2025年全國高考二卷英語真題

一、閱讀理解

EnglishMarketTownstoVisitintheUK

Englishmarkettownscomeinmanyshapesandsizes.Eachhasapersonalityshapedbythegoodsandservices

producedandtradedforcenturies.Buteachtownhasmoretodothanshop.

Hereford,Herefordshire

Herefordhasremainedalivelymarkettownsince1189.Skirtingthetownsquare,you’llfindlovelyshops,eateries,

andtheBlackandWhiteHouseMuseum.TheHerefordCathedralisthemostimpressivebuildingintown.It’salsohometo

anancientlibrary.OneofthefouroriginalcopiesoftheMagnaCartaisdisplayedthere.

Ludlow,Shropshire

LudlowisknownastheFoodieCenterofEngland.Butchershops,greengrocers,bakeries,andcheeseshopslinethe

townsquare.Borderingthesquare,theLudlowCastleisa“mustexplore”medievalstronghold.Thethree-dayLudlowFood

FestivalisheldeachSeptember.

Shrewsbury,Shropshire

GettingtoShrewsburyTownCenterfromLondonischallengingbutworththeanxiety.TheRiverSevernhasa

significantturnthroughtown,almostmakinganislandofShrewsburyTownCenter.Theshapecreatesaperfectmarket

wheregoodscouldbeshippedandreceivedusingtheriverasahighway.Flowersareeverywhere-hangingbaskets,window

boxes,andplanters-justwhatyouimagineinanattractiveEnglishmarkettown.

Mevagissey,Cornwall

Evenifyouhaven’tbeentothesmallfishingvillageMevagissey,you’veprobablyseenitinamovieorBritishTV

show.Theworkingharbor(港口)tookshapein1774.Fishermengoouttoseadailyandselltheirfishinharbor-side

markets.Don’tleavetheharborwithoutatraditionalCornishpie.It’sdelicious.

1．WherecanyoufindanoriginalcopyoftheMagnaCarta?

A．IntheLudlowCastle.B．IntheFoodieCenterofEngland.

C．IntheHerefordCathedral.D．IntheBlackandWhiteHouseMuseum.

2．WhatisafeatureofShrewsburyTownCenter?

A．It’ssituatednearabigisland.B．It’salmostsurroundedbywater.

C．It’sknownforitsflowerfestival.D．It’seasilyaccessiblefromLondon.

3．WhatdoestheauthorsuggestvisitorsdoinMevagissey?

A．TrytheCornishpie.B．WatchaBritishTVshow.

C．Gofishinginthesea.D．Takepicturesoftheharbor.

KathyHoteacheshighschoolinsideLucilePackardChildren’sHospitalStanford(LPCH).“SometimesIdon’tlike

sayingthatI’mateacher,”saysHo.“Peoplegetintheirmindsanideaofwhatteachersdo,butthat’snotreallywhatitis

here.”

“Here”isroom386,whereeachyear,about500LPCHpatientsalsobecomestudents.Thehospitalschoolisfreeof

parents,doctors,andmedicalprocedures.It’saplaceoflearning.AbouthalfofHo’sstudentsstayforaweekorless;others

arethereformorethanayear.MostofHo’sstudentswillrecover,whichmeansthatpreparingthemtoreturntoschoolisan

increasinglyimportantcomponentofcare.

Still,inroom386,academicsdon’tcomefirst.Physicalhealthandmentalhealtharethepriority.“Ifyou’rescared

aboutsomethingandthinkingonlyaboutthat,there’snowayyou’regoingtobeabletolearn,”Hosays.“I’macoach,an

adviser,andacomforter,andthat’swhatitmeanstobeahospitalteacher.”

Thereareupto30studentsatanygiventimeinHo’sclass.Shegenerallyworkswiththeirregularteacherstoget

lessonsandtestsbeingusedattheirhomeschools.Someteachersdon’tgivethekidsanyassignments;theyexpress

sympathyinstead.“Ifeellikeitisadisservicetothekids,”Hosays.“Theythinktheirteachersdon’tcareabouttheir

schoolwork.”

Horecognizesthepsychologicalbenefitofhelpingkidskeepupwiththeirpeers(同齡人)outsidethehospital.“I

actuallythinkthemedicineisonlyasmallpieceforsomeproblems,”saysJulieGood,directorofpainmanagementservices

atLPCH.“It’saboutproblem-solvingaroundwhatitmeanstohaveafulllife.Thosekidshavedreams.Schoolcankeep

thosedreamsalivebygivingkidsawaytolearnandgrow.”

4．WhodoesHoteachatLPCH?

A．Sickchildren.B．Youngnurses.

C．Medicalstudents.D．Patients’parents.

5．WhatisacharacteristicofHo’sjob?

A．Prioritizingacademics.B．Encouraginginnovation.

C．Treatingvariousdiseases.D．Playingmultipleroles.

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertoinparagraph4?

A．Offeringregularlessons.B．Payingextraattention.

C．Assigningnoschoolwork.D．Showingnosympathy.

7．HowdoesthehospitalschoolbenefitthestudentsaccordingtoGood?

A．Iteasespeerpressure.B．Ithelpsthemliveinhope.

C．Itfreesthemfromaches.D．Itentertainsthemwithstories.

WhenSonjaDetrinidadopenedheronlineshopsellinghouseplants,shedidn’thavehighhopesforit.Butthe

oppositehappened:Shewasflooded,shippingout1,200ordersinJuneof2020alone.Inthepastyear,Detrinidadsentout

morethan70,000plants.Hersuccessisjustoneexampleofincreasedtimeathomeleadingtoanexplosioninthe

houseplantindustry.

“Plantsareinfashionrightnow,”saysDr.MelindaKnuth,aresearcherfromtheUniversityofFlorida.“Peoplewho

liveinplant-richenvironmentsreportahigherlifesatisfactionrating,”shesays.“Addingmorenaturetoourenvironment

canchangeourmoodandhowwethink.”Plantscanimproveourstateofmindinafewwaysbutthebiggestisby

decreasingourlevelofcortisol,thestresshormone(激素)inourbody.

“Studentswhoarearoundplantsperformbetteracademicallythanstudentswhoareinaclassroomwithoutplants,”

saysKnuth.“Thisproductivityalsotranslatesintotheworkplaceforadults.Ourstudyshowedthattherewasa30%

decreaseinsickleaveforpeoplewhowereinplant-richworkplaces.”

Ifyou’reamongthegroupsofpeoplewhoareenjoyingthementalandphysicalhealthbenefitsofsurrounding

yourselfwithplants,don’tbeatyourselfupifone(orafew!)doesn’tmakeit.“Doctorspracticemedicineandlawyers

practicelawandyoushouldallowyourselfthepracticeittakestosustainaplant.Tendingtoplantsisanexercisein

patienceandlearning.Beinvestedintakingcareofit,butifitdies,gogetanotherone,”Detrinidadsays.

8．HowwasDetrinidad’sbusinesswhenitstarted?

A．Itfacedtoughcompetition.B．Itsufferedagreatloss.

C．Itgotlotsoffinancialsupport.D．Itwentsurprisinglywell.

9．WhatisoneofKnuth’sfindingsaboutplants?

A．Theyappealmoretostudents.B．Theypurifytheenvironment.

C．Theyraisethecortisollevel.D．Theyenhanceproductivity.

10．WhatdoesDetrinidadtrytoexplainbymentioningdoctorsandlawyers?

A．Thenecessityofsocialskills.B．Themeaningofsustainability.

C．Theimportanceofrepeatedefforts.D．Thevalueofprofessionalopinions.

11．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．TimetoReplaceHouseplantsB．PlantsBoostYourMood

C．TipsonChoosingHouseplantsD．PlantsBrightenYourHome

Doesyoursouldiealittleeverytimeyouthrowawayunusedfood?Minedoes.Maybethatfeelingcomesfrom

growingupinSouthAfrica,wherethephrase“therearechildrenstarvinginAfrica”wasmoreofanuncomfortable

reminderoffactthanaprayeratdinnertime.

Foodwasteisagrowingconcernintherestaurant,supermarket,andsupplychainindustries.Fromtechnological

solutionstoeducationalcampaigns,foodproducersandsellersarelookingforwaystousemoreofwhatwe’realready

growing.Butlastmonth,onepopularNewYorkCityrestauranttriedadifferentway:Itchangeditsmenutoexclusively(專

門)offerfoodthatwouldotherwisebethrownaway.

FortwoweeksinMarch,GreenwichVillage’sBlueHillrestaurantwasrenamedwastED,andserveditemslikefried

skatecartilage,ajuicepulpburger,andadumpsterdiver’svegetablesalad.Eachdishwastailor-madetoraiseawareness

regardingfoodwaste.

AstudybytheFoodWasteAlliancedeterminedthattheaveragerestaurantgenerates33poundsoffoodwastefor

every$1,000inrevenue(收入),andofthatwasteonly15.7%isdonatedorrecycled.Upto84.3%issimplythrownout.

RestaurantslikeSilointheUKhaveexperimentedwithzero-wastesystems,butwastEDtooktheconcepttoitslogical

conclusion.

ItshouldbenotedthatnoneoftheitemsonwastED’smenuwastechnicallymadefromgarbage.Instead,allthe

ingredients(配料)usedwereexamplesofmeatcutsandproducethatmostrestaurantswouldneverconsiderserving.Things

likekaleribs,fishcollars,rejectedsweetpotatoes,andcucumberbuttswereallre-appropriatedand,withthehelpofa

numberofgoodchefs,turnedintoexcellentcuisine.

ThoughwastEDreceivedenthusiasticreviews,itwasdesignedfromthestartasashort-livedexperiment;BlueHill

hassincereturnedtoitsregularmenu.Nevertheless,itservesasareminderthattherearemanywaystoaddressproblemsof

sustainability,andthatyoucanmakeanamazingmealoutofalmostanything.

12．Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor’searlylife?

A．Hewitnessedfoodshortage.B．Heenjoyedthelocalcuisine.

C．HedonatedfoodtoAfricans.D．Hehelpedtocookathome.

13．WhydidBlueHillcarryouttheexperiment?

A．Tocustomizedishesforguests.B．Tomakethepublicawareoffoodwaste.

C．Totestafoodprocessingmethod.D．ToimprovetheUK’szero-wastesystems.

14．Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?

A．Whytheingredientswereused.B．Whichdisheswerebestliked.

C．Whatthedishesweremadeof.D．Wheretheingredientswerebought.

15．WhatcanwelearnaboutwastED?

A．Ithasendedasplanned.B．Itiscreatingnewjobs.

C．Ithasregainedpopularity.D．Itiscriticizedbytopchefs.

UnexpectedBenefitsofVolunteeringasaFamily

Areyoulookingforawaytobringyourfamilytogether?Hopingtofindahobbythatcanbesharedbyboththelittle

onesandadults?16Youmayknowthe“feel-good”emotionsthatcomewithhelpingothers,butthereareevenmore

unexpectedwaysvolunteeringwillpositivelyaffectthewholefamily.

●You’llfeellikeyouhavemoretime.

Peopleoftenfeeltheyaretoobusytovolunteer.Yet,researchhasfoundthatgivingyourtimetocommunitycauses

actuallymakesyoufeellikeyouhavemoreofit.17

●Youcanlivelongerifyouvolunteerregularly.

18WashingtonUniversityfoundthatadults55andolderwhovolunteeredhadbettermemoryandmaintained

overallhealthlongerthanotherstheirage.Volunteersarealsomorelikelytolookaftertheirownhealthandaremore

focusedonaddingphysicalactivityintotheirlives.

●19

Volunteeringduringteenageyearshasbeenlinkedtosomemajorpositiveeffectssuchasimprovedgradesand

increasedself-confidence.Theseeffectsaren’tjustshort-termbuthavebeenprovedtoaffectateen’swell-beingintheyears

tocome.

●You’llhavemoretimewithfamily.

Familieswhovolunteertogetherhavetheuniqueexperienceofworkingtowardacommongoal.20Everyone

bringssomethinguniquetothetableandcanconnectwitheachotherinanewway.And,therearetasksforeveryageand

ability,soallyourchildrencanfeelproudoftheirwork.

A．Helpingthecommunitylowersratesofdepression.

B．Volunteeringasafamilymaybejustthethingyouneed.

C．Volunteeringhasalifelongeffectonkidsandteenagers.

D．Volunteeringcanbethefirststepinbreakingdownprejudice.

E．Foradults,volunteeringcanprovidesignificantphysicalhealthbenefits.

F．Youmayevenlearnthatyourkidhasatalentyoudidn’tknowaboutbefore.

G．Volunteeringmakesyoufeelcapableandinspiresyoutomakethemostofeachday.

二、完形填空

EvelynDonohueisa65-year-oldgrandma.Sheonlystartedto21sevenyearsagoafterhavinga22

call.She’dbeenstrugglingwitheatingdisordersandhealthissues,which23ledhertogettingsurgery.Afterthat

experience,sheknewthatsheneededtomakea24.Determinedtoturnherlifearound,MsDonohuebegantowork

outandfollowa25lifestyle,beforediscoveringa26forweightlifting.

Sincesettingoutonthejourney,the27loverhasnotonlymanagedto28animpressivesetofmuscles

—butalsoahugefollowingonsocialmedia.

Thewell-likedgrandmaregularlypostsworkoutcontent,explainingthere’sno29otherscan’tlookthisgood.

Shesaiditwasalldowntosomekeyaspects.

“Holdon:Considerfailureasa30tosuccessandnevergiveup.Sticktoyourplan,”shesaid.“31

others:Liftothersuponyourjourney.Successissweeterwhen32.”Shepreviouslyexplainedthat“youdonotneed

tohaveanamazingbodytoexercise...the33istofeelgood,notlookgood.”

MsDonohueusedtobelaughedatforbeingtoooldtoworkout,butshehasprovedthe34wronginthebest

possiblewayandhasindeedbecomean35formanysocialmediausers.

21．A．writeB．travelC．exerciseD．recover

22．A．goodwillB．timeoutC．long-distanceD．wake-up

23．A．normallyB．ultimatelyC．suddenlyD．a(chǎn)utomatically

24．A．changeB．fortuneC．wishD．deal

25．A．riskyB．traditionalC．comfortableD．healthy

26．A．demandB．secretC．passionD．cure

27．A．peaceB．fitnessC．funD．nature

28．A．growB．controlC．a(chǎn)ctivateD．relax

29．A．needB．choiceC．reasonD．difference

30．A．greenlightB．roadblockC．passingmarkD．steppingstone

31．A．HelpB．ConsultC．FollowD．Forgive

32．A．a(chǎn)cceptedB．sharedC．expectedD．celebrated

33．A．goalB．caseC．dutyD．cost

34．A．instructorsB．a(chǎn)dmirersC．beginnersD．doubters

35．A．a(chǎn)uthorityB．excuseC．inspirationD．option

三、語法填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

IwasbornandraisedinCleveland,OhiointheUnitedStates.Yetnow,IliveinthecountrysideofZhejiang,China

withmyChinesehusbandandhisfamily,36bambooandteabushes(灌木)growwildinthemountains,chickens

arealwaysfree-range,and37(center)heatingdoesn’texist.

Nothinginmylifebeforepreparedme38thisone-andtobesure,thefirsttimeIcamehereIneverimaginedI

wouldeverfeelcomfortableinthisarea.Butit’samazinghowyoucanadapt39learninanewenvironment.Over

time,I’vefound40(I)feelingextremelyathomehere.Andintheprocess,I’veexperiencedthingsthatreally

surprisemeattimes.The“sunshinescent(香味)”offreshlysunnedclothes41(be)oneofthem.Growingup,

myfamilyandourneighborsneverusedclotheslinestodryclothing,denyingmethechance42(discover)oneof

thegreatwondersofsunshine—thesweet“sunshinescent”aftersunningclothesforanentireday.Thesun-driedclothes

smellespeciallypleasantwhereIlive,thankstothe43(absent)ofsmogandplentyofbluesky44

(afternoon)withlotsoffreshair.

Ifyou’veneverexperiencedthe“sunshinescent”fromasheetorshirt45(leave)tosunforaday,well,

you’remissingoutononeoflife’swonders.

四、書信寫作

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五、書面表達(dá)

47．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

“Whatisyourname?”isaquestionmostfrequentlyaskedwhenpeoplemeetforthefirsttime.Butforme,itwasthe

firstchallengeIencounteredasaninternationalstudentinIreland.

ThepronunciationsystemoftheChineselanguageisquitedifferentfromthatofEnglish.Fornativespeakersof

English,someChinesewordsareratherdifficulttopronounce.MygivennameQiuyu(秋雨),forinstance,happenedtobea

greatchallengeformanyofthem.EverytimeIgaveaself-introduction,Ihadtoexplainhowtopronouncemynameatleast

fivetimes,yettheystillcouldnotsayitthewayIdid.

Onceinalecture,theprofessortriedrepeatingmynameaftermeoverandoverinfrontofthirtyclassmates.Ireally

didnotkn