青海省西宁市二十一中高三第二次调研新高考英语试卷及答案解析

青海省西宁市二十一中高三第二次调研新高考英语试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungladies,figuresmostarefineenough,aregoingonadiet.A．who B．whoseC．ofwhose D．ofwhom2．ThepressshouldexpanditsinfluenceininternationalpublicopiniontomakeChina’svoicebetter______intheworld.A．hearing B．tobeheardC．hear D．heard3．---IsitconvenienttoyouifIcallyouupat9o’clocktomorrowmorning?---I’mafraidnot.I______ameetingthen.A．willhaveattended B．wasattendingC．willbeattending D．amattending4．Thewarmthof____coatwillmostlybedeterminedby____softofclothused.A．the;a B．a;the C．/;the D．a;a5．Oneshouldaccomplishtasks____________insteadofalwaystuningtoothersforhelp.A．independently B．activelyC．skillfully D．voluntarily6．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when7．Cambridgegaveapositiveanswerinquiriesonwhetheritrecognizesgaokaoscores.A．infavorof B．inresponsetoC．insaluteto D．inconsequenceof8．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut9．______exactlywhatwaswrongwithhim,thedoctorsgavehimacompleteexamination.A．TodiscoverB．DiscoveringC．DiscoveredD．Havingbeendiscovered10．Thedraftregulationontheonlineprotectionofminors,________forpublicopinionsbythecyberspaceauthorities,hasdrawnwidepublicconcern.A．releasingB．havingreleasedC．toreleaseD．released11．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean12．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee13．Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeingshouldhaveattractedthegovernment'sattention.A．solving B．solve C．solved D．tosolve14．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere15．——Willyourequireanythingelse?——Yes,Ilikeawhisky.A．will B．shall C．should D．might16．—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t17．_______,Ihaveneverseenanyonewho'sascapableasJohn.A．AslongasIhavetraveledB．MuchasIhavetraveledC．NowthatIhavetraveledsomuchD．AsIhavetraveledsomuch18．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored19．—Steve,thevacationiscomingsoon．Haveyoufoundasummerjobyet？—IsupposeIcanworkattheboy’scamp_____Iworkedlastsummer．A．that B．where C．which D．what20．—AreyoustillthinkingabouttheemailTonysentyouyesterday？—Oh，totellthetruth,that’smakesmefeelexcited.A．What B．how C．that D．why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）TheUnitedStates’jobmarkethasmillionsofunfilledjobs.Manyofthosejobsrequiretechnicalskills.However,employerssaymanyofthosejobsarevacantbecausetheycannotfindpeoplewiththerightskills.Laborexpertscallthisparadoxtheskillsgap.Anumberofeffortshavebeenlaunchedtobetterunderstandandsolveit.NicholasWymanwroteabookcalled,“JobU:HowtoFindWealthandSuccessbyDevelopingtheSkillsCompaniesActuallyNeed.”Hecallstheskillsgap,“alabormarketmismatch—peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeople.”IntheUnitedStates,thecostofatraditionalfour-yearcollegecanbeveryhigh.U.S.collegesanduniversitiesproducemanygraduateseveryyear.Yetunemploymentratesamongnewgraduatesarehigh.NicholasWymansaysacombinationoftechnicalclassesandon-the-jobtraining—anapprenticeship(学徒)—wouldbeabetterchoiceformanypeople.Henotesthat,“Anapprenticeshipiswhereyoulearnfromaspecialist,youareprovidedguidanceandyoulearninanon-the-jobenvironment.Itisvitaltogettechnicalskillsthatareofimmediatevaluetoanemployer.Anditisimportanttogettransferrableskillsbecausetechnologyandthenatureoftheworkplacearechangingatafasterratethanbefore.”Therearequestionsaboutthedefinition,size,andnatureoftheskillsgapinthelaborforce.IowaStateUniversityresearchersstudiedsomeofthesequestionsrecently.Theyexaminedemployment,educationandpopulationinformation,andfoundtheevidenceofaskillsgapisweak.IowaState’sLieslEathingtonnotedthatmanypolicymakersandemployerssaythereisopportunityin“middleskills”areas,likemachining.Yetshesaidthemostrecentrecession(经济衰退)hitsomeofthosejobareashard.Shesaidstudentsshouldbeonguardbecause“oureconomyreallyisn’taddingthatmanyjobsthatrequirethemiddleskills.”Shesaidemployerscouldgetmorewell-qualifiedapplicantsiftheyofferedhigherwages.Shenotedthatgraduatesoftwo-yeartrainingprogramsstillgenerallymakelessmoneythangraduatesoffour-yearcolleges.Thequestionoffindingthenightpersonfortherightjobremainsadifficultone.TheDepartmentofLaborsays8.7millionArmeniansareunemployedandanother6.7millioncanfindonlypart-timework.1、Theunderlinedword“paradox”inparagraph1refersto________.A．thelargenumberofunemployednewgraduatesB．thedemandsemployersmakeonemployeesC．peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeopleD．peopledisqualifiedforthevacantpositions2、WhatwillNicholasWymanprobablyadvisenewgraduatestodotogetemployed?A．Toreceivetechnicaltraining. B．Todropthecostlycollegeeducation.C．Tovaluethejobopportunities. D．Toarmthemselveswithvariousskills.3、AccordingtoLieslEathington,whatisthesolutiontotheskillsgap?A．Reformingthedullnessofeconomy. B．Guardingagainstrecessions.C．Updatingworkers’professionalskills. D．Raisingemployees’earnings.22．（8分）ThebusscreamedtoastopinNazareth,Israel.FiveAustralianbackpackersboardedandstruckupaconversationwithme.Theyaskedtypicaltravelers’questions—wherewasIgoingandwhywasItravelingalone?Myplanwastotravelwithafriendofafriend,Iexplained,butwhenIcalledherthatmorning,shedidn’tpickupandIhadnootherwaytoreachher.Mystomachwasinknots,butIdecidedtoheadoutanyway,thinkingImightrunintoherifItraveledtoTiberius,wherewehadplannedtogotogether.“Whydon’tyoutravelwithus?”oneofthebackpackersoffered.Theywereexperiencedadventurerswhowouldworkforafewmonths,save,thentravelforaslongastheycould.TheircurrentplanwastoexploretheMiddleEastandEuropeinthreemonthswhileworkinginLondon.Itseemedriskytotravelwithstrangers,butmyinstinctsaidyes.Forthenexttwoweeks,IexploredIsraelwiththebackpackersandlearnedtotrustmyinstinctsinalltypesofnewandinterestingsituations.Whentheyhookaride,Itookthebus,butwhentheywantedtostealintotheKingDavidHotel’sswimmingpool,Iledtheway.TheworldopeneduptomebecauseIchosetotravelalone.Ijoinedcompletestrangers,whobecomeclosefriends.Yearslater,onecouplefromthebackpackinggroupevenflewfromSydneytoPhoenixtobeinmywedding.Thetripwassuchaspecialexperiencethatitgavemeconfidenceinallareasofmylife.Sincethen,I’vebackpackedaloneacrossSouthAfrica,sky-divedfrom12,000feetinNewZealandandevenmovedacrosstheU.S.withnojoblinedup.OnmythirddaywanderinginIsraelwithmynewfriends,IbumpedintothewomanIwassupposedtomeet.ThoughIwashappyshewasallright,Iwasgratefulshehadn’tpickedupthephone.1、By“Mystomachwasinknots”(inparagraph1),theauthormostlikelymeansthatshewas______.A．sickofridingonabumpybus B．nervousofmeetingstrangersC．upsetaboutthesuddenchange D．sorryabouttheimpracticalplan2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebackpackerstheauthormet?A．Courageousbutdisrespectful. B．Joblessandpoorlyeducated.C．Warmheartedandtrustworthy. D．Homelessbutlighthearted.3、Theauthor’ssixthsensetoldherthat______.A．shewouldgetalongwiththebackpackers B．itmightcausetroubletohaveaswimC．sheoughttostayawayfromthebackpackers D．itcouldaddexcitementtogetafreeride4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Mostofthebackpackersbecametheauthor’slifelongfriends.B．Theauthorgatheredthecouragetobeafulltimebackpacktraveler.C．Thewomanmissedthephonecallwiththepurposeoftravelingalone.D．Theauthorconsidereditthebestdecisionofherlifetotravelonherown.23．（8分）MonthlyTalksatLondonCanalMuseumOurmonthlytalksstartat19:30onthefirstThursdayofeachmonthexceptAugust.Admissionisatnormalchargesandyoudon’tneedtobook.Theyendaround21:00.November7thTheCanalPioneers,byChrisLewis.JamesBrindleyisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingearlycanalengineers.Hewasalsoamajorplayerintrainingothersintheartofcanalplanningandbuilding.ChrisLewiswillexplainhowBrindleymadesuchapositivecontributiontotheeducationofthatgroupofearly“civilengineers”.December5thIcefortheMetropolis,byMalcolmTucker.Wellbeforethearrivaloffreezers,therewasademandforiceforfoodpreservationandcatering,Malcolmwillexplainthehistoryofimportingnaturaliceandthetechnologyofbuildingicewells,andhowLondon’sicetradegrew.February6thAnUpdateontheCotswordCanals,byLizPayne.TheStroudwaterCanalismovingtowardsreopening.TheThamesandSevernCanalwilltakealittlelonger.Wewillhaveareportonthepresentstateofplay.March6thEyotsandAits-ThamesIslands,byMirandaVickers.TheThameshadmanyislands.Mirandahasundertakenareviewofallofthem.Shewilltellusaboutthoseofgreatestinterest.Onlinebookings:.uk/bookMoreinto:.uk/whatsonLondonCanalMuseum12-13NewWharfRoad,LondonNI9RT.uk

www.canalmuseum.mobiTel:020771308361、WhenisthetalkonJamesBrindley?A．February6th. B．December5th.C．November7th. D．March6th.2、WhatisthetopicofthetalkinFebruary?A．TheCanalPioneers. B．AnUpdateontheCotswordCanalsC．EyotsandAits-ThamesIslands D．IcefortheMetropolis3、WhowillgivethetalkontheislandsintheThames.A．MirandaVickers B．MalcolmTuckerC．ChrisLewis D．LizPayne24．（8分）Your38ReadingList,ProvidedbyBillGatesMostofuscan’tlivelikebillionaireMicrosoftco-founderBillGates,butwecanreadlikehim.Gatesrecommendedfourbooksin38—thoughsomewerepublishedearlier.LeonardodaVinci,byWalterIsaacson(37)ThebestsellingbiographerofSteveJobsandAlbertEinsteinresearcheddeeplyintodaVinci’scontributionsbeyondart,highlightingthebreadthofhisscientific,technological,andcreativeoutput.“Leonardonearlyunderstoodalmostallofwhatwasknownontheplanetatthetime.That’smostlybecauseofhiscuriosityabouteveryareaofnaturalscienceandthehumanexperience,”saidGates.TheBestWeCouldDo:AnIllustratedMemoir,byThiBui(37)Gatescallsthisgraphicnovel“reallyimpressive”.BuiisthedaughterofVietnameserefugeeswhocametoAmericaafterthefallofSaigon,andbecomingaparentinspiredhertolookintoherownparents’miserablehistory.“IwasstruckbyhowtheexperiencesBuiillustratesmanagetobebothuniversalandspecifictotheircircumstances,”saidGates.LincolnintheBardo,byGeorgeSaunders(38)Saunders,along-timeshortstorywriter,wonhighpraiseforthisnovel.Thebookimaginestheghoststhathaunt(萦绕)thebasementofWillieLincoln,AbrahamLincoln’sson,whodiedat11inreallife.“Willie’sdeathaftertheCivilWarmadethepresidenthaveanewunderstandingofthegriefhe’screatinginotherfamiliesbysendingtheirsonsofftodieinbattle,”saidGates.OriginStory:ABigHistoryofEverything,byDavidChristian(38)ThisnewbookisbythecreatorofBigHistory,afree,onlinesocialstudiescourse.Ittraceshistoryinwide,sweepingmovements,startingwiththeBigBang,anditprovides,ineffect,ashortcourseinmodernscience.Thisisabriefhistoryoftheuniverse.“DavidgetsalittlestuckonthecurrenteconomicandpoliticalproblemsintheWest,andIwishhetalkedmoreabouttheroleinnovationwillplayinpreventingtheworsteffectsofclimatechange,”saidGates.1、Whichbooksrefertothefieldofscience?A．OriginStoryandLeonardodaVinci.B．LincolnintheBardoandOriginStory.C．LeonardodaVinciandTheBestWeCouldDo.D．TheBestWeCouldDoandLincolnintheBardo.2、Ifyouareinterestedinthrillers,whosebookwillyoumostprobablychoose?A．WalterIsaacson. B．ThiBui.C．GeorgeSaunders. D．DavidChristian.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．TheBestWeCouldDoisanautobiography.B．LincolnintheBardohasbeenwarmlyreceived.C．DavidChristiantalksmuchaboutthepartthatinnovationwillplay.D．ReaderscanonlyreadaboutLeonardodaVinci’scontributionstowardsart.25．（10分）Weallthinkplantswereexpectedtogetlargerwithincreasedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere,butchangesintemperature,humidity(湿度)andnutrientavailabilityseemtohavetrumpedthebenefitsofincreasedcarbondioxide”saidresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore.45percentofthespeciesstudiednowreachsmalleradultsizesthantheydidinthepast.Theresearcherspointedoutthatwarmertemperaturesandchanginghabitats,causedbyclimatechange,arepossiblereasonsforshrinkingcreatures.“Wedonotyetknowthemechanisms(机制)involved,orwhysomeorganismaregettingsmallerwhileothersareunaffected,”theresearcherssaid.“Untilweunderstandmore,wecouldberiskingnegativeconsequencesthatwecan’tyetquantify.’’Thechangeisbigincold-bloodedanimals.Onlytwodecadesofwarmertemperaturesareenoughtomakeretiles(爬行动物)smaller.Anincreaseofonly1degreecentigradecausednearlya10percentincreaseinmetabolism(新陈代谢).Greateruseofenergyresultedintinytortoisesandlittlelizards.Fisharesmallernowtoo.Thoughoverfishinghasplayedapartinreducingnumbers,experimentsshowthatwarmertemperaturesalsostopfishgrowing.Warm-bloodedanimalsaren’timmune(免除)fromthesizechangecausedbyclimatechange.Manybirdsarenowsmaller.Soaysheeparethinner.ReddeerareweakenAndpolarbearsaresmaller,comparedwithhistoricalrecords.ThisisnotthefirsttimethishashappenedinEarth’shistory.55millionyearsago,awarmingeventsimilartothecurrentclimatechangecausedbees,spidersandantstoshrinkby50to75percentoverseveralthousandyears.Thateventhappenedoveralongertimethanthecurrentclimatechange.Thespeedofmodemclimatechangecouldmeanorganismsmaynotrespondoradaptquicklyenough,especiallythosewithlonggenerationtimesclimatechangewillbeshowninthefuture.1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout_______A．Whysomespeciesbecomesmaller.B．HowclimatechangesinEarth’shistory?C．Climatechangehasmanynegativeeffects.D．Speciesarebecomingsmallerasclimategetswarmer.2、Theunderlinedword“trumped”mthefirstparagraphprobablymean_________.A．strengthenedB．gainedC．beatenD．equaled3、ResearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporebelievethat________A．theyhavefoundtheexactcausesforcreaturesgettingsmaller.B．alltheanimalsontheearthhavebecomesmaller.C．climatechangehasmorenegativeeffectsonwarm-bloodedanimals.D．increaseinenergyusecanleadtocreaturesgettingsmaller.4、Whatdoestheauthorfeelabouttheclimatechange?A．DisappointedB．OptimisticC．WorriedD．Shameful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）TheculturesoftheEastandtheWestreallydistinguishfromeachotheralot.Thisisbecausetheculturesystemsaretwoseparatesystems1.Theoriginoftheeasternculturesismainlyfromtwocountries:ChinaandIndia.Bothofthetwoculturesaregestated(孕育)by2.InChina,themotherriveristheYellowRiver3theIndianoneistheHinduRiver.Thesetwocultureswere4forseveralthousandyearsandformedtheirownstyles.ThenintheTangDynastyofChina,theChineseculture5wentoverseastoJapan,6intotheJapanesesocietyand7theJapaneseculturenowadays.ThoughabitdifferentfromtheChineseone,it8tothesamesystem.Whenthetwomotherriversgavebirthtotheeasternculture,anotherfamousculturewas9ontheMesopotamianPlain(美索不达米亚平原）—theMesopotamianCivilization.ThiscivilizationlaterondevelopedintotheculturesofAncientGreeceandAncientRome.Andthesetwoarewell-knownasthe10oftheEuropeanculture.11theChineseculture,theEuropeanonealso12waters.WhenthecolonistsofEngland13inAmerica,theirculturewentwiththemover,theAtlanticOcean.SotheAmericanculturedoesn't14fromtheEuropeanonealot.Atthesametime,the15ofthelanguagesystemsaddstotheculturaldifferences.IntheEast,mostlanguagesbelongtothepictographic(象形文字的)languagewhiletheWesternlanguagesare16basedontheLatinsystem,forexample,theoneI’musingtowritethispaper.Otherfactorslikehumanracedifference17aswell.However,18thefardistanceandthesteepareasbetweentheEastandWest,thetwoculturesseldom19untilrecentcenturies.20,theygrewuptotallyintheirownwayswithalmostno-interference（干扰）fromtheother.1、A．inallB．aboveallC．innocaseD．onthewhole2、A．riversB．lakesC．mountainsD．plains3、A．orB．forC．whileD．when4、A．improvedB．developedC．createdD．protected5、A．graduallyB．naturallyC．suddenlyD．quietly6、A．changedB．mixedC．decidedD．forced7、A．expandedB．interruptedC．shapedD．influenced8、A．comesB．belongsC．amountsD．adds9、A．carriedoutB．givenoutC．broughtupD．pickedup10、A．baseB．signC．resultD．content11、A．WithB．LikeC．ViaD．Except12、A．crossedB．formedC．affectedD．spread13、A．wentupB．joinedupC．settleddownD．brokedown14、A．differB．sufferC．resultD．come15、A．featureB．developmentC．appearanceD．distinction16、A．simplyB．mostlyC．properlyD．partly17、A．countsB．reducesC．lastsD．changes18、A．intermofB．incaseofC．duetoD．asto19、A．communicateB．distinguishC．transformD．display20、A．HoweverB．FurthermoreC．MeanwhileD．Therefore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）CelebratedacrossThailand,theSongkranFestivalisaholiday1．welcomestheNewYearwithacountrywidewaterfight.ItisalsocelebratedinotherAsiancountrieslikeCambodiaandLaos,butthecelebrationinThailand2．(know)tobethemostexciting.Songkranwasatfirstatimetovisitfamilies,cleanawaytheoldyearandbringinafreshone.ManyThaiscleanedawaytheoldyearby3．(wash)theirhomesandanyBuddhas（佛像）aroundthehouse.TheywouldcollectthewaterthatranovertheBuddhasandpour4．ontotheshouldersoffamilymembersforgoodluck.5．(final)theoriginalpurposeoftheholidaybecamelessimportantthanthenationalwaterfight6．(love)byThaisandforeignerstoday.The7．(energy)peopleusewhatevertheycangettheirhandsonandmakeeachotherwetwithwater.Everyyear,8．largenumberoftouristsgatherinThailandtowelcomethe9．.(arrive)ofSongkran.Ifyouplan10．(visit)Thailand,thedaysofSongkranareagreattimetogettoknowThaitraditions.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：在错的词下面划一横线，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。Stockholm,thecapitalofSweden,hopestostopusingfossilfuel(化石能源)completelyby2040、Nowthecitywantslargerlorrieswhatcausemorepollutiontousebio-fuel,whichareproducedfromwaste、StockholmisalsoworkingwithFortum,anenergycompany,totakeadvantageacity-wideheatingsystem,usewasteheatfromsupermarketsandstadiumstosupplyheatforhomes、However,thecityistryingtochangepeoplebehavior,stepbystep、Ononenewlybuiltestate(庄园),peopleareprovidingwithtabletsthatshowitsreal-timeenergyusage、Thisistohelpthemgoodunderstandhowtheyuseandwastegas,waterandelectricity、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，在春节来临之际你准备给你的外国朋友Tom邮寄一副春联，请根据以下内容给他写一封信。写作要点：1.邮寄春联的原因。2.介绍春联所寓含的中国传统文化。春联可以用来装饰门户，以求美观。春联是春节的象征，能增添节日的喜庆气氛，代表一年中最美好的祝愿和好运。3.你的期待。注意