2018年广东省揭阳市高三高考第二次模拟考试英语试题

揭阳市2018年高中毕业班高考第二次模拟考试英语本试卷分三部分。满分120分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卡上填写自己的准考证号、姓名、试室号和座位号。用2B型铅笔把答题卡上试室号、座位号对应的信息点涂黑。2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B型铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4．考生必须保持答题卡整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。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）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。ATheInternationalVoluntaryServicerunsanumberofYouthExchangesthroughouttheyear.YouthExchangesgivesmallgroupsof4-5youngpeopletheopportunitytotakepartinvolunteeringtripsabroadforanaverageoftwoweeks.Theseyoungpeoplearejoinedby4-5youngpeoplefrom3-4othernationalitiesandareawonderfulinterculturalexperienceinasafeenvironment.ExampleYouthExchanges:YouthExchange1Location:IrelandOthernationalities:Ireland,Spain,Italy,HungaryTheme:Focusesonthetopicofmunityreconstructionandmunityactivities—exploringhowlocalissuesfacingourmunitiesareconnectedtoglobalissues.Thegroupwillalsolearnabouttheeco-villageasanexampleofamunityandtakepartinteam-buildingactivities.YouthExchange2Location:FranceOthernationalities:Bulgaria,Italy,FranceTheme:Organicgardening&continualliving.Thisprojectwilltakeplaceinanaturalpark,wherethegroupwilltakepartingardeningactivitiesandgames／workshopsaboutcontinuousdevelopment.YouthExchange3Location:MacedoniaOthernationalities:Serbia,Turkey,IrelandTheme:Fostersocialinclusionandmotivatepersonaldevelopmentofyoungpeoplethroughsportsandoutdooractivities.Promoteoutdooractivitiesasatooltohelpinclusionofyoungpeoplewithfeweropportunities.YouthExchange4Location:ItalyOthernationalities:Italy,Bulgaria,GreeceTheme:Asocial-environmentalprojectthatintendstopromotesocialinclusionandcontinuabledevelopment,regardedasaprocessofcivilrightsandactivecitizenship.Over10days,thegroupwillparticipateinactivitiestoraiseawarenessabouttheeffectofourbehaviorontheenvironment.21.WhatdoyoufocusonwhentravellinginFrance?A.Gardeningwork． B.Civilrights．C.Developingsocialinclusion． D.Rebuildingmunities．22.Ifyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironment，youcantakepartin

________.A.YouthExchange1 B.YouthExchange2C.YouthExchange3 D.YouthExchange423.WhichnationalityareYouthExchangesmostpopularwith?A.Spain B.Italy C.Ireland D.FranceBIliveinMinnesota,whichisunfairlyfamousforterriblewinters.Buffaloisfarmorewintry,whereasSeattle’swintersaremorebitter.Ourwinterstendtobebrilliantlysunnyandcheerful.But,ofcourse,it’sdifferentforavisitor.

Lightweightthermal(保暖的)wearisgood.Backintheday,weworelayersandlayersofheavywoolens.Aboyof13carrying35poundsofwetwoolonhisbackdoesnotfeelverycold.Todayyoucanbuyoutfitsfilledwithgoosefeathersaswellasthermalbootsandcapstokeepyouwarm.WhenIwasayouth,therewasnosuchphraseasglobalwarming.Wenevergotwarm,notevenatnight,whenwesleptunderpilesofblanketsbecauseDadbelievedthatifyoucouldn’tseeyourbreathwhenyoutalked,thenthethermostatwasturneduptoohighandyouwerewastingfuel.So45degreeswasroomtemperature,andweworelongwoolenstobed.

Wearoseinthecold,darkdawn,andwalkedforthintothesnowstormtocatchtheschoolbus.Wehuddled(蜷缩)bythehighway,prayingforthebustoe,whilewolvesmovedaroundeyeballingusforsignsofsleepiness.Whenyouhavesurvivedwolves,thenthewintersoftodayareawalkinthepark.

Enduringwinterisonlyastart—embracing（拥抱）winteriswhatyoushouldstrugglefor.Wintergivesasenseofpurposeandsavesonefromalifeofself-gratification(自我满足）,lyingdownandpostingphotosonFacebook.Youhavepromisestokeep.Asidewalktoclear.Twoinchesofsnowoveralayerofice—youmayaswellsetalegtrapfortheelderlyasleavingthewalkunswept.Youhavechildrentoraise.Removetheirfingersfromtheirsmartphones,andleadthemoutdoorssotheycanabsorbthewisdomofwinter.Weareanimals.Lifeisnotmainlyaboutself-expression.Itisaboutfindingfoodandclothingandshelter,aboutstickingwiththepackandnotwanderingoff.Everyoneisjustascoldasyou.Noplaining.24.WhatareMinnesota'swinterslikeintheauthor'seyes?A.Theyarewonderful. B.Theyareunbearable.C.TheyarecolderthanBuffalo’s. D.Theyarefortableforvisitors.25.Whentheauthorwasyoung,

________.A.hekepttalkingtokeepwarm B.hesufferedfromwinters’nightsC.hisdadtriedhisbesttowarmhim D.hisroomwasalwaysatahightemperature26.Theunderlinedpart“thewintersoftodayareawalkinthepark”inParagraph4impliesthattoday'swintersare

________.A.warm B.quiet C.short D.pleasant27.Theauthorsuggeststhatpeople

________.A.storeenoughfoodforcoldwinters B.lendtheneighborsahelpinghandC.stepoutsideandappreciatewinters D.saygoodbyetomoderntechnologyCYoumightnotrealizejusthowmuchworkgoesintomakinganewspaper.Apartfromsearchingforagoodstoryandtheendlesseditingrequiredtocorrectmistakes,copyeditorsneedtomakesurethateverythingfitsperfectly.Agoodheadlinetellsasmuchaspossibleinashortspace.Thereneverseemstobequiteenoughspacetoexpresspletelywhatyouwanttosay.Newsheadlinesoftenfocusonthecentralandmostimportantnewinformation.Therelevantlyinsignificantinformationmightbeleftoutinordertostressthemainideaorjusttobebrief.Newsheadlinesarefeaturedbythevividlanguage.Theyaddsomethingspecialtoattractreaders’eyes.Becausetheheadlineaimstodescribethemainfocusofthestoryinsixorsevenwords,everywordcountsandaccuracyisdecisive.Forinstance,“stab”(刺杀)

isabetterverbthan“kill”becauseittellsthereaderhowthecriminaldidhisdeed;similarly,“Toyota”isabetternounthan“car”.Butthemakeofagoodheadlineisnotcharacterizednecessarilybytheamountofinformationinit.Forinstance,thefrontheadlineonthe

LosAngelesTimes

onSeptember11—thedayNewYork’sWorldTradeCenterwasattacked—simplyread“TERRORSTRIKES”,allincapitals（大写字母）.Whilethesetwowordsdonotdescribehow,whereorwhythebuildingswereattacked,

theywereacpaniedbyahalfphotothatcaptured(捕捉)

theeventinwhicharound3,000peoplelosttheirlives.28.Whatisvitalinmakingnewsbesidesagoodstoryandperfectedition?A.

Anappropriateheadline.

B.

Acapitalheadline.C.

Vividlanguage.

D.

Abriefreport.29.Newsheadlinesshouldbe

________.A.

attractive B.

countable C.

insignificant D.

longenough30.Theunderlinedword“they”inthelastparagraphrefersto

________.A.

thebuildings B.

thetwowords C.

thepeople D.

thetwintowers31.Theexampleof“TERRORSTRIKES”isusedtosupporttheviewthat

________.A.

agoodheadlinetellsasmuchaspossibleinashortspaceB.

newsheadinesoftenfocusonthecentralandmostimportantnewsinformationC.

agoodheadlineisnotmarkednecessarilybytheamountofinformationinitD.

newsheadlinesarefeaturedbythevividlanguageDWheneverweseeabutton,wewanttopressitbecauseweknowthatsomethingwillhappen.Thisistrueinmostcases,forexample,onadoorbell.Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfake(假的),likethe“close”buttononalift.Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingthe“close”buttonbecausetheydon’thavethepatiencetowaitfortheliftdoorstoshut.Butlifts’“close”buttonsareapletetrick,atleastintheUS

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thedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheUS,makingsurethatallliftsstayedopenlongenoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldenter.OnlyUSfirefightersandrepairmencanusethebuttonstospeedupthedoor-closingprocessiftheyhaveacodeorspecialkeys.Buttonormalliftriders,thebuttonsaren’tpletelyuseless.Accordingtopsychologists,fakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetterbyofferingyouasenseofcontrol.“Asenseofcontrolisveryimportant.Itreducesstressandincreaseswell-being,”

saidEllenJ.Langer,apsychologyprofessoratHarvardUniversity.Expertsalsoaddedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon’tdoanythingexistinourlivesforthissamepurpose.Forexample,pedestriancrosswalkbuttonsdon’tliveuptotheirnameseither.Pressingthemusedtohelpmakethetrafficsignalschangefaster,butthatwasbeforeputercontrolledtrafficsignalswereintroduced.Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselittle“whitelies”,theystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallyclose,itisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.32.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.

Toexplorethefunctionsoffakebuttons. B.

Todescribedifferentbuttons.C.

Toanalyzevarioushabitsofpushingbuttons. D.

Toexplaintheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoffakebuttons.33.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“close”buttonsonaliftinAmerica?A.

Theyworkwhenpeoplepressthemhard.B.

Theyweredesignedonlyforasenseofcontrol.C.

Theyneverspeedupthedoor-closingprocess.D.

Theytakethesafetyofthedisabledintoaccount.34.Whatcanweinferaboutpedestriancrosswalkbuttons?A.

Theycanmakepeoplefeelbetter. B.

Theyhelpputersworkfaster.C.

Theycancontrolthetrafficsignals. D.

Theyhelppedestrianscrossquickly.35.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.

ButtonsintheUSA.

B.

ButtonsAlwaysLie.C.

ButtonsMaynotWork.

D.

“Close”ButtonsonLifts.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的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。ShoweringHelpsBrainPeoplegetrelaxationfromvariouskindsofactivities.Forexample,peoplecanrelaxthemselvesbydrivingaround,listeningtolightmusic,staringatgreenplantsorjuststaringatthecloudsinthesky.Takingashowerisrelaxing.Whenshowering,youcansingasong,daydreamorthinkaboutnothing,leavingtherealworldbehindyou.36ApieceofresearchmadebyScottBarryKaufman,apsychologistfromYaleUniversityintheUSinterviewedover3,000peoplearoundtheworld.37Theysaidtheyweremorelikelytohavenewideasintheshowerthanatwork.38Scienceexplainsthereasonsasfollows.First,showeringcanhelptoraiseourlevelofdopamine（多巴胺）,ahormone（荷尔蒙）closelyrelatedtoourcreativity.Peoplevaryintheirlevelofcreativityaccordingtotheactivityofdopamineandtakingawarmshowercanmakeusfeelrelaxedandthereforemakethedopaminelevelriseandbringtheburstofaninspirationtous.Besidesthechemicalchanges,showeringmaygiveyouabreakmentallyfromwhatmayconfuseyouallthetime.Especiallywhenyouhavethoughthardalldayaboutaproblem,jumpingintotheshowercankeepyouawayfromtheoutsideworld.39Asaresult,ashoweringhourmayturnintoanincubation（孵化）periodforyourideas.paredwithsittinginfrontofaputer,takingashowercanalsogiveyouafreshexperiencewiththechangeoflocation,temperatureandhumidity（湿度）.40Probablythesechangesmakeyouthinkfromanewpointofview.Showeringallowsustoenjoythecreativejuicesofourminds,sojusthaveatry!Takingashowercanalsomakeyoufeelmoreenergetic.Butdoyouknowthatshoweringcanbenefityourbrainaswell?Thisisaperfectwayforyoutostayactiveandcreativebothmentallyandphysically.Newandunexpectedexperiencescanleadtopositivechangesinthinking.Withouttheouterdisturbance,youcanfocusonyourinnerfeelingsandmemories.Sowhydoesasimpleshowerhavesuchmagicpower?Itturnedoutthatnearlytwothirdsofintervieweeshadexperiencednewideasintheirmindsduringtheshower.第三部分

英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）第一节

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Asachild，Janewasveryfondofanimals．41,whenshewasgrowingup,allshe

everheardwasasfollows,“Jane,youshouldbea

vet（兽医）.You'regoingtoachievegreatsuccess

inthat42.That’stheverythingyoushoulddointhefuture.”SowhenshegottotheOhioStateUniversity,shetookbiology,chemistryandsomeother43,studyinghardtobeavet.

Lateron,shewonaRotaryAmbassadorialScholarship,whichallowedhertospendher

44yearstudyingabroadinManchester,England.Awayfromthefamilyandthe45fromthem,shefoundherselfonedaysittingatherdesk,surroundedbybiologybooksand46outofthewindow,whenitsuddenlyhither:“I’mintotal47.Idon'twanttobeavet!”

Thenshethoughtbackoverallthethingsshe'ddoneinherlifeandwhathadmadeher48.Andthenithither——itwasalloftheyouthleadershipconferencesthatshehadvolunteeredat

andthemunicationsandleadershipcourseshehadtakenatOhioState.“HowcouldIhavebeenso

ignorant?HereIaminmyfourthyearatschoolandjustfinallyawarethatI’monthe49path.Ijustnevertookthetimeto

50ituntilnow,”shethought.

51byhernewthought,JanespenttherestofheryearinEnglandtaking52in

municationsandmediastudies.When53toOhioState,shewas

54abletoconvince

theadministrationtolethercreateherownprogramin“leadershipstudies”,55

ittookher2

yearslongertofinallygraduate.She

56tobeeaseniormanagementadviserinleadershiptraininganddevelopmentforthePentagon.She

57foundedadrug-preventionorganization,which58themessage,“Leadyourownlifewiththeskillandthe59tosayno”.

So,neverlivesomeoneelse’sdreams.Ifyoulimityour

choicesonlytowhatseems60orreasonable,youdisconnectyourselffromwhatyoutrulywant.A.InfactB.AfterallC.InawordD.AsaresultA.fieldB.wayC.universityD.lifeA.subjectsB.objectsC.projectsD.programsA.firstB.secondC.finalD.pastA.promiseB.stressC.helpD.pressA.staringB.steppingC.glaringD.glancingA.excitementB.sadnessC.delightD.surpriseA.disturbedB.sadC.stressedD.happyA.directB.wideC.wrongD.terribleA.permitB.admitC.pleteD.acplishA.InspiredB.DisappointedC.EmbarrassedD.ConfusedA.tripsB.notesC.coursesD.programsA.relatingB.returningC.respondingD.referringA.eventuallyB.especiallyC.hardlyD.desperatelyA.ifB.asC.althoughD.despiteA.managedB.failedC.triedD.attemptedA.stillB.neverC.againD.alsoA.concludesB.leavesC.warnsD.conveysA.factB.willC.truthD.chanceA.difficultB.wonderfulC.possibleD.special第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）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。Todaywetalkaboutawordthatisa

feeling

aswellasaplace.Thiswordis“home.”Longagointhe1700s,“home”wasusedasaverb,61(mean)“tobeguidedtoadestination.”So,whenyou

homeinon

something,youget62(close)toyour

target.Forexample,youcouldsay,“Policearehominginonthesuspects.”Thatisalsowhereweget

homingpigeons——pigeonsthatcanfind63(they)wayhomeafterbeingreleased.Buttoday,“home”ismoreoftenusedasanoun.Andithasaveryemotional64(connect)forAmericanEnglishspeakers.Youcanrememberthemeaningofthewordbytheexpression“homeis65theheartis.”Thatexpre