高考模拟试题(二)

Ⅰ. 单项填空(共15题;每小题1分,满分15分)

1. Can money buy happiness?__________ new study claims only up to__________ point.

A. a, theB. a, a

C. the, theD. the, a

2. I have particularly enjoyed the chance to__________ what I have learned into practice in a real life and truly benefited from it.

A. putB. makeC. haveD. take

3. Do you believe the 29th Olympic Games__________in Beijing will be a great success?

A. heldB. to be heldC. holdingD. holds

4. Was it really interesting to find out__________ the customers bought products from our company?

A. thatB. whatC. howD. where

5. Samuel never stopped buying more books though he had more reading material than he__________ ever get around to reading.

A. couldB. wouldC. mustD. should

6. I think you’d better take it seriously. It is a precious opportunity for you__________ .

A. above allB. after allC. in allD. all in all

7. Even__________ a little boy, I decided that I was going to be a doctor in the future.

A. forB. withC. onD. as

8. Was it the second time that excuse__________ for her?

A. had workedB. workedC. was workingD. should work

9. Don’t be discouraged, dear. You know life is__________ twists and turns.

A. proud ofB. careless ofC. generous ofD. full of

10. On the peaceful beach and on the long chair__________ an old couple, enjoying the beautiful evening sunset.

A. satB. were sittingC. was sittingD. sitting

11. Thieves often get lucky in this case__________ homeowners forget to lock all their windows or doors.

A. whenB. whileC. sinceD. where

12. ―How can you keep so healthy these years?

―Well, I have made__________ a rule to take part in physical labour every Sunday.

A. thisB. thatC. itD. me

13. I used to drive around the neighbourhood just to__________ my new expensive wheels, but I can’t do that any more as the price for gas is skyrocketing.

A. show offB. take offC. break offD. drop off

14. The manager explains the reason his gas is cheaper than elsewhere is that he__________ a lot of gas a while back at reduced prices, so he is passing his savings on to his customers.

A. buysB. boughtC. is buyingD. has bought

15. ―Wow, these pictures are so beautiful! Where did you take them?

―In Australia.

―How I wish I__________ there before too.

A. could beB. would have beenC. had beenD. were

Ⅱ. 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was 16 into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, was 17

with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t 18 fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 19 I understood the pressure on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very slowly to understand. “I guess we all have to 20 something,” Mother said quietly. I could 21 her pain and the tension of 22 the strong feeling that were interrupted by my 23 . Suddenly, something inside me lit up. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face 24 my shoulder and sobbed. I held her 25 and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could and that was 26 . At that moment, feeling Mother’s 27 with feelings, I understood for the first time her being easy to 28 . She was still my mother, 29 she was something 30 : a person like me, capable of fear, 31 and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 32 in her arms.

A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 33 . “It’s a job I can do, though.” She said simply. But the evening practice on the green typewriter continued. I had a very 34 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her 35 away across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

16. A. fooledB. trickedC. puzzledD. shocked

17. A. cryingB. smilingC. thinkingD. whispering

18. A. writeB. typeC. runD. wash

19. A. eagerlyB. worriedlyC. hurriedlyD. happily

20. A. fail B. winC. forgetD. gain

21. A. realizeB. understandC. senseD. recognize

22. A. holding backB. putting awayC. holding onD. stopping from

23. A. painB. laughterC. arrivalD. cry

24. A. byB. uponC. besideD. against

25. A. tightlyB. rudelyC. carefullyD. politely

26. A. enoughB. littleC. allD. nothing

27. A. handB. faceC. hairD. back

28. A. contentB. breakC. fallD. shout

29. A. thereforeB. althoughC. yetD. however

30. A. moreB. excellentC. strangeD. huge

31. A. woundB. prideC. successD. hurt

32. A. kindnessB. memoryC. comfortD. support

33. A. suppliedB. offeredC. paidD. contributed

34. A. differentB. hardC. pleasantD. serious

35. A. cryingB. laughingC. tappingD. sewing

Ⅲ. 阅读理解(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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Deena and Sarah spent their summer vacation with Deena’s uncle Samoa, who was a retired teacher, living in a faraway house in the middle of a huge forest. Every day they walked with him in the forest, listening to his strange stories about trees, witches, and fortune-tellers. There was no end to his stories―he could go on and on―so one day Deena asked him, “Where have you read all these stories?”

“I haven’t read them. They just get into my mind when I see things.”

“How come?”

“You see, when I see an old oak tree, I try to imagine the experience this tree has. All the people who have passed this tree during the years―lovers―walkers―workers―all kinds of people. And I imagine the tree telling me all this-and there you go―the story is there!”

“So you mean that the tree has stories,” Deena said, thinking closely.

“No, but the presence of the tree makes my mind come up with imagination. When I am alone, I just see sights, but when I’m walking with you, the sights come to words, and I tell you the story. Do you see?”

“No,” Deena said. “I think things are there―events are there―thoughts are there―and people’s minds make connections between them. For animals there are only things and events, and they do not connect them the way we do. They are not supposed to. But people have minds, and the meaning of the human mind is to learn to connect events and things with their thoughts.”

Uncle Samoa listened attentively. Then he said, “What you say is―well, mental creation, or something like that. Does this mean, that you mean, that our goal is to create? That it is more important to create than to think?”

“That’s it,” Deena said. “Life is creation. Creation is there all the time, waiting for us to see.”

“Look,” Uncle Samoa said. “Look at that wonderful tree. See a story there?”

“Yes,” Sarah laughed. “It’s a story about love―Man’s love for Nature, and Nature’s love for us.”

“Or a ballet―look at the leaves,” Deena said eagerly. “They move in the wind like a ballet.”

“I can almost hear the symphony(交响乐),” Uncle Samoa said. “The forest-symphony, telling us to take care of Nature―dance with it―pick up all stories―make a painting of this wonderful world. I do agree with you―there is nothing but creation. So let’s join our hands and dance to my house. I expect a whole orchestra (管弦乐队)waiting for us there.”

“This is just beautiful,” Deena said. “Three people dancing in the forest, while the leaves make their ballet above our heads. I think I’m going to fold out my wings and fly home.”

“Sure, why not! Everything is possible, when the mind is ready and open.”

And there Uncle Samoa stood, looking at the two flying girls. “What a story,” he said. “What a story!!”

36. Sarah was in the forest because__________.

A. she was living in a faraway house in it

B. she liked listening to strange stories

C. she was enjoying holidays with Deena

D. she was walking with uncle Samoa

37. How was uncle Samoa able to tell many stories?

A. He created them.

B. He imagined them.

C. He read and learnt them by heart.

D. He knew them when born.

38. It can be inferred that__________.

A. Deena and Sarah had different ideas from Uncle Samoa

B. Deena and Sarah learnt how to fly and would get home soon

C. the symphony was often heard in the forest and very popular

D. the three of them shared the same view and enjoyed their time

39. Which of the following do you think is the best title?

A. Life is creation

B. A day in the forest

C. A concert in the forest

D. A story about the forest

B

Charles Dickens was a well known personality and his novels were hugely popular during his lifetime. His first full novel The Pickwick Papers brought him immediate fame and this fame continued right through his career. He maintained a high quality in all his writings and although never departing greatly from his typical “Dickensian” style he did experiment with different themes, moods and styles. Some of these experiments were more successful than others and the public’s taste and appreciation of his various works have varied over time. He was usually keen to give his readers what they wanted and the monthly or weekly publication of his works in episodes meant that the books could change as the story went on at the interest of the public. A good example of this is the American episodes in Martin Chuzzlewit which were put in by Dickens in response to lower than normal sales of the earlier chapters. In Our Mutual Friend the inclusion of the character of Riah was a positive description of a Jewish character after he was criticized for the character of Fagin(教唆儿童少年犯罪者)in Oliver Twist.

His popularity has waned little since his death and he is still one of the best known and most read of English authors. At least 180 movies and TV adaptations based on Dickens’ works help confirm his success. Many of his works were adapted for the stage during his own lifetime and as early as 1913 a silent film of The Pickwick Papers was made. His characters were often so memorable that they took on a life of their own outside his books. Gamp became a slang expression for an umbrella from the character Mrs. Gamp and Pickwickian, Pecksniffian and Gradgrind all entered the dictionary owing to Dickens’ perfect description of these kinds of people. Sam Weller was an early superstar perhaps better known than his author at first. It is likely that A Christmas Carol is his best-known story, with new adaptations almost every year. It is also the most-filmed of Dickens’ stories, most versions dating from the early years of cinema. This simple morality tale with humor and pathos(感伤), for many, sums up the true meaning of Christmas and eclipses(超越)all his other Christmas stories.

40. Charles Dickens managed to keep his books in good quality because__________.

A. he kept enjoying this good fame through his writing career

B. he could keep changing his books by doing experiments as his story went on

C. he was able to change his way of writing according to the public’s taste and appreciation

D. he never departed from his typical “Dickensian” style in writing his novels

41. We can infer from the first paragraph that__________ .

A. Dickens would always try to improve his writing according to his own interest

B. Dickens had good ways to please the public so that they would buy his books

C. his book Martin Chuzzlewit did not sell very well during his lifetime

D. not all people like all the characters appearing in all his novels

42. The underlined word “ waned ” in the second paragraph most probably means__________.

A. increasedB. decreasedC. worsenedD. advanced

43. This passage talks mainly about__________.

A. why Charles Dickens was so popular in his day and later on

B. how many movies and TV adaptations are based on Dickens’ works

C. what an important place Charles Dickens has in history

D. what Charles Dickens has left the world with

C

“The Dog of Pompeii”

by Louis Untermeyer

in Teach Your Children Well

edited by Christine Allison

Delacorte Press, 1993

This short story about a blind boy and his dog in Pompeii at the time of the eruption of Vesuvius is almost a classic.

Pompeii: The Vanished City

by Time-Life Books

Time-Life Books, 1992

This book is one of a series that explores the worlds of the past using the finds of archaeologists and other scientists.

The Roman Empire and the Dark Ages

by Giovanni Caselli

Peter Bedrick Books, 1985

This book traces the history of the Roman Empire and the Dark Ages through a description of common objects, tools, clothes, dwellings, food, and day to day activities.

Grade 6 Hidden Treasures,

Theme: Turning Points

(Additional Reading)

Roman Places

by Sarah Howarth

Milbrook, 1993

This is a guide to places in the Roman Empire.

Grade 6 Hidden Treasures,

Theme: Turning Points

(Additional Reading)

A Roman Soldier

by Giovanni Caselli

Peter Bedrick Books, 1992

This book lets you explore what daily life was like for a Roman soldier living in an area that is now Belgium.

A Roman Villa

by Jacqueline Morley and John James

Peter Bedrick Books, 1992

Daily life in a Roman villa is illustrated in a series of drawings and short descriptions.

Grade 6 Hidden Treasures,

Theme: Turning Points

(Additional Reading)

The Romans and Pompeii

by Phillip Steele

Macmillan, 1994

Pompeii is explored as the Resort City for Romans seeking a break from “big city” life.

Grade 6 Hidden Treasures,

Theme: Turning Points

(Additional Reading)

The Secrets of Vesuvius

by Sara C. Bisel

Scholastic, Inc., 1990

Using modern archaeological techniques the story of Pompeii is traced along with the story of one of the people found in the ruins.

Grade 6 Hidden Treasures,

Theme: Turning Points

(Selection)

44. Which part of the advertisement gives you information on how to travel when you are in the former Roman Empire?

A. Roman Places

B. A Roman Villa

C. The Roman Empire and the Dark Ages

D. The Romans and Pompeii

45. This advertisement is for__________ .

A. story-telling about Hidden Treasures

B. exhibitions about Pompeii―The Vanished City

C. guides about traveling in Roman Places

D. sales of books about The Roman Empire and Pompeii

46. The books advertised above are NOT stories except__________ .

A. A Roman Villa and A Roman Soldier

B. The Roman Empire and the Dark Ages

C. The Secrets of Vesuvius and “The Dog of Pompeii”

D. The Romans and Pompeii

47. The advertiser recommends the book “The Dog of Pompeii” because__________ .

A. it lets you explore what daily life was like then

B. it is traced along with the story of a blind boy and his dog

C. it is illustrated in a series of drawings and short descriptions

D. it is nearly an outstanding work of high quality and lasting value

D

Like most areas of marketing, advertising is changing rapidly. Some think that change has affected advertising more than any other marketing function. One of the most important trends in advertising is digital convergence(趋同).

While many different media outlets(通道) are available for communicating with customers, the ability to tell differences between outlets is becoming more difficult due to the convergence of different media types. Advertising convergence, and more appropriately digital convergence, refers to a growing trend for using computer technology to deliver media programming and information. Convergence allows one media outlet to take advantage of features and benefits offered through other media outlets. For instance, in many areas around the world television programming is now delivered digitally via cable, telephone or satellite connection. This delivery method uses the same principles of information delivery that is used to allow someone to connect the Internet.

The convergence of television and Internet opens many potential opportunities for marketers to target customers in ways not available with traditional television advertising. For example, technology may allow ads delivered to one household (family) to be different from ads delivered to a neighbor’s television even though both households are watching the same program. But convergence is not limited to just television. Many media outlets are experiencing convergence as can be seen with print publications that now have a strong web presence. The future holds even more convergence opportunities. These include outdoor billboards that change displays as cars containing geographic positioning systems (GPS) and other recognizable factors (e.g., GPS tied to satellite radio) pass by or direct mail postcards that carry a different message based on data that matches a household’s address with television viewing habits.

48. It is more difficult now to tell this media outlet from that one__________ .

A. because rapid change has affected advertising

B. because the important trend in advertising is growing

C. because of the poor ability of telling differences

D. because of the convergence of different media types

49. All of the following statements are true except that__________.

A. different newspapers, magazines or books can be read on the Internet

B. different families can see different ads while watching the same TV program

C. different television viewers can receive the same postcard with a different message

D. different drivers in different cars can see different displays at the same outdoor billboard

50. This passage mainly talks about__________ .

A. a new development in television

B. a new digital technology

C. a new trend of advertising

D. a new way of advertising

Ⅳ. 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读短文，根据所读内容在文后51~60的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

Some common tips can help you in preventing air journey problems. These tips are very common but you can travel happily if you follow them.

•Go to a journey with a minimum（最小的）sized bag.

•You can bring your own food for journey to make sure that you get what you want to eat.

•Bring at least a magazine or a book to avoid boredom（解闷）.

•You can eat at the airport before you take off so as to make sure that you do not feel hungry during the journey. The basic idea is that you should not feel hungry or get bored during the journey as it might spoil（破坏）your mood.

•When boarding the plane, do notice the place of exit. Also, count the number of rows you have to pass from the exit. Doing this can help you to have a better idea of escaping from the plane in case of any emergency（紧急情况）.

•Read the manual or instructions provided by the staff（员工）. A plan for a safer journey will make you feel cool and relaxed at the time of traveling.

•If you buy tickets online, call airline, and ask them to assign（分配）you a seat right away. If you come at the last moment, just before your plane takes off, you might not get a desired seat. Sometimes, planes are overbooked, and if you are not assigned a seat, you might be forced to fly by another flight.

•Make sure you keep before you take off. Avoid checking your bag again and again. Keep your money safe.

The best way to avoid problem is to make a note of everything you have in your bag. In this way, you can never forget anything important.

Helpful 51__________

The purpose of giving the tips.To help you to prevent 52.__________ .

Before your journey.Make sure you have prepared for all the 53.__________ such as a minimum sized bag, 54.__________ a magazine,

55.__________ or a book.

56.__________ Pay great attention to the number of rows and count the

57.__________ you have to pass from the exit. Read the manual or instructions and make a plan for a safer journey.

The way to buy tickets online.After getting tickets online, you’d better 58.__________ , and ask them to assign you a seat right away.

59.__________ to avoid problems.60.__________ of everything you want to take for your journey.

Ⅴ. 书面表达（共1题；满分25分）

目前荧屏上青少年才艺展示表演越来越多，不同学生就此有不同看法。请根据以下表格内容，以Are middle school students too young to be on TV shows? 为题，为某英语杂志写一篇英语短文。

看 法理 由

太早参加演出，

不利学习1. 没有形成自己的演出风格，仅靠模仿，不是真艺术；

2. 女孩们过多迷于“明星梦”，忽视学习；

3. 演出花费太多时间与精力，不利集中精力学习。

应该参加演出，

展示才华1. 表演节目提供了参与社会活动的机会；

2. 丰富演出经验，有利于将来的音乐生涯；

3. 人各有梦，抓住机会实现梦想。

你的观点1. …… 2. …… 3. ……

注意:1. 行文应连贯流畅, 内容要充实完整;

2. 题目和开头语已经给出, 不计入总词数;

3. 词数150左右。参考词汇：模仿：imitate

Are middle school students too young to be on TV shows?

At present there are more and more teen talent shows on the TV screen. Are middle school students too young to be on TV shows? Some students think so.______________________________

（作者：季萍，启东市教研室）