河北邯鄲市磁縣滏濱中學(xué)高三二診模擬考試新高考英語試卷及答案解析

河北邯鄲市磁縣滏濱中學(xué)高三二診模擬考試新高考英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認(rèn)真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Itisclearlystatedthattheseregulations______everyoneinthecommunity,withoutexception.A．a(chǎn)ppealto B．a(chǎn)dapttoC．a(chǎn)pplyto D．a(chǎn)ttachto2．studentsEnglishwell,theteachertriestospeakEnglishinclassveryoften.A．TeachingB．TaughtC．ToteachD．Teach3．Ateacher’sjobisnottotellthestudentswhattobelieveorvalue,butto________themtodevelopaworldviewforthemselves.A．urge B．equipC．persuade D．rank4．Itwasonlyafterafamilyrelatedconversation______________Ifoundoutshewasactuallymydistantcousin.A．when B．thatC．which D．who5．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet6．----Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.----______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.7．Thereaslightdecreaseinhisweightbutheeatstoomuch.A．was B．couldhavebeenC．hadbeen D．couldbe8．---Excuseme,wouldyouplease______mesomepetrol?---Sorry.Ihaveonlyalittleleftinmycar.A．spareB．saveC．shareD．spend9．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious10．Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.A．can’tmakeit B．mustn’thavemadeC．won’tmake D．couldn’thavemadeit11．Don’tleavethewater______whileyoubrushyourteeth.A．racingB．rushingC．runningD．rolling12．________makesourschoolfamousis________morethan90%ofthestudentshavebeenadmittedtouniversities.A．What;that B．That;becauseC．That;what D．What;because13．Accordingtothebankrulesreleasedrecently,youhavetopaya25%________oneachchequeyoucash.A．a(chǎn)dmission B．pensionC．a(chǎn)llowance D．commission14．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．a(chǎn)partfromD．insteadof15．Thedebateherewillbelimitedintwomainrespects，________thetimeavailable.A．inviewofB．inreturnforC．inadditiontoD．incomparisonwith16．–MyTVsetdoesn’twork,thewatertapisdrippingandmycarisstillunderrepair!–Yousure________badluckthesedays.A．had B．willhave C．hadhad D．a(chǎn)rehaving17．Touristsarerequiredto_________localcustomsandmindtheirmannerswhentravellingabroad.A．spot B．confirmC．observe D．spread18．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall19．---Icannot_____whatIhavedonetoannoyJessica.---Noworries.Sheiskindofsensitive.A．turnout B．makeout C．putout D．leaveout20．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．a(chǎn)reweB．isitC．weareD．comesit第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）NowadayssixAmazonScoutdeliveryrobotsrolledoutinapilotprograminSnohomishCounty,Wash.Therobotscarrymeals,groceriesandpackagestohomesandofficesinthisregionjustnorthofSeattle.TheyhaveappearedonthesidewalksofLondon,Beijingandothercitiesandcommunitiesworldwide.Thesemachinesmustovercomepedestrianlegs,naughtydogsandbrokenpavement,whichraisessomequestions.Theseservicesaregainingattractionasagrowingnumberofcityresidentsexpectimmediateorscheduleddeliveryforjustabouteverything.Between2017and2018onlineretailsalesintheU.S.increasedby16percent.Onthefinalstepofallthesedeliveries,calledthelastmile,humansonbicycles,motorizedscooters(電動(dòng)車)orlargedeliverytruckstypicallydeliverpackages.Allthevehiclescompeteforspaceonbusyurbanstreets.“Deliveriesaretrendingupwardsinallcrowdedcitycenters,andifcityandstateleadersdon’tstartthinkingaboutcreativesolutionslikerobotdeliveries,wecanexpectevenworsetrafficjams,”saysPaulMackie,directorofatransportationpolicyresearchcenterinArlington.Astudybythiscenterfound73percentofdeliveryvehiclesinArlingtonwereparkedoutsideofauthorizedareas,oftenblockingbikelanesandcrosswalks.Bymovingthelaststepofdeliveriesfromtheroadtothesidewalk,citiescouldreducetrafficjamsandsolvetheparkingproblementirely,Mackiesays.CompaniessuchasAmazonarenotdevelopingthisdeliverytechnologysimplytoclearupurbantraffic.Self-drivingvehiclesandsidewalkrobotscouldcutdownlast-miledeliverycostsincitiesbyasmuchas40percent,accordingtoa2018reportbyaconsultancyfirm.Adeliveryrobotcancostthousandsofdollarstomanufacture,andmostcurrentlyrequirehumanmanagementandconservation.Butinthelongruncompaniesthatuseautonomousdeliveryvehiclesinthenextseveralyearscouldendupsavingbillionsofdollars,thereportstated.1、WhydoesAmazonintroducedeliveryrobots?A．Toamuseitscustomers.B．Toavoidpedestrians,dogsandbrokenpavement.C．Tomeettheincreasingdemandofdeliveringpackages.D．Toconfirmthecompany’sinnovationspirit.2、WhatdoesPaulMackiemeanbyhiswordsinparagraph2?A．RetailsalesintheU.S.increasedfast.B．Deliveriesstaysteadyinallcrowdedcitycenters.C．Regardlessofrobotdeliveries,trafficjamswillremainthesame.D．Robotcanhelpeasethetrafficpressure.3、Whatcanrobotsdeliverybringtothecity?A．Blockbikelanesandcrosswalks.B．Relieveurbantrafficaswellassavedeliverycosts.C．Increasedangertopedestrians.D．Leadtotraffictrafficjams.4、Whichwordcanbestdescribethefutureoftherobotdelivery?A．Uncertain. B．Hopeless. C．Promising. D．Unacceptable.22．（8分）BillieHarrieswasanAmericanfighterpilotwhofoughttoliberateFrancefromtheNazis.HewasshotdownandkilledinJulyof1944overNazi-occupiednorthernFrance.Duetoaseriesofmiscommunications,thatinformationnevergotbacktohiswifePeggy.Asfarassheknew,Billwasjustmissing.Shewaited,shesaid,“Allofmylife.”Peggymightneverhaveknownthetruestoryifarelativehadn’tlookedintohismilitaryrecordsafewyearsago.Shefinallygotherlocalcongressman（議員）toreopenhiscasein2011.ShewasshockedtolearnthatinthetownofLesVentes,themainroadisactuallycalledPlaceBillieD．Harris.It’sthesameroadtownspeoplehavebeenmarchingdownthreetimesayearfordecadestohonorhissacrifice.Billiewasabletomaintaincontroloftheplane,despitehiscondition,andavoidthevillage,91-year-oldGuySurleau,theonlywitnessstillliving,said.HegotchokedupjustmentioningBill’sname.AtfirstthetownburiedBillieintheirlocalgraveyard（墓地）andcoveredhisgravewithflowers.AfterhisbodywasmovedtotheAmericangraveyardatNormandy,thetowncontinuedtotakeflowerstohisgrave,assuminghehadnolivingrelativestodoso.Sincelearningallofthis,Peggyhasbeenmakinganannualpilgrimage（朝拜）toFrance.Shevisitsthenearbywoodswheretheplanewentdown,accompaniedbySurleau.“Iliketothinkthathewasstillconsciousenoughtoknowthatafriendstoodbyhim,”Peggysaid,standingbesideSurleauintheforest.“Andthismanisthatfriend.”1、WhatmadePeggyunawareofBillie’sdeathfordecades?A．Noaccuratenewssenttoher. B．Lettersforhersenttowrongaddress.C．Wrongdecisionmadebyherrelative. D．NopostalserviceduringWorldWarII.2、Whyhavethetownspeoplebeenmarchingthemainroadfordecades?A．Toobservethelocalcustom. B．Toshowrespecttothehero.C．Torespondtoabuildingproject. D．Tocelebratethevictoryofthewar.3、HowdidSurleaufeelwhenhetoldBillie’sstory?A．Ratherashamed. B．Quiteencouraged.C．Deeplytouched D．Greatlysurprised4、WhatcanwelearnaboutPeggy?A．Shewasinterestedinsightseeing. B．Sheremaineddevotedtoherhusband.C．ShewishedSurleautoaccompanyBillie. D．Shejudgedherlatehusbandstillconscious.23．（8分）"Bigtobacco"iswhatthebossesofseverallargetechnologyfirmshavestartedcallingFacebook．Beingcomparedtothetobaccogiantsisfarfrompraise，butitisnottheonlywide﹣spreadanalogy（比擬）．AlowerblowisthesuggestionthatFacebookmaybecomelikeYahoo，theoncehigh﹣flyinginternet?rmthatfell．Evenayearagotheideawouldhavebeenunthinkable．ButsinceJanuaryFacebookhasbecometrappedinaseriesofmisjudgmentsandmissteps．ItbecameclearthatithaddonetoolittletostopRussianinterference（干涉）inAmerica'selectionin2016．Ithadtoadmitthatithadsharedthepersonaldataof90muserswithoutsidefirmswithoutpermission．ThecomparisontoYahooisimperfect．EvenatitspeakYahoo'sbusinesswasneveraslargeandpro?tableasFacebook's．OneofthemainreasonsYahoodeclinedisbecauseitlostouttoapowerfulcompetitor，Google，inonlinesearch；MarissaMayer，itsbossfrom2012untilitssaletoVerizonlastyear，wasunabletorestoreadvertisers'oremployees'confidenceasusersleft．ButpeoplewhowatchedYahoo'sfallingseesimilarities．Executive（主管）turnoverwasaleadingindicatorofitsdecline；beforeMs．MayerwashiredYahoowentthroughfourchiefexecutivesinthreeyears．Mr．Zuckerberg，whocontrolsthemajorityofFacebook'svotingshares，isnotleaving，butmanytopexecutivesare．Thisyearseveralhaveannouncedtheirdepartures，includingFacebook'schiefsecurityofficer．Whenadvertisers'faithinFacebookhasbeenshaken，politiciansinWashingtonarerunningoutofpatiencewiththecompany．Lawmakers'inspectionofthe?rmiscausingittobemorecautiousabouthowitusesdatafortargetingadvertisementsandaboutwhatinformationitmakesavailabletooutsiders．Mr．ZuckerbergandMs．SandbergareunderpressuretoprovetoemployeesandadvertisersthatFacebookisnotonlytrustworthybutworthyoftheirtimeandmoney．Iftheycannotdoso，andthecompany'ssharepricecontinuesitsslide，itispossiblethatMs．Sandbergwillbereplacedinthenextyear．Mr．ZuckerbergwilldoubtlesshavethoughtsaboutYahoo'ssorrytale．1、ForFacebook，beingcomparedto"bigtobacco"is．A．positiveB．a(chǎn)mbitiousC．creativeD．negative2、Accordingtotheauthor，whatdoesFacebookcurrentlyhaveincommonwiththefailedYahoo？A．Lettingoutusers'data．B．Beingdeepinfinancialcrisis．C．Leadersareleavingthecompany．D．Layingoffalargenumberofemployees．3、TheauthortriestosupporthisjudgmentaboutFacebookby．A．questioningitsmanagementB．usingevidencerelatedtoitC．a(chǎn)nalyzingitsfinancialdataD．listingitsadvantagesanddisadvantages4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？A．Facebookgetstrappedintrouble．B．Twocompaniesaredeepincrisis．C．HowtosaveFacebook．D．Faithismorevaluablethangold．24．（8分）FromMadridtoBuenosAirestoPanamaCitytoLisbon,PresidentXiJinpinghastirelesslypromotedthebuildingofacommunityofsharedfutureformankind,andtheBeltandRoadInitiative(倡議)asameanstoachievethat.Butalldon’tseeitthatway.Whilesomearequicktoseeitspositivepotentials,othercountriesinsistonviewingitskeptically.Therehavebeentheusualdoubtsabouttheintentionbehind,althoughthemysteriousthreattheyspeakofisonetheyseemunabletoexplainclearly.Tosomeofthem,itisavagueassumptionthatinvestmentsfromChinaarepotential“debttraps”thatcallforextremecautionor“threatstonationalsecurity”.ThatiswhythebusinesscombinationsinvolvingChinesecompanieswhichwouldbemutually(相互地)beneficialhavehittherocks.TheChinesetelecommunicationstechnologygiantHuawei,forinstance,hasfoundthedoorstothe5Gtelecommunicationsmarketsofadvancedcountriesclosedtoiton“nationalsecurity”grounds.Likewise,theEuropeanUnionhasagreedonaframeworkregulatingforeigninvestment(投資),particularlythosefromChina.onthesameaccount.EvenasChineseandPortugueseleadersdiscussbilateral(雙邊的)cooperationundertheBeltandRoad,thereisnolackofconcernabout“China’sinfluence”,ButexistingEUrulesdonotforbidLisbonfromseekingsuchapartnership.IfLisbonseesnoharmfromforeigninvestment,nooutsiderisinapositiontopreventitfrommakingachoiceinitsownbestinterests.PortuguesePrimeMinisterAntonioCostahasremindedEUdecision-makersofhiscountry’sdesireforforeigninvestment,andadvisedthelattertoavoidtaking“thepathofprotectionism”.Itwasatimelyreminder.Faringthechallengesintoday’sworld,ChinaandthecountriesthathaveembracedtheBeltandRoadareconvinceditisthewaytocommondevelopmentandtheworld’slastingpeaceandstability.1、SomecountriesthatholdanegativeattitudetowardstheInitiativemainlydoubtits.A．powerB．mysteryC．intentionD．potential2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“hittherocks”inParagraph3mean?A．failedtoworkoutB．becomeahitC．madeadifferenceD．fallenintoatrap3、Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat.A．HuaweihascausedserioussecurityproblemsabroadB．theEUwilltakerelativelystrictmeasuresonChineseinvestmentC．theRoadandBeltInitiativehasgainedmuchpopularityfor“China’sinfluence”D．China’sinvestmentinPortugalhasbeenextremelysmooth4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsPortuguesePrimeMinister’sadvice?A．Negative.B．Positive.C．Doubtful.D．Unclear.25．（10分）ScientistsfromtheUniversityofEastAngliahaveidentifiedfournewman-madegasesthatarecontributingtothedamagetotheozone(臭氧)layer.Twoofthegasesareaccumulatingataratethatiscausingconcernamongresearchers.Worriesoverthegrowingozoneholehaveseentheproductionofchlorofluorocarbon(CFC)gasesrestrictedsincethemid1980s.Butthepreciseoriginofthesenew,similarsubstancesremainsamystery.Lyingintheatmosphere,theozonelayerplaysacriticalroleinblockingharmfulUVrays,whichcausecancersinhumansandreproductiveproblemsinanimals.ScientistsfromtheBritishAntarcticSurveywerethefirsttodiscoverahuge“hole”intheozoneoverAntarcticain1985.TheevidencequicklypointedtoCFCgases,whichwereinventedinthe1920s,andwerewidelyusedinrefrigeration.Extraordinarily,globalactionwasrapidlyagreedtodealwithCFCsandtheMontrealProtocoltolimitthesesubstancescameintobeingin1987.Atotalglobalbanonproductioncameintoforcein2010.Now,thenewlydiscoveredfournewgasescandestroyozoneandaregettingintotheatmospherefromasyetunidentifiedsources.ThreeofthegasesareCFCsandoneisahydrochlorofluorocarbon(HCFC),whichcanalsodamageozone.Theresearchhasshownthatfourgaseswerenotaroundintheatmosphereatalluntilthe1960s,whichsuggeststheyareman-made.Thescientistsdiscoveredthegasesbyanalyzingpolarsnowpack.Airfromthissnowisanaturalarchiveofwhatwasintheatmosphereupto100yearsago.Theresearchersalsolookedatmodernairsamples,collectedatremoteCapeGriminTasmania.Theyestimatethatabout74,000tonnesofthesegaseshavebeenreleasedintotheatmosphere.Twoofthegasesareaccumulatingatsignificantrates.However,theydon’tknowwherethenewgasesarebeingreleasedfromandthisshouldbeinvestigated.Possiblesourcesincludechemicalsforinsecticide(殺蟲劑)productionandsolvents(溶液)forcleaningelectroniccomponents.ThethreeCFCsarebeingdestroyedveryslowlyin:theatmosphere—soevenifemissions(散發(fā))weretostopimmediately,theywillstillbearoundformanydecadestocome.Ofthefourspeciesidentified,CFC-113aseemsthemostworryingasthereisaverysmallbutgrowingemissionsourcesomewhere,maybefromagriculturalinsecticides.Weshouldfinditandtakeitoutofproduction.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthenewlydiscoveredgases?A．Somearesurelyproducedbythedevelopmentofagriculture.B．TheCFCswillhavealongimpactoncetheyarereleased.C．Theygathertogetherintheatmosphereatamediumspeed.D．Theiramountsarenotlargeenoughtocausedamagetous.2、Theunderlinedword“archive”inParagraph6isclosesttothemeaningof“”.A．stateB．resourceC．phenomenonD．storeroom3、Whatwillthescientistsprobablyattempttodoaboutthegasesnext?A．Findoutwhatcanreplacethingslikeinsecticidesandputthemintouse.B．Findouthowtheydestroyozoneandgetridofthoseintheatmosphere.C．Findoutwheretheyareexactlyfromandstopthemfrombeingreleased.D．FindoutifHCFCismoreharmfulthanCFCsandtakepropermeasures.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（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A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Awomanprofessorwasgivingalessontoherstudentson1management.Assheraisedaglassofwater,everyoneintheclass2theywouldbeaskedthe“half-emptyorhalf-full”question.3,thatwasnotthecase.Withasmileonherface,sheaskedthestudents,“Howmuchdoyouthinkthisglassofwaterweighs?”Answerscalledout4fromeighttotwentyounces(盎司).Shequietedthestudentsdownandthenreplied,“Theabsoluteweightdoesn’t5.Butitcounthowlongyouholdit.IfIholditforaminute,itisOK.IfIholditforanhour,Iwillhaveanacheinmy6.IfIholditforaday,myarmwillfeelnumb.Ineachcase,the7oftheglassofwaterdoesn’tchange,butthe8Iholdit,theheavieritbecomes.why?”Lostin9,allthestudentskeptsilentandlistenedtotheprofessorcarefully.“Ourstressesand10inlifearelikethatglassofwater.Ifwe11ourburdensallthetime,soonerorlater,wewillfeelexhausted,evenunableto12.”13youhavetodoinputallyourburdensdown,as14intheeveningaspossible.Don’tcarrythemthroughtheeveningintothenight;bydoingthis,wecanget15nextmorningandare16tomoveforward.Moreoftenthannot,lifegetsterriblewhenwe17toomuch.Andthemomentyou18yourburdens,you’llfindyourselffeelingsomuchmorerelaxed.Soratherthanbeingupsetandfeeling19foryourself,startdoingsomethingaboutit.Afterall,lifeistooshortto20yourselftoanythingthatisnotmakingyouhappy.1、A．classB．emotionC．timeD．stress2、A．wonderedB．a(chǎn)greedC．expectedD．a(chǎn)rgued3、A．MeanwhileB．HoweverC．AnyhowD．Therefore4、A．rangedB．repliedC．readD．exchanged5、A．existB．changeC．increaseD．matter6、A．a(chǎn)rmB．headC．legD．stomach7、A．shapeB．positionC．weightD．size8、A．betterB．longerC．deeperD．further9、A．fantasyB．discussionC．dreamsD．thought10、A．doubtsB．joysC．worriesD．surprises11、A．coverB．carryC．hideD．show12、A．pickupB．workoutC．carryonD．catchon13、A．SomethingB．AllC．NothingD．a(chǎn)nything14、A．eagerlyB．naturallyC．quicklyD．early15、A．refreshedB．entertainedC．depressedD．a(chǎn)mazed16、A．a(chǎn)nxiousB．a(chǎn)bleC．passiveD．a(chǎn)mbitious17、A．fearB．restC．thinkD．get18、A．letgoofB．lookdownonC．catchupwithD．putupwith19、A．happyB．greedyC．disappointedD．sorry20、A．a(chǎn)bandonB．treatC．driveD．help第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Twoself-drivingbuseshaverolledoutontothepublicroadsofHelsinki,Finland,inthefirsttrials1．itskind.TheEasymileelectricmini-buses,abletocarryupto12people,willrunontheopenroadsofHelsinki'sHernesaaridistrict.“2．isnomorethanahandfulofthesekindsofstreettraffictrialstakingplace.”HarriSantamala,testprojectleadsaid.Finland3．(become)atopleadermautomatedtechnologydevelopmentandtestingrecentlybecause,unlikemostoftherestoftheworld,Finnishlawdoesnotrequirevehiclesonpublicroadstohaveadriver.Obstacles4．(meet)inmanyotherfirmsandresearchgroupsthatlookedtotestautonomousvehiclesintheUSandEuropehavebeenremoved.Operatingsuchasystemhasprovena(n)5．(true)difficultchallenge.Thecitytrafficwillprovidehardpointsforthebusestoovercome,sincetheyhavetowork6．commoncarsandotherroadusersmaynotbepredictable.Thebuseshaveamaximumspeedof40km/hbutwilltravelatanaveragespeedof10km/h,thus7．(lead)themtobeslow-movingvehiclesduringrush8．(hour).Helsinkiisseveralyearsintoits10-yearplantomakecarownershippointlessthroughpoint-to-point"mobilityondemand"systems.Twoyears9．,thesmartbusserviceKutsuplushadbeenshutdownduetocostsandthelowvolumeofpassengers.10．isexpectedtohappenthatsmallautomatedbusescouldmakeadifferencewhenpresenthuman-operatedtransporthasprovedinefficientwithgovernmentfunds.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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