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1、20202020 届延庆区第二中学高三英语模拟试卷及参考答案届延庆区第二中学高三英语模拟试卷及参考答案第一部分第一部分阅读(共两节,满分阅读(共两节,满分4 40 0 分)分)第一节(共第一节(共 1515 小题;每小题小题;每小题 2 2 分,满分分,满分 3030 分)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A AI truly thought thatI might die that day.Had I not seen three bears and a few wolves over the last couple ofdays near the road
2、,I might have just lain down and called it quits.What in the world was I thinking,dragging mybike up to Yellowstone and thinking I could ride from West Yellowstone to Old Faithful in the snow?No less!I had planned this trip for more than two months,and I wasnt about to give up so easily.The first fe
3、w mileswere beautiful.Ten miles in,I started sucking wind.Fifteen miles and my legs felt like they were made of lead.Bytwenty miles,my lungs were burning and felt like there was nothing left in the tank.That was when I turnedaround and saw my husband and three children cheering me on in the van behi
4、nd me.I knew I couldnt quitbecause I tell my children all the time that just because something is hard doesnt mean that you stop doing it.Ihad to live what Id been preaching(说教).That thought got me up that mountain and to the end of the ride.The importance of that ride was apparent after only a week
5、.My eight-year-old daughter Emalee wanted toride in a twelve-mile charity ride.That day was cold as well.She was the youngest rider.About four miles into theride,she started feeling cold.The chill(寒冷)was making her muscles cramp a little and she began to struggle.Bysix miles,she had tears running do
6、wn her face.It broke my heart to see her suffering like that.I told herthat shedidnt have to finish.She said that she wouldnt quit.I told her how I had wanted to quit the week before,butperseverance had gotten me to the end and I knew she could do it,too.The look on her face as she pulled into the f
7、inish was priceless.She threw her arms around me and said,“Youdidnt quit,Mommy,so neither did I.”1.What motivated the author to finish her ride?A.Her familys encouragement.B.Her own instruction for children.C.The beautiful scenery and weather.D.The careful and thorough preparation.2.By describing th
8、e conditions Emalee met,the author wanted to_.A.show her guilt for her daughterB.prove that riding is a tough taskC.persuade her daughter to give upD.indicate she was proud of Emalee3.What does the author want to tell us according to the story?A.Never say die.B.Do nothing by halves.C.Children are wh
9、at the mothers are.D.Every mothers child is handsome.BWhy doesHaitiso tend to have fatal earthquakes?Earthquakes have been causing huge damage inHaitisinceat least the 18th century.The capital city has been destroyed twice in 19 years.The 21st century has beenno morekind.The Earths outer shell is ma
10、de tip of tectonic plates(构造板块)that move.Haitisits near the crossing of twotectonic plaits that make up the Earths outer shell.Earthquakes can occur when those plates move against eachother and create friction(摩擦力).Haitiis also overpopulated.Plus,many of its buildings are designed to resist hurrican
11、es but not earthquakes.Those buildings can survive strong winds bat are easy to fail down when the ground shrikes.Poor buildingpractices can also play arole.“I think its important to recognize that theres no such thing as a natural disaster,”said Wendy Bohon,ageologist.“What you have is a natural di
12、saster that comes with a weak architecture system.We do know thatearthquakes like this can cause huge damage because ofthefault,”said Wendy.“And its quite a significant risk inplaces that dont have the construction practices to resist the shaking.”Construction of more earthquake-resistant buildings
13、remains a challenge inHaiti,which is the poorest nationin theWestern Hemisphere.“While there have been some success stories of Haitians building moreearthquake-resistant structures,the country has lacked a centralized effort to do so,”said Mark Schuller,aprofessor of anthropology and nonprofit and N
14、GO studies atNorthernIllinoisUniversity.Haitis government hasbecome increasingly weak,while non-governmental organizations only focus on their own projects.“There is technical knowledge inHaiti,There are trained architects.There are cityplanners.Thats not theproblem,”Schuller said.“The problem is a
15、lack of funding for coordination(协调),and lack of political will fromdonors to organizations providing aid.”4.Which factor causing the huge damage is highlighted?A.Its overpopulation.B.Its weak government.C.Its geographical location.D.Its weak architecture system.5.What does the underlined part“the f
16、ault”in paragraph 4 refer to?A Lacking political will to provide aid.B.Lacking hurricane-resistant;buildings.C.Lacking earthquake-resistant buildings.D.Sitting on the crossing of two tectonic plates.6.Whats Schullers attitude towardsHaitis government?A Supportive.B.Critical.C.Indifferent.D.Intereste
17、d.7.Which of the following can be a problem according tothe last paragraph?A.Fund and will.B.Skilled architects.C.Urban designers.D.Technology and money.CAccording to the study posted onScienceDirect,gardening just two to three times a week increase thebenefits of better well-being as much as possib
18、le and lower stress levels.The research explored why residents engaged with gardening and the extent to which they recognized anyhealth benefits from the activity.A questionnaire was handed out electronically within theUK,with 5,766 gardeners and 249 non-gardenersresponding.Data was collected on fac
19、tors including garden typology(类型学),frequency of gardening andindividual awareness of health and well-being.This is the first time the dose response(剂量效应)to gardening has been tested and the evidence from thesurvey strongly suggests that the more frequently you garden,the greaterthe health benefits,
20、said RoyalHorticultural Society(RHS)lead author Dr Lauriane Chalmin-Pui.In fact,gardening every day has the same positiveimpact on well-being than undertaking regular and powerful exercise like cycling or running.When gardening,our brains are pleasantly entertained by nature around us.Gardening take
21、s our attentionaway from ourselves and our stresses,therefore,it helps restore our minds and reduce unfavorable feelings.Improving health,however,was not the main motive power to garden,but rather the direct pleasuregardening brought to the participants.Gardening is like effortless exercise because
22、it doesnt feel as exhausting and hard as going to the gym,forexample,but we canexpendsimilar amounts of energy,Chalmin-Pui added.Most people say they garden for pleasure and enjoyment,so people who like gardening may be easy to beaddicted to it.However,this sometimes may become a piece of good news,
23、from the aspect of mental health.Wehope all the millions of new gardeners will be getting their daily gardening and feeling all the better for it.Chalmin-Pui said in the interview.8.What can be inferred about gardening from the survey?A.Improving health is the aim of the participants.BGardening make
24、s no difference to health.C.Health benefits from frequent gardening.D.Too much gardening always does harm to health.9.What does the underlined word expend mean in paragraph 7?A.Consume.B.Make use of.C.Increase.D.Save.10.Why do so many participantslike gardening?A.It isnt exhausting.B.It is good for
25、health.C.It brings pleasure.D.It is like going to the gym.11.What is Chalmin-Puis attitude to the new gardeners gardening?A.Carefree.B.SupportiveC.Tolerant.D.Indifferent.DSam,I say to myself as I start across the bridge,you must stop these thoughts and start thinking about whatto do now that you hav
26、e lost your falcon,Frightful.Life,my friend Ban do once said,is meeting problems and solving them whether you are an amoeba or aspace traveller.I have a problem.I have to provide my younger sister Alice and myself with meat.Fish,nuts,andvegetables are good and necessary,but they dont provide enough
27、fuel for the hard physical work we do.Althoughwe have venison now,I cant always count on getting it.So far this year,our venison has been only road kill from infront of Mrs Strawberrys farm.I decide to take the longest way home,down the flood plain of the West Branch of Delaware to Spillkill,myown n
28、ame for a fast stream that cascades down the south face of the mountain range Im on.I need time to think.Perhaps Alice and I should be like the early Eskimos.We should walk,camp and hunt,and when the seasonschange,walk on to new food sources.But I love my tree and my mountaintop.Another solution wou
29、ld be to become farmers,like the people of the Iroquois Confederacy who once livedhere.They settled in villages and planted corm and squash,bush beans and berries.We already grow groundnutsin the damp soil and squash in the poor land.But the Iroquois also hunted game.I cant do that anymore.Im back w
30、here I started from.Slowly I climb the Spillkill.As I hop from rock to rock beneath shady basswoods and hemlocks,I hear the cryof the red-tailed hawk who nests on the mountain crest.I am reminded of Frightful and my heart aches.I canalmost hear her call my name,Cree,Cree,Cree,Car-ree.Maybe I can get
31、 her back if I beg the man who is in charge of the peregrines at the university.“But its the law,”he would say.I could write to the president of the United States and ask him to make an exception of Alice and me.That wont work.The president swore to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United Sta
32、tes when he tookoffice.I climb on.I must stop thinking about the impossible and solve the problem of what to do now.I must find anew way to provide for us.Frightful is going to be in good hands at the university,and she will have young.I smile at the thought of little Frightfuls and lift my reluctan
33、t feet.When I am far above the river,I take off my clothes and moccasins and bathe in a deep,clear pool until I amrefreshed and thinking more clearly.Climbing up the bank,I dress and sit down.I breathe deeply of the mountainair and try to solve my problem more realistically.12.What does this excerpt
34、 main describe?A.Delicate mental activities.B.Unique story environment.C.Everchanging story events.D.Complicated character relationship.13.What is Sams first worry?A.How to get back quicklyB.How to get enough venison.C.How to ensure the safety of Frightful.D.How to provide meat for Alice and himself
35、.14.What do we know about Frightful?A.He left Sam and Alice due to lack of food.B.He helped Sam hunt before being taken away.C.He is living with the red-tailed hawk happily.D.He has given birth to babies in the university.15.Which of the following can best describe Sam?A.Humorous.B.Aggressive.C.Resp
36、onsible.D.Unrealistic.第二节(共第二节(共 5 5 小题;每小题小题;每小题 2 2 分,满分分,满分 1 10 0 分)分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项The Types to Live Below Your Full PotentialHuman potential is unlimited,but unfortunately,many do not use their true potential._16_Here aresome types to live below your true potential.L
37、et yourself be affected by minor issuesSometimes we may be affected by small issues._17_One way to check if something is worth thinkingover is to ask yourself this question:“Will this matter in one years time?”If not,then its probably not worthyour energy to think about these things,Focus on things
38、that do matter in the long run instead.Blame others for your difficulty.Is there anything youre blaming others for in your life?_18_For example,if youblame your parents foryour obesity,youll continue to remain obese because in your mind they are the reason why youre obese.Youllnever have the power t
39、o change the situation un-til you take responsibility for it.Try to do everything by yourself.Are you someone who likes to do everything yourself?So do I,but over the years Ive re-alized that thisprevents me from achieving more._19_Start by removing the less important tasks and doing the moreimporta
40、nt ones,and youll notice a big difference._20_Many people set small goals because theyre afraid to fail.Actually what theyre really afraid of is to realizewhat theyve always had the power to achieve.So set your highest goals today.You should try to achieve thembecause they are what you deserve.A.Set
41、 small goals.B.Believe that you can make it.C.You give others power over that part of your life.D.While these emotions are normal,often these issues arent important in the long run.E.Trying to do everything means youre not able to do the higher level,important things.F.Still worse,they waste it by c
42、arrying out tasks that are a poor use of their time and energy.G.In fact,when you blame someone for what youre going through,you refuse responsibility.第二部分第二部分语言运用(共两节,满分语言运用(共两节,满分4545 分)分)第一节(共第一节(共 2020 小题;每小题小题;每小题 1.51.5 分,满分分,满分 3030 分)分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项“My neighbor doe
43、snt speak English,but her kindness needs no translation.”Angie Morris,an 81yearold Canadian woman who grew up in wartime Britain and now lives in Vancouver,British Columbia,was41how her nextdoor neighbor,Ms.Wing,a 68yearold Chinese woman,_42cooks mealsfor her every day.She called it“the ultimate hom
44、edelivery_43”Morriss _44firstperson narrative which was published last week by the Canadian newspaper The GlobeandMail,has gone popular,with _4524,000 online reposts.“I know what is inside the paper carrier bag,”she wrote.“A thermos with hot soup and a stainlesssteel_46with a meal of rice,vegetables
45、 and either chicken,meat or shrimp,_47with a kind of pancake.This hasbecome an almost daily _48.”Wing started her act of _49when she learned that Morris had to undergo heart surgery.She_50it uponherself to begin feeding her neighbor,_51the two women have no way of communicating verbally.Wing speakso
46、nly Mandarin,and Morriss Mandarin is _52to ni hao(hello)“So here we are,two grandmothers a world away from where we were_53,neither of us able to speak theothers language,but communicating one way or another(with some help from technology)The _54keeps ringingand there is the _55 brown paper carrier
47、bag,handed _56to me by Wing,”Morris wrote.Readers and netizens around the world have been touched by this _57that crosses national boundaries andfocuses on human kindness.“You know that most people in this world just want to live a good life,”one reader commented.“I come from oldIreland,so I can tel
48、l you a thing _58two about conflict.The point is,most people are very good with big _59andwant their children to grow up _60and in places like this country can offer.”21.A.writingB.describingC.retellingD.explaining22.A.voluntarilyB.helpfullyC.readilyD.pleasantly23.A.jobB.treatC.attentionD.service24.
49、A.amazingB.movingC.excitingD.interesting25.A.lessthanB.otherthanC.more thanD.rather than26.A.containerB.steamerC.packageD.luggage27.A.rarelyB.meanwhileC.sometimesD.apparently28.A.existenceB.coincidenceC.presenceD.occurrence29.A.generosityB.kindnessC.patienceD.devotion30.A.tookC.putD.set31.A.as thoug
50、hB.even thoughnow thatD.regardless of32.A.reducedC.limitedD.applied33.A.raisedC.locatedD.sheltered34.A.telephoneC.doorbellD.wall clock35.A.commonC.familiarD.precious36.A.anxiouslyC.politelyD.smilingly37.A.relationshipC.cooperationD.fellowship38.A.andC.withD.or39.A.headsC.soulsD.hearts40.A.healthyC.s