第八次模拟考试英语试卷

PAGEPAGE12广昌一中2014届第八次模拟考试英语试卷第I卷（选择题共115分第Ⅰ卷（共三部分，满分115分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分)第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话.每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍.1.Whatdoesthemanplay?A.Sports. B。Musicalinstruments. C.Computergames.2。Whatwillthewomanprobablydotoday?A。Attendthewedding。B。Gooverherlessons。 C.Eatoutwiththeman。3。What’stheman’smajor?A.Journalism。 B.Business。 C.Internationalrelations。4.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace？A。Atabusstop. B.Attherailwaystation. C。Attheairport.5。Whatdoesthemanmean？A.Hehasbeentotherestaurantmanytimes.B.HeheardabouttherestaurantfromTom。C。Heintendstotryabetterrestaurant.第二节（共15小题；每小题1。5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6.Whosaysorganicfoodtastesbetter?A。Theman. B.Thewoman。 C。Thewoman’sfriend.7.Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoing？A.Onlybuyingorganicproducts。 B。Tryingsomeorganicvegetables.C.AskingJoeforadviceaboutfood。听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8。Whatdoesthewomanthinkofwashingclothesbyherself?A.Troublesome。 B。Fun。 C。Notabigdeal。9。Whywillshetakeherclothestothelaundrytomorrow？A。It'stootiringtohand—washsheets. B.Shehastoomuchworktodo.C。Shejustheardaboutthelaundry。听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10。WhathappenedtoTonytoday?A。Helosthisjob. B.Hewascriticizedbyhisboss. C。Hisvacationinsummerwascancelled。11。Howdidhefeelaboutit？A。Astonished. B。Extremelyangry。 C.Sadbutnotsurprised.12.Whatishegoingtodo？A。Waittobecalledbacktothecompany。B.Talkwithhisbossabouthisproblems。C。Starttolookforanewjob.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Wheredidchopsticksoriginate？A。InJapan. B.InChina。 C。InKorea.14.WhatkindofchopsticksareoftenusedbyordinaryChinesepeople？A.Woodorbambooones.

B.Jadeones。

C。Plasticones。15.Whydidancientkingsandemperorsusesilverchopsticks?A.Toshowtheirwealth。B。Toseeiftheirfoodwaspoisoned。C。Toshowtheirpower。16。WhatdoChinesepeoplethinkknivesandforkssuggest？A.Violence. B.Highqualitylife。 C。Gentleness。听第10段材料，回答第17至20题.17.WhatcourseisEnglishLiterature201？A。AcourseontheworksofWilliamShakespeare.B。AcourseonthehistoryofEnglishliterature。C.AcourseonclassicsofEnglishliterature.18.Whenwillthemidtermexambeheld?A。AfterRomeoandJuliet. B。RightafterMacbeth。 C.DuringWeek6.19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTonthelistofbooks？A。Hamlet。 B。Macbeth. C.HenryVI。20.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?A。Changesinhomeworkassignments.B.ThelifeofWilliamShakespeare。C.WilliamShakespeare’smasterpieces.第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分）第一节单项填空（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，在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21．—Iwouldliketotakeatwo—daytripnextweek．—．Wearetoobusytoaffordit． A．Outofthequestion B．Don’tmention C．Don’tworry D．Pardonme22.—Whatshouldwepaymoreattentiontoifwegocampinginthemountains?—Nothingspecial。Takeaspecialpairofglasses_______thewindthereisstrongandcold.A.evenifB.incaseC.providingthatD.solongas23。Livinginthemountainareahasitsproblems,_____obtainingwaterisabigproblem.A。ofwhichB。forwhatC。asD。whose24.Hecalledtotellmethatyouareinhospital,otherwiseI______nothingaboutit.A。hadknown B。wouldn’thaveknownC。wouldknow D.wouldhaveknown25。—David,yougothurtagain.—Oh,________！ A。mypleasure B。justmyluckC.takecare D.goahead26.______foralongtime,buthetriedhisbesttomakeupforwhathemissed.A.BeingillstayinginhospitalB.HavingbeenillstayinginhospitalC.TobeillstayinginhospitalD。Hewasillstayinginhospital27。—Whatdoesthesignovertheresay？-Noperson_________bringdrinksintothestudentcomputerroom. A.will B。may C.shall D.must

28.Ifthedoctoris______thisafternoon,Iwilltakemylittledaughtertohimforathoroughcheckup.A。accessibleB。availableC.convenientD。handy29。-Didyourfathercomebackearlylastnight?—Yes.Itwasnotyeteighto'clock_______hearrivedhome。A。before B。when C。that D。until30.-—-_____reporterwantstomeetyou。Shallhecomeover？————Oh，youmeantheonewithabagin_____hand?A.A；theB。A；不填C.The；theD。不填；the31。ChinesePresidentXiJinpinghasorderedemergencymeasurestobetaken______thedisappearanceoftheMalaysianflightwithmorethan150Chinesenationalsonboard。A.inresponseto B.inspiteofC。inhonourof D。infavourof32。Thestudentmustbeworkingveryhard，________?A。doesn’theB。mustn'theC。needn’theD。isn’the33.Onthedouble11thday,myuncle’sonlinestorehassuccessfullysold_____shoesaslastyear，thatis，itcanhardlymake______progress。A。asmanytwice;worse

B.asmanytwice;bad

C。twiceasmany；good D.twiceasmany；better34.Theylivedinaquiethouse,_______________。A.infrontofitwasariver. B.infrontofwhichwasariver。C。infrontofittherewasariver. D。infrontofwhichariverwas。35．-Whereareyouworkingnow？—Workingatauniversity．ButIinahighschoolforfiveyears． A．taught B．wasteaching C．hadtaught D．hadbeenteaching第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)Awomanwhohadabadtemperscoldedeveryonearoundherandshe36theviolentrage(愤怒)insideherwaseveryoneelse’sfault.Shewenttoseeawell-respectedBuddhistmonktoaskfor37。Themonktoldhertotakealargeclayjug（水壶）fromhiskitchen,fillitwithwaterand38outside.“Whenpeople39,youmustofferthemaglassofwater。Dothisuntilthereisno40leftinsideyou.”themonksaid。Soshestoodoutsidewithawaterjugand41watertopassers-byeverydayforthenextseveralweeks.Andeverymorningsheaskedherself42ragestillpulsedthroughherbody，andeverymorningtheanswerwas“yes。”Soshe43servingwater.Untilthisafternoonwhenarudemanwalkedup，44thewaterjugoutofherhand,drank45outofit,andthenthrewthejugonthegroundashecontinuedonhisway.Theragewithinthewomanturnedintoanuncontrollablefit。Unableto46herself,shepickedupthejugoffthegroundand,threwitattherudemanashewalkedaway。Thejugsuddenly47intopiecesoverthebackofhisheadandhefelltotheground，48andbleeding.Whenthewoman49down,sherealizedwhatshehaddoneandbegantocry.Shereportedtheincidenttothepoliceandtwopolicecarsarrivedatthe50momentslater。Thenoneofthepoliceofficerswalkedovertothewoman,whowasstill51,andsaid,“Thecity52youabig‘thankyou。'Thatmanhasbeenonourmost53listforoverayearnow.”Nowweseeifwecompletelyridourselvesofourinnerdarkness,thenwewillalwaysmakethe54choices。55,lifeisn’tpredictable.So,toforgiveyourselfistosetaprisonerfreeandthediscovereroftheprisonerisyouyourself。36. A.believed B.discovered C.hoped D。announced37。 A.choice B。apology C.advice D。permission38。 A.regret B。stand C。reflect D.shout39。 A。starve B.complain C。leave D.pass40。 A.water B.rage C。grief D。energy41. A.drank B。served C.delivered D.poured42。 A。why B。when C。if D。how43。 A.condemned B。continued C.stopped D。refused44。 A.spilled B。stole C。snatched D。robbed45。 A。accidentally B.carefully C。exactly D。directly46. A.express B.describe C.change D。control47. A。blew B。broke C.divided D。exploded48. A.unconscious B。awake C。dead D。alert49。 A。turned B。lay C。calmed D。broke50。 A。background B。case C.scene D。situation51。 A.sobbing B。talking C。shouting D。laughing52. A.owes B。allows C。offers D.appreciates53. A.needed B.required C。wanted D。lacked54。 A。real B。practical C.wrong D。right55。 A。Onceforall B.Afterall C.Inall D。Aboveall第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每题2分，满分40分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.AWinter-swimminghasbecomepopularinBeijing。Threeyearsago,fewpeoplewouldgoswimmingintheicywaters。ButnowthereisaWinter-swimmingEnthusiasts’Clubandithasmorethan2000members.Theoldestis84yearsoldandtheyoungestisonly7.Themembersarefromallwalksoflife.Theymaybeworkers，peasants，soldiers，teachers,students…Thoughitisnowthecoldestpartoftheseasonandthewatertemperatureinthecity’slakesisaround0℃,manywinter-swimmersstillswimintheicywaters,evenwhenitissnowing。Theyenjoythemselvesinthelake,whilethepeoplebythesideofthelakearewearingheavyclothes。Whyaresomanypeopleinterestedinwinter-swimming?Becausewinter-swimmingcanbegoodforone'shealth.BeiShaisagoodexample。Heis69,andheoncesufferedfromhearttroublefor26years。Aftertenyearsofwinter-swimmingheisnowingoodhealth。Scientistsarenowstudyingtheeffectsofwinter-swimmingonhealth。56。Guesswhat“Themembersarefromallwalksoflife”means?A。Themembersdodifferentjobsatdifferentplaces。B。TheycomefromallpartsofBeijing.C.Theyarepersonsofdifferentages.D.Theyaremenandwomen，oldandyoung.57．Amongthewinter-swimmerstheoldestmanis____yearsolderthantheyoungestone.A。91 B。84 C。77 D.758。Thewinter-swimmersareabletoswimintheicywaters,evenonsnowydaysbecause__________。A。theyarenotafraidofcoldnessB。theyoftenswimintheicywatersC.theyknowthattheycanbenefitfromitD。winter-swimmingcanmakepeoplehealthy59.Winter-swimminghasbecomepopularinBeijingbecause__________。A。moreandmorepeopleliketoswiminBeijingB。itismoreinterestingthanswimminginsummerC.winter—swimmersarebravemenD。winter-swimmingdoesalotofgoodtoone’shealth60。What’sthebesttitleforthispassage？A。PeopleinBeijingLikeSwimminginWinterB。Winter—swimming—ACraze(狂热)inBeijingC.PeopleBenefitfromWinter—swimmingD.Winter—swimmersAreBraveMenBWelcometoAustraliaTheGreatOutdoorsAustraliaistheworld’soldestcontinentandindigenousAustralianshaveoneoftheworld’soldestculture.InAustraliayouwillseeuniqueplantsandanimalsandsomeofthemostbeautifulsceneryintheworld。Manyparkshaveinformationcentresofferingadviceonwheretogo,whattoseeandhowtoseeit—-forbothyourpersonalsafetyandtoprotectoursensitive,naturalenvironment.BanksandMoneyMattersBanksaregenerallyopenbetween930amand4pmonMondaytoThursdayand930amand5pmonFriday.Foreigncurrencyortraveller’schequescanbechangedatallbanksandsomeofthelargerhotels。Therearecurrencyexchangefacilitiesatallinternationalairports。Takecare!Oursunlightisverystrongandyoucangetsunburnt。Forbestsunprotection,itisadvisabletowearAbroad—brimmedhatAshirtwithacollarandsleevesSunscreenwithhighprotectionfactor。SwimmingWehavesomanybeautifulplacestoswim—-beaches,lakes，riversandcreeks。Manyofourwatersaresafeforswimming，butifyouhaveanydoubts,askbeforeenteringthewater。Mostofourpopularoceanbeacheshavepatrolswithlife—savingservice.Redandyellowflagsmarktheareathatyouareadvisedtoswimwithin。Iftherearenoflagsandnolifeguardsonthebeach，talktolocalpeopleaboutthebestareastoswim.StayingSafeontheRoadsAustraliansdriveontheleft-handsideoftheroad。Forsafety,everyoneinthecar，includingchildren,mustwearaseatbelt.Motorcyclistsandbicyclistsarerequiredtowearahelmet.Watchoutfornativeanimalscrossingtheroads,especiallyatnight.Roadsignsareerectedinplaceswhereanimalsarecommonlyseen.61.Whatisthebesttitleofthethirdpartofthepassage?A.TheSunB.EnjoytheSunC.WarningD.OutdoorActivities62。IfyouarriveinSydneyat510pmonFriday,wherecanyouprobablygetyourmoneychangedonthatday？A.Atabank。B.Atanyhotel.C.AtastoreD。Attheairport63.Whatadvicecanyougetattheparkinformationcentre?A.Adviceonhowtowearabroad—brimmedhat。B。Adviceonhowtodrivesafelyinthepark.C.AdviceonhowtoprotectourenvironmentD。Adviceonwheretogotoseeakangaroo。64.Howcanyouensureyoursafetywhenswimming？A。YoucanswiminwhicheverlakeyoulikeB.Youshouldswimwiththelifeguard.C。Youcanswimwherethereareredflags。D.Alwaysfindalocalpersontoaskabouthowtoswim.65.Whichofthefollowingwordmightbetheclosestinmeaningwiththeunderlinedword“erected”？A.setupB。protectedC.stoodD.noticedCAsaboygrowingupinIndia,Ihadlongedtotravelabroad.IusedtolistentothestoriesmyfatherwouldtellmeabouthisstayinCanadaandtourstoEuropeinthe1970s，withgreatinterest。Mybigmomentfinallycameinthesummerof1998whenIwasabletoaccompanymyparentstoEurope，wheremyfatherwastoattendameeting。WeplannedtotraveltoBelgium,NetherlandsandWestGermany。IhaveclearmemorieseventodayofgoingtoMumbaiairportatnightallexcitedaboutfinallygoingabroad。IhadheardseveralgreatthingsaboutLufthansatillthenbutnowIfinallygottoexperiencethemfirsthand，duringtheflighttoFrankfurt.WeflewbusinessclassandeventodayIcanremembertheexcellentservicebytheLufthansacrew(工作人员)。Theflightwasreallysmoothandthoroughlyenjoyable,evenforsomeonelikeme,whoisespeciallyafraidofflying.AfterspendingalmosttwoweeksinEurope，wetooktheLufthansaairportexpressfromDusseldorftoFrankfurtairport,forourreturnflight。Whatajourneythatwas！AllalongtheRhine(莱茵河），itwassimplyanunforgettableexperience。IhadasomberfeelingontheflightbacktoMumbaiasitmarkedtheendofawonderfulvacation，buttheLufthansacrewmemberswereabletochangeitintoamostenjoyableexperienceyetagain,withthequalityoftheirservice。Beingthefirstairlinetotakemeabroad，Lufthansawillalwaysholdaspecialplaceinmyheart。Eventoday，IcontinuetoenjoyflightsonLufthansaandsimplycannotdreamofchoosinganyotherairline。Flying，ingeneral，forme,hasalwaysbeenaterribleandpainfulexperience。FlyingonLufthansa，however,issomethingIalwayshaveandalwayswilllookforwardto.66。Whichcountrydoestheauthorliveinnow?A.India. B。Canada. C。Belgium. D.Germany。67.Whatmadetheauthorsointerestedintravelingabroad?A.GrowingupinIndia. B。OncestayinginCanada。C.OncetravelingtoCanadawithhisfather。D.Hisfather'sstoriesabouthistravelingexperiences。68.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheauthor’striptoEuropein1998？A.Theauthortraveledwithoneofhisparents。B。Boththeirgoingandreturnwerebyair.C。Theytraveledinspringthatyear。D.TheystayedinEuropefornearlytwomonths.69。ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatLufthansais________.A。acityinIndia B。acityinEuropeC。anairlinecompany D.atravelagency70。Theunderlinedword“somber"inthe4thparagraphprobablymeans“________”.A。happy B。sad C.angry D.enjoyableDWhatwillpeopledieof100yearsfromnow?Ifyouthinkthatisasimplequestion，youhavenotbeenpayingattentiontotherevolutionthatistakingplaceinbiotechnology。Withthehelpofnewmedicine,thehumanbodywilllastaverylongtime.Deathwillcomemainlyfromaccidents,murderandwar.Today’sleadingkillers，suchasheartdisease,cancer，andagingitself，willbecomedistantmemories.Indiscussionoftechnologicalchanges，theInternetgetsmostoftheattentionthesedays。Butthechangeinmedicinecanbetherealtechnologicaleventofourtimes。Howlongcanhumanslive？Humanbrainswereknowntodecidethefinaldeath.Cellsarethebasicunitsofalllivingthings，anduntilrecently,scientistsweresurethatthelifeofcellscouldnotgomuchbeyond120yearsbecausethebasicmaterialsofcells,suchasthoseofbraincells,wouldnotlastforever.Buttheupperlimitswillbebrokenbynewmedicine.Sometimebetween2050and2100,medicinewillhaveadvancedtothepointatwhichevery10yearsorso，peoplewillbeabletotakemedicinetorepairtheirorgans。Themedicine,madeupofthebasicbuildingmaterialsoflife，willbuildnewbraincells，heartcells，andsoon—inmuchthesamewayourbodiesmakenewskincellstotaketheplaceofoldones.Itisexcitingtoimaginethattheadvanceintechnologymaybechangingthemostbasicconditionofhumanexistence,butmanytechnicalproblemsstillmustbecleareduponthewaytothiswonderfulfuture。71．Accordingtothepassage，humandeathisnowmainlycausedby________。A．diseasesandaging

B．accidentsandwarC．accidentsandaging

D．heartdiseaseandwar72．Intheauthor’sopinion，today’smostimportantadvanceintechnologyliesin________.A．medicine

B．theInternetC．braincells

D．humanorgans73．Humansmaylivelongerinthefuturebecause________。A．heartdiseasewillbefarawayfromusB．humanbrainscandecidethefinaldeathC．thebasicmaterialsofcellswilllastforeverD．humanorganscanberepairedbynewmedicine74．Howlongcanhumansliveinthefutureaccordingtothepassage?A．Over100years。B．Morethan120years.C．About150years.D．Thepassagedoesn'ttellus.75．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________。A．humanlifewillnotlastmorethan120yearsinthefutureB．humanshavetotakemedicinetobuildnewskincellsnowC．muchneedstobedonebeforehumanscanhavealongerlifeD．wehavealreadysolvedthetechnicalproblemsinbuildingnewcells第四部分写作（共两节,满分35分）第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分,满分10分）阅读下面短文并回答问题,然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上(请注意问题后的词数要求）。［1］Howoftendoesyourchildautomaticallypickupabook,amagazine,anewspaper,orotherprintedmaterialssimplyforthepleasureofreading？Expertshavebeguntorealizethatayoungperson’sinterestinindependentreadingseemstobeimportanttolong—termsuccess.However，notallchildren_____________