山西省朔州市新高考冲刺英语模拟试题及答案解析

山西省朔州市新高考冲刺英语模拟试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Amythisanaccountofthedeedsofagodorsupernaturalbeings,usuallyexpressedintermsof______thought.A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive2．Itwasn'teasyhavingmyfriendstalkabouttheirfreshmanyears________Iwasn'tapartof．A．whom B．when C．that D．what3．Soabsorbed________inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrainoutside.A．Marywas B．MaryhasbeenC．wasMary D．hasMarybeen4．AccordingtoTheSun,Britishscientistshavesolvedtheancientriddleof________camefirst—chickenoregg?A．whoB．whatC．whichD．that5．Whatthecountrydid_____theinternationaltraderegulations,forwhichitwaswidelycondemned.A．approved B．violated C．bothered D．interrupted6．Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．althoughB．ifC．asD．once7．WhileinteractingwithpeopleinIndia,Iwas________toawayoflifecompletelydifferentfrommyown.A．reducedB．exposedC．committedD．transferred8．I________________afluwhenIwasonaspringoutingwithmyclassmate.A．caughtup B．pickedupC．tookup D．broughtup9．I'mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers，without_____________helpIwouldn'tbesoexcellent.A．their B．whomC．whose D．which10．—WhatdoyouthinkofyourjourneytoYunnan?—Everythingisveryfantastic，especiallyitsfreshair.Itispleasant________.A．breathedB．beingbreathedC．tobebreathedD．tobreathe11．Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferent________tothestudyofmathematics.A．approaches B．meansC．methods D．ways12．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．as B．which C．who D．that13．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if14．—HowdoyoufindyourtriptoSanyaduringthethree-dayNewYearHoliday?—________Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofit.A．Oh,wonderfulindeed!B．It’sawful!C．Don’tmentionit．D．Yousaidit.15．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.16．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where17．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved18．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides19．Mymomonceworkedinaverysmallvillageschool,whichis__________onlyonfoot.A．acceptable B．adequate C．accessible D．appropriate20．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon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）Whenwehearofdangerousdiseases,cancerandheartdiseaseareoftenwhatfirstcometomind.Recently,aviruscalledEbolahasreappearedinGuinea,killing62peoplesofar.Itleadstohighfever,bleedingandsoon.Ebolacankill90%ofthoseinfected(感染),especiallyinunderdevelopedsocietieslikethoseinAfrica.EbolaisnamedaftertheEbolaRiver,whereitwasfirstdiscoveredin1976.TherearefivedifferenttypesoftheEbolavirus,eachnamedafterwheretheyfirsthappened:Sudan,IvoryCoast,Reston,Bundibugyo,andZaire.Thedeadliestofthefive,Zaire,wasresponsibleforthe2012outbreak,andisbelievedtobeattackingGuinea.Ebolaisnaturallyfoundinfruitbats,whichpassonthevirustootheranimalsbybitingorsuckingontheirblood.HumanswhoaresufferingfromtheEbolainfectionmighthavetouchedthebodilyfluids(体液)oftheinfectedanimals.Onceinfected,ahumanbecomesacarrierofthedeadlyvirus.Sinceweliveinaninterconnectedworld,wherethesituationinonecountrycanaffectusall,theeffectsofEbolaarehuge:damagingtraderelations,affectingforeignvisitors,andweakeningentirecountries.AlreadytheGuineavirusisspreadingfastwithafewcasesspottedinConakry—thecapitalcityofGuinea,farawayfromtheoriginofthevirus.ItisfearedthatthediseasemayhavealreadyreachedneighboringLiberiaandSierraLeone,too.Unfortunately,therearenodisease-specifictreatmentsforEbola.Healthcareworkersonlysupplytheinfectedpeoplewithwatertokeepthemingoodcondition.Sincetherehavebeenmanycasesofnursescatchingthediseasefrompatients,theyareforcedtowearstrictprotectiveclothes,andinsomecases,notevenallowedtogetclosetotheinfected.ThefactthatthereisnocurefortheEbolavirusiswhatmakestheoutbreakachallengingonetocontrol.1、Fromthetextweknowthat________.A．EbolaisnaturallyfoundinfruitB．EbolaisahighlyinfectiousvirusC．EbolaisanewlydiscovereddiseaseD．EbolaisrecentlycontrolledinGuinea2、WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A．ThecausesofEbola.B．TheoriginofEbola.C．ThetreatmentforEbola.D．TheinfluencesofEbola.3、InEbolainfectedareas,healthcareworkers_______.A．facethedangerofcatchingvirusB．takemeasurestoprotectthenursesC．givewaterandmedicinetothepatientsD．dowhatevertheycantosavetheinfected4、Thetextprobablycomesfrom________.A．anEnglishnewspaperB．atouristguideC．asafetybrochureD．amedicalreport22．（8分）Morethan10millionChineseculturalrelicshavebeenlostoverseas,lotsofwhichwerestolenandillegallyshippedoutofChinaduringthetimesofwarbefore1949.About1.67millionpiecesarehousednomorethan200museumsin47countries,whichaccountsfor10percentofalllostChineseculturalrelics,andtherestareinthehandsofprivatecollectors.MostofthesetreasuresareownedbymuseumsorprivatecollectorsintheUnitedStates,Europe,JapanandSoutheastAsiancountries.Therearemorethan23,000piecesintheBritishMuseum,mostofwhichwerestolenorboughtforpenniesmorethan100yearsago.Themajormethodtorecoverthesenationaltreasureswastobuythemback.Insomecases,privatecollectorsdonatedtherelicstothegovernment.Alsothegovernmentcanturnloofficialchannelsin)todemandthereturnofrelics.In2003,apricelessbronzepig'sheaddatingfromtheQingDynastywasreturnedtoitshomeinBeijingafteritwasremovedbytheAnglo-FrenchAlliedArmyover140yearsago.Macaoentrepreneur(企业家)StanleyHodonated6millionyuantobuyitbackfromaUSartcollectorandthendonatedittothePolyArtMuseuminBeijing.Althoughbuying-backisthemostfeasiblewaytorecoverthelosttreasures,limitedfundingisalwaysabigheadache.Inrecentyears,theChinesegovernmenthasimprovedeffortstorecoverthepreciousculturalrelicslostoverseas.Ithasstartedanationalprojectontherecoveryofthetreasuresandhassetupadatabase(数据库)collectingrelevantinformation.Ithassignedseveralinternationalagreementswithmanycountriesonthismatter,andisalsolookingforinternationalcooperationtorecovertherelicsbyworkingcloselywithseveralinternationalorganizations.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ThewaystorecoverculturalrelicsB．TheeffortstorecoverChineseculturalrelicsC．StanleyHodonatedabronzepig'sheadtoBeijing.D．ChineseculturalrelicswerestolenbytheAnglo-FrenchAlliedArmy.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A．Chinahasenoughmoneytobuyalltheculturalrelicsback.B．theChinesegovernmenthasdonealottorecoverthelostculturalrelicsC．manycountrieshavereturnedthelostculturalrelicstoChinaforfreeD．Chinaispreparingtosetupadatabasetocollectinformationaboutthelostculturalrelics3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthebronzepigsheadisNOTtrue?A．ItwasmadeintheQingDynasty.B．ItisnowinthePolyArtMuseuminBeijingC．ItwasdonatedbytheFrenchgovernmenttoChina.D．ItwasremovedbytheAnglo-FrenchAlliedArmyover140yearsago4、Theunderlinedword"feasible"inParagraph5canbereplacedby“_______”.A．possibleB．difficultC．wonderfulD．careful23．（8分）MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmuptosituations,andishesitanttotrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants,“Girlsrule,boysdrool.”Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenayearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplaneinswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon(三项全能).OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe’dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewater,myheartsoared.MydaughtertransformedintothemostconfidenthumanbeingIhadeverseen.Shedominatedthatswim,crushedthatbikerideandrantothefinishwiththebiggestsmileonherface.IcanhonestlysaythatIneverfeltsoproudofsomeoneinmyentirelife.Itwasn’tbecauseshedidasportoranythinglikethat.ItwasbecauseshewasafraidofsomethingandconqueredthatfearwithconfidenceandafireIhadn’tseenbefore.AlldayIwouldfindmyselfjustlookingoveratherandsmiling.ShemightbewearingthefinalistmedalbutIfeltlikeIwonthatday.Iwonthechancetoseemygirlshine.Shineon,sweetbaby.1、Kellyisnervouswhen________.A．situationsarenewtoherB．shechangesintoaleaderC．sheisawayfromhermomD．boysarearoundher2、WecanknowfromParagraph3________.A．theracebeganintheearlymorningB．thewholefamilygaveKellysupportC．KellywaseagerforherturnintheraceD．Kellypreparedforherbrother’sbirthdayparty3、SeeingKelly’sperformanceintherace,theauthorfelt________.A．excitedandproudB．anxiousanduneasyC．worriedandhesitantD．curiousandconcerned4、InParagraph5,theunderlinedword“conquered”probablymeans________.A．todefeatsomeoneespeciallyinacompetitionB．tosucceedindealingwithorcontrolsomethingC．tobecomeverypopularorsuccessfulinaplaceD．totakecontrolofacountryoracityanditspeoplebyforce5、Intheendingparagraphstheauthor“feltlikeIwonthatday”becauseKelly_______.A．overcamethefearB．expressedlovetoherC．wonthegoldmedalD．tookpartinthesport24．（8分）Intelligentpeoplearemorelikelytotrustothers,whilethosewhoscoreloweronmeasuresofintelligencearelesslikelytodoso.OxfordUniversityresearchersbasedtheirfindingonananalysisofthe'GeneralSocialSurvey'.Theauthorssayoneexplanationcouldbethatmoreintelligentindividualsarebetteratjudgingcharactersandmayspendmoretimebuildingrelationshipswithpeopletheycantrust.Anotherreasoncouldbethatsmarterpeoplearebetteratweighingupsituationsandassessingwhetherornottheotherpersonwillholduphisorherendofabargain.“Intelligenceisshowntobelinkedwithtrustingothers.”saidthestudy'sleadauthor,NoahCarlofOxfordUniversity,“Thisfindingsupportswhatotherresearchershaveargued,namelythatbeingagoodjudgeofcharacterisadistinctpartofhumanintelligence.”Inaddition,thestudyshowsthatindividualswhoaremoretrustingarealsohappierwiththeirlivesandhadhigherlevelsofphysicalhealth.TheOxfordresearchersfound,however,thatthelinksbetweentrustandhealth,andbetweentrustandhappiness,arenotexplainedbyintelligence.Thefindingsconfirmedthattrustisavaluableresourceforanindividual,andisnotsimplyameasureofintelligence.Theauthorssaytheresearchissignificantbecausethestudyofsocialtrustcouldhavefar-reachingimplicationsinpublicwelfare,associaltrustcontributestothesuccessofimportantsocialinstitutions,suchaswelfaresystemsandfinancialmarkets.AccordingtoOrganizationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment,trustisinincreasinglyshortsupplyincurrentgeneration.Thisdeclinethreatensworldleaders’abilitytohandlesomeoftoday'skeychallengeslikeglobalwarming,andthepoliticalsystem.Therearegoodreasonstothinkthatgovernmentsshouldtrytodevelopmoretrustinsociety.Distrustusuallycausesfrictioninpersonalrelationships,careersandpoliticsamongothers,saysStephenCovey.Althoughmajorityofpeoplesaythattrustcanneverberestoredonceit'sbroken,Stephenfeelsitcanbebroughtback."It'snoteasy,ittakestime,butyoudoitthroughyourbehavior,notjustthingsyousay."1、ItcanbeconcludedfromtheanalysisoftheGeneralSocialSurveythat.A．intelligentpeopletendtoshowmoretrustinothersB．judgmentofcharactersdeterminesthelevelofintelligenceC．intelligenceaccountsfortheconnectionbetweentrustandhealthD．intelligentindividualsspendlesstimeoninterpersonalrelationship2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinparagraph2probablymean?A．Makethebestofasituation.B．Sticktoone'spromiseasagreed.C．Figureoutthetruevalueofabargain.D．Makeanassessmentofadeal.3、Accordingtotheresearch,higherlevelofsocialtrustis.A．adecisivebasisforstablepoliticalsystemB．abasicsteptodealwithglobalwarmingC．acontributingfactortosuccessfulpublicinstitutionsD．acompletesolutiontointerpersonalconflicts4、Whenitcomestorebuildingtrust,Stephenismostlikelytoagreethat.A．actionsalwaysspeaklouderthanwordsB．behaviorisamirrorinwhicheveryoneshowshisimageC．behaviorislargelydeterminedbymindD．actionistheproperfruitofknowledge25．（10分）BreconBeaconsYAChasanamazingopportunityforbudding(崭露头角的)archaeologistsofallages,inSunderlandinTyneandWear.ThankstofundingfromtheHeritageLotteryFund,professionalarchaeologistsfromWardellArmstrongwillbeinvestigatinganarchaeologicalmysteryandtheyneedyourhelp.Romans?“Thesiteisabitofamystery”,FrankGieccofromWardellArmstrongsaid.“Thereisaverynicecr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rcousinpiledinwithusandwetookourfirstridewithLiMing、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，想邀请留学生Lucy一起到当地一家养老院(nursinghome)做寒假志愿者。请给她写封邮件，内容包括：1.志愿服务时间、地点；2.志愿服务内容。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、C4、C5、B6、C7、B8、B9、C10、D11、A12、B13、A14、A15、D16、D17、C18、A19、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、KathyFletcherandDavidSimpsonhaveasonnamedSanti.Hehasafriendwhosometimesgoestoschoolhungry.SoSantiinviteshimtooccasionallyeatandsleepathishouse.Thatfriendhasafriendandthatfriendhasafriend,andnowwhenyougotodinneratKathyandDavid'shouseonThursdaynighttheremightbe15to20teenagersgatheringaroundthetable,andlatertherewillbegroupsofthemcrashinginthebasementorinthesmallbedroomsupstairs.ThekidswhoshowupatKathyandDavid'shavesufferedthepainsofmodernpoverty:homelessness,hungerandabuse.Andyetbysomemiracle,hostilesoilhasproducedbeautifulflowers.Kidscomefromaroundthecity.Spicychickenandblackriceareserved.Cellphonesarebanned.ThekidswhocallKathyandDavid“Momma”and“Dad”,arepoliteanddothedishes.Birthdaysandgraduationsarecelebrated.Songsareperformed.Ateachmealtheygoaroundthetableandeverybodyhastosaysomethingnobodyelseknowsabouthim.Ateachmealthekidsshowtheirpromisetocareforoneanother.Theadultsinthiscommunitygivethekidsthechancetopresenttheirgifts.“Atmyfirstdinner,EddreadapoemthatIfirstthoughtwasfromLangstonHughes,butitturnedouttobehisown.Kesarihasavoicethatsom