2022届山西省高考适应性练习（一模）英语试题

2022届山西省高考适应性练习（一模）英语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读理解

SaintPaulhasfouricerink（溜冰场）locations.Allhockey（冰球）rinkshaveboardsand

nets.Seebelowforlocations,hours,andupdates.

ColdWeatherPolicy:Rinkswillcloseiftemperaturesreach—25F.

WarmWeatherPolicy:Inordertopreventextendedclosuresduetodamagedice,rinks

willcloseifmeltwaterisvisibleonthesurface.

RinkHours&Locations:

Rinkhoursandconditionsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Rinkswillclose

periodicallyformaintenance.Appointedhockeyrinksmaybeunavailableforopenskating

doringhockeypracticesorscheduledopenhockeytimes.Pleasecallthenumberslistedbelow

toconfirmdetails

RinkNameStatusLightedHoursContact

GrovelandClosedLightsturnoffat7pmdaily651-695-3714

Langford

ClosedLightsturnoffat9pmdaily651-298-5765

Park

PalaceOpenLightsturnoffat5pmdaily651-298-5677

Mon-Fri:Lightsturnoffat9pmSat&Sun:Lights

PhalenOpen651-793-6600

turnoffat7pm

Ourmaintenancecrewanddedicatedvolunteersworkhardtokeeptherinksclean,but

SaintPaulsnowpilesupfastandfreezeseasily,whichcanquicklyreducetheskateable

surfaceareaoftherink.Evenifyoufeelyoucan'tcommittovolunteering,youarestill

desiredtohelpbyclearingsnowwhilevisitingtherinks.Thankyoufordoingyourpartto

makeSaintPaulrinksgreat.

1.Whatsituationcancauserinkstoclose?

A.Nowaterisfoundonthesurface.B.Thetemperaturesarebelow25F.

C.Rinksundergomaintenancechecks.D.Theboardsandnetsarealmostbroken.

2.Whichrinkwillyougotoifyouareavailableat8pmonTuesdays?

A.Phalen.B.Palace.C.Groveland.D.LangfordPark.

3.Whatisthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?

A.ToadvertiseSaintPauPsicerinks.B.TopresentSaintPauPssnowpiles.

C.Tostimulatevisitorstoremovesnow.D.Topraiserinks'crewandvolunteers.

HecametoBritain,16,withahandfulofqualifications.£5inpocketandaburning

ambition.Thirty-fiveyearslater,Vijay,51,andhisbrother.Bhikhu.ownadrugcompany

whichdoes$234millionworthofbusinesseachyear.Togethertheyareworth£280million

andnowtheyhavebeenjointlynamed''EntrepreneuroftheYear”.

Itisaninspirationaltalc.Yetdespitetheirwealthandthisaward,Vijayremainsmodest

abouttheirsuccess.Hepraiseshismother:"Sheisanincrediblelady.Shetaughtushard

work,honestyandwehavebasedourlivesonthosequalities.”

In1967,VijaykissedhismothergoodbyetoLondontomakehisfortune.hadlittle

morethanmyqualificationsand$5；'saysVijay."Buttogowiththose,Ihadahugeambition

tomakesomethingofmyself/'herecalls.Typically,Vijaylooksonthebrightside."When

youstartfromzero,thingscan'tgetanyworse.Youhaveonlyonewaytogo.andthafsup-

ifthereisahungerinyourstomachforsuccess.^^Vijnysays."MybrotherandIwere

determinedtobetterourselvesandBritainwasthelandofopportunity.”

By1982,hehadownedsixchemist'sshops,whenBhikhu,athenfinancialanalyst,

joinedhim,addingsome"financialdiscipline“tohiscompany.Vijaysays:"Isimplycouldn't

havedoneitwithoutAsheputsit,“Broughtupundeconeroo£weunderstandone

anotherAtoZ.”

Vijayiskeentocontinuerepayingthecountryhehasmadehisown."Wehopeweare

modecitizensandwouldliketoremainsoJhesays."Weareluckyenoughtoliveina

countrythatneverstandsinourway."Hismessageforyoungpeopleistodothesame:

"Identifyyouraim,anddonotletanythingdiscourageyoufromachievingthatgoal.^^

4.WhatdidVijaypossesswhenstartinghisbusiness?

A.£280millionincash.B.Asmalldrugcompany.

C.Thetitle''EntrepreneuroftheYear”.D.Nothingbutqualificationsandambition.

5.WhatistherecipeforVijay'ssuccess?

A.Hisbrother'sfinancialaid.B.Hisidentityofmodelcitizen.

C.Theperseveranceinhisgoal.D.Encouragingquotesfrommom.

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6.Whichcanprobablyreplacetheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4?

A.Wesharesomethingincommon.B.Weknoweachotherinsideout.

C.Wecountoneachotherincareer.D.Wetwotogethercreatefireandwater.

7.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.FromPennilesstoMillionaireB.TheSignificanceofEducation

C.ThePowerofDeepBrotherhoodD.AModestSuccessfulBusinessman

Asetoftusks（象牙）isusuallyanadvantageforelephants,allowingthemtodigfor

water,peelbarkforfoodanddefendthemselves.Butduringepisodesofintenseivory

poaching,thosebigtusksmayinvitedanger.Nowresearchershavefiguredouthowyearsof

civilwarandpoachinginMozambiquehaveledtoagreaternumberofelephantsthatwill

neverdeveloptusks.

Duringtheconflictfrom1977to1992,fightersonbothsideskilledelephantsfbrivory

tofinancewarefforts.Intheregion,around90%oftheelephantswerekilled.Thesurvivors

werelikelytoshareakeycharacteristic:halfthefemaleswerenaturallytuskless-theysimply

neverdevelopedtusks-whilebeforethewar,lessthanafifthlackedtusks.

Afterthewar,thosetusklesssurvivingfemalespassedontheirgeneswithexpected,as

wellassurprising,results.Abouthalftheirdaughtersweretuskless.Moreconfusing,

two-thirdsoftheiroffspring（后代）werefemale.t4Theyearsofunrestchangedtheevolution

inthatpopulation,saidevolutionarybiologistShaneStaton.

Mostpeoplethinkofevolutionassomethingthatproceedsslowly,buthumanscanhit

theaccelerator.4tWhenwethinkaboutnaturalselection,wethinkaboutithappeningover

hundreds,orthousandsofyears,“saidSamuelWasser,aconservationbiologistatthe

UniversityofWashington."Thefactthatthisdramaticselectionfbrtusklessnesshappened

over15yearsisoneofthemostastonishingfindings.”

Nowthescientistsarestudyingwhatmoretusklesselephantsmeansforthespeciesand

itsenvironment.t4Ifanelephantdoesn'thavethetooltopeelbarkfromtrees,thenwhatchain

reactionwillhappen?”

8.Whathaveresearchersfoundoutaccordingtoparagraph1?

A.Thefunctionoftusks.B.Theinfluenceofcivilwar.

C.Thefightagainstivorypoaching.D.Reasonsfornaturallytusklesselephants.

9.Whatdoparagraph2and3tellusabouttheelephants?

A.Theirpriceytusks.B.Theirevolutionprocess.

C.Theirendangeredconditions.D.Theirsufferingsduringthewar.

10.WhatsurprisedSamuelaboutthefindings?

A.Therapidspeedofevolution.B,Elephants'genderimbalance.

C.Elephants'populationreduction.D.Thediversityofnaturalselection.

11.Whichmightbeoneoftheresultsofthechainreaction?

A.Elephantswilldieoutsoon.B.Elephantswillshifttheirdiet.

C.Elephantswillsufferfromstarvation.D.Elephantswillbereplacedbyother

species.

It'saconnectedworld,andnearlyeverydevice,appliance,andmachinewithsomesort

ofcomputerrunninginsideitcanbeconnectedtoothersthroughtheInternetofThings(loT).

Whatagreatleapforwardinthisjourneywecallhumancivilization!Butdoesthisrecent

advancementcomewithadarksecretthatcansomedayturnonus?Aresmartdevicesspies

aroundus?

Manysmartappliancestoday,particularlysmartphonesandvirtualassistantsare

equippedwithvoicecommandcapabilities.Theycan,therefore,listentoandrecordyour

commentsandconversationsevenafterthey'vecarriedoutyouroriginalcommand.Concerns

aboutdevicesturningonvoicecommandbythemselvesandlisteningevenwhenyoudonot

enablethefeaturehavealsobeenraised.Thequestionthenis:Whatactuallyhappenswhen

yoursmartdeviceislistening?Howmuchinfonnationgetsrecorded,andwheredoesthis

eventuallyendupin?

Takealisteningappcalled“Alphonso“asanexample.Youcan'tdownloaditdirectly

fromtheAppStore,butitcomeswithsomegamesandappsthatyoucanfix.Whileyouare

playinggamesonyoursmartphone,Alphonsocomestolifeandlistenstowhatyouare

watchingonTV.Itthenrecordsthisinfbnnationandsendsittosomeserversomewhere,and

thedataisanalyzedtobuildaprofileaboutyourTV-viewinghabits.Alphonsoprovesthat

devicescanlistentowhatyousayanddo.

Alphonsoprovesthatdevicescanlistentowhatyousayanddo.Now,what'stostop

devicesfromgatheringotherdata?Theycanbemadetolookatchatandtextmessagesor

yourcalendar,fbrexample,everythingaboutyouwouldbefairgame.Somepopularsmart

homeplatformscancontroltheplatfbnnstofallsilentbutstillremainactive,capturingevery

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wordyouspeakthatcanpotentiallylandyouinsomesortofphishing（网络欺诈）trouble.

Thisseemstobethepricewehavetopayfortheconveniencethattechnologygivesus.

Privacyseemsnon-existent.Soweshouldthustakestepstoprotectourselvesfromthis

eventuality.

12.WhatcanweinferaboutloTmentionedinparagraphI?

A.PeoplerelytoomuchonloT.B.loTspiesareexactlyamongus.

C.loTcanbeadouble-edgedsword.D.loTmerelycomeswithadarksecret.

13.Whatisthepotentialriskassociatedwithsmartdevices?

A.VoicecommandcapabilitiesB.Personaldataandidentitytheft.

C.Originalcommandrecognition.D.Location-basedtrackingfunction.

14.Whydoestheauthortake“Alphonso“asanexample?

A.Topresenthowsmartdevicessendads.B.Tointroducetheadvantageofvoice

commands.

C.Toshowtheusageofdownloadinglisteningapp.D.Toexplainhowhiddenappsteal

people'sprivacy.

15.Wheredosethearticlegonext?

A.Waystopreventinformationleakage.B.Reasonsforthelossofpersonaldata.

C.Tricksofobtainingsensitiveinformation.D.Methodsofinteractionswith

technologies.

二、七选五

Procrastination（拖延症）isacommonproblemweface,whichharmsnotonlyour

performancebutalsoourselfconfidence.16.So,herewego.

•Planinadvance

Ifyoudon'tplanyourday,youwillfinditdifficulttobeproductiveandgetmoredone.

Youmaynotrememberwhatyouhavetodo,orevenifyoudoremember,youmay

procrastinate.Therefore,makealistofeverythingyouhavetodothenextday,mostprobably

beforesleepingatnigh.17.

•Startfromthemostimportant

Mostofthetime,wecomplainthatwedon'tgetenoughtime.18.So,youhave

tofocusonlyonthoseimportantandmeaningfulthingsandleteverythinggo.Nowsincethe

workisimportantandmeaningful,mostprobably,itwouldbedifficult.Andyouknow

morningisthebesttimefbrdoingdifficultjobs.Ifsapowerfulstrategyforyoutotakeaction

inthemorning

・19

Thenextthingisyouneedtofocusyourattentiononwhatyoudo.Andit'sonlypossible

ifyouworkinadistraction-freeenvironment.Themostcommondistractionisthephone.

20.Youmightthinkthatcheckingyourmessagesonlytakesafewseconds,sowhat

istheharminthat.Buttheproblemisnotthetime;therealproblemistheattention.So,

prepareyourselffbrdeepworkbyeliminatingallthedistractions.

A.Removethedistractions

B.Focusyourattentiononphones

C.Itcanhelpyoustopprocrastinating

D.Henceitisnecessarytoovercomethisproblem

E.Soitwouldbebetterifyoukeepitsilentorinflightmode

F.Thissimplestepwouldmakeyourdayorganizedandproductive

G.Butthethingisthatyouwillneverhaveenoughtimetodoeverything

三、完形填空

ThereisanarttobeingagoodtourguideandMartinknowswhatitis.

Lastspring,ItookatriparoundLondonwithMartin,atourguide.Accustomedtoguides

whoare21excellentbutwhooftenturnouttobe22,1wassostruckby

Martin'sperformancethatI23_himoutagaintosee,ifcould,justhowthe

24wasdone.

ThistimethetourwasforapartyofforeignEnglishlearners,agedanythingbetween20

and60.Asthe"25"gathered,Martinwelcomedthemwithakindofhuge

26.asifhehadbeenwaitingforthemwithexcitementandatouchofanxiety,now

thankfully27Ihavetosay,allthisseemedabsolutely28

Soonafter,we29theBritishMuseum,4tagreatarchitecturalshowpiece”,

advisedMartin.Hecontinued30questionswhichledtoa3]about

building,fishandchips,Londoners,and32Shakespeare.Thiswashowhelikedto

work:themes,introducedasifnaturally,were33forlaterdiscussion.Itwasover

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twohoursofnon-stop34、withinformation,observationandhumour.Attheendof

ourtour,Martinsaysencouraginglyto35hisguide:ctIdohopeyouenjoyLondon.”

Thereareseveralhundredother36outthere,alllookingfora(n)37

ofthework.Ithinkaswetalk,thatIamstartingtounderstandwhygoodguidesareso

38.Ifsmuchmore39thanitlooks,anditdemands,foreverystretchof

road,anevenlonger40ofstudyandforethought.

21.A.constantlyB.neverC.occasionallyD.always

22.A.bossyB.considerateC.sensitiveD.suspicious

23,A.sentB.soughtC.askedD.helped

24.A.experimentB.tripC.trialD.trick

25.A.touristsB.foreignersC.fansD.performers

26.A.pleasureB.admirationC.complaintD・appreciation

27.A.satisfiedB.relievedC.amazedD.inspired

28.A.demandingB.funnyC.genuineD.accidental

29.A.passedB.ignoredC.inspectedD.sponsored

30.A.explainingB.boostingC.acceptingD.answering

31.A.negotiationB.quarrelC.disagreementD.conversation

32.A.onlyB.stillC.evenD.just

33.A.laiddownB.turneddownC.rolledoverD.setout

34.A.argumentB.persuasionC.promotionD.performance

35.A.startB.endC.testD.reform

36.A.learnersB.specialistsC.guidesD.Londoners

37.A.massB.amountC.varietyD.share

38.A.frankB.rareC.outgoingD.honest

39.A.rewardingB.amusingC.challengingD.frightening

40.A.patienceB.strengthC.determinationD.stretch

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Spendingabunchoftimehangingaroundthestreets,youmightbefacedwithone

commonproblem41everyoneexperiencesatleastonce,findingatoilet!

Byday,wecanfindasolution,likeusingrestauranttoiletsoreventurning42

thelocalshopsforhelpinemergencysituations,ifthereisnopublictoiletaround.However,

especiallyaftermidnight,peoplemayhavetoembarrass43(they)byurinating(小

便)onstreetcomerswiththeabsenceofan44(access)bathroom.Inthemorning,

itiseasytoseethatshopownersareleft45(clean)thefrontoftheirstores,

sufferingfromsmellysmell.

Youmightevenhavedreamedaboutatoilet,appearingover