2025屆楚雄市重點中學高三第二次模擬考試英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---Howabout______plantoopenabranch?---Ishouldsayitwas______failure.A．a;a B．a;/ C．the;/ D．the;a2．—Bobsayshewilldrawlessonsfromhisfailureandcontinuetotry.—I’mdelightedthathe________takethatview.A．willB．mayC．shouldD．could3．—WhendidyoureturnlastFriday?—Itwasnotuntilmidnight______itwasraininghard.A．when B．whichC．that D．before4．Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．against C．on D．for5．Asisoftenthecase,therearealwayssomeobstaclesintheway，something________beforewerealizetherealgoalofeducation.A．tobegotthrough B．gotthroughC．gettingthrough D．havingbeengotthrough6．TherecentlyreleasedfilmKong：SkullIslandsuccessfully________theaudiencetotheadventurewithDolby3-Dtechnology.A．transportsB．adjustsC．transformsD．relates7．Paintingfromstillimagesleadstoalossofsensitivity,whichis_____toanartist.A．absolute B．urgent C．especial D．vital8．Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．allowance D．bonus9．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where10．—IhavesomethingimportanttotellJohn.ButIcan’tfindhim.—Hiscellphoneishere,sohe________havegonetoofar.A．mustn’t B．needn’tC．wouldn’t D．can’t11．Howcomeeverykidtodayismeanttobeachampionforsomething_____weknoweverykidcan’tbeastar?A．incaseB．asifC．whenD．unless12．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently13．—I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?—______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Mypleasure D．Noproblem14．—Peopleshouldstopusingtheircarsandstartusingpublictransport.—________.Theroadsaretoocrowdedasitis.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine15．Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.A．sinceB．whenC．unlessD．before16．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That17．—I’msorryforbreakingthecup.—Oh,________.I’vegotplenty.A．helpyourself B．forgetitC．mypleasure D．pardonme18．Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,______anyonecanstartnowandmakeanewending.A．forB．andC．butD．so19．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound20．Janecan’tattendthemeetingat3o’clockthisafternoonbecauseshe______aclassatthattime.A．willteach B．wouldteachC．hastaught D．willbeteaching第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Tourismisoftenaboutseekingdeeperemotionalandpersonalconnectionswiththeworldaroundus.Notalltravelexperiences,however,needtotakeplaceintherealworld.Withtheevolutionofvirtualreality(VR)technology,tourismwillincreasinglybecomeacombinationofphysicalandvirtualworlds.VRmayevenremovetheneedtotravelentirely.ButcanaVRexperiencereallyequalarealworldone?Manyexpertsbelieveitcan.StudieshaveshownthatourbrainshaveaninbuiltVR-likemechanismthatenablesustoliveimaginedexperiences.Muchofourwakinglifeisspentthinkingabouteitherthepastorthefuture.Thisisknownas"mindwandering".Duringtheseeventswe'renotpayingattentiontothecurrentworldaroundus.Instead,we'rerecallingmemories,orcreatingandprocessingimaginedfutures.Whenengagedinmindwandering,ourbrainsprocessthesementalimagesusingthesamepathwaysusedtoreceiveinputsfromtherealworld.So,theimaginedpastorfuturecancreateemotionsandfeelingssimilartohowwereacttoeverydaylife.VRcancreatethesesamefeelings.Whilecriticsmightarguethatavirtualexperiencewillnevermatchreality,thereareseveralwaysVRtourismcouldmakeapositivecontribution.Firstlyitcouldhelpprotectsensitivelocationsfromover-tourism.InrecentyearsfamoussitessuchasMayaBayinThailand,andCambodia'sAngkorWatTempleshavehadtolimitthenumberofvisitorsbecauseoftheirnegativeimpact.TheseplacesarenowproducingtheirownVRexperiencesthatwillallowtouriststopassthroughvirtualmodelsofthesites.Virtualrealitymayalsoallowpeoplebackintime,toexperiencehistoricalevents,visitancientcities,andeventowalkamongdinosaurs.Finally,inaworldwheremanypeoplesufferfromstressanddepressionduetooverwork,virtualtourismmayprovideacheapandconvenientwayforpeopletotakebriefholidaystootherwiseunreachabledestinationsandrechargetheirbatteries,withouteverleavingtheirhomes.Itsoundslikesciencefictionbutit'salreadyhappening.Asvirtualtechnologyimprovesandaspeoplecontinuetodemandnewandinterestingexperiences,expectmorevirtualtourism,bothincombinationwiththerealworldandinsteadofit.1、Whatisdrivingthedevelopmentofvirtualtourism?A．Companiesseekingtomakemoremoney.B．Improvementsinvirtualrealitytechnology.C．People'sdemandformoresharedexperiences.D．People'sdeeperunderstandingofthephysicalworld.2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes"mindwandering"?A．ThebrainprocesseswhichhelppeoplethinkVRisreal.B．Thewaythebrainprocessesinputsfromtherealworld.C．Brainactivitiesfocusingonpastorfutureevents.D．Experiencescomingfromaperson'simagination.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Sciencefiction.B．Virtualtechnology.C．Virtualtourism.D．Therealworld.4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．TodescribetheadvantagesofVRtourism.B．Togivesuggestionsforreducingover-tourism.C．ToencouragepeopletodevelopVRtechnology.D．ToargueVRtourismwillreplacetherealworldtravel.22．（8分）UberUberisavailableinover70citiesthroughout40countriesworldwide.YoucaneitherchooseatypicalUberunmarkedcaroraregulartaxi.Theappcanshowyouwheredriversare,soyouknowhowlongyou’llbewaiting.Youcanalsogetfarequotes(報價)inadvance.Yourpaymentsourceislinkedtotheappandisautomaticallycharged,sonophysicalmoneyiseverneeded.LyftLyftisaservicethatisalsoavailableinmanylargecitiesintheUS.However,itofferssomethingdifferent,oneofwhichisLyftLine.Withthisservice,youcanfindpeoplethattakethesamerouteonadailybasisasyouandsplitthefarewiththem.Lyft’sregularserviceletsyoueasilyseewhereridesare,catchone,andeasilypayrightwithintheapp.EasyTaxiEasyTaxiisavailablein86citiesacross26countriesandletsyouquicklybrowsethroughmapsandfindlocationsyou’dliketobepickedupat.Fromthere,justmakesuretherearetaxisinyourarea.ConfirmyourrideandthenpayforitwithintheEasyTaxiapp.Onceyoubookaride,youshouldseethetaxi’splatenumberandphonenumberappearonthemap,makingiteasyforyoutopickoutboththecarandthedriver.CurbCurb,formerlyTaxiMagic,iscurrentlyavailableinaround60citiesacrosstheUnitedStatesaswellasselectcitiesintheUnitedKingdom,Canada,andMexico.Ittiesinwithtaxicompaniesandtheirdrivers.Asyourtaximakesitswaytoyourlocation,you’llbeabletotrackitsprogressinsidetheapp.YoucanlinkapaymentaccounttoCurbtopayyourfarethroughtheapp.Youcanalsopayincash.1、Whichappisavailableinthemostcountries?A．Uber.B．Lyft.C．EasyTaxi.D．Curb.2、What’sthespecialserviceofLyft?A．Youcanpaythefareincash.B．Youcanseewhereyourrideis.C．Youcangetfarequotesinadvance.D．Youcanfindsomeonetosharethefare.3、Whatdothefourappshaveincommon?A．Theyareavailableworldwide.B．Theyaretiedtotaxicompanies.C．Theyallowuserstopayviaapp.D．Theycanidentifyyourlocation23．（8分）At9:30a.m.onaWednesdaymorning,Ireceivedanotification(通知)thatI’dalreadypickedupmyphone30timesthatday!“11leftuntilyougooveryourgoalof41pickups,”myscreenread.“Putyourphonedownuntil9:52a.m.!Enjoyyourtimelivinginthemoment.”TheseupdatesweresentviaMoment,anappthattracksmyscreentime,createdbyKevinHoleshin2014tofighthisowndeviceaddiction.Hewasworkingasanindependentappdeveloper,spendinghourseachdaystaringatscreens.Afterwork,Holeshfoundthathewaslookingmindlesslyonlineinsteadoftalkingtohiswifeortakinghisdogsforawalk.“IwantedawayofseeinghowmuchtimeIwassinkingintomyphone,”hesaid.“SoIcameupwithsomethingthatcouldmonitormyscreentime.”Holeshfoundthathewasspending75minutesonhisphoneaday.Headdedafunctiontotheappthatinformedhimwheneverhisscreentimewasmorethan40minutes.“Myphonewouldmakeasoundlikeabee,andI’dgoanddosomethingelse.Itwaslikealittleangelonmyshoulderpushingmeintherightdirection,”hesaid.Holeshfiguredthatifthesystemworkedforhim,itwouldworkforothers,andlaterthatyearhemadeMomentafreeapp.Todate,ithasbeendownloaded8milliontimes.Beside,Momentalsohasa“coach”function,offeringguidedprogramstohelpusersfocusandbemoreproductive,for$7.99amonth.“Iamsomuchhappier,Isleepbetter,Ireadmore,Itakebettercareofmyself,andmostofallIampresentinmyday-to-daylife,”Jack,ausersaid.SimilarcommentsonMomentreflectagrowingconsciousnessaround“digitalwellness”,thenamegiventolifestylepracticesthatencouragehealthydeviceuse.1、WhatdoestheinspirationofMomentcomefrom?A．Thecreator’sownexperience.B．Thesoundmadebyhoneybees.C．Complaintsfromfamilymembers.D．Thewidespreaddigitaladdiction.2、WhatdoesMomentdoattheexpectedscreentime?A．Monitorthescreenandkeeparecord.B．Makeanoisetoremindtheuser.C．Turnoffthephoneimmediately.D．Forcetheusertotakearest.3、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph4?A．Persuadereaderstobuytheapp.B．Providereaderswithsomeadvice.C．Recommendacoachtothereaders.D．Introducemoreinformationoftheapp.4、Inwhichpartofawebsitewillyoufindthistext?A．FashionandBusiness. B．SportsandEntertainment.C．HealthandLifestyle. D．ArtandDesign.24．（8分）FiveCreatorsWhoWanttoMakeYourLifeEasierMunyaradziGwatidzo-FromAstroMobilAsanorphangrowingupinoneofZimbabwe'spoorestareas,Gwatidzowasveryinterestedinelectronics.Withabigfamilytocarefor,Gwatidzotaughthimselftorepairphones.Gwatidzoin2011tobuildhisownbrand.AstroMobile.Astronowprovidesemploymenttoover2,000peoplewithvariousjobopportunities.CheraeRobinson-FromTastemakersAfricaTastemakersAfricaisamobileappaimingtorevolutionizetheAfricantravelandleisurespace.Throughtheapp,travelersandcuriouslocalscanbookpersonalexperiences.Itsfounder,CheraeRobinson,hasalwaysbeenpassionateaboutAfricaandthroughherpersonaladventuresgotanopportunity.NekuAtawodi-FromMalaikHowdoesonegofromasportsscientisttoafounderlaunchingacrowdfundingplatformonlyfourmonths?“IampassionateaboutAfricaandimpressedbytheteamingspiritoftheAfricanyouth,”shesaid,"Agroupofangelinvestorsbackingabusinesscanreallyleadittosuccess!"RichardBbaale-FromBanaPadsBanaPadsisnotyetavailabletothemarketinAfricabutitsoriginalstoryaloneisprettyinspiring.Watchinghisoldersistermissschoolforaweekeverymonthbecausetheirguardianscouldnotaffordcleantowels,sowedaseedforabusinessRichardBbaalewouldlaterstart.1、Whoseappisundertheprocessofresearchanddevelopment?A．Bbaale.B．Atawodi.C．Robinso.D．Gwatidzo.2、Gwatidzobegantorepairphonesmainlybecauseof.A．hisinterestinphonesB．hisresponsibilityforfamilyC．hisintentiontosetupabrandD．hiseagernesstoprovidemorejobs3、WhatdoesRobinsontrytoachieve?A．Helpinglocalsearnmore.B．Helpingvisitorssavemoney.C．Makingiteasiertobooktickets.D．Makingtravelmorecomfortable.25．（10分）Quietlysittingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard’sannouncement.Traintravelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherit’stherecordedmessageortheguard’smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit’softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongtheselines,“GoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7.35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentralandyou’llbepleasedtoknowthatweareontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsaresinging,andall’srightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou’regoing.ThanksforcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”Quiteafewpeople(obviouslypreviousstrangers)startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguard’sexcellentmessageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguardandsaid“Wereyoutheguardonthe7:35a.m.fromPenrith?”Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying,“Yes,yyyyes.”“Well,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,whichgavemeandtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit.”Isaid.Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkitshowsinwhatthatdoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingthey’vedone,particularlywhenit’snotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?1、Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?A．Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.B．Themessagesareunattractive.C．Theguard’svoiceisnotclear.D．Theyareabsorbedinbooks.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph3mean?A．Surprised.B．Cautious.C．Excited.D．Patient.3、Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?A．Thebeautifulweather.B．Therecordedmessage.C．ThetrainfromPenrith.D．Theunexpectedappreciation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ABoringTrainStoryB．AnIntelligentGuardC．ALovelyMorninginSydneyD．ADifferentTrainAnnouncement第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）My14-year-oldson,John,andIspottedthecoatatthesametimeatasecond-handclothingstore.Ithadablackcollar,delightfultailoring,aFifthAvenuelabel(標簽)anda(an)1priceof$28.Welookedat2,sayingnothing,3John’seyesshone.Dark,woolentopcoatswerepopularjustthenwith4,butcould5severalhundreddollarsnow.John6thecoat.Heturnedfromsidetoside,eyeinghimselfinthemirrorwithaserious,studied7thatsoonchangedintoasmile.The8wasperfect.Johnworethecoattoschoolthenextdayandcamehome9abigsmile.“Howdidthekidslikeyourcoat?”Iasked.“Theyloveit.”Hesaid,10foldingitoverthechairandsmoothingitflat.Overthenextfewweeks,the11cameoverJohn.Quiet,reasoneddiscussionwas12argument.Hebecamemorethoughtfulandeagerto13.“Gooddinner,Mum,”hewouldsayeveryevening.OncedaywhenIsuggestedthathemightstartonhomeworkbeforedinner,Johnsaid,“Youare14,andIguessIwill.”WhenIaskedoneofhisteachers15causedthechanges,shesaidwithlaughter,“Itmustbehiscoat!”atthelibrary,we16tomeetafriendwhohadnotseenourchildrenforalongtime.“17thisbeJohn?”heasked,lookinguptoJohn’snewheight,assessingthecutofhiscoat,andextendinghishand,one18toanother.JohnandIbothknewweshouldnever19aperson’sclothesfortherealpersonwithinthem.Asisknown,whatisontheinsideshouldbe20withwhatisontheoutside.1、A．unbelievableB．specialC．reasonableD．average2、A．theotherB．othersC．oneanotherD．eachother3、A．thereforeB．howeverC．thusD．but4、A．teenagersB．peopleC．parentsD．adults5、A．spendB．costC．payD．take6、A．touchedB．heldC．buttonedD．obtained7、A．gestureB．expressionC．attitudeD．feeling8、A．colorB．fitC．priceD．style9、A．havingB．showingC．behavingD．wearing10、A．carefullyB．carelesslyC．patientlyD．hurriedly11、A．changeB．satisfactionC．happinessD．generosity12、A．becauseofB．awareofC．insteadofD．apologize13、A．regretB．pleaseC．complainD．apologize14、A．troublesomeB．trueC．rightD．wrong15、A．whatB．howC．whenD．that16、A．decidedB．cameC．intendedD．happened17、A．CouldB．WouldC．MustD．Should18、A．friendB．teacherC．gentlemanD．fellow19、A．watchB．mistakeC．considerD．judge20、A．comparedB．connectedC．combinedD．matched第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）OnSept8,YuanLongping,togetherwithtwootherscientists,1．(win)China’s2018FutureSciencePrize,forhiscontinuousresearchonrice.Yuan2．(conduct)researchonricesincehewasatcollege.Therewasatime3．thefoodsupplywasverylimited.In1964,hediscoveredanaturalhybridriceplant.Sincethen,hehasconcentratedon4．(vary)developinghigh-yield,hybridrice,whichnowaccounts5．abouttwothirdsofChina’sricecrop,accordingtoChinaNews.So,it’snowonder6．he’sknownas7．“FatherofHybridRice”.8．(age)88,Yuanisstilldevotedtohisresearchandhis9．(achieve)havebenefitedandwillcontinuetobenefitthewholeworld.Yuanisworthourrespectandweshouldberespectfulof10．.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Anopeningweekheldinourschoollastweeksothatwecouldshowagreatachievementswemadeinarteducation.TheartworksexhibitionwentonfromMondaytoFriday,exhibittheexcellentartworks,suchaspapercuts,paintingsandflowerarrangements.Bothoftheartworkswere