1、2022届浙江省台州市4月高三年级教学质量评估（二模）英语试题一、短对话1What probably is the man?AA teacher.BA reporter.CA student.2What are the speakers talking about?AThe road condition.BThe traffic sign.CThe drivers.3How does the man find Maria Sophia?AUnreliable.BImpolite.CInactive.4Why did Pierce eat so much at the party?AHe lik
2、ed the food very much.BHe didnt eat enough recently.CHe had no money to buy food.5Where does the conversation probably take place?AAt the airport.BAt the railway station.CAt the bus stop.二、长对话听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6What tickets will the man buy?ATwo round tickets.BTwo one-way tickets.CA one-way ticket an
3、d a round ticket.7When does the woman suggest getting to the airport?AAt 3:30 p.m.BAt 2:40 p.m.CAt 1:30 p.m.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8What does the woman hurry to do?AGo to work.BPick up James.CRepair the engine.9Where will the speakers meet?AAt the office.BNear Sarahs apartment.CIn Jamess garage.10What wil
4、l the man do most probably when he arrives?AFind a repairman.BConsult his father.CCheck the car.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。11How did the woman know about the health club?ABy hearing from a client.BBy seeing ads on the website.CBy receiving a membership card.12What does the man think of playing golf?ABoring.BI
5、nteresting.CDifficult.13How many days do the speakers jog each week?AThree days.BFive days.CSix days.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。14Where did the speakers probably go just now?AA store.BA museum.CA university.15Why does the man refuse to go to the first restaurant?AIts very noisy.BIts too far.CIts so expensive.
6、16How much will the speakers pay finally?A10.B16.C18.三、短文听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17What will the speaker do tomorrow?AFind a new house.BCall the postman.CLook after her mother.18How often is Jim required to clean the house?AEvery Tuesday.BEvery two days.CEvery day.19What will Jim do every day?ASend Kitty to
7、see a doctor.BPlay with Kitty for 15 minutes.CBrush Kittys hair with a comb.20Why does the speaker remind to close all windows and doors?ATo avoid Kitty going out.BTo prevent Kitty from getting sick.CTo make Jim feel warm in the house.四、阅读理解The first thing my wife, Peg, said when I retired was “Good
8、 news! Now youll have time to clean the garage!” Not exactly good news-it was the one task Id been putting off. Inside the garage had been gaps so big you could see all the way down to the ground and all the junk that had piled up since Id started my job.Id earned a job as a news director, a positio
9、n where I could use my skills. I threw my whole into it and put aside all the family trifles. Id even worked my way up to head of the office. And after 30 years service, I knew it was time to retire. But after decades of long hours and strict deadlines, now what?This dusty garage didnt seem like muc
10、h compared to the marble halls of the office building. Sure, I would have more time to spend with my family, but I worried Id lose the sense of purpose and identity I had felt in my job.I picked my way past coolers, snow shovels and folded canvas. Here I was puttering (磨蹭), of all things. I pulled o
11、n work gloves, then removed a box of motor oil out of the way, intending to empty some shelves when my hand hit something hard. What could that be?“Just a dusty tin of seeds.” I sighed. “Huh, maybe older than me.”I grabbed a plastic tray and pushed them into the soil. “What are my chances?” I asked
12、an experienced gardener. “Not very good,” he said. I told Peg with a sigh, wanting to get rid of the tray, but something made me hesitate.One morning, a sprig of green accidentally came into my view. Was it just grass? A weed? Or could it be.? I found myself checking first thing every morning, until
13、 one day I saw leaves unfurled. I proudly showed off the broad, healthy leaves to Peg and our grandchildren. “I just feel it even something this old can still come up. Pretty cool, right? Just like your papal!”21Why did the author put off cleaning the garage?AThe garage was not in use.BHe was lazy w
14、ith cleaning.CThe garage was full of wastes.DHe was occupied in his work.22How did the author feel about his retirement at first?AHe felt a sense of loss.BHe was worried about housework.CHe felt freed from burdens.DHe was hopeful about the future life.23What does the underlined word “something” in p
15、aragraph 6 mean?AThe experience of planting seeds.BThe ability to take care of the seeds.CThe words from the gardener about chances.DThe expectation for the coming up of the seeds.Its an attractive idea: By playing online problem-solving, matching and other games for a few minutes a day, people can
16、improve such mental abilities as reasoning, verbal skills and memory. But whether these brain training games deliver on those promises is up for debate.A research team gathered more than eight thousand volunteers globally after collecting their submission of an online questionnaire about their train
17、ing habits and which, if any, programs they used. Some one thousand participants reported using brain training programs for about eight months, on average, though durations ranged from two weeks to more than five years. Next, the volunteers completed 12 cognitive (认知) tests assessing their mental ab
18、ilities. They faced specially designed memory exercises, such as mentally rotating objects, pattern-finding puzzles and strategy challenges.When looking at the results, researchers saw that brain trainers on average had no mental edge. Even among the most dedicated, who had used training programs fo
19、r at least 18 months, brain training didnt boost thinking abilities above the level of people who didnt use the programs. Participants who had trained for less than a month, also performed on par with people who didnt train at all.“No matter how we sliced the data, we were unable to find any evidenc
20、e that brain training games were connected with cognitive abilities,” says leader of the team. That held true whether the team analyzed participants by age, program used, education or socioeconomic status all were cognitively similar to the group who didnt use the programs, suggesting that brain tra
21、ining games dont live up to its name. Accordingly, the study advocates no more time sitting at a computer and doing little tasks.24How does the author introduce the topic?ABy questioning an idea.BBy having a debate.CBy explaining an example.DBy making a comparison.25What can be learned about the bra
22、in training games from the research result?AThey cost time to play well.BThey improve mental abilities.CThey arent as helpful as imagined.DThey arent so popular as before.26Why do the researchers analyze the data from different angles?ATo engage more participants.BTo further confirm the research res
23、ult.CTo test the limitation of the research.DTo provide evidence for the association.On June 7, 1195, a fiery spinning ball emerged from a dark cloud in the sunny sky close to the London city. An account of this extraordinary moment survives in a chronicle (编年史) between about 1180 and 1199 by Gervas
24、e. It would appear that this is the first credible record of ball lightning in England, and much more convincing than the earliest European description, which was believed to be from the 17th century.Historians discovered the account of what appears to be ball lightning while exploring Gervases reco
25、rds of natural events in his chronicle, a treasure of historical details giving insights into medieval culture. They dug through hundreds of pages in Latin and came across this sighting. Gervases records of natural events appear within the historical narrative, often with no opening statement, and t
26、he account of ball lightning is sandwiched between the events of the changing of kings at that time.No attempt is made to explain the “marvellous sign” in the sky seen near London. Readers are left to draw their own conclusions. But Gervase appears to have been a sharp-eyed observer and reporter of
27、celestial (天空的) activity. His fanciful description of ball lightning is remarkably similar to modern reports.For a long time, ball lightning was regarded with skepticism. Although it is now generally accepted as a genuine phenomenon with thousands of reported sightings, there is still no accepted sc
28、ientific explanation of its origin. Understanding the phenomenon has been blocked by an inability to reproduce the effect convincingly in the lab and partly because of the variations in eyewitness reports. Whatever the case, centuries later, Gervases record makes stimulating reading for modern scien
29、tists as well as historians.27Whats special about the account of ball lightning by Gervase?AIts the most confusing version.BIts written in different languages.CIts the earliest acknowledged record.DIts the only copy from the 17th Century.28Historians spotted Gervases account of ball lightning _.Awit
30、h easeBas plannedCat the startDby accident29Its difficult to explain the origin of ball lightning mainly because of _Ano qualified scientistsBno accurate reproductionsCfew eyewitness reportsDlittle support from historians30Which of the following is the best title for the text?AScientists Search for
31、Explanations for Ball LightningBGervase Was Found as The Eyewitness of Ball LightningCAccount of First Ball Lightning Sighting Was UncoveredDHistorians Gain a Breakthrough in a Natural Phenomenon五、七选五Why Are Tigers Orange?The colors of an animal serve lots of different purposes for instance, to help
32、 them hide into surroundings and escape from being noticed by preys (猎物). For tigers, their ability to be invisible will just decide whether they catch dinner or go hungry. _31_As for humans, orange is a color used for items that need to stand out, like traffic lights and safety vests. Thats because
33、 we have whats called trichromatic color vision, which differentiate three types of color: blue, green and red. _32_ But most other mammals, including dogs, horses and deer, have dichromatic (二色的) color vision for only two colors: blue and green. Humans who get information only of blue and green are
34、 considered color-blind, and cant distinguish between red and green colors. _33_Mammals like deer are the tigers main prey, and their dichromatic vision means they dont see tigers as orange they see them as green. That makes the tiger much harder to spot as its prowling behind a bush or crouching in
35、 the grass. Although green tigers would probably be even harder to spot, evolution (进化) just doesnt work with the ingredients necessary to make green fur. _34_ The only recognizably green mammal is a sloth, and its fur isnt green in fact. Thats an alga that grows in its fur._35_ There seems to be no
36、 evolutionary pressure, particularly for deer, which are the main prey of the tiger, to become trichromatic. Thats probably because the tiger doesnt know its orange either. So, the evolutionary race really doesnt exist for that color. Its just that the tiger has evolved over the sweep of evolution t
37、o have a coloring, a hiding system, which protects it very well in its jungle setting.AActually, there are no green furry animals.BOrange fur makes tigers relatively easy to spot.CThe same is likely true for dichromatic animals.DThen, why dont deer evolve the ability to see orange?ESo, of all the co
38、lors they could be, why are tigers orange?FColors of humans eyes are quite similar to many other mammals.GWe share this style of vision with some mammals like apes and certain monkeys.六、完形填空The engineers motto is: “Keep it simple and serious.” But Dr. Arnold, though the fifth woman engineer in histo
39、ry to win the Nobel Prize, is somewhat _36_. She always seems to meet something unexpected or have the talent to make things _37_.Heres a picture of a beaming President Obama, _38_ her for winning the National Medal. That should have been a moment of _39_. But you can never imagine what happened to
40、her. The minibus that _40_ the medal receivers should catch fire at the White House door. The bus filled with smoke, passengers within were gasping and crying and staggering toward the _41_, the younger ones carrying the older ones and all were greeted by a team of Secret Service agents, _42_ aimed
41、at the medalists heads. They were amusingly _43_ as terrorists. What a joke!Another _44_ story! When Dr. Arnold and her little son, landed in London, the border agent asked what brought them to the UK. Feeling very proud and hot-stuff, Dr. Arnold _45_ she was going to a reception to meet the Queen.
42、She then _46_ shot her mouth off about her next award ceremony at the palace in Italy. The agent skeptically _47_ her slightly disheveled (凌乱的) clothes and demanded the invitation letter. But she said it was in her suitcase. Without more _48_, she, along with her son, was grabbed to the detention ro
43、om (拘留室). They spent the next two and a half hours there _49_ their story was verified (证实), and _50_ made it to meet the Queen. Once again, the should-be _51_ engineer was mistaken. Afterwards, she _52_, “We should have been simple, sensed the environment and then respond.” Her son replied, “Mom, n
44、ext time why dont you keep your mouth _53_.”See what the engineer has _54_ ! Yes, indeed we can never tell ones experiences from their _55_.36AdifferentBpopularCordinaryDdifficult37Aback to normalBoff courseCto the pointDbeyond perfection38AinstructingBcallingCthankingDcongratulating39AshameBhonorCr
45、eliefDfear40AdeliveredBguidedCseparatedDsheltered41AagencyBexitCbusDhouse42AgunsBfingersCsticksDarrows43AawardedBrescuedCmistakenDteased44AfamiliarBgreatCfrighteningDfun45ApretendedBagreedCannouncedDproved46AstillBonlyCthusDeven47AtouchedBcleanedCeyedDremoved48AinquiryBrequestCgreetingDcomfort49AorB
46、beforeConceDif50AgraduallyBsuddenlyCsurelyDbarely51AseriousBtalkativeCcarelessDdishonest52AdoubtedBregrettedCinsistedDargued53AwideBsweetCshutDopen54Alooked intoBshowed offCgone throughDplayed with55AtalentsBappearancesCstoriesDprofessions七、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。It might be surprising to know that ice-skating has appeared in the ancient times. Believe it or not, it _56_ (be) once a warriors (战士的) art with ice skates. The sport was then called bingxi, and it was practiced because Manchu men needed to master the skill of moving 350 kilometers in a single day _
