2022届江苏省苏州市高三高考考前模拟英语试卷.pdf

1、1 英语 2022.05 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分） 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后， 你都有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Editor and reader. B. Bo

2、ss and secretary. C. Advisor and student. 2. What are the speakers doing? A. Swimming. B. Skating. C. Skiing. 3. Where are the two speakers? A. In a museum. B. In a restaurant. C. In a park. 4. How does the woman speaker find the blanket? A. Lovely. B. Low-key. C. Expensive. 5. What will the man do

3、next? A. Call the police for help. B. Consult another person. C. Go with the woman. 第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分） 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。 6. Where is Ahmed working now? A. In

4、 Egypt. B. In America. C. In Britain. 7. What was the mans biggest challenge at first? A. The local food. B. The language barrier. C. The educational system. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8. Why were some cars flashing lights toward the mans car? A. To warn the man to turn off lights. B. To inform the man of

5、an accident ahead. C. To remind the man to drive within the speed limit. 9. How does the man feel about those drivers behavior? 注意：本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。两部分答案都做在答题卡上。总分为 150 分。 考试时间 120 分钟。 2 A. Hes hopeful. B. Hes grateful. C. Hes embarrassed. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. What is Simon doing？ A. Exploring

6、 the coastline. B. Taking scenic pictures. C. Sharing his recent trip. 11. Where was Simon headed after landing? A. Kyushu. B. Bay of Islands. C. Rotorua. 12. What might interest Kate most in New Zealand? A. Beaches with clear water. B. Maori culture and history. C. A hot spring. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 1

7、6 题。 13. What is the woman doing? A. Conducting an interview. B. Hosting a ceremony. C. Holding a press conference. 14. How does the man sound? A. Nervous. B. Excited. C. Anxious. 15. How did the man cope with pressure from the conversation? A. He concentrated on the game. B. He listened to the musi

8、c. C. He relied on audiences encouragement. 16. What experience in the mans childhood contributed to his success? A. Watching TV series. B. Performing as an actor. C. Traveling around the world. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. Who is the speaker most probably talking to? A. Dieters. B. Sports enthusias

9、ts. C. Market watchers. 18. Why does the speaker take Trevor Hofbauer for example? A. To state that wearing fitness trackers helps. B. To prove that running watch-free is beneficial. C. To clarify that fitness trackers are popular. 19. What does the speaker recommend at the end of her talk? A. Stopp

10、ing wearing fitness trackers. B. Analyzing data from fitness trackers. C. Reducing reliance on fitness trackers. 20. What does the speaker mainly talk about? A. The popularity of fitness trackers. B. The downsides of fitness trackers. C. The development of fitness trackers. 3 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分 50 分） 第一

11、节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Books on the History of Ukraine The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine By Serhii Plokhy Basic Books; 395 pages; $29.99. Allen Lane; 25 The author is the most distinguished historian of Ukraine(乌克兰) writing in English. This book c

12、overs the many centuries in which Ukraine was attacked by powers from all points of the compass. Mr Plokhy shows how Ukrainian language, culture and identity boomed through hardshipswhich helps explain why Ukrainians are fighting heroically to defend themselves. Borderland: A Journey Through the His

13、tory of Ukraine By Anna Reid Basic Books; 368 pages; $18.99. Weidenfeld & Nicolson; 10.99 The author first published this mixture of memoir(回忆录), travelogue and history in 1997, but updated it in 2015. She introduces appealing Ukrainians, bygone and contemporary, including Taras Shevchenko, the nati

14、onal poet, etc. Ms Reid does not avoid the horrors of the countrys past; but she also finds room for hope. The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution By Marci Shore Yale University Press; 320 pages; $26 and 25 The title comes from a poem by Vladimir Mayakovsky, and the book is an account

15、 of pro-democracy(支持民主) revolution in Ukraine in 2013-14. The author describes the feelings of people thenthe sense of unity and the motivation of those who headed east to fight the Russian-backed enemies in the Donbas. She also describes the implications of Ukraines fate for the future of Europe. R

16、ed Famine: Stalins War on Ukraine By Anne Applebaum Doubleday; 496 pages; $35. Allen Lane; 25 The starvation, known as the Holodomor, swept Ukraine in 1932-33, killing around 4 million people. Anne Applebaum, a Pulitzer-prize winning author, convincingly argues that the starvation was awful, yet lef

17、t psychological wealth for Ukrainians who bonded together to preserve their nationalism. 21. Where does the book The Ukrainian Night take its name from? A. From a film. B. From a poem. C. From a magazine. D. From a newspaper. 4 22. Which book is the cheapest in dollars? A. Red Famine: Stalins War on

18、 Ukraine. B. The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine. C. Borderland: A Journey Through the History of Ukraine. D. The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution. 23. What theme do the four books share? A. They predict the future of Ukraine. B. They face up to historical challenges. C. They

19、 pity Ukrainians for their misfortune. D. They admit the weaknesses of humans. B Dr. Paul Farmer, who died unexpectedly at the age of 62 in Rwanda, was one of the most extraordinary people I have ever known. As co-founder of the global health organization Partners in Health, Paul spent more than 30

20、years changing the way health care is delivered in the poorest places on earth. Along the way, his fine mind, big heart, and continuous drive to do good inspired countless others to follow his example. While still a student at Harvard Medical School in the 1980s, Paul and his colleagues opened a one

21、-room clinic in remote Cange, Haiti, where they not only cared for locals, but trained a team of health workers to serve the surrounding areas. He lived there in a simple home with concrete floors, and no hot water, not so different from the adapted bus he grew up in with his parents in Florida. Wit

22、hin a few years, the clinics work gained worldwide notice for bringing tuberculosis(肺结核) under control in the area. Today, Partners in Health operates 16 health institutions in Haiti, and employs a local staff of nearly 7,000. They also operate in 11 other countries, including Rwanda, where they par

23、tnered with the government to rebuild the nations health system. Millions of people are served every year, most of whom live on less than a few dollars a day. Im honored to have worked closely with Paul. For 20 years, I watched him make a difference in the poorest places, even in the face of dysfunc

24、tional（功能失调的）politics and violence. Pauls passing is a huge loss to the world. But his voice still rings in our ears. All our lives are passing, but the purpose of living lasts: to lift others and enable them to live and work just as he didwith love, gratitude, and joy. 24. What can we know about th

25、e clinic? A. It catches immediate worldwide attention. B. It is located in Pauls hometown. C. It is co-founded by Paul and the locals. D. It treats patients and trains health workers. 25. Why does the author mention the figures in paragraph 4? 5 A. To advocate cross-border cooperation. B. To indicat

26、e the difficulties Paul faces. C. To raise public concern about global health. D. To highlight Pauls contributions to global health. 26. Which of the following best describes Paul? A. Careful and graceful. B. Kind and influential. C. Stubborn and sympathetic. D. Aggressive and adventurous. 27. What

27、does Pauls story teach us? A. Well begun is half done. B. To live in the moment counts. C. Life is limited, yet kindness lasts. D. Health matters more than wealth. C If your childrens Christmas wish lists are hard to distinguish, pity their teachers who have been struggling with confusing schoolwork

28、 ever since schools reopened. “Younger kids failed to learn letter patterns and formations while older kids lose speed and clearness without regular practice during the shutdown of schools,” says Sheilagh Blyth, an occupational therapist（治疗专家) who studies handwriting. Of course, its a symptom of a w

29、ider problem. As Amanda Spielman, the head of Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education), indicated yesterday, handwriting puts an added burden on parentsits long been an aspect of childrens school books that they analyse at home. “This is a big problem for my almost 10-year-old”, says one mother. “

30、When they sent two years worth of his books back together, the degradation （退化） was severe and it hasnt recovered”. Another mother worries that her younger son has fallen behind compared with his older brother. “His handwriting is definitely not where I think it should be,” she says. Blyth warns han

31、dwriting needs to be practiced regularly and that students need to practise the letter formation and joined-up writing to write well in exams. “Learning handwriting doesnt just happen as there are increasingly fewer day-to-day opportunities to write with a pen or pencil,” says Gill Budgell, an educa

32、tional consultant who wrote Penpals for Handwriting meant for three to 11-year-olds. The Write Dance programme is an approach to teaching handwriting that is based on physical movement. Diana Strauss, who runs the programme in the UK with Nicole Barrons, says, “Whole body movement relaxes the should

33、ers and the arms and has a positive effect on physical tasks, which handwriting is.” 6 Diana is seeing more interest from schools in accessing the Write Dance Programme, which was developed in the 1960s by Ragnhild Oussoren, a Dutch graphologist (笔迹学家). “Weve been busy doing live training sessions,

34、particularly with schools in Wales,” she adds. Perhaps there is hope for Father Christmas and those gift wish list after all. 28. Why are childrens Christmas wish lists mentioned in paragraph 1? A. To describe childrens longing for Christmas gifts. B. To make a comparison between parents and teacher

35、s. C. To introduce the topic of childrens handwriting in crisis. D. To provide an explanation for childrens bad handwriting. 29. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 4 refer to? A. Schools have long been shut down. B. Children have recently returned to school. C. Parents analyze their c

36、hildrens books at home. D. Childrens handwriting gets worse on school books. 30. What opinions do Blyth and Gill share in paragraph 6? A. Good handwriting serves exams. B. Learning handwriting is difficult. C. Handwriting is important among 11-year-olds. D. Regular practice counts in improving handw

37、riting. 31. What can we learn about the Write Dance Programme? A. It has attracted more attention from schools. B. It advocates carrying out physical tasks. C. It was developed by Diana Strauss and Nicole Barrons. D. Its training sessions have only covered schools in Wales. D Jeremiah Letting learne

38、d about coffee from his father. As a child in the late 1980s, he worked on his familys coffee farm in the hills of western Kenya. “Every year was the same: seed, plant, ripen, harvest and sell,” he says. But no longer. Jeremiah Letting and other coffee farmers are suffering from rising temperatures.

39、 Some of the worlds best Coffea arabica is grown on Mount Kenya. The plant produces tastier beans than its poor cousin robusta, which often ends up in instant coffee granules(颗粒). Global warming may reduce the total area that is most suited to growing arabica beans by about half by 2050, according t

40、o a recent published paper. Although coffee is only Kenyas fourth-largest export, it directly or indirectly provides an income for about 6 million people, which accounts for over a tenth of the entire population, according to the Kenyan government. “People are not even able to have three meals a day

41、 without 7 a secure income,” Mr Letting says. Some farmers are trying to adapt to warming by moving uphill. Yet this pushes them into areas long used for growing tea, threatening tea growth. Kenyas government-funded Coffee Research Institute is trying to find other solutions, such as encouraging far

42、mers to plant trees to shade their coffee bushes. It also suggests growing a hybrid( 杂 交 植 物 ), Arabusta, to combine the hardiness(耐寒性) of robusta with the flavour of arabica. People who are particular about coffee may turn up their noses at it, but they may have little choice but to swallow it. Ano

43、ther option may be entirely new varieties. Researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens in London, are investigating a wild type of coffee, Coffea stenophylla. It is delicious and can also take the heat. But it produces less coffee beans than existing varieties and it may be years before it is widely gr

44、own. Without a breakthrough of some sort, Vern Long of World Coffee Research warns, “Were just going to be drinking instant coffee.” 32. Whats the effect of global warming on coffee farming? A. More export of coffee for farmers. B. Less revenue for the government. C. Moving downhill for suitable far

45、mlands. D. Reduced production of tasty coffee beans. 33. What does the underlined part “turn up their noses at it” probably mean? A. Feel unsatisfied with the coffee. B. Sing high praise for the coffee. C. Become interested in the coffee. D. Pay high attention to the coffee. 34. How does Vern Long f

46、eel about the future of coffee production? A. Cautious. B. Uncertain. C. Concerned. D. Optimistic. 35. What can be the best title for the text? A. Arabica Coffee Beans are Dying Out in Kenya B. Kenyan Tea Exports Decline in World Trade C. Short Supplies are Letting Tea Lovers Down D. Coffee Farmers

47、Struggle Against Climate Killer 第二节（共第二节（共5小题；每小题小题；每小题2.5分，满分分，满分12.5分）分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 VR and the Olympics: changing what viewers can experience? The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics was full of breakthroughs. It is the biggest Olympics news and media coverage so far. 36 T

48、hough VR headsets have been widely accepted across industries such as gaming and tourism, their uses havent fully been explored. 37 Thats why we are here to clarify VRs effects on 8 the Olympics. 38 Due to the pandemic situation, the events this year werent open to the public, which means getting cl

49、ose to the action was going to require some technological intervention. By live-casting sport games in 360 VR video, viewers can experience never-before-seen immersiveness (沉浸感), and truly feel like theyre in the field with their favorite athletes! So, it makes sense that the Olympics turned to VR t

50、o give viewers a close view of all the events. Overcome practical difficulties Both the Winter Olympics and its Paralympics equivalent were held in Beijing this year, which arent easy to reach for most of us in the West. Thus, the application of VR technology helps relay(转播) the Olympics despite geo