广东省茂名市高州市石鼓中学高三冲刺模拟新高考英语试卷及答案解析

广东省茂名市高州市石鼓中学高三冲刺模拟新高考英语试卷请考生注意：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．WhileinteractingwithpeopleinIndia,Iwas________toawayoflifecompletelydifferentfrommyown.A．reducedB．exposedC．committedD．transferred2．Smoking______inthekitcheninmyhouse.A．doesn’tallowB．didn’tallowC．isn’tallowedD．won’tallow3．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did4．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When5．EveryfouryearsAmericans__________thetransferofpower.A．carryoverB．carryoffC．carryonD．carryout6．Thesolutiontoaproblem，wearetold，oftencomestothinkersina"flashof________"．A．inspiration B．insightC．invitation D．innovation7．Sheisastrong-willedwomanandnotonce_______intoanydifficultyinherlife.A．shehasgiven B．didshegive C．shegave D．hasshegiven8．China'sBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystemhasstartedprovidingglobalservices,________tobecomecompletearound2020.A．beingscheduled B．scheduled C．toschedule D．scheduling9．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen10．—Haveyoufinishedallyourexercises?—Yes,________isleft.Asamatteroffact,theyareaseasyasABC．A．nothing B．notone C．none D．neither11．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.12．Havingahobbydoesdogoodtoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatitis______itdrivesyoutomoveforward.A．ifonly B．incaseC．aslongas D．inorderthat13．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding14．Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．answerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor15．LetHarryplaywithyourtoysaswell,Clare—youmustlearnto________.A．support B．careC．spare D．share16．In2012,SunYangbecamethefirstChineseman_____anOlympicgoldmedalinswimming.A．winning B．towinC．havingwon D．beingwon17．Thepoliceofficersdecidedtoconductathoroughand______reviewofthecase.A．comprehensive B．complicatedC．conscious D．constant18．Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering19．TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．announcedB．wasannouncedC．announcesD．isannounced20．______suchaproblembefore,wehandledthesituationverywellthistime.A．Dealwith B．DealingwithC．Todealwith D．Havingdealtwith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）TheAmericandreamisthefaithheldbymanypeopleintheUnitedStatesofAmericathatthroughhardwork,courage,creativityanddetermination,theycanachieveabetterlifeforthemselves.Morespecifically,theyagreeonhowtogetaheadinAmerica:getacollegeeducation,findareliablejob,and

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JournalpollaskedparticipantsabouttheAmericandream,whatittakestoachievetheirgoal,andwhetherornottheyfeltthecontrolovertheirabilitytobesuccessful.Obviously,theresultsshowthattoday,theideaoftheAmericandreamandwhatittakestoachieveitlooksquitedifferentfromitdidinthelate20thcentury.Generallyspeaking,peoplefeltthattheiractionsandhardworknotoutsideforcedecidingtheirlives.Buttheparticipantshaddefinitelymixedfeelingsaboutwhatactionsmakeforabetterlifeinthecurrenteconomy.Inthelastsevenyears,Americanshavegrownmorepessimistic(悲观的)aboutthepowerofeducationtoleadtosuccess.Eventhoughtheyseegoingtocollegeasafairlyachievablegoal,amajority52percentthinkthatyoungpeopledonotneeda4-yearcollegeeducationinordertobesuccessful.MiguelMaeda,42,whohasamaster’sdegreeandworksinpublichealth,wasthefirstinhisfamilytogotocollege,whichhasallowedhimtoachieveasenseoffinancialstability(稳定)hisparentsandgrandparentsneverdid.Whilesome,likeMaeda,emphasizedthevalueofdegreeratherthantheeducationitself,othersstillseecollegeasawaytogainnewviewpointsandlifeexperiences.ToFendley,asenseofdriveandpurpose,aswellasaneffectivehigh-schooleducation,andbasiclifeskills,likebalancingacheckbook(支票簿),arethenecessaryelementsforasuccessfullifeinAmerica.1、ItusedtobecommonlyacknowledgedthattosucceedinAmerica,onehadtohave____.A．asenseofdriveandpurposeB．anadvancedacademicdegreeC．afirmbeliefintheirdreamD．anambitiontogetahead2、WhatisthefindingofthelatestNationalJournalpollconcerningtheAmericandream?A．MoreandmoreAmericansarefindingithardtorealize.B．ItremainsaliveamongthemajorityofAmericanpeople.C．AnincreasingnumberofyoungAmericansareabandoningit.D．Americans’ideaofithaschangedoverthepastfewdecades.3、WhatdoAmericansnowthinkoftheroleofcollegeeducationinachievingsuccess?A．Itstillremainsopentodebate.B．Ithasprovedtobebeyonddoubt.C．Itismuchbetterunderstoodnowthanever.D．Itisnolongerasimportantasitusedtobe.4、Howdosomepeopleviewcollegeeducationthesedays?A．Ithelpsbroadentheirminds.B．Itneedstobestrengthened.C．Itwidensculturaldiversity.D．Itpromotesgenderequality.22．（8分）UnbelievableStoriesofAnimalsActingJustLikeHumans◆HorsesarepickyeatersHorseshaveanevenbettersenseofsmellthanhumansdo.Whenhorsesraisetheirnosesandopentheirnostrils(鼻孔),theirnervoussystemallowsthemtosensesmellswecan’tsense.Thismightexplainwhytheyrefusedirtywaterandcarefullymovearoundmeadows,eatingonlythetastiestgrasses,expertssay.◆WhalesaysthanksIn2011,awhaleexpertspottedahumpbackwhaletrappedinafishingnetandspentanhourfreeingit.Afterward,inanhour-longdisplayofthanks,thewhaleswamneartheirboatandleapedintotheairabout40times.◆PandasliketobenaughtyIsthereanythingmorelovelythanababypanda,exceptmaybeahumanbaby?Infact,babypandassometimesbehavelikehumanbabies.Theysleepinthesamepositionsandvaluetheirthumbs.Pandasareshybynatureforitsshybehaviorssuchascoveringitsfacewithapawofduckingitsheadwhenconfrontedbyastranger.◆AcathonorsitsownerPapertowels,andaplasticcuparejustafewofthegiftsthatToldo,adevotedthree-year-oldgray-and-whitecat,hasplacedonhisformerownerIozzelliRenzo’sgraveeverydaysincethemandiedinSeptember2011.RenzoadoptedToldofromashelterwhenthecatwasthreemonthsold,andthetwoformedaninseparablebond.AfterRenzopassedaway,Toldofollowedthecoffintothecemetery,andnow"standsguard"atthegraveforhoursatatime.1、Whatcanhorsesdotopickdeliciousgrasses?A．Feelthem. B．Tastethem.C．Smellthem. D．Observethem.2、Whatdothewhaleandthecathaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?A．Theyareclever.B．Theyhaveagratefulheart.C．Theyareactiveandlovely.D．Theyhaveagoodsenseofsmell.3、Whichofthefollowingactslikeahumanbabyaccordingtothepassage?A．Thewhale. B．Thecat.C．Thehorse. D．Thepanda.23．（8分）Inthelastfewyears,youmayhavenoticedtheterra“microplastics”inthenews.Microplasticsaretinypiecesofplasticfromdiscarded(丢弃的)plasticbottles,bagsandcontainersthatendupinrivers,lakesandoceans.Becausetheyaresotinyandhardtosee,researcherssetsailtocollectwatersamplesandestimatetheamountofplasticintheocean.The5GyresInstitute,anorganizationaimedatreducingplasticspollutioninouroceans,estimatesthat296,000tonsofplasticarefloatingintheworld’soceans.But,ifyouthinkthatoceansaretheonlywaterbodieswithamicropiasticsproblem,thinkagain-theproblemisalsoreportedintheChesapeakeBay,inourownbackyard.Inapartnershipwiththe5GyresInstitute,TrashFreeMarylandtooktotheChesapeakeBayinNovembertostudythepresenceofmicropiasticsinthewater.SettingoutfromDeale,Md.,theresearchteamcollectedsevensamplesbydraggingatrawl(拖网)foranhouratatime.Thetrawlwasfittedwithacone-shaped(锥形的)net,whoseholesmeasure330microns(微米)wide,aboutthewidthoftwotothreestrandsofhumanhair.Waterflowsthroughthemainopeningandthefinemesh(网眼)ofnetensuresanythingsuspendedmthewateristrappedbehind.Insevensamples,thenetpickedupalgae(海藻)trash,foamandplastic.Accordingtothe5GyresInstituterepresentative,thefirstsamplecollectedcontainedalmost10timestheamountofplasticthanwouldbecollectedinatypicaloceansample.TheplasticfoundintheChesapeakeBaysamplesincludedbitsofbags,sheeting,fishinglineandmicrobeads,whicharesmallplasticscrubbersmmfoundinfacewash,toothpasteandcleaningproducts.Microbeadsinparticularareamajorsourceofmicroplasticspollutionworldwide.Theyaresmallenoughtobypasswatertreatmentsystems’filters(过滤器)andendupinwaterways.Scientistswarnthatchemicalsandtoxins(毒素)absorbedbymicrobeadsandothermicropiasticscouldbepassedontoorganismswhomistakethemforfoodandeatthem,andcouldthenbepasseduphigherandhigheronthefoodchain,eventuallyreachinghumans.1、Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thedescriptionofthetrawl.B．Thebasicdataofthewatersamples.C．Theprocessofcollectingwatersamples.D．TheintroductionofTrashFreeMaryland.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Bitsofbags.B．Chemicals.C．Microbeads.D．Micropiastics.3、Howdocstheauthorproveplasticspollutioncanbeharmfultopeopleshealth?A．Byanalyzingthedata.B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Bygivingsomeexamples.D．Byreferringtoscientistsviews.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toexplainsomenewscientifictermstopeople.B．Toletpeoplelearnmoreaboutplasticspollution.C．Tourgegovernmentstomakeenvironmentallaws.D．Totellpeoplesomenewfindingsinscientificresearch.24．（8分）Thearmbonesofwomenwholived7,000yearsagoshowasurprisinglevelofstrength--evenhigherthantoday'sprofessionalathletes.That'saccordingtoafirst-everstudycomparingprehistoric(史前的)bonestothoseoflivingpeople.Thefindingsuggestsarevisionofhistory-theeverydaylivesofprehistoricwomenwerefilledwithhardlabor,ratherthanjustsittingathomedoinglightertaskswhilethemenstruggledandfoughtforlife.“Beforethestudy,therearenoclearrecordsdescribinghowourancientancestorslived.Itcanbeeasytoforgetthatboneisalivingtissue,onethatrespondstothedifficultiesweputourbodiesthrough,”saidleadauthorAlisonMacintosh.“Physicalforceandmuscleactivitybothputpressureonthebone.Thebonereactsbychanginginshape,thicknessandotheraspectsovertime.”Previousstudiesonlycomparedfemalebonestocontemporarymalebones,theresearcherssaid-andthat'saproblem,becausetheresponseofmalebonestostressandchangeismuchbiggerthanthatofwomen.Forinstance,ashumansmovedfromahunter-gathererlifestyleconstantlyonthemovetoamoresettledagrarian(农耕的)one,changescanbeobservedinthestructureoftheshinbone(胫骨)-andthesechangesweremuchmoreevidentinmen.However,acomparisonofthebonesofprehistoricwomentothebonesoflivingfemaleathletescanhelpusworkoutamoreaccuratepictureofwhatthoseprehistoricwomenweredoing."Byanalyzingthebonesoflivingpeopleandcomparingthemtotheancientbones,wecanstarttoexplainthekindsoflaborourancestorswerereforming,Macintoshsaid.Whattheyfoundwasthatwomen'slegstrengthhasn'tchangedagreatdeal,buttheirarmsusedtobeverypowerful.Prehistoricwomen,theresearchersfound,hadarmstrength11-16percentstrongerthanthoseofmodernrowers(桨手),and30percentstrongerthanthoseofnon-athletes.1、Whatdoesthestudytellaboutprehistoricwomen?A．Theywerestrongerthanmen. B．Theyhadlighterbonesthanmen.C．Theydidtoughtasksasthemen. D．Theyspentmosttimestayingathome.2、Whatproblemdidpreviousstudiesonprehistoricboneshave?A．Theylackedenoughcomparison. B．Theyonlystudiedmen'sbones.C．Theyfocusedlittleonbones. D．Theyignoredthelifestyles.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inParagraph3referto?A．Bones’structure. B．Bones'thickness.C．Bones’responsetostress. D．Bones’stressfromhardlabor.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．It'sstillhardtoexplainourancestors'lifestyle.B．Prehistoricwomenwentthroughmuchsuffering.C．Women'sarmshavebecomemuchstrongerovertime.D．Prehistoricwomenarestrongerthancontemporaryfemales.25．（10分）Humanshavebeenkeepinganimalsaspetsfortensofthousandsofyears,butDrJean-LoupRault,ananimalscientistattheUniversityofMelbourneinAustralia,believesnewcompanionsarecoming:robotpets.“Technologyismovingveryfast,”RaulttoldABCNews,“TheTamagotchiintheearly1990swasreallythefirstroboticpet,andnowSonyandotherbigcompanieshaveimprovedthemalot.”Thismaynot

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petlovers.Afterall,whowouldchooseaplastictoyoveralovelypuppy?ButRaultarguesthattherobotickindhasalotgoingforit:“Youdon’thavetofeedit,youdon’thavetowalkit,itwon’tmakeamessinyourhouse,andyoucangoonaholidaywithoutfeelingguilty.”Thetechnologyalsobenefitsthosewhoareallergictopets,shortonspace,orfearfulofrealanimals.It’snotclearwhetherrobotpetscanreplacerealones.Butstudiesdosuggestthatwecanbondwiththesesmartmachines.Peoplegivetheircarsnamesandkidsgivetheirtoyanimalslifestories.It’sthesamewithrobots.WhenSonystoppeditsrepairserviceforitsrobotdogAiboinMarch2014,ownersinJapanheldfunerals.Asananimalwelfareresearcher,Raultisconcernedabouthowroboticpetscouldaffectourattitudestowardsliveanimals.“Ifwebecomeusedtoaroboticcompanionthatdoesn’tneedfood,waterorexercises,perhapsitwillchangehowhumanscareaboutotherlivingbeings,”hesaid.Soaredogsandcatsathingofthepast,asRaultpredicts?Forthosewhogrewupwithlivingandbreathingpets,themechanicalkindmightnotdo.Butforournextgenerationwhoareinconstanttouchwithsmarttechnology,afutureinwhichlovelypetsneedn’thaveaheartbeatmightnotbeafar-fetcheddream.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“sitwellwith”means?A．berefusedby B．bebeneficialtoC．makeadifferenceto D．receivesupportfrom2、Whataretheadvantagesofrobotpets?a.Theyareplasticandfeelsmooth.b.Ownersneedn’tworryaboutthemwhengoingout.c.Theycanhelpcureallergies(过敏).d.Theysavespaceandcosts.A．ab B．bcC．bd D．cd3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___________.A．SonyisthefirstcompanytoproducerobotpetsAibo.B．Peoplecandevelopstrongbond(联系、关系)withtheirrobotpets.C．Raultthinksrobotpetsstillhavealongwaytogo.D．Robottoysmayhelppeoplecaremoreaboutlivingbeings.4、Thepassagemainlytellsus___________.A．theadvantagesofrobottoys B．thepopularityofrobotpetsC．livingpetsaredyingout. D．robotpetsarecoming.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）Thefirstweekwemovedintoourapartment,itbeganflooding.It1uswherethewaterwascomingfrom.Ithadbeen2thatitcamefromaholeinthewaterfilter(过滤器).3,thewaterfiltermantoldusthatnothingwaswrongwithit.Wewerenearlyoutofour4whilewewereexploringthecause.Wesearchedforthe5leakforatleastamonth.6,myhusbandcouldn’tbearitandurged,“Let’smoveawayfromhere.”Thenarepairman,whofixedtheoven,7us.Whenhefinishedhiswork,I8toaskhim,“Doyouhaveanyideawhyourapartmentfloods?”I9himwherewealwayshadwateronthefloor.“Theremustbesomething10,”hetoldme.Wewere11atwhathesaid.Couldallthiswateronmyfloorbecomingnotfromsomethingbroken,12fromablockedpipe?Wecalledaplumber(水管工人).Heputhistubedeepintothedrain.Andthen13abigpencilsharpenerflewoutofthepipe.Sodidour14,whichbotheredusallthetime.Ilearnedaveryimportant15fromthispencilsharpener.Everyoneshouldbereadyto16depressionsinlife.Youdon’thaveajob,oryouare17something,oryoucan’tgetwhatyouwant.Youtellyourselfthatthereissomethingwrongwithyou.However,inthosemomentsof18,youalwayshavetoremember:It’snotthatthereissomethingwrongwithyourself;it’snotthatyouhave19ordefects.Youjusthaveto20thethingthatispullingyourselfdown.1、A．confusedB．disturbedC．frightenedD．alarmed2、A．confirmedB．designedC．expectedD．reminded3、A．MoreoverB．OtherwiseC．ThereforeD．However4、A．curiosityB．mindC．memoryD．order5、A．abandonedB．damagedC．hiddenD．forgotten6、A．EventuallyB．GratefullyC．EspeciallyD．Accidentally7、A．inspiredB．encouragedC．opposedD．educated8、A．tendedB．managedC．attemptedD．pretended9、A．convincedB．informedC．promisedD．comforted10、A．blockedB．shortenedC．lostD．cut11、A．delightedB．amusedC．madD．astonished12、A．butB．orC．soD．and13、A．automaticallyB．suddenlyC．continuallyD．smoothly14、A．curiosityB．gratitudeC．satisfactionD．depression15、A．methodB．skillC．lessonD．idea16、A．goafterB．gothroughC．goaboutD．goagainst17、A．experiencingB．missingC．receivingD．expecting18、A．darknessB．embarrassmentC．lonelinessD．responsibility19、A．characteristicsB．desiresC．wishesD．shortcomings20、A．acceptB．destroyC．removeD．quit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）TheMid-AutumnDayisaveryimportanttraditionalfestivalinChina.Ittakesitsnamefromthefactthatit1．(celebrate)inthemiddleoftheautumnseason.TheMid-AutumnFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe2．(eight)lunarmonth.ThedayisknownastheMoonFestival,asatthattimeoftheyearthemoonisatitsroundestand3．(bright).Itisaneveningcelebrationin4．familiesgathertogetherandeatmooncakes.Besides,5．(make)thehousemorebeautiful,peoplewillhangredlanternsinfrontofit.Onthatday,peoplelookbackonthepastandlookforwardtothefuturetogether.Childrenwillplaywiththeirown6．(toy)andenjoythemselves.TheMid-AutumnFestivalcelebrationsdateback7．morethan2,000years.Theword“Mid-Autumn”first8．(appear)inthefamousancientbookZhouLi.However,itwasnotuntiltheearlyTangDynastythatpeoplecelebratedthedayasatraditionalfestival.Itbecamean9．(official)establishedfestivalduringtheSongDynasty,andhasbecomeaspopularastheSpringFestivalsincetheMingandQingDynasties.Celebrationshavecontinuedeversinceandmorecustomsfor10．(mark)thisoccasionhavebeenformed.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(\)画掉。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。DearTom，Howareyou?IamjustwritingtotellyouIhadwonderfultimeatyourplaceinNewYork、Iarrivedhome,safelyandsound、Ihavesomethingtoaskforyou、Ihavebeenlookingthroughmybagsformyfavoriteredshirt,or