市效实中学高考模拟英语试卷含答案

1、第 i 卷（选择题共 80 分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30 分）第一节：单项填空（共20 小题；每小题0.5 分，满分10 分）从 a、b、c 和 d 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。1. susan, will you please go and empty the rubbish? _? a. why me b. so what c. what for d. how come 2. nowadays _ internet is becoming increasingly popular and _ new high speed br

2、oadband network was recently started. a. a; the b. the; a c. a; a d. the; the 3. most of us manage our physical health better than our emotional health, _ problems to cause real harm. a. left b. leaving c. to leave d. having left 4. anyone who applies for the position must meet the requirement _ he

3、or she should have a good command of english. a. which b. whether c. how d. that 5. our understanding of education, work and society is different from _ of the earlier generation. a. what b. those c. that d. one 6. syrias foreign ministry yesterday accused israel _ working with terrorist groups afte

4、r it carried out two strikes against syrian targets. a. of b. with c. on d. against 7. my calculations were based on the _ that house prices would remain steady. a. theory b. regulation c. procedure d. assumption 8. the story is moving, and the questions, i suppose, are not so difficult as they appe

5、ar _. a. to answer b. to be answered c. answering d. being answered 9. we ll take the conditions into careful consideration _ you have attached to this contract. thanks. hope for further cooperation. a. as b. which c. where d. what 10. the elderly need special care in winter, as they are _ to the su

6、dden change of weather. a. sensitive b. negative c. flexible d. sensible 11. if water becomes increasingly scarce in decades _, water shortage will become a hot issue all over the world. a. coming b. having come c. to come d. to be coming 12. she started studying medicine at college, but _ to busine

7、ss studies in her second year. a. transformed b. skipped c. adjusted d. switched 13.has your father returned from europe yet? yes, but he _ here for only three days before his company sent him to america. a. was b. has been c. will be d. would be 14. steve has to get up at 5:00 a.m. to get to school

8、. _ this , he has never missed a class. a. in contrast to b. apart from c. in addition to d. in spite of 15. the other day he _ a dollar bill in the suit he was sending to the cleaner s.a. came to b. came across c. came into d. came through 16. bob! how s your project? i heard you started it last fr

9、iday, right? oh! i _ for it. but i haven t decided when to do it. a. had prepared b. was preparing c. have been preparing d. have prepared 17. i saw a woman running toward me in the dark. before i could recognize who she was, she had run back in the direction _ she had come. a. of which b. from wher

10、e c. in which d. from which 18. haven t seen lucy recently. what s happened? oh, it s more than two months _ she worked here. a. before b. after c. since d. when 19. the company is quite honest and guarantees the new product _ be under warranty for three years. a. should b. shall c. will d. can 20.

11、i was really busy these days, otherwise i _ to your birthday party last night. a. came b. did come c. should have come d. would have come 第二节：完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1 分，满分 20 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2140 各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c 和 d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。since my family were not going to be helpful, i decided i would

12、look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till i d got one.i had seen an agency ( 中介机构 ) advertised in a local newspaper. i rushed out of the 21 in search of it. i was wildly excited, and as 22 as if i were going on the stage. finding the 23 quite easily, i ran breathlessly through a doo

13、r which said “ enter without knocking, if you please.”the simple atmosphere of the office 24 me. the woman looked carefully at me 25 through her glasses, and then 26 me in a low voice. i answered softly. all of a sudden i started to feel rather 27 . she wondered why i was looking for this sort of 28

14、 . i felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 29 to get a job without 30 . i wondered whether i ought to leave, 31 the telephone on her desk rang. i heard her say: “ 32 , i ve got someone in the 33 at this very moment who might 34 . ” she wrote down a 35 , and held it out to me, say

15、ing: “ ring up this lady. she wants a 36 immediately. in fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”“ oh yes,” said i 37 having cooked for more than four in my life. i 38 her again and again, and rushed out to the 39 telephone box. i collected my thoughts, took a deep

16、 breath, and rang the number. i said confidently that i was just what she was looking for. i spent the next few hours 40 cook books. 21. a. bed b house c. agency d. office 22. a. proud b. pleased c. nervous d. worried 23. a. family b. door c. place d. stage 24. a. calmed b. excited c. frightened d.

17、disturbed 25. a. as usual b. for a while c. in a minute d. once again 26. a. advised b. examined c. informed d. questioned 27. a. encouraged b. dissatisfied c. hopeless d. pleased 28. a. place b. job c. advice d. help 29. a. difficult b. helpless c. possible d. unusual 30. a. ability b. experience c

18、. knowledge d. study 31. a. after b. since c. until d. when 32. a. above all b. as a matter of fact c. as a result d. in spite of that 33. a. family b. house c. office d. restaurant 34. a. hire b. accept c. suit d. offer 35. a. letter b. name c. note d. number 36. a. cook b. help c. teacher d. secre

19、tary 37. a. almost b. never c. nearly d. really 38. a. answered b. promised c. thanked d. told 39. a. outside b. local c. closest d. nearest 40. a. borrowing b. buying c. reading d. writing 第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20 小题，第二节5 小题；每小题2 分，满分50 分）第一节 ：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，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。a you can

20、 t hide a natural disaster from children, so how do we prepare them for it? first of all, you should explain to them that acts of nature aren t necessarily disasters but can become one. these may include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, wild fires, and earthquakes. the way to prepare ch

21、ildren for these disasters is to educate them about what each type is and then make it fun by making them “ disaster masters” or whatever title you can think of. making them a disaster master won t be easy. they must know what s in a disaster emergency kit( 工具箱 ) and why it s included. you can get y

22、our friends involved, too. if your friends have children, they may want to be involved in your emergency preparations. make it a group project. this is the opportunity for everyone to become familiar with the equipment. we have to be aware of our conduct and the way we react to stress. the children

23、will be easily influenced by your attitude and demeanor. the calmness, steady manner, and good humor of your spouse (配偶 ) and you will go a long way toward the easing or the reduction of stress. explain to them what they re likely to encounter or see and describe how people may react. disasters can

24、come and go very quickly and generally don t last long. if you must stay away from home, try to get into a routine quickly and encourage them to make new friends. let them know they can look to their parents and other adults if they become scared or confused. and it s important to let them know it s

25、 ok to cry during a disaster. it s sometimes helpful to let the children draw pictures of what they ve experienced. encourage them to write what they learned and what could have been done better. save the story. make it part of a documented family history! 41. this passage was written mainly to tell

26、 us about _. a. the importance of mutual help in disaster preparation b. tips for preparing children for a natural disaster c. the importance of educating children about natural disasters d. ways to raise children s courage in natural disasters 42. it is a must that a disaster master knows _. a. whe

27、n a natural disaster will come b. why there are natural disastersc. how to use a disaster emergency kit d. how to teach others about emergency preparations 43. the underlined word “ demeanor” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by “ _” . a. personality b. lifestyle c. emotion d. behavior 44. when they me

28、et with a natural disaster, children _. a. must write down what they see and how they feel b. should believe that the disaster will never last long c. can cry if they are frightened d. should help other children despite the danger 45. the author wrote the passage mainly for _. a. parents b. young ch

29、ildren c. teachers d. college students b battle of the books each year in april, the “ battle of the books”teams from each school meet for the semi-battle competition. the top three teams from each division go on to the final battle to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. the gold medal winne

30、rs go on to compete in the regional championship. battle of the books rules and goals goals: students: have fun reading good books from a wide variety of authors and genres( 体裁 ). educators: encourage reading, foster friendly competition, and nurture the love of books in young people. rules: one tea

31、m of six students from grades 7 or 8 will represent each school. 1. each team will have a spokesperson. while the team is encouraged to discuss possible answers, team answers will only be accepted from the spokesperson. 2. the semi-finals will consist of three rounds of play, and the finals will hav

32、e one round. each round features a regular battle and a lightning battle. 3. regular battle questions will be addressed to teams alternately(轮流地 ), regardless of the last correct answer. there will be 12 regular battle questions per round. when asked a question, teams will have 20 seconds to provide

33、 the book s title and author. 4. five points will be given if the team correctly identifies the exact title, and three points will be awarded for correctly identifying the author s surname. the author s first name does not need to be identified. 5. the lightning battles will be featured at the end o

34、f each round. lightning battles consist of a 2 minutes, 30 seconds time period during which each team is asked up to 12 questions. these questions concern details of the books and will not require teams to identify titles or authors. each correctly answered lightning battle question will be worth th

35、ree points. please note: a warm-up practice question will be given to each team at the beginning of its first semi-battle and at the beginning of the final and regional final battles. there may be no assistance from the coordinators and audience members. teams will not be punished for incorrect answ

36、ers. any team demonstrating poor sportsmanship will not be invited back. 46. according to the text, “ battle of the books ” is an activity _. a. where students are inspired to write books b. where books are used as arms in the battle c. where friends compete with each other d. where readers are moti

37、vated to love books 47. how many questions will be asked in the semi-finals? a. 72 b. 24 c. 36 d. 12 48. what information can we get from the text? a. teams are given 20 minutes to answer a question. b. a competitor gets 18 points for 6 correct titles. c. each round ends with the lightning battles.

38、d. a correct first name will be given 5 points. 49. if a team doesn t compete fairly, it _. a. won t be given a warm-up practice b. won t get help from audience members c. will be reduced in its points d. won t be allowed to compete next time c you hear the comment all the time: the u.s. economy loo

39、ks good by figures, but it doesn t feel good. why doesn t ever-greater wealth promote ever-greater happiness? it is a question that dates at least to the appearance in 1958 of the wealthy society by john kenneth galbraith, who died recently at 97. the wealthy society is a modern classic because it h

40、elped describe a new moment in the human condition. for most of history, “ hunger, sickness, and cold ” threatened nearly everyone, galbraith wrote. “ poverty was found everywhere in that world. obviously it is not of ours.” after world war ii, the fear of another great depression gave way to an eco

41、nomic growth. by the 1930s unemployment had averaged 18.2 percent; in the 1950s it was 4.5 percent. to galbraith, materialism had gone mad and would cause discontent. through advertising, companies conditioned consumers to buy things they didn t really want or need. because so muchspending was artif

42、icial, it would be unsatisfying. meanwhile, government spending that would make everyone better off was being cut down because people wrongly considered government only as “ a necessary bad. ”it s often said that only the rich are gettin g ahead; everyone else is standing still or falling behind. we

43、ll, there are many undeserving rich overpaid chief managers, for instance. but over any meaningful period, most people s incomes are increasing. from 1995 to 2004, people feel “ squeezed ” because their rising incomes often don t satisfy their rising wants for bigger homes, more health care, more ed

44、ucation, and faster internet connections. the other great disappointment is that it has not got rid of insecurity. people regard job stability as part of their standard of living. as company unemployment increased, that part has gradually become weaker. more workers fear they ve become “ the disposa

45、ble american, ” as louis uchitelle puts it in his book by the same name. because so much previous suffering and social conflict resulted from poverty, the arrival of widespread wealth suggested utopian (乌托邦式的 ) possibilities. up to a point, wealth succeeds. there is much less physical suffering than

46、 before. people are better off. unfortunately, wealth also creates new complaints. advanced societies need economic growth to satisfy the multiplying wants of their citizens. but the search for growth cause new anxieties and economic conflicts that disturb the social order. wealth sets free the indi

47、vidual, promising that everyone can choose a unique way to self-accomplishment. but the promise is so unreasonable that it leads to many disappointments and sometimes inspires choices that have anti-social consequences, including family breakdown. figures indicate that happiness has not risen with i

48、ncomes. should we be surprised? not really. we ve simply confirmed an old truth: the seeking of wealth does not always end with happiness. 50. the wealthy society is a book _. a. about previous suffering and social conflict in the past b. written by louis uchitelle who died recently at 97 c. indicat

49、ing that people are becoming worse off d. about why happiness does not rise with wealth 51. according to galbraith, people feel discontented because _. a. materialism has run wild in modern society b. they are in fear of another great depression c. public spending hasn t been cut down as expected d.

50、 the government has proved to be necessary but ugly 52. why do people feel “squeezed ” when their average income rises considerably? a. they think there are too many overpaid rich. b. there is more unemployment in modern society. c. their material demands go faster than their earnings. d. health car

51、e and educational cost have somehow gone out of control. 53. what does louis uchitelle mean by “ the disposable american” ? a. people with a stable job. b. workers who no longer have secure jobs.c. those who see job stability as part of their living standard. d. people who have a sense of security b

52、ecause of their rising incomes. 54. what has wealth brought to american society? a. stability and security. b. materialism and content. c. a sense of self-accomplishment. d. new anxiety, conflicts and complaints. dit was eleven oclock that night when mr. pontellier returned from his night out. he wa

53、s in an excellent humor, in high spirits, and very talkative. his entrance awoke his wife, who was in bed and fast asleep when he came in. he talked to her while he undressed, telling her anecdotes and bits of news and gossip that he had gathered during the day. she was overcome with sleep, and answ

54、ered him with little half utterances. he thought it very discouraging that his wife, who was the sole object of his existence, showed so little interest in things which concerned him and valued so little his conversation. mr. pontellier had forgotten the candies and peanuts that he had promised the

55、boys. still, he loved them very much and went into the room where they slept to take a look at them and make sure that they were resting comfortably. the result of his investigation was far from satisfactory. he turned and shifted the youngsters about in bed. one of them began to kick and talk about

56、 a basket full of crabs. mr. pontellier returned to his wife with the information that raoul had a high fever and needed looking after. then he lit his cigar and went and sat near the open door to smoke it. mrs. pontellier was quite sure raoul had no fever. he had gone to bed perfectly well, she sai

57、d, and nothing had made him sick. mr. pontellier was too well familiar with fever symptoms to be mistaken. he assured her the child was burning with fever at that moment in the next room. he reproached his wife with her inattention, her habitual neglect of the children. if it was not a mothers place

58、 to look after children, whose on earth was it? he himself had his hands full with his business. he could not be in two places at once; making a living for his family on the street, and staying home to see that no harm done to them. he talked in a dull, repeated and insistent way. mrs. pontellier sp

59、rang out of bed and went into the next room. she soon came back and sat on the edge of the bed, leaning her head down on the pillow. she said nothing, and refused to answer her husband when he questioned her. when his cigar was smoked out, he went to bed, and in half a minute was fast asleep. mrs. p

60、ontellier was by that time thoroughly awake. she began to cry a little, and wiped her eyes on the sleeve of her nightdress. she went out on the porch, where she sat down and began to rock herself in the chair. it was then past midnight. the cottages were all dark. there was no sound except the hooti