重庆市大学城第一中学2025届高考英语倒计时模拟卷含解析

重庆市大学城第一中学2025届高考英语倒计时模拟卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_______thatIwouldn’tsupportmyselfatthatmoment.A．IwasweakenoughB．IwastooweakC．SoweakwasID．SuchweakwasI2．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting3．Japanhasbeentryingtobringitsnuclearcrisisunder____control,but____spreadofradiationhasraisedconcernsaboutthesafetyofthenuclearenergy.A．a;the B．the;/ C．/;the D．a;/4．LichunisaChinesewordforoneofthe24solarterms,meansthebeginningofspring.A．who B．that C．whose D．which5．Mytoothacheme.Ithoughtitwasgoingaway,butitisgettingworsenow.A．killsB．iskillingC．haskilledD．killed6．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left7．—Whatashame!Wemisunderstoodeachotherforsuchalongtime.—Yes,IwishI_____withyouearlier.A．communicate B．hadcommunicatedC．communicated D．wouldcommunicate8．________theychooseChinesecompanyisthatChinahasthemostadvancedtechnologyofhighspeedrailwayintheworld.A．When B．ThatC．Where D．Why9．—Mycomputerisoutoffunctionagain.—Youneedtogotothecustomerservicecenterandhaveit________.A．torepairB．repairC．repairingD．repaired10．Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup11．—Ilikeyournewshoes!—Thanks.Ihadtotryonalmostadozenpairs_________Idecidedtogetthem.A．as B．whenC．after D．before12．Thisrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmosphere______manyothersareshortof.A．where B．whenC．that D．what13．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it14．—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn'house?—Notreally.She___uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?A．wastogive B．hadgivenC．wasgiving D．wouldgive15．---ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？---_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday16．—________yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.A．Toreceive B．ReceivedC．Receiving D．Havingreceived17．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold18．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup19．Ourcompanyisseekingforamanager,especially________withcreativityandimagination.A．theone B．eachC．one D．that20．Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe____strongactionsagainsthim.A．betrayed,take B．hadbetrayed,tookC．hasbetrayed,took D．hasbetrayed,take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）Whatwereyoulikeasateenager?Iwasanightmare.Iwasrudetomyparents,alwaysstayedoutlate,neverdidmyhomework,hungoutwiththewrongpeopleandmadelotsofbaddecisions.Apparently,thisistheagewhenteenagersareoutofcontrolandbehavebadly.Maybe，ifyou’reateenagernow,youthinkthisisunfaircriticismorit’snotyourfault.Well,youmightberight!Expertshavefoundthatit’sateenager’sbrainthatistoblame.Betweentheagesofapproximately13to19—aperiodknownasadolescence—thebrainisstilldevelopinginareasthatcontrolbehavior.Thishasaninfluenceonlearningandmultitasking(同时做多件事情),stressandmemory,sleep,addiction,anddecision-making.Forparents,theseconsequencesoftenmanifestthemselvesinavarietyofbehaviorsthattheymayhavepreviouslyblamedonhormonesorjustmoodiness(喜怒无常).Thisisquiteanewdiscovery,accordingtoProfessorSarah-JayneBlakemore,who,speakingontheBBCradioprogramTheLifeScientific,says,“whenIwasatuniversity,thedogma(教条)inthetextbookswasthatthevastmajorityofbraindevelopmentgoesoninthefirstfewyearsoflifeandnothingmuchchangesaftermid-childhood.Thatdogmaiscompletelyfalse.”AccordingtoProfessorSarah-JayneBlakemore,students’notbeingabletogettheirhomeworkdoneontimehassomethingtodowithourprefrontalcortex—that’sthepartofourbrainrightatthefront,justbehindtheforehead.Shesays,“it’sinvolvedinawholerangeofveryhigh-levelcognitive(认知的)taskssuchasdecisionmakingandplanning—weknowthatthisregionisundergoingverylargeamountsofdevelopmentduringtheadolescentyears.”Thisisthepartofthebrain,mainlyinvolvedinplanning,and,forateenager,thishasn’tdevelopedyet.Sogettingorganizedtodotheirhomework,forexample,cancomeasabitofachallenge.IwishI’dknownaboutthisbecauseinsteadoftellingmyteacherI’dleftmyhomeworkonthebusorthatthedoghadeatenit.NowIcouldsay,“Sorrysir,mybrainisn’tdevelopedenoughforthecognitivetaskofplanningmyhomework.”1、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Thegrowingpainsofteenagers.B．Thedogmainthetexthookswasfalse.C．Anewdiscoveryabouttheteenager’sbrain.D．Thestudents’newchallengeofdoingtheirhomework.2、Accordingtotheauthor,whyisitabitofchallengeforstudentstodotheirhomework?A．Thestudentsaremoody.B．Hormonesaretoblame.C．Thereistoomuchhomework.D．Thebrainsofthestudentshaven’tbeendeveloped.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmanifestmean?A．Develop. B．Show.C．Abandon. D．Experience.4、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Thevastmajorityofbraindoesn’tdevelopaftermid-childhood.B．Allofthestudentsarenightmaresforparentsduringadolescence.C．Prefrontalcortexisundergoinglargeamountsofdevelopmentduringchildhood.D．Theprefrontalcortexhassomethingtodowithmanyhigh-levelcognitivetasks.22．（8分）ADreamRealizedZhaoYang,33,anemployeeofaFrenchcompanyinBeijing,whohastraveledextensivelyintheUnitedStatesbymotorbike.IhavebeenaddictedtoHarley-DavidsonmotorcyclessinceIwasyoung,andknowingthatmotorcycle-relatedcultureisverypopularintheUS,Idecidedtotakeatrip.Alongwithmywifeandagroupoffellowenthusiasts,Iparticipatedina15-daytourinOctoberlastyear.Wehadonefreeday,soIheadedtoLasVegas.BeforearrivingintheUS,Iresearchedarangeofmaterialsaboutridingamotorbikethere.IalsofoundsomeclassicrecommendedroutesonChinesewebsitesrelatedtoHarleyDavidsonclubs.Withthehelpoftheirsuggestions,Idesignedmyownroute.Inaccordancewiththerules,beforeIleftChinaIvisitedanotaryoffice(公证机关),wheremydrivinglicensewasconfirmedasacceptableintheUSandmydocumentsweretranslatedintoEnglish.OnlythendidIbuymybasicmotorcycleequipment.WhenwearrivedatLasVegas,werentedaHarleyDavidsonandrodearoundthecity.Itwasanexciting,unforgettableexperience,becauseitwasnotonlytheachievementofadream,butIalsoexperiencedtheregionalmotorcyclecultureintheUS.Asweparkedthebikeattheroadside,somedriversrolleddowntheircarwindowsandgaveusthethumbs-up,andwhenwedroveontheroad,cardriverspulledovertoletuspass.Wealsovisitedamotorcycle-themedrestaurantforlunchandenjoyedthefantasticdecorationanddeliciousfood.IbelievethattravelingbymotorcycleintheUSwillbecomepopularbecauseoftherecentjointeffortstopromoteSino-UStourism,especiallyafterthetwocountriesdecidedtoname2016asUS-ChinaTourismYear.ThisnewstyleoftravelingwillattractmoreyoungChinesetourists,andpeoplelikeme,whohaveapassionforfreedomandadventure,willvisittheUSmorefrequently.Forexample,IamplanningtotravelalongthefamoushighwaycalledRoute66withfriendsduringnextyear'sSpringFestival.IftravelagenciesandgovernmentscanpromotetheneedformotorcycliststoobtainaccurateinformationbeforetheyheadtotheUS-suchastherequireddocuments,howtorentamotorbikeandlocaltrafficlaws-"ridingtherange"willbecomeasafeandgreatwaytospendavacation.1、ZhaoYang’schildhooddreamwasto______.A．becomeaprofessionalmotorcyclistB．travelinHarley-DavidsonmotorcyclesC．takeatripintheUSAalongwithhiswifeD．traveltoworkonafashionablemotorcycle2、ToprepareforthemotorcycletripintheUSA,ZhaoYang______.A．madevariousresearchandcheckedhisdrivinglicenseB．tookthesuggestionsgivenandchosetheclassicrouteC．joinedoneoftheHarleyDavidsonclubsandgotsuggestionsD．tooklotsofhealthexaminationsandboughtsomeequipment3、HowdidZhaoYangfeelwhendrivinginLasVegas?A．disturbedB．disappointedC．depressedD．excited4、ZhaoYangthinksthattravelingbymotorcycleintheUSwill______.A．enjoymuchpopularitywithSino-UStourismB．obtainlessAmericanfansinmotorcycletravelC．getlesssupportfromthemodernmotorcyclistsD．meetmorechallengewiththeinformationgap23．（8分）Visitorsmustpresentallcarrieditemsforinspectionuponentry.Afterinspection,allbags,backpacks,umbrella,parcelsandotheritemsasdeterminedbysecurityofficersmustbeleftatthecheckrooms,freeofcharge,closetoeachentrance.Alloversizedbags,backpacksandluggagemustbeleftatthecheckroomsnearthe4thStreetentranceofeithertheEastorWestBuilding.Theseitemswillhavetobex-rayedbeforebeingaccepted.Itemsofvalue,suchaslaptopcomputers,camerasandfurcoats,maynotbeleftinthecheckroomsbutmaybecarriedintothegallery.Weregretthatthemuseumdoesn’thaveenoughspaceforvisitorsitemslargerthan17*26inchesinthegallery.Additionalsecurityproceduresandchecksmaybetakenaccordingtothedecisionofthegallery.*Forthesafetyoftheartworksandothervisitors,nothingmaybecarriedonavisitor’sback.Softfront-babycarriersareallowed,butchildrenmaynotbecarriedonshouldersorinachildcarrierwornontheback.Wheelchairsareavailablefreeofchargeneareachcheckroom.*Smokingisprohibited.Foodanddrinkarenotpermittedoutsidethefoodserviceareas.Unopenedbottledwatermaybecarriedonlyinavisitor’sbag.Cellphonesmaynotbeusedinthegallery.*Animals,otherthanserviceanimals,arenotpermitted.*Skateboardingisprohibited.*Picture-taking(includingvideo)forpersonaluseispermittedexceptinthespecialexhibits.*Pleasedon’ttouchtheworksofart.1、Accordingtothetext,whichitemcanbecarriedintothegallery?A．umbrellaB．packageC．IpadD．suitcase2、Wheninthegallery,whatcanvisitorsdo?A．Theycancarryopenedbottledwaterintheirbags.B．Theycandrinkinsidethefoodserviceareas.C．Theycantakepicturesforpersonaluseanywhere.D．Theymustpayiftheyusewheelchairsforthechildren.3、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．ThepolicesofthegalleryB．TheartworksofthegalleryC．ThelocationofthegalleryD．Thehistoryofthegallery24．（8分）Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatcitieswithsomekindoffunctioningecosystemsmakeforbetterplaceforhumanstolive.Moreplantsandanimalsincitiesmakeforhappier,healthierpeople.AstudyconductedongreenspacesinSheffield,England,forinstance,revealedthatthegreaterthebiodiversity(生物多样性),thegreaterthepsychologicalwell-being(健康)ofthecity’scitizens.InParis,researchersfoundthatgettingcitizenstotakepartinday-longactivitiesinvolvingurbanwildlifeopenedtheireyestothenaturalworldforatime,atleast.FewcitieshavebeenassociatedwithurbanecologyforaslongasBerlin.“SloweconomicrecoveryaftertheSecondWorldWarmeantthatreconstructionwouldtakealongtime.Thisprovidelocalecologistwiththeidealconditionstodevelopanambitiousecologicalresearchprograminthebombed-outwastelandsofWestBerlin,”saidJensLachmund,asociologistattheUniversityofMaastrichtintheNetherlands.ThepioneeringworkinBerlinbadseveralconsequences,especiallytheformationofsignificantnaturalspaceswithinthecity,suchastheSudgelandeNature.“Berlinhasindeedbenefitedalotfrombeingacasestudyinurbanecology,”saidLachmund.TherecentresearchconductedbyMarkGoddard,abiologistattheUniversityofLeeds,andhiscolleaguesconfirmedtheimportanceofnaturalspacewithinanurbansetting.Goddardandhisteamconductedastrikingglobalanalysisofbirdandplantdiversity,quantifyingtheinfluenceofurbanizationonlevelsofbiodiversityaroundtheworld.“Functioningurbanecosystemswillbeextremelyimportanttohumanhealthandwell-being,”saidGoddard.Citiestakeupjust3%ofthelandsurfacearea,yetaccordingtothemostrecentfigurefromtheUnitedNations,some3.6billionpeople(justover50%oftheglobalpopulation)nowliveinurbanareas.By2050,thisfigureisexpectedtoriseto6.3billion.Withoutanimalsandplantstokeepuscompany,itisadarkfuture.1、ThefindingsinParagraph2arementionedtoexplainthelinkbetween.A．Citizensandtheirwell-beingB．greenspacesandurbanwildlifeC．urbanecologyandcitizens’well-beingD．functioningecosystemsandthenaturalword2、WhatwouldbeGoddard’sattitudetowardsBerlinswork?A．Cautious.B．Admiring.C．Uncaring.D．Negative.3、Theauthorusesfiguresinthelastparagraphtoshow.A．thenegativeeffectofoverpopulation.B．theimportanceofurbanecosystems.C．theseriousproblemsofcitylife.D．therapidgrowthofurbanareas.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Shouldcitiesbeforanimalsandplantstoo?B．ShouldBerlinhavemorenaturalspaces?C．Shouldmorepeopleliveinurbanareas?D．Shouldtheglobalpopulationbecontrollednow?25．（10分）LostcitiesthathavebeenfoundTheWhiteCityIn2015,ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof"theLostCityoftheMonkeGod"ledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionoftheCentralAmericancountrywhichisknownforpoisonoussnakes,viciousjaguarsanddeadlyinsects.ItisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors(征服者)occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.CanopusandHeracleionModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingsabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopusandHeracleion-whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren’tfounduntil1992,whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedforcenturies.Artifacts(史前器物)showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatradenetwork,whichhelpedresearcherspiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.MachuPicchuAYaleprofessordiscovered"theLostCityintheClouds"in1911.Acombinationofpalaces,plazas,templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightofitsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washiddenbythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturieskeepingitsowellpreserved.TroyTheancientcityofTroyinhomer'sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalsettingforhischaracterstorunwild.Butin1871,explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancientcitieslayered(层叠)ontopofeachother,theearliestdatingbacktoabout5,000yearsbefore.ItwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventhlayercontainedthelostcityofTroyandthatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake,notawoodenhorse.1、（小题1）WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?A．TosurvivethewarB．Tosearchforalostcity.C．Toprotecttheircountry.D．Toavoiddangerousanimals2、（小题2）Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?A．TheWhiteCityB．CanopusandHeracleionC．MachuPicchuD．Troy3、（小题3）WhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?A．ItwasbuiltbyHomer.B．ItconsistedofninecitiesC．Ithadahistoryof5,000yearsD．Itwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.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l.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Twentyyearsago，Idroveataxiforaliving．Imet2lpeople．Butnonetouchedme22thanawomanIpickeduplateonenight．Ireceivedacallfrom23inaquietpartoftown．WhenIarrivedat2：30a．m．,thebuildingwas24exceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow．Iwalkedtothedoorand25．“Justaminute，”answereda26，elderlyvoice．Afteralongpause，thedooropened．Asmallwoman27her80sstoodbeforeme．Besideherwasasmallsuitcase．Itookittothetaxi．andthenreturnedto28thewoman．Shetookmyarmandwewalked29towardtheroadside．Seated，shegaveme30．“I’monmywaytoahospice(临终关怀医院)．I'minnohurry．Canyoudrivethroughdowntown?”Isawhereyesshiningwith31intherearviewmirror．“Idon’thaveany32left．”shecontinued．“ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveverylong．”Duringthenexttwohours’33,sometimessheaskedmeto34infrontofaparticularbuildingorcornerandshe35stareintothedarkness．Whenwegottothedestination，sheasked，“HowmuchdoI36you?”“Nothing，”Isaid．“You37makealiving．”sheanswered．“Ihave38passengers，”Ireplied，andgaveherahug．Sheheldontome39．“Yougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy,”shesaid．“Thankyou.”Afterthat，Idroveaiml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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、D3、C4、D5、B6、D7、B8、D9、D10、A11、D12、C13、B14、B15、C16、A17、D18、D19、C20、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、C2、D3、B4、D22、Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedlewithoutanyproblems.Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachine.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdream