1、2022届山东省威海市高考二模英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解Booking flights can be really exciting, but the prices might shock you into not booking your dream vacation. Never fear! Weve offered some best tips for finding the cheapest airfares. Be Flexible with Your Travel Dates and TimesAirline ticket prices vary grea
2、tly depending on the day of the week and time of the year. In general, Fridays and Sundays are the most desirable days, so tickets will be pricier. Prices are cheaper if you fly after a major holiday. Airlines know when a festival, holiday, or school break is coming up and they raise prices accordin
3、gly. Be flexible with your dates and times, and youll save yourself some major money. Use Multiple Flight PlatformsChecking between the different platforms can often provide you with better insights into flight combinations and prices for the same exact flights. Different platforms have different ad
4、vantages and features, so play around with them all. Youll quickly determine the one(s) you like best! Check for a Student DiscountAs a student, you might be in luck. Some airlines, say, SAS (Scandinavian Airlines), have a student ticket which means that for up to one week before departure, students
5、 pay the cheapest fare. Normal travelers at that time have to pay a much higher price, but a SAS Youth Ticket may be only one quarter the price of a normal ticket. Keep an Eye for Special DealsBefore looking for specific flights, make sure youve signed up for some newsletters. Joining the mailing li
6、st for airlines will give you access to the absolute best deals. More often than not, cheap flights are only available for a limited window (usually 24 hours). Keeping your eye on the deals will ensure you dont miss an amazing opportunity.1When might the airfares be the cheapest?AThe last day of Chr
7、istmas Holiday.BThe middle day of Christmas Holiday.CThe Friday before Christmas Holiday.DThe Wednesday after Christmas Holiday.2Why is joining the mailing list for airlines advised according to the text?ATo make travel time flexible.BTo get access to special deals.CTo check for a student discount.D
8、To take advantage of different platforms.3In which section of a travel website can we read this text?ABook your trip.BDesign your route.CCustomize your tour.DResearch your destination.Hes been enclosed in a massive block of ice for three days and three nights, been buried alive for a week, lived in
9、a glass box for 44 days with nothing but water, and spent one week inside a water - filled sphere all in the name of entertainment. In less than three decades, David Blaine has transformed the world of magic. Blaine started out as a street performer and gained instant popularity due to his exciting
10、tricks and unique magic style. His success prompted him to make a tape of his performance, which he sent to a TV network. Soon after, the television network aired his self - produced special, David Blaine: Street Magic, and its sequel (续集), David Blaine: Magic Man. In these programs, Blaine was show
11、n traveling across the country and entertaining unsuspecting pedestrians. Unlike other magic shows where the focus was mainly on the magician, Blaines show focused on the audiences reactions. This forever changed the way magic was portrayed on television. The New York Times said that Blaine had “tak
12、en a craft thats been around for hundreds of years and done something unique and fresh with it.”In 1999, Blaine was ready to face new challenges. It was time for him to explore his lifelong interest in endurance (耐力). In April, he performed the first of a series of stunts (特技表演) that could finally l
13、ead to him challenging a world record. Blaine says, “As a magician, I try to create images that make people stop and think. I also try to challenge myself to do things that doctors say are not possible.”Although he mentions future plans, Blaine hasnt revealed his next big project. However, one thing
14、 is certain Blaine will continue to set high goals for himself and to push himself to do incredible, impossible things for the astonishment of audiences around the world.4Why has Blaine given so many endurance performances?ATo pursue fame.BTo entertain audiences.CTo change magic.DTo do scientific ex
15、periments.5What may be the main focus for the camera in Blaines self - produced specials?AThe surroundings.BHis talk with viewers.CThe faces of the audience.DHis hands and expressions.6Which of the following best describes David Blaine?AAmbitious and optimistic.BCreative and self - challenging.CAdve
16、nturous and sensible.DHumorous and strong - willed.7What might be a suitable title for the text?AMagic ManBMagic TransformationCReal or MagicDChallenge and Success1 The first Chinese characters date from the late Shang Dynasty, some 3, 000 years ago, originally made for the purposes of divination (占
17、卜). They were written on pieces of tortoiseshell and fragments of bone. 2 During the Shang Dynasty, divination was very important. To those who knew how to read them, it was belief that exhibits of shell and bone could foretell the future, tell you when to sacrifice, when to harvest, and when illnes
18、s would strike. So, it was these diviners seeking to unlock the future that accidentally provided us with a key to the past. These oracle bones (甲骨) offer us a precious glimpse of life in China some three thousand years ago. 3 Of the four thousand characters used in these descriptions, so far 1500 h
19、ave been deciphered. Through them, we can reconstruct a day in the life of a Shang Dynasty man. 4 It was that by a combination of careful observation and incredible imagination, the people of the Shang dynasty turned what they saw, did, and felt into symbols that could be written on turtle shells an
20、d animal bones the very first Chinese characters. 5 In pictograph characters like “Tian”, meaning farm, simple lines were used to outline the shape of something. But more abstract concepts could be described, too. For example, a short horizontal stroke above a long one meant “above”, a short stroke
21、below a long one meant “below”. By combining more than one character into one, even more complex ideas could be expressed. Take Jio, meaning wine, for example, a combination of the character for cup or container and water. Other characters would combine one character indicating a certain sound with
22、another specifying meaning. Yang, for example, meaning wander. 6 Thanks to the Chinese characters on the oracle bones, Chinese civilization could at last be recorded and passed down the generations. Strange as it may seem, the complex system of writing we use today began life thousands of years ago
23、as scratches on bits of bone. Now theyre rooted in hearts and minds of more than a billion people.8What were the first Chinese characters initially used for?AServing the rulers.BRecording the past.CShowing natural power.DUnlocking the future.9What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph 3?AIdenti
24、fied.BDestroyed.CDiscovered.DSimplified.10What does Paragraph 5 focus on about the first Chinese characters?AThe evolution.BThe formation.CThe connection.DThe meaning.11What is the purpose of the text?ATo introduce oracle bone script.BTo stress the value of Chinese characters.CTo highlight the birth
25、 of Chinese culture.DTo offer a glimpse of life in Shang Dynasty.Being highly connected to a strong social network has its benefits. Now a new study is showing the same goes for trees, thanks to their underground neighbors. The study is the first to show that the growth of adult trees is linked to t
26、heir participation in fungal networks living in the forest soil. Though past research has focused on young trees, these findings give new insight into the significance of fungal networks to older trees which are more environmentally beneficial for functions like capturing carbon. “Large trees make u
27、p the main part of the forest, so they drive what the forest is doing,” said researcher Joseph Birch, who led the study. When they live in the forest soil, fungal networks act as a sort of highway, allowing water, nutrients and compounds to flow back and forth among the trees. The network also helps
28、 nutrients flow to resource - limited trees like family units that support one another in times of stress. Cores taken from 350 Douglas firs (花旗松) showed that annual tree ring growth was related to the extent of fungal connections a tree had with other trees. They had much higher growth than those t
29、hat had only a few connections. The research also showed that trees with more connections to many unique fungi had much greater growth than those with only one or two connections. “If you have this network that is helping trees grow faster, that helps capture more carbon year after year. These netwo
30、rks may help trees grow more steadily even as conditions become more stressful, and could even help protect them against death.” said Birch. Birch hopes his findings lead to further studies in different kinds of forests in other geographical areas, because its likely that the connections among trees
31、 change from year to year. He said, “Knowing whether fungal networks are operating the same way in other tree species could factor into how we reforest areas after harvesting them, and it could inform how we want to plant trees to preserve these networks.”12In what way do the new findings differ fro
32、m the previous ones?AThey confirm the benefits of fungal networks.BThey demonstrate a new way to capture carbon.CThey clarify misunderstanding of fungal networks.DThey reveal the value of fungal networks to adult trees.13How do fungal networks help trees?ABy fighting against diseases.BBy bettering f
33、orest soil conditions.CBy acting as the center of family units.DBy maintaining the balance of resources.14What does the underlined “They” refer to in Paragraph 3?ATree rings.BFungal networks.CDouglas firs.DCores from Douglas firs.15Which field will most benefit from the study according to the text?A
34、Geography.BAgriculture.CReforestation.DMicrobiology.二、七选五When it comes to debates over the Mona Lisa, most people tend to fall into conversation over whether the subject is pretending a smile._16_ whether the painting shows an image of a woman who has eyebrows (眉毛), as her forehead seems strangely f
35、ree of follicles (毛囊). The answer? Perhaps. But not anymore. _17_. It was most stylish for women in l6th - century Italy to pull out or shave their eyebrows. Its within reason that Lisa Gherardini, who is the suspected model for the painting, may have been lacking in eyebrows for that reason. In 200
36、7, a French photographer and engineer named Pascal Cotte cast doubt on that idea. Using an advanced camera capable of capturing images of high quality, Cotte claimed he was able to visualize a faint eyebrow hair on her face. _18_.If Cottes observation is correct, why only one hair? Its possible, Cot
37、te said, that Da Vinci painted a glaze (釉) over most of the piece and then added further detail on top of it. _19_. The restoration work applied to the painting over time may have accidentally erased her follicular features. Based on his analysis, Cotte visualized other layers of the painting. Da Vi
38、nci moved the two left fingers of his subject and had originally made her smile wider, according to the photographer. Cottes photos allow observers to make their own judgment about whether Mona Lisas eyebrows were pulled out. _20_AA more careful analysis might raise another argumentBNo one will deny
39、 its Leonardo Da Vincis symbolic artworkCPerhaps Da Vinci had indeed intended to paint his subject with eyebrowsDIn painting the work, Da Vinci was likely to be recognizing the fashion trendsEThat may have created a situation where the topmost layer was easily damagedFIts another element that may ma
40、ke the painting appealing for another 500 yearsGIt can clearly be seen that cracks (裂缝) around the eye have slightly disappeared三、完形填空“You can be anything you want. Whatever you decide to do, Daddy and I will _21_ you.” Those words echoed through my life, leaving a deep, lasting _22_. “You can be an
41、ything you want to be,” is a _23_ yet strong message. The rest, well, it didnt really _24_ until I was older, but the impact is just as powerful and positive. While I was young, Mother kept a job list I wished to do, which _25_ an adventurer, a singer, a writer and so on. The list was in no particul
42、ar order and this _26_ depending on day, date and age. Im sure this is not a _27_ list; if asked, my mother would happily add to it. In the summer between my sophomore and junior years, I _28_ to my parents that I was going to backpack with my friends in Europe over the summer. The negative _29_ was
43、: Id never been to Europe. Or on a plane. Or, really, done anything _30_. Though my parents were shocked at my decision, they let me go. For nearly three months, my friends and I backpacked and camped, traveled by railroad, car and on foot, and _31_ almost every European country. A priceless experie
44、nce. I came back a changed person; not only did I change, but so did my nervous parents. Just as theyd _32_ since Id been four, they were behind me in whatever I wanted to do. This included my decision to go into the music business. No, not as a singer but as a manager of bands. The best _33_ of fol
45、lowing my dream?I accompanied bands and _34_ who were talented, and I got to travel the world. A gain. Throughout every situation, Ive stayed _35_ because my parents always encouraged me and stood by me.21AguideBencourageCadmireDsupport22ApleasureBimpressionCmessageDrelief23AusefulBsimpleCuniqueDfor
46、mal24Amake senseBtake placeCturn upDcome true25AdescribedBintroducedCincludedDmentioned26AappearedBdetailedCworkedDchanged27AcompleteBrealisticClongDtraditional28ArepliedBannouncedCapologizedDadmitted29AfactorBopinionCoutcome Dimpact30AadventurousBdesirableCprofessionalDmemorable31AsearchedBcompared
47、CexploredDsurveyed32AthoughtBacceptedCsuggestedDpromised33AwayBplanCpartDexcuse34AwritersBartistsCmanagersDadventurers35AbraveBmatureCpositiveDfortunate四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Since the beginning of time, exploring the Universe has been a dream of humankind. Human _36_ (curious) has fuelled interest in exploring and discovering new worlds, pushing the boundaries of _37_ known, and expanding scientific and technical knowledge. States and space agencies _3
