甘肃省定西市重点中学新高考考前模拟英语试题及答案解析

甘肃省定西市重点中学新高考考前模拟英语试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet，___________theoldtownintoadreamland.A．turned B．turningC．toturn D．havingturned2．Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A．compromiseB．competeC．contributeD．construct3．_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless4．Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof5．---Canthose___________atthebackoftheclassroomhearme?---Noproblem.A．seat B．sitC．seated D．sat6．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise7．Lindarealizedshewasinthewrongandpromisedto________anewleaf.A．takeoverB．turnoverC．getoverD．goover8．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup9．––Whatdidthedoctorsayaboutyourinjury?––ShesaidIshouldavoiddoingtoomuchexercise______itfeelsbetter.A．untilB．sinceC．ifD．while10．—Mum,wouldyoupleasebuymeanMP5player?—Ifyoucanhelpdosomehouseworkthewholevacation，you____haveoneasareward.A．must B．need C．would D．shall11．-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?-________，butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A．NohurryB．NowonderC．NooffenceD．Noproblem12．---Dad,haveyouseenmyChristmascard?---______youpaintedlastnight?I’mafraidIhaven’tseen______.A．One;one B．Theone;itC．One;it D．Theone;that13．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled14．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall15．—It’ssohumidthesedays!—Don’tworry!Therain________tostopfromtomorrow.A．willexpectB．expectsC．willbeexpectedD．isexpected16．It’ssupposedtobetheendofthepaperback(简装书)andthe__________ofdigitalmedia,butsomebookstoresaresurvivingtheInternetAgewithsurprisingsuccess.A．deadline B．dawnC．dusk D．departure17．Theconditionsinthelocalschoolwerefairly_____,noelectricityandnobasicteachingfacilitiesavailable.A．unique B．typicalC．Primitive D．Stable18．—Whatgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcityinthelastfewyears!—Indeed,manyhighbuildingshave_______alloverthecity.A．woundup B．sprungup C．heldup 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D．hadjustleft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）EducatorsacrosstheUSarecallingformajorchangestotheadmissionsprocessinhighereducation.TheHarvardschoolofGreduateEducation,alongwith80otherschoolsandorganizations,releasedareportcalled"TurningtheTideMakingCaringCommon”inJanuary,2016.Thereportarguesthattheprocessschoolsusetochoosestudentscausesmajorproblems.DavidHawkinsistheExecutiveDirectorforEducationalContentandPolicyattheNationalAssociationforCollegeAdmissionsCounseling.HawkinstoldVoiceofAmericathatmostcollegesanduniversitiesrequiremanythingsfromstudentswhentheyapply.Schoolsusuallyaskforanessaydescribingastudent'sinterestsorwhytheywanttostudyatthatschool.Theschoolsalsoaskforlettersfromteachersorotherresponsibleadultsdescribingwhyastudentisagoodcandidate.But,Hawkinssays,theareathatschoolsaremostconcernedaboutisastudent'shighschoolgradesandstandardizedtestresults.Thereportsuggeststhatpayingattentiontoacademicsuccessoverotherqualitiesworkswellforsomestudentsbuthurtsothers.Inaddition,academicsuccessisnotthemostimportantqualityastudentshouldhave.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtoshowingwhetherornotastudentwantstodowellintheworld,accordingtothereport.Thereportgoesontostatethatthebestwaytochangetheadmissionsprocessisbychangingcollegeapplications.Itsuggeststhatschoolsshouldaskforevidencethatstudentscareaboutotherpeople.Butthereportdoeshaveitscritics.BobSchaeffer,PublicEducationDirectorfortheNationalCenterforFairandOpenTesting,saidthateveryfewyears,someonemakesthesameargumentforchanges,butnorealchangehashappedyet.Evenmanyoftheschoolsthatagreewiththereportstillmakenochanges.LloydThacker,ExecutiveDirectoroftheEducationConservancy,saidthatuntilamajorityofschoolsagreetomakethechanges,therewillstillbeproblems.However,hesaid,theadmissionsprocesswasbetterinthepast.Ifbadchangescanaffecttheprocess,socangoodones.1、Whatistheproblemsoftheadmissionsprocessaccordingtothereport?A．Theschoolsasktoomanythingsfromtheapplyingstudents.B．Theschoolsattachtoomuchimportancetostudents’academicrecordsC．ThenumberofstudentsgettingadmittedistoosmallD．Admissionsofficersconsidertoomanyunimportantfactors2、Whatisusuallymissinginanessay?A．ThereasonstoattendtheschoolB．AdescriptionofinterestsC．RecommendationlettersfromadultsD．Evidencethatstudentscareaboutothers3、BobSchaefferarguesthat_________.A．notallchangesaregoodB．thelargestschoolsareexpectedtomakechangesfirstC．noschoolscurrentlyagreewiththereportD．someschoolsdon’tmakechangeseveniftheyagree4、What’sLloydThacker’sattitudetowardthepossiblechangeintheadmissionsprocess?A．ConfidentB．NegativeC．DoubtfulD．Unclear22．（8分）SydneyDayToursPortStephensDayToursLabeled“BlueWaterParadise”,PortStephensisknownforitsbeautyandmarinesurroundingswithover19milesofclean,whiteandsandybeaches.Itishometoaround150bottlenosedolphinandthuscalledthedolphincapitalofAustralia.Highlights:DolphinWatching;AustralianReptileParkOperates:Mon,Wed&Sat---8AMAdults:$195Children:$98Note:NotsuitablefromDec.20th,2017toJan.9th,2018inChristmas&NYperiod,Feb.14th-22th,2018inChineseNY.SydneyCityDayToursSydneyisabigcity,filledwithlotsoflandmarksandattractionstosee.ThiscanmakeitastressfultasktoplanyourownvacationinSydney.Luckily,ourtoursaredesignedtoallowyoutoseeallofSydney’smostfamouslandmarks.YoucanrestandmakesurethatyouwillbeseeingallthatSydneyhastooffer.Highlights:HarbourBridge;SydneyOperaHouseOperates:Daily---8AMAdults:$129Children:$65BlueMountainsToursTheseBlueMountainsToursfromSydneyhavebeendesignedfortheadventuresandpeoplewholiketoenjoybushwalking.Additionally,theseBlueMountainsDayToursincludesatoughwalkfromGlenbrooktotheWentworthFalls.Highlights:SeeAustralianwildlifeup-close;GuidedhikeatWentworthFalls.Operates:Daily—8AMAdults:$99Children:$74Note:Agoodleveloffitnessisrequiredforthebushwalk.Minimumchildageis11years.1、WhichoneisNOTpropertimeforthePortStephensDayTours?A．Jan.13th,2018(Sat.). B．Jan.15th,2018(Mon.).C．Jab.24th,2018(Wed.). D．Feb.15th,2018(Thur.).2、WhatcantouristsenjoyonSydneyCityDayTours?A．Marinesurroundings. B．HarbourBridge.C．DolphinWatching. D．Adventurousactivities.3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheadvertisement?A．Allthetoursareavailableeveryday.B．Sydneycityhasthemostlandmarksandattractionsintheworld.C．Children10yearsandunderarenotpermittedonBlueMountainsTours.D．Allthetoursarechargedanddesignedonlyforadventures.23．（8分）Wehumanbeingsneedtostayintouchwithnature-manystudiesshowhowmuchbetterpeoplefeelwheninsightoftrees.Yetevenmoreimportantly，natureitselfneedsustostayintouch.Manypoliticiansandscientistshavetoldusthatwecan"conquer"nature，butinrealitynaturewillalwaysbebeyondourcontrol---wedohavethepowertodestroyit.Thefateofalltheanimalsandtheirhabitatsdependslargelyonourattitudetowardsthem.Whetherornotweourselvessurvivedependsonhowwellwelookaftertherest.Foroursakeaswellastheirs，weneedtoconsideritseriously.Buthowcanwecareatallifwespendourlivesindoors？BorninSouthLondonattheendoftheSecondWorldWar，atleastIknewwhatasparrowwas（they'rerarenow）andyoucouldn'tputaspadeintoourtinygardenwithoutcuttingaworminhalf.Weknew，too，thatmilkcomesfromcowsandthatoldmencangrowamazingcarrotsonpoorland.Ultra-urban（极度城市化）aswemayhavebeen，atleastwewereintouch."Nowwehaveagenerationwhofranklyarenotintouch.Sohowcantheycareifthecountrysideissoldofftothehighestbidders，andusedtoparkhelicopters，andourcropscomefreefromMonsantoandourlivestockliveinfactories？Theywillknownootherway.Butifwesettlefortheultra-urbanlife，ifweallowallwildernesstobecompromisedandhandourfarmingovertoindustrialchemiststhen，quitesimply，theworldwillfallapart--asithasbeendoingalready.Wehavetorethinkwhatagricultureisreallyfor，andwhyconservationmatterstous，aswellastoothercreatures.Changesofstrategiesbeginwithattitudeandattitudebeginswithawareness.1、Whichofthefollowingopinionswilltheauthorbefor？A．Technologywillhelphumanscontrolnaturecompletely.B．Conqueringnatureisthepolicyofhumansociety.C．Humanshavetofindawaytoliveinharmonywithnature.D．Wewilllosecontrolofnaturewiththedevelopmentofsociety.2、Thesecondparagraphisintendedtotellusthatcitypeopleinthepast_____.A．wereinclosetouchwithnatureB．managedtosurviveinthewarC．killedthewormsintheearthcruellyD．hadahealthierdietthanus3、Thenewgenerationshownoconcernabouttheultra-urbanpatternjustbecause_______A．modernagriculturedoesn'tneedhardworkB．highprofitscanbemadebysellingcitylandC．theyarecutofffromnatureD．livestocklivinginfactoriesaretastier4、FromthepassagewecanguessthatMonsantoislikelytobe____________A．achemicalfertilizerplantB．ascientistgoodatfarmingC．aconstructioncorporationD．abigagriculturalcompany5、Towardstheendofthepassage，theauthorremindsusto_____________A．movetothecountrysideB．reflectonourpastbehaviorsC．leavespaceforwildanimalsD．tumfarmsintobigfactories24．（8分）Destination

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