广东省天河区普通高中学年高二英语上学期期中模拟试题08.docx

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广东省天河区普通高中学年高二英语上学期期中模拟试题08

2016-2017学年上学期高二英语期中模拟试题08

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。

Dadlovedchildren.Andhealwayswanteda____1______family.Eventually,hegotwhathewantedwithtwelvechildreninthefamily.Withoutfail,hewouldshowusofftovisitors.Once,Dad_____2_____presentedthefirstthreechildreninthefamily,Ann,MaryandErnestine,tosomevisitors.Thenhepickedupafourthchild,andsaid,"Andthisisour_____3_____model,completewithalltheimprovements.Anddon'tthinkthatthisisall;weare_____4_____the1953modelsometimenextmonth."Butwhathe_____5_____mostwastakingusoutoradrive.Ononeoccasionamaninavillagewewerepassingthroughshouted_____6_____thathehadseenelevenpeopleinourcar,not_____7_____MumandDad._____8_____,calledoutoverhisshoulder,"You_____9_____thesecondbabyupfromthefronthere,Mister."Anothertime,Dadtoldusthisjoke,thoughwewerenotsurethenwhetherhewastellingusthe____10_____.Mum,whowasapsychologist（心理学家）,oncewenttogivealectureandleftDadinchargeofthe_____11_____.WhenMumreturned,sheaskedhimifeverythinghadbeenOK.Hesaideverythingwasfine_____12_____oneofthechildrenhadbeentaughtalessonbecausehehadbeen_____13_____.Whenhepointedatthechildthathadbeen_____14_____,Mumlookedathimcalmlyandsaid,"That'snotoneofours,dear.He_____15_____nextdoor."

1.A.richB.lovelyC.closeD.large

2.A.surprisinglyB.nervouslyC.kindlyD.proudly

3.A.dearestB.smallestC.latestD.youngest

4.A.orderingB.sellingC.expectingD.improving

5.A.hatedB.enjoyedC.caredD.hoped

6.A.crazilyB.excitedlyC.curiouslyD.directly

7.A.countingB.namingC.showingD.reaching

8.A.ImmediatelyB.CarefullyC.AngrilyD.Easily

9.A.sawB.missedC.forgotD.left

10.A.truthB.storyC.adventureD.accident

11.A.lectureB.houseC.officeD.activity

12.A.evenifB.apartfromC.sothatD.exceptthat

13.A.troublesomeB.carelessC.activeD.quiet

14.A.foundB.caughtC.punishedD.wounded

15.A.goestoB.belongstoC.worksD.plays

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。

Inthelastyeasofthe1920s,hundredsofrecordflightsweremade.Afewofthemweremadebywomen,butbythattimenowoman___16___（fly）acorsstheAtlanticOcean.AwealthyAmericanwoman,AmyGuest,bouthtaplane__17___（do）this.However,herfamilywereagainsttheidea,__18___shelookedforanotherwomantotake__19__place.HerfriendssuggestedAmeliaEarhart,___20___firstbecameinterestedinflyingwhilelivinginToronto.AmericanpublisherGeorgePutnamhelpedorganizetheAtlanticOceanflightwhichmadeAmeliafamous.Afterwards,__21___continuedtosupportherflyingactivities.In1931,GeorgeandAmeliaweremarried.Hehelpedprovidefinancialsupport__22___her.

OnMay20th,1932,AmeliatookofffromNewfoundland.Sheheadedeastin__23___smallredandgoldplane.Ameliafacedgreatchallenges,__24___iceonthewingsandfogfromtheocean.Atonepoint,herplanedropped___25___（sudden）ninehundredmeters.Sheregainedcontrol,andafterfifteenhours,shelandedinIreland.ShehadbecomethefirstwomantoflyacrosstheAtlanticOceanalone.

II阅读理解（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

ABritishFestivals

Everyyear,allsortsofdifferentfestivalsarecelebratedinBritain.Somearevillagefestivals,celebratedbyonlyafewhundredpeople,whileothersarecelebratedbyalmosttheentirepopulation.Twoofthemostwell-knownBritishfestivalsareBonfireNightandHalloween.

BonfireNighthasaninterestinghistroy.In1605,amancalledGuyFawkesandsomeofhisfollowerstriedtoblowuptheBritishHousesofParliament.Theyhopedthatiftheysucceeded,theycouldtakecontrolofEnglandandbecomeitsnewrulers.GuyFawkesandhismendugatunnelunderoneoftheParliamentbuildings,andhis36barrelsofgunpowderthere.Fortunately,onNovember5th,GuyFawkeswascaughtjustbeforehewasabletolightthefuse.Heandallhisfollowerswereburnedtodeath.

Today,peopleinBritaincelebrateGuyFawkes’capturebylightingfiresandholdingfireworksdisplays.Manychildrenmake“guys”.

Guysaredollsmadeoutofpaperandrags,andareputontopofabonfiretobeburned.TheguysrepresentGuyFawkes,andthefirerepresentsthewayhedied.

HalloweeniscelebratedinBritainonthenightofOctober31st.Atthistime,itisbelievedthatghostsandwitchestravelaroundthecountrysideandrevisittheirhomes.TherearemanycustomsassociatedwithHalloween.Oneoftheseisthegameof“trickorteart”.Children,dressedupaswitches,ghostsormonsters,knockontheirneighbours’doors,andshout“trickortreat”.Iftheyarelucky,theyreceivea“treat”—abarofchocolate,orsomesweetsorsomemoney.If.However,theirneighboursrefusetogivethemanything,theyplayatrickonthem.Theymightspraytheirfrontdoorwithshavingfoam,orknockontheirdoorsandthenrunaway!

AnothergameplayedatHalloweenis“bobbingforapples”.Inthisgame,abowlisfilledwithwater,andapplesareplacedinit.Childrenthenhavetotakeabitefromoneoftheappleswithoutusingtheirhands.Thisgameisdifficultandmessy,butgreatfun!

BonfireNightandHalloweenaretwoimportantfestivalscelebratedineverypartofBritaineachyear.Theyareenjoyedbybothyoungandoldandhavebeenformanycenturies.

26.BonfireNightandHalloween________.

A.havebeencelebratedinBritainsince1605

B.arenotcelebratedbymanyBritishpeople

C.aretwoofthemostwell–knownBritishfestivals

D.arecelebratedonthenightofOctober31st.

27.OnBonfireNight,__________

A.peoplelightfireandholdfireworksdisplays.

B.peoplecaptureGuyFawkes.

C.childrendressupaswitches,ghostsormonsters

D.childrenplay“trickortreat”.

28.Halloweeniscelebrated_______.

A.onthelastnightofOctoberB.onthefirstnightofOctober

C.byghostsandwitchesD.duringthedayonOctober31st

29.AtHalloween,ifyourneighboursrefusetogiveyouatreat,you________.

A.sprayshavingfoamatthem.B.playatrickonthem

C.knockontheirdoor.D.givethemsomesweetsorsomemoney.

30.Bobbingforappleis______

A.agameplayedonBonfireNight.B.notmuchfun.

C.difficult,messyandboring.D.agameplayedatHalloween.

B

“IfthereisonethingI’msureabout,itisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.

Thenatureofwhatisnewsmaychange.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstories,thecoverageofthewars,earthquakesandotherdisasters,willcontinuemuchthesame.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearch,though.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourlives,likegenetic（基因）engineering.Inthefuture,Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyare.

It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted（传送）electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhome.Infact,I’mprettysurethathowitwillhappeninthefuture.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenu,makingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread—sportsandinternationalnews,etc.

Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapers,butthathasn’thappened.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternet,it’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheBestWaytoGetNews

B.TheChangesofMedia

C.MakeYourOwnNewspaper

D.TheFutureofNewspaper

32.Inthewriter’sopinion,inthefuture,______.

A.morebigpoliticalaffairs,warsanddisasterswillmakenews

B.newspaperswillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylonger

C.newspaperswillcovermorescientificresearch

D.moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV

33.Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapermadebyyourself?

A.Sportsandinternationalnews.

B.Amenuofimportantnews.

C.Themostimportantnews.

D.Whatyouareinterestedin.

34.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer______.

A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmedia

B.newspaperswillstaywithuswithothermedia

C.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspaper

D.thewriterbelievesomemediawilldieout

35.Thephrase“feedoff”inthelastparagraphmeans______.

A.dependonB.competewithC.fightwithD.killoff

C

Recentlymanycountriesoftheworldhavebeenfacedwiththeproblemofhowtomaketheirworkersmoreproductive.Someexpertsclaimtheansweristomakejobsmorevaried.Butdomorevariedjobsleadtogreaterproductivity?

Thereisevidencetosuggestthatwhilevarietycertainlymakestheworkers’lifemoreenjoyable,itdoesnotactuallymakethemworkharder.Asfarasincreasingproductivityisconcerned,thevarietyisnotanimportantfactor.

Otherexpertsfeelthatgivingtheworkerfreedomtodoh