．tried B．a(chǎn)greed C．decided D．refused13、A．sound B．horror C．silence D．interest14、A．cried B．shouted C．jumped D．cheered15、A．laughter B．a(chǎn)pplause C．tears D．scream16、A．money B．difference C．music D．fame17、A．stayed B．kept C．planted D．wondered18、A．secret B．definition C．sense D．purpose19、A．a(chǎn)boveall B．a(chǎn)tlength C．a(chǎn)tlast D．a(chǎn)tfirst20、A．while B．where C．when D．whether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）Buyingbooksontheinternetisagreatwaytosavetimeandmoney.Onlinebookstoresoffernotonlynewbooksbutalsousedbooks.What’smore,theyarefarbetter1．(compare)totraditionalbookstoresastheyoffermuchbroaderkindsofbooks.Youcaneitherclickthekindofe-booksonline2．typethebooktitleorgetitinseconds.Anotheradvantageofshoppingonlineisthatyoucanalsoreadthebookreviewsaswellasreaders’reviewstogetanidea3．thebookisworthbuying.Onlinebookstoresoftenoffergreatdiscounts,4．isabigattractionforbookloverswithatightbudget.Forbooklovers,5．ismostimportanttogetbooksintime,inwhichcasetheyneedtofinda6．(rely)onlinebookstorethatisabletoprovidefastdeliveries.Herearesometipsfor7．(refer)whenyouareselectinganonlinebookstore.Someonlinebookstoresarepopularforfictionbooks;someare8．non-fictionbooksornovels,etc.Understandingtheirspecializationwillhelpyoutogettherightkindsofbooksintime.Remembertocheckwhetheryouwillbebuyingbooksfromathird-partysellerordirectlyfromthewebsites.Neverjumpatstoresthatoffer9．(believe)cheapprices,asbooksthat10．(sell)atsuchlowpricescouldbeinverybadcondition.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，并在該詞下面寫出其修改后的詞。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(jì)分。LastSundayIsawaworststorminyears．Itcamesuddenandwentonforoverthreehours．Afterlunch,Iwentintomyroomtohavearest．Theairwashotter,andallisquiet．Thenastrongwindstartedtoblowintomyroom．Piecesofpaperonmydeskflewhighintotheairandsomeflewouttheopenwindow．AsIranouttocatchthem,bigdropofrainbegantofall．WhenIcamebackintohouse,itwasrainingharderandharder．Itriedveryhardtoclosethewindow．ThenIheardaloudlycrashingsoundfromthebackofthehouse．WhenIranoutofmyroomtofindoutwhathadhappened:abigtreehadfallendownandbrokethetopofthebackroom．第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）介紹一款時(shí)尚手機(jī),要點(diǎn)如下:1.高科技產(chǎn)品;國內(nèi)外廣泛使用;2.主要功能:通話、發(fā)短信、上網(wǎng)、照相、玩游戲等;3.體積小、重量輕、易攜帶,適用于各年齡段人群。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右;2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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