湖北省黄石市大冶一中2025届高考压轴卷英语试题试卷含解析.doc

湖北省黄石市大冶一中2025届高考压轴卷英语试题试卷注意事项：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．---I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final. ---I think so. He _____ for it months.A．is preparing B．has been preparing C．was preparing D．had been preparing2．The researchers who study jokes want to find out _______ people from different nations and cultures find funny.A．why B．thatC．what D．whether3．Nature is understandable in the sense ______ she will answer truly and reward with discoveries when we ask her questions via observation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what4．The petrol in the car _____ on our way to the beach, so we had to walk there.A．gave up B．gave off C．gave in D．gave out5．The draft regulation on the online protection of minors, ________ for public opinions by the cyberspace authorities, has drawn wide public concern.A．releasing B．having releasedC．to release D．released6．_____ is often the case, we have worked out the production plan.A．Which B．When C．What D．As7．The mother goes mad every time she washes the T-shirt__________ her son wipes his dirty hands.A．that B．whereC．which D．when8．Mr. Smith didn’t understand _____ made his son so upset that evening. A．what was it B．why it was this C．how that was D．what it was that9．Zhang Xuan, ______ university student from Shanghai, learns ______ art in her spare time.A．an; / B．a; the C．a; / D．an; the10．Hearing the news, she rushed out, ________ the book ________ on the table and disappeared into the distance.A．left; lain open B．left; lay openedC．leaving; lie opened D．leaving; lying open11．With Mother's Day around the corner，I have taken some money out of the bank_____________ presents for my mother.A．buy B．to buyC．buying D．having bought12．We all agree that it is good to help those in need, but when ______ comes to giving away our money, things become strange.A．that B．this C．it D．one13．—How about his design?—Well, to tell the truth, it is ______ but satisfactory. So you’ll have to try your best to better it.A．something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing14．She has expressed her hope ______ the foreign students will spread the good will and sincerity of the Chinese people to other parts of the world.A．that B．whichC．whether D．what15．The flat is good value for money because not only did they sell it to me at a cheap price, but they threw in some old furniture _________.A．at their command B．for good measureC．beyond my reach D．beneath their dignity16．Opening the door, Mrs．Summers found family of cats shut in the bathroom．A．a; 不填 B．a; the C．the; 不填 D．the; the17．It was in the remote mountain areas ______ I spent the gap year ______ I learned how to work with a group of strangers and how to look after myself.A．where; that B．when; thatC．where; when D．that; where18．-How can I get in touch with the travel agency, Robin?-Just surf the Internet and then call one ________ the telephone number is provided.A．with which B．in which C．of which D．by which19．Various efforts ________ in the past decades to protect the environment.A．had made B．have madeC．were made D．have been made20．The government has taken some measures to solve the shortage of electricity, but it will be some time_________ the situation improves.A．since B．whenC．unless D．before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）One day a very skilled artist met a beautiful woman who immediately became the object of his affections. As he observed her and spoke with her, he admired her more and more. He showered her with kindness and words of praise until she consented to be his wife.Not long after they were married, however, the beautiful woman found out that she was more the object of his artistic interest than of his affections. When he admired her classic beauty, it was as though he were standing in front of a work of art rather than in front of a human being to whom he had pledged his love and promised his life. And soon he expressed his great desire to put her rare beauty on canvas.“ Please sit for me in the workroom,” he pleaded, “ and I will make your beauty permanent. The work will be my masterpiece!”She was humble and patient as well as flattered by his words, so she said, “Yes, my love. I will be happy to sit for you.” So the beautiful, young wife of the artist sat meekly for hours in his studio, not complaining. Day after day she sat patiently, smiling as she posed, because she loved him and because she hoped that he would see her love in her smile and obedience. She sometimes wanted to call out to him, “ Please love me and want me as a person rather than as an object !” But instead, she sp。