1、 1 2017年北京市东城区高三 5月综合练习第二次模拟试题英语 第二部分：知识运用（共两节， 45分） 第一节单项填空（共 15小题；每小题 1分，共 15分） 从每题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. The young man has _ experience. He probably cant do that job. A. few B. little C. some D. any 解析： 考查名词，句意：这个年轻人几乎没有经验，他可能做不了那份工作。 Experience作“ 经验 ” 之 意时，为不可数名词，作 经历 之意时，为可数名词，且
2、根据句意可知，此处的experience表示 “ 经验 ” ， 故不可用 few, some,或 any修饰，故选 B. 答案： B 2. He couldnt make his voice _ above the noise of the traffic. A. to hear B. hearing C. heard D. hear 解析： 考查非谓语动词，句意：他的声音盖不过交通噪音。句子结构完整，所以需将 hear变换成非谓语动词的形式，且根据句意，他不能让他的声音 被听见 ，动词 -ed形式表示被动或完成，本句中的 heard做宾语补足语，故选 C. 答案： C 3. I ordere
3、d a drink while I_ for my friends to come. A. will wait B. am waiting C. would wait D. was waiting 解析： 考查时态，句意：我在等朋友来的时候，点了一瓶酒。观察主句中的 ordered可知，事件发生在过去，且从句由 while引导，所以从句应用过去进行时，故选 D. 答案： D 4. -Where are you going to hang the picture? -I havent decided yet. I _ hang it in the dining room. A. might B.
4、 must C. need D. would 解析： 考查情态动词，由句意：你准备把这幅画挂在哪？我还不确定，可能会把它挂在餐厅，可知，此人并不确定要把这幅画挂在哪， may/might可表示 可能性 ，故选 A. 2 答案： A 5. The store_ I bought my textbooks is having a sale this week. A. that B. where C. which D. why 解析： 考查定语从句，句意：在我买课本的那个商店这周要进行大甩卖，先行词 store表示地点，且从句 I bought my textbooks结构完整，故选择关系副词 wh
5、ere修饰表示地点的先行词，在定语从句中做地点状语，故选 B. 答案： B 6. Their flight _ due to bad weather. They would like to know when the flight will take off. A. had been delayed B. was delayed C. has been delayed D. will be delayed 解析：考查 时态，句意 ： 由于天气不好，他们的航班已经延迟了，他们想知道航班何时能起飞。现在完成时表示已经完成动作的结果对现在仍有影响，本题中航班延迟使得乘客不耐烦地等待，所以 delay
6、应使用现 在完成时，故选 C. 答案： C 7. Reading is a good way _ a childs imagination at an early age. A. to develop B. developing C. develop D. developed 解析： 考查动词不定式，句意 :阅读是培养孩子早期想象力的好方法，本题中的不定式作定语修饰 way，故选 A. 答案： A 8. Agatha didnt tell me _ she would pick up her son from school. A. which B. when C. where D. what
7、解析： 考查连接副词，句意 ;Agatha没有告诉我她什么时候去学校接她儿子，本题的从句属于 tell后的宾语从句，又根据句意应使用表示时间的连接副词 when, when在从句中作状语，故选 B. 答案： B 9. _ a book in front of your face, youll feel the air moving against your face. A. Waved B. Wave 3 C. To wave D. Waving 解析： 考查非谓语动词，句意 :在脸前挥舞一本书，你就会感到空气在脸上流动。 主语 you和 wave为逻辑上的主动关系，动词 -ing形式表示主动
8、， 在这里 wave的 -ing形式引导条件状语，故选 D. 答案： D 10. We packed all the books in the wooden boxes_ they wouldnt get damaged. A. as long as B. as if C. in case D. so that 解析： 考查短语词组， as long as只要， as if好像， in case以防，万一， so that以至于；根据句意：我们把所有的书都打包放进木箱子里，以防损坏，故选 D. 答案： D 11. Youll recognize me when you get out of t
9、he station. I_ jeans and a white T-shirt. A. will be wearing B. had worn C. was wearing D. have worn 解析： 考查时态，根据句意：你出站的时候，就会认出我来，我将穿一条牛仔裤和一件白衬衫，可知 wear的动作发生在将来，故选 A. 答案： A 12. It is well known _Confucius was born in the city of Qufu in Shandong province, China. A. whether B. where C. that D. what 解析
10、： 考查连接词，句意：众所周知，孔子出生在中国山东省的曲阜市，本题中 it做形式主语，真正的主语是 that引导的从句，故选 C. 答案： C 13. If you were to have a few minutes free, I_ the opportunity to ask you one more question. A. would appreciate B. would have appreciated C. were to appreciate D. had appreciated 解析： 考查虚拟语气，句意：如果你有几分钟的空闲时间，我将会珍惜这个机会再问您一个问题，将来时的
11、虚拟语气中，从句为 : if+主语 +were to do/should do/动词过去式，主句为：主语 +should/would +do，故选 A. 答案： A 4 14. If you can do what youre weakest _, you can handle any challenge. A. for B. at C. with D. to 解析： 考查介词固定搭配，句意：如果你能做你最不擅长的事情，那么你就能面对任何挑战了， be weak at意为 对 不擅长，在 方面是弱势 ，故选 B. 答案： B 15. Nobody can go back and start a
12、 new beginning, _ anyone can start now and make a new ending. A. for B. and C. but D. so 解析： 考查逻辑连接词，空格前的句意为 “ 没有人可以返回过去重新开始 ” ，空格后的句意为 “ 谁都可以从现在开始做个新的结束 ” ，所以前后句是转折的关系，故选 C. 答案： C 第二节 完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，共 30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项 。 Love Is Blind: The Magic of Tabby In Octob
13、er, 2003 I started my work at my local animal shelters Adoption Department. Over the years, more than 50,000 animals have _16_ the doors of the shelter. Most of them, I do not remember. But occasionally there are _17_ animals, who touch me so deeply that I could never possibly _18_ them. Tabby was o
14、ne such animal. Tabby was an ancient Cocker Spaniel, probably 14 years old. Whats more, she was blind and deaf. Tabbys chances at adoption seemed _19_at best. After all, we didnt have many adopters coming in _20_, Can you show me all of your really old dogs who are also _21_ ? We had all thought tha
15、t Tabby would live out the rest of her life at the _22_. One day a woman named Loretta came to the shelter. Her son, Gary, had _23_ Tabbys picture and stories on the shelters website at home. They were interested in meeting her! It was the only _24_ we ever received about Tabby. What could a young c
16、hild possibly see in a 14-year-old dog who was both blind and deaf? Most boys would want a dog who could grow with them and _25_ through grassy fields on summer days. Tabby would _26_ be able to do that. But after meeting her, Loretta and Gary decided that she was the right dog for their family. The
17、y adopted Tabby! If Tabbys story had simply ended with her _27_ adoption, it would still have been something very special indeed. _28_, it was what happened after her adoption that people might regard as magic. Gary _29_ from seizures(癫痫 ). Since Gary and Tabby met they became _30_. They did everyth
18、ing together. They became so in tune with one another that Tabby began to telegraph Garys seizures _31_ they occurred, giving his family 5 _32_ that one was about to strike. Whats more, Gary seemed to be having fewer and fewer seizures since Tabbys _33_. How could it be? Nobody could explain _34_ Ta
19、bby did it. But those of us who were fortunate enough to know her and her family had _35_ the magic, the kind that has its roots in love. 16. A. broken B. passed C. painted D. locked 解析： 考查动词词义辨析， broken打破， passed通过， painted画画， locked锁上，根据文章第一句，作者工 作在当地动物庇护所的收养部门，所以按照逻辑，应该是有超过五万的动物被领养，即经过了庇护所的大门，故选
20、B. 答案： B 17. A. strange B. active C. wild D. special 解析： 考查 形容词词义 辨析 ， strange奇怪 的， active活跃的， wild野性的，疯狂的， special特殊的，特别的， 结合下文可知，作者举例说明了一只叫 Tabby的狗，它又 聋 又瞎，但却被一位叫 Gary的男孩意外收养，所以作者强调偶尔也会有一些很特别的狗，故选 D. 答案： D 18. A. recall B. leave C. forget D. abandon 解析： 考查 动词词义 辨析 ， recall回想， leave离幵， forget忘记， ab
21、andon抛弃，根据空格前的句子 who touch me so deeply， 可知，有一些特别的动物非常打动我，所以我可能永远不会 “ 忘记 ” 它们 ，故选 C. 答案： C 19. A. remote B. great C. fair D. potential 解析： 考查 形容词词义 辨析 ， remote遥远的，渺茫的， great棒的， fair公平的， potential有潜力的，根据 She was blind and deaf， 可知它又 聋 又瞎，所以应该是最没有机会被领养的，故选 A. 6 答案： A 20. A. wondering B. stating C. see
22、king D. asking 解析： 考查动词词义辨析， wonder想知道， state叙述， seek寻找， ask询问，根据逻辑，领养者应该是上门询问的，且其后跟的句子是疑问句，所以应该是 询问 故选 D. 答案： D 21. A. stubborn B. active C. disabled D. patient 解析： 考查形容词词义辨析， stubborn固执的， active活跃的， disabled残疾的， patient有耐心的，结合前句：很多领养者不会前来询问 你能给我看看你们所有年纪大的狗，而且又 吗 ，可知此处应是个贬义词，又因为此段谈论的 Tabby是有生理缺陷的，故
23、选 C. 答案： C 22. A. hospital B. shelter C. farm D. roadside 解析： 考查名词词组辨析， hospital医院， shelter庇护所， farm农场， roadside路边，结合句意：我们都认为 Tabby将在 度过她的后半生了。结合上下文，如果 Taddy没有人收养，那么就会在庇护所度过她的后半生，故选 B. 答案： B 23. A. posted B. taken C. seen D. drawn 解析： 考查动词词义辨析， posted张贴， taken带走， seen看见， drawn画画 ,Gary在来收养部门之前，已经在网站上
24、看过 Tabby的照片和故事了，故选 C. 答案： C 24. A. letter B. donation C. call 7 D. enquiry 解析： 考查名词词义辨析， letter信， donation收养， call电话 ,enquiry询问，根据前文，这对母子对 Tabby很感兴趣，他们想收养 Tabby,所以这是唯一一次我们收到的关于 Tabby的询问， 故选 D. 答案： D 25. A. get B. run C. look D. break 解析： 考查动词词组辨析，将选项中的动词与其后的介词相组合，分别是 get through完成，run through跑步通过， l
25、ook through浏览， break through取得突破，根据句意，大多数男孩都想要一只和他们一起成长、夏天可以在草地上穿越奔跑的狗，故选 B. 答案： B 26. A. often B. possibly C. never D. generally 解析： 考查副词词义辨析， often经常， possibly可能， never从不， generally大体上，根据前句 大多数男孩都想要一只和他们一起成长、夏天可以在草地上穿越奔跑的狗 ，但是这些Tabby从来都做不到，故选 C. 答案： C 27. A. successful B. normal C. temporary D. ea
26、rly 解析： 考查形容词词义辨析， successful成功的， normal正常的， temporary短暂的， early早的，根据前文可知， Tabby的领养是成功的，故选 A. 答案： A 28. A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Otherwise 解析： 考查逻辑连接词， however然而，表示转折， moreover此外，表示递进， therefore因此，表示因果， otherwise否则，不然，表示条件，结合空格前句意 ;如果 Tabby的故事仅仅 8 以它得以成功收养而结束，那它仍然可以算得上是很特别的一件事；以及空格后句意：
27、就是在收养之后发生了一个奇迹，可知，前后两句存在转折关系，故选 A. 答案： A 29. A. learnt B. suffered C. heard D. differed 解析： 考查动词词义辨析， learnt学习， suffered遭受， heard听见， differed不同，由于后面的宾语是一种疾病，故选 B. 答案： B 30. A. indifferent B. uncomfortable C. unfortunate D. inseparable 解析： 考查形容词词义辨析， indifferent漠然的， uncomfortable不舒服的， unfortunate不幸的，
28、 inseparable不能分离的，根据后一句 They did everything together可知，他们从一见面就难以分离，故选 D. 答案： D 31. A. since B. unless C. before D. though 解析： 考查连接词， since自从，既然， unless除非， before在 之前， though即使，结合句意： Tabby在 Gary的癫痫发生 ，开始透露要犯病的征兆，可知，应该是在犯病之前就给出预告，故选 C. 答案： C 32. A. explanation B. notice C. suggestion D. warning 解析： 考查
29、名词词义辨析， explanation解释， notice注意，通告， suggestion建议， warning警告，结合前一句， Tarry会在 Gary犯病之前给出要犯病的 征兆，所以这会给他的家人一个预警，故选 D. 答案： D 33. 9 A. arrival B. birth C. return D. recovery 解析： 考查名词词义辨析， arrival到达，来到， birth出生， return归还， recovery恢复，根据句意：自从 Tabby的到来后， Gary的癫痫犯得越来越少了。故选 A. 答案： A 34. A. where B. how C. when D
30、. whether 解析： 考查宾语从句 连接词， where询问地点， how询问方式， when询问时间， whether是否，询问条件，根据句意：没有人能解释 Tabby是如何做到的，所以是询问方式，故选 B. 答案： B 35. A. witnessed B. created C. achieved D. performed 解析： 考查动词词义辨析， witnessed见证， created创造， achieved完成， performed执行，结合文意：我们能够了解她和她的家庭、 这个奇迹，已经足够幸运了。所有发生的这一切都是在他们的见证下，故选 A. 答案： A 第三部分：阅读理
31、解（共两节， 40分） 第一节（共 15小题；每小题 2分，共 30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Finding a New Spring A tradesman was leading a caravan(商队 ) to another country to sell his goods. Along the way they came to the edge of a severe hot-sand desert. They learnt that during the daytime the sun heats up the fin
32、e sand until its as hot as charcoal, so no one can walk on it - not even bullocks(小公牛 ) or camels! So the caravan leader hired a desert guide, one who could follow the stars, so they could travel only at night when the sand cools down. They began the dangerous night-time journey across the desert. A
33、 couple of nights later, after eating their evening meal, and waiting for the sand to cool, they started out again. Later that night, the desert guide, who was driving the first cart, saw from the stars that they were getting close to the other side of the desert. He had also overeaten, so that when
34、 he relaxed, he fell asleep. Then the bullocks who, of course, couldnt tell directions by reading the stars, gradually turned to the side and went in a big wide circle until they ended up at the same place they had started from! By then it was morning, and the people realized they were back at the s
35、ame 10 spot. They lost heart and began to cry about their condition. Since the desert crossing was supposed to be over by now, they had no more water and were afraid they would die of thirst. They even began to blame the caravan leader and the desert guide. However, the leader himself didnt lose cou
36、rage. He began walking back and forth, trying to think out a plan. Remaining alert, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a small clump of grass. He thought, Without water, no plant could live in this desert. So he asked his fellow travelers to dig up the ground on that very spot. They dug and du
37、g, and after a while they got down to a large stone. He got down into the hole, put his ear to the stone, and heard the sound of flowing water. A spring was found. All the people were overjoyed. They drank and bathed and washed the animals and cooked their food and ate. Before they left, they raised
38、 a high flag so that other travelers could see the new spring in the middle of the hot-sand desert. Then they continued on safely to the end of their journey. 36. Why did the tradesman and his caravan have to travel during the night? A. To use less water while crossing the desert. B. It was too hot
39、to walk on the desert in the daytime. C. They might be able to find the spring in the quiet night. D. The guide could find a short way by following the stars. 解析： 考查细节理解，根据文中第一段 So the caravan leader hired a desert guide, one who could follow the stars, so they could travel only at night when the sa
40、nd cools down.可知，这个商队的领导者雇了一个可以跟随星星的沙漠向导，所以他们可以在晚上等沙子变凉的时候，再行进，故选 B. 答案： B 37. Why did the group feel so desperate when they were back to the starting point? A. They were in danger of dying of thirst. B. They were running out of food. C. Their guide had lost the way. D. Their leader had lost heart.
41、解析： 考查文章细节理解，根据文中第二段 Since the desert crossing was supposed to be over by now, they had no more water and were afraid they would die of thirst可知，他们到目前为止，理应走完沙漠的，但现在他们没有水了，害怕会渴死，所以他们感到绝望，故选 A. 答案： A 38. What is the moral of the story? A. Never give up too easily. B. Dont mind what others think of you
42、. C. Dont forget sorrow follows extreme joy. D. Never refuse to offer help when you are needed. 解析： 考查文章整体把握，通读文章可知，这个商队雇佣的沙漠向导在行进的过程当中睡着了，所以整个队伍失去了方向，他们几经寻找方向后无果，随带的水也已经喝完，他们都绝望不已，但商队的这名领导者并没有放弃，苦苦想着办法，最终依靠自己的判断力帮助大家找到了水源，拯救了整个商队，所以这篇文章的寓意就是 不要轻易放弃 ，故选 A. 答案： A 11 B One man who sold tickets on the
43、train from 1959 to 1965 Clive Codrington, pointed out that the tracks which passed through Knollys Tunnel and the area of Tabaquite were not originally intended for passenger trains. They were really used for the transport of cocoa and coffee, he said. Construction on Knollys Tunnel began in 1896, a
44、nd it was opened on August 13th,1898 by the man it was named after-Sir Clement C. Knolly, Acting Governor of Trinidad. It linked Rio Claro with Port of Spain. Its architecture is still admired and studied today, and many are amazed that Knollys Tunnel has stood up to the earths movement over so many
45、 years. Much research is being done on the tunnel. At the top of Knollys Tunnel are cottages covered with leaves, where visitors can sit and enjoy the beauty of nature. Standing at the beginning of Knollys Tunnel, you can see nothing but the tiny light at the end. The train tracks have been removed
46、and replaced with small stones. Visitors can drive through the tunnel or walk through, but should do so in groups for safety. In the old days, there were no lights, but now there are street lights on the way to the tunnel, though not inside. On your way in, you may notice some manholes on the walls
47、of the tunnel. These were there for individuals to step into for safety as the train passed. Knollys Tunnel can be accessed through Tabaquite and through Mitchell Gap. The road was recently improved, but is better when you enter from Tabaquite, and there are signs on the road directing you to Knollys Tunnel. On the drive to Knollys Tunnel th
