2021-2022学年湖南省岳阳市平江县第八中学高三英语模拟试卷含解析

1、2021-2022学年湖南省岳阳市平江县第八中学高三英语模拟试卷含解析一、 选择题1. They were walking along the shore _ a huge wave appeared out of nowhere, sweeping them out to sea.Aas BwhileCwhen Dthough参考答案：C句意：他们正沿着海岸走着，这时一个巨浪突然出现，将他们卷入大海。连词when引导时间状语从句，when相当于and then，常常带有“突然”之意，be doing.when.可翻译为“正在，突然”，或“正在，这时”。2. I dont think its

2、of any use _ with him. You might as well _ him alone.A. arguing, leave B. to argue, leaving C. arguing, leaving D. to argue, to leave参考答案：A3. _online courses can produce good results remains to be seenAThat BWhetherCWho DWhere参考答案：B考点：主语从句试题解析：根据从句网上课程是否能取得好效果（“whether online courses can produce goo

3、d results”）是主句这件事拭目以待（“remains to be seen”）的主语，该句主语从句。根据从句的从属连词具有是否的含义，该题选whether。句意：网上课程是否能取得好效果仍然拭目以待。4. I often my childhood，which was considered to be the happiest time of my life.Alook forward toBlook afterClook back atDlook for参考答案：C5. The weather of this year is not so good as _ of last year.

4、A. oneB. the oneC. thatD. those参考答案：C略6. _ in London, the penniless American wandered on the pavement, _ to find a job to make a living.A. Lost; hopedB. Losing; hopedC. Lost; hopingD. Losing; hoping参考答案：C试题分析：句意：迷失在伦敦街头，这个身无分文的美国人 在人行道上闲逛，希望找到一份工作谋生。be lost in是形容词短语做状语，直接用lost表状态，v-ing形式做状语表示自然而然的结果

5、，动词不定式则表示意料之外的结果。故选C。考点: 考查非谓语动词的用法。7. Without the earths atmosphere to protect them, astronauts can be exposed to intense radiation from the sun, _ them at risk of cancer. A. to leave B. leaving C. having left D. left参考答案：B略8. - It seems to be colder outside today.- Yes, the temperature_ to minus 2

6、 in Changzhou and it is likely to get even colder in the next few days.A. has fallen B. falls C. has been falling D. fell参考答案：A9. When delivering the speech, you can _your note if necessary.A. watch out B. refer to C. come across D. look after 参考答案：B10. around the Water Cube, we were then taken to s

7、ee the Birds Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games. AHaving shown BTo be shown CTo show DHaving been shown参考答案：D11. Nowadays in China many teenagers have no dream to be an astronaut and fly to the moon.A.rather than B.more than C.other than D.less than参考答案：C略12. Food supplies in the flood-stricken area_.

8、We must act immediately before theres none left. A. are running out B. have run out C. have been run out D. are being run out参考答案：A13. Could you tell me where youre working now, Tony? In the new development zone. But I _ in a computer company for five years.A. have worked B. had worked C. was workin

9、g D. worked参考答案：D14. It was after he had worked on the project for months _ he found how to solve the problem efficiently Athat Bwhen Cuntil Das参考答案：A15. Of all the diseases associated with smoking, addiction is perhaps _ that receives the least attention.A. one B. the one C. none D. something参考答案：B

10、略16. Ive always been very about giving my address to strangers. Afamiliar Bexcited CcautiousDconcerned参考答案：C23. Judging from her _ facial expression, I guess that the problems must be interesting. A. excitement B. excited C. exciting D. excite参考答案：B略18. While staying in the village,Jack shared whate

11、ver he had with the villagers without asking for anything_.A. in return B. in commonC. in turn D. in place参考答案：A试题分析：考查名词短语。A. in return 作为回报；B. in common 共同；C. in turn 反而、轮流； D. in place在对的位置、适当的。句意：在农村期间，James无私地和村民们分享他所拥有的，不求任何回报。故选A。二、 单词拼写19. 阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单

12、词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254. At the age of 17, Marco Polo traveled across E_ and Asia with his father, 76. who was i_ in doing trade with the Chinese. In China, they 77. were _（热烈）welcomed by the Yuan Dynasty Emperor. 78. The Emperor was delighted to mee

13、t these two f_. 79. Marco was amazed by _ beautiful and powerful China was. 80. What _ (使印象深刻) him most was that people used paper 81. money, which was not _ (可得到的) in the West until many 82. years later. The black stone used _ fuel also confused him. 83. Not long after r_ to Italy in 1291, he was c

14、aught by the 84. enemy in a local war and p_ into prison. Marco told all his 85. stories about China to another prisoner and then he wrote them in a book called “The Description of the World”.参考答案：76. Europe 77. interested 78. warmly 79. foreigners 80. how81. impressed 82. available 83. as 84. retur

15、ning 85. put三、 阅读理解20. 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 If you dont have a college degree, youre at greater risk of developing memory problems or even Alzheimers (老年痴呆). Education plays a key role in lifelong memory performance and risk for mental disorder, and its well documented

16、 that those with a college degree possess a cognitive（认知的） advantage over those less educated in middle and old age. Now, a large national study from Brandeis University published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry shows that those with less schooling can significantly make up for poore

17、r education by frequently engaging in mental exercises such as word games, puzzles, reading, and lectures. “The lifelong benefits of higher education for memory in later life are quite impressive, but we do not clearly understand how and why these effects last so long,” said lead author Margie Lachm

18、an, a psychologist. She suggested that higher education may encourage lifelong interest in cognitive efforts, while those with less education may not engage as frequently in mental exercises that help keep the memory agile (敏捷地). But education early in adulthood does not appear to be the only route

19、to maintain your memory. The study found that intellectual activities undertaken regularly made a difference. “Among individuals with low education, those who are engaged in reading, writing, attending lectures, doing word games or puzzles once a week or more had memory scores similar to people with

20、 more education,” said Lachman. The study, called Midlife in the United States, assessed 3,343 men and women between the ages of 32 and 84 with an average age of 56 years. Almost 40 percent of the participants had at least a 4-year college degree. The researchers evaluated how the participants perfo

21、rmed in two cognitive areas, verbal (言语的)memory and executive function - brain processes involved in planning, abstract thinking and cognitive flexibility. Participants were given a series of tests, including tests of verbal fluency, word recall, and backward counting. As expected, those with higher

22、 education said they engaged in cognitive activities more often and also did better on the memory tests, but some with lower education also did well, explained Lachman. “The findings are promising because they suggest there may be ways to level the playing field for those with lower educational achi

23、evement, and protect those at greatest risk for memory declines,” said Lachman. “Although we can not rule out the possibility that those who have better memories are the ones who take on more activities, the evidence is consistent with cognitive plasticity (可塑性), and suggests some degree of personal

24、 control over cognitive functioning in adulthood by adopting an intellectually active lifestyle.”60. What is the text mainly about? A. Higher education has a better cognitive advantage. B. Better memories result from college degree. C. Cognitive activity does good to ones mind. D. Poor education has more risk of memory declines.61. According to the result of Margie Lachmans study, we can conclude that _.A. education is responsible for the lifelong memory performance and risk for mental disorderB. education early in adulthood can be the only route to