沙頭角中學(xué)新高考英語二模試卷及答案解析

沙頭角中學(xué)新高考英語二模試卷注意事項1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferent________tothestudyofmathematics.A．a(chǎn)pproaches B．meansC．methods D．ways2．MichelleObamawearsclothesthatanyonecanbuyinamalland________shemayhavealargereffectonconsumersthanordinarymodels.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore3．publicbicycleswithamobileappismoreconvenientforusers.A．TounlockB．UnlockC．UnlockedD．Unlocking4．Theroom______10metresacrossislargeenoughforasinglemantolivein．A．measuring B．measures C．tobemeasured D．measured5．--Couldyoupleasecutthepricealittle?--Er..._________youbuymorethanten.A．evenif B．solongas C．incase D．a(chǎn)ssoonas6．________theopportunitytospeakatthegraduationceremonymademeoverjoyed.A．Offering B．OfferedC．Tooffer D．Beingoffered7．---MyGod!Ihaven’tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!---_______.Thebosswon’tneedituntilnextFriday.A．There’snodoubt B．There’snopanic C．Goodluck D．Soundsgood8．Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon9．_______,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue. A．InsteadofbeingdisabledB．Beingdisabled C．DisabledastheyareD．Incaseofbeingdisabled10．Iquicklyloweredmyself,duckingmyheadtoavoidlookingdirectlyintohiseyessothathewouldn'tfeel________.A．challenged B．challengingC．tobechallenged D．havingchallenged11．—Hi!John,wouldyouliketoplayfootballwithus?—Oh，Ican’t.I___mylessonallthemorningandstillneedhalfanhour.A．a(chǎn)mreviewing B．havebeenreviewingC．havereviewed D．reviewed12．—HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithJack?—Setaside_______youdisagreeandtrytofind_______youhaveincommon.A．what;what B．what;where C．where;what D．where;whether13．Thepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailures_________you——youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.A．defineB．declineC．qualifyD．simplify14．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn15．Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which16．Idon’tthinkRosemarywillbeupsetaboutit,butI’llgotoseeherincaseshe_______.A．is B．willbe C．does D．need17．Difficultiesstrengthenthemind,_____labourdoesthebody.A．if B．a(chǎn)sC．for D．so18．—Wouldyoumindmovingoveralittle?Ihavetopasshere.—________I’dliketohelp.A．Notintheslightest. B．Don’tmentionit.C．Nevermind. D．Atyourservice.19．WhileworkinginKunming,hecheckedtheweathereachmorningformonths________herealizeditwouldbethesameeveryday.A．whenB．a(chǎn)fterC．beforeD．since20．I'dadviseanyonetoputasideaproportionoftheirearnings—____________.A．nothinggreatiseasy B．nothingcomesfromnothingC．a(chǎn)badpennyalwaysturnsup D．a(chǎn)pennysavedisapennyearned第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Don’tweallknowa“HappyMeal”whenweseeone—thefamousboxedmealthatincludesahamburger,kid-sizedFrenchfries,fruitsandmilk,servedwithatoythat’sextremelypopularwithchildrenwholovetocollectthem?AHappyMealisaformofkids’mealsoldatacertainfast-foodchainsince1979.Atoyisincludedinthemeal,bothofwhichareusuallycontainedinaboxorpaperbag.However,collectorsoftheselittletoyswillnotgetthemanylonger,sincethecompanywillreplacetoyswithbooksandeachofthesebookswillmainlypassonnutritionalmessages.HappyMealsareextremelypopularwithkids,especiallyfortheircollectabletoys,whenyouconsiderthatover1.3billionofthesepackagesaresoldeachyear.Thesepackageshavebeenverycontroversial.Healthsupportersbelievethatdrawingkidstothesemealswithtoysiscleverwayofpromotingunhealthyfoodchoices.Theyseeitasanadvertisingstrategyof“catchingitscustomersyoung”—amovethathaspaidoffverywellforthefast-foodcompany.Childdevelopmentexpertssaythatfoodhabitsgetformedinchildrenbyagesixandcontinuethroughtotheiradultlife.FattyandsugaryfoodssuchasthoseservedinHappyMealsarebelievedtoplayabigroleingrowinghealthproblemssuchasobesityanddiabetes.Publichealthcarecostshavegoneupanduntoldamountsofmoneyhavebeenspentoncopingwiththesehealthproblems.OnNovember2,2010,theSanFranciscoBoardofSupervisorspassedalawrequiringthatchildren’smealssoldinrestaurantsmustmeetcertainnutritionalstandardsbeforetheycouldbesoldwithtoys,toovercometheproblemofchildhoodobesity—inotherwords,theStateofCaliforniatriedtobanthetoysinHappyMeals.However,itwasstronglyopposedbysomeasbeingheavy-handed,andthebanwasthrownoutbythegovernment.Whilesomepeoplebelievethatthefast-foodcompany,withitslargefollowingofchildren,cancreateapowerfulmessagethroughthebooks,othersbelieveitsactionsarecontradictory.Anyway,thecompanyistryingtospreadthemessageofnutritionwhileitisservingfoodthatisanythingbuthealthy.1、TheaimofthequestionraisedinParagraph1is________.A．giveasurprisetothetoylovers B．makereadersthinkabouttheanswerC．callonreaderstobuyboxedmeals D．getreaders’attentiontothearticle2、BookswillbeaddedintoHappyMealsto________.A．introducetheuseofthetoys B．helpkidslearnaboutnutritionC．increasethecostofthemeals D．spreadthemessageoffastfood3、AccordingtoParagraph3,HappyMeals________.A．costmoremoneythanordinarymealsB．helpthecustomersstayyoungC．haveachievedthedesiredresultD．receiveapprovalfromhealthsupporters4、Whatistheauthor’sopinionaboutHappyMeals?A．Theydonoactualgoodtochildren’shealth.B．Theyteachchildrenalotaboutnutrition.C．Theybringmuchfuntochildren.D．Theyarepopularwiththeyoungandtheold.5、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．HappyMeal-ANewAdvertisingMethodB．ThelinksBetweenFoodandHealthC．TheImportanceofEatingHealthyFoodD．AreHappyMealsReallyHappy?22．（8分）EXCURSIONDETAILS$109.99/Adult(ages13andover)$79.99/Child(ages8-12)*PricesmayvarywithseasonsThisadventurebeginswithamotorcoachridealongtheKlondikeHighway,parallelingtherouteusedbytheexplorersduringthe1898KlondikeGoldRush.You’llascendtothe3,290-footKlondikeSummit,whereyoucanphotographmajesticmountainsandwaterfalls.YourridecontinuesasyoutravelnorthtothefamousYukonSuspensionBridge.Feelthethrillingsensationofaswayingwalkway65feetabovethechurningrapidsoftheTutshiRiver.Finallywalkthroughthemuseum-qualitydisplaysdemonstratingthearea’suniquehistory.Bynowyou’veworkedupanappetite,andtheheartysalmonbuffetattheLiarsvilleTrailCampissuretotameeventhehungriestbeast.SavorwildAlaskansalmongrilledoveranopenalderwoodfire,avarietyofsalads,cornbreadanddessert.Afteryourmeal,youmayreturnorbedroppedoffinSkagwayforshopping.GuestReviews(4)PalpfromVancouver★★★☆☆GreatonehourstopattheSuspensionBridge.ThesalmonbakeinLiarsvillewasthebestpart!ItwasabuffetofUNLIMITEDsalmonthatwasbeingfreshlycookedoveranopenfire.Overallgoodexcursion,justalittletooexpensiveforwhatitis.DragonfromLosAngles★★★★☆DidthisonMay1,2019.Ourguide,Glenn,wasveryenthusiasticandknowledgeable,keepingusentertainedallthewaybymakingjokesandexplainingthehistoryofthelandmarks.Therewereonly12people,soweallhadwindowseats!!TheviewswereGREAT!Tooklotsofpics.PlutocratfromEdmonton★★★★★Enjoyedthedrive,enjoyedthefeesandenjoyedLiarsville,wherethefoodwasAMAZING.Can'tbelievehowmuchweenjoyedwalkingacrossthesuspensionbridge.RodfromRegina★★☆☆☆“TotheSummit”givestheimpressionyouaregoingtothebigsummit.Thiswasnotthecase.Thesummitinquestionwasjustasmallhill.Theviewsatthesuspensionbridgeareokbutnotincredible.ThelunchatLiarsvillewasnotbad,though,andthatstopwasbestoftheday.150、Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrecttouringorderintheexcursion?A．Skagway→SuspensionBridge→KlondikeGoldRushB．LiarsvilleTrailCamp→KlondikeHighway→TutshiRiverC．KlondikeSummit→SuspensionBridge→LiarsvilleTrailCampD．KlondikeGoldRush→LiarsvilleTrailCamp→SuspensionBridge1、Afterreadingthefourreviews,welearnthat______________.A．PalpthoughtthepricefortheexcursionisreasonableB．DragonthoughthighlyofhishumorousandlearnedguideC．PlutocratwasnotcontentwiththefoodinLiarsvilleD．Rodfelttheviewaroundthesuspensionbridgewasgreat23．（8分）Onacollegecampingtrip,curiosityaboutwavesandsandcausedRobThielertostudyshorelinesaroundtheworld.ThirtyyearslaterandnowaU.S.GeologicalSurveyresearchgeologist,Thieler,iscombiningscienceandsmartphonetechnologytohelpstudyabird,whichisdyingout,theAtlanticCoastpipingplover.ThepipingploverisashorebirdthatlivesalongtheAtlanticCoast,theGreatLakesandtheGreatPlains.Risingsealevelassociatedwithclimatechange,aswellasincreaseddevelopmentoftheirbeachhabitats（棲息地）,threatensthespecies.Tohelptrackchangesinpipingploverhabitats,ThielerdevelopedafreeappcallediPloverin2012.Thisisamarkedchangefromthetypicalwayscientistscollectdata.SincereleasingiPlover,scientistshavegathereddataacross1,500kmofbreedingrange.ThatequalsaboutathirdofthedistanceacrosstheU.S.,whichisalargeareatocoverforonlytwothousandbreedingpairsofpipingploversontheeastcoast.Insteadofhavingtotravelandspenddaysateachsite,anumberofcooperatorsinthefieldusetheapptocollectandsenddata,allowingscientiststogatherdatamoreefficiently.Italsoallowsthemtocollectdataatthesametimeduringeachbreedingseason,providingabetterpictureofchangesthathappenoverlongerperiodsoftime.Andfast,centralizedaccessmeansscientistscanlookatdataquicklytogetareal-timeideaofwhereandhowpipingploversareusingtheirhabitats.WhileiPloverisusedbytrainedfieldstaff,otherappsliketheU.S.GeologicalSurvey’sweb-based“iCoast—DidtheCoastChange?”invitecitizenscientiststoidentifycoastalchangesbycomparingaerial（從飛機上的）photographstakenbeforeandafterstorms.Alltheinformationscientistsandcitizenscientistsalikecollecthelpsfederalandstateagenciescreatepolicyplansforaddressingclimatechangeimpacts（影響）worldwide.1、Whatcanweknowaboutthepipingplover?A．Itsbehaviourischanging.B．Itshabitatisgrowingbigger.C．Itslivingenvironmentisbecomingworse.D．ItsbreedingrangeislimitedtotheAtlanticCoast.2、WhydidThielerdevelopiPlover？A．TostudyshorelinesacrossAmerica.B．Toadvanceinformationtechnology.C．Tostudyglobalclimatechange.D．Tomonitorchangesofpipingploverhabitats.3、Whichofthefollowingbenefitstheshorebird?A．Thecampingequipment. B．Researchonsmartphones.C．Thechangeablecoast. D．Progressintechnology.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A．ProtectingEndangeredShorebirds B．RobThieler,aCreativeScientistC．iPlover,aToolforTrainingFieldStaff D．DifferencesBetweeniPloverandiCoast24．（8分）AwomanfromAustraliahasfoundtheworld’soldestknownmessageinabottlenearly132yearsafteritwascastintothesea.TonyaIllmandiscoveredthedrift(漂流)bottlehalf-buriedinthesandonabeachinWesternAustralia,180kilometersnorthofthestatecapitalPerth.Themessage,dated12June1886,wasthrownintotheIndianOceanfromtheGermanshipPaula,whichwasenroutefromCardiff,Wales,toitsdestinationofDutchEastIndies(nowIndonesia).Thebottlewasoneofthethousandsthrownintooceansaspartofa69-year-longGermanexperimentonglobalcurrents(洋流)tofindfastershippingroutes.Untilnow,thepreviousworldrecordfortheoldestmessageinabottlewas108years,4monthsand18daysfromthetimeitwascastuntilitsdiscovery.Illmanfoundthebottlenearherson’scarinthebeach’ssoftsand.“IwaswalkingacrosswhenIsawsomethingstickingoutofthesand,soIwenttotakeacloserlook,”Illmanwasquotedassaying.“Itjustlookedlikealovelyoldbottle,soIpickeditupthinkingitmightlookgoodinmybookcase.Myson’sgirlfriendwastheonewhodiscoveredthenotewhenshewenttotipthesandout.“Thenotewasdamp,rolledtightlyandtiedwithastring.Wetookithomeanddrieditout,andwhenweopenedit,wesawitwasinGerman,withveryfaintGermanhandwritingonit.”TheIllmanstooktheirfindtothelocalmuseumwhichestablishedthatthebottlewasa19thCenturyDutchginbottle,andtheGermanshipPaulasailedfromCardifftoMakassar(Indonesia)in1886.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewly-foundbottle?A．ItwasthrownoverboardnearGermany.B．Itwasbroughttoauniversityforconsultation.C．Itwasoneofthebottlescastintotheoceanin1886.D．Itwasusedforsendingamessagetotoday’sIndonesia.2、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“enroute”inParagraph3mean?A．Ontheway.B．Offthecourse.C．Inthecenter.D．Attheend.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．19thCenturyDutchGinBottleReturnedtoGermanyB．OldestMessageinaBottleFoundonAustralianBeachC．GermanShipPaulaSailedAcrosstheIndianOceanin1886D．69-year-longGermanExperimentonGlobalCurrentsEnded25．（10分）Children’sliveshavechangedgreatlyoverthelast50years.ButdotheyhaveahappierchildhoodthanyouorIdid?It’sdifficulttolookbackonone’sownchildhoodwithoutsomeelementofnostalgia(懷舊的).Ihavefourbrothersandsisters,andmymemoriesareallaboutbeingwiththem.Playingboardgamesonthelivingroomfloor,orspendingdaysinthestreetwiththeotherneighborhoodchildren,racingupanddownonourbikes,orexploringthenearbywoods.Myparentsscarcelyappearinthesememories,exceptasproviderseitherofmealsorofsevereblameaftersomeparticularlyriskyadventure.Thesedays,intheUKatleast,thenatureofchildhoodhaschangeddramatically.Firstly,familiesaresmaller,andtherearefarmoreonlychildren.Itiscommonforbothparentstoworkoutsidethehomeandthereisthefeelingthattherejustisn’ttimetobringupalargefamily,orthatnoonecouldpossiblyaffordtohavemorethanonechild.Asaresult,today’sboysandgirlsspendmuchoftheirtimealone.Anothermajorchangeisthatyoungsterstodaytendtospendahugeamountoftheirfreetimeathome,inside.Morethananythingthisisduetothefactthatparentsworryfarmorethantheyusedtoaboutrealorimagineddangers,sotheywouldn’tdreamoflettingtheirchildrenplayoutsidebythemselves.Finally,thekindoftoyschildrenhaveandthewaytheyplayistotallydifferent.Computerandvideogameshavereplacedtheboardgamesandmoreinterestingactivitiesofmychildhood.Theirony(令人啼笑皆非的事情)isthatsomanywaysofplayinggamesarecalled“interactive”.Thefactthatyoucanplayelectronicgamesonyourownfurtherincreasesthesenseoflonelinessfeltbymanyyoungpeopletoday.DothesechangesmeanthatchildrentodayhavealessrelaxingchildhoodthanIhad?Ipersonallybelievethattheydo,butperhapseverygenerationfeelsexactlythesame.1、Whatisthepurposeofthedirectquestiongiveninthefirstparagraph?A．Togetpeople’sattentionandleadinthetopicB．Togatherpeople’sopinionsonchildhoodC．ToshowwhothepassageiswrittenforD．Tocomparethechildhoodlivesoftwogenerations2、WhichisNOTareasonforthechanges?A．FamiliesaresmallertodayB．ParentsworriedtoomuchabouttheirchildrenC．ToyscanbeplayedbychildrenaloneathomeD．It’stoodangeroustoplayoutside3、Whathasthewriterfocusedoninthefourthparagraph?A．Youngpeopletodayshouldn’tplayelectronicgamesB．Somegamesthatyoungpeopleplaytodayaren’treallygoodC．ComputerandvideogameshavereplacedtheboardgamesD．Boardgamesaremuchmoreinterestingthancomputergames4、Thewriter’sattitudetowardsthechildhoodchangingis.A．a(chǎn)pproving B．unconcernedC．objective D．optimistic第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）TheBestHolidayIwasunbelievablyproudofmynine-year-olddaughter,Emily.1tobuyamountainbike,she’dbeensavingherpocketmoneyallyear,aswellasdoingsmalljobstoearnextramoney.ByThanksgiving,shehadcollectedonly$49.Isaid,“You2haveyourpickfrommybicycle3choose.AsChristmas4near,EmilyandIwentbikeshopping.Asweleftonestore,she5”ThroughoutDecember,Emilycontinuedtoworkhard.Thenoneday,shemadea6announcement.“YouknowallthemoneyI’vebeensaving?”shesaidhesitantly.“I’mgoingtogiveittothepoorpeople.”SoonecoldmorningbeforeChristmas,Emilyhandedhertotalsavingsof$58toavolunteerwhowasreallyvery7.8byEmily’sselflessness,Idecidedtocontribute9ofmyoldbicyclestoacardealerwhowascollectingusedbikesforpoorchildren10Iselectedashinymodelfrommycollection,however,itseemedasifasecondbiketookonaglow.ShouldIcontributetwo?No,onewouldbeenough.ButIcouldn’t11thefeelingthatIshouldgiveasecondbike.WhenIlater12thebikes,thecardealersaid,“You’remakingtwokidsvery13,sir.Hereareyourtickets.Foreachbicyclecontributed,we’re14awayonechancetowinagirl’smountainbike.”Whywasn’tIsurprisedwhenthatsecondticketprovedtobethe15?IliketothinkitwasGod’swayof16heryear--whilegivingherdadalessoninthe17.1、A．Promised B．Amazed C．Determined D．Organized2、A．need B．should C．must D．can3、A．collection B．contribution C．shop D．club4、A．seldom B．likely C．slightly D．merely5、A．drew B．became C．went D．pulled6、A．observed B．sensed C．watched D．noticed7、A．work B．charge C．time D．change8、A．disappointing B．surprising C．formal D．public9、A．a(chǎn)greeable B．hopeful C．thankful D．pitiful10、A．Moved B．Shocked C．Persuaded D．Demanded11、A．one B．some C．two D．a(chǎn)ny12、A．While B．As C．Because D．Though13、A．express B．describe C．explain D．shake14、A．returned B．delivered C．chose D．shared15、A．sweet B．healthy C．happy D．fair16、A．putting B．giving C．storing D．signing17、A．present B．harvest C．winner D．chance18、A．greeting B．praising C．sheltering D．rewarding19、A．under B．before C．beyond D．within20、A．process B．project C．struggle D．communication第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，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。27．（15分）Thedaythatyouenjoyall1．satisfactionofhavingallthehouseworkdonebyarobotmightstillbeafewdecadesoff.Butincreasinglyengineersaresayingthat2．(robot)aregoingtomaketheleapfromthefactoryfloortoyourfamilyroom.BillGatesoncepredictedthe“DawnoftheAgeofRobots”.What’sbehindthisnewera?It’s3．(part)amatteroftechnology.Devicesthatcanrecognizeandrespondtoahumanvoicehavebeendeveloped.Therearenowafewdifferentwaysforrobots4．(move)around.Theycanwalkcrawlorrideonwheels.Theyarebeingmadesmallerandsmallerthesedaysandalso5．(become)moreandmoreefficient.Abiggerpartofthestorydepends6．theconsumers.Peoplearoundtheworldhavetirelesslysearchedforwaystoget7．(lazy)fromthe1950s8．thetelevisionremotecontrolwasinvented.Also9．(consider)theincreasingwealthofpeopleengineersbelievethetimeappearsripetointroducerobotstoeaseourdailylives.Robotswilldomostofthebasichousework10．justhelpyouhavemorefunonthebasketballcourt.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。DearTom,Hownicelytohearfromyouagain、Youwanttoknowwhatwasgoingoninourschool、Inshort,thingshavebeenimprovinguntiltheschoolbegantocarryoutexploringstudy、Inthepast,theteachersalwayskeeponexplainingthepointsintheclass、Westudentsjus