2022屆黑龍江省大慶一高三一診考試英語試卷含解析

2021-2022高考英語模擬試卷

考生須知：

1,全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色

字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應位置上。

2,請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。

3.保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。

第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1.Shesaidherisenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.

Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.

A.pensionB.benefitC.allowanceD.bonus

2.Natureisunderstandableinthesenseshewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskher

questionsviaobservation.

A.thatB.where

C.howD.what

3.Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn'sbirthdayparty.

A.isholdingB.hasheld

C.isheldD.willbeheld

4.Iaboutwhatyou'vesaidandI'vedecidedtotakeyouradvice.

A.thoughtB.havebeenthinking

C.wasthinkingD.hadthought

5.Thenewswasaterribleblowtoher,butshetheshocksoon.

A.gotoutB.gotoverC.gotoffD.gotthrough

6.theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.

A.NotcompletingB.Notcompleted

C.NothavingcompletedD.Havingnotcompleted

7.Ifweatableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.

A.reserveB.reserved

C.havereservedD.hadreserved

8.—Whereistheplane?Ican'tseeit.

?一Itwentoffitstokeepawayfromthesuddenstorm.

A.courseB.road

C.flightD.direction

9.Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,topickupwhereI'dleftoff.

A.hopingB.hope

C.tohopeD.hoped

10.Intheforest,soundisthebestmeansofcommunicationoverdistanceincomparisonwithlight,itwon'tbe

blockedbytreeswhentravelling.

A.whileB.because

C.whenD.though

11.upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday.

A.GetB.HavinggotC.GettingD.Toget

12.Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.

A.whatB.which

C.asD.that

13.Don'tforgettosendattendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.

A.howeverB.whatever

C.whoeverD.wherever

14.—Jack,myplanearrivesat8:30pmwhen,Isuppose,youdinner.

—ButIcanwait.

A.willhaveB.havehad

C.willhavehadD.arehaving

15.Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathedestroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutan

apology.

A.accidentallyB.carelesslyC.deliberatelyD.clumsily

16.Ifyouwanttogofurtherinthenewsport,thebestwayistoandpractisemorefrequently.

A.diveinB.dropout

C.catchonD.springup

17.—Jackhasbeenoutofconsciousnesssincetheaccident.Willhecometohimself?doctor?

—It'sgoingtobetoughbutweanticipatethathewill.

A.putthroughB.pullthrough

C.putoverD.pullover

18.Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto.

A.facethemusicB.saveface

C.costtheirarmandlegD.landontheirfeet

19.Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,onlytodayisagift,andthatiswecallitpresent.

A.howB.whenC.whyD.where

20.Ourbossistoostrictwithus.Ican'tinwiththeworksituationhere.

A.fitB.getC.makeD.take

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）Itisaquestionpeoplehavebeenaskingforages.Isthereawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess?

Forcenturies,peoplehavebeenlookingfora“fountainofyouth.^^Theideaisthatifyoufindamagicalfountain,

anddrinkfromitswaters,youwillnotage.SpanishexplorerJuanPoncedeLeonsearchedforwaterswithmagical

powersintheearly1500s.ButwhathefoundinsteadistheAmericanstateofFlorida.

ResearchersinNewYorkdidnotfindanactualfountainofyouth,buttheymayhavefoundawaytoturnbackthe

agingprocess.Itappearstheanswermaybehiddenrightbetweenyoureyes,inanareacalledthehypothalamus.

Thehypothalamusispartofyourbrain.Itcontrolsimportantactivitieswithinthebody.CaiDongsheng,a

professorattheAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicine,foundthathypothalamusstemcellsinfluencehowfastagingtakes

placeinthebodyaswell.Healsoreportedthatwhenthehypothalamusstartsaging,sodoesthebody.

“Sowhenhypothalamusfunctionisindecline,particularlythelossofhypothalamusstemcells,andthisprotection

againsttheagingdevelopmentislost,iteventuallyleadstoaging.”

Usingthisinformation,theresearchersbegantryingtoactivate（激活）orenergizethehypothalamusinlaboratory

mice.Theydidthisbyinjecting（注射）theanimalswithstemcells.Later,theresearchersexaminedtissuesandtestedfor

changesinbehavior.Theylookedforchangesinthestrengthoftheanimals9muscles.Theyalsostudiedthesocial

behaviorandcognitive（認知）abilityofthemice.

Theresearcherssaytheresultsshowthatthetreatmentslowedagingintheanimals.Caisaysinjectingmiddle-aged

micewithstemcellsfromyoungermicehelpedtheolderanimalslivelonger.

Thesefindingscouldleadtonewwaystohelpdoctorsidentifyandtreatanynumberofhealthissuesconcerning

agingproblems.Ifthemicecanlivelonger,doesthatmeanpeoplecouldhavelongerlives?ThisisthequestionCaiand

histeamarethinkingabout.

1、WhatdidJuanPoncedeLeonfind?

A,TheAmericanstateofFlorida.

B.Magicalpowers.

C.AFountainofyouth.

D.Awaytostoptheagingprocess.

2、Whatdoweknowaboutthehypothalamus?

A.Itislocatedintheeyes.

B.Itstartsagingduetotheincreaseofitsstemcells.

C.Itplaysakeyroleincontrollingtheagingprocess.

D.Itfunctionswellwhenthebodystartsaging.

3、Whatdidtheresearchersdoduringtheexperiment?

A.Theystrengthenedthemusclesofthemice.

B.Theyexaminedtissuesandtestedthebehaviourofmice.

C.Theyinjectedthestemcellsintotheyoungermice.

D.Theychangedthesocialbehaviorandcognitiveabilityofthemice.

4^Whatwouldtheresearchersprobablydonext?

A.Injectstemcellsofmiceintohumans.

B.Researchonthecognitivepsychology.

C.Helpthemicelivelonger.

D.Seeifanti-agingeffectsalsoworkinhumanbeings.

22.（8分）WEWILLNEVERFORGET

ELEPHANT-ENDOTHELIOTROPICHERPESVIRUS（EEHV）ISADEADLYVIRUSWHICHAFFECTS

YOUNGELEPHANTSGLOBALLY.Wewanttofindasolutiontothisdisease.

Thiscomplexdiseaseishavingacatastrophic（災難性的）effectontheglobalconservationoftheAsianelephantand

wewanttofindasolutiontotheproblemassoonaspossibletostopmoreelephantsfromdyingfromthisdeadlydisease.

EEHVDOESN*TDISCRIMINATE（區(qū)另lj）

Itdoesn*tmatterwhetherit'satwoyearoldelephantatChesterZoo,atazoointheUSAorinthewildin

Africa—thisisaproblemrightaroundtheworldwhichmakesitevenmorecritical（關(guān)鍵的）thatwefindananswer.We

don'twantittobeanextinctionleveleventforthisimportantanimal.

MIKEJORDAN,CHESTERZOOSCOLLECTIONSDIRECTOR

Atpresent,notenoughisknownaboutthisdiseasesoweneedtocarryoutimportantresearchtohopefullyget

closertofindingawaytostoppingitkillingmoreelephants.We'repartoftheworldconservationcommunitydevotedto

theconservationofAsianelephants,sowewillcontinuetocarryoutmoreresearchandworktodiscovermoreabout

thisvirusandhowtotreatit.

WE*REACTINGFORELEPHANTS...

...tohelpsavetheglobalpopulationofthespecies.Youcanhelpfindasolutionbymakingadonationtoday.We

WillNeverForget.

DONATETOWEWILLNEVERFORGET

Jointhefightnowand100%ofyourmoneywillsupporttheresearchandhelpusputastoptothisdeadlyvirus.

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1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutEEHV?

A.IthasaffectedmanyAsiananimals.B.Ithasn'tbeenwellcontrolled.

C.Ithasalittleeffectonelephants.D.Itisakindofanimal.

2、WhichofthefollowingaboutMikeJordanisTRUE?

A.Heworksforprotectingelephants.

B.Heisawell-knownanimaldoctor.

C.Heisafamousspokenpersonforelephants.

D.He'smostlikelytofindthecauseofthedisease.

3、Howcanyoudonatemoney?

A.BygivingittoMikeJordan.B.Bygivingittotheauthor.

C.Bymakingdonationsregularly.D.Bymakingdonationsthroughbank.

4、Whatisthetextismeantto?

A.Toexplainit'sdifficulttoprotectAsianelephants.

B.ToencouragepeopletoresearchEEHV.

C.ToattractpeopletosaveAsianelephants.

D.TointroducesomethingaboutAsianelephants.

23.(8分)You'veprobablyvisitedtheTiananmenGatetower—thelandmarkbuildingofBeijing,butyoumay

nothaveheardofKuaiXiang.Alongwithhim,thefollowingremarkablearchitectsalltookthecenterstageattheir

times.

KuaiXiang(1399—1481)

TiananmenGatetowerisuniversallyconsideredthebrainchildofKuaiXiang.Byfollowinginthefootstepsof

ancienthomebuilders,hesuccessfullypresentedtheEmperorJudywithagrandwoodenstructurewhichhasstoodthe

testoftimeforalmost600years.Visitorsarealsohookedonitsdelicatepaintings.

leobMingPei(1917-present)

Hismottois：Traditionsshouldbesealedinglassboxesatmuseums.Heisalwaysstrugglingwith

innovation.AlthoughundergrillingfromFrenchconservativecritics,hestillplantedaglasspyramidintothecourtyard

oftheLouvre.HisotherworksincludeJohnF.KennedyLibrary,BeijingFragrantHillHotelandSuzhouMuseum.

ZahaHadid（1950-2016）

In2004,shebecamethefirstwomantowinthePritzkerArchitecturePrize,theNobelPrizeforarchitecture.She

usedtrickstomaximizeavailablespace.Herfluid-styleworkspioneertheconceptofmicro-living.Thecurves（曲線）of

GuangzhouOperaHouseperfectlymatchtheriseandfallofitssurroundingbuildings,formingauniqueview.

MengFanchao（1959-present）

Manypeopledismissedthebuildingofamegabridgeasapipedream,butMengFanchaoturnedthisintoreality

bybuildingHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge.Thislongestcross-seabridge,whenviewedafar,lookslikeadynamic

dragonbravingtherollingwavesofLingdingSea.

1、WhatcanweinferaboutKuaiXiang?

A.Heneverfollowstraditions.B.Helacksfinancialsupport.

C.Heisasuccessfularchitect.D.Helikesdelicatehooks.

2、WhafsIeohMingPci'sattitudetowardscreation?

A.Positive.B.Uncaring.

C.Subjective.D.Disapproving.

3、WhatdoZahaHadidandMengFanchaohaveincommon?

A.Theyemphasizetheuseofspace.B.Theysetaremarkablerecord.

C.Theylikefollowingothers9opinions.D.theirworksmeetwithaboycott

24.（8分）You'veprobablyheardaboutsportscoaches,fitnesscoaches,vocalmusicteachers,career

counselors9psychiatrists（精神病醫(yī)師）andotherspecialistswhoteachskillsandhelpuscopewithdailylife.

Butthere'sarapidlygrowingkindofprofessionalwhodoesalittlebitofeverything.Sheorheiscalleda"life

coach”.Peoplewhoareatcrossroadsintheirlivesandcorporationsthatwanttogivecertainemployeesacareerboost

areturningtothemforhelp.

Theideathatoneperson'ssuccessstorycanchangeotherpeople'slivesforthebettergoesbackatleasttothe1930s.

DaleCarnegie9sfamousself-improvementprogram“HowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeople”camealongsoon

thereafter.

Butthisnewstyleoflifecoachesincludesmorethanenthusiasticspeakersorwriters.Theyusetheirown

experiencesinbusiness,sports,militaryservice,orpsychotherapy理療法）tohelpothersmakecriticallifedecisions.

Theyoftengivetheirapproachaslogan,suchas“energycoaching"or"fearlessliving"or"workingyourself

happy”.

DaveLakhaniinBoise,Idaho,forinstance,workswithsalespeopletodevelopwhathecallsa“roadmap".Hesays

anongoingrelationshipwithacoachislikehavingapersonalfitnesstrainerforone'scareerandlifeoutsidework.

Lakhani,sBoldApproachcoachingfirmalsodonatessomeofitstimetohelppeoplewhoareanythingbut

successful—includingbatteredwomenandstrugglingsinglemothers.

Butothersintheso-called"helpingprofessions^arenotthrilledaboutthelife-coachingmovement.Theysaythat

anyone,trainedoruntrained,cancallhimselforherselfalifecoach,andthatslick（華而不實的）promoterswhomess

withpeople'slivescandomoreharmthangood.

1、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WorkingYourselfHappy

B.LifeCoachesHelpwithToughDecisions

C.HowtoCopewithDailyLifewithLifeCoaches

D.TheLife-CoachingMovement

2、Theunderlinedphrase“l(fā)ifecoach”inParagraph2means“

A.thecareercounselorwhoteachesskills

B.thepsychiatristwhohelpsuscopewithdailylife

C.thefitnesscoachwhoteachesuslessons

D.thespecialistwhohelpsusmakeimportantlifedecisions

3、Thelastparagraphismainlyabout.

A.theintroductionsoflifecoach

B.thedisagreementsoflifecoach

C.theeffectsoflifecoach

D.theexperiencesoflifecoach

4、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardslifecoaches?

A.Cautious.B.Approving.

C.Casual.D.Disapproving.

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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）Spellingwassortofmysuperpower.Iwasn'tamathorscienceguy,butIcouldchewand]

books.

“Yourwordisonomatopoeia,Msaidtheannouncer.Onthestageof“SchoolBee,”mybrain2tothespelling

beesahead:firstthecountychampionship,thenthestate,andfinallythenationalspellingbee.IglancedbackatAlexa,

whowantedanotherchanceat3IfImissedthisword,she*dbe4inthegame.Butthatwouldn't

happen.Chinup,shouldersback,I5mythroat,wO-n-o-m-a-t-o-p-o-e-i-a.wImadeit.

Thetrophy（獎杯）waspresentedtome.Ishoutedonstage,UIamthealpha-bcsf9.Surprisingly,mysister,Deandra,

rolledhereye§?"You'rea6winner."Deandramadea7face.uShetriedtoshakeyourhandbutyou__

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Ididn't9atall.^Anyway,Iwontheschoolbee.”“Don'tbeproud.You'llsoonbefacingthe10of

thebestinthecountybee.”

"Willthey11me?Iamthealpha-bestwithnoeffortsatall.”Aftersixrounds,thenumberofstudents___

12frommorethan100tojustsevenandIwasoneoutoftheseven.IfIhadbeengivenwordslikeaerospaceor

conical,I'dmake13already.Unfortunately,I14withthewordmaestroatlast.Istood15for

thelongestmoment.

Thefinalwinneractedtheexact16ofmine.Heacceptedhistrophywithasmallbow,andthenshook

handswiththerunner-up（亞軍）.IgottoknowDeandra9swords17.

IapologizedtoAlexa,"I'msorry1wasso18whenIwon.""Howwasthecountybee?”Alexaasked."A_

19Ifyouneedastudypartnerfornexttime,I'mhappytohelp.”“Really?Lefs20onit,partner.”“Better

latethannever."Alexasaid,shakingmyhand.

1、A.preferB.acquireC.writeD.digest

2、A.flashedbackB.fastforwardedC.paidattentionD.gotdown

3、A.winningB.announcingC.listeningD.missing

4、A.backB.offC.outD.away

5、A.driedB.clearedC.closedD.choked

6、A.terribleB.fairC.greatD.real

7、A.happyB.sourC.cheerfulD.painful

8、A.ignoredB.agreedC.acceptedD.doubted

9、A.answerB.careC.regretD.decline

10、A.poorestB.easiestC.bestD.luckiest

11、A.admireB.passC.influenceD.match

12、A.jumpedB.roseC.decreasedD.spread

13、A.concernB.effortsC.progressD.history

14^A.changedB.fellC.crashedD.relieved

15、A.byB.aroundC.frozenD.tall

16、A.roleB.wayC.oppositeD.behavior

17、A.tookplaceB.madesenseC.cameoutD.caughtup

18、A.ashamedB.shockedC.cautiousD.impolite

19、A.disasterB.dealC.successD.dream

20、A.relyB.restC.baseD.shake

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(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

27.(15分)Thereisawidevarietyofbooksavailablethatcontaincross-culturalcharacters.Manyofthefriendships

featuredinearlypicturebookstendl.(include)verysimpleexamples,butaschildrenbecomemorefluent

2,(read)/thereisagreatervarietyofbookswithcomplexexamplesoffriendshipamongthemaincharacters.

Forexample,inthepicturebookTheSandwichSwap3.(write)byQueenRaniaAlAbdullahofJordan,the

authorillustratesthecross-culturalfriendshipbetweenSalmaandLily,andthesimilaritiesanddifferencestheyshare.

Theyarebestfriendsatschool,4.theyhappilydrawpictures,playontheswings,andjumprope.SalmaandLilyalso

eattheirlunchtogetherinthecafeteria,andatthatpointtheyrecognize5.difference.Salmaeatsahumus(鷹嘴豆泥)

sandwich.6.Lilyeatsapeanutbutterandjellysandwich.Atfirst,theyannouncethateachother'ssandwichis

“yucky,“andthedisagreementcontinuesuntilit7,(final)leadstoafoodfight.However,SalmaandLilylearntowork

out8.(they)differences.Whentheyeachtrytheother'ssandwich,theyrealizethedifferentsandwichesaretasty.

Althoughthisbook9?(describe)friendswhoenjoysocializingtogetherandtherelationshipisalesscomplexformof

friendship,itdoesshowthatsmallthingscanruinfriendships.However,10?thiscase,thefriendshipturnsouttobe

stronger.

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)假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，

每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(A),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處多者(從第11處起)不計分。

Iamwritingtosuggestliftthebanonusingsmartphones,tabletcomputersandothermobiledevicesinclass.

Mobiledevicescameintoexistenceasresultofthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.Theywouldbenefitusa

lotaslongastheyareusedproper.First,mobiledevicesareefficiencyandcanhelpteachersknowthatstudents

understandwhatistaughtwhentheyfinishtheirexercises.Second,mobiledevicescanmakeclassesmoreinterestedso

studentswillbemorewillingtolearn.Finally,usingmobiledeviceswillreducetheuseofpaper,andwhichwillbegood

fortheenvironment.Pleasetakemysuggestionintoconsider.

Lookingforwardtoyoureply.

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

29.（25分）假如你是李星，你的加拿大朋友Martin想來中國上大學，他想向你了解一些關(guān)于中國發(fā)展和機遇的

信息。請你結(jié)合以下要點并結(jié)合自己的觀點，給他回一封信。

1.中國發(fā)展非常好……；

2.舉例說明，例如一帶一路倡議和中國夢提出；中歐班列開行及其優(yōu)勢……

3.邀請他來中國深造。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右，開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計入總數(shù)；

2.可適當增加情節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

參考詞匯：中歐班列：China-EUlinetrains;一帶一路倡議：OneBeltOneRoadInitiative

DearMartin,

Gladtohearfromyou.

Bestwishes!

Yours,

LiXing

參考答案

第一部分（共20小題，每小題L5分，滿分30分）

1、A

2、A

3、D

4、B

5、B

6、C

7、D

8、A

9、A

10、B

11、C

12、C

13、C

14、C

15、C

16、A

17、B

18、B

19、C

20、B

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、1、A

2、C

3、B

4、D

22、Mostpeoplerealizethatfastfoodisn'tthehealthiestorbest-tastingcuisine（菜肴）.Itis,however,expectedtobe

fast.

ManychainslikeMcDonald'shavestruggledwithslowerfooddeliveryinrecentyears,becausetherearemore

itemsonthemenu.Buttheworld*slargestrestaurantchain,whichserves68millioncustomersdailyin119countries,is

tryingtochangethat.

Forseveralmonths,McDonald'shasbeentestingwhat'scalledtheUjust-for-youexperience^^.In200US

restaurants（andmorethan2,000acrosstheglobe）,customersareabletoorderdirectlyfromaself-servekiosk（售貨亭）,

afterwhichanemployeebringsthemealdirectlytothetable.

McDonald'schiefexecutiveSteveEasterbrook,speakingataMcDonald*si^nNew-York'sTribecaneighbourhood

onThursday,saidthecompanyhaslongexpectedcustomerstoadapttoitsbusinessmodeloforderingatthecounter

andthenwaitingtocollecttheirownfood.Now,hesaid,“We'readaptingourbusinessaroundcustomers.”

Itshowedthat“testrunsatmorethan500restaurants...showedanincreaseinfoottrafficandcontributedtoa

mid-single-digitpercentageincreaseinrestaurantsales,liftingthe5to6averagecheckby1,onaverage."Customer

satisfactionscoresalsoincreased,^becausefamilies,inparticular,appreciatehavingtheirfoodbroughttothem.^The

companyalsoannouncedthebeginningofanewmobileorder-and-payapp,whichwouldallowcustomerstoorderand

payforfoodfromtheirsmartphones.

Mike,acommoncustomer,said,“Asa