江苏省扬州市2024-2025学年高中学业水平合格性模拟考试英语试题（含答案）

2025年扬州市普通高中学业水平合格性模拟考试英语试卷第一部分选择题（共两节，满分70分）第一节阅读理解（20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AImaginepickingupanicejuicyapple—butinsteadofbitingintoit,youkeeptheseedsandthrowtherestaway.That’swhatchocolateproducershavetraditionallydonewiththecocoafruit—usedthebeansandthrewawaytherest.Traditionalchocolateproduction,usingonlythebeans,involvesleavingtherestofthecocoafruit—thesizeofapumpkinandfullofnutritiousvalue—torotinthefields.ButnowfoodscientistsinSwitzerlandhavecomeupwithawaytomakechocolateusingtheentirecocoafruitandwithoutusingsugar.Thechocolate,developedbyscientistKimMishraandhisteam,includesthecocoafruit,thejuice,andtheshell.Thekeytothenewchocolateliesintheverysweetjuice,whichtastesabitlikepineapple.Thisjuice,whichis14%sugar,ismadetoformahighlyconcentratedsyrup(高浓度糖浆).RogerWehrli,directoroftheassociationofSwisschocolateproducers,seesthenewchocolateas“verypromising...Ifyouusethewholecocoafruit,youcangetbetterprices.Soit’seconomicallyinterestingforthefarmers.”Foodproductioninvolveslettingoutsignificantgreenhousegas,soreducingfoodwastecouldalsohelptodealwithclimatechange.Chocolate,maynotbyitselfbeahugefactor,butitcouldbeastart.InSwitzerland,someofthebiggerproducersarestartingtousethecocoafruitaswellasthebeans,butnone,sofar,hastakenthestepofnotusingextrasugarcompletely.“Wehavetofindbrave1.Whichofthefollowingisthenewwayofdealingwithcocoa?A.Onlyusingtheseeds. B.Onlyusingtheleaves.C.Usingtheentireplant. D.Usingtheentirefruit.2.Wheredoesthesugarofthenewchocolatecomesfrom?A.apple B.pineapple C.thejuice D.theshell3.IntheopinionofRoger,whowillbemostsatisfiedwiththenewchocolate?A.thefarmers B.thescientists C.theproducers D.thebuyers4.Inwhichaspectwillthenewchocolateleadthewayinfoodproduction?A.Gettingbetterprice. B.Protectingtheenvironment.C.Testingthemarket. D.Addingsomeextrasugar.B“Getoutofyourcomfortzone.”“Takenoforananswer.”“Dosomethingeverydaythatmakesyoufeeluncomfortable.”Ifyou’vespentanytimeonsocialmediayou’llbeusedtoseeingthesemotivationalideas.Andyoumighthavebeenseeingmorerecentlythankstothe“rejectiontherapy(拒绝疗法)”trend.Themostbasicversioninvolvespushingyourselftomakeasillyrequestoraskaquestionthat’salmostcertaintogetturneddown.Doitenoughtimes,thetheorygoes,andyou’llbemadelesssensitivetorejectionandimproveyourconfidence.Otherstakeitfurther,performingfunny,harmlesstricksthatwillattractattention—andpossiblejudgementfromstrangers—inpublic.Whileit’snotanofficiallyrecognizedformoftherapy,somepeoplewilltellyouit’schangedtheirlives.OnepersonwhobelievesinrejectiontherapyisSophieJones.Shefilmedherselfdancinginapublicpark—somethingthatwouldnormallyhaveterrifiedher.Sophienowregularlypostsvideosonsocialmediaofherchallengingherselfinincreasinglyeye-catchingways.That’sincludedpaintingherselfgreenandwalkingaroundbusyareas,andhermostpopularupload,whereshestandsinthemiddleofaplaneandloudlytellstheotherpassengersto“havealovelyflight”,got16millionviews.DrLouiseisapsychologistskilledinattachmentandrelationships.“Iunderstandtheideaofintentionallyseekingoutrejectiontolosethefearofit,”shesays.“Itcanbehelpful.Butitdoesn’tnecessarilymeanitwilleasethepainoftherejection.Itcouldhavetheoppositeeffectandmakeyoureturntothecomfortzone.”5.Whichofthefollowingbelongsto“rejectiontherapy”?A.Takeyesforananswer. B.Dosomethinguncomfortabledaily.C.Getintoofyourcomfortzone. D.Postvideosonsocialmedia.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“turneddown”mean?A.hated B.liked C.accepted D.refused7.WhatdidSophiedotocarryoutrejectiontherapy?A.Sheperformedfunnyandharmfultricks.B.Shefilmedherselfdancinginapublicpark.C.Shewalkedaroundwearinggreenclothes.D.shegreetedotherpassengersloudlyonabus.8.What’sDrLouise’sattitudetowards“rejectiontherapy”?A.Positive. B.Negative. C.Cautious. D.Careless.CInthe1920s,thesciencefictionheroBuckRogersflewacrossthepagesofcomicbooksusingajetpack(喷气背包).Itwasavisionofthefuturethathasyettoactuallybecreated.Nowthatwearelivinginthe21stcentury,peoplestillaren’tusingjetpackstogetaround.Lotsofinventorshavetriedtobuildworkingjetpacksovertheyears,butnoneofthemhaveeverworkedaswellastheoneBuckRogersworeinthecomicbooks.OnejetpackthatwasrecentlyshownwastheMartinjetpack.ThisjetpackwasbuiltbyaninventorfromNewZealandnamedGlennMartin.Martin’s120kilogramjetpackholdsabouttwentylitersofgasolineandcanflyforaboutthirtyminutes.Twolargefanspointingtowardtheskycreateajetofairthatthejetpackoperatorflieson.TheMartinjetpackmaybetooloudandtooheavyforthetasteofsomepeople.However,itreallyworks,anditisonthemarkettoday.AnotherjetpackthatwasshownrecentlyisRaymondLi’sJetlev-Flyer.Thisisajetpackthatpropels(推进)apersonintotheairbyshootingoutajetofwaterratherthanajetofair.TheJetlev-FlyerissmallerandlighterthantheMartinjetpack.Thisisduetothefactthattheengineandwaterpumpforthejetpackisonaboatthatispulledalongbehindtheoperator.Inatestofhisjetpack,Liflewalmosttenmetershighandcouldtravelforwardataspeedof35kph.NeithertheMartinjetpacknortheJetlev-Flyeraregoingtobebigsellers.Bothcostingover$100,000each,theyarejusttooexpensivefortheaverageperson.9.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.BuckRogersisstillpopular.B.Peoplecan’tflywithjetpacks.C.Peopledon’ttravelwithjetpacks.D.Betterjetpacksareinventedlater.10.WhichofthefollowingisafeatureoftheMartinjetpack?A.Itisdesignedwithonelargefanonit.B.Itcanholdmorethanfiftylitersofgas.C.Itpropelstheoperatoronjetsofwater.D.Itmakestoomuchnoiseforsomepeople.11.WhatcanbeinferredaboutRaymondLi?A.Heisnotafraidofheight. B.HeworkswithGlennMartin.C.Heknowshowtoflyaplane. D.Heworkstomakeboats.12.Whatcanweconcludeaboutthetwojetpacks?A.Theirinventorscamefromthesamecountry.B.Thyarebothoperatedinthesameway.C.Theyarecertaintosellwellinthemarket.D.Theirpriceswillscareawaymanypeople.DInMay,ChinaRailwayconductedasurveyonthedemandforpettransportationonhigh-speedtrains.Thesurveygainedwidespreadattentionfarbeyondpotentialtrainpassengers.Whilemanypetownerslookedforwardtothepossibilityofbringingpetsonboard,somepeoplewereworriedthatthepetsmightcauseinjuriesandspreaddiseases.Theindustrysurroundingpetsisconsideredtohavebegunin1992,theyearinwhichthecountry’sfirstorganizationdevotedtosmallanimalprotectionwasfounded.Accordingtoarecentreport,China’speteconomywasvaluedat592.8billionyuan($83billion)in2023.InMay,somenewstandardsforlostanimalrescueandpetfuneralswereproposed.Amonthlater,Shanghaibecamethefirstcityinthecountrytoissuerulesforthedisplayofanimalsinindoorcommercialplaces.ThesedevelopmentshavehighlightedtheshiftingroleofanimalsinChina’scitiesandthenecessityformoreregulationofthepeteconomy.Therisingnumberofpetsincitiesoverthepastthreedecadeshascausedheateddebatesovertheuseofpublicresourcesandspaces.Asmoreandmorepeopleseepetsasnotjustanimalslivingunderthesameroof,butasclosemembersoftheirfamiliesandcommunities,findingtherightbalanceforpeopleandanimalstocoexistinacityenvironmentbecomesanincreasinglyimportanttask.13.WhydidChinaRailwayconductthesurvey?A.Toanalysetheneedsofpetstravelingontrains.B.ToknowtheexactnumberofpetsinChina.C.Tofindthecauseofpeople’skeepingpets.D.Toconcludetheresponseoftheownersofpets.14.WhatcanweknowaboutpeteconomyinChina?A.Mostofthepeopleareworriedaboutit.B.Itwasvaluedat592.8billiondollarsin2023.C.ItwasfirststartedinShanghaibefore2023.D.Morerulesareneededforitsdevelopment.15.Howdoestheauthordevelopthesecondparagraph?A.Byfollowingspaceorder. B.Byfollowingtimeorder.C.Bygivingsomeexamples. D.Bymakingcomparison.16.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Petsinthecity. B.ChinaRailway’ssurvey.C.Petsonthetrain. D.ChinaRailway’sworry.EThecontinentofAntarcticahastwoseasons—winterandsummer.Everywinter,theemperorspenguins(帝企鹅)returntoAntarcticafromtheoceantobreed(繁殖).They’retheonlypenguinsbig,strongandtoughenoughtobattlewinterandraisetheirchicksonAntarctica’svastplainsofopenice.Winterbringswithitstrongsnowstorms,sixmonthsofalmost24-hourdarkness,andfreezingtemperatures.Thepenguinstravelupto120kmacrosstheicetoreachtheirland.There,theypairupandinMaythefemalelaysanegg.Shegivestheeggtothemaleforsafekeepingandreturnstotheseatohunt.Fortheeggtosurvive,themalemustmakesureitdoesn’ttouchtheicyground.Andthat’sahugechallenge.NotreesorbushesexistonAntarctic—it’salmostentirelycoveredinsnowandice.So,tocreateanest,anemperorpenguindaduseshisfeet,whereithatchesatacosy36°C.Buthemustnotlettheeggtouchthegroundforthenexttwomonths!Whentheweatherbecomesworse,maleemperorstakeadvantageofwhattheyhavearoundthem—eachother.Theprotectivefatherscrowdtogethertocreateabreakfromthewindandcold,andtocapturebodyheat.Amazingly,thetemperatureinsidealargeemperorpenguingroupcanreach37°C!Upto5,000malepenguinsgrouptogethermovingcontinuouslybytakingsmallstepsevery30–60seconds.Thesestepsmaketheemperorhuddlemoveinakindofwave,witheachbirdslowlyworkingitswaytothemiddleofthegroup,thenoutagain.Thisensureseverypenguingetsaspellatthecentre,keepingwarm.17.WhydoemperorpenguinsreturntoAntarcticainwinter?A.Tosearchforvariousfoods. B.Tolayeggsandraisebabies.C.Toenjoythespecialweather. D.Tostaytogetherwithothers.18.Whatistheroleofthemaleemperorpenguinaccordingtothispassage?A.Buildingnestsfortheegg.B.Teachingtheunbornchick.C.Keepingtheeggwarm.D.Findingfoodforthefemale.19.Whydotheemperorpenguindadscrowdtogether?A.Theyarelackinginindividualsurvivalskills.B.Theygathertoovercomeextremeconditions.C.Theyneedtostaytogethertosearchforfood.D.Theyhavegotusedtothefixedsocialpattern.20.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthispassage?A.TheterribleclimateofAntarctica.B.Thedifficultiesemperorpenguinsface.C.ThedifferentpenguinsinAntarctica.D.Thebreedingbehaviorofemperorpenguins.第二节完形填空（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Collegeprofessorsthesedaysfaceanever-higherbartograbtheattentionoftheirstudents.Yet,TatianaErukhimova,whoteachesphysics,has21togetherstudentsexcitedaboutscience.Knownas“Dr.Tatiana”,theprofessor22physicstrickswithendlessenergyandenthusiasm.23ofherexperimentshavereceivedhundredsofmillionsofviewsacrosssocialmediaplatforms，assheusesarangeof24objectsinherexperiments,frompingpongballsandtoiletpapertobicyclewheelsandhairdryers.It’sclearsheknowswhatittakestogetyoungpeople25aboutahardscience.Butitisn’talwaysthatway.Two26ago,whenshefirststarted27collegefreshmanclassesshe28toattractherstudentsattention.Shesays,“Whileteachingalargelecturehallof100-plusfirst-yearstudents,first29areimportant.30,Ididnotmakeitonthefirstday.”Bythesecondsemester,shefoundher31herapproachtomakeherlargelecturehallsfeel32andgetherstudentsengaged.“Talktoyourstudentsbeforeandafterclass.Whenyouteachyourclass,walkupanddownthestairsratherthan33onthestage,”shesays,“Andadddemonstrations(示范),whichhelpstudentsconnecttheabstractconceptwithreallife.”Erukhimovahasearnedmorethanjust34onsocialmedia;shewashonoredwithanationalawardforherinnovative35programs.21.A.managed B.failed C.imagined D.returned22.A.understands B.respects C.skips D.performs23.A.Gifts B.Videos C.Amounts D.Memories24.A.fantastic B.wonderful C.everyday D.expensive25.A.excited B.upset C.depressed D.satisfied26.A.decades B.minutes C.days D.centuries27.A.thinking B.teaching C.training D.punishing28.A.struggled B.mastered C.contributed D.applied29.A.aids B.limits C.impressions D.chances30.A.Luckily B.Eventually C.Generally D.Unfortunately31.A.moving B.changing C.solving D.waving32.A.bigger B.smaller C.higher D.stricter33.A.jump B.run C.stretch D.stay34.A.adventure B.concern C.popularity D.contribution35.A.culture B.nature C.industry D.education非选择题第一节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ChineseTeachers’Dayisafestival36(celebrate)the2,300-yeartraditionofrespectingteachersandeducationinChina.It’ssimilar37thebirthdayofConfucius,oneofthegreatest38(educate)inancientChina.Accordingtorecord,duringtheHanandJindynasties,onAugust27eachyear,39wasconsideredthebirthdayofConfucius,theemperorwouldgotoConfucius’templeinpraiseofthephilosopher40(follow)bycourtofficials,andwouldalsoinviteroyalteacherstotheimperialcourtforafeast.Onthisday,teachersaroundthenationenjoyedaday’svacationand41(give)driedmeatasgifts.Thecapital,allstatesandcountieswouldalsostageceremonies42(praise)Confucius,withlocalchiefsortheemperortakingthelead.Excellent-performedteacherswouldbechosenfromacademiesnationwide,reportingto43royalfamilyandgiven500

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silvercoinsasawards.UntiltheQingDynasty,theceremony,wasofa44(large)scale.Theteachers’salariesaroundthenationwereraised,andwell-performingteacherswouldbeawarded45(office)titlesorpromotedtohigherpositio