湖北省鄂州市重点中学新高考临考冲刺英语试卷及答案解析

湖北省鄂州市重点中学新高考临考冲刺英语试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Allchildrenshouldgetaccesstoahigh-qualityeducation________theirrace,zipcodeorfamilyincome.A．dependingon B．regardlessofC．dueto D．apartfrom2．TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaignto_____________thecrazyhousingmarket.A．calm B．destroyC．occupy D．reflect3．Theeducationalreformisnowunderwaythroughoutthecountry,________thestudentsmoreopportunitiestodeveloptotheirgreatestpotential.A．tograntB．havinggrantedC．grantingD．granted4．Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth________eachyear.A．iswashingaway B．isbeingwashedawayC．arewashingaway D．arebeingwashedaway5．ThematchesoftheFIFAWomen’sWorldCupwillbeplayedin2019allaroundFrance,whosemen’steam_____the2018WorldCup.A．wins B．wonC．haswon D．hadwon6．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion7．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled8．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken9．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when10．Mysistermethiminthestreetyesterdayafternoon,sohe______yourlecture.A．shouldn’thaveattended B．couldn’thaveattendedC．mustn’thaveattended D．needn’thaveattended11．Airpollution,togetherwithlittering,____manyproblemsinourlargeindustrialcitiestoday.A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing12．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read13．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking14．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．althoughD．though15．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．can’t B．mustn’tC．shouldn’t D．mightn’t16．TheteachercalledTomtohisofficebecausehewascaughtintheexam.A．tocheat B．cheating C．cheated D．cheat17．---Ann,ourdepartmentmaybenamedtheDepartmentoftheYearbecauseoftheoutstandingperformance.---_______.A．GoodtoknowB．I’llsayC．IhearyouonthatoneD．Can’targuewiththat18．Thereisnoreasontobedisappointed.________,thiscouldberatheramusing.A．Aboveall B．AsaresultC．Apartfromthat D．Asamatteroffact19．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how20．Acceptanceisnotaboutlikingasituation.Itisaboutacknowledgingallthathasbeenlostand________tolivewiththatloss.A．learning B．learnedC．tolearn D．havinglearned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）Skepticsareastrangelot.Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivitiestotheenvironment,andtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeople,sayskeptics,spreadnothingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment.The“eco-guilt”broughtonbythediscouragingnewsaboutourplanetgivesrisetothepopularityofskepticsaspeoplesearchformorecomfortingworldviews.PerhapsthatexplainwhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpublicity.Thatbook,TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitmeasuresthe“realstateoftheworld”asfine.Ofcourse,anotherexplanationisthedeeppocketssomebigbusinesseswithspecialinterests.Indeed,Mr.Lomborg’sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeIndustry-fundedorganizations,whichstarthugeactivitiesthoughthemediatoconfusethepublicaboutissueslikeglobalwarming.SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg’sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathoughhisbeliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions.OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumberofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat“AfterLomborg,theenvironmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown.”Suchone-sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.ButonlyadifferentreviewappearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithspecificreadership.ThereviewremarkedthatMr.Lomborg’s“preferenceforunexaminedmaterialsisincredible(不可信的)”。Acritical(批判的)eyeisvaluable,andthemediashouldpresentinformationinsuchawaythatcouldallowpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Unfortunately,thatisofteninaccessibleasblockedbythedesiretobeshockingortodefendsomespecialinterests.Peoplemightbecomehalf-blindbeforeaworldpartiallyexhibitedbythemedia.That’sashame,becausemattersconcerningthehealthoftheplanetarefartooimportanttobetreatedlightly.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayberegardedas“skeptics”?A．Peoplewhoagreeonthepopularityof“eco-guilt”.B．Peoplewhodisbelievetheserioussituationofourplanet.C．Peoplewhodisliketheharmfuleffectofhumanactivities.D．Peoplewhospreadcomfortingnewstoprotectourenvironment.2、WhichofthefollowingcanbeareasonforthepopularityofLomborg’sbooks?A．Somebigbusinessesintendtoprotecttheirowninterests.B．Thebookchallengesviewsaboutthefinestateoftheworld.C．Theauthorconvincespeopletoseekcomfortingworldviews.D．Industry–fundedmediapresentconfusinginformation.3、TheauthormentionedthereviewinNatureinorderto_____.A．voiceadifferentopinionB．findfaultwithLomborg’sbookC．challengetheauthorityofthemediaD．pointoutthevalueofscientificviews.4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Toencouragetheskepticstohaveacriticaleye.B．Towarnthepublicofthedangerofhalf–blindnesswithreviews.C．Toblamethemedia’slackofresponsibilityinpresentinginformation.D．Toshowtheimportanceofpresentingoverallinformationbythemedia.22．（8分）FromNationaltoInternationalDoyouhavewhatittakes!It’sourjobtohelpyoumakethatleap?Theworldiswaiting.Areyouready?Isyoursmallbusinessreadytomakethatnextstepandexpandabroad?Arecentsurveyestimatesthatupto40%ofallsmallbusinessesareintendingtodojustthat.Isyourbusinessmakingupthis40%?Makingthatmoveandexpandingontotheinternationalmarketrequireadifferentapproachfromtheoneyou’reusedto.Onanationallevel,itisoftenenoughtoselltherightproductattherightprice.Failuretoadoptadifferentsalesapproachontheinternationalmarketcanoftenleadtofailureasinternationalcustomersexpectdifferentthings.Thisiswhywecomein.Therightknowledgeandtherightpreparationcanmakeallthedifferenceontheinternationallevel.Themainaspectsoftheprogramweofferare:1.Howcanweaknessesbeidentifiedandreduced?2.Howareculturaldifferenceshandledinthebusinessworld?3.In-depthknowledgeofdistrictlaw,howdoesithelp?4.Howcanwetargettherightkindofinternationalcustomersandhowcanwefinancethisbigger,morecomplicatedinternationaloperation?5.Whatcanbedonetocreateafoolproof(万无一失的)businessplan?Costofthecourse:$2,000perperson.If4ormorepeopleapplyfromthesamecompany,thendiscountscanbearranged.Coursetimescanbechangedtoaccommodateyouremployees’schedule.Mostimportantly,thiscourseisfullyaccreditedbysometoplevelcollegesanduniversities.1、Whowillmostlikelybenefitfromthiscourse?A．Anybodynotinterestedinbusinessadministration.B．Asmallinternationalbusinessmanager.C．Anindividualrunningasmallcompany.D．Anyownerofaninternationalbusinesshopingtogodomestic.2、Whyisthereadangerofaninternationalbusinessfailure?A．Thepriceofshippingistoohigh.B．Ittakestoolongtodeliverproducts.C．Internationalcustomersdonotspeakthesamelanguage.D．Thebusinessownercannotunderstandthelocalmarket.3、WhatisNOTlistedintheadvertisedprogram?A．Howtopaytheinternationalworkforce.B．Therightwaytostudyinternationallaw.C．Culturaldiversitiesthatmustbeknownexactly.D．Whatweshouldlearnfromourweaknesses.4、Whatisthemainadvantageofparticipatinginthisstudyprogram?A．Internationaltravel.B．Fixedschedulefortheemployees.C．Theavailabilityofdiscountsof40%.D．Creditsthatcanbetransferredtouniversitycourses.23．（8分）ItwasdawnofMarch21,2018.GaryMessinawasonhismorningrunalongNewYorkCity’sEastRiver.Suddenlysomethingcaughthiseye–alarge60-year-oldmanbalancingonthefour-foot-highfencethatguardedthepathfromthewater.AsMessinagotclosert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B．DavidBlauzvern.C．JohnGreen. D．Anunknownjogger.3、Ofthefollowingstatements,whichonesoundsreasonablebasedonthepassage?A．Therescuedmanisrathertallandfat.B．Policewouldneverbefoundonthespotofrescue.C．Theprocessofrescuingthemantookupthewholemorning/D．Themanwasactuallysavedbythetwo-manrescueboat.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Themanwantedtokillhimselfintheriver.B．Themenistheriverwereallgoodswimmers.C．Themanwastakenhomeimmediatelyhewassaved.D．Blauzvernfeltateaseevenifhewaslateforworkthatday.24．（8分）Inaforeigncountry,amanvisitedalocalrestaurant.Hedidn’tspeaktheirlanguage.Heorderedsomethingindecipherableoffthemenu.Whenthewaiterbroughthimaplateofdeliciouslookingfriednoodles,hesmiledandmadeanOKsignatthewaiterwithhisthumbandforefingerlinkedinacircle.Lookingangry,thewaiterthenpickedupthedishandthrownittohislap.Whathedidwrong,hewondered.Well,nothingisquiteasitseemswhenitcomestousinghandgestureinanothercountry.Gestureshavebeenusedtoreplacewordsinmanycountries,andtheyareoftenspecifictoagivenculture.Gesturemaymeansomethingcomplimentaryinoneculture,butishighlyoffensiveinanother.Thegesture“thumb-up”iscommonlymisinterpreted.InEnglish,itispopularlyknownas‘thumbsup’,despitethefactthattheactioniscommonlyperformedwithonlyonehand.English-speakingCaucasiansuseittosignal‘OK’,whichisthesamemeaningasO.K.ringgesture.Thetwocaninfactbeusedalmostinterchangeably.AvoidusingthisgestureinSouthernSardinaorNorthernGreeceunlessyouwanttoinviteafight.WhileAmerican,BritishandAustralianwouldusethethumbuptosignalhitch-hikingtothedrivers,thismessagewillnotencourageaGreekdriverormotoristtostoptogivethemaride.Therearenorightorwrongsignals,onlyculturaldifferences.Lackofculturalunderstandingwillleadtodisharmonyamongpeoplefromdifferentcultures.Whenweknowwhattolookfor,suchencounterswithotherculturesareactuallyveryinteresting,fascinatingandfun.Itiscertainlyagreattopictodiscussoveracupofcoffeeandcakes.1、Whatdidthemaninthefirstparagraphdowrong?A．Hemisunderstoodthewaiter.B．Hedidn’trealizeculturaldifferences.C．Heorderedsomethingoffthemenu.D．Hemadethesignalinarudeway.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthesecondparagraphmean?A．Fullofadmiration.B．Fullofaggression.C．Fullofcomplexity.D．Fullofcertainty.3、WhatwillhappenifyoumakeathumbuptowardamaninNorthernGreece?A．Hewillstoptogiveyoualift.B．Hewillgetannoyedandfightagainstyou.C．Hewillaskyoutogivehimalift.D．Hewillmakethesamesignaltowardyou.4、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplainthemeaningofdifferentgestures.B．Totellstoriesaboutdifferentcultures.C．Toadviseustohaveanunderstandingofculturaldifferences.D．Topersuadepeoplefromdifferentcountriesliveinharmony.25．（10分）Earlierthissummer,CarolLeReschegotthephonecallshe’dbeenwaitingfor.Atouristwaspickingzucchini(西葫芦)atThorneRiderPark.“It’sexactlywhatwehopedwouldhappenwhenweputinthefoodforest,”explainedLeResche,thepark’sfoodforestfounder.InMay,hereceiveda$3,500fund.Themoneywastohelpturnaformerparkintoanedible(可食用的)landscape.It’saplacewhereallofthefruits,vegetablesandnutsarefreeforthetaking.Unlikesomeparkswithstrict“nopicking”policies,foodforestsaredesignedtoprovidecolorfulcrops.Peopleareencouragedtoharvestthem.“Wethinkit’simportanttoputpublicfoodinpublicspaces,”shesaid.Thedesiretoknowmoreaboutwhereourfoodcomesfromisoneofthereasonsthereisarealtrendtowardagricultureintoneighborhoodsandcommunities.There,peoplecanparticipateintoursandclassesorrelaxamongthefruittrees.Foodforestsprovidedifferentkindsoffreshproducemorethanwecanbuy.Foodforestsarebasedonamodelvaluingsustainableandmostlyself-sufficientagriculturalproduction.Thefoodforestmodelrequireslesschemicalfertilizerandlesslaborthantraditionalagriculture.Anedibleforestisdesignedtodevelopwithoutpesticidesorweeding.Sincetheconceptisrelativelynew,andittakesatleastthreeyearsforfruitandnuttreesandberrybushestostartproducingmeaningfulamountsoffreshfood,it’shardtoknowwhetherfoodforestswillhaveanimpactonfooddeserts.Volunteer-drivenprojectscanfallapartifthegrouplosesinterest.Lackoffundingcanalsobeproblematic.Pestsalsoareanoften-citedconcern.Afterallandaboveall,LeRescheexplained,foodforestsareaboutalotmorethanfood.“Wealsowanttoprovideagatheringspacethatisproductiveandbeautifulwherepeoplecandeveloparelationshipwitheachotherandgetconnected.”1、Comparedwithcommonfoodbought,whatisspecialaboutthefoodinedibleforests?A．Ittastesbetter.B．Ithasmorevarieties.C．Ithasfunnyappearances.D．It’sproducedfreeoffertilizer.2、WhatisstressedinParagraph4?A．Foodforestsmaydisappearsoon.B．Foodforestshavealongwaytogo.C．Foodforestswastelotsofnaturalresources.D．Foodforestsseemimaginaryandimpossible.3、AsforLeResche,whatisthemostimportantroleoffoodforests?A．Awaytorelaxandentertain.B．Awaytosolvefoodshortage.C．Awaytobethankfulfornature.D．Awaytomeetandmakefriends.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tocallhelp.B．Toraisemoney.C．Tocompareandargue.D．Toinformandintroduce.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）Whenonehitchhikes—travellingbygettingliftsfrompassingvehicleswithoutpaying,one1longhourseitherwaitingatalikelyintersection(岔路口)or2heavilydowntheroad,andwhenIwassoengaged,Ifound3insingingsongsorinrecitingthemanypoemsIhadmemorized,or4thelatestpostcardsIhadaddedtomyartcollection.Iwasinmanywaysthe5boyontheroad,inotherwaystherichest,andIwasalwayshappytobeontheroadmeetingnewpeople,hearingnewstoriesandseeingnew6.Ihave7beencleverenoughtoanalyzethemotivationordriveformyhitchhiking,butIdoubtthatitwasrelatedtoany8weakness.Ihaveneverbeenoutofmind.Homewasnotexcitingenoughtokeepme9toit.Ihadnomaterial10ofanykindtoholdmyinterestforlongperiodsoftimestayinghome.11Iwasnotunhappywithmyfamily,myschoolandmyfriends.WhenIwas12,hikingwithverylittlemoneyandathousandmilesfromhome,IwasconvincedthatIwould13myjourneysafely,forIwasquiteoptimisticasaboythenwith14lifebeforeme.SoitwaswithmewhenIwasatsixty—Iwasstilloptimisticwithsomany15behindme.ItseemsthatIwasbornto16attheworld,andsuchmendonotwritetragedies.ThesimplefactseemsthatwheneverIsawthat17roadoutsidemyhouse,Iwas18toexplorewhatitwaslike.WhatWaltWhitmanoncesaidwouldalwayspushmetogoon:“Afootandlight-heartedItaketotheopen19,healthy,free,theworldbeforeme,thelongbrownpathbeforemeleadingwhereverI20.”Thatmakesadifferencetomylife.1、A．savesB．spendsC．enjoysD．kills2、A．walkingB．runningC．drivingD．riding3、A．comfortB．boreC．adventureD．pain4、A．sendingB．recallingC．designingD．buying5、A．dullestB．busiestC．poorestD．laziest6、A．moviesB．showsC．landscapesD．exhibitions7、A．alwaysB．sometimesC．oftenD．never8、A．economicalB．moralC．physicalD．mental9、A．tiedB．adjustedC．opposedD．exposed10、A．conditionsB．possessionsC．preparationsD．occasions11、A．OtherwiseB．ThusC．BesidesD．Yet12、A．lonelyB．youngC．freeD．sad13、A．continueB．completeC．combineD．control14、A．experiencedB．untestedC．foreseenD．fantastic15、A．blessingsB．achievementsC．differencesD．challenges16、A．smileB．spitC．shoutD．sigh17、A．beautifulB．roughC．mysteriousD．dangerous18、A．frightenedB．determinedC．worriedD．surprised19、A．roadB．doorC．windowD．air20、A．startB．chooseC．knowD．change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）Itdoesn’ttakelongtobelieveourownlies,accordingtoanewstudy.LastyearatBrandeisUniversity,42participants,abouthalfseniorsandhalfmillennials(千禧一代),weregivenaformwith102questionsabout1．theydidthepreviousday.Theformaskedthemtorespond2．questionssuchas“Didyousetyouralarmclock?”and“Didyouuseaforktoeatlunch?”Onhalfthequestions,3．(choose)atrandom,theresearcherstoldtheparticipantstolie.Forty-fiveminuteslater,therespondentsanswered4．samequestionnaire.Thistime,researcherstoldthemtoanswerallthequestions5．(truthful).Thecentralresearchquestionwas:Whentheparticipantsliedonaquestionthefirsttime,didtheythenrememberthey6．(lie)?Theresultsshowedthattheoldergroupweresignificantlymorelikelythantheyounger7．(accept)asthetruthalietheyhadtoldlessthananhour8．(early).“Olderadultshavemore9．(difficult)distinguishingbetweenwhat’srealandnotreal”saidLauraPaige,10．wastheleadauthorofthestudy,“Oncetheybelievealie,itwillcreateanewmemoryforsomethingthatdidn’thappen.”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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Asisoftenthecase,whenpeopleareattendingmeetings,havingmealsorwaitingforbuses,youcanalwaysfinditaddictedtotheirphones,completelyignoreothers、Thisisreallyacommonphenomenoninourlife、ThereasonisbecausesmartphonesnowadayscanbeusedforpeopletoplaymobilegamesbutkeepintouchwithfriendsthroughQQandWechat、However,toomanyexposuretophonesisbadforpeopleintermofhealth、Moreover,peoplewhowereengagedinphonesfailtocommunicatewellthosearoundthem、AsfarasI'mconcerned,peopleshouldwisemake