2018届南京三模英语试卷

.2018 届南京市高三三模英语试卷英语2018.05.03.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分 120 分，考试用时 120 分钟。第一部分 听力（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：每题 1 分，满分 15 分）21. Sometimes its hard to accept the truththe lie sounds so much better.A. becauseB. unlessC. thoughD. until 22.Held inside for too long, regretaffect the immune system.A. mustB. canC. shouldD. shall23. Coming-of-age is a ceremonyyoung people wear traditional costumes to mark the transition from youth to adulthood.A. thatB. whatC.asD. where 24.We come from different cultures, and carry withdifferent histories.A.itB. thatC.usD. them25. The couch of the football teamto resign to take responsibility for the failure, but it was rejected.A. offeredB. managedC. neededD. afforded 26.The suspect was released ,as the evidence wasand, to some extend, ambiguous.A. clearB. thinC. hardD. negative 27.-Can you put meabout the World Cup Football Match?-Sorry. I myself know nothing about it.A.in the airB. on the moveC.in the pictureD. on the post28. The selfie has inspired risk-taking behavior,the boundaries of safety, whether byhanging from a skyscraper or posing with live explosives.A. pushedB. to pushC. pushingD. having pushed29. As more and more companies extend their global , it is easy to understand why new opportunities birth in various locations.A. concernB. appealC. reachD. consensus30. Through the use of blogs, shy students who rarelyduring class discussions are given a voice.A. advanceB. focusC. compromiseD. contribute31. The agency will make travel arrangements for you. , you can organize your own transport.A. SimilarlyB. FurthermoreC. InsteadD. Alternatively32. We watched the harbour and then the coastlineinto the morning mist.A. turn awayB. fade awayC. wear awayD. break away33. The banker finds it difficultjust as an ordinary human being at home.A. to treatB. to be treatedC. to have treatedD. to have been treated34. They say at the end of your life, you regret the stuff you didnt do more than the stuff that you _.A. doB. didC. had doneD. would do35. - Hey, can you lend me some money, buddy? I am hard up these days.- . The funds I bought came down again yesterday and I dont have a bean now.A. Forget itB. No worryC. No problemD. Forgive me第二节 完型填空（共 20 题：每题 1 分，满分 20 分）What brought McCoy that Baltimore alley was nothing to be proud of. McCoy was looking for a safe place to do 36 . He had been there for only a minute when something caught his eyes: a brown leather Rioni handbag. Picking it up, he found it had been 37 of everything but an electricity bill.McCoy could 38 all too well. One of his 39 possessions, the sleeping bag, had recently been stolen. Remembering how angered hed been by his own 40 , he decided to return the purse.He began right away, starting with the 41 on the bill. It was on the other side of the city. On the way, several people asked to buy the purse, but he 42 , “Im returning this to its owner.”After traveling much of the day and 43 approaching the address, he was stopped by a woman called Smith. She asked to buy the purse. 44 , McCoy refused, saying he was searching for its owner. “But I am the owner,” the woman said.At Smiths 45 . McCoy told her his story. Hed been in charge of a landscaping business until 2012, when he was in a car accident that 46 him addicted to narcotics.Smith, 47 , this stranger had gone to such great strengths to return her bag, asked to do something to help. “Im a heroin addict,” McCoy 48 . “Im probably going to let you down.”Undaunted, Smith gave him her phone number, saying, “If you want to go to rehab, call me.” She 49 his lost sleeping bag with her own, then drove him back and left, thinking that would be the 50 of it. Two days later, she got a call.Smith realized that McCoy was 51 about getting better; he even gave her the name of a 28-day rehab facility in Florida. So she 52 her saving account and bought McCoy a plane ticket. While there, he would call her. “I heard his 53 over the phone. Every day he would call me, and it went from this scared, 54 voice to a healthy, energetic voice.”36. A. drugsB. sportsC. businessD. study37. A. ridB. removedC. emptiedD. cheated38. A. recallB. relateC. rememberD. reflect39. A. fewB. manyC. illegalD. original40. A. lossB. deedC. desireD. response41. A.nameB. dateC. numberD. address42. A. addedB. declinedC. promisedD. hesitated43. A. slowlyB. secretlyC. finallyD. cautiouslyAfter 28 days there, McCoy is drug-free. His life is back 55 . One crime victim would empathize with anothers loss.44. A. ThenB. ActuallyC. ConstantlyD. Again45. A. urgingB. insultingC. approvingD. threatening46. A. keptB. leftC. foundD. saw47. A. amusedB. confusedC. amazedD. concerned48. A. insistedB. repeatedC. declaredD. warned49. A. sharedB. replacedC. exchangedD. compared50. A. endB. startC. resultD. cause51. A. carefulB. casualC. seriousD. doubtful52. A. went intoB. dug intoC. looked intoD. checked into53. A. satisfactionB. expectationC. transformationD. determination54. A. calmB. anxiousC. pleasantD. desperate55. A. at willB. at riskC. on dutyD. on track第三部分 阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AYour Costa Rica tour is fully guided from start to finish - and all-inclusive - with all hotels, all meals, and all activities.Join the smart shoppers and experienced travelerswho rely on Caravan.Day 8. Explore Manuct Antonio National Park. Hike through the rainforest and along spectacular beach coves. Enjoy a thrilling aerial train adventure. Day 9. Return with wonderful memories, Hasta lavista! - CaravanYour Costa Rica Tour ItineraryDay 1. Your tour starts in San Jose, Costa Rica. Day 2. Explore Poas Volcano and view inside the active crater.Day 3. Visit to a wildlife rescue center.Day 4. Cruise on the Rio Frio into Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge. Enjoy a relaxing soak in volcanic hot springs.Day 5. Hike on the Hanging Bridges. Continue to Costa Ricas Pacific Coast.Day 6. Free time at your beach resort.Day 7. Cruise on the Tarcoles River. Enjoy bird watching & crocodile spotting. Continue to your Manuel Antonio hotel, located at the National Park entrance.Choose Your Guided Tour plus tax & fees Guatemala with Tikal10 days$1395 Costa Rica9 days$1295Panama Canal Tour8 days$1295Nova Scotia, P.E.I.10 days$1495Canadian Rockies9 days $1795 Grand Canyon, Bryce, Zion 8 days $1495 California Coast, Yosemite 8 days $1595 Mt. Rushmore, Yellowstone 8 days $1395New England, Fall colors 8 days $1395“All Hotels Were Excellent! There is no way I wouldve stayed in such superior and sophisticated hotels for the price I paid”- Client Salinas, CA“Brilliant, Affordable Pricing”- Arthur Frommer, Travel Editor56. During the 9-day tour, tourists will have a chance to .A. spend time in volcanic hot springsB. hike in the desertC. feed crocodiles and birdsD. camp in a national park57. Which promotion strategy does the tour agency employ?A. Revealing others shortcomings.B. Reducing its original price.C. Presenting tourists comments.D. Giving away free activities.BHumanity has begun wrestling with the dangers of global threats such as climate change. But few authorities are planning for catastrophic solar storms-huge eruptions of mass and energy from the sun that destroy Earths magnetic field. In a recent paper, two Harvard University scientists estimate the potential economic damage from such an event will increase in the future and could equal the current U.S. GDP-about$20 trillion-150years from now.This kind of storm has happened before. The so-called Carrington Event in 1859, the most intense magnetic storm ever recorded on Earth, caused auroras (极光) in the atmosphere and even delivered electricshocks to telegraph operators. But a Carrington-scale storm today would cause far more harm because society now depends so heavily on electrical power grids, communications satellites and GPS.In an effort to quantify that threat, astrophysicists Abraham Loeb and Manasvi Lingam of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics developed a mathematical model that assumes societys vulnerability(脆弱性) to solar storms will grow with technological advances. Under this model, during the next 50 years the potential for economic damage will depend primarily on the rising odds of a strong solar storm over time. Beyond 50 years our vulnerability will increase dramatically with technological progress until the latter levels off.Some scientists question the models predictions. “Estimating the economic impact is challenging now, let alone in over a century, says Edward Oughton, a research associate at the University of Cambridges Center for Risk Studies. Yet he warns that uncertainty should not stop us from practical preparations, such as making power grids stronger and improving early-warning systems.Loeb and Lingam think up a much wider strategy: a $100-billion magnetic deflector shield (导流板),positioned between Earth and the sun. This idea seems “pretty preposterous,” however, given that solar particles arrive at Earth from all directions, says Daniel Baker, director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder.A better understanding of “space weather”-the changing condition in Earths outer space environment, including solar radiation and particles-could help find the best strategies for confronting a dangerous solar storm, says Stracey Worman, a senior analyst at consulting firm Abt Associates. “This is a challenging but important question,” Worman says, “that we need more eyes on.”58. According to Edward Oughton, which of the following about solar storms is right?A. They will become much stronger in 150 years.B. Technology makes their potential damage grow.C. Its difficult to predict their possible economic damage.D. Space weather forecast can effectively help deal with them.59. The underlined word “preposterous” in Paragraph 5 means .A. unreasonableB. practicalC. innovativeD. inflexible60. The author writes the passage mainly to .A. report the damage of solar stormsB. remind people to guard against solar stormsC. introduce the characteristics of solar stormsD. analyze the possible cause of solar stormsCThere are plenty of good reasons for a young person to choose to go to university: intellectual growth, career opportunities, having fun. Around half of school-leavers in the rich world now do so, and the share is rising in poorer countries, too.Governments are keen on higher education, seeing it as a means to increase social mobility and economic growth. But they tend to overestimate the benefits and ignore the costs of expanding university education. Often, public money just feeds the arms race for qualifications.As more young people seek degrees, the returns both to them and to governments are lower. Employers demand degrees for jobs that never required them in the past and have not become more demanding since. In a desperate attempt to stand out, students are studying even longer, and delaying work, to obtain masters degrees.Spending on universities is usually justified by the “graduate premium” the increase in earnings that graduates enjoy over non-graduates. These individual gains, the thinking goes, add up to an economic increase for society as a whole. But the graduate premium is a flawed unit of calculating. Part of the usefulness of a degree is that it gives a graduate jobseeker an advantage at the expense of non-graduates. It is also a signal to employers of general qualities, such as intelligence and diligence, that someone already has in order to get into a university. Some professions require qualifications. But a degree is not always the best measure of the skills and knowledge needed for a job. With degrees so common, recruiters are using them as a simple way to evaluate applicants. Non-graduates are thus increasingly locked out of nice work.In any case, the premium counts only the winners and not the losers. Across the rich world, a third of university students never graduate. It is the weakest students who are drawn in as higher education expands and who are most likely to drop out. They pay fees and sacrifice earnings to study, but see little increase in their future incomes. When dropouts are included, the expected financial return to starting a degree for the weakest students shrinks to almost nothing. Many school-leavers are being misled about the probable valueof university.Governments need to offer the young a wider range of options after school. They should start by rethinking their own hiring practices. Most insist on degrees for public-sector jobs that used to be done by non-graduates, including nursing, primary-school teaching and many civil-service posts. Instead they should seek other ways for non-graduates to prove they have the right skills and to get more on-the-job training.School-leavers should be given a wider variety of ways to gain job skills and to demonstrate their employability in the private sector. If school qualifications were made more strict, employers would be more likely to trust them as signals of ability, and less insistent on degrees. Universities should grant credits to dropouts for the parts of courses they have completed. They could also open their exams to anyone who wants to take them, and award degrees to those who succeed.Such measures would be more efficient at developing the skills that increase productivity and should save public money. To promote social mobility, governments would do better to direct funds to early-school education and to helping students who would benefit from university but cannot afford it. Young people, both rich and poor, are ill-served by the arms race in academic qualifications, in which each must study longer because that is what all the rest are doing. It is time to disarm.61. How does the author consider higher education?A. Its a good way to raise students social status.B. It definitely benefits the development of economy.C. It will amply reward individuals and governments.D. Its a waste of money for some students and taxpayers.62. What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 3 refer to?A. Degrees.B. Returns.C. Employers.D. Jobs63. What is the authors preferred solution to the issue?A. To decrease university drop-out rates.B. To improve the teaching qualities of universities.C. To open more public-sector jobs to non-graduates.D. To provide school-leavers with proper job training.64. What is the best title for the passage?A. Measures to boost social mobilityB. Time to end the academic arms raceC. Difficulty in solving unemploymentD. Necessity of changing hiring practicesDRecently, I was made keenly aware of the different Englishes I do use. I was giving a talk to many people, the same talk I had already given to half a dozen other groups. The nature of the talk was about my writing, my life, and my book, The Joy Luck Club. The talk was going along well enough until I rememberedone major difference that made the whole talk sound wrong. My mother was in the room. And it was perhaps the first time she had heard me give a lengthy speech, using the kind of English I have never used with her. I was saying things like, “the intersection of memory upon imagination”a speech filled with all the forms of standard English that I had learned in school, the forms of English I did not use at home with my mother.You should know that my mothers expressive command of English doesnt show how much she actually understands. She reads the Forbes report and listens to Wall Street Week all kinds of things I cant begin to understand, Yet some of my friends tell me they understand none of what my mother says, as if she were speaking pure Chinese. But to me, my mothers English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and imagery. That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world.Lately, Ive been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But I wince when I say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, Ive heard other terms used, “limited English”, for example. But they seem to indicate that everything is limited, including peoples perceptions of the limited English speaker.And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she. One time I was forced to call her stockbroker in New York and say in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan”. And my mother was standing in the back whispering loudly, “why he dont send me check, already two weeks late. So mad he lie to me, losing me money”. And then I said in perfect English and gave him warnings. The following week there we were in front this astonished stockbroker, and I was sitting there red-faced and quiet, and my mother, the real Mrs.Tan, w