江苏省苏州市常熟中学2025届高考压轴卷英语试卷含解析

江苏省苏州市常熟中学2025届高考压轴卷英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．______whathadhappened,theyknewIwouldstruggleandsimplywantedtohelpbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.A．Hearing B．Tohaveheard C．Havingheard D．Heard2．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase3．Hewrotealetter________heexplainedwhathadhappenedintheaccident.A．that B．whichC．where D．what4．Hewasstillfullofoptimismforthefuturedespitemanyproblems,andneveronce______himgetworriedorupset.A．Isaw B．IwouldseeC．didIsee D．wouldIsee5．Beinghappyisaskillthatcanbelearned,andonewayto________ourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittlethingsthatcheerusupeachday.A．convey B．appeal C．train D．attempt6．Britishscientistshaveproduced_____theybelieveistheworld’ssmallestChristmascard．A．which B．who C．that D．what7．－IhearIronManIIIisonrecently.Let’ssetoffforthecinematoappreciateitnow.－________It’sabout10PM.I’msotiredthatImustgotobed.A．Let’sfindsomeoftheaction.B．Howdoyoufindit?C．It’sentirelyuptoyou.D．Youcan’tbeserious.8．Sheissuchanirritatingwoman,Idon’tknowhowyoucan______her.A．putup B．standwith C．standupto D．putupwith9．—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?—Hewantsyouto________yourabsencelastnight.A．accountfor B．callforC．sendfor D．reachfor10．Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor11．—Didyourfatherenjoyseeinghisoldfriendsyesterday?—Yes,hedid.Theyeachotherforages.A．didn’tseeB．wouldn’tseeC．haven’tseenD．hadn’tseen12．Theycamebackfromtheirlongwalkandwentintobed,.A．tiredlybutrelaxing B．tiredbutrelaxingC．tiredlybutrelaxed D．tiredbutrelaxed13．Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．althoughB．ifC．asD．once14．AninternationalteamofastronomersannouncedWednesdaythatthey________thefirst-everimageofablackhole.A．havecaptured B．werecapturingC．hadcaptured D．wouldcapture15．Followingthegirl,wewentintoahall;on__________wallshungafewpicturesofsomefamousscientists.A．itsB．whichC．whoseD．those16．SallywasexcitedtomeetSusanatthepartylastnight．They_____eachothersincetheygraduatedfromOxfordUniversityin2010．A．haven’tseen B．hadn’tseenC．didn’tsee D．don’tsee17．Hissuggestion_______toseethefilmAvatarinterestedeveryoneofus.A．thatwego B．whichweshouldgo C．thatwewouldgo D．weshouldgo18．Accordingtothecompany’srule,one’spaymentis______theworkdone,nottothetimespentdoingit.A．inproportionto B．inadditiontoC．incontrastto D．inregardto19．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.20．Themealitselfwasnotsogood—______wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.A．nothingB．everythingC．anythingD．something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）BritishwriterJohnDonneoncesaid:“Nomanisanisland;everybookisaworld.”Asanenthusiasticreader,Ican’tagreewiththelatterpartofthesentencemore.Everysummer,IendeavortofindsomepeacefulplaceswhereIcanattacksomeclassicswithoutbeingdisturbed.ThomasHardywantstolivefarfromthemaddingcrowd.Iamnofriendtochaos,either.IreadGeorgeOrwell’s1984inaNewEnglandbeachsidecottagewithnolocksonthedoors,notelephonesortelevisionsintherooms.1984isagoodbookthatneedsdeepreflection.AttemptingSoundandFurylyingonthebedofapoorly-occupiedmotel,however,waslessfruitful:Imadeitthroughoneandaquartervolumes,butthenmyeyelidsweresoheavythatIcouldn’tkeepthemopen.ButthissummerIfindmyselfataloss.I’mnotquiteinterestedinJ.D．Salinger,say,orFrankenstein.There’salwaysWarandPeacewhichI’vecoveredsomedistanceseveraltimes,onlytogetboggeddowninthe“War”part,setitasideforawhile,andrealizethatIhavetostartoverfromthebeginningagain,havingforgotteneveryone’snameandsocialrank.Howappealingtosimplyfallbackonafavorite—oncemoreintoTheCalloftheWildorAliceintheWonderland,whichfeelsalmostlikecheating,tooexcitingandtoomuchfuntoproperlybelongtoseriousliterature.Andthenthere’sJohnSteinbeck’sTheGrapesofWrath.Thistitledoesnotamazebutconfuse.We’renevershortofsourgrapes,butwe’veneverheardofangrygrapes.Anywaygrapesaremyfavoritefruitofsummer.Thesestonefruitscanalwaysmakemefeelcheerfulandpeacefulallatonce.1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．TheauthorhasacottageinNewEngland.B．1984isabookthatneedscarefulthought.C．Bothofthereadingattemptswerenotfruitful.D．SoundandFurywassetinapoorly-occupiedmotel.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“getboggeddown”inparagraph3referto?A．Getconfused.B．Becarriedaway.C．Beinterpreted.D．Makenoprogress.3、Whydoestheauthorsayreadinghisfavoritebooksfeelslikecheating?A．Hefinishesthemquickly.B．Heshouldreadsomethingserious.C．Hebarelyunderstandsthem.D．Hegetsamazedbytheirtitles.4、Whatcanweknowabouttheauthorfromthispassage?A．ThomasHardyishisfriend.B．Heshowstalentforliterature.C．Heisquiteforgetful.D．Heisaliterary-mindedman.5、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tosharehisreadingexperience.B．Toencouragereaderstoreadbooks.C．Tointroducegoodbookstoreaders.D．Tocondemnthechaoticworldwelivein.22．（8分）Theworld’srichestmanmightseemtohaveitall,butBillGateshasoneregret.Theself-madebillionairesaidhefeltstupidfornotknowinganyforeignlanguages.SpeakinginhisthirdAskMeAnythingquestion-and-answersessionforonlineforumReddit(红迪网),theMicrosoftfoundersaidthathewishedhespokeFrench,ArabicorChinese.Hesaid:“ItookLatinandGreekinhighschoolandgotA’sandIguessithelpsmyvocabulary.Ikeephopingtogettimetostudyoneofthese—probablyFrenchbecauseitistheeasiest.IdidDuolingoforawhilebutdidn’tkeepitup.”Gates,whoisworth$79.3billion,praisedFacebookfounderMarkZuckerbergforsurprisinganaudienceinBeijingwhenhespokefluentChinese.“MarkZuckerbergamazinglylearnedChineseanddidaQ&AwithChinesestudents—unbelievable,isn’tit?”hesaidThisisn’tthefirsttimeforGatestoadmithisregretoverlanguage.Healsoshowedhishabitsathomeandpersonalinsights.LastFebruary,Gatessaidhelikestodothedisheshimself—tohisownspecialstandardseverynightandalsotoldtheinterviewerthathiswife,Melinda,wouldlikelywantSamuelL.Jacksontoplayherhusbandinabiopic(传记片).Healsoadmittedthathewouldpickupa$100billifhefounditonthestreet.AshetookthetopspotonForbes(福布斯)28thAnnualBillionaireslistlastyearforthefourthtime,hesaidheisprettybasicwhenitcomestospendingonclothesandfood,butthatheenjoysinvestinginshoesandracquets(球拍)whenheplaystennis.Whenaskedalifelessonhehadtolearnthehardway,thebillionairesaidstayinguptoolateisahabitheisstilltryingtobreak.“Don’tstayuptoolateevenifthebookisreallyexciting.Youwillregretitinthemorning.Pamstillworkingonthisproblem.”hesaid.1、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AnInterviewwithBillGates B．HowBillGatesSucceededC．BillGates’Regret D．TheRichestBillionaire2、TheunderlinedpartinParagraph8mayactuallymeanthat_____.A．itisimportanttolayagoodfoundationoflifeB．foodandclothingarebasicneedsforpeople’slifeC．hedoesn’tspendmuchmoneyonfoodandclothesD．henevercaresaboutbuyingfoodandclothing3、WhatadvicedidBillGatesgive?A．Avoidstayinguptoolate.B．Beagoodlanguagelearner.C．Dothedishesyourselfathome.D．Pickupthe$100billsinthestreets.4、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．BillGatesisalsothefounderofFacebook.B．BillGatestoppedthelistofForbes28times.C．BillGateswasgoodatlearninglanguagesinhighschoo1.D．BillGates’wifewantsSamueltoplayagamewithGates.23．（8分）Aftershoppingfordealsinstoreson“BlackFriday”,oronlineon“CyberMonday”,Americansandpeopleworldwidearepreparingfornewlypopular“GivingTuesday”.Startingin2012,nowtheglobaleventthatiscelebratedannuallyontheTuesdayafterThanksgivingisthebrainchildof92ndStreetY,aculturalcenterinNewYorkCityandUnitedNationsFoundation.Asthenameindicates,GivingTuesdayismeanttorestartthecharitableseasonandthereforeobservedbyraisingfundsforlocalnonprofitsandschools,organizingfoodandclothingdrives,andconductingrandomactsofkindness.In2015,700,000peoplefrom71countriescametogethertodonate$116.7millionincash.Anadditional$1.08millionwasspentongifts.Whiletheeasiestwaytoparticipateisbydonatingtoyourfavoritecharity,thisdaycanbecelebratedinmanyotherwaystoo.Youcangivebackbyvolunteeringatyourlocalshelterorfoodbank,orevenbydonatingblood.Ifallelsefails,apurchasefromthegrowingnumberoforganizationsthatgiveaportionoftheirsalestocharitywilldothetrick.Butperhapsthebestwaytocelebratethedayisbyhelpingthosenearestanddearesttoyou.Assistafamilymemberwithasimplechorelikefoldinglaundry,cookingdinner,orevenreadingtoayoungersibling.Nomatterwhatyoudo,besuretoshareyougooddeedonsocialmediaandinspireotherstocelebrateGivingTuesdayaswell!1、Whichofthefollowinghastheshortesthistory?A．BlackFriday B．GivingTuesdayC．ThanksgivingDay D．CyberMonday2、What’sthemainpurposeof“GivingTuesday”?A．TomakeThanksgivingDayenjoyableB．TogetvoluntaryworkbetterknownC．ToencouragemorepeopletodocharitiesD．Topersuademorepeopletoshoponline3、Whydoestheauthoradvisesharinggooddeedsonsocialmedia?A．Tokeeparecordofone’sexperienceB．TohelppeoplemakenewfriendsC．TodonatemoneytolocalschoolsD．TomakeGivingTuesdaymorepopular4、Whichsectionofawebsitedoesthenextprobablycomefrom?A．Education B．CultureC．Lifestyle D．Business24．（8分）BeforeChristmasEvein1870RichardWagnerandhiswife,Cosima,hadagreednottobuyeachotherChristmaspresents.Theyweresimplytoopoor.ButWagnerwasplanningasurprisegift.FormorethantwomonthshehadbeencraftingapieceofmusictobeperformedoutsideCosima’sbedroomdooronChristmasmorning.HehadbaseditonthemeslatertobeusedinhisoperaSiegfried,plusalittlenurserysonghehadwrittenfortheirchildrentwoyearsearlier.HecompletedtheSiegfriedIdyllthreeweeksbeforeChristmasandarrangedforconductorHansRichtertochoosethemembersofthesmallorchestra.Richterconductedsecretrehearsals,firstinZurichthenatahotelinLucerne.WagnerinvitedphilosopherFriedrichNietzschetothefinalrehearsalonChristmasEveattheHotelduLacandtheyarrivedtogetherattheWagners’homeinthevillageofTrihschen.TheretheyfoundCosimadecoratingtheChristmastreeandpreparingpresentsforthechildren.Atseveno’clockonChristmasmorningthemusiciansarrivedandquietlyarrangedthemselvesonthestairsoutsideCosima’sroom.Theybegantoplay.“AsIawoketothelightofdawn,”Cosimasaidlater,“mymindpassedfromonedreamintoanother.FamiliarsoundsfromSiegfriedcametomyears.Itwasasifthehouseormoreaccuratelyourentirebeing,wasrisingupinmusicandgoinguptoheaven.Sacredmemories,birdsongandsunrise,interwovenwithmusicfromSiegfriedcalmedmyheartandIcametorealizethatIwasnotdreaming,andyetwasexperiencingthemostwonderfuloneofalldreams.NowatlastIunderstoodallofRichard’swritinginsecret.”AndyetWagnerhadkepthispromisenottobuyhiswifeaChristmaspresent.December25thwasCosima’sbirthday.1、WhydidtheWagnersagreenottobuyChristmaspresentsforeachother?A．Theybothdidn’tliketobuypresents.B．Theywereonlytoopoor.C．Theywereveryrich.D．Theydidn’thavethehabit.2、WhatwasCosimadoingwhenthefinalrehearsalwasconductedonChristmasEveattheHotelduLac?A．Cosimawassleeping.B．Cosimawasplayingwiththechildrenathome.C．CosimawasbusywiththepreparationforChristmas.D．Cosimawascookinginthekitchen.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“themselves”inParagraph4referto?A．Christmas.B．Themusicians.C．Thestairs.D．Thechildren.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．AgreatChristmas.B．Agreatlove.C．Agoodbirthday.D．Asurprisegift.25．（10分）Latelyapopulareight-floorbookstoreinHefei,Anhuiprovince,hasrisentofamebecauseitbecomestheworld’sfirstsharedbookstore,inamovemeanttoencouragemorereadingamongChinesecitizens.Itcomestopeople’sattentionnasmorethan200,000visitorsfloodedthestoreonitsfirstdayasasharedbookstoreonJuly16thisyear,arecordhighsinceitwasreopenedtothepublicin2013.Some4,000bookswerebroughthomeonthefirstday,Treported.Customersareallowedtoborrow.uptotwobooksvaluedunder150yuanpervisitafterregisteringwithanappandpayingthe99yuandepositfee(押金).Allbooksonsaleinthebookstoreareavailableforsharing.Returnedbooksthataredamagedaresoldatadiscount.Thebookstorealsoprovidesabonusforbookworms.Peoplewhofinishreading12booksinthreemonthsreceiveeightpercentoftheirdepositback,andmemberscanberewardedoneyuanforeverybookread.“Wewanttobringdownthecostofreadingsopeoplecouldreadmorebooks,”XuXinwei,whohelpsrunthebookstore,toldThepaper.cn.Someparentsbuyalotofbooksfortheirchildren,buttheyusuallyendupcollectingdustastheirchildrengrowup.Similarly,somepopularnovelsforyoungpeoplealsofalloutoffashion,accordingtoXu.“Booksaremoreeffectivelycirculatedwhenthey’reshared.”1、Thebookstorebecomesasharedone.A．tomakemoremoneyB．tomakemoreroomfornewbooksC．toinspiremorepeopletoreadD．torecommendnewbooks2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“risentofame”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Becomewell-known.B．Settleddown.C．Brokenup.D．Takenover.3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．ThebookstorewasoncethebestinAnhuiprovince.B．Thebooksthataresoldherecan’tbeborrowed.C．Morethan4,000booksweretakenhomeonJuly16in2013.D．Thecostofreadingcanbereducedbysharingthebooks.4、Whatdoes,thebookstoredotoattractmorereaders?A．Thebookstoreencouragesparentstobuymorebooksfortheirchildren.B．Thereadersareallowedtoborrowthebooksunconditionally.C．Thereaderswhoarememberscanreceiveoneyuanforeverybookread.D．Thebookstoreisconsideringofferingabonusforanyonewholikesreading.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）I’dliketotakeyoubackaboutsevenyearsinmylife.

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