2018届江西省上饶市高三下学期第二次高考模拟英语试题

2018届江西省上饶市高三下学期第二次高考模拟英语试题第I卷（选择题 共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，共30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卷上。第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. What did the woman like doing during the holiday?A. Sunbathing.B. Visiting museums.C. Going shopping.2. Where is David now?A. In his office.B. In a repair shop.C. In a stadium.3. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a library.B. In a book store.C. In a classroom.4. How did the woman hear about the wedding?A. She received the invitation.B. She got Bettinas call.C. She ran across Sally.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The price of a coat.B. The womans skin.C. The mans wife.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。听下面一段对话,回答第6、7两个小题。6. What does the woman suggest doing?A. Going to the gym.B. Having a cup of coffee.C. Taking a walk.7. What does the woman think of going to the museum?A. Relaxing.B. Interesting.C. Boring. 听下面一段对话，回答第8、9两个小题。8. Why does the woman make the call?A. To change a flight.B. To book a flight.C. To check her flight.9. When will the woman arrive at the airport?A. By 6:00 a.m.B. By 7:00 a. m.C. By 9:00 a.m.听下面一段对话，回答第10至12三个小题。10. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Employer and employee. C. Interviewer and interviewee.11. Why does the woman only give the man eight seconds?A. She is very busy.B. She doesnt like the man. C. She has decided on another person.12. What shows that the man is careful?A. The way he cleaned his fingernails.B. The way he cleaned his shoes at the door.C. The way he took off his hat when he came in.听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。13. What is the womans problem?A. She is short of money. B. She has a pain in the neck.C. Her MP4 player broke down.14. How did the man get his iPad?A. From the Internet.B. From a computer shop. C. From a second-hand market.15. What does the man suggest the woman do with her MP4 player?A. Throw it away. B. Repair it. C. Sell it16. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman may buy an iPad online.B. The man likes reading books on the iPad.C. The womans MP4 player is of poor quality.听下面一段独白，回答第17至20四个小题。17. Why did the speaker help the boy?A. She was afraid of him. B. He was her good friend.C. The teacher asked her to do so.18. How did the boy cheat in exams first?A. He put his notes in the toilet.B. He wrote his notes on the wall.C. He hid his notes under the desk.19. What did the boy ask the speaker to do one day?A. Show her paper to him.B. Help him move his desk.C. Write a composition for him20. How did the teacher feel about the speaker in the end?A. Proud.B. Satisfied.C. Sorry 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15分，每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题给出的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。AHow to be a safe and smart searcherSEVERAL KEYWORDS WILL HELP TO FIND BETTER RESULTSUse more than one keyword when you are doing a search. If you want to find out about seagulls, for example, search for bird seagull and not just “ seagull” because seagull might also be the name of just about anything else, from a hotel to a documentary film.AVOID COMMON WORDSDont use words like a or 4the in a search. These arent always helpful and are usually unnecessary. REMOVE UNWANTED RESULTSAdding a minus symbol (-), for example, seagull-hotel-film, would leave out all references to hotels and films.CHECK YOUR SPELLINGMake sure that you spell every word in the search box correctly. The smallest typing mistakes can bring unwanted results especially when the mistyped word exists.HAVE A FILTERIts a good idea to filler (过滤) your online searches, especially when you are searching for pictures. Ask an adult to help you add a filtering system. There are lots of filtering software options available. EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT SEARCH ENGINESKeep trying until you find the one thats best for you. Some search engines personalize the results, so check out the choice of using a search engine that doesnt do this and you will get different results. RELIABILITY IS VERY IMPORTANT WITEN YOU ARE SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET.Always ask yourself, “Is this reliable? Dont make the mistake of believing everything you see. Some websites are unreliable and some information is false. Check your information on other websites before accepting it.21. Which of the following things should you do as a smart searcher?a. Ignore small spelling mistakes.b. Choose your search engine carefully,c. Avoid terms like “a” or “the” in a search.d. Use only one keyword in a single search. e. Compare information from different sites.A. abcB. aceC. bcdD. bce22. According to the article, the minus symbol (-) .A. bring unwanted results B. can make search results more accurateC. is likely to give you a long list of results D. is usually considered unnecessary in a search23. According to the article, a filtering system .A. is especially important for picture searchesB. is useful to find something youve already seenC. is used to identify false information on a websiteD. personalizes your results when you are doing a searchBAnimals do amazing things. Birds travel long distances. Whales communicate across vast oceans. Honeybees remember familiar flowers. Crows can turn sticks into tools. Elephants can imitate sounds. Monkeys do simple math. Can animals also warn us if a natural disaster is about to strike?A few days before the Asian tsunami which happened several years ago, a person watched thousands of ants rush away from the beach into the forest. According to other accounts, elephants screamed and ran to higher ground as many as 10 days before the disaster struck. Dogs refused to go outside.Despite decades of research, scientists dont know how to predict earthquakes and tsunamis. Maybe animals can do better. Some people say that animals have a special kind of power for sensing the future. They call it a “sixth sense”, above and beyond the five senses we normally talk about taste, smell, touch, sight, and hearing. “The scientific evidence for an animals sixth sense, however, is slim,” says John Caprio, a neurobiologist at Louisiana State University. “If reports about animals escaping from danger are actually true,” Caprio says, “the animals must be responding to real senses, rather than using some mysterious type of sense.” “When it comes to sensing earthquakes and tsunamis, feeling the shakes they create in the earth is probably the key,” says Joel Greenspan, a colleague of John, “Animals are always in direct contact with the ground,” Greenspan says. “We dont do that any more. We have shoes and clothes. We pay attention to other people, sights, and sounds.” That way, if an animal is standing or lying around, it can sense the footsteps of its enemy coming its way. Perhaps the animals in Asia mistook the earthquake and the tsunami for a monster coming to eat them. In response, they ran in the opposite direction and ended up saving themselves.Even though scientists are far from knowing everything about why animals behave the way they do, most scientists are sure there must be reasonable explanations.24. What did animals do before the Asian tsunami?A. They refused to move long distances.B. They didnt communicate with each other.C. The elephants ran to higher ground in advance.D. They all rushed away from the beach into the forest.25. Why cant we humans feel as animals do, according to Joel Greenspan?A. We dont lie down until night. B. We dont have the sixth sense.C. We arent in direct contact with the ground .D. We dont believe the existence of monsters.26. According to Joel Greenspan, how did elephants sense the coming of the tsunami?A. They saw the tsunami first. B. They could feel the shaking in the earth.C. They were using a mysterious type of sense. D. They have the sixth sense that humans dont have.27. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Animals, Sense of DangerB. The Amazing Animal WorldC. The Great Effect of TsunamisD. The Discovery of Sixth SenseCA hurricane approaches when wind goes in the counter-clockwise (逆时针) direction at sea level accompanied by a non-stop thunderstorm. But when these winds start blowing at or more than 74 miles per hour, then the occurring situation is regarded as a hurricane. When the speed of the wind crosses 110 miles per hour, the hurricane can cause severe damage to life and property.Several weather data reports are observed and analyzed to track tropical storms. But when storms are building up, satellite images are used to determine its location, strength, and progress over the following five days. Generally, a hurricane warning is announced 48 hours before it makes landfall.Approximately 3 to 4 days before hurricane landfall, the surface of the sea will see a considerable wave of 3 to 6 feet. The waves will strike the shore about every 9 seconds. The tide gets really rough before 24 hours, owing to the speed of the winds which can reach around about 34 miles per hour.72 hours before landfall, the atmospheric pressure is stable. The pressure begins to fall, 36 hours before landfall. When the hurricane is 12 hours away, the strong force wind carries along loose debris (残骸) with it. As the hurricane approaches, and is just 6 hours away, the wind speed crosses 90 miles per hour.72 hours before landfall, the sky is dotted with cumulus clouds (积云). The cirrus clouds are visible in the sky, only 36 hours before landfall. People living in low-lying areas are now asked to leave their places. 18 hours before landfall, it begins to pour. The rains are heavy and continuous till the hurricane stops. The dark clouds which are all set to bring heavy downpours can be seen 12 hours before landfall.28. According to the passage, an approaching hurricane .A. leads to extraordinary losses if the wind blows at 74 miles per hourB. Should be observed and announced five days before it makes landfallC. Can be confirmed by just analyzing weather data reports of tropical stormsD. Starts if the sea wind keeps blowing in a certain direction with a thunderstorm29. The third paragraph is mainly about the hurricane warning signs of the .A. seaB. windC. cloudD. rain30. What can be observed 72 hours before landfall?A. The rain starts to pour.B. The tide becomes really tough.C. Cumulus clouds appear in the sky.D. The wind blows at 34 miles per hour.31. We can infer that people in low-lying areas should move from their place when .A. the atmospheric pressure begins to fallB. waves strike the shore every 9 secondsC. the dark clouds bring heavy downpoursD. loose debris flies out with strong windsDA novel is a story transmitted from the novelist to the reader. It offers distraction and entertainment. But it can also be something more powerfula way to learn about how to live. Just read at the right moment in your life, and a novel can change it.The Novel Cure is a reminder of that power. It is regarded as a grand display of literary fiction and a celebration of the possibilities of the novel. To create this apothecary (药房), the authors have searched through two thousand years of literature for novels that effectively promote happiness, health, and sanity (神志清醒), written by brilliant minds who knew what it meant to be human and wrote their life lessons into their fiction.The authors, Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin began giving novels to each other whenever one of them seemed in need of a push. In 2008 they set up a bibliotherapy service through a cultural enterprise, and since then have been prescribing books to customers all over the world.Bibliotherapy does not discriminate between pains of the body and pains of the head (or heart). Aware that you are not brave enough? Pick up to Kill a Mockingbird for an injection of courage. Experiencing a sudden fear of death? Read One Thousand Years of Solitude for some understanding on the larger cycle of life. Whatever your condition is, the treatment is simple: a novel (or two), to be read regularly. Some treatments will lead to a complete cure. Others will offer comfort, showing that you are not the first to experience these emotions. The Novel Cure is also filled with useful lists recommending the best novels to read when you are stuck in traffic or cant fall asleep, the most important novels to read throughout your life.Brilliant in concepts, The Novel Cure belongs on everyones bookshelf and in every medicine cabinet. It will make even the most well-read fiction lover pick up a novel hes never heard of, and see familiar ones with new eyes. Mostly, it will reaffirm literatures ability to distract and transport, to resonate (共鸣) and reassure, to change the way we see the world and our place in it.32. What does the “power” in paragraph 2 refer to?A. The power of the novelist to transmit a story to the reader.B. The power of the novel to distract and entertain the reader.C. The power of the novel to create so many treatment for the reader.D. The power of the novel to tell us how to live and change our lives. 33. According to the passage, what do you think is “Bibliotherapy”？A. A treatment that helps you to find the meaning of life.B. A method that makes you to resonate with the characters in the novel.C. A treatment that requires you to stay in the bookshop and to read many books.D. A method to address your physical or psychological problems by reading certain books.34. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE about The Novel Cure?A. It is hard for a bookworm to find the book appealing.B. Its authors must have scanned numerous literature works.C. All of the novels prescribed in it can offer you a complete cureD. It divides our pains into pains of the body and pains of the head.35. You can find the article on all of the following websites EXCEPT A. B. http:/ C. http:/ D. http:/ 第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Although we have computers for storing most of our valuable data these days, they cannot be used to store and manage every possible piece of information. 36 Here are some basic measures which can assist in improving the memory.Improve Your ConcentrationIf you are unable to remember facts that have been already explained to you over a period of time, lack of focused attention could be the key culprit (罪魁祸首). 37 If you are unable to concentrate for that long, do away with all distractions so that you can concentrate better.Decide on Your Learning Style and Stick to ItFor rapid memory improvement, you need to decide by trial and error which is your preferred learning style and then simply stick to it. Some people retain (保留) information longer by watching a video or reading. 38 Monitor your performance with both and then select the best method.Relate New Data to OldIt is very important for you to be able to relate fresh data with things that you already know and successfully remember both these types of data. 39 Here, one fact automatically attracts the other and you end up memorising it all in one go. Therefore the next time you are trying to memorise something, just attach it to something that you are already familiar with. 40 A. It is necessary to improve the memory.B. This would make it very easy to memorise.C. The memory cells are quite like the muscles of the body.D. Others may find the method of listening to recordings or lectures in class to be more effective.E. It is very important to be organised when you are planning to memorise something.F. An easier way to memorise things is by forming a chain-like sequence in your memory.G. The memory requires about eight seconds of intense focus to be able to process a piece of information. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Though people have discussed the relationship between science and nature for many years, there is no consistent explanation. 41 some view science as a powerful tool in 42 natures source of power, others view it as a danger. One example is Barry Commoners article, Unraveling (解开) the DNA Myth, which explains the recent developments in DNA and expresses 43 . Another is Nathaniel Hawthornes short story, The Birthmark. It is a tale about a famous scientist, Aylmer, who seems to be unraveling natures deepest secrets one by one. Despite all of his 44 and vast understanding of science, Aylmer is unable to direct that knowledge into 45 free from natures grasp. He 46 to rid his wife of her birthmark and in the end, killed her.Both pieces suggest that nature is 47 and holds wonders, secrets, and powers that many scientists constantly dream about discovering. Although a gap of one hundred years, Commoner still 48 Hawthornes beliefs that there is a unique 49 in nature that cant be discovered or understood through science and that the 50 to uncover natures secrets are 51 and can lead to