东营市重点中学2025届高考英语必刷试卷含解析

东营市重点中学2025届高考英语必刷试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．Thepartylastmonthreallygavemealotoffun.Socanwehavethismonth,Mr.James?A．any B．one C．another D．theother2．Runningisoftentiringandalotofhardwork,butnothing________thefeelingyougetafterfinishingalongworkoutaroundthetrack.A．breaks B．blocksC．bonds D．beats3．—Didyourfatherenjoyseeinghisoldfriendsyesterday?—Yes,hedid.Theyeachotherforages.A．didn’tseeB．wouldn’tseeC．haven’tseenD．hadn’tseen4．Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith5．Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a;aD．the;the6．Nobodyknowswhytheboycantellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally_______explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses7．—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.8．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie9．Shemusthaverankedherbirthdaypresentsinorderof_becausethetoponeisherfavorite．A．value B．time C．interest D．preference10．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing11．Webelieve________youhavebeendevotedto________naturallyofgreatnecessity.A．that;being B．allthat;beC．thatall;are D．what;is12．-----Hi,Mark.Howwasthemusicalevening?-----Excellent!AlesandAndyperformed_________andtheywonthefirsprize.A．skillfully B．commonly C．willingly D．nervously13．－prlfessor,doyouhavesomethingatthismoment?－No,thanks.I'llcallyouifthereisany.A．typing B．typed C．totype D．tobetyped14．Mysistermethiminthestreetyesterdayafternoon,sohe______yourlecture.A．shouldn’thaveattended B．couldn’thaveattendedC．mustn’thaveattended D．needn’thaveattended15．－DidTomgobacklatelastnight?—No.Itwasjustnineo'clockhearrivedhome.A．whenB．afterC．untilD．that16．—Mycomputerisoutoffunctionagain.—Youneedtogotothecustomerservicecenterandhaveit________.A．torepairB．repairC．repairingD．repaired17．Thewriterwasso________inherworkthatshedidn’tnoticehimentertheroom.A．abandoned B．focused C．absorbed D．centered18．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake19．Wepackedallthebooksinthewoodenboxes_______theywouldn’tgetdamaged.A．aslongasB．asifC．incaseD．sothat20．IbrokemyrelationshipwithPeterbecausehealwaysfound_______withme.A．errorB．failureC．mistakeD．fault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）Youralarmgoesoffonyourphone,andinsteadofturningitoffandgoingonsleeping,youpickitupandstupidlysay,“Hello?”Youare,tousethetechnicalterm,sufferingsleepdrunkenness(迷糊),thosefirstfewconfusedminutespeoplesometimesexperienceafterwaking,accordingtoajust-publishedpaperinNeurology(神经学).Forthefirsttime,thephenomenonhasbeenstudiedinageneraladultpopulation.Intelephoneinterviewstheresearchersconductedwithmorethan19,000healthyindividuals,about25percentreportedexperiencingsomesortofsleep-drunkepisode(插曲)inthelastyear,and12percentsaidthishappenstothematleastonceaweek.Mostoftheirstorieswereactuallyprettyfunny,saidStanfordUniversitySchoolofMedicinepsychiatrist(精神病学家)MauriceOhayon.Onemanpickeduphisalarmclockandmistookitforhisphone,holdingatwo-minuteconversationonit.Anotherparticipantwokeinthemiddleofthenightandcouldn’tfindthebathroominherownhome.OthercommonexamplesarethatfoggyfeelingyougetwhenyoufirstwakeupwithastartonaSaturdaybeforerealizingit’stheweekend,orwhenyouwakeupinahotelroomandcan’timmediatelyfigureoutwhereyouare.Ohayonexplainsthatanabruptawakening,toourpoor,half-asleepbrains,signalsanemergency—atimeforaction,notreason.“Formostpeople,andespeciallyifthisonlyhappenstoyoueveryonceinawhile,it’snothingtoworryabout.Butforpeoplewhoexperiencesleepdrunkennessonceaweekormore,youmightaswellrefertoprofessionalhelptohaveasoundsleep.”1、Theintendedreadersofthepassageareprobably_____.A．adultswhodon’tsleepwellB．teenagerswhodon’thaveenoughsleepC．peoplewhosuffersleepdrunkennessD．researcherswhoarefondofsleepdisorder2、Wecanknowfromthefirst3paragraphsthat_____.A．it’sstupidtoleavethealarmonwhensleepB．afterwakingallpeoplestruggledforawarenessC．therearemanystudiesonadults’sleeppatternsD．it’scommonforadultstosuffersleepdrunkenness3、Thefourthparagraphtellsusthatsleepdrunkenness_____.A．occursindifferentoccasionsB．comeswithoutanyreasonC．hitswhenpeoplearesleepingD．attacksthosewhoareclouded4、Whatwillbetalkedaboutafterthelastparagraph?A．Somethingtoexpandyoursleeptime.B．Waystoimproveyoursleeppattern.C．Methodsofcuringsleepdrunkenness.D．Tipsonhowtohelpyoutosleepbetter.22．（8分）Dec11,2016markedthe15thanniversaryofChina’sentryintotheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO).Nowthecountryhasgrownintotheworld'ssecond-largesteconomyandthelargesttradingcountry,whilemillionsChinesehavebeenliftedoutofpoverty.And15yearson,beingaWTOmemberhastransformedthenationseverydaylivesforthebetter.ImportsarenowacommonsightinChinesestoresandsupermarkets,whiletheywerepreviouslyrarelyseenonshelves.TheChinesenowhaveaccesstomanyimportsvaryingfromluxurygoodslikehigh-endcarsandfamousbrandwatchestodailynecessitieslikevegetablesandfruits.China’sWTOmembershiphasalsomadeimportslessexpensivefortheChinesepublic.Forinstance,since2005,notariffs(关税）havebeenchargedonChineseimportsofdigitalcamerasandvideogames,alongwithotherdevices.Thishasmadethemlessexpensive.ChineseeducationindustryhasalsobenefitedfromChina’sWTOmembership.ManytopglobaluniversitieshavejoinedforceswithChineseonestoestablishcooperativeeducationinstitutions,bringingforeignteachingconceptstoChinesestudents.Forexample,NewYorkUniversityShanghaiwasjointlyfoundedbyNewYorkUniversityandEastChinaNormalUniversity.Inaddition,anincreasingnumberofChinesestudentsarefurtheringtheirstudiesabroad.AccordingtotheMinistryofducation,523,700studentsstudiedoverseaslastyear,andthenumberisexpectedtocontinuegrowingthisyear.China'sWTOentryhasbroughtbenefitsnotonlytothecountry’speople,butalsototherestoftheworld.However,somedrawbacksalsocomealongwiththemembership.Since2005manyChinesehavebeenunemployedinmanyfields,whichresultsinsomesocialproblems.1、WhatdoweknowaboutWTO?A．Itfocusesonwipingoutpoverty.B．ItacceptedChinaasamemberin2001.C．ItcelebratedChina’sentryintoWTOlastyearD．IthasturnedChinaintothelargesttradingcountry.2、AsforChineseimports,whatattract(s)peoplemost?A．Advancedelectronicdevices.B．High-endcarsandfamousbrandwatches.C．Notariffssincetheyear2005.D．Theirvarietiesandmorereasonableprices.3、WhatdoesthemembershipbringtoChineseeducationindustry?A．Morelargecampuses.B．Advancedteachingdevices.C．Differentteachingideas.D．Increasingforeignstudents.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．ThecharacteristicsofChineseimports.B．Thesocialproblemsinthepastfifteenyears.C．TheapparentbenefitsofChina'sWTOmembership.D．AdvantagesanddisadvantagesofChina’sWTOmembership.23．（8分）ADreamRealizedZhaoYang,33,anemployeeofaFrenchcompanyinBeijing,whohastraveledextensivelyintheUnitedStatesbymotorbike.IhavebeenaddictedtoHarley-DavidsonmotorcyclessinceIwasyoung,andknowingthatmotorcycle-relatedcultureisverypopularintheUS,Idecidedtotakeatrip.Alongwithmywifeandagroupoffellowenthusiasts,Iparticipatedina15-daytourinOctoberlastyear.Wehadonefreeday,soIheadedtoLasVegas.BeforearrivingintheUS,Iresearchedarangeofmaterialsaboutridingamotorb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mothering”,

the

practiceofcontinuousskin-to-skincontactwithanewborn

baby,resultsinhealthier,moreintelligentandsuccessfulchildren,anewstudyfinds.A

20-year

follow-up

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broughtupinthekangaroo

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technique

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ofprematurebirth(早产).Insuchcases,thetrainedmotheractsasthechild’smainsourceofstimulation(刺激)andfood,intheformof

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Paediatrics,

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offeredsignificantprotectionagainstearlydeath,witha3.5%deathratecomparedtoa7.7%rateinthecontrolgroup.IQtestalsoshowedasmallbutsignificantadvantageof3.5%comparedtootherinfants.Lead

researcher

Dr

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the

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Bogota,saidthe

methodhas“significant,long-lastingsocialandbehavioralprotectiveeffects”.“Wefirmlybelievethatthisisapowerful,efficient,scientificallybasedhealthcareinterventionthatcanbeusedinallsettings,fromthosewithveryrestrictedtounrestrictedaccesstohealthcare.”Thestudyalsofoundthat,comparedwithbabiesinthecontrolgroup,thoseraisedinthekangaroomethodwentontodevelopbiggerbrains,withsignificantlylargervolumesofgraymatter.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatis“kangaroomothering”?A．Motherstryingtheirbesttoimprovetheirbabies’IQs.B．Mothersraisingtheirbabiesinbagslikekangaroos.C．Mothersstayingintouchwiththeirbabiesearlyandconstantly.D．Mothersbreastfeedingtheirbabiesinsteadofusingmilkpowder.2、Theunderlinedword“infants”inParagraph5probablymeans____.A．childrenB．kangaroosC．parentsD．researchers3、WhatisDrNathalieCharpak’sattitudetowardKangaroomothering?A．Sceptical.B．Neutral.C．Disapproving.D．Supportive.4、ThispassageshowsthatKangaroomotheringcan____.A．givechildrenbiggerheadsB．benefitchildren’sbraingrowthC．reducethenumberofprematurebirthsD．solveschoolchildren’sbehavioralproblems25．（10分）Regardlessofhowfarwe’dliketobelievegender（性别）equalityintheworkplacehascome,there’sstillayawninggapbetweenmaleandfemaleleadersintheprofessionalworld.A2018statisticshowsthatwomennowadaysholdjust5.8percentofCEOspositionsatS&P500companies,accordingtoCatalyst.Whileit’snotahugeshockthatwomenaresomewhatunderrepresentedinleadershippositions,whatissurprisingthough,isthefactthatfemalesmayactuallybebettersuitedtoleadinalmosteveryarea,atleastaccordingtonewfindingsfromtheBINorwegianBusinessSchool.Intheirresearch,ProfessorOyvindL.MartinsenandProfessorLarsGlassurveyed(调查)2,900managerswithaspecialfocusonpersonalitytypes.Theresultswereclear:Womenscoredhigherthanmeninfourofthefivemajorleadership-centriccategories.Whilesomepeoplebelievethatmen

inherently

makebetterleaders—probablybecausetheypicturealeaderwithacommandingvoice,whichismoretypicalofmenthanwomen—thispieceofresearchsuggeststhatwomenarebetteratmethodicalmanagementandgoal-setting,openness,sociabilityandsupportiveness,aswellasabilitytocommunicateclearly.Therewasoneareainwhichmenscoredhigherthanwomen,though,andthatwasonemotionalstabilityandabilitytofacejob-relatedpressureandstress.Theresultssuggestthatwomenaremoresensitivetotheeffectsofhigh-pressureorhighlyemotionalsituations.Obviously,it’simportanttoconsiderindividual(个人的)differences.Anyone,regardlessofgender,maybeaninspiringleaderandacompetentboss.Butnexttimeyou’rehiringforamanagementposition,youjustmightwanttogivetheresumes(简历)fromfemalecandidatesaharderlook.1、（小题1）Whatmakesusshockedmuchatleadershippositions?A．Womenareworsethanmen.B．Mentakealmostallhighpositions.C．Thereisahugegapbetweengenders.D．Womenmightbehavebetterinnearlyeveryfield.2、（小题2）Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“inherently”inParagraph4?A．properlyB．potentiallyC．naturallyD．normally3、（小题3）Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthistext?A．HowWeCanFigureOutTheBossB．WhyWomenAreBetterThanMenC．WhyWomenMakeTheBestBossesD．HowWeCanTellGenderDifference4、（小题4）Whomighthavespecialinterestinthisarticle?A．Jobhunters.B．Employers.C．Employees.D．Malebosses.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）MydaughterwasreadingherEnglish.compositionaloud.ItwastitledMyMother.Allofasudden,she1andwalkedtothekitchenwhereIwasbusypreparingfortea.“Mom,whatdoes‘beautiful’2?”sheasked,“‘Beautiful’issomeoneorsomethingthatisvery3tolookat,”Iexplained.“YoumeanlikeallthoseactressesyouseeonTV?”shesaid.“That’sright,”Isaid,hopingtoendthe4.“Areyou,beautiful?”.Sheaskedrather5.Whatwasonetoanswer?Shewas6mylookswiththoseofsomefilmstarsand7itwasIwhotreatedbeautyasgood8.SuddenlyIhituponanideatosolveher9.“Whydon’tyouaskDad?”Assoonasmy10reachedhomeandhadhiseveningcoffee,Isawher11toherdad,“Ihaveadoubt,”Shesaid,“Whatisit,mydear?”myhusbandasked.Icouldn’t12mycuriosityandIlistenedtothefather-daughter13.“Dad,isMombeautiful?”“Ofcoursesheis.Don’tyouthinkso?”Well…Shebeganratherdoubtfully.“Letmeshowyouourwedding14.Seehere.Isn’tshethemostbeautifulpersonintheworld”“See.yourmomwas15whenshesaidbeautifulisjustlookinggood.Whenyou16someone,thepersonbecomesbeautifulinyoureyes.”Mydaughterwas17forawhile.Thenasmile18climbedintoherfaceasshe19“Mom.isbeautiful…DadisbeautifulbecauseIloveyouboth…”Iwas20tohavefoundsomeonewholovedmeenoughtothinkofmeasthemostbeautifulpersonintheworld.1、A．fellB．bentC．stoppedD．awoke2、A．rewardB．meanC．changeD．face3、A．attractiveB．concernedC．excitedD．particular4、A．conflictB．modelC．argumentD．discussion5、A．doubtfullyB．coldlyC．carelesslyD．impatiently6、A．mixingB．comparingC．sharingD．charging7、A．inadditionB．aboveallC．afterallD．inturn8、A．dataB．conditionsC．majorsD．looks9、A．confusionB．anxietyC．sorrowD．bitterness10、A．brotherB．husbandC．cousinD．nephew11、A．walkB．cycleC．rushD．refer12、A．acceptB．controlC．satisfyD．destroy13、A．conversationB．adviceC．laughD．quarrel14、A．dinnerB．celebrationC．albumD．church15、A．rightB．wrongC．sillyD．pleased16、A．loveB．praiseC．hugD．bless17、A．silentB．activeC．satisfiedD．grateful18、A．merelyB．slowlyC．hardlyD．eagerly19、A．finishedB．admittedC．chantedD．heard20、A．commonB．seriousC．cautiousD．lucky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）BigBenisoneofLondon'sbest-knownlandmarks,whichis1．nicknameofabellhangingintheclocktoweratthe2．(north)endoftheHousesofParliamentinWestminster,London.Somebelieveitgot3．(it)namefromSirBenjaminHall.Officially,thetoweritselfiscalledElizabethTower.Itwas4．(previous)knownasjusttheClockTower,butwasrenamedinSeptember2012inhonorofQueenElizabethII.However,mostpeople,5．(include)thosethatliveinLondon,callthetower"BigBen",becauseitisverylarge.DesignedbyEdmundBeckettDenison,theclocktook13yearstobuildandit6．(complete)in1859.Ithasworkedcontinuouslysincethenexceptforafewmonthsin1976whenit7．(break)downandhadtobefixed.SinceAugust2017,repairworkisbeingdoneontheclock,whichwilltakefouryears.Forthe8．(safe)ofthosedoingthiswork,BigBennolongerringsouteveryhour.Itwillstillbeheard9．specialoccasions,suchastheNewYearandRemembranceDay.TheElizabethTowerhasbecomeoneofthemostimportant10．(symbol)oftheUnitedKingdomandisoftenintheestablishingshotoffilmssetinLondon.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。OnedayIwasinourlocalpizzatakeoutwhencoupleteenagerscameintoorderpizzas.Theyeachorderedasmallpersonal-sizepizzaforthem.Andtheyorderedanother3largepizzastobedeliveringtothefiredepartment,wherewashavingatrainingnight.Theyaskedforthedeliverypersontoincludeanotetheyhadwrote.Inittheythankedthememberofthefiredepartmentforalltheydoforthecommunityandforhelpingtheirfriendwhenheisinaseriousaccident.Theyexplainedfarthathewouldn’tlivebutfortheirgreatefforts.Idon’tknowthesekids,butIamveryprideofthem.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，正在教你的英国朋友Leslie学习汉语。请你写封邮件告知下次上课的计划。内容包括：时间和地点；内容：学习唐诗；课前准备：简要了解唐朝的历史。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、D3、D4、D5、A6、B7、D8、A9、D10、C11、D12、A13、D14、B15、A16、D17、C18、B19、D20、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、D3、A4、D22、1、B2、D3、C4、C23、Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedlewithoutanyproblems.Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachine.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.Charlo