甘肃省靖远三中高三一诊考试新高考英语试卷及答案解析

甘肃省靖远三中高三一诊考试新高考英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Irene,doyoureallywanttogoout?—Itmayrain.___________,Iwillgoout;Idon’tmindtherain.A．Anyhow B．OtherwiseC．Somehow D．Therefore2．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t3．---I’veheardalotaboutyou.Yougotpromoted,right?______---Manythanks.A．GoodforyouB．YouaskedforitC．ThereyouareD．You’vegonetoofar4．—Bobsayshewilldrawlessonsfromhisfailureandcontinuetotry.—I’mdelightedthathe________takethatview.A．willB．mayC．shouldD．could5．LiHua____hismoneyfordollarsbeforehewentonaholidayinAmerica.A．exchangesB．hasexchangedC．willexchangeD．hadexchanged6．---Sorry!I’mafraidthatIcan’tgotothemagicshowbyDavidCopperfieldwithyou.---.A．Itdoesn’tmatter.B．Doasyoulike.C．Whatashame.D．Takeiteasy.7．ThereignofthenextJapaneseemperorwillbeknownas“Reiwa”(令和)era,in________namethecharacterfor“harmony”isincluded.A．which B．whatC．whose D．as8．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads9．—Cathy,inmyopinion,isvery________.—Absolutely!Sheprefershomelifetogoingout.A．domestic B．energeticC．dynamic D．enthusiastic10．Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions11．Lastsummerwesawaverygoodfilm,____wasabouttheAnti-Japanesewar.A．whichB．whenC．thatD．where12．WhethertofavorurbandevelopmentorthepreservationofhistoricalsitesisespeciallycontroversialinChina,wherethereexistsrichhistory,diversifiedtraditionandcultural________.A．surplus B．deposits C．accounts D．receipts13．Somepeoplecreatejobs,fosterexcitementandbasicallymakethesystemwork.Theyseepossibilities________othersseeonlyproblems.A．that B．what C．which D．where14．Wecompletedonethirdoftheproject,andtheloan_______inplace,wehadtodelaytheresttillthenextmonth.A．notarranged B．wasnotarrangedC．notarranging D．hadnotbeenarranged15．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting16．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open17．Thepoliceofficersdecidedtoconductathoroughand______reviewofthecase.A．comprehensive B．complicatedC．conscious D．constant18．Trytobeindependent,foryourparentscan'tdo________foryouallyourlife.A．something B．nothingC．everything D．anything19．（2018·海淀二模）—Excuseme,sir.Canyousparemeadollar________Icanbuythisbook?—Sure,noproblem.A．forB．soC．butD．or20．Butforthemetalcagetopulltheminerstosafety,theminersinChile____inlessthantwenty-fourhours.A．wouldnotberescued B．wouldnothavebeenrescuedC．wouldberescued D．wouldhavebeenrescued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）IncreatingA．J.Fikry’sordinary-yet-extraordinarylife,theauthorGabielleZevinhasthrowneveryclichés(老生常谈)intothemix.Thehero,A．J.Fikry,losthisbelovedwifeNicinaroadaccident.Thesalesofhisbookstorehavebeendecreasing.TheenthusiasticnewsalesrepresentativeAmeliawon’tstopannoyinghimwithnewbooks.Hisrareandveryvaluablefirsteditionhasgonemissing.ButtheunexpectedarrivalofMayaleftinhiscarebringsaboutaseriesofeventswithloveandhopetohislife.Therearefewrealsurprisesintheplotandattentivereaderswillbeabletotellwherethestoryisheaded.Butthatisnotthepoint;theclichésandthepredictableplottakenothingawayfromZevin’sworkTheStoriedLifeofA．J.Fikrybecauseit’showshetellsthestorythatfirstcharmsthereaders,thenholdstheirattention,makingthemreadthewholebookinasinglesittingandfinallygivethebookalonghugwhentheyarefinished.Thisbookisalovelettertothejoysofreading.EachchapterbeginswiththetitleofashortstoryorabookandanotefromA．J.Fikrydescribingwhathelikesaboutit,essentiallyintroducingeachcharacterbywhattheyread.Thecharactersaresorealisticthatit’shardnottofallinlovewithallofthem:Maya,“thefantasticbook-worm,”Amelia,“thegiantess”withquestionabletasteinfashion,Lambiase,theadorablepolicechief,andA．J.Fikry,thereluctantherowhohateselectronicreadingdevicesthatwill“sendcenturiesofalivelycultureintowhatwillsurelybearapiddecline.”Thepassageoftime,raceissues,andthebureaucraticargumentofchildren’sservicesareallputasideinthetellingofthisstory,notbecausethere’sanythingtohideorbecauserealityisnotallowedtointerfere,butbecausetheauthorchoosestofocusontheimportantstuff.Forexample,itfocusesonLambiasewhoorganizesareadingclubforpolicemenatthebookstore.Hisoriginalintentionistohelppromotebusiness,butovertheyearshebecomesagenuinebook-lover,onewhotendstoalwayshavesimpleadviceforhiscynical(愤世嫉俗的)friend,A．J.Fikry.“Badtiming,”Lambiaseclaims,“I’vebeenapoliceofficerfortwentyyearsnowandI’lltellyouprettymucheverybadthinginlifeisaresultofbadtiming,andeverygoodthingistheresultofgoodtiming.”Morethananythingelse,thisnovelisnotonlyaboutthesellingofthemorthereadingofthem,buthowbooksandstoriesbecomepartofourlives,howwefindourselveswithinwhatwereadandhowwecarrybookswithus.Itisalsoaboutthepowerofunexpectedhappinessandalwaysbelievingthatsomethingwonderfulisjustaroundthecorner.TheLateBloomeristhebookwithinabookwhichbringstogetherA．J.FikryandAmelia.Itremindsthemthatlifedoesn’tfollowasetscript,thingshappenwhentheyaremeanttohappen,andthereisnosuchthingas“toolate”foranything.Lifeisthebigpicture.Alwayslookatthebigpicture.Enjoyit.Don’tgettooconcentratedonthedetails,becauseitwillallbeoverbeforeyouknowit.Inthelongrunnobody,notevenyou,willremembertheordinarydetailsbecausetheyare,intheend,quiteirrelevant.A．J.Fikry’sfinalwordsofwisdomtoteen-agedMayaconveythesamefeelingsinliteraryterms:“Wearenotquitenovels.Wearenotquiteshortstories.Intheend,wearecollectedworks.Wehavereadenoughtoknowtherearenocollectionswhereeachstoryisperfect.Someofushit.Somemiss.”1、Theauthor’sattitudetowardsZevin’sbookis_________.A．supportiveB．criticalC．objectiveD．indifferent2、Howmanycharactersofthenovelarementionedinthepassage?A．Four.B．Five.C．Six.D．Seven.3、Thepolicechieforganizingareadingclubismentionedtoprove_________inthenovel.A．thereisreallynothingtohideB．realityisnotallowedtointerfereC．importantstuffhasbeenfocusedonD．everythingisaresultoftiming4、WhatcanbeimpliedinParagraph5?A．Thenovelunderlineshappinesswillalwaysbearound.B．Thenovelmainlytalksaboutthemarketingofthebook.C．ItisTheLateBloomerthatbringsA．JandAmeliatogether.D．Itisimportanttodothingsonthebasisofoverallsituation.5、Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans_________.A．ourlifeisfullofupsanddownsB．weshouldcollectworksallourlifeC．ourlifeiscloselyconnectedwithbooksD．weshouldreadbooksallourlife6、Thepassageismainlyabout_________.A．theextraordinarylifeofA．J.FikryB．themorallessonofno“toolate”inlifeC．acommentonTheLaterBloomerD．areviewofTheStoriedLifeofA．J.Fikry22．（8分）InspiringArchaeologicalStudyToursacrosstheWorldin2017…AnArchaeologicalToursgetawayisanarchaeologylover’svacationlikenoother.Wehaveanexcitingselectionoftoursdepartingin2017withunsurpassedservice.Here’sasmallselectionofwhatwehavetooffer.Alsoacodeforyou:Neverallow(Jogstorunfree­lytheretokeeptheplantsandanimalsliveinpeaceandgetridofrubbishproperly.Becarefultoburyyourtoiletwasteandkeeptothedesignedtracks.Guatemala&BelizeCoonthetrailofMesoamericancivilizationsinthelushforests,ruggedfoothills（丘陵地带）,andmoderncitiesofthesefascinatingsitesincentralAmerica.January6-20,2017l$6,495Ghana,Togo&BeninWitnessthemeetingofthrivingtraditions,ancientpast,andforward-lookingpresentinincomparableWestAfrica.February7-22,20171$7,495AncientEgyptFromthepyramidsofGizatotheValleysoftheKingsandQueens,discovertheglorioussplendorsofancientEgypt.February&November2017l$5,995CentralMexicoFollowtheancientcivilizationsoftheToltec,Aztec,Zapotec,OlmecandMixtecacrossthecentreofmagnificentMexicoinNorthAmerica.March11-24,2017l$5,795IranDiscoverthebeautyandmajestyofIran’slong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B．Theyareimaginary.C．Theyaredifficulttodecide. D．Theyarebeyonddescription.4、WhichcountryplaysthekeyroleinthecampaignagainstHuawei?A．Australia. B．USA． C．NewZealand. D．Canada.24．（8分）Intoday’sworldofmobilepayments,allwereallyneedisasmartphone.Butthetraditionalwallet（钱包）becausepopularagainafterAzatTovmasyan,whousedtolosehiswallets,hadacreativeidea.Thus,Volermansmartwalletwasborn,aimingtomaketraditionalwalletscoolagainbybringingthemintothehigh-techage.Voltermansmartwalletstakeswalletsafetytoanewlevel.It’sequippedwithhigh-techfunctions,suchasanalarmwillwarnyousothatyoudon’tleaveitbehind.Andifyourwalletislostorstolen,theGPStrackercanhelpyoufindit.Evenmoreinterestingisthefront-facingcamera.“Ifsomeonedarestoopenyourwalletsecretly,alittlecamerainsidewilltakeapictureandsendittoyourmobilephoneviaInternet.”AzatTovmasyansaid.“Onceyourwalletisstolen,youwillfinditeasilywiththehelpofapictureofthethief.”headded.Thehigh-techwalletwillbereleased（发行）laterthisyearandwillcomeinthreemodels,withthecheapestonecosting＄179.1、WhichisTRUEaboutthesmartwalletaccordingtothetext?A．Itcanbeboughtatthestorenow.B．Itischeaperthanthetraditionalwallet.C．Itcan’tbeopenedbyanyoneelseexcepttheowner.D．IthasconnectionwiththesmartphoneviaInternet.2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetext?A．Thetechnology.B．Theprice.C．Thelogo.D．Theinventor.3、Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Atravelguide.B．Asciencemagazine.C．Abookreview.D．Aliteraturewebsite.25．（10分）Flyingforalongtime,youfinallyarriveattheplacewhereyoucanrelax—yourhotelroom.Nowyouthrowyourbagonthebed,turnontheTVandwatchaninternationalnewsprogrammeonasatellitechannelprobablyfromUKortheUSA．ThemaininternationalbroadcastersareBBCWorldandCNN.Withanaudienceofover1.5billionpeople,thesearepopularchannelsthatoffergood-qualitynewsprogrammes.Inbothcompanies,thejournalistsareexperiencedwritersthatproducejournalismofahighstandard.However,therearealternativenewschannelswhichpeoplewatchbecausetheywantalesstraditionalornon-Westernviewonworldevents.RussiaTodayandAlJazeeraInternational,anArabiccompany,areinternationalchannelsthatbroadcastinEnglish.Bothcompaniessaytheygiveafreshviewonbigstories,andtheirexperiencedjournalistsoftenreportfromplaceswhereWesternjournalistsdonotwork,andsotheygiveusstoriesthatwedon’tnormallysee.TheInternetoffersmorevariety.OneWorldTVisanInternetsitewhereyoucanfindstoriesaboutthedevelopingworldandhumanrights,ratherthantheusualstoriesaboutUSpoliticsandbusiness.Thewritersforthiscompanyareoftenlocalpeoplewhowritethestoriesforfree.Thisnon-professionaljournalismisincreasing,anditcertainlyoffersmorechoices.Thisincreaseincitizenjournalismmeansthatyoucanwritethenews,too.Mainnewsbroadcastersoftenusephotographsandstoriesthatmembersofthegeneralpublicsendtothem,especiallywhenthereisadramaticbreakingnewsstory.Besidesthis,someblogsarepopularsourcesofnews,andthewebsiteNowPublicletsyouwritestoriesusinginformationyoucangetfromanywhere,includingsiteslikeYoutube,FlickrandTwitter.1、Thefirstparagraphismeantto.A．offerasuggestionB．giveawarningC．explainareasonD．introducethetopic2、Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatmoreandmorepeoplewill.A．prefertoreadlocalnewsB．paymoreattentiontoworldnewsC．startacareerincitizenjournalismD．giveupwatchingTVnewsprogrammes3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheLatestLocalNewsB．MoreChoicesforNewsC．TheEndofTVNewsD．TraditionalWorldNews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）Ilearnedsomethingreallyearlyfrommyfamily:Eventhebiggestchallengesareless1whenyousolvethemasacommunity.Mybrother,sisterandcousinsweremyfirstgroup.2wegotmoreandmorefightsathome,wenever3thatoutsideourhouse,ifyoumessedwithoneofus,yougot4ofus.Fromschooltosports,Iwas5inaclassproject,club,teamorgroup.Fromspeechanddebatetofieldhockey,whenIwasinacommunity,Ifelt6totryforthingsthatseemed7.Igrewbecauseotherspushedme.8didn’tseemsoscarybecauseweweretakingriskstogether.Whenadrunkdriverkilledmyfather,itwasourcommunitythat9.Itwasourfamilyfriends,ourcommunitytheaterandoursportsteamsthatstood10us.Myfatherhadbeenahighschoolhistoryteacher,andhiscolleagues—nowmyteachers—begantokeepa11eyeonusbecausehe12could.Idon’t13aparent’sdeathasthewaytolearnaboutthe14ofsmallcommunities,butitdidmakeme15that.IfIlookedforbiggerchallengeswiththesupportofagroup,Iwasgoingto16broadergoalsandbuilddeeperrelationships17thejourney.AsIsitheretonightwithmyteamoffive,I’m18ofhowmuchIlovethesemoments–building19webelievein,thatwe’lllearnfromandthatwe’lldotogether.Ifyouaregoingtodosomethingthatterrifiesyou,firstfinda20.1、A．terrifying B．risky C．appealing D．thrilling2、A．Once B．When C．While D．Since3、A．argued B．considered C．decided D．doubted4、A．none B．all C．nothing D．anyone5、A．sometimes B．seldom C．always D．barely6、A．curious B．discouraged C．scary D．safe7、A．undercontrol B．outofmyreach C．outoforder D．withinmyability8、A．Failures B．Goals C．Fights D．Disasters9、A．steppedin B．movedon C．turnedup D．standout10、A．for B．between C．by D．through11、A．bigger B．stricter C．warmer D．closer12、A．nolonger B．never C．hardly D．insteadof13、A．confirm B．recommend C．adopt D．identify14、A．belief B．power C．possibility D．harmony15、A．realize B．figure C．consider D．notice16、A．gothrough B．getover C．gofor D．comeacross17、A．for B．besides C．by D．throughout18、A．informed B．reminded C．blamed D．inspired19、A．anything B．everything C．something D．somebody20、A．dream B．partner C．organization D．group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）Thetomatoisanutrient-densesuper-foodthatoffersbenefitstoarangeofbodilysystems.Itsnutritionalcontentsupports1．(health)skin,weightlossandhearthealth.Despitebotanically2．(be)afruit,it'sgenerallyeatenandpreparedlikeavegetable.Tomatoesarethemajordietarysourceoftheantioxidantlycopene,3．canreducetheriskofheartdiseaseandcancer.TheyarealsoagreatsourceofvitaminC,potassium,foliate,andvitaminK.Usuallyredwhenmature,tomatoescomein4．varietyofcolors,Includingyellow,orange,green,andpurple.Generallyspeaking,cookedtomatoesare5．convenienttonutrientabsorptionthanrawtomatoes.However,Itisnotappropriate6．(heat)tomatoesathightemperaturesforalongtime.Tomatoescanbepreparedindifferentways.InChinesecuisine,tomatoesare7．(frequent)usedasagarish(装饰物)，addingarefreshingsour-sweetflavor8．meatydishes.OneofthemosttraditionalChinese9．(example)ofhome-stylecooking,scrambledeggs(炒蛋)withtomatoes,10．(reflect)howmuchChinesepeopleenjoythisjuicy,savoryfruit.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错（共10处错误，每处1分，满分10分）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1处起）不计分。Oneday,alittlegirlfeltdownontotheground．Aboywentoverandwantedtohelpherup,buthismotherstoppedhim,say,“Don’tdothat,orotherswillthinkyouhadknockedherdown、”Anotherday,themother,muchsurprised,sawthattheirsonjustwatchedthefallenoilbottlelyingonthegroundasifnothinghashappened．Whenaskedwhy,thesonanswered,“IfIhadhelpthebottleup,youwouldhavethoughtthatIdidit、”Idon’tagreewithwhatthemotherdid．Ithinkthatparentsshouldlettheirchildrentoknowitisapleasuretohelpotherswhoisintrouble．Wearebigfamily．Weshouldcareforandhelpeachother．第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华,你的英国网友Tom打算抽空到中国学习太极(TaiChi),他写信向你求助,请你根据下列要点给对方写一封回信:1.介绍学太极好处;2.负责联系学习地点和老师。注意:1.词数100左右；信的开头已经写好。2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。DearTom,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、A4、C5、D6、C7、C8、A9、A10、C11、A12、B13、D14、A15、D16、C17、A18、C19、B20、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、1、A2、B3、C4、D5、A6、D22、America’sbusinessesaregettingolderandfatter,whilemanynewbusinessesaredyingininfancy.AstudylastmonthbytheBrookingsInstitutionfoundthattheproportionofolderfirmshasgrownsteadilyoverseveraldecades,whilethesurvivalrateofnewcompanieshasfallen.Inaddition,youngpeoplearestartingcompaniesatasharplylowerratethaninthepast.AnewreportfromtheNationalAssociationofManufacturersshowsamajorcause:Thecostofobeyinggovernmentregulationshasrisentomorethan$2trillion(12.26trillionyuan)annually,or12percentoftheGDP,andthiscostfallsdisproportionatelyonsmaller,newerbusinesses.It’srisky,difficultandexpensivetostartabusiness,andgettingmoreso.Governmentsareimposingvariousnewrulesonaseeminglydailybasis:healthinsurance,minimumwageincreasesand,mostrecentlyinCalifornia,compulsorypaidsickdaysforevenhourlyemployees.Theseregulationsshifthugesocialwelfarecostsdirectlyontooften-strugglingsmallbusinesses,whilebeingproportionallymuchlesscostlyforlargercompanies.Thisispartlyanunintendedissueofresources—establishedcompaniescancopewithnewcostsmoreeasily—butit’salsodeliberate.Forinstance,biginsurancecompaniesgotaseatatthetabletohelpwriteObamacare,butlesspoliticallypowerfulfirms—likemedicaldevicemanufacturers—gotsqueezed.Mature,successfulcorporationscanemployex-lawmakerswithconnections,distributecampaigncontributionsandevenwriteregulationsforthemselves.Theyarealsomorelikelytowanttoprotectsteadyrevenuestreamsthanrevolutionizetheirindustry.Majorcompaniesthathavebeensoill-managedtheywouldotherwisecollapse—airlines,carcompaniesandbanks—stagger(蹒跚)onbecausepoliticiansridetotherescuewithbagsoftaxpayermoney.Thegeniusofouruniquesystemofgovernmentisthedeterminationtoprotectanddefendtherightsoftheindividualovertherightsofthenation.Assuch,theriseofawell-connectedoligarchy(寡头政治)thatprotectsbigbusinessattheexpenseofsmallbusiness,andtheestablishedoverthenew,isoppositetoAmericanideals.Incomeinequality—whichisdirectlycausedbyfaultygovernmentpolicy—isbeingpromotedasthereasontoimposemoreofthatbadpolicy.Butlet’sbeperfectlyclear,wedonothaveafreemarketbutonewheregovernmentpickswinnersandlosersthroughregulationsandfinancialaids.Politicsis,andalwayshasbeen,abo