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1、2018年内蒙古阿拉善左旗高级中学高三第四次模拟试题英语本试卷共9页。全卷满分120分。考试用时100分钟。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。AAfter two years of careful consideration, Robert Mc Crum has reached a conclusion on hisselection of the 100 greatest novels written in English. Take a look at a few in h

2、is list:The Pilgrims Progress by John Banyan (1678)A story of a man in search of truth told with the simple clarity and beauty of Bunyans prosemakes this an English classic.Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1719) By the end of the 19th century, no book in English literary history had enjoyed more edi

3、tionsand translations. This world-famous novel is a complex literature that one cannot resist.Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift (1726)A great work thats been repeatedly printed, Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels comes thirdin our list of the best novels written in English.Clarissa by Samuel Richar

4、dson (1748)Clarissa is a tragic heroine, pressured by her dishonorable family to marry a wealthy man shedislikes, in the book that Samuel Johnson described as “the first book in the world that shows theknowledge about the human heart”.Tom Jones by Henry Fielding (1749)Tom Jones is a classic English

5、novel that gets the spirit of its age and whose characters arewell-known since they have come to represent the society at that time.Emma by JaneAusten (1816) Jane Austens Emma is her most outstanding work, mixing the best parts of her early bookswith a deep sense of feelings.The Narrative ofArthur G

6、ordon Pym of Nantucket by EdgarAllan Poe (1838)Edgar Allan Poes only novela classic adventure story with supernatural elementshasfascinated and influenced generations of writers.21. Which English book has got the most translations before the 20th century?A. Robinson Crusoe.B. Gullivers Travels.C. To

7、m Jones.D. Emma.解析：细节推理题。根据Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1719)中By the end of the 19thcentury, no book in English literary history had enjoyed more editions and translations.可知20世纪前Robinson Crusoe的翻译量最大，故选A。 答案：A22. What does Samuel Johnson think we can learn about from the book Clarissa?A.Alove s

8、tory.B. Quarrels in a family.C. The human heart. D. The spirits of the lime.解析：细节推理题。根据Clarissa by Samuel Richardson (1748)中in the book that SamuelJohnson described as “the first book in the world that shows the knowledge about the humanheart”.可知Samuel Johnson认为这本书带给我们的是关于human heart的知识，故选C。答案：C23.

9、What makes the characters in Tom Jones famous?A. Their classic lifestyles.B. Their different nationalities.C. Their typical spirits of the age.D. Their representation of the society.解析：细节推理题。根据Tom Jones by Henry Fielding (1749)中Tom Jones is a classicEnglish novel that gets the spirit of its age and

10、whose characters are well-known since they havecome to represent the society at that time.可知Tom Jones中表现当时社会的那些角色使这本书 出名，故选D。答案：D BIn our everyday lives we meet situations in which we take many things for granted（不去重视）.We only treasure things when they are gone. This is a sad truth of human nature.

11、One day, Ifound myself as a witness to a similar situation.One evening, I left work and boarded the train. After entering, I noticed something unusual.The center of the car had a few empty seats while both ends were crowded with people standing. Ididnt pay much attention and sat down on one of the e

12、mpty seats. I sensed a funny smell. It wasntlong before I noticed a homeless person sleeping on three seats in front of me. He was bleedingfrom his nose. Why wasnt anyone helping him?His clothes were torn and he was giving off a strange smell. Along with the smell, his eyes were dull, watery and red

13、. Occasionally he scratched himself and people looked at him as if hehad committed a crime. As the train stopped at stations and more people came in they coveredtheir noses and faced away from him.All the seats around him were empty.Suddenly, he began to swear at the people around him. A plain cloth

14、es policeman who lookedlike a construction worker took out his certificate and showed it to the homeless man. The officer,not wanting to touch the homeless man, told him his rights and directed him to exit the train. Asthe officer walked the man out of the train, the homeless man turned around and s

15、aid MYHOME! and started crying.A man doesnt value things until they are gone. If he didnt have a home, at least he hadfreedom. Now he has neither. No one wants to help someone who wont help himself.24. When entering the car, how did the author feel at first?A.Annoyed.B. Puzzled. C. Sad.D. Calm.解析：细节

16、理解题。根据第二段开头中：“After entering, I noticed something unusual.”可见，上车以后，作者注意到一些不寻常的东西，所以此时作者的心情应该是困惑的，故选B。 答案：B25. How did people react to the homeless man?A. They caught him and called the police.B. They covered him with clean clothes.C. They disliked and avoided him.D. They stared at him curiously.解析：细

17、节理解题。“The center of the car had a few empty seats while both ends werecrowded with people standing.”和“more people came in they covered their noses and faced awayfrom him.All the seats around him were empty.”可以看出大家不喜欢这个流浪汉并且躲避他，故选C。答案：C26. It can be learned that the policeman .A. was very rude to the

18、 man B. sent the man back to his hometownC. forced the man to leave the cityD. went off the train with the man解析：细节理解题。根据“The officer, not wanting to touch the homeless man, told him hisrights and directed him to exit the train.As the officer walked the man out of the train”警官，不想碰那个流浪汉，告诉他他的权利，并命令他离

19、开火车。当警察把那个人从火车上赶出去的时候。，由此可知警官应该是和流浪汉一起下了火车，故选D。答案：D27. What does the author think of the homeless man?A. He is a loser of life.B. He is worth our respect.C. He is very funny.D. He is a fearless fighter. 解析：作者态度题。根据最后一段中作者的观点：“ No one wants to help someone whowont help himself.”句意：没有人愿意帮助那些自己不帮助自己的人，

20、结合选项，故选A。答案：A C3D printing is becoming more and more popular. We are now able to create things we needvery quickly and easily using 3D printers. But can you imagine printing food?Some scientists are trying to revolutionize the dining experience by doing this. They hopethat having a 3D printer in the

21、 kitchen will be as common as the microwave oven or blender.Scientists say that itll be quite easy: you simply have to select a recipe and put the raw foodinks into the printer. You can also modify the instructions to make the food exactly how youwant it. This means that it would be very quick and e

22、asy to create tasty and nutritious meals.Using 3D printers to create your meals would also be saving the environment. There would be less need for traditional growing, transporting and packaging processes as food productionwould be a lot more efficient. For example, alternative ingredients (原料) such

23、 as proteins fromalgae, beetroot leaves and insects could be converted into tasty products.Printing food could also help people who suffer from dysphasia (a swallowing disorder).They could program the printer to print softer versions of their favorite foods so that they would not have trouble in swa

24、llowing them.However, some people think that a future of 3D food printing would be a disaster. It couldtake away many jobs, including those for growing, transporting and packaging food. Imagine aworld where there was no need for farming or growing crops and the same tastes could be printedfrom a raw

25、 “food ink”. Likewise, traditional cafes and restaurants might lose business. Also, thereare concerns about the nutritional value of printed food: is it really possible to be get the nutrientswe need from food based inks and gels (凝胶)?Whats more , cooking and eating together with family and friends

26、has long been a traditionaland enjoyable activity. It is hard to imagine a world where the pleasure of cooking is dead andmeals can be created at the touch of a button.28. Which of the following best describes 3D food printing?A. Quick and popular.B. Easy and efficient. C. Nutritious and tasty.D. So

27、ft and convenient.解析：细节理解题。根据This means that it would be very quick and easy to create tasty andnutritious meals.得知3D食物打印机很快很容易就能创造出好吃、有营养的食物。题干要求选出描述3D食物打印机最精确的词语，故选B。答案：B29. Why do some think that 3D food printing would be a disaster?A. Traditional food would disappear.B. Many people could lose th

28、eir jobs.C. It would affect the peoples health.D. We could all eat the same food.解析：细节理解题。根据However, some people think that a future of 3D food printingwould be a disaster. It could take away many jobs, including those from growing, transporting and packaging food.得知一些人认为3D食物打印机的未来是一个灾难，因为它会抢人们的饭碗-比

29、如食物的种植、运输、打包，故选B。答案：B30. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. 3D food printing will replace traditional cooking.B. The future of 3D food printing is uncertain.C. It would hurt our tradition of food culture.D. 3D food printing would be a failure.解析：推理判断题。根据Whats more , cooking and eating toge

30、ther with family and friendshas long been a traditional and enjoyable activity. It is hard to imagine a world where the pleasureof cooking is dead and meals can be created at the touch of a button.得知烹饪和聚餐是人类的传统活动，很难想像3D食物打印机带来的按钮世界，可以得知3D食物打印机的应用会破坏我们的传统饮食文化。故选C。 答案：C31. Which of the following can b

31、e the best title for the text?A. 3D food “printing”: coming to the kitchenB. Can 3D printing create everything?C. 3Dprinting food will be in fashion! D. The disadvantage of 3D food printing解析：主旨大意题。根据全文大意得知本文讲述了一项新发明-即将进入厨房的3D食物打印机，故选A。答案：A DAt your next meeting, wait for a pause in conversation and

32、 try to measure how long it lasts.Among English speakers, chances are that it will be a second or two at most. But while thispattern may be universal, our awareness of silence differs dramatically across cultures.What one culture considers a confusing or awkward pause may be seen by others as avalua

33、ble moment of reflection and sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Research inDutch (荷兰语)and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretches to fourseconds, people start to feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people ar

34、e happy with silences of 8.2 seconds-nearly twice as long as in Americansmeetings.In Japan, it is recognized that the best communication is when you dont speak at all. Itsalready a failure to understand each other by speaking because youre repairing that failure byusing words.In the US, it may origi

35、nate from the history of colonial(殖民地的)America as a crossroads ofmany different races. When you have a complex of difference, its hard to establish commonunderstanding unless you talk and theres understandably a kind of anxiety unless people areverbally engaged to establish a common life.In contract

36、, when theres more homogeneity, perhaps its easier for some kinds of silence toappear. For example, among your closest friends and family its easier to sit in silence than withpeople youre less well acquainted with.32. Which of the following people might have the longest silence in conversation? A.

37、The DutchB.AmericansC. The EnglishD. The Japanese解析：细节理解题。根据第二段首句“Among English speakers, chances are that it will bea second or two at most.”第三段最后两句“Research in Dutch（荷兰语）and also in English foundthat when a silence in conversation stretches to four seconds, people start to feel uneasy. Incontrast,

38、a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silencesof 8.2seconds-nearly twice as long as in Americansmeetings.”可知，日本人可能在谈话中有最长沉默。故选D。答案：D33. What might the Japanese agree with in a conversation?A. Speaking more gives the upper hand B. Speak out what you have in y

39、our mindC. Great minds think alike without wordsD. The shorter talking silence, the better解析：推理判断题。根据第四段首句“In Japan, it is recognized that the best communicationis when you dont speak at all.”可知，在日本，一般认为最好的交流是一句话不说的时候。因 此推断日本人认为“伟大的心灵，无言而思”。故选C。答案：C34. What can we learn from the text?A.Afour second

40、silence in conversation is universalB. Its hard forAmerican to reach a common agreementC. English speakers are more talkative than Japanese speakersD. The closer we and our family are, the easier the silence appears解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“For example, among your closest friends andfamily its easier to sit

41、 in silence than with people youre less well acquainted with.”可知，亲密的人之间更容易出现沉默，因此我们和家人越亲密，沉默越容易出现。故选D。答案：D35. What does the underlined word “homogeneity” in the last paragraph mean?A. Similarity B. ContradictionC. DiversityD. Misunderstanding解析：词句猜测题。根据下文的举例可知，越亲密的人，越容易出现沉默，因此推断画线句句意是：相比而言，当有更多相似时，也

42、许沉默更容易出现。故画线词意思与similarlity意义相近。故选A。答案：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。When we choose to worry over what we dont possess, we actually stand at a risk of losingwhatever we already have. 36 Therefore, there is no way we can succeed in life unless our mind is first happy

43、and satisfied and then yearns for more. Here are some ways to help you tobe more grateful.Choose to be grateful. Well, whether to complain about what you dont have or to be thankfulfor what you have is a conscious choice you make yourself. Treasure what you have and strive forwhat you need next. Som

44、e are always worrying over what they dont have or cant achieve in thepresent. 37Look around you. When in fear or frustration, look around yourself for examples of patienceand gratitude. 38 Observe how trees stand tall and brave the fury of storms, rains andthe ever-changing seasons.39 Once you have

45、the mindset to be first thankful for the life you have, you willfind hundreds of ways to do that. As you live your normal daily routine, you will find a number ofhidden opportunities to be thankful for the bounties you have.Think positive to achieve positive. 40 Have you ever noticed that if you kee

46、p telling yourself that the present tough times shall pass and you are happy with what you have, youactually get the courage to deal with the crisis? The human mind is a powerful machine. To flunkpositive and steer the course of actions that way is a power that lies absolutely within!A. Your thought

47、s can shape your life.B. Look for hidden ways to be thankful. C. Think about why you should be grateful.D.After all, it is our mind that rules our body.E. Helping others is just one of such examples!F. Learn to observe how birds are grateful to nature for their food.G. Actually, it is merely a way t

48、o waste the precious present moments.解析：36.考查语境理解及上下文推理能力。根据上句“我们在担心我们没有拥有的东西是实际上面临失去已拥有的风险”，以及下句“因此除非我们的大脑首先感到快乐和满足”，提到大脑对我们的支配，推知选项D“毕竟，我们的思想支配我们的身体”承上启下。故选D。37.考查语境理解及上下文推理能力。根据第二段主要介绍我们要对当下拥有的东西心存感激，所以总是为没有的而焦虑是浪费时间。选项G意思是“事实上，这只是一种浪费当下宝贵时刻的一种方式”符合语境。故选G。38.考查语境理解及上下文推理能力。这段内容围绕从自己的周围世界去寻找感恩的例子。

49、选项F“学会观察鸟类是如何感激大自然的食物的”作为其中一个例子，符合语境。故选 F。39.考查语境理解及上下文推理能力。根据这一段最后一句提到生活当中有很多隐藏的机会，让你去心存感恩，可推知选项B“寻找隐藏的感恩之道”放在此处符合语境。故选B。40.考查语境理解及上下文推理能力。根据下文指出你对自己拥有的感到满意你就会得到应对危机的勇气，及“The human mind is a powerful machine.”可推知，选项A“你的思想可以塑造你的生活”符合语境。故选A。答案：36. D 37. G 38. F 39. B 40. A第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）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。A few years ago I was working part time at a local ice cream shop. While 41 an elderly woman a hot fudge sundae(圣代冰淇淋) at the drive-through window, I couldnt help42 her car, because I was just inches from her face. I 43 that