广西柳州市铁一中学2025届高考英语二模试卷含解析

广西柳州市铁一中学2025届高考英语二模试卷注意事项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．Mostgraduatesinbigcitiesaresufferingformconnectedtosoaringhousepricesandjobhunting.A．curiosity B．eagerness C．thirst D．anxiety2．Thereisnodoubtthatclimateallovertheworld______greatlyinrecentyears.A．hadchanged B．ischangingC．changed D．hasbeenchanging3．We’dbettergonow,______we’llmissthetrain.A．butB．soC．otherwiseD．therefore4．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious5．Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin______ofchildren.A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend6．Ifyouwanttoleadahappylife,you’dbetterlearntoacceptlife______itis.A．as B．thatC．which D．where7．—Ihavebeenconsideringcancellingtheprojectbecauseitseemshardtogofarther.—Butit'stooearlyto________now.There'sstillmuchhope.A．pickupthepieces B．throwinthetowelC．gothroughyourpaces D．jumpdownyourthroat8．Bobwastryingto________thatheknewthefamoussingerwhowouldperforminourcity.A．letout B．layoutC．figureout D．makeout9．You________beCarol.Youhaven’tchangedabitafteralltheseyears.A．must B．can C．will D．shall10．AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof11．—________!Somebodyhasbrokenthevase!—Don’tlookatme.A．Comeon B．Hi,thereC．Thankgoodness D．Dearme12．James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．althoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．aslongas13．Oh！Icanfeelsomething_____upmyleg！Itmustbeaninsect．A．toclimb B．climbingC．climb D．climbed14．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart15．____theplayerIcameacrossinthestadiumspoke,Ihadn’trealizedshewasforeign.A．Until B．Unless C．Since D．Although16．—Thankyouverymuchforeverything．You'vebeensohelpful.—__．JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou． A．Withpleasure B．Thepleasureismine． C．Pleasedon'tsayso D．No,thanks17．．Sheisfedupwithsharingahousewithothers;,sheislookingforherownflat.A．moreover B．otherwise C．however D．therefore18．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught19．—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.—Ittruebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.A．maybenot B．won’tbe C．couldn’tbe D．mustn’tbe20．______property,we’reamongtherichestpeopleinthiscity．A．Insearchof B．Inspiteof C．Inplaceof D．Intermsof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）InAmerica，thenumberofpeoplekilledincarcrashesin2016wasabove40，000forthefirsttimeinadecade，datareleasedonWednesdayshows．“Americansbelievethereisnothingwecandotostopcrashesfromhappening，butthatisn'ttrue．Wearebehindtherestofthedevelopedworldinaddressinghighwayfatalities(死亡)．Wejusthaven'tbeenwillingtodowhatneedstobedone，”saidDeborahA．P．Hersman，presidentoftheNationalSafetyCouncil．TheNationalSafetyCouncildatashowsa6percentincreaseindeathsin2018whencomparedwith2015anda3percentincreaseinthenumberofmilesAmericanadrovein2016．“Motorvehiclefatalitynumbershavebeenringingthealarmfortwoyears，”Hersmansaid．“Unfortunately，wehavebeenblindtothedataandthekillingsonourroadways．Ifwefailtotakeaction，thedeathtellwillcontinuetorise．”“Thetrendisclear：Afteryearsofprogress，highwaydeathsareheadinginthewrongdirection，”saidJonathanAdkins，astatesafetyofficial．Thenumberofpeoplekilledreachedarecordlowof32，675in2014，accordingtoNHTSAstatistics．Thatrecordfollowedafairlysteadydownwardtrackforthepastsixyearsthatexpertsattributeditprimarilytosafetyfeaturesthathavebeenbuiltintocarsandtrucks．Safetyadvancesincludingincreasedseat-beltuse，airbags，anti-lockbraking，stabilitycontrolsandelectronicwarningsandcameras．Thebadeconomyandhighgaspricesalsoinfluencedthereductionindeaths．Now，withunemploymentandgaspricesbothlow，morepeoplearedrivingforworkandpleasuretrips．“It’snotjustthatAmericansdrivemoremileswhentheeconomyimproves；it’sthekindofmilestheydrive，”saidAdrianLund，presidentoftheInsuranceInstituteforHighwaySafety．1、What’sHersman’sattitudetowardsthepresentsituation?A．Ithasbeengettingbetter． B．Itcanhardlybeimproved．C．Theeffortsarefarfromenough． D．Muchworkhartalreadybeendone．2、Whatdowelearnaboutthenumberofhighwaydeathsin2013inAmerica?A．It’slowerthanthatin2014． B．It’slowerthanthatin2010．C．It’sthelowestinrecentyears． D．It’sthehighestinrecentlyyears．3、Whatwillhappenwiththeeconomicrecovery?A．Thegaspriceswillgoup． B．Thegaspricewillgodown．C．Therewillbemorehighwaydeaths． D．Therewillbefewerhighwaydeaths．4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TrafficDeathsAreontheRise B．HighwayDeathsWillDropoffC．MeasurestoHandleCarCrashes D．SafetyAdvancesinCarsAreMade22．（8分）Scientistshaveprovidednewevidencetohelpsolveoneoftheworld’soldestmysteries---zebrasstripes.Researchersrecentlydescribedexperimentsshowingthathorseflieshaveadifficulttimelandingonzebraswhileeasilylandingonhorsesofasinglecolor.Inoneexperiment,theresearchersputblanketswithstripesonhorsesandsawthatfewerflieslandedonthem."Theyflypastthemorhitthemandbounceoff,"saidTimCarooftheUniversityofCalifornia-Davis.Hewastheleadwriterofareportonthestudy.ThereportwaspublishedinthejournalPLOSONE.Closelyrelatedtohorses,theworld’sthreezebraspeciesareknownfortheirblack-and-whitestripedbodies.ZebrasarenativetoAfricassavannas,orgrasslands.Theappearanceofthestripesisdifferentfromonezebratothenext.Therehavebeenfourmaintheoriesaboutthereasonswhyzebrasdevelopedstripes.Thefirsttheoryistoavoidattacksbymeat-eatinganimals.Anotheristhatzebrashaveaneasiertimerecognizingotherzebras.athirdideaisthermoregulation,whichistheabilityofacreaturetocontrolitsbodytemperature,evenwhenthesurroundingtemperatureisdifferent.Thefourththeoryistopreventattacksbybitingflies.Onlythelaststandsup,Carosaid."Mostbiologistsinvolvedinresearchonmammalcolorationacceptthatthisisthereasonwhyzebrashavestripes.UniversityofBristolbiologistMartinHowworkedwithCaroonthestudy.Hesaidstripesmayconfuseflieswhentheygettooclosetozebras.Africanhorsefliescarrydiseases,suchastrypanosomiasis.Thesicknesscancauseweaknessandbedeadly.“Inadditiontostripesthatpreventcontrolledlandingsbyhorseflies,zebrasarealwaysmovingtheirtailandmayfrightenoffthehorsefliesiftheydolandsuccessfully,"MartinHowsaid.Headdedthatzebrasarealsousingbehavioralmeanstopreventfliesfrombitingthem1、Whydidtheresearchersputblanketswithstripesonhorses?A．ToconfuseAfricanhorseflies.B．Todrawtheattentionofrealzebras.C．TohelpdriveawayAfricanhorseflies.D．ToseehowAfricanhorsefliesrespondedtothem.2、WhatdowelearnaboutzebrasfromParagraph3?A．Theylookthesametothehumaneye.B．Theirstripesaredifferentfromeachother.C．Zebras'livinghabitsaresimilartohorses.D．Threezebraspeciesworldwideareendangered.3、AccordingtoTimCaro,howdozebrastakeadvantageoftheirstripes?A．Theykeephorsefliesfrombitingthem.B．Theyusethemtoavoidattacksbyotheranimals.C．Theycontroltheirbodytemperaturethroughthem.D．Theycaneasilyrecognizeeachotherthroughthestripes.4、WhyarethediseasecarrierAfricanhorsefliesmentionedinthetext?A．Tohelpusknowmoreaboutsuchflies.B．Totellushowzebrassurvivebitingflies.C．Toexplainaboutacauseofdeathofzebras.D．Toshowthenecessityforzebrastoavoidflies.5、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Whydozebrashavestripes?B．Howdidzebrasevolvefromhorses?C．Whatistheworld’soldestmystery?D．Whendidzebrasstarttopreventhorseflies?23．（8分）TheQueenhashadtosaygoodbyetooneofherlongtimecompanions,herbelovedpetcorgiHolly,whohassadlypassedawayaged13.Thecorgiwillprobablybefamiliartoroyalfanswhowouldrecognizeherfromthe2012LondonOlympicsopeningvideo.ThedogwassufferingfromoldageandwasputdownatBalmoralaftersufferingfromanillness,leavingHerMajestythreesurvivingpetdogs,Willowandtwocorgi-dachshundcrosses,VulcanandCandy.AccordingtoaspokespersonforBuckinghampalace,theQueenwasdeeplyupsetbyHolly’spassingandshedoesn’tlikeseeingherdogssuffer.Hollyhadattainedaverygoodage.Shegetsmoreunsettlediftheysufferandsheknowsthatputtingadogdownisoftenthekindestsolution.ShewasdevotedtoHollyandwherevertheQueenwas,thedogwasneverfarbehind.HollywasincludedinoneoftheportraitsfortheQueen’s90thbirthday,alongwithherotherthreepetdogs.AlthoughtheQueenusuallyhasseveralpetcorgis,itwasrecentlyrevealedthatsheiskeennottobreed（繁殖）anymoreofthedogs.MontyRoberts,ahorsetrainerwhohaspreviouslygivenadvicetoQueen,toldtheDailyMail,“Shewouldn’tleaveanyyoungdogsbehindifshedied.Shewantedtoputanendtoit.HerMajestyhadpreviouslynamedoneofherdogsafterherfriend,butthedogdiedin2012.Dogsloveforlesstimethanhumanbeingsandweknowwe’regoingtolosethem—buttheyarepartoftheQueen’sfamily.She’llbequiteupset.”1、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“puttingadogdown”inParagraph3?A．Helpingadogtosurvive.B．Lettingadoggo.C．Writingdownthestoryofadog.D．Killingadogwithoutcausinganypain.2、Wemaylearnfromthetextthat________.A．thepetcorgiCandyonceappearedinLondonOlympicsopeningvideo.B．theQueenfeltupsetforthepassingawayofherbelovedpetdog.C．theQueenhasdecidedtoreproduceanotheryoungpetcorgiD．therearealtogetherthreedogsmentionedinthetext.3、Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．anewspaperB．afilmreviewC．abiographyD．adocumentar24．（8分）Podcasts(播客)TheB．S.ReportDesignedforthesportsfanwithasenseofhumor,theB．S.ReportislocatedbythesportswriterBillSimmons.It’snotuncommonforhimtogoalmostawholeshowwithoutevenmentioningsports.Wait,Wait…Don’tTellMeTheshowisanewsprogramintheformofagameshow.EachweekagroupofhumoristsandwritersjoinhostPeterSagalinChicago,wheretheyarequizzedontheweek’smostimportantandfunnynewsstories.Listenersalsogettocallintoplaydifferentnewsrelatedgamesforaprize.TheMothTheMothisaweeklypodcastrunbyanonprofitartorganization.Theshowismadeupofrecordingsof“truestorytoldbeforealiveaudiencewithoutnotes”.Eachweek,thegroupreleasesshort10-20minutetalestoldbypeoplefromallwalksoflife.Pastpresentershaveincludedwriters,comedians,scientistsandevenNewYorkCitypoliceofficers.FilmspottingFilmspottingisaweeklypodcastandisamust-listenforanymoviefan.Theshowisfocusedonmoviereviews,buthostsAdamKempenaarandMattyRobinsondomorethanjusttelltheirlistenerswhichnewmovieisworthseeing,theyalsodiscussandexaminethefilmasanartform.Theshowdoesn’tfocusoncurrentmovies,either,asthehostsfrequentlydiscussoldfilmsaspartthememarathons.1、Ifyouareapoliceofficer,youcantakepartin.A．TheB．S.ReportB．Wait,Wait...Don'tTellMeC．TheMothD．TheFilmspotting2、WhatdoTheMothandFilmspottinghaveincommon?A．Theyareweeklyprograms.B．Theyareopentoeveryone.C．Theirhoststellstoriestothelisteners.D．Theyarenonprofitartsorganizations.3、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．YoucanplaygamesintheB．S.Report.B．PeoplecantellstoriesintheMoth.C．AdamKempenaarjusttellstheirlistenersoldmovies.D．TheMothisavailableonlyinNewYork.25．（10分）Haveyouevernoticedthatafterabout6monthsyourperfectlynew1，000dollarsmartphonebeginstoslowdown?WhatifItoldyouthatit’sasalesstrategythatprettymuchallphonecompaniesusetoforcepeopleintobuyingnewphones?Inlate2015，whenLisaYoungwasinchargeofiOSsecurityandbetasoftwaretestingteams，herbossrevealedadarksecrettoher，sayingthattheywereusinganewstrategythatwouldpurposelyslowdownolderphoneseverytimethephonewouldupgradetothelatestoperatingsystem.Thisnewmethodwouldforcecustomerstobuythelatestphonemodel，increasingsalesby70％.Shewasalittledisturbedtohearthenews，butshejustkeptherheaddownandcontinuedtodoherjob.Afterawhile，theguiltofbeinginvolvedwithsuchashadysalesmodelstartedtoweighheavyonher.“Howcouldamulti—billiondollarcorporationcontinuetotakeadvantageofthepubliclikethis?”shethought.InMarchof2017，shecontactedareporterfromCNNtofinallyleaktheinformationconcerningAppleslowingdownphones.Thescandal(丑闻)wentviralovernight，andeverymediaoutletintheworld，ineverylanguagewastalkingaboutit，makingitoneofthebiggestcontroversiesinconsumerelectronicshistory.Aweeklater，shewassecretlyletgoafterher8yearsofservice.Althoughshewastakingahugeriskgoingagainstoneofthemostpowerfulcorporationsintheworld，shefeltasenseofreliefexposingthem.Thepublicdeservedtoknowandthefearbecamehermotivationtofindawaytodestroytheirshadysalesmodel.Severalofhercolleagueswerefiredwithher.Theyquietlyunited，andafterayearofextensiveresearchtheydesignedauniqueproductcalledCircaChargethatwouldreversethenegativeeffectsof“softwareupdates.”PhonecompanieshaverecentlycaughtwindoftheirovernightsuccesswithCircaChargeandaretryingtodoeverythingtheycantomakethisproductillegalandbanitforever.Lisaandherteamhavemadeunbelievableprogressinincreasingbatterylife，batteryhealth，andoptimizingphoneperformance，andtheywillcontinuetodevelopnewtechnologythatwillbeatphonecompaniesattheirowngameuntiltheychangetheirways.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewmethodmentionedinparagraph2?A．Itisessentialinthe1atestoperatingsystem.B．Itbenefitsusersinupgradingtheiroldphone.C．Itfoolscustomersintobuyingthelatestmodelonpurpose.D．Itisasuccessfulsalesstrategyforadvertisingnewsoftwares.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“keptherheaddown”inparagraph3referto?A．Loweredherhead.B．Noddedtoshowapproval.C．Pretendedtoknowsomething.D．Triednottoshowsheknowssomething.3、HowdidLisaYoungfeelafterleakingthesecret?A．Disturbed. B．Relieved. C．Frightened. D．Disappointed.4、Fromthepassage，weknow______________.A．it'stootoughforLisaandherteamtoincreasebatterylifeB．CircaChargehelpsphonecompanieswithsoftwareupdatesC．LisastrugglestoforcephonecompaniestochangetheircurrentwaysD．phonecompaniesfinditessentialtobantheirillegalsoftwareforupdating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）ThereoncewasalittleboywhowantedtomeetGod.HeknewitwasalongtriptowhereGodlived,sohe1hissuitcasewithTwinkiesandasix-packofrootbeerandhestartedhis2.Whenhehadgoneaboutthreeblocks,hemetanoldwoman.Shewas3intheparkjuststaringatsomepigeons(鸽子).Theboysatdownnexttoherandopenedhis4.Hewasabouttotakeadrinkwhenhenoticedthattheoldladylooked5,soheofferedheraTwinkie.She6accepteditandsmiledathim.Her7wassoprettythattheboywantedtoseeit8,soheofferedherarootbeer.Onceagainshesmiledathim.Theboywas9!Theysatthereall10eatingandsmiling,buttheyneversaidaword.Asitgrewdark,theboyrealizedhow11itwasandhegotuptoleave,butbeforehehadgonemorethanafewsteps,he12around,ranbacktotheoldwomanandgaveherahug.Shegavehimher13smileever.Whentheboyopenedthedoortohisownhouseashorttimelater,hismotherwas14bythelookofjoyonhisface.Sheaskedhim,"Whatdidyoudotodaythatmadeyousohappy?"Hereplied,"Ihad15withGod."Butbeforehismothercouldrespond,headded,"Youknow16?She'sgotthemostbeautifulsmileI'veeverseen!"Meanwhile,theoldwoman,alsoradiant(容光焕发的)with17,returnedtoherhome.Hersonwasshockedbythelookof18onherfaceandheasked,"Mother,whatdidyoudotodaythatmadeyousohappy?"Shereplied,"I19somefoodintheparkwithGod."Butbeforehersonresponded,sheadded,"Youknowwhat?He'smuch20thanIexpected."1、A．decoratedB．carriedC．packedD．designed2、A．journeyB．gameC．carD．work3、A．standingB．playingC．sittingD．waiting4、A．mapB．bagC．beerD．suitcase5、A．worriedB．paleC．poorD．hungry6、A．unwillinglyB．gratefullyC．sincerelyD．quickly7、A．smileB．skirtC．faceD．ring8、A．oftenB．againC．furtherD．soon9、A．pleasedB．shockedC．movedD．interested10、A．morningB．dayC．nightD．afternoon11、A．lateB．earlyC．boringD．obvious12、A．lookedB．turnedC．walkedD．jumped13、A．weakestB．biggestC．mostconfidentD．mostfamiliar14、A．surprisedB．terrifiedC．impressedD．attracted15、A．atalkB．awalkC．lunchD．fun16、A．whyB．whoC．whereD．what17、A．angerB．fearC．joyD．terror18、A．peaceB．regretC．victoryD．surprise19、A．soldB．ateC．drankD．baked20、A．ruderB．tallerC．wiserD．younger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）AsIwritethis,I’msittingonabusbacktoSantiagoinChilewhereIamworking1．awriter.I’vejustspenttheweekendinacitycalledLaSerenanorthofSantiago.Iwasluckyenoughtoseethefloweringdesert,anaturalscenethat2．(occur)aroundeveryfiveyearshereintheAtacamaDesert.3．(follow)aparticularlylargeamountofrainfallearlier,a(n)4．(vary)offlowerscomeintoblossom.Brightpurpleflowerscreate5．unbelievablybeautifulsceneatthebaseofthesurroundingmountains.6．(have)alookatthiswonderfultreasureofnature,wetookabusfromLaSerenatoanearbytownandthenrentedacartogotothedesert.7．wesawdidnotdisappointus,andasexpecteditwasevenmorefascinatingthanthepictureswehadseenonline.Thebloomwasparticularly8．(impress)thisyearduetothestrongpresenceofElNiño(abandofwarmwaterinthePacificOceanthatchangesthetemperaturesandincreasestherainfallincertainareas).Thevastcarpetofcolor9．spreadintothedistancetowardsthegreenhillswas10．(simple)breathtakinganddeservedalargeamountofphotos!Arealreminderofthebeautyourplanetcanprovide.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改短文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共存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（^），并在其下而写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下面画一横线，并在其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。DearSally,Doyourememberme?WewereusedtogotoAllendalesSchooltogether.YouwerethefirstpersonIgettoknowthere.Wesatnexteachotherinclass,butlatertheteachermademesitapartbecausewewere,alwayschattingsomuch.Wealwayswenttoyourhouseafterschoolandlistenedtomusicforhours.We’dgetalltheBeatlesrecordassoonastheycameout.Onceweateallthefoodinyourfridgeandyourmotherwasanger.IstillseePenny,andshe’sstillasmadlyasever.She’salwaystalkingabouthavingtheschoolreunion.Soifyou’reinteresting,dropmealine.Lookingforwardtohearfromyou.Youroldschoolmate,Alice第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华．你刚从英国为期五天的旅游回来，感谢好友Rick的款待．得知他对中国的文化非常的感兴趣，特别是即将到来的端午节，请你写一封信介绍中国的端午节．内容要点：1）感谢他的招待．2）介绍中国的端午节（时间，意义，风俗等）3）欢迎他来中国．注意：1）词数100左右；2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3）开头和结尾已为你写好．DearRick，Howiseverythinggoing？______