浙江省宁波诺丁汉大学附中新高考冲刺英语模拟试题及答案解析

浙江省宁波诺丁汉大学附中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．Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareall_______forthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.A．inparticular B．inplace C．inpreparation D．intime2．Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased3．—CanIhaveadayofftomorrow?Ineedtovisitmygrandmainthehospital.—__________.Icanmanagewithoutyou.A．ForgetitB．OfcourseC．ItdependsD．I’mafraidnot4．WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed5．---Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?---Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．all6．Iwasanonlychild,and________Ihadnoexperienceoflargefamilies.A．soB．butC．orD．while7．_______theweather,thesportsmeetwillbeheldontime.A．Insteadof B．Inrelationto C．Regardlessof D．Infavorof8．Theteachercameintotheclassroom_______byhisstudents.A．following B．tobefollowing C．followed D．havingfollowed.9．—Whynotbuyasecond-handcarfirstifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneyforanewone?—That’sagood________.A．saying B．questionC．account D．suggestion10．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound11．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why12．—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksforme?—Hewantsyouto________yourabsencelastnight.A．accountfor B．callforC．sendfor D．reachfor13．––Aretherepairsfinishedyet?––Yes,they______whenIcamebackhome.A．wouldbecompletedB．wouldcompleteC．hadcompletedD．hadbeencompleted14．MichelleObamawearsclothesthatanyonecanbuyinamalland________shemayhavealargereffectonconsumersthanordinarymodels.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore15．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou16．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose17．Simplyraiseyourhand，andataxiappears________A．atnotimeB．atonetimeC．innotimeD．forthetimebeing18．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends19．Thepolicerecognizedthecriminalfromhistypicalfacial________.—ascarontheforehead.A．expressionB．featureC．outlineD．gesture20．Thenecklacethewomanboughtis,becauseitismadeofglass.A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless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）Springiscoming,anditistimeforthoseabouttograduatetolookforjobs.Competitionistough,sojobseekersmustcarefullyconsidertheirpersonalchoices.Whateverwearewearing,ourfamilyandfriendsmayacceptus,buttheworkplacemaynot.Ahighschoolnewspapereditorsaiditisunfairforcompaniestodiscouragevisibletattoos(纹身),noserings,orcertaindressstyles.Itistrueyoucan’tjudgeabookbyitscover,yetpeopledo“cover”themselvesinordertoconveycertainmessages.Whatwewear,includingtattoosandnoserings,isanexpressionofwhoweare.Justaspeopleconveymessagesaboutthemselveswiththeirappearances,sodocompanies.Dressstandardsexistinthebusinessworldforanumberofreasons,butthemainconcernisoftenaboutwhatcustomersaccept.Othersmaysayhowtodressisamatterofpersonalfreedom,butforbusinessesitismoreaboutwhethertomakeorlosemoney.Mostemployersdocareaboutthepersonalappearancesoftheiremployees,becausethosepeoplerepresentthecompaniestotheircustomers.AsahiringmanagerIampaidtochoosethepeoplewhowouldmakethebestimpressiononourcustomers.Thereareplentyofwell-qualifiedcandidates,soitisnotwrongtorejectsomeonewhomightdisappointmycustomers.EventhoughIamopen-minded,Ican’texpectallourcustomersare.Thereisnobodytoblamebutyourselfifyoursetofchoicesdoesnotmatchthatofyourpreferredemployer.Nocompanyshouldhavetochangetosatisfyacandidatesimplybecauseheorsheisunwillingtorespectitsstandards,aslongasitsstandardsarelegal.1、Whichofthefollowingisthenewspapereditor’sopinionaccordingtoParagraph2?A．People’sappearancescarrymessageaboutthemselves.B．Customers’choicesinfluencedressstandardsincompanies.C．Candidateswithtattoosornoseringsshouldbefairly-treatedD．Strangedressstylesshouldnotbeencouragedintheworkplace2、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Candidateshavetowearwhatcompaniespreferforaninterview.B．WhattowearisnotamatterofpersonalchoiceforcompaniesC．Companiessometimeshavetochangetorespecttheircandidates.D．Hiringmanagersmakethebestimpressionontheircandidates.3、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．EmployeesMatter B．PersonalChoicesMatterC．AppearancesMatter D．HiringManagersMatter4、Theauthor’sattitudetowardsstrangedressstylesintheworkplacemaybestbedescribedas.A．enthusiastic B．negativeC．positive D．sympathetic22．（8分）Abargainissomethingofferedatalowandadvantageousprice.Amorerecentdefinitionis:abargainisadirtytricktoforcemoneyoutofthepocketsofsillyandinnocentpeople.Thecostofproducinganew—forexample—toothpastewouldmake80ptheproperpriceforit,sowewillmarketitat£1.20.Itisnotabadtoothpaste,andaspeopleliketotrynewthingsitwillsellwelltostartwith;buttheattractionofnoveltysoonfades,sosaleswillfall.Whenthathappenswewillreducethepriceto£l.15.Andwewillturnitintoabargainbyprinting5pOFFalloverit.Sometimesitisnot5pOFFbutlpOFF.WhatbreathtakingrudenesstoadvertiselpOFFyoursoaporwashingpowderorwhatever!Eventhepoorestold-agepensioneroughttoregardthisasaninsult（侮辱）,buthedoesn’t.Abargainmustnotbemissed.Peoplesayonehastohavewashingpowder（orwhatever）andonemightaswellbuyitapennycheaper.Therealdangerstartswhenunnecessarythingsbecome“bargains”.Manypeoplejustcannotresistbargains.Providedtheythinktheyaregettingabargaintheywillbuyclothestheywillneverwearorfurnituretheyhavenospacefor.OnceIheardofamanwhoboughtanelectricsawasabargainandcutofftwoofhisfingersthenextday.Buthehadnoregrets:thesawhadbeentrulycheap.Quiteafewpeopleactuallybelievethattheymakemoneyonsuchbargains.Aladyoncetoldme:“I’vehadaluckydaytoday.Iboughtadressfor£120,reducedfrom£400;andIboughtabeautifulPersiancarpetfor£600,reducedfrom£900.”Itwillneveroccurtoherthatshehasactuallywasted£720.Shefeelsasthoughshehadmade£580.Shealsofeels,Iamsure,thatifshehadmoretimeforshopping,shecouldmakealivingoutofit.Somepeoplebuyinlargequantitiesbecauseitischeaper.Onceacoupleboughtenoughsugarfortheirlifetimeandthelifetimeoftheirchildrenandgrandchildren.Theythoughtitabargainnottobemissed.Whenthesugararrivedtheydidn’tknowwheretostoreit—untiltheyrealizedthattheirtoiletwasaveryspaciousone.Sothatwaswheretheypileduptheirsugar.Notonlydidtheirguestsfeelratherstrangewhenevertheywereofferedsugartoputintotheircoffee,butthetoiletbecameextremelysticky.Toofferbargainsisacommercialtricktomakethepoorpoorer.Whengreedyfoolsfallforthistrick,itservesthemright.1、Whichwordbestdescribesthelanguagestyleofthepassage?A．Polite. B．Foolish.C．Humorous. D．Serious.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“novelty”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Goodquality. B．Lowprice.C．Newness. D．Curiosity.3、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutlpOFFaproduct?A．It’sagiftforpoorpeople. B．It’sanoffensetoshoppers.C．It’sabargainworthtrying. D．It’sarealreductioninprice.4、Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?A．Bargainsarethingspeopledon’treallyneed.B．Bargainsareoftenrealcheapproducts.C．Bargainshelppeoplemakealiving.D．Bargainsplaytricksonpeople.23．（8分）Ifyou'rethinkingaboutreachingforanotherbiscuittogetyouthroughtheworkingday,thinkagain.Eatingunhealthysnacksatyourdeskmakesyoupileonalmosthalfastoneayear,asurveyhasrevealed.Thewaistlinesofwomensufferthemost,withtheaveragefemaleputtingon61b3oz—theequivalentofawholedresssize—whilemenseetheirweightincreaseby51b20z.Thereportintooureatinghabitsfoundthat,onaverage,weeatatleasttwosnacksaday,with30percentofustuckingintothreeormore.Womenadmiteatingmorethanmen,withafurther13percentofladiesscoffingfourormoresnacksaday.Theresearch,byTheVillageBakery,foundbiscuitsarethemostcommonvice,with42percentregularlyopeningapack,closelyfollowedbychocolate(38percent),crisps(32percent)andcakes(13percent).Andofficeworkersareworsethanmost.Cakesandbiscuitsbroughtintoworkbycolleaguesareoneofthemaintemptationsofficestaffgiveinto.Inaddition,33percentadmitreachingfornibblestocopewithstressand22percentsaytheyneedasugarrushtoperkthemupintheafternoon.SimonStaddon,ofTheVillageBakery,said:"Wewereawaretime-poorofficeworkerscanfinditdifficulttoeasilyaccessanutritionallunch.Butwewerereallyshockedbytheextenttowhich'quickfix'lunchesareaffectingweightgainandgeneralwell-being.Popularmid-afternoonpick-me-upssuchasbiscuits,chocolateandcakesarehighincalories,fatandfullofsugar,allofwhichaffectyourbloodsugarlevelsandultimatelyleadtoweightgain."Thesurveyof2,000Britishmenandwomensuggestsweareoftenashamedofourunhealthyeating.Twenty-fourpercentofBritonsadmitlyingabouthowmanysnackstheyeatwith33percentofwomenlying,comparedto20percentofmen.Unfortunately,it'sasifwearenotlikelytodoanythingpositivetocounteractthesweettreats.1、Accordingtothepassage,womenusuallyputweightonfirst______.A．ontheface B．onthelegsC．onthefeet D．inthemiddle2、What'sthemainreasonofeatingsnacksintheoffice?A．Colleagueseatthemtosavemoney.B．Staffusethemtocopewiththeirlunches.C．Colleaguesoftenbringthemtooffice.D．Bossesinvitestafftoeatthem.3、Whydoofficeworkerseata"quickfix"lunch?A．Becauseithasmuchofnutrition.B．Becauseithaslittleeffectonweightgain.C．Becauseithaslittleeffectongeneralwell-being.D．Becausetheyhaveashorttimetohavetheirlunches.4、ItcanbeinferredthatBritishwomenare______.A．lesslikelytolieonsnacksthanmenB．morelikelytolieonsnacksthanmenC．moreashamedofeatingsnacksthanmenD．lessashamedofeatingsnacksthanmen24．（8分）ThefollowingarethelargestLatinocompaniesintermsofrevenueacrossthecountry,accordingtoHispanicB.BrightstarCorp.(revenue:US$6.3billion)Aleadingglobalcompany,Bightstarhasabusinesspresenceinnearly50countriesinfivecontinents.AnativeBolivan,MarceloClaure,President,ChairmanandCEOofBrightstar,startedthecompanyin1997asasmallMiami-basedregionaldevicedistributortargetingLatinAmerica.MasTecInc.(estimatedrevenuerosetoUS$4.25billion)Afterworkingforchurch&Tower,anundergroundutilityconstructionfirmforjusttwoshortyears,Cubanimmigrant,JorgeMasCanosa,boughtthecompanyheworkedforin1971,andtookittothenextlevelinSouthFlorida’sflourishingeconomicconditions.Duringthenationaltelecomindustryderegulation(放宽管制)eraandunderthisnewleadership,Church&Toweremergedasaleaderintheirindustry.In1994,theymergedwithBurnup&Sims,aconstructioncompanythatspecializedintelephonenetworksintheUS,theCaribbean,MiddleEastandPacificIslands,becomingMasTecCorporation.Inthenextdecades,theyaccomplishedenoughgrowthtobuildcomplexinfrastructureprojectsinrenewableenergy,electricpower,gasandoil,waterandsewers,communicationsandinstallation-fulfillmentservices.Molinahealthcare(revenue:US$3.0billion)SinceDr.C．DavidMolina,MD,openedhisfirstclinicinLongBeach,California,in1980,hesetupthevisionofhiscompanytoprovidequalityhealthcareforlow-incomefamiliesandthoseundercoverageprovidedbythegovernmentwhowereusingemergencyroomservicesinsteadofgeneralhealthcareservices.Now,MolinaHealthcare,apubliccompany,delivershealthservicesandhealthinformationmanagementsolutionstoalmostfivemillionfamiliesin15states.GreenwayFord(revenue:US$1.2billion)FrankRodriguezisthefounderofGreenwayFord,agroupof26dealerships(代理商)intheOrlandoareaandthecoreofGreenwayAutomotiveGroup.1、WhichofthefollowingisthebiggestLatinocompany?A．MolinaHealthcareB．MasTecIncC．BrightstarCorpD．GreenwayFord2、WhichisNOTincludedincomplexinfrastructureprojectsofMasTecInc?A．WaterandsewersB．Non-renewableenergyC．GasandoilD．Electricpower3、Previously,thecompanyofDr.C．DavidMolinaprovidedlow-incomefamilieswith________.A．financialaidB．telephonenetworksC．generalhealthcareservicesD．goodserviceinhealth25．（10分）Statisticsoftensoundslikeadrysubject,butsometimesit’snecessarytotakeastatisticscoursetogetthecorrectanswertothisproblem.Takethefollowingcaseforexample:afootballscout(球探）hearsofaplayerwhohaspoweredhisteamtoagoodwin-lossrecord.Hiscoachesthinkhe’soneofthemosttalentedplayersthey’veseen.Butthescoutisunimpressedbytheonepracticegameheseeshimin;hetellshismanagerit’snotworthtryingtorecruit(录用）theplayer.Mostsportsfanswouldthinkthatwasaprettyfoolishdecision,right?Athleticperformanceismuchtoovariabletobaseanimportantjudgmentonsuchasmallsample.Butconsiderthisproblem:anemployergetsanapplicationfromajuniorexecutive(主管人员）withanexcellentcollegerecordandstrongreferencesfromhiscurrentemployer.Theemployerinterviewstheapplicantandisunimpressed.Theemployertellshiscolleaguesthatit’snotworthwhilerecruitinghim.Mostpeopleregardthisasareasonablesortofdecision.Butitisn’t.Countlessstudiesshowthattheunstructured30-minuteinterviewisvirtuallyworthlessasapredictoroflong-termperformancebyanycriteriathathavebeenexamined.Inbothcases,predictionsbasedonreferences-schoolreports,priorperformance,lettersofrecommendation-givea65-75%chanceofchoosingthebetterofthetwo.Whydowegettheathleticproblemrightandtheemploymentproblemwrong?Becauseinthecaseofthejob,unlikeforathleticperformance,wehaven’tseenhundredsofcandidatesininterviewsofaparticulartypeandseenhowwellperformanceintheinterviewcorrespondstoultimate(最终的）performanceinthesettingwe’reconcernedabout.Wehaven’tseenthattheguywholookslikeafoolintheinterviewturnsouttobecleveronthejobandtheguywhodoeswellintheinterviewturnsouttobeaverage.Theonlywaytoseethattheinterviewisn’tgoingtobeworthmuchistobeabletoapplythe“lawoflargenumbers”，whichassiststherecognitionthataninterviewrepresentsaverysmallsampleofbehavior.Thebottomline:there’ssafetyinnumbers.Themorerecommendationsapersonhas,themorepositivetheoutcomeislikelytobefortheemployer.Considerthejobinterview:it’snotonlyatinysample,it’snotevenasampleofjobbehaviorbutofsomethingelseentirely.Psychologicaltheoryanddatashowthatweareincapableoftreatingtheinterviewdataaslittlemorethanunreliablegossip.It’sjusttoocompelling(强迫性的）thatwe’velearnedalotfromthose30minutes.Myrecommendationisnottointerviewatallunlessyou’regoingtodevelopaninterviewprotocol(体系),withthehelpofaprofessional,whichisbasedoncarefulanalysisofwhatyouarelookingforinajobcandidate.Andthenaskexactlythesamequestionsofeverycandidate.It’shardertodevelopsuchaprotocolthanyoumightguess.Butitcanreallypayoff.1、Thecasesinthefirsttwoparagraphsaremeantto_____.A．illustratetheinfluenceoffansB．showtheweaknessesofscoutsC．attachimportancetointerviewsD．introducethetopicofthepassage2、Theauthorbelievesthat____.A．thesettinginthejobinterviewistooartificialtobeconvincingB．asuccessfulcandidateusuallyusestrickstocoverhisrealcharactersC．asmallsampleisnotenoughtomakeageneralizedjudgementofacandidateD．thenumberofcandidateshasn’tsatisfiedtherequirementsforajobinterview3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowemployeesareselectedB．WherestatisticsareavailableC．WhyjobinterviewsarepointlessD．Whenrecommendationsareneeded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）Thejourneyofwaterontheearthcanbeamirrorofourownpathsthroughlife.Likeariverthatflowswithintheboundariesofitsbanks,wearebornwithcertaincharacteristicsthat1ouridentity.Wemovethroughlife,2manytwists,turns,andbarriersalongthewayjustasariverdoes.Watershowsushowtomovethroughtheworldwithgrace,bravery,determination,and3Waterisbraveanddoesnotwastetimestickingtoitspast,butflowsonwardwithoutlookingback.Whenthereisaholetobefilled,waterdoesnotrunawayfromitinfearofthedark;4,watermodestlyandbravelyfillstheemptyspace.Similarly,wecanfacethedarkmomentsofourliferatherthanrunawayfromthem.5,ariverwillemptyintothesea.Waterdoesnotholdbackfromjoiningupwithalargerbody,nordoesitfearalossof6orcontrol.Itgracefullyandmodestlyfallsintothevastnessbycontributingitsenergywithouthesitation.Eachtimewemove7ourpersonalcharacterstobecomepartofsomethingbigger,wecantryourbestto8theleadoftheriver.1、A．preserve B．assume C．decide D．cast2、A．competing B．meetingwith C．livingwith D．playingwith3、A．modesty B．happiness C．honesty D．reputation4、A．therefore B．besides C．otherwise D．instead5、A．Eventual B．Absolutely C．Regularly D．Actually6、A．life B．confidence C．liberty D．root7、A．on B．into C．across D．beyond8、A．take B．follow C．lose D．hold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）Researchclearlyshowsthatyoungchildrenareabletobecomefluentinmorethanonelanguageatthesametime，ifthereisrichinputineachlanguage.Inthiscontext，itis1．(good)tostartasyoungaspossible.Learninginlanguageclassesatschoolis2．(complete)different.Thenormalpatternoftheseclassesistohaveoneormorehourly3．(lesson)perweek.Tosucceedinlearningwithsuchlittleinput4．(require)meta-cognitive(元认知)skillsthatdonotusuallydevelop5．ayoungage.Forthisstyleoflanguagelearning,thelateryearsofprimaryschoolis6．idealtimetostart.Whatdoesthistellusaboutwhenweshouldstartteachingsecondlanguagestochildren?Intermsofthe7．(develop)oflanguageproficiency，themessageisfairlyclear.Ifweareabletoprovidelotsofexposuretorichlanguageuse,earlychildhoodisbetter.8．theonlyopportunityforsecondlanguagelearningisthroughmoretraditionallanguageclasses,thenlateprimaryschoolislikelytobejustasgoodasearlychildhood.However,iflanguagelearningrelieson9．(be)self-directed,itismorelikelytobe10．(success)afterthelearnerhasreachedadulthood.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。LastSaturdayIwentcampingwithseveralfriends、Inthelaterafternoon,weputupourtentinthemiddleofafield,Thenwecookedamealoveranopenfire、Thefoodsmeltgood、Afterameal,wetoldstoryandplayedgamesbythecampfire、Attheeleveno’clockwefelttiredbutweputoutthefireandgotintoourtent,Lieinourwarmsleeping-bagswesleptsoundly、Atmidnightoneboywokeupandbegan