1、 综合仿真测试 Modules 12第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节：单项填空(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)从 A、B、C 、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1Your house is always so neathow do you_it with three children?Amanage BserveCadapt Dconstruct解析 考查动词辨析。manage 意指“成功做成/完成困难的事情” ，符合题意；serve“服务” ；adapt“适应，调整，调节” ；construct“建设” ，不符合题意。答案 A2Is i
2、t all right if I keep this photo?_.ANo，you dont BNo，it shouldntCIm afraid not D. Dont keep it解析 根据 Is it all right，排除 A、B 两项；D 项是命令的语气，不合礼节。答案 C3Jenny was looking for a seat when，luckily ，a man_and left.Atook up Bgot upCshut up Dset up解析 考查动词词组辨析。take up 意为“从事，占据时间或空间” ；get up意为“起床，起立” ；shut up 意为“闭
3、嘴” ；set up 意为“建造，搭起” 。答案 B4In many peoples opinion，that company，though relatively small，is pleasant_.Ato deal with Bdealing withCto be dealt with Ddealt with解析 在某些形容词后经常用不定式的主动形式表示被动，此时，不定式动作和句子主语存在动宾关系。答案 A5Are you going to Toms birthday party?_.I might have to work.AIt depends BThank youCSound gre
4、at DDont mention it答案 A6Scientists are convinced_the positive effect of laughter_physical and mental health.Aof； at Bby；inCof；on Don；at解析 be convinced of“确信，深信” ；the effect on“对的效果” 。答案 C7A survey of the opinions of experts_that three hours of outdoor exercise a week_good for ones heath.Ashow；are Bs
5、hows；isCshow；is Dshows ；are解析 主语 a survey 是单数，所以谓语动词用 shows；表示时间、距离、金钱等的词作主语时是单数概念，谓语动词用 is。答案 B8Everything was perfect for the picnic_the weather.Ain place of Bas well asCexcept for Din case of解析 in place of“代替” ；as well as“除外” ；except for“除以外” ，只是用于整体说明之后对于细节的补充说明；in case of“如果，万一” 。答案 C9After stu
6、dying in a medical college for five years，Jane_her job as a doctor in the countryside.Aset out Btook overCtook up Dset up解析 set out“出发，开始 ”；take over“接收，接管” ；take up“开始从事(一项职业或行当) ”；set up “建立，竖立” 。答案 C10Im surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have_.So am IThey seemed very happy together when I last
7、saw them.Abroken up Bfinished upCdivided up Dclosed up解析 break up“崩溃；分离；解散；结业” ；finish up“完成” ；divide up“分发；分享；分割” ；close up“堵塞；愈合；停业” 。答案 A11With the governments aid，those_by the earthquake have moved to the new settlements.Aaffect BaffectingCaffected Dwere affected解析 考查过去分词短语作后置定语。表示被动要用过去分词，排除A、B
8、。句子的谓语是 have moved，所以 D 不对。答案 C12Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional_.Aconsequence BindependenceCcompetence Dintelligence解析 考查名词辨析。consequence “后果，结果” ；independence“独立” ；competence“竞争力，能力 ”；intelligence “智力，理解力” 。答案 C13He_the public_him in his p
9、lan to build a modern hospital in the city.Aappealed；to support Bappealed to；supportingCappealed ； support Dappealed to；to support解析 appeal to sb to do sth “呼吁某人干某事” 。答案 D14His speech was so_that more and more people _it and left the hall one after another.Atired；got tired of B tiresome；got tired of
10、Ctied；got tired with Dtiring；got tired with解析 get tired of “厌恶某事 ”；get tired with “因而疲劳” ；tiresome “令人厌恶的” 。答案 B15I dont think the experiment is_failure.At least, we have gained_experience for future success.A不填；the Ba ；theCa；不填 D不填；不填解析 第一空是抽象名词具体化；第二空后的 experience(经验)是不可数名词，表泛指，不加冠词。答案 C第二节：完形填空(共
11、 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四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent _16_Ant Tribes about the life of some young people_17_flock (群集) to Beijing after_18_university, describes the graduates, like ants, as smart but_19_as indi
12、viduals, drawing strength from living together in communities.The book, which is based_20_two years of interviews with about 600 lowincome college graduates in Beijing，_21_in midSeptember, about a month ahead of an announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6
13、.11 million new graduates from universities and colleges had been_22_by Sept.The books chief editor, Lian Si, tells that piece of statistic says_23_about the real situation for many of these graduates.“I am always_24_how many of these employed college graduates are leading a happy life， ” Lian said.
14、“I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates, whose stories are_25_known.”The setting of the book is several socalled “settlement villages for college students” in the outskirts (市郊) of Beijing, where a large_26_of college graduates_27_.Most of these graduates work for_28_or mediumsized
15、 businesses，_29_less than 2,000 yuan a month.They live together because its_30_： The rent in these communities is only around 350 yuan a month.Many of them travel several hours a day for shortterm jobs or job interviews.Tangjialing, a small_31_20 kilometers from Tiananmen Square, has around 3,000_32
16、_villagers, but has become a_33_for more than 50,000 migrants (移民), most of whom_34_from universities or colleges all over the country.Lian describes the students_35_as five or sixstorey buildings built by local farmers with 12 rooms on each floor and two or three people crammed (挤) together in each
17、 room of about 10 square meters.Up to 70 or 80 people share the same toilet and kitchen.16A.film Bstory Cbook Dmagazine解析 由第二段第一句“The book, which is .”可知， 蚁族是一本描绘了北漂大学毕业生生活的新书。答案 C17A.who Bwhat Cwhich Dwhose解析 who 引导定语从句修饰 some young people 且作从句的主语。答案 A18A.leaving BenteringCvisiting Denjoying 解析 由下文
18、“the graduates”可知，这些年轻人是大学毕业之后来到北京的。leaving university 意为“大学毕业” 。答案 A19A.necessary BmeaninglessCimportant Dstrong解析 这些北漂大学毕业生就像蚂蚁，头脑聪明，但是作为个体微不足道。meaningless 意为“无意义的，不重要的” ； necessary“必要的” ；important意为“重要的” ； strong 意为“强大的” 。答案 B20A.in Bon Cat Dfor解析 这本书由对北京约 600 位低收入大学毕业生历时两年的采访写成。be based on 意为“以为
19、基础 ”。答案 B21A.came up Bcame onCcame along Dcame out解析 这本书是 9 月中旬出版的。came out 意为“出版” 。答案 D22A.fired BinterviewedCemployed Dtrained 解析 由下文“how many of these employed college graduates are leading a happy life”可知，有 74%在 9 月 1 日之前找到了工作，被雇佣。答案 C23A.much Blittle Csome Dmore解析 由下文“这些找到了工作的大学毕业生当中，有多少生活过得幸福”
20、可推知，上述统计资料基本没有反映出这些毕业生的真实处境。答案 B24A.wondering BresearchingCstudying Dtelling解析 他一直想知道，这些找到了工作的大学毕业当中，有多少生活过得幸福。wonder 意为“想知道” ；research 意为“研究 ”；study 意为“研究；学习” ；tell 意为“告诉；讲述” 。答案 A25A.seldom Bwell Calways Doften解析 由上句“我希望这本书能够成为一扇展现他们生活的窗户”可推知，他们的故事很少有人知道。答案 A26A.deal Bplenty Camount Dnumber 解析 书中的
21、故事发生在北京郊区几个“大学毕业生聚居村” ，那里有许多大学毕业生。a large number of 表示“许多” ，修饰可数名词复数。答案 D27A.work Bgo Crelax Dlive解析 由上文中的“settlement villages for college students”可知，很多大学生在这些地方居住、生活。答案 D28A.small Bbig Cfamous Dunknown 解析 由下文可推知，这些大学毕业生多数在中小企业工作。故答案为A。答案 A29A.earning BthinkingCshopping Dpaying解析 每月挣不到两千块钱。earn 意为“挣
22、得，赚得” 。答案 A30A.expensive BcomfortableCcheap Dconvenient解析 由下句可知，他们住在一起是因为花钱少。答案 C31A.city Btown Ccommunity Dvillage解析 由下文“has around 3,000_52_villagers”可知，唐家岭是个小村庄。答案 D32A.original Byoung Crich Dpoor解析 由下文“but has become a_53_for more than 50,000 migrants”可知，外来人口已超过五万人，而这大约三千人应是本地的村民。original 意为“原来的
23、；起初的” 。答案 A33A.school Bhotel Chome Dcompany解析 五万多外来人口多数是来自全国各地的毕业生。他们在这里生活，因此这里是他们的家。答案 C34A.come Bdiffer Cgraduate Dsuffer解析 由上下文可知，5 万多外来人口多数是来自全国各地的毕业生。graduate from 意为“毕业于” ；come from 意为“从来” ； differ from 意为“与 不同” ；suffer from 意为“遭受” 。答案 C35A.lives Bdormitories Cbuildings Drestaurants解析 这些学生住的都是
24、当地农民修建的五六层高的楼房，每个房间在 10平方米左右，两三个人挤一间。这里说的是学生住的地方，即宿舍。答案 B第二部分：阅读理解(共 20 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 50 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。AKieron Williamson, a sevenyearold British boy, is being recognized as an art genius after selling 16 paintings for 18,000 pounds in just 14 minutes.This boy has artistic
25、skills that would be the envy of any serious painter and drawn comparisons to Pablo Picasso, a child prodigy (神童) who became one of the most recognized artists of the 20th century.It all began on a family holiday to Cornwall on the southwest English coast when Kieron was five.Inspired by the view, h
26、e asked his parents for his first sketchpad (速写纸) From that moment on, he became deeply interested.While supportive, Kierons parents are careful not to push their son.He only paints when and what he wants.He has a waiting list of hundreds and requests for his work have been flooding in.His father sa
27、id a sale of Kierons works held in November even drew a buyer from Japan.“We had people driving down that night, there were people on the door waiting to come in the morning who had been standing outside, the phones were going mad as soon as the door opened at nine oclock and within 14 minutes all t
28、he 16 pictures had gone， ” he said.All this talent, money and high praise could so easily go to a young boys head, but Kieron said his friends keep him grounded.“Some of them want to be as good as me and some of them think. Umnyou are not too special.” he said.Kierons favourite painter is British ar
29、tist Edward Seago and he has spent some of his earnings buying a work by his hero.The rest is being invested by his parents until he reaches 25.Kierons parents and his younger sister BilliJo dont see him as anything other than a normal sevenyearold who likes to tear around the house and whos mad abo
30、ut football.But for now, with so much still to learn, theres only one thing he wants to be when he grows up.He said, “I think Ill definitely be an artist.”36According to Paragraph 1, we can know Kieron Williamson_.Apainted 16 paintings in only 14 minutesBdraws as well as Picasso didCis one of the mo
31、st recognized artistsDhas unusual ability in paintings解析 综合判断题。文章第一句就提到 Kieron Williamson 是一个艺术天才，因此 D 项正确；A 项的 painted 应改成 sold；B 项太夸张；C 项是说毕加索。答案 D37What made Kieron Williamson begin to love painting?AHis first sketchpad.BHis parents encouragement.CThe view at the seaside.DHis swimming near the co
32、ast.解析 细节理解题。根据文章第二段前三句可知是海滩的美丽景色使Kieron Williamson 对画画产生了的兴趣，因此 C 项正确。答案 C38In Kieron Williamsons friends opinion, he_.Ais famous but a little proudBisnt very special from other childrenCisnt worth praising at allDis hard to get along with 解析 细节理解题。根据文章第四段的“Some of them want to be as good as me and
33、 some of them think. Umn, you are not too special”可知答案 B 项正确。答案 B39It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_.AEdward Seago thinks highly of Kierons f paintingBKieron likes to do sports and painting instead of studyingCKierons family is very poor DKieron wants to be a great painter 解析 推理判断题。根据
34、文章最后一句可知 Edward Seago 非常想以后成为一名著名的画家，因此 D 项正确。答案 D40The passage mainly tells us _.Aa sevenyearold painting geniusBhow to be a great painterCKieron Williamson may become the second PacassoDthe painting changed Kieron Williamsons life greatly解析 主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了小画家 Kieron Williamson 的情况，因此 A 是最佳选项。答案 ABHe
35、ad held high, hands firmly gripping her walker, Mary Arnott, 99, walks slowly with dignity through the womens changing room at the Etobicoke Olympium pool, past the teenage girls who have been blowdrying their hair for half an hour, into the mist of the showers, then out of the door and first one in
36、to the heated pool.She jumps over to the shallow end, stopping to talk to friendseveryone knows Mary here; she swims twice a week and treats it as a jobabout their children, the viciousness(谬误)of bridge and their health.In fact, Arnott is an exception to the exception.Not only has she lived 20 years
37、 past the average lifespan for Canadians, shes healthy, her mind is sharp and she lives independently.Born in Brooklyn on May 28, 1909, Arnott was raised on Staten Island.She survived scarlet fever(猩红热 ), helped bring up four siblings(兄弟姐妹)after her mother died in 1923 and worked as a secretary in N
38、ew York City for 12 years, earning $35 a week and a $150 bonus at Christmas.Now shes happy living in a oneroom apartment with a kitchen and a bathroom in her daughters house.She wears a hearing aid, does the cryptic crossword(有隐义的纵横字谜)with a magnifying glass, and cant really explain why she has live
39、d so well so long.Until recently, she has still liked to drink red wineshe used to drink two glasses before supper each day.Its more likely genes, she admits.Her interest in other people and life in general may have had something to do with it.Asked if a Star photographer can take her picture at the
40、 pool, Arnott seems cheerful.“I look good in a swimsuit， ” she says, nodding her head firmly.“I look better in a swimsuit than I do in pants.”41What can we learn from the first paragraph?AMary Arnott likes to swim and is known to the local people.BMary Arnott is afraid to swim at the swimming pool.C
41、Mary Arnott cant swim but she likes water.DMary Arnott just likes to talk to her friends at the bank of the swimming pool.解析 推理判断题。分析第一段可知，Mary Arnott 喜欢游泳，当地人都认识她。答案 A42Which of the following is TRUE as for Mary Arnott as an exception to the exception?AShe has lived 30 years past the average lifesp
42、an for Canadians.BShes healthy and her mind is sharp.CShe lives with her daughter.DShe likes to live with her children and has a happy life.解析 细节理解题。分析第二段可知，A、C、D 三项和文段不符。答案 B43What happened when Mary Arnott was 14?AShe had a disease called scarlet fever but survived.BHer mother died and she had to
43、help her father to bring up her sisters and brothers.CShe found a job as a secretary in New York City.DShe was born in Brooklyn.解析 细节理解题。分析第三段可知，她 14 岁时(1923 年)，她妈妈去世，她不得不帮助父亲扶养兄弟姐妹们。答案 B44What may Mary Arnott think of her living alone?ABitter. BHappy.CMeaningless . DBoring.解析 细节理解题。分析第四段可知，Mary Arn
44、ott 认为她的生活很幸福。答案 B45If someone asks about swimming, Mary Arnott may_.Alike pants Blike swimsuit better Clike to sit at the bank Dlike to swim with girls解析 细节理解题。分析最后一段可知。答案 BCWhen youre surfing the Internet on your laptop from your dorm or home, do you know your personal details are being gathered s
45、ecretly? And would you be surprised to know the information may be sold cheaply to advertisers and marketers?According to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal, all it takes is a tiny file in a computera single code consisting of a long series of numbers and lettersto record the computer users
46、 age, gender, location, favorite movies and hobbies.The newspaper reports that Lotame Solutions Inc, a New York company, uses sophisticated(高科技) software called a “beacon” to capture what people are typing on a website.Lotame packages that data into profiles(个人资料)about individuals, only without their names, and sells the profiles to companies seeking customers.Batches of such data may be sold for a few dollars.The Wall Street Journal survey d
