1、2014届江苏省扬州中学高三模拟考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * _ the Hong Kong singers current popularity, she was largely unknown in the Chinese mainland before the talent show. A With B Despite C Besides D Beyond 答案： B 试题分析： 句意：虽然这个香港歌手现在很受欢迎，但是在才艺秀之前她在大陆还不为人知。这几个词都是介词，意思是： A. With随着， B. Despite 虽然， C. Besides除了， D. Beyon
2、d超过，所以选 B。 考点：考查介词辨析 Do you think Real Madrid will win the UEFA Champions League _.Barcelona is much stronger ， I think. A Of course B It depends C Dont mention it D By no means 答案： D 试题分析： A Of course当然， B It depends那就看情况而定了， C Dont mention it 不用谢， D By no means绝不，句意： - 你认为 Real Madrid会赢得UEFA冠军联赛吗？
3、根据 Barcelona is much stronger， I think.可知是不同意前面的说法。选 D。 考点：考查交际用语 I spent the whole day repairing the motorbike. The work was _ simple. A anything but B nothing but C something of D all except 答案： A 试题分析： A. anything but一点也不， B. nothing but正是， C. something of有些，D. all except除了 所有，句意：我花了一整天修摩托车，这个工作一
4、点也不简单。所以选 A。 考点：考查词组辨析 It doesnt _ if you are late to my party. I just want you to come. A take me by surprise B make sense C take a chance D make a difference 答案： D 试题分析： A. take me by surprise 让某人大吃一惊， B. make sense有意义， C. take a chance 抓住机会， D. make a difference有影响，句意：如果你参加聚会迟到了，没有影响， 我就是想要你来。所以选
5、 D。 考点：考查动词短语 Did any s igns come up before the earthquake Yes. Unusual things all those days. For example, a number of animals got out their homes. A happening B were happening C has happened D had happened 答案： B 试题分析： 句意： -在地震来临前有什么迹象吗？ -是，不寻常的事情那些天一直在发生，例如：很多动物会从家里出来。这里的时间状语是 all those days.指的是过去
6、发生的地震前的一段时间，所以是过去的一段时间一直发生的事情，所以用过去进行时。选 B。 考点：考查时态 The agent was about to sign his name to the document _， to our surprise，a stranger broke in to prevent him. A while B when C as D until 答案： B 试题分析： A while虽然， B when当 时候， C as正如， D until直到，句意：代理人刚要在文件上签名字这时，让他惊讶的是一个陌生人闯进来阻止了他。这里使用了固定结构 :be about to
7、 do when. ，刚要做 这时，所以选 B。 考点：考查连词 Do you know _ they got to know each other It was last year _ they both taught English in China. A when was it that; when B when it was that; that C when it was that; when D when was it that; that 答案： C 试题分析： 句意：你知道他们是什么时候认得彼此的吗？ -是去年当时他们都在中国教英语。第一空使用了强调句的特殊疑问句，因为是宾语从
8、句，所以语序是陈述句，排除 AD，第二空填 when，因为这是定语从句，先行词是 last year，定语从句中缺少时间状语，所以选 C。 考点：考查强调句和定语从句 Its no easy task to catch a ticket on a website that receives 1 billion clicks daily. I cant agree with you more. There _ be errors for every single step. A should B must C will D can 答案： D 试题分析： 句意： -在网上抢到一张票很不容易，因为
9、网上每天有十亿的点击率。 -我非常赞同你的观点，每一小步都可能会有错误。这里用 can表示 “客观的可能性 ”， should“应该 ”， must“必须 ”， will“将会 ”，所以选 D。 考点：考查情态动词 I wonder what makes you a successful manager. I _ as a waiter for five years ， which contributes a lot to my todays work. A serve B have served C had served D served 答案： D 试题分析：句意：我想知道是什么让你成为一
10、个成功的经理 我做服务员 5 年，这对我今天的工作有很大的贡 献。因为这个经理过去是服务员，所以用一般过去式，选 D。 考点：考查时态 -Whats that noise - Theres a truck stopping outside Its someone something. A deliver B to deliver C delivering D delivered 答案： C 试题分析：句意： -噪音是什么 外面停着一辆卡车。是有人在运送东西。这里用现在分词做定语，因为 someone 和 deliver 是主动关系，用现在分词。选 C。 考点：考查非谓语动词 After the
11、 trainer was sure that the whale could look after itself, he _ it into the sea. A transported B delivered C released D handled 答案： C 试题分析：句意：在训练员确信鲸鱼能自己照顾自己后，他将它放进大海。四个选项的含义分别是： A. transported 运输， B. delivered 传送， C. released 释放，D. handled处理，所以选 C。 考点：考查动词辨析 The course about Chinese food attracts ov
12、er 100 students per year, _ up to half are from overseas. A in which B of whom C with which D for whom 答案： B 试题分析：句意：关于中国食物的课程每年吸引 100多个学生，其中多达一半是来自于海外的。这里使用了定语从句，先行词是 100students,因为表示是整体和部份的关系，用 of+whom引导，表示范围，所以选 B。 考点：考查定语从句 Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, o
13、r the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to _ a life _. A get up B take off C bring up D turn around 答案： D 试题分析：句意：经常我们会低估一个抚摸、一个笑容，一句善言，一个倾听的耳朵，一个真诚的表扬，或一个关怀的细小动作所带来的威力！这些力量都可能让一个生命改变！四个选项的含义是： A. get up起床， B. take off 起飞，脱下， C. bring up 养育， D. turn around 转身，（使）好转，改变意见，所以选 D。
14、考点：考查动词短语辨析 Besides proper diet, exercise is one of the key _of a healthy lifestyle. A components B categories C ranges D processes 答案： A 试题分析：句意：除了适当的饮食，锻炼是健康的生活方式的一个重要的组成部分。四个选项的含义分别是： A. Components组成部分， B. Categories目录，C. Ranges范围，射程， D. Processes过程，所以选 A。 考点：考查名词辨析 The two people speak different
15、 languages and can not communicate with each other well. Oh ， I see. Thats _ misunderstanding occurs. A when B what C which D why 答案： D 试题分析：句意： -这两个人说不同的语言，不能彼此很好的交流。 -哦，我明白，这就是误解产生的地方原因。这里 is 后面是表语从句，表语从句中不缺少主宾表，用 why连接表语从句。 That is why. 那就是 . 的原因，选 D。 考点：考查表语从句的连接词 完型填空 The mental aspect of athle
16、tics is underrated. The common expression, “athletics are 90 percent _ and 10 percent physical,” is often used by coaches, and stresses that mindsets make a huge _ in competitions. “The physical aspect of the sport can only take you _ ,” said Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Shannon Miller during
17、an interview with the Dana Foundation. “The mental aspect has to _ , especially when youre talking about the best of the best. In the Olympic games, everyone is talented. Everyone _ hard. Everyone does the work. What _ the gold medalists from the silver medalists is simply the mental game.” Many ath
18、letes have used the technique of mental imagery, or _ , to perform at their best. Research on the brain patterns of _ found that the patterns activated when a weightlifter lifted heavy weights were activated _ when they simply imagined lifting and some studies have suggested that mental _ can be alm
19、ost as effective as physical training. One study, published in the Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology in 1996, found that _ weight lifting caused _ changes in muscle activity. “Mental imagery _ many cognitive (认知的 ) processes in the brain: motor control, attention, perception, planning, and memo
20、ry,” researcher Angie LeVan wrote in Psychology Today. “So the _ is getting trained for actual performance during visualization. Its been found that mental practices can enhance motivation, increase confidence, improve motor performance and _ your brain for success.” _ visualizing is more than just
21、thinking about an upcoming event. _ athletes use visualization, they truly feel the event taking place in their minds eye. “During visualization, she incorporates (整合 ) all of her _ into the experience,” sports psychologist Dr JoAnn Dahlkoetter wrote in a blog post on The Huffington Post _ a speed s
22、kater she works with. “She feels her forefoot pushing off the track, she hears her skating splits, and she sees herself racing ahead of the competitors. She experiences all of the elements of her race _ before executing (完成 ) her performance.” 【小题1】 A lucky B intelligent C mental D strategic A diffe
23、rence B importance C improvement D challenge A so long B so far C so much D so high A turn on B show off C take up D set off A thinks B moves C runs D trains A breaks B pushes C decides D distinguishes A activation B visualization C motivation D perception A athletes B gymnasts C weightlifters D ska
24、ters A regularly B normally C finally D similarly A connection B practice C performances D directions A imagining B considering C reviewing D dreaming A few B usual C actual D strange A impacts B increases C slows D follows A brain B body C attention D memory A help B apply C use D prepare A Though
25、B But C Thus D Otherwise A Unless B After C When D Until A observations B spirit C determination D senses A to B for C about D with A in surprise B in detail C on time D for example 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 D 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 D 【小题 10】 B 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 C 【小题
26、 13】 A 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 D 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 C 【小题 18】 D 【小题 19】 C 【小题 20】 B 试题分析：文章介绍对运动员来说精神的锻炼和身体的锻炼一样重要，为了更好的发挥，运动员可以运用想象来体验比赛的过程。 【小题 1】考查形容词辨析： A. lucky幸运的， B. intelligent聪明的， C. mental精神的， D. strategic策略，根据上文的： The mental aspect of athletics is underrated.可知运动员 90%是精神上的， 10%是身体的，选 C。 【小题 2】考查
27、名词辨析： A. difference不同， B. importance 重要性， C. improvement 提高， D. challenge挑战，强调思想在比赛中有很大影响，这里使用了词组 make a difference，有影响，选 A。 【小题 3】考查词组辨析： A. so long再见， B. so far 到现在为止，这么 远， C. so much这么多， D. so high这么高，运动的身体方面只能将你带到这么远。选B。 【小题 4】考查动词短语辨析： A. turn on打开， B. show off炫耀， C. take up拿起，从事， D. set off出发，
28、动身，根据下文的句子： especially when youre talking about the best of the best.精神方面必须要打开，尤其当你要发挥极致的时候，选 A。 【小题 5】考查动词辨析： A. thinks 想， B. moves移动， C. runs 跑， D. trains训练，根据下文： Everyone does the work.奥运比赛中每个人都是有天赋的，每个人都是刻苦训练的，选 D。 【小题 6】考查动词辨析： A. breaks打破， B. pushes推， C. decides决定， D. distinguishes 区分，区别金牌获得者和
29、银牌获得者的只有精神的比赛。考查的是：distinguishfrom 区分 和 ，选 D。 【小题 7】考查名词辨析： A. activation活化，激活， 化 活化作用，致活， B. visualization形象（化），形象化，想像，目测， C. motivation动机，动力， D. perception知觉，觉察（力），观念，很多运动员使用的是精神想象法， mental imagery =visualization, 从下文的： So the _ is getting trained for actual performance during visualization.也可以得到答
30、案：，所以选 B。 【小题 8】考查名词辨析： A. athletes运动员， B. gymnasts 体操运动员， C. weightlifters 举重运动员， D. skaters滑冰运动员，根据下文的句子： when a weightlifter lifted heavy weights可知这个研究研究的是举重运动员的大脑的模式，选 C。 【小题 9】考查副词辨析： A. regularly定期的， B. normally正常的， C. finally最后的， D. similarly相似地，根据下文的： some studies have suggested that mental
31、_ can be almost as effective as physical training.举重运动员举起重量的时候，大脑的活动和只是想象举起重量的活动的相似地。选 D。 【小题 10】考查名词辨析： A. connection 联系， B. practice 练习， C. performances表演，表现， D. directions方向，指导，根据这句话中的： physical training，可知一些研究甚至说，精神的练习和身体的训练的效果是一样的，选B。 【小题 11】考查动词辨析： A. imagining 想象， B. considering考虑， C. reviewi
32、ng复习， D. dreaming梦想，根据上文的： when they simply imagined lifting可知想象举重导致肌肉活动的实际的改变。选 A。 【小题 12】考查形容词辨析： A. few很少， B. usual通常， C. actual实际上， D. strange奇怪的，和想象相比这种改变是实际的，选 C。 【小题 13】考查动词辨析： A. impacts影响， B. increases增加， C. slows放慢，D. follows跟随，根据下文的例子： motor control, attention, perception, planning, and m
33、emory,”可知精神想象影响大脑很多认知过程。选 A。 【小题 14】考查名词辨析： A. brain大脑， B. body身体， C. attention注意， D. memory记忆，根据下文的句子： Its been found that mental practices can enhance motivation, increase confidence, improve motor performance and _ your brain for success.”所以在想象中大脑为实际的表现受训练。选 A。 【小题 15】考查动词辨析： A. help帮助， B. apply
34、利用， C. use 使用， D. prepare准备，精神训练可以增强动力，增加自信，提高运动的表现，使大脑做好成功的准备。词组： prepare sth for为 做好准备，选 D。 【小题 16】考查连词辨析： A. Though 虽然， B. But 但是， C. Thus因此， D. Otherwise否则，但是想象不仅仅是想即将到来的比赛。和上文的句子是转折关系，选 B。 【小题 17】考查连词辨析： A. Unless 除非， B. After 在 后面， C. When当 时候， D. Until直到，当运动员使用想象的时候，他们能真正的感觉到比赛在大脑中发生。 When引导时
35、间状语从句，选 C。 【小题 18】考查名词辨析： A. observations观察， B. spirit 精神， C. determination决定， D. senses感觉，根据下文的： “She feels her forefoot pushing off the track, she hears her skating splits, and she sees herself racing ahead of the competitors.可知在想象中她整合所有的感官到这个经历。选 D。 【小题 19】考查介词辨析： A. to给， B. for为了， C. about 关于， D
36、. with和 一起， Dr JoAnn Dahlkoetter写的是关于一个速滑运动员。用 about表示关于，选 C 【小题 20】考查介词短语辨析： A. in surprise惊讶地， B. in detail 详细的， C. on time 准时的， D. for example例如，在完成表演之前她详细的体验了比赛的所有的因素。选 B 考点：考查科普类完型填空 阅读理解 ITS never a real problem for us when the weather gets cold. We can put on more clothes, stay next to a fire
37、place, turn on the air conditioner or simply travel to a warmer city to spend the winter people have many different ways of coping with the cold. But things are not as easy for plants. Unlike humans, plants cant move to escape the cold or generate heat to keep themselves warm. So how do they manage
38、to survive the freezing winter It turns out that plants have their own strategies too, said a study published on Dec 22 in the journal Nature. According to researcher Amy Zanne of George Washington University, US, the cold is a big challenge for plants. Their living tissues can be damaged when they
39、freeze. “Its like a plants equivalent to frostbite (冻疮 ),” Zanne told Science Daily. Also, the process of freezing and thawing (解冻 ) can cause air bubbles to form in the plants water transport system. “If enough of these air bubbles come together as water thaws they can block the flow of water from
40、the roots to the leaves and kill the plant,” she explained. To live through cold weather, plants have developed three traits, according to the study. Some plants, such as oak trees, avoid freezing damage by dropping their leaves before the winter chill sets in effectively shutting off the flow of wa
41、ter between roots and leaves and growing new leaves and water transport cells when the warm spring returns. Other plants, pine trees for example, protect themselves by narrowing their water transport cells, which makes it easier for cells to travel among air bubbles. The third strategy is also the m
42、ost extreme some plants die on the ground in winter and start growing as new plants from seeds when conditions get warmer. However, the study also found that these smart strategies were developed very slowly over millions of years of evolution. This leads scientists to worry that plants may not be a
43、ble to deal with human-caused climate change, which has only started occurring over the past few decades. Scientists are hoping that this study can help people find possible ways to save plants from the threat of climate change. 【小题 1】 What is the article mainly about A Why plants are not afraid of
44、the winter chill. B The ways that plants survive cold weather. C Changes in plants water transport system in winter. D How plants evolve to keep up with climate change. 【小题 2】 According to the article, if a plant freezes in the winter, _. A it produces more living tissues to stay alive B its leaves
45、quickly fall out and its roots begin to die C lots of air bubbles form in its water transport system D its water transport system could be blocked in the spring 【小题 3】 How do oak trees usually survive the cold winters A By dropping their leaves before winter. B By narrowing their water transport cel
46、ls. C By widening their water transport cells. D By leaving only the seeds alive and growing from the seeds in the spring. 【小题 4】 What are scientists worried about when it comes to plants according to the article A Plants may not be able to adapt to the increasingly cold climate. B Human activities
47、might have a great impact on the pace of plants evolution. C Plants may not be able to evolve fast enough to adapt to human-caused climate change. D The strategies plants develop are not good enough to protect them against cold. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 试题分析：在寒冷的冬天，人们有各种各样保暖的方法，但是植物怎么
48、过冬呢？这篇文章讲的是植物在寒冷的天气生存的方法。 【小题 1】主旨题：从全篇文章和第二段的句子： But things are not as easy for plants. Unlike humans, plants cant move to escape the cold or generate heat to keep themselves warm. So how do they manage to survive the freezing winter 可知这篇文章讲的是植物在寒冷的天气生存的方法，选 B。 【小题 2】细节题：从第四段的句子 ;“If enough of these air bubbles come together as water t
