潮州二模英语试题.docx

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潮州二模英语试题

潮州市2013年高考第二次模拟考试

英语

本试卷共12页，三大题，满分135分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和座号、班别填写在非选择题答题卷的密封线内。

但选择题答题卡必须用2B铅笔填涂。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡和答题卷的整洁。

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。

Lastweekend,mykidsalongwithfewotherkidsfromtheneighborhoodvolunteeredtohelpmewashmycar．My10-year-olddaughtercameupwiththeideaof 1 otherpeople’scarsaswell．Itwaspretty  2  outsideandIhadnoplansto  continuebeinginthebrightsun．She  furtherwantedtogivelemonadetopassers-byforfree．Ihadseenlittlekids serveandsellfreshlemonadeforasmallcostbutnotfree．AlthoughIfelt  3 ,Idecidedtohelpher．

 Thensheaskedme,“Whatifwe makethisasmilecarwash?

”Icouldn’tholdbackmytearsand  4  herandtheotherkidstogooutsidethehouseandcomeupwith  5  ideas．WhileIkeptmyselfbusyindryingthecar,theywalkeduptomewitha（n） 6  withbeautifulimagesofsmiles．Theyhad“FreeCarWash”writtenonitandthe  7  oftheirexercisewas“smile”．Itwasprettyneattoseeateamofkidsranging5-11yearswiththe  8   todosomethingforothers．

Allthatseemed  9  andcamerightfromtheirheart．Nothingseemedto  10 tothem:

theirplaytime,theheatoutside—theyjustwantedto  11 othersanddosomethingniceinthecommunity!

Ihelpedthemmakesomefreshlemonadeandbroughtoutsomeadditional  12 tohelpcleancars．Passers-bywere  13  andoneevenshoutedbacktothemsaying“GodBlessYou,mykids…”Oneofthemeventriedgivingthem5dollars,whichtheyrefused．Aprettyheartwarming  14  !

Ifeelblessedbybeing  15  bysuchwonderfulandlovingsouls．

1．A．dryingB．washingC．repairingD．decorating

2．A．warmB．hotC．coldD．cool

3．A．worriedB．popularC．confusedD．difficult

4．A．challengedB．expectedC．invitedD．encouraged

5．A．creativeB．readyC．difficultD．familiar

6．A．pictureB．ideaC．boardD．car

7．A．themeB．troubleC．secretD．purpose

8．A．orderB．dutyC．imaginationD．need

9．A．importantB．disappointingC．hopefulD．natural

10．A．matterB．meanC．belongD．refer

11．A．relaxB．tryC．helpD．smile

12．A．ragsB．foodC．moneyD．fruit

13．A．interestedB．bored C．amazedD．frightened

14．A．sceneryB．sceneC．storyD．view

15．A．supportedB．understoodC．refusedD．surrounded

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分l5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。

Ababyisindangeranditsmotheriscrazywithworry.Thisissomethinganyonecanrelateto,eventhoughwearetalkingaboutamotherelephantthathasbeenseparated16 herchild.

Avideocapturing（捕捉）thereunionbetweentheelephantandher8-month-oldbabyinKenyawasoneofthe17  （impressive）scenesin2012.Thebabyfellinside18 man-madeholeandwasunabletoclimbout,accordingtoavideoreleasedbytheAmboseliTrustforElephants.Despitethebesteffortsofherdesperatemother,thebabyseemedhelpless19  ateamofconservationworkersrushedtohelp.Theyhadtochasetheoverprotectivemotherawayfirst,sothat20  couldgetcloseenoughtorescuethebaby.They21  （struggle）topullthebabyoutwithropesandavehicle.

22  （lucky）,theworkersmanagedtopullthebabytosafety.23  followedwasatouchingscene.Assoonasthebabywasfreed,itranawayacrosstheplain.Inthe24  （distant）,thecriesofhermothercouldbeheardasshecamerunningfromtheoppositedirection.Thetwowerereunited,25 （hug）eachotherwiththeirtrunks.hugging

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

Ifyouwerewalkingaroundasupermarketandsawawomanwithashavedhead,aringthroughhernose,atattoo（纹身）designonherarmandshehasasmallchildinhershopping trolley,whatwouldyouropinionbe?

Doyouthinkthiskindofbodydecorationisattractiveorugly?

Differentpeoplehavedifferentideas.Thefollowingaresomeexamplesofbodydecorationfromaroundtheworld.

Inmanypartsof Africa,itisthoughtthatanattractivegirlshouldhavereallyshinnyskin.

OnBali,alittleislandin Indonesia,theybelievethatabeautifulwomanorhandsomemanmusthaveperfectlystraight,flatteeth.TheBalinesebelievethatteethwithpointededgesmakeyoulooklikeanuglywildanimal.Sowhenagirlorboybecomesateenager,heorsheistakentoaspecialpersonintheirvillagewhowillfileoffteethpointstomakethemsmoothandflat.Thereisnoanesthetic（麻药）andthistoothfilingisreallypainful.Itisakindoftest.Ifyoucanstanditwithoutscreamingorcryingtoomuch,thenyouarethoughtreadytobecomeanadult.

In Myanmar,thereisasmallgroupofpeoplewhoarecalledthe“Papaung”.Theybelievethatawomancanonlybereallybeautifulifshehasalongneck.ImeanaVERYlongneck.Nowyoumightthinkthatyouareeitherbornwithalongorshortneckandthatthere’snothingwhateveryoucandoaboutit.Butyouwouldbewrong!

Ataroundtheageof5,aPapaunggirlhasheavymetalringsfittedaroundherneck,tightlybetweenthechinandshoulders.Eachyearmoreringsareaddedandvery,veryslowlytheirweightpushestheshouldersdown,inthiswaymakingthenecklooklonger.APapaungwomanwillwearherneckringsallherlife,neveroncetakingthemoff.

SonowI’msureyouwillallagreethatdifferentpeoplehavedifferentideasaboutwhatisbeautiful.

26.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinparagraphone?

A.Women’sdesign.                               B.Beautifulbodydecoration.

C.Bodydecoration.D.Attractivedecoration. 

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trolley”mean?

A.schoolbag                 B.luggage           C.basketD.shoppingcart 

28.On Bali,itisbelievedthat_________.

A.apersonwithstraight,flatteethlooksugly

B.apersonwithsharpteethlooksugly

C.ateenager’steethpointsmustbefiledoffwithanesthetic

D.noonewillscreamorcrywhenhavinghisteethpointsfiledoff

29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Manypeoplethinkthatawomanwitharingthroughnoseisneitherattractivenorugly.

B.MostAfricanpeoplethinkthatagirlwithshinnyskinisbeautiful.

C.Itisthoughtthatabeautifulwomanshouldhavestraight,flatteethon Bali.

D.Somepeoplethinkitbeautifulthatawomanhasalongneckin Myanmar.

30.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Differentideasaboutbeautiful.

B.BodyDecoration.

C.Whoisabeautifulwoman?

D.Whatisbeautiful?

B

AfewmonthsagoasIwanderedthroughmyparents’house,thesamehouseIgrewupin,Ihadasudden,scaryrealization.Whenmyparentsboughtthehouse,in1982,theywereonlytwoyearsolderthanIamnow.Itriedtoimaginemyselfintwoyears,readytosettledownandbuythehouseI’dstillbelivinginalmost30yearslater.

Itseemedridiculous.Onapracticallevel,there’snowayIcouldaffordtobuyahouseanytimesoon.Moreimportantly,Iwouldn’twantto.I’mnotsurewhereI’llbelivingintwoyears,orwhatkindofjobI’llhave.AndIdon’tthinkI’llbereadytosettledownandstayinoneplace.

Sothisisprobablythegenerationgapthatdividesmyfriendsandmefromourparents.Whenourparentswereourage,they’dgottentheireducation,chosenacareer,andwerestartingtosettleintoresponsibleadultlives.

MyfriendsandI–“GenerationY”–stillaren’tsurewhatwewanttodowithourlives.Whateverweendupdoing,wewanttomakesurewe’rehappydoingit.We’drathertakerisksfirst,tryoutdifferentjobs,andmovefromonecitytoanotheruntilwefindourfavoriteplace.We’dratherspendourmoneyontravelthanputitinasavingsaccount.

Thiscasualattitudetowardresponsibilityhascausedsomecriticstocallmygeneration“arrogant”,“impatient”,and“overprotected”.Someofthesecomplaintshaveapoint.Aschildrenwewereencouragedtosucceedinschool,butalsotohavefun.Wegrewupinaworldfulloftechnologicalinnovation:

cellphones,theInternet,instantmessaging,andvideogames.

Ourparentslookedtorisevertically（垂直的）--startingatthebottomoftheladderandslowlymakingtheirwaytothetop,onthesametrack,oftenforthesamecompany.Thatdoesn’tapplytomygeneration.

Becauseofthat,itmaytakeuslongerthanourparentstoarriveatresponsible,stableadulthood.Butthat’snotnecessarilyabadthing.Inourdesiretofindsatisfaction,wewillworkharder,striveforwaystokeeplifeinteresting,andgainabroadersetofexperiencesandknowledgethanourparents’generationdid.

ByArielLewiton

31.Whentheauthorwalkedthroughherparents’house,she_______.

A.wasfrightenedthatshehadnoideawhatshewantedfromlife

B.realizedsheshouldbuyahouse.

C.startedtothinkaboutherownlife

D.wonderedwhyherparentshadsettleddownearly

32.Whatisthemain“generationgap”betweentheauthorandherfriendsandtheirparentsaccordingtothearticle?

A.Theirattitudetowardhightechnology.

B.Theirattitudetowardsresponsibility.

C.Theirwaysofmakingtheirwaytothetop.

D.Theirwaysofgainingexperience.

33.Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthoragreewith?

A.It’sridiculoustocallhergeneration“arrogant”.

B.It’sbettertotakeadultresponsibilityearlier.

C.Itinvolvestoomuchefforttorisevertically.

D.It’sallrighttotrymorebeforesettlingdown.

34.Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?

A.Theauthorwrotethisarticlesothatotherswouldbeabletounderstandhergenerationbetter.