2019届河北省高三英语考前冲刺模拟卷（6）

2019届河北省高三英语考前冲刺模拟卷（6）

1、For a single woman，yards are a strange thing. You don’t know whether to buy a lawn mower(割草机）or hire someone to mow it. I did the latter，over many years.

There was one exception. In my early 30s，I lived in a cottage near my father，who had a tractor. He lived around the corner on an old country lane, now fully developed. But at the time，it was with ;sweet relief, having just returned from city life，that I drove his borrowed tractor down the lane in the late afternoon，mowed my land，and then drove it back in the evening light，gazing(注视）up at the stars as they came out.

Soon the routine became impossible with traffic in the developing area. I needed someone to do my yard work.

Vardman was a devoted young boy. He sang at the top of his lungs as he mowed. His work was a joy. But Vardman grew up. After his graduation from high school，which I attended，and his leaving for college，I was without.

So here I was with two African men who brought not only knowledge but a deep love of working the land. There was a peace about the work they did. The perfection was noticeable everywhere, with every border in place, the unnecessary brush cleared out. The rhythm in their work, the rhythm of their work—it was poetry to watch.

Later I moved to North Carolina. I found myself in another small house with a beautiful but wasted yard. A strange mountain man gave me a wonderful price and began what has become an exercise in grace，gratitude^ and being simple.

Over the few years I have lived here，he has slowly, patiently, lovingly turned a long-neglected place into a quiet beauty. Quiet，modest，sincere, he uses only natural products on the lawn and flower beds. After the growing season ends, he collects his final paycheck and disappears into the mountains. A quiet man is teaching me patience and how it brings beauty back.

1.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.The development of traffic in the city.

B.The tiredness of mowing down the lanes.

C.The poor living areas in the countryside.

D.The joy of returning home after mowing.

2.How did the writer find Vardman?

A.He devoted himself to the job.

B.He was glad to be a mower forever.

C.He wasted the working time by singing.

D.He earned money for his college education.

3.Why did the writer mention the poetry in the fifth paragraph?

A.To prove the good job of African mowers,

B.To show her love for African poems,

C.To praise the mowers through writing poems.

D.To describe the images of mowers in poems.

4.What did the quiet man teach the writer?

A.Gratitude is a reward for kindness.

B.Money is endless for people to earn.

C.Simple life is worth more paycheck.

D.Beauty comes from working patiently.

2、The UK’s Best Themee Parks

Drayton Manor Theme Park, Staffordshire

    The new Tamarin Trail takes adventurers through beautiful gardens, allowing kids and adults to come face-to-face with a troop of monkeys. The park is also home to Europe's only Thomas Land, which last year underwent a £ 2. 5m expansion, including new rides. There are thrilling rides, including the stand-up roller coaster, Shockwave, and the 54-metre drop tower, Apocalypse.

    Adults from £ 15, children from £ 10(under-2s free).

Thorpe Park, Surrey

    All aboard Derren Brown's Ghost Train which opened in July 2016. This 10—15 minute train journey includes exciting live-action performances, 4D special effects and so on. Also new is ’’ I’m a Celebrity... Maze(迷宫)",and there are some of the highest and fastest rides in Europe here too.

    Adults from £ 28, children from £ 24 (under-3s free).

Warwick Castle, Warwickshire

    Although not officially a theme park, this medieval castle offers history, magic, myth and adventure to suit all ages, and is now home to the UK's first fully-interactive multi-sensory Horrible Histories Maze, giving visitors a fascinating experience of getting lost in time. From July, you can sleep over in the new riverside Middle-Ages-themed woodland cottages of Knight’s Village.

    From £ 31 ( under-3s free).

Chessington World of Adventures, Surrey

    Following the Pandamonium live show in 2016, last year saw The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure open at Chessington, which has over 40 rides and attractions. Kides include Dragon Falls, Safari Skyway, Toadies Crazy Cars and Runaway Train.

    From £ 29(under-3s free).

1.Where are animal-loving children probably advised to go?

A.Warwick Castle.

B.Thorpe Park.

C.Drayton Manor Theme Park.

D.Chessington World of Adventures.

2.How much should a couple with their two-year-old son pay at least in Thorpe Park?

A.￡ 56.

B.￡ 52.

C.￡ 40.

D.￡ 30.

3.What do the parks have in common?

A.Children should be accompanied by adults.

B.They have all been rebuilt before reopening.

C.They all offer exciting rides in the parks.

D.Certain kids have free entry to the parks.

3、Four years ago，when my Indian-American friend had a baby，I wanted to get her a children’s book about India that she could share with her newborn. Because she gave birth in spring， I searched online for books about Holi，the Indian springtime festival of colors. There was no luck. With 3 million Indians in the United States, why were there so few books about this culture?

According to the Cooperative Children s Book Center，only about 25 percent of the children’s books that were published in 2017 were about minorities. Even fewer books, just 15 percents were written by authors who are minorities.

These numbers do not keeping pace with American demographics (人口统计），which is becoming more diverse. By 2045，the white population will consist of 49. 9 percent of the population. Within the youngest generation，minority babies, those who were non-white，made up more than half of all the newborns in 2016. Some 50. 3 percent of Americans younger than five years old are minorities.

Despite the changing of Americans population, book publishing professionals are mostly white. According to an industry survey, 82 percent of editors, 83 percent of salespeople, and 86 percent of executives are white. Even 89 percent of book reviewers are white.

Children's book professionals should be more mindful of the role that books play in shaping the minds and self-identities of young people. Children’s books need to be more diverse because our kids should have more opportunities to identify with and learn from people who look like them in the stories that they read. Moreover, the sooner a child learns about different people and practices， the more prepared they will be for when they encounter them in the real world, which is bound to happen.

Indeed, the publishing industry is making great efforts.

1.What is the author’s purpose in writing this article?

A.To remind us to adjust the book's content to meet the needs of reality.

B.To tell us a story about her culture.

C.To introduce the pupulation and demographics of the United States.

D.To tell us her love for books and her country.

2.What do the numbers in Paragraphs 2-4 show?

A.The white make up over half of the newborns’ population.

B.Most children’s books are written and read by minorities.

C.Book diversity doesn’t keep pace with population changes,

D.White book experts play a less important role in publishing.

3.What does the author mainly talk about in Paragraph 5?

A.Children's books need to be various.

B.Children's books have many readers.

C.Children's books are important.

D.Children's books should change a lot.

4.What does the author think of the efforts the publishing industry makes?

A. Critical. 

B. Supportive.

C. Doubtful. 

D. Unconcerned.

4、    Poetry is an important art form of literature, and is an easy way to express your feelings. Moreover, everyone understands it in their own way. Some find relief in poems; some read them simply for peace; some read poems for simple artistic pleasure.

    There are some special features of poetry, which make it quite different from other forms of literature. First of all, poems have rhythmic patterns. Generally most parts of a poem follow the same form of rhythm. Poems may have rhyme,but they don’t have to. The lines are neatly arranged together so that they express a particular feeling or emotion.

    There can be various types of poems but according to the pattern or the form, there are mainly three types:

    Lyrics: the lyric mainly concentrates on human thoughts and emotions rather than a story. Lyrics always bear song-like appeal. These are mainly short poems. Popular lyric poem forms are the elegy, the ode and the sonnet. William Shakespeare, Edmund Waller and Keats are some of the greatest lyric writers of all time.

    Narrative poems: This type of poetry tells a story. Narrative poems are usually long poems. Epics and ballads fall under this type. Some of the greatest epic poets are John Milton, Dante, Edgar Allan Poe, Alexander Pope,William Shakespeare,etc.

    Dramatic poems: Any drama that is written in verse is a dramatic poem. These poems generally tell a story. Rhyme verse,dramatic monologues and closet drama belong to this type. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson are some of the great dramatic poets.

    Whatever the form is, one thing, which cannot be denied, is that poetry is one of the most powerful tools to express our feelings.

1.What can we know from the first paragraph?

A.Poetry is the most important art form.

B.People write poems for fun.

C.People read poems for different purposes.

D.Everyone can write poems.

2.What do we know about lyrics?

① They are similar to songs.

② They usually tell stories.

③ They are not very long.

④ The sonnet is a type of lyric.

A.①②③

B.②③④

C.①②④

D.①③④

3.We can know from the text that _________.

A.poems are weak in showing feelings

B.narrative poems are shorter than lyric poems

C.some poets write more than one type of poem

D.the sonnet and the ballad belong to the same type

4.This passage is written mainly to _________.

A.tell us some simple facts about poetry

B.teach us how to write poems

C.give some advice on reading poems

D.make us interested in poems

5、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入横线处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选。

    As a child grows up,you may wonder how you can teach him to become a respectful adult. ①__________A child who learns to respect not only learns to receive respect from others,but also learn to respect himself.

●Show him respect.

    This is the best way to teach your child how to respect others.Listen to your child attentively and he will learn to listen to you,understanding how important this is in communication.

●②__________

    The more you say “please” and “thank you” to your child,the more likely he will learn to use them.Politeness then becomes a normal part of any conversation.

●Agree to disagree.

    ③__________Explain your decision so that he will understand you and expect respectful responses.Disagreeing with you doesn't necessarily mean disobedience (不顺从).

●Control your impulse to overreact.(过分反应)

    When a situation arises(出现),stay calm and keep in mind that you are supposed to be modeling correct behavior. ④__________

●Praise,praise,praise

    So much is focused on what a child does wrong and how to correct it that his accomplishments (成绩) are not celebrated enough. ⑤__________

A.Teach manners by using polite requests and responses.

B.Try to remember that a child won't always agree with you.

C.Respect is necessary for a meaningful and successful life.

D.If he sees you lose your temper,he is more likely to respond that way in future.

E.A child may act as he pleases,and he will live a happy life.

F.Seeing a child exhibit respectful behavior,make sure he knows how proud you are of him.

G.Respectful behavior is always accompanied by bad behavior as a child.

6、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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    When I worked at an elementary school,children often came up to me for a hug.One day I     1     a little girl leaning against the building.She was so     2     that when I looked at her,she would look down.I made a point of smiling at her every day and     3     I won her trust.

    On the last day of school she gave me a     4    .There was a small chip(小缺口) on the right ear of the glass dog.I transferred to another school the next year,     5     I never saw Amelia again.Several years later I moved away to another district.I didn’t notice the glass dog was     6     until I finished unpacking.Thereafter,I kept trying every means to     7     it.

    A few years later,on my way out of town to attend a     8    ,I stopped at a small antique shop.I described it to the     9     and asked if she had ever seen one like that.She told me she had seen something     10     in a box.When I held it,     11     filled my eyes.When I looked more     12    ,I saw a small chip on the right ear.I knew it was the glass dog that Amelia had given me.

    Traffic was     13    ,so I arrived at the lecture hall early.I talked with a young woman and     14     we both had once lived in the same     15    .I told her about the glass dog and     16     it to her.She picked it up and cried,“I was that little girl.”     17     ,I looked into her dark eyes and recognized her.She recalled that time in her     18    .“I had a hard time     19     to school and learning English when I came here from Mexico.You were the first person at school who made me feel     20    .”

1.A.rescued    B.noticed    C.required    D.contacted

2.A.shy    B.cheerful    C.calm    D.painful

3.A.merely    B.recently    C.hardly    D.eventually

4.A.promise    B.present    C.poster    D.permit

5.A.so    B.because    C.but    D.before

6.A.broken    B.rare    C.missing    D.precious

7.A.design    B.protect    C.repair    D.find

8.A.lecture    B.funeral    C.concert    D.meeting

9.A.educator    B.saleswoman    C.doctor    D.employer

10.A.creative    B.classical    C.familiar    D.similar

11.A.tears    B.dust    C.stars    D.sweat

12.A.casually    B.politely    C.closely    D.quickly

13.A.light    B.frequent    C.tough    D.heavy

14.A.decided    B.ensured    C.announced    D.discovered

15.A.hotel    B.area    C.school    D.country

16.A.sent    B.returned    C.showed    D.threw

17.A.Fortunately    B.Excitedly    C.Disappointedly    D.Humorously

18.A.childhood    B.marriage    C.institute    D.employment

19.A.exposing    B.attaching    C.adapting    D.applying

20.A.fair    B.interested    C.nervous    D.loved

7、    Walking is one of the healthiest and cheapest ways to get moving. All you need are a pair of comfortable shoes and the ①__________(willing) to get moving. Start gradually and increase your distance ②__________no more than five minutes each week. Don’t worry about how far you can go. Walk at a pace where you can breathe ③__________(comfort). Try this walk three times in your first week and in the following week ④__________extra couple of minutes. Continue to build your distance gradually until you are at a stage ⑤__________you can walk for 30 minutes.

    There will be days when you won’t feel like ⑥__________(go) out. We all can create excuses on these days, but it’s a lot harder ⑦__________(explain) your excuses to someone else. So walking with others ⑧__________(be) a better way out. Sometimes a canine(犬类的) buddy is even better than a human one. Evidence ⑨__________(show) the most active old people are those who have a dog. The dog won’t listen to your excuses about being too busy or ⑩__________(tire). The dog won’t mind the cold or the rain.

8、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,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、删改或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ),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 was Monday morning, and the writing class had just begin. Everyone was silent, wait to see who would be called upon to read his and her paragraph aloud. Some of us were confident and eager take part in the class activity, others were nervous and anxious. I had done myself homework but I was shy. I was afraid that to speak in front of a larger group of people. At that moment, I remembered that my father once said, "The classroom is a place for learning and that include leaning from textbooks, and mistake as well." Immediate, I raised my hand.

9、随着科技的发展，网络成为青少年进行社交活动的重要手段，我们的身边也有很多网络社交的例子， 请结合实际及以下方面谈谈你对网络社交的看法,内容包括：

1.网络社交的主要功能；

2.网络社交存在的问题；

3.你的建议。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案

1答案：1-4:DAAD

2答案：1.C; 2.A; 3.D

3答案：1-4:ACAB

4答案：1.C; 2.D; 3.C; 4.A

5答案：C; A; B; D; F

6答案：1.B; 2.A; 3.D; 4.B; 5.A; 6.C; 7.D; 8.A; 9.B; 10.D; 11.A; 12.C; 13.A; 14.D; 15.B; 16.C; 17.B; 18.A; 19.C; 20.D

7答案：willingness; by; comfortably; an; where; going; to explain; is; shows; tired

8答案：    It was Monday morning, and the writing class had just . Everyone was silent, to see who would be called upon to read his her paragraph aloud. Some of us were confident and eager  take part in the class activity, others were nervous and anxious. I had done homework but I was shy. I was afraid that to speak in front of a group of people. At that moment, I remembered that my father once said, "The classroom is a place for learning and that leaning from textbooks, and as well." , I raised my hand.

9答案：

With the development of technology, Internet has become one of the most important tools to communicate between teens. It’s really convenient for teens to communicate with people, especially when in a difficult situation，such as when you’re stuck in the dangerous occasions or when you are in need.

However，the unsatisfying thing we must admit is that the Internet communication reduces the chance to meet with friends face-to-face, which is really important for our growth. I believe the best way of communication should be the combining of the Internet communication and face-to-face meeting.

The development of Internet is a sign of an advanced society. Provided that we make good use of it，it’ll become a powerful means of our development.