1、2019届全国高考英语模拟决胜密卷（八）1、Basketball Statistician Help Wanted The Athletic Department is looking for students to help assist staff during the Fall 2016, Winter 2016-17 and Spring 2017 semesters. Students in this position will be keeping live statistics during basketball games. Students must meet all of
2、the following requirements:Good computer skillsAvailable evenings and weekendsKnowing basketball rules and statisticsStudents interested in working for the Athletic Department should contact the Athletic Coordinator at their respective(各自的) campuses.TP/SS Athletic Coordinator, Michael Simone,240-567
3、-1308Rockville Athletic Coordinator, Jorge Zuniga,240-567-7589Springfield Athletic coordinator, Gary Miller,240-567-2273Germantown Athletic Coordinator, GavriChavan, 240-567-69151.When will the job start?A.In May 2016B.In May 2017C.In September 2016D.In September20172.Who is more likely to get job?A
4、.Sam, English major, member of the college basketball teamB.Judy, IT staff with night classes, childrens basketball team coachC.Ted, computer major, basketball fan, free on evenings and weekendsD.Molly, part time programmer, high school basketball player ,new mother3.Whom should you contact if you w
5、ant to apply for the job in Rockville?A.MichaelB.JorgeC.GauriD.Gary2、 At school, I was in the top set for maths. My teachers recommended that I study economics and statistics as my A-level subjects, but I had my mind set on a life fulfilled by the arts. In fact, I was a victim of a gender stereotype
6、 made stronger since birth, that men do science and maths and women do arts or languages. Computer science, technology and physics just did not figure in my teenage world view. Nobody popular in my school chose to study those subjects. Reality struck hard when I began attending job interviews and in
7、terviewers would say: “Its great that you speak foreign languages, but what else do you do?” Nobody asked my friends who had studied science or technology those questions. A survey recently showed that three of the best-paid jobs for women are in the technology sector. Its a sector that really can c
8、hange the world. We must show girls that technology has an effect on every industry out there, from fashion to architecture to journalism. Anybody can learn to code and these days its as important as reading and writing. Ive realized that at university Id achieved the wrong kind of literacy. Not bei
9、ng able to code limit your impact on the world far more than an ignorance of great literature. Now I have a five-year-old daughter. I dont want her to blindly follow gender roles the way I did. I want her to know the fact that a science or technical degree will not limit her creativity but expand it
10、 and broaden her horizons far more than my arts background could. Im exposing her to Minecraft and apps, which help improve analytical thinking and problem solving skills. Im hoping that my daughter will discover and accept her potentials in science and want to change the world.1.What does the under
11、lined phrase “gender stereotype” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A.Personal learning style.B.Sex characteristic.C.Conventional sex concept.D.Profession difference.2.According to the author, which may be the benefit of learning science?A.Increasing job possibility.B.Winning popularity.C.Improving language co
12、mpetence.D.Enriching imagination.3.How did the author feel for her major choice?A.Satisfied.B.Active.C.Discouraged.D.Regretful.4.What may be the best title for the text?A.Art or Science, Either is OKB.Good Subjects, Good FutureC.Girls, Choose More WiselyD.Catch Chances, Change the World3、 To fight f
13、or the conservation of forest ecosystem, several ecologists including Daniel Janzen convinced Del Oro, an orange juice producer, to donate part of their forestland to a national park. In return, Del Oro was allowed to throw large amounts of waste in the form of orange peels (皮) on a 3-hectare piece
14、of land within the national park at no cost. Dealing with tons of leftover peels usually involved burning them or paying to have them poured into a landfill, so the proposal was very attractive. But a year later, another juice company challenged the deal in court, arguing that their competitor was “
15、polluting a national park”. They ended up winning, and the deal between Del Oro and the national park fell through. Then in 2013, while discussing possible research avenues with Timothy Treuer, Daniel Janzen mentioned the orange story. Feeling interested, Treuer decided to stop by that piece of land
16、 that had been covered with fruit waste 15 years earlier. What he found shocked him. “While I would walk over exposed rock and dead grass in the nearby fields, I d have to climb through undergrowth and cut paths through walls of vines (藤) in the orange peel site itself, said Timothy Treuer. Treuer a
17、nd his team spent months picking up samples (样品), analyzing and comparing them. They found great differences between the areas covered with orange peels and those that were not. The area with orange waste had richer soil. The effect that the orange peels had on the land is probably not that surprisi
18、ng to people familiar with composting (施肥), but what is really shocking is that a judge actually thought the waste of orange “mined” a national park and slopped it from going forward. Now that Timothy Treuers study has received worldwide attention, this type of “ruining” is being seriously considere
19、d as a way of bringing forests back to life.1.What did Del Oro usually do with orange peels?A.Add them to fuel.B.Feed them to animals.C.Burn or bury them.D.Make them into cakes.2.What can we know about the deal between Del Oro and the national park?A.It lasted 15 years.B.It was signed by Treuer.C.It
20、 was made in about 1998.D.It was broken by Del Oro.3.What was Treuers finding?A.Orange peels contain much fibre.B.Orange peels can make soil richer.C.Orange peels rot away in a short time.D.Orange waste ruined the national park.4.What is the authors attitude toward the judge mentioned in the last pa
21、ragraph?A.Disapproving.B.Positive.C.Worried.D.Admirable.4、 Drugs have for years been one of the number one destroyers of people s lives, as well as their families. People who do these drugs might not even realise that what theyre doing has changed the lives of not only themselves, but of the people
22、closest to them in their lives. People on drugs have usually become addicted because of the fact that theyve used drugs in the past and have always used drugs to deal with their problems. Finally, they have no other way to deal with their problems and go to other drugs to deal with the feelings caus
23、ed by these life problems. There are several ways to do away with drug addiction. The first step, as Im sure you have heard hundreds of times,is to realise that theres a problem. If there are people in your life taking drugs, youll need to let them know that its hurting more than just themselves. On
24、ce youve gotten them to realise this, if possible, youll need to help them. Youll need a way to work out the problems that pull them towards drugs, or to create something else that will keep these people away from drugs. Sometimes other drugs are in line. For example, most heavy drinkers are affecte
25、d by depression(抑郁症). Over 40% of Americans are affected by depression, and over 60% of the male population of these people have turned towards drinking to deal with their problems related to depression. This greatly increases the chances of abuse(虐待), as well as many other horrible effects of alcoh
26、ol. When someone becomes addicted to any drug, youll need to deal with it immediately. Its better to deal with the problem before it turns into one which cannot be controlled. The best thing you can do for yourself is to get help from anyone else or the people within your family before you turn to a
27、ny drugs.1.We can learn from the passage that those addicted to drugs_.A.are mainly heavy drinkers or heavy smokersB.have more problems than others to deal withC.are used to using drugs to deal with problemsD.dont know how to get help from their families2.What should you do first to help someone dea
28、l with drug addiction?A.Let him know that drug addiction is harmful.B.Help him get away from depression.C.Keep him away from alcohol.D.Create something interesting.3.According to the passage,some American men would like to drink probably because_.A.they lived in hard lifeB.they are abused at homeC.t
29、heir children are naughtyD.they want to deal with their problems4.What does the author mainly advise us to do in the last paragraph?A.Be always ready to help others.B.Enjoy the help from our family members.C.Keep away from bad habits and ill feelings.D.Help others break away from drugs as early as w
30、e can.5、 We all know that a hot, milky drink and a warm bath are supposed to relax you before bed, but many of us still cant slip into sleep. Here are some tips to help you go to sleep. Breathe in through your left nostril(鼻孔) _Sleep specialist Peter Smith says,“Lie on your left side, resting a fing
31、er on your right nostril to close it. Start slow,deep breathing in the left nostril. f, Peter, author of Sleep Better With Natural Therapies,says this technique is particularly good when overhearting is preventing sleep. _ Relaxing all your muscles can prepare your body for sleep. Anxiety expert Cha
32、rles Linden says: “Lying on your back, take a deep, slow breath in through your nose and, the same time, squeeze your toes tightly as if you are trying to curl them under your foot, then loosen them slowly. Breathe again, contract your leg muscles, then your thigh, belly, chest, arms, and so on unti
33、l you hat all the way up your body. _”. Try to stay awake Challenge yourself to stay awake your mind will fight against it! “Its called the sleep paradox (俘论).”Says psychotherapist Julie Hirst. She explains:“Keep your eyes wide open, repeat to yourself I will not sleep. _, but instead viewthis as an
34、 instruction to sleep and eye muscles tire quickly as sleep turns up.” _ Use at least three senses imagining yourself in a situation where you feel contenta paradise(乐园), sailing on calm waters,walking in flower fields.A.Just imagineB.Enjoy a paradiseC.Squeeze and relaxD The brain doesnt process neg
35、atives wellE.You must repeat what you have doneF.This yoga method is thought to reduce blood pressure and calm youG.When you have gone from head to toe, you should feel ready for sleep6、 Last year I broke the record for the oldest person in the world to ride a roller coaster(过山车). Im 105,but the doc
36、tor agrees Im in good 1 . The roller coaster I rode 2 you round quite fast. It was,however,a bit too 3 for me. Id have preferred a really fast one that went upside down. But I was told I couldnt ride it, because my blood pressure could drop and I might have 4 . I wasnt nervous. I was securely5 in,so
37、 I knew I wouldnt fall out. The roller-coaster ride went on for three or four minutes, and I 6 every second. Later,someone came to 7 me with the Guinness World Records Certificate. My 8 ways really began a couple of years ago, with the ice-bucket challenge. My great-granddaughter recommended me to h
38、ave a bucket of 9 water poured on my head. I was 102 then. It 10 thatI was the oldest person in the world to do it,and the video of me was very 11 . After that, I start to 12 what else I can do for different 13 . My family say Im crazy, but they always go along with me. I do get people 14 I take it
39、easy, butIm not taking any 15 . Now Ive got a few ideas for the next charity 16 on my 106th birthday,but nothing has been 17 yet. All I can say is that it will be 18 good, if not better than the roller coaster. Im not sure if anyone is 19 of all the fun Im having. They just say Im silly and thats ab
40、out it. On 20 , Ive had many good days. Ive had a really good life.1.A.orderB.shapeC.moodD.faith2.A.showedB.draggedC.spunD.rolled3.A.looseB.weirdC.violentD.gentle4.A.passed byB.dived inC.taken offD.blacked out5.A.fastenedB.trappedC.lockedD.fenced6.A.enjoyedB.countedC.forgotD.recalled7.A.greetB.bothe
41、rC.presentD.assist8.A.far-reachingB.record-breakingC.time-consumingD.everlasting9.A.freezingB.hotC.warmD.cool10.A.worked outB.figured outC.left outD.turned out11.A.reasonableB.abstractC.popularD.flexible12.A.regretB.suspectC.limitD.consider13.A.sectionsB.divisionsC.charitiesD.estates14.A.blamingB.ex
42、pressingC.provingD.suggesting15.A.actionB.noticeC.troubleD.chance16.A.challengeB.businessC.agreementD.profit17.A.promotedB.confirmedC.exploredD.advertised18.A.equallyB.extremelyC.typicallyD.normally19.A.proudB.ashamedC.afraidD.envious20.A.averageB.occasionC.reflectionD.purpose7、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或
43、括号内单词的正确形式。 China, which takes pride in four inventions in ancient times, has once again shown its ability_(change) the world with its “new” four great inventions: high-speed railways, electronic payment, shared bicycles and online shopping. Recently, the “new” four great inventions _(improve) the q
44、uality of peoples lives. Thanks to online shopping and mobile payment, people can buy what they want _(simple) with a tap of the phone within doors. High-speed trains have shortened_journey from Beijing to the coastal city Tianjin to half an hour. As for the bikes, they themselves are not new. It is
45、 the operating model of bike-sharing _(base) on satellite navigation(导航)system, mobile payment as well as big data _has surprised the world. Shared bicycles are bringing cycling back_peoples lives and they are making public transport more _(attract). It is increasingly clear thatChinais no longer_(c
46、opy) western ideas and is leading in many new ways. A growing number of foreign _(company) hope to promote the development in their home country by highlighting the need for technological achievements like that of China.8、假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及二个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改
