珠海市2018-2019学年度第二学期高三二模英语科试题

1、珠海市 2018-2019 学年度第二学期高三二模英语试题本试卷共 8 页，卷面满分120 分，考试用时120 分钟。注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色笔迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上相对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考

2、试结束后，答题卡交回。第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40 分 )第一节(共 15 小题；每小题2 分，满分 30 分 )阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、 B、 C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThis week, we resharing our favorite recent reads. To help round out our recommendations, we also tapped some folks who you ve heard on Code Switch before novelists, scholars, poets and podcasters.All

3、You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung“The book is an extraordinary, honest and sympathetic look at adoption, race in America andfamilies in general. Its also such an engaging read. I stayed up way too late one night reading itbecause the story just pulled me in. And I ve recommended many of my friends t

4、o read it so I can talk about it with them. ” Jasmine Guillory, author of The Wedding Date , The Proposal and the forthcoming book The Wedding Part.Becoming by Michelle Obama“It s a deeply-moving coming of age story of Michelle Obama in her early life. There are such moving anecdotes about how this

5、family just invested everything in the possibility of givingtheir children a better life. Its not a sweet book, but at the same time, it s deeply hopeful about thepossibility of what happens when you work hard, what happens when you love hard.” TayariJones, author of An American Marriage , Silver Sp

6、arrow and other books.Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Womens Anger by Soraya Chemaly“What really impressed me about this book is this idea that women should be allowed toexpress their anger, particularly inLatin American families and communities. I just think Sorayagoes into this incredible detail ci

7、ting scientific studies and different works of literature that reallyconvey the necessity to femaleanger, not only forthe health of women,but for the health ofequality in society.” Jean Guerrero, reporter withKPBS and author ofCrux: A Cross-BorderMemoir .121.Who wrote The Wedding Date?A. Tayari Jone

8、sB. Jean GuerreroC. Jasmine GuilloryD. Soraya Chemaly22.Which book tells a bitter story with hope?A. BecomingB. All You Can Ever KnowC. Silver SparrowD. Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir23.Whats the purpose of the passage?A. To sell books.B. To comment on books.C. To share reviews of books.D. To collect o

9、pinions of books.BOur heros originstorystarted this past February inthe Perine familylivingroom inBirmingham, Alabama. Austin, a 4-year-old boy, and his father, Tad Perine, were watching a program on Animal Planet about a mother panda leaving her cubs. “I told him that the cubs wouldbe homeless for

10、a while, ”Tad says. “Austin didn tknow what homelessness meant, but he was sad and wanted to know more. ”Seeing this as a teachable moment, Tad took Austinto the Firehouse Ministries, a localshelter that provides housing, food, and other services forhomeless men. As they drove by theredbrick buildin

11、g, they saw a group of 25 homeless men standing on the street corner.“Dad, theylook sad. ”Austin said. “Can we take them some food and make them smile?”Thatday, Austinused his allowance to buy each man a Burger King sandwich and handed the foodout himself.Seeing what their presence meant to the men

12、at the ministry, Austinand Tad returned the nextweek.Afterhe returned every week forfive weeks, wordof Austin s acts ofkindness spreadthrough social media and national news outlets. Burger King jumped aboard, agreeing to donate $1,000 a month for an entire year toward the cause. Soon, churches and s

13、helters across the countrybegan inviting Austinto come to distribute food in other areas. Whereas before Austinand Tadcould feed 25 to 50 people at a time; now, thanks to corporate and community support, they can feed 800 to 2,000 people at once.As for Austin, he continues to give out food, smiles,

14、and his inspirational message of love.“Itmakes me feel like I msaving the day.”24.How does Austin feel when seeing the TV program?A. SurprisedB. JoyfulC. GratefulD. Unhappy25.Why did Tad drive Austin to the local shelter?A. To donate some money for the homeless.B. To ask for some help from the homel

15、ess.C. To teach him the meaning of homelessness.D. To introduce Austin to the staff there.226. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3?A. To confirm Austin s influence.B. To praise Burger King s donation.C. To thank the community s supportD. To convey appreciation of the homeless.27. What c

16、an be a suitable title for the text?A. A Teachable MomentB. A Boy Fighting Against HungerC. A Kind Family Helping the PoorD. Tads Inspirational Message of LoveCThe tons of plastic we redumping in the oceans is finding a new home the stomachs of our beautiful marine animals. Yet another reminder of t

17、his fact washed ashore in Eastern Indonesia this week. A large amount of waste, including drinking cups and flip-flops, was found in the stomach of a whale that died off the coast near Kapota Island.The 9.5-metre sperm whale ( 抹香鲸 ) was found by rescuers from the Wakatobi National Park.The whale had

18、 swallowed 5.9 kilograms of plastic waste containing 115 plastic cups, four plasticbottles, 25 plastic bags, and more than 1,000 other kinds of pieces of plastic, park chief HeriSantoso told the reporter.“Although we have not been able todeduce the cause of death, the facts that we see are trulyawfu

19、l, ”said Dwi Suprapti, a marine species conservation co-ordinator at WWFIndonesia. Shesaid it was not possible to determine if the plastic had caused the whale s death because of the animal s advanced state of decay (腐烂 ). But this is only the latest.Four Asian nations Indonesia, the Philippines, Vi

20、etnam and Thailand account for 50% ofthe plasticwaste inthe oceans, according to a report by environmentalcampaigner OceanConservancy and the McKinsey Center for Business and Environment. The Philippines is secondto Indonesia when it comes to putting away plastic waste in the oceans, according to a

21、studypublished in the journal Science in January. Of the 3.2 millionmismanaged waste it producesevery year, 1.29 million ends up in the ocean.A report released earlier thisyear stated that the amount of plastic in the ocean is likelytoincrease.28. What can we know about the sperm whale?A. Its stomac

22、h is the home of plasticwaste. B.It died of swallowing lots of plastic waste. C.It was the first whale to eat plastic waste.D. It had eaten much plastic waste before its death.29. Which can best replace the underlined word “deduce”in paragraph 3?A. confirmB. causeC. approveD. contain330. Which count

23、ry dumps the most plastic waste into the oceans?A. ThailandB. IndonesiaC. VietnamD. Philippines31. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Philippines puts away 1.29 million tons of plastic.B. A sperm whale was found dead near Kapota Island.C. Much dumped plastic waste was found in a dead whale.D. We

24、should take measures to reduce the waste in whales.DIt hurts to keep secrets. Secrecy ( 保密 ) is associated with lower well-being, worse health, andless satisfyingrelationships.Researchhas linkedsecrecytoincreased anxiety,depression,symptoms of poor health, andeven the more rapid progression ofdiseas

25、e. There isa seeminglyobvious explanation for these harms: hiding secrets is hard work. You have to watch what you say.New research, however, suggests that the harm of secrets doesn treally come from the hidingafter all. The real problem with keeping a secret is not that you have to hide it, but tha

26、t you have tolive with it, and think about it.To better understand the harms of secrecy, researchers first set out to understand what secretspeople keep, and how often they keep them. Theyfound that 97% of people have at least onesecret at any given moment, and people have, on average, 13 secrets.Ac

27、ross several studies, researchers asked participants toestimate how frequentlytheyhidtheir secret during conversations with others, and also howfrequently they thoughtaboutthesecret outsideof social interactions. Theyfound thatthe more frequently people simplythoughtabout their secrets, the lower th

28、eir well-being.Followingup this research, a new paper reveals why thinking about secrets is so harmful.Turning the question around, the consequences of telling secrets are examined. Researchers found that when a person reveals a secret to a third party, it does not reduce how often they have to hide

29、 the secret from others who are still kept in the dark. Rather, it reduces how often their mindwanders toward the secret in irrelevant moments.Therefore, ifyou choose tostill keep something secret, talking toanother person can makethe world of difference. Secrets don thave to hurt as much as they do

30、.32. Which is not one of the harms of keeping secrets?A. Being physically sick.B. Mental problems.C. Harmed relationships.D. Hiding somewhere.33. Why is keeping secrets so harmful?A. Because you must hide them.B. Because you often think about them.C. Because it s difficult to keep secrets.D. Because

31、 you must watch what to say.434. How can people reduce the harm of keeping secrets?A. By working hard.B. By keeping 13 secrets.C. By thinking about the secrets.D. By telling secrets to a third person.35. Which is the text probably taken from?A. An advertisementB. A research reportC. A biology textbo

32、ok.D. A travel brochure.第二节(共 5 小题；每小题2 分，满分 10 分 )根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。This Is Why Traffic Lights Are Red, Yellow, andGreenEver wondered why blue doesn tmean go and brown mean stop?36.The idea that red means stop and green means go has impacted our lives in more ways thanjust tr

33、afficsignals. We have been taught from a young age that the color red means danger.37. But why were those particular colors chosen for traffic lights in the first place? Forsomething we have to look at every day, why couldn tthey have been prettier colors like magenta (紫红 ) and turquoise (天蓝色 )?It s

34、 important to know that before there were traffic lights for cars, there were traffic signalsfor trains. At first, railroad companies used red to mean stop, white to mean go, and green to meancaution. As you could imagine, train conductors ran intoa fewproblems with the color whitemeaning go 38, wit

35、h train conductors thinkingthey were all clear when they reallywerent. Railway companies eventually moved to the color greenmeaning go, and it s been thatway ever since.As far as red goes, thats always been a color that indicateddanger, long before cars wereeven around. Red is the color with the lon

36、gest wavelength.39. The color yellow was usedto caution drivers because it has a slightly shorter wavelength than red, but not as short as green.40 . Employ these driving rules first and know that traffic lights have certainly come along way.A. And the color green means it s OK to move forwardB. Tur

37、ns out, there s a perfectly good explanation for itC. It can be seen from a greater distance than other colorsD. bright white could easily be seen from a distance by usE. bright white could easily be mistaken for stars at nightF. Why don twe use blue to mean go and brown mean stopG. So dontget mad n

38、ext time you reimpatiently waiting at a traffic light第三部分 英语知识运用 ( 共两节，满分75分 )第一节 完形填空 ( 共 20 小题；每小题1.5分，满分 30 分 )阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A 、 B、 C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。5A butcher was really surprised when he saw a dog coming inside the shop. He went over tothe dog and noticed it had a41in

39、its mouth. He took the note, which42“Can I havetwelve sausages and a leg of lamb, please. The dog has43in his mouth. ”44, there wasreally a ten-dollarnote there. So he took the money and put the sausages and lamb ina bag,placing it in the dog s mouth. The butcher was so 45. He decided to follow the

40、dog.He followed the dog to a bus stop. The dog stopped and started looking at the46. Thedog checked out the time, and then sat on one of the benches47 . Along came a bus. The dogwent around tothe front, looked atthe number and48. The butcher, bynow,49,followed it onto the bus.The bus traveled throug

41、h the town and out into the suburb.50it got off with the51stillin its mouth. Several minutes later, the dog turned intoa house. Itwalkedup the path,anddropped the bag on the52. Then it walked back down the path, quickly53for the door,and54 itself against the door. But theres no answer at the house,

42、so the dog had to wait atthe door.After a while, there finally was a55to the situation. A big guy opened the door, andstarted kicking the dog and56him. The butcher ran up, and said “Why do you shout at thedog? It is really a57. ” The guy responded, “You call this clever? This is the second time this

43、week that this58dog s forgotten its59 .”On the way back home, the butcher thoughtto himself, “Greed may60have limits for the dog owner. ”41.A. tipB. noteC. parcelD. list42.A. knewB. wroteC. readD. felt43.A. moneyB. coins C. bonesD. gold44.A. UnexpectedlyB. UndoubtedlyC. DisappointinglyD. Surprisingl

44、y45.A. curiousB. dangerousC. ashamedD. frightened46.A. numberB. timetableC. postD. bus47.A. patientlyB. anxiouslyC. restlesslyD. painfully48.A. flew offB. got offC. came onD. climbed on49.A. open-mindedB. open-endedC. open-mouthedD. open-hearted50.A. FinallyB. FirstlyC. SecondlyD. Thirdly51.A. sausa

45、geB. bone C. ticket D . bag52.A. balconyB. stepC. ceilingD. wall53.A. paidB. appliedC. dashedD. asked54.A. enjoyedB. amusedC. taughtD. threw55.A. starting pointB. turning pointC. bottom lineD. front line56.A. comfortingB. praisingC. scoldingD. admiring57.A. servantB. geniusC. masterD. butcher58.A. s

46、tupidB. cleverC. unforgettable D. thoughtful59.A. missionB. aimC. keyD. route60.A. stillB. even C. everD. never6第二节(共 10 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分15 分 )阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词 ) 或括号内单词的正确形式。A study by researchers showed that textingon mobile phones could help smokers quitsmoking.The study61(publish) on Tuesda

47、y in ajournal showed among smokers62received a 12-week-long mobile phone-based message on quitting smoking, 6.5% stopped smoking by the end of the study.The researchers from the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University in China saidthe intervention ( 干 预 ) could have a63(great) reach than in-person treatments. It hasgreat potential to improve population health and should64(consider) for large-scale usein China, according to the study.They65(c