茂名市新高考考前模拟英语试题及答案解析

茂名市新高考考前模拟英语试题注意事项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．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．areneeded C．needs D．isneeded2．Theproblemliesin______we’renowgivinghimafish,notteachinghimhowtofish.A．what B．thatC．which D．if3．_____annoystheteachermostisthatallthestudentsaretooquietinclass.A．WhatB．ThatC．WhenD．Who4．We’dbettergonow,______we’llmissthetrain.A．butB．soC．otherwiseD．therefore5．Hewrotealetter________heexplainedwhathadhappenedintheaccident.A．that B．whichC．where D．what6．________theopportunitytospeakatthegraduationceremonymademeoverjoyed.A．Offering B．OfferedC．Tooffer D．Beingoffered7．-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?-________，butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A．NohurryB．NowonderC．NooffenceD．Noproblem8．Helikedthelovelydogsomuchthathe________hisbookandplayedwithitimmediately.A．gaveoff B．setasideC．tookover D．turneddown9．Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillage____thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.A．where B．when C．that D．which10．Iwonder________theequipmentwillbeavailableintendays.A．that B．when C．whether D．where11．________yourecognizeanidiomwhenitisbeingused,itiseasytomisunderstandwhatyoureadorhear.A．Unless B．AfterC．Once D．Since12．—MrJohnson,IhavesomethingIwouldliketotroubleyouwith.—________.JusttellmewhatIcando.A．YouhavemywordB．Don'tgivemethatC．YoucansaythatagainD．Don'tstandonceremony13．–Youlooksoangry.Whathappened?–_______I’drathernottalkaboutit.A．Nothing. B．Allright. C．Getaway! D．Noway!14．_______thatIwouldn’tsupportmyselfatthatmoment.A．IwasweakenoughB．IwastooweakC．SoweakwasID．SuchweakwasI15．Expertswarnthatmedicalwastefromhospitals,if________properly,mayleadtospreadingdiseases.A．nothandled B．notbeinghandledC．nottobehandled D．nothavinghandled16．Thebusdroppedmeoffandpulledaway_____IrealizedIhadleftmybagonit.A．whileB．beforeC．afterD．since17．Thenewsofthenewly-electedpresident’scomingtoChinaforavisitwas______ontheradiojustnow.A．givenaway B．givenin C．givenoff D．givenout18．Whenyouaredressedinthelateststyle,dancingtothemostfashionablemusicafterwatchingthelatestfilm,youfeelgreat,______? A．aren'tyou B．don'tyou C．doyou D．areyou19．Weallagreethatitisgoodtohelpthoseinneed,butwhen______comestogivingawayourmoney,thingsbecomestrange.A．that B．this C．it D．one20．__willIgiveup.IbelieveIcanmanageit.A．AtonceB．AtnotimeC．RightnowD．Theinstant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）Issmilejustafacialexpression?Ofcoursenot!Itisnotonlyusedtoexpresspleasure,affection,andfriendliness,butalsothecommonestwaytoshowourgoodwillperfectlywithoutsayinganything.AChinesesayingruns：“Neverhitapersonwhoissmilingatyou.”Itisatime-provenfactthatsmileisalanguageallitsown—auniversallanguage—understoodbythepeopleofeverynationintheworld.Wemaynotspeakthesametongueasourforeignneighbors,butwesmileinthesametongue.Weneednointerpreterforthusexpressinglove,happiness,orgoodwill.OnedaywhileshoppinginasmalltowninsouthernCalifornia,itwasmymisfortunetobeapproachedbyaclerkwhosepersonalityconflictedwithmine.Heseemedquiteunfriendlyandnotatallconcernedaboutmyintendedpurchase.Iboughtnothing,andmarchedangrilyoutofthestore.Ontheoutsidestoodayoungmaninhisearlytwenties.Hisexpressivebrowneyesmetandheldmine,andinthenextinstantabeautiful,brilliantsmilecoveredhisface.Themagicpowerofthatsmilemadeallbitternesswithinmemelt,andIfoundthemusclesinmyownfacehappilyresponding.“Beautifulday,isn’tit?”Iremarked,inpassing.Then,obeyinganimpulse(冲动),Iturnedback.“Ireallyoweyouadebtofgratitude,”Isaidsoftly.Hissmiledeepened,buthemadenoattempttoanswer.AMexicanwomanandtwomenwerestandingnearby.Thewomansteppedforwardandeyedmeinquiringly.“Carlos,henospeakEnglish,”shevolunteered.“YouwantIshouldtellhimsomething?”AtthatmomentIfeltchanged.Carlos’smilehadmadeabigpersonofme.Myfriendlinessandgoodwilltowardallmankindstoodtenfeettall.“Yes,”myreplywasenthusiasticandsincere,“tellhimIsaid,‘Thankyou!’’’“Thankyou?”Thewomanseemedslightlyconfused.IgaveherarmafriendlypatasIturnedtoleave.“Justtellhimthat.”Iinsisted.“He’llunderstand,Iamsure!”Oh,whatasmilecando!AlthoughIhaveneverseenthatyoungmanagain,Ishallneverforgetthelessonhetaughtmethatmorning.Fromthatdayon,Ibecamesmile-conscious,andIpracticetheartdiligently,anywhereandeverywhere,witheverybody.1、Thewritermarchedangrilyoutofthestorebecause________.A．heboughtnothingB．hewasunluckytomeetwitharigidclerkC．hewasunfriendlyD．heconflictedwiththeclerkinthestore2、Whatdoyouthinkofthewoman?A．CuriousandsincerewithgoodEnglish.B．HelpfulandcuriouswithpoorEnglish.C．EnthusiasticanddiligentwithgoodEnglish.D．Warm-heartedanddiligentwithpoorEnglish.3、Inthefollowingparagraph,thewritermaymention________.A．howheusedsmiletosolveproblemsB．howhardhetriedtolookfortheyoungmanC．thelessonCarolshadtaughthimD．howhebecameabigpersonoftenfeettall4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Arigidclerk.B．Apowerfulsmile.C．Ahelpfulwoman.D．Animpressiveyoungman.22．（8分）It’snosecretthatyourpersonalcharacteristicsdirectlyaffecthowyouinteractwiththeworld,butyoumightbesurprisedatjusthowdeepitgoes.Expertsthinkthatyourpersonalitycanevenaffecthowyouexerciseandinfluencewhatsportsaresuitableforyou.HighlySensitiveHighlysensitivepeoplemaybemoreuncomfortablewithgroupexerciseclassesorteamsportswheretheyfeeltheireverymoveisbeingobserved.Additionally,theymayfeelmoreupsetoveranineffectiveorpoorworkout,saysresearcherElaineAron.Forsuchpeople,individualornon-competitiveactivitieslikebiking,runningandhikingareideal.TypeAPersonalityTypeAindividualsoftenhavean“allornothingapproach”toexercise.Thispersonalitytypeisknownforstickingcloselytotheirplan,nottomentionbeingsupercompetitive.However,thiscancausethemtosticktoocloselytoafitnessroutine,whichmeanstheymighttrytopushpastaninjury.Togetbetterexerciseresults,TypeApeopleneedtobeawarethatfollowinganexerciseplantoostrictlymaylimittheirprogress.Theyshouldbemoreflexibleandlistentotheirbody,especiallywhentheyareinpain.TypeBPersonalityThislaid-backgroupmaygettoolazyabouttheirexerciseplan,whichpreventsthemfromseeingresults.Theyareoftenlesswillingtodevoteenoughtimeandenergytotheirfitnessgoals,especiallyifexerciseissomethingthatmakesthemanxious.TypeBindividualssucceedincreativeandco-operativeenvironments,soteamsportsandgroupgymclassesmaybeperfect.Remember,thereareplentyofwaysyoucanadaptafitnessplantosuityourneeds,regardlessofyourcharacteristics.Justkeepinmindwhatyoulike.1、Whymighthighlysensitivepeoplebeunwillingtotakepartingroupsports?A．Theywillfeelliketheyarebeingevaluated.B．Theydon'tlikesocializingwithotherpeople.C．Theydon'tconsiderthemselvestobeathletic.D．Theyfearthey'llbeletdownbytheirteammates.2、TypeApersonalitiescanbebestdescribedas_________.A．committed B．flexible.C．independent. D．sensitive.3、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Tohelppeopleunderstandwhatpersonalitytypetheyare.B．Toexplainhowpersonalcharacteristicsaffectexercisehabits.C．Toidentifythedangersofdoingthewrongtypeofexercise.D．Todescribedifferenttypesofworkoutsthatareavailabletoday.23．（8分）FinlandisthehappiestplaceonEarth,accordingtothe2018WorldHappinessReportof156nations.Thereport,releasedWednesdaybytheUnitedNations’SustainableDevelopmentSolutionsNetwork,ranksthecountriesoftheworldbasedonsixdifferentcategoriesofwell-being:income,freedom,trust,lifeexpectancy,generosityandsocialsupport.Thisyear'sreportalsopaysspecialattentiontothehappinessofeachcountry’simmigrants.TheU.S.droppedfourspotsfrom2017andlandedin18thplace,andlastyear’swinner,Norway,cameinsecondplace—followedbyDenmark,IcelandandSwitzerland.“Thetopfivecountriesallhavealmostequallyhighvaluesforthesixfactorsfoundtosupporthappiness,andfourofthesecountries—Denmark,Switzerland,NorwayandnowFinland—havebeeninfirstplaceinthesixWorldHappinessReportrankingssincethefirstreport"in2012,”co-editorJohnHelliwelltoldCNN.“Inadivisionwithsuchexcellentteams,changesinthetopspotaretobeexpected."Roundingoutthetop10happiestcountrieswasCanadainsixthplace,thenNewZealand,SwedenandAustralia.Theorderofthetop10nationschangedfromthe2017listbutthecountriesdidnot,accordingtothereport.Theywerealso10ofthe11topspotsintheimmigranthappinesscategory(includingMexico—24thoverall,but10thinimmigration).“Themoststrikingfindingofthereportistheremarkableconsistencybetweenthehappinessofimmigrantsandthelocallyborn,”Helliwellsaidinastatement.“Althoughimmigrantscomefromcountrieswithverydifferentlevelsofhappiness,theirreportedlifeevaluationsresemblethoseofotherresidentsintheirnewcountries.Thosewhomovetohappiercountriesgain,whilethosewhomovetolesshappycountrieslose.”Othermajorworldpowersplacedinsignificantlylowspotsonthelist.Germanycamein15th,theUKwas19th—followedbyJapanin54thplace,Russiain59thandChinain86th.Thereport,basedonsurveyscompletedbycitizenvolunteers,camejustunderaweekbeforeWorldHappinessDayonMarch20,whentheUNdeclaredtorecognize“therelevanceofhappinessandwell-beingasuniversalgoalsandaspirationsinthelivesofhumanbeingsaroundtheworldandtheimportanceoftheirrecognitioninpublicpolicyobjectives”1、TheUSranked______in2017.A．14 B．10C．18 D．222、Whatisthemostsignificantfindingofthereport?A．Thatimmigrantsaredifferentfromresidentsinthecountry.B．Thatimmigrantscomefromcountrieswithdifferentlevelsofhappiness.C．Thatimmigrantsbecomehappywhentheyleavethecountry.D．Thatimmigrantsandlocalsfeelthesimilarlevelofhappiness.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Happinessisnolessimportantthananyotheraspectinlife.B．People’shappinessandwell-beingshouldbeconsideredwhenitcomestopolicy-making.C．ThehappinessreportcameunderaweekbeforeWorldHappinessDay.D．WhattheUNdeclaredwasbeneficialtoallhumanbeings.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．WorldHappinessDay. B．Happiness—foreverpursuit.C．What'syourhappinessindex(指数)? D．The2018WorldHappinessReport.24．（8分）CurrentCulture:IsCommonCultureAlive?Thedigitizingandglobalizingworldischangingtheworkingofculture.Assomeseeit,citiesandnationsarelosingtheircommoncultureandtheirgeneralspirit:peoplecannolongercountonthosearoundthemvaluinganyofthesamemusicorfilms.Othersarguethatacommoncultureisnotdyingsomuchaschangingforms:itislessandlessattachedtoaparticularareaandevermorelinkedtoglobalnetworks.Thefactsleadtothechangethatanyonecanbecomeaculturalproducertoday,thatthecultureisincreasinglyavailableeverywhereyouwantit,andwheneveryouwantit,notjustinthetwomonthsafterthemovieorbookcameout.Culturalpossibilitieshavemultipliedasaresult,butthechangealsomeansfewerculturalmoments.Itiseasytofindthechangeintermsoflossofdiversityofsociety.Sowhatwillitmeanifglobalizationturnsusintoonewideworldculture?Fortheenthusiastsofthesechanges,cultureisnotaboutpopularartistsorbooks,butcentersonplatformslikeGoogleandWikipedia,whereeveryvarietyofculturebringsabouttheexchangeofknowledgeandideas,andmakesconnectionsacrossboundaries.Itisperhapsdebatablewhethertwopeoplewhohaveparticipatedinsuchwebsites,butintotallydifferentcornersofthem,havehadaculturalexperienceincommon.Infact,theseplatformsbecomeverysuccessfulwithalargecrowdofpeople,whobuildthingstogether,shareinformation,andforwardarticlesbackandforth.Therearestillmorequestions.Whatdoesitmeanforthefutureofcountriesthatculturenowgoesbeyondthelimitsofthenation?Isthereanythingtodefendandpreserveinthepassingculturalworld,oristhatmerelytofavorpenoverprintingpress,horseoverautomobile?Uptonowagrowingquantityofculturehasbeengloballyspreadinganddeveloping.Moreindividuals(个人)thaneverhavethechancestobemakersofculture,evenifthatmeansmoretochoosefromandfewerstandardstobereachedincommon.Whatitmeansisthisstrangefeeling:thatofbeingmoreconnectedthanever,withone-clickaccesstosomuchoftheculturalharvestaroundtheworld,andyet,ofbeingstarvedforhavingsimilarinterestsandopinionswithothers,concernedonlywithourselves.1、675．InParagraph1theauthorindicates______.A．themissingofcommoncultureB．theculturaldiversityamongpeopleC．thedisadvantageinthedigitizingsocietyD．thedoublestandardofculturalevaluation2、677．ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that______.A．peoplefeelsatisfiedwiththecurrentcultureB．enthusiastslookforcurrentculturefromfamousartistsC．disappearanceofcommoncultureisaproblemtobesolvedD．commonculturemayexitintowebsitesthatconnecttheworld3、679．Accordingtotheauthor,theincreaseofculturalpossibilitiescanbecausedby______.A．agreementwithcommoncultureB．individualsasculturalproducersC．popularartistsandbooksavailableD．areductionindevelopmentofculture4、681．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardscurrentculture?A．Uninterested.B．Approving.C．Uncertain.D．Critical.25．（10分）ThecostoflivingincountriesliketheU.S.,Britain,AustraliaorFrancehasskyrocketedinrecentyears.However,ifyou'rewillingtoleaveyourcountryandexplorelifeinotherareas,therearemanycountriesboastinganextremelycheapandlowcostofliving.Checkoutthefollowingcountrieswhenplanningyournextmove.EcuadorEcuadorissimilartotheUnitedStatesinmanyways,andasaresulthasbecomeapopularAmericangetaway.TheyevenusetheU.S.Dollarfortheircurrency.Inthiscountry,it'scheapertoeatouteverydaythancookforyourselfonabudgetintheU.S.Youcanevenbuyapropertyforaround$50000andhiresomeonetotendtoitwhileyou'reawayMexicoAlthoughthecountryisknownforitspovertyriddenstreets,therearemanywealthierareasthatprovideeveryfacilityyoumightneed.Youcanliveoffamere$700to$800amonthinMexico,andthisincludesrentforaniceplace,facilities,food,andanysightseeing.ArgentinaArgentinahasbeenapopulartouristdestinationformanyyears.Ithasgreatrestaurants,arichhistory,andmanyplacestoexplore.Nottomention,it'snotveryexpensivetolivehere.Adecentsizedhomecancostaround$139000,whichisrelativelycheapinrelationtohomesintheUnitedStates.VietnamVietnamhasalsobecomeapopulartouristdestinationinrecentyears.Therearemanymilliondollarluxuryhomesbythebeach,butyoucanfindamodestfiatorsmallhomeforaround$25000to$50000ifyousearchintherightareas.1、HowmuchdoesittakeatleasttoliveinMexicoforayear?A．About$7000B．About$8000C．About$8400D．About$98002、WhatdoesArgentinaandVietnamhaveincommon?A．Theybothhavegreatrestaurants.B．Thecostoflivinginthemisbothexpensive.C．Themiddle-sizedhomesbothcostaround$139000.D．Peopleareallfondoftravellingtothetwocountries.3、Inwhichcountrydidthepurchaserprobablypayextramoneyafterheleft?A．EcuadorB．MexicoC．ArgentinaD．Vietnam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）WhenMercadodreamedofbecomingaprofessionalmodel,shesurfedtheInternetforsomeonewithaphysicaldisabilityinthemodelingworld.Thatwaseightyearsago,whendisabledmodelswere1.Thus,hersearch2empty.“Ididn’tthinkitwasa3.That’snotbecauseIwasn’tworthyofit,butbecauseIdidn’tsee4elselikemeoutthere.”However,Mercado,whowasdiagnosedwithspasticmusculardystrophy（肌肉萎缩症）asateen,hashelped5thatrealitybecauseofnotgivingup.Lastyear,MercadosignedwithIMGModels,thepowerhouseagencythat6topsupermodels,“There’s7beenaproblemwiththeteamnotgettingwhattheyneedtogetfromme.There’sneverbeena(n)8-‘shehasadisability,thisisnotgoingtoworkbecausethephotoswon’tlooknice.’”Shesays.“IfI’ma9,aclothingcompanywantstodisplaytheirclothes10me.That’sallitshouldbe.”Hersmallbodyhasmorethanadozensurgical11andshefeltbothnervousandex-citedwhenshedecidedlastyearto12themforalingerie（内衣）company.“13I’mveryoutspokenwithwhatIbelievein.I’mverymuchofa14personstillatheart.ButIwantedto15anewchallenge.”Sheliked16peoplethateveryonecanfeelattractiveintheirownskin,“Youshouldn’tbeashamedofyourown17.Inthemeantime,she’sfocusedonusingherblogtoencouragethosewhowanttofollowherexample.She18hersuccesstoconfidence,faithandnever19.“Iturnedmyweaknessintomystrength.I’ma(n)20thatyoucandowhatyouwant,because…”shepauses,“Justbecause!That’sit.Youjustcan!”1、A．popularB．commonC．reservedD．scarce2、A．cameupB．putupC．heldupD．lookedup3、A．responsibilityB．possibilityC．stabilityD．flexibility4、A．nothingB．nobodyC．anythingD．anyone5、A．escapeB．proveC．changeD．avoid6、A．rejectsB．representsC．praisesD．complains7、A．everB．justC．neverD．even8、A．suggestionB．excuseC．assessmentD．notice9、A．modelB．directorC．designerD．manager10、A．onB．inC．aroundD．beside11、A．symptomsB．marksC．scarsD．wounds12、A．growB．bareC．hideD．cover13、A．AsthoughB．AsusualC．EversinceD．Eventhough14、A．ambitiousB．kindC．shyD．active15、A．resistB．abandonC．runD．meet16、A．observingB．remindingC．informingD．warning17、A．bodyB．failureC．misfortuneD．strength18、A．considersB．tendsC．owesD．admits19、A．blowingupB．givingupC．callingoffD．puttingoff20、A．exampleB．advisorC．professorD．motivator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）Yesterdaywasacrazyday.Ifeltverytired1．Ihadalotofworkstuffgoing.ThenIgot2．messagefromoneofmyteammates.Itsaid,“Wewanttoletyouknowthattherearepeoplewhoseeand3．(true)appreciateallyourhardwork.”Thismeantmoreto4．(I)thananythingelse.AnditmademethinkthatmaybeIneedtosettimeaside5．(tell)thepeopleinmylifehowmuchIappreciatewhattheydid.Say“Thankyou”6．thedeliveryguy,tellinghimthatyouappreciatehowhardhe7．(work);tellyourdaughterthatyouareproudofher8．(perform)atschool;tellyourmomthatyounoticehowmuchshedoesforthefamily.Sometimeswhenalongtimegoesbywithout9．(recognize)forthegoodwedo,westarttogetupset,butasimplestatementofappreciationcouldmakeusbecome10．(energy)againforagoodlongtime.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。DearMr、Zhang,Wehaveheldadiscussionwhetheritisgoodornotforatopstudenttoshareadeskwithaslowerstudent、Somearefortheidea、Itiswellknownthateveryonehadstrengthsaswellasweaknesses、Althoughslowerstudentsarenotgoodatlessons,theymightdogoodinanotherfields、Inaddition,topstudentscanhelpsloweroneswiththeirlessons,whichbenefitthemtoo、However,othersdon'tholdthesameview、Theythinksomesloweronesarealwaysmakingthetrouble,suchasbreakschoolrules、Besides,slowerstudentsoftenasktopstudentsquestion,whichaffectsourstudies、Inmyopinion,Isupporttheideasowecanmakeprogresstogether、Yours,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，是一名高二学生。你发现很多同学晚上学习到很晚，他们边学习边吃零食，第二天早上却由于起床太晚而不吃早餐,导致上午学习时昏昏欲睡。你感觉这样对身体有害。请你根据这种现