广东省肇庆市高三英语二模考试试卷（含解析）.doc

广东省肇庆市2015届高三 二模考试英语试卷（带解析）一、完形填空（共1小题）1. 完形填空 teenage years can be confusing for both teenagers and parentsat about 15, many teens start thinking about how they feel about themselves and 1 out how this matches or mismatches what others think of themmost teens work through this 2 by the age of 16 or 17 often teenagers are treated like 3 bigger children, but they will never become 4 and responsible if they are not allowed to make some decisions for themselvesif parents forbid their children from doing something, chances are that they will do it 5 without permission anywaythe role of a parent must, therefore, change from that of protector and keeper to that of friend and 6 yet even the most caring parents misunderstand their children sometimes, and some think of teenagers as insecure, stubborn and 7 as a result, teenagers always keep their 8 from their parentsteens often 9 that their parents repeat the same things over and over again and never listen to themparents must understand that teens need to be allowed to 10 their side of any problem and express their point of view thus, more private and level-headed communication is needed for the parentsevery parent should try to schedule time to be 11 with their child, like taking a short trip togetherthis time allows parents to talk and listen without 12 from work or other family membersit might also be good to encourage teens to 13 important issues at dinnerdiscussion time shows teens that parents are interested in them and their lives a persons teenage years are a key time for them to identify their own 14 ,like distinguishing good from evilhandling and improving communication with teenagers is not easy, but success will be 15 for parents and teens alike1apointing bfiguring cturning dstanding2astage bdifficulty croutine dprocedure3aobviously blightly cextremely dslightly4atall bhealthy cstrong dindependent5abravely bindividually csecretly dwillingly6aguide brelative cvolunteer djudge7amature bpolite cdisrespectful ddangerous8arelation bdistance cbalance dattitude9aappreciate bcomplain ccondemn dapprove10ahide bsolve ctolerate dpresent11aangry bpleased calone dstrict12asuffer bdelay cinterruption descape13adiscuss bmanage cquarrel dimprove14aopinions binterests cdeterminations dvalues15arewarding bchallenging cdifficult dimpossible二、阅读理解（共5小题）2.umbrella is what we easily forget and leave behind in our daily life when the weather is fine, we certainly dont think of it; only when its raining, well carry it purposefully but as soon as the rain stops, most likely well forget 1 weve put it it has to wait patiently and pitifully for 2 owner to claim it, otherwise itll remain alone as a deserted umbrella once i suddenly found my longtime 3 (use) umbrella “disappeared” i really got lost and regretted quite some time 4 my own carelessness several days later, out of my 5 (expect), i saw it quietly stand in a corner of the house where i worked i was extremely glad to regain it looking carefully at it, though it was so familiar 6 me, i found for the first time its wooden handle 7 （wear）out as a result of repeated rain-wash for years i sought for it only when i needed it it occurred to me that i should have paid 8 (much) attention to it it sets me thinking around us there are always people giving us support in silence just like 9 umbrella that protects us from the rain or any wretched weather will gou think of those individuals 10 have helped you get through difficlty when you are leading a comfortable life?3.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。 i am a single working mother and going to college for a better life for my three-year-old child and myselfi am taking a nurse course called “urban community（社区）”we were asked to do a major project on problems in urban communitiesi chose the topic “homeless” each day i would walk down the streets of the homeless and offer them something to drink and to eati know its tough to survive on the streetslast night i ran into a group of 30 kids who were living on the streets in new yorkmy heart went out to them and i just wanted to crybut i had to be strong i asked about their families and if they contacted them to let them know they were alivemost of them said, “no!” they all looked like a happy family and they took care of one anotheri tried to persuade them to get help and to contact their families but they did not want toi did not want to make them to do it as they had their own reasons all these kids were very respectfulnone of them was high on drugs nor were they drinkingsome of them enjoyed reading and writingsome of them enjoyed skateboarding, dancing and playing music one girl asked me if i could give her a hug and i did soshe started to cry and said, “thank you for not treating us as freaks（怪人）like everyone else doespeople dont realize that we all have our own problems and some are worse than others” she told me that her stepfather （继父） was extremely mean to her and her mother did not believe hershe ran awayher street name was little mary they were good kids just trying to make ends meeti told them that i didnt have much to offer because i was a single mother just making ends meeti had offered them sandwiches and drinksthey were so happy to have something to eat and told me that i couldnt change the world but at least there was someone who really cared1the author is _ aa homeless mother with a three-year-old kid ba single mother who attends college in new york ca teacher who teaches the “urban community” course da full-time housewife with a three-year-old kid2what does “my heart went out to them” in paragraph 2 mean? amy heart was taken away by them bi wanted to hug them ci felt sympathy for them di fell in love with them3what kind of feeling did the author show when she failed to persuade the children to contact their families? asorrow banxiety canger dunderstanding4little mary left home and became a wanderer because _ aher stepfather didnt want to live with her bher stepfather treated her so badly that she was injured cher mother treated her so badly that she felt hurt dher mother didnt believe her and her stepfather treated her badly5whats the best title for this passage? aa story of a single mother bcare for the homeless kids can urban community dhow to survive on the streets4.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。 i was going to paris, which id always wanted to seebut now i was frightened to travel alonei arrived at the train station in parisi hadnt spoken my college french for twenty yearson my first metro ride, i came across an incompetent（不胜任的）thiefi just stared at him, and he stopped his hand from my purse and disappeared into the crowdsomewhere in this confusing city was my hotel hidden, but the directions suddenly werent easy to findwhen i finally found the hotel, my heart was beating heavily, and i was sweating like a basketball playeri couldnt staycould i? the wallpaper looked like it had been through a firethe bathroom was downstairs, and the window looked out onto the brick wall of another buildingwelcome to parisi sincerely wanted to diei missed my friendsi was entering my third week away from home and my kids, and i had arrived in the most romantic city in the world, alone, lonely and frightened the most important thing i did in paris happened at that momenti knew that if i didnt go out, right then, and find a place to have dinner, i would hide in this small room my entire time in parisi might never learn to enjoy the world as a single individualso i went outevening in paris was light and pleasanti walked along a path, listening to birds sing, watching children float toy boats in a huge fountainno one seemed to be in a hurryparis was beautifuland i was here alone and suddenly not lonelymy sense of accomplishment overcoming my fear and weakness had left me feeling freei wore out two pairs of shoes during my weeks stay in parisi did everything there was to do, and it was the greatest week of my european vacationi returned home, becoming a believer in the power of traveling alonenow when i meet difficulties i just say to myself, “if i can go to paris, i can go anywhere”1what happened on my first metro ride? ai came across a skillful thief bi bravely caught a thief trying to steal cthe thief successfully stole my purse di scared away a thief trying to steal2the room in the hotel where i lived _ ahad just gone through a big fire bwas in very poor conditions chad a good sight through the window dwas very small and untidy3which of the following is not true? ai was not lonely when i got to paris bi felt frightened travelling alone in paris at first ci then felt not lonely for the people around me in paris di had a lot of walking during my stay in paris4the lifestyle of french people can be considered as _ ahasty brelaxed canxious daggressive5as to the writer, the power of traveling alone is _ athe power of being independent bthe power of feeling free cthe power of becoming optimistic dthe power of overcoming difficulties5.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。 when people think of hollywood, they think of the city where dreams come truethis did not apply to fscott fitzgerald, a screenwriter who had his share of ups and downs in this landfitzgerald was not a successful hollywood writer because he was not good at the career path he chosehe was an amazing novelist, but his efforts of turning them into screenplays ended in disappointment and confusionit was because of a lack of potential for screenwriting as well as his addiction and desire to be famous growing up as a boy, fitzgerald went to movies a lothe wanted to write stories that would eventually turn into moviesthe problem was: just because fitzgerald wanted to do something didnt necessarily mean that he was good at ithe made his attempts, but most of these efforts ended in disappointment because he thought about the change from script（剧本）to screen too muchhis plot was too detailed and complicated; his tone was too serious or his dialogue too sentimental（感伤的） fitzgeralds quick rise to fame also led to his fallin life, things are not meant to happen all at once, all that the same time but it did for fitzgeraldat his best time, three of his early stories were made into short films, including the great gatsby and babylon revisitedas the twenties approached, he was gradually forgotten by the reading publiche became drunk and constantly took pills both to sleep and wake uphis marriage was destroyed and his wife broke down mentallyhe seemed unsure about his life fitzgerald had another chance at success when many opportunities came his way, including revisions of emlyn williams play the light of heart and production of one of his own scripts, cosmopolitanhowever, these were all put aside and he was right back where he started, left behind and called a “ruined man”fitzgerald simply wanted too much in his lifehe wanted “to be both a great novelist and a hollywood success, to write songs like cole porter and poetry like john keats”his addiction to fame held him back and led to his failure as a hollywood writer1which is a reason that fitzgerald failed in screenwriting? ahe was not talented in screenwriting bhe had a miserable family life che spent too much time watching movies dhe was greedy for money in his life2fitzgeralds screenwriting was _ adisappointing in ending bcomplex in plot cplayful in tone dsimple in dialogue3which of the following was not written by fitzgerald? athe great gatsby bbabylon revisited cthe light of heart dcosmopolitan4when fitzgerald had another chance at success, he _ atook full advantage of it bwent back home to start business crefused to make changes dstarted to write songs and poems5what is the best title of the passage? afallen for fame addiction: fscott fitzgerald ban inch into fame: fscott fitzgerald cfscott fitzgerald: a great novelist dfscott fitzgerald: a great screenwriter6.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。 i am a vegetarian（素食主义者）many people are quick to think of vegetarianism as strange behaviori treasure our earth, and since we only have one, we should protect it and the wildlife that lives on itbut thats only one of the reasons to be a vegetarian vegetarians may live longer, healthier livesthere is a connection between red meat consumption and various diseasesfrom an economic standpoint, it requires less land, money and energy to produce foods for a vegetarian dietwhile there are many benefits to being a vegetarian, only a handful of those who attempt to adopt this lifestyle succeed the most important quality required to be a vegetarian is firmness since surrounded by the temptation of meat, we tend to give up vegetarianism easilycreativity is almost as important as commitmentits easy to tire of eating nothing but saladbut with a little creativity and some soy products, almost any meal can become vegetarian-friendly not everyone wants to be vegetarianaccepting this is part of being a vegetarian with styleforcing your beliefs on others is disrespectfulstylish vegetarians should also be able to turn down a meaty dish politely without annoying their hosts being a successful vegetarian has been easy for me, but it may not be so for othersa common mistake is quitting before your body has adjusted to the changeit can be difficult to keep the lifestyle in the beginning because of temptationhowever, it fades over timeanother common mistake is quitting because youve been misinformed about the nutritional wisdom of being a vegetarianthats why it is vital to be educatedcountless people will tell you that its impossible to obtain the nutrients and protein（蛋白质）your body requires without meat, but they are incorrectpeople actually need only 44-55 grams of protein a day, and that is easily found in a vegetarian dietmany meat eaters are consuming three times that amount, which is not beneficialit leads to diseasesvegetables can also supply all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients your body needshowever, if youre still not convinced, you can take a multi-vitamin1according to the passage, being a vegetarian helps _ aprotect the wildlife bfree people from diseases crid people from strange behaviors ddevelop a better economy2whats the underlined word temptation in paragraph 3 closest in meaning to? aunpleasant taste bextreme attraction cgreat consumption dsignificant importance3stylish vegetarians do not _ aforce others to be vegetarians brespect other peoples beliefs cturn down hosts gracefully drefuse an offer of meat4which of the following is not true? amany people give up before their bodies can adjust to the transition bmany people quit because theyre poorly educated about nutrition cconsuming 150 grams protein a day can be harmful dvegetarians need multi-vitamins to keep healthy5which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? areasons why the author became a vegetarian bimportant qualities required to be a vegetarian cadvantages and disadvantages of being a vegetarian dcommon mistakes on the way to being a vegetarian三、书面表达（共2小题）7.假如你们学校要举行一场名为“诵读经典，热爱我校”的朗诵比赛，请你以学生会的名义，写一份通知。【写作内容】参考词汇：朗诵比赛recital contest； 校园campus； 散文 prose【写作要求】只能用5个句子表达全部内容。【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。notice_student union8.阅读下面材料，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。 time to give thanks when it comes to thanksgiving, turkey may be the first thing that comes to mindits the right picture, but its not complete celebrated on the fourth thursday in november every year, thanksgiving day is a time for thanksgiving and feastsits about expressing your gratitude to the important people and all the good things in your life americans celebrate thanksgiving with much warmth and keep many traditional customshere we introduce two of the rules americans typically follow on this day 1time for prayers and paying back thanksgiving day has been associated with prayers in church and in homes for centuriesattending church prayer services in the