高考模拟英语试卷
时量：120分钟 满分：150分
考生注意：本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读理解和书面表达。考试结束后，将答卷收回。 PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A （22.5%）
Directions In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letters (A,B or C) on the question booklet.
You will hear each conversation TWICE. Conversation 1
1. Who isn’t the new swimmer?
A. Jack. B. The woman. C. Bill. 2. What does the coach want the swimmers to do?
A. Follow the rules. B. eep practicing in the deep water. C. Take a shower immediately. Conversation 2
3. What is the woman doing?
A. Buying a present. B. Preparing a birthday party. C. Giving some advice. 4. What will the man get for Linda?
A. A book. B. A magazine. C. A CD. Conversation 3
5. What ’s the relationship between the speakers probably?
A. Professor and student. B. School master and teacher. C. Manager and secretary. 6.How did the woman do her work?
A. Slowly. B. Carelessly. C. Efficiently. Conversation 4
7. Which isn’t included in the conference fee?
A. Meals. B. Tea. C. Coffee. 8. How much will the man pay for his room?
A. $25. B. $35. C. $45. 9. What do we know about the man?
A. He will have his own room. B. He will have dinner in the hotel. C. He will share a room with another person. Conversation 5
10. What does Mary want to do?
A. Be out in nature more often. B. Overcome her fear of heights. C. Have something in common with the man.
11. What is the weather like?
A. Clear and cool . B. Sunny and warm. C. Cloudy but comfortable. 12. What will the speakers do next?
A. Go back home . B. Continue climbing. C. Stop to have a meal. Conversation 6
13. Where does the woman live now?
A. In California. B. In Australia. C. In New York . 14. How many children does the woman have?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 15. What is true about the woman’s husband?
A. He’s the man’s close friend. B. He’s a professional golf player. C. He was the woman’s schoolmate.
SECTION B （7.5%）
Directions In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE.
E-cigarettes Ⅰ. Similarity Look, feel, and produce smoke like real cigarettes Ⅱ. Specialty ·They contain a special kind of 16 . ·The “smoke” is actually 17 steam. Ⅲ. Advantages ·You can get the 18 without all the 19 effects. ·You can smoke them anywhere as there is no smell. ·You can improve your finance as they’re 20 than real cigarettes. PART TWO LANGUAGE NOWLEDGE SECTION A （15%）
Directions Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B ,C and D. Choose
the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21．—What a hot summer night! The temperature may be above 40 degrees Centigrade again.
—Why not get ________ cold beer in the air-conditioned room, watching the second season of The Voice of China? That must be ________ great fun.
A. a; / B. /; a C. the; a D. a; the
22. She told me her insurance company needed a capable leader, ________with strong will as well as good
humour.
A. who B. that C. one D. which
— Yes, I _________ his letters and cards many times while I was in Italy.
A. have received B. received C. had received D. would receive
24. ________ with a slow economic situation overseas，more Chinese students are returning home after studying abroad, ________ to work in the country or in west China.
A. Having faced；to volunteer B. To face；to volunteer C. Facing；volunteering D. Faced；volunteering 25. — What did he think of the trip to Beijing last month？ — He had such a good time ________ he visited the Great Wall.
A. until B. that C. where D. when
26. ________ at the foot of the mountain is an old church _______ back to the 18th century when it was occupied by the French.
A. Standing；dating B. Standing；dated C. To stand；dating D. Stood；to date
27. Bob tried to sweet-talk his mother into letting him go out. But when he saw his sweet talk________， he lost his temper.
A. hadn’t worked B. wasn’t working C. isn’t working D. doesn’t work 28. My uncle hasn’t been able to quit smoking, but at least he has_________.
A. cut out B. cut down C. cut up D. cut off 29. Ｉdon’t think Linda could have done such a stupid thing last night，_________?
A. do I B.didn’t she C. did she D.don’t I 30. Mr. Duncan raised an unnecessary question __________ he then failed to find an answer. A. to which B. for which C. with which D. by which
31. The past two years _______ a sharp rise in oil price，which adds to the burden of auto transportation
industry.
A. witnessed B. witnesses C. is witnessing D. has witnessed
32. UN Secretary-General Ban i-moon left for Pakistan this morning， his assistant _________ him there
this Friday.
A. joins B. joined C. joining D. to join
33. This small mountain village is so perfect a place for holidays that visitors never leave it _________.
A. feeling disappointing B. felt disappointing C. feeling disappointed D. felt disappointed 34. After _______ seemed about five hours，we finally arrived at the beaches，just _______ rubbish and
thrown- away plastic bags here and there. A. when；finding
B. what；to find
C. which；to find
D. that；found
35. In this institution a medal together with a prize of certain sum of money _______ gains success in science and technology every two years. A. are given to anyone SECTION B （18%）
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.
As a young social worker in a New York City psychiatric clinic, I was asked to see Roz, a 20-year-old woman who had been referred to us from another psychiatric clinic. It was an 36 referral in that no information was received 37 her first appointment. I was told to “play it by ear”, and to 38 what her problems were and what she needed.
39 an examination to go on, I saw Roz as an unhappy, misunderstood young woman who hadn’t been listened to in her earlier treatment. Her family situation was unpleasant. I didn’t see her as disturbed, 40 rather as lonely and misunderstood. She responded so 41 to being heard. I encouraged her to start a life worth living — to find a job, a satisfying place to live and new relationships. We hit it off well, and she 42 making important changes in her life. The records from the previous psychiatric clinic arrived a month after Roz and I began our successful work together. To my complete surprise, her records were several inches thick, 43 a long period of psychiastric hospitalization. Her diagnosis was “paranoid schizophrenic(妄想型精神分裂症)”, with a 44
B. is given to whoever C. are given to who D. is given to whom
that she was “hopeless”.
That had not been my experience with Roz at all so I decided to forget those pieces of paper. I never treated her as if she had that “hopeless” treatment. I did find out about the horrors for Roz of the hospitalization, of being drugged, separated and abused. I also learned a lot from her about 45 such deeply and unforgettably shocking circumstances.
First Roz found a job, then a place to live away from her difficult 46 . After several months of working together, she introduced me to her husband-to-be, a successful businessman who adored her.
When we 47 our treatment, Roz gave me the gift of a silver bookmark and a note that said, “Thank you for believing and encouraging me.” 36. A. uncertain 37. A. apart from 38. A. figure out 39. A. On 40. A. then 41. A. slowly 42. A. delayed 43. A. requiring 44. A. comment 45. A. surviving 46. A. clinic 47. A. shared
SECTION C （12%）
Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government remains shut down in a partial closure 48 has put hundreds of thousands of Americans out of work, at least temporarily. Lawmakers have yet to reach common ground, and that means many federal workers stay home 49 national parks, monuments and museums stay closed. Some vocal veterans’ groups visited Washington over the weekend 50 protest the closures. But they were not the only ones there. Seeking their place in the spotlight 51 lawmakers publicly supporting the “Tea Party,” a group of lawmakers within the Republican Party strongly opposed to compromising 52 Democrats on matters of budget.
The Million Veterans March - as it was called - was supposed to be a peaceful call for 53 end to the government shutdown now threatening many veterans’ benefits.
Protesters tore down barricades（临时的路障） and carried 54 to the White House where they threw them in front of the gates and shouted slogans against the president.
“It is time that Congress started the government again. Veterans paid a price. Promises were made to them that 55 they serve our country, our country will take care of them. We’re failing in that mission,” said one of the protesters elly.
PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION （30%）
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.
B. unfortunate B. away from B. clear up B. Without B. but B. briefly B. resisted B. describing B. suggestion B. improving B. house B. conducted
C. unconscious C. ahead of C. turn out C. From C. still C. effectively C. started C. repeating C. note C. mastering C. job C. completed
D. unusual D. out of D. bring up D. In D. and D. positively D. avoided D. reporting D. decision D. explaining D. family D. received