广东省揭阳市高三第一次高考模拟考试英语试题及答案

1、揭阳市2014年高中毕业班高考第一次模拟考试英 语本试卷共三部分，满分135分,考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上。2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回

2、。 i . 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节: 完形填空 （共15小题； 每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 115各题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。when i was fifteen, i announced to my english class that i was going to write my own books. half the students smiled 1 , and even worse, the rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “don

3、t be 2 . only geniuses can become writers.” the english teacher said, “and you are getting a d this term.” i was so 3 that i burst into tears. that night i wrote a short 4 poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. to my 5 , they published it and sent me two dollars. i was a published

4、and paid writer. i showed my teacher and fellow students. they laughed, “just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. i tasted 6 ; id sold the first thing id ever written. that was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me.during the next two years,i sold dozens

5、of poems and letters. by the time i graduated from high school, i had scrapbooks (剪贴簿) 7 with my published works. i never 8 my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again because they were dream 9 .i had four children at the time. while the children slept, i typed on my ancient typewriter. i

6、wrote what i felt. it took nine months. i chose a 10 and mailed it. a month later i received a contract, an advance on payments, and a request to start 11 another book. crying wind, which became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and sold worldwide. my first book also became requir

7、ed 12 in native american schools incanada. in the 13 year i ever had as a writer i earned two dollars. in my best year i earned 36,000 dollars. people ask what college i 14 , what degrees i have and what qualifications i have to be a writer. the answer is: “none.” i just write. im not a genius. i us

8、e an electric typewriter that i paid a hundred and twenty nine dollars for six years ago. i do all the housework and fit my writing in a few minutes here and there. ive written eight books. to all those who dream of writing, im shouting at you: “yes, you can. dont listen to them.” i dont write right

9、 but ive succeeded. writing is 15 ; its fun and anyone can do it. of course, a little dumb luck doesnt hurt.1.a. unkindlyb. happilyc. willinglyd. crazily2.a. curiousb.depressedc. excitedd. silly3.a. unluckyb. ashamedc. movedd. unconfident4.a.sadb. innocentc disappointingd. puzzling5.a. puzzlementb.

10、expectationc. astonishmentd. disappointment6.a. coldnessb. failurec. successd. prejudice7.a. furnishedb. linkedc. combinedd. filled8.a. rememberedb. concludedc. describedd.mentioned9.a.killersb. makersc. designersd. creators10.a. writerb. reporterc.publisherd. manager11.a.working onb. going onc. tur

11、ning ond. putting on12.a. writingb.readingc. sellingd. buying13.a. busiestb. unluckiestc.worstd. highest14.a. workedb. attendedc. admittedd. participated15.a.easyb. hardc. convenientd. practical第二节:语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1625的相应位置

12、上。people in communities have slowly been pushed apart through the years, mostly because people simply arent taking the time to say a simple “hello”. after considering this phenomenon, i decided i was going to change the way i got on 16 others. my opportunity came one morning when i was in the commun

13、ity library. i passed by a girl 17 dropped her books out of her locker. 18 (think) that someone else would help her pick them up, i continued 19 way. however, when i had to go back 20 i forgot my book, i noticed she had just finished picking them up by herself. no one had stopped 21 (help) her. “ok,

14、” i thought to myself, “this is where i should have changed.” my best opportunity came a few days later when i saw a man sitting by himself waiting for the library to open, so i sat down next to him and 22 (begin) a conversation. 23 was difficult to get started ,and even when i had to say goodbye, a

15、lmost every response from my new friend had a tone (语气) of doubt in it .and who could blame him?people arent used to making 24 unprepared chat with a stranger. but a change, no matter how desperately it is needed, doesnt just happen. it takes people like us to make it possible. i advise you to take

16、a small step out of your comfort zone and try to make someones day a little 25 2 (bright) .together, we can really make our society come closer as a whole.ii.阅读（共两节，25题，满分50分）第一节: 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a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。awhen several people look at the same person, it is no

17、t unusual for each of them to see different things; when you are alone observing one behavior or a person at two different times, you may see different things. the followings are but some of the factors that lead to these varying perceptions(感知,认识): ks5u(1)each persons perceptions of others are form

18、ed by his or her own cultural conditioning, education, and personal experiences.ks5u(2)sometimes perceptions differ because of what we choose to observe and how we deal with whatve observed. it is not necessarily true that person perception is based on observations of a particular person. your obser

19、vations may be totally controlled by what others have told you about this person; or you may focus primarily on the situation or role relationship. most people do not use the same standard to measure their parents, their friends, and strangers.(3)sometimes we see only what we want to see or dont see

20、 what may be obvious to others because of our own needs, desires, or temporary emotional states. this is a process known as selective perception. selective perception is obviously more difficult when contradictory information is particularly obvious, but it can be done. we can ignore the stimulus“he

21、s basically a good boy so what i saw was not shoplifting(入店行窃).” we can reduce the importance of the contradictory information “all kids get into mischief(顽皮). taking a book from a bookstore isnt such a big deal.” we can change the meaning of the contradictory information- “it wasnt shoplifting beca

22、use he was going to pay for it later.”26. the first factor given by the author that affects our perception is _.a. our hearing and visual abilities b. cultural background and personal experiences c. the experience one learns from others d. critical measures taken by other people27. while observing a

23、 particular person,_.a. one is likely to take all aspects into consideration b. one pays more attention to his/her advantages c. children often differ from grown-ups in perception d. one tends to choose certain aspects to look at28. observation of the same person by two people at the same time may d

24、iffer because _.a. they follow different standardsb. either of them may be slow to catch informationc. the time for observation is not long enoughd. each of them uses different language to express his/her impressions29. the underlined word “stimulus” in paragraph 4 refers to _.a. something attractiv

25、e ks5ub. selective perception c. contradictory information d. shoplifting30. the worst thing in selective perception is that _.a. the information received runs against your desireb. facts can be twisted or totally ignored c. importance of the contradictory information can be overrated (估计过高)d. misbe

26、haved children may not be punishedbone year our family decided to have a special celebration of mothers day, as a token of appreciations for all the sacrifices that mother had made for us. after breakfast we had arranged, as a surprise, to hire a car and take her for a beautiful drive in the country

27、. mother was rarely able to have a treat like that, because she was busy in the house nearly all the time. but on the very morning of the day, we changed the plan a little, because it occurred to father that it would be even better to take mother fishing. as the car was hired and paid for, we might

28、as well use it to drive up into the hills where the streams are. as father said, if you just go driving without object, you have a sense of aimlessness, but if you are going to fish there is a definite purpose that heightens the enjoyment. so we all felt it would be nicer for mother to have a defini

29、te purpose . father had just got a fishing rod the day before, which he said mother could use if she wanted to. only mother said she would much rather watch him fish than try to fish herself. so we got her to make up a sandwich lunch in case we got hungry, though we were to come home again to a big

30、festive dinner. well, when the car came to the door, it turned out that there was not as much space in it as we had supposed. it was plain that we couldnt all get in. father said that he could just stay home and put in the time working in the garden. he said that there was a lot of rough dirty work

31、that he could do, like digging a trench for the garbage, which would save hiring a man, and so he said that hed stay home; he said that we were not to let the fact that he had not had a real holiday for three years stand in our way. he wanted us to go right ahead and not to mind him. but of course w

32、e all felt that it would never do to let father stay home, especially as we knew he would make trouble if he did. the two girls, anne and mary, would have stayed and helped the maid get dinner, only it seemed such a pity,for the two girls were eager to show their new hats on a lovely day like this.

33、but they said that mother had only to say the word and theyd gladly stay home and work. will and i would have dropped out, but unfortunately we wouldnt have been any use in preparing the dinner.31. the authors family decided to celebrate mothers day specially to _.a. show love for their mother b. sh

34、ow gratitude to their mother c. show respect for their mother d. to make up for a previous appointment32. according to paragraph 2, we know that the plan was changed because_.a. father proposed to go fishing out b. we thought that driving out is boringc. we failed to hire a car to go out d. the car

35、was not big enoughks5u33.what problem did we find when the car arrived?a. the car was too old to drive on mountain roads. b. the car was larger than we expected.c. the car was too small to accommodate us all.d. the car was too plain looking.34.why didnt the author drop out of the activity?a. because

36、 his sisters didnt join in.b. because he needed to have dinner.c. because he couldnt cook the dinner.d. because he hadnt had a real holiday for three years.35. which of the following proverbs describes the text best?a. everything comes to him who waits.b. changes always go beyond plans.c. better lat

37、e than never. d. once on shore, one prays no more.c i was interested to read a newspaper article about a new concept in old peoples homes in france. the idea is simple, but revolutionarycombining a residential home for the elderly with a nursery school in the same building. the children and the resi

38、dents eat lunch together and share activities. in the afternoons, the residents enjoy reading or telling stories to the children, and if a child is feeling sad or tired, there is always a kind lap to sit on and a cuddle(拥抱). there are trips out and birthday parties too. the advantages are enormous f

39、or everyone concerned. the children are happy because they get a lot more individual attention, and respond well because someone has time for them. they see illness and death and learn to accept them. the residents are happy because they feel useful and needed. they are more active and more interest

40、ed in life when the children are around and they take more interest in their appearance too. nowadays there is less and less contact between the old and the young. there are many reasons for this, including the breakdown of the extended family, working parents with no time to care for aging relation

41、s, families that have moved away, and smaller flats with no room for grandparents. but the result is the sameincreasing numbers of children without grandparents and old people who have no contact with children. and more old people who are lonely and feel useless, along with more and more families wi

42、th young children who desperately need more support. its a major problem in many societies. thats why intergenerational programmes, designed to bring the old and the young together, are growing in popularity all over the world. there are examples of successful attempts all over the world. using youn

43、g people to teach it skills to older people is one obvious example. using old people as volunteer assistants in schools is another, perhaps reading with children who need extra attention.36. a nursery school is a place where _.a. future nurses are trainedb. the elderly livec. children are taken care

44、 ofd. the old join in activities37. which is true according to the passage?a. a number of assistants are employed to take care of the children.b. the new concept benefits both the elderly and the children.c. the children become stronger after getting more individual attention.d. the children learn t

45、hat sick people will die.38. what is mainly talked about in paragraph 3?a. the reason why the old and the young are separated. b. the support children need.c. one reason why children dont live with their grandparents. d. the problem that the old and the young are separated.39. what does the “interge

46、nerational programmes” in paragraph 4 refer to?a. combining elderly homes with nursery schools.b. letting the children and the residents eat together.c. asking young people to teach it skills to older people.d. using old people as volunteer assistants in schools.40. what is the best title for the pa

47、ssage?a. old peoples homes in franceb. building bridges of lifec. a solution to the elderly problemd. childrens new happy lifedas a group of young african immigrants struggle to adapt to life in the united states, an after-school drama program at white oak middle school aims to make their lives easi

48、er by first making them a little harder.project x is a program that uses drama, dance, poetry and other creative outlets to help students discuss the tough and sometimes painful problems they face as pre-teen immigrants with language barriers. a final unveiling of their creation will be performed fo

49、r friends and family at the end of the year at imagination stage.wanjiru kamau, coordinator of white oaks african club said its important to give troubles to group members to help them find their place at the school. “it comforts those who are uncomfortable, and it discomforts those who are comforta

50、ble,” kamau said of project x.kamau teamed up with imagination stage after she noticed that many african students seemed uncomfortable talking about problems, such as being laughed at by their fellow students about how they look and talk. when most of the kids join the club, they speak little or no

51、english, kamau said. each week, the club typically draws five to ten students who are originally from africa for discussion sessions and the project x programme.“we are going to express ourselves through our words and our actions, and thats powerful,” said teaching artist meg green as she introduced

52、 fill-in-the-blank poems the students wrote about their identities.one student, frank ketchouang, 13, wrote, “i am from the world; i am love,” which drew oohs and aahs from the group. ketchouang has been in the united states for less than a year, said program coordinator chad dike. when ketchouang s

53、tarted attending project x, he had been in the united states for two months and spoke no english. now hes one of the groups most outgoing members and helps translate instructions from english to creole for the groups newest member, who is from haiti.many people will give up when theres a language ba

54、rrier, “but these students prove them wrong”. kamau said. “you do have something to give. you are important. when tv, media, etc. are bringing them down, this program is bringing them up.”41. project x is intended for helping the young african immigrants to_.a. get over language barriersb. enrich af

55、ter-school life c. overcome tough problemsd. become more creative42. how well the members learn in the project x program is shown by_.a. their annual creative performancesb. their annual scores gained at schoolc. the comments of friends and family d. the comments of the program teachers43. what do w

56、e know about the imagination stage?a. its established by kamau for project x.b. its a cooperative partner of white oaks african club.c. its a project designed by white oak middle school.d. its operated once at the end of each year.44. according to the author, what franck ketchouang wrote was_.a. sil

57、ly b. simple c. excellent d. contradictory45. the passage is written mainly to_.a. introduce the project x programb. inspire immigrants to never give upc. advocate white oaks african club d. call for more attention to immigrants第二节 信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。首先请阅读相关书籍的信息。a. the wild gir