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广东省中山市侨中高三英语第二次模拟试题新人教版
广东省中山市侨中2012届高三第二次模拟考试英语
本试卷共10页,满分150分,考试时间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)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1——15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Oneday,atrainwasapproachingthesmalltownofCheekyville.Onthetrainwasa 1 manwithabigsuitcase.HewascalledWilliamWarblerandhelookedvery 2 indeed.Butwhatmadehimmostunusualwasthefactthatwheneverheneededto 3 ,hedidsobysingingopera.Evenifsomeonesaid“goodday”tohim,hewouldclearhisthroatand 4 :
“Goooddayyytoyouuuuuu.....toooooo!
”
AlmosteveryoneconsideredWilliamunusual,sincenoonecouldgetanormal 5 wordoutofhim.Asnooneknewhowhemadehisliving—helivedquite 6 ,alwayswearingthesameoldsecond-handsuit—theyoftenhadno___7__forhimandsometimesevenmadefunofhim.
WilliamhadbeeninCheekyvilleforsomeyears,whenonedayarumor(谣言)spreadthatWilliamhadreceivedaroleinaveryimportant 8 inthenation’scapital,thattherehadbeenposterseverywhereadvertisingtheevent,andthatithadbeenagreat 9 .Andtoeveryone’ssurprise,whenWilliamwasbeinginterviewedbyreporters,heansweredtheirquestionsbyspeakingwithgood 10 ,andwithaclearandpleasantvoice.
Fromthatdayon,Williamgaveup 11 atallhours.Nowhesangonlyduringhisstageappearances.Peoplewouldn’thavethoughthim 12 iftheyhadseenwhatWilliamkeptinhisbigsuitcase.Itwasalarge 13 ,withahand-carvedmessageonit.
Themessagesaid,“Practiceeverysecond,foryouneverknowwhenyour 14 willcome.”Littledidpeoplerealizethatheonlygottheroleintheoperabecausethe 15 hadheardWilliamsingingwhileoutbuyinganewspaper.
1.A.tall B.sensitive C.handsome D.strange
2.A.common B.concerned C.wealthy D.confident
3.A.appear B.practice C.communicate D.debate
4.A.whisper B.respond C.repeat D.tease
5.A.advised B.printed C.written D.spoken
6.A.simply B.naturally C.calmly D.fortunately
7.A.mercy B. respect C.trust D.money
8.A.concert B.documentary C.opera D.film
9.A.experience B.benefit C.discovery D.success
10.A.movements B.manners C.efforts D.signs
11.A.pretendingB.recording C.singing D.wandering
12.A.mad B.skillful C.artificial D.desperate
13.A.knife B.stone C.medal D.diamond
14.A.solution B.inspiration C.performance D.chance
15.A.neighbor B.visitor C.director D.Teacher
第二节 语法填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15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,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。
Whenalionwasasleep,alittlemousebeganrunningupanddownbesidehim,___16___madesomenoise.Thissoonwakenedthelion.___17___(lose)histemper,hecaughtthemouseinhispawsandwasabouttokillit.Themouse,terrified,pleadedtotheliontospare___18___life.
"Pleaseletmego,"itcried,"andonedayIwillrepayyouforyour___19___(kind)."Theideaofsosmallacreatureeverbeingabletodoanythingforhimamusedthelionsomuch___20__helaughedaloud.Hethought,“Howcouldthislittlemousehelpme?
”___21___,heliftedhispawsandletitgo.
Butthemouse'schancecameafterall.Afewdayslater,whenthelionwaswanderingintheforest,he__22___(catch)inatrap.
Thehunterswantedtotakehimalivetotheking,__23___hetiedhimtoatree,andwentawaytolookforawagon.
Justthenthelittlemousepassed____24___,andsawthesadlion.Itwentuptohimandsoongnawedaway(啃断)theropes.“WasIright?
”askedthelittlemouse.Thislion___25___(nod)hisheadandthankedthelittlemouse.
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)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Onemantellsofdrivingonalongandlonelyroad,thelast65milesofitunpaved,inordertowatchIndiandancesinthestateofArizona.Afterthedances,hereturnedtohiscaronlytofindthatithadaflattire.Heputonthespareanddrovetotheonlyservicestationinthattown.
“Doyoufixflats?
”heinquiredoftheattendant.
“Yes,”cametheanswer.
“Howmuchdoyoucharge?
”heasked.
Withatwinkleinhiseye,themanreplied,“Whatdifferencedoesitmake?
”
Thisiswhathasbeencalleda“Hobson’schoice”.AHobson’schoiceisasituationthatforcesapersontoacceptwhateverisofferedorgowithout.
AccordingtoBarbaraBerliner,thephrasewasinspiredbysixteenth-centuryentrepreneur(企业家)ThomasHobson.Therewasnochoicebythecustomer—itwasstrictlyHobson’schoice.
Butoftenwereallyhaveachoice,andthechoicedoesmakeadifference.Wemaynotalwaysbelieveit.Wemayfeelasifwehavenochoice,butalmostalwaysthereisachoiceinthematter.Andwhenwerealizethatwedomostthingsbychoice,thenwearetakingcontrolofourownlives.
Someonechallengedmetotryanexperimentthatcompletelychangedmyperspective.“Forthenextsevendays,”hesaid,“eliminatethewords‘Ihaveto’fromyourvocabularyandsay‘Ichooseto’.Don’tsay,‘Ihavetoworklatetonight’.Instead,say,‘Ichoosetoworklate’.Whenyouchoosetodoit,youtakecontrolofyourlife.Insteadofsaying,‘Ihavetostayhome’,try‘Ichoosetostayhome’.Thewayyouspendyourtimeisyourchoice.Youareresponsible.Youhavecontrol.”
InjustsevendaysIwasnolongersaying“Ihaveto”andIfeltbetteraboutmydecisions.IlearnedthatthereisverylittleinmylifeIactuallyhavetodo.YouandIdecidetodocertainthingsbecausewebelievethatitwillbeforthebest.Whenweeliminate“Ihaveto”fromourvocabularies,wetakecontrol.
Tryitforaweekandyouseewhathappens.Ithinkyou’llseeit’sachangeforthebetter.
26.Whatdidtheattendantmeanbysaying“Whatdifferencedoesitmake”?
A.Themandidn’tneedtopayforthework.
B.Itwasunnecessaryforthemantoaskabouttheprice.
C.Therewasnoneedforthemantohavethetirefixed.
D.Themanshouldkeepsilent.
27.Theauthorlearntfromtheexperimentthathe .
A.couldbecomemorechallenging
B.couldspendmoretimerelaxinghimself
C.shouldtakepleasureinhelpingothers
D.actuallychangedhisattitudestowardslife
28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eliminate”mean?
A.Remember. B.Repeat. C.Remove. D.Recite.
29.Whatisthesituationwherewehavea“Hobson’schoice”?
A.Wehavenochoicebuttofollow.
B.Weshouldoftenchangeourchoice.
C.Weshouldmakepreparationsbeforeajourney.
D.Weshouldthinktwicebeforetakingaction.
30.Thepurposeofwritingthistextisto .
A.adviseustobecomeactiveinlife
B.explainwhatHobson’schoiceis
C.tellaninterestingstoryabouttheauthor
D.acceptothers’advicemodestly
B
Sheisquiet,soft-spokenandhasakindfaceandastrongheart.Sheismymom,Lili.
WhenIwasnine,Liliquittedherjobandstartedherownbusiness.Shesaidshedidn’twanttostayathomeandworkasahousewife:
“It’sawasteoflife.”Lilibecamesobusythatshespentlessandlesstimewithme.Shedidn’thelpmewithmyschoolwork.Itwas,inherwords,“sothatyoucandevelopyourindependence”.Wequarreledbecausesherarelyshowedupatparents’meetings.
Likemother,likedaughter.IhavemanythingsincommonwithLili.Iwanteverythingtobeundercontrol.IwanttobeperfectandIdon’texpectotherpeopletohelpme.Ipushmyselfhardtoachievemygoals.
AfterIstartedtogotohighschool,LiliandIweretoobusytocommunicatemuchwitheachother.
InbiologyclassIbegantobedepressed.Whentheteachershowedusapictureofabutterfly,Iwasscaredandscreamed.Ihadavisionofthousandsofbutterfliesflyingtowardme.
ThatnightItoldLiliaboutit.Thenextmorning,Isawthatshehadredeyeswithblackcirclesaroundthem.
Shetookmetoseeatherapist(治疗师).Threehourslater,thetherapisttoldLilithatmylifewaslikeawheelspinning(旋转)fasterandfasterandthatwasthereasonforwhathadhappenedtome.Ionlyrealizeditwhenmybodycouldn’tstandthepressureanymore.Atthesewords,Liliburstintotears.“It’sallmyfault,she’sjustakidandIdidn’thavetimetotakecareofher….” Tobehonest,IhadneverseenLilicrybefore.
Afterthat,Lilibegantospendmoretimeathome,cookinganddraggingmetodosports.IrealizedshewastheonewhowouldalwaysbetherewhenIwasinrealtrouble.Nomomisperfect,butsheistheonewhoreallycaresaboutherkid.
31.Liliquittedherjobandstartedherownbusinessbecause_________.
A.shewantedtomakemoremoney B.shewasnotwillingtolookafterme
C.shedidn’twanttowasteherlife D.shelikeskeepingbusy
32.Wequarreledbecause__________.
A.shebegantospendlessandlesstimewithme
B.shedidn’thelpmewithmyschoolwork.
C.sheseldomattendedtheparents’meetingsinmyschool.
D.LiliandIweretoobusytocommunicatemuchwitheachother.
33.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Mostwomendon’twanttobeahousewife.
B.Mostchildrenwanttheirmotherstoaccompanythemathome.
C.Weneedtounderstandourmothers’busylife.
D.Althoughmothersarenotperfect,theyalllovethechildren
34.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?
A.Liliisaquiet,strong-willedwoman.
B.Lilibegantospendmoretimeathomeaftervisitingthetherapist.
C.IwasscaredandscreamedinbiologyclassbecauseIhatebutterflies.
D.Ionlyreal