1、2019 届全国高考英语模拟决胜密卷（七）1、The Welcombe HotelLocationLess than two miles from Stratford-upon-Avon, it takes several minutes to walk through the Welcombe Hills and the Clopton Local Nature Reserve to reach the town on foot. Besides the town center tourist attractions, the British Motor Museum, Warwick Ca
2、stle and Warwick Racecourse are all within a 15-minute drive.Service America just got in the way.The Spanish were after the riches of Asia: silk, dates, spices. Until later adventures discovered how to sail to the Far East, trade with China depended on the Silk Road. The trade between China and Euro
3、pe brought huge wealth, so the Spanish had a strong desire to find a new way lo the East. Eventually a way appeared; as sea traffic developed from the 17th century onwards, the overland route diminished.Now China is seeking to revive(复兴) the Silk Road and is preparing to invest 4 trillion pounds in
4、new roads trail links, oil pipelines and other basic facilities. It is hoped that goods can be shipped westwards by land far more quickly and economically than by sea.But the plan is also to attract more tourists. Actually, China does pretty well for tourists already; its the worlds fourth most visi
5、ted country. Two cities Beijing and Shanghai possess the tourism business, with significant interest in destinations such as Xian and Chengdu. While Beijing is modern, cities such as Lanzhou and Dunhuang have one foot planted firmly in old China.Other places featured include Xian, the former capital
6、 of China, where you can come face to face with the Terracotta Army built to protect Chinas first emperor in the afterlife. From Lanzhou tour members take the train to Jiayuguan,Chinas western gateway and a key location on the Silk Road.There is also a four-day coach journey along the original Silk
7、Route through the Xinjiang region to Kashgar. Along the way,at Kurla,you can visit the ruins of the Iron Fortress.1.What does the underlined word “diminished” in Paragraph 2 mean?A.Discovered.B.Disappeared.C.Disturbed.D.Displayed.2.What is the purpose of reviving the Silk Road?A.To rebuild the ruins
8、 of the Iron Fortress.B.To construct new roads and other basic structures.C.To make transportation westwards faster and cheaper.D.To draw more inland tourists attention to the western gateway.3.What can we learn about the Silk Road?A.It is nothing but a trade route.B.It may destroy some cities ancie
9、nt style.C.It attracts foreign investment of 4 trillion.D.It promotes the tourism industry of China.4.What is the best title for the text?A.The Charming of the Silk RoadB.The Function of the Silk RoadC.The Origin of the Silk RoadD.The Future of the Silk Road4、 Long before iphones, the cigarette was
10、the companion of choice for restlessness. And long before Facebook and WeChat, it was tobacco that promised to better your social life. Now, quitting smartphones has become the new quitting smoking.Of course, technology does not yellow your teeth, cause disease or lead to cancer. But some individual
11、s are so concerned that device addiction is damaging their mental health. In order to reduce their dependence, even in Silicon Valley, people are turning off the messages that constantly buzz for their attention, banning smartphones from the bedroom and, curiously, changing the colors on their scree
12、ns to a less tempting scale of gray.The big tech companies will have to work out how to respond to this new generation of quitters. Facebook is the first to go public with its attempt, hoping its recent move can make the social network more homely.Last year the tech industry got a bad nameBig Techwi
13、th unfortunate echoes(共鸣) of other industries that have faced fierce opposition, including Big Tobacco. Like them, the tech industry has to reduce concern from a new generation of activist shareholders(股东) that are questioning its role in the world. These campaigns are never as fierce as those faced
14、 by Big Tobacco. In the 1990s, socially responsible investors refused to put money in tobacco stocks.It is far difficult for investors to challenge Big Tech and hard to separate the good these companies do in the worldconnecting old friends and giving space for people to share their ideasfrom the ba
15、d. In the meantime, stopping using technology remains problematic. In The World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech, Franklin Foer argues that tech should be seen in a similar way to junk food: a convenience that some reject for more continuing nutrition.So we need to do more to turn th
16、e tide. In the same way that public service announcements made smoking around your children taboo(禁忌),we can warn parents against losing themselves in their smartphones while taking care of kids.We can also create no-smartphone zones at dinner. Eventually smartphones could be banned from all public
17、places and help us give our attention to the people around us instead.1.How did people keep close relationships with others in the past?A.By smoking.B.By drinking.C.By phoningD.By dining out.2.Why is the tech industry called Big Tech?A.It plays a bad role in the world.B.It is as big as Big Tobacco.C
18、.It has an unfortunate name.D.It is a giant in Silicon Valley.3.What can we infer from Franklin Foers argument about the tech?A.It promotes social development.B.It is still favored by some people.C.It is worse than Big Tobacco.D.It offers continuing nutrition.4.Which can be the best title for the pa
19、ssage?A.Creating a No Smartphone LifeB.Smartphones Enrich Our Social LifeC.Smoking Does Greater Harm Than Smartphones DoD.Quitting Smartphones Is the New Quitting Smoking 5、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。 Secret codes (密码) keep messages private. Banks, companies, and government agencies us
20、e secret codes in doing business, especially when information is sent by computer. People have used secret codes for thousands of years. _Code breaking never lags (落后) far behind code making. The science of creating and reading coded messages is called cryptography. There are three main types of cry
21、ptography. _For example, the first letters of “My elephant eats too many eels” Spell out the hidden message “Meet me.”_You might represent each letter with a number, For example, Lets number the letters of the alphabet, in order, from 1 to 26. If we substitute a number for each letter, the message “
22、Meet me” would read “13520135”.A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences. To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book. _For example “bridge“ might stand for “meet” and “out” might stand for “me” .The message “bridge out” would actually mean “Meet me”. _However, it
23、 is also hard to keep a code book secret for long. So codes must be changed frequently.A. It is very hard to break a code without the code book.B. In any language, some letters are used more than others.C. Only people who know the keyword can read the message.D. As long as there have been codes, peo
24、ple have tried to break them.E. You can hide a message by having the first letters of each word spell it out.F. With a code book, you might write down words that would stand for other words.G. Another way to hide a message is to use symbols to stand for specific letters of the alphabet.6、 People wer
25、e surprised after Chinese state media claimed that online shopping, high-speed rail,bike-sharing and electronic payment systems are Chinas “four new great inventions”. Government-run Xinhua News Agency said the country deserved 1 for the inventions? comparing them to the inventions of 2 China: compa
26、ss, gunpowder, paper, and 3 .According to SCMP, the 4 “four new great inventions” were 5 on last years research 6 by the Silk Road Research Institute. In a survey, Chinas foreign students from 20 countries near the “Belt and Road Initiative” were asked to 7 Chinas “four new inventions” that they wan
27、t their home countries to put into 8 .Xinhuas article noted that “Among the four,high-speed rail and online shopping arent 9 China, but Chinese people bring the inventions to the worlds 10 level with their intelligence and innovation(创新) and make them Chinas 11 card. ”12 , just a little research sho
28、wed that not one of the claimed inventions originated from China. Online shopping was invented and 13 by Michael Aldrich in the UK in 1979, while the Japanese 14 the first modern high-speed rail in 1964. Meanwhile, e-payment systems have been 15 in the United States since the 1990s, 16 hike-sharing
29、services were already a thing in Europe way back in the 1960s.Despite of the 17 , in recent years,a number of Chinas technological innovations have been making their 18 in the world. Among them,four 19 with a reputation of Chinas “four great new inventions” in modern times,which have made the daily
30、life of the public more and more 20 .1.A.credit B.courage C.money D.knowledge2.A.modern B.developing C.ancient D.developed3.A.brush B.printing C.ink D.tea4.A.newly-built B.highly-developed C.badly-transformed D.so-called5.A.depended B.called C.fixed D.based6.A.delivered B.checked C.conducted D.expla
31、ined7.A.pick B.guess C.improve D.observe8.A.blame B.action C.service D.effect9.A.on B.against C.from D.for10.A.certain B.low C.basic D.top11.A.testing B.visa C.calling D.payment12.A.Moreover B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.However13.A.pioneered B.ruined C.purchased D.borrowed14.A.dreamed B.operated C.imag
32、ined D.prohibited15.A.used B.examined C.registered D.required16.A.so B.while C.since D.as17.A.schedulers B.traditions C.conflicts D.origins18.A.moves B.drawbacks C.connections D.concerns19.A.do up B.make for C.stand out D.take on20.A.puzzling B.convenient C.challenging D.controversial7、 No matter wh
33、ere you are,humans are constantly measuring and checking time. Some of us are good at itplanning and doing things ahead of time, _ others are always trying to beat the clock and do things at the eleventh hour.Tardiness(拖拉) can be serious. If you _(be)one minute late for work, would you resign? It ma
34、y sound extreme, but that is exactly _occurred in the UK upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords,in January 2018. International development minister Lord Bates arrived one minute late,and,as a result, was unable to answer a _( schedule) question. Instead of trying _(make) up for lost time,as
35、 many might do, he resigned on _ spot. He apologized for his discourtesy(无礼)and stated that he was ashamed. His resignation, though, _( reject) by the UK prime minister.So, how late is too late? Many cultures take punctuality very seriously. In contrast, others seem to view tardiness _just the norma
36、l way of things. What is considered acceptable is based on culture. That is, if you dont mind waiting, it might be best to attend your _(appoint)in good time. And if the worst comes to the worst, remember the old English proverb, “_(well) late than never.”8、假定英语课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 1
37、0 处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、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后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2.只允许修改 10 处,多者(从第 11 处起) 不计分。My mum is a volunteer in a hospital. She brought dinner every Sunday to the people attending their relatives who are in hospital.One Sunday
38、, Mum asked me to help her with dinner. At the first, I didnt want to, so in the end she persuaded me to go. Half an hour late ,we arrived. We quickly setup a table and started giving people food. The people serving there were deeply moved and showed our gratefulness. It was amazed to look at people
39、s face, especially those of children. It made me feel gladly for being there.That day I realized that the value of life is not only about receiving, but giving as well.9、假如你是一位诗歌爱好者,尤其喜欢英语诗歌,请你根据下表内容写一篇英语短文,介绍一下你对学习英语诗歌的看法。喜欢诗歌的原因 可以自由表达心声,丰富想象力。你学习诗歌所采用的方式 1. 早上大声朗诵诗歌或听一些新诗; 2. 时常创作小诗发表在博客上,与朋友讨论。英
40、语诗歌对学习的帮助 1. 朗诵诗歌可以帮助改善英语的发音;2. 诗歌的韵律可以帮助记忆单词; 3. 注意:1.词数:120 左右;2. 文章应包括上述要点中的所有信息,但不必逐条翻译;3. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考词汇:创作 compose_答案以及解析1 答案及解析：答案：1.D; 2.C; 3.D解析：1.细节理解题。从第一个要点 Less than two miles from . walk through the Welcombe Hills and the Clopton Local Nature Reserve to reach the town on foot 可知,
41、Clopton 自然保护区离宾馆最近。2.细节理解题。从第三个要点 . 28 for two courses or 35 for three . Wine is available by the glass for 4.95.可知,总共需要 44.9 英镑(35+ 4.95+ 4.95)。3.推理判断题。从第二个要点和最后一个要点可知,该酒店提供非常专业且全面的服务,并且非常适合家庭活动。2 答案及解析：答案：1.C; 2.A; 3.D; 4.C解析：1.细节理解题。由“Dark chocolate is rich in cocoa,which contains compounds known
42、 as flavanols(黄烷醇). At high levels, cocoa flavanols have been shown to help lower blood pressure and the risk of diabetes. ”可知黑巧克力是健康的,主要是因为可可黄烷醇的存在,选 C 项。2.词义猜测题。根据“But while cocoa flavanols in dark chocolate make it a healthful treat, they give it a biter flavor.”可知虽然黑巧克力中的可可黄烷醇使得它成为一种健康的享受,但是它发出一
43、点苦味,所以选 A 项。3.推理判断题。由“Second, if possible, choose natural cocoa over Dutch processed cocoa,which is treated with an alkali(碱). This gives chocolate a milder flavor but removes healthful flavanols. ”可知碱会影响黄烷醇的含量, 选 D 项。4.写作意图题。这篇文章主要讲了黑巧克力是健康食物的原因,并且说明食用黑巧克力要适量,这作者写这篇文章的目的是提供关于黑巧克力的一些事实,故选 C 项。3 答案及解
44、析：答案：1.B; 2.C; 3.D; 4.A解析：1.词义猜测题。由第三段第一句“ Now China is seeking to revive(复兴) the Silk road“ 可知,现在中国正在寻求重现丝绸之路的光彩,因此推断画线句句意:最终一条路出现于 17 世纪之后海上交通开发,陆路消失了。所以画线词词义是:消失,与 disappear 意义相近。故 B 选项正确。2.细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“It is hoped that goods can be shipped westwards by land far more quickly and economically t
45、han by sea. ”可知,中国重现丝调之路是希望通过陆路可以比海路更快、更经济地将商品输送至西方。故 C 选项正确。3.细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“But the plan is also to attract more tourists. ”可知复兴丝绸之路也吸引了更多的游客, 促进了中国的旅游业。故 D 选项正确。4.标题归纳题。纵观全文可知,文章主要讲述中国正在寻求重现丝绸之路的光彩,希望通过陆路可以比海路更快,更经济地将商品输送至西方。这也极大地促进了中国旅游业的发展,欧洲人可以踏上丝绸之路寻觅现代奇迹和已被遗忘的辉煌。因此选项 A “迷人的丝绸之路”为最佳标题。4 答案及解析
46、：答案：1.A; 2.A; 3.B; 4.D解析：1.细节理解题,由首段首句和第二句可知,在脸书和微信之前,香烟是一种提升社交水平的手段,故选 A。2.推理判断题。由第四段首句 Last year the tech industry got a bad nameBig Techwith unfortunate echoes of other industries that have faced fierce opposition, including Big Tobacco.可知选 A.3.推理判断題。由倒数第二段尾句可知,一些人因为技术的便利依然喜欢它,故选 B。4.主旨大意题由文章首段尾句
47、 Now, quitting smartphones has become the new quitting smoking.可知,D 项概括了文章主旨,故为最佳标题 .5 答案及解析：答案：D; E; G; F; A解析：本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了密码的设置和破解的方法。比如利用该字母在字母表中排序的数字来代表该字母,或者利用一些单词的首字母来组成一个密码等。考查对上下文的理解和判断能力。后句内容可以判断该空应该和密码的破译有关,故判断D 项内容 As long as there have been codes, people have tried to break them.符合语境逻辑,可以承接上下文。考查对上下文的理解和判断能力。