1、咸一中20212022学年度第二学期高三模拟考试英语试卷本试卷分第I卷(选择题)、第II卷(非选择题)两部分,共130分,考试用时100分钟。考生务必将答案写在答题卡上,答在试卷上的无效。第I卷 选择题(共95分)第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节:单项填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.Shall we go for a drink downstairs now?_. Will two oclock be OK?A. Sorry, Im not available now B. Sure, no proble
2、mC. Sorry, I cant make it today D. Sure, its up to you2. For the next two hours she _ the film, which turned out to be as good as she had hoped.A. took upB. was absorbed inC. accounted forD. was cleared off3. Nowadays the _ for travelling is shifted from shopping to food and scenery.A. priorityB. po
3、tentialC. preferenceD. prejudice4. _my weak spots can make me become a better person.A. Having been knownB. KnowingC. KnownD. To be known5.Johns gift? He _a better one for me.He must be very happy to know it.A. should have chosenB. may have chosenC. couldnt have chosenD. neednt have chosen6. Since l
4、ast month, George, along with some of his former classmates, _ to have a 20-year gathering during this summer holiday.A. has been desiringB. desiredC. had desiredD. have desired7. Gradually, the city faded from memory, _ it was once such a great city.A. becauseB. unlessC. even thoughD. if8. It is be
5、lieved that robots will take the place of human beings one day._. After all, they dont have their own thinking.A. Its a pityB. Thats right C. I beg to differD. I couldnt agree more9. My mission is to remind you of the _ power within your own being and to encourage you to recognize and use it.A. ulti
6、mateB. energeticC. incredibleD. dramatic10. You should have a lot to complain about your partner, John.No! I really have nothing _ him.A. withB. againstC. beyondD. for11. Im afraid I have to give it up. Remember _ sticks to his work will succeed one day.A. no matter whoB. whoeverC. whoD. anyone12. _
7、 theory must be closely connected with practice is a basic rule we should always keep in mind.A. ThatB. WhenC. HowD. Why13. Daylight saving time begins at 2: 00 a. m. local time on the second Sunday in March, _clocks spring forward an hour, typically _observers to lose an hour of sleep.A. which, cau
8、sedB. when, causingC. which, causingD. when, caused14. Although the figure _better than expected, there _few signs that the euro-zone would climb out of recession any time soon.A. were, wereB. was, wasC. were, wasD. was, were15._ all his friends say, he is usually warm-hearted, loving and generous.A
9、. WhichB. AsC. WhatD. That第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1635题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。When Williams, once a librarian, now 54-year old, became an elementary school teacher and tutor in Danville, Virginia, she wanted her students to fall in love with _16_ just as she had. But early on, s
10、he _17_ some kids had limited _18_ to books. To Williams, the _19_ was simple: Give kids books. In 2017, she _20_ gave away 900 used childrens books over three days. Most people would be _21_ with that.“I wanted to do something thats going to _22_ my faith, my work ethic, my everything.” So she _23_
11、 a new goal for herself: Give away one million books. It sounds like an _24_ number, but as Williams _25_ on Facebook: “Dont complain in the bleachers (露天看台) if you arent willing to work hard out on the field.”So she got down to _26_, first by persuading friends to donate books or _27_ to buy books.
12、 Before long, as news of Williamss project _28_, strangers started leaving packs of _29_ on her front porch.As quickly as the books come in, Williams _30_ them to local schoolsfree of charge. She also _31_ a book club for prisoners in the local jail.In the four years shes been doing all this, the Bo
13、ok Lady, as Williams has come to be known, has _32_ more than 78,000 booksonly 922,000 more to reach her _33_! And shes not slowing down. Its too important for kids with _34_ options. “Reading can take you anywhere. You can travel in time and _35_. If you can read, you can learn almost anything.”16.
14、 A. teachingB. readingC. drawingD. writing17. A. assumedB. predictedC. realizedD. heard18. A. access B. energy C. time D. experience19. A. proposalB. methodC. enthusiasm D. solution20. A. reluctantly B. occasionallyC. constantly D. readily21. A. astonishedB. disappointedC. satisfiedD. embarrassed22.
15、 A. loseB. restore C. break D. stretch23. A. set B. achievedC. keptD. expected24. A. unavoidable B. unreachableC. irresistible D. unreliable25. A. promotedB. discovered C. posted D. wrote26. A. travel B. debate C. talkD. work27. A. money B. projectsC. librariesD. advertisement28. A. cameB. spread C.
16、 transported D. controlled29. A. novels B. food C. books D. drinks30. A. offers B. returns C. takes D. lends31. A. continuesB. prefers C. hosts D. joins32. A. recommendedB. contributed C. bought D. searched33. A. responsibilityB. judgment C. planD. goal34. A. fewB. strangeC. special D. wise35. A. wo
17、nder B. space C. adventure D. passion第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2.5分,满分50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。AGymnastics Instructor WantedAbout usPCYC (Police Citizens Youth Club) Queensland is a not-for-profit organization established in 1948, aiming to build safer and healthier communities. We focus on you
18、ng peoples personal and leadership development by offering state-wide programs, services and facilities through 54 branches, two leadership development centers and two activity centers.About the positionPCYC Burdekin currently wants gymnastics instructors, who will assist in the development and deli
19、very of the gymnastics programs to PCYC clients.Casual work (approximately 20 30 hours per week)$28.38-$31.80 per hour (depending on previous experience and qualificationjunior rate may apply)To be employed, you must be qualified to get a Working with Children Check or Blue Card and be willing to un
20、dertake a National Police Check.Applicants with intermediate accreditation (认证) from Gymnastics Queensland will be considered with priority.What we can offerFree onsite parking and free access to PC 24/7 gymsFlexible work environment and working hoursOpportunity to work in an established branch with
21、 a great teamKey responsibilities includeDeliver a broad range of fun group gymnastics programs for all ages, in accordance with safety and industry-approved practice requirements.Contribute towards creative marketing and promotion of the gymnastics programs to maintain current participants and attr
22、act new participants.Ensure our gymnastics equipment is maintained and used in a safe manner.Instruct and assist the work of junior coaching staff.DeadlineApplications close on 8 September, 2022. Interested? Click here to apply.36. What is PCYC Queenslands goal?A. To provide the youth with advice on
23、 personal emotions.B. To make a fortune through state-wide programs.C. To build more branches outside Queensland.D. To improve community security and health.37. How much can a gymnastics instructor in PCYC Burdekin earn in a week?A. $100-$300.B. $330-$530.C. $560-$960.D. $990-$1390.38. What should y
24、ou do to increase your chance of being employed by PCYC Burdekin?A. Express the desire to work for National Police Agency.B. Show the intermediate gymnastics qualification.C. Present the experiences in dealing with children.D. Explain the urgent need for a full-time job.39. If hired, a gymnastics in
25、structor will be responsible for_.A. seeking junior coaches to build a teamB. selecting suitable equipment for teenagersC. helping advertise the gymnastics programsD. designing new gymnastics programs independently40. Where does this text probably come from?A. A Queenslands local paper.B. A job-hunt
26、ing mobile app.C. A popular science website.D. A notice-board in a gym.BWhen Kevin Durant gave his tearful MVP speech in 2014, the NBA star made sure to thank one person who had been there with him from the very beginning: his mother. His heartfelt words about the sacrifices she made for Durant and
27、his brother led to a lifetime movie about her journey as a single parent, The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story.Today, the NBA superstars mom travels the country as a motivational speaker and philanthropist (慈善家). On Monday, she spoke at Thomson Reuters in New York about her personal struggles to ach
28、ieve financial stability and shared the financial advice she gave her son when he entered the league with CNBC.“I wanted him to realize he has worked hard,” she says, “And it is OK for him to enjoy himself because of his hard work. But it is also imperative that he prepares for his future.” While sh
29、e advised him to enjoy the rewards of his labor, she also wanted to make sure that her son knew the importance of financial planning.She told the audience that when she found herself a single parent to two children at 21, she couldnt follow the financial principles. Rather than planning for the futu
30、re, she focused only on how her money could make ends meet for that moment.Recently, Durant has teamed up with Laurene Powell Jobs for a new philanthropic program called College Track which is aimed at helping disadvantaged kids attend college. As part of the program, Durant has committed to donatin
31、g $10 million to his hometowns public school system.Durants mom says that in addition to his financial decisions, she is proud of his philanthropic work and his desire to help the community. “I thought giving back was always very important, and so we talked about that and he had seen that from us as
32、 a family and its one of the things that I taught him,” she says.41.What is The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story mainly about?A. Durants career path.B. Durants hard childhood.C. Durants mothers devotion to the family.D. Durants mothers struggling to be independent.42. What does the underlined word “
33、imperative” in paragraph 3 mean?A. Enjoyable.B. Important.C. Unusual.D. Hopeful.43. What does Durants mother do as a motivational speaker?A. To share experience of her life and education on her son.B. To make Durant realize the importance of financial planning.C. To give the audience advice on how t
34、o achieve financial stability.D. To explain that we can enjoy rewards by working hard.44. What are the financial principles of Durants mom?A. Enjoying now and planning for the future.B. Sharing rewards and creating a charity program.C. Spending less money and saving for the emergencies.D. Donating m
35、oney to the charity and helping more schools.45. What made Durant pay attention to the charity program?A. His kind heart.B. His poor hometown.C. His mothers teaching.D. His difficult life experiences.CChina landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time last Saturday. This makes China the first coun
36、try to make a successful landing on Mars on its first mission to Mars. Chinas Zhurong rover (探测车), named after a traditional Chinese fire god, has touched down on the martian surface, the China National Space Administration confirmed on the morning of Saturday, May 15,The rover is part of the Tian w
37、en-1 mission, which consists of an orbiter, a probe, and a lander. The mission was launched in summer last year, and took seven months to complete its journey to the red planet. It arrived at Mars in February this year, and since then the spacecraft has been performing operations such as capturing i
38、mages of Mars.Believe it or not, traveling to Mars is actually the easy part of such a mission. The truly hard part is landing on the planets surface, as landers must contend with factors like the planets thin atmosphere, its variable dust storms, and a communication delay between Mars and Earth. Th
39、is delay makes it impossible for people in mission control on Earth to control a craft in real time as it approaches the planet, so the landing must be performed autonomously.To slow its speed as the lander approached the surface, it used both a parachute (降落伞)and a retrorocket (减速火箭)in its own seve
40、n minutes of terror as it moved through the atmosphere. It then landed in the Utopia Planitia area, a large impact basin, part of which was exploded by NASAs Viking 2 lander in the 1970s.According to Chinas slate news agency Xinhua, President Xi Jinping said he was sending “warm congratulations and
41、sincere greetings to all members who have participated in the Mars exploration mission.”The rover will now begin its three- month mission to explore the Utopia Planitia area, where it will be searching for surface and subsurface ice. The mission will involve both the rover and the orbiter working in
42、 concert to create a map of water ice, with the orbiter focusing on the planets polar regions.46. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The Tianwen-1 mission includes four space missions.B. Zhurong was known as a great astronomer in ancient China.C. The spacecraft has
43、 carried out a series of experiments in advance.D. China achieved success in landing on Mars creating a new record.47. What should be carefully considered on landing on Mars?a. Marss atmosphere. b. Marss bad weatherc. The landing instructions. d. The communication delay.A. abcB. bedC. abdD. abcd48.
44、What does the author imply in Paragraph 4?A. The landing way is quite different.B. The landing process is full of danger.C. The landing site is unknown to NASA.D. The landing time is calculate precisely.49. Which of the following missions will be launched in three months?A. The analysis of ice sampl
45、es.B. The mapping of the Marss polar regions.C. The exploration of the Utopia Planitia area.D. The collection of surface and subsurface ice.50. Which column does the passage come from?A. SpaceB. FictionC. MedicalD. NatureDIt will come as no comfort to a child shivering (打哆嗦) on a playing field on a
46、cold winters day. But regular organized school sport helps children in their academic studies in years to come. The researchers said other “structured” activities such as music or religious activities were not as beneficial for attention as taking part in a games lesson. The difference in academic a
47、bility was noticeable even at age ten, with those who had taken in sports since the start of junior school performing better than those who hadnt.The Canadian study looked at children aged six and then ten. Professor Linda Pagani said: “We worked with information provided by parents and teachers to
48、compare kindergarteners activities with their classroom activities as they grew up. By the time they reached the fourth grade, kids who played structured sports were clearly better at following instructions and remaining focused in the classroom. There is something special to the sporting environmen
49、t perhaps the sense of belonging to a team to a special group with a common goal that appears to help kids understand the importance of respecting the rules and honoring responsibilities.”Researchers began studying 2,694 Canadian children around the age of six, with teachers filled in questionnaires
50、 about their behavior in school. Meanwhile, the childrens parents were interviewed by phone or in person about their home life. The exercise was the repeated four years later to test what effect the behavior had.Professor Pagani said: “We found children who had better behavior in the kindergarten cl
51、ass were more likely to be involved in sport by age ten. Nevertheless, we found those children who were specifically involved in team sports at kindergarten scored higher by the time they reached the fourth grade.” The researchers believe sporting activities and attention skills go hand in hand. Pro
52、fessor Pagani added: “The results should be encouraging for schools looking to cut childhood obesity rates and low attainment in schools.”51. What kinds of children may do better in their academic study according to paragraph one?A. Those who join in structured activities.B. Those who dont shiver on
53、 a cold winters day.C. Those who dont like school sports.D. Those who take part in game lessons.52. What did the researcher focus on in their research?A. The classroom activities.B. The results of the exams.C. The performance at kindergarten.D. The time spent in classrooms.53. In the sporting enviro
54、nment, kids are more likely to _.A. understand each other betterB. follow the rulesC. respect the teachersD. give up54. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?A. How scientists carried out the research.B. Why parents were interviewed by phone.C. How kids behaved at home or at school.D. How man
55、y sports kids did at school.55. What can we infer from Prof. Paganis words in the last paragraph?A. The research will be of great benefit.B. Its necessary for children go to kindergartens.C. Childhood obesity rates can lead to low attainment.D. Team sports will be reduced at kindergartens.第卷(非选择题)第四
56、部分:写作第一节:阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)阅读短文,按照题目要求用英语回答问题。Eleven-year-old Ruby Kate has long been close to older folks. Her mother, Amanda Chitsey, works at nursing homes in northwest Arkansas, and Ruby Kate often goes with her in the summer. “Ive never found them scary at all, so Im able to just go up to t
57、hem and ask if they need anything,” she says.Last May, Ruby Kate noticed a resident named Pearl staring out a window. She seemed sad. “What are you looking at?” Ruby Kate asked. Pearl said she was watching her dog being led away by his new owner after a visit. Pearl didnt know when she would see her
58、 dog again.Ruby Kate and Amanda asked around and discovered that the nursing home didnt allow residents to have dogs and Pearl couldnt afford to pay anyone to look after hers. The Chitseys also learned that many nursing home residents are unable to afford even the smallest luxuries. So Ruby Kate dec
59、ided to do something about it.She started by asking residents what three things they wanted most in the world. “Thats a lot simpler than going, Hey, what do you want?” she explains. “They can understand you better.” Amanda worried that people would ask for cars and other things an 11-year-old wouldn
60、t be able to provide. Instead, they asked for chocolate bars, McDonalds fries, pants that fit properly, and even just a prayer.“It broke me as a human,” Amanda says. “We left the nursing home that day and went straight to a store and bought as many items as we could.” Using their own money, the Chit
61、seys granted the wishes of about 100 people in three months.Then they started asking for donations, set up a GoFundMe page, Three Wishes for Rubys Residents, and raised more than $250,000 in five months. One of their new goals is to set up a communal laptop in one nursing home in each state. Ruby Ka
62、te doesnt plan to stop there. “I consider kindness to be my hobby,” she says, “and Im very good at it.”56. What makes Ruby Kate have a close relationship with older people? (No more than 10 words)57. Why was Pearls dog taken away from her? (No more than 15 words)58. What are paragraphs 4 and 5 mainl
63、y about? (No more than 10 words)59. How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? (No more than 10 words)60. What do you think of Ruby Kate? Give your reasons. (No more than 20 words)第二节:书面表达(满分25分)61. 假定你是晨光中学的高中毕业生李津,母校将为高一新生举办主题为“What to lean in senior high school?”英语沙龙活动,特邀请你结合自身经历谈谈自己的体会。请根据以下提纲准备一份英语发言稿。1.学会学习:方法、习惯等;2.学会做人:真诚、友善等;3.其他方面:考生自拟。注意:1.词数 120个左右;2.发言稿开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。Good morning, everyone! It is my honor to be here to share with you my opinions on what to learn in senior high school._