江苏省如皋市2020届高三英语下学期模拟试题一（含解析）

江苏省如皋市2020届高三英语下学期模拟试题一（含解析）第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Who might Sam be?A. A baby.B. A pet.C. A toy.【答案】B【解析】【详解】M: Mum, Sams escaped from his box. Ive been looking for him all over the house.W: You mean the partner I bought you last week? Oh, look! Hes climbing the tree.2.What did the woman do last night?A. She stayed at home.B. She went to a party.C. She saw a doctor.【答案】A【解析】【详解】M: Ive heard everybody had a good time at Cindys birthday party last night. Im sorry to have missed it.W: Actually I couldnt make it either. I suddenly had a fever yesterday.M: Oh, no. Did you see the doctor?W: No. I was just in my bed all day long.3.Where are the speakers?A. At a party.B. In a store.C. In their new house.【答案】C【解析】详解】M: Look, how great our new house looks, but it still needs one thing.W: Is there anything we need to buy?M: No, but we should have a housewarming party!W: That sounds fun! It will give people a chance to see our new place.4.What does the woman mean?A. Her sister loves villages.B. Tom makes a mistake.C. She likes her sister.【答案】B【解析】【详解】M: Cindy, I cant believe well visit England next week. I want to see the famous churches.W: Well, Id like to see the lovely villages.M: Really? But you said you hate villages.W: Oh, Tom, its my sister who said that.5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A picture.B. A holiday.C. A sport.【答案】A【解析】【详解】W: Is this you in this photograph, Daniel?M: Yeah, my dad took that on our skiing holiday last year. We climbed right to the top of this mountain.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6. What happened to the man?A. He broke a machine.B. The machine owed him 25 cents.C. The machine owner refused to help him.7. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Call the police.B. Rock the machine.C. Call the number on the machine.【答案】6. B 7. C【解析】W: Hey, whats up?M: Well, I put a dollar in this machine for a seventyfivecent chocolate bar. Then I pressed the change button, but nothing happened.W: Well, did you talk to the shop owner over there to see if he could give back your money?M: Yeah, I tried that, but he said he didnt own the machine. Hey, I have an idea. Why dont we rock the machine until the thing falls?W: Oh no. I dont want to be responsible for breaking the machine, and besides, someone might call the police. Why not try the phone number on the machine?M: Yeah, youre right.【6题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【7题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8. Why is the mans blue shirt no longer suitable for him?A. Hes put on much weight.B. He thinks its old.C. Hes grown taller.9. What does the woman think of the man?A. Lucky.B. Busy.C. Lazy.【答案】8. A 9. C【解析】W: Hi, Max. Are you ready to go to the party?M: No, I dont know what to wear. Ive got so few nice clothes.W: Well, what about your new blue shirt?M: Its no longer suitable. Its too small for me. I think Ive grown.W: Dont be so silly. Youre twentythree. You havent grown. Youre just too fat.M: You say such unkind things to me. You dont understand because youre so lucky.W: What do you mean?M: You lose weight so easily.W: You talk such nonsense! Im fit because I walk everywhere. Your problem is that you dont take exercise. You like sitting on the sofa and doing nothing.M: You dont know what my jobs like. I have so little time.【8题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【9题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。10. How many showers has the man taken today?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.11. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Clean up the bathroom.B. Learn more about cities.C. Take a quick shower.12. What did Michael tell the woman?A. Water supply in cities is endless.B. Water shortage happens everywhere.C. Its no good taking more than one shower a day.【答案】10. B 11. C 12. B【解析】M: Mum, its hot out there. Im going to take a shower.W: Another one? Havent you already taken two today?M: Well, Im sweaty! Why cant you smell me from over there?W: You really shouldnt take more than one shower a day though. Youre wasting water.M: But water is not that expensive.W: Water is an important resource! And we dont have endless supply of it.M: But if I dont shower, Ill smell up the whole house!W: Well, at least keep it short. If you cut your shower time by two minutes, you can save about 600 litres a month.M: That much? When did you become such a water expert?W: Since my friend Michael told me about the water shortages that are happening all over the world.M: But weve always had lots of water in the city.W: We have water now, but more people on the planet means less water to go around. Think about that as you shower.【10题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【11题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【12题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13. Why does the woman come to Manchester?A. To watch a concert.B. To visit a friend.C. To give a performance.14. How did the woman feel when she first sang in public?A. Nervous.B. Happy.C. Disappointed.15. Where will the woman go tonight?A. To theatres.B. To clubs.C. To bars.16. Who is Dean?A. The womans boyfriend.B. A club owner.C. A newspaper reporter.【答案】13. C 14. A 15. B 16. A【解析】M: Hi, Della. How long are you going to stay here?W: Only four days. I know thats not long enough. But I have to go to London after the concert here at the weekend.M: Im looking forward to that concert very much. Can you tell us where you sang in public for the first time?W: Umm, at my high school concert. My legs shook uncontrollably and I almost fell.M: I dont believe that! Della, have you been to any clubs in Manchester?W: No, I havent. But my boyfriend and I are going out this evening. We know Manchester has got some great clubs. And tomorrow well go to some bars.M: Oh, who is your boyfriend now, Della?W: Dean. Were still together. I know the newspapers say were not together anymore, but theyre wrong!M: Im happy to hear that, Della. We all love your music, but whose music do you like best?W: Ah, Deans! I know hes going to be famous soon.【13题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【14题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【15题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【16题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17. What does Carl think of his music life?A. Interesting.B. Helpful.C. Worthwhile.18. What is Carls problem at the moment?A. He finds it hard to succeed.B. Hes tired of working early.C. He lacks time to write songs.19. Why would Carl go to a quiet place?A. To be free from his work.B. To focus on his songwriting.C. To gain some life experience.20. How would Carl probably enjoy himself if he had no work to do?A. By going shopping.B. By talking with friends.C. By traveling around the world.【答案】17. A 18. C 19. B 20. A【解析】W: Welcome to Music World. Im Patti and our guest this week is every bands favorite songwriter, Carl Ryder.M: Hi, Patti.W: Thanks for coming to our program, Carl. Is life in the music business all fun, or are there any disadvantages?M: Well, it is fun, yes, but if you want to be successful it is hard work. That can cause problems. For example, I wish I had more free time.W: What would you do, if you didnt have so much work?M: Well, if I had time, Id go to more concerts. Its good for me to hear new bands.W: I hope youll get a break soon. But what about new songs? Are you writing any new songs at the moment?M: Oh yeah, I am. But its tiring, because Im trying to write new songs in the evening and in the day Im going to meetings, working with singers and so on. I wish I wasnt so busy. It would be good if I could spend a few weeks somewhere just writing songs.W: Well, I know you cant go away now, but if you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?M: If I went away now, Id choose somewhere warm and sunny, but quiet.W: But wouldnt you be bored if it was a quiet place?M: No, because Id write songs. I wouldnt want to talk to people if I had songs to write. Of course Id go somewhere lively if I didnt have any work to do at all, somewhere with lots of clubs and good shops!W: OK Carl, thank you for giving us your time today.M: Youre welcome.【17题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【18题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【19题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【20题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21.Whether to favor urban development or the preservation of historical sites is especially controversial in China, where there exists rich history, diversified tradition and cultural _.A. surplusB. depositsC. accountsD. receipts【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查名词辨析。句意：在有着丰富历史、多元传统和文化底蕴的中国，究竟是支持城市发展，还是保护历史古迹，尤其存在争议。A. surplus剩余；B. deposits底蕴；C. accounts账目；D. receipts进款，故选B。22.As a(n) _ and effective method, expressway noise barrier is a primary measure used to reduce traffic noise.A. correctionalB. flexibleC. economicalD. investigative【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查形容词辨析。句意：高速公路隔声屏障作为一种经济有效的方法，是降低交通噪声的主要措施。A. correctional 修正的；B. flexible灵活的；C. economical经济的；D. investigative研究的，故选C。23.Due to the reform and openingup, our living conditions, undoubtedly, have improved _ over the past decades.A. consideratelyB. approximatelyC. appropriatelyD. considerably【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查副词辨析。句意：由于改革开放，我们的生活条件，毫无疑问，在过去的几十年里有了很大的改善。A. considerately体谅地； B. approximately大约；C. appropriately适当地；D. considerably相当地，故选D。24.I hope that we will be able to make it through the tough times and back to the business of working together _ our common goals.A. on behalf ofB. in honor ofC. on top ofD. in search of【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查固定短语辨析。句意：我希望我们能够度过艰难的时期，回到为我们共同的目标而共同努力的事业上来。A. on behalf of为了；B. in honor of为庆祝；C. on top of 在之上；D. in search of寻找，故选A。25.She said her _ is enough to support her in later years and that her only hope is that her son can visit regularly. After all she had not much time left.A. pensionB. benefitC. allowanceD. bonus【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查名词辨析。句意：她说，她的养老金足以支撑她晚年的生活，她唯一的希望就是她的儿子能定期来看望她。毕竟她已经没有多少时间了。A. pension养老金；B. benefit利益；C. allowance津贴；D. bonus奖金，故选A。26.Competed in 1891, in _ was known as The Gilded Age, the fivestory mansion is now owned by a famous actor who decides to stage a special production of Shakespeares Hamlet.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. it【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查宾语从句。句意：这座五层楼高的豪宅始建于1891年，当时被称为“镀金时代”，现在的主人是一位著名演员，他决定举行莎士比亚戏剧哈姆雷特的特别演出。_ was known as The Gilded Age是一个宾语从句，引导词在从句中作主语，故选B。27.Contrary to popular belief, the ants, hardworking _ they are, have their time for play.A. becauseB. whileC. asD. where【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查连词。句意：与人们普遍认为的相反，尽管蚂蚁很勤劳，但它们也有玩耍的时间。文中含有一个让步状语从句，并且使用了倒装，as 引导让步状语从句，句子要倒装，while不能用倒装，故选C。28.When faced with a big challenge _ potential failure seems to hide at every corner, maybe youve heard this advice before: “Be more confident.”A. whereB. whoseC. whichD. of which【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查定语从句。句意：当面对一个巨大的挑战时，潜在的失败似乎无处不在，也许你以前听过这个建议:“更自信。”_ potential failure seems to hide at every corner是一个定语从句，先行词是 a big challenge，关系词在从句中作地点状语，用关系副词where，故选A。29.Peterson, a great archaeologist, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe that the ministry was _ this problem, but we feel that we cant wait any longer.”A. looking outB. bringing outC. carrying outD. sorting out【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：Peterson是一位伟大的考古学家，他说：“考古学家一直非常有耐心，因为我们被误导，认为政府的部门正在解决这个问题，但我们觉得我们不能再等下去了。” A. looking out当心；B. bringing out出版；C. carrying out实施；D. sorting out解决，故选D。30.The laptops made by our company sell best, but nobody could have guessed the place in the market that they _ 20 years ago.A. had hadB. hadC. were havingD. were to have【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：我们公司生产的笔记本电脑卖得最好，但是，二十年前，没有人能猜到它们在市场上的地位。表示过去将要发生的事情，用过去将来时，故选D。31.In my driving lesson, a traffic rule that impressed me most is that in no time _ when the traffic lights turn red.A. all vehicles should stopB. should all vehicles stopC. should stop all vehiclesD. should stop all vehicles【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查倒装。句意：在我的驾驶课上，给我印象最深的一条交通规则是，当交通灯变红时，所有的车辆都应该立即停车。in no time放句首不需要倒装，因为不是否定词，而是“立即”的意思。如果是表示否定意义的词，如in no case，in no way，by no means，意为“绝不”，放在句首是要倒装的。故本题选A。32.Frankly speaking, I am not sure whether I _ this in the old days with that kind of equipment, which looks quite odd and ridiculous.A. should have doneB. need have doneC. would have doneD. must have done【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查情态动词+have done。句意：坦率地说，我不确定在过去我是否会用这种设备做这件事，这看起来很奇怪和可笑。A. should have done表示本应该做某事，而实际上没有做某事；B. need have done表示本来需要做某事而没有做；C. would have done虚拟语气，表示对过去事情的假设，意思是“本来会做”；D. must have done表示对过去事情的肯定推测，译成“一定做过某事”，故选C。33.I have been considering cancelling the project because it seems hard to go farther.But its too early to_ now. Theres still much hope.A. pick up the piecesB. throw in the towelC. go through your pacesD. jump down your throat【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查谚语辨析。句意：我一直在考虑取消这个项目，因为似乎很难再做下去了。但是现在认输还为时过早。还有很大的希望。根据Theres still much hope.可知这里意思是“但是现在认输还为时过早。” A. pick up the pieces（跌倒后）重新爬起来；B. throw in the towel认输；C. go through your paces检查你的步伐；D. jump down your throat暴跳如雷，故选B。34._ the concert to raise money for hunger relief and to make the public aware of the problem, Geldof invited many famous musicians to take part in it.A. IntendedB. IntendingC. Having intendedD. To intend【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：盖尔多夫邀请了许多著名的音乐家参加这场音乐会，打算为消除饥饿筹集资金，并让公众意识到这个问题。intend的逻辑主语是Geldof，它们之间是主动关系，用现在分词作原因状语，且分词的动作和主句的动作同时发生，所以用现在分词的一般时作原因状语，故选B。35.Oh, Hannah just told me that she was unable to translate the report into English._？She once spent 10 years living in London.A. Guess whatB. Why notC. So whatD. How come【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查情景对话。句意：噢，Hannah刚刚告诉我，她不能把报告翻译成英语。怎么会那样？她曾经在伦敦生活了10年。根据She once spent 10 years living in London.可知这里意思是怎么会那样。A. Guess what猜怎么了；B. Why not为何不（用来提建议）；C. So what那又怎样；D. How come怎么会那样，故选D。第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。My mother and her family kept information about my father and his family a secret from me for over half a century. In 2020 I began to _36_ my father through A. However, I learned he had _37_ cancer on August 6, 1999 in a hospital in Dallas, Texas.When I got my fathers death _38_， the medical examiner told me because my father had no _39_ around the city, they buried him in a body bag in a(n) _40_ grave in an old cemetery.I knew my father _41_ in WW2 so I decided to work on getting his remains _42_ to my state to be buried in our national cemetery. From 2020 to 2020 I kept working on _43_ my debt from a divorce and increasing my _44_ score so someday I could get a personal loan.That certificate of _45_ service proved my father served 43 months in WW2 in the USA Army Air Force fighting the Nazis. I still did not have the money _46_. In July of 2020 a bank approved a $10，000 personal loan so I had a funeral director _47_ a permit to exhume my father. After 4 months of _48_ I asked Senator Brown for help again in November. Six days after he contacted Texas officials a permit was _49_.On July 9, 2020 an airplane will _50_ at the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport _51_ I will be finally _52_ with my father and touch his metal casket and the missing piece of my heart will be _53_.On January 10, 2020 the Ohio Patriot Guard Riders will escort my fathers hearse through my _54_ to be buried with honors in our states National cemetery and one day in January Senator Brown will have an American Flag _55_ over our Nations Capital to honor my father.If you never give up one day your dream will become a reality.36. A. hire outB. allow forC. search forD. dive in37. A. suffered fromB. died ofC. evolved intoD. died from38. A. adjustmentB. diplomaC. penaltyD. certificate39. A. soldiersB. seniorsC. relativesD. enemies40. A. unprotectedB. unmarkedC. theoreticalD. mobile41. A. joinedB. playedC. servedD. enrolled42. A. brought downB. brought inC. brought outD. brought back43. A. loweringB. increasingC. wipingD. swapping44. A. housingB. employmentC. marriageD. credit45. A. sustainableB. militaryC. authenticD. historic46. A. moreoverB. whileC. thoughD. therefore47. A. apply toB. apply forC. try outD. try on48. A. clarifyingB. waitingC. requestingD. wrestling49. A. suspendedB. rejectedC. grantedD. substituted50. A. landB. stopC. leaveD. touch51. A. whichB. whoseC. whereD. when52. A. confrontedB. reunitedC. involvedD. occupied53. A. reservedB. restrictedC. restoredD. rewarded54. A. schoolB. churchC. countryD. hometown55. A. flowedB. flownC. coveredD. controlled【答案】36. C 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. B 41. C 42. D 43. A 44. D 45. B 46. C 47. B 48. B 49. C 50. A 51. C 52. B 53. C 54. D 55. B【解析】【分析】这是一篇故事类阅读。文章作者通过讲述自己坚持不懈接自己父亲的灵柩回家乡的故事，说明了坚持不放弃，你便是生活的主人。【36题详解】考查动词短语辨析。根据through A可知作者开始通过Ancestry.Com网站寻找作者父亲的相关信息。A. hire out出租；B. allow for考虑到；C. search for寻找；D. dive in头朝下跳入水中，故选C。【37题详解】考查动词短语辨析。根据When I got my fathers death _3_可知这里意思是作者父亲早已在1999年8月6日去世，在德克萨斯州达拉斯市的一家医院里，死因是癌症。A. suffered from遭受；B. died of死于；C. evolved into发展成；D. died from死于，若死因存在于人体之上或之内（主要指疾病、衰老等自身的原因），一般用介词 of；若死因不是存在人体之内或之上，而是由环境造成的（主要指事故等方面的外部原因），一般用介词 from，故选B。【38题详解】考查名词辨析。根据the medical examiner told me because my father had no _4_ around the city, they buried him in a body bag in a(n) _5_ grave in an old cemetery.可知这里意思是作者拿到了父亲的死亡证明。A.