2022年高考英语考前45天大冲刺卷二.doc

2022年高考英语考前45天大冲刺卷二考前须知：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一卷第一局部 听力本次训练无听力第二局部 阅读理解(共两节，总分值40分)第一节(共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分)阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最正确选项。ALooking for work?Tutors Wanted: Math/Science/Humanities + Test PrepJob Overview:JOB POSTED: 2 days agoWAGE: $2730 per hourJOB TYPE: Part timeSCHEDULE: Afternoons, evenings, weekdays, weekendsJob Description:Were looking for tutors to join us before the next school year starts.Our ideal candidate(候选人) will be able to assist middle and high school students with test preparation and academic work in math, science and/or the humanities(人文学科).Well pay for your training before this fall and can also offer flexible summer tutoring opportunities (including the chance to teach group classes).Once our fall semester starts on Aug 21, well have even higher demand for tutoring sessions on Sundays from 128 pm as well as from 39 pm MondayThursday.What we offer: Flexible scheduling. Tutors work from 15 to 30+ hours per week depending on availability and student demand. Free Sunday dinners during the academic year. Fun staff gatherings. Health insurance reimbursement(医疗保险报销) for staff working over 30 hours per week. We are five minutes walking distance from the Menlo Park Caltrain station.Applicants must: Be able to show mastery(精通) of the subjects they tutor. Be willing to tutor students through the full academic year.Application instructions: Email us your resume. Tell us why you want to join Academic Trainers and describe your experience of tutoring students (if you have any). Let us know your scheduling preferences and potential start date. Tell us which of the subjects you are able to tutorMathematics, Sciences, Humanities, or Foreign Language.21. Which period of time needs the most tutors during the academic year?A. Weekday mornings.B. Sunday afternoons and evenings.C. Friday afternoons and evenings.D. Saturday and Sunday mornings.22. A tutor who works more than 30 hours per week can enjoy _.A. free job training every monthB. free lunches and dinners during the academic yearC. health insurance reimbursementD. accommodation near Menlo Park Caltrain station23. According to the text, the ideal candidate _.A. is good at one or more academic subjectsB. will work every evening throughout the academic yearC. has the opportunity to become a full-time tutorD. must have previous tutoring experienceBSince it never occurred to anybody at the school to provide the services of an interpreter, I had to sit in the front row so that I could read the teachers lips. Classroom discussions were virtually impossible to follow because I couldnt hear what was being said around the room. In a vain effort to keep up with them, I was always asking whoever happened to be sitting next to me what was being said. Eventually, I got tired of watching everyone shrug their shoulders indifferently and rolling their eyes. I began to pretend that I knew what was going on. Fitting in was so important to me that every time the kids laughed, I laughed along even though I felt muddle-headed most of the time.Luckily then fate threw me light.On one sunny afternoon, my teacher, Mrs. Jordan, asked the class a question. I read her lips from my front-row seat and immediately raised my hand. I couldnt believe itdespite my fears, I felt incredibly confident becausefor onceI was sure I had the right answer. But, when she called on me, I was suddenly afraid. Here was an opportunity to impress the powerful teacher and show her I was worthy of her love. I didnt want to blow it. I took a deep breath and nervously answered her question.Her explosive response shocked all of us. She enthusiastically stepped her right foot on the floor, pointing directly at me. With sparkling eyes and a wide smile she cried, “THATS RIGHT, STEPHEN!For the first time in my young life, I felt like an instant star. My heart burst with pride. My confidence soared. It was amazing what a great effect the simple three-word phrase delivered with incredible enthusiasm had on my young life. THATS RIGHT, STEPHEN! It got me to think that I would make a place for myself in this world no matter how many obstacles I had to overcome. From that day, my grades and speech improved dramatically and my peers suddenly looked at me with new respect.24. What does the underlined word “muddle-headed in paragraph 1 mean?A. Absent-minded.B. Relaxed.C. Confused.D. Delighted.25. Why was the author in fear of answering Mrs. Jordans question?A. He lacked confidence and bravery.B. He wasnt sure of the right answer.C. He would be laughed at by his classmates.D. He was afraid that he would disappoint her.26. What can be inferred about Mrs. Jordan?A. She was born with creativity.B. She changed the authors life.C. She was strict with her students.D. She was a woman of hot temper.27. What could be the best title for the text?A. Three Simple WordsB. A Wonderful TeacherC. My Inspiring StoriesD. Disabled But Strong-willedCThe spiders have long, scary legs. Some spiders even bite. But Spider-Man is another story. He might help people see spiders less negatively, a new study finds.After Menachem Ben-Ezra, a proud fan of the Marvel(漫威漫画公司) films and also a psychologist, saw the movie Ant-Man and the Wasp(黄蜂), he walked out with a sudden scientific idea that he should measure people before they went into the theater, and afterwards to see if the fear of ants would be reduced or changed.Ben-Ezra and his colleagues asked 424 people questions, about one-quarter of them about spiders, such as “Did they find them scary? “Did seeing one make their hearts race and palms sweat? A second group received similar questions, this time about ants. The last two groups got the same questions about other insects. Afterward, everyone watched videos. Group one got a Spider-Man movie. Group two saw Ant-Man and the Wasp. Groups three and four watched unrelated videowheat waving peacefully in the breeze.After viewing the movie, Ben-Ezra again asked the participants how they felt about spiders, ants or insects in generaland found the ant and spider exposures seemed to make people insensitive and less afraid. Between 3.5 and 6.1 percent of people experience such a phobia(恐惧症) of spiders. Phobias can stop people from traveling, working and enjoying their lives.Ben-Ezra hopes that their movie research might help people with phobias. But they caution that people with phobias shouldnt just run out and watch movies and expect their fears to go away. “What we did is only the first step in a very long road. Ben-Ezra says. “We didnt say youll be cured. We dont have evidence for that. But eventually, presenting peoples fears in a positive contextsuch as a superhero moviemight help people surmount their fear or disgust. After all, if spiders produce Spicier-Man, maybe theyre not so bad.28. How did Ben-Ezra conduct the study?A. By doing lab experiments.B. By asking questions.C. By analyzing former data.D. By observation.29. What does the underlined word “surmount in the last paragraph mean?A. Delete.B. Regain.C. Discover.D. Overcome.30. What did Ben-Ezra advise people to do with phobias?A. They should not try to face their phobias.B. They should travel, work and enjoy their lives.C. They should adopt a positive attitude to their fear.D. They must keep away from the insects they fear.31. What is the best title for the text?A. The Movies about the Insect FearB. The Positive Energy of SuperheroesC. The Cartoon Characters Made by MarvelD. Fighting Spider Fear with Spider-ManDSmoking in your own home in Thailand may now be considered a crime, if the smoke is considered harmful to other people in the house.The new law, Family Protection and Development Promotion Act , was initiated(启动) by the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security and was announced in the Royal Gazette on May 22, 2022.The law aims at curbing smoking at home which might be hazardous for others health residing under the same roof. In that case, it will be considered as “domestic violence. The new law came into force on August 20.According to the center for research and knowledge management for tobacco control, at the Faculty of Medical Science of Mahidol University, there are about 4.9 million households where one or more family members smoke.An average of 10.3 million people have unwittingly(不知不觉地) become passive smokers because theyve been breathing in smoke at home. Scientific studies show that passive smokers are a greater risk of being affected by cancer.Of 75 child patients from houses where smoking is practiced, 76% of them were found to have nicotine traces in their urine, with 43% of them having nicotine content exceeding permissible levels.Smoking at home also “may lead to physical or emotional violence because of aggressiveness when there is a lack of smoking, and might as well ruin relationships between smokers and non-smoker family members.According to the new law, anyone who thinks they are affected by domestic smoking can report to officials concerned so that inspectors will be sent to investigate and take legal action against the smokers.Once convicted, the court may order a person to receive treatment to quit smoking in an attempt to protect the persons family.In February in 2022, Thailand had banned smoking at six of its airports along with a ban in public places.32. What is the fact about the new law in Thailand?A. It makes it clear that smoking at home is a crime.B. Its a law on protecting the health of non-smokers.C. It was drafted and adopted by the royal family.D. It classifies smoking as a form of domestic violence.33. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “curbing in Paragraph 3?A. Treating.B. Changing.C. Improving.D. Controlling.34. What is NOT the evil consequence of smoking at home?A. It may increase the risk of cancer in passive smokers.B. It will probably cause physical or emotional violence.C. It will make the smokers become more aggressive.D. It may lead to disharmony in family relations.35. What conclusion can we draw from the passage?A. Smoking is illegal anywhere in Thailand.B. Smokers are less likely to develop cancer than non-smokers.C. People who smoke at home in Thailand will be sent to prison.D. Thailand is committed to creating a smoke-free environment.第二节共5小题；每题2分，总分值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正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Things Emotionally Intelligent People Dont DoHere are five things emotionally intelligent people, as a rule, avoid.They dont complain.Instead of looking for someone or something to blame, they immediately think of how to constructively address the dilemma. 36. So they search for private, effective wayswhether its taking a yoga class or simply getting their feelings out on the page.They dont always say yesto others and themselves.37. Emotionally intelligent people are well aware that a second glass of wine will lead to negative consequences the next morning. The more often emotionally intelligent people exercise their right to say no, the freer they are to concentrate on their ambitions and overall well-being.They dont count on others for happiness or confidence.Emotionally intelligent people are confident in all manners of life, including their contentment and peace of mind. They have learned that to rely on someone else to make them feel joyful or worthy is to put themselves at risk of disappointment and hopelessness. 38. 39. People who exist more in their past than in their present are likely to suffer a lot of mental and spiritual grievance(不满). Emotionally intelligent people honor their pastthe mistakes they have made or the opportunities theyve missed. But they are minding the importance of living just in the here and now.They dont gossip.Emotionally acute people sidestep gossip as determinedly as they skirt drama. To involve themselves in shameful talk, they know, is to shame another for a supposed errorand an emotionally intelligent person understands that all humans equally deserve respect. 40. A. They dont care about the past.B. They dont let go of the past uncomfortably.C. They started to complain, but found it didnt help at all.D. They know their complaints affect those around them badly.E. Self-control is a sure sign of an emotionally solid person.F. Instead, they take their emotions in their own hands.G. They also know what others might treat as a mistake is an opportunity for improvement.第三局部 英语知识运用共两节，总分值45分第一节 完形填空共20小题；每题1.5分，总分值30分阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man 41 out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very 42 . She couldnt understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could 43 , but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve(解决) the problem of homelessness.Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman, 44 an old shopping trolley(购物车) which was piled with 45 . It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more 46 to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people 47 they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldnt 48 as bad.Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to 49 her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to 50 “Big Bosses lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to 51 to the cause. She also organized a fundraising(募捐) drive in “Ladybug Jars to collect everyones spare change during “Make Change month. More recently, the foundation began another 52 called National Red Scarf Daya day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canadas 53 and homeless.There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannahs Place, something that Hannah is very 54 of. Hannahs Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that 55 outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of 56 . For example, she received the 2022 BRICK Award