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辽宁省普通高中学业水平考试模拟试题高二英语（本试卷分第i卷和第ii卷，考试试卷90分钟，满分100分）第i卷（选择题 满分60分）第一部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）a are you a music lover? if your answer is yes, you might be interested in the following music services. apple music apple music has more than 30 million songs and is available in over 100 countries. search for holiday music to find playlists. then tell voice assistant sin to play holiday music to open the music program on your iphone, ipod or apple tv. the app will provide holiday playlists and stations. you can also listen to apple music on your computer through the itunes store or on apple tv. apple music is free for the first three months. after that, users must pay a subscription fee. google play music google play music is also in the holiday spirit. go to the google play music holiday page or app and search for holiday music. google play music is available for free if you dont mind the advertisements. if you do, buy a paid subscription to avoid them. google play music offers more than 30 million songs in 58 countries. the service is available on your computer, and through apps on your android phone and iphone. live365 live365 is an internet radio service available on your computer or mobile device. the service has 158 christmas music stations, such as contemporary christmas, christmas breezes and classical christmas. live365 is free and available around the world. searching for holiday music lets you listen to more stations without advertisements. spotify spotify, another online service, is filled with holiday music. listen to playlists on spotify by searching for holiday music. the playlists include merry christmas. the best holiday music, pure christmas music and pure holiday music.1. what do the music services have in common?a. they are free of charge. b. they have endless songs.c. holiday music can be searched for. d. they have music stations.2. which music service has a voice assistant?a. google play music. b. live365. c. spotify. d. apple music.3. which of the following is a music station?a. merry christmas. b. the best holiday music.c. classical christmas. d. pure christmas music.4. what do we know about apple music?a. it doesnt have music stations. b. its available all over the world.c. it charges subscription fees after the first three months. d. it has 30 million songs.5. according to the passage, google play music_.a. is favored by young people. b. can always be used for freec. has the largest number of songs d. doesnt allow any advertisementbhave you ever been on a bus when someone answered a telephone loudly? have you ever been in a taxi when the driver always makes noises with the horn? you probably answer “yes”, but have you ever tried to stop for a moment and listen to the silence? probably not. silence is a thing to which we pay little attention.today many of us are too busy to appreciate the small things in life, including silence. with the development of economy(经济), we are surrounded (环绕) by noise and sometimes we cant realize how noise influences us, but it really changes how we talk and listen to each other. because we are so used to noise, we forget to be thankful when there finally is no noise. even when there is no noise we want to talk to fill up the silence. it seems funny that we are afraid of these moments when there is no talking, and we call for the awkward(尴尬的) noise because we feel uncomfortable. but in fact silence can be better than noise, and we need to appreciate it.some of my friends asked why i didnt talk very much. in fact i like talking, but i dont like pushing away silence by talking because i appreciate the beauty of silence. i believe in what one of my friends ever said, “ do not talk unless you can improve upon silence.” so next time when you are on a bus or in a taxi, remember to appreciate the silence you come across later in some day.6. according to paragraph 1, we pay little attention to _.a. a telephone b. a taxi c. silence d. noise7. what does the underlined word “horn” mean in paragraph 1? a. 立体声 b. 小号 c.扩音器 d.喇叭8. why do we forget to be thankful when there finally is no noise? a. because we are surrounded by noise. b. because we are so used to noise. c. because we want to fill up the silence. d. because we feel uncomfortable.9. whats the writers attitude towards silence and noise in paragraph 2? a. silence can be better tan noise. b. silence can be enjoyed at any time. c. noise can not influence peoples life. d. noise can bring us a lot of happiness.10. the writer doesnt like pushing away silence by talking because_. a. he is on a bus or in a taxi b. he believes in one of his friends c. he doesnt like talking very much d. he appreciates the beauty of silencecits a popular belief that a fishs memory lasts for only seven secondsit may seem sad to think that they dont remember what theyve eaten or where theyve been，and they dont recognize you or any of their friends-every moment in their life would be like seeing the world for the first time but dont be so quick to feel sorry for thema new study has found that fish have a much better memory than we used to thinkin fact，certain species of fish can even remember events from as long as 12 days ago in the study，researchers from macewan university in canada trained a kind of fish called african cichlids to go to a certain area of their tank to get foodthey then waited for 12 days before putting them back in the tank again researchers used computer software to monitor the fishs movementsthey found that after such a long break the fish still went to the same place where they first got foodthis suggested that they could remember their past experiences in fact，scientists had been thinking for a long time that african cichlids might have a good memoryan earlier study showed that they behaved aggressively in front of certain fish，perhaps because they remembered their past fightsbut until the latest findings，there was no clear evidencejust as a good memory can make our lives easier，it also plays an important part when a fish is trying to survive in the wild if fish are able to remember that a certain area contains safe food，they will be able to go back to that area without putting their lives at risk，lead researcher trevor hamilton told live science for a long time，fish were placed far below chimpanzees，dolphins and mice on the list of smart animalsbut this study has given scientists a new understanding of their intelligence 11what is the article mainly about？ afish being smarter than we thought bfish having very bad memories chow fish improve their memory dwhat we can learn from fish 12according to the article，people used to believe that _ afish could only remember part of their past experiences bfish could remember things that happened 12 days ago ca fishs memory lasted for only seven minutes dfish didnt recognize any of their friends 13how can fish benefit most from a good memory？they can remember _ awhere to get food and survive btheir enemies and fight cwhere to escape to when in danger dtheir friends and help each other14. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. fish dont belong to the list of smart animals. b. fish can remember more.c. fish behave aggressively in a fight. d. only african cichlids have a good memory.15. which animal is believed to be smart?a. a bird b. a horse. c. a mouse d. a snakedi went to live with my husband in a desert in california during the war, because his army camped there. i hated the place and i had never before been so unhappy. my husband was ordered out on a long-term duty. i was left in a tiny shack(棚屋) alone. the heat was unbearable. there was no one to talk to. the wind blew non-stop. all the food i ate and the air i breathed were filled with sand, sand, sand!i was so sorry for myself that i wrote to my parents. i told them i was giving up and coming back home. i said i couldnt stand it one minute longer. i would rather be in prison! my father answered my letter with just two lines-two lines that will always sing in my memory -two lines that completely changed my life:two men looked out from prison bars,one saw the mud, the other saw the stars.i read those two lines over and over. i was ashamed of myself. i made up my mind i would find out what was good in my present situation; i would look for the stars. i made friends with the natives, and their reaction amazed me. they gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had refused to sell to tourists. i studied the delightful forms of the cactus(仙人掌). i watched for the desert sunsets, and hunted for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the sands of the desert had been an ocean floor.the desert hadnt changed me,but i had. i had changed my attitude. and by doing so, i changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing adventure of my life. i was excited by this new world that i had discovered. i had looked out of my self-created prison and found the stars.16. why did the writer live in the desert? a. because she liked the desert. b. because her parents lived there. c. because the army ordered her to. d. because her husbands army camped there.17. how was the weather there? a. warm b. cold c. very hot d. freezing cold18. she wrote to her _ for help. a. parents b. husband c. friends d. natives19. when did she change her attitude? a. before she read the letter. b. after she read the letter. c. before she wrote the letter. d. before she went to california.20. according to the letter, the person who saw the stars might be _ to life. a. worried b. curious c. puzzled d. optimistic第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节；满分35分）第一节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。zit was a sunny winter day. i had gone down the tower when a blind man _21_toward me. he kept close to the wall, touching it _22_ with his arm. i stood still and looked at him _23_ toward the ticket office. “what does a blind man want to climb up the _24_ for?” i wondered, “not the view certainly, perhaps he wants to jump.” thinking of this terrible reason, i thought i should _25_ him. he went up slowly and stopped _26_. i followed him a few steps behind. when he got to the first corner of the bell tower, i approached him. “excuse me,” i said as politely as i could, “but i am very _27_ to know why you came up.” “youd never _28_.”he said.“tell me, then.”he smiled. “perhaps climbing up the tower, you have noticed and yet, not being blind, perhaps you wont how the sun_ 29_into the tower through the windows here and there, so one can_30_the cool steps suddenly become quite warm, even in_31_. but behind the wall there is shade .there is no place so good as this for feeling the contrast_32_light and darkness. _33_ im blind, i also want to feel the happiness_34_ by the sunlight. in fact, it isnt my first time to be here. he said and seemed as_35_ as a child.i had never thought that even a blind man could have his_36_ to enjoy the beautifullife._37_ we often paid no attention to its_38_ because we never lost it. we went down the tower_39_ and i left him. from then on i began to treasure _40_ life has given me.21. a. wentb. climbedc. camed. traveled22. a. stronglyb. lightlyc. excitedlyd. quickly 23. a. running b. jumpingc. rushing d. walking24. a. houseb. towerc. mountaind. hill 25. a. followb. advisec. stopd. persuade 26. a. in timeb. at timesc. at a timed. on time 27. a. angryb. sadc. curiousd. worried28. a. sayb. darec. guessd. wonder 29. a. staresb. cutsc. looksd. pours 30. a. feelb. touchc. tasted. smell 31. a. springb. autumnc. summerd. winter 32. a. onb. toc. fromd. between33. a. sob. sincec. thoughd. because 34. a. fetchedb. broughtc. tookd. bought 35. a. pleasedb. foolishc. sillyd. sad36. a. wayb. sidec. sensed. road37. a. stillb. andc. thusd. but 38. a. heightb. valuec. possibilityd. appearance39. a. separatelyb. alonec. togetherd. lonely 40. a. whatb. howc. whichd. that第ii卷（非选择题 满分40分）第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节；满分35分）第二节 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。a dog and a rooster (公鸡)were good _41_(friend). one day, they were traveling together. when night came, the rooster flew up into a tree and slept there. the dog found a hole in _42_same tree and slept in it. in the morning, the rooster woke up. he began to crow(打鸣). a _43 _ (hunger) fox heard this crow. he wanted _44_ (get) the rooster for his meal.the fox said to the rooster, “what a _45_(beauty) morning! i want to talk to you. you have a very sweet voice. wont you come down and have a talk with _46_(i)?”“thank you, mr. fox. but how about you coming up here? it is very nice and cool here.” answered the rooster.“all right, i will. but _47_ can i get up?” asked the fox.“just go around the tree, and wake _48_my servant in the hole. he will open the door for you.” said the rooster.th