1、2019 届全国高考英语模拟决胜密卷（八）1、 Basketball Statistician Help Wanted The Athletic Department is looking for students to help assist staff during the Fall 2016, Winter 2016-17 and Spring 2017 semesters. Students in this position will be keeping live statistics during basketball games. Students must meet all o
2、f the following requirements:Good computer skillsAvailable evenings and weekendsKnowing basketball rules and statisticsStudents interested in working for the Athletic Department should contact the Athletic Coordinator at their respective(各自的) campuses.TP/SS Athletic Coordinator, Michael Simone,240-5
3、67-1308Rockville Athletic Coordinator, Jorge Zuniga,240-567-7589Springfield Athletic coordinator, Gary Miller,240-567-2273Germantown Athletic Coordinator, GavriChavan, 240-567-69151.When will the job start?A.In May 2016B.In May 2017C.In September 2016D.In September20172.Who is more likely to get job
4、?A.Sam, English major, member of the college basketball teamB.Judy, IT staff with night classes, childrens basketball team coachC.Ted, computer major, basketball fan, free on evenings and weekendsD.Molly, part time programmer, high school basketball player ,new mother3.Whom should you contact if you
5、 want to apply for the job in Rockville?A.MichaelB.JorgeC.GauriD.Gary2、 At school, I was in the top set for maths. My teachers recommended that I study economics and statistics as my A-level subjects, but I had my mind set on a life fulfilled by the arts.In fact, I was a victim of a gender stereotyp
6、e made stronger since birth, that men do science and maths and women do arts or languages. Computer science, technology and physics just did not figure in my teenage world view. Nobody popular in my school chose to study those subjects.Reality struck hard when I began attending job interviews and in
7、terviewers would say: “Its great that you speak foreign languages, but what else do you do?” Nobody asked my friends who had studied science or technology those questions.A survey recently showed that three of the best-paid jobs for women are in the technology sector. Its a sector that really can ch
8、ange the world. We must show girls that technology has an effect on every industry out there, from fashion to architecture to journalism. Anybody can learn to code and these days its as important as reading and writing. Ive realized that at university Id achieved the wrong kind of literacy. Not bein
9、g able to code limit your impact on the world far more than an ignorance of great literature.Now I have a five-year-old daughter. I dont want her to blindly follow gender roles the way I did. I want her to know the fact that a science or technical degree will not limit her creativity but expand it a
10、nd broaden her horizons far more than my arts background could. Im exposing her to Minecraft and apps, which help improve analytical thinking and problem solving skills. Im hoping that my daughter will discover and accept her potentials in science and want to change the world.1.What does the underli
11、ned phrase “gender stereotype” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A.Personal learning style.B.Sex characteristic.C.Conventional sex concept.D.Profession difference.2.According to the author, which may be the benefit of learning science?A.Increasing job possibility.B.Winning popularity.C.Improving language comp
12、etence.D.Enriching imagination.3.How did the author feel for her major choice?A.Satisfied.B.Active.C.Discouraged.D.Regretful.4.What may be the best title for the text?A.Art or Science, Either is OKB.Good Subjects, Good FutureC.Girls, Choose More WiselyD.Catch Chances, Change the World3、 To fight for
13、 the conservation of forest ecosystem, several ecologists including Daniel Janzen convinced Del Oro, an orange juice producer, to donate part of their forestland to a national park. In return, Del Oro was allowed to throw large amounts of waste in the form of orange peels (皮) on a 3-hectare piece of
14、 land within the national park at no cost. Dealing with tons of leftover peels usually involved burning them or paying to have them poured into a landfill, so the proposal was very attractive.But a year later, another juice company challenged the deal in court, arguing that their competitor was “pol
15、luting a national park”. They ended up winning, and the deal between Del Oro and the national park fell through.Then in 2013, while discussing possible research avenues with Timothy Treuer, Daniel Janzen mentioned the orange story. Feeling interested, Treuer decided to stop by that piece of land tha
16、t had been covered with fruit waste 15 years earlier. What he found shocked him.“While I would walk over exposed rock and dead grass in the nearby fields, I d have to climb through undergrowth and cut paths through walls of vines (藤) in the orange peel site itself, said Timothy Treuer.Treuer and his
17、 team spent months picking up samples (样品), analyzing and comparing them. They found great differences between the areas covered with orange peels and those that were not. The area with orange waste had richer soil.The effect that the orange peels had on the land is probably not that surprising to p
18、eople familiar with composting (施肥 ), but what is really shocking is that a judge actually thought the waste of orange “mined” a national park and slopped it from going forward. Now that Timothy Treuers study has received worldwide attention, this type of “ruining” is being seriously considered as a
19、 way of bringing forests back to life.1.What did Del Oro usually do with orange peels?A.Add them to fuel.B.Feed them to animals.C.Burn or bury them.D.Make them into cakes.2.What can we know about the deal between Del Oro and the national park?A.It lasted 15 years.B.It was signed by Treuer.C.It was m
20、ade in about 1998.D.It was broken by Del Oro.3.What was Treuers finding?A.Orange peels contain much fibre.B.Orange peels can make soil richer.C.Orange peels rot away in a short time.D.Orange waste ruined the national park.4.What is the authors attitude toward the judge mentioned in the last paragrap
21、h?A.Disapproving.B.Positive.C.Worried.D.Admirable.4、 Drugs have for years been one of the number one destroyers of people s lives, as well as their families. People who do these drugs might not even realise that what theyre doing has changed the lives of not only themselves, but of the people closes
22、t to them in their lives.People on drugs have usually become addicted because of the fact that theyve used drugs in the past and have always used drugs to deal with their problems. Finally, they have no other way to deal with their problems and go to other drugs to deal with the feelings caused by t
23、hese life problems.There are several ways to do away with drug addiction. The first step, as Im sure you have heard hundreds of times,is to realise that theres a problem. If there are people in your life taking drugs, youll need to let them know that its hurting more than just themselves.Once youve
24、gotten them to realise this, if possible, youll need to help them. Youll need a way to work out the problems that pull them towards drugs, or to create something else that will keep these people away from drugs.Sometimes other drugs are in line. For example, most heavy drinkers are affected by depre
25、ssion(抑郁症). Over 40% of Americans are affected by depression, and over 60% of the male population of these people have turned towards drinking to deal with their problems related to depression. This greatly increases the chances of abuse(虐待), as well as many other horrible effects of alcohol.When so
26、meone becomes addicted to any drug, youll need to deal with it immediately. Its better to deal with the problem before it turns into one which cannot be controlled. The best thing you can do for yourself is to get help from anyone else or the people within your family before you turn to any drugs.1.
27、We can learn from the passage that those addicted to drugs _.A.are mainly heavy drinkers or heavy smokersB.have more problems than others to deal withC.are used to using drugs to deal with problemsD.dont know how to get help from their families2.What should you do first to help someone deal with dru
28、g addiction?A.Let him know that drug addiction is harmful.B.Help him get away from depression.C.Keep him away from alcohol.D.Create something interesting.3.According to the passage,some American men would like to drink probably because _.A.they lived in hard lifeB.they are abused at homeC.their chil
29、dren are naughtyD.they want to deal with their problems4.What does the author mainly advise us to do in the last paragraph?A.Be always ready to help others.B.Enjoy the help from our family members.C.Keep away from bad habits and ill feelings.D.Help others break away from drugs as early as we can.5、
30、We all know that a hot, milky drink and a warm bath are supposed to relax you before bed, but many of us still cant slip into sleep. Here are some tips to help you go to sleep.Breathe in through your left nostril(鼻孔)_Sleep specialist Peter Smith says,“Lie on your left side, resting a finger on your
31、right nostril to close it. Start slow,deep breathing in the left nostril. f, Peter, author of Sleep Better With Natural Therapies,says this technique is particularly good when overhearting is preventing sleep. _Relaxing all your muscles can prepare your body for sleep. Anxiety expert Charles Linden
32、says: “Lying on your back, take a deep, slow breath in through your nose and, the same time, squeeze your toes tightly as if you are trying to curl them under your foot, then loosen them slowly. Breathe again, contract your leg muscles, then your thigh, belly, chest, arms, and so on until you hat al
33、l the way up your body. _”. Try to stay awakeChallenge yourself to stay awake your mind will fight against it! “Its called the sleep paradox (俘论).”Says psychotherapist Julie Hirst. She explains:“Keep your eyes wide open, repeat to yourself I will not sleep. _, but instead viewthis as an instruction
34、to sleep and eye muscles tire quickly as sleep turns up.” _Use at least three senses imagining yourself in a situation where you feel contenta paradise(乐园), sailing on calm waters,walking in flower fields.A. Just imagineB. Enjoy a paradiseC. Squeeze and relaxD The brain doesnt process negatives well
35、E. You must repeat what you have doneF. This yoga method is thought to reduce blood pressure and calm youG. When you have gone from head to toe, you should feel ready for sleep6、 Last year I broke the record for the oldest person in the world to ride a roller coaster(过山车).Im 105,but the doctor agree
36、s Im in good 1 .The roller coaster I rode 2 you round quite fast. It was,however,a bit too 3 for me. Id have preferred a really fast one that went upside down. But I was told I couldnt ride it, because my blood pressure could drop and I might have 4 .I wasnt nervous. I was securely 5 in,so I knew I
37、wouldnt fall out. The roller-coaster ride went on for three or four minutes, and I 6 every second. Later,someone came to 7 me with the Guinness World Records Certificate.My 8 ways really began a couple of years ago, with the ice-bucket challenge. My great-granddaughter recommended me to have a bucke
38、t of 9 water poured on my head. I was 102 then. It 10 that I was the oldest person in the world to do it,and the video of me was very 11 . After that, I start to 12 what else I can do for different 13 . My family say Im crazy, but they always go along with me. I do get people 14 I take it easy, but
39、Im not taking any 15 .Now Ive got a few ideas for the next charity 16 on my 106th birthday,but nothing has been 17 yet. All I can say is that it will be 18 good, if not better than the roller coaster.Im not sure if anyone is 19 of all the fun Im having. They just say Im silly and thats about it. On
40、20 , Ive had many good days. Ive had a really good life. 1.A.order B.shape C.mood D.faith2.A.showed B.dragged C.spun D.rolled3.A.loose B.weird C.violent D.gentle4.A.passed by B.dived in C.taken off D.blacked out5.A.fastened B.trapped C.locked D.fenced6.A.enjoyed B.counted C.forgot D.recalled7.A.gree
41、t B.bother C.present D.assist8.A.far-reaching B.record-breaking C.time-consuming D.everlasting9.A.freezing B.hot C.warm D.cool10.A.worked out B.figured out C.left out D.turned out11.A.reasonable B.abstract C.popular D.flexible12.A.regret B.suspect C.limit D.consider13.A.sections B.divisions C.charit
42、ies D.estates14.A.blaming B.expressing C.proving D.suggesting15.A.action B.notice C.trouble D.chance16.A.challenge B.business C.agreement D.profit17.A.promoted B.confirmed C.explored D.advertised18.A.equally B.extremely C.typically D.normally19.A.proud B.ashamed C.afraid D.envious20.A.average B.occa
43、sion C.reflection D.purpose7、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。China, which takes pride in four inventions in ancient times, has once again shown its ability _(change) the world with its “new” four great inventions: high-speed railways, electronic payment, shared bicycles and online shopping.Recentl
44、y, the “new” four great inventions _(improve) the quality of peoples lives. Thanks to online shopping and mobile payment, people can buy what they want _(simple) with a tap of the phone within doors. High-speed trains have shortened _ journey from Beijing to the coastal city Tianjin to half an hour.
45、 As for the bikes, they themselves are not new. It is the operating model of bike-sharing _(base) on satellite navigation(导航)system, mobile payment as well as big data _has surprised the world. Shared bicycles are bringing cycling back _peoples lives and they are making public transport more _(attra
46、ct).It is increasingly clear thatChinais no longer _(copy) western ideas and is leading in many new ways. A growing number of foreign _(company) hope to promote the development in their home country by highlighting the need for technological achievements like that of China.8、假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修
47、改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及二个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线() 划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。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。Mr. Smith offers us some advice on how to write a good composition, which include the following steps.Firstly, we should r
48、ead the topic careful and organize our ideas. Then we start to shape our thoughts in our own words and finish our writing in the giving time. Before that, we have to check our compositions, paying attention to grammar and spelling. It is very important to read them aloud to ourself or someone else fr