【高考模拟】福建省莆田市2018届高三下学期第二次质量测试（A卷）（5月）英语Word版含答案

1、2018年莆田市高中毕业班第二次质量检查测试(A卷)英 语注意事项：1.本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分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卡上。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

2、回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt? A. 19.15.B. 9.18.C. 9.15.答案是C。1. What will the woman probably do tonight?A. See a film. B. Have dinner with the man.C. Prepare for her final exam.2. Where are the speakers?A. At home. B. At a bank. C. At a post office.3. What does the woman think of ci

3、rcus work?A. Interesting. B. Dangerous. C. Difficult.4. How will the woman get to Chinatown?A. On foot. B. By underground. C. By taxi.5. Who will take pens and paper tomorrow?A. Harry. B. Max. C. The teacher.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。听每段对话或独

4、白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What was the womans opinion about the end of the film?A. Boring. B. Surprising. C. Exciting.7. What was the woman uncertain about?A. The background. B. The style. C. The theme.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What are the speakers mainly talki

5、ng about?A. Expenses of a concert tour. B. A coming concert. C. A travel experience.9. What will Mary probably do?A. Act as a director. B. Leave for a vacation.C. Take charge of money raising.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What advice does the man give the woman about the painting course?A. Sign up as soon as

6、 possible.B. Do a lot of preparations at first.C. Ask a teacher for personal help.11. What attracts the man most to study computing?A. The advanced contents.B. The bright future. C. The good teacher.12. Why does the man suggest the woman study Spanish?A. The course doesnt last very long.B. It wont c

7、ost too much and its useful.C. There will be a limit on the number of people next year.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Interviewer and interviewee.B. Club owner and customer.C. Driver and passenger.14. What can the guests do on the bus?A. Have cold drinks. B. Dr

8、ive the bus. C. Cook food.15. What are guests expected to do for parties?A. Bring their VIP cards. B. Get dressed smartly. C. Book clubs in advance.16. What does the man suggest guests do before a fancy-dress party?A. Control the number of people.B. Avoid wearing jeans and sports shoes.C. Inform him

9、 of the booking time.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the speaker mainly introducing?A. A friend. B. A book. C. A programme.18. Why did Susan think that money was important?A. Her father couldnt buy her clothes.B. Her father was always worried about money.C. Her father went into his burning house to sa

10、ve his money.19. What did Susan do when she grew up?A. An advisor. B. A businesswoman. C. A professional writer.20. What does Susan try to tell people in her book?A. How to achieve happiness.B. How to run a firm.C. How to get freedom.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；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、

11、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMetropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District2018 High School Video ContestHeres the Scoop on Pet Waste!Submission Deadline July 27, 2018.EligibilityNinth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students that attend schools located in Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Gwinnett, Hal

12、l, Henry, Paulding and Rockdale counties are invited to participate in the video contest. Entries can be a team or individual effort.Guidelines Each video must be uploaded to YouTube. The videos YouTube link must be included in the entry/release form. Team members must be from the same school. The v

13、ideo must be between 30-60 seconds in length. No professional assistance or use of copyright material is allowed, including background music. Each student participating in the contest or appearing in the video must fill out a form. For teams, submit an entry/release form for each team member. One vi

14、deo per team or individual. All entry/release forms must be postmarked or received by Friday, July 27.Email: kvaIlianosORMail: 2017 Water Video ContestMetro Water District40 Courtland Street, NEAtlanta, GA 30303JudgingSubmissions will be judged based on the following criteria: Incorporation of the “

15、Heres the Scoop on Pet Waste message. Use the Heres the Scoop on Pet Waste messaging fact sheet for background information on the issue. Composition （length, technical construction, audio quality）. Entertainment value. Accuracy of information. Creativity.Prizes 1st Place$1500 2nd Place$1000 3rd Plac

16、e$50050% of the prize money will go to the individual or team who submits the video and 50% to the high school they attend. Winners will be notified directly.Page 1 of 321. What does the underlined word “Eligibility” probably mean?A. Age.B. Qualification.C. Location.D. Grade.22. Where should the par

17、ticipants submit their videos?A. Participants school websites. B. .C. YouTube.D. kvaIlianos.23. To win the video contest, participants had better _.A. make a 2-minute videoB. use copyright background musicC. include fact message in the videoD. add some humor and fun to the videoBWhen Dee Dee Bridgew

18、ater learned that she would become a 2017 NEA Jazz Master, a series of thoughts and feelings flooded her mind. “It was so far out of my orbit and just my whole sphere of thinking,” she said in a conversation at NPR this spring, hours before she formally received her award.Shes 66far from retirement

19、age in jazz, and on the extreme forward edge of the NEA Jazz Masters people. So she was aware of her relative youth in the field. She also recognized that there havent been many women in the ranks of NEA Jazz Masters: fewer than 20, out of 145. That idea led her to reflect on her predecessors(前任): l

20、egendary singers like Betty Carter, who was seated back in 1992, and Abbey Lincoln, who received the nod in 2003.Bridgewater sought inspiration and advice from both Carter and Lincoln, as she recalls in this period of Jazz Night, which features music recorded during the season opener for Jazz at Lin

21、coln Center. On the program called Songs of Freedom, organized by drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr., Bridgewater sang material associated with Lincoln as well as Nina Simone: an extremely angry song of the civil rights movement, like “Mississippi Goddam”.A separate concert, “Songs We Love”, found Bridgewat

22、er singing less politically charged (but still exciting) material like “St James Infirmary”, which appears on her most recent album. In words as well as music, this period reveals how seriously Bridgewater takes that responsibility, seeing as how it connects to her own experience in jazz. But maybe

23、“seriously” isnt the right word when it comes to Dee Dee, whose effervescence(欢腾) shines through even in a reflective mood.24. What did Bridgewater think of her winning the award?A. It confused her.B. It won great support for her.C. It gave her much confidence.D. It was beyond her expectation.25. Wh

24、at can we learn about the musicians winning NEA Jazz Masters?A. Women ranked higher than men.B. Men accounted for a bigger part of them.C. Most of them were unwilling to retire at first.D. Many of them received the award at an early age.26. Who are more likely to have a great influence on Bridgewate

25、r?A. Carter and Lincoln.B. Ulysses and Lincoln.C. Nina Simone and Lincoln.D. Nina Simone and Ulysses.27. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. Bridgewaters music style. B. Bridgewaters music experience.C. Bridgewaters personal characters.D. Bridgewaters great achievements.CHeres an idea whose t

26、ime has come: A flu shot that doesnt require an actual shot.For the first time, researchers have tested a flu vaccine patch(疫苗贴) in a human clinical trial and found that it delivered as much protection as a traditional injection(注射) with a needle. Doctors and public health experts have high hopes th

27、at it will increase the number of people who get immunized(免疫的) against the flu.Seasonal flu is responsible for up to half a million deaths around the world each year according to the World Health Organization. A team led by Georgia Tech engineer Mark Prausnitz has come up with an alternative method

28、 that uses “microneedles”. These tiny needles are so small that 100 of them, arranged in order on a patch, can fit under your finger. Yet theyre big enough to hold vaccine for three types of flu.None of the study volunteers had serious side effects. The groups that got patches had mild skin reaction

29、s that were not seen in the regular needle group, while the volunteers in the regular needle group were more likely to experience pain. Overall, 70 percent of the volunteers who got vaccine patches said theyd rather use them again than get a traditional flu shot. The study authors declared it a succ

30、ess on all fronts.The biggest beneficiaries could be people in low and middle-income countries, where flu vaccines are hard to come by. Reducing pain is nice, but other benefitsthe patch costs less, is easier to transport, doesnt require refrigeration, can be self-administered and doesnt cause waste

31、 of needlesare even better.“Microneedle Patches have the potential to become ideal candidates for vaccination programs,” wrote Katja Hoschler and Maria Zambon of Public Health England.28. What is the passage mainly about?A. A vaccine patch that cures people of their flu.B. A patch that makes flu sho

32、ts a thing of the past.C. A clinical study that protects people from disease.D. A method that makes traditional flu shots painless.29. What do we know about the vaccine patch?A. It causes slight side effects.B. It is produced by the WHO.C. It delivers vaccine to the little finger.D. It works badly o

33、n 30% of the volunteers.30. What is the feature of the vaccine patch?A. Its pain-free.B. Its non-storable.C. Its costly.D. Its environment-friendly.31. What is Kaija and Marias attitude towards the new shot?A. Cautious.B. Ambiguous.C. Favorable.D. Disapproving.DThe Nazca Lines are a series of large

34、ancient geoglyphs (地画) in the Nazca Desert, in southern Peru. It is ranging from geometric patterns to drawings of different animals and stylized human-like forms. The ancient lines can only be truly taken in from high in the air, leaving generations puzzled as to how these precise works could have

35、been completed long before the documented invention of human flight.The Lines were first spotted when commercial airlines began flying across the Peruvian desert in the 1920s. Who built them and what was their purpose? Are they roads, star pointers，maybe even a gigantic map? If the people who lived

36、here 2,000 years ago had only a simple technology, how did they manage to construct such precise figures? Did they have a plan? These markings are like a vast puzzle.The Nazca Lines are the most outstanding group of geoglyphs in the world. There are also huge geoglyphs in Egypt, Malta, United States

37、 (Mississippi and California), Chile, Holivia and in other countries. But the Nazca geoglyphs, because of their numbers, characteristics, dimensions and cultural continuity as they were made and remade throughout a certain history period, form the most impressive archeological (考古学的) group.The Nazca

38、 plain is unique for its ability to preserve the markings upon it, due to the combination of the climate (one of the driest on Earth, with only twenty minutes of rainfall per year) and the flat, stony ground which minimizes the effect of the wind at ground level. With no dust or sand to cover the pl

39、ain and little rain or wind to erode (腐蚀) it, lines drawn here tend to stay drawn. These factors, combined with the existence of lighter-colored subsoil beneath the desert surface, provide a vast writing pad that is suited to the artist who wants to leave his mark eternal.32. What can we know about

40、the Nazca Lines from the first two paragraphs?A. They were built as a big map.B. They were formed by nature.C. They are ancient lines in caves.D. They are huge markings in a desert.33. How many factors make the Nazca Lines the most impressive?A. Two.B. One.C. Four.D. Three.34. Why are the Nazca Line

41、s well preserved?A. Because of the wind at ground level.B. Because of the existence of soft soil.C. Because of the climate and geography.D. Because of the thick sand on the top.35. What does the underlined word “eternal” probably mean?A. Non-stop.B. Ever-lasting. C. Real-life.D. High-end.第二节（共5小题，每小

42、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。A cobra (眼镜蛇) was set free on September 10 in a park in Xiangtan, South Chinas Hunan Province. 36 And they began hunting for the deadly creature to try to prevent it from hurting anyone.In the name of mercy, some people free captive (被捕获的) animals,

43、including foreign species, mostly bought from pet shops or markets. 37 Last April, someone freed hundreds of foxes and raccoon dogs in a Beijing suburb, causing economic losses to animal farmers and endangering the safety of local residents. 38 Besides, today people are increasingly aware of the imp

44、ortance of environmental protection and biodiversity. But it is necessary to ensure that acts of freeing captive animals do not violate laws or harm the interests of the public. 39 In order to regulate the release of captive animals, the government revised the law on wildlife conservation in 2016. A

45、ccording to the updated regulations, no individual or organization should harm the public interest by freeing captive animals. 40 A. Such news has frequently appeared in recent years.B. Local police immediately arrested the troublemaker.C. It is important to protect animals including those set free

46、by people.D. However, their warm-hearted kindness often causes serious consequences.E. Freeing a cobra in a park reflects the troublemakers ignorance of other peoples lives.F. Influenced by Buddhism, freeing captive animals is an act that deserves respect in China.G. And any creatures set free shoul

47、d be local species that have no threat to local biodiversity.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。For one year, the Dannemiller family gave up buying any unnecessary purchases.In an effort to get back in touch with what they call

48、 their family mission, which includes “growing in faith together and serving others to create a world without unnecessary 41,” parents Scott and Gabby Dannemiller decided to 42 spending money on things like toys, books, clothing, or anything that wasnt a necessity or a(n) 43. Overall, the family suc

49、cessfully 44 the plan. Though the experiment took place in 2013, the family 45 tries to live by the lessons they learned while cutting out unnecessary spending. “By focusing on experiences instead of 46, we grew together in faith as a family, we were able to 47 others, we were able to give more of o

50、ur time and treasure to people who 48 need it,” Scott says. “My daughters birthday is next month, and she asked if we could go to visit her uncles farm and ride a horse, 49 just asking for a horse stuffed animal,” he says. “Now we look at 50 and say, Will that really add value to our life, 51 is it

51、something we will just need to find space for and take care of? ” If youre trying to teach your children to focus 52 on physical stuff, Scott says its helpful to tweak (稍微改进) your 53 when kids ask for things. “We used to say, That s too 54, but that made our kids think OK, we need more money, and wh

52、en we get more money we can have it,” he says. “We 55 to We dont need that, and that helped them understand.” When 56 spending, Scott says the most 57 thing is to focus not on what your family is giving up, but what it is gaining. “Its not about what youre 58,” he says. “The question should be, What

53、 are we going to 59 that with? Then, make sure you are adding something to your life that the people in your family 60. For us, that was time together.” 41. A. needB. faithC. delayD. pity42. A. slowB. beginC. increaseD. stop43. A. partyB. experienceC. relationshipD. gathering44. A. applied toB. subs

54、cribed toC. responded toD. stuck to45. A. evenB. everC. stillD. just46. A. purchasesB. skillsC. behaviorsD. enjoyments47. A. treatB. serveC. pleaseD. satisfy48. A. presentlyB. likelyC. reallyD. simply49. A. more thanB. or elseC. or ratherD. rather than50. A. possessionsB. giftsC. treasuresD. earning

55、s51. A. soB. orC. andD. but52. A. lessB. occasionallyC. frequentlyD. more53. A. appearanceB. atmosphereC. languageD. identity54. A. worthyB. cheapC. worthlessD. expensive55. A. admittedB. referredC. shiftedD. took56. A. pulling downB. cutting downC. getting rid ofD. leaving out57. A. impressiveB. ch

56、allengingC. importantD. encouraging58. A. lackingB. losingC. obtainingD. finding59. A. replaceB. shareC. exchangeD. compare60. A. ownB. preserveC. oweD. value第II卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Chinas industrial output is expected to increase by aroun

57、d 6.5 percent this year, marking the best performance since 2010.The increase is 0.5 percentage points 61 (high) than the targeted growth, partly 62 (drive) by strong efforts to increase the use of new technology at traditional enterprises, Miao Wei said on Monday.“The countrys industrial economy ha

58、s seen steady and sound growth, thanks to the Made in China 2025 strategy, 63 helps to raise productivity and revenue (税收).It promoted the 64 (combine) of manufacturing and new technologies such as 65 Internet, big data and cloud computing,” Miao added.The ministry also 66 (predict) that the country

59、s industrial output would be likely to grow 67 around 6 percent next year, with revenue from the telecommunications, internet, and software and information technology service 68 (rise) by 50 percent, 30 percent and 13 percent, respectively.According to Miao, the country will also publish 69 (policy)

60、 on promoting the development of digital economy. Official data show that the countrys digital economy added up to 22.58 trillion yuan last year, ranking second 70 (global) and accounting for around 30 percent of national GDP.第四部分 写作（共两节 满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写