人教版新课标浙江省临海市 2018-2019学年 高三英语模拟测试

浙江省2019届高考《英语》模拟试题（十七）英语试题（满分120 分，考试时间100分钟,不含听力）卷Ⅰ第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题 2.5分，满分25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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

ARaised by a single mother in Hartford, Fred Wright struggled with behavioral problems andwas forced to move from one school to another. He even reached a point where he felt like he hadnothing to live for.“I was walking around with a lot on my shoulders,” he said. “I couldn’t handle it. I didn care about life anymore.” But all that started to change when Wright met Patricia Kelly.“I was seven when I met Mrs. Kelly. I wasn’t used to strictness. I wasn’t used to heari word ‘no’,” said Wright, now 17.Kelly, a former soldier and an equestrian(骑手), took Wright under her wing and helped himfind hope in an unlikely place—on a horse.“Wright w as like a round peg that everybody kept trying to squeeze into a square hole,. The riding field“Kelly said. “He was hurting. He needed a place where he could express himselfbecame that place for him.”For the last 30 years, Kelly has helped children stay on the right track through her non-profit,Ebony Horsewomen. The program offers horseback riding lessons and teaches animal science tomore than 300 young people a year. By exposing those children to horsemanship, Kelly aims togive them an alternative to the streets and an opportunity to turn their lives around.“We use horse as a hook to create pride, esteem and healing,” said Kelly, 66. “They that they have ability. They just have to unlock it.”“When you teach children to ride horses, they learn they are the center of theirsaid Kelly, “Once they make the connection, they can change what happens inenvironment,”　school, at home and in the community.”1. Why did Fred Wright have to move from one school to another?A. Because his mother couldn’t afford the fees.B. Because his parents got divorced.C. Because he behaved badly at school.D. Because he didn’t set a life goal.2. How did Patricia Kelly help Fred Wright?A. She provided him with a home.B. She exposed him to the riding field.C. She found him a better school.D. She encouraged him to learn science.3. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?A. Horse riding is helpful to the growth of kids.B. Patricia Kelly is a very successful woman.C. Horses are closely related to the environment.D. It is hard for a kid to learn to ride a horse.BWithout proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists cancrowd public places that are also enjoyed by the people there. If tourists create too much traffic,the people there become angry and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat themimpolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’seconomy. It is important tothink about how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the culture andbeauty that attract tourists. Tourism should be also helpful for the health and happiness of localpeople. Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leaveother jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’can suffer.On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can alsolose money. It takes a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first-classroads, and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions. For example, a majorinternational class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. Ifthis room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel will lose money.Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well,including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste and water. All of thesesupport facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs andmoney are lost.4. Which of the following probably has been discussed right before this passage?A. It is extremely important to develop tourism.B. Building roads and hotels is essential.C. Support facilities are highly necessary.D. Planning is of great importance to tourism.5. Not enough tourism will _____.A. cause the prices to rise and the income to fallB. lead to fewer tourist attractionsC. have more local people out of workD. ruin other parts of the country’s economy6．It can be inferred from the text that ________.A. the author doesn’t like the tourism to develop quicklyB. tourism can make a difference to the country’s economyC. local people don’t want to be disturbed by touristsD. too many support facilities will lead to jobs and money lossCCotton farmers in some Indian villages are busily buying Coca-Cola and Pepsi, believingthat the sugar in the fizzy (起泡的) drinks kills pests.Farmers say scientists advised them to mix pesticides with a sugary juice to control pests,and they found the mixture cheaper and more effective than pure chemicals---although soft drinksmakers and scientists dismissed the remarks. N. Hamunayya, who has become a famous person inhis village in the south-eastern state of Andhra Pradesh, said his crop survived an attack of pestswhich had resisted other pesticides. “We found that all the cola had a uniform effect on pests. Thepests became dead and fell to the ground,” he said. He said the drinks had all the elements they needed: they were cheaper, sticky, fizzy, and attracted ants, which ate the young of the pests. ButThinupathi Reddy, assistant director of the Regional Agriculture Research Station, Guntur, saystests had proved such results wrong. “We conducted some fiel d trials on cotton crop at ourresearch station. There was no obvious productivity or destruction of pests,” he says.this practice.Statements from Pepsi and Coca-Cola said there was “no scientific basis” forBut their dealers are enjoying increasing sales. Mantan Wall, who sells soft drinks in 17 villagesin the region, said sales rose up, thanks to the farmers. “For the 10 days between August andSeptember I had successful business. Instead of just 30 cases (each containing a dozen one-litrebottles) of cola, I started selling almost 200 cases,” he said. “We expected the sales to drop after the news over pesticide residues (残留) in the cola drinks. Now I have to keep extra supply forthe cotton farmers,” he said.In February, an Indian environment group made a report saying drinks made by Coca-Colaand Pepsi contained pesticides and called for tougher safety standards. The US firms stronglyrejected the findings of the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment and said theirproducts were safe.7. What is the writer’s purpose of writing this passage ?A. Introduce an incident that happened in India.B. Warn people of the harmful effects of soft drinks.C. Suggest using Coca-Cola and Pepsi to kill pests.D. Announce a new discovery of some soft drinks.8. According to paragraph 2, the drinks can kill pests because_____.A. there is some pesticide left in themB. they are cheaper, sticky and fizzyC. they have all the elements that kill pestsD. they made pesticides more effectivethis practice” in paragraph 3 probably refer to?9. What does the underlined part “A. testing the mixtureB. selling more drinks in IndiaC. mixing the drinks with pesticidesD. attracting ants to eat the young pests10. The drink makers wouldn’t accept the fact that their drinks could kill pests because_____.A. they thought it went against scienceB. they didn’t believe the farmers told the truthC. they feared it might bring harm to their businessD. they insisted there was no poison left in their products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。

浙江省临海市2019届高三英语模拟测试第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ABasketball Statistician Help WantedThe 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 the following requirements:●Good computer skills●Available evenings and weekends●Knowing 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,240-567-1308●Rockville Athletic Coordinator, Jorge Zuniga,240-567-7589●Springfield Athletic coordinator, Gary Miller,240-567-2273●Germantown Athletic Coordinator, GavriChavan, 240-567-69151.When will the job start?A . In May 2016. B. In May 2017.C. In September 2016.D. In September 2017.2.Who is more likely to get job?A. Sam,English major ,member of the college basketball team.B. Judy,IT staff with night classes,children’s basketball team coach.C. Ted,computer major, basketball fan,free on evenings and weekends.D. Molly,part_time programmer,high school basketball player ,new mother.3.Whom should you contact if you want to apply for the job in Rockville?A. MichaelB. JorgeC. GauriD. GaryBIf you could have one superpower, what would it be?Dreaming about whether you would want to read minds, see through walls, or have superhuman strength may sound silly, but it actually gets to the heart of what really matters in your life.Every day in our work, we are inspired by the people we meet doing extraordinary things to improve the world.They have a different kind of superpower that all of us possess: the power to make a difference in the lives of others.We’re not saying that everyone needs to contribute their lives to the poor. You r lives are busy enough doing homework, playing sports, making friends, seeking after your dreams. But we do think that you can live a more powerful life when you devote some of your time and energy to something much larger than yourself. Find an issue you are interested in and learn more. V olunteer or, if you can, contribute a little money to a cause. Whatever you do, don’t be a bystander. Get involved. You may have the opportunity to make your biggest difference when you’re older. But why not start now?Our own experience working together on health, development, and energy the last twenty years has been one of the most rewarding parts of our lives. It has changed who we are and continues to fuel our optimism about how much the lives of the poorest people will improve in the years ahead.4. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Your life style.B. Your life value.C. Your trouble in life.D. Your life experience.5. Why does the author say they are inspired every day?A. They possess different kinds of superpowers.B. They have got the power to change the world.C. Some people around them are making the world better.D. There are many powerful people in their life and work.6. What does the author stress in Paragraph 5?A. Learning more and contributing more to a cause.B. Rising above self and acting to help others.C. Working hard to get a bigger opportunity.D. Trying your best to help the poor.7. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. The author believes the lives of the poorest will get better.B. Much more progress will be made in the near future.C. The work on health is the most valuable experience.D. People’s efforts have been materially rewarded.CIn the depths of the French Guianese rainforest, there still remain unusual groups of indigenous(土著的) people. Surprisingly, these people live largely by their own laws and their own social customs. And yet, people in this area are in fact French citizens because it has been a colony(殖民地) of the French Republic since 1946. In theory, they should live by the French law. However, their remote locations mean that the French law is often ignored or unknown, thus making them into an interesting area of “lawlessness” in the world.The lives of these people have finally been recorded thanks to the effects of a Frenchman form Paris called Gin. Gin spent five months in early 2015 exploring the most remote corners of this area, which sits on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, with half its population of only 250,000 living in its capital, Cayenne.“I have a special love for the French Guianese people. I have worked there on and off for almost ten years,” says Gin. “I’ve been able to keep firm friendships with them. Thus I have been allowed to gain access to their living environment. I don’t see it as a lawless land. But rather I see it as an area of freedom.”“I wanted to show the audience a photographic record touching upon the uncivilized life,” continues Gin. “I prefer to work in black and white, which allows me to show different specific worlds more clearly.”His black-and-white pictures present a world almost lost in time. These pictures show people seemingly pushed into a world that they were unprepared for. These local citizens now have to balance their traditional self-supporting hunting lifestyle with the lifestyle offered by the modern French Republic, which brings with it not only necessary state welfare, but also alcoholism, betrayal and even suicide.8. Why does the author feel surprised about the indigenous people in French Guiana?A. They seldom follow the French law.B. They often ignore the Guianese law.C. They are separated from the modern world.D. They are both Guianese and French citizens.9.Gin introduced the special world of the indigenous Guianese as _________.A. a tour guideB. a geographerC. a film directorD. a photographer10. What is Gin’s attitude towards the lives of the indigenous Guianese?A. Cautious.B. Doubtful.C. Uninterested.D. Appreciative.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。

The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen is offering a free meal to any guest who is able to produce electricity for the hotel on an exercise bike linked to a generator (发电机)，The idea is to get people fit and reduce their carbon footprint. Guests will have to produce at least 10 watt hours of electricity - roughly 15 minutes of cycling for someone of average fitness. Guests staying at Plaza Hotel will be given meat tickets worth $36 once they have produced 10 watt hours of electricity. The bicycles will have smart phones attached to the handlebars measuring how much power is being generated for the hotel.The plan, a world-first, will start on 19 April and run for a year. Only guests staying at the hotel will be able to take part. Frederikke Toemmergaard, hotel spokeswoman, said, “Many of our visitors are business people who enjoy going to the gym. There might be people who will cycle just to get a free meal, but generally I don’t think people will take advantage of our programme,〞Copenhagen has a long-standing cycling tradition and 36% of locals cycle to work each day, one of the highest percentages in the world, according to the website visitcopenhagen.dk. US environmental website treehugger recently voted Copenhagen the world’s best city for cyclists. “Be cause Copenhagen is strongly connected with cycling，we felt the bicycle would work well as a symbol of the hotel’s green profile (形象)."If successful, the electric bicycle meal programme will be spread to all Crowne Plaza hotels in the UK, the hotel said in a statement.24. What is the main purpose of the free meal programme?A. To promote the hotel's green concept.B. To make the city known to the world.C. To attract people to the hotel restaurant.D. To get guests to stay longer at the hotel.25. How can a participant get a free meal?A. By becoming a professional cyclist.B. By cycling to produce some electricity.C. By linking a smart phone to a bicycle.D. By monitoring his or her carbon footprint.26. Who are most likely to enter for the programme?A. The poor local people.B. The environment activists.C. Health-conscious hotel guests.D.Visitors fond of Copenhagen food.27. According to paragraph 3, Copenhagen has one of the world's _.A. best chain hotelsB. greenest natural environmentsC. longest bike pathsD. highest rales of people cycling to workCDigital technology - email and smart phones especially - have vastly improved workers' ability to be productive outside of a traditional office. Even so, most white-collar work still happens in an office. One reason is that, according to findings of a new survey (调查) of office workers conducted by Wakefield Research for the IT company Citrix, most bosses are doubtful about remote working. Half of the workers say their boss doesn't accept it» and only 35 percent say it’s tolerated.Skeptical bosses will likely have their doubts reinforced (加深)by the same survey, which shows that 43 percent of workers say they’ve watched TV or a movie while “working〞remotely, while 35 percent have done housework，and 28 percent havecooked dinner.It is true, however，that working at home makes people much more efficient (高效的)，because it allows workers to take care of annoying housework while still getting their jobs done. It’s much faster, for example, to shop for g roceries at a quarter to three than to stand in line during the after-work rush.The fact that such practices remain officially unaccepted reflects how far we haven't come as a society from the days when we expected every full-time worker to be supported by a full-time homemaker.More broadly the Wakefield survey suggests that employers may be missing a low-cost way to give workers something of value. Sixty-four percent of those survey participants who havens worked remotely would rather give up some bonus in order to get even one day a week working from home. Under such circumstances, smart firms need to find ways to let their employees have enough flexibility to manage their time efficiently.28. Why do some employers hesitate to allow remote working?A. They fear losing control of their workers.B. They want to stick to their routine practice.C. They have little trust in modem technology.D.They are used to face-to-face communication.29- What seems to be most workers’ attitude toward remote working?A. DoubtfulB. FavorableC. ReservedD. Disapproving.30. What does the author suggest smart firms do?A. Shorten their office hours.B. Give employees a pay raise.C. Adopt flexible work patterns.D. Reduce their staff’s workload.第二节〔共5小题，每题2分，总分值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正确选项。

浙江省2019届高考《英语》模拟试题（一）英语试题（满分120分，考试时间100分钟,不含听力）第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

AMost of us know about the Nobel Prize, especially the Nobel Peace Prize, but few of us know anything about the man who set them up. His name was Alfred Nobel. He was a great scientist and inventor himself. Besides, he had a big business. His business may surprise you. He made and sold explosives. His companies even made and sold weapons. Isn’t this something that surprises you? The man who made money from weapons should set up the Peace Prize?Though Alfred Nobel had a lot of money from weapons, he hated war. He hoped that there would be no war in the world. He was one of the richest in Europe. When he died in 1896, he left behind him a lot of money and his famous will. According to his will, most of his money was placed in a fund. He wanted the interest from the fund to be used as prizes every year. We know them as the Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Prizes are international. Alfred Nobel wanted the winners to be chosen for their work, not the country they came from.Alfred Nobel had given his whole life to his studies and work and to the benefits of mankind. He made money all by his own efforts, but he left the world share his wealth. His inventions and wealth stay with the world for ever.1.Nobel wanted to set up the Nobel Peace Prize because _____.A. he made enough moneyB. he hated warC. he wanted to get more interest from the fundD. he liked to live in a peaceful world2.Nobel Prizes come from _____.A. all Nobel’s money in the fundB. AllNobel’s money in his companyC. all the interest from the fundD. some of the interest in the fund3.Which statement of the following is Right according to the passage?_____.A. Nobel set up his company to sell clothes.B. Mostof Nobel’s money was used for the world Wars.C. Nobel Prizes are only for some people from some special countries.D. Nobel worked hard in his life and saved lots of money for the world to share.BWhen we can see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are.People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing, reading and sewing, become nearsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.People who are farsighted(远视的) suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book unless they hold it at arm‘s length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people‘s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts(白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.When night falls, colors become fainter to the eye and finally disappear. After your eyes have grown used to the dark, you can see better if you use the sides of your eyes rather than the centers. Sometimes, after dark, you see a small thing to one side of you, which seems to disappear if you turn you head in its direction. This is because when you turn your head, you are looking at the thing too directly. Men on guard duty sometimes think they see something moving to one side of them. When they turn to look straight at it, they cannot see it any more, and they believe they were mistaken. However, this mistake happens because the center of the eye, which is very sensitive(敏感的) in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eyes after dark.4.According to the passage, a _____ is more likely to be nearsighted.A. tailorB. doctorC. guardD. Painter5. Those who suffer from cataracts _____.A.will become blindB.cannot be cured (治愈)C.may be curedD.must move to other places6. People who are farsighted _____.A.cannot do a lot of close work without glassesB.can only see things that are very close to their eyesC.have difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arm‘s lengthD.have the same problem as the nearsighted people7. To see a small thing at night, it is better to look ______.A.with wide open eyesB.with half- shut or narrowed eyesC.straight at itD.in a slightly different directionCAir pollution is damaging 60% of Europe’s prime wildlife sites in meadows, forests and bushes, according to a new report.A team of EU scientists said nitrogen emissions(氮排放) from cars, factories and farming were threatening biodiversity. It’s the second report this week warning of the on-going risks and threats linked to nitrogen pollution.Nitrogen in the atmosphere is harmless in its inert(惰性的) state, but the report says reactive forms of nitrogen, largely produced by human activity, can be a menace to the natural world. Emissions mostly come from vehicle exhausts(排气), factories, artificial fertilizers(肥料) and animal waste from intensive farming. The reactive nitrogen they emit to the air disrupts the environment in two ways: It can make acidic soils too acidic to support their previous mix ofspecies. But primarily, because nitrogen is a fertilizer, it favors wild plants that can maximize the use of nitrogen to help them grow.In effect, some of the nitrogen spread to fertilize crops is carried in the atmosphere to fertilize weeds, possibly a great distance from where the chemicals were first applied.The effects of fertilization and acidification favor common aggressive species like grasses, brambles and nettles. They harm more delicate species like mosses(苔藓), and insect-eating sundew plants.The report said 60% of wildlife sites were now receiving a critical load of reactive nitrogen. The r eport’s lead author, Dr Kevin Hicks from the University of York’s Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), told BBC News that England’s Peak District had a definitely low range of species as a result of the reactive nitrogen that fell on the area.“Nitrogen creates arather big problem that seems to me to have been given too little attention,” he said. “Governments are responsible for protecting areas like this, but they are clearly failing.”He said more research was needed to understand the knock-on effects for creatures from the changes in vegetation accidentally caused by emissions from cars, industry and farms.At the conference, the representatives agreed “The Edinburgh Declaration on Reactive Nitrogen”. Thedocument highlights the importance of reducing reactive nitrogen emissions to the environment, adding that the benefits of reducing nitrogen outweigh the costs of taking action.8. We can infer from the passage that _________.A. it’s harmless to have reactive nitrogen existing in the atmosphereB. reactive nitrogen emissions help aggressive species less than cropsC. the harm to those delicate species has a negative impact on biodiversityD. reactive nitrogen can fertilize soils and keep their biodiversity9. The team of EU scientists released the second report of nitrogen emissions this week when __________.A. no action was taken to stop nitrogen emissionB. governments were willing to protect areas harmed by nitrogenC. “The Edinburgh Declaration on Reactive Nitrogen” was agreedD. nitrogen emissio ns were threatening wildlife sites’ biodiversity10. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Keeping Away From Nitrogen EmissionsB. Stopping Nitrogen EmissionsC. Air Pollution Damaging Europe’s WildlifeD. Saving Europe’s Wil dlife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。

浙江省2019届高考《英语》模拟试题（三）英语试题第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AThe International School for Earth StudiesIt’s a private，interdisciplinary institution specializing in earth-based studies．The Programs encourage students to explore the seeds of greatness，with a view to developing tomorrow’s environmentally sensitive spokespersons and leaders. The principle goal is to help students develop responsibility inspired through appreciation and love for natural places and the greater environment．Program Location（s）：Newfoundland，CanadaPhone：819—647—3226Email：info＠earthstudies.caExpedition Education InstituteDo you want to be an ecological leader，to become deeply rooted in the natural world and in your own power to make change and create a better，more resilient world？Organized as the equivalent （等价物）to a semester abroad，Expedition Education Institute offers a unique opportunity for gap year participants to be personally transformed and academically challenged and supported to become better and more self-directed life-long learners．Program Location（s）：USAPhone：207—322—2973Email：Info＠expedition The Experiment in International LivingIt provides summer abroad programs for high school students who want to connect deeply and engage meaningfully with the richness and complexities of another country. Programs are designed to equip participants not only with essential cultural skills and，in many cases，language skills，but also with a deeper awareness of and sensitivity to critical global issues shaping the diverse communities and regions we visit.Program Location（s）：Europe，the Americas，Africa，south of the SaharaPhone：800—345—2929Email：experiment＠VisitozIt’s the Only organization in Australia that guarantees jobs for young people coming to our country on a Work and Holiday Visa. For young Americans this is a huge chance to get away from home and stand on their own two feet to make their own decisions．Program Location（s）：AustraliaPhone：4168—6106Email：info＠21. If you want to learn to be independent，what phone number will you dial？A. 819—l647—3226．B. 207—322—2973．C. 800一345—2929.D. 4168—6106．22．Which one attracts a student interested in international affairs most？A．Visitoz．B．Expedition Education Institute．C．The Experiment in International Living．D．The International School for Earth Studies．23．The main purpose of the passage is to .A. attract more students to take an active partB. persuade people to study language skillsC. advise people to stay in nature more and moreD. compare the differences of four different programsBI was in my first year of college, making friends and enjoying life, but then my wholeworld turned upside down. I had a heart attack. It felt like someone was stabbing (刺) me in the chest with a knife over and over again.After three months of rest I went back to college, but then things took a turn for the worse.I was staying at my Nana’s house and woke up in the middle of the night with a terrible pain in my chest. I knew I was having a heart attack again.I couldn’t even shout for help. Luckily my grandpa was going to the toilet and heard me falling out of bed. If it wasn’t for him, I probably wouldn’t be here.The two holes in my heart were causing the problems and I needed an operation immediat ely to repair them. Unfortunately, the surgery didn’t go well and they only managed to repair one of the holes.When I woke up from the operation, I had a really dry mouth and couldn’t wait to have something to eat and drink. The biggest shock of all came when I was told that I needed a heart transplant and was put on the register. The doctors were stunned at how quickly heart failure came on – it usually takes years, but it took my heart less than six months to get to that stage. My whole world came crashing down, but I stayed strong. It was a choice between crying every day and getting on with my life.As time went on, life became even harder. I hated feeling weak all the time and needing help with everything. It got to the point where I thought I would never get a new heart. I was diagnosed with depression.Even though I thought that Christmas 2008 would be my last, I really enjoyed it and even had a good New Year. Everyone was crying for me when the clock struck midnight and they told me to keep fighting.A week later, I got a call from the doctors saying they’d found a suitable donor (捐赠人). My wish came true and thankfully the operation went well. I spent four hours in surgery where they took out my old heart and put a new one in. When I woke up I burst out crying. I had a second chance at life.24. What happened when the author was having his second heart attack?A. He felt less pain than he had during the previous one.B. He realized what it was and shouted for help in time.C. He narrowly escaped death thanks to his grandfather.D. He decided to have an operation to repair the two holes in his heart.25. When the author learned that he needed a heart transplant, he ______.A. couldn’t help crying every dayB. chose to continue to fight for his lifeC. felt so depressed that he tried to kill himselfD. was so anxious that his heart failure developed very quickly26. At the beginning of 2009, the author ______.A. was convinced that the past Christmas had been his lastB. felt blessed and grateful for his second chance at lifeC. received a heart transplant but the operation didn’t go wellD. felt hopeless all the time and was diagnosed with depression27. Which one would be the best title for the text?A. Choices matterB. Rebuilding my worldC. Waiting for a new heartD. The most special ChristmasCHumans have launched themselves into the outer space. They’ve landed on the moon. They’ve built habitable space statio ns that orbit the Earth. The next giant leap for mankind is to reach another planet – specifically, Mars.The problem is that it’s no easy task. The planet is 586 times further away from the Earth than the moon, and it’ll take around 180 to 220 days to reach Mars, depending on where each planet is in its orbit. Such long periods in space have suggested many potential health problems, including hormonal changes, skin conditions, and muscle and bone deterioration (损耗).Here’s where some furry friends co me in. A wide range of animals have been in space, from fruit flies and spiders to cats, and dogs. Such experiments began as far back as the late 1940s in first tests to see if living things could withstand the extreme g-force (重力) of a rocket launch.Mice continue to play a very important part in space experiments, mainly because the animals make excellent test subjects. They’re small, which makes them inexpensive and easy to care for. In addition, their size and short life span make it possible to do the equivalent of several human years of tests in a much shorter time. Finally, because mice are mammals, they share many common characteristics with humans in terms of genetics, biology and behavior.Astromice have hit the headlines recently, as a team of scientists led by Betty Nusgens, professor of biology at the University of Liege in Belgium, found that the mice suffered a 15 percent thinning of their skin after 91 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS).This experiment was part of a wider NASA mission (任务) called the Mice Drawer System (MDS). The Italian Space Agency developed the facility, which allows six mice to be housed, monitored, and automatically fed and watered aboard the ISS, among which three survived during the mission.The mice have participated in 20 separate experiments, to study such effects as osteoporosis (骨质疏松症), anemia (贫血) and heart health.Results for the 20 experiments are coming in gradually. But it’s clear that mice continue to play an important role in the ongoing quest to conquer the final frontier.28. We can infer from Paragraphs 2-3 that ______.A. Mars is the farthest planet away from Earth discovered so farB. the journey to Mars could put humans’ health at riskC. it was in the late 1940s that animals were first sent to the ISSD. animals that have been sent into space have mostly survived29. The underlined word “withstand” in Para.3 means _________.A.set upB. hold upC. work outD. come across30. According to Betty Nusgens and her team, the mice aboard the ISS ______.A. suffered the loss of part of their skinB. all survived for the duration of the missionC. were fed and watered by the astronautsD. participated in 20 experiments that made great breakthroughs31. The main purpose of the article is to _____.A. describe the role mice play in scientific researchB. report on the results of the Mice Drawer SystemC. analyze how mice could pave the way to MarsD. change people’s traditional attitudes toward miceDIs pricing a plane ticket based on the passenger's weight fair? If you're taking an international flight on Samoa Air today, your fare will be based on your weight, along with that of your luggage. The cost is 93 cents to $1.06 for each kilogram.The average American woman weighs 75.5 kilograms, far from the ideal weight for her average height. Her ticket on Samoa Air, at the $1 a kilogram rate, would cost $75.50. But let's be honest here. Since the average American woman is overweight, the ticket will cost her more.Samoa Air Chief Executive Chris Langton said, “Planes are run by weight and not by seat. The plane can only carry a certain amount of weight and that weight needs to be paid.”He believes other airlines should adopt the policy.It’ s not a new idea. I re member a newspaper columnist years ago who put forth the idea that the heavier among us should pay more for their seats on planes, trains and buses. Who hasn’ t been squeezed into a middle seat between two plus-sized folks on a flight? It’ shappened to me; one time my married seatmates had purposefully chosen their seats to have more space until a sold-out flight put me between them. Not one of my better flying experiences.What if such a policy is adopted by some airlines in the United States? Could such pricing provide a much-needed motivation for Americans to reduce body weight? I hope so. But, as we know, more than one-third of us are obese and another third are overweight. The high probability is that the heavy customers will not suddenly lose weight or stop flying, but will instead choose a different airline, simply moving the supposed problem elsewhere.There's no doubt that the heavier will suffer more discrimination (歧视). Discrimination against the overweight in the United States has increased by 66 percent over the last decade —“and is comparable to rates of racial discrimination, especially among women,”wrote Yale University researcher Rebecca M. Puhl. Your weight can affect your salary, your chances for employment, how others view you and even, now, your air fares.“If the policy succeeds it may encourage the spread of body discrimination across different industries and the wider culture,” said one British editorial writer. He holds that it is companies' duty to provide equipment that meet the needs of their customers.And we'll see how effective it is as a business model.32. In Paragraph 3, Chris Langton _____.A. explained the reasons for the ticket policyB. showed the difficulties of the ticket policyC. expressed his doubt about the ticket policyD. discussed the advantages of the ticket policy33. If some American airlines adopt the ticket policy_____.A. they will possibly lose a lot of customersB. there will be less overweight peopleC. people will use other forms of transportationD. the problem of overweight planes will be partly solved34. The author mentions Puhl's study to show_____.A. women are less likely to suffer discriminationB. racial discrimination is getting worse nowadaysC. the ticket policy will have little influence on the obeseD. the ticket policy will make body discrimination more serious35. Which best describes the British editorial writer's attitude to Samoa Air's policy?A. Optimistic.B. Defensive.C. Disapproving.D. Casual.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。

浙江省2019届高考《英语》模拟试题（十一）英语试题（满分120分，考试时间90分钟,不含听力）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题;每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和D ）中，选出最佳选项。

AThe Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco，California is one of the world's most beautiful bridges.It is also one of the most visited places in the world.Vehicles(车辆)cross the bridge an average of 41 million times each year.More than 1800 hundred million vehicles have used the bridge since it opened more than 70 years ago.The bridge was painted “International Orange” because that color went well with the natural surroundings.The color also is easier to see in the heavy fog that often covers the area.But the Golden Gate Bridge was not named for its orange color.It was named for the body of water that it crosses，the Golden Gate Strait.The Golden Gate Strait is the entrance to the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean.The Golden Gate Bridge links the city of San Francisco with Marin County，California.Planning for the bridge began in the 1920s when the area around San Francisco was growing.People living in the area needed another way to get to the city besides small ferries(渡船)．Joseph Strauss was the chief engineer for the project.Work began in 1934.Mr.Strauss demanded the strongest safety protections in the history of bridge building.These included the first use of “hard hats” to protect the workers' heads and special glasses to protect t heir eyes.A special safety net was suspended(挂)under the bridge.This net saved the lives of 19 men during the construction.However，11 other workers were killed when they fell from the bridge through the net.Still，this was a new safety record for the time.The Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937.It extends 1280 meters across the water.The total length is 2737 meters.It was the largest suspension bridge(吊桥)in the world until 1964.That is when the Verrazano Narrows Bridge opened in New York City.Today，the Golden Gate Bridge is the ninth longest suspension bridge in the world.21．How did people cross the Golden Gate Strait before the bridge was built?A．By plane. B．By boat. C．By road. D．By train.22．The purpose of suspending a special safety net is to ________．A．protect the environmentB．make construction easierC．prevent workers from fallingD．save building materials from falling23．The passage is written to ________．A．invite readers to San FranciscoB．introduce the Golden Gate BridgeC．describe how the Golden Gate Bridge was builtD．tell the story of an engineer called Joseph StraussBA．Purpose and definition.In order to protect the parks，parkways，recreational facilities and the protecting areas within the city from injury or damage，these regulations are made.The term “park”，as later used in this chapter，shall include all grounds，structures and watercourses which are or may be located within any area offered to the public use as a park，parkway，recreation facility，walking trail or conservancy district in the city.B．Specific regulations.(1)Littering forbidden.No person shall throw away any rubbish，refuse，earth or other material in any park.(2)Sound devices.No person shall operate or play any amplifying (放大的)system unless specific authority is first obtained from the Common Council.(3)Pets.Dogs，cats，or other pets are forbidden in all city parks，unless permitted by the Parks and Recreation Board.Excepted from the forbidding are animals specifically trained to assist the disabled.(4)Bill posting(张贴传单).No person shall post，paste，fasten，paint or attach any bill，notice，sign or advertising matter upon any structure，tree or other natural object in any park，except park regulations and other signs authorized by the Common Council.(5)Throwing stones and missiles(投掷物) forbidden.No person shall throw stones or other missiles in or into any park.(6)Removal of park equipment forbidden.No person shall remove benches，seats，tables or other park equipment from any park.(7)Trapping.No person shall trap in any park unless specific written authority is first obtained from the Common Council.(8)Making of fires.No person shall start or maintain a fire except in personal grills or specific fireplaces.Personal grills shall be used in specific picnic areas only.All fires should be thoroughly extinguished before you leave the area.Unburned fuel and ashes shall be got rid of in such a manner as to prevent damage to any park property(财产)．(9)Protection of park property.No person shall kill，injure or disturb or attempt to injure or disturb waterfowl，birds or animals，wild or domestic，within any park.No person shall climb any tree or remove flowers or fruit，wild or cultivated，or break，cut down，trample upon，remove or in any manner injure，deface，write upon or ill use any tree，shrub，flower，flower bed，turf，soil，sand，fountain，ornament，building，structure，apparatus，bench，table，official notice，sign or other property within any park or any of the facilities of the municipal swimming pool.(10)Motorized vehicles.No person shall operate an unlicensed or licensed motorized vehicle(机动车) outside areas specifically designated as parking areas or areas where the operation of such vehicles is specifically permitted.(11) Snowmobiles.No person shall operate a snowmobile(摩托雪橇) in a city park except in designated areas.(12) Speed limit.No person shall operate any vehicle in a city park in excess of 15 miles per hour unless otherwise posted.(13) Glass beverage(饮料) bottles in parks forbidden.No person shall possess any glass beverage bottle within the limits of the parks of the city.(14) Reckless(鲁莽的) driving in parks forbidden.No person shall operate a motor vehicle in a reckless manner in any of the public parks of the city.(15) Park hours.Subject to certain exceptions，all city parks shall be closed to people from 9 p.m.to 7 a.m.the following day.The exceptions are：a) Persons launching or loading a boat at a public dock (码头)．b) The hiking paths are closed from 9 p.m.to 6 a.m.c) Scheduled athletic games at least halfway concluded by 9 p.m.shall be allowed to continue at Cutler Park until 12 noon.24．What are you permitted to do in the park according to the passage?A．Pick flowers. B．Have a barbecue in specific areas.C．Hunt animals. D．Begin baseball games at 9：30 p．m.25．Which of the following animals are allowed into the city parks?A．Dogs raised by children. B．Cats from the rich family.C．Dogs used by the blind. D．Horses ridden by officials.26．What does the underlined word “extinguished” mean?A．Put out. B．Set down. C．Died down. D．Cut down.27．The text most probably comes from ________．A．a tour guide of a city B．an introduction to parksC．an environmental report D．a government documentCWork and The Young: Generation Jobless“YOUNG people ought not to be idle.It is very bad for them，” said Margaret Thatcher in 1984.She was right: there are few worse things that society can do to its young than to leave them in the state of neglect.Yet more young people are idle than anization for Economic Co－operation and Development (OECD) (经合组织)figures suggest that 26m 15－to 24－year－olds in developed countries are not in employment. The International Labour Organization reports that 75m young people globally are looking for a job.World Bank surveys suggest that 262m young people are economically inactive.Depending on how you measure them，the number of young people without a job is nearly as large as the population of America (311 m)．(m=million) Two factors play a big part.First，the long slowdown in the West has reduced demand for labour，and it is easier to put off hiring young people than it is to fire older workers.Second，in emerging economies population growth is the fastest in countries with dysfunctional labour markets，such as India and Egypt.One possible way to settle this problem is to reignite growth.That is easier said than done in a world suffering from debt，and is anyway only a partial answer.The countries where the problem is worst (such as Spain and Egypt) suffered from high youth unemployment even when their economies were growing.Throughout the recession (经济不景气) companies have continued to complain that they cannot find young people with the right skills.This underlines theimportance of two other solutions: reforming labour markets and improving education.Youth unemployment is often at its worst in countries with rigid (死板的) labour markets.High taxes on hiring，strict rules about firing，high minimum wages: all these help force young people to the street corner.South Africa has some of the highest unemployment south of the Sahara，in part because it has powerful trade unions and rigid rules about hiring and firing.Many countries with high youth unemployment rate have high minimum wages and heavy taxes on labour.India has around 200 laws on work and pay.Deregulating (解除管制) labour markets is thus central to settling youth unemployment.But it will not be enough on its own.Britain has a flexible labour market and high youth unemployment.In countries with better records，governments tend to take a more active role in finding jobs for those who are struggling.Germany，which has the second lowest level of youth unemployment in the rich world，pays a proportion of the wages of the long－term unemployed for the first two years.The Nordic countries provide young people with “personalised plans” to get them into employment or training.Across the OECD，people who left school at the earliest opportunity are twice as likely to be unemployed as university graduates.But it is unwise to conclude that governments should simply continue with the established policy of increasing the number of people who graduate from university.In both Britain and the United States many people with expensive liberal－arts degrees are finding it impossible to get decent jobs.In North Africa university graduates are twice as likely to be unemployed as non－graduates.What matters is not just number of years of education people get，but its content.This means expanding the study of science and technology and closing the gap between the world of education and the world of work—for example by upgrading vocational__education and by establishing closer relations between companies and schools.Germany's long－established system of vocational schooling and apprenticeships(学徒制) does just that.Other countries are following suit: Singapore has boosted technical colleges，and Britain is expanding apprenticeships and trying to improve technical education.The problem of youth unemployment has been getting worse for several years.But there are at last some reasons for ernments are trying to address the mismatch between education and the labour panies are beginning to take more responsibility for investing in the young.The world has a real chance of introducing an education－and－training revolution worthy of the scale of the problem.28.In Paragraph 2，the author highlighted the high youth unemployment rate by ________．A．citing quotations and showing figuresB．showing figures and making a comparisonC．giving examples and showing figuresD．making a comparison and giving examples29．According to the passage，which of the following statements may the author approve of?A．Firms fire more older workers than young people in the economic slowdown.B．As long as the economy grows youth unemployment will soon be settled.C．Powerful trade unions and high minimum wages make for low unemployment.D．A flexible labour market is not enough to raise youth employment.30．The passage mainly talks about ________．A．factors contributing to low youth unemploymentB．possible ways to settle global youth unemploymentC．the need for labour market revolutionD．the relations between education and employment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。

浙江省2019届高考《英语》模拟试题（九）满分：120分第一部分:听力（略）第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ASuddenly another thought went through Kate’s mind like an electric shock. An express train was due to go past about thirty minutes later. If it were not stopped, that long train, full of passengers, would fall into the stream. “Someone must go to the station and warn the station-master，” Kate thought. But who was to go? She would have to go herself. There was no one else.In wind and rain she started on her difficult way. Soon she was at the bridge that crossed the Des Moines River, a bridge also built of wood, just like the bridge across Honey Creek. The storm had not washed this away, but there was no footpath across it She would have to cross it by stepping from sleeper (枕木)to sleeper. With great care she began the dangerous crossing, sometimes on her hands and knees, hardly daring to look down between the sleepers into the wild flood waters below. If she should slip, she would fall between the sleepers, into the rapidly flowing stream.At last - she never knew how long it had taken her - she felt solid ground under her feet. But there was no time to rest. She still had to run more than half a mile and had only a few minutes left. Unless she reached the station before the express did, many, many lives would be lost.She did reach the station just as the train came into sight. Fortunately the station-master was standing outside. “The bridge is down! Stop the train! Oh, please stop it!” Kate shouted breathlessly.The station-master went pale. He rushed into the station building and came back with a signal light. He waved the red light as the train came into the station. It was not a second too early.21. What did Kate decide to do?A. Stop the express train,B. Check the signal light.C. Meet the passengers.D. Visit the station-master22. Which of the following words best describes Kate’s journey?A. Fruitless.B. Boring.C. Well-planned.D. Risky.23. Why did the station-master turn pale?A. He suddenly fell ill.B. He realized the danger.C．He discovered his mistake. D. He became over-excited.BThe Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen is offering a free meal to any guest who isable to produce electricity for the hotel on an exercise bike linked to a generator (发电机)，The idea is to get people fit and reduce their carbon footprint. Guests will have to produce at least 10 watt hours of electricity - roughly 15 minutes of cycling for someone of average fitness. Guests staying at Plaza Hotel will be given meat tickets worth $36 once they have produced 10 watt hours of electricity. The bicycles will have smart phones attached to the handlebars measuring how much power is being generated for the hotel.The plan, a world-first, will start on 19 April and run for a year. Only guests staying at the hotel will be able to take part. Frederikke Toemmergaard, hotel spokeswoman, said, “Many of our visitors are business people who enjoy going to the gym. There might be people who will cycle just to get a free meal, but generally I don’t think people will take advantage of our programme,”Copenhagen has a long-standing cycling tradition and 36% of locals cycle to work each day, one of the highest percentages in the world, according to the website visitcopenhagen.dk. US environmental website recently voted Copenhagen the world’s best city for cyclists. “Because Copenhagen is strongly connected with cycling，we felt the bicycle would work well as a symbol of the hote l’s green profile (形象)."If successful, the electric bicycle meal programme will be spread to all Crowne Plaza hotels in the UK, the hotel said in a statement.24. What is the main purpose of the free meal programme?A. To promote the hotel's green concept.B. To make the city known to the world.C. To attract people to the hotel restaurant.D. To get guests to stay longer at the hotel.25. How can a participant get a free meal?A. By becoming a professional cyclist.B. By cycling to produce some electricity.C. By linking a smart phone to a bicycle.D. By monitoring his or her carbon footprint.26. Who are most likely to enter for the programme?A. The poor local people.B. The environment activists.C. Health-conscious hotel guests.D.Visitors fond of Copenhagen food.27. According to paragraph 3, Copenhagen has one of the world's _.A. best chain hotelsB. greenest natural environmentsC. longest bike pathsD. highest rales of people cycling to workCDigital technology - email and smart phones especially - have vastly improved workers' ability to be productive outside of a traditional office. Even so, most white-collar work still happens in an office. One reason is that, according to findings of a new survey (调查) of office workers conducted by Wakefield Research for the IT company Citrix, most bosses are doubtful about remote working. Half of the workers say their boss doesn't accept it» and only 35 percent say it’s tolerated.Skeptical bosses will likely have their doubts reinforced (加深)by the same survey, which shows that 43 percent of workers say they’ve watched TV or a movie while “working” remotely, while 35 percent have done housework，and 28 percent have cooked dinner.It is true, however，that working at home makes people much more efficient (高效的)，because it allows workers to take care of annoying housework while still getting their jobs done. It’s much faster, for example, to shop for groceries at a quarter to three than to stand in line during the after-work rush.The fact that such practices remain officially unaccepted reflects how far we haven't come as a society from the days when we expected every full-time worker to be supported by a full-time homemaker.More broadly the Wakefield survey suggests that employers may be missing a low-cost way to give workers something of value. Sixty-four percent of those survey participants who havens worked remotely would rather give up some bonus in order to get even one day a week working from home. Under such circumstances, smart firms need to find ways to let their employees have enough flexibility to manage their time efficiently.28. Why do some employers hesitate to allow remote working?A. They fear losing control of their workers.B. They want to stick to their routine practice.C. They have little trust in modem technology.D.They are used to face-to-face communication.29- What seems to be most workers’ attitude toward remote working?A. DoubtfulB. FavorableC. ReservedD. Disapproving.30. What does the author suggest smart firms do?A. Shorten their office hours.B. Give employees a pay raise.C. Adopt flexible work patterns.D. Reduce their staff’s workload.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。

浙江地区2018-2019学年高三下学期英语冲刺模拟卷（二）考试时间：120分钟；满分：150分注意事项：1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）略第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）ABoys & Girls Clubs of King County is proud to announce Cassy, a member of Walli ngford Boys & Girls Club, has won the title of our Youth of the Year.In total, 12 extraordinary teens from Clubs across the county competed for the ti tle. Each candidate was judged on the following: Leadership and service to their Club and community; their life goals and values; moral character; academic success and their public speaking skills during an interview.Cassy walked away with the winning title and a $ 2,000 education scholarship. She said, “When there was no one else to reach out to, I knew I could turn to the staff at the Boys & Girls Club. Without the Club, I wouldn’t have had the strength to continue my studies while my family was homeless. I have come to t hink of the Boys & Girls Club as not only a place to go to after school, buta shelter and a home away from home.“Cassy is incredibly hard-working and driven,”said Meghan Sweet, Director of Wal lingford Boys &Girls Club. “She won’t let her challenges get in the way of her success. The Club has provided her with a second home, while she in turn has helped make the Club the type of warm, welcoming place we strive to provide for all our members. The world needs more young women like Cassy, who prove that anyone who is given a place and an opportunity to develop their potential can bec ome a community leader.”Cassy values the voices of individuals who are homeless. She herself has experienc ed homelessness, and wants to share real stories of the homeless to promote peopl e’s understanding of them. She co-founded a student organization where she and ot her students interview homeless individuals and share their stories on a Facebook page called “The Unheard Voices of Seattle.”21. What do we know about the competition Cassy entered for?A. It is intended for ordinary teens.B. It offers the candidates scholarship.C. It has certain standards for the winner.D. It is held by Wallingford Boys & Girls Club.22. Cassy is a successful example of a teen who knows how to .A. share her real storiesB. develop people’s potentialsC. repay the community for its helpD. interview homeless individuals23. What is the passage mainly talking about?A. The Unheard Voices of Seattle.B. The winner of the Youth of the Year.C. Boys & Girls Clubs of King County.D. The moving stories of homeless kids.BDream in HeartOn the first day of school our professor introduced a new classmate—a wrinkled little old lady—to us. Her name was Rose, and she was eighty-seven years old.After class Rose and I walked to the Student Union Building and shared a choc olate milk-shake. She told me she always dreamed of having a college education and now she was getting one. We became instant friends. Every day for the f ollowing months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was alwaysattracted, listening to this “time machine”as she shared her wisdom and ex perience with me.Rose became famous and easily made friends wherever she went. She tended to be highly motivated,responsible, and deeply involved in class participation. In spa re time she had someone hang out or go to bars with. She even participated i n some form of athletic activity. She said that extra-curricular activities can form a vital part of her experience, creating unique chances for friendship a nd learning.At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football meal. A lit tle embarrassed, she leaned into the microphone and simply said, “I’m sorr y I’m so nervous.”As we laughed, she cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing . There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you’r e nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year, you will turn twenty.If I’m eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year, I will turn e ighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. It’s non-optional but that doesn’t tak e any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the chancein change. In this way the elderly don’t have regrets for what they did, but rather for things they did not do.”Rose concluded her speech by courag eously singing “The Rose”. She challenged us to study the words of the s ong and lived them out in daily lives.At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in honor of the wonderful woman who taught by example that it’s never too late to be all you can po ssibly be.24. Why does the author compare Rose to “time machine”in Paragraph 2?A. To stress her old age and knowledge of life.B. To describe the close friendship between them.C. To show that she always enjoyed her active life.D. To explain why she took on a challenge in college.25. Rose was invited to speak at the football meal most probably because ______.A. she was a great football fanB. she was the smartest studentC. she tried hard to achieve her dreamD. she became more educated than the others26. We can learn that Rose agreed with the idea that ______.A. growing older means growing upB. it takes talent and ability to grow upC. receiving high education helps to be courageousD. one grows older at the same time when he grows up27. The passage is intended to ______.A. provide an example for the elderlyB. discuss how to grow up quicklyC. tell the importance of attending collegeD. inspire the readers to live up to livesCAs cultural symbols go, the American car is quite young. The Model T Ford was b uilt at the Piquette Plant in Michigan a century ago, with the first rolling off the assembly line（装配线）on September 27, 1908. Only eleven cars were produced the next month. But e ventually Henry Ford would build fifteen million of them.Modern America was born on the road, behind a wheel. The car shaped some o f the most lasting aspects of American culture: the roadside diner, the billboard,the motel, even the hamburger. For most of the last century, the car represente d what it meant to be American—going forward at high speed to find new worlds.The road novel, the road movie, these are the most typical American ideas, born of abundant petrol, cheap cars and a never-ending interstate highway system, the largest public works project in history.In 1928 Herbert Hoover imagined an America with “a chicken in every pot an d a car in every garage.”Since then, this society has moved onward, never looking back, as the car transformed America from a farm-based society into an indust rial power.gkstkThe cars that drove the American Dream have helped to create a global ecolo gical disaster. In America the demand for oil has grown by 22 percent since 1990.The problems of excessive（过度的）energy consumption, climate change and population growth have been described in a book by the American writer Thomas L. Friedman. He fears the worst, but hopes for the best.Friedman points out that the green economy（经济）is a chance to keep American strength. “The ability to design, build and export green technologies for producing clean water, clean air and healthy and abundant food is going to be the currency of power in the new century.”28. Why is hamburger mentioned in paragraph 2?A. To explain Americans’love for travelling by car.B. To show the influence of cars on American culture.C. To stress the popularity of fast food with Americans.D. To praise the effectiveness of America’s road system.29. What has the use of cars in America led to?A. Decline of economy.B. Environmental problems.C. A shortage of oil supply.D. A farm-based society.30. What is Friedman’s attitude towards America’s future?A. Ambiguous.B. Doubtful.C. Hopeful.D. Tolerant.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。

浙江省2019届高考《英语》模拟试题（四）英语试题（满分120分，不含听力）卷Ⅰ第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10个小题；每小题分，满分25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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AAs a five-year-old, I didn’t know how poor we were. My father would not be home that Christmas Eve. He was in the Army serving overseas. My motherand I worked all afternoon making tree decorations. The kitchen table was crowded with stars made of shiny paper. We were going to get the Christmas tree in the evening, when the prices for them usually dropped.After sunset, we walked four blocks to a parking lot where they sold Christmas trees.“How much is your cheapest tree” My mother asked the man standing at the entrance. He held his gloved hands over the fire. “Thirtydollars, miss.”Her smile disa ppeared, “Nothing for less” The man picked up a small tree branch and dropped it into the fire. “I just work here. I can’t change the price.”The sudden melancholy（忧郁）in my mother’s face made me sad. The man looked down at me for what felt like a long time; it probably was only moments. He pointed at a pile of branches in the corner. “Behind it is a tree that we can’t sell. You can have it for free.”“Thank you, sir,” I said.There it was, a thing just a little taller than me. It had few branches—almosta ghost（幽灵）of a tree. My mother asked, “Can we take some of these branches” He waved his arm. “Take it all if you want to, miss.”We headed back home. We set the tree in the living room. I couldn’t imagine how we could hang many decorations on such a tree. She was smiling again, “Go to sleep now, son. Santa will decorate the tree for us.”I woke at dawn and rushed into the living room. To my amazement, the tree hada beautiful natural shape. The decorations shone in the morning light. My mother had somehow fixed branches to the tree trunk. A few weeks later, my father returned. When I told him about the tree, tears filled the eyes of that strong soldier.Since then, I have seen many wonderful holidays. That Christmas remains as my favorite.21. Why did the mother decide to get the tree in the eveningA. She wanted to buy it at a lower price.B. She was fully occupied during the day.C. She was waiting for the father to pick it up.D. She had made an appointment with the seller.22. How did the son feel when he spotted the tree behind the branchesA. Disappointed.B. Delighted.C. Frightened.D. Relieved.23. What brought the father to tearsA. The pain of his war wound.B. The efforts his wife put into the tree.C. The reunion with his family.D. The decorations his son madefor the tree.BTo Friend or Not to FriendWe all love our parents and turn to them when we're in need, but would you likethem to hearthe conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue Social networking sites have become extensions of the school hallways, so would you add your parents as “friends” and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friendsIn the past the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind, content to continue their day to day lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about technology. However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. This realization has given many parents the motivation to educate themselves about social networking sites.These days many people are attracted to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; there's also a certain amount of control over privacy that we don't get in real life. Sometimes we feel that privacy is violated when we must accept a “friend” request from a parent or family member.It's a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our online lives. On the one hand we don't want to “reject” their request because that might hurt their feelings or make them feel you have something to hide. On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before.A recent survey suggested that parents shouldn't take it personally if their child ignores their request: “When a teen ignores a parent's friend request, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are hiding something, but it could mean that this is one part of their life where they want to be independent.”Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would help soften the blowif you do choose not to add them to your friends list.24．From Paragraph 2, we learn that ________.A．parents feel secure about their privacy onlineB．social networks successfully fill the generation gapC．parents have realized the importance of social networksD．social networks offer a platform for parents to communicate25．Teenagers may refuse a parent's friend request because ________.A．they hide something from their parentsB．they are unwilling to be watched by parentsC．their parents tend to fall behind in technologyD．their parents make negative comments on them26．The passage is mainly about ________.A．privacy onlineB．social networksC．the generation gapD．parents' friend requestsCFar from the traditional image of a culture of aggressive masculinity (阳刚) in which students either sink or swim, the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pressure to conform (符合) to a stereotype, a US study at single-sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to conform to the “boy code” of hiding their emotions to be a “real man”.The findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.Tony Little, headmaster of Eton, warned that boys were being faded by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls. He criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girls. Theresearch argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.But in single-sex schools teachers can tailor lessons to boys’learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study’s author, Abigail James, of the University of Virginia.Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with specifically “boy-focused” approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them. Because boys generally have more acute vision, learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given “hands-on” lessons where they are allowed to walk around. “Boys in mixed schools view classical music as fe minine (女性的) and prefer the modernstyle in which violence and sexism are major themes,” James wrote.Single-sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel they had to conform to a stereotype that men should be “masterful and in charge” in rela tionships. “In mixed schools boys feel forced to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means,” the study reported.27. What does Tony Little say about the British education systemA. It makes girls less emotional than boys.B. It fails more boys than girls academically.C. It fails to give boys the attention they need.D. It places more pressure on boys than on girls.28. According to Abigail James, boys perform better in single-sex schools because ________.A. boys can choose to learn whatever they are interested inB. boys focus more on their lessons without being disturbedC. teaching quality is relatively higher than in mixed schoolsD. teaching can be designed to suit the characteristics of boys29. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of boysA. Boys have sharper vision.B. Boys enjoy being in charge.C. Boys like “hands-on” lessons.D. Boys prefer physicalactivities.30. What is mainly discussed in the passageA. Problems boys may have in mixed schools.B. Boys’ physical and mental growth in school.C. Advantages of single-sex education for boys.D. Boys’ disadvantages over girls in mixed schools.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）第三节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

浙江地区2018-2019学年高三英语下学期冲刺模拟卷（一）考试时间：120分钟；满分：150分注意事项：1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）略第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）AAs a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some co mmon intestinal disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously .But the boy died suddenly that night.Knowing the death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness o f the situation, he always felt he was guilty. To make matters worse, his wife lefthim a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hu rt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could stand, and he turned to alcohol for help. In time Al became an alcoholic. As the alcoholism progressed, AL began to lose everything he possessed---his land, house, etc. Finally Al died alone ina small bar. Hearing of Al’s death, I thought, “What a totally wasted life! Whata complete failure! ”As time went by , I began to re-value my earlier rough judge ment . I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring , most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere . I hadn’t heard Erni e talked much about his father. One day, I worked up my courage to ask him what onearth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quie tly, “As a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, “love you, son.””Tears came to my eyes as I realized what I had been a fool to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any material posse ssions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.21. From the author’s point of view, ______________.A. Al’s most precious possessions to his son was his love.B. Al took no responsibility for the death of his younger son..C. Al was a complete failure both as a husband and a father.D. Al’s addiction to alcohol was resulted from the leaving of his wife.22. What did the writer learn from the experience?A. No research, no fact.B. Facts speak louder than words.C. Experience is the best teacher.D. Don’t judge people by their appearances.23. What might be the author’s purpose in writing the text ?A.To show us a considerate father.B.To show us that love can make a difference.C. To show us an awful experience.D. To show us that love can wake a father up.BAfter the surgery, Sun suffered intense pain, but insisted that he didn‟t need any me dication. One evening,he found Law, his wife, crying on the balcony of their apartment in a rare outburst of frustration. “If youwon‟t help yourself, no one else can,”she said.Sun started a list “How to Help Myself”,and on it he wrote, “Keep communicating with the doctors,even if they are darker thoughts.”On Oct. 20 th , a few days before his 33 birth day, Sun wrote in a Facebookpost, “It‟s been hard to get along with having aggressive and incurable Grade 4 brai n cancer; it‟s been hardnot to get angry and sad about it; it‟s been frustrating that every pathology（病理）test after my surgerycame back with the worst possible result; and it‟s been hard to accept that modern m edicine isn‟t able to fixme.”At the same time, he wrote, “Every day I wake up not-dead is a gift.”Sun and Law had other lists, detailing the things that they hoped to accomplish in l ife, which included atrip to Wimbledon; climbing Mt. Snowdon in Wales; and a range of musical aspirations （愿望）----fromlearning the Bach sonatas（奏鸣曲）and partitas（变奏曲）to performing the first violin part in a concert.Sun started working on Bach‟s six sonatas and partitas for unaccompanied violin,the most difficult parts, which George Enescu, a world-famous violinist, once described as the Himalayasfor violinists. Sun practiced every day, even if he could manage only fifteen minutes between medicaltreatments. As he mastered each piece, he posted his performances on Facebook. He fini shed on November12 th , then turned to the even more difficult Paganini caprices（随想曲）, which he had often listened to in arecording by Itzhak Perlman. “It‟s something I always wanted to play when I grew up, like wanting to begreat baseball player,”he said.24. Law cried on the balcony because__________.A. she suffered great pain from the Grade 4 brain cancerB. Sun refused to get medical treatment after the surgeryC. nobody else wanted to help them out of the situationD. no money was left to pay for Sun‟s the medical treatment25. Which of the following can best describe Sun‟s feeling when he wrote “Every dayI wake up not-dead isa gift.”?A. gratefulB. sadC. frustratedD. determined26. The couple‟s list of things they hoped to accomplish in life included __________.A. playing tennis in WimbledonB. cycling in Mt. Snowdon in WalesC. learning Mozart‟s sonatas and partitasD. playing the first violin part in a conce rt27. In the last paragraph, Bach‟s six sonatas and partitas is compared to the Himalay as for violinist to stress__________.A. its popularity among peopleB. its value for learnersC. its difficulty when being learnedD. its importance in violists‟eyesCMum always awoke early. When she was working as an actress she thought: Sooner or la ter they will realize their mistake and will send me home. To get rid of that fear, she would get up before “they”did,to go over her lines. In order to look perfec t on the set, fresh,without a single negative thought that might ruffle her smile, sh e had to arise between four and five in the morning and gather her strength.Mum, like any wise family doctor, believed in the virtues of a good breakfast. She n ever skipped it. She knew how to be persuasive and from the time I was a little bo y she would cut slices of buttered bread-she called them “fingers”-for dipping in so ft-boiled eggs. However, what left an impression about her breakfast went beyond those toasted rectangles of bread.During the last years of her life, this morning interlude was also a time for confid ences. If my brother and I were at her Swiss home, breakfast would be in the kitche n's office. She would come downstairs in her robe, and while having a cake and a cu p of coffee, almost unconsciously, small talk would turn into a confession (忏悔).One day she uneasily told me about the painful circumstances of her separation fro m my father. I learned to know her better at the breakfast table.But it was not always a time for discussion. Returning from a trip, or on a Sunday, she would honor the day of rest with a small luxury, something unusual for her:breakf ast in bed. It was like a prize she awarded herself, and it was enjoyed all the mo re if the tray were filled with tidbits, such as homemade cake or cherry jam, along with toast, coffee, milk, butter, a small from the garden in a tiny vase, and onthe side of her tray the International Herald Tribune .28. In what sense did the mother's breakfast go beyond those toasted rectangles of br ead?A. Many more delicious foods were prepared by her mother.B. It removed the misunderstanding between the mother and the sonC. It led the author to have a deeper understanding of her mother.D. It helped the author's mother solve her marriage problems.29. The underlined word “luxury”in the last paragraph most likely refers toA. the feeling of self-respectB. the enjoyment of something specialC.the desire of expressing your thanksD. the pleasure of having something expensive30. What is the author's purpose in writing the text?A. To present the benefits of eating breakfast.B. To introduce how to prepare breakfast.C.To show his sympathy for his mother's marriage.第二节: (共5个小题; 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。