2011上海市崇明县高三二模英语卷 2.doc

崇明县崇明县 20112011 学年第二次高考模拟试题学年第二次高考模拟试题 英英 语语 II Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence 25 Many exceptions the rules of English usage make English difficult to master A ofB offC toD on 26 Have you ever seen a tiger in the wild Yes I saw when I visited the national park in southern Nepal A itB oneC thatD any 27 It is the third time that the president to China for a visit A come B comes C will come D has come 28 To master a foreign language like English requires hard work so you study too hard A ought toB shouldn tC can tD mustn t 29 In some countries is called equality does not really mean equal rights for all people A whichB what C thatD one 30 In making a speech the number of listeners is also an important factor A to be considered B being considered C considered D considering 31 The more exercise you take in your spare time it will do to you A the betterB the bestC the more wellD the more good 32 What disappointed Mr Smith most was to go to Canada with his parents to visit his grandpa A having not been allowedB his not allowing C his not having been allowedD his being not allowed 33 you will carry out my instructions or I will offer the job to someone else A EitherB UnlessC UntilD Whether 34 the earth to be flat many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the world A Having believed B BelievingC BelievedD To believe 35 They didn t discover until they happened to enter the back room someone had stolen the priceless painting A thatB whatC whichD when 36 I ve tried very hard to improve my English but by no means with my progress A the teacher is not satisfiedB is the teacher not satisfied C the teacher is satisfiedD is the teacher satisfied 37 The story brought the hours back to me I was taken good care of in that faraway village A that B untilC whereD when 38 The sale usually takes place in front of the house with the audience on benches chairs or boxes A having seatedB seatingC seatedD having been seated 39 Rather than the vegetables to go bad he sold them at half price A allowB to allowC allowingD allowed 40 has recently been done to provide more buses a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem A ThatB WhatC In spite of whatD Though what Section B Directions Complete the following passage by using the words in the box Each word can only be used once Note that there is one word more than you need A distastefulB telephoningC individualD fightE surrounding F chemicalsG evolutionH botanistI escapeJ survival When you watch TV programmes about wild animals It is amazing to see how an African animal can 41 a lion s attack In the wilderness every one has a stunt 绝技 Even plants have their own ways of fighting off enemies Over millions of years of 42 plants have developed a unique defence system Chemicals are widely used for 43 By making their leaves flowers stems roots and fruits 44 or poisonous to animals plants can fight back One such plant is the Golden Wattle tree British 45 David Cameron has found when an animal eats the tree s leaves the amount of poisonous tannin 单宁 increases in the other leaves It s like the damaged leaves 46 the others telling them to fight together against the enemy he said The tree also sends defence messages to neighboring plants by giving out a special smell Golden Wattle tree in the 47 45 meters will get the message and produce more tannin within 10 minutes Now if an animal eats too many of the trees leaves it will die Every species of plant or tree specializes in the production of a particular set of 48 A plant eating animal that can safely eat the leaves of one tree may be poisoned by its neighbor In this way plants have developed not only 49 defence systems but also shared them with others This makes it impossible for a single animal to destroy even a small area of forest III Reading Comprehension Section A Directions For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A B C and D Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context Hunting wild birds is illegal in Shanghai and especially in Chongming County So is selling birds as pets and 50 them in restaurants as delicacies But enforcement 执法 is difficult and in many cases nonexistent due to lack of 51 and staff A lot of 52 work is left to volunteers According to an official of the Shanghai Wild Animal Protection Association who 53 to be named some small restaurants are 54 serving bird dishes but the 55 is impossible to stop at this time We have to 56 cooperation with the city s 57 and industry department the food and drug 58 the police and many other sectors 部门 of the government he said 59 there is no law enforcement power to 60 their business licenses The association lacks enough people to 61 into the Chongming woods as the volunteers do to 62 nets which are used to capture birds The Chongming Woods Protection Team has only six members and five of them have to take care of the 63 only one is dedicated to bird protection according to Jiang Long our team leader and a member of the non governmental Shanghai Green Oasis Ecological Conservation and Communication Center What they can do is limited so volunteers are needed to fill the 64 Jiang said 50 A killingB buyingC servingD burning 51 A resourcesB sourcesC gunsD tools 52 A routineB protectionC difficultD easy 53 A allowedB approvedC agreedD declined 54 A carefullyB illegallyC loyallyD privately 55 A behaviorB lawC practiceD case 56 A seekB giveC findD connect 57 A educationB fishingC animalD commerce 58 A businessB associationC administrationD institute 59 A MeanwhileB ThereforeC OtherwiseD Besides 60 A provideB suspendC supplyD refuse 61A intrudeB ventureC floodD invade 62 A break intoB look forC turn overD cut down 63 A birdsB animalsC woodsD beach 64A gapB holeC occupationD place Section B Directions Read the following four passages Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read A She tells us she understands teens She s with them at home and she s with them at school She plays the piano and the flute 笛子 Growing up I was always involved with music My parents had divorced and I was under a lot of stress and being around music I felt peace and happiness Later I came to realize that as a music teacher I could give that gift to kids And she s an author She wrote The Unexpected Adventure at East Haddam two years ago when Evens had a brother and a sister in her Chorus class who struggled with her relationship Each one mostly the sister complained about the other to her And I hope the book will show them the importance of their education It s so hard for teens to understand the value of what they study in school She s keenly aware of the challenges today s youth face As a society we ve lowered our standards in many cases As a kid I watched Happy Day and The Bill Cosby Show and my parents never had to worry about what would come out of the characters mouths Today there is no show on after 8 p m that s suitable for younger people It s hard for kids today because they re not allowed the innocence we had She s busy at work on her next book Evens says writing these books has filled a place inside her that she never thought about but that needed to be filled I enjoy the process so much I feel challenged And I am able to purge 净化 some thoughts that I would like to share especially with kids The most important thing for kids today to remember is that every person is valuable and important and they have to respect their bodies and themselves and behave in a way that shows that 65 Evens was fond of music as a child because A she could find comfort with music at home B her gift for music was passed down from her parents C her parents gave her a lot of pressure to learn music D music could bring peace between fighting parents 66 We can infer from Paragraph 4 that A today the family seldom watches shows together B the standard to choose characters in shows is raised C the show after 8 p m have a bad influence on teens D today s youth are as innocent as those in the past 67 What statement may Evens agree to A School subjects are too hard for teens to understand B It is a challenge to teach children music and writing C Teens respect others by behaving themselves well D Education is of great value to teens today 68 What might be the most suitable title for the passage A A multi talented teacher understands teens B A teacher writes books on teens C Teens love multi talented teachers at school D Kids today are no more innocent than ever B Advertisement 1 Now available at Franklin Park one block from Indiana University New unfurnished flat bedroom at 135 two bedrooms at 165 three bedrooms at 195 per month Utilities 实用设施 include gas electricity and water Children and small pets are welcome One month s deposit required Office opens through Saturday nine to five Welcome for an evening or Sunday appointment Advertisement 2 SHEFFIELD LINCOLN COLLEGE OF ENGLISH Classes for foreign students at all levels 3 months 6 months 9 months and one year course Open all year Small class maximum 12 students Library language laboratory and listening center Accommodation with selected families 25 minutes from London Course fees for English for one year are 1 380 with reduction for shorter periods of study 69 From Advertisement 1 we can suppose A cats and dogs are not permitted in the flats B the flats have furniture in them C the flats are far from Indiana University D gas and water bills are included in the rent 70 Advertisement 1 suggests that persons who are interested in the flats must A see the flats on Monday or Saturday B call for an appointment if they want to see the flats from nine to five Monday through Saturday C see the flats before five o clock during weekdays D call for an appointment if they want to see the flats on Sunday or in the evening 71 While you stay in Lincoln College of English will take care of you A the school where you study B the family you have chosen C your classmates D your own parents C I hear many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling I wish it were so At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents You should be learning to stand on your own two feet But take a good look at the present rebellion It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents Instead of striking out boldly 大胆地 on their own most of them are attempting to seize one another s hands for reassurance They claim they want to dress as they please But they all wear the same clothes They set off in new directions in music But somehow they all end up crowded round listening to the same record Their reason for thinking or acting in thus and such a way is that the crowd is doing it They have come out of their cocoon 蚕茧 into a larger cocoon It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way Industry has firmly carved out 创造出 a teenage market These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be And many of today s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path But the barrier is worth climbing over The path is worth following You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records You may have some thoughts that you don t care to share at once with your classmates Well go to it Find yourself Be yourself Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you are That s the only kind of popularity that really counts 72 This passage is meant to A tell readers how to be popular among people around them B suggest people how to understand and respect each other C encourage teenagers to learn to make their choices and decisions D suggest parents how to guide and teach their teenage children 73 According to the author many children are said to be rebelling but actually most of them A are very much afraid of being kept alone B are not courageous and confident enough C are not very popular among their classmates D are good at striking out boldly on their own 74 The expression to award high marks for the popularity of their children can be understood as A to generously reward their children when they do better than others B to expect their children to become top students at the teenage market C to give prizes to their children when they do well in their tests D to pay much attention to whether their children are popular 75 It can be inferred from the passage that A advertisements are trying to help teenagers to find themselves B most teenagers are actually not rebelling at all in a real sense C advertisements are always misleading in carving out a teenage market D most teenagers manage to become popular by dressing as they please Section C Directions Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A F for each paragraph There is one extra heading which you do not need A Preparations for surfing B Potential dangers C Current surfers attitude towards surfing D Finding the right wave E Where surfers come from F The most dangerous sport Surfing is one of the fastest developing sports in the world today It used to be practiced by the ancient Polynesians but since the 1960s anyone and everyone can go surfing 76 Surfing is more of a way of life for some people than simply a sport and many spend their time travelling around the planet in search of the perfect wave Typically the average surfer is a relaxed type of person they say it s something about the art of catching waves and being out in the elements that makes you feel very relaxed Surfers greet each other by saying Howzit a bit like How s it going and sometimes call each other bru or brah from the Hawaiian word for brother braddah British surfers travel in WV camper vans and look a bit like hippiest 77 Anywhere that has a coastline with big waves is home to surfers Half of Australia s coastline is surfable so there are lots of Australian surfers Hawaii is where the sport was invented and the current champion is Hawaiian Sunny Garcia A lot of surfers also come from California and New Zealand There are even surfers in the UK who hang out on the southwest coast where the Atlantic waves hit the shore 78 Get a board Most surfers start on short boards Long boards and guns are only for experienced surfers catching huge waves You also have to be a very strong swimmer being able to swim at least 100 meters and 25 meters underwater is required 79 Beach breaks are waves which fall onto sand They can be big but are best if you are a beginner Waves vary in size during different seasons and even at different times of the day so watch out Surfing can be dangerous and you need advice from someone experienced More experienced surfers catch waves at point and reef breaks They are away from the coast and the swell comes deep from the ocean Point breaks are waves bent because of the shape of the land beneath the ocean and reef breaks are shaped by coral and rocks 80 Surfing is a dangerous sport if you aren t a strong swimmer or if you try to do too much The main thing most surfers have to worry about is their own board or other surfers boards Great white sharks stingrays and deadly jellyfish are also not friendly to surfers but actually running into one of these is quite rare Section D Directions Read the passage carefully Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the no more than 10 words Reading to oneself is a modern activity that was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and medieval 中世纪的 worlds while during the fifteenth century the term reading undoubtedly meant reading aloud Only during nineteenth century did silent reading become common place One should be careful however of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud is a distraction to others Examination of factors related to the historical development of silent reading reveals that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers As readers increased so the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common so came the flourishing 繁荣 of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries railway carriages and offices where reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers Towards the end of the century there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully and over whether the reading of material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening Indeed this argument remains with us still in education However whatever its virtues the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books and periodicals 期刊 for a specialized readership on the other By the end of the century students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and to use skills in reading them which were inappropriate if not impossible for the oral reader The social cultural and technolog