1、河南省漯河市高级中学 2018 届高三上学期第二次模拟考试英语试题第一部分：听力（略）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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABooks Youll Need For Your Shelf In Fall 2017 Swing Time- By Zadie SmithThe author of countless essays has a new work of fiction on the way, and, once again,
2、shes looking at young women of color finding their lives as they grow into adulthood. In Swing Time, its two friends who share a passion for dancing. As the women reach their 20s, they part ways but their friendship continues throughout their lives. Another Place Youve Never Been-By Rebecca Kauffman
3、Her collection is a set of connected stories, each about a young woman named Tracy who lives and works as a waitress. The stories follow Tracy from childhood to present day, through parties into the working world. Some are showed by Tracy herself, but were given a fuller view of her character from s
4、tories told from eyes of others. Moonglow-By Michael ChabonMichael Chabon drew inspiration for his new novel from stories his grandfather told in 1989 stories of a colorful life that touched on unexpected bits of history. It promises to bear all of Chabons best qualities: amazing accounts, real and
5、knowable characters, and a taste of top humor. Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?-By Kathleen CollinsKathleen Collins died in 1988 at just 46. Written several decades ago, the stories offer an honest, artful peephole into the thoughts and experiences of the black people and women about whom Coll
6、ins writes.1. If Andy wants to read something funny, whose book can be recommended?A. Zadie Smith B. Michael ChabonC. Kathleen Collins D. Rebecca Kauffman2. In which part of a library can we probably find Swing Time?A. Math B. WomenC. History D. Medicine3. The book Another Place You e Never Been is
7、written by following .A. order of time B. order of spaceC. order of importance D. order of emergency【答案】1. B 2. B 3. A【解析】本文提供了 2017 年秋季，书架上需要的一些书籍。对这些书籍进行了介绍。1. B 细节理解题，Andy 想要读有趣的文章，而 Michael Chabon 的结束中 a taste of top humor.可知他的书中有一种顶级幽默的味道，故选 B。2. B 细节理解题，在文章介绍的第一本书中对 Swing Time 进行的介绍 shes looki
8、ng at young women of color finding their lives as they grow into adulthood 可以看到年轻女性在成长为成年人后的生活。故选 B。3. A 细节理解题，根据文章对 Another Palace Youve Never Been 中的描述，文章讲述了特雷西从童年到现在的故事，可知是按时间顺序写作的，故选 A。BEarlier this summer, Carol LeResche got the phone call shed been waiting for. A tourist was picking zucchini (
9、西葫芦 ) at Thorne Rider Park. “Its exactly what we hoped would happen when we put in the food forest,” explained LeResche, the parks food forest founder. In May, he received a $ 3,500 fund. The money was to help turn a former park into an edible (可食用的) landscape. Its a place where all of the fruits, v
10、egetables and nuts are free for the taking.Unlike some parks with strict “no picking” policies, food forests are designed to provide colorful crops. People are encouraged to harvest them. “We think its important to put public food in public spaces,” she said. The desire to know more about where our
11、food comes from is one of the reasons there is a real trend toward agriculture into neighborhoods and communities. There, people can participate in tours and classes or relax among the fruit trees. Food forests provide different kinds of fresh produce more than we can buy.Food forests are based on a
12、 model valuing sustainable and mostly self-sufficient agricultural production. The food forest model requires less chemical fertilizer and less labor than traditional agriculture. An edible forest is designed to develop without pesticides or weeding.Since the concept is relatively new, and it takes
13、at least three years for fruit and nut trees and berry bushes to start producing meaningful amounts of fresh food, its hard to know whether food forests will have an impact on food deserts. Volunteer-driven projects can fall apart if the group loses interest. Lack of funding can also be problematic.
14、 Pests also are an often-cited concern.After all and above all, LeResche explained, food forests are about a lot more than food. “We also want to provide a gathering space that is productive and beautiful where people can develop a relationship with each other and get connected.”4. Compared with com
15、mon food bought, what is special about the food in edible forests?A. It tastes better. B. It has more varieties.C. It has funny appearances. D. Its produced free of fertilizer.5. What is stressed in Paragraph 4?A. Food forests may disappear soon.B. Food forests have a long way to go.C. Food forests
16、waste lots of natural resources.D. Food forests seem imaginary and impossible.6. As for LeResche, what is the most important role of food forests?A. A way to relax and entertain. B. A way to solve food shortage.C. A way to be thankful for nature. D. A way to meet and make friends.7. What is the auth
17、ors purpose in writing the text?A. To call help. B. To raise money.C. To compare and argue. D. To inform and introduce.【答案】4. B 5. B 6. D 7. D【解析】本文主要介绍了新概念食物森林，并以此来进行宣传希望能够吸引更多的人了解和参加。5. B 主旨题，文章第四段说到食物森林是一个相对较新的概念，需要时间才能产生成效，同时也面临着诸多问题，可知作者强调了食物森林还有很长的路要走。故选 B。6. D 推理判断题，根据文章最后 LeResche 所说的话可以推测出食
18、物森林重要的作用是提供聚会和交友的场所，故选 D。7. D 写作意图，文章主要介绍了食物森林的的优势，功能特点，所以主要是宣传和介绍。故选 D。CA new program makes finding friends in the school cafeteria a piece of cake. “Sit With Us” helps students who have difficulty finding a place to sit find a welcoming group in the lunchroom. The app allows students to recognize
19、themselves as “ambassadors,” thereby inviting others to join them. Ambassadors can then post “open lunch” events, which signal to anyone seeking company that theyre invited to join the ambassadors table.Natalie Hampton, a 16-year-old from California, is the designer of Sit With Us; which was posted
20、on September 9. She was inspired to create it after she ate alone her entire seventh grade year. The situation left Hampton feeling vulnerable and made her a target for bullying (欺负).Hampton, now a junior, is attending a different school and is trying socially. Yet, the memory of sitting alone and b
21、eing bullied still affects her, especially since she knows her experience isnt an isolated one. Hampton said the reason why she felt an app like this was necessary, is because it prevents kids from being publicly rejected and being considered social outcasts by their classmates. “This way its in sec
22、ret Its through the phone. No one else has to know,” she explained, “And you know that youre not going to be rejected once you get to the table.”When students especially the “cool kids” stand up to builying, it has an important effect. During a 2015-2016 school year, over 50 New Jersey middle school
23、s provided their most socially able students with social media tools and encouragement to deal with it, and saw a reduction in student conflict reports by 30 percent.Hampton said that since she opened the app last week, shes already getting positive responses from her classmates. “People are already
24、 posting open lunches at my school,” she told the program. “So Im happy that things are already kicking off with a great start.”8. Who may need Sit With Us?A. A student lonely when eating. B. A student with bad eating habits.C. A student liking creative activities. D. A student fond of social gather
25、ings.9. When one posts an open lunch event on Sit With Us, it shows he or she .A. is in low spirits B. needs protectionC. wants to have friends D. will treat others to a big meal10. The underlined word “it” (in Para. 4) refers to the problem of .A. encouraging others B. cheating othersC. bullying ot
26、hers D. helping others11. What do students think of the app Sit With Us?A. They welcome it. B. They are crazy about it.C. They hesitate to accept it. D. They hold a mixed opinion to it.【答案】8. A 9. C 10. C 11. A【解析】本文主要介绍了一款以帮助社交困难的学生为目的的社交软件，并且这一软件受到了学生们的欢迎。8. A 细节理解题，根据文章第一段 “Sit With Us” helps stu
27、dents who have difficulty finding a place to sit find a welcoming group in the lunchroom.可知 Sit With Us 帮助那些找不到地方坐下的学生在餐厅里找到一个欢迎的小组。故选 A。9. C 推理判断题，根据文章内容可以知道如果一个人张贴了开发午餐的告示也就意味着他想要结交朋友，故选 C。10. C 词义猜测题，根据 and 前边 over 50 New Jersey middle schools provided their most socially able students with socia
28、l media tools 超过 50 所新西泽中学为他们最具社交能力的学生提供社交媒体工具，可知 it 指代恃强凌弱，欺负其他人，故选 C。11. A 推理判断题，根据文章描述可知这款 APP 受到了学生们的欢迎，故选 A。点睛：推理题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，作出一定判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理题所涉及的内容可能是文中某一句话，也可是某几句话，但做题的指导思想都是以文字信息为依据，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根据的推理，也不能根据表面文字信息做多步推理。也就是说，要做到判断有据, 推论有理, 忠实原文。切忌用自己的观点代替作者的本意，切忌片面思考，得出片面结
29、论。DLike most of you, Ive grown up with science putting it into my head that eating Cholesterol (胆固醇) is bad for us. My doctor has scolded me repeatedly for liking high-cholesterol snacks. But now, after 40 years of giving cholesterol such a rap, the scientific experts are reportedly ready to reverse
30、 (颠倒) themselves. Suddenly, were going to be told that high-cholesterol foods are not bad for us after all.This isnt the first time science reverses what it believes to be true, nor will it be the last. To optimists, the fluidity of sciences conclusions is a good thing - prove that science is always
31、 correcting itself in light of the very latest information. But a modem society that looks increasingly to science for not just what to eat, but also how to behave and what to think? How can we trust an authority that often changes its mind in extreme ways?Sciences typical way isnt limited to matter
32、s of nutrition. Go ahead and check it out for yourself by looking at the qualifiers used in the vast majority of honestly written science news articles. Youll see that the stories are laced with weak words and phrases such as: some, in certain circumstances, probably, perhaps, may, could, tends, sug
33、gests, indicates, according to, is linked to, plays a role in. The grave problem Ive observed over the years is that too often science and its reporters create the impression of certainty when none is proved. The cholesterol story is but one example of that make-believe certainty.How much should we
34、be concerned about this? A great deal, I believe, given sciences great and growing influence on our lives. At the very least, each of us needs to -understand that the scientific worldview impressive as it surely is is built on shifting sands. As Einstein once observed, “No amount of experimentation
35、can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong.”12. The underlined part “giving cholesterol such a rap” (in Para. 1) means the author .A. always promotes use of cholesterol B. sometimes stands for cholesterolC. avoids cholesterol generally D. eats cholesterol regularly13. In the eye
36、s of the author, changes in scientific statements .A. are worrying B. are meaninglessC. are a good thing in a way D. are the major way to improve science14. According to the text, which of the following is NOT the word commonly used in scientific articles?A. Likely B. SurelyC. Seems D. Appears15. Wh
37、at can be concluded from the passage?A. Science can blind us.B. Science need be open to doubt.C. Science is not as important as thought.D. Science should be built on experiments.【答案】12. C 13. A 14. B 15. A【解析】本文通过科学界对胆固醇摄入的态度转变指出了多年来观察发现的一个严重问题-科学和它的记录者在没有得到证实的情况下，往往给人一种确定的印象。提出了科学要坚持严谨的态度。12. C 词义推
38、断题，根据前边的内容 Like most of you, Ive grown up with science putting it into my head that eating Cholesterol (胆固醇) is bad for us. My doctor has scolded me repeatedly for liking high-cholesterol snacks.可知多年以来高胆固醇的食物一直被认为对我们身体不好，我们要控制胆固醇的摄入，故选 C。13. A 推理判断题，根据文章第二段中作者提到 “一个现代社会越来越注重科学，而不仅仅是吃什么，还有如何表现和思考什么？我
39、们怎么能相信一个经常以极端方式改变自己想法的权威呢？”可以推测出作者对于这种转变是担忧的，故选 A。14. B 细节理解题，根据文章第三段 Youll see that the stories are laced with weak words and phrases such as: some, in certain circumstances, probably, perhaps, may, could, tends, suggests, indicates, according to, is linked to, plays a role in.可知科学文章经常使用一些弱词或者短语，故选
40、 B。15. A 推理判断题，根据文章科学和它的记录者在没有得到证实的情况下，往往给人一种确定的印象，可以推测出科学让我们盲目，故选 A。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。I always used to think that the drive across a four-kilometer stretch from my house to the main road was a pain. Almost everyone in the world seemed to want to go
41、somewhere at the same time. And exactly at the moment when our car inched towards the front, the lights would turn red again. _16_Then one day something magical happened. The fact is my neck was a bit stiff that morning. _17_ Beyond the pavement a gulmohar (凤凰木) tree with a vivid crown of bright red
42、 and orange blossoms in bunches. The small leaves were equally beautiful. I racked my head for expressions to describe them.The gulmohars small neighbor was cooler. I recognized it as an Ashoka tree. I felt that the Ashoka did not have a private music collection of its own. My gaze shifted to its ne
43、ighbor. Now this one was a beauty in its own way. They seemed to be friends. _18_ The Ashoka looked like their parent or guardian content to be in its own world.Suddenly the trees seemed to be moving away from me. Had they set out on their outing already?_19_ The traffic lights had turned green and
44、we were on our way. For the first time I felt the traffic signal was not such a bad sort. _20_ Did that feel good!A. It had got me new friends.B. Then I realized what it was.C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.D. It was a clear five-minute wait there.E. The red light is always attractive to me.F.
45、 As I moved my head to the left I saw it for the first time.G. Rather, they seemed like two young girls planning a happy outing.【答案】16. D 17. F 18. G 19. B 20. A【解析】本文讲述了作者在路上突然发现了周围美好的景色，从而感到自己的路程不再那么的痛苦，原来一切都可以变得美好，只要我们去发现他们的美。16. D 根据前边 the lights would turn red again，可知又要等待，故选 D。17. F 根据前边 The f
46、act is my neck was a bit stiff that morning，可知我把头移向一边，故选 F。18. G 根据前边 They seemed to be friends，可知后边要说他们看起来更像是两个年轻女孩在计划一次愉快的郊游，故选 G。19. B 根据后边 The traffic lights had turned green and we were on our way.可知前边表示发生了什么事，故选B。20. A 根据前边 For the first time I felt the traffic signal was not such a bad sort 可
47、知可知我感到它不那么糟糕，故选 A。点睛：在做七选五是可以把握以下要点：第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I first discovered Cafe Gratitude several months ago. My friend Dr. Heather invited me to _21_ her for lunch. Heather had _22_ moved to Los Ange
48、les, and we would discuss the project we were doing. As we sat down and were _23_ the delicious vegetarian menu, the server who came to take our _24_ asked us the question of the day, “What are you grateful for?”I felt a familiar stir (震动) in my chest, and my eyes began to water. _25_ a pause, Heath
49、er _26_ her hand to me and said that it was with me. I expressed my gratitude to be with her _27_, enjoying this moment of our shared _28_ and her new start in Los Angeles. After a delicious lunch, I decided to stay a while longer _29_ the question had inspired me to meet the co-owner, Ryland. Pauses or _30_ in life are a ve
