湖南省永州市湖塘寺中学高三英语模拟试题含解析

湖南省永州市湖塘寺中学高三英语模拟试题含解析一、选择题1..InBeijingvolunteersaremakinguseofeveryminuteto________theirforeignlanguagesbecauselanguagevolunteersmustpassawrittentestandaninterview.A.polishup

B.takeup

C.putup

D.makeup参考答案：A略2.It’sreallydifficultto______whatheistryingtoexpress.

A.leaveout

B.breakout

C.putout

D.makeout参考答案：D略3.Intheepidemicearlierthisyear,varioustreatmentsweredeliveredunderemergencyconditionsinwidelydifferentsettingsandcountriestopatients_______fromvaryingstagesofillness.A.suffered

B.beingsuffered

C.havingsuffered

D.suffering参考答案：D4.TheGreens’shophasbeenbrokenintothreetimesinthelasttwoyears,______resultingintheirgreatloss.A.each

B.ever

C.any

D.either参考答案：A5.Fromspace,theearthlooksblue.Thisis

aboutseventy-onepercentofitssurfaceiscoveredbywater. A.why

B.how C.because

D.

whether参考答案：C6.Musiccanbeenjoyable,but____canbeappreciatedunlessyoulikeit.A.everything

B.anything

C.nothing

D.something参考答案：C7.Thereisnodoubt______internationalcooperationiskeyto______withcybercrime,asVintonCerfhassaidthattheproblemofcybercrimeis_______hugethatitrequiresUNtoformaspecialagencytoactasaninternationalrefereeorsteward．

A．whether;doing;so

B．that;dealing;so

C．whether;dealing;such

D．that;doing;such参考答案：B8.Theorphansarebroughtuptobelievetheyaredifferentfromotherchildren，andareaccustomedto

theiremotions．A．holdingup

B．holdingout

C．holdingback

D．holdingdown参考答案：

C9.Agoodteacheralwaysleaveshisstudentsenoughtimetothinkandvoicetheiropinionsinclass，_________sometimeshemaynotcompletehisteachingtask．A．evenif

B．incase

C．aslongas

D．asif参考答案：A10.Itisclearthat________littlemoneytheinventionwillbringhimcanhardlysupportsolarge________company.A．/;the

B．a;theC．a;/

D．the;a参考答案：D考查冠词。句意：很显然，这项发明带给他的不多的钱很难支撑如此庞大的一个公司。money后有定语从句修饰，故此处用the表示特指。第二空处是so＋adj.＋a＋可数名词结构。故答案选D项。11.---Whathaveyoudonewithmycat?---I’mterriblysorry.I’ve__________it.Believeme,it’sanaccident.ButI’dliketopayforit.A.runafter

B.runover

C.runthrough

D.runacross参考答案：B12.—IenjoyChinesefoodverymuch!—____________.A.Pleasetastequickly

B.Havealot,pleaseC.Helpyourself

D.Eatslowlywhileitishot参考答案：C考查交际用语。句意：---我非常喜欢中国菜！---请慢用。根据语境，应用helpyourself（请随便用……）。根据句意，选c项最佳。13.--Howwouldyoulikeyourtea?

--________.

A.Veryquickly

B.Asitcomes,please

C.Verymuch

D.Idon’tliketea参考答案：B略14.______youeatthecorrectfood______beabletokeepfitandstayhealthy.A.onlyif;willyou

B.Onlyif;youwillC.Unless;willyou

D.Unless;youwill参考答案：A15.Onedayallofusmayhavetopaythecarbontax,whichisanenvironmentaltax______onfossilfuel.A.charging

B.charged

C.havingcharged

D.tocharge参考答案：B16.----Areyoustillverybusy?----Yes,I______thereportforthemanageranditwon’ttakelong.A.havejustfinished

B.amjustfinishingC.hadjustfinished

D.amjustgoingtofinish参考答案：B略17.---Goforapicnicthisweekend,OK?----______Ilovegettingclosetonature.A．Icouldn’tagreemore

B．I’mafraidnot

C．Ibelievenot

D．Idon’tthinkso参考答案：A二、新的题型18.阅读短文，根据所读内容在文后76—85的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。注意：每空不超过3个单词。Americansoftensaythereareonlytwothingsapersoncanbesureofinlife:deathandtaxes.ManypeoplefeelthattheUnitedStateshastheworsttaxesintheworld.

Taxesarethemoneythatpeoplepaytosupporttheirgovernment.TherearegenerallythreelevelsofgovernmentintheUnitedStates:federal,statesandcity;therefore,therearethreetypesoftaxes.

Salariedpeoplewhoearnmorethanfourtofivethousandperyearmustpayacertainpartoftheirsalariestothefederalgovernment.Thepercentagevariesfordifferentpeople.Itdependsonthesalaries.Thefederalgovernmenthastwo-levelincometax:thatis,15or28percent.$17,850isthecutoff.Thetaxrateis15percentbelow$17,850and28percentabove.

Thesecondtaxisforthestategovernment:NewYork,California,oranyoftheotherforty-eightstates.Somestateshaveanincometaxsimilartothatofthefederalgovernment.Ofcourse,thepercentageforthestatestaxislower.Otherstateshaveasalestax,whichisapercentagechargedtoanyitemwhichpeoplebuyinthestate.Somestatesuseincometaxandsalestaxtoraisetheirrevenues(税收).

Thethirdtaxisforthecity.Thistaxcomesintwoforms:propertytax(residentswhoownahomehavetopaytaxesonit)andexcisetax,whichiscollectedonvehiclesinacity.Thecitiesusethismoneyforeducation,police,publicwork,etc.

SinceAmericanspaysuchhightaxes,theyoftenfeelthattheyareworkingonedayeachweekjusttopaytheirtaxes.Peoplealwayscomplainabouttaxes.Theyoftensaythatthegovernmentmisusestheirtaxdollars.Theyallbelievethattaxesaretoohighinthiscountry.

Title:

76Taxesfor

77

Formsoftax78

79

15%below$17.850

80

above$17.850Taxesforthestategovernment81

UsesoftaxIncometax

82

RaiserevenuesTaxesfor

83FormsoftaxUsesoftaxPropertytax

84

Education

85

Publicwork参考答案：76.TaxesinAmerica

77.thefederalgovernment

78.Percentage

79.Salariestax

80.28%

81.Formsoftax

82.Salestax

83.thecitygovernment

84.Excisetax

85.Police三、阅读理解19.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，选出最佳选项。Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplearetrappedintoobusyworktorelaxthemselves.Wehavenotimetotellabed-timestorytoourchildren,orenjoyanicedinnerwithourfamily,ortakeabreaktothinkabouthowwelivethepreciouslife,orevenmeetfriends.Allwenoticeisthatthedistinctionsthatusedtoguideandsteadyus------betweenSundayandMonday,publicandprivate,hereandthere------aregone.Wehavemorewaystocommunicate,butlessandlesstosay.Partlybecausewe’resobusycommunicating.

Maybethat’swhymoreandmorepeopleIknow,eveniftheyhavenoreligiouscommitment,seemtobeturningtoyoga,ormeditation,ortaichi.SomefriendsofminetrytogoonlongwalkseverySunday,orto“forget”theircellphonesathome.Aseriesoftestsinrecentyearshasshownthatafterspendingtimeinquietruralsettings,subjects“exhibitgreaterattentiveness,strongermemoryandgenerallyimprovedcognition.Theirbrainsbecomebothcalmerandsharper.”Morethanthat,empathy,aswellasdeepthought,dependsonneuralprocessesthatare“inherentlyslow.”Theveryonesourhigh-speedliveshavelittletimefor.

Inmyowncase,IturntoeccentricandoftenextrememeasurestotrytokeepmysanityandensurethatIhavetimetodonothingatall.I’venotyetusedacellphoneandI’veneverTweetedorenteredFacebook.Itrynottogoonlinetillmyday’swritingisfinished,andImovedfromManhattantoruralJapan.

Noneofthisisamatterofprincipleorasceticism(苦行主义):it’sjustpureselfishness.Nothingmakesmefeelbetter-----calmer,clearerandhappier----thanbeinginoneplace,absorbedinabook,aconversation,apieceofmusic.It’sactuallysomethingdeeperthanmerehappiness:it’sjoy,whichthemonkDavidSteindl-Rastdescribesas“thatkindofhappinessthatdoesn’tdependonwhathappens.”Thatisthehighestofthehighestwehavebeenlongingfor----TheJoyofQuiet.71.Thewritersometimesdoesn’tdoanythingbecause________.A.heisoutofwork.

B.whateverhedoesmakenosenseC.heisworriedabouthiswriting.

D.hecanenjoyhimselfinhisleisuretime.72.Whenthewriterusestheword“forge