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1、Food & drinkBreakfastIts the most important meal of the day!Fill your boots for 6.25.Served 7:30 to 9:30a.m. Mon. to Fri.& till 11.00 a.m. on weekends.BarOpen daily for all your drinking needs, featuring tea, coffee, fruity ciders, fine wine, soft drinks, bees & much more!Food menuDelicious meals ar

2、e served daily until 8:30p.m.; just place your order at our Reception.Discover Oxford!We have tickets available for Oxford Sightseeing Tours and visits to Blenheim Palace.Ask us for more details!WIFI IS FREE(available on the ground floor only)高三英语高考模拟试题【第一套】第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分

3、）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AThis material is taken from a brochure of a youth hostel （青年旅社）at Oxford, UK.Shh.We arent all night awls.(and neither are our neighbours)PLEASE have a great time but keep noise to a minimum between 11p.m. and 7a.m.FOR YOUR SAFETYPlease ensure your room is locked at

4、all times. Take the time to familiarize yourself with the fire evacuation notice inside your room.Please note smoking is not permitted anywhere in the building.LEAVING TODAY?Our checkout time is 10:00 a.m.NOTA MORNING PERSON?Please ask us about late checkout.Please note, there is a 5 charge for ever

5、y room key that is lost or damaged.PLEASE HELP US RECYCLECans, plastic and paper can he recycled in the self-catering kitchen and in bins in the doonvay to第1页共页Please register with The Cloud the garden.1. On which day does this hostel still serve breakfast at 10:30?A. Monday.B. Thursday.2. What can

6、travelers do in this hostel?Throwing a party at midnight.C. Having breakfast for free.C. Wednesday.D. Saturday.Smoking in the toilet.D. Connecting WIFI on the ground floor.What time are travelers normally expected to check out?D. 11:00a.m.A. 10:00a.m.B. 7:00a.m.C. 9:30a.m.BI always wanted to be extr

7、aordinarily good at something. Not just as in, Great job, Jimbo!” No, I wanted to be best-in-class, awe-inspiring, tiptop; a world-famous genius, like Michael Phelps, or Mark Zuckerberg.Unfortunately, my version of reality did not quite line up with this delusional vision. I was a good swimmer, but

8、I peaked at the collegiate State Championship level. My academic record was pretty solid, but I never would have made it into one of those ivy-league schools.Though I rose to above-average status in a couple of areas, the disappointing truth was that I would never amount to anything more than a mid-

9、sized fish in a small pond. God apparently had other plans.What drove me crazy, though, was the superstar talent thrown in my face at every turn. Some folks just seemed to get an unfair intensive dose （剂量）of it. Why couldn*t I be like Bernie Williams, the famed New York Yankees player who also happe

10、ns to be a world-class jazz guitar virtuoso （艺术大师）?Some say greatness is simply a function of putting in the practice time. Around ten thousand hours, to be precise, according to author Malcolm Gladwell. I dont question the theory of devoting extraordinary efforts to developing ones expertise （专门知识）

11、，but it seems that raw talent is equally important. You either have it or you dont.Ive heard that as people approach middle age, their life satisfaction increases because they begin to accept the gap between the expectations for themselves and the reality. After a few decades of frustration without

12、the desired results, we eventually come to terms with how our lives turned out, even if it falls far short of our idealized youthful expectations.Hope bends, it seems.What does the word “delusional“ in paragraph 2 most probably mean?第2页共页A. Imaginary.B. Realistic.C. Disappointing.D. Material.In the

13、passage, the writer thinks of himself as.A. a world-famous geniusB. a mid-sized fish in a small pondC. a world-class virtuosoD. a student in an ivy-league schoolAccording to the writer, what makes greatness”?A. Extraordinary efforts.B. Ten thousand hours of practice.C. Raw talent.D. Talent and time.

14、Which of the following might be the best title?A. Hope BendsB. Frustrating DecadesC. Practice WorksD. Youthful ExpectationsCArtemis is NASAs new lunar exploration program. Through the Artemis program, NASA will use new technology to study the Moon in new and better ways, and prepare for human missio

15、ns to Mars.NASAs new rocket will carry the Orion spacecraft to lunar orbit. Then, astronauts will dock（对接）Orion at a small spaceship called the Gateway, from which the crew will take trips to the lunar surface in a new human landing system, and then return to the Gateway. The crew will return to the

16、 Earth aboard Orion.NASA will test the rocket and spacecraft in flight, then send a crew for a test flight:Artemis 1 will be a test flight of the SLS rocket with the Orion spacecraft with no crew.Artemis 2 will fly SLS and Orion with a crew past the Moon, then circle it and return to the Earth. This

17、 tripwill be the farthest any human has gone into space.Artemis 3 will send a crew with the first woman and the next man to land on the Moon by 2024. The Artemis3 crew will visit the Moons South Pole. No one has ever been there.At the Moon, astronauts will:Search for the Moons water and use it.Learn

18、 how to live and work on the surface of another celestial body（天体）where astronauts are just three days from home.Test the technologies we need before sending astronauts on missions to Mars, which can take up-to three years round trip.The Moon is a good place to learn new science. NASA will learn mor

19、e about the Moon, the Earth and even the Sun. The Moon is a “test bed“ for Mars. The Moon is a place to show that astronauts will one day be able to work 第3页共页away from the Earth on Mars for long periods of time.What is the aim of the Artemis program?A. To help astronauts return to the Earth.B. To b

20、e ready for the landing on Mars.C. To study the Mars using new science.D. To test the Moon landing spacecraft,Orion.Which will be the achievement of the Artemis series?A. Going to the Moons South Pole.B.Making the farthest trip into space.C. Sending the first man to the Moon.D.Flying to the Moon wit

21、h three persons.What will Artemis astronauts do on the Moon?A. Send astronauts to Mars.B.Run a three-year-long test.C. Find and make use of water.D.Learn to live not far from home.What can we conclude from the text?It is possible to live on another planet now.The crew will reach the lunar surface fr

22、om the Orion.NASA has sent the first woman astronaut to the Moon.The Artemis program is of great help to Mars exploring.DYoung people in the United States do not have a strong understanding of the world and their place in it.Two US-based groups, the Council on Foreign Relations and the National Geog

23、raphic Society, conducted an online survey earlier last year. They wanted to know what young people in American colleges knew about geography, US foreign policy, recent international events, and economics.The survey was given to over 1,200 Americans between the ages of 18 and 26. All of them current

24、ly attend, or formerly attended, a 2- or 4-year college or university.The average test score, out of 75 total possible answers, was 55 percent. The study identifies a few important problems. For example, only 30 percent knew that the only part of the US government that can declare war is Congress. O

25、nly 60% of those taking the survey could identify Brazil on a world map.Part of the problem, argue the organizers of the survey, is the Internet. They say it is becoming harder to find high-quality information about world events amongst all the fake news and tri via（琐事）which swamp the web. Forty-thr

26、ee percent of those questioned said they read about the news on Facebook.Another problem is that most college courses do not require students to learn about international issues. Ifsuch information is not required, Richard Haass from the Council on Foreign Relations said, then the United States第4页共页

27、could have leaders like Gary Johnson. He was a recent presidential candidate who did not know about the Syrian city of Aleppo when a reporter asked him about it.The survey results were not all bad. The young people also demonstrated a good understanding of climate change and renewable energy. And th

28、e majority of them said that international issues were becoming more important to them.Haass says these findings suggest the need to find ways to get good information to students, both in school and online. To help, the Council on Foreign Relations is creating a new program called CFR Campus, design

29、ed to help build knowledge about global issues.What can we learn about the survey?All the participants were recent university graduates.It was an online survey conducted by two US universities.Its aim was to figure out what the young people knew about America.It was given to over 1,200 American peop

30、le aged from 18 to 26.Whats one reason survey organizers give for young peoples lack of knowledge?Young people are unwilling to travel abroad.The sources from which they get their information.The US university system is of poor quality.Their lack of interest in knowing more about the world.According

31、 to the survey, what topic did the young Americans understand best?A. Environmental matters.B. Geographic information.C. Foreign relations.D. Government organizations.In which column of a newspaper could we find this article?A. Economics. B. Entertainment.C. Politics. D. Education.第二节（共5小题:每小题2.5分，满

32、分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项 为多余选项。BE A GOOD TOURISTTourism can be both good and bad. Yes, it brings in money for the local economy and creates lots of jobs for locals, but it may also bring some problems.第5页共页16 Tourists have used paint, rocks, or even keys to write on the Luxor Temp

33、le in Egypt, the Colosseum in Rome, Stonehenge in the UK, memorial stones at the bottom of Qomolangma, and many, many other places.Thousands of tourist sites are being destroyed by tourists who love them to death”. 17 If you want to leave a mark on the world, do it by changing someones life with kin

34、dness and love. Pass kindness along to future generations, not destruction.Another big problem in some places has been tourists disturbing the local people and life. j 8 For example, Chiang Mai University in Thailand and Yonsei University in South Korea have great numbers of tourists visiting their

35、campuses and walking through their libraries and other public areas, taking pictures of students and disturbing their studies. I have three words for tourists like this: please be considerate. 19The number of problems from tourists is endless: walking in large groups without considering others who n

36、eed to walk by, crossing roads without observing local traffic laws, and many more. The only way to solve the issue of the terrible tourist is to make sure that you are not one! 20 Remember, whenever you step outside your countrys borders, you are representing your country to the rest of the world.J

37、ust think from other aspects.When in Rome, do as the Romans do.Have fun in a way that does not disturb others.Be the best, kindest, most polite tourist if possible.I have three words for people like this: please stop it.One growing problem is tourists who want to prove that they have visited somepla

38、ce.Some tourists wander around and take pictures of local people without asking for their permission.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题:每小题1分,满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When my grandmother, who had Alzheimers disease, went to live in the nurses station 5 years ago, I tried many things t

39、o keep her occupied. But it was only her word search book that kept her 21 , Gradually, she began to think of it as her job and it kept her from 22 .Last night, when I came to her and said hello, she just looked at me 23 , I introduced myself and told her I was her granddaughter. She seemed 24 about

40、 who I was. Obviously, she tried to find this word in her 25 . 第6页共页So I helped her find it with fingers and 26 it for her with a pencil.Later, I suggested we go outside, and she agreed. Then she was just staring at me as if trying to figure me out. I told her 27 I was her granddaughter. Oh, okay“ s

41、he said 28 but still didnt really know. She just wanted to be kind.And after we went 29 and 1 got her ready for and into bed, she told me to come 30 and we kissed and hugged real tight 31 we did for the first time. It wasnt the first time though and sooner or later there would be a 32 time.For now,

42、T feel the blessing of the 33 although I have a sinking feeling that our days are numbered. It doesnt 34 if the word “granddaughter“ holds no 35 anymore we are bound by love not labels.21. A. timeB. interestC. talentD. knowledge22. A. tremblingB. movingC. whisperingD. wandering23. A. curiouslyB. ang

43、rilyC. naturallyD. proudly24. A. ShockedB. amazedC. puzzledD. worried25. A. dictionaryB. mindC. roomD. book26. A. decoratedB. markedC. associatedD. tracked27. A. patientlyB. bravelyC. regularlyD. casually28. A. jokingB. laughingC. smilingD. crying29. A. alongB. aheadC. outsideD. inside30. A. slowerB

44、. closerC. straighterD. later31. A. as ifB. so thatC. even ifD. in case32. A. perfectB. freeC. finalD. normal33. A. eventB. breakC. giftD. moment34. A. helpB. matterC. workD. exist35. A. meaningB.changeC. designD. advantage第二节(共10小题：每小题L5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Chinas Liangzhu Archae

45、ological Site 36 (declare) on the list of World Heritage sites on Saturday by UNESCOs World Heritage Committee during its 43rd session in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.The site, 37 is located in Yuhang District in Hangzhou City in Chinas eastern Zhejiang Province, 第7页共页showcases the civilization o

46、f prehistoric rice agriculture between 3,300 B.C. 38 2,300 B.C. The ruins of ancient Liangzhu city were discovered in 2007, and then large dam sites 39 (surround) the Liangzhu ancient city were unearthed continuously after 2009. It was 40 (official) submitted to UNESCO in 2019, hoping to win 41 (rec

47、ognize) as a World Cultural Heritage Site. The site 42 (include) archaeological remains and unearthed cultural relics of the Liangzhu Ancient City as well as a wetland that covers 43 area of 908.89 hectares in a plain river network. It is also found that the Liangzhu ancestors started to use charact

48、ers about 5,000 years ago, 1,000 years 44 (early) than previously thought, according to Colin Renfrew, a retired professor of archaeology at the University of Cambridge.The World Heritage Committee added Liangzhu to the UNESCO list 45 (encourage) better protection of the site, considered to be of ou

49、tstanding universal value” to humanity.第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是武汉某高中学生李华，你在2019武汉秋令营结识的朋友Andre Portnov 了解到武汉爆发的新 冠状病毒肺炎疫情，组织了德国伯乐中学中文合唱团倾情演唱中文歌让世界充满爱，为武汉加 油。你看了这个小视频非常感动，请给他写一封英文感谢信。要点如下：1.表达感动和感谢；2.告诉他你的现状；3.表达信心和愿望。注意：1.词数80左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短

50、文。续写的词数应为150左 右。It was the first day of our new grade. Everyone in the classroom was chatting happily, excited to see each other again after the long holiday. When the door slid open, all of us stopped talking and turned to look. In came our teacher Ms. Sullivan, followed by an ordinary-looking boy,“This boys name is Rafael.Ms, Sullivan announced. “He