南京市2018屆高三年級(jí)第三次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷及標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案解析

1、1 / 172018 南京三模英語(yǔ)試卷及答案南京市 2018 屆高三年 級(jí)第三次模擬考試英語(yǔ)南京市 2018 屆高三年級(jí)第三次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分 20 分）做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共 5 小題；每小題 1分，滿分 5 分）聽(tīng)下面 5 段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10 秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀卜一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1Why does the man want to leave?A . The

2、food is toobad. B The music is too loud C. The service is too slow. 2What is the woma n?A. A nurse B. A. teacher C. A clerk3.What does the man mean?A .He missed the en dof the game.B. He got home a fewminu tes late. |c. He watched the gamefive mi nu tes.|4Where does the con versati on probably take

3、place?A.ln a shop. B. At the cin ema C .On a bus.5.How long did the woma n stay in Chicago?A. 6 years B. I2 years. C.23 years第二節(jié)（共 15 小題；每小題 1 分，滿分15 分）聽(tīng)下面 5 段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題 5 秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5 秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 題。6.Whe

4、re is Starry House?A.On South Street. B. On Queen Road. C. In Sto ne Lane. 7.Whe n will they meet at Starry House?A. At 5:30 pm. B. At 5:45 pm. C. At 6 :00 pm.聽(tīng)第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 題，8.What are the speakers talk ing about?A. Where to give the con cert.B. Who to in vite to the con cert.C. How advertise th

5、e concert.9. What do the speakers agree to do in the end?A. Put up notices. B. Send out emails. C. Hand out invitations 聽(tīng)第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 題。10. Where did the woma n play baseball?A. In the park. B. At the stadium. C. In the playgro und.11. Which sport is the woma n weak in?A . Baseball. B. Skatin

6、g. C. Volleyball12. Who else likes playing volley ball on the beach?A. The woma ns mom. B. The woma ns un cle. C. The woma ns sister.2 / 17聽(tīng)第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 題。13. Where is the man goi ng? |A. To the library. B. To the city museum. C. To his new apartment.14. What are the mans favorites?A. Portrai

7、ts. B. Watercolors. C. Oil pai ntin gs.15. What does the man say about himself?A. He wishes to paint very well.B. He loves the traditi onal style.C. He has high artistic ability16. What is the woma n going to do this weeke nd?A. Buy a ticket B Go to the exhibition. C Take painting lessons.聽(tīng)第 10 段材料，

8、回答第 17 至 20 題。17. Where is Jolly Good Ski ncares head office?A. In London. B. In York. C. In Bath.18. Why was Feel Good developed?A. To ope n up new markets.B. To in troduce moder n tech no logyC. To in crease the variety of products.19. What is the selli ng poi nt of Feel Good?A. Its look. B. Its h

9、istory. C. Its price.20. When will Feel Good come into the market?A. On September 10th. B. On September 11th. C. On September 12th.1-5 BAACB 6-10ACCBA 11-15 BCACA 16-20 BBACC第二部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 35 分）第一節(jié) 單項(xiàng)填空（共 15 小題；每小題 1 分，滿分 15 分）請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。21. Sometimes it s ha

10、rd to accept the truth_the lie sounds so much better.A. because B. uni ess C. though D. un til22. Held in side for too long, regret_ affect the immA. must B. can C. should D. shall23. Coming-of-age is a ceremony _ young people wear traditional costumes tomark the tran siti on from youth to adulthood

11、.A. that B. what C as D. where24. We come from differe nt cultures, and carry with_ differe nt histories.A. it B. that C. us D. them25. The couch of the football team_ to resig n to take resp on sibility for the failure,but it was rejected.A. offered B. man aged C. n eeded D. afforded26. The suspect

12、 was released, as the evidenee was _ and, to some extent,ambiguous.A. clear B. thin C. hard D. n egative27. Can you put me_ about the World Cup Football Match?Sorry. I myself know nothing about it.A. i n the air B. on the move C.i n the picture D .on the postune system?3 / 1728. The selfie has in sp

13、ired risk-tak ing behavior,_the boun daries of safety, whetherby hanging from a skyscraper or pos ing with live explosives.|A. pushed B. to push C. push ing D. havi ng pushed29. As more and more compa nies exte nd their global_ , it is easy to un dersta ndwhy new opportunities birth in various locat

14、ions.A. concern B. appeal C. reach D. consen sus30. Through the use of blogs, shy stude nts who rarely_duri ng class discussi ons aregive n a voice.A. adva nce B. focus C. compromise D. con tribute31. The age ncy will make travel arra ngeme nts for you._ , you can orga nize yourown tran sport.A.Simi

15、larly B.Furthermore C. I nstead D.Alternatively32. We watched the harbour and the n the coastline_ into the morni ng mist.A. turn away B. fade away C. wear away D. break away33. The ban ker finds it difficult_ust as an ordinary huma n being at home.A.to treat B.to be treated C. to have treated D.to

16、have bee n treated34. They say at the end of your life, you regret the stuff you did nt do more tha n the stuff|that you_.A. do B.did C. had done D. would do35. - Hey, can you lend me some mon ey, buddy? I am hard up these days.-_. The funds I bought came down again yesterday and I don t have a bean

17、 now.A.Forget it B. No worry C.No problem D. Forgive me答案：21-25 ABDCA 26-30 BCCCD 31-35 DBBBA第 21 題考查連詞。句意：有時(shí)候真相很難被接受因?yàn)橹e言聽(tīng)起來(lái)更好聽(tīng)。故選A。第 22 題考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。情態(tài)用詞特殊用法，can 表示可能。后悔在心里憋得時(shí)間過(guò)長(zhǎng)，可能會(huì)有影響到免疫系統(tǒng)。故選B。第 23 題考查定語(yǔ)從句。成人禮是一個(gè)儀式，在這個(gè)儀式上孩子們穿著傳統(tǒng)服飾標(biāo)志著孩子 從青少年成長(zhǎng)為成年人。Where 表地點(diǎn)指代前面的 ceremony。故選 D。第 24 題考查固定搭配。Carrywith sb

18、sth ，句意：我們來(lái)自不同的文化，我們背負(fù)著不同的歷史。故選 C。第 25 題考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A 主動(dòng)提供，B 成功做成，C 需要，D 付得起。句意：這支足球隊(duì)的的主教練主動(dòng)提出辭職來(lái)承擔(dān)這場(chǎng)失利的責(zé)任，但是這個(gè)請(qǐng)求被拒絕了。根據(jù)句意， 選 A。|第 26 題考查形容詞詞義辨析。大致句意為指控被取消了，因?yàn)樽C據(jù)不夠充分。A 清晰，C堅(jiān)硬牢靠，D 消極的，均不符合句意，根據(jù)排除法，故選B。第 27 題考查介詞短語(yǔ)。A 懸而未決，B 在移動(dòng)中，C 知情，D 當(dāng)場(chǎng)，立刻。句意：一一你能 給我講講世界杯嗎？ 不好意思，我自己也不太清楚。Put sb in the picture about 也可理

19、解為固定搭配，故選 C。第 28 題考查時(shí)態(tài)語(yǔ)態(tài)。這里逗號(hào)加v-ing 表示的是一種順其自然的結(jié)果，自拍激發(fā)了很多危險(xiǎn)動(dòng)作，引發(fā)了很多危險(xiǎn)”選 C。4 / 17第 2 9 題 考 查 名 詞 辨 析 。 A 關(guān) 心 ， B 吸 引 ， C 可 及 之 范 圍 ， D 共 識(shí) 。 句 意 ： 因 為 越 來(lái) 越 多 的公司開(kāi)始擴(kuò)展自己的國(guó)際貿(mào)易范圍，因此也可以很容易的理解為什么新的機(jī)會(huì)都產(chǎn)生在各種地區(qū)。Extend . reach，選 C。第 30 題考查動(dòng)詞辨析。大致句意為: 通過(guò)博客的廣泛使用，那些害羞的不敢再討論上發(fā)言的學(xué)生也有了發(fā)表自己意見(jiàn)的地方。A 促進(jìn)，B 關(guān)注，D 貢獻(xiàn)，均不符合句

20、意，根據(jù)排除法，選 D。意為在教至討論中做出自己應(yīng)有的貢獻(xiàn)。第 31 題考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：這個(gè)機(jī)構(gòu)會(huì)幫你做好旅行安排?；蛘?，你也可以自己安排出仃方式。根據(jù)句意,該空格表達(dá)的是選擇的意思，故選D, Alternatively。第 32 題考查短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：我們眺望了港口接著海岸線消失在早晨的霧靄之中。結(jié)合語(yǔ)意，表達(dá)的是海岸線延伸至遠(yuǎn)處，消失在霧靄之中，故用fade away，A 遠(yuǎn)離，C 磨損，D脫離；打破，均不符合句意，故選B。第 33 題考查時(shí)態(tài)語(yǔ)態(tài)。被對(duì)待，表示被動(dòng)，排除AC,不存在表示過(guò)去的含義，不需要用have，排除 D，故選 B。第 34 題考查時(shí)態(tài)語(yǔ)態(tài)。句意為：在你生命的最

21、后時(shí)間，你會(huì)更加后悔那些你沒(méi)有做過(guò)的事而不是那些你做過(guò)的事。做過(guò)的事，時(shí)態(tài)為過(guò)去時(shí)，故用did，選 B。第 35 題考查情景交際。句意： 一一能借我點(diǎn)錢嗎兄弟，最近手頭拮據(jù)。一一別想了，我買的基金昨天又虧了我現(xiàn)在一個(gè)子都沒(méi)有了。首先排除BC，D forgive me 用在要說(shuō)或者請(qǐng)求一些魯莽的事情前。( used before you ask or say someth ing that might seem rude )不符 語(yǔ)境，故選 A。第二節(jié) 完形填空(共 20 小題；每小題 1 分，滿分 20 分)請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答

22、題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。What brought McCoy that Baltimore alley was nothing to be proud of. McCoy was look ingfor a safe place to do_36_.He had bee n there for only a minute whe n someth ingcaught his eyes: a brow n leather Rioni han dbag.Pick ing it up, he found it had been_37_of everyth ing but an electricity bi

23、ll.McCoy could_ 38_all too well. One of his_39_ possessi ons, the sleep ing bag,had recently been stolen.Remembering how angered he dbeen by his own 40 ,he decided to retur n thepurse.He began right away, starting with the_ 41_on the bill. It was on the other side ofthe city.On the way, several peop

24、le asked to buy the purse, but he _42_ ,turn“g m rethis to its owner. ”After traveli ng much of the day and _43_ approach ing the address, he was stopped bya woma n called Smith. She asked to buy the purse._ 44_, McCoy refused, say inghe was search ing for its owner. But I am the owner, ornian theid

25、zAt Smith s_45_.McCoy told her his story. He dbeen in charge of a Iandscapingbus in ess un til2012, whe n he was in a car accide nt that46 him addicted to n arcotics.Smith, 47 , this stra nger had gone to such great stre ngths to retur n her bag, asked to do someth ingto help. I m a heroin addict, ”

26、 McCoy 48 .I m probably going to let you down.”Undaun ted, Smith gave him her pho ne nu mber, say ing, If you want to go to rehab, callme.” She 49 his lost sleeping bag with her own, then drove him b ack and left, thinking that would be the 50of it. Two days later, she got a call.5 / 17Smith realize

27、d that McCoy was 51 about getting better; he even gave her the name of a28-day rehab facility in Florida. So she 52 her saving account and bought McCoy a plane ticket.While there, hewould call her.I heard his 53 over the phone. Every day he wouldcall me, and it went from this scared, 54 voice to a h

28、ealthy, en ergetic voice.”After 28 days there, McCoy is drug-free. His life is back 55 .One crime victim would empathize with another s loss.36. A. drugs B. sports C.bus in essD. study37. A. rid B. removed C. emptied D. cheated38. A. recallB. relate C. remember D. reflect39. A. few B. ma ny C. illeg

29、al D. origi nal40. A. loss B. deed C. desire D. response |41. A .n ameB. date C.nu mber D. address |42. A. added B. decli ned C. promised D. hesitated43. A. slowly B. secretly C. fin ally D. cautiously44. A. The n B. Actually C. Con sta ntlyD. Aga in45. A. urging B. in sult ing C. approv ingD. threa

30、te ning46. A. kept B. left C. found D. saw47. A. amusedB. con fused C. amazed D. concerned48. A. in sistedB. repeated C.declared D. warned49. A.shared B. replaced C. excha nged D. compared50. A. end t B. star C. result D. cause51. A. careful B. casual C. serious D. doubtful52. A. went into B. dug in

31、to C. looked into D. checked into53. A. satisfact ion B. expectati on C. tran sformatio n D. determ in ati on54. A.calm B. an xious C. pleasa nt D. desperate55. A. at will B. at riskC.o n dutyD. on track答案：36-40 ACBAA 41-45 DBCDA 46-50 BCDBA 51-55 CBCDD第 36 空 根據(jù)后文 M 這個(gè)人吸毒，可以看出，他想找一個(gè)地方做毒品交易第 37 空 這個(gè)錢

32、包被清空了所有東西，只有一張電子賬單。第 38 空 A 與 C 同義必同錯(cuò)第 39 空 他沒(méi)有多少東西了，因?yàn)樗o(wú)幾的睡袋也被人偷了第 40 空 loss 與 stole 還有后文的 lost 屬于冋義替換第 41 空 根據(jù)賬單中的地址，M 找到了失主，這與后面的 theother side of the city冋義替換第 42 空有人要買這個(gè)錢包，但是他委婉拒絕了第 43 空 最后，終于到達(dá)了目的地第 44 空再一次，S 提出要買這個(gè)錢包第 45 空在 S 的一再敦促下，M 分享了他背后的故事第 46 空一次交通事故，使得 M 染上了毒品第 47 空 S 被這個(gè)吸毒者的誠(chéng)實(shí)感到驚訝 第

33、48 空 S 提出要幫助 M，但是 M 警告 S，他吸毒第 49 空 S 給了 M 她自己的睡袋第 50 空 S 把 M 送回了家，以為他們不會(huì)再有聯(lián)系第 51 空 S 知道 M 解毒是真心的6 / 17第 52 空 S 自己掏腰包，幫助M 買了一張飛機(jī)票第 53 空 在電話里我聽(tīng)得出他的改變，與后面的went from 呼應(yīng)7 / 17第 54 空之前 M 對(duì)生活絕望的聲音，因?yàn)樗B絕無(wú)僅有的睡袋都被人偷了，生無(wú)所戀導(dǎo)致 絕望。但所幸的是，保留了最后的誠(chéng)實(shí)第 55 空固定搭配，生活回到了正規(guī)第三部分 閱讀理解（共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分）請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所

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48、egy: a $100-billi on magn etic deflector shield（導(dǎo)流板）,positioned between Earth and the sun. This idea seems“ pretty preposterous,however, given that solar particles arrive at Earth from all directions, says Daniel Baker, director of the Laboratory forAtmospheric and Space Physics at the University of

49、 Colorado Boulder.A better understanding of“space weathethechanging condition in Earths outer spaceen viro nmen t, in clud ing solar radiati on and particles-could help find the best strategies for9 / 17confron ti ng a dan gerous solar storm, says Stracey Worma n, a senior an alyst at con suit ing f

50、irm Abt Associates.“This is a challenging but important question,” Worman says, “that wen eed more eyes on. ”58. Accord ing to Edward Ought on, which of the follow ing about solar storms is right?|A. They will become much stron ger in 150 years.B. Tech no logy makes their pote ntial damage grow.C. I

51、t s difficult to predict their possible economic damage.D. Space weather forecast can effectively help deal with them.59. The underlined word“ preposterous ” in Paragraph 5 means .A. un reas on able B. practical C.i nno vative D.i nflexible60. The author writes the passage mainly to .A. report the d

52、amage of solar stormsB. remind people to guard aga inst solar stormsC. in troduce the characteristics of solar stormsD. an alyze the possible cause of solar storms58. 選 Co根據(jù)題目 Edward Oughton 提示，找到第 4 段第 1、2 行：estimating the economic | impact is challengingnow , challenging 同義替換為 difficult , estimate

53、 同義替換為 predict , 故選 Co59. 選 A。根據(jù)第 5 段第 1 行提示：wilder strategy , wilder 說(shuō)明了感情趨向，再來(lái)看這個(gè) idea :$100-billionmagnetic deflector shield, positioned between Earth and the sun,非常的狂野，幾乎不可能，所以只能選A, unreasonable “不切實(shí)際的”。60. 選 Bo通讀全文可知作者的情感取向，ACD 的確是文章的內(nèi)容的一部分，但題目問(wèn)的是作者寫作目的，根據(jù)最后一段第二行：help find the best strategies f

54、or confronting adangerous solar storm,最后一句：this is a challenging but important question that we needmore eyes on 說(shuō)明作者在提醒大家阻止solar storm，故選 BCThere are plenty of good reasons for a young person to choose to go to university:in tellectual growth,career opport un ities, havi ng fun. Around half of scho

55、ol-leavers in therich world now do so, and the share is rising in poorer countries, too.Gover nmentsare kee n on higher educati on, see ing it as a means to in crease socialmobility and econo mic growth. But they tend to overestimate the ben efits and ignore the costs of expa nding uni versityeducat

56、i on. Often, public money just feeds the arms race for qualificati ons.As more young people seek degrees, the retur ns both to them and to gover nments are lower. Employers dema nddegrees for jobs that n ever required them in the past and have not become more demanding since. In a desperateattempt t

57、o stand out, students are study ing even Ion ger, and delay ing work, to obta in master s degrees.Spending on uni versities is usually justified by the“ graduate prettiejimcrease-inearnings that graduates enjoy over non-graduates. Thesein dividual gains, the thinkinggoes,add up to an econo mic in cr

58、ease for society as a whole. But the graduate premium is a flawed unit of calculat ing.Part of the usefu In ess of a degree is that i t gives a graduate jobseeker an adva ntage at the expe nse of non-graduates.It is also a sig nal to employers of gen eral qualities, such as in tellige nee and dilige

59、 nee, that some one already has inorder to get into a university. Some professions require qualifications. But a degree is notalways the best measure of the skills and kno wledge n eeded for a job. With degrees so com mon, recruiters are usingthem as a simple way to evaluateapplica nts.10 / 17Non-gr

60、aduates are thus in creas in gly locked out of nice work.In any case, the premium counts only the winners and not the losers. Across the rich world, a third of uni versity students n ever graduate. It is the weakest stude nts who are draw n in as higher education expands and who are most likelyto drop out. They pay f