2019高考综合模拟题（九）

康传桂

一、單项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

1. Mr Smith made his concerns about the changes that had been introduced at work.

A. plain B. perfect

C. easy D. ambiguous

2. Over the last four decades， the Chinese people have enhanced productivity through hard work with a firm spirit.

A. roughly B. merely

C. significantly D. equally

3. —Can you give me some advice on how to deal with that tough customer？

—I to her instead of trying to explain over the phone if in your shoes.

A. will write B. would write

C. were to write D. would have written

4. My printer is five years old， so Id like to it and purchase a new one online.

A. delete B. retire

C. refresh D. declare

5. According to the survey conducted in the America， the great majority of kids always burst out crying or even get crazy if they cant.

A. seek their fortune B. get their way

C. make the headlines D. burst on the screen

6. In terms of the urban effects of the technology， our cities are for selfdriving cars.

A. nowhere near ready B. near nowhere ready

C. anywhere near ready D. near anywhere ready

7. I sent in my application three weeks ago and theyre probably not going to call me back. Im still hope， though.

A. holding out B. working out

C. figuring out D. setting out

8. Many graduates arent prepared for what the future has when they come out of school.

A. in demand B. at ease

C. at length D. in store

9. to finding ways to make music accessible to all children is Ms. Thompson with a touring company of professional musicians.

A. Devoting B. Devoted

C. Being devoted D. Having been devoted

10. By December 2017， the number of Chinese netizens reached 772 million， 753 million surf the Internet via mobile phones.

A. which B. whose

C. of which D. for whom

11. Many of lifes failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to success they gave up.

A. once B. while

C. when D. unless

12. Never throughout history has a man who a life of ease left a name worth remembering.

A. lives B. lived

C. would live D. had lived

13. If we worked on the assumption what is accepted as true really is true， then there would be little hope for advance.

A. where B. if

C. whether D. that

14. It had been many years since my last visit， but I found the house by.

A. losing my head B. catching my eye

C. biting my tongue D. following my nose

15. —Robert， mind your behavior！ If you stick to your present performance， youll be fired.

—I know.

A. Im as cool as a cucumber

B. you are killing the fatted calf

C. I can see the handwriting on the wall

D. you are making a mountain out of a molehill

二、完形填空（共20小題;每小题1分，满分20分）

Stephen Hawking dies at 76 today， the day coinciding with the birthday of another legend of science， Albert Einstein.

His16are in a state of deep shock and have tweeted that the death of the greatest scientist is17for they believed the man to be immortal. Theres one thing thats certain and its death，18how and when it comes is something that cant be in ones hands. Or can it be？ Looking at how Hawking survived over half a century of being19the death sentence， the scales are tipping toward a yes.

And he indeed just didnt20it; he succeeded. “However difficult life may seem， there is always something you can do and21at”， he said. During the course of his rare disease， his22to the field of physics stands out miraculously.

Now， what made the man a genius of mind？ Was it his willpower or his23misfortune that strengthened his mind？ He was24with a crippling disease at the age of 21， which progressively disables the individual. In the25of his genius， however， fortune26him since then. His scientific work got27and better. The man， whose body was so fragile and seemed to28his genius， never gave up.

Some experts say perhaps Hawking was29diagnosed and this is the reason of his surviving over half a century. Also， doctors say the disease spread30than it does in most of the patients， giving him more time. Hawking himself said， “I have been lucky that my condition has31more slowly. But it shows that one need not lose32 .”

Hawking seemed unaffected by the drawbacks life33at him. He calls all his accomplishments that followed his disease a34 . He indeed is a unique example of two mind powers35 —an astonishing willpower and a strong sense of determination. These two helped him fight against all odds.

16. A. ancestors B. doctors

C. opponents D. followers

17. A. unavoidable B. unreasonable

C. unbelievable D. unpredictable

18. A. or B. but

C. so D. for

19. A. handed over B. turned over

C. taken over D. run over

20. A. share B. control

C. change D. survive

21. A. succeed B. wonder

C. point D. laugh

22. A. explanation B. distribution

C. contribution D. attention

23. A. mental B. emotional

C. financial D. physical

24. A. infected B. occupied

C. diagnosed D. concerned

25. A. respect B. event

C. face D. name

26. A. tricked B. favored

C. rejected D. abandoned

27. A. thicker B. tougher

C. simpler D. lighter

28. A. corrupt B. fail

C. spot D. strike

29. A. precisely B. entirely

C. luckily D. wrongly

30. A. easier B. harder

C. slower D. quicker

31. A. evolved B. progressed

C. recovered D. improved

32. A. fate B. hope

C. health D. fortune

33. A. screamed B. barked

C. threw D. shot

34. A. bonus B. deposit

C. reward D. gain

35. A. multiplied B. combined

C. exploited D. separated

三、閱读理解（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）

A

A Yale education emphasizes the importance of learning for public service. Founded in 1886， Dwight Hall at Yale is a studentrun， staffsupported public service and social action organization. Below is a list of some active programs， which can be searched by name， cause， or type of service.

36. Which of the following is TRUE in terms of health and medicine causes？

A. Volunteers will provide direct support services to AIDS victims.

B.AIDS Walk New Haven is targeted at Yale HIVinfected students.

C. American Red Cross at Yale encourages Yale students to donate blood.

D. Those joining American Red Cross at Yale should be medical experts.

37. As a new foreign university freshman， he / she is likely to benefit from .

A. AIDS Walk New Haven

B. American Red Cross at Yale

C. Best Buddies

D. Bridges ESL

B

Personally， I love writing reviews of any kind mostly because that way I can put all my thoughts about the subject on the paper. Before we go on， I have to mention it is different when you write a review for yourself i.e. your blog or website and for your professor in college.

To an untrained eye， reviews may seem pointless. Whats the point of writing about something when other people and your professor have already read the book？ Isnt it enough to talk about it in the class？

Just as movie reviews develop your critical thinking， book reviews do the same. It is not enough to read a book and call it a day; you have to establish your opinion， your likes， and dislikes. When a professor gives you this assignment， he / she wants to see your abilities to analyze the book and use vocabulary skills to discuss different parts of the plot.

Since we are accustomed to writing book reports at a very young age， it comes as no surprise we dont think book reviews are different than a book report. Contrary to the popular belief， book reviews and book reports are two different types of writing. Knowing how they differ is essential for writing a highquality paper that will guarantee a good grade.

Book reports usually centre around topical details about the author and the plot of the story. On the other hand， a book review is a more complicated approach to understanding and discussing a book. It doesnt centre around a summary of each section， but you have to carry out a thorough analysis. As you grow and develop as a student， so does your ability to think critically. You dont just sum up what youve just read but analyze every piece of the puzzle in order to show the ability not only to pay attention to detail but also engage thinking critically. Here， you have to be careful that you arent， actually， just retelling the story.

While book reviews may contain some elements of book reports e.g. author， characters， plot， the emphasis is to provide a more detailed insight， go deeper and elaborate strengths and weaknesses of the book， and discuss the elements of the story.

You know the difference between book reports and book reviews， now what？ Now youre ready to begin the assignment. In order to write a thorough book review， you have to pay attention to everything about the book， which is why writing down the information about the author， genre etc. is strongly advised. Thats why youll need a pen and notebook where you can write everything.

38. According to the passage， what should be done before starting to write a review？

A. Identifying the target reader.

B. Consulting with your professor.

C. Developing an interest in reviews.

D. Listing all your thoughts on the paper.

39. The author shows the importance of a book review mainly by.

A. giving a solid example

B. making a reasonable assumption

C. drawing a valid comparison

D. providing a detailed description

40. Where does the fundamental difference between a report and a review lie？

A. Objective summary.

B. Critical comments.

C. Thorough comprehension.

D. Personal abilities.

C

The worlds most complex biological computer， made from a group of engineered cells， could one day be implanted into the body to detect diseases and deliver treatments.

In an early research in 2012， Martin Fussenegger at ETH Zurish in Switzerland and his colleagues engineered two kidney cells to become a biological circuit capable of simple mathematics. One of the cells was able to calculate addition：
the presence or absence of each of two chemicals would switch on a reaction inside the cell that would make it shine different colours. The other cell worked in the same way but could subtract amounts. This kind of biological circuit resembles a simple logic circuit in a computer. In theory， it could be used to indicate the presence of an infectious substance while in fact it failed.

Most biological reactions in the body arent that simple， though. They rarely rely on “one input and one output”—instead， multiple inputs lead to different outputs. For instance， a high level of calcium in the body in the presence of a specific hormone may suggest one disease， but a high level of calcium along with another hormone might indicate a completely different condition.

To be more practical， biological computers need to be able to perform more complex mathematics. However， it is hard to pack multiple calculations into a single cell. To get around this， Fussenegger and his team have engineered a multicellular system， in which different cells each perform a separate calculation and pass on the results to each other.

The system has nine cells， each containing a biochemical reaction that responds to three chemical inputs—similar to an AND， NOT and OR system in a traditional electronic circuit. These cells coordinate their activities by releasing chemicals that pass from one cell to the other. Together， they form a fully biological circuit that can respond to multiple inputs.

“Although it is not at a stage yet where we can test on animals， we believe it is the most complex biological computer ever assembled，” says Fussenegger. “This work addresses one of the major limitations in synthetic biology （合成生物學）—a lack of programmable devices，” says Angel GoniMoreno， a synthetic biologist at Newcastle University， UK. He says that Fusseneggers multicellular approach enables you to programme the circuit and achieve different calculations just by connecting the nine cells in different configurations （设置）.

In the future， a biological computer like this could be used to monitor more complex medical conditions. For example， it could respond to a rise in calcium， a drop in a hormone and an increase in a biomarker， which together would signal the presence of a specific type of cancer， help diagnose it and alert the user to seek appropriate treatment.

41. The underlined word “subtract” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to.

A. add up B. take away

C. split up D. give away

42. What was the progress made in Fusseneggers early research？

A. Abiological circuit was implanted in one of kidney cells.

B. The indication of infectious substances became a reality.

C. Engineered kidney cells could switch on biological reactions.

D. Certain cells were made capable of performing mathematics.

43. What has made Fusseneggers current multicellular system so special？

A. It has all the functions of a traditional electronic circuit.

B. It is programmable and able to perform different mathematics.

C. It has successfully packed multiple calculations into a single cell.

D. It has been tested through a series of experiments on animals.

44. What is the best title for the passage？

A. Smart cells indicating various cancers

B. Electronic circuit made from multicells

C. Programmable cells implanted in human bodies

D. Biological computer made from human cells

D

According to Guglielmo Cavallo and Roger Chartier， reading aloud was a common practice in the ancient world， the Middle Ages， and as late as the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Readers were “listeners attentive to a reading voice，” and “the text addressed to the ear as much as to the eye.” The significance of reading aloud continued well into the nineteenth century.

Using Charles Dickenss nineteenth century as a point of departure， it would be useful to look at the familial and social uses of reading aloud and reflect on the functional change of the practice. Dickens habitually read his work to a domestic audience or friends. In his later years he also read to a broader public crowd. Chapters of reading aloud also abound in Dickenss own literary works. More importantly， he took into consideration the Victorian practice when composing his prose， so much so that his writing is meant to be heard， not only read on the page.

Performing a literary text orally in a Victorian family is well documented. Apart from promoting a pleasant family relationship， reading aloud was also a means of protecting young people from the danger of solitary （孤獨的）reading. Reading aloud was a tool for parental guidance. By means of reading aloud， parents could also introduce literature to their children， and as such the practice combined leisure and more serious purposes such as religious cultivation in the youths. Within the family， it was commonplace for the father to read aloud. Dickens read to his children：
one of his surviving and oftenreprinted photographs features him posing on a chair， reading to his two daughters.

Reading aloud in the nineteenth century was as much a class phenomenon as a family affair， which points to a widespread belief that Victorian readership primarily meant a middleclass readership. Those who fell outside this group tended to be overlooked by Victorian publishers. Despite this， Dickens， with his publishers Chapman and Hall， managed to distribute literary reading materials to people from different social classes by reducing the price of novels. This was also made possible with the technological and mechanical advances in printing and the spread of railway networks at the time.

Since the literacy level of this section of the population was still low before school attendance was made compulsory in 1870 by the Education Act， a considerable number of people from lower classes would listen to recitals of texts. Dickenss readers， who were from such social backgrounds， might have heard Dickens in this manner. Several biographers of Dickens also draw attention to the fact that it was typical for his texts to be read aloud in Victorian England， and thus illiteracy was not an obstacle for reading Dickens. Reading was no longer a chiefly closeted form of entertainment practiced by the middle class at home.

A workingclass home was in many ways not convenient for reading：
there were too many distractions， the lighting was bad， and the home was also often half a workhouse. As a result， the Victorians from the nonmiddle classes tended to find relaxation outside the home such as in parks and squares， which were ideal places for the public to go while away their limited leisure time. Reading aloud， in particular public reading， to some extent blurred the distinctions between classes. The Victorian middle class defined its identity through differences with other classes. Dickenss popularity among readers from the nonmiddle classes contributed to the creation of a new class of readers who read through listening.

Different readers of Dickens were not reading solitarily and “jealously，” to use Walter Benjamins term. Instead， they often enjoyed a more communal experience， an experience that is generally lacking in todays world. Modern audiobooks can be considered a contemporary version of the practice. However， while the twentieth—and twentiethfirstcentury trend for individuals to listen to audiobooks keeps some characteristics of traditional reading aloud—such as “listeners attentive to a reading voice” and the ear being the focus—it is a far more solitary activity.