安徽省馬鞍山二中、安師大附中2025屆高三二診模擬考試英語試卷含解析

安徽省馬鞍山二中、安師大附中2025屆高三二診模擬考試英語試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Historicsitesimpresswriterswiththeiramazingbeauty,whichareagreatsourceof________.A．inspirationB．compositionC．occupationD．combination2．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it3．Thatpreservedhistoricvillageconnectedtodowntownbyahighwayis________manyofficeworkersspendtheirweekends.A．what B．howC．where D．why4．If________intheelevator,pleasepresstheemergencybuttonimmediately.A．trappedB．trappingC．havingtrappedD．tobetrapped5．TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaignto_____________thecrazyhousingmarket.A．calm B．destroyC．occupy D．reflect6．Theengineeristhoughttobecapableandmodest,sohispromotiontomanagerisapopular_____.A．achievement B．appointment C．commitment D．employment7．Asisknowntoall,_______openingceremonyofthe16thAsianGamesheldonNovember12thinGuangzhouwas_______greatsuccess.A．/;aB．the;aC．the;/D．a;/8．Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．arecreated D．arecreating9．Icalledhernearlytenminutesthismorning,butIcouldn’t________.A．getthrough B．gothrough.C．livethrough D．lookthrough10．________terrible,themedicinewasthrownawaybythechild.A．Tasted B．TastingC．Totaste D．Beingtasted11．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding12．ThestatementofOneFoundationhelpsyou____whereyourmoneyisgoing．A．keeptrackof B．putupwithC．comeupwith D．fitinwith13．.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthatyesterdayI______aseriouserror.A．acted B．committed C．performed D．completed14．Thewidespreadofsuperhybridricearoundtheworld______thelivesofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplesufferingfromhungertoagreatlevel.A．hasimproved B．isimproving C．improved D．hasbeenimproving15．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof16．Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forit________andisbeyondourcontrol.A．passed B．willpassC．haspassed D．hadpassed17．Whenyouaredressedinthelateststyle,dancingtothemostfashionablemusicafterwatchingthelatestfilm,youfeelgreat,______? A．aren'tyou B．don'tyou C．doyou D．areyou18．ThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventually______aftertenyears’coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．pickedup C．madeup D．turnedup19．Theemoticons_____whenwewanttostopaconversation,sparingustheembarrassment.A．comearoundB．comeinhandyC．comeaboutD．comeby20．asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless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）Disney’sTheLionKingVenue:LyceumTheatrePhone:02074920810Duration:2hours30minutesCategories:Family&KidsMusicalsPerformancedates:Tuesday-Saturdayat7.30pmWednesday,Saturday&Sunday2.30pmTicketsPrice:from￡42WaltDisney’slongrunningandmulti-awardwinningmusicalTheLionKingcontinuestodelightaudiencesinLondon’sWestEnd.BasedontheDisneyanimatedfilm,TheLionKingcametostateonBroadwayin1997andTheLionKingLondonopenedinOctober1999,playingtopackedhouseseversince!SetagainstthegrandSerengetiPlainsandtotheuniquerhythmsofAfrica,Disney’sTheLionKingisunlikeanythingeverbeforeseeninmusicaltheatre,andwillredefineyourexpectationsofwhattheatrecanbe.DirectoranddesignerJulieTaymorcraftsacolorful,imaginativeandhighlycreativeworldthatbringstheplantsandanimalsofAfricatolive.Featuringtheoriginalsongsfromthe1994film,including“CircleofLife”,CanYouFeeltheLoveTonight”,“BePrepared”and“HakunaMatata”TheLionKingmusicalisatreatforaudiencesofallages.FamiliesyoungandoldcontinuetopacktheLyceumTheatrewiththeirLionKingticketstocelebrateintheimpressivestorytellingthattransportsyoutoawonderfulworldthatexplodeswithgloriouscolours,breathtakingeffectsandenjoyablemusic.“Thereissimplynothingelselikeit!”----NewYorkTimes.“Youhopeallnightsatthetheatrewillbelikethis.”----DailyMail.Pleasenote:TheLionKingisrecommendedforages6andup.Childrenundertheageof3willnotbeadmittedintothetheatre.Allpersonsaged16orundermustbeaccompaniedbyanadultandmaynotsitontheirownwithintheauditorium.Allpersonsenteringthetheatre,regardlessofage,musthaveaticket.125、Accordingtothepassage,TheLionKing__________.A．istobeshownsevendaysaweekB．isanOscarawardwinnerC．hasbeenpopularforabout20yearsD．lastsabout90minutes1、Whichofthefollowinggroupwillnotbeadmittedintothetheatre?A．Foursecond-yearstudentsatuniversityB．TwoprimaryschoolgirlswithateacherC．Acouplewithtwosonsaged5and7D．Ayoungmomwithher2-year-olddaughter2、Thispassageisintendedto_____________.A．instructB．educateC．advertiseD．entertain22．（8分）Playingamusicalinstrumentthroughout:yourlifeprotectsyourhearinginoldage,aCanadianstudysuggests.Thestudy,publishedinPsychologyandAging,carriedouthearingtestson74adultmusiciansand89non-musicians.Itfounda70-year-oldmusician’shearingwasasgoodasthatofa50-year-oldwhodidnotplay.Hearingnormallydeclinesaspeopleage.By60,10-30%ofpeoplehavemoderatehearingloss.By80,thatgoesuptoasmanyas60%.Problemsareparticularlyseeninthecentralauditory(聽覺的)processingsystem,whichisassociatedwithunderstandingspeech,especiallywhenthereisbackgroundnoise.Previousstudieshaveshownmusicianshavebetterhearingthannon-players.Butthisresearch,byateamattheRotmanResearchInstituteinToronto,lookedatadultsofallages-from3to91-toseehowpeoplewereaffectedastheyaged.Theycarriedouthearingtestson74amateurandprofessionalmusicians(whohadplayedsincetheageof1,werestillpractisingandhadbeengivenformalmusiclessons)and89non-musicians(whohadneverplayedaninstrument).Musiciansweresignificantlybetteratpickingoutspeechagainstnoise.Theresearcherssuggestthatlifelongmusicianshipreducesage-relatedchangesinthebrain,probablyduetomusiciansusingtheirauditorysystemsatahighlevelonaregularbasis.TheheadofbiomedicalresearchatActiononHearingLoss,DrRalphHolme,said:“Whilethisstudysuggeststhatmusiciansmightbemoreabletocopewiththeconsequencesofhearingloss,itisfarbettertoreducedamageinthefirstplacebyusingappropriateearprotection.Wehavealwayscampaingnedforeveryonewhoplaysamusicalinstrumentorlistenstoloudmusictowearhearingprotection,likeearplugs,whichreducetheriskofdamagingyourhearingpermanently.”1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Apersonaged80willlose30%hearing.B．Apersonagedabove60musthavebadhearing.C．Peoplehavefewerproblemswithbackgroundnoise.D．People’shearingusuallybecomesworsewhentheygetolder.2、WhatcanwegetfromtheCanadianstudy?A．Ittestedthehearingof12people.B．Thefindingofthestudywasn’tpublishedpublicly.C．Playingamusicalinstrumentmaydogoodtohearing.D．Musicianswereasgoodatpickingoutspeechagainstnoiseasnon-musicians.3、Whydon’tmusicianschangemuchintheirbrainastheyage?A．Theyliketotakemoreexercise.B．Theyusetheirhearingmoreandregularly.C．Theydon’texposethemselvestobackgroundnoise.D．Theypaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheirhearing.4、HowcanwedealwithhearinglossaccordingtoDrRalphHolme?A．Gethelpfrommusicians.B．Listentoloudmusicless.C．Protecthearingproperly.D．Playamusicalinstrumentmore.5、Theauthorwrotethepassageto________.A．entertainthereadersB．advertiseamusicalinstrumentC．complainaboutpeople’shearinglossD．informreadersofaresearchonhearing23．（8分）EmmaWatsonenteredourlivesastheperfectHermioneGrangerin2001,and16yearslater,we’rejustasmuchinlovewiththischarming,intelligentBritishgirl,asever.YoumayormaynotbeaPotterhead,butalotofpeoplearecharmedbyEmmaWatson’sperfection.Despitebeingastarperformerattheyoungageof11,she’snevergonetheHollywoodspoiledchildroute.Infact,shemadeallattemptstostayasnormalaspossible.Shesaid,“Ignoringfamewasmyrebellion,inafunnyway.Iwasinsistentonbeingnormalanddoingnormalthings.Itprobablywasn’tadvisabletogotocollegeinAmericaandroomwithacompletest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methodhas“significant,long-lastingsocialandbehavioralprotectiveeffects”.“Wefirmlybelievethatthisisapowerful,efficient,scientificallybasedhealthcareinterventionthatcanbeusedinallsettings,fromthosewithveryrestrictedtounrestrictedaccesstohealthcare.”Thestudyalsofoundthat,comparedwithbabiesinthecontrolgroup,thoseraisedinthekangaroomethodwentontodevelopbiggerbrains,withsignificantlylargervolumesofgraymatter.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatis“kangaroomothering”?A．Motherstryingtheirbesttoimprovetheirbabies’IQs.B．Mothersraisingtheirbabiesinbagslikekangaroos.C．Mothersstayingintouchwiththeirbabiesearlyandconstantly.D．Mothersbreastfeedingtheirbabiesinsteadofusingmilkpowder.2、Theunderlinedword“infants”inParagraph5probablymeans____.A．childrenB．kangaroosC．parentsD．researchers3、WhatisDrNathalieCharpak’sattitudetowardKangaroomothering?A．Sceptical.B．Neutral.C．Disapproving.D．Supportive.4、ThispassageshowsthatKangaroomotheringcan____.A．givechildrenbiggerheadsB．benefitchildren’sbraingrowthC．reducethenumberofprematurebirthsD．solveschoolchildren’sbehavioralproblems25．（10分）Imaginehavinganidea,drawingitonpaper,bringittoastoreandseeingitturnedintoanobject.Thisisnewpossiblewiththehelpof3Dprinters.Suchmachineswereonceusedjustbyuniversitiesandbigcompanies,butnow,storeswith3DprintingservicesareappearingaroundtheUnitedStates.BryanJaycoxandhiswifeopenedTheBuildShopLLCinLosAngelestwoyearsago.TheJaycoxsoffer3Dprintingclassesandservicesforanyonewhoisinterested.“Ithink3Dprintingisgoingtobehuge.It’sgoingtohaveahugeinfluenceonsocietyasawhole.”saysKiChongTran,oneofthestudentsinarecentclass.Heplanstoopena3DprintingbusinessinCambodia.3DprintingservicesarecomingintoAmericanpeople’slife.TheUPSStoreisanationwideretailerthatprovidescopyingandotherservices.TheUPSStorerecentlyput3Dprintersinthreeofitsindependently-ownedstores.BurkeJonesownsoneofthestoresinSanDiego.“Thedemandhasbeenamazing.Therehasbeenalotofinterestfrompeople.It’sbeenmuchmorethanIwouldhaveimagined.”TheUPSStoreplanstoadd3Dprintersinthreemorestores.AttheUPSStore,thecostoftheobjectdependspartlyontheamountofmaterialsused.Thestorealsochangesupto$95anhourtodesigntheobjectwithcomputersoftwarethatcreatesadigitalfiletoguidetheprinter.MrJaycoxthinksthatwithinfiveyears,3Dprintingtechnologycouldbecomemoreconsumer-friendly.ButKiChongTransayseventoday’stechnologycanmakeadifferenceinadevelopingcountrylikeCambodia.“With3Dprintingyoucangivethemtools,sotheyareresponsiblemorefortheirowndevelopmentandtheylearnskillsbeyondjustlikelearningEnglishandbecomingatourguideorsomethinglikethat.Youcanactuallycreatethingsthatgivevaluetotheworld.”Hesaysit’snotjustCambodiabutanywherewherethereisa3Dprinter,itcanturnagoodideaintoreality.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheUPSStoreaccordingtothetext?A．Itwilladd3Dprintersin3morestorestomeetpeople’sdemand.B．Itprovidesvariousservicesaroundtheworld.C．Itchargescustomersforthetimetodesigntheobjectonly.D．Itoffers3Dprintingclassesandservices.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．3Dprintingisbecomingpopularintheworld.B．Thereisno3DprintingbusinessinCambodia.C．TheUPSStoreisthebiggest3Dprintingcompany.D．3Dprintingplaysthemostimportantroleindailylife.3、TheattitudeofKIChongTrantowardsthedevelopmentof3Dprintingtechnologyis___..A．uncertainB．criticalC．objectiveD．positive4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．3DPrintingHistoryB．3DPrintingServicesinAmericaC．3DPrintingTechnologyD．3DPrinting’Development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）Notsolongago,aterriblefirebrokeoutinanapartmentindiecityofPitesti,justwestofBucharest.Innotime,1werewelcomedby5-metre-tallflamesandroaringsmoke.2,usingtheiradvancedequipment,theyquicklybroughtthebeastunder3.Theapartment'sownerMr.Petriandhislovelydog,Sandy,werethe4ofthebigfire.Localfirefightinghero,CostacheMugurel5hiswaythroughthecruelflamestorescuethemanandhispet.Mr.Petri,6injuredinthefire,wasrushedtohospital.Sandyfellover7breathingintoomuchsmokeandlifelesslylayontheroadside.Mugurel,rememberinghisCPR(心臟復蘇術）training，passionately8thechestofthedog,desperatelytryingto9hislife.Andhebegantolosehopeaftermany10.Hewasphysicallyandmentally11.Finallyheperformedmouth-to-mouthonthedog,screaming“12getsleftbehind!”.Unexpectedlythedog13himselfandbeganpanting.Theon-lookingcrowdcheeredandMugurelbegantoweepwith14.Hehurriedlycarriedhimtotheawaitingvet(獸醫(yī)).Like15,thestoryofMugurelandhisnewfoundfriendspreadaroundthecity.HisFacebookwas16wordsofgratitude,lovingemoticons(表情符號）andnotesfromfriendsandfansalike.Accordingtovetexperts,recoveringanimalsviaCPRisrather17TheAmericanHeartAssociationcalculatesthatonlylessthan6percentofcatsanddogssurviveifthey18heartattacks.Therehavebeenmanystoriesrelatedto19inPitesti,butnonehavecaughtthe20ofthepopulationquitelikeSandy's.1、A．firefightersB．policemenC．friendsD．neighbours2、A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Moreover3、A．treatmentB．controlC．stressD．way4、A．causesB．resultsC．victimsD．heroes5、A．battledB．lostC．pushedD．got6、A．blindlyB．hardlyC．slightlyD．seriously7、A．afterB．beforeC．inspiteofD．incaseof8、A．pat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不計分。IstillrememberthefirstdayIcometothisnewschool.Everythingwasnewtome，whatmademerealizeIwasnolongerasmallchild.Ihadtodependonme.Luckily，Imadeseveralgoodfriend.Theirinterestsweresimilarwithmine.IhadgreatEnglishteacher,Maggie.SheletmeknowtheimportantofEnglish.SoIdecidedtolearnEnglishhardly.Althoughitwasverydifficultatfirst,butwiththehelpofmyteacher,Imaderapidlyprogress.Justastheoldsayinggoes,“Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.”第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是中學生李華,你發(fā)現學生中存在不愿意參加體育活動(physicalactivity)的現象。他們認為進行體育活動會浪費時間和精力,影響學習,但你有不同的看法請就此話題給某英文報社寫一封信,向大家宣傳體育活動的好處。詞數100左右。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、C4、A5、A6、B7、B8、A9、A10、B11、A12、B13、C14、A15、A16、C17、B18、C19、B20、A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、ThesciencefictiontypeofentertainmentisconsideredbymottobefatheredbyJulesVerne(AJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthandTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea)andH.G.Wells(TheTimeMachineandTheWaroftheWorlds).Sei-Fi,asitiscommonlyshortened,isafictionalstoryinwhichscienceandtechnologyhaveasignificantinfluenceonthecharactersandplot.Manysuchworksareguessworkaboutwhatthefutureholdsandhowscientificfindingsandtechnologicaladvanceswillshapehumankind.Writinginthelate1800s,JulesVernewasremarkablysuccessfulinhis10guessesaboutfuturetechnologiesofairconditioning,automobiles,theInternet,television,andunderwater,air,andspacetravel.Unbelievably,ofallplacesfromwhichtochoose,JulesVerneguessedTampa,Florida,USAasthelaunchingsiteofthefirstprojecttotheMoon,whichwasonly200kilometersawayfromtheactual1969locationatCapeCanaveral,Florida.Oneofthebest-knownsciencefictionbooksisNineteenEighty-FourbyGeorgeOrwell.Publishedin1949,itwasnotmeantasaprediction,butasawarning:Orwellwasdescribingwhathesawastheoutcomeoftheideas,trends,andemergingtechnologiesofhistime.Manyinventedtermsfromthisnovelhavebecomecommonineverydayuse,suchas“bigbrother”and“doublethink”.Eventheauthor’snamehasbeenmadeintoanadjective—Orwellian—andhasbecomeawarningdescriptorforsituationswhereprivacyislostandtheindividualhasnopowerandiscompletelycontrolledbythegovernment.NineteenEighty-Fourwastranslatedintosixty-fivelanguageswithinfiveyearsofitspublication,settingarecordthatstillstands.Whathelpsbringsciencefictionintobeingisusuallyanewdiscoveryorinnovation.Theauthorcreatesananalysisofthepotentialinfluencean