廣東省汕頭市高考第一次模擬考試英語試題

廣東省汕頭市普通高考模擬考試英語試題第二部分：閱讀了解（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）閱讀以下短文，從每小題所給四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最好選項并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AJobDutyTokeeppacewiththerapidincreasingofcompanybusinessandexpansionsteps,ourWuxiteamisnowrecruiting（招聘）full-timeGMAssistanttosupportonallaspectsoffirm’soperation.Itwillbeanattractiveopportunityforfreshgraduateswhodesiretoexplorethemselvesinadministrationwithinafast-growingteam.Responsibilities1.Assistseniormanagementandteamcolleaguesinarrangingmeetingsandpipeliningschedulesetc.2.Assistintranslationofrelateddocuments,correspondenceandotherfiles（EnglishorChinese）.3.Keepintouchwithbothinternalandexternalparties（partners,clients,serviceproviders）andmaintainpublicrelationship.4.Conductadministrativeworkasassignedbysupervisorandseniormanagement.Requirements1.Freshgraduatesfromtopuniversitiesmajoringinlinguisticsoradministrationrelatedisciplines.2.ProfessionallevelfluencyinEnglishandChineseisamust.3.ExcellentcommandofMicrosoftOfficeWord,Excel,PowerPointandOutlook.4.Details-oriented,team-playerandkeenonadministrationworkwithstrongtimemanagementandcommunicationskills.Workinglocations:WuxiInterestedcandidates,pleasesubmityourupdatedresume,availabledate,expectedsalary.Thosecandidateswhoreachtherequirementswillbecontactedforfurtherinterviewwithinoneortwoweeks’time.Candidatesareadvisedtosubmittheirapplicationsassoonastheycanbecauseoftheshorttimelineofourrecruitingprocess.21.WhydoesthecompanyneedaGMassistant?A.Tokeeppacewiththerapiddevelopmentofsociety.B.Tomeettheneedofenlargingthebusiness.C.TogivefreshgraduatesanopportunitytobeaGMassistant.D.Toexploreitselfinadministration.22.Whatrequirementshouldacandidatehave?A.BeingexcellentinEnglishandChinese. B.Havinggoodcommunicationskills.C.Graduatingfromtopuniversitiesrecently. D.BeingexcellentinallMicrosoftOfficesoftware.23.Howsoonwillthecandidatesbeinterviewed?A.Theywillhaveaninterviewassoonastheysubmittheirapplications.B.Theywillhaveaninterviewonortwoweeksaftertheysubmittheirapplications.C.Theywillhaveaninterviewassoonastheyareselectedfromallthecandidates.D.Theywillhaveaninterviewoneortwoweeksaftertheyareselectedfromallthecandidates.BTheAliceFergusonFoundationisanon-profitgroupthatworkstoimprovetheenvironmentbybuildingrelationshipsbetweenpeopleandnature.Itteachespeoplewaystoprotecttheenvironment.Attheendoftheyear,itdesignseventstohelpchildrencelebrateChristmaswithoutincreasingtheamountofwastetheycreate.HannaSeligmannworksforthefoundation.VOAjoinedSeligmannrecentlyduringoneofhertalks.“Solet’sfigureoutwhatisinourbagoftrash.”Sheshowsadultsandchildrenhowtoreducewasteduringtheholidaygift-givingseason.”Youcansortitasacardboarditemoryoucansortitasaplasticitem.”Seligmannworkswithvolunteers.“Weencourageusingthingsthatarealreadyinyourhouselikenewspaper,oldmagazines,usingagiftwithinagift.Youcanwrapsomethinginareusablenapkin,wrapsomethinginascarf,orashawl（圍巾）orevenareusabletotebag（大手提袋）.”LoriArguellesistheexecutivedirectorforenvironmentaleducationattheAliceFergusonFoundation.”O(jiān)vertimewerealizedthatreallyjustdoingtrashcleanupswasthesymptomoftheproblem,notgettingtotherootcause.Andsoitwasjustalittleoveradecadeagothatwestartedtheinitiative（項目）itself.”O(jiān)neactivityiscalledtheTrashTimelineGame.Itteacheschildrenthatthethingstheythrowawaydonotdecomposeatthesamerate.Forexample,paperdissolvesinaboutfourweeks.Anapplecoretakestwomonths.Ametalcantakesupto100years.Aplasticbagwillnotdecomposefor450years.Glasstakes1,000years.And,theysay,styrofoam（泡沫聚苯乙烯）neverdissolves.Youngpeopletakingpartintheprogramlearnthatreducingwasteisimportantnotjustduringtheholidays,buteverydayoftheyear.24.WhyistheAliceFergusonFoundationcreated?A.TohelpchildrencelebrateChristmas. B.Toreducetheamountofwaste.C.Tomaketheenvironmentbetter. D.Tobuildrelationshipsbetweenpeopleandnature.25.WhatsuggestiondoesSeligmanngiveonwrappinggifts?A.Itisbettertousecardboardgiveonwrappinggifts?B.Itisbettertowrapgiftsinsomethingscapableofbeingusedagain.C.Itisbetternottowrapgiftsinplasticitems.D.Itisbetternottowrapgiftsatall.26.WhatcanweinferfromLoriArguelles’swords?A.Doingtrashcleanupsmeansalottoprotectingtheenvironment.B.Westillneedtomakegreateffortsonthewaytoprotectingtheenvironment.C.Overadecadeoureffortstoprotecttheenvironmentprovedfruitless.D.Overtimewefoundtherootcauseofprotectingtheenvironment.27.What’sthemeaningof“decompose”?A.breakdown B.breakout C.storeup D.storeawayCAsinglebloodtestthatcanrevealaperson’ssusceptibility（敏感性）tocancerandidentifyanypotentiallycancer-causinggenes--thatisthefuturisticpromisemadebygenetictesting.ItisthereasonwhyafemaleexecutivefromWuhan,surnamedChen,recentlyspent$5.925（40,000yuan）onagenetictestreport.Shewasdrawnbyadvertisementsthatclaimedtherestcouldhelppreventpotentialcancersinadvance”.Butwithouttheguidanceofaqualifiedgeneticcounselor,suchbook-lengthreportsarealmostnotunderstood.LiZongzhe,30,acardiovascular（心臟血管）doctoratTongjiHospitalinWuhan,isabouttobecomeHubeiProvince’sfirstintermediate-levelgeneticcounselor.Thehospitalcurrentlyhasonlytwoelementary-levelcounselorsandnoneatanadvanced-lever.In,LiattendedHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnology’sTongjiMedicalCollegeandstudiedunderProfessorWangDaowen,directorofthehospital’sgeneticsclinic.Now,afteraday’swork,Ligoestohisofficeonthehospital’s24thfloortocontinuehisresearchintogenetictesting.Hesleepsinhisoffice,onlygoinghometwiceaweektochangehisclothes.“Iamentirelyinterest-driven,otherwiseIwouldn’thavelastedthislong,”Lisaid.”ThemoreresearchIdo,themoreIrealizethatalldiseases,apartfromexternalwounds,arerelatedtogeneticstosomeextent.”“Ourjobistohelpclientsunderstandtheirowngeneticmakeupsothatwecanevaluatetherisks,understandtherootcauses,andofferthebestpossibletreatments.”RecentlyLiworkedwithacouplewhosefirstchildhadbrittle（易碎）bonedisease,andruledoutarandomchangeasthecauseofthegeneticdisorder.Hethereforeadvisedthefamily,whowantedasecond,healthychild,tohaveagenetictestcarriedoutonthefetus（胎兒）8to16weeksafterpregnancytoassessitsprobabilityofinheritingthedisease.28.WhydidChenspendsomuchonagenetictest?A.Becauseshesufferedfromcancerandneededtodoatest.B.Becauseshewantedtopreventherpotentialofsufferingfromcancer.C.Becauseshewantedtorevealaperson’ssusceptibilitytocancer.D.Becauseshewasattractedbyalocaladvertisement.29.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.LilearnedgeneticsfromProfessorWangDaowen.B.LiisthebestgeneticcounselorinChina.C.Li’homeisonthehospital’s24thfloor.D.Lifindsfromhisresearchthatalldiseasesarerelatedtogenetics.30.WhatdidLisuggestthefamilydointhelastparagraph?A.Hesuggestedtheyshouldhaveasecondhealthychildtohaveagenetictest.B.Hesuggestedthemothershouldhaveagenetictestwhenshewantedtohaveasecondpregnancy.C.Hesuggestedtheyshouldmakeagenetictestontheirsecondchildimmediatelythemotherhadpregnancy.D.Hesuggestedtheyshouldmakeagenetictestontheirsecondchild2-4monthsafterpregnancy.31.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Aninterest-drivendoctor B.AgeneticcounselorC.Agenetictest D.AmedicalguidanceDIfyousuddenlyfoundoutyouonlyhad6monthstolive,wouldthethingsinfrontofyoumattertoyou?Wouldtheemailswaitingforaresponsematter?Wouldtheworkyou’redoingmatter?Wouldabigcarandnicehouseandhigh-payingjobandcoolcomputerandmobiledeviceandniceshoesandclothesmatter?I’mnotsayingtheywouldn’tmatter…butit’simportanttoaskyourselfwhethertheywould.Formanyofus,it’sthelovedonesinourlives.Ifwedon’thavelovedones,maybeit’stimewestartedfiguringoutwhy.Maybewehaven’tmadetimeforothers,forgettingoutandmeetingothersandhelpingothers.Maybewehaveshutourselvesinsomehow.Ormaybewedohaveloveones,butwedon’tseemtohavethetimewewanttospendwiththem.Formanyofus,doingworkthatmatterswouldmatter.Thatmightmeanhelpingothers,ormakingavitalcontributiontosociety,orcreatingsomethingbrilliantandinspiring,orexpressingourselvessomehow.Formanyofus,experiencinglifewouldmatter—reallybeinginthemoment,findingpassioninourlives,seeingtheworldandtraveling,orjustseeingtheworldthat’saroundusrightnow.Ihighlyrecommendthatyouspendatleastalittletimenow,andregularly,figuringoutwhatreallymatters.Makethetimeforwhatdoesmattertoday.Putitonyourschedule,anddon’tmissthatappointment.Makethosetoughdecisions—becausechoosingtolivealifethatisfilledwiththeimportantstuffmeansmakingchoices,andthey’renotalwayseasychoices.Butitmatters.Spendtimewithyoursignificantothers;showthemhowimportanttheyare.Takethetimetostaywithyourchild,toreadwithher,toplaywithher,tohavegoodconversationswithher,totakewalkswithher.Taketimetobeinnature,toappreciatethebeautyoftheworldaroundus.Thelifeyouhaveleftisagift.Cherishit.Enjoyitnow,tothefullest.Dowhatmatters,mow.32.WhydoestheauthorasksomanyquestionsinParagraph1?A.Toexpectreaderstosolvethem.B.Tomakereadersfocusontheproblems.C.Tosharehispuzzleswithreaders.D.Toarousereaders’interestinhistopic.33.Formanyofus,thefollowingthingsmatterEXCEPT.A.enjoyinglife B.havingabigcarC.creatingsomegreatthings D.beingwithourlovedones34.Whatdoestheauthorsuggest?A.Weshouldoftenreflectonwhatisimportantinourlife.B.Weshouldspendalittletimelivingalife.C.Weshouldchoosetoliveanimportantlife.D.Weshouldspendallourtimewithoursignificantones.35.Fromthewritingstyleofthispassage,wecanseethatitis.A.anovel B.areport C.aspeech D.apoem第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）依照短文內(nèi)容，從短文后選項中選出能填入空白處最好選項。選項中有兩項為多出選項。Mistakesarenotonlyapartoflifebutalsonecessaryforasuccessfullife.Butwithoutmakinguseofourmistakes,wewouldneithergoontomasteranyskillnorrealizeourgoal.GeorgeBernardShawsaid,”Amanlearnstoskatebystaggering（搖擺）about,makingafoolofhimself.36”Butsomeofus,terrifiedbypossibilityoffailure,losepleasureofadventuresbybeingtooconcernedwithwhatpeoplewillthink.37Sometimessomeparentssetimpossiblehighstandardtoencouragetopperformance.Theytellchildrensooftenthatitwillbeagreatdisappointmentiftheydonotreachthegoal.38Asaresultitgoesagainsttheirwish.Oneofthefirstthingstorealizeisthatsuccessfollowsanaturalcourseoftrailanderror.Impossiblestandardsofperfectionmakeusloseourpeaceofmid.Thesooneroneacceptsthatheislessthanperfect,thesoonerhecanachievehisgoal.39Weoftentellourchildrenhowgreatthoseinventorsare,fortheyinventtheproductsofman’sachievements.Butwhatweforgettoemphasizeisthepainfulprocessbywhichthesemiraclescameintobeing.Weshouldstressthatnothingcomesoutrightthefirsttime.Thegreatsuccessesinlifearethosefewwhoacceptresponsibilityfortheirmistakes.40Manymajorachievementshaveresultedfromadventurousmistakes,whichbecomestepping-stonesofsuccess.Theygathertheirstrengthtorealizetheirgoal,nevergivingup.Acceptmistakes,takeasenseofhomour,workhardandthereisnodoubtyoursuccesswillcomeinend.A.Theycangoonwithgreatadventure.B.Infact,noperfectthingsexistintheworld.C.Heistakinggreatpainthatcan’tbeimagined.D.Theseparentsinfactforcetheirchildrenintofearoffailure.E.Theyneverwasteemotiononregretswhentheymakeamistake.F.Thefactisthatmostpeopleneverobserveussocloselyaswebelieve.G.Indeed,heprogressesinallthingsbynotmindingmakingafoolofhimself.第三部分：英語知識利用（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，從短文后各題所給四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出能夠填入空白處最好選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Haveyoueverbeentemptedtocutacornerortotaketheeasiestroute,thoughyouknowitmaynotnecessarilybethebestone?Orhaveyouevermadea41becauseitwasquickandsimple,knowingthatitmightcomebacktobiteyoulater?Iappreciateaparable（寓言）DanishphilosopherSorenKierkegaardtoldaboutthe42oftakingtheeasyroute.Itisstoryabouta43duck.Thoughlifewasdifficult44,thebeautifulcreature45theboundlessheavensandtheendlessstretchesofwilderness.Soaringabouttreetopsandtowns,theduckwasasymboloffreedomtoitstamecounterparts（相對物），whocouldnot46.Oneeveningduringfallmigration,he47toenterabarnyardwhereafarmerwasfeedinghisducks.Thebeautifulcreatureatethe48thefarmersprinkled（撒）aboutandlikeditsomuchthathestayedthenightinabedof49straw.Heatetheduck’scornagainthenextday.Andthenext.Andthenext…When50came,heheardhisoldcompanionsflyingoverheadandanalmostforgottenlongingdeep51himawoke.Theduckhadreducedhisinstinctforfreedomoverthe52winter.Nowhelongedto53hiscomradesinthesky,buthehadgrownfatandunabletofly.Thewildduckhadbecomeatameduck.Theeasywaythroughourproblems,though54,maynotbethebestway.Alwaysremember.Theonlyplaceyouwillfindsuccessbefore55isinthedictionary!It’saalwayseasiertoborrowthanto56;easiertojumpinnowthantodothehardworkofplanning;easierto57thantodoitright;easierto58thesamethantomakechanges.59youwanttofly,youmayhavetopayaprice.But60isworthit-atanycost!Areyoureadytosoar?41.A.bet B.difference C.decision D.suggestion42.A.results B.conditions C.benefits D.dangers43.A.fat B.wild C.clever D.brave44.A.atonetime B.attimes C.atonce D.atnight45.A.ignored B.admired C.hated D.disliked46.A.think B.dream C.fly D.run47.A.attempted B.intended C.happened D.decided48.A.bread B.wheat C.grain D.corn49.A.warm B.thin C.hard D.damp50.A.winter B.fall C.spring D.summer51.A.within B.beyond C.to D.for52.A.bitter B.cold C.comfortable D.tough53.A.join B.visit C.welcome D.greet54.A.interesting B.surprising C.instructive D.attractive55.A.pay B.effort C.reward D.prize56.A.save B.lend C.waste D.spend57.A.telllies B.takerisks C.makemistakes D.cutcorners58.A.go B.remain C.get D.become59.A.Before B.If C.Although D.Since60.A.adventure B.experience C.justice D.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(dāng)內(nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞正確形式。Yearsago,Icelebratedmy40thwithalargegroupoffriendsatarestaurant.AsIstoodonthesidewalkwithmyfriends,ahomelessmanapproachedmeandaskedformoney.ItoldhimthatIdidn’thaveanycash.Hequietlysmiledatme,andmoved61..While62.homelessmanwasstillinearshotrange,afriendwhowasjustarrivingcalledout,”HappyBirthday,Marc!”Uponhearingthis,themanturnedandasked,”Heyman,isityourBirthday?””Yes,itis,”Isaid.Hewalkedbacktome,withahugesmileonhisface,andsaid,”HappyBirthday,man!”Iwascompletelyunpreparedforwhathappenednext:themanreachedintohispocket,pulledoutadollarbill,andgaveittome,63.（say）,”Hereman!Takethis,HappyBirthday!”AlthoughIwasdeeplymovedbythisactofgenerosity,64.（accept）moneyfromahomelessmanwasnotwithinmycomfortzone,somy65.（respond）was,”Thanks!That’sveryniceofyou,butthat’sOK.”Themanlooked66.（direct）intomyeyesandsaid,”Pleasebrother,pleasetakethis.Ifeelsogood,67.Ialwayshaveaplacetosleepandenoughfoodtoeat.”Finally,Ireachedout.Hegavemethedollar,thenheldonforamomentandsaid,”Thankyou,brother!”Needlesstosay,thatexperience68.（leave）mefeelinglikeIhadgainedfarmorethan$1!Thiswasoneofmy69.（great）lifelessonsshowingthattheessence（本質(zhì)）ofwhoweareisneverdefinedbyourhumancircumstances,andnomatterhowbadwemayfeel,wealwayshavesomethingofvalue70.（share）withothers.第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）假定英語課上英語老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫以下作文。文中共有