1、第 1 页(共 25 页)湖南省岳阳市 2019 届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题时量:120 分钟;满分:150 分注意事项:1. 本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。第卷 1 页至 9 页,第卷10 页至 12 页。2. 答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名,准考证号与校名填写在答题卡的相应位置。3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成,答在本试卷上无效。第卷 选择题第一部分 听力(共两节,满分 30 分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上,录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共 5 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 75 分)听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中
2、所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有 10 秒钟的时间来问答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例:How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是 C.1. What does the man mean?A. The fridge will be fixed.B. The room will be warmer.C. The lights will be switched on.2. What was the normal price of the wallet?A. $16. B. $32. C.
3、$50.3. What will the mans twin brother be in the future?A. A soldier B. A pilot. C. A teacher.4. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a bookstore. B. In a classroom. C. In a library.5. Who was injured in the accident?第 2 页(共 25 页)A. A baby. B. Two women. C. No one.第二节(每小题 1.5 分,满分
4、22.5 分)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题 5 秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料,回答第 6、7 题。6. what does the woman want to know?A. The bus schedule. B. The bus number. C. The bus fare.7. Why does nobody answer the phone in the mans opinion?A. They hav
5、e changed the telephone number.B. They are too busy to answer it.C. They are supposed to work later.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。8. When will the man leave the hospital?A. A day later. B. Two days later. C. A week later.9. What does the man thank the woman for?A. Paying for him. B. Coming to see him. C. Takin
6、g care of him.听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What causes the mans tiredness?A. Playing with his net pal.B. Staying up last night.C. Getting up earlier this morning.11 What do the man and his net pal have in common?A. They both study hard.B. They both love touring.C. They are both college students.12. Ho
7、w does the man find the Internet?A. Its full of lies. B. Its worth trusting. C. Its informative.听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the woman doing?第 3 页(共 25 页)A. Hosting a TV show.B. Giving a lecture on poetry.C. Conducting a radio debate.14. How did the mans mother contribute to his success in poe
8、try?A. She sent him to poetry classes.B. She taught him to write business plans carefully.C. She asked him to read from early childhood.15. What does the man find most difficult in writing?A. Choosing the right words.B. Describing real experiences.C. Getting an appropriate opportunity.16. What does
9、the man say about his own writing?A. Creative. B. Successful. C. Encouraging.听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What kind of English lessons does the speaker recommend?A. Examination skills.B. Reading and writing.C. Listening and speaking.18. How can a learner take the lessons when he is not online?A. By u
10、sing the downloaded sound files.B. By making conversations with others.C. By reviewing words, phrases and idioms.19. What is mentioned as an advantage of the speakers online course?A. It helps learners to make friends.B. It offers learners better study methods.C. It improves learners English skills
11、quickly.20. Whats the speakers idea about learning english?A. Being confident in learning English.B. Learning English little by little.C. Having clear learning goals.第 4 页(共 25 页)第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分 40 分)第一节(共 15 小题:每小题 2 分,满分 30 分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ABest Southern winter Beer Festiva
12、ls to Challenge Your TasteBluffton International Craft Beer FestivalThis festival is considered to be “The Best Little Beer Fest in the US”. This festival shows over 125 beers from more than 40 breweries (啤酒厂) across the US and focuses on unique and new beers that you usually cant find in a grocery
13、store. The festival even has hourly surprises of a limited quantity of rare beers as well as food for those who can arrive in time.Bayou Beer FestThe Bayou Beer Fest is the premier beer festival in the Bayou Region of southern Louisiana and is held at the historic 19th century sugar farm, making it
14、a truly memorable beer festival. The festival will provide hundreds of beers from state-based, national, and even international breweries, of course, there will also be food to purchase, and several Louisiana-style musical acts to keep the festival alive.Key Largo Brew on the BayIts actually winter
15、at this beer festival held in the largest section of the Florida Keys. The festival covers two days, and will feature at least 40 different breweries, including local breweries. Besides, because it does harm to your health to enjoy beer on an empty stomach, Brew on the Bay will feature a food court,
16、 with fresh Florida lionfish, fish sandwiches and shellfish.Yagas Chili (辣椒 ) Quest& Beer FestBeer and chili go together like peas and carrots, so you will not want to miss the annual Yagas Chili Quest Beer Fest. The festival will feature over 100 import beers, including rare finds and a few surpris
17、es prepared for all people present. Of course,there will also be a variety of tasty chili for you to try.1. What can you enjoy on the Bayou Beer Fest?A. Local music. B. Sugar juice.C. Free beers. D. Delicious food.2. Which festival could offer you some seafood?第 5 页(共 25 页)A. Bluffton International
18、Craft Beer festival.B. Bayou Beer Fest.C. Key Largo Brew on the Bay.D. Yagas Chili Quest& Beer Fest.3. What makes Yagas Chili Quest Beer Fest special?A. Surprises for people.B. The most import beers.C. Various vegetables.D. Hot-taste food【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D【解析】本文属于应用文,介绍四个美国南部最好的冬季啤酒节。【1 题详解】细节理解题。从
19、Bayou Beer Fest 部分的最后一句 Of course, several Louisiana-style musical acts to keep the festival alive 可知,在这个啤酒节人们可以欣赏到当地的音乐,故选 A.【2 题详解】细节理解题。根据 Key Largo Brew on the Bay 部分的 Brew on the Bay will feature a food court, with fresh Florida lionfish, fish sandwiches, and shellfish 可以看出为了防止空腹喝啤酒对身体造成危害,此啤酒节
20、专门提供一些海产品和食物供人们食用,故选 C 项。【3 题详解】细节理解题。根据 Yagas Chil (辣椒) Quest& Beer Fest 部分的最后一句 of course, there will also be a variety of tasty chili for you to try 可以看出,该啤酒节与众不同之处在于可以让人们尝到各种辣椒,故 D 项符合题意。 hot 在此处意为“辣的”。BWhen I was a very little child, I remember watching TV and seeing other children suffer in ot
21、her parts of the world. I would talk to myself, “when I grow up, when I can become rich, Ill save kids all over the world.”At the age of 17, I began my career here in America, and by 18, I started my first charity organization. I went on to team up with other organizations in the following years, an
22、d met, 第 6 页(共 25 页)helped, and even lost some of the most beautiful souls, from six-year-old Jasmina Anema who passed away in 2010 from leukemia (白血病) her story inspired thousands to volunteer as donors, to 2012 when my grandmother lost her battle with cancer, which is the very reason and the drivi
23、ng force behind the Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF). Were all human. And we all just want a chance: a chance at life, a chance in education, a chance at a future, really. And at CLF, our mission is to impact as many lives as possible, but it starts with just one.People make it seem too hard to do char
24、ity work. The truth is, you dont have to be rich to help others. You dont need to be famous. You dont even have to be college-educated. But it starts with your neighbor, the person right next to you, the person sitting next to you in class, the kid down the block in your neighborhood. You just do wh
25、atever you can to help in any way that you can. And today, I want to challenge each of you to make a commitment to help one person, one organization, one situation that touches your heart. My grandmother always used to say, “If youve got a dollar, theres plenty to share.”4. What did the author want
26、to do at a young age?A. Watch TV. B. Grow up quickly.C. Become wealthy. D. Help other children.5. Which of the following directly caused the author to create and develop the CLF?A. A six-year-old kids request.B. Her grandmothers death of cancer.C. Many volunteers inspiration for it.D. Other organiza
27、tions encouragement.6. What does the underlined word “one” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. A chance. B. A life.C. A task. D. An organization.7. What does the author suggest people do in the last paragraph?A. Do little things to help those around them.B. Work very hard to get a college education.C. Challe
28、nge their friends to offer help.D. Do charity work when you are rich.【答案】4. D 5. B 6. B 7. A第 7 页(共 25 页)【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者(蕾哈娜)年少时立志长大帮助遭受痛苦的孩子们。长大作者兑现诺言做慈善工作,并号召人们:做力所能及的事来帮助周围的人。【4 题详解】细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词“at a young age”锁定到第一段第二句“I would say to myself, “When I grow up, when I can get rich, I will save k
29、ids all over the world. ”,由此可知,作者小时候想帮助其他孩子。故选 D。【5 题详解】细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词“directly caused”和“create and develop the CLF”锁定到第二段中的“to 20l2 when my grandmother lost her battle with cancer, which is the very reason and the driving force behind the Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF).”由此可知,祖母的逝世是作者创办和发展 CLF 的直接动力
30、。故选 B。【6 题详解】代词指代题。根据划线词所在句“And at CL.F, our mission is to impact as many lives as possible, but it starts with just one.”可知,该组织的使命是影响尽可能多的生命,但是这需要从影响一个生命开始。由此可推断,one 指代的是前面提到的 many lives 中的一个。故选B。【7 题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“But it starts with your neighbor in your neighborhood.”和“You just do whatever you
31、 can to help in any way that you can, And today, I want to challenge each of you to make a commitment to help one person, one organization, one situation that touches your heart.”可知,作者建议人们做力所能及的事来帮助周围的人。故选 A。CA group of scientists is gathering today in the U. K. to discuss a thick piece of ice thats
32、 cracking in Antarctica, which is of the size of Delaware.The ice shelf is called Larsen C, and it now has a 90-mile crack running through it. The big rift (裂缝) is slicing the ice shelf from top to bottom. But this is not just another sad climate change story. Its more complicated. “A lot of things
33、are going on deep inside the ice,” says Adrian Luckman, a glaciologist.第 8 页(共 25 页)Luckman says climate change is certainly influencing this region. Larsen C used to have two neighbors to the north, Larsen A and Larsen B. As the air and water warmed, those ice shelves started melting and then disap
34、peared in 1995 and 2002. But the crack in Larsen C seems to have happened on its own, for different reasons.Larsen C has many cracks. All ice shelves do. This particular crack has been around since at least the 1960s. The unusual part is that in 2014, this crack and only this crack started growing q
35、uickly. Why?“Well, that is a little bit of a mystery and thats why it drew itself to our attention,” says Luckman. One puzzling aspect is how it managed to cut through areas of softer ice that bind (连接) the ice from neighboring glaciers into one giant sheet. Starting in 2014, that soft ice did very
36、little to slow down this rift.Scientists are split on how important this crack is for the stability of the whole ice shelf. Some say if this giant section breaks off, it wont make a difference. Others disagree.“Ice shelves are the gates of Antarctica in a way, and the gatekeepers of Antarctica. The
37、ice shelves are already floating, so if they fall apart it does not immediately affect sea levels. Its what they hold back -water from all the inland glaciers that could be problematic. If all the water packed in those glaciers made their way to the sea, it could significantly raise global sea level
38、s,” says Ala Khazendar, a geophysicist.8. Larsen Cs two neighbors disappeared mainly because of _.A. climate change B. human behaviorC. the crack in Larsen C D. some unknown reasons9. Why is Larsen C special?A. Because it still exists.B. Because it has many cracks.C. Because one of its cracks is gro
39、wing rapidly.D. Because it is getting bigger and bigger quickly.10. Which one is true of soft ice?A. It is easy to cut through.B. Its forming is still a mystery.C. It can prevent cracking to a degree.第 9 页(共 25 页)D. It exists mainly in small pieces of ice.11. How does Ala Khazendar feel about the in
40、fluence of the crack?A. He is very curious. B. He is unconcerned.C. He is pretty optimistic. D. He is cautiously worried.【答案】8. A 9. C 10. C 11. D【解析】【分析】本文属于科普文,讲述南极大陆边缘冰块 Larsen C 的一条裂缝开裂速度特别快,引起科学家的关注,同时也阐述了 Larsen C 的作用,以及消失之后可能导致的问题。8 题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段 Larsen C used to have two neighbors to the n
41、orth, Larsen A and Larsen B. As the air and water warmed, those ice shelves started melting and then disappeared in 1995 and 2002.可知,Larsen A and Larsen B 由于大气和水的温度上升,开始融化,分别在1995 年和 2002 年消失了,故可知消失的原因在于气候变化,故选 A。【9 题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段 This particular crack has been around since at least the 1960s. The
42、unusual part is that in 2014, this crack and only this crack started growing quickly. Why?可知,这个冰块的这个裂缝自 20 世纪 60 年代就一直存在,不同寻常的是,这一裂缝在 2014年开始,只有这个裂缝,迅速扩大,科学家们想知道原因,故可知,这个冰块特别在于:其中一个裂缝快速扩大,而其他裂缝没有变化,故选 C。【10 题详解】推理判断题。根据倒数第三段 One puzzling aspect is how it managed to cut through areas of softer ice th
43、at bind (连接) the ice from neighboring glaciers into one giant sheet.可知,一个令人疑惑的问题在于怎样成功把软冰区域给分开,软冰的作用在于把附近的冰川连成一片大的冰川,故可以推断出,软冰在一定程度上组织冰川的裂开,故选 C。【11 题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段 Its what they hold back -water from all the inland glaciers that could be problematic. If all the water packed in those glaciers made
44、their way to the sea, it could significantly raise global sea levels,” says Ala Khazendar, a geophysicist.可知,Larsen C 的作用在于组织南极内陆的冰川的进入海洋,如果 Larsen C 破裂了,那么南极内陆的冰川就会流第 10 页(共 25 页)入海洋,融化之后造成海平面上升,这才是问题所在,故可以推出 Ala Khazendar 对此持担忧态度,故选 D。【点睛】推理判断题解题方法。1找到直接表述作者态度的句子,对应相应的选项。2如果没有明确表述态度的句子,则从文章的字里行间把握
45、文章的整体基调。3注意不要混淆自己的态度和作者的态度,也不要混淆作者的态度和文中其他人的态度。比如小题 4,根据最后一段 Its what they hold back -water from all the inland glaciers that could be problematic. If all the water packed in those glaciers made their way to the sea, it could significantly raise global sea levels,” says Ala Khazendar, a geophysicist
46、.可知,Larsen C 的作用在于组织南极内陆的冰川的进入海洋,如果 Larsen C 破裂了,那么南极内陆的冰川就会流入海洋,融化之后造成海平面上升,这才是问题所在,故可以推出 Ala Khazendar 对此持担忧态度,故选 D。DThe Japanese have always been at the forefront at deploying (利用) robots to perform jobs that are traditionally done by humans. Over the past year, humanoid robots have been seen hel
47、ping customers at the Mitsubishi Bank and even filling in for human science communicators at museums. Therefore, it is not surprising to hear that the country has the worlds first hotel that is staffed almost entirely by the Androids!The aptly (巧妙地) named Henn-na (“strange” in Japanese) Hotel which
48、opened its doors on July 17 is located at Nagasakis Huis Ten Bosch theme park. It is the idea of Hideo Sawada, a Japanese businessman who is fascinated by the possibility of replacing humans with robots. His aim is to have this futuristic hotel be run mainly by the intelligent humanoids.Guests check
49、ing-in are welcomed by a family friendly English-speaking robot wearing a bow tie and bell-hop (侍者) hat. Though experienced at his job, he does request guests not to ask him “a difficult question” since he is after all, “just a robot!” Those seeking a more “regular” experience, can approach the human-like Japanese-speaking robot.When ready, visitors can request the robot “porters” to help carry belongings to their room. Those th