湖南省岳阳市重点中学新高考英语倒计时模拟卷及答案解析

湖南省岳阳市重点中学新高考英语倒计时模拟卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．—Beseated,pleaseandI’llmakeyouacupoftea.—_________.Let’scometothepointfirst.A．Youneedn’tdosoB．Pleasedon’tbotherC．YouarewelcomeD．Youareindeedtoopolite.2．Shewassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofusunderstood______hesaidmeant．A．that B．what C．thatthat D．whatwhat3．Computerscandonothing．Butonce______whattodo,theyshowextraordinarypowertodoagreatdeal．A．toprogram B．beingprogrammedC．programmed D．havingprogrammed4．Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastbyseainsteadofdrivingacrosscontinent。A．the；the B．/；the C．the；/ D．/；/5．––Thesmallrestaurantisalwayscrowdedineverypart.––That’s______ithasauniquediningenvironmentandquiteafewwonderfuldishes.A．why B．becauseC．where D．when6．Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe____strongactionsagainsthim.A．betrayed,take B．hadbetrayed,tookC．hasbetrayed,took D．hasbetrayed,take7．HaveyoureadthebookLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutbyMoYan,_____thatwonhimthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature?A．theone B．one C．those D．ones8．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very9．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway10．It’sstronglyadvisedthatsmokersnotbeallowedtosmokeinanyroom________babiescurrentlyoccupy.A．where B．whoseC．that D．as11．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome12．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can13．Ascientist’sattempttoproducetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies_____areimmunetoHIVhassparkedcontroversyinacademiaandthepublic.A．as B．whoC．whom D．whose14．studentsEnglishwell,theteachertriestospeakEnglishinclassveryoften.A．TeachingB．TaughtC．ToteachD．Teach15．______abookinfrontofyourface,you’llfeeltheairmovingagainstyourface.A．WavedB．WaveC．TowaveD．Waving16．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake17．---Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth.---_____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme18．Ourteamisworld-classanditwasnosurprisethatwewonbysuchamargin.A．low B．highC．wide D．narrow19．Thatpreservedhistoricvillageconnectedtodowntownbyahighwayis________manyofficeworkersspendtheirweekends.A．what B．howC．where D．why20．AsurveysuggeststhattheroyalweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton_____agreatboostforBritisheconomybecausealargenumberofvisitorsareexpectedtogo.A．willbe B．hasbeen C．was D．be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）DoctorSeusswasbornin1904.Bythemiddle1950s,hehadbecomeoneofthebestlovedandmostsuccessfulchildren'sbookwritersintheworld.Hisbooksareverypopularwithyoungreaders.Theyenjoytheinventedwordsandthepicturesofunusualfunnyanimalsandplants.In1954,lifemagazinepublished(刊登)areportaboutschoolchildrenwhocouldnotread.Thereportsaidmanychildren'sbookswerenotinteresting.DoctorSeussstronglyhopedtohelpchildrenanddecidedtowritebooksthatwereinterestingandeasytoread.Heusedwordswiththesameendingsound,likefishandwish.Hedidnotreceivetraininginart.Yet,hedrewthepicturesformostofhisbooks.In1957,Dr.SeusswroteTheCatintheHat.Heusedlessthan230wordstowritethebookandevenasix­year­oldshouldbeabletoreadit.Itwasafunstoryandeasytoread.Childrenlovedit.Theirparentslovedit,too.Todayitisstilloneofthestoriestheylikebest.ThesuccessofTheCatintheHatmadehimwanttowritemorebooksforchildren.In1960,hewroteabookusinglessthanfiftywords.ThebookiscalledGreenEggsandHam.In1984,DoctorSeusswonaPulitzerPrize(普利策奖).HewashonoredfortheeducationandenjoymenthisbooksprovidedAmericanchildrenandtheirparents.Hediedattheageof87,buthisinfluenceremains.Millionsofhisbookshavebeensoldworldwide.PeoplesayhisbookshelpedchangethewayAmericanchildrenlearnedtoread.Yet,hisbooksarelovedbypeopleofallages.DoctorSeussoncesaid，“Idonotwriteforchildren.Iwriteforpeople.”1、DoctorSeusslearnedfromthemagazinethat_________.A．someschoolchildrencouldnotreadwithinterest.B．manychildren'sbookswereinterestingC．childrenwantedtolearntoreadD．awriterforchildrenwaswanted2、Peoplelikehisbooksbecausethebooks________.A．arecheapandeasytogetB．werewrittenindifferentlanguagesC．areeasyandinterestingtoreadD．werewrittenwithinventedwords3、HewrotethebookTheCatintheHatattheageof________.A．50B．53C．56D．874、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．DoctorSeusswroteGreenEggsandHamwithover230words.B．DoctorSeusswrotebooksonlyforchildrenintheUnitedStates.C．TheCatintheHatwaswrittenonlyforsix­year­oldchildren.D．HisbooksprovidededucationandenjoymentforAmericans.22．（8分）Volunteeringabroadisagreatwaytohelpothers,improveyourskillsandbecomeamoreconfident,independentperson.Ifyouareinterestedinvolunteeringabroad,herearesomeplacestogo.AustraliaIfyouseekalifeonthebeach,inagreatclimatewithfriendlypeople,Australiamightbeyourbestbet.WiththousandsofvolunteersalreadysigninguptoleaveforAustraliaduringtheholidays,itwillbeaverypopularoption.BrazilThisvastcountryhassomegreatopportunitiesonofferandisespeciallypopularthisyear.AlotofvolunteerworkisavailableinBrazilcentersonconservationandecologicalprojects.Withtheworld’slargestrainforestinBrazil,ofwhichhugepartisindanger,therearelotsofdifferentjobsyoucando.KenyaKenyaisthedestinationforthoseseekinganAfricanexperience.GenerallyvolunteersinKenyaworkinorphanages(孤儿院)orwithlocalchildrenlivinginslums(贫民窟).ThereisagreatdemandforvolunteersinAfricabecausemanypeopleliveinpoverty,soifyoutrulyfeellikemakingadifferencetoacommunity,Kenyashouldbeatthetopofyourlist.CostaRicaGoldensandybeaches,clearcoastlinesandbeautifulcitiesarewhatCostaRicaisallabout.Becauseofitssmallsize,youcanseealotofthecountryinjustashorttime.Youcanreallymakethemostofyourtimeasavolunteer.Alotofworkisneededwithwildlifeandecologicalwork,soifyouwanttolookafterturtles(海龟)onthebeach,CostaRicacouldbejusttheplaceforyou.1、Wherewillyouprobablygoifyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironment?A．Australia. B．Brazil.C．Kenya. D．CostaRica.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatvolunteersinKenyamainlyworkwith?A．Children. B．Theelderly.C．Animals. D．Plants.3、WhatshouldyoudoifyouchoosetogotoCostaRica?A．YoushouldsurfwithchildreninthewaterB．YoushouldtakecareoftreesintheforestsC．YoushouldworkwithanimalsonthebeachD．Youshouldlookafterchildrenwhohavelosttheirparents23．（8分）Here’saselectionoffestivalsfortouriststotheUnitedStatesinsummer.SanFranciscoSilentFilmFestivalFilmsatthisoddcinematiceventhaveavarietyofmusicalaccompaniments,includingpianoandviolin.Itincludessomeclassicsilentmovies.Ifyouwanttoseethemall,youcanbuyafestivalpass.May29toJune1;www.silentUnionStreetFestivalThispopularstreetfairstretchesoutoversixblocksofthecity,inthefashionableshoppingareaofUnionStreet.Thisyear,there’sbeer,wine,biscuitstastingandmoreseparatethemes-fashion,cuisine,tech,local,craft,andhealthandfitness.June7to10;NorthBeachFestivalThisisSanFrancisco’soldeststreetparty,withliveentertainment,deliciousfoodandartsandcrafts.SituatedintheLittleItalydistrict,knownforitsassociationswiththe“BeatGeneration”,festivalgoersareguaranteedplentyofgoodItalianfood.Thereisalsoasthe“blessingoftheanimals”,aSanFranciscotraditionwhichtakesplaceattheNationalShrineofSaintFrancisofAssisi(610VallejoStreet)at2pmonbothdaysofthefestival.June14to16;SternGroveFestivalThisistheoldestfreesummerartsfestivalofitskindintheUnitedStates.Itincludesawidevarietyofacts,fromthelocalsymphonyorchestratowellknownartistssuchasSmokeyRobinson.SundaysfromJune22toAug24;1、Whichofthefollowingfestivalscontainsthemostthemes?A．UnionStreetFestival. B．SanFranciscoSilentFilmFestival.C．NorthBeachFestival. D．StemGroveFestival.2、HowisNorthBeachFestivaldifferentfromtheotherfestivals?A．Festivalgoerscanenjoyfoodinit. B．Itlaststheshortesttime.C．Ithasthelongesthistoryoffood. D．Someforeigncultureispresentedinit.3、WhencanyouenjoytheoldestartsfestivalintheUnitedStates?A．SaturdaysinJuly. B．SaturdaysinMay.C．SundaysinMay. D．SundaysinJuly24．（8分）AteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityintryingtocreatethefirstroboticfly.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinyisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks."Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofitscomponentsisofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown’saidRobertWood,aHarvardengineeringprofessor.Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.“Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependencies(相互依赖）ontheindividualcomponents,eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,butthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingitdconnectedto,”saidWood.Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescuesites，infarmers’fieldsoronthebattlefield."Basicallyitshouldbeabletotakeoff,landandflyaround，”hesaid.Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scale.Yet,thepower,sensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.“Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimal，butusingtheserobotsinstead”hesaid."Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonaday-to-daybasis.”1、Whatisthetypicalcharacteristicoftheroboticfly?A．It'sautomatic. B．It'sverysmall.C．It'scontrollable. D．It'squitepowerful.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheroboticflyercan____.A．actasaspyplane B．helpdofarmworkC．flyataveryhighspeed D．answermanyscientificquestions3、WhatisWood'sideaabouttheroboticflyaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Itishighlyquestionable.B．Ithaswidepracticalapplications.C．Itgivesscientistsinterestinflyingmachines.D．Itpointstoanewdirectioninstudyingbiology.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Harvand'sStudyintheFieldofInsects.B．ABreakthroughinEngineeringScienceC．AnInterestingInvention一RoboticFlyD．RoboticFly一aCopyofRealLifeInsect25．（10分）ThisismysonMatthew'slastnightathomebeforecollege.Iknowthatthisisgoodnews.IfeelproudthatMatthewwillgotoagreatschool.Iknowthatthisisfinesthour.ButlookingatthesuitcasesonhisbedsendsmeoutoftheroomtoahiddencornerwhereIcan'tstopcrying.Throughthesorrow,Ifeelarisingembarrassment.”Pullyourselftogether!”Itellmyself.Thereareparentssendingtheirkidsofftobattlezones.HowdareIfeelsoshockedandupset?Oneofthegreatgiftsofmylifehasbeenhavingmyboys,MatthewandJohnowen.Throughthem,Ihaveexploredthemysterious,complicatedbondbetweenfathersandsons.AsMywifeandIraisedthem,Ihavediscoveredtheloveandlossbetweenmyfatherandme.Aftermyparents'divorce，IspentweekendswithmydadinOhio.BythetimeSundaycamearound,Iwasunabletoenjoytheday'sactivitiesbecauseIwasalreadyafraidofthegoodbyeoftheevening.Now，standingamongMatthew’saccumulationofpossessions,Irealizeit'smewhohasbecomeaboyagain.Allmysadnessandlongingtoholdontothingsareback,sweepingovermeastheydidwhenIwasachild.Hisbedistidyandspare.Italreadyhasthefeelofaaguestbed.InmymindIreplaywrappinghiminhisfavoriteblanket.Thatwasournightlyroutineuntiloneeveninghesaid,”Daddy，Idon'tthinkIneedablankettonight.”Ithinkofallthetimeswelayamongthecoversreading.IlookatthebedandthinkofalltherecenttimesIwasannoyedathowlatehewassleeping.I'llneverhavetoworryaboutthatagain,Irealize.Forhispart,Matthewhasbeenarock.Heistreatinghisleavingasjustanotherdayattheoffice.AndI'mglad.Afterall,someone'sgottobestrong.I'mproudthatheischargingintothefirstchapterofhisadultlifewithsuchconfidence.1、Whatdoesthewritermeanby“Pullyourselftogether!”?A．Getup.B．Cheerup.C．Pullup.D．Wakeup.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat___________.A．thewriterisaccustomedtosleepingearlyB．Matthewdoesn'tgetonwellwithhisfatherC．MatthewisreadyforhisnewlifeD．thewriterwasn'tbraveenoughtofacehisparents'divorce3、Howdoesthewriterfeelabouthisson'sleavingforcollege?A．Worried.B．Grateful.C．Relieved.D．Bittersweet.4、Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A．UnavoidableGoodbyeB．SweetMemoriesC．GloriousMomentD．UnconditionalLove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）MymostrewardingexperiencethroughoutthepasttwoyearswasvolunteeringattheswimmingcompetitionforSpecialOlympicswhereadisabledfriendofmycommunitytookpart.Thishadspecial1formebecauseexperiencingithelpedimprovemyleadershipskills,mycharacter,andsupportmycommunity.First,myleadershipskillsdevelopedwhenI2directedeachswimmerwheretolineupattheplatformand3eachplayerwhentheyneededtoswim.Ihadtomakesurethattheswimmerswere4andreadytoperform.Thiskeptmeonmyfeetatalltimesand5ofeachevent’stimeandlocation.Ilearnedeachswimmer’sname,sincemanyofthemswaminmorethanone6.Secondly,my7wasgreatlyimprovedwhenIsawtheswimmersgettheirawardsforwinningeachswimmingevent,Iwas8thatmostswimmerscouldswimbetterthanI.Itastonishedmebytheir9attitudes,whethertheywonorlost.Thisalsoexpandedmyhorizons,offeringmetheopportunityto10peopleIwouldnormallynotcomeacross.Iwentoutofmy11zoneanddidwhateverwasneededtobedone.Itwasespecially12whenIsawthecheerfulfacesoftheplayers.Lastly,Iwasof13tomycommunitybylendingahandtothisorganizationinneedof14.Tobea15ofitgavemeachancetoimprovemycommunityandbecome16withthepeoplelivinginthisarea.AsWinstonChurchilloncesaid,“Wemakealivingbywhatwedo,butwemakealitebywhatwegive.”The17shouldbedonethroughoutyourlife.18，throughthemanyopportunitiesmycommunityhasofferedIwasprivilegedtobe19inthisexcitingandimportanteventintheseplayers’lives.Ihopetobea(n)20atthiseventinyearstocome.1、A．purposeB．meaningC．backgroundD．regulation2、A．equallyB．amazinglyC．strictlyD．independently3、A．taughtB．informedC．awardedD．compared4、A．positionedB．preservedC．valuedD．evaluated5、A．proudB．certainC．awareD．capable6、A．decisionB．applicationC．countryD．event7、A．figureB．abilityC．characterD．technique8、A．blamedB．impressedC．remindedD．concerned9、A．changeableB．criticalC．variousD．positive10、A．meetB．gatherC．introduceD．recommend11、A．imaginationB．availabilityC．comfortD．development12、A．embarrassingB．rewardingC．outstandingD．relaxing13、A．serviceB．courageC．wisdomD．significance14、A．helpB．moneyC．sympathyD．attention15、A．playerB．refereeC．plot.D．part16、A．acquaintedB．combinedC．surroundedD．faced17、A．travelingB．consultingC．volunteeringD．cooperating18、A．EventuallyB．GenerallyC．AdditionallyD．Fortunately19、A．desiredB．educatedC．involvedD．influenced20、A．judgeB．assistantC．trainerD．announcer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）OfthemanyfactorsthatcontributetopoorperformanceonstandardizedtestsliketheSAT,nervesandexhaustion,surprisingly,1．notrankveryhigh.Infact,accordingtoanewpaperpublishedinJournalofExperimentalPsychology,alittleanxiety–nottomentionfatigue–mightactuallybeaverygoodthing.ThestudywasconductedbypsychologyprofessorsPhillipAckermanandRuthKanfer.Theyrecruited239collegefreshmen,each2．(agree)totakethreedifferentversionsoftheSATreasoningtest3．(give)onthreeconsecutiveSaturdaymornings.Thetestswouldtakethree-and-a-halfhours,four-and-a-halfhoursandfive-and-a-half-hours,andwouldbeadministeredinarandomordertoeachofthestudents.4．(boost)thestresslevelinthestudents–whohadalreadytakentheSATinthepastandgottenintocollege–AckermanandKanferofferedacashbonustoanyvolunteerswho5．(beat)theirhigh-schoolscore.6．thetestbeganoneachofthethreeSaturdays,thestudentsfilledoutaquestionnairethataskedthemabouttheirfatiguelevel,moodandconfidence.Theycompletedthequestionnaireagainatabreakinthemiddleofthetestandoncemoreattheend.Together,alloftheseprovidedasortoffeverchartofthestudents’energyandanxiety7．theexperience.Whentheresearchersscoredtheresults,itcameasnosurprisethatvolunteers’fatigueandstressrosesteadily8．thetestgotlonger.9．wasunexpectedwastheircorrespondingperformance:asthelengthofthetestincreased,so10．thestudents’scores.Theaveragescoreonthethree-and-a-half-hourtestwas1209outof1600.Onthefour-and-a-half-hourversionitwas1222;onthefive-and-a-half-hourtestitwas1237.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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不计分。:LastSaturdayourclasswenthikinginacountryside、Wemeetatourschoolgateandsetoffat8:00am、Ontheway,weweresingingandlaughinghappilywhileagirlsuddenlyfellintoadeephole、Shefeltsofrighteningandevenburstintotears、Oneofmyclassmatefoundalongropeandwefinallygothimout、Fortunately,shedidn’tsufferseriouslyinjuries,butitseemedthatherankleslightlytwisted、Wemanagedtosendinghertothenearesthospital、Itisanexperiencewe’llneverforgetit,thoughwedidn’tenjoyourselvesverymuchthatday、41第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Jack热爱中国的传统文化，尤其对中国的茶文化感兴趣，听说你的家乡是著名的砖茶之乡，他想了解相关情况。请你给他写封电子邮件，告知有关信息。内容包括：1.中国茶文化历史悠久，促进了人文交流和社会发展；2.介绍自己家乡的相关情况（如：羊楼洞盛产砖茶，是著名的茶马古道起点之一）；3.邀请他到中国亲身体验（以茶会友，听茶事，观茶艺，赏茶具，品好茶）。注意：1.词数120左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.参考词汇：羊楼洞YangLoudong茶马古道GreatTeaRoad砖茶bricktea_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________