陕西省汉中市2025年高考模拟（二）英语试卷（含答案，2025）

1、----Why are you late for school ?

----Because our car _______ halfway to the destination.

A. broke down   B. broke in

C. broke out   D. broke up

2、The details of costs and prices are ______, as no one knows exactly what is included and what is not.

A.arbitrary B.authentic C.ambiguous D.artificial

3、Rain forests________ and burned at such a speed will disappear from the earth in the near future.

A．cut

B．are cut

C．being cut

D．are being cut

4、They made efforts to provide timely and ________ weather forecasts during the Olympic Games.

A．eager

B．accurate

C．skeptical

D．guilty

5、Killing animals is killing ourselves ________.

A．in the way

B．on the way

C．by the way

D．in a way

6、The thought took root in Europe long before people realized ______ diverse language could be.

A.how B.that C.what D.where

7、One’s life has value _______ one brings value to the life of others.

A．so that

B．no matter how

C．as long as

D．except that

8、—___________ you play the piano at such a late time? It’s midnight!

—I didn’t notice the time. I ___________ earlier.

A．Must; should have begun

B．Must; must have begun

C．Would; can’t have begun

D．Would; could have begun

9、All these changes will lead to______stronger and more powerful China,______country that can surprise and enrich our planet.

A.a; a B.a; the C.the; a D.the; the

10、The worsening living conditions on the Carteret Islands finally resulted in________we called the relocation of all the islanders, from________arose the problem of losing their traditions and celebrations.

A．which; what

B．which; which

C．what; that

D．what; which

11、More attention should be paid _______ forests from fires in winter.

A. for protecting   B. to protect

C. to protecting   D. in protecting

12、Everything comes with ____ price; there is no such ____ thing as a free lunch in the world.

A. a; a   B. the; /

C. the; a   D. a; /

13、We need________ to have a good command of English as a medical student needs ________a doctor.

A．as long and tough a training, to become

B．as long and tough a training, becoming

C．as a long and tough training, to become

D．as a long and tough training, becoming

14、Strict measures have to be ______ to protect______ children from family abuses.

A.adapted; adopted B.adopted; adopted

C.adjusted; adjusted D.adjusted; adopted

15、He has collected lots of ancient coins in the past few years, _________date back to Ming Dynasty.

A．most of them

B．most of that

C．most of whom

D．most of which

16、To ensure the safety of the passengers and improve the traffic conditions，a new law has ______ since April l.

A.come into effect B.put to use

C.bring to light D.come to power

17、Laws that punish parents for their little children’s actions against the laws get parents_______.

A. worried B. to worry C. worrying D. worry

18、In order to complete the two temporary hospitals as soon as possible, the workers worked day and night for ten days________.

A．in a row

B．in shape

C．on business

D．on the increase

19、No sooner had we started the class__________an app crash and Classin collapsed.

A．than there came

B．than did there come

C．when there was coming

D．when came there

20、Most of the major cities of the world suffer________ traffic jam.

A．for

B．/

C．to

D．from

21、Four things that you can’t miss in Macao

Macao Tower AJ Hackett Bungee Jump

The Macao Tower, 338 meters is the world’s 10th highest tower, with a variety of activities, such as gambling, eating and entertainment. One of the acclaimed activities is the bungee jump. The AJ Hackett Macao Tower Bungee Jump is 233 meters high, making it the highest commercial bungee jump in the world. Raise your arms and off you go! If you are not daring enough to jump that height, you can try the skywalk on the 57th floor ---it’s still remarkable.

Grabbing a traditional Portuguese dinner

Macao was colonized by Portugal before 1999. As a result, Portuguese culture is deeply immersed into many comers of Macao. Many Portuguese settled and opened Portuguese restaurants in the special administrative region, but the flavor is more adaptable to Chinese people.

Marking at the Ruins of St Paul

The Ruins of St. Paul is the significant landmark of Macao. The ruins consist of the St. Paul’s College and the Church of St Paul, built in 1583. However, after three intense fires in 1595, 1601 and 1835, the church was seriously damaged. It is beyond belief that after the vigorous cycles of rebuilding and fires, the huge surface and the front stairway remain unburned.

Visiting a museum

Macao, as a tiny city with only an area of 30.5 square kilometers, has 23 eye-catching museums. Due to its unique history, both eastern and western historical sites can be found. Many of them are preserved for cultural heritage, tourist spots or museum, such as the Grand Prix Museum, Maritime Museum and Wine Museum.

【1】Which activity probably interests John, an adventure lover, when he visits Macao?

A．Visiting a museum.

B．Going Bungee Jumping.

C．Marking at the Ruins of St Paul.

D．Grabbing a traditional Portuguese dinner.

【2】What do “Grabbing a traditional Portuguese dinner” and “Visiting a museum” have in common?

A．Trying the skywalk.

B．Finding historical sites.

C．Enjoying a breathtaking experience.

D．Feeling both eastern and western cultures.

【3】Where do you think this passage come from?

A．A tour brochure.

B．A travel schedule.

C．A sports report.

D．A story book.

22、Aeronautics (航空学) specialists from the University of South Australia spent months studying the dragonfly’s flight, creating 3D models from digital images, to build a winged drone (无人机). Study leader Javaan Chahl believes that winged drones based on the dragonfly’s shape and movement will simply be more flexible and energy efficient.

Chahl’s team used a special photography technique to classify the wing shapes of 75 different dragonfly species from museum collections. Their wings are long, light and hard. Plus, their long bodies give them excellent stability and balance, making it possible for winged drones to deliver awkward loads and undertake long observation missions.

Investigating the way that dragonflies remain stable during flight actually reveals the techniques they use to get themselves out of tricky situations. Dragonflies are found to be able to perform upside-down backflips to regain balance and normal flight, when they find themselves upside down mid-air. This special skill can even be performed while dragonflies are unconscious, meaning it is a passive stability mechanism similar in concept to planes that are designed to glide to safety with their engines turned off. Engineers are looking to copy dragonfly wings to create safer drones that can right themselves.

Of course, not all attempts to build dragonfly-like drones are successful. TechJet’s air vehicle was supposed to operate as an aerial camera, observation and security drone, but it failed before production got underway. Similarly, Insectothopter, an American dragonfly spy drone built in the 1970 s was deserted.

Yet the principles behind winged drones are solid. In fact, NASA has settled on a nuclear-powered autonomous craft called Dragonfly to explore the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan in 2034. NASA’s project is actually an air vehicle, rather than a winged drone, but engineers are still convinced they can crack the code of nature’s most gifted flying insect and revolutionize unmanned flight along the way.

【1】Why did aeronautics specialists spend months studying the dragonfly’s flight?

A．To build 3D models from digital images.

B．To make winged drones modelled after it.

C．To clarify the flexibility and efficiency of drones.

D．To display the shape and movement of the dragonfly.

【2】The special skill of dragonflies is their ability to_________.

A．glide to safety

B．avoid tricky situations

C．perform observation tasks

D．adjust themselves to stay stable

【3】What is the author’s attitude towards winged drones?

A．Skeptical.

B．Uncertain.

C．Supportive.

D．Conservative.

【4】Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Winged Drones: Still a Long Way to Go

B．Javaan Chahl: An Innovative Leader of Aeronautics

C．A Dragonfly’s Flying Technique: Perfect for Drones

D．The Code of Nature: A Solution to NASA’s Space Exploration

23、   My daughter, Liora Saraik, aged 13, is beautiful, positive and humorous. Her father and I love her, but she has life-long conditions: uncontrolled epilepsy and autism. She meets the government’s definition of vulnerable and should have been able to go to school when lockdown started.

So why are we not sending her to school? On the first day of the lockdown, I spoke to a school staff member on the phone. “It’s up to you, of course, but I wouldn’t send her,” he said. “I can’t see how it can be safe.”

Many of the pupils like Liora, can’t speak or understand simple words such as food, drink, toilet. They don’t know anything about the virus. Many are also violent to parents and teachers and they are not able to stop biting, punching and kicking. Liora is not violent to others, but she is to herself, banging her own head with her fists when in pain or frustrated.

Liora’s head teacher, Adrian Carver, says if he lets more children into school, they could simply die of contracting coronavirus. He has to run desperate parents away, which he hates doing, as he knows it is not easy for us.

But clearly he has no idea of how hard it is for thousands of families in the crisis to care for their vulnerable children full-time. Parents like myself can’t provide what a school can offer. We have constant big challenges with personal care, and with sleep deprivation, as our children are often up in the night. Without school, it’s not only our children who are vulnerable, it’s the whole family.

So what do we need? I want recognition at the highest level for families caring for their disabled children. I want professional carers to be valued and paid properly for their specialist skills caring for children like Liora. Skilled carers leave their jobs because their wages are so low. We parents are in a constant fight with each other, first to get carers and then to keep them — we are like rats in a trap.

【1】What is the problem with the writer?

A．She couldn’t afford to send her daughter to a special school.

B．She didn’t know how to communicate with her daughter.

C．She was afraid of contracting coronavirus by working in a special school.

D．She was stressed out by caring for her vulnerable daughter full time.

【2】Liora was kept home because ________.

A．all the schools were closed

B．she was turned down by the school

C．her mother can keep her safe at home

D．her teacher was afraid of desperate parents

【3】How did the writer most probably feel when writing this article?

A．Offended but hopeful.

B．Exhausted and annoyed.

C．Calm but depressed.

D．Puzzled and impatient.

【4】The mother wrote this article in an attempt to ________.

A．draw attention to families with special needs in this crisis

B．appeal to sill carers to help her family

C．complain about the school that mistreated her daughter

D．seek guidance on the upbringing of vulnerable children

24、I know what courage looks like. I saw it on a flight I took six years ago, and only now can I speak of it without tears filling eyes at the memory.

Our flight left the Orlando Airport one Friday morning. But immediately upon take-off, it was clear that something was wrong. The aircraft was bumping(颠簸) up and down. All the experienced travellers, including me, looked around with knowing smiles. If you fly much, you see these things and learn to act calmly about them. However, we did not remain calm for long.

Minutes after we were in the air, our plane began falling quickly. The pilot soon made a serious announcement. “We are having some difficulties,” he said. “Our indicators show that the control system has failed. We will be returning to the Orlando Airport. The flight attendants will prepare you for a bumpy landing. Also, if you look out of the windows, you will see that we are dumping fuel from the airplane. We want to have as little on board as possible in the event of a rough touchdown.” In other words, we were about to crash. Many travellers looked visibly frightened now. No one faces death without fear, I thought.

Then a couple of rows to my left, I heard a still calm voice, a woman’s voice, speaking in an absolutely normal conversational tone. I had to find the source of this voice. All around, people cried. Many screamed. Finally, I saw her. In this chaos, a mother was talking to her child. The woman, in her mid-30s, was staring full into the face of her daughter, who looked to be four years old. The child listened closely, sensing the importance of her mother’s words. The mother’s gaze held the child so fixed that she seemed untouched by the sounds of grief and fear around her.

Finally, I leaned over and by some miracle could hear this soft sure voice with the tone of comfort. Over and over again, the mother said, “I love you so much. Remember, no matter what happens, I love you always.” Fortunately, our landing gear held at last and our touchdown was not a tragedy.

However, the voice I heard that day never faded. That mom showed me what a real hero looks like.

【1】What does the author imply by saying “some travellers’ knowing smiles” in Paragraph 2?

A．They were used to this kind of experience.

B．They were quite familiar with each other.

C．They were well-educated passengers.

D．They were pretending to be calm.

【2】What happened shortly after take-off?

A．The plane met bad weather and had to return immediately.

B．The flight indicators showed the plane’s control system failed.

C．One of the passengers was badly ill and the plane had to turn back.

D．A flight attendant explained flight safety instructions to the passengers.

【3】Hearing the pilot’s announcement, how did most travellers respond?

A．They asked for help.

B．They remained calm.

C．They cried and screamed.

D．They rejected the bumpy landing.

【4】What is the best title for the passage?

A．The shape of love.

B．The voice of courage.

C．The wisdom of a pilot.

D．The danger of a journey.

25、The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends that adults do at least 150 minutes of moderate to higher-intensity physical activity each week, and it should be in ________ of at least 10 minutes each for substantial health benefits, which has led many to ________ about the inefficacy of brief activities. Why people take two minutes going up the stairs if more than 10 minutes is ________ to make it worthwhile for health?

But now a study suggests something else: go ahead, take the stairs! Every minute ________ toward reaching the 150-minute goal, whether it’s part of a 10-minute period of activity or not. The purpose of the study conducted at the University of Utah was to see if moderate to vigorous physical activity in less than 10-minute episodes was ________ to weight outcomes. The study, published in the American Journal of Health Promotion, found that each minute spent ________ in some kind of moderate to vigorous physical activity — be it walking the dog, vacuuming, or taking the stairs — was associated with lower BMI and lower weight.

“The idea here is, you can do a minute at a time and that’s not a problem,” Jessie Fan, lead author of the new paper and a family and consumer studies professor at the University of Utah, told Today.

For the women who participated in the study, each minute spent in higher-intensity activity was associated with a 0.7 drop in body mass index (BMI). For a 5'4" woman, that means a ________ of nearly half a pound, which may not sound like much, but that’s just for one minute. Little by little, they add up.

The authors concluded that the current 10-minute ________ guideline was based on health benefits other than weight outcomes and that their findings showed that for weight gain ________, accumulated higher-intensity physical activity bouts of less than 10 minutes are quite ________, supporting the message that “every minute counts.”

When it comes to your brain, it also rings true. An April 2019 study in Jama Network Open looked at how exercise affected the brain, and even short bursts ________ 22% greater brain volume.

“Our study results don’t ________ moderate or vigorous physical activity as being important for healthy ageing. We are just adding to the science, ________ that light-intensity physical activity might be important too, especially for the brain,” Dr. Nicole Spartarno, first author of the study from Boston University said.

“I think it’s easier for people to ________ that message,” Fan says. “Otherwise, if they don’t have a block of time they might be ________, and they don’t do anything.”

【1】

A．figures

B．bursts

C．turns

D．cheers

【2】

A．wonder

B．suppose

C．believe

D．wish

【3】

A．alerted

B．subjected

C．required

D．committed

【4】

A．refers

B．impresses

C．reveals

D．matters

【5】

A．opposed

B．related

C．switched

D．exposed

【6】

A．devoting

B．adapting

C．exposing

D．engaging

【7】

A．loss

B．gain

C．accumulation

D．push

【8】

A．possibility

B．activity

C．capacity

D．responsibility

【9】

A．damaging

B．protection

C．prevention

D．hurting

【10】

A．infectious

B．comfortable

C．harmful

D．beneficial

【11】

A．resulted in

B．arose from

C．came out

D．gave in

【12】

A．exaggerate

B．discount

C．describe

D．regard

【13】

A．addressing

B．referring

C．suggesting

D．mentioning

【14】

A．process

B．select

C．store

D．ignore

【15】

A．deprived

B．disappointed

C．depressed

D．discouraged

26、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter将在大学学习汉语，发来邮件请你推荐一本中文小说给他。请你回复邮件，内容包括:

1.推荐小说《西游记》(Journey to the West)；

2.推荐的理由。

注意:1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

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Yours,

Li Hua