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模拟题3

2009年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（广东卷）

英语模拟卷三

II英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~30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。

Asyoumovethroughlife,youmeetproblemsofallshapesandsizes.Somearehardly__21__mentioning;whileothersarelife-threateningorearth-shattering.Yet,theyallhaveonethingin__22__.Eachproblemismerelythe__23__thathidesagiftwhichhasbeencustomdesignedtoyourspecifications.

Ifyouchooseto__24__yourselfinyourlifewiththewrappingpaper,thebow,andthebox,that'sperfectlyallright.Youcancussthemanddiscussthem.Youcanadmireallthesubtleties（精妙）oftheir__25__.But,ifyouareworriedbytheproblem--thatis,thewrappings--youwillneverbeabletoreceivethe__26__thatwasprepared__27__foryou.

Nomatterwhattheproblemis,thegiftit__28__hasapeculiarquality.Itcannotbedelivered__29__intoyourconsciousnessoryourawareness.Youmustactivelychooseto__30__itandtoacceptitasyourown.Onlyyoucanremovethewrapping,andonlyyoucanremovethegiftfromthebox.

21.A.busyB.worthC.valuableD.worthy

22.A.commonB.generalC.ordinaryD.brief

23.A.boxB.tigerC.wrappingD.opportunity

24.A.teachB.enjoyC.entertainD.hurt

25.A.appearanceB.wrappingC.problemD.design

26.A.giftB.boxC.bowD.paper

27.A.especiallyB.perfectlyC.politelyD.previously

28.A.getsB.carriesC.takesD.includes

29.A.happilyB.easilyC.freelyD.directly

30.A.understandB.realizeC.acknowledgeD.approach

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要求。

在空格处填入一个适当的或是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微31~40的相应位置上。

TwosummersagoIwenttoChangdao,asmallislandnearYantai.Duringthenight,Iheardstrangebaby-like31（cry）.Islanderstoldme32wasstray（迷路的；离群的）catsthatwerecallinginthewild.Well,itwasstrangetometoseesomanystraycatsonsuchasmallisland.SoIaskedthelocals33moredetails.Thentheytoldme34surprisingandsadstory.Theislandisisolatedintheseaandoriginallyhadnocats.Tenyersago,whentheislandwasdeveloped35anationalpark,touristsbegantoswarmin.Thesevisitorsfromallpartsofthecountrybroughtinmoney,buttherubbishtheyleft36（draw）moreandmoreratsontotheisland.Islandersthereforeintroducedthecatsinordertogetridoftherats.___37whenthenumberofratsdecreased,thenumberofcatsincreased,andthecatsbegantopreyonbirds,chickens,andfish.Formorethanamonthafterthat,mymindwashaunted（回响）bytheplaintivecrying.Sonow,38Itravel,IalwayshearinmindwhatIshouldbringin,39Idon’twanttobringanythingthatisstrange,40（need）orevendangeroustomydestination.

III.阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从媒体所给的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

InStockholm,theSwedishAcademyhaschosentheBritishauthorDorisLessingforthe2007NobelPrizeinLiterature.

TheselectionofDorisLessingforaNobelwaspopularamongthehundredsofjournalistsgatheredfortheannouncementinStockholm.

PermanentSecretaryoftheSwedishAcademyHoraceEngdahlsaidwithskepticism,fireandvisionarypowerLessinghassubjectedadividedcivilizationtoscrutiny.

DorisLessingwasbornin1919inPersia-modern-dayIran-toBritishparents,movingasachildwithherfamilytosouthernRhodesia,nowZimbabwe,whereshestayedinschoolonlytotheageof14.

AyearaftermovingtoLondon,shepublishedherfirstnovelin1950.TheGrassisSingingexaminesunbridgeableracialconflictincolonialAfricathroughtheeyesofawhitefarmer'swifeandherblackservant.

AmemberoftheBritishCommunistPartyduringthe1950sandacampaigneragainstnucleararmsandSouthAfricanapartheid,LessingwasforyearsbannedfromthatcountryandfromRhodesia.

Herliterarybreakthroughcamein1962withpublicationofTheGoldenNotebook,seenbymany,thoughnotnecessarilyLessing,asapioneeringworkofmodernfeminism.Adisjointedstudyofthemindofthemaincharacter,AnnaWulf,thenovelexploresherthoughtsaboutAfrica,politicsandcommunism,relationshipswithmenandsex,andJungiananalysisanddreaminterpretation.

Lessing'sthemesshiftedtopsychologyinherworksfromthe1960s,andbythe1970sshewasfascinatedwiththeIslamicmystictraditionofSufism.HerturntowardsciencefictionwiththeCanopusseriesintheearly1980swasnotwarmlyreceivedbytraditionalistcritics,butshehascontinuedtowinnewreadersandnumerousliteraryawards,includingtheDavidCohenBritishLiteraryPrizeandtheCompanionofHonourfromtheRoyalSocietyofLiterature,bothin2001.

Followingtheannouncement,theHoraceEngdahltoldVOAwhyhewaspersonallysopleasedwithLessing'sselection.

"Sheisoneofthetrulygreatwriters-ofnovels,shortstories,fictionandnon-fiction,"Engdahlsaid."Sheisoneofthefewwriterswhohavehadthecouragetoupholdtheprincipleofequalitybetweenthemaleandfemaleexperience,andshehasgiventheimpulsetonumbersofotherwomenwriters.Andsheisreallythemotherofaschoolthatisoneofthemostimportantinourcontemporaryliterature."

At87,DorislessingistheoldestNobelLiteraturelaureatesincethefirstprizeswereawardedin1901.EachNobelPrizeisthisyearaccompaniedbyacheckforapproximately$1.4million.

41.HowoldwasDorisLessingwhenshepublishedherfirstnovel?

A.14B.26C.31D.50

42.WhichofthefollowingaboutTheGrassisSingingistrue?

A.ItismainlyaboutracialconflictbetweenthewhitesandtheblacksintheUS.

B.Themaincharactersareawhitefarmer’swifeandherblackservant.

C.ItwaspublishedinAfrica.

D.ItwasDorisLessing’smostfamousnovel.

43.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat__________.

A.JournalistsareveryinterestedintheelectionofDorisLessing’sforNobelPrize.

B.DorisLessingregardTheGoldenNotesasapioneeringworkoffeminism.

C.DorisLessinghaswrittenaboutmanydifferentsubjects.

D.Manywritershavethecouragetosticktotheequalitybetweenthemaleandfemaleexperience.

44.Theunderlinedwordschoolinthelastparagraphbutonemeans________.

A.institutionforeducatingchildren

B.collegeoruniversity

C.departmentofauniversity

D.groupofwriters,thinkers

45.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.DorisLessingwinsNobelPrizeforliterature

B.ThegreatestBritishfemalewriter

C.TheoldestNobelPrizewinner

D.2007NobelPrizeannouncedinStockholm

B

CharlesDickens（1812-1870）,thegreatnineteenthcenturyEnglishnovelist,wasbornnearPortsmouth.Hisfatherranheavilyintodebtandwhenhewastwelve,hehadtogoandworkinafactoryformakingbootpolish.Theonlyformaleducationhereceivedwasatwo-yearschoolingataschoolforpoorchildren.Infact,hehadtoteachhimselfallheknew.Heworkedforatimeasjuniorclerkinalawyer’soffice.Afterthat,heworkedasareporterinthelawcourts,andlaterinparliament,forLondonnewspapers.Hiscareerasawriteroffictionbeganin1833withshortstoriesandessaysinperiodicals,andin1837hiscomicnovelThePickwickPapersmadehimthemostpopularauthorathistimeinEngland.

Hewasagreatobserverofpeopleandtheirplacesbecausehewasattractedbylifeandconditionsinmid-nineteenthcenturyLondon.Hewrote19novelsallhislifeandinmanyofthem,DickensgavearealisticpictureofallclassesofEnglandsociety,showingdeepsympathyforthepoorandunfortunate,exposingtheinjusticeandinhumanityofthebourgeoisie.

ManyofhisnovelslikeOliverTwist,DavidCopperfield,NicholasNickleby,GreatExpectations,ATaleofTwoCitiesandsoondrewattentiontotheunsatisfactorysocialconditionsthatexistedinEnglandoverahundredyearsago.

Dickenscriticizedcapitalistsocietyfromthepointofviewofbourgeoishumanism.Hewishedtoseeimprovementinthelivingconditionsofthepoor,butfailedtofindanyeffectivemeanstoachievethatend.

46.Dickensonlyreceivedalittleformaleducationbecause______.

A.hewantedtoteachhimself

B.hewantedtoworkandmadealotofmoney

C.hewastoopoortoaffordanymoreformaleducation

D.hewantedsomeworkingexperiencestobeanovelist

47.AccordingtoDickens,thesocietyathistimeinEnglandwas________.

A.justB.poorC.comfortableD.unsatisfying

48.WhichofthefollowingnovelmadeDickensthemostpopularwriterathistimeinEngland?

A.OliverTwistB.ThePickwickPapersC.ATaleofTwoCitiesD.GreatExpectations

49.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutDickensistrue?

A.Hedidn’tgotoschoolatall.

B.Heonlywroteaboutpoorpeopleandshoweddeepsympathyforthem.

C.Hebegantowritefictionswhenhewas21yearsold.

D.Hefoundsomeeffectivewaystoimprovethelivingconditionsofthepoor.

50.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A.Dickenshadamiserablechildhood

B.Dickenstriedmanydifferentjobsbeforehebecameaprofessionalwriter

C.Dickenswrotemanynovelsbutonlysomeofthemarepopular

D.Dickenscriticizedcapitalistsocietyandhelpedtoimprovethelivingconditionsofthepoor

C

Menhavealwaysbelievedthattheyaresmarterthanwomen.Now,astudyhasfoundthatwhilethisiscertainlytrue,menalsohavetodealwiththefactthattheyarealsomorestupidthanthefairersex.

Inthestudy,scientistsmeasuredtheIQof2500brothersandsistersandtheyfoundanunevennumberofmennotonlyinthetoptwopercent,butalsointhebottomtwopercent.

Thestudy'sparticipantsweretestedonscience,maths,Englishandmechanicalabilities.

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