2019年河南省许昌高级中学高考英语押题试卷（二）

第I卷（选择题，共70分）第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题；每小题6分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

• 1．Monthly Talks in Lecture Theatre
  Anglo-Saxon and Viking Big Weekend Talk
  Anglo-Saxon Riddles and the Man-Made World
  By Andy Orchard，Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor，University of Oxford
  Saturday 19 August，11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
     Examining old English riddles of Anglo-Saxon England，which so often refer to pieces of material culture.
  This talk is free and no booking is required.
  Raphael Exhibition Talk
  Beneath the Surface of Raphael's drawing practice
  By Angelamaria Aceto，Leverhulme Research Assistant
  Tuesday 26 September，1—2 p.m.
     How can modern technologies make the complexity of Raphael's drawing clear to our eyes？This talk will examine Raphael's materials and techniques in depth，exposing new ways of understanding his drawing from the angle of art and science.
  Tickets are ￡6/￡5 and booking is necessary.
  Afternoon Tea Talk
  Gardens & Gardeners of Ancient Egypt
  By Linda Farrar，Archaeologist and Lecturer
  Sunday 22 October，2—3 p.m.
     Tomb paintings and reliefs（浮雕） give a wonderful impression of these early gardens，the plants they contained，and aspects of ancient gardening，while surviving texts bring their gardens to life once more.
  Tickets are ￡10/￡9 including afternoon tea.
  Alfred Money Talk
  Money in the Age of Alfred the Great
     By Dr Rory Naismith，Lecturer in Medieval British History，King's College London
  Wednesday 15 November，2—4 p.m.
     This talk addresses the various forms of money from Watlington-silver pennies from Mercia and Wessex，and silver bullion（银条） more characteristic of the Vikings，as well as other kinds and ideas of money which contemporaries would have known.
     This is a change to the scheduled event.The talk "Win Some Lose Some：Beowulf and Treasure"，as advertised in our Talks in Lecture Theatre，will not be going ahead.
  This talk is free and no booking is required.
  
  （1）Who will give the talk on old English riddles of Anglo-Saxon England？

  
  A．Linda Farrar.
  B．Rory Naismith.
  C．Andy Orchard.
  D．Angelamaria Aceto.
  （2）When is the talk on Raphael's drawing materials and techniques given？

  
  A．On 19 August.
  B．On 26 September.
  C．On 22 October.
  D．On 15 November.
  （3）What is the topic of the talk in November？

  
  A．Money in the Age of Alfred the Great.
  B．Gardens &Gardeners of Ancient Egypt.
  C．Win Some Lose Some：Beowulf and Treasure.
  D．Beneath the Surface of Raphael's drawing practice.
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• 2．Kevin，diagnosed with Dyslexia（读写困难症），rarely spoke a word in class，and if he did，it would be a "Yes，" "No，" or "Maybe，" in response to questions．He always scored badly in tests and saw no hope for the future．That was until he met Sarah，an advisor at a youth center．
     In 2012，Kevin attended a course called Ready Set Go in that center．The course was for disadvantaged kids in Kingswood - a low-income area in Sydney's western suburbs - and its goal was to teach the kids how to create businesses and offer value to the neighborhood．
     At the end of the course，Sarah took the kids to the local area．She asked volunteers to share their business experiences - Kevin immediately put up his hand．His challenge was to trade his hotdog selling service for free bread at a bakery．Although scared，Kevin was able to share his entrepreneur（创业） story with the shop owner and asked if he could exchange his service for some bread．Unexpectedly，the shop owner told Kevin how moved he was by his story and handed him some bread for free．By the end of the afternoon，his belief in himself and what was possible was at an all- time high．
     The following week，Kevin sold 70 hotdogs in two hours and made over ＄200．Soon after，he delivered public speeches in 20 schools，and was selected as part of his school's leadership team．Now he heads a business group working on how to increase potential customer base．
     All of his would not have been possible if Kevin had not found his passion and perseverance to improve himself，and those around him．The guidance and trust of his advisor also helped to kindle his enthusiasm to go after his goals and dreams in life．
  
  （1）What were the kids expected to achieve in the Ready Set Go course？

  
  A．To improve their test scores．
  B．To create a hot- dog business．
  C．To teach in low-income areas．
  D．To be beneficial to the local area．
  （2）How did Kevin feel after visiting the local bakery？

  
  A．Scared．
  B．Confident．
  C．Touched．
  D．Grateful．
  （3）What does the underlined word "kindle" in the last paragraph probably mean？

  
  A．Inspire
  B．Share．
  C．Continue．
  D．Express．
  （4）Which can be a suitable title for the text？

  
  A．On the Road to Recovery
  B．Turning Failure into Success
  C．Growing Wealthy through Hard Work
  D．From Hopeless Youth to Business Leader
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• 3．Time to end loneliness US author Henry Rollins once wrote： "Loneliness adds beauty to life．It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better．" Indeed，in the eyes of artists，loneliness never seems to go out of style．There are paintings that portray loneliness，songs that are inspired by loneliness，and many works of literature that center around this theme．
     In the eyes of UK economist Rachel Reeves，however，loneliness is far from romantic．Instead，it's a "giant evil" that's become a serious problem in the country．
     So just how serious is it？On Jan 17，UK Prime Minister Theresa May appointed politician Tracey Crouch as the country's very first "Minister for Loneliness"．Her job is to address the loneliness that the country's been feeling - a problem which，according to UK government research，is affecting more than 9 million people in the country，and is more harmful to one's physical and mental health than smoking 15 cigarettes a day．
     And the problem hasn't just appeared recently．Back in 2014，the UK was given the title of the "loneliness capital of Europe" by The Telegraph．A survey carried out by the newspaper found that British people were less likely to get to know their neighbors or build strong relationships with people than those from other European countries．
     "There is something British about wanting to deal with problems yourself，" Christian Guy，director of the Centre for Social Justice think-tank （智囊团），told The Telegraph．
     But this doesn't mean that the problem only affects Britons．In fact，we're all suffering from loneliness now more than ever，in spite of most of the world now having access to the internet，which has enabled us to be more connected than ever．
     What we need，according to Kim Leadbetter，sister of the late UK politician Jo Cox，is to have "proper human connections"．
     "Our lives nowadays are so busy．We spend the vast majority of our time on our phones，on our laptops．We need to press pause on that and actually sit down and speak to human beings，" Leadbetter said at an event last year．
     But the first steps toward fighting this problem are to accept its existence and not be ashamed or intimidated by it．After all，without loneliness，many beautiful paintings，songs，and literary works wouldn't even exist．And "evil" or not，being lonely is simply part of the experience of being human．
  
  （1）What can we learn about the UK's loneliness problem？

  
  A．The government is working to solve the problem．
  B．More than half of British people suffer from loneliness．
  C．The UK became the loneliest country in the world in 2014．
  D．British people communicate less with their neighbors than ever．
  （2）According to the text，social loneliness

  ．
  A．does more harm mentally than physically
  B．didn't attract the public's attention until recently
  C．is mainly caused by the wide use of the internet
  D．has become a problem worldwide
  （3）What does Leadbetter suggest doing to cope with loneliness？

  
  A．Making more phone calls to our friends．
  B．Stopping the use of electronic products．
  C．Interacting with the people around us face to face more often．
  D．Accepting its existence calmly．
  （4）Which of the following would the author probably agree with？

  
  A．Loneliness is a giant evil of society．
  B．Only artists can appreciate the beauty of loneliness．
  C．Loneliness is just a normal part of our life．
  D．It is hard to find a solution to social loneliness．
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第四部分写作（共两节，满分10分）第一节 短文改错（共1小题； 每小题10分，满分10分）

• 8．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（Λ），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：在错的词下划一横线，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。
       My swimming experience is extreme interesting.There was a time that I swam like a rock.This went on till one day when I was fishing with a friend of me at a nearby pond.I was so much careless that I slipped into it.Had my friend not come to my rescue，I would been drowned.Ever since then，I have come to knowing the importance of learning to swim.I didn't go to any training class and learned it all by myself.Now I have no difficult swimming at all.As the way I swim looks clumsy，at least it can keep me floating.Thinking of this，I feel quite satisfying.
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第二节书面表达（满分25分）

• 9．假定你是李华，你们学校的美国交换生John准备参加"外国人讲中国成语（idiom）故事"比赛，他发邮件请你给予辅导。你回复邮件，内容包括：
  1.答应帮助；
  2.提出建议；
  3.询问辅导时间与地点。
  注意：
  1.词数100左右；
  2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
  Dear John，
  _________________________________
  Yours，
  Li Hua
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