浙江省寧波市2019年普通高中保送生英語考試試卷

1、浙江省寧波市2019年普通高中保送生英語考試試卷一、完形填空（共15小題:每小題I分，滿分15分）（共1題；共15分）1.閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從 A、B、C D四個選項中選出最佳選項。110st my sight when I was four years old by falling off a boxcar in a freight yard in Atlantic City, and 1on my head. Now, I am 32. I can vaguely remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red is

2、. It would be wonderful to see again But a disaster can do strange things to people.At the time, I was bewildered and afraid, but I was lucky. My parents and my teachers saw something in me, a potential, which I didn't see. And they made me want to fight it out with 2The hardest3I had to learn w

3、as to believe in myself. That was basic. If I hadn't been able todo that, I would have collapsed and become a chair rocker for the rest of my life. When I say believe in myself, I am not talking about 4 the kind of self-confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircasealone. That is 5 of it,

4、 but I mean something bigger than that: a confidence that I am a real, 6 person; that somewhere there is a special place 7 I can make myself fit. It took meyears to discover and strengthen this confidence. It had to 8 the most elementary things.I can still remember once, when a man gave me an indoor

5、 baseball. I thought he was laughing at me, and I was9"I can't use this," I said."Take it with you," he urged me "and roll it around."The words 10 in my head: "Roll it around, roll it around" By rolling the ball, I could 11 where it went. This gave me an i

6、dea how to achieve a goal I had thought 12: playingbaseball.At Philadelphia's Overbrook School for the Blind, I invented a successful variation of baseball. We called it groundball.All my life. I have13ahead of me a series of goals, and then tried to reach them one at atime I would 14 sometimes

7、anyway, but on the average, I made progress.I believe in life now. I don't mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me more 15what I had left.1. A. landing2. A. lonelinessB. knockingB. deafnessC. sittingC. blindnessD. hurtingD. sadness3. A. experie

8、nce B. lessonC. treasureD. knowledge4. A. nearlyB. mainlyC. interestinglyD. simply5. A. noneB. mostC. allD. part6. A. confidentB. brightC. positiveD. negative7. A. whereB. whichC. whatD. that8. A. start withB. end withC. deal withD. fight with9. A. upset10. A. cameB. hurtB. flashedC. disappointed D.

9、 frightenedC. stuckD. appeared11. A. listenB. seeC. feelD. touch12. A. difficultB. probableC. possibleD. impossible13. A. keptB. madeC. setD. planned14. A. passB. failC.succeedD. fall15. A. considerB. appreciate C. realizeD. believe二、閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）（共3題；共15分）2.閱讀理解It's every parent's

10、 worst nightmare: there's a fire in the house the alarms are beeping, but the children are sleeping on. Now scientists have found a better way to rouse slumbering youngsters. Researchers in the US have discovered that playing a child a recording of his mother's voice is about three times mor

11、e likely to wake him up than a traditional alarm.Writing in the Journal of Pediatrics, Smith and colleagues report how they compared the effects of four different smoke alarms on 176 children aged between 5 and 12 years old, none of whom had hearing difficulties or were taking any medication that af

12、fected their sleep. While one alarm featured a high pitched beeps he sort of commonly found in households the other three featured the voice of the child's mother calling either the child's name, giving instructions such as: "Wake up! Leave the room or both. Each child slept in a lab-ba

13、sed room that resembled a real bedroom.The results show that vocal alarms appear to be more effective than high-pitched beeps. About 90% of children woke for a voice alarm compared with just over 53% for the traditional alarm"High pitched beeping alarms don't wake up children well at all un

14、der about 12 years of age." Said Dr Gary Smith, a co-author of the research from the Nationwide Children's hospital in Ohio, although he said at present it is not known why He said it was important to look at developing better alarmsProf Niamh Nic Daeid, director of the Leverhulme Research

15、Centre for Forensic Science at the University of Dundee, said the research found a human voice combined with a low frequency pulsing tone was far more effective in waking up children than a traditional high-pitched alarm. She also noted that more work was needed to explore whether other familiar sou

16、nds, such as a dog barking, might also prove effective in rousing children.(1) What does the underlined word "slumbering" mean in Paragraph 1?A.restingB.sleepingC.lyingD.waking(2) Which of the following statements about the research is NOTTRUE?A.In the research, no kids had taken medicine

17、with sleeping effect.B.176 children were required to hear 4 different kinds of alarms.C.During the research, high pitched beeping alarm was used.D.Each kid slept in a real bedroom.(3) 3) Why is it difficult to wake up kids under about 12 years of age with high pitched beeping alarm?A.Because high pi

18、tched beeping alarms are not so effective as voice alarms.B.Because high pitched beeping alarms are three times more likely to rouse kids.C.Because voice alarm is a better developed alarm.D.It is unknown so far.(4) What can we infer from the last paragraph?A.A human voice with a low-frequency pulsin

19、g tone was more effective.B.The sound of dog-barking is more effective in rousing childrenC.Other familiar sounds might be found effective in waking up kids.D.Traditional smoke alarm is no use at all(5) Which of the following do you think is the best title of the passage?A.Mother's voice more ef

20、fective in fire alarmsB.Say "NO" to high pitched beeping alarmsC.Sleeping in high pitched beeping alarmsD.How to develop a better alarm3.閱讀理解How many times have you noticed that a person talking with you seems to be distracted by phone? You feel the person is not completely into a conversa

21、tion and with more attention. "Phubbing" is defined as the act of snubbing someone in a social setting by looking at the phone instead of paying attention. This is what is called Phubbing.How Phubbing influences peopleI have been through this, and it went so deep that I started disconnecti

22、ng from everyone around me. They felt that I had been ignormg them. Family and friends need their time with you, yet I was busy exploring social media either for work or fun.Physical & Mental HealthIt's resulting in severe neck pains. Keeping your head lowered and looking at the phone all th

23、e time, does hurt in the long term. You might not even see it coming. Also, you have concentrated on the phone so much that you get totally cut off from the real world.How to stop PhubbingIt was not really easy to concentrate on something else or jump into a conversation right after I had kept my ph

24、one down. Finally, I decided to change and lay down some rules, and here I am sharing with you.No Phone Zone at HomeWhile taking it completely off wasn't a solution. So we came up with no phone zones. I kept down my phone for next 3 hours after I reached home. The phone was kept in another room

25、and was only to be attended when an important call came inNo Phone Zone with FriendsThis was even tougher, and the only way out was to tum down the ringer completely. Keep the phone in the pocket, and if you feel calls are very important, you can always connect with a Bluetooth earphone, and attend

26、them. I always made sure that when friends meet, everyone kept our phones away. It wasn't really easy I had to fight my sense of expectation of getting a message.Now, I have realized that things were improving after I started following the rules. My concentration was better, and I was communicat

27、ing well with my family and friends. I was able to discuss topics which I always missed during Phubbing.(1) Which of the following do you think is the most suitable subtitle in the'A.Personal relationsB.Family and friendsC.Disconnecting from peopleD.Exploring for work and fun(2) What does the un

28、derlined word "ignoring" mean in the passage?A.neglectingB.surprisingC.disappointingD.pleasing(3) How do you understand the underlined sentence "You might not even see it coming." according to the context?A.Using the phone all the time will result in severe neck painsB.You will g

29、et totally cut off from the real world.C.You will see the influence on physical & mental health come gradually.D.You may not notice the influence on physical health in the short term.(4) In order to stop Phubbing, you can do the following things EXCEPT""A.Put the phone in another room

30、at homeB.Keep the phone in the pocketC.Use the phone to send a messageD.Receive an important call(5) It can be inferred from the last paragraph that after the following of rules,A.the writer's concentration became betterB.the writer believes that to stop Phubbing does good to peopleC.the writer

31、talked well with othersD.the writer could discuss the topics missed before4.閱讀理解I first heard my mother crying one midnight, in 1909, when I was only seven. My dad's voice was low and troubled as he tried to comfort Mother. And in their anguish, they both forgot the nearness of my bedroom. And s

32、o, I overheard them. While their problem of that time has long since been solved and forgotten, the big discovery I made that night is still right with me: life is not all hearts and flowers; indeed it's hard and cruel for most of us much of the time. We all have troubles. They just differ in na

33、ture. That's all. And that leads me to my first beliefI believe the human race is very, very tough almost impossible to discourage. If it wasn't, then why do we have such words as "laugh" and "sing" and "music" and "dance" in the language of all mankin

34、d since the beginning of recorded time? This belief makes me round to be a human be in.Next, I believe in trying to be charitable, in trying to understand and forgive people, especially in trying to forgive very keen or brilliant people. A man may be a genius, you know, but he can still do things th

35、at practically break your heart.I believe most of our very finest thoughts and many of our finest deeds must be kept to ourselves alone at least until after we die. This used to confuse me. But now I realize that by their very nature, these finest things we do and then cannot talk about are a sort o

36、f a better life to come.I believe there is no escape from the rule of life that we must do many, many little things to accomplish even just one big thing. This gives me patience when I need it most.Finally, and most important to me, I do believe in having the courage to BE YOURSELF or perhaps I shou

37、ld say, to be honest with myself. Sometimes this is practically impossible. I'm sure I should always try.(1) Why does the writer mention his parents quarrel at the beginning of the passage?A.To explain his beliefB.To introduce the topic.C.To show his big discovery.D.To show the relationship betw

38、een his parents.(2) What does the underlined phrase "hearts and flowers" refer to according to the context?A.life going without difficultiesB.difficulties and troubles in lifeC.life with hard and cruel thingsD.ups and downs in life(3) According to Paragraph 2, why does the writer say that

39、"This belief makes me proud to be a human being"?A.Because human race creates such words as "laugh", "sing", "music" and "dance"B.Because human race is so tough that it is difficult to discourage.C.Because human race creates the language since the be

40、ginning of the recorded time.D.Because human race creates the language of all mankind(4) What can you learn from Paragraph 3?A.Every man has his faults.B.God helps those who help themselves.C.Manners make the man.D.You cannot judge a book by its cover(5) Which one of the following beliefs is NOT men

41、tioned by the writer?A.Being patient is necessary to accomplish tasks sometimes.B.For some thoughts and deeds good in nature, we must keep as secrets.C.Try to forgive people unless he breaks your heart.D.Never give up the idea of being yourself三、語法填空(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)(共1題；共10分)5 .閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和

42、上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當的詞或使用括號中 詞語的正確形式填空。I was born and raised in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I held several jobs(earn) a few dollars before enlisting in World War I. After being discharged, I bought my own cab and have owned one ever sin

43、ce hasn't been too easy at times, my wifetakes care of our money and we have a good bit put away a rainy day.Most people think taxi drivers are tough. But I think people get the impression that they are bad.Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will(regard) as honest fellows. I&#

44、39;ve been in the taxicab business for thirty-five years. In all my years of driving a taxicab, I have never had any trouble with the public, notwith drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong once in a while, I just agree with them andthen they behave(they).I believe honesty is one of the greates

45、t(gift) there is. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the(easy) it gets.四、書面表達(共1小題，滿分10分)(共1題；共10分)6 .請根據寫作要點用英語寫一篇短文，記敘你周末幫助家人做家務的一次經歷。 寫作要點：1)記敘周末做家務的

46、過程.2)談談你的感受以及對做家務的看法。注意:100詞左右；文中應包含所有要點，可適當發(fā)揮；文中不得出現學校的真實名稱和學生的真實姓名。-10 -答案解析部分一、完形填空(共15小題:每小題I分，滿分15分)I .【答案】(1) A;(2)C；(3)B；(4)D；(5) D；(6)C；(7)A； (8)A；(9)B；(10)C；II 1) A； (12) D； (13) C； (14) B； ( 15) B；【解析】【分析】大意：這篇文章介紹的是作者幼年因為意外失明，但作者不氣餒不放棄實現一個又一個 的目標。(1)句意：當我四歲的時候我在亞特蘭大的一個運貨的院子里從貨車車廂上摔下類失去了視力

47、，并且頭 著地。固定搭配，land on,著陸，and連接兩個并列的詞，land和fall off并列，故選 A。(2)句意：他們使我想去和失明作斗爭。根據上文中所說，作者是失明，A,孤獨，B,聾，C,失明，D,悲傷，故選C。(3)句意：我不得不學的最艱又t的課程是信任自己。A,經驗，B,課程，教訓，C,珍寶，D,知識，固定搭配，learn lessons,學習課程，故選 B。(4)句意：當我說信任自己的時候，我并不是僅僅在討論那種幫助我獨自走下不熟悉的樓梯的自信。A,幾乎，B,主要地，C,有趣地，D,僅僅，根據下文中所說，這只是其中一部分可知，可知前文是不僅僅， 故選Do(5)句意：這只是其

48、中一部分。根據 I mean something bigger than that可知比它更大，所以只是其中一 部分，故選Do(6)句意：我的意思是某些比那個更大的：一種我是一個真正的，積極的人的信心。作者想要做到的是 積極樂觀，真正的人，A,有信心的，B,明亮的，C,積極的，D,消極的，故選 C。(7)句意：某個地方，有一個特殊的地方在那里我可以是我自己健康。這是一個定語從句，修飾地點， 用where引導，在定語從句里邊做狀語，故選A。(8)句意：這件事不得不從最基本的事情開始。根據the most elementary things可知最基本的事是開始，A,以開始，B,結束，C,處理，D,

49、與斗爭，故選A。(9)句意：我認為他正在嘲笑我，并且我傷心了。根據 laugh at可知，使作者心靈受到了傷害，hurt,心靈上，精神上的傷害，A,不安，C,失望的，D,害怕的，故選 Bo(10)句意：這些話刻在了我的大腦里。固定搭配，stick in,刻在里，刺入中，stick的過去式。stuck,故選 C。(11)句意：通過滾著個球，我能夠聽出來它去了哪里。因為從上下文中我們知道作者是失明的人所以 只能去聽，故選A。(12)句意：這讓我知道了如何去實現一個我曾經認為是不可能實現的目標：打棒球。因為是曾經認為 的那就是不可能的，impossible ,故選D。(13)句意：我已經在我面前設置

50、了一系列的目標。設立，set,固定搭配，設立目標，set goals,故選C。(14)句意：我盡力去一次實現一個，有時我會失敗，但是總的來說，我進步了。根據后文的but on theaverage, I made progress.但是，我進步了，可知有時我會失敗，故選B。(15)句意：我的意思僅僅是眼睛的失去使我更加感激我剩下的這些。根據整篇文章的意思可知作者雖然失去了光明，但是樂觀積極，所以他是感激所剩下的一切，A,考慮，B,感激，C,意識到，D,相信， 故選Bo【點評】考查完形填空，首先通讀一遍文章，跳過缺失的單詞，再根據上下文來判斷所缺單詞的含義， 最后對選項進行區(qū)別，選出正確的那一項

51、。二、閱讀理解(共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分)(2) 答案】(1) BD(3) D(4) C(5) A【解析】【分析】大意：這是一篇研究性的文章，大意是，研究發(fā)現，媽媽聲音的錄音比煙霧報警還有效。(6) 詞義猜測題，根據上文的 but the children are sleeping on.以及下文中的 wake him up可知報警正在 響而孩子們正在睡覺，研究發(fā)現了一種更好的方式叫醒睡覺的年輕人們。故選B。(7) 細節(jié)推斷題，根據文中Each child slept in a lab-based room that resembled a real bedroom.可知每個孩子都睡

52、在實驗室的房間里，就像真正的臥室一樣，D選項說的是睡在一個真正的房間，是不正確的，故選Do(8) 細節(jié)推斷題，根據文中although he said at present it is not known why 可知，他們也并不知道為什么很難叫醒他彳門，故選 Do(4) 推理判斷題，根據文中said the research found a human voice combined with a low frequency pulsingtone was far more effective in waking up children than a traditional high-pitc

53、hed alarm. 以及 She also noted that more work was needed to explore whether other familiar sounds, such as a dog barking, might also prove effective in rousing children.可知科學家發(fā)現熟悉的聲音更容易叫醒孩子們。故選C。(5)主旨大意題，根據第段中Researchers in the US have discovered that playing a child a recording of hismother's voic

54、e is about three times more likely to wake him up than a traditional alarm.可知媽媽的聲音比報警器要管用。故選 Ao【點評】考查閱讀理解，本文涉及細節(jié)題、推斷題和主旨題三種常考題型，細節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答 案；推斷題需要聯系上下文，推斷出需要的信息；主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。3.【答案】(1) AA(3) D(4) C(5) B【解析】【分析】大意：這篇文章講的是低頭癥對人的影響，以及怎樣阻止低頭。(1) 主旨大意題， 根據 I have been through this, and it went

55、 so deep that I started disconnecting from everyone around me.可知這一段講的是人與人之間的關系。(2)詞意猜測題，根據上下文意思他們覺得我一直忽視他們，家庭和朋友需要你。A,忽視，B,吃驚的,C,令人吃驚的，D,令人高興的，故選 Ao(3) 推理判斷題，根據 Keeping your head lowered and looking at the phone all the time, does hurt in the long term可知傷害是長期，可能不能看到它正在來到，不是短期能看到的，故選 D。(4)細節(jié)題， 根據 The

56、 phone was kept in another room 可知 A正確，根據 Keep the phone in the pocket 可 知B正確，根據 you feel calls are very important 可知D正確，所以唯獨沒有 C,故選C。(5) 推理判斷題，根據 My concentration was better, and I was communicating well with my family and friends.可知作者相信阻止低頭癥對人們有好處。故選 B。【點評】考查閱讀理解，首先通讀全文，了解全文大意，其次分析問題，抓住問題的關鍵詞，在文中尋

57、 找相關信息，確定答案，最后再檢查一遍，確保答案正確。4.【答案】(1) BA(3) B(4) A(5) C【解析】【分析】大意：作者講述了自己的心路歷程，從幼時偶然的機會得知生活不易。(1)推理判斷題，根據 We all have troubles. They just differ in nature. That's all. And that leads me to myfirst belief可知從這次父母的爭吵中我知道了生活不易也就是本文的主題，故選B。(2)詞義猜測題，根據 life is not all hearts and flowers; indeed it'

58、s hard and cruel可知生活不容易，不只是鮮花，鮮花也就是說生活沒有困難，故選Ao(3)推理判斷題，根據上下文的意思得知作者認為人類是如此的艱難以至于很難使人泄氣，這種信念使 作者作為人類而驕傲，故選Bo(4) 主旨大意題，根據 A man may be a genius, you know, but he can still do things that practically break your heart.可知天才也可能做一些讓人傷心的事，所以說每個人都有缺點。故選 A。(5) 細節(jié)推理題，根據 A man may be a genius, you know, but he can still do things that practically break your heart.可知即使天才也可能傷你的心，但是上文中又說了，我們要原諒人們，所以C選項說的如果不傷你的心就原諒他這個理念是錯的。故選Co【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細節(jié)題、推斷題和主旨題三種常考題型，細節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答 案；推斷題需要聯系上下文，推斷出需要的信息；主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。 三、語法填空(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)5 .【答案】to earn； It； but/yet