广西贺州平桂高级中学高三第二次模拟考试新高考英语试卷及答案解析

广西贺州平桂高级中学高三第二次模拟考试新高考英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Who______thefightagainsttheH1N1flu______itnotbeenfortheChinesescientists’greatefforts?A．couldhavewon;had B．wouldwin;had C．wouldhavewon;has D．couldwin;has2．SomewarnedthatthesteptheUSgovernmenthastakentocopewiththecurrentcrisisis________muchrisk.A．oneof B．theoneof C．theone D．thatone3．Wehadbetterputoffinterviewingtheathlete,forheisbusypreparingforaninternationalcontest__________inShanghainextmonth.A．held B．toholdC．beingheld D．tobeheld4．Aproposalwasputforwardatthemeeting__________thenewcementplantshouldn’tbebuiltneartheschool.A．whenB．whereC．thatD．which5．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff6．Hisbrotheraimstobe__________ofhisparentsbythetimeheistwenty.A．innocent B．beneficial C．invisible D．independent7．Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot8．TherearelotsofexamplesofEnglishidioms________animalsareused.A．which B．whenC．whose D．where9．Iliveinatown______runsasmallandwindingriver.A．throughwhichB．whichC．inwhichD．where10．James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．althoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．aslongas11．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful12．Thepicturelooksgood____thewhitewall.A．with B．to C．against D．beyond13．Creatinganatmosphere______employeesfeelpartofateamisabigchallenge.A．where B．whoseC．that D．which14．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup15．Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareall_______forthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.A．inparticular B．inplace C．inpreparation D．intime16．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade17．ThepredictionfromMayaworriesresidents_______December21,2012wouldbetheendoftheworld.A．if B．that C．whether D．which18．—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must19．LetHarryplaywithyourtoysaswell,Clare—youmustlearnto________.A．support B．careC．spare D．share20．Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe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）Doyouhaveexcellentcommunicationskillsandthinkyoucancloseasale?Areyoueagerforvarietyandtobuildaworkathomebusiness?Ifyouranswerisyes,comeandjoinus!Position:General/Inbound(呼入)SalesPlace:NewYorkCompany:LiveOpsWearenowlookingforpeoplelikeyoutoanswercomingphonecallsfrompeoplewhoareexcitedafterwatchingacommercialadorhearinganadontheradio,andcalltoinquireaboutaproductorservice.Thisisalegitimate(正当的)workfromhomeopportunityprovidingcustomerserviceandgeneratingsalesforsomeofthelargestcommercialcompaniesoutthere.PeakCallHours:Callsareavailable7daysaweek.24hoursaday.PeakcallvolumeoccursonSaturdayandSundaybetween6:00amand3:00pm.RequiredCertification:Afteryouapplyandyouragentaccounthasbeencreated,youwillneedtocompletetheLiveOpsCallCenterCertification.Theseareself-pacede-learningcoursesthattakeapproximately10hoursandmustbecompletedwithinoneweekfromaccountcreation.Throughfreevirtualclassesyoucanaccessalltheinformationyouneedtosucceed,includingproductinformationandtipsonhowtogeneratesalesandincreaseyourearningpotential.SuccessfulIndependentAgentsWillHavetheFollowingSkills:You’llbeexcited,enthusiastic,andenergetic.You’llhavetheabilitytomeettheclient’ssalesgoals.You’llhavetheabilitytomulti-task.Youarerequiredtopresentasuccessfulsalespresentation.Youarerequiredtohandleobjectionsandnegotiateasale.You’llhavetouseclient-specificsoftwareandapplicationsinordertoservecustomers.Previouscare-relatedexperiencewillbeagreatadvantageforyou.1、What’sthepurposeofthead?A．Tointroducetheircompany.B．Tolookforanagentforsales.C．Toappealtocustomerstobuytheirproducts.D．Tolookforafull-timereceptionistwhocanworkintheircompany.2、Whichofthefollowingisthebusiesttimeinthejob?A．10:00amonMonday.B．5:00amonSaturday.C．9:00amonSaturday.D．5:00amonSunday.3、Whatareyourequiredtodoaftercreatingyouragentaccount?A．Toattende-learningcourses.B．Topaytocomplete10-hourcourses.C．Togetaccustomedtoworkingprocess.D．Topresentasuccessfulsalespresentation.22．（8分）Ifyoubuyawashingmachine,afridgeoratelevisioninEurope,itcomeswithasticker.Thankstoa1992EUrule,allappliancesmustbelabelled(贴标签)withtheirenergyefficiency.Sowhyhasourfoodsystem-whichthreatens10,000specieswithextinction,producesabout30%ofgreenhousegases,anddrives800/oofourairpollution-onlyeverhadvoluntaryeco-labels?Theappliancesrulinghadahugeimpact;initially,75%offridgesandfreezerswereratedGtoD(lowefficiency),buttoday98%areclassedA++orA+++.Worldwide,theenergyefficiencyoflabelledapplianceshasincreasedthreetimesfasterthanapplianceswithoutlabels.Introducinganequalsystemforfoodcouldhaveanevenbiggerimpact.Mandatoryenvironmentallabelswouldchangehowweproduceandconsumeinfar-reachingways.First,producerswouldhavetomeasuretheirimpactsinauniformwayandbeaccountablefortheresults.Thiswouldnotbeexpensive:itisfreetomonitorenvironmentalimpactsusingdigitaltoolssuchasFieldprintandtheCoolFarmTool.Second,theysupportsustainableconsumption.Ourresearchfoundthatproductsthatlook,tasteandcostthesamecanhavedramaticallydifferentenvironmentalimpacts.High-impactbeefproducersuse5,400%morelandandcreatel,000%moregreenhousegasesthanlow-impactproducers.Labelswouldallowconsumerstotelltheseproductsapart.Theywouldhighlightbothhigh-andlow-impactproducers,inthesameway,acrossmultipleproducts.Thiswouldencouragemorepeopletothinkabouttheirchoicesbyexposingthemtothefactseverytimetheyareintheshops.Wecanalsouselabelstoturnsmallerconsumerchangesintolargeenvironmentalbenefits:becauseasmallnumberofproducerscreatealargeshareoftheimpact,simplyavoidinghigh-impactproducerscanmakeahugecontributiontopollutionreductions.1、WhydoestheauthormentiontheappliancesinParagraph1？A．Toapplaudthe1992EUrule.B．Tobringupthetopicoflabellingfood.C．Topointoutthepollutiontheycaused.D．Tocomparetheirenergyconsumptionrates.2、WhatdothefiguresinParagraph2show?A．Theimportanceofsavingenergy.B．Thedebateabouteco-labelledappliances.C．Theeffectivenessoftheappliancesruling.D．Theproblemcausedbyappliancesoflowefficiency.3、Whatdoestheword“Mandatory”inParagraph3mean?A．Compulsory. B．Effective. C．Different. D．Independent.4、Whatcanbelearnedabouteco-labels?A．Theywillincreasetheprofitsoflow-impactproducers.B．Theycanshowproducers'environmentalimpacts.C．Theywillguideconsumerstobuyhealthierfood.D．Theycanexposeconsumerstomoreproducts23．（8分）Bikingalongthebeach.Workingonapuzzlewiththefamily.Readingonthecouch.Theseapparentlyordinaryactivitiesaren’tjusttime-killers—theycanbelifesavers.Studiesshowthathobbieshavelong-lastingandpreventativeresults.Peoplewhoplaypuzzlegamesandreadhavelessmemorylosswhentheygetolder.“Areallygoodhobbytotallyabsorbsus,”saysGailMcMeekin.“Italsogivesussomethingtolookforwardtoandfocuson.”Thatbreakfromeverydaysadnessisperfectforapersonwhojuggleswithcareersandfamilylife.Havingahobbymakesthatheavyloadalittleeasier,asitsetsasidetimeforbothamentalbreakandfocusesonanactivitythepersonloves,onethatisseparatefromofficeandparentalduties.“It’sverysadwhenIseeclients(当事人)whohavebeenlaidoffshowthatworkwasthecentreoftheirlivesandtheyhavenohobbiestoturntoforsupport,”Gailsays.“Entertainmentgivesusrestandafreshperspective,”saysGall,whonotesthatlotsofcreativeideasappearwhenpeopletakeabreakandlistentotheirintuition(直觉).Danielle,blogger,madeherblogginghobbyacareerafewyearsago,andinthemeantimefoundahobbysheneverexpectedtogetinto:clothingdesign.“Havingahobby,especiallyacreativeone,haspositivelyimpactednotonlymyworklife,butmypersonallifeaswell,”Daniellesays.“Thetrick,”shesays,istofindoutwhereyouarespendingtimedoingthingsthataren’tfulfillingtoyouandtakethattimetodosomethingyouloveinstead.”“Learntobeanexpertpublicspeakersoyoucangivebetterpresentationsatwork;startascrapbooking(剪贴本)withyourkidssoyoucanspendtimewiththemandbecreative...”Danielleoffers.Gailalsosuggestsdevelopingahobbythatpromotessocializationwithfriends.Thisisanopportunitytobecomepartofapowerfulsupportsystem,whichisimportantforemotionalhealth.Attheveryleast,it’sagoodwaytochatwithagolffriendwhilewalkingthecourseandforgettingalongdayatwork.1、WhatdotheunderlinedwordsinParagraph2mean?A．Quitone’scareertopursueone’shobby.B．Struggletoabalancebetweenworkandfamily.C．Preventusfromtakingupourhobby.D．Attachmoreimportancetoworkthanfamily.2、WhatdoweknowaboutDanielle?A．Shemakesalivingbywritingblogs.B．Designingclothesishercareer.C．Shesupportsherfamilybybeingapublicspeaker.D．Shespendstimedoingwhatshehasnointerestin.3、Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?A．Itsourresponsibilitytosocializewithothers.B．Developingahobbyisveryimportant.C．Ourfeelingsaredeterminedbyourhobbies.D．Webenefitfromahobbyoftalkingwithothers.4、Accordingtothepassage,thebenefitahobbybringsisthat.A．wecanconcentratemoreonourjobsB．wecanenjoyourselvesinthewildC．wecanthinkinamorecreativewayD．wecanavoidbeinglaidoff24．（8分）Themosttypicaldefinitionofsuccessis“theaccomplishmentofanaimorpurpose”orwhatmostofushaveheard:“theattainmentofpopularityorprofit.”ButisSuccessreallydefinedbypurposesorprofit?Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,myfamilyadvisedmetoaimtobuildasuccessfulcareer.Myoptionswerenarroweddowntobecomingadoctororchoosingafieldinengineering.SoIgraduatedwithachemicalengineeringdegree.Iwasadvisedtoaimforgraduatestudies,andinlessthantwoyears,IhadahighlyspecializeddegreeinplasticsengineeringfromoneofthemostreputableuniversitiesintheU.S.ThenIfoundacorporatejob,performedwellintheorganization,climbeduptheladder,andmadeabiggerpaychequewitheverynewtitle.Myproudparentstoldmystorytotherestofthefamilyandfriendsasa“success”story.Nomatterwhereweliveintheworld,weallhaveourownversionsofsuccess.Ourfamiliestakeprideintellingtheworldhowsuccessfulweareinourprofession,andoftentheonlymeasureofthatsuccessbecomesthefinancialwealthweaccumulate.Inaworldwhereeverythingisreflectedbynumbers—thelikesonFacebook,thenumberofviewsonYouTube,etc.—everyaspectofourlifeisbeingtakenoverbynumbers.Weareconditionedtobelievethatthestrongeryourfinancialstanding,thehigheryourankonthesuccesschart.Butrememberthewords,“aim”or“purpose,”inthedefinitionofsuccess.AltruisticfiguressuchasMotherTeresa,MahatmaGandhiandMartinLutherKingJr.alsolivedsuccessfullivesbuthadselflessconcernoverthewell-beingofothers.Whiletherestoftheworldfocusedonaccumulatingwealth,theyfocusedongiving,doing,andcreatingforeveryoneelse.Wealthaloneneverwillbethemeasureofsuccess.Thinkbeyondprofits.NopromotionorpayraiseIeverreceivedinmyprofessionalcareerwasbecauseofmydeepdesiretoobtainabettertitleorhigherpay;instead,itwasbasedontheexcellenceIcreatedintheexperienceourcustomershadwiththeorganization.1、Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor?A．Hehasliveduptohisfamily’sexpectations.B．Heaskshisparentsforadviceoneverything.C．Hedoesn’tlikehisjobthoughheiswellpaid.D．Hewantedtobeadoctorbutbecameachemicalengineer.2、What’sthecommonawarenessofsuccessaroundtheworld?A．Socialconnections.B．Contributionstosociety.C．Theaccumulationoffinancialwealth.D．Theaccomplishmentofpersonaldreams.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Altruistic”inParagraph3mean?A．Ofabundantwealth.B．Offewachievements.C．Devotedtoothers’welfare.D．Focusedonpersonalwell-being.4、Whatinspirationcanbedrawnfromtheauthor’sworkingexperience?A．Changejobsfrequentlyforhigherpay.B．Aimatprovidingqualityserviceatwork.C．Takeeverychancetogetpromotion.D．Focusonmakingprofitsfromthecustomers.5、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toexplorethetruemeaningofsuccess.B．Toexpresshisinnervoicestohisparents.C．Toacknowledgethehelphehasreceivedinhislife.D．Tosharehispersonalexperienceforothers’reference.25．（10分）Dealingwithobesityisdifficult.Alotoffactorssuchasethnicity,genetics,lifestyle,andpersonalhabitsshouldbeconsideredinthemanagementofobesity.Obesity,ifnotproperlymanaged,canleadtoalotofhealthproblemsthatmaylaterevolveintolife-threateningdiseases.Themanagementofobesitymostlyfocusesonlifestylechanges.Reachingyourhealthyweightinvolvespropermanagementofyourdietandexercise.Theobesepersonmayseekthehelpofadietitianorapersonaltrainer.Therearealotofdietsthathavegainedpopularity.However,itisbestthatyouconsultyourdietitianonwhatisbestforyou.Furthermore,yourdietitianwouldconsideryourfoodpreferences.Ifyouarealittlelowinthebudget,takeintoconsiderationthecurrentdietaryrecommendationsthatwerebasedonthefoodpyramid.ThisisresearchableontheInternet.Youcanusethisasaguideonhowmuchyouaresupposedtoeat.Exercisehasalotofbenefits.Itburnsthoseextracaloriesandpreventsdifferenthealthproblemsfromoccurring.Thus,exerciseisvitalifyouwishtoloseweight.Peopleareoftentoolazytoengageinexercise.However,therearenumerousalternativestothe-usualexerciseroutine.Ifyouwantthingstobeplain,walkingorbikingisagoodexercise.Itisimportantthatyousticktoyourexerciseplansothatyouwouldachieveyourdesiredresults.However,youmustsetrealisticgoalssoasnottobedisappointed.Behavioralchangesarevitaltoconqueringobesity.Thosewhoengageincrashdietsaremostlyunsuccessfulinweightmanagementbecausetheydonothaveanybehavioralchange.Sedentarylifestylecontributestoweightgain.Perhapsaddingphysicalactivitytoyourschedulewouldhelpinweightmanagement.Physicalactivitycouldbeassimpleasdancingaroundthehouseorjustplainstrollingalongthemall.1、Whyisobesityasevereproblem?A．Itmaythreatenyourlife.B．Itcaninfluenceyourwork.C．Itmaymakeyoulookunattractive.D．Itcanpreventyoufromplayingsports.2、Whatshouldyoudoifyoudon'thavemuchmoney?A．Turntoanexpert.B．Refertoeatingadvice.C．Mainlyeatenergy-givingfood.D．Seldomhavenutritiousfood.3、Whyshouldyousetpracticalaims?A．Youwillneverfeeldisappointed.B．Theywillmakeyougoon.C．Youwillcarryoutsimplethings.D．Theywillmakeyoufeelrelaxed.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Sedentary”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Unhealthy.B．Overeating.C．Unchangeable.D．Inactive.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）完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Thehumannoseisanunderestimatedtool.Humansareoftenthoughttobe1___smellerscomparedwithanimals,butthisislargelybecause,unlikeanimals,westandupright.Thismeansthatournosesare2todetectingthosesmellswhichfloatthroughtheair,3themajorityofsmellswhichsticktosurfaces.Infactthough,weareextremelysensitivetosmells,evenifwedonotgenerallyrealizeit.Ournosesarecapableof4humansmellsevenwhentheseare5tofarbelowonepartinonemillion.6,somepeoplefindthattheycansmellonetypeofflowerbutnotanother,whileothersaresensitivetothesmellsofbothflowers.Thismaybebecausesomepeopledonothavethegenesnecessarytogenerate7smellreceptorsinthenose.Thesereceptorsarethecellswhichsensesmellsandsend8tothebrain.However,ithasbeenfoundthatevenpeopleinsensitivetoacertainsmellatfirstcansuddenlybecomesensitivetoitwhen9toitoftenenough.The10forinsensitivitytosmellseemstobethatbrainfindsit11tokeepallsmellreceptorsworkingallthetimebutcan12newreceptorsifnecessary.Thismayalsoexplainwhywearenotusuallysensitivetoourownsmellswesimplydonotneedtobe.Wearenot13oftheusualsmellofourownhousebutwe14newsmellswhenwevisitsomeoneelse's.Thebrainfindsitbesttokeepsmellreceptors_15forunfamiliarandemergencysignalssuchasthesmellofsmoke,whichmightindicatethedangeroffire.1.A．sensitiveB．outstandingC．insensitiveD．awkward2.A．limitedB．committedC．devotedD．conducted3.A．catchingB．ignoringC．missingD．tracking4.A．distinguishingB．discoveringC．determiningD．detecting5.A．reducedB．reservedC．rescuedD．refused6.A．FortunatelyB．StrangelyCHappilyD．Amazingly7.A．unusualB．particularC．uniqueD．typical8.A．signsB．informationC．messagesD．signals9.A．subjectedB．leftC．drawnD．exposed10A.expectationB．expressionC．extensionD．explanation11.AconvenientB．competitiveC．inefficientD．adequate12.AintroduceB．gatherC．developD．produce13.AsureB．sickC．awareDtired14.AtolerateB．resistC．neglectD．notice15.AavailableB．reliableC．valuableD．suitable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）CaoYuan,a22-year-oldChinesedoctoralstudentinphysics,wasontopof1．mostimportantscientistsnamedbythejournalNaturein2018for2．(discover)a“magicangle”ingraphene(石墨烯).Cao’sdiscoverytakesahugestepinthedecades-longsearchforsuperconductors(超导体)intheworld.WhywasCaoabletomakethediscovery?HisteachersthinkitisCao’sindependentlearningabilityandinterestindoingexperiments3．matter.HishighschoolphysicsteachersaidCaohadastrongabilitytostudyon4．(he)ownandwasbravetochallengeteachersandaskdifficultquestions.“Caois5．(deep)curiousaboutlaboratoryequipment,”hiscollegeteachertoldNature.“EverytimeIgointoCao’soffice,it’s6．ahugemess,withcomputers7．(pull)apartandpiecesoftelescopealloverhisdesk.”At14he8．(admit)intotheUniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChina’sSchooloftheGiftedYoung,aspecialschooltocultivate9．(teenager)intoworld-classtalents.ButCaodoesn’tthinkhimselfspecialandoftenstressesthatheisjustanordinarykidwho10．(love)readingaboutscienceanddoingexperiments.“Afterall,weareallhumans,withshortcomingsandemotions,”heoncesaid.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如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。TodayIwasgoinghomebybikewherealittledograntome、Istoppedintimeavoidhittingthedog、Luckily,itwasnotinjuring,butlayontheground、Icamenearerandtoucheditssidegently、Itjumpedtoitsfootquicklyandstaredatmefriendly、Seeingnothingseriously,Iwasabouttoleave,butthedogstopsmebybitingmytrousers、SoIwantedtoadopttothedogbutitwasu