2025届高考英语时事语法填空冲刺专练

（一）

    1    countless books , articles , and trainings that encourage people to provide direct feedback, speak candidly, or “say the thing,”    2    （tremendous） important feedback often remains unspoken, or at best gets delivered indirectly, masked within routine exchanges, questions, or seemingly minor suggestions.     Regardless    3     the cause, when feedback stays hidden, leaders are the ones left in the dark. Key concerns go unspoken, early warning signs get    4   （misss）, and valuable insights never make     5    to them. By the time problems become impossible to ignore, leaders are left wondering: Why didn’t anyone tell me sooner? Leaders can take    6    (practice) steps to uncover hidden feedback and ensure they’re hearing     7    truly matters. If you want to be certain you’re getting the feedback you need, try the strategies:

Like the ripples created by    8    current beneath still water, hidden feedback leaves subtle patterns—if you know how to spot them. By training your curiosity to recognize these signals, you can uncover unspoken   9     (concern) before they escalate. Whichever question you end up    10     (ask), whether or not you uncover the hidden feedback depends fully on how well you listen. The kind of listening that matters is very different from the listening most of us do.

（二）

Road traffic is a    1   (lead) contributor to dirty air; in London, for instance, it is responsible    2    60% of outdoor particulate dust. Electric vehicles (EVs) are often preferred because they can be powered by clean,    3   (sustain) energy sources and, in contrast to petrol and diesel cars, produce no exhaust fumes. But EVs nevertheless emit other pollutants common to all cars: particles originating not from the exhaust,    4    from brakes, tyres and roads. These, too, can be dangerous for human health.In addition to being less well             5      (regulate) than exhaust fumes, non-exhaust particles are also less well studied.

     That is changing. One study    6   (publish) in February by researchers at the University of Southampton finding that some brake-pad dust seems to be more damaging to dish-grown human lung cells    7    diesel-fume particles. This was in part because of its higher levels of copper,    8   can damage cells and DNA.Though exact    9   (figure) are elusive, scientists estimate that EVs produce more of these non-exhaust particles than other cars. This is because their batteries make them heavier, causing them to generate more friction. As cars continue to get

bigger, the risk is that EVs become more polluting.Although EVs may be dirtier than you think, they are still mostly lesspolluting than other cars. That is          (part)because they use an extra braking system

called regenerative braking.

（三）

           1    (normal), when we generate electricity from water, we use the movement of lots of it to drive a turbine in a river, the sea or even in drinking water pipes.   2  water flowing over an electrically conductive surface can generate    3    own electrical charge through a process called charge separation. This    4   (drive) by positively charged protons of the water molecules staying in the liquid and negatively charged electrons being donated to the surface, much as you can generate static electricity by rubbing a balloon on your hair. The  5 (phenomena) is usually an inefficient way of generating electricity because the electric charge is created only    6    the surface the water touches, and if you use micro or nanoscale channels to increase the surface area, you end up requiring    7    energy to pump the water into them than you get back out. Now, Soh and his colleagues have created a simple set-up    8   relies on gravity to move water down a vertical tube that is 32 centimetres tall with an inner diameter of 2 millimetres. Water flows out of the bottom of a   9  (contain) via a horizontal, stainless steel needle, then falls towards the tube below. As the rain-like water dropletscollide at the top of the tube, they capture pockets of air,    10   (create) what is called a plug flow as they fall. This disjointed flow seems to help the electrical charges of the water molecules separate as they travel down the tube.

（四）

    Investors are   1  (increase)drawn to the Longevity Economy, a burgeoning sector that has emerged as society redefines the aging process. This shift has given rise to    2    some are calling Midlife Stage 2, where individuals    3     their 60s are now living with the vitality and aspirations of those in their 40s. With baby boomers controlling over 80% of the wealth in the United States and    4     (generate) a staggering $8.3 trillion in annual economic activity, the market is ripe for innovation and investment.

    The  5  (opportunity) are vast, spanning personalized healthcare solutions, smart home technologies, high-end travel experiences, and community engagement platforms. As founders race  6  (capture) this market, they are finding that