高考英语模拟试卷一

高考英语模拟试卷（一）

(选自于唐山市2012-2013学年度高三年级第一次摸底考试有改动）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

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Everything was put neatly into my suitcase. I’m a flight attendant. I’m so organized, my half of the closet could be a display at The Container Store. My h usband’s half of the closet? Ju st thinking about it made my head ache. I carried my suitcase downstairs. Bill was in the kitchen cooking. Looking at the messy kitchen, I shouted, “Why do you have to be so messy?” Bill looked hurt, “What?” I sighed and left for the airport.

On my last flight, an elderly couple had the seats in my section. They held hands during takeoff. Later I caught them looking into each other’S eyes. Something about that look was familiar. Then I realized: it was the look Bill and I had worn in our wedding photographs. I couldn’t resist asking them about the secret of their long-lasting marriage. “Have fun together”，the man said, “and never take each other for granted.”

Her words circled in my head long after we landed. Bill wasn’t perfect. But then, was I? I kept complaining about his messiness and forgot his kindness, his ability to see the bright side of every situation 一qualities that ran so much deeper, the reasons I had married him in the first place.

I took out my cell phone and called Bill. “I miss you already.” I said. “I miss you too, Kim，” he said. As soon as my flights were over, I rushed home. Bill met me at the door. “I have a surprise for you.” he said and led me into the kitchen. I glanced around the room. He really had worked hard. In spite of the fingerprints on that microwave door, I could see our reflection in it: my husband and I, our smiles glowing with love for each other, just like in our wedding photos.

1. Why did Kim get so angry with her husband?

A. She found his weaknesses one morning.

B. Sh e didn’t love him any more.

C. He left things in an untidy state.

D. He turned a deaf ear to her complaints.

2.What’s special about the old couple?

A. They never quarreled with each other.

B. They often made fun of each other.

C. They kept their love so fresh.

D. They took each other for granted.

3..Kim changed her attitude towards her husband after _____.

A. she realized Bill wasn’t perfect

B. she got inspired by the old couple

C. her husband had cleaned up the kitchen

D. they had their wedding photos taken

4..The best title of the passage might be _____.

A. Love You, Love Your Mess

B. Love is Blind, Love is Messy

C The Wedding Photos D. A Loving Old Couple

B

The Year in Miracles: Inspirational Quotes

These miracle (奇迹）stories inspired us with their heroes, amazing acts of kindness, and moments of grace.

?Walking home from work as a New York City bus driver, Stephen St. Bernard, 52，heard screaming and saw seven-year-old Keyla McCree standing on top of an air-conditioning unit outside the window of her third-floor apartment. He rushed over in time to catch the child as she fell the 25 feet. The force of the lifesaving catch tore a tendon (腱）in St. Bernard’s shoulder; the

girl suffered only minor injuries.

When a gunman opened fire on the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, in Oak Creek, 65-year-old Satwant Singh Kalela saved lives while sacrificing his own by fighting the murderer with a butter knife. Around the same time, Lt Brian Murphy urged fellow officers to help others despite having been shot nine times at close range. He survived.

?In a record-setting chain of anonymous (匿名的）giving, total strangers from all over the country donated a kidney (肾）to someone in need. It all started when Rick Ruzzamenti, 44，California, gave a kidney to someone in New Jersey. Inspired by the anonymous gift to her uncle, the receiver’s niece, Teresa A. Gavin donated her kidney to Brook R. Kitzman, a needy patient in Michigan. Kitzman’s ex-boyfriend continued to pay it forward by giving a kidney to someone he didn’t know i n Pennsylvania. When it was all over, 30 receivers and 30 donors had participated in the chain.

?After her student fell into a flooded mine, a kindergarten teacher near Hanover, Germany, jumped in after him and didn’t stop falling for 75 fe et. Once she splashed down, she kept the boy’s head above the cold water for two hours until they were rescued.

5..During the lifesaving move, Stephen St. Bernard _____.

A. regained love from his ex-girlfriend

B. had his shoulder seriously hurt

C. was shot 9 times at a short distance

D. waited for rescue with the girl

6.When the gunshot occurred, _____faced the gunman bravely.

A. Teresa A. Gavin and Lt Brian Murphy

B. Brook R. Kitzman and Keyla McCree

C. Satwant Singh Kalela and Lt Brian Murphy

D. Stephen St. Bernard and Rick Ruzzamenti

7..Kitzman5S former boyfriend gave his kidney away to someone in _____.

A. Wisconsin

B. Michigan

C. California

D. Pennsylvania

C

An Ofsted (英国教育标准办公室）study reports that teachers are discouraging students who want to leave school and work as apprentices (学徒）in beauty salons (美容中心）or hair dressers.

Inspectors questioned 105 young people for a report on apprenticeships published on Wednesday. They found several examples of young people who felt they had been laughed at by their teachers for wanting to progress to work-based learning, particularly in care or hairdressing, rather than stay on at school.

Right or wrong, is it any surprise that this is happening? From 2014，the government will measure schools according to the rate of their pupils who go to university. Brian Lightman , general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, says the government has already put teachers under “very great pressure to focus on academic subjects”.

On the other hand, the Education Act 2011，which came into force in November, places schools under a duty to give fair career advice to pupils. This advice must include information on all post-16 education and training choices, including apprenticeships. This doesn’t appear to be happening in several schools, according to Ofsted9S report. Many of the young people the inspectors talked to said the advice they had received on apprenticeships was “unsatisfactory”.

Schools were also blamed for lack of work experience courses, which are particularly important for teenagers considering an apprenticeship. They help students decide whether they enjoy a line of work and enable employers to see whether those on work experience have the potential to be hired as apprentices in future years.

But there is a good reason why they can’t do this: they’d be unable to adapt to GCSE (英国齊通中等教育证书）exams if they did. Sometimes, it seems, schools just can’t win.

8.. Why do teachers oppose the students’ leaving school and working as apprentices?

A. The government urges teachers to concentrate on academic subjects.

B. The students are only wasting time working as apprentices.

C. Employers are under great pressure of taking GCSE exams.

D. Employers don’t give students chances to work as apprentices.

9..Pressure for schools to provide pupils with career advice comes from _____

A. Association of School and College Leaders

B. Education Act 2011

C. GCSE exams

D. Ofsted

10..The underlined word “They” in Paragraph 5 refers to _____.

A. schools

B. employers

C. work experience courses

D. teenagers considering an apprenticeship

11. What does the author think of teachers’ discouraging students working as apprentices?

A. Surprising.

B. Understandable.

C. Wrong.

D. Right.

D

As many people hit middle age, they often start to notice their memory is not what it used to be. We suddenly can’t remember where we put the keys just moments ago. As the brain fades, we mildly refer to these occurrences as “senior moments”. While seemingly no big deal, this loss of mental focus can potentially have a detrimental influence on our professional, social, and personal happiness.

Neuroscientists (神经系统科学家）are increasingly showing there’s actually a lot that can be done. The brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental exercise can greatly improve our basic cognitive (认知）functions. Now, a new San Francisco Web-based company has taken it a step further and developed the first“brain training program”一Lumosity. It is far more than an online place to exercise your mental skills. That’s because they have combined these exercises into a Web-based program that allows you to systematically improve your memory and attention skills. The program records your progress and provides detailed feedback (反馈）on your performance and improvement. Most importantly, it constantly improves the games you play to build on the strengths you are developing.

Obviously it does work. The company says, according to the clinical trials, its users have reported clearer and quicker thinking, improved memory for names, numbers, directions, etc and better concentration at work. While many of the games at Lumosity are ffee, a reasonable subscription fee is required to use the full program over the long term. However, Lumosity is currently offering a free trial of their program to new users who create an account so that you can see how well it works before you decide to subscribe.

12..The underlined word “detrimental” probably means _____.

A. harmful

B. beneficial

C. major

D. decisive

13. What is Lumosity?

A..A program aiming to exercise your muscles.

B. A Web-based company located in San Francisco.

C. An online program offering brain training exercises.

D. A series of games providing detailed feedback.

14..If you want to be a user of Lumosity, _____.

A. no fee is required for you to use the full program.

B. an account is not necessary for trial use

C. you’re asked to pay a reasonable fee before subscription

D. you can try it for free before you buy the full version

15..The writer intends to _____through the passage.

A. persuade people to try Lumosity

B. introduce neuroscience to readers

C. show his support for online games

D. question the effect of the program

第二节：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。

How to Become an Effective Leader

The key to becoming an effective leader is not to focus on making other people follow, but on making yourself the kind of person they want to follow. 16 It takes time to become a trustworthy leader.

As you prepare yourself to become a better leader, use the following guidelines to help you grow:

1. Don’t be self-centered

The truly great leaders are not in leadership for personal gain .17__ Perhaps that is why Lawrence D. Bell remarked, “A man who cannot bother to do little things for others are unlikely become a good leader.”

2. 18

Rare is the eff ective leader who didn’t learn to become a good follower first. That is why a leadership institution such as the United States Military Academy teaches its officers to become effective followers first.

3. Work with excellence

No one respects and follows mediocrity (平庸)Leaders who earn the right to lead give their all to what they do. They bring into play not only their skills and talents, but also great passion and hard work. ____ 19 _____

4. Give your power away

What makes leadership so special is that you become a better leader by sharing whatever power you have, not by saving it all for yourself. 20 _____ If you use your power to

empower others, your leadership will extend far beyond your grasp.

A. Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less.

B. They lead in order to serve other people.

C. Become a good follower first.

D. Leaders help people to reach their potential.

E. They perform on the highest level of which they are capable.

F. You’re meant to be a river, not a pool.

G Leadership isn't learned or earned in a moment.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

Everyone hates to wait in lines, feeling that our precious life is slipping away. But i t’s not always the 21 of the wait that we find so unbearable. Some people camp outside Apple stores for an entire night just to get the 22 product. But waiting 10 minutes in a grocery store just to buy a drink? Forget it. Actually, our behavior when waiting is 23 decided by the length of wait; the psychology of queuing is more important.

One obvious aspect of queuing psychology is that we get 24 when we wait in line. This issue is 25 in many ways, from magazines in hospital waiting rooms, to mirrors in elevators so that we can 26 our appearance, which help overcome boredom.

We really hate it when we 27 a short wait but get a long one. But studies show that we are more 28 when we are given an idea of how long we’ll wait. Walt Disney Co. shows overestimated (高估的）waiting times for 29 in its theme parks, and visitors often get to the front more 30 which makes them happy.

But perhaps the biggest 31 waiting has on our feelings is related to our understanding of fairness. Since the universally accepte 32 dis “first come, first served”，any deviation (偏离）from this principle is regarded as 33

34 The snake-line was invented. It 35 all customers into one big snaking queue limited by ropes or barriers. When you reach the 36 of the queue, you are directed to the next available server. The snake-line isn’t always faster, but it offers37 ：you never have to see someone arrive after you and get 38 before you.

In life, waiting is 39 . But a better understanding of the psychology of queuing can help make it a bit more bearable. When all else fails, bring a book or a smart phone will also 40

21.A. Length B. Value C.joy D.effect

22.A. earliest B. latest C. biggest D. dearest

23.A. merely B. simply C. hardly D. partly

24.A. tired B. amazed C. bored D. Excited

25.A. called off B. made up C. taken on D. dealt with

26.A. change B. check C. admire D. show

27.A. suggest B. start C. expect D. afford

28.A. patient B. considerate C. cautious D. open

29.A. products B. attractions C. guards D. friends

30.A. softly B. silently C. quickly D. slowly

31.A. influence B. impression C. attitude D. opinion

32.A. situation B. answer C.. information D. standard

33.A. imperfect B. impossible C. unfair D. unavailable

34.A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Yet

35. A directed B. attracted C. encouraged D. hurried

36. A. bottom B. middle C. end D. head

37..A. interest B. comfort C. pleasure D. profit

38. A. praised B. accused C. served D. punished

39..A. unavoidable B. unbelievable C. unacceptable D. unpredictable

40. A. succeed B. increase C. suit D. Do

第二节语法填空

●One day a rich man took his son on a trip to the country. He wanted to show his son how the

poor lived so he could be thankful 41 his wealth.

●They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of 42 would be considered a poor fa

mily.On their return the father asked his son 43 (explain) what he had learnt. The boy, w ho had remained silent and deep in thought on the journey home, 44 (reply) in a way tha t shocked his father.

●The boy said he wanted to become a farmer. He envied the farmers who had the beautiful night stars to give them light 45 his family had only expensive lanterns. His wish to have a f arm 46 he could go swimming in an endless river instead of the garden pool in their home. Fin ally he asked his father, "What makes us safer, large walls around our house 47

friends that will protect us?

●The boy finished by saying, " 48 the trip I thought we were rich but today I learnt who is 49 (true) rich. "With this the boy got up and walked away, leaving his father sitting on thei r comfortable sofa, totally 50 (speech).

第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（10分）

Last summer I went to California to visit my aunt and uncle. It was really an excited trip. During my stay here, they took me to see plenty of cool thing that

I didn’t know. I saw the Crystal Cathedral, that was a place for praying. Inside the

cathedral were a huge statue of Jesus. Other place I went to see was Disneyland.

What a fun it was to have so many rides that I have never been on before. The last place that I went was the local Outlets. It was a great shopping place where crowds of visito rs were attra cting. I will ne ver f orget the tr i p to California.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，刚刚以优异成绩从美国某大学毕业。你的美国朋友Tony邀请你去他的公司工作.但是你想回国工作。请给Tony写一封邮件婉拒他的邀请。

内容要点包括：

1. 报效祖国；

2.照顾父母；

3.发展空间大。

Dear Tony

Thanks for offering me a job in your company ,but I have decided to go back to work in China_________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

高考英语模拟试卷（一）参考答案

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21-25 ABDCD 26--30 BCABC 31--35 ADCBA 36--40 DBCAD

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One possible version

Dear Tony,

Thanks for offering me a job in your company, but I have decided to go back to work in China. The reasons are as follows.

Firstly, I’m a Chinese and I love my country. I feel it my duty to devote all I have learned in America to my motherland to make it stronger. Secondly, my parents are aging, so, as their only son, I need to be with them and take good care of them. Besides, China is developing very fast, which offers more opportunities for me to build my career. Lastly, most of my friends and classmates work in China, that is, it is easier for me to live and work in a familiar environment.

I would appreciate it if you can understand my choice. Wish you a splendid future.

Yours truly,

Li Hua