廣東省汕頭市2017屆高考第一次模擬考試英語試題(共7頁)

1、精選優(yōu)質文檔-傾情為你奉上廣東省汕頭市2017屆普通高考模擬考試英語試題第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AJob DutyTo keep pace with the rapid increasing of company business and expansion steps, our Wuxi team is now recruiting（招聘）full-time GM Assistant to support on all aspects of

2、firms operation. It will be an attractive opportunity for fresh graduates who desire to explore themselves in administration within a fast-growing team. Responsibilities1. Assist senior management and team colleagues in arranging meetings and pipelining schedules etc. 2. Assist in translation of rel

3、ated documents, correspondence and other files（English or Chinese）. 3. Keep in touch with both internal and external parties（partners, clients, service providers）and maintain public relationship. 4. Conduct administrative work as assigned by supervisor and senior management. Requirements1. Fresh gra

4、duates from top universities majoring in linguistics or administration relate disciplines. 2. Professional level fluency in English and Chinese is a must. 3. Excellent command of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Out look. 4. Details-oriented, team-player and keen on administration work w

5、ith strong time management and communication skills. Working locations: WuxiInterested candidates, please submit your updated resume, available date, expected salary. Those candidates who reach the requirements will be contacted for further interview within one or two weeks time. Candidates are advi

6、sed to submit their applications as soon as they can because of the short timeline of our recruiting process. 21. Why does the company need a GM assistant?A. To keep pace with the rapid development of society. B. To meet the need of enlarging the business. C. To give fresh graduates an opportunity t

7、o be a GM assistant. D. To explore itself in administration. 22. What requirement should a candidate have?A. Being excellent in English and Chinese. B. Having good communication skills. C. Graduating from top universities recently. D. Being excellent in all Microsoft Office software. 23. How soon wi

8、ll the candidates be interviewed?A. They will have an interview as soon as they submit their applications. B. They will have an interview on or two weeks after they submit their applications. C. They will have an interview as soon as they are selected from all the candidates. D. They will have an in

9、terview one or two weeks after they are selected from all the candidates. BThe Alice Ferguson Foundation is a non-profit group that works to improve the environment by building relationships between people and nature. It teaches people ways to protect the environment. At the end of the year, it desi

10、gns events to help children celebrate Christmas without increasing the amount of waste they create. Hanna Seligmann works for the foundation. VOA joined Seligmann recently during one of her talks. “So lets figure out what is in our bag of trash. ”She shows adults and children how to reduce waste dur

11、ing the holiday gift-giving season. ”You can sort it as a cardboard item or you can sort it as a plastic item. ”Seligmann works with volunteers. “We encourage using things that are already in your house like newspaper, old magazines, using a gift within a gift. You can wrap something in a reusable n

12、apkin, wrap something in a scarf, or a shawl（圍巾）or even a reusable tote bag（大手提袋）. ”Lori Arguelles is the executive director for environmental education at the Alice Ferguson Foundation. ”O(jiān)ver time we realized that really just doing trash cleanups was the symptom of the problem, not getting to the r

13、oot cause. And so it was just a little over a decade ago that we started the initiative（項目）itself. ”O(jiān)ne activity is called the Trash Timeline Game. It teaches children that the things they throw away do not decompose at the same rate. For example, paper dissolves in about four weeks. An apple core t

14、akes two months. A metal can takes up to 100 years. A plastic bag will not decompose for 450 years. Glass takes 1, 000 years. And, they say, styrofoam（泡沫聚苯乙烯）never dissolves. Young people taking part in the program learn that reducing waste is important not just during the holidays, but every day of

15、 the year. 24. Why is the Alice Ferguson Foundation created?A. To help children celebrate Christmas. B. To reduce the amount of waste. C. To make the environment better. D. To build relationships between people and nature. 25. What suggestion does Seligmann give on wrapping gifts?A. It is better to

16、use cardboard give on wrapping gifts?B. It is better to wrap gifts in some things capable of being used again. C. It is better not to wrap gifts in plastic items. D. It is better not to wrap gifts at all. 26. What can we infer from Lori Arguelless words?A. Doing trash cleanups means a lot to protect

17、ing the environment. B. We still need to make great efforts on the way to protecting the environment. C. Over a decade our efforts to protect the environment proved fruitless. D. Over time we found the root cause of protecting the environment. 27. Whats the meaning of “decompose”?A. break downB. bre

18、ak outC. store upD. store awayCA single blood test that can reveal a persons susceptibility（敏感性）to cancer and identify any potentially cancer-causing genes-that is the futuristic promise made by genetic testing. It is the reason why a female executive from Wuhan, surnamed Chen, recently spent$5. 925

19、（40, 000yuan）on a genetic test report. She was drawn by advertisements that claimed the rest could help prevent potential cancers in advance”. But without the guidance of a qualified genetic counselor, such book-length reports are almost not understood. Li Zongzhe, 30, a cardiovascular（心臟血管的）doctor

20、at Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, is about to become Hubei Provinces first intermediate-level genetic counselor. The hospital currently has only two elementary-level counselors and none at an advanced-lever. In 2004, Li attended Huazhong University of Science and Technologys Tongji Medical College and st

21、udied under Professor Wang Daowen, director of the hospitals genetics clinic. Now, after a days work, Li goes to his office on the hospitals 24th floor to continue his research into genetic testing. He sleeps in his office, only going home twice a week to change his clothes. “I am entirely interest-

22、driven, otherwise I wouldnt have lasted this long, ”Li said. ”The more research I do, the more I realize that all diseases, apart from external wounds, are related to genetics to some extent. ”“Our job is to help clients understand their own genetic makeup so that we can evaluate the risks, understa

23、nd the root causes, and offer the best possible treatments. ”Recently Li worked with a couple whose first child had brittle（易碎的）bone disease, and ruled out a random change as the cause of the genetic disorder. He there fore advised the family, who wanted a second, healthy child, to have a genetic te

24、st carried out on the fetus（胎兒）8 to 16 weeks after pregnancy to assess its probability of inheriting the disease. 28. Why did Chen spend so much on a genetic test?A. Because she suffered from cancer and needed to do a test. B. Because she wanted to prevent her potential of suffering from cancer. C.

25、Because she wanted to reveal a persons susceptibility to cancer. D. Because she was attracted by a local advertisement. 29. What can we learn from the passage?A. Li learned genetics from Professor Wang Daowen. B. Li is the best genetic counselor in China. C. Li home is on the hospitals 24th floor. D

26、. Li finds from his research that all diseases are related to genetics. 30. What did Li suggest the family do in the last paragraph?A. He suggested they should have a second healthy child to have a genetic test. B. He suggested the mother should have a genetic test when she wanted to have a second p

27、regnancy. C. He suggested they should make a genetic test on their second child immediately the mother had pregnancy. D. He suggested they should make a genetic test on their second child 2-4 months after pregnancy. 31. What is the best title of the passage?A. An interest-driven doctorB. A genetic c

28、ounselorC. A genetic testD. A medical guidanceDIf you suddenly found out you only had 6 months to live, would the things in front of you matter to you?Would the emails waiting for a response matter?Would the work youre doing matter?Would a big car and nice house and high-paying job and cool computer

29、 and mobile device and nice shoes and clothes matter?Im not saying they wouldnt matterbut its important to ask yourself whether they would. For many of us, its the loved ones in our lives. If we dont have loved ones, maybe its time we started figuring out why. Maybe we havent made time for others, f

30、or getting out and meeting others and helping others. Maybe we have shut ourselves in somehow. Or maybe we do have love ones, but we dont seem to have the time we want to spend with them. For many of us, doing work that matters would matter. That might mean helping others, or making a vital contribu

31、tion to society, or creating something brilliant and inspiring, or expressing ourselves somehow. For many of us, experiencing life would matterreally being in the moment, finding passion in our lives, seeing the world and traveling, or just seeing the world thats around us right now. I highly recomm

32、end that you spend at least a little time now, and regularly, figuring out what really matters. Make the time for what does matter today. Put it on your schedule, and dont miss that appointment. Make those tough decisionsbecause choosing to live a life that is filled with the important stuff means m

33、aking choices, and theyre not always easy choices. But it matters. Spend time with your significant others;show them how important they are. Take the time to stay with your child, to read with her, to play with her, to have good conversations with her, to take walks with her. Take time to be in natu

34、re, to appreciate the beauty of the world around us. The life you have left is a gift. Cherish it. Enjoy it now, to the fullest. Do what matters, mow. 32. Why does the author ask so many questions in Paragraph 1?A. To expect readers to solve them. B. To make readers focus on the problems. C. To shar

35、e his puzzles with readers. D. To arouse readers interest in his topic. 33. For many of us, the following things matter EXCEPT . A. enjoying lifeB. having a big carC. creating some great thingsD. being with our loved ones34. What does the author suggest?A. We should often reflect on what is importan

36、t in our life. B. We should spend a little time living a life. C. We should choose to live an important life. D. We should spend all our time with our significant ones. 35. From the writing style of this passage, we can see that it is . A. a novelB. a reportC. a speechD. a poem第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根

37、據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Mistakes are not only a part of life but also necessary for a successful life. But without making use of our mistakes, we would neither go on to master any skill nor realize our goal. George Bernard Shaw said, ”A man learns to skate by staggering（搖晃）about, mak

38、ing a fool of himself. 36 ”But some of us, terrified by possibility of failure, lose pleasure of adventures by being too concerned with what people will think. 37 Sometimes some parents set impossible high standard to encourage top performance. They tell children so often that it will be a great dis

39、appointment if they do not reach the goal. 38 As a result it goes against their wish. One of the first things to realize is that success follows a natural course of trail and error. Impossible standards of perfection make us lose our peace of mid. The sooner one accepts that he is less than perfect,

40、 the sooner he can achieve his goal. 39 We often tell our children how great those inventors are, for they invent the products of mans achievements. But what we forget to emphasize is the painful process by which these miracles came into being. We should stress that nothing comes out right the first

41、 time. The great successes in life are those few who accept responsibility for their mistakes. 40 Many major achievements have resulted from adventurous mistakes, which become stepping-stones of success. They gather their strength to realize their goal, never giving up. Accept mistakes, take a sense

42、 of homour, work hard and there is no doubt your success will come in end. A. They can go on with great adventure. B. In fact, no perfect things exist in the world. C. He is taking great pain that cant be imagined. D. These parents in fact force their children into fear of failure. E. They never was

43、te emotion on regrets when they make a mistake. F. The fact is that most people never observe us so closely as we believe. G. Indeed, he progresses in all things by not minding making a fool of himself. 第三部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1. 5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項

44、，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Have you ever been tempted to cut a corner or to take the easiest route, though you know it may not necessarily be the best one?Or have you ever made a 41 because it was quick and simple, knowing that it might come back to bite you later?I appreciate a parable（寓言）Danish philosopher Sore

45、n Kierkegaard told about the 42 of taking the easy route. It is story about a 43 duck. Though life was difficult 44 , the beautiful creature 45 the boundless heavens and the endless stretches of wilderness. Soaring about treetops and towns, the duck was a symbol of freedom to its tame counterparts（相

46、對物），who could not 46 . One evening during fall migration, he 47 to enter a barnyard where a farmer was feeding his ducks. The beautiful creature ate the 48 the farmer sprinkled（撒）about and liked it so much that he stayed the night in a bed of 49 straw. He ate the ducks corn again the next day. And t

47、he next. And the nextWhen 50 came, he heard his old companions flying overhead and an almost forgotten longing deep 51 him awoke. The duck had reduced his instinct for freedom over the 52 winter. Now he longed to 53 his comrades in the sky, but he had grown fat and unable to fly. The wild duck had b

48、ecome a tame duck. The easy way through our problems, though 54 , may not be the best way. Always remember. The only place you will find success before 55 is in the dictionary!Its a always easier to borrow than to 56 ;easier to jump in now than to do the hard work of planning;easier to 57 than to do

49、 it right;easier to 58 the same than to make changes. 59 you want to fly, you may have to pay a price. But 60 is worth it-at any cost!Are you ready to soar?41. A. betB. differenceC. decisionD. suggestion42. A. resultsB. conditionsC. benefitsD. dangers43. A. fatB. wildC. cleverD. brave44. A. at one t

50、imeB. at timesC. at onceD. at night45. A. ignoredB. admiredC. hatedD. disliked46. A. thinkB. dreamC. flyD. run47. A. attemptedB. intendedC. happenedD. decided48. A. breadB. wheatC. grainD. corn49. A. warmB. thinC. hardD. damp50. A. winterB. fallC. springD. summer51. A. withinB. beyondC. toD. for52.

51、A. bitterB. coldC. comfortableD. tough53. A. joinB. visitC. welcomeD. greet54. A. interestingB. surprisingC. instructiveD. attractive55. A. payB. effortC. rewardD. prize56. A. saveB. lendC. wasteD. spend57. A. tell liesB. take risksC. make mistakesD. cut corners58. A. goB. remainC. getD. become59. A

52、. BeforeB. IfC. AlthoughD. Since60. A. adventureB. experienceC. justiceD. freedom第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1. 5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬热荩?個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。Years ago, I celebrated my 40th with a large group of friends at a restaurant. As I stood on the sidewalk with my friends, a homeless man approached me and as

53、ked for money. I told him that I didnt have any cash. He quietly smiled at me, and moved 61. . While 62. homeless man was still in earshot range, a friend who was just arriving called out, ”Happy Birthday, Marc!”Upon hearing this, the man turned and asked, ”Hey man, is it your Birthday?”Yes, it is,

54、”I said. He walked back to me, with a huge smile on his face, and said, ”Happy Birthday, man!”I was completely unprepared for what happened next:the man reached into his pocket, pulled out a dollar bill, and gave it to me, 63. （say）, ”Here man!Take this, Happy Birthday!”Although I was deeply moved b

55、y this act of generosity, 64. （accept）money from a homeless man was not within my comfort zone, so my 65. （respond）was, ”Thanks!Thats very nice of you, but thats OK. ”The man looked 66. （direct）into my eyes and said, ”Please brother, please take this. I feel so good, 67. I always have a place to sle

56、ep and enough food to eat. ”Finally, I reached out. He gave me the dollar, then held on for a moment and said, ”Thank you, brother!”Needless to say, that experience 68. （leave）me feeling like I had gained far more than $1!This was one of my 69. （great）life lessons showing that the essence（本質）of who we are is never defined by our human circumstances, and no