1、 试卷类型:A高三年级第二次模拟考试英语试卷说明:一、本试卷共 12 页,包括三部分,共 l50 分。其中第一部分和第二部分为选择题,包括 65 个小题;第三部分为非选择题。考试时间 120 分钟。二、答题前请仔细阏读答题卡上的“注意事项” ,按照“注意事项”的规定答题。三、做选择题时,如需改动,请用橡皮将原选涂答案擦干净,再选涂其他答案。四、考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 英语知识运用(共三节,满分 50 分)第一节语音知识(共 5 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 5 分)从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例
2、:have Agave Bsave Chat Dmade答案是 C。1chemistry Astomach Bresearch Cmerchant Dsandwi ch2hungry Asinger Bhang Clanguage Dlength3technique Aexciting Bmagazi ne Cl isten Dholiday4height Aei ght Beither Cneighbor Dreceive5surprise Afurniture Bpur pose Cc urtain DSaturday第二节语法和词汇知识(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分)从
3、 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例:We last night,but we went to the concert instead.Amust have studied Bmight studyCshould have studied Dwould study答案是 C。6They were playing in the garden they heard a scream.Awhen Bas Cuntil Dwhile7It doesnt make o buy that expensive coat when these cheaper
4、ones are just as good.Asense Bopinion Cuse Ddifference8There was a lot of fun at yesterdays party. You , but why didnt you?Ashould come Bmust have comeCmay come Dought to have come9She has very eyes;she is very good at noticing and observing thingsAactive Bpractical Csharp Dexact10The Olympic torch
5、will be carried to the top of Mount Qomolangma, hasnt been tried before in historyAthat Bwhich Cwhat Dwhere11Little about his hair-raising adventures when I first met himAI had known BI have known Cdo I know Ddid I know12The leader promised he would work for people heart and soul and be good public
6、servantAa;a Bthe :a C不填;a D不填;the13Good evening. I to see JessieSorry, but she is not inCome in and have a cup of coffee?Acame Bwill come Chave come Dhad come14 in a traffic jam,students of a college in India answered their exam papers on the school busAHaving caught BBe caught CBeing caught DCaught
7、15Are you through with your homework?Well, Asort of Bgo ahead Cwhy not Dthats OK16A journalist should first decide what events before making interviewsAreported Bto report Cto be reported Dreporting17My headache meI thought it was going away, but its getting worse and worseAkilled Bkills Cwas killin
8、g Dis killing18If I were any younger, I would do I am interested inAno matter what Bwhatever Cno matter which Dwhichever19Cathy the knowledge of radio just by staying around the radio stationApicked up Btook up Cmade up Dturned up20My shoes are similar to you had on yesterdayAit Bwhich Cthe ones Dth
9、at第三节完形填空(共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、c 和 D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The pickle(咸菜)jar as far back as I can remember sat on the floor beside my parentsbed 21 he got ready for bed,Dad would empty his pockets and drop his 22 into the jar When the jar was 23 ,Dad would sit at
10、 the kitchen table, 24 the coins,then take them to the bank,and put the rolled coins on the 25 ,saying 26 , “These are for my sons college educationHell 27 work at the mill(磨坊)all his life like me ”The years passed,and I 28 college and took a job in another town 29 while visiting my parentsI noticed
11、 that the jar was goneIt had served its purpose and had been 30 My dad was a man of 31 words,and never lectured me on the 32 of determination and faithThe jar had taught me far more than any 33 could have doneWhen I married,I told my wife Susan about the important part the 34 had played in my life a
12、s a boyIn my mind,it showed,more than anything else,how much my dad 35 meNo matter how 36 things got at home,Dad continued to drop his coins into the jarThe first Christmas after our daughter Jessica was born,we spent the holiday with my parentsAfter dinner, Susan carried the baby into my parentsbed
13、room to feed herMinutes later, Susan came back into the living room with aan 37 lookShe took my hand and led me into the bedroom “Look, ”she said 38 ,her eyes directing me to a spot on the floor beside the bedTo my 39 ,there,as if it had never been removed,stood the old pickle jar, the bottom alread
14、y covered with coinsl walked over to the jar, dug down into 40 ,and pulled out a handful of coinsWith the strong feelings choking(使哽咽)meI dropped the coins into the jar21AUntil BUnless CBefore DIf22Acoins Bpickle Cmoney Dpurse23Abroken Bfilled Cremoved Dlocked24Apile Bclean Croll Dpack25Atable Bbenc
15、h Cfloor Dcounter26Aseriously Bgently Cproudly Danxiously27Astill Balso Calways Dnever28Afinished Bstarted Centered Ddropped29AOnce BAgain CBesides DHowever30Aremoved Bstolen Csold Dbroken31Ano Bmany Cfew Dbig32Aworth Bvalues Cuse Ddifferences33Amoney Bwords Cbooks Dlanguage34Acoins Bjar Cdeterminat
16、ion Dfaith35Aloved Btreated Csupported Dencouraged36Arough Beasy Csmooth Dwrong37A upset Bcold Cworried Dstrange38Ahappily Bangrily Cloudly Dsoftly39Asurprise Bdelight Ccomfort Dsatisfaction40Athe pillow Bthe jar Cmy handbag Dmy pocket第二部分阅读理解(共 25 小题。第一节每小题 2 分,第二节每小题 1 分;满分 45 分)第一节阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个
17、选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将陔项涂黑。AWhen we are unfamiliar with something,we may feel nervous and fearfulThe assistance of others is a good way to help us pull throughI write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to write a story about parachute jumpingTo make it a realistic as well as exciting story,I d
18、ecided that I first had to make a jump myself Unfortunately, I am not good at any sports of any kind,let alone parachute jumpingMy friend Mr. Smith was willing to give me a handHe took me to a ground schoolThe first days training included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from an ai
19、rplane For this,I had to wait until the following morningThe next morning,after a hurried,anxious breakfast,I was taken to the airfieldThere ,two heavy parachutes were put on my back,and an orange helmet was pushed down onto my headThen I was asked to make my way to a small plane which had just stop
20、ped slowly on the runway.Once on board,the plane was soon climbingI began to feel nervousAs we reached one thousand metres,Harry,my teacher, hooked(钩)a line from my parachute to a steel ring inside the planeThe line was to pull my parachute open after I jumped“Get ready, Henry,”Harry saidI moved car
21、efully to the doorI wanted to cry,“No,no, no!”But no word came“Jump!”Harry called loudly “Jump!”To my surprise,kicking like a frog I did jumpAway from the plane,and down,down I fell, arms stretchedIt worked! The air seemed to hold me upAll at once I was very happyThen I felt a quick pullMy big parac
22、hute had opened! It was the best surprise I ever had I looked downThere were rivers,trees,fields and housesI heard the soft sound of the air This was fun !41The writer made a parachute jump himself Ato learn more about parachute jumpingBto make his story realistic and excitingCto reduce pressure fro
23、m his busy workDto prove to others his skill and courage42Which is the right order of the following events?aI began to feel nervousbThe ground school gave me some instructions about parachute jumpingcA small plane stopped slowly on the runwaydI was taken to the airfieldAd,a,b,c Bd,b,a ,c Cb,d,a,c Db
24、,d,c,a43How did the writer feel after he jumped out of the plane?AHappy BAnxious CExcited DNervous44What does the writer intend to tell us through the passage?AIf his teacher hadnt pushed him off the planehe wouldnt have made itBPeople usually perform better when they are in company with friendsCIns
25、truction and training are necessary in parachute jumpingDWith the help of others、 we can get over fear and nervousnessBThe roots of what we call“volunteerism”reach back many generations, to a time when neighbors and townspeople would come together to build and run their communities(社区) most importan
26、t organizationseverything from schools and governments to fire-fighting and self-defenseBesides organizations,however, this early volunteerism brought community elements more tightly together, allowing neighbors to get to know one another, to achieve something important and,more often than not to ha
27、ve fun._Today,volunteerism continues to thriveWhy? Because volunteerism gets people out of their homes,and brings them together with others who share their interests and concernsIt gives people a chance to directly improve the communalities in which they liveAnd its still funAs an important part of
28、social life,volunteer service is gaining more attention and support in the whole worldVolunteers make considerable contributors to social and economic development of the world in the fields such as humanitarian assistance(人道援助),social welfare(福利),education,environmental protection,health and etcIn 1
29、985,the United Nations General Assembly announced the December 5th of each year as the International VolunteersDaythe day for volunteers all over the worldOn this day,many countries in the world organize various activities to celebrate International Volunteers Day and encourage volunteerism and volu
30、ntary serviceIn recent years,volunteer service in China is also developing very fast With the coming of the Olympic Games to Beijing,more and more citizens are willing to be volunteers and various voluntary organizations are set upOlympic volunteers wont just watch history unfold on their television
31、 screenstheyll have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to share the excitement and make history themselves45What was the advantage of volunteerism many generations ago?AIt helped townspeople to build their houses and schoolsBIt gave people an opportunity to improve the environmentCCommunity elements could
32、be held tightly togetherDPeople could share their interests and concerns46The Underlined word“thrive” in Paragraph 3 can most likely be replaced by“ ”Asucceed Bdevelop Cexist Dappear47What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about?AThe ways that the International volunteersDay is celebratedBThe at
33、tention and support that volunteerism is gaining world wide,CVolunteerscontribution to the development of the worldDThe foundation of the International VolunteersDay48We can infer from the passage that Athe Chinese government quite supports volunteerismBBering Olympic Games will attract many foreign
34、 volunteersCOlympic Games usually lead to volunteerismDvolunteers prefer to watch games on the sceneCYao-less Rockets Keep RisingHouston Agencies(March 9,2008)Tracy McGrady had 41 points and nine assists(助 攻)as the Houston Rockets won their 18th game continuously with a 106-96 win over New Orleans o
35、n SaturdayMcGrady fell just six points short of his season high for points as the Rockets kept their winning recordThe Rockets won their sixth in a row since Chinese All-Star Yao Ming went out for the season with his left foot hurtYao had an operation earlier in the weekJoining HandsChina Daily(Marc
36、h 102008)To celebrate International Womens Day on Saturday, March 8,Avon Products,Inc,a leading global beauty company with almost $10 billion in yearly income and the United Nations Development Fund for Women(UNIFEM)have announced their partnership to ensure womens rights and end violence against wo
37、menAvon has offered $1 million to the UNIFEMThe partnership will enlarge the work of the UN to improve womens economic security(保障)and rights.Oil prices fall below the $105 markBloomberg News(March 11, 2008)Oil prices dropped below $105 yesterday after last weeks record highs and it reduced tension(
38、紧张状态)between oil producers Venezuela and Colombia over the weekendCold weather in the United States and the continuing weakening of the US dollars were set as main factors supporting pricesThe rush to a new record was driven by a US Labour Department report saying that employers cut 63,000 jobs in F
39、ebruary the biggest drop in five years49How much did Avon Products,Inc. provide for UNIFEM?A$105 B$10 billion C$63.000 D$1 million50What day was it when oil prices fell below the $105 mark?AMonday BTuesday CFriday DSaturday51What was the main reason for Rockets continuous winning?AMcGradys falling s
40、ix points short of his season highBYao Mings going out for the season for an operationCRockets has a better manager than all the other teamsDIt doesnt seem to have been mentioned in the passage52The above news items are most probably taken from Abusiness weeklies Bsports magazinesCdaily newspapers D
41、political newspapersDIf you thought taking vitamins would reduce the risk of lung cancer, think againResearchers who studied 77,721 people said on Friday that people who took too much vitamin E,especially smokers,had a small but higher risk(风险) of developing lung cancerThey tracked the subjectsuse o
42、f multi-vitamins,vitamin C and vitamin E to see if it offered protection from lung cancerBut they found that none of the vitamins was tied to a reduced risk“If you could find some sort of magic pilla pill you could take once a day to decrease your riskthat would be wonderfulBut unfortunatelywe didnt
43、 find that in our study,”lead researcher Christopher Slatore, of the University of Washington Seattle,saidThe subjects of the study were followed for four years,and 521 developed lung cancer,the majority of them smokers or former smokers,Slatores team reported in the American Journal of Respiratory
44、and Critical Care Medicine Among those in the study who developed lung cancer, the researchers saw a small increased risk related with vitamin E supplements(补充剂)in addition to the expected connections to smoking,family history and ageThis added up to a 28 percent increased risk of developing lung ca
45、ncer for those taking 400 mg of vitamin E supplements daily for 10 years,the researchers said“For peopleespecially smokersI suggest that they not take vitamin E(as a supplement) unless they have a very strong reason to take it ” Slatore saidThe idea that vitamin supplements are healthful,or at least
46、 not harmfulcomes from the desire of many people to match the benefits of a healthful diet with a convenient pill,Tim Byers of the University of Colorado School of Medicinewrote in an essay53The writer thinks the statement“taking vitamins would reduce the risk of lung cancer,is.Awrong Bright Cdoubtf
47、ul Dpossible54According to the study of researchers, may increase the risk of lung cancer.Athe heavy smokerssudden stop of smokingBuse of multi-vitamins instead of a healthy dietCtaking 400 mg of vitamin C supplements daily for a yearDvitamin E supplements,smoking,family history and age55According to the passage,many people take vitamin supplements to Acure lung cancer caused by family historyBprevent diseases like cancer and hear