2025届新疆吐鲁番市高昌区二中高考英语一模试卷含解析

2025届新疆吐鲁番市高昌区二中高考英语一模试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect2．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld3．Kateaskedthegirlstososhecouldhearwhatherhusbandsaidonthephone.A．slowdown B．comedown C．settledown D．breakdown4．Myneighbourcametoaskmewhytherewassomuchnoiseinmyhouseyesterdayafternoon.ItoldherthatsomechildrenanEnglishsong.A．praticed B．wouldpractice C．havepracticed D．werepracticing5．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria6．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit7．—Oh,HannahjusttoldmethatshewasunabletotranslatethereportintoEnglish.—________？Sheoncespent10yearslivinginLondon.A．Guesswhat B．Whynot C．Sowhat D．Howcome8．TheInternetissomuchapartofourculturethatitaffectsourlivesbyactingasa______forface-to-facecontacts.A．preferenceB．motivationC．substituteD．guideline9．Itisobvioustothestudents_____________theyshouldgetwellpreparedfortheirfuture.A．as B．thatC．which D．whether10．---Theyarequiet,aren’tthey?---yes.Theyareaccustomed____atmeals.A．totalking B．tonottalking C．tonottalk D．totalk11．Russia'scuttingoffthegassupplyraisedamajorconcerntotheEuropeanUnion,anumberofmemberstatesareincreasinglydependentononesinglesupplier.A．whose B．thatC．where D．which12．Ifwewantstudentstobecomeeffectiveinmulticulturalsettings,onethingisclear:thereisno________forpractice.A．prescriptionB．substituteC．appetiteD．suspension13．—Iforgottoregisterforthecourses.I’monedaylateandmostoftheclassesarefull.WhatshallIdo?—________Youcan’tdoanythingaboutthat.A．Takeyourtime. B．Pooryou!C．Sowhat? D．Noway!14．TheexchangestudentfromKenyaoftenshareswithusthenewsofhiscountryand____ofhisneighbouringcountries.A．those B．that C．it D．theone15．—Ihavebeendecoratingtheapartmentrecently,socanyoulendmesomemoney?—Sorry,allmymoneyhasgonetothestockmarket._________.A．I’drathernot. B．Iamintheblack.C．Iwouldn’tbetonit. D．Iamalittleshy.16．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup17．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where18．Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbeattractiveaswellascomfortable.A．manually B．visuallyC．physically D．securely19．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t20．Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．allowance D．bonus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）WhenHuangLizhitookherfirstclassinAfricansociologyattheUniversityoftheWitwatersrandinSouthAfricainFebruary,herprofessoraskedherandherclassmateswhatimpressesthemmostwhenitcomestoAfrica.Unexpectedly,Huang,31,foundthatwordslike“poverty”and“safari”–negativewordsthatwereoftenassociatedwiththecontinentinmediareports–werethekindoftermsherAfricanclassmatesdidn’twanttohear.Instead,theypreferredtohearthequestionansweredinthisway:“Africaisthecradleofhumankind”and“Africansarepassionateandgenerous”.Apparently,therearesomemisunderstandingsbetweenus.It’struethatwithincidentsliketheEbolaoutbreakinWesternAfricaandtheemergence(出现)ofpiratesoffthecoastofSomaliahittingthenews,it’seasyforustokeepforgettingthatAfricahasoneoftheworld’soldestcivilizations–Egypt,bornbytheworld’slongestriver,theNile.TheproofisintheGreatPyramidofGizaandtheGreatSphinxofGiza,whicharebothpopularamongtourists.AndthetombsofancientEgypthavealsobecomeendlesssourcesfortheliteratureandfilmindustries.WhenitcomestothenaturalenvironmentofAfrica,ourmisunderstandingsareonlybigger.Butthetruthisthatinsteadofbeingextremelyhotallyearandcoveredbydesert,thecontinenthaslargeareasofsavannas(稀树草原)wherelions,giraffesandzebraslive,thesnowcappedKilimanjaro–thehighestmountaininAfrica–andeventhickforestontheislandofMadagascar.Thesemisunderstandingsareoneofthereasonswhythe2018BeijingSummitoftheForumonChina-AfricaCooperationwasheldonSept3and4–tounderstandeachotherbetter.Indeed,onlybyvisitingAfricaherselfdidHuangseetheconvenientlivingconditions,theamazingnaturalbeautyandthefriendlypeople.Inhereyes,herclassmateswereashopefulaboutthefutureoftheirowncountriesastheywereaboutAfricaasawhole,andtheywerequicktodemonstrateboththeirstrongwillandactivity.“Atthatmoment,Iknewexactlywhattheywanted–theywantedtheirculturetoberespected.”1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“cradle”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Asmallbedforbabies.B．Abaskettoholdsomething.C．Aplaceforpeopletorelaxthemselves.D．Aplacewheresomethingimportantbegan.2、WhatcanweinferaboutAfricaaccordingtothepassage?A．Itisveryhotalltheyearround. B．It’snotasafecontinenttoliveinC．It’sdifferentfromwhatweimagine. D．Itisboundtohaveabrightfuture3、WhichofthefollowingwouldHuangagreewith?A．Toseeistobelieve B．ThinktwicebeforeyoudoC．Amissisasgoodasamile D．Don’tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ValuingaCulture. B．UnderstandingAfrica.C．PayingaVisittoAfrica. D．DiscoveringaContinent.22．（8分）On14September2015,theuniverse’sgravitationalwavesobservedfortheveryfirsttime.Thewaves,whichwerepredictedbyAlbertEinsteinahundredyearsago,camefromacollisionbetweentwoblackholes.Ittook1.3billionyearsforthewavestoarriveattheLIGOdetectorintheUSA．ThesignalwasextremelyweakwhenitreachedEarth,butisalreadypromisingarevolutioninastrophysics.Gravitationalwavesareanentirelynewwayofobservingthemostviolenteventsinspaceandtestingthelimitsofourknowledge.LIGO,theLasterInterferometerGravitational-WaveObservatory,isacollaborativeprojectwithoveronethousandresearchersfrommorethantwentycountries.Together,theyhaverealizedavisionthatisalmostfiftyyearsold.The2017Nobelwinnershave,withtheirenthusiasmanddetermination,eachbeeninvaluabletothesuccessofLIGO.PioneersRainerWeissandKipS.Thorne,togetherwithBarryC．Barish,thescientistandleaderwhobroughttheprojecttocompletion,ensuredthatfourdecadesofeffortledtogravitationalwavesfinallybeingobserved.Inthemid-1970s,RainerWeisshadalreadyanalysedpossiblesourcesofbackgroundnoisethatwoulddisturbmeasurements,andhadalsodesignedadetector,alaser-basedinterferometer,whichwouldovercomethisnoise.Earlyon,bothKipThorneandRainerWeisswerefirmlyconvincedthatgravitationalwavescouldbedetectedandbringaboutarevolutioninourknowledgeoftheuniverse.Gravitationalwavesspreadatthespeedoflight,fillingtheuniverse,asAlbertEinsteindescribedinhisgeneraltheoryofrelativity.Theyarealwayscreatedwhenamassaccelerates,likewhenaice-skaterpirouettesorapairofblackholesrevolvearoundeachother.Einsteinwasconvinceditwouldneverbepossibletomeasurethem.TheLIGOproject’sachievementwasusingapairofgiganticlaserinterferometerstomeasureachangethousandsoftimessmallerthananatomicnucleus,asthegravitationalwavepassedtheEarth.Sofarallsortsofelectromagneticradiationandparticles,suchascosmicraysorneutrinos,havebeenusedtoexploretheuniverse.However,gravitationalwavesaredirecttestimony(However,gravitationalwavesaredirecttestimony(证词)todisruptionsinspacetimeitself.Thisissomethingcompletelynewanddifferent,openingupunseenworlds.Awealthofdiscoveriesawaitsthosewhosucceedincapturingthewavesandinterpretingtheirmessage.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．AlbertEinsteinobservedgravitationalwavesahundredyearsagoB．ThecaptureofgravitationalwaveswillopenanewearinastrophysicsC．TherewasnowayofobservingthespaceeventsyearsagoD．Morethan20countrieshaveLIGOdetectors2、Whycouldgravitationalwavesbesuccessfullyobserved?A．BecausethescientiststotallytrustEinstein’sgeneraltheoryofrelativityB．BecausetheycanbeeasilydetectedastheyfilltheuniverseC．BecausescientistslikeBarryC．BarishworkedhardonthisforlongD．Becausehugechangeappearedasthewavespassedtheearth3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpirouettesprobablymean?A．runatahighspeedB．slidefastC．fallsviolentlyD．turninacircularway4、Whatwouldthebesttitleofthepassage?A．GravitationalwavesfinallycapturedB．ThreepioneersinastrophysicsC．OpeningupunseenworldD．Nopain,nogain23．（8分）FourappsforstudentstolearnEnglishQuizletQuizletisalearningapp—acomputerprogramyouuseonyourmobiledevice.ItcanhelpusersbuildandtesttheirknowledgeofEnglishwordsandterms.Quizlethaswordsetsformillionsofsubjects.And,itisquicklybecomingausefulmobiletoolforlanguagelearners.SocrativeInSocrative,teacherscancreatetimedlearninggames.Inclass,studentscompeteindividuallyoraspartofateamagainstclassmates.OnegamestudentsloveiscalledspaceRace.Inthisgame,ifateamanswersaquestioncorrectly,theirrocketmovesforward.Thisteamwhoserocketgetstotheendfirstwins.Also,teacherscanuseSocrativeasan“exitticket,”aquestiontheycanaskstudentsaboutwhattheylearnedinthatday’sclass.Studentswritetheiranswersontheirmobiledevices.Then,theteachercanshowtheanswersonasharedvideoscreen.QRCodesAQRCodeisakindofsignthatasmartphonecanreadwithitscamera.WhenyourphonecamerareadsaQRcode,ittakesyoutoawebsite,image,videooranythingyouwanttoshare.Forexample,onewilltakeyoutotheVOALearningEnglishwebsite.EvernoteEvernoteletsusersstoreandsharenotes,imagesandrecordingsinoneplace.TeacherscanalsouseEvernotetogivehomework.1、Whichisthebestforstudentstobuildupvocabulary?A．Quizlet.B．QRCodes.C．Evernote.D．Socrative.2、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tomakeanadvertisement.B．Toencourageusingmobilephones.C．ToimproveEnglishlearning.D．Tointroducesomelearningapps.24．（8分）Whenwehearofdangerousdiseases,cancerandheartdiseaseareoftenwhatfirstcometomind.Recently,aviruscalledEbolahasreappearedinGuinea,killing62peoplesofar.Itleadstohighfever,bleedingandsoon.Ebolacankill90%ofthoseinfected(感染),especiallyinunderdevelopedsocietieslikethoseinAfrica.EbolaisnamedaftertheEbolaRiver,whereitwasfirstdiscoveredin1976.TherearefivedifferenttypesoftheEbolavirus,eachnamedafterwheretheyfirsthappened:Sudan,IvoryCoast,Reston,Bundibugyo,andZaire.Thedeadliestofthefive,Zaire,wasresponsibleforthe2012outbreak,andisbelievedtobeattackingGuinea.Ebolaisnaturallyfoundinfruitbats,whichpassonthevirustootheranimalsbybitingorsuckingontheirblood.HumanswhoaresufferingfromtheEbolainfectionmighthavetouchedthebodilyfluids(体液)oftheinfectedanimals.Onceinfected,ahumanbecomesacarrierofthedeadlyvirus.Sinceweliveinaninterconnectedworld,wherethesituationinonecountrycanaffectusall,theeffectsofEbolaarehuge:damagingtraderelations,affectingforeignvisitors,andweakeningentirecountries.AlreadytheGuineavirusisspreadingfastwithafewcasesspottedinConakry—thecapitalcityofGuinea,farawayfromtheoriginofthevirus.ItisfearedthatthediseasemayhavealreadyreachedneighboringLiberiaandSierraLeone,too.Unfortunately,therearenodisease-specifictreatmentsforEbola.Healthcareworkersonlysupplytheinfectedpeoplewithwatertokeepthemingoodcondition.Sincetherehavebeenmanycasesofnursescatchingthediseasefrompatients,theyareforcedtowearstrictprotectiveclothes,andinsomecases,notevenallowedtogetclosetotheinfected.ThefactthatthereisnocurefortheEbolavirusiswhatmakestheoutbreakachallengingonetocontrol.1、Fromthetextweknowthat________.A．EbolaisnaturallyfoundinfruitB．EbolaisahighlyinfectiousvirusC．EbolaisanewlydiscovereddiseaseD．EbolaisrecentlycontrolledinGuinea2、WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A．ThecausesofEbola.B．TheoriginofEbola.C．ThetreatmentforEbola.D．TheinfluencesofEbola.3、InEbolainfectedareas,healthcareworkers_______.A．facethedangerofcatchingvirusB．takemeasurestoprotectthenursesC．givewaterandmedicinetothepatientsD．dowhatevertheycantosavetheinfected4、Thetextprobablycomesfrom________.A．anEnglishnewspaperB．atouristguideC．asafetybrochureD．amedicalreport25．（10分）QibaoAncientVillageQibao,locatedinthecenterofMinhangDistrict,Shanghai,isavillagewithahistoryofonethousandyears.Inthevillage,wineandteaareservedonold-fashionedsquaretablestogetherwithlongbenches,long-mouthcopperpotsandflat-endchopstickused.ThemostfamoussnacksinoldShanghaiaresquarepastry,ricewineandsteamedsaltedporkinwine.TelephonentranceTicket:45yuanperall-in-oneticket(preferablepriceof30yuanisavailablenow),coveringalmostalltouristattractionsinsidethevillage.JinshanVillageofFarmerPaintingVillagersskillfullymakegooduseoffolkartssuchasprintinganddyeing,embroidery(刺绣),woodcarving.TheytakethevariousfolkcustomsandthebusyscenesoflaborofvillagersinthelowerChangjiangvalleyasthethemeofpaintingsandcreatefarmerpaintingsinasimplestyle.TelephonentranceTicket:30yuan/personMerryCountrysideTourinZhonghuaVillageThevillageprovidestouristswithaccommodations,tours,chess,cards,fitnessandentertainmentthroughrentingoutseparatefarmhouseandsellstouristproductsandagriculturalby-productsrelatedtothemerrycountrysidetour.TelephonentranceTicket:FreePudongLingkongAgricGardeningItisoneofShanghaicountrysidetourscenicspots,whichfeaturesartofteapots,cropplantationandexport.TheGeologicalSciencePopularizationHallstoresuptensofthousandsofrarestonescollectedallovertheworld.TelephonentranceTicket:50yuan/person1、Whichtourisofferingadiscountontheentranceticketnow?A．QibaoAncientVillage.B．JinshanVillageofFarmerPainting.C．MerryCountrysideTourinZhonghuaVillage.D．PudongLingkongAgricGardening.2、PudongLingkongAgricGardeningmayespeciallyattractpeoplewhoareinterestedin______.A．traditionalsnacks B．folkartsC．farming D．rarestones3、Whatisthethemesharedbythefourtours?A．Countrysidelife. B．Agriculturalachievements.C．Citydevelopments. D．Traditionalcustoms.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）完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。StefanandErikaSvanstromonafour-monthhoneymoonwerehitbyseveralnaturaldisasters,includingtheAustralianfloods,ChristchurchearthquakeandJapanesetsunami.The1coupleleftSwedenonDecember6andwere2caughtinMunich,Germany,duetooneofEurope’sworstsnowstorms.Later,theyflewontoAustraliawhichthen3withoneofthemostterriblehurricanesinthenation’shistory.Fromthere,thecouple,4,wereforcedto5for24hoursonthefloorofashoppingcentrewith2500others.“Treeswerebeing6andbigbrancheswerescatteredacrossthestreets,”StefantoldSweden’sExpressennewspaper.“We7escaped”ThecouplethenflewtoChristchurch,NewZealand.8theirarriving,amassiveearthquake9magnitude6.3hitthecityonFebruary22.Erikasaid“Wecouldnotvisitthecitysinceitwascompletelyin10,soinsteadwetravelledaroundbeforegoingtoJapan.”ButdaysaftertheSvanstromsarrived,Tokyowas11byJapan’slargestearthquake12recordsbegan.“Thetremblingwashorribleandwesawroofdebris(碎片)flyoffthebuildings,”Mr.Svantromsaid.“13seemedthebuildingswereswaying14”ThefamilyreturnedtoSwedenonMarch29aftera(n)15calmervisittotheirlastdestinationChina.ButMr.Svanstrom,whoalsosurvivedtheverytsunami16hitSoutheastAsiain14,said“Iknowmarriageshavetoexperiencesome17,butIthinkwehave18mostofthem.”,19thatthemarriagehadbecomestrong.“We’vecertainlyexperienced20ourfairshareofcatastrophes,butthemostimportantthingisthatwe’retogetherandhappy.”saidthecouple.1、A．new-marriedB．newly-marryC．newly-marriedD．new-marry2、A．finallyB．eventuallyC．graduallyD．immediately3、A．metB．facedC．hitD．come4、A．invainB．inpanicC．insorrowD．indepression5、A．hideB．stayC．remainD．shelter6、A．takenoverB．turnedoverC．gotoverD．knockedover7、A．nearlyB．narrowlyC．almostD．easily8、A．AtB．WithC．OnD．For9、A．measuringB．ismeasuredC．measuresD．measured10、A．messB．orderC．chaosD．control11、A．effectedB．destroyedC．shakenD．suffered12、A．whenB．whileC．asD．since13、A．ItB．ThereC．ThatD．What14、A．inandoutB．hereandthereC．backwardsandforwardsD．backandforth15、A．prettyB．fairlyC．muchD．even16、A．whichB．asC．thatD．what17、A．trialsB．tricksC．tripsD．triangles18、A．lookedthroughB．putthroughC．comethroughD．gotthrough19、A．addedB．addingC．addedtoD．addingto20、A．ratherthanB．otherthanC．morethanD．lessthan第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）WuzhenWaterTownisatypicalancienttowninsouthernChina.1．(lie)inthenorthernpartofTongxiangCity,ZhejiangProvince,itcanbeeasilyaccessed2．anumberofexpressways.OnarecentbusinesstriptoShanghai,alocalfriend3．(invite)metoWuzhen.Itwas9:00amwhenwearrivedthere.Withitshousesmadeofblackbricksandgraytiles(瓦)againstthewhitewalls,thesmalltownislikea4．(tradition)Chineseinkwashdrawing.Wanderingalongtheriverside,youwillbe5．(deep)impressedbythegreatsceneryandslowlifestyle.Duringlunchtime,I6．(treat)tothesteamedwhitefish,awell-knowndishservedatmost7．(restaurant)inWuzhen.Ittastedsogood.ButIthinkitisthecombinationofcultureandfoodthatmakesitsooutstanding.Afterlunch,wecontinuedourwalk,enjoyingthesightsandlearningaboutitshistory,ahistory8．isfullofgoodstoriesanduniquetraits(特色).It’sreallyfortunateforanybody9．(explore)suchabeautifulplace.Wehopetherewillbe10．secondchancetovisitthiswonderfultown!第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

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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、D2、A3、C4、D5、D6、C7、D8、C9、B10、B11、C12、B13、B14、B15、D16、B17、D18、B19、C20、A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、D2、C3、A4、B22、1、B2、C3、D4、A23、1、A2、D24、KathyFletcherandDavidSimpsonhaveasonnamedSanti.Hehasafriendwhosometimesgoestoschoolhungry.SoSantiinviteshimtooccasionallyeatandsleepathishouse.Thatfriendhasafriendandthatfriendhasafriend,andnowwhenyougotodinneratKathyandDavid'shouseonThursdaynighttheremightbe15to20teenagersgatheringaroundthetable,andlatertherewillbegroupsofthemcrashinginthebasementorinthesmallbedroomsupstairs.ThekidswhoshowupatKathyandDavid'shavesufferedthepainsofmodernpoverty:homelessness,hungerandabuse.Andyetbysomemiracle,hostilesoilhasproducedbeautifulflowers.Kidscomefromaroundthecity.Spicychickenandblackriceareserved.Cellphonesarebanned.ThekidswhocallKathyandDavid“Momma”and“Dad”,arepoliteanddothedishes.Birthdaysandgraduationsarecelebrated.Songsareperformed.Ateachmealtheygoaroundthetableandeverybodyhastosaysomethingnobodyelseknowsabouthim.Ateachmealthekidsshowtheirpromisetocareforoneanother.Theadultsinthiscommunitygivethekidsthechancetopresenttheirgifts.“Atmyfirstdinner,EddreadapoemthatIfirstthoughtwasfromLangstonHughes,butitturnedouttobehisown.KesarihasavoicethatsomehowappearsfromNewOrleansjazzinthe1920s.MadelineandThalyaformafriendshipasifitwerethehighestartform,”Georgesaid.“Theygiveusagift—completeintoleranceofsocialdistance.WhenIfirstmetEdd,Iheldoutmy