《2025年高考模拟试题汇编高中英语》

第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you have ever looked closely at the tires on your car, you have probably seen little hairs sticking out of the black rubber. 36 Are they there for any safety reasons? Those little bits are one of the strange car features some people may stop to think about.
Located on the vertical part of the tire, these curious little rubber hairs are known as “vent spews(轮胎毛刺)”. They are crucial in the tire-making process. As the tread pattern mold (胎面花纹模具) is pressed into the tire's rubber, the extra rubber requires a way to escape the mold. 37
Curiously, there's no set number of hairs each tire will have. 38 But the presence of tire hairs is universal. They are nothing more than remnants(残余部分) of the complex process that makes strong and durable tires.
39 Because they are found on the part of the tire rubber that doesn't hit the road, and they have no impact on how well your tire grips (抓牢) the pavement in rainy weather. These rubber hairs also don't have any impact on road noise or why your tires squeak when you're driving. They are merely evidence of the new tire's arrival in the world.
Tire hairs are naturally worn away during normal driving, and the presence or absence of these hairs doesn't determine if a tire is safe. There is one instance, however, where the lack of tire hairs can matter. 40 As a responsible car owner, you should monitor the health of your tires regularly.
A. Why do tires have hairs?
B. Tire hairs don't have any effect on safe driving.
C. Are there any other interesting facts about cars?
D. They look funny, yet every new car tire has them.
E. It could be a sign that tires are worn, old and need to be replaced.
F. The exact number varies based on the design and size of the tires.
G. Because tiny-size escape vents are created throughout each mold, little tire hairs are born.

答案： 体裁：说明文 主题语境：人与社会——科学与技术——汽车轮胎上的小毛刺
【文章大意】本文主要介绍了汽车轮胎上有小毛刺的原因及其对安全驾驶的影响。
【语篇结构】
|结构划分|具体信息|
|----|----|
|第一段|引出话题：汽车轮胎上为什么会有小毛刺?|
|第二段—第三段|产生小毛刺的原因及其数量|
|第四段—第五段|小毛刺对正常驾驶的影响|
36.A 过渡句 【解析】空格前讲如果你曾经仔细观察过你汽车的轮胎，你可能已经注意到黑色橡胶上有许多小毛刺伸出；空格后讲轮胎上的小毛刺是出于安全考虑吗? A项“轮胎上为什么会有小毛刺?”承上启下，符合语境。A项中的“tires”和“hairs”属于词汇复现。故选A。
37.G 段尾总结句 【解析】空格前讲这些垂直于轮胎的奇怪的小毛刺被称为“轮胎毛刺”。它们在轮胎制造过程中至关重要。当胎面花纹模具被压入轮胎橡胶时，多余的橡胶需要一种方式从模具中排出。G项“因为在每个模具中都有微小的排气口，这样就产生了小毛刺”总结上文，符合语境。故选G。
38.F 过渡句 【解析】空格前讲奇怪的是，每个轮胎的毛刺数量并不固定。F项“确切的(毛刺)数量因轮胎的设计和尺寸而异”与上文衔接紧密，符合语境。F项中的“number”属于词汇复现。故选F。
39.B 段首主旨句 【解析】空格后讲因为轮胎毛刺出现在轮胎不与路面接触的部分，所以它们并不会影响轮胎在雨天时的抓地力。这些橡胶毛刺也不会对行车时的马路噪音或轮胎摩擦声产生任何影响。由此可知，该段主要介绍了轮胎毛刺对安全驾驶没有影响。B项“轮胎毛刺对安全驾驶没有任何影响”统领本段，符合语境。故选B。
40.E 过渡句 【解析】空格前讲在正常驾驶过程中，轮胎毛刺会自然磨损消失，但它存在与否并不能决定轮胎是否安全。但在某种情况下，缺乏轮胎毛刺可能会产生影响。E项“它可能是轮胎磨损陈旧，需要更换的迹象”承接上文，符合语境。故选E。
亮点句积累：As a responsible car owner, you should monitor the health of your tires regularly. (第五段最后一句)
译文：作为一位负责任的车主，你应该定期监测你的轮胎状况。
重点词汇与短语：crucial adj. 至关重要的 evidence n. 证据 instance n. 例子 responsible adj. 负责的 wear away使磨损
词缀变形：(第五段第一句)naturally adv. 自然地→natural adj. 自然的→nature n. 自然