2019届全国高考高三模拟考试卷英语试题(二)

1、号位座 号场考 号证考准名姓 级班2019届高三第三次模拟考试卷 英 语（二） 注意事项：1 .答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴 在答题卡上的指定位置。2 .选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用 2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在 试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3 .非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和 答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4 .考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分 30分）（略）U二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分）第一节（共 15小

2、题；每小题 2分，满分 30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将 该项涂黑。AFour Free Mobile Apps to Help You Learn English FasterHave you realized that you can put your smartphone to really good use for learning English? Here are 4 free mobile apps that will help you do just that.Hello EnglishIt covers all th

3、e aspects of language learning, including vocabulary, translation, grammar, spellings, spoken and reading skills. It uses interactive games to teach different English lessons and offers new audiobooks, latest news, and books. However, you should already understand basic English structures and alphab

4、ets, for the app can' t help you learn English from scratch（始 ）.DuolingoIf you want to learn English from scratch, then this is theapp you are looking for. Duolingo usesinteractive games to help you learn English. For beginners, the app focuses on helping you learn verbs, phrases and sentences.L

5、ingbeIf you are ready to practice your spoken skills in the real- world, you' ll need Lingbe. It ' as community-based app where people help each other and share their native languages. It connects you with real people on call who are native English speakers.HelloTalkHelloTalk is similar to L

6、ingbe as it connects you with native speakers to help improve your language skills. However, it adds a few extra functions that might interest you. You can view the information about users to find a match that interests you. Additionally, you can also send text and audio messages, and even do video

7、calls with other people.If you are a beginner, start from Duolingo and then use Hello English to take full command over the language. For fluent spoken English learners, you can try out Lingbe or HelloTalk.21. What should you already understand to use Hello English?A. Good reading and writing skills

8、.B. Basic listening and speaking tips.C. Different English lessons and books.D. English letters and basic structures.22. Which app is the best choice for an English beginner at first?A. Hello English.B. Duolingo.C. Lingbe.D. HelloTalk.23. What can you do on Lingbe?A. Read the latest news.B. Enjoy th

9、e interactive games.C. Practice your spoken English.D. Talk with native speakers in the flesh.BWhen a driver slams on the brakes to avoid hitting a pedestrian crossing the road illegally, she is making a moral decision that shifts risk from the pedestrian to the people in the car. Self-driving cars

10、might soon have to make such ethical（道德的）judgments on their own but settling on a universal moral code for the vehicles could be a tough task, suggests a survey.The largest ever survey of machine ethics, called the Moral Machine, laid out 13 possible situations in which someone' s death was unav

11、oidable. Respondents were asked to choose who to spare in situations t hnvolved a mix of variables: young or old, rich or poor, more people or fewer. Within 18 months, the online quiz had recorded 40 million decisions made by people from 233 countries and territories.When the researchers analysed th

12、ese answers, they found that the nations could be divided into three groups. One contains North America and several European nations where Christianity has been the dominant（ 占支配地位 的）religion; another includes countries such as Japan, Indonesia and Pakistan, with strong Confucian or Islamic traditio

13、ns. A third group consists of countries in Central and South America, such as Colombia and Brazil. The first group showed a stronger preference for sacrificing older lives to save younger ones than did the second group, for example.The researchers also identified relationships between social and eco

14、nomic factors in a country. They found that people from relatively wealthy countries with strong institutions, such as Finland and Japan, more often chose to hit people who stepped into traffic illegally than did respondents in nations with weaker institutions, such as Nigeria or Pakistan.People rar

15、ely face such moral dilemmas, and some cities question whether the possible situations posed in the online quiz are relevant to the ethical and practical questions surrounding driverless cars. But the researchers argue that the findings reveal cultural differences that governments and makers of self

16、-driving cars must take into account if they want the vehicles to gain public acceptance.At least Barbara Wege, who heads a group working on autonomous-vehicle ethics at Audi in Ingolstadt,Germany, says such studies are valuable. Wege argues that self-driving cars would cause fewer accidents, propor

17、tionally, than human drivers do each year - but that people might focus more on events involving robots.Surveys such as the Moral Machine can help to begin public discussions about these unavoidable accidents thatmight develop trust." We need to come up with a social consensus," she says,

18、are willingotot which risks w take.E. .Why is it difficult to set universal moral rules for programming self-driving cars?A.Social values always change with the times.B.Moral choices vary between different cultures.C.Drivers have a preference for sacrificing the weak.D.Car makers are faced with deci

19、sions of life or death.F. .The researchers conducted the study by.A.using a massive online quiz worldwideB.comparing different cultures and customsC.dividing the respondents into three groupsD.performing a series of controlled experimentsG. .According to the study, in which country are drivers more

20、likely to hit a pedestrian crossing the road illegally?A.Nigeria.B.Colombia.C.Finland.D.Indonesia.27.Barbara Wege would probably agree that.A.Self-driving cars will greatly improve the traffic environmentB.Accidents caused by self-driving cars might receive more attentionC.Problems involving self-dr

21、iving cars might shake the public trust in societyD.Car makers needn t take the risk of solving self-driving car ethical dilemmasCSixty-four-year-old Pierre Deom has spent his entire life close to the woods and fields that he loves. Twice ayear, his magazine, La Hulotte, focuses on an animal or plan

22、t native to the French countryside.The 100th edition was published in November. The magazine counts more than 150,000 subscribers in manycountries, and is doing very well financially. Deom says it all began in January 1972, when he was teaching science in a one- room schoolhouse here. "It upsew

23、meehforests and swamps were beginning to be ruined. The word'ecology生态学）didn ' t really exist yet. Some friends and I wanted to call attention to the issue. So we said, let educate the kids. They ' re ready to hear our message." So the tonknowte卬lanning to publish hisnature journal.

24、Deom does all the research and writing and the illustrations（ 插图）of the magazine by hand. He combines science and humor in his writing and drawing to describe the daily life and sufferings of his creatures. Animals you might overlook or consider dull are magically and vividly brought to life in La H

25、ulotte."I try t（and plants that are easy to find because I want kids to put on boots, take a magnifying glass, go to the woods and field s to observe and be amazed by what they find," Deom says.And it seems to work. Biologist Jerome Fournier began subscribing to La Hulotte when he was just

26、 eight yearsold. " For me it was the first contact with nature when I was a child. And maybe it beginning for my life of s the scientist. I think so.What' s amazing is its approach. The magazine has realistic drawings and also a little cast of cartoon creatureswho comment on things and give

27、 a different views. You can read it as an adult or a child; it can be understood on two different levels. So scientists, regular people and children all get something out of it."Itsays, who works at the Museum of Natural History in Paris, where he says La Hulotte has a crazy following.28. What

28、does the underlined word“ subscribers " in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Readers.B. Editors.C. Sellers.D. Collectors.29. What' s the purpose of creating the magazine?A. To make a lot of money.B. To finish the task of teaching.C. To enlarge the areas of forests.D. To promote people ' s aw

29、areness of ecology.30. Which words can best describe the magazine La Hulotte?A. Scientific and interesting.B. Magical and dull.C. Vivid and unreal.D. Hard to understand.31. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. The magazine is a cartoon one.B. Adults find the magazine too easy.C. Many scienti

30、sts are the fans of the magazine.D. The magazine is not fit for regular people to read.DGold is one of the rarest materials on Earth and has always been considered a valuable and precious resource.It's very likely that someone in your family owns something made of gold, especially since China is

31、 one of the world's biggest buyers of gold jewellery. It's even in our smartphones they contain parts made from this expensive material.But where does this beautiful metal actually come from? The answer: outer space.This August, Chinese scientists became the first in the world to witness gra

32、vitational waves（弓 I 力波）caused bythe collision of neutron（ 中子）stars, reported Xinhua News Agency.The sight was witnessed at China' s Kunlun Antarctic Station at the South Pole, and Insight, China -ray astronomical satellite, also contributed to the discovery.Although collisions of black holes ha

33、ve been recorded before, this was the first time that two neutron stars were known to have collided. It 's believed that such collisions lead to huge explosions of energy, and even to the creation of precious metals such as gold and silver.“The collision of neutron stars is like a very large gol

34、d factory in the universe, a researcher at the " Jin ZhipPurple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told Xinhua.According to an article published by , scientists have long believed gold and other materials are created in this way, but it wasn 't until the recent collisi

35、on that their theory was confirmed.“The origin of the really heaviest chemical elements in the universe had confused the scientific community forquite a long time,'Thomns Janka, a senior scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany,said in a news release." Now, we have

36、the first observational proof for neutron star mergeas( sources.”Indeed, the recently observed collision is thought to have produced an amount of gold that would weigh 10 times more than Earth, according to New Scientist.Don' t expect to be showered in gold any time soon, however. The collision

37、actually took place 130 millionyears ago, taking all that time for the event 's light to reach Earth.But at least if you want to see a piece of space up close, all you have to do is to look at the ring on your mom 's finger - or the smartphone in your pocket.32 .What's the author's p

38、urpose of writing the first two paragraphs?A.To emphasize the rareness of gold.B.To list some uses of gold in daily life.C.To explain the reasons for the popularity of gold.D.To interest readers about the source of gold.33 .What would the collision of neutron stars lead to according to Xinhua?A.The

39、creation of black holes.B.The death of the stars.C.The disappearance of gravitational waves.D.The creation of gold.34 .What' s the text mainly about?A.China ' s Kunlun Antarctic Station does research into gold.B.Collisions between two neutron stars result in gold.C.Collisions contribute to t

40、he discovery.D.Gold is considered a valuable and precious resource.35 .What can we learn from the article?A.The amount of gold produced by the collision was very small.B.The collision was the largest reported in history.C.China played a big role in the new discovery.D.The collision took place 130 ye

41、ars ago.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，选项中有两项为多余选项。Rich and FamousTwenty years ago the most common ambition of American children was to be a teacher, followed by working in banking and finance, and then medicine. But today' s situation is 36iteInsfeadnthey most commonlysay t

42、hey want to be a sports star, or an actor - in other words, they hope to become a celebrity.According to experts, young people desire these jobs largely because of the wealth and the fame. 37 Let ' s take athletes and singers as an example. Their careers are shortlived. Many athletes ' best

43、time only lasts a few years and singers can have a very limited career. The field that was once the focus of their lives becomes something they have little or no involvement in. As a result, they' ll have a feeling of worthlessness and a lack of Thetrol.truth is quite simple: they have been so f

44、ar removed from it for so long.In spite of these disadvantage, there is greater ambition than ever among young people to achieve that status. They are not satisfied just making a living - they want to be rich and famous. Globally, more and more TV shows provide talent competitions where winners can

45、achieve their goals in just a few weeks or months. 39 They unrealistically believe that this lifestyle is easily obtained and leads to great satisfaction.While many people argue that there is nothing wrong with having such ambitions, others feel that this trend will finally lead to dissatisfaction a

46、s more and more people are unable to reach their goals. 40 That means they ignore the simple fact that great effort is needed before success. As a result, many people wonood ' t realizidreams, which could have a negative effect on their happiness.A. The younger generation don ' t favor these

47、 professions any more.B. In many ways this has been brought about by the celebrity culture.C. Unfortunately, they do not always have a positive effect on people ' s life.D. Besides, it can be difficult for them to adapt back to a normal everyday life.E. People no longer have a sense of satisfact

48、ion once their goals have been achieved.G. The reason is that they donF. This quick way of gaining wealth and fame creates a celebrity culture among people.t realize it takes talent and hard work to be rich and famous.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

49、）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One day, while I was walking to work, I decided to bring some flowers that I had picked from my garden that morning. On the way, I _41 a stranger and presented the bunch to him with a smile card. 42 by the sense of joy, I felt from giving flowers to another person, and

50、may be 43his day, I wanted to do it again.When I got to my office, I had the 44 of anonymously（ 匿名）leaving flowers around the workplace. The impersonal（无人情味的）45 of the building where I work makes me 46. It just feels a little boring sometimes, 47 it ' s a nice building with great light. I 48 lot

51、s of people might feel the same way, so why not put a little 49 there, and throw in an inspirational quote while I ' m at it? 50, who doesn ' t like flowers?So, for the past mont h, I ' ve been putting flowers in a little cup on the sink in the 51 _. Each week, I _52 the flowers and the

52、quote. It always feels 53 for me to read quotes like Henry David Thoreau ' s "If one advances 54 in the direction of his dreams, he will meet with a 55 unexpected in common hours. "and Gandhi ' s " Thefragrance（香味）always 56 on the hand that gives the rose. " If anything!

53、figured, it at least makes me 57 each time I visit the bathroom.Then today, when I walked in, I _58 new flowers in the cup, and a quote that someone else had written! It said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world. Gandhi.”The little act _59 that at the end of the day, we' re all just peop

54、le with hearts, 60 the various roles and different hats we may wear in the workplace.I did a little dance and I am smiling wide for the rest of the day!41. A. picked outB. came acrossC. called upD. pointed at42. A. StruckB. InformedC. SurprisedD. Honored43. A. calmingB. determiningC. reflectingD. br

55、ightening44. A. beliefB. wayC. ideaD. aim45. A. designB. atmosphereC. decorationD. regulation46. A. uncomfortableB. impoliteC. impatientD. unconscious47. A. whenB. unlessC. becauseD. though48. A. concludedB. consideredC. doubtedD. expected49. A. mysteryB. adventureC. beautyD. courage50. A. More or l

56、essB. After allC. At mostD. In no case51. A. kitchenB. officeC. bathroomD. dinning-hall52. A. countB. checkC. cleanD. change53. A. refreshingB. interestingC. satisfyingD. puzzling54. A. confidentlyB. surprisinglyC. quicklyD. effectively55. A. prizeB. truthC. successD.shock56. A. holdsB. attachesC. r

57、emainsD. focuses57. A. strongB.happyC. excitingD. shocked58. A. noticedB. foundC. enjoyedD. put59. A. introducesB. warnsC. suggestsD. reminds60. A. regardless ofB. in terms ofC. in addition toD. instead of第三部分英语知识运用第二节(共 10小题；每小题 1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。The makeup of British f

58、amilies has changed 61(rapid) over the last two hundred years. The traditional family structure(结构)before the Industrial Revolution was the extended family in 62 three generations lived under one roof. The early twentieth century saw the63(grow) ofthe nuclear family parents and a small number of 64(child) would form a single family. In the last thirty years, however, the UK _65 (see) a breakdown of the typical nuclear family.Increased divorce rates, later marriage and a move away from marriage altog