江苏省徐州市2018届高三考前模拟检测英语试卷（含答案）

to one that looked even blinder than the rest, but whose song was sweet and low and clear, breaking a perfect stillness. For a long time he listened to that song without noticing that not a nut was falling. But suddenly he heard a faint rustle and three little oval nuts lay on the ground.

The traveler cracked one of them. It was of delicate flavor. He looked at the little creature standing with its face raised, and said:

“Tell me, little blind creature, whose song is so charming, is this all you get to eat? “Ah! ” wondered the traveler again: “You, whose voice is so clear, where did you learn to sing?”

The little blind creature smiled . . . 4. ________

It is a twilight forest in which we wander, and we may complain why the light is so dim; why there is so much bad and false fiction; why the demand for it is so great. We must lay the blame on ourselves. We ourselves create the demand for bad and false fiction. Sensibly, or insensibly, we tune our songs to earn the nuts of our twilight forest. We tune them, not to the key of: “Is it good?” but to the key of: “Will it pay?” so that at each tuning the nuts fall fast! For many of us, once started on this journey of fiction, there is much, often tragic, excuse—the less reason then for not having trained ourselves before setting out on our way. If we will not put ourselves to school when we are young; if we must rush into print before we can spell; if we will not repress our natural desires and walk before we run; if we will not learn at least what not to do—we shall go on wandering through the forest, singing our foolish songs. 65. From Paragraph 1, we can know that the author is a ________. A. juggler B. traveler C. publisher D. fictionist 66. Which of the following do you think is the right image in the story?

A. The traveler refers to the aimless publishers. B. The twilight represents the bad taste of readers. C. The nuts stand for remarkable works of fiction. D. The purblind creatures mean different novelists.

67. The sentence “ ‘I suppose,’ said the traveler, ‘small bad nuts are better than no bread; if you went out

you would starve?’ ’’ is probably put in blank ________. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 68. How do you understand the underlined sentence?

A. A good novel usually takes great efforts to create. B. Books are the source of inspiration for a novelist. C. Some novelists are excellent but poorly rewarded. D. Readers have few choices in choosing good books. 69. What does the last paragraph imply? A. The demand for bad fiction is great. B. The author often produces false books. C. Some of “us” are not qualified for the job. D. Tragically, “we” can not solve the problem.

70. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Wanted improvement B. Foolish songs C. A disordered market D. A wise traveler

第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

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注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

The human voice is the instrument we all play. It’s the most powerful sound in the world. It’s the only one that can start a war or say “I love you.” And yet many people have the experience that when they speak, people don’t listen to them. Why is that? How can we speak powerfully to make change in the world?

There are a number of habits that we need to move away from. The first is gossip, speaking ill of somebody who's not present. The second is judging. It’s very hard to listen to somebody if you know that you’re being judged and found wanting at the same time. Another is negativity. It’s hard to listen when somebody’s that negative. And another form of negativity is complaining. We complain about almost everything. It’s not spreading sunshine and lightness in the world. The next is excuse. Some people just pass it on to everybody else and don’t take responsibility for their actions. Exaggeration is the sixth of the seven, which usually becomes lying. We don’t want to listen to people we know are lying to us. The last is dogmatism, the confusion of facts with opinions.

There are four really powerful cornerstones that we can stand on if we want our speech to be powerful and to make change in the world. Fortunately, these things spell a word “hail”. The H stands for honesty, being true in what you say, being straight and clear. However, absolute honesty may not be what we want. It's not necessary to say “my goodness, you look ugly this morning.” The A is authenticity, just being ourselves. The I is integrity（一致）, doing what we say. And the L is love. It doesn't mean romantic love, but means wishing people well. That’s what we say.

The way that we say it is also important. The instrument is incredible and the tools you play with will increase the power of our speaking. The first is register (音域). We can locate our voice. We vote for politicians with lower voices, it’s true, because we associate depth with power and with authority. Timbre(音色), the way our voice feels, also matters. Some research shows that we prefer voices which are rich, smooth, warm, like hot chocolate. Then prosody(韵律) counts. People who speak all on one note are really quite hard to listen to if they don’t have any prosody at all. Another is pace. We can get very excited by saying something really quickly, or we can slow right down to emphasize. There’s nothing wrong with a bit of silence in a talk. It can be very powerful. Finally, we can get really excited by using volume. We can have people really pay attention by getting very quiet. If that’s not us, that’s not the end of the world, because we can train. Go and get a voice coach.

Of course, where this all comes into play most of all is when we’ve got something really important to do. It might be proposing marriage or asking for a raise. No engine works well without being warmed up. Warm up our voice.

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Introduction ◇The human voice is powerful, (71) ▲ many people found they sometimes are not listened to. ◇The problem (72) ▲ up how we can speak powerfully to make change in the world. ◇It’s easy for people to fall into the habits of being gossipy, judgmental and (74) ▲ , making it hard to listen to. ◇It’s typical of people to complain, look for excuses, (75) ▲ big, or state something in a dogmatic manner. Hail is (77) ▲ for the following: ◇Honesty, being straight and clear. ◇Authenticity, just being ourselves. ◇Integrity, actually doing what we say. ◇Love, wishing people well. ◇Using register, timbre, prosody, pace and volume (78) ▲ will increase the power of speaking. If necessary, (79) ▲ to a voice coach to get trained. ◇(80) ▲ yourself before some important occasions. Seven deadly (73) ▲ Four (76) ▲ Ways of speaking Conclusion 第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）

81. 请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

Computers in the classroom include any digital technology used to enhance, supplement, or replace a traditional educational curriculum. The early 1990s marked the beginning of modern media technology such as CD-ROMs as well as the development of modern presentation software such as Microsoft Powerpoint. Currently, other computer-based technology including the electronic whiteboard and the laptop computer is becoming widely available to students.

As computers have become more accessible, inexpensive, and powerful, the demand for this technology has increased, leading to more frequent use of computer resources within classes. Thus, there are some innovation and technology enthusiasts who claim that computer-based learning will soon replace teachers. They point out that the accessibility of information via the Internet and the recent advances in online instruction and adaptive learning will contribute to the retreat of teachers. These claims are alarming to those who advocate the importance of teachers. They point to a strong body of research that affirms the importance of good teachers. 【写作内容】

1. 用约30个单词概述上面短文的主要内容； 2. 举例说明计算机在课堂上的作用。

3. 你认为计算机能否替代教师？请给出至少两种理由。

【写作要求】

1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；

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2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称； 3. 不必写标题。 【评分标准】

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

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徐州市2017~2018学年度高三年级考前模拟检测

英语参考答案

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） 1--20 BACAA CBACC ABCAB BCABA

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 21--25 ACBAB 26--30 BCBAC 31--35 BBDAA 第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

36—40 DCABB 41—45 DBADC 46—50 ACDCA 51—55 BCABD 第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题 2分, 满分 30分） 56--57 DA 58--60 DBD61 – 64 BDAB65--70 DCBBCA

第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

(71) yet/but (72) comes (73)sins/ habits (74) negative (75) talk (76)cornerstones/foundations (77) short (78) properly/appropriately/suitably (79) turn/ refer (80) Prepare 书面表达

Computer resources have been playing a progressively prevailing role in education. In light of the increasing presence and importance of computers in classrooms, people can’t help wondering whether computers can substitute teachers in the near future. Classroom computer technology is being used for different types of communication—presentation, interaction, and collaboration. Students are required to be readers and writers, editors and publishers and they are expected to collaborate with others, working closely together to learn even more in this process. However, it is impossible for computers to replace teachers in classrooms. For one thing, instead of being the source of knowledge, high-quality teachers guide their students to process, analyze and apply what they have learned across academic subjects and into the real world. For another, a teacher is there to monitor every slight change in students’ attitude, to respond to and encourage them whenever they show signs of frustration or impatience. Those human aspects are not going to be replaced by machines at any time. (165

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