高三英语模拟试题 2.doc

中国校长网第I卷 （共115分）高三英语模拟第二部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。 21. This book tells _ life story of John Smith, who left _ school and worked for a newspaper at the age of 18.A. the; /B. a; theC. the; theD. a; /22. His promise _ he would marry her when he came back turned out to be a lie, _ left the girl heart-brokenA. which; what B. that; which C. what; which D. which; that 23. When asked whether he could come over and have dinner with us, _.A. she said nothing B. nothing was said by himC. Tom nodded his head D. they shook their heads24. - Mary had a traffic accident and has been sent to the hospital. Did you tell her boss about it? - Yes, but I _ her parents first.A. should have toldB. shouldnt have toldC. must have told D. neednt have told25. Eating too much fat can _ to heart disease and high blood pressure.A. devoteB. attendC. contributeD. turn26. -There is to be a total ban _ smoking in the teachers offices. -Good news! Will the men teachers be banned _ in the passages? A. from; from smoking B. on; to smoke C. on; from smoking D. of; smoking27. In his dream, he arrived at _ seemed a fairyland and had a wonderful time there.A. what B. which C. where D. there28. _and Ill get my assignment finished.A. Have one more hourB. One more hourC. Given one more hourD. If I have one more hour29. Though he didnt achieve his goals, he was not a failure. _, he was regarded as a true hero.A. In particularB. On the contrary C. Generally speaking D. To be honest30. -You seemed to be very surprised at the news that he won the game. - Not exactly. It was his courage _ his skill _ really struck me. A. as well as; that B. other than; that C. rather than; which D. and; which 31. He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of _ at a hotel for the night. A. putting down B. putting off C. putting on D. putting up 32. - Whats your plan for this winter vacation? - Ill take an express train to Dalian for my holiday _ school ends.A. whileB. untilC. immediatelyD. unless33. There was a knock at the door. It was the second time someone _ me that evening. A. interrupted B. had interrupted C. have interrupted D. interrupt34. Once _ in the forest, you ought to remain _ you are waiting for help.A. being lost; where B. losing; where C. lost; there D. lost; where35. -Would you like to go to the cinema?-I would rather not. _A. Im with you on that. B. Im green with envy.C. Its not my cup of tea. D. Its my guess.第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。We all know that money matters. 36 , history is full of people who have faced bankruptcy(破产) and then gone on to be highly 37 ! At least, three US presidents once went bankrupt. The most famous was Abraham Lincoln. He 38 bankrupt in 1833 after a business failed. He then spent the next 17 years working hard to 39 the debts. And it took him 40 ten years after that to get elected president. In reality, Lincolns career was one full of almost constant 41 until he reached the White House, but he never 42 . Some pop stars become bankrupt even before becoming 43 . Cyndi Lauper was in a band in the 1970s. the band 44 money, and the members were sued (起诉) by their manager for $80,000; in 1980, Cyndi was 45 to declare bankruptcy. But later one of her songs became a big 46 and she became a star.Actors seem just as likely to get into 47 problems as musicians. Kim Basinger, Hollywoods most famous bankrupt, had to declare herself bankrupt in 1993. A 48 ordered her to pay a film company $8.1 million 49 she failed to 50 an agreement to star in Boxing Helena. Kim had to 51 a $20 million investment for only $1million to pay off the debt. However, Kim kept on 52 , and later won an Oscar. Perhaps the most surprising bankrupt is Walt Disney. He started a 53 before he created Mickey Mouse. Two years later, his company 54 . With nothing to do, Walt went to Hollywood to become an animator(动画片制作者). Out of financial disaster, history was made.So, if there is a lesson to 55 from this, it seems to be, never give up! Becoming bankrupt might just be the best thing that could happen to you!36. A. Since B. Therefore C. However D. Besides37. A. popular B. powerful C. wealthy D. successful38. A. declared B. claimed C. found D. proved 39. A. give out B. turn down C. pay off D. put away40. A. another B. other C. every D. some41. A. wonders B. failures C. pities D. stories42. A. broke down B. broke up C. give out D. gave up43. A. famous B. rich C. ill D. old44. A. collected B. lacked C. lost D. spared45. A. forced B. reminded C. forbidden D. minded46. A. deal B. joke C. help D. hit47. A. political B. professional C. financial D. physical48. A. decision B. judge C. conclusion D. policy49. A. although B. before C. unless D. because 50. A. come to B. carry out C. work on D. deal with51. A. make B. take C. sell D. reduce52. A. acting B. singing C. writing D. filming 53. A. class B. factory C. company D. project54. A. put down B. opened up C. finished up D. closed down55. A. expect B. learn C. take D. hear第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40 分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhy is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communication technology is a step back from the closeness of human interaction. With e-mail and instant messaging over the Internet, we can communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.As almost every imaginable contact between human beings becomes automatic by machine, the alienation quotient goes up. You cant even call a person to get the phone number of another person anywhere. Directory assistance is almost always fully automatic by machine. Pumping gas at the station? Why say good-morning to the worker when you swipe(刷卡) your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Placing money at the bank? Why talk to a clerk who might live in the neighborhood when you can just put your credit card into the ATM?Pretty soon you wont have the hard task of making eye contact at the grocery store. Some grocery chains are usually a self-scanner so you can check yourself out, avoiding those annoying clerks who look at you and ask how you are doing.56. The writers attitude towards advances in communication technology may be described as _.A. critical B. unconcerned C. positive D. uninterested57. If his mom has a question, he _.A. will find ways to reach her B. will locate her e-mail addressC. will try to get her a voice machine D. will leave her the answer through voice mail58. Judging from the context, the word “alienation” in line 1, paragraph 2 means _.A. relationship B. closeness C. strangeness D. stress59. It can be inferred that the writer _.A. is pleased with the modern pace of lifeB. feels more separated from othersC. doesnt want anyone to bother himD. sings high praise for communication technologyBOne evening I went out and left my 17 year-old son in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister. On this occasion, the work was made less troublesome by the presence of his girlfriend. I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children. Later, I discovered that complete confidence was the last thing I should have left home with. I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out. I called home with this happy news. But instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.It was, I should point out, after 10 p. m., when the two younger children should have been in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone. “Ill give him a lesson,” I said. I decided they must be outside. Why they might be outside at 10:30 on a winter night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with.Finally, in desperation, I called his girlfriends house. After what seemed like countless rings, his girlfriend answered. “Yes,” she said brightly, “Hes right here.”He came on the phone. I was not my usual calm, rational(理智的) self. After all, one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you cant trust modern teenagers. “Where are the children?” I said. He said they were with him. They had done nothing wrong. My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriends house just for ice cream and cake. This was too good to be believed. Well, it turned out that I shouldnt have believed it. It was only part of the truth.The following Saturday evening we were at my parents home, celebrating my birthday. My eldest son gave me the childrens gifts. Mounted and framed were a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my sons girlfriend.60. The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children because _. A. she knew that her eldest son was a good baby-sitter B. she thought it no hard work to take care of the younger ones C. she believed he could do well with his girlfriends help D. she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night61. When the author called home that evening, she found that _. A. two younger children had already been in bed B. the children were preparing a birthday gift for her C. her son was quarrelling with his girlfriend D. there was no one answering the telephone62. “It was only part of the truth” implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also _.A. They had a birthday party B. They framed some photographs C. They had their pictures taken D. They made some beautiful clothes63. What does the author intend to tell us by the story? A. Modern teenagers are not worth trusting. B. It is no easy job to look after young children. C. Its no good to have a girlfriend at an early age. D. Her children have a caring and tender heart.C “It hurts me more than you”, and “This is for your own good” - these are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy for us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing weve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students “so passive” and wonders what has happened. Nothing is demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, is a factor of childrens passivity. “Were talking about a generation of kids whove never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them; instead of saying go and look it up, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. Its time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. Its time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but its for their own good. Its time to start telling them no again. 64. We learn from the passage that the authors mother used to lay emphasis on _.A. his learning a foreign languageB. his ability to control behaviorC. his natural developmentD. his school education 65. According to the author, “the permissive period” in Paragraph 2 means a time _.A. when children are allowed to do what they wish to B. when everything can be taught at schoolC. when every child can be educatedD. when children are permitted to receive education66. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Parents should leave their kids alone. B. Kids should have more activities at school. C. Its time to be stricter with our kids.D. Parents should set a good example to their kids. DHaving conquered Qomolangma and landed on the Moon, we would like to think we are bigger and better than our ancestors.But on a purely physical basis, it seems, we just dont measure up. Mankind is actually not as large as it was. Cambridge University experts say humans are past the peak and that modern-day people are 10 per cent smaller and shorter than their hunter-gatherer ancestors.And if thats not depressing enough, our brains are also smaller. The findings change the accepted thinking that humans have grown taller and larger.The change, say scientists, has happened over the past 10,000 years. They blame agriculture, with limited diets and city life compromising health and leading to the spread of disease.The theory is the result of studies of fossilized human remains found in Africa, Europe and Asia.The earliest, from Ethiopia, date back 200,000 years, and were larger and stronger than modern human, said Dr. Marta Lahr, an expert in human evolution.“Humans have continually evolved, but in body size it is not until the last 10,000 years that they have changed greatly, so the question is why this should have happened.”The timing points is the switch from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to agriculture, which began 9,000 years ago. While farming would have made food plentiful, focusing on a smaller number of foodstuffs could have caused a lack of vitamins and minerals that prevented growth. However, the rise of agriculture does not explain why brains are also shrinking. It doesnt mean we are less intelligent - rather we have learnt to make the best use of our resources.Dr. Lahr said: “Over time there would have been huge energy savings in making the brain smaller but more efficient - as we see today with computer processors.”Robert Foley, a Cambridge University professor of human evolution, said: “Becoming human, in an evolutionary sense, is a continuous and gradual process. Our species, rather than being a fixed thing, is more like a piece of rubber, changing shape and size all the time.”67. The findings of Cambridge University experts suggest that_.A. the body size of humans began to change greatly 200,000 years agoB. agriculture has played a part in the changes in the human body C. modern people are bigger and smarter than their ancestorsD. a hunter-gatherer lifestyle is good for human brains68. The underlined word “shrinking” probably means _.A. becoming smaller B. getting less intelligentC. becoming heavierD. getting more efficient69. Robert Foleys words imply that _.A. city life is harmful to humans physical developmentB. the smaller brains are, the more intelligent humans areC. human evolution is a flexible process of constant changeD. it is likely that humans will become smaller in the future70. What would be the best title for the text?A. Being human, a changing process B. The negative effects of agricultureC. What happened in the last 10,000 years? D. Are we bigger and better than our ancestors?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。How to Become a Success YourselfBy not comparing ourselves to successful peoples results, we can avoid the feelings of inadequacy or failure. When we look through how the successful persons got to where they are, we learn how to become successful ourselves by learning: 71 : We cant speed our way to success, everyone pays their dues. Every stage of development is necessary so we can become wiser. Each lesson builds on previous lessons. If it looked easy, then it probably wasnt: Successful people make it look easy because they learned from their mistakes and did not repeat them. 72 73 : Successful people are passionate, committed people who work long hours, work by their inner compass, and know what prices to pay for success. Career stages with logical milestones are important: Career and life stages follow a natural progression. We cant speed our way from a green hand to master. 74 Life stages are progressive: 75 When youre in your 30s, its unrealistic to expect successes that people naturally enjoy in their late 40s or 50s.A. Remember they probably had interesting paths to their career successesB. There are no shortcutsC. Their increasing knowledge from life and work experience make it look easy. D. We must coexist with them, but not let them take over us. E. Everyone pays a price for successF. Each life