河北省承德第一中學(xué)2025屆高考仿真卷英語試卷含解析

河北省承德第一中學(xué)2025屆高考仿真卷英語試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、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．Thoughsmall,thecountryhas_____plantsfromdesertgrassestotropicaljungle.A．extremeB．a(chǎn)bundantC．a(chǎn)rtificialD．poisonous2．---What’swrongwithyourcellphone?Ican’tgetthrough.---Oh,mylinewascutoffbecauseI________mybill.A．haven’tpaid B．hadn’tpaid C．wasn’tpaying D．don’tpay3．________inthelastexamination,shewasmoreconfidentofanothersuccessinthecomingone.A．Tosucceed B．Tohavesucceeded C．Havingsucceeded D．succeeding4．________abike,shecycledhome.A．Bought B．Tobuy C．Beingbought D．Havingbought5．Maryreallyhardonhisbookandthinkshe’llhavefinisheditbyFriday.A．worked B．hasbeenworkingC．hadworked D．hasworked6．Youcanchoosenottoforgive.________youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A．Absolutely B．ConsequentlyC．Subsequently D．Alternatively7．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need8．Recently,aprogrammercriticizedthe“996”workschedule______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,withtheprospectofendingupinanintensivecareunit.A．where B．when C．which D．whose9．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until10．—Whyareyousolate?—Thedrivercouldn’tseeclearlybecauseofthefog．____,theroadwastooicy．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Besides11．Thegovernmentofficialsmettheworkersandengineersworkingonthestadium,most____weremigrantworkers．A．ofwhich B．ofwho C．ofwhom D．ofthem12．_____thatitwassoldoutwhenitcameout. A．Sowashersuccessfulbook B．Sosuccessfulwasherbook C．Soherbookwassuccessful D．Sosuccessfulherbookwas13．JackandMikewerefoundcheatingintheexam,and_______bytheirteacheratthemoment.A．werescolded B．a(chǎn)rebeingscoldedC．havebeenscolded D．werebeingscolded14．Ifwewantstudentstobecomeeffectiveinmulticulturalsettings,onethingisclear:thereisno________forpractice.A．prescriptionB．substituteC．a(chǎn)ppetiteD．suspension15．Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathe________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutanapology.A．a(chǎn)ccidentallyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．clumsily16．Oneofourrulesisthateverystudent_______wearschooluniformwhileatschool.A．might B．couldC．shall D．will17．I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting18．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．can’t B．mustn’tC．shouldn’t D．mightn’t19．Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.A．willberepaid B．wasbeingrepaidC．hasbeenrepaid D．wasrepaid20．Withthehelpofhightechnologyinthepastfewyears,electronicbusiness_______tobankindustryandtravelindustry..A．a(chǎn)ppliedB．haveappliedC．hasbeenappliedD．hadbeenapplied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）You’reouttodinner.Thefoodisdeliciousandtheserviceisfine.Youdecidetoleaveabigfattip.Why?Theanswermaynotbeassimpleasyouthink.Tipping,psychologistshavefound,isnotjustaboutservice.Instead,studieshaveshownthattippingcanbeaffectedbypsychologicalreactionstoaseriesofdifferentfactorsfromthewaiter’schoiceofwords,tohowtheycarrythemselveswhiletakingorders,tothebill’stotal.Evenhowmuchwaitersremindcustomersofthemselvescandeterminehowmuchchangetheypocketbytheendofthenight.“Studiesbeforehaveshownthatmimicry(模仿)bringsintopositivefeelingsforthemimicker,”wroteRickvanBaaren,asocialpsychologyprofessor.“Thesestudiesshowthatpeoplewhoarebeingmimickedbecomemoregeneroustowardthepersonwhomimicsthem.”SoRickvanBaarendivided59waitersintotwogroups.Herequestedthathalfservewithaphrasesuchas.“Comingup!”Thoseintheotherhallwereinstructedtorepeattheordersandpreferencesbacktothecustomers.RickvanBaarenthencomparedtheirtake-homepay.’Theresultswereclear—itpaystomimicyourcustomer.Thecopycat(模仿者)waitersearnedalmostdoubletheamountoftipstotheothergroup.LeonardGreenandJoelMyerson,psychologistsatWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis,foundthegenerosityofatippermaybelimitedbyhisbill.Afterresearchonthe1,000tipsleftforwaiters,cabdrivers,hairstylists,theyfoundtippercentagesinthesethreeareasdroppedascustomers’billswentup.Infact,tippercentagesappeartoplateau(穩(wěn)定期)whenbillstopped$100andabillfor$200madetheworkergainnobiggerpercentagetipthanabillfor$100.“That’salsoapointoftipping,”Greensays.“Youhavetogivealittleextratothecabdriverforbeingtheretopickyouupandsomethingtothewaiterforbeingtheretoserveyou.Iftheyweren’tthere,you’dnevergetanyservice.Sopartoftheideaofatipisforjustbeingthere.”1、Howmanyfactorsaffectthecustomers’tipping?A．6.B．5.C．4.D．3.2、Whatdothestudiesshow?A．Mimicrybringsintoverybadfeelingsforthemimicker.B．Thewaiterwhomimicspeopleusuallygetslesstipthattheygive.C．Themimicwaiterscangetmoremoneythanthosewhodon’tmimicothers.D．Tippingcanbeaffectedbyphysicalreactionstomanydifferentwaiters.3、Whatistheopinionoftheauthoraccordingtothepassage?A．Hegiveshisgeneroustiptowaitersveryoften.B．HeagreeswithMrGreenandRickvanBarenabouttipping.C．HeobjectstoMrGreen’sideaabouttipping.D．HethinkspartofMrGreen’sexplanationisreasonable.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．HowMuchtoTipB．WhatIsTipC．WheretoLeaveaBigFatTipD．TippingIsVeryImportant22．（8分）AskanyAmericanwhathe/sheisdoingonSunday,February7andtheanswerislikelytobeeitherhostingorattendingaSuperBowlParty.PlayedforthetitleoftheNationalFootballLeagueChampion,SuperBowlisthemostwatchedannualtelevisionprogramintheUnitedStates.That'sbecauseSuperBowlwhichiscelebratingitsGoldenAnniversarythisyear,ismorethanjusta60-minutefootballgame—itisawell-designedproductionthatfeatureshalf-timeperformances,fireworksshowsandtelevisionadsthatpeoplediscussfordays.Butmostimportantofall,itisthedaytosetasidealldietsandenjoyfoodsonewouldnormallyavoidoratleastnotconsumeatthesametime.Itshould,therefore,comeasnosurprisethatSuperBowlSundayisoneofthebiggestfoodconsumptiondaysintheU.S.—SecondonlytoThanksgiving.Thenoshingwillstartearlyintheday,longbeforematchesbeginandcontinuelongafterthe2016NFLChampionshaveretiredtocelebrate.Asaresult,itisestimatedthatonSunday,thenationwillconsume1.2millionpoundsofpotatochips,8.2millionpoundsoftortillachips,3.8millionpoundsofpopcornand3millionpoundsofnuts.Whentherealhungerpainsstarttohit,theywillseekoutcomfortfoods.Notsurprisingly,pizzatopsthelist.Chickenwingsarealsoverypopular.Itisestimatedthatalmost1.3billionwingswillbeconsumedonSuperBowlSunday.Otherfavoritesincludebacon,hotdogsandburgers.Butthefoodconsumptionisnotwithoutconsequences.Datareleasedindicatesthatantacid(解酸藥)salesincreaseby20%ontheMondayfollowingthebiggame.Additionally,oversevenmillionAmericanscallinsick.ItisnowonderthatfanshavebeenurgingthegovernmenttodeclareSuperBowlMondayaholiday.1、WhydoesSuperBowlbecomethemostpopulartelevisionprogram?A．Itisthelongestfootballgame.B．Itishostedbyfamousfilmstars.C．Itcontainsthemostwonderfulads.D．Itinvolvesinvariousperformances.2、Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword“noshing”inParagraph4?A．playingB．eatingC．competingD．resting3、Whichcomfortfoodisconsumedthemost？A．Hotdogs.B．Pizza.C．Nuts.D．Chickenwings.4、WhatbadresultmightSuperBowlSundayleadto?A．Lotsoffoodiswasted.B．Publicdisorderiscaused.C．Somepeoplehaveanupsetstomach.D．Manypeoplelosetheirwork.23．（8分）Sharpshootersrefertothosewhoareskilledatfiringagunandaccuratelyhittingwhattheyareaimingat.However,somefisharealsocalledamazingsharpshooters.Peoplewonderhowtheyhittheirtargetswithoutusingtools?Byspitting!Thefishshootsoaccuratelythattheyrarelymisstheirtarget.Theseamazingfisharearcherfish(印度射水魚).ThereareseveraldifferenttypesofarcherfishlivinginSoutheastAsia.Theyspitattheirdinnertocatchit.Tocatchdinner,afishfirstsetsitselfinacertainplace,forexamplejustbelowthesurfaceofthewat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B．comment.C．explanation. D．introduction.2、Whichofthefollowingistherightstepsofarcherfish’shuntingforaninsect?a.Ithasitstonguepressedagainsttheroofofitsmouth.b.Itgatherswaterintoitsmouthbysqueezingitsgillcoversquickly.c.Itshootsastreamofwaterattheinsectabovewater.d.Itstaysunderwaterforaninsecttolandnearby.A．a(chǎn)dcb B．dbacC．dbca D．a(chǎn)dbc3、Ifaninsectis3feetaway,anarcherfishwilloftentocatchit.A．jumpoutofthewater B．spitakindofoilyliquidC．shootastreamofwateratit D．pushitstongueoutofitsmouth4、Archerfishcan’thitinsects5metersawayforthereasonthat.A．theireyesightislimitedB．theycan’thitfarawayinsectspreciselyC．theirmouthsareunderthesurfaceofwaterD．thelongestdistancetheycanhitisatmost5meters24．（8分）Parentsandkidstodaydressalike,listentothesamemusic,andarefriends.Isthisagoodthing?Sometimes,whenMr.Ballmerandhis16-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,listentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutinterestsbothenjoy,suchaspopculture,heremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhisparentswhenhewasateenager.“Iwouldneverhavesaidtomymom,’Hey,thenewWeezeralbumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?’’’saysBallmer.“Therewasjustacompletegapintaste.”Musicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingandhairstylestoactivitiesandexpectations,earliergenerationsofparentsandchildrenoftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Today,thegenerationgaphasnotdisappeared,butitisgettingnarrowinmanyfamilies.Conversationsonsubjectssuchassexanddrugswouldnothavetakenplaceagenerationago.Nowtheyarecomfortableandcommon.Andparent-childactivities,fromshoppingtosports,involveafeelingoftrustandfriendshipthatcancontinueintoadulthood.Nowondergreetingcardstodaycarrythemessage,“Tomymother,mybestfriend.”Butfamilyexpertswarnthatthenewequalitycanalsoresultinlessrespectforparents.“There’sstillalotofstrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparentsoutthere,butthereisachangehappening,”saysKerrie,apsychologyprofessoratLebanonValleyCollege.“Inthemiddleofthatchange,thereisalotofconfusionamongparents.”Familyresearchersofferavarietyofreasonsfortheseevolvingrolesandattitudes.Theyseethe1960sasaturningpoint.Greatculturalchangesledtomoreopencommunicationandamoredemocraticprocessthatencourageseveryonetohaveasay.“Myparentswereonthe‘before’sideofthatchange,buttoday’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘a(chǎn)fter’side,”explainsMr.Ballmer,“It’snotsomethingeasilyaccomplishedbyparentsthesedays,becauselifeismoredifficulttounderstandordealwith,butsharinginterestsdoesmakeitmorefuntobeaparentnow.”1、Theunderlinedword6gulf,inPara.3mostprobablymeans.A．differenceB．distanceC．separationD．interest2、Thechangeintoday’sparent-childrelationshipis.A．moreconfusionamongparentsB．lessrespectforparentsfromchildrenC．newequalitybetweenparentsandchildrenD．morestrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparents3、Bysaying“today’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘a(chǎn)fter’side.”theauthormeansthattoday’sparents.A．havelittledifficultyadjustingtothechangeB．cansetalimittothechangeC．failtotakethechangeseriouslyD．followthetrendofthechange4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．describethedifficultiestoday’sparentshavemetwithB．comparetoday’sparent-childrelationshipwiththatinthepastC．suggestthewaystohandletheparent-childrelationshipD．discussthedevelopmentoftheparent-childrelationship25．（10分）JustasJohnLubbocksaid,wemaysitinalibraryandyetbeinallquartersoftheearth.Herearesomeofthecoolestlibrariesoftheworld.StuttgartCityLibraryDespiteaclassicwhite-on-whitecolor,StuttgartCityLibraryisoneofthemostvisuallyappealingmodernlibraries.TheamazingmodemandsimplelookistheproductoftheKoreanarchitectYiEun-young.TheGermanlibraryopenedin2011,andcostnearly80millioneurostoconstruct.KanazawaUmimiraiLibraryArchitectsfromtheCoelacanthK&HArchitectsstudiodesignedtheKanazawaUmimiraiLibrarylocreatethebestreadingenvironment.Healedfloors,anoutpouringofnaturallight,andotherfeatureswerespecificallyincludedloachievethisgoal.Thewall,whichconsistsofthousandsoftinyopenings,allowsnaturallightingintothebuilding,improvingtheoverallfeelofthespace.ThisJapaneselibrarywasopenedin2011,andreflectstheappearanceofmanymodemandsimplespaces.LibraryofCongressIn1800,CongresssetuptheLibraryofCongressinWashingtonD．C．.Fifteenyearslater,ThomasJeffersonofferedhispersonallibrarytoreplacebooksthatwerelostwhentheBritishsetthebuildingonfirein1814.Hisbooks,whichtooknearly50yearstocollect,variedfromtextsonscience,literatureandphilosophy,tobooksinavarietyofforeignlanguages.Thesedays,theLibraryofCongressoffersmorethan155millionitemsandthelargestrarebookcollectioninNorthAmerica.StateLibraryofVictoriaTheSlateLibraryofVictoria,locatedinMelbourne,Australia,isoneofthelargestexhibitinglibrariesintheworld.Thoughitopenedin1856,majorrepairstookplacebetween1990and2004.TheLaTrobeReadingRoomisoneofthelibrary’smainattractionsduetoitsvisuallyamazingarchitecture.Thelawnatthelibrary’sfrontattractshundredsofcityfolkeachday,whogatherforlunchortoenjoythestatuesthere.Thelibrarycurrentlycontainsovertwomillionbooks,aswellasarmor(盔甲)ofNedKelly,afolkheroagainsttherulingclass.1、Whichlibraryhasthelongesthistory?A．StuttgartCityLibrary. B．KanazawaUmimiraiLibrary.C．LibraryofCongress. D．StateLibraryofVictoria.2、What’sspecialaboutStaleLibraryofVictoria?A．Ithasgreatarchitecture.B．Ithasafolkhero’sstatueinit.C．Itistheworld’slargestexhibitinglibrary.D．Itservesasameetingplaceforthecitizens.3、Whatdoesthefirsttwolibrarieshaveincommon?A．Theyareconstructedinthemodemstyle.B．Theycostalargeamountofmoney.C．TheyaredesignedbyKoreanarchitects.D．Theyfeatureprovidingreaderswithnaturallight.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）OnacoldNovemberafternoon，mymotherand1werewalkinghomefroma1．Weweredressed2．1wasfeelingalittle3as1wascarryingourshopping，anddecidedtothrowawaysomething．SoIstartedtowalktowardsa4whenInoticedapoormanwalkingoutoftherestaurantinfrontofus．He5overtoanothernearbydustbinandstartedlookingthroughit．Isuddenlyfeltveryguiltybecause1wasabouttothrowawayanewdrinkjustbecauseitwas6．1walkeduptohimandhandedthe7andsomesnacksovertohim．Themanlookedup8andtookwhatIgavehim．Ahugesmile9acrosshisfaceandthis10metofeelindescribablesatisfaction．IfeltIcouldn’tbehappier11myself．Butthenhesaid：“Wow，thisismyson’sluckyday!”Withthat，hethankedmehappilyandstartedoffonhisbike，I12heardhimwhistlingasongasherodeaway．Igotawarm13inside．Inowunderstand14ismeantbythesaying“givingisgetting”．Althoughitonly15，IgainedandlearnedmoreinthosetwominutesthanIdidintherestofthemonth．Everyoneintheworldneeds16，everyonecan17helpandeveryonewillbehelpedby18kindness．Theimageofthatman’shappinesscausedbymysmallgiftappearsinmymindevery19Ihavethechancetodosomethingnice．Thisisthe20ofcharity．1、A．storeB．schoolC．hospitalD．factory2、A．poorlyB．coldlyC．warmlyD．expensively3、A．gladB．interestedC．boredD．tired4、A．streetB．dustbinC．toiletD．corner5、A．walkedB．lookedC．thoughtD．took6、A．cheapB．heavyC．tastelessD．full7、A．moneyB．toysC．drinkD．clothes8、A．insilenceB．insurpriseC．ininterestD．inahurry9、A．spreadB．cameC．wentD．ran10、A．forcedB．helpedC．madeD．caused11、A．withB．toC．a(chǎn)tD．for12、A．stillB．neverC．evenD．ever13、A．opinionB．mindC．ideaD．feeling14、A．whichB．whatC．thatD．it15、A．costB．tookC．spentD．a(chǎn)sked16、A．1oveB．moneyC．helpD．drink17、A．giveB．sendC．offerD．have18、A．showingB．expressingC．1endingD．saying19、A．momentB．dayC．minuteD．time20、A．a(chǎn)imB．meaningC．strengthD．power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）Mydeargrandson,yourmothertellsmethatyou1．(start)smokingsometimeagoandnowyouarefindingitdifficult2．(give)itup.Bytheway,didyouknowthatthisis3．youbecomeaddictedinthreedifferentways?Firstly,youcanbecomephysicallyaddictedtonicotine,4．isoneofthehundredsofharmfulchemicalsin5．(cigarette).Thismeansthat6．(accustom)tohavingnicotineinit,youfeelgood.Butwhenthedrugleavesyourbody,yougetwithdrawalsymptoms.Iremember7．(feel)bad-temperedandsometimesevenmorepain.Secondly,youbecomeaddicted8．habit.Asyouknow,ifyoudothesamethingoverandoveragain,youbegintodoitautomatically.Lastly,youcanbecome9．(mental)addicted.IbelievedIwas10．(happy)andmorerelaxedafterhavingacigarette,soIbegantothinkthatIcouldonlyfeelgoodwhenIsmoked.Iwasaddictedinallthreeways,soitwasverydifficulttoquit.ButIdidfinallymanage.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。DearPeter,Howtimesflies!IthadbeenalmostayearsinceyouleftChinatoSweden.Duringyourhomestayatmyhome,wehadsuchwonderfultimethatitseemedasifeverythinghadbeenhappenedyesterday.Ihavebeenlongtohearallaboutyouandmissingyousomuch.Fortunate,Iwasselectedasoneofthestudentrepresentativetopayavisittoyourschool.ThevisitwilllastonJuly7thto20th.Andasasupersoccerfan,I’dreallylovetovisitourlocalsoccerclub.Ican’twaitforthedaytocomewhereIcanseeyou.Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的朋友英國Lucy發(fā)現(xiàn)紅色在中國使用很廣泛，發(fā)郵件向你了解紅色在中國的使用情況，請你回復(fù)郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.人們對紅色的理解；2.使用紅色的場合；3.不宜使用紅色的場合。注意：1.詞數(shù)

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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、B2、B3、C4、D5、B6、D7、A8、A9、B10、D11、C12、B13、B14、B15、C16、C17、B18、C19、A20、D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、A22、NewAnnotatedSherlockHolmesbyArthurConanDoylePrice:￡28.00PublicationDate:30/11/2006Publisher’sdescriptionCollectsDoyle’sfifty-sixclassicshortstories,arrangedintheorderinwhichtheyappearedinlatenineteenthandearlytwentieth-centurybookeditions,inasetcomplementedbyfournovels,editorbiographiesofDoyle,Holmes,andWatsonaswellasliteraryandculturaldetailsaboutVictoriansociety.BreakingGroundbyDanielLibeskindPrice:￡16.00PublicationDate:11/10/2006BriefintroductionThisisabookabouttheadventurelifethatcanoffereachofusifweseizeit,andaboutthepowerfulforcesoftragedy,memoryandhope.ForDanielLibeskind,life’sadventurehasbeenthrougharchitecture,whichhehasfoundhasthepowertoreshapehumanexperience.Althoughoftenrelatingtothepast,hisbuildingsareaboutthefuture.Thismemoir（自傳）ofoneman’sjourneybringstogetherhistory,personalexperience,ourphysicalenvironmentandafreshinternationalvision.IntheShadowofNoTowersbyArtSpiegelmanPrice：￡16.00PublicationDate:02/09/2006BriefintroductionOn11thSeptember2001,ArtSpiegelmanracedtotheWorldTradeCenter,notknowingifhisdaughterNadjawasaliveord