2025屆浙江省瑞安市高考臨考沖刺英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2025屆浙江省瑞安市高考臨考沖刺英語(yǔ)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(xiě)在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫(xiě)姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。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(wú)效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thefarmersareinbadneedofrain,buta(an)largeamountofrainfallwillcauseFloods.A．Eventually B．constantly C．gradually D．extremely2．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether3．When____tofeelunworthy,childrenoftenworkextrahardtopleasetheirparents．A．tomake B．making C．made D．havingmade4．Itisthroughyearsofresearch________scientistshavediscoveredtherelationshipbetweensocialmediaaddictionanddepression.A．since B．before C．that D．when5．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what6．IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy7．Thegovernmentofficialsmettheworkersandengineersworkingonthestadium,most____weremigrantworkers．A．ofwhich B．ofwho C．ofwhom D．ofthem8．Linda________tohermotherforsolongthatshefiguresoutalmosteverygestureofhermother’s.A．a(chǎn)ttended B．hadattended C．wouldattend D．hasattended9．Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit10．____upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday．A．Get B．Havinggot C．Getting D．Toget11．Thereis________asafreedinnerinthisworld.Asthesayinggoes,“Nopains,nogains.”A．nosuchagoodthing B．suchnogoodthingC．nosuchgoodthing D．notsoagoodthing12．TheGamesareknownasthefriendlygamesbecauseoftheir________onkindnessandmutualrespect.A．lacks B．focusesC．challenges D．researches13．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.14．DoyouknowwhatTomdoesallday?IknowhespendsatleastasmuchtimewatchingTVashe____________hislessons.A．isdoing B．does C．spendstodo D．doesdoing15．Havingbattledwiththeir_______overwhethertoofferhelptoanagedmanorwomanwhohasfallenover,mostpeoplechoosetohelp.A．compromise B．contradictionC．conscience D．competence16．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．a(chǎn)partfromC．freefromD．a(chǎn)wayfrom17．Wehavestrong________forbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes18．Thecrazyfans________patientlyfortwohours,andtheywouldwaittillthemoviestararrived.A．werewaiting B．hadbeenwaitingC．hadwaited D．wouldwait19．Theirflight______duetobadweather.Theywouldliketoknowwhentheflightwilltakeoff.A．hadbeendelayedB．wasdelayedC．hasbeendelayedD．willbedelayed20．ZhangXuan,______universitystudentfromShanghai,learns______artinhersparetime.A．a(chǎn)n;/ B．a(chǎn);the C．a(chǎn);/ D．a(chǎn)n;the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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）TeenagerswhochecksocialmediaforseveralhoursadayareattheriskofdevelopingADHD(多動(dòng)癥),astudyhasconcluded.Theresearchteam,fromtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,tracked2,600teenagersaged15and16.Theyaskedthemhowmanytimestheycheckedtheirphonesandotherdigitaldevicesforvariousreasons,andthenmonitoredthemforsymptomsofADHD．Aftertwoyears,thosewhohadcheckedtheirphonesthemostoftenweretwiceaslikelyasthosewhocheckedtheleastoftentoshowsignsofADHD．WritingintheJAMAmedicaljournal,thescientistssaid,“Modernmediadevicesimmediatelyinformuserswhennewtextmessages,socialmediapostings,orvideogameplayinvitationsarrive.Exposuretosuchinformationmaydrawattentionawayfromimportanttasks.Frequentdistractioncouldinterruptthedevelopmentofconstantattentionandorganizationskills.”Theybelieveconstantaccesstoinstantentertainmentalsohasanimpact.ResearcherProfessorAdamLeventhalsaidallpreviousresearchhadfocusedonthelinkbetweenADHDandtelevisions.“What’snewisthatpreviousstudiesonthistopicweredonemanyyearsago,whensocialmedia,mobilephones,tabletsandmobileappsdidn’texist.WecansaywithconfidencethatteenswhoareexposedtohigherlevelsofdigitalmediaaresignificantlymorelikelytodevelopADHDsymptomsinthefuture,”hesaid.Leventhalbelievesthefindingshelpfillagapinunderstandinghownewmobilemediadevicesandseeminglylimitlesscontentposeamentalhealthriskforchildren.Andthefindingsserveasawarning.Britishscientistswelcomedthefindings.ButProfessorAndyPrzybylskioftheOxfordInternetInstitutesaid,“Thestudyreliesonsurveyresponsesprovidedbythestudentsinquestion.Itisnotclearifteachersorparentswouldratethechildrensimilarlyoriftheself-reportedmeasureofdigitalscreenuseisrelatedwitheitheractualbehaviororhigherqualitysurveyitems.”1、Howdidtheresearchersconductthestudy?A．Bymonitoring2,600teenagerswithADHD．B．Bytrackingtheparticipantsfortwoyears.C．Byanalyzingdatafrompreviousresearchesonline.D．Bycontrollingdifferentteens’timespentonsocialmedia.2、WhatdoesLeventhalthinkoftheexposuretohigherlevelsofdigitalmedia?A．ItwillcausediverseADHDsymptoms.B．ItwillcreatehigherADHDrisks.C．Itwillweakenteenagers’confidence.D．Itwillhaveamajorinfluenceonorganizationskills.3、WhatdoesProfessorAndyPrzybylskithinkofthestudy?A．Itprovidesabetterunderstandingofthemedia.B．Itshouldhavefocusedonparents’responses.C．Itsfindingsarenotreliableenough.D．It’sabreakthroughinthisfield.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TheuseofdigitalmediaisontheriseB．TeensareincreasinglyexposedtoADHDC．HeavyuseofsocialmediamayincreaseADHDrisksD．Teens’exposuretomodernmediacallsmoreattention22．（8分）Conventionalwisdomsaysthathardshipcanmakeusoldbeforeourtime.Infact,anewstudysuggeststhatviolencenotonlyleaveslong-termscarsonchildren’sbodies,butalsochangestheirDNA,causingchangesthatareequaltoseventotenyearsofprematureaging.Scientistsmeasuredthisbystudyingtheendsofchildren’schromosomes(染色體）,calledtelomeres(端粒),saysIdanShalev,leadauthorofastudypublishedinMolecularPsychiatry.TelomeresarespecialDNAsequences(序列）whichpreventtheDNAinchromosomesfromseparating.Theygetshortereachtimeacelldivides,untilacellcannotdivideanymoreanddies.Severalfactorshavebeenfoundtoshortentelomeres,includingsmoking,radiationandpsychologicalstressessuchasbeingtreatedbadlywhenyoungandtakingcareofachronicallyillperson.Inthisstudy,researchersexaminedwhetherexposuretoviolencecouldmakechildren’stelomeresshortenfasterthannormal.Theyinterviewedthemothersof236children3tages5,7and10,askingwhethertheyoungstershadbeenexposedtodomesticviolencebetweenthemotherandherpartner;physicalmaltreatmentbyanadult;orbullying.Researchersmeasuredthechildren'stelomeres—incellsobtainedbywipingtheinsidesoftheircheeks一atages5and10.Telomeresshortenedfasterinkidsexposedtotwoormoretypesofviolence,saysShalev.Unlessthatpatternchanges,thestudysuggests,thesekidscouldbeexpectedtodevelopdiseasesofaging,suchasheartattacksormemoryloss,sevento10yearsearlierthantheirpeers.Shlevsaysthereishopeforthesekids.Hisstudyfoundthat,inrarecases,telomeresBetternutrition,exerciseandstressreductionarethreethingsthatmaybeabletolengthentelomeres,hesays.Thestudyconfirmsasmallbutgrowingnumberofstudiessuggestingthatearlychildhoodadversityimprintsitselfinourchromosomes,saysCharlesNelson,aprofessorofpediatricsandneuroscienceatHarvardMedicalSchool.1、Thenewstudyfoundthat.A．hardshipcanchangeachild'smemoryB．violencecanspeedupachild'sagingC．violenceleavesscarsonachildsmindD．hardshiphasaneffectonachild’smind2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3referto?A．Telomeres.B．Children.C．Chromosomes.D．DNAsequences.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Violencecancausequickcelldeathinchildren’sbody.B．Telomerescanhelppreventchromosomesfromseparating.C．Childrenwhohaveshortertelomereshaveheartattackslater.D．Beingtreatedbadlywillmakeachild’stelomeresshortenfaster.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ViolenceandTelomeresB．TheFunctionofTelomeresC．ViolenceMakesChildrenAgingD．DNAInfluencesChildren’sGrowth23．（8分）AdultEducationCoursesComputerStudiesTechnologyisadvancingatarapidpace,andwerelymor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B．$180.C．$250. D．$360.24．（8分）ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!TourA-Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-￡37until26Marchand￡39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.TourB-Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway’s-￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter.Oxford:IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires(尖頂）”fromStMary‘sChurchTower.Stratford:IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-￡34until11Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL’sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宮)whereitiseasytogetlost!TourD–CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-￡33until18Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.1、WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?A．TourA B．TourBC．TourC D．TourD2、Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?A．WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt B．Oxford&StratfordC．Bath&Stonehenge D．Cambridge3、WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?A．Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies B．Itusedtobeawell-knownmazeC．ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain D．Itisaworld-famouscastle25．（10分）Whydoyougotothelibrary?Forbooks,yes—butyoulikebooksbecausetheytellstories.Youhopetogetlostinastoryorbetransportedintosomeoneelse’slife.Atonetypeoflibraryyoucandojustthat—eventhoughthere’snotasinglebook.AtaHumanLibrary,insteadofbooks.youcan“borrow”people.Peoplewithuniquelifestoriesvolunteertobethe“books.”Foracertainamountoftime,youcanaskthemquestionsandlistentotheirstories,whichareasfascinatingasanyyoucanfindinabook.(Ifyouattend,makesuretoreviewthehabitsthatmakeyouagoodlistener.)Manyofthestorieshavetodowithsomekindofdepressingtopic.Youcanspeakwitharefugee,asoldiersufferingfromPISD(創(chuàng)傷后遺癥),ahomelesspersonandawomanlivingwithHIV.TheHumanLibraryencouragespeopletotaketimetotrulygettoknowandlearnfromsomeonetheymightotherwisemakeasnapjudgementabout.Accordingtoitswebsite,theHumanLibraryis“aplacewheredifficultquestionsareexpected,appreciatedandanswered.”TheHumanLibraryOrganizationcametobeinCopenhagen,Denmarkin2000.RomniAbergelandhiscolleagueshostedafour-dayeventduringamajorNorthernEuropeanfestival.Afterthesuccessofthisevent,AbergelfoundedtheHumanLibraryOrganization,hopingtoraiseawarenessamongyouthaboutdepression,whichhasbeengrowingeversince.Thoughthereareafewpermanenthumanlibraries,mostaren’tplacesatall,butevents.Thoughmanydotakeplaceatphysicallibraries,youdon’tneedalibrarycard—anyonecancomeandbepartoftheexperience.Therehavebeenhumanlibraryeventsallovertheglobe,inuniversitiesandinpubs,fromChicagotoTunistoEdinburghtoSanAntonio.Checkouttheorganization’sFacebookpagetoseewhentheHumanLibrarymightbearrivingnearyou.1、WhatshallwedobeforegoingtotheHumanLibrary?A．Bringabook.B．Getalibrarycard.C．Gooversomelisteninghabits.D．Makeanappointment.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“snap”inparagraph2mean?A．True.B．Obvious.C．WrongD．Quick.3、WhydidRormiAbergelfoundtheHumanLibraryOrganization?A．Heexpectedtoanswerdifferentquestion.B．Hewantedyoungpeopletopayattentiontodepression.C．HesuccessfullyheldaneventinNorthernEurope.D．HehadsetuptheHumanLibrariesallovertheworld.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．ALibraryinDenmarkB．HumanLibraryOrganizationC．HumanLibraryIsNearYouD．“Borrow”P(pán)eopleInsteadofBooks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）AxelWinchwasbornnearly13weeksprematurely(早產(chǎn)地).He12pounds,12ouncesandhadbleedinginhisbrain,visionandhearing2.Afteraweekinthe3inGrandJunction,whereparentsMelissaandAdamWinchlive,he4alife-threateningintestinal(腸道的)condition.Doctors5toairlift(空運(yùn))AxelandMelissamorethan200milestoChildren’sHospitalinAurora.Hishealthremained6overthenextfewweeksashislungsshutdown.“Thereweremanytimeswedidn’tthinkhewasgoingto7.”Adamsaid.8,supportwasontheway.Melissa,39,isapoliceofficer.ThepolicedepartmentinGrandJunction9officersinAurora.Soon,membersoftheAurorapolicedepartment10thehospitalwithoffersofhelp.Onebroughtthembananabread.Adetectivegavethe11aplacetostay.Butthenthingsgot12again.AfterweeksofcaringforAxelinAurora,thecouplehadtobrieflyreturntoGrandJunctionontwoseparate13.First,theirhousehadbeenundercontractandtheyhadto14intwodays.Thesecondtime,Melissa’s15hadrunout,soshehadtoreturntoworkforafewdays.Theyhatedhavingtoabandontheirson,whohadimprovedbutwasstillfacing16surgeries.“Wewereafraidhewasgoingtodiewhileweweregone,”Adamsays.AurorapoliceMikesetupa17forhisofficerstospendtimewithAxel—whenhis18couldn’thethere.They19theparentsphotosofthemselvesasleepwithAxelandupdatesfromthenurses.Afterfourmonthsinthehospital,Axelwas20enoughtogohome.1、A．lost B．measured C．weighed D．gained2、A．mistakes B．problems C．systems D．a(chǎn)ids3、A．hospital B．family C．prison D．church4、A．determined B．changed C．improved D．developed5、A．decided B．promised C．waited D．hoped6、A．stable B．safe C．dangerous D．harmful7、A．play B．live C．work D．study8、A．Gradually B．Obviously C．Properly D．Fortunately9、A．contacted B．fired C．praised D．persuaded10、A．escaped B．left C．flooded D．shut11、A．team B．child C．couple D．policeman12、A．correct B．tough C．normal D．easy13、A．a(chǎn)reas B．classes C．occasions D．groups14、A．moveout B．breakdown C．pullin D．stayup15、A．idea B．luck C．energy D．leave16、A．open B．further C．previous D．quiet17、A．house B．company C．schedule D．library18、A．classmates B．friends C．teachers D．parents19、A．handed B．a(chǎn)sked C．texted D．returned20、A．strong B．brave C．fast D．confident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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）RedisusedinmanyAmericanexpressions.Itcanbeusedtoshow1．(happy),asin“aredletterday.Thisisadaywhensomethingspecialhappens.Theexpressionisprobablybasedonchurchcustoms.2．a(chǎn)lmostsixhundredyears,churchcalendarshavebeenmarkedwithredtoindicatespecialholy3．(day).Theexpression“ared-letterday”isoftenheardindailylife.Ared-letterdayis4．daythatpeoplearefeelingquitehappy.Youmighttellyourfriendsthatyesterdaywasared-letterdaybecauseyou5．(win)somemoneyinthestatelottery(彩票).“Rollingaredcarpet”isanother6．(common)heardexpression,7．representsawarmwelcome.Acitymay“rollaredcarpet”for8．(it)baseballteamwhentheteamarriveshomeafterwinningthechampionship.Redisalsousedinsomeexpressionsthat9．(be)nothappy.“Red-handed”isanexample.Tobecaught“red-handed”istobefoundinanactofwrongdoing.Forexample,amothermightsayshecaughthersonred-handed,10．(take)cookiesoutofthecookiejar.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)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。LastSunday,someofmyclassmateandItookabicycletripalongthe“EastLakeGreenRoad”、Itspeciallybuiltforpeopletorelaxourselves、Thesceneryalongtheroadwasbreathtaking,withbigtrees,fragrantflowers,tallhillsandclearlakesinbothsides、Westoppedbyalakefortherest,whereagreatmanypeoplewereplayinghappily、Butsomethingunpleasantcaughtupoureyes、Therewasrubbishhereorthere,andthereweremanyplasticbagsandbottlesfloatedonthesurfaceofthelakes、Suchabeautifulplacewassoseriouspolluted、Whatashame!Therefore*wecouldn’thelpcollectingtherubbishafterweleft、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華,你想?yún)⒓訉W(xué)校組織的“走進(jìn)美國(guó)家庭(EnteringAmericanFamilies)”夏令營(yíng)活動(dòng)。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一份申請(qǐng)信。內(nèi)容包括:1.你參加這次的活動(dòng)的目的2.你的特長(zhǎng)和愛(ài)好3.你希望住在什么樣的家庭。要求：1.詞數(shù)120右2.文中不能出現(xiàn)自己的姓名和所在地區(qū)和學(xué)校的名稱。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、C4、C5、D6、D7、C8、D9、D10、C11、C12、B13、A14、D15、C16、C17、A18、B19、C20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、B3、C4、C22、1、B2、A3、D4、C23、201、D1、C2、B24、Silenceisunnaturaltoman．Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness．Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworld,andhefearssilencemorethananythingelse．Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilence．Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,heregardshimselfasafailure,aworthlessperson,andisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox（喋喋不休的人）．Heknowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofafly,butheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure（蠟塑人像）．Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsound．Thereare,itmustbeadmitted,differentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito（蚊子）．Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson．Mostbuzzing,fortunately,ispleasanttotheear,andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind．Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzing-withhisneighbors．Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswish1:0talk．Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew．Someofthemarecontent．iftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople'sears,thoughtheyhavenothingtotellthemexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenew,playsorthattheyhadfoodinaSwiss