mxt-第二次高考模擬考試(英語)

茂名市第二次高考模擬考試英語本試卷共10頁,三大題,滿分135分?？荚囉脮r(shí)120分鐘。注意事項(xiàng)：答卷前，考生務(wù)必用黑色字跡的鋼筆或署名筆將自己的姓名和考生號(hào)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷種類(B)填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)地點(diǎn)上。將條形碼橫貼在答題卡右上角“條形碼粘貼處”。選擇題每題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑，如需變動(dòng)，用橡皮擦潔凈后，再選涂其他答案，答案不能答在試卷上。非選擇題必須用黑色字跡鋼筆或署名筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定地區(qū)內(nèi)相應(yīng)地點(diǎn)上；如需變動(dòng)，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新的答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案無效?？忌仨毐３执痤}卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，將試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ語言知識(shí)及應(yīng)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共15小題；每題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其粗心，然后從1—15各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最正確選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Iwasdrivinghomewithmy8-year-oldsonafteratriptothegrocerystore.Trafficwaslight.Thesunwasshining.Acoolautumnbreezewasintheair.Iwas1singingalongtothesongplayingontheradio.Ipulledtoastopattheintersectionandlookedbothways.Theroadwas2.Islowlystartedtomakearightturnwhen3acarroundedacurveathighspeedandcamestraightatme.Istampedonthebreaksofmycarkillingtheengineintheprocess.Thespeeder4pastmydeadcarmissingmebyincheswithoutevenslowingdown.BeforeIknewitastreamofdirtywordswasflyingfrommylips,chasingafterthecaranditsdriver.Ithenlookedovertomysonwhowasstaringupatme5.Witharedfaceandan6smileIstartedthecar,pulledbackontotheroad,andheadedhome.LaterthateveningIwasreadingabookwhenIheardcertain,7wordscomingfrommyson’sbedroom.Hewasreplayingtheincidentoverandoverinhismindand8enoughtomakeasailorblush.ToolateIrealizedthepowerofthosewordsthathadflownfrommylipsinthatmomentof9.Ittookalotoftalksaboutgoodlanguageandbadlanguagewithmy10toundothedamageofthatoneincident.That11,however,didteachmejusthow12wordscanbe.Ithelpedmetoswearoffswearinginmyownlifeandtostartusing13thatupliftandinspireinstead.Islowly14thatlanguageisagiftfromGodandshouldbeusedtomakeourworldbetterratherthan15.Ipraythatallofyourwordstodayarefulloflove,joy,happiness,andlight.B.quietlyC.loudlyD.lazily2.A.clearB.crowdedC.smoothD.long3.A.graduallyB.slowlyC.silentlyD.suddenly4.A.walkedB.draggedC.zoomedD.crawled15.A.innocentlyB.differentlyC.cautiouslyD.suspiciously6.A.pretendedB.confusedC.embarrassedD.pleased7.A.confidentB.unpleasantC.familiarD.straightforward8.A.trainingB.promisingC.explainingD.swearing9.A.difficultyB.peaceC.angerD.hurry10.A.sonB.heartC.friendD.driver11.A.eveningB.momentC.attemptD.mistake12.A.politeB.cleanC.strongD.valuable13.A.actsB.wordsC.examplesD.pictures14.A.admittedB.noticedC.realizedD.suspected15.A.saferB.slowerC.dirtierD.worse第二節(jié)語法填空(共10小題，每題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，按照句子構(gòu)造的語法性和上下文連接的要求，在空格處填入一個(gè)適合的詞或使用括號(hào)中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)為16～25的相應(yīng)地點(diǎn)上。Iamajuniorinhighschool.Thereisaladyatmyschool16jobistohandoutcall-slips(索書單)andpreventstudentsfromleavingcampus17permission.BeforetodayIhadneverseenhersmile.TheotherdaymyfriendsandIwereeatinginthecafeteriaandIsawherwalkingaround.Whenshecame18(close)tousIcouldseethatshewascrying.Shepulledoutatissueandquicklywipedhereyes.Ithoughttomyselfthatthisladyissounder-appreciatedandneeds19(recognize)forallherhardwork.SoIwroteanotetellingherthatthestudentsappreciatedeverythingshedidand20hercontributiontoourschoolmadeadifferenceinallofourlives.Isignedit"Somethankfulstudents"andslippeditinto21envelope.ThenIrealizedIdidn'tevenknowhername.Iaskedallofmyprofessorsbut22knewhername.Ifinallywenttoasktheladyatstudentservicesand23(tell)thathernameisKathy.Iboughtherabouquetof24(colour)sunflowersandtapedtheenvelopetoit.Ibroughttheflowerstoschoolandleft25inheroffice.Shecameintomythirdperiodclassshortlyafterwardstodeliveracall-slip,andthereitwas-asmileonherface!Ⅱ閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)閱讀理解(共20小題；每題2分，滿分40分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最正確選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AWhenIwasaboyIalwayswantedtobeacowboy.IremembermyMomworryingaboutmegettingsickfromtheheatinthesummer,becauseIworeathickbluesweaterallthetime.Norespectablecowboy,however,wouldwearshortsleevessoIsweatedwhileIplayed.Onedaymyparentsgavemeabbgun.Itlookedjustlikeagunthatallthecowboysusedinthemovies.IspenthourseachdayduringthosesummermonthsshootingatstumpsandpretendingtobeJohnWayne(filmactorwhoplayedtoughheroes).AsIwascomingintothehouseoneafternoon,though,Itrieditonetimetoomany.ThegunthatIthoughtwasemptyletoutasoftpopandabulletflewacrosstheroomandpartedthehairofmyDadwhowasasleeponthecouch.MyDadtookonelookatthebbholeahalfinchabovehishead,walkedovertome,tookmygun,walkedoutside,andcalmlybrokeitinhalf.Ididn’cryttoomuchoverthis.IknewhowcloseIhadcometohurtingmyDadwithmystupidity.I2didn’texpecttoevergetanotherbbguneither.ThatiswhyIwassosurprisedwhenmyDadboughtmeanotheronethenextyear.IguesshethoughtIhadwisedupenoughtoknowhowtouseitthistime.Ineverputasinglebbinthenewgun,butinmyimaginationJohnWaynerodeagain.Ieventuallyoutgrewmycowboystage,butIneverdidoutgrowmyappreciationformyFather’sforgiveness.HeshowedmethatevenwhenImessedupintheworsewayIwasstillloved.HegavemeanotherchanceandletmeknowthatIwasforgivenwhetherIdeserveditornot.Hesharedwithmesomeoftheunconditionalloveandforgiveness.Maywealwaysembraceandsharethatloveandforgivenessaswell.Theauthorworeathickbluesweaterbecause_________.hewaseasytogetsickhewantedtobelikeacowboyhehopedtoberespectedbycowboyshedidn’twanthismothertoworryabouthimHowdidtheauthorfeelwhenhereceivedthefirstbbgun?A.Doubtful.B.Surprised.C.Regretful.D.Overjoyed.28.Theauthordidn’tcrybecause_________.A.heunderstoodhismistakeB.hisfatherdidn’tscoldhimC.hisfatherwasnothurtafterallD.hedidn’texpecttoanothergebbgunAfterDadboughthimanotherbbgun,theauthor__________.forgothowtouseitwasexcitedtouseitfeltthankfulforhisfatherhadlostinterestincowboysWhatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?ANewBBGunAFather’sforgivenessACowboy’sExperienceTheMistakeofaNaughtyBoyBIt’snevereasymovingschools.You’resettledintheschoolyou’rein,youhaveyourfriendsaknowyourteachersandyoujustdon’twanttheButchangeunfortunately.sometimesitisnecessarytomoveschoolsandstartagain.Onceyou’vestartedatthenewschooltherearelittletipsandtricksyoucouldtrytohelpyoufitinandmakenewfriendseasily.Whenyoustartatanewschoolyoumaybenervousandbekeentomakenewfriendsassoonaspossible.Youmayfeellikeyouneedtomakefriendsbychangingwhoyouare.Ifyouwanttomakefriendsquicklyyoumayfeelliketofitinyourneedtoalteryourpersonality.Thisisnotagoodidea.Changingwhoyouareforotherpeoplewillonlymakeyoufeelinsecureandpressured.Beyourself,youdon’tneedtochangsoonenoughwillfindfriendswholikeyouforwhatyouare.Whenyoumovetoanewschoolinanewareayoumaywanttokeepintouchwithfriendsfromyourlastschooland,dependingonhowfaryounowlivefromtheoldschool,youusuallycan.Butthatdoesnshouldavoidmakingfriendsatyournewschool.Ifyouareinvitedtoanotherpupile’shousefortoffer.Youmayprefertogooutwithyouroldfriendsbutbygettinginvolvedwithotherpupilsyouyourselfmakingfriendsmuchmoreeasily.3Theteachersatyournewschoolwillbehappytohelpyousettlein.Ifyouarehavinganytroublefittinginorevenifyoujustwanttotalktosomeonewhounderstands,haveawordwithyourteacher.Heorshewillbehappytolistentoyou.Ifyouarehavingtroublewithanotherclassmemberandyoudon’tknowaboutit,talkwithyourteacher.Yourteacheristheretohelpsobesuretoconfideinhimorherwheneveryouneedto.Movingtoanewschoolinanunfamiliarareacanbehard.You’llbekeentofitinbutdonmuch.Beforelongyou’llhavemadelotsoffriendsandyouhavingfunagain’.llbeWhydoestheauthorthinkmovingschoolsdifficult?Youareusedtoyouroldenvironment.Yourteachersdon’twantyoutochangeschool.Itisnevereasytogetpermissionoftheauthority.Itisdifficulttomakenewfriendsinanewschool.Aftermovingtoanewschool,youshould___________.A.listentoyourteacherB.trytobeyourselfC.changeyourpersonalityD.forgetyouroldfriends33.Theunderlinedwords“confidein”inthefourthphcanparagrabereplacedby________.A.believeinB.haverespectforC.haveconfidenceinD.tellyourthoughtsto34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthesuggestionmadebytheauthor?A.TakeupinvitesB.TalktoyourteachersC.AlwaysbeyourselfD.Keepintouchwithyouroldfriends.35.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Givingadviceonhowtomovetoanewschool.B.Givingadviceonhowtolearnwellinanewschool.C.Givingadviceonhowtofitinatyournewschool.D.Givingadviceonhowtomakefriendsinanewschool.CWeliveina“now”culture.Ifittakesmorethanfivesecondsforawebsitetoload,wewonwanttocallourfriendsnow,evenifwe’llminutesseethem.Thein10“now”cultureisoneofconvenience,andlet’sfaceit,conveniencecanmakeourliveseasier.Unfortunately,bygainingconvenience,we’velostsomeofourpatience.Ifyou’relikeme,notcomenaturally.HereareafewtipsI’velearnedalongthewaytocultivatemorepatienceinmylife:Askyourselfwhyyou’reinahurryIfyou.feelrushedwhilegoingaboutyournormalday,askyourselfwhy.Willtheworldendifyougethomefiveminuteslate?Whatifyoustoptotalktotherandompeopleyoumeeteachday?Ifyoudostoptotalk,you’llbeamazedhowmuchmoreconnectedyou’llfeeltoyocommunity.Hangaroundpeoplewhohavepatience.IhadalotlesspatiencebeforeImetmyhusband.Beingaroundhimdailyhascertainlygivenmeagreaterappreciationfortheartofwaiting.He’snotonlyagreatesomeonewholiveshislifepatiently,buthetellsmeifI’mgettingtooanxiousorimpatient.Ifyoudon4someonewho’spatientinyourimmediatecircleoffriends,takeaclasslikeyogawheremeditationispartoftheart._____________________.Sometimesyoucanlosesightoflong-termgoalsintherushtowardsinstantgratification.Mostpeopletryingtoloseweighthaveahardtimecuttingoutsugaryorcarb-loadedfoodscompletely.Ithelpstocuttheseloftylong-termgoalsintosmallerchunks.Toencourageweightloss,youcanslowlycutbackonyourcalorieintakeorincreaseyourexerciseregimeneachweek.Whateverrouteyoutake,settingthoselittlegoalswillhelpyouachievethebigonesfaster.Thinkofthethingsyou’vegainedbybeingWhenpatientall.elsefails,IthinkofthegoodthingsthathavehappenedinmylifebecauseIwaited.Passinguponafew“-so”jobofferslastyearpavedthewayformetolandajobIreallywanted.Whenyoucanthinkofpositiveoutcomesthathavecomefromwaiting,itputsintoperspectivewhyit’snotalwaysthebeststrategytorushintothings.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofpatience?Itmakesourlifeeasier.Itbringsconveniencetolife.Itcanbegainedbyslowingyourselfdown.Itisacommonphenomenonina“now”culture.Wecaninferfromthefourthparagraphthat________.patiencecanbelearnedfromotherswomengetmorepatientaftermarriagepatienceplaysanimportantroleinmarriagetheauthorgetsmorepatientbytakingayogaclassWhatisthebesttitleforthefifthparagraph?Neverlosesightofyourlong-termgoals.Setalong-termgoalandachievebigones.Focusonshort-termgoalstoreachlong-termones.Setbothlong-termgoalsandshort-termonestoloseweight.39.Theunderlinedphrase“Passingupon”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______.A.SeizingthechanceofB.DoingwellinC.MakingfulluseofD.Refusingtoaccept40.Theauthorsupportsherargumentsmainlyby______.A.analyzingcausesB.givingexamplesC.describingprocessD.makingcomparisonDGlobalPositioningSystems（全球定位系統(tǒng)）arenowapartofeverydaydrivinginmanycountries.Thesesatellite-basedsystemsprovideturn-by-turndirectionstohelppeoplegettowheretheywanttogo.However,theycanalsocausealotofproblems,sendyoutothewrongplaceorleaveyoucompletelylost.Manytimes,thedriveristoblame.SometimesaGPSerrorisresponsible.Mostoften,saysBarryBrown,itisacombinationofthetwo.BarryBrowniswiththeMobileLifeCentreinStockholm,Sweden.HetoldusaboutanincidentinvolvingafriendwhohadflowntoanairportintheeasternUnitedStates.ThereheborrowedaGPS-equippedcartouse5duringhisstay.Mr.Brownsays,“Theyjustpluggedinanaddressandthensetofftotheirdestination.And,thenitwasnt’untiltheyweredrivingforthirtyminutesthattheyrealizedtheyactuallyputinadestinationbackontheWestCoastwheretheylived.Theyactuallyputtheirhomeaddressin.Soagain,theGPSiskindof'garbageingarbageout'.”Mr.Brownsaysthisisacommonhumanerror,butwhatmakestheproblemworsehastodowithsomeoftheshortcomings,orfailures,ofGPSequipment.Hesays,“OneproblemwithalotoftheGPSunitsistheyaverysmallscreenandtheyjusttellyouthenextturn.Becausetheyjustgiveyouthenextturn,sometimesthatmeansthatitisnotreallygivingyoutheoverviewthatyouwouldneedtoknowthatit’sgoingplace.”Mr.Brownsays,“Oneofthethingsthatstruckus,perhapsthemostimportantthingwasthatyouhavetoknowwhatyou’redoingwhenyouuseaGPS.Therearethesenewskillsthatpeoplehavedeveloped.Therearethesenewcompetencies（資格）thatyouneedtohavetobeabletouseaGPSbecausetheysometimesgowrong.ThisgoesagainstacommonbeliefthatGPSsystemsareforpassivedriverswholacknavigationalskills.BarryBrownsaystomakeGPSsystemsbetterweneedabetterunderstandingofhowdrivers,passengersandGPSsystemsworktogether.AccordingtoBarryBrow,inmostcases,________areblamefortheproblems.humanerrorsGPSerrorserrorscausedbybothdriversandGPSerrorscausedbyputtinginawrongaddress42.TheexampleofBarryBrown’sfriendisusedtoshowthat_________.A.GPSisnothingbutgarbageB.GPSisstillnotaccurateenoughC.itisdifficultfordriverstouseGPSequipment.D.sometimesdriversareresponsiblefortheproblemItcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat_______.It’simpossibletodrivefromthesteatothewestintheUS.BarryBrown’sfriendwenttoStockholm,Swedenbyplane.Givenwronginstructions,theGPSwillproducewrongresults.GPSsystemsareforpassivedriverswholacknavigationalskills.WhichofthefollowingsisoneoftheshortcomingsofGPSequipment?Ittellsthedrivertoturnonceatatime.Itgivesthedrivertheoverview.Itsscreenistoosmalltobeseenclearly.Itisonlysuitableforpassivedrivers.What’sthemainideaofthetext?GPSsystemsneedtobeimproved.DrivingwithGPScanbedifficulttonavigate.DriversshouldunderstandhowGPSsystemswork.DriversshouldlearntouseGPSsystemscorrectly.第二節(jié)信息匹配(共5小題；每題2分，滿分10分)閱讀下列應(yīng)用文及有關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請?jiān)诖痤}卡上將對應(yīng)題號(hào)的相應(yīng)選項(xiàng)字母涂黑。6以下是招聘廣告信息：ARecordingparttimejobforforeignerswithhighsalaryThereisarecordingparttimejob.TheprogramisheldbyChineseAcademyofSciencesandMicrosoftforcaraudiocontroldrivingsystem.Therecordingwillbedoneinadrivingcar,whichwillmaketherecodingmoresimilartovoiceinreallife;Weneed10Spanishpeople,10Germansand10Frenchmen;Ifyouareinterestedinthisrecording,pleasesendtheneededinformationtoptjobs@tocontactVivilin.BAFull-timeAmericanorCanadianTeacherNeededinBeijingTag:BeijingLanguageTeachingContractTsingHuaUniversityofBeijingislookingforafull-timeAmericanorCanadianEnglishteachertoteachagroupofstudentswhopreparetostudyabroad.MonthlysalaryisRMB9000-12000.Freeaccommodationwillbeprovided.JobRequirement:Candidateshouldhavebachelordegree.LocalfromtheUnitedStatesorCanada.Ifinterested,pleasesendyourresumewithphototojorpemanh@.CKindergartenEnglishTeacherTag:ShenzhenEducation&OtherteachingFullTimeJobDescription:PlaygameswithchildrenandspeakEnglishsimultaneously.JobRequirement:22-45yearsoldMorethan1yearteachingexperienceFromNativeEnglishcountries,orholdingTESOLfromEuropeancountries.Pleasesendmeyourresumewithphoto,copyofpassportandqualification.DNeedaBritishfemaleforrecordinganEnglishaudiobookArecordingstudioneedsaBritishfemalewithanEnglishaccenttopartneraBritishmaletorecordanEnglishaudiobook.TherecordingstudioisinLuohu,Shenzhenandyouwouldbeneededforabout5hoursaweekforthenextfewmonths.Ithelpsifyoucanbeflexiblewithwhenyoucanwork.PleaseonlycontactmeifyouarefemaleandhaveanEnglishaccent.ThanksETranslators/EditorsneededforeCThegeneralrequirementsforthepositionsare:NativeEnglishspeaker;AdvancedlevelofChineseandabilitytotranslatewrittenChinesedocuments;Havingpriorexperiencesoftranslationandmeetingqualitystandard.7Thefull-timetranslator/editorwillbeworkingineChinacitiesBeijingofficeandthepart-timetranslatorwillbework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