2025屆黑龍江省賓縣第一中學(xué)高考英語押題試卷含解析

2025屆黑龍江省賓縣第一中學(xué)高考英語押題試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)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．August8th，2008isaspecialday，________________，Ithink，thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.A．one B．whatC．which D．theone2．We’dbettergonow,______we’llmissthetrain.A．butB．soC．otherwiseD．therefore3．Inmanycountriesintheworld,breakfastisasnack______ameal,butthetraditionalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.A．lessthan B．morethanC．otherthan D．ratherthan4．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound5．Nowtheworld’sattention________thestockingmarkets,astheyhavegreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．isfixingonB．isbeingfixedonC．hasfixedonD．hadbeenfixedon6．Roberthadacomfortablechildhood,______upinapleasanthousewithaviewofthesea.A．grew B．growingC．grown D．togrow7．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether8．—________!Somebodyhasbrokenthevase!—Don’tlookatme.A．Comeon B．Hi,thereC．Thankgoodness D．Dearme9．Why________youchoosetoworkinaremotevillageschoolwhenyoucanownarespectablejobinacity?A．need B．shouldC．must D．will10．Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse11．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．a(chǎn)s12．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit13．Withoutmyparents’encouragementandsupportIdefinitely______whereIamtoday.A．wasn’t B．hadn’tbeenC．wouldn’tbe D．wouldn’thavebeen14．Everymanhashisfaults.Weshould,therefore,leantobe________ofothers.A．ignorant B．responsibleC．reliable D．tolerant15．Sometimesitseemstobothertheteacher______allthestudentsarebeingtooquiet.A．how B．whatC．that D．where16．Thedebatehasonlyafewmomentsthatmightbeinspiringtothosewho______thisissue.A．followed B．hadfollowed C．havebeenfollowing D．werefollowing17．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar18．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．A．for B．a(chǎn)nd C．yet D．or19．Withthedevelopmentofscience,morenewtechnology______tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．isbeingintroducedC．isintroduced D．wasintroduced20．Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might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）Itisgoodtogetintouchwithyourinnerchildfromtimetotime，andobviouslysomepeoplearewillingtopaybigmoneyforthechancetodosoinaproperenvironment．ABrooklyn-basedadultpreschoolischargingcustomersbetween$333and$999forthechancetoactlikeakidagain．AtPreschoolMastermindinNewYorkadultsgettoparticipateinshow—and—tell，arts—and—craftssuchasfingerpaint，gameslikemusicalchairsandeventakenaps．Themonth-longcoursealsohasclasspicturedaywheretheadultsareexpectedtohaveafieldtripandaparentday．30-year-oldMichelleJoniLapidos，thebrainbehindtheadultpreschool，studiedchildhoodeducationandhasalwayswantedtobeapreschoolteacher．She’salwaysonthelookoutfornewwaystogetpeopleintouchwiththefreedomofchildhood．Afriendencouragedhertostartthemastermindcourseinstead．AccordingtoCandice，herbloggerfriend，PreschoolMastermindgivesadultsachancetorelearnandmasterthethingsthattheyfailedtounderstandaschildren．“Irealizedallthesignificancesofwhatwelearninpreschool，”saidfounderMichelleJoni，“Peoplecomehereandgetintouchwiththeirinnerchild．It’smagical．Wearebringingourselvesbacktoanotherplace，anothertimewithourselveswhenwearemorebelievinginourselves，moreconfidentandreadytotakeontheworld.”“Oneperson’sherebecausetheywanttolearnnottobesoserious．”Michellesaid．“Another'sheretolearntobemoreconfident.”Sheexplainedthatmostoftheclasseswereplanned．However，Joniaddedthatwhiletheplannedactivitieswerefun，itwasoftenthespontaneous(自發(fā)的)momentsthatattractedstudents．“It’sthethingsyoudon’tplanfor，thesharingbetweenfriendsandlearningfromeachother.’’1、WhatisthepurposeofPreschoolMastermind?A．Togiveadultsachancetoreturntochildhood．B．Tohelpparentsunderstandtheirchildrenbetter．C．Toprovidepracticaltrainingcoursesforteachers．D．Tointroducesomewaysofplayingwithchildren．2、WhatismainlydiscussedaboutPreschoolMastermindinParagraph2?A．Itscustomers． B．Itsactivities．C．Itsenvironment． D．Itsschedule.3、AccordingtoCandice，peoplecometothisprogramto________.A．enjoyfreedomofthinking B．realizetheirchildhooddreamsC．discovertheirinnerabilities D．figureoutchildhoodpuzzles4、WhatdoweknowaboutMichelleJoni?A．Sheusedtobeapreschoolteacher．B．Shelikestomakeplansinadvance．C．ShefoundedPreschoolMastermind．D．Shegainedconfidencebysharing．22．（8分）Plagiarismistheactofrepresentinganotherperson’swordsorideasasyourown.Theoffensemaybeassmallasasentencecopiedfromabook.Oritmaybeasextensiveasawholepapercopied—orbought—fromsomebodyelse.Intellectualdishonestyisnothingnew.TheonlydifferencenowisthattheInternethasmadeitmuchsimplertostealotherpeople’swork.Yetthesametechnologythatmakesiteasytofindinformationtocopyalsomakesiteasiertoidentifyplagiarism.Teacherscanuseonlineservicesthatcomparepaperstothousandsofotherstosearchforcopiedwork.Theteachergetsareportonanypassagethatissimilarenoughtosuspectplagiarism.Theseservicesarewidelyused.T,forexample,saysitisusedinmorethan100countriesandexaminesmorethan130,000papersaday.Professionalwriterswhoplagiarizecanbetakentocivilcourtandorderedtopaydamages.Inschools,thepunishmentforcheatingcouldbeafailinggradeonthepaperorinthecourse.Someschoolsexpel(驅(qū)逐)plagiaristsforaterm;others,forafullacademicyear.Somedegreeshaveevenbeenwithdrawnafteraschoollaterfoundthatastudenthadplagiarized.Accidentalplagiarismcansometimesresultfromculturaldifferences.AtIndianaUniversityinBloomington,60percentofstudentswhousetheOfficeofWritingTutorialServicesarenon-nativeEnglishspeakers.Thedirector,JoanneVogt,sayssomehavenoideathatcopyingfrompublishedworksisconsideredwrong.ShesaysstudentsfromChina,forexample,maythinktheyareinsultingreadersiftheycreditothersources.Theybelievethateducatedreadersshouldalreadyknowwheretheinformationcamefrom.Themoreyougivecredit,thelessyouriskaccusationsofplagiarism.Anysentencetakendirectlyfromasourceshouldappearinsidequotationmarks.Andevenifyouputthosesentencesintoyourownwords,youshouldstillgivecredittowhereyougottheinformation.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatistheroleoftheInternetinPlagiarism?A．TheInternetdiscouragespeoplefromchoosingproperpaperstocopy.B．TheInternethelpspeoplegettheirpaperspublishedonline.C．TheInternetenablespeopletosharetheirpaperswithothers.D．TheInternetcontributestopeoplecopyingpapersfromotherseasily.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethatteachersknowapaperiscopiedwhenthey__________.A．happentobefamiliarwiththecontentofthepaperB．makeinvestigationsconcerningthepaperamongstudentsC．comparethepaperwithmanyothersonlinetosearchforthecopiedonesD．searchjournalandperiodicalsinthelibraryfortheoriginalpaper3、WhichofthefollowinghasNOTbeenmentionedasthepunishmentforplagiarism?A．Fineofacertainamountofmoney.B．Withdrawalofsomedegrees.C．Beingforcedtoleaveschool.D．Afailinggrade.4、Theunderlinedexpression“givecredit”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans__________.A．a(chǎn)ttributewhatyou’vequotedfromothersourcestotheoriginalwritersB．praisetheoriginalwriterforprovidingusefulinformationC．givetheoriginalwriteracreditcardforyourcopyingthepaperD．a(chǎn)dmitthattheoriginalwriterhasagoodreputation23．（8分）TheancientcityofChichenItzainsouthernMexicowasoneofthemostpowerfulcitiesandoneofthemostpowerfulancientcultures—theMaya.Buttoday,noonelivesthere.Itisonlyagroupofoldbuildings.However,peoplefromaroundtheworldstillcometoseeit.Peoplecometolearnaboutitsancientculture,thecultureoftheMayanpeople.TheMayanculturebeganalmost3,000yearsagoandgrewinpartsofCentralAmerica.Butabout1,000yearsagoagroupcalledtheItzainvadedthecityandbuiltnewpartsofthecitybasedonnaturalwells.TheynamedthecityChichenItza,whichmeans“mouthofthewelloftheItza”.ThemostinterestingstructureinChichenItzaisthePyramidofKukulcan(庫庫爾坎金字塔),whosefoursidesallcometogetheratonepointatthetop.EachsideonthePyramidofKukulcanhas91steps.Andthereisonemorestepatthetopofthepyramid.Thestepsareasmanyasthedaysofayear.SomeexpertsbelievetheMayacouldhaveusedthisbuildingtohelpthemknowwhentoplantcrops.Eachdaythesunfallsonadifferentstepofthepyramid,whichcouldbeawaytofollowtheyear.ThepeopleofChichenItzaespeciallydesignedonebuildingtoobserveandstudythemovementofthestarsandplanets.Expertssaythattheobservatory(天文臺(tái))isoneofthemostcomplexstructurestheMayabuilt.Asetofstepswentupandaroundtheobservatorytower.Andtherewerewindowsinthetower.Eachwindowhadapurpose.Expertsbelievethatapersonlookingthroughoneofthesewindowscouldseeparticularstarsonparticulardates.TheMayamighthavebelievedthatstudyingthestarscouldtellthemthefuture.ChichenItzaisnowaUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteandanimportantpartoftheworld’shistory.1、VisitorscametothecityofChichenItzato.A．viewitsbeautifulsceneryB．experienceandexploretheMayancultureC．studyandobserveotherstarsontheobservatoryD．learnsomethingaboutwhentoplantcrops2、Whydidtheinvadersnamethecity“mouthofthewelloftheItza”？A．Becausewellscanbeseeninoraroundthecity.B．Becauseitislargeinsize.C．Becausethecityisnewly-built.D．Becauseitslocationisvital.3、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．ChichenItzaisoneoftheWorldHeritages.B．ThePyramidofKukulcanhas364steps.C．Windowsinthetowerpredicttheweatherinthefuture.D．ThecityofChichenItzahasalonghistoryof3,000years.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．ToevaluatetheMayanculture.B．Topersuadereaderstopayavisit.C．TointroducetheancientcityofChichenItza.D．TopresentthedevelopmentoftheMayanconstruction.24．（8分）StephenEdwinKing,oneofthebest-sellingauthorsofalltime,hasinkednumerousnovels.Heoncereceivedthe‘NationalMedaloftheArts’fromtheUSPresidentBarackObamaandwascalled“oneofthemostpopularandproductivewritersofourtime”Hiscarrierasanovelistbeganwiththecreationof‘Carrie’.Atthattimehewasateacherandduringthesummervacationhedidpart-timeworktoearnalittlemoneytomakehisendsmeet.However,thepublicationof‘Carrie’wasamilestoneinhislifeanditalsohelpedtobetterhisstandardofliving.Hisbooksearnedhimfameandmoneyandnotbeingabletodealwiththesuddensuccessthatheturnedtoalcohol.Hisbook‘Cujo’waswrittenaroundthattimeandaccordingtohim,hedoesnotrememberhavingwrittenit.ThecharacterofJackTorranceinthenovel‘TheShining’isareflectionofKinghimself,butafterhisfamilytooktoquestioninghimabouthisdrinkinghabits,hequitandneverwentbacktoit.Hisbook‘Rage’wasaboutaschoolshooterandhisviolentdoings,whichtheauthorwroteunderthepennameRichardBachman.Yearslater,someschoolkidsdidsuchhorriblecrimeandsaidtheyhadreadthebook‘Rage’.Forthegreatergoodofthesociety,theauthorsuggestedthebooknotbeprintedanylonger.AllknowshimasanauthorbutveryfewknowthatKing,togetherwithcontemporarywritersMitchAlbom,AmyTanandcartoonistMattGroeningformstheband‘RockBottomRemainders’andtheyevenperformonceinawhile.Thoughcreatinghorrorstories,Kingoftenskips13asitpetrifieshim.Inaninterviewhesaid,“WhenI’mwriting,I’llneverstopworkifthepagenumberis13oramultipleof13;I’lljustkeepontypingtillIgettoasafenumber.”1、WhichbookhadagreateffectonKing’slife?A．CarrieB．CujoC．TheShiningD．OnWriting:AMemoiroftheCraft2、Theunderlinedword“petrifies”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby.A．hatesB．excitesC．frightensD．comforts3、WhatcanweknowaboutKing?A．Heisaddictedtoalcohol.B．Hehasasenseofsocialresponsibility.C．Heisalsofamousforhismusictalent.D．Hedoespart-timejobstoexperiencelife.25．（10分）We’veallbeenthere:You’reatadullworkmeetingorpresentation,andyourmindkeepswanderingtowhattoeatforlunch,yourweekendplans,orwhat’sgoingonwiththenewseasonofStrangerThings.Don’tfeelsobadaboutallyourdaydreaming.Mind-wanderingmaybeasignofintelligenceandcreativity,accordingtoanewstudyinthejournalNeuropsychologia.Andaslongasyourperformanceatworkdoesn’tsufferwhenyourminddrifts,daydreamingmaynotbesuchabadthingafterall,thestudyauthorssay.ResearchersatGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologywantedtostudywhathappenstopeople’sbrainpatternswhenthey’retoldtoliestillanddonothing—aprimeopportunityformind-wandering.Sotheyasked112studyparticipantstodojustthat:lieinanMRImachinewhilestaringatafixedpointforfiveminutes.Theresearchteamusedthosereadingstoidentifywhichpartsofthebrainworkedtogetherduringthistypeofawakebutrestingstate,andtheyalsocomparedthereadingstoteststheparticipantstooktomeasuretheircreativeandintellectualabilities.Inaddition,theparticipantsfilledoutaquestionnaireabouthowmuchtheirmindwanderedindailylife.Theresearchersmadeseveralinterestingconnections.Peoplewhoreportedmorefrequentdaydreamingduringthedayscoredhigheroncreativeandintellectualtests.TheirMRIsalsoshowedtheyhadmoreefficientbrainsystems-meaningdifferentregionsofthebrainweremoreinpacewitheachother—comparedtopeoplewhoreportedlessfrequentmind-wandering.Thefindingthatmind-wanderingisassociatedwithintelligencewassomewhatsurprising,saysleadauthorChristineGodwin,apsychologyPhDcandidate.That’sbecausepreviousresearchhaslinkedmind-wanderingtopoorerperformanceonmemoryandreading-comprehensiontests,lowerSATscores,negativemood,andmentalhealthdisorders.1、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsdaydreaming?A．Unconcerned.B．Approving.C．Cautious.D．Doubtful.2、Whatcantheparticipantsdoduringtheexperiment?A．Telllies.B．Dosomereading.C．Lieandstare.D．Answersomequestions.3、What’sthefindingoftheexperiment?A．Daydreamingmayresultingoodmemory.B．Thefindingiscontradictorytothepreviousresearch.C．Daydreamingissomewhatassociatedwithmentalhealth.D．Themoreyouaremind-wandering,thelessintelligentyouare.4、What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．DaydreamingisNotSoBadB．WhyPeopleareAlwaysDaydreaming?C．DaydreamingisHarmfultoTheBrainD．AnExperimentReportonDaydreaming第三部分語言知識(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）Thiswasmygrandmother'sfirstChristmaswithoutgrandfather,andbeforehepassedawaywehadpromisedgrandfatherthatwewouldmakethisherbestChristmasever.WhenmyparentsandI1atherhouse,wefoundshehadwaitedupallnightforus.Thehousedidseemalittle2withoutgrandfather.GrandfatherhadalwayssaidthattheChristmas3wasthemostimportantdecorationofall.Soweimmediatelysettoworkonthebeautifulartificialtreethatwasstoredingrandfather'scloset(壁櫥).Throughourefforts,wefinallysteppedbackto4ourhandiwork.Itlookedbeautiful.5somethingwasmissing."Where'syourstar?"Iasked.Thestarwasmygrandmother'sfavoritepartofthetree."Why,it6beheresomewhere,"shesaid,startingtosortthroughtheboxesagain."Yourgrandfatheralways7everythingsocarefullywhenhetookthetreedown."Asweemptiedtheboxesand8nostar,mygrandmother'seyesfilledwithtears.GrandfatherhadgivenittograndmothersomefiftyyearsagoontheirfirstChristmastogether.Itbroughtthemgreathappiness.Now,onherfirstChristmaswithouthim,thestarwas9,too."Don'tworry,Grandmother,"I10her."We'llfinditforyou."MymotherandIformedasearch11"Let'sstartinontheclosetwheretheornaments(裝飾品)were,"Mothersaid."Maybethestarjustfelloutofthebox."Thatsounded12,soIbegantosearchthecloset.IthoughtItriedevery13,butnostar.Icouldseegrandmotherwas14,althoughshetriednottoshowit."What'sinthiswrappedbox?"Mothersuddenlycalledout."Itwasatthebottomoffather'scloset."Grandmothertooktheboxin15andopenedit.Herface16whensheunfoldedthepaperandpulledoutagoldenstar.Therewasa(n)17attached.Don'tbeangrywithme,dear.Ibrokeyourstarwhilepackingthedecorations,andIcouldn't18totellyou.Thoughtitwastimeforanewone.Ihopeitbringsyouasmuch19asthefirstone.MerryChristmas!Love,BryantSograndmother'streehadastarafterall,astarthatexpressedtheireverlastingloveforoneanother.AndweweregladwewereabletomakethisChristmas20forher.1、A．a(chǎn)rrived B．looked C．stayed D．worked2、A．noisy B．empty C．safe D．clean3、A．flower B．bell C．stocking D．tree4、A．a(chǎn)dmire B．repair C．paint D．design5、A．Or B．So C．But D．And6、A．might B．must C．need D．will7、A．packed B．decided C．covered D．searched8、A．made B．left C．found D．felt9、A．gone B．hidden C．broken D．forgotten10、A．warned B．persuaded C．reminded D．comforted11、A．game B．class C．company D．party12、A．challenging B．reasonable C．pleasant D．difficult13、A．suggestion B．direction C．possibility D．method14、A．a(chǎn)shamed B．a(chǎn)nnoyed C．disappointed D．frightened15、A．fear B．relief C．a(chǎn)nger D．surprise16、A．cleared B．brightened C．darkened D．tightened17、A．a(chǎn)rticle B．note C．receipt D．poem18、A．bear B．a(chǎn)fford C．wait D．a(chǎn)gree19、A．peace B．change C．luck D．joy20、A．special B．funny C．relaxing D．favorite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）Iwon’tcallmyselfthemostaccomplishedpersonwhenitcomesto1．(hold)chopsticks.Infact,I’mprettysurethatmytechniquelooksclumsyattimes.Itendtohold2．(I)inthemiddle,morelikebeginnerthanexpert.Still,sinceIeatalmosteverymealwiththeeatingutensil(器皿)ofchoiceinChina,it’snotuncommonforanewfriendoracquaintancetocometoasimple3．(conclude)afterobservingmethatmyChinesehusband,Jun,musthaveshownme4．tousethembefore.Theyarewrong.I’veusedchopstickseversinceIwasateenager,atimewhenmysisterandmotherwerebothfondofChinesecuisineandintroducedme5．manynewdishes,alongwiththe6．(prefer)utensilsinChina.Wealwayskeptbamboochopsticksalongwithour7．(knife),forksandspoons,readyforwheneverwehappenedtohaveChinesefoodfordinner.Itwasmyclosestfamily8．observedmyfirstmistakesImadeinusingchopsticks.Plus,IlivedovertwoyearsinChinabeforeJunandIstarteddatingandI9．(expect)tousechopsticksinalmosteveryrestaurant,standandbar.Trustme,whenyou’rehungryyoufigureoutprettyfastwhatittakestodown(咽下)10．mealwiththeseutensils.第四部分寫作（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)漏詞符號(hào)(/\)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)

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不計(jì)分。OnSunday,MissGreentoldLisa,JackandLilyastoryaboutagirlnamesCathy,whoisjust12yearsold.Oneday,whenshewasatthehome,hermothercarelesscutherfinger,whichimmediatelystartedbleeding.Asalittlegirl,Cathydidn’tgetapanic.Instead,shecalmlycleanedhermotherwoundandthenstoppeditfrombleed.Shedidthatsoshehadjustlearnedhowtogivefirstaid.ThenMissGreenencouragedbothofthemtolearnmoreaboutfirstaid.“It’sreallyimportantbecauseitcannotonlyhelpsdealwithinjuriesbutalsosavelife,”shesaid.Afterhearingit,theydecidetolearnfirstaidskills.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)高三學(xué)生李華，請給你的外教Mr.Black寫一封信，邀請他參加你們學(xué)校舉行的經(jīng)典英文詩歌讀書會(huì)（readingcircle）活動(dòng)，郵件的內(nèi)容包括：1.介紹讀書活動(dòng)的相關(guān)信息（例如：時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、活動(dòng)內(nèi)容等等）；2.說明你發(fā)出邀請的原因；3.詢問對方的意向。注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于100；2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearMr.Black,____________________