北京市第十二中学新高考英语倒计时模拟卷及答案解析

北京市第十二中学新高考英语倒计时模拟卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding2．––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised3．－Thezookeeperwasreallyannoyedwithme.－Howcouldhehavebeenifyou____stonesattheanimals?A．didn’tthrow B．don’tthrowC．hadn’tthrown D．haven’tthrown4．Nothavingworkedouttheprogram,________leavetheoffice.A．sohewasforbiddentoB．andhedidn’twanttoC．hislittlesoncouldn’tmakehimD．becouldn’tfreehimselfto5．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension6．Newly________chairmanoftheChineseBasketballAssociation,YaoMinghasputreformingthedomesticgame’smanagementatthetopofhisagenda.A．appointing B．appointedC．beingappointed D．havingappointed7．Johnlives________.Hehasaverysmallbudgetandlittlemoneytospendonclothes.A．intheblackB．onashoestringC．overthemoonD．atthedropofahat8．—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?______A．Ican’tbelievemyears.

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D．wasn'tseeing13．Difficultiesstrengthenthemind,_____labourdoesthebody.A．if B．asC．for D．so14．Nostudent________gooutofschooltohavelunchwithoutpermissionoftheheadteacher.A．might B．mustC．shall D．could15．foryearsofhardtraining,shewouldnotbestandingonthestage,receivinghugecheersandapplause.A．Itwerenot B．IthadnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Haditnotbeen.16．Housepricesareusuallymuchhigher________therearesubwaystationsaround.A．where B．unless C．while D．though17．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular18．Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich19．—I'dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon'tmind.—________.Don'tforgetyouwilldrive.A．Anythingbutthat B．ByallmeansC．Takeiteasy D．Iwon'tsaynotothis20．AfterreceivingtheOscarforBestSupportingActress,AnneBenedictwentonallthepeoplewhohadhelpedinhercareer.A．tothank B．thankingC．havingthanked D．tohavethanked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）Thearmbonesofwomenwholived7,000yearsagoshowasurprisinglevelofstrength--evenhigherthantoday'sprofessionalathletes.That'saccordingtoafirst-everstudycomparingprehistoric(史前的)bonestothoseoflivingpeople.Thefindingsuggestsarevisionofhistory-theeverydaylivesofprehistoricwomenwerefilledwithhardlabor,ratherthanjustsittingathomedoinglightertaskswhilethemenstruggledandfoughtforlife.“Beforethestudy,therearenoclearrecordsdescribinghowourancientancestorslived.Itcanbeeasytoforgetthatboneisalivingtissue,onethatrespondstothedifficultiesweputourbodiesthrough,”saidleadauthorAlisonMacintosh.“Physicalforceandmuscleactivitybothputpressureonthebone.Thebonereactsbychanginginshape,thicknessandotheraspectsovertime.”Previousstudiesonlycomparedfemalebonestocontemporarymalebones,theresearcherssaid-andthat'saproblem,becausetheresponseofmalebonestostressandchangeismuchbiggerthanthatofwomen.Forinstance,ashumansmovedfromahunter-gathererlifestyleconstantlyonthemovetoamoresettledagrarian(农耕的)one,changescanbeobservedinthestructureoftheshinbone(胫骨)-andthesechangesweremuchmoreevidentinmen.However,acomparisonofthebonesofprehistoricwomentothebonesoflivingfemaleathletescanhelpusworkoutamoreaccuratepictureofwhatthoseprehistoricwomenweredoing."Byanalyzingthebonesoflivingpeopleandcomparingthemtotheancientbones,wecanstarttoexplainthekindsoflaborourancestorswerereforming,Macintoshsaid.Whattheyfoundwasthatwomen'slegstrengthhasn'tchangedagreatdeal,buttheirarmsusedtobeverypowerful.Prehistoricwomen,theresearchersfound,hadarmstrength11-16percentstrongerthanthoseofmodernrowers(桨手),and30percentstrongerthanthoseofnon-athletes.1、Whatdoesthestudytellaboutprehistoricwomen?A．Theywerestrongerthanmen. B．Theyhadlighterbonesthanmen.C．Theydidtoughtasksasthemen. D．Theyspentmosttimestayingathome.2、Whatproblemdidpreviousstudiesonprehistoricboneshave?A．Theylackedenoughcomparison. B．Theyonlystudiedmen'sbones.C．Theyfocusedlittleonbones. D．Theyignoredthelifestyles.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inParagraph3referto?A．Bones’structure. B．Bones'thickness.C．Bones’responsetostress. D．Bones’stressfromhardlabor.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．It'sstillhardtoexplainourancestors'lifestyle.B．Prehistoricwomenwentthroughmuchsuffering.C．Women'sarmshavebecomemuchstrongerovertime.D．Prehistoricwomenarestrongerthancontemporaryfemales.22．（8分）Tourismisoftenaboutseekingdeeperemotionalandpersonalconnectionswiththeworldaroundus.Notalltravelexperiences,however,needtotakeplaceintherealworld.Withtheevolutionofvirtualreality(VR)technology,tourismwillincreasinglybecomeacombinationofphysicalandvirtualworlds.VRmayevenremovetheneedtotravelentirely.ButcanaVRexperiencereallyequalarealworldone?Manyexpertsbelieveitcan.StudieshaveshownthatourbrainshaveaninbuiltVR-likemechanismthatenablesustoliveimaginedexperiences.Muchofourwakinglifeisspentthinkingabouteitherthepastorthefuture.Thisisknownas"mindwandering".Duringtheseeventswe'renotpayingattentiontothecurrentworldaroundus.Instead,we'rerecallingmemories,orcreatingandprocessingimaginedfutures.Whenengagedinmindwandering,ourbrainsprocessthesementalimagesusingthesamepathwaysusedtoreceiveinputsfromtherealworld.So,theimaginedpastorfuturecancreateemotionsandfeelingssimilartohowwereacttoeverydaylife.VRcancreatethesesamefeelings.Whilecriticsmightarguethatavirtualexperiencewillnevermatchreality,thereareseveralwaysVRtourismcouldmakeapositivecontribution.Firstlyitcouldhelpprotectsensitivelocationsfromover-tourism.InrecentyearsfamoussitessuchasMayaBayinThailand,andCambodia'sAngkorWatTempleshavehadtolimitthenumberofvisitorsbecauseoftheirnegativeimpact.TheseplacesarenowproducingtheirownVRexperiencesthatwillallowtouriststopassthroughvirtualmodelsofthesites.Virtualrealitymayalsoallowpeoplebackintime,toexperiencehistoricalevents,visitancientcities,andeventowalkamongdinosaurs.Finally,inaworldwheremanypeoplesufferfromstressanddepressionduetooverwork,virtualtourismmayprovideacheapandconvenientwayforpeopletotakebriefholidaystootherwiseunreachabledestinationsandrechargetheirbatteries,withouteverleavingtheirhomes.Itsoundslikesciencefictionbutit'salreadyhappening.Asvirtualtechnologyimprovesandaspeoplecontinuetodemandnewandinterestingexperiences,expectmorevirtualtourism,bothincombinationwiththerealworldandinsteadofit.1、Whatisdrivingthedevelopmentofvirtualtourism?A．Companiesseekingtomakemoremoney.B．Improvementsinvirtualrealitytechnology.C．People'sdemandformoresharedexperiences.D．People'sdeeperunderstandingofthephysicalworld.2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes"mindwandering"?A．ThebrainprocesseswhichhelppeoplethinkVRisreal.B．Thewaythebrainprocessesinputsfromtherealworld.C．Brainactivitiesfocusingonpastorfutureevents.D．Experiencescomingfromaperson'simagination.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Sciencefiction.B．Virtualtechnology.C．Virtualtourism.D．Therealworld.4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．TodescribetheadvantagesofVRtourism.B．Togivesuggestionsforreducingover-tourism.C．ToencouragepeopletodevelopVRtechnology.D．ToargueVRtourismwillreplacetherealworldtravel.23．（8分）AgirlbecameavolunteerintheactivitiesofDeathbedCare,whichmeantvisitingandtakingcareofapatientsufferingfromanincurablediseasewithdaysnumbered.Thegirlwasassignedtolookafteranoldmansufferingfromcancerwhosechildrenlivedabroad.Theirlivingconditionswerenotsatisfactorywhiletheoldmanhadalotofsavings.Shewasexpectedtocomforthimandkeepuphisspirits.EverySaturdaythegirlcameontimetokeephiscompany,tellinghimstories.Whenhewashavinganintravenousdrip(静脉滴注),shewouldhelpmassagehisarms.Thedoctorfoundthepatientmuchimprovedmentally.Theoldmanbegantoinvolvehimselfactivelyinthemedicaltreatmentandheseldomshoutedatothers.Butsomethingthathappenedmadethedoctoruneasyandpuzzled.Eachtimethegirlleft,theoldmanwouldgivehersomemoney.Thedoctordidnothingtointerfere(干涉),unwillingtooffendtheoldman.Amonthlatertheoldmanshowedevidentsignsofdeclineaftersufferingcoma(昏迷)afewtimes.Whenrescuedfromthelatestcoma,theoldmantoldthedoctorhislastwish,“Ihavedeepsympathyforthegirl.Willyoubekindenoughtohelpherfinishherstudies?”Butthedoctorknewthatherfamilywaswell-offandshehadnodifficultypursuingherstudies.Sometimessheevencametothehospitalinherfather’scar.Whenthegirlcameattheweekendafterthedeathoftheoldman,thedoctortoldherthebadnews.Shewasverysadandburstintotears.Thenshehanded$500tothedoctor,saying,“TheoldmanhadallalongthoughtIcametodothejobbecauseofpoverty.HegavememoneysothatIcouldcontinuemyschooling.”Nowhegottheanswertothepuzzle.Inthelastperiodofhislife,theoldmanfounditarealpleasuretobeabletohelpagirlbadlyinneed.1、WhatkindofpeopledovolunteersattendtoinDeathbedCare?A．Thepatientinneedofoperations.B．Thepeoplesufferingfromcancer.C．Thepeoplesufferingfromdiseases.D．Thepatientwithoutmanydaysleft.2、WhatcanweinferabouttheoldmanaccordingtoParagraph2?A．Hehadabundantsavingsandhewascheerful.B．Hefrequentlylosthistemperbeforehemetthegirl.C．Hewassufferingfromcancerandhelpedapoorgirl.D．Heaskedthedoctortohelpthegirlfinishherstudy.3、Whatistherealreasonresultingintheoldman’smentalimprovement?A．Hischildren’sprogressintheircareer.B．TheintravenousdripthathehadeverySaturday.C．Thepleasureofbeinghelpfultopeopleinneed.D．Thegirl’sgoodcomfortandcareinhisdailylife.4、Whydidthegirltaketheoldman’smoney?A．Tokeephiminhighspirits.B．Tocontinueherschooling.C．Togatherexperienceonvoluntarywork.D．Toinvolvehimactivelyinthetreatment.24．（8分）EXPERIENCECOLUMBIAHOTATTRACTIONS◆RIVERBANKSZOO&GARDENItishometomorethan2.000animalsandoneofthenation'smostbeautifulbotanicalgardens.Withmorethan350speciesfromaroundtheworld,Riverbanksisoneofthelargestmid—sizedzoosinthecountry.Hours:9:00a.m．一5:00p.m.daily.Admission:Adults(13—61)一$19.95Children(2—12)——$16.95◆EDVENTURETheSoutll'slargestchildren'smuseumhas300exhibitstomspirechildrentoexpenencethejoyoflearning.whereelsebutEdVenturecanchildrendrivearealfiretruck,anchorthenewsorvisitanothercountry?Hours:Monday-Sunday:9a.m.-5p.m.Admission:MembersFreeChildrenandAdults-$11.95◆SOUTHCAROLINASTATEMUSEUMThestoriesofSouthCarolinacomealivethroughtheexhibitsandcollectionsoftheStateMuseum.Plus,anew4-Dtheaterprovidespopularmoviesthatexciteallages.Museummembersareinvitedtonight-skyobservingandmoreonTuesdaynights!Hours:Mon.,Wed.-Fri.:10a.m.-5p.m.,Tues.:10a.m.-10p.m.,Sat.:10a.m.-6p.m.,Sun.:Noon-5p.m.Admission:Adults(13-61):$8.95Children(3-12):$6.95◆SALUDASHOALSPARKSaludaShoalsParkisasensitiveriverfrontparkthatinvitesvisitorstoexperiencethetreasuresoftheSaludaRiverthroughexceptionaleducationalandculturalopportunities.Fun-filledFamilyActivitiesNightly!(exceptThanksgiving,ChnstmasEveandChristmasnight)Freeforactivities:applywithHolidayLightsadmission($20/car;$40/15-passengervehicle;$60/bus).1、Whichattractionbestsuitsachildinterestedinbroadcastingnews?A．EdVenture.B．TheStateMuseum.C．SaludaShoalsPark.D．RiverbanksZoo&garden.2、Howmuchshouldayoungcouplewitha4-year-oldsonpaytoenjoyvariousplantsandanimals?A．$24.85.B．$20.C．$56.85.D．$35.85.3、WhichofthefollowingisavailabletoalltouristsintheStateMuseum?A．Havingafantasticvisualfeastatl:00p.m.B．VisitingtheexhibitsonSundaymorning.C．Enjoyingfreefamilyactivitieseverynight.D．ObservingtheamazingnightskyonTuesdaynights.25．（10分）AninternationalteamofresearchersfromtheUniversityofOxfordhavefoundthatthewaypeopleusetheInternetiscloselytiedtotheseasonalmovementsinthenaturalworld.Theironlinespeciessearchesfollowthepatternsofseasonalanimalmigrations(迁徙).Migratorybirds(候鸟)floodbacktowheretheyreproduceeveryspring.Thatmigratorybehaviorisaccompaniedbysomehumanbehavior.“InEnglish-languageWikipedia(维基百科),theonlinesearchesformigratoryspeciestendtoincreaseinspringwhenthosebirdsarriveintheUnitedStates,”saidtheleadauthorJohnMittermeier.Andnotjustbirds.Mittermeierandhisteamsurveyednearly2.5billionWikipediasearchrecords,for32,000species,across245languages.Theyalsosawvariablesearchratesforinsects,horsetailsandfloweringplants.SeasonaltrendsseemedtobewidespreadinWikipediabehaviorformanyspeciesofplantsandanimals.Thisfindingsuggestsnewwaystomonitorchangesintheworld’sbiologicaldiversity.Italsoshowsnewwaystoseehowmuchpeoplecareaboutnature,andwhichspeciesandareasmightbethemosteffectivetargetsforconservation.Mittermeierisencouragedbythesearchresults.Hecommented,“Ithinkthere’saconcernamongconservationists(生态环境保护者)thatpeoplearelosingtouchwiththenaturalworldandthatthey’renotinteractingwithnativespeciesanymore.Andsointhatsense,itwasreallyexcitingandquiteunexpectedformetoseepeople’sWikipediainterestcloselyrelatedtochangesinnature.”RichardGrenyer,AssociateProfessorfromtheUniversityofOxford,sayssearchdataisusefultoconservationbiologists,“Byusingthesebigdataapproaches,wecandirectourattentiontowardsthedifficultquestionsinmodernconservation:whichspeciesandareasarechanging,andwherearethepeoplewhocarethemostandcandothemosttohelp.”1、Whathaveresearchersfoundaboutspeciessearches?A．Theystrengthentiesamongpeople.B．Theyaffecttheanimalmovements.C．Theydifferinlanguagebackgrounds.D．Theyreflectanimalmigrationseasons.2、WhatisthepurposeofwritingParagraph3?A．Tosummarizetheresearchprocess.B．Tofurthersupporttheresearchfindings.C．Toshowthevarietyofspeciessearches.D．Topresentresearchers’heavyworkload.3、HowdoesMittermeierfeelaboutthesearchresults?A．SatisfiedwithWikipedia’sservice.B．WorriedaboutWikipediabehavior.C．Amazedatpeople’scareaboutnature.D．Sadaboutpeople’snotgettingclosetonature.4、WhydoesRichardthinksuchsearchdataisuseful?A．Ithelpstoaimatconservationtargets.B．Itincreasesinterestinbigdataapproaches.C．Itkeepstrackoftrendsinbiologists’work.D．Itpushespeopletosolvedifficultproblems.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）Attheedgeofaforest,stoodabigtree.Itsbranchesspreadoutmajestically(庄严地)andsodiditsroots.It1peoplefromthesununderitsshadyleaves,andprovided2tocountlessbirdsandothersmallcreaturesinitsbranches.Itwasveryexcitedwithactivityallthetime.Atthefootofthetreegrewalittleplant.Theplantwastall,thin,gracefulandeasily3,andtendedtofalloveratthe4oftheslightestwind.Oneday,thetwoneighbourswerehavingalittlechat.“Well,littleone,”saidthetreetotheplant,“Whydoyounotplantyourfeetdeeplyintheground,andraiseyourhead5intheairasIdo?”“Iseenoneedtodoso,”6theplantwithasmile.“7,IthinkImaybesaferthisway.”“Safer!”sneered(讥讽)thetree.“Areyou8thatyou’resaferthanIam?Doyouknowhowdeepmyrootsare9,howthickandstrongmytrunkis?10twomenholdhandstheywouldnotbeabletosurroundmytrunk.Whocouldpossiblypullmeoutbytherootsor11myheadtotheground?”Andthetreeturnedawayfromtheplantin12Butthetreewasto13itswordsverysoon.Oneeveningagreathurricane14intheregion.Itthrewthetreesofftheirrootsandalmostcompletelydestroyedtheforest.Ituprootedthetreeand15itawaywithgreatforce.Whenthestormhadpassed,thevillagerslivingnearby16thedamage.Strongtreesthathadoncealmosttouchedthesky,werenowreducedtostumps(残根）or17Thedeadanimalswerefoundeverywhereinthe18Buttherewasone19Thelittleplant.Theplanthadbeenmovedfromsidetosideunderthehurricane,andbentcompletely.Butwhenthehurricaneended,itsighedandstooduprightagain.Notraceremainedofitspowerfulneighbour201、A．hide B．protect C．prevent D．defend2、A．shade B．food C．shelter D．space3、A．broken B．destroyed C．grown D．planted4、A．reach B．blow C．touch D．knock5、A．bravely B．straightly C．gratefully D．delightedly6、A．explained B．shouted C．said D．whispered7、A．Gradually B．Actually C．Generally D．Finally8、A．concluding B．finding C．guessing D．suggesting9、A．placed B．hidden C．buried D．planted10、A．Evenif B．Although C．Because D．When11、A．put B．bow C．lead D．get12、A．anger B．surprise C．belief D．relief13、A．keep B．regret C．break D．follow14、A．blew B．arrived C．arose D．appeared15、A．turned B．pushed C．threw D．blew16、A．counted B．saw C．observed D．surveyed17、A．worse B．more C．less D．better18、A．tree B．forest C．plant D．plain19、A．plant B．example C．exception D．tree20、A．then B．finally C．gradually D．Though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）HasJackieChanretired?Surprise!Hereleasedanewfilm.Arepeatofhisactionfilmin1．1970s,PoliceStory2013isabouta2．(devote)policemannamedZhongWen(Jackie),3．workssohardthathedoesn’thavetimeforhisfamily.AsZhongWenisoccupied4．hisjob,hisdaughterMiaomiao(playedbyJingTian)becomesrebellious(叛逆的)andgetsintoarelationshipwiththebarownerWuJiang(playedbyLiuYe).MiaomiaoasksZhongtomeetheratherboyfriend’sbar,not5．(know)thatshe’sbeingusedbyWuJiangtogettoherfather.WuJiangthenkeepsthebar’scustomersashostages(人质)andasksforthefreedomofFu,a6．(crime)capturedbyZhongyearsago.JackieChansaidthat7．(physical),hehadahardtimewiththefilmbecausehedidthefightsceneswithrealmixedmartialartsfighters.“ThefightswerewithgenuineMMA(mixedmartialarts)boxers,notstunt(替身)men,”JackieChanrevealed(透露).“So,8．didn’tknowhowtocontroltheirstrengthwhenwe9．(film)thefightsequences(片段).Thosewererock-hardandsolidkicks.”PoliceStory2013,10．(bring)byMegavisionInc,willbeonatthecinemaonJanuary22.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。Ifoundawalletacoupleofweeksagointhecar,whereIwasrenting、Thewallethadcreditcardsbutquiteabitofcashinside、Thegentlemanitwasbelongedtohappenedtobecelebratin