2025学年安徽江南十校高考英语试题冲刺试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．When tension ________ in a relationship between two people, a frequent way of dealing with this is to send messages through a third person.A．arouses B．arises C．rises D．raises2．It shocked the world the United States withdrew from some major agreements it had been committed to, including the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation and the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal.A．which B．whatC．whether D．that3．Don’t to spring-clean the whole house just because my mother is coming — there’s no need to do that.A．undertake B．attemptC．bother D．hesitate4．My wife sometimes _____ something she has long been looking for. That’s why she enjoys window shopping.A．looks up B．looks for C．picks up D．picks out5．When the admission letter from Harvard University arrived, Ben's parents were and threw a big party.A．in the red B．tickled pinkC．as white as a sheet D．in a blue mood6．There was also a wallet sitting inside the car with a lot of money ______.A．reaching out B．sticking out C．picking out7．We strongly advise you ______ eating your meal so late. It’s not healthy.A．on B．against C．from D．over8．— Why didn’t you try to finish the composition?— I tried to, but ________ I could, the bell ran announcing the end of the examination.A．until B．whenC．after D．before9．The old road is indeed less direct and a bit longer. We won’t take the new one, _______, as we don’t feel safe on it.A．somehow B．otherwise C．therefore D．though10．----- Hi, Mark. How was the musical evening? ----- Excellent! Ales and Andy performed _________ and they won the firs prize.A．skillfully B．commonly C．willingly D．nervously11．The young man who was expected to ________ his father’s company, made an unusual decision that he would start his own business.A．hand over B．think overC．go over D．take over12．He finished writing his first novel last year, and we all think that is ______ his career really took off.A．where B．whenC．how D．why13．Why do you want a new job ______ you’ve got such a good one already?A．that B．whereC．which D．when14．—Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our business management?—If you make ________ most of the equipment, there will be ________ rise in production.A．the; a B．/; / C．/; a D．the; /15．—What does Nicky’s job involve as a public relations director?—______ quite a lot of time with other people.A．Spending B．Having spentC．To spend D．To have spent16．Throughout history, China never colonized any nation. _________ this peaceful tradition, it is committed to building a community with a shared future for mankind.A．In line with B．In regard toC．In harmony with D．In addition to17．Jane can’t attend the meeting at 3 o’clock this afternoon because she ______ a class at that time.A．will teach B．would teachC．has taught D．will be teaching18．-My computer doesn't work!-Robert is a computer expert. How I wish he______ with me.A．came B．had comeC．is coming D．has come19．We have decided to fulfill the task in time, difficulties we may meet with.A．no matter how B．however C．whatever D．whichever20．My sister met him in the street yesterday afternoon, so he ______ your lecture.A．shouldn’t have attended B．couldn’t have attendedC．mustn’t have attended D．needn’t have attended第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）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。
21．（6分） I've just got to talk about this problem I'm having with my postman. It all began a year ago，after the birth of his first child. Not wanting to appear rude，I asked him about the baby. The next week，not wanting him to think I had asked out of mere politeness the week before. I asked all about the baby again. Now I can't break the habit. I freeze whenever I see him coming. The words "How's the baby？"come out on their own. It holds me up. It holds him up. So why can't I stop it？The answer is that I want him to like me. Come to think of it，I want everyone to like me. My sister had the same problem with the caretaker of her block of flats: " All he ever does is complain；he talks at me rather than to me，never listen to a word I say，and yet for some reason I'm always really nice to him. I'm worried in case I have a difficulty one day，and he won't lift a finger to help. "What about at work？Richard Lawton，a management trainer，warns: "Those managers who are actually liked by most of their staff are always those to whom being liked is not the primary goal. The qualities that make managers popular are being honest with staff，treating them as human beings and observing common politeness like saying hello in the morning. "To explain the point，Richard mentions the story of the company chairman who desperately wanted to be liked and who，after making one of his managers fired，sa。
