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1、学年高三英语下学期第二次模拟试题Idoc2019-2020学年高三英语下学期第二次模拟试题(I)注意事项：1答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2选择题的作答：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，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）(略) 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：每

2、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（湖北省黄冈市2018届高三上期末试卷）Some idiomatic phrases in English, often used in both spoken and written language, are very confusing! They dont even make sense when you first see them. However, using one of these phrases correctly when speaking or writi

3、ng to an English speaker is very impressive and shows that you are comfortable with the language. Here are some wonderful and interesting British idioms. Use them wisely.When pigs fly!This expression is one of my favorites and I use it all the time. It is used primarily when speaking, meaning that s

4、omething is extremely unlikely or impossible. For example, “I will forgive him when pigs fly!” “When do you think you will get a gym membership, Lucy?” “When pigs fly!”A penny for your thoughts?This question is used in a situation where someone appears thoughtful or is very quiet seeming lost in tho

5、ught. But remember that you dont actually have to pay them a penny if they do tell you what is going on! For example, “Youve been a bit quiet this evening, Pete. A penny for your thoughts?”Its the bees kneesThe phrase dates back to the 1920s, and refers to an extraordinary person, thing, idea, and s

6、o on. For example, “Try this chocolate. Its the bees knees.”To feel a bit under the weatherI use this expression in many different situations but most use it to refer to feeling ill, or unwell. You would not use this phrase if you were feeling extremely unwell. It is only for those times when you ar

7、e feeling a little ill or suffering from something slightly like a cold or a cough. However, this can also be used to refer to feeling emotionally low.21. What will you say if you think something is special?A. When pigs fly! B. A penny for your thoughts?C. Its the bees knees D. To feel a bit under t

8、he weather.22. Which of the following sentence can replace “A penny for your thoughts?”A. What can I do for you? B. What are you thinking about?C. How are you feeling? D. How do you like it?23. Why does the author write the passage?A. To introduce some useful idioms. B. To show how to remember idiom

9、s.C. To tell people the importance of idioms. D. To arouse the interest in idioms.B（湖南省株洲市2018届高三一模）Im learning to drive in Switzerland. I think it will be a good idea to learn now because I have plenty of free time and am earning a little money to pay for lessons. I never learnt when I lived in the

10、 UK, so luckily driving on the “wrong” side isnt a problem.However, there are a lot of rules to remember. When you see a road to your right and there are no white lines on the ground, the cars to your right have the right to go before your car and you have to stop for them. In practice, lots of peop

11、le forget this and cars either wait for each other while both drivers try to remember what to do, or beep (鸣喇叭) at each other if both try to go at the same time!When you drive round a roundabout, you should check all your mirrors. To remember how to do this, I often count them aloudone, two, threeth

12、en a second glance at your blind spot when youre in the roundabout. One friend came driving with me and after about an hour asked why on earth I was counting. He had passed his test so long ago, he couldnt remember ever having to check three mirrors!Driving still seems scary to me so I drive quite s

13、lowly. I also dont know the countryside roads very well and dont know whats coming up round the comer or over the next hill. I drive slowly so I feel safe, but my driving instructor tells me to speed up or cars will bump into me from behind or try to overtake somewhere dangerous. So driving slowly i

14、s just as dangerous as driving fast!Im not a very practical person so learning to drive has been a challenge. I don5t have a lot of confidence and find it quite demotivating to do something that doesnt come naturally to me. To make driving more fun and interesting, I learn in Swiss German, so my ins

15、tructor gives me instructions in Swiss. This way Ive tricked myself into enjoying driving and hopefully will pass the test!24. What can be inferred from the first paragraph?A. It isn5t a proper time for the author to take driving lessons now.B. Driving on the “wrong side” doesnt influence the author

16、.C. The author was too poor to pay for driving lessons in Switzerland.D. It is easy for the author to get confused about the driving rules in Switzerland.25. The author often counts “one, two, three” aloud when driving round a roundabout to _.A. remind himself to check the mirrors B. speed upC. over

17、take somewhere dangerous D. make driving more interesting26. What does the underlined word “demotivating” in Paragraph 5 mean?A. Encouraging. B. Amazing.C. Exciting. D. Discouraging.27. What is the text mainly about?A. Driving speed.B. Strict driving instructors.C. Anecdotes of my driving experience

18、.D. Complicated driving rules in Switzerland.C（辽宁省沈阳市2018届高三一模）People who have red hair and people who are losing their hair could finally get their own emoji（表情符号）. The Emojipedia website has shown new emojis following demands that they should be more diverse. If its ideas are approved, the new emo

19、jis could be added in 2018, alongside new characters that have grey, curly or Afro hair.“New styles focus on appearances that arent currently supported in the informal skin tone and hair color pairings（组合）used on many cellphones,” showed one page on the website. The page gave Jessica Chastain and Ed

20、 Sheeran as examples of people with red hair. Sinead OConnor and Samuel L Kackson were given as examples of people with no hair or a shaven head.The emojis could be released in 2018 if chosen by the Unicode Consortium which met in January, 2017 following a number of complaints about lack of diversit

21、y. “Non-naturally occurring features, such as blue hair and tattoos, are not included in this project,” the website added.At the end of 2016, Apple published its iOS 10.2 software update which included 72 new emojis such as firefighters, astronauts, rockstars and so on. But people who have red hair

22、were notably absent, causing a global protest.A website in Scotland demanding ginger emojis got 20,000 signatures. The main issue is that there is one organization, known as Unicode Consortium, who controls emojis on iPhone.In March, a new list of emojis was published by Emojipedia which might be re

23、leased later this year. However, the emojis need to be approved by the Unicode Technical Committee before people can use them.In 2015, ginger emojis were published on the Google Play Store for Android. But up until now, the Unicode Consortium has not been willing to give in to ginger campaigners.28.

24、 Which of the following emojis could be included in 2018?A. Characters with black hair. B. Characters with white skin.C. Characters with shaven heads. D. Characters with smiling faces.29. Tattoos are rejected by the Unicode Consortium because _.A. there is no demand for them B. people dislike such e

25、mojisC. they are out of fashion D. they are not natural identity30. What is the Unicode Consortiums attitude to ginger emojis?A. Favorable. B. Ambiguous.C. Disapproving. D. Uncaring.31. What is the best title for the text?A. New Emojis to BE Added in 2018B. Complaints about the Present EmojisC. Dema

26、nds for New and Informal EmojisD. Global Protests against the Lack of DiversityD（陕西省安康市2018届高三第二次教学质量检测）Almost all researches in sleep explain that nightmares are a reaction to negative experiences that happen during waking hours. However, some of them believe that nightmares do have some real benef

27、its. One 2017 study, for example, found that frequent nightmare sufferers rated themselves as more empathetic (共鸣的). They also displayed more of a tendency to unconsciously mirror other people through things like yawning. People who have constant nightmares also tend to think further outside the box

28、 on psychoanalysis tasks. Some other researches have found support for the idea that nightmares might be linked to creativity.People seeking cure for nightmares were not necessarily more fearful or anxious, but rather had a general sensitivity to all emotional experience. Sensitivity is the driving

29、force behind intense dreams. Heightened sensitivity to threats or fear during the day results in had dreams and nightmares, whereas heightened passion or excitement may result in more intense positive dream. And both these forms of dreams may feed back into waking life, perhaps increasing suffering

30、after nightmares, or promoting social bonds and empathy after positive dreams.The effects go further still. This sensitivity overflows over into perceptions and thoughts: people who have a lot of nightmares experience a dreamlike quality to their waking thoughts. And this kind of thinking seems to g

31、ive them a creative edge. For instance, studies show that such people tend to have greater creative talent and artistic express. And people who often have nightmares also tend to have more positive dreams than the average person.The evidence points towards the idea that, rather than disturbing norma

32、l activity, people who are unfortunate in having a lot of nightmares also have a dreaming life that is at least as creative, positive and vivid as it can be distressing and terrifying. Whats more, this imaginative richness is unlikely to be limited to sleep, but also is filled with waking thought and daydreams. Even after people wake up and shake off the nightmare, in other words, a mark of it stays behind, possessing them throughout the day.32. What do most sleep researc