新疆昌吉二中新高考压轴卷英语试卷及答案解析

新疆昌吉二中新高考压轴卷英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．(2015·北京)___________theearlyflight,weorderedataxiinadvanceandgotupveryearly.A．Catching B．CaughtC．Tocatch D．Catch2．Istillfindithardtoimaginethatsuchacleverchild__________makesuchafoolishmistake.A．shall B．mustC．can D．should3．I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting4．--Sorryforhavingkeptyouwaiting.Butforthetrafficjam，I________________20minutesearlier—Nevermind，Ihaven'tbeenwaitingthatlong.A．arrived B．wouldhavearrivedC．wouldarrive D．hadarrived5．—Shallwegototheseveno’clockperformanceortheeight?—_____suitsyoufine.A．Whatever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．Wherever6．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectthen,butI________mymind.A．willchangeB．wouldchangedC．havechangedD．hadchanged7．---Willyoube_____________thisevening，Mary？---Thatdepends.IamafraidIwillbewithmymanager，discussingaplan.A．convenient B．suitableC．available D．efficient8．________theopportunitytospeakatthegraduationceremonymademeoverjoyed.A．Offering B．OfferedC．Tooffer D．Beingoffered9．Inmyopinion,parentsandteachersaresupposedtosetanexampleofgoodbehaviortochildren_____theyarerolemodelstothem.A．although B．evenif C．unless D．as10．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．aboveB．overC．beyondD．off11．Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter______itsstructureratherthanitschemicalcomposition.A．livesupto B．getsdowntoC．comesdownto D．standsupto12．IamsorryIamverybusynow.IfItime,Iwouldcertainlygotothemovieswithyou.A．have B．hadC．havehad D．hadhad13．—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?—________It’stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.A．I’mjustkidding. B．Definitelynot.C．Imeanit D．Whatapity!14．________wellformyjobinterview,IreallyhadbutterfliesinmystomachonmywaytothecompanyIhadappliedto.A．Havingnotprepared B．NothavingpreparedC．Nottohaveprepared D．Tohavenotprepared15．Muchtotheirdelight,theirnewproject_____attheconference,theexcitedscholarsdecidedtohaveabarbecueinhonourofthefantasticmoment.A．toapproveB．beingapprovedC．havingapprovedD．havingbeenapproved16．Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．as D．where17．Thegeneralsecretarystressedthatwhathehadjustsaidwasonlyhis_________view,notofficialintentions.A．private B．separate C．personal D．single18．It’salwaysdifficult______inaforeigncountry,especiallywhenyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.A．beingB．tobeC．havingbeenD．tohavebeen19．________theychooseChinesecompanyisthatChinahasthemostadvancedtechnologyofhighspeedrailwayintheworld.A．When B．ThatC．Where D．Why20．—Iwonderwhyhehasbeenactingsostrangelythesedays．—Recentpressureatworkmay____hisbehavior． A．accountfor B．callfor C．changefor D．standfor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）Thesecrettolivinglongercouldbeassimpleaspickingupyourwalkingpace,accordingtoanewstudy.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofSydneyfoundthatwalkingatabrisk(快的)orfastpacewasassociatedwithariskreductionof24percentforanycauseofdeath.Thiseffectwasevenmoreobviousinolderagegroup,withfastwalkersovertheageof60reducingtheirriskofdeathbyasurprising53percent.ProfessorEmmanuelStamatakis,wholedthestudy,explained,“Afastpaceisgenerallyfivetosixkilometersperhour,butitreallydependsonawalker’sfitnesslevels;analternativesindicatoristowalkatapacethatmakesyouslightlyoutofbreathorsweaty.”Inthestudy,theresearcherslookedattheresultsof4surveysfrom1224to2001,inwhichparticipantsrecordedtheirwalkingpace,aswellasage,sexandBMI.Theanalysisshowedthatwalkingatanaveragepacewasassociatedwitha20percentriskreductionforall-causemortality(死亡率)comparedwithwalkingataslowpace,whilewalkingatabriskorfastpacewasassociatedwithariskreductionof24percent.Theresearchershopethefindingswillencouragethedevelopmentofpublichealthmessageaboutthebenefitsofwalkingpace.ProfessorStamatakisadded,“Theseanalysessuggestthatincreasingwalkingpacemaybeastraightforwardwayforpeopletoimprovehearthealthandriskforprematuremortality---providingasimplemessageforpublichealthcampaignstopromote.“Especiallyinsituationswhenwalkingmoreisn’tpossibleduetotimepressuresoralesswalking-friendlyenvironment,walkingfastermaybeagoodoptiontogettheheartrateup---onethatmostpeoplecaneasilyaddtotheirlives.”1、Whobenefitmostfromwalkingfast?A．Cancersufferers. B．Theelderly.C．Thosewhohaveheartproblems. D．ThosewhohavehighBMI.2、WhatdecideshowfastapersoncanwalkaccordingtoProfessorStamatakis?A．His/Herfitnesslevels. B．His/Herages.C．His/Herwill. D．His/HerBMI.3、Whycanwalkingfastreducedeathrate?A．Mostpeoplelikedoingit. B．Itbenefitstheheart.C．Itreducescancermortality. D．Mostpeoplecandoiteasily.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Walkingiseasyexerciseforpeopletodo.B．Walkinghasreceivedlittleattentionuntilnow.C．Moreandmorepeoplearewalkingfastforhealth.D．Afastwalkingpacecanbenefitpeople’shealth.22．（8分）Thenexttimeyourbrainrefusestorecallasimplefactorname,bethankful.Thatcouldbeasignthatyourbrainisgettingridofunnecessaryinformationsothatitcanoperatemoreefficiently,andhelpyoumakebetterdecisions.Theresearcherssaytherearenumerousneurobiological(神经生物学的)studiesconductedonhowthebrainstoresinformation,aprocesscalledpersistence(暂留).However,scientistsalsoassumedthatouroccasionalinabilitytorecallfactswasduetoaareanthebrain.In2013,scientistsdiscoveredthatasnewneuronscombinewiththehippocampus(海马区)----aregionofthebrainthatplaysasignificantroleinlearningandremembering---theyoverwriteoldmemories,makingthemhardertoaccess.Thereisalsoevidencethatthebrainweakensorremovesconnectionsbetweenneurons,inwhichmemoriesareencoded.Thescientistshaveatheoryonwhythebrainspendssomuchenergyerasingmemories.Theysaywhatthebraindecidestoforgetisdeterminedbyourdailylife.Anexampleisthatourbrainsrememberphonenumbersaccordingtotheneed.Insteadofstoringthisirrelevantinformationthatourphonescanstoreforus,ourbrainsarefreeduptostorethememoriesthatactuallydomatterforus.Theyalsobelievethatmemorizingtoomuchdetailcouldpreventusfrommakinggooddecisions.Sothenexttimeyouareunabletorecallaseeminglyimportantfact,don’tbehardonyourself.Justthrowittoyourbrain’s“rubbishcan”tomakeroomforinformationthatcancontributetomakingyousmarter!Remember,evenAlbertEinsteinwasabsent-minded!1、Whatcanweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．PersistenceisnotaprocesstostoreinformationB．Onceinformationisstoredinthebrain,itwilllastforeverC．LearningandmemorizingtakeplaceinthehippocampusD．Newneuronswillstrengthenoldmemories2、Thebrainhastoerasememoriesto__________.A．recallimportantinformationB．storemoreimportantinformationC．storedetailD．rememberphonenumbers3、Ifsomeunimportantinformationisstored,itwillbe_________.A．combinedwiththehippocampusB．processedandmemorizedpermanentlyC．storedanddecodedimmediatelyD．removedandforgottensoon4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ScientistsencourageustoforgetthingsB．ThewayourbrainsmemorizeandencodeC．ForgettingthingsmaymakeyousmarterD．WhywasAlbertEinsteinabsent-minded?23．（8分）TomyCharleyonhisweddingday:Iknowyouthinkthesenotesaresilly.IhavewatchedyouwearalongfaceovertheyearswhenIgivethemtoyou.ButunderstandthatsometimesIwanttotellyousomethingandIwanttogetitjustright.Puttingitdownonpaperhelpsmedothat.IwishIhadbeenabetterwriter,IwishIhadgonetocollege.IfIhad,IthinkIwouldhavestudiedEnglishandmaybemyvocabularywouldhaveimproved.SomanytimesIfeelIamusingthesamewordsoverandover.Likeawomanwearingthesamedresseveryday.Soboring！WhatIwanttosaytoyou,Charley,isyouaremarryingawonderfulgirl.IthinkofCatherineinmanywayslikeIthinkofRoberta.Likeadaughter.Sheissweetandpatient.Youshouldbethesamewithher,Charley.Hereiswhatyouaregoingtofindoutaboutmarriage:youhavetoworkatittogether*Andhavetolovethreethings.Youhavetolove1)Eachother.2)Yourchildren(whenyouhavesome).3)Yourmarriage.WhatImeanbythatlastoneis,theremaybetimesthatyoufight,andsometimesyouCatherinewon’tevenlikeeachother.Butthosearethetimesyouhavetoloveyourmarriagelikeathirdparty.Lookatyourweddingphotos.Lookatanymemoriesyou’vemade.Andifbelieveinthosememories,theywillpullyoubacktogether.I’mveryproudofyoutoday,Charley.IamputtingthisinyourtuxedopocketbecauseIknowhowyoulosethings.Iloveyoueveryday！Mom1、WhydidthemotherwritethelettertoCharley?A．Tocongratulateherson.B．Togivehimsomeadvice.C．Toshowherpity.D．Totalkthingsthrough.2、Whatkindoffeelingismainlyrevealedintheletter?A．Regret.B．Pride.C．Care.D．Complaint.3、WhatisimpliedaboutCharleyintheletter?A．Heisforgetful.B．Heispatient.C．Heisboring.D．Heisworried24．（8分）TheDamagethatagingdoestoabodyextendsallthewaydowntothecellularlevel.Butthedamageincreasedbycellsinoldermusclesisespeciallysevere,becausethecellsdonotreproduceeasilyandtheybecomeweakerastheirmitochondria（线粒体）,whichproduceenergy,reduceinenergyandnumber.Astudy,however,suggeststhatcertainsortsofexercisemayremovesomeofwhattimecandotoourmitochondria.Exerciseisgoodforpeople,aseveryoneknows.Butscientistshavesurprisinglylittleunderstandingofitscellularimpactsandhowthosemightvarybyactivityandtheageoftheexerciser.Soresearchersrecentlyconductedanexperimentonthecellsof72healthybutsedentary（久坐的）menandwomenwhowere30oryoungerorolderthan64.Afterbaselinemeasureswereestablishedfortheiraerobic（有氧的）fitness,theirblood-sugarlevelsandthegeneactivityandmitochondrialhealthintheirmusclecells,thevolunteerswererandomlyassignedtoaparticularexerciseprogram.Someofthemdidintense（强烈的）weighttrainingseveraltimesaweek;somedidbriefintervaltrainingthreetimesaweekonexercisebicycles;somerodeexercisebikesatanappropriatepacefor30minutesafewtimesaweekandliftedweightslightlyonotherdays.Afourthgroup,thecontrol（对照组）,didnotexercise.After12weeks,thelabtestswererepeated.Ingeneral,everyoneexperiencedimprovementsinfitnessandanabilitytoregulatebloodsugar.Butmoreunexpectedresultswerefoundinthebiopsied（活组织检查）musclecells.Amongtheyoungersubjectswhowentthroughintervaltraining,theactivitylevelshadchangedin274genes,comparedwith170genesforthosewhoexercisedmoreappropriatelyand74fortheweightlifters.Amongtheoldergroup,almost400geneswereworkingdifferentlynow,comparedwith33fortheweightliftersandonly19fortheappropriateexercisers.Manyoftheseaffectedgenes,especiallyinthecellsoftheintervaltrainers,arebelievedtoinfluencetheabilityofmitochondriatoproduceenergyformusclecells;thesubjectswhodidtheintervalexerciseshowedanincreaseinthenumberandhealthoftheirmitochondria—animpactthatwasparticularlypronouncedamongtheoldercyclists.Itseemsexercisecouldhelpcontainthedeclineinthecellularhealthofmusclesassociatedwithaging,especiallyifitwasintense,saysDr.SreekumaranNair,thestudy’sseniorauthor.Infact,olderpeople’scellsrespondedinsomewaysmorestronglytointenseexercisethanthecellsoftheyoungdid—suggesting,hesays,thatitisnevertoolatetobenefitfromexercise.1、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．exerciseMightBenefitAgingMusclesB．ExerciseMightIncreaseAgingMusclesC．ExerciseMightDoHarmtoMitochondriaD．AgingMainlyOccursintheCellularLevel2、WhatcanweknowabouttheexperimentmentionedinParagraph2?A．Volunteerscannotbegoodatexercising.B．Allvolunteersmusthavethesamebaseline.C．Itwascarriedoutamongtheyouthofdifferentsexes.D．Volunteersreceivedarandomparticularexerciseprogram.3、HowdoestheauthordevelopParagraph3?A．Byanalyzingeverygroup’sdifferentdata.B．Bycomparingeverygroup’strainingtime.C．Bylistingeverygroup’sdifferenttraining.D．Bydescribingeverygroup’strainingresults.4、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that______.A．theexperimentdidnotgetexpectedresultsB．ridingexercisebikeshasnoinfluenceonthevolunteersC．weightliftingisthemostusefultrainingamongtheseexercisesD．intervaltrainingbringsstrongerinfluencetotheelderthantotheyouth5、Theunderlinedword“contain”canbereplacedby“______”.A．change B．stopC．record D．cause25．（10分）Theconceptofaworkingholidayisfairlysimple．Itisavacationwhichnormallylastsforseveralweeksorevenmonths，duringwhichyoudivideyourtimebetweenworkandrecreation．Thetypicalworkingholidayincludessomemanuallaborandsightseeing．Youcanusuallygetroomandboardinexchangeforafewhoursofwork．Forinstance，AustraliaandNewZealandencourageworkingholidaysbyofferingone-yearvisastopeoplebetweentheagesof18and30．Countriesallovertheworldofferthechancestoworkorvolunteerandliveinanewenvironment．Allyouneedisareturnticketandenoughcashtoliveon．Whilesomepeoplechoosetoworkinrestaurantsorhotels，othersmaydofruitpickingwhichisperhapsthemostpopulartypeofwork．Bepreparedforlongworkingdaysintheorchard，whichmaylastuptotenhoursaday．Ifyouarenotreadyforthis，amoreleisurelyjobwithshorterhoursispossible，butyouwillnotmakeasmuchmoney．Anotheroptionisvolunteeringinforeigncountries．Forexample，youcanworkwithdisabledchildreninBoliviaandpracticeyourSpanish，researchdolphinsandwhalesinItaly，orbuildschoolsinruraltownsinGhana．Aworkingholidayisagreatwaytobroadenyourhorizonssinceitgivesyouthechancetoexploreacountry，practiceanewlanguage，andmeetpeoplefromallovertheworld．Thesekindsofadventuressometimeshaveareallybigimpactonthosewhohaveexperiencedaworkingholiday．Theyoftensaythatitwasoneofthebestmemoriesoftheirlives．Beaware!Eventhoughsomeworkingvacationprogramspay，notallofthemdosometimesyouenduppayingtogoonworkingvacation．However，aworkingholidaycangetyouoffthebeatentrackandintospotstheaveragetourbuswouldnevergonear.1、Whatcanyougetinexchangeforafewhoursofwork?A．Recreationandmoney．B．Areturnticket．C．Freetransportation．D．Mealsandshelter．2、What’sthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．Theideaofaworkingholiday．B．Waystospendaworkingholiday．C．Greatplacesforaworkingholiday．D．Volunteeringinforeigncountries．3、Whatdoes“thebeatentrack”inthethirdparagraphreferto?A．Roadsinpoorcondition．B．Brokenrailwaytracks．C．Routestakenbymanytourists．D．Spotswhereyoumightgetbeaten．4、Whatdoesthewriterremindreaderstodointhelastparagraph?A．Checkwhatyoumustpayfor．B．Meetproperpeople．C．Bepreparedforadventures．D．Broadenyourhorizons．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）Ihavebeenapplying,interviewing,etcsinceJulywithnoprospects(前景).IhavebeentoldmostlythatIamoverqualified,ortheyneedfulltimeetc.Ihadbeengettingprettydownanddiscouraged.Iwasactuallyaskingmyselfwhycan’tsomeonebekindenoughtotakemeonasan.ThispastTuesdayeveningitwasoutsideandgoingtobe9pmasIwaswaitingatabusstop.Justasthebusayoungwomanapproachedme.ShehadaT-shirt,Capripants,andslipperson.Shealsowaswearingseveralhospitalbracelets.Imypurseandtookout$5.00soshecouldgetsomethingtoeat.Ithentookoffmyjacketandandgavethemtoher.Isaid,“Thesearealittlebigbuttheyshouldkeepwarm.”Shelookedatmeandsaid“Aren’tyougoingtobecold?”Itoldhermybeingcoldfor15minutesIgottomyplacewasworthitifIknewshewouldbealittlewarmer.Shesobbedandthankedmewithahug.Ijusttoldherto.ThenafterIgotonthebusthat’sthemiracleofspreadinghappened.Isteppeduptopaytheandthebusdriversaid,“Mam,Isawwhatyoujustdidandyourfareisme,eventhoughtechnicallywearen’tsupposedtoletyougetonthebuswithoutshoes.”hesaidwithawink.Aladywhowasdressedinaverybusinesssuitcalledmeovertoherseat.Shesaid,“IwanttoknowtheofthepersonwhojustdidthemostthingIhaveeverseen.”Itoldhermynameandshesaid,“WhatcanIdoforyoutowhatIjustwitnessed?”Isaidapayingjobwouldbenice.Thenextdayshecalledmeandsaidthatshehadaadministrativeassistantpositioninhercompanyandwantedmetomeetwiththemanager.ItthattheladywastheheadHumanResourcesperson.IstartMondaymorningat9am!Thankyouallforinspiringmetokeeppassingthekindnesson!Ineverexpectedtogetsomuchbackinreturn!1、A．engineer B．entertainer C．employee D．employer2、A．burninghot B．pouring C．snowing D．freezingcold3、A．pulledup B．pickedup C．brokedown D．droppedoff4、A．broughtout B．cutin C．dugin D．reached5、A．gloves B．sweater C．blouse D．tennisshoes6、A．her B．him C．you D．me7、A．until B．before C．after D．since8、A．passiton B．goahead C．cheerup D．comeon9、A．where B．why C．when D．how10、A．luck B．kindness C．generosity D．mercy11、A．ticket B．fare C．money D．check12、A．to B．for C．on D．with13、A．informal B．casual C．professional D．practical14、A．job B．address C．religion D．name15、A．inspiring B．courageous C．amazing D．grateful16、A．praise B．repay C．appreciate D．admire17、A．seriously B．eagerly C．hopefully D．jokingly18、A．part-time B．tough C．simple D．novel19、A．empty B．open C．offer D．opportunity20、A．cameabout B．occurredtome C．turnedout D．workedout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）Consensusaboutscreens(硅谷精英禁子女玩手机)Thepeople1．are2．(close)toathingareoftenthemostwary(警惕的)ofit.3．(Technology)knowhowphonesreallywork,andmanyhavedecidedtheydon'twanttheirownchildrenanywherenearthem.4．warinessthathasbeenslowlybrewingisturningintoaregionwideconsensusinSiliconValley:Thebenefitsofscreens5．alearningtool6．(overblow),andtherisksforaddictionandstuntingdevelopmentseemhigh.TimCook,theCEOofApple,saidearlierthisyearthathewouldnotlethisnephewjoinsocialnetworks.BillGates7．(ban)cellphonesuntilhischildrenwereteenagers."Onthescalebetweencandyandcrackcocaine,8．isclosertocrackcocaine,"ChrisAnderson,theformereditorofWired,saidofscreens."Wethoughtwecouldcontrolit.9．it'sbeyondourpower10．(control).Thisisgoingstraighttothepleasurecentersofthedevelopingbrain."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