高中英语高考模拟测试备考试题2140

高中英语高考模拟测试备考试题2019.101,Themostcommonthingtodoontheearthcanbeabigthreatif_____properly,accordingtoD.havingnothandledA.comeontrueD.isthat3,Itisnotsodifficulttolearnprogrammewell._____youneedispatienceandpersistence.A.SomethingB.AllC.BothD.Everything4,“PremierWensreport,”asmileonhisface,hecontinued,“_____toseveralhottopics,discusseshowtoincrease’income,inacomparativepart.”A.referringB.refersC.havingreferredD.referred5,-Couldyoutypethesepapersforme,please?-_____papers?Ihavebeenbusyforawholeday.A.WhatB.SomeC.MoreD.Different6,Itwasunbelievablethatthefanswaitedoutsidethegymforthreehoursjust_____alookatA.hadB.havingC.tohaveD.have7,Billisgoodatplayingfootball,butwhencomestobasketball,heknowsnothing.A.heB.thatC.thisD.it8,Youmusttrysomeofherhome-madewine-itsquitea(n)_____.A.experienceB.experimentC.effortD.skill9,Afteralengthydiscussion,theyfinally_____upwithasuggestionforsolvingtheproblem.A.wentB.cameC.keptD.looked10,WhywasProfessorWangunhappyrecently?Becausethetheoryheinsistedon_____wrong.A.beingprovedB.provingC.provedD.wasproved11,Sallywas_____toseeherfriendoffattheairport.A.alittlesadmorethanB.morethanalittlesadC.sadmorethanalittleD.alittlemorethansad12,Birthdaysoftenbringsurprises.ButthisyearssurpriseonthebirthdayofthegreatBritishplaywrightWilliamShakespeareis1oneofthemostsurprising.OnApril22,onedaybeforehis441stbirthdayanniversary,experts2thatoneofthemostrecognizable3ofWilliamShakespeareisa).This4thatwenolongerhaveagood5ofwhatShakespearelookedlike.ItsverypossiblethatmanypicturesofShakespeareareunreliablebecausemanyofthemare6ofthisone,”saidanexpertfromBritainsNationalPortraitGallery.The7comesafterfourmonthsoftesting.Expertsfromthegallerysaytheimage--commonlyknownastheFlowerportrait”--wasactually8inthe1800s,twocenturies9sdeath.Theartexpertswhoworkatthegallerysaytheyusedmodernchemistrytechnologyto10thepaintonthepicture.Thesechecksfound)ofpaintdeepinthepicture11about1814.Shakespeare12in1616,andthedatethatappearsontheportraitis1609.Wenowthinktheportraitdatesbacktoaround1818to1840.Thiswas13therewasanewinterestinShakespeares14,”TanyaCooper,thegallerys16thcentury)said.The15picturehasoftenbeenusedasacoverfor16ofhisplays.ItiscalledtheFlowerportrait”becauseoneofits17,DesmondFlower,gaveittotheRoyalShakespeareCompany.Therehavealwaysbeen18abouttheauthenticity(真实性)ofthepainting,”saidDavidHowells,curatorfortheRoyalShakespeareCompany.Nowweknowthetruth,wecanputtheimageinitsproperplaceinthehistoryofShakespeareanportraiture(画像技法),”hesaid.TwootherimagesofShakespearearealsobeingstudiedaspartoftheinvestigationandtheresultswill19laterinMay.ButfornowwhatShakespearereallylookedlikewillremaina20.1.A.surelyB.neverC.hardlyD.only11.A.lookingbackB.datingfromC.gettingalongD.startingwith12.A.diedB.wasbornC.succeededD.wasburied13.A.whyB.whenC.howD.what14.A.storiesB.picturesC.playsD.photos15.A.realB.originalC.valuableD.fake17.A.ownersB.paintersC.writersD.readers18.A.causesB.problemsC.questionsD.orders19.A.goaboutB.comeoutC.turnupD.breakout20.A.surpriseB.problemC.secretD.mystery13,ABCNewsanchor(节目主持人)PeterJenningsdiedonAug.7,2005athomeinNewYorkafterabriefbattlewithlungcancer.ABCNewsanchorssaidtheyhopeifanythinggoodcanbetakenfromJennings’death,itisagreatawarenessofthedangersofsmoking.Iwanttogiveamessage,”BarbaraWalterssaid.Ifyouhavekidswhoaresmoking,tellthemthatwelost”LungcanceristheworstkillerinAmerica,takingmoreliveseachyearthananyothercancer,accordingtotheAmericaCancerSociety.About160,440Americansdieeachyearofcancer,makingup28percentofallcancerdeaths.Morethan87percentoflungcancersaresmokingrelated.Dr.DerekRaghavan,directoroftheClevelandClinicsTaussingCancerCenter,saidthatonceapersonstopssmoking,hestartsgettingbetter.Threetofiveyearsafterquitting,thepossibilityofgettinglungcancerisreducedbyhalf.Warningsignsoflungcancercanalsobemixedwithsymptomsconnectedwithlong-termsmoking.Thethreemainwarningsignsareanincreaseofcoughingthattclearup,coughingupbloodandsharpchestpains.Peoplewiththosesymptomsshouldseeadoctor.Raghavansaidtherehavebeenpromisingdevelopmentsinthetreatmentoflungcancer,includingusesofradiationandsurgeryanddrugs.Butthefactisthatstoppingsmokingisthemostimportantthingwecando,”Raghavansaid.Thereisnotreatmentthatevencomesclose.”1.AnchorPeterJenningsdiedoflungcancerwhichwaspossiblycausedby_____.A.hisbadeatinghabitB.overmuchworkC.long-termsmokingD.theoldage2.ThefirstparagraphmentionedPeterJennings’deathinorderto_____.3.Theunderlinedwordquitting”inthefourthparagraphprobablyrefersto_____.B.givingupsmoking4.Tofightagainstlungcancer,whatmattersmuchtosmokersis_____.B.todoexerciseD.tostopsmokingC.toseeadoctorintime14,Comets（彗星）orbitingadistantstarhavebeenfoundtocontainwater,thefirsttimetheingredient()consideredkeytolifehasbeendiscoveredinobjectscirclingastarotherthanoursun.Thediscovery,announcedbyscientists,addsweighttothetheorythatotherplanetary（行星的）systemsmaybenecessarytotheformationoflifeasweknowit.Scientistshavenowayofknowingwhetherlifeeverexistedonanycometsorplanetsorbitingthisparticularstar,knownasCWLeonisandlocatedsome3,000trillionmiles(4,800trillionkilometers)fromEarthintheconstellation狮子座).Buttheyarecertainthatnolifecouldexisttherenow.Thatisbecauseasitburnsoutthelastofitsnuclearfuel,thestarhasswelled（膨胀）andincreasedin（发光度）,engulfing(吞没)nearbyobjectsandmeltingcometsinorbitsasdistantasNeptuneisfromthesun-releasingthewaterthatastronomersspottedusingaradiotelescopeinoutspace.“Theexistenceofthesebodiesismeasuredthroughtheirdestruction(毁灭”saidGaryMelnick,chiefscientistontheprojectandanastronomerattheHarvard-SmithsonianCentreforAstrophysicsinCambridge,Massachusetts.Mr.Melnicksaidthediscoverywasofparticularimportancebecauseiftherewasareservoirofwaterfartherfromthestar,therecouldhavebeenwaterclosertothestar,bolsteringtheideasthatlifemayhaveexistedoutsideoursolarsystem.CometsarebelievedtohavehelpedbuildlifeonEarth,Mr.Melnickandotherscientistssaid.Besidesbringingwatertotheoceans,theyarealsothoughttohavetransportedimportantchemicalsastheywentthroughsatmosphereinpast远古时代).Cometsaresomeofthesmallerbodiesinthesolarsystemandformtheseedsofplanets”saidSaavikFord,agraduatestudentatJohnsHopkinsUniversitywhofirstsuggestedthatthewatermayhavecomefromevaporating()comets.Thefactthatwefoundwaterisinterestingbecauseitisnecessaryfortheformationoflife.1.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.NolifeeverexistedonanycometsorplanetsorbitingCWLeonis.2.Theunderlinedwordbolstering”inparagraph6means_____.A.objectingB.inferringC.denyingD.supporting3.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Waterisnecessaryforlife.B.Waterfoundincomets.C.NewdiscoveryinspaceD.Cometsandstars.4.Wecaninferfromthepassage_____.A.AllthechemicalsonEarthwerefromcomets.B.TherecouldntbelifeonEarthwithoutcometsorbitingadistantstar.C.Theearthprobablycameintobeingfromacomet.D.ScientistsaretryingtofindwateronCWLeonis.15,Forthosewhohavelonelynightsandhavetroublefallingasleep,heisprovingtheidealpartner.Thisisamanwhodoesnotsnore(打鼾)inbed.Andheishappytowrapacomfortingarmaroundhisdearestuntilmorningarrives.Hedoesexist.Heisthebody-shapedpillow,thelatestsleepingaidfromJapan.Thispillowcomeswithoutaheadandisfilledwithfoam.ItsmadebyKameoandhasabody”andaflexiblearmthatcanbecurledarounditsowner.About1,000ofthepillowshavebeensoldsincetheywentonsaleinJapanlastyearandmanybuyerssaytheyarepleasedwiththeirsleepingcompanion.ThispillowmakesmefeelrelaxedbecauseIcanholdthearmandfeelsomethingwarmatmyside,said34-year-oldradioDJJunkoSuzuki.ButaccordingtoKameo,thepillowismorethanjustanemotionalhelpforthosetiredofspendingthenightalone.Anditisshaped,thefirmsays,tosupportitspartneronbothsidestoensureanightofgoodsleep.Theideaistocurlupinbetweenthebodyandtheflexiblearm.Theheadjustrestsonthesarmmuscles.Mygrandmotherusedtosaythatthereisnomorecomfortablepillowthananother”saidthefirmpresident,TomokiKakehashi.SoIthoughtthatmaybepeoplewouldwanttosleeponapillowshapedlikean”Thepillows,onsaleonlyinJapanforthemoment,cost8,500yen(aroundUS$80)eachandcomewithshirt-orshirt-shapedpillowcoversinblue,pinkorgreen.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisntmentionedinthetext?A.Manybuyersaresatisfiedwiththebody-shapedpillow.B.ThepillowsaresoldonlyinJapanatpresent.C.TheinventordecidedtodevelopnewmarketintheUS.D.Theideaofbody-shapedpillowisfromwhatanoldladysaid.2.TheunderlinedwordinparagraphKameo”maybethenameof_____.A.amanagerB.thefirmC.abuyerD.anotherradioDJ3.Thepurposeofthepassageseems_____.A.tointroducethelatestsleepingaid,thebody-shapedpillowB.toadvisepeopletousethebody-shapedpillowC.totellhowthebody-shapedpillowisinventedD.totellhowthebody-shapedpillowworks4.Thebody-shapedpillowispopularwithusersbecause_____.a.userscanfallasleepeasilyusingthepillowb.buyerscanaffordthepillowc.thepillowensureanightofgoodsleepd.thepillowcanprovideanemotionalhelpA.a;b;cB.b;c;dC.a;c;dD.a;b;d16,Formanyyears,Iwasconvinced(使相信)thatmysufferingwasduetomysize.Ibelievedthatwhentheweightdisappeared,itwouldtakeoldwounds,hurts,andrejectionswithit.Manyweight-consciouspeoplealsomistakenlybelievethatchangingourbodieswillfixeverything.Perhapsourworstmistakeisbelievingthatbeingthinequalsbeingloved,beingspecial,andbeingcherished.Wefantasizeaboutwhatitwillbelikewhenwereachthelong-awaitedgoal.Weworkveryhardtorealizethisdream.Then,atlast,wefindourselvesthere.Butweoftengainbackwhatwehavelost.Evenso,wecontinuetobelievethatnexttimeitwillbedifferent.Nexttime,wewillkeepitoff.Nexttime,beingthinwillfinallyfulfillitspromiseofeverlastinghappiness,self-worth,and,ofcourse,love.Ittookmealongwhiletorealizethattherewassomethingmoreformetolearnaboutbeauty.Beautystandardsvarywithculture.InSamoaawomanisnotconsideredattractiveunlesssheweighsmorethan200pounds.Moreimportantly,ifitshappinessthatwewant,whynotputourenergythereratherthanonthesizeofourbody?Whynotlookinside?Manyofusstrivehardtochangeourbody,butin（徒劳地）.Wehavetofindawaytolivecomfortablyinsideourbodyandmakefriendswithandcherishourselves.Whenwechangeourattitudestowardourselves,thewholeworldchanges.1.Thepassagetriestohighlight()theimportanceof_____.B.attitudestowardlife2.Thewordeverything”inparagraph2means_____.A.alltheproblemsB.allthepossessionsC.thewholeworldD.theabsolutetruthB.Theauthorsucceededinlosingweight.C.Theauthorhasbeentroubledbyher/hisweight.D.Theauthorprobablygotwoundedinwarsoraccidents.4.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthecommonviewofthosewhohavelostsomeweightfirstA.Theyfeelangryabouttheregainedweight.B.Theypaylittleattentiontotheregainedweight.C.Theyfeeloptimisticaboutfutureplansonweightcontrol.D.Theythinktheyshouldgiveuptheirfutureplansonweightcontrol.Thisnovelisaboutawomanwhoseentirelifeisturnedupsidedowninaveryforeignplacedespitethefactthatpeopletherespeakherlanguage.SallyGoodchildisa37-year-oldAmericanwho,afternearlytwodecadesasahighlyindependentjournalist,findsherselfpregnant怀孕的)andinLondon.ShemarriedanEnglishforeigncorrespondent,TonyThompson,whomshemetwhiletheywerebothonassignmentinCairo.Fromtheoutset,SallysrelationshipwithbothTonyandLondonisanuneasyone:Shefindsherhusbandandhiscitytobefarmoreforeignthanimagined.Butheradjustmentproblemssoonturnintoa（噩梦）.Shediscoversthateverythingcanbetakendownandusedagainstyou,especiallybyaspouse()whonowconsidersyouanunfitmotherandwantstopreventyoufromeverseeingyourchildagain.Bornin1955,DouglasKennedyisthebestsellingauthorofromancessuchasTheBigPicture.Heisalsotheauthorofseveralpraisedtravelbooks.SayreLynchdecidednevertoreturntoherhometownDestiny,aftershechangedherlastnameandfinallyescapedfromtheinfluenceofhercontrollingfather,HuffHoyle,whoownstheironfoundrythatthetownisbuiltaround.ButwhenDanny,heryoungerbrother,isfounddeadwithashotguninhismouth,Sayreunwillinglygoesbackforhisfuneralandisannoyedwhenherfathershandsomelawyer,BeckMerchant,triestopleaseher.Whentheyoungofficerinvestigatingthecasenotesthatsomeoftheevidencepointstomurderratherthansuicide(),SayrefindsherselfunabletoleaveDestiny.sannoyedbyBecksconstantpresence,andsheisnotsureifhestryingtohelporthrowheroffthetrail.Nordoesshetrustherfatherorherolderbrother,Chris,whoisasprimesuspectinmurder.Asshetriestofigureouthowthehandsome,charmingBeckfitsintothepicture,shefindsherselfdeeplyattractedtohim.SandraBrownistheauthorof51NewYorkTimestop-fivebestsellers.Shebeganherwritingcareerin1981andhassincepublished65novels.1.FromthebriefintroductionofASpecialRelationship”wecanimagine_____.B.SallyandTonymaybreakup.C.SallyandTonyoftenquarrelabouttheirjobs.2.ThestoryofSallyandTonymainlyhappensin_____.A.AmericaB.LondonC.CairoD.Cairo&London3.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______.A.ChriskilledDanny.B.Lynchissrealfamilyname.C.HuffHoyleknowswhokilledDanny.4.IntheintroductionofWhiteHotthephraseunderlinedsuggests_____.A.SayrethinksBeckhassomethingtodowithsdeath.B.SayrethinksBeckistherightpersonshewantstomarry.C.SayrelikesthehandsomeBeckinthepicture.D.SayredoesntknowwhetherBecklikesher.18,_____1.Yourunabillboardadvertisingbusinessyouinherited(继承)fromyourfather,andyouarelookingtoexpandinnewdirections.Whatdoyoudo?_____2.Youareasuccessfultalk-showhost,andhavejustachievednationalrecognition（认可）.Youwantmorecontroloveryourshow,andagreatershareofitsprofits.Whatdoyoudo?_____3.Youarestillincollege,buttogetherwithafriendyouhaveestablishedasoftwarecompanythatdealswithmajorcorporations.Whatdoyoudo?_____4.Youareasuccessfulbusinessanalyst(),andcometothinkthatthemail-orderbusinessmodelcouldbeadaptedtoonlinebooksales.Whatdoyoudo?_____5.Youownseveralhighlyprofitablewaste-collectionroutes.ThegovernmenthasrecentlyissuedtheSolidWasteDisposalAct,increasingstandardsof卫生)inwastedisposal.Whatdoyoudo?AIn1968,H.WayneHuizengateamedwithapartnertocreateanationwidecompanyforwastecollection,abusinesstraditionallymadeupofsmall,localcompanies.Thenewcompany,WasteManagement,Inc.,becamethefoundationofhisfortune.BWhileattendingHarvardUniversityin1975,BillGatesteamedwithPaulAllentodevelopaversionoftheBASICprogramminglanguagefortheAltair8800,thefirstpersonalcomputer.TheylicensedthesoftwaretothemanufactureroftheAltairandformedMicrosoft(originallyMicro-soft)todevelopversionsofBASICforothercomputercompanies.Gatesdecidedtodropout()