山西省新绛县第二中学新高考考前模拟英语试题及答案解析

山西省新绛县第二中学新高考考前模拟英语试题注意事项：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．Withyourbrother’shelp,I’vemadegreatprogressinEnglishandIreallywanttodosomethingforhim____．A．inturn B．byturns C．inreturn D．inanswer2．Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．which3．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must4．Muchtomy______,myvocabularyhasexpandedagreatdeal.A．delighting B．delighted C．delight5．—GoingtowatchtheWomen’sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?—________!Willyougowithme?A．Youbet B．YougotmeC．Youthere D．Youknowbetter6．—WillUnclePetersoncometomybirthdaypartytomorrow?—Pityhe______toZimbabweasavolunteerteacher.A．wassentB．hasbeensentC．hadbeensentD．wouldbesent7．–Wheredidyougettoknowher?--Itwasonthefarm___weworked.A．thatB．thereC．whichD．where8．Trytobeindependent,foryourparentscan'tdo________foryouallyourlife.A．something B．nothingC．everything D．anything9．—Youmeanthepositionisstillvacant?—Yes,butyoumustknowourjobisverydemanding.—_______.A．WithpleasureB．Idon’tmindC．Don’tmentionitD．That’sallright10．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．allvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles11．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when12．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou13．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting14．Thefollowing________________chosenasthecandidatesofthecompetition.A．is B．areC．has D．have15．Wemostprefertosayyestothe______ofsomeoneweknowandlike.A．attempts B．requestsC．doubts D．promises16．--Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?--Notalittle.Wecan’thave________.A．aworseone B．anicerone C．aworstone D．anicestone17．Aftershebecameill,Ifelt______withher—shewascheerywhileIfeltgloomy.A．outoftune B．outofbreath C．outofcuriosity D．outofmind18．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless19．—Kevin,timeforthenextdestination!—Nohurry!Another15minutesandwe_____alltheexhibitionroomsofthemuseum.A．amexploringB．haveexploredC．willexploreD．willhaveexplored20．Thebooksonthedesk,coversareshiny,areprizesforus.A．which B．what C．whose D．that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）JoyManganowas33anddivorced.Shehadthreekidsunderage7,andwasbarelykeepinguppaymentsonhersmalltwo-bedroomhomebyworkingextrahoursasawaitress.“ThereweretimeswhenIwouldlieinbedandthink,Idon’tknowhowI’mgoingtopaythatbill,”Manganosays.Buthehadaspecialabilityforseeingtheobviousthing.Sheknewhowharditwastomopthefloor.“Iwastiredofbendingdown,puttingmyhandsindirtywater,wringing(拧)outamop,”Manganosays.“So,Theresgottabeabetterway.Howabouta“self-wringing”mop?Shedesignedaspecialtoolyoucouldtwistintwodirectionsatonce,andstillkeepyourhandscleananddry.Shesetouttosellit,firstafewatfleamarkers.ThenManganometwiththemedia.Butwouldcouchpotatoes(电视迷）buyamop?TheexpertsonshoppingTVwerelessthancertain.Theygaveitatry,anditfailed.Manganowassureitwouldsellifthey’dletherdotheon-cameradisplay.Shesaid,“Getmeonthatstage,andIwillsellthismopbecauseit’sagreatitem.”SoQVC,amultinationalcorporationspecializingintelevisedhomeshopping,tookachanceonher.“Igotonstageandthephoneswentcrazy.Wesoldeverymopinminutes.”Todayshe’spresidentofIngeniousDesigns,amultimillion-dollarcompany,andoneofthestarsofHSN,theHomeShoppingNetwork.Talkingaboutthehouseholdinvention,Manganosays,“Itisasnaturalformeasitisforaparenttotalkabouttheirchild.”1、Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A．Mangano’ssmallhome.B．Mangano’sworkexperience.C．Mangano’sunhappymarriage.D．Mangano’shardlivingconditions.2、Manganosaidthemopsuccessfullywiththehelpof.A．HSNB．QVCC．couchpotatoesD．expertsonshoppingTV3、WhatdoesManganothinkofherinvention?A．Special.B．Normal.C．DissatisfiedD．Unbelievable.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．HSNisabusinessorganizationthatsellsgoodsontheInternet.B．TheexpertsonshoppingTVwereconfidentaboutMangano'smop.C．Manganogottheideaofself-wringingmopfromherownexperience.D．Manganooncehadtoworksevendaysaweektosupportherfamily.22．（8分）Asaseniorhighschoolstudent,myfutureisalwaysonmymind.Tobeexact,thoughtsofthefuturehavekeptmeupcountlessnightsandmademeworryenoughtodopoorlyonmorethanonetest.Becauseofthis,wordsofwisdomareasourceofcomfort.SteveJobsgaveaspeechtoStanford’sgraduatingclassin2005andhiswordsresoundrepeatedlyinmymindwheneverIthinkaboutmyfuture.ItstartedwhenIbecameajunior,whencollegecameintoview.It’sthefirstbigsteptomakingyourlifeyourown.SowhenJobsdiscussedhislifeasastudent,somefearswereeased.He,too,felttheneedtoattendcollegetomakesomethingofhimself.Hefacedwhatmanyareextremelyafraidof:uncertainty.Hislackofunderstandingcausedhimtostopattendingcollegeandfocusonwhathefeltwasimportant.Hisstoryhadahappyending,ofcourse,sinceeverythingturnedoutwell.Thisdoesn’tmeanthatstudentsshouldn’tattendcollege,butratherthattheyshouldn’tworrysomuch.

You’llgetwhereyouneedtogo,evenifyourpathisabitmorewindingthanyou’dlike.Jobstalkedaboutthehardshipsinhiswork.

Hisloveofhisworkhelpedhimcarryonandhegotwherehewasmeanttobe,whichrestatesthepoint:don’tpanic.Oneparticularpartofhisspeechstayedwithme.

SteveJobsquotedthesaying“Stayhungry,stayfoolish”andithasbecomemymotto.Stayingfoolishisrealizingthatyouarestillafool,nomatterhowmuchyou’velearnedorexperienced.

Thereisalwaysmoretoexplore.Stayinghungryiswantingtofindthosethingsaboutwhichyouarestilluneducated.SteveJobs’levelofsuccessispossibletoachieve,andIaimtoprovethat.Withthewillpowertogointotheworldlivingeverydaylikemylastandallowingthefuturetotakecareofitself,Iwilldogreatthings.

Inthelastmomentsofmylife,I’llbeproudofwhatIhavedoneandhopetohaveallthewisdomapersoncouldwishfor.1、Theauthorfeltworriedwhen________.A．hehadtotaketestsatschoolB．hehadlotsofsleeplessnightsC．hethoughtabouthisfutureD．hesearchedforwordsofwisdom2、ItissuggestedinParagraphsland2that________.A．theauthorisacollegestudentB．SteveJobs’wordshadnoeffectontheauthorC．SteveJobsfailedbecauseofhisdecisionD．theauthorcaresmuchabouthisfuture3、WhatdidtheauthorgainfromJobs’speech?A．Couragetodropoutofschool.B．Braverytofaceuncertainties.C．Interestincomputerindustry.D．ConfidenceindefeatingJobs.4、WhatdidNOTSteveJobsencouragestudentstodoinhisspeech?A．Becontentwithwhattheyknow.B．Havethedesiretolearnmore.C．Staycalminthefaceofhardships.D．Bemodestsoastolearnmore.5、Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．anexperienceofaspeechB．amemorablemeetingwithJobsC．themostimpressivequotationinlifeD．thewisdomdrawnfromaspeech23．（8分）Toerrishuman.Societyissufferingfromaninabilitytoacknowledgeasmuch.Forindividuals,errorsarepainful.Thetrick,then,istoerrwell:torecognizemistakesandlearnfromthem.Worryingly,humanitymaybegettingworseatadmittingitsmistakes.Fewenjoythefeelingofbeingcaughtoutinanerror.Butrealtroublestartswhenthedesiretoavoidapunishmentleadstoarefusaltodealwithcontraryevidence.Economistsoftenassumethatpeoplearesensible.Whenfacedwithanewfact,thesepeopleshouldupdatetheirviewoftheworldtotakebetterdecisionsinfuture.Yetyearsofeconomicresearchconfirmsthatpeoplefrequentlydisregardinformationthatconflictswiththeirviewoftheworld.Whyshouldthatbe?LastyearRolandBenabou,ofPrinceton,presentedaframeworkforthinkingabouttheproblem.Inmanyways,beliefsarelikeothereconomicgoods.Peoplespendtimeandresourcesbuildingthem,andgetvaluefromthem:somebeliefsmakeownersfeelgoodandshowtheirpublicidentity;otherbeliefsprovidevaluebyshapingbehavior—forexample,religiousasceticism(禁欲主义)canhelponeavoidunhealthyhabits.Becausebeliefs,however,arenotsimplytoolsformakinggooddecisions,butaretreasuredintheirownright,newinformationthatchallengesthemisunwelcome.Peopleoftenengagein“motivatedreasoning”tomanagesuchchallenges.MrBenabouclassifiesthisintothreecategories.“Strategicignorance”iswhenabelieveravoidsinformationofferingconflictingevidence.In“realitydenial”，troublingevidenceisrationalized(合理化)：realestateinvestorsmightmakeupfancifultheoriesforwhypricesshouldbehaveunusually,andsupportersofadisgracedpoliticianmightclaimthenegativenewstobefake.Andlastly,in“self­signalling”，thebelievercreateshisowntoolstointerpretthefactsinthewayhewants:anunhealthyperson,forexample,mightdecidethatgoingforadailyrunprovesheiswell.“Motivatedreasoning”isacognitivebias(偏见).Notalltheerrorsitleadstoarecostly:praisingtheperformanceofone'ssupportedfootballteamdespitecontradictoryevidencedoeslittleharm.Butwhenbiasesarebroadlyshared—withinfinancialworldorpoliticalparties—dangerarises.Motivatedreasoninghelpsexplainwhyviewpointspolarize(两极分化)evenasinformationismoreeasilyavailablethaneverbefore.WorkbyMrBenabousuggeststhatgroupthinkishighestwhenpeoplewithingroupsfaceasharedfate:whenchoosingtobreakfromagroupisunlikelytospareanindividualthecostsofthegroup'serrorsorbringmuchindividualbenefit.Theincentive(动力)toengageinmotivatedreasoningishighasaresult.Evenasthefactonaparticularissueisobvious,partiescanstillbecomeincreasinglypolarized.That,inturn,canmakeitharderstillforamemberofonepartytogetanybenefitfrombreakingfromagroup.Indeed,thegrouphasanincentivetosilenceindependentvoices.Publicstatementsofregretareriskyinarigidlypolarizedworld.Admissionsoferrorcannotonlyannoypartnersbutalsoprovideopportunitiesforopponents.Butitisrarelyintheinterestofthoseintherighttopretendthattheyareneverwrong.1、Accordingtothepassage,beliefsaresimilartoeconomicgoodsinthat________．A．bothareentertainingandvaluableB．bothcanbeshapedbyreligiousfaithC．bothcanreflectwhotheownersareD．bothpromotereligiousdevelopment2、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof“self­signalling”？A．Afanspeakshighlyofhisteamalthoughithasjustlostthegame.B．Amancovershisearswhenstealingabell,believingthebellwon'tring.C．SupportersofTrumpbelievethenewsabouthisaffairswithaladyisfake.D．SuspectedAIDScarriersrefusetobetestedthoughitcanbedoneforfree.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraphs6and7?A．Polarizationcausesindividualstobreakfromthegroup.B．Richersourcesofinformationdecreasemotivatedreasoning.C．Individualswithindependentvoicesaredismissedfromthegroup.D．Individualsinagroupengageinmotivatedreasoningfortheirowninterests.4、Whichofthefollowingopinionsmighttheauthoragreewith?A．Denyingerrorsisunavoidable.B．Failuretoadmiterrorsisharmful.C．Humansaregettingbetteraterringwell.D．Wisepeopleignorecontraryworldviews.24．（8分）PoliceForcepresentsCommunityRoadshow2017Wanttofindoutmoreaboutpolicework?ComeandvisitusatthevariouslocationsacrossSingapore.EnjoytheperformancesbythefriendlydogsfromthePoliceK9UnitandthePoliceBand.ComewithyourfamilyandtakepartinthefunactivitiesDetailsofRoadshowDate:16-17June2017Time:10am-7pmVenues:PunggolArcadeSerangoonCentreTampinesHubShuttlebusserviceswillbeavailabletoandfromthenearestMRTstations.EachfunnilycanredeemafunpackwhichConsistsof:·miniaturepolicecar·keycnaln·notepad·penPerformances·K9Showat11amand3pm·PoliceBandat6pmActivities·RockClimbing·BouncyCastle(forchildrenbelowtheageof12years)·ArtCompetitionTotakepartintheArtCompetition,Participantsmustregisteronlineby12June2017.Thiseventissponsoredby:·ArtforUs·DallyMinlMart·RockClimbCompanyLuckyDrawTimlngs:1pmand5pm(daily)1stprize:$300voucher2ndprize:$150voucher3rdprize:$100voucher10consolationprizesof$20eachWinnerswhoarenotpresentduringthedrawWillbenotifiedviaemailby19June2017.OrganisedbytheSingaporePoliceForce1、Whatisthepurposeoftheadvertisement?A．ToinformparticipantsoftheArtCompetition. B．Toadvertisethefunpack.C．TopromotethePoliceCommunityRoadshow. D．Toencouragerockclimbing.2、ParticipantswhowishtotakepartintheArtCompetitionmustregisteronlinebyA．12June2017 B．16June2017C．17June2017 D．19June20173、Whatdoweknowfromtheadvertisement?A．Therewillbetwodogshowsdaily.B．TheRoadShowwillendat6eachday.C．Thereisapolicecarkeychaininthefunpack.D．TheSingaporePoliceForceisoneofthesponsors.25．（10分）Animageisworthathousandkilos?Okay,somaybenotathousandkilos,exactly,butastudyshowshowaphotodiarycankeepdietersmotivated,makingthemmorelikelytoachievetheirtargetweight.EliasKuzmarDaza,amedicalprofessionalfromColombia,studiedthemotivationlevelsofpatientsonweightlossprogramsatanutritionclinic.Differentmeasurementsweretakenofthepatientseachweek,includingbodymassindex(指标)foodandexercisediaries,etc.torecordtheirprogress.Inaddition,full-bodyphotographsweretakeneachweek,whichprovedtobeverymotivatingandakeyfactorinpatientscompletingthefullprogram.Overthecourseofthesixteen-weekprogram,afullninetypercentofpatients,agedbetween16and72,sawthetreatmentthroughtotheend,withseventypercentsuccessfullymeetingtheirweightlossaims.Amongthosemonitored,onemeasurementprovedparticularlymotivating:waistline.Thisfindingindicatesthatthemajorityofthepatientswhoattendedtheclinicdidsomotivatedbyimage,ratherthananyunderlyingcondition.Itshouldbepointedoutthateightypercentofthemwerefemale.Anotherusefulfindingofthisstudywasthatpatientsdidnotnecessarilyneedtoattendtheclinicinpersonfortheprogramtobeeffective.Asupportlinewassetup,whichpatientscouldcalltosubmittheirmeasurements.Theyalsotookandsenttheirownfull-bodyphotographstotheresearcher.Fiftypercentofpatientscompletedtheprograminthisway.Summarizingthefindings,Kuzmarsays:“Whatpatientswantisaphoto,ratherthancoldnumbers.”Thesephotosserveasvisualconfirmationthatalltheirhardworkispayingoff,encouragingthemontofurtherweightloss.1、Whatisthepurposeofthestudy?A．Toshowlosingweightisveryeasy.B．Tocompareseveralwaystoloseweight.C．Toprovetheeffectofimagesinweightlosing.D．Toseehowmanypeoplecanloseweightsuccessfully.2、Howmanypatientsintheclinicreachedtheirweight-lossgoals?A．50%.B．70%.C．80%.D．90%.3、Whatcangivepeoplemostmotivationwhentheyaretryingtoloseweight?A．Friends’encouragement.B．Others’strongmuscles.C．Theirslimmerwaistline.D．Theirstandardbloodpressure.4、Whatmustthepatientsdotocompletetheweight-lossprogram?A．Gotothecliniceveryweek.B．Calltosubmittheirmeasurements.C．Reporttotheprofessionaleveryday.D．Takefull-bodyphotographseachweek.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Irememberquitewelladay17yearsago.Thatday,ourtwinsons,ChadandBrad,1theircarandlefthometoattendcollege.Irealizedthatour2wouldsoonbecomea“tablefortwo”.3,theboyswouldcomehomeontheweekends,but4,Iknewourfamilylifewouldneverbeexactlythesameagain.Theboyswalkedaroundeachroomto5theyhadn’tforgottenanythingtheyneeded.Ipackedacoolerwith6andtheirfavoritecoldsnacks.Ifoundaboxandfilleditwithessential7items.Ithoughttheymightgotobedhungrythatnight.I8mywalletandplacedthelittlebitof9Ihadintheirhands.Weallwalked10.ChadandBradgavemebig11andquicklygotintotheircar.I12astheydroveaway.Whentheircarwas13,Isatdownonthedrivewayandcried14thanIhadcriedinalongtime.MyhusbandRoytriedto15me,butIcouldseegriefinhiseyes,aswell.Therearemanyparentswhowould16thisperiod.Bittersweetfeelingswillbe17whileIcannotexplainthemadequately.Icanstillremember18Ifeltwhenwebeganthatnewchapterinourlives.19timegoingby,however,RoyandIarenowaccustomedtoourtablefortwoandweenjoyourlivestogether.IhavetoadmitIstillmissourchildrenandtheold20wehadtogether.1、A．repaired B．washed C．loaded D．decorated2、A．room B．garden C．chair D．table3、A．So B．Yet C．Sure D．Therefore4、A．eventhen B．evenso C．eversince D．everafter5、A．makesure B．lookaround C．thinkabout D．sortout6、A．water B．drinks C．wine D．medicine7、A．food B．clothes C．book D．supply8、A．tidied B．cleaned C．closed D．emptied9、A．paper B．goods C．cash D．check10、A．outside B．indoors C．forward D．backward11、A．smiles B．stares C．kisses D．hugs12、A．talked B．waved C．ran D．cried13、A．traveling B．rushing C．outoforder D．outofsight14、A．harder B．lighter C．moreheavily D．morefirmly15、A．delight B．persuade C．comfort D．help16、A．adventure B．experience C．lookfor D．dependon17、A．absent B．present C．returning D．concealing18、A．what B．when C．why D．how19、A．With B．As C．For D．About20、A．tables B．houses C．times D．lives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）Science,tomanyschool-agedchildren,seems1．(bore)anddifficult.Mostdonotrealizeitis2．(extreme)importantandamazing.BillBryson’sbookAReallyShortHistoryofNearlyEverything3．(cover)manydifferentaspectsofscience,suchaswhathappenedtodinosaurs,whytheoceansaresalty,howheavytheearthis,andachainoflife,genetics,planets,weather,atomsandetc.fromhispointofview,theBigBangwasthestartof4．universeanditonlytooklessthanasecond5．(happen).Filledwithcountlessillustrationsandphotographsthataccompanyfacts6．areshortandto-the-point,thebookgivesaratherdetailedbutshorthistoryofthescienceoftheworld.Foranysciencelover,thebookisperfect.Brysonwritesina7．(humour)manner,butheisveryinformative,Ilovethebook’s8．(organize).Thevocabularyfitsperfectlywiththesubjectmatter,andunfamiliarterms9．(explain)finely.Thisbookhasdoneme,andeverycuriouskidburdenedbyadulltextbookorabrain-deadscienceteacherahugefavor.Itisagreatresource10．aclassroom,homeschoolsetting,orlibrarytouse.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改短文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共存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（^），并在其下而写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下面画一横线，并在其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。Mymathteacherisusedtotakeoffhisovercoatassoonashecomesintotheclassroom.Afterthat,hewillasksomeoneansweraquestion.Insteadofgivingtheanswer,heletussolvetheproblemonhisown.Healwaysexplainsthemethodclear,andintroducesmanyapproachtoworkingouttheproblem.Atfirst,ourclassmathperformancewasbadthanthatoftheotherclass.However,withhishelp,wehadovertakenthem.Inaddition,healwayskeepshisword.Heusedtopromiseusasifwecouldperformwell,hewouldbuyusadrink.Asaresult,weachievedourgoals