沙头角中学新高考英语二模试卷及答案解析

沙头角中学新高考英语二模试卷注意事项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．Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferent________tothestudyofmathematics.A．approaches B．meansC．methods D．ways2．MichelleObamawearsclothesthatanyonecanbuyinamalland________shemayhavealargereffectonconsumersthanordinarymodels.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore3．publicbicycleswithamobileappismoreconvenientforusers.A．TounlockB．UnlockC．UnlockedD．Unlocking4．Theroom______10metresacrossislargeenoughforasinglemantolivein．A．measuring B．measures C．tobemeasured D．measured5．--Couldyoupleasecutthepricealittle?--Er..._________youbuymorethanten.A．evenif B．solongas C．incase D．assoonas6．________theopportunitytospeakatthegraduationceremonymademeoverjoyed.A．Offering B．OfferedC．Tooffer D．Beingoffered7．---MyGod!Ihaven’tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!---_______.Thebosswon’tneedituntilnextFriday.A．There’snodoubt B．There’snopanic C．Goodluck D．Soundsgood8．Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon9．_______,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue. A．InsteadofbeingdisabledB．Beingdisabled C．DisabledastheyareD．Incaseofbeingdisabled10．Iquicklyloweredmyself,duckingmyheadtoavoidlookingdirectlyintohiseyessothathewouldn'tfeel________.A．challenged B．challengingC．tobechallenged D．havingchallenged11．—Hi!John,wouldyouliketoplayfootballwithus?—Oh，Ican’t.I___mylessonallthemorningandstillneedhalfanhour.A．amreviewing B．havebeenreviewingC．havereviewed D．reviewed12．—HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithJack?—Setaside_______youdisagreeandtrytofind_______youhaveincommon.A．what;what B．what;where C．where;what D．where;whether13．Thepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailures_________you——youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.A．defineB．declineC．qualifyD．simplify14．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn15．Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which16．Idon’tthinkRosemarywillbeupsetaboutit,butI’llgotoseeherincaseshe_______.A．is B．willbe C．does D．need17．Difficultiesstrengthenthemind,_____labourdoesthebody.A．if B．asC．for D．so18．—Wouldyoumindmovingoveralittle?Ihavetopasshere.—________I’dliketohelp.A．Notintheslightest. B．Don’tmentionit.C．Nevermind. D．Atyourservice.19．WhileworkinginKunming,hecheckedtheweathereachmorningformonths________herealizeditwouldbethesameeveryday.A．whenB．afterC．beforeD．since20．I'dadviseanyonetoputasideaproportionoftheirearnings—____________.A．nothinggreatiseasy B．nothingcomesfromnothingC．abadpennyalwaysturnsup D．apennysavedisapennyearned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）Don’tweallknowa“HappyMeal”whenweseeone—thefamousboxedmealthatincludesahamburger,kid-sizedFrenchfries,fruitsandmilk,servedwithatoythat’sextremelypopularwithchildrenwholovetocollectthem?AHappyMealisaformofkids’mealsoldatacertainfast-foodchainsince1979.Atoyisincludedinthemeal,bothofwhichareusuallycontainedinaboxorpaperbag.However,collectorsoftheselittletoyswillnotgetthemanylonger,sincethecompanywillreplacetoyswithbooksandeachofthesebookswillmainlypassonnutritionalmessages.HappyMealsareextremelypopularwithkids,especiallyfortheircollectabletoys,whenyouconsiderthatover1.3billionofthesepackagesaresoldeachyear.Thesepackageshavebeenverycontroversial.Healthsupportersbelievethatdrawingkidstothesemealswithtoysiscleverwayofpromotingunhealthyfoodchoices.Theyseeitasanadvertisingstrategyof“catchingitscustomersyoung”—amovethathaspaidoffverywellforthefast-foodcompany.Childdevelopmentexpertssaythatfoodhabitsgetformedinchildrenbyagesixandcontinuethroughtotheiradultlife.FattyandsugaryfoodssuchasthoseservedinHappyMealsarebelievedtoplayabigroleingrowinghealthproblemssuchasobesityanddiabetes.Publichealthcarecostshavegoneupanduntoldamountsofmoneyhavebeenspentoncopingwiththesehealthproblems.OnNovember2,2010,theSanFranciscoBoardofSupervisorspassedalawrequiringthatchildren’smealssoldinrestaurantsmustmeetcertainnutritionalstandardsbeforetheycouldbesoldwithtoys,toovercometheproblemofchildhoodobesity—inotherwords,theStateofCaliforniatriedtobanthetoysinHappyMeals.However,itwasstronglyopposedbysomeasbeingheavy-handed,andthebanwasthrownoutbythegovernment.Whilesomepeoplebelievethatthefast-foodcompany,withitslargefollowingofchildren,cancreateapowerfulmessagethroughthebooks,othersbelieveitsactionsarecontradictory.Anyway,thecompanyistryingtospreadthemessageofnutritionwhileitisservingfoodthatisanythingbuthealthy.1、TheaimofthequestionraisedinParagraph1is________.A．giveasurprisetothetoylovers B．makereadersthinkabouttheanswerC．callonreaderstobuyboxedmeals D．getreaders’attentiontothearticle2、BookswillbeaddedintoHappyMealsto________.A．introducetheuseofthetoys B．helpkidslearnaboutnutritionC．increasethecostofthemeals D．spreadthemessageoffastfood3、AccordingtoParagraph3,HappyMeals________.A．costmoremoneythanordinarymealsB．helpthecustomersstayyoungC．haveachievedthedesiredresultD．receiveapprovalfromhealthsupporters4、Whatistheauthor’sopinionaboutHappyMeals?A．Theydonoactualgoodtochildren’shealth.B．Theyteachchildrenalotaboutnutrition.C．Theybringmuchfuntochildren.D．Theyarepopularwiththeyoungandtheold.5、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．HappyMeal-ANewAdvertisingMethodB．ThelinksBetweenFoodandHealthC．TheImportanceofEatingHealthyFoodD．AreHappyMealsReallyHappy?22．（8分）EXCURSIONDETAILS$109.99/Adult(ages13andover)$79.99/Child(ages8-12)*PricesmayvarywithseasonsThisadventurebeginswithamotorcoachridealongtheKlondikeHighway,parallelingtherouteusedbytheexplorersduringthe1898KlondikeGoldRush.You’llascendtothe3,290-footKlondikeSummit,whereyoucanphotographmajesticmountainsandwaterfalls.YourridecontinuesasyoutravelnorthtothefamousYukonSuspensionBridge.Feelthethrillingsensationofaswayingwalkway65feetabovethechurningrapidsoftheTutshiRiver.Finallywalkthroughthemuseum-qualitydisplaysdemonstratingthearea’suniquehistory.Bynowyou’veworkedupanappetite,andtheheartysalmonbuffetattheLiarsvilleTrailCampissuretotameeventhehungriestbeast.SavorwildAlaskansalmongrilledoveranopenalderwoodfire,avarietyofsalads,cornbreadanddessert.Afteryourmeal,youmayreturnorbedroppedoffinSkagwayforshopping.GuestReviews(4)PalpfromVancouver★★★☆☆GreatonehourstopattheSuspensionBridge.ThesalmonbakeinLiarsvillewasthebestpart!ItwasabuffetofUNLIMITEDsalmonthatwasbeingfreshlycookedoveranopenfire.Overallgoodexcursion,justalittletooexpensiveforwhatitis.DragonfromLosAngles★★★★☆DidthisonMay1,2019.Ourguide,Glenn,wasveryenthusiasticandknowledgeable,keepingusentertainedallthewaybymakingjokesandexplainingthehistoryofthelandmarks.Therewereonly12people,soweallhadwindowseats!!TheviewswereGREAT!Tooklotsofpics.PlutocratfromEdmonton★★★★★Enjoyedthedrive,enjoyedthefeesandenjoyedLiarsville,wherethefoodwasAMAZING.Can'tbelievehowmuchweenjoyedwalkingacrossthesuspensionbridge.RodfromRegina★★☆☆☆“TotheSummit”givestheimpressionyouaregoingtothebigsummit.Thiswasnotthecase.Thesummitinquestionwasjustasmallhill.Theviewsatthesuspensionbridgeareokbutnotincredible.ThelunchatLiarsvillewasnotbad,though,andthatstopwasbestoftheday.150、Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrecttouringorderintheexcursion?A．Skagway→SuspensionBridge→KlondikeGoldRushB．LiarsvilleTrailCamp→KlondikeHighway→TutshiRiverC．KlondikeSummit→SuspensionBridge→LiarsvilleTrailCampD．KlondikeGoldRush→LiarsvilleTrailCamp→SuspensionBridge1、Afterreadingthefourreviews,welearnthat______________.A．PalpthoughtthepricefortheexcursionisreasonableB．DragonthoughthighlyofhishumorousandlearnedguideC．PlutocratwasnotcontentwiththefoodinLiarsvilleD．Rodfelttheviewaroundthesuspensionbridgewasgreat23．（8分）Onacollegecampingtrip,curiosityaboutwavesandsandcausedRobThielertostudyshorelinesaroundtheworld.ThirtyyearslaterandnowaU.S.GeologicalSurveyresearchgeologist,Thieler,iscombiningscienceandsmartphonetechnologytohelpstudyabird,whichisdyingout,theAtlanticCoastpipingplover.ThepipingploverisashorebirdthatlivesalongtheAtlanticCoast,theGreatLakesandtheGreatPlains.Risingsealevelassociatedwithclimatechange,aswellasincreaseddevelopmentoftheirbeachhabitats（栖息地）,threatensthespecies.Tohelptrackchangesinpipingploverhabitats,ThielerdevelopedafreeappcallediPloverin2012.Thisisamarkedchangefromthetypicalwayscientistscollectdata.SincereleasingiPlover,scientistshavegathereddataacross1,500kmofbreedingrange.ThatequalsaboutathirdofthedistanceacrosstheU.S.,whichisalargeareatocoverforonlytwothousandbreedingpairsofpipingploversontheeastcoast.Insteadofhavingtotravelandspenddaysateachsite,anumberofcooperatorsinthefieldusetheapptocollectandsenddata,allowingscientiststogatherdatamoreefficiently.Italsoallowsthemtocollectdataatthesametimeduringeachbreedingseason,providingabetterpictureofchangesthathappenoverlongerperiodsoftime.Andfast,centralizedaccessmeansscientistscanlookatdataquicklytogetareal-timeideaofwhereandhowpipingploversareusingtheirhabitats.WhileiPloverisusedbytrainedfieldstaff,otherappsliketheU.S.GeologicalSurvey’sweb-based“iCoast—DidtheCoastChange?”invitecitizenscientiststoidentifycoastalchangesbycomparingaerial（从飞机上的）photographstakenbeforeandafterstorms.Alltheinformationscientistsandcitizenscientistsalikecollecthelpsfederalandstateagenciescreatepolicyplansforaddressingclimatechangeimpacts（影响）worldwide.1、Whatcanweknowaboutthepipingplover?A．Itsbehaviourischanging.B．Itshabitatisgrowingbigger.C．Itslivingenvironmentisbecomingworse.D．ItsbreedingrangeislimitedtotheAtlanticCoast.2、WhydidThielerdevelopiPlover？A．TostudyshorelinesacrossAmerica.B．Toadvanceinformationtechnology.C．Tostudyglobalclimatechange.D．Tomonitorchangesofpipingploverhabitats.3、Whichofthefollowingbenefitstheshorebird?A．Thecampingequipment. B．Researchonsmartphones.C．Thechangeablecoast. D．Progressintechnology.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A．ProtectingEndangeredShorebirds B．RobThieler,aCreativeScientistC．iPlover,aToolforTrainingFieldStaff D．DifferencesBetweeniPloverandiCoast24．（8分）AwomanfromAustraliahasfoundtheworld’soldestknownmessageinabottlenearly132yearsafteritwascastintothesea.TonyaIllmandiscoveredthedrift(漂流)bottlehalf-buriedinthesandonabeachinWesternAustralia,180kilometersnorthofthestatecapitalPerth.Themessage,dated12June1886,wasthrownintotheIndianOceanfromtheGermanshipPaula,whichwasenroutefromCardiff,Wales,toitsdestinationofDutchEastIndies(nowIndonesia).Thebottlewasoneofthethousandsthrownintooceansaspartofa69-year-longGermanexperimentonglobalcurrents(洋流)tofindfastershippingroutes.Untilnow,thepreviousworldrecordfortheoldestmessageinabottlewas108years,4monthsand18daysfromthetimeitwascastuntilitsdiscovery.Illmanfoundthebottlenearherson’scarinthebeach’ssoftsand.“IwaswalkingacrosswhenIsawsomethingstickingoutofthesand,soIwenttotakeacloserlook,”Illmanwasquotedassaying.“Itjustlookedlikealovelyoldbottle,soIpickeditupthinkingitmightlookgoodinmybookcase.Myson’sgirlfriendwastheonewhodiscoveredthenotewhenshewenttotipthesandout.“Thenotewasdamp,rolledtightlyandtiedwithastring.Wetookithomeanddrieditout,andwhenweopenedit,wesawitwasinGerman,withveryfaintGermanhandwritingonit.”TheIllmanstooktheirfindtothelocalmuseumwhichestablishedthatthebottlewasa19thCenturyDutchginbottle,andtheGermanshipPaulasailedfromCardifftoMakassar(Indonesia)in1886.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewly-foundbottle?A．ItwasthrownoverboardnearGermany.B．Itwasbroughttoauniversityforconsultation.C．Itwasoneofthebottlescastintotheoceanin1886.D．Itwasusedforsendingamessagetotoday’sIndonesia.2、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“enroute”inParagraph3mean?A．Ontheway.B．Offthecourse.C．Inthecenter.D．Attheend.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．19thCenturyDutchGinBottleReturnedtoGermanyB．OldestMessageinaBottleFoundonAustralianBeachC．GermanShipPaulaSailedAcrosstheIndianOceanin1886D．69-year-longGermanExperimentonGlobalCurrentsEnded25．（10分）Children’sliveshavechangedgreatlyoverthelast50years.ButdotheyhaveahappierchildhoodthanyouorIdid?It’sdifficulttolookbackonone’sownchildhoodwithoutsomeelementofnostalgia(怀旧的).Ihavefourbrothersandsisters,andmymemoriesareallaboutbeingwiththem.Playingboardgamesonthelivingroomfloor,orspendingdaysinthestreetwiththeotherneighborhoodchildren,racingupanddownonourbikes,orexploringthenearbywoods.Myparentsscarcelyappearinthesememories,exceptasproviderseitherofmealsorofsevereblameaftersomeparticularlyriskyadventure.Thesedays,intheUKatleast,thenatureofchildhoodhaschangeddramatically.Firstly,familiesaresmaller,andtherearefarmoreonlychildren.Itiscommonforbothparentstoworkoutsidethehomeandthereisthefeelingthattherejustisn’ttimetobringupalargefamily,orthatnoonecouldpossiblyaffordtohavemorethanonechild.Asaresult,today’sboysandgirlsspendmuchoftheirtimealone.Anothermajorchangeisthatyoungsterstodaytendtospendahugeamountoftheirfreetimeathome,inside.Morethananythingthisisduetothefactthatparentsworryfarmorethantheyusedtoaboutrealorimagineddangers,sotheywouldn’tdreamoflettingtheirchildrenplayoutsidebythemselves.Finally,thekindoftoyschildrenhaveandthewaytheyplayistotallydifferent.Computerandvideogameshavereplacedtheboardgamesandmoreinterestingactivitiesofmychildhood.Theirony(令人啼笑皆非的事情)isthatsomanywaysofplayinggamesarecalled“interactive”.Thefactthatyoucanplayelectronicgamesonyourownfurtherincreasesthesenseoflonelinessfeltbymanyyoungpeopletoday.DothesechangesmeanthatchildrentodayhavealessrelaxingchildhoodthanIhad?Ipersonallybelievethattheydo,butperhapseverygenerationfeelsexactlythesame.1、Whatisthepurposeofthedirectquestiongiveninthefirstparagraph?A．Togetpeople’sattentionandleadinthetopicB．Togatherpeople’sopinionsonchildhoodC．ToshowwhothepassageiswrittenforD．Tocomparethechildhoodlivesoftwogenerations2、WhichisNOTareasonforthechanges?A．FamiliesaresmallertodayB．ParentsworriedtoomuchabouttheirchildrenC．ToyscanbeplayedbychildrenaloneathomeD．It’stoodangeroustoplayoutside3、Whathasthewriterfocusedoninthefourthparagraph?A．Youngpeopletodayshouldn’tplayelectronicgamesB．Somegamesthatyoungpeopleplaytodayaren’treallygoodC．ComputerandvideogameshavereplacedtheboardgamesD．Boardgamesaremuchmoreinterestingthancomputergames4、Thewriter’sattitudetowardsthechildhoodchangingis.A．approving B．unconcernedC．objective D．optimistic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）TheBestHolidayIwasunbelievablyproudofmynine-year-olddaughter,Emily.1tobuyamountainbike,she’dbeensavingherpocketmoneyallyear,aswellasdoingsmalljobstoearnextramoney.ByThanksgiving,shehadcollectedonly$49.Isaid,“You2haveyourpickfrommybicycle3choose.AsChristmas4near,EmilyandIwentbikeshopping.Asweleftonestore,she5”ThroughoutDecember,Emilycontinuedtoworkhard.Thenoneday,shemadea6announcement.“YouknowallthemoneyI’vebeensaving?”shesaidhesitantly.“I’mgoingtogiveittothepoorpeople.”SoonecoldmorningbeforeChristmas,Emilyhandedhertotalsavingsof$58toavolunteerwhowasreallyvery7.8byEmily’sselflessness,Idecidedtocontribute9ofmyoldbicyclestoacardealerwhowascollectingusedbikesforpoorchildren10Iselectedashinymodelfrommycollection,however,itseemedasifasecondbiketookonaglow.ShouldIcontributetwo?No,onewouldbeenough.ButIcouldn’t11thefeelingthatIshouldgiveasecondbike.WhenIlater12thebikes,thecardealersaid,“You’remakingtwokidsvery13,sir.Hereareyourtickets.Foreachbicyclecontributed,we’re14awayonechancetowinagirl’smountainbike.”Whywasn’tIsurprisedwhenthatsecondticketprovedtobethe15?IliketothinkitwasGod’swayof16heryear--whilegivingherdadalessoninthe17.1、A．Promised B．Amazed C．Determined D．Organized2、A．need B．should C．must D．can3、A．collection B．contribution C．shop D．club4、A．seldom B．likely C．slightly D．merely5、A．drew B．became C．went D．pulled6、A．observed B．sensed C．watched D．noticed7、A．work B．charge C．time D．change8、A．disappointing B．surprising C．formal D．public9、A．agreeable B．hopeful C．thankful D．pitiful10、A．Moved B．Shocked C．Persuaded D．Demanded11、A．one B．some C．two D．any12、A．While B．As C．Because D．Though13、A．express B．describe C．explain D．shake14、A．returned B．delivered C．chose D．shared15、A．sweet B．healthy C．happy D．fair16、A．putting B．giving C．storing D．signing17、A．present B．harvest C．winner D．chance18、A．greeting B．praising C．sheltering D．rewarding19、A．under B．before C．beyond D．within20、A．process B．project C．struggle D．communication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）Thedaythatyouenjoyall1．satisfactionofhavingallthehouseworkdonebyarobotmightstillbeafewdecadesoff.Butincreasinglyengineersaresayingthat2．(robot)aregoingtomaketheleapfromthefactoryfloortoyourfamilyroom.BillGatesoncepredictedthe“DawnoftheAgeofRobots”.What’sbehindthisnewera?It’s3．(part)amatteroftechnology.Devicesthatcanrecognizeandrespondtoahumanvoicehavebeendeveloped.Therearenowafewdifferentwaysforrobots4．(move)around.Theycanwalkcrawlorrideonwheels.Theyarebeingmadesmallerandsmallerthesedaysandalso5．(become)moreandmoreefficient.Abiggerpartofthestorydepends6．theconsumers.Peoplearoundtheworldhavetirelesslysearchedforwaystoget7．(lazy)fromthe1950s8．thetelevisionremotecontrolwasinvented.Also9．(consider)theincreasingwealthofpeopleengineersbelievethetimeappearsripetointroducerobotstoeaseourdailylives.Robotswilldomostofthebasichousework10．justhelpyouhavemorefunonthebasketballcourt.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。DearTom,Hownicelytohearfromyouagain、Youwanttoknowwhatwasgoingoninourschool、Inshort,thingshavebeenimprovinguntiltheschoolbegantocarryoutexploringstudy、Inthepast,theteachersalwayskeeponexplainingthepointsintheclass、Westudentsjus