陜西省西安工業(yè)大學(xué)附屬補(bǔ)習(xí)學(xué)校2025屆高考英語(yǔ)四模試卷含解析

陜西省西安工業(yè)大學(xué)附屬補(bǔ)習(xí)學(xué)校2025屆高考英語(yǔ)四模試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫(xiě)在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)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(hào)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(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿(mǎn)、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)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(wú)效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫(xiě)清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one2．Thetwopensarethesame,buttheredonecost_____________thatone.A．a(chǎn)smuchtwiceas B．twiceasmuchasC．muchastwiceas D．a(chǎn)stwicemuchas3．_______thatIwouldn’tsupportmyselfatthatmoment.A．IwasweakenoughB．IwastooweakC．SoweakwasID．SuchweakwasI4．Thebookisnowoutofprint,______itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.A．a(chǎn)ndB．forC．soD．but5．－Youknow,peoplehavedifferentopinionsabouttheconstructionoftheproject.－Wewelcomeanycommentsfromthem,favorableor_______.A．so B．otherwiseC．else D．rather6．Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent7．TheInternationalMonetaryFundhasreceivedbothcriticismandforitseffortstopromotefinancialstability,preventcrises,facilitatetrade,andreducepoverty.A．worship B．creditC．a(chǎn)rgument D．privilege8．Mytoothacheme.Ithoughtitwasgoingaway,butitisgettingworsenow.A．killsB．iskillingC．haskilledD．killed9．Theyovercamesomedifficultiesandcompletedtheworkaheadoftime,________wassomethingwehadnotexpected.A．that B．whichC．it D．what10．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot11．Morewildtigershavebeenseenintheforestaroundthisarea,____thereusedtobeveryfew.A．when B．where C．what D．which12．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained13．Ifyouseethingsinanegativelight,youwillfindfaultseverywhereandproblemswheretherearereally________．A．noneB．someC．manyD．nothing14．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt15．--Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.--_________________.We'llgettogetherlater.A．Goahead B．That'srightC．Nottoworry. D．Don'tmentionit16．—WhichclassicalChinesepoemdoyoulikebest?—Don’tlaughifwelaydrunkenonthebattleground;howmanysoldiersevercameback______.A．oldandyoung B．upanddown C．safeandsound D．rightandwrong17．Ourcompanyisseekingforamanager,especially________withcreativityandimagination.A．theone B．eachC．one D．that18．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．a(chǎn)mexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised19．﹣Itreallyannoysmewhenaperson'scellphonegoesoffduringamovie？﹣Yeah，metoo．Itreally_________．A．costsmeanarmandaleg B．getsonmynervesC．beatsmybrainsout D．pullsmylegs20．—Therearen’tanytoysinoursuitcase．Wherehaveyouputthem?—Oh,no．Thatoldladysittingnexttous______havetakenoursbymistake.A．must B．could C．should D．would第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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）Morethan135,000UKdrinkerswilldiefromcancercausedbyalcohol(酒精)bytheyear2035,researcherssay.Drinkingtoomuchwillcause7,100cancerdeathsayearby2035,ariseof13percentonthepresentrate.AstudybySheffieldUniversityandCancerResearchUKshowsthatalcoholwillcosttheNHS(NationalHealthService)￡53billionoverthenexttenyearsincluding￡2billiononcancer.Althoughalcoholisknowntocausemanytypesofcancerincludingbreastandthroatmostpeopledon’trealizetherelationbetweenalcoholandcancer.Asurveyof2,100Britonsbytheresearchersearlierthisyearfoundnineintendidnotassociatedrinkingwithcancer.Theresearchersusedacomputermodeltoworkoutthenumbersofalcohol-relatedcancerdeaths,hospitaladmissions(入院)andtotalcoststoNHSoverthenext20years.Thestudyshowsthatafifthofmenand1in10womenhavealcoholeveryday---andmanyofthesearemiddle-agedandmiddleclass.Researchersareveryworriedaboutthisgroupastheybelievecancermaybecausedbydrinkingoverlongperiods.Thestudyshowsthateveniftheexpensestaysasitis,alcohol-relatedcancerdeathswillrisefrom6,299in2015to7,097in2034.Alcoholwillleadto891,299hospitaladmissions,upfrom802,118in2015,and65,005willbecausedbycancer.EarlierthisyearChiefMedicalOfficerDameSallyDaviesstudiedcarefullythealcoholguidelines(指導(dǎo)方針)forthefirsttimeinthirtyyears.Shetoldpeopletherewasnosafelevelofdrinkingandadvisedthemtodrinknomorethan14unitsaweek.Butresearcherssaythisguidanceisn’tenoughandwantthegovernmenttoincreasealittlepriceperunitofalcohol.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．FewerpeoplewilldieofcancerinthefutureB．AlcoholwillbetheonlycauseofcancerdeathsC．MoreandmorepeoplewillgetridofthehabitofdrinkingD．Thecomputermodelcanofferresearchersusefulnumbers2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“associate”inParagraph2probablymean?A．ShareB．CompareC．ConnectD．Replace3、Theresearchershopethegovernmentcan__________.A．raisethepriceofalcoholproperlyB．removethenation’sdrinkinghabitC．improvemiddle-agedpersons’incomeD．providefundforNationalHealthService4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．PeopleHavingAlcoholMustSufferfromCancerB．AllPeopleHaveKnownAlcoholMayCauseCancerC．ResearchersAreTryingtoDiscovertheNewCausesofCancerD．AlcoholwillHaveWorseEffectsonBritishPeopleovertheComingYears22．（8分）ThesemessagesarepostedtoHomestayWebHostsbygueststhroughouttheworld.MessageboardforadvertisementsfromguestsMessageboardforadvertisementsfromguestsKanaeMasuda*IwillstudyCantonese(粵語(yǔ))inCUHKfromthisSeptember.I’mlookingformyroomduringtheperiodbeforethesemesterbegins(10-14Sep.)...moreOgataMisa*Hi,I’mMisaandI’m23yearsold.I’macollegestudentinNewYork.I’mmovingtoSeattleinSeptemberandamlookingforahostfamily…moreMinhPhan*Hi,mynameisMinhPhanandI’mafemaleinternationalhighschoolstudent(arisingsophomore).IgotoaprivateschoolinMansfieldandsoIwould…moreIslamNassar*Sohere,inJapan,Iwilltellyoumoreaboutmyselfandmyinquiry.IamIslamfromEgypt,a24-year-old(male)whoisgoingtostart…moreJulie*IwanttofindahomestaynearWinterParkHighSchoolorHagertyHighSchoolformy14-year-olddaughter.Wehopethehomestayfamilycanprovidemeals…moreMasayukiMoriyama*Hello.I’m23yearsold.I’manexchangestudentandI’meagertohaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishculture.SoIamgladifyoucanteachEnglish...moreMegumiMatsule*Nicetomeetyou.I’mMegumiMatsuie.IhaveaplanaboutworkingonholidaywithmyfriendinAustraliaforSep.2,2017.Ifyouwouldn’t...more347、Whydopeopleplacethoseadvertisements?A．Tohuntforjobs. B．Toseekhostfamilies.C．Toapplytouniversities. D．Tolearnforeignlanguages.1、Whomightprefertoliveinyourhomeifyou’reanexperiencedEnglishteacher?A．MinhPhan. B．IslamNassar.C．KanaeMasuda. D．MasayukiMoriyama.2、Whereisthepassagelikelytoappear?A．Inanewspaper. B．Inashow.C．Onawebsite. D．Inamagazine.23．（8分）ABriefIntroductiontoSomeDictionariesNormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850DictionaryThishandytranslatorprovidesyouwith5,000,000totaltranslationtoandfromSpanishandEnglish!Thisdictionaryisspeciallydesignedforalllevelsoflanguageskillfrombeginnertoadvanced.BrandV7Dictionary/TranslatorThisspecialmodelfeaturesthelargestandmostcompleteRussian-Englishdictionary.AdvancedEnglishspeech,accentcorrectionfunctionandspecializedtermsdatabasewillhelpyoucommunicate.Businessorganizerswillallowyoutostayintouchwiththeworldthroughallkindsofadvancedfeatures.SeikoWP1500RogetsIIIThesaurusDictionaryItisthenearestwordfinder.Itisalsogreatforcrosswordpuzzles.Itwillshowyouthetime,dayanddateoflocaltimezoneandthesameforover100citiesthroughouttheworldbysimplyenteringthefirstletterofthenameofthecity.EctacoKD-800Dictionary/TranslatorThisadvancedtalkinghandheldtranslatorfeaturesthefollowingdictionaries:thegeneralEnglish-Koreandictionaryfor215,905entries（詞條）；popularKorean-Englishdictionaryfor183,279entries,andthedictionaryofChinesetraditionalcharactersfor7,24entries.TheLingoTraveler18ItisagreatvalueaswellasanInternationaltranslator.Drawonover96,000wordsand8,000usefulphrases.Equippedwithapowerfuldatabank,TheLingoTraveler18allowsyoutostoreallofyourappointments,telephonenumbers,andaddresses.1、WhichdictionarycanBetty'smotherbuytohelpherdaughterimproveherSpanish?A．NormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850DictionaryB．EctacoKD-800Dictionary/TranslatorC．SeikoWP1500RogetsIIIThesaurusDictionaryD．BrandV7Dictionary/Translator2、WhatisthefunctionofTheLingoTraveler18?A．Itprovidesyouwith96,000phrasesand8,000words.B．Itshowsyouthetime,dayanddateoflocaltimezoneover100cities.C．Youcanstoreyourappointments,telephonenumbersandaddressesinit.D．Itwillallowyoutostayintouchwiththeworldthroughallkindsofadvancedfeatures.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthedictionariesfromthetext?A．TheLingoTraveler18isapopularKorean-EnglishandChinesedictionary.B．NormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850Dictionaryisthenearestwordfinder.C．EctacoKD-800Dictionary/Translatorisdesignedforalllevelsoflanguageskill.D．BrandV7Dictionary/TranslatoristhemostcompleteRussian-Englishdictionary.24．（8分）Couldthedevice,smartphoneorPC,whichyoureusingaffectthemoraldecisionsyoumakewhenusingit?Totestit,researcherspresentedmultipledilemmastoasamplesetof1,010people.Theparticipantswereassignedadeviceatrandom.Onecaseofthequestionsparticipantswereaskedistheclassic“trolley(有軌電車(chē))problem”:Arunawaytrolleyisheadedtowardsfivepeopletiedupona-setoftraintracks.Youcandonothing,resultinginthedeathsoffivepeople,orpushamanoffabridge,whichwillstopthetrolley.Thepracticalresponseistokillonemantosavefivelives,which33.5percentofsmartphoneuserschose,comparedto22.3percentofPCusers.“Whatweroundinourstudyisthatwhenpeopleusedasmartphonetoviewclassicmoralproblems,theyweremorelikelytomakemoreunemotional,reasonabledecisionswhenpresentedwithahighlyemotionaldilemma,“DrAlbertBarque-Duran,theleadauthorofthestudy,toldCity,UniversityofLondon.“ThiscouldbeduetotheincreasedtimepressureoftenpresentwithsmartphonesandalsotheincreasedpsychologicaldistancewhichcanoccurwhenweusesuchdevicescomparedtoPCs.”Asforwhytheresearchersstartedthisstudy,DrBarque-Durannoted,“Duetothefactthatoursociallives,workandevenshoppingtakeplaceonline,itisimportanttothinkabouthowthecontextswherewetypicallyfacemoraldecisionsandareaskedtoengageinmoralbehaviorhavechanged,andtheimpactthiscouldhaveonthehundredsofmillionsofpeoplewhousesuchdevicesdaily.“it’sclearthatweneedmoreresearchonhowourdevicesaffectourmoraldecisionmakingbecausewe’reusingscreensataneverincreasingrate.1、Whydidtheauthormentionthetrolleyproblem?A．Tointroduceadifficultproblemtoreaders.B．Tointroducetheaimofcarryingoutthestudy.C．ToshowanexampleofthequestionsinthestudyD．Toshowthedifficultyindealingwithdilemmas.2、Howdothesmartphoneusersofthestudybehaveindealingwithemotionaldilemmas?A．Calmly.B．Cruelly.C．Hesitantly.D．Enthusiastically.3、DrAlbertbelievesthatcomparedwithPCs,smartphones.A．helppeoplebearmorepressureB．helppeoplemakedecisionsquickC．makepeoplefeelmorementallydistantD．makepeoplestayhappiertosolveproblems4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Shoppingonlinehasagreateffectonmakingmoraldecisions.B．ThepeopleusingsmartphonesaremorethanthoseusingPCs.C．PeoplewhooftenusesmartphonesorPCsalwaysmeetwithdilemmas,D．Itiscommonforpeopletobeinvolvedinmakingmoraldecisionsindailylife.25．（10分）AnewstudypublishedintheJournalofMarriageandFamilyclaimsthatallthattimeyouspendparentingjustdoesn’tmatter.Butit’saclaimthat,despitetheenthusiasticandwidespreadcoveragebythemedia,doesnotholdwater.Theresearchsuggeststhatchildoutcomes(includingbehaviorproblems,emotionalproblems,andacademicperformance)arebarelyconnectedwiththetimethatparentsspendwiththeirchildren.Theresearchersexaminedthetimediariesof1,600children,lookingatparentingtimeandoutcomeswhenthekidswereaged3to11in1997,andagainin2002,whentheywerebetween8and16.Thisresearchlargelyreflectsthefailureoftheauthorstocorrectlymeasureparentalinput(投入).Itjustlookedattimediariesfromtwoparticulardays—oneaweekdayandtheotheraweekendday.Tryingtogetasenseofthetimeyouspendparentingfromasingleday’sdiaryisabitliketryingtomeasureyourincomefromasingleday.Ifyesterdaywaspayday,youlookedrich,butifit’snot,youwouldbereportedaspoor.Yougetaclearerpictureonlybylookingatyourincome—oryourparentingtime—overamoremeaningfulperiod.Whatyoudidyesterdayshouldnotbetakenasrepresentativeofwhatyoudidlastyear.Thisiswhymosthigh-qualitystudiesofparentingtimefocusinsteadonhowoftenparentsreadtotheirchildren,playwiththemorhelpthemwithhomeworkoveraperiodofamonthorlonger—longenoughtorepresenttheirdifferentapproachestoparenting.Asanexhaustedparentwhodoesn’tgetenoughtimetoworkout,andwhohasn’tseenamovieformonths,Iunderstandwhysomanyofusmightseizeonstudiessuggestingthatweshouldtakemoretimeforourselves.Perhapsweshould.ButIagreewithArielKalil,adevelopmentalpsychologist,onthesuggestion“thatwhenparentsspendhigh-qualitytimewiththeirchildren,theirchildrenaremorelikelytosucceed.”1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“holdwater”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A．Tobevalid.B．Tobesurprising.C．Tobeconfusing.D．Tobeusual.2、What’sthepurposeofconductingthestudy?A．Toexplorethelinkbetweenparentingtimeandchildoutcomes.B．Toexplorethelinkbetweentimediariesandchilddevelopment.C．Toexplorethelinkbetweenchildren’shabitsandparents’influence.D．Toexplorethelinkbetweendailyactivitiesandchildren’sproblems,3、HowisParagraph4mainlydeveloped?A．Bygivingdescriptions.B．Byanalyzingthecause.C．Bymakingacomparison.D．Byofferingresearchfindings.4、Theauthormayagreethathigh-quality-studiesofparentingtimeshould________.A．becompletedinonemonthB．a(chǎn)doptsomedifferentapproachesC．concentratemainlyonlearningtimeD．bebasedondataofalongertimeperiod第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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）Iwasshoppinginastore,whenalittleboy1mewithadollinhishandandasked,“Sir,the2toldmeIdon’thaveenoughmoneyforthedoll.Canyoucountitforme?”Ididasheaskedandgaveadisappointing3tohim.Thelittleboywasstill4thedoll.“It’sthedollthatmysisterwantedsomuch.Iwantedto5herforherBirthday.ButshehasgonetobewithGod.DaddysaysthatMommyisgoingtoseeGod

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