《考试》2021年高考英语模拟试卷之八

1、考试XX年高考英语模拟试卷之八 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）（略） 第二部分：语法知识运用 （共两节，满分45分） 第一节 单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分；满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21. - Have you seen my notebook? - Notebook? Whats it like? - One with _ yellow cover and _ page of it is torn. A. the, the B. a, the C. a, a D. the, a 22. Visits to D

2、isneyland are a delight to any child and usually a treat for his parents _. A .as well B. as ever C. as far D. as much 23. Upon returning from work, _. A. John found a letter in the _ilbox B. a letter was found in the _ilbox C. a letter was lying in the _ilbox D. the _ilbox had a letter in it 24. If

3、 this is not yours, _? A. who elses can it be B. whose else it can be C. whos else can it be D. who elses can it be 25. Every minute should be _de full use of _ our lessons, for the exam is ing. A. going over B. to go over C. go over D. our going over 26. He suggested _ to work in Tibet; _ was beyon

4、d everyones expectation. A. he be sent, which B. his being sent, as C. to be sent,which D. sending him, as 27. What would you _ the black spot from the skirt? A. remend to get B. suggest to get C. advise my getting D. suggest me to getting 28. He is _ able to speak Japanese _ I am. So we have _ny di

5、fficulties in his invention. A. no more, than B. not more, than C. as much, as D. more, than 29. The baby sister tried to _ the baby to sleep, and her soft voi _ soon took effect. A. get B. _nage C. persuade D. sing 30. I think youve got to the point _ a change is needed, otherwise youll fail. A. wh

6、en B. that C. where D. which 31. No bird and no beast _ in the lonely island. A. are seen B. is seen C. see D. sees 32. Mike is not tall or short means_. A. Mike is neither tall nor short. B. Mike is not tall and short. C. Mike is both tall and short. D. Mike is tall and short. 33. The strike _y _ p

7、roduction of cars for several months. A. hold out B. hold up C. put out D. put up 34. _ happened has nothing to do with me. A. No _tter what B. Whatever C. What D. Everything 35. -Is there said _ a house _ down by him. - Ive never heard of that. A. /, burnt B. to be, burning C. to have, burnt D. to

8、be, burnt 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Exercise is good for you，36 most people really know very little about how to exercise properly37 when you try，you can run into trouble. Many people 38 that when specific muscles are exercised，t

9、he fat in the neighboring area is “ 39 up” Yet the 40 is that exercise burns fat from all over 41 Stu _s show muscles which are not 42 lose their strength very quicklyTo regain it needs 48 to 72 hours and exercise every other day will 43 a nor _l level of physical strength To lose weight you should

10、always“work up a good sweat”when exercising 44 sweating only 45 body temperature to prevent over heating. This is 46 water loss 47 you repla _ the liquid, you repla _ the 48 Walking is the best and easyto-do exercise. It helps the circulation of blood 49 the body，and has a direct 50 on your overall

11、feeling of health. Experien _ says that 20 minutes 51 52 is minimum amount 53 your breathing doesnt return to nor _l state within minutes after you finish 54 youve done 55 . 36A as B but C and D because 37A While B When C As D So 38A understand B believe C hope D know 39A built B burned C piled D gr

12、own 40A reply B possibility C truth D reason 41A arm B 1eg C sto _ch D body 42A exercised B examined C protected D cured 43A 1ose B raise C burn D keep 44A Certainly B No C Fortunately D Probably 45A raises B redu _s C destroys D keeps up 46A how B why C nothing but D more than 47A While B On _ C As

13、 D Whenever 48A weight B muscle C sweat D strength 49A over B around C throughout D with 50A effect B use C usage D affect 51A education B sleep C exercise D rest 52 A one day B a day C everyday D some day 53A But if B But C If D And if 54A working B walking C exercising D breathing 55A enough B muc

14、h C too much D much too 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A，B，C，D)中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the publicNot only does he want to say it well，but he wants it to be something which has not been said beforeHe hopes the public will

15、listen and understandhe wants to teach them, and he wants them to lean from him What visional artists like painters want to teach is easy to _ke out but difficult to explain，because painters translate their experien _ into shapes and colors, not wordsThey seem to feel that feel _rtain selection of s

16、hapes and colors，out of the countless billions possible，is ex _ptionally interesting for them and worth showing to usWithout their work we should never have noti _d these particular shapes and colors，or have felt the delight which they brought to the artists Most artists take their shapes and colors

17、 from the world of nature and from hu _n bo _s in motion and at rest；their choi _s indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sightsModern artists might say that they only choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern，that there is nothing more i

18、n it. Yet even they do not choose entirely without referen _ to the character of their subjects If one painter chooses to paint a decaying leg and another a lake in moonlight，each of them is directing our attention to a _rtain aspect of the worldEach painter is _ing us something，showing us something

19、，emphasizing somethingall of which means that，consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us 56It is hard to explain what a painter is saying，because_ A. most painters do not express themselves well B. a painter uses unusual words and phrases C. a painter uses shapes and colors instead of wo

20、rds D _ny painters do not say anything 57 The writer says that modem artists might say their choi _ of subject_ A. carries a message to the public B. only provides interesting patterns C. has no pattern or form D. teaches the public important truths 58 The writer says that modern art contains_ A. no

21、thing but meaningless patterns B. uninteresting aspects of the world C subjects chosen partly for their meaning D pletely meaningless subjects 59 Implied but not stated: A. A painting is more easily understood than a symphony B. Art is merely the arranging of shape and color C Every artist tries to

22、say something to the pub-lic D One must look beyond shape and color to find what the artists are saying B Feeling tired lately? Has the doctor said he cannot find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sent you to hospital，but all the advan _d equipment there shows that there is nothing wrongThen consi

23、der this，you might be in a state of subhealth Subhealth，also called the third state of grey state，is explained as a border line state between health and diseaseAording to an investigation by the National Health Organization，over 45 per _nt of subhealth people are middle-aged or elderlyThe per _ntage

24、 is even higher among people who work in _nagement positions as well as students around exam time Symptom includes a 1ack of energy，depression，slow reactions insomnia agitation，and poor memoryOther symptoms include shortness of breath，sweating and aching in the waist and legs The key to preventing a

25、nd recovering from subhealth，aording to some medical experts，is to form good 1iving habits，alternate work with rest，exercise regularly，and take part in open-air activities As for meals，people are advised to eatless salt and sugarThey should also eat more fresh vegetables，fruits，fish, because they ar

26、e rich in nutritional elements vitamins and tra _ elementsthat are important to the body. Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it _y cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tractThey also say that a balan _d _t is very helpful in avoiding subheath 60 A

27、ording to this passage，which of the following is right? A When you are in a state of subhealth，you should stay home and keep silent B. When you are in a state of subhealth, you should go to see a doctor and buy some medicine C When you are in a state of subhealth，you should have yourself examined in

28、 foreign countries D When you are in a state of subhealth, you should find out the reasons and relax yourself 61 Middle-aged people _y feel subhealthy，because _. A they used up their energy B. they have lost their living hopes C they have more pressure in life and work D they begin to get older 62 T

29、he answer of preventing you falling into a state of subhealth is that you should _ A work hard B sleep more C keep relaxed D take more medicine 63. As for food, experts suggest that _. A. we should never eat meat B. we should have meals with less salt sugar C. we should eat less D. we should have me

30、als without salt or sugar C A moments drilling by the dentist _y _ke us nervous and upsetMany of us cannot stand painTo avoid the pain of a drilling that _y last perhaps a minute or two, we de _nd the“needle”a shot of novocainthat deadens the nerves around the tooth Now its true that the hu _n body

31、has developed its millions of nerves to be highly aware of what goes on both inside and outside of itThis helps us adjust ourselves to the worldWithout our nerves and our brain，which is a bundle of nerves，we wouldnt know whats happeningBut we pay for our sensitivityWe can feel pain when the slightes

32、t thing is wrong with any part of our body. The history of pain is based on the hu _n body being open to pain But there is a way to handle painLook at the Indian fakir who sits on a bed of nailsFakirs can put a needle right through an arm，and feel no painThis ability that some hu _ns have developed

33、to handle pain should give us ideas about how the mind can deal with pain The big thing in withstanding pain is our attitude toward itIf the dentist says“This will hurt a little，”it helps us to aept the painBy staying relaxed，and by treating the pain as an interesting sensation，we can handle the pai

34、n without falling apartAfter all，although pain is an unpleasant sensation，it is still a sensation，and sensations are the stuff of life 64 The passage is _inly about _ A how to suffer pain B how to avoid pain C how to handle pain D how to stop pain 65When the author mentions the Indian fakir he sugge

35、sts that A Indians are not at all afraid of pain B people _y be senseless of pain C some people are able to handle pain D fakirs have _gic to put needles right through their arms 66The most important thing to handle pain is _ A how we look at pain B to feel pain as much as possible C to show an inte

36、rest in pain D to aept the pain unwillingly D Fa _s，like fingerprints，are uniqueDid you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that _ke one fa _ different from anotherYet a very young child or even an ani _l，such

37、as a pigeon，can learn to recognize fa _s. We all take this ability for granted We also _ people apart by how they behaveWhen we talk about someones personality，we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that _ke him or her different from others Like the hu _n fa _，hu _n perso

38、nality is very plex. But describing someones personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his fa _If you were asked to describe what a“ni _ fa _”looked like，you probably would have a difficult time doing soBut if you were asked to describe a “ni _ person” you might begin to think about so

39、meone who was kind，consideratefriendlywarm，and so forth There are _ny words to describe how a person thinks,feels and acts.Gordon，an American psychologist，found nearly18,000 English words characterizing differen _s in peoples behaviorAnd _ny of us use this infor _tion as a basis for describing his p

40、ersonalityBookworms，conservatives，military typespeople are described with such terms. People have always tried to“type”each otherActors on early Greek theater stage wore _sks to show the au _n _ whether they played the villains or the heros roleIn fact，the words“person”and“personality” e from the La

41、tin persona meaning “ _sk” Today，most television and movie actors do not wear _sksBut we can easily _ the “good guys” from the “bad guys” because the two types differ in appearan _ as well as in actions. 67 The _in idea of this passage is _ A. how to recognize peoples fa _s B how to describe peoples

42、 personality C how to _ apart people both inward and out-ward D how to _ good persons from had persons 68 Which of the following is NOT true? A Different people _y have different person-alities B. People differ from each other in appearan _. C People can learn to recognize fa _s D People can describ

43、e all the features of others 69The reason why it is easier to describe a per-sons personality in words than his fa _ is that_ A a persons fa _ is more plex than his per-sonality B. a persons personality is easily recognized C peoples personalities are very alike D. _ny words can be used when people

44、try to describe ones personality 70. We learn from the passage that people put a person into a _rtain type aording to _. A. his way of acting and thinking B. his way of speaking and behaving C. his learning and behavior D. his physical appearan _ and his personality E Not only farmers but scientists

45、 have stu _d weather forecasting（预报）. People, for _ny _nturies and in all countries, have stu _d the weather and tried to _ke weather forecasts. Sometimes distant objects such as hills and tall tress seem to be very clear and near. This is a sign of much water-vapour in the air, and therefore a rain

46、 will probably e. When distant sounds (such as the noise from a train, birds singing, or people shouting) are very clearly heard, then wet and stormy weather is on the way. Rings round the sun are a sign of ing rain. Many people feel the ing of wet weather in their bones. Their joint aches. Some bir

47、ds fly high if fine weather is ing, but they fly very near the ground if rainy weather or a storm is on the way. This is probably because the insects, which they are hunting, fly low at that time. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will clear up and bee fine.

48、Such rainbows e in the evening. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, fine weather will continue. If a mist appears in the early morning, just about sunrise, the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in color, the following day will be fine. When big cumulous clouds (积云)appear at sunset, the bad weather will follow he next day. If cirrus clouds（卷云）re _in quite still, fine weather will e. If a rainbow appears in the morning, then rainy weather will probably e. Most of the above sayings have been _de up by people who ha