浙江省英语自选模块模拟题.doc

一、（1）阅读下面的短文, 并根据短文后的要求答题。Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers told me, “Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience.” How right they were! Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into opportunity and strangers into friends.“Nothing was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the inner voice that whispers, “I can do it!” When others shout, “No, you cant!” It took years and years for the early work of Barbara Mclintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted.Yet she didnt stop working on her experiments. We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such a youthful air, whatever their age. At 90, cellist Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach. As the music flowed through his fingers, his stooped shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes. As author and poet Samuel Ullman once wrote, “Years wrinkle(起皱纹) the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”How do you rediscover the enthusiasm of your childhood? The answer, I believe, lies in the word itself. “Enthusiasm” comes from the Greek and means “God within”. And what is God within is but a sense of love-proper love of self(self-acceptance) and, from that, love of others. If we cant do what we love as a full-time career, we can as a hobby. Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan, was 68 before she began to draw. This activity ended periods of depression that had troubled her for at least 30years, and the quality of her work led one critic to say, “ I am tempted to call Layton as a genius.”We cant afford to waste tears on “might-have-been”. We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after “what-can-be”. We need to live each moment wholeheartedly, with all our senses-finding pleasure in the backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, the charming beauty of a rainbow.第一节：根据短文内容, 从A、B、C、D、E中选出最合适放入短文空缺处的选项，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。选项中有一项是多余选项。A. Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping. B. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years.C. It can certainly help you hang in there when the going gets tough.D. Music, for Casals, was a hobby that made life a never ending adventure.E. Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money or title or power. 第二节：根据短文所给的信息， 用一个完整的句子回答下列问题，并将序号及答案写在答题纸上。What does the author mean by the underlined sentence in paragraph 6? （2）阅读下面的短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。In all ones lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. But it is precisely(精确地) oneself that one has the understanding of. When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate(高估) yourself. It seems that everything you seek for is within your reach. When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself, (mistake) difficulties for your own inability. To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to gain a correct view of oneself and be a realist - aware of ones strength and shortage. You may look hopefully to the future but be sure not to expect too much, for details can never be fully realized. You may be courageous to meet challenges but it should be clear to you where to direct your efforts. To get a thorough understanding of oneself requires doing oneself a favor when it (need). In time of anger, do yourself a favor by giving vent(出路，出口) to it in a quiet place so that you wont be hurt by its flames; in time of , do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to a sad mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a sleep. Care about your health and daily life. you know perfectly well when and how to do yourself a favor, you wont be confident and ready enough to resist the attack of illness.To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full control of ones life. Then one will find ones life full of . 二、（1）阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。 The sun on a spring morning shines on the water, off bridges and boats. The blue crabs are big, and the striped bass are bigger. On the surface, all these would probably make you think the Hudson was about as healthy as it has been since Indian times. A study by the environmental group River keeper examined an important indicator of the life of any river-fish and found discouraging news. Ten of thirteen species it examined are reducing, and one the great and delicious shad is at a historic low The river is getting warmer, and the heat helps starve the water of oxygen. Power plants kill untold millions of fish when they suck up river water to cool their machinery. Invasive species, dirty water and fertilizer runoff and over-fishing in the ocean, where species like shad spend much of their lives, all take their toll. Striped bass are on the increase, as are bluefish and spot-tail shiners. But with other species moving slowly downstairs, signs point to a sicker, less stable Hudson ecosystem than many had imagined. The report shows how little we understand the biology of one of the countrys most historic and important estuaries(河口，江口). It is a reminder that even the hardest-fought conservation victories may look like the easy ones, and that self-satisfaction can be the death of environmental progress. 根据短文内容， 从A、B、C、D、E中选出最适合放入短文空缺处的选项，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。选项中有一项是多余选项。A. Sadly, it isnt.B. Not all fish are struggling.C. On the surface, the Hudson River is looking good.D. The trouble in the Hudson River is under control.E. Riverkeepers report blames the usual suspects and a few new ones.根据短文所给的信息回答问题，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。 What does the author mean by the last sentence of the passage?（2）阅读下面的短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填人括号中单词的正确形式，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。Umbrella is what we easily forget and 1 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 2 weve put it. It has to wait patiently and pitifully for its owner to claim it, 3 itll remain alone as a deserted umbrella. Once I suddenly found my longtime used and treasured umbrella “disappeared”. I really got lost and regretted quite some time for my own _4_ (care). Several days later, out of my 5 , I saw it quietly stand in a corner of the house where I worked. I was extremely glad to _6_ it. Looking carefully at it, though it was so _7_ to me, I found for the first time its wooden handle had worn out, and its color had faded as a result of repeated rain-wash for years. I had paid _8_ attention to it all the time. I sought for it only when I needed it.It sets me thinking. Around us there are always people who give us support in silence just like an umbrella thats duty-bound to fend off the rain or any wretched weather. Its we who often 9 its existence. Accustomed to its service, its care, accommodation and tolerance, we take all these as something natural, and take it for granted. Will you think of the umbrella that protects you 10 ill weather when the day is warm and sunny? 三、（1）阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。“Women hold up half the sky.” This is an old Chinese saying. However, research shows that perhaps women do more than their share of “holding up the sky”.In developing countries, where 3/4 of the worlds population live, women produce more than half of the food. There are many programs to help poor countries develop their agriculture. However, for years these programs provided money and training for men but not for women. At 4:45 a.m, she gets up, washes, and eats. It takes her half an hour to walk to the fields, and she works there until 3:00 p.m. She collects firewood and gets home at 4:00. She spends the next hour and a half preparing food to cook. Then she collects water for another hour. From 6:30 to 8:30, she cooks. After dinner, she spends an hour washing the dishes and her children. She goes to bed at 9:30 p.m.In Pakistan women spend 60 hours a week on housework. In Italy around 80 percent of mothers who work outside the home also do all of the housework. Should there be a change in the lives of women? The family is changing rapidly in many societies. Any change in the family affects women. Any change in the lives of women affects the family and the society. Much remains to be seen.第一节 根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D和E中选出最适合填入短文空缺处的选项，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。选项中有一项是多余选项。A. Their husbands dont usually help them.B. In Africa 80 percent of all agricultural work is done by women.C. In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman.D. Should there be a change in the lives of men?E. Are women supposed to do the housework?第二节 根据短文所给的信息，用一个完整的句子回答下面的问题，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。5. What does the author mean by the underlined sentence?（2）阅读下面短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。According to a recent survey on stress covering 16 countries, Hong Kong ranks number one. More than half of the local people said they not only had too much to do the work was boring, unnecessary and a of time as well. They also felt that they were not appreciated by their bosses their hard work.One in five employees in Hong Kong said that they did not like their bosses and gave this as the main reason for at work. 30 percent said that they suffered from such great stress they had to take time off work to relax. 22 percent said that they (treat) like a cog(齿)in a wheel rather than a person.The findings have serious implications for the happiness of Hong Kongs workers - the people who have made Hong Kong of the worlds greatest success stories. At cost is this success being preserved? How can people achieve a balance between the drive for personal and organizational success and individual happiness?Since we spend a great part of our lives at work and since work-related stress cannot be avoided in the broader context of stress in society, it is each persons responsibility (face) the issue and, more , learn how to reduce the effects of negative stress in their lives.四、（1）阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。Manhattan Island is the oldest and most important of the five boroughs that make up New York CityIt is 21.7 kilometers long and 3.8 kilometers wide at its widest pointIt contains New Yorks tallest buildings as well as some of the largest schools and colleges, and the most famous financial and theater districts in the United StatesIt has skyscrapers and Central Park, the old and the new, the best and the worst. To understand Manhattan, we must know something of its early history: its early days of Dutch colonists and English settlers; the waves of nineteenth-century European immigrants who arrived at its shores; the African-Americans who moved north after the Civil War; recent immigrants from China and other parts of Asia; and young people who go to New York from all over America The United States is a nation of immigrants and no other city displays this fact as well as New York City, From Chinatown and Little Italy to Harlem, Most immigrants went to America with very little moneyThey were the poor and unhappy in their own countriesAmerica lifted her lamp beside the golden doorMillions of immigrants have prospered in AmericaOn July 4, 1884, the people of France gave to the United States as a symbol of friendship, a statue sculptured by Frederic Auguste BartholdiThis statue was placed on an island in New York HarborIt is 46 meters high and is the first sight immigrants see as they come into New York City by ship On the statue is a poem written by Emma LazarusThis poem sums up the American tradition of accepting people from other countriesIt reads as follows:Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shoreSend these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door! k*s*5*u第一节：根据短文内容， 从A、B、C、D和E中选出最适合填入短文空缺处的选项，并将序号及相应答案写在答题卡上。选项中有一项是多余选项。AIt is known as the Statue of LibertyBIt is a mix of ethnic groups and cultures, successes and failures, hopes and fearsCNew York is famous for the Statue of LibertyDNew York is a place where communities take pride in retaining their ethnicityEIt is unique, like no other big city第二节：根据短文所给信息， 用一个完整的句子回答下列问题。 What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence in the third paragraph?（2）阅读下面的短文, 在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。There is a disease sweeping the world todayIt is killing more people than 1 other, including AIDS or SARSThat disease is obesityThe World Health Organization （WHO） has stated that 2 the 56.5 million deaths per year around the world, over 50 percent of these are caused by diseases which are 3 （associate） with unhealthy diet and 4 of exercise and that many of these deaths could be prevented. In the face of these shocking statistics, the WHO announced, in 2004, a plan to fight obesity and invited governments around the world to 5 the campaign to encourage its citizens to adopt a sensible diet and to take up some form of physical activity 6 part of their plan, the WHO asked governments to consider the role of food advertising in encouraging people to eat unhealthy food. One area of concern for many countries is the advertising of junk food during childrens television programmesIn Australia, 7 has the highest number of food advertisements in childrens television in the world, there are an average of 12 food ads per hourOn the other hand, in Sweden and Austria where there are strict laws about advertising during childrens programmes, there is only one food ad per hourThere is much debate, 8 , about whether television advertisements are in any way responsible for childhood obesityIn Sweden, and Quebec in Canada, for example, there has been no great difference in the number of obese children since the government 9 （ban） food ads in childrens televisionHowever, Holland, where there are no bans on food advertising, has one of the 10 rates of obesity in Europe五、（1）阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。Stress is an uncomfortable feeling in the mind from any situation or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, or anxious. Stress is often accompanied by physical symptoms, including twitching or trembling, muscle tension, headaches, sweating, dry mouth, difficulty swallowing, rapid or irregular heart rate, rapid breathing, fatigue, loss of temper, sleeping difficulties and nightmares, decreased concentration.Stress is a normal part of life. In small quantities, stress is good it can motivate you and help you be more productive. 1 It can cause general poor health as well as specific physical or depression. Persistent and never-ceasing stress often leads to anxiety and unhealthy behaviors like overeating and abuse of alcohol or drugs. 2 One step is to make a list of what you think might be making you stress out: What do you worry about most? Is something constantly on your mind? Does anything in particular make you sad or depressed?Then, find someone you believe in who will listen to you. Often, just talking to a friend or loved one is all that is needed to relieve anxiety. 3 Social workers, psychologists, and other mental health professionals may be needed for therapy and medication. 4 For example, eat a well balanced, healthy diet, dont overeat, get enough sleep, exercise regularly, limit caffeine and alcohol. Dont use nicotine, cocaine, or other recreational drugs. Learn and practice relaxation techniques like yoga and tai chi. Take breaks from work. Make sure to balance fun activities with your responsibilities. Spend time with people you enjoy. Find self help books at your local library or bookstore. 第一节 根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D、E中选出最适合放入短文空缺处的选项，选项中有一项是多余选项。A. Also, find healthy ways to deal with stress.B. Any effective ways to cope with your stress or anxiety?C. Certain drugs can lead to symptoms of stress due to side effects.D. However, too much stress, or a strong response to stress, is harmful.E. Most communities also have support groups and hotlines that can help.第二节 根据短文所给的信息回答问题。What is the best title of the passage?（2）阅读下面的短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to 1 between them.One picture was of a 2 lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.The other picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an 3 sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all. 4 when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest - 5 perfect peace.Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the 6 picture. Do you know 7 ?“Because,” explained the king, “pea