2022屆江蘇省常州市5月高考模擬英語試題

2022屆江蘇省常州市5月高考模擬英語試題

學(xué)校:姓名：班級:考號：

一、閱讀理解

Thebestof2021

Catchuponthemostpopularbookswithourreadersthisyear,

orgivethemasagifttoyourlovedones

Fall:TheMysteryofRobertMaxwell

JohnPreston

ThedramaticandgrippingstoryofthenotoriousbusinesstycoonRobertMaxwell.John

Preston,theacclaimedauthorofAVeryEnglishScandal,deliversthedefinitiveaccountof

MaxwelPsextraordinaryriseandscandalousfall.

￡18.99￡14.99

IslandsofAbandonment

CalFlyn

CalFlynexplorestheplaceswherehumansnolongerliveorsurviveintiny,

precarious（不穩(wěn)定的）numbers,givingusapossibleglimpseofwhathappenswhen

mankind'simpactonnatureisforcedtostop.FromTanzanianmountainstothevolcanic

Caribbean,theforbiddenareasofFrancetotheminingregionsofScotland.

￡16.99￡13.99

BlackGold

JeremyPaxman

Inthisbrilliantsocialhistory,JeremyPaxmantellsthestoryofcoalmininginEngland,

ScotlandandWalesfromRomantimes,throughthebirthofsteampowertowar,

nationalisation,pea-soupersmogs,industrialstrifeandthepicketlinesoftheminers'strike.

￡25￡19.99

ThePassenger

UlrichAlexanderBoschwitz

Beilin,November1938.Withstormtroopersbatteringhisdoor,OttoSilbermanmustflee

outthebackofhisownhome.Desperatelytryingtoconceal（隱藏）hisJewishidentity,he

takestrainaftertrainacrossGermanyinaracetoescapethishomelandthatisnolonger

home.

￡14.99￡11.99

Terms&Conditions:Pricesquoteddonotincludedelivery.UKstandarddeliveryis

FREEonordersover￡20,otherwise￡2.99.

1.Whichauthorisinterestedinhumanandnature?

A.JulietNicolsonB.CalFlyn

C.UlrichAlexanderBoschwitzD.JeremyPaxman

2.HowmuchwillbepaidifaBlackGoldispurchasedwithdeliveryincluded?

A.￡25B.￡19.99C.￡22.98D.￡27.99

3.Whichofthefollowingbooksisconcernedwithrace?

A.Fall:TheMysteryofRobertMaxwellB.NobleAmbitions

C.BlackGoldD.ThePassenger

OnDecembernight,firetrucksarrivedinthesleepylittletownofManton,Michiganand

rushedtoChittie'shome.Itwasn'tbecauseofafire,orbecauseachildclimbedtoohightoa

dangerousplace.Instead,itwasforhelpingmakeadreamcometrue.

Outdooractivitiesandaslowpaceoflifeareamainstayinthisruraltown.Whenthe

townwentintolockdown,ScottChittiedecidedthecommunityneededforasafeplaceto

cometogetherandsomethingjoyfulduringthewintermonths.Andwhat'sabetteroutdoor

activitytogetpeopleoutsidethaniceskating?

Tomakehisdreamareality,Chittiedownloadedinstructionsonhowtobuildanice

rink（溜冰場）andthenordereda3,000squarefootwaterproofclothandsomewoodtocreate

wallsonline.Ittook12firetruckstogetenoughwatertofilltheplot.

IttookalittletimeandsomeneighborlypersuasionasChittiewentdoortodoorto

convincepeopletocometoseehiscreation,andsoonChittie'sbackyardicerinkbecamea

Mantonhotspot.Childrenwereskatingandshooting,afirewasburning,andhotchocolate

wassteaminginto-gocups."Whenthingsweretough,itwasaplace,saysChittie'sneighbor

AudreyHooker.44Itwasfantasticbecausewejustcametogetherandbecamecalmandhappy

insteadofworried.”

Butthegoodwilldidn'tstopwithChittie.Whenthecommunityheardhowmuchmoney

heusedtomakethisprojecthappen,everyonesteppedforward.Afundraiserbroughtinabout

$1,300,andlettersweresenttoChiltle'shomestuffedwithcash.44Almost30complete

strangersknockedonmydoortojustshakemyhandandsaythankyou.Mostofthemhanded

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memoneyaswell.Threeofthemaskedforahug,“saysChittie."Thishasbeenacommunity

thing.Itsnotjustme.Iwanttoshowtherestoftheworldwhatalittleeffortandthebest

intentionscando.”

4.WhydidfiretruckscometoManton?

A.Toputoutanaccidentalfire.

B.Togetakiddownfromaheight.

C.Tomakesurepeople'ssafetyinthetown.

D.TohelpwithChittie'sbuildingtheicerink.

5.WhatdidChittiedotocarryouthisproject?

A.Persuadehisneighborstodonate.

B.Buyapieceoflandbehindhishouse.

C.TurntotheInternetfbrtipsandmaterials.

D.ResearchthepopularlifestylesinManton.

6.Howdidtheicerinkaffectthecommunity?

A.ItmadethecommunitypopularinManton.

B.Itsloweddownthepaceoftheresidents'life.

C.Itbroughtpeopletherecomfortandcompany.

D.Itinspiredtheresidentstodooutdooractivities.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?

A.Everyonecouldmakeadifference.

B.Chittiereceivedkindnessfromothers.

C.Thecommunitygotbetterduetotheicerink.

D.Chittiehadgoodwilltowardthewholeneighborhood.

AstheworldapproachesthesecondanniversaryofthedeclarationoftheCovid-19

pandemicbytheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),onMarch11,morenationsarerolling

out,orarediscussingthepossibilityof,fourthdosesofcoronavirusvaccinefortheirmost

vulnerable.IntheUnitedStates,leadingpublichealthofficialssaytheyare“verycarefully**

monitoringiforwhenfourthdosesmightbeneeded.

Israelwasthefirstnationtorolloutfourthdoses,announcinginDecemberthatadults60

andolder,medicalworkersandpeoplewithsuppressed(抑制的)immunesystemswere

qualifiedtoreceivetheextrashotifatleastfourmonthshavepassedsincetheirthirddose.

Morerecently,thePublicHealthAgencyofSwedenannouncedlastweekthatsecondbooster

dosesarerecommendedforeveryone80andolderinthecountry.TheUnitedKingdom's

DepartmentofHealthandSocialCareannouncedMondaythatanextraboosterdose（力口強(qiáng)劑

量）ofcoronavirusvaccinewillbeofferedinthespringtoadults75andolder,residentsin

carehomesforolderadultsandimmunosuppressed（免疫功能不全）people12andolder.

IntheUS,healthofficialsemphasizedlatelastyearthatfourthdoseswerenotyet

neededandsaiditwastooearlytobediscussingapotentialfourthdoseofcoronavirus

vaccineformostpeople.Now,theUSFoodandDrugAdministration“isindeedcontinually

lookingattheemergingdataonthepandemicandvariants（變種）intheUnitedStatesand

overseasinordertoevaluatethepotentialutilityandcompositionofboosterdoses,“FDA

spokespersonAlisonHuntwroteinanemailtoCNNonFriday.

SheconfirmedthatalthoughDr.PeterMarks,directoroftheFDA'sCenterforBiologies

Evaluation,hasnotedthatthereisstillmuchuncertaintyastohowthepandemicmayfurther

evolve,healsohassaiditispossiblethatafourthdosemightberecommendedaswemove

intofall.Afalltimelineexistatthesametimeoftheadministrationofflushots,whichcould

beconvenientforpeopleandmakessensescientificallybecauserespiratory（呼吸的）viruses

一likethecoronavirus-tendtopeakinthewintermonthsthatfollow.

8.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.TheWHObelievestheCovid-19willaffectpeopleforanothertwoyears.

B.TheWHOhasaskedcountriestoevaluatethepossibilityofafourthvaccine.

C.ManycountriesaremakingafourthdoseofCovid-19vaccineavailable.

D.TheUSarecautiouslydevelopingthefourthdoseofCovid-19vaccine.

9.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?

A.Israelwasunwillingtorolloutthefourthdose.

B.Theelderlypeoplemustbegivenafourthdose.

C.Peopleaged12andoverintheUKwithimmunosuppressedwillbegivenaboosterdose.

D.SwedenrecommendedaseconddoseforeverySwissaged80andover.

10.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.HealthofficialsintheUnitedStatesdonotbelieveafourthdoseisneededcurrently.

B.FDAisassessingpossibleeffectsofboosterdosesthroughanalyzingrelateddata.

C.Alisonbelieveditimpossiblethatafourthdosemightbesuggestedinautumn.

D.Peoplearemostlikelytocontractrespiratorydiseasesbeforewinter.

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11.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Anewswebsite.B.Asciencetextbook.

C.Amedicalthesis.D.Adoctor'sbiography.

Whatdoyoudowhenyouhaveaproblem?Doyougotoanexpert,askyourfriendsto

comeupwithanidea?Orwouldyouaskacrowdofstrangersforasolution?Itmaysound

strange,butithasspurredmorethanafewsuccessfulinnovations.That'sthethinkingbehind

a"challengeprize”.

Challengeprizescomeinmanyshapesandsizesbutthebasicconceptremainsthesame.

Ratherthanconsultingandpayinganexperttoinnovateasolution,youoffertheprizeupto

anyonewhobelievestheycansolveitandpresentthefirsttodosowithaprize.Manywould

argue,“Whoisbetterqualifiedthananexpert?^^Butactually,notusingoneseemstoresultin

agreatdealofthinkingoutsideofthebox.

Somearguethatformaleducationcankillcreativitybecauseitsometimesonlyteachesa

singlesolutiontoaproblemorsinglemethodtoachieveatask.Inthesameway,some

suggestthatexpertscansufferfromtunnelvision.t4lfwelaunchanXPRIZEandifsjustthe

'experts5thatcomeoutandcompete,they'reusuallytheonesthatwilltellusitcan'tbedone.”

saysMarcusShingles,formerCEOoftheXPRIZEFoundation.

Thereareotheradvantagestoo."You'renotaskingpeopletouseaparticularsolutionset

onhowtosolvethatproblem.Soyougetthistremendousamountofdiversity.^^addsShingles.

What'smore,thecrowdcanalsothrowupissuesthatmayhavebeenoverlooked.

However,therearedangersconnectedtoblue-skythinking."Youdon'twanttobe

creatingachallengeprizewhichpushespeopletosolveaproblemwherethereisnodemand,9,

saysTrisDyson,executivedirectorofchallengeprizes.Andofcourse,therearethosewho

investtheirpersonaltimeandmoneyonlytoseenoreturnatall:someoneelseclaimsthe

prize,ortheyfindthattherewarddoesnotmatchtheresourcestheyinvested.

12.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthearticle?

A.ThesecretofChallengeprize

B.Challengeprize:everyonecanbeanexpert.

C.Theprosandconsofchallengeprize.

D.Challengeprizehelpssolveproblems.

13.Whichofthefollowingisnotanadvantageofchallengeprizementionedinthearticle?

A.Itpromotesdiversifiedthoughtsandopinions.

B.Ithelpssolveneglectedissues.

C.Itgatherspublicwisdom.

D.Itpushestheboundaryoftraditionalthinking.

14.Whatdoes“bluc-skythinking^^inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Optimisticandpositivethinkingpatterns.

B.Thinkinginunconventionalways.

C.Diversifiedthinkingwithboundary.

D.Innovativethinkingwithoutdemand.

15.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardschallengeprize?

A.Objective.B.Supportive.C.Indifferent.D.Skeptical.

二、七選五

Isthereanythingworsethandesperatelyneedingsleepandnotbeingabletogetit?Itis

notjustamatteroffeelingtired.16.Thesilentsleep-lossepidemicisthegreatest

publichealthchallengewefaceinthe21stcentury.Fortunately,sciencehasbegunsolving

sleep'smysteries.We'vecompiledmanyoftheideashere.Ourprescription:Readitand

sleep.

Don'tGoTowardstheLight.

17.Ourbrainsreacttothebluelightemittedbycomputers,smartphonesand

evenLEDbulbsmuchastheydotodaylight-asasignaltoreducemelatoninproductionand

stayalert.Ifyoucan'tavoidscreensinthetwoorthreehoursbeforeyouheadtobed,try

wearingamber-tintedglasses.Itshowsthatthosewhowearbluelight-blockingglasses

beforebedtimesleep30minutesmoreatnight.Youcanfindthemonlineforlessthan$40.

Meditate

Besidesdecreasingtheanxietythatcankeepyoufromfallingasleep,meditationmay

actuallyhelpyourbraininmuchthesamewaysleepdoes.Inasmall2010study,research

foundthatpeopleimprovedtheirsleepafteronly40minutesofmeditation,whilepeoplewho

meditatedforseveralhoursadayappearedtoneedlesssleepthannon-meditators.The

researchers?theoryisthatinbothmeditationandnon-REMsleep,neuronsinthebrainfirein

amoresynchronouspatternthantheydoduringwakinghours.18.

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Checkfortheseriouscause

Inobstructivesleepapnea,themusclesinthebackofthethroatrelaxtoomuch,blocking

breathing.19.Whenleftuntreated,sleepapneacanstrainthecardiovascularsystem

andraisethechancesofdevelopingheartproblems.Ifyouthinkyoumaybeatrisk,askyour

doctorabouttakingahomesleeptest.Yourdoctoralsomaysuggestadeep-breathingpractice,

losingweight,quittingsmokingortrainingyourselftosleeponyourside.Adentistcanfit

youwithanoralappliancethatrelievestheproblembybringingyourjawforward.

20.

A.Thatisbecausethissynchronicitymayresetneuronsandreduceinformationoverload.

B.Allseemlikesmallsacrificestogiveyouafullnight'ssleepforachange.

C.Tappingonyourphoneorlaptoprightupuntilbedtimeisdefinitelyabadway.

D.Onecommontreatmentforthisdisorderisacontinuouspositiveairwaypressuremachine,

whichusesahoseandmasktodeliverconstantairpressure.

E.Thiscausesdropsinblood-oxygenlevels-acommonsleepdisrupterandpotentiallya

dangerousone.

F.Cognitivebehavioraltherapyforinsomniahelpsyouidentifyandaddresstherootofyour

problem.

G.Overthelongrun,sleepdeprivationcancontributetodepression,obesity,diabetes,stroke

andcancer.

三、完形填空

Ashokaadvocatesaworldwhereeveryoneisachange-maker.Theabilitytoadapttoand

21changeisessentialforeveryonetolivewellinachangingworld.Atthe

22oftheEveryoneaChange-makermovementisa23totransformthe

waychildrenandyoungpeoplegrowupsoeveryonehasthepowertocreatechangeforthe

24ofall.

Rebecca'sfamilykeepcattle,sheepandgoatsanddependonfarmingthelandforfood.

Atschool,Rebecca'steachersays,“Wehavehadmanydays25rain.Withoutplants

toeatandwatertodrink,ouranimalsdie."Everyoneintheclassis26.Theyare

worriedfortheirfamilies,theiranimals,andtheir27.

Attheschoollibrary,Rebeccasearchesforinformationaboutrain.Shelearnsanew

28:“ClimateChange."Whatcanjustonegirldotohelpthewholeworld?”Itisa

bigproblemfortheearth,“herteacherexplains.uButtherearesomethingswecandotohelp,

likeplantingtreestomake29stronger.,,AsRebeccawalkshome,itishotandshe

can'tstopthinkingaboutthe30ofrain.Thenshehasanidea!

“Let'swritealettertothePresidentofKenyaJRebeccasays.Rebeccatakestheletter

andsharesitwithherclassmates.Theyeachasktheirfamiliesto3Jtheirnameat

thebottomtoshowtheir32.

Rebeccaandherclassmatessharethe33ofprotectingtheenvironmentand

practicalstepstotake34.Workinghardfbrabetterworld,Rebeccasays,“If1do

succeedinmyproject,theworldwillbebeautiful.Thecattlewillbefat,thechildren

35well.Everyonecanbeachange-maker.^^Rebeccaisnowthinkingaboutwhat

todonextfornatureandhercommunity.

21.A.forceB.resistC.driveD.stand

22.A.beginningB.heartC.momentD.end

23.A.sightB.visionC.virtueD.version

24.A.goodB.profitC.rightD.interest

25.A.uponB.withoutC.throughD.beyond

26.A.peacefulB.excitedC.energeticD.quiet

27.A.kingdomB.groupC.schoolD.community

28.A.tendencyB.techniqueC.conceptD.target

29.A.climateB.natureC.mankindD.health

30.A.threatB.kindC.seasonD.lack

31.A.signB.printC.spellD.change

32.A.passionB.supportC.proposalD.power

33.A.emergencyB.difficultyC.hurryD.urgency

34.A.advantagesB.actionsC.restsD.reactions

35.A.educatedB.behavedC.fedD.beat

四、用單詞的適當(dāng)形式完成短文

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

ChinabeatSouthKorea3-2inthe36(dramatic)fiercefinaloftheAFC

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Womens'AsianCup.Itwastheninthtimethattheteam37(win)thechampionship.

38being2goalsbehindinthefirsthalf,theChinesewomen'snationalfootball

teamkicked3goalsinthesecondhalfwithtwogoals39(score)injust5minutes.

Winningthechampionshipfortheninthtime16yearslater,theteambeat

twice-defendingchampionsJapan4-3inapenaltyshootoutandenteredthefinal,for

40ithadn'tqualifiedsince2008.

MediareportedthatheadcoachShuiQingxiasaidatapressconferencebeforethegame

that“thewholeteamisadjustingphysicallyandmentallyinpreparationfor41

(variety)ofdifficultiesintheSheinspiredherteamtohavefaithin42.The

teamheldthechampionTrophyattheawardceremonywithlaughterand

43combinationofcomplexfeelings.Therewerethousandsofviewsandcomments

onthesocialmedia.Thenetizensadvocatedmoreattention44(give)tothe

women'steam.

They45(expect)todepartMumbaionMondayandwillbeunderquarantine

afteranivinginShanghai,theBeijingYouthDailyreported.

五、感謝信/祝賀信

46.假定你是李華，高中畢業(yè)了，你打算給自己的中學(xué)英語老師Mary寫封信，向她表

示感謝。內(nèi)容包括：

1.她給你帶來的變化；

2.帶來變化的原因和例子；

3.希望成為終身朋友。

注意：1.書面整潔，詞數(shù)80左右。

2.要點(diǎn)完整，沒有遺漏。

3.層次分明，行文連貫。

DearMary,

Yours,

LiHua

六、讀后續(xù)寫

47.閱讀下面材料，根