2018年廣東省揭陽市高三高考第二次模擬考試英語試題

揭陽市2018年高中畢業(yè)班高考第二次模擬考試英語本試卷分三部分。滿分120分。考試時間120分鐘。注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆在答題卡上填寫自己的準(zhǔn)考證號、姓名、試室號和座位號。用2B型鉛筆把答題卡上試室號、座位號對應(yīng)的信息點涂黑。2．選擇題每小題選出答案后，用2B型鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項的答案信息點涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案，答案不能答在試卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)的相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新的答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案無效。4．考生必須保持答題卡整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，將試卷和答題卡一并交回。第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ATheInternationalVoluntaryServicerunsanumberofYouthExchangesthroughouttheyear.YouthExchangesgivesmallgroupsof4-5youngpeopletheopportunitytotakepartinvolunteeringtripsabroadforanaverageoftwoweeks.Theseyoungpeoplearejoinedby4-5youngpeoplefrom3-4othernationalitiesandareawonderfulinterculturalexperienceinasafeenvironment.ExampleYouthExchanges:YouthExchange1Location:IrelandOthernationalities:Ireland,Spain,Italy,HungaryTheme:Focusesonthetopicofmunityreconstructionandmunityactivities—exploringhowlocalissuesfacingourmunitiesareconnectedtoglobalissues.Thegroupwillalsolearnabouttheeco-villageasanexampleofamunityandtakepartinteam-buildingactivities.YouthExchange2Location:FranceOthernationalities:Bulgaria,Italy,FranceTheme:Organicgardening&continualliving.Thisprojectwilltakeplaceinanaturalpark,wherethegroupwilltakepartingardeningactivitiesandgames／workshopsaboutcontinuousdevelopment.YouthExchange3Location:MacedoniaOthernationalities:Serbia,Turkey,IrelandTheme:Fostersocialinclusionandmotivatepersonaldevelopmentofyoungpeoplethroughsportsandoutdooractivities.Promoteoutdooractivitiesasatooltohelpinclusionofyoungpeoplewithfeweropportunities.YouthExchange4Location:ItalyOthernationalities:Italy,Bulgaria,GreeceTheme:Asocial-environmentalprojectthatintendstopromotesocialinclusionandcontinuabledevelopment,regardedasaprocessofcivilrightsandactivecitizenship.Over10days,thegroupwillparticipateinactivitiestoraiseawarenessabouttheeffectofourbehaviorontheenvironment.21.WhatdoyoufocusonwhentravellinginFrance?A.Gardeningwork． B.Civilrights．C.Developingsocialinclusion． D.Rebuildingmunities．22.Ifyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironment，youcantakepartin

________.A.YouthExchange1 B.YouthExchange2C.YouthExchange3 D.YouthExchange423.WhichnationalityareYouthExchangesmostpopularwith?A.Spain B.Italy C.Ireland D.FranceBIliveinMinnesota,whichisunfairlyfamousforterriblewinters.Buffaloisfarmorewintry,whereasSeattle’swintersaremorebitter.Ourwinterstendtobebrilliantlysunnyandcheerful.But,ofcourse,it’sdifferentforavisitor.

Lightweightthermal(保暖的)wearisgood.Backintheday,weworelayersandlayersofheavywoolens.Aboyof13carrying35poundsofwetwoolonhisbackdoesnotfeelverycold.Todayyoucanbuyoutfitsfilledwithgoosefeathersaswellasthermalbootsandcapstokeepyouwarm.WhenIwasayouth,therewasnosuchphraseasglobalwarming.Wenevergotwarm,notevenatnight,whenwesleptunderpilesofblanketsbecauseDadbelievedthatifyoucouldn’tseeyourbreathwhenyoutalked,thenthethermostatwasturneduptoohighandyouwerewastingfuel.So45degreeswasroomtemperature,andweworelongwoolenstobed.

Wearoseinthecold,darkdawn,andwalkedforthintothesnowstormtocatchtheschoolbus.Wehuddled(蜷縮)bythehighway,prayingforthebustoe,whilewolvesmovedaroundeyeballingusforsignsofsleepiness.Whenyouhavesurvivedwolves,thenthewintersoftodayareawalkinthepark.

Enduringwinterisonlyastart—embracing（擁抱）winteriswhatyoushouldstrugglefor.Wintergivesasenseofpurposeandsavesonefromalifeofself-gratification(自我滿足）,lyingdownandpostingphotosonFacebook.Youhavepromisestokeep.Asidewalktoclear.Twoinchesofsnowoveralayerofice—youmayaswellsetalegtrapfortheelderlyasleavingthewalkunswept.Youhavechildrentoraise.Removetheirfingersfromtheirsmartphones,andleadthemoutdoorssotheycanabsorbthewisdomofwinter.Weareanimals.Lifeisnotmainlyaboutself-expression.Itisaboutfindingfoodandclothingandshelter,aboutstickingwiththepackandnotwanderingoff.Everyoneisjustascoldasyou.Noplaining.24.WhatareMinnesota'swinterslikeintheauthor'seyes?A.Theyarewonderful. B.Theyareunbearable.C.TheyarecolderthanBuffalo’s. D.Theyarefortableforvisitors.25.Whentheauthorwasyoung,

________.A.hekepttalkingtokeepwarm B.hesufferedfromwinters’nightsC.hisdadtriedhisbesttowarmhim D.hisroomwasalwaysatahightemperature26.Theunderlinedpart“thewintersoftodayareawalkinthepark”inParagraph4impliesthattoday'swintersare

________.A.warm B.quiet C.short D.pleasant27.Theauthorsuggeststhatpeople

________.A.storeenoughfoodforcoldwinters B.lendtheneighborsahelpinghandC.stepoutsideandappreciatewinters D.saygoodbyetomoderntechnologyCYoumightnotrealizejusthowmuchworkgoesintomakinganewspaper.Apartfromsearchingforagoodstoryandtheendlesseditingrequiredtocorrectmistakes,copyeditorsneedtomakesurethateverythingfitsperfectly.Agoodheadlinetellsasmuchaspossibleinashortspace.Thereneverseemstobequiteenoughspacetoexpresspletelywhatyouwanttosay.Newsheadlinesoftenfocusonthecentralandmostimportantnewinformation.Therelevantlyinsignificantinformationmightbeleftoutinordertostressthemainideaorjusttobebrief.Newsheadlinesarefeaturedbythevividlanguage.Theyaddsomethingspecialtoattractreaders’eyes.Becausetheheadlineaimstodescribethemainfocusofthestoryinsixorsevenwords,everywordcountsandaccuracyisdecisive.Forinstance,“stab”(刺殺)

isabetterverbthan“kill”becauseittellsthereaderhowthecriminaldidhisdeed;similarly,“Toyota”isabetternounthan“car”.Butthemakeofagoodheadlineisnotcharacterizednecessarilybytheamountofinformationinit.Forinstance,thefrontheadlineonthe

LosAngelesTimes

onSeptember11—thedayNewYork’sWorldTradeCenterwasattacked—simplyread“TERRORSTRIKES”,allincapitals（大寫字母）.Whilethesetwowordsdonotdescribehow,whereorwhythebuildingswereattacked,

theywereacpaniedbyahalfphotothatcaptured(捕捉)

theeventinwhicharound3,000peoplelosttheirlives.28.Whatisvitalinmakingnewsbesidesagoodstoryandperfectedition?A.

Anappropriateheadline.

B.

Acapitalheadline.C.

Vividlanguage.

D.

Abriefreport.29.Newsheadlinesshouldbe

________.A.

attractive B.

countable C.

insignificant D.

longenough30.Theunderlinedword“they”inthelastparagraphrefersto

________.A.

thebuildings B.

thetwowords C.

thepeople D.

thetwintowers31.Theexampleof“TERRORSTRIKES”isusedtosupporttheviewthat

________.A.

agoodheadlinetellsasmuchaspossibleinashortspaceB.

newsheadinesoftenfocusonthecentralandmostimportantnewsinformationC.

agoodheadlineisnotmarkednecessarilybytheamountofinformationinitD.

newsheadlinesarefeaturedbythevividlanguageDWheneverweseeabutton,wewanttopressitbecauseweknowthatsomethingwillhappen.Thisistrueinmostcases,forexample,onadoorbell.Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfake(假的),likethe“close”buttononalift.Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingthe“close”buttonbecausetheydon’thavethepatiencetowaitfortheliftdoorstoshut.Butlifts’“close”buttonsareapletetrick,atleastintheUS

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thedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheUS,makingsurethatallliftsstayedopenlongenoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldenter.OnlyUSfirefightersandrepairmencanusethebuttonstospeedupthedoor-closingprocessiftheyhaveacodeorspecialkeys.Buttonormalliftriders,thebuttonsaren’tpletelyuseless.Accordingtopsychologists,fakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetterbyofferingyouasenseofcontrol.“Asenseofcontrolisveryimportant.Itreducesstressandincreaseswell-being,”

saidEllenJ.Langer,apsychologyprofessoratHarvardUniversity.Expertsalsoaddedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon’tdoanythingexistinourlivesforthissamepurpose.Forexample,pedestriancrosswalkbuttonsdon’tliveuptotheirnameseither.Pressingthemusedtohelpmakethetrafficsignalschangefaster,butthatwasbeforeputercontrolledtrafficsignalswereintroduced.Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselittle“whitelies”,theystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallyclose,itisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.32.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.

Toexplorethefunctionsoffakebuttons. B.

Todescribedifferentbuttons.C.

Toanalyzevarioushabitsofpushingbuttons. D.

Toexplaintheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoffakebuttons.33.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“close”buttonsonaliftinAmerica?A.

Theyworkwhenpeoplepressthemhard.B.

Theyweredesignedonlyforasenseofcontrol.C.

Theyneverspeedupthedoor-closingprocess.D.

Theytakethesafetyofthedisabledintoaccount.34.Whatcanweinferaboutpedestriancrosswalkbuttons?A.

Theycanmakepeoplefeelbetter. B.

Theyhelpputersworkfaster.C.

Theycancontrolthetrafficsignals. D.

Theyhelppedestrianscrossquickly.35.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.

ButtonsintheUSA.

B.

ButtonsAlwaysLie.C.

ButtonsMaynotWork.

D.

“Close”ButtonsonLifts.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。ShoweringHelpsBrainPeoplegetrelaxationfromvariouskindsofactivities.Forexample,peoplecanrelaxthemselvesbydrivingaround,listeningtolightmusic,staringatgreenplantsorjuststaringatthecloudsinthesky.Takingashowerisrelaxing.Whenshowering,youcansingasong,daydreamorthinkaboutnothing,leavingtherealworldbehindyou.36ApieceofresearchmadebyScottBarryKaufman,apsychologistfromYaleUniversityintheUSinterviewedover3,000peoplearoundtheworld.37Theysaidtheyweremorelikelytohavenewideasintheshowerthanatwork.38Scienceexplainsthereasonsasfollows.First,showeringcanhelptoraiseourlevelofdopamine（多巴胺）,ahormone（荷爾蒙）closelyrelatedtoourcreativity.Peoplevaryintheirlevelofcreativityaccordingtotheactivityofdopamineandtakingawarmshowercanmakeusfeelrelaxedandthereforemakethedopaminelevelriseandbringtheburstofaninspirationtous.Besidesthechemicalchanges,showeringmaygiveyouabreakmentallyfromwhatmayconfuseyouallthetime.Especiallywhenyouhavethoughthardalldayaboutaproblem,jumpingintotheshowercankeepyouawayfromtheoutsideworld.39Asaresult,ashoweringhourmayturnintoanincubation（孵化）periodforyourideas.paredwithsittinginfrontofaputer,takingashowercanalsogiveyouafreshexperiencewiththechangeoflocation,temperatureandhumidity（濕度）.40Probablythesechangesmakeyouthinkfromanewpointofview.Showeringallowsustoenjoythecreativejuicesofourminds,sojusthaveatry!Takingashowercanalsomakeyoufeelmoreenergetic.Butdoyouknowthatshoweringcanbenefityourbrainaswell?Thisisaperfectwayforyoutostayactiveandcreativebothmentallyandphysically.Newandunexpectedexperiencescanleadtopositivechangesinthinking.Withouttheouterdisturbance,youcanfocusonyourinnerfeelingsandmemories.Sowhydoesasimpleshowerhavesuchmagicpower?Itturnedoutthatnearlytwothirdsofintervieweeshadexperiencednewideasintheirmindsduringtheshower.第三部分

英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45）第一節(jié)

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Asachild，Janewasveryfondofanimals．41,whenshewasgrowingup,allshe

everheardwasasfollows,“Jane,youshouldbea

vet（獸醫(yī)）.You'regoingtoachievegreatsuccess

inthat42.That’stheverythingyoushoulddointhefuture.”SowhenshegottotheOhioStateUniversity,shetookbiology,chemistryandsomeother43,studyinghardtobeavet.

Lateron,shewonaRotaryAmbassadorialScholarship,whichallowedhertospendher

44yearstudyingabroadinManchester,England.Awayfromthefamilyandthe45fromthem,shefoundherselfonedaysittingatherdesk,surroundedbybiologybooksand46outofthewindow,whenitsuddenlyhither:“I’mintotal47.Idon'twanttobeavet!”

Thenshethoughtbackoverallthethingsshe'ddoneinherlifeandwhathadmadeher48.Andthenithither——itwasalloftheyouthleadershipconferencesthatshehadvolunteeredat

andthemunicationsandleadershipcourseshehadtakenatOhioState.“HowcouldIhavebeenso

ignorant?HereIaminmyfourthyearatschoolandjustfinallyawarethatI’monthe49path.Ijustnevertookthetimeto

50ituntilnow,”shethought.

51byhernewthought,JanespenttherestofheryearinEnglandtaking52in

municationsandmediastudies.When53toOhioState,shewas

54abletoconvince

theadministrationtolethercreateherownprogramin“l(fā)eadershipstudies”,55

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yearslongertofinallygraduate.She

56tobeeaseniormanagementadviserinleadershiptraininganddevelopmentforthePentagon.She

57foundedadrug-preventionorganization,which58themessage,“Leadyourownlifewiththeskillandthe59tosayno”.

So,neverlivesomeoneelse’sdreams.Ifyoulimityour

choicesonlytowhatseems60orreasonable,youdisconnectyourselffromwhatyoutrulywant.A.InfactB.AfterallC.InawordD.AsaresultA.fieldB.wayC.universityD.lifeA.subjectsB.objectsC.projectsD.programsA.firstB.secondC.finalD.pastA.promiseB.stressC.helpD.pressA.staringB.steppingC.glaringD.glancingA.excitementB.sadnessC.delightD.surpriseA.disturbedB.sadC.stressedD.happyA.directB.wideC.wrongD.terribleA.permitB.admitC.pleteD.acplishA.InspiredB.DisappointedC.EmbarrassedD.ConfusedA.tripsB.notesC.coursesD.programsA.relatingB.returningC.respondingD.referringA.eventuallyB.especiallyC.hardlyD.desperatelyA.ifB.asC.althoughD.despiteA.managedB.failedC.triedD.attemptedA.stillB.neverC.againD.alsoA.concludesB.leavesC.warnsD.conveysA.factB.willC.truthD.chanceA.difficultB.wonderfulC.possibleD.special第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Todaywetalkaboutawordthatisa

feeling

aswellasaplace.Thiswordis“home.”Longagointhe1700s,“home”wasusedasaverb,61(mean)“tobeguidedtoadestination.”So,whenyou

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something,youget62(close)toyour

target.Forexample,youcouldsay,“Policearehominginonthesuspects.”Thatisalsowhereweget

homingpigeons——pigeonsthatcanfind63(they)wayhomeafterbeingreleased.Buttoday,“home”ismoreoftenusedasanoun.Andithasaveryemotional64(connect)forAmericanEnglishspeakers.Youcanrememberthemeaningofthewordbytheexpression“homeis65theheartis.”Thatexpre