湖北省荆州市荆州中学2025届高考仿真卷英语试卷含解析

湖北省荆州市荆州中学2025届高考仿真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、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding2．Breakingupisthebusinessofthetwolovers,________nootherpersonshouldbeinvolved.A．which B．inthatC．that D．inwhich3．Itisreallycoldandthegroundiswet;it________haverainedlastnight.A．might B．mustC．can D．should4．—Iamjustwonderingwhichteam,ChicagoBullsorWashingtonWizards,wonthegamelastnight?—________Idon’treallylikeeitherteam.A．Don’tmentionit.B．Noproblem.C．Whocares?D．Whybother?5．Thegirlissuretobecomeagoodactress__________shegetstherighttraining.A．until B．if C．although D．unless6．---_____shouldwelookdownuponthepoor.---I’mwithyouonthat.A．Byallmeans B．Byanymeans C．Bymeansof D．Bynomeans7．—WhendidTomcometoQingdao？—ItwasinJuly，2006andheatripinChinawithhisparentsatthattime.A．wouldtake B．hadtakenC．wastaking D．hadbeentaking8．_______youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.A．Unless B．UntilC．While D．Although9．Whilewatchingtelevision,____.A．thedoorbellrang B．weheardthedoorbellringC．therewassomeoneknockingatthedoor D．thedoorbellwasringing10．Theenquiry________newfacts,thejudgehadtopostponethetrialagain.A．todevelop B．developedC．havingdeveloped D．beingdeveloped11．—Allthecontainershavebeenunloaded!CanithavebeendonebyFrank?—Impossible!He________hiscarlastnight.A．hasfixedB．hadfixedC．wouldfixD．wasfixing12．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．athercommand13．一Wouldyoubesokindastotakethisheavyboxupstairsforme?一A．It'smypleasure．B．Helpyourself．C．Sure，withpleasure．D．Takeyourtime．14．I________mycellphonelastnight.Nowthebatteryisrunningout.A．couldhavecharged B．mightchargeC．shouldhavecharged D．wouldcharge15．In2012,SunYangbecamethefirstChineseman_____anOlympicgoldmedalinswimming.A．winning B．towinC．havingwon D．beingwon16．Theboythefirstprize,buthewassocarelessastomakeafoolishmistake.A．musthavegained B．needhavegainedC．couldhavegained D．shallhavegained17．—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must18．Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．as D．where19．—SometimesIamevensleepyinclass.—It’sterrible.You_____aswellgotobedearlier.A．should B．willC．might D．can20．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised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）Therepairmantoldme,“Nocharge,ProfessorPan!”We’refriends.“I’dratherpay,’’Ireplied.“Ifit’sfree,Ican’taffordit!”Chineseoftenrefusepaymentforprofessionalservices.insisting,“We’refriendsnow!”ButthentheyshowuplatertoaskmetotutortheminEnglish，orgetthemintoanAmericanuniversity,andIwishI’dhavejustpaidthe30yuanIowedtheminthefirstplace!AccordingtotheAmericans,“Thereisnofreelunch.”,meansthatthere’sapriceforeverything.AndI’malwayslookingaroundtofigureoutwhatthismeans.Manyofourneighbourshavegivenusfruitorflowersorcostlyteas,neveraskinganythinginreturn.Foryears,abicyclerepairmanhasrepeatedlyrefusedtoletmepayhim.“Waituntilyouhavesomethingmajortofix!”heinsists.ImentionedtoapeasantfriendthatIwishedIhadastonemilltogrind(磨)flourforbread.Amonthlaterheshowedupwithabeautifulmillthatheandhisuncleinthecountrysidehadcarvedfromasolidblockofstone.ChinesegenerosityisarealeducationforAmericanslikeme,whowouldratheravoidsocialentanglements(纠纷)andjusthandoverthemoney.Butcashcan’tcompensate(补偿)forthegreatestgift—friendship.WhenanAmericansawsomeofmyfriendssittingonbamboostoolsunderthetrees,sipping(呷)tea,hesaid,“Theymusthavenothingbettertodo.”“Actually,”Isaid,“theyareprofessors,withplentytodo.Butprobablyyouarerightinsayingthat,atthismoment,theyhavenothingbettertodo.AndneitherdoI!”AndIjoinedthegroup.WhenchattingaboutteaandChinesecookingandhowmuchmyboyshavegrownsincewearrived,onemansaid,“Theywerepocket-sizedwhenyoucamehere.Nowthey’retallerthanyou.Howtimeflies!.”Howlifeflies.AndChinesearesmartenoughtosharewhattheyknowtheycannotkeep.Theyfreelygiveofftheirtime,nevertoobusytohelpafriend.Andtheyareteachingme,slowly,tobothgiveandreceive.Sothenexttimesomeonesays,“Nocharge.We’refriends!”Iwillthankthemheartily.ButiftheyshowuplateraskingmetotutortheminEnglish,I’llmakesuretheytutormysoninChineseaswell,becausethere’sstillnofreelunch.1、Whydidtheauthorinsistpayingtherepairmanwhilehewasofferedfreerepairs?A．Becausehewasanuprightman.B．Becausehedidn’tknowtherepairmanC．Becausehethoughtitnaturaltopayforother’sservice.D．Becausehedidn’twanttohelpothersinreturn.2、Generally,theauthorthinksthat.A．ChinesearegenerousalwaysreadytohelptheirfriendsB．ChinesearegoodatexchangeofequalvaluesC．ChinesearefreeenoughtodrinkandchatwiththeirfriendsD．Chinesearehelpfulbutdon’ttreasuretime3、Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe“”A．StillNoFreelunchB．AGoodLessonFromChineseC．TrueHelporNotD．LearntoBothGiveAndReceive4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．AlltheChinesethatoncegavetheauthorhelphaveaskedhimtotutortheminEnglishB．Whenapeasantknewtheauthorneededamill,hemadeonefortheauthorhimselfC．TheauthorthinksthatChinesearewiseenoughtoenjoythelimitedlifeD．TheauthorthinkslittleoftheChinesewayoflife.22．（8分）Ifyouwanttoconvincethebossyoudeserveapayriseorpromotion,thesolutioncouldbesimple—eatthesamefoodastheydo.Psychologistshavediscoveredmanagersaremuchmorelikelytoinstantlytrustusifwechoosethesamedishesasthem.Duringexperiments,discussionsoverwagesandworkconditionsweremuchmoresuccessfulifbothsideschosetosnackonthesametreats.AndshoppersweremuchmorelikelytobuyaproductadvertisedonTVbysomeoneeatingasimilarfoodtothematthetime.Thereasonisthoughttobeso-calledsimilarityattractiontheory—wherepeopletendtolikeotherswhohavesimilartastesorhabitstothemselves.Butthisisbelievedtobeoneofthefirststudieshighlightingtheroleoffoodinthisrelationship.Researchersat

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conductedaseriesofexperimentstoexaminefood’sroleinearningtrust.Inatest,participantsweretoldtowatchTV—wheresomeonepretendingtobeamemberofthepublicpraisedacertainproduct.ThevolunteersweregivenKitKatbarstonibble(咬),whiletheTVpeopleateeitheraKitKatorgrapesastheytalked.TheresultsshowedviewersweremuchmorelikelytoexpressaninterestinbuyingtheproductiftheTVshowedtheotherpersoneatingaKitKattoo.Theresearchersadded,“Althoughsimilarityinfoodconsumptionisnotasignofwhethertwopeoplewillgetalong,wefindconsumerstreatthisassuch.Theyfeelmoretrustingofthosewhoconsumeastheydo.Itmeanspeoplecanimmediatelybegintofeelfriendshipanddevelopabond,leadingtosmoothertransactions(交易)fromthestart.”HarleyStreet

psychologistDr.LucyAtchesonsaiditwasalreadyknownthatwearingsimilarclothescouldinstantlycreatetrust.Butthiswasthefirstreportthatfoodhadthesameeffect.Shesaid,“Thisisreallyinteresting.Itmakessenseaspeoplefeeltheyhavecommongroundandcantrusttheotherperson.Thatmeansnegotiationsaremorelikelytobesuccessful.”1、Accordingtothepassage,customersarelikelytobuyaproductfromadealerwho______.A．hasthesametasteasthemB．advertiseshisproductsonTVC．reducesthepriceofhisproductsD．paysattentiontothequalityofhisproducts2、Theexperimentsconductedbyresearchersat

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showthat______.A．foodplaysanimportantroleinearningpeople’strustB．bosseslikeemployeesthathavethesametasteasthemC．peoplewhohavesimilartastestotheirboss’searnmoreD．peoplehavelessinterestinbuyingproductsadvertisedonTV3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Peoplewhoeatsimilarfoodaremorelikelytotrusteachother.B．Peoplewillgetalongwitheachotheriftheyliketoeatsimilarthings.C．Theeffectofwearingsimilarclotheshasn’tbeenprovedbyresearchers.D．Peoplearemorelikelytomakefriendswiththosewearingthesameclothesasthem.4、Whichofthefollowingsayingscanbeanexampleofthesimilarityattractiontheory?A．Honestyisthebestpolicy.B．Allgoodthingscometoanend.C．Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.D．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.23．（8分）Asamanager,youwanttohelpyouremployees.Andthat'sgreat.Whenanemployeecomestoyouwithaproblem,youmaytendtojumpinandofferadvice.Whileyourintentionsarenoble,youmayenduphelpingwhereitisn'tactuallyneededortakingovertheconversationaltogether.Yougointorescuermode,andit'sunderstandable.You'retryingtohelpoutwhereveryoucan.Butattheendoftheday,you'revery;tiredbecauseyou'vetakenonmorethanyoushouldhave,andyourteammemberisdepressedbecauseresponsibilitiesweretakenawayfromthem.Youthoughtyouwerehelpingasmuchasyoucould,butinsteadyouunderminedtheirmoraleastheyhadnochancetoachievesomethingindependently.Theeasiestwaytoavoidthissituationistobelazy.Youjustaskquestions,especially,askthelaziestcoachingquestion:"HowcanIhelp?"Thisisthelaziestwaytofindoutwhatyouremployeeneedsfromyou.Byaskingsomethinglikethis,youforcethepersontodecidewhattheyneedexactly—theymightnotevenknowyetthemselves.Ortheyknowwhattheyneedandwilltellyou,inthehopethatyou'llagreewithwhateveritis.Eitherway,askingthelazyquestioncreatesawin-winsituation,asitresultsinaclearanddirectrequestthatwillleadtothesolutionyouremployeeislookingfor.Byaskingthislazyquestion,youavoidjumpingintohelpinthewaywhichyoufirstthinkisneeded—nomorerescuermode!Askingquestionsisaself-managementtoolbecauseitkeepsyoulazyandyetshowsyourcuriosity.Belazyandalsobeoutspoken.Askyouremployee,“Whatdoyouwantfromme?”Ofcourse,becarefulofhowyousaythis,becausenoteveryonewilllikethis.Askyouremployee,really,truly,“WhatcanIdotohelp?”Itsoundseasy,butitcanbehardtoresistthetemptationtojumpinandhelpsomeone,ortoofferadvice.However,intheend,you'llfindthataskingthelazyquestionmakesyoumoreusefultothoseyoumanage,anditwillhelpyouworklesshardand.havemoreimpact.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"underminedtheirmorale"meaninParagraph2?A．Loweredtheirsalary.B．Madethemmuchlazier.C．Gavethemmorefreedom.D．Affectedtheirgrowthandenthusiasm.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Mostpeopleliketobeincontroloftheconversation.B．It'sunwisetoaskwhatanemployeeactuallyneeds.C．Sometimeswecan'thelpofferinghelptoothers.D．Itisbesttoofferadvicewhenyou'reaskedto.3、Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．BeingaLazyManagerisaGoodThingB．HowtoOfferAdviceatProperTimeC．WhyPeopleareWillingtoHelpOthersD．HowtoBecomeanIndependentEmployee24．（8分）HowtoDropaPantSizeinaWeekDroppingonepantsizeinsevendaysisadifficulttask,butwithdedication,exerciseandtherightdiet,youcanmakeithappen.Increaseyourwaterconsumption.Thirstisoftenmisinterpretedashunger,andifyouaredrinkingtherightamountofwater,youwillfinditmucheasiertoavoidsnacking.Looktodrinkataroundeightornineglassesofwatereveryday.Loweryourcaloriecount.YoucanuseacaloriecalculatortodeterminehowmuchyouneedtotakeintomaintainorloseweightIfyoutakeinfewercaloriesthanyouburneachday,youwillloseweightasaresult.Asarule,anaverage-sizedwomanneedstotakeinlessthan1.300caloriesperdayforextremeweightloss,asyou’llnaturallyburnaround2,000.Exactmeasurementsdifferbasedonage,height,weightandactivitylevel.Cutthejunkfood.Chips,sodaandcandyseemharmlessiftakenassnacks,butcanseriouslyaffectyourweightloss,Limityourselftooneortwosnacksperdayandswitchyourusualsnackfoodsforbabycarrots,applesandgrapes.Breakupyourmeals.Ifyouwanttoloseweight,tryeatingfourorfivesmallmealsperdayinsteadoftwoorthreelargeones.Thismakesiteasierforyourbodytoprocesswhatyouareconsuming.Divideyourrequiredcaloriesbythenumberofmealsyou’llbeeatingtodeterminehowlargeeachmealshouldbeSpaceyourmealsouttwoorthreehoursapart—trymealsatbreakfast,mid-morning,lunch,afternoonanddinner.Doingintenseaerobic(需氧的)exercise.Youhavetoencourageyourbodytobumcaloriesifyouwanttodroppoundsandinches.Runningisbyfarthefastestcalorieburner,withthepotentialfor986caloriesperhour.Ifyou’reunabletorun,useanellipticalmachine(椭圆机),jumprope,orparticipateinahigh-impactaerobicsclass.1、Whenyouarethirsty,youmaymistakeitasasign________.A．todrinksomething B．toeatsomethingC．tosleepforawhile D．todosomeexercise2、Ifyouwanttoloseweight,youneedto________.A．burnfewercalories B．eatasmuchasusualC．eatlessthanyouburn D．measureyourweightfirst3、Ofthefollowing,whichmightbebeneficialforlosingweight?A．Fruits. B．Hamburgers.C．Steak. D．Icecream.4、Whyareyouadvisedtoeatfourorfivesmallmealseachday?A．Becauseyouarealwayshungry.B．Becauseit’seasierfordigestion.C．Becauseitwillkeepyouoccupied.D．Becauseyouneedmorespace.5、Wheremightthispassagecomefrom?A．Atravelguide. B．Asciencereport.C．Amedicaltextbook. D．Ahealthmagazine.25．（10分）Whenaskedhowtechnologymightimprovethelivesofpeoplewithvisionimpairments(视力障碍),JoannBeckerpresentedamisleadinglysimplechallenge.“Well,”thevisionimpairmentstechspecialistrecallssaying.“I’dliketobeabletofindmybusslopthroughBeMyEyes”.BeMyEyes,whichwentlivein2015,establishesadirectvideoconnectionbetweenvisuallyimpairedusersandsightedvolunteers.Theassumptionissimple:Manypeoplewhoareblinddon’tneedanyactualassistanceincompletingtheirdailytasks,butmerelyneedalittlehelp.Asightedvolunteermightbeaskedtohelpidentifywhichoftwocanscontainstomatoes.Inthiscase,thevisuallyimpairedusercancookamealjustfineonhis/herown-allhe/sheneedsisaquickconfirmationthathe/shehasthecorrectcan.Themodelappearstobeworking;morethan540,000volunteersandnearly40,000peoplewithlowvisionareregisteredontheapp.“Anelderlywomancannowhelpavisuallyimpairedtechniciansetuphiscomputer,”saysfounderHansWiberg,whohasverylowvision.“Shedoesn’tneedtoknowathingaboutcomputers.Sheonlyneedstoreadwhatispresentedonthescreen.Thenhecandotherest.”Earlyassistivetechnologycenteredondedicateddevices(专用设备),becauseofthenichemarket(缝隙市场),whichsoldforhundredsoreventhousandsofdollars.Butthesmartphone,multipurposeandnear-universal,hascompletelychangedtheeconomyofscale.“Therearelargermarketforcesdrivinghigh-poweredcomputation,high-qualityengineeringandhigh-qualitybatterymanagementinthesmartphonemarketthanthoseinaspecialtyproduct,”saysAaronSteinfeld,aresearchprofessorattheRoboticsInstituteatCarnegieMellonUniversity.“Therealityis,mostsightedpeopledon’tknowsomebodywhoisblind.”Beckersays.“Theythinkthesolutionsthatablindpersonneedsarcfarmoreexpansive,itturnsout,theyneedtobe.Ithinktheseappsareenablingsightedpeopletoseethatblindpeoplejustneedsomesimplecluestohelpthemdoanynumberofthingsintheirlives.”1、Whatisthefirstparagraphusedforinthetext?A．Showingthemainidea.B．Introducingthetopic.C．Givingoneexample.D．Makingaconclusion.2、HowdoestheappBeMyEyeswork?A．Bycreatingavideolinkbetweenthedibbledand.sightedone.B．Byrecognizingwhichoftwocanshavetomatoesandcooking.C．Byestablishingahigh-qualityengineeringandcomputation.D．Byflashingtheeverydaytasksofthetechnicianandvolunteers.3、Fromthetextwecanknow.A．onlypeoplewithlowvisionarcregisteredtousetheappB．slightassistancecanhelptheblindfreefromsometroublesC．volunteersshouldbeveryfamiliarwithhigh-techcomputersD．JoannBeckerthinksithardtofindabusstopusingBeMyEyes4、Whatdothe5thand6thparagraphsmainlymean?A．Smartphonemarkethasgreateconomicpotential.B．Thesmartphonebecomesaspecialapp.C．Finedeviceshavechangedtheeconomy.D．Costmatterswhenitcomestoas5istivctechnology.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）ItwasataconcertthatIhappenedtofindDavid.Hewasholdinghisheadatastrange

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20!1、A．ankleB．directionC．angleD．altitude2、A．doingB．feelingC．seeingD．hearing3、A．blankB．colorfulC．emptyD．silent4、A．bringupB．bringinC．giveupD．givein5、A．worseB．goodC．betterD．mad6、A．bottomB．pathC．wheelD．back7、A．killedB．sacrificedC．diedD．injured8、A．seekB．overcomeC．surroundD．search9、A．upstairsB．emergencyC．informationD．underground10、A．dealwithB．getthroughC．takeupD．comeby11、A．intendedB．plannedC．offeredD．devoted12、A．everyoneB．nobodyC．someoneD．none13、A．commonB．poorC．normalD．actual14、A．becauseB．ifC．incaseD．eventhough15、A．consistsofB．smellsofC．tasteslikeD．feelslike16、A．HoweverB．UnfortunatelyC．OtherwiseD．Besides17、A．putatriskB．putupwithC．takenholdofD．takenincharge18、A．intoB．beyondC．ontoD．below19、A．blindnessB．incomeC．valueD．experience20、A．setB．takeC．studyD．follow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）Allthecustomerswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonestrongwishtobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopay1．hershopping,forthenoticeinsidetheentrance2．(say),“Remember,onceaweek,oneofourcustomersgetsfreegoods.Thismaybeyourluckyday!”Forseveralweeks,Mrs.Edwardshopedtobeoneofthelucky3．（housewife）likemanyofherfriends.Shenevergaveuphope.Cupboardsinherkitchen4．（fill）withthingsthatshedidn’tneedatall.Shedreamedoftheday5．themanagerofthesupermarketwouldsaytoherwithasmile,“Madam,thisisyourluckyday.Everythinginyourbasketisfree.”OneFridayafternoon,aftershehadfinishedshoppingandhadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottentobuysomesugar.Sherushed6．tothesupermarket,7．（get）thesugarandwenttowardsthecashdesk.Asshedid8．,shesawthemanagerofthesupermarketcomeuptoherandsaid,“9．（congratulate）!Youarethe10．（lucky）amongallthecustomersthisweekandeverythinginyourbasketisfree!”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。Thepersonwhotouchedmemostisanunknownlady.Istudyinacityschoolbutlivesinavillage15kilometersaway.Oneafternoon,Ireceiveacallfrommyfamilysayingmymomwasseriousill.Ihurriedtothebusstation,onlyfindthelastbushadleft.Feelanxious,Idecidedtowalkhome.OnthewayacarstoppedandthedriveraskedmethatIneededhelp.Worriedaboutbeingcheated,I