辽宁省沈阳市省高二英语学业水平模拟考试(一)试题.doc

2015年辽宁省普通高中学生学业水平考试模拟试卷（一）英 语（本试卷分为第i卷和第ii卷，考试时间90分钟，满分100分）注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 答案一律写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。3. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2 b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。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）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。athe moment dana stood up from her seat, the crowd at the airport rushed forward. the passengers had been waiting for a couple of hours for an airline employee to open the door leading to the plane outside. and no one was in a good mood. while the crowd was moving, an old man got trapped in the middle of the rush. he fell down without being able to break his fall. his head hit the concrete floor. blood flooded from his forehead. he appeared to be unconscious. everyone rushed past him, except for dana. she called for help.a minute later, a young airline employee showed up. hardly looking at the old man, she told dana to get aboard her plane. she said the old man would be okay, and walked away. dana screamed for help. an airport supervisor (管理人员) appeared. he also told dana to get on the plane. dana said that she was not moving until an ambulance arrived. the supervisor said her plane would leave without her. dana said that she didnt care.an ambulance and two nurses finally arrived. the nurses said that the man would be okay, but he would need some treatment. they put him into the ambulance and drove off.on her way out to the plane, which was still refueling, dana saw the employee who had firstly ignored the old man. the employee said, “youre lucky the plane didnt leave without you.”“the plane?” dana asked. “who cares about the plane? how could you be so cold? that was an old man; he could have been your grandfather! how would you like it if everyone just stepped over your grandfather and went on their way?”1. why did the crowd rush forward? a. because the crowd couldnt wait any longer. b. because an old man got trapped suddenly. c. because the door leading to the plane was opened. d. because no one at the airport was in a good mood . 2. what do we know about dana from this passage? a. she rushed past the old man like others. b. she was a passenger waiting for the plane. c. she was a nurse looking after the old man. d. she was left alone because of her behavior.3. what was the attitude of the airline employee towards the fall of the old man? a. ignored b. amazed. c. concerned. d. worried.4. what can we infer from the passage?a. everyone is doing their own work.b. everyone is afraid of helping others.c. most people would like to help others.d. most people are blind to people in trouble. 5. what kind of person is dana? a. selfish. b. helpless. c. kind. d. hopeful.bare you good with money? i learned to be careful with it during my childhood. my father would give me somepocket moneyand tell me it should last for a whole week. so, i learned i had to save some if i didnt want torun out of cashquickly. no surprise there: my dad was anaccountant!its never too early to becomemoney savvy. thats what britishpersonal finances expert martin lewis thinks. he is part of a successful campaign to include financial education on the school lessons in england. it will beplanted in maths and citizenship education. this includes children from 5 to 16 years old. lewis says: “we eagerly need to break the cycle of financial illiteracy(无知) in the uk” lewis has made millions from his website which advises people to besaving and refuses any suggestion that he istight. the expert says in an interview with the english newspaper the daily express: “the better you are with your cash, the better your life can be. people think i am telling them to stop spending money but i am simply telling them to spend it wisely.” the british say take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves. it means you have to watch your dailyexpensesand not just the big purchases in your life such as houses.being careful with moneypays off. banks in britain recently found themselves having to make up for a large number of people who were persuaded topart with their cashand buy insurance policies(保单)they didnt need. many wasted their money on investments(投资) which were not for them. few have the patience to read thesmall print.what was the writers father? a. a boss. b. a banker. c. an expert. d. an accountant.7. the underlined words “money savvy” in paragraph 2 refers to _. a. a person who is crazy about money b. a person who is good with money c. a person who is careless with money d. a person who has nothing to do with money8. whats martin lewis attitude towardsbecoming money savvy? a. its no good. b. it is never too late. c. the earlier, the better. d. its not helpful.9. what do we know about martin lewis from paragraph 2? a. martin lewis is a maths teacher good at financial education. b. martin lewis is a successful personal finances expert. c. martin lewis is an expert making his fortune in interviews. d. martin lewis is careful with his pennies in purchasing houses.10. what do we learn from the last paragraph? a. banks in britain were eager to have people part with their cash. b. buying insurance policiesmeans you are careful with money. c. people are unwilling to spend their money on some investments. d. people are easy to miss the small print on insurance policies. c the origin of christmassince about 400 ad, christmas day has been celebrated on 25th december. this date was the old mid-winter festival in pre-christian times, around the time of the longest night and the shortest day. christmas in the 21st century has many traditions: christmas presents, trees, cards, etc.presents and shoppingshops can make about 60 per cent of their years income in the three months before christmas. so most shops get ready for it in october. the shopping centres are beautifully decorated and stay open late at night. the first time this happened was in 1867 when macys, a famous shop in new york, stayed open until midnight on christmas eve (24th december).treesby mid-december, almost every house, shop and street has a christmas tree. this tradition was started by the germans as early as 700 ad. in the northern countries of the world, winter is cold and dark and most trees lose their leaves. the beautiful green trees decorated with lights and coloured glass balls give people hope that spring will come again.cardsthe tradition of sending cards to friends was started in 1840 in the uk and now millions of christmas cards and emails are sent all round the world. cards are a good way of keeping in touch with family and friends who live far away.father christmasfather christmas is known across the world with his white hair, red coat and big bags of toys. young children are told that he lives in the north of finland and makes toys for them. by tradition, he brings the toys to children at midnight, on the night before christmas.foodon christmas day a traditional meal is eaten, usually turkey and a rich, spicy cake. some people hate christmas. others feel it is a magical and exciting time. they love seeing family and friends; they also love the traditions. love it or hate it, christmas is a time to look back over the old year and forward to the new one.11. the best title of this passage is probably _. a. christmas traditions b. christmas histories c. original christmas d. colorful christmas12. christmas is important for shops because _.a. they are beautifully decorated and stay open late at nightb. much of their income is made around christmas timec. almost every house, shop and street has a christmas treed. christmas day has been celebrated on 25th december13. the benefit of sending cards is _.a. to keep in touch with family and friendsb. to introduce friends and family far awayc. to express ones friendship and happiness d. to send greeting emails to friends and family14. we know from the passage that father christmas is _.a. a real person who lives in finlandb. a character in a film on christmasc. a magical story for small childrend. a popular father across the world15. according to the last paragraph, christmas is _.a. a magical and exciting time for all peopleb. a special time to have a traditional party c. a rich, spicy cake shared by family and friends d. loved by some people and hated by others d byron court, a school in north-west london, gets high marks for integration(融合). no fewer than 42 languages are spoken in the playground. the 600 pupils from places as far apart as iraq, the philippines, somalia, india, romania and slovakiastudy and play together. many of these children spoke no english at all when they arrived in the uk aged five to eight years old. but they learn quickly. martine clark, the schools executivehead teacher, believes that unity is very important. she says: “its important theres nodifferencebetween any languages or any culture. we do that by celebratingthe diversity of the culture in our school. the children that come to byron court areadaptable(能适应新环境的). having such a variety of backgrounds makes them better learners. some have struggled, not always understanding instructions in the classroom. but after a few years, many have turned the disadvantage of not speaking english into the advantage of being bilingual (双语的).” however,educational standardscan suffer when not everyone speaks the same language, at least to begin with. though according to martyn pendergast, an education officer at brent council, this doesnt last for long: “it takes time to learn english and in brent our children perform just below the national average when they arevalued at seven years old. but by the time theyre 11 theyve caught up with national standards and at 16 theyre flying”.those who dont speak english but are used todisciplineoften progress rapidly. but some are concerned about children who are native speakers of english. christopher mcgovern, the chairman of the campaign for real education, says: “the problem is not the migrant children. the problem is the whiteworking classchildren who are doing very badly at school.” mcgovern believes many parents think a lot of attention is given to migrant children, while their own children are beingneglected(忽视).16. which of the following is referred to in this passage?a. children adapt quickly to new environments.b. children who come to a new country feel nervous.c. children from every part of the world are competing here.d. children who dont obey the displineoften progress rapidly.17. which of the following is the opinion of martyn pendergast?a. no fewer than 42 languages are spoken in the playground. b. its important that theres nodifferencebetween any languages.c. it takes time for children to learn english but at 16 theyre flying.d. the problem is the whiteworking classchildren are beingneglected.18. the underlined words “the migrant children” in the last paragraph refer to_.a. children who can speak several foreign languages.b. children whose performances are quite good at school.c. children whose parents are working at home and abroad.d. children who were not born in the country where they are living.19. what type of writing is this text?a. an announcement. b. a report. c. an advertisement. d. an experiment.20. where can you read this text?a. in an education magazine. b. in a school announcement. c. in an official exhibition. d. in a section of business. 第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节；满分35分） 第一节 阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） night after night, she came to say goodnight to me, even long after my childhood 21 . following her usual custom, shed lean down and 22 my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead. i dont 23 when it first started annoying me-her hands pushing my hair that way. but it did annoy me, for they felt rough against my young skin. finally, one night, i cried out at her: “dont do that 24 your hands are too rough!” she didnt say anything 25 .but never again did my mother 26 me with that familiar expression of her love. but due to my self-pride, i didnt tell her i was 27 . time after time, with the passing years, i missed my mothers hands, missed her goodnight kiss upon my 28 . sometimes the incident seemed very close, sometimes 29 . but always it appeared in the back of my mind. now, im not a little girl anymore. mom is in her mid-seventies, and those hands i once thought to be so 30 are still doing things for me and my 31 , taking good care of us. my own children are grown and gone. mom no longer has dad, and on special 32 , i find myself sleep next door to 33 the night with her. so it was that late on thanksgiving eve, as i drifted into sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a/an 34 hand hesitantly brushed the hair from my forehead. then a kiss, ever so 35 , touched my brow. in my 36 , for the thousandth time, i recalled the night my rudely young voice complained. 37 moms hand in hand, i told her how sorry i was for that night. i thought shed remember, as i did. but mom didnt know what i was 38 . she had forgottenand forgivenlong ago. that night, i fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her 39 hands. and the guilt i had carried around for so long was 40 to be found. 21. a. daysb. weeksc. monthsd. years22. a. pullb. pushc. dragd. draw23. a. remindb. recallc. rememberd. repeat24. a. anymoreb. anywayc. anytimed. anyhow25. a. in additionb. in replyc. in timed. in particular26. a. trapb. troublec. trustd. treat27. a. sorryb. anxiousc. angryd. terrible28. a. handb. cheekc. foreheadd. hair29. a. away fromb. far awayc. near tod. next to30. a. roughb. hardc. gentled. soft31. a. relativesb. neighborsc. friendsd. family32. a. casesb. conditionsc. occasionsd. places33. a. spendb. takec. costd. charge34. a. similarb. familiarc. friendlyd. eager35. a. carelesslyb. rudelyc. gentlyd. gladly36. a. childhoodb. adulthoodc. youthd. memory37. a. catchingb. touchingc. fetchingd. stretching38. a. looking aboutb. thinking aboutc. wondering aboutd. talking about39. a. worryingb. caringc. livingd. hesitating40. a. somewhereb. anywherec. nowhered. everywhere第ii 卷（非选择题 满分40分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。susan in her new flat(the bell rings. susans mother is at the door.)mother: hello dear. oh! i see ive arrived too late. youve almost completely settled in.susan: not quite. by the way, i didnt expect you 41 (come) here to work. come in! ill show you the flat. this is the living room, 42 isnt completely finished yet, but its comfortable enough to receive my friends, isnt 43 ?mother: well, of course! and that large balcony (阳台)is 44 ( real) very useful. you should plant some flowers there.susan: dont worry, mom. i 45 (plant) some soon. but come and have a look at my bedroom. for the moment there is only a bed and a cupboard, but youll see, when ive got some 46 (bookshelf) and a desk ill be able to work quite nicely.mother: and whats more, a quite good bathroom!susan: i must say i looked 47 nearly six months. i asked estate agents and friends and went through advertisements.mother: i hope the rent isnt too 48 .susan: no, its quite 49 （reason). but ive been lucky because most of the flats i 50 (offer) were less comfortable and the rents were too high.mother: y