2019年河南省许昌高级中学高考英语诊断试卷（二）

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 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．What is PayQwiq？ PayQwiq is a fast and secure payment service that helps you go quickly through the Tesco checkout．It lets you add your credit or debit card details to the app so you can use your smartphone to pay for your shopping with just one scan．Not only that but it collects your Clubcard points automatically．This means you can now go wallet-free in all UK Tesco stores．So why not give it a go？It only takes a moment to download and you will receive these benefits：
  *Collect your Clubcard points automatically
  *Pay for your weekly shop up to￡250
  *Use PayQwiq offline，even with no signal
  *Track your spending in Tesco
     Sign up to PayQwiq and collect 100 extra Clubcard points for each week you pay with the app，for up to 5 weeks-that's up to 500 extra points．
     Available to new customers who sign up by 3 September 2018 and make all payments by 31 October 2018．One offer per customer．Only one qualifying deal per week will collect the extra points．Additional payments in the same week will not receive extra points．Clubcard points will be added to a future Clubcard statement．
  How does it work？
     Head to the App Store or Google Play to download the PayQwiq app．
     As soon as you've added your card details，you'll be ready to shop using just your phone．
     And there's no need to worry about your bank details being stored on your phone-they're all securely protected in our data centers．So not only is it quicker and easier，it's safer too．
  
  （1）If customers use PayQwiq in UK Tesco stores，they can

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  A．pay for their weekly shop without limit
  B．get Clubcard points automatically
  C．budget their everyday spending
  D．win 500 extra points at a time
  （2）From the passage we can learn that

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  A．users must sign up by 3 October 2018
  B．users needn't add their payment card information
  C．PayQwiq can guarantee both convenience and safety
  D．PayQwiq can be downloaded only from the App Store
  （3）What is the purpose of this passage？

  
  A．To popularize the use of PayQwiq．
  B．To stress the importance of PayQwiq．
  C．To describe the function of PayQwiq．
  D．To introduce the benefits of PayQwiq．
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• 2．It never occurred to anybody，not even the creators that the world would care about the complex lives，loves and sufferings of a group of attractive and witty New Yorkers．But there's no doubt that Friends（ 老 友 记 ）has become more than just a successful situation comedy-it has established itself as one of the last great television phenomena of the last century．Along the way，it has made its half-dozen leading actors famous．
     Looking back on the strong friendship between the group of three men and three women who frequently gather at each other's apartments and at Greenwich Village's Central Perk coffee house，Friends was created by television producers，David Crane and Marta Kauffman．In 1993，the pair met producer Kevin S．Bright．Then the three became partners and got a deal to produce a new comedy for Warner Brothers．What they came up with was based on Crane and Kauffman's after-college years，when they hung out at the local coffee house and involved themselves in every aspect of each other's lives．
     It didn't take long for viewers to make friends with Friends．The situation comedy quickly became a top ten hit．Critics loved it as well．Entertainment Weekly said the show operated like a Broadway show，with twisty plots and unique jokes．The television theme song has also been a success with the public．The song's success helped save the television theme song．An ABC（美国广播公司）executive was ready to order very short music intros（ 前奏） on his network's shows，thinking that viewers would hit the remote control as soon as the opening started．But the success of the Friends theme song led the ABC executive to change his mind-- remote controls or not，the TV theme song would stay．
     Years have gone by，but Friends remains and will remain an example of a modern US situation comedy that is both hugely entertaining television and nothing short of a genuine latter-day social phenomenon．
  
  （1）What is stressed in the second paragraph？

  
  A．The role models of Friends．
  B．The popularity of Friends．
  C．The origin of Friends．
  D．The brilliance of Friends．
  （2）Which of the following is TRUE about Friends？

  
  A．It has a simple but entertaining plot．
  B．It is about friendship between college students．
  C．It was criticized by Entertainment Weekly．
  D．It first came into being in the 1990s．
  （3）What can we learn from the passage？

  
  A．The ABC executive thought highly of the theme song of Friends．
  B．Producer，Kevin S．Bright，graduated from the same college as David Crane．
  C．ABC once replaced the theme song of its TV show with a short music intro．
  D．Marta Kauffman expected Friends to achieve great success．
  （4）What might the author think of Friends？

  
  A．Its merits outweigh its shortcomings．
  B．He/she shows great affection towards it．
  C．Its success lies in the lack of good situation comedies．
  D．He/she has a reserved attitude towards its success．
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• 3．Have you ever thought of getting in touch with your inner child from time to time？Obviously some people are willing to pay big money for the chance to do so in a proper environment.A Brooklyn-based adult preschool is charging customers between 333 and999 for the chance to act like a kid again.
     At Preschool Mastermind in New York adults get to participate in show-and-tell，arts-and-crafts such as finger paint，games like musical chairs and even take naps.The month-long course also has class picture day where the adults are expected to have a field trip and a parent day.
     30-year-old Michelle Joni Lapidos，the brain behind the adult preschool，studied childhood education and has always wanted to be a preschool teacher.She's always on the lookout for new ways to get people in touch with the freedom of childhood.A friend encouraged her to start the mastermind course instead.
     According to Candice，her blogger friend，Preschool Mastermind gives adults a chance to relearn and master the things that they failed to understand as children."I realised all the significances of what we learn in preschool，" said the founder Michelle Joni，"People come here and get in touch with their inner child.It's magical.We are bringing ourselves back to another place，another time with ourselves when we are more believing in ourselves，more confident and ready to take on the world."
     "One person's here because they want to learn not to be so serious，" Michelle said."Another's here to learn to be more confident." She explained that most of the classes were planned.However，Joni added that while the planned activities were fun，it was often the spontaneous（自发的）moments that attracted students."It's the things you don't plan for，the sharing between friends and learning from each other."
  
  （1）What is the purpose of Preschool Mastermind？

  
  A．To give adults a chance to return to childhood.
  B．To help parents understand their children better.
  C．To provide practical training courses for teachers.
  D．To introduce some ways of playing with children.
  （2）What is mainly discussed about Preschool Mastermind in Paragraph 2？

  
  A．Its customers.
  B．Its activities.
  C．Its environment.
  D．Its schedule.
  （3）According to Candice，people come to this programme to

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  A．enjoy freedom of thinking
  B．realise their childhood dreams
  C．discover their inner abilities
  D．figure out childhood puzzles
  （4）What do we know about Michelle Joni？

  
  A．She used to be a preschool teacher.
  B．She likes to make plans in advance.
  C．She founded Preschool Mastermind.
  D．She gained confidence by sharing.
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第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分 35）第一节 短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 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 will share one experience with you． With the college Entrance Examination draw near， I was filled with great anxiety． However， I couldn't be absorbed in study， resulting from my failing in the examination． I got very discouraging． Just then ，my teacher， Miss Zhang， approaches me and said， "In life we all have moments when we can't achieve what we want to． It is natural． Don't allow those moments to weaken you， and turn them into motivation to inspire you．" Her words were reminder that provided me with constant encouragement to smile at life． Consequently ， I gained that I deserved．
      So it is an optimistic attitude which matters most of all． It gives you the confidence to deal with difficulties and to achieve what you want in your life．
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第二节书面表达（满分 25 分）

• 9．假定你是李华，你所喜爱的 Global Mirror 周报创刊五周年之际征集读者意见．请你依 据以下内容给主编写封信，内容主要包括：
  1．说明你是该报的忠实读者
  2．说明该报优点：1）兼顾国内外新闻2）介绍名人成功故事
  3．提出建议： 刊登指导英语学习的文章 注意：1． 词数 100 左右，开头语已为你写好；
  2． 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
  Dear Editor-in-Chief，
  Yours，
  Li Hua
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