山西省朔州市应县一中2022年高三最后一卷英语试卷含答案

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．an;the B．an;a C．the;a D．the;the2．Trytobeindependent,foryourparentscan'tdo________foryouallyourlife.A．something B．nothingC．everything D．anything3．Bobwastryingto________thatheknewthefamoussingerwhowouldperforminourcity.A．letout B．layoutC．figureout D．makeout4．Evenasmallpersonalcomputerstorevastamountsofinformation.A．might B．canC．oughtto D．hasto5．YesterdayItookmycartothegaragetohavethem________theair-conditioner.A．tocheck B．checking C．checked D．check6．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before7．Thepoliceareinvestigatingthecompany,threeof________managershavealreadybeenarrested.A．whose B．thatC．which D．where8．HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse9．They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup10．Hi,Mark.Howwasthemusicalevening?Excellent!AlesandAndyperformed_________andtheywonthefirsprize.A．skillfully B．commonly C．willingly D．nervously11．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean12．Recently,aprogrammercriticizedthe“996”workschedule______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,withtheprospectofendingupinanintensivecareunit.A．where B．when C．which D．whose13．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright14．AmericansingerTaylorSwift,21,________bigatthe2011AcademyofCountryMusicAwardsintheUSonApril3rd.A．stood B．gave C．scored D．made15．Newpolicies,_______toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,________bythelocalgovernmentacrossChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.A．intending;havebeenmadeknown B．intended;havebeenmadeknownC．intending;aremadeknown D．intended;hadmadeknown16．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught17．TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaignto_____________thecrazyhousingmarket.A．calm B．destroyC．occupy D．reflect18．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone19．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto20．“Cellphone”isaAmericanusage，butBritishspeakersalwaysuse“mobilephone”．A．normal B．common C．formal D．usual第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）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。21．（6分）ConstructiononKnolly'sTunnelbeganin1896，anditwasopenedonAugust13th，182bythemanitwasnamedafter--SirClementC．Knolly，ActingGovernorofTrinidad．ItlinkedRioClarowithPortofSpain．Itsarchitectureisstilladmiredandstudiedtoday，andmanyareamazedthatKnolly'sTunnelhasstooduptotheearth'smovementoversomanyyears．Muchresearchisbeingdoneonthetunnel．AtthetopofKnolly'sTunnelarecottagescoveredwithleaves，wherevisitorscansitandenjoythebeautyofnature．StandingatthebeginningofKnolly'sTunnel，youcanseenothingbutthetinylightattheend．Thetraintrackshavebeenremovedandreplacedwithsmallstones．Visitorscandrivethroughthetunnelorwalkthrough，butshoulddosoingroupsforsafety．Intheolddays，therewerenolights，butnowtherearestreetlightsonthewaytothetunnel，thoughnotinside．Onyourwayin，youmaynoticesomemanholesonthewallsofthetunnel．Thesewerethereforindividualstostepintoforsafetyasthetrainpassed．Knolly'sTunnelcanbeaccessedthroughTabaquiteandthroughMitchellGap．Theroadwasrecentlyimproved，butisbetterwhenyouenterfromTabaquite，andtherearesignsontheroaddirectingyoutoKnolly'sTunnel．OnthedrivetoKnolly'sTunneltherearetwoothercottageswherevisitorscansitandjustenjoynature．Atthesiteitself，thereisnothingtopurchasetoeatordrink，butinTabaquitethereareseveralbars，arestaurant，andfoodoutlets．Agasstationandahealthcentrearealsocloseby．Forthosewhoadmirearchitecture，Knolly'sTunnelisamust-seewhenvisitingTrinidad．Forthenaturelovers，thereisnobetterplaceforthemtobeandforthehistorians，theycanwalkordrivethroughKnolly'sTunnelknowingthatmanyofourancestorstoiled（workedhard）onitsstructure．SowhenyouvisitTrinidad，don'tforgettotakealookatKnolly'sTunnel!1、Knolly'sTunnelisspecialin______．A．itsenvironment B．itsfunctionC．itslocation D．itsarchitecture2、Theunderlinedword"site"intheparagraph4refersto______．A．Trinidad B．TabaquiteC．MitchellGap D．Knolly'sTunnel3、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage？______A．TosuggestavisittoKnolly'sTunnel．B．TointroducethehistoryofKnolly'sTunnel．C．ToevaluatethevalueofKnolly'sTunnel．D．TowitnessthechangeofKnolly'sTunnel4、Thepassageaboveisprobablytakenfrom______．A．ageographytextbook B．atraveljournalC．asportsreport D．ahealthandfitnessmagazine22．（8分）Thehemlock(铁杉)treesalongtheWappingerCreek,NewYork,lookhealthy.However,scientistGaryLovettsaysthewhiteballswhichprovideprotectionforthebugsarecreatedbyatinyinsect.It’shardtobelievethetinybugcouldkillatree.However,treescanendupwithmillionsandmillionsofthepests.Whentherearethatmany,itendsupkillingthetree.ThebugfromEastAsiaisslowlykillingtreesacrosstheUSA．Thetrouble－makingbugisjustoneofmanyinvasive(入侵的)peststhathaveslippedintotheUnitedStates.Theycanhurtotherlivingthingsintheirnewhome.Manyinvasivepestsarriveonwoodenpalletspiledinsideshippingcontainers.Theysupportandseparategoods,andkeepthemfromslidingaround.Invasivepestsoftentunnelintothepallets.Howcanwestoppestsfromridingonpallets?Lovettsaysnewrulesareneeded.Thecompaniesthatmakepalletsdon’twantmorerules.Congresshasaddedanamendment(修正案)inthe2018FarmBilltotryandpreventthisproblem.However,Lovettisnothopefulitwillmakemuchofadifference.Palletsarecheckedbyinspectors.Manyaresprayedwithbug－killingpesticide.“Ibelieveinthesystem，”saidBrentMcClendon,presidentofTheNationalWoodenPalletandContainerAssociation.Healsosaidshippingcontainersarecheckedverycarefully.Still,eachyear13millioncontainersareshippedtotheU.S.Eachisfullofwoodenpallets.Lovettsays:“Inspectorscan’tpossiblycheckeverything.Allittakesareafewbadpallets;weshouldgetridofwoodenpallets.”Hebelievespalletsshouldbemadeofplasticoreco－compositewood.Eco－compositewoodisamixofwoodfiberandplastic.Insectscannothideintoit.Oneproblemisthatthesechoicescostmore.Theymaybeworththeextramoney,though.InvasivepestscosttheU.S.$5billionayear.Treesdon’tjustdieinforests.Theyalsodieincitiesandouryards.Then,theyneedtobereplaced.Thatcostsmoney,too.1、AllthestatementsareTRUEexceptthat________.A．pesticidehasbeenappliedtobug－killingB．thecompaniesmakingpalletsdon’twantmorerulesC．invasivepestshideinpalletsusedinshippingD．invasivepestsarenativetoWappingerCreek2、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Bugswon’tbotherthetreeifjustinfewnumbers.B．Bugsruintheshippinggoodsslowly.C．Bugscanbeeasilyspottedbyeyes.D．Bugscovertreeswithwhitesoftballsforprotection.3、WhydoesGaryLovettwanttogetridofwoodenpallets?A．Becauseinsectsmostlydieinthem.B．Becausetheyarethemajorpestcarriers.C．Becausetheyarenotworthextramoney.D．Becauseplasticpalletsareeco－friendly.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Congresscontributesalottodealingwithinvasivepests.B．Effectivemeasureshavestoppedthepestinvasion.C．InvasivepestsareharmingplantsintheUSA．D．EcosystemintheUSAispoorlydamagedbyinvasivewoods.23．（8分）IwalkedtoMrs.Windsor’shouseandwaitedoutside.Shewasworkingwithanotherstudent,andIwasnotsupposedtobotherthembyringingthebell.IstoodagainstthewallanddaydreamedwhatI’dratherbedoing.Ihadbeentutoredenoughtoread,understand,andevenwritesomemusicalcompositions,butIjustdidn’thaveagiftforit.Mrs.Windsorhadofferedtogivemethelessonsforfree,soIfeltmydutytotry.ThedooropenedandWendyBartoncameout.Iwalkedin,satdownonthepianobenchandbegantosortthroughmysheetmusic.TodayMrs.WindsorintroducedherniecePashatoteachme.Withasmile,Pashasatbesidemeonthepianobench,openedmysheetmusictothebeginningpageandaskedmetoplay.Iarrangedmyfingersonthekeys.ThenIfrowned(皱眉)andconcentratedtomakethenotesonthepagematchthefingermovements.IhadtoadmitIwasarathermechanical(呆板的)pianist.Afteraboutapageortwo,Pashagentlyputherhandontopofmineasiftocalmmyfingers.Therewasalongpause.“Whatareyouhearinginthemusic?”IlookedatherratherstrangelyandadmittedIdidn’tknowwhatshemeant.“Likeastory.Here,letmetryandyoulisten,”Pashaadvised.Sheclosedhereyesandtookadeepbreath,lettingherfingersdancelightlyoverthekeys.Then,shebegantoplay.“See,itbeginsherebesidesomekindofriver.Hearthewaterflowingbesideyou?”Herfingersroseandfellgentlyonthekeys.“Nowtheprincessappearsandshe’spickingflowersfromthewater’sedge.”AhappypieceofmusicfilledtheairintimetoPasha’sdancingfingers.“Oh,butsheslips!”Themusicchanged.“Andourprincessisbeingcarriedoffbythefast-flowingstream.Quickly,theprincess’horseseesherplight(困境)andracestotheriver’sedgewhereheswimsouttolethercatchholdofhim.Luckily,theymakeittothebank.”Pashasaid.Iplayedmanypiecesofmusicthatafternoon,findingthestoriesinthemusicandlearningthatsometimesittakesafriendtopullyououtoftheriverontodrylandagain.1、Bydescribingherselfasamechanicalpianist,theauthormeant________.A．shecouldrememberthenotesinashorttimeB．shewasplayingthepianowithoutemotionC．herfingerscouldn’tmovefreelyD．ithadbeenalongtimesincesheplayedlasttime2、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePasha?A．Creative. B．Honest. C．Humorous. D．Brave.3、Pasha’smagicofplayingthepianoliesinthatshe________.A．imaginedherselfasaprincessB．knewitsoriginalbackgroundstoryC．hadastrongdesiretomakeafriendD．combinedthemusicwithastory4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AFriendForeverB．NeverGiveupC．APianoLessonD．MyFavoritePieceofMusic24．（8分）2018-03-10MotherNatureinChinesephotographer’slensForthosewhohaven’tgotthetimetotravel,thisexhibitionfeaturingnumerousphotosofthebeautyofMotherNaturewillbeadelightfortheweekend.Fromthesephotos,visitorscanseethegreatnessandpowerofnatureandthedifferencesbetweenhumansandanimals.Time:9am-5pm,throughMar19(closedonMondays)Venue:NationalArtMuseumofChina,IWusiAvenue,Dongchengdistrict.Ticket:FreeContactheBritishMuseumbringsahitshowtoBeijingTheBritishMuseum’shighly-acclaimedAHistoryoftheWorldin100Objectshasattractedmorethanonemillionvisitorsduringitsworldtour.ThatnumberisgrowingfastwithitsChinalegprovingasuccesssinceitopenedinBeijinglastweek.TheexhibitiondevelopedfromabroadcastingseriesthattheLondonmuseumstartedinpartnershipwiththeBBCin2010.Each15-minuteprogramintroducedoneof100objectsfromthemuseum’scollectionthatrevealed(展现)thecommunicationmethodsofvarioushumanculturesoverthecourseoftwomillionyears.Time:9am-5pm,throughMay31(closedonMondays)Venue:NationalMuseumofChina,16EastChang’anAvenue,Dongchengdistrict.Ticket:50yuanContacthenphotographslooklikepaintingsThelinebetweenpaintingandphotographyhasblurred(模糊)inconceptualartist(概念艺术家)FuWenjun’sworks.Fornearly30years,hehasdevotedhimselftotheexplorationofproducingphotosthatlooklikeabstractpaintingstoinspirepeopletothinkratherthansimplyappreciatetheaccuracyofimages.Fu’songoingexhibitionaimstoprovidemoreinsightsintohisartworld.Time:9am-5pm,throughMarch19(closedonMondays)Venue:NationalArtMuseumofChina,1WusiStreet,Dongchengdistrict.Ticket:FreeContactuseumcelebrates80-year-oldlacquermasterKnownas“thefatherofmodemChineselacquerart”,80-year-oldQiaoShiguangbreathesnewlifeintothecountry’slong-standingtraditionoflacquerpainting(_画)•Heapplieseggshellchips(蛋壳碎片)todemonstratethepeacefulbeautyofSouthernChina.ThelacquerpaintsunderhisbrushespresentsthedepthofEasternaesthetics.Time:9am-5pm,throughMar19Venue:NationalCenterforthePerformingArts,2WestChang’anAvenue,Xichengdistrict.Ticket:FreeContact:010-665500001、Accordingtothetext,wecanlearnthatFuWenjunisa(n).A．photographerB．lacquerpainterC．broadcasterD．conceptualartist2、AssumingyouareinterestedintraditionalChinesepaintings,whencanyougoandenjoyoneaccordingtothetext?A．10am,Mar31B．3pmMar19C．9pmMay31D．10amMay193、Youcanenjoythefollowingartworksfreeofchargeexcept.A．FuWenjun’sworksB．QiaoShiguang’sworksC．photosofthebeautyofMotherNatureD．AHistoryoftheWorldin100Objects25．（10分）You’llfinditamazingtosupportpeoplewhenyougoouttoeat!Justlookforrestaurantsthathirepeoplewithdisabilities，whicharemakingtheworldamoreinclusiveplace.Eachbakery，caféandrestaurantbelowhasawonderfulandheartwarmingstory.HugsCare:McKinney，TexasRuthThompsononcehadavisiontocreateanonprofitcaféthatwouldberunandoperatedprimarilybyadultswithspecialneeds.Withhardwork，astrongpassionandanamazingteam，HugsCaféopeneditsdoorsin2015.“HugsCaféisnowsomuchmorethanajobtoour23teammates，whichisenhancingthemeaningfullivesofadultswithspecialneedsthroughtrainingandemploymentatHugsCafé.Thompsonsays.Vinny＆Bay’sCoffeeandEatery:PanamaCity，Florida“Alotofpeopleplantheirvacationsaroundcomingtothiscoffeeshop，”sayscaféownerKaraRigby.Vinny＆Bay’sCoffeeandEaterywasestablished“sothatBayleehadaplacetowork，”Rigbyadds.BayleeisRigby’sdaughter’sfriendwhohasadisability.Thecoffeeshop’sgoalbecometrainingforindividualslikeBaylee.SomeworkershaveevenstartedatVinny＆Bay’sandwereabletoworkinaregularworkplace.Rigbysaysthatheremployees”haveawholelotmoreabilitiesthandisabilities.Theyloveunconditionally，anditchangesthewholeenvironmentandbusiness.”Rigbybelievesthatincorporatingevenjustoneortwodisabledindividualsintoabusinesscanchangethewholeatmosphere—forthebetter!SugarPlumBakery:VirginiaBeach，VirginiaHeadtoSugarPlumBakerytofindadeliciouscarrotcakeandseepeoplewithdisabilitiessuccessfullyworkingalongsidenone—disabledworkers.SugarPlumhasbeenpromotingtheintegrationofadultswithdevelopmentaldisabilitiesbyprovidingtrainingandemploymentopportunitiestomorethan1，000peoplewithdisabilitiessince1987.Whetherthey’rescoopingcookiesormakingcupcakes，SugarPlum’sdisabledemployeesarethebackboneofthebakery.1、Whatdothethreerestaurantshaveincommon?A．Theyareestablishedbyadultswithspecialneeds.B．Theyaresupportedbycharitiesorlocalgovernment.C．Theprovidetrainingandemploymenttodisabledindividuals.D．Theemployersandemployeesthereareallindividualswithdisabilities.2、Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat______________.A．HugsCafésetupin1987nowhas23teammatesB．RigbyfoundedhercoffeeshoptohelpBaylee，herdaughterC．DisabledindividualsarenotabletoworkinaregularworkplaceD．SugarP1umBakeryhiresbothnormalpeopleandpeoplewithdisabilities3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Disabledworkerstherearethemostimportantpart.B．Thebakerygetssupportandstrengthfrombackbone.C．Thecustomersarealwaysbackingthedisabledworkers.D．Theemployeeshaveawholelotmoreabilitiesthandisabilities.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Formostpeople,graduationdayisexciting.Mygraduationday,1wasnot.Irememberthatweekendtwoyearsago.Myfamilyandmyfriendshadcometowatchourclasswalkacrossthat2.Butlikeeveryoneinmygraduatingclass,Ihadwatchedthe

economy3frombadtoworseduringmysenioryear.Wegraduateshad4butverylimitedprospects(前景).Numerousapplicationswere5andIknewthatthenextday,whenmylease(租约)ended，Iwouldnolongerhaveaplaceto6“home”.Theweeks7werenoteasy.IdrovetoCaliforniatofindwork.ButwhatIthoughtwould8meaweekdraggedintotwo,andthenfour,and100jobapplicationslater,Ifoundmyself9Iwasbefore.Days10likeweeks,weekslikemonthsandthosemanymonthsseemed11.Themost12partwasnomatterhowmuchItried,Ijustcouldn’tseemtomakeany13.ThenIbegantowrite.Somethingaboutputtingwordsonapagemadeeverythingseemalittleclearer–alittlebrighter.Somethingaboutwritinggaveme14.Iputmyfrustrationintoachildren’s15,onestoryofwhichwasabouta(n)16,alittlefish,who,fightingina“river”,17togiveuphisdream.Ikeptonwriting.Andthenoneday,18anysortofwritingdegreeorcontractsinthewritingworld–justalotofhardworkandperseverance–Iwasofferedapublishingcontractformyfirstbook!Afterthat,thingsbegantobein19soon.Iwasofferedasecondbookdeal.Thenafewmonthslater,IgotaninterviewwiththeWaltDisneyCompanyandwashiredshortlyafter.Thelessonofthestory:Workhard,giveittimeanddon’tgiveup.Oftenourdreamslieinwaitjustalittlefurtherupstream.Allweneedisthe20topushbeyondthe“river”.1、A．thereforeB．howeverC．otherwiseD．besides2、A．periodB．momentC．stageD．line3、A．goB．becomeC．keepD．appear4、A．examsB．papersC．documentsD．degrees5、A．successesB．surprisesC．wondersD．failures6、A．liveB．callC．stayD．move7、A．aheadB．earlyC．beforeD．ago8、A．giveB．payC．takeD．spend9、A．whoB．whereC．whatD．how10、A．followedB．floatedC．fellD．felt11、A．meaninglessB．helplessC．endlessD．hopeless12、A．interestingB．surprisingC．amazingD．frustrating13、A．effortB．progressC．senseD．affect14、A．hopeB．dreamC．futureD．strength15、A．storyB．magazineC．bookD．journal16、A．heroB．poetC．writerD．actor17、A．repliedB．respondedC．returnedD．refused18、A．withoutB．exceptC．throughD．among19、A．sightB．actionC．placeD．order20、A．loveB．courageC．sympathyD．kindness第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）1．RedNoseDayapproaching,getyourrednoseready!ThisspecialholidaygotitsstartinEnglandin1988,andtodayithasbecomeoneofthelargestmoney-raising2．(event)intheUK.ItiscalledRedNoseDaybecauseitisaspecialday3．manypeoplebuyaplasticrednosetowear!RedNoseDaytakesplaceeverytwoyearsonthesecondorthirdFridayinMarch.ThedayissponsoredbyComicRelief,aBritishcharity(慈善团体)thatraisesmoneyforpeople4．(live)toughlivesacrosstheUKandAfrica.Inthepast30years,alotofmoney5．(raise).The6．(easy)waytogetinvolvedinRedNoseDayistoweararednose!SpecialnosesaresoldatSainsbury’sstoresandpetrolstations,Oxfamstores,andBBCshops.Themoneymadefromsellingrednosesgoestothecharity.7．(consider)asoneofthemostappealingunofficialnationalholidays,RedNoseDayisnowsopopular8．millionscometoparticipateinit.Manypeople,includingyourfavoritecomediansandcelebrities,take9．activepartinitbywearingrednosesanddoingsillythings!ThereisafantasticnightofTVontheBBC,withcomedyandentertainmenttoinspirethenationtogive10．.(generous)第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错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。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。TodayisSunday.I’vebeeninCanadafortwomonths.ThisisfirsttimethatIhavebeenawayfrommyfamilyforsuchalongtime.WiththehelpofKatiaaroommateofme,I’vesoongotusedtolivewithoutmyparentsaround.Katia,likemanyotherRussiangirls,areniceandlively.Webecamefriendsshortlyafterwemeeteachother.AlthoughherEnglishisalittlehardlytounderstand,weenjoychatandweusuallytalkalotaboutourownfamilies.We’rebothsurprisedthatChinesecultureorRussianculturearesodifferent.Now,we’replanningasmallpartyforthenextSunday.There,Katiawillintroducemetosomeofherfriends,oneofwhohasbeentoChinaseveraltimes.Ijustcan’twait.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，在互联网上获悉一个国际中学生组织将在新加坡举办夏令营，欢迎各国学生参加。请写一封自荐信申请参加，内容包括：1.自我介绍（包括英语能力）2.参加意图（介绍中国，了解其他国家）3.希望获准注意：1.词数不少于100左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。3.

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