內(nèi)蒙古北重三中新高考英語五模試卷及答案解析

內(nèi)蒙古北重三中新高考英語五模試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore2．—Lindahasn’tshownupyet.—It’sstrange.She____.A．could B．might C．musthave D．shouldhave3．WorldAIDSDayisalsoimportantinremindingusthatHIVhasnotgoneaway,andtherearemanythingsstilltobedone.A．which B．whatC．that D．/4．Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful5．CanIparkmycarhere?Surenot,wedon’tallowhere.A．toparking B．park C．topark D．parking6．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut7．Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．a(chǎn)slongasB．evenifC．a(chǎn)sifD．nowthat8．—Mr,White,doyouhaveanything________?—No,nothing.Youcantakearestnow.A．typeB．typedC．totypeD．tobetyped9．Pleasedon’tmakesoloudnoise．ThenewsofthevolcaniceruptioninIndonesia____andIwanttolisten．A．isbroadcast B．isbeingbroadcastC．hasbeenbroadcast D．hadbeenbroadcast10．EveryfouryearsAmericans__________thetransferofpower.A．carryoverB．carryoffC．carryonD．carryout11．—Howisthetestthatyoutookyesterday?—Unfortunately,notevenoneofthehundredstudentswhotookthetest______passed.A．hasB．haveC．a(chǎn)reD．is12．—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．a(chǎn)lways D．even13．—DidyoutakesideswhenMomandDadwerearguingagain?—No.I’velearnedthatit’sbest_______untilitblowsover.A．tocallitadayB．topulltheirlegsC．tositonthefenceD．towashmyhandsoff14．—I’mtiredout.Ican’trunanyfurther,Tom.—________!Mike.I’msureyoucandoit.A．Comeon B．NohurryC．Noproblem D．Welldone15．RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescanenhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogue______onequalityandmutualrespect.A．based B．tobase C．basing D．base16．Thesilenceofthelibraryissometimesbrokenbyasuddencoughorthesoundofpages________________.A．turning B．turnedC．beingturned D．havingturned17．Whereisyournewhomenow?Inthenewdevelopedzone.ButI______downtownforfiveyears.A．lived B．hadlivedC．havelived D．wasliving18．Ican’tthinkwhyhe_____soangry.Imeantnooffence.It’stypicalofhimtobesensitive.A．shouldhavebeen B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．canhavebeen19．Itwasnotuntil3dayslaterthattheboycamebacktolifeandexplainedtothepolicewhat_______tohim.A．washappening B．wastohappen C．hadhappened D．hashappened20．Ifweforgavecriminals,wemightbecomeasocietyofendlessexcuses_____nooneacceptsresponsibilityforanything．A．which B．where C．when D．a(chǎn)s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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Whatisgeocaching?Geocachingisareal-world,outdoortreasurehuntingactivityusingGPS-enableddevices.Participantsmakeanattempttofindthegeocache(container)hiddenatthatlocation.Howdidgeocachingstart?It’saverycoolStory,actually.Socoolthatitdeservesitsownpage.Howisteachingplayed?Atitssimplestlevel,Reachingrequiresthesesteps:1.RegisterforafreeBasicMembership.2.Visitthe“Hide&SeedaCache”page.3.Enteryourpostalcodeandclick“search”.4.Chooseanygeocachefromthelistandclickonitsname.5.UseyourGPSdevicetoassistyouinfindingthehiddengeocache.6.Signthelogbookandreturnthegeocachetoitsoriginallocation.7.Shareyourgeocachingstoriesandphotosonline.Therearemanyotherlevelstothegeocaching.Keepreadingtheguidetolearnmore!Whataretherulesofgeocaching?1.Ifyoutakesomethingfrom,thegeocache(or“cache”),leavesomethingofequalorgreatervalue.2.Writeaboutyourfindinthecachelogbook.3.Logyourexperienceatwww.geocaching.com.WhatdoIneedtogogeocaching?TheonlynecessitiesareaGPSdeviceoraGPS-enabledmobilephonesothatyoucannavigatetothecache,andaGeocaching.comMembership.Wherearegeocacheslocated?Geocachescanbefoundallovertheworld.Itiscommonforgeocacherstohidecachesinlocationsthatareimportanttothem,reflectingaspecialinterestorskillofthecacheowner.Theselocationscanbequitediverse.Theymaybeatyourlocalpark,attheendofalonghike,underwateroronthesideofacitystreet.1、Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthetextisto________.A．introduceagameB．a(chǎn)dvertiseamobilephoneC．suggestaJourneyD．recommendawebsite2、Ifyouwanttogogeocaching,youhaveto________.A．begoodathungtingB．ownamembershipcardC．getaGPSenabledmobilephoneD．shareyourinformationonline3、Undertherulesofgeocaching,youarerequiredto________.A．returnwhatyoutakefromthecacheB．putinthelogbookaboutyourfindC．tellabouttheskillofgeocachingD．a(chǎn)voidGPSmistakesintheactivity22．（8分）Herearesomeappsthatmaybehelpfultoyou.Linktotheappsandyoucanmanageyourcourseload,prepareforexamsandevengetyoutoclassontime.RescueTimeRescueTimeoffersadetailedlookathowyou’vespentyourtime—thegoodandthebad.Thisdesktopapplicationrunsinthebackground,trackingeverythingyoudoonyourcomputer,anddeliversareportonhowyou’respendingyourtime.Thefreeversiontracksthetimeyouspendonwebsitesandapplications,letsyousetgoalsandsendsweeklyreports.At$9permonth,itaddstheabilitytotracktimeawayfromyourcomputerandletsyoublockwebsitesthatmayaffectyourproductivity.MathAlarmWanttomakesureyougettoclassontimeandsqueezeinalittleextramathpracticeaswell?That’sexactlywhatMathAlarm,afreeiOSapp,canhelpyoudo.Setthealarmforthetimeyouneedtorise,andyou’llhavetoansweramathprobleminordertoturnitoff.Theproblemsaren’ttrickybuttheyareenoughtoawakeyourbrainsothatyou’remorelikelytowakeup.CliffsNotesTeachershatethem,studentslovethem.TheCliffsNotesStudyGuideappisfreeforiOSdevices,butactuallyavailableonlyforsomecontemporarywell-knownnovels.Ifyourcourseloadincludesanotherclassicnovel,you’llhavetopay$2foreachstudyguideyouneed.Theavailabletitlesincludeawideselection,rangingfromTheOutsiderstoParadiseLostandTheirEyesWereWatchingGod,butstudentsinneedofhelpwithsomelesserknowntitlesmaybeoutofluck.1、WhatextrahelpcanstudentsgetfromRescueTime’spaidservice?A．Itcanhelpyoublockwebsitesthatcandistracttheirattention.B．Itcankeeptrackofthetimewhentheysurfthewebsites.C．Itcansendaweeklyreporttotheirparents.D．Itcanhelpthestudentstosetpropergoal.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutMathAlarm?A．WithoutaMathAlarm,you’llbelateforschoo1.B．Youcansetyouralarmbyansweringamathproblem.C．Youhavetosolveamathproblembeforeturningitoff.D．Itcanhelpyousolvecomplexmathproblems.3、What’sthedisadvantageoftheCliffNotesStudyGuideapp?A．Itonlycoversthreefamousbooks.B．Itisforbiddentousebytheteachers.C．Itchargestoomuchforeachnovel.D．Itonlycontainsthosecontemporarywell-knownnovels.23．（8分）TheAliceFergusonFoundationisanon-profitgroupthatworkstoimprovetheenvironmentbybuildingrelationshipsbetweenpeopleandnature.Itteachespeoplewaystoprotecttheenvironment.Attheendoftheyear,itdesignseventstohelpchildrencelebrateChristmaswithoutincreasingtheamountofwastetheycreate.HannaSeligmannworksforthefoundation.VOAjoinedSeligmannrecentlyduringoneofhertalks.“Solet’sfigureoutwhatisinourbagoftrash.”Sheshowsadultsandchildrenhowtoreducewasteduringtheholidaygift-givingseason.“Youcansortitasacardboarditemoryoucansortitasaplasticitem,”Seligmannworkswithvolunteers.“Weencourageusingthingsthatarealreadyinyourhouselikenewspaper,oldmagazines,usingagiftwithinagift.Youcanwrapsomethinginareusablenapkin,wrapsomethinginascarf,orashawl(圍巾)orevenareusabletototebag(大手提袋)?！盠oriArguellesistheexecutivedirectorforenvironmentaleducationattheAliceFergusonFoundation.“Overtimewerealizedthatreallyjustdoingtrash,cleanupswasthesymptomoftheproblem,notgettingtotherootcause.Anditwasjustalittleoveradecadeagothatwestartedtheinitiativeitself.”O(jiān)neactivityiscalledtheTrashTimelineGame.Itteacheschildrenthatthethingstheythrowawaydonotdecomposeatthesamerate.Forexamplepaperdissolvesinaboutfourweeks.Anapplecoretakestwomonths.Ametalcantakesupto100years.Aplasticbagwillnotdecomposefor450yearsGlasstakes1,000yearsAnd,theysay,Styrofoam(泡沫聚苯乙烯)neverdissolves.Youngpeopletakingpartintheprogramlearnthatreducingwasteisimportantnotjustduringtheholidays,buteverydayoftheyear.1、WhyistheAliceFergusonFoundationcreated?A．TohelpchildrencelebrateChristmas.B．Toreducetheamountofwaste.C．Tomaketheenvironmentbetter,D．Tobuildrelationshipsbetweenpeopleandmature2、WhatsuggestiondoesSeligmanngiveonwrappinggifts?A．Itisbettertousecardboarditemstowrapgifts.B．Itisbettertowrapgiftsinsomethingscapableofbeingusedagain.C．Itisbetternottowrapgiftsinplasticitems.D．Itisbetternottowrapgiftsatall.3、WhatcanweinferfromLoriArguelles’swords?A．Doingtrashcleanupsmeansalottoprotectingtheenvironment.B．Westillneedtomakegreateffortsonthewaytoprotectingtheenvironment.C．Overadecadeoureffortstoprotecttheenvironmentprovedfruitless.D．Overtimewefoundtherootcauseofprotectingtheenvironment4、What’sthemeaningof“decompose”?A．breakdownB．breakoutC．storeupD．storeaway24．（8分）Weareenrolledinthefull-timeschoolcalled“l(fā)ife”.Everydayinthisschool,wehaveopportunitiestolearnnewlessons.Nomatterwhetherweliketheselessonsornot,wehavetotakethem,becausetheyareourlessons.Whyarewehereinthisworld?Whatisthepurposeoflife?Humanshavetriedtodiscoverthemeaningoflifeforthousandsofyears,butfailedtogettheanswer,becausethemeaningoflifeisdifferentfrompersontoperson.Eachoneofushashisorherspecialpurposeandpath,uniqueanddifferent.Aswetravelonourlifepath,wewilllearnmanygreatlessonsinordertofulfillthatpurpose.Learningourlessonswellisthekeytodiscoveringtherealmeaningofourownlife.Aswetravelthroughourlifetime,wemaybetaughthardlessonsthatothersdon'thavetoface,whileothersspendyearsstrugglingwithproblemswedon’tneedtodealwith.WemayneverknowwhyweloveEnglish,notphysics,whichindicatesthatourpathisdifferent.Whiletravelingonourownpath,sometimesalone,weshould,firstofall,takeabasiclessoninopenness.Opennessmeansbeingreceptive.Lifewillpresentuswithsomanylessons,noneofwhichareusefultousunlesswecanrecognizethemandareopentotheirvalues.Theselessonsarcnoteasytolearn,butweshouldregardthemasgifts.Buthowcanwerecognizetheselessons?Itisamatterofwhat“glasses”wearewearingatthetime.Itisnotdifficulttospotthemifwetakethemasopportunities.Sowhenwearenotopentolearningourlessons,failingaweeklyEnglishtestmightbelikeadisasterratherthananopportunitytous.Ofcourse,thehardlessonsmaynotbefun,buttheycanactuallybethebiggestgiftswereceivefromlife.1、Theauthormaybeinfavoroftheviewpointthatallmenareborn.A．equalB．differentC．tolearnlessonsD．readyforchallenge2、Theexampleof“weloveEnglish,notphysics"ismentionedtoshowthatwe.A．chooseourownpathinlifeB．needtofacesomehardlessonsC．discoverthemeaningofourownlifeD．realizethenecessityofopenness3、Whetherwecanseelifelessonsasgiftsdependsuponour.A．a(chǎn)nglesofviewB．commonvaluesystemC．experiencesfromlifeD．willingnesstofacechallenge4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．LifeandlessonB．LifeasSchoolC．LifeSchoolandStudentsD．GiftsfromLife25．（10分）Thinkaboutthelasttimeyoufeltanegativeemotion—likestress,anger,orfrustration.Whatwasgoingthroughyourmindasyouweregoingthroughthatnegativity?Wasyourmindclutteredwith(充斥)differentkindsofthoughts?Orwasitparalyzed,unabletothink?Thenexttimeyoufindyourselfinthemiddleofaverystressfultime,oryoufeelangryorfrustrated,stop.Yes,that'sright,stop.Whateveryou'redoing,stopandsitforoneminute.Whileyou'resittingthere,completelyimmerseyourselfinthenegativeemotion.Allowthatemotiontoconsumeyou.Allowyourselfoneminutetotrulyfeelthatemotion.Don'tcheatyourselfhere.Taketheentireminute—butonlyoneminute—todonothingelsebutfeelthatemotion.Whentheminuteisover,askyourself,“AmIwillingtokeepholdingontothisnegativeemotionasIgothroughtherestoftheday？”O(jiān)nceyou'veallowedyourselftobetotallyimmersedintheemotionandreallyfeelit,youwillbesurprisedtofindthattheemotionclearsratherquickly.Ifyoufeelyouneedtoholdontotheemotionforalittlelonger,thatisOK.Allowyourselfanotherminutetofeeltheemotion.Whenyoufeelyou'vehadenoughoftheemotion,askyourselfifyou'rewillingtocarrythatnegativitywithyoufortherestoftheday.Ifnot,takeadeepbreath.Asyouexhale,releaseallthatnegativitywithyourbreath.Thisexerciseseemssimple—almosttoosimple.But,itisveryeffective.Byallowingthatnegativeemotionthespacetobetrulyfelt,youaredealingwiththeemotionratherthanstuffingitdownandtryingnottofeelit.Youareactuallytakingawaythepoweroftheemotionbygivingitthespaceandattentionitneeds.Whenyouimmerseyourselfintheemotion,andrealizethatitisonlyemotion,itlosesitscontrol.Youcanclearyourheadandproceedwithyourtask.1、Whatshouldyoudowhenyouareintonegativityaccordingtothearticle?A．Listentosomemusic.B．Ignoreitanddosomethingelse.C．Justdonothingandtrulyfeelthatemotion.D．Thinkaboutitandtrytodealwithitimmediately.2、Theunderlinedword“immerse”(Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans“________”．A．breakdown B．getridofC．cutoff D．throwinto3、What'sthebesttitleofthistext?A．ClearYourMentalSpaceB．DeepBreath,TroubleAwayC．TrytoAvoidtheNegativeEmotionD．KeepHoldingontoThisNegativeEmotionasLongasPossible4、Theauthor'sattitudetowardsnegativeemotionis________.A．doubtful B．optimisticC．frightened D．confused第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）IwaswalkingaroundinaBigBazarstoredoingashopping,whenIsawa

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