广东省番禺区新高考英语倒计时模拟卷及答案解析

广东省番禺区新高考英语倒计时模拟卷注意事项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．Inordertofinishtheworktime,themaninchargedecidedtosomemoreworkers.A．giveup B．takeon C．lookafter D．findout2．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.3．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthat B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat4．Theinfrastructureofacountryis________makeseverythingrunwell,includingthingsliketransport,irrigation,electricityandschools.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what5．Whethersomethingisaliveordeadisacrucial______anditisonethatchildrenhavenodifficultyunderstandingbytheageoffive.A．declaration B．distinction C．division D．distribution6．Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter______itsstructureratherthanitschemicalcomposition.A．livesupto B．getsdowntoC．comesdownto D．standsupto7．Theboythefirstprize,buthewassocarelessastomakeafoolishmistake.A．musthavegained B．needhavegainedC．couldhavegained D．shallhavegained8．---Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?---Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto9．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what10．You’llrecognizemewhenyougetoutofthestation.I______jeansandawhiteT-shirt.A．willbewearingB．hadwornC．waswearingD．haveworn11．Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that12．Someonecalledmeupatmidnight,buthehadhungupIcouldanswerthephone.A．asB．sinceC．untilD．before13．Thebookisnowoutofprint,______itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.A．andB．forC．soD．but14．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself­disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless15．Pelehadbagsofnaturaltalent,buthe______withoutthedeterminationtodealwithalltheproblemslifethrewinhispath.A．wouldneversucceed B．neversucceededC．wouldneverhavesucceeded D．haveneversucceeded16．Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselected______monitor;sheis______verysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganizetheclasswell.A．/;the B．/;aC．a;a D．the;/17．—________It’sonlyaninterview!—Onlyaninterview?Onlyaninterview?WhatifIpanic?WhatifIsayasillywordbyaccident?A．Welldone!B．Comeon!C．Howcome?D．Nodoubt!18．—Bettywasfeelingprettyblueforawhile,butshe’sbetternow.—_______.A．Oh,that’skindofyou B．CongratulationsC．Oh,I’mgladtohearthat D．It’smypleasure19．Allenfollowedhiscustomeracrosstheyardandstoodonthestepofthehouse,twoshoppingbags.A．lifted B．havinglifted C．tolift D．lifting20．Ihopewhenyoucometomorrow,you_____thereadingandhavesomethingtoshare.A．did B．aredoingC．willbedoing D．willhavedone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）Soapingupyourhandsmaydomorethanjustgetridofgerms.Itmaywashawaytheinnerconfusionyoufeelrightafterbeingforcedtomakeachoicebetweentwoappealingchoices,accordingtoanewstudy.Thestudybuildsonpastresearchintoaphenomenonknownas“theMacbetheffect”.ItturnsoutthatShakespearewasreallyontosomethingwhenheimaginedladyMacbethtryingtocleanherconscience（良心）byrubbinginvisiblebloodstainsfromherhands.Afewyearsago,scientistsaskedpeopletodescribeapastwrongact.Ifpeoplewerethengivenachancetocleantheirhands,theylaterexpressedlessguiltthanpeoplewhohadn’tcleaned.ThisfindingfascinatedW.S.Lee,aresearcher.“Anythingfromthepast,anykindofnegativeemotionalexperiences,mightbewashedaway,”saysLee.Hedecidedtotesthandwashing’seffectononekindofbadfeeling:thetensionwefeelafterbeingforcedtochoosebetweentwoattractivechoices,becausepickingonechoicemakesusfeelthatwe’velosetheother.Peopleusuallytrytocalmthisinnerconflictbylaterexaggerating（夸大）thepositiveaspectsoftheirchoice.Hehadstudentsrank10differentmusicCDs.ThenheofferedstudentsoneCDasagift.Somestudentsthenuseliquidsoap.Othersonlylookedatthesoaporsniffed（嗅）it.“Actually,youdonotneedwaterandsoap,”saysLee.Later,thestudentsagainhadtorankallthemusic.Peoplewhodidn’twashtheirhandshadthenormalresponse—theyscoredtheirtake-homeCDhigher,suggestingthattheynowsawitasevenmoreattractivethanbefore.Butthiswasn’ttrueforthehandwashers.Theyrankedthemusicaboutthesame.“theyfeelnoneedatalltojustifythechoice,”sayLee.Buttheimplicationsofitjustaren’tclear.Schwarzsaysit’stoosoontoknowwhetherpeopleshouldheadforasinkaftermakingatoughchoice.Hesayswashingmayhelpdecision-makersbycleaningawaymentaldisorder,butperhapsiftheydon’tgothroughtheusualpost-decisionprocessofjustifyingtheirchoice,theymightfeelmoresorrowinthelongrun.1、TheMacbetheffectreferstothefactthat________.A．ShakespearedidscientificresearchbeforewritingMacbethB．soapingupone’shandmayhelpwashawaytheinnerconfusionandmakeadecisionC．peoplefeellessguiltybygettingridofinvisiblegermsfromtheirhandsD．peoplefeellessashamedafterwashingtheirhands2、AccordingtoLee,afterpeoplemakethechoice________.A．theywilloverstatethegoodnessoftheirchosenchoiceB．theywillfeelregretfulfornotchoosinganotherC．theywillfeelfreeduetothefeelingoflosingtheotherchoiceD．theywillthinknothingoftheirchosenchoiceanymoretocalmtheirinnerconflict3、AccordingtoLee,thehandwashersconsiderthejudgmentofchoice________.A．morescientificB．unnecessaryC．alittleconvincingD．absolutelyuseless4、WhatdoesSchwarzneedtoresearchmore?A．Whetherpeopleneedtojustifytheirchoice.B．Whetherpeoplefeelmoresorrowafterwashinghands.C．Whetherwashinghandshelpoveralongperiodoftime.D．Whetherwashinghandsishelpfultomakeachoice.5、Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A．IsWashingHandsNecessarytoDefeatTension?B．WashingHands,WashesOurMindC．WashingHands,HelpsMakeaBetterChoiceD．WashingHands,ReducestheStressofDecision22．（8分）Youmaynotbeaware,butdigitalcurrency(货币)isabigpartoftheInternetworld.QQCoinscanbuyyouaccessories(配饰)foryourQQimages.Moreimportantly,anewdigitalcurrency,Bitcoin,isbringingtheworld’scommerceonline.Ifyou’retraveling,youcanspendBitcoinsatrestaurantsandhotelslistedatBitcoinT.InChina,Bitcoinscanbeusedtobuygoodsatabout134onlineshopsonTaobao.Andatacafénamed2nd

PlaceinBeijing,youcanevenbuyfreshcoffeewithBitcoins.SowhatmakesBitcoinsoattractivetoinvestors?Firstofall,theBitcoinsystemisnotcontrolledbyanyone.OnecentralauthoritycannotmakepoliciestochangethevalueofBitcoins.ThefixedamountofBitcoinsalsomeanstheycannotlosevaluethroughinflation(通货膨胀),asallformsofpapermoneyhavedoneovertime.Inaddition,accountsintheBitcoinsystemareanonymousandtransparent.UserscansetupanaccounteasilyandtrackeveryBitcoin.AllofthesefeaturesseemtomakeBitcoinsimmune(有免疫力的)fromloss,butthatisnotentirelytrue.“ThevalueofBitcoinscanvarywildlyasnocentralgovernmentmakesthepriceofthemsteady.Ifthevaluedropssuddenly,investorscannotgetanycompensation(赔偿),”ZhaoQingming,aseniorresearcheratChinaConstructionBank,toldChinaEconomicWeekly.AndBitcoins,unlikecompanyshares,arenotbackedbyanytangibleassets（有形资产）,whichalsoaddstotheirrisk.WhileChinawillnotrecognizethedigitalcurrencyanytimesoon,Xinhuasaid,lawmakersandofficialsatahearingonNov.18intheUSmadepositivecommentsaboutBitcoin.BenBernanke,outgoingchairmanoftheFederalReserve,toldtheWashingtonPostthat“thesetypesofcreations,suchasBitcoin…mayholdlong-termpromise,particularlyifitssystempromoteafaster,moresecureandmoreefficientpaymentsystem.”1、Bitcoinis______.A．actuallyexactlylikeQQCoins B．onlyusedonlineC．anewcurrencyusedbothonlineandinreallife D．acountry’snewdigitalcurrency.2、WecanuseBitcointobuythefollowingthingsexcept______.A．onlinegoods B．goodsat134onlineshopsonTaobaoC．booksinphysicalshops D．coffeeatacafénamed2ndPlace3、WhatisthedisadvantageofBitcoin?A．thevalueofitcanriseandfallwildly.B．Itcannotlosevaluethroughinflation.C．Everybitcoininyouraccountcanbefollowed.D．Itcanevenbeusedatsomespecificrestaurantsandhotels.23．（8分）FamousModernChineseBuildingsBeijingInternationalAirportThefirstplacemostvisitorsseewhentheyarriveinChinaisBeijingInternationalAirport.Theairportwasconstructedinthe1950s.Ithasanindoorgarden,achildren’splayground,andover70foodbusinessesinTerminal3alone.ShanghaiWorldFinancialCenterCompletedin2008,SWFCtookover10yearstocompleteduetofinancialshortagesandconstructiondelays.Sinceitscompletion,ithaswoncountlessarchitecturalawards.TouristsarewelcomeatSWFC'sviewingplatform,whichat474metersabovegroundistheworldshighestclosedviewingplatform.TheWaterCubeItwasconstructedforuseduringtheBeijing2008SummerOlympics.Nowvisitorscanexpresssurpriseatthearchitectureofthebuilding.Theycanenjoytheindooratmosphereaswell.AmongtheofferingsoftheWaterCubearearestaurantandbar,ashoppingarea,andWaterWorld,afamilywaterparkTheBird'sNest,BeijingItwasdesignedmainlyforthe2008SummerOlympics.Itcanholdupto80,000peopleandhasbeenusedforawinterthemepark.Nowadays,itsmainincomeisasatouristattraction.Itdrawsmorethan20,000touristseveryday.NationalCenterforthePerformingArtsItwascompletedin2007.Thebuildingissurroundedbyaman-madelake,requiringgueststoenterviaanundergroundhallway.ItishometoanOperaHall,MusicHall,andTheater.1、Whichofthefollowingbuildingswasfirstconstructed?A．BeijingInternationalAirport. B．ShanghaiWorldFinancialCenter.C．TheWaterCube. D．TheBirdsNest,Beijing.2、WhywastheconstructionofShanghaiWorldFinancialCenterdelayed?A．Itneededmoreconstructionworkers. B．Itwasshortofmoney.C．Itaddedanextraviewing-platform. D．Itfacedtoomuchterribleweather.3、Howdoesthebird'sNestoperatedaily?A．Byrentingthewinterthemepark. B．Byincreasingitsopeningtime.C．Bychargingtouristsforadmissionfees. D．Bygivingsomeliveconcerts.4、WhatcanyoudoinNationalCenterforthePerformingArt?A．Enjoysportsevents. B．Playmusicalinstruments.C．Attendsciencelectures. D．Watchdifferentperformances.24．（8分）Imaginewakinguponedayandfindingthatyourbeautifullocalbeachisnomore—gone,itsfinewhitesandsweptawaybyanabnormalstorm.Yougoaboutyourdailybusinessfor12longyearsandthensuddenlythebeachisback,allitsgloryrestoredbyanotherstorm.ThisiswhathappenedontheislandofAchill,offthecoastofIreland,wherepeoplearecelebratingthereturnofthebeautifulAshleamBaybeachthatwastakenfromthemin2005.Thatinitselfisunusualenough,butthestorygetsevenbetter!Yousee,anotherbeachinAchilldidadisappearingactonce,buttookmuchlongertoreturn.ThebeachatDoonagh,locatedonlysixmilesawayfromAshleamBay,wasrestoredearlierin2016afterwavescreatedbyspringstormshadsweptawayallthesandin1984,leavingjustrockpoolsbehind.ThereislocallegendthatstretchesbackhundredsofyearsthatsaysthisbeachatAshlcamBayreturnsforashorteverysevenyearsthendisappearsagain.Butthistimearoundittookabitlongerthanthat.Itwaslastseenin2005anditstayedforafewmonthsatthattimebeforeitwaswashedawayagain.Asyoucanimagine,everyoneontheislandofAchillisthrilledtohavetheirsandybeachback,andeventhoughnooneknowshowlongit’sgoingtobearoundfor,theyaremakingthemostofthetimethey’vegotbeforeitdisappearsagain.Somemaybequicktobelieveclimatechangescausethephenomenon,butthat’snotthereasonthesetwobeachesinAchillkeepdisappearing,DrKevinLynch,ageographeratNUTGalway,saysthattheseoccurrencesaretheresultofhydrodynamics(流体力学)andsediment(沉积物)supply,ratherthanclimatechanges.Regardlessofwhat’scausingthem,disappearingandreappearingbeachesarejustpartofwhatmakesnaturesofascinating.1、Whatispeople’sreactiontothereturnoftheAshleamBaybeach?A．Fulloffear.B．Quitedelighted.C．Verydisappointed.D．Extremelyconfused.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutthebeachatDoonagh?A．ItisnotlocatedinIreland.B．Itdisappeared12yearsago.C．Itoncedisappearedformorethan30years.D．Itisjustmadeupofrocksandpools.3、Accordingtothelocallegend,whenshouldtheAshleamBaybeachhavecomeback?A．In1982.B．In2012.C．In2016.D．In2018.4、WhatdoesDrKevinLynchthinkofthephenomenon?A．Someabnormalstormsleadtoocean’senlargement,B．Itishardtouncoverthemysteryofbeach’sdisappearing.C．Climatechangescanresultinbeachesdisappearingcompletely.D．Hydrodynamicsandsedimentsupplycausetwobeachestodisappear.25．（10分）October31,2009,CaliforniaTsienHsue-shen,PhD’39,oneofthefoundersoftheJetPropulsionLaboratory,diedonOctober31,Hewas98.Tsien,bomintheeasternChinesecityofHangzhou,graduatedfromtheNationalQinghuaUniversityin1934andinAugustof1935heleftChinatostudyattheMassachusettsInstituteTechnology.In1936hewenttotheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologytocommencegraduatestudies.Tsienobtainedhisdoctordegreein1939andwouldremainatCaltechfor20years,becomingtheGoddardProfessorandestablishingareputationasoneoftheleadingrocketscientistsintheUnitedStates.In1943,TsienandtwoothersintheCaltechrocketrygroupdraftedthefirstdocumenttousethenameJetPropulsionLaboratory.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,hewasamongsttheotherscientistsparticipatedthe"ManhattanProject".AfterWorldWarIIheservedasaconsultanttotheUnitedStatesArmyAirForce.Duringthistime,ConlonelTsienworkedondesigninganintercontinentalspaceplane.HisworkwouldinspiretheX—20Dyna-SoarwhichwouldlaterbetheinspirationfortheSpaceShuttle.In1945TsienHsue-shenmarriedJiangYing,thedaughterofJiangBaili——oneoftheChinesenationalistleaderChiangKai—shen’sleadingmilitarystrategists.Butin1950,theChinese-bornscientistwasaccusedofharboringCommunistsympathiesandstrippedofhissecurityclearance.InSeptember1955hewaspermittedtoleaveforChina,whereTsienresumedhisresearch,foundedtheInstituteofMechanics,andwentontobecomethefatherofChina’smissileprogram,atrustedmemberofthegovernmentandParty’sinnercircle,andthenation’smosthonoredscientist,Tsienretiredin1991andhasmaintainedalowpublicprofileinBeijing,China.ThePRCgovernmentlauncheditsmannedspaceprogramin1992andusedTsien’sresearchasthebasisfortheLongMarchrocketwhichsuccessfullylaunchedtheShenzhouVmissioninOctoberof2003.TheelderlyTsienwasabletowatchChina’sfirstmannedspacemissionontelevisionfromhishospitalbed.Inhislateyears,sincethe1980s,Tsiendevotedhimselftospiritualityresearch,andadvocatedscientificinvestigationoftraditionalChinesemedicine,Qigongand""specialhumanbodyfunctions".1、Theunderlinedword"commence"inthispassageprobablymeans________.A．makeup B．getC．begin D．promise2、TsienHsue-shengotmarriedattheageof________.A．45 B．28C．24 D．343、WhatistherightorderoftheeventsrelatedtoTsienHsue-shen?a.hislaterlifeb.returntoChinac.careerintheU.S.Ad.hisearlylifeandeducationA．a-b-c-d B．d-c-b-aC．d-b-c-a D．c-b-d-a4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．TsienHsue-shengotadoctor’sdegreein1939.B．TsienHsue-shenmarriedJiangYing,thedaughterofChinesenationalistleaderChiangKai-shen.C．TsienHsue-shenhasmadeacontributiontotheSpaceShuttle.D．TsienHsue-shenwasinterestedintraditionalChinesemedicine,qigongand"specialhumanbodyfuncitions"inhislaterlife.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）第二节完形填空(共20小题，阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Mobilephonesareeverywhere.Itseemsthatnoonecan1withoutone.Mobilephonesareagreatwaytostay2withfriendsandfamily.3itisimportanttorememberthattherearecertain4whenyoushouldnotbeusingyourphone,themostimportantofthesebeingduring5.Thereisnoreason6youshouldfeeltheneedtohaveyourmobilephoneduringclass.Aren'tyouatschoolto7?Ifyouareinclass,youshouldnotbe8yourfriendstextmessagesortakingphonecalls.InAmericastudentswouldneverbe9tousetheirmobilephonesduringclass.Ifyouweretosendor10atextmessageyouwouldprobablybekickedoutofclass.ItisOKtohaveyourmobilephonewithyou,youjustneedtoremembertoturnit11.Itisverydisturbingtohearalotoftonesand12duringclass.AsateacherinChina,Ihavetodealwithstudents13mobilephoneseveryday.Ihavetoldmyclasstoturnofftheirphones,14manystudentsdonotlisten.Thedesiretobeconnectedallthetimeseemstobe15thanthedesiretolearn.It'seasytounderstandwhyitissotempting(诱惑人的）tohaveyourphoneonduringclass.Itseemsso16tojustsendashorttextmessage;it'snot17anyone,isit?Butyoumayactuallybehurtingyourselfwhenyoudothis.Sendingatextmessagealso18yourattentionawayfromwhat's19inclass,youmaymiss20important.Thenexttimeyouthinkaboutsendingamessageinclassyoushouldthinkagain.1、A．survive B．act C．study D．peak2、A．friendly B．close C．connected D．natural3、A．Instead B．However C．Sometimes D．Finally4、A．times B．days C．hours D．weeks5、A．shopping B．meeting C．rest D．school6、A．when B．that C．why D．where7、A．play B．learn C．help D．fight8、A．sending B．writing C．posting D．retaining9、A．hoped B．wished C．allowed D．encouraged10、A．keep B．help C．take D．receive11、A．on B．in C．out D．off12、A．ringing B．sound C．voice D．shouts13、A．thinking B．using C．considering D．bringing14、A．and B．so C．but D．then15、A．faster B．stronger C．lower D．easier16、A．cheap B．hard C．easy D．brave17、A．hurting B．meeting C．knowing D．killing18、A．pays B．puts C．breaks D．takes19、A．comingon B．goingthrough C．goingon D．comingby20、A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing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）Howwouldyoufeelifyouwokeupandfoundyourentirecomputers—includingyourphotos,yourrecentdocuments—nolonger1．(access)?Whatifyoufoundoutthattheyhadbeenwipedfromyourcomputer,2．(leave)youwithnothingbutheartache?Guesswhat?Ithappenstopeopleeverysingleday.Everyday,peopleacrossthecountryheadintotheirlocalApplestorein3．(tear),brokencomputerinhand,prayingastheywaitinlinethatanexpensiverepairmight,justmight,recoverthepriceless,irreplaceablefiles.Afewgetlucky.4．fortherest,there’snothinganyonecando5．(help).Hasn’tithappenedtoyou?Ifyourcomputerremainsunprotected,itwill,andit’sonly6．matteroftime.Butthanks7．recentbreakthroughsincomputerbackup(备份)technology,younowhaveanumberofoptionstoprepare,andifyou’resmart,whenyourcomputer8．(crash),youshouldn’thaveanytrouble9．(get)100%ofyourfilesbackthatsameday.I’mnottalkingaboutanexternalharddrive.I’mtalkingaboutanonlinebackupsolutionthatruns10．(quiet)inthebackgroundonyourcomputer.Ifyouhaveoneinstalled(安装)，whenyourcomputercrashes,you’llbejustoneclickawayfrombringingyourfilesbacktolife.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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该词。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。Alexander

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