高考英语第二次仿真模拟试题

创作人：多莘1.在答题之前，所有考生必须用黑色碳素笔将自己的考号、姓名、考场、座位号、班级在答题卡上填写上清楚。再选涂其他答案标号。在试卷上答题无效。第一局部阅读理解〔一共两节，满读以下短文，从每一小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最正确选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．ADoyoufeelboredduringyourholidays?Herearesomebooksforthestay-at-homewhoarefondofreadingtopasstimeduringtheirholidays.ALicensetoHeal(ByStevenBentley,iuniverse,$11.95sc,$3.99Intheworldofemergencymedicine,thereispain,bloodandtragedy(悲剧〕,butthereisalsohopeandcompassion.ThebookshowsreadersthestoriesfromanERdoctorthatbringsthisdynamicworldtolife.Inthishighlypersonalnarrative,anemergencyroomphysiciandescribestheworldoftheERasonefilledwithpain,fearandgrief,butalsocompassion,hope,andasurprisingamountofhumor.ImperfectFamily(ByLeylandA.King,xlibris,$19.99sc,$3.99eb)Thisbookisanovelshowcasinganordinaryfamily'sunion,strength,ambitionanddeterminationthatmadeitpossibleforonegenerationtoclimbtheslipperyandshabbyladderfrompovertytothesecurityofAmericanmiddle-class.WalkingtheStonesofTime(ByOswaldBrown,xtibris,$18.99sc,$3.99eb)Itisanextraordinarylovestoryofanawkwardyoungmanandanequallyawkwardyoungwomanwho,despitetheirlackofsocialskills,developedalovethatwasstrongerthanalltheirinadequacies.Honeyball(ByPeteLiebengood,xlibris,$19.99sc,$3.99eb)AgroupofwomenpulltogetherinadedicatedcampaigntofindsuccessattheboxofficewhiletheirleaderfindstheloveofherlifeandthepersonsresponsibleforthedeathofherfatherinaplaneCrash.BattingRocksovertheBarn(ByLawnGriffiths,xlibris,$19.99sc,$3.99eb)Therhythmofrurallifeduringthe1950sand1960scomesalivethroughtheeyesofaboywhogrewuptobecomeanewspaperjournalistandfilmeditor.Followhisjourneyinthisbook.1.WhatcanwelearnaboutStevenBentley'sbook?A.Itisatragedy.B.Itisthemostexpensive.C.Itiswritteninanarrativeway.D.Itisahumorousstoryaboutadoctor.2.Whowritesaboutcountrylife?A.LcylandA.KingB.LawnGriffithsC.StevenBentleyD.OswaldBrown3.Whichbookscontainalovestory?A.ALicenseLoHealandImperfectFamily.B.ImperfectFamilyandHoneyball.C.WalkingtheStonesofTimeandBattingRocksovertheBarn.D.WalkingtheStonesofTimeandHoneyball.BSometimeswhenweareinourdarkesthour,somethingcompletelyunexpectedhappensthatcangiveusalittlebitofhopeandcomfort.Jessicawasahealthywoman.Oneday,shewokeupandsomethingwasnotright.Aftershewassenttothehospital,herheartrateslowedbynearly50percent.Ittookninedaysfordoctorstozeroinonwhatwascausingherproblem.Afterseveralweeks,Jessicawasabletomoveherlips.StaffnoticedthisandintroducedJessicatoConsueloGonzalez,aprofessionallipreader.Consuelocanunderstandwhatpeoplearesayingbytheshapetheirlipsmake.Shecanalsounderstandhowannoyingitistonotbeabletocommunicatebecauseshehasbeencompletelydeafsincetheageof8.Forafewhourseachweek,JessicacouldhavelongconversationswithConsuelo,divingintotheoceanofwordsshedearlymissed.ThroughConsuelo,Jessicaaskedthedoctorsandnursesquestionsshehadlongwantedanswersto.ShealsotalkedtoConsueloaboutthevividdreamsshewasmixingupwithreality.Infact,thereareotherwaysforConsuelotoearnalivingbyreadinglips,butshesayshelpingpatientsseparatehorribledreamsfromrealityisthemostrewardingwayshecanuseheruniqueskill.“Whatisreallywonderfulisbeingabletousethisskilltocreatehealingandtocreatecommunicationbetweenhumanbeings.That’swhatfeelsgood.That’swhat’sthebest:Love.〞Afterfourandahalfmonthsinthehospital,Jessicafinallyrecovered.Consuelowasthere,holdingJessica’shands.Jessicaeventuallywentbacktoworkasamathprofessor.Afterherexperienceshewroteanewlivingwill.Onethingsheaddedisthatifsheeverbecomesincapacitatedlikethisagain,sheisnevertobeleftalone.4.WhatdidConsuelodoforJessica?A.ShecuredJessica’sheartdisease.B.ShehelpedJessicacommunicate.C.ShetaughtJessicahowtoreadlips.D.ShemadeJessica’sdreamcometrue.5.HowdoesConsuelofeelaboutherjob?A.Horrible.B.Confident.C.Worried.D.Satisfied.6.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“incapacitated〞underlinedinthelastparagraph?A.Seriouslyill.B.Desperatelylonely.C.Lessreliable.D.Morefortunate.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Aclosefriendship.B.Agoodlivingwill.C.Anunusualskill.D.AneCTakingashowerisrelaxing.Youcanhumasong,daydreamorthinkaboutnothing,leavingtherealworldbehindyou.Butdidyouknowthatshoweringcanalsobenefityourmind?AresearchbyScottBarryKaufman,apsychologistfromYaleUniversityinterviewedover3,000peoplearoundtheworld.Itturnedoutthatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheintervieweessaidtheyhadexperiencednewideasintheshowerandweremorelikelytohavethemintheshowerthanatwork.Sowhydoesasimpleshowerhavesuchmagicpower?Sciencecanexplainit.Showeringcanhelptoraiseourlevelofdopamine(多巴胺),ahormonecloselyrelatedtoourcreativity.“Peoplevaryintermsoftheirlevelofcreativityaccordingtotheactivityofdopamine,〞explainedAliceFlaherty,afamousAmericanneuroscientist.“TakingawarmshowercanmakeusfeelrelaxedandthereforemakethedopaminelevelBesidesthechemicalchanges,showeringmaygiveyouabreakfromwhatyoufeelyouhavebeenstuckwith.Especiallywhenyouhavethoughthardalldayaboutaproblem,jumpingintotheshowercankeepyoufromtheoutsideworldsothatyoucanfocusonyourinnerfeelingsandmemories.Comparedwithsittinginfrontofacomputer,takingashowerissomethingwedolessfrequentlyinourdailylife.Whenshowering,wegetafreshexperiencewiththechangeoflocation,temperatureandhumidity.“NewandunexpectedexperiencescanleadtopositivechangesinKaufman.“Gettingoffthecouchandjumpingintheshowermaycreateadistanceandforceyoutothinkfromanewpointofview.〞Showeringallowsustoenjoythecreativejuicesofourminds,butitneedn'tjustbethebathroomwhereyougetyourinspiration.Forinstance,GertrudeStein,afemaleAmericanwriterandpoet,gotnewideasbydrivingaroundafarmandstoppingatdifferentcowsuntilshefoundtheonethatmostinspiredher.Sotrytocreateyourownwaytofreeyourmind.8．Accordingtothearticle,whatchangescanshoweringcause?A．Bringingtheterriblemomenttous.B．Settingthecreativepartofthebrainfree.C．Leadingtoboredomortiredness.D．Increasingthelevelofdopamine.9．Ifonehasfocusedonsomethingallday,showeringcanhelp.A．turnone'sattentioninwardB．drawone'sattentiontotheoutsideworldC．makeanimportantbreakthroughD．manychemicalchangestotakeplace10．AccordingtoKaufman,whycantakingshowersmakeuscreative?A．Becausetakingshowershappensmoreoften.B．Becausetakingshowerscanmakeusacquireafreshexperience,inspiringus.C．Becausenothingbuttakingshowerscangetourinspiration.D．Becausetakingshowerscanhelpustrysomethingunexpected.11．TheexampleofGertrudeSteininthelastparagraphisusedto.A．encouragereaderstofindtheirownwaysofgettinginspirationB．pointouttoreadersthatit'shardtogetinspirationC．explainhowtolivesD．showthatcreativityoftencomesfromstrangeplacesDAsthesayinggoes,“Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.〞That’sbecausethishealthyfoodchoiceissupposedtobefullofnutrients.Theappleatthesupermarket,though,mightbesooldthatithaslostmanyofitsnutrients.Butsoontheremightbeawaytocheckthequalityoffruitbyscanningit.ScientistsatFood+FuturecoLABhavecomeupwiththeideaofahand-heldspectrometer(分光仪)thatscansfood.Themachinewillworkbyshininginfrared(红外线的)lightonapieceofproduce.Bymeasuringhowchemicalsinthefruitorvegetabletakeinthelight,thescannercanrecognizethefood’schemicalmakeup.“Themachinecantellyouexactlyhowoldanappleis,howmanycaloriesitcontains,whatnutrientsarepresentinsideit,andevensmalldifferencesintaste,〞GregShewmakerofFood+FuturecoLABrecentlysaid.Forthenewmachinetobeusefultoconsumers,researchersfirstneedtocreateadatabasethatcontainspossiblechemicalsforaparticulartypeoffruit,likeanapple,forexample.Scientistswillneedtoscanlotsofpiecestocollectthisdata.Theinformationcollectedwillallowthescannerstotellcustomersthequalityoffruit.Onceconsumersknowwhat’sinsideanapple,theycandecideiftheywanttobuyit.Knowingfruitqualitymayalsoaffecthowastorepricesproduce.“WecanpriceproducebasedonthenutritionaledFood+FuturecoLABhasalreadycreatedaworkingmodelofitsmachine.Itsaysyoumayseeoneinyourlocalsupermarketwithinthenextfewyears.Thendecidingwhetheryou’vepickedthehealthiestfruitwillbejustaquickscan.12.Whydoestheauthormentionthesayingaboutappleatthebeginning?A.Toprovethattheappleisfullofnutrients.B.Tointroducethetopicofthefruitscanner.C.Toadvisepeopletokeephealthybyeatingapples.D.Tostatethattheappleisthemosttastyamongfruits.13.Whatdoweknowaboutthespectrometer?A.Itispoweredbyinfraredlight.B.Itisnotusefulinmanycustomers’eyes.C.Itcanhelpcustomersdecidewhichfruittobuy.D.Itcanimprovethequalityoffruitandvegetables.14.AccordingtoShewmaker,what’saspectrometer’sinfluenceonastore?A.Itmakesastoremoreattractive.B.Itprovidespricereferenceforproduce.C.Itenrichescustomers’knowledgeaboutfoodnutrition.D.Itcreatesadatabaseaboutthechemicalmakeupoffruit.15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.TheFruitScannerB.ThePricedFruitC.HowtoScanFruitsD.HowtoPickFruits第二节(一共5小题，每一小题2分，一共10分)Believeitornot,oneofthemostimportantcommunicationskillsislistening!16,butifyoudon'tlistencarefullywhenothersspeak,you'relosingoutinabigway.Goodcommunicationrequiresnotonlyspeakingyourpiece,buttheexchangeofideasisanessentialcomponent.Manypeoplefailtorecognizetheimportanceofimprovinglisteningskillsinmakingfriends.17.It'sonlynatural—weallhavealottosayaboutourselvesandourinterests,right?Butaskingquestionsofanotherpersonandthenlisteningcarefullyisagoodwaytobreaktheiceandmakefriends.Andit'salsoanexcellentwayforyoutolearnsomethingnew. 18.MakeapointofgoingandtalkingtothegirlwearingaSavetheWhalesT-shirt.Althoughthispersonmaybeshy,trytodrawheroutofhershell.Askheraquestionaboutthewhale'splight〔困境〕andlistentowhatshesays.It'slikelyyou'llmakeanewfriendaswellaslearnseveralnewfacts.Intheclassthatyou'resurewillputyoutosleep,trylisteningcloselytowhatthespeakerissaying.Chancesaregoodthatyouonlyfinditdullbecausethespeakerdoesn'tcommunicatewelloryouaresimplynotinterested.19.You'llnotonlyfindyourlisteningskillsimproving,butyou'llalsobenefitthespeakerandprobablyreceiveabettergrade! 20.Focusyourmindonlearningwhatothersthinkandyou'llgainareputationasagreatconversationalist.You'llnotonlymakesomenewacquaintances,butyou'llalsobetrulyamazedatwhatyoulearn!A.TheyusuallytendtoshowkindnessbytalkingwarmlyB.Let'ssayyou'reatapartywhereyouknowfewoftheguestsC.So,askingquestionsinclasscanbenefitstudentsalotacademicallyD.YoumaybethefinestspeakeraroundE.Inshort,thebestwaytoimprovelisteningskillsistoengageyourselfinconversationF.AskaquestionthatmakeshimwanttoclarifyhispointG.Theylovetotalkaboutthemselves第二局部英语知识运用〔一共两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正确选项，并在答题卡DuringmysenioryearofcollegeIwasdoingapart-timejobatalocalcoffeeshop.One21rainyday,oneofmyregular22cameinlooking23anddefeated.IaskedhimifIcouldhelp,buthejustsaidhefeltlike24inacornerandstayingthereforafewyears.Iknewhowhefelt.Beforeheleft,I25himhisicedcoffeewithabagofhisfavoritedoughnuthehadn’tordered．“It’sonme,〞Itoldhim,totherain．Thenextdaywasahorribleone.Itwasstillraining27.Fewcustomerscametothecoffeeshop.Itriedtosmileasthecustomers28abouttheweather,butitwas29tosmile.Withthesmallamountofpennies,Igrewdepressed.30,intheevening,thecustomerfromthedaybefore31.Hehandedmeabunchofflowers32orderinganything,saying,“Nottoomanypeopletakethetimeto33others.Thanksforbeingsokindand34yesterday.Iwas35movedbyyou.Haveagreatday!〞Iwasspeechlessandvery36.Ihadn'tthoughtIhaddoneanything37.Mydaytookaturnforthebetter.Fromthenon,Iwouldsmiletoallmycustomersandask38,“HowcanIhelpyou?〞Everyactof39wesharedoestouchanother’sheartatareallysadlifetimeandmakesabetterworld.Let'susethat40andmakebothEarthandHeaven21.A.beautifulB.happyC.miserableD.frightening22.A.friendB.customerC.neighbourD.brother23.A.depressedB.excitedC.exhaustedD.shocked24.A.sleepingB.sittingC.standingD.hiding25.A.handedB.boughtC.offeredD.sold26.A.shoutedB.smiledC.criedD.whispered27.A.roughlyB.hurriedlyC.hardlyD.heavily28.A.predictingB.complainingC.arguingD.consulting29.A.dullB.vitalC.difficultD.easy30.A.BesidesB.ThereforeC.MeanwhileD.However31.A.broughtupB.turnedupC.tookupD.pulledup32.A.insteadofB.incaseofC.inspiteofD.regardless33.A.bringaboutB.talkaboutC.careaboutD.hearabout34.A.thoughtfulB.hopefulC.usefulD.thankful35.A.slightlyB.warmlyC.sadlyD.really36.A.confusedB.annoyedC.touchedD.discouraged37.A.incapableB.incredibleC.insensibleD.invisible38.A.excitedlyB.anxiouslyC.angrilyD.politely39.A.sadnessB.kindnessC.happinessD.loneliness40.A.powerB.forceC.strengthD.ability阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或者括号内单词的正确形式。Nowadays,beforeweuploadaphotoofourselvestosocialmedia,chancesarethatwe'lluse41apptosmoothourskin,makeoureyesbigger,eyelasheslongerandlipsfuller.Withacoupleoftapsonourmobilephones,we'reabletogetaquickfixandpresentourownbestversiontotheworld.42,theproblemis,whenwe43(simple)editourimperfectionsaway,we'realsochangingthewaywelookat44(we).Lastmonth,45(research)fromtheBostonUniversity46(publish)anarticlewhichanalyzedphoto47(edit)apps'badimpactsonpeople'sself-esteemandtheirpotentialtocauseappearanceanxieties.Theywarnedthatsuchappsareblurring(难区分)thelinesbetweenrealityandfantasy.Theseappsallowone48(change)hisorherappearanceinminutesandfollowa(n)49(realistic)standardofbeauty.Nowwe'vegotthisdailycomparisonoftherealselfwiththisintentionalorunintentionalselfthatwepresentonsocialmedia.Thisis50manyyoungpeoplesufferanidentitycrisiswhenitcomestohowtheylook.第三局部：写作(一共两节，满分是35分)假定英语课上教师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。及其修改均仅限一词；SeniorThreestudentwillfacethequestionaftertheypassbythecollegeentranceexamination.“ShouldIchooseagoodmajorandagooduniversity?〞Somestudentsprefertoconsidermajorsfirstsothat