东莞高级中学届高三第二次模拟考试英语.docx

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东莞高级中学届高三第二次模拟考试英语

东莞高级中学2010-2011年校二模英语试题

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。

Oneday,atrainwasapproachingthesmalltownofCheekyville.Onthetrainwasa1manwithabigsuitcase.HewascalledWilliamWarblerandhelookedvery2indeed.Butwhatmadehimmostunusualwasthefactthatwheneverheneededto3,hedidsobysingingopera.Evenifsomeonesaid“goodday”tohim,hewouldclearhisthroatand4:

“Goooddayyytoyouuuuuu.....toooooo!

”

AlmosteveryoneconsideredWilliamunusual,sincenoonecouldgetanormal5wordoutofhim.Asnooneknewhowhemadehisliving—helivedquite6,alwayswearingthesameoldsecond-handsuit—theyoftenhadnorespectforhimandsometimeseven7him.

WilliamhadbeeninCheekyvilleforsomeyears,whenonedayarumor（谣言）spreadthatWilliamhadreceivedaroleinaveryimportant8inthenation’scapital,thattherehadbeenposterseverywhereadvertisingtheevent,andthatithadbeenagreat9.Andtoeveryone’ssurprise,whenWilliamwasbeinginterviewedbyreporters,heansweredtheirquestionsbyspeakingwithgood10,andwithaclearandpleasantvoice.

Fromthatdayon,Williamgaveup11atallhours.Nowhesangonlyduringhisstageappearances.Peoplewouldn’thavethoughthim12iftheyhadseenwhatWilliamkeptinhisbigsuitcase.Itwasalarge13,withahand-carvedmessageonit.

Themessagesaid,“Practiceeverysecond,foryouneverknowwhenyour14willcome.”Littledidpeoplerealizethatheonlygottheroleintheoperabecausethe15hadheardWilliamsingingwhileoutbuyinganewspaper.

1.A.tallB.sensitiveC.handsomeD.strange

2.A.commonB.concernedC.wealthyD.confident

3.A.appearB.practiceC.communicateD.debate

4.A.whisperB.respondC.repeatD.tease

5.A.advisedB.printedC.writtenD.spoken

6.A.simplyB.naturallyC.calmlyD.fortunately

7.A.hadmercyonB.madefunofC.ranafterD.wereangrywith

8.A.concertB.documentaryC.operaD.film

9.A.experienceB.benefitC.discoveryD.success

10.A.movementsB.mannersC.effortsD.signs

11.A.pretendingB.recordingC.singingD.wandering

12.A.madB.skillfulC.artificialD.desperate

13.A.knifeB.stoneC.medalD.diamond

14.A.solutionB.inspirationC.performanceD.chance

15.A.neighborB.visitorC.directorD.teacher

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，在标有16~25的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。

Seventy-four-year-oldsare16mostcontentedpeopleintheworld,accordingtoanewresearch.

17（few）responsibilities,financialworriesandmorefreetimeleadtocontentmentpreviouslyunknowninearlierlife.Accordingtotheresearch,happiness18（decline）fromtheteenageyearsto40.Itlevelsoffuntil46andthenstartstoincreaseuntilpeakingat74.

ScientistsfromGermanyandAmericaregularlyquestioned21,000menandwomen19happytheywerewiththeirlives,providingascalefromonetoseven:

sevenindicatedcompletecontentment.Teenagersintheirlateteensmarkedthemselvesataround5.5whichfell20around5byage40.At74,happinessaveragedat5.9.

Thereport,21（publish）inthejournalSocialIndicatorsResearch,saidthiscouldbeduetoolderpeoplebeingmoreappreciative.

Itconcluded,“Comparedtoyoungerindividuals,olderpeopletendtoplaceagreateremphasis22emotionalaspectsofsocialinteractionsandarelikelytoremembertheemotionalcontentoftheirexperiences.”

Bringingupafamily,buyingahouseand23（create）acareeraddtothestressesexperiencedbythosein24twentiesandthirties.ThechangeinhappinessisapparentlymostobviousamongBritishpeople.Themenandwomen25liveinGermanyhaverelativelystablelevelsofsatisfactionthroughouttheirlives.

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。

A

Onemantellsofdrivingonalongandlonelyroad,thelast65milesofitunpaved,inordertowatchIndiandancesinthestateofArizona.Afterthedances,hereturnedtohiscaronlytofindthatithadaflattire.Heputonthespareanddrovetotheonlyservicestationinthattown.

“Doyoufixflats?

”heinquiredoftheattendant.

“Yes,”cametheanswer.

“Howmuchdoyoucharge?

”heasked.

Withatwinkleinhiseye,themanreplied,“Whatdifferencedoesitmake?

”

Thisiswhathasbeencalleda“Hobson’schoice”.AHobson’schoiceisasituationthatforcesapersontoacceptwhateverisofferedorgowithout.

AccordingtoBarbaraBerliner,thephrasewasinspiredbysixteenth-centuryentrepreneur（企业家）ThomasHobson.Therewasnochoicebythecustomer—itwasstrictlyHobson’schoice.

Butoftenwereallyhaveachoice,andthechoicedoesmakeadifference.Wemaynotalwaysbelieveit.Wemayfeelasifwehavenochoice,butalmostalwaysthereisachoiceinthematter.Andwhenwerealizethatwedomostthingsbychoice,thenwearetakingcontrolofourownlives.

Someonechallengedmetotryanexperimentthatcompletelychangedmyperspective.“Forthenextsevendays,”hesaid,“eliminatethewords‘Ihaveto’fromyourvocabularyandsay‘Ichooseto’.Don’tsay,‘Ihavetoworklatetonight’.Instead,say,‘Ichoosetoworklate’.Whenyouchoosetodoit,youtakecontrolofyourlife.Insteadofsaying,‘Ihavetostayhome’,try‘Ichoosetostayhome’.Thewayyouspendyourtimeisyourchoice.Youareresponsible.Youhavecontrol.”

InjustsevendaysIwasnolongersaying“Ihaveto”andIfeltbetteraboutmydecisions.IlearnedthatthereisverylittleinmylifeIactuallyhavetodo.YouandIdecidetodocertainthingsbecausewebelievethatitwillbeforthebest.Whenweeliminate“Ihaveto”fromourvocabularies,wetakecontrol.

Tryitforaweekandyouseewhathappens.Ithinkyou’llseeit’sachangeforthebetter.

26.Whatdidtheattendantmeanbysaying“Whatdifferencedoesitmake”?

A.Themandidn’tneedtopayforthework.

B.Itwasunnecessaryforthemantoaskabouttheprice.

C.Therewasnoneedforthemantohavethetirefixed.

D.Themanshouldkeepsilent.

27.Theauthorlearntfromtheexperimentthathe.

A.couldbecomemorechallenging

B.couldspendmoretimerelaxinghimself

C.shouldtakepleasureinhelpingothers

D.actuallychangedhisattitudestowardslife

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eliminate”mean?

A.Remember.B.Repeat.C.Remove.D.Recite.

29.Whatisthesituationwherewehavea“Hobson’schoice”?

A.Wehavenochoicebuttofollow.

B.Weshouldoftenchangeourchoice.

C.Weshouldmakepreparationsbeforeajourney.

D.Weshouldthinktwicebeforetakingaction.

30.Thepurposeofwritingthistextisto.

A.adviseustobecomeactiveinlife

B.explainwhatHobson’schoiceis

C.tellaninterestingstoryabouttheauthor

D.acceptothers’advicemodestly

B

Oureducationsystemisnotbroken,butitisbecomingobsolete.We’restillrunninganeducationalmodeldevelopedfortheindustrialrevolution,designedtoprepareworkersforfactoryjobs.Picturethesceneinmostoftoday’scollegeclassrooms:

avastareawhereaprofessorgivesalonglecture.Threeweekslater,studentsrememberonlyatenthofwhattheylearned.

In2020wewillseeanendtotheclassroomasweknowit.Theprofessorwillbereplacedbyateamofcoachesfromvastlydifferentfields.Tidylectureswillbereplacedbymessyreal-worldchallenges.Insteadofparkingthemselvesinalecturehallforhours,studentswillworkincollaborative（合作的）spaces,andlearntointegrate（综合运用）theirdifferentapproachestoproblemsolvingandusethemtogether.

Inschoolsaroundtheworldthischangeisalreadyunderway.AtStanford’sHassoPlattnerInstituteofDesign—knownoncampusasthe“d.school”—studentsfromengineering,medicine,business,lawandtheartscometogethertosolvereal-worldprojects.Studentscooperatewithteammateswhohavevastlydifferentproblem-solvingapproachesandunderstandwhatittakestomakenewideasbecomereality.Alongthewaytheylearnamethodology（方法）thatequipsthemtosolvemajor,complexchallengesfarbeyondtheclassroom.

Embracestartedasaclassprojectatthed.school.Theteam—anMBA,twoengineersandacomputerscientist—workedtomakecheaperincubators（保育箱）fordevelopingcountrieslikeNepal,wherethousandsofprematurebabiesdieeachyear.TheteamstartedbygettingdirectexperiencewithmothersanddoctorsinNepal.Theydiscoveredthatmothersarerarelyabletomakethelong,expensivejourneytoahospital,socheaperhospitalincubatorswouldn’tsolvetheproblem.Insteadtheydevelopedasmall,portablewarmingdevicewomencanuseintheirhomes.

JohnKeefe,executiveproducerofaradiostationinNewYork,cametothed.schooltodevelophisownprocessforinnovation.Hewentbacktohisstationandusedittosolvetheirmostpuzzlingproblem:

Duringbreakingnewsevents,inaccurateinformationwasmakingitswayonair.Heranashortsimulation（模拟）withhisstaff,usingPost-Itnotestorepresentwhatinformationeachpersonhadandhowitmoved.Thebreakdownsquicklybecameobvious,andtheteamwasreadytogetthefreshestnewsonair.

31.Theunderlinedword“obsolete”inParagraph1probablymeans____.

A.challengingB.out-of-dateC.industrialD.messy

32.Accordingtothewriter,studentsinthefuturewould____.

A.studyinamessyenvironment

B.interactwithcoachesandotherstudents

C.becomeexpertsindifferentfields

D.solvereal-worldproblemswithoutcoaches

33.Accordingtothewriter,inthe“d.school”____.

A.studentsmustlearnvarioussubjects