广东省南雄中学2014年高考模拟英语试题 Word版

广东省南雄中学2014年高考模拟英语试题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1～5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。

Everyone has got two personalities — the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don't show your 1 personality when you're awake because you can control your behaviour, but when you're asleep, your sleeping 2 shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people 3 change their position. The important position isthe one that you go to sleep in.If you go to sleep on your back, you're a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily 4 by fashion or new ideas. You don't like to 5 people, so you never express your real feelings. You're quite shy and you aren't very 6 .If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive (不坦率的) person. You worry a lot and you're always 7 upset. You're very stubborn, hut you aren't very 8 . You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.If you sleep curled up (卷曲), you are probably a very 9 person. You hare a 10 opinion of yourself and so you're often defensive (自我保护的). You're 11 and you don't normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You're easily hurt.If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a 12 personality. You know your strengths and 13 . You're usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don't often get 14 . You always say what you think even if it 15 people.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，在空格处填入一个适当的词或者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为16~25的相应位置上。

The only survivor of an accident in which a ship is sunk at sea was washed up on a small, island where nobody lived, He prayed excitedly that God would come to 16 rescue, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.17 (disappoint), he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself and to store his few possessions. But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home, only 18 (find) his little hut in flames, with the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was filled 19 grief and anger. "God, how could you do this to me!" he cried. Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that 20 (approach) the island. 21 had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" asked 22 weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," they replied.It is easy to get 23 (discourage) when things are going bad. 24 we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering. Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be a smoke signal that tells God to give love and kindness. For all the negative things 25 we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for it.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AIf you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch."What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors."We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!" one of the brothers volunteered excitedly.The older boys began to laugh, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible.After a long silence, one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders（蜘蛛）. worms and a variety of insects. He removed the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the visitors who were laughing them.Then he said quietly and confidently, "Even if we don't dig all the way through the earth, look what we found along the way!"Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is what a goal is for---to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen; in other words, to set us to digging!But not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end successfully, Not every relationship will carry on. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every attempt will be completed. Not every dream will be realized.But when you fall short of your aim, perhaps you can say, "Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!" It is in the digging that life is lived. And I believe it is joy in the journey, in the end, that truty matters.26. When the older boys saw the two brothers digging, they__________.A. were curious about what they were doingB. volunteered to join the two brothersC. persuaded the brothers to give up diggingD. laughed at the brothers27. Why did one of the diggers show his jar to the visitors?A. Because he wanted to convince them that they would succeed.B. Because he felt angry and decided to ignore them.C. Because he realized the impossibility of digging through the earth.D. Because he wanted to show what they had achieved through digging.28. What does the writer try to express in Paragraph 8?A. A goal is of great importance.B. Their goal was too ambitious.C. It was their confidence that cause them to dig.D. The more you pay, the more you will gain.29. What does the underlined sentence really mean?A. Digging helps us live a richer life.B. Life is on the way to achieve the goal.C. Life is to find wonderful things.D. You can enjoy yourself in the digging.30. Which is the best title for this article?A. How to Achieve a GoalB. Two Brothers and Some Old BoysC. Enjoy the ProgressD. A Journey through the EarthB"No air-conditioning? How can you sleep?" a friend asks, horrified. I've just told him that my family has decided to shut the air-conditioner off, and cut our electric bill.On this first night of our cost-cutting adventure, it's only eighty-five degrees. We're not going to suffer, but the three kids grumble anyway."It's too hot to sleep." my thirteen-year-old daughter complains."I'm about to die from this heat." her brother says."Just try it tonight." I tell them. In truth, I'm too tired to argue for long. My face is sweaty.But I lie quietly, listening to the cricket (蟋蟀) choirs (合唱) outside. That reminds me of childhood.I think about grandma, who lived to ninety-two and was still in charge of my mother's garden until a few weeks ago before she died. And then I'm back there in her house and the summer heat of my childhood. I moved my pillow to the foot of my grandmother's bed, and angled my face toward the open window. I turned the pillow over, hunting for the cooler side.Grandma saw me struggling, "If you just watch for the breeze (light wind)," she said, "you'll cool off and fall asleep."She cranked up（拉起）the Venetian blinds（百叶窗）. I stared at the white curtain, wilhng it to move. Lying still in waiting, I suddenly noticed life outside the window, the bug（虫子）choruses, neighbors, porch-sitting late, speaking in soft words that comforted me."Mom, did you hear that?" my seven-year-old asks, "I think it's an owl（猫头鹰）family.""Probably." I tell him, "Just keep listening..."Without the noisy air-conditioner, the house is strangely peaceful, and the night noises seem close enough to touch. I hope I'm awake tonight, when the first breeze sneaks in.31. What does the underlined word "grumble" mean?A. shoutB. complainC. give upD. lose temper32. The author mentions her childhood to_____.A. memorize her considerate and kind grandmotherB. suggest a way of handling a night without air-conditioningC. share her childhood experience of going without air-conditioningD. convince the readers of the possibility of life without air-conditioning33. How did the author's grandmother help the author feel cooler?A. She opened the windows and drew the curtains.B. She asked the author to observe the soft wind.C. She found the cooler side of pillow for the author.D. She persuaded the author to listen to the noise outside.34. Finally, the children feel ________ without the air-conditioner on.A. peacefulB. intolerableC. boredD. unimaginable35. What is the best fide of this passage?A. Life with no air-conditionerB. A night full of memoryC. Waiting for the breezeD. A childhood memoryCIt is a common belief that of all the wonderful gifts that we've been given, one of the greatest is freedom. That is why so many of us try to gain freedom at any cost. But are all kinds of freedom worth seeking?One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds moving anddancing. As the strong winds blew against the kites, a string kept them in check.Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the restraining (约束) string and the tail kept them being pulled along, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, "Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!" They flew beautifully even as they fought the restriction of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. "Free at last," it seemed to say. "Free to fly with the wind."Yet freedom from restraint, simply put, is at the mercy of an unsympathetic soft wind. It soon fell to the ground and landed in a mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. "Free at last" free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to get stuck lifeless against the first obstruction (障碍物).How much like kites we sometimes are. The Heaven gives us misfortunes and restrictions, rules to follow from which we can grow and gain strength. Restraint is a necessary match for the winds of opposition. Some of us fought at the rules so hard that we never fly to reach the heights we might have obtained. We keep part of the rules or laws and never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.Let us each rise to the great heights, recognizing that some of the restraints that we may feel annoyed about are actually the steady force that helps us go up and achieve.36. The kites struggled and trembled against the string because they_________.A. was restrained by the windB. tried to gain absolute freedomC. wanted to dance like birdsD. were at the mercy of the wind37. What can we learn from the result of the kite that broke loose?A. Freedom prevents us from flying.B. It is restraints that stop us rising.C. Without restrains without freedom.D. There is no justice without freedom.38. What does the underlined sentence mean?A. If we want to fly higher, we should fight hard at rules.B. People shouldn't obey rules because it's hard to follow.C. Rules are necessary for us to reach a higher level.D. Some rules are too strict for people to obey.39. In the author's opinion, some of the restraints______.A. are wonderful gifts given by the GodB. are something that we are upset aboutC. can give us power to fly higherD. should be abolished right away40. The passage is probably written for_________.A. general peopleB. teenagersC. freedom seekersD. parentsDWhen you look at yourself in the mirror, do you ever wonder why you look the way you do?No two faces look exactly alike, making a human face as unique as a fingerprint. Genetics obviously play a major role---no two faces share the same DNA. But even in identical twins, who have the same DNA, there are still small differences in their appearances. So what is it that makes each face different?The answer lies in a small piece of you NDA called a "gene enhancer", according to a study published in the journal Science. "There are thousands of enhancers in the human genome (基因组)," study leader Axel Visel, a research with Berkeley Lab, US, told Discovery.According to Visel, these DNA pieces act like switches, turning genes on and off and therefore determining whether a certain facial feature develops in a fetus (胎儿) while it is still in the womb (子宫).What's interesting about gene enhancers is that they don't have to be found anywhere close to the genes they affect. They are able to control their targets from far away, which makes them even more influential.To test how powerful these special DNA pieces are in shaping the face, researchers deleted three of the gene enhancers in mice and compared them with normal mice at 8 weeks of age. The results showed that each enhancer deletion caused a distinct set of differences in the shape of the face---for example, causing an increase or decrease in facial length or width.In fact, scientists first noticed the existence of gene enhancer long ago, but they called them. "junk DNA" back then because they didn't produce prcteins and were thought to have no biological function. But now "it's increasingly clear that importantfunctions are deeply and firmly fixed in this 'junk'," Visel told New Scientist.Understanding this may help scientists learn why and how things go wrong as a fetus develops, leading to facial defects (变异) such as cleft lips (唇腭裂). While some of these defects are caused by genetic mutations (变异), researchers want to study whether gene enhancers also play a role.41. The main purpose of the first paragraph is _______.A. to arouse reader's interest to go further readingB. to encourage readers to look at himself in the mirrorC. to invite readers to answer a scientific questionD. to remind the readers that everyone's face is different42. Which of the following, statement is True according to the passage?A. A human's face is determined by his fingerprints.B. No identical twins have exactly the same appearance.C. It's unknown what makes each face different.D. People with the same DNA have the same faces.43. According to the passage, gene enhancers________.A. play an important role in shaping one's faceB. can only affect the genes they are close toC. are not so powerful as the scientists expectedD. are not found by scientist until recently44. Why are gene enhancer called as "junk DNA" ?A. Because they had no biological function.B. Because they looked like the "junks".C. Because they only affected the facial characteristics.D. Because they didn't produce proteins.45. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Development of solving problems of facial birth defects.B. A new discovery of genetics is found by the journal Science.C. Gene enhancers determine facial characteristics.D. How facial feature develops in a fetus in the womb.第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息，请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。