江苏省涟水郑梁梅高级中学2025届高考英语五模试卷含解析

江苏省涟水郑梁梅高级中学2025届高考英语五模试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Insomecountries,peopleeatwithchopsticks,whilein________,knivesandforks.A．another B．otherC．others D．theother2．一Excuseme，sir．Youcan’tenter0fficewithoutpermission．一Butthemanagerisexpectingme．A．the；a B．an；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填3．---Excuseme,wouldyouplease______mesomepetrol?---Sorry.Ihaveonlyalittleleftinmycar.A．spareB．saveC．shareD．spend4．______,hisideaswasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting.A．Strangeasmightitsound B．AsitmightsoundstrangeC．Asstrangeitmightsound D．Strangeasitmightsound5．—WhorecommendedNancyforthepost?—ItwasJames______admirationforherwasobvious.A．who B．that C．whose D．whom6．Theresearcherswhostudyjokeswanttofindout_______peoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.A．why B．thatC．what D．whether7．Ifyoueveraren’tsurewhetheryouhaveboughttheverybestsmartphone,just_________“goodenough.”A．makeforB．settleforC．answerforD．accountfor8．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this9．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．amhaving C．havehad D．had10．TheyarrivedattheborderbetweenKenyaandTanzaniaat2pm,______liesanationalnaturereserve.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when11．Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.A．electedB．settledC．developedD．contained12．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept13．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone14．Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware­housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．achievement B．reputationC．character D．standard15．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．as B．what C．why D．how16．---Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?---I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen17．Icertainlyexpecttobeelectedbeststudentoftheyear.It’sreally________!A．agoodSamaritanB．awetblanketC．afeatherinmycapD．apieceofcake18．—Alice,whyaren’tyouatworktoday?—Iadayoff． A．havegiven B．havebeengiven C．gave D．wasgiven19．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored20．---What’swrongwithyourcellphone?Ican’tgetthrough.---Oh,mylinewascutoffbecauseI________mybill.A．haven’tpaid B．hadn’tpaid C．wasn’tpaying D．don’tpay第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21．（6分）Nospacecraftwilleverlandonthesun.thesunisaflamingballofgasthatreachesthousandsofdegreesFahrenheit.Butnextyear,ashipfromEarthwillflyclosertoitthananymanmadecrafthasflownbefore.Themission(任务)isabigdevelopmentforscientistsand,maybe,foreveryoneelse.InSeptember2018,NASAplanstolaunchtheParkerSolarProbe.Afterajourneyofnearly90millionmiles,itwillflywithin3.8millionmilesofthesun.withintwomonthsoflaunching,theprobeisexpectedtoreachthesun’scorona(日冕).That’sthesun’souteratmosphereofgases.Gettingtherewon’tbeeasy.Designingaspacecrafttoughenoughtoholduptothesun’sheathasproveddifficult.Butthathasn’tstoppedengineersfromtrying.Temperaturesinthecoronacanreachmillionsofdegrees.Theprobewilllimititselftoregionswherethingsgetnohotterthan2,500oF.That’sstillaheavyheatloadforaspacecraft.Buta4.5-inch-thickheatshield(罩)willprotecttheprobe’scameraandscientificinstruments.NASAsaysthedatatheprobecollectscouldprovideknowledgeintothephysicsofstars.Oursunisspecialtous.Butasastar,it’srathercommon.Sothebetterweunderstandhowitworks,thebetterweunderstandallstarsofitsmassandcolor.Perhapsthemostimportantiswhattheprobemayshowusaboutsolarstorms.Duringsolarstorms,chargedparticlesstreamthroughthesolarsystem.Theycandisablecommunicationssatellitesandshutdownpowdersystems.Onestudyhasfoundthataveryintensesolarstormcouldcauseupto$2trillionindamageintheUSalone.ItcouldalsoblackouttheEastCoastforayear.Understandingsolarstormsmightallowustopredictthemandprotectourselves.Thatcouldmakeevenamissionwithabillion-pluspricetagoneofNASA’sgreatbargains.1、Whatcanwelearnabouttheprobe?A．It’llflyclosertothesunthatthepreviousonesB．It’sthefirstmanmadeinstrumenttoflytothesunC．It’llgettothecoreofthesuninnearlytwomonthsD．It’llflyabout3.8millionmilestoreachthecorona.2、Whatisthechallengefortheengineers?A．DirectingtheprobetocollectdataB．ReducingthetemperatureoftheprobeC．BuildingashieldagainsttheheatD．Limitingtheprobetoproperregions3、Whatmightbethebesttitle?A．ExploringthestarsB．GettingclosetothesunC．DesigningaspaceshipD．Protectingtheearth4、Wheredoesthevalueofthemissionlie?A．MonitoringsatellitesB．ExploringsolarenergyC．DevelopingscientificinstrumentsD．Forecastingsolarstorms22．（8分）OnSept.15,TripAdvisor,oneoftheworld’slargesttravelreviewwebsites,namedtheworld’stop25museumsinitsTravelers’ChoiceAwardaccordingtothereviewsandopinionsoftravelersworldwide.Nowlet’stakealookatthetopfourmuseumswhicharerankedasfollowsbythepopularityaroundtheworld.MetropolitanMuseumofArt,NewYorkCityItisthelargestmuseumintheWesternHemisphere,withacollectionof2millionitemsfrommorethan5,000yearsofworldculture.TheiconicmuseumincludesimportantcollectionsfromancientEgyptandmedievalEuropeaswellasancientGreeceandRome.Here,visitorscangetlostindifferentcenturies:TheycanseetheTempleofDendurfromearlyEgypt,DutchpainterVincentvanGogh’sWheatfieldWithCypressesanUSpopAndyWarhol’sSouperDress,allinoneplace.Mused’Orsay,ParisLocatedinthecenterofParisonthebankoftheRiverSeine,theMuseed’Orsayhousestheworld’smostamazingcollectionsofimpressionistandpost-impressionistart.ItoffersthechancetoviewmajorworksfromgreatslikeVanGoghandClaudeMonet.ThemuseumisfamousforbeinghometoStarryNightovertheRhone,anoilpaintingbyVanGoghthatisoftenpraisedalongwithhismasterpieceStarryNight.ArtInstituteofChicago,IllinoisItwasnamedtheworld’sbestmuseumin2014.Theworld-famousWindyCitymuseumhousesnearly300,000works,includingoneofthelargestcollectionsofmodernart,includingpiecessuchasSpanishpainterPabloPicasso’sTheOldGuitarist,USartistGeorgiaO’Keeffe’sBlackCrossandFrenchartistHenriMatisse’sBathersbyaRiver.ATripAdvisorreviewercommented,“NomatterhowmanytimesIvisit,itnevergetsold.Paintingsfromeveryera,worksfroeverygreatartist.”MuseoNacionaldelPrado,MadridNowhereisabletopresenttheentirehistoryofSpanishartliketheMuseoNacionaldelPrado.Here,visitorscanenjoyadetailedviewoftheSpanishschooloftheModernAge.OutstandingmasterpiecesbyartistssuchasDiegoVelazquez,FranciscoGoyaandJoaquiinSorollamakeupaninternationally-famouscollection.TheItalianschoolisanotherhighlightofthemuseum’scollection,asitincludesthe15thcenturymasterpiecessuchasTheAnnunciationbyFraAngelico,TheDeathoftheVirginbyAndreaMantegnaandTheDeadChristSupportedbyAngelsbyAntonellodaMessina.1、HowistheMetropolitanMuseumofArtdifferentfromtheotherthreemuseums?A．ItisthelargestartmuseumintheworldB．ItissobigthatvisitorsmayeasilygetlostinitC．ItisthemostpopularmuseumofthefourmuseumsD．ItsmaincollectionisfromancientEgyptandmedievalEurope2、Ifyouareinterestedinimpressionistart,_____isaplaceyoucannotmiss.A．MetropolitanMuseumofArtB．Museed’OrsayC．ArtInstituteofChicagoD．MuseoNacionaldelPrado3、Whichisacorrectmatchofthepaintingandthemuseum?A．PabloPicasso’sTheOldGuitarist—Museed’OrsayB．HenriMatisse’sBathersbyaRiver—MetropolitanMuseumofArtC．VincentvanGogh’sWheatfieldWithCypresses—ArtInstituteofChicagoD．AndreaMantegna’sTheDeathoftheVirgin---MuseoNacionaldelPrado23．（8分）Morethanonebillionyoungpeopleriskdamagingtheirhearingthroughtheoveruseofsmartphonesandotheraudiodevices,theUNwarnedTuesday,proposingnewsafetystandardsforsafevolumelevels.Currently,aboutfivepercentoftheglobalpopulation,orsome466millionpeople,including34millionchildren,sufferfromdisablinghearingloss.Youngpeopleareparticularlylikelytodevelopsuchriskylisteninghabits.Aroundhalfofthosebetweentheagesof12and35,or1.1billionpeople,areatriskdueto“longandsevereexposuretoloudsounds,includingmusictheylistentothroughpersonalaudiodevices,”theUNhealthagencysaid.Inabidtosafeguardhearing,theWorldHealthOrganizationandInternationalTelecommunicationsUnionissuedaninternationalstandardforthemanufactureanduseofaudiodevices.WHOconsidersavolumeabove85decibelsforeighthoursor100decibelsfor15minutesasunsafe.Thesafelisteningdevicesandsystemsstandardcallsfora"soundallowance"softwaretobeincludedinallaudiodevices,totrackthevolumelevelanddurationofauser'sexposuretosound,andtoevaluatetheriskposedtotheirhearing.Thissystemcouldalertauseriftheyhavedangerouslisteninghabits.WHOisalsocallingforparentalaswellasautomaticvolumecontrolsonaudiodevicestopreventdangeroususe.Whilesomesmartphonesandotheraudiodevicesalreadyoffersomeofthesefeatures,theUNwouldliketoseeauniformstandardusedtohelpprotectagainstdisablinghearingloss."Thinkofitlikedrivingonahighway,butwithoutaspeedometerinyourcaroraspeedlimit,"ShellyChadhaoftheWHOtoldreportersinGeneva."Whatwe'veproposedisthatyoursmartphonescomefittedwithaspeedometer,withameasurementsystemwhichtellsyouhowmuchsoundyou'regettingandtellsyouifyouaregoingoverthelimit".1、Whatisthepurposeofproposingnewsafevolumestandards?A．Towarnpeopleofdangerouslisteninghabits.B．Tohelpprotectagainstdisablinghearingloss.C．Topromotethedevelopmentofaudiodevices.D．Topreventthemanufactureanduseofaudiodevices.2、Wherecanyoufindthedatathatbestsupports“youngpeopleriskdamagingtheirhearingthroughtheoveruseofsmartphones”?A．Inparagraph2. B．Inparagraph3.C．Inparagraph4. D．Inparagraph5.3、Whatdoweknowaboutsafevolumelevelsaccordingtoparagraph3?A．Itissafetolistentomusicunderanycircumstances.B．Itisimportanttokeeptrackoftheriskfortheusers.C．Itisnecessarytohaveusersalertedbytheirparents.D．Itisacceptabletokeepthevolumeat90decibelsfor15minutes.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TurningDowntheVolume.B．MakingGoodUseofSmartphones.C．TheRiseandFallofAudioDevices.D．TheSafetyStandardsforVolumeLevels.24．（8分）阅读理解Onthefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn'tknow.Ilookedroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkled,littleoldladywithasmile.Shesaid,“Hi,handsome.MynameisRose.I'meighty­sevenyearsold.CanIgiveyouahug？”Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyresponded,“Ofcourseyoumay！”Shegavemeagiantsqueeze.“Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoung，innocentage？”Iasked.“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI'mgettingone！”shetoldme.AfterclasswewalkedtotheStudentUnionbuildingandsharedachocolatemilkshake.Webecameinstantfriends.Everydayofthenextthreemonthswewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknon­stop.Iwasalwayslisteningtothis“timemachine”asshesharedherwisdomandexperiencewithme.Overthecourseoftheyear,Rosebecameacampusicon(偶像)andsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballdinner.I'llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.“Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn'ttakeanytalentorability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingopportunitiesinchange.Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydon'thaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets.”Sheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysinging“TheRose”．Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyrics(歌词)andlivethemoutinourdailylife.Attheyear'sendshefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyears.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.1、Whathappenedtotheauthoronthefirstdayofschool?A．Hegottoknowanoldprofessor.B．Hemadetheacquaintanceofanoldlady.C．HejoinedtheStudentUnion.D．Hehadtoshareamilkshakewithothers.2、FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1,wecanfindouttheauthor's________.A．concernaboutageB．respectfortheoldC．curiosityabouttheladyD．complaintabouteducation3、Intheauthor'seyes，________.A．RosewasinnocentandgenerousB．RosewaswiseandskilledC．Rosewastalentedandhard­workingD．Rosewascourageousandherwordswereinspiring4、WhichsayingmightRosepossiblysupport________.A．Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Romewasn'tbuiltinaday.D．Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.25．（10分）FindoutwayaroundtheBritishMuseum,discoversomeofthemostfamousobjects,andexploretheuniquecollection.ToptipSomeofthegalleriescanbeverybusyatpeaktimes.Ifyouwanttoavoidthecrowds,tryvisitingthesegalleries.Room1TheEnlightenmentGalleryprovidesanintroductiontotheMuseumanditscollections,showinghowourunderstandingoftheworldofnatureandhumanachievementhaschangedovertime.Itisdividedintosevensectionsthatexplorethesevenmajorages.Itisopendaily10:00---17:00,until20:30onFridays.Rooms24TheWelcomeTrustGallerydealswiththetoughrealitiesoflifeinmanydifferentways.ThedisplaysinRoom24exploredifferentapproachestooursharedchallengesashumanbeings,focusingonhowdiverseculturesseektomaintainhealthandwell-being.Daily11:00---16:00.Room34TheJohnAddisGalleryhousesthemuseum’scollectionofIslamicart,whichnowofficiallyformspartoftheDepartmentofMiddleEast.ThisincludesobjectsfromtheearliestyearsofIslamtothe20thcentury.AvailableeveryFri.,Sat.andSun.at11:30—14:00.Room77GreekandRomanArchitectureGalleryhasanespeciallyimportantcollectionofarchitectureandarchitecturalsculpturefromancientGreekbuildings.IthastheearlierandlatertemplesandthearchitectureondisplayintheroomincludesexamplesoftheCorinthianandCompositeordersinparticular.Daily11:00-----16:00.Room95Viewfamousblue-and-whitechina,whichwasfirstproducedinChinaaroundAD600.theskillfultransformationofordinaryclayintobeautifulobjectshasattractedthepeopleacrosstheglobe.Withinthisgalleryofalmost1,700objectsareexamplesofthefinestchinaintheworld,datingfromthe3rdtothe20thcentury.AvailableMon.---Fri.at10:30---16:00.1、Youcanvisit_______toknowthegeneralinformationabouttheMuseum.A．theWelcomeTrustGalleryB．theJohnAddisGalleryC．Room1D．Room952、TheWelcomeTrustGalleryfeatures__________.A．theunderstandingoflivinganddyingB．thewaysofkeepinghealthyinBritainC．thedifferentrealitiesindifferentculturesD．theideasaboutkeepingfitfromdifferentcultures3、IfyouplantovisittheJohnAddisGalleryat12:00,youcangoon______.A．December1,2017(Friday)B．June15,2017(Thursday)C．May9,2017(Tuesday)D．March20,2017(Monday)4、WhomightprefertovisitRoom95?A．ProfessionalarchitectsB．ChinaloversC．ScholarsmajoringinreligionD．Studentsinterestedinmedicine第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）SittinginmyfavoriterestaurantonedayInoticedamancomein.Helooked1andmadwiththeworld,alookIhad2manytimesbefore.Igavehimmyhappy“goodmorning”3buthisresponsewasstilllessthan4.Helookedatme,satdownand5hisheadinthemenu.Iwasn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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、A4、D5、C6、C7、B8、B9、B10、C11、B12、B13、D14、C15、A16、B17、C18、B19、B20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21、1、A2、C3、B4、D22、1、C2、B3、D23、1、B2、A3、D4、A24、Everyday,peoplecomeintocontactwiththousandsofchemicals.Thesechemicalsaresaidtobeharmlesstohumanhealth.Infact，thechemicalsareconsideredsosafethatwewashwiththem.Weputthemonourbodiesandevenourfaces.Otherchemicalproductsareusedthroughoutourhomes.Bythetimeyouwalkoutofyourfrontdoor,youhavealreadybeenexposedtothousandsofchemicals.Onitsown,eachchemicalseemsharmless.Butincombinationwithotherchemicals,theymaybecomedeadly.Thatisthefindingofatwo-yearstudybyahigh-profiletaskforceofscientists.Thetaskforcewastoldtoinvestigatethecancer-causingpossibilityofchemicalmixtures.LindaGulliverwasoneof174scientistsonthetaskforce.Theirjobwastostudythecancer-causingpotentialof85chemicals.All85aresaidtobecommonintheenvironment.Ms.Gulliverexplainsthatchemicalshavethepotentialorytoformdangerousmixtures.Evensimplemineralscanbecomedangerouswhenmixedwithchemicalsfoundinplasticsorbeautyproducts.Workingingroups,thescientistsexploredhowdifferentchemicalmixturescouldleadtocancer.Ms.Gulliver’steamlookedattheabilityofdifferentcombinationstosupportthein-creaseofmalignant(恶性的)humancells.Shesaysthecurrentwaytoidentifywhetherchemicalscausecanceristotestthemoneatatime.Thismethodleads,sheadds,toalonglistofsupposedly“safe”chemicals.Sheandherteamsaythatapproachneedstochange.“Wedefinitelyneedcertainresearch…tofindoutwhatmixturesofchemicalswouldbemoreharmfulthanothers;whatgroupsofchemicals,whentogether,wouldproducemoreharmfuleffects.