湖北省荆州市公安县第三中学新高考临考冲刺英语试卷及答案解析

湖北省荆州市公安县第三中学新高考临考冲刺英语试卷注意事项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．Helikedthelovelydogsomuchthathe________hisbookandplayedwithitimmediately.A．gaveoff B．setasideC．tookover D．turneddown2．Butforthemetalcagetopulltheminerstosafety,theminersinChile____inlessthantwenty-fourhours.A．wouldnotberescued B．wouldnothavebeenrescuedC．wouldberescued D．wouldhavebeenrescued3．Thiscourseisofgreatinteresttostudents,_____toimprovetheirwritingskills.A．hopeB．tohopeC．hopingD．hoped4．Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．aslongasB．evenifC．asifD．nowthat5．Everygreataccomplishmentrestsontheofwhatcamebeforeit;whenyoutraceitback,you’llseeonesmallstepthatstarteditall.A．reputationB．expectationC．recreationD．foundation6．Thenewhotelisreportedtobebuiltitusedtobeawasteland.A．which B．whereC．inwhich D．what7．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore8．—Whataboutgoingabroadforfurtherstudy?—Great,butIneverexpected______achanceformebefore.A．theretobeB．therebeingC．ittobeD．itbeing9．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modest B．equalC．exact D．considerable10．Asheworksinaremotearea,hevisitshisparentsonly_____A．anxiouslyB．occasionallyC．practicallyD．urgently11．Atschool,itisessentialthateverychild______equallyregardlessoffamilybackground.A．treatingB．treatedC．betreated D．istreated12．It’ssecondtimeinfivedaysthathehasaskedmeforhigherpay.A．不填；a B．a;the C．the；a D．the；the13．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown14．—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．Cheerup B．YoubetC．Whatapity D．Welldone15．DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch16．Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.A．electedB．settledC．developedD．contained17．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that18．Howlongdoyousupposeitis______hearrivedthere?A．whenB．beforeC．afterD．since19．ThestatementofOneFoundationhelpsyou____whereyourmoneyisgoing．A．keeptrackof B．putupwithC．comeupwith D．fitinwith20．Thebiggestproblemformostplants,which________justgetupandrunawaywhenthreatened,isthatanimalsliketoeatthem.A．shallnot B．can'tC．needn't D．mustn't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）BillGatesrecentlyhaspredictedthatonlinelearningwillmakeplace-basedcollegeslesssignificant,andfiveyearsfromnow,studentswillbeabletofindthebestlecturesintheworldonline.IapplaudMr.Gates.Butwhat’stakingussolong?Asearlyas1997,MIT(麻省理工)decidedtopostvideosofalluniversitylecturesonline,forfree,forallpeople.Buttoday,howmanystudentshaveyoumetwhomasteredadvancedmathematicsornuclearphysicsfromanMITonlinevideo?Unfortunately,theanswerisnotmany.Theproblemisthepoorqualityofonlineeducationwebsitesandtheexperiencetheyprovidetostudents.ThosewhogototheMITwebsiteandwatchcoursesonlinearesurelyverysmartpeople,butit’snotlikeplayingavideogamesuchasWorldofWarcraft.Onlythemostardentstudents,thosewhoarehighlymotivated,willdevotethemselvestostudyingtheseboringonlinevideos.Therealquestioniswhywearen’tspendingmoretodevelopbetteronlineeducationplatforms.WhereistheAvatarofeducation?Thinkaboutthis.ThemarketforHollywoodfilmsperyeariswortharound30billionUSD．Educationintheworldisatrillion-dollar-a-yearmarket,hundredsoftimesbiggerthanHollywoodmovies.Yetthemostexpensivedigitallearningsystemeverbuiltcostwellunder100milliondollars.BillGates’predictionisgoingtohappen.Thereisnodoubtaboutit.Butitwillonlyhappenwhenwecreatehighleveleducationalcontentandexperiencesthatengageandexcitemorethanhaseverbeenpossibleintherealworld.1、WhathasBillGatesforecastaboutonlinelearning?A．ItwillconcentrateonphysicslecturesB．ItwillcompletelyreplacerealuniversitiesC．ItwillhelptomakeuniversitiesmoresuccessfulD．Itwillplayanincreasinglyimportantroleineducation2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ardent”inParagraph3mean?A．CreativeB．EnthusiasticC．Well-behavedD．Experienced3、Accordingtotheauthor,whatisholdingbackthepopularityofonlinelearning?A．ThelackoflecturesavailableonlineB．ThehighcostofaccesstothewebsitesC．ThelowstandardofeducationalwebsitesD．Thecompetitionwithonlinecomputergames4、WhydoestheauthormentionHollywood?A．ToshowthatHollywoodproducesmanysuccessfulmoviesB．ToprovethateducationismoreprofitablethanentertainmentC．ToarguethatmoviedirectorsshouldproduceeducationalcontentD．Tourgethatmoremoneybespentdevelopingeducationalwebsites22．（8分）Whydoyougotothelibrary?Forbooks,yes—butyoulikebooksbecausetheytellstories.Youhopetogetlostinastoryorbetransportedintosomeoneelse’slife.Atonetypeoflibraryyoucandojustthat—eventhoughthere’snotasinglebook.AtaHumanLibrary,insteadofbooks.youcan“borrow”people.Peoplewithuniquelifestoriesvolunteertobethe“books.”Foracertainamountoftime,youcanaskthemquestionsandlistentotheirstories,whichareasfascinatingasanyyoucanfindinabook.(Ifyouattend,makesuretoreviewthehabitsthatmakeyouagoodlistener.)Manyofthestorieshavetodowithsomekindofdepressingtopic.Youcanspeakwitharefugee,asoldiersufferingfromPISD(创伤后遗症),ahomelesspersonandawomanlivingwithHIV.TheHumanLibraryencouragespeopletotaketimetotrulygettoknowandlearnfromsomeonetheymightotherwisemakeasnapjudgementabout.Accordingtoitswebsite,theHumanLibraryis“aplacewheredifficultquestionsareexpected,appreciatedandanswered.”TheHumanLibraryOrganizationcametobeinCopenhagen,Denmarkin2000.RomniAbergelandhiscolleagueshostedafour-dayeventduringamajorNorthernEuropeanfestival.Afterthesuccessofthisevent,AbergelfoundedtheHumanLibraryOrganization,hopingtoraiseawarenessamongyouthaboutdepression,whichhasbeengrowingeversince.Thoughthereareafewpermanenthumanlibraries,mostaren’tplacesatall,butevents.Thoughmanydotakeplaceatphysicallibraries,youdon’tneedalibrarycard—anyonecancomeandbepartoftheexperience.Therehavebeenhumanlibraryeventsallovertheglobe,inuniversitiesandinpubs,fromChicagotoTunistoEdinburghtoSanAntonio.Checkouttheorganization’sFacebookpagetoseewhentheHumanLibrarymightbearrivingnearyou.1、WhatshallwedobeforegoingtotheHumanLibrary?A．Bringabook.B．Getalibrarycard.C．Gooversomelisteninghabits.D．Makeanappointment.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“snap”inparagraph2mean?A．True.B．Obvious.C．WrongD．Quick.3、WhydidRormiAbergelfoundtheHumanLibraryOrganization?A．Heexpectedtoanswerdifferentquestion.B．Hewantedyoungpeopletopayattentiontodepression.C．HesuccessfullyheldaneventinNorthernEurope.D．HehadsetuptheHumanLibrariesallovertheworld.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．ALibraryinDenmarkB．HumanLibraryOrganizationC．HumanLibraryIsNearYouD．“Borrow”PeopleInsteadofBooks23．（8分）Theyear47willbeaneventfuloneforart.InMayofthatyearinBerlin,thephilosopher-artistJonathonKeats’“centurycameras”—cameraswitha100-year-longexposure(曝光)time—willbebroughtbackfromhidingplacesaroundthecitytohavetheirresultsdevelopedandexhibited.Sixmonthsafterthat,theFutureLibraryinOslo,Norway,willopenitsdoorsforthefirsttime,presenting100booksprintedonthewoodoftreesplantedinthedistantpastof2017.AsKatiePaterson,thecreatoroftheFutureLibrary,putsit:“FutureLibraryisanartworkforfuturegenerations.”Theseprojects,morethanacenturyinthemaking,arepartofanewwaveofslowartintendedtopushviewersandParticipantstothinkbeyondtheirownlifetimes.Theyaimtochallengetoday’sshort-termthinkingandthebriefattentionspansofmodernconsumers,forcingpeopleintoconsideringworksmoredel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B．Peaceful.C．Popular. D．Crowded.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutKyotoKadenMinokichiKaiseki-Ryori?A．Itonlyservedvisitingdignitarieswhenfirstopened.B．ItsfoodispreparedbymasterChinesechef.C．ItislocatedinHaidianDistrictinBeijing.D．ItisthemostexpensiverestaurantinBeijing.3、WhatisspecialaboutChinaGrillamongtherestaurantsmentionedaboveA．ItistheonlyonethatservesChinesefood.B．Itisthecheapestoneofthefour.C．YoucanenjoytheviewofBeijingwhendiningthere.D．Itisfamousforitsrichtaste.25．（10分）Areportsaysolderadultswhotesttheirmindswithincreasinglydifficultprojectshavebettermentalabilitythanthosewhodolessdemandingactivities.Tokeepourbrainssharpasweage,weareoftentoldtokeepourmindsactive.Astheoldsayinggoes,“Useitorloseit.”But,thereisverylittlescientificevidencetosupportthan.DeniseParkisheadoftheuniversity’sCenterfor?VitalLongevity.Shedesignedastudyinwhichsheandherternplaced221healthyagingandolderadultsintooneofthreegroups.“Weaskedpeopletolearnnewthings,likequiltingorphotography.Weaskedotherpeopletojustdofunthingslikebeinginasocialgroupfunctionbutwerenotlikelytohaveaverylargeeffect.”Thesubjectstookpartintheirassignedactivitiesfor15hoursaweekoverthreemonths.Attheendofthattime,theresearchersfoundthattheadultswholearnednewskills,suchasdigitalphotography,showedthegreatestimprovementsonmemorytests.Noimprovementswereseenintheresultsofthoseinthesocialgroupthatdidactivitiestogetherlikegoingonfieldtrips.Therewerealsonoimprovementsamongthethirdgroupthatlistenedtoclassicalmusicordidcrosswordpuzzles.DeniseParkbelievesonereasonforimprovedmemoryintheactivelearninggroupisthatitsmemberswerebeingpushedtolearnnewskills.Theothergroupstookpartinwhatshecallreceptiveactivities.Learningnewskillsmaynotcureage-relatedmentaldecline.But,Ms.Parkthinksbeingmentallyactiveslowsdowntheprocess.DeniseParksaysthelatestinformationshowsthattheimprovementslastedforatleastayear.Sheandherteamplantodolongerfollow-upstudieswithallthreegroups.ShealsoisinterestedinlearningwhethertakingpartindemandingmentalactivitiesdelaysthedevelopmentofconditionslikeAlzheimer’sdisease.1、Whatmaythesocialgroupbeaskedtodo?A．Learntotakephotos.B．Listentomusicathome.C．Gohikingtogether.D．Dothedishes.2、WhatdidDeniseParkandherteamfind?A．Doingmoreexercisecanhelpslowdownourage-relatedmentaldecline.B．Havingarelaxinglifeisbeneficialtokeepingourmindssharp.C．Keepingourmindsactiveisassociatedwithourhealth.D．Learningnewskillsmayhelptokeepourmindsactive.3、Ifyouwanttokeepyourbrainsharpyoucould_______.A．goswimmingwithyourfriends.B．playchesswithyourfamily.C．learnhowtorepairthecomputer.D．docrosswordpuzzlesonline4、Thetextislikelytobeselectedfromabookof______.A．medicineB．educationC．agingD．science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）Itwasmyfirstyearofgraduateschoolandmyprofessorwasstandingontheplatform.Hewastellingusabouta1hemadeyearsago.Aboutadecadeearlier,myprofessorhadbeenasalesmanageratalargecompany.Theywere2anationalcampaignandpreparingforamajorbrandlaunch.Myprofessorwas3theoperation.Foralmosttwomonthsbeforethelaunchday,hewas4alloverthecountrytotalkwithmajorpartners.5crossingthecountryonflights,hewasalsotryingto6hisdepartment.Forweekshewouldhavemeetingsallday,answer7andphonecallsallnight,and8threeorfourhoursofsleep.Theweekbeforethebiglaunchday,hisbody9.Hehadtoberushedtothehospital.Majororganshadstartedto10fromthelong-termstress.Hespentthenexteightdaysinhospital,11todoanythingasthelaunchdaycameandwent.Imaginethatyour12andenergyareabucketofwater.Inyourdailylife,therearethingsthat13yourbucketup.Theseareinputslikesleep,nutrition,laughter,andotherformsof14.Therearealsoforcesthatdrain(使排出)thewaterfromyourbucket.Theseare15likestressfromworkorschool,relationshipproblems,orotherformsofanxiety.Theforcesthatdrainyourbucketaren’tall16.Toliveaproductivelife,itcanbeimportanttohavesomethings17outofyourbucket.Workinghardinthegym,atschool,orattheofficeallowsyoutoproducesomething18.Butpositiveoutputsarestilloutputsandtheydrainyourenergy19.Theseoutputsaregradual.Evenalittleleakcanresultinsignificantwaterloss20time.1、A．prediction B．decision C．fortune D．mistake2、A．attheendof B．inthemiddleof C．atthemercyof D．onthewayto3、A．sponsoring B．leading C．assisting D．adopting4、A．researching B．driving C．flying D．inspecting5、A．Before B．Though C．While D．Since6、A．run B．promote C．expand D．observe7、A．emails B．charges C．problems D．doors8、A．pullin B．squeezein C．takein D．bringin9、A．giveup B．givein C．giveout D．giveaway10、A．disappear B．suffer C．function D．fail11、A．ready B．unwilling C．eager D．unable12、A．health B．status C．success D．reputation13、A．break B．pack C．fill D．cover14、A．rest B．recovery C．entertainment D．accommodation15、A．restrictions B．consequences C．examples D．outputs16、A．uncontrollable B．unpredictable C．uncomfortable D．unfavorable17、A．flowing B．slipping C．escaping D．growing18、A．typical B．valuable C．casual D．exotic19、A．suddenly B．surprisingly C．partly D．thoroughly20、A．over B．beyond C．after D．before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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.CanIndoorPlantsReallyPurifytheAir?Plantsareveryimportanttohumanlife.Throughphotosynthesis(光合作用),theytransformcarbondioxideintofreshoxygen.They1．(assume)toremovetoxinsfromtheairwebreathe—butisthistrue?OnefamousNASAexperiment,publishedin1989,hasfoundindoorplantscancleantheairbyremovingpollutants2．(cause)cancer.Laterresearchhasfoundsoilmicro-organismsinthepottedplantalso3．(play)apartincleaningindoorair.Basedonthisresearch,somescientistssayhouseplantsareeffectivenaturalairpurifiers,andthebiggerandleafiertheplant,thebetter.Theamountofleafsurfaceareainfluencestherateofairpurification.4．,however,saytheevidencethatplantscaneffectivelyaccomplishthisfeat(功绩)isfarfromconclusive.“Therearenodefinitivestudiestoshowthathavingindoorplantscansignificantlyincreasetheairqualityinyourhome,”5．LuzClaudio,aprofessorofenvironmentalmedicineandpublichealth.“There’snoquestion6．plantsarecapableofremovingvolatile(易挥发的)chemicaltoxinsfromtheairunderlaboratoryconditions,”saysClaudio.Butinyourhomeorofficespace,thenotionthatputtingafewplantstogethercanpurifyyourairdoesn’thavemuchhardscience7．(back)itup.Mostresearcheffortstodate,includingtheNASAstudy,placedindoorplantsinsmall,8．(seal)environmentstoassesshowmuchair-purifyingpowertheyhave.“Butthosestudiesaren’treallyapplicabletowhathappensinahouse.Inmanycases,theairinyourhomecompletelyturnsover—thatis,exchangesplaceswithoutdoorair—onceeveryhour.Inmostinstances,airexchangewiththeoutsidehasa9．(great)effectonindoorairqualitythanplants.”saysStanleyKays,aprofessorofhorticulture(园艺学).Disappointed10．manypeoplemaybebywhatKayssaid,theprofessoralsomadeitclearthathebelieveshouseplantsarebeneficial.Studieshaveshownplantscanknockoutstressandmakepeoplefeelhappier.Moreresearchshowsspendingtimearoundnaturehasapositiveeffectonaperson’smoodandenergylevels.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英文课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，如你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Nowadaystherearesomestudentsusecellphonestocopyteachers’lecturenotes、Theythinkthattakingnoteswithcellphonesinsteadofbythehandcansavetime,thatcanbeusedinstudies、Inmyopinion,cellphonesareeithergoodnorbad、Itdependonhowweuseit、Weshouldmakeproperlyuseofcellphones、Cellphonesaremucheasyforustocopynotesandmoreconvenienttosearchwhatweneed、However,weshouldrememberthatcellphonesintheclassroomcanleadtolazy、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）书面表达假定你是王华，目前正在英国做交换生。你的英国朋友Debbie送了你一张CeilidhDance舞会票。现在，请给她写封邮件致谢，并询问有关情况（箭头所指内容）。注意：1.词数100左右；1．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、C4、B5、D6、B7、D8、A9、A10、B11、C12、C13、B14、D15、C16、B17、D18、D19、B20、B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、1、D2、B3、C4、D22、1、C2、D3、B4、D23、1、A2、B3、D4、D24、1、B2、D3、C25、TrappedundersixstoriesofruinsaftertheHaitiearthquakeleveledhishotel,DanWoolleybelievedhewasgoingtodie.Butratherthangiveintodespair,thefilm-makerspent65hoursbeneaththeearthlookingupwaysttreathisinjuriesonhisiPhone.Healsowroteamovingdiaryforhisfamily,thinkingtheywouldonlyreadhislastmessageofloveandcomfortafterhisdeath.Instead,hewaspulledfromthedisasterafteraweek-andwillsoonbereunitedwithhisfamily.Mr.WoolleyhadtravelledfromAmericatoHaitiwithhiscolleagueDavidHames.Bothhadbeenworkingforcharity.Hewasintheentrance-hallwhentheearthquakestruckandjusthadtimetodiveintoacomerbeforethebuildingfell.Buriedundertonsofruins,thefilm-makerdownloadedafirstaidapplicationtohisiPhone.HeusedthelightfromtheiPhonetoshowhimhisinjuriesanddiagnoseditproperlyasabrokenleg.Then,heusedtheinstructionsfromtheapptotreattheseriousbleeding.Theappadvisedhimnottogotosleepifhefelthewasgoingintoshock.TheresourcefulMr.Woolleysethisphonealarmtogooffevery20minutestokeephimawake.Newtechnologyhasplayedahugepart.Mr.Woolleyusedasmallblacknotebooktowritemessagestohisfamily.