福建省莆田市重点中学新高考英语倒计时模拟卷及答案解析

福建省莆田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、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．ItwasJohnwhobrokethewindow.WhyareyoutalkingtomeasifIit?A．haddone B．havedone C．did D．amdoing2．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.3．Wheneveryou________apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A．bought B．havebought C．willbuy D．buy4．I________mycellphonelastnight.Nowthebatteryisrunningout.A．couldhavecharged B．mightchargeC．shouldhavecharged D．wouldcharge5．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit6．---I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.---Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparing B．hasbeenpreparing C．waspreparing D．hadbeenpreparing7．Mysister______thebabywhileI’matyoga.A．arrangesB．mindsC．assesses8．________anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts，Chinaisexpectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise．A．Towitness B．BeingwitnessedC．Witnessed D．Havingwitnessed9．Icouldnot________mytearswhenIsawthepictureofmyfatherworkingatthequakezone.A．bringInB．turnupC．takeoffD．holdback10．—HaveyouseenJiangWen’smovieLettheBulletsFlyrecently?—Yes.Iittwicelastweek,Athomeandinthetheatre.A．hadenjoyed B．enjoyed C．haveenjoyed D．wasenjoying11．—Sir,I’mlatebecausemycarbrokedownontheway.—________.I’vehadenoughofyourexcuses.A．Cutitout B．Suityourself C．Youcan’tbeserious D．Itmakessense12．Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselected______monitor;sheis______verysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganizetheclasswell.A．/;the B．/;aC．a;a D．the;/13．Personallyspeaking,________thegrandblueprintintorealityisalongprocess.A．turning B．turnC．turned D．havingturned14．TheLifelongLearningProgramme________toenablepeopletotakepartinlearningexperienceshastakenoffacrossEurope.A．havingbeendesigned B．beingdesignedC．designed D．designing15．ThepredictionfromMayaworriesresidents_______December21,2012wouldbetheendoftheworld.A．if B．that C．whether D．which16．Itwaswarmandnicethatevening.Istayedawakeuntileleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.A．onaverageB．onpurposeC．onbusinessD．ontime17．Thebookisnowoutofprint,______itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.A．andB．forC．soD．but18．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．anticipateD．regulate19．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin20．Whilewatchingtelevision,____.A．thedoorbellrang B．weheardthedoorbellringC．therewassomeoneknockingatthedoor D．thedoorbellwasringing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）TennisgreatBillieJeanKingisagreatathleteandapioneerinsportandshewonfoursinglestitlesattheUSOpenbetween1967and1974.Now,thesametennisofficialswithwhomsheoftenbattledhavepaidheraspecialhonor.USOpenorganizersnamedtheirvenue(会场)theBillieJeanKingNationalTennisCenteratthebeginningofthisyear’schampionship.Thedecisioncameasasurprisetothestar.BillieJeanKinghadherfirsttennislessonattheageof11,andbecameinterestedinit.Sixyearslatershemadeherselfknownwinningthefirstof20titlesatWimbledoninthedoubleschampionship.Kingwentontobecomethefirstfemaleathletetoearn$100,000inayear.Buthergreatestachievementsmayhavebeenoffthegame.Shedevotedherselftofightingforequalstatusforwomenandwomeninsportsthatwentfarbeyondtennis.AuniqueopportunityarrivedanditprovedaperfectwayforKingtofurtherchangetheplaceofwomeninsportsin1973.Shewaschallengedtoplayaman-tennisgreatBobbyRiggs.Themenorganizingtheeventexpecteditwouldprovidegreatentertainmentandtheeventwasreportedbysportscaster(体育评论员)HowardCosell.ButKingfoundhefocusedonherappearance,nevermentioningherathleticachievements.Kingsawitasacrossroadinherbattleforwomen’sequalityinsports.Shedidwin,furtheropeningopportunitiesforgirlsinsports.Butsomeyoungfemaleathletesnowdon’ttaketheseopportunitiesseriously.WhenaskedwhattheyknewaboutKing,theylookedpuzzled.“They’vegotmanychancestoplayandit’sagoodthing.However,westillhavealongwaytogoforgirlsandwomeninsportsandthat’swhatIwant—Iwantthedreamtobeequal”Shesaid.1、BillieJeanKingfoughtwithtennisofficialsfor.A．betterpayforherselfB．morechancestocompeteC．theequalityforwomeninsportsD．aspecialhonorfromthem2、BillieKingfirstwonherfamethrough.A．hercompetitionwithBobbyRiggsin1973B．beingthefirstathletetogetayearlyincomeof$100,000C．theBillieJeanKingNationalTennisCenterD．hervictoryinthedoubleschampionship3、WhywastheeventwithBobbyRiggsorganizedin1973?A．Toattractmoreaudiencefortheinterestsoftheorganizer.B．ToincreaseBillieKing’sfameinthesportsfield.C．Tomakethesporttennispopular:D．Tofurtheropenchancesforwomeninsports.4、Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatBillieKing.A．hasalwaysbeenrespectedandhonoredinsportsfromthestartB．thinksthatthestatuswomenhavegotinsportsishighenoughC．isdisappointedatnotbeingrecognizedbyyoungfemaleathletesD．thinksinequalitybetweenmenandwomeninsportsstillexists.22．（8分）Supermarketshelvesarefilledwithplant-basedalternativestocowmilk,includingsoy,nut,andcoconutmilk.Theseproductsarepopularwithconsumerswhocannotdrinkcows’milkforhealthreasons,aswellaswiththoseconcernedaboutanimalwelfareandenvironmentalsustainability.Whilethedairy-free（非乳制的）optionsworkwellwithcerealorincoffee,theyfailmiserablywhenitcomestomakingmilk-basedproductslikecheeseoryogurt.However,theseshortcomingsmaysoonbeathingofthepast,thankstoanewcompanyinCalifornia,whichhasfiguredouthowtocreateanimal-freemilkinalaboratory!PerumalGandhiandRyanPandyafoundedthecompanyin2014afterbecomingincreasinglyannoyedwiththelackofcows’milk-freealternatives,particularlyforcheese.ForGandhi,whostoppedconsuminganimalproductsfiveyearsearlierduetoenvironmentalandanimalwelfareconcerns,themotivationtocreateabetteralternativestemmedfromhisloveofcheesypizza.Pandyawasspurredintotakingactionafterbeingforcedtoeatsome“reallybad”dairy-freecreamcheeseonhissandwichThetwoMITbiomedicalengineeringscientistsdecidedtojoinforcestocreateamorerealisticalternativetodairy-basedproducts.Intheiruniversitylab,thepairspentninemonthsfirstisolatingcowDNAtheninsertingitintoyeast（酵母）.Thisgeneticmodificationenabledtheyeasttoproducethenecessarymilkproteins.Thefinalstepoftheprocessinvolvedmixingtheproteinswithsomeplantnutrientsandfats.Thedairy-freemilknotonlytastesliketherealthingbutisalsohealthier,hasalongershelflifeand,mostimportantoffriendly.Accordingtothecompany’swebsite,whencomparedtoconventionalmilkproduction,theirprocessuses65%lessenergy,creates84%olessgreenhousegasemissionsandrequires91%lesslandandanamazing98%lesswater.Bestofallsinceitcontainsrealmilkproteins,theproductbehaveslikethecow-producedversion,whichmeansvegetarianconsumerswillnolongerhavetodealwithsoggycheeseontheirsandwichesandpizzas.Thecompanyplanstobringtheircreationtomarketlaterthisyearandtheirfirstproductwillmostlikelybecheesesincetherearealreadynumerousgoodcows’milkalternativesavailabletoconsumers.1、Theunderlinedword“those”inparagraph1refersto________.A．alternativesB．productsC．peopleD．reasons2、Thecompanysfoundersweremotivatedtomakethenewproductbecauseof________.A．theirdeepconcernfortheenvironmentB．thepoortasteofdairy-freecheesepresentlyavailableC．theover-consumptionofthedairy-basedproductsD．theirworrythatfarmanimalswerepoorlytreated3、Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph4?A．Cowfarmingcausesconsiderableenvironmentaldamage.B．Thenewproductswilltastebetterthandairy-basedones.C．Thedairy-freeproductscannotbestoredforalongtime.D．Thedairy-freemilkwillbemoreexpensivethancow’smilk.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HealthierCheeseB．NewMilkSavesPlanetC．MakingMilkwithoutCowsD．FresherMilk，BetterFuture23．（8分）BillieHarrieswasanAmericanfighterpilotwhofoughttoliberateFrancefromtheNazis.HewasshotdownandkilledinJulyof1944overNazi-occupiednorthernFrance.Duetoaseriesofmiscommunications,thatinformationnevergotbacktohiswifePeggy.Asfarassheknew,Billwasjustmissing.Shewaited,shesaid,“Allofmylife.”Peggymightneverhaveknownthetruestoryifarelativehadn’tlookedintohismilitaryrecordsafewyearsago.Shefinallygotherlocalcongressman（议员）toreopenhiscasein2011.ShewasshockedtolearnthatinthetownofLesVentes,themainroadisactuallycalledPlaceBillieD．Harris.It’sthesameroadtownspeoplehavebeenmarchingdownthreetimesayearfordecadestohonorhissacrifice.Billiewasabletomaintaincontroloftheplane,despitehiscondition,andavoidthevillage,91-year-oldGuySurleau,theonlywitnessstillliving,said.HegotchokedupjustmentioningBill’sname.AtfirstthetownburiedBillieintheirlocalgraveyard（墓地）andcoveredhisgravewithflowers.AfterhisbodywasmovedtotheAmericangraveyardatNormandy,thetowncontinuedtotakeflowerstohisgrave,assuminghehadnolivingrelativestodoso.Sincelearningallofthis,Peggyhasbeenmakinganannualpilgrimage（朝拜）toFrance.Shevisitsthenearbywoodswheretheplanewentdown,accompaniedbySurleau.“Iliketothinkthathewasstillconsciousenoughtoknowthatafriendstoodbyhim,”Peggysaid,standingbesideSurleauintheforest.“Andthismanisthatfriend.”1、WhatmadePeggyunawareofBillie’sdeathfordecades?A．Noaccuratenewssenttoher. B．Lettersforhersenttowrongaddress.C．Wrongdecisionmadebyherrelative. D．NopostalserviceduringWorldWarII.2、Whyhavethetownspeoplebeenmarchingthemainroadfordecades?A．Toobservethelocalcustom. B．Toshowrespecttothehero.C．Torespondtoabuildingproject. D．Tocelebratethevictoryofthewar.3、HowdidSurleaufeelwhenhetoldBillie’sstory?A．Ratherashamed. B．Quiteencouraged.C．Deeplytouched D．Greatlysurprised4、WhatcanwelearnaboutPeggy?A．Shewasinterestedinsightseeing. B．Sheremaineddevotedtoherhusband.C．ShewishedSurleautoaccompanyBillie. D．Shejudgedherlatehusbandstillconscious.24．（8分）EnglishteacherandInternetentrepreneur(企业家)JackMafoundedAlibaba18yearsagoinhistinyapartmentinHangzhou,China.Now,MahasbecometherichestmaninChina.EverycurrententrepreneurandbusinessleadershouldlearnfromhowaChineseEnglishteacherbecamesuchagreatsuccess.Starthere,goanywhere.RecognizingtheimportanceofEnglish,youngMawouldridehisbiketoanearbyhotelandguideforeignersaroundthecityjusttolearnandpracticethelanguage.Hehasvisionandhehadhelp.MasawtheInternet’senormouspotentialtobridgebusinessesacrossChina’shugepopulationearlyon.Soheandhiswifebrought17friendstogetherandpooled＄60,000tostartthecompany.Thatformedthebasisforthecompany’sdynamicpartnershipstructureanduniqueculture.Bigproblemsleadtobigopportunities.China’slackofinfrastructure(基础设施)hasalwaysbeenaproblemfortheenormousnation’ssmallbusinesses.Alibabasolvedthatandnowaccountsfor80%ofthecountry’se-commerce.Innovationcomesfromuniqueindividualswhothinkandactdifferently.Everyonetalksaboutchangingtheworldandmakingtonesofmoneythesedays,butthosewhoactuallydoitareexceptionalindividualswithbreakthroughideas,uncommonvisionandapassiontodogreatwork.What’sisinaname?JackMawassittinginaSanFranciscocoffeeshopwhenhethoughtofhowAlibabaoverheardthesecretofthe40thievesinhisstory—“opensesame(芝麻)”—andunlockeduntoldriches.Hesimplywantedhiscompanytohaveaglobalandinterestingname,andrealizedthatAlibabawasastoryknownacrosstheworld.Asanadditionalbonus,MasaidthatbecauseitbeginswithA,italsoappearsatthetopoflists.1、Thearticleisabout______.A．JackMa’slifestoryB．thesecretstoJackMa’ssuccessC．JackMa’sbusinessteamD．thedevelopmentofAlibaba2、Accordingtothearticle,thefirststepinJackMa’ssuccesscamefrom______.A．masteringtheEnglishlanguageB．theuniquecultureofhispartnershipC．innovationfromhisteamD．thefoundationofhiscompany3、JackManamedhiscompanyafterAlibababecause______.A．itbeginswithanAB．histeamworkedoutsuchagoodidea.C．inspirationcametohimwhenhewaslisteningtoastory.D．itcamefromastorythatiswell-knownaroundtheworld.4、WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeJackMa?A．AmbitiousandcreativeB．HumorousandinnovativeC．StrictandintelligentD．Passionateandconsiderate25．（10分）Today,wetalkaboutacommonobjectthatappearsinmanyexpressions—buttons!Buttons,whichareusuallysmallandroundandmadeofmetalorplastic,arefoundonallsortsofclothing.Theyfastenorconnectonepieceofclothingtoanotherinordertomakesureyourclothesdon’tfalloff.Tobecuteasabuttonisanoldsaying,whichmeanstobeattractiveorsweet,butinasmallway.Babiesareoftendescribedascuteasabutton.Languageexpertsdon’tknowwhy.Buttheydosaythisexpressiondatesbacktothelate1860s.Hereisanotherexpressionrelatedtobutton:button-down.Peopleoftenwearbutton-downshirtstotheoffice.Button-downasanadjectivemeanstobeconservativeortraditional.Peopledescribedasbutton-downstayascloseaspossibletothenormalwayofdressingandbehaving.Whenbuttoningabuttonyouslipitintoabuttonhole.Abuttonholetrapsthebutton.So,tobuttonholesomeonemeansyouhavetrappedtheminaspokenconversation.Now,let’ssayyoufindyourselfbuttonholedinaconversationataparty.Someonejustkeepstalkingandtalkingandtalking!Finally,youcan’ttakeitanylonger.Youtellthepersontobuttonit!Thisisadirect,butunacceptablewayofsaying“Stoptalking!”Buttonyourlipisanotherequallyrudebuteffectivewaytostopapersonwhotalkstoomuch.Anotherkindofdifficultpersonissomeonewhopushesone’sbuttons.Topushone’sbuttonsmeanstoknowexactlyhowtogetthatpersonangryorupset.Peoplewholiketopushotherpeople’sbuttonsusuallydoitforselfishreasons.Theyfindaperson’sweakpointandthentheyuseittoupsetthem.1、Whatdoyouthinkofsomeonewhowearsabutton-downshirttotheoffice?A．Funny.B．Traditional.C．Crazy.D．Fashionable.2、Whatwillyouprobablysaytogetridofalongandboringtalk?A．Buttonyourlip.B．Becuteasabutton.C．Pushyourbuttons.D．Bebutton-down.3、Howdoesthefourthparagraphmainlydevelop?A．Bygivingexamples.B．Bymakingcontrasts.C．Bylistingfigures.D．Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pushesone’sbuttons”inParagraph5mean?A．Learnsofone’ssecret.B．Shoutsloudly.C．Getssomeonetolosehistemper.D．Argueswithsomeone.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）Oneday,atrainwasapproachingthesmalltownofCheekyville.Onthetrainwasa1guywithabigsuitcase.HewascalledWilliamWarblerandhelookedvery2indeed.Butwhatmadehimmostunusualwasthefactthatwheneverheneededto3hediditbysingingopera.Itdidn’tmattertoWilliamwhetheritwassimplyamatterofansweringabriefgreeting,like“goodday”.Hewould4“Goooddayyytoyouuuuuu.....toooooo!”Noonecouldgetanormal,5wordoutofhim.And,asnooneknewhowhemadehislivingandhelivedquitesimply,alwayswearingthesameoldsecond-handsuit—theyoften6him.They7hissinging,callinghim“crazy”.WilliamhadbeeninCheekyvilleforsomeyears,when,oneday,arumor(谣言)8roundthetown:Williamhad9aroleinaveryimportantoperainthenation’scapital,andtherewereposterseverywhere10theeventwasagreat11.Andtoeveryone’ssurpriseinCheekyville---whenWilliamwasbeing12byreporters,heansweredtheirquestionsbyspeaking13singing.Andhediditwithgood14andwithaclearandpleasantvoice.Fromthatday,Williamgaveupsinging15.Nowhed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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、D4、C5、A6、B7、B8、D9、D10、B11、A12、B13、A14、C15、B16、B17、D18、C19、C20、B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、D3、A4、D22、1、C2、B3、A4、C23、1、A2、B3、C4、B24、AnewAmericanweathersatellitecouldsavemorelivesbybetterpredictingextremeweatherconditions.ThesatellitewaslaunchedinthestateofFloridaonNovember19,2016.TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,alsoknownasNOAA,hasbeenworkingwiththeNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)ontheproject.NOAAofficialsarecallingthenewsatelliteGOES-R.ThatisshortforamuchlongernametheGeostationaryOperationalEnvironmentalSatellite-RSeries.NOAAsaidGOES-Rcouldimprovethenation’sabilitytoobserveweatherconditionsandmakeweatherpredictions.Itsaidthesatellite’sdevicewouldleadtomoreexactandtimelyweatherforecasts,watchesandwarnings.Thegovernmentagencysaidthesatellitewillrequiretestingofitssixinstrumentsandwillbereadytowork“withinayear.”Oneofthesixinstrumentsonthesatelliteisdesignedtohelpscientistsstudylightningstrikesandmapthem.This,NOAAsays,willhelptheagencyfollowthemovementofseverestormsandprovidemoredetailedwarnings.“Thenextgenerationofweathersatellitesisfinallyhere,”saidNOAAAdministratorKathrynSullivan.ShedescribedGOES-RasoneofthemosteffectiveEarth-observingmachinesevercreated.SullivansaiditsinstrumentswillbeabletostudyEarthfivetimesfasterandwithfourtimesmoredetailsthananyotherNOAAsatellitecurrentlyinoperation.AnNO