1、1吉林省东辽五中 2019 届高三英语第二次模拟考试题注 意 事 项 ：1 答 题 前 ， 先 将 自 己 的 姓 名 、 准 考 证 号 填 写 在 试 题 卷 和 答 题 卡 上 ， 并 将 准 考 证 号 条 形 码粘 贴 在 答 题 卡 上 的 指 定 位 置 。2 选 择 题 的 作 答 ： 每 小 题 选 出 答 案 后 ， 用 2B 铅 笔 把 答 题 卡 上 对 应 题 目 的 答 案 标 号 涂 黑 ，写 在 试 题 卷 、 草 稿 纸 和 答 题 卡 上 的 非 答 题 区 域 均 无 效 。3 非 选 择 题 的 作 答 ： 用 签 字 笔 直 接 答 在 答 题 卡 上
2、 对 应 的 答 题 区 域 内 。 写 在 试 题 卷 、 草 稿纸 和 答 题 卡 上 的 非 答 题 区 域 均 无 效 。4 考 试 结 束 后 ， 请 将 本 试 题 卷 和 答 题 卡 一 并 上 交 。第 一 部 分 听 力 （ 略 ）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 。AEcole College Park SchoolFall Welc
3、ome Back Tuesday, September 5thDear Families:Our first (half) day of school for the 2017 / 2018 school year is Tuesday, September 5th. This is a very important day; we welcome students and parents back to another school year and confirm the students who will be attending Ecole College Park School. P
4、lease note that students in Grade 1- 8 should be prepared to stay for the entire morning. Kindergarten students will only stay for an hour.Tuesday Attendance Information:Kindergarten students / parents go to their regular classroom (downstairs, on left) for one hour only. Parents please stay for the
5、 full hour.Grade 1- 8 students will meet outside (weather permitting) or in the gym to find their grade signs and then will move to classrooms.Busing Information:Changes to the 20172018 school year bus service will begin on September 5th.Busing starts for Kindergarten students on September 11th and
6、continues from September 11th onward.Please do not park in our school bus zone as parking tickets are issued.Fees to Be Paid in Office Area First Week of School:Ecole College Park School covers the $28 cost of all students fees. Additional request for money may be needed to support field trips of sp
7、ecial projects.Grade 1- 8 students pay a $6 Student Planner fee.Band Fee is $25 and is paid to the band teacher.On Wednesday, September 6th, students should be at school by 8:50 am and meet in the classroom they were in on Tuesday. This will be a full day of classes for students.21. How long will a
8、Grade 7 student stay at school on Tuesday, September 5th?A. An afternoon. B. An hour. C. Half a day. D. A full day.22. How much does one need to pay to join the band?A. Six dollars. B. Twenty-five dollars.C. Twenty-eight dollars. D. Fifty-five dollars.23. What will students do on Wednesday, Septembe
9、r 6th?A. Meet outside or in the gym. B. Move to a new classroom for a day.C. Start to take the school bus to go to school. D. Begin to have lessons as normal.BElectronic devices can seem like a “third party” in some relationships because some partners spend more time on them than with each other.Whe
10、n Amanda Gao, a 26-year-old white-collar worker in Beijing, went to a hotpot restaurant with her boyfriend on Friday night several weeks ago, she expected that they would have a good time together. To her disappointment, however, it did not turn out that way later. As soon as they were led to their
11、seats and she began to order dishes, he buried himself in his mobile phone.“It seemed that his phone was making its way between us. A date that should have belonged to us turned into one where my boyfriend dated a third party and I felt left out.” Gao said. some people, like her, have found that ele
12、ctronics have been sabotaging (破坏) their romantic relationships.A study, published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture in April 2017, questioned nearly 200 college aged adults who were in committed relationships to 2report on their and their partners smartphone dependency. The results
13、 showed people who were more dependent on their phones were less sure about their relationships, and people who considered their partners excessively (过度地) dependent on their devices were less satisfied in their relationship.Lin Yuan, a relationship advisor in Beijing, noted that as more and more el
14、ectronics come out and spice up peoples lives, they are at the same time becoming a third party in relationships, especially for young people.Lin said she knew of some people who suggest that electronics should be kept out of bedrooms, which she considered challenging and hard to be put into practic
15、e for most couples. She recommended that if people are feeling neglected in their relationship, they need to respectfully let their partners know their feeling. “Communication is always the best and the most efficient way,” she said.24. What is Gaos feeling when entering the restaurant with her boyf
16、riend?A. Disappointed. B. Expectant. C. Annoyed. D. Uneasy.25. Which of the following may Lin Yuan agree with?A. Gaos boyfriend is addicted to playing games.B. Most couples can keep electronics out of bedrooms.C. Partners should communicate more to understand each other better.D. Couples should stop
17、 using electronics to avoid the problem mentioned above.26. Why was the case of Amanda Gao mentioned?A. To explain who the “third party” is.B. To stress the importance of electronic devices.C. To encourage advisors to talk about the case.D. To introduce the phenomena of excessively depending on elec
18、tronics.27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Are devices killing romance?B. How to beat smartphoneC. The romantic story of Miss GaoD. The relationship between man and smart phoneCAustralia is a developed country and the future of its solar industry is looking bright after
19、 a record 3.5m panels (嵌板) were installed on rooftops last year, giving the equal output of a medium-sized coal-fired power station. The record 1,057 MW of capacity (生产能力) in small-scale systems installed across the country broke the previous record set in 2012, figures from the Clean Energy Regulat
20、or showed on Tuesday.Australias solar power prosperity could almost double capacity in a year. The data also revealed that the average system size has also doubled since then from three to six kilowatts as average prices continued to fall. A fully installed 5KW system costs an average of $5,930 in A
21、ustralia, according to the energy broker Solarchoice. net. au. Its records show that the price has roughly halved in many capital cities since 2012.The regulators executive general manager, Mark Williamson, said there was increasing interest in renewals as a way to take control of electricity bills.
22、 But more importantly, he said it was also good news for reducing carbon emissions.“We are seeing a wide cross-section of Australians-households, community centers, schools, and small businesses-receiving rewards under the small-scale renewable energy scheme,” Williamson said. “Our data shows consum
23、ers are embracing renewable energy to take control of their electricity bills.”In 2017, there was a 41% increase in installing renewable energy capacity across all states and territories compared to 2016. Queensland led the way with installed capacity at 295MW, with the Australian Capital Territory
24、taking top place for the biggest annual increase by 57%. “The data collected by the Clean Energy Regulator in 2017 reflects the industry is going from strength to strength. It looks like 2018 will be another big year for the solar industry.”The total of installed capacity for last year is expected t
25、o rise to 1,070MW when all the data is collected. A large coal-fired power station such as Loyd Yang A in Victorias Latrobe Valley has a capacity of 2,200MW.28. What do we know about the Australias solar industry from the first paragraph?A. Its still risky. B. Its promising. C. Its unpredictable. D.
26、 Its within expectation.29. Whats the reason for the Australias solar industrys development?A. The entire decrease of the carbon emissions.B. The autonomous control of the electricity bills.C. The doubt about the capacity of coal-fired power station.3D. The continuous fall of the average price of in
27、stalling a solar energy system.30. What does the underlined phrase “from strength to strength” in Paragraph 5 suggest?A. Australias solar industry is being accepted.B. Australias solar industry is developing rapidly.C. Australias solar industry is more practical than before.D. Australias solar indus
28、try is more advanced than other countries.31. What is the biggest feature of the renewable energy according to Mark Williamson?A. Reducing pollution.B. Providing enough energy.C. Lowering electricity bills.D. Simplifying installed equipment.DWhen we go out traveling, we need either a map or GPS to p
29、oint us in the right direction. But bumblebees（大黄蜂）have neither of these things, yet they still know the best route. Why is that?It turns out that these hard-working little bees try many possible passages before picking out the best one and remembering it the next time they journey out. They learn f
30、rom “trial and error”, according to a study by scientists from the University of London.We use it all the time in our daily lives trial and error is a helpful problem-solving method. It is the basic concept of “learning from your mistakes”. Most of the time, we fail on our first try, so we analyze t
31、he failure, make adjustments and try again. After repeating this a few times, we finally get things right.This might sound a bit tiring, but its certainly effective and it works for bumblebees.In the study, scientists set up five artificial flowers in a field. Each one of them was fitted with motion
32、-triggered（运动触发的）cameras and had landing platforms with drops of sugar in the middle to attract the bees.At first, scientists noticed the bees flying routes were long and complex. But after they gained enough experience, they gradually got to their destination quicker. Every time a bee tried a new r
33、oute that was shorter than the route it had tried before, it was likely to use it again. Otherwise the new route would simply be given up and another one was tested.“The speed at which they learn through trial and error is quite extraordinary for bumblebees, as this complex behavior was thought to b
34、e one that only larger-brained animals have,” Professor Lars Chittka, leader of the study, told S.In fact, the smart bumblebees dont try every possible route. Normally, they would only try about 20 out of the 120 possible routes to visit the flowers.More interestingly, scientists found that if they
35、removed a flower, bees would continue looking at that location, even if it has been empty for a long time. “It seems bees dont easily forget a fruitful flower,”Chittka said.32. The bumblebees are good at finding the best route because _.A. they have relatively smaller brainsB. their body parts funct
36、ion like GPSC. they try out different routes and remember the best onesD. they take the trouble of testing every possible route33. The author explains the bumblebees behavior of trial and error by _.A. using numbers B. making a metaphor（比喻）C. making comparisons D. talking about human behavior34. The
37、 study led by professor Lars Chittka suggests that _.A. bumblebees try to keep their flying routes long and complexB. every new route the bumblebees take is shorter than the one they take beforeC. bumblebees are familiar with every flying route they have taken beforeD. scientists find it unbelievabl
38、e that bumblebees learn from their mistakes so quickly35. What is the main point of the article?A. Bumblebees are as smart as large-brained animals.B. Trial and error is an effective way to solve our daily problems.C. A new discovery about how bumblebees find the best routes through trial and error.
39、D. How bumblebees remember the best routes, small as their brains are.第 二 节 （ 共 5 小 题 ； 每 小 题 2 分 ， 满 分 10 分 ）4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 。If youre leading a group of people towards success, you must learn how to motivate others. Try one or more of
40、 the following ways of motivating people. Treat people kindly. As a leader, you need to treat others helping you with the utmost respect and kindness. 36 You might not know it, but its a big motivation booster when people are treated right. People enjoy knowing when theyre doing a good job and enjoy
41、 working with people that treat them with kindness.37 When people are fully responsible, theyll be more likely to find the motivation to complete the task. This is because, as a part of a group, they may not feel like their hard work matters, but when theyre responsible it certainly matters. They al
42、so know that they make a difference to the success of the project. Be a good listener. No one likes to feel like they dont matter. Having the final say doesnt mean that you neednt get any help with important decision making. 38 Always keep an open ear and youll be motivating your team to come up wit
43、h good solutions and creative ideas. Set realistic goals. Think long and hard about how your goal setting abilities can teach you to motivate others. You dont want to set goals that are too easy. Your team might reach them quickly but they wont be pushed to become the best they can be. 39 Your team
44、will quickly lose motivation because theyll never get the feeling of having met their goals.Get to know your people. Keep lines of communication open and get to know your team by paying attention to their wants, needs, strengths and weaknesses. 40 So theyll certainly be more motivated to work hard f
45、or somebody that cares about them.A. Offer a nice clean working environment. B. Give people responsibility. C. People enjoy feeling like theyre making a difference. D. People are smart and they will know when they have a leader that cares and a leader that doesnt. E. Hand out praise when its necessa
46、ry. F. A trustworthy neighbor also provides a safe place to run in case of a fire. G. Meanwhile, you dont want to set goals that are impossible to achieve, either. 第 三 部 分 语 言 知 识 运 用 （ 共 两 节 ， 满 分 45 分 ）第 一 节 （ 共 20 小 题 ； 每 小 题 1.5 分 ， 满 分 30 分 ）阅 读 下 面 短 文 ， 从 短 文 后 各 题 所 给 的 A、 B、 C 和 D 四 个 选 项 中
47、 ， 选 出 可 以 填 入 空 白 处 的最 佳 选 项 。Experts say boredom is good for kids. It forces them to be creative, 41 their imaginations and helps them discover new things. A(n) 42 in point is 13-year-old Luke Thill from Dubuque, Iowa.Luke was 43 of playing video games and riding his bike, so he decided to build a
48、 tiny house in his backyard instead. He made money from cutting lawns (草坪) and 44 exchanged some services, such as gaining the help of an electrical engineer 45 sweeping his garage. Luke also 46 spare materials from his grandmothers house and other 47 materials from his neighbors for some of the win
49、dows and the door.The 89-square-foot home cost $1,500 to build and 48 18 months. Inside theres a kitchenette, a back sitting room, a table and a mounted (镶嵌的) TV, and an upstairs bedroom can be easily 49 by stairway.Although Luke did the 50 and learned how to do all the work. He had his fathers 51_ throughout the project. Greg Thill was very happy that his son learned to stay on 52 and deal with grown-ups. 53 , he had some simple
