广东省广州市重点中学高三3月份模拟考试新高考英语试题及答案解析

广东省广州市重点中学高三3月份模拟考试新高考英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．---I’lltaketheblueone.Thisistwentydollars.---Here’sthechange..A．Bestwishes B．MypleasureC．Haveaniceday D．Let’scallitaday2．-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich3．HestartedschoolthesamedayasIdidand________toitlikeaducktowater.A．appealed B．tookC．catered D．saw4．—Shallweputofftheexperimenttillnextweek?—______,Idon’tthinkourteacherwillbehappywithit.A．Nevermind B．Sure,goaheadC．Yes,betternot D．I’drathernot5．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．althoughD．though6．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place7．—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit8．Thenecklacethewomanboughtis,becauseitismadeofglass.A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless9．Theflatisgoodvalueformoneybecausenotonlydidtheysellittomeatacheapprice,buttheythrewinsomeoldfurniture_________.A．attheircommand B．forgoodmeasureC．beyondmyreach D．beneaththeirdignity10．—Dad,youshouldhavetakenmetothefootballmatchthismorning.—Ihadintendedto,butIcouldn’tspareanytime,I_____areport.A．hadwrittenB．wroteC．waswritingD．wouldwrite11．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound12．Tom’scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappearto______theremarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.A．violateB．induceC．clarifyD．contradict13．Thereisapopularview________incitystrangersarelesslikelytohelpanelderlyperson.A．that B．whetherC．why D．how14．ItisbroadcastonTVthatthe88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatreseatsanaudienceofapproximately4,000.A．where B．whoseC．which D．when15．Weshoulddowhatwecan______people’shardworkpaysoff.A．besure B．beingsureC．makingsure D．tomakesure16．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．agoodSamaritan D．asacredcow17．Someschools,includingours,willhavetomake________inagreementwiththenationalsoccerreform.A．amusementsB．adjustmentsC．appointmentsD．achievements18．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed19．Notuntil_________________thebetterqualitiesinourselves____________expecttofindtheminothers.A．havewedeveloped;canweB．wehavedeveloped;thatcanweC．wehavedeveloped;canweD．canwedevelop;thatwewill20．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen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）MissBiancaMonica,ajuniorhereatMarymountManhattanCollege,iscurrentlysifting(筛选)herwaythroughNewYorkCity.workingtowardsherdreamofmakingrockmusicwithhighqualitythatyouonlyhearoccasionally.“Itwasajourney.Iwantedtostudycommunicationsandlearnhowthingsworkinthemusicindustry,"explainedMonica.ThisisayoungladywhoknowswhatshewantsandisputtingintheefforttoachieveitBornaJerseygirl,MonicaknewshewasmadetobeinNewYork.WiththeoverpoweringsupportMonicareceivesfromherhometown,it'sobviousthatsuchabackbonehelpsherstepintothestudio.Atayoungageof14,Monicaledarockband.AftertheRobbery.Thebandsawhugesuccess;theyplayednumerousliveperformancesaroundthecity.MonicahasalsoperformedsoloatthenowclosedAngelsandKingsWhenaskedaboutherchoiceinstyle,hereyeslightupwithagreatpassion.Whenwritingmynewrecord,wetrieddoingthedanceroute;thenIrealized:thisisnotme.Rockisinmyblood.Ijustlovemusicthatmakesyoufeellikeyourwholesoulispouringoutofyourbody,voicedMonicaFora21-year-old,Monicapossessesthepassionofsomeonewho'sbeenwritingmusicforever.Hermusicalstyle,withaheavydietinthatgoodoldrocknrollmusic,sharessomesimilarfeatureswith90smusicWhentheJerseygirlisn’tinherusualstudio,youcanfindMonicahangingaround,goingtoshows,andenjoyingthebeautyofinspirationallaroundNYC．Inlatespring.MonicahopestoscheduleavarietyofshowstopromotehernewEP(细碟).Untilthen,yousimplycannotmissoutonhearingthiswonderfullytalentedrockstar.1、WhydoesBiancaMonicagotoNewYorkCity?A．Topursueherdream. B．Toenjoyajourney.C．Toopenherownstudio. D．Toworkinthemusicindustry.2、______encouragesBiancaMonicatogointothestudio.A．Thedevelopmentofherband B．ThesupportfromherhometownC．Thecreditablesuccessofherband D．HercharacterasaJerseygirl3、WhatcanwelearnaboutBiancaMonica’smusicalstyle?A．Itistotallydifferentfrom90smusic. B．Itisfullofthepassionofmusicwriters.C．Itmakespeoplefeelheavy. D．Ithasthecharacterofgoodoldrocknrollmusic.4、Whatistheauthorspurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Tointroducethehistoryoftherockmusic.B．ToencourageyoungpeopletolearnfromMonicaC．TocallonthepublictopayattentiontoMonica'smusic.D．TosearchforthebestwayforMonicatosucceed22．（8分）Tinymicrobes(微生物)areattheheartofanewagriculturaltechniquetomanageharmfulgreenhousegas.Scientistshavediscoveredhowmicrobescanbeusedtoturncarbondioxideintosoil-enrichinglimestone(石灰石),withthehelpofatypeoftreethatgrowsintropicalareas,suchasWestAfrica.ResearchershavefoundthatwhentheIrokotreeisgrownindry,acidicsoilandtreatedwithacombinationofnaturalfungi(霉菌)andotherbacteria,notonlydoesthetreegrowwell,italsoproducestheminerallimestoneinthesoilarounditsroot.TheIrokotreemakesamineralbycombiningCafromtheearthwithCO2fromtheatmosphere.Thebacteriathencreatetheconditionsunderwhichthismineralturnsintolimestone.Thediscoveryoffersanewwaytolockcarbonintothesoil,keepingitoutoftheatmosphere.Inadditiontostoringcarboninthetrees’leavesandintheformoflimestone,themineralinthesoilmakesitmoresuitableforagriculture.Thediscoverycouldleadtoreforestation(重新造林)projectsintropicalcountries,andhelpreducecarbondioxideintheatmosphereinthedevelopingworld.IthasalreadybeenusedinWestAfricaandisbeingtestedinBolivia,HaitiandIndia.Thefindingsweremadeinathree-yearprojectinvolvingresearchersfromtheUniversitiesofEdinburgh,Granada,LausanneandDelftUniversityofTechnology.TheprojectexaminedseveralmicrobiologicalmethodsoflockingCO2aslimestone,andtheIroko-bacteriawayshowedbestresults.WorkwasfundedbytheEuropeanCommissionundertheFuture&EmergingTechnologies(FET)scheme.DrBryneNgwenyaoftheUniversityofEdinburgh’sSchoolofGeoSciences,wholedtheresearch,said:“Bytakingadvantageofthisnaturallimestone-producingprocess,wehavealow-tech,safe,readilyemployedandeasilyoperatingwaytolockcarbonoutoftheatmosphere,whileimprovingfarmingconditionsintropicalcountries.”1、Thepassageismainlyintroducing________.A．someusefulnaturalfungiandbacteriaB．anewwaytodealwithgreenhousegasC．anewly-foundtreeinWestAfricaD．thesoil-enrichinglimestonecreatedbyscientists2、WhichofthefollowingisTrueabouttinymicrobes?A．Mosttinymicrobeslikelivingindry,acidicsoil.B．CO2canbebrokendownbynaturalfungiandbacteria.C．Themoregreenhousegasis,themoreactivetinymicrobesbecome.D．TinymicrobesgetalongwellwiththeIrokotreeinspecialsoil.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3probablyreferto?A．Carbondioxide.B．Carbon.C．Soil.D．Limestone.4、Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweinfer?A．Theactionofthetinymicrobescanincreasetheoxygenintheearth.B．ResearchershavedonetheexperimentontreesinAfricaforthreeyears.C．Researcherstendtousenaturalpowertosolvetheirproblem.D．WestAfricaisoneofthemostpollutedareasallovertheworld.5、Accordingtothepassage,theIroko-bacteriamethod________.A．canbeusedtoimprovethefarminglandB．cansavealotofseriouslydestroyedwoodsC．hasbeenpopularizedinBolivia,HaitiandIndiaD．shouldbespreadallaroundtheworldinthefuture23．（8分）Whenmostpeoplethinkoftheword,“brand”,theythinkoftheNikeSwoosh,Ford“blueoval,”McDonaldsGoldenArches,orthe“StateFarmisThere”jingle.Theyknowwhattheywillgetwithawellbrandedproductorserviceaspromised.ThinkofVolvo,forinstance,andyourfirstthoughtsareprobablysomethinglike“wellbuilt,comfortable,Swedish”and,mostofall,“safety”.Soabrandisalotmorethanalogo,icon,orslogan.Catchyasitmaysound,itisn’tthe“brand”inthetruesense—anditcertainlyisn’twhatmakesthebrandvaluable.Acompany’sbrandisapromise.It’sadescriptionofthecompany’scharacter.Tosomeextent,it’samission;it’showthecompanycreatesanddeliversvalue.Also,it’sthefeelingthecompanyconveystoitsstakeholders.Successfulbrandsmeetvariouschallengesandconsistentlydeliverontheirpromises,whichishowtheycreatebrandvalue.Toillustrateit,herearesomebrandpromisesfromthreehighlysuccessful,world-widebrands:TheNFL:“Tobethepremiersportsandentertainmentbrandthatbringspeopletogether,connectingthemsociallyandemotionallylikenoother.”Coca-Cola:“Toinspiremomentsofoptimismanduplift.”VirginAtlantic:“Tobegenuine,fun,contemporary,anddifferentineverythingwedoatareasonableprice.”Interesting.Innoneoftheabovecasesdoesthebrandpromisedescribewhatthesecompaniesdoorprovide.TheNFL’sbrandpromisesaysnothingaboutfootball.Coca-Coladoesn’ttalkaboutprovidingthebestsoftdrinksintheworld.AndVirginAtlantic’spromisegoesalotfartherthanseatingpassengersinitsaircrafts.Ofcourse,apromiseisnowherenearenough.Thepromisealongwithlook,personality,time,money,andhardworkcombinedcaneventuallyhelptobuildandmaintaingreatbrandsandacquireaspecialpatina(光泽)ofwhatIcall“me”appeal,showingmypersonalappetite.Applehasthatpatina.Allofthiscanleadtosub-brands,likeiPhoneandiPadwhichacquirethegloryoftheparentbrand.Sometimesabrandismemorablebecauseoflittlethings.TDBankhasaspecialplaceintheirbranchesforyoutodepositallthosecoinsyoucollectinjars.ItiscalledthePennyArcadethatturnsdepositingyourcoinsintoafungameinwhichyoucanevenwinprizes.Yearsago,DimeSavingsBankinNewYorkhadasmalldime(十分硬币)carrier.Itwasgiventokidsandthenthey’dfillupits50slots(投币口)withadimeineachoneandbringittoexchangefora$5bill.1、Whatcanweknowfromthefirst2paragraphs?A．Peopletendtobelieveintopbrandsbecausetheydeliverwhatispromised.B．WellbrandedSwedishproductsareofgoodqualitybutmorecostlythanothers.C．Wellbrandedproductsarefacedwithgreatchallengesofqualitycurrently.D．Acompanyshouldn’tcareaboutlogosbecausetheycan’tmakethebrandvaluable.2、Intheauthor’sopinion,abrandpromiseis___________.A．thecontractbetweenacompanyandthepeoplewhointeractwithitB．theonlywaytobuildandmaintainagreatbrand’svalueC．adescriptionofwhatacompanyactuallydoesforitsconsumersD．animportantfactorcontributingtothesuccessofabrand3、Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobably“VirginAtlantic”?A．Afinancialcompany. B．Ahigh-techsoftwareproduct.C．Anairlinecompany. D．Anentertainmentproduct.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Buyingacertainbrandsaysnothingaboutthepersonwhobuysit.B．Littlethingscanmeanalotandmakeabrandmemorable.C．Sub-brandsarerelativelyeasytobuildandgeneratehugeprofits.D．DimeSavingsBank’sdimecarriersaredifficultforkidstooperate.24．（8分）Haveyoueverpressedthepedestrianbuttonatacrosswalkandwonderedifitreallyworked?They’recalled“placebo(安慰剂）buttons”一buttonsthatmechanicallysoundandcanbepushed，butprovidenofunctionality.InNewYorkCity,onlyabout100ofthe1,000crosswalkbuttonsactuallyfunction.Crosswalksignalsweregenerallyinstalledbeforetrafficjamhadreachedtoday’slevels.Butwhiletheirfunctionwastakenoverbymoreadvancedsystems—suchasautomatedlightsortrafficsensors—thephysicalbuttonswereoftenkept,ratherthanbeingreplacedatfurtherexpense.Othercities，suchasBoston，DallasandSeattle，havegonethroughasimilarprocess,leavingthemwiththeirownplacebopedestrianbuttons.InLondon,whichhas6,000trafficsignals,pressingthepedestrianbuttonresultsinareliable“Wait”light.Butthatdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatthe“greenman”—or“pedestrianstage”intrafficsignaldesignprofession—willappearanysooner.“Wedohavesomecrossingswherethegreenlightcomesonautomatically,butwestillaskpeopletopressthebuttonbecausethatenablesaccessiblefeatures,’’saidGlynnBarton,directorofnetworkmanagementatTransportforLondon.Thesefeatures,suchasblindtracksandhearabletrafficsignals,helppeoplewithvisualdisordercrosstheroadandonlyfunctionwhenthebuttonispressed.Asforthelights,agrowingnumberofthemarenowcombinedandbecomeapartofanelectronicsystemthatdetectstrafficandadjuststimefrequencyaccordingly(givingprioritytobusesifthey’rerunninglate,forexample),whichmeansthatpressingthebuttonhasnoeffect.AccordingtoLanger,aHarvardpsychologist,placebobuttonsgiveustheillusion(错觉)ofcontrol—andsomethingtodoinsituationswherethealternativewouldbedoingnothing.Inthecaseofpedestriancrossings,theymayevenmakeussaferbyforcingustopayattentiontooursurroundings.“Theyserveapsychologicalpurposeattheveryleast,”sheadded.1、Whyarethephysicalbuttonsstillkeptinsomecities?A．Becauseitmaycostmoneytoreplacethem.B．Becausetheyremainasmemoriesofacity.C．Becausedohaverealfunctionsintraffic.D．Becausetheycanresultinreliablelights.2、Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlineword“features”inParagraph4?A．Functions. B．Uses.C．Equipment. D．Facilities.3、Ifyoupresseda“placebobutton”inLondon,whatwouldhappen?A．Alltrafficwouldbeaffected. B．Somekindofsoundmightappear.C．Pedestrianscamefirsttocrosstheroad. D．“Greenman”wereboundtoshowupearlier.4、Whatcanweknowabout“placebobuttons”fromLanger’swords?A．Theycanreallycontroltraffic. B．Theyservelittlefunctions.C．Theymayworkmentally. D．Theycanhelptheblind.25．（10分）It’salmostcampseason!Summeriswonderful.Summeratoneofthefollowingawesomecamps?Evenmorewonderful.TahosaHighAdventureBaseLocation:Ward,ColoradoPeoplepuzzle:Tahosa’sropescoursesaresomeofthenation’sbest.Useyourhands,feetandbrainstotakeuphigh-flyingchallengesandovercomeyourfears.Flyfishingat9,000feet?Yes.Fishinglicensesorexperienceneeded?No,sir!Chooseyouradventure:Goall-inclusive,wherethestaffpreparesmealsandrunstheprogram,ortakecontrolandplanyourperfectweek.Thechoiceisyours.CampRaymondLocation:Parks,ArizonaDon’tlookdown:Whenlookingupatthestars,lightpollutionisyourenemy.ButCampRaymond’slocationandelevation(海拔)of6,700feetofferperfectconditionsforseeingotherwiseinvisiblestars.That’scool:Don’tforgetyourcameraandajacket.Duringtheday,youcouldspotbearsanddeer.Atnight,temperaturescanfallsharply.Hotcocoaatsummercamp?Cool.PamlicoSeaBaseLocation:BlountsCreek,NorthCarolina.Gocoastal:ExploretheCarolinacoastbyboat.Youchoosetheroute,andPamlicoprovidestheequipment.Keepaneyeoutforwildhorses,lighthousesandboatloadsoffish.Setsail:Evenifyoudon’tknowthedifferencebetweenstarboardandstar-lord,Pamlico’ssailingjourneywillmakeyouafirst-ratesailorinnotime.You’llevenpracticefindingyourwayusingthestars.BaseCampLocation:St.Paul,MinnesotaBigupgrade:Whathappenswhenyouchangea1907cavalrydrillhall(骑兵训练场)intoanadventuredestinationintheheartofthecity?YougetBaseCampforovernightlock-ins,weekendretreats(隐居处)andsummercamp.Insideout:MostofBaseCampisindoors,meaningtheactivitieslikeclimbingwallscanbeundertakenonwinter’scoldestdays.1、WhatdoweknowaboutTahosaHighAdventureBase?A．ItrequiresfishinglicensesB．ItofferslessonsonflyingaplaneC．It’sacampthatisintendedforbravekidsD．Itisacampwhereyoucansetyourownpace2、WhatcanbelearnedinPamlicoSeaBase?A．Howtotellstarboardfromstar-lordB．HowtochoosecampingequipmentC．HowtousethestarsfordirectionsD．Howtomakeaboatonyourown3、Inwhichcampcankidsclimbwallsinsideonwinterdays?A．BaseCampB．CampRaymondC．PamlicoSeaBaseD．TahosaHighAdventureBase.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）Inourlife,wewillhavealotoftimetofeellow.Ifthere’sonethingthatruinsus,which48usfromdoingwhatwe’re49capableofandpreventsusfromachievingourdreams,itisfearof50.Manyofusgothroughourlivesneverknowingwhatwecouldhavedoneandwhathasoftenbeenheardisthatifonlywehadn’tgivenupour51.Whatifyouhadgivenupon52totalk,walk,read,rideabike,oranyotherachievementsbeforeyouwereevenfiveyearsold?How53wouldyourlifehaveturnedoutifyou’dgivenupinsteadof54withthem?Now,howdifferenthasyourlifebeenbecauseofthegoalsyougaveup?Becauseyouwereafraidthatyouwouldfail,howmanyexperiencesandopportunitieshaveyou55outonbecauseyoucouldn’tgetpastthatinvisiblebarrieroffear!?1、A．increases B．stops C．inspires D．helps2、A．truly B．hardly C．honestly D．easily3、A．death B．trouble C．sorrow D．failure4、A．plans B.jobs C．dreams D．lives5、A．trying B．learning C．practicing D．studying6、A．strange B．poorC．successful D．different7、A．playing B．covering C．sticking D．moving8、A．missed B．picked C．taken D．looked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）Latinisconsideredasadeadlanguage,butsomepeopledisagree.TheyinsistthatLatinisnotdeadbecausenews1．(report)bytheRomanCatholicChurchinLatinrecently.2．,Latinisnolongeranyone’snativelanguage.Whileitsuseisstilltaught,Latinisnolongerconsideredtobeadevelopinglanguagetothedegreeofmostmodernlanguages.Therearemanyreasons3．Latindyingout.ThemostimportantonehastodowiththefalloftheRomanEmpire.DuringtheRomanperiod,RomewasthemostpowerfulcountryintheWesternworld,somostofthosewhowantedtosucceedtried4．(learn)Latin.Asaresult,5．languagedevelopedquickly.Butthatrapiddevelopment6．(final)stopped.LatincontinuedtobeusedduringtheMiddleAge.ThroughoutEurope,itremainedthelanguageofchoice.However,therewasnoneedforastandardlanguage,soLatinbegantochangewhendifferentareasdevelopedtheirownlanguagesoveraperiodofhundredsofyears,of7．themostcommonlyspokenareSpanish,Portuguese,ItalianandFrench.ThoughnotdirectlyconnectedwiththeRomanlanguages,Latinstillhashadaneffectonmanyother8．(language).English,forexample,whichisnotoneoftheRomanlanguagesbutaGermanicone,cantracenearlytwo-thirdsofitswordsbacktoLatin.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。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。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。Someinter