广西玉林高中2025届高考英语倒计时模拟卷含解析

广西玉林高中2025届高考英语倒计时模拟卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Whydidn’tyoutrytofinishthecomposition?—Itriedto,but________Icould,thebellranannouncingtheendoftheexamination.A．until B．whenC．after D．before2．I______tellyouwithcertaintythathewon’tbeabletofinishitbeforethedeadline.A．willB．mustC．canD．may3．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise4．Thegovernmentisto_____thetechnologiestothefullinthestructuraltransformationoftheeconomy.A．adaptB．exposeC．exploitD．attach5．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that6．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．arebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．aremaking D．havemade7．I’minterestedinabluedress.Doyouhaveany_______?A．convenient B．available C．possible D．personal8．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor9．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact10．Idon’tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,______shewaswithmeatthattime.A．thoughB．orC．butD．for11．ManyquestionshavebeenansweredbyJohn.Hemusthavepreviewedthelessonslastnight,____he?A．needn’t B．hasn’t C．didn’t D．mustn’t12．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give13．—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．after C．unless D．when14．Frankstudied_____EnglishlanguageinLondonforfouryears,sohegets____goodknowledgeofLondon.A．a;the B．/;/C．/;a D．the;a15．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides16．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith17．Self-confidenceisakindofqualityandthatisittakestodoeverythingwell.A．why B．thatC．what D．which18．—Whatitbe?—Itbeaman,foritisnotmoving.Itbeadustbin,Ithink.A．can;may;must B．can;can’t;mustC．can;must;can D．may;maynot;could19．--TurnofftheTV,Jack._______yourhomeworknow?--Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．Willyoubedoing B．ShouldyoubedoingC．Shouldn'tyoubedoing D．Couldn’tyoubedoing20．It’sraininghardandwecan’tgopicnickingtoday.Ifonlytheweather_____fine!A．is B．were C．hadbeen D．wouldbe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）Stuttering(口吃)isacommunicationdisorder(疾病)generallycharacterizedbyunconsciousrepetitionsorpausesintheflowofspeech.Theserepetitionsandpausescanbakemanyforms,suchasrepetitionsofpartsofwords(“li-li-likethis”).Sometimes,therearemomentswhenasoundoraperiodofsilenceislengthened(“llllikethis”or“l-ikethis”).Stutteringcanbeclassifiedintoanumberorcommunicationdisorders:neurogenic(神经性的)stutteringandpsychogenicstutteringareassociatedwithsuddenonset(发作)and,astheirnamesimply,withaspecificknowncause—eitheraprobleminthemakeupofthebrainoragreatpsychologicalchallenge.Thesedisordersarecomparativelyrareanddifferintermsofcauses,symptomsandtreatmentfromdevelopmentalstuttering.Developmentalstutteringtypicallystartsbetweentheagesoftwoandahalfandfour.Theonsetofthedisorder,whichcanbegradualorrelativelysudden,generallyoccursduringtheperiodofrapiddevelopmentinachild’slanguageskills,motorskills,character,andsocialinteraction.Thecauseofdevelopmentalstutteringarenotwellunderstoodandvarioustheorieshavebeenofferedthroughoutthehistoryofspeech-languagepathology(thestudyofthecausesandeffectsofillnesses).Therootsofstutteringhavebeenbelievedtorelatetoanumberofcauses:emotionalproblems,neurologicalproblems,improperreactionsfromcaregiversandfamilymembers,languageplanning,andspeechmotordifficultiesamongothers.Thesetheorieshaveshownthepromiseofexplainingsomecharacteristicsofstutteringbutnosingletheoryhasthoroughlydescribedtheexperiencesofpeoplewhostutter.Youngchildrenwhohavestutteredforonlyashorttimehaveahighrateofnaturalrecovery,thoughitisimpossibletodeterminewhichchildrenaremostlikelytorecoverandwhicharelikelytocontinuestuttering.Mostexpertsrecommendearlyevaluationandtreatmentaimedatpreventingthedevelopmentofachronic(慢性的)communicationdisorder.Speech-languagepathologistsdisagreeaboutwhichapproachisbestforolderchildrenandadults.Treatmentoptionsincludetrainingtochangespeechpatterns,turningtodoctorstominimizenegativereactions,drugs,andelectronictoolsthatimprovefluency.Self-helpandsupportgroupsalsoplayanimportantroleinrecoveryformanypeoplewhostutter.Manypeoplewhohavetakenstutteringtreatmentprogramsareabletomakepositivechangesintheirspeechskillsandcommunicationabilitiessotheycancommunicatefreely.1、Ifasmallchildbeginstostutter,hisorherparentsshould________.A．givetheirfamilymoretime B．consultadoctorimmediatelyC．waitforthechildtorecovernaturally D．encouragethechildtospeakfluently2、Whatcanwesayabouttheapproachestotreatmentofstuttering?A．Theyprovetobeuselessforchildren.B．Theyareattheexperimentalstage.C．Theyproducepositiveeffects.D．Theyworkagainsteachother.3、Themainpurposeofthetextisto________.A．describerecentresearchonstutteringB．showustheclassificationofstutteringC．explainthedifferentformsofstutteringD．offersomebasicknowledgeofstuttering22．（8分）Statisticsoftensoundslikeadrysubject,butsometimesit’snecessarytotakeastatisticscoursetogetthecorrectanswertothisproblem.Takethefollowingcaseforexample:afootballscout(球探）hearsofaplayerwhohaspoweredhisteamtoagoodwin-lossrecord.Hiscoachesthinkhe’soneofthemosttalentedplayersthey’veseen.Butthescoutisunimpressedbytheonepracticegameheseeshimin;hetellshismanagerit’snotworthtryingtorecruit(录用）theplayer.Mostsportsfanswouldthinkthatwasaprettyfoolishdecision,right?Athleticperformanceismuchtoovariabletobaseanimportantjudgmentonsuchasmallsample.Butconsiderthisproblem:anemployergetsanapplicationfromajuniorexecutive(主管人员）withanexcellentcollegerecordandstrongreferencesfromhiscurrentemployer.Theemployerinterviewstheapplicantandisunimpressed.Theemployertellshiscolleaguesthatit’snotworthwhilerecruitinghim.Mostpeopleregardthisasareasonablesortofdecision.Butitisn’t.Countlessstudiesshowthattheunstructured30-minuteinterviewisvirtuallyworthlessasapredictoroflong-termperformancebyanycriteriathathavebeenexamined.Inbothcases,predictionsbasedonreferences-schoolreports,priorperformance,lettersofrecommendation-givea65-75%chanceofchoosingthebetterofthetwo.Whydowegettheathleticproblemrightandtheemploymentproblemwrong?Becauseinthecaseofthejob,unlikeforathleticperformance,wehaven’tseenhundredsofcandidatesininterviewsofaparticulartypeandseenhowwellperformanceintheinterviewcorrespondstoultimate(最终的）performanceinthesettingwe’reconcernedabout.Wehaven’tseenthattheguywholookslikeafoolintheinterviewturnsouttobecleveronthejobandtheguywhodoeswellintheinterviewturnsouttobeaverage.Theonlywaytoseethattheinterviewisn’tgoingtobeworthmuchistobeabletoapplythe“lawoflargenumbers”，whichassiststherecognitionthataninterviewrepresentsaverysmallsampleofbehavior.Thebottomline:there’ssafetyinnumbers.Themorerecommendationsapersonhas,themorepositivetheoutcomeislikelytobefortheemployer.Considerthejobinterview:it’snotonlyatinysample,it’snotevenasampleofjobbehaviorbutofsomethingelseentirely.Psychologicaltheoryanddatashowthatweareincapableoftreatingtheinterviewdataaslittlemorethanunreliablegossip.It’sjusttoocompelling(强迫性的）thatwe’velearnedalotfromthose30minutes.Myrecommendationisnottointerviewatallunlessyou’regoingtodevelopaninterviewprotocol(体系),withthehelpofaprofessional,whichisbasedoncarefulanalysisofwhatyouarelookingforinajobcandidate.Andthenaskexactlythesamequestionsofeverycandidate.It’shardertodevelopsuchaprotocolthanyoumightguess.Butitcanreallypayoff.1、Thecasesinthefirsttwoparagraphsaremeantto_____.A．illustratetheinfluenceoffansB．showtheweaknessesofscoutsC．attachimportancetointerviewsD．introducethetopicofthepassage2、Theauthorbelievesthat____.A．thesettinginthejobinterviewistooartificialtobeconvincingB．asuccessfulcandidateusuallyusestrickstocoverhisrealcharactersC．asmallsampleisnotenoughtomakeageneralizedjudgementofacandidateD．thenumberofcandidateshasn’tsatisfiedtherequirementsforajobinterview3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowemployeesareselectedB．WherestatisticsareavailableC．WhyjobinterviewsarepointlessD．Whenrecommendationsareneeded23．（8分）InspiringArchaeologicalStudyToursacrosstheWorldin2017…AnArchaeologicalToursgetawayisanarchaeologylover’svacationlikenoother.Wehaveanexcitingselectionoftoursdepartingin2017withunsurpassedservice.Here’sasmallselectionofwhatwehavetooffer.Alsoacodeforyou:Neverallow(Jogstorunfree­lytheretokeeptheplantsandanimalsliveinpeaceandgetridofrubbishproperly.Becarefultoburyyourtoiletwasteandkeeptothedesignedtracks.Guatemala&BelizeCoonthetrailofMesoamericancivilizationsinthelushforests,ruggedfoothills（丘陵地带）,andmoderncitiesofthesefascinatingsitesincentralAmerica.January6-20,2017l$6,495Ghana,Togo&BeninWitnessthemeetingofthrivingtraditions,ancientpast,andforward-lookingpresentinincomparableWestAfrica.February7-22,20171$7,495AncientEgyptFromthepyramidsofGizatotheValleysoftheKingsandQueens,discovertheglorioussplendorsofancientEgypt.February&November2017l$5,995CentralMexicoFollowtheancientcivilizationsoftheToltec,Aztec,Zapotec,OlmecandMixtecacrossthecentreofmagnificentMexicoinNorthAmerica.March11-24,2017l$5,795IranDiscoverthebeautyandmajestyofIran’slong-passedempires,earlymodemdynasties,andtimelessscenery.April,September&October2017l$7,995Malta,Sardinia&CorsicaExplorethecharacteristicgeologicalenvironmentsanduniqueculturalandpoliticalhistoriesofthesethreeislandsinSouthEurope.April19-May4,20171$7,49569、Accordingtothetravelleaflet,visitorsshouldtour________.A．withcalmnessandcuriosityB．withself-defenceandhonourC．withconventionandreligionD．withself-disciplineandprotection1、TomiskeenonearlymoderndynastywhilehiswifeenjoysAfricatraditions.Whichplacesaretheir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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、C3、C4、C5、B6、A7、B8、D9、C10、D11、C12、D13、D14、D15、A16、C17、C18、B19、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、B2、C3、D22、1、D2、C3、C23、America’sbusinessesaregettingolderandfatter,whilemanynewbusinessesaredyingininfancy.AstudylastmonthbytheBrookingsInstitutionfoundthattheproportionofolderfirmshasgrownsteadilyoverseveraldecades,whilethesurvivalrateofnewcompanieshasfallen.Inaddition,youngpeoplearestartingcompaniesatasharplylowerratethaninthepast.AnewreportfromtheNationalAssociationofManufacturersshowsamajorcause:Thecostofobeyinggovernmentregulationshasrisentomorethan$2trillion(12.26trillionyuan)annually,or12percentoftheGDP,andthiscostfallsdisproportionatelyonsmaller,newerbusinesses.It’srisky,difficultandexpensivetostartabusiness,andgettingmoreso.Governmentsareimposingvariousnewrulesonaseeminglydailybasis:healthinsurance,minimumwageincreasesand,mostrecentlyinCalifornia,compulsorypaidsickdaysforevenhourlyemployees.Theseregulationsshifthugesocialwelfarecostsdirectlyontooften-strugglingsmallbusinesses,whilebeingproportionallymuchlesscostlyforlargercompanies.Thisispartlyanunintendedissueofresources—establishedcompaniescancopewithnewcostsmoreeasily—butit’salsodeliberate.Forinstance,biginsurancecompaniesgotaseatatthetabletohelpwriteObamacare,butlesspoliticallypowerfulfirms—likemedicaldevicemanufacturers—gotsqueezed.Mature,successfulcorporationscanemployex-lawmakerswithconnections,distributecampaigncontributionsandevenwriteregulationsforthemselves.Theyarealsomorelikelytowanttoprotectsteadyrevenuestreamsthanrevolutionizetheirindustry.Majorcompaniesthathavebeensoill-managedtheywouldotherwisecollapse—airlines,carcompaniesandbanks—stagger(蹒跚)onbecausepoliticiansridetotherescuewithbagsoftaxpayermoney.Thegeniusofouruniquesystemofgovernmentisthedeterminationtoprotectanddefendtherightsoftheindividualovertherightsofthenation.Ass