天津市薊縣第二中學2025屆高考考前提分英語仿真卷含解析

天津市薊縣第二中學2025屆高考考前提分英語仿真卷考生須知：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．Itwasn’tuntilthen_______theirmarriagewasbreakingupbecausetheyhadlittleincommon.A.didIrealize B.thatIrealizedC.hadIrealize D.whenIrealized2．—HowaboutgoingsightseeingthisSaturdayafternoon?Sorry,I_______myresearchreportthewholeweekend.A．willhavewritten B．willbewritingC．havewritten D．havebeenwriting3．---DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?---______IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.A．Noneofyourbusiness．B．Itdepends.C．Whynot?D．Idon’tthinkso.4．Onceyou’ve________theitemsyouordered,putthisrecordinyourfile.A．checkedin B．checkedoffC．checkedout D．checkedwith5．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled6．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright7．Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．as D．where8．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how D．when9．Itrainedheavilyovernightandnotuntilthismorning__________.A.haditstopped B．diditstopC．stoppedit D．itstopped10．—DoyouknowLindawasfiredforhercasualattitudetowardsthejob?—Nowondershe_________whenItriedtoamuseherthismorning.A．wastickledpink B．pulledmylegC．gavemethecoldshoulder D．sawthehandwritingonthewall11．—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when12．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done13．Ihavetorescheduletheappointmentwithyousincethereisa______inmyarrangement.A．contract B．contrast C．connection D．conflict14．Newly________chairmanoftheChineseBasketballAssociation,YaoMinghasputreformingthedomesticgame’smanagementatthetopofhisagenda.A．appointing B．appointedC．beingappointed D．havingappointed15．Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid16．Sinceyouaremydaughter'sclassmate,we'dliketo______you_______tonight.A．put;down B．put;in C．put;off D．put;up17．thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind18．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!19．—Ikeeponmeetingwithdifficultiesintheexperiment.Icanhardlygoon.—Wheretherearedifficulties,therearewaystogetoverthem.________A．Suityourself. B．GoodforyouC．Pullyourselftogether! D．What’sthedeal?20．—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged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）Everfeellikeyou’vebeenhitontheheadafterabadnight’ssleep?Accordingtoscientists,thethoughtisn’tasunbelievableasitseems.Astudyfoundgoingwithoutsleepforjustonenightcauseschangesinthebrainsimilartothosethathappenafterablowtothehead.Theresearcherssaidthehealthyyoungmenexaminedinthestudyshowedasuddenriseinthesamechemicalswhichindicate(表明)braindamage.ProfessorChristianBenedict,ofUppsalaUniversity,Sweden,explainedthatthechemicalsNSEandS-100Barebiomarkers(生物指標)forbraindamage,suchasconcussion(腦震蕩).Hesaid,“Whatwefoundwastheirlevelsinthebloodroseinthegroupthatwentwithoutsleepforanight.Thiswasnottothedegreethatwouldhappenafteraheadinjury,forexample,butitwasstillworthpayingattentionto.Duringsleep,thebraincleansitselfofpoisonoussubstances.”Hesaidthefindingssupporttheprevious(以前的)researchshowinghowthebrainmakesuseofsleeptocleanitself.ProfessorBenedictalsosaidhisstudycouldsupportpreviousstudieswhichlinkedalackofsleepwithincreasedriskofAlzheimer’sandParkinson’sdiseases.Theriseofthechemicalsinthebloodaftersleeplossmaysuggestnotgettingenoughsleepleadstoalossofbraintissue,heexplained.ProfessorBenedict,whosestudyispublishedinthejournalSleep,added,“Inconclusion,thefindingsofourtrialindicateagoodnight’ssleepmaybeveryimportantforkeepingbrainhealth.”AthirdoftheUKpopulationsufferfromsleep-relatedproblems,whiletheaveragepersonnowsleepsforonlysevenhoursanight,comparedwithalmostnineafewdecadesago.Manyscientistsbelieveirregularsleepingpatternsleadtoillnessesrangingfromachesandpainstoheartdisease,whilelessthaneighthours’sleepanightcanlowertheIQthenextday.1、Ifyoudon’tsleepforanight,whatwillhappen?A．TherewillbeariseinthechemicalsNSEandS-100BB．ThechemicalsNSEandS-100BwilldroptoalowerlevelC．SomeofthechemicalsNSEandS-100BwillchangeintoothermattersD．ThechemicalsNSEandS-100Bwillbelessabletogetridofpoisonousmatters2、Whatisthepreviousstudymainlyaboutaccordingtothepassage?A．ThewaytoavoidbraindamageB．ThewaystoimprovethequalityofsleepC．Thewaysthathaveeffectonpeople’ssleepD．Thewaythebrainusessleeptocleanitself3、Wecanweinferfromthelastparagraphthat.A．man’sintelligenceisaffectedbysleepinawayB．peoplewhoneedmoresleephaveahigherIQC．onefourthoftheUKpopulationhavesleep-relatedproblemsD．modernpeopleneedlesssleepthanthoseafewdecadesago4、What’sisthethemeofthepassage?A．Eighthours’sleepisimportantB．HowhumanbrainsworkduringsleepC．SleeplossisclosetoablowtotheheadD．Regularsleepingpatternsimprovehealth22．（8分）Atsomepointinlife，manypeoplesufferamentalproblem．Whilemostpeoplegetoverit，forothersitdoesn'tgoawayeasily．TheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）saysthatabout20percentofchildrenandteenagersacrosstheglobesufferfrommentalillness．It'sthoughtthatthenumberofchildrenandteenagerswithmentalillnessaroundtheworldwillincreasebyhalfby2020．Itwillbecomeoneofthemaincausesofdisease，disabilitiesandevendeath．Thereasonformentalproblemsamongyoungpeoplemaybetheincreasingpressureinlife．Studyandrelationshipshavealwayscausedhugestressesforschoolchildren．Forinstance，theyexperienceschoolbullying（欺凌）andacademicpressure．InChina，thepictureisn'tbright，either．About30millionChinesechildrenandteenagersundertheageof17，or10percentofchildrenandteenagersinChina，haveamentalhealthchallenge，reportedChinaDaily．Also，accordingtoChinaDaily，Chinesepeopledon'tseekhelpwiththeirmentalproblems．Theyfearthatotherswillthinklessofthemiftheyadmitthattheyareintrouble．ManyChinesepeopleareashamedoftheirmentalproblemsandmentalillnessistaboo（禁忌）inanyChinesefamilies．IntheUK，overthree-quartersofyoungpeoplebelievetheirmentalhealthproblemshaveasocialshameandaquarterofyoungUKpeoplewouldn'taskforhelpiftheydevelopedamentalproblem．Youngpeoplewhodon'tseekhelpfortheirconditionmaybecreatingproblemsforthemselvesinthefuture．Ifyoufeelsomethingiswrongwithinyou-seekhelp．Feelingdown？Herearethreethingstotryifyoufeellow．●Gotoapsychologyteacher．Theteacherwilllistentoyouandofferhelp-forfree!●Call800-800-1100．It'sthenumberofahotlinerunbytheMentalHealthResearchandPreventionCenter．Thelineisopen24hoursaday．●Tellyourparentsandvisitthehospitalifthesituationgetsoutofcontrol．1、AccordingtotheWHO，about______ofchildrenandteenagersworldwideexperiencementalillness．A．10percentB．onefifthC．30percentD．threequarters2、Chinesepeopledon'taskforhelpwiththeirmentalhealthprobablybecause______．A．theythinklessoftheirmentalproblemsB．theyfearthattheymaygetintotroubleC．theyareashamedtoadmithavingmentalproblemsD．theyareunwillingtoavoidtheirmentalillness3、SchoolchildrenwithmentalhealthshouldtrythefollowingthreethingsEXCEPT______．A．consultingtheirteacherB．callingahotlineforadviceC．communicatingwiththeirparentsD．hidingtheirmentalillnessfromothers4、Whatisthepurposeinwritingthisarticle？______A．Toanalyzethemajorcausesofyoungpeople'smentalillness．B．Todescribethecurrentsituationofyoungpeople'smentalhealth．C．Toencourageyoungpeopletodealwiththeirmentalproblemsproperly．D．TointroducementalproblemstoChineseyoungpeople．23．（8分）ResortsofeverykindhavesprunguptocatertotheEnglishman^needtospendapartoftheyear,howeverbriefly,bytheseaside.NotowninBritainismorethaneightymilesfromtheseaandthereareseasideresortsallroundthecoast.OnasummerSundaymostoftheroadsthatleadtotheseaaxecongestedwithcarsfullofpeopleeagertogetabreathofseaair.Intheeveningwheneveryoneisfulloffood,ice-creamandlollypops,thereisthelongslowdrivehomeonroadscrowdedwithreturningcars.BrightonBrightonisoneofthebest-knownsouthcoastresortsandisverypopularfordaytripexcursions.ItisonlyfiftymilesfromLondonandcanbereachedbyfasttraininanhour.Attheweekendthepebbledbeachesarethrongedwithpeoplesunbathingorpickingtheirwaytothewater’sedgeforadip.BournemouthLocatedahundredmilesfromLondon,thebeachesarewideandsandy.Whitehouseslinetheclifftopsandnarrowvalleys,denselywoodedwithpinetrees,reachdowntotheshore.TheareaneartothetownofTorquayontheDevoncoastissometimescalledBritainsRivieraandtheclimateissomildthatpalmtreesgrowalongtheseafront.BlackpoolOnthenorth-westcoast,apopularresortforthepeopleintheindustrialnorth,Blackpoolisagay,noisytown,famousforitsamusementfacilitiesandthemagicallights.Atnightpeopletravelfrommilesaroundtoseetheextravaganzaoflightsdecoratingtheseafront.SouthendOntheeastcoastatthemouthoftheThames,Southendis,likeBrighton,oneofthefavoriteresortsofLondoners.ThepierhereisthelongestinBritainandoffersagreatvarietyofdifferingentertainments.1、Whydopeopleoftenhavealongslowdrivehomeonroadsinsummer?A．Becauseitisextremelyfarfromthesea.B．Becausepeoplearefulloffood,ice-creamandlollypops.C．Becausetoomanyreturningcarsoftenmakeatrafficjam.D．Becausepeopleareattractedintheresortssotheyleaveslowly.2、Whichresortisfamousforitsentertainmentsandgrandlights?A．Blackpool.B．Bournemouth.C．Briton.D．Southend.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．TherearepalmtreesgrowingnearBournemouth.B．SouthendhasthelongestpierinBritain.C．Peoplecrowdedintothewater’sedgeatBritonforaquickswim.D．SouthendisabetterpreferredresortthanBritonbyLondonlocals.24．（8分）AsmillionsofAmericanscrowdintothegymarmedwithNewYear’sresolutionstogetinshape,medicalexpertsareofferinganadditionalreasonforexercise:Regularworkoutsmayhelpfightoffcoldsandflu,reducetheriskofcertaincancersandchronicdiseasesandslowtheprocessofaging.Physicalactivitieshavelongbeenknowntohelpmaintainahealthyweightandreducestress.Now,agrowingbodyofresearchisshowingthatregularexercise—assimpleasabrisk30-to-45-minutewalkfivetimesaweek—canboostthebody’simmunesystem,increasingthecirculationofnaturalkillercellsthatfightoffvirusesandbacteria.Andexercisehasbeenshowntoimprovethebody’sresponsetotheinfluenzavaccine(疫苗),makingitmoreeffectiveatkeepingthevirusatbay.Medicalexpertswarninactivityposesasgreatahealthriskassmoking,resultinginheartdisease,cancer,depression,anddiabetes.TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionsaysquiteafewU.S.adultsdonotengageinanyleisure-timephysicalactivity.Evenslimpeoplewhoareinactiveareathighriskofdeathanddisease.Sowhilereducingobesityisanimportantgoal,“thebettermessagewouldbetogeteveryonetowalk30minutesaday”saysRobertSallis,co-directorofsportsmedicineatFontanaMedicalCenter.“Wefinditnecessarytorefocusthenationalmessageonphysicalactivity,whichcanhaveabiggereffectonhealththanlosingweight.”Regularexercisehasbeenshowntopreventtheongoingdamagedonetocells,tissuesandorgansthatunderliesmanychronicconditions.Buildingonthatearlierresearch,scientificstudiesarenowsuggestingthatexercise-inducedchangesinthebody’simmunesystemmayprotectagainstsomeformsofcancer.Researchersarealsoinvestigatingwhetherexercisecaninfluenceaginginthebody.Inparticular,theyarelookingatwhetherexerciselengthenstelomeres,thestrandsofDNAatthetipsofchromosomes.Whentelomeresgettooshort,cellscannolongerdivideandtheybecomeinactive,aprocessassociatedwithaging,cancerandahigherriskofdeath.Astudy,publishedinCirculation,themedicaljournaloftheAmericanHeartAssociation,concludedthatphysicalactivityhasananti-agingeffectatthecellularlevel,suggestingexercisecouldpreventagingofthecardiovascular(心腦血管)system.Theguidelines,developedbytheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,recommendthatadultsgetatleasttwohoursand30minutesweeklyofmoderate-intensityaerobic(有氧的)physicalactivity,oronehourand15minutesaweekofvigorous-intensityaerobicexercise,oranequivalentcombinationofboth.Theguidelinesalsosaythatadditionalhealthbenefitscanbeobtainedfromasmuchasdoublingtheminimumrecommendationforaerobicexercise.1、WhatisthemainpurposeofmanyAmericanswhotakeexercise?A．Tohaveagoodfigure.B．Tomakethemstrong-minded.C．Tocuresomecommondiseases.D．Topreventthemselvesgettingold.2、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A．naturalkillercellsstrengthenthebody’simmunesystemB．regularexercisecanremovethevirusesandbacteriaC．obesityhasbecomeasocialprobleminAmericaD．Americanpeopleneedtoattachmoreimportancetophysicalexercise3、Howcanphysicalactivitystopaging?A．Bypreventingcelldivision.B．Bygettingridofagingcells.C．Bymakingtelomereslonger.D．Byrepairingthedamagedorgans.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．NewStudiesaboutPhysicalExerciseB．TheHiddenBenefitsofExerciseC．HowtoFreeOurselvesfromDiseases?D．LoseWeightorKeepHealthy?25．（10分）Growingup,Iremembermyfatherasasilent,se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todo4．(drill)asmanyasyoucan.Turnthatintoagame.Itcanbe5．(much)funthanyouwouldexpect.Start6．singlesyllablesanddothatalotandthensyllablepairs.Slowlymoveontolargergroups.Understandtheinitial,finalandthetones.Butmostimportantly,7．youneedisgoodfeedback.You’dbetterhavesomeonethatcancorrectyourmistakesimmediately.FindanativeChinese,8．canlistentoyouandcorrectyou.IfyoutakeChineseclasses,theteacherwill9．(probable)haveyoudodrillseveryclass.Dothisveryseriously.Ifyouareself-studying,trytomeetnativeChinesepeopleandaskthemtogiveyousomefeedback.Otherwise,trytobeself-criticalandlistenverycarefully.Good10．(listen)ismorethan50%ofwhatittakestopronouncecorrectly.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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。IammorethangladtotellyouaboutmytripinXi’an,acapitalcityofShaanxiProvince.Whatimpressesmedeepisitsnaturalsceneryandlonghistory.First,asitisknowntotheworld,Xi’anhasalonghistoryandisthebirthplaceofChinesecivilization.Itsculturalandhistoricalsignificanceofthearea,aswellasmanyhistoricalsites,helpXi’anenjoythetitleof“NaturalHistoryMuseum”.TheTerracottaWarriors,asexample,arepraisedas“theeightwonderoftheworld”.Second