湖南省雅礼中学2025届高考适应性考试英语试卷含解析

湖南省雅礼中学2025届高考适应性考试英语试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_______manyChineseholidaysaredirectedtowardsservicesrememberingancestors,theChingMingFestivalisbeyonddoubtthelargest.A．Unless B．SinceC．Once D．While2．Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast3．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something4．—Don'tlookdownuponBob.Hehashisownadvantages.—Oh,yesothersareweak,heisstrong.A．Before B．WhenC．Where D．Though5．Takethemedicinerightaway!______ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.A．Hadyoutaken B．WouldyoutakeC．Shouldyoutake D．Wereyoutotake6．Theonlineword“selfie”isgaining______andmoreandmorepeopletendtouseitnowadays.A．accessB．admissionC．controlD．currency7．Whichdoyouprefer,teaorcoffee?—_______.Ireallydon’tmind.A．Both B．None C．Neither D．Either8．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends9．OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup10．Theincidentturnedhimintodifferentperson,evenifhedidnotrealizeitatbeginning.A．a;a B．the;the C．the;a D．a;the11．—TheT­-shirtIreceivedisnotthesameasisshownonline.—________？ButIpromiseyouwe’lllookintoitrightaway.A．Whosays B．HowcomeC．Whatfor D．Whyworry12．Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased13．.Thestudyofnaturalhistoryisnotsomethingtobelefttobiologists.Infact,theircapacity_____thetimetheycanspendawayfromtheirofficesisverylimited.A．intermsof B．insearchofC．inviewof D．inspiteof14．—Sorry,sir.I______followyou.Wouldyoupleasespeakslower?—Ok.A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t15．---Howoftendoyouworkout?---_________,butusuallyonceaweek.A．Havenoidea. B．Itdepends. C．Asusual. D．Generallyspeaking.16．—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.—________Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.A．Sowhat? B．Nowonder.C．Nodoubt. D．Guesswhat.17．—CanIpaythebillbycheck?—Sorry,sir.Accordingtotherulesofourhotel,thepayment______bemadeincash.A．shallB．needC．willD．can18．Astothelong-termeffectsofglobalwarmingsomebelievethatthedamagehasbeendone,______________________.A．otherwisewetakestepstomakeupnowB．nowthatwetakestepstomakeupC．whetherwetakestepstomakeupnowornotD．unlesswetakestepstomakeupnow19．Passengers_____talktothedriverwhilethebusismoving,becauseitwilltakehisfocusofftheroad.A．wouldnot B．mustnotC．maynot D．neednot20．Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor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）Whenmyfathermarriedmymotherin1943,hegavemymothera1937crowncoinandtoldhertokeepitinthebackofherpurseandnottospendit.Thiswouldmeanthatshealwaysfeltthatshewasprotectedandwouldalwayshavemoneyifshereallyneededit.WhenIwasmarriedin1970myhusbandwhohadheardthisstory,obtaineda1937crowncoinformeandIhavealwayskeptitinmywallet,andIhavealwayshadenoughformyneeds.Afriendrecentlyfellonhardtimes,partlythroughexternal(外部的）circumstancesandpartlythroughpoorplanning.FriendsandIhaveloanedhermoney,paidherbills,givenherfood,andeventriedtoteachherbudgettechniques,butnoneofthemhasbeenasolution.Shehasjustslippeddeeperanddeeperintofinancialtroubleanddepression.Lastweekshelookedpaleandunwell,verydepressedandhopeless,verysadforafriendtoseeandIthenthoughtabouthowthecrowncoin,aphysicalreminderofanother'scareandlovehadprotectedme,soIwenttothebankfora$100dollar-bill.Itoldmyfriendthestoryandaskedhertokeepthe$100inthebackofherwallet.Itturnedoutthatshedidn'thaveawallet,sosheputthemoneyinalittlepencilcasewhereshekepthercoins.Sheimmediatelyfeltbetter—“Ifeelrich,andthankyouforbeingagoodfriend,”shesaid,andwewerebothabitteary.IwenthomeandrememberedalittlewalletIhadthatI’dneverused,andthought,“I’llgivethattomyfriend.”Iopenedit,andinside,found$100.1、Whatdidthe1937crowncoinfromtheauthor’sfathermeantohermother?A．Hisconcernforher. B．Hispityandprotectionforher.C．Hiscareandloveforher. D．Hisprideandrespectforher.2、Wheredidtheauthor’sfriendkeepthe$100dollar-bill?A．Inthebackofherwallet. B．Inalittlepencilcase.C．Inthepocketofherraincoat. D．Inthelayerofhersuitcase.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Theauthorbecamerichallofasudden.B．Theauthor'sfriendwouldreceiveawalletasagift.C．Theauthor'sfriendwasnottouchedbyherstory.D．Theauthorfeltuncomfortablewhenreceivingthebill.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Acrowncoin B．ThehelptoafriendC．Ahardlife D．Agiftfrommyfather22．（8分）Doyoucompletelyunderstandyourteenagerswhoarebetween13to19?Theymayliveahappyandmeaningfullifeonconditionthatyouknowwhatchangestheyareundergoing.Theteenagelifeisfullofhappiness,sadnessenjoymentanditcanheinterestingtoo.Thisisbecauseintheteenagelifeateenagerissubjectedtophysicalgrowth,andhormonalchanges.Theymaybeinastageofconflictlikeundergoingpuppylove.Thisisonlyanormalpartoflife.Teenagersshouldenjoylifebymakingfriendswithpeersinhealthyactivitiessuchascamping,picnic,swimmingandsoon.Throughfriends,ateenagerlearnstojoke,laughandplaytoreleasestressandtension.Bymakingfriends,theteenagerlearnstosweetenhisorherjoysandeveneasesthebitternessoflife’sdowntime.Manyteenagersareveryconsciousoftheirphysicaloutlook.Itisatthispartoftheirlifethatbeautystrikesasthemainself-image.Theylovetofollowupwiththelatesttrendsfordressingandhairstyle.Somegirlsandboysgoonacrashdiettoslimdowninordertolookattractive.However,makingupisnotamustfortheirgoodimage.Parentstendtoplayaroleinateenager’slife.Theyliketocontroltheirfreedomandhaveasayonwhattheteenagersdo.Therefore,teenagershavecasesofdisagreements,disputes,quarrelsandevenrunawaysfromhomesamongsometeenagegirls.Toavoidthis,parentsshouldbemoreintheirteenager’sshoes.Therearealsonegativeproblemsthatmaypopoutduringateenagelife.Someteenagersareeasilyaffectedbythemassmediaandthepeoplearoundthem.Theymaybeinvolvedinviolentbehavior,drugstaking,smoking,drinkingandsoon.Otherstendtoletofftheirangerbydestroyingpublicproperty.Therewillbemoreharmthangoodifnothingisdone.1、Whyareteenagers’livesfullofupsanddowns?A．Theyusuallyundergopuppylove.B．Theyhaveavariablecharacter.C．Theyaretooyoungandlackexperienceoflife.D．Theyareexperiencingpersonalbodychanges.2、Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytellus?A．Makingfriendshasadeepinfluenceonteenagers.B．Teenagersplayjokesonnobodyotherthanfriends.C．Teenagersbenefitfromattendinghealthyactivities.D．Friendscanhelpteenagerseasethebitternessoflife.3、Whatdoteenagersdotoimprovetheirphysicaloutlook?A．Theyeatwhatevertheylike.B．Theypreferdoingmakingup.C．Theyfollowupfashiontrends.D．Theylearnhowtodowithhairstyle.4、Whatistheimpliedmeaningoftheunderlinedpart?A．Parentsoftenmisunderstandtheirteenagers.B．Parentsdon’tknowwhattheirteenagersneed.C．Parentsshouldweartheirteenagers’shoesmoreoften.D．Parentsshouldthinkmoreintheirteenagers’position.5、Whatistheauthor’sintentionofwritingthispassage?A．Torecommendparentstoshowkindnesstoteenagers.B．Totellparentstofocusonthechangesteenagersundergo.C．Toencourageparentstofollowupwiththelatesttrends.D．Toadviseparentstoofferproperguidancetoteenagers.23．（8分）PengLiyuan,wifeofPresidentXiJinping,hasdrawnextensiveattentionfrompeoplebothathomeandabroadforhercharismaandgrace.Accompanyingherhusbandonhisfirstoverseastripafterbecomingpresident,PengLiyuanexhibitedgracefuldemeanor,apleasantpersonalityandwell-chosendress,promptingpeopletocointheterm“Liyuanstyle”.PengLiyuan,asoneofChina’sbest-knownsingers,waspopularamongChinesepeoplelongbeforeherhusbandbecamethepresident.Lovedbyherfans,shehasbeenintouchwiththepeopleforyears.“Liyuanstyle”isnotonlyrepresentativeofafashionidol,butalsooverpassculturalanddiplomaticbarriers.ThebeautifulhandbagsPenghascarried,andtheplainbutelegantanddelicatedressesshehaswornhavebecomepopular.Herchoiceofclothing,made-in-Chinainsteadofluxuriousforeignbrands,showsherbeliefindomesticdressdesigns.But“Liyuanstyle”isnotonlyaboutclothingandawoman’sparaphernalia.ItisalsoaboutdiplomacyandpromotingChina’ssoftpower.InMoscow,Pengvisitedaboardingschoolfororphansandchildrenestranged(疏远)fromtheirparents,encouragingthemtostriveforabetterlife,whichbroughtoutthematernalsideofhercharacter.InTanzania,shedonatedsewingmachinesandschoolbagstowomenandchildren.AndasaWorldHealthOrganizationambassadorinthefightagainstAIDS,Pengisdevotedtomanypubliccauses,includingthoserelatingtocharityandhealthcare.SomeobservershavealreadystartedsayingthatPeng*sactivitieshavebecomepartofpublicdiplomacyinChina.Also,“Liyuanstyle”hasboostedtheconfidenceoftheChinesepeople.Modembutnotflashy,elegantbutnotarrogant,PenghasallthevirtuesofaChinesewomanandcarriesthemtotheinternationalstage.Sincethe18thPartyCongressandtheannualsessionsoftheNPCandCPPCC,thecountry’snewleadershiphasvowedtoadoptadown-to-earthworkstyletoconnectwiththepeople.Peng’splainbutelegantstyleshowsthatthriftinessandanearthystyleneednotbedrabandboring.SoitcanbesaidthatPeng’sfirstappearanceontheinternationalstagehaskickedoffwell.1、Whatsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“paraphernalia”?A．Herattitudestowardslife B．ThingsshecarriedwithC．Herdiplomaticmeasures D．Hersupporttoherhusband2、Thispassageismainlyabout.A．PresidentXi’swifeandhisfamilyB．PengLiyuan’scharmingcharacterC．theachievementsofPengoncharityandhealthcare.D．aculturalphenomenonnamedas“Liyuanstyle”3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUR?A．“Liyuanstyle”isonlyafashionidol.B．PengLiyuan,asthewifeofPresidentXi,admireslotsofluxuriousbrands.C．PengLiyuaniswillingtofightagainstAIDSandbecomeananambassadorofWHO.D．Pengfirstlyappearsinthepublicasthe“FirstLady”inMoscow.24．（8分）Itwasnotyeteleveno’clockwhenaboatcrossedtheriverwithasinglepassengerwhowasluckytobeabletocrosstheriveratthatunusualhourbypromisingtopaysomeextramoney.Whiletheyouthstoodinthelightplacesearchinghispocketsformoney,theboatmanliftedalamp,withthehelpofwhich,togetherwiththenewlyrisenmoon,hetookacarefullookatthestranger.Hewasayoungmanofabouteighteenyears,clearlycountrybroughtup,andwas,asitseemed,onhisfirstvisittotown.Hewaswearingaroughgreycoat,whichwasingoodshape,andwhichhadseenmanywintersbeforethisone.Thejacketunderhiscoatwasmadeofleatherandtrousersfittedtightlytoapairofstronglegs;hisstockingsofblueyarn(毛绒)musthavebeentheworkofamotherorsister,andonhisheadwasahat,whichinitsbetterdayshadperhapsprotectedthegrayerheadoftheyoungman’sfather.Inhislefthandwasawalkingstick,andonhisstrongshouldershungaleatherbag.Brownhair,well-shapedfeatures,bright,cheerfuleyeswerenature’sgifts.Theyouth,whosenamewasRobin,paidtheboatman,andthenwalkedforwardintothetownwithalightstep,asifhehadnotalreadytraveledmorethanthirtymilesthatday.Ashewalked,helookedaroundaseagerlyasifhewereenteringLondonorNewYorkinsteadofthelittlecityinNewEngland.1、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thisboywasrich.B．Thisstorytookplaceonacoldsnowynightinwinter.C．Theboatmanwouldn’tliketosendtheyoungmanacrosstheriveratfirst.D．Theboatmanknewthattheyoungman’snamewasRobin.2、Thestockingsthattheyoungmanworewere__________.A．WornoutB．veryexpensiveC．muchtoobigD．madebyhand3、Theyouthwaswearingahat,which__________.A．wasausedoneB．hisfatherhadboughtforhimC．hehadboughthimselfD．wasmadebyhismotherorsister4、Thecoattheyoungmanwaswearing__________.A．wasnewandingoodshapeB．wascutoutverywellC．hadbeenusedforalotofyearsD．fittedhimwell25．（10分）Whenyou’rehavingahardtimewithyourhomeworkorwhenyou’repreparingforyourtermpaper,thesestudent-focusedwebsitescanhelpyouwithjustaboutanythingyouneed.Thekeytogettingthemostoutoftheseonlineresourcesistoknowhowtheycanbestbeusedtoyouradvantage.FacebookAlthoughFacebookcanbeoneofyourbiggesttime-wastersanddistractionswhenyouaresupposedtobegettingworkdone,itcanalsobeoneofyourmostvaluableresources.MostofyourclassmateswillprobablyhaveaFacebookaccount,soanyoneyouneedtoconnectwithaboutaclassyoumissedoraboutaproblemisusuallyjustafewclicksaway.SparkNotesWithafreelibraryofhistorytimeline,philosophystudyguidesandlibrarysummaries,SparkNoteshascoveredjustaboutanyreading-relatedjamyoufindyourselfin.Justrunasearchforthebook,play,orshortsummaryofthematerialyouaresupposedtoread.ADoyoufinisheverytermwithmanyexpensivetextbooksyouwillneveropenagain?Insteadoflettingthemoneyspentgotowaste,getbacksomeofyourcashbysellingyourbooksonAmazon.RateMyPChoosingnewclassescansometimesbeliketryingtopickoutyourclothesinthedark,atotalguessinggame.Whichteachergivesoutthehardestproblemsets?Howmuchhomeworkwillthathistoryprofessorgiveyoueveryweek?AtRateMyP,studentsalloverthecountryratetheirprofessorsonquality,helpfulness,andhowhardtheirclassesare.WikipediaWhileWikipediaisn’taimedspecificallyatstudents,itisdifficulttothinkofanotherwebsitethatdoesmoretoreducethepainofpaperwritingandresearching.Wikipediagivesyouaquickwaytofindsourcesandgetthedetailsofalmostanytopicyouneedtoresearch—allwithoutwalkingtothelibrary.1、Thepassagewasmainlywrittento.A．explainsomewebsitesforparentsB．comparesomeeducationalwebsitesC．introducedifferentpartsofawebsiteD．offersomewebsitesthatmayhelpstudents2、Whileyouaretakinggreatpainstowritearesearchreport,canmostprobablybeahelp.A．FacebookB．SparicNotesC．AD．Wikipedia3、RateMyPisaplace.A．whereyoucanmakefriendsalloverthecountryB．whereyoucancommunicatewithyourprofessorsC．thatgivesyouinformationaboutprofessorsinadvanceD．thatgivestipsonhowtogetalongwithyourprofessors4、Whichofthefollowingwillyoumostprobablyreferto,ifyouneedbriefideasordiscussioninreading?A．Wikipedia.B．Facebook.C．SparkNotes.D．A.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）完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Theeasywayoutisn'talwaystheeasiest.IlearnedthatlessonwhenIdecidedtotreatDoug,myhusbandofonemonth,toaspecialmeal.I1tomakehomemadebread.Knowingthebreadwouldtaketime,I2itassoonasDougleftforwork.AsIwasnot3incooking,Ithoughtifadozenwasgood,twodozenwouldbebetter,soI4everything.AsDouglovedoranges,Ialsoopenedacanoforangeand5itallintothebowl.Soontherewasastickydough（面团）coveredwith6yellowishmarks.RealizingIwas7，Iputthedoughintherubbishbinoutsideso1wouldn'thaveto8Douglaughingatmywork.Iwentonpreparingtherestofth9,andwhenDouggothome,wesatdowntoCornishchickenwithrice.Hetriedtoenjoythemealbutseemed10.Twicehegotupandwentou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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、D3、B4、B5、A6、D7、D8、A9、A10、D11、B12、A13、A14、A15、B16、D17、A18、C19、B20、D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、C2、B3、B4、A22、1、D2、A3、C4、D5、B23、Mymomonlyhadoneeye.Ihatedher...shewassuchanembarrassment.Mymomranasmallshopatafleamarket.Shecollectedlittleweedsandsuchtosell...anythingforthemoneyweneededshewassuchanembarrassment.Therewasthisonedayduringelementaryschool.Irememberthatitwasfieldday,andmymomcame.Iwassoembarrassed.Howcouldshedothistome?Ithrewherahatefullookandranout.Thenextdayatschool...“Yourmomonlyhasoneeye?!”andtheytauntedme.IwishedthatmymomwouldjustdisappearfromthisworldsoIsaidtomymom.“Whydon’tyoujustdie?”Mymomdidnotrespond.IguessIfeltalittlebad,butatthesametime,itfeltgoodtothinkthatIhadsaidwhatI’dwantedtosayallthistime.Maybeitwasbecausemymomhadn’tpunishedme,butIdidn’tthinkthatIhadhurtherfeelingsverybadly.Thatnight...Iwokeup,andwenttothekitchentogetaglassofwater.Mymomwascryingthere,soquietly,asifshewasafraidthatshemightwakeme.Ihatedmymotherwhowascryingoutofheroneeye.SoItoldmyselfthatIwouldgrowupandbecomesuccessful,becauseIhatedmyone-eyedmomandourdesperatepoverty.ThenIstudiedreallyhard.IleftmymotherandcametoSeoulandstudied,andgotacceptedintheSeoulUniversitywithalltheconfidenceIhad.Then,Igotmarried.Iboughtahouseofmyown.ThenIhadkids,too.NowI’mlivinghappilyasasuccessfulman.Ilikeitherebecauseit’saplacethatdoesn’tremindmeofmymom.Thishappinesswasgettingbiggerandbigger,whensomeoneunexpectedcametoseeme“What?!Who’sthis?!”Itwasmymother...Stillwitheroneeye.Itfeltasifthewholeskywasfallingapartonme.Mylittlegirlranaway,scaredofmymom’seye.AndIaskedher,“Whoareyou?Idon’tknowyou!!”asifItriedtomakethatreal.Iscreamedather“Howdareyoucometomyhouseandscaremydaughter!Getoutofherenow!!”Andtothis,mymotherquietlyanswered,“oh,I’msosorry.Imayhavegottenthewrongaddress,”andshedisappeared.Thankgoodness...shedoesn’trecognizeme.Iwasquiterelieved.ItoldmyselfthatIwasn’tgoingtocare,orthinkaboutthisfortherestofmylife.Thenawaveofreliefcameuponme...oneday,aletterregardingaschoolreunioncametomyhouse.IliedtomywifesayingthatIwasgoingonabusinesstrip.Afterthereunion,Iwentdowntotheoldshack,thatIusedtocallahouse,justoutofcuriositythere,Ifoundmymotherfallenonthecoldground.Shehadapieceofpaperinherhand.Itwasalettertome.Shewrote:Myson,Ithinkmylifehasbeenlongenoughnow.Foryou...I’msorrythatIonlyhaveoneeye,andIwasanembarrassmentforyou.Yousee,whenyouwereverylittle,yougotintoanaccident,andlostyoureye.Asamother,Icouldn'tstandwatchingyouhavingtogrowupwithonlyoneeye…soIgaveyoumine...Iwassoproudofmysonthatwasseeingawholenewworldforme,i