2022屆新教材高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)綜合測(cè)試卷十八新人教版

綜合測(cè)試卷十八

（時(shí)間：120分鐘滿分：150分）

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

l.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Chengdu'stourism.

B.Thewoman'sfriend.

C.ThenewsonTV.

2.What'swrongwiththeprinter?

A.It'sbroken.

B.Thereisn'tink.

C.Theinkboxisstolen.

3.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofAnna'sspeech?

A.Meaningful.

B.Boring.

C.Difficult.

4.Whydoesthewomanlooktired?

A.Sheissick.

B.Shedidn,tgetenoughsleep.

C.Shewaslookingafterababy.

5.WhereisJaspernow?

A.Inasupermarket.

B.Athome.

C.Atschool.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中

選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各

小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.WhendidthewomangotoJapan?

A.Lastsummer.

B.Lastwinter.

C.Thisautumn.

7.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutTokyo?

A.It'sattractivebutsmall.

B.It'slargebutdull.

C.It'scrowdedbutinteresting.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Colleagues.

B.Teacherandstudent.

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C.Customerandtravelagent.

9.Whenwillthewomangiveherlecture?

A.From11:00to12:45.

B.From1:00to2:00.

C.From2:00to3:30.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Wheredoesthegirlcomefrom?

A.Argentina.

B.Spain.

C.France.

11.HowoftendoesthegirlhaveEnglishclassesatschool?

A.Everyday.

B.Twiceaweek.

C.Onceaweek.

12.Whichsubjectdoestheboywanttolearn?

A.Art.

B.English.

C.Science.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whatisadaypack?

A.Abox.

B.Abag.

C.Alock.

14.Whatsurprisesthegirlatschool?

A.Alotofdiscussionsinclass.

B.Teachersgivinglittlehomework.

C.Fewstudentsaskingquestionsinclass.

15.Atwhattimeofthetermmighttheconversationtakeplace?

A.Attheendofit.

B.Inthemiddleofit.

C.Atthebeginningofit.

16.Whatdoweknowaboutthegirl?

A.Sheisnewtotheschool.

B.Sheseldomasksquestionsinclass.

C.Shewritesfortheschoolnewspaper.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.It'squitewet.

B?It'sprettyhot.

C.It'sgettingcooler.

18.Whenwillthetemperaturehitonehundreddegrees?

A.Thedayaftertomorrow.

B.Thisafternoon.

C.Tomorrow.

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19.Whatadvicedoesthespeakergive?

A.Wearingsuncream.

B.Onlystayingindoors.

C.Drivingwiththewindowsup.

20.Whoisofferinga“hotdays“discountforkids?

A.Thebeach.

B.Thelocalpool.

C.Thewaterpark.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Burnsfromfireorothersourcesofheatcanbemildor1ife-threatening.Some

burnscanbetreatedathome,whileothersneedemergencymedicalcare.

?Whattodoifyougetburned.

First,decideifyoucantakecareoftheburnyourself.Ifyoucan,tgetto

ahospitalrightawayorwaitforanambulance,followthesesteps:

1.Removeclothesfromtheburnedarea.Butdonotremoveclothesthataresticking

totheskinanddon,tbreakanyblisters.

2.Runcoolratherthancoldwaterovertheburnuntilthepainlessens.Donot

putbutter,oiloriceontheburn.

3.Lightlycovertheburnwithabandage.

4.Removejewelrythat?sclosetotheburn.

,Seekemergencymedicalcareif:

1.Theburnisserious.

2.Theburnedareaislarge（covertheareawithaclean,softclothortowel）.

3.Theburniscausedbyfire,electricalwireorchemicals.

4.Theburnlooksinfected.

,Precautionsfirst!

Becarefulwhenusingcandles,heatersandcurlingirons.Donotallowchildren

toplayinthekitchenwhilesomeoneiscooking.Childrencaneasilygetburnedin

thekitchen.

21.Whatshouldyoudofirstifyougetburned?

A.Callthedoctor.

B.Checktheburn.

C.Gotothehospital.

D.Cleantheburnedarea.

22.Whichisthecorrectwaytodealwithburns?

A.Runcoldwaterovertheburn.

B.Tearclothesawayfromtheburn.

C.Coverabandagegentlyovertheburn.

D.Breaktheblistersquicklyontheburn.

23.Whatisadvisedtoavoidgettingburnt?

A.Preventingpossibleproblemsinadvance.

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B.Stayingawayfromthekitchen.

C.Reducingtheuseofcandles.

D.Wearingnojewelryatall.

B

TwoBritishteachershavebrokentheworldrecordforthelongestjourneyina

tuk-tukafterpullingtheirfailingvehiclefor43miles.RichardSearsandNickGough

travelled37,500kilometresaroundtheworldandpassedthrough37countries.They

didthistosupportthegrassrootseducationprojectinAfrica,AsiaandSouthAmerica.

Thepair,whosetofffromLondon,thoughttheirexpeditionwasoverwhenthe

vehiclestartedtofail.Whenthetuk-tukbroke,theywereonly70kilometresaway

fromtheirdestination.Theydecidedtopullittherestoftheway.Thetuk-tuk,

whichweighs800kilograms,waspulledinturnsbyRichardandNickoverthreedays.

OnarrivalinChepen,Peru,theydiscoveredamechanicwhospecialisedintuk-tuks

andmanagedtofixit.

Thepairwerebackontheroadandaimingfortheirnextgoal.Alongtheirjourney

theyhadtotackledesertsandjungles.Theyalsosurvivedcloseencounterswith

elephantsinUgandaandBotswanaandanaccidentinMalaysia.Thegreatesthardship

onthetuk-tukwasthemountain-rangeslyingintheirpath,includingtheAlps,the

HimalayasandtheAndes.

NickandRicharduncoveredsomeinspirationalprojectsacrossAfrica,Asiaand

SouthAmerica.Theywitnessedfirsthandtheeducationalchallengesfacingtheseareas

today.TheyjoinedstreetchildrenintheslumsofCairo,Khartoum,Kampala,Mumbai

andPhnomPenh.TheyvisitedCongoleserefugees（難民）incampsinEasternBurundi.

ThepairestablishedTheTukTukEducationalTrust,aUKregisteredcharity.

Talkingabouttheirmotivation,Richardsaid:"Theworld'sleadershavemade

acommitmenttoachievinguniversalprimaryeducationbut,inspiteofthispledge（?

言，承諾），over57millionprimary-agedchildrenworldwidearestilloutofschool;

manymoreareinschool,thoughstillcannotaccessqualitylearningopportunities.”

24.Whydidthetwoteacherstraveltheworld?

A.Tosupportaneducationproject.

B.Tocreateanewworldrecord.

C.Toentertainthemselves.

I）.Tochallengethemselves.

25.Howfardidthetwoteacherspullthetuk-tukeachdayonaverage?

A.Alittlemorethan30kilometres.

B.About14miles.

C.43miles.

D.70kilometres.

26.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Howtheyrealisedtheirnextgoal.

B.Theirexcitingexperienceontheroad.

C.Thebeautifulsceneryoffamousmountains.

D.Thedifficultiesanddangerstheyfacedinthejourney.

27.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthetwoteachers?

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A.Curiousandbrave.

B.Humorousandgenerous.

C.Courageousandresponsible.

D.Efficientandhonest.

C

Whileyouarestudyingorworkingabroad,sharinganapartmentwithpeoplefrom

otherculturesisagreatwayofgettingthemostoutofaperiodofthebeginning.

Thisisasituationtowhichitwilltakesometimetoadapt.Herearesometipsto

maketheprocessgosmoother.

Startbybeingawareofyourownculture,valuesandattitudes.Understandthat

peoplewhohavenotgrownupinthesamecountryorcontextasyoucansometimes

translatesomeofyourbehaviourinthewrongway.Toavoidthis,seekadvicefrom

yourfriendsandfamilytofindoutmoreaboutwhattypeofpersonyouareandwhat

youmightcomeacrosswhenitcomestopeoplewhodon'tknowyou.Youmightalso

considerconductingalittleresearchaboutwhattypeofstereotypes（成見）other

culturesmightholdaboutthepeopleofyourowncountry.

Beunderstandingandpatient.Nowthatyouknowthatpeoplearealldifferent,

beunderstandingwhenyougettoknowthem.Trytobeopen-mindedsothatyoucan

startoffontherightfoot.Thiswillpromotecommunicationwiththem.Togetto

knoweachotherbetter,plantospendsometimedoingwhateachofyoulikestodo

inyoursparetime.Youcancookmealstogether,goouttotown,listentomusic,

takeaweekendtripandplansomeboardgames.Moreover,theotherpersonmightbe

fromaplacewherepeopledonotusuallydotheseactivities.Theopportunitiesto

learnfromeachotherareendless,butsometimesitcantaketheinitiative（主動(dòng)

權(quán)）toactuallymakeithappen.

Peoplearemoresimilarthanyouthinkmostofthetime.Wegrowupinsucha

largeworldwithsomuchinformationeverywhereandsometimeswecanbemisledinto

thinkingsomethingthatweshouldnotbelieve,butwehavetheopportunitytomake

upourownminds.Sobekind.Youdon,tknowwherepeoplecomefromandwhattheir

storyis.

28.Whydoestheauthorsuggestbeingawareofyourownculture?

A.Tolearntobehavewell.

B.Tobuildthesenseofindependence.

C.Topreventyourselfbeingmisunderstood.

D.Togainaninsightintoothercultures.

29.Whatcanyoudoforabetterunderstandingofeachother?

A.Mindyourownbusinessinsparetime.

B.Suggestsomeactivitiestodotogether.

C.Involveyourroommateinwhatyoulike.

D.Teamupwithyourroommateinvideogames.

30.Whatdoestheauthorintendtoexpressinthelastparagraph?

A.Theworldissolargeandpeoplearedifferent.

B.Beingfriendlyisgoodforcross-culturalcommunication.

C.Peoplefromdifferentculturesshouldlearnfromeachother.

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D.GetmoreinformationaboutdifferentculturesfromtheInternet.

31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowtoStudyorWorkAbroad

B.HowtoLearnCulturesofYourRoommates

C.HowtoHaveaGoodTimewithForeigners

D.HowtoLivewithPeoplefromDifferentCultures

D

Nexttimeyoumakeyourselfahotcupofteaorcoffee,youmightwanttolet

itcooldownabitbeforedrinking.

Researcherssaylettingyourhotdrinkscooloffcouldhelpyouavoidsomekind

ofcancer.ResearchersattheInternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer（IARC）found

evidencethatdrinksattemperaturesabove65℃,whenswallowed,cancausecancer

oftheesophagus（食道）.Theresearchersexaminedfindingsfromotherstudieswhere

teaandcoffeewereoftenservedat70℃orabove.Thosestudieswerecompletedin

IranandSouthAmerica.

Indevelopedcountries,healthexpertshavelinkedesophagealcancertosmoking

andalcoholicdrinks.However,thisformofcancerismorecommoninareaswherepeople

drinkbeverages（飲料）atveryhightemperatures.

InEuropeandtheUnitedStates,manypeopledrinkcoffeeandteaattemperatures

around60℃.Andtheyoftenaddmilkwhichlowersthetemperaturegreatly.However,

teadrinkersinIranandmatedrinkersinSouthAmericaoftenenjoytheirbeverages

atcloserto70℃.

TheresearchersfindthatSouthAmericansnotonlydrinktheirmateteaveryhot,

theyalsodrinkitthroughametalstraw.Thissendsthescaldingliquiddirectly

intothethroat.

Thefindings,however,aregoodnewsforcoffeedrinkers.In1991,theWorld

HealthOrganizationlistedcoffeeaspossiblycarcinogenic（致癌的）.TheWHOofficials

havesincechangedtheirpositiononthatlisting.Theynowsuggestthatthe

temperatureofyourhotdrinkisagreaterriskfactorthantheactualdrinkitself.

Theresultssuggestthatdrinkingveryhotbeveragesisoneprobablecauseof

esophagealcancerandthatitisthetemperature,ratherthanthedrinksthemselves,

thatappearstoberesponsible.

32.Whatmightbethecauseofesophagealcancer?

A.Smoking.

B.Alcoholicdrinks.

C.Unhealthyvegetables.

D.Hotdrinks.

33.WheredoteadrinkerslikeaddingmiIk?

A.InChina.

B.InIran.

C.InEurope.

D.InSouthAfrica.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scalding“inparagraph5mean?

A.Sweet.B.Cold.

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C.Hot.D.Tasteless.

35.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsisTRUE?

A.Once,theWHOthoughtcoffeewouldcausecancer.

B.Drinksbelow60℃cancauseesophagealcancer.

C.Thetemperatureshouldnotbethecauseofcancer.

D.Drinkingmilkisamuchhealthierwaytokeepawayfromcancer.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多

余選項(xiàng)。

On10April1912,anamazing,imposingnewoceanlinersteamedoutofSouthampton

Harbour.36Shewasthelargestshipintheworldatthattime,andthemost

luxurious.Herpassengersincludedsomeofthewealthiestpeopleintheworld.

Everyoneagreedthisbeautifulnewshipwasthebestlinerinexistence—infact,

shewassaidtobeunsinkable.

Theship'screwhadabsoluteconfidenceinher.When,fourdayslater,Captain

EdwardSmithgavehisradio-mentheordertotransmittheinternationaldistress

signal,SOS,theythoughthewasjoking.Hewasn,t.At2:20a.m.on15April1912,

theTitanicsankbeneaththefreezingwatersoftheAtlantic.37Itisstillone

ofthebiggestpeacetimemaritimetragediesinhistory.

On14April2012,apassengershipstoppedintheNorthAtlantic.38Itwas

coldanddark.1,300passengersstoodondeckasamemorialservicewasheldforthe

peoplewhodiedthere.Twowreathsofflowerswerethrownintothefreezingwater.

ThestoryoftheTitanichastouchedandfascinatedpeopleforoveracentury.

Mistakesthatweremadeaddeduptodisaster.39Therearerecordsofgenerosity

andcouragethatsavedliveswhensomanyotherswerelost.MillionaireBenjamin

Guggenheimwasofferedoneofthefewplacesinalifeboat,butsaiditshouldbe

giventoawomanorachild,andchoseinsteadtodressfordinner.Someoneoverheard

himsay"We'vedressedupinourbestandarepreparedtogodownlikegentlemen!,,

40_ThepuredramaofthescenemeansthatthelegendoftheTitanicwillneverbe

forgotten.

A.Forexample,theTitanic'sradioroomreceivednofewerthansevenicewarnings

onthenightofthetragedy.

B.Itwastwentytomidnight,theexacttimewhentheTitanichittheiceberg100years

ago.

C.Survivorsrecalledthatthelightsstayedonandtheorchestrawasplayinguntil

themomentthehugeshipsankintotheblackwater.

D.Theyarrivedtwohourslater,butonly53peoplewererescuedfromthewater.

E.ItwasherfirstvoyageandherdestinationwasNewYorkCity一acrosstheAtlantic

Ocean.

F.Onthatnight,over1,500peoplelosttheirlives.

G.Theordertoabandonshipwasgivenandhundredsofpeopleplungedintotheicy

water.

第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

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閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Likemostpeopleinhervillage,mygrandma41jasmine（茉莉）flowers.Summer

isthetimetopickjasmineflowerswhichwillbesenttothefactorytomakejasmine

tea.Helpingmygrandmapickjasmineflowershasbeenmy42sinceIwas13.The

jasminefieldwas13withlotsofflowersandtheirgoodsmells,ilitwas

hardtopicktheseflowersforhoursinthestrongsunlight.WhenIgot45and

wantedtogiveup,Ilookedatmygrandmawhokeptbusypickingflowers.Seeingher

workhard,]46strengthtokeepgoing.Byworkingwithher,Ilearnedtowork

untilthejobwas47.

Grandmalivedapoorlifebutsheneverlosther-18.Inheroldage,she

didn'tneedtoworkbecauseherchildrencouldsupport（贍養(yǎng)）her.But,shestill

workedtogivehermoneytotheSeniorCentre,which49me.Inmymind,people

workhardtoenjoytheirlives,insteadofgivingmoneyaway.Shedisagreed,saying,"I

haveworkedforalifetime.““50hasbecomepartofmy1ife.WhenIwasin51,

Ihadalotofhelpfromtheneighbours,whoarenowintheSeniorCentre.Iwant

topaythemback.Iwanttobe52.”

Ialwaysrememberher53andthinkdeeplyaboutmyfuturework.I54that

ajobisnotonlyawaytomakealiving,butalsoawayto55peopleandmake

thisworldabetterplace.

41.A.pickedB.planted

C.wantedD.preferred

42.A.chanceB.trouble

C.jobD.advice

43.A.importantB.wonderful

C.safeD.far

44.A.butB.and

C.orD.so

45.A.lostB.cold

C.sadD.tired

46.A.doubtedB.tested

C.recoveredD.used

47.A.doneB.checked

C.begun1）.prepared

48.A.courageB.bravery

C.kindness1）.patience

49.A.comfortedB.moved

C.upsetD.surprised

50.A.LearningB.Changing

C.WorkingD.Caring

51.A.lineB.silence

C.practiceD.difficulty

52.A.helpfulB.hopeful

C.peacefulD.careful

53.A.needsB.words

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C.smilesD.commands

54.A.promiseB.imagine

C.expectD.realise

55.A.encourageB.save

C.serveD.understand

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Hikingtoursareakindofadventure(冒險(xiǎn))tourism.Generallyspeaking,these

vacationsfocusalmostentirely56.hikingfromoneplacetoanother.

Hikingtourscanbedoneasagroupactivityoralone.

Therearemanydifferentwaysoforganisinghikingtours.Somepeopleliketo

gooutintotheareaswherethereareveryfewpeopleandtraveloverlong

57.(distant)fromoneplacetoanother.Theyusuallystayinhotels

overnightbefore58.(travel)tothenextplaceonthefollowingday.

Guidescanmakehikingtripssaferandmorefocused.Somehikersprefertotake

hikingtourswithoutguidesbecauseofcostsorbecausetheywanttochallenge59.

(they).However,employinga60.(rely)guideduringahikingtour

61------------(consider)asabetterchoiceforlessexperiencedhikers.

Theactivitycanbeverytiring,andthose62.arenewtohikingmay

worrythattheyaren,t63.(physical)abletofinishthetours.Sometimes

itcanbehelpfulforpeople64.(go)tothedoctorandmakesureitis

safeforthemtochoose65.difficulthike.Sometimes,achallenginghike

canbedeadlyforsomeonehavingheartdisease.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

假設(shè)你是學(xué)生會(huì)主席李華。英國(guó)姊妹學(xué)校部分學(xué)生來校訪問交流一天。請(qǐng)你寫一篇英文

演講稿，內(nèi)容包括：

1,表示歡迎；

2.具體活動(dòng)安排：校史介紹、參觀校園、中英學(xué)生足球賽、英語晚會(huì)；

3.祝愿。

注意：

L詞數(shù)80左右。

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dearfriends,

Thankyou!

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)

寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。

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Wemovedonintothejungle-aforestwherelargenumbersoftalltreesandplants

growveryclosetogether.OldMaliwentinfrontandIfollowedclosebehindhim.

Westoppedforthenightaboutanhourbeforeitbegantogetdark.

OldMalilitafire.Thenheshowedmehowtomakeabedwithmoss(青苔，苔辭).

Itwassoftandcomfortable.

“Mali,howdidyoulearntomakesuchabed?”Iasked.

“Ilearnedtomakebedslikethat,“Malireplied,“bywatchingandlistening

toothers.Thatistherealwaytolearnanything.”

“Willyouletmewatchyoualways?”IaskedOldMali."Iwanttolearnallthe

thingsyouknowaboutthejungle.”

Whenwehadfinishedoursupper,OldMaligotontohisbedandlaydown.Itwas

nowcompletelydark.Inthefirelight,OldMaliseemedtobefastasleeponhisbed.

Isuddenlyfeltaloneandafraid.

Alldayinthejungle,whilewehadbeenwalking,Ihadheardnoisesofanimals.

Nowtheyseemedtobemuchnearer.Thejunglewasnowawallofblacknessinthelight

ofthefire.

Ifeltfrightenedandsuddenlymymouthwentdry.Iwantedtoscream.Ifeltmy

mouthopeningwide,readytoscreamasloudaspossible.

ButIdidnotscream.IsawOldMali'sfaceinthefirelight.Thismademefeel

ashamed.Iheldmyteethtightlytogethertostopmyselffromscreaming.Ilaydown

andclosedmyeyes.

AssoonasIclosedmyeyes,Iheardathousandnoises.Thewholejunglebecame

alivewithanimalsmovingquietlyandcarefullyallaroundme.SuddenlyOldMalitook

adeepbre