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高考英语模拟卷二
高考模拟卷
(二)
本试卷共三部分,满分135分(120×1.125)。
考试时间120分钟。
第二部分阅读理解(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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
TheInternationalVoluntaryServicerunsanumberofYouthExchangesthroughouttheyear.YouthExchangesgivesmallgroupsof4-5youngpeopletheopportunitytotakepartinvolunteeringtripsabroadforanaverageoftwoweeks.Theseyoungpeoplearejoinedby4-5youngpeoplefrom3-4othernationalitiesandareawonderfulinterculturalexperienceinasafeenvironment.
ExampleYouthExchanges:
YouthExchange1
Location:
Ireland
Othernationalities:
Ireland,Spain,Italy,Hungary
Theme:
Focusesonthetopicofcommunityreconstructionandcommunityactivities—exploringhowlocalissuesfacingourcommunitiesareconnectedtoglobalissues.Thegroupwillalsolearnabouttheeco-villageasanexampleofacommunityandtakepartinteam-buildingactivities.
You
thExchange2
Location:
France
Othernationalities:
Bulgaria,Italy,France
Theme:
Organicgardening&continualliving.Thisprojectwilltakeplaceinanaturalpark,wherethegroupwilltakepartingardeningactivitiesandgames/workshopsaboutcontinuousdevelopment.
YouthExchange3
Location:
Macedonia
Othernationalities:
Serbia,Turkey,Ireland
Theme:
Fostersocialinclusionandmotivatepersonaldevelopmentofyoungpeoplethroughsportsandoutdooractivities.Promoteoutdooract
ivitiesasatooltohelpinclusionofyoungpeoplewithfeweropportunities.
YouthExchange4
Location:
Italy
Othernationalities:
Italy,Bulgaria,Greece
Theme:
Asocial-environmentalprojectthatintendstopromotesocialinclusionandcontinuabledevelopment,regardedasaprocessofcivilrightsandactivecitizenship.Over10days,thegroupwillparticipateinactivitiestoraiseawarenessabouttheeffectofourbehaviorontheenvironment.
21.WhatdoyoufocusonwhentravellinginFrance?
A.Gardeningwork.B.Civilrights.
C.Developingsocialinclusion.D.Rebuildingcommunities.
22.Ifyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironment,youcantakepartin ________.
A.YouthExchange1B.YouthExchange2
C.YouthExchange3D.YouthExchange4
23.WhichnationalityareYouthExchangesmostpopularwith?
A.SpainB.ItalyC.IrelandD.France
B
IliveinMinnesota,whichisunfairlyfamousforterriblewinters.Buffaloisfarmorewintry,whereasSeattle’swintersaremorebitter.Ourwinterstendtobebrilliantlysunnyandcheerful.But,ofcourse,it’sdifferentfo
ravisitor.
Lightweightthermal(保暖的)wearisgood.Backintheday,weworelayersandlayersofheavywoolens.Aboyof13carrying35poundsofwetwoolonhisbackdoesnotfeelverycold.Todayyoucanbuyoutfitsfilledwithgoosefeathersaswellasthermalbootsandcapstokeepyouwarm.
WhenIwasayouth,therewasnosuchphraseasglobalwarming.Wenevergotwarm,notevenatnight,whenwesleptunderpilesofblanketsbecauseDadbelievedthatifyoucouldn’tseeyourbreathwhenyoutalked,thenthethermostatwasturneduptoohighandyouwerewastingfuel.So45degreeswasroomtemperature,andweworelongwoolenstobed.
Wearoseinthecold,darkdawn,andwalkedforthintothesnowstormtocatchtheschoolbus.Wehuddled(蜷缩)bythehighway,prayingforthebustocome,whilewolvesmovedaroundeyeballingusforsignsofsleepiness.Whenyouhavesurvivedwolves,thenthewintersoftodayareawalkinthepark.
Enduringwinterisonlyastart—embracing(拥抱)winteriswhatyoushouldstrugglefor.Wintergivesasenseofpurposeandsavesonefromalifeofself-gratification(自我满足),lyingdownandpostingphotosonFacebook.Youhavepromisestokeep.Asidewalktoclear.Twoinchesofsnowoveralayerofice—youmayaswellsetalegtrapfortheelderlyasleavingthewalkunswept.
Youhavechildrentoraise.Removetheirfingersfromtheirsmartphones,andleadthemoutdoorssotheycanabsorbthewisdomofwinter.Weareanimals.Lifeisnotmainlyaboutself-expression.Itisaboutfindingfoodandclothingandshelter,about
stickingwiththepackandnotwanderingoff.Everyoneisjustascoldasyou.Nocomplaining.
24.WhatareMinnesota'swinterslikeintheauthor'seyes?
A.Theyarewonderful.B.Theyareunbearable.
C.TheyarecolderthanBuffalo’s.D.Theyarecomfortableforvisitors.
25.Whentheauthorwasyoung, ________.
A.hekepttalkingtokeepwarmB.hesufferedfromwinters’nights
C.hisdadtriedhisbesttowarmhimD.hisroomwasalwaysatahightemperature
26.Theunderlinedpart“thewintersoftodayareawalkinthepark”inParagraph4impliesthattoday'swintersare ________.
A.warmB.quietC.shortD.pleasant
27.Theauthorsuggeststhatpeople ________.
A.storeenoughfoodforcoldwintersB.lendtheneighborsahelpinghand
C.stepoutsideandappreciatewintersD.saygoodbyetomoderntechnology
C
Youmightnotrealizejusthowmuchworkgoesintomakinganewspaper.Apartfromsearchingforagoodstoryandtheendlesseditingrequiredtocorrectmistakes,copyeditorsneedtomakesurethateverythingfitsperfectly.Agoodheadlinetellsasmuchaspossibleinashortspace.Thereneverseemstobequiteenoughspacetoexpresscompletelywhatyouwanttosay.
Newsheadlinesoftenfocusonthecentralandmostimportantnewinformation.Therelevantlyinsignificantinformationmightbeleftoutinordertostressthemainideaorjusttobebrief.Newsheadlinesarefeaturedbythevividlanguage.Theyaddsomethingspecialtoattractreaders’eyes.Becausetheheadlineaimstodescribethemainfocusofthestoryinsixorsevenwords,everywordcountsandaccuracyisdecisive.Forinstance,“stab”(刺杀) isabetterverbthan“kill”becauseittellsthereaderhowthecriminaldidhisdeed;similarly,“Toyota”isabetternounthan“car”.Butthemakeofagoodheadlineisnotcharacterizednecessarilybytheamountofinformationinit.Forinstance,thefront-pageheadlineonthe LosAngelesTimes onSeptember11—thedayNewYork’sWorldTradeCenterwasattacked—simplyread“TERRORSTRIKES”,allincapitals(大写字母).Whilethesetwowordsdonotdescribehow,whereorwhythebuildingswereattacked, theywereaccompaniedbyahalf-pagephotothatcaptured(捕捉) theeventinwhicharound3,000peoplelosttheirlives.
28.Whatisvitalinmakingnewsbesidesagoodstoryandperfectedition?
A. Anappropriateheadline. B. Acapitalheadline.
C. Vividlanguage. D. Abriefreport.
29.Newsheadlinesshouldbe ________.
A. attractiveB. countableC. insignificantD. longenough
30.Theunderlinedword“they”inthelastparagraphrefersto ________.
A. thebuildingsB. thetwowordsC. thepeopleD. thetwintowers
31.Theexampleof“TERRORSTRIKES”isusedtosupporttheviewthat ________.
A. agoodheadlinetellsasmuchaspossibleinashortspace
B. newsheadinesoftenfocusonthecentralandmostimportantnewsinformation
C. agoodheadlineisnotmarkednecessarilybytheamountofinformation
init
D. newsheadlinesarefeaturedbythevividlanguage
D
Wheneverweseeabutton,wewanttopressitbecauseweknowthatsomethingwillhappen.Thisistrueinmostcases,forexample,onadoorbell.Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfake(假的),likethe“close”buttononalift.
Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingthe“close”buttonbecausetheydon’thavethepatiencetowaitfortheliftdoorstoshut.Butlifts’“close”buttonsareacompletetrick,atleastintheUS - thedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.
Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheUS,makingsurethatallliftsstayedopenlongenoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldenter.OnlyUSfirefightersandrepairmencanusethebuttonstospeedupthedoor-closingprocessiftheyhaveacodeorspecialkeys.
Buttonormalliftriders,thebuttonsaren’tcompletelyuseless.Accordingtopsychologists,fakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetterbyofferingyouasenseofcontrol.
“Asenseofcontrolisveryimportant.Itreducesstressandincreaseswell-being,” saidEllenJ.Langer,apsychologyprofessoratHarvardUniversity.Expertsalsoaddedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon’tdoanythingexistinourlivesforthissamepurpose.
Forexample,pedestriancrosswalkbuttonsdon’tliveuptotheirnameseither.Pressingthemusedtohelpmakethetrafficsignalschangefaster,butthatwasbeforecomputercontrolledtrafficsignalswereintroduced.
Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselitt
le“whitelies”,theystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallyclose,itisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.
32.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A. Toexplorethefunctionsoffakebuttons.
B. Todescribedifferentbuttons.
C. Toanalyzevarioushabitsofpushingbuttons.
D. Toexplaintheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoffakebuttons.
33.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“close”buttonsonaliftinAmerica?
A. Theyworkwhenpeoplepressthemhard.
B. Theyweredesignedonlyforasenseofcontrol.
C. Theyneverspeedupthedoor-closingprocess.
D. Theytakethesafetyofthedisabledintoaccount.
34.Whatcanweinferaboutpedestriancrosswalkbuttons?
A. Theycanmakepeoplefeelbetter.
B. Theyhelpcomputersworkfaster.
C. Theycancontrolthetrafficsignals.
D. Theyhelppedestrianscrossquickly.
35.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?
A. ButtonsintheUSA. B. ButtonsAlwaysLie.
C. ButtonsMaynotWork. D. “Close”ButtonsonLifts.
第二节(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。
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