2018年高考英语模拟试题(4)

中山市2016年普通高考模拟考试

英语试题（四）

本试卷共10页，三部分，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡的卷头上。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第一部分阅读理解(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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The word of Tangzhuang (Tang suit) was created by the overseas Chinese people. As the most prosperous and powerful dynasty in the history of China's ancient society, the Tang Empire (581-618) was so famous in the world that foreigners call the overseas Chinese people 'the Tang people', the places where they live 'Chinatowns' (literally meaning Tang People Streets) and the clothes they wear 'Tangzhuang' (Tang suit).

A Tang suit has two varieties in Chinese culture, which are obviously different from each other in style. One refers to the Tang-era clothes evolving from Hanfu, while the other refers to the Manchu male's jacket evolving from Magua of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), which is made by absorbing a Western-style suit cutting method. The Tang suits we see today evolved from Magua rather than Hanfu. A typical design of a Tang suit employs the Chinese characters, such as Fu(福, literally meaning happiness in Chinese) and Shou(寿, literally meaning longevity in Chinese) to express good fortune and best wishes, which is extremely popular among the Chinese people owing to its cultural connotation.

The Tang suit has had a great influence on the clothing styles of Japan, North Korea, South Korea and Vietnam in history. For example, the Korean traditional dress evolved from a combination of Hanfu of the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220) and pao of the Tang Dynasty (581-618).

As a necessary part of traditional Chinese culture, Tang suits are worn by overseas Chinese people during the Spring Festival each year, attracting many foreigners to wear them out of curiosity. More and more young Chinese people tend to wear Tang suits instead of Western-style suits and dresses on their big days. The Chinese TV presenters also prefer wearing Tang suits during hosting TV shows, especially at Spring Festival Galas.

1. Which of the following statement is Not TRUE?

A. Tang suits are created by the overseas Chinese people.

B. Tang Empire was a rich and well-known dynasty.

C. Most overseas Chinese people are likely to live in Chinatowns.

D. Tang suits have a long history.

2. The Tang suits we see today evolved from the clothes of .

A. Tang Empire

B. Han Dynasty

C. Qing Dynasty

D. nowadays

3. A Tang suit mainly has two varieties which refer to .

A. Hanfu and Magua

B. Fu and Shou

C. Tang-era clothes and Manchu male’s jackets

D. a Western-style suit

4. According to the passage, Tang suits .

A. have great impacts on western countries in history.

B. become popular because of containing Chinese culture

C. are curious to most young Chinese people.

D. are only worn by Chinese TV presenters at Spring Festival Galas.

B

I was talking to an old friend yesterday and he was asking me if I was happier since I followed my passion and started a new business.

I replied "I would say that I'm more fulfilled since I changed my job. I feel like I'm positively contributing to the world in some way and this feels good. I'm not sure this happiness can be kept for long, but we get moments of happiness and then it escapes us. It is fulfillment that is more important."

After hearing that, my friend said, "I don't feel fulfilled as I always feel like I could do more.

Maybe I'm just bored of my job –advertising. I'm really tired and can't sleep. Maybe it's because I've got a really stressful week ahead. I'm going to think about how I can feel fulfilled. I've worked at some top companies, turned from designer to art director, won awards, started my own agency and it's not doing it for me."

I see this a lot. People, who are at the top of their game, struggle for their goals and achieve everything that the world defines as success. But when they get to the top, it's lonely up there. And something is missing.

The world tells us that we'll be happy when...

We'll be happy when we get the husband, the kids and the house.

We'll be happy when we get the nice car, expensive clothes and the luxuries.

We'll be happy when we get the fame and glory, the TV show appearances, and the media attention.

We'll be happy when we're busy, busy, busy, too busy to stop.

I've got questions for you. “Why do you do what you do?”…

There may be something for you to think about.

5. From the author’s reply, we can know that the author .

A. gets more fulfillment after starting a new business

B. makes great contributions to the world

C. believes that moments of happiness often escapes us.

D. ensures that happiness can be kept for long

6. The author’s friend felt _______ about his present situation.

A. desperate

B. unsatisfied

C. proud

D. confident

7. In the author’s opinion, we’ll be happy when we .

A. get the family

B. own expensive cars

C. become famous

D. contribute to the world

8. The following questions can be added after the underlined sentence EXCEPT .

A. Is it because it lights you up and makes you feel alive?

B. Is it because you're using your abilities to make the world a better place?

C. Is it because success is killing you and you don’t have to work hard on it?

D. Is it because you love the job and you can't wait to get out of bed in the morning?

C

Apple Pay is Apple's mobile payments service. As with the Apple Watch, Apple has adopted the Apple symbol followed by "Pay" for the service's name, though the company also refers to it as "Apple Pay."

Available since October 20, 2014, Apple Pay is designed to allow iPhone 6, 6s, and 6 Plus,

and 6s Plus users in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada to make payments for goods and services with their iPhones in retail stores using an NFC chip built into their iPhones.

With the Apple Watch, Apple Pay is also extended to the iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, and iPhone 5s. To use Apple Pay with one of these devices, a paired Apple Watch is required to make the payment. This is made possible through the NFC chip included in the Apple Watch.

Apple Pay also lets users make one-tap purchases within applications that have adopted the Apple Pay API. Devices capable of using Apple Pay within iOS apps include the iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6 Plus iPhone 6s Plus, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4, and iPad Pro. All of these devices contain an NFC controller where the "Secure Element" of Apple Pay is located, keeping customer information private. To keep transactions secure, Apple uses a method known as "tokenization," preventing actual credit card numbers from being sent over the air.

As of early 2016, Apple Pay is accepted at more than two million retail locations in the United States. There are more than five million contactless payment-ready locations across all of the countries where Apple Pay is available.

9. Which of the following statements about Apply Pay is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It can be used by any mobile device.

B. It has been put into market for more than two years.

C. It can make payments only in the United States.

D. It is a kind of secure and advanced payment service.

10. If one user with iPhone 5 wants to use Apple Pay, ________ makes it possible.

A. the Apple Watch with an NFC controller

B. a paired Apple Watch with the NFC chip

C. the iOS application

D.iPad Pro or iPhone 6

11. What does the underlined word refer to in Paragraph 4?

A. a process of making data secure

B. a method of making more money

C. a credit card number

D. a transaction being sent over the air

D

For Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the middle class extends to those earning up to $250,000 a year. Both have used that figure as the dividing line, raising taxes on those with higher incomes as part of their campaigns to ensure the wealthy pay their fair share.

But a deeper look into Americans' income data shows that figure would let many well-off Americans off the hook(挂钩). Now those with incomes of $250,000 a year are among the top group of the nation's earners. A whole family’s income of $206,600 was enough to get into the

Top 5% in 2014, according the latest U.S.

While there's no set definition for middle class, the Pew Research Center says it includes those making two-thirds to two times the average income for one's household size. That means a middle class family of three would earn between $42,000 and $126,000 a year.

Setting the bar between middle class and wealthy at $250,000 isn't a new idea. Former President Bill Clinton cited that figure when he campaigned on raising taxes on the wealthy in 1992, said Martin Sullivan, chief economist with Tax Analysts. After he was elected, Clinton set a new top tax bracket(纳税等级) for those earning more than $250,000.

In 2008, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both promised to raise taxes on the wealthy, whom they defined as earning more than $250,000. Obama then used this figure for several of his tax changes. In the 2012 fiscal cliff deal with Congress, however, he agreed to raise the bar to $450,000 when it came to increasing income and capital gains rates on the rich.

Still, $250,000 is an arbitrary number, Sullivan said. While it doesn't reflect the American middle class, Washington politicians and officials use it because they are surrounded by people with higher incomes.

12. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. What is the middle class?

B. Taxing the rich

C. $250000, an arbitrary number

D. American’s income data

13.According to Para 2 and 3, a couple, who earn about $80,800 this year, can .

A. get into the Top 5%

B. be among the top group of the nation’s earners

C. be seen as the middle class

D. be seen as the wealthy

14. What can we learn from this passage?

A. Bill Clinton never thought of raising taxes on the wealthy.

B. Hillary Clinton set a new top tax bracket for those rich men.

C. Obama often used this figure for all of his tax changes.

D. Sullivan agreed this figure cannot reflect the middle class.

15. Where does the passage probably come from?

A. An advertisement

B. A newspaper

C. A book review

D. A storybook

第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

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。

How to plan a holiday trip

Each year, millions of people load up the family car and set out on a holiday trip. Whether it’s to grandma’s house, a family reunion or simply a holiday getaway, these yearly road trips can often be the source of dread and stress. 16 . Luckily, with a little planning, these situations can be avoided.

●Plan out the route for your car trip. Consider your starting point and desired destination, and

investigate several possible routes. 17 , and get you to your destination sooner.

●18 . If you have the flexibility, consider planning your travel on days when you are

less likely to encounter others. Highways are typically more busy on Fridays and Sundays, so traveling on Tuesday or Thursday will help you to avoid traffic jams.

●Book airline tickets. Although traveling by air can be quick and convenient, it can also be

much more expensive. 19 . Many airlines become extremely busy during the holidays so booking in advance can also help ensure that you get the flights that you want.

●Consider your luggage needs. Before you begin packing, think about how many people will

be in your vehicle and how much room they will need to travel comfortably. 20 .

For traveling by air, the number of bags that you take is a much bigger concern. Try to pack as lightly as possible.

A. Plan your trip to avoid peak travel times

B. Plan your trip early to take advantage of advance purchase discounts on air tickets

C. Plan your route as soon as0 the holidays begins

D. Adjusting routes or shortcuts can help reduce time spent in traffic jams

E. It will allow you to enjoy your trip and reduce the stress of driving

F. This could affect the number of bags that you can take along

G. The possibility of car trouble along the way is enough to make anyone consider staying home

第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Little Harvey Phelps was left heartbroken after school friends told him Santa Claus didn't exist earlier this week.

Desperate to 21 it wrong, his mum Becky, a shop worker from Liverpool, 22 online for a bell that is similar to the one featured in the 23 The Polar Express. This 2004 film, based on the 24 children's book by Chris Van Allsburg, explains that kids can still 25 the bell as the film goes if they 26 believe in Santa Claus. However, when Becky asked online shopkeepers when she could get the bell, she was told that it could not be 27 until January, so she had to 28 friends on Facebook for advice. Soon after that, the stranger who did not wish to be identified, 29 Becky straight away asking for her 30 . The next morning the stranger arrived on Becky's doorstep with a 31 for Harvey free of charge. That’s why the single mum Becky was 32 when a stranger turned up on her doorstep with the bell, 33 to keep the magic of Christmas alive.

Becky said "The stranger didn't want any 34 , but just wanted to bring the magic back to the child.” As she reminded, the stranger expla ined "I wanted to 35 Becky as I have children myself and am trying to keep the belief for my children. I know how 36 Harvey’s school friends can be, 37 to hear her son had been told by them that 38 wasn't real was heart-breaking. I just 39 him to hear the bell as the film goes. To be able to keep the 40 alive for one child is the least I can do."

21. A. make B. keep C. prove D. consider

22. A. watched B. looked C. begged D. observed

23. A. book B. show C. magazine D. movie

24. A. inspiring B. exciting C. curious D. crazy

25. A. see B. buy C. get D. hear

26. A. hardly B. truly C. suddenly D. happily

27. A. shown B. discovered C. produced D. delivered

28. A. turn to B. share with C. talk with D. search for

29. A. believed B. contacted C. knew D. advised

30. A. facebook B. bell C. number D. address

31. A. bell B. friend C. stranger D. gift

32 A. satisfied B. overjoyed C. shocked D. disappointed

33. A. hoping B. requiring C. demanding D. asking

34. A. magic B. belief C. film D. money

35. A. care B. persuade C. help D. forgive

36. A. lovely B. friendly C. cruel D. humorous

37. A. or B. so C. but D. though

38. A. stranger B. advice C. Santa Claus D. address

39. A. encouraged B. wanted C. forced D. taught

40. A. magic B. life C. story D. film

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

One day afternoon, I was reading my French textbook in a small garden in front of a Teaching Building, 41 a small young lady came up to me and patted me on the shoulder. On looking up at her, I found nothing different in 42 (appear) from those American students in our university. Then she sat beside me, and then introduced 43 as a French girl majoring in English. 44 (make) it clear what was going on, I tried to communicate with her in French. She told me that she 45 (study) English in America for a year.

Actually, neither her English nor my French is good enough to get ourselves 46 (understand) by each other, so during the whole conversation, she even had to write 47 her words in French characters for me while I struggled to respond 48 (proper) to her in French and English. From this experience, I realize that 49 (put) what I learn from books into practice is one of the most 50 (effect) way of learning foreign languages.

第三部分写作 (共两节，满分35分)

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）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。

It’s almost impossibly for us to understand what hard the lives of poor people could be in Tanzania. When I visited Tanzania a couple of years ago, I spend a few days with Anna and Sanare and their six kids. Anna woke up in 5 a.m. and started lighting a fire to cook breakfast. Before we cleaned up, we had the breakfast and then went out to fetch water. When they got back to the house we were exhausted. However, we couldn’t rest, it was time to make fire again for lunch. After that we went into the forest to chop wood for the next day’s fires, been careful not to get stung by snakes because of many tree and grasses around.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是学生会主席李华，学生会将于6月12日在学校操场举办了一次旧物义卖活动，届时你希望外籍学生Peter也能来参加。请你给他写一封邀请信，要点如下：

1. 活动时间和地点。

2. 活动目的：筹集善款，捐给偏远地区学童。

3. 活动内容。

4. 活动报名截止时间：5月31日。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 结语已为你写好。

（命题人：中山市龙山中学高三英语备课组）