河北省内丘中学新高考英语倒计时模拟卷及答案解析

河北省内丘中学新高考英语倒计时模拟卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．WhenThanksgivingDayisthecorner,storesandsupermarketsarebusywithpeople.A．around B．on C．with D．at2．Ifyou________cometoourvillage,I’llshowyouaround.A．will B．shall C．must D．should3．Althoughthesituationwastoughduringtheeconomiccrisisnowthingsarebeginningto________.A．lookup B．keepup C．setup D．buildup4．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．asacredcowB．aHerculeantaskC．aPandora'sboxD．achild'splay5．---Sorry!I’mafraidthatIcan’tgotothemagicshowbyDavidCopperfieldwithyou.---.A．Itdoesn’tmatter.B．Doasyoulike.C．Whatashame.D．Takeiteasy.6．Maybeitistimefortherestofsocietyto_________thefact_________Imaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.A．adjustto;thatB．getusedto;thatwhileC．adaptto;whileD．goabout;thatwhile7．Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．afford C．buy D．spend8．Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,people______enjoyalifeofhigherquality.A．should B．can C．may D．must9．--Can’tyoustayalittlelonger?Ireallywanttotalkmorewithyou.--Me,too.________Ihavetogethomebefore10atnight.A．But B．Since C．And D．For10．Comeoffit!Oversleepingisaslameanexcuseasother.A．one B．eachC．some D．any11．Everygreataccomplishmentrestsontheofwhatcamebeforeit;whenyoutraceitback,you’llseeonesmallstepthatstarteditall.A．reputationB．expectationC．recreationD．foundation12．—I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?—______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Mypleasure D．Noproblem13．Ourcompanyisseekingforamanager,especially________withcreativityandimagination.A．theone B．eachC．one D．that14．Keepupyourspiritsevenifyou_____failhundredsoftimes.A．must B．needC．may D．should15．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That16．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff17．WhatIlovemostaboutreadingnovelsis______theauthorsvividlydescribethecharacters.A．what B．whyC．how D．whom18．Theboystoodhisheaddown,listeningtohismotherscoldinghimforbreakingthewindows.A．for B．of C．with D．around19．Rentusually________upinthesummer,whencollegegraduatesaremovingoutoftheirdormitoriesandseekingfornewplacestomovein.A．willgo B．goesC．hasgone D．went20．---Hi,Johnson,anyideawhereSusanis?---Itisclasstime,soshe__________intheclassroomnow.A．canbe B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．shouldbe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）Myviolinislikeasoulmatethatwhisperswordsofwisdomtome.Together,we’vegonethroughbothtearsandhappiness.About12yearsago,Imadeacquaintancewithitfollowinganorderfrommymom.Manyhoursofboredomwerespentpracticingit.Andtomakethingsworse,thedisappointmentinmyteacher’seyesasIplayedthewrongnoteswaslikeaninvisiblehammer,strikingonmyheart.Oneday,Ifinallydecided:Ihateit!Bychance,thingschangedwhenIwasseven.Iwasathomelyingonthesofa,wonderinghowthosefamousviolinistsdealtwiththisterribledilemma.IsearchedonlinefortheE-minorConcerto,awell-knownviolinworkbyGermancomposerFelixMendelssohn,andlistenedtoit.Abeautifulandmysterioussoundcamefromtheviolinasthebowmovedacrossit.Itwaslikethemusicslidovertheflowers,roseup,andstartedtofilltheair.Theviolin’svoicewokeupthesun,madethetreesgreen,andfreshenedtheair.Asthemusicchanged,theskyturnedbacktogray.Agloomyshadecoveredthegrassasallthesunshinedisappeared.Icouldhearchildrencryingandmenshouting.Itwaslikeaninvisibleclawhadgrabbedmyhearttightly,makingitunabletobeat.Thatgloriousdaysetoffmypassionandinterestinviolin-Igrabbedmineandneverletitgo.Beforethememoriesfaded,Istaredatmyinstrument.Withouthesitating,Ipickeditup,rosined(用松香擦)thebow,andbegantoplay.Peacefilledmyheart.Myviolinhasbeenbymysidefor12years.WhenIfeelhappy,anenergetictunemakesitevenbetter;whenI’mdeepinsorrow,apeacefultunewashesitaway,whenI’mwalkingonair,feelingespeciallypleasedwithmyachievements,solemn(庄严的)tunescalmmedown.Gradually,ithasbecomeapartofmylife.Myviolin,shallIcompareyoutoasummer’sday?1、Whatfurthercontributedtotheauthor'sdislikeofviolin-playing?A．Ordersfrommum. B．Boredomofpractice.C．Lossofpassionforviolin. D．Disappointmentintheteacher’seyes.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Theauthor’sfeelingwascontinuouslyinfluencedbythemusic.B．Theweatheractuallychangedbecauseofthetune.C．Thesuddenchangemadetheauthor'sheartunabletobeat.D．Thesceneryoutsidetheroomwasquiteattractive.3、Whydidtheauthorpickuptheviolinagain?A．Theinvisiblehammerandclawaregone.B．Thebeautifulimaginationchangedhisattitude.C．Afamoustunearousedhisinterestandpassion.D．HewascrazyaboutFelixMendelssohn’sworks.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Deeploveformusic. B．Mydislikeandlikeofviolin.C．Aninspiringstoryofviolin. D．Musicalsoulmate—violin.22．（8分）“HeaveniswherethepoliceareEnglish,thecooksareFrenchthemechanicsareGerman,theloversareItalianandeverythingisorganizedbytheSwiss.Helliswherethe.policeareGerman,thecooksareEnglish,themechanicsareFrench,theloversareSwiss,andeverythingisorganizedbytheItalians.”Obviouslythenationalstereotypes（模式化的思想）inthis,oldjokearegeneralizations,butsuchstereotypesareoftensaidto"existforareason".Isthereactuallyasliveroftruthinthem?Notlikely,aninternationalresearchteamnowsays."Nationalandculturalstereotypesdoplayanimportantroleinhowpeopleseethemselvesandothers,andbeingawarethatthesearenotdependableisausefulthing,"saidstudyauthorRobertMcCraeoftheNationalInstituteonAging."Theseareinfactunfoundedstereotypes.Theydon'tcomefromlookingaroundyou,"McCraesaid.Ifnationalstereotypesaren'trootedinrealexperiences,thenwheredotheycomefrom?Onepossibilityisthattheyreflectnationalvalues,whichmaybecomeknownfromhistoricalevents.Forexample,manyhistorianshavearguedthatthespiritofAmericanindividualismhasitsoriginsintheexperiencesofthepioneersontheOldWest.SocialscientistssuchaspsychologistRichardRobinshavegivenseveralotherpossibleexplanationsforstereotypesandwhytheymaybeincorrect.Robinsnotesthatsomestereotypesmayhavebeencorrectatonepointinhistoryandthenremainedunchangedwhiletheculturechanged.Wemaybe"hard-wired",tosomedegree,tokeepincorrectstereotypes,sincewearelesslikelytonoticeandrememberinformationthatisdifferentfromourstereotypes.Generally,accordingtoRobins,whenwemeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromourstereotypes,weseethemasuniqueindividualsratherthantypicalnationalorculturalgroups.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopicofnationalstereotypes.B．Tomakeacomparisonbetweenthecharactersofdifferentcountries.C．Toexemplifytheargumentagainststereotyping.D．Toanalyzethestrengthsandweaknessesofpeopleindifferentcountries.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMcCrae'sattitudetowardsnationalstereotypes?A．Supportive.B．Indifferent.C．Critical.D．Uncertain.3、Accordingtosocialscientists,whyaren’tnationalstereotypesalwayscorrect?A．Becausetheyareformedbyindividualhistorians.B．Becausepeopletendtohavefalseideaaboutothercultures.C．Becausegeneralizationsaremadethroughpersonalexperience.D．Becausewhatwastrueinthepastmaynotbetrueatpresent.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hard-wired"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Forgetful.B．Fixed.C．Anxious.D．Helpless.23．（8分）PhantomGourmetFoodFestivalSaturday,September24,noon-4pmLansdowne&IpswichStreets617-635-2120Ages21+$40/inadvance;$50,dayofeventThePhantomGourmetpresentsagiantafternoonFoodFestivaltotakeplaceinthestreets,bars,andclubsaroundFenwayPark.Ticketholderswillhaveaccesstoseveralfoodsamplings,entrancetothestreetsandbars,andadmissiontonightclubparties.Drinksarenotincludedwithtickets.Also,ifyouwanttofitin,PhantomGourmetsuggestswearingsomethingpurple.The4thannualFashionShowSaturday,September24，8pmCycloramaatBostonCenterfortheArts,539TremontSt.,Boston02116617-426-5000$50-$175AspartofBostonFashionweek2011,theeventpresentsthe4thannualFashionShow,whichwillshowsomeofthebestdesignersinthefashionindustry.Contestants,JeryTam,MayaLuz,andKeithLissner(TheFashionShow,BravoTV)alsoplantobepresent.RegentTheatre’s95thAnniversaryCelebrationSunday,September25,4pmTheRegentTheatre,7MedfordSt.,Arlington02476781-646-4849Allages$10/inadvance,$15/dayofshow,$5/kidsunder12TheRegentTheatrepresentsashowinhonoroftheir9Sthanniversary.Entertainmentfortheeveningwillincludemusicians,localsingers,dancers,storytellers,comediansandfamousbands.TheshowwillbehostedbyDanFoleyoftheAirborneComedians.AnEveningwithDonaldRumsfeldMonday,September26,7pmTheHistoricOldSouthMeetingHouse,310WashingtonSt.,Boston02108617-482-6439$50WRKOAM680presentsAnEveningwithDonaldRumsfeld,featuringatalkbytheformerUSSecretaryofDefense.RumsfeldwilldiscussdetailsofhisbookKnownandUnknown,includingtheeventssurroundingtheSeptember11attacksandothertopicsinvolvingtheUnitedStatesgovernment.Ticketsare$50andincludeanautographed(签名的)copyofKnownandUnknown.1、IfyouhaveaticketfortheFoodFestival,youcan.A．getpurpleclothesforfreeB．drinkteaorcoffeeforfreeC．eatanyfoodasyoulikeforfreeD．attendnightclubpartiesforfree2、Ifacoupleandtheir15-year-oldsonbuyticketsforRegentTheatre’s95thAnniversaryCelebrationinadvance,theyshouldpay.A．25dollarsB．30dollarsC．32dollarsD．45dollars3、IfyouareinterestedinthetopicsabouttheUnitedStatesGovernment,youshould.A．gotoclubsaroundFenwayParkB．call781-646-4849forsomeinformationC．makeanappointmentinadvanceD．attendAnEveningwithDonaldRumsfeld24．（8分）Haveyoueverhadatroublingproblemthathasleftyouwonderingwheretoturnforhelp?EveHobsbawmisalifeadviser.Sheoffersadvicetopeoplestrugglingwithallkindsofproblems,fromrelationshipdifficultiestowhattocookfordinner.Shedoesthisthroughawebsiteinvitingpeopletoemailherwiththeirproblems.There'snothingunusualaboutthat,exceptforthefactthatEveisonlyeightyearsold.Thisjuniortrouble-shooter,whoalsogoesbythename"MissEvieMouse"livesinLondonwithherparents.NotonlyisMissMousewillingtolendaneartoherclients,shewillalsoofferthemahelpinghand,forafeeofcourse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B．trainingC．admission D．transportation2、Teenagerswhowanttotakepartintheactivityneedto________.A．payfortowsindividuallyB．climbthehillthemselvesC．paymorebecauseofthebadweatherD．preparesomewarmclothes3、Amongthefollowingitems,whatdotheparticipantsneedtotakeduringthetrip?A．Theirfilled-inliabilityforms.B．EDcardsandasmallamountofcash.C．Theelectronicorfragileitems.D．TheirregistrationformsdownloadedfromtheInternet.4、Fromthetextitcanbeinferredthat________.,A．theactivityisverydangerousB．participantshavedifferentwaysofregistrationC．thetripwillinvolveoutdooractivitiesonlyD．14-year-oldchildrenarenotallowedonthetrip5、Thepurposeofthetextisto________.A．introduceafamoustouragencyB．explainthedetailsofaschoolactivityC．urgeteenagerstoclimbasnowymountainD．advertiseatriptotheLelandHighSnowPlay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）TheYouthCommissionmeetingonlyjuststarted;Ididn’tevenwanttothinkaboutthepilesofhomeworksittingonmydeskathome.Ididn'twantedto1theyouthinvolvementintheannualholidayparadeinthemeeting,muchless2thespeechofRayD．RayD．cametoeverymeetingoftheYouthCommission.Thelocalpapers3himas“athorninpublicofficial’sside-open,honestandoveractive.”Hegavehimselfthe4of“CitizenRay”andevenworeabaseballcapwiththisnameprintedonthefront.Hecametothemeetingsand5unsafebikelanesandnoisecomplaints,6theyhadnothingtodowithour7andwecoulddonothingaboutthem.Healwayswentoverthetwo-minutelimitforguestspeakers,andwouldnotstop8untiloneofustoldhimhis9wasup.Aftercountlessnightsofstayinguptofinishmy10becauseofmeetingsthatran11,largelyduetodistractionsprovidedbyCitizenRay,Ibegantohatehis12.WhydidhewastehistimewiththeYouthCommission,whenwecouldn’t13himwithallofhisissues?14,weplannedyouthforumsandrelayedinformationaboutthetowngovernmenttoourpeers;wedidn’tfixproblemsorgiveoutbuildingpermitsthatheseemedto15.Ittookmeseveralmonthsto16understandthemotivationsofCitizenRay.Mostpeopleintheirlateseventiesare17toleavetheworkplaceandliveintherelaxationprovidedby18.RayD．,however,consideredparticipatinginthepublicgoodashisdutyasa(n)19.Hiseffortsshouldbeadmired,nothated.Afterall,Rayismotivated,dedicatedandambitious.Hispersistenceand20wouldprovevaluableinanyfieldofstudyorwork,andIrealizedIshouldvaluehispresence.1、A．continue B．enjoy C．remember D．discuss2、A．dependon B．waitfor C．listento D．referto3、A．characterized B．treated C．invited D．employed4、A．gift B．title C．position D．purpose5、A．pickedup B．wrotedown C．thoughtof D．talkedabout6、A．as B．unless C．eventhough D．asif7、A．duties B．records C．opportunities D．tastes8、A．performing B．speaking C．judging D．struggling9、A．show B．power C．time D．topic10、A．service B．report C．collection D．homework11、A．quietly B．frequently C．late D．again12、A．presence B．problem C．response D．advantage13、A．provide B．help C．reward D．associate14、A．Afterall B．Atlast C．Inall D．Forinstance15、A．observe B．change C．cause D．need16、A．naturally B．accidentally C．finally D．temporarily17、A．lucky B．brave C．safe D．happy18、A．school B．pension C．travel D．donation19、A．customer B．citizen C．professor D．officer20、A．determination B．skill C．freedom D．independence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）Americanslovepets.InAmerica,therearemorefamilieswithpets1．thosewithchildren.Itiscommon2．U.S.homeshavesomesortsofpets,suchasmonkeys,snakesandevenwolves.ButAmericans'all-timefavoritesarecatsanddogs,becausedogscanofferprotectionfromthievesandunwelcomevisitorsandcatscanhelpgetrid3．thehomeunwantedpests.Forkeepingpets,thereliesabasicAmericanbelief:petshavearighttobetreatedwell.InHouston,Texas,dogscanhavetheirdinner4．(send)totheirhomes,justlikepizza.Petscanevengowith5．ownersonvacation.Besides,thereare75animalwelfareorganizationsinAmerica6．providecareandadoptionservicesfor7．(home)andill-treatedanimals.Topayforthehigh-techhealthcare,peoplecanbuyhealthinsurance8．theirpets.PetsareasimportanttoAmericancultureashotdogsandapplepies.Sofarresearchers9．(discover)thatcommunicatingwithanimalslowersaperson'sbloodpressure.Petsevenencouragesocialrelationships.Theygivetheirownersanappearanceoffriendliness,andtheyprovide10．goodtopicofconversation.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（∧），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。WangLiismybestfriend.Sheisabitofshortandhaslonghairs.Shewearsglassesandlooksquietly.Wefirstmetinourmiddleschool.Afterfindingtheyhadmanythingsincommon,webecomefriends,oftenplayingandstudyingtogether.Beconsiderate,shewasalwaystheretosupportbuthelpmewheneverIwasinneed.However,shewenttoNanjingafterthelastexamination.Ithasbeenaboutoneyearafterwesaweachotherlasttime.Knowingthisishardtoliveinstrangecity,IwishshecouldbehappyinNanjing.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，最近你的英国笔友Amy发来电子邮件，说她有办事拖拉的坏习惯，经常惹父母和老师不高兴，为此她感到非常苦恼。请你给她回一封邮件，内容主要包括：1.表示理解；2.提出合理意见；3.希望对方采纳。注意：词数100左右，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearAmy,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、A4、B5、C6、B7、C8、B9、A10、D11、D12、D13、C14、C15、C16、A17、C18、C19、B20、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、D2、A3、C4、D22、Inthedulltwilightofthewinterafternoon,ScarlettcametotheendofthelongroadwhichhadbegunthenightAtlantafell.Shehadsetherfeetuponthatroadasaspoiled,selfishanduntriedgirl,fullofyouth,warmofemotion,easilyconfusedbylife.Now,attheendoftheroad,therewasnothingleftofthatgirl.Hungerandhardlabor,fearandconstantpressure,theterrorsofwarandtheterrorsofReconstructionhadtakenawayallwarmthandyouthandsoftness.Aroundthecoreofherbeing,ashellofhardnesshadformedand,littlebylittle,layerbylayer,theshellhadthickenedduringtheendlessmonths.Butuntilthisveryday,twohopeshadbeenlefttosupporther.Shehadhopedthatthewarbeingover,lifewouldgraduallyreturntoitsoldface.ShehadhopedthatAshley'sreturnwouldbringbacksomemeaningintolife.Nowbothhopesweregone.Sherealizedthatforher,forthewhaleSouth,thewarwouldneverend.Thebitterestfighting,themostviolentandcruelrevenges,werejustbeginning.AndAshleywasimprisonedforeverbywordswhichwerestrongerthananyjail.PeacehadfailedherandAshleyhadfailedher,bothinthesameday,anditwasasifthelastcrevice（裂口）intheshellhadbeenclosed,thefinallayerhardened.ShehadbecomewhatGrandmaFontainehadcounseledagainst,awomanwhohadseentheworstandsohadnothingelsetofear.NotlifenorMothernorlossoflovenorpublicopinion.Onlyhungerandhernightmaredreamofhungercouldmakeherafraid.Acuriouss