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2019届高考英语模拟试题四第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节共5小题;每小题
1.5分,满分
7.5分听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题每段对话仅读一遍
1.WhatdoesMissJamisonthinkTedshoulddoA.Drivefaster.B.Leavesooner.C.Checktheweatherforecast.
2.HowoftendoJanetsparentscallherA.Abouttwiceaweek.B.Aroundonceamonth.C.Abouttwiceamonth.
3.WherewillthemanprobablywritehispaperA.Athome.B.Inaputerlab.C.Atthelibrary.
4.WheredoestheconversationtakeplaceA.Atthegym.B.Atamovietheater.C.Atschool.
5.WhatistheconversationmainlyaboutA.Takingmathclass.B.Borrowingnotes.C.Visitingtheamusementpark第二节听下面5段对话或独白,每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间每段对话或独白读两遍听第6段材料,回答第
6、7题
6. What goes on the second line in the centerA. The senders district.B. The receivers address.C. The receivers name.
7. What does the woman still need to buyA. A postage stamp.B. A proper envelope.C. Airmail insurance.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题
8. How long does it take Jenny to write her paper altogetherA. Three weeks. B. Two weeks.C. One week.
9.WhichpartisthemostdifficultforJennyA.Preparinganoutline.B.Writingthepaper.C.Doingtheresearch.
10.WhatdoesStanthinkJennyshoulddoA.Borrowhisoutline.B.Useheroutlinefromlastsemester.C.Makeaplanbeforewriting.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题
11.WhatfieldisthemanprobablyinA.Finance.B.Engineering.C.Medicine
12.HowdoesthewomantraveltoNewYorkA.Bycar.B.Byplane.C.Bytrain.
13.WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutNewYorkA.Shedislikesitalittlebit.B.Shecantstandit.C.Shefeelsrelaxedthere.听第9段材料,回答第14至17题
14.Whodidthewomanlivewithin1940A.Byherself.B.Withherhusband.C.Withherparentsandbrother.
15.Wherewasthewomanin1945A.InMinnesota.B.InWashingtonD.C.C.InCalifornia.
16.WhichjobdidthewomanhaveforthelongesttimeA.Politician.B.Secretary.C.Newsreporter.
17.WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakersA.Neighbors.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Grandmaandgrandson. 听第10段材料,回答第18至20题
18. According to the talk what is more mon in the West than in China A. Using mobile payments. B. Using cash. C. Using credit cards.
19. How many people use Alipay or WeChat Pay A. All people in China. B. Less than those who use PayPal. C. Nearly everyone who has a smart phone in China.
20. How are mobile payments described in the talk A. Easy and convenient. B. Simple and free of charge. C. Popular but awkward to use.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节共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AfteranoldladyfromRadviliškisLithuaniagottoosicktoliveonherownshewasadmittedtoahospital.Sadlyallofherremainingrelativeswerescattered(分散)allovertheworldsonobodycouldtakecareofthepetsshewasforcedtoleavebehind.Whileauthoritieshadspentmonthssearchingforwaystosaveheranimals “Vyšniųsodas” arescueshelterfromVilniusLithuaniasteppedup.AftertheyarrivedoneoftheanimalsalittledognamedPlutowasclearlytheonewhoneededhelpthemost.Plutohadlostalotofweight.“SufferingfromMange(兽疥癣)hisbodywasreducedtoskinandbones.Hiseyeswerehopelessfilledonlywithendlesspain.”“UponarrivingatourshelterPlutoappearedtohavebeenpletelygivenup”Žukauskaitėadded.“Hedidn’twanttogetupforanything.Hewasn’teatingandwasdoinghisbusinessrightunderhimself.”Thevetscleanedhimremovingthedirtyfromhisskin.ThefirstprocedurePlutoreceivedtook5hours.“Stillhewasfeelingmiserableandhisburningskinwasbeingtreatedafewtimeseachday.EventuallybecauseoftheMangeinfectionPlutohadtobeisolatedwithoutthepossibilityofgoingoutforawalk.”“Thepuphadbeengoingthroughlivinghellfor3months.Aftertheisolationhehadtorelearnhowtowalk.”Butthatwasonlythehalfofhisremainingtroubles.“Plutowasafraidofeverythingandeveryone.”“IttooksixmonthsbeforePlutogatheredthecouragetostepoutside”Žukauskaitėsaid.“Hisfirststepswereverytoughforhim.Hewassoafraideventhegrassunderhisfeetcreepedhimout.”“ThankstotheendlesspatienceandloveprovidedbyourstaffhoweverPlutostartedsocializing.AsheintroducedhimselftohissurroundingsandtheotherdogsPlutostartedeatingmoretoo.Eventhoughhe’scautiousaroundpeoplehehasregainedmostofhisweightandwefindPlutoplayingwithotherdogsmoreandmore.”
21.Accordingtothefirstparagraghwecanknow__________A.Theoldladyhasagreatmanyrelativesinthecountry.B.Nobodywaswillingtolookafterthesickpets.C.Theoldladyhadnochoicebuttoabandonherpets.D.ItwastheauthoritiesthatrescuedPluto.
22.WhatwasthemostseriousproblemdidPlutohaveA.Hewastoothin.B.Hesufferedfrommentalillness.C.HewastoodirtyD.Hemissedhisoldandsickowner.
23.WhatisthemainideaofthetextA.Ahomelessdogwasseriouslysickinashelter.B.AnabandoneddoggotcarefultreatmentintheUSA.C.Vetswereplayinganimportantroleincuringanimals.D.Peoplerescuedanabandoneddogtoregainfaithinlife.BIfyouhaveplanstorunthenthefirstthingthatyouhavetopurchaseisagoodpairofrunningshoes.PutsimplyhowcanyoupossiblyrunwithoutrunningshoesrightTherearemanywaysabouthowtochoosetherightrunningshoesbutthesewaysdifferfromonepersontoanother.Thatiswhyfirst-handexperienceisgreatlyremended.Bythiswemeanthatyouhavetogotothestoreyourselftocheckandtryonapairofrunningshoesthatyouarelookingattoseewhetherornottheyaregoodforyourfeetandfortable.Nomatterwhatelseyoutakeintoconsiderationthemostimportantthingisforyoutobeabletostartchoosingtherightrunningshoesbecausetherearealotofoptionsoutthere.Theseoptionsmightmakeyoufeelconfusedastowhichpairtoactuallybuy.Butwhenyoubeginyoursearchyouwillhaveenoughtimetoseewhichpairisbestforyou.Intheendwhateveryouchoosetobuyshouldnotrequireyoutospendtoomuch.Thatistosayyouhavetomakesurethatwhatyoubuyisjustrightforyourbudgetandthekindofactivityyouplantotakepartin.Thisistoensureaswellthatwhateveryoubuycanbeusedforalongtime.SowhatmoreareyouwaitingforGetupandstartrunningbygoingtothedifferentstoresthatsellrunningshoesandthenseewhichpairisthebestoneforyou.Whenyoufindtherightpairbuyitimmediatelyandstartyournewandfarmoreactivelifestylenow.
24.Atthebeginningofthetexttheauthor___________.A.remendsseveralkindsofrunningshoesB.introducestheimportanceofdoingexerciseC.stressesthenecessityofchoosingtherightrunningshoesD.suggestsacoupleofwaysofchoosingtherightrunningshoes
25.Theunderlinedpart“first-handexperience”inParagraph1probablymeans“___________”.A.pastexperienceC.advicefrompeopleolderthanyouB.professionaladviceD.experiencegainedbydoingsomethingyourself
26.WhatdoestheauthoradviseustoconsiderinParagraph3A.Thevarietyofrunningshoes.B.Thepriceofrunningshoes.C.Thestyleofrunningshoes.D.Thesizeofrunningshoes.
27.WhatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetextA.HowtoChoosetheRightRunningShoesB.WhatKindofStoreYouShouldVisitC.HowtoSaveMoreMoneyonShoesD.HowtoStartRunningCRainbeatagainstthewindowmatchingmymood.Ishouldhaveknownthatmynewjobatthehospitalwastoogoodtobetrue.Throughoutthedayrumors传言warnedthatthenewestemployeefromeachdepartmentwouldbelaidoff.Iwasthenewestoneinthetrainingdepartment.Mybossappeared.“Youprobablyknowwe’recuttingback”hesaid.“Administrationwantsustoofferoutplacementclassestohelpthoseemployeesfindotherjobsshowingthemhowtoactinaninterviewforexample.”“Fine”Iansweredunwillinglynotknowingwhatelsetosay.Idecidedtogohomeearlythatday.InthehallImettheladywhobroughtuscookieseveryFriday.Shewasalittlewomanwithgrayhair.Onlyherheadandthetopofhergreenapronwerevisibleoverthecart小车loadedwithcleaningsupplies.Atleastshehadajob!Atthefinalmeetinglaid-offworkersformedalineatthedoor.Acolleaguewhispered“Ican’tbelieveourCookieLadyisbeinglaidoff.We’llmissherasmuchaswe’llmisshercookies.”WhenthecolleaguespoketoherinSpanishIknewmyclasseswouldbeuselessforherandIrealizedhowmuchbetteroffwasthanthispoorwoman.Idecidedtodosomethingforher.IwrotetoanewspaperexpressinghowIfeltabouttheunselfishnessoftheCookieLadywhoneededajob.AfewdayslatermyarticleappearedinthenewspaperandtheCookieLadywasallowedtostayinherposition.OnthesamedayIreceivedaletterwhichseemedsounlikelythatIreadittwice.“Aneditorofalocalmagazinelikesyourpieceandwantsyoutocallhernexttimeyou’relookingforwork…”
28.HowdidtheauthorfeelonthatrainydayA.Nervous.B.Excited.C.Awkward.D.Proud.
29.WhatwastheauthoraskedtodoA.Takecareofpatients.B.Leaveearlierthatday.C.Resignfromthehospital.D.Helpthelaid-offworkers.
30.HowdidtheauthorhelptheCookieLadyA.Heofferedherahigh-paidjob.B.Hegaveheradviceonjobhunting.C.Hemadeherstoryknowntoothers.D.Hetaughtherhowtopassaninterview.
31.WhichproverbbestsuitsthetopicofthepassageA.Gooddeedshavetheirrewards.B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C.Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference.D.Lovebringsmorejoytopeoplethanworkdoes.DAnewrailwaydesignisallowingthelatesthigh-speedraillinetopassthroughnationalnaturalreserveswhilecausingonlyminoreffecttolocalwildlife.TheXi’an-Chengduhigh-speedrailisthefirstbullettraintocutthroughtheQinlingMountainsinShaanxiprovincewhicharehometomanyrarewildanimalsincludingthegiantpandagoldenmonkeycrestedibisandgoldentakin.Itisoneofthreemajorhabitatsforthewildgiantpandawithabout345ofChina’s1864wildgiantpandaslivingthereaccordingtothefourthNationalSurveyonGiantPandasreleasedinxx.TherailwaywillalsopassthroughamajorTianhuashanMountainreserveagiantpandahabitat."Whenresearchingtherailwayrouteweavoidedlayingtracksmorethan1500metersabovesealevelwherethemajorityofwildlifegathers"saidLaiWenhonganengineerfromtheChinaRailwayFirstSurveyandDesignInstituteGroupwhoisinchargeoftherailway’senvironmentaldesign.Morethan90percentoftherailwaythroughtheQinlingMountainsistunnelsandbridgessaidLiuShuangjingeneralchiefdesigneroftheline’sShaanxisectionfromtheChinaRailwayFirstSurveyandDesignInstituteGroup."Theadvantageoftunnelsistoreducevibration震动whenatrainpassesby"Laisaid.Theaveragedepthofthetunnelsis400metersandthedeepestis1000meters.Bridgesareconstructedtolinktunnels.ProtectivethingshavebeenplacedatthemouthsoftunnelsintheQinlingMountainstokeepwildanimalsfromfalling.Duringoperationtrainsareforbiddenfromusinghornsinwildlifehabitats.ThelinealsopassesthroughtheYangxiancountyreservehometocrestedibisararebird.The4-meter-highmesh网状物onthesidesofbridgeshigherthan10meterswillpreventthebirdsfromflyingintothepathoftrainswhichissaferforthebirdsandthetrains.
32.TheXi’an-Chengduhigh-speedrailpassesthroughthefollowingreservesexcept__________.A.theQinlingMountainreserveB.theYangxiancountyreserveC.theTaihangMountainreserveD.theTianhuashanMountainreserve
33.WhatanimalsistheTianhuashanMountainreservesetupmainlyforA.Thegoldenmonkey.B.Theelephant.C.Thecrestedibis.D.Thegiantpanda.
34.WhyaresomanytunnelsbuiltontheXi’an-Chengduhigh-speedrailA.Toprotectendangeredwildlife.B.Tolowerthecostofconstruction.C.Toreducethedistanceoftheline.D.Toconnectdifferentbridges.
35.What’sthebesttitleofthepassageA.Therailway’senvironmentaldesignisimportantC.RaildesignkeepswildlifesafeB.TheXi’an-ChengdurailisunderconstructionD.Morenationalreservesaresetup第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短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HowtoRelieveYourPet’sSeparationAnxietyDuringtheHolidaysTheholidaysarefestiveforhumansbutforanimalstheycanbefullofanxiety.Anytimepetsareseparatedfromthepersonthey’remostbondedtothey’relikelytoexperienceanxiety.Separationanxietyisaveryseriousdisordercharacterizedbyextremeemotionalandbehavioralreactions.___36___Thereforeitshouldnotbetakenlightly.Here’svaluableinsightfromananimalbehaviorexpert._____37____.Destructivebehavior—clawingatthedoorchewingthroughwindowscreenschewingupthecouch.ConstantbarkingmeowinghowlingRefusingtoeatordrinkwhenleftaloneDealingwithamildcaseofseparationanxietyTrycounterconditioning对抗条件反射作用inwhichyouassociateabadthingwhichinthiscaseisyourleavingwithsomethingtheyenjoylikeatreat.“___38___”saysanexpert.Alittlebackgroundnoisemighthelpaswell—tryleavingtheTVorstereoon.Ifyougowithmusicsomethingmaybecreatedspecificallytocalmpetswhetheritbeadogcatorbird.ManagingamoderatecaseIftreatsmusicortheTVwon’tdothetrickdesensitize使不敏感;使麻木yourpettoyourleaving.Youdothisbydisassociatingyournormalsignsofleavingfromyouractualleaving.Theexpertsays“PickupyourcarkeysthensitonthecouchtowatchTV.___39__”Byleavingthehousecalmlyandconfidentlyyouhelpyourpetrealizethatleavingisnormal—youmightdothesamethingwithachildanxiousaboutbeingleftatpre-school.Whenyouehometrytoignoreyourpetforthefirstfewminutes—againyou’retryingtonormalizeleavingandreturning.Easeyourpet’smoderatetoseverecaseofseparationanxiety____40__youshouldconsiderinvestinginprofessionalhelp.A.Reasonsforseparationanxiety.B.monsignsofseparationanxietyC.Putonyourcoatthengowashthedishes.D.Atitsmostextremeitcanresultindeath.E.ThoughthesuggestionsaboveareusefulF.Ifyouranimalisn’trespondingtoanyofthepreviouslysuggestedtipsG.Youranimalwillgraduallylearnthatwhathefearedactuallyleadstogoodthings.第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题l.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WhenIwasyoungallIdidwasplaybaseballuntilthesunset.EvenIneverbelievedIwouldgotoTokyothroughoutmylife.WhenI41auniversityinTokyomyexperiencestherereally42myoutlook见识.Mygoalatthetimewastohaveagood43ofthreelanguages.Determinedtomaster44IwenttoCanadatostudyabroad.Howeverwhatwas45formewasn’tanEnglish-speaking46IhadexpectedbutratheronewhereeveryonespokeFrench.IthusstudiedFrenchduringmystudytriptoCanada—somethingIdid
47.Thiseventuallyhelpedmakemetrilingual三种语言的andprovedtobea48formetoacquiremorelanguages.My49beganatatradingpanysinceIcouldspeakthreelanguages:JapaneseEnglishandFrench.Howeveruponenteringthepanymyboss50metolearnChinese.I51thetaskofstudyingChineseapartofmyjob.ThankstomytradingpanyIwasabletotravel52theworldsincethepanydidbusinessinabouteveryregionoftheworld.53mycareerbeganataJapanesetradingpanyIsoon54andbeganworkingataforeignfirm.IthenwentontobeetheCEOofapany.ThisishowIhavebeen55mycareer.ThroughmyexperiencesaroundtheworldIrealizedthatJapanesepeoplelookedattheworldinquiteawrongwaywhich56Japanesepaniesfromenteringothercountries.AtmeetingsIexplaintomy57howtoenterthemarketineachcountrybutitseemsthatmy58soundslikeafairytale.Sotheydidnotlistentomeandjustfollowedtheirwayofbusinesswhentheyexpandedtheirbusiness59whichoftenresultedinfailure.To60myclientstherewasnootherwaythanformetomakeanexampleofasuccessfulpany.
41.A.foundedB.enteredC.visitedD.worked
42.A.broadenedB.controlledC.influencedD.accepted
43.A.conditionB.senseC.judgeD.mand
44.A.ChineseB.JapaneseC.EnglishD.French
45.A.inneedB.inplaceC.intimeD.instore
46.A.environmentB.populationC.countryD.school
47.A.happilyB.suddenlyC.unfriendlyD.unexpectedly
48.A.toolB.chanceC.motivationD.disappointment
49.A.careerB.businessC.honorD.progress
50.A.encouragedB.orderedC.forbadeD.forced
51.A.tookB.treatedC.regardedD.considered
52.A.throughB.overC.aroundD.beyond
53.A.UnlessB.WhileC.SinceD.Till
54.A.gaveupB.gaveoffC.gaveoutD.gaveaway
55.A.succeedingB.applyingC.developingD.continuing
56.A.contributedB.preventedC.protectedD.started
57.A.employeesB.studentsC.friendsD.clients
58.A.praiseB.lectureC.workD.thought
59.A.abroadB.indoorsC.outsideD.openly
60.A.amuseB.defeatC.convinceD.astonish第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题
1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式AtlantaInternationalAirportinGeorgiatheUnitedStateshasbeethefirstinthenationtopermitpassengerstousefacialrecognitiontechnology61_________getonflights.Thegoalofthetechnologyisto62_________simpleandspeeduptheprocessofpresentingdocumentstogetonaflight.Travelerslookintoacamera63_________scanstheirface.Thisimageisthenpared64_________acollectionofpicturesscannedfrompassportsandvisaskeptbytheU.S.CustomsandBorderProtection.Passengerscanbeginusingthefacialrecognitionsystemwhentheyfirstarriveattheairport.Afterthefirstcheck-inpassengerscanalsousethefacialrecognitiontopassthrough65_________secureandtogetontheplanesavingtravelersmuchtimeduringtheusualcheck-inprocess.Thetechnology66_________hasraisedconcernsaboutprivacy.67_______earlythisyeartwoU.S.lawmakerssentalettertotheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity.Itisurgedthatofficialrules68_________putinplacebeforetheprogramisexpanded.MostimportantlyphotosofU.S.citizensfrom69_______itsystemmustberemovedoncetheir70__________identityhavebeenconfirmed.第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌的以下作文文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处;每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加,删除或修改增加在缺词处加一个漏字符合^,并在其下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线\划掉修改在错的词下划—横线,并在该下面写出修改后的词注意
1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分AsfarasI’mconcerneddiligenceismuchimportantthanintelligence.Firstlyasknowntoallaknifewillnotbesharpifnotsharpenregularly.Thesameistruewithstudying.Inotherwordsunlessyoudon’tstudyhardandonlydependonyourintelligenceperhapsyoucangetsomeachievementsandstandoutinthebeginning.Butitisnodoubtthatyouwillfallbehindthosethatworkhardintheend.SecondlymostgreatpeoplelikeEdisonwerenotsmartattheschoolbuttheygetlotsofachievementsthroughhardwork.Howeveritprovesthatdiligencecanhelpyoutomakeprogressesinstudyandbeeagreatperson.第二节书面表达(满分25分)你的英国朋友Liza在习近平xx新年贺词看到“岁月不居,时节如流”的表达,发邮件询问你其含义请你给他回一封email,内容包括
1.你对“岁月不居,时节如流”的理解
2.谈谈你在新年里的打算注意
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯英语模拟四答案第一部分听力 1—20BCBCBBAABCBCACBAACCA 第二部分阅读理解21—40CBDCDBAADCA第三部分英语知识运用第1节完形填空41—60BADCDADCABDCBACBDBAC第二节语法填空
61.toget
62.simplify
63.that
64.against
65.security
66.however
67.Earlier
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1946. 15M: How long did you work for the lawmakerW: Well I was a secretary for that politician for two years. Then I had my two girls andstayed home for a few years. But as soon as they were old enough Iran for officemyself16M: Really Did you winW: Idid. I spent the next 20 years as a local politician. 16M: Wow. Ive lived next door for years 17 and I didnt even know that!Text 10 Ten years ago everyone in China carried around a lot of cash with them. Credit cardswere stillnot mon and most sellers did not have machines to accept bank cards.Nowadays credit cards are still not as mon as they are in the West 18 but Chinahas advanced past the Western world in one respect: nearly everyone who has a smartphone in China also has an account with Alibaba. or WeChat. 19 Alibaba. andWeChatare two of Chinas largest and most successful Internet panies. Alipay andWeChat Pay can be linked to a bank account. 19 20 Sending and receiving money isas simple as a few touches on a phone. 20 And China is rapidly being a cashlesssociety. Using your phone as your wallet is much safer than carrying a lot of cash withyou and its easier to keep track of how much you spend. 20 It is only a matter of timebefore WeChat Pay and Alipay begin to challenge the American pany PayPal forcustomers outside China. At least for now China is setting a pretty good example.\。