《2025年高考冲刺优秀模拟试卷汇编45套英语通用版》

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How to Deal with Awkward Silences
We all know what it's like when a conversation dies off and you're left to sit in silence. 16_________ Thankfully, filling these silences isn't as difficult as it may seem. Read on to learn how to initiate small talk and deal with awkward silences.
●Think of topics ahead of time.
Before attending a social event, think of a few “go - to” topics to jump - start a dead conversation. This will help you to fill the silences instead of struggling for words in the moment. Recent news, local events, popular books and television shows are all good fallback options. 17_________
●Ask open - ended questions.
Ask questions that have more than one possible answer. 18_________ They help avoid resulting in short response. For example, instead of asking, “Did you like your high school?”, you could ask, “What did you like about your high school?”
●19_________
As with any good conversation, the biggest key is to listen. If they respond to your question with a short statement such as “Yes” or “No”, that might indicate that they aren't comfortable talking about a particular subject. Instead, talk about something that you know they're interested in. For example, “I heard you won your football game the other night. I'd love to hear about it.”
●Give a compliment (赞美).
20_________ For example, you could say, “I really like your shirt. Where did you get it?” This could move the conversation in another direction while making the other person feel good. Stick to saying nice things if you're trying to make small talk.
A. Keep the conversation flowing.
B. It also allows you to spend more time together.
C. Listen carefully and respond to their reactions.
D. There's only one word to describe it: awkward.
E. This is always a safe bet, as long as it's appropriate.
F. Such questions are likely to get the person talking more.
G. However, avoid some subjects that may cause arguments.

答案： 16. D 空前一句讲“我们都知道当谈话结束，你们只能沉默地坐着是什么感觉”，空处具体解释这种感觉。结合常识和该段最后一句话“Read on to learn how to initiate small talk and deal with awkward silences”可知，这种感觉便是“尴尬”，故D项正确。选项中的it指代空前的“when a conversation dies off and you're left to sit in silence”这种情况。 17. G 根据本段小标题“Think of topics ahead of time”可知，本段建议“提前想好话题”。空前列举了几种类型的话题，包括最近的新闻、当地事件、流行书籍和电视节目。由此可推断，空处提出补充建议，G项“然而，要避免一些可能引起争论的话题”契合段意，且与上文构成转折关系。选项中的subjects与小标题中的topics对应。 18. F 根据空前句“Ask questions that have more than one possible answer”可知，此处作者建议问有多个可能答案的问题。空处顺承空前句，指出这样做的原因，F项“这类问题可能会让对方说得更多”符合语境。选项中的“Such questions”指代空前句的“questions that have more than one possible answer”。 19. C 空处为本段小标题，是段落主旨句。通读本段内容可知，应对尴尬最关键的是倾听，建议谈论一些对方感兴趣的事情。由此可知，本段主要建议“仔细倾听并回应对方的反应”，故C正确。 20. E 根据本段小标题可知，本段建议“赞美对方”。空后讲“例如，你可以说：‘我真的很喜欢你的衬衫。你从哪儿买的？’”。由此可知，E项“只要合适，这总是保险的做法”符合语境。选项中的This指代小标题“Give a compliment(赞美)”。

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Growing up on a farm, Tori James spent much of her early years outdoors, building shelters and playing in muddy streams. She 21_________ herself as an ambitious and adventurous child and owes the Duke of Edinburgh's Award to her love for 22_________. James says she could never have 23_________ that one day she might be the youngest British woman to 24_________ the peak of Mount Qomolangma.
Today, James is a(n) 25_________ adventurer. Alongside her successful climb of the world's 26_________ peak in 2007, she was a member of the first all - female team to 27_________ a tiring 650 - kilometer ski race to the Magnetic North Pole in 2005, and in 2014 she set the 28_________ for the longest non - stop open - sea kayak crossing in UK waters.
Yet ahead of her first exploration at the age of 18, James had 29_________ her ability to last a month out in the cold without the comfort of a hot bath. “It's only by 30_________ our comfort zone that we understand our true potential,” she explains. “That's when the 31_________ happens.”
James encourages would - be adventurers not to be 32_________ by the conventional image of the rugged (粗犷的), hardy explorer. “I am such a believer that, with the right support and skills, everyone can bring 33_________ to an exploration,” she adds. “Sometimes, it's only out in the field that someone's 34_________ talents emerge, 35_________ in the process of exploration.”
21. A. describes
B. admits
C. imagines
D. praises
22. A. wildlife
B. science
C. exploration
D. competition
23. A. explained
B. understood
C. declared
D. predicted
24. A. measure
B. approach
C. admire
D. reach
25. A. patient
B. ordinary
C. professional
D. honest
26. A. coldest
B. highest
C. prettiest
D. straightest
27. A. complete
B. coach
C. judge
D. cancel
28. A. record
B. date
C. goal
D. standard
29. A. lost
B. doubted
C. limited
D. developed
30. A. entering
B. restoring
C. leaving
D. expanding
31. A. emergency
B. accident
C. event
D. magic
32. A. pushed ahead
B. kept apart
C. cheered up
D. put off
33. A. something
B. nothing
C. anything
D. everything
34. A. academic
B. creative
C. hidden
D. artistic
35. A. eventually
B. particularly
C. generally
D. obviously

答案： 21. A 根据下文的“as an ambitious and adventurous child”可知，她将自己描述为一个有抱负、敢于冒险的孩子。describe“描述，形容”；admit“（常指勉强）承认”；imagine“想象”；praise“赞扬，称赞，赞美”。 22. C 根据上文的“adventurous child”并结合语境可知，她将自己获得爱丁堡公爵奖归功于她对探索的热爱。wildlife“野生动植物”；exploration“探索”；competition“竞争”。下文的“her first exploration”亦是提示。 23. D 根据空后的“one day she might be the youngest British woman... Qomolangma”并结合常识可知，Tori James从来没有预料到有一天她可能会成为登上珠穆朗玛峰的最年轻的英国女性。explain“解释”；understand“理解”；declare“公布，宣布，宣告”；predict“预测，预料”。 24. D 根据空后的“the peak of Mount Qomolangma”和下文的“her successful climb”可知，该处指到达了珠穆朗玛峰峰顶，故选D。measure“测量”；approach“靠近”；admire“观赏”。 25. C 根据空后的“adventurer”和下文描述的她的探险成就可知，如今她已经成为一名专业的冒险家。professional“专业的”，故C项正确。patient“有耐心的”；ordinary“平常的”；honest“诚实的”。 26. B 根据上文的“the peak of Mount Qomolangma”，并结合常识可知，她成功地登上了世界最高峰。 27. A 根据下文的“a tiring 650 - kilometer ski race to the Magnetic North Pole”可知，她是第一个完成650公里磁北极滑雪比赛的全女子团队的成员，complete“完成”，故选A。coach“（对体育运动、工作或技能进行）训练，培训，指导”；judge“判断，断定，认为”；cancel“取消”。 28. A 根据语境可知，她创造了在英国水域最长的不间断公海皮划艇穿越纪录。record“记录”，故A项正确。date“日期，日子”；goal“目标，目的”；standard“水平，标准”。 29. B 根据该句中的Yet可知，该句与上文形成对比。上文叙述了她的探险成就，故此处表示“在她18岁的第一次探险之前，James怀疑自己是否能在没有舒适的热水澡的情况下在寒冷中坚持一个月”，故B项正确。 30. C 根据下文的“our comfort zone that we understand our true potential”，并结合常识可知，只有离开舒适区，我们才能知道自己真正的潜力，故选C。enter“进入”；restore“恢复”；expand“（使）扩大，增加”。 31. D 根据上文描述的她取得的成就，并结合该句中的happens可知，离开舒适区，知道自己真正的潜力，这就是魔力发生的时候，故D项正确。emergency“紧急情况，不测事件”；accident“事故”；event“事件”；magic“魔力，神奇的力量”。 32. D 根据空后的“by the conventional image of the rugged（粗犷的）, hardy explorer”，并结合常识可知，James鼓励那些想当冒险家的人不要因为传统的粗犷强壮的探险家形象对冒险产生反感。此处put off意为“使反感，使疏远，使不信任”，属于熟词生义的用法。故D项正确。push ahead“（不顾反对或困难地）推进，推行”；keep apart“分开”；cheer up“（使）高兴起来，（使）振作起来”。 33. A 根据上文对她探险成就的描述，并结合该句中的“everyone can bring _33_ to an exploration”可知，只要有适当的支持和技能，每个人都可以在探索中有所作为。故A项正确。 34. C 根据该句中的emerge，再结合语境可知，只有在这个领域，人才会显露出隐藏的才能。hidden“隐藏的”，故C项正确。academic“学业的”；artistic“艺术的”。 35. B James认为，有时只有在这个领域，人们隐藏的才能才能显露出来，尤其是在探索的过程中。particularly“尤其”，故选B。eventually“终于，最终”；generally“总体上来说，大致”；obviously“明显地，显而易见地，明白地”。