1、2019年高考英语冲刺模拟试卷（五）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。AOnce there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, Do come and see me at my hous
2、e in the country. So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at m
3、y house in the city. The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, Run! Run! The cat is coming! They ran away quickly and hid. After some time the
4、y came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid. 21. From the passage, we know that _.A.The City mouse and the Country mouse finally living together.B.The
5、 Country mouse would live in his Country field.C.The cat had eaten the Country mouse.D.The City cat have a rich and safe living.【答案】B【解析】根据最后一段的“ I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid. 可知乡村里的老鼠最后仍会生活在它的田里。22.Why does the Country mouse
6、 want to go back to his field.A. Because he dislike living with the City mouse.B.Because he dislike the food in the city.C.Because he prefer a poor but happy life.D.Because he want to avoid the cat.【答案】D【解析】文章没提及它不喜欢和城里老鼠生活在一起也没说它不喜欢city food, 没说它是为了躲避猫。只是因为它prefer a poor but happy life.23.Which of
7、the following would be the best title of the passage?A.Two mouses and a cat. B.The difference of city and country.C.Two mouses,two choices.D.Mouses and cats can not live together.【答案】C【解析】city mouse 喜欢 rich and afraid life 而country mouse 喜欢poor and happy life两种不同的老鼠选择两种不同的生活方式,故选C。 BAlthough its gre
8、at to spend vacations seeing the world with family, friends, or a lover, traveling alone can also be completely incredible. A solo adventure has the potential to be life-changing. Here are some reasons you should travel alone at least once. If you enjoy meeting new friends, heres your chance; you wi
9、ll likely find some when traveling alone. Since you wont be focused on talking to anyone you know, youll be more likely to strike up conversations with strangers. Meeting people from different backgrounds opens our minds, expands our world, and can inspire us a lot. You may meet some amazing locals
10、or other adventurers like yourself; either way youre bound to make some new friends during your journey. A trip alone can ignite your creativity. Spending time alone with an open mind can be exactly what you need for your imagination to soar. Your enthusiasm and passion for life may sky-rocket from
11、your awesome adventure.When traveling with a partner or a group, every idea can be bounced off someone else. When you travel alone,you will learn to be decisive ;you will be making every decision alone. From where to eat, to what time to wake up, to what sights to see, and which airline to use, trav
12、eling solo forces you to rely on yours truly. As you realize you can make good choices without help from others, you will likely trust your instincts more, and this new found self-assurance and confidence will be helpful in many areas of your life.24.Which of the following is not mentions in the pas
13、sage.A.You will meet new people.B.You light your life fire.C.You will learn to enjoy being alone.D.You will learn to be decisive.【答案】C【解析】文中没有段落提及“You will learn to enjoy being alone.”第二段说了能认识更多的朋友，第三段说了能点燃生活的热情，第四段说了会使我们变得更果断。25.From the passage, we know that _.A.Traveling alone you can do anything
14、 you want to.B.Traveling alone,we would learn more thing.C.Youll learn to thrive outside your comfort zoneD.The strangers who we meet are all kind.【答案】B【解析】从文章中我们可以得知一个人旅行能学到收获很多东西，such as making new friends,being decisive.26.Which of the following is similar to the underlined phrase in paragraph fo
15、ur.A.hesitate B.independentC.fearless D.determined【答案】D【解析】“decisive”意为“决定性的，坚定的，果断的”故“determined”和它意思相近。27.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A.How to travel alone.B.You should travel alone at least once in your life.C.Traveling will make you have more friends.D.Let us en
16、joying vacations trip.【答案】B【解析】全文都围绕着一个人旅行的好处来展开，故最合适的题目应该是“You should travel alone at least once in your life” CConsumer electronics once again topped the list of the most wanted gifts this holiday season.“Seventy-six percent of consumers who plan to buy holiday gifts say that they will spend money
17、 or buy at least one technology product; definitely a solid vote of confidence for technology.”Steve Koenig is with the Consumer Electronics Association. He says the groups latest research also shows that Americans this year are spending more on technology products. “Here in 2012, $252 on averagethe
18、 technology spend for consumers th is year.”From tablet computers to smart phones, American shoppers have been lining up to get the newest and coolest electronic devices on the market. There are more choices today than ever before. Its kind of hard to make a decision.Tablet computers are one of the
19、best-selling products this year. Brian Tong is Senior Editor of CNET.com. The website reports on tech news and examines the latest electronic products. He says the Apple iPad Mini is one of the most popular tablets. Its starting price is $329. One of Apples biggest competitors is the Google Nexus 7.
20、 It starts at $199.“Its hardware is more powerful than whats in the iPad Mini, but also it offers you a lot of things like maps that work better than Apples maps.But Brian Tong says there is one reason why people may like the iPad Mini more than the Nexus 7. “If you just want to read books and surf
21、the Internet, you dont really need to get an iPad Mini, but if you want the largest robust group of apps (应用软件) thats where the iPad and Apples ecosystem shines the most.”Elman Chacon is with the electronics store Best Buy. He says another hot product this season is smart cameras. They connect to th
22、e Internet through WiFi. This makes it easy for users to email or upload photographs directly from the camera.“You can literally take a picture and upload it into your Facebook in a matter of seconds. These things are pretty cool because they do a lot of things.”Streaming media boxes also connect to
23、 the Internet. People are able to watch web content such as movies and YouTube videos on their televisions. Another popular item is wireless speaker systems. The newest ones work with any device that has Bluetooth technology, including smart phones, laptops and tablets.28. According to Brian Tong, w
24、hy may people prefer the iPad Mini to the Google Nexus 7?A. Because it is cheaper.B. Because it has more functions.C. Because you can read books and surf the Internet with it.D. Because it offers you a lot of things like maps that work better than Apples maps.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。“but if you want the larg
25、est robust group of apps (应用软件) thats where the iPad and Apples ecosystem shines the most.”说明强大的应用软件才是苹果系统的最大亮点。所以人们更喜欢苹果平板电脑，是因为它有更多功能。29. What does “Its hardware” in Paragraph 6 refer to?A. The hardware of tablet computers.B. The hardware of the Apple iPad.C. The hardware of the Google Nexus 7.D.
26、The hardware of the iPad Mini.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。上一段“One of Apples biggest competitors is the Google Nexus 7.”说明作者在把Google Nexus 7和Apple iPad进行比较。故选C。30. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. People will spend most of their money on electronics.B. Photos can be uploaded from the cam
27、era when connected to a computer.C. A streaming media box is a box which can contain CD.D. Most people would like to buy electronics as gifts.【答案】D【解析】推理判断题。文章第一句“Consumer electronics once again topped the list of the most wanted gifts this holiday season.”就说明大多数人想买电子产品作为礼物。故D正确。31. Which of the fol
28、lowing would be the best title of the passage?A. Electronics: Peoples Most Favorite Gifts this yearB. Which is More Popular, the Apple iPad Mini or the Google Nexus 7?C. Latest Technology ProductsD. Mo re Electronics to Choose from【答案】A【解析】标题归纳题。本文主要讲了今年人们最喜爱的礼物 电子产品。故选A。 DBatteries can power anythi
29、ng from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves. University of Missouri(MU) researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that i
30、s smaller, lighter and more efficient.“To provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy density(密度)”，said Jae Kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU. “The radioisotope(放射性同位素) battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteri
31、es.”Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size and thickness of a penny, intended to power various micro systems (M/NEMS). Although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, Kwon said they are safe.“People hear the word nuclear and think of somet
32、hing very dangerous,” he said, “However, nuclear power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems.”His new idea is not only in the batterys size, but also in its semiconductor(半导体). Kwons battery uses a liquid semi con
33、duct or rather than a solid semiconductor.“The key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure(晶体结构) of the solid semiconductor,” Kwon said, “By using a liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that pr
34、oblem.”Together with J. David Robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor, Kwon is working to build and test the battery. In the future, they hope to increase the batterys power, shrink i ts size and try with various other materials. Kwon said that battery could
35、be thinner than the thickness of human hair.32. Which of the following is true of Jae Kwon?A. He teaches chemistry at MU. B. He developed a chemical battery.C. He is working on a nuclear energy source.D. He made a breakthrough in computer engineering.【答案】C 【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段的University of Missouri(MU)
36、researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient及第三段的叙述可知，Kwon在研究一种核能电池，所以C项正确。33. Jae Kwon gave examples in Paragraph 4_.A. to show chemical batteries are widely applied.B. to introduce nuclear batteries can be safely used.C. to describe a nuclear-power
37、ed system.D. to introduce various energy sources.【答案】B 【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第四段可知Kwon举例的目的是为了说明核能电池是安全性。34. Liquid semiconductor is used to _.A. get rid of the radioactive wasteB. test the power of nuclear batteries.C. decrease the size of nuclear batteriesD. reduce the damage to lattice structure.【答案】D 【解
38、析】 细节理解题。根据part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure(晶体结构) of the solid semiconductor,”及“By using a liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that problem.”可知，通过使用液态半导体材料，可减少对晶体结构的破坏。35. The text is most probably a _.A. science news report B. book reviewC. newspaper ad D.
39、science fiction story【答案】A【解析】推理判断题。本文讲述了Kwon的原子能电池的有关情况，文章体裁应属于科普文章，所以A项正确。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。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Growing up i remember my weekly career announcements. Anchor woman, flight attendant and teacher, among many, many others. Each week i heard you can do that. Y
40、ou will be good at that. 36 . Throughout life, I learned that not everyone believed in me the way my mom and dad believed in me. 37 . I dug deep and gain success. I have 2 children of my own now and I echo those words of encouragement to them everyday. I often tell my nieces and nephews, 38 . 39 , a
41、s I listen to other family members tell their children and even my boys telling that to each other. Most often when we think of what passes from one generation to the next it consists of artifacts and genes. I will pass these words on and I know they will carry on for each generation to come. 40 A.
42、It was during those times I would hear those words the loudestB. These words will be passed along from generation to generationC. With many things to worry about D. it is common to lose your things on the way E. After all i CAN do that!F. That was my mom and dadG. as well as my co-workers that same
43、message【答案】36.F 37.A38.G39.B40.E【语篇解读】 在父母的帮助下建立自信心是人生必备的课题。36.【解析】从下文“Throughout life, I learned that not everyone believed in me the way my mom and dad believed in me”可知，这句话应该是自己的父母曾经鼓励自己的。【答案】F37【解析】从下文“I dug deep and gain success.”可知，在艰难的时刻，父母曾经的那些话不断鼓励着我，使我最终取得成就。【答案】A 38. 【解析】从前文“I often tell
44、my nieces and nephews”可知，我把这些鼓励的话告诉了我的侄子侄女，以及我身边的同事。【答案】G39. 【解析】从下文“as I listen to other family members tell their children and even my boys telling that to each other.”可知，这些鼓励的话一代一代传承了下去。【答案】B40. 【解析】从此空的位置可知，它处于全文最后一句，需要总结全文并点明主旨“相信自己”。【答案】E第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45）第一节 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短
45、文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A man came home from work_41_, tired and _42_, to find his 5-year old son _43_ for him at the door. “Daddy, may I ask you a question?” “Yeah sure, what is it?” replied the man. “Daddy, how much do you make an hour?” “Thats none of your_44_. Why do you ask such a th
46、ing?” the man said _45_. “I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?” pleaded the little boy. “If you_46_ know, I make $20 an hour.” “Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I please _47_ $10?” The father was furious, “If the _48_ rea
47、son you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other _49_, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so _50_. I work hard every day for such _51_ behavior.” The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boys _52_. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man had _53_ down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he
