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1、甘肃省兰化一中 20182018 届高三英语下学期第二次模拟试题 注意事项： 1答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号 条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。 2选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标 号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、 草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 4考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。 第 卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 3030 分）( (略) ) 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 4040 分） 第一节
2、（共 15 小题：每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出最佳选项，并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。 A A （湖北省黄冈市 2018 届高三上期末试卷）Some idiomatic phrases in English, often used in both spoken and written language, are very confusing! They dont even make sense when you first see them. However, using one of these phrases correctl
3、y when speaking or writing to an English speaker is very impressive and shows that you are comfortable with the language. Here are some wonderful and interesting British idioms. Use them wisely. When pigs fly!When pigs fly! This expression is one of my favorites and I use it all the time. It is used
4、 primarily when speaking, meaning that something is extremely unlikely or impossible. For example, “I will forgive him when pigs fly!” “When do you think you will get a gym membership, Lucy?” “When pigs fly!” A A penny for your thoughts?penny for your thoughts? - 1 - This question is used in a situa
5、tion where someone appears thoughtful or is very quiet seeming lost in thought. But remember that you dont actually have to pay them a penny if they do tell you what is going on! For example, “Youve been a bit quiet this evening, Pete. A penny for your thoughts?” ItsIts the the beesbees knees knees
6、The phrase dates back to the 1920s, and refers to an extraordinary person, thing, idea, and so on. For example, “Try this chocolate. Its the bees knees.” To feel To feel a a bit under the weatherbit under the weather I use this expression in many different situations but most use it to refer to feel
7、ing ill, or unwell. You would not use this phrase if you were feeling extremely unwell. It is only for those times when you are feeling a little ill or suffering from something slightly like a cold or a cough. However, this can also be used to refer to feeling emotionally low. 21. What will you say
8、if you think something is special? A. When pigs fly! B. A penny for your thoughts? C. Its the bees knees D. To feel a bit under the weather. 22. Which of the following sentence can replace “A penny for your thoughts?” A. What can I do for you? B. What are you thinking about? C. How are you feeling?
9、D. How do you like it? 23. Why does the author write the passage? A. To introduce some useful idioms. B. To show how to remember idioms. C. To tell people the importance of idioms. D. To arouse the interest in idioms. B B （湖南省株洲市 2018 届高三一模）Im learning to drive in Switzerland. I think it will be a g
10、ood idea to learn now because I have plenty of free time and am earning a little money to pay for lessons. I never learnt when I lived in the UK, so luckily driving on the “wrong” side isnt a problem. However, there are a lot of rules to remember. When you see a road to your right and there are no w
11、hite lines on the ground, the cars to your right have the right to go before your car and you have to stop for them. In practice, lots of people forget - 2 - this and cars either wait for each other while both drivers try to remember what to do, or beep (鸣喇叭) at each other if both try to go at the s
12、ame time! When you drive round a roundabout, you should check all your mirrors. To remember how to do this, I often count them aloudone, two, threethen a second glance at your blind spot when youre in the roundabout. One friend came driving with me and after about an hour asked why on earth I was co
13、unting. He had passed his test so long ago, he couldnt remember ever having to check three mirrors! Driving still seems scary to me so I drive quite slowly. I also dont know the countryside roads very well and dont know whats coming up round the comer or over the next hill. I drive slowly so I feel
14、safe, but my driving instructor tells me to speed up or cars will bump into me from behind or try to overtake somewhere dangerous. So driving slowly is just as dangerous as driving fast! Im not a very practical person so learning to drive has been a challenge. I don5t have a lot of confidence and fi
15、nd it quite demotivatingdemotivating to do something that doesnt come naturally to me. To make driving more fun and interesting, I learn in Swiss German, so my instructor gives me instructions in Swiss. This way Ive tricked myself into enjoying driving and hopefully will pass the test! 24. What can
16、be inferred from the first paragraph? A. It isn5t a proper time for the author to take driving lessons now. B. Driving on the “wrong side” doesnt influence the author C. The author was too poor to pay for driving lessons in Switzerland. D. It is easy for the author to get confused about the driving
17、rules in Switzerland. 25. The author often counts “one, two, three” aloud when driving round a roundabout to _. A. remind himself to check the mirrors B. speed up C. overtake somewhere dangerous D. make driving more interesting 26. What does the underlined word “demotivating” in Paragraph 5 mean? A.
18、 Encouraging. B. Amazing. C. Exciting. D. Discouraging. 27. What is the text mainly about? - 3 - A. Driving speed. B. Strict driving instructors. C. Anecdotes of my driving experience. D. Complicated driving rules in Switzerland. C C （辽宁省沈阳市 2018 届高三一模）People who have red hair and people who are los
19、ing their hair could finally get their own emoji（表情符号）. The Emojipedia website has shown new emojis following demands that they should be more diverse. If its ideas are approved, the new emojis could be added in 2018, alongside new characters that have grey, curly or Afro hair. “New styles focus on
20、appearances that arent currently supported in the informal skin tone and hair color pairings（组合）used on many cellphones,” showed one page on the website. The page gave Jessica Chastain and Ed Sheeran as examples of people with red hair. Sinead OConnor and Samuel L Kackson were given as examples of p
21、eople with no hair or a shaven head. The emojis could be released in 2018 if chosen by the Unicode Consortium which met in January, 2017 following a number of complaints about lack of diversity. “Non-naturally occurring features, such as blue hair and tattoos, are not included in this project,” the
22、website added. At the end of 2016, Apple published its iOS 10.2 software update which included 72 new emojis such as firefighters, astronauts, rockstars and so on. But people who have red hair were notably absent, causing a global protest. A website in Scotland demanding ginger emojis got 20,000 sig
23、natures. The main issue is that there is one organization, known as Unicode Consortium, who controls emojis on iPhone. In March, a new list of emojis was published by Emojipedia which might be released later this year. However, the emojis need to be approved by the Unicode Technical Committee before
24、 people can use them. In 2015, ginger emojis were published on the Google Play Store for Android. But up until now, the Unicode Consortium has not been willing to give in to ginger - 4 - campaigners. 28. Which of the following emojis could be included in 2018? A. Characters with black hair. B. Chara
25、cters with white skin. C. Characters with shaven heads. D. Characters with smiling faces. 29. Tattoos are rejected by the Unicode Consortium because _. A. there is no demand for them B. people dislike such emojis C. they are out of fashion D. they are not natural identity 30. What is the Unicode Con
26、sortiums attitude to ginger emojis? A. Favorable. B. Ambiguous. C. Disapproving. D. Uncaring. 31. What is the best title for the text? A. New Emojis to BE Added in 2018 B. Complaints about the Present Emojis C. Demands for New and Informal Emojis D. Global Protests against the Lack of Diversity D D
27、（陕西省安康市 2018届高三第二次教学质量检测）Almost all researches in sleep explain that nightmares are a reaction to negative experiences that happen during waking hours. However, some of them believe that nightmares do have some real benefits. One 2017 study, for example, found that frequent nightmare sufferers rated
28、 themselves as more empathetic (共鸣的). They also displayed more of a tendency to unconsciously mirror other people through things like yawning. People who have constant nightmares also tend to think further outside the box on psychoanalysis tasks. Some other researches have found support for the idea
29、 that nightmares might be linked to creativity. People seeking cure for nightmares were not necessarily more fearful or anxious, but rather had a general sensitivity to all emotional experience. Sensitivity is the driving force behind intense dreams. Heightened sensitivity to threats or fear during
30、the day results in had dreams and nightmares, whereas heightened passion or excitement may result in more intense positive dream. And both these forms of dreams may feed - 5 - back into waking life, perhaps increasing suffering after nightmares, or promoting social bonds and empathy after positive d
31、reams. The effects go further still. This sensitivity overflows over into perceptionsperceptions and thoughts: people who have a lot of nightmares experience a dreamlike quality to their waking thoughts. And this kind of thinking seems to give them a creative edge. For instance, studies show that su
32、ch people tend to have greater creative talent and artistic express. And people who often have nightmares also tend to have more positive dreams than the average person. The evidence points towards the idea that, rather than disturbing normal activity, people who are unfortunate in having a lot of n
33、ightmares also have a dreaming life that is at least as creative, positive and vivid as it can be distressing and terrifying. Whats more, this imaginative richness is unlikely to be limited to sleep, but also is filled with waking thought and daydreams. Even after people wake up and shake off the ni
34、ghtmare, in other words, a mark of it stays behind, possessing them throughout the day. 32. What do most sleep researchers think of nightmares? A. They have no advantages at all. B. They make people more empathetic. C. They can promote humans creativity. D. They are a reflection of waking behaviour.
35、 33. How can nightmare sufferers probably stop nightmares in theory according to the text? A. Try to reduce sensitivity to threats or fear. B. Be more fearful or anxious to nightmares. C. Avoid excitement as much as possible. D. Promote social bonds and empathy. 34. What does the underlined word “pe
36、rception” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Awareness. B. Content. C. Intelligence. D. Determination. 35. What can be the best title for the text? - 6 - A. The Solution of Nightmares B. The Benefits of Nightmares C. The Empathy of Nightmares D. The Tendency of Nightmares 第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 根据短文内容，从短
37、文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项 为多余选项。 （四川省德阳市 2018 届高三一诊）There is a collection of positive habits that make a person so successful in class._36_. Here are some habits of top students that you can use as tips to do better at school: First,_37_. In college, homework assignments generally make up 5-20% of
38、your grade, but can be the biggest time- suck for most students. Working problems is one of the best ways to turn new concepts into working knowledge, but youll never see on an exam a large majority of those problems that take you hours and hours to work through. Second, they never “read through” th
39、e textbook. Per time spent, reading the textbook is one of the least effective methods for learning new materials._38_, but otherwise use Google, lecture notes, and old exams for study materials. Third, they test themselves frequently. Testing yourself strengthens your brains connections to new mate
40、rials. _39_. Bottom line, repeated self-testing significantly improve long-term memory of new materials. Last, they study in short bursts, not long marathons. Studying in short burst tends to help you focus strongly because you know there is at least a short break coming._40_, which makes studying c
41、ontinuously for multiple hours on end. A. It helps relax our mind. B. they always focus on their homework C. they dont always do all of their homework D. Top students use examples and practice problems E. This also fits in nicely with our natural activity or rest cycle of our bodies F. It gives you
42、immediate and clear feedback on whether you know something or not - 7 - G. An accumulation of such habits can combine to produce high-level academic performance 第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 4545） 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；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四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填 入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 （湖北省武汉市武昌区 2018
43、 届高三 1 月调研）To make a difference in a childs life, I recently Joined the Make-A-Wish Arizona team, which was able to accept 355 wishes this year. While each wish was as _41_ as the child who dreamt it, one that touched me most was Annies wish to meet the Pope(罗马教皇). In fact, there was not one _42_ ey
44、e in the Wish House when Annies wish came true. Given 3-6 months to live after being _43_ to have stage IV stomach cancer, most people would be _44_. Not Annie, who wrote the most _45_ letter to us asking for her wish: to have last rites (临终祈祷)_46_ to her by the Pope. Well, the Pope doesnt do that,
45、but he did _47_ to meet with her, and with planning by the staff, she eventually met the Pope and got a _48_ from him. The time with him was _49_ short of extraordinary. She reported that he even posed for photos! Nothing could have made this _50_ more amazing when the Pope asked the crowd to wait a
46、 moment while he _51_ a full mass(弥撒)for her. Working there, we were all _52_ to meet Annie as she came to the Wish House to _53_ her remarkable story. She is _54_ a fortunate young lady! Wishes like Annies give life new meanings. You can _55_ what an incredible amount of support it takes to make th
47、ese happen. That is _56_ I encourage you to join me in making a _57_ to this charity activity, whether it is $30, $50, $100 or even more. Remember it can _58_ allowing more wishes like Annies to come true and it can help Make-A-Wish kids _59_ their courage to face illnesses and find a(an)_60_ point
48、in their lives. 41. A. sincere B. amazing C. beautiful D. absurd 42. A. sad B. upset C. dry D. wide - 8 - 43. A. assumed B. expected C. warned D. told 44. A. disappointed B. annoyed C. desperate D. lonely 45. A. demanding B. touching C. personal D. confidential 46. A. conducted B. introduced C. expr
49、essed D. mentioned 47. A. agree B. want C. hope D. like 48. A. comfort B. sympathy C. shelter D. blessing 49. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything 50. A. wish B. idea C. story D. girl 51. A. appointed B. gathered C. arranged D. invited 52. A. privileged B. interested C. embarrassed D. excited 53. A. announce B. share C. spread D. declare 54. A. frequently B. gradually C. tr