高考英语模拟试卷二论文：高考英语模拟试卷二

1、高考英语模拟试卷 (二)论文：2011年高考英语模拟试卷 (二)一、单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. its apparent to all that what the us is doing is not to keep_peace in_peninsula (半岛) of korea but to serve its own military purpose.a. a; 不填b. the; 不填c. 不填; thed. the; the2. a teachers_to edu

2、cation is worth great respect of the whole society because it brings benefits to the development of society.a. devotionb. principlec. identityd. guidance3. i counted sheep, i drank milk and i tried everything, but nothing helped. it seems youtoo much recently. try some sleeping pills. a. workb. work

3、edc. have been workingd. had worked 4. if you take sleeping pills for a long time, you will be_to them.a. addictedb. attractedc. devotedd. exposed5. hello, is that minix garage? could i find out if my car is being repaired right now, please? sorry, we_. but we are waiting for some parts from the pro

4、ducer. a. would haveb. would bec. will haved. will be6. jack cant concentrate on his lessons recently. yes, that might_why he did so badly in the last test.a. answer forb. apply forc. account ford. ask for7. tom, what about going for a picnic in the national park tomorrow?. it is just opened to the

5、public. i am looking forward to it.a. up to youb. thats all rightc. no kiddingd. sounds fantastic8. lots of rescue workers were working around the clock,_supplies to the city of christchurch, new zealand after the earthquake. a. sendingb. to sendc. having sentd. to have sent9. nowadays, many people

6、walk to work_copenhagen conference calling for living a lowcarbon lifestyle to cope with global warming.a. in relation tob. in response toc. in addition tod. in opposition to10. yesterday, project hope got a large amount of money from one company and it_to build 300 schools in poor rural regions ove

7、r three years.a. will be usedb. was usedc. has been usedd. had been used11.we really should discipline the children when they are rude and naughty if we want them to grow into wellbehaved adults.i couldnt agree more;.a. children should be seen and not heardb. virtue is its won rewardc. spare the rod

8、 and spoil the child d. boys will be boys12. green economy offers a new model_people could both protect the climate and develop the economy, according to what li said at the international cooperative conference on green economy and climate change.a. howb. whyc. whered. which13. as fuel prices rose,

9、bus companies raised their fares and.a. so did the airlinesb. nor did the airlinesc. so the airlines didd. nor the airlines did14. all the chinese people are expecting the governments fourthousandbillion financial plan_around the country,_to improve the current economic situation.a. carried out; int

10、endingb. being carried out; intended c. to be carried out; intendingd. to be carried out; intended15. science and technology are advancing so quickly that_is a possibility today may be a reality tomorrow.a. thatb. whichc. /d. what二、完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题

11、卡上将该项涂黑。hold your head high upi was fifteen months old, a happy kid until the day i fell. it was a 16fall. i landed on a glass rabbit which cut my eye badly enough to make it blind. trying to save the eye, the doctors stitched (缝合) the eyeball together where it was 17 , leaving a big ugly scar (疤痕)

12、in the middle of my eye. the attempt 18 , but my mother, in all of her wisdom, found another doctor who knew that if the eye were removed 19 , my face would grow up badly distorted (扭曲), 20my scarred, sightless, cloudy and gray eye lived on with me. as i grew, this sightless eye in so many ways 21me

13、.i walked with my face looking at the 22so that people would not see the 23me. yet my mother would say to me, at every turn, “hold your head up high and 24the world. if you hold your head up high, it will be ok, and people will see your 25soul.” she continued this 26whenever i was trying to hide.mam

14、as words were of great help for me to face the world 27 . as a teenager, even though i tended to look down to hide my shame, i found that sometime when i held my head up high and let people know me, they 28me. in high school, i was 29both academically and socially. i was 30elected class president. m

15、y mothers words helped me begin to realize that by letting people look at my face, i let them 31the intelligence and beauty behind both eyes, even if they couldnt see it on the 32 .now im a happy wife and great mother. the message “hold your head up high” has been33_many times in my 34 home. each of

16、 my children has felt35invitation, and the gift my mother gave me has lived on in another generation.16.a. surprisingb. suddenc. bigd. bad17.a. separatedb. destroyedc. cutd. hurt18.a. failedb. triedc. succeededd. managed19.a. quicklyb. entirelyc. carefullyd. slowly20.a. thenb. ifc. stilld. so21.a. p

17、rotectedb. affectedc. stoppedd. interrupted22.a. floorb. worldc. frontd. people23.a. shyb. elderlyc. uglyd. strange24.a. deal withb. seec. laugh atd. face25.a. differentb. beautifulc. lonelyd. honest26.a. sentenceb. passagec. opiniond. message27.a. bravelyb. proudlyc. simplyd. fairly28.a. dislikedb.

18、 likedc. hatedd. noticed29.a. comfortableb. valuablec. successfuld. special30.a. nearlyb. evenc. hardlyd. still31.a. touchb. observec. watchd. recognize32.a. surfaceb. outingc. headd. scar33.a. discussedb. heardc. talkedd. written34.a. braveb. peacefulc. sweetd. exciting35.a. theirb. my c. itsd. her

19、三、阅读理解 (共15小题，每题2分，满分30分) 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。aaround the world from sofa to sofajust how comfortable is your sofa? would you be prepared to let a stranger crash out there for the night? and, on the basis of a bit of email correspondence and seeing a photo of the sofa

20、belonging to “a. n. unknown”, would you travel halfway across the world to do the same? it might sound crazy, but this is exactly what millions of people have done whilst participating in an activity known as couch surfing. couch surfing is traveling on a budget, using a broad network of contacts in

21、 order to get overnight accommodation for free, or at as little cost as possible. participants join dedicated (专业的) websites, providing as much information about themselves as possible in order to make others feel comfortable hosting them, or using them as a host.various safety features are generall

22、y available in such online networks, like verification (确认) of names and addresses, personal references, and “vouching for (担保)” a particular member as a reliable host or guest.as well as the financial advantages of couch surfing, participants also claim that the practice gives them a more unique, a

23、uthentic travel experience, allowing them to experience culture and cuisine through the locals, rather than from the confines of sanitized tourist accommodation. “we open our minds and lives and welcome the knowledge that becomes available through cultural exchange.” said casey fenton, founder of co

24、. “couch surfing wants to change not only the way we travel, but how we relate to the world.”36. what is the right order of couch surfing?a. provide personal information.c. join dedicated websites. b. travel to the hosts house.d. check photos of sofas by email.a. d-b-a-cb. b-c-a-dc. a-

25、d-c-bd. c-a-d-b37. which is not a safety feature available in online networks?a. verification of identity.b. a copy of the passport.c. personal references.d. vouching for the member as reliable.38. from the text we can know that.a. participants can be hosted or a hostb. couch surfing tests peoples p

26、atiencec. couch surfing leads to trust between peopled. people couch surf simply for financial reasons39. the text mainly intends to.a. introduce a new way of travelingb. teach how to keep the internet safetyc. promote online productsd. advocate deals of saving moneybdonald sloangates halluniversity

27、 of kansaslawrence, ks 66045913-243-1682after may 2009:46 clayton drivest. louis, mo 63130314-726-8840objectiveto work with the client (委托人) population in a social service cationb.a., university of kansas, lawrence, ks, 2009major: social servicesminor: applied psychologyexperienceassista

28、nt activities supervisor, fairview nursing home, lawrence, ks, november 2006-present. help organize and implement recreational activities for nursing home residents. activities include crafts, dances, day trips, sing-alongs, and visiting performers.hotline volunteer. teen crisis center, lawrence, ks

29、, september 2006- may 2007. handled crisis calls from teenagers in the community. dealt with drug use, unwanted pregnancies, failing grades, and the breakdown of parent-teen relationships.nurses aide, danyers general hospital, st. louis, mo, summer 2006. assisted nurses in patient care. took histori

30、es, updated charts, and helped prepare patients for surgery.activitiesuniversity concert board. work with other board members to plan and implement on-campus concerts. senior gift campaign. help manages the campaign to raise funds for the senior class gift to the university.residence hall programmin

31、g board. planned social events for eggar residence hall.skillsfluent in french. water safety instructor. skilled at working with erestsskiing, softball, classical music, and guitar.40. this passage is most probably.a. an advertisement for enrolling new employeesb. a school report at the en

32、d of an academic yearc. a self-introduction meant to apply for a jobd. a part of a recommendation letter from a university41. according to the “experience” section, we can infer that donald sloan can be.a. a wise leaderb. a gifted scientistc. a skillful performerd. a good social worker42. from the p

33、assage we can learn that donald sloan .a. is good at singing and dancingb. is about to graduate from a university c. has an interest in being a surgeond. specializes in psychologycwhy we yawncan you remember a morning when youve woken up to the ring of your alarm clock and wished you could stay in b

34、ed? you havent slept well; your hair is a mess. worse, you cant stop yawning. yawning is universal to humans and many animals. cats, dogs and fish yawn just like humans do! yawning is an involuntary (无意识的，不自觉的) action during which you open your mouth and breathe deeply. the average duration of a yaw

35、n is about 6 seconds.the purpose and cause of yawning are still a mystery. scientists are not sure what causes a yawn. people yawn when they are tired or bored, but they also yawn when they arent. there are many ideas explaining why we yawn.one idea is that yawning is a way for the body to become mo

36、re alert by taking in more oxygen. a yawn increases the heart rate, forces carbon dioxide out of the lungs and blood stream, and brings oxygen to the brain. but one study showed that volunteers given a lot of oxygen did not yawn any less than before, while those given a lot of carbon dioxide did not

37、 yawn more.another idea is that early humans used yawning as a form of communication. if one decided it was time to sleep, they would tell the others by yawning and they would do it in return to show they agreed.a third explanation comes from psychology professor gordon gallup of university at alban

38、y in new york. he said that as people yawn, they cool off their brains. “brains are like computers.” he said. “they only operate efficiently and effectively when theyre cool. many things connected to yawning, like being tired, make the brain hot, and yawning can reduce the heat.”scientists have sent

39、 people into space, and created terrible nuclear weapons, but there are lots of seemingly simple things, such as why we yawn, or hiccup, that they cant figure out.next time you are in class in the morning, let out a big yawn and watch to see how many of your classmates yawn in response!43. whats the

40、 purpose of the description of how bad you may feel when youre woken up in the morning? a. to explain why humans yawn. b. to explain how humans start yawning. c. to lead into the topic of yawning. d. to complain about being woken up by the clock.44. which is not among the possible reasons for yawnin

41、g mentioned in the passage?a. a way to show that you feel hot.b. a way to cool off your brain.c. a way to get rid of carbon dioxide.d. a way to communicate.45. in which situation are you likely to yawn?a. when you feel sleepy.b. the weather is hot.c. someone else yawns near you.d. when you breathe i

42、n a lot of carbon dioxide.46. what can we learn from the passage?a. the real reason why humans and most animals yawn.b. hiccups are an involuntary human action similar to yawns.c. the more an action can be studied, the easier it is to research.d. finding out why humans yawn should be easier than sen

43、ding people into space.dsearching for alienssometimes life gets a little dull. what used to be fun and different becomes boring. that is the time to look for something new. it is the time for a big idea to get your mind off everyday life. so why not search for extraterrestrial (外星的) intelligence? or

44、 even better, why not get your computer to do it for you?over two million people have joined the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (seti) project. based in california, the seti project analyzes information taken from a giant radio telescope based in south america. its task is to look for sign

45、als from outer space that might prove that life exists on other cessing this information is far too big a job for one computer. so the seti project workers divide the work among volunteers who visit their website. each computer gets some information to work out from the seti network throu

46、gh the internet. this process is often known as “meta-computing”.it is a wonderful thought. you are sleeping, eating a meal or going out with friends. all this time, your computer is searching the stars for signs that might show something is out there trying to get in touch. volunteers are proud of

47、being involved in the seti project. it shows that they understand the potential of computing. they know that it is more than just a way of working or playing games.meta-computing may also be creating intelligence as well as looking for it. this idea is based on the theory that human intelligence is

48、created by the way in which different parts of the brain communicate with each other. as the saying goes, “the whole is more than the sum of its parts.” people who join the seti project sometimes wonder whether their computer will become part of a huge network that has learned to think for itself.47

49、. according to the writer, meta-computing may be creating intelligence.a. because human beings are intelligentb. because a computer works as the brain doesc. because of a network of many computersd. because of the number of computers48. which of the following shows the right order in which the seti

50、network works? a. radio telescopeseti websitevolunteers computersseti baseb. radio telescopeseti baseseti websitevolunteers computersc. seti baseseti websitevolunteers computersradio telescoped. seti baseradio telescopeseti websitevolunteers computers49. the underlined word “it” in the last paragrap

51、h refers to.a. extra-terrestrial intelligenceb. the seti projectc. human intelligence d. meta-computing50. the passage mainly tells us about.a. a new way to work on the computerb. a new way to work and play gamesc. a new way to search for life outside the earthd. a new way to make life interesting and different四、任务型阅读 (共10小题，每小题分，满分10分)请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应的横线上。d. r. gaul middle school is in union, maine, a blueberry-farming town where the summer fair finds kids competing in pig scr