玉树市重点中学高三第二次模拟考试新高考英语试卷及答案解析

玉树市重点中学高三第二次模拟考试新高考英语试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so2．Aroundthispoint______,whichishumorousandfullofastronglocalflavor.A．thestorydevelops B．doesthestorydevelopC．developsthestory D．thestorydeveloped3．Aftertalkingwithherteacherforaboutanhour,shefeltrelievedandbegantoknowhowtothiskindofsituation.A．handleB．raiseC．exploreD．strengthen4．—GoingtowatchtheWomen’sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?—________!Willyougowithme?A．Youbet B．YougotmeC．Youthere D．Youknowbetter5．Ineedhelpnow!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI’mnotsure______tobegin.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when6．一"Peter,haveyougotyournewflatfurnished?—Yes.I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuyB．haveboughtC．boughtD．hadbought7．Soabsorbed________inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrainoutside.A．Marywas B．MaryhasbeenC．wasMary D．hasMarybeen8．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink9．Newly________chairmanoftheChineseBasketballAssociation,YaoMinghasputreformingthedomesticgame’smanagementatthetopofhisagenda.A．appointing B．appointedC．beingappointed D．havingappointed10．Recently,aprogrammercriticizedthe“996”workschedule______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,withtheprospectofendingupinanintensivecareunit.A．where B．when C．which D．whose11．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently12．If________intheelevator,pleasepresstheemergencybuttonimmediately.A．trappedB．trappingC．havingtrappedD．tobetrapped13．Peterson,agreatarchaeologist,said:“Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecausewewereledtobelievethattheministrywas________thisproblem,butwefeelthatwecan'twaitanylonger.”A．lookingout B．bringingout C．carryingout D．sortingout14．Itwasnotuntilshegothome____Jenniferrealizedshehadlostherkeys.A．when B．thatC．where D．before15．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout16．—HowcanIwakeupsoearly?—Setthealarmat5:00am.,youwillmakeit.A．and B．butC．or D．so17．—Hi,Tom!IgotachancetobeanexchangestudentinHarvardUniversity.—_________!Ihadbeenexpectingtostudythere.A．Luckyyou B．HavefunC．Takeiteasy D．Forgetit18．—UncleWangisinhospital.—Oh,really?I____________.I_____________goandvisither.A．didn’tknow;amgoingtoB．hadn’tknown;wouldC．haven’tknown;willD．didn’tknow;will19．,hetalksalotabouthisfavoritesingersafterclass.A．Aquietstudentashemay B．QuietstudentashemaybeC．Beaquietstudentashemay D．Quietashemaybeastudent20．ThepartinthefilmRio_______thetwobirdsescapedfromthecrashingplanemadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom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）IstartedreadingShakespearewhenIwasnine,aftermygrandfather,anactor,sentmeacopyofRomeoandJuliet.Thestoryandthelanguageattractedme.IfoundoutaboutShakespeareGlobeCentreNewZealand(SGCNZ)andstartedvolunteeringforthemwhenIwasabout10.WhenIwas13,ImanagedtorunafilmprojectwithSGCNZ.I'mhome-educatedandapart-timecorrespondencestudent(函授生)aswell.Wehaveadramagroupmadeupofquiteafewpeoplewhoarealsohome-educated.I'vealsojoinedWellingtonYoungActors,ayouththeatrecompany.Therearemanysimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenbeinghome-educatedandattendingafive-dayprogramme.Ilovehearingotherstudents'reactionswhenmeetingthemandsharemydifferentwaysofexperiencingtheworldwiththem.WhileexplainingthewayIlearncanbeachallenge,Ilovehelpingpeopletounderstandthereisn'tjustonewayoflearning.Beinghome-educatedhasofferedmethefreedomtohaveanindividualizededucationandtopursuemypassions.MyeducationhasalwaysbeenaboutmakingthosefocusesbutIdolotsofthesamethingsaspeoplewhoattendfive-dayprogramsdo.ShakespeareisagreatapproachtolotsofthingsaroundEnglish,historyandthearts.Ithinksomethingyoulearnwhenyouperformisconnection.Youhavetohaveaconnectionwithyourfellowactors,withtheaudienceandwithShakespeare.IlearnthisfromactuallybeingonstageandfromtakingpartindifferentShakespearefestivalprograms.Ibelieveit'stheemotioninShakespearethatmakesitrelevanttoday.Youcanbereadingsomethingthatwaswritten400yearsagoandbeabletoseepartsofyourlifeintheworkasitshowsyouhowtounderstandtheworldandexplorealotofdifferentideas.1、Whatcan“afive-dayprogram”be?A．Afilmproject. B．Areadingactivity.C．Schooleducation. D．Stageperformance.2、Whydoestheauthorchoosehomeeducation?A．Tobedifferentfromothers. B．Tobetterfocusonhispassions.C．Toenjoymorepersonalfreedom. D．Toimprovehisacademicperformance.3、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A．Afamousyoungactor. B．Aloyalprogramvolunteer.C．ahomeeducationwriter. D．AdevotedShakespeare-lover.22．（8分）Peoplehavegrowntalleroverthelastcentury,withSouthKoreanwomenshootingupbymorethan20cmonaverage,andIranianmengaining16.5cm.Aglobalstudylookedattheaverageheightof18-year-oldsin200countries1914and2014.TheresultsshowthatwhileSwedeswerethetallestpeopleintheworldin1914,Dutchmenhaverisenfroml2thplacetoclaimtopspotwithanaverageheightof182.5cm.Larvianwomen,meanwhile,rosefrom28thplacein1914tobecomethetallestintheworldacenturylater,withanaverageheightof11.8cm.JamesBentham,aco-authoroftheresearchsaystheglobaltrendislikelybutonceyouaverageoverwholepopulations,geneticsplaysalesskeyrole,"headded.Butwhileheighthasincreasedaroundtheworld,thetrendinmanycountriesofnorthandsub-SaharanAfricacausesconcern,saysElioRiboliofImperialCollege.WhileheightincreasedinUgandaandNigerduringtheearly20thcentury,thetrendhasreversedinrecentyears,withheightdecreasingamong18-year-olds."Onereasonforthesedecreasesinheightistheeconomicsituationinthe1980s,"saidProfessorAlexander.Thenutritionalandhealthproblemsthatfollowedthepolicyofstructuraladjustment,hesays,ledtomanychildrenandteenagersfailingtoreachtheirfullpotentialintermsofheight.Benthambelievestheglobaltrendofincreasingheighthasimportantimplications."Howtallwearenowisstronglyinfluencedbytheenvironmentwegrewupin,"hesaid."Ifwegivechildrenthebestpossiblestartinlifenow,theywillbehealthierandmoreproductivefordecadestocome."1、WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraphI?A．Theincreaseinwomen’sheightismuchbiggerthanmen’sinthelastcentury.B．Thelastcenturyhasseenagreatincreaseinpeople’sheightinmostcountries.C．Geneticsplaysakeyroleintheincreaseofpeople’sheightinthelastcentury.D．DutchandSwedesarerankedfirstandsecondinheightintheworldnowadays.2、Theunderlinedword"reversed"inParagraph2canbereplacedby.A．sloweddown. B．goneupwards. C．changedtothecontrary. D．cometolifeagain.3、Accordingtothetext,JamesBenthamsuggeststhat.A．Theeconomicsituationofsomecountriesshouldbeimproved.B．Environmentprotectionshouldbeattachedgreatimportanceto.C．Theglobaltrendofincreasingheightshouldbecloselywatched.D．Children’spropernutritionandhealthcareshouldbeguaranteed.23．（8分）Peoplehavedifferentwaysofdealingwithacommoncold.Sometakeover-the-counter(非处方的)medicinessuchasaspirinwhileotherstrypopularhomeremedies(治疗)likeherbalteaorchickensoup.Yethereisthetoughtruthaboutthecommoncold:nothingreallycuresit.Sowhydopeoplesometimesbelievethattheirremedieswork?AccordingtoJamesTaylor,professorattheUniversityofWashington,coldsusuallygoawayontheirowninaboutaweek,improvingalittleeachdayaftersymptomspeak,soit’seasytobelieveit’smedicineratherthantimethatdeservesthecredit,USATodayreported.Itstillseemshardtobelievethatwecandealwithmoreseriousdiseasesyetarepowerlessagainstsomethingsocommonasacold.Recently,scientistscameclosertofiguringoutwhy.Tounderstandit,youfirstneedtoknowhowantiviral(抗病毒的)drugswork.Theyattackthevirusbyattachingtoandchangingthesurfacestructuresofthevirus.Todothat,thedrugmustfitandlockintothevirusliketherightpieceofajigsaw(拼图),whichmeansscientistshavetoidentifythevirusandbuilda3-Dmodeltostudyitssurfacebeforetheycandesignanantiviraldrugthatiseffectiveenough.Thetwocoldvirusesthatscientistshadlongknownaboutwererhinovirus(鼻病毒)AandB．Buttheydidn’tfindoutabouttheexistenceofathirdvirus,rhinovirusC,until2006.Allthreeofthemcontributetothecommoncold,butdrugsthatworkwellagainstrhinovirusAandBhavelittleeffectwhenusedagainstC．“Thisexplainsmostofthepreviousfailuresofdrugtrialsagainstrhinovirus,”studyleaderProfessorAnnPalmenbergatUniversityofWisconsin-Madison,US,toldScienceDaily.Now,morethan10yearsafterthediscoveryofrhinovirusC,scientistshavefinallybuiltahighly-detailed3-Dmodelofthevirus,showingthatthesurfaceofthevirusis,asexpected,differentfromthatofothercoldviruses.Withthemodelinhand,hopefullyarealcureforacommoncoldisonitsway.Soon,wemaynolongerhavetowasteourmoneyonmedicinesthatdon’treallywork.1、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofpopularremediesforacommoncold?A．Theyarequiteeffective.B．Theyareslightlyhelpful.C．Theyactuallyhavenoeffect.D．Theystillneedtobeimproved.2、Howdoantiviraldrugswork?A．Bybreakingupcoldvirusesdirectly.B．Bychangingthesurfacestructuresofthecoldviruses.C．Bypreventingcoldsfromdevelopingintoseriousdiseases.D．Byabsorbingdifferentkindsofcoldvirusesatthesametime.3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Thesurfaceofcoldviruseslooksquitesimilar.B．Scientistshavealreadyfoundacureforthecommoncold.C．ScientistswerenotawareoftheexistenceofrhinovirusCuntilrecently.D．Knowingthestructureofcoldvirusesisthekeytodevelopinganeffectivecure.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Drugsagainstcoldviruses B．HelpfulhomeremediesC．Nocurrentcureforcommoncold D．Researchoncoldviruses24．（8分）Fromthelossofwildlifetorisingsealevels,we’reallwellawareoftheproblemsthatclimatechangecouldcause.Butwhileitmayseemlikesuchissueswon’taffectmostofusdirectly,itlookslikefuturegenerationscouldgrowupwithoutsomethingthatmanyofusnowtakeforgranted:chocolate.AccordingtoanessaypublishedbytheUSNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,changestotheclimateintheregionsthatproducecacao-theplantfromwhichchocolateisproduced-maymeanthatitwillsoonbecomeextinct.Mostoftheworld’scacaogrowsincountriesclosetotheequator,withoverhalfofitgrowingintheAfricannationsofGhanaandIvoryCoast.It’spredictedthatby2050,climatechangewillhaveacceleratedtherateatwhichtemperaturesinthesecountriesrise,makingitextremelydifficultforcacaotogrowthere.Theproblemdoesn’tlieinincreasedheat,however,butinlowerhumidity(湿度),asit’sbelievedthatrainfallwillstayatthesamelevelifthetemperaturerises.“Inotherwords,ashighertemperaturessqueezemorewateroutofsoilandplants,it’sunlikelythatrainfallwillincreaseenoughtooffsetthemoisture(含水量)loss,”MichonScott,theessay’sauthor,wrote.Tohelpfightthisproblem,researchersfromBerkeleyUniversityintheUSareworkingonchangingtheDNAofcacaoplantstoallowthemtosurviveindryerconditionsbyusinggeneeditingtechnology,accordingtoUSNews.Inthemeantime,UScompanyMars,oneoftheworld’sbiggestmanufacturersofchocolateproducts,announcedinJanuarythatitwouldspend$1billiontohelpreducetheeffectsofclimatechange.“Thisisaworldissue,anditrequireseveryonetoworktogether,”MarsspokespersonBarryParkintoldBusinessInsider.Themessagehereisthatifwealldoourpart,wemaybeabletopreventsomeoftheworstimpactsofclimatechange.Orifwe’reunlucky,chocolatewillbecomeathingofthepast.1、Whatcouldmakeithardforcacaotosurvivearoundtheequatorinthefuture?A．Theincreasedheatthere.B．Thehigherhumiditythere.C．Thedecreaseinrainfallthere.D．Themoisturelossinthesoilthere.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offset”intheseventhparagraphmean?A．holdbackB．makeupforC．protectD．accept3、WhatwillUScompanyMarsdotohelpcacaosurvive?A．Itwillworkhardtoplantcacaoingreenhouses.B．Itwillapplygeneeditingtechnologyinplantingcacao.C．Itwillgivefinancialsupporttohelpfightclimatechange.D．Itwilldevelopcacaothatcansurviveindryerconditions.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleofthistext?A．ChocolatecouldbecomehistoryB．WorktogethertofightclimatechangeC．Howdowegrowcacaointhefuture?D．Howdocacaoplantsaffectclimatechange?25．（10分）Scientistshaveprovidednewevidencetohelpsolveoneoftheworld’soldestmysteries---zebrasstripes.Researchersrecentlydescribedexperimentsshowingthathorseflieshaveadifficulttimelandingonzebraswhileeasilylandingonhorsesofasinglecolor.Inoneexperiment,theresearchersputblanketswithstripesonhorsesandsawthatfewerflieslandedonthem."Theyflypastthemorhitthemandbounceoff,"saidTimCarooftheUniversityofCalifornia-Davis.Hewastheleadwriterofareportonthestudy.ThereportwaspublishedinthejournalPLOSONE.Closelyrelatedtohorses,theworld’sthreezebraspeciesareknownfortheirblack-and-whitestripedbodies.ZebrasarenativetoAfricassavannas,orgrasslands.Theappearanceofthestripesisdifferentfromonezebratothenext.Therehavebeenfourmaintheoriesaboutthereasonswhyzebrasdevelopedstripes.Thefirsttheoryistoavoidattacksbymeat-eatinganimals.Anotheristhatzebrashaveaneasiertimerecognizingotherzebras.athirdideaisthermoregulation,whichistheabilityofacreaturetocontrolitsbodytemperature,evenwhenthesurroundingtemperatureisdifferent.Thefourththeoryistopreventattacksbybitingflies.Onlythelaststandsup,Carosaid."Mostbiologistsinvolvedinresearchonmammalcolorationacceptthatthisisthereasonwhyzebrashavestripes.UniversityofBristolbiologistMartinHowworkedwithCaroonthestudy.Hesaidstripesmayconfuseflieswhentheygettooclosetozebras.Africanhorsefliescarrydiseases,suchastrypanosomiasis.Thesicknesscancauseweaknessandbedeadly.“Inadditiontostripesthatpreventcontrolledlandingsbyhorseflies,zebrasarealwaysmovingtheirtailandmayfrightenoffthehorsefliesiftheydolandsuccessfully,"MartinHowsaid.Headdedthatzebrasarealsousingbehavioralmeanstopreventfliesfrombitingthem1、Whydidtheresearchersputblanketswithstripesonhorses?A．ToconfuseAfricanhorseflies.B．Todrawtheattentionofrealzebras.C．TohelpdriveawayAfricanhorseflies.D．ToseehowAfricanhorsefliesrespondedtothem.2、WhatdowelearnaboutzebrasfromParagraph3?A．Theylookthesametothehumaneye.B．Theirstripesaredifferentfromeachother.C．Zebras'livinghabitsaresimilartohorses.D．Threezebraspeciesworldwideareendangered.3、AccordingtoTimCaro,howdozebrastakeadvantageoftheirstripes?A．Theykeephorsefliesfrombitingthem.B．Theyusethemtoavoidattacksbyotheranimals.C．Theycontroltheirbodytemperaturethroughthem.D．Theycaneasilyrecognizeeachotherthroughthestripes.4、WhyarethediseasecarrierAfricanhorsefliesmentionedinthetext?A．Tohelpusknowmoreaboutsuchflies.B．Totellushowzebrassurvivebitingflies.C．Toexplainaboutacauseofdeathofzebras.D．Toshowthenecessityforzebrastoavoidflies.5、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Whydozebrashavestripes?B．Howdidzebrasevolvefromhorses?C．Whatistheworld’soldestmystery?D．Whendidzebrasstarttopreventhorseflies?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）IstillrememberthemomentIlookedatmysavingbookwhenIhadonlytwoclientsallmonth.Istartedmyspeechpathology(言语病理学)practicein1998andgradually1thebusinessto13employees.Butlastyear,peoplewerenotableto2speechtherapy(言语治疗)becauseoftheeconomiccrisis.Icutmyown3becauseIdidn’twanttoletanyofmystaffgo.4myhusband,Brian,losthisjob.Wehad115inallandouroldestfourwerealready6andawayfromhome.We’vealwaysbeeninterestedinfoodsourcesand7thekidswheretheir8camefrom.Welovefreshvegetables,eggsormeatdirectlyfromsmallfarms,whicharesafeand9Sowewonderedwhatifwestartedfarming.Whenalocalfarmer10wegetsomelayinghensbecausetherewasamarketforfresh11,ourplancametogether.Itwasscaryand12.Whatifnooneboughtanything?13peopledidbuytheeggs.Thelocalfarmertookeggsto14tohiscustomers,andtodayhepurchasesabout20dozenaweekfromus.Thechildren15out,whichisimportant16wealreadyhave270layinghensand200chickens.Thespeechtherapybusinessisstill17,butIputinlessthantenhoursaweek.Iknowthatonthe18,thereislife,thereisphysicallysatisfyingwork,andourfamilymembers19moretoeachother.Ourqualityoflifeissomuchbetter.Ispendmostofthedaywithmychildren,whichIwasgrateful20Andatnight,Ihavethegoodfeelingsthatcomefromworkingwithmyhandsanddoingsomethingpositive.1、A．developed B．divided C．presented D．passed2、A．callfor B．carefor C．payfor D．applyfor3、A．fund B．salary C．profit D．cost4、A．Unlikely B．Excitedly C．Unfortunately D．Specially5、A．partners B．employees C．children D．maids6、A．anxious B．independent C．complicated D．prepared7、A．checking B．satisfying C．questioning D．teaching8、A．food B．wealth C．property D．money9、A．processed B．polluted C．healthy D．expensive10、A．suggested B．required C．learned D．demanded11、A．water B．fruit C．eggs D．chicken12、A．stressful B．safe C．helpless D．regretful13、A．But B．Thus C．Otherwise D．So14、A．donate B．devote C．send D．sell15、A．give B．run C．help D．need16、A．because B．until C．before D．though17、A．alive B．busy C．easy D．painful18、A．business B．farm C．campus D．hand19、A．contrast B．care C．relate D．compete20、A．on B．at C．in D．For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）语法填空Wehighschoolstudentsdohavesomegrowingpains,butwecangetridofthemcorrectlyandwisely.1．,someofusareupset2．theirbodystylesandlooks.It'sunnecessaryandit'snotimportantatall.Weneedn'tcareaboutit.Itisone'sinnerbeauty3．matters.Second,wesometimesseemtobemisunderstood4．ourteachers,parentsandclassmates.5．（face）withthis,wecanfindapropertimetohaveaheart-to-hearttalkwiththem,tryingtoremovethe6．（understand）.Someofushavefewerfriends.Ithinkbeingopen-mindedand7．（friend）willdoyougood.Third,wemayfallbehindothers,8．makesusstressed.Actuallywecanencourage9．toworkefficiently,fullofdetermination.Atlast,someofusdon'thavemuchpocketmoney,sotheyfeelunhappy.Isn'titstrange？Solongaswehavesome,that'senough.Andwecanlearn10．tospendmoney!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DearRon，Iamveryexcitingtohearthatyouarecomingtoourschoolsoon．Nowletmetointroduceourschooltoyou．Ourschoolisaveryfamouslyschoolwithlonghistory．Wehavemanyexperiencedteachersandexcellentequipments．Therearetwoteachin