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新高三模拟考试

2014年高三模拟考试

英语试题

第I卷

第一部分：

听力（略）

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

A

I’veriddenalotofbusesinmytime.TherewastheoneinIndiathatwassocrowded,Ihadtoclimbontothetopjusttobreathe.NeitherwillIforgetthebusinSouthAfricathatwasalmosttakenupbymonkeys.Nomatterhowentertainingtheywereatthetime,nonecancomparetomyfirstrideonwhatInowcalltheLeisureVillageLocal.

WhenIfirstmovedintoLeisureVillage,Ididn'tevenknowbustransportationwasprovided.ThenIhadanoperationonmyleftfootandIcouldn'tdrive.AsIdidn'twanttokeepmakingtroubleforfriendstoshopforme,IdecidedtotryouttheLeisureVillageLocal.

Thenextmorning,undaunted,Istoodwiththesupportofmycrutches（拐杖）andwaited.Suddenly,thebusarrived.AssoonasIboardedthebus,IdiscoveredIwasallbymyself.Thenthebusapproachedanotherstop,andfourwomenclimbedaboard.Theysatnexttomeandintroducedthemselves.

Afewminuteslater,wearrivedattheWal-MartinMiddleIsland.Assoonasweentered,oneofmynewfriendsshowedmehowtooperatethemotorizedshoppingcart（购物车）.Anotherwalkedalongsidetheentiretime,waitingtohelpifsomethingwasoutofreach.Onehourlater,anotherinsistedoncarryingmybagsontothebus.Andthefourthwomancarriedmybagstomyfrontdoorwhenwegotback.Ithankedthemallfortheirhelp,andtoldthemIwouldseethemsoon.

Thenextdaymorning,Ifoundabrownpaperbagatthefrontdoor.Insidewasagiantbowlofchickensoup,andanote.

“Getwellsoon.”Itwassigned,“Yourguardianangels.”

IrodetheLeisureVillageLocaltwomoretimeslater,butdidn’tseeanyofmyguardianangels.Maybethey’rehelpingsomeoneelse,Ithought.Or,maybetheyflewsouthforthewinter.

21.WhydidtheauthordecidetotryouttheLeisureVillageLocal?

A.Hehadanoperationtocarryout.

B.Hehasnoothertransportationchoices.

C.Hewasnotpermittedtodrivebylocallaw.

D.Hewastooconsideratetotroublehisfriendsagain.

22.Thefourwomenpassengers_________.

A.helpedtheauthorontothebus

B.werefriendlyeventostrangers

C.eachcookedtheauthorabowlofsoup

D.finallybecametheauthor’sfriends

23.Theunderlinedsentenceshowsthewriter’ssenseof________.

A.guiltB.panicC.humorD.security

24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AnUnexpectedGiftB.AnUnforgettableTripAbroad

C.APleasantShoppingExperienceD.AChanceMeetingwithAngels

B

LastweektheAmericanMedicalAssociationvoted,forthefirsttime,todeclareobesity（肥胖）adisease.Howshouldtherestofusrespond?

Whenwemeetobesepeople,shouldwecastthemaknowingglanceofconcernandaskhowtheyaredoing?

Shouldwesendflowersand“getwellsoon”cardstoobesefamilymembersandfriends?

ShouldtheU.S.declarewaronobesity,asweoncedidoncancer?

Ifobesitytrulyisadisease,thenover78millionadultsand12millionchildreninAmericajustgotclassifiedassick.Yetmanysensiblepeopleknowthatdeclaringobesityadiseaseisamistake.Simplyput,obesityisnotadisease.Tobesure,itisariskfactorforsomediseases.

Yeteveryonewhoisobesedoesnotgetsick,andmanynormal-weightpeopledonotstayhealthy.Ihaveknownslimpeoplewhotookgoodcareofthemselvesthroughouttheirlivesyetfellillanddiedyoung.Otherswhoexhibitednoparticularinterestintheirhealthanddidnotwatchtheirweightlivedtoanoldage.Inmostcases,wesimplycannottellfromaperson’sweightwhatliesaheadfortheminlife.ConsiderWinstonChurchill.Thoughaverageinheight,Churchillweighedupto250pounds.Hesmokedcigarsanddrankrelativelyheavily.Hedidnotworkout.Yethebecameperhapsthemostimportantstatesmenofthe20thcenturyandoneofthegreatestpoliticiansinhistory.Helivedtoage90.

Isobesitybadforpeople?

Forsome,especiallypatientswhoareextremelyoverweight,theanswerisalmostcertainlyyes.Wouldmanyoverweightpeoplebenefitfromexercisingmoreandeatingless?

Again,theanswerislikelyyes.Butthisdoesnotmakeobesityadisease.Manypeoplearenotharmedbycarryingextrapounds,somemayactuallybenefitfromit.Forthesereasons,weshouldbecarefulbeforelabelingobesepeoplediseased.

25．Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?

A.Over90millionAmericansaremoreorlessoverweight.

B.Peoplewithgoodsensewouldagreewiththedeclaration.

C.MoreAmericanssufferfromobesitythananyotherdiseases.

D.Obesityistheleadingcauseofmostdeadlydiseases.

26.BymentioningWinstonChurchill,theauthorwantsto__________.

A.tellusslimpeoplearemorelikelytodieyoung

B.showhowsuccessfulanoverweightpersoncanbe

C.proveoverweightpeoplearenotnecessarilyunhealthy

D.encouragepeoplenottocaremuchabouttheirwayofliving

27.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheAmericanMedicalAssociation’sdeclarationonobesity?

A.FavorableB.UncaringC.DisapprovingD.Friendly

28.Wherecanweprobablyfindthetext?

A.AgovernmentreportB.Apopularsciencemagazine

C.AwebsiteaboutlosingweightD.Abookaboutfamouspeople

C

Attheageof45IdecidedtolearntheEnglishlanguage.NotthatIdidn'tknowthelanguage,buttoimprovemycommandoverthelanguage,IjoinedEnglishacademicclassesclosetomyhouse.Inoneclass,theinstructorgaveusasheetofahundredwordsandtoldustowritetheoppositeofeachwordashomework.AthomeIsatwiththatpagebutthoughIcouldmanagetheeasywordsquickly,forcertainwordsIhadtotakethehelpofthedictionary.

Feelingrelaxedandlikeanachiever,mynewfoundenthusiasmforcedmetoexploresomemorewords.Exploringthedictionary,foreverywordIfoundtheoppositeword（exceptallformsofnouns）.Theentirenightwentonexploringwords,butthenightwasnotenoughtocompletethedictionary.Ihadenoughtimetohandinmyhomework,sothenextday,afterworkonceagainIsatinthroughthenightandstartedexploringoppositewordsfromthedictionary.

Theexercisewaseasy,butsuddenlysomethingstruckmymind.Insteadoffindingthewordswhichhaveoppositewords,IshouldlookforwordsthatdoNOThaveanyoppositeword.Aftergoingthroughsleeplessnightsthatweek,Icouldnotfindasinglewordwhichdoesn’thaveanoppositeword.

Thisamazedmeandforcedmetoconcludethatwithouttheoppositewordtheoriginalworddoesn’thaveitsrealmeaningorvalue.Inotherwords,everywordisincompletewithoutitsopposite.Theconclusionforcedmetothinkdifferently.Althoughmanyquestionsremainedunansweredinmymind,theonethingIconcludedwasthatthesewordsarecreatedbyhumansandeveryhumanpossessestwoqualitieswithinhimself,PositiveandNegative.Similarlyhecreatedwordswithopposites.Thisprovesthatwhateverwewelcomeinourlife,wewillalsobewelcomingtheoppositeofit.Andattheendofthedaywewillcomplainaboutthenegativeforcessurroundingus,makingusweak,dull,pessimistic（悲观）andsoon…Isn’tthisstrange?

29.Theauthorfinishedhisfirsthomework__________.

A.atthefirstattemptB.withgreatease

C.withthehelpofadictionaryD.withtheaidoftheinstructor

30.Whatledtheauthortohisfurtherexplorationofwords?

A.Thepressureofhomework.B.Thedeepinterestinwordformation.

C.Asenseofachievement.D.Theencouragementofinstructors.

31.Accordingtotheauthor,__________.

A.noteverywordhasitsoppositeword

B.everywordhasmorethanonemeaning

C.itistheoppositethatmakesawordcomplete

D.everywordhaspositiveandnegativemeanings

32.Whichofthefollowingidiomsmaytheauthoragreemorewith?

A.Everycoinhastwosides.B.Easiersaidthandone.

C.AllroadsleadtoRome.D.Killtwobirdswithonestone

D

HeadingtonOxfordSummerSchoolwelcomesallstudentsthroughouttheworldandprovidesafantasticsummerschoolexperience.ItiscloseenoughtovisitLondon,whichisabeautifulcityinitsownrightandalsohasanumberofattractionsnearby.

●London:

AtriptotheUKwouldnotbecompletewithoutavisittothecapitalcityofLondon.Duringthe‘LondonDay’allstudentswillhaveachancetoseefamoustouristattractionssuchasBigBen,theHousesofParliamentandTrafalgarSquare.ThestudentswillalsoenjoyaboattriponRiverThamesandaridetothetopoftheShard,an87-storeybuildinginLondonforabreathtakingviewofthecity.TherewillalsobedinnerinaLondonrestaurantbeforeheadingbacktotheschool.

●ThorpePark:

Withoverthirtyextremeridesandattractions,andoneoftheworld’smostterrifyingrollercoasters,enjoyanexcitingdayoutatoneofthenation’smostpopularthemepark

●Bath:

Spendthedayexploringthisbeautifulhistoriccitywithimpressivearchitecture,includingavisittothefamousRomanbaths.Studentsalsohavetheopportunityofafantasticshoppingexperienceinthisfamousmarkettowns!

●ThinktankScienceMuseum&Birmingham:

SpendthemorningintheinteractivestateoftheartsciencecentrefollowedbyanafternoonexploringBirminghamwithtimeforshoppingintheBullringShoppingCentre.

●Warwick&Stratford:

VisitoneofmedievalEngland’smostbeautifulcastlesfullofhistory,talesandadventure.Afterwards,enjoyexploringthepicturesquestreetsofStratfordUponAvon,thebirthplaceofWilliamShakespeare.

●Brighton:

Thisbeautifulseasidetownprovidesafun-filleddayoutforallstudents.ThedayincludesavisittotheRoyalPavilionanditsmuseumaswellasBrightonPierandbeach.Ther