高考英语试题

Customs officials ________ (cover) a plot to smuggle weapons into the country.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
【1】How much does a double room cost per week?
A. ￡52. B. ￡73. C. ￡110.
【2】Where will the man probably live?
A. In the residence hall. B. At 110 Palm Street. C. At William Road.
【3】What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Prepare for the coming graduation.
B. Make an early application.
C. Move in this month.

(2019·河北省衡水中学高三上学期二调考试)She opened it and let out a deep breath. Inside it ________ (be) two sharp knives.

He is a man of great experience, _____ much can be learned.

A.who B.from him C.from whom D.whom

Sorry, madam. You'd better come tomorrow because it's ________ the visiting hours now.

Mary nearly missed the flight doing too much shopping.
A.in need of B.on top of
C.in front of D.as a result of

(2018·北京高考)The coming technological advancement ________ (present) a chance for cities and states to develop transportation systems designed to move more people, and more affordably.

(2020·湖南师范大学附属中学高三摸底考试)So music wasn't really ________ (entertain), but a means for musicians to accomplish political and social goals.

The government placed _____ on the numbers of foreign cars that could be imported.
A. limitations B. administration
C. requirements D. restrictions

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
【1】What does the woman say about the food?
A. It’s terrible B. It’s delicious. C. It’s healthy.
【2】What happened to the potatoes?
A. They were too salty.
B. They were overcooked.
C. They were covered by much butter.
【3】What does the woman suggest for next time?
A. Meeting her father.
B. Cooking a meal together.
C. Going out for Mexican food.
【4】How does the woman treat the man in general?
A. She is very particular. B. She is extremely curious. C. She is quite understanding

We have entered into an age _______ dreams have the best chance of coming true.

D. which A. what C. when D. that

(2017·江苏高考)请认真阅读下面有关我国电影票房收入(boxoffice income)的柱状图及相关文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

Saturday Afternoon. In a Shopping Centre.

Li Jiang：Hi, Su Hua.Which movie shall we see?

Su Hua：Whatever. We've got so many choices, Kung Fu Yoga, Journey to the West ... Each sounds great!

Li Jiang：Yeah！And some movie stars are fantastic.

Su Hua: And the hightech! ...

Li Jiang：Perfect！Let's get some food first.We only have 20 minutes left.

Su Hua：No hurry.The cinema is on the same floor.

One Day in 2016. At Home.

Son：Mum, shall we go and see a film tonight?

Mother：Why bother? We can stay at home and watch films online. It's convenient with our new and faster network.

Son：But it feels good in a cinema.

Mother：And the price ... We have to pay 50 yuan a ticket.

Son：Only 10 yuan more than last year.

Mother：But still we cannot get the money's worth.Some films are just boring ...

【写作内容】

1．用约30个单词概述柱状图信息的主要内容；

2．我国电影票房收入变化的原因有哪些，简要谈谈你的看法(上述对话仅供参考，原因不少于两点)；

3．谈谈你对我国电影票房收入走向的看法，并简要说明理由。

【写作要求】

1．写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3．不必写标题。

【评分标准】

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

(2018·全国卷Ⅲ)That makes her baby scream, and then a 400pound male appears. He screams the ________ (loud) of all.

The Homeless Hero
For many, finding an unattended wallet filled with £400 in cash would be a source（来源）of temptation（诱惑）. But the ______ would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money. All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith ________ more remarkable.
After spotting a _______ on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the ________ to return.
After hours in the cold and wet, he _________ inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact（联系）the driver, only to ________ it contained £400 in notes, with another £50 in spare change beside it.
He then took the wallet to a nearby police station after ________ a note behind to let the owner know it was safe. When the car’s owner John Anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car—which was itself worth £35, 000—in Glasgow city centre, they were ________ to find two policemen standing next to it. The policemen told them what Mr. Smith did and that the wallet was ________.
The pair were later able to thank Mr. Smith for his ________.
Mr. Anderson said：＂I couldn’t believe that the guy never took a penny. To think he is sleeping on the streets tonight ________ he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in. This guy has nothing and
________ he didn’t take the wallet for himself；he thought about others ________. It’s unbelievable. It just proves there are ______ guys out there.＂
Mr. Smith’s act ________ much of the public’s attention. He also won praise from social media users after Mr. Anderson ________ about the act of kindness on Facebook.
Now Mr. Anderson has set up an online campaign to _________ money for Mr. Smith and other homeless people in the area, which by yesterday had received ￡8,000. ＂I think the faith that everyone has shown ________ him has touched him. People have been approaching him in the street; he’s had job ________ and all sorts,＂ Mr. Anderson commented.
For Mr. Smith, this is a possible life-changing ________. The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another.
【1】A. hope B. aim C. urge D. effort
【2】A. still B. even C. ever D. once
【3】A. wallet B. bag C. box D. parcel
【4】A. partner B. colleague C. owner D. policeman
【5】A. turned B. hid C. stepped D. reached
【6】A. discover B. collect C. check D. believe
【7】A. taking B. leaving C. reading D. writing
【8】A. satisfied B. excited C. amused D. shocked
【9】A. safe B. missing C. found D. seen
【10】A. service B. support C. kindness D. encouragement
【11】A. when B. if C. where D. because
【12】A. rather B. yet C. already D. just
【13】A. too B. though C. again D. instead
【14】A. honest B. polite C. rich D. generous
【15】A. gave B. paid C. cast D. drew
【16】A. learned B. posted C. cared D. heard
【17】A. borrow B. raise C. save D. earn
【18】A. of B. at C. for D. in
【19】A. details B. changes C. offers D. applications
【20】A. lesson B. adventure C. chance D. challenge

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Confucianism (儒家思想), 【1】 (develop) from thoughts by Confucius during the Spring and Autumn Period, is a philosophical system which has become 【2】 important part of Chinese culture. It was first set up by Confucius (551–479 BC) and later was developed by philosophers, including Mencius, Dong Zhongshu, Wang Yangming and others.
Confucianism means a lot not only to China, but also to the world. In 1988, 75 Nobel prizewinners said that 【3】 mankind is to survive it must go back 25 centuries in time to tap the 【4】 (wise) of Confucius. Today, sentences from Confucianism are 【5】 (frequent) heard in speeches or talks given by famous foreign people. Besides, people around the globe can have access 【6】 Confucius ideas in Confucius Institutes and Chinese Culture Centers abroad. The institutes and centers serve as non-profit public institutions to help foreigners 【7】 (well) understand China than before through language teaching and culture introduction.
So far China 【8】 (open) 465 Confucius Institutes in 123 countries and regions. There are also 713 Confucius Classrooms operating in middle and primary schools. What’s more, Chinese Culture Centers in Cairo, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo and Denmark, to name a few, are introducing China by holding cultural 【9】 (activity), opening training classes, and 【10】 (build) libraries.

Essentially, everyone has two ages: a chronological（按时间计算的）age, how old the calendar says you are, and a biological age, basically the age at which your body functions as it compares to average fitness or health levels.
“Chronological age isn’t how old we really are. It’s merely a number,” said Professor David Sinclair at Harvard University. “It is biological age that determines our health and ultimately our lifespan. We all age biologically at different rates according to our genes, what we eat, how much we exercise, and what environment we live in. Biological age is the number of candles we really should be blowing out. In the future, with advances in our ability to control biological age, we may have even fewer candles on our birthday cake than the previous one.”
To calculate biological age, Professor Levine at Yale University identified nine biomarker（生物标志）that seemed to be the most influential on lifespan by a simple blood test. The numbers of those markers, such as blood sugar and immune（免疫的）measures, can be put into the computer, and the algorithm（算式，算法）does the rest.
Perhaps what’s most important here is that these measures can be changed. Doctors can take this information and help patients make changes to lifestyle, and hopefully take steps to improve their biological conditions. “I think the most exciting thing about this research is that these things aren’t set in stone,” Levine said. “People can be given the information earlier and take steps to improve their health before it’s too late.”
Levine even entered her own numbers into the algorithm. She was surprised by the results. “I always considered myself a very healthy person. I’m physically active; I eat what I consider a fairly healthy diet. But I did not find my results to be as good as I had hoped they would be. It was a wake-up call,” she said.
Levine is working with a group to provide access to the algorithm online so that anyone can calculate their biological age, identify potential risks and take steps to improve their own health in the long run. “No one wants to live an extremely long life with a lot of chronic（慢性的）diseases,” Levine said. “By delaying the development of mental and physical functioning problems, people can still be engaged in society in their senior years. That is the ideal we should be pursuing.”
【1】Biological age depends on .
A. whether we can adapt ourselves to the environment
B. how well our body works compared with our peers’
C. when we start to take outdoor exercise
D. what the calendar says about our age
【2】By saying “we may have even fewer candles on our birthday cake than the previous one” in Para. 2, the author means _______.
A. we don’t have to celebrate our birthday every year
B. we are chronologically older than last year
C. we might be less happy than the previous year
D. we may be biologically younger than the year before
【3】According to Prof. Levine, what is the most exciting thing about her research?
A. The measures are not fixed.
B. Health services can be set up.
C. The problems are not that serious.
D. The research results are written in stone.
【4】What does the author want to tell us by Levine’s example in Para. 5?
A. It is necessary to change our diet regularly.
B. The test results may give us wrong information.
C. Waking up early in the morning is good for our fitness.
D. The algorithm can reveal our potential health problems.
【5】The ultimate goal of Levine’s research is to .
A. free people from chronic diseases
B. work out a solution to genetic problems
C. keep people socially active even in old age
D. provide people with access to scientific theory

(2019·全国卷Ⅱ)Bacteria are an annoying problem for astronauts. The microorganisms (微生物) from our bodies grow uncontrollably on surfaces of the International Space Station, so astronauts spend hours cleaning them up each week. How is NASA overcoming this very tiny big problem? It's turning to a bunch of high school kids. But not just any kids. It is depending on NASA HUNCH high school classrooms, like the one science teachers Gene Gordon and Donna Himmelberg lead at Fairport High School in Fairport, New York.

HUNCH is designed to connect high school classrooms with NASA engineers. For the past two years, Gordon's students have been studying ways to kill bacteria in zero gravity, and they think they're close to a solution (解决方案). “We don't give the students any breaks. They have to do it just like NASA engineers，” says Florence Gold, a project manager.

“There are no tests，” Gordon says. “There is no graded homework. There almost are no grades, other than‘Are you working towards your goal？’ Basically, it's ‘I've got to produce this product and then, at the end of the year, present it to NASA.’Engineers come and really do an inperson review, and ... it's not a very nice thing at times. It's a hard business review of your product.”

Gordon says the HUNCH program has an impact (影响) on college admissions and practical life skills. “These kids are so absorbed in their studies that I just sit back. I don't teach.” And that annoying bacteria? Gordon says his students are emailing daily with NASA engineers about the problem, readying a workable solution to test in space.

篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了美国一所中学与NASA合作的联合科研项目，解决国际空间站中的细菌问题。

13．What do we know about the bacteria in the International Space Station?

A．They are hard to get rid of.

B．They lead to air pollution.

C．They appear in different forms.

D．They damage the instruments.

14．What is the purpose of the HUNCH program?

A．To strengthen teacherstudent relationships.

B．To sharpen students' communication skills.

C．To allow students to experience zero gravity.

D．To link space technology with school education.

15．What do the NASA engineers do for the students in the program?

A．Check their product. B．Guide project designs.

C．Adjust work schedules. D．Grade their homework.

16．What is the best title for the text?

A．NASA: The Home of Astronauts

B．Space: The Final Homework Frontier

C．Nature: An Outdoor Classroom

D．HUNCH: A College Admission Reform

It’s a good idea to choose a(n) ________ destination in case your first-choice tourist spot is not available.
A．annual
B．exact
C．alternative
D．pleasant

He finished writing his first novel last year, and we all think that is ______ his career really took off.
A. where B. when
C. how D. why

阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Chinese-American community groups are preparing to hold their second annual International Confucius Cultural Festival（孔子文化节）on Sept, 28 in Flushing Queens, New York City's easternmost borough.
The event serves not only 【1】 a spectacular ceremony to memorize the world-famous Chinese philosopher, but a chance 【2】celebrate) Chinese culture together with other local communities, said Wang Lizhi, president of America East Shandong Association( AESA). Co-sponsored by AESA, America East Shandong Chamber of Commerce and Confucius Education Foundation Inc, the festival 【3】 (feature) recitation of the“Di Zi Gui，”literally translated as "Standards for being a Good Pupil and Child," a book 【4】 (write) based on Confucius' teachings that emphasize the 【5】 (base) necessities for being a good person and guidelines for 【6】 (live)in harmony with others, as well as Chinese traditional dances, Shan-dong folk music and photo exhibitions.
The groups hosted the【7】 (one) International Confucius Cultural Festival in flushing on Sept. 28 Last year to celebrate the 2,568th anniversary of the birth of Confucius (551 BC -479 BC). Confucius was 【8】 extraordinary educator and philosopher, and founded Confucianism. It was he 【9】 first set up private schools and received students from every walk of life without 【10】 (consider) of their social status.