1、2018 届山西省运城市康杰中学高考模拟（二）英语试题2018.5第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 60 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 3 分，满分 45 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B 、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIt is one of the liveliest festivals that happen in Bath and it is returning this September. The Jane Austen Festival kicks off on September 8 and runs for ten days until Septemb
2、er 17 with events running every day and evening.What are some of the festival highlights?Grand Regency Costumed Charity WalkThe highlight is usually the walk which sees 600 or more fans dressed in period dress as they walk from Royal Crescent Lawn through the city to Parade Gardens. It is a splendid
3、 sight to see in the historic, Georgian streets.When: Saturday, September 9/11: 00 am-12: 30 pmWhere: Royal Crescent LawnTickets: 10 per adult / FREE to watchMr Wickham and an evening with Jane AustenJane Austens most memorable characters come to life at the Old Theater Royal. Performances include t
4、he handsome Wickham (Adrian Lukis). Period music and a talk from historian Catherine Creon will also feature.When: Sunday, September 10/7: 30 pm-9: 00 pmWhere: The Masonic Hall (Old Theater Royal)Regency Dance Workshops“There is nothing like dancing. After all. I consider it as one of he first refin
5、ements of polished societies.”Join in on the fun. Costumes are welcome but not necessary!When: Thursday, September 14/10: 30 am-12: 00 pmWhere: Assembly RoomsTickets: 15Are there any free events?Yes.A Reading of Northanger Abbey. The novel will be read aloud throughout the festival. Sections of Aust
6、ens first novel are set in Bath and you can still find the locations mentioned!When: Everyday from Sept. 10-sept. I7 from 2:00 pm-3:00 pmWhere: Waterstones bookshop, Milsom Street (upstairs)21. What does the author say about the festival?A. It is in honor of a novel B. It starts on September 8C. It
7、is held beyond Bath D. It is intended for the locals22. Where should people wear special costumes to attend an event?A. Royal Crescent Lawn. B. The Masonic Hall C. Assembly Rooms D. Waterstones bookshop. 23. Which of the following events are not included in the celebration of this festival?A. Joinin
8、g in a charity walk through the city Bath.B. Attending a lecture from a historian.C. Watching a performance by actor Wickham.D. Enjoying the public reading of Jane Austen s first novel.B I handed the card from my schools help-wanted board to the man behind the counter of Morts Deli(熟食店)at the Farmer
9、s Market. Even before I opened my mouth, he was shaking his head.It was September 1957, and my family had just arrived in California. My father only got work two or three days a week. Our poor savings were gone, and as the eldest boy of the family, I was the only one able to help.“let me work the re
10、st of the week, and if you dont like the way I do the job, dont pay me.”I said. The tall man stared at me, then nodded. At Morts, I worked very hard. Near the end of the day he called me up to him. “How much did that card at school say this job paid? “he asked. “One dollar an hour. “ I whispered. Ac
11、tually I was willing to take less.“Thats not enough for someone who works as hard as you, “Mort said. “You start at 1.25.”Over the next few weeks I learned a lot about Mort. Our store was closed on Sundays, so every Saturday evening Mort urged me to take home the leftover soup. It was a meal in itse
12、lf, a treat for my struggling family.One Saturday after work. I was about to step in my house when I saw a large man in my fathers chair. He was swearing at my father. I quietly walked into the kitchen and listened through the door. The man wanted to take our car. Dad offered to make the three payme
13、nts that were due, but the man demanded the entire sum-325-or the car. I slipped out of the door, thinking: Who might have 325? Who would even consider lending me so much money?The only person I could think of was Mort. I ran back to his deli and told him my tale. “So, could you possibly lend my fat
14、her 325?“I finished, realizing how absurd it sounded. Although Morts eye bored(挖) holes in my face, he gave me 325, saying, “I ll take back half your wages until its repaid.”That night I was a hero to my family, But the real hero was Mort Rubin, who quietly raised my salary every month afterwards. H
15、e made the world a better place.24. Why does the author talk about his family in Paragraph 2?A. To show his strong desire for a job. B. To reflect his poor living conditions.C. To stress the heavy burden on his father. D. To prove high living costs in California.25. What can be inferred from the und
16、erlined sentence?A. The meal was cheap but very delicious B. The soup was fuel in snowy weather.C. The soup was more than the family could consume. D. The soup was a basic solution to the authors family.26. Why did Mort give the author 325?A. Because the author wanted to buy a car. B. Because the th
17、ree payments of the authors family were due. C. Because he thought it absurd not to lend the author the money. D. Because the author wanted to pay off all the debts for his family.27. Which words can be used to describe Mort Rubin?A. Cold but flexible. B. Patient and hard-working.C. Kind and helpful
18、. D. Strict and calculating.CResearchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) found between 1965 and 2012, all but one of 11 Western nations showed an increase in the amount of time both parents spent with their children. The exception was France. The subject pool included 122,271 parents i
19、n Canada, the U.K., the U. S., Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and Slovenia between the ages of 18 and 65 with at least one child younger than 13. The 68, 532 mothers and 53, 739 fathers kept a journal of their daily activities.While mothers in 1965 might have spent more time at home with chi
20、ldren, they only spent 54 minutes on child care activities, according to the study. Mothers in 2012 nearly doubled that, reporting 104 minutes per day. Fathers time with children nearly quadrupled(变成四倍)since 1965, when fathers reported spending16 minutes with children. In 2012, fathers spent an aver
21、age of 59 minutes caring for children.Time spent with children includes preparing food, feeding, bathing, changing diapers and clothes, preparing for bedtime, reading, playing, and helping with homework.Within the 2012 data, researchers found parents with a college education spend much more time wit
22、h children compared to parents without a college degree. The studys findings shocked the study co-author Judith Treas, UCIs Professor of Sociology.“According to economic theory, higher wages should discourage well-educated parents from quitting work to spend extra time with youngsters,” she said in
23、a statement. Also they have the money to pay others to care for their children. However, the fact is that they manage to spare as much time as they can for their children.” Treas said the trend might be due to “intensive parenting“, the idea that time spent with children is critical for development.
24、28. What did the study mainly find?A. Parents worked outside more to support family. B. More Western parents ignored their children.C. Parents spent more time with their children.D. French parents were especially devoted to their children. 29. What did the study say about fathers compared with mothe
25、rs?A. They focused more on work. B. They preferred work to child care.C. They spent more time with children D. They changed more than mothers30. How did Treas find the studys findings?A. Pioneering. B. Surprising. C. Doubtful. D. Reasonable.31. Which saying can conclude the last paragraph?A. You can
26、 have your cake and eat it too.B. Parents are the first teachers of children.C. The mothers heart is the childs schoolroom.D. What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.DWhen a laptop or smart phone battery starts losing its power, the only options are to buy an expensive repla
27、cement, or just keep it plugged in all the time. But one woman may have found the answer to this problem.Mya Le Thai is a scientist studying at the University of California. She recently discovered a process that may lead to batteries that last forever.Thai said she had been frustrated that the batt
28、eries for her wireless devices degraded over time, until they failed to charge fully. Thai did not like having to keep her laptop connected to an electrical outlet(电源插座) to keep it powered on. So, she decided to do something about that problem. At first, she and her team at UC Irvine thought about i
29、nventing a new battery. But as they experimented, Thai discovered something that might permit lithium-ion(锂离子) batteries to last forever.Lithium-ion batteries power most wireless devices. Over time, the batteries lose the ability to hold a charge. Most of these batteries have a life span of about 7,
30、000 charging cycles before they die. One of the reasons lithium-ion batteries degrade is their use of nanowires to carry electricity. Nanowires are extremely thin, A human hair is thousands of times thicker, for example. Nanowires are extremely efficient carriers of electricity, which makes them use
31、ful in batteries. But Thai said their thinness also makes them weak. “Nanowires break and fracture over time,” she said. “Thats why they lose capacity.”But, Thai had a theory - the nanowires might last longer if covered with a gel(凝胶). She and her team tested this theory.“ It was a long process and
32、a lot of work, “Thai said. The team tried many coverings for the wires. PMMA, a type of plastic, was one of them. The nanowires were coated with PMMA and cycled through charges 200,000 times. The PMMA-coated nanowires showed no evidence of damage. The results suggest that batteries could last foreve
33、r, without losing charging ability. Thai said 200,000 cycles amount to about three months on just one device. Thai hopes to continue her research to understand why this gel works so well and to see if any other gel could create better results. 32. What caused Thai to work on lithium-ion batteries?A.
34、 She found that batteries gradually wear out.B. She disliked the batteries for her laptop.C. She thought batteries were too expensive.D. She and her team were assigned to invent a new battery.33. Which of the following sentences is TRUE about nanowires?A. They are too weak to carry electricity. B. T
35、hey last only 7,000 charging cycles.C.They are the main cause of battery degrading.D. They are not suitable to use in batteries.34. The breakthrough may most probably lie in_.A. a new kind of batteryB. new materials for batteriesC. Coating nanowires in gelD. a new way of charging batteries35. What m
36、ay be the best title for the passage?A. Why batteries are degradingB. Scientist invents life-long batteryC. Nanowires discovered by scientistD. Nanowires trying on new coating第二节(共 5 小题; 每小题 3 分,满分 15 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。Modern life is making us lonelier, and recent research i
37、ndicates that this may be the next biggest public health issue following obesity and substance abuse. 36 Changes in modern society are considered to be the cause. We live in nuclear family units, often living large distances away from our extended family and friends, and our growing reliance on soci
38、al technology rather than face-to-face interaction is thought to be making us feel more isolated (孤立的). 37 Relocating to a new area, losing a loved one, and starting a course at university are all key times when people feel lonely. Some people believe this experience of loneliness motivates us to re
39、connect with others and to seek out new friendships to reduce the “social pain” that we feel. 38 But for some, when reconnection is not easy or not possible and a person is socially isolated, he can remain in this uncomfortable loneliness state for a number of years, which is linked to poor mental h
40、ealth.There are a number of misunderstandings regarding those who experience loneliness. Certainly all of us feel it from time to time. 39 They may be socially isolated due to decreased mobility and loss of friends and partners. But it is not often acknowledged that loneliness also affects people at
41、 all ages, including children, and is particularly common in the teenage years.Another myth (谬见) is that loneliness is typically associated with being alone, but it also affects people when they are surrounded by others and well connected socially. 40 A. They think it is useful to us.B. So why are w
42、e getting lonelier?C. Loneliness affects all of us at some point in our lives.D. But how on earth can we get rid of this upsetting “friend”?E. Loneliness almost accompanies us all the time and everywhere.F. But it is commonly known that loneliness particularly affects the elderly.G. This is because
43、loneliness is about the quality not the quantity of relationships. 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节(共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B 、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.My wife and I recently had a two-week trip to Vietnam and Thailand. It was exciting! The best part was that we made different people
44、s 41 there. I also learned some lessons from the trip, and Id like to 42 the biggest lesson that I learned with you: to live your life to the fullest, you need to learn new 43 .I spend most of my time in my home country, Indonesia. 44 ，I can understand what everybody is saying there. I also spent so
45、me time overseas in an English-speaking country. I could also 45 what everybody there is saying.This trip is quite different. Here I spent my time in two countries where most people dont speak English. 46 , I couldnt understand what they were saying! I remember my 47 that what sounded like random vo
46、ices to me actually 48 meaning. I also remember the 49 feeling after coming back home of suddenly understanding again what everyone around is saying, which left me puzzled and 50 .This gave me realization: I have been living in a 51 environment. Being at a place with a 52 language is one of the grea
47、t pleasures in life. Its good to understand what everyone around you is saying 53 having to learn anything new.But 54 ? Doing that means 55 yourself to just a small part of the word. Its like being in a small box. The 56 is that there is so much more out there. There are so many 57 cultures to exper
48、ience in other countries. You need to 58 them if you want to live your life to the fullest. But that 59 you to learn new languages after you 60 your box.41. A. day B. peace C. acquaintance D. assistance 42. A. share B. provide C. teach D. attend43. A. languages B. customs C. manners D. skills44. A.
49、Surprisingly B. Practically C. Hardly D. Obviously45. A. copy B. predict C. follow D. identify46. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. However D. Besides47. A. amazement B. satisfaction C. disappointment D. argument48. A. reserves B. produces C. possesses D. lacks49. A. pleasant B. anxious C. uneasy D. strange50. A.
