2022年安徽省滁州市定远县育才学校高三下学期高考模拟检测英语冲刺试卷（五）

1、2022届安徽省滁州市定远县育才学校高三下学期高考模拟检测英语冲刺试卷（五）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）略第二部分 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和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ACoolest Hotels in the WorldAriau Amagon TowersThe Ariau Amazon Towers hotel lets you sleep in a tree house. Eight towers make up this hotel that offers

2、over 300 rooms. If you really want to get into the spirit, book the Tarzan Suite which is large enough for a big family. Youll be thirty feet up in the air and can travel between the towers through their wooden walkways. Prices: starting at $300 one night for each person for a regular room and going

3、 all the way up to $3000 for the Tarzan Suite.For more information, visit the website: http:/Hwww. ariautowers. com The Ice HotelEvery winter in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, a special kind of hotel called the Ice Hotel is built. Each year, world-famous artists are invited to design and produce works of art

4、from the ice, many of which can be found in the rooms. Youll have your choice between hot or cold rooms but you will be well advised to stay at least one night in a cold room for a true experience.Prices: starting at $318 one night for each person for either a cold room or a warm one.For more inform

5、ation, visit the website: http: Hwww. icehotel. com Propeller IslandPropeller Island City Lodge is a very special hotel that was designed by a German artist each room provides you with the possibility of living in a work of art. Every single piece of furniture in the thirty rooms of the hotel has be

6、en hand-made and each room is completely different. Youll be able to choose a room based on your own personal tastes. Prices: starting at just $91 a night, and an additional person for only 20 extra dollars.For more information, visit the website: http:/www. propeller-island. comFor information abou

7、t other cool hotels in the world, visit the website: http:/www. babamabeachclub. com21What is special about the Ariau Amazon Towers hotel?AYou can sleep in tree houses.BYou can choose any of the towers.CEvery room has a walkway.DIt is designed for big families.22Which website should you visit if you

8、 want to find out whether there exists a hotel under the sea?Ahttp:/www. icehotel. comBhttp:/www. ariantowers. comChtlp:/www. bahamabeachclub. comDhttp:/www. propeller-island. com23For two persons spending a night in one of these hotels, they have to pay at least_.A$600B$182C$111D$636BI cant stop th

9、inking about the video of a 10-ycar-old girl facing her fears at the top of a ski jump. Her fear, her courage, her joy, her pride-the whole thing has really struck a chord (触动心弦) in me. Of course, the video makes me reflect on the times when I experienced the similar feelings. I remember how in thos

10、e moments every cell in my body vibrated (颤动) with life. But it also reminded me of the times I didnt choose the more risky options. Ive always been a little bit of a chicken when it comes to my physical safety but I definitely pushed myself more when I was younger. Now that Im a mom, I feel like I

11、have to stay safe. I worry about what my kids would do without me and that leads me to make safe choices.But as I watch this fourth grader overcome her fears, I think about how much this experience will mean to her in the future; shell always have this as a reference point when she comes up against

12、something scary or difficult. Shell be able to look back on this and say, “Well, I did that and the worst part was the bad feeling at the beginning.”I know I want that view for my 8-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son. I know I want them to take risks. Maybe not every day, maybe not ski-jumping, de

13、finitely not extreme sports, but I deeply hope that they will push themselves to their limits, facing down fear with whatever tools they can use and enjoying the great rush that comes from attempting scary things and getting to the other side of them.So if I want that for my kids, I have to honestly

14、 look at my own relationship with risk and say that yes. I play it safe. And I have to ask myself another question: Am I doing enough? Or do I need to make some changes in-my life so that my daughter and son can be inspired to make their own brave decisions?24How did the author react when watching t

15、hat video?AShe felt ashamed of herself.BShe realized that sport was dangerous.CShe thought of her own past experiences.DShe regretted taking part in some risky activities.25What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 most probably refer to?AMaking safe choices is important.BTaking a risk isnt as sc

16、ary as it seems.CTaking a risk can make you feel bad.DOvercoming fears requires a long time.26The author most probably thinks that she should _.Alet her kids play with the girl in the video.Bcertainly allow her kids to try ski-jumping.Cuse some tools to practice her kids courage.Dparticipate in more

17、 risky activities to set an example.27What would be the best title for the passage?APushing ourselves to our limitsBPaying attention to kids activitiesCLearning a kind of risky activityDEncouraging kids to choose what they likeCThe great Swiss psychologist Jean used to lecture around the world, expl

18、aining how childrens minds develop as they get older. Once an American asked, “But Prof. Jean, how can we get them to do faster?” Today its no longer just impatient Americans who assume that faster brain and cognitive(认知的)development is better. Across the globe, both parents and policy makers eagerl

19、y push preschools to be more like schools. A wave of new research shows, however, that this picture is far too simple. In 1998 a landmark series of studies looked at the long term effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on childrens growing up. ACEs include physical or emotional overlook or a

20、buse, being poor, losing parent, violence or mental(精神的)illness in the home. Since the original studies, there have been hundreds of similar ones done across the world. It turns out that ACEs are disastrously common. A new paper by Dr. Mackey, published in Nature Neuroscience Reviews, also concludes

21、 that. ACEs seem to make childrens brains grow up too quickly. Dr. Mackey suggests that frequently repeated bad experiences may have the worst speeding up effect, while more varied and unusual good experiences may be particularly likely to keep the brain open to learning. Why would stress and disast

22、ers make us grow up faster and a rich, varied, nursing environment make us grow up more slowly? One influential recent idea takes off from the biological concept of “life history”. An animals life history includes how long it lives, how much it invests in its young and how long it takes those young

23、to mature. A “live fast, die young” life history makes more developmental sense when resources are few and life is predictably hard. In brief, a long, slow life history goes with a big, smart brain. All of this should be able to relieve the parents worries about “the American question”. Loving your

24、children and giving them space to learn and explore is more important than designing a particular curriculum(课程).28What can we infer from paragraph 1?AAmericans are usually smarter than others.BAmerican brain science is better developed.CMost people believed children should skip preschools.DMost peo

25、ple wish to develop their childrens brains faster.29What is Dr. Mackey s opinion about speeding up childrens brain?AIt leads to an early death.BIt may cause painful problems.CIt is beneficial to academic learning.DIt originates from unpleasant environment.30What does the author finally advise parent

26、s to do?APush preschools to be more like schools.BPut middle-high pressure on their children.CGive children care and freedom to learn and explore.DAsk teachers to design abundant curricula for children.31What may be the best title for the text?ALive Fast, Die YoungBFaster Development, Better FutureC

27、An American Question, the Worlds ProblemDACEs, Key to Childrens Brains DevelopmentDThe right paint can add appeal to your walls and now it can also make them smarter. Researchers recently transformed a wall into an outsize trackpad and motion sensor by using low-cost conductive paint to create a lar

28、ge grid of electrodes（电极）. Such a smart wall can sense human touch and track gestures from a short distance. It can also detect where electrical equipment is and whether it is switched on. The technology could someday turn on lights when a person enters a room, track a players motion in an interacti

29、ve video game or monitor a childs television use. Walls are everywhere, so why not turn them into sensors for smart homes? says Yang Zhang, a computer science doctoral student at Carnegie Mellon University. who helped to develop the concept. To create the high-tech surface, Zhang and his colleagues

30、applied painters tape in a lattice（格子结构）pattern to a twelve-by-eight-foot wall, and then coated it with commercially available conductive paint. Removing the tape left a pattern of diamond-shaped electrodes, which the researchers connected using thin copper tape strips. Finally, they wired the strip

31、s to a custom-built circuit board and covered the wall with standard latex（胶乳） paint. The entire project took four hours and cot less than $200. In theory, Zhang says Anyone can use the technique to make a wall smart. In the walls appliance-detection mode, the power is turned off. The researchers de

32、tected iPads up to 6. 5 feet away from the wall; fans and floor lamps could be sensed from about 10 feet. Zhang and his colleagues presented the wall in April at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Engineers have long dreamed of technologies that blend into our surroundings, sa

33、ys Christiar Holz, a research scientist at Microsoft Research in Redmond, who did not participate in the work. It nicely questions our understanding of what a device might be and demonstrates how rich sensing technology can combine with everyday objects.32What can a smart wall do now according to th

34、e passage?ADetect people locations.BTurn on lights automatically.CTrack humans movements at close range.DMonitor a persons television use.33What can we learn about the smart wall?AIt is easy to build.BIt benefits people in many ways.C1t is cheap but tine-consuming.DIt adds appeal to the buildings.34

35、What materials are required to create the high-tech surface?APainters tape and standard latex paint.BA lattice pattern and conductive paint.CA custom-built circuit board and iPads.DDiamond-shaped electrodes and copper tape strips.35What is Christian Holzs attitude towards this new invention?ANeutral

36、.BNegative.CPositive.DUnknown.第二节 七选五（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项。There are numerous “secrets” out there on attaining success. The vast majority of these so called secrets all have one thing in common Attitude. _36_The key to developing a successful attitude is to decide

37、 that there are certain things in life that you need, rather than merely want. For example, do you want a luxury house? _37_ Do you want fame and fortune in your career?Sure, everyone wants these things. _38_ That is because its never enough to merely want something. You have to be the type of indiv

38、idual who feels that they need these things in order to survive. This gives you the motivation to work towards your dream and do whatever it takes except, of course, for breaking laws or hurting people to get there. And all this must be done with the “fuel” of a positive attitude.How do you begin to

39、 change your attitude?It is always useful to connect with useful resources outside us in changing our attitude for the better. _39_ Try to pay closer attention to your inner thoughts.Realizing where negative thoughts come from can help us get to the point where we are able to erase them. Once they a

40、re erased, it is vital to replace them with more positive thoughts. _40_Perhaps your friends and loved ones will not understand the new you. But you can become a role model for them and it begins by developing a positive attitude!AWhat do you need?BDo you want a lot of money?CWhat is the secret to S

41、uccess?DDo you find yourself constantly in doubt?EHowever, the change will always begin inside you.FProblem is, very few people are able to attain them.GThis is how we begin to make an attitude adjustment.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从4160各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was in France

42、 to visit my grandmother. To make her know how I _41_ her, I cooked for her, and read her stories. I gave her a foot massage, _42_ was her first ever.Before leaving, I was _43_ a way to leave something meaningful. So I wrote her five different love notes to let her know how much she _44_ to me, and

43、hid them in different places where I knew she would _45_ find them. One was on her pillow. Another one was beside the lamp by which she reads in the _46_. Another one was beside her toothbrush. One was in her _47_ she eagerly checks every day. And the last one was on her cars steering wheel.I left w

44、ith joy, _48_ that these cards would surely cheer her up after I left. She _49_ me as I was on my way to the airport and said, “I found your three cars. By the time I _50_ the third, I was laughing out loud. They did me so much _51_. Thank you so much.” I smiled to _52_, knowing she still had two mo

45、re to go. It was Sunday, so my _53_ was that she hadnt _54_ her mailbox and hadnt yet driven her car.As I was sitting on the plane back to the United States, I _55_ that one of my friends guiding principles was to _56_ everyone like our family member. So I was thinking about _57_ to practise that in

46、 different settings, including on a plane ride. I decided that on my next _58_ I would bring and write five appreciation cards for _59_ people on the plane, including the pilot who probably doesnt get _60_ enough for taking us safely to our destination.41AtrustBunderstandCloveDattend42AwhichBthatCwh

47、atDhow43Acaring forBlooking forCcalling forDcharging for44AbelongsBmeansCdevotesDturns45AseldomBneverCfinallyDhardly46AeveningBpresentCfutureDmorning47AhandbagBdrawerCpocketDmailbox48AtakingBregrettingCknowingDrefusing49AcalledBencouragedCcomfortedDmade50AfinishedBtookCchoseDdiscovered51AsupportBgoo

48、dCvalueDwrong52AmeBmyselfCyouDyourself53AideaBproblemCtruthDguess54AfixedBclosedCopenedDchecked55AexpectedBrememberedCrealizedDlearned56AtreatBgreetCtrustDgive57AplansBwaysCworkDexperience58AhelpBdreamCflightDactivity59AhappyBeagerCfreeDdifferent60ApaidBrewardedCadmiredDthanked第二节 语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1.5

49、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。Bees are major pollinators (传粉者) of fruits, vegetables and nuts. Without these helpful buzzing insects, our food supply would be _61_trouble. But bees can help humans in another way. _62_(research) say the act of beekeeping may help people with mental health p

50、roblems such as stress, anxiety and depression. Many call _63_ “beekeeping therapy.”One group of people is especially getting help from such therapy: military veterans (老兵).Many soldiers returning from military service have trouble_64_ (deal) with the experiences of war. They may also find it diffic

51、ult to create a _65_(produce) life after the military service. Homelessness, depression and drug abuse can affect some military veterans. Vince Ylitalo is one such veteran. He served in the military for nearly 40 years, two tours in Iraq _66_ (include). He suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

52、, or PTSDTo treat his PTSD, Ylitalo is part of a beekeeping program at the Manchester Veteran Affairs (VA) Medical Center in the state of New Hampshire. The VA _67_ (set) up several such programs in the United States.In a recent report, Ylitalo explained _68_beekeeping calms his mind.“Im in this pro

53、gram _69_ (help)me get out of the thought process of all those problems that I have.It helps me think about something _70_(complete) different . Im just thinking about the bees.”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，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改

54、。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Last night, I have a strange but interesting dream. On the way back home, I came across child from another planet who clothes seemed to be shining and looked beautiful. As I got close to him, he looked frightening and turned his back to me. Though I couldnt speak his language, I used hand gestures t