广东省肇庆市端州区高三第一次模拟考试新高考英语试卷及答案解析

广东省肇庆市端州区高三第一次模拟考试新高考英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．It’shardforelderlypeopletosee______convenienceasmartphonecanbringtous.A．whatB．whichC．whoseD．how2．—WherewasI?—You________youdidn’tlikeyourjob.A．hadsaidB．saidC．weresayingD．hassaid3．Rogertrainedhardforthetournamentformonths,butunfortunatelyhehadto_______duetoakneeinjury.A．pulloutB．workoutC．tryoutD．giveout4．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why5．Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．arecreated D．arecreating6．ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?A．Wouldyoubesurprised B．WereyousurprisedC．Hadyoubeensurprised D．Wouldyouhavebeensurprised7．IthinkAna______herpackingsinceshestartedgettingthingsreadyearlythismorning.A．finishesB．hasfinishedC．hadfinishedD．wouldfinish8．________________theheavyrain，thecouplewenttothesupermarkettobuytheirsonagift.A．Inspiteof B．ExceptforC．Butfor D．Insteadof9．Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased10．Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions11．—Mum,Iamworryingaboutmypetdogwhileweareaway.—Boy,you________.Ourneighborhasofferedtohelpus.A．can’tB．wouldn’tC．needn’tD．mustn’t12．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor13．PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue14．AlthoughshedidnotknowBostonwell,shemadeherway________totheHomeCircleBuilding.A．easyenough B．enougheasyC．easilyenough D．enougheasily15．Theaccidenthavebeencausedbyadogrunningacrosstheroad,butwedon’tknowforsure.A．might B．shouldC．will D．must16．ThoughwintersinBritainarecoldandthereisusuallysnow,thereare________placesforskiing.A．some B．many C．few D．afew17．Oneofourrulesisthateverystudent_______wearschooluniformwhileatschool.A．might B．couldC．shall D．will18．Ifeelcold.____Iclosethewindow?Sure.Goahead!A．ShallB．NeedC．WouldD．Should19．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard20．IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what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）WalterPeakHighCountryFarm，onthewesternshoresofLakeWakatipu，isfamousinhistory.ItsshelteredbayswereusedascampingsitesbyMaoritravellingtotheMararoaandOretiRiversonMoahuntingandpounamu(greenstone)gatheringexpeditions.ThingstodoSituatedonpicturesqueLakeWakatipu'swestershores，thefarmistheperfectplacetospendafewrelaxinghours.TheFarmTouritselfisawonderful，interactiveexperienceforthewholefamily，withsomethingtokeepeveryoneentertainedandhappy.Ourruralhostwillmeetyouafteryouleavethesteamboatandtakeyouforawalkingtourofthefarmyard.Thefirststopistheholdingpens(畜栏），whereyoucanhelpfeedthesheepanddeer，andevengetupclosetotheScottishhighlandcattle.ThenwalkslowlythroughthelakesidegardenstothecharmingColonel’sHomesteadformorningorafternoontea.Afterwardsthefarmerwillleadyouovertotheshearingshed(剪羊毛棚）whereyoucanwatchthefarmdogsroundingupsheeponthehills，andseethefarmercutthewooloffasheep.YouwillthenboardthesteamboatforyourcruisebacktoQueenstown.TicketInformationChildTicket$22.00AdultTicket$77.00VisitorInformationOPENINGTIME:10AMCLOSINGTIME:4PMAdditionalInformationAllticketspurchasedatMyFunmustmakeabookingat+64-3441—8166.PleasementionyourMyFunbarcode(条形码)numberwhenmakingyourbooking.Pleaseprintoutyourvoucher(收据）andtakealongwithyoutotheattraction.Ticketsarevalidfor12monthsfromthedateofpurchase.TermsandConditionsPurchaseoftheticketsdependsonourpartner’stermsandconditions.1、Wherecanavisitorhavemorningtea?A．Onthesteamboat. B．Attheholdingpens.C．Intheshearingshed. D．IntheColonel’sHomestead.2、HowmuchshouldaparentwithachildpayfortheFarmTour?A．$99. B．$121.C．$176. D．$198.3、AvisitorwhohasboughtticketsatMyFunmust_____.A．takethevouchertotheFarmB．contactMyFunandgetdiscountC．telltheFarmyourMyFunbarcodenumberD．call+64-3441-8166toprintoutyourvoucher22．（8分）Whenmostpeoplethinkoftheword,“brand”,theythinkoftheNikeSwoosh,Ford“blueoval,”McDonaldsGoldenArches,orthe“StateFarmisThere”jingle.Theyknowwhattheywillgetwithawellbrandedproductorserviceaspromised.ThinkofVolvo,forinstance,andyourfirstthoughtsareprobablysomethinglike“wellbuilt,comfortable,Swedish”and,mostofall,“safety”.Soabrandisalotmorethanalogo,icon,orslogan.Catchyasitmaysound,itisn’tthe“brand”inthetruesense—anditcertainlyisn’twhatmakesthebrandvaluable.Acompany’sbrandisapromise.It’sadescriptionofthecompany’scharacter.Tosomeextent,it’samission;it’showthecompanycreatesanddeliversvalue.Also,it’sthefeelingthecompanyconveystoitsstakeholders.Successfulbrandsmeetvariouschallengesandconsistentlydeliverontheirpromises,whichishowtheycreatebrandvalue.Toillustrateit,herearesomebrandpromisesfromthreehighlysuccessful,world-widebrands:TheNFL:“Tobethepremiersportsandentertainmentbrandthatbringspeopletogether,connectingthemsociallyandemotionallylikenoother.”Coca-Cola:“Toinspiremomentsofoptimismanduplift.”VirginAtlantic:“Tobegenuine,fun,contemporary,anddifferentineverythingwedoatareasonableprice.”Interesting.Innoneoftheabovecasesdoesthebrandpromisedescribewhatthesecompaniesdoorprovide.TheNFL’sbrandpromisesaysnothingaboutfootball.Coca-Coladoesn’ttalkaboutprovidingthebestsoftdrinksintheworld.AndVirginAtlantic’spromisegoesalotfartherthanseatingpassengersinitsaircrafts.Ofcourse,apromiseisnowherenearenough.Thepromisealongwithlook,personality,time,money,andhardworkcombinedcaneventuallyhelptobuildandmaintaingreatbrandsandacquireaspecialpatina(光泽)ofwhatIcall“me”appeal,showingmypersonalappetite.Applehasthatpatina.Allofthiscanleadtosub-brands,likeiPhoneandiPadwhichacquirethegloryoftheparentbrand.Sometimesabrandismemorablebecauseoflittlethings.TDBankhasaspecialplaceintheirbranchesforyoutodepositallthosecoinsyoucollectinjars.ItiscalledthePennyArcadethatturnsdepositingyourcoinsintoafungameinwhichyoucanevenwinprizes.Yearsago,DimeSavingsBankinNewYorkhadasmalldime(十分硬币)carrier.Itwasgiventokidsandthenthey’dfillupits50slots(投币口)withadimeineachoneandbringittoexchangefora$5bill.1、Whatcanweknowfromthefirst2paragraphs?A．Peopletendtobelieveintopbrandsbecausetheydeliverwhatispromised.B．WellbrandedSwedishproductsareofgoodqualitybutmorecostlythanothers.C．Wellbrandedproductsarefacedwithgreatchallengesofqualitycurrently.D．Acompanyshouldn’tcareaboutlogosbecausetheycan’tmakethebrandvaluable.2、Intheauthor’sopinion,abrandpromiseis___________.A．thecontractbetweenacompanyandthepeoplewhointeractwithitB．theonlywaytobuildandmaintainagreatbrand’svalueC．adescriptionofwhatacompanyactuallydoesforitsconsumersD．animportantfactorcontributingtothesuccessofabrand3、Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobably“VirginAtlantic”?A．Afinancialcompany. B．Ahigh-techsoftwareproduct.C．Anairlinecompany. D．Anentertainmentproduct.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Buyingacertainbrandsaysnothingaboutthepersonwhobuysit.B．Littlethingscanmeanalotandmakeabrandmemorable.C．Sub-brandsarerelativelyeasytobuildandgeneratehugeprofits.D．DimeSavingsBank’sdimecarriersaredifficultforkidstooperate.23．（8分）Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirownappearanceandactions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:whatkindofimpressionamImaking?Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustnegativelyaffectpeople.Aperson'sconceptionofhimselforherselfisreflectedinthewayheorshebehaves,andthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople'sreactions.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasaprofoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives.Shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoing"therightthing."Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirfeelingsofinferiority.Theyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbycomplimentwithastatementlikethisone,"You'rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit'snottrue."Itisclearthatwhileself-awarenessisahealthyquality,overdoingitisharmful.Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleastreduced?Fortunately,peoplecanovercomeshynesswithdeterminedandpatienteffortsinbuildingself-confidence.Sinceshynessgoeshandinhandwithalackofself-esteem,itisimportantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessesaswellastheirstrengths.Eachoneofusisaunique,worthwhileindividual,interestedinourownpersonalways.Thebetterweunderstandourselves,theeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourfullpotential.Let'snotallowshynesstoblockourchancesforarichandfulfillinglife.1、Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout_______.A．thecauseofshyness B．thefeelingofshypeopleC．theeffectofshynessonpeople D．thequestioninthemindsofshypeople2、Accordingtothewriter,self-awarenessis__________.A．Harmfultopeople B．ahealthyqualityC．Thecauseofunhappiness D．aweakpointofshypeople3、Whatistheshypeople’sreactiontopraise?A．Theyarepleasedbyit. B．Theyfeeltheyareworthyofit.C．Theyareverysensitivetoit. D．Theyfeelitisnottrue.4、Whatwecanlearnfromthepassageisthatshynesscan_______.A．beovercomewithdeterminationB．helpustoliveuptoourfulldevelopmentC．enableustounderstandourselvesbetterD．havenothingtodowithlackofself-respect\24．（8分）ThisstoryhappenedwhenIwasinSaintLuciawithmyfamily.Mysister,Diane,whoalsohappenstobemybestfriendandoneofthefunniestandkindestpeopleIknow,wentblindinoneeyeabout9yearsago.Dianasometimesfeelsconcernedaboutthewayherevelooknow.Thepupil(瞳孔)isnolongerblack;it’ssortof“glows”inphotos.Dianarecentlypurchasedaspecialcontactlens(隐形镜片)thatmakeshereyelooklikeitdidbeforeitchangedcolor,butshedoesn’twearthislensoftenbecauseitbecomesquitepainfulafteraboutanhour.Onenightduringourholiday,ahotelphotographerwastakingpicturesoftheguestsastheyenteredtheareasetupfordinner.Dianacasuallysaidifshehadknowntherewasgoingtobepicturestakentocapturethisspecialmemory,shewouldhavewornhercontactlenssohereyewouldn’tbesoshinyinthepicture.Thenextday,IwassittingwithDianaandherhusbandTed.Whileweweretalking,thephotographerwhohadbeenatthedinnerthenightbefore,handedheraphoto,leanedinandquietlysaid,“Imatchedthecolorofyoureyesinthepicture.”Ashewalkedaway,mysisterhappilysaidtomeandTed,“Look!Hefixedmyeye!”Thephotographerstopped.Heturnedaroundandwalkedbacktoourtable.HeputhishandonDiana’sshoulder,leanedinagainandgentlysaid,“Justtobeclear:Ididn’tfixyoureye.Thereisn’tanythingwrongwithyoureye.Isimplymatchedthecolor.”Hereyesfilledupwithtears.Itwasveryhealingfor:herhearttohearthesebeautifulwords.Itdidn’ttakemuchtimebutmadesomuchdifference.Ithelpedherchangethewayshefeelsaboutherself.Ihavealwayslovedthequote:“Theworldisfullofgoodpeople.Ifyoucan’1findone,beone!”Youractsofkindnesscanimpacttheworldinprofoundways!1、Mysisterboughtacontactlensinorderto________.A．keepthepupilcomfortableB．showoffthebeautifulcolorofherpupilC．protecthereyefromthestrongsunlightD．avoidthepupilbeingtoobrightandshiny2、Dianafelt________whensheknewtherewasaphototakenforthedinner.A．excited B．proudC．regretful D．shocked3、TearswelledupinDianaseyesbecause____.A．shewastouchedbythephotographerB．shefelthereyesweresopainfulC．shewashurtbythegestureofthephotographerD．shefeltsosadthatshedidn’twearherlens4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AShinyPupil B．AConsideratePhotographerC．TheActofKindnessCounts D．TheContactLensMakesaDifference25．（10分）Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirm,acryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignore,nomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings(扣人心弦)inawaywhileothercriesdon’t,researchersfound.Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrain,makingitimpossibleforustoignorethemwhetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcries,includingcallsofanimalsingreatpain,failtogetthesameresponsesuggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100milliseconds,twopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen-eveniftheyhadnochildren.ResearcherDr,ChristineParsonssaid,“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeit,butit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomen,whichmakessensefromanevolutionaryviewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries,”Thestudyinvolvedpeoplewhowerenotparents,yettheyareallrespondingquicklytotheseparticularcriessothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.ResearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteroncomputergameswhentheywereplayedthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscryingorhigh-pitched(高音的)birdsong.Thefindingscouldhelpshedlightonpost-natal(产后的)depressionwheremothersstruggletobondwiththeirnewbornbyshowinghowahealthybrainrespondstoababy’scries.1、Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit.A．keepsoncryingB．criesharderthanadultsC．causespeoplegreatpainD．makespeoplefeelstrongemotions2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2probablymeans“‘‘A．removeB．avoidC．causeD．cure3、WhatmayChristineParsonsagreeto?A．Almosteveryonemakescertainresponsetoababy’scries.B．Acryingbabymakesnosensetopeoplewithoutchildren.C．Menpaylessattentiontoacryingbabythanwomen.D．Parentscanhardlyrecognizetheirownbabies’cry.4、Computergamesarementionedinthetexttoshow.A．players’differentreactionstoacryingbabyB．baby’scryingcontributestoquickerreactionsC．theinfluenceofbaby’sandadult’scryingonperformanceD．it’shardtokeepone’sconcentrationwithacryingbabynearby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）Tworunnersstandsidebysideatthestartinglineofarace．36lookverystrongandfast．37onerunnerspeedsaheadandwinstherace．Theother__38__．Someathletescanreachgreat39suchaswinninganOlympicgoldmedal．Othersneverliveuptotheir40．Whatkindofpreparationbeforearaceorbeforeotherkindsofeventsmakesthe41?Everyoneknowsthatathletestryto42theirbodies．Butresearchshowsthatstrengtheningthemindmaybejustas43．Carefulstudyindicatesthatthebestathleteswin44becausetheythinktheycanwin．Positivethoughtsseemtoprovidetheedgefor45insports．Peoplewhosay"IknowIcandothis"tothemselvesoverandover46findthattheyhavetheadvantagetowin．Ontheotherhand,peoplewhothink"Ican'twin"often47．Oneprocedurethathelpsmanyathletesiscreating48intheirmind．Theyaretoldtothinkofeachjumptheymustmaketo49．Someusepicturesthataremorefanciful．Oneskaterlikedtothinkaboutastarburstinginsideher,50herwithenergy．Anotherathletewhowantedtofeel51picturedhimselfasabirdfloatingintheair．Nexttimeyouwanttodosomethingwell．trytrainingyour52tohelpyou．Perhapsateacherorotherinstructorscan53youplanyourtraining．Ifyouimagineyourselfdoingbetter,youmaysoonseeimprovementsin54youreallycando．Positivethinkingandpictures55inyourmindcanhelpyouwin!1、A．Neither B．All C．Each D．Both2、A．ButB．So C．Or D．And．3、A．fallsdown B．leavesbehind C．leavesaloneD．fallsbehind4、A．prizesB．goals C．medals D．places5、A．promiseB．name C．level D．ability6、A．progress B．mistakeC．achievement D．difference7、A．determineB．expand C．strengthen D．extend8、A．possible B．interesting C．difficultD．important9、A．partly B．entirelyC．completelyD．mostly10、A．failure B．luck C．successD．competition11、A．oftenB．never C．hardly D．rarely12、A．fail B．succeed C．understand D．expect13、A．ideas B．thoughts C．wonders D．pictures14、A．fail B．run C．win D．go15、A．giving B．helping C．taking D．tiring16、A．encouragedB．calmC．excitedD．anxious17、A．mindB．bodyC．brainD．imagination18、A．helpB．advise C．allow D．persuade19、A．which B．that C．what D．how20、A．made B．hung C．discovered D．created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）Mr.andMrs.DavieshadlefttheirChristmasshoppingverylate.TherewereonlyafewdaysleftbeforeChristmas,andofcoursetheshopsandstreetwereterribly1．（crowd）.Buttheyhadtogetpresents2．theirfamilyandfriends,sotheystartedoutearlyonemorningforthebigcity,andspentseveraltiringhours3．（buy）thethingstheywantedinthebigshops,Bysuppertime,Mr.Davies4．（load）downwithparcelsofallshapesandsizes.Hecouldhardlyseewherehewasgoingastheyleftthelastshopontheirwaytotherailwaystation.Outsidetheshoptheyhadtocrossabusystreet,madeeven5．（busy）thanusualbythethousandsofpeople6．hadcomebycartodotheirlast-minuteChristmasshopping.Mr.andMrs.Davieshadtowaitforthetrafficlightstochange,butasMr.Daviescouldnotseeinfrontofhim7．（proper）,hemovedforwardintotheroadwithoutrealizingit.Mrs.Daviessawthisandbecameworried.Severaltimessheurgedherhusbandtocomeback,butwithout8．（succeed）.Hecouldnothearherbecauseofthenoiseofthetraffic.Finallysheshoutedin9．loudvoice,“Henry!If10．intendtostandinthatdangerouspositionamomentlonger,givemetheparcels!”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；只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearJack,I’msorrytohearthatyoufeellonelyinthenewschool,becauseyoufindhardtomakefriends.Now,I’dliketoofferyouanyadvice.Firstly,it’snormalforyoutofeellonelybecauseyouwerelivinginanewenvironment.Secondly,youshouldgreetyourclassmateswhenmetthemoncampus.Thirdly,itwillbeagoodideaifyoutakeanactivelypartinclassactivities,whatcanhelpthemlearnmoreaboutyou.Ibelieveyouwillbeabletomakenewfriendssoonunlessyou’refriendlytotheothers.Ihope