宁波市2019年高考模拟考试
英语试卷
选择题部分
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)
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。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whycan’ｔthewomantellthemanthetime?
AHerbusiscoming.B.Sheforgotherphone.2.Whatdoesthemanwanttodowiththemoney?
A.Hireababysitter.B.Gotoaperformance.C.Joinaneducationalprogram.3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Themanshouldlockthecardoors.
B.Themanshouldlethisdogoutofthehotcar.C.Themanshouldtakehisbabyintothestorewithhim.4.Howdoesthewomanprobablyfeelnow?
A.Excited.
B.Worried.
C.Stressed.C.Ataxidriver.
A、B、C
5.Whomightthemanbe?
A.Acrewmember.B.Adoctor.
第二节(共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
C.Herclockisn’ｔreliable.A、B、C三个选项中选出10秒钟的时间来回答有
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
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第A.Foreightyears.
7.WhatlevelhasBillyreached?
A.Thebeginnerlevel
听下面一段对话，回答第8.Whyisthemanapologizing?
A.Hearrivedlate.
B.Hemissedafulldayofwork.C.Hedidn
tell’ｔthewomanabouthisback.
B.Hecouldn
afford’ｔit.
C.Ittastedterrible.
9.Whydidthemanstoptakinghismedicine?
A.HisbackisgettingbetterA.Hetookthewrongmedicine,
10.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemanattheendoftheconversation?
B.Theintermediatelevel.
8至10题。
C.Theadvancedlevel.
6和7题。B.Fortwoyears.
C.Forfiveyears.
6.HowlonghasBillybeenhavingproblemslearningEnglish?
B.Hedidn’ｔtaketherightamountofmedicine.C.Heshouldhaveputthemedicineonhisskin.
听下面一段对话，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11.HowdoesDonald
mom’ｓknowthedogwasnotfed?
A.Thedogtriedtoeattheplant.B.Thereisnodogfoodinthebowl.C.Thetwenty-dollarbillissillonthetable.12.Howlongweretheparentsprobablygone?
A.Aday.
B.Aweekend.
13.Whatwilltheparentsprobablydonext?
A.Cleanupthehouse.B.ApologizetoDonald.
C.Bookaroomfortheweekend.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至17题.14.Whendidthewomanmovetotheneighborhood?
A.Onlyaweekago.B.Aboutamonthago.
15.Whydidthemangettothewoman’ｓhouse?
A.Tointroducehimself.
B.Torepairsomedamagetoherhouse.C.Totalkaboutthenoiseandgarbageproblem.16.Whatistheman’ｓattitudetowardthewoman?
A.Angryandunreasonable.
B.Impatientandproud.
17.Whatwouldthewomanprobablydo?
A.Ignoretheman’ｓrequests.
B.Trynottodisturbherneighbors.C.Letthemanbringthegarbagedown.听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。18.WhatwasinsideTim’ｓbackpack?
A.Asmallphone.B.Hisrecentworkpapers.
C.Somethingstohelphimlookhisbest.19.WhywasTimconfidentabouthismeeting?
A.Hewaswell-prepared.
B.Hehadalotofworkexperience
C.Hekneweverythingaboutthecompany.20.WhathappenedtoBillHarris?
A.Hewasnotfeelingwell.B.Hewasstuckinthetraffic.C.Hewasmeetingsomeoneelse.
C.Twohours.
C.Afewyearsago.
C.Kindandpolite.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)
第一节(共10小题：每小题2.5分，满分25分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题
纸上将该项涂黑。
A
StephenHillenburgtheUSanimatorwhosechildhoodsummersonaMaineislandlaterinspiredhimtocreatethefamouscartoonSpongeBobSquarePants(《海绵宝宝》),passedawayonNov.26attheageof57.
Hillenburgwasinterestedintheoceanasachildanddevelopedaloveforart.HestudiedNaturalResourcePlanningandInterpretationatcollege,withanemphasisonmarineresources.“ItdawnedonmethatifIwasgoingtodoashowonanimals,I’ｄdoashowaboutunderseaanimals--alltheonesthatI’ｍinterestedinandknowalotabout,Hillenburg”toldEnterlainrmentWeeklyin2010.“Ｉfocusedonthespongebecauseit’ｓoneofthemorespecialcreatures.”
Butalthoughhewasn’ｔsurewhetherpeoplewouldlikeacartoonabouttheocean,hestuckwithit.“Wejusttrytomakeourselveslaugh,thenaskifit’ｓappropriateforchildren,HillenburgtoldTheAssociatedPressin2001.“Theessence(精华)oftheshowisthatSpongeBobisaninnocentinaworldofworldlycharacters.”
WhatHillenburgprobablydidn’ｔexpectwasthattheadventuresofthis“innocentcharacterinhisunderwaterhometownwouldbesuchasuccess.Therehavebeennearly250episodestodate.IthaswonseveralEmmyAwards,andhasbeenshowninmorethan60languages.
SpongeBobwaspopularbecauseheappealednotonly10childrenbuttoolderviewersaswell,includingcollegestudents,whoheldviewingpartiesfortheshow.ChildrenlikedSpongeBobinnocence,’ｓteenagersandyoungadultslovedtheshow’ｓhumor,whilethemorematureenjoyeditaspartofmemeculture.Butitwasaboveallthecharacterinnocence’ｓthat
attractedpeople.
Theshow’ｓmostimportantmessage,Hillenburgoncesaid,“isthatinnocence
prevails--whichIdon’ｔthinkitalwaysdoesinreallife”．21.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.HillenburgcreatedSpongeBobSquarePantsespeciallyforchildren.
B.HllenburgwassurethatSpongeBobSquarePantswouldbeasuccessatfirst.C.Hillenburgeducational’ｓbackgroundcontributedtoSponge-BobSquarePants.D.Hillenburgchildhood’ｓsummershadnothingtodowithSpongeBobSquarePants.22.WhatmakesSponge-BobSquarePantspopular?
A.Itattractschildren,adultsandoldpeople.B.IthaswonEmmyAwardsformanytimes.C.ItfocusesontheinnocenceofSpongeBob.D.Itisaboutveryunusualunderseacreatures.23.Theunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby“
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A.winsB.happensC.counts
D.grows
B
Imagineyouenteracarwithnosteeringwheel,nobrakeoracceleratorpedal(加速踏板)Underavoice-activatedcommand,yousayanaddress.“Thefastestroutewilltakeus15.3minutes.ShouldItakeit?You”say“yesand”youareonyourway.Thecarrespondsandstartsmovingallbyitself.Allyouhavetodoissitbackandrelax.
Howwonderfulwouldibeifonedayinthefuture,everyonehadsuchacar?Nocrazydrivingnocuttingin;trafficlawswouldberespectedanddrivingmuchsafer.Ontheotherhand,imaginethecostsavingsforlocalpoliceenforcement(强制)andtownbudgetswithoutallthosespeedingandparkingtickets.
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Thereno’ｓquestionthatself-drivingvehiclescouldbeanenormousbenefit.Thepotential
forsafercarsmeansaccidentstatisticsewoulddrop.Olderdriversandvisually-orphysically-disabledpeoplewouldginanewleveloffreedom.Maintainingsafespeedsandbeingelectric,self-drivingcarswouldgreatlyreducepollutionlevelsanddependencyon
non-renewablefuels.
Butwemustalsoconsidertheimpactofthenewtechnologyonthosewhonowdependondrivingfortheirliving.AccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofLabor,inMay2015therewere505,560registeredschoolbusdrivers.TheAmericanTruckingAssociationlistsapproximately3.5millionprofessionaltruckdriversintheU.S.
Thecompaniesdevelopingself-drivingvehiclesshouldbecooperatingwithstateandfederalauthoritiestoofferretrainingforthesepeople,manyofwhomwillbereplacedbythenewtechnologyThisissimilartowhat'shappeninginthecoalandoilindustries,asituationthatfuelsmuchofthecurrentpoliticaldissatisfactioninthiscountry.
Newtechnologieswill,andshould,bedeveloped.Thisishowsocietymovesforward.However,progresscan'tbeone-sided.Itisnecessaryforthecompaniesandstateagenciesinvolvedtoconsiderthemoralconsequencesofthesepotentialchangestobuildabetterfutureforall.
24.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Driversdonothavetodoanythingtogetthecarstarted.B.Imaginationplaysanimportantroleindevelopingnewcars.C.Self-drivingcarsprovidepeoplewithcomfortandrelaxation.D.Futurecarsareabletocommunicatefreelywiththeirowners.25.Whatwouldbethepositiveimpactofself-drivingcars?
A.Localgovernmentscouldsavealotofmoney.B.Disabledpeoplecouldgoanywheretheywant.C.Trafficregulationswouldbeathingofthepast.D.Theenvironmentwouldbetotallyfreeofpollution.
26.Whatdocstheauthoradvisebusinessesandthegovernmenttodo?
A.Keeppacewithtechnologicaldevelopments.B.Makenewtechnologiesaffordabletoeveryone.C.Enablepeopletobenefitfromnewtechnologies.D.Popularizetheuseofnewtechnologiesanddevices.
C
Whenwelookatalovelybaby,apuppyorarallycutekittenmanyofuswanttosqueezeit.Whyisthat?
AccordingtoastudypublishedinthejournalFrontiersinBehavioralNeuroscience,it’ｓatypicalexperienceof“cuteaggressionbrain
The”．experienceresultsfromthefightbetweenthe
”．
“’ｓemotionsystemwhich”，impels(驱使)peopletosqueezecutethings,andits“reward
systemwhich”dealswithfeelingsof“wanting
Inthestudy,54participantsbetweentheagesof18and40werepresentedwithfourgroupsofphotos.Twoofthegroupsofphotoswereofcutehumanbabiesandanimalsandtheothertwowereoflessadorableadulthumansandanimals.Astheparticipantslookedatthephotos,theresearcherswatchedtheirbrainactivities.
Accordingtotheresearchers,theparticipantsrewardsystemswerefoundtobeactiveastheylookedatthecutebabies,andtheyseemedtobeoverwhelmed(征服的).Bycontrast,therewardsystemsofthepeoplelookingatthelesscuteadultswerefoundtobeinactive,andtheyseemedtobelessimpelledbytheirrewardsystems.
Thissuggeststhatcutethingsactivatetheiremotionsystemsinsuchawaythatpeopleareoverwhelmedbytheexperienceofcuteness.Butrewardsystemsworkagainsttheseemotionsbycreatingthedesiretoprotectcutethings.
AsKatherineStavropoulos,theleadresearcherofthisstudyattheUniversityofCaliforniaintheUStoldScienceAlert,“Thecuteaggressionisthebrainusbackdown’bybalancingourfeelingsofbeingoverwhelmed.
”
way’ｓof‘bringing
Stavropouloscomparedthisprocessofbalancingtoanevolutionaryadaptation.Suchanadaptationmayhavetakenplacetoensurethatpeopleareabletocontinuetakingcareofcreaturestheyconsiderparticularlycute.
So,althoughcutebabiesandadorableanimalsmaylookcompletelyhelpless,theirvulnerable(易受伤害的)appearancemayinfacthelpthemtosurvive.27.Accordingtothetext,“cuteaggressionrefers”to.
A.theemotionofwantingtoprotectcutethingsB.thetaskofemotionsystemandrewardsystem
C.theadaptationofconsistentlytakingcareofcutecreaturesD.thebehaviorofsqueezingacutebabyoranimalwhenseeingit28.Innature,“cuteaggressioniscausedby”
A.theneedofthebraintobalanceallfeelings
B.thephotosofcutehumanbabiesandanimalsC.thevulnerableappearanceofbabiesoranimals
D.theconflictbetweenemotionsystemandrewardsystem29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthestudyisTRUE?
A.Facialexpressionsoftheparticipantswereobserved.B.KatherineStavropoulosconductedthisstudyonherown.
C.Cutebabiesandanimalsaffectedbrainactivitiesofalltheparticipants.D.Theparticipantsweredividedintotwogroupsinordertomakecomparison.30.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthistext?
A.Topersuadereaderstoprotectcuteanimals.B.Tostressthesignificanceofcuteaggression.C.Topresentresearchfindingsoncuteaggression.D.Toshareaninterestingphenomenonwithreaders第二节(共5小题：每小题2分，满分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佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Switchingfromchildhoodtoadulthoodcanbechallenging.yourselfactingmorelikeanadultthanachild●Acceptresponsibilityforyouractions.
Youshouldtakeresponsibilityforyouractions,whethertheyareintentional(故意的)orunintentional.
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Failingtoacceptresponsibilitymayseemlikeagoodideaatthetime,
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Workonnotacting
likeachildbymanagingyouremotions.Withalitebitofpractice,youwillbegintosee
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宁波市届高考二模英语模拟考试
