承德市2006年英语高考模拟题
英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
( ) 1. Gu Qiubei, ___ fourth-year student at Shanghai International Students University, took the 21st Century Ericsson Cup”, _____ winning prize.
A. the, the B. a, the C. a , / D. the , a
( ) 2. – Which of them took the first place in the English Competition last year?
- I’m sorry, ___
A. you have me
there B. you trouble me
there
C. I don’t mind who did D. I’m not interested in it.
( ) 3. He is looking forward to ___ what’s happening over there.
A. see B. seeing C. seen D. saw
( ) 4. – It is said that another car factory ____.
_ Yeah. It ___ for nearly two months already.
A. is building, has been built B. is built, has built
C. is being built, has been built D. is being built, has been being built
( ) 5. – I’ve heard that you are working on a new book. Are you through with it?
- No. In fact, I ____
A. have just started B. just started C. am just starting D. have just been starting
( ) 6. – Though __ the task was, we ___ finish it ahead of time and therefore we were highly praised for it.
A. though , would B. although, had to C. as, were able to D. though, must
( ) 7. We should be always optimistic no matter how much difficulty we’ll have ___ our work.
A. in B. with C. for D. on
( )8 -I hate dressing up. In my opinion, if you dress up , you’re only one thing.
- ____
- A fool.
A. why? B. How come? C. And what’s that? D. What about
( ) 9 Shall we __ our performance and have an important meeting?
A. up B. down C. off D. out
( ) 10The film “A World without Thieves”___ a great success and brought in a large profit to the cinema
A. appreciated B. enjoyed C. won D. seized
( ) 11_____ nice and delicious, the roast turkey in this shop are always sold out soon.
A. Tasting B. Tasted C. Being tasted D. To taste
( ) 12 ___ to train his daughter in English, he put an ad like this in the paper, “___ , an English teacher for a ten-year-old girl”.
A. Determined, wanted B. Determined, wanting
C. Determine, wanted D. Determining, wanting
( ) 13 The project must be altered ___ the latest estimate of the cost.
A. in advance of B. in return for C. in connection with D. in accordance with
( ) 14___ the winding of the roads wherever possible in the city, it is still not enough for the increasing volume of traffic.
A. Despite of B. Regardless of C. In spite of D. Though
( ) 15 It was late at night ___ the soldiers arrived in that small mountain village, __ it was raining hard.
A. when, that B. when, which C. that , when D. that, which
( ) 16 I’m afraid I am not fit for the job, for it is ___calling for much patience.
A. which B. what C. one D. that
( ) 17 – Shall I take a message for you?
-____
A. Thanks a lot B. With pleasure C. Thanks for your message D. It’s nice of you
( ) 18 _____ the lecture more clearly, I arrived early and chose a front seat
A. Hear B. Hearing C. Heard D. To hear
( ) 19– Is everything going all right?
- Well, ___
A. even as smooth as expected B. just so smooth as expecting
C. not so smoothly as expecting D. not so smoothly as expected
( ) 20 Next to the hole ___ ,___ a bell was fastened.
A. a nail was there , from that B. was a nail, to which
C. was a nail, to that D. a nail was there , from which
第二节：完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1。5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40 各题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中， 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, the more he ___21___. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been ___22___ 95 times from classes and had six failing __23__ for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even __24_ him. Nothing __25__.
One night I felt so __26_ that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I am at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing ___27 you.
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself __28 the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.”_29he could say another word, I choked up and all my __30__ and sadness over Karl came __31_ out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my ___32”. For a moment there was __33_ on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time,” and hung up.
Karl’s next __34__ showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the ___35_ roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed his teacher were _36_ at the way he had turned himself __37. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the __38__ last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was _39__ you. That’s __40__ I knew I had to make you proud.”
21. A. pulled up B. pulled away C. put away D. put up
22. A. absent B. present C. ill D. lied
23. A. scores B. exams C. grades D. falls
24. A. scolded B. begged C. asked D. pleased
25. A. happened B. did C. changed D. worked
26. A. weak B. sadness C. tired D. powerless
27. A. to B. up to C. for D. with
28. A. for B. to C. as D. in
29. A. After B. When C. Before D. While
30. A. disappointment B. happiness C. interest D. excitement
31. A. pouring B. sending C. pulling D. crying
32. A. heart B. reach C. hands D. mind
33. A. laughter B. smile C. comfort D. silence
34. A. paper B. report card C. examination D. test
35. A. honor B. respect C. pride D. name
36. A. angry B. delighted C. excited D. astonished
37. A. up B. down C. around D. away
38. A. teacher B. headmaster C. mother D. adviser
39. A. harming B. injuring C. wounding D. hurting
40. A. while B. then C. when D. where
第二部分：阅读理解 （共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Net library is a library that lends out digital books. It treats a digital book like a paperback copy. It charges libraries per book per copy and gives publishers a cut of the total income.
From the consumer’s point of view, this means that if more than, say, five people want the latest Danielle Steel romance novel, other people who request that book will get a message saying the title is unavailable.
It’s a model many publishers seem to have embraced. More than 350 gave the company rights to hand out their digital works, and Mc-Graw-hill Corporation and Houghton Mifflin Corporation have put money in the company. The California public libraries and about 1, 800 other across the US are trying out the Net Library service .
Some librarians criticize the New Library model. Stanford University librarian Michael Keller argues that the company is creating an unnatural fear of digital works, which is contrary to the ideas of the Internet.
Keller and some other librarians argue for the e-book vision set forth by EBrary. EBrary is starting a service that lets us users read books for free.
But it will charge about 25 cents a page when a person tries to print out material or copy and paste it into a different file or tries to download a copy onto a computer.
Christopher Warnock, chief executive of EBrary, believes most consumers won’t want to buy entire books, only the parts that interest them.
“There’s not really a lot of good in owning an electronic file and having to store it and manage it. It doesn’t make sense,” he said.
41．How do publishers get money from the Net Library?
A. They get money from selling their books to the Net Library.
B. They share the money with the Net Library.
C. They get money by cutting the cost of the books.
D. They get the money from the readers.
42．The underlined word “embraced” in the 3rd paragraph means ____
A．take something willingly
B．held something tightly
C．disliked something badly’
D．tried out something hard
43．From the 2nd paragraph we can see consumers ______.
A. don’t care if they are charged money
B. enjoy the service of the Net Library
C. don’t like other people borrowing books
D. complain about the limited number of the new books
44．What does the last paragraph mean?
A. Net Library is not a good way for the consumers.
B. There is no need for consumers to have a whole book.
C. EBrary is not a good library for the consumers.
D. It’s reasonable to charge the consumers money for copying some pages.
B.
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45．The passage above is intended for _____
A. the children who are ready to school
B. the parents whose children will go to school
C. early childhood educators
D. all readers who might read it
46. According to the passage, the children’s educational program has the following advantages EXCEPT that ______
A. it is full of fun
B. it can develop your children’s early skills
C. it’s free of charge
D. it is created and designed by early child educators
47. This passage is likely on _____
A. a newspaper B. a magazine C. notice D. internet
C
Priscilla Ouchida’s “energy-saving” house turned out to be a horrible dream. When she and her engineer husband married a few years ago, they built a $10, 000, three-bedroom home in California. Tightly sealed （密封的）to prevent air leaks, the house was equipped small double-paned (双层玻璃的) windows and several other energy-saving features. Problems began as soon as the couple moved in, however. Priscilla’s eyes burned. Her throat was constantly dry. She suffered from headaches and could hardly sleep. It was as though she had suddenly developed a strange illness.
Experts finally found out the cause of her illness. The level of formaldehyde (甲醛) gas in her kitchen was twice the maximum allowed by federal standards for chemical workers. The source of the gas ? Her new kitchen cabinets and wall-to-wall carpeting.
The Ouchidas were victims of indoor air pollution, which is not given enough attention partly because of the nations drive to save energy. The problem itself isn’t new. “ The indoor environment was dirty long before energy conservation came along,” says Moschandreas, a pollution scientist at Geomet Technologies in Maryland. “Energy conservation has tended to accentuate the situation in some cases."
The problem appears to be more troublesome in newly constructed homes rather than old ones. Back in the days when energy was cheap, home builders didn’t worry much about unsealed cracks.Because of such leaks, the air in an average home was replaced by fresh air about once an hour. As a result, the pollutants produced in most households seldom built up to dangerous levels.
48．What made the Ouchidas’ new house a horrible dream?
A. Lack of fresh air
B. Poor quality of building materials
C. Gas leakage in the kitchen
D. The newly painted walls
49．The underlined word “accentuate” in the third paragraph probably means _______
A. reduce B. increase C. worsen D. improve
50．It can be concluded from the last paragraph that ______
A. there is no air pollution in an old house
B. the air can refresh itself in an old house
C. people paid no attention to energy conservation in the past
D. old houses were poorly planned
51. This passage is most probably taken from an article entitled _____
A. Energy Conservation
B. House Building Problems
C. Indoor Air Pollution
D. Dangers in House Building
D.
There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外表的，外部的) result or product that can easily be realized and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language --- all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their carefulness or courage, as they met with new experiences and unexpected difficulties. In this process, the journey never really ends.
In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is basic to our ability to grow. Do we notice ourselves as quick and curious? If so, then we tend to take more chances and to be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we are shy and uncertain? Then our sense of timidity (胆怯)can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and not to take a step until we know the ground is safe. Do we think we are slow to adapt to changes or that we are not clever enough to deal with a new challenges? Then we are likely to take a more passive role not try at all.
These feelings of unsafety and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face and overcome these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growth. We become hidden inside a shell of our own making.
52．A person is generally believed to achieve personal growth when _____
A. he has given up his smoking habit
B. he has made great efforts in his work
C. he is fond of learning anything new
D. he has tried to determine where he is on journey
53．In the author’s eyes, one who views personal growth as a process
would ______
A. succeed in climbing up the social ladder
B. face difficulties and take up challenges
C. aim high and reach his aim each time
D. judge his ability to grow from his own achievements
54. When the author says “a new way of being” (Paragraph 3) he is referring to ____
A. a new way of taking risks
B. a new system of adapting to changes
C. a new method of noticing ourselves
D. a new way of experiencing the world
55. For personal growth, the author wouldn’t agree that one should ____
A. be curious about more changes
B. avoid internal fears and doubts
C. adapt oneself to new conditions quickly
D. be open-minded to new experiences
E.
Get Ready for Lift-off
Mark Shuttleworth is just 28 years old. He is about to feel out of this world. On April 22, Shuttleworth, who is a South African Internet millionaire, will set off for a dream trip to the International Space Station.
“The training has been excellent.” Shuttleworth said from the Star City training centre just outside Moscow, Russia. Taking a Russian Soyuz rocket, Shuttleworth will become the world’s 、second “space tourist”. Last April, wealthy Californian businessman Dennis Tito paid Russia US $20 million for an eight-day trip to ISS. Tito, 60, helped science by taking some medical tests.
Shuttleworth hates being called a tourist. He said he will take responsibility for radio and life support systems in the capsule. By the time he leaves for ISS, Shuttleworth will have had about eight months of full-time training.
“The training includes weightlessness and centrifuge (离心分离机) training, as well as learning how to use communications and control systems,” he said. Shuttleworth will carry out three experiments in space for South Africa. And he hopes to educate young people about space. “The task is causing excitement among scientists and school kids. I am very satisfied that it is worthwhile,” Shuttleworth said.
He will be met by astronauts at the Space Station, among them is American Daniel Bursch. Living in space for more than a month now. Bursch has already missed some of the simple pleasures of Earth. In space he can’t , for example, enjoy taking a breath of fresh air on a winter morning.
“My family is probably the number one thing I miss –like the kids coming into my room and waking me up,” Bursch said last month in a space –to-ground interview. Father of four Bursch landed at the station last December along with two co-workers. They will be on duty there for five and a half months.
“We have a mixture of Russia and US food. It’s excellent,” Bursch said. “But it surely would be nice to have a pizza and a beer!”
56. The first man who paid US $20 million
to visit space last year was from _____
A. South Africa B. Russia C. Britain D. the USA
57. Shuttleworth will set off to the International Space Station to _____
A. study whether it will do for men to use Internet in outer space.
B. make a trip to realize his dream
C. help scientists carry out some experiments
D. make himself known to the people in the world.
58. When Shuttleworth arrives at the Space Station, ______
A. he can communicate with his family by radio conveniently
B. he can meet many American astronauts
C. he will be supplied with pizza and beer constantly
D. he will have the experience of weightlessness.
59. The underlined word “They” in the sixth
paragraph refers to _____
A. two co-workers
B. Shuttleworth and two co-workers
C. Bursch and two co-workers
D. Bursch, Shuttlworth and two co-workers
F
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6o. we can learn from the first paragraph
that _____
A. many schools armed their students
with weapons
B. violence and crime exist in many schoolyards
C. students use weapons to defend their schoolyards
D. weapons are more dangerous than drugs
61. All of the following are true of home schools EXCEPT that ______
A. Students are free to choose their courses
B. students do well in important national tests
C. they help students find jobs
D. they help students to be independent
62. What is the purpose of the text ?
A. To give information about different schools.
B. To compare home schools with other schools
C. To suggest a new method of school education
D. To persuade people to choose home schools
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A. students B. parents C. teachers D. adults
短文改错 （共10 小题， 每小题1。5分，满分15分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。 对标有题号的每一行作出判断，如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾，如有错误（每行只有一个错误）则按下列情况改正；
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词出加一个漏字符号，在该行右边横线是写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错误的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错误的不要改
Dear editor,
Now video games are very popular among students. Some students are very 1. ________
Interested in video games that they spend all day playing it. Sometimes 2. ________
They forget to do their homework and some even play truant. Each time that 3. ________
they have to pay much money. In order to play video games they often borrow 4. _______
money from other students and some even steal money , it has very 5. ________
bad effects. Too much video game playing needed time, 6. ________
money and energy. The owners of net bars benefit lot, 7.________
and it’s not good for the students’ study and health. 8. ________
I do wish measure could be taken by the government to 9. _______
prevent students of playing video games. 10. ______
Yours ever,
Li Tao
书面表达（30分）
假如你是一名失学儿童，名叫韩眉。 你很幸运得到在北京工作的一位朋友Tom Smith 的帮助，得以重返校园， 于是你回信表示感谢。信的内容如下：
1． 收到寄来的书和钱，表示感谢。
2． 在老师和同学的帮助和鼓励下，取得很大的进步，
3． 决心更加努力，取得更大的进步。
4． 盼望见到Smith 先生，但没有机会，希望他寄张照片。
（字数控制在110字左右）
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答案
1.B 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.B 11.A 12.A 13.D 14.C 15.C 16.C 17.D 18.D 19.D. 20.B
21.B 22.A 23.C 24.B 25.D 26.D 27.B 28.C 29.C 30.A 31A 32.C 33.D 34.B 35.A 36.D 37.C 38.B 39.D 40.C
41.B 42.A 43.D 44.B 45.B. 46.C. 47.D 48.A 49.C 50.B 51.C 52.A 53.B 54.D 55.B 56.D. 57.B 58.D 59.C 60.B. 61.C 62.D 63.B
改错
1． very — so
2． it- them
3． 去掉that
4． 正确
5． it – which
6． needed – needs
7． 在lot 前加a
8． and – but
9． measure – measures
10.of– from 或去掉
作文范文
Dear Mr. Smith,
I am glad to have received your money and books. Now I can go to school again. I am very happy and thank you very much.
I have been studying hard since I returned to school. I have made great progress in my study with the help of the teachers and classmates. And my teachers praised me for it. I have made up my mind to study even harder and make even greater progress with their encouragement. .
I’m looking forward to seeing you, but I have no chance to go to Beijing. Could you post me your photo?
Best wishes!
Yours ever
Han Mei