2025年高考英语真题试卷(宁夏卷)

1、The reason ______ he didn’t come was ______ he was ill.

A．why; because

B．why; that

C．which; that

D．which; because

2、In a world where architecture, food, language, fashion and commerce are increasingly globalized, a city's native animals and plants can be a kind of   .

A.property B.identity C.quality D.dignity

3、We, teenagers, have already had the ability to take care of our daily life __________.

A. humorously   B. exhaustedly

C. energetically   D. independently

4、Not until he retired from teaching three years ago ________ having a holiday abroad.

A.had he considered B.he had considered

C.he considered D.did he consider

5、A fast food restaurant is the place _____ eating is performed quickly.

A.which B.where C.there D.what

6、________ I live，I will never give in to the enemy.

A. As far as   B. As long as

C. As well as   D. As soon as

7、—Prof. Smith, Miss Wang is waiting for you in your office.

—My schedule is very _____ right now, but I’ll try to fit her in.

A.tight B.short C.regular D.flexible

8、—Look at these tracks. It ________ be a wolf. I’m sure about it.

—You are right! We have to be careful.

A.may B.must C.can’t D.shouldn’t

9、The small mountain village was ________ by the snow for more than one month.

A. cut back   B. cut out

C. cut off   D. cut away

10、We need to get to the root of the problem ________ we can solve it.

A．while

B．after

C．before

D．as

11、Don't pretend ________ hard. I know that you are reading a magazine at the same time.

A. to work   B. working

C. to be working   D. to have worked

12、You can’t imagine that a well-behaved man _______be so rude to a lady.

A. might   B. need   C. would   D. should

13、The smart phone is great ___________ quality but it is too expensive.

A. in order of   B. in favor of

C. in honor of   D. in terms of

14、The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took ________ pictures of them.

A. many of   B. masses of

C. the number of   D. a large amount of

15、Tell your mother not to make a call while driving and her car_______missed a cyclist when she was on the way to work the other day．

A． merely   B． narrowly

C． closely D． hardly

16、The research group produced two reports based on the survey, but _________contained any useful suggestions.

A. all   B. none

C. either D. Neither

17、—e price of the house advertised is rather reasonable, and I fancy it much...

—Let’s be ________—we just can’t afford to pay that much money.

A.optimistic B.realistic C.enthusiastic D.systematic

18、—Amy, is this Jenny's bike?

—Let me see. Oh, no. ________is red.

A．She

B．Hers.

C．Her

D．Herself

19、The _________ expression on her face showed that she _________ her teacher’s explanation.

A.confusing; wouldn’t quite understand B.confused; hadn’t quite understood

C.confusing; hadn’t quite understood D.confused; shouldn’t quite understand

20、My teacher never criticizes us. Instead, he uses praise to ______________ our best.

A.bring out B.take on

C.jump off D.figure out

21、   An 8-year-old Nigerian, Tani Adewumis, whose family is homeless, won first place at the New York State chess championship without a single defeat at the beginning of 2019 and he says he is not done yet.

“I want to be the youngest grandmaster,” Tani told The New York Times. Tani placed first in the tournament for kindergarten through third grade — an outstanding win for anyone. “It’s unheard of for any kid, let alone one in a homeless shelter,” said Russell Makofsky, who is in charge of the chess program.

Tani hasn’t had an easy life. His family left northern Nigeria in 2017 fearing attacks on Christians, and moved to New York City over a year ago where the boy learned how to play chess at school. School chess coach Shawn Martinez saw Tani’s potential after observing him stand out in the game a few weeks after first learning it early last year. He reached out to Tani’s family about joining in the school’s chess program, and learned they were unable to pay costs associated with membership. Shawn decided to abandon Tani’s fees, which can easily reach thousands with travel and chess camp admissions.

Seven victories later, the elementary school boy is one of the top players in the country for his age group. “He works very hard at his game,” Martinez said, believing Tani could achieve master status in the next year or two. The world’s youngest grandmaster qualified at the age of 12.

As Tani’s story hits national headlines, more people want to help. Makofsky, who set up a GoFundMe for Tani, said the family has received offers for a car, legal services, jobs and even housing. “My hope is that he’ll be in a home tonight,” Makofsky said.

【1】How did Makofsky find Tani’s achievement?

A.Confusing. B.Amusing.

C.Amazing. D.Ridiculous.

【2】Shawn decided to abandon Tani’s fees because  .

A.Makofsky told him to do so

B.Tani's family were unable to pay costs associated with their daily life.

C.Shawn took charge of the chess program

D.Tani had a great gift for chess.

【3】What can we learn from Tani’s story?

A.All things are difficult before they are easy.

B.A good beginning makes a good ending.

C.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

D.God helps those who help themselves.

【4】What’s the best title for the text?

A.A Chess Coach Helped to Support a Nigerian Child

B.A Nigerian Family Hit National Headlines in the USA

C.A Homeless Nigerian Won the State Chess Championship

D.An 8-year-old Became the Youngest Grandmaster in 2019

22、Steven Spielberg never fails to blow us away with his imagination.

The US director’s latest film Ready Player One, which was released in Chinese mainland cinemas on March 30, is a story set in the year 2045, when people escape their hopeless everyday lives by putting on a VR mask and entering a virtual (虚拟的) world named Oasis. This fantasy land is filled with characters and settings right out of classic films and videogames like The Shining and Overwatch. It’s a feast both for the eyes and mind. And at the age of 71, Spielberg is still “at the top of his game”, wrote reporter Rafer Guzman on Newsday.

Indeed, Spielberg has always been a gamer himself or rather a game changer. When his thriller Jaws came out in 1975, it struck a chord (引起共鸣) with audiences all over the world and kept people from going swimming for fear. The film was also the first example of what we now know as summer blockbusters.

“Jaws invented that form of pleasurable entertainment, wrote Stephen Marche on Esquire. It also turned sharks, in the popular imagination, from fish into monsters.”

And again, in his 1982 film E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial Spielberg challenged people’s beliefs that aliens are something to be feared by telling a story about a loving friendship between a space creature and a little boy. “Spielberg redefined popular sci-fi”, wrote Marc Lee on The Telegraph. “Extra-terrestrials no longer had to be a threat to humanity: the universe, he was saying, is also full of awe and wonder.”

Now comes Ready Player One. When Wade Watts, the film’s teenage protagonist (主角), finally prevents Oasis from falling into the wrong hands, he’s given ownership of the virtual world by its late designer James Halliday. But Watts makes a decision that he hopes will make people want to appreciate their real lives, instead of spending all their free time escaping reality in Oasis, which is a real-life message that Spielberg is trying to deliver to the audience.

【1】What is the article mainly about?

A. Spielberg’s suggestions for other film directors.

B. Spielberg’s new film and his achievements.

C. The secret to Spielberg’s success.

D. The life journey of Spielberg.

【2】Which film is considered the first example of a “summer blockbuster”?

A. The Shining

B. E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial

C. Jaws

D. Jurassic Park

【3】Why is E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial special among all alien films?

A. It was the first film about aliens.

B. It questions the existence of aliens.

C. It describes aliens as something friendly.

D. It points out that aliens are a threat to humanity.

【4】What message does Spielberg want to deliver with Ready Player One?

A. People should enjoy their real lives as much as they can.

B. People can find much pleasure in virtual worlds.

C. It’s difficult for people to escape reality.

D. People should have the right to choose whether to enter virtual worlds.

23、   The Big Ben is located in the tower at the eastern end of the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, Greater London. It was designed by Edmund Beckett and Baron Grimthorpe.

The Big Ben is very famous throughout the world, but nobody really knows why it is called Big Ben. There are two hearsays about this. Some people say that it was named after Benjamin Caunt, a boxer, who was called Big Ben. More people believe it was called after Welshman, Sir Benjamin Hall. He was the commissioner(特派员)of the work at the time of its installation in 1859.A story was told that during a debate in the Commons on what to call the bell, Sir Benjamin was about to give his ideas when a MP who sat behind the front bench shouted, “Let's call it Big Ben!” Then this name came into being.

The bell hasn't gone through a smooth road since the beginning of its design. Because there was great disagreement about the design of the clock. It took fifteen years to build. In 1857, the bell was completed and tested on the ground, but a four-foot crack appeared and the bell had to be cast again. Finally, the clock started ticking on 31 May, 1859, and struck its first chime(报时)on 11, July. Then in September, the bell cracked again. It was silent for four years but was eventually turned a quarter of a revolution(旋转). In this way, the crack was not under the striking hammer. Craftsmen made a square above the crack to stop it growing longer and it can still be seen today.

The Big Ben is famous not only for its 13-ton weight, but also for its accuracy(准确性) which is a result of its precise mechanism(机械装置). Even one extra penny's weight on the balance will cause a gain of two fifths of a second in twenty-four hours. Although there have been several problems, the bell is still striking today.Its chimes can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C.

【1】What can we know about the Big Ben?

A.It is located in the Houses of Parliament. B.It is the largest and tallest clock tower in the world.

C.It is well-known all over the world. D.It is the heaviest clock in the world.

【2】What can we learn from the third paragraph?

A.The bell worked well at its first test.

B.The construction of the clock was long but not smooth.

C.The clock started to strike chimes on 31 May,1859.

D.The crack finally disappeared after a quarter of a revolution

【3】Which of the following can best explain why Big Ben is world-famous?

A.Accurate and heavy. B.Accurate and colorful.

C.Heavy and colorful. D.Attractive and accurate.

【4】What can we infer from the passage?

A.Sir Benjamin Hall was a famous architect at that time.

B.Even the tiniest extra weight on the balance will affect the clock's accuracy.

C.The chimes of the clock could be heard all over the world.

D.The clock has been ticking ever since 31 May,1859.

24、The grass swung gently above a crack in the limestone (石灰岩) and Ludvik Husu realized he had found what he was searching for: a new cave in Slovenia’s dramatic Karst (喀斯特) region.

The cave enthusiast, with more than 50 years of experience, told AFP that “the conditions were perfect ... all the signs pointed to something beneath” as he felt the air current push up from below.

The 63-year-old had come across a new, 60-meter-deep limestone cave, a discovery that made the headlines this summer in a country that prides itself on its 14,000 underground caves.

The tiny Alpine nation is unusually rich in caves, which are a major tourist attraction. Perhaps the best known is the Postojna cave system, the longest in Europe, discovered by another amateur enthusiast two centuries ago. It extends for 24 kilometers and has offered up valuable finds for biologists.

Stanislav Glazar, a Postojna cave guide, told AFP that more than 150 species have been discovered in the system.

Glazar said Postojna is one of the richest caves in the world “in limestone formations.” The cave, located about 50 kilometers south of the capital Ljubljana, was also home to the world’s first cave tourist train, which began transporting visitors in 1872.

Elsewhere in the Karst region, the cave systems are of historical, cultural and even extraterrestrial interest. For instance, the UNESCO-listed Skocjan system was where the European Space Agency sent some astronauts to prepare for life in space.

“Astronauts know that the Karst world is exceptional, in a similar way to the environment in space: you don’t know what to expect at your next step,” said Skocjan Caves director Tomaz Zorman.

But for Husu, it’s the exploration that proves most rewarding. Once he knows there is something beneath, he digs around the crack to widen it and alerts fellow cavers to help gain access. He then uses ropes and a lamp to go down to what are vertical entrances in most caves. But doesn’t he feel scared to enter such unexplored depths?

“You enter a cave out of curiosity — there is no fear! Those who feel fear should stay home,” he said.

【1】What was people’s attitude towards Ludvik Husu’s new finding this summer?

A．Critical.

B．Positive.

C．Doubtful.

D．Indifferent.

【2】What can be learned about the Postojna cave system from Stanislav Glazar’s words?

A．It has little biological value.

B．It has diverse limestone formations.

C．It is the most famous cave system in Europe.

D．It has been open to the public for two centuries.

【3】What does the underlined word “extraterrestrial” in the seventh paragraph probably mean?

A．Financial.

B．Political.

C．Alien.

D．Biological.

【4】What can be inferred from the text?

A．Slovenia is known for its Karst landforms.

B．Ludvik Husu started exploring caves before he was 13.

C．Slovenia has the most underground caves in the world.

D．Ludvik Husu is often upset about entering unexplored caves.

25、It’s not a sight happening every day: an 18-year-old supermarket employee took off his shoes and gave them to a homeless stranger. A customer witnessed the kind act while _________ some household items at the store.

The _________, Powell, had a similar experience, for it wasn’t long ago that he was wandering on the _________. Powell currently worked to _________ himself. When he saw a(n) _________ man walk into the store, Powell, delivering leaflets at the entrance, _________ that the man had come to buy shoes. But when the man _________ barefoot, with only a loaf of bread in hand, Powell didn’t think _________ before removing his shoes and _________ them away. “I have another pair. He doesn’t,” Powell __________.

Later that day, Powell’s boss noticed his employee’s bare feet. After knowing what happened, he took Powell to the store’s shoe __________ to pick out any pair of shoes he wanted. __________, the teen chose a pair of slippers worth 5 dollars.

“I learned a lesson from this selfless act today”, the boss wrote on his blog. “Good __________, Powell.”

“Having been living here for many years, I’ve never experienced such an act of __________ like that before,” the man who received shoes said. “It gives me hope that there’s still __________ in the world.”

【1】

A．taking in

B．breaking down

C．picking up

D．digging out

【2】

A．customer

B．teenager

C．merchant

D．manager

【3】

A．way

B．list

C．stage

D．street

【4】

A．provide for

B．count on

C．bring out

D．approve of

【5】

A．elderly

B．hungry

C．disabled

D．barefoot

【6】

A．assumed

B．noticed

C．guaranteed

D．recalled

【7】

A．came

B．skipped

C．left

D．disappeared

【8】

A．back

B．fast

C．twice

D．aloud

【9】

A．putting

B．throwing

C．carrying

D．giving

【10】

A．explained

B．complained

C．questioned

D．hesitated

【11】

A．advertisement

B．department

C．equipment

D．experiment

【12】

A．Incidentally

B．Secretly

C．Eventually

D．Fortunately

【13】

A．chance

B．job

C．luck

D．show

【14】

A．justice

B．devotion

C．forgiveness

D．kindness

【15】

A．faith

B．good

C．joy

D．rescue

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