甘肃省部分普通中学高考英语 学能培优特训试题（八）.doc

学能培优特训试题（八）注意：本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分。考试时间100分钟。第卷第一部分：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。a i used to think of myself as a fairly open person, but my bookshelves told a different story. apart from a few indian novels and the australian and south african book, my literature collection consisted of british and american titles. worse still, i hardly ever read anything in translation. my reading was limited to stories by english-speaking authors.so, at the start of 2012, i set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every country in a year to find out what i was missing. as i was unlikely to find publications from nearly 200 nations on the shelves of my local bookshop, i decided to ask the planets readers for help. i created a blog called a year of reading the world and put out an appeal for suggestions of titles that i could read in english.the response was amazing. before i knew it, people all over the planet were getting in touch with ideas and offers of help. some posted me books from their home countries. others did hours of research on my behalf. in addition, several writers sent me unpublished translations of their novels, giving me a rare opportunity to read works otherwise unavailable to the 62% of the british who only speak english. even so, selecting books was no easy task. with translations making up only around 4.5 percent of literary works published in the uk and ireland, getting english versions (版本)of stories was difficult.but the effort was worth it. i found i was visiting the mental space of the storytellers. these stories not only opened my mind to the real life in other places, but opened my heart to the way people there might feel.and that in turn changed my thinking. through reading the stories shared with me by bookish strangers around the globe, i realised i was not alone, but part of a network that spread all over the planet. 1. which of the following might be found on the blog a year of reading the world?a. lists of english version books. b. research on english literature.c. unfinished novels by british writers.d. comments on english literature.2. why was it hard for the author to select the right books to read? a. the author had a busy schedule.b. the author was only interested in a few topics.c. the author could only read books written in english.d. most books recommended are not available in local bookshops.3. the author is probably from_.a. americab. the ukc. australiad. canada4. which of the following words can best describe the authors experience?a. fast and effortless b. challenging but rewardingc. hopeless but beneficiald. meaningful but fruitlessbmy oldest child, emma, just returned to campus after a long holiday break to finish up her last period of college. these days, friends and family have begun flooding me with one question: what is she going to do after graduation?the job market is, after all, awfully tough. just this month the federal reserve bank published a study showing that “recent graduates are increasingly working in low-paid jobs or working part-time.” the bright spot, according to the study, is for students who majored(主修) in stem science, technology, engineering and mathematics areas in which recent graduates “have tended to do relatively well”. but emma is a student of the humanities(人文) at a small college. shes an american studies major with a focus on the politics and culture of food. for quite a while, i think her field of study is so fashionable right now that im not the least bit worried she will find a good job. yet the more ive thought about it, the more ive decided to be honest. “im not sure what emma is going to do,” i now say. “but shes gotten a great education and has really found her interest. and i know those things will serve her well over the course of her life.”nowadays, more and more universities and colleges are being measured by the salaries of their recent graduates. in this climate, encouraging your kid to study the humanities, seems, at best, unwise or, at worst, unconcerned with earning a living. but a college is not a vocational(职业) school. and promoting stem subjects should not be societys only answer to helping the next generation grow in a competitive world.from the beginning, we never urged emma to pick a college or a major with an eye on its expected return on money, as more and more families are doing. to emma, what really matters will be something that we may not be able to measure for quite a long time: emmas contribution to the world and how happy she is in it.5. the authors friends and family_.a. are worried about emmas safetyb. have been worrying about the floodc. are concerned about emmas futured. are worried about the job market 6. what can we learn from paragraph 2?a. the number of the graduates is increasing.b. stem graduates can be better employees.c. stem graduates are in relatively greater demand.d. more and more graduates like to do a part-time job.7. why did emma choose a major in the humanities?a. because she is interested in it.b. because her mother told her to.c. because it is increasingly popular.d. because she wants further education.8. according to the author, what matters most in choosing a major is that_. a. it should be among the stem b. it should be fashionable and interestingc. it should allow a good job and a high salaryd. it should bring achievements and happinesscrecently a study, led by pedro hallal of the federal university, suggests that nearly a third of adults, 31%, are not getting enough exercise. that rates of exercise have declined is hardly a new discovery. since the beginning of the industrial revolution, technology and economic growth have helped to create a world in which taking exercise is more and more an option rather than a necessity. but only recently have enough good data been collected from enough places to carry out the sort of analysis dr hallal and his colleagues have engaged in.there are common themes in different places. unsurprisingly, people in rich countries are less active than those in poor ones, and old people are less active than young ones. less obviously, women tend to exercise less than men34% are inactive, compared with 28% of men. but there are exceptions. the women of croatia, finland, iraq and luxembourg, for example, move more than their male countrymen.malta wins the race for most slothful country, with 72% of adults getting too little exercise, and swaziland and saudi arabia are in close behind, with 69%. in bangladesh, just 5% of adults fail to exercise enough. surprisingly, six americans in ten are active enough according to dr hallals study, compared with fewer than four in ten british. these high rates of inactivity are worrying. human beings seem to have evolved(进化) to benefit from exercise while deliberately avoiding it whenever they can. in a state of nature it would be impossible to live a life that did not provide enough of it. but that is no longer the case. actually lack of enough activity these days has nearly the same effect on life span(寿命) as smoking.9. we may learn from paragraph 1 that_.a. the decline of exercise rates is newly discovered b. the study suggests 31% of female adults get too little exercise c. the good enough data has been collected from only one countryd. the industrial revolution has changed the way people live to some degree10. according to the study, women of luxembourg_. a. have little time to exercise b. hate to get regular exercisec. take more exercise to lose weightd. exercise more than men in their country11. the underlined word “slothful” in paragraph 3 most probably means_.a. powerfulb. richc. lazyd. unpopular12. what can be the best title for the text? a. worldwide lack of enough exerciseb. new health discoveryc. evolvement of human beings d. benefits of taking exercised welcome to arundel castle which is situated in west sussex, england. the castle has a history of nearly 1000 years and has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world. arundel castle also plays a starring role in many films.the gardensthe white garden is planted with soft white iceberg roses, and snow white lilies.the rose garden is newly planted with lovely old-fashioned english roses that are at their very best in june and july.the organic kitchen garden produces a wide range of seasonal fruit and vegetables, pears, cherries and apples.the castle shop in the castle shop, you will discover a wide and interesting range of gift ideas for everyone. it offers gifts and souvenirs designed to appeal to all tastes and pockets. foods, china, books, and stationery (文具)are all available. many are sold in this castle shop only. at arundel castle we pride ourselves on supporting local suppliers and actively encourage environmentally friendly products.the arundel festival 2014 saturday 16th to monday 25th august the annual arundel festival gets bigger and better every year. it is one of the most amazing, diverse and easily accessible arts festivals in the uk, offering a mix of visual arts, music, theatre and street entertainment.parking coaches and mini-buses can drop off at the main castle entrance in mill road and park in the main town car park that is opposite the castle entrance. please inform us when making your booking of how many parking permits are required.13. when visiting the castle, you can_.a. get old-fashioned english roses as giftsb. buy eco-friendly products in the castle shopc. get seasonal fruit and vegetables for freed. see how the local gifts are being made14. how long does the arundel festival last this year?a. 10 daysb. one weekc. 16 daysd. one month15. where can you park the coach?a. in mill roadb. inside the castlec. in the main town car parkd. at the main castle entrance第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。there are thousands of coral reefs(珊瑚礁) in the world; unfortunately, however, they are now in serious danger. more than one-third are in such bad shape that they could die within ten years. 16 here are the three main causes discovered. the first cause is pollution on land. the pollutants run with rainwater into rivers and streams, which carry the poisons into the ocean. 17 so they will be easily infected(感染) with diseases. 18 higher ocean temperatures kill the important food source(来源) for the coralthe algae, the tiny greenish-gold water plants that live on coral. 19 this process has happened more and more frequently in recent years.the last factor contributing to the disappearance of coral reefs is people. people sometimes crash into reefs with their boats, breaking off large blocks of coral. 20 moreover, some people even break coral off to collect for souvenirs since it is so colorful and pretty. a. global warming is another reason.b. many might not even last that long! c. divers who walk on reefs can also do serious damage.d. reefs provide a home for 25% of the fish in the ocean.e. chemicals from the poisons kill reefs or make them weak.f. steps must be taken now to stop over-fishing and pollution of the oceans.g. when the algae die, the coral loses its color and it also dies in the end.第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)第一节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。people say one mans trash(垃圾) is another mans treasure. that 21 comes to me as i 22 the house purchased in 1962 by my parents. my mother passed away in 1996. my father left the house 23 my sister and me when he died a few months ago.after dad was 24 , we looked around the 25 house where we grew up and that dad loved so much. at first we felt so 26 all the stuff(东西) left. like so many of their generation, my parents 27 everything. and like many in my generation, we faced anxious 28 about what to abandon and what to keep.as we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every 29 my parents ever saw, i also 30 many hidden treasures. moms pocketbook was in their bedroom closet, which had everything in it, 31 her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here. and dad, who was a world war ii veteran(退伍兵) and a world traveler, 32 everything - from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the 33 . the letters he wrote during the war 34 his thoughts as a young man. later, in the basement, i 35 our old kitchen table, which brought back 36 of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together. im realizing all these things 37 my parents life journey. each time i go to 38 , i find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents i 39 knew. 40 , from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.21. a. coincidenceb. goal c. principle d. thought22. a. looked forb. looked through c. looked into d. looked after23. a. to b. for c. with d. by 24. a. retiredb. ill c. gone d. injured 25. a. clean b. strange c. empty d. modern26. a. pleased with b. familiar with c. astonished at d. disappointed at27. a. saved b. enjoyed c. purchased d. designed 28. a. decisions b. bargains c. challenges d. responsibilities29. a. person b. doctor c. neighbor d. child 30. a. bought b. discovered c. buried d. lost31. a. just b. even c. only d. yet 32. a. liked b. bought c. keptd. lost33. a. countryside b. school c. college d. army 34. a. receiveb. direct c. sense d. describe35. a. repaired b. cleaned c. spotted d. set36. a. introductionsb. memoriesc. descriptions d. communications 37. a. represented b. recognized c. instructed d. confirmed 38. a. the supermarket b. church c. my office d. the house39. a. merely b. always c. really d. never40. a. everything b. nothing c. anything d. something第二节 语法填空（共10个小题；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。simon: linda, do you know when the visitors from china are coming?linda: we offer them three 41 (choose): the end of march, the middle of april and the beginning of may, and they chose the earliest 42 ,which is good actually with exams 43 (come)up in may.simon: right. and how many are coming? did you say about 8?linda: yes, they said 8 at first, but 44 ( change) to 6 this morning.simon: good, we have 5 weeks to prepare. here are my suggestions. on the first day, a welcome party, then they can visit 45 schools in the district on the second and third days.linda: weve got to remember this group wants to look at how the internet is being 46 (use)in the classroom. thats 47 they are coming for.simon: exactly, 48 i want to ask mr. tod to give them a talk on this on the afternoon of the third day.linda: that will fit in very 49 (nice).simon: and on the last day, they would do some sightseeing. we could take them on the tour of london, but many of them 50 have been there already, and scotland will be too far away.linda: why not take them for a walk along the coast? it should be interesting.simon: good idea! linda. im sure theyll like it.第ii卷 （非选择题，共35分）第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错 (共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分) 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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（）, 并在其下写出该加的词。 删除: 把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 修改: 在错的词下划一横线, 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。dear tom, how is everything going recently? that has been a long time since we meet in china last time. having passed the finally exams, i am busy planning a two-weeks trip to the us during this winter holiday. do you have any suggestions about the choice of america cities? i prefer to big and modern cities. i guess id better book a hotel. what is the price for single boy like myself? is it easy to find chinese food? what is the traffic like, after i travel between cities in the us? hope to hearing from you. thank you! best regards! li hua第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，英国交换生anna将来你校学习中文并住在你家（幸福路58号）, 请你应她的要求，根