《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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After my mother suffered from Alzheimer's disease(阿尔茨海默病), the plants in our house began to die. In years past, I remember the deep, earthy smell that would 41 in our house after my mother had made her weekly watering rounds. Back then, I never connected it with the care that was at the 42 of everything she did.
But now, leaves were 43 , some dry and edged with brown, and many of the stems(茎) bare. It was a mark of how my mother can no longer attend to all the things that she lovingly cared for. I was so focused on the increasing 44 of her own care that her beloved plants had escaped my 45 .
I began her old rounds, pouring water into the thirsty soil, and soon the plants 46 . That's the thing about houseplants: They demand nothing. They wait quietly, no matter how 47 they are. But even after my best 48 , some of the plants couldn't survive. My mother's kind caregivers have since brought new ones to add to her 49 , and my father buys fresh flowers every week.
Though Alzheimer's disease 50 so much of her memory, her desire to care is still there. I would guide her down the steps to water the plants herself. I watched as her shaking hands picked the brown leaves. Each time, she smiled up at me with 51 satisfaction because being able to 52 something is still what brings her the greatest joy.
I look at plants 53 these days. I see them as my mother does: 54 reminders of the need for kindness toward all living things. It is clear to me that the things we spend a lifetime 55 are never truly lost and the love she has planted in me still blooms(开花).
41. A. pile on
B. rise up
C. come over
D. wander off
42. A. beginning
B. top
C. foundation
D. thought
43. A. dropping
B. appearing
C. turning
D. waving
44. A. processes
B. possibilities
C. goals
D. demands
45. A. desire
B. memory
C. protection
D. notice
46. A. recovered
B. absorbed
C. dried
D. shone
47. A. lonely
B. helpless
C. thirsty
D. anxious
48. A. contributions
B. attempts
C. choices
D. explorations
49. A. collection
B. love
C. sharing
D. amusement
50. A. recalls
B. hides
C. steals
D. escapes
51. A. deep
B. passing
C. slight
D. longing
52. A. live with
B. find out
C. care for
D. focus on
53. A. definitely
B. curiously
C. strangely
D. differently
54. A. final
B. quiet
C. permanent
D. quick
55. A. growing
B. seeking
C. expecting
D. saving

答案： BCADD ACBAC ACDBA

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**The 38th Qinhuai Lantern Festival Lights Up China**
On the evening of February 2, the 2024 “Light Up China” event, the 38th annual China Qinhuai Lantern Festival lighting ceremony, 56 (begin) at the Bailuzhou Park in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. The Qinhuai Lantern Festival, 57 is also known as the “Jinling Lantern Festival”, is a folk cultural activity spread in Nanjing in history. It is usually held from the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival every year. It is the most famous lantern festival in China and it is included in the national intangible cultural heritage list.
With the Bailuzhou Park, the Confucius Temple Scenic Area and the Laomendong district serving 58 main display venues, this year's Qinhuai Lantern Fair has set up 7 exhibition areas with 330 lantern installations.
59 (compare) to previous years' lantern festivals, one of the major highlights this year is the remarkable “the Year of the Dragon” theme. For instance, at the front of the Lingxing Gate of the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, the lantern display features two dragons winding around pillars, blowing out dragon pearls, symbolizing auspiciousness(吉祥) and reunion. Meanwhile, the Bailuzhou Park takes 60 (inspire) from the *Illustration of Lanterns in the Shangyuan Festival* as its creative theme, showing 61 total of 68 sets of lanterns in various sizes and forms, recreating the splendid scene of observing lanterns during the Ming Dynasty as described in the ancient artwork.
The Lantern Festival in Nanjing this year not only celebrates the traditional customs of the Lunar New Year but also highlights the city's cultural heritage and 62 (innovation) spirit, drawing visitors from across the nation 63 (participate) in the joyous celebrations.
A local elderly person said to a news reporter 64 (proud), “The Qinhuai Lantern Festival has the reputation of No.1 Lantern Festival in the world and it 65 (be) the best in the world. It is the only large - scale comprehensive lantern festival in China that integrates lantern exhibitions, lantern festivals and lantern markets.”

答案： 56. began；57. which；58. as；59. Compared；60. inspiration；61. a；62. innovative/innovatory；63. to participate；64. proudly；65. is