黑龙江省哈尔滨市南岗区哈尔滨三中2025届高考考前模拟英语试题含解析

黑龙江省哈尔滨市南岗区哈尔滨三中2025届高考考前模拟英语试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．---IwenttoseeTheWanderingEarthlastnight.Itwasfantastic!---Youweresolucky!HowIwishI_____thetickettoo.A．get B．gotC．hadgot D．wouldget2．During______afternoon,therainbecamesmaller,buttowards__________evening,therewasasuddenlandslidethatburiedthevillage.A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．an;the3．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．aresaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved4．----CanIparkmycarhere?----Surenot,wedon’tallowhere.A．toparking B．park C．topark D．parking5．Likeallparentsintheworld，wewantyoutogrowupinaworld__________isfullofloveandkindness.A．where B．thatC．when D．what6．I______forShanghaithisSaturday,soIwanttoknowwhentheearliestplane______.A．leave;takesoffB．amleaving;takesoffC．leave;istakingoffD．amleaving;istakingoff7．—Dad,youshouldhavetakenmetothefootballmatchthismorning.—Ihadintendedto,butIcouldn’tspareanytime,I_____areport.A．hadwrittenB．wroteC．waswritingD．wouldwrite8．Duetothereformandopening­up,ourlivingconditions,undoubtedly,haveimproved________overthepastdecades.A．considerately B．approximately C．appropriately D．considerably9．Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,onlytodayisagift,andthatis______wecallitpresent.A．how B．when C．why D．where10．—ThankyouverymuchforgivingmeahandwhenIwasintrouble.—Don’tmentionit.Ionlydidwhatanyoneelse_______inmyplace.A．mustdo B．couldhavedoneC．woulddo D．canhavedone11．---Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth.---_____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme12．—Heisgoodatalotofthingsbutitdoesn’tmeanheisperfect.—___________Actuallynooneis.A．What’sgoingon? B．Let’sgetgoing.C．Thankgoodness. D．I’mwithyouonthat.13．—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?______A．Ican’tbelievemyears.

B．I’msogladtohearthat.C．Whatpresentsdoyouwant?

D．Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!14．Lindarealizedshewasinthewrongandpromisedto________anewleaf.A．takeoverB．turnoverC．getoverD．goover15．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a,a16．IliketheseEnglishsongsandthey________manytimesontheradio.A．taught B．havetaughtC．aretaught D．havebeentaught17．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose18．_______thosepastyears,wecouldn’thelpfeelingsorryforourparentswhoneverhadarestalltheyearround.A．Lookingbackupon B．Lookingaround C．Lookingout D．Lookingup19．Smoking______inthekitcheninmyhouse.A．doesn’tallowB．didn’tallowC．isn’tallowedD．won’tallow20．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame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）TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(衬垫)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhad

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anopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.1、Whydoesthewriterregard“ifonly”astwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguage?A．BecausepeopleusethemwhentheyfeelsadB．BecausetheyexpressregretsanddisappointmentinlifeC．BecausetheremindthewriterofsomesadexperiencesD．BecausetheymeansadnessintheEnglishlanguage2、What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3?A．givenup B．comeacrossC．gotthrough D．heldback3、TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto________.A．seeadoctor B．finishherworkC．joinacelebration D．accompanyherfather4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AdvicefromMyFather B．Avoidanceofsaying“IfOnly”C．The“ExtraMinute”Rule D．TheimportanceofEmotionalWell-being22．（8分）Disney’sTheLionKingVenue:LyceumTheatrePhone:02074920810Duration:2hours30minutesCategories:Family&KidsMusicalsPerformancedates:Tuesday-Saturdayat7.30pmWednesday,Saturday&Sunday2.30pmTicketsPrice:from￡42WaltDisney’slongrunningandmulti-awardwinningmusicalTheLionKingcontinuestodelightaudiencesinLondon’sWestEnd.BasedontheDisneyanimatedfilm,TheLionKingcametostateonBroadwayin1997andTheLionKingLondonopenedinOctober1999,playingtopackedhouseseversince!SetagainstthegrandSerengetiPlainsandtotheuniquerhythmsofAfrica,Disney’sTheLionKingisunlikeanythingeverbeforeseeninmusicaltheatre,andwillredefineyourexpectationsofwhattheatrecanbe.DirectoranddesignerJulieTaymorcraftsacolorful,imaginativeandhighlycreativeworldthatbringstheplantsandanimalsofAfricatolive.Featuringtheoriginalsongsfromthe1994film,including“CircleofLife”,CanYouFeeltheLoveTonight”,“BePrepared”and“HakunaMatata”TheLionKingmusicalisatreatforaudiencesofallages.FamiliesyoungandoldcontinuetopacktheLyceumTheatrewiththeirLionKingticketstocelebrateintheimpressivestorytellingthattransportsyoutoawonderfulworldthatexplodeswithgloriouscolours,breathtakingeffectsandenjoyablemusic.“Thereissimplynothingelselikeit!”----NewYorkTimes.“Youhopeallnightsatthetheatrewillbelikethis.”----DailyMail.Pleasenote:TheLionKingisrecommendedforages6andup.Childrenundertheageof3willnotbeadmittedintothetheatre.Allpersonsaged16orundermustbeaccompaniedbyanadultandmaynotsitontheirownwithintheauditorium.Allpersonsenteringthetheatre,regardlessofage,musthaveaticket.125、Accordingtothepassage,TheLionKing__________.A．istobeshownsevendaysaweekB．isanOscarawardwinnerC．hasbeenpopularforabout20yearsD．lastsabout90minutes1、Whichofthefollowinggroupwillnotbeadmittedintothetheatre?A．Foursecond-yearstudentsatuniversityB．TwoprimaryschoolgirlswithateacherC．Acouplewithtwosonsaged5and7D．Ayoungmomwithher2-year-olddaughter2、Thispassageisintendedto_____________.A．instructB．educateC．advertiseD．entertain23．（8分）AwomanfromAustraliahasfoundtheworld’soldestknownmessageinabottlenearly132yearsafteritwascastintothesea.TonyaIllmandiscoveredthedrift(漂流)bottlehalf-buriedinthesandonabeachinWesternAustralia,180kilometersnorthofthestatecapitalPerth.Themessage,dated12June1886,wasthrownintotheIndianOceanfromtheGermanshipPaula,whichwasenroutefromCardiff,Wales,toitsdestinationofDutchEastIndies(nowIndonesia).Thebottlewasoneofthethousandsthrownintooceansaspartofa69-year-longGermanexperimentonglobalcurrents(洋流)tofindfastershippingroutes.Untilnow,thepreviousworldrecordfortheoldestmessageinabottlewas108years,4monthsand18daysfromthetimeitwascastuntilitsdiscovery.Illmanfoundthebottlenearherson’scarinthebeach’ssoftsand.“IwaswalkingacrosswhenIsawsomethingstickingoutofthesand,soIwenttotakeacloserlook,”Illmanwasquotedassaying.“Itjustlookedlikealovelyoldbottle,soIpickeditupthinkingitmightlookgoodinmybookcase.Myson’sgirlfriendwastheonewhodiscoveredthenotewhenshewenttotipthesandout.“Thenotewasdamp,rolledtightlyandtiedwithastring.Wetookithomeanddrieditout,andwhenweopenedit,wesawitwasinGerman,withveryfaintGermanhandwritingonit.”TheIllmanstooktheirfindtothelocalmuseumwhichestablishedthatthebottlewasa19thCenturyDutchginbottle,andtheGermanshipPaulasailedfromCardifftoMakassar(Indonesia)in1886.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewly-foundbottle?A．ItwasthrownoverboardnearGermany.B．Itwasbroughttoauniversityforconsultation.C．Itwasoneofthebottlescastintotheoceanin1886.D．Itwasusedforsendingamessagetotoday’sIndonesia.2、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“enroute”inParagraph3mean?A．Ontheway.B．Offthecourse.C．Inthecenter.D．Attheend.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．19thCenturyDutchGinBottleReturnedtoGermanyB．OldestMessageinaBottleFoundonAustralianBeachC．GermanShipPaulaSailedAcrosstheIndianOceanin1886D．69-year-longGermanExperimentonGlobalCurrentsEnded24．（8分）GiveitaGo!One-OffVolunteeringOurOne-Offprogrammeallowsyoutotakepartinvolunteeringactivitieswithnoregularcommitmentsuchasdogwalking,helpingyourlocalcommunityandsoon.Transportisprovidedfromcampuswhenactivitiescan’tbereachedbypublictransportoronfootfromcampus.CanleyPopUpCafe:ChineseNewYearSpecial!Date:Saturday17February2018Time:10:30-15:30HelprunfungamesandactivitiesforCanleycitizens.CanleyPopUpCafesaimtoinitiatecommunityinteractionandraiseawarenessofculturaldiversityanddifferenceasbeingpositivebycreatingspacesthatencourageneighbourstomeet,talk,sharetalents,historiesandknowledge.DogsTrustVolunteerDayDate:Friday23February2018Time:09:55-16:00JoinusforadaywiththeDogsTrust.Helpexercisethedogs,preparefoodandcleanthedogshelter.TransportandlunchwillbeprovidedbyWarwickVolunteers.KingsHillNurseryDate:Wednesday16May2018Time:09:05-13:15KingsHillNurseriesprovideplacements,training,workexperienceandjobsforpeoplewithlearningdisabilities.Volunteerswillhelpsupportadultswithdisabilitieswithgardeningtasks.Nopreviousexperiencerequired.Transportfromcampusprovided.FriendsofCanleyGreenSpaces—WoodlandPathClearanceDate:Saturday10March2018Time:10:30-13:30Helpcleanawoodlandpathwaybyremovingamassofdeadwoodfroml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justlisteningin14.Ihadneverthoughttherewerebrothersandsistersthatjustdidn’t15.SuddenlyIsaid,“Ilovemybrother.”Isaid“love”16becauseitwastrue.Thereareno17thoughtsinmyheadwhenIhearpeoplemakingfunofBen.IgorightuptothemandexplainthatBenhasDownsyndrome,thathislifeisn’taseasyforhimasitisforus,andthatifyougiveBena18he’llbethebesthecanbeat19youwanthimtobe.IthinkBenis20justthewayheis.IwillalwaysloveBen,andhewillalwaysloveme,nomatterwhat.1、A．curiousB．littleC．scaredD．weak2、A．goodB．seriousC．realD．rare3、A．hatedB．wantedC．defendedD．envied4、A．specialB．interestingC．simpleD．dangerous5、A．interactingB．fightingC．competingD．arguing6、A．lookoutB．workoutC．turnupD．standup7、A．noneB．oneC．someD．all8、A．headB．eyesC．heartD．hands9、A．speakB．sitC．eatD．walk10、A．ThoughB．IfC．WhileD．Since11、A．leadB．adviceC．rulesD．instructions12、A．KissingB．FollowingC．GreetingD．Serving13、A．myB．ourC．yourD．their14、A．panicB．peaceC．astonishmentD．joy15、A．keepincontactB．behavewellC．getalongD．growup16、A．angrilyB．proudlyC．bravelyD．gently17、A．suchB．enoughC．practicalD．second18、A．smileB．jobC．chanceD．hug19、A．whateverB．whicheverC．whoeverD．whenever20、A．healthyB．mistakenC．perfectD．unfortunate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）Inyourdailylife,therearemanyexampleswhereyourparentscontrolhundredsof1．(thing)foryouwhenyouareakid,suchastheclothesyouwear,thefoodyoueat,whereyougoandhowyougetthere.Itisagoodthing.Kidsneedthiskindofprotectionandhelpbecausetheyarenotoldenoughtotakecareof2．（they）andmakedecisions3．(correct).Butwithkids4．(grow)older,thepartofbeingateenisdevelopingyourownidentity—one5．isseparatedfromyourparents'.6．(difference)attitudestowardseventslikepartiesmayleadtoarguments,becauseyourparentswillalwayswanttoprotectyouandkeepyousafe,nomatterhowoldyouare.As7．result,yourparentsfeelithard8．(get)usedtothenewsituationwithincreasinganxiety.Whatkidsshouldkeep9．mindisthatinmostcases,yourparentscanrelatetowhatyou'regoingthroughbecausethey10．(be)teensonce.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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。MyfriendTonyandIalwayswalkhometogetherafterschool.LastFridayonourwaytohome,weheardaloudshoutbehindus.Whenwelookedaroundtoseewhathadhappened,wefoundawomanliedontheground,bleeding.Wesoonrealizedthatshehadknockeddownbythecarinfrontofhim.Wehurriedtohelpher,andamancameoverandtriedtopreventusfromgettingclosertothewoundedwoman.Wegotveryangrilywiththeman.Howcouldhestoppedusfromhelpingadyingwoman?Themanaskedustoturnaroundandweweresurprisedtoseeamanwhowerecarryingavideocameraonhisshoulders.Infact,theywerejustshootingafilm!Howaninterestingexperience!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校将举办一个中国古代发明展览，你想邀请你的英国朋友Peter一起参观。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：1.展览的时间和地点；2.展览的内容（古代发明成就）。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、C4、D5、B6、B7、C8、D9、C10、B11、A12、D13、D14、B15、C16、D17、C18、A19、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、A3、D4、B22、ThesciencefictiontypeofentertainmentisconsideredbymottobefatheredbyJulesVerne(AJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthandTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea)andH.G.Wells(TheTimeMachineandTheWaroftheWorlds).Sei-Fi,asitiscommonlyshortened,isafictionalstoryinwhichscienceandtechnologyhaveasignificantinfluenceonthecharactersandplot.Manysuchworksareguessworkaboutwhatthefutureholdsandhowscientificfindingsandtechnologicaladvanceswillshapehumankind.Writinginthelate1800s,JulesVernewasremarkablysuccessfulinhis10guessesaboutfuturetechnologiesofairconditioning,automobiles,theInternet,television,andunderwater,air,andspacetravel.Unbelievably,ofallplacesfromwhichtochoose,JulesVerneguessedTampa,Florida,USAasthelaunchingsiteofthefirstprojecttotheMoon,whichwasonly200kilometersawayfromtheactual1969locationatCapeCanaveral,Florida.Oneofthebest-knownsciencefictionbooksisNineteenEighty-FourbyGeorgeOrwell.Publishedin1949,itwasnotmeantasaprediction,butasawarning:Orwellwasdescribingwhathesawastheoutcomeoftheideas,trends,andemergingtechnologiesofhistime.Manyinventedtermsfromthisnovelhavebecomecommonineverydayuse,suchas“bigbrother”and“doublethink”.Eventheauthor’snamehasbeenmadeintoanadjective—Orwellian—andhasbecomeawarningdescriptorforsituationswhereprivacyislostandtheindividualhasnopowerandiscompletelycontrolledbythegovernment.NineteenEighty-Fourwastranslatedintosixty-fivelanguageswithinfiveyearsofitspublication,settingarecordthatstillstands.Whathelpsbringsciencefictionintobeingisusuallyanewdiscoveryorinnovation.Theauthorcreatesananalysisofthe