四川省成都市某中学2024-2025学年高三年级上册入学考试英语试卷（含答案）

高2025届2024-2025学年度上期入学考试

英语试卷

考试时间：120分钟满分：150分

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inthestreet.B.Onthebus.C.Inthemuseum.

2.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodonext?

A.Gohome.B.Gotothetower.C.Gotosomeshops.

3.Whatisthemanprobablydoing?

A.Waitingfbrsomeone.B.Cuttinginline.C.Lookingfbrhisway.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Lookingforajob.B.Graduatingfromcollege.C.Seekinginformationonline.

5.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Sunny.B.Rainy.C.Warm.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选

出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒

钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatseemstobethewoman'sproblem?

A.Shelivesinpoverty.B.Shefeelsweak.C.Shegetsshortofbreath.

7.Whendidtheproblembecomeworse?

A.Eightmonthsago.B.WhenshewasinLondon.C.Ayearandahalfago.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whyisthemanworried?

A.Hemaymisshisflight.B.Hecan'tfindTerminalB.C.Hecan'tcollecthisbags.

9.Howwilltheman'sluggagebetransferred?

A.Byair.B.Bybus.C.Byotherpassengers.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatistheman'sprofession?

A.Acleaner.B.Asalesman.C.Aplumber.

11.Whatdoesthemanthinkisthemainreasonfbrtheleak?

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A.Rustywaterpipes.B.Ablockedtoilet.C.Amalfunctioningtap.

12.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthefee?

A.Reasonable.B.Satisfactory.C..Toohigh.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhyisKeilookingforalanguageschool?

A.Toprepareforatest.B.Topursuestudiesoverseas.C.ToworkforaTESOLprogram.

14.WhydoesKeidisliketheChelseaSchoolofEnglish?

A.It'stooexpensive.

B.Thelocationisinconvenient.

C.Norelevantcoursesareofferedinthemorning.

15.WhatisonereasonforKei'sfinalpreference?

A.Goodprice.B.Convenienttransportation.C.Variousoptionalcourses.

16.WhatdoesAndrewsuggestKeido?

A.Makethecallherself.B.PracticeEnglishwithhim.C.Domoreresearchonline.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhathappenedtotheBritishEmpireinthelate1600s?

A.Itwasfounded.B.Itcontrolledtheworld.C.Itstartedcollectingartifacts.

18.Whichitemoritemswereundisputed?

A.TheRomanvase.B.TheRosettaStone.C.TheBeninBronzes.

19.WhereweretheParthenonSculpturesacquiredfrom?

A.France.B.Egypt.C.Athens.

20.Whydidthespeakergivethetalk?

A.Toguidevisitors.B.Todiscussanissue.C.Topromoteanexhibition.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

AuroraBorealis,thenorthernlights,showcasesbeautifulgreen,pink,blueandviolet-coloredlights

dancinginthenightsky.Herearesomeofthebestplacestoseethenorthernlightsaroundtheworld.

Tromso,Norway

TromsoisrightinthecenteroftheNorwegianArcticaurorazone,makingitoneofthebestplacesto

witnesstheAuroraBorealisannually.ThiscityhasthebestnorthernlightviewsfromSeptembertoApril.

TravelerscanstayinThonHotelTromso,amid-rangehotelthatoffersviewingspotsontheroofdeck.

ThonHotelTromsorate:Startsat$111pernight

Bestactivitybesidesviewingthenorthernlights:HuskyTours

Orkney,Scotland

Orkneyis10milesfromtheremotenortherncoastofScotlandandisoneofthebestlocationstoview

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theAuroraBorealisintheUK.TravelerscanwitnessthenorthernlightsbetweenSeptemberandMarchduring

coldanddarkevenings.

TheKirkwallHotel:Startsat$86perroompernight

OtherpopularplacesinOrkney:WidefbrdHillandInganessBay

Lapland,Finland

LaplandisanotherlocationwithintheArcticCircle,inFinland'snorthernmostpart.Travelerscanexpect

toseethenorthernlightsfromlateAugusttoApril,about200timesannually.Oneofthebestbucketlist

experiencesiswatchingthelightshowfromSanta'sHotelAurora.

KakslauttanenArticResortGlassIgloos:Startsat$484pernight

Santa'sHotelAurora:Startsat$121pernight

Yellowknife,Canada

Yellowknife,morepopularfbrbeingNorthAmerica'sAuroraCapital,sitsatthecenteroftheAuroraOval,

withthebestviewsfrommid-NovembertoearlyApril.AuroraVillagetoursarealsoavailablefbrviewingthe

northernlights,withfreepick-upfromhotelsaroundthearea.

AuroraVillagetour:Startsat$100perperson

AuroraVillageHotelpackage:Ratesdifferduringfallandwinter

21.Whichofthefourlocationshasthelongestseasonofviewingthenorthernlights?

A.Tromso.B.Orkney.C.Lapland.D.Yellowknife.

22.WhatisthelowestpricefbrrentingtworoomsfbronenightintheKirkwallHotel?

A.$172,B.$200.C.$222,D.$242.

23.WhatcantouristsdoinbothTromsoandLapland?

A.Enjoysightseeingtoursaroundthevillage.

B.Watchthenorthernlightsfromthehotel.

C.ParticipateinSanta-themedactivities.

D.Getfreepick-upstotheviewingspots.

B

Aswedrovealongthecountryroad,aherdofdeeremergedasifbymagic,surroundingusfromallsides.

Ishoutedatmyhusbandtoslowdownandavoidhittingthem.Wewerecomingtoastopwhenthecardoors

flewopenandwesprangoutofthecar.Adeerlayinjuredbytheroadside,withitseyeswideopen.While

somedeerscattered,afewremainedatasafedistance,observingthescene."Ihavetocallthepolice/9my

husbandsaid.

Aswewaitedfbrhelp,anearbyresidentcameoutofhishouse,angrilyshoutinginstructions.Itoldhim

thatwehadalreadycontactedthepolice.Hestoodathisdoorway,armscrossed,watchingus.Iknowhewanted

tomakesurewedidn'tleavethescene.

Isuggestedcallinga24-hourveterinarianclinic,butbeforedoingso,Inoticedaslightmovementinthe

deer'sbackleg.Wewatchedasshestruggledtorise.Afterseveralminutes,shemanagedtostand.Sheturned

herheadtolookatus,andthenleaptgracefullytowardtheforest.

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Iracedafterheruntilshedisappearedintotheforest.Tearsstreameddownmyface,amixofjoythatshe

couldrunagainandfearforhersurvival.Iwalkedbacktothecarjustasthepolicearrived.Our"security

guard“returnedtohishouse,satisfiedthathisrolewascomplete.

Afterlisteningtoouraccount,thepolicepraisedusforremainingatthescene.Theytoldusthatdeerare

resilientcreaturesandthatshewouldsurvive.

Thefollowingday,werevisitedthescene.Theareashowednosignsofblood.Idiscoveredapieceofour

car'splasticbumperwiththedeer'sfurattachedtoit.Ipickeditupandtookithome.

WheneverIseeadeerwalkingthroughtheforestalongourcountryroad,Iwonderifitwasourdeerfrom

thatsummerevening.

24.Whatdidtheauthorandherhusbanddoupondiscoveringaninjureddeerbytheroadside?

A.Theydroveawaytheotherdeer.B.Theysloweddowntoavoidit.

C.Thehusbandcontactedthepolice.D.Thewifetriedtohelpthedeerstandup.

25.Howdidthenearbyresidentreacttothesituation?

A.Hekeptaclosewatchonthecouple.B.Heimmediatelycalledalocalveterinarian.

C.Heobservedtheinjureddeerclosely.D.Hegavetipsonhowtohandletheinjureddeer.

26.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhentheinjureddeerstoodupandranintotheforest?

A.Sadanddisappointed.B.Surprisedandconfused.

C.Happybutalittleworried.D.Relievedbutalittlefrustrated.

27.Whatdidthepolicedoabouttheincident?

A.Theyfinedthecouple.B.Theycomfortedthecouple.

C.Theytrackedtheinjureddeer.D.Theyinvestigatedthescene.

C

GiventheastonishingpotentialofAItotransformourlives,weallneedtotakeactiontodealwithour

Al-poweredfuture,andthisiswhereAIbyDesign:APlanforLivingwithArtificialIntelligencecomesin.

ThisabsorbingnewbookbyCatrionaCampbellisapracticalroadmapaddressingthechallengesposedbythe

forthcomingAIrevolution.

Inthewronghands,suchabookcouldproveascomplicatedtoprocessasthecomputercodethatpowers

AIbut,thankfully,Campellhasmorethantwodecades9professionalexperiencetranslatingtheheadyintothe

understandable.Shewritesfromthepracticalangleofabusinesspersonratherthanasanacademic,making

foraguidewhichishighlyaccessibleandinformativeandwhich,bytheclose,willmakeyoufeelalmostas

smartasAL

AswesooncometolearnfromAIbyDesign.AIisalreadysuper-smartandwillbecomemorecapable,

movingfromthecurrentgenerationof“narrow-AP'toArtificialGeneralIntelligence.Fromthere,Campbell

says,willcomeArtificialDominationIntelligence.ThisiswhyCampbellhassetouttoraiseawarenessofAI

anditsfuturenow-severaldecadesbeforethesedevelopmentsareexpectedtotakeplace.Shesaysitis

essentialthatwekeepcontrolofartificialintelligence,orriskbeingsidelinedandperhapsevenworse.

CampbelfspointistowakeupthoseresponsiblefbrAI-thetechnologycompaniesandworldleaders一

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sotheyareonthesamepageasalltheexpertscurrentlydevelopingit.Sheexplainsweareata“tippingpoint”

inhistoryandmustactnowtopreventanextinction-leveleventfbrhumanity.Weneedtoconsiderhowwe

wantourfuturewithAItopanout.Suchstructuredthinking,followedbyglobalregulation,willenableusto

achievegreatnessratherthanourdownfall.

AIaffectsusall,andifyouonlyreadonebookonthesubject,thisisit.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinparagraph2probablymean?

A.Ifreadbysomeonepoorlyeducated.B.Ifwrittenbysomeonelesscompetent.

C.Ifreviewedbysomeoneill-intentioned.D.Iftranslatedbysomeoneunacademic.

29.WhatisafeatureofAIbyDesignaccordingtothetext?

A.Itispackedwithcomplexcodes.B.ItisintendedfbrAIprofessionals.

C.Itadoptsadown-to-earthstyle.D.Itprovidesstep-by-stepinstructions.

30.WhatdoesCampbellurgepeopletodoregardingAIdevelopment?

A.Observeexistingregulationsonit.B.Reconsiderexpertopinionsaboutit.

C.Learnfrompriorexperiencetoslowitdown.D.Makejointeffortstokeepitundercontrol.

31.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.TohonoranoutstandingAIexpert.B.TorecommendabookonAI.

C.ToclarifythedefinitionofALD.TogiveabriefaccountofAIhistory.

D

Mostofusdon'thaveanymemoriesfromthefirstthreetofouryearsofourlives.Andwhenwedotry

tothinkbacktoourearliestmemories,itisoftenunclearwhethertheyaretherealthingorjustrecollections

basedonphotosorstoriestoldtous.Thephenomenon,knownas“childhoodamnesia(健忘症)“，hasbeen

puzzlingpsychologistsfbrmorethanacentury.

Itmayseemthatthereasonwhywedon'trememberbeingbabiesisthatbabiesdon'thaveafully

developedmemory.Butbabiesasyoungassixmonthscanformbothshort-termandlong-termmemories.In

onestudy,six-month-oldswholearnedhowtopressalevertooperateatoytrainrememberedhowtoperform

thisactionfbrtwotothreeweeksaftertheyhadlastseenthetoy.

Ofcourse,memorycapabilitiesattheseagesarenotadult-like-theycontinuetodevelopuntilpuberty.

Infact,developmentalchangesinbasicmemoryprocesseshavebeenputforwardasanexplanationfbr

childhoodamnesia,andit'soneofthebesttheorieswe'vegotsofar.Thesebasicprocessesinvolveseveral

brainregionsandincludeforming,maintainingandlaterbringingbackthememory.

Butthisdoesnotseemtobethewholestory.Anotherfactorthatweknowplaysaroleislanguage.From

theagesofonetosix,childrenprogressfromtheone-wordstageofspeakingtobecomingfluentintheirnative

language(s),sotherearemajorchangesintheirlanguagecompetencethatoverlapwiththechildhoodamnesia

period.Itistruetosomeextentthatachild'sabilitytodescribeaneventpredictshowwelltheyrememberit

monthsoryearslater.

Whiletherearestillthingswedon'tunderstandaboutchildhoodamnesia,ifsimportanttorememberthat,

evenifwecan'tclearlyrememberspecificeventsfromwhenwewereveryyoung,theystillinfluenceour

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behavior.Thefirstfewyearsoflifeareforgettableandyetpowerfulinshapingtheadultsthatwebecome.

32.Whatdoesthestudymentionedinparagraph2show?

A.Babiesdon'thaveafullydevelopedmemory.

B.Babiesdon'tsufferfromchildhoodamnesia.

C.Babiescanrememberthingsforweeks.

D.Babiescanbenefitfromhands-onlearning.

33.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthebesttheoriesconcerningchildhoodamnesia?

A.Babies9brainsarenotmatureenough.

B.Babies9languageskillsneeddeveloping.

C.Babiescannotgothroughbasicmemoryprocesses.

D.Babiesrarelyexperienceeventsthathadabigimpact.

34.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Specificeventsfromearlychildhoodshouldbetoldtochildren.

B.Thefirstfewyearsoflifeshouldbetakenseriously.

C.Wecanovercomechildhoodamnesiasomeday.

D.Childhoodamnesiaisfairlycommon.

35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Howourearlychildhoodmemoriesform

B.Howchildhoodamnesiainfluencesourlives

C.Whysomememoriesdisappearandothersdon't

D.Whywecan'trememberourearlychildhood

第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，共12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Notallgreatwritersaregreatspellers.Ifyouwanttobepublished,ifsvitaltosubmitaperfect,

professionallypresentedmanuscript.36Noeditorislikelytotolerateawriterwhodoesnottakethe

troubletospellwordscorrectly.

Ikeeptworeferencebooksclose-byonmydesk:dictionaryandthesaurus（同义词词典）.Idon'ttrustmy

laptop9sspellchecker.37Ofcourse,thesedaysthereareplentyofonlinedictionariesandthesauruses,

butI'mold-fashionedenoughtopreferahardcoverandpagesIcanleafthroughwithmyfingers.Iusethe

ConciseOxfordDictionaryandtheCollinsThesaurus.

38Itshouldgiveyouaprecisedefinitionofeachword,thusdifferentiatingitfromotherwords

whosemeaningsaresimilar,butnotidentical.Itwillalsousuallyshowhowthewordispronounced.

Inaddition,Ihaveanoldtwo-volumecopyofShorterOxfordDictionary,pickedupafewyearsagoina

bookshopsalefbrjust99pence.Ofcourse,withits2,672pages,it'snotexactlyshort.Itcontainsaround

163,000words,pluswordcombinationsandidiomaticphrases.39However,ifIneedtocheckthe

originofawordortolookupexamplesofitsusages,there9snothingbetter.

ForwelloverahundredyearsthemostinfluentialEnglishdictionarywasSamuelJohnson'sDictionary

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oftheEnglishLanguagepublishedin1755.“Tomakedictionariesisdullwork,"wroteJohnson,illustrating

onedefinitionof"dull”.40Afewminutesspentcastingyoureyeoverapageortwocanbearewarding

experience.

A.Idon'toftenusethisdictionary.

B.Ittakesnoaccountofthecontext.

C.ButIstilldon'twanttoreplacethem.

D.Butadictionarycanbeapleasuretoread.

E.Ofcourse,adictionaryisnotonlyfbrspelling.

F.Thatmeansgoodgrammarandnospellingmistakes.

G.Dictionariesdon'talwaysgiveyouenoughinformation.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Idroppedaclaycookingpotonmyfeet.Moreaccurately,Islippeddownthebackstepsofmyhouseon

arainynight,41thepotintotheair.Imanagedtostayuprightand42onmybacksidewith

myfeetinfrontofme,butthepotalsolandedupright-andonmyfeet,breakingintwo.ThehotjuicesIwas

tryingtothrowintotheoutdoordustbin43intheair,andthenraineddownuponme.Atthevery

moment,Icould44theheadline:"WomanDiesDoingDishesAfterDinner."

Lifedidn'tstopbecauseIgot45.

However,mydailyroutinesloweddown.I46lessurgentappointments.ThoughIhatedthe

47inmyplans,Isoonrealizeditleftmeagift:sparetime.Irediscoveredlong-forgotten48.1read

abookjustforpleasure.Icaughtupwithfriendsandfamilymembersine-mailsandtexts.I49with

mywatercolorset.Andmyspirit50again.

WhenIwas51toslowdown,Irealizedhowunhealthymylifestyleusedtobe.So1decided

somethinghadto52NowItrytoleavesome53foractivitiesandpracticesthatbringmejoy,

likegoingfbrwalksorenjoyingamealwithfriends.

EverytimeIcookinmynewpot,Irememberthe54ofslowingdown.AndInevereverwalk

down55stairswithapotinmyhands.

41.A.blowingB.throwingC.puttingD.bringing

42.A.landedB.sankC.keptD.survived

43.A.mixedB.gatheredC.floatedD.flew

44.A.rememberB.pictureC.readD.appreciate

45.A.desertedB.attackedC.injuredD.ignored

46.A.cancelledB.madeC.forgotD.expected

47.A.stressB.troubleC.lossD.interruption

48.A.choicesB.rolesc.joysD.designs

49.A.dealtB.playedC.helpedD.experimented

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50.A.cameoffB.camealiveC.gaveoutD.gavein

51.A.forcedB.orderedC.permittedD.encouraged

52.A.sufferB.returnC.changeD.repeat

53.A.moneyB.timeC.rewardD.patience

54.A.themeB.paceC.importanceD.freedom

55.A.wetB.newC.narrowD.dark

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

BreakingRecords:PanZhanleWinsGoldinMen's100mFreestyleatParis2024Olympics

Paris,August1-ChinesePanZhanlestunnedtheworldbyclaimingthegoldmedalinthemen's100m

freestyleatthe2024ParisOlympics,breakingtheworldrecordwitha56(shock)timeof46.40

seconds.ThishistoricachievementmarksChina9sfirst-everOlympicgoldintheevent,addinga57

(nine)goldtothecountry'stally(奖牌榜)attheGames.

Pan,whosettheworldrecordattheFebruaryworldchampionshipsinDoha,58(face)intense

competitionfromthelikesofformerrecordholderDavidPopovicofRomaniaandRioOlympicchampion

KyleChalmersofAustralia.However,Pan'spowerfulstrokeandimpeccable(无可挑易!J的)timingsawhim

59(finish)1.08secondsahead,shaving0.4seconds60hisownpreviousrecord.The20-year-old

goldmedalistfromZhejiangprovince61(remarkable)displayedconsistencythroughoutthemeet,

clocking46.92intherelayraceand47.21inthesemifinals.Hisvictoryisjustlikealegend,frombreakingthe

Asianrecordin2023tobecoming62Olympicchampionin2024.

Theyoungswimmer'sjourneyfroma4-year-oldbeginnertothe63(fast)swimmerservesasan

inspirationtoaspiringathletesaroundtheglobe.64Pancelebrateshishistoricfeat,theworldwatches

inawe,anticipatingmoregroundbreaking65(perform)fromtherisingstarofChineseswimming.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

请你写一篇短文向校英文报“MentalHealth”栏目投稿，向同学们推荐一种调节情绪的方法。内容

包括：

1.介绍这种方法；

2.说明推荐的理由。

注意：

1.词数80左右；2.题目自拟，不计入总词数；3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Katiewashappilyjumpingropeonthegrassinfrontofherhousefacingtheexpansivecityparkjust

acrosstheroad.Theneighborhoodresidentsoftenenjoyedwalkingaroundthelakeinthepark,andonthis

pleasantday,withthesuncastingitswarmlight,Katiespenttheunhurriedmomentsdevotedtoherjumping

routine.

Herthoughtswerefocusedonherjumping:howtomatchthespinningofthejumpropeinherhandsand

thejumpingofherfeetsothattheydidn'tgetmixed,causinghertotrip.Whenhermindandmuscleswere

workingtogether,andwheneverymoveflowedsmoothly,allofitfeltprettygoodintheafternoonsunshine.

Whilejumping,sherememberedthathergrandmotherhadgivenherthejumpropeforChristmas.She

knewthathergrandmotherdidn'thavealotofmoneyandhadtosaveuptobuythejumpropeforher.Before

Christmas,hergrandmotherhadtakenhertosometoyshopstolookatdifferentthings,hopingtofindout

whatKatiewanted.WhenKatiefinallygotthegift,itwasnotjustajumpropebuttheveryjumpropeshehad

wantedforalongtime.Shefeltespeciallylovedbyherconsiderategrandmother.

ThewarmthoftheafternoonsunenhancedthejoyKatiefeltassheskippedalong.Suddenlyaboyrushed

acrosstheroadtoher.Withoutanywarningherobbedherofherjumprope,shouting,"Givemethat."and

racedbackacrosstheroadtowardsthepark.

Empty-handed,Katiewasleftinconfusion.Ittookherawhiletorecoverfromtheshock.Whenshecame

tohersensesandrealizedthetheftofhergrandma9sgift,tearswelledup.Awaveofangeranddisappointment

sweptoverher.Butinthatmomentofupset,somethingunusualintheparkcapturedherattention.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph1:Followingtheboyquickly,shespottedagroupofkidscryinganxiouslybythelake.

Paragraph2:Aftermakingsurethedrowninggirlwasokay,theboywalkeduptoKatiewiththejumprope.

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高2025届2024-2025学年度上期入学考试

英语参考答案

听力

1-5BCBAC6-10CBABC11-15BCACB16-20ACACA

阅读理解

21-23CAB24-27CACB28-31BCDB32-35CABD

七选五

36-40FBEAD

完形填空

41-45BADBC46-50ADCDB51-55ACBCA

语法填空

56.shocking57.ninth58.faced59.finish60.off61.remarkably

62.an63.fastest64.AsAVhen/While65.performance/performances

写作

略

听力原文

Text1

W:Excuseme,sir.Doesthisbusgotothemuseum?

M:Yes,yougetoffatthesquare.Wewillgetthereinabouthalfanhourifthetrafficisn'ttooheavy.

Text2

W:Ithinkweshouldbuysomesouvenirstotakehome.Onourwaytothetowertherearemanyshopsselling

allkindsofsouvenirs.

M:OK.Lefsheadthere.

Text3

M:Justlookatthatline!Itseemstostretchonformiles.Ican'timaginewaitingforanothertwohours.

W:Hey,theendofthelineisoverthere.

M:Yeah...

W:No,I'mserious.Iwasherefirst.

Text4

M:Oh,Mia,I'llbegraduatingfromcollegesoon,butIhavenotfoundajobyet.

W:Youcantrypostingyourjob-seekinginformationonline.

Text5

1

M:Itlookslikeifsgoingtobesunny.

W:Yes,it'smuchbetterthanyesterday.Buttheysaywe'regoingtogetsomerainlater.

M:Oh,let9sjusthopeitstayswarm.

Text6

M:Whatseemstobetheproblematthemoment?

W:Well,recently.Tvebeenfeelingverypoorly,suchasgettingveryshortofbreath.

M:Howlonghasthisbeengoingon?

W:Forabout18months,Ithink.

M:Wasthereanythingthatseemedtohavecausedthis?

W:Well,nothing,really.ExceptitgotreallybadwhenIwentuptoLondontoseemysister.

M:Lefstakealook.

Text7

M:Excuseme.IhaveaconnectingflighttoChicagoat5:00.WillIbeabletomakeit?

W:Certainly.TherewillbeaminibuswaitingatthegatetotakeyoutoTerminalB.Thereshouldn'tbeany

problems.

M:Whataboutmyluggage?I'mworriedthatmybagswon'tmaketheconnectionevenifIdo.

W:Don'tworry.Theminibuswilltakebothyouandyourluggage.Thereareotherpassengerswithsimilarly

tightconnections.

M:Thanksforyourhelp.

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M:Goodafternoon!Didyoucallforaplumber?

W:Yes,yes,Idid.Pleasecomein!I'msogladyoucame!Thisoldhouseisfallingapart!Comeonintothe

bathroom.See,here,there9swaterleakingeverywhere!

M:Letmetakealook.Itseemsyourtoiletisblocked,whichiswhyitwon'tflush.Isuspectthere