高考英语综合测试

2011-202学年度高三英语模拟试题二

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共8页，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。

一．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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In a city of south India lived a young man who was always dreaming of becoming rich. He often heard about some traders in his city who gathered a great deal of 1 in the course of their travels across the world. He believed he could also make a great achievement although he didn’t have any 2 in business at all. So, one fine day, the young man set out on a long 3 in search of trade opportunities.

4 though, he did not become as rich as he had thought he would. Worse, he spent more money on his travels than he

5 in the course of his trade. All this made him feel confused and

6 , but he refused to return home without

7 .

One day, while he was wandering on the shore in a seaside town, his eyes 8 on an object which he thought should be a large ship at a distance.

“When I become rich, I shall buy a ship just like that one and 9 around the world,” he said ambitiously. Then he waited to see the ship enter the harbor. As the ship got closer, it lost its 10 dimensions(规模) and looked more like a small boat. When the boat reached the 11 , the young man let out a big heavy sigh because he discovered that it was only a bunch of logs tied together. He was terribly 12 to see such a raft(木筏).

Finally he understood. Just as he 13 a lot of time on fruitless speculation(猜想) about the “ship”, his expectations of getting 14 was also without any real basis. Therefore, he decided to return home and 15 up a more practical job.

1. A. energy B. knowledge C. resource D. fortune

2. A. expectation B. experience C. interest D. ambition

3. A. journey B. partnership C. vacation D. period

4. A. Unreasonably B. Unbelievably C. Unconsciously D. Unfortunately

5. A. begged B. borrowed C. earned D. adopted

6. A. uncertain B. excited C. patient D. indifferent

7. A. hesitation B. success C. problem D. income

8. A. depended B. focused C. insisted D. lived

9. A. show B. turn C. sail D. fly

10. A. correct B. formal C. real D. grand

11. A. bank B. shore C. ocean D. bottom

12. A. disappointed B. pleased C. puzzled D. astonished

13. A. saved B. valued C. wasted D. created

14. A. rich B. learned C. smart D. strong

15. A. set B. gave C. made D. took

二．语法填空(共10小题；每小题l. 5分．满分l5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，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为16—25的相应位置上。

Long before, there was a large mountainside, where rested an eagle's nest with four large eagle eggs. One day 16 earthquake rocked the mountain, causing one of the eggs to roll down the mountain to a chicken farm 17 (locate) in the valley below. The chickens were kind enough to care for the eagle's egg, and an old hen volunteered to nurture (哺育) and raise the large egg.

One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born. Sadly, 18 , the eagle was raised to be a

chicken. Soon, the eagle believed he was nothing more 19 a chicken. The eagle loved his present family, but his spirit cried out 20 more. While playing on the farm one day, the eagle happened to notice a group of mighty eagles soaring in the skies. "Oh," the eagle cried, "I wish I could soar like those birds."

The chickens roared with 21 (laugh), “You c annot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar."

The eagle continued staring at his real family up above, 22 (dream) that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his dreams 23 (know), he was told it couldn't be done. That is 24 the eagle learned to believe. The eagle, after time, stopped dreaming and continued to live like a chicken. Finally, after a long life as a chicken, the eagle passed away.

You become what you believe you are. So, if you ever dream of becoming an eagle, follow 25 dreams... not the words of a chicken.

三．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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nicer than most of the adults in our community.

When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. His house sat on ten acres, and his life’s goal was to make it a forest.

The good doctor had some interesting theories concerning plant care and growth. He never watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled them so that each successive tree generation would grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things rough for them and weed out(淘汰) the weaker trees early on. He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of moisture. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be treasured.

So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. Smack! Slap! Pow! I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.

Dr. Gibbs passed away a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re extremely t all, big and robust since they have deep roots now. However, the trees in my garden trembled in a cold wind although I had watered them for several years.

It seems that adversity(逆境) and suffering benefit these trees in ways comfort and ease never could. I stood there deep in thought.

Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I stand over them and watch their little bodies, the rising and falling of life within. I often pray for them. Mostly I pray that their lives will be easy. But I think th at it’s time to change my prayer(祷词) because now I know my children are going to encounter hardship.

26. According to Dr. Gibbs’ theories, trees will become weaker if they _________.

A. are lack of care

B. are watered

C. are weeded out

D. are beaten

27. According to Para.3 and Para.4, we can infer that Dr. Gibbs’ motto(座右铭) may be .

A. “Seeing is believing”

B. “Put everything in proper use”

C. “Practice makes perfect”

D. “No pain, no gain”

28. The underlined word robust in Para.5 most probably means _________.

A. strong

B. strange

C. deep

D. old

29. Which of the following may be the author’s best prayer for his two sons now?

A. I wish them strong wings, with which they can fly higher and touch the sky.

B. I wish them nice fortune so that they can meet people like Dr. Gibbs in the future.

C. I wish them deep roots into the earth since the rains fall and the winds blow often.

D. I wish them great shades under the tree since the sunlight is always sharp and bitter.

30. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A. A Nice Doctor

B. The Deep Roots

C. Adversity and Suffering

D. My Childhood Memory

B

A Charlotte, N.C. man was charged with first-degree murder of a 79-year-old woman whom police said he scared to death. In an attempt to evade policemen after a bank robbery, the Associated Press reports that 20-year-old Larry Whitfield broke into the home of Mary Parnell. Police say he didn’t touch Parnell but that she died after suffering a heart attack that was caused by terror. Can the guy be held responsible for the woman’s death? Prosecutors(公诉人) said that he can under the state’s murder rule, which allows someone to be charged with murder if he or she causes another person’s death while committing or fleeing from a severe crime like robbery—even if he or she doesn’t kill someone on purpose.

But, medically speaking, can someone actually be frightened to death? We asked Martin Samuels, chairman of the neurology department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Absolutely, no question about it.

The body has a natural protective method called the fight-or-flight response(战或逃反应), which was originally described by Walter Cannon，the chairman of Harvard University’s physiology department from 1906 to 1942. If, in the wild, an animal is faced with a life-threatening situation, the autonomic nervous system responds by increasing heart rate, increasing blood flow to the muscles, and slowing digestion, among other things. All of this increases the chances of succeeding in a fight or running away from an aggressive beast. This process certainly would be of help to primitive humans. However, in the modern world there is obvious decline of the fight-or-flight response.

The autonomic nervous system uses the chemical messenger to send signals to various parts of the body to activate the fight-or-flight response. This chemical is toxic in large amounts; it damages the organs such as the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys. It is believed that almost all sudden deaths are caused by damage to the heart. There is almost no other organ that would fail so fast as to cause sudden death. Kidney failure, liver failure, those things don’t kill you suddenly.

By the way, any strong positive or negative emotions such as happiness or sadness can cause the same result. There are people who have died in intercourse or in religious passion. There was a case of a golfer who hit a hole in one, turned to his partner and said, “I can die now”, and then he dropped dead. For about seven days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon there was an increase of sudden cardiac death among New Yorkers.

31. Why the Charlotte, N.C. man was charged?

A. Because he threatened the policemen to kill an old woman.

B. Because he caused an old woman’s terror and she died.

C. Because he beat an old woman and caused her heart attack

D. Because he murdered an old woman while robbing a bank.

32. What is Martin Samuels’ attitude to the possibility of being frightened to death?

A. Approval.

B. Disapproval.

C. Doubtful.

D. Indifferent.

33. Which of the following about the fight-or-flight response is true?

A. The fight-or-flight response was raised and proved by Martin A. Samuels.

B. It is a natural protective method that can’t be found in all creatures but humans.

C. The ancient humans had a superior fight-or-flight response than modern ones.

D. The fight-or-flight response is beneficial to both our actions and organs.

34. What activity can we infer is less likely to damage the organs?

A. Winning a big lottery.

B. Missing a dead family.

C. Watching a horror movie.

D. Listening to a sweet song.

35. The purpose of the passage is_________.

A. to explain why people will die of a heart attack

B. to offer some advice on protecting us from heart failure

C. to compare different kinds of feelings to cause a death

D. to show strong emotions can cause a sudden death

C

For Chinese wanting to work as nurses in the United State,the arrival of the test of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing School(CGFNS)may be a welcome move.

The CGFNS has a certification programme for people wanting to work as registered nurses in the US.The first CGFNS test in China is to be held in Beijing in July. Registrations is open till April 9.According to US labour law,nurses have to pass the National Council License Examination for Registered Nurses(NCLEX-RN)before they can practise.However,the NCLEX-RN is only useful in the US,making it difficult for people from other countries to get in.But,the US expects a shortage of 50,000 nurses by 2010.So,the CGFNS has not replaced the NCLEX-PN,which is still needed for work as a registered nurse in the US.

So what exactly does CGFNS do?

First of all,it helps international nurses qualify for a work visa for the US. Nurses educated abroad who do not haves a US license by the NCLEX-RN,must get the CGFNS certificate."But not everyone who gets a CGFNS certificate can get a work visa. There are many requirements for a visa,and the CGFNS is just one,"said John Ratigan, immigration officer for the CGFNS.

The certificate helps applicants meet requirements for the NCLEX-RN. For-two states require a CGFNS certificate from nurses educated abroad before taking the NCLEX-RN.According to Barbara Michols,chief officer of CGFNS,"the CGFNS is cost-efficient for the Chinese.If they can't pass the CGFNS here in China,their chances of passing the NCLEX-RN for the US are tiny.This saves time and money on visa applications and the long trip."In a word,to get a CGFNS certificate,a person must have:a credentials review,the CGFNS qualifying exam of nursing knowledge and an English language proficiency exam. 36. We can infer from the text that to people hoping to woke as registered nurses in US,CGFNS tests can be taken .

A. nowhere but in the US

B. somewhere outside the US

C. in every country but the US

D. both in China and the US

37.According to American labour law,people cannot work as nurses until they pass

A. NCLEX-RN

B. CGFNS

C. CGFNS and NCLEX-RN

D. CGFNS or NCLEX-RN

38.We can learn from the text that .

A. if you get a CGFNS certificate,you can pass the NCLEX-RN in the US and get

visa applications

B. if you pass the NCLEX-RN in the US,you can get a CGFNS certificate and get

visa applications

C. if you can't pass the NCLEX-RN in the US,you will not be able to pass the

CGFNS examination

D. if you get a CGFNS certificate,you will be more likely to pass the NCLEX-RN

Examination

39.T he sentence"CGFNS holders have a higher rate of success on the NCLEX-RN

examination"can be arranged at the beginning of Paragraph .

A.Two

B. Four

C. Five

D. Six

40. What is probably the best title of this passage?

A. The CGFNS helps international nurses

B. The first CGFNS test in China

C. The CGFNS and the NCLEX-RN

D. Working as registered nurses in the US

D

A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages.They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat reoms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives.

Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become Compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessive behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.

They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don't concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades, and success at schools. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their soeial life.

They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society,

Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends Who they have never met in their life.Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real life friends they have known all their fife. lt is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect the whole world.

41. The passage is about

A. the cause of weboholism

B. the advantage of weboholism

C. the popularity of weboholism

D. the influence of weboholism

42. The underlined word"obsessive" in the second paragraph most probably means

A. attractive

B. addictive

C. professional

D. potential

43. We can learn from the passage that .

A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers

B. teeangers can hardly balance real and virtual life

C. people are addicted to games on the lnternet

D. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway

44. Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?

A. It contributes to the development of the web.

B. The chat room language may change social culture.

C. The problem will have a negative influence on our future.

D. People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.

45. The author's attitude towards weboholism is that of being

A. objective

B. positive

C. opposed

D. acceptable

第二节信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

下面是美国著名游记作家Bill Bryson的几本作品，首先请阅读它们的封面信息：

A.

A Walk in the Woods:

Rediscovering America on

the Appalachian Trail B.

The Lost Continent: Travels

in Small-Town America

C.

I’m a Stran ger Here Myself:

Notes on Returning to America

after 20 Years Away

D.

The Road Less Traveled:

1000 Amazing Places off the

Tourist Trail E.

Neither Here nor There:

Travels in Europe

F.

The English Landscape: Its

Character and Diversity

下面是对这几本书的简要介绍，请把它们对应的封面信息找出来：

46. In this collection, Bill Bryson is writing from home. We find he assesses life both in New England and in the contemporary United States. With the telescopic perspective(远望视角) of one who has stepped out of the American mainstream and come back after 20 years, Bryson holds the mirror up to U.S. culture and feel strange to his motherland.

47. This book is a guide to the world’s unspoilt sights and experience s. It presents one thousand fresh and fascinating alternatives to hundreds of well-known tourist destinations and sights, including alternatives to the Carnival in Rio and the beaches of Thailand, the most-visited national parks, over-rated restaurants and holiday sites.

48. Returning to the U.S. after 20 years in England, Bill Bryson decided to reconnect with his mother country by hiking the length of the 2100-mile Appalachian Trail. Awed by merely the camping section of his local sporting goods store, he still goes into the wilderness and learns hard lessons about self-reliance.

49. A travelogue by Bill Bryson is as close to a sure thing as funny books get. This book is no exception. Following an urge to rediscover his youth, the author leaves his native Des Moines, Iowa, in a journey that takes him to across 38 states in the country, which is like a small town in his opinion.

50. Born in Iowa, Bryson backpacked through Europe as a young man. While living in England some 20 years later, he revisited many of the same places from arctic Norway’s northern lights to romantic Capri in Italy. Here he jumps back and forth between old memories and new experiences.

四．写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：基础写作（共1题；满分15分）

以下这幅画说明，大部分中国家庭只有一个孩子，他们是家庭的希望，所以父母对他们寄予厚望，期望值很高。

[写作内容]

请就图画的内容，写一篇短文，包括：

1. 用5句话简要叙述下面这幅图片的内容；

2. 结合图片和社会实际恰当议论，如对独生子女溺爱，包办一切，期望他们成绩优秀。

3. 谈谈你的看法。

第二节读写任务（共l小题，满分25分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写．篇150词左右的英语短文。

The following story took place long ago in Israel. One day when government officials were using smoke to force the mice inside a hole to come out, they saw two mice, after all the others escaped, squeezing slowly out at the exit of the hole. The strange thing was that after they came out, they did not run away immediately. Instead, one chased after the other near the exit of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite the tail of the other. Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped closer to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other one was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so he could pull the blind one with him to escape. After witnessing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought. Then,one serious Rome official said: "I think the relationship between those two mice was that of emperor and minister, A smart Israel, said; "I think husband and wife." A Chinese, who was accustomed to the firm tradition of loyally to parents, said: "1 think mother and son." And a pure Samaritan said…………

【写作内容】

1、以约30个词概括这段短文的内容。

2、然后以约120词就这个主题发表看法，并包括以下要点：

1)你认为这两只老鼠最有可能是什么关系，为什么？

2)以你或他人的亲身经历说明你的体会。

【写作要求】

你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料中的内容，但不得直接引用原文的句子；

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

2011-2012学年度高三英语模拟试题二

答案

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26-30 BDACB 31-35 BACDD 36-40 BADDB 41-45 DBBAC

46~50 CDABE

基础写作：

The Eager hope of the Parents

In the picture, the boy who scored 80 in his exam is being scolded by his mother, because she doesn’t think his score is so good. As we all know, each family is encouraged to have only one child in China. On one hand, parents take care of every thing for them; on the other hand, they expect them to get good marks at school. Some of them are pushed so hard that they even lose interest in their lessons. In my opinion, children should be encouraged to study instead of just being forced to do that, and at the same time, I also hope all parents can understand their children and let them fly by themselves

读写任务

After seeing a mouse risked its life helping a blind mouse to escape, people made a lot of guesses at their relationship, thinking they might be emperor and minister, couple, or mother and son.

In my opinion, these two mice are most likely to be mother and child because I believe love from a mother is the most selfless and powerful emotion in the world. In such emergency, only a devoted mother has the extraordinary courage to save her child at any cost and protect her son against any harm. A mother can sacrifice anything for her son, even her life, not to mention, being bitten.

I can still remember the moving scene I saw on IV during the Wenchuan Earthquake. It's reported that after several days of rescue, from inside a collapsed building came cries of a baby. Amazed how such a fragile baby can survive such a destructive catastrophe, people recorded the whole rescue process. It turned out that the baby's mother, a weak woman, knelt down against a heavy wall with great power, creating a small shelter for her baby with her arms even after her death.

Rose doesn't necessarily mean romance, but we can easily see the unconditional love from a mother, whether it's a bitten tail or broken arms.