2015届高考中级英语高考模拟试题（一）

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I. Listening Comprehension（略） II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A

Directions:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word，fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

(A)

Emails have become an everyday part of business life. But not everybody is happy. Manypeople get too many emails, and never have time to read them. Others (25)________ (anger) by bad writing styles. (26) ________ third complaint is that emails seem to ask for an instant response. There is no time to stop and think.

There are other points to think about too. First of all, emails can be read by people other than the (27) ________ (intend) readers. Sometimes this is done by accident, (28) ________ emails are forwarded to the wrong person but some companies monitor emails as a matter of policy. Secondly，depends on what emails(29) ________ software is being used. This means that it is difficult to know exactly the reader will see. And finally, emails can be kept and used later. Sometimes they may even be used in legal proceedings.

So why do people use emails so much? The simple answer is that emails are fast send. It's the quickest way to exchange information in the company. And of course they can be much (31) ________ spoken rather than (32) ________ (formal) than traditional correspondence sometimes they are closer to ________ (write) English.

(B)

In March 2000，I'd abandoned the practice of law and accepted a nine-to-five position as an editor with a publishing company. I threw (33) ________ into the new job with a crazy vigour that would soon change into burnout，just as it had in every position I(34) ________ (hold ) since law school. When office burnout(35) ________ (strike)，I stayed home and turned my energy to the Internet.

Within a Few short weeks.I had become devoted to Crabwalk.com, a blog put together (36) ________ Josh Benton., a young reporter for the Dallas Morning News. I was drawn in by Benton's voice and by his highly individual coverage. He offered a unique mix of funny, personal posts and commentary on arts，culture and politics. He encouraged reader participation, (37) ________ (respond) to comments and holding a birthday-card drive for his elderly grandmother who lived in Louisiana and didn't think anyone would mark the occasion.

(38) ________ (Excite) by the combination of mild exhibitionism and cultural commentary I saw Benton achieving, I decided to start a blog of my own. People are drawn to blogs because they treat the news with personality. What's more bloggers aren't afraid to disagree with the mainstream media, and they have a cheap and easy forum in (39) ________to do it. Increasingly, they're posting not just links to other news sources, (40) ________ ________their own reviews and ideas.

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Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. threat B. specially C. opposed D. poisoning E. strict F. accused G. pursuing H. disturbing I. ban J. medically K. rare Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been ___41___ of killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or ___42___ them.

Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of ___43___ a fox across the countryside, with a group of ___44___ trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.

People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow ___45___ codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.

It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of people ___46___ to fox hunting, because they think it is cruel, has risen sharply. Nowadays it is ___47___ for a hunt to pass off without some kind of conflict between hunters and hunt saboteurs (阻拦者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs frustrate the hunt by misleading riders and ___48___ the trail of the fox’s smell, which the dogs follow.

Noisy conflicts between hunters and saboteurs have become so common that they are almost, as much as a part of hunting as the pursuit of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger ___49___ to their sport. A Labout Party Member of Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ___50___ in Britain.

III. Reading Comprehension Section A

Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

A concerned parent writes:

How seriously should you take a child's fear of the water? My son has a weekly swimminglesson at school which，for us，has become a nightmare vision. His initial reluctance to swim has 51 into a fear that seems little short of a terror. We feel very strongly that it is important that he learns to swim，but each week，as the day of the lesson dawns，our son gets into a real state，which is emotionally 52 for all of us. Should we give in to his extreme reluctance to swim or, as we have been doing，force him to 53 his lessons?

A tutor at a swimming school replies:

I would suggest that this little boy would 54 from one-to-one tuition. Obviously something is happening in school------may be someone has ducked him splashedhim in thepool and he doesn't like it. His parents should try to find out if something 55has happened to cause this problem.

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In a situation like this 56 him won't help at all，but they mustn't give up on him.one-to-one lessons should help. Perhaps the parents should take him 57 at the weekend and make sure it is fun，or get a teacher just for him

It might be a good idea to 58 the school lessons for a while. At the pool，theyshould forget the swimming aspect and just encourage him to enjoy the 59 .

At the swimming school we get a 1vt.vf adults who have been put off at a young age by beingducked or splashed，being taught to 60 with a rope tied around the waist or , a polepushing them, and soperhaps unsurprisingly，they have given up: Of course，there are peoplewith a 61 fear of water，but they are more unusual.

We find that the main thing is helping individuals to become accustomed to getting their face 62 . Bearing this in mind，perhaps bathtime would be a good time for boy's parents to trythis. They should also get him to put his mouth in the water and blow bubbles，and pour waterover his head starting at the back so that it is not too 63 . A lot of people really hategetting their heads wet，but if he can overcome the problem in a 64 environment such asthe bath，he will be off to a good start.

At our children's week，I advise parents of c1ldren who are 65 of water not to putthe pressure on and to be happy with whatever their children can actually achieve in the water.

51.A. entered B. burst C.looked D.developed 52.A. exciting B. exhausting C.disappointing D.satisfying 53.A. give up B. go ahead with C. prepare for D. deal with 54.A. understand B. suffer C.benefit D.grow 55. A. specific B. natural C.healthy D.difficult 56.A. pushing B. criticizing C.comforting D. persuading 57. A.playing B. swimming C.bathing D. traveling 58. A.attend B. review C.leave D. give 59. A. water B. life C.sport D.swimsuit 60. A. surf B. balance C.stand D.swim 61.A. hidden B. public C.popular D.real 62. A. washed B. set C.wet D.clean 63. A. puzzling B. shocking C.inspiring D.satisfying 64. A. unstable B. non-traditional C.non-threatening D.unfavorable 65. A. frightened B. convinced C. reminds D.warned

Section B

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read.

(A)

“Work like a dog” is a familiar idiom in our language. But how many dogs do you know that really work at anything besides being a dog? You probably know about guide dogs for blind people. Other guide dogs help physically disabled people do everyday household tasks. And in detective movies, bloodhounds do what they do best; sniffing (嗅，闻) for the smell of a fugitive from justice (逃避司法的人).

Some dogs do another kind of sniffing altogether. They sniff for bombs anywhere from schools to government buildings to international airports. They may work for a small-town or large-city police

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department, or for the U.S. Treasury Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Wherever they work, their job is similar. They do it well because they have been highly trained.

Bomb dogs are trained to recognize a wide range of smells found in explosives. Their training, carried out by experts over a period of three or four months, is quite simple. They are exposed to the smell of a particular explosive, then given food as a reward. With practice, they learn to connect the reward with locating explosive.

How do dogs become bomb dogs? Often they have failed in a program for seeing-eye dogs. Maybe they frightened easily or were too friendly or curious. Bomb dogs are praised for putting their curiosity to work.

When a bomb-threat call comes into a law-enforcement office, it must be taken seriously. Officer and dog jump into a car fitted with water, extra leads, and dog food. They head off to the possible bomb site and immediately get to work. The dog, on a lead held by the officer, thoroughly searches the area. If the dog smells something suspicious, it scratches, paws, or simply sits down. Then the dog returns to its officer. If there really is a bomb, officer and dog are moved offsite, and an explosive expert or a robot is sent in to remove and disarm it.

Do bomb dogs get time off? You bet. Sometimes a bomb dog lives with its handler and his or her family. There, it participates in all the usual fun of a family pet. Wherever its quarters may be, however, you can be sure that a bomb dog has earned its play time by the valuable work it does.

66. This passage is mostly about ________________. A. dogs that help sniff for criminals B. dogs that are trained to get rewards C. dogs that are trained to find bombs

D. dogs that assist physically disabled people 67. Which of the following might use a bomb dog? A. An animal doctor. B. A police department. C. A bank security guard. D. A school principal.

68. Why can’t a dog destroy a bomb that it smells? A. The dog can’t stay still long enough.

B. The job needs a highly trained person or a robot. C. It’s against the law to train dogs to do that. D. The bomb cannot be destroyed.

69. What does the author most want the reader to understand about bomb dogs? A. They are not as bright as guide dogs. B. They are too hard to train. C. They are not worth the cost. D. They perform an important job.

(B)

The following passage has been adapted from an article in the Herald Newspaper, published in Melbourne in June 1938.

Every week Mrs. Brown has 25 shillings and any extra money she can get from the bone and bottle man, to buy food. With great care and forethought she manages to keep within this amount.

Mrs. Brown is very careful with little economies-for instance, she never buys dripping, but suet

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(dripping and suet are forms of animal fat), and renders (熬炼。。。成油) it. She keeps a stock-pot and never

sells the bones until the marrow(骨髓) has been got from them. And of course, she never sells any fat.

Twice a week she goes to the market for meat, eggs, fruit and vegetables and keeps them in a cool place. She is quite happy to pass by fruit and vegetables which are out of season--not for her either are those handy but expensive tins of pork and beans, those fascinating little snacks, which are not really necessary for the family diet. Instead her meal draw their inspiration from the stock-pot, with its vegetable waters, bacon rinds, cheese parings and whisper for garlic, and an appreciative feelings for salt and cayenne pepper. So she also has plenty of liquid rich in mineral salts for soups and source and extra money is not needed for the drinks or patent medicines or pick-me-ups.

Typical Meals for Mrs. Brown’s Family

A Weekday: Sunday: BREAKFASTBREAKFAST(the same)

Porridge, milk and honey DINNER

One slice each of bread and butter---after that lamb’s fry souffle(white bread, 2 eggs, minced bread and dripping liver and heart, herbs), potatoes, boiled Cocoa and tea cucumber and white sauce

Baked unpolished rice custard with sultans LUNCH

Scrambled egg sandwiches, jam sandwiches EVENING MEAL

Fruit grated cheese complete

Tea and sugar bread, butter, dripping, jam cocoa DINNER

Tripe, delicately seasoned with nutmeg, garlic, onions and mashed potatoes Stewed prunes

70. The passage suggests that Mrs. Brown’s housekeeping methods are_________. A.unnecessarily severe B.tiresomely uninspiring C.admirably disciplined D. Sensibly labour-saving

71. The statement that Mrs. Brown “never sells any fat” in Para 3 suggests that, in 1938, fat was considered to be _________.

A.useless B.unhealthy C. nutritious D.inexpensive

72. “One slice each of bread and butter---after that bread and dripping” in the column “A weekday: BREAKFAST” suggests that________. A.the Brown children sometimes go hungry B.Butter is more expensive than dripping C.Bread is a luxury in the Brown family D.the Brown children do not like butter

73. The main idea of the passage is to _________. A.describe an example of economy

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B.outline the benefits of a healthy diet C.Publish menus that are easy to prepare

D.Illustrate the difficulty of surviving on a low income

(C)

In the world of internet poetry Margaret Ann Griffiths was a legend(传奇）,despite never having had a word published in print. Now, after her death,ancollection of the reclusive poet’s work has gone on sale after a small band of admirers from across the world spent months tracking down poems that were in danger of being lost for ever.

Griffiths spent her later years in Poole, Dorset, surrounded by a menagerie of birds and stick insects, writing poetry under the name Grasshopper and contributing to discussion forums.She appears to have avoided human companionship and instead found herrelease through the internet, publishing on small poetry forums and advising others on their work.It was only after her death at 62 that her growing band of fans realizedher poems were disappearing fast. Roger Collett, the owner of Arrowhead Press, who had tried in vain to persuade her to have her poetry published while she was alive, teamed up with 16 other admirers to rescue herworks.

“It wasn’t easy,” he said. “Since 2001 she had posted on a large number of discussion forums, many of which no longer exist because of the ephemeral nature of the internet.

“We managed to find more than 300 but there are other poems that appear to have gone for ever.”

Griffiths, who also posted under the name Maz, had worked as a doctor’s receptionist but gave it up to care for her ailing parents, now dead. She appears to have had few close friends.

“Initially we couldn’t find her next of kin, but we managed to get permission to publish through the family solicitor and passed copies of the book to them,” said Mr.Collett. He said he had chatted with Griffiths only by e-mail. “She was a bit of a recluse. I had an awful lot of difficulty finding anyone who had met her face to face, in fact I never did.

“She was an incredibly talented woman and it would be a shame if herwork was lost. We wanted to make sure it survived in a solid form. ”

Since the collection of 316 poems, entitled Grasshopper, was published last month, orders have come in from Australia, Canada, the US, the Philippines and Israel.David Anthony, 62, the retired chief executive of Hitachi Capital and an enthusiast of Griffiths’ work, said that her admirers could not let “the first serious talent of the internet poetry age” go unrecorded.“There was such a contrast between her outgoing internet personality andher reclusive attitude in the real world,” he said. “She had a lot of friends on the internet, and huge admiration and respect for the quality of work she produced, and the quality of help and advice she gave to other writers.”

74. According to the passage,Margaret Ann Griffiths ________

A. had been working as a doctor's receptionist all her life

B. had some of her poems published in print when she was alive C. had had quite a number of closest relatives

D. had posted all of her poems through the Internet

75. Griffiths' collection of poetry was prepared and published by ________

A. the owner of Arrowhead Press alone B. her close friends and her closest relatives C. some of her Internet admirers and fans

D. readers from Australia,Canada,the U. S. and Israel

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76. The word “recluse”from the sentence “She was a bit of a recluse”probably means ________

A. a person who lives alone and avoids other people B. a person who has a large number of friends

C.a person whose life cannot be separated from the Internet D.a person whose internet life and real life are completely separated 77. It can be concluded from the passage that ________

A. most of Griffiths' poems have been lost for ever

B. only a few of Griffiths' poems were released under the pen name of Grasshopper C. Griffiths had only one pen name all her life

D. Griffiths' Internet personality was different from her attitude in the real

Section C

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

Sports is one of the world’s largest industries, and most athletes are professional who are paid for their efforts. Because an athlete succeeds by achievement only — not by economic background or family connections —- sports can be a fast route to wealth, and many athletes play only for money than for love.

This has not always been true. In the ancient Olympics the winner got only a wreath of olive Zeawes(橄榄口十花环).Even though the winners became national heroes, the games remained amateur for centuries. Athletes won fame, but no money. As time passed, however, the contests became increasingly less amateur and cities began to hire athletes to represent them. By the fourthcentury A. D. , the Olympics were ruined, and they were soon ended.

In 1896, the Olympic Games were brought back with the same goal of pure amateur competition. The rules forbid athletes who have ever received a $50 prize or an athletic scholar or who have spent four weeks in a training camp. At least one competitor in the 1896 games met these qualifications. He was SpiridonLoues, a water carrier who won the marathon race. After race, a rich Athenian offered him anything he wanted, A true amateur, Loues accepted only a cart and a horse. Then he gave up running forever. But Loues was an exception and now, as the Chairman of the German Olympic Committee said, Nobody pays any attention to these rules.'' Many countries pay their athletes to train year-round, and Olympic athletes are eager to sell their names to companies that make everything from ski-equipment to fast food.

Even the games themselves have become a huge business. Countries fight to hold the Olympics not only for honour, but for money. The 1972 games in Munich cost the Germans 545 million dollars, but by selling medal symbols, TV rights, food, drink, hotel rooms and souvenirs, they managed to make a profit. Appropriately, the symbol 〇￡ victory in the Olympic Games is no longer a simple olive.: wreath — it is a gold medal.

(Note：Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)

78. To many people，sports today is nothing but a__________________.

79. By the fourth century A. D. the Olympic contests became increasingly more_______________,

thus _________ the Olympics.

80. What does the author want to tell through the story of SpiridonLoues? 81. How did the 1972 Munich games manage to make a profit?

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第II卷（共47分）

I．Translation(22分)

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1. 音乐会的门票已经不够长队里每人一张了。（There） 2. 昨天我对儿子说，在打篮球之前必须做完家庭作业。（before）

3. 汤姆陷入沉思，妈妈到他房间来，他都没听见她说了些什么。（thought）

4. 我爱孩子们，但当我年幼的二中和他吵闹的小朋友们在我们家家园里玩，没过两个小时我就会感到心烦意乱了。（confuse）

5. 当我开始谈到他上月丢掉的工作室，他变得特别生气，我明白我得赶紧打住。(so......that)

II. Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words based on the requirement given below in Chinese.

以下是一则校刊杂志的招聘广告。假设你是学生张红，想要应聘。根据广告要求，写一封应聘信。

STARTING NEXT MONTH!!! YOUR NEW… VIGOROUS… EXCITING… TOPICAL… COLLEGE MAGAZINE Are you young and full of fun? Do you have strong views and ideas? Do you want to have a say in what happens on campus? Can you write well in English? Then you can----we need you to join us as a regular writer! Write now to the editor and tell us why you are suitable

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参考答案

1-24 （听力部分）略 25. are angered 29. might/may 33. myself 37. responding

26. A 30. what 34. had held 38. Excited

27.intended 31. less formal 35. struck 39. which

28. when 32. written 36. by 40. but also

41.F 42.D 43.G 44.B 45.E 46.C 47.K 48.H 49.A 50.I 51-55 DBBCA 56-60 ABCAD 61-65 DCBCA

66-69 CBBD 70-73 CCBA 74-77 DCAD

78. fast route to wealth 79. professional ... mining

80. Loues met the goal of pure amateur competition.

81. By selling medal symbols, TV rights, food, drink and souvenirs.

第II卷

1.There are not enough concert tickets for one each in the long line.

2.Yesterday I told my son he must finish his homework before he played basketball.

3.Tom was lost in thought when his mother came into his room and he didn’t hear what she said. 4.I love children, but when my young son and his noisy little friends play in our garden, I’ll get confused in mind in a couple of hours.

5. He got so angry when I started talking about the job he lost last month that I knew I should drop the subject immediately.

One possible version:

Dear sir/madam,

I am an enthusiastic, fun-loving student. I have been writing short stories for the class Writing Group for about two years. I would love to be considered as one of your regular writers.

My first love is writing, but I also enjoy talking to other people and contacting them on the Internet to find out what they think. I am always interested in what my classmates are concerned about from student worries to world events.

Mostly I’d like to write things that are happening in school like sports events, trips to places of interest and hints on how to get better grades. I am pretty fluent in English, and my teachers say my style and presentation are good.

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It would give me such a boost to see what I write in print. I’d love to be involved in your magazine. Yours faithfully, Zhang Hong (148words)

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