2025屆湖南省常寧一中高考仿真卷英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2025屆湖南省常寧一中高考仿真卷英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫(xiě)在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類(lèi)型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)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(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，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(xiě)在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來(lái)的答案，然后再寫(xiě)上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無(wú)效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)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(mǎn)分30分）1．That’s

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lightB．cometolifeC．comeacross2．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must3．—Fionaneverfailstograspanychanceofpromotion.—She’sawomanof________.A．a(chǎn)mbition B．a(chǎn)ttentionC．expectation D．reputation4．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this5．Allcolorfades,________undertheimpactofdirectsunlight.A．especially B．eventuallyC．a(chǎn)ppropriately D．merely6．Thelanguageinthecompany’sstatementishighly________,thusmakingitsstaffconfused.A．a(chǎn)mbiguousB．a(chǎn)pparentC．a(chǎn)ppropriateD．a(chǎn)ggressive7．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor8．Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed____needstoberespectedandhonored.A．somethingthat B．one C．onethat D．something9．OurEnglishteacherisconsiderate，helpful，andwarm-hearted，butsometimesshe________________beangryatoursillymistakes.A．should B．mustC．can D．shall10．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should11．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous12．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what13．—Anythingtodrink?Whataboutcoffee?—Er…IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkcoffee.A．otherthan B．morethan C．lessthan D．ratherthan14．Astothelong-termeffectsofglobalwarmingsomebelievethatthedamagehasbeendone,______________________.A．otherwisewetakestepstomakeupnowB．nowthatwetakestepstomakeupC．whetherwetakestepstomakeupnowornotD．unlesswetakestepstomakeupnow15．Whereisyournewhomenow?Inthenewdevelopedzone.ButI______downtownforfiveyears.A．lived B．hadlivedC．havelived D．wasliving16．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved17．______toworkovertimethatevening,Imissedawonderfulfilm.A．HavingbeenaskedB．ToaskC．HavingaskedD．Tobeasked18．You’llrecognizemewhenyougetoutofthestation.I______jeansandawhiteT-shirt.A．willbewearingB．hadwornC．waswearingD．haveworn19．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime20．--Whenwillyoucomehomefordinner?I’llprepareitforyou.--Don’t________it.I’lleatoutwithmyfriends.A．careabout B．worryabout C．botherabout D．talkabout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）Despitethevitalroletheyplayinmanyecosystems,animalsconsideredtobe“ugly”arebeingignoredbyscientists.Astudyhadfounduglieranimalsattractlessattentionandlessfundingwhenitcomestoconservationeffortsandresearch.Thiscouldmeantheugliestanimalpopulationcouldbeunderthreat.ThestudywasconductedbywildlifebiologistsTrishFlemingandBillBatemaninPerth,Australia.Theylookedatresearchpublicationsconcerning331Australianmammalspeciesthatbroadlyfellintocategoriestheylabeledas“thegood,thebadandtheugly”.Itturnedoutthatstudiesinto“thegoodgroup”and“thebadgroup”werecarriedoutwhile“theuglygroup”wasignored.Uglyanimals,suchasthefruitbatandthetreebat,arebeingignoredbyconservationists.Andsomeanimalsareevenbecomingendangeredbecauseofhowtheylook.TheMadagascanlemur(狐猴)calledtheaye-ayeissouglythatthenativeshavelongseenthemasabadsign,orasignofdeath,sotheykillthemwhenevertheyseethem.Otheruglyanimalsunderthreatincludethedugong(儒艮)andtheproboscismonkey(長(zhǎng)鼻猴)．Despitemakingup45%ofthe331speciesstudied,theuglyanimalshaveattractedlittleattentionfromscientists.“Weknowsolittleaboutthebiologyofmanyofthesespecies，”saidTrishFleming.“Formany,wehavecataloguedtheirexistence,butwhenitcomestounderstandingwhattheyeat,theirhabitatneeds,orhowwecouldimprovetheirchanceofsurvival,wearestillinthedark.WithBillBateman,TrishFleminghascalledforimprovedfundingforthelesser-knownmammals.“Itwouldbe‘tragic’ifhumansendedupcausingtheextinctionofmorespecieswithoutevenknowinganythingaboutthem，”theysaid.1、Basedonthetext,“theuglyanimals”________.A．a(chǎn)reincreasinginnumberB．getmoreconservationfundsC．playanimportantroleintheecosystemD．costquiteagreatdealofmoneyinresearch2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Peopleseethedugongasasignofdeath.B．Moreattentionhasbeenpaidto“theuglyanimals”．C．Therewasnotenoughstudyon“theuglyanimals”．D．TrishandBilldidresearchon331Australianmammals.3、Themainreasonforsomeanimals'beingendangeredmayliein________.A．theirunpleasantlooksB．theirbroadcategoriesC．theireconomicvaluesD．theirlovelyappearances4、Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe“________”．A．TheUgliestAnimalintheWorldB．TheUglySpeciesAreunderThreatC．TheLivingHabitsoftheUglySpeciesD．TheProboscisMonkeyIsEndangered22．（8分）Thepoisonousdomoic(藻)acidaffectedAlfredHitchcock's"TheBirds"afterhundredsofthemabsorbedthepoisoninthesummerof1961andlosttheirminds.Thesickbirdslikelyconsumedpoisonousacidviasmallfish.Italsotendstocollectinshellfish.And,accordingtoastudypublishedTuesday,itmaybecomemorecommonasoceanswarm,threateningbirdsandhumansalike.Researchershavestudiedtherateofpoisonousacidoverthepast20yearsinthePacificNorthwest,andfounditstronglyrelatedtowatertemperaturesthatarewarmerthannormal.Fornow,warmerwaterstypicallycomesfromeventslikeELNinoandadecades-longclimatecyclecalled"Pacificdecadaloscillation,"thestudyfound.Itisn'tyetclearhowclimatechange,whichalsowarmstheoceans,mightaffecttherateofthepoison."Whenwater'sunusuallywarmoffourcoast,it'sbecausethecirculationandpatternsintheatmospherehaschanged,bringingwarmwaterfromelsewhere-andthisishappeningatthesametimethatwealsoseehighpoisonousacidinshellfish,"MorgaineMcKibben,thestudy'sleadauthorsaid.Thepoisonisproducedduringwarmdomoicblooms,andgetspassedupthefoodchainbyanimalsthateatit.Sealions,dolphinsandhumansareatrisk.Whilesomeanimalscaneventuallycleanthemselvesofthepoison,thethreatcanlastalongtimeafterthewarmwaterdecreases.Animalspoisonedbypoisonousacidtendtobecomeweak,andexperiencedeath.Symptomsinhumansincludeheadache,confusion,lossofshort-termmemory,weaknessandunconsciousness.Itisn'tjustahealthrisk.AnOregonStateUniversitystatementnotesthatofficialshavetoshutdownshellfishharvestswhenpoisonousacidlevelsarehigh,causingeconomicharm.Sincehealthofficialsfirstregardedpoisonacidasahealththreatin1987,PacificNorthwestshellfishharvestshavebeenstoppedin2005,2017,and2018.TheWestCoastcrab（蟹）industrytookanestimated$100millionhitin2017alone.1、Whydidthebirdslosetheirmindinthesummerof1961?A．Theymaybehadabadmemory. B．Theymaybeatepoisonousfish.C．Theymaybecollectedtheshellfish. D．Theymaybedrankwarmwater.2、Whatistheconnectionbetweentherateofpoisonousacidandwatertemperatures?A．Whenatmospherehaschanged,itwarmsoffthecoast.B．Whencirculationcomes,theoceansgetwarmer.C．Whenclimatehaschanged,theoceansgetcolder.D．Whenwaterbecomeswarmer,highpoisonousacidappears.3、Whatresultwillpoisonousacidcausetohumans?A．Makinghumansconscious. B．Makinghumansdead.C．Makinghumanstemporarilylosememory. D．Makinghumanssufferheartattack.4、What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．HighPoisonousAcidAppearsintheAnimalsB．TheWestCoastCrabIndustrySufferGreatLossC．ClimateChangeWarmstheOceansintheWorldD．WarmerOceansIncreaseLikelihoodofPoisonousShellfish23．（8分）Podcasts(播客)TheB．S.ReportDesignedforthesportsfanwithasenseofhumor,theB．S.ReportislocatedbythesportswriterBillSimmons.It’snotuncommonforhimtogoalmostawholeshowwithoutevenmentioningsports.Wait,Wait…Don’tTellMeTheshowisanewsprogramintheformofagameshow.EachweekagroupofhumoristsandwritersjoinhostPeterSagalinChicago,wheretheyarequizzedontheweek’smostimportantandfunnynewsstories.Listenersalsogettocallintoplaydifferentnewsrelatedgamesforaprize.TheMothTheMothisaweeklypodcastrunbyanonprofitartorganization.Theshowismadeupofrecordingsof“truestorytoldbeforealiveaudiencewithoutnotes”.Eachweek,thegroupreleasesshort10-20minutetalestoldbypeoplefromallwalksoflife.Pastpresentershaveincludedwriters,comedians,scientistsandevenNewYorkCitypoliceofficers.FilmspottingFilmspottingisaweeklypodcastandisamust-listenforanymoviefan.Theshowisfocusedonmoviereviews,buthostsAdamKempenaarandMattyRobinsondomorethanjusttelltheirlistenerswhichnewmovieisworthseeing,theyalsodiscussandexaminethefilmasanartform.Theshowdoesn’tfocusoncurrentmovies,either,asthehostsfrequentlydiscussoldfilmsaspartthememarathons.1、Ifyouareapoliceofficer,youcantakepartin.A．TheB．S.ReportB．Wait,Wait...Don'tTellMeC．TheMothD．TheFilmspotting2、WhatdoTheMothandFilmspottinghaveincommon?A．Theyareweeklyprograms.B．Theyareopentoeveryone.C．Theirhoststellstoriestothelisteners.D．Theyarenonprofitartsorganizations.3、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．YoucanplaygamesintheB．S.Report.B．PeoplecantellstoriesintheMoth.C．AdamKempenaarjusttellstheirlistenersoldmovies.D．TheMothisavailableonlyinNewYork.24．（8分）RecentlyacreativeadvertisementdisplayingthedeeplovebetweenanoverseasstudentandhisparentshasstirredupadebateonChinesesocialmedia,withmanycriticizingChina’syoungergenerationofbeingspoiledandtoodependent.Inthead,whichwascreatedbyChinsMerchantsBanktopromoteitscreditcardforoverseasstudents,aChinesestudentnamedLanovercomestheinitial“fresh-off-the-boat”feelingandstartstomakefriendswithlocalAmericanstudents.Decidingtomakesomestir-friedtomatoesandeggs,apopularChinesedish,toimpresshisforeignfriends,LanaskshisparentsinChinaforhelp.Despitethe12-hourtimedifference,theparentswakeupat4amtomakeahow-to-videofortheirson.Theadhasbeenviewedover1.2milliontimessinceitwaspostedonlineonThursday,andhasreceivedmixedreactionsfromChinesenetizens.Somecalleditaheart-wrenchingdemonstrationofparentallove,sharingtheirownmovingmomentswiththeirparents.“WhenIstudiedabroad,mymotheralsotaughtmehowtocookdeliciousdishesovertheInternet,sothatIwouldnotstarveandcouldenjoymylifeinaforeigncountry,“wroteanetizenonSinaWeibo,addingthattheadbroughthertotears.Othersshowedadifferentopinion,criticizingtheparentsforspoilingtheboy.“Chineseparentsspoiltheirchildren.Ithinkit’sheartlessandnottouchingtowakeyourparentsupinthemiddleofthenightjusttosatisfyyourvanitytoimpressothers.Suchparentallovewouldonlydestroyachild,ratherthanmakehim/herindependent,”wroteanetizen.“Ithinktheboyisdumbtoaskhisparentsforhelp,asacasualonlinesearchoftherecipecanofferatleast6millionresults.Spoilingyourchildisnotlove,it’scalledconnivance（縱容）,”notedanothernetizen.1、WhatdoesthecreativeadvertisementleadtoonChinesesocialmedia?A．Agreateconomicinterest.B．Agreatincreaseincreditcardsales.C．Ahottopiconsocialmorality.D．AheateddebateonChinesefamilyeducation.2、Accordingtoparagraph2,Lancalledhisparentat________inAmericantime.A．8:00amB．20:00pmC．16:00pmD．4:00am3、Whatisthefirstnetizen’sattitudetowardsthestoryintheadonSinaWeibo?A．Ambiguous.B．Negative.C．Neutral.D．Sympathetic.4、What’sthebesttitleofthetext?A．ControversialAdDrawsMixedReactionfromChinesePublic.B．HowtoMakeaPopularChineseDish.C．TheCurrentSituationofChineseNetizens.D．ArgumentsonChina’sAdvertisementBusiness.25．（10分）BooksatAmazon:Bestsellersofthemonth—Feb,2018FreshwaterbyAkwaekeEmezi—February6,2018Hardcover:$15.91AudioCD:$29.99Anextraordinarynovel.Freshwaterexplorestheamazingexperienceofhavinganotherself.ItcentersaroundayoungNigerianwoman,Ada,whodevelopsseparateselveswithinherasaresultofbeingborn“withonefootontheotherside.”Freshwaterisasharpcallofararewayofexperiencingtheworld,onethatshowshowweallconstructouridentities.MilkandHoneybyRupiKaur—February16,2018Hardcover:$18.00Paperback:$8.99AudioCD:$8.99Acollectionofpoetryandprose(散文)aboutsurvival.Abouttheexperienceofviolence,abuse(虐待),love,loss,andfemininity(女性).Itissplitintofourchapters，andeachchapterservesadifferentpurpose.Dealswithadifferentpain.Healsadifferentheartache.MilkandHoneytakesreadersthroughajourneyofthemostbittermomentsinlifeandfindssweetnessinthembecausethereissweetnesseverywhere;ifyouarejustwillingtolook.EducatedbyTaraWestover—February13,2018Hardcover:$16.80Paperback:$28.00Audiobook:$6.00AudioCD:$8.99Anunforgettablebiographyaboutayounggirlwho,keptoutofschool,leaveshersurvivalistfamilyandgoesontoearnaPhDfromCambridgeUniversity.Educatedisanac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B．stronger C．older D．taller2、A．a(chǎn)tfirst B．a(chǎn)tlast C．a(chǎn)tleast D．a(chǎn)tmost3、A．generous B．favorite C．ordinary D．humorous4、A．fans B．stars C．singers D．dancers5、A．that B．why C．whether D．if6、A．lookeddownupon B．thoughthighlyofC．caughtupwith D．madefunof7、A．encourage B．receive C．hold D．ignore8、A．luck B．imagination C．effort D．creativity9、A．similarto B．differentfrom C．farfrom D．closeto10、A．readandwrite B．singanddance C．listenandspeak D．drawandpaint11、A．write B．read C．travel D．think12、A．should B．may C．must D．need13、A．deal B．trouble C．matter D．case14、A．dance B．music C．a(chǎn)rt D．piano15、A．betterthan B．lessthan C．morethan D．ratherthan16、A．receive B．lose C．gain D．a(chǎn)ccept17、A．communicatewith B．keepupwithC．negotiatewith D．putupwith18、A．challenging B．falling C．failing D．winning19、A．makeuseof B．losecontrolof C．takechargeof D．getridof20、A．turn B．press C．introduce D．push第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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）MagicTouchFrommyhotelroomwindow,Icouldseealargeadvertisementboardwithhisfaceonit:Jason,theGreatMagician.Iabsent-mindedlyturnedthe1．(page)ofthephonebookandcameacrossacitymap.Drinkingmyicedcoffee,Iranmyfingersalongthestreets2．thehoteltotheoperahall.Notmore3．a(chǎn)half-hourwalk,Ithought.Ilooked4．(quick)attheclock.Theshowstartsinonehour,plentyoftime!Idranktherestofmycoffeeandwenttotakeashower.Soonafter,Iwasonmywaytotheshow,5．(carry)afancyblackhandbagandahappysmile.ThehallwasdarkwhenIcamein;theshowwasabout6．(begin).Imademywaybackstagejust7．thegreatmagicianwasputtingonhistophat.“Daddy,I’msogladtoseeyou,”I8．(say)inalowvoice.“I’mintownforthewriter’sclass,butIjustcouldn’tmissyourshow.”Igavehimaquickhugandwentbackintotheseatingarea,leavinghimwitha9．(surprise)smile.Isettleddowninthedarkness,andthecurtainsopened.Magically,thatshowremainstheGreatJason’sbest10．(perform)tothisday.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)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)你修改你同學(xué)寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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)（八），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。MyfatherandIstayedatBaiShanHotelforaweekwhenwevisitYanjilastmonth、Itisinthedowntownarea,butitiseasytogotoanywherefromthehotelbypublictransport、Welivedinacomfortablydouble-roomwithabigbath、WhatIlikedbestwerethefreehigh-speedInternetconnectionintheroom、Icheckedmyemailmessageseveryday、IalsosharedformyfriendsmanyphotostakinginYanji、Thefoodwaswonderfulwithreasonableprices,andweenjoyedseverallocaldish、ItissuchgreathotelthatlwillrecommendittoanyfriendofmewhoisgoingtoYanji、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英國(guó)朋友peter即將作為交換生來(lái)你校學(xué)習(xí)，他來(lái)信詢(xún)問(wèn)你校學(xué)生社團(tuán)(association)活動(dòng)情況。請(qǐng)給他回信，內(nèi)容包括：1.學(xué)校師生對(duì)社團(tuán)活動(dòng)的態(tài)度；2.主要的學(xué)生社團(tuán)；3.你參加的學(xué)生社團(tuán)。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；DearPeter,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________