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高考仿真模拟试新课标卷II一英语
2015年高考仿真模拟试卷·新课标卷II
(一)
英语
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
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第一部分听力
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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40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
(2015年广州一模英语试卷)Atthestartofthe20thcentury,anewcitywasbeginningtogrowonsomeflatlandneartheseainsouthernCalifornia;itsnamewasLosAngeles.Atthesametime,anewindustrywasjustbeingborn:
thecinema.
America’smovieindustrybeganlifeinNewYork;butby1910,movie-makersweremovingtoLosAngeles.InNewYork,everythingwastooexpensive:
workers,land,taxes.Moreover,itwasdifficulttomakemoviesinwinter,becauseitwastoocold.
TheLosAngelesregion,ontheotherhand,wasfullofadvantages.InCalifornia,theycouldmakefilmsallthroughtheyear;andeverythingwascheaper.Inparticular,therewaslotsoflandforsale,especiallyintheLosAngelessuburbcalledHollywood.
Moviesquicklybecameverypopular,andthispopularityexplodedafter“talkies”firstappearedin1925.Nevertheless,movieswereexpensivetoproduce,andfilmcompaniesneededmoney-lotsofit.Forthisreason,HollywoodrapidlybecamecontrolledbyasmallnumberofbigcompaniessuchasMGM,20thCenturyFox,WarnerBros.andParamount.
Sincethen,thebigcompanies’fortuneshaveebbedandflowed,butmostofthemarestillthere.Someoldnameshavedisappeared,butsomenewoneshaveappeared,companieslikeWaltDisneyandStevenSpielberg’scompanyAmblin.Todaythebiggeststudiosbelongtohugeinternationalfirms.Forinstance,NewsCorporation,whichnowownsFox,alsoownsnewspapersonthreecontinents,andTVnetworksinAmerica,EuropeandAsia.
ItisonlyhugecompanieslikeFoxthatcanaffordtomaketoday’sveryexpensivefilms;andforTitanic-atthetimethemostexpensivefilmevermad-Foxhadtogethelpfromanotherbigcompany,Paramount!
OnceHollywoodmadfilmsjustforAmerica;todayitmakesthemfortheworld.It’sthecenterofaglobaldream-machine.Perhapswedreameddifferentlyinthepast.Today,thanksinparttoHollywood,peopleeverywherehavesimilardreams.
Wenowliveintheageofglobalculture.Hollywooddidnotinventthisculture-butforbetterorforworse,ithasbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulelementsinit.Likeitornot,weallnowliveonplanetHollywood.
21.WhatattractedthefilmindustrytoLosAngeles?
A.Cheapercostsandpleasantweather.
B.Moretalentedactorsandmildclimate.
C.Moreskilledworkersandplentifulland.
D.Largemoviecompaniesandlowerwages.
22.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheHollywoodmoviecompanies?
A.Theysometimesworktogethertoproducemovies.
B.Theyproduceexpensivemoviesfarlessoftenthaninthepast.
C.Thesamecompanieshavecontrolledtheindustryforalmost100years.
D.Therearemanylargecompaniescompetingagainsteachotherforsuccess.
23.WhatdoesthewriterthinkabouttheinternationalinfluenceofHollywood?
A.IthasencouragedpeopletodreamlikeAmericans.
B.IthasmadeforeignersloveAmericanpeoplemore.
C.Ithasbecomeadrivingforceinshapingglobalculture.
D.Ithasdamagedthelocalfilmindustryinothercountries.
B
(2015•甘肃省部分普通高中高三2月第一次联考)
TheWorldBankhaslookedatthedistinguishingfeaturesofsuccessfulschoolsystem.
AccordingtotheWorldBank’seducationspecialist,HarryPatrinos,thisinclude:
improvingthequalityofteachersandmakingsurethatteachersarehighlyregarded;providinginformationtomakeschoolsaccountableandgivingautonomytoschoolsandheadteachers.
Thismattersnotonlyforindividualpupilsbutalsoforthewell-beingofcountries,hesays,becauseimprovingeducationalperformancehasadirectimpactonimprovingeconomicperformance.
China’seducationperformance—atleastincitiessuchasShanghaiandHongKong—seemstobeasspectacularasthecountry’sfastgrowingeconomy.
Certainlyboththeseopenandoutward-lookingcitiesconsidereducationtobeimportantandarewillingtoadoptthebesteducationalpracticesfromaroundtheworldtoensuresuccess.InHongKong,educationaccountsformorethanone-fifthofentiregovernmentspendingeveryyear.
“ShanghaiandHongKongaresmalleducationsystems,withaconcentrationofideas,manpowerandresourcesforeducation,”saysProfCheng.
Underthebanner“Firstclasscity,firstclasseducation”,Shanghaisetaboutsystematicallyre-equippingclassroom,upgradingschoolsandimprovingthecurriculuminthelastdecade.
Itgotridofthe“keyschools”systemwhichconcentratedresourcesonlyontopstudentsandtopschools.Insteadstaffweretrainedinmoreinteractiveteachingmethodsandcomputerswerebroughtin.
About80%ofShanghaischoolleaversgotouniversitycomparedtoanoverallaverageof24%inChina.
Meanwhile,dynamicHongKongwasforcedintoeducationalimprovementsasitsindustriesmovedtocheapermainlandChineseareasinthe1990s.Itssurvivalasaserviceandmanagementhubdependsonupgradingknowledgeandskills.
InthelastdecadeHongKonghasconcentratedonclosingthegapforallstudents,saysareportbyMcKinseymanagementconsultants.
Thereport,HowtheWorld’sMostImprovedSchoolSystemsKeepGettingBetter,ratedHongKong’seducationsystemamongthebestintheworld.
24.TheWorldBank’ssurveyabouteducationmainlyconcentrateson.
A.whathasmadesomeeducationsystemssuccessful
B.China’seducationsystemandcompetitiveexams
C.howtorelieveChinesestudentsoftheirheavyschoolwork
D.therelationshipbetweeneducationandeconomicdevelopment
25.AccordingtoHarryPatrinos,thekeytosuccessfulschoolsystemsis.
A.togiveautonomytoallteacherstoeducatestudentsfreelyinclass
B.toletstudentsattendafter-schooltutoringanddomoreexercises
C.toimproveteachers’abilitiesandgiveschoolsfreeperformanceright
D.tomakeschooleducationdirectlyservetheeconomyofthecountry
26.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.
A.the“keyschool”systemisthekeytomanyschools’failure
B.studentsinShanghaiandHongKongworkthehardest
C.HongKong’seducationalperformanceisn’tasgoodasShanghai’s
D.ShanghaiandHongKong’seconomicperformancewillimprove
27.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheschoolsystemsofShanghaiandHongKong?
A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Neutral.D.Critical.
C
(2015•四川省成都七中高三一诊模拟)Theywillbehereinaminute,surely.I’lljuststareatmyshoesalittlewhilelongertopassthetime.WishI’dbroughtabook.Hangon,though,whatifI’vegotthewrongday?
Thewrongplace?
Havetheclocksgoneback?
No,damnit,I’moffhome.WhoeverI’mwaitingforclearlylivesinadifferenttimezonefromme.
Iamalways10minutesearly,soifyou’re10minuteslate,I’vebeenfoot-tappingfor20minutes.Iknowit’snotfairtoholdthefirst10againstyou,butIjustcan’thelpmyself.Ineverwaitmorethan20minutesbeyondthemeetingtimewedecidedupon,notforanyone,ever.
OK,that’snotstrictlytrue.Ihave,onoccasion,hungaroundanxiouslyandheartbrokenlyforuptoanhour,butthebitterangerthatfollowsisneveraprettysight.Ifyou’vemademewaitthatlong,youwillwishyouhadn’tbotheredturningupatall.
Howcomesomepeoplearealwayslateandsomearealwaysontime?
IfIcanmanagetobepunctual,whycan’tyou?
BecauseIleftahotcupofcoffeeathomewhileyousatdowntorollanothercigarette.BecauseIspilledjamonmypantsandquicklywipeditoffwhereasyoutooktimetochangeyourwholeoutfit.BecauseIswitchedoffmidwaythroughaTVseries,butyouhadtorideouttheend,didn’tyou?
Anddon’teventhinkaboutblamingthetraffic.HowdoyouthinkIgothere?
Byflyingcarpet?
Onlycarelessnessorarrogancecanexplainahabitoflateness.
Somepeoplearealwayslatebecausetheycan’tmakerealisticcalculationsabouthowlongittakestodothings.Thereare60secondsinaminuteand60minutesinanhour.Justdealwithit.Painfulasitmaybe,youhavetoacceptthat,asyou’veagreedtomeetateightandit’snowaquarterto,youdon’thavetimetophoneyourgirlfriend.
Muchworse,though,arethosewithbigegos.Beinglateisjustrude.Beinglateonpurposereallymeansthatyouhatethepersonyouaremeeting.
Ofcourse,therearesomeperfectlylovelylatecomersoutthere.Ijustneverwaitlongenough
28.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeshowtheauthorfeelsinthefirstparagraph?
A.Anxious.B.Curious.
C.Thankful.D.Joyful.
29.Whatdoestheauthorthinkcontributestopeoplealwaysbeinglate?
a.Theirbigegos.
b.Trafficjams.
c.Theircarelessness.
d.Beingpickywhenchoosingclothes.
e.Theirrealisticcalculationsofhowlongittakestodothings.
A.a,bB.a,c
C.b,d,eD.c,d,e
30.Wecanlearnfromthearticlethattheauthor___________.
A.istolerantofpeoplebeinglateB.hasmissedlotsofmeetings
C.hastroublegettingalongwithothersD.hasastrongpreferenceforgoodtimekeeping
31.Accordingtotheauthor,peopleshould____________.
A.bepatientwhenwaitingforalatecomer
B.alwaysarrive10minutesearlyforanappointment
C.keepinmindthatbeinglateisrudeandselfish
D.askpeoplearoundthemtoremindthemonanappointment
D
(2015•江苏省南通市第一次调研测试)Thetime-honoredlampandlanternbusinessinPingyaocounty,Shanxiprovincewaspopularbackwhentherewerelargefestivitiesorcelebrationsandcorporations,institutionsandgovernmentofficesneededlanternstodecoratetheirhallsandstreets.
Thenthecentralgovernmentstartedcallingforbudgetcuts,andnounnecessar