2021-2022学年茂名市高考临考冲刺英语试卷含解析

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Theboythefirstprize,buthewassocarelessastomakeafoolishmistake.

A.musthavegainedB.needhavegained

C.couldhavegainedD.shallhavegained

2.WhenIwassmall,mymomreadmestoriesatnight.

A.couldB.should

C.mightD.would

3.Markhavehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.

A.needn'tB.wouldn'tC.mustn'tD.couldn't

4.Thereisnoreasontobedisappointed.,thiscouldberatheramusing.

A.AboveallB.Asaresult

C.ApartfromthatD.Asamatteroffact

5.—Vivien,youlookblue.What'swrong?

—Therearesomanypapers.I'mreallybusyrecently.

A.finishB.tofinish

C.finishingD.finished

6.—WhataboutinvitingTracytohosttheparty?

—Goodidea!Sheisveryquickinmind.Oh,,hereshecomes.

A.don9tpullmylegB.alittlebirdtoldme

C.speakofthedevilD.it'sapieceofcake

7.IadmiremyEnglishteacher.Icanrememberveryfewoccasionsshestopped

workingbecauseofillhealth.

A.thatB.when

C.whereD.which

8.Howcome?Ican'tfindmykey.Ijustleftitithadbeen.

A.whereB.which

C.whenD.how

9.ThebusdroppedmeoffandpulledawayIrealizedIhadleftmybagonit.

A.whileB.before

C.afterD.since

10.Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai

thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours.

A.cutsB.willcutC.iscuttingD.hascut

11.IafluwhenIwasonaspringoutingwithmyclassmate.

A.caughtupB.pickedup

C.tookupD.broughtup

12.Ourteamisworld-classanditwasnosurprisethatwewonbysucha_margin.

A.lowB.high

C.wideD.narrow

13.WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,into16languages,hasbecomeabest-selleralloverthe

world.

A.havingtranslatedB.tobetranslated

C.beingtranslatedD.translated

14.Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,

theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.

A.nowthatB.evenif

C.aslongasD.asthough

15.somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.

A.AsB.While

C.OnceD.Until

16.Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.

A.ifhaditnotbeenB.isitnotbeingC.haditnotbeenD.itsonlyhavingbeen

17.TheearthquakeinJapan,measuring9.0ontheRichterScale,wassoviolentcauseaseriesofexplosionsof

thenuclearreactorsinseveralpowerstations.

A.toB.thatC.astoD.asthat

18.一MayIuseyournewdictionary?

一It*soverthere..

A.FeelfreeB.NevermindC.MypleasureD.It'sOK

19.Haveyoueverbeeninasituationyouknowtheotherpersonisrightyetyoucannotagreewithhim?

A.whereB.whichC.thatD.as

20.Theweatherturnedouttobefine.Ithetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.

A.shouldhavetakenB.musthavetaken

C.couldn'thavetakenD.needn'thavetaken

第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21.（6分）Ifyou'veeverhadtochopanonion9youprobablyknowthatit'soneofthemostannoyingcooking

experiences.Itjustfillsyoureyeswithtears.Scientistsandfarmershavebeenworkingonasolutiontothisproblemfor

decades>andthey'veapparentlycomeupwithatearlessonion.

Calledthe“Sunion"，thisnewvegetableistheresultofanaturalcross-breedingprogramthat'sbeengoingonfarms

inNevadaandWashingtonsincethe1980s.Ifssupposedlyasweet,mild-tastingonionthatdoesn'tleavethatstrong,

pungentaftertaste,butwhatreallysetsitapartfrommostotheronionvarietiesisthatitdoesn'tcausetearyeyeswhen

it'schopped.

Whenyoucutintoanormalonion9itreleasesacompoundcalledlachrymatory-factorsynthase,and'whenthathits

youreyes,yourbodyproducestears.Now,theinterestingthingaboutregularonionsisthattheamountsof

lachrymatory-factorsynthaseincreasethelongerthevegetablesarestored,sotheolderthey,themoreyoucry.In

Sunions9ontheotherhand,thelevelsofthatannoyingcompounddropthemoretimegoesby,untilitnolongerhasany

effectonyoureyeswhenyoucutit.

That'swhatSuniongrowersareclaiminganyway,butreportsfromthoseluckyenoughtohavetriedthemseemto

confirmtheseclaims.TheHufTingtonPosthadthreeofitsreporterschopsomeSunions,andapparently9noneofthem

shedasingletear.AccordingtotheWashingtonPost,theydon'thavetheuuniencvofregularonionsandaresosweet

thatyoucaneatthemwlikepopcorn^^.

Sothegoodnewsisthattearlessonionsarenowarealthing.Thebadnewsisthattheyarecurrentlyonlygrownin

WashingtonandNevada,andeventhoughtheyaresoldnationwide»theyarestillinrelativelyshortsupply.Thefirst

SunionbatcheshittheshelvesofgrocerystoresinDecember,butwe911probablystartseeingtheminmostgrocery

shopsandsupermarketsinthenextfewyears,asmorepeoplelearnaboutthem.

1、WhatisspecialabouttheSunion?

A.It'seasilychopped.B.It'ssweetandtastesstrong.

C.Ifstearlessandmild.D.It'sgrownnationwideintheUSA.

2^HowdoestheauthorintroducetheSunioninParagraph3?

A.Bycomparison.B.Bytellingastory.

C.Bygivingexamples.D.Byaskingquestions.

3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordupungency9,inParagraph4mean?

A.Roundshape.B.Strongsmell.

C.Specialcharacter.D.Medicalfunction.

4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?

A.TheSunionhasbeenlargelyonthemarket.

B.TheSunionisstillontrialatpresent.

C.TheSunionwillsoonbegrownworldwide.

D.TheauthorisconfidentaboutthefutureoftheSunion.

22.(8分)TomyCharleyonhisweddingday:

Iknowyouthinkthesenotesaresilly.IhavewatchedyouwearalongfaceovertheyearswhenIgivethemtoyou.

ButunderstandthatsometimesIwanttotellyousomethingandIwanttogetitjustright.Puttingitdownonpaper

helpsmedothat.IwishIhadbeenabetterwriter,IwishIhadgonetocollege.IfIhad,IthinkIwouldhavestudied

Englishandmaybemyvocabularywouldhaveimproved.SomanytimesIfeelIamusingthesamewordsoverandover.

Likeawomanwearingthesamedresseveryday.Soboring!

WhatIwanttosaytoyou,Charley,isyouaremarryingawonderfulgirl.IthinkofCatherineinmanywayslikeI

thinkofRoberta.Likeadaughter.Sheissweetandpatient.Youshouldbethesamewithher,Charley.

Hereiswhatyouaregoingtofindoutaboutmarriage:youhavetoworkatittogether*Andhavetolovethree

things.Youhavetolove

1)Eachother.

2)Yourchildren(whenyouhavesome).

3)Yourmarriage.

WhatImeanbythatlastoneis,theremaybetimesthatyoufight,andsometimesyouCatherinewon'tevenlike

eachother.Butthosearethetimesyouhavetoloveyourmarriagelikeathirdparty.Lookatyourweddingphotos.

Lookatanymemoriesyou'vemade.Andifbelieveinthosememories,theywillpullyoubacktogether.

Pmveryproudofyoutoday,Charley.IamputtingthisinyourtuxedopocketbecauseIknowhowyoulosethings.

Iloveyoueveryday!

Mom

1、WhydidthemotherwritethelettertoCharley?

A.Tocongratulateherson.B.Togivehimsomeadvice.

C.Toshowherpity.D.Totalkthingsthrough.

2、Whatkindoffeelingismainlyrevealedintheletter?

A.Regret.B.Pride.

C.Care.D.Complaint.

3、WhatisimpliedaboutCharleyintheletter?

A.Heisforgetful.B.Heispatient.

C.Heisboring.D.Heisworried

23.（8分）Morestudentsthaneverbeforearetakingagapyear（间隔年）beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedto

becalledthe“yearoff9betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated（起源）withthemonthsleft

overtoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexamsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyean

Thisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputofftheirentryuntil

nextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbytheUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsService

（UCAS）.

Thatisarecord14.7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyeanTonyHigginsfromUCASsaidthat

thestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.^Studentswhotakeawell-plannedyearoutaremore

likelytobesatisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchosencourse.Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureand

responsible.99hesaid.

Butnoteveryoneishappy.OwainJames,thepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents（NUS）,arguedthatthe

increaseisevidenceofstudenthardship一youngpeoplearebeingforcedintoearningmoneybeforefinishingtheir

education.66Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytoleaveuniversityupto£15,000indebt.Itisnot

surprisingthatmoreandmorestudentsaretakingagapyeartoearnmoneytosupporttheirstudyforthedegree.NUS

statisticsshowthatover40%ofstudentsareforcedtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%during

vacationperiodsJhesaid.

1、Whatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetext?

A.Itisflexibleinlength.B.Itisatimeforrelaxation.

C.Itisincreasinglypopular.D.Itisrequiredbyuniversities.

2、AccordingtoTonyHiggins,studentstakingagapyear.

A.arebetterpreparedforcollegestudies

B.knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejobs

C.aremorelikelytoleaveuniversityindebt

D.haveabetterchancetoentertopuniversities

3、HowdoesOwainJaniesfeelaboutthegap-yearphenomenon?

A.He9spuzzled.B.He9sworried.

C.He9ssurprised.D.He'§annoyed.

4、WhatwouldmoststudentsdoontheirvacationaccordingtoNUSstatistics?

Attendadditionalcourses.B.Makeplansforthenewterm.

C.Earnmoneyfortheireducation.D.Preparefortheirgraduatestudies.

24.（8分）TheTajMahal,inAgra,India,isoneofthemostbrilliantstructuresonEarth.Itisnearly400years

old.EmperorShahJahanhaditbuiltinmemoryofhiswife.Ittookabout2yearstobuildthemonument.Some2,000

workersand1,000elephantshelpedgetthejobdone.Today,theTajMahalisnotjustasymbolofculturalhistory.Ifs

alsoIndia'smostfamoustouristattraction.About8millionpeoplevisititeachyear.

Butpollutionisturningthewhitemarblemonumentshadesofgreen,yellow,andbrown.TheTajMahalstandson

thepollutedYamunaRiver.Insectsareattractedtothedirtywater.Theyleavegreenishdroppingsonthebuilding.Air

pollutionisalsoabigthreat.FactoriesandcarsreleasepollutionintotheainItstickstotheTajMahal'ssuidEace.In

the190s,India'sSupremeCourtorderedhundredsoffactoriesnearthemonumenttoclose.Also,carandbustraffic

wasrestricted.Fromtimetotime,workerscleantheTajMahal.Butdoingsoisdifficult,expensive,andtime-consuming;

Anditdoesn'tpreventthediscoloration.

OnJuly11,India'sSupremeCourtgavethecityofAgraawarning:"EitheryoudestroytheTajMahaloryou

restoreit”・AuthoritiesinthecitysubmittedadraftofanactionplanonJuly24.Itsuggestsbanningplasticsand

constructionfromthearea.Italsocallsfortheclosingofmorefactories.

“InordertopreservetheTajMahal,peoplemustcometogethertoworktowardasolution.Thereneedstobe

positivepressureonpeopletoact.Weneedtoactimmediately,SachchidaTripathisays.Heworkedona34studyof

pollutionattheTajMahal."Wearetrying,headds,"butweneedtotrymore.”

1、WhydidEmperorShahJahanbuilttheTajMahal?

A.Toattracttourists.B.Tohonourhiswife.

C・TorepresentIndia.D.Tomarkhisgreatness.

2、WhatcanweinferabouttheTajMahalfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Itisgettingdirty.B.Itisunderrepair.

C.Itattractsinsects.D.Itislosingtourists.

3、WhatshouldpeopledotosavetheTajMahalaccordingtoSachchidaTripathi?

A.Closefactories.B.Becomeunited.

C.Makeanewplan.D.Preventthediscoloration.

4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ImmediateActionMustBeTakenB.TheTajMahalMustBeRebuilt

C.FactoriesandCarsLedtoPollutionD.PollutionDestroyedtheTajMaha

25.（10分）IamastonishedatthewayGodknowswhentosendaspecialgiftofencouragementatjusttheright

time!Itmightbeinadream,alostletter,amemory,orsomethingfoundthatwe'dforgottenabout.

MygrandmotherwasfromatowninMichigan.AndsummeraftersummerIenjoyedstayingwithmy

grandparentsasayoungchild.Iwasfromthecityandlovedthesmalltownwheretheylived.Peoplekneweveryone,

theirchildren,theirpets,theirancestors.

Grandmawasalwaysusingherhandsforsomethingexciting...shewouldmakesandwichesandwe'dhavetea

parties,plantflowersandcarefullytendthem.Shelovedknittingsweatersaswellasmakingbeautifulquiltsforher

grandchildren.Irememberthesmallthimble（顶针）shewouldplaceonherfingerwhiledoingherneedlework.

Afewyearsago,whenGrandmaleftthisearthforhernewresidenceinHeaven,Ibidfarewelltomyloving

grandmotherHowquicklyourlivescanchange!Wehadjusthadteatogetheracoupleofmonthsearlier,onher91st

birthday.Imissedherverymuch,butInoticed也mostlyonmybirthdays,becausetherewasnocardfromGrandma.

She'dneverforgottenmybirthday!

OnoneparticularbirthdaywhenIwasfeelingalittlelow,somethinghappenedmademefeelasifshewassharing

thatspecialdaywithme.Iwasarrangingsomecolorfulpillowsthatshehadmade,andsuddenlyIfeltsomethinginside

onepillow;itwassmallandhard.Imovedtheobjecttoaseam（缝）thatIcarefullyopened,and,tomydelight,outcame

atinysilverthimble!

HowhappyIwastofindsomethingthathadbeenapartofher!Notrealizingithadfallenoffherfinger,Ipictured

hersewingitintothatlittlepillowthatIjusthappenedtofluff（抖松）,toplaceonmybedspread（床罩）thatday.I

carefullylaidthethimblealongsidetheothersI'dcollectedovertheyears.Whatapreciousmemoryofaveryspecial

ladywho,somehow,Iknew,waslaughingindelightatsewingherthimbleintomypillow.Iheatedthekettleandmade

sometea,usingmybestchina,asGrandmaalwaysdid,andthenenjoyedmyteaandGrandma'sthimble.Whata

wonderfulbirthdaythatwas!

1>Intheauthor'smemory,whatwouldhergrandmotherdo?

A.Shewouldmakesandwichesandhamburgersforherfamily.

B.Shewouldwearathimbleforneedleworkeveryday.

C.Shewouldmakebeautifulquiltsformoney.

D.Shewouldlookaftertheflowersinthegarden.

2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it"inParagraph4referto?

A.Themodernworld'sfast-changinglife.

B・Thefactthatthegrandmotherhadpassedaway.

C.Theauthor'smissinghergrandmother.

D.Thelovetheauthorgotfromhergrandmother.

3、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshefoundthethimble?

A.Surprisedandjoyful.B.Delightedbutregretful.

C.Guiltyandsad.D.Joyfulbutlonely.

4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Grandma'sThimble.

B.Grandma'sLifeStory.

C.TheJoyofFindingSomethingLost.

D.TheImportanceofPuttingThingsAway.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（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A、B、

C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.

26.（30分）Iwokeuptoansweraphonecallfromataxidriverwhohadmyfriend'scellphone.Myfriendhad

apparently]itinthetaxithenightbefore.Thedriverhadcalledothers,2Iwasthefirstonewho3

toanswer.

Thecabdriveraskedmewherehecould4thecellphoneoff.ItoldhimthecrossstreetstowhereIlived

and5jumpedoutofbed,gotdressedandtoldthecabdriverIWmeethimonthe6ofthosestreets.The

driverdroveallthewayfromQueensto7thisphonetowhereIlived.I8ifhehadtakenona9

ortwo.Hecouldhavemadesomegood1（）fromdrivingthatdistance.

WhenImetupwiththetaxidriverI11himforhavingsuchakindandbeautifulsoul.Iwasso12

formyfriend!MyfriendrecentlymovedherefromoutofthecountryandIcanonlyimaginehow13hiscell

phoneistohim!IfurtheraskedthetaxidriverifIcouldgethis14.sothatmyfriendcanthankhimaswell.He

saidmy15wasallthatheneededanddroveoff.

Ie-mailedmyfriend16him1hadhisphoneandlaterthatdaymetupwithhimtotellhimhowIhad

receivedit.Myfriendsmiled17biggerandsaidhecouldn'tbelievesuchkindness18inthisbigcity.He

toldmehecannot19topayitforward.Iwassotouchedtowitnessthekindstorythat20earlythat

morninganditjustmademyday!

1、A.usedB.leftC.playedD.showed

2、A.forB.orC.soD.but

3、A.pickedupB.watchedoverC.turnedupD.calmeddown

4、A.takeB.payC.dropD.ring

5、A.quicklyB.finallyC.slowlyD.anxiously

6、A.backB.sideC.frontD.corner

7、A.deliverB.moveC.enjoyD.repair

8、A.determinedB.askedC.wonderedD.doubted

9、A.strangerB.passengerC.witnessD.friend

10、A.pleasureB.fameC.experienceD.money

11、A.thankedB.rememberedC.treasuredD.paid

12^A.sorryB.encouragedC.excitedD・happy

13、A.lovelyB.importantC.reliableD.rare

14、A.nameB.opinionC.informationD.request

15、A.identityB.gratitudeC.helpE）.tip

16、A.convincingB.tellingC.warningD.reminding

17、A.neverB.justC.evenD.ever

18>A.existedB.survivedC.formedD.recovered

19、A.decideB.pretendC.waitD.refuse

20>A.differedB.succeeded1C.countedD.happened

第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27.（15分）WhileIwaswaitingforabusatabusstop,Isawayoungmanwalkintothepaytelephonenearby.After

awhile,hecameoutandlookedvery1.（worry）.Whenhesawme2^（stand）there,hewalkeduptomein3,hurry“Good

morning,sir;"hesaid."Doyouknow4.AbarahamLincolnwasborn?"1feltalittlesurprisedathiswords."Something

mustbewrong5.thepooryoungman,"Ithoughtanddidn'tanswerhim."Couldyoupleasetellmeinwhichyear

AbrahamLincolnwasborn?”herepeatedpolitely.NowIunderstoodthathewasnotjoking,soIsmiledand6.（tell）hiin

thatAbrahamLincolnwasbornin1809.MOh,yes!Thatisit!Thankyou,“hesaid.Thenheturnedaroundandrushed

intothepaytelephoneagain.Afew7.（minute）later,hecameoutwithasmile.Hethankedmeagainandexplainedthat

hewanted8.（call）hisfriend,butheforgotthetelephonenumber.

“Youhelped9.（I）torememberit,”hesaid."Yousee,histelephonenumberis180909.Itcanbe

10.（easy）rememberedifyouknowwhenAbrahamLincolnwasborn.”

第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）

28.（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改短文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，

每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

WearesohappytohaveMsGreenheretostaywithustoday.NowI'llmakeabriefintroduceabouther.During

theperiodof1990and1996,shestudiedatChicagoUniversityinAmerica,learnEnglishandtheChineselanguage.

Aftergraduation,shecomestoChinaandhasbeenteachingEnglishinmiddleschools.

MsGreenwillteachusEnglishforafewyearinourschool.Whilestayhere,shewillhelpimproveyourspoken

English.Beside,shewilltellusmoreabouttheeducationinCanada.

IhopeMsGreenwillhavegoodtimeinourschool.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowin

Chinese.

76.假设你是明启中学学生王磊，你校下个月将举行中外学生交流活动，现向学生征求活动方案。你主动向校长写信,

表达你的想法。你的信包括以下内容：

1.活动的主题；

2.你设计的L2个活动的具体内容；

3.你设计该活动的理由。

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1、

2、

3、

4、

5、

6、

7、

8、

9、

10、B

11、B

12、C

13、D

14、B

15、B

16、C

17、C

18、A

19、A

20、D

第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21、1、C

2、A

3^B

4、D

22、1、B

2、C

3、A

23、1、C

2、A

3、B

4、C

24、1、B

2、A

3、B

4、A

25、1、D

2、C

3、A

4、A

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题L5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、

C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.

26、1、B

2、D

3、A

4、C

5、A

D