《2025年普通高中学业水平考试合格考英语》

(一)
　　I never really enjoyed running. But my　　1　　with running has changed. I'm a　　2　　living in London. When my mom became ill with cancer and there was no　　3　　of her living much longer, I decided to move back to Harrogate. My work as a musician didn't　　4　　and I just wanted to be with my mother.
　　I have been　　5　　psychotherapy(心理治疗) for more than three years, which has helped with my anxiety, but back in Harrogate, I　　6　　to do something else positive for myself, as looking after my mother　　7　　me. I wanted to do something physical and running　　8　　that need.
　　Getting up before six was　　9　　for me. But I made myself go running three times a week. After starting last summer, I would run with　　10　　members and talk about my mom with those I'd known better. It helped me put my　　11　　in the right place to face another day. And it helped me process my feelings after my mom　　12　　in October.
　　Although therapy has been the　　13　　for all the positive things in my life, running has added to that. Together, they have changed my　　14　　to life and I'm now less anxious than I was. While running, I feel grounded and I live in the　　15　.
(　　　) 1. A. relationship B. impression C. talk D. memory
(　　　) 2. A. professor B. musician C. dancer D. educator
(　　　) 3. A. doubt B. question C. idea D. hope
(　　　) 4. A. improve B. mind C. matter D. help
(　　　) 5. A. turning to B. picking up C. giving up D. looking for
(　　　) 6. A. promised B. thought C. continued D. decided
(　　　) 7. A. delighted B. upset C. relaxed D. discouraged
(　　　) 8. A. brought B. balanced C. filled D. reduced
(　　　) 9. A. unusual B. impossible C. amazing D. comfortable
(　　　) 10. A. common B. regular C. ordinary D. strange
(　　　) 11. A. hands B. eyes C. mind D. head
(　　　) 12. A. passed away B. passed by C. got over D. got on
(　　　) 13. A. goal B. foundation C. design D. product
(　　　) 14. A. decision B. confidence C. attitude D. advice
(　　　) 15. A. dream B. past C. memory D. present

答案： 1.A；2.B；3.D；4.C；5.A；6.D；7.B；8.C；9.A；10.B；11.C；12.A；13.B；14.C；15.D

(二)
　　Several years ago, a neighbour kid kicked a football and broke a basement window of my house.
Due to financial problems, I　　1　　it up, thinking I'd get to it someday.
　　Over the years, I had planned to replace the windows. But with the frame(窗框) rusted(锈) and firmly　　2　　in the foundation, whoever did it would need to chisel(凿) it out by hand. It would be a　　3　　process and there were six of those windows in the house. The cost was about $15,00. It was simply　　4　.Honestly, the thought of that window　　5　　me for years. I knew I needed to fix it, but I had built up the　　6　　so much in my mind that I put it off again and again.　　Then I had a job change and needed to sell the house before moving away. But it was almost　　7　　to find a buyer if there was a broken window. So I pulled off the boards to face this thing head - on. I grabbed some rust - remover,　　8　　it around the frame of the window, and gave it a pull. To my astonishment, it easily　　9　. I took the window downtown. It only cost me $12. I could have　　10　　the problem for only $12, but I let it bother me for five years!
　　　11　　, this isn't just about my window. Many of us live with broken windows of one type or another. They are things that seriously affect our　　12　　of life. If you recognize your broken window, don't　　13　　to mend it. It may turn out to be　　14　　than expected. Usually we suffer more in　　15　　than in reality.
(　　　) 1. A. sent B. boarded C. put D. made
(　　　) 2. A. lost B. left C. fell D. stuck
(　　　) 3. A. easy B. tough C. quick D. busy
(　　　) 4. A. out of reach B. beyond control C. at hand D. in a hurry
(　　　) 5. A. excited B. watched C. bothered D. changed
(　　　) 6. A. harm B. help C. use D. difficulty
(　　　) 7. A. mostly B. impossible C. likely D. possible
(　　　) 8. A. put B. turned C. spread D. passed
(　　　) 9. A. broke B. fell C. missed D. moved
(　　　) 10. A. did B. solved C. studied D. considered
(　　　) 11. A. Actually B. Finally C. Hardly D. Luckily
(　　　) 12. A. meaning B. peace C. way D. quality
(　　　) 13. A. try B. guide C. hesitate D. plan
(　　　) 14. A. easier B. harder C. better D. worse
(　　　) 15. A. practice B. imagination C. work D. study

答案： 1.B；2.D；3.B；4.A；5.C；6.D；7.B；8.C；9.D；10.B；11.A；12.D；13.C；14.A；15.B