高考英语模拟试题1.docx

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高考英语模拟试题1

中山市2016年普通高考模拟考试

英语试题

（一）

本试卷共10页，三部分，满分120分。

考试用时120分钟。

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第一部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

AllowmetointroduceyoutoTerry,awindowsalesmanfromEngland.IfIcouldtakeyoubackabout20years,you’dknowTerryasacompletegreenhand,whowaswetbehindtheearsinjustabouteverythingheattempted.Apersoncouldn’tsellfalseteethtohisownGranny,letalonehecouldcompetewiththeothersalespeopleintheindustry.Youknow,thekindwhocouldsellsnowtoEskimos.

Terry’sbossdecidedtosendhimoutonapracticalfieldtriponhisfirstday.Sooffhewent,buthewasextremelynervous.Withhishandsandhiskneesshaking,heapproachedthefrontdoorandknockedatis.Andoldwomanappeared.Afterdozensofcupsofteaandpiecesofbiscuits,thewomansignedacontractandpurchasedover$7,000worthofwindows.

Thewomanhadalreadytalkedwith6excellentsalesmenthatweek,allofwhomofferedhercheaperones!

That’sright---Terry’spricewasthemostexpensiveandhewasalsothemostinexperiencedsalesmanthereeverwas.

So,whathappenedthen?

Herecomesthesecret.Thewomansaidshelikedtheyoungladmorethantheothers.That’salltherewastoit.Shedidn’tcareabouttheextraexpense.Eventheothersalesmencouldn’tpersuadehertopaylessthanthisyoungladwasaskingfor.

Thetruthisthattheyoungladleftonthewomanthefirstimpressionthatshonebrighterthananyofthesalesman’stalk.Firstimpressionscount,notthesalestechniques,notthelowprices.Theactual“personality”thekidhonestlygavewasallthatwasrequired.Ifyoumarketyourownproductsandservices,considerwhatimpressionyouaregivingtoothers.Ifyouappealtothem,thenyou’vealreadydonehalfofthework.Ifthismeansredesigningyourpresentation,thensobeit.Ifthismeansgoingoutofyourwaytobepolite,helpfulandgivingthebestpossibleshoppingexperiencetoyourcustomers,thesobeit.

1.WhenTerrywasofferedthejobofsalesman,he.

A.wasgoodatsalestechniques

B.wastooyoungtodoit

C.wasbelievedinbyhisboss

D.knewlittleaboutsalesskills

2.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1suggeststhat.

A.Terrycouldn’ttradewithEskimos

B.TerrylovedhisGrannymore

C.Terrywastoohonesttodothejob

D.Terrywasafraidtocompete

3.Whatmadetheyoungladsucceedinsellingthewindowtotheoldwoman?

A.Beinghonestandchildish.

B.Firstimpressionofgoodpersonality.

C.Highqualityandexpensivewindow.

D.Strangewaysofsales.

4.Thepassageismostlikelywrittento.

A.newsalesmen

B.generalreaders

C.windowmakers

D.newgraduates

B

It’shardtopredicttheweatherinthenearfuture.It’sevenmoredifficulttoknowwhattheclimateofthecomingseasonislike.Nowyouknowthewinterof2011/12wasnotwarmbutafreezingone/manypeopleintheNorthernHemispherediedofcold.butaNativeAmericantribewasfortunateenoughtosurvivetheterriblewinterbecauseofwhatwasforetoldbyaweatherman.

OnedayinearlySeptembero2011thechiefoftheNativeAmericantribewasaskedbyhistribaleldersifthewinterwasgoingtobecoldormild.Thechiefaskedhismedicineman,butthemanalsohadlosttouchwiththereadingsignsfromthenaturalworldaroundtheGreatLakes.

Intruth,neitherofthemhadideaabouthowtopredictthecomingwinter.However,thechiefdecidedtotakeamodernapproach,andrangtheNationalWeatherServiceinGaylordMichigan.

“Yes,itisgoingtobeacoldwinter,”theweathermantoldthechief.Consequently,thechiefwentbacktohistribeandtoldhistribepeopletocollectplentyoffirewood.

AfortnightlaterthechiefcalledtheNationalWeatherServiceandaskedforanupdate.“Areyoustillforecastingacoldwinter?

”heasked.

“Yes,verycold,”theweathermantoldhim.

Asaresultofthisbriefconversationthechiefwentbacktothetribepeopletocollecteverybitofwoodtheycouldfind.

AmonthlaterthechiefcalledtheNationalWeatherServiceoncemoreandaskedaboutthecomingwinter.“Yes,”hewastold,“itsgoingtobeoneofthecoldestwintersever.”

Theweathermanwasright!

AndtheNativeAmericantribewentcomfortablythroughtheterrifyingwinter.Thechiefwasthankfulandcurious.Herangtheweathermanagainandasked,“Howcanyoubesosureaboutittatitwasfreezingwinter?

”

Theweathermanreplied,“BecausetheNativeAmericantribeoftheGreatLakesarecollectingwoodlikecrazy.”

5.TheunderlinedwordsinParagraph2mustbeapersonwho.

A.onlyhastheabilitytocureillness

B.canforetellwhatwillhappeninthefuture

C.governshewholeAmericantribes

D.isaweathermanfortheGreatLakes

6.Thechiefdecidedtotakeamodernapproach,soheturnedto.

A.hismedicineman

B.histribepeople

C.atelephone

D.aweatherman

7.Thenativetribesurvivedtheterriblewintermainlybecauseof.

A.luckycoincidence

B.goodleadership

C.scientificprediction

D.moderntechnology

8.Thechiefrangtheweathermanseveraltimesoutof.

A.angerB.excitement

C.curiosityD.doubt

C

Imagineyouarestandingonthe70thflooroftheEmpireStateBuilding,staringatthecityscape.Suddenlyamanpushespastyou,opensthewindowandannounceshisintentiontojump.Youyellout,“Stop!

Don’tdoit!

”thesix-foot-fivefigureturnstoyouandmenacingly（恐吓地）says,“TrytostopmeandI’lltakeyouwithme!

”

“Umm…Noproblem,sir.haveagoodtrip.anylastwords?

”

“Letmetellyoumytroubles,”hesays,“mywifeleftme,mykidswon’ttalktome,Ilostmyjobandmypetturtledied,sowhyshouldIgoonliving?

”

Suddenlyyouhaveaflashofinspiration.“Sir,closeyoureyesforaminuteandimaginethatyouareblind.Nocolors,nosightsofchildrenplaying,nofieldsofflowers,nosunset.Nowimaginethatsuddenlythere’samiracle.Youopenyoureyesandyourvisionisrestored!

Areyougoingtojump?

Orwillyoustickaroundforaweektoenjoythesights?

”

“I’llstayforaweek.”

“Butwhathappenedtoallthetroubles?

”

“Iguessthey’renotsobad.Icansee!

”

“Well,youreyesightisworthatleastfivemilliondollars.You’rearichman!

”

Ifyoureallyappreciateyoureyesight,theotherpainsareinsignificant.Butifyoutakeitallforgranted,thennothinginlifewillevertrulygiveyoujoy.Actually,therearemisconceptionsontheroadtohappiness.

misconception1:

“OnceIknowthetoolsforbeinghappy,thenitwillworklikemagic.”

Don’texpecttheresultstocomeautomatically.Itispossibletounderstandhowtoachievehappiness,yetnotputitintopractice.Infact,manypeopleactuallyprefertobecomfortableandunhappy,ratherthanbearthediscomfortofchangingtheirhabits.Justaslearninganynewskillrequireseffort,youhavetobewillingtoinvestseriousefforttoachieverealhappiness.

Misconception2:

“ifIbecomecontentandsatisfiedwithwhatIhave,I’lllosemymotivationtoachievemore.”

Nowasksomeonewhoisdepressed,“Let’sgofishing!

”“I’mtired.Maybetomorrow.Andanyway,Imightrain…”inreality,happypeopleareenergeticandambitious.There’sneverenoughtimetodoeverythingtheywanttodo.

Misconception3:

AbeautifulSundayafternoon,you’reintheparkhavingapicnicwithfriends.Suddenlyonepersoncomplains:

“whoforgottheforks?

It’stoohotforvolleyball.Iwanttogohomealready.”

Whenourmoodnegativelyaffectsothers,werecognizewehavedutytobehappyandnotspoilthefun.Butwhataboutwhenwe’reathomewithourfamily?

OrwhenwegointotheofficeonMondaymorning?

likeanopenpitinthemiddleoftheroad,asourpuss（牢骚满腹的人）isapublicdanger.Beinghappyispartofbeingconsideratetothepeoplearoundus.

9.Thestoryisplacedatthebeginningofthepassageinorderto.

A.tellaskillofpersuasion

B.warnthedangerofstandingonatallbuilding

C.emphasizetheimportanceofeyesight

D.introducethethemeofthepassage

10.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentences?

A.Everythinghasaprice.

B.Weshouldvaluewhatwehave.

C.Everydoghasitsday.

D.Eyesightismoreimportant.

11.Whatisrightabouthappy？

A.Happyisagift.

B.Happyislimited.

C.Happyiscontagious（会传染的）.

D.Happyisnomorethanaskill.

12.ThebestsubtitleofMisconception3is.

A.Ifunhappyoccursathome,Ineedn’tpretendtobehappy

B.IfIcan’tmakeothersunhappy,Iwon’tbehappy.

C.Ifsomeoneishappy,thenothersaroundthemarehappy.

D.IfIwanttobedepressed,that’smyownprerogative.

D

BuckinghamPalacehasahistorythatdatesbackover500yearsandhaschangedhandsonnumerousoccasions,however,muchofthebuildingthatremainsstandingtodayisfromtheoriginalstructurebuiltintheearly1700's.

InthebeginningBuckinghamPalacewasoriginallyknownasBuckinghamHouse.However,in1762GeorgeIIIlikedthehousesomuchthatheboughtitfor28,000andrenamedit"TheQueen'sHouse".ThereasonforthiswasdowntothefactthatheboughtthehousetogivetohiswifeCharlotte.Shortlyafterhedidthis,worksoonbeganinordertoremodelthehousewiththehelpofSirWilliamChambers.ThistrendthencontinuedwiththeaccessionofGeorgeIVin1820whenhedecidedtoreconstructthehousebuthestilluseditforthesamepurposethathisfatherdid.

Oneofthebiggestphysicalchangestothehouseoccurredseveralyearslaterwhenthekinghadachangeofmind.Itwasin1826