2019高考综合模拟题(三)
2019-05-21潘井正
潘井正
一、單项填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
1. Instead of praising your kids for their intelligence, you should________ your praise on the effort they put into succeeding at task, experts say.
A. allocate B. concentrate
C. circulate D. accumulate
2. —Have you been to the Great Wall?
—Perhaps not in my memory. ________ , it might have been during my early childhood.
A. If any B. If ever
C. If not D. If possible
3. We all know that ________ , the situation will get worse.
A. not if dealt carefully with
B. if not carefully dealt with
C. if dealt not carefully with
D. not if carefully dealt with
4. It is reported that indoor golf, relatively new, is starting to________ traditional market, especially in urban areas in the USA and Europe.
A. face up to B. look back on
C. catch up on D. hang on to
5. ________ for the free tickets, I would not have gone to the cinema so often.
A. If it is not B. Were it not
C. Had it not been D. If it were not
6. —I dont care what people think.
—Well, you .
A. could B. would
C. should D. might
7. —Whats the matter with Delia?
—Well, her parents wouldnt allow her to go to the party, but she still .
A. hopes to B. hopes so
C. hopes not D. hopes for
8. Unluckily, the fire made her lose the________ of speech. She was not able to speak any more.
A. power B. strength
C. force D. energy
9. The school rules state that no child shall be allowed out of the school during the day, ________ accompanied by an adult.
A. once B. when
C. if D. unless
10. —Who should be responsible for the accident?
—The boss, not the workers. They just carried out the order .
A. as told B. as are told
C. as telling D. as they told
11. —In view of your excellent achievement, the boss has decided to raise your salary to 10,000 yuan a month.
—Are you kidding? I suppose youd better not .
A. pull my leg
B. be a wet blanket
C. fly off the handle
D. get hot under the collar
12. I________ in a foreign company for five years. Still, I dont regret giving up the well-paid job.
A. worked B. have worked
C. was working D. had worked
13. Emotional conflict may shake the ________ of even the strongest relationship, e.g. between husband and wife, parents and children.
A. proportion B. foundation
C. innovation D. interaction
14. Jim________a late night film at home when, right in the middle of a thrilling scene, the television went blank.
A. watched B. had watched
C. was watching D. would be watching
15. My cousin is a boy of burning________ , who always has a strong desire to know or learn about something.
A. caution B. ambition
C. curiosity D. intelligence
二、完形填空(共20小題,每小题1分,满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
True leadership is not just the ability to identify the talent and skill of the polished individuals around you. It involves being able to dig beneath the surface and discover 16 .
Once there was a boy who constantly sat and talked in his math class, and seemed 17 in group activities, most teachers would 18 think of him as a problem student.
However, Anna was different. She believed the student was above 19 in other areas so she created a strategy to find out.
Anna didnt 20 the parents. Instead, she organized a handful of activities in the class to get more information. In place of calling out for volunteers in class she created a 21 for each Friday; Girls vs Boys.
The first week the class was totally 22 . Everyone wanted to win. Even the boy had his hand up the whole time trying to get a turn. 23 , Anna waited, and waited, and waited. Finally the 24 teacher paired the boy with the most 25 girl student in class.
Now the two teams had a 26 score, all the students sat back eager to see the result. As the teacher placed the question on the board, most of the students began to 27 their heads: this was a question they had never 28 in class.
“ 29 !” the teacher yelled. Both students started doing it 30 thinking of how to solve the complex question. Their classmates, full of 31 , exclaimed, “Hurry, hurry, hurry!” The boy finished it just seconds before the girl and spun around with his 32 raised, “I won!” Almost nobody could believe the student they admired failed until Anna 33 the result.
This was what Anna tried to get—it turned out that the student wasnt bad, he was 34 .
So we can see that 35 hidden abilities is not always easy but the end results can be magical. Try your hand at this quality of leadership now and report your results.
16. A. truth B. treasure
C. potential D. motivation
17. A. active B. cautious
C. discouraged D. disconnected
18. A. immediately B. appropriately
C. abnormally D. scarcely
19. A. limit B. average
C. prejudice D. value
20. A. contact B. comfort
C. warn D. blame
21. A. dilemma B. debate
C. game D. competition
22. A. creative B. noisy
C. enthusiastic D. curious
23. A. Yet B. Still
C. Somehow D. Therefore
24. A. arbitrary B. wise
C. ridiculous D. puzzled
25. A. elegant B. careless
C. hardworking D. considerate
26. A. rare B. close
C. poor D. different
27. A. turn B. lift
C. shake D. nod
28. A. raised B. feared
C. overlooked D. covered
29. A. Go B. Hurry
C. Look D. Try
30. A. skillfully B. slowly
C. casually D. abruptly
31. A. chaos B. anxiety
C. courage D. excitement
32. A. arms B. hopes
C. confidence D. eyes
33. A. obtained B. analyzed
C. confirmed D. adjusted
34. A. upset B. bored
C. tired D. spoiled
35. A. foreseeing B. assessing
C. appreciating D. recognizing
三、閱读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
A
Here is some must-know information from a handbook on how people behave in doing business in some countries.
In Brazil
Brazilians are warm and friendly. They often stand close when talking and it is common for them to touch the person on the shoulder. People often greet each other (particularly women) with light cheek kisses. Schedules tend to be flexible, with business meetings sometimes starting later than planned. But to be safe, be on time. Meals can stretch for hours—theres no such thing as rushing a meal in Brazil. Lunches also can start in the mid to late afternoon. Brazilians are social, preferring face-to-face communication over mails or phone calls.
In Singapore
Singaporeans shake hands when they meet and often also greet each other with a small, polite bow. Business cards should be offered and received with two hands. Arriving late is considered disrespectful. So be on time. Efficiency(效率) is the goal, so meetings and dealings often are fast-paced. Singaporeans are direct in their discussions, even when the subject is about money. Rank is important and authority is respected. This determines both people interact in meetings. For example, people avoid disagreeing outright with someone with a higher rank.
In the United Arab Emirates
In the UAE, status is important, so the most senior or oldest should be greeted first with their titles. The handshake seems to be longer than elsewhere. So, do not pull away the handshake. Women should cover themselves when it comes to dress. Men also tend to be covered from neck to elbows(肘部) and down to the knees. People do not avoid entertaining in their homes, but they also hold business meals at restaurants. Touching or passing food or eating with your left hand is to be avoided. When meetings are one-to-one, if your host offers you coffee, you should refuse. It might seem odd, but it is a cultural tradition. Coffee should only be accepted if it is always set out or presented.
In Switzerland
The Swiss tend to be formal and address each other by last name. They also are respectful of private lives. You should be careful not to ask about personal topics. Punctuality(守時) is vital, something that comes from a deep respect for otherstime. Arrive at any meeting or event a few minutes early to be safe. They also have clear structure in their companies. Higherups make the final decisions, even if others might disagree. Neat, clean dress is expected. The Swiss follow formal table manners. They also keep their hands visible at the table and their elbows off the table. It is polite to finish the food on your plate.
36. The passage is mainly about .
A. communication types
B. the workplace atmosphere
C. customs and social manners
D. living conditions and standards
37. Why do Singaporeans avoid arguing with their boss?
A. They put efficiency in the first place.
B. They dislike face-to-face communication.
C. They want to finish meetings as quickly as possible.
D. They are supposed to obey the person of a higher rank.
B
However wealthy we may be, we can never find enough hours in the day to do everything we want. Economics deals with this problem through the concept of opportunity cost, which simply refers to whether someones time or money could be better spent on something else.
Every hour of our time has a value. For every hour we work at one job we could quite easily be doing another, or be sleeping or watching a film. Each of these options has a different opportunity cost—namely, what they cost us in missed opportunities.
Say you intend to watch a football match but the tickets are expensive and it will take you a couple of hours to get to and from the stadium. Why not, you might reason, watch the game from home and use the leftover money and time to have dinner with friends? This—the alternative use of your cash and time—is the opportunity cost.
For economists, every decision is made by knowledge of what one must forgo—in terms of money and enjoyment—in order to take it up. By knowing precisely what you are receiving and what you are missing out on, you ought to be able to make better-informed, more reasonable decisions. Consider that most famous economic rule of all: theres no such thing as a free lunch. Even if someone offers to take you out to lunch for free, the time you will spend in the restaurant still costs you something in terms of forgone opportunities.
Some people find the idea of opportunity cost extremely discouraging: imagine spending your entire life calculating whether your time would be better spent elsewhere doing something more profitable or enjoyable. Yet, in a sense its human nature to do precisely that—we assess the advantages and disadvantages of decisions all the time.
In the business world, a popular phrase is “value for money”. People want their cash to go as far as possible. However, another is fast obtaining an advantage: “value for time”. The biggest restriction on our resources is the number of hours we can devote to something, so we look to maximize the return we get on our investment of time. By reading this passage you are giving over a bit of your time which could be spent doing other activities, such as sleeping and eating. In return, however, this passage will help you to think like an economist, closely considering the opportunity cost of each of your decisions.
38. According to the passage, the concept of “opportunity cost” is applied to .
A. making more money
B. taking more opportunities
C. reducing missed opportunities
D. weighing the choice of opportunities
39. The “leftover... time” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to the time .
A. spared for watching the match at home
B. taken to have dinner with friends
C. spent on the way to and from the match
D. saved from not going to watch the match
40. What are forgone opportunities?
A. Opportunities you forget in decision-making.
B. Opportunities you give up for better ones.
C. Opportunities you miss accidentally.
D. Opportunities you make up for.
C
The idea of being able to walk on water has long interested humans greatly. Sadly, biological facts prevent us ever accomplishing such a thing without artificial aid—we simply weigh too much, and all our mass pushes down through our relatively small feet, resulting in a lot of pressure that makes us sink.
However, several types of animals can walk on water. One of the most interesting is the common basilisk Basilicus basilicus, a lizard(蜥蜴)native to Central and South America. It can run across water for a distance of several meters, avoiding getting wet by rapidly hitting the waters surface with its feet. The lizard will take as many as 20 steps per second to keep moving forward. For humans to do this, wed need huge feet that we could bring up to our ears in order to create adequate “hitting”.
But fortunately there is an alternative: cornflour. By adding enough of this common thickening agent to water (and it does take a lot), you can create a “non-Newtonian” liquid that doesnt behave like normal water. Now, if the surface of the water is hit hard enough, particles(粒子) in the water group together for a moment to make the surface hard. Move quickly enough and put enough force into each step, and you really can walk across the surface of an adequately thick liquid of cornflour.
Fun though all this may sound, its still rather messy and better read about in theory than carried out in practice. If you must do it, then keep the water wings handy in case you start to sink—and take a shower afterward!
41. Walking on water hasnt become a reality mainly because humans .
A. are not interested in it
B. have biological limitations
C. have not invented proper tools
D. are afraid to make an attempt
42. What do we know about Basilicus basilicus from the passage?
A. It is light enough to walk on water.
B. Its huge feet enable it to stay above water.
C. It can run across water at a certain speed.
D. Its unique skin keeps it from getting wet in water.
43. What is the function of the cornflour according to the passage?
A. To create a thick liquid.
B. To turn the water into solid.
C. To help the liquid behave normally.
D. To enable the water to move rapidly.
44. What is the authors attitude toward the idea of humanswalking on water?
A. It is risky but beneficial.
B. It is interesting and worth trying.
C. It is crazy and cannot become a reality.
D. It is impractical though theoretically possible.
D
In 2004, when my daughter Becky was ten, she and my husband, Joe, were united in their desire for a dog. As for me, I shared none of their canine lust.
But why, they pleaded. “Because I dont have time to take care of a dog.” But well do it. “Really? Youre going to walk the dog? Feed the dog? Bathe the dog?” Yes, yes, and yes. “I dont believe you.” We will. We promise.
They didnt. From day two (everyone wanted to walk the cute puppy that first day), neither thought to walk the dog. While I was slow to accept that I would be the one to keep track of her shots, to schedule her vet appointments, to feed and clean her, Misty knew this on day one. As she looked up at the three new humans in her life (small, medium, and large), she calculated, “The medium one is the sucker in the pack.”
Quickly, she and I developed something very similar to a Vulcan mind meld(心靈融合). Shed look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers, beam her need, and then wait, trusting I would understand—which, strangely, I almost always did. In no time, she became my fifth appendage(附肢), snoring on my homeoffice couch as I worked, cradling against my feet as I read, and splaying across my stomach as I watched television.
Even so, part of me continued to resent walking duty. Joe and Becky had promised. Not fair, Id balk(不心甘情愿地做) silently as she and I walked. “Not fair,” Id loudly remind anyone within earshot upon our return home.
Then one day—January 1,2007, to be exact—my husbands doctor uttered an unthinkable word: leukemia(白血病). With that, I spent eight to ten hours a day with Joe in the hospital, doing anything and everything I could to ease his discomfort. During those six months of hospitalizations, Becky, 12 at the time, adjusted to other adults being in the house when she returned from school. My work colleagues adjusted to my taking off at a moments notice for medical emergencies. Every part of my life changed; no part of my old routine remained.
Save one: Misty still needed walking. At the beginning, when friends offered to take her through her paces, I declined because I knew they had their own households to deal with.
As the months went by, I began to realize that I actually wanted to walk Misty. The walk in the morning before I headed to the hospital was a quiet, peaceful time to gather my thoughts or to just be before the days medical drama unfolded. The evening walk was a time to shake off the days upsets and let the worry tracks in my head go to white noise.
When serious illness visits your household, its not just your daily routine and your assumptions about the future that are no longer familiar. Pretty much everyone you acts differently.
Not Misty. Take her for a walk, and she had no interest in Joes blood counts or bone marrow test results. On the street or in the park, she had only one thing on her mind: squirrels! She was so joyous that even on the worst days, she could make me smile. On a daily basis, she reminded me that life goes on.
After Joe died in 2009, Misty slept on his pillow.
Im grateful—to a point. The truth is, after years of balking, Ive come to enjoy my walks with Misty. As I watch her chase after a squirrel, throwing her whole being into the hereandnow of an exercise that has never once ended in victory, she reminds me, too, that no matter how harsh the present or unpredictable the future, theres almost always some measure of joy to be extracted from the moment.
45. Why didnt the writer agree to raise a dog at the beginning of the story?
A. She was afraid the dog would get the family into trouble.
B. It would be her business to take care of the dog.
C. Her husband and daughter were united as one.
D. She didnt want to spoil her daughter.
46. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to “The medium one is the sucker in the pack.” in Paragraph 3?
A. “The middleaged person loves me most.”
B. “The mediumsized woman is the hostess.”
C. “The man in the middle is the one who has the final say.”
D. “The woman is the kind and trustworthy one in the family.”
47. It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that .
A. Misty was quite clever
B. Misty could solve math problems
C. the writer was a slow learner
D. no one walked Misty the first day
48. The story came to its turning point when .
A. Joe died in 2009
B. Joe fell ill in 2007
C. the writer began to walk the dog
D. the dog tried to please the writer
49. Why did the writer continue to walk Misty while Joe was in hospital?
A. Misty couldnt live without her.
B. Her friends didnt offer any help.
C. The walk provided her with spiritual comfort.
D. She didnt want Misty to be otherscompanion.
50. What is the message the writer wants to convey in the passage?
A. One should learn to enjoy hard times.
B. A disaster can change everything in life.
C. Moments of joy suggest that there is still hope ahead.
D. People will change their attitude toward you when you are in difficulty.
四、任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填一个单词。
It is very important to teach children to receive a phone call properly. Firstly, teach your children how to make a formal selfintroduction. Make your children know that the conversation on the phone must always begin with the statements: “Hello. May I ask who is calling?”, “Hello. This is the Millers home. May I know who is calling?” Gently help your children understand that starting the conversation with a “What”, “What do you want” or “Yeah, tell me” is very rude and must never be repeated in the future.
Next you also need to explain to your children as for why they must not tell certain information to strangers and some known people. Ask your children never to tell their name or age to anyone. If someone does ask, ask them to hang up the call immediately. If you are not at home, or are too busy to receive the call personally, tell your children to let the caller know you are busy. If its an unknown or a business phone call, let your children know that they shouldnt mention where you have gone, whether you are at home or not, what you are doing at that time and what other family members are doing as well.
Whats more, it is also important to help your children know when to make calls. Tell your children why its rude to call someone up during meal times. Explain to them that it disturbs (打扰) other peoples meal habits. Teach your children never to call after 7:30 in the evening because people at this time are busy finishing their own office work at home, or spending quality time with guests, or among other adults. They must not be disturbed after a hard days work as they must be tired and need rest.
At last, you must make it a point to teach your kids how to ask for emergency services. You both can practice this together on a toy phone. It is important that they mention their home address, name and situation in precise (準确的) and simple sentences. This will help the emergency operator write down the problem as soon as possible.
Teach children how to receive a phone call
Paragraph outlinesSupporting details
Make your children learn to (51) ________ themselves formally.
● Start the conversation on the phone with the statements like “Hello. May I ask who is calling?”, “Hello. This is the Millers home. May I know who is calling?”
● Dont use (52) ________ statements like “What”, “What do you want” or “Yeah, tell me”.
Teach your children not to (53) ________ certain information to strangers and some known people.
● Tell your children never to give away their (54) ________ information such as their name and age.
● Teach your children to tell the caller youre busy if you are (55) ________ or too busy.
● If its an unknown or a business phone call, tell your children not to (56) ________ anything about where you have gone and what the family members are doing.
Help your children know when to make calls.
● Tell your children not to make a call during (57) ________ times.
● Teach your children never to call after 7:30 p.m., because people at this time need rest and hate being (58) ________ .
Teach your children how to ask for emergency services in (59) ________ of emergency.Tell the emergency operator the home address, name and situation precisely and (60) .
五、书面表达(满分25分)
请阅读下面短文,并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
Its always emotional when a sports superstar announces his or her retirement. And when Kobe Bryant, 37, wrote a poem called Dear Basketball to say goodbye to one of the greatest, most fascinating careers in NBA history, the sadness was overwhelming.
Whether competing in the Finals or making jump shots after midnight in an empty gym, he has an unconditional love for the game. When Team USA was training in Las Vegas months before it headed to London for the 2012 Olympic Games, Bryant started his workout at 5:30 every morning in the gym until team practice began at 11:00 a.m. During each practice Bryant counted every single shot he hit, and he wouldnt leave the gym until he had hit at least 400.
This kind of hard work certainly paid off. He won an NBA MVP award, five NBA championships with the Lakers and two Olympic gold medals, making him one of the greatest players in NBA history.
【寫作内容】
1. 用约30个词写出上文概要。
2. 用约120个词发表你的观点,内容包括:
(1) 你对“成功源于坚持不懈的努力”的看法。
(2) 用事例說明你或你朋友是怎么努力的。
【写作要求】
1. 阐述观点或提供论据时,不得直接引用原文语句。
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
参考答案
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四、
51. introduce 52. rude 53. tell 54. personal
55. out 56. mention 57. meal 58. disturbed
59. case 60. simply / briefly
五、
One possible version:
The passage above tells us that people generally feel sad at Kobe Bryants retirement and that his success results from his love for basketball and years of hard work.
Kobes example reminds me that ones success is based on both passion and hard work. Besides Kobe, other people such as Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs and so on have all proven that perfectly.
When I was a child, I was faced with great difficulty in learning English, especially in vocabulary. Nevertheless, with my English teachers patient instruction and help, I kept on practicing. In the end, my perseverance and determination paid off.
“Where there is a will, there is a way”, as the old saying goes. If we are determined to do something, we will find a way of doing it and achieve success. Without perseverance, it is impossible for us to keep trying until our dreams come true.