1、配套K12届高考英语冲刺60天精品模拟卷十冲刺60天精品模拟卷(十)第1卷 评卷人得分一、阅读理解1、Amazing Facts About Elf Owls Brief Introduction The elf owl (a kind of owl) is mostly found in the southwestern parts of the United States and Mexico.During the spring and summer seasons,it moves to Arizona and New Mexico.It returns to Mexico for th
2、e winter.The elf owl doesnt build its nest.It lives in tree holes. Features The elf owl is a yellow bird.Its wings are dark and about 48-61 centimeters long.Its eyes are bright yellow.Its feet are large.It is the smallest owl of the species.It is about 12.5-14.5 centimeters long.It is also the world
3、s lightest owl,weighing not more than 40 grams.In general,female elf owls weigh more than male ones. The female usually lays three eggs at a time.After the young elf owls are born,their mother will feed them with worms(蠕虫) for up to 3-4 weeks.After 10 weeks,the young ones are fully grown and ready t
4、o take flight. Living Habits The elf owls are not aggressive birds.When danger comes,they will fly away in the other direction,rather than staying and facing the danger or the enemies.Besides flying,the elf owl can also walk and climb like a parrot.The elf owl is most active after dusk,during the ni
5、ght,and just before dawn.It can produce many different kinds of sounds.It can live for 3-6 years in the wild.If they are kept in cages,they can live for 10-14 years.The elf owls are now in danger because of the loss of habitat.Cutting down trees will result in lack of places for them to live in.1.Ac
6、cording to the first and second paragraphs,an elf owl may_.A.build its nest in treesB.have yellow wingsC.have big and dark eyesD.live in Mexico in winter2.What can we learn from the text?A.The female elf owl takes care of her children for about four weeks.B.The elf owl sleeps at night and looks for
7、food during the daytime.C.The female elf owl lays one egg at one time.D.The elf owl can live no longer than six years.3.What is the character of the elf owl?A.Shy.B.Peace-loving.C.Hard-working.D.Selfish.2、 When a child is told he is “uncool”,it can be very painful.He may say he doesnt care,and even
8、act in ways that are opposite of cool on purpose.But these are simply ways to handle sadness by pretending its not there. Helping a child feel better in school has to be careful.If you say,“Why are you worried about what other children think about you?It doesnt matter!” Children know that it does ma
9、tter.Instead,an active way may be best.You could say,“Im going to do a couple of things for you to help you feel better in school.” If a boy is having trouble making friends,the teacher can help him.The teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class pro
10、jects.This is how the other children learn how to value his good qualities and to like him.A teacher can also raise a childs popularity in the group by showing that he values that child.It even helps to put him in a seat next to a very popular child,or let him be a partner with that child in activit
11、ies,etc. There are things that parents can do at home,too.Be friendly when your child brings others home to play.Encourage him to invite friends to meals and then serve the dishes they consider “super”.When you plan trips,picnics,movies,and other shows,invite another child with whom your child wants
12、 to be friends. What you can do is to give him a chance to join a group that may be shutting him out.Then,if he has good qualities,he can start to build real friendship of his own.1.A child who has been informed of being “uncool” may_.A.care nothing about itB.do something uncool on purposeC.develop
13、a sense of angerD.pretend to get hurt very much2.A teacher can help an unpopular child by_.A.seeing the child as the teachers favoriteB.asking the child to do something for partnersC.forcing other children to make friends with the childD.offering the child chances to show his good qualities3.How can
14、 parents help their child fit in better?A.By cooking delicious food for him.B.By being kind to his schoolmates.C.By forcing him to invite friends home.D.By taking him to have picnics in the park.4.The text is mainly about_.A.how an unpopular child can be helpedB.why some children are unpopularC.what
15、 good qualities unpopular children haveD.who care about unpopular children3、 Unless action is taken immediately,there is a good chance that all the oceans of the world will be dead by the year 2020.How can this possibly happen? We have already seen that people allow all sorts of waste products to fl
16、ow into the sea.It is almost impossible to measure how much waste water and industrial waste end up in our oceans,but we can find out how much oil is poured into them legally and illegally.It is illegal to pour oil into the sea close to the shore,but when a ship is many miles out to sea there are no
17、 such rules.Scientists have different ideas as to the amount of oil put into the sea,but the lowest figure for oil poured in European waters alone is nearly 200,000 tons every year.Some people say the figure could be ten times as high. It is not only our coasts that suffer from oil pollution.Among o
18、ther things,many shell fish (creatures which live in water,and have a hard shell)oysters and mussels,for examplenow have high amounts of poisonous substances.Next time you have shell fish to eat,how can you be sure that they are free from oil pollution?You cannot see the effects and you cannot taste
19、 them,either.It is really quite a problem.1.This passage is mainly about_.A.pollution in the oceansB.the amounts of oil in the seaC.the amounts of poison in shell fishD.oil pollution in the waters2.According to the passage,what is the main cause of oil pollution?A.Oil ships which meet and strike eac
20、h other.B.Oil poured at sea when the oil tanks are cleaned out.C.Oil coming out of the bottom of the sea.D.Oil from waste water and industrial waste.3.Which of the following is illegal?A.Pouring oil into the sea from land,especially when there is no other choice.B.Allowing waste materials to flow in
21、to the waters.C.Pouring oil at seaside.D.Going fishing when the water is polluted by oil.评卷人得分二、七选五4、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Yinghua Academy is the first publicly funded Chinese-immersion charter school in the United States.Most pupils,from kindergarten to eighth grade,dash to brig
22、ht-colored classrooms for the 8:45 a.m.bell,eager to begin “morning meeting”,a freewheeling conversation in colloquial Mandarin. By 9:15,a calm sense of order pervades the school as formal instruction begins for math,reading,social studies,history and science.No one seems to speak out of turn.“We br
23、ing together both East and West traditions,” explains the academic director,Luyi Lien,who tries to balance Eastern discipline with Western fun. Ms.Lien helped start Yinghua,which means“English Chinese,” with just 76 students and four teachers in 2006. The school now has 660 students,all awarded tuit
24、ion-free places by lottery.Yinghua is expected to be at its full capacity of 800 students by 2021. Yinghua Academy is among a handful of total-immersion schools,though the United States has 175 Chinese-immersion programs within regular schools across the country,18 begun this academic year alone.Whi
25、le immersion programs have a mix of English and Chinese classes,Yinghua teaches all academic subjects in Chinese through fourth grade before moving to a half-English model for grades five to eight.Ms.Lien said,“Our goal is real bilingualism by eighth grade,which is near native,” she said. “These stu
26、dents are better at nonverbal problem solving,” said Dr.Tara Fortune,of the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition at the University of Minnesota.“They have better executive control to focus on relevant information,and better listening skills.” Chinese immersion is apparently an Americ
27、an phenomenon,fueled since 2000 by impressive French and Spanish immersion test results,new charter schools that tap local school district funds,federal grants and,notably,substantial infusions of Chinese government support,particularly since 2004.China will highlight immersion for the first time at
28、 a conference in Europe early next year.A.This autumn a new addition opened that doubled capacity to handle the growing numbers of students.B.Total-immersion schools groom students with deeper cultural understanding and stronger Mandarin skills,particularly in reading and writing.C.Research also sho
29、ws that early immersion produces cognitive benefits.D.At Yinghua,the process is intense.E.But the scope is broadening.F.The first week my son came home from kindergarten and taught my 3-year-old to count to 10 in Chinese.G.Instructors teach in Mandarin,often asking questions that prompt a flurry of
30、raised hands.评卷人得分三、完形填空5、阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 My watch broke a few days ago, which made me sad. The watchband (表带) broke without my noticing, causing it to fall to the floor while I was doing some 1 . As I stepped back to 2 some other clothes, I heard a terrible sound. I 3 t
31、he watch and saw a spider web of cracks on its face. I saw that it was beyond 4 and sadly threw it into the garbage. Strangely, now that it is 5 I find that I have no wish to buy a new one. 6 it is because in this digital age clocks are 7 .They are on my wall, in my car, on my computer, and even on my phone. I cant even 8 my head without seeing what time it is. I think that the real reason, 9 ,is that as I have grown older, my 10 with time itself has changed. While I feel as 11 as ever, time in this world has
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