【最新解析版】广东省中山市2015届高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试题

1、英 语（本试卷三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。）I. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations. Walking up to a department stores 1 counter, an attractive young woman said, “I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it cost?”“On

2、ly one 2 per yard,” replied the smirking (自鸣得意的) male clerk.Not to be taken back by the funny words, the woman said, “Thats fine! Ill take ten yards.”With 3 written all over his face, the clerk hurriedly 4 out and wrapped the cloth, and then held it out teasingly, leaning forward to receive his “ 5

3、”.The woman got the package quickly from the clerk and pointed to a little old 6 standing beside her. “Grandpa will pay the bill instead of me,” she 7 .He was no doubt disappointed. But in the course of living, many people are 8 when others do not 9 their expectations. In order to be happy, some exp

4、ectations must be dropped. These three particular 10 and unhealthy expectations are some of the main causes:1. Expect too much 11 .When others say, “Thank you,” or in any way to show their gratitude, be happy. It is a gift!2. Expect others to make you happy. They simply cannot do that. Make yourself

5、 happy and 12 your joy with others.3. Expect not to be 13 . At times, people will simply not come through for you in the way you need. 14 them and move on.Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more 15 right away! 【文章解读】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。主要是通过发生在一家百货商店用吻换布料的滑稽故事告诉我们生活中不要

6、期待过多。1. A. computer B. cloth C. receptionistD. clothes【答案】B【命题立意】考查名词的用法。【解析】本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。computer电脑 cloth布料；receptionist接待员；clothes衣服。根据a department store和下文的counter，判断接待员。故选B。2. A. kiss B. pay C. dollar D. yuan【答案】A【命题立意】考查动词的用法。【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。kiss吻；pay报酬；dollar美元；yuan元。与下文的over his face对应。故选A

7、。3. A. happiness B. enjoyment C. expectation D. courage【答案】C【命题立意】考查名词的用法。【解析】本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。happiness幸福；enjoyment享受，高兴；expectation期望，期待；courage勇气。与前文的expectation对应。故选C。4. A. measured B. carriedC. broke D. burst【答案】A【命题立意】考查动词的用法。【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。measure测量；carried携带；broke打坏；burst爆发。根据前文顾客要10码的布料，售货员

8、应是用尺子量。故选A。5. A. budget B. payment C. reward D. money【答案】C【命题立意】考查名词的用法。【解析】本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。budget预算；payment赔付；reward酬谢；money金钱。根据前面售货员和顾客之间的要求，用吻换布料，售货员现在期待自己的“酬谢”。故选C。6. A. guardB. manC. sculptorD. scholar【答案】B【命题立意】考查名词的用法。【解析】本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。Guard门卫；man男士，人；sculptor雕塑家；scholar学士。与下文的grandpa对应。故选B。7.

9、 A. smiled B. begged C. waved D. thought【答案】A【命题立意】考查动词的用法。【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。Smiled微笑；begged祈求；waved挥手；thought认为。女士巧妙地还击了对方的“愚弄”，此处应是会心地笑。故选A。8. A. encouraged B. disappointed C. annoyed D. surprised【答案】B【命题立意】考查形容词的用法。【解析】本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。encouraged受到鼓励的；disappointed感到失望的；annoyed感到厌烦的；surprised感到吃惊的。与

10、前文的disappointed对应，大多数人也和售货员一样感到失望。故选B。9. A. live up to B. go againstC. go without D. hope for【答案】A【命题立意】考查动词短语的用法。【解析】本空考查动词短语基本含义的辨析。live up to不辜负，做到，实践；go against违背；go without没有也行；hope for希望有。当别人“辜负”了大家的期望时，人们就会感到失望。故选A。10. A. reasonable B. properC. unimportant D. unrealistic【答案】D【命题立意】考查形容词的用法。【解

11、析】本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。reasonable合情合理的；proper适当的；unimportant不重要的；unrealistic不真实的。与下文的three unrealistic expectations相对应。故选D。11. A. profit B. kissC. appreciation D. disappointment【答案】C【命题立意】考查名词的用法。【解析】本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。profit利润；kiss吻；appreciation欣赏，感激；disappointment失望。与下文的“thank you”对应。故选C。12. A. spare B. shar

12、eC. make D. control【答案】B【命题立意】考查动词的用法。【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。Spare抽出；share分享；make制造；control控制。Share sth with sb和某人一起分享。故选B。13. A. put down B. let down C. taken down D. thrown down【答案】B【命题立意】考查动词短语的用法。【解析】本空考查动词短语基本含义的辨析。put down放下，写下；let down让某人泄气；take down取下；throw down扔下。Let sb down 让某人失望，使失望，使某人失望。如：Yo

13、u let me down 你太让我失望了，你让我失望，你太让我失望啦。故选B。14. A. Forgive B. Punish C. Blame D. Praise【答案】A【命题立意】考查动词的用法。【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。forgive原谅，饶恕；punish惩罚；blame责备；praise表扬。与前文的let down相对应。故选A。15. A. happiness B. encouragementC. excitement D. pride【答案】A【命题立意】考查名词的用法。【解析】本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。happiness幸福；encouragement鼓励；e

14、xcitement激动，兴奋；pride骄傲。与前文的happy对应，故选A。第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）As we all know, games play a very important role in the growth of children. Children should grow along with playing games; for, 16 playing games, they can not only acquire knowledge, but also cultivate their abilities to get along w

15、ith others.However, most children are 17 (face) with a completely different situation. Most parents fear that games will prevent children from increasing new knowledge and 18 the children will fail in the future examinations. So, instead of 19 (let) the children themselves find and learn naturally f

16、rom their surroundings, they force their children to take part in 20 (variety) kinds of classes, learning English, playing 21 piano or practising drawing, etc. Whats more, some parents put 22 the childrens toys which are very useful in developing childrens imagination and practical abilities.23 is a

17、 piece of good advice to those parents: 24 you want to expect your child to be able to accomplish something, you must first of all develop his ability to adapt to the new surroundings. That cram education can lead to nothing 25 a failure in the childrens growth.【文章解读】这是一篇说明文。主要讲述游戏对孩子成长的重要作用。16. 【答案

18、】through/by【命题立意】考查介词用法。【解析】through/by + 动词的ing形式，意为：“通过”。一般作方式状语。故填by/through。17.【答案】faced【命题立意】考查非谓语动词。【解析】根据词组be faced with面对判断应填faced。18. 【答案】that【命题立意】考查宾语从句。【解析】空后是fear的第二个宾语从句，与前面的第一个宾语从句that the games will并列，并列的第二个宾语从句的引导词不可省略。故填that。19. 【答案】letting【命题立意】考查非谓语动词【解析】instead of为介词短语，后跟v-ing形式作

19、宾语，故判断填letting。20. 【答案】various【命题立意】考查形容词。【解析】various kinds of各种各样的，kinds为名词，其前应用形容词修饰。故填various。21. 【答案】the【命题立意】考查冠词。【解析】play the piano弹钢琴，其中的定冠词the不能省略。故填the。22. 【答案】away【命题立意】考查副词。【解析】put away把放在一边，储存，根据句意填away。23. 【答案】Here【命题立意】考查副词。【解析】Here + 动词 + 主语，here和there放在句首时，句子主谓倒装。应填Here。24. 【答案】if/wh

20、en【命题立意】考查状语从句。【解析】空后是前一分句的时间或条件状语从句，应填when/if。 25. 【答案】but【命题立意】考查连词。【解析】根据空前后的关系是转折关系。故填but。II. 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AWhen I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. Ive lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, but in my neighborhood, there are shoot-ups all the time. I know ki

21、ds who have been shot or beaten up. I have friends who ended up in prison. I could have ended up that way, too, but Mr. Clark wouldnt let that happen.Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work. My grades rose. In fact, the scores of our whole class rose. One day, he took our class to see

22、 The Phantom of the Opera, and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem. Before the show, he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full. We did not want to let him down.Mr. Clark was selected as Disneys 2000 Teacher of the Year. He said he

23、would draw three names out of a hat; those students would go with him to Los Angeles to get the award. But when the time came to draw names, Mr. Clark said, “Youre all going.” On graduation day, there were a lot of tears. We didnt want his class to end. In 2001, he moved to Atlanta, but he always ke

24、pt in touch. He started giving lectures about education, and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom rules, The Essential 55. In 2003, Mr. Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit the orphanages (孤儿院). It was the most amazing experience of my life.

25、 Its now my dream to one day start a group of womens clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.【文章解读】本文主要讲述了一个叫Mr. Clark的老师对我及我的同学一些好的影响。26. Without Mr. Clark, the writer .A. might have been put into prisonB. might not have won the prizeC. might have joined a womens clubD. might not have moved to A

26、tlanta【答案】A【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。【解析】根据第一段中I have friends who ended up in prison. I could have ended up that way, too可知作者也有已被关键监狱的可能。故A项正确。27. The Essential 55 is . A. a showB. a speechC. a classroom ruleD. a book【答案】D【命题立意】考查词义猜测题。【解析】根据第四段中and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom rules可知它是一本书。故

27、D项正确。28. How many students names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr. Clark?A. NoneB. ThreeC. Fifty-five.D. All.【答案】A【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。【解析】根据第三段中的“Youre all going.”可知A项正确。29. What can we learn in the short reading?A. It was in Harlem that we saw The Phantom of the Opera for the first time.B. Mr. Clark

28、 taught us not to talk with our mouths full, and we did.C. Mr. Clark was selected as Disneys 2000 Teacher of the Year in Los Angeles.D. In 2003, Mr. Clark moved to Atlanta, and he always kept in touch with us.【答案】B【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。【解析】根据第二段中Before the show, he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and t

29、aught us not to talk with our mouths full. We did not want to let him down可知B项正确。A、C、D都不符合文意。30. In the passage, the writer intends to tell us that .A. Mr. Clark went to South Africa because he liked travelingB. Mr. Clark helped to set up a group of womens clubsC. a good teacher can help raise his o

30、r her students scoresD. a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students【答案】D【命题立意】考查主旨大意题。【解析】通读全文可知该文章就是讲述一个好老师会对学生有好的影响。故D项正确。BImagine youre at a party full of strangers. Youre nervous. Who are these people? How do you start a conversation? Fortunately, youve got a thing that sends out

31、energy at tiny chips in everyones name tag (标签). The chips send back name, job, hobbies, and the time available for meeting-whatever. Making new friends becomes simple.This hasnt quite happened in real life. But the world is already experiencing a revolution using RFID technology.An RFID tag with a

32、tiny chip can be fixed in a product, under your pets skin, even under your own skin. Passive RFID tags have no energy source-batteries because they do not need it. The energy comes from the reader, a scanning device, that sends out energy (for example, radio waves) that starts up the tag immediately

33、. Such a tag carries information specific to that object, and the data can be updated. Already, RFID technology is used for recognizing each car or truck on the road and it might appear in your passport. Doctors can put a tiny chip under the skin that will help locate and obtain a patients medical r

34、ecords. At a nightclub in Paris or in New York the same chip gets you into the VIP section and pays for the bill with the wave of an arm.Take a step back: 10 or 12 years ago, you would have heard about the coming age of computing. One example always seemed to surface: Your refrigerator would know wh

35、en you needed to buy more milk. The concept was that computer chips could be put everywhere and send information in a smart network that would make ordinary life simpler.RFID tags are a small part of this phenomenon. “The world is going to be a loosely coupled set of individual small devices, connec

36、ted wirelessly,” predicts Dr. J. Reich. Human right supporters are nervous about the possibilities of such technology. It goes too far tracking school kids through RFID tags, they say. We imagine a world in which a beer company could find out not only when you bought a beer but also when you drank i

37、t. And how many beers. Accompanied by how many biscuits. When Marconi invented radio, he thought it would be used for ship-to-shore communication. Not for pop music. Who knows how RFID and related technologies will be used in the future. Heres a wild guess: Not for buying milk.【文章解读】这是一篇说明文。主要讲述的是一项

38、新技术RFID的应用和它的前景。31. The article is intended to . A. warn people of the possible risks in adopting RFID technologyB. explain the benefits brought about by RFID technologyC. convince people of the uses of RFID technologyD. predict the applications of RFID technology【答案】D【命题立意】考查主旨大意题。【解析】通读全文可知该文章主要讲述

39、的新技术的应用。故D项正确。32. We know from the passage that with the help of RFID tags, people .A. will have no trouble getting data about othersB. will have more energy for conversationC. will have more time to make friends D. wont feel shy at parties any longer【答案】A【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。【解析】根据第一段中 Fortunately, youve

40、got a thing that sends out energy at tiny chips in everyones name tag (标签). The chips send back name, job, hobbies, and the time available for meeting-whatever可知获得别人的信息毫不费力。故A项正确。33. Passive RFID tags chiefly consist of .A. scanning devicesB. radio wavesC. batteriesD. chips【答案】D【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。【解析】根据第

41、三段中An RFID tag with a tiny chip can be fixed in a product, under your pets skin, even under your own skin. Passive RFID tags have no energy source-batteries because they do not need it可知Passive RFID主要包括一些芯片。故D项正确。34. Why are some people worried about RFID technology?A. Because children will be track

42、ed by strangers.B. Because market competition will become more fierce.C. Because their private lives will be greatly affected. D. Because customers will be forced to buy more products.【答案】C【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。【解析】根据第六段中Human right supporters are nervous about the possibilities of such technology. It goes

43、too far tracking school kids through RFID tags, they say. We imagine a world in which a beer company could find out not only when you bought a beer but also when you drank it. And how many beers. Accompanied by how many biscuits可知一些人担心私人生活被影响。故C项正确。35. The last paragraph implies that RFID technology

44、 .A. will not be used for such matters as buying milk B. will be widely used, including for buying milkC. will be limited to communication usesD. will probably be used for pop music 【答案】B【命题立意】考查判断推理题。【解析】根据最后一段可知找到的Marconi在发明收音机时只想到应用在轮船与陆地沿岸的交流沟通，没想到应用在流行音乐上，因而谁知道RFID及相关技术在未来将怎样使用，可能会用在购买牛奶上。故B项正确

45、。 CThe literal meaning of philosophy is “love of wisdom”. But this meaning does not tell us very much. Unlike the other disciplines, philosophy cannot be defined by what you study, because it is actually unlimited. Anything can be the subject matter of philosophy: history, law, language, literature,

46、 mathematics, and in fact, the other academic disciplines are directly related to philosophy. For this reason you get a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in biochemistry, or computer science, or psychology. Two broad sub-fields of philosophy are logic and the history of philosophy. Logic is the scien

47、ce of argument and critical thinking. It provides sound methods for distinguishing good from bad reasoning. The history of philosophy involves the study of major philosophers and periods in the development of philosophy. Of what use is philosophy? First it is useful in educational advancement. It is

48、 necessary for understanding other disciplines. Only philosophy questions the nature of the concepts used in a discipline, and its relation to other disciplines. And through the study of philosophy, one develops sound methods of research and analysis that can be applied to any field. There are a num

49、ber of general uses of philosophy. It strengthens ones ability to solve problems, to communicate, to organize ideas and issues, to persuade, and to take what is the most important from a large quantity of data. These general uses are of great benefit in the career field, not necessarily for obtainin

50、g ones first job after graduation, but for preparing for positions of responsibility, management and leadership later on. It is very short-sighted after all, to take a course of studies only for the purpose of getting ones first job. The useful skills developed through the study of philosophy have s

51、ignificant long-term benefits in career advancement. No other discipline systematically follows the ideals of wisdom, leadership, and capacity to resolve human conflict.【文章解读】本文主要讲述哲学的内涵及这一学科的优点。36. According to paragraph 1, philosophy can best be described as the study of .A. social sciences B. nat

52、ural sciencesC. both social and natural sciences D. the subject matter of politics【答案】C【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。【解析】根据第一段的“Anything can be the subject mater of philosophy：art, history, law, languageand values”可知选C。任何事物都能成为哲学的范畴，艺术、历史、法律、语言、文学、数学、医学、心理学、宗教、科学及价值观。故C项正确。37. What does “discipline” mean in the fir

53、st paragraph?A. subjectB. scienceC. literatureD. occupation【答案】A【命题立意】考查猜测词义题。【解析】根据一段中Unlike the other disciplines, philosophy cannot be defined by what you study, because it is actually unlimited可知不像其他学科一样，discipline意思是“学科”。A. subject学科；B. science科学；C. literature文学；D. occupation职业。故A项正确。38. With t

54、he study of philosophy, you can .A. become a great leader B. succeed in everythingC. find a good job soon after graduation D. make progress in your career development【答案】D【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。【解析】根据最后一段“The useful skills developed throughin career advancement”可知通过对哲学的学习而获得的有用技能在以后的事业发展中有着长期重要的影响。故D项正确。39.

55、According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Philosophy is an independent discipline.B. Logic helps you to become a better thinker.C. The study of philosophy brings you immediate benefits.D. The meaning of philosophy is too limited to define.【答案】B【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。【解析】根据第一段“phi

56、losophy is one of the worlds oldest subjectsdirectly related to philosophy。”可知A项错，C项原文没有提到，根据第一段第一句可知哲学已被定义为 “爱智慧”，故D项错。故B项正确。40. From the passage, we can conclude .A. not all the subjects have to do with philosophyB. a person will get a Ph. D. if he/she studies philosophyC. philosophy can be helpful for the study of any other subjectsD. philosophy is the only solution to all the problems in the world【答案】C【命题立意】