高考英语模拟试卷

新疆维吾尔自治区2019年普通高考

第二次适应性检测（2卷区）

英语

试卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

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）

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SomeEasiestTravelPlanningTipstoSaveYouLotsofMoney

AvoidMajorHolidays

Holidaysarebyfarthemostpopulartimetotravel.Inordertotrulyspendlessontravel,trytotravelin

theoff-season.Flightscanbeupto60percentoffdependingontheseason,andyouwillstillgetthe

experienceofanewplace.

CheckFlightsintheMiddleoftheWeek

Flightsareusuallycheaperboughtinthemiddleoftheweekthanduringtheweekend.Travelsitesare

basicallytrackingyoureverymoveinordertomaximizeprofits.Andmostpeoplearesearchingduringthe

weekend,sodoyoursearchingduringlunchbreakstosavesomebucks.

StaywithFriends,Family,oraStranger

Insteadofwastingmoneyonahotel,useyournetworktosavemoney.Askyourfriendsorfamilyto

livewiththemwhentravelingwheretheylive,orevenaskiftheyknowsomeoneinthearea.Ifyouare

reallyadventurous,therearesitesthatwillhookyouupwithahospitablestranger.Trycouchsurfing,com!

CallHotels

Thereareanunbelievablenumberofhotelbookingwebsites.Butitisalesserknownfactthatcalling

thehoteldirectlycangiveyouthebestdeal.Insteadofspendingcountlesshourssearchingforthebestdeal,

andbeingsubjecttopricehikesfromclicks,callthehoteldirectly.Thehotelbookingagentcanprobablyget

youthebestdeal,astheywillbesavingmoneyonthepayoutfromthebookingsite.

TryaTravelAgent

Usingatravelagenthasavery1990sfeeltoit.Withalltheavailableinformationputoutonwebsites

thesedays,travelagentsareusuallyanafterthought.Butcallingtherightonewithgoodconnectionscan

surpriseyou,asagentsaregivendealsanddiscountsunavailabletoregularpeople.

21.Whichofthefollowingisrecommendedaccordingtothepassage?

A.Travelingduringmajorholidays.

B•Searchingforflightsasearlyaspossible.

C.Bookingahotelfromclicksonwebsites.

D.Seekinghelpfromaprofessionaltravelagent.

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22.Fromthewebsitecouchsurfing,com,youcanprobablyget.

A.somefreeservices

B•shoppingguidance

C.alocalfamilytohostyou

D.informationaboutthedestination

23.Theunderlined“1990sffeel”meansanideathatisquitehere.

A.outdatedB.ridiculous

C.foolishD.common

B

DwightMorrowwasafamousbankeranddiplomat（外交官）ofAmericainthe20thcentury.Once,

MorrowtravelledinRugby,Englandafterworkingthereforaperiodoftime.Duringthisperiod,heleftthe

stationnearbytoenjoythescenerythere.Afterwalkingforawhile,hefoundhecouldn'tfindhiswayback.

Hefeltworried,soheaskedalocalboywhowaspassingbyhimfortheway.Theboytoldhim,“Turn

rightfromhereuntilyouseeagrocerystoreandthenturnleftfromthere.Gostraightonandyouwillfinda

placewithafour-streetcrossroads…”

Withthat,theboythoughtforawhileandwentontosay,"Whenyougetthere,youarenotfarfromthe

station.Thenyou*dbetterasksomeoneelse.EvenifItellyounow,youmaynotrememberwhenyouget

there."Followingtheboy'sdirections,Morrowgottothefour-streetcrossroadsprettysoon,andthenaskeda

passerbythereandquicklyturnedbacktothestationwherehebegan.

ThiswasasmallmatterbutithadabiginfluenceonMorrow.Hetoldpeopleaboutthisexperience

manytimesinhislaterlifeandevenwroteaboutitinoneofhisbooks.Morrowrealizedthateachperson's

abilityislimitedandmanyproblemscannotbesolvedinoneday.Thus,wemustactstepbystepandreach

ourgoalsgradually.

24.WhathappenedtoMorrowduringhisstayinRugby?

A.Heenjoyedtravellingbytrain.

B.Hemadefriendswithalocalboy.

C.Helosthiswayatafour-streetcrossroads.

D.Alocalboyguidedhimpartofthewaytothestation.

25.Accordingtotheboy'sdirections,afterMorrowgottothegrocerystore,heshould.

A.gostraightB.turnleft

C.crossthestreetD.turnright

26.Morrow'sexperienceofaskingfordirectionscanbebestdescribedas.

A.upsetB.instructive

C.confusingD.complex

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27.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?

A.Don*tCountonAskingtheWayOnce

B.Don*tbeAfraidofLosingtheWay

C.LearntoManageonYourOwn

D.Morrow'sUnusualExperience

C

Technologyisforeverchangingthewaywegetournews.Mostpeoplenowgetalotoftheirnewson

electronicdevices,insteadoftraditionalmedia,suchasnewspapers,televisionorradio.Anincreasing

numberofpeoplealsoreportturningtosocialmediaforinformation.

Now,thereisanewtechnologythatcouldgreatlychangethewaywegetthenews:computer-created

newsreaders.Chinahaslaunchedwhatitcalledtheworld'sfirstartificialintelligence,orAInews

presenters.

Thenewsreaders,supportedbymachinelearningtechnology,arebasedontworeal-lifeChinese

newsmen.OneisabletopresentnewsbroadcastinEnglish;theother,inMandarinChinese.Areportsaid

machinelearningwasusedtoexaminevideoimagesandsoundsofthetwonewsmen.Similartechnology

hasbeenusedtocreatevideoproductsknownas"deepfakevideos”.Adeepfakevideoisavideothatlooks

real,butwaselectronicallychanged.Suchvideoscanmakepeopleappeartosaythingstheyneversaid.

It*ssaidthattheAIpresenterswillbeagreatimprovementtothenewsteambecausethey“canwork24

hoursaday“onitswebsiteandonsocialmedia.Oneofthepresentersevenpromisedto“worktirelessly^to

keeppeopleinformed.SomemachinelearningexpertssaidthesystemshowedoffChina'slatestprogressin

voicerecognition,text-to-speechtechnologyanddataanalysis.

Otherswonderedabouttheeffectsrobotsmighthaveonemploymentandworkers.Somepeopleargued

thatonlylow-leveljobsrequiringheavylaborwillbeeasilyreplacedbyrobots.Otherspraisedthe

technologyasawayforcompaniestomakemoneyfromlow-costlabormachines.

Anyway,foritsgreatpotential,somebusinesseshaveexperimentedwithsimilartechnologyfor

possibleuseinnewsoperations.

28.Peoplenowgetinformationmainlyfrom.

A.electronicdevicesB.traditionalmedia

C.socialmediaD.AInewspresenters

29.Theauthormentionedudeepfake,9inParagraph3because.

A.itwasalsoartificial

B.itwasalsodevelopedbyChina

C.italsousedmachinelearningtechnology

D.italsogainedpopularityandrecognition

30.WhatcanweknowaboutAInewspresenters?

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A.AInewspresenterscanonly“speak“onelanguage.

B.NotallthepeopleareinfavorofAInewspresenters.

C.AInewspresenterswillsoonreplacehumannewsreaders.

D.AInewspresenterscanreflecttheimprovementinrobotmaking.

31.Whatwillprobablybediscussedinthefollowingparagraph?

A.Furtherresearchonthetechnology.

B-Otheradvantagesofthetechnology.

C.Principlesthetechnologyisbasedon.

D.Examplesthetechnologyisappliedto.

D

WhenEmmaYangwas8,hergrandmotherbecameincreasinglyforgetful.Overthenextfewyears,

thosememoryproblemscausedbyearlyAlzheimefsdisease（卜可尔茨海默病）worsened.Yang,wholearned

tocodeatanearlyage,decidedtocreateanapptohelp.

“Ihavepersonalexperiencewithhowthediseasecanaffectnotonlythepatient,butalsofamilyand

friends.WhenIwasabout11or12,1gotreallyinterestedinusingtechnologyforsocialgoodtohelpother

peoplearoundtheworld,“saysYang,whoisnow14.Inherappunderdevelopment,calledTimeless,

Alzheimefspatientscanscrollthrough（上下滚动）photosoffriendsandfamily,andtheappwilltellthem

whothepeopleareandhowthey'rerelatedtothepatient.Ifapatientdoesn'trecognizepeopleinthesame

room,theycantakeapictureandthetechnologywillalsotrytorecognizethem.

Theappalsoincludesasimplecontactsscreenthatshowsphotosoffamilymembersalongwithnames.

Ifapatienttriestocallacontactrepeatedly——somethingthatcansometimeshappenbecauseofthe

disease—theappwillshowaquickreminder:"Areyousureyouwanttocall?Youjustcalledlessthanfive

minutesago."A"me"pageshowsthepatienfsownname,age,phonenumber,andaddress.Theappisstill

indevelopment,andYangdoesn'tyethaveevidencethatitwillwork.Butsheisoptimisticthatitcanhelp,

especiallyifintroducedtosomeoneintheearlystagesofthedisease.

KatherinePossin,anassociateprofessorattheUCSFMemoryandAgingCenter,agrees,6tItcanbe

hardforsomebodywhohasalotofmemoryproblemstolearnanewtechnology."Possinsays,“Butif

somebodyisintheearlystagesofthedisease,andiftheappissimpleenough,it'spossiblethattheycan

learntouseitthroughrepetitionandpractice/9

32.WhydidEmmaYangcomeupwiththeideaofcreatingtheapp?

A.Becauseshedecidedtodevelopsomecodes.

B.BecauseshesufferedfromAlzheimer'sdisease.

C.Becauseshewasinspiredbyhergrandma'scase.

D.Becauseshewishedtousetechnologytohelppeople.

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33.AccordingtoEmmaYang,whatcantheappdo?

A.Scrollthroughphotos.

B•Makeaphonecall.

C-Contactfamilymembers.

D.Remindpersonalinformation.

34.Whatdoweknowabouttheapp?

A.Itworkswell.B.Itisconvenient.

C.Itisunderresearch.D.Ithasgoodmemory.

35.What'sKatherinePossin'sattitudetotheapp?

A.Favorable.B.Doubtful.

C.Critical.D.Concerned.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

You'venodoubtheard“lessismore^^overandoveragain.Lessisbetterbecauseitisgoodforyour

waistline（腰围）.Butinsomeareasofourlives,wecanbenefitfrom€tmore^^insteadof"less”.

Givemore.

Ifyouseesomethingbeautifulinsomeone,sayit.Whyareyouholdingbackacompliment,akind

wordofencouragementorsupportorsomewell-deservedpraise?Givingisagifttothegiverandreceiver.

37Onceyoustartdoingthis,peoplewillonlywantyouaroundmore.

Supportothersmore.

Speakingofencouragement,whocoulduseyoursupportrightnow?_3&_Someonewhois

struggling?Reachout!You'Dbefondofwhatyoudid.

典

Whenwepushbackagainstthingswedon'twant（"Ican'tbelieveCatherinecopiedmyclothes

again!”）,ourresistancestillholdsusclosetothethingthathurtsus.Whenwearemoreacceptingoflife's

upsanddowns,wefindpeace.

Findmorerolemodels.

Whodoyouwanttobelike?Findrolemodelswhoinspireyou.Readaboutthem.Buytheirbooks.

Diveintoonlineinterviews.40—

Alifeofrichnesscanbedefinedinamillionways.Andguesswhat?It'swaitingforyoutoliveit—as

soonasyouopenyourselfup.

A.Acceptmore.

B.Getmentalpeace.

C.Doiteverysingleday.

D.Afriendgoingthroughalossorabigchange?

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E.Hereishow“more”canbeagoodthinginyourlife.

F.Lettheirsuccessbeanexampleofwhat'spossibleforyou,too.

G.Maybesomeonewhoisalwaysthesupportofyouwhenyouareintrouble?

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

WhatIhavelearnedwithmythreeteensisthis:whentheyaretestingmeandpushingthelimitsina

waythatfeelsmoreaggressivethannormalteenagebehavior,thisiswhentheyneedsomeextraloveand

Whenourkidsareyoungandaren'tableto42howtheyarefeeling,theytypicallybehaveinaway

thatmakesitobviousthattheyaresad,43,ornotfeelinglikethemselves.Weparentstry_44to

helpthemfeelbetter,whateverit45.Wewon't46_eventhoughwecan'tquiteunderstand.

Astheyget_47andareabletotalkandcommunicate,Ithinkweraiseourexpectationsalittlebit

too_43一I'verealizedalthoughtheycantalkandcommunicateandletus49whethersomethingis

wrong,itdoesn'tmeantheywill.

Notbecausetheydon*talwayswantto,—5Qteenagersseemtothinktheycan_51itontheirown;

theythinktheir_52won'tunderstand,ortheyaretooembarrassedtocometouswiththeir_53or

talkaboutcertainsituations.ButI*vealsohadtorealizewhenmyteensaredisrespectful,theymightnot

knowhowto_54_themselves.Evenasa43-year-oldwomanIstill_55_withfindingthewordsor

puttinganametomyfeelings.Imeanmyteensneedmeto_5dthemtotellmewhat'swrong.

Teens,likeallofusarelookingforbonding,somakesureweare_57_timewiththem.Thishasto

befacetoface.Ifconnectingwithyourteenbytextmessagesfeelseasier,thenstartthere,butdon't_58

there.Putdownyour_59andlookatyourteenintheeyestocommunicatetoo,and_60willtake

youandyourteen'srelationshiptoanotherlevel.

41.A.complaintB.punishment

C-praiseD.attention

42.A.singB.explore

C.communicateD.build

43.A.uncomfortableB.delighted

C.excitedD.energetic

44.A.somethingB.everything

C•nothingD.anything

45.A.offersB•takes

C.makesD.calls

46.A.giveinB・giveup

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C.giveoffD.giveout

47.A.smallerB・stronger

C.olderD.younger

48.A.highB.low

C.fastD.slow

49.A.askB.say

C-debateD.know

50.A.becauseB.since

C.thoughD.but

51.A.handleB.hide

C.presentD.expose

52.A.friendsB.parents

C.teachersD.teammates

53.A.worriesB.possibilities

C.explanationsD.assumptions

54.A.pushB.determine

C・expressD.urge

55.A.argueB.work

C-struggleD.dream

56.A.forceB・encourage

C.refuseD.forbid

57.A.wastingB.killing

C.spendingD.losing

58.A.standB.hang

C.leaveD.stop

59.A.magazinesB.newspapers

C.booksD.phones

60.A.connectionsB.adjustment

C・serviceD.disappointment

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Peopleusetheword“friend”ina61（various）ofways.Afriendcanmeananythingfroman

acquaintance（泛泛之交）tosomeoneyou'veknown.Whoevertheyare,friendsareanimportantpartoflife

ateverystage.