北京市西城区第四十四中学高三第三次模拟考试新高考英语试卷及答案解析

北京市西城区第四十四中学高三第三次模拟考试新高考英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．China’sChang’e4roboticprobeenteredlunarorbitonWednesday,________amajorstepinitsmissiontomakeasoftlandingonthemoon’sfarside.A．marking B．tomarkC．havingmarked D．marked2．—DidLindaseethetrafficaccident?—No,nosooner________thanithappened.A．hadshegone B．shehadgoneC．hasshegone D．shehasgone3．Beinghappyisaskillthatcanbelearned,andonewayto________ourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittlethingsthatcheerusupeachday.A．convey B．appeal C．train D．attempt4．Ithinkyou’vegottothepointachangeisneeded,otherwiseyou’llfail.A．when B．which C．where D．there5．Eithersideseemstohavea(n)_________position;therearestillmanyuncertaintiesonthisissue.A．ambiguous B．delicate C．explicit D．confidential6．Keepupyourspiritsevenifyou_____failhundredsoftimes.A．must B．needC．may D．should7．Thisrawchocolatetastesprettydeliciousdueto______amountofmeltedpurefreshcream.A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny8．Heisn’tsuchaman______heusedtobe.A．who B．whomC．that D．as9．—Fionaneverfailstograspanychanceofpromotion.—She’sawomanof________.A．ambition B．attentionC．expectation D．reputation10．Thepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailures_________you——youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.A．defineB．declineC．qualifyD．simplify11．—Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis．—Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis_____amanthinksofhimself…reallydetermineshisfate．A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．that;how12．—Smokingshouldbebannedinpublic.—.____Itisharmfultoboththesmokersandnon-smokers.A．I’dlovetoB．It’smypleasureC．I’mwithyouonthatD．It’suptoyou13．—Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation.—Actually,quickeraction_________thoseworkerstrappedinthemine.A．mighthavesaved B．musthavesaved C．shouldhavesaved D．couldhavesaved14．—PityyoumissedGeorge'swedding.—Well,I________.A．haven'tbeeninvitedB．wouldn'tbeinvitedC．hadn'tbeeninvitedD．amnotinvited15．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto16．ThoughwintersinBritainarecoldandthereisusuallysnow,thereare________placesforskiing.A．some B．many C．few D．afew17．—What’swrongwithyou?—Oh,Iamsick.I________somuchicecreamjustnow.A．shouldn’teat B．mustn’teatC．couldn’thaveeaten D．shouldn’thaveeaten18．Afterthreeyearsofpreparationforthe2011Xi’anInternationalHorticulturalExpo(西安园博)会），thecityispresentingtheworld______manypeoplethinkisthegreenSpecialOlympics．A．that B．which C．what D．where19．Openingthedoor,Mrs．Summersfoundfamilyofcatsshutinthebathroom．A．a;不填 B．a;the C．the;不填 D．the;the20．ZhangXuan,______universitystudentfromShanghai,learns______artinhersparetime.A．an;/ B．a;the C．a;/ D．an;the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）Withtechnologyenteringalmosteveryaspectofourlives,thedemandforcomputerprogrammerscanonlyincrease.Totraintheworkforceofthefuture,companiesaroundtheworldarewildlydevelopingcomputinglanguagestointroducechildrentotheappealingworldofprogrammingbothinandoutofschool.Theonlydrawbackisthattolearnorobservetheresultsoftheirprogrammingefforts,childrenhavetobeabletosee.Asaresult,kidswithlimitedornovision(视觉)arepreventedfromparticipatinginthisexcitingtrend.Tochangethat,researchersatMicrosoft’sCambridge,UKLabhavedevelopedanewphysicalprogramminglanguagethatcanbelearnedbyallchildren.ProjectTorinoallowsvisuallydamagedkidsaged7to11tocreatecode(编码)thatplaysmusic,stories,orpoetrybyconnectingphysicalpods(检测装置)together.Oncedone,anaccompanyingappchangesthephysicalcodeintodigitalcode.Thesmartsystemcoversallthemajorconceptsandisreadytoadapttotheneedsofeachstudentandsetchallengesbasedontheindividual’sskill.Mostimportantly,itprovidesinstantfeedback,enablingeducatorstoassessstudents’progressandprovideassistanceasneeded.TheMicrosoftteamiscurrentlydevelopingthesystemfurther.Amongthechangesisaddingcolortothepreviouslyall-whitepodsbecauseithelpschildrenwithlimitedvisiontolearnbetter.Thesizeofthepodsisalsobeingincreasedsincekidsworkinginpairsweremoreengagedwhentheycouldbothphysicallyholdthepodsandtouchhands.Theprogramwillbeexpandedto100elementaryschoolchildrenintheUKthisfall,and,onceperfected,tokidsacrosstheworld.Whilethesystemwascreatedwithvisuallydamagedchildreninmind,CecilyMorrison,oneoftheresearchersworkingontheproject,hopesthatitwillappealtoeveryone.1、Whydocompaniesintroducechildrentotheprogrammingworld?A．Tosatisfychildren’scuriosity.B．Todevelopchildren’spotential.C．Tofosterthefutureprogrammers.D．Tomakechildrenmorecompetitive.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”probablyreferto?A．Theexcitingtrend.B．Thedrawback.C．Limitedandpoorsight.D．Aphysicallanguage.3、Whatistheadvantageofthenewsmartsystem?A．Itcanhelpjudgechildren’sprogress.B．Itbasesthechallengesonkids’vision.C．Childrenwithpoorsightcanseethecode.D．Itgiveschildrenguidanceandinstructions.4、WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph4?A．Thesizeofthepods.B．Thecolorofthepods.C．TheMicrosoftteam’shardwork.D．Theimprovementtothenewsystem.22．（8分）TheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE)ismostlyadesert.However,thishasnotstoppedthecountryfromcreatinggreatbuildingprojects.OnSeptember26,UAEofficialsannouncedanotherambitiousproject—MarsScienceCity.Expansivedesertsandmilesofcoastlineprovideplentyofoptionsforsaferocketlaunches(发射).AnditspositionontheEarthmakesitespeciallyappealingasthespinoftheEarthprovidesanextrapush,meaninglessfuelisneededtogetpayloadsintoorbit.Alltheseseemtomakeitpossible.TheMarsCityProject,designedbyBjarkeIngelsGroup,orBIG,willprovidearealisticmodeltosimulate(模仿)livingonthesurfaceofMars,theredplanet.ItispartoftheUAE’sMars2117ProjecttoleadtheglobalracetolandhumansonMarsandbethefirsttobuildasettlementthere.SheikhMohammedbinRashid,PrimeMinisterandrulerofDubai,says,“TheUAEseeksinternationalsupporttodeveloptechnologiesthatbenefithumans,andlaythefoundationofabetterfutureformoregenerationstocome.”BuiltoutsideDubai,the1.9millionsquarefeetcityisexpectedtocost$135million.Itwillconsistofseveraldome-shapedlaboratories,similartotheonesimaginedforthefirstMarssettlers.Scientistsfromaroundthewordwillbeinvitedtoconductresearchtocomeupwithmethodstocreatefood,waterandenergy,usingtechniqueswhichcanbecopiedontotheredplanet.Thelivingspaces,wheretheresearcherscanliveforuptoayear,willsimulatetheplanet’sconditionsasmuchaspossible.Theresearchcitywillalsoincludeamuseumfeaturingfamousspaceachievementstohelpeducateandinspirechildrentoundertakespaceexplorationanddiscovery.TodiscoverwhethertheconstructionmethodworksonMars,themuseum’swallswillbe3Dprintedusingthesandfromthenearbydesert.Now,iftheywouldonlyaddsomelivingquartersforthegeneralpublictoexperiencelifeonMarswithoutleavingEarth,lifewouldbeperfect.1、WhatcanweconcludeabouttheUnitedArabEmirates?A．Itisshortoffineweather.B．Itisaniceplaceforlaunching.C．Itcanprovideadequatefuelsupply.D．Ithasthegreatestarchitectsintheworld.2、Whatwillscientistsdointhelaboratories?A．EducatevisitorsontripstoMars.B．DeveloptheMarssettlers’imagination.C．Findwaystoproducefood,waterandenergyonMars.D．Createaclimate-controlledenvironmentforfutureuse.3、Whywillthemuseum’swallsbe3Dprinted?A．Toshowfamousspacetechniques.B．Tomakefulluseofthenearbydesert.C．Toinspirechildrentoloveexploration.D．TotestbuildingskillsusedbyMarssettlers.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．UAEtoBuildMarsScienceCityB．UAE’sGreatExplorationofMarsC．UAEtoBuildFirstMarsSettlementD．UAE’sScientistificContributiontoHumans23．（8分）AUSTRALIANadultswanttosee“lifeskills”introducedintoschoolcurriculums,includingmoneymanagement,jobpreparationanddomestictasks.NewresearchfromMonashUniversityshowedAussieadultsalsowidelysupportedtheinclusionoftechnology,codingandartificialintelligencesubjectstostudentcurriculumstopreparethemforfuturejobs.Co-authorProfessorNeilSelwyn,fromMonash’snewEducationFuturesthinktank,saidthesurveyresultsofmorethan2,000AustralianshadtakenhimselfandDrDeanaLeahybysurprise.“Thelifeskills—Iwasn’texpectingthatatall,”hesaid.Thosequizzedwereaskedtoratethevalueofalistofsubjectsalreadyinthecurriculum,butwerealsogivenanopenspacetowritewhattheythinkshouldbeincluded.Prof.Selwynsaidpeoplecalledforschoolstoteachfinancialskills,budgeting,cookinganddoingtaxes.“Youcouldarguethatthesearethingspeopleshouldbelearningthemselves,orlearningfromtheirfamilies,”Prof.Selwynsaid.“Butwe’vegottobethinkingforwardintermsoftheskillspeoplewillneedforjobsandtheirwaysofliving.”Onerespondentsaidschoolsshouldintroducea“contemporarylifeskills”subject:“Acompulsory1-houraweekclassonskillsneededthatparentsseemcontinuallyunabletoteachtheirkids.”Suggestionsfortheclassincludedresumewriting,filingtaxreturnsandhealthclaims.Anotherrespondentcalledforstudentstobetaught“generallifeskillsasunfortunatelynotenoughkidswillhaveparentstoactuallybebotheredtoeducatethemorsimplyparentsdon’tknowthemselves”.Ofthesubjects,mathswasthehighestranked(75.5percent),followedcloselybyEnglish(74.8percent).Andwhilesciencewasthethirdhighestrankedsubject(46.2percent),itwasmorestronglysupportedbythosewhoearnedhigherwagesandwereuniversityeducatedcomparedtolowerincomeearners.Aspectsofschoollifeconsideredleastimportantwerestudentshavingfun,learningaboutthingsthatinterestedthemandbeinggiventheopportunitytobecreative.1、Whydidtheadultssuggestadding“lifeskills”toschoolcurriculums?A．Tovaryschoolcurriculums.B．Toenrichstudents’schoollife.C．Topreparestudentsforfutureworkandlife.D．Tosaveparentsthetroubleofeducatingkids.2、WhatdidProf.Selwynthinkoftheadults’suggestions?A．Reasonable. B．Ridiculous.C．Interesting. D．Impractical.3、WhatdoesParagraph3focuson?A．Differencesofschoolsubjects. B．Reasonsfortheschoolsurvey.C．Opinionsfromthesurveyed. D．Investigationsoftherespondents.4、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Thepresentcurriculumsaretoadults’taste.B．Contemporarylifeskillsinvolveresumewriting.C．Students’interestshavebeengreatlypromoted.D．Theparentsquizzedthinkhighlyofschoollife24．（8分）Atschool,Iwasinthetopsetformaths.MyteachersrecommendedthatIstudyeconomicsandstatisticsasmyA-levelsubjects,butIhadmymindsetonalifefulfilledbythearts.Infact,Iwasavictimofagenderstereotypemadestrongersincebirth,thatmendoscienceandmathsandwomendoartsorlanguages.Computerscience,technologyandphysicsjustdidnotfigureinmyteenageworldview.Nobodypopularinmyschoolchosetostudythosesubjects.RealitystruckhardwhenIbeganattendingjobinterviewsandinterviewerswouldsay:“It’sgreatthatyouspeakforeignlanguages,butwhatelsedoyoudo?”Nobodyaskedmyfriendswhohadstudiedscienceortechnologythosequestions.Asurveyrecentlyshowedthatthreeofthebest-paidjobsforwomenareinthetechnologysector.It’sasectorthatreallycanchangetheworld.Wemustshowgirlsthattechnologyhasaneffectoneveryindustryoutthere,fromfashiontoarchitecturetojournalism.Anybodycanlearntocodeandthesedaysit’sasimportantasreadingandwriting.I’verealizedthatatuniversityI’dachievedthewrongkindofliteracy.Notbeingabletocodelimityourimpactontheworldfarmorethananignoranceofgreatliterature.NowIhaveafive-year-olddaughter.Idon’twanthertoblindlyfollowgenderrolesthewayIdid.Iwanthertoknowthefactthatascienceortechnicaldegreewillnotlimithercreativitybutexpanditandbroadenherhorizonsfarmorethanmyartsbackgroundcould.I’mexposinghertoMinecraftandapps,whichhelpimproveanalyticalthinkingandproblemsolvingskills.I’mhopingthatmydaughterwilldiscoverandacceptherpotentialsinscienceandwanttochangetheworld.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“genderstereotype”inParagraph2referto?A．Personallearningstyle.B．Sexcharacteristic.C．Conventionalsexconcept.D．Professiondifference.2、Accordingtotheauthor,whichmaybethebenefitoflearningscience?A．Increasingjobpossibility.B．Winningpopularity.C．Improvinglanguagecompetence.D．Enrichingimagination.3、Howdidtheauthorfeelforhermajorchoice?A．Satisfied.B．Active.C．Discouraged.D．Regretful.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．ArtorScience,EitherisOKB．GoodSubjects,GoodFutureC．Girls,ChooseMoreWiselyD．CatchChances,ChangetheWorld25．（10分）ForincomingfreshmenatwesternConnecticut'ssuburbanBrookfieldHighSchool,liftingabackpackweigheddownwithtextbooksisabouttogivewaytotappingoutnotesandtouchingelectronicpagesonaniPad.Afewhoursaway,everystudentatBurlingtonHighSchoolnearBostonwillalsostarttheyearwithnewschool-issuedipads,eachloadedwithelectronictextbooksandotheronlineresourcesinplaceoftraditionaltexts.Appleofficialssaytheyknowofmorethan600districtsthathavelaunchedwhatarecalled"one-to-one"programs.AtBurlingtonHighinsuburbanBoston,PrincipalPatrickLarkinsaysthe$500ipadsisbetterthantextbooksinthelongterm,thoughhesaidtheschoolwillstillusetraditionaltextsinsomecoursesifsuitableelectronicprogramsaren'tyetavailable.Larkinsaidoftextbooks,"butthey'reprettymuchoutdatedtheminutethey'reprintedandcertainlybythetimethey'redelivered".Butsomeexpertswarnthatthedistrictsneedtoensuretheycansupportthewirelessinfrastructure(设施),repairsandothercoststhataccompanyaswitchtosuchatech-heavyapproach.MarkWarschauer,aneducationandinformatics(信息学)professorsaid,"Ithinkpeoplewilllikeit.Ireallydon'tknowanybodyinhighschoolthatwouldn'twanttogetaniPad,"hesaid."We'realwaysusingtechnologyathome,thenwhenyou'reatschoolit'stextbooks.Soit'sagoodwaytoputallofthattogether."Districtsarevariedintheirpoliciesonhowtheypolicestudents'use.Andthenation'stextbookpublishingindustry,accountingfor$5.5billioninyearlysalestosecondaryschools,istakingnoticeofthetrendwithitsownshiftinacompetitiveracetowarddevelopingcurriculumspecificallyforipads.JayDickey,executivedirectoroftheAssociationofAmericanPublishers'schoolsdivision,saidallofthemajortextbookpublishersaremovingtowardelectronicofferings,butatleastintheshortterm,traditionalboundtextbooksareheretostay."Ithinkoneoftherealkeyquestionsthatwillbeansweredoverthenextseveralyearsiswhatsortofthingsworkbestinprintforstudentsandwhatsortofthingsworkbestdigitally."1、ThefirstparagraphismainlyaboutA．aprogramtopromoteipadsmarketinginnewschoolyearB．aprogramtospreadelectroniclearninginnewschoolyearC．aplanofhowtouseipadsinthecomingschooleducationD．aplanofhowtoopposeITtechniqueinthecomingschoolteaching2、What'stheproblemforipadstobeusedinschoolsatpresent?A．Somestudentswouldn'tliketohaveipadsinschools.B．Theipadsaretooexpensiveforschoolstudentstobuy.C．Mostexpertsopposetheideathatipadsreplacepapertextbooks.D．Theipadsmaybeunavailableforsometraditionalcourses.3、TheunderlinedsentenceinthepassageimpliesthatA．traditionaltextbooksarebehindthetimesbeforetheyareprintedB．traditionaltextbookspossiblyneedtoheprintedagainbeforedeliveredC．contentsoftraditionaltextbookscan'tberenewedintimeaselectroniconesdoD．theipadscandeliverinformationmuchmorerapidlythanprintedtextbooks4、FromthepassagewecandrawconclusionthatA．morestudentstendtouseprintedtextbooksratherthanelectroniconesB．textbookpublishinghouseswilldevelopmoreelectronictextbooksoftheirownC．itisimpossiblefortheipadstobewidelyusedinschoolsinthefutureD．electronictextbookswilltaketheplaceofprintedonesinnewschoolyear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）Ilearnedsomethingreallyearlyfrommyfamily:Eventhebiggestchallengesareless1whenyousolvethemasacommunity.Mybrother,sisterandcousinsweremyfirstgroup.2wegotmoreandmorefightsathome,wenever3thatoutsideourhouse,ifyoumessedwithoneofus,yougot4ofus.Fromschooltosports,Iwas5inaclassproject,club,teamorgroup.Fromspeechanddebatetofieldhockey,whenIwasinacommunity,Ifelt6totryforthingsthatseemed7.Igrewbecauseotherspushedme.8didn’tseemsoscarybecauseweweretakingriskstogether.Whenadrunkdriverkilledmyfather,itwasourcommunitythat9.Itwasourfamilyfriends,ourcommunitytheaterandoursportsteamsthatstood10us.Myfatherhadbeenahighschoolhistoryteacher,andhiscolleagues—nowmyteachers—begantokeepa11eyeonusbecausehe12could.Idon’t13aparent’sdeathasthewaytolearnaboutthe14ofsmallcommunities,butitdidmakeme15that.IfIlookedforbiggerchallengeswiththesupportofagroup,Iwasgoingto16broadergoalsandbuilddeeperrelationships17thejourney.AsIsitheretonightwithmyteamoffive,I’m18ofhowmuchIlovethesemoments–building19webelievein,thatwe’lllearnfromandthatwe’lldotogether.Ifyouaregoingtodosomethingthatterrifiesyou,firstfinda20.1、A．terrifying B．risky C．appealing D．thrilling2、A．Once B．When C．While D．Since3、A．argued B．considered C．decided D．doubted4、A．none B．all C．nothing D．anyone5、A．sometimes B．seldom C．always D．barely6、A．curious B．discouraged C．scary D．safe7、A．undercontrol B．outofmyreach C．outoforder D．withinmyability8、A．Failures B．Goals C．Fights D．Disasters9、A．steppedin B．movedon C．turnedup D．standout10、A．for B．between C．by D．through11、A．bigger B．stricter C．warmer D．closer12、A．nolonger B．never C．hardly D．insteadof13、A．confirm B．recommend C．adopt D．identify14、A．belief B．power C．possibility D．harmony15、A．realize B．figure C．consider D．notice16、A．gothrough B．getover C．gofor D．comeacross17、A．for B．besides C．by D．throughout18、A．informed B．reminded C．blamed D．inspired19、A．anything B．everything C．something D．somebody20、A．dream B．partner C．organization D．group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）Morethan700yearsago,a17-year-oldItalianyouthfollowedhisfatheranduncleonajourneytotheEast,dreamingaboutthemysteriesofChina.Thethreeset1．onapaththatmighthavefrightenedeventhemostambitioustravellers.TheyoungadventurerwasMarcoPolo.Havingatalentforlanguages,MarcoPololearnedtospeakMongolianandChinese.LaterundertheordersofKublaiKhan,he2．(travel)farandwideacrossChina.Alongtheway,hestopped3．(record)detailednotesaboutthelocalcustoms,geographyandvaluesofthepeople,soastoreportbacktotheKhan.MarcoPoloreturnedtoVenice24yearslater.With4．(count)treasuresbroughtbackfromtheEast,hebecame5．wealthymanovernight.6．hewitnessedinChinaarousedmuchinterestamonghiscountrymen.MarcoPolo’sjourneytoChinaandthecontentsofhis7．(vivid)writtenbook,TheTravelsofMarcoPolo,which8．(think)tobeafairytaleinEuropeatthetime,triggeredawaveofEuropeaninterestintheOrient.MarcoPolo’sstoryisbothoneaboutanexplorer’ssearchrichesandaWesterner9．(follow)hisdreamtoreachChina.Morethan700yearslater,China,theoncemysteriousOrientalnation,isignitingtheChinesedreamofmanymodernMarcoPolos,attractedbyitsrapid10．(develop)anditsgrowingimportanceintheworld.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，下文就是你同桌的一篇作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。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：在错的词下划一横线，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。NowI’dliketosharewithyouastrangeexperienceIhadamonthbefore、Itmaysoundfunny,andit’strue、Afteraday’shardworkIwenttobedearlythanusual、Itwasabouttwoo’clockinthemorning,andsuddenlyIwokeup、Iheardanoise、Igotoutofbedandwentslowdownstairs、Ilistenedcarefully、Icouldheardtwomenspeakingquietly、IbelievedtwothieveshadbrokenintomyhouseandIwasreallyfrightened,soIwentbacktoupstairs,andimmediatelyphonethepolicefrommybedroom、Thepolicearrivedq