安徽省舒城龙河中学新高考压轴卷英语试卷及答案解析

安徽省舒城龙河中学新高考压轴卷英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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．____upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday．A．Get B．Havinggot C．Getting D．Toget2．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!3．Thefarmersareinbadneedofrain,buta(an)largeamountofrainfallwillcauseFloods.A．Eventually B．constantly C．gradually D．extremely4．Iwasonabusinesstripthen,otherwiseI________tothehospitalfortests.A．went B．hadgoneC．wouldhavegone D．wouldgo5．Whatactually______theaccidenthasnotyetbeendetermined.A．broughtout B．broughton C．broughtabout D．broughtup6．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto7．Thepalaceisheavilyguarded,becauseinsideitswalls________.A．wheresittheEuropeanleaders B．theEuropeanleaderstheresitC．sittheEuropeanleaders D．thattheEuropeanleaderssit8．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout9．—Whataboutgoingabroadforfurtherstudy?—Great,butIneverexpected______achanceformebefore.A．theretobeB．therebeingC．ittobeD．itbeing10．TomlookedatJenny,withtears_______hiseyes,andshoutedoutthewords_______inhisheartforyears.A．filling;havingbeenhiddenB．filled;hiddenC．filling;hiddenD．filled;hiding11．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed12．--Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis.--Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis____amanthinksofhimself___reallydetermineshisfate.A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．how;that13．－Whatiftherainstormcontinues?－Comeonguys!Wehavetomeetthe_______whatevertheweather.A．standard B．demandC．deadline D．satisfaction14．IntheNameofPeople,apopularTVdrama,showsadeep________onthefightagainstcorruption.A．argumentB．themeC．reflectionD．impression15．PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue16．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since17．--Sorryforhavingkeptyouwaiting.Butforthetrafficjam，I________________20minutesearlier—Nevermind，Ihaven'tbeenwaitingthatlong.A．arrived B．wouldhavearrivedC．wouldarrive D．hadarrived18．---Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.---Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe19．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That20．________makesourschoolfamousis________morethan90%ofthestudentshavebeenadmittedtouniversities.A．What;that B．That;becauseC．That;what D．What;because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）Kandareallydoesn'tliketowalkalone.Thescientistfromaresearchinstituteofintelligentrobotsfindstheexperiencesoboringthathe'dratherdrive—eventhoughhelivesclosetohislabandknowsthatwalkingushealthy."Ienjoywalkingwithsomeone,likewithmywife,withmydaughter,"Kandasaid."Buttheyarenotalwaysavailable."SoKanda,whospecializesinhuman-likebots,developedaroboticwalkingpartnerthatcouldmakesmalltalkbasedonitssurroundings,which,hehopes,mightmotivatepeopletogetoutandexercisemore.Thebotrestsonaperson'sshoulderlikeaboxyparrot.Itweighsaboutapoundandahalfandsitsroughly8.5incheshigh,3.5incheswide,and10incheslong.Amicrophone,speaker,andinternalcameraallowittocommunicate.It'sevenequippedwithasmile.Kandaandhisteamcollectedvideoformfivedifferentlocations,includingagardenandashoppingmall,andcreatedadatasetofsmalltalktopicsrelatedtoeachlocation.Thentheyprogrammedtherobottoassociatevisualcueswithspecifictopics.Aspecialspeechsoftwareprovidedtherobotwithavoice.Nearagroupofparkedcars,forexample,itmightsay,"Inabigparkinglot,sometimesIforgetwhereIparked."Theytestedtheroboton15volunteers,10malesand5females,whowerepaidandaveragedabout26yearsold."Haveyoueverblownapuffofdandelion（蒲公英）seedsintotheair?"Therobotaskedaparticipant,whosmiledandresponded,"Yes,IoftendidthatwhenIwasachild."Althoughseveralparticipantsnotedtherobot'sweight,Kandawassurprisedthatnooneconsideredtheexperienceasstrangeorfunny."Iguesspeopleenjoynewtechnologies,"hesaid.Justlikeahumanpartner,Kanda'sbotisn'tperfect.It'snotabletogoforwalksinheavyrainand,whiletherobotcanmakeexpressions,itcan'treallyholdaconversation,aboutwhichKandaismostworried.Despiteitslimits,Kandawascomfortedbythebot'spresence."Ifeltakindofsenseofbeingwithsomeone,"hesaid,"particularlywhenitspoke."1、WhydoesKandahavetheideaofdevelopingaroboticwalkingpartner?A．Becausehewantssomeonetoaccompanyhimwhilewalking.B．Becausehehasneverdevelopedarobotlikeaparrot.C．Becausehisfamilyareunwillingtowalkwithhim.D．Becauseheiscrazyaboutdevelopingrobots.2、Whatcharacteristicdoestherobothave?A．Itcan"speak"and"see".B．Itcanwalklikeahumanbeing.C．Itcancommunicatewithpeoplefreely.D．Itismuchmorehumorousthanarealperson.3、Whatisnecessaryfortherobottofunction?A．Asmallsize.B．Aboxyshape.C．Ahumanpartner.D．Aspeechsoftware.4、WhatisKandamostlikelytodoabouthisrobotnext?A．Tomakeitmoreconvenienttocarry.B．Toimproveitsconversationalskills.C．Toenableittowalkinheavyrain.D．Tobetteritssoundsystem.22．（8分）Theworld’sfirst“SkyPool”hasbeenuncoated-andit’llgiveanyoneatouchofdizzi-ness,unlessheorsheisnotbotheredbyheights.Situatedinthecapital’snewriversidedistrictbesideBatterseaPowerStation,theglasspool,hanging10storeys,or110feetupasabridgebetweentwoapartmentbuildings,is25mlong,5mwideand3mdeepwithawaterdepthof1.2m.Swimmerswillbeabletolookdown35metrestothestreetbelowastheytakeadip,withonly20cmofglassbetweenthemandtheoutsideworldIt’sevengotabar,foldingchairsandanorangegarden.ThepoolwillbepartofEmbassyGardensatNineElms,ahugebillionbuildingpro-jectbesidethenewAmericanEmbassyinsouth-westLondon.Theprojectiscreatingthou-sandsofapartments,thesmallestofwhichareexpectedtocostnearly$1million,andthepoolwillonlybeopentotheapartments’owners.EmbassyGardenstakesdesigninspirationfromtheMeatpackingDistrictofNewYorkwithfloortoceilingwindowsandbrickfrontages.Thedesigner,SeanMulryan,desiredtopushtheboundariesinthecapabilityofconstructionandengineeringanddosomethingthathadneverbeendonebefore.TheSkyPool’stransparentstructureistheresultofsignificantadvancementsintechnologiesoverthelastdecade.TheexperienceofthepoolwillbetrulyuniqueanditwillfeellikefloatingthroughtheairincentralLondon.ThosepeopleluckyenoughtoswimtherewillhaveafaultlessviewofthePalaceofWest-minsterandtheLondonEye.Itwillbeasellingpointfordeveloperswhenthesecondstageofthedevelopmentisreleasedtomarket.1、WhocanswimintheSkyPool?A．AnyoneatNineElms.B．VisitorstoLondon.C．PeoplelivinginEmbassyGardens.D．Thosewhoarenotterrifiedofheights.2、PeopleluckyenoughtoswimintheSkyPoolcandothefollowingexcept.A．drinkingwithfriendsB．sittingintheorangegardenC．appreciatingtheLondonEyeD．experiencingdivingandsurfing3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．Thepoolis25metresabovetheground.B．ThepoolwassimilartoNewYork’smodernconstructions.C．ThepoolliesinthecentreofLondon.D．ThepoolishelpfulforsellingapartmentsinEmbassyGardens.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．TheapartmentsofEmbassyGardenarefairlyexpensiveB．thenewAmericanEmbassyhasbeenmovedawayC．NineElmsisastreetinEmbassyGardensD．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob23．（8分）1.TheadventuresofTomThumbandThumbelinaForthefirsttimeever，twolittlefairytale(童话)charactersmeetinonefun-filled,action-packedmusicaladventure.Tryingtofindtheirwayinagreatbigworld,TomThumbandThumbelinajoinforcesandfacedifficultiesinagreatjourneytofindtheirtruehome.Starring:ElijahWood,PeterGallagherRuntime:1hour16minutesBuywith1click2.UptownGirlsCarefreeMollyGunnlosesherinheritance(遗产)andmustdosomethingshe’sneverdonebefore---togetajob.Sheendsupasbabysittertoan8-year-oldgirlwhoteachesMollytobeagrownup,whileM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B．EmilyHolmes.C．BrittanyMurphy. D．GeoffreyRush.24．（8分）Quietlysittingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard’sannouncement.Traintravelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherit’stherecordedmessageortheguard’smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit’softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongtheselines,“GoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7.35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentralandyou’llbepleasedtoknowthatweareontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsaresinging,andall’srightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou’regoing.ThanksforcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”Quiteafewpeople(obviouslypreviousstrangers)startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguard’sexcellentmessageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguardandsaid“Wereyoutheguardonthe7:35a.m.fromPenrith?”Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying,“Yes,yyyyes.”“Well,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,whichgavemeandtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit.”Isaid.Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkitshowsinwhatthatdoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingthey’vedone,particularlywhenit’snotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?1、Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?A．Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.B．Themessagesareunattractive.C．Theguard’svoiceisnotclear.D．Theyareabsorbedinbooks.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph3mean?A．Surprised.B．Cautious.C．Excited.D．Patient.3、Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?A．Thebeautifulweather.B．Therecordedmessage.C．ThetrainfromPenrith.D．Theunexpectedappreciation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ABoringTrainStoryB．AnIntelligentGuardC．ALovelyMorninginSydneyD．ADifferentTrainAnnouncement25．（10分）Yasudais95yearsold.LookingforeasierwaystosearchtheWebandsendemail,heboughtApple’siPad.Thecompanyhassold3.27millioniPadssincetheyenteredthemarketinApril.Althoughit’simpossibletoknowwithcertaintyhowmanyseniors(老年人)arebuyingthem,evidencesuggeststhatit’sahitwithseniors.TheiPad’sintuitiveinterface(直观界面)makesitattractivetoseniorsaroundtheworld,saysTakahiroMiura,aresearcherattheUniversityofTokyou.“TheiPadisagoodtoolforseniorsbecauseit’sveryeasytouse,”hesays.UnlikethePC,itdoesn’trequireformerknowledge.”JamesCordwell,aresearcherinLondon,saystheiPad’spopularitywithseniorsishelpingApplereachbeyonditstraditionalbaseofyoungcustomers.“Theworld’spopulation,especiallyindevelopedmarkets,isgettingolder.It’sprobablyamarketwhereApplehasleastentered,”Cordwellsays.Seniorusersareakeysourceofgrowthfortheminthefuture.Seniorsmake.upabout22percentofthepopulationinJapan.TheymayprovethatseniorsarewillingtoaccepttheiPad.Besidesthecustomergroupunder30,theyspendmorethananyothergroupinthecountry,accordingtoareport.MotooKitamura,78,aformergassalesman,boughtaniPadtohelphimcommunicatewithhis2-year-oldgrandsonandpreventhimfromexperiencingsomeofthementalproblemsthatsometimescomewithgettingolder.“Tryingnewthingslikethatisgoodmentalexercise,”hesays.1、Theunderlinedpart“ahit”inParagraph1probablymeans.A．asuddenattackB．aheavyburdenC．veryfamiliarD．quitepopular2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTanadvantageoftheiPad?A．Ithasintuitiveinterface.B．Itiseasytooperate.C．Peoplecanuseitasawaytodomentalexercise.D．Beginnerscanuseitwithoutsimilarexperiences.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．ThetraditionalcustomersofApplesproductsareusuallytheyoung.B．PeopleabovethirtyareAppleslargestcustomergroupinJapan.C．SeniorswillsoongrowintoAppleslargestcustomergroup.D．SeniorsinJapanarefondofbuyinglatesthi-techproducts.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．iPadinfluencingthecustomergroup.B．iPadleadingAppletoseniors.C．iPad’sarrivalcausingJapanesetothink.D．iPadbeatingthetraditionalPC．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）THECHARMOFCHARITYApooryoungmanlosthisjobandhadnoonetohelphim.Helpless,homelessandhopeless,hedecidedtocommitsuicide.He1allthecoinshehadwithhimandboughtaripebananawrappedinanoldnewspaper.Heopenedthepacketandstartedtoeathislastfood2anoldbeggarapproachedhim.Withtremblinglips,thebeggartoldhimthathehadn’thadanythingtoeatforseveraldaysandwastooweaktowalk.Theyoungmanfelt3Sohedidn’teatthebanana.4,hegavethebananatothebeggar.Thebeggarateitwithgreatjoyand5him.Whileleaving,thebeggargavehimaveryoldcoin,saying,“Thankyouverymuch.Yougavemeeverythingyouhad.Kindlyacceptthiscoinasmygift6yourkindness.”Aftertheoldmanleft,he7glancedatthepieceofpaperusedtowrapthefruit.Therehesawa（n）8fromanagencydealingwitholdcoins.Anyone9oldcoinswasinvitedtovisittheagencyandreceivesuitablepricefortheiroldcoinsonthespot.Outofsimple10,hecarriedthecointotheagencyafter11itbyphone.Heshowedthecoingiftedbythebeggar.Thepersonwho12theagencystaredatitandtoldhiminexcitement,“Whata13!Itisvery14andseveralcenturiesold.Itiswortha（n）15!”Jumpingwithjoyonreceivingthe16amountofmoney,hesearchedeverywheretofindtheoldmanwhogiftedhimthecoin.Hewantedto17hisjoyandthemoneywiththebeggar.Buthecouldnotfindhimanywhere.Sincethen,hestartedanewlifewithrenewed18andenthusiasmaboutthefuture.Kindnesswillbe19Italwayscomesback!AsWilliamWordsworthwrote,“Thebestpartofagoodlifeisthelittle,nameless,unrememberedactsof20andlove.”1、A．collectB．spreadC．spottedD．donated2、A．whileB．whenC．beforeD．until3、A．worriedB．nervousC．pityD．guilty4、A．StillB．ThusC．BesidesD．Instead5、A．scoldedB．admiredC．respectedD．thanked6、A．insearchforB．intermsofC．inreturnforD．infavorof7、A．carelesslyB．purposelyC．ImmediatelyD．normally8、A．suggestionB．advertisementC．appealD．requirement9、A．possessingB．seeingC．orderingD．deserving10、A．distrustB．curiosityC．wonderD．hobby11、A．replyingB．repeatingC．contactingD．begging12、A．chargedB．consistedC．attendedD．managed13、A．shameB．prizeC．surpriseD．pleasure14、A．privateB．freshC．rareD．casual15、A．valueB．fortuneC．wealthD．effort16、A．unexpectedB．unluckyC．unlimitedD．unnoticed17、A．hideB．shareC．coverD．spare18、A．wisdomB．chanceC．hopeD．luck19、A．changedB．damagedC．lostD．rewarded20、A．courageB．promiseC．memoryD．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）Whenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectly1．werealizehowimportantoureyesare.Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes.Whenpeopledoalotofwork,suchas2．（write）,readingandsewing,theybecomenear-sighted.Peoplewhoarefar-sightedcanseethingsthatarefaraway,3．theyhavedifficultyinreadingabookunlesstheyholditatanarm's4．（long）.Iftheywanttodomuchreading,theymustwearglasses.Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheyhaveastigmatism(散光).This,too,can5．（correct）bywearingglasses.Somepeople'seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts(白内障).Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremove6．.Havingtwogoodeyes7．（be）importantwhenyoujudgedistances.Eacheyeseesthingsfroma8．（slight）differentangle.Toprovethistoyourself,lookatanobjectoutofoneeye;thenlookatthesameobjectoutofyourothereye.Youwillfind9．object'srelationtothebackgroundhaschanged.Thedifference10．thesetwodifferenteyeviewshelpsusjudgehowfarawayanobjectis.Soprotectyoureyeswell.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。ChallengesofliferemindmeofmydaysinseniorhighschoolwhichIjoinedinthemilitarytraining、ItwasthefirsttimeIhavelivedfarawayfrommyhome,soIfounddifficulttofitin、Andthetrainedofficerwasstrictwithme、IoncethinkIcouldnotsticktotheend、Andanyway,Isucceeded、Thetrialsmadeitmucheasyformetoadapttolife,andthedifficultyIcameacrosshavenowallbecomeapreciousmemoryinmylife、Inashort,Ihavelearnedtoregardthechallengesoflifelikeasteppingstonetofuturesuccess、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是学生会主席李华，你需要设计一张关于英语社团纳新的海报。你想请外籍教师Mr.Smith来帮忙策划。请根据以下提示，用英语给Mr.Smith写一封求助信。内容包括:1.求助事由;2.希望指导;3.感谢帮助。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearMr.Smith,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、A3、D4、C5、C6、C7、C8、A9、A10、C11、A12、C13、C14、C15、C16、D17、B18、B19、B20、A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、1、A2、A3、D4、B22、Ihavejustreturnedfromavisittomylandlord,Mr.Heathcliff.IamdelightedwiththehouseIamrentingfromhim,whichsuitsmeperfectly.Mr.Heathcliffismyonlyneighbour,andIthinkhischaracterissimilartomine.Hedoesnotlikepeopleeither.WhenIintroducedmyself,hesaidnothing,butfrowned,anddidnotencouragemetoenter.Afterawhile,however,hedecidedtoinvitemein.“Joseph!”hecalled.Josephwasanoldservant.Helookedcrosslyupatmeashetookmyhorse.“Godhelpus!Avisitor!”hewhisperedtohimself.Perhapstherewerenootherservants,Ithought.AnditseemedthatHeathcliffhardlyeverreceivedguests.HishouseiscalledWutheringHeights.Thenamemeans“awindswepthouseonahill”,anditisaverygooddescription.Thetreesaroundthehousearebentbythenorthwind,whichblowsfiercelyeverydayoftheyear.Fortunately,thehouseisstronglybuilt,andisnotdamagedevenbytheworstwinterstorms.Mr.HeathcliffandIenteredthehugemainroom.Wesatdownbythefire,insilence.“Joseph!”shoutedMr.Heathcliff.Noanswercamefromthecellar,sohediveddownthere,leavingmealonewithseveralratherfierce-lookingdogs.Suddenlyoneofthemjumpedangrilyupatme,andinamomentalltheotherswereattackingme.“Help!Mr.Heathcliff!Help!”Ishouted.Mylandlordwasnowheretobeseen,butluckilyawoman,whomightbethehousekeeper,rushedintotheroomtocalmthedogs.“Whatisthematter?”Mr.Heathcliffaskedmerudely,ashefinallyenteredtheroom,accompaniedbyhisman-servant.“Yourdogs,sir!”Ireplied.“Youshouldn’tleaveastrangerwiththem.They’redangerous.”“Come,come,Mr.Lockwood.Havesomewine.Wedon’toftenhavestrangershere.I’mafraidneitherIno