2022届黑龙江省大庆一高三一诊考试英语试卷含解析

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷

考生须知：

1,全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色

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3.保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Shesaidherisenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.

Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.

A.pensionB.benefitC.allowanceD.bonus

2.Natureisunderstandableinthesenseshewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskher

questionsviaobservation.

A.thatB.where

C.howD.what

3.Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn'sbirthdayparty.

A.isholdingB.hasheld

C.isheldD.willbeheld

4.Iaboutwhatyou'vesaidandI'vedecidedtotakeyouradvice.

A.thoughtB.havebeenthinking

C.wasthinkingD.hadthought

5.Thenewswasaterribleblowtoher,butshetheshocksoon.

A.gotoutB.gotoverC.gotoffD.gotthrough

6.theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.

A.NotcompletingB.Notcompleted

C.NothavingcompletedD.Havingnotcompleted

7.Ifweatableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.

A.reserveB.reserved

C.havereservedD.hadreserved

8.—Whereistheplane?Ican'tseeit.

•一Itwentoffitstokeepawayfromthesuddenstorm.

A.courseB.road

C.flightD.direction

9.Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,topickupwhereI'dleftoff.

A.hopingB.hope

C.tohopeD.hoped

10.Intheforest,soundisthebestmeansofcommunicationoverdistanceincomparisonwithlight,itwon'tbe

blockedbytreeswhentravelling.

A.whileB.because

C.whenD.though

11.upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday.

A.GetB.HavinggotC.GettingD.Toget

12.Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.

A.whatB.which

C.asD.that

13.Don'tforgettosendattendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.

A.howeverB.whatever

C.whoeverD.wherever

14.—Jack,myplanearrivesat8:30pmwhen,Isuppose,youdinner.

—ButIcanwait.

A.willhaveB.havehad

C.willhavehadD.arehaving

15.Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathedestroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutan

apology.

A.accidentallyB.carelesslyC.deliberatelyD.clumsily

16.Ifyouwanttogofurtherinthenewsport,thebestwayistoandpractisemorefrequently.

A.diveinB.dropout

C.catchonD.springup

17.—Jackhasbeenoutofconsciousnesssincetheaccident.Willhecometohimself»doctor?

—It'sgoingtobetoughbutweanticipatethathewill.

A.putthroughB.pullthrough

C.putoverD.pullover

18.Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto.

A.facethemusicB.saveface

C.costtheirarmandlegD.landontheirfeet

19.Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,onlytodayisagift,andthatiswecallitpresent.

A.howB.whenC.whyD.where

20.Ourbossistoostrictwithus.Ican'tinwiththeworksituationhere.

A.fitB.getC.makeD.take

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）Itisaquestionpeoplehavebeenaskingforages.Isthereawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess?

Forcenturies,peoplehavebeenlookingfora“fountainofyouth.^^Theideaisthatifyoufindamagicalfountain,

anddrinkfromitswaters,youwillnotage.SpanishexplorerJuanPoncedeLeonsearchedforwaterswithmagical

powersintheearly1500s.ButwhathefoundinsteadistheAmericanstateofFlorida.

ResearchersinNewYorkdidnotfindanactualfountainofyouth,buttheymayhavefoundawaytoturnbackthe

agingprocess.Itappearstheanswermaybehiddenrightbetweenyoureyes,inanareacalledthehypothalamus.

Thehypothalamusispartofyourbrain.Itcontrolsimportantactivitieswithinthebody.CaiDongsheng,a

professorattheAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicine,foundthathypothalamusstemcellsinfluencehowfastagingtakes

placeinthebodyaswell.Healsoreportedthatwhenthehypothalamusstartsaging,sodoesthebody.

“Sowhenhypothalamusfunctionisindecline,particularlythelossofhypothalamusstemcells,andthisprotection

againsttheagingdevelopmentislost,iteventuallyleadstoaging.”

Usingthisinformation,theresearchersbegantryingtoactivate（激活）orenergizethehypothalamusinlaboratory

mice.Theydidthisbyinjecting（注射）theanimalswithstemcells.Later,theresearchersexaminedtissuesandtestedfor

changesinbehavior.Theylookedforchangesinthestrengthoftheanimals9muscles.Theyalsostudiedthesocial

behaviorandcognitive（认知）abilityofthemice.

Theresearcherssaytheresultsshowthatthetreatmentslowedagingintheanimals.Caisaysinjectingmiddle-aged

micewithstemcellsfromyoungermicehelpedtheolderanimalslivelonger.

Thesefindingscouldleadtonewwaystohelpdoctorsidentifyandtreatanynumberofhealthissuesconcerning

agingproblems.Ifthemicecanlivelonger,doesthatmeanpeoplecouldhavelongerlives?ThisisthequestionCaiand

histeamarethinkingabout.

1、WhatdidJuanPoncedeLeonfind?

A,TheAmericanstateofFlorida.

B.Magicalpowers.

C.AFountainofyouth.

D.Awaytostoptheagingprocess.

2、Whatdoweknowaboutthehypothalamus?

A.Itislocatedintheeyes.

B.Itstartsagingduetotheincreaseofitsstemcells.

C.Itplaysakeyroleincontrollingtheagingprocess.

D.Itfunctionswellwhenthebodystartsaging.

3、Whatdidtheresearchersdoduringtheexperiment?

A.Theystrengthenedthemusclesofthemice.

B.Theyexaminedtissuesandtestedthebehaviourofmice.

C.Theyinjectedthestemcellsintotheyoungermice.

D.Theychangedthesocialbehaviorandcognitiveabilityofthemice.

4^Whatwouldtheresearchersprobablydonext?

A.Injectstemcellsofmiceintohumans.

B.Researchonthecognitivepsychology.

C.Helpthemicelivelonger.

D.Seeifanti-agingeffectsalsoworkinhumanbeings.

22.（8分）WEWILLNEVERFORGET

ELEPHANT-ENDOTHELIOTROPICHERPESVIRUS（EEHV）ISADEADLYVIRUSWHICHAFFECTS

YOUNGELEPHANTSGLOBALLY.Wewanttofindasolutiontothisdisease.

Thiscomplexdiseaseishavingacatastrophic（灾难性的）effectontheglobalconservationoftheAsianelephantand

wewanttofindasolutiontotheproblemassoonaspossibletostopmoreelephantsfromdyingfromthisdeadlydisease.

EEHVDOESN*TDISCRIMINATE（区另lj）

Itdoesn*tmatterwhetherit'satwoyearoldelephantatChesterZoo,atazoointheUSAorinthewildin

Africa—thisisaproblemrightaroundtheworldwhichmakesitevenmorecritical（关键的）thatwefindananswer.We

don'twantittobeanextinctionleveleventforthisimportantanimal.

MIKEJORDAN,CHESTERZOOSCOLLECTIONSDIRECTOR

Atpresent,notenoughisknownaboutthisdiseasesoweneedtocarryoutimportantresearchtohopefullyget

closertofindingawaytostoppingitkillingmoreelephants.We'repartoftheworldconservationcommunitydevotedto

theconservationofAsianelephants,sowewillcontinuetocarryoutmoreresearchandworktodiscovermoreabout

thisvirusandhowtotreatit.

WE*REACTINGFORELEPHANTS...

...tohelpsavetheglobalpopulationofthespecies.Youcanhelpfindasolutionbymakingadonationtoday.We

WillNeverForget.

DONATETOWEWILLNEVERFORGET

Jointhefightnowand100%ofyourmoneywillsupporttheresearchandhelpusputastoptothisdeadlyvirus.

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1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutEEHV?

A.IthasaffectedmanyAsiananimals.B.Ithasn'tbeenwellcontrolled.

C.Ithasalittleeffectonelephants.D.Itisakindofanimal.

2、WhichofthefollowingaboutMikeJordanisTRUE?

A.Heworksforprotectingelephants.

B.Heisawell-knownanimaldoctor.

C.Heisafamousspokenpersonforelephants.

D.He'smostlikelytofindthecauseofthedisease.

3、Howcanyoudonatemoney?

A.BygivingittoMikeJordan.B.Bygivingittotheauthor.

C.Bymakingdonationsregularly.D.Bymakingdonationsthroughbank.

4、Whatisthetextismeantto?

A.Toexplainit'sdifficulttoprotectAsianelephants.

B.ToencouragepeopletoresearchEEHV.

C.ToattractpeopletosaveAsianelephants.

D.TointroducesomethingaboutAsianelephants.

23.(8分)You'veprobablyvisitedtheTiananmenGatetower—thelandmarkbuildingofBeijing,butyoumay

nothaveheardofKuaiXiang.Alongwithhim,thefollowingremarkablearchitectsalltookthecenterstageattheir

times.

KuaiXiang(1399—1481)

TiananmenGatetowerisuniversallyconsideredthebrainchildofKuaiXiang.Byfollowinginthefootstepsof

ancienthomebuilders,hesuccessfullypresentedtheEmperorJudywithagrandwoodenstructurewhichhasstoodthe

testoftimeforalmost600years.Visitorsarealsohookedonitsdelicatepaintings.

leobMingPei(1917-present)

Hismottois：Traditionsshouldbesealedinglassboxesatmuseums.Heisalwaysstrugglingwith

innovation.AlthoughundergrillingfromFrenchconservativecritics,hestillplantedaglasspyramidintothecourtyard

oftheLouvre.HisotherworksincludeJohnF.KennedyLibrary,BeijingFragrantHillHotelandSuzhouMuseum.

ZahaHadid（1950-2016）

In2004,shebecamethefirstwomantowinthePritzkerArchitecturePrize,theNobelPrizeforarchitecture.She

usedtrickstomaximizeavailablespace.Herfluid-styleworkspioneertheconceptofmicro-living.Thecurves（曲线）of

GuangzhouOperaHouseperfectlymatchtheriseandfallofitssurroundingbuildings,formingauniqueview.

MengFanchao（1959-present）

Manypeopledismissedthebuildingofamegabridgeasapipedream,butMengFanchaoturnedthisintoreality

bybuildingHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge.Thislongestcross-seabridge,whenviewedafar,lookslikeadynamic

dragonbravingtherollingwavesofLingdingSea.

1、WhatcanweinferaboutKuaiXiang?

A.Heneverfollowstraditions.B.Helacksfinancialsupport.

C.Heisasuccessfularchitect.D.Helikesdelicatehooks.

2、WhafsIeohMingPci'sattitudetowardscreation?

A.Positive.B.Uncaring.

C.Subjective.D.Disapproving.

3、WhatdoZahaHadidandMengFanchaohaveincommon?

A.Theyemphasizetheuseofspace.B.Theysetaremarkablerecord.

C.Theylikefollowingothers9opinions.D.theirworksmeetwithaboycott

24.（8分）You'veprobablyheardaboutsportscoaches,fitnesscoaches,vocalmusicteachers,career

counselors9psychiatrists（精神病医师）andotherspecialistswhoteachskillsandhelpuscopewithdailylife.

Butthere'sarapidlygrowingkindofprofessionalwhodoesalittlebitofeverything.Sheorheiscalleda"life

coach”.Peoplewhoareatcrossroadsintheirlivesandcorporationsthatwanttogivecertainemployeesacareerboost

areturningtothemforhelp.

Theideathatoneperson'ssuccessstorycanchangeotherpeople'slivesforthebettergoesbackatleasttothe1930s.

DaleCarnegie9sfamousself-improvementprogram“HowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeople”camealongsoon

thereafter.

Butthisnewstyleoflifecoachesincludesmorethanenthusiasticspeakersorwriters.Theyusetheirown

experiencesinbusiness,sports,militaryservice,orpsychotherapy理疗法）tohelpothersmakecriticallifedecisions.

Theyoftengivetheirapproachaslogan,suchas“energycoaching"or"fearlessliving"or"workingyourself

happy”.

DaveLakhaniinBoise,Idaho,forinstance,workswithsalespeopletodevelopwhathecallsa“roadmap".Hesays

anongoingrelationshipwithacoachislikehavingapersonalfitnesstrainerforone'scareerandlifeoutsidework.

Lakhani,sBoldApproachcoachingfirmalsodonatessomeofitstimetohelppeoplewhoareanythingbut

successful—includingbatteredwomenandstrugglingsinglemothers.

Butothersintheso-called"helpingprofessions^arenotthrilledaboutthelife-coachingmovement.Theysaythat

anyone,trainedoruntrained,cancallhimselforherselfalifecoach,andthatslick（华而不实的）promoterswhomess

withpeople'slivescandomoreharmthangood.

1、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WorkingYourselfHappy

B.LifeCoachesHelpwithToughDecisions

C.HowtoCopewithDailyLifewithLifeCoaches

D.TheLife-CoachingMovement

2、Theunderlinedphrase“lifecoach”inParagraph2means“

A.thecareercounselorwhoteachesskills

B.thepsychiatristwhohelpsuscopewithdailylife

C.thefitnesscoachwhoteachesuslessons

D.thespecialistwhohelpsusmakeimportantlifedecisions

3、Thelastparagraphismainlyabout.

A.theintroductionsoflifecoach

B.thedisagreementsoflifecoach

C.theeffectsoflifecoach

D.theexperiencesoflifecoach

4、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardslifecoaches?

A.Cautious.B.Approving.

C.Casual.D.Disapproving.

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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）Spellingwassortofmysuperpower.Iwasn'tamathorscienceguy,butIcouldchewand]

books.

“Yourwordisonomatopoeia,Msaidtheannouncer.Onthestageof“SchoolBee,”mybrain2tothespelling

beesahead:firstthecountychampionship,thenthestate,andfinallythenationalspellingbee.IglancedbackatAlexa,

whowantedanotherchanceat3IfImissedthisword,she*dbe4inthegame.Butthatwouldn't

happen.Chinup,shouldersback,I5mythroat,wO-n-o-m-a-t-o-p-o-e-i-a.wImadeit.

Thetrophy（奖杯）waspresentedtome.Ishoutedonstage,UIamthealpha-bcsf9.Surprisingly,mysister,Deandra,

rolledhereye§・"You'rea6winner."Deandramadea7face.uShetriedtoshakeyourhandbutyou__

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thebestinthecountybee.”

"Willthey11me?Iamthealpha-bestwithnoeffortsatall.”Aftersixrounds,thenumberofstudents___

12frommorethan100tojustsevenandIwasoneoutoftheseven.IfIhadbeengivenwordslikeaerospaceor

conical,I'dmake13already.Unfortunately,I14withthewordmaestroatlast.Istood15for

thelongestmoment.

Thefinalwinneractedtheexact16ofmine.Heacceptedhistrophywithasmallbow,andthenshook

handswiththerunner-up（亚军）.IgottoknowDeandra9swords17.

IapologizedtoAlexa,"I'msorry1wasso18whenIwon.""Howwasthecountybee?”Alexaasked."A_

19Ifyouneedastudypartnerfornexttime,I'mhappytohelp.”“Really?Lefs20onit,partner.”“Better

latethannever."Alexasaid,shakingmyhand.

1、A.preferB.acquireC.writeD.digest

2、A.flashedbackB.fastforwardedC.paidattentionD.gotdown

3、A.winningB.announcingC.listeningD.missing

4、A.backB.offC.outD.away

5、A.driedB.clearedC.closedD.choked

6、A.terribleB.fairC.greatD.real

7、A.happyB.sourC.cheerfulD.painful

8、A.ignoredB.agreedC.acceptedD.doubted

9、A.answerB.careC.regretD.decline

10、A.poorestB.easiestC.bestD.luckiest

11、A.admireB.passC.influenceD.match

12、A.jumpedB.roseC.decreasedD.spread

13、A.concernB.effortsC.progressD.history

14^A.changedB.fellC.crashedD.relieved

15、A.byB.aroundC.frozenD.tall

16、A.roleB.wayC.oppositeD.behavior

17、A.tookplaceB.madesenseC.cameoutD.caughtup

18、A.ashamedB.shockedC.cautiousD.impolite

19、A.disasterB.dealC.successD.dream

20、A.relyB.restC.baseD.shake

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)Thereisawidevarietyofbooksavailablethatcontaincross-culturalcharacters.Manyofthefriendships

featuredinearlypicturebookstendl.(include)verysimpleexamples,butaschildrenbecomemorefluent

2,(read)/thereisagreatervarietyofbookswithcomplexexamplesoffriendshipamongthemaincharacters.

Forexample,inthepicturebookTheSandwichSwap3.(write)byQueenRaniaAlAbdullahofJordan,the

authorillustratesthecross-culturalfriendshipbetweenSalmaandLily,andthesimilaritiesanddifferencestheyshare.

Theyarebestfriendsatschool,4.theyhappilydrawpictures,playontheswings,andjumprope.SalmaandLilyalso

eattheirlunchtogetherinthecafeteria,andatthatpointtheyrecognize5.difference.Salmaeatsahumus(鹰嘴豆泥)

sandwich.6.Lilyeatsapeanutbutterandjellysandwich.Atfirst,theyannouncethateachother'ssandwichis

“yucky,“andthedisagreementcontinuesuntilit7,(final)leadstoafoodfight.However,SalmaandLilylearntowork

out8.(they)differences.Whentheyeachtrytheother'ssandwich,theyrealizethedifferentsandwichesaretasty.

Althoughthisbook9・(describe)friendswhoenjoysocializingtogetherandtherelationshipisalesscomplexformof

friendship,itdoesshowthatsmallthingscanruinfriendships.However,10・thiscase,thefriendshipturnsouttobe

stronger.

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作文，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(A),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:在错的词下划一横线，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。

Iamwritingtosuggestliftthebanonusingsmartphones,tabletcomputersandothermobiledevicesinclass.

Mobiledevicescameintoexistenceasresultofthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.Theywouldbenefitusa

lotaslongastheyareusedproper.First,mobiledevicesareefficiencyandcanhelpteachersknowthatstudents

understandwhatistaughtwhentheyfinishtheirexercises.Second,mobiledevicescanmakeclassesmoreinterestedso

studentswillbemorewillingtolearn.Finally,usingmobiledeviceswillreducetheuseofpaper,andwhichwillbegood

fortheenvironment.Pleasetakemysuggestionintoconsider.

Lookingforwardtoyoureply.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假如你是李星，你的加拿大朋友Martin想来中国上大学，他想向你了解一些关于中国发展和机遇的

信息。请你结合以下要点并结合自己的观点，给他回一封信。

1.中国发展非常好……；

2.举例说明，例如一带一路倡议和中国梦提出；中欧班列开行及其优势……

3.邀请他来中国深造。

注意：1.词数100左右，开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总数；

2.可适当增加情节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：中欧班列：China-EUlinetrains;一带一路倡议：OneBeltOneRoadInitiative

DearMartin,

Gladtohearfromyou.

Bestwishes!

Yours,

LiXing

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题L5分，满分30分）

1、A

2、A

3、D

4、B

5、B

6、C

7、D

8、A

9、A

10、B

11、C

12、C

13、C

14、C

15、C

16、A

17、B

18、B

19、C

20、B

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、A

2、C

3、B

4、D

22、Mostpeoplerealizethatfastfoodisn'tthehealthiestorbest-tastingcuisine（菜肴）.Itis,however,expectedtobe

fast.

ManychainslikeMcDonald'shavestruggledwithslowerfooddeliveryinrecentyears,becausetherearemore

itemsonthemenu.Buttheworld*slargestrestaurantchain,whichserves68millioncustomersdailyin119countries,is

tryingtochangethat.

Forseveralmonths,McDonald'shasbeentestingwhat'scalledtheUjust-for-youexperience^^.In200US

restaurants（andmorethan2,000acrosstheglobe）,customersareabletoorderdirectlyfromaself-servekiosk（售货亭）,

afterwhichanemployeebringsthemealdirectlytothetable.

McDonald'schiefexecutiveSteveEasterbrook,speakingataMcDonald*si^nNew-York'sTribecaneighbourhood

onThursday,saidthecompanyhaslongexpectedcustomerstoadapttoitsbusinessmodeloforderingatthecounter

andthenwaitingtocollecttheirownfood.Now,hesaid,“We'readaptingourbusinessaroundcustomers.”

Itshowedthat“testrunsatmorethan500restaurants...showedanincreaseinfoottrafficandcontributedtoa

mid-single-digitpercentageincreaseinrestaurantsales,liftingthe5to6averagecheckby1,onaverage."Customer

satisfactionscoresalsoincreased,^becausefamilies,inparticular,appreciatehavingtheirfoodbroughttothem.^The

companyalsoannouncedthebeginningofanewmobileorder-and-payapp,whichwouldallowcustomerstoorderand

payforfoodfromtheirsmartphones.

Mike,acommoncustomer,said,“Asa