四川省仁寿县新高考考前模拟英语试题及答案解析

四川省仁寿县新高考考前模拟英语试题注意事项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．Thetoughestthingaboutsuccessis________youhavetokeeponbeingasuccess.A．why B．when C．what D．that2．IwastellingajokeandSamjustinterruptedmetotelladifferentone.Healways_____!A．biteshistongueB．saveshisskinC．stealsmythunderD．pullsmyleg3．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so4．Withoutourteam’sgreateffort,theartexhibitionlastweek______suchagreatsuccess.A．wouldn’tbe B．won’tbe C．wouldn’thavebeen D．won’thavebeen5．Theaccidentwhichleft15peopleonboarddead________ifboththeangryfemalepassengerandthebusdriverhadkeptcalm.A．shouldhaveavoided B．shouldbeavoidedC．couldhaveavoided D．couldhavebeenavoided6．—What’swrongwithyou?—Oh,Iamsick.I________somuchicecreamjustnow.A．shouldn’teat B．mustn’teatC．couldn’thaveeaten D．shouldn’thaveeaten7．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding8．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution9．Theyintendedtohavetheschoolbetterequipped，thelocalgovernmentwas notabletogetenoughmoneytodoso.A．unless B．while C．although D．once10．Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where11．Alongwiththeemailwasmybrother’spromise______Icamefirstinthecompetition,hewouldbuymeanMP4.A．what B．that C．thatif D．whether12．—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．always D．even13．Itisclearlystatedthattheseregulations______everyoneinthecommunity,withoutexception.A．appealto B．adapttoC．applyto D．attachto14．Thiscourseisofgreatinteresttostudents,_____toimprovetheirwritingskills.A．hopeB．tohopeC．hopingD．hoped15．Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent16．Itsuddenlyoccurredtohim____hehadlefthiskeysintheoffice．A．that B．whatC．where D．which17．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality18．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where19．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modest B．equalC．exact D．considerable20．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive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）Americanfamiliesareaccustomedtosettlinginfarawayplaces,whichhasbeenanationalphenomenon.Decadesofdata,includingamorerecentGallupstudy,characterizestheUSasoneofthemostgeographicallymobilecountriesintheworld.“AboutoneinfourUSadults(24percent)hasreportedmovingwithinthecountryinthepastfiveyears.”thereportednoted.WiththeexceptionofFinns(23percent)andNorwegians(22percent),AmericansmoveconsiderablymorethantheirEuropeanpeers.Thoughsomemaymoveforloveorfamily,themajorreasonwhyAmericanschoosetomovearoundis,unsurprisingly,relatedtowork.CitingdatafromtheCurrentPopulationSurvey,apostontheblogoftheNewYorkFednotedthatbetween1998and2013,“slightlymorethanhalfofinterstate(州际的)migrantssaidtheymovedforemployment­relatedreasons—acategorythatincludesmovesundertakenfornewjobs,jobtransfers,andeasiercommutes(通勤).”Theseekingofopportunity,particularlyforanimmigrantnation,isanationalmythology(神话)aswellasanemotionalattachmenttowork.AnewworkingpaperanalyzedbyBenStevermanatBloombergsuggeststhatworkersintheUSnow“putinalmost25percentmorehoursthanEuropeans”inagivenyear.Thisfigurehassteadilyrisensincethe1970s,whenthehoursloggedbyworkersinWesternEuropeandtheUSwereroughlythesame.Thereare,ofcourse,someinternalfactors.TheUSismuchvasterthanmostEuropeancountries,plusitboasts(拥有)acommonlanguage.ItisconsideredtobeasignofanefficientlabormarketthatUSworkerscanbepersuadedtomovetoregionswherethereisasteadygrowthinjobs,suchastheSunBeltinrecentyears.AndwhileAmericanworkersoftenhavefewerlaborprotectionsthantheirEuropeancounterparts,asareportbytheWorldBanknotedin2012,American“laborlawsgiveemployersthepowertofire,hire,orrelocate(重新安置)workersaccordingtotheirneeds”，aflexibilitythatisthoughttoaideconomicgrowth.TheWorldBandreportaddedthattheoccupationoftheaverageUSemployeein2006was4years,comparedto10yearsintheEuropeanUnion.Nevertheless,whileAmericansremainexcessivelymobile,FaithKarahanandDariousLiattheNewYorkFedarethelatesttonotethatUSworkersaremovingaroundlessthanbefore.Duringthe1980s,3percentofworking­ageAmericansrelocatedtoadifferentstateeachyear;thatfigurehadbeencutinhalfby2010.“WhilepartofthedeclinecanbeattributedtotheGreatRecession，”theauthorssuggest,“this__phenomenontookplaceoverthecourseofseveraldecadesandisnotnecessarilyrelatedtotheeconomicconditions.”Sowhataccountsforthisphenomenon?Around­upoftheoriesbyBradPlumeratTheWashingtonPostincludedtheagingoftheUSworkforce,thefurtherriseoftwo­incomehouseholds,theburdensofrealestate,evolvingworkplaceculture,aswellastheflatlineofwages,whichmakesmovingawayforajob,onaverage,alessrewardingfinancialproposition.KarahanandLiputmuchstockintheeffectsofanagingworkforce,towhichtheyattributeatleasthalfofthedeclineininterstatemigration.“Inshort,ayoungindividualtodayismovinglessthanayoungpersondidinthe1980sbecauseofthehigherpresenceofolderworkers，”theywrite,suggestingthatemployershaveshiftedtheiremploymenttactics(策略)toadapttothechangingdemographics(人口统计数据)oftheworkforce.Needlesstosay,moviesaboutthiserainAmericanlife,inwhichfewerpeoplesetouttostartlivesinwide­rangingplaces,willprobablybemuchlessexciting.1、Accordingtothepassage,inthepastfiveyears,Americanshavemoved________.A．relativelylessthantheBritish B．lessfrequentlythanItaliansC．slightlymorethanNorwegians D．considerablymorethanFinns2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraphs2and3?A．Americanschoosetomovemainlyforworkandfamily.B．Americanshaveaverystronginterestinwork.C．AmericansinvestedmoretimeinworkthanEuropeansin1975.D．AmericanstendedtomovetoEuropebetween1998and2013.3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyAmericanworkersmovemorethantheirEuropeanpeers?A．ThereisacommonlanguageintheUS.B．TheUSismuchvasterthanmostEuropeancountries.C．Americanlaborlawsgiveemployersmorefreedomtodealwiththem.D．Theyareofferedmoreefficientlaborprotections.4、Theunderlinedpart“thisphenomenon”inParagraph5refersto________.A．theGreatRecessionB．thedeclineofworking­ageAmericans'interstatemigrationC．thereductioninthenumberofworking­ageAmericansD．Americans'tendencytoremainmobile5、HowdoAmericanemployersdealwiththeagingworkforceaccordingtothepassage?A．Bystickingtotheirpreviouspolicies. B．Byadjustingtoit.C．Byimprovingtheiremployees'jobskills. D．Byraisingemploymentstandard.6、AstothecurrentsituationofAmericansmigration,theauthormightfeel________.A．curious B．strange C．confused D．disappointed22．（8分）AJapanesecompanyisdevelopingapairofsmartglassesthatcanhelpthosewithvisualorcomprehensionproblemstoreadwrittentextmoreeasily.CalledtheOtonGlass,theglassesaremeanttotranslatetextintosoundusingtwocamerasandanearpiece,bothfittedtoitsframe.Halfofthelens(镜片)isamirrorthatreflectsthewearer’seyesbacktothefirstcamera,whichtrackseyemovement.Theothercameracapturesthetext.Wearersusetheglassesbystaringatthetexttheycan’treadandblinking(眨眼)totriggertheglasses.Thenthecapturedwordsaresenttoacloudsystem,whichprocessesthetextandturnsitintosoundplayedthroughtheearpiece.Ifthesystemisunabletoidentifythewords,theimagesaresenttoaremoteworkerwhocandealwiththem.TheOtonGlassleaddesigner,KeisukeShimakage,startedworkingontheglassesin2012toaidhisfather,whohaddevelopeddyslexia,aconditionthatmakesitdifficultforsomeonetoreadandspell.Whilehisfathereventuallyrecovered,Shimakagecontinuedhisdevelopmentinordertohelpotherswiththedisorder.Currently,theOtonGlassisseekingfunding.Backerscangetapairoftheglassesfor5,000yen(roughly$47).Smartglassesaren’tanewconcept,butit’sdifficulttopointtoanysinglepairofsmartglassesthatpeoplehavereviewedfavorably.Itcould,perhaps,bethatpreviousproductstriedtodotoomuch,orweretooexpensive.That’swhyIntel’sVauntsmartglassesstrippedoutsomefeatures,likeitscamera,LCDscreen,andspeakers.TheOtonGlassisforaveryspecificaudience,anditsrelativelylowpricecouldmakeitmoreappealingtothosewhowantanaffordablewaytounderstandthetextaroundthem.1、WhatwasKeisuke’soriginalpurposeindesigningtheOtonGlass?A．Totreathisfather’sdisease.B．Totranslatetextintosound.C．Toassisthisfathertoread.D．Tomakewrittentexteasiertoread.2、WhatistherightorderhowtheOtonGlassworks?a.Thecameracapturesthewords.b.Thewearerstaresatthetext.c.Thewearerhearsthesoundviatheearpiece.d.Thecloudsystemturnsthetextintosound.e.Thewearerblinkstogettheglassesworking.A．a,b,e,c,dB．e,b,c,d,aC．b,d,a,e,cD．b,e,a,d,c3、Theunderlinedpart“strippedout”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A．improvedB．removedC．increasedD．invented4、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．TheadvantagesoftheOtonGlass.B．Thecharacteristicsofsmartglasses.C．Consumers’evaluationoftheOtonGlass.D．Thetargetaudiencesofvarioussmartglasses.23．（8分）InthisPennsylvaniacity,Pittsburghisshrinkingbutgettingwealthier.Since2000,itspopulationhasdeclinedby95,000whileitsincomepercapita(人均)hasshotup24percent.Thetrendistakingholdinmanyothercities,likeBuffaloinNewYork,ProvidenceinRhodeIslandandNewOrleans.Someoftheseareashavecreatedmorehigh-payingjobsinenergy,healthcareoreducation.Othershavemanagedtoreshapetheirproducingindustryforaneweconomy.Higher-payingjobshaveagreatereffectbecausetheycreatedemandforadditionalservices."ThestoryinPittsburghisverypositive,andotherareasarelookingatitasanexampleofthetransformationthatmightbepossible，”saidGuhanVenkatu,whowroteaneconomichistoryoftheareacalled“RustandRenewal”fortheFederalReserveBankofCleveland.CarnegieMellonUniversityandtheUniversityofPittsburghhavehelpedbringtechjobsandinnovation(革新)totheareabysponsoringtechcentersthathelpgraduatesstartcompanieswithoutmovingtoSiliconValleyorSanFrancisco.ThishashelpedkeepPittsburgh'seducatedyoungpopulationgrowingevenastheentirepopulationinthecityhasdropped.PittsburghhasmoreSTEM(science,technology,engineeringandmath)jobsthanothershrinkingcities,about80,000or7%ofalljobs.STEMjobsaddproductivityandincomegrowthtothearea.Manufacturersofhigh-techmedicalequipmentinthePittsburghareaalsohavedoubledemploymentinthelast10years.However,someexpertsquestionwhethergrowingincomepercapitacanreallymakeupforadecliningpopulation.AccordingtoPatrickAdler,aresearcherattheUniversityofToronto,populationlossdoesmatterifitmeanslower-skilledworkershavefledbecauseofalackofopportunity.What'smore,high-payingjobsineducationandhealthcarecandisappearifthepopulationdeclinestoogreatly.Soit'dbewisetofindwaystoincreasethepopulation.1、InwhataspectdoesPittsburghsetagoodexample?A．Transformingoldenergyintonewenergy.B．Creatingmorewell-paidjobs.C．Prohibitingthemanufacturing.D．Sponsoringhighereducation.2、Howdosomeacademicinstitutionshelpwiththelocaleconomy?A．Byhelpingtoattractmoretalentsfromotherareas.B．Byprovidingmuchtechnicalsupporttolocalcompanies.C．Byhostingtechcentersforlocaleducatedgraduates.D．Byassistinginemployingalargenumberofeducatedyouths.3、WhyisPatrickAdlermentionedinthelastparagraph?A．Toshowthedisadvantageofadecliningpopulation.B．Tosuggestincreasinghigh-payingjobs.C．Toraisedoubtsaboutgrowingincomepercapita.D．Totellareasonwhylower-skilledworkersflee.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HowFastJobGrowthIsRelatedtoPopulationGrowthB．HowLess-crowdedCitiesPlanTheirHigh-techEconomyC．WhySomeCitiesAreLosingPeoplebutGettingWealthierD．WhySomeCitiesAreSufferingFromaShrinkingPopulation24．（8分）FourWildAnimalSpeciesWereEndangeredMaybeyoucanstillseethematthezoo.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthey’redoingalrightinthewild.TigersAllsixtigerspeciesareendangered,withSumatrantigersandSouthChintigersataseriouslyendangeredstatus.Themainreasonsfortheirpopulationdeclineareillegalhuntinganddestroyedhabitats(栖息地),ashumansclearforeststogathertimber（木材）andbuildroadways.Onlyabout3890tigerspresentlyliveinthewild.GroundsquirrelsThat’sright,evensquirrelsareendangered,specificallytheSanJoaquingroundsquirrel.NativetoCalifornia,USA,theseguyshavebeendisappearingsince1979onaccountoftheconstructionandhumandevelopmentsgoingthroughtheirhabitat.Theirtotalpopulationisunknown,butitcouldbeanywherebetween124000and413000.GiraffesTheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNaturerecentlyputgiraffesatavulnerablestatus,theleveljustbeforeendangered.Thegiraffepopulationhasdeclined40percentinthelast30years,primarilyduetolossofhabitatandillegalhunting.Somegiraffesarekilledjustfortheirtails,whichareconsideredstatussymbolsinAfrica.AsianelephantsThemainthreattoAsianelephants,oneofthemostintelligentanimals,istheirshrinkinghabitat.Asthehumanpopulationgrows,peopleinvadetheirlandtobuildroadsandrailwaytracks.ElephantsinMyanmarareatanespeciallyhighriskforbeingcapturedandtradedorusedillegallyinthetouristindustry.Fewerthan50000areleftontheentirecontinent.1、Whatisthetotalpopulationoftigerslivinginthewild?A．Around3890.B．50000.C．124000.D．413000.2、Whichofthefollowingisconsideredoneofthemostintelligentanimals?A．Tigers.B．Giraffes.C．Groundsquirrels.D．Asianelephants.3、Whatisthecommonthreattothefourwildanimals?A．Illegalhunting.B．Disturbedhabitat.C．Developingtourism.D．Unnecessaryconstruction.4、Whichwordcanbestdescribethepresentsituationforprotectingwildanimals?A．Satisfactory.B．Optimistic.C．Urgent.D．Stable.25．（10分）Thedangersofsittingalldayareobvious.Researchershaveshownthatremainingsittingforextendedperiodsoftime(likeatyour9-to-5deskjob)candoharmtoyourhealth.Whileexerciseisabigpartofreducingtheharmfuleffectsofsitting,itwasunclearhowmanygymperiodswereneededtohelp–untilnow.Anewstudy,publishedinTheLancet,showstheidealformulaforreducingthenegativeeffectsofasedentary（久坐的）job.Insteadofafixednumberofhoursspentexercising,theratio（比率）dependsonhowmuchyousit:peoplewhoworkatypicaleight-hourdayshouldspendatleastonehoureachdaymoving.Ifyousitsixhoursaday,youshouldspendhalfanhourexercising.Theresearchalsoindicatesthattheexercisedoesn’thavetobeallonce–orrigorous（严格的）.Itcanbespreadthroughoutthedayandbeassimpleaswalking.Theteambehindthestudyanalyzeddatafromapoolofamillionadultsovertheageof45inWesternEurope,theUnitedStates,andAustralia.Usingpreviousdata,theresearchesexamineddatafrom16publishedstudiesandusedittodeterminehowmuchexerciseisrequiredtocompensateforsitting.Theirrecommendeddailyexercisegoalishigherthanpreviousadvicebutnotnecessarilylessachievable,givenitcanbecompletedthroughouttheday.Fittinginanhourofexerciseadaysoundsespeciallydiscouragingifyouhaveadeskjob,butthereareplentyofworkoutsyoucancompletebeforeandafterwork.Evenifitmeanstakinga10-minutewalkduringlunch,yourbodywillthankyouinthelongrun.1、Theunderlinedwords“compensatefor”canbebestreplacedby________.A．makeupforB．breakawayfromC．giveupD．taketheplaceof2、Accordingtothenewstudy,goodnewsforthepeopleworkinglonghoursatdeskisthat________.A．workoutsmayreducetheharmofsittingforlongB．theharmofsittingforlonghasbeenprovedC．theydon’thavetoexerciseaslongassuggestedpreviouslyD．thetimespentonexerciseisflexible3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthearticle?A．Thebestformofworkoutsiswalking.B．Thelongeryouexercise,thebetter.C．Thenewexercisegoalispracticalthoughhigher.D．Adeskjobmakesitimpossibletoexerciseregularly.4、Thesecondparagraphisdevelopedmainly________.A．byexampleB．byprocessC．bycomparisonD．bycontrast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）TheCostofDishonestyDavidbeganstudyinginGermanytwoyearsago.Thecollegewasalittle1fromwherehelived,sohehadtotakethe2everyday.Thiscleverstudentsoonfounditwaseasyto3buyingsubwaytickets,soheoftenwentandreturned4atickettosavemoney.Asaresult,hehadbeencaughtwithnoticketinthesubwayfourtimes5henevertookthemto6.Hethoughtwhatheshouldpay7attentiontowashisstudy.Hedidworkveryhardinthelasttwoyearsandgraduatedwith8academicachievementsamonthago.Everyone,9himself,thoughthewouldgetagoodjobeasilyin10andhadabrightfuture.Hewenttoabiglocalcompany11.Buttohis12,hewasnotevenallowedhischancefora/an13!Hethenwenttoanotherfamouscompany,onlytoreceivethesame14.Whenhewas15athirdtime,he16helptelephoningthecompanytoaskwhytheydidn’twanthim.Theanswerwassimple,“Wedon’tofferjobsto17peopleinGermany!”Wemaygetshort-term18bydishonestmeans,butthetruthwillcomeout19andthecostishigh.Soremember,honestyisthebest20.1、A．nearB．awayC．farD．close2、A．busB．carC．vehicleD．subway3、A．skipB．missC．fleeD．forget4、A．forB．withoutC．byD．with5、A．whileB．althoughC．butD．because6、A．heartB．mindC．soulD．spirit7、A．muchB．moreC．lessD．little8、A．excitingB．depressingC．shockingD．amazing9、A．regardingB．includingC．consideringD．concerning10、A．AmericaB．ChinaC．GermanyD．Britain11、A．confidentlyB．fortunatelyC．nervouslyD．willingly12、A．surpriseB．excitementC．delightD．disappointment13、A．interviewB．examC．conversationD．meeting14、A．achievementB．treatmentC．argumentD．improvement15、A．turneddownB．turnedoverC．turnedupD．turnedoff16、A．wouldn’tB．shouldn’tC．couldn’tD．mustn't17、A．immatureB．dissatisfiedC．dishonestD．unconfident18、A．benefitsB．impressionC．profitsD．harm19、A．ontimeB．intimeC．attimesD．innotime20、A．directionB．adviceC．suggestionD．policy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）Therearemoreandmorecasesofdriversbehavingviolentlytowardsotherroad1．(use).Researchhasshownthatthisnewformofcrime2．(call)roadrage(路怒）isagrowingworldwideproblem.Roadragecanhappentoanyoneatanytime.Asurveyhasshownthatthemorningrushhourappearstobe3．mostlikelytimeforaroadrageattack,andattackersatemostlikelytobe4．their20sor30s.Drivingtoocloseandsuddenbraking(刹车)5．(be)thebiggestcausesofroadrage.Irresponsibledrivers6．drivetoocloseoftenmakethedriverinfront7．(respond)bysuddenbraking.8．(fortunate),mostroadrageincidentsdon’tleadtodeathorinjury9．theycanbeextremelyunpleasantforthevictim.Myadvice:Keepcool.Ifwillonlymakethings10．(bad).Mobilephonescanbeusefultoyou.Youshouldtelephonethepoliceimmediatelyifyoufeelanaggressivesituationcouldgetoutofcontrol.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（ˆ），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。Smartphoneshadbecomepartofourdailylife.Nomatterwhoweare,wecanseepeoplebusyplaywiththeirsmartphones.Smartphonesbenefitthem.Theyhelpusescapethepressureoflifeandgetinformations.However,ifwespendtoomuchtimeonthem,wewon’thavetimetocontactfacetofaceourfriendsorfamily.Andourlife,studyandworkwillhurt.Inmyview,weshouldlimittoouru