陕西省西安市临潼区2022届高考二模考试 英语 专题（含答案）.doc

1、西安市临潼区高三第二次模拟考试英语试题(试卷满分:150分考 试时间:120分钟)注意事项:1.本试卷由四个部分组成。其中,第一、第二和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。2.回答选择题时,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效。.第一部分听力(共两节,满分 30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B .C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例:How much is th

2、e shirt?A.19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是C。1. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Pay the rent. B. Talk to the agent. C. Act as the guarantee.2. What does the man need to know?A. The price of the tickets.B. The location of the concert.C. The dates of the performances.3. Where does the conversation

3、 probably take place?A.In a zoo. B. In a store. C. In a clinic.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A friend. B. A gallery. C. Ancient artists.5. What activity are the speakers going to do?A. Walking. B. Sailing. C. Cycling.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个

4、选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6. How many people will attend the meeting tomorrow morning?A.15. B.16. C.17.7. Where will the speakers probably have the meeting?A. In the cafeteria. B. In the reading room. C. In the conference room.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题

5、。8. Who is probably the man?A. A teacher. B. A writer. C. A student.9. What does the man like best about Daniel Finds a Poem?A. Its words. B. Its illustrations. C. Its topic.10. Where will the woman likely get a copy of the book?A. From a secondhand bookstore.B. From an online bookshop.C. From the s

6、chool library.听第8段材料,回答第11至14题。11. What event have the speakers just attended?A. A speech competition.B. A graduation ceremony.C. A parent-teacher meeting.12. How did the woman feel on stage?A. Nervous. B. Calm. C. Delighted.13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Schoolmates.

7、B. Teacher and student. C. Father and daughter.14. What will the man probably do next?A. Have a coffee. B. Go to a party. C. See some photos.听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。15. Why did the womans family move to Canada?A. Because she wanted to study there.B. Because her mother went to work there.C. Because her fath

8、er got a better job there.16. Where did the woman first meet Rebecca?A. On a bus. B. In the classroom. C. At the basketball club.17. What does the woman miss most about Canada?A. The lifestyle. B. The people. C. The space.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18. What atracted the speaker to archaeology(考古学)?A. The din

9、osaur egg stories.B. The old coin exhibition.C. The Egyptian pyramid program.19. What period did the speaker concentrate on after university?A. The Stone Age. B. The Iron Age. C. The Bronze Age.20. What does the speaker think is the most difficult part of his job?A. Giving talks. B. Doing lab analys

10、is. C. Digging for buried objects.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。AThings to Do in Atlanta This WeekendStart the year off by experiencing something new this weekend! Here are our favorite events picked for this weekend.The Glenn Miller Orchestra at Spivey H

11、all, SaturdayThe music of Glenn Miller has an unusual sound. Combine that with the perfect sound affects at Spivey Hall,and you get a concert that is sure to have your toes tapping. And really , who doesnt love Challanooga Choo Choo?Garden Lights at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, SaturdayThis is the

12、last night for this annual light show at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. It is particularly unusual that the magical sound of frogs in the conservatory (温室) is not from a recording. That magic is coming from the real frogs that live there. If its not too crowded, stop along the way，close your eyes and

13、 just listen.Childrens Workshop: Egyptian Hieroglyphs (象形文字) , SaturdayDoes your child dream of becoming a historian when he grows up? If you answer “yes , you will want to take him to the Michael C. Carlos Museum. Participants will learn how to read and write ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs from Egypt

14、ologist Annie Shanley. Children will have an opportunity to discover the meaning of hieroglyphs on tomb reliefs and statues.Colin Mochrie at Dads Garage Theatre，Saturday and SundaySet the tone for a great 2018 with laughter. Colin Mochrie comes to Dads Garage Theatre and brings his lightning-quick c

15、reativity and humor.If you want to look at all the events happening this weekend ，check out our full events calendar.21. Where can people enjoy Glenn Millers works?A. At Dads Garage Theatre. B. At Spivey Hall.C. At the Atlanta Botanical Garden. D. At the Michael C. Carlos Museum.22. What makes the l

16、ight show at the Atlanta Botanical Garden unusual?A. The perfect light effects. B. The magical sound from a recording.C. The specially designed conservatory. D. The sound from real frogs.23. What can tourists do at the Michael C. Carlos Museum?A. Learn to read and write ancient Egyptian writing. B.

17、Meet some singers face to face.C. Interview Annie Shanley. D. Carve hieroglyphs on tomb reliefs and statues.24. Which of the fllowing can best describe the event to be held at Dads Garage Theatre?A. Challenging. B. Educational. C. Amusing. D. Historic.BMy grandmother was from a town in Michigan. Sum

18、mer after summer, I enjoyed staying with my grandparents as a young child. 1 was from the city and loved the small town they lived in. People knew everyone, their kids, their pets, and their ancestors. The bond with them continued to grow as I grew and they got older. Grandma was always using her ha

19、nds for something exciting. She would make ltte sandwiches and wed have tea parties. Shed make beautiful quilts for each one. 1 remember the small thimble (顶针) she would use while doing her needle work.A few years ago, when Grandma left this earth, I bid farewell to a loving grandmother. How quickly

20、 our lives can change. We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier, on her 91st birthday.I missed her very much. On one particular birthday , when I was feeling a lite low, something happened to make me feel like she was sharing that special day with me. I was arranging some colorful pil

21、lows that she had made, and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow. It was small and hard. I moved the object to a seam (接缝) that I carefully opened, and to my delight out came a tiny silver thimble! How happy I was to find something that had been a part of her. Not realizing it had fallen off

22、her finger, I pictured her sewing it in that little pillow that I just happened to place on my bedspread (床罩) that day. I carefully laid the thimble alongside the others Ive collected over the years, where I could continue to see the gift God chose to reveal to me. What a precious memory of a very s

23、pecial lady who somehow, I knew, was laughing in delight at sewing her thimble inside my pillow.I made some tea, using my best china, as Grandma always did, and enjoyed my tea and Grandmas thimble.What a wonderful birthday that was! 25. The author liked staying with her grandparents because .A. she

24、was curious about people and things thereB. they often bought her some giftsC. she could have tea parties and eat sandwichesD. she could learn to sew quilts26. How did the author feel when she found the silver thimble?A. Sad. B. Proud. C. Lucky. D. Cheerful.27. It can be inferred from the passage th

25、at the silver thimbleA. was the item the author had been trying to findB. was very precious to the authorC. was the most treasured possession of GrandmaD. was a birthday gift Grandma had given the author28. What is the best title for the passage?A. A little pillow. B. My grandparents.C. Grandmas sil

26、ver thimble. D. My childhood.CThe World Health Organization says the widespread use of sugar in food products and drinks is a major concern in many areas. So WHO officials are calling on governments to require taxes on sugary drinks in an effort to limit their usage and popularity. The officials bel

27、ieve the taxes also would reduce the risk of health problems resulting from obesity.Obesity is a condition in which the body stores large， unhealthy amounts of fat. Obese individuals are considered overweight. A new report says that in 2014 more than one-third of the adults in the world were overwei

28、ght, and 500 million were considered obese. The United Nations agency estimates that in 2015, 42 million children under age 5 were either overweight or obese. It says that number represents an increase of about 11 million during the past 15 years. Almost half of these boys and girls live in Asia and

29、 one-fourth in Africa.The U. N. agency blames unhealthy diets for a rise in diabetes cases. There are 422 million cases of the disease worldwide. WH0 says 1. 5 million people die from it every year. It says the use of sugar in food products,like sugary drinks, is a major reason for the increase in r

30、ates of obesity and diabetes.Temo waqanivalu is with the agencys Department for the Prevention on Non-Communicable Diseases: He told VOA that taxing sugary drinks would reduce consumption and save lives. Waqanivalu noted that Mexico enacted a law of a 10 percent tax on sugary drinks in 2014. He said

31、 by the end of the year, there was a 6 percent drop in the consumption of such drinks. Among poor people，the number of people who consumed sugary drinks dropped by 17percent.The WHO says people should limit the amount of sugar they consume. It says they should keep their sugar intake to below 10 per

32、cent of their total energy needs, and reduce it to less than 5 percent for improved health.29. Why are taxes on sugary drinks required?A. To warn people to change their life style. B. To readjust the economic structure.C. To limit their use and popularity. D. To ensure the markets diverse developmen

33、t.30. What do the figures in the second paragraph suggest?A. Obesity is a severe worldwide problem.B. Adult obesity is ignored at present.C. Obesity can block economic development.D. Obesity is most serious in developed countries.31. What does the underlined word“enacted”mean in the passage?A. Aboli

34、shed. B. Passed. C. Promised. D. Reduced.32. What does the example of Mexico prove?A. Tax policies are unfair to the poor.B. Taxing sugary drinks makes a difference.C. The poor consume more sugary drinks. .D. Sugary drinks are a threat to health.DSilence is unnatural to man. He begins life with a cr

35、y and ends it in stillness. In between he does all he can to make a noise in the world, and he fears silence more than anything else. His conversation is an attempt to prevent a fearful silence. If he is introduced to another person, and a number of pauses occur in the conversation,he regards himsel

36、f as a failure, a worthless person, and is full of envy of the emptiest-headed chatterbox ( 喋喋不休的人). He knows that ninety nine percent of human conversation means no more than? the buzzing of a fly, but he is anxious to join in the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a waxwork figure ( 蜡塑人像).

37、The aim of conversation is not, for the most part, to communicate ideas; it is to keep up the buzzing sound. There are, it must be admitted， different qualities of buzz; there is even a buzz that is as annoying as the continuous noise made by a mosquito. But at a dinner party one would rather be a m

38、osquito than a quiet person.Most buzzing, fortunately, is pleasant to the ear, and some of it is pleasant even to the mind. He would be a foolish man if he waited until he had a wise thought to take part in the buzzing with his neighbors.Those who hate to pick up the weather as a conversational open

39、ing seem to me not to know the reason why human beings wish to talk. Very few human beings join in a conversation in the hope of learning anything new.Some of them are content if they are merely allowed to go on making a noise into other peoples ears，though they have nothing to tell them except that

40、 they have seen two or three new plays or that they had food in a Swiss hotel.At the end of an evening， during which they have said nothing meaningful for a long time， they just prove themselves to be successful conservationists.33. According to the author, people make conversation to .A. overcome t

41、heir fear of silence B. prove their valueC. achieve success in life D. exchange ideas34. According to the passage, people usually talk to their neighbors .A. about two or three plays they have seen B. about whatever they want toC. in the hope of learning something new D. in the hope of getting on we

42、ll35. What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A. To discuss why people like talking about weather.B. To encourage people to join in conversations.C. To persuade people to stop making noises. .D. To explain why people keep talking.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。选项中有两项是多余

43、选项。Fun doesnt have to be expensiveEveryone likes to have fun, but not everyone has much money to spend. Here are some free or cheap ways to enjoy yourself.Go outsideGoing outside in good weather can be a lot of fun if you dont want to stay at home. 36 If you live in a city, you can go window-shoppin

44、g. Or you can explore an old part of town and admire the buildings.Try a hobbyWhile youre out, take pictures of things you find. Planning and taking pictures can make you aware of the beauty all around you. Photographic equipment can be expensive ，but it doesnt have to be. You probably already own a

45、 camera or a cell phone that can take pictures. Other creative hobbies can also be done with basic materials. 37Find an eventLibraries often hold free public events._ 38 And while youre there, borrow a book or movie for free.Museums and universities also hold free events.If you cant find a free even

46、t , you can volunteer at an event that requires tickets. People who organize concerts and plays need help._ 39_ Sometimes they reward volunteers with free tickets.Meet a friendRelationships are often the best things in life. 40 For example, invite a friend for a walk, an event or a time working on y

47、our hobby. Hosting doesnt have to be difficult. If your friend comes in the afternoon, you dont have to serve a meal. You can sit and talk, play board games or card games or watch a movie together.A. Drawing and writing require nothing more than a pencil and paper.B. Stop by one library to find out whats going on.C.Is a good idea to stay at home to watch a movie.D. You can set up or take down chairs or greet visitors.E. Hike or bicycle with a friend on a nearby path or