河北省盐山中学2025届高三下学期5月第二次模拟考试英语试卷（含答案，无听力音频无听力原文）

盐山中学2025届5月第二次模拟考试
英语
第I卷（选择题）
一、听力-选择题：本大题共20小题，共30分。
1.What did Sarah emphasize
A. Teamwork. B. Responsibility. C. Creativity.
2.What is the main topic of the conversation
A. The woman’s opponents.
B. The strategy for playing chess.
C. The importance of making plans.
3.What does the woman want to do
A. Have the car moved.
B. Contact her neighbors.
C. Park her car outside her house.
4.Which bus can get to the People’s Park
A. Bus No.6. B. Bus No.8. C. Bus No.11.
5.What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A movie. B. An advertisement. C. An actor.
听材料，回答下列小题。
6.Why does the woman look so energetic
A. She got her favorite music. B. She went for a morning run.
C. She played with new friends.
7.What does the man plan to do
A. Try jogging. B. Find a fitness coach.
C. Download some music.
听材料,回答下列小题。
8.How did Linda get to her office
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By train.
9.How long did Linda arrive here in advance
A. 10 minutes. B. 25 minutes. C. 35 minutes.
10.What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Colleagues. B. Classmates. C. Roommates.
听材料，回答下面小题。
11.What does the man think of touching others in conversation
A. It s embarrassing. B. It s warm.
C. It s respectful.
12.Where is the woman from
A. Asia. B. Africa. C. South America.
13.What are the speakers probably doing
A. Making a travel plan.
B. Discussing a school project.
C. Having a lesson.
听材料，回答小题
14.What will the school provide
A. Basic gardening tools.
B. Community service certificates.
C. Recommendation for college applications.
15.What is a requirement for this job
A. Ability to work alone.
B. Experience in gardening.
C. Willingness to work outdoors.
16.By which day should the man submit the application
A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Saturday.
听材料,回答下列小题。
17.Which art festival was the biggest according to the woman
A. The one in Chicago. B. The one in New York.
C. The one in Los Angeles.
18.What were they dissatisfied about the art festival
A. Lack of watercolor paintings.
B. Lack of accomplished artists.
C. Lack of sculptures.
19.Why did the man quit painting
A. He preferred chalk art.
B. He had a tight schedule.
C. He couldn t afford the expenses.
20.What does the woman promise the man to do
A. Pay for the taxi. B. Call the receptionist.
C. Bring him art supplies.
二、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。
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Chengdu architect Liu Jiakun was awarded the 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize on March 4，becoming the second winner from China to receive the highest honor in the field of architecture.
Liu's projects include local elements and rely on "low-tech" simplicity to achieve beauty，The Spaces reported. "He has developed a strategy that never relies on a recurring method but rather on evaluating the specific characteristics and requirements of each project differently，" the jury （评审团） said when announcing the award.
One of Liu's best-known projects was the "rebirth bricks" he created after Wenchuan earthquake.To aid in reconstruction，Liu made bricks using local wheat fiber，cement and rubble from collapsed buildings.More than just recycling，these bricks were "a poetic metaphor" for the rebirth of the material and "the spiritual rebirth of the community at a time of national mourning"，reported The Guardian.
Liu's design also focuses on ordinary people，which is reflected in his largest project，West Village，an urban complex in Chengdu.It includes a soccer field，a market，and pathways for cyclists and pedestrians.With grass growing through holes in the bricks，the project celebrates "the vitality of 'everydayness'"，wrote critic Austin Williams.It has become a popular destination for city residents to spend their leisure time.
"The purpose of architecture is to create a beautiful，just and dignified （有尊严的） living environment.People's real lives，happiness and dignity are what we strive for，" Liu told China Daily.
21.Why was Liu awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize？ ______
A. For the low-tech simplicity of his design.
B. For the everyday vitality shown by his projects.
C. For the poetic metaphors conveyed by his works.
D. For the unique strategy adopted in his architecture.
22.What does the example of West Village show？ ______
A. Chengdu people's leisure activities.
B. The success of Liu's biggest project.
C. Liu's concern about ordinary people.
D. Liu's purpose of designing buildings.
23.Which section of the newspaper is the text most likely from？ ______
A. Technology B. Feature C. Economy D. Environment
B
Madison Marsh is not only the current Miss Colorado but also a Harvard student and a U.S. Air Force soldier. In 2023, the 22-year-old ran for the Miss America crown, an event that now features high pressure interviews on stage and a fitness competition and she won them all.
“Pageants (选美比赛) are changing and one of the ways is in what being beautiful means to women. My cousin competed in pageants because she loved community services and wanted to improve her public speaking skills. For me, I needed to stay physically fit for the army, so preparing for the competition could make me do more exercise.
As a young girl, Madison dreamed of being a pilot and astronaut. Her parents sent her to Space Camp when she was 13, “In the camp, I performed simulated (模拟的) space tasks and was placed in a simulated setting that is realistic to obtain a taste of what it is like to be an astronaut first-hand,” Madison said.
At 17, she started flying lessons and earned her pilot's license two years later, Madison’s future may see her as a fighter pilot, but the sad loss of her mother to cancer pulled Madison toward a career in cancer research. She realized that her bigger passion was to do canoer research. So she studied hard and entered a master's degree program at the Harvard Kennedy School.
“Currently I am always invited to give speeches at different schools. I enjoy talking with other young girls about being a pilot and a Harvard student. It’s a great experience to bring both sides of the favorite parts of my life together and hopefully make a difference for others to be able to realize that you don’t have to limit yourself,” Madison said.
“With strong determination and resolve, a person can always figure out how to make something significant happen despite challenges or limitations,” Madison said in one of her speeches.
24.Why did Madison Marsh participate in the pageant
A. To develop confidence.
B. To promote community services
C. To improve public speaking skills.
D. To gain extra motivation for workouts.
25.What does Madison Marsh think of Space Camp
A. Interactive. B. Cooperative. C. Immersive. D. Complex.
26.What is Madison’s current focus
A. Practicing the pilot skills.
B. Inspiring younger generations.
C. Working on the cancer research.
D. Preparing for the master's degree program.
27.What can we learn from the story
A. Be the change you want to see.
B. Luck favors the prepared mind.
C. Where there is a will, there is a way.
D. Actions speak louder than words.
C
When scientists look for an earthquake's cause, their search often starts underground. As centuries of earthquake researches have made clear, it's the crash of makeup plates and the movement of underground faults and cracks that mainly lead to an earthquake. But MIT scientists have now found that certain weather events may also play a role in setting off some quakes.
In a study appearing recently in Science Advances, the researchers report that happenings of heavy snowfall and rain likely led to a series of earthquakes over the past several years in northern Japan. The study is the first to show that climate conditions could cause some quakes.
“We see that snowfall and other environmental loading at the surface affect the stress state underground, and the timing of heavy rainfall events is well-connected with the start of this earthquake crowds,”says study author William Frank, an assistant professor in MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.“So,climate obviously has an effect on the response of the solid earth, and part of that response is earthquakes.”
The new study focuses on a series of ongoing earthquakes in Japan's Noto Peninsula. The team discovered that earthquake activity in the area is surprisingly in step with certain changes in underground pressure, and that those changes are influenced by seasonal patterns of snowfall and rainfall. The scientists doubt that this new connection between quakes and climate may not be unique to Japan and could play a role in shaking up other parts of the world. Looking to the future, they predict that the climate's influence on earthquakes could be more pronounced with global warming.
“ If we're going into a climate that's changing, with more extreme rainfall events,and we expect a redistribution of water in the atmosphere,oceans, and continents, that will change how the Earth's crust(地壳)is loaded,”Frank adds.“That will have an effect for sure,and it's a link we could further explore.”
28.What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 1
A. Introduce the main topic.
B. Describe a scientific experiment.
C. Present different opinions on earthquakes.
D. Explain the causes of earthquakes in detail.
29.What is the finding of the study
A. Heavy rainfall indicates big earthquakes.
B. Global warming will lead to more snowfall.
C. There will be more and more earthquakes in the future.
D. Certain weather events may contribute to some earthquakes.
30.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs
A. The research results will be applied immediately.
B. The influence of climate on earthquakes will decrease.
C. There will be no earthquakes caused by underground faults.
D. More research on the climate-earthquake link will be conducted.
31.What is a suitable title for the text
A. The Secret of Earthquakes
B. How to Predict Earthquakes
C. Climate and Earthquakes: A New Link
D. The Effects of Global Warming on Earthquakes
D
Today and every day we are the targets of advertisers, fundraisers and politicians trying to persuade us to buy something, do something or think a certain way.And they re good at it.
Over the years, they ve learned a lot about which features to build into a communication and which psychological strings to pull at to increase its success. But by concentrating on the message itself, they ve missed a crucial component of the process.
Research done in the last 15 years shows that best persuasion is achieved through pre-suasion—the practice of arranging for people to agree with a message before they even know what s in it.
Pre-suasion works by focusing people s attention on a selected concept,which in turn stimulates them to overvalue it over related ones. In one study, visitors to an online sofa store were greeted with images of either soft clouds or small coins in the background of its landing page. Those who saw the clouds were more likely to prefer soft, comfortable sofas for purchase while those who saw the money preferred cheaper models.
Long before scientists started studying the process of pre-suasion, a few notable communicators already had an intuitive(直觉的)understanding of it.
For example,the pre-suasive strategy was employed in the late 1950s by the advertising firm Doyle Dane Bernbach to introduce the oddly shaped Volkswagen Beetle to a US market dominated by big, powerful,boat-like vehicles. The"We re ugly but.."campaign strategically admitted to limitations in appearance before trumpeting(鼓吹 )the auto s strengths such as economy,reliability and simplicity.Credited with breaking open the US market for small cars,the ad campaign has been rated among the greatest of all time.
With considerable success, practitioners of social influence have always featured persuasive elements—great praises,emotional pull,last-chance opportunities—in their appeals. Perhaps because of that success, they ve mostly missed an accompanying truth. For maximum impact, it s not only what you do; it s also what you do just before you do what you do.
32.What aspect of advertising has been commonly overlooked according to the text
A. The use of psychological strings to influence people.
B. The effort to convince people without their knowledge.
C. The choice of communication channels for more success.
D. The improvement of message contents to attract buyers.
33.Which of the following examples best illustrates the concept of pre-suasion
A. An online store trumpeting special offers.
B. A banker explaining interest rates to customers.
C. A car dealer offering discounts to potential buyers.
D. A shop playing Jingle Bells in Christmas season.
34.What can be learned about the Volkswagen Beetle ad campaign in the 1950s
A. It focused on emotional appeals.
B. It failed to highlight its strengths
C. It thoroughly changed the US small-sized car market
D. It strategically introduced an unconventional product.
35.What can we infer about practitioners of social influence
A. They have been expert at applying pre-suasion.
B. They have maximized their impact with persuasion.
C. They have generally ignored the effectiveness of pre-suasion.
D. They have combined pre-suasion with persuasion effectively
三、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。
How to Improve Debating Skills
Debating is a subjective judgment, so debaters may apply different methods at different times. 36 . They can help you get your points across clearly and effectively, leaving little room for your opponents to question and inspiring responses and participation of the audience.
Strategic Arguments
Organize your thoughts before you speak. Before you start, think through the chronological order (时间顺序) in which you want to present your statements. Then, start with a powerful statement and support your comments with research and viewpoints from professionals in the field. 37 . So the listeners and opponents will examine what might happen if they choose not to support your arguments.
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Focus on ways you might improve your body language. Signs of confidence might include a firm standing posture with few movements. Make eye contact with your opponent when possible, but don’t stare him down. Stand straight, so your opponent doesn’t think you’re bored or lazy. Signs of nonconfidence might include running your hands through your hair, touching your face and staring at your notes without looking up or tapping your pencil on the podium.
Respectful Tones
39 . Always avoid whispering, complaining and yelling since they inform others you’re overwhelmed by emotion and can’t present logical arguments. Increase your volume slightly to stress extremely important details. When responding to your opponent’s arguments, use a firm, respectful tone.
Opposing Viewpoints
Address your opponent’s viewpoints head-on and don’t beat around the bush. Prove to the judges and the audience that you are willing to analyze viewpoints from all angles. You might politely mention flaws in your opponent’s line of reasoning or address factual errors. You can also agree with part of your opponent’s argument. 40 .
On the whole, how to persuade the audience, invoking intelligent responses and enthusiastic participation are debating skills worth mastering.
A．Appropriate Gestures.
B．Confident Body Language.
C．Conclude your argument with convincing details.
D．An effective debate is organized, strategic and persuasive.
E．However, some skills generally apply to all forms of debate.
F．Meanwhile, show ways that the argument doesn’t hold up as a whole.
G．Create and maintain a tone that is respectful and easy to listeners’ ears.
四、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。
Newborn babies aren’t terrified of the dark. They don’t have a 41 of the dark yet; that comes later. One day, my 2-year-old daughter 42 said, “Too dark!” after we turned out the light. She believed something was under the bed. To stop her tears, I plugged in the desk lamp to prove there were no 43 .
When I first started writing, I didn’t worry about the dark as I could create all kinds of stories. After graduation, I became a busy 44 . My writing slowed. Nights that I would spend reading or thinking were 45 . I wrote at 5 am before the 46 of the everyday housework—laundry, play-dates and feedings—but soon nodded off. I was so tired. Writing 47 grew slowly.
Worn out, I forgot to buy a nightlight. The desk lamp was too bright. A nightlight was enough to help my daughter see the outline of the 48 . It would burn through the night, 49 her fears. She didn’t need it to see; she needed it to feel 50 . In the basement I found an old plastic Christmas tree and took it up to her room. My daughter saw it and clapped excitedly, “My 51 !” It sits there year-round. A Christmas tree in July is strange, but perfect doesn’t 52 , and besides, it casts the ideal amount of light.
In being a parent and a writer, there is no fixed 53 , no one way of doing things that is right; some things that we must do are 54 . Many things bring the light. Some bring just enough light that you are no longer afraid. It can be a light to guide you, to keep you going. To me, the shadowy light says, “don’t be scared, 55 it!” And now it burns through the night, keeping the monsters at bay.
41.A. secret B. hope C. fear D. habit
42.A. excitedly B. suddenly C. jokingly D. finally
43.A. darkness B. secrets C. necessities D. monsters
44.A. parent B. writer C. wife D. player
45.A. permitted B. amazing C. gone D. tiring
46.A. training B. division C. movement D. repetition
47.A. boredom B. satisfaction C. anxiety D. ambition
48.A. desk B. bed C. room D. world
49.A. driving B. containing C. calming D. hiding
50.A. safe B. alive C. proud D. confident
51.A. god B. tree C. treat D. light
52.A. last B. exist C. work D. arrive
53.A. need B. term C. bond D. routine
54.A. unique B. odd C. abstract D. worthless
55.A. write B. beat C. drop D. burn
第II卷（非选择题）
五、填空，共15分。
SpaceX's Starship sees the company get closer to its reusable rocket dream On Oct 13，2024，the US-based space tech company SpaceX successfully completed its fifth test flight of Starship，a powerful rocket，in Texas，US.This brought the company one step closer to its goal of creating reusable rockets，reported AFP.
The giant rocket is 12-meter-tall and it 56 ______ （consist） of two parts，the Starship spacecraft at the top and the Super Heavy rocket 57 ______ （attach） below.Around seven minutes after launch，the two separated about 70 kilometers above the ground.The rocket's booster flew back and gradually adjusted 58 ______ into a standing position.Then，it began to fall，as two large mechanical arms extended from the launch tower.Like a pair of chopsticks，they"caught"the 71-meter-tall booster and brought it down to a gentle stop.Later on，the spacecraft landed in the Indian Ocean as planned.
SpaceX said on its website that its engineers"spent years preparing and months testing for.the booster catch attempt".During the test，teams kept checking to ensure both the booster and the tower fit"thousands"of standards
59 ______ any attempt to return the booster was made.Had the conditions not been satisfied，it would have been redirected for a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico，as in previous tests.
SpaceX was founded in 2002 with the ultimate goal of helping humans settle on the moon，Mars and beyond.The company has grown rapidly into a leader in the space industry thanks to its strategy of"fail fast，learn fast".The Starship's first few test flights failed due to problems 60 ______ explosions or a loss of contact.SpaceX sees failures as opportunities to gather data and speed up the creation of better systems than its competitors， 61 ______ differs from the traditional approach of identifying and planning for potential problems before a launch， 62 ______ practiced by organizations like NASA，which can be 63 ______ （slow），according to The Conversation.For example，NASA's Space Launch System-the rocket designed to take astronauts to the moon as part of the Artemis program-took over 10 years 64 ______ （develop）before its first launch.
Starship represents an advancement over SpaceX's earlier reusable model，Falcon 9，as Starship's reusable rockets 65______ now have their tanks refilled after a quick check and get ready for the next flight again."Starship is designed to achieve reflight of its rocket booster ultimately within an hour after liftoff，"Elon Musk said on X.
六、书面表达：共15分。
66.假如你叫李华，你的英国朋友Jack给你写信，请你介绍一些关于端午节的情况。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：
1. 回信目的；
2. 端午节介绍：传统节日；时间、渊源及活动（龙舟比赛，吃粽子等）；
3. 邀他来中国体验节日。
注意：词数100左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jack,
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Yours,
Li Hua
七、任务型读写：共25分。
67.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
School was out! I grabbed my backpack and headed to the library for my favorite weekly after-school activity: Writing Club.
"Hello, everyone, " said Miss Lisa, our writing club leader. "Today we'll share our stories with a critique partner, who will give us helpful feedback (反馈) to improve them. Then submit your story by next week, solo or coauthored. "
My partner was Penny. I was nervous. I had no problem coming up with great story ideas but struggled with spelling. And grammar. And punctuation. Penny, who always got perfect scores in those areas, didn't look at me as she pushed her story towards me. I read it without stopping. "Wow, great story, " I told her, "I don't have any suggestions. " She corrected some mistakes in my story hurriedly, and handed it back without looking at me.
"OK, time is up for today, " said Miss Lisa. Penny looked relieved. She jumped up and grabbed her backpack. Bang! Everything fell out. She quickly stuffed it back in and hurried away.
I noticed a book under the table. The description on the back matched Penny's story exactly. I couldn't believe she had copied this idea!
Outside the school, spotting Penny on a bench, I walked over. "You dropped this, " I said, holding out the book and raising my eyebrows. Penny's shoulders were slumped. She sniffed and wiped her nose on her sleeve. She was crying, "Didn't know what to write! "
All of a sudden, I wasn't angry anymore. I remembered my job as her partner was to give helpful feedback, not to make her feel bad. But what should I say
I decided to ask Mom for advice. In the kitchen, Dad chopped vegetables perfectly while Mom stirred a sauce. She offered him a taste. "It's good, " Dad said, "but I think. . . " "It needs something extra. I have an idea. " Mom interjected. He handed her a measuring spoon. "To get the right amount. " Mom added a teaspoon of a new spice.
I realized Mom and Dad had different skills, making them a great team. With Dad's attention to detail and Mom's sense of adventure, their dinners turned out delicious.
注意：(1)续写词数应为150左右；
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Watching Mom and Dad cook gave me an idea to suggest to Penny.
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"What about the true story of you and me " Penny asked me.
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答案
1.C2.B3.A4.B5.A6~7.B、A8~10.C、B、A
11~13.B、A、B14~16.A、C、B17~20.B、C、C、A
21~23.D、C、B24~27.D、C、B、C28~31.A、D、D、C32~35.B、D、D、C
36~40.E、C、B、G、F
41~55.C、B、D、A、C、D、C、B、C、A、D、B、D、B、A
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