湖北省黄冈市黄冈中学2025届高三压轴卷英语试卷含解析2

湖北省黄冈市黄冈中学2025届高三压轴卷英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall2．Mysister______thebabywhileI’matyoga.A．arrangesB．mindsC．assesses3．________theopportunitytospeakatthegraduationceremonymademeoverjoyed.A．Offering B．OfferedC．Tooffer D．Beingoffered4．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive5．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping6．_____withsomuchtrouble,wefailedtocompletethetaskontimeA．Toface B．Faced C．Face D．facing7．WorldAIDSDayisalsoimportantinremindingusthatHIVhasnotgoneaway,andtherearemanythingsstilltobedone.A．which B．whatC．that D．/8．—Thebatteryinmycellphoneisrunninglow.—Ithatlastnightbeforewewenttobed.A．wasnoticing B．havenoticed C．wouldnotice D．hadnoticed9．Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof10．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．apartfromC．freefromD．awayfrom11．The114colorfulclayWarriors____atNo.1pit,______inheightfrom1.8mto2m,haveblackhair,green,whiteorpinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.A．unearthed;rangingB．unearthing;rangingC．unearthed;rangedD．areunearthed;areranging12．Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecan_______whentheunexpectedwillhappen.A．prove B．implyC．demand D．predict13．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar14．Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast15．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever16．--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？17．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees__________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．wouldhavegrownC．needn’thavegrown D．wouldgrow18．Wherewasit______theroadaccidenthappenedtheotherday?A．that B．whenC．how D．which19．Thebestmethodto_____thegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleaspossible.A．complete B．command C．accomplish D．accompany20．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright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）Itwashardtoaccept,butthesaddayhadfinallyarrived.Istillrememberthetearswellingupinmysix-year-oldsister’seyesasshelookedaroundtheemptyclosetinwonder.Thespaceoncefilledwithherclothesnowheldonlylonelinessandsorrow.Thislittlechildhadcometotherealizationthatherfatherwasgone.Hehadleftus,andtherewassimplynowaytochangeit.Beingtheoldestoffourgirlshasneverbeeneasy,butwiththedepartureofourfather,ourworldanddreamswerebrokenbeyondrepair.Mymother,themostamazinglywarm-heartedpersonintheworld,hasworkedharderthananyoneshouldsimplytomendourbrokenhousehold.However,longhoursatworkoftenpreventedherfromphysicallybeingthereinourtimesofneed.ThisiswhereIhavesteppedupasthetemporarycaretakerofmythreesmallsisters.ManystudentswritecollegeessaysabouttheirleadershippositionsinschoolandthecommunitybutIfeelthatmygreatestaccomplishmentistheroleIhaveplayedwithinmyownfamily.Senioryearinhighschoolisnotsimpleforanyone,especiallywhenitfeelsliketheentireworldisrestingonyourshoulders,butthisishowIhavefeltforthepasttwoyears,Ihavecontinuallytriedtofulfillthedreammymotherholdsformyfuture.Mymotherwasnotabletocompletehercollegeeducation,andsothissuccessishertopsignificanceforherchildren.Aleaderisdefinedasonewhohasinfluenceonothers.Ihopethatmyleadershipaffectsthelivesofmysistersandeveryonearoundme.Indedicatingmyselftomyfamilyandschool,IhavesetgoalsthatIwilldoanythingtoaccomplish.Iamanextremelydeterminedindividual,andmyuniversitywillhelpmetakethenextstepinclimbingtheladderofsuccess.1、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph1?A．Showatopicfordiscussion.B．Providesomeadviceforreaders.C．Summarizethefollowingparagraphs.D．Introducesomebackgroundinformation.2、Whatwastheauthor’sdreaminhersenioryearinhighschool?A．Tobeadmittedintoacollege.B．Tolookafterhersisterswell.C．Tosetanexampletohersisters.D．Toleadherfamilyoutoftrouble.3、Whatistheauthor’spresentlifelike?A．Happyandquiet.B．Hardbuthopeful.C．Busybutsuccessful.D．Inspiringandrich.4、Whatroledoestheauthorplayinherfamily?A．Awinner.B．Ateacher.C．Aleader.D．Adreamer.22．（8分）Attheageoftwenty-two,Iwasemployedbyoneofthelargestcommercialcompaniesintheworld,somyworkmainlyfocusedonadvertising,workingonproductionteamsforhundredsoftelevisioncommercials.Iwasfortunatetoexperiencesuchanamazingcareeratsuchayoungage,workingalloverthecountrywithsomeofthemostcreativepeopleintheworld.Ihaditall.Andthenonedayasuddenthoughtcamethroughmelikealightningbolt.“Thisisanindustrythatusesanorexic（厌食的）modelstoselldietfoodtoteenagegirls.”Mylifechanged.AndIquit.Atwelve-yearcareer.Rightthen.ThatnightIwenthomeandwasweakinmyknees.Ididnotwanttobepartofthemembersmakingthisproblem;Iwantedtobepartofthepeoplewhohadsolution.ButIhadnoideawhatthesolutionlookedlike.Mygrandfatherusedtosay,"Startwithwhatyouknow,andmorewillberevealed."Iknewthefilm,televisionandadvertisingindustriesandalmosteverythingaboutthem.SoIstartedgoingintojuniorhighschools.Ihelduppicturesofthemodelstoshowwhattheylookedlikeatfiveo'clockinthemorning,andthenheldupanotherpictureshowingwhattheylookedlikeafterthreehoursofprofessionalmake-up,thirty-fivelightingtechnicians,andprofessionalphotographerswhocanmakeanyonelookbeautifulandsexy...Nottomentiontheeffortsofpost-production,wheretheyairbrushnearlyalloftheimperfectionpartsrightoutofthepicture.Withdigitaltechnology,theycanevenstretchthemodelstomakethemappeartallerandthinner.Italkedtoyounggirlsandsaid,"Thisisamulti-billiondollarindustrythatspendsmillionsofdollarsayearprovingtoyouthatthereissomethingwrongwithyousothattheycansellyousomethingtofixit.SoIamheretotellyouthatyourteetharewhiteenough...Andyourbreathisfreshenough...andyourthighsarethinenough.Youareenough."Youareenough,nomatterwhatotherssayandwhathappens.1、Whydidtheauthorquitworkinginthecommercialcompany?A．Hewasfedupwithhisworkinadvertisingindustry.B．Herealizedhisworkwasmisleadingteenagegirls.C．Hefoundithardtoworkwiththeteam.D．Hedecidedtotakeupacareerineducation.2、Theauthorshowedtwosetsofpicturesofmodelstoyounggirlsto.A．showthemagicpowerofmake-upskillsB．stressthegreateffortsmodelsmadeintheirworkC．advocatedevelopingdigitaltechnologyD．exposetherealtruthbehindtheamazingbeautyofmodels3、Whatmessagedoesthewritermainlywanttopasstoteenagegirls?A．Youmightaswellchangeyourlifewhenanopportunityarises.B．Youcan'tbetoocautiouswhenfacinglifechoices.C．Itiswhoyouareratherthanwhatyoulooklikethatcounts.D．Itisworthwhiletoexperiencesomethinginterestingandcreative.23．（8分）Kincaidlookedathiswatch:eight-seventeen.Thetruckstartedonthesecondtry,andhebackedout,shiftedgears,andmovedslowlydownthealleyunderhazysun.ThroughthestreetsofBellinghamhewent,headingsouthonWashington11,runningalongthecoastofPugetSoundforafewmiles,thenfollowingthehighwayasitswungeastalittlebeforemeetingU.SRoute20.Turningintothesun,hebeganthelong,windingdrivethroughtheCascades.Helikedthiscountryandfeltunpressedstoppingnowandthentomakenotesaboutinterestingpossibilitiesforfutureexpeditionsortoshootwhathecalled“memorysnapshots.”Thepurposeofthesecausalphotographswastoremindhimofplaceshemightwanttovisitagainandapproachmoreseriously.InlaterafternoonheturnednorthatSpokane,pickingupU.S.Route2,whichwouldtakehimhalfwayacrossthenorthernUnitedStatestoDuluth,Minnesota.Hewishedforthethousandthtimeinhislifethathehadadog,agoldenretriever,maybe,fortravelslikethisandtokeephimcompanyathome.Buthewasfrequentlyaway;overseasmuchofthetimeanditwouldnotbefairtotheanimal.Still,hethoughtaboutitanyway.Inafewyearshewouldbegettingtoooldforthehardfieldwork.“Imustgetadogthen.”Hesaidtohimself.Driveslikethisalwaysputhimintoasentimentalmood.Thedogwaspartofit.RobertKincaidwasaloneasit’spossibletobe—anonlychild,parentsbothdead,distantrelativeswhohadlosttrackofhimandheofthem,noclosefriends.HethoughtaboutMarian.Shehadlefthimnineyearsagoafterfiveyearsofmarriage.Hewasfifty-twonow,thatwouldmakeherjustunderforty.Marianhaddreamsofbecomingamusician,afolksinger.SheknewalloftheWeavers’songsandsangthemprettywellinthecoffeehouseofSeattle.Whenhewashomeintheolddays,hedrovehertotheshowsandsatintheaudiencewhileshesang.Hislongabsences—twoorthreemonthssometimes—werehardonthemarriage.Heknewthat.Shewasawareofwhathedidwhentheydecidedtogetmarried,andbothofthemhadavaguesensethatitcouldallbehandledsomehow.Itcouldn’twhenhecamefromphotographingastoryinIcelandandshewasgone.Thenoteread,“Robert,itdidn’tworkout.IleftyoutheHarmonyguitar.Stayintouch.”Hedidn’tstayintouch.Neitherdidshe.HesignedthedivorcepaperswhentheyarrivedayearlaterandcaughtaplaneforAustraliathenextday.Shehadaskedfornothingexceptherfreedom.1、WhichrouteistherightonetakenbyKincaid?A．Bellingham—Washington11—PugetSound—U.SRoute20—U.SRoute2—DuluthB．U.S.Route2—Bellingham—Washington11—PugetSound—U.SRoute20—DuluthC．U.S.Route2—U.SRoute20—Duluth–Bellingham—Washington11D．Bellingham—Washington11—U.S.Route2—U.SRoute20—Duluth2、Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Kincaid’sparentsweredeadandheonlykeptintouchwithsomedistantrelatives.B．Kincaidwouldhavehadadogifhehadn’tbeenawayfromhometoomuch.C．Kincaidusedtohaveagoldenretriever.D．Kincaidneededadogindoinghishardfieldwork.3、WhydidKincaidstoptotakephotoswhiledriving?A．Towrite“memorysnapshots”B．Toremindhimselfofplaceshemightwanttovisitagain.C．Toavoidforgettingthewayback.D．Toshootbeautifulsceneryalongtheroad.4、WhatcanyouknowaboutMarian?A．Shediedafterfiveyearsofmarriage.B．ShewasolderthanKincaid.C．Shecouldsingverywellandearnedbigmoney.D．Shewasnotaprofessionalpopsinger.5、Wecandrawaconclusionfromthepassagethat________.A．MarianknewwhatwouldhappenbeforeshemarriedKincaid.B．KincaidthoughthisabsencewouldbeaproblemwhenhemarriedMarian.C．ItturnedoutthatMariancouldnotstandKincaid’sabsenceandlefthim.D．AfterMarianlefthim,theystillkeptintouchwitheachother.24．（8分）Itcanbearealstruggletryingtolearnanewlanguage.Ihadalwaysenjoyedlearninglanguagesinschool,butonlyrecentlydidIstartlearningGerman.IfoundthatIcouldunderstandandlearnindividualwordseasiIy,butwhenitcametoliterature,Ireallystruggled.Thatwaswhenmytutoratuniversitysuggestedreadingsomechildren'sbooksprintedinthetargetlanguage.Atfirst,Ifeltabitsillygoingonahuntforabookdesignedforsomeonehalfmyage,loutthenIrealisedthateveryonehastostartsomewhere.Aschildren,wearegiventhesebasictextstofamiliariseourbrainswithcertainvocabularyandwritingstructures,andfromthere,wecanlearnanddevelop.IstartedwithbookswhicharetaughttousaschildrenintheUK.1managedtofindOliverTwistbyCharlesDickensandJamesandtheGiantPeachbyRoaldDahl.Thebeautyofreadingbooksthatwereintroducedtoyouasachildisthatyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththeplot.Asaresult,youcanworkoutsomeofthedefinitionsofwordswithyourpriorknowledgeofthestory.Atfirst,Iusedtoreadwiththebookinonehandandadictionaryintheother,butthismethoddidnotworkwellforme.ThemethodIwouldrecommendistoreadachapterofyourchosenchildren’sbookandattheendofthatchapter,highlightthewordsyoudonotknowandthenlookupthedefinitions.Ifyoucanwaitabitbeforeyouuseadictionary,youmaybesurprisedwhatyoucangetmerelyfromthecontextofthesentenceinthestory.Additionally,alotofchildren'sbookshavepictureswhichmaygiveyouaclueastowhatortowhomthepassageisreferring.1、Whywastheauthoradvisedtoreadchildren’sbooks?A．Becauseshewasweakinreadinggreatworks.B．Becauseshewasslowtolearnlanguage.C．Becauseshelikedchildren'sliterature.D．Becauseshecouldn'trememberanywords.2、Whatcankidsgetfromchildrens'booksaccordingtothepassage?A．Vocabularyandlisteningskills.B．Learningmethods.C．Wordsandstructures.D．Designingskills.3、Whatcausestheauthorfeelsurprisedwhilereadingchildrens’books?A．Graspingthecontextfromthepictures.B．Lookingupthedefinationsofwordsfromadictionary.C．Gettingfamiliarwiththeplotsofthestory.D．Understandingthewordssimplyfromthecontext.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．ReadingChildren'sBooksB．TheWayofLearningLanguagesC．TheMethodofUsingDictionaryD．MyGoodReadingHabits25．（10分）Recently,SouthKoreanstarPSY’s“Gangnamstyle”videohasbeenpopularontheInternet.Ithasbecomemostpeople’sfavoritemusic.Infact,thesonghassettheGuinnessWorldRecordforthemostpopularvideointhehistoryoftheInternet.Morethantwomillionpeoplehavesaid“like”sincethesongwasontheInternetonJuly15.PSY’sspecialdancemovesandf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.OnedayIwaswalkingdownthesidewalkwhensomeonekickedmefrombehind.Turning2

,Idiscoveredthelocalgang.Fistscamefromevery3

asthe15gangmemberssurroundedme.4Ihadtohaveanoperation.MydoctortoldmethatifIhadbeenhitinthehead5

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,somefriendssaid,“Let’sgettheseguys!”Thatwastheway7were“resolved”.Apartofmesaid,“Yes!”Butanotherpartofme8andsaidno.Historyhasprovedtimeandagainthatrevengeonly9theconflict.Weneededtodosomethingdifferenttobreakthecounter-productive(适得其反的)chainof10

.Workingwithvariousethnicgroups,we11whatwecalleda“BrotherhoodCommittee”toworkonimproving12relationships.Iwasamazedtolearnhowmuch13fellowstudentshadinbuildingabrighterfuture.Twoyearslater,I14

StudentBodyPresident.EventhoughIranagainsttwofriends,oneafootballheroandtheotherapopular“bigmanofthecampus”,asignificantmajorityofthe3,200studentsjoinedmeinthe15ofdoingthingsdifferently.Wemadesignificantprogressinbuildingbridgesbetween16

,learninghowtotalkwithand17

differentethnicgroups,resolvingdifferenceswithout18andlearninghowtobuildtrustinthemostdifficultofcircumstances.Beingstackedbythegangwasclearlyoneofmytoughestlifemoments.WhatIlearned,19

,aboutrespondingwithloveratherthanreturninghatehasbeena20

forceinmylife.Turningupourlightinthepresenceofthosewhoselightisdim(昏暗的)becomesthedifferencethatmakesthedifference.1、A．clearB．toughC．protectiveD．dirty2、A．aroundB．onC．intoD．out3、A．meansB．situationC．ApproachD．direction4、A．GraduallyB．RegularlyC．EventuallyD．Frequently5、A．overtimeB．onemoretimeC．aheadoftimeD．innotime6、A．treatedB．recoveredC．sufferedD．calmed7、A．conditionsB．atmospheresC．fantasiesD．problems8、A．pausedB．agreedC．startedD．proceeded9、A．remainsB．finishesC．continuesD．proves10、A．accidentsB．itemsC．eventsD．scenes11、A．puttogetherB．putasideC．putbackD．putdown12、A．politicalB．racialC．civilD．national13、A．sympathyB．knowledgeC．HonorD．interest14、A．votedforB．ranforC．foughtforD．calledfor15、A．needB．dangerC．processD．way16、A．culturesB．schoolsC．banksD．ranks17、A．belongtoB．leadtoC．relatetoD．devoteto18、A．agreementB．DemonstrationC．justiceD．violence19、A．henceB．howeverC．moreoverD．then20、A．powerfulB．peacefulC．carefulD．thoughtful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）Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwordsortheproperformsofthegivenwords.ThetaleofShangri-Laisamongthemostinterestingmyths.Not1．(surprise),then,modernpeoplehavebeendrawntothedreamland2．theruinoftimeandhistoryhasbeenheldback,humanbeingsliveinharmonywithnature,andthewisdomoftheplanetissavedforfuture3．(generation).LostHorizonwasatalefor4．(it)times.ThestoryofShangri-Laitselfisamodernone,toldbytheEnglishnovelistJamesHiltoninhisnovelLostHorizon(1933).SetinthetroubledyearsbeforeWorldWarTwo,thebooktellsofacommunityinalamasery(喇嘛庙),inthelostTibetanvalleyofShangri-La,cutofffromtheworldandfromtime.Allthewisdomofthehumanrace5．(contain)inthisplace,inthestoredculturaltreasures,andinthemindsofthepeople6．havegatheredhereinthefaceofthewar.Thebookenjoyedgreat7．(popular).AndwhenthenovelwasturnedintoaHollywoodmoviebyFrankCapra,itwas8．instantsuccess.Thesedays,thenameispartofthelanguage,usedeverywherefromNepaliairlinesandChinesehotelchainstoholidaycottagesinFloridaandTorquay.Inthe1930s,9．Westerncivilisationseemedbentonapathtoself-destruction—andwhen,asCarlJungputit,“thesmellofburningwasintheair”—thestoryhadagreatcharm.AndTibetinthe1930swasstillalandofmystery,oneofthelastunmappedplaces.Nowadays,ofcourse,thechoiceofthelocationofthetaleseemsmore10．(attract).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。Anopeningweekheldinourschoollastweeksothatwecouldshowagreatachievementswemadeinarteducation、TheartworksexhibitionwentonfromMondaytoFriday,exhibittheexcellentartworks,suchaspapercuts,paintingsandflowerarrangements、Bothoftheartworkswerecreatedbythestudentsofourschool、ThatattractedthepublicmostwasthesinginganddancingperformancesinFridayafternoon、Alltheseactivitiesdrawthecloseattentionofthepublican