课标版高考英语仿真模拟卷4.docx

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课标版高考英语仿真模拟卷4

2018高考仿真卷·英语（四）

第一部分　听力（共两节,满分30分）

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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。

A

Don’thaveplentyoftimeforreading?

Ifyouareinterestedinnon-fictionbooks,herearegoodchoicesforyou.

ARoomofOne’sOwn

ThisessaybyEnglishwriterVirginiaWoolfisbasedonherseverallecturesgiventotwowomen’scollegesatCambridgeUniversityin1928.Init,Woolfdescribesthatit’scircumstancenottalentalonethatallowsmentobemoresuccessfulatwriting.Women,inotherwords,spendsomuchtimecooking,cleaning,andtendingtotheirchildrenthattheyhavenotimeleftforart.Towritewell,therefore,awomanmusthave“aroomofherown”.Whileonitssurface,thisessayappearstobeonlyaboutwriting,itisactuallyaboutwealthandclass,freedomandimprisonment,andthepowerstrugglebetweensexes.

TheArtofWar

WrittenbyancientChinesemilitarystrategistSunZi,TheArtofWariswidelyconsideredtobeoneofthebestbooksaboutmilitarystrategyinhumanhistory.Consistingof13chapters,eachdealingwithaseparateaspectabouthowtofightawar,thebookhasbeentranslatedintomanylanguagesandhasthousandsofeditions.Forcenturies,ithasbeenusedtotrainmilitaryleadersforitsdetailedstudyofmilitarystrategyandeffectiveleadership.

LettertoMyDaughter

ThisbookofessaysandpoemsbyMayaAngelou,arespectableAmericanpoet,iswrittenfor“thedaughtersheneverhad”—themillionsofwomen,bothyoungandold,whosheconsiderstobeher“family”.Fromtheviewpointofacaring,olderrelative,thisbookcontainslessonsselectedfromherownlifeexperiences,includingthebirthofheronlychild,ason,aswellasthedevelopmentandlossoffriendship.

ABriefHistoryofTime

Ifyou’reshortontime,thenwhynotreadabout,well,thecreationoftime?

Thisbook,firstpublishedin1998frombrilliantscientistandmathematicianStephenHawking,exploresmind-bendingquestionsaboutthecreationoftheuniverse,includingifandwhenitwillend,andifso,how.Despiteitsheavysubjectmatter,Hawkingaddressesthesequestionsinawaythat’seasytounderstand,evenforthosewhoknowlittleaboutphysics.

21.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefourbooks?

A.ABriefHistoryofTimemainlyfocusesonthematteroftheearth.

B.LettertoMyDaughterisactuallyacommonfamilyletter.

C.TheArtofWargivesdefinitionofphilosophy.

D.ARoomofOne’sOwnismorethanaboutwriting.

22.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Asaphysicist,Hawkingisequallyfamousforwriting.

B.Mayadevotesherselftofightingforwomen’srights.

C.ThebookbySunZiishelpfulinpolicy-making.

D.Woolflooksdownuponmeninwriting.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Tomakecomparisonsbetweenthefourbooks.

B.Torecommendthefourbookstoreaders.

C.Tomakecommentsonthefourbooks.

D.Topromotesalesofthefourbooks.

B

Enjoyingamusicalperformancenolongerrequiresacostlyticketoratriptoatheater.Thesedays,musiciansareperforminginprivatehomes,athaircuttingshops,atairports...evenonferryboats.

Musicianslikehouseconcerts.Atmusicclubs,theyoftenhavetoperformoverloudconversationordealwithpeoplewhohavehadtoomuchalcohol.Peopleathouseconcertsaremorefocusedonlisteningtothemusic.

JustafewhoursbeforetheBombadilsstartedsingingattheO’HairSalon,LindsaywascuttinghairandTamerawasdoingfacials.Then,theymovedchairsandmicrophonestocreateasmallperformancespace.TheBombadilsmademusicinthefrontpartofthehairsalon,nearthehairdryersandmake-uptables.

“Thisisourfirstshowatahairsalon,”SarahFrankoftheBombadilstoldconcertgoersatlastweek’sperformance.Franksaidsheandbandmembers,LukeFraserandKaitlynRaitzhadagreattime“interacting”withtheaudience.

Concertsinpeople’shomes,orsmallbusinessessuchasO’Hair’s,arebecomingmorepopular,musicianssay.“Thereisamorerelaxedatmosphere,”saidDomenicCicala,amusicianwhoopeneduphisO’HairSalontoconcerts.“Peoplereallygettoknowtheartists.”

Athouseconcerts,peoplegettimebeforeandafterconcertstomeettheperformers.Often,thehostsorguestswillprovidefoodanddrink.

“Peoplereallylikelisteningtomusicinthelivingroomofafriend,”saidMattHart,withAubreyZolimakinguptheLocalStrangers,afolk-rockgroupbasedinSeattle.Atmanysuchconcerts,themusiciansdonotneedmicrophones.Yet,everywordoftheirsongscanbeheard.

24.Whydomusicianslikehouseconcerts?

A.Becauseprivatehomesareeasiertogetto.

B.Becausepeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirmusic.

C.Becausetheycandootherthingswhileperforming.

D.Becausetheydon’thavetobringtheirmicrophones.

25.WhatimpressedSarahFrankmostatherlastweek’sperformance?

A.Thesmallperformancespace.

B.Herfirstshowatahairsalon.

C.Theirinteractionwiththeaudience.

D.Themorerelaxedatmosphere.

26.Howmanymusicgroupsarementionedinthetext?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

27.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.MusiciansStruggletoMakeaLiving

B.PeopleReallyGettoKnowtheArtists

C.MusiciansFindNewPlacestoPerform

D.ConcertgoersWon’tGotoMusicClubs

C

“Hungary?

”Ilookedatmyschoolheadmasterinconfusion.“InevermentionedwantingtogotoHungary.”Andwiththat,myadventurestarted.

MynameisJonathanDiamondandIjustfinishedanamazingschoolexchangeyearinHungary.

Goingonanexchangehadalwaysbeenmydream.Whenmyhighschoolofferedanall-yearprogram,Ijumpedattheopportunity.ItwouldpayforalmosteverythingandallIhadtodowasbuyaplaneticket.IknewwhereIwantedtogo:

Spain,thecountryofdancerswearingflowingreddresses.SowhenIheardthatIwasgoingtoHungary,Iwasprettyshocked.ButIdecidedtomakethebestofit,sinceitwas,afterall,aonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunity.BeforeIknewit,Iwasontheairplane,leavingforBudapestFerencLisztInternationalAirport,Hungary.

IhaddifficulttimeswhenIalmostgaveup.Hungarianisthehardestlanguageontheplanet.Culturaldifferencesoccasionallyembarrassedbothmypeersandme.Ihadtogiveupeatingcarrots,mybeautifulfavorite,forHungariansthinkcarrotsarerubbishintheircountry.Thechangeinthelandscapewasamazing,lookingnothinglikeskyscrapers,bullettrains,cars,andpeopleintinyhousesthatIhadbeenaccustomedto.Gradually,Ifellinlovewiththerelaxinglifestyle,thewarm-heartedpeople,andgettinghomeat2:

30p.m.atthelatestfromschool.AndIwassadtoleaveonmyverylastday.

HavingthehostfamilywhotookmeasoneoftheirownmemberswasthebestthingI’veeverexperienced.Frommylittlesisters,Ilearnedhowtoembracelifetoitsfullest.FrommybrothersIlearnedthatit’sOKforaboytorunaroundthehouse.FrommyhostparentsIlearnedtostaypositive,tosmileandthatwhenyoupicktherightpeopleandtaketheirhands,suddenly,youbecomefriends.

28.HowdidJonathanfeelwhenhewastoldtogotoHungary?

A.Excitedandsatisfied.B.Confusedandshocked.

C.Amazedandembarrassed.D.Delightedandinterested.

29.WhydidJonathanstilldecidetogotoHungaryinsteadofSpain?

A.Hedidn’tlikeSpain.

B.HewantedtolearnHungarian.

C.Itwasararechance.

D.GoingtoHungarywasmuchcheaper.

30.WhatcanwelearnaboutJonathanduringhisstayinHungary?

A.Hefellinlovewitheatingcarrots.

B.Hecouldn’twaittoleave.

C.Hewassurprisedbythelandscape.

D.Hequicklygotusedtothelifethere.

31.AccordingtoJonathan,thehostfamily　　　. 

A.changedhimcompletely

B.taughthimhowtodancewell

C.treatedhimasequallyasastudent

D.showedhimthegoodthingsoflife

D

Somepigstendtobeoptimisticwhileothersarepessimistic,accordingtoanewresearchthatismeaningfultoanimalwelfare.Thestudy,publishedinthejournalBiologyLetters,isthefirsttoshowthatmoodandpersonalityinteractinananimal,influencingjudgment.

Asher,aresearcherattheUniversityofNewcastle’sInstituteofNeuroscience,andherteamhousedgroupsofpigsintwotypesofenvironment.Onereflectedstandardcommercialconditionsandtheotherwascushierwithmorespaceandplentyofsoft,deepstraw.Afterthepigsgotaccustomedtothesenewhomesoverafewweeks,theresearcherspicked18pigsfromeachtypetotrainandtesttheirjudgment.

“Todothis,wetrainedeachpig.Inonecornerofatrainingroomtherewouldbeabowlwithchocolatesweets—pigslovethem—andattheoppositesideoftheroomtherewouldbeabowlcontainingcoffeebeans,whichpigsfindbitter-tasting,”aresearchersaid.

Overanumberoftrainingtrials,pigslearnedtogotothebowlreliablywhenitwasinthecornerwheretheyhadfiguredouttoexpectchocolatesweets.Onthecontrary,theyquicklylearnedtoavoidthebowlwhenitwasinthecornerwheretheywouldexpecttofindthecoffeebeans.

Theresearchersnextplacedanunfamiliarbowlindifferentlocations,toseehowthepigswouldreact.Somegailydashedtothebowlnomatterwhatwasinside,showingoptimismthatitwouldcontaintheirfavoritesweets.Others,however,behavedasthoughtheyexpectedittocontaincoffeebeans,displayingpessimism.

Thefindingssuggestthataone-size-fits-allanswertoanimalwelfareissuesdoesnotexist.Evenifpigsarejustequaltobaconorothermeatforsomepeople,thereisstillcauseforconcern.Studieshavesuggestedthathowananimalistreatedduringitslifetimecandirectlyaffectmeatqualityandtaste.

32.Whatwasthestudytryingtofigureout?

A.Howtomakepigshappier.

B.Thesimilaritiesbetweenhumansandpigs.

C.Howlivingenvironmentaffectedpigs’mood.

D.Howpigs’moodandpersonalityaffectedtheirjudgment.

33.Whatdoestheunder