高考模拟

第一部分   阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节   （共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Figure skating

Although skating appeared centuries ago， figure skating wasn t popularized until the mid 19th century when Jackson Haines wowed European crowds with his graceful movements and thrilling jumps. He also made another key breakthrough： He set his routines to music. This so called “international style” of skating caught on in Vienna and other European cities and gave rise to the kind of figure skating we ll be watching in the Olympics.

Snowboarding

Although snowboards may have been around in some form since the 19th century， they didn t become an actual commercial product until the 1960s. In 1965， Sherman Poppen， a Michigan dad， bound two skis together to make a snowboard like ride for his daughter. The device， which he called “the Snurfer”， sold nearly a million units over the next 10 years. By the end of the 1970s， many others had made some improvements to the design， which helped the sport s popularity expand during the 1980s and 1990s.

Short track speed skating

Traditional speed skating involves pairs of timed skaters making their way around an oval track. However， in North America， it was common for indoor races with shorter tracks to feature mass starts where all the racers took off at once. The mass starts and the tracks that had been shortened to accommodate indoor arenas（競技场） led to exciting races， and in 1967 the International Skating Union began to recognize the event.

Ski jumping

Ski jumping owes a big debt to the Norwegian military. In 1809， Olaf Rye， who would later go on to become a major general， was fooling around on some skis in front of his fellow soldiers and managed to jump 30 feet into the air. The thrilling new sport quickly spread throughout Norway， with jumpers getting increasingly ambitious. In 1862， the first organized competition took place in Trysil， Norway， and in 1879， the first annual installment of the wildly popular Husebyrennet jumping competition took Oslo by storm.

1. What was one of Jackson s key contributions to figure skating？

A. Making thrilling jumps.

B. Designing graceful movements.

C. Getting the sport into the Olympics.

D. Matching his movements to music.

2. Which sport brought its inventor huge profit？

A. Figure skating.

B. Snowboarding.

C. Short track speed skating.

D. Ski jumping.

3. Why is the speed skating tracks shortened in North America？

A. To adjust to indoor arenas.

B. To allow two racers to take off.

C. To make the game more exciting.

D. To make the game recognized.

B

In storm ravaged Santa Clarita， California， last March， Margarito Martinez approached Runner Road slowly. A small stream had overflowed onto the road. Martinez， driving a Toyota SUV， figured he d be OK. Big mistake.

Halfway across， the rushing waters grabbed hold of his vehicle， sweeping it off the road and washing it down a rocky streambed（河床）. It finally stopped a good 80 feet away， when the water somehow lifted the SUV and landed it in the ground at a 45 degree angle， with the doors seriously damaged. Injured， shaken， and trapped inside with the muddy water rising quickly， Martinez was certain that he was going to die.

On the road right behind Martinez were a party rental delivery worker and his niece. They watched the horror unfold， and when Martinez s SUV came to rest in the middle of the river， the man leaped to act. First， he grabbed heavy duty ropes from the back of his truck and fixed the SUV to nearby posts. Then he climbed atop Martinez s vehicle and struck on a rear window with his fists. Frustrated， he turned to his niece and yelled， “Give me a rock！”

Over and over he smashed the rock into the window， to no avail. “We were scared that something else was going to come down and take the SUV， take him， take my uncle，” Krystina Reyes， 27， told CBSLA. Her uncle has not publicly revealed his name.

Reyes s uncle shouted to Martinez to move away from the window. He braced（支撐） himself—right foot on the spare tire， left in the wheel well. He leaned back and threw the rock. Finally， the glass broke and the man kicked in the remaining pieces. Soon， a soaked Martinez came out through the window frame， and the men escaped to dry land. Martinez was saved by a determined， anonymous（不知名的） delivery worker.

4. What do we know about Martinez？

A. He always drove carefully.

B. He made the wrong judgement.

C. He was a very experienced driver.

D. He had driven on overflowed road before.

5. Why was Martinez sure he was going to die？

A. His SUV was 80 feet from the bank.

B. His SUV was continuing floating on the water.

C. His SUV was in the ground at a 45 degree angle.

D. The doors were out of shape and couldn t open.

6. Why did the delivery worker fix the SUV to nearby posts？

A. To prevent the car from being washed away.

B. To pull the car onto the bank with the truck.

C. To get the seriously damaged doors open.

D. To climb up to the top of the car easily.

7. How did the delivery worker deal with the remaining pieces？

A. He struck on them with his fists.

B. He knocked them with a rock.

C. He got them into the car with his foot.

D. He smashed them with the spare wheel.

C

If you re walking through Boston during a downpour， make sure to keep your eyes on the pavement. You might just see a poem appear before your eyes.

Titled “Raining Poetry”， this art installation was a collaboration， which needs efforts between the nonprofit Mass Poetry and the city of Boston. The first poems were installed to honour the start of National Poetry Month. Several more were added since then. The poems are invisible during dry and sunny weather， but they appear like magic once raindrops start falling from the sky.

“We want to bring poetry to the people，” said Sara Siegel， program director for Mass Poetry. The poems were selected by Danielle Legros Georges， Boston s Poet Laureate（桂冠詩人）. Scattered throughout the city， Georges selected the poems mainly based on their relationship to Boston. Another factor was their general themes of water and rain.

The poems were installed by members of the Mayor s Mural Crew， an organization that introduces young artists to the process of creating public art. The poems can be fixed to the sidewalk in minutes. It will wear away in six to eight weeks. However， the city of Boston and Mass Poetry plan on carpeting city sidewalks with more poems. “It s a public art project， as the poems are and will be installed in public sites in Boston， and meant for everyone，” Georges said. “I think this is a wonderful way to bring poetry to the people.”

The poems appear throughout the city. While all of the poems currently installed are written in English， Siegel hopes to add new ones in the many languages. “Our hope is that in the next two years everyone in the state will encounter a poem in their daily lives at least once or twice a month，” Siegel tells Guerra. “This a fun and unusual way to do that.”

8. What does the underlined word “collaboration” in paragraph 2 mean？

A. Wonder. B. Success.

C. Challenge. D. Cooperation.

9. Why are a lot more poems fixed to the sidewalk of Boston？

A. To inspire people to show interest in poetry.

B. To let people experience the power of poetry.

C. To make poetry come into people s daily life.

D. To honour the start of National Poetry Month.

10. What kinds of poems are most probably chosen as “Raining Poetry”？

A. Those about public art.

B. Those related to English.

C. Those linked with Boston.

D. Those about water and rain.

11. How long can the poems probably exist in the sidewalk？

A. About six days. B. About a month.

C. Several minutes. D. About seven weeks.

D

Some animals see differently than we do. Some animals， like bees， have cones（視锥细胞） for colors we can t see. Some animals have developed highly advanced senses of smell or hearing abilities. Others can see thing clearly at night.

The most interesting feature of night animals is the size of their eyes. Their large eyes can collect more light. Some animals have tubular（管状的） eyes as a means of increasing their size. Many night animals cannot move their eyes within the orbit. Instead， they have special ability in the neck. Owls， for example， can turn their neck through 270° and this aids their vision.

Some animals of the night have got a spherical（球形的） lens and widened cornea（角膜） to make up for reduced eye movement. This combined with a wide cornea increases the animals  field of view allowing the head and eyes to remain motionless.

On a dark night， flash a bright light at your dog or cat s eyes and you will notice that their eyes glow in the dark. It is the tapetum lucidum （meaning “bright carpet”）， an adaptation for night vision. The tapetum is a thick reflective membrane（膜）， 15 cells wide， directly beneath the retina.  It collects and returns light back to the retina a second time， giving the rods a second chance to absorb the image information， thus making the little light more available（可利用的） to them. As this light is reflected off the tapetum， they appear to glow.

Although night animals see mostly imperfect shapes， outlines and no colors， by maximizing（最大化） their sensitivity to low light levels with the above adaptations， it is enough for them to hunt， feed and survive in the dark of night.

12. What is special about night animals according to the second paragraph？

A. They have better hearing.      B. They can smell better.

C. They have larger eyes. D. They can move their eyes quicker.

13. How can an owl see things behind itself？

A. By moving its eyes within the orbit.

B. By turning its body around.

C. By moving its neck around.

D. By using echolocation.

14. The fourth paragraph mainly explains _________.

A. how a dog s eyes are formed

B. why a dog s eyes glow at night

C. what the tapetum lucidum is

D. how a dog sees images at night

15. What could be the best title of the passage？

A. How animals see at night

B. What animals can see at night

C. Why some animals have big eyes

D. How differently animals can see

第二節   （共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）

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。

We all need to eat.16， but sometimes we eat meals alone. Of course， eating alone at home or at a restaurant can be a very satisfying experience. However， eating too many meals alone can be bad for our health and affect our future success.

17. Specifically， men who ate alone more than twice a week had a greater risk of developing high blood pressure， high cholesterol and diabetes.

For children， eating with their families is not only about preventing bad outcomes， but it is also about developing good ones. Several studies have looked at the long term effects that eating with families has on a child. Experts say that these studies do not seem to prove a cause and effect relationship.18. Students who share a main meal with their families are less likely to skip school. Children who eat a main meal with their families are also less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol.

Another study found that children who ate with their families experienced long term physical and mental health benefits. These children were physically in better shape and drank fewer sugary soft drinks.19.

If you find too many of your mealtimes to be lonely events， experts suggest making small changes.20. If mornings are less busy than evenings， start by making breakfast your shared meal. If you live alone， reach out to those in your social circle or neighborhood. If you work in an office， step out with a co worker for a bite to eat every once in a while， instead of eating at your desk every day.

A. However， they do suggest a strong link

B. It sounds easy but actually very practical

C. They also seemed to have better social skills

D. Having meals with others can change our lifestyles

E. You should make room for at least one shared meal a week

F. Meals could be a chance to spend time with the people in our lives

G. A recent study suggests that frequently eating alone may lead to poor eating habits

第二部分   語言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节   （共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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。

A lot of people always wait and wait for a proper chance to do things that bring them good until it is too21. Why？ It s just because they haven t22it; don t have it on their schedule; don t know it is coming or they are too rigid （死板的） to23their routine.

I cannot24the times I called my elder sister and said， “How about going to lunch in half an hour？” She would25and say， “I can t. I have clothes on the line. My hair is26. I wish I had known yesterday. I had a late27. It looks like raining.” She died a few years ago. We

28 had lunch together.

We like making29to ourselves. We ll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Steve toilet trained. We ll entertain when we30the living room carpet. We ll go on a second honeymoon when we get two more31out of college. So we have to32.

However， as we get older， the days get33， and the list of promises gets longer. One morning， we wake up and find that all we have to show for our34is a list of “I m going to”， “I35on”， and “Someday， when things are settled down a bit”.

But some people are36， and my friend Linda is one of them. When anyone calls my seize the moment friend， she is open to adventures and available for37. She keeps an open mind on new38. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious （有感染力的）. You talk with her for five minutes， and you re39to change your way of life.

Now go on and have a nice day. Do something you40to， not something on your SHOULD DO list.

At first， scientists thought it was a worm. They were studying sea turtles in Costa Rica，     41. lies in Central America. One turtle had something 42. （stick） out of its nose， which made it hard 43. （breathe）. Scientists pulled the object out. To their 44.

（astonish）， it was a plastic straw.

The scientists made sure the turtle was 45. （health） and put it back into the water. They posted a video of the rescue on the Internet. When people saw it， they were shocked.

The video motivated Diana Lofflin to start StrawFree.org. The group is in California. 46. （it） goal is to make people aware of the harm plastic straws cause to the environment. Lofflin hopes people will find alternatives 47. plastic straws. “Straws are not necessary for enjoying a drink，” she says. “Saying no to a plastic straw is a way to make a 48.（different） in the world.”

A movement to ban plastic straws is growing. In California， it is illegal for food servers to give straws to 49.（customer） who don t ask for them. Seattle， Washington， has banned all plastic utensils（器皿）.

Nancy Wallace who works for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration， in Washington， D.C.， 50.（say） schools should reduce the amount of plastic they use. Kids must do their part， too.

第三部分   寫作（共两节;满分35分）

第一节   短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

When I was in elementary school， my mother registered her in a singing competition. That was my the first time to be in a competition. In the day of the competition， I entered the studio which there was only one person playing the piano. He asked me to sing in front of the microphone， followed his piano playing. My mother was waiting me outside of the studio. I thought I sang very good at the time. But when I walked out， mother asks， “What happened？ Why can t we hear you？” Then， I realized I forgot to turn on the microphone. I left that place with a red face because everybody was stared at me.

第二节   书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，美国交换生Tom将于下学期来你校学习。最近，他发来一封电子邮件，询问你校开设的课程情况，请你用英语给他回一封邮件。内容包括：

1. 介绍课程情况;

2. 注意事项。

注意：

1. 词数100左右;

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数;

3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom，

I m delighted to know you are coming to

Please let me know if you have any question or need any other information.

Yours，

Li Hua