2025届湖北省松滋市四中高三英语试题下学期4月模拟训练试题（二）含解析

2025届湖北省松滋市四中高三英语试题下学期4月模拟训练试题

（二）注意事项答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上

1.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂

2.其它答案标号回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回

3.第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）20L

5301.I hopethat wewill be able tomake itthrough thetough timesand backto thebusiness ofworking togetherourcommon goals.A.on behalfof B.in honorof C.on topof D.in searchof

2..The drumsof warare beatingonce again.As tensionsrise betweenAmerica and Iran,China appealsto bothsides toA・stand byB.come alongC.step backD.stick together

3.The WinterOlympics in2022will surelybring inmany internationaltourists.A.held B.having heldC.holding D.to beheld一

4.What doesNickys jobinvolve as a publicrelations director-quite a lot oftime withother people.A.Spending B.Having spentC.To spendD.To havespent

5.The splitbetween humansand livingapes isthought bysome scholars15to20million yearsago.A.to occurB.occurring C.to haveoccurred D.having occurred■一

6.Dont worry,Mum.The doctorsaid it was onlythe flu.—!ril telldad theresnothing serious.A.Congratulations B.What areliefC.How surprisingD.Pm sosorry一

7.What didshe want to know,Tom一She wonderedwe couldcomplete theexperiment.A.when wasit B.it waswhen thatC.it waswhen D.when itwas that

8.you aresupposed to do you dont likea thingis it.Don^complain.A.That;what;change B.When;that;to changeC.What;when;change D.What;that;changing

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12、A.writing B.reviewing C.editing D・giving、13A.quietly B.repeatedly C.quickly D.firmly、14A.lucky B.lonely C.only D.likely、15A.entrance B.middle C.front D.back、叩16A.si tB.smiled C.shouted D.quarreled、17A.intended B,pretended C,refused D.happened、18A.change B.praise C,thanks D.visits、19A.difficult B.painful C.valuable D.enjoyable、20A.early B.slowly C-frequently D.occasionally第二节每小题分，满分分阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式L5151分

27.15One day,Nick invitedhis friendsto supperHe wascooking somedelicious foodin thekitchen Suddenly,he

1.find thathe hadrun outof saltSo Nickcalled tohis son,Go to the villageand buysome salt,but paya fairprice forit:neither toomuch2,too littleHisson lookedsurprised I can understandwhy Ishouldnt paytoo much,Father,but ifIcanpay less,3,not savea bitof money“That would beavery

4.reason thingtodoin abig city,but itcould destroya smallvillage like

5.us,Nick saidNicksguests,6Jiad heardtheir conversation,asked why they shouldnot buysalt morecheaply ifthey couldNick replied,“Theonly reasona manwould sellsalt7,a lowerprice would be because he wasdesperate formoney Andanyone whotook advantage ofthat situationwouldbeshowing alack ofrespect for the sweat and struggleof theman whoworked veryhard toproduceit”」（）“But such a smallthing couldnt8possible destroya village”“In thebeginning,there wasonly9,very smallamount ofunfairness in the world,but everyoneadded alittle,always（）第四部分写作（共两节）第一

10.think that itwasonly smalland notvery important,and lookwhere wehave endedup today”节短文改错（满分分）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作文中共有处语言错

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1.只允许修改处，多者（从第处起）不计分21011Hello,Im Lihua,chairman ofStudent Union.We regoing toorganize abicycle tripto ourschool farmon thisSunday.It waslocated in the westernsuburb,covered anarea of about50acres.There aredifferent kindsof cattleraised andvarious vegetableplanted,without someharmful thingsin thefeed orthefertilizer.The productsare providedfor theschool canteenwhich weenjoy ahealth diet.On thefarm youcan combineyou9have learnedwith practiceto the fullest Youare expectedto arrivethere atabout9oclock,Remember:following the workers第二节书面表达（满and donttry todo anythingstrange tointerest theanimals ordo damageto theplants duringmy visit.分分）25（分）年世界园艺博览会于月日至月日在北京举行假定你是李华，你打算邀请交换生去参观

29.252019429107Frank请用英语给他写封邮件，内容包括邀请他的原因；

1.行程安排（如时间，住宿，交通等）

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4.Dear Frank,I*m writingto inviteyou tovisit the2019Beijing InternationalHorticultural Exhibition.Looking forwardto yourearly reply.Yours,Li Hua参考答案第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）20L

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25、29Dear Frank,Im writingto inviteyou tovisit the2019Beijing InternationalHorticultural Exhibition.It isbeing heldin Beijing,China fromApril29to October7,

2019.1know youare interestedin gardeninglike me.And you want tomajor inbiology whenyou attendcollege.I thinkthis is a good chancefor usto appreciateall kindsof beautifulplants andunique gardeningarts fromvarious countriesin the world.I planto goto Beijingin July,when wellhave asummer holiday.We can take thehigh-speed trainto gothere.The tripwill takeabouta week.My uncleworks inBeijing,so wecan stay in hishome.I dohope youcan joinme in the travel.Looking forwardto yourearly reply.Yours,Li HuaC.To exposeD.Exposed

10.Why doyouwanta newjob youvegot sucha goodone alreadyA.that B.whereC.which D.when

11.Policemen thinkthat wherethere isviolence,drugs withdamaging effectson kidsare alwaysit・A.beyond B.before C.behind D.besides

12.the deadline,theworkershad to work overtimeto getthe jobHnished.A.Giving B.Given C.Having givenD.To give

13.People allthink itstrange that the boyshould tellwhats writtenon thepaper in another roomwithout lookingatit.It reallyexplanation.A.prevents B.challenges C.interrupts D.confuses

14.Wild swans9in thearea is a goodindication ofa betterenvironment.A.exhibition B.escapeC.absence D.appearance一

15.What aboutwatching aballet showthis evening—Thanks forinviting me,but balletisnt really.A・the appleof myeye B.my feetof clayC.my cupof teaD.the saltof theearth

16.Whether somethingis aliveor deadisacrucial andit isone thatchildren haveno difficultyunderstanding bytheageoffive.A.declaration B.distinction C.division D.distribution

17.When tensionin arelationship betweentwo people,a frequentway ofdealing withthisisto send messagesthrough athird person.A.arouses B.arises C.rises D.raises

18.Theres anotherway tosurvive thiscompetition-a wayno oneever seemsto tellyou about,you have to learnfor yourself.A.one B.it C.that D.another

19.Some womenagoodsalary ina jobinstead ofstaying home,but theydecided not toworkfor thesake ofthefamily.A.must makeB.should havemade C.would makeD.could havemade一

20.What ashame!We misunderstoodeach otherfor sucha longtime.—Yes,I wishI withyou earlier.A.communicate B.had communicatedC.communicated D.would communicate第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出最佳选项40A BC D21・6分The firstorganized system for sendingmessages beganin Egyptaround1500B.C.This systemdeveloped because thepharaohs frequentlyneeded tosendmessagesup anddown theNile Riverin orderto keeptheir empirerunning smoothly.Later,thePersians developeda moreefficient systemfor sendingmessages usingmen and horses.Messages carriersrode alongthe road systemstretching fromone endof thePersian Empireto theother.Along theseroads,fresh men andhorseswaited atspecial stationsto takeandpass alongany messages that neededto besent.The stations where riderspassed messagesback and forth werebuilt23kilometersapart,so themenandhorses wereable totravel quicklybetween them.The Romanslater tookup hisidea andimproved itby usingamore advancedand extensiveroadsystem.In China,however,Kublai Khanhad builtup hisown systemfor deliveringmessages.This systemworked in the samebasic wayasthe Romansystem.The differencewas thatKublai Khankept300,000horses alongthe roadsof thisdelivery lines.There wereover10,000stationswherea messagewouldbepassed fromone riderto anotherwith afresh horse.In thisway,Kublai Khancould receivemessagesfrom anywhereinthecountry inonly afew days.It wasnot untilthe1500sthata well-organized postal system appearedagain in Europe.One family,the von Taxis family,gainedthe rightto delivermail for the HolyRoman Empireand partsof Spain.This familycontinued tocarry mail,both government andprivate,throughout Europefor almost300years.In1653,a Frenchman,Renouard deVelayer,established asystemfordelivering postin Paris.Postal chargesat thattime werepaidby therecipient,but de Velayefs systemwas uniqueby allowingthe senderto pre-pay thecharges,inasimilar wayto themodernstamp.Unfortunately,de Velayefssystem cameto anend whenjealous competitorsput livemice in his letterboxes,ruining hisbusiness.Eventually,government-controlled postal systems tookover fromprivate postalbusinesses,and bythe1700s governmentownershipof mostpostalsystemsinEuropewas anaccepted factof life.The thingthat allthese earlysystems hadin commonwas that they werequite expensivefor publicuse,and wereintended foruseby thegovernmentand the wealthy.However,in1840,a Britishschoolteacher namedRoland Hillsuggested introducingpostagestamps,and apostal ratebased onweight.This resultedin loweringpostal rates,encouraging morepeople to use thesystem tostay intouchwith eachother,His ideahelped theBritish postalsystem beginto earnprofits asearly as

1850.Soon afterthat manyothercountries tookup Mr.Hills idea.And letter writing becameaccessible to anyone whocould write.Today,the RolandHill awardsaregiven eachyear toencourage andreward freshideas whichhelp promotephilately”stamp collecting.、1What isthe maintopic of the passageA.How internationalletters travel.B.A surprisingmethod fordelivering mail.C.The historyof postalsystems.D.Changes inthe methodsof communication.2Which of the followingstatements aboutRenouard deVelayer istrueA.His wasa government-controlled system.B.His competitorsdestroyed hisbusiness.C.His systemlasted forhundreds ofyears.D.In hissystem,the personwho receivedthe letterpaid thepostage fees.、3Which of the systemsmentioned inthe passagewas mostlike thepostalsystemtodayA.Egyptian.B.Chinese.C.deVelayefs.D.vonTaxis*s.、4What wasRoland Hillsgreatest achievementA.He madeletterwritingaccessible tothe averageperson.B.He madealotof moneyfor theBritish postalsystem.C.He madestamp collectinga popularhobby.D.He wonan awardfor letterwriting.（分）

22.8NEW YORK—A massive winter stormparalyzed muchof the US EastCoast on Thursday andFriday,dumping asmuchas46centimeters ofsnow fromthe Carolinasto Maine.It alsocaused floodingon thestreets ofBoston dueto swellingstormtides,forced thecancellation ofnearly5,000flights andclosed businesses,offices and schools.（气象学家）Some meteorologistsclassified thestorm asa bomb cyclone forits sharpdrop inatmospheric pressurewould befollowedimmediately by a blastof cold air thatcould breakrecords inmore thantwo dozencities andbring wind chills aslow as-40℃during theweekend.From Baltimore,Maryland,to Caribouin Maine,efforts wereunderway toclear roadwaysof iceand snowas windchilltemperatures wereto plungeduring the day,reaching-40℃in someparts aftersundown,according tothe NationalWeather Service.Utility companiesacross theEast workedto repairdowned powerlines earlyon Fridayas about21,000customers remainedwithout electricity,down fromalmost80,000theday before,and issuedwarnings thattemperatures maybecome dangerouslylow.If thetemperature inyour homebegins tofall,we recommendtaking shelterelsewhere untilservice canbe restored.You canfindwarming centersby contactinglocal authorities/National Gridpower company,which servesMassachusetts,said onTwitter.Airlines canceled4,000flights onThursday andhundreds moreon Friday,according toFlightAware.com,an onlinetrackingservice.Mayor Billde Blasiosaid itcould feellike-30℃on Fridayand Saturdaynights withthe windchill.nThis isa serious,seriousstorm,and maybe the most severein2018/he saidata news conference.New YorkGovernor AndrewCuomo declareda stateof emergencyforthesouthern partof thestate,while NewJerseyGovernor ChrisChristie declareda stateof emergencyfor severalcounties.、1Which of the followingis NOTthe consequenceof themassivewinter stormA,Breakdown of theUScoastB.Flooding inBoston.C.Cancellation ofnearly5,000flights.D.Closure inbusiness,offices,andschools.、2Why didsome meteorologistsclassify thiswinterstormas“bombcyclone”A.Because itwill causechangeable atmosphericpressure.B.Because thescale of this stormcould breakrecords inlots ofcities.C.Because of the deadlyand destructiveeffects ofthis storm.D.Because of the extremelycoldairandthewindchillsin thisstorm.、3Which of the followingbest explainsthe underlinedword plungein P3A,decline steadilyB.drop dramaticallyC.fluctuate violentlyD.fall moderately、4About therescue work,which ofthe followingstatements isINCORRECTA.People weremaking greatefforts torid roadwaysof iceand snow.B.About101thousand peoplewere leftwithoutelectricityonThursday.C.Residents canstayinwarming centersuntil heatingservice isrestored.D.Aviation servicehasnt beenbrought backto normalyet untilFriday.（分）

23.8Sydney OperaHouse ToursWeoffer threedifferent toursofthisiconic buildings.The Essential Tour bringsto lifethe storybehind thedesign andThe tourconcludes with a complimentarybreakfast inthe Greenconstructionof oneoftheworlds mostfamous landmarks.Using Room,the privatedining areaof performerspast andpresent.interactive audiovisualtechnology,your guidewill takeyou ona Takes place:Daily at7ammemorable journeyinside theyoungest buildingever to be Prices:$

155.No concessions.World Heritagelisted.Afterwards,why notstay aroundand eatTo purchase:Bookings areessential.Limited to8people peratthe StudioCafe,with itsmodern Australianmenu Youcan tour.both enjoythe bestviews inSydney andclaim a20%reduction Onlinesales expireat4:30pm twodays prior.on thetotal costof yourmeal.Dont forgetto showyour ticketin Notes:The tourincludes upto300steps.Flat,rubber-soled shoesorderto claimyour discount.must beworn.For safetyreasons,children of12years oldandLanguage:English,French,German underare notpermitted.Takesplace:Daily between9am and5pm Prices:Adult$35/Online$

29.75Concessions:Australian seniorsand pensioners;Opera HighTea consistsofatour whereyou willwalk inthestudents andchildren of16and under$

24.50footsteps ofworld-class singers,dancers and musicians,Prior bookingsare notessential.followed byfine foodandmusicinthespectacular surroundingsofthe BennelongDining Room.What couldbe betterthan atreatThe Backstage Tour givesyou backstageaccess tothe Sydneyof deliciouslight snacksand softdrinks followedby alive recitalOperaHouse.It isa uniqueopportunity toexperience the独唱会byaleading Australiansinger Anunforgettable treatreal-life dramasbehind thestage!You mighteven getto standonfor youngand old!the concerthall stage,take upa conductorsbaton inthe orchestraTakesplace:Every secondWed.,2pm Duration:

1.5hourspit andimagine youare leadingthe performance.You willalsoPrices:$145per persongetto seeinside thestars dressingrooms.Book onlineor visitthe GuidedTours Desk201A travelerwill enjoya performanceif hechooses.A.the EssentialTour B.the BackstageTourC.Opera HighTea D.any ofthe tours、1Joining theBackstageTour,a traveler.A.is allowedto wearsneakers whenstanding on the stageB.will have an opportunityto be the conductoroftheorchestraC.cantakehis bigfamily of8members tofree breakfastD.can buythe discountticket thedaybeforethe tour、2If acouple whotravelled withtheir17-year-old sonjoined theEssentialTourand hada mealof$150there,what wouldthe lowestcostbe ifpaid incashA.$

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24.8The word OK isthemostfrequently spokenall-purpose expressionontheplanet-and itsturning176years oldon（缩写）March23,

2015.The termwas bornduring a19th-century abbreviationcraze andwent onto internationalfame withits ownhandgesture.Last year,Henry Nass,a64-year-old retiredEnglish teacher,a NewYorker hadspent thelast fewweeks handingout cardschampioningGlobal OK Day inadvance ofthe cominganniversary.“No matterwhere people are fromthey usethe word OK,but theydont knowwhere itcomes from,nsays Nass.nThe problemisbecause it*s just,you know,OK.nThe wordis OK,perhaps,but itshistory isdefinitely betterthan average.Late etymologistAllen WalkerRead tracedthe two-letterword to1839,when editorsattheBoston MorningPost signedoff onarticles as“all correct”with asimple word“OK”.The wordmade itinto printon March23of thatyear,during anarticle againsta rivaleditor inProvidence whohad statedwronglythat aband ofBostonians headingto NewYork wouldpass throughthe RhodeIsland capital.nWe saidnot aword aboutour teampassing throughthe city*of Providence,nthe MorningPost reported.nO.K.—all correct.（隐含）The humoroftheProvidence-Boston jokehas beenlost tohistory-but the word OKtook offfrom there,soon connotingagreement,acceptance,averageness,quality orlikability.By1840,it servedasaslogan forPresident MartinVan Burensunsuccessful reelectioncampaign.nOld Kinderhookis OK/postersstated,a referencetothe eighth presidentsbirthplace andhis supporters9belief inhis satisfactoryperformance.

1、Why didHenry Nasshandout cardsA.To letpeople understandthe historyofthe word OK.B.To callon peopletousethewordOK properly.C.To appealto peopleto celebrateOKDay.D.To attractpeoples attention.、2What doesthe authorwanttoconvey in Paragraph4A.The historyofthewordOKis knownto averagepeople.B.The historyoftheword“OK”is unfamiliarto people.C.People frequentlyusethewordOK”in history.D.People arefond ofthewordOK inhistory.

3、What doesthe underlinedphrase tookoff!inParagraph7probably meanA.Got offB.Set upC.Moved offD.Become popular、4We canlearn fromthe textthat Kinderhookis oftheeighthAmerican president.A,the nameB.the birthplaceC.the policyD.the belief（分）怪异的）

25.10The Englishhave adifficult and,generally speaking,dysfunctional Crelationship withclothes.Their mainproblemis thatthey havea desperateneed forrules,and areunable toget alongwithout them.This helpsto explainwhytheyhave aninternationalreputation fordressing ingeneral verybadly,but withspecific areasof excellence,such ashigh-class menssuits,（革新的）ceremonial costumes,and innovative street fashion.In otherwords,we Englishdress bestwhen weare“in unifbnrT.You maybe surprisedthat Iam includinginnovativestreet fashion,,inthecategory ofthe uniform.Surely theparrot-haired（朋克摇滚乐迷）punks orthe Victorianvampire gothsare beingoriginal,not followingrules Itstrue thatthey alllook differentand（古怪的）eccentric butin factthey alllook eccentricexactly inthe sameway.They arewearing auniform.The onlytruly eccentricdresserin thiscountry isthe Queen,who paysno attentionto fashionand continuesto wearwhat shelikes,a kindof1950s fashion,withno regardfor anyoneelses opinion.However,it istrue thatthe stylesinvented byyoung Englishpeoplearemuch moreeccentric thananyother nationsstreetfashion.We maynot beindividually eccentric,apart fromthe Queen,but wehaveasort ofcollectiveeccentricity,and\ye appreciateoriginality indress evenif wedo notindividually haveit.Another ruleof behaviorI haddiscovered wasthat it is veryimportant forthe Englishnotto take themselvestoo seriously,to beableto laugh at themselves.However,itiswell knownthat mostteenagers tendtotakethemselves abit tooseriously.The goths,in theirscary blackcostumes,certainly lookas ifthey aretaking themselvesseriously.But whenI gotinto conversationwiththem,I discoveredthattheytoo hada senseof humor.I wasonce chattingtoa goth inthefullvampire costume——withawhiteface,deep purplelipstick,and blackparrot-hair.I sawhe wasalso wearinga T-shirt with“Goth.“Whyare youwearing that”I asked.In caseyoudontrealize Imagoth.^^he answered,pretending tobe serious.We bothburst outlaughing.1What canwe knowabout theEnglish peopleA.They needrules todress well.B.They arein needof uniforms.C.They arecreative ingeneral.D.They leadtheworldtrend.、2Who isindividually eccentricin dressingA,A high-class man.B.A parrot-haired punk.C.The Queen.D.The fashioninnovator.、3Which ofthe followingcan bestdescribe thegothsA.They dressbadly.B,They dressin anamusing way.C.They areunable tolaughatthe waythey dress.D.They areless fashionablethan theother Englishpeople.、4What maybethebest titleforthetext A.How theEnglish DressB,How theEnglish AdmireFashionC.Why theEnglish LikeUniformsD.Why theEnglish AreEccentric inDress第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的、、和

1.530A BC四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.D（分）

26.30I hadworried myselfsick overSimons mothercoming tosee me.I wasanew1andIgave anhonest accountof thestudents9work.In Simonscase,the gradeswere awfullylow.He couldntread hisown handwriting.2he wasa brightstudent.Hediscussed adultsubjects withnearly adultcomprehension.His workin noway reflectedhis3So whenSimons motherentered theroom,（手掌心、）my palmswere sweating.I wascompletely4for herlisses onboth mycheeks.I cameto thankyou Jshe said,surprisingme beyondspeech.5me,Simon hadbecome adifferent person.He talkedof howhe6me.he hadbegan tomake friends,andforthefirst timeinhistwelve years,he had7spent anafternoon ata friendshouse.She wantedto tellme howgrateful shewas fbrthe8I had（培养）nurtured inher son.She kissedme againand left.（原呆）,I sat,stunned forabout halfan hour,9what hadjust happened.How didI makesuchalife-changing differencetothat boywithout10knowing itWhat Ifinally cameto11was oneday,several monthsbefore,when somestudentswere12reports inthe frontoftheclass,Jeanne spoke13and toencourage herto raiseher voice,L hadsai,“Speak up.Simons theexpert onthis.He isthe14one youhavetoconvince,and hecant hearyou inthe15oftheroom.That wasit.From that day on,Simon hadsat upstraighter,paid moreattention,16more,and becamehappy.And itwas allbecausehe17tobethelast kidinthelast row.The boywho mostneeded18was theone whotook thelast seatthatday.It taughtme themost19lesson overthe yearsof myteaching career,and Imthankful thatit came20and。