广东省梅州市平远中学高三英语模拟试卷含解析

广东省梅州市平远中学高三英语模拟试卷含解析一、选择题1.MorehighwayshavebeenbuiltinChina,______itmucheasierforpeopletotravelfromoneplacetoanother. A.making B.made C.tomake D.havingmade参考答案：

7.A．现在分词作结果状语。

2..Itwasnotwhoisrightbutwhatisright_______isofimportance.

A.which

B.it

C.that

D.this参考答案：C略3.Hesaidthatweshouldfinishtheworktodayandthisis_______Idisagree.

Awhy

Bwhere

Cwhat

Dhow参考答案：B4.Tryto

atleasthalfanhoureachdayforlearningnewvocabulary,andyou’llknowmorewords.

A．takeup

B．setaside

C．putaway

D．goabout参考答案：B5.Hegotuplateandhurriedtohisoffice,_________thebreakfastuntouched.A.left

B.toleave

C.havingleft

D.leaving参考答案：D31.Youcandecidenottoattendthecourse,becauseit’snot

.A.inevitable

B.compulsory

C.essential

D.permanent参考答案：B7.Ihaven’tfinishedmyhomeworkyet.I

mymotherwiththehouseworkalldayyesterday.A.helped

B.havehelped

C.washelping

D.havebeenhelping参考答案：C8.Everyoneneedstolearnnewthings_____onthejobanditiscommonpracticeforpeopletogobacktoschool．A．accidentally

B．increasingly

C．gradually

D．constantly参考答案：A9.Besuretotakeatriptothewaedsll

it’salongdriveonadirtroad.It’swellworththetrouble.A.onlyif

B.nowthat

C.eventhough

D.incase参考答案：C10.Everyonewassilentatthemeetingatfirst.Butwhen______anewmanagerofthedepartment,theyseemedtobetalkactive.A.itcametoelect

B.itcametoelecting

C.itreferredtoelect

D.itreferredtoelecting参考答案：B11.Thereportswentmissingin2012andnobody______themsince.A.sees

B.saw

C.hasseen

D.hadseen

参考答案：C12.—Whatisupsettingyou,dear?

—_______itisnecessaryforustomoveourhometothecity.

A.Whether

B.How

C.That

D.Why参考答案：A13.After

seemedlikehourshecameoutwithabittersmile.

A．which

B．this

C．what

D．that参考答案：C14.Itisimagination---______itdreams,ifyouwish---thatpromotesthemindforhealthygrowth.A.call

B.called

C.calling

D.tocall参考答案：A15.Accordingtothemedicalresearch,___stillsomecancercausesundiscovered.A.thereseemtobe

B.itseemstobeC.itseemsthat

D.hereseem参考答案：A16.—WhichsidecanIsitontheboat?

—Ifyousitstill,youcansiton______．

A．neitherside

B．everysideC．bothsides

D．eitherside参考答案：D二、完型填空17.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。OncetherewasagirlcalledArachnewhowasveryproudofherskillatweaving.Manypeoplecametoseeher

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herthreadsinred,blue,greenoryellowthatmadeher

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picturesglowwithlife.“ThegoddessAthene

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havegivenyousuchagift,”theysaid.ButArachnetossedherhead.“No,”shereplied

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“I’vetaughtmyselfeverythingIknow.”

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thosewords,thegoddessAthenedecidedtoteachheralesson.Firstshe

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herselfasanoldwomanand

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Arachne’sdoor.Whensheopenedit,thegoddesswarnedher,“Youshouldn’tcompareyourselfwiththegreatAthene.Youshouldbemore

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.”AtthatArachnegrewveryangry.“Lethercomehereandhavea

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withme.Thenwe’llseewho’sbetteratweaving!”

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Athenethrewoffherdisguiseandthecontestbegan.

Alldaythetwocontestantswovebright

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intomarvellouspictures.Arachne’swasdefinitely

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inskillanddesign.AtthatAthenegrew

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angrythatshehitArchne.Atoncethegirlbecamesmallerandsmaller.Herheaddisappearedandherbodybecame

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.Herhumanarmsandlegsdisappearedtobereplacedwithtwiceasmanythinnerinsect-like

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.AsArachnerantohide,Athenelaughed

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“Youmaylive,Arachne,butyouwilldoyourweaving

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fromnowon.”Hearingthosewords,Archnebeganto

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athreadandtoweaveapatternintheair.Shehadbecomethefirst

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.Sincethenshehascontinuedtorecreateherlost

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beautifulmasterpieceinherwebs,andallother

spidershavefollowedher.1.A.color1

B.do C.print D.describe2.A.taken B.woven C.drawn D.moved3.A.should B.could C.must D.might4.A.proudly B.angrily C.kindly D.friendly5.A.Saying B.Finishing C.Hearing D.Listening6.A.disappointed B.disguised C.discouraged D.disaffected7.A.tookon B.puton C.turnedon D.knockedon8.A.careful B.humble C.proud D.honest9.A.conversation B.fight C.competition D.meeting10.A.ImmediatelyB.Fortunately C.Hopefully D.Generally11.A.color1s B.threads C.wool D.feather12.A.superior B.inferior C.good D.excellent13.A.such B.too C.very D.so14.A.longer B.prettier C.bigger D.rounder15.A.heads B.eyes C.legs D.ears16.A.unhappily B.uncertainly C.untruly D.unkindly17.A.onthegroundB.intheair C.athome D.onthewall18.A.preserve B.press C.prepare D.produce19.A.mosquito B.fly C.spider D.insect20.A.and B.or C.but D.so参考答案：1—5ABCAC

6—10BDBCA11—15BADDC

16—20DBDCC三、阅读理解18.LightningflashedthroughthedarknessoverDonaldLubeck’sbedroomskylight.The80-year-oldretiredworkerwasshakenbyablastofthunder.Itwas11p.m.Thestormhadmoveddirectlyoverhistwo-storywoodhomeintheruraltownofBelchertown,Massachusetts.Thenheheardthesmokealarmbeeping.Lubeckpaddeddownthestairsbarefootandopenedthedoortothebasement,andflamesexplodedout.Lubeckfledbackupstairstocall911fromhisbedroom,butthephonedidn’twork.Lubeckrealizedhewastrapped.“Istartedpanicking,”hesays.Hisdaughterandyounggranddaughters,wholivedwithhim,wereawayforthenight.NoonewillevenknowI’mhome,hethought.HishousewasthreemilesoffthemainroadandsowellhiddenbypinesthatLubeckknewcallingforhelpwouldbefruitless.UpahillaboutathirdofamileawaylivedLubeck’sclosestneighbors,JeremieWentworthandhiswife.Wentworthhadbeenlyingdown,listeningtotheradiowhenitoccurredtohimthatthesoundwasmorelikeasmokedetector.Hejumpedoutofbed,grabbedacordlessphoneandaflashlight,andheadeddownthehillsidetowardthenoise.Hedialed911“Isanyonethere?”hecalledoutasheapproachedthehouse.WentworthknewthatLubecklivedinthehouse.Thenheheard,“Helpme!I’mtrapped!”comingfromthebalconyoffLubeck’sbedroom.“Iraninandyelled,‘Don,whereareyou?’ThenIhadtorunoutsidetocatchmybreath.”Afteronemoreattemptinsidethehouse,hegaveupandcircledaroundback.Buttherewasnowaytogettohim.“Ishinedtheflashlightintothewoodsnexttoanoldshedandnoticedaadder,”saysWentworth.HedraggeditovertothebalconyandpulledLubeckdownjustasthesecondfloorofthehousecollapsed.WentworthandLubeckdon’trunintoeachotherregularly,butLubecknowknowsthatifheeverneedshelp,Wentworthwillbethere.Lubeckstillchokesupwhenhetellsthestory.“Iwasalone,”hesays.“ThenIheardthemostbeautifulsoundinmylife.ItwasJeremie.”61.Accordingtothetext,Lubeck

.A.stayedcalminthefire

B.couldn’tfindasafewayoutC.livedonthefirstfloor

D.calledforhelpinthefire62.HowdidWentworthhelpLubeckescape?A.Hecalled911.

B.HewentupstairsandtookLubeckout.C.Heputoutthefire

D.Heusedaladderandpulledlubeckdown.63.WhichofthefollowingfactorswasnotmentionedinthetextthatalmostcausedLubeck’slife?A.Hewaslivinginhiswoodhomealonethatnight.B.Thestormwastooheavyandthefirewastoofierce.C.Helivedfarfromthemainroadandwassurroundedbypines.D.Hewastoofrightenedtoescapefromthedanger.64.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Anearneighbourisbetterthanadistantcousin.

B.Agoodwaytogetanarrowescape.C.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.

D.Bloodisthickerthanwater.参考答案：BDDA19.GrowingPainsTheterm"adultingstartedasasortofjoke一一wheneveramillennial（千禧一代）woulddosomethingage-appropriate,thiswasanactof"adulting."Now,though,millennialsobviouslyrequiretraininginbeinganadult.RachelFlehingerhasco-foundedanAdultingSchool,whichincludesonlinecoursesonsimplesewing,conflictresolutionandcooking.Thecauseforsuchclassesisthatmanymillennials"haven’tleftchildhoodhomes"一一inAmerica34percentofadultsaged18to34stilllivedwiththeirparentsasof2015,upfrom26percentadecadebefore.There'sagooddealoftruthtothis.Ifyou'relivingathome,withMomandDaddoingtheirbesttospoil（(溺爱）you,you'relesslikelytoknowhowtodolaundry,cookorbalanceacheckbook.Dependencybreedsenervation.Buthere'sthecatch:Livingathomedoesn'tnecessarilyleadtodependency.Asof1940,morethan30percentof25-to29-year-oldslivedathomewithparentsorgrandparents.Theywereadulting,evenwhilelivingathome.Parentsexpectedtheirkidstodochores,toprepareforlife.Insteadofblaminglivingathome,then,wehavetoblameourstyleofparenting.Thetruthisthatwe'vesimplybecomelazierasparents.Sowhat'stherealproblem?We'remorelikelytoletourkidscrashonourcouches（长沙发）thantellthemtogetajobandpayrent.Wedon'tpushourkidstobuildfamiliesoftheirown,aslifeexpectancyhasincreased,sohasadolescence.Americansaren'texpectedtostartbuildingalife,particularlymiddle-andupper-classAmericans,untilthey'renearingtheir30s.Thenthequestionishowwecanencourageyoungpeopleto"'adult"innon-circumstance-drivenfashion.9.Whatdoesthelastsentenceinthethirdparagraph"Dependencybreedsenervation."mean?A.ParentswouldliketodohouseworkbythemselvesB.Presentkidsaretoolazytodohousework.C.Dependencymakeskidsunable.D.Kidsdependontheirparents.10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Millennialswouldliketobetrainedinbeinganadult.B.Parentsaretoolazytodochores.C.Millennialsdon'tadultbecausetheystillliveintheirchildhoodhomes.D.Inthe1940skidswereadultingevenwhentheywerelivingathome.11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisthemainideaofthepassage?A."Adulting"ishard,butonlybecauseparentsaretoolazytoteachtheirkids.B.Millennialsshouldleavehomeearlytoadult.C.Americansaren'texpectedtostartbuildingalifeuntilthey'renearingtheir30s.D.Adultingschoolswithonlinecoursesarepopular.12.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillbewrittenaboutnext?A.Thegovernmentshouldpushofftheageofadulthood.B.Parentsshouldleavekidsinchargeofsociety.C.Parentsshouldputresponsibilityonyoungpeople.D.Pushingkidstoadultispainfulforparents.参考答案：9.C

10.D

11.A

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