鄂州市重点中学高三下学期第五次调研考试新高考英语试题及答案解析

鄂州市重点中学高三下学期第五次调研考试新高考英语试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Iftheserviceisawful,acustomerhastherighttotothemanager.A．react B．applyC．complain D．suggest2．--Couldyoupleasecutthepricealittle?--Er..._________youbuymorethanten.A．evenif B．solongas C．incase D．assoonas3．HowIwishI______mymouthbeforeIshoutedatmymum!A．shut B．haveshutC．hadshut D．wouldshut4．Ineedhelpnow!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI’mnotsure______tobegin.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when5．—Iwonderwhatmakesyouagoodsalesperson.—I________asawaiterforthreeyears,whichcontributesalottomytoday’swork.A．serveB．servedC．haveservedD．hadserved6．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a;the;X B．X;the;a C．a;X;the D．the;the;a7．Everyoneinthevillagehopedthathewould______afterafewdays’treatment.A．pickup B．comeup C．keepup D．makeup8．TheTangDynastyisgenerallyregardedasagoldenchapterbypeopleworldwide,________theChinesecivilizationinfluencedmanyneighboringcountries.A．where B．whenC．which D．who9．—WhyaretheWoodssellingtheirbelongings?—Theytoanothercity.A．hadmoved B．havemoved C．moved D．aremoving10．Itsagoodideatogetstudentstoretellastorytheirownwords．A．of B．in C．by D．through11．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen12．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof13．—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May14．Whenshewasintrouble,IdidwhatIcouldtohelpher．__________myhelp,shewrotemealetterofthanks．A．Inhonorof B．Incaseof C．Intermsof D．Inreturnfor15．---Let'swalktothatvillagetogether.---__________.Howcanwetwogirlsdothatinthedark？A．Iagreewithyou. B．That'sagoodpoint.C．Youmustbejoking！ D．That'snotyouropinion！16．Thepartinthefilmthemanbrokedownthedoormadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom17．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where18．______inpainting,Johndidn’tnoticeeveningapproaching.A．Toabsorb B．TobeabsorbedC．Absorbed D．Absorbing19．－Mike,ourteamwillplayagainsttheRocketsthisweekend.Iamsurewewillwin.－________!A．Congratulations B．CheersC．Bestwishes D．Goodluck20．Nearlyalleducatorsbelievethatachallengingsituationcanoften______thebestqualitiesofaperson.A．cheerup B．takeoverC．bringout D．putaway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）MelindaSkaarwasn'texpectinganyphonecalls.SkaarwasworkinglateinherofficeattheFirstInternetbankofCalifornia.By10:45thatnightshewasalmostreadytogohomewhenthephonerang.Pickingitup,sheheardaguardshouting,“Thereisafire!Getoutofthere.”Skaardidn'tpanic.Shefiguredthatitwasjustasmallfire.Herofficebuildingwashuge.Therewere62floorsandherdeskwasonthe37thfloor.SkaarcalledouttoofficemateStephenOksas,whoalsostayedlatetowork.Butwhentheygotouttothehallway,theyweremetbyacloudofblacksmoke.Rushingback,Skaarshutthedoorandfilledthespaceatthebottomofthedoorwithherjackettokeepthesmokeout.Thentheycalled911.Beforetheycouldcalltheirfamilies,however,thelinewentdead.Thatmeantthattheywerecompletelycutofffromtheoutsideworld.Alltheycoulddowaswaitandhopesomeonewouldcometorescuethem.Minutestickedby.Smokebegantofloatintotheoffice.Soonitbecamehardforthemtobreathe.Lookingaround,Skaarnoticedasmallworkroom.Itseemedtohavecleanerair.Sotheycrowdedthere.Thathelpedforawhile,butintimeeventheworkroomwasfilledwithdeadlysmoke.Hopeless,theytriedtobreakthewindows,buttheglasswasnotbreakable.Everythingtheythrewatitjustbouncedback.Defeated,theystruggledbacktotheworkroom.Theyfeltweakanddizzy.SoonSkaarfoundOksashadpassedout.AsSkaarandOksaslayneardeath,rescuerswererushingtofindthem.Atlast,atabout4a.m.,firefightersfoundthem.SkaarandOksasknewtheywereluckytobealive.Sundayismybirthday,Skaartoldareporter.Shewouldbeturning29,butsheknewshehadalreadygotthebestpresentpossible—thegiftoflife.1、WhatdidSkaarandOksasdowhentheywerestoppedbythefire?A．theytriedtorundownthestairs.B．theycalledtheirfamilies.C．theywaitedwheretheywere.D．theyrushedbackandshutthedoor.2、ThefollowinghelpedSkaarandOksassurvivethefireexcept.A．calling911forhelpB．shuttingthedoorandkeepingthesmokeoutwithajacketC．breakingthewindowstogetsomefreshairD．crowdinginasmallworkroomforcleanair3、whatcanweconcludefromSkaar'sactioninthefire?A．shewastrainedasafirefighterB．shewasclevererthanOksasC．shehadhadtheexperienceofbeingcaughtinfire.D．sheremainedcalminthefaceofdanger22．（8分）My

colortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.Iwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearago

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moneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel,Irealizedthisadaylater,whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid,ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoff

forthenight,Fortunately,Ididn’tgotanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic(静电)noise.Forsomereason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles(肌肉)shakingmyset.Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,Iwouldsithelplesslyand

waitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.1、WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?A．Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.B．Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.C．Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.D．Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.2、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase”signedoff”inParagraph1?A．endedalltheirprograms B．providedfewerchannelsC．changedtocommercials D．showedall-nightmovies3、HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain?A．Byshakingandhittingit. B．Byturningitonandoff.C．Byswitchingchannels. D．Byhavingitrepaired.4、Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?A．Curious B．AnxiousC．Cautious D．Humorous23．（8分）Sportscanhelpusalot.Takingexercisescanmakeusstrong.Incollective(集体的)sportslikebasketball,volleyballorfootball,wewilllearntheimportanceofcooperation(合作).Andsportscanalsohelpusrelaxafterworkorstudy.However,asthesayinggoes,“therearetwosidesofeverything.”Sometimeswemayhurtotherplayersorourselvesifwearenotcarefulenoughwhenparticipating(参加)insportsactivities.What’smore,toomuchorhardpracticecanbebadforourhealth.Sportscanmakeushealthybothphysicallyandpsychologically(心理地).Itisalsoagoodwayforpeopletoknoweachotherandcanimprovefriendshipbetweenpeople.Solongaswearecarefulenough,sportscandousnothingbutgood.1、canmakeusstrong.A．SleepingB．SingingC．MakingfriendsD．Takingexercise2、Toomuchexercisecanbeforus.A．goodB．enoughC．badD．helpful3、Sportscan.A．helppeopletoknoweachotherB．improvefriendshipbetweenpeopleC．dousnothingbutgoodifwearecarefulD．Alloftheabove4、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Sportscanhelpusrelaxafterworkorstudy.B．Sportscanonlymakeushealthyphysically.C．Sometimeswemayhurtotherplayersorourselveswhenparticipatinginsportsactivities.D．Basketballandvolleyballarebothcollectivesports.24．（8分）“I’veneverusedthatroad,”Isaiddoubtfully.Afteraweekendofcamping,it’stimeforustogohome.Thequestionwas,whichway?ThecampsiteinthemountainousNyangaDistrictofZimbabwewasanhourandahalf’sdrivefromourhouseinMutare.There’soneroadbetweenMutareandNyangathateveryoneuses.We’ddrivenonitmanytimes.Butjustbeforeweleftforourholiday,afriendhademailedtosayshe’dheardofanotherroute.Sonowherewewere,withtworoadsfromwhichtochoose.“Let’stryit,”Isaidtomyhusband.“Surelyitcan’tbetoobad.”Unlikeme,anEnglishgirlwhowouldneverforgetherfouryearsinParis,myhusbandgrewupinthispartoftheworld.Heknewthefearofbreakingdownmilesfromanywherewithnocellphonesignal.Buttomysurprise,heturnedrightattheBondaMissionsign.Almostimmediately,themagicbegan.“Look,Mum,”Sam,whowas10,cried.“It’sthatfamousschool!”Sureenough,justpastBondaMissiontherewasaroadsigntoKnowsticsAcademy,asmallruralschoolthatnobodyhadheardofuntillastyearwhentwoofitspupilsgotthebestresultsintheworldfortheirhistoryfinalexams,setbytheUniversityofCambridge.We’dreadaboutitinZimbabwe’smainstate-runnewspaperbuthadnoideawe’dseeittoday!SometimesIthinkofwhatmylifemighthavebeenlikeifI’dstayedinParis,ifI’dkepttothemainroad,theonealmostcertaintohavetakenmewhereIthoughtIwantedtogo.AndthenIrememberwhatcomingacrosstheunknowninZimbabwehasgivenme:wonderfulexperiencesIcouldneverhavedreamedof.1、Whatpuzzledtheauthor’sfamilyatthemomentofleavingthecampsite?A．Howtogethome.B．Whichroutetotake.C．Whichcitytogotofirst.D．Howtocontacttheirfriend.2、Whatdidtheauthor’shusbanddoafterhearinghersuggestion?A．Heexpressedhisstrongfear.B．Hefoundtheircarbrokedown.C．Heputitintopractice.D．Heturnedtohiscellphoneforhelp.3、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph6?A．ItwasanunexpectedexperiencetoseeKnowsticsAcademy.B．ItwasapartoftheirtravelscheduletoseeKnowsticsAcademy.C．KnowsticsAcademyinspiredtheauthor’ssontostudyharder.D．SeeingKnowsticsAcademywasasuggestiongivenbytheauthor’sfriend.4、Whatdoestheauthorfeelaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Sheregretsgivingupthemainroad.B．Shecan’thelpmissingherlifeinParis.C．ShedreamsofsettlinginZimbabweoneday.D．ShelikesherexperiencesinZimbabwe.25．（10分）I’m47yearsold.Twodaysago,yousentmeanemail,whichIdidnotanswer.Ididn’tanswerit,inpart,becauseIam47yearsold.Ialmostansweredyouremailafterbedtime,whichiswhenIhaveoftenansweredemails.Mylaptopwasputonmybedsidetable.Myhusbandsatonhissideofthebed,andheleanedbackandaskedmeifI’dgivenanythoughttowhetherthechickenswouldneedtobekeptawayfromtheappletreesafterhesprayedthemwithsomethingtokeepthebugsaway.Wemovedontothechildren’smathgrades,thentothewaytheyjusttaketheirsocksoffandleavethem,insideout,nomatterwheretheyare.IlookedattheclockandsawthatitwasnotasearlyasI’dthought,notforalotofthings,andsoweturnedoffthelight,andIdidnotansweryouremail.Youremailsatamongemailsfrombossesandeditorsandorthodontistsallthroughthenextworkday.Mychildrenwereatschool,andIhadnotyetmanagedtowrite300wordsninemoretimes.Ithoughtaboutansweringyouremailintheafternoon,whilemyolderdaughterandIwaitedoutsidetheschoolforhersistertofinishapianolesson.Mydaughterprobablywouldnothaveminded.Sheisalmost13,andsometimes,whenshesitsinthehousetextingwhileItrytotalktoher,IsprayedherwiththebottleIkeeponthecountertospraythecatswhentheystartscratchingthebackofthesofa.Icouldhaveansweredyouremailthen.Iadmitit.Wecouldhavesatthere,inpeacefulsilence,eachstaringatourphone.Ihadtimetoansweryouremail,andIdidnot.Isnuggled(依偎)myyoungestsonatbedtimethatnight,becauseheasked.Isnuggledhimeventhoughyouremailwascalling,andsomepartofmewantedtopullawayfromthetediumofbedtimeandreply.Replyingwouldhavefeltfreshandnew,whilebedtimefeltoldandstale.IwouldliketosayIsnuggledmysonanddidnotgiveyouremailonesinglethought,butthatwouldnotbetrue,anditwouldalsoberude,eventhoughitisastateofmindtowhichmanyofusaspire.Instead,Ihovered(悬停)somewherebetweenpresenceinthebedtimemomentandawarenessofyouremailandmanyothers.Ispendalotoftimeinthatgap,sometimesdraftingmentalresponsestoemails,whichIamlatersurprisedandsadtofindIhavenotactuallysent.ItispossiblethatIwillansweryouremaillater,inafewhours,orinafewyears,maybewhenIam57,andIwillbesohappytohaveyouremail.Wewilltradewords,andthosewordswillagainseemsorealtome,awholeworldinmylaptop,whereIlive,sometimes,becausethereissomuchthatisattractiveinthere,wheretimemovesfastandyetnevermovesatall.IwilltakemylaptopoutsideandIwillsitamongthetrees,listeningforthevoicesofchildrenwhoarenolongerhome,andIwillansweryouremail.ItisalsopossiblethatIwillnot—thatI,infact,willneveransweryouremail.Ifthatisthecase,ifthepeopleandtheplacesandthethingsaroundmestillpressuponmewithmoreurgencythanyouremailandsomanyothers,Ihopethatyouwillforgiveme.Ihavealreadyforgivenmyself.1、Whydoestheauthormentionchickensandthechildren’smathgrades?A．Becausedailyroutinestookupmostofhertime.B．Becauseshewastroubledbymanyunimportantthings.C．Becauseshewasmoreconcernedaboutherfamily.D．Becausesheoftenputoffansweringemailtillbedtime.2、Whatcanbelearntfromtheauthor’sdescriptionofherdaughter?A．Theauthorusedtoansweremailswhilewaitingforherdaughter.B．Theauthorwouldratherplaywithherdaughterthanansweremails.C．Theauthoranddaughterslikedtousetheirphonealone.D．Theauthorregrettedthetimespentonthephone.3、Whattonedoestheauthoruseinansweringemailsaftersnugglingherson?A．humorB．embarrassmentC．apologyD．happiness4、Whatdothelasttwoparagraphsmainlytellus?A．Learntoforgiveyourselffornotansweringemailsintime.B．Theworldoutsideissoattractivethatweshouldenjoyitnow.C．Iwillsurelyansweremailswithoutchildrenaround.D．Answeringemailsisathingoflittleurgency.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）Twoyearsago,Dubuque,Iowa,starteditsfirstannual“BacktoSchoolBash”programme.Itofferedneedyfamiliesanopportunitytolearnaboutfree1inthecommunity.Holmesdecidedto2byprovidinghelptokids.Hewas3twojobsatthetime,oneofwhichwasworkingasabarber.Saturdaywashis4day,buthechoseto5histimeandgavefreehaircutstolower­classkidsonconditionthatthekidsshould6theirfreehaircutbyhavingtoreadabooktohim.Theideawasso7thathecontinueditforthenexttwoyears.Manykidswould8afavouritebook,settleintothebarberchair,andreadaloud9Holmeswasdoingtheirhair.Afterthehaircut,they'dreviewthebook,fromthe10andvocabularytothethemes—justlikeinschool,onlymorefun.Holmes,whoismarried11twosons,recognizesthatnoteveryparenthasthetimeto12withtheirkids.Sohehopestooffersome13inthisway.Andheadmitshe,14，benefitsfromdoingthat.Therewasaseven­year­oldkidwho15stuttered(结巴)overwordswhilereading.Hehadtheboytakethebookhomeand16.Whenthechildcamebackafewdayslater,hereaditwithnoproblems.That17Holmestodomore.HolmesandhisfamilyhaverecentlymovedtoaChicagosuburb.Whentheyget18，heplanstorestarthis19astheStorybookBarber.“Today'sworldisfullofgunsandviolence，”hesays,“Thebarbershopisa20placeforthekidstocomeandreadbooks.”1、A．materialsB．resourcesC．methodsD．connections2、A．participateB．performC．developD．withdraw3、A．facedwithB．caughtinC．presentedwithD．engagedin4、A．happiestB．worstC．busiestD．best5、A．spendB．wasteC．saveD．donate6、A．receiveB．earnC．demandD．request7、A．popularB．ordinaryC．complexD．strict8、A．putawayB．takeoverC．pickupD．giveout9、A．beforeB．afterC．whileD．until10、A．kidsB．heroinesC．barbersD．characters11、A．withB．toC．forD．about12、A．stayB．readC．talkD．learn13、A．guidanceB．judgementC．assistanceD．insurance14、A．againB．stillC．thenD．too15、A．usuallyB．hardlyC．merelyD．necessarily16、A．writeB．practiseC．remarkD．reflect17、A．surprisedB．excitedC．inspiredD．impressed18、A．settledB．relaxedC．pleasedD．refreshed19、A．ownershipB．hobbyC．promiseD．role20、A．secretB．safeC．roughD．crowded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）“Failingtoopencurtainsfullymakespeoplemorelikelytogetsick”,1．newstudysuggests.Itfoundsunlightkillsdisease-causingbacteria2．liveindust,whiledarkerconditionsletthemthrive(繁殖).Thefindings3．(publish)inthejournalMicrobiome.Researchers4．(warn)theproblemalsoaffectswindowlessoffices.StudyleaderDr.AshkaanFahimipoursaid:“Humansspendmostoftheirtimeindoors,wheredustcarriesbacteria5．(make)ussick.“Therefore,it’simportant6．(understand)howthebuildingsweliveinfluencedusteco-systemsandhowthiscould7．(serious)affectourhealth.”HisteamattheUniversityofOregonchose11smallroomsandallowedin8．(differ)levelsofsunlight.After90days,darkroomshaddoublethenumberofbacteriaabletoreproduce.Fahimipouradded:“Wehopethatwith9．(far)understandingwecandesignaccesstodaylightin10．(build)schools,offices,hospitalsandhomesinwaysthatreducetheriskofdust-borneinfections.”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，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。LastFriday，ourclasshaveadiscussionaboutwhichtododuringthecomingholiday．Someareinfavorofstayingathome．Theythinkit’sbothconvenienceandcomfortable．Beside，theycansavemoneyforotherpurpose．Buttheywilllosethechanceofgettingtoknowoutsideworld．Others，ontheotherhand，wouldrathertogotravelingsinceitcanincreaseourknowledge．Therefore，theywillspendmoremoneyandmeetsomedifficultieswhiletraveling．Personally，I’dliketostayathome，forIcandowhateverIlike，suchasreadingbooks，watchingTV，orhelpingmyparentsonthehousework．第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，作为校英文报的记者，你打算与外教Terry预约一次采访。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：