廣州黃埔區(qū)第二中學2025屆高考英語二模試卷含解析

廣州黃埔區(qū)第二中學2025屆高考英語二模試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y束后，請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．We’llbuildapowerstation______waterresourcesareplentiful.A．where B．inwhichC．which D．that2．InthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscan________aparticularexperimentbeforedoingtheminareallab.A．revealB．reserveC．previewD．provide3．Itwassonoisythatwehearourselvesspeak.A．couldn’t B．shouldn’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t4．InmanyhomesintheUK,thefirstperson_______hastomaketeaforthefamily.A．wakingup B．towakeupC．wokeup D．wokenup5．Whatthecountrydid_____theinternationaltraderegulations,forwhichitwaswidelycondemned.A．a(chǎn)pproved B．violated C．bothered D．interrupted6．Thisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A．see B．hadseenC．saw D．haveseen7．---Kingsman:TheSecretServiceisaspyactioncomedyfilm.Wantstocomewithme?---I’dloveto,butmybestfriendisgettingmarried,andIwon’t_______itforanything.A．overlook B．trade C．miss D．forget8．Mikewasusuallysocareful,thistimehemadeasmallmistake.A．yet B．still C．even D．thus9．Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.A．electedB．settledC．developedD．contained10．Ifyou,thespecialoneintheworld,wanttoshowyour______personality,thisT-shirtisexactlywhatyouarelookingfor.A．calm B．unique C．straight D．constant11．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup12．He______itonschedule,butsomehowhefellbehind.A．musthavedone B．mightfinishC．couldhavefinished D．couldfinish13．–Wheredidyougettoknowher?--Itwasonthefarm___weworked.A．thatB．thereC．whichD．where14．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou15．－Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.－OK.Ifyou’restillnotsatisfied,youcan_______compensation.A．claim B．a(chǎn)ffordC．sacrifice D．dismiss16．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—Shewondered_______wecouldcompletetheexperiment.A．whenwasit B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat17．________abike,shecycledhome.A．Bought B．Tobuy C．Beingbought D．Havingbought18．Itisglobalwarming,ratherthanotherfactors,___theextremeweather.A．thathaveledto B．whichhascausedC．whicharecausing D．thathasledto19．Oneshouldaccomplishtasks____________insteadofalwaystuningtoothersforhelp.A．independently B．a(chǎn)ctivelyC．skillfully D．voluntarily20．Nearlyalleducatorsbelievethatachallengingsituationcanoften______thebestqualitiesofaperson.A．cheerup B．takeoverC．bringout D．putaway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）IwasfirstintroducedtoPuppiesBehindBars(PBB)whenIwatchedaspecialonAnimalPlanet.Thisnon-profitorganizationisthebrainchildofGloriaGilbertStoga,akind-heartedwomanfromNewYorkPBBisaprograminwhichspecially-selectedprisonersfromprisonsaretrainedinthepreparationofpuppiestobecomeservicedogsforthehandicapped(殘疾人),orpolicedogstoservepoliceforces.MywifeandIweresomovedwhenwewatchedtheprogram.Itisawin-winsituationatallpoints.First,itmakesaprisoner,whomayneverhavethechancetobereleased,gobacktothecommunitybyjoininginthisprogramandofferingeveryminuteofeverydayworking,loving,andtrainingapuppyforfutureservice.Itisdifficultforthem,buttheyrealizetheimportanceofthisprogram.Inaddition,mostofthemhavethechance(forthefirsttimeintheirlives)toexperiencewarmlovethroughananimal.Second,theprogramsavestensofthousandsofdollarsthatitwouldcosttotrainthesedogsthroughtraditionalways.Alldonationstotheprogramareusedtobuydogfood,trainingsupplies,andveterinarycare.Finally,oursocietybenefitsfromservicedogswhichcanprotectpeoplefromdanger,searchandrescuehumansafteraseriousdisaster,orbecomethelifelineforahandicappedperson.Thelastofthesegoesfarbeyondthefactthatdogscanopen.Fridges,answerthephoneordoadozenotherdailytasks.Theygiveasenseoffreedombacktoapersonwhohashadittakenawaybyillness,accident,orwarfare.Becauseofthiswehavegivenalotofmonetarysupportofthismeaningfulprogram.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"brainchild"inParagraph1probablymean?A．Founder.B．Idea.C．Pain.D．Wealth.2、InPuppiesBehindBarswecanfinddogsthat_______.A．a(chǎn)rebeingtrainedforthegovernmentB．willbeadoptedbyprisonersC．willservethedisabledandpoliceD．canplaygameswithchildren3、Thedonationsofthisprogramwill_______.A．beforpolicemenandprisonersB．bespentonthingsfordogsC．beusedtotraindogsintraditionalwaysD．behandedouttothedisabled4、Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?A．Toaskpeopletosupportthepolice.B．ToindicatethesignificanceofPBB．C．Tocallonpeopletocarefordogs.D．TopraiseGloriaandherworkmates.22．（8分）TheKingreceivednewsonedaythatagroupoutlawswerecommittingsomewrongandcruelactsonadistantborderofthekingdom.ThenewsangeredtheKing.Hequicklygatheredhisarmyandstartedoffforthedistantborder,leavinghiskingdomunguardedandwithoutaruler.Ontheirlongmarch,theKingandhisarmymadecampforthenightwherevertheycould.Onerainydaytheystoppedinaforest,seekingshelterunderthetrees.Theyunsaddled（卸鞍）theirhorsesandsteamedsomepeas,whichtheyfedtotheirsteeds(戰(zhàn)馬)inlongnarrowcontainers.Amonkeyinatreenearbysawthehorsesbeingfed,andhecameracingdown,fille9dbothpawswithpeas,thenclimbedquicklyuptoabranchandsettleddowntoeat.Butasheopenedonepaw,asinglepeafelltotheground.Withouthesitation,mymonkeyjumpedfromhisbranchtohuntforthelostpea,andindoingso，hedroppedalltheotherpeasinhispaws.TheKingobservedthisfoolishmonkeyandwasgreatlyamused.Heturnedtohisministerandasked:"Friend,whatdoyouthinkofthismonkeywhowouldgiveupsomuchtoretrievesolittle?""Thatisthewayofthefoolish,"repliedtheminister,"theywillgiveupmuchthatiscertainforalittlethatisuncertain."Thenheadded,"Andwe,GreatKing,arewenotlikethemonkeyinthetrees.Togainsolittleweneglect(忽略)somuchexactlylikethemonkeywithitspea.TheKingunderstoodtheblameandrealizedhowveryfoolishhehadbeenhimselftoleavehiskingdomunguarded.Hegaveoutorderstohismen,andheandhisarmyreturnedatoncetotheircountry.1、WhatdidtheKingdoafterheknewagroupofbadguysweredoingsomethingillegal?A．Heaskedtheministerforadvice. B．Heledhisarmytodefeatthem.C．Hefoundsomemonkeystofeed D．Helookedforsheltersintheforest.2、TheministerpersuadedtheKingtogiveuphisoriginalplanby________.A．steamingsomepeastofeedthehorsesB．a(chǎn)musingtheKingwiththemonkey’strickC．blamingthekinggentlyusingthemonkey’sexample.D．goingbackandguardingthecountry.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“retrieve”inthefifthparagraphmean?A．bringup B．getbackC．giveaway D．comeup4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnAngryKing B．ABattleagainsttheOutlawsC．ASimple-mindedMonkey D．AnUnguardedKingdom23．（8分）Itissaidthatifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise—andasaresult,wearegrowingoldunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofagingcouldbesloweddown.

Withateamof

colleagues

atTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.

Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidepartsofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoneconomicalfaculties.

Contractionoffrontandsideparts—ascellsdieoff—wasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-andseventy-year-olds.

Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytothecontractionnormallyconnectedwithage—usingthehead.Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetown.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutine

workin

governmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinking(萎縮)

brains

asthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.Matsuzawa'sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.“Thebestwaytomaintain,goodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain.”hesays.“Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don’trelyonpocketcalculators.”1、Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout

______.A．thesizeofcertainpeople'sbrainsB．howtomakepeoplelivelongerC．whichpeoplearemostintelligentD．whycertainpeopleareagingsoonerthanothers.2、Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?A．Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople.B．Thestudyofbrainvolumesofoldpeople.C．Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.D．Asurveyoffarmersinnorthernoldpeople.3、Thedoctors’testsshowthat_______.A．ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolderB．thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrinkC．sixty-year-oldshavebetterbrainsthan

thirty-year-oldsD．somepeople'sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople's4、Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoagemoreslowlythantheothers?A．Lawyers.B．Farmers.C．Clerks.D．Shopassistants.24．（8分）Generallyspeaking,governmentregulationsnormallybananythingfromsmokinginpublicplacestoparkingincertainzones.ButofficialsintheBraziliantownofBiritibaMirim,70km(45miles)eastofSaoPaulo,havegonefarbeyondthat.Theyplantoprohibitresidentsfromdyingearlybecausethelocalcemetery(墓地)hasreachedfullcapacity.There’snomoreroomtoburythedead,theycan’tbecremated(火化)andlawsforbidanewcemetery.Sothemayorhasproposedastrangesolution:outlawdeath.MayorRobertoPereirasaysthebillismeantasaprotestagainstfederalregulationsthatprohibitneworexpandedcemeteriesinpreservationareas.“Theyhavenottakenlocaldemandsintoconsideration”,heclaims.A2003decree(法令)byBrazil’sNationalEnvironmentCouncilforbidsburialgroundsinprotectedareas.Mr.Pereirawantstobuildanewcemetery,buttheprojecthasbeenstoppedbecause98%ofBiritibaMirimisconsideredasapreservationarea.BiritibaMirim,atownof28,000inhabitants,notonlywantstoprohibitresidentsfrompassingaway.Thebillalsocallsonpeopletotakecareoftheirhealthinordertoavoiddeath.“Ihaven’tgotajob,noramIhealthy.AndnowtheysayIcan’tdie.That’sridiculous,”AmaridodoPrado,anunemployedresidentsaid.Thecitycouncilisexpectedtovoteontheregulationnextweek.“Ofcoursethebillislaughable,illegal,andwillneverbeapproved,”saidGilsonSoaresdeCampos,anassistantofthemayor.“Butcanyouthinkofabetterresolutiontopersuadethegovernmenttochangetheenvironmentaldecreethatisprohibitingusfrombuildinganewcemetery?”Thebillstatesthat“offenderswillbeheldresponsiblefortheiracts.”However,itdoesnotsaywhatthepunishmentwillbe.1、WhatisthebilltobeproposedbytheofficialsinBiritibaMirim?A．Banonbuildinganewcemetery.B．Banonparkingincertainzones.C．Forbiddingburiedgroundsinpreservation.D．Prohibitingresidentsfromdyingearly.2、Whatcanweinferfromthephrase“havegonefarbeyondthat”inthefirstparagraph?A．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavemadetheseregulations.B．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebeentomanyplacesaroundtheworld.C．ThebilltobeproposedbyofficialsinBiritibaMirimismuchtoounexpected.D．TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebuilttoomanycemeteriesintheirtown.3、What’stheattitudeofthemayorofBiritibaMirimtowardsthefederalregulations?A．Hegivesstrongbackingtothem.B．Heobjectstothem.C．Heremainssilentaboutthem.D．Heaskstheresidentsforadviceonthem.4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Thebillhascomeintoeffectbutitdoesn’tstateclearlywhatpunishementstheoffenderswillreceive.B．Theresidentsofthetownsinghighpraiseforthebill.C．Thegovernmentisgoingtochangetheunreasonaleandlaughabledecree.D．Nobetterresolutionoftheproblemshasbeenthoughtout.25．（10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.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）IcouldseetheskywasblackupaheadasIcamebackfromavisitupnorth.IthoughtifI1maybeI’dkeepoffit.IwasnearCops&Doughnuts,abakerythatwas2byagroupofpoliceofficerswhentheownersdecidedtoclose.Theyboughtthebakeryandallthe3,whichensureditsunchangedflav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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、A4、B5、B6、D7、C8、A9、B10、B11、C12、C13、D14、A15、A16、D17、D18、D19、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、B2、C3、B4、B22、1、B2、C3、B4、C23、Somepeople

maythink

I’mcrazy

whenIsay“workisrest”.Butthat’sthewayitis—weneedtorest.Withoutrest,wewilldie.Ataminimum,wewon’thavetheenergytowork.Nobodyforcesustobesostupidaboutthis.Wejustdon’tknowhowtorestproperly.Werestinwaysthatarenotrestful,evenstressful.Someofourwaysofrestinterfere

withourworkingenergy.Insteadofsleep,wegotothemoviesandclubs,drinkorhaveasmokewithfriends.Thisisbecausewemisunderstandthemeaningof“rest”.Weshouldrememberthatrestmeansnotworking,bothphysicallyandmentally.Onlythenisitrealrest.Whentired,rest.It’ssimple.Actually,dogsandcatsaresmarteraboutthisthanpeople.Peoplearestupidenoughtorestinwaysthatdestroytheircapacity

towork.Restandworkalwaysgotogether.Theremustbeabalance:workduringthedayandrestatnight.Whenthesuncomesup,onehasplentyofstrengthtoworkwellandenjoyit.Inotherwords,restisakindofi