高考模拟试题英语黄石市高三统考试题
英 语
第二部分：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）
21. —When will your group go for the spring journey, next week or the week after?
—____
A. Yes, we will. B. At the end of the year, I think
C. That depends. D. It’s my pleasure.
22. —Why not join us in the game?
—_____
A. Oh, that’s all right. B. Sure, please do.
C. No, you do the same. D. Ok, coming.
23. —I can’t find my umbrella.
—You _____ it on the bus.
A. must forget B. must leave
C. must have forgot D. must have left
24. That was the day, I think _____ I’ll never forget in my life.
A. the one B. when C. on which D. in which
25. If you don’t _____ him and his advice seriously, you may feel regret for this some day.
A. keep B. take C. accept D. receive
26. —Why do you drink so much tea?
—Well, _____it doesn’t keep me awake in the nights.
A. although B. as soon as C. as long as D. while
27. With _____ she needed _____, she left the store.
A. something, to buy B. anything, having bought
C. everything, to buy D. everything bought
28. I can _____ some noise while I am reading, but I can’t stand loud noise.
A. put up with B. keep up with C. get along with D. catch up with
29. I don’t think there’s _____in what you’ve said.
A. anything interest B. anything of interest
C. interest of anything D. interesting anything
30. Nobody noticed the thief slip into the courtyard because the light happened to _____.
A. be turned on B. be put up C. go out D. give in
31. They were not yet aware of the hopelessness of their situation, _____the lack of fresh water on the lifeboat.
A. giving B. given C. to give D. being given
32. _____ she wondered if she had made a mistake.
A. Not until long afterwards that
B. It was not until long afterwards that
C. Not long until afterwards
D. It was long afterwards until
33. Hello! I ____ you _____ in Beijing. How long have you been here?
A. don’t know, were B. haven’t known, are
C. didn’t know, were D. hadn’t known, are
34. Ten years had passed. I found she had ____.
A. much white hair B. a little white hair
C. a few white hairs D. a white head of hairs
35. Chaplin, for ____ life had once been very hard, directed a film about life in an American factory.
A. whom B. whose C. that D. 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36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I made a promise to myself on the drive down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I 36 try to be a loving husband and father. Totally 37 . No ifs, ands or buts.
The idea had come to me as I listened to a commentator 38 my car’s tape player. He was 39 a passage about husbands being 40 of their wives. 41 he went on to say, “Love is an act of 42 . A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband 43 our love had been dulled by my own insensitivity (感觉迟钝) . In unimportant ways, really; scolding Evelyn for her tardiness (拖拉); 44 on the TV channel I wanted to watch; throwing 45 day – old newspapers that I knew Evelyn still wanted to read. Well, for two weeks all that would 46 .
And it 47 . Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks 48 on you.” “Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and 49 , maybe a little puzzled.
After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn 50 a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the children 51 week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street investment (投资) firm 52 I am director; a visit to the shell museum, 53 I usually hate museums (and I enjoyed it); 54 my tongue while Evelyn’s getting ready for a late dimmer for us. Relaxed (轻松) and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new promise to keep on 55 to choose love.
36. A. used to B. would C. should D. could
37. A. loving B. lovely C. lovable D. loved
38. A. at B. with C. on D. on
39. A. thinking B. writing C. believing D. reading
40. A. helpful B. useful C. thoughtful D. hopeful
41. A. Instead B. Then C. Otherwise D. Thus
42. A. play B. will C. promise D. story
43. A. that B. but C. when D. if
44. A. insisting B. hanging C. sticking D. suggesting
45. A. about B. up C. away D. in
46. A. happen B. change C. develop D. forbid
47. A. would B. had C. did D. was
48. A. great B. big C. sorry D. tight
49. A. frightened B. anxious C. took D. pleased
50. A. asked B. suggested C. took D. began
51. A. all of B. all C. all of a D. all a
52. A. which B. what C. where D. that
53. A. if B. but C. as D. though
54. A. stopping B. preventing C. keeping D. holding
55. A. reminding B. requiring C. repaying D. remembering
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
The “standard of living” of any country means the average person’s share of the goods and services which the country produces. A country’s standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its ability to produce wealth. “Wealth” in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy: “goods” such as food and clothing, and “services” such as transport and entertainment.
A country’s ability to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country’s natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on.
Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. China is perhaps as well as the U. S. in natural resources, but suffered for many years from wars, and for this and other reasons was unable to develop her resources. Stable political conditions and freedom from foreign invasion(侵略) , enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country well served by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical efficiency (效能) of a country’s people. Old countries that have, through many centuries, trained up a lot of skilled workers and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are laregely unskilled. Wealth also produces wealth. As a country becomes wealthier, its people have a large margin for saving, and can put their savings into factories and machines which will help workers to turn out more goods in their working day.
56. A country’s wealth lies in _____.
A. its standard of living
B. its ability to develop its natural resources
C. its ability to provide goods and services
D. its ability to provide transport and entertainment
57. The word “for most” means _____.
A. most importantly B. firstly
C. largely D. for the most part
58. Which of the following is true?
A. China does not have the ability to turn all its resources to use.
B. U. S. is wealthy just because it has a vast land.
C. According to the passage, water is not a kind of natural resource.
D. With rich natural resources, people can live better.
B
At 2:30 on December 5, 1945, five US Navy training planes took off in clear weather from the base Lauderdale, Florida. The planes flew east over the coast…and disappeared. The group was Flight 19, on a run between Florida and Bahamas. Tailor was the group leader. At about 3:40, Tailor reported that his compasses were not reading properly. The other planes followed their leaders aimlessly, first east, then west, then northeast over the ocean, as Tailor tried to make sure of the direction by radio. Then, suddenly Tailor was heard to give orders to dive…
Quickly, two giant Martin seaplanes were sent up to search for Flight 19. Several hours later, the wind became strong and visibility (能见度) dropped. A return to base was ordered. But only one of the Martin seaplanes landed. Four days later, the Navy and Coast Guard combed a 100,000 square miles area with more than 100 planes and ships. No sign was ever shown of the missing planes.
Today, people have noted the disappearance of many ships and planes in the southwest part of the North Atlantic and began to call this area the Bermuda Triangle (百幕大三角区).
The points of the triangle are Bermuda, Puerto Rico and a spot in the Gulf of Mexico, west of Florida. It is a two – faced water world of tiny islands, bright beaches and beautiful waters. Yet thick fogs, powerful currents (激流) and sudden storms are hidden behind this smiling surface.
59. Why did Flight 19 disappear?
A. Because the wind became strong and visibility dropped.
B. Because Tailor was given wrong orders to dive.
C. Because Tailor couldn’t read his compasses correctly.
D. Because something unknown made the compassed unable to work as usual.
60. In what position did Flight 19 disappear?
A. In the southeast part of the Atlantic Ocean.
B. In the northeast part of the Atlantic Ocean.
C. To the southwest of Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean.
D. To the northeast of Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean.
61. How many planes disappeared altogether that day?
A. Five. B. Six. C. Two. D. Only one.
62. The word “comb” in the passage means _____.
A. cover with B. fly over
C. do up one’s hair with a comb D. search all over
63. Which of the following shows the correct position of the Bermuda Triangle?
(F=Florida, Bm=Bermuda, PR=Puerto Rico, Bh=Barhamas, MG=the Gulf of Mexico, Atl =the Atlantic Ocean, B=Base)
It could happen to you
Many people think there is no need to take special care over home safety.
I’m all right, I’m insured (投保).
Maybe – if you’re fully insured. Even then you can never recover the value you place upon your possessions. But you can’t insure against the suffering of mind that we all feel if our homes are torn apart by some stranger, our windows and doors broken, our possessions ruined.
“It won’t happen to me.”
Won’t it? A house is broken into every three minutes of the day. Loss of all kinds, including cars and things stolen from cars, happens every 3 seconds.
“I’ve nothing worth stealing.”
You may think not. But in fact everyone has something worth a thief’s attention. And we all have things of personal value, even if they’re worth little or nothing in hard cash.
“I’m only a tenant (房客) here.”
Most thieves are on the lookout for easy pickings. They are soon discouraged by houses they can’t get into quickly and easily. So do pay special attention.
“This booklet will help you ……”
it’s based on the practical experience of police forces throughout the country. Most of the suggestions will cost you only a few minutes extra time and thought. A few may cost some expense, but this is small compared with the loss and sadness you might otherwise suffer.
If you are in any doubt, ask for free advice from the Crime (罪犯) Prevention Office at your local police station.
64. The text mainly tells us about _____.
A. how to escape being caught
B. how to take special care of ourselves
C. how to hire a safe house in the country
D. how to protect your home
65. We can learn from the text that_____.
A. it’s impossible to prevent a house from being broken into
B. we all have something that a thief thinks worth stealing
C. most thieves are good at stealing thing from cars
D. you can’t afford to get advice from your local police station
66. If a house if difficult to get into, _____.
A. the thief may give up trying
B. the thief will steal car or things from cars
C. the owner may think extra safety fittings are necessary
D. the owner may think there is no need to take special care
D
Attention to detail is something everyone can and should do especially in a tight job market. Bob Crossley, a human resources expert notices this in the job applications that comes across his desk every day. “It’s amazing how many candidates eliminate (淘汰) themselves,” he says.
“Resumes (求职书) arrive with stains. Some candidates don’t bother to spell the company’s name correctly. Once I see a mistake, I eliminate the candidate,” Crossley concludes, “If they cannot take care of these details, why should we trust them with a job?”
Can we pay too much attention to details? Absolutely. Perfectionists struggle over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward. “To keep from losing the forest for the trees,” says Charles Garfield, associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco. “We must constantly ask ourselves how the details we’re working on fit into the larger picture. If they don’t, we should drop them and move to something else.”
Garfield compares this process to his work as a computer scientist at NASA. “The Apollo II moon launch was slightly off – course 90 percent of the time, says Garfield, “But a successful landing was still likely because we knew the exact position of our goal. This allowed us to make adjustments (调节) as necessary. “Knowing where we want to go helps us judge the importance of every task we undertake.”
Too often we believe what accounts for others’ success is some special secret or a lucky break, But rarely is success so mysterious. Again and again, we see that by doing little things within our grasp well, large rewards follow.
67. According to the passage, some job applicants were rejected _____.
A. because of their carelessness as shown in their failure to present a clean copy of a resume
B. because of their limited education as shown in their poor spelling in writing a resume
C. because they failed to give a detailed description of their background in their application
D. because they eliminated their names from the applicants’ list themselves
68. The word “perfectionists” refuse to those who _____.
A. demand others to get everything absolutely right
B. know how to adjust their goals according to the circumstances
C. pay too much attention to details only to lose their major objectives
D. are capable of achieving perfect results in whatever they do
69. The example of Apllo II moon launch is given to illustrate that _____.
A. minor mistakes may not be noticed in achieving major objectives
B. failure is the mother of success
C. adjustments are the key to the successful completion of any work
D. keeping one’s goal in mind helps in deciding which details can be overlooked
70. The best title for this passage would be _____.
A. Don’t Be a Perfectionist B. Importance of Adjustments
C. Details and Major Objectives D. Hard Work Plus Good Luck
E
Though salivation (分泌唾液) is natural, Pavlov noticed that a dog would salivate not just when it was eating, but also when it saw the man who usually fed it. In Pavlov’s early experiments he simply showed the dog some bread, enough to make the dog salivate. We cannot call this a natural reflex because a dog does not normally salivate at the sight of man. It is what psychologists call a ‘ conditioned response’(条件反射反应). The dog has been taught, or ‘ conditioned’, to salivate when he sees the man.
Having decided to study this, Pavlov developed scientific methods for doing so. In order to make sure the experimenter did not disturb the dog and experimenter were put in separate rooms. Pavlov even put the dog in a kind of frame to make it stand still. He invented a system of tubes for giving the dog food, and watched what happened from outside the room. He found that he could condition the dog to salivate at almost any event – when a bell rang or a light flashed, for example – as long as this event was followed by food.
The American psychologist Skineer developed this idea of conditioning. He could condition animals to do quite complicated things by using a technique he called ‘shaping’. He could teach pigeons, for example, to play table tennis. At first he gave them a reward for knocking the ball a short distance in the right direction. Slowly he increased the distance they must knock the ball before getting the reward, and eventually they received it only when they knocked the ball past their opponent (对手).
71. Which of the following is not the experimenters’ aim?
A. To make sure the experimenter did not disturb the dog.
B. To invent a system of tubes.
C. To condition the dog to salivate at almost any event.
D. To teach pigeons to knock the ball in the right direction.
72. In order to make the dog salivate, Pavolv did not ____.
A. ring the bell B. give the dog food
C. beat the dog D. put the dog in a frame
73. During experiments, Skinner ______.
A. gave pigeons a reward for knocking the ball into the hole
B. gave pigeons a reward for knocking the ball in opposite direction
C. decreased the distance because pigeons must knock the ball
D. gave pigeons a reward for knocking the ball past their ‘opponent’
74. An example of a ‘conditioned response’ is that _____.
A. a dog s mouth waters when it is eating
B. a dog is conditioned to salivate when he sees the man
C. a dog is trained by an experimenter
D. a dog is taught how to drink water
75. The underlined word “psychologist” means _____.
A. 心理学家 B.生理学家 C.物理学家 D.动物学家
第四部分：写作（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）
The former White House cook stopped working last April. He cooked
in traditional French way. His food tasted well, but contained a 76. ________
lot of fat. Doctors say this is not healthier. Welter Scheib. 77. ________
the new chief cook, will have a medical doctor as adviser. 78. ________
Dr Dean Ornish is a heart specialist and writer. He says foods 79. ________
can be low in fat and still delicious. The President’s wife 80. ________
Hillary Clinton chose Mr Scheib after tasted his cooking. She 81. ________
wanted fewer fat in the food she ate in the White house. 82. ________
She wanted to eat more fresh vegetables, and including vegetable 83. ________
pies without the use of chemical. The First Lady would also 84. ________
like the White House to serve more America food. 85. ________
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
最近，你校同学正在参加某报社组织的一场讨论。讨论的主题是：中国是否应大力发展家用小汽车？请你根据下表所提供的信息，客观地介绍这两种不同的意见。
| 60%的同学认为： | 40%的同学认为： |
| 1．应大力发展 2．促进国家经济发展 3．增加就业机会 4．提高生活质量；方便、省时 | 1．应有限度地发展 2．增加城市交通拥挤，交通事故 3．修路占用土地 4．空气和噪音污染 |
注意：1．信的开头已为你写好。2．词数：100左右 3．参考词汇：国民经济—the national economy
About the discussion we’ve had about whether China should devote major efforts to developing car industry, opinions are divided on the question.
60% of the students
2004高考模拟试题—英语—黄石市高三统考试题
英语参考答案
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第四部分第二节
About the discussion we’ve had about whether China should devote major efforts to developing car industry, opinions are divided on the question.
60% of the students think China should fully develop car industry. They believe this will speed up the development of the national economy. More workers will be employed. With cars the people’s life quality will be raised. They will save time and be more convenient in their life and work.
On the other hand, 40% of them think China should control its car industry development. Otherwise, the city traffic will be even heavier and more fraffic accidents will take place. At the same time, more land will be used for the new roads. What is more, air and noise pollution will become more serious.
听力材料
1. W: Is it true you only spent $ 32 on two dinners?
M: No, I only spent half of that.
2. M: Sally broke her arm last week.
W: How did she do that? She’d always been careful.
3. M: I was hoping that you’d wear your new dress. It’s much prettier.
W: But this one is more comfortable for hot weather.
4. M: Excuse me, are you Ann Robinson?
W: No, I’m not. I’m her sister.
5. M: If I go to the store, will you make dinner for us tonight?
W: Bring back enough food.
6. M: Hello, Jane.
W: Hi, Harry. Did you have a good summer holiday?
M: Sure. I went for my holiday on my uncle’s farm
W: Really? What interesting things did you do there?
M: I helped get in some rice, take care of the fruit garden and drove the tractor.
W: Drove a tractor?
M: Yes. It was easy to learn. Did you go away for your holiday, Jane?
W: Oh, no. I just stayed at home. My mother has been in hospital. I had to look after her and help do some cooking and washing at home.
M: I’m sorry. Oh, it’s late. I must be off now. Bye-bye.
7. M: Guess where I went this morning? I went to the Summer Palace at 5:30.
W: You got up so early. Did you have a good time?
M: Yes. It was the first time for me to go to the Summer Palace early in the morning. And I saw many people, especially older people doing morning exercises remained very still.
W: I know what you mean. They were doing “breathing exercises”.
M: I saw two old men sitting under a tree with their eyes closed. They must have been doing the same. There were also many people in the park practicing Taijiquan.
W: Same as Taijiquan, they are national sports. A lot of people practice them every day in the early morning in a park, on a playground, by a river or along the roadside.
8. W: Palace Theatre. Can I help you?
M: Do you have seats for Saturday evening’s Romeo and Juliet?
W: Yes, we’ve got tickets at $ 3.50, $ 5or $ 7.50.
M: I’d like to reserve four tickets at $ 5, please. Can I collect them on Saturday?
W: Yes, but you must pick them up at least half an hour before the performance. Can I have your name?
M: Smith. Mr. Peter Smith.
W: Right. That’s four seats at $ 5 for Saturday, the 8th .
M: What time does it start?
W: 7:45.
M: Thank you. Goodbye.
9. W: Hello! I’m home! Tom?
M: Hi, Mum! I’m in here.
W: Oh, my God! What going on here?
M: I’ll clear it up later. I’ve nearly finished. What do you think?
W: It’s lovely. I like the roof. What a beautiful red! She’ll love it.
M: I haven’t painted the front door yet. What colour do you think it should be?
W: I think green would be nice…or yellow…or perhaps blue…Oh, I don’t know. Would you like me to make some curtains for it?
M: Oh, that would be great, Mum. Oh…by the way…I’m afraid I’ve got a bit of paint on the carpet over there. I’m terribly sorry.
W: Oh, you haven’t, Tom!
M: It’s alright. I think it will come out. If not, I’ll just paint the rest of the carpet the same colour.
10. I was driving along the road to fetch my daughter from school. We were going to go swinning together. I’d finished work at about 4 o’clock and then gone to the post office. Then I’d stopped off at a shop for some fruit and bread. We liked to have some fruit and bread to eat after our swim.
I was driving fast when suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to move from side to side.
I slowed down. Then my car started to shake! Perhaps something had gone wrong with my car, I thought. I stopped and got out of the car. And at the same moment a big tree by the side of the road fell down onto the car in front of me. I understood it was an earthquake!