2014北京海淀区高三二模英语试卷、答案及详细解析

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上北京市海淀区2014届高三第二学期期末练习 英 语 试 题第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。21Have you told MrSmith about the meeting?Not yetI _ him in a minuteAcalled Bcall Cwill call Dhave called22Students _ to do some voluntary work every yearAwere encoura

2、ged Bare encouraged Cencourage Dencouraged23The manager refused to accept _ of the three suggestionsAneither Beither Csome Dany24I got to the lecture hall very early, _ to get a good seatAhoping Bhoped Cto hope Dhope25Online shopping _ more and more popular in recent yearsAbecomes Bbecame Cis becomi

3、ng Dwas becoming26During the final match, all the audience shouted _ excitementAat Bfor Cby Dwith27We are not allowed _ drinks into the computer labAtaking Bto take Ctaken Dtake28Why is Tom absent today?No ideaHe _ be ill at homeAmight Bcan Cmust Dshould29Although _ by the opposite team, the players

4、 were not discouraged but practiced harderAbeating Bbeaten Chaving beaten Dbeing beaten30Air pollution has caused millions of deaths every year, _ has become a great concernAwhen Bwhat Cwhich Dthat31We _ for over 2 hoursAre you sure this is the right way?Ahave been driving Bwere driving Chad driven

5、Ddrove32Success partly depends on _ you have the patience to do simple things perfectlyAthat Bwhat Cwhen Dwhether33If I _ the project earlier, I would be enjoying myself on the beach nowAmight finish Bfinished Chad finished Dwould have finished34_ is responsible for the accident will be punishedAWho

6、ever BWhatever CWho DWhat35You can get respect from others only _ you respect yourselfAbecause Bwhen Cbefore Dunless第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题15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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。I got aboard and sat down in my seatIt was going to be a long flight Around me were some 36 "Where are y

7、ou headed?" I asked"Lakes Air BaseWe'll be there for special training, and then to the front"After about an hour, an announcement was made that box lunches were 37 for five dollars The journey would be several hours, and I decided to buy oneAs I 38 for my wallet, I heard a soldier

8、 ask his buddy if he would buy lunch"No, that seems a lot of money for just a box lunch" I looked around at the other soldiers 39 were buying lunchI walked to the back of the plane and 40 _ the flight attendant a fifty-dollar bill"Take a lunch to all those soldiers" I saidShe sei

9、zed my arms tightlyHer eyes wet with tears, she 41 me, " My son is a soldier in the frontit's almost like you are doing it for him"Picking up ten boxes, she headed to the soldiersAfter eating, on my way to the rest room I was 42 by a man"I saw what you did and I want to be 43 of i

10、t" With this, he handed me twenty-five dollarsSoon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming, looking at the seat numbers 44 he walkedWhen he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his 45 , and said, "I want to 46 your hand" I stood and took his handWith a loud

11、voice he said, "I was a soldier 47 , someone bought me a lunchIt was such an act of 48 that I never forgot" I was a little bit 49 when applause rang out from all of the passengersThese soldiers were giving their all for our countryI could only give them a couple of mealsLater, when I walke

12、d to the front of the plane to stretch my legs, a man 50 another twenty-five dollars in my handWhen we 51 , I gathered my belongings and started to leaveA man stopped me, put something in my pocket, and walked away 52 a wordAnother twenty-five dollars! Seeing the soldiers 53 at the terminal, I walke

13、d over to them and handed them seventy-five dollarsAs I walked 54 to my car, I prayed for their safe 55 .36AstrangersBsoldiersCattendantsDpassengers37AavailableBreasonable CconvenientDspecial38ApreparedBsentCreachedDpaid39ANoneBSomeCManyDAll40AlentBshowedChandedDcharged41AadvisedBgreetedCinspiredDth

14、anked42ApraisedBstoppedCattractedDdiscovered44AasBthoughCtillDunless45AtongueBarmCheadDhand46AfeelBseizeCshakeDcheck47AOnceBLaterCRecentlyDFrequently48AperformanceBkindnessCbraveryDwisdom49AembarrassedBrelievedCoverjoyedDsatisfied50AthrewBfoundCtookDleft51AseparatedBlandedCpausedDchatted52AinBforCth

15、roughDwithout53AtrainingBshoutingCgatheringDmarching54AcasuallyBanxiouslyCdisappointedly Dlightheartedly55AarrivalBreturnCflightDescape第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADear Grandma,It was nice seeing you at ChristmasYou looked so happy!After losing two grand

16、parents within the past year, I have taken some time to reflect on what is most importantI want to let you know what a positive influence you have been on meI am the person I am because of youI remember being on your farm a lot when I was youngerI remember the projects you planned for usWe painted r

17、ocks to represent our family membersWe made doll clothes out of colorful socksWe made many "playhouses" in the woodsWe learned that if you left a bucket of soybeans in the rain, you would soon have a bucket of growing beansWe learned that if we helped pick the strawberries in the morning,

18、we'd have them on our ice cream in the afternoonWe learned that some plants have funny names, like the elephant ear plantWe learned that you could make do with what you hadWe learned that making things out of paper and cardboard was more fun than what came inside the packagingWe learned it was O

19、K to get dirty, but Grandma would wash us up before Mom cameYou once made models of everyone's houses, which made me want to be an architectAnother time, you made quilts for all of the grandkidsI still use mine every nightThe edge has worn outBut you taught me how to fix itI love and respect you

20、You are always patient, with a quiet determinationGrandma, thank you for everything you have taught meI hope that I am able to pass on all these memories and skills to my children and grandchildrenLove always,Kelly56After losing two grandparents, the author began to _Arealize her grandma's influ

21、ence on herBbecome a person like her grandmaCwrite to her grandma regularlyDlike her grandma very much57On her grandma's farm, Kelly learned to _Amake strawberry ice creamBname different funny plantsCmend the worn-out edge of her quiltDuse cupboards to make models of houses58Kelly's grandma

22、_Awas willing to help othersBwas skilled in making thingsCwanted Kelly to be an architectDdisliked the kids' bad behaviors59Kelly wrote this letter mainly to _Asend her grandma best wishes for ChristmasBshow love and respect for her grandmaCrecall her happy life on the farmDask her grandma for h

23、elpBOn a February day during an unusually mild winter, I found myself missing the snowy beauty I enjoyed the feeling that comes from watching snow fall gently from heaven while I'm cosy inside with a good fire burning in the stoveBut there were more serious concerns, like the lack of rainfall ma

24、king our woods more accessible to summer forest firesLocal ski fields and hotels, all dependent on a snowy season, felt sorry for the vacant lifts, empty restaurants and unused snowmobilesThen I happened to see three little robins （知更鸟） fly into our yardWhat were they doing here? West of us, in the

25、Willamette Valley, wild flowers burst this time of yearBut here in central Oregon, even if a groundhog （ 土拨鼠） had wanted to appear, it couldn't have broken through the frozen earthAnd yet, these robins had arrivedTheir presence brought me a flow of happinessIt felt like a celebration as I dug in

26、to my bag of birdseed and spread a handful on the groundAbove me, the deep blue sky was cloudless, perfectly quiet but for some smoke from a neighbor's chimneyThe lively cold made the air fresh and clean My robins jumped lightly toward the seedMy soul jumped with them, feeling equally carefreeCa

27、ught up in the moment of spring fever, I checked our snowless flower bedsTo my delight, I spotted a green branch sticking out through the brown soilDespite the cold, I wasn't ready to go back insideJust a short meeting with those robins had renewed my spiritThe next day I would return to my outd

28、oor work with a cheerful heart and a hopeful eye for these signs of spring60The author missed a snowy winter because snow could _Aprevent forest firesBboom his businessCpromise an early springDbring him a good feeling61The author felt happy when finding _Athe sky was deep blue with cloudsBthree litt

29、le robins flew into his yardCwild flowers burst in the Willamette ValleyDa groundhog appeared through the frozen earth62We can infer from the passage that the author _Awould enjoy wild flowers the next dayBthought winter was already overClonged for the coming of springDloved robins the mostCCooking

30、Kills Four Million People a Year Polluted airborne particles （大气悬浮颗粒）kill 7 million people a year, reports the World Health OrganizationThat news may not come as a surprise to anyone who has seen images of chimneys in Beijing, Delhi or MexicoBut those factories-or even the jammed roadways of modem c

31、ities-are not the biggest killerEach year, some 43 million people die earlier than they should because of polluted air inside their homes, says the WHOWhat's causing the air inside people's homes to be so poisonous that it kills around 11, 000 people a day? Stoves" Having an open fire i

32、n your kitchen is like burning 400 cigarettes an hour" says Kirk Smith, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, whose research suggests that household air pollution from cooking killed between 35 million and 4 million people in 2013Not all stoves cause this kind of harmThe ones

33、 Smith's talking about are those that the 3 billion people in the developing world use for heat and cooking, which bum solid fuels such as wood, coal, or crop waste instead of gasThe smoke from those fires produces harmful fine particles and carbon monoxide into homesPoor ventilation then preven

34、ts that smoke from escaping, raising fine particle levels 100 times higher than the limits that the WHO considers acceptableBreathing this air day in day out eventually causes a lot of diseases: more than a third of the 43 million die of a stroke, while a quarter die of heart diseaseAnd around one-t

35、hird of annual lung disease deaths worldwide are due to waste from coal stovesExposure tends to be extremely harmful for the people who spend the most time around the Fire-usually women and young childrenIn fact, the WHO reports that household air pollution almost doubles the risk for childhood lone

36、 disease63According to Kirk Smith's research, _Afactories are the biggest killer worldwide nowadaysBburning 400 cigarettes an hour is extremely dangerousChousehold air pollution from cooking is surprisingly harmfulDsome 43 million people die earlier each year than they should64What should be the

37、 deadly killer in a household kitchen?ASolid fuels BCoal stoves CPoor gas DCooking smoke65The underlined word "ventilation" in Paragraph 4 probably means _Aairing Bcooking Cburning Dcooling66The author intends to tell people _Ahow to avoid polluted air in their homesBto stop cooking in the

38、 household kitchenCto guard against household pollution from cookingDhow to prevent childhood lung diseases in householdDYour dilemma （进退两难） has two aspects: your employer demands loyalty, but you want to help another working womanThe question is whether you can act properly towards bothYour persona

39、l view about the unfair maternity policy makes it complicatedIn the United States, paid maternity leave （带薪产假） is not an automatic benefit guaranteed by the governmentEven unpaid leave is only permitted for a limited period with certain working hoursIt's understandable that you feel such divided

40、 loyalties, said Gretchen Zetoony, a licensed clinical expert in Virginia" On the one hand, you want to be careful not to provide information that might discomfort your employer in a negotiation; on the other hand, it's natural to feel sympathetic toward someone in a similar situation, part

41、icularly if you see the company's policy as unfair" she saidBefore you give advice on negotiating a better maternity-leave package, remember to be careful with what you say"If you are nervous that your employer could lean you had advised her, that should be a guide for you that you may

42、 wander into a questionable area" Zetoony saidWhat happens if your colleagues discover that this applicant benefits simply because of your adviceThat may not be formal discrimination but it might create a bad feeling among colleagues who are not working mothers and who didn't join your orga

43、nization armed with insider tips"In this case, the risk isn't as much about betraying your employer or your fellow women as possibly creating conflict in the workplace if colleagues notice that you helped an applicant gain an advantage because you share some personal characteristics" Z

44、etoony saidIf that happens, and you find that your colleagues are whispering about you, or openly complaining, address the situation with a calm sit-downExplain that you felt you had to help this woman pass her way through the organizations human-resources maze, and that you would do the same for an

45、yone who asked you for adviceThere might be a better way to help women negotiate maternity leave than advising them Consider getting together with colleagues who also care about this issue to advocate for better family leave policies within your organization, Zetoony suggestsThe more employees who j

46、oin you, the more likely management are to listenIt is also applicable in other components of an employment offer where you will face such a dilemma67One may fall into a dilemma mainly because _Ahe thinks the maternity policy unfairBhis employer breaks the maternity policyCthe US government protects

47、 his employerDhis woman colleague asks for a paid leave68According to Zetoony, your nervousness might lead to _Ayour employer's forgiveness Ban even more embarrassing situationCyour employer's sympathy Dan exposure to your characteristics69From the passage, in a similar dilemma, you'd be

48、tter _Atalk to your employer directlyBput forward more applicable solutionsCgive your colleagues a helping hand sincerelyDgather more colleagues to work out better policies70What's the author's attitude towards maternity leave?ASupportive BNeutral CNegative DCritical第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内

49、容，从短文后的七个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。SelfieSocial media and the mobile web have given rise to a strange phenomenon called the selfieIt refers to a picture of yourself, usually shared on any social networking website71 Some selfies are extreme close-ups, and others show part of an arm held straight

50、outwardA few of them even feature the subject standing in front of a bathroom mirrorEveryone takes selfies, but the younger crowd seems to be especially involved in the trend Young people are relatively heavier digital usersThey are interested in staying connected to their friends 72There are also k

51、inds of psychological factors driving people to take a selfie and upload it to a social networking site 73 A quick and easy way to attract other's attention is to get "likes" and comments from friendsSecondly, it's human nature to show off your own great achievementsWhen you feel g

52、ood about yourself or look good, it's far too easy to take out your phone and document it all through one or several selfies 74_ That's rightSometimes people are bored at work, bored at school, bored at home and even bored on the toiletLast but not least, social media is about being social!

53、If that means uploading as many selfies as possible, then so be itIt's fun, and it's a cool way to sort of document your own lifeFinally, there are things to be mindful of when you're postingIt's easy to think you're sharing a photo with a few people 75 So don't post anything online, selfie especiallyAThere are lots of selfie stylesBThe rise of selfies has become universalCSocial media, to some extent,