《2025年高考冲刺优秀模拟试卷汇编45套英语通用版》

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。
**A**
**THIS STREET IS OPEN FOR PLAY**
Concerned about outdoor play in crowded cities? Start a play street - a community event where neighbors close their road to traffic, creating a safe space for children to play. This initiative allows kids and adults to explore, create and socialize, which, undoubtedly, will bring the bonds between neighbors to a new height.
Compared to the structured play with strict rules and fixed procedures, a play street allows children to lead, establish rules and get involved in an open - ended activity without specific instructions, methods or goals.
**Getting Started**:
1. Host a meeting to discuss benefits and encourage involvement. Choose an event date and assign tasks to the neighbors.
2. Reach out to the city council for necessary permits to close the road. Ignoring this will lead to the cancellation of the whole plan.
3. Use posters, flyers, and social media to spread the word. Use these promotion means to inform residents of the date, time and activities planned for the play street.
4. Set up barriers for safety, provide equipment and encourage neighbors' participation.
**What to Expect**:
- Game Areas: A variety of play equipment tailored for kids, such as jump ropes, balls, chalk for drawing, hula hoops and other outdoor games.
- Swapping Corner: A place where moms can bring unwanted items such as kitchenware, gardening tools or other household goods to exchange with each other.
- Arts and Crafts Seating: Arts and crafts seating with materials like paper, markers, crayons, paints and brushes. Children are encouraged to get creative and express themselves through art.
- Snack and Refreshment Station: Light refreshments like water, juice, fruit and healthy snacks to keep mixed - age participants energized. A potluck to share homemade treats and recipes.
21. What is the purpose of “a play street”?
A. To prevent traffic jams.
B. To strengthen community bonds.
C. To explore kids' artistic potential.
D. To involve children in structured play.
22. What is a must to hold the event?
A. Raising funds.
B. Announcing instructions.
C. Posting the safety regulations.
D. Asking for the authorities' approval.
23. Which activity is intended for both kids and adults?
A. Game Areas.
B. Arts and Crafts Seating.
C. Swapping Corner.
D. Snack and Refreshment Station.

答案： 21. B 22. D 23. D

**B**
It was not until photographer Rita Nannini left New York that she grew fascinated by the city's subways. While living in Manhattan for some 15 years in the 1980s and early 1990s, Nannini only commuted(通勤) on the one train - given the subway system's bad reputation. But after relocating to New Jersey for several years where the subway is not an option, Nannini found that absence did make the heart grow fonder - maybe even for pizza rats. During her visit back to New York, Nannini nodded, noticing improvements in the subway's facilities.
While Nannini was waiting for a train, a bench on the platform opposite caught her attention due to the ever - changing faces and characters. They were people of different accents, colors and beliefs. They were from all walks of life, a diverse mix of New Yorkers all there for their own different reasons. Having learned the teenagers' popular “End of the Line” challenge - boarding trains at random and riding them until their final destinations, Nannini decided to visit every first and last stop across the NY subway's lines with her beloved camera.
Nannini's “End of the Line” experience saw her traveling some 665 miles across 26 routes in New York city. She took over 8,000 photos of the final stations, as well as the communities they served. In many cases, she rode the routes two or three times over to ensure she got “the shot”. “The project really shows me how important the subway is, and how sustainable it makes our lives,” she said.
“It's often said that my photos show the end of the lines - the last stops,” she said. “But the end of the line is indeed the start for so many people. That made me think about who the people and the communities that live at the two ends are and what it is that the subway means to them.” Nannini was proud of her set of images directly challenging the traditions of story telling, which echoed both the boredom and excitement of travel on tracks.
Nannini enjoyed taking her time, starting her challenge in 2013 and only shooting the final photos last year. Her first monograph on the terminals of the NY subway was released in April 2023.
“When you drive in the suburbs, you don't have those encounters,” she continued. “People enter your life on the subway. That's what strikes me most on my journey on tracks.”
24. How did Nannini find the New York subway during her revisit?
A. It turned out fine.
B. It was depressing.
C. It still held the same bad reputation.
D. It would be her only commuting option.
25. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. The diversity of New Yorkers' daily life.
B. The inspiration for Nannini's subway shots.
C. The popularity of “End of the Line” challenge.
D. The challenges of Nannini's job as a photographer.
26. What can we infer from Nannini's “End of the Line” experience?
A. Her way of telling stories is traditional.
B. She expressed sympathy for the subway riders.
C. Her photography is highly expected by the encounters.
D. She found life on tracks was more interesting than life on wheels.
27. Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A. “End of the Line” Challenge: A New Trend in NY Subways
B. The Road Home: Rita Nannini's Record of Her Subway Ride
C. Last Stop to New Start: A Photographer's Rediscovery of NY Subways
D. New Yorkers' Routine: A Surprising Mixture of Boredom and Excitement

答案： 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. C

**C**
Pick up any packaged processed food, and there's a decent chance that one of its listed ingredients will be the “natural flavor”. The ingredient sounds good, particularly in contrast to “artificial flavors”. But what exactly does the natural flavor mean? It refers to extracts (提取物) got from natural sources like plants, meat or seafood. When consumers see the “natural flavor” on a label, they are unlikely to assume that someone is squeezing the juice from oranges into their bottles. They know even though natural flavors must come from natural sources, it needn't all come from the plant or meat. For example, orange flavors might contain not only orange extracts, but also extracts from bark and grass. Nor is the common belief true that ingredients extracted from nature are necessarily safer than something artificially made.
So if flavors like orange are needed, why not just use oranges? The answer comes down to “availability, cost and sustainability”, according to flavor chemist Gary Reineccius of the University of Minnesota. “If you're going to use all your grapes on grape soda,” Reineccius says, “you don't have any grapes for wine making; the products are going to be exorbitant; besides, what do you do with the by - products you create after you've squeezed all the juice out of the grapes?”
Actually, while chemists make natural flavors by extracting chemicals from natural ingredients, artificial flavors are made by creating the same chemicals artificially. The reason why companies bother to use natural flavors rather than artificial flavors is simple: marketing. “Many of these products have health titles,” says Platkin, professor from Hunter College. “Consumers may be talked to believe products with natural flavors are healthier, though they're nutritionally no different from those with artificial flavors. Natural flavors may involve more forest clear - cutting and carbon emissions from transport than flavors created in the lab.”
Platkin suggests getting more transparent labeling on packaging that describes exactly what the natural or artificial flavors are, so consumers are not misled into buying one product over another because of “natural flavors”. Reineccius also offers some simple guidance: “Don't buy anything because it says ‘natural flavors’. Buy it because you like it.”
28. Which is a misunderstanding about the “natural flavor” juice according to Paragraph 1?
A. It comes from 100% original fruit.
B. It is nothing but advertising tricks.
C. It certainly contains extracts made in the lab.
D. It is absolutely safer than juice with artificial flavors.
29. What does the underlined word “exorbitant” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Popular.
B. Expensive.
C. Durable.
D. Innovative.
30. Why do companies use natural flavors in their products?
A. To cut the costs.
B. To promote the sales.
C. To advocate a healthy diet.
D. To avoid food safety issues.
31. What can we conclude from the text?
A. Gary and Platkin hold opposite perspectives.
B. Natural flavors are more environmentally friendly.
C. Customers are misled for ignoring labels on packaging.
D. Natural and artificial flavors are more alike than you think.

答案： 28. D 29. B 30. B 31. D

**D**
Influenced by factors like school funding, sports facilities, teacher resources and safety concerns, traditional physical education was limited to static(静态的) scenes and closed gyms and playgrounds, which lacked interaction and feedback functions. PE curriculum was also restricted to basic sports like ball games, track and field and gymnastics. However, the emergence and application of new technologies like virtual reality (VR), 3D technology, greatly expand and innovate sports scenes, providing possibilities for the construction of a flexible “on - site, on - campus, online” integrated new sports world.
IT can build online virtual learning environments for students, creating teaching scenes hard to achieve in physical world. Many schools have already partnered with technology companies to create different teaching scenes using digital sports products. The University of South Florida has cooperated with the VR sports training company Sense Arena, allowing students to practice tennis on its globally pioneering VR tennis training platform. Students use the Meta Quest 2 headset and the VR touching racket(球拍) which imitates the weight and feel of a real tennis racket. The platform features 35 training modes imitating various scenes in real - life tennis matches, including crowd noise, dazzling sunlight, shadows and wind. Athletes can engage in various forms of training, such as skill practice, technical analysis and match imitation. Such virtual sports teaching space further enhances the experience of PE learning.
Technology - based physical education not only serves ordinary students' physical health but also addresses the needs of special groups in sports, especially students who cannot participate in regular PE classes due to physical, psychological or social adaptation issues. Many schools offer specialized sports programs to disabled students, like the “Pathways to Inclusion” program launched by the University of Queensland, which tailors various sports activities to different disabilities, such as blind football and wheelchair hockey. This is made possible with the support of sports technology, as different symptoms require the use of different sports equipment.
Through scientific, healthy and joyful educational concepts, technology - empowered PE classes convey the values of creating and enjoying a personalized experience, developing a sports education where everyone participates and benefits.
32. How do new technologies change traditional PE classes according to Paragraph 1?
A. By investing more in basic sports.
B. By combining it with academic study.
C. By making dynamic PE classes possible.
D. By replacing PE teachers with AI teachers.
33. Which of the following services can Sense Arena provide?
A. Real - life tennis matches.
B. Virtual headsets and rackets.
C. Imitative distracting conditions.
D. Sufficient sports space on campus.
34. What does “Pathways to Inclusion” program feature?
A. Professional knowledge about psychology.
B. Technology - assisted sports for the disabled.
C. Interactive activities with ordinary students.
D. Personalized medical treatment for disabilities.
35. What is the author's writing purpose of the text?
A. To advertise a new VR product.
B. To raise public awareness of physical education.
C. To stress the importance of equality among students.
D. To introduce a new application of technology in PE classes.

答案： 32. C 33. C 34. B 35. D