福建省福清福清华侨中学高三二诊模拟考试新高考英语试卷及答案解析

福建省福清福清华侨中学高三二诊模拟考试新高考英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto______mymistakes.A．holdonto B．cutoff C．makeupfor D．takeup2．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．as B．which C．who D．that3．Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．acquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction4．ThepartinthefilmRio_______thetwobirdsescapedfromthecrashingplanemadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom5．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen6．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．afterwhich B．afterwhenC．afterthat D．afterit7．theirfinalmedicalcheck,theastronautsboardedtheirspacecraft． A．Received B．Beingreceived C．Toreceive D．Havingreceived8．It’struethattheoldroadislessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,________,becausewedon’tfeelassafeonit.A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise9．_____theoilunderthesea,thecompanyhasraisedamplefundstodeveloppetroleumexplorationequipment.A．ExploitingB．HavingexploitedC．ToexploitD．Exploited10．Ithinkthatthisisthebestmobilephoneavailableintheworld.Nootheronecan________it.A．compare B．match C．produce D．win11．Thepalaceisheavilyguarded,becauseinsideitswalls________.A．wheresittheEuropeanleaders B．theEuropeanleaderstheresitC．sittheEuropeanleaders D．thattheEuropeanleaderssit12．KatewasverysadoverlossofthephotosshehadshotinChina,____thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．ifB．whenC．asD．which13．—Howwouldyoulikeyourtea?—_____.A．VeryquicklyB．Asitcomes,pleaseC．VerymuchD．Idon’tliketea14．____________thefiercecompetitioninjobseeking,manyuniversitygraduateshavenochoicebuttoreducetheirowndemandforthesalary.A．FacedB．FacingC．TofaceD．Havingfaced15．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though16．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough17．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive18．Paintingfromstillimagesleadstoalossofsensitivity,whichis_____toanartist.A．absolute B．urgent C．especial D．vital19．--Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?--Notalittle.Wecan’thave________.A．aworseone B．anicerone C．aworstone D．anicestone20．Igotmore_____abouthimfromreadinghisbooksthanfromtalkingtohim.A．insights B．memoriesC．resources D．experiences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）Astheweathercostsyoualossontrainsandflights,welookatyourrights.CancelledtrainsOnasingleticket,apassengerwillusuallyreceive25%ofthefareifthetrainisdelayedby15minutes.Ifthedelayreaches30minutes,thecompensation（补偿金）risesto50%,andifit’soveranhouryoushouldbeabletoreclaimthewholecost.Cleararrangementsvaryaccordingtotrainoperators（运营商）.Ifyouwereduetotravel,tosayAberdeenfromLondon,yourtrainiscancelledandyoudecidenottotravel,youcangetafullcompensation.Ifyouhadanon-cancelableticketwithoneoperator,andfailedtomakethattrainbecausetheconnectingtrainwasdelayed,youcantakethenextavailabletrain.FlightsIfyourflightiscancelledbecauseofthesnowyouhavetherighttosfullcompensationoftheticket,ortobereroutedhomeonalaterflight.ButyouwillhavenorighttogetadelayorcancellationcompensationunderEUrules,becausethesnowisanextraordinarycircumstancebeyondtheairline’scontrol.Ifyoudon’ttakethecompensationandchoosetobererouted,anditmeansyouarestuckattheairportovernight,it’stheairline’sdutytopayforareasonablypricedhotelroomandmeals.Theairlinehastorerouteyouattheearliestopportunity,oratthepassenger’sfreetime,youaresupposedtotaketheavailabilityofseats.Ifyouchoosetobereroutedorifyourdepartureisdelayedbymorethantwohours,airlinesalsohavetoprovideassistancesuchasfood.Theairlineskeepthisquietandgettingthemoneyoutofthelow-costoperatorscanbeahardjob.Keepevidenceofcancellations,allreceipts,anduseyourmobiletovideoanyoffertopaybyairlinestaff.1、Whatisyourcompensationdeterminedbywhenyourtrainsaredelayedduetobadweather?A．Theoperator.B．Thepriceoftheticket.C．Thelengthofdelaytime.D．Theclassoftheserviceandthepriceoftheticket.2、HowmanychoicesdoyouhaveifyouaretotravelAberdeenfromLondon,andyourtrainiscancelled?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.3、Howcanyousavethetroubleingettinggmoneyoutofthelow-costoperators?A．Bykeepingtheevidenceandvideoinganyoffertopay.B．Attheearliestopportunity,orthepassenger’sfreetime.C．Bypreventingtheairlinesfromkeepingtheirdutyquiet.D．Byarguingreasonablywiththestaffoftheairlinesofferingyoutheflight.22．（8分）Halfoffusuallyunaffordableproducts?Only$49.99forthat$100.00dinner?That’sthemagicofGroupon,butforsomesmallbusinessownersthe“greatbusiness”offeredbyGrouponcanbeequaltothekissofdeath.Howcouldthatoccur?ThemathofGrouponseemssimpleataglance,butuponfurtherinspectionthenumbersdon’taddupwhenitcomestosmallerbusinesses.AGroupontypicallyoffersa50%discountonaproductorservice;thentheremainingprofitisdividedbetweenGrouponandthesmallbusiness.WhileGrouponhasalreadyreceivedtheprofitinadvance,themerchantisleftwaitingfortheircut.Thoseworryingnumbersareassumingthepricecutis50/50,which,insomecases,isbeinggenerous.Whenyoubreakitdowntonumbers,aGroupondealseemsdisastrous,butit’snotonlythenumberssmallbusinessownershavetoworryabout.ThepointofGroupondealsistoattractnewandhopefullylongtermcustomers.Yet,doesthisactuallyhappen?ThemajorityofconsumersbuyingtheGrouponarethereforthebargainanddon’treturnafterusingtheirGroupon.CFHSJuniorAngelitaPopestated,“IlovethedealsofferedbyGroupon!Theycanreallysaveyousomuchmoney.”However,shewentontosaythatshehadn’treturnedoncetoanyofthebusinessesafterusingherGroupon.Forsomesmallbusinesses,thepressurelieswiththeresponsesoftheirloyalcustomers,whowatchasnewfacesgetthesameproductorserviceforhalfthepricethattheyhavebeenpayingforyears.Whenyoubreakitdown,Grouponindicatesthatthebusinessofferingthedealisnotonlywillingtobeflexiblewiththeirprice,butalsothattheirproductorserviceisn’tworththepricethey’rechargingfor.Whencombiningthesefactors,it’snowonderloyalcustomersareputoffbytheideaoftheirfavoriteshopofferingGroupons.NowIbynomeanssayGrouponshavebadeffectsonallbusinesses;howeverthestormofGrouponisactuallyadisasterforasmallbusiness.1、WhatisgoodaboutGroupon?A．Itcanofferalargediscount.B．Ithelpsaddupthenumbers.C．Itcanimprovethequalityoftheproduct.D．Itbringssmallbusinessownersmoreprofit.2、CFHSJuniorAngelitaPope’sstatementsuggeststhat.A．smallbusinessownersneedn’tworryaboutdealsB．peoplelikeusingGrouponinthesamebusinessC．thepurposeofGrouponistopromotebusinessD．Grouponmaynotbringcustomersback3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph4referto?A．Newfaces.B．Loyalcustomers.C．Groupondealers.D．Smallbusinesses.4、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Anewbusinesstrend—GroupondealingB．ThedevelopmentofaGrouponcompanyC．TheeffectsofGroupononsmallbusinessesD．Afantasticshoppingexperience—Groupon23．（8分）Amazonisbreakingintophysicalretailinanewway.TheonlineretailgiantrevealedanewkindofphysicalstoreconceptinavideopublishedonMonday.Thestore,calledAmazonGo,doesn'tworklikeatypicalWalmartorsupermarket.Instead,it'sdesignedsothatshopperswilluseanapp,alsocalledAmazonGo,toautomaticallyaddtheproductsthattheyplantobuytoadigitalshoppingcartbyscanningaQRcode(二维码).TheycanthenwalkoutofthebuildingwithoutwaitinginacheckoutlinebecauseAmazonwillchargetheirAmazonaccountandsendthemareceipt.ThefirstAmazonGostoreislocatedinSeattle,whereAmazonisheadquartered.Foryears,therehavebeenrumorsthee-commercecompanywouldexpanditsdominancefromdigitaltophys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tgoingtoinfluenceanyone'sgrades;whatcountsisparents'educationlevels,aswellastheirgenes.Therewasalsothesupposedrelationshipbetweenthebirthrateandthenumbersofstork(鹳）pairsinGermany.Bothwereindecline,andifyouplot(描绘）themonagraph(曲线图)，thetwolinesofdevelopmentfrom1965to1987appearedalmostthesame.Doesthismeanthestorksactuallybringbabies?Obviouslynot.Thiswasapurelyaccidentalconnection.Inconclusion:Connectionisnotcausality.Takeacloserlookatlinkedevents:Sometimeswhatispresentedasthecauseturnsouttobetheeffect,orjusttheotherwayround，andsometimesthereisnolinkatall--justlikewithstorksandbabies.1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,peopleinsomeislandsnorthofScotland_________.A．foundawaytogetridofheadliceB．usedaneffectivemethodtokeepfltC．madeheadliceapartoftheirlifeD．diedduetoinfectionswithheadlice2、Whichisanexampleoffalsecausality?A．Womenwithstronghairtendtouseacertainshampoo.B．Thebirthrateandthestorkpopulationareconnected.C．Longerperiodsinthehospitalbenefitpatients.D．Licecanmakeapersonsickandfeverish.3、Theunderlinedphrase“ashotinthearm”inParagraph4means_______.A．pain B．defeatC．guidance D．encouragement4、Accordingtotheauthor,studentsgetbettergradesprobablybecause______.A．theirhomesarefullofbooksB．theyhavereadWarandPeaceC．theireducatedparentsvalueeducationD．theirparentsaresuccessfulbooksellers5、Wecandrawtheconclusionfromthepassagethat_______.A．connectionarcpureaccidentsB．causeandeffectareinterdependentC．connectionsaremostlycauseandeffectD．linkedeventsmayturnouttobeunrelated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）Mondaysaregenerallyprettybusyforme.Ononeofthese1Mondays,IgotreadytogotoworkthinkingaboutallthethingsIhaveto2onthatdayandwalkdowntogettomycarscoldingmyselfforbeinglatetowork,but3thecarwasnowheretobefound.I4rightacrossmyapartmentthepreviousnightbutitwasn'ttherethatmorning.Thiswasat8:00aminthemorning.Imade5toallthetowingplaces,policestationsallthetimethinkingthatitwastowedby6.Byaround10.00am,Icouldn'tfinditanywhereandthecopsdecidedthatitwas7stolen.Alterfilingareportwiththem,Ifinallygettoworkthinkinghowmydaywascompletely8.LaterinthedayIwenttopickuparentalcaratEntetprise9torealizethatmylicensewasmissingtooalongwithmycar.Itoldtheenterpriseguythewhole10andhewassosorryformethathe11totakemetothenearestDMV(车管局)andgetaduplicate(副本12,Iwastotallydumbstruck.!Ididn'tknowwhythiscompletestrangerwouldwantto13sometimeoffhisdaytohelpme.HeactuallytookmetoDMV,gotaduplicateandthen14meacar.Iwas15thewholedaybecauseofthesequenceofeventsthathappenedtomebutsomehowthissimpleactofkindnessfromacompletestrangermadeitall16it.Itcheeredmeupandmademeforgetallthemisfortunesoftheday,Iwasso17bythiskindactthatthenextdayImadesuresomeoneelsegotasimilar18.Itooksomesmileyshapedchocolatesand19themonsomeofmycolleague'sdesks.Thereisstillalotofgoodnessoutthereintheworld.Wejustneedtotakethetimeto20it.1、A．typicalB．ordinaryC．strangeD．pleasant.2、A．makeB．explainC．accomplishD．arrange3、A．excitedlyB．surprisinglyC．interestinglyD．hurriedly4、A．stayedB．lookedC．walkedD．parked5、A．callsB．tripsC．surveysD．contributions6、A．copsB．doctorsC．thievesD．officials7、A．normallyB．eventuallyC．actuallyD．finally8、A．madeupB．tookupC．putupD．messedup9、A．stillB．evenC．quiteD．only10、A．messageB．secretC．storyD．process11、A．declinedB．offeredC．hesitatedD．approved12、A．licenseB．cardC．paperD．ticket13、A．spendB．leaveC．takeD．get14、A．lentB．presentedC．purchasedD．rented15、A．delightedB．annoyedC．disappointedD．amused16、A．worthB．worthyC．personalD．special17、A．movedB．changedC．turnedD．appealed18、A．honourB．respectC．alarmD．surprise19、A．forgotB．threwC．leftD．exposed20、A．makeB．achieveC．liveD．realize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）Manyorganizationstrytoinspirepeople1．(do)kindacts,whereverandwhenevertheycan.Theideabehindthisisthatitdoesn'ttakeanymajorplantobekind,justalittlebitofeffort.PerhapsthestrongestsupporterofthisideaistheRandomActsofKindnessFoundation.Itoperatesunderthebeliefsthatkindnesscanbetaughtandthatitis2．(easy)spread.Itsactivitiesrangefromsuggestingkindactstoallowingitswebsite-userstoofficiallyregister3．(they)asactivistsofkindness.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）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（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。刪除：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。OneafternooninFebruary,myclassmatesandIwasonthewaytothecinema、Suddenlyanoldwomanfallsdownheavilyduetothegroundcoveringwiththickice、Seeingwhathadhappened、Wedialed120withoutasecondthought、Onsuchcoldweather,westayedwithheruntiltheambulancecametoscene、Andthentheyleftforthecinema、Althoughwewerelaterforthefilm,weallthoughtitwasworthwhile、Afterall,helppeopleinneedisagoodwaytoobtainjoyandhappy、Nowweallrememberthedaywhichwespentittogether、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是鄂州高中学生李华，你的美国朋友Tom下学期将要作为交换生来你校学习。Tom来信咨询学校体育运动开展情况并想了解你的体育爱好。请给他回信，内容包括：1.对Tom的到来表示欢迎；2.学校体育运动开展情况（体育设施，体育课程或活动等）；3.你爱好的体育运动。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearTom，_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C2、B3、C4、C5、A6、A7、D8、B9、C10、B11、C12、C13、B14、B15、A16、D17、B18、D19、B20、A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、C2、B3、A22、1、A2、D3、B4、C23、FidelCastrowasbornathisfather’sfarmonAugust13,1926.Hisfather,AngelCastro,wasamigranttoCubafromGalicia,NorthwestSpain.HehadbecomefinanciallysuccessfulbygrowingsugarcaneatLasManacasfarminBirán,OrienteProvince.Agedsix,CastrowassenttolivewithhisteacherinSantiagodeCuba,beforebeingbaptized(洗礼)intotheRomanCatholicChurchattheageofeight.BeingbaptizedenabledCastrotoattendtheLaSalleboardingschoolinSantiago,whereheregularlymisbehaved,sohewassenttotheprivatelyfundedDoloresSchoolinSantiago.In1945hetransferredtoamorefamousschool,DeBeléninHavana.AlthoughCastrotookaninterestinhistory,geographyanddebatingatBelén,hedidnotexcelacademically,insteaddevotingmuchofhistimetoplayingsport.In1945,CastrobeganstudyinglawattheUniversityofHavana,wherehebecameinvolvedinstudentactivism,andtheviolentgangsterismculturewithintheuniversity.Passionateaboutanti-imperialismandopposingU.S.interferenceintheCaribbean,heunsuccessfullycampaignedforthepresidencyoftheFederationofUniversityStudentsonaplatformof“honesty,decencyandjustice”.CastrobecamecriticalofthecorruptionandviolenceofPresidentRamonGrau’sgovernment,deliveringapublicspeechonthesubjectinNovember1946thatreceivedcoverageonthefrontpageofseveralnewspapers.In1