2020年宁波市普通高中保送生模拟测试英语考试试卷4

1、2020年宁波市普通高中保送生模拟测试英语试卷4一、完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分）Iwassittinginthesurgicalwaitingareaatthehospitalwaitingforwordofmywife'soperation.Thesmallroomwasfilledwithotherfamiliesandfriendswhowere1waitingtohearhowtheirlovedonesweredoing.Therewasayoungboysittingquietlyinthe2.Heheldasmallboxofcrayonsinonehandanda

2、tablet（写字板）intheother.Everysooftenhe'dplacethetabletonhislapanddrawsomething.AsthehourspassedIbegantoseetheroomalmost3.Andtherewasastrangesilence.Daddy,whenisMommygoinghome?”askedtheyoungboy.Tomorrow,"hisfatherreplied.I4himashemovedhisfeetbackandforth,lookingupattheceilingandthentowardthesu

3、nshine-filledwindow.When's5,Daddy?”heasked.Hisfather6himovertositbyhim.7histhings,thelittleboywalkedslowlytohisfather'ssidefromthecorner.Theman8outandheldhissonbyhisshoulders.Therearethreedaysinlife.Yesterday,todayandtomorrow.Oneisoveranddone,onewelivein,theotherwe9.Wecan'tliveinyesterda

4、y,butifwearehappyenoughtoday,wewillbeevenhappiertomorrow,"hesaidinanattemptto10theboy.Thelittleboylookedathimforamomentandsaid,fMommyisgoinghometomorrow,I'llbe11.So,Iwantittobetomorrowalready,Daddy."Nowhangingoneverywordofthisconversation,Ileanedforwardtohearhisresponse.Itwas12.Son,the

5、onegreatthingabouttodayisonceit13,itisalreadyalmosttomorrow."Ithoughtabouthow14itwas.Eveninmyadultlife,Istilllivewaitingforwhattomorrowmay15.NowIknowthatitisalreadyalmosttomorrow”.1.A.patientlyB.happilyC.peacefullyD.eagerly2.A.chairB.distanceC.cornerD.shadow3.A.darkB.emptyC.fullD.clean4.A.follo

6、wedB.foundC.caughtD.watched5.A.todayB.yesterdayC.tomorrowD.future6.A.knockedB.orderedC.pulledD.called7.A.savingB.forgettingC.gatheringD.choosing8.A.reachedB.tookC.setD.got9.A.spendB.wasteC.expectD.kill10.A.frightenB.warnC.persuadeD.satisfy11.A.betterB.calmerC.smarterD.happier12.A.perfectB.sillyC.act

7、iveD.humorous13.A.endsB.passesC.startsD.lasts14.A.sincereB.importantC.interestingD.meaningful15.A.happenB.comeC.needD.bring二、阅读理解（每小题2分，满分30分）(A)Whenevermydog,Barney,comesintothehouseafterhavingbeenforarideinthecar,herunstothepen(围栏)wehavesetupforhimbythebackdoor.It'snotsomethingweintentionallyt

8、rainedhimtodo.Thehabitcamesimplybecausemyhusbandtendedtoputhiminhispenwhenevertheycamein.Afterdoingitafewtimes,Barneyjustfiguresthat'swhatyoudowhenyoucomeinsideafteracarride.It'sthesamewithyourthinking.Yougetintothehabitofthinkingacertainwayandthenyou'llrarelyquestionitafterthat.Thisises

9、peciallytruewhenyouweregrowingup.Youdevelopedhabitsthatjustmadethingseasierforyou.Youprobablydidn'teventhinkaboutthem.That'sjustthewayitwasandthat'swhatyoudid.JustlikeBarneythinkshehastogointohispen,youdothingsautomaticallyaswell.Forexample,whenyouwereakid,youmayhavebeentoldnottotalkback

10、"andtojustkeepquietaboutthingsthatwerebotheringyou.Thesearehabitsthatmighthaveworkedtokeepyousafeandoutoftroublewhenyouwereyoung.Nowthatyou'regrownup,youmaybefindingthatthesepreviousstrategiesareactuallycausingyouproblems.Inarelationship,notcommunicatingisn'tgoingtoworkasyourpartnercan&

11、#39;treadyourmind.Whatworkswhenyou'reachildmaynotworkwhenyoubecomeanadult.Whenyoudecideyouneedtochangeyourthoughts,yourbrainmayatfirstfeelthatit'snotasafethingtodo.Lotsofpracticeandyearsofexperiencesaysit'snot.Also,youdon'tknowtoquestionthethought.It'satruthforyou.Thetrickistoloo

12、katyourresultsandseeifyourthoughtsarethecause.Bewillingtoquestionyourthinkingandaskyourselfiftherearethoughtsthatarehindering(妨碍)you.Asyouarenowinadifferentphaseofyourlife,differentstrategiesmaybeneeded.16. ThewritergivestheexampleofherdoginParagraph1inorderto?A. introducethefollowingpassageB.showus

13、herdogiscleverC.realizetheimportanceofhabitsD.tellushowtotrainadog17. AswiththedogBarney,people.A. thinkinahabitualwayB.enjoyhavingacarrideC.usuallybehaveinafriendlywayD.haveagoodmemory18. Accordingtothepassage,asachild,onemay.A. behaveinafriendlywayB.haveaverygoodmemoryC.enjoyhavingacarrideD.follow

14、whatwastoldtodo19. Inthewriter'sopinion,adultsshould.A.beabletoexpressthemselvesB.beafraidtomakemistakesC.treasuretheirhabitsinchildhoodD.avoidcausinganyproblems20. Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.A. thewriter'shusbandmustbegoodattrainingdogsB. childhoodisthebesttimefordevelopinggoodhabitsC.

15、 onecanchangehis/herlifebychanginghis/herthoughtsD. weshouldchangeallourchildhoodhabitswhenwegrowup(B)Ifyou'reinahardtime,atinythingmaybethegreatesthelpforyou.That'stouch.Touchisoneofthemostimportantofourfivesenses.Itisoneofthefirstsenseswedevelop.Oneofthemostcommonlyacceptedformsoftouchamon

16、gpeopleisalsooneofthefirstexperienceswehaveintheworld-Ahug!Thereisnobetterwaytounderstandtheimportanceofhugsthantolosethem.Forthosewhohaveexperiencedthelossofhugs,youwillknowhowimportanttheyaretoshare.Arecentresearchhasshownthatwhenpeoplehug,thebrainreleasesthechemicalwhichincreasesourwillingnesstot

17、rustandreducesfear.Ithasalsoshownthathugsaregreatforyourheart.In1995,apairofnewlyborntwinswasbeingcaredforinhospital.Whileoneofthetwinsseemedquitehealthy,hersisterwasnot.Aftertryingdifferentmedicaltreatments,thenurseonduty,GayleKasparian,placedthetwinsinbedtogether.Thetwinsimmediatelysnuggled（依偎）upt

18、oeachother.Asoneplacedherarmaroundtheother,theweakbabybecamebettergradually.Howgreatthepowerofahugis!Theneedforhugsdoesn'tdisappearaswegrowolder,thoughitseemswearelesswillingtogivethem.Researchonpeopleofallageshasproventhatahugisnecessaryforphysicalandemotionalhealth.Withouthugswecanbecomesad.Ah

19、ugprovidessafetyandgentleness.Ahugprovidesuswithsocialcontact,asenseofhealthandafeelingofimportanceandbelonging.21. Thewriterbelievethat.A.touchisthemostimportantsenseB.hugisoneofhuman'sfivesenseC.touchisthefirstdevelopedsenseD.hugisoneoftheformsoftouch22. Arecentresearchhasshownthat.A.hugcanrel

20、easeakindofchemicalB.hugisgoodforpeople'sheartC.hugincreasespeople"sfearD.hugreducesthefeelingoftrust23. Thestoryofthetwinstellsus.A.twinsshouldbeplacedinbedtogetherB.thepowerofahugisgreatC.thetwinsshouldbelookedaftertogetherD.medicaltreatmentsareimportant24. WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccor

21、dingofthepassage?A. Ahugistheonlyformoftouchamongpeople.B. Thelossofhugscanmakethemmoreimportant.C. HugscangetpeopletotrusteachothermoreD. Wedon'tneedhugswhenwegrowolder.25. Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe.A.TheGreatImportanceofHugsB.TheDifferentWaysofHugsC.TheTraditionalCulturesofHugsD.TheInteres

22、tingStoriesofHugs(C)Wedesiretobelievethatwecangetfitwithouteffort.Weinventchocolate-chipcookiedietstomakeusthinwhileeatingfat.Wewishtogetfitfromdoingabsolutelynothing.Wewishtolieinbed,thinkaboutgoingtothegymandthen,getthebodyaGreekgod.AnewstudyfromBrianClarkatOhioUniversityshowsthatsittingstill,whil

23、ejustthinkingaboutexercise,mightmakeusstronger.Clarkandcolleaguesrecruited29volunteersandwrappedtheirwristsinsurgicalcastsforanentiremonth.Duringthismonth,halfofthevolunteersthoughtaboutexercisingtheirimmobilizedwrists.For11minutesaday,5daysaweek,theysatcompletelystillandfocusedtheirentirementaleffo

24、rtonpretendingtoflextheirmuscles.Whenthecastswereremoved,thevolunteersthatdidmentalexerciseshadwristmusclesthatweretwotimesstrongerthanthosewhohaddonenothingatall.Theideabehindtheresearchisnotanewconceptjustaconceptthat'softenneglectedinthefieldofneuroscienceourbodiesandourbrainsdeveloptogether.

25、Eventhoughwetreatourmindandbodiesastwoseparatethings,theyarefinallyandcloselyconnected.Indeed,evenbeforeBrianClarkpublishedhisstudy,otherresearchedhadexplainedlinksbetweenthebrainandthemuscles.Theyearsago,BuangYueattheClevelandClinicreportedthatimaginaryexerciseincreasesthestrengthoffingermusclesbyu

26、pto35%.Justfiveyearsago,KaiMillerattheUniversityofWashington,showedthatimaginaryexerciseactivatesthesamebrainareasthatareactivatedduringrealexercise.BrainClark'sresearchaddstothisbodyofknowledgeandprovidescompellingevidenceabouttheroleofneuromuscularpathwaysinstrengthtraining.26. What'sthepu

27、rposeofchocolate-chipcookiediets?A.Tokeepstrong.B.Togrowthinner.C.Tokeepfat.D.Tohavemuscles.27. Theexperimentprovesthat.A.wrappingtheirwristsmaybequickB.showingtheirmusclesneedseffortsC.sittingstillmightmakeusstrongerD.thinkingaboutexerciseissouseful28. Whichofthefollowingconceptsisoftenneglectedacc

28、ordingtothepassage?A.Ourmindandbodiesaretwoseparatethings.B.Ourbodiesandbrainsdeveloptogether.C.Ourmindhasacloserelationtobodies.D.Ourmindhaslittleeffectonourbrains.29. Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninthelastparagraph?A.Makequick.B.Makeslow.C.Makegood.D.Makeactive.30. What'sthebesttitleforthepass

29、age?A. Howtogrowstrongerwithoutliftingweights.B. Howtocarryoutamuscleexerciseprogram.C. Howtopreventmusclefromgrowingthinner.D. Howtoprovidepathwaysinstrengthtraining.三、语法填空(每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Theotherdaywhile31(drive)alongabusynorthLondonroadwayIspotted

30、ashoppingcartfullofsomeone'sgoods.32Isawnextbrokemyheart;onthegroundwasaman,motionless,33(lie)besidehishouse”.Iwasfarawayandcouldn'tgetnear.Isthismanokay,ishejustsleepingorhasheoverdosed34(accidental)?”Iwasunabletohandleamovingvehicleanddosomekindofphysicalassessmentoftheman.35,Ididpraythats

31、omeonewouldstopandhelpthisperson.I36(check)mysideviewmirrorandnoticedthatawoman,dressedinblack,wasmovingtowardtheman.Myheart-feltburdenturnedtopeace.Iwitnessedarandomactof37_(kind).Idon'tknowtheoutcomeoftheirexperiencebuthopedthathemightfindahome.ThisledmetoreachouttoUnityProject,38isashelterhelpinghomelessyoungpeople.ImetSylvia,awomanonamissiontoassistthe_39_(home).Theyprovideemergencyshelterandtransitionalhousingforyouthandadultseighteenand40(old).Tothewomanwhodidstoptohelpt