2019年高中英语试卷(一)

2019年高中英语试卷(一)

一、阅读理解（共4题；共30分）

1. ( 8分 ) 阅读理解    The National Postal Museum isdivided into galleries that explore America’s postal history. Visitors willhave a full picture of the creation and fantastic varieties of postage stamps.
    World of Stamps
    Video images bring stamps to lifeand attract visitors who explore the surrounding displays. Visitors encounterthe world’s first postage stamp — the 1840 Penny Black and learn how itrevolutionized communication. Stamp images, including Dr. Martin Luther King’s"I have a dream" speech and the stamp that helped raise almost $72million dollars for breast cancer research, explain how stamps have shapedhistory and honored people and places worldwide.
Gems of American Philately
    Visitors have the opportunity ofexamining 13 of the most rare and highly valued stamps in the world of thestamp collection, including the most famous American stamp of all, the 1918Inverted Jenny. A video explains why the Inverted Jenny and other stampsdisplayed here are the most valuable. The treasures in this area are rarelyavailable for public viewing. Each tells a story about an important event in UShistory.
    Mail Marks History
    The markings on mail providevaluable clues to the surprising ways mail has been transported over time,including challenges and even disasters encountered along the way. You willunderstand these markings by following the journeys of three historic letters.
    Connect with US Stamps
    Visitors explore their ownconnections with stamps. At three touch screen tables, they create their ownstamp collection based on the topics that interest them most. They can alsocreate their own stamp designs. Visitors have the chance to view videos inwhich stamp designers talk about their craft, stamp collectors explain whatthey collect and why, and footage(片段) shows the processof making stamps.   

（1）What can youdo at World of Stamps?           

A. Photographsome nice stamps ondisplay.          B. Learn more aboutthe great importance of stamps.
C. Donate money to cancerresearch.                  D. Listen to aspeech by Martin Luther King on video.

（2）What can yousee at Gems of American Philately?           

A. Somefamous designers in theUS.                  B. Some newlyreleased stamps in the US.
C. Some of the most valuable USstamps.           D. Some importantpublic reviews of stamps.

（3）Where can yousee how stamps are created?           

A. Connectwith US Stamps                                  B. Gems of AmericanPhilately
C. Mail MarksHistory                                            D. World of Stamps

（4）Where doesthis text come from?           

A. Anofficialreport.                                              B. An exhibitionguide.
C. Anannouncement.                                           D. Anart show review.

2. ( 6分 ) 阅读理解
    Have you ever been to Francebefore? It is not only a country of great food, fashion and art. It’s also hometo the most influential painters in the world.
    Edouard Manet
    He was one of the first artists topaint modern life. He began to paint in his own style, but still used some ofCouture’s techniques like thick lines and dark colors. He was greatlyinfluenced by Claude Monet and Berthe Morisot, which can be seen in his use oflight shades. Most of his paintings had scenes of daily life on the streets ofParis. His works include Olympia and The Absinthe Drinker.
    Camille Pissarro
    In his early years, Pissarro paintedscenes of a river or a path from memory. After meeting Claude Monet and PaulCezanne, who painted in a more realistic style, he changed his course toImpressionism. During his career, he experimented with various styles, andfinally formed his own one. His works include Old Market at Rouen and Sunsetat St. Charles.
    Vincent van Gogh
    He had a huge influence on art inthe 20th century. His early works were most painted in somber tones. However,influenced by Monet, Pissarro, and Bernard, he adopted brighter colors in hisworks, and started creating his own techniques. Although he had produced morethan 2,000 works of art, the artist sold only one painting during his lifetime— Red Vineyard at Arles. His worksinclude The Potato Eaters, Starry Night and Bedroom in Arles.
    Claude Monet
    He was the founder of theImpressionist movement and completely changed the French painting in the 19thcentury. Although he first started by selling charcoal caricatures（木炭讽刺画）inParis, he soon started painting with oil after meeting Eugene Boudin, whotaught him to use oil paints and also encouraged him to paint outdoors. Andthen he painted with his own style. His works include Impression, Sunrise and The Water Liles.   

（1）What can welearn about Edouard Manet’s paintings?           

A. Theyreflected the changes oflife.                   B. They were mainlyabout daily life.
C. They were all painted in brightcolors.            D. They were paintedin Morisot’s style.

（2）Whichpainting was sold by Vincent van Gogh in person?           

A. The Potato Eaters.       B. Bedroom in Arles.       C. Red Vineyard at Arles.       D. Starry Night.

（3）What’s thecommon point of the four painters from the text?           

A. Allof them were given many awards in theirlife.          B. All of them weretaught by some famous painters.
C. All of them had a good taste in deliciousfood.          D. All of them hadtheir unique styles in painting.

3. ( 8分 ) 阅读理解
    It’s just been three months afterthe first bike-sharing company arrived in Singapore, but reports of abuse andvandalism（故意破坏）of shared bikes in the city keep appearing onsocial media.
    The majority of these shared bikesare stationless, which means they don’t need to be stopped at a designated（指定的）spot.They lock themselves after your ride is over, and you’re meant to just leavethe bike at the side of a road.
    But users have been chaining upbicycles outside their apartments, preventing others from using them. Somepeople bring them up to their apartment floors, so they can’t be found easilyby other users. Some people have removed the bikes’ number plates or codes, andsome even have painted over the bikes to claim the bikes for themselves. Mostof the abused bikes belong to either Singapore-based oBike, or ofo, abike-sharing giant based in China.
    ofo has encouraged Singaporeanusers to report issues. oBike said that the number of bicycles that weredamaged made up less than one percent of its fleet. The company said inFebruary that it planned to bring in “tens of thousands” of bikes by mid-2017.The company has yet to ban anyone from its service, but said that it would takeappropriate action – including making reports to the police.
    oBike also introduced ashortcoming system, similar to that of its competitor, China-basedMobike. Users start with 100 points, which get taken away for errant（出格的）behavioursuch as forgetting to lock the bike, or parking at non-designated areas. Usersare banned from using oBike when their scores reach zero. oBike has aneight-man operation team that can remove bicycles parked casually.
    When approached for comment,Mobike said, “In China, just as in Singapore, there are always a tiny minorityof people who abuse the bikes, so we designed our system to prevent this typeof abuse.”   

（1）Who is theowner of most of the abused bikes?           

A. Chinesegovernment.                                        B. Local government.
C. A bike-sharing giant based inChina.              D. Theusers of the bikes.

（2）What is theattitude of the oBike toward the abuse of bikes?           

A. Tolerant.                      B. Indifferent.                      C. Supportive.                      D. Disapproving.

（3）What is themeaning of the underlined word “that” in the fifth paragraph?           

A. System.                              B. Bike.                              C. Company.                              D. Report.

（4）What can welearn from the passage about shared bikes?           

A. Theywill be introducedsoon.                          B. The abuse of thebikes is on the increase.
C. They are veryexpensive.                                  D. Theyare well preserved by users.

4. ( 8分 ) 阅读理解
    Kyle is my big brother. Foreighteen years, I felt that Kyle was my enemy. In fact, I found it ridiculousthat people thought older brothers looked out for their sisters, protected themand fought off their sisters，bullies. Huh? My brother was the bully (恃强凌弱者).
    When we were little, his fightswith others caused my only black eye, cuts in my lips and even a nosebleed ortwo. I often wished I were an only child!
    Time flew. We ended up attendingcolleges two thousand miles apart, yet strangely, that’s when we begancommunicating. Through e-mail, we kept in constant touch. Mostly I complainedabout serious homesickness, impossible roommates difficult classes, and...dating. I felt I lost myself. At a particularly low time, I cried to Kyle aboutmy injured confidence, my broken heart, and the particular jerk (蠢人) who brokeit.
    And that’s when the packagearrived.
    “What’s this?” I thought as I toreinto it. The box revealed a sweatshirt. “Phi Delta Theta? Thai’s Kyle’s frat (兄弟会).” Kylewas the president of the frat house. Why would he send this? I put it aside anddug deeper. A pile of letters. And they were all addressed to me. I opened theone on top.
    “Katrina,” it said, “your brothershowed me your picture and I think you’re awesome and beautiful.” I rolled myeyes. “Yeah, sure.” I opened another letter. And another. Eighteen in all.
    Each one was from a different guy.They complimented (恭维) me. They invited me on dates. And they triedto convince me to make a trip out to Knox College and meet them.
    I loved it. I didn’t care aboutthe motive. And mostly, I loved the idea that my big brother had pulled it off.I picked up the phone.
    “Kyle, the box came and I can’tbelieve what you did.” But Kyle wasn’t accepting compliments. “Oh”, he said，“I was justtired of reading your complaints.”
    Big brothers, I decided, reallydid protect their sisters. And mine fought off the biggest bully I’dever met. Now I return to my true self，full ofconfidence.   

（1）Why did theauthor use to call Kyle her enemy?           

A. Hehad many fights with her.                           B. He couldn’t fightoff her bullies.
C. He bullied her from time totime.                    D. His fights causedher to suffer a lot.

（2）Why did thefrat guys write to the author?           

A. Theyhad mercy onher.                                    B. They tried tocheer her up.
C. They were struck by herbeauty.                      D. They wanted tocompliment her.

（3）What does theunderlined part in the last paragraph refer to?           

A. Myself-doubt.                                                   B. My homesickness.
C. The particularjerk.                                            D. The challengingclasses.

（4）What’s theauthor’s purpose in writing this passage?           

A. Toshare her childhoodexperience.                B. Tocomplain about her biggest bully.
C. To show her brother’s protection forher.           D. To introduce heradjustment to college life.

二、完形填空（共1题；共20分）

5. ( 20分 ) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。    It was a freezing, windy winter night inManhattan. I was walking to catch a train home, totally        1      in the next day’s to-do list, not paying any attention to mysurroundings. "Hey man, I love your nice hat!", said a voice to mefrom the sidewalk. When I       2       to see where it camefrom, I saw a man         3       dressed, carrying a garbage bag,standing outside a         4       —with a warm smile on his face. As Iwas about to say thank you, a woman walked by. "Hey lady, you have themost beautiful eyes. Can you       5       some change?"
    This homeless man had no         6      of talking to anyone and he was excellent at         7      up others. I felt pulled to help him use that        8       .I introduced myself, and         9      him to dinner inside. "Ralph’s the name. Thank you so much,sir!" he said.
    As we sat down and ate, I toldRalph that I felt he had an amazing talent for        10      withpeople.        11        at first, he eventually beganto open up. He spoke much about how he used to love to        12      . He was like a fisherman’s encyclopedia ( 百科全书). I askedhim what he could see himself doing, and he said that he thought he could be agood         13       . So I asked him if he ever        14      going to the store right down the street and telling them he wouldhelp them sell their fishing equipment. There was a pause. Ralph put his handsover his face         15        he spoke through tears. I’llnever         16       what he said next. "I had a joband a family.        17        , I didn’t know how to handlethese things. I        18       my problems. For 11 years, no onehas ever done anything like this for me. It’s time for me to make things        19      again. "
    By the end, I was in         20      as well. Ralph thanked me for my help, and we went our separateways.           

三、语法填空（共1题；共10分）

6. ( 10分 ) （2018•卷Ⅱ）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。    Diets have changed in China-and so too has itstop crop. Since 2011,the country________（grow）more cornthan rice. Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over________past 25years, while rice has increased only 7 percent.
    A taste for meatis________(actual) behind the change. An important part of its corn is used tofeed chickens, pigs, and cattle. Another reason for corn’s rise. The governmentencourages farmers to grow corn instead of rice________(improve) water quality.Corn uses less water________rice and creates less fertilizer(化肥) runoff.This switch has decreased________(pollute) in the country’s major lakes andreservoirs and made drinking water safer for people.
    According to the World Bank, Chinaaccounts for about 30 percent of total________(globe)fertilizer consumption.The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture finds that between 2005-when the government________ (start) a soil-testing program ________ gives specificfertilizer recommendations to farmers - and 2011, fertilizer use dropped by 7.7million tons. That prevented the emission(排放) of 51.8 milliontons of carbon dioxide. China’s approach to protecting its environment while________ (feed) its citizens "offers useful lessons for agricultureand food policymakers worldwide." says the bank’s Juergen Voegele.   

四、改错题（共1题；共5分）

7. ( 5分 ) 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1）每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2）只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
    I was often troubled by lack of confidences. So I appliedfor a job at an exhibition as reporter last term. The exhibition was heldannual to display the latest products in the field of education. At that time，I wasresponsible for interview parents who bought the learning tools. While talkingwith him, I found it was not so hard as I think. One lady even praised me butasked her son to learn from me. I realized the experience was in great valueand nothing was more excited than communicating with people.
    From this experience, I am fullyaware that we should take real action if our personality that needsimproving.   

2019年高中英语试卷(一)

答案解析部分

一、阅读理解

1.【答案】（1）B
（2）C
（3）A
（4）B 

2.【答案】（1）B
（2）C
（3）D 

3.【答案】（1）C
（2）D
（3）A
（4）B 

4.【答案】（1）D
（2）B
（3）A
（4）C 

二、完形填空

5.【答案】（1）B；（2）D；（3）C；（4）D；（5）A；（6）A；（7）C；（8）B；（9）D；（10）C；（11）B；（12）C；（13）A；（14）B；（15）D；（16）C；（17）D；（18）A；（19）B；（20）A； 

三、语法填空

6.【答案】has grown；the；actually；to improve；than；pollution；global；started；that/which；feeding 

四、改错题

7.【答案】①confidences →confidence；②reporter 前加a；③annual→annually；④interview →interviewing； ⑤him→them；⑥think→thought； ⑦but→and；⑧in→of；⑨excited→exciting；⑩去掉that.