2022屆玉林市重點中學高考適應性考試英語試卷含答案

2021-2022高考英語模擬試卷注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．He________inauniversityforfiveyears,butnowherunsacompanyofhisown.A．hastaught B．hadtaughtC．taught D．hasbeenteaching2．—Jenny,howwasyourtriptoBeijing?—Oh,Imissedit.IwishI________myvacationthere.A．amspendingB．willspendC．havespentD．hadspent3．Smelltheflowersbeforeyougotosleep,andyoumayjust________sweetdreams.A．keepupwith B．putupwith C．endupwith D．catchupwith4．一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?5．Itisdifficultforanyofustoeatbetter,exercisemore,andsleepenough,______weknowweshould.A．because B．evenifC．unless D．before6．—Sorry,Ididn’thearthedoorbellring.—Yourbell.Perhapsitneedsrepairing.A．neverworked B．isneverworkingC．neverworks D．hadneverworked7．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention8．—Iamwornout.—Metoo,allworkandnoplay.Soit’stimeto________.A．burnthemidnightoilB．pushthelimitsC．gowiththeflowD．callitaday9．Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend10．Linda________tohermotherforsolongthatshefiguresoutalmosteverygestureofhermother’s.A．attended B．hadattended C．wouldattend D．hasattended11．_____hishomeworkintime,hehadtostayuplateintothenight.A．Finishing B．Havingfinished C．Tofinish D．Tohavefinished12．The88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatre______seatsanaudienceofapproximately3,400.A．where B．whose C．when D．which13．Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．against C．on D．for14．—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t15．Airpollution,togetherwithlittering,____manyproblemsinourlargeindustrialcitiestoday.A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing16．Bobwastryingto________thatheknewthefamoussingerwhowouldperforminourcity.A．letout B．layoutC．figureout D．makeout17．Itisafoolishactto________notesduringatestasyouwillbeseverelypunished.A．stickto B．referto C．keepto D．pointto18．You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.A．purposeB．referenceC．memoryD．assessment19．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor20．----Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.----______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Positivethinkingisasignificantelementofhappiness.Inordertobecomeapositivethinker,determinationandconsistencyareimportant.Thefirstthingtoknowaboutpositivethinkingisthateveryonecandoit.Withcertaincognitive(認知的)andbehavioralchanges,wecanallbecomepositivethinkers.Anotherimportantfactoristhatbeingapositivethinkerdoesnotmeanyoubecomenumbtoanythingthatisnotworkingproperlyinyourlifeorisnegative-itjustmeansthatyouapproachlifeandfacechallengeswithahealthieroutlook.Insteadofselectivelyattendingtonegativeevents,focusonthepositiveones.Thenpayattentiontothedelayedconsequencesofyourbehaviorratherthantheimmediateones.Forexample,ifajobisnotgoinglikeyouwant,focusonthefactthatyouhaveajobandhowyoucantakeyourtimetomakethesituationbetter.Challengeanyinternalattributionsandseeifyoucompareyourbehaviortostandardsthatareexcessivelyrigidandperfectionistic.Ifso,changetheseandbereasonablewithyourcomparisons.Forexample,ifyouconstantlycompareyourweaknesseswithotherpeople'sstrengths,thenswitchthisandcompareyourselfwiththosewhoaredoingpoorerthanyouaswell.Overall,peoplewhofocusmoreontheirstrengthsthantheirweaknessesbutatthesametimeareawareoftheirweaknesseshaveahealthierself-evaluationresult.Whenfacedwithtoomuchfearaboutasituation,imaginetheworstcaseandvisualizeasolutionforit,thenletgooffear.Thisway,youwillbepreparedforanythingandyourfearwillnotblockyoufrombeingopenandcreativetodifferentsolutions.Forexample,ifyouareconstantlyworriedaboutlosingyourjobuptoapointwhereitiscreatingalotofanxietyandfearandiseffectingyourperformanceandyourhappinessnegatively,thenthinkoflosingyourjob,visualizehowyouwillhandleit,findsolutionsinyourmindandthenletgoofthethoughtandthefearattachedtoit.Sopositivethinkersarebetterproblemsolversandhavebetterinteractions.Inadditiontothat,peoplewhoarepositivethinkersarehappierandmoresatisfiedwiththeirlife.1、Whyispositivethinkingasignificantelementofhappiness?A．Itmeansthatoneisblindtothetroublesanddifficultiesthatexist.B．Itmeansthatoneconstantlycompareseverythingwithotherpeople's.C．Itmeansthatoneisstronginmindandhasnothingtobeafraidof.D．Itmeansthatoneapproacheslifeandfaceschallengesmorehealthily.2、Whatdoesthetextsuggestaboutthejobyoudon'tlike?A．Quittingitandfindingabetterone.B．Keepingandtryingtomakeitbetter.C．Beingnegativeandnumbtoit.D．Challengingyourselfwithanewoutlook.3、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinparagraph4?A．Bepreparedfortheworst:andletgooffear.B．Beingconstantlyworriedwillloseyourjob.C．Fearwillpreventyoubeingopenandcreative.D．Thereisnothingtofearifwellprepared.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HowtofocusonthepositiveeventsB．HowtobeapositivethinkerC．WhattodowhenfacedwithfearD．Whattoknowofself-evaluation22．（8分）Educationisnotabystanderssport.Numerousresearchershaveshownthatwhenstudentsparticipateinclassroomdiscussiontheyholdmorepositiveattitudestowardschool,andthatpositiveattitudespromotelearning.ItisnocoincidencethatgirlsaremorepassiveintheclassroomdiscussionandscorelowerthanboysonSATs.Wefoundthatatallgradelevelsinallcommunitiesandinallsubjectareasboyscontrolledclassroomcommunication.Theyparticipatedinmoreinteractionsthangirlsdid,andtheirparticipationbecamegreaterastheyearwenton.Ourresearchcontradictedthetraditionalassumptionthatgirlscontrolclassroomcommunicationinreadingwhileboysinmath.WefoundthatwhetherthesubjectwaslanguageartsandEnglishormathandscience,boysgotmorethantheirfairshareofteacherattention.Thatteacherstalkmoretomalestudentsissimplybecauseboysaremoreaggressiveingrabbingtheirattentionbycallingoutanswerstotheteachers’questionsfirst.Whilegirlssitpatientlywiththeirhandsraisedorkeepsilent.PsychologistLisaSerbinandK.DanielO’Leary,thenatthestateuniversityofNewYorkatstonybrookstudiedclassroominteractionatpreschoollevelandfoundthatteachersgaveboysmoreattention,praisedthemmoreoftenandwereatleasttwiceaslikelytohaveextendedconversationswiththem.Yearsofexperiencehaveshownthatthebestwaytolearnsomethingistodoityourself.Itisalsoimportanttogivestudentsspecificanddirectfeedbackaboutthequalityoftheirworkandanswers.Teachersbehavedifferentlydependingonwhetherboysorgirlsareactivetoprovideanswersduringdiscussions.Duringclassroomdiscussion,teachersinourstudyreactedtoboysanswerswithpowerful,preciseandeffectiveresponses,whiletheyoftengavegirlsmildandunclearreactionsbecauseoftheirsilence.Toooften,girlsremaininthedarkaboutthequalityoftheiranswers.Activestudentsreceivingprecisefeedbackaremorelikelytoachieveacademically.Andtheyaremorelikelytobeboys.Thiskindofcommunicationgameisplayedatwork,aswellasatschool.Asreportedinnumerousstudies,itgoeslikethis.※Menspeakmoreoftenandfrequentlyinterruptwomen.※Listenersrecallmorefrommalespeakersthanfromfemalespeakers,evenwhenbothuseasimilarspeakingstyleandcoverthesamecontent.※Womenparticipatelessactivelyinconversation.Theydomoresmilingandgazing,andtheyaremoreoftenthepassivebystandersinprofessionalandsocialconversationsamongpeers.※Womenoftentheirownstatementsintounsurecomments.Thisisaccomplishedbyusingqualifiersandbyaddingtagquestion.Theseuncertainpatternsweakenimpactandsignalalackofpowerandinfluence.Onlywhengirlsareactiveandtreatedequallyintheclassroomwilltheybemorelikelytoachieveequalityintheworkplace.1、Whatdoestheauthorsmeanwhentheysay“Educationisnotabystanderssport.”?A．Bothboysandgirlsshoulddomoresports.B．Thegirlstudentsshouldbetheaudiencetowatchtheboystudents’discussions.C．Theboystudentsshouldnotbetooactiveintheclassroomdiscussions.D．Bothboyandgirlstudentsshouldtakeanactivepartintheclassroomdiscussions.2、WhichofthefollowingisNottrue?A．Girls’scoresarelowerthanboysonSATs.B．Girlscontrolclassroomdiscussioninreadingwhileboysinmaths.C．Boyscontrolclassroomdiscussioninbothreadingandmaths.D．Boysaremoreconfidentincallingoutanswerstocatchingtheteachers’attention.3、Thefactorsthatcontributetothestudents’effectivelearningarethefollowingexcept__________A．Thestudentscantakeanactivepartintheclassroomdiscussion.B．Thestudentsdoitthemselves.C．Teacherscangivestudentsspecificanddirectfeedbackthequalityoftheirworkandanswers.D．Studentstransformtheirownstatementsintouncertaincomments.23．（8分）IfyoulookontheInternet,youwillseethatalmosteverydayoftheyearcelebratessomekindoffood.These“holidays”havebecomeverypopularacrosstheUnitedStates.TheyoftenaretrendingstoriesonTwitter,anddescribedintheU.S.media.Theygivepeopleachancetoenjoysomethingtheymightnoteatnormally,likeNationalOnionRingDay,forexample.Foodholidaysalsogiverestaurantsandotherbusinessesachancetopromotetheirproducts.ButwheredidthesedistinctlyAmerican“holidays”comefrom?ManyaretheinventionofanAlabamaman,John-BryanHopkins.HewritesaboutfoodforhisFwebsite.HopkinstoldTimemagazinethatwhenhebeganhissitein2006,therewereonly175“holidays.”“Ifilledintherest,”hesaid.SomeofhisfavoritesareNationalOreoCookieDayonMarch6andNationalTaterTotDayonFebruary2.TheNationalDayCalendarhasalistofallthedifferentfoodandnon-foodrelated“holidays.”Inthepast,thewebsiteusedtoletanyonecreatetheirownday--foraprice.Butnow,thesiteonlyacceptsrequestsfrombusinessesandotherorganizations.Whilesomefood“holidays”areindeedmade-up,manyhavehistoricalroots.Forexample,NationalBeerDayonApril7markstheendofaU.S.banontheproduction,transport,importandsaleofalcoholicdrinks.Thebanlastedfrom1920until1933.TheSalvationArmy,aChristiangroup,launchedU.S.NationalDoughnutDayonJune1,1938.ItwasmeanttohonorwomenwhoservedsoldiersdoughnutsduringWorldWarI.Butnoteveryonelikesfoodholidays.BethanyJeanClementisafoodwriterfortheSeattleTimesnewspaper.Shewrote,“Igetthatsomepeoplemightbeexcitedby,say,NationalDoughnutDay.Butyoureallycanhaveadoughnutanydayyouwant!”TaviJuarez,ofF,thinksnationalfoodholidaysareheretostay.ShetoldtheSeattleTimes,“Inmyhumbleopinion,Ibelievethatfoodholidayswillcontinuetogrowinpopularityonline.Becausethere’salotofnegativityoutthere,whynotchoosetocelebratefoodinstead?”1、WhatcanwelearnaboutfoodholidaysfromParagraph1？A．Peoplecanenjoytheirfavoritefoodontheholidays.B．Restaurantswillmakemuchmoneyduringtheholidays.C．Peoplecaneatanyfoodtheywantontheholidays.D．Onlyspecialfoodareservedontheholidays.2、WhendidthefirstNationalBeerDayprobablybegin?A．In1920B．In1933C．In1913D．In19383、Howmanyfoodholidaysarementionedinthepassage?A．FourB．SixC．FiveD．Three4、WhatadvicedoesTaviJuaregiveinthelastParagraph?A．Celebratingfoodholidays.B．Celebratingfoodinsteadoffoodholidays.C．Toreducethenegativityoffoodholidays.D．Tosupportfoodholidaysonline.24．（8分）EverylivingthingonEarthiseitheraplantorananimal,right?Wrong!Manyorganisms(有機體)inourworldareneither.Someofthemfloatthroughtheair,andsomeliehiddenintheground.Theydonotneedsunlighttosurvive,andiftheweatherbecomestoocold,theycanbecomeinactiveuntilconditionsimprove.Whatarethese?Theyarecalledfungi(菌類),andyouseethemalmosteveryday.Manykindsoffungiseemdisgusting,suchasthegreenblackthingsthatappearonthefoodwhicharelefttoolongintherefrigerator.Butotherkindsarenotsobad.Forexample,theyeast(酵母)thatisusedtomakebreadandmushroomsarebothfungi.Whatmakesfungidifferentfromplantsandanimals?Ananimalcanmovearoundbyitself.Fungigetaroundtoo,buttheydon’thavefeet,wings,ortails.Theyhavetowaitforwindorsomeotheroutsideforcetomovethem.Plantsaredifferentfromfungibecausetheyhavechlorophyll(葉綠素).Ithelpsthemmakefoodfromtheenergyinsunlight.Fungidonothavechlorophyll.Somefungiarebad,whileothersarenot.Somefungicausediseases,suchasathlete’sfoot,whichmakesfeetuncomfortable.Otherkindsoffungicanbeusedtomakemedicines,whichhavesavedmanylives.Fungicleanupmorethanwounds,though.Theyaretheworld’sfirstrecyclers.Withoutfungi,ourworldwouldbeamess.Sincefungicannotmaketheirownfoodasplantsdo,theymustgettheirfoodelsewhere.Manyfungigettheirfoodfromdeadplants.Theybreakthemdownandturnthemintosoil.Thefungigetameal,andtheworldgetsahousecleaning.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disgusting”mostprobablymean?A．strong.B．unpleasant.C．active.D．small.2、Accordingtothepassage,.A．fungicanmoveeverywherebythemselvesB．fungiareunabletosurviveincoldconditionsC．somefungicanmakefoodfromtheenergyinsunlightD．somefungiareusefultohumansandtheenvironment3、Wherecanyoumostprobablyfindthispassage?A．Inasocialreport.B．Inabiologybook.C．Inageographymagazine.D．Inafarmingbook.25．（10分）Smartphoneshavebeenblamedforeverythingfromtakingdrivers’attentionfromdrivingtokeepingpeopleonthesofascrolling(滾屏)videos.Butthesmartphonethatseemstobeeverywherecouldjustaseasilyincreasephysicalactivityifitpushesitsowner’sbuttonsintherightway.Newresearchshowsthatmakingsocialconnectionsthroughactivity-trackingappsgetspeopletomovemore.Andaseparatestudyonthissummer’s“PokemonGo”phenomenonshowsthatthesmartphonegamegotplayerstotakethousandsmorestepsthanusual.Together,thestudiesshowthepotentialforsmartphonestopusharangeofpeopletobemoreactive.Peoplewholinkedwithfriendsontheactivity-trackingappincreasetheirstepsby400adayonaverageoverthenextweek,comparedwithpeoplewhomadenosocialconnections,accordingtoTimAlthoffandtwoothercomputerscientistsatStanfordUniversity.Theeffectofsocialconnectionsdeclined,butremainedsignificantforfivemonthsbeforethenumbersfellbackevenwithuserswhomadenoconnections.Suchinsightsshowthepromiseofsmartphonesandgamestohelpwithoneofthemoststubbornpublichealthproblems-thatevenpeoplewhowanttobeactivehavetroublestayingactive.AnNBAvideogame,forexample,givesplayersextrapowersinthegameiftheyreachastepgoalinreallife.Theapp“Zomies,Run!”usesaudiostoriestopushpeopletorunmoreorrunfaster.Still,thereisroomforgrowth:Onlyabout4%ofallhealthappsuse“gamification,”suchaspoint-scoringorcompetition,accordingtoastudypublishedinOctoberinBMJOpen.“Gamificationisactuallyquitecloselylinkedwithbehaviorchangetechniques,”saysDr.ElizabethAnnEdwards,thestudy’sleadauthorandadoctorandresearcheratQueenMaryUniversityofLondon.1、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsmartphones?A．Theyleadtopeople’slackofphysicalactivity.B．Theywillmakepeoplehavemoreconnections.C．Theycanhavevideogamesmoreinteresting.D．Theycaninvolvetheirusersinmoreexercise.2、Accordingto“PokemonGo”phenomenon,smartphoneusersbecomemoreactivebecause.A．theyhavemoresocialconnectionsB．theygetextrapowersinlifeC．thegamesincreasephysicalactivityD．alifegoalhasbeensetstepbystep3、Whoaremostlikelytoexercisemore?A．Videowatchersonthesofa.B．Smartphonegamelovers.C．Peoplewithnosocialconnections.D．Peoplewithtroublestayingactive.4、Howdoestheauthortrytoarguetheeaseofsmartphones?A．Byshowingtheresultsofsomeresearches.B．Byexplainingthefunctionsofsmartphones.C．Bygivingvividdescriptionofsomegames.D．Byanalyzingthecausesofpublichealthproblems.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）ThismorningIsawanoldman.Afewmonthsagohewas1cansandbottlesfromtherecyclebinsinmyneighborhood.Iwas2toseeandsaddenedbythefactthathehadtodothisto3.Ithoughtaboutputtingbottlesinabagforhimwithanoteattached4thatthebagwasforhimtotake,butthenthoughtitmaynotbethebest5.SoIletitgo.One6dayIsawhimagainridinghisbikewithbagsofbottles7tohishandle-barswearingaraincoat.Myheart8.Ifelt9thinkingIcouldneverconnectwithhim.Soyoucanimaginemy10whenIsawhimduringmywalkagain.ThenI11thebigbagofcansandbottlesIhadcollected."Hecanhavethose!"Ithought.Iwalked12overtohimandmanagedtowhisperaveryquiet"Hi".Iwasalittle13.Ihadneverapproachedanyonelikehimbefore.IaskedhimifhecouldwaittheresothatIcouldgethimsomemore14.Hesaid,“Thatwouldbeverymuchappreciated.”I15mybagandcamebackin5minutesandtherehewasintheshade16.Ihandedthebagtohimand17tohimthatitwasn'tmuch.Andthenwithabright18hesaid,“Everylittlebit19.Thankssomuch.”Iwishedhimagreatdayandrestartedmywalkfeelingalittle20inmystep.1、A．picking B．buying C．gathering D．collecting2、A．shocked B．excited C．annoyed D．disappointed3、A．work B．manage C．survive D．earn4、A．writing B．reading C．speaking D．telling5、A．idea B．experiment C．suggestion D．fact6、A．cloudy B．windy C．sunny D．rainy7、A．stuck B．attached C．placed D．led8、A．wentdown B．brokedown C．sankdown D．felldown9、A．unlucky B．unsafe C．careless D．powerless10、A．disappointment B．surprise C．doubt D．relief11、A．remembered B．reminded C．recovered D．regained12、A．patiently B．sharply C．quietly D．happily13、A．calm B．nervous C．generous D．curious14、A．rubbish B．bottles C．money D．gifts15、A．left B．found C．moved D．fetched16、A．thinking B．sleeping C．counting D．waiting17、A．apologized B．shouted C．argued D．reported18、A．look B．color C．smile D．future19、A．helps B．means C．depends D．goes20、A．stronger B．slower C．lighter D．heavier第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）WangPengfelt1．(frustrate)inhisemptyrestaurantbecausenocustomershavecometohisrestaurantever2．hegotupearlyinthemorning.Hewantedtofindoutwhy.Hehurriedoutand3．(follow)LiChangintoanewly-openedrestaurant.Hefoundthattheowner4．(name)YongHuiwasservingslimmingfoodtomakepeoplethin.Drivenby5．(curious),WangPengcameforwardtotakeacloselookatthemenu.Hecouldnotevenbelievehiseyes.Hewasamazed6．whathesaw.Hehurriedoutsideandwenttothelibrarytodosomeresearch.7．alotofreading,herealizedthatYongHui’sfoodmadepeoplebecometired8．(quick)becauseitwasnotenergy-givingfood.9．(arrive)home，WangPengrewrotehisownsign.The10．(compete)betweenthetworestaurantswason!第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）英語課上，老師要求同桌同學相互修改作文。假設以下書信為你同桌所寫，請你對其進行修改。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

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2、只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。LastmonthourschoolheldaReadingWeek,whichaimwastoencouragethestudentstoreadingwidely.Duringtheweek,bookloversrecommendedaplentyofgoodbookssuitableforhighschoolstudents.Inaddition,twofamouswritersareinvitedtogivelecturesonhowtounderstandandappreciateliterarywork.Thepoetryrecitationcontestwasanotheramazedactivityforthestudentstobringhistalentintofullplay.Allthecontestantstookturnsreadtheirfavoritepoemstotheaudience.WeallfindtheReadingWeekverybeneficially.Ithasnotonlyenrichedourschoollife,andalsohelpedusformthehabitofreading.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華。自進入高三以來你媽媽不允許你使用智能手機，她認為這會影響學習和視力，而你認為智能手機能解決學習中的困惑且方便與同學交流。你們之間的沖突讓你感到很苦惱。請你用英語給某英語報社編輯Mr.Advice寫一封信尋求幫助。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右(開頭和結尾已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù))；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearMr.Advice,IamLiHua,aSeniorThreestudent.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________