【高考模拟】 江苏省连云港市赣榆区高考英语模拟试卷（6月份）答案与祥细解析

1、试卷第 =page 28 28页，总 =sectionpages 29 29页试卷第 =page 29 29页，总 =sectionpages 29 29页江苏省连云港市赣榆区高考英语模拟试卷（6月份）第二节 完形填空 （共1小题；每小题20分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑1. Imfrom California, where I have the honor of serving as an ocean lifeguard The ocean is（1）_ for its massive currents I

2、f you want to（2）_ lives, thats where you workOneday, I was working in（3）_ Fifteen Mike, working in Seventeen,（4）_ me over the phone and said, Hey, I got a couple kids and got to give them a（n）（5）_ Keep an eye on us （6）_you get out of your tower, you should let somebody else know, （7）_ a situation de

3、velops As soon as he grasped his buoy（救生圈）, a current was snapped under these two kids, and they were getting（8）_ into the currents Mike saw it before it happened, and he ran toward the ocean I（9）_the water with my binoculars （双筒望远镜）（10）_, the mother of the kids had realized what was happening She w

4、as on her（11）_ and screamed Mike told me later that he got the boy first, and when he turned to the girl, he had to（12）_down into the water and catch her by the hair to（13）_ her back When I reached their mother, Mike was in waistdeep water These kids were so exhausted, so Mike got one under each arm

5、Isaw the（14）_ start to drain out of the kids mother Then she got her first look at Mike, I saw a new kind of panic（15）_over her as though there was some new, equally dangerous（16）_to her kids lives She rushed up to Mike,（17）_her kids and left the beach without a thank youMikehad a rough upbringing,

6、and his shaved head showed the（18）_he got from a broken bear bottle Although he lacks something, he（19）_ it with lifesaving ability As I jogged back, I promised Id never let my own fear or（20）_prevent me recognizing a hero when I see one （1）A.mysteriousB.knownC.endlessD.sacred （2）A.saveB.enrichC.fin

7、dD.cultivate （3）A.towerB.houseC.officeD.place （4）A.addressedB.emailedC.faxedD.called （5）A.explanationB.captionC.warningD.notice （6）A.AnytimeB.UnlessC.AnywhereD.While （7）A.as ifB.in caseC.even thoughD.or else （8）A.drownedB.pressedC.suckedD.wrapped （9）A.identifiedB.noticedC.detectedD.scanned （10）A.On

8、occasionB.At presentC.Until thenD.By now （11）A.legsB.feetC.shoesD.back （12）A.bendB.layC.fallD.reach （13）A.pullB.pushC.hugD.scratch （14）A.excitementB.terrorC.calmnessD.pain （15）A.getB.knockC.washD.turn （16）A.threatB.challengeC.sufferingD.struggle （17）A.protectedB.scoldedC.comfortedD.grasped （18）A.sta

9、inB.scarC.woundD.injury （19）A.makes up forB.stands up forC.catches up withD.puts up with （20）A.conservationB.injusticeC.prejudiceD.definition第三部分 阅读理解（共4小题；每小题4分，满分30分）请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 Backin November, we did a study that found（surprise） that Babbel ranks as one of th

10、e most efficient ways to learn a language The independent study was conducted by researchers at the City University of New York （CUNY） and the University of South Carolina, and evaluated the overall efficacy（功效） of Babbel Spanish courses, examining the progress of 391 randomly selected learners and

11、assessing participants knowledge of Spanish at the beginningSTUDY FINDING #1: Truly novice users（初学者） with no knowledge of Spanish need on average 15 hours of study in a twomonth period to cover the requirements for one college semester of SpanishSTUDY FINDING #2: The average study time for the fina

12、l study sample was about 19 hours, or a little over two hours a weekSTUDY FINDING #3: The Babbel app works similarly well for people with different gender, age, native language, education, employment status, etcLearning a language is about speaking a language, and with the help of Babbel, our novice

13、 challenge participants were able to start having conversations in just three weeks time, proving that Babbel is, indeed, the shortest path to a reallife conversation （1）How does the writer recommend Babbel to readers？_A. By listing research findingsB. By introducing some of its contentsC. By tellin

14、g stories at the beginningD. By comparing it with other apps （2）What is the purpose of the last paragraph of the text？_A. To introduce BabbelB. To appreciate BabbelC. To advertise BabbelD. To analyze Babbel Researchers from Pennsylvania University suggest that loud snoring can be caused by having a

15、fat tongue Scientists have long known that losing weight can help the condition, but now they know why It explains why losing weight reduces the risk of obstructive sleep apnoea （阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停）Improved symptoms are linked to slimming down the unexpected part of the body opening the door to better treatm

16、ents Professor Richard Schwab, chief of sleep medicine at Pennsylvania University, said: Most clinicians, and even experts in the sleep apnoea world, have not typically focused on fat in the tongue for treating sleep apnoeaHaving a large neck was previously believed to be the culprit（引起问题的事物） Prof S

17、chwab said: Now we know tongue fat is a risk factor and sleep apnoea improves when tongue fat is reduced, we have established a unique therapeutic target that weve never had beforeInsleep apnoea the airways become blocked leading to snoring It _ the lives of four and two percent of middle aged men a

18、nd women, respectively, in the UK Long term, sleep apnoea is linked with a number of chronic diseases, including high blood pressure, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke and depressionAnalyzing MRI （magnetic resonance imaging） scans of the throat and nose of obese patients, the researchers found

19、reducing tongue fat is the key They found that a reduction in tongue fat volume was the key factor Weight loss also resulted in a smaller pterygoid the jaw muscle that controls chewing This is irrespective of whether they appear to fall into the typical highrisk obese categories, said Prof SchwabHea

20、dded: Primary care doctors, and perhaps even dentists, should be asking about snoring and sleepiness in all patients, even those who have a normal body mass index, as, based on our data, they may also be at risk for sleep apnoeaTwentytwo million Americans suffer from sleep apnoea, in which breathing

21、 repeatedly stops and starts, causing patients to wake up randomly throughout their sleep cycles One of the recommended treatments is CPAP （continuous positive airway pressure）, which has been free on the NHS since March 2008 （1）What can we learn from Prof Schwab？_A.People with high tongue fat must

22、be at high risk of obesityB.Sleep apnea improves when tongue fat is reducedC.Patients with a normal body mass index wont develop sleep apneaD.Most clinicians focus on the fat on the tongue to treat sleep apnea （2）What does the second paragraph mainly talk about？_A.The shape of tongue fatB.The harm o

23、f tongue fatC.The feature of tongue fatD.The cause of tongue fat （3）What does the underlined word blight in the third paragraph most probably mean？_A.harmB.affectC.benefitD.cost Mywhole career is about clothes but I have no interest in fashion What I love doing with clothes is using them to tell a s

24、tory Thats what costume design is all about I wasnt one of those little girls always dressing up dolls My parents were musicians, so there was never any money, but our household was artisticAsachild in the 1950s there was no TV, so we drew, painted and made things out of cardboard boxes My parents e

25、ncouraged me and my younger sister to be creative making a mess was fine, and we were even allowed to draw on one of the walls at our home in Kensington, west London After school I studied at Central Saint Martins School of Art, where I learned how to draw patterns and cut fabric Back then it was se

26、t design, not costumes, that most interested meThanks to a childhood friend, Nick Young, I was offered some unpaid work on early Merchant Ivory film productions For a 1978 movie called Hullabaloo Over Georgie And Bonnies Pictures, I was asked to put together clothes for its star, Dame Peggy Ashcroft

27、, to wear in India After a meeting with her, Peggy took me aside My dear, were getting on quite well, she said Theyve given me a firstclass ticket to India, now if I change it for two economy flights, will you come with me? Of course I said yes! No questionItwas before The Jewel In The Crown and A P

28、assage To India, and Peggy had never been to India At 70, she was a little nervous, but great fun We shared a room and I looked after her in every possible way At night we sat up in our little beds, having a brandy or whisky and discussing our day After the shoot we went on holiday to Goa together P

29、eggy rode around on the back of my motorbike!Ibecame part of the Merchant Ivory team and went on to work on many other period films, including 1996s Sense And Sensibility Ive known Emma Thompson for 30 years and shes hilarious and wonderfulIhad won an Oscar before, in 1987 for A Room With A View, an

30、d have been nominated a further eight times I keep my Oscars on a desk that belonged to my mother in my study, so they are very much on display but off the beaten track Not in the living room and certainly not in the downstairs loo!Fora career I somehow fell into, its provided me with a wonderful li

31、fe, really （1）Why did Peggy and the author make friends with each other？_A. They were of the same ageB. They worked in the same theaterC. They were both good actorsD. They got along very well （2）Which of the following works location was not mentioned？_A.The Jewel In The CrownB.A Room With A ViewC.Hu

32、llabaloo Over Georgie And Bonnies PicturesD.A Passage To India （3）Why did the author mention her parents when she was a child？_A. To show she was not talented in designing clothesB. To amuse the readers with a funny storyC. To show her parents inspired her creativityD. To share a precious memory in

33、her childhood （4）Which of the following best describes the author as a designer？_A. AmbitiousB. DedicatedC. CaringD. Demanding Infive minutes Buck had made fourteen hundred dollars for Thornton and his friends The money made it possible for them to travel east, where they wanted to look for a lost g

34、old mine Men said that this mine had more gold than any other mine in the north Many had looked for it, and some had died looking for it The only men who knew where it was were now deadThornton, Pete and Hans, with Buck and six other dogs, started off to the east in the spring They travelled up the

35、Stewart River and crossed the Mackenzie Mountains They did not move quickly;The weather was good, and the men shot animals for food when they needed it Sometimes they travelled for a week, and sometimes they stopped for a week and searched for gold in the ground Sometimes they were hungry, and somet

36、imes they had lots of food They spent all the summer in the mountains, carrying everything they needed on their backs, sometimes making boats to go down rivers or across lakesInthe autumn they came to a strange, flat country, with many lakes They travelled on through the winter and met nobody, but o

37、nce they found an old wooden house, with an old gun in itWhenthe spring came, they found, not the lost mine, but a lake in a wide valley Through the shallow water the gold showed like yellow butter, and here their search ended There was gold worth thousands of dollars in the lake, and they worked ev

38、ery day, filling bag after bag with goldThedogs had nothing to do except watch the men and eat the food which the men shot for them Buck spent many evenings sitting by the fireAshe sat, he saw again his dream world, where the strange hairy man sat next to him He also heard something calling him into

39、 the forest Sometimes, in the middle of the day, he lifted his head and listened, and then ran off into the forestOnenight he woke up and heard the call again, a long howl He ran into the forest, following the sound, and came to an open place in the trees And there, his nose pointing to the sky, sat

40、 a wolfThewolf stopped howling and Buck walked slowly towards him The wolf ran, and Buck followed After a time, the wolf stopped and waited, watching Buck, ready to attack But Buck did not want to fight, and soon the wolf realized this, and the two animals became friendly Then the wolf started to ru

41、n again, and he clearly wanted Buck to follow him They ran for hours through the forest, and Buck remembered again his dream world where he, and others like him, had run through a much older forestThenthey stopped to drink, and Buck remembered John Thornton He turned and started to run back The wolf

42、 followed him, then stopped and howled, but Buck ran on and did not turnThornton was eating dinner when Buck returned Buck jumped all over him, and for two days never left his side He followed him everywhere, watching him while he ate and while he slept But after two days the call of the wild came a

43、gain, and he remembered the forest and the wolf who had run beside himHestarted to sleep out in the forest at night, sometimes staying out for three or four days Once he was away for a week, fishing and killing animals for food He ate well, and he grew stronger and quicker and more alive His golden

44、brown coat shone with health as he ran through the forest, learning its every secret, every smell, and every soundHes the finest dog that Ive ever seen, said Thornton to his friends one day as they watched Buck walking out of camp Therell never be another dog like him, said PeteTheysaw him walking o

45、ut of camp but they didnt see the change that happened when he was inside the forest At once he became a thing of the wild, stepping softly and silently, a passing shadow among the trees （1）How long did it take them to find gold？_A. About a yearB. About two yearsC. About six monthsD. About three mon

46、ths （2）What is the best title of this chapter？_A. The call of the wildB. The wolf in the forestC. The dogs dream worldD. The lost gold mine （3）This excerpt is a part of_A. a documentary novelB. a biographyC. a fictionD. a news report （4）In this excerpt（节选）we can clearly see that the author is good a

47、t_A. describing mental activitiesB. visualizing vivid scenesC. doing psychological analysisD. expressing personal belief （5）What can we infer from the last four paragraphs？_A. Thornton and Pete noticed the change in BuckB. Thornton and Pete thought Buck was the best dogC. Buck became more and more o

48、bedientD. The wild life made Buck become stronger （6）Which of the following about Buck is right？_A. Bucks hidden wildness was slowly awakenedB. Buck liked to fight with the wolf in the forestC. Thornton and Pete didnt treat Buck well at allD. Buck didnt make any money for Thornton and his friends第四部

49、分：任务型阅读（共 10小题；每小题10分， 满分10 分）请认真阅读下列短文， 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单 词注意：每个空格只填1个单词请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上 What makes us laugh？Why do we laugh？ Well its funny you should ask， but this question is a very interesting one to investigate For what at first seems like a simple question turns out to require a s

50、urprisingly complex answer one that takes us on a journey into the very heart of trying to understand human natureMost people would guess that we laugh because something is funny But if you watch when people actually laugh， youll find this isnt the case Laughter expert Robert Provine spent hours rec

51、ording real conversations at shopping malls， classrooms， offices and cocktail parties， and he found that most laughter did not follow what looked like jokes People laughed at the end of normal sentences， in response to unfunny comments or questions such as Look， its Andre， or Are you sure？ Even atte

52、mpts at humor that provoked laughter didnt sound that funnySo if we want to understand laughter， perhaps we need to go deeper， and look at what is going on in the brain The areas that control laughing lie deep in the sub cortex（下皮层）， and in terms of evolutionary development these parts of the brain

53、are ancient， responsible for primal（原始） behaviors such as breathing and basic reflexes（反射） This means laughter control mechanisms are located a long way away from brain regions that developed later and control higher functions such as language or even memoryPerhaps this explains why it is so hard to

54、 control a laugh， even if we know it is inappropriate Once a laugh is started deep within our brains these higher function brain regions have trouble interfering And the opposite is true， of course It is difficult to laugh on demand If you consciously make yourself laugh it will not sound like the r

55、eal thing at least initiallyBut this does not fully answer the original question To answer this， perhaps we need to look outwards， to look at the social factors at play when people laugh Provines study suggests that it isnt just some independent process that happens to us while we are talking to som

56、eone He also found that laughter was most common in situations of emotional warmth and socalled ingroupnessPerhaps transmission is another most important feature of laughter Just listening to someone laugh is funny You can even catch laughter from yourself Start with a forced laugh and if you keep i

57、t up you will soon find yourself laughing for realWhat these observations show is that laughter is both fundamentally social， and rooted deep within our brains， part and parcel of ancient brain structures All these things are true And biologists say each time we get closer to an answer for a fundame

58、ntal question， it deepens our appreciation of the challenge remaining to answer the others And there is a long way to goWhat makes us laugh？IntroductionStudying laugh is closely （1）_ to understanding human nature（2）_The popular （3）_ is not true that we laugh because something is funnyThe study of re

59、al conversations reveals that laughter didnt （4）_ follow funny commentsCausesInside Ancient areas （5）_ for primal behaviors control laughing Higher function regions cant （6）_ with laughing（7）_ Situations of emotional warmth and ingroupness give （8）_ to laughingLaughter can be （9）_， which is another

60、most important featureConclusionThe origin of laugh is associated with both brain structures and （10）_factors第五部分 书面表达（满分25分） 请阅读下面文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇 150 词左右的文章Dear Editor，I was shocked by the news that neighbors of a German university protested to the government that some students often gathered and sh