考前英語模擬預測題(八)

1、考前英語模擬預測題（八）一、單項填空（共35小題，每小題1分，滿分35 分）1. we had really damp october this year i cant remember autumn when it rained so mucha. a；不填 b. 不填；thec. the； and. a； an2. since people are fond of humor, it is as welcome in conversation as elsea. anythingb. somethingc anywhered. somewhere3. my neighbor is very

2、 kind. i11 never forget the she s done for me.a. actionsb favorsc deedsd. help4. the place he suggested to us the meeting is a fivestar hote1a. holdingb to holdc holdd should hold5. children are to meet with set backs as t hey grow up, so their parents dont have to worry about it.a. consistentb arbi

3、traryc. fragiled bound6. did you foresee that so many investors all their money in the stock market?a. had loste lostc. would losed. have lost7. dont let the sadness of your past and the fear of your future the happiness of your present.a. ruinb. to ruinc ruiningd. ruined8. difficuit explorations ar

4、e, humans have never stopped moving forwarda. whileb. despitec. asd. however9. when disaster strikes , you find yourself without water, gas and electricity.a. mightb mustc shouldd will10. many of us who have never been to egypt always egypt with the ancient pyramidsa. associateb. abolishc accumulate

5、d. acquire11. what attracted you to our university?you have a great basketball team and i can for it.a. work outb. look outc try outd. carry out12. according to the nobel prize organization, mo yans work displays ua mixture of fantasy and reality, historical and social aspects.a. conductingb combini

6、ngc conflietingd. concluding13. our new english teacher, who is said to have moved back to china, in america for almost ten years a. livedb. has livedc was livingd had lived14. do you enjoy the moves of gangnam style? 一 i just do it to keep fita. of courseb. not reallyc not likelyd. not a little15.

7、he is very and wellqualified, so he should reach the top of his profession.a. proudb. jealousc ambitiousd enthusiastic16. albert, i have a favor to ask you.a. its a pleasureb. go aheadc help yourselfd.it doesnt matter17. the diaoyu islands in chinese maps since the 14th and 15th centuriesa. have bee

8、n includedb had been includedc were includedd. are included18. why does the lakesmell terrible?because large quantities of water.a. have pollutedb. is being pollutedc has been pollutedd. have been polluted19. a huge amount of environmental damage has been by the destruction of the rainforestsa. brou

9、ght upe brought aboutc. brought downd. brought out20. more consumers are waiting for the further drop of housing prices with money in their hands buying houses, according to a reporta. no better t hanb lit tie more t hanc ot her t hand rather than21. nowadays, you11 notice a phenomenon a lot of peop

10、le are wearing jeans to concerts.a. whereb thatc ifd whether22. along with graduation to look for a job!a. is the need comeb. does the need comec the need comesd. comes the need23. after walking a whole day, i was almost, not feeling bad, thougha. out of shapeb. out of breathc. out of controld out o

11、f order24. todays college is appropriate as a setting for a society, its members must acquire and manage knowledge from a wide variety of sourcesa. whichb. of whichc whered. so that25. being from a family produced great actors, its no wonder that she quickly found her way into the spotlight.a. whob.

12、 wherec. whatd. which26. with economy developing at great speed, our city has quite a few changes in recent yearsa. witnessedb accumulatedc arisend introduced27. the instructions very carefully when filling in the forma. following. to followc followd. followed28. are these seats available? sorry, si

13、r. the seats a. have reservedb. are reservedc reservedd. arereserving29. they so tiredif they for a whole day.a. wouldnt feel,didnt walkb. wou ldnt feel,werent walkingc. wouldnt befeeling , werent walkingd.wouldnt be feeling,hadnt been walking30. the party will start at 7： 00 sharp. comeearlier!. th

14、anks for your mention.a. good ideab. i willc i think sod. youre right31. these experiments were successfully completed would we think of going into humansa. if onlyb. even ifc only ifd so that32. it is difficuit for children to change their eating habit later in life，parents should encourage healthy

15、 eating from an early agea. otherwise. thereforec besidesd. however33. come on, mary! you can also enjoy you have beendreaming of, if you dont lose hearta. as aconvenient life asb. as convenient a life asc. as a life convenient asd convenient as a life as34. thanks for the lift i do appreciate it.a.

16、 no problemb. with pleasurec not necessaryd. apiece of cakelook at35. you are always telling me i am lazy.your room what a mess it is!a. the day has eyes, the night has earsb. the great thieves punish the little onesc. that is like the pot calling the kettle blackd. when one will not, two cannot qua

17、rrel二、完型填空（共20題；每小題1分，滿分20分）請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的a、b、c、d 四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。a few weeks after my first wife, georgia, was called to heaven, i was cooking dinner for my son and myself. for a 36, i had decided on frozen peas as i was cutting open the bag, it 37 from my hand and crashed to the floo

18、r the peas, like marbles, 38everywhere. i tried to use a broom, 39 with each sweep they just rolled across the kitchen.for the next week, every time i was in the 40, i found a peain a corner, or behind a table leg they kept 41. eight months later i pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and

19、 42 12 frozen peas hidden underneath.at the time i found those few remaining 43, i was in a new relationship with a wonderful 44 id met in a support group after we married, i was reminded 45 those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my 46 had been like that bag of frozen peas it had shatt

20、ered my wife had died； i was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble 47 his new surroundings and the 48 of his mother. i was a bag of spilled frozen peas； my life had come apart and scattered.when life gets you 49, when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you 11

21、never 50, remember that its just a bag of seattered frozen peas. the peas can be 51, and life will move on. you 11 find all the peas 52, including the ones that are hardest to find. and when youve got them 53 you 11 start to feel whole again.the life you know can break apart at any time. but you 11

22、have to 54, and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. will you keep seattering them around with a broom, 55will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?36. a. drinkb fruitc. vegetabled. meat37. a. movedb. walkedc rand. slipped38. a. rubbedb rolledc. grewd existed39. a. b

23、utb. andc althoughd. so40. a. bedroomb living roomc kitchend. storeroom41. a. getting upb. turning upc. taking upd. using up42. a. foundb. atec. leftd planted43. a. presentsb. cansc veetablesd. peas44. a. manb childc womand boy45. a. ofb. forc withd. in46. a. wifeb. lifec sond. friend47. a. turning

24、tob leading toc adjusting tod.addingto48.a.thankb.lovec helpd. loss49.a.dow nb.nearc closed. wide50.a.get itb. make itc take itd.leave it51.a.grewbboughtc collecteddfrozen52. a. eventuallyb. fortunatelyc. properlyd specially53. a. bothb. allc. eitherd each54. a. call onb. put onc bring ond. move on5

25、5. a. whileb becausec sinced or三、閱讀理解（共15題；每小題2分，滿分30分）請認真閱讀下列短文，從短文后每題所給的a、b、c、d 四個選項中，選出最佳選項，alighter and cheaper than highquality video cameras, to day s bes t smar tphones can sho ot and edit highdefinition (hd) videos with lowerquality lenses (透鏡)and image sensors, smartphones probably wont rep

26、lace professional video cameras anytime soon. still, some creative filmmakers are extending the borders of smartphone moviemaking by shooting professionalquality films using only smartphonessoon after applets iphone 4 was released, two filmmakers decided to make a short film using only their iphone

27、4s. michael koerbel and anna elizabeth james shot and edited the oneandahalfminute film apple of my eye in only 48 hours audiences were fascinated with the f ilm, in which a man and his grandfather connect emotionally while admiring a model train set in a store window. the filmmakers followed up the

28、ir success with goldilocks, an extraordinary spy novel told over nine, threeminute filmsmany filmmakers are convinced that smartphone films are here to stay. one sign is their inclusion in major film festivals in february 2012, organizers of the berkshire international film festival staged the 10 x

29、10 on north festiva1. entries included oliver by hooman khalili, an award-winning film about a girl whose special powers enable her to brighten the lives of three lonely people. another entry was yearlapse" 11, a 365second film by zsoit haraszti that describes an actual journey he made from new

30、 york to london.during the festival, which ran from february 16 to 26, these and many other smartphone films were shown at the beacon cinema in pittsfield, massachusetts. similar festivals in canada and south korea have given smartphone filmmakers opportunities to show off their creative work56. wha

31、t does the article implyabout smartphone filmmakers?a. their efforts have gotten little attentionb. their biggest challenge is finding actorsc. theyve influenced famous movie studiosd. they must overcome equipment limitations57. what does the article point out about harasztis film?a. it uses slowmot

32、ion effectsb. it took just minutes to makec. its cast was quite larged. it s based on true events58. which film is about secret agents?a. apple of my eyeb goldilocksc. olived. yearlapse1159. according to this article, what is true about the festivals in canada and south korea?a. theyre held at the s

33、ame time of yearb. theyre part of an emerging trendc. they both receive government supportd. theyre still in the planning stages60. where does the receipt most probably come from?a. suitcase tracing websiteb. delivery center of united airlinesc. baggage resolution centerd. information center of the

34、airport61. from the receipt we can learn that john jackson a. must have filed his delayed baggage report alreadyb. couldnt deal with his delayed baggage on lineuntil july 17,2012c. should call 8022479999 for the informationabout his delayed baggaged. may not know anything about his delayed baggage d

35、uring the first five days62. which of the following information is not provided in the receipt?a. the description of the customers checked suitcasesb. the regular routine of the delayed baggage tracingc. the cont act phone number of albany n. y. airportd. the customers delayed baggage file reference

36、 numbercdoes solving a math problem give you a headache? do you feel nervous when you sit a math exam? for most students, math can be tough but scientists have proved that math problems can actually trigger physical pain.scie ntists came to his conclusion with an in dep th experiment, which was publ

37、ished in the public library of science one journal. they began by finding out how much participants fear math. those involved were asked a series of questions such as how they feel when they receive a math textbook or when they walk into a malh lesson.based on their answers, participants were divide

38、d into groups one group was made up of people who were particularly afraid of math and participants in the other group were more comfor table with the subject both groups were then given either math tasks or word tasks when a math task was going to come next, a yellow circle would appear but when a

39、word task was soon to come, a blue square would be shown.using a brainscan machine, scientists noticed that whenever people from group one saw a yellow circle, their brain wou 1 d respond in a way similar to when their body is feeling pain. it was like the pain they wou 1 d fee, for example, if they

40、 burnt their hand on a hot stove but they reacted less strongly when they knew that they would be faced with a word taskhowever, scientists saw no strong brain response from people in the second groupmath can be difficult, and for those with high levels of mathematicsanxiety ( hma ) , math is associ

41、ated with tension, apprehension and fear. “when you are really thinking about the math problems, yourmind is racing and you are worrying about all the things that could go wrong，” explained ian lyons fromuniversity of chicago, us, leader of the study. “the higher a personas anxiety of a maths task,

42、the more he activated brain regions associated with threat detection, and the experienee of pain. ”more interestingly ， the brain activity disappeared when participants actually started dealing with the math tasks “this means that its not that math itself hurts； rather, the anticipation of math is p

43、ainful, ” lyons saidbased on the study， scientists suggested that things could be done to help students worry less and move past their fear of math, which might mean they perform better in tests63. in the first stage , scientists ask participants some questions to a. see whether math hurtsb. find ou

44、t how much they fear mathc. observe how their brain responsed. test their endurance of pain64. the underlined word “the anicipation of math" is closest in meaning to a. the attempt of learning niathe. the motivation to work out math problemc. the effort to understand mathd. the act of thinking

45、about math65. which is the best title for the passage?a. how to overcome math fearb. physical pain affects math performancec. math pain in your braind unknown truth about pain66. what can be coneluded from the experiment?a. the anticipation of math has no relation to students confidence in mathb. mo

46、derate mathematic anxiety promotes studentsacademic performancec effective solutions have been worked out to lower students anxiety of mathd.physical pain caused by hma disappears in the process of doing math problemdas we drove along, my spirits went up again, and i turned, with pleasure, to the th

47、ought of the new life which i was entering but though it was not far past the middle of september, the heavy clouds and strong northeasterly wind combined to make the day extremely cold； and the journey seemed a very long one, so that it was nearly one oclock before we reached the place of our desti

48、nation. yet when we entered the gateway, my heart failed me, and i wished it were a mile or two farther off. for the first time in my life i must stand alone： there was no retreating now i must enter that house , and introduce myself among its strange people but how was it to be done? true, i was ne

49、ar nineteen； but, thanks to the protecting care of my mot her and sis ter， i well knew that many a girl of fifteen, or under, was gifted with a more woman 1 y address, and greater ease and selfpossession, than i was. yet, anyway, i wou 1 d do very well, aft er all ； and the children, of course, i sh

50、ould soon be at ease with them."be calm, be calm, whatever happens, ” i said within myself； and truly i was so fully occupied in steadying my nerves and keeping down the rebellious beat of my heart that when i was admitted into the hall and into the presence of mrs bloomfield, i almost forgot t

51、o answer her polite greeting； and it afterwards struck me that the little i did say was spoken in the tone of one halfdead or half-asleepwith due politeness, however, she showed me my bedroom, and left me there to take a little refreshment for a little while and led me into the diningroom some beefs

52、teaks and potatoes were set before me； and while i dined upon these, she sat opposite, watching me (as i thought) and trying to keep something like a conversation consisting chiefly of commonplace remarks. in fact, my attention was almost wholly absorbed in my dinner： not from appetite, but from the

53、 toughness of the beefsteaks, and the numbness of my hands.“i have had so little time to attend to their education myself, but i think they are clever children, and very willing to learn， especially the little boy； he is, i think, the flower of the flock a generous, noblespirited boy, one to be led,

54、 but not driven, and remarkable for always speaking the truth ” "his sister mary ann will require watching, ” continued she, “but she is a very good girl on the whole, though i wish her to be kept out of the nursery as much as possible, as she is now almost six years old, and might acquire bad

55、habits from the nurses i have ordered her bed to be placed in your room, and if you will be so kind as to look after her washing and dressing, and take charge of her clothes, she needs to have nothing further to do with the nursery maid. ” i replied i was quite willing to do so； and at that moment t

56、he children entered the room tom bloomfield was a wellgrown boy of seven. mary was a tall girl, for her age of six, somewhat dark like her mother the second sister was fanny, a very pretty little girl, looking little younger than mary. the remaining one was harriet, alittle broad, fat, merry, playfu

57、l thing of scarcely two, whom i had more desire for than all the rest but with her i had nothing to do.67. which of the following statements best describes how the writer felt when she entered mrs eloomfields home?a. she was nervous, dissatisfied with her manners but still confidentb. she was cold, hungry but eager to see all the children in the familyc. she was frightened, nervous and regretful about her decisiond. she was calm, confident and very happy with all the family68. what job would the writer take in mrs bloomfields home?a. a nursery ma