陕西省西安市第八中学新高考临考冲刺英语试卷及答案解析

陕西省西安市第八中学新高考临考冲刺英语试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard2．Whatactually______theaccidenthasnotyetbeendetermined.A．broughtout B．broughton C．broughtabout D．broughtup3．－Doyoureallymeanitwhenyousayhewillagoodpresident?A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve4．Thevillageevolvedintoamajore-commercecenter,and_____thepast,thevillagersowedtheirsuccesstothereformandopening-uppolicy.A．reviewedB．reviewingC．toreviewD．beingreviewed5．WhenIwassmall,mymom________readmestoriesatnight.A．could B．shouldC．might D．would6．__willIgiveup.IbelieveIcanmanageit.A．AtonceB．AtnotimeC．RightnowD．Theinstant7．Allthedishesinthismenu，_____otherwisestated，willservetwotothreepeople.A．as B．if C．though D．unless8．Whethersomethingisaliveordeadisacrucial______anditisonethatchildrenhavenodifficultyunderstandingbytheageoffive.A．declaration B．distinction C．division D．distribution9．Forthousandsofyears,poetrythefavoritetypeofliteratureformanyinChina.A．isB．hasbeenC．wasD．willbe10．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto11．-----Hi,Mark.Howwasthemusicalevening?-----Excellent!AlesandAndyperformed_________andtheywonthefirsprize.A．skillfully B．commonly C．willingly D．nervously12．Thisrestauranthasbecomepopularforitswide______offoodsthatsuitalltastesandpockets.A．production B．offerC．range D．division13．OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek’spreparationandthen______theclass.A．todismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．havingdismissed14．—Areweabouttohavingdinner?—Yes,it________inthediningroom.A．serveB．isservingC．isbeingservedD．hasbeenserving15．Itsuddenlyoccurredtohim____hehadlefthiskeysintheoffice．A．that B．whatC．where D．which16．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof17．AlthoughJaneagreeswithmeonmostpoints,therewasoneonwhichshewasunwillingto______.A．giveout B．giveinC．giveaway D．giveoff18．Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe19．—MayIhelpyou?Youseemtobehavingsomeproblems.—______,thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Allright B．NoproblemC．It’sallright D．There’snoway20．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality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）It’sarealcaseoffishoutofwater.Blennies(鲇鱼)intheSouthPacificOceanaregraduallyrelocatingtolandtoescapetheirpredators(捕食者),inanexampleofevolutioninaction.Fishfirstbegancrawlingontodrylandabout400millionyearsago,kickingoffanevolutionarychainofeventsthatledtohumans.Buttheirreasonsforexitingtheseahavebeenuncertain.Tolookforclues,TerryOrdattheUniversityofNewSouthWalesinAustraliahasbeenstudyingseveralspeciesofblenniesatRarotonga,thelargestoftheCookIslands.Atlowtide,blenniesarecommonlyfoundswimminginrockpoolsaroundtheedgesoftheisland.Butwhenhightidemovesin,theyclimbuptodrylandandmovearoundtherocksuntilthetideretreats.Theresearchersfoundthatthisismostlikelytoavoidpredatorsthatswiminwiththerisingtide–mainlybiggerfishlikelionfish.Totestwhatwouldhappenifblenniesdidnothaveanescapeplan,theymadeblennymodelsandsanktheminthesea.Themimicsendedupwithwounds,bitemarksandchunks-missing.Ofcourse,therearestilldangersforblenniesonland,liketheoccasionalbirdattack,butthepredationriskonlandisathirdthatofunderwater.What’smore,movingontolandhasadditionalbenefitsforblennies.Holesintherocksprovideshelterednestsforlayingeggs,andtheycanmaintaintheirdietofbacteria.Infact,severalspeciesofblennyfishatRarotongahavealreadymadethefulltransitiontoland-dwelling(陆生的)species.Theycontinuetobreathewiththeirgills,buthavedevelopedstrongertailfinsandjumpfromrocktorock.Ordbelievesthatmanyevolutionaryprocesseshavebeendrivenbytheneedtoescapepredators.“Itisoftenassumedthatanimalsmovehomestofindnewsourcesoffood,butinmanycases,escapingpredatorsisastrongermotivation.”hesays.1、Whydoblenniesclimbtodrylandwhenhightidecomes?A．Toacquirebetterhealth.B．Tosearchformorefood.C．Toseeksaferlivingconditions.D．Toadapttoanewenvironment.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Themimics”inParagraph6referto?A．Therocksinthewater.B．Thepredatorsofblennies.C．Theresearchersofblennies.D．Themodelsofblennies.3、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A．Ord’sresearchopensanewview.B．Ordwonderswhyanimalsmovehomes.C．Ordshowsusthebenefitsofblennies’evolution.D．Ordhasdiscoveredhowfishhavebecomelanddwellers.4、Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Blennies’LivingHabitsB．WhyBlenniesChoosetoLiveonLandC．Blennies’EvolutionaryProcessD．HowBlenniesEscapefromtheirPredators22．（8分）Dec11,2016markedthe15thanniversaryofChina’sentryintotheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO).Nowthecountryhasgrownintotheworld'ssecond-largesteconomyandthelargesttradingcountry,whilemillionsChinesehavebeenliftedoutofpoverty.And15yearson,beingaWTOmemberhastransformedthenationseverydaylivesforthebetter.ImportsarenowacommonsightinChinesestoresandsupermarkets,whiletheywerepreviouslyrarelyseenonshelves.TheChinesenowhaveaccesstomanyimportsvaryingfromluxurygoodslikehigh-endcarsandfamousbrandwatchestodailynecessitieslikevegetablesandfruits.China’sWTOmembershiphasalsomadeimportslessexpensivefortheChinesepublic.Forinstance,since2005,notariffs(关税）havebeenchargedonChineseimportsofdigitalcamerasandvideogames,alongwithotherdevices.Thishasmadethemlessexpensive.ChineseeducationindustryhasalsobenefitedfromChina’sWTOmembership.ManytopglobaluniversitieshavejoinedforceswithChineseonestoestablishcooperativeeducationinstitutions,bringingforeignteachingconceptstoChinesestudents.Forexample,NewYorkUniversityShanghaiwasjointlyfoundedbyNewYorkUniversityandEastChinaNormalUniversity.Inaddition,anincreasingnumberofChinesestudentsarefurtheringtheirstudiesabroad.AccordingtotheMinistryofducation,523,700studentsstudiedoverseaslastyear,andthenumberisexpectedtocontinuegrowingthisyear.China'sWTOentryhasbroughtbenefitsnotonlytothecountry’speople,butalsototherestoftheworld.However,somedrawbacksalsocomealongwiththemembership.Since2005manyChinesehavebeenunemployedinmanyfields,whichresultsinsomesocialproblems.1、WhatdoweknowaboutWTO?A．Itfocusesonwipingoutpoverty.B．ItacceptedChinaasamemberin2001.C．ItcelebratedChina’sentryintoWTOlastyearD．IthasturnedChinaintothelargesttradingcountry.2、AsforChineseimports,whatattract(s)peoplemost?A．Advancedelectronicdevices.B．High-endcarsandfamousbrandwatches.C．Notariffssincetheyear2005.D．Theirvarietiesandmorereasonableprices.3、WhatdoesthemembershipbringtoChineseeducationindustry?A．Morelargecampuses.B．Advancedteachingdevices.C．Differentteachingideas.D．Increasingforeignstudents.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．ThecharacteristicsofChineseimports.B．Thesocialproblemsinthepastfifteenyears.C．TheapparentbenefitsofChina'sWTOmembership.D．AdvantagesanddisadvantagesofChina’sWTOmembership.23．（8分）Weallhavedefiningmomentsinourlives----meaningfulexperiencesthatstandoutinourmemory.Manyofthemoweagreatdealtochance:aluckyencounter(相遇)withsomeonewhobecomestheloveofyourlife.Anewteacherwhospotsatalentyoudidn’tknowyouhad.Thesemomentsseemtobetheproductoffateorluck.Wecan’tcontrolthem.Butisthattrue?Nonecessarily.Definingmomentsshapeourlives,butwedon’thavetowaitforthemtohappen.Wecanbetheauthorsofthem.Itispossibletocreatedefiningmomentsifweunderstandmoreaboutthem.Ourresearchshowsthattheyallshareasetofcommonelements.Westartbyasking:whydoweremembercertainexperiencesandforgetothers?Inthecaseofbigdays,suchasweddings,theanswerisprettyclear----it’sacelebrationthatisgrandinscaleandrichinemotion.Nosurprisethatit’smorememorablethanamathslesson.Butforotherexperiencesinlife----fromholidaystoworkprojects----it’snotsoclearwhywerememberwhatwedo.Consideranexperimentinwhichparticipantswereaskedtosubmerge(浸入)theirhandsfor60secondsinbucketsfilledwith14℃water.(Remember14℃waterfeelsmuchcolderthan14℃air.)Theywerethenaskedtosubmergetheirhandsfor90secondsinsteadof60,butduringthefinal30seconds,thewaterwarmedupto15℃.Theparticipantswerethengivenachoice:wouldyouratherrepeatthefirsttrialorthesecond?Psychologistshaveexplainedthereasonsforthispuzzlingresult.Whenpeopleassessanexperience,theytendtoforgetorignoreitslength.Instead,theyseemtoratetheexperiencebasedontwokeymoments:thebestorworstmoment,knownasthepeak,andtheending.Intheparticipants’memories,whatstoodoutforthemwasthatthelongertrialendedmorecomfortablythantheshorterone.Sowhenweassessourexperiences,wedon’taverageourminute-by-minutefeelings.Rather,wetendtorememberflagshipmoments:thepeaks,thepits(低谷)andthetransitions.Whatwedon’trememberarethebitsinbetween----sometimesthereislittletodistinguishoneweekfromthenext.Partlythisisbecausetheremaybeonlyadozenmomentsinyourlifethatshowwhoyouare----thosearebigdefiningmoments.Buttherearesmallerexperiences,too,inthecontextofamemorableholiday,romanticdateorworkachievement.Onceweunderstandhowweremembercertainmomentsandwhy,wecanstarttocreatemoremomentsthatmatter.1、Howdoestheauthorunderstanddefiningmoments?A．Wecancreatedefiningmomentsinourlives.B．Definingmomentsarejustoutofourcontrol.C．Nosimilaritiesexistbetweendefiningmoments.D．Definingmomentsconsistofsmallerexperiences.2、Wecanlearnfromtheexperimentthat_____.A．thestrikingmomentsaremorelikelytoberemembered.B．thelengthofanexperiencedeterminesourmemoryofitC．itismeaningfultodistinguishthebitsinbetweenflagshipmoments.D．allthecomponentsofanexperienceshouldbeequallyremembered3、Whatwouldprobablybediscussedinthefollowingpartofthetext?A．Whattoprepareforlife’strials.B．Whytocreatedefiningmoments.C．Whomtooweourgoodfatesto.D．Howtocreatelife’sbigmoments.24．（8分）Babbage,borninLondonin1791,wasagreatmathematicalgenius.Hewasanaturalinventor.Whenhefinishedschool,hewenttostudymathematicsatCambridgeUniversity.Later,hegotajobteachingattheuniversity.Whileworkingthere,hedesignedhis“firstdifferenceengine”.Thiswas,basically,ahand-operatedmechanicalcalculator.Hetooknineyearstobuildapartofthemachine.Thismachinecanmakecomplexmathematicalcalculations.It’sabasicmechanicalcomputer.Babbagedreamed,however,ofmorecomplicatedmachines.Infact,hedidn’tonlydream;hebegantodesignthem.Theresultwasaseriesof“analyticalengines”whichwereinfactpowerfulcomputers!Hisdesignscontainedprocessors,controlunits,amemory,andaninput/outputsystem.Thesearethefouressentialpartsofamodernmathematicalcomputer!Alas!His“seconddifferenceengine”couldn’tuseelectricitysincethishadn’tyetbecomeausablesourceofpower,soBabbagehadtomakedowithmechanicalsystems.Forthisreason,themachinewasbig,complicatedandexpensive.ThoughBabbageproducedcompleteplansforthemachine,hecouldn’tbuildit.Itwastooadvancedforitsage!Itwasnotuntilalmost160yearslaterthatBabbage’s“seconddifferenceengine”wasfinallymanufactured.ThefirstworkingversionofthismachinewasbuiltbytheScienceMuseuminLondon,fortheBabbagebicentenaryin1991.AsecondmachinewasthenbuiltforanAmericanhigh-techmillionaire,whoputitintheComputerHistoryMuseum,inCalifornia.Babbage’sanalyticalengineswouldhaveused“programs”likethoseusedinthetextile(纺织)industrytomakecomplicatedpatterns,buttheywereneverbuilt.Thisbrilliantmathematicianreallywastoofaraheadofhistime!1、WheredidBabbageplanhis“firstdifferenceengine”?A．InLondonB．AthighschoolC．AtCambridgeD．InScienceMuseum2、Whatdoweknowabouthis“seconddifferenceengine”?A．IttookhimnineyearstobuilditB．ItwasfaraheadofitstimeC．ItsdeigncameoutinhisdreamsD．Itspowersourcewaselectricity3、The“seconddifferenceengine”wasbuilttoworkin1991____________.A．foranAmericanmillionaireB．inmemoryofBabbageC．totestitsabilitytouseelectricityD．fortextileindustrytomakepatterns4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Babbage’senginesdidn’trunonprogramsB．TextilepatternsareproducedwithprogramsC．BabbagecanbeseenasthefatherofcomputersD．Babbage’sanalyticalengineswereneverbuilt25．（10分）JoiningUsasaGamesVolunteer！Thesuccessofthe2020TokyoOlympicGamesdependsonyourcontribution！JoinusasaGamesVolunteer！GamesvolunteerswillbedirectlyinvolvedinassistingGamesoperationsbefore.duringandaftertheTokyo2020Games,Gamesvolunteerswillguideathletesaround,welcomeimportantpeopleandhelplostvisitorsNumberofVolunteeringDaysandDailyHours※TheTokyoOlympicGameswillbeheldfromFriday24JulytoSunday9August2020.Inprinciple,Gamesvolunteerswillberequiredtoworkforatleastafortnightbefore,duringandaftertheOlympicGames.※Gamesvolunteerswillworkapproximatelyeighthoursperdayincludingrestbreaks.Actualshiftlengthsdependoneventschedules,activities,activitysites,etc.AgeandResidentialRequirementsApplicantsmustful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B．Clothing. C．Transportation. D．Amusements.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）AMichiganman,namedBob,wasalonewhenhelefthisfarmhouseonNewYear’sEvetocollectfirewood.Expectingajourneyofonlyseveralmeters,Bobwasjust1longjohns(秋裤),ashirtandslippers(拖鞋)whenhewentoutside,2thetemperaturebeingaround-4℃.3,hefelldownandbrokehisneck.He4forhelpbuthisnearestneighborisaboutaquartermile5anditwas10:30pm.6,Bob’sKelsey,afive-year-oldGoldenRetriever(金毛寻回犬)came.ShekeptBobwarmby7ontopofhim,andkepthim8bylicking(舔)hishandsandface.Shekeptbarkingfor9butneverlefthisside.Bobsaid:“WithKelseykeeping10withme,IknewIhadto11thisandthatitwasmychoicetostayalive.”BymorningBob’svoicewasgone,butKelseydidn’t12shoutingstill.Bob’sneighbor13discoveredhimafterhearingKelsey’sshoutsandcalled911.WhenBobarrivedinhospital,histemperaturewas1421℃.Normalbodytemperatureis37℃,soBobwas15tofindoutthathedidn’thaveanyinjury16cold.“I’msureitwasbecauseofKelsey’s17tokeepmewarmandaware,”saidBob.Andtothesurpriseofdoctors,Bobmadeaquick18fromhisneckinjury.“Ithinkanimalscanhelpandhis19herodidkeepBobaliveandreallymakeabig20,”saidChaimColen,MD,Neurosurgeon(神经外科医生)atMcLaren.1、A．removingB．decoratingC．wearingD．collecting2、A．inchargeofB．inspiteofC．insearchofD．incaseof3、A．HoweverB．AnyhoC．OtherwiseD．Instead4、A．explainedB．screamedC．orderedD．complained5、A．aroundB．forwardC．nearbyD．away6、A．ProbablyB．GenerallyC．FortunatelyD．Especially7、A．waitingB．lyingC．layingD．watching8、A．asleepB．aloneC．alikeD．awake9、A．helpB．comfortC．escapeD．action10、A．paceB．trackC．promiseD．company11、A．giveupB．livethroughC．findoutD．turndown12、A．stopB．imagineC．continuD．try13、A．graduallyB．immediatelyC．suddenlyD．finally14、A．beyondB．withinC．belowD．above15、A．surprisedB．seriousC．satisfiedD．nervous16、A．asameansofB．asakindofC．asaresultofD．asamatterof17、A．curiosityB．effortC．skillD．ambition18、A．contributionB．developmentC．changeD．recovery19、A．littleB．proudC．famousD．hopeful20、A．requirementB．excuseC．differenceD．expression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）Onaspringdayaround1，300yearsago，TangDynastypoetWangWeiwasonhiswaytoabordertowninnorthwesternChina.Impressedbythe1．（beautiful）ofadesertbesidetheYellowRiver，hestoppedoffandwroteatimelessclassicpoem："Inthevastdesertrisesstraight，lonelysmoke；thegrand，longriver2．（reflect）theroundsettingsun."MostpeoplethinkofNingxia3．adryandremoteplace.Thisistrueinsomeways.However，whatmakesNingxiauniqueis4．itisbothrough，likemuchofnorthernChina，andalsodelicate，likesouthernChina.TheYellowRiverprovidesNingxiawithwideplainsandrichsoil.Itisrichenoughthatpeoplecangrowricethere.Unlikemostnortherners，riceisthe5．(big)cropinNingxia.AlthoughNingxiaisold-fashionandtraditionalinmanyways,itisalsomakingnewtechnological6．(achievement)aswell.Forexample,Ningxiaisdeveloping7．(it)cloudcomputingindustry.ThecityofZhongweiishome8．theWesternCloudBase.PoortransportationhaslimitedNingxia'sdevelopmentforsometime,astheareaislandlocked.Butthatisstarting9．(change)aswell.Therearethreehigh-speedrailwaysbeing10．(build)inNingxia,whichwillconnecttheregionwithQinghai,InnerMongoliaandGansu.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；只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Thereistoomanypeopleandtoomanypollutionontheearth、Ifwemovedtothemoononeday，howwouldlifebelikethere?Inmyopinion,lifewouldbemuchmorecomfortonthemoonthanontheearth、Therewouldn'tbepollutionortrafficjam、Wecouldgowhereverwelikeinoneminutebythespaceship,whichwouldbemuchfastthanatrainoranairplane、Wewouldeatwhateveryoulikewithoutbeingconcernedunhealthyingredients、ThisisaplacewhereIamalwaysdreamingabout、