云南省曲靖市富源县二中新高考仿真卷英语试题及答案解析

云南省曲靖市富源县二中新高考仿真卷英语试题注意事项：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．Tom’sscoreonthetestisthehighestintheclass.He_____.A．shouldstudylastnightB．shouldhavestudiedlastnightC．musthavestudiedlastnightD．muststudylastnight2．Why________youchoosetoworkinaremotevillageschoolwhenyoucanownarespectablejobinacity?A．need B．shouldC．must D．will3．Whenallissaidanddone,theredoesn’tseemtobe________amysterytoexplain.A．kindof B．closetoC．farfrom D．muchof4．Thepicturelooksgood____thewhitewall.A．with B．to C．against D．beyond5．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need6．Newlyreleaseddatapointtoanincreaseintechnologyuseamongchildrensomeworryischangingtheverynatureofchildhood.A．why B．whichC．who D．where7．.Ididn’t________havingtodothecookingmyself,orIwouldhavelearntoneortwodishesfrommymom.A．expect B．anticipateC．forecast D．preview8．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved9．Aproblemhasoccurredweshoulddevelopinnovativethinkingabilitiesintheclassroomsbygivingstudentsopportunitiestogeneratenewideas.A．whatB．whereC．whetherD．that10．Differentculturalfeaturesofethnicgroupsare________oneanotherandworkoutamelody．A．intunewith B．inparallelwithC．incontrastto D．inresponseto11．—IhavesomethingimportanttotellJohn.ButIcan’tfindhim.—Hiscellphoneishere,sohe________havegonetoofar.A．mustn’t B．needn’tC．wouldn’t D．can’t12．––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live13．_______youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.A．Unless B．UntilC．While D．Although14．—HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithJack?—Setaside_______youdisagreeandtrytofind_______youhaveincommon.A．what;what B．what;where C．where;what D．where;whether15．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．allowance16．—John,doyouknowwhythesuspectwassetfree?—Forlackof________evidence.A．solidB．apparentC．ambiguousD．concrete17．WhatIlovemostaboutreadingnovelsis______theauthorsvividlydescribethecharacters.A．what B．whyC．how D．whom18．Fathermadeapromise______________Ididwellintheentranceexam,hewouldtakemetoHongKonginthesummervacation.A．ifthat B．ifC．thatif D．that19．ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?A．Wouldyoubesurprised B．WereyousurprisedC．Hadyoubeensurprised D．Wouldyouhavebeensurprised20．Communicationcanhelpyougainmorerespectfromyourparents,andyoumaybeabletoreach____thatmakeeveryonehappy.A．compromises B．contributions C．congratulations D．competitions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）Ascountlessunmadebedsandunfinishedhomeworkassignmentsprove,kidsneedrules.Yethowparentsmakedemandscanpowerfullyinfluenceachild’ssocialskills,psychologistsattheUniversityofVirginiarecentlyfoundaftertheconclusionofastudyinvestigatingthetransitionfromadolescencetoadulthood.Initially18413-year-oldsfilledoutmultiplesurveys,includingonetoassesshowoftentheirparentsemployedpsychologicallycontrollingstrategies,suchasinducingguiltorthreateningtowithdrawaffection.Thekidsrated,forexample,howtypicalitwouldbeforDadtosuggestthat“ifIreallycaredforhim,Iwouldnotdothingsthatcausedhimtoworry”orforMomtobecome“lessfriendlywhenIdidnotseethingsherway.”Theresearchersfollowedupwiththesubjectsatages18and21,askingtheyoungadultstobringalongaclosefriendand,later,aromanticpartneriftheyhadone.Thesepairswereaskedtoanswerhypothetical(假设的)questionsthatwerepurposefullywrittentoinspireadifferenceofopinion.“Wewantedtoseewhethertheycouldnavigateadisagreementinahealthyway,”saysstudyleaderBarbaraOudekerk,nowattheU.S.DepartmentofJustice’sbureauofstatistics.IntheOctoberissueofChildDevelopment,Oudekerkandhercolleaguesreportthatthe13-year-oldswhohadhighlycontrollingparentsstruggledinfriendlydisagreementsatage18.Theyhaddifficultystatingtheiropinionsinaconfident,reasonedmannerincomparisontothekidswithoutcontrollingparents.Andwhentheydidspeakup,theyoftenfailedtoexpressthemselvesinwarmandproductiveways.Theresearcherssuspectthatpushyparentsruintheirchild’sabilitytolearnhowtoarguehisorherownviewpointinotherrelationships.Althoughparentsdoneedtosetboundaries,domineeringstrategiesimplythatanydisagreementwilldamagethebonditself.Separatefindingssuggestthatparentswhoexplainthereasonsbehindtheirrulesandturndisagreementsintoconversationsleaveyoungstersbetterpreparedforfuturearguments.Theconsequencesoftenseordomineeringrelationshipsappeartogetworsewithtime.Thisstudyalsofoundthatsocialdifficultiesat18predictedevenpoorercommunicationabilitiesatage21.PsychologistShmuelShulmanofBar-IlanUniversityinIsrael,whodidnotparticipateinthework,thinkstheseconclusionsconvincinglyrevealhowrelationshippatterns“carryforward”intonewfriendships.1、Whatwillhappentotheteenagerswithpushyparents?A．Theylosesocialskills.B．Theyhavetroublepresentingopinions.C．Theyexpressthemselvesinanaggressiveway.D．Theyfailtoinspireadifferenceofopinion.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“domineering”inParagraph5mean?A．alternativeB．conservativeC．powerfulD．forceful3、Itcanbeinferredfromthefindingsthatparentsshould.A．communicatewithchildrenwhensettingrulesB．learnnewwaystoestablishnewfriendshipsC．seekmorecontrollingstrategiesD．helpchildrendevelopabilitiestofollowrules22．（8分）Thethingthatsetschildrenapartfromadultsisnottheirignorance，northeirlackofskills．Rather，it'stheirenormouscapabilityforjoy．Afriendtoldmeastory．Oneday，whenshewenttogethis6-year-oldsonfromsoccerpractice，herkidgreetedherwithasadface．Theteacherhadcriticizedhimfornotfocusingonhissoccerdrills．Thelittleboywalkedoutoftheschoo1withhisheadandshouldershangingdown．Heseemedwrappedinsadness．Butbeforereachingthecardoor，hesuddenlystopped，crouching(蹲伏)downtolookatsomethingonthesidewalk．“Mom，comehere!ThisisthestrangestbugI’veeverseen．Ithas，1ike，amillionlegs．It’samazing!”Thelittlefacewasoverflowingwithindescribableexcitement．Nowadays，however，whenwewalkintoaclassroom，especiallyinahighschool，we’llbechokedbytoweringbooksandpapers，andhidingbehindthemareagroupofmotionlesscreatures，pensinhand，mindsdry，justasthehollowmenportrayedbyT．S．Eliot．Theirpursuitofjoyhasgivenwaytotheirhungerforgrades．Laughterandhappinessareadistantmemoryforthem．Althoughjoyisanunaffordableluxuryintoday’sincreasinglyfiercecompetition，administratorsandteachersneedamindsetshiftfromcrushingstudentswithassignmentstogettingthemtotakepleasureinproductiveactivitieswhichdeveloptheirimportantqualities，likeperseveranceandobligation．Theassumptionthatpleasureistheenemyofcompetenceandresponsibilitymakesnosenseeducationally．Adultstendtotalkaboutlearningasifitweremedicine：unpleasant，butnecessaryandgoodforyou．Whynotthinkoflearningasifitwerefood—somethingsovaluabletohumansthattheywanttoexperienceitasapleasure?1、HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?A．Bydescribingaprocedure． B．Byanalyzingtheprocess．C．Bygivinganexample． D．Bycollectingdata．2、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?A．Summarizethepreviousparagraph． B．Providesomeadviceforthereaders．C．Introducethemaintopicfordiscussion． D．Clarifysomepuzzlingquestions．3、Whatdoesthetextsuggestadministratorsandteachersdo?A．Stopgivingstudentshomework．B．Involvestudentsinmeaningfulactivities．C．Supplystudentswithluxuries．D．Arousestudents’fondmemories．4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Joyisthespokespersonforlearning． B．Pleasureistheenemyofprogress．C．Educationistheparadiseforparents． D．Examsareanever-endingwar．23．（8分）阅读理解Onthefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn'tknow.Ilookedroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkled,littleoldladywithasmile.Shesaid,“Hi,handsome.MynameisRose.I'meighty­sevenyearsold.CanIgiveyouahug？”Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyresponded,“Ofcourseyoumay！”Shegavemeagiantsqueeze.“Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoung，innocentage？”Iasked.“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI'mgettingone！”shetoldme.AfterclasswewalkedtotheStudentUnionbuildingandsharedachocolatemilkshake.Webecameinstantfriends.Everydayofthenextthreemonthswewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknon­stop.Iwasalwayslisteningtothis“timemachine”asshesharedherwisdomandexperiencewithme.Overthecourseoftheyear,Rosebecameacampusicon(偶像)andsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballdinner.I'llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.“Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn'ttakeanytalentorability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingopportunitiesinchange.Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydon'thaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets.”Sheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysinging“TheRose”．Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyrics(歌词)andlivethemoutinourdailylife.Attheyear'sendshefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyears.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.1、Whathappenedtotheauthoronthefirstdayofschool?A．Hegottoknowanoldprofessor.B．Hemadetheacquaintanceofanoldlady.C．HejoinedtheStudentUnion.D．Hehadtoshareamilkshakewithothers.2、FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1,wecanfindouttheauthor's________.A．concernaboutageB．respectfortheoldC．curiosityabouttheladyD．complaintabouteducation3、Intheauthor'seyes，________.A．RosewasinnocentandgenerousB．RosewaswiseandskilledC．Rosewastalentedandhard­workingD．Rosewascourageousandherwordswereinspiring4、WhichsayingmightRosepossiblysupport________.A．Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Romewasn'tbuiltinaday.D．Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.24．（8分）HalfanhourintoacookingcompetitionatGreenStreetAcademy,TyanaGivens,15,dippedaplasticspoonintoapotwithtomatoes,bellpeppers,onions,garlicandmushroomsoveraburnerinascienceclassroom.Sheandthetwootherstudents,KalimahBallandMayaSmith,weremakingmeatsauce.Thegirlshadspentthepastfiveweekslearninghowtogrowtheirownproduceusingfoodcomputers-tabletopgreenhousescontrolledbycomputerprograms-atGreenStreetAcademy,acharterschoolinBaltimore.Thecourse,whichweavedtogetherlessonsonprogramming,foodsystemsandagriculture,endedwithan“IronChef”-stylecookingcontest.WiththehelpofinstructorMelanieShimano,thegirlsfinishedtheircontestsuccessfullyusingthefoodtheyplantedintabletopgreenhouses.Thetabletopgreenhousescancontroltemperature,lightandwaterinsideusingthecomputercodethatthestudentswrotebythemselves.Shimano,a26-year-oldentrepreneur,piloted(试行)thecourseaspartofGreenStreetAcademy’sjuniorbiotechnologyclassinthespringandwillexpandtheprogramtootherschoolsinthefall.“Technologyisnotsomethingthatalotofteachershavealotofresourcesforallthetime,butit’ssomethingthat’snotdifficulttodowitharelativelylowamountoffunding,”Shimanosaid.“Baltimoreisacenterforstartupsandfood,sokindoffosteringthatcultureofbeingintotechnologyandintodesignandseeingallthepiecesfittogetherisreallycool.”WhilehercourseisuniquetoBaltimore,it’spartofabroaderprogrambornattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology’sMediaLabcalledtheOpenAgricultureInitiative,orOpenAg,whichaimstocreateinventive,sustainablefoodsystemsthroughopen-sourcetechnology.Inadditionto10full-timestaffandresearchers,OpenAgisprimarilyanonlinecommunityofabout1,400educators,growers,chefsandretailersin47countries,accordingtoHildrethEngland,OpenAg’sassistantdirector.“Theinterestlevelacrosstheboardgenerallycomesfromfolkswhoareconcernedaboutfoodsystemsandconcernedabouttheenvironment,andit’susuallyacombinationofthetwo,”Englandsaid.1、What’sspecialaboutthecoursetakenbyTyanaGivens?A．It’sacookingcourseB．ItinvolvesseveralsubjectsC．ItisintendedforacontestD．Itiscontrolledbytabletopgreenhouses.2、Whydidthestudentshavetowritecomputercodestogrowfood?A．TowinacookingcontestB．TofinishhomeworkC．TocreateagreenhouseD．Tocontrolthegrowingconditions3、What’sShimano’sopinionabouttechnologyeducation?A．ItcallsofteacherswithmanyresourcesB．ItcallsforalotofmoneyC．ItissupposedtocombineskillstogetherD．Itcanonlybecarriedoutinbigcities.4、WhatcanbelearnedabouttheOpenAgricultureInitiative?A．Itisparticipatedbyfull-time.M.I.TresearchersaswellaspeoplefromdifferentwalkoflifeB．ItwillhelpcreateabettereducationsystemC．ItonlycoverstheUSAD．Itfocusesonfoodandcateringindustry.25．（10分）GETUPTO81%OFFTHECOVERPRICEPlus,getdigitalaccesswithyourpaidprintsubscription!Up-to-DateNewsthatouchesyourlife.Fromstress-freemoney-savingtipsandquickreportsonthelatestinhealthcare,toinspiringarticlesonworldevents,you'lldiscoverhundredsofideasforlivingaricher,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B．educationalandtheoreticalC．amazingandimaginative D．touchingandcritical2、Thepassageaboveismostprobablytakenfromthe______sectionofawebsite.A．culture B．advertisementC．education D．entertainment3、IfyousubscribetoReader'sDigest,youcan______.A．accessitspastissuesonlineanytime,anywhereB．haveonlytenissueseveryyearasplannedC．renewyoursubscriptionatyouroriginalrateD．getbackyourmoneyfortheissuesnotposted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；每小题15分，满分30分)阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。IntheUnitedStatesmorethan80collegesnowacceptjustonlywomen.Mostofthemwerefoundedinthe19thcentury.Theyweresetupto36womentheeducationtheycouldnotgetanywhereelse.Atthattime37oftheuniversitiesandcolleges38onlymen.Inthepast20yearsmanyyoungwomenhave39tostudyatcollegesthatacceptbothmenandwomen.Asa40，somewomen'scollegesdecidedtoacceptmenstudents,too.Othersstillrefusedtochange.Nowthewomen'scollegesare41again.ThepresidentofTrinityCollegeinWashingtonD．Csaidbytheendofthe1980swomenhadcometo42thatstudyingatthesamecollegeswithmenandwomendidnotmean43hadthesamechanceto44.ThepresidentofSmithCollegeinMassachusettesaid“Awomen’scollege45womentochooseclassesandactivities46.Forexample,ifawomanstudentwantstolearnmaths,shewillbegiventhechance.Sothepercentageofstudentswholiketostudymathsinawomen’scollegeis47thanthatinacollegewithmenandwomen.”ExpertssaymenstudentsintheUnitedStates48haveenoughcouragetospeakinclass.49,womenstudentscan't.Inawomen’scollege,womenfeelfreetosay50theywantto.Accordingtoareport,womencollegesalso51leadershipabilityinmanyfields.Atawomencollege,every52officeisheldbywomen.Recentstudies53thatthisleadershipcontinuesafter54.ThestudiesalsoprovethatitiseasierfortheAmericanwomenwhowenttowomen’scollegeto55successfuljobslaterinlife.Maybethatiswhythiskindofcollegeislikedbypeoplenow.1、A．make B．elect C．offer D．call2、A．some B．most C．few D．none3、A．liked B．accepted C．attracted D．helped4、A．chosen B．failed C．regretted D．hated5、A．goal B．model C．result D．level6、A．separate B．troublesome C．special D．popular7、A．forget B．realize C．expect D．remember8、A．students B．presidents C．men D．women9、A．work B．visit C．choose D．survive10、A．permits B．forbits C．forces D．reminds11、A．obviously B．freely C．exactly D．immediately12、A．smaller B．more C．higher D．lower13、A．usually B．never C．sometimes D．seldom14、A．Finally B．Therefore C．However D．Besides15、A．how B．what C．when D．where16、A．bringdown B．bringover C．bringround D．bringabout17、A．governing B．cleaning C．serving D．booking18、A．mean B．show C．warn D．conclude19、A．school B．work C．graduation D．death20、A．hold B．gather C．lose D．require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）Sugarsculptureblowingis1．Chinesefolkartwhereartistsblowandsculpthotsugartocreate3D2．(figure).Thefinishedsculpturesnotonlylookgood,butalsohaveagoodtaste,3．(make)thempopularamongchildren.Themainrawmaterialforsugarsculptureblowingismaltsugar(麦芽糖).Themaltsugar4．(use)insculptureblowinghastobeheatedtohightemperatures.Itcanonlybeusedafterseveralprocessingprocedures,5．includethesortingandcookingofthemaltsugarfollowedbythefiringandmeltingofit.“Blowing”can6．(divide)intotwomethods—oneusesmolds(模子);theotherdoesnot,andinvolvessugarfigurestakingshapethrougha7．(combine)ofblowingairintotheprocessedmaltsugarandtheartist’sflexiblehandskills.Thecomplexprocessmayexplain8．therearefewerpeoplemakingsugarsculpture.Topreserveandpromotethis9．(tradition)craftsmanship,thegovernmentofHebeiProvincefoundedasugarfigureartorganizationin2011,which10．(consist)ofover50artistsrecognizedastheinheritors(继承人)ofthetechnique.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。每处错误仅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。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。DearEditor,I’mamiddleschoolstudent、Iamwritingtotellyousomethingaroundus、Nowadays,asthedevelopmentofChina’surbanization,thousandsofpeoplemoveintocities,leavetheirchildrenathome、However,manyoftheseleft-behindchildrenhaveproblems,whichalwaysfeellonelyorstressedoutandaremorelikelymakemistakes、Theyevenbehaveillegalduetolackoftheirparents’loveandcare、Howcanwesolveaproblem?Inmyeyes,ourgovernmentshouldbalancetheeconomicdevelopindifferentarea、Besides,wecanorganize“hand-in-hand”activitiestocallonmorepeopletohelpthem、It’sveryimportantforustopaymoreattentiontothesechildrenifyouwanttobuildinaharmonioussociety、Bestwishestoyou!Yours,WangQiang82第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你和外教Mr.Black约好下周六去颐和园玩，但你因故不能赴约。请根据以下要点用英语给他写一封电子邮件:1.表示歉意；2.解释原因；3.另约时间。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头语和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearMr.Black,IamLiHua,yourstudentinClassB．_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C3、D4、C5、C6、B7、B8、B9、C10、A11、D12、A13、A14、C15、A16、A17、C18、C19、D20、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、B2、D3、A22、1、C2、C3、B4、A23、Everyday,peoplecomeintocontactwiththousandsofchemicals.Thesechemicalsaresaidtobeharmlesstohumanhealth.Infact，thechemicalsareconsideredsosafethatwewashwiththem.Weputthemonourbodiesandevenourfaces.Otherchemicalproductsareusedthroughoutourhomes.Bythetimeyouwalkoutofyourfrontdoor,youhavealreadybeenexposedtothousandsofchemicals.Onitsown,eachchemicalseemsharmless.Butincombinationwithotherchemicals,theymaybecomedeadly.Thatisthefindingofatwo-yearstudybyahigh-profiletaskforceofscientists.Thetaskforcewastoldtoinvestigatethecancer-causingpossibilityofchemicalmixtures.LindaGulliverwasoneof174scientistsonthetaskforce.Theirjobwastostudythecancer-causingpotentialof85chemicals.All85aresaidtobecommonintheenvironment.Ms.Gulliverexplainsthatchemicalshavethepotentialorytoformdangerousmixtures.Evensimplemineralscanbecomedangerouswhenmixedwithchemicalsfoundinplasticsorbeautyproducts.Workingingroups,thescientistsexploredhowdifferentchemicalmixturescouldleadtocancer.Ms.Gulliver’steamlooked