高考模拟测试卷(二)

1、英 语AFor years we have been told that encouraging a childs self-respect is important to his or her success in lifeBut child experts are now learning that too much praise can lead to the opposite effectPraise-aholic kids who expect it at every turn may become teens who seek the same kind of approval f

2、rom their friends when asked if they want to go in the back seat of the carThe implication（含义）of saying “You are the prettiest girl in class，” or talking about the goals she scored but not her overall effort，is that you love her only when she looks the best，scores the highest，achieves the mostAnd th

3、is carries over to the classroomSocial psychologist Carrol Dweck，PhD，tested the effects of overpraise on 400 fifth graders while she was at Columbia UniversityShe found that kids praised for “trying hard” did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised fo

4、r being “smart”“Praising attributes（品质）or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you have that quality，and it devalues effort，so children are afraid to take on challenges，” says Dweck，now at Stanford University，“They figure theyd better quit while theyre ahead”21The un

5、derlined words “Praise-aholic kids” refers to kids who are _Atired of being praised Bworthy of being praisedCvery proud of being praised Dextremely fond of being praised22The author quoted（引用）DrDwecks words in the last paragraph in order to make the article _ Abetter-known Bbetter-organized Cmore pe

6、rsuasive Dmore interesting23We can infer from the passage that _Apraise for efforts should be more encouragedBpraise for results works better than praise for effortsCpraising a childs achievements benefits his or her success in lifeDpraising a childs abilities encourages him or her to take on challe

7、ngesBSomething in chocolate could be used to stop coughs and lead to more effective medicines，say UK researchersTheir study found that theobromine，found in cocoa，was nearly a third more effective in stopping coughs than codeine，which was considered the best cough medicine at presentThe Imperial Coll

8、ege London researchers who published their results online said the discovery could lead to more effective cough treatment“While coughing is not necessarily harmful it can have a major effect on the quality of life，and this discovery could be a huge step forward in treating this problem，” said Profes

9、sor Peter BarnesTen healthy volunteers were given theobromine，codeine or placebo，a pill that contains no medicine，during the experimentNeither the volunteers nor the researchers knew who received which pillThe researchers then measured levels of capsaicin，which is used in research to cause coughing

10、and as a sign of how well the medicines are stopping coughsThe team found that，when the volunteers were given theobromine，the capsaicin needed to produce a cough was around a third higher than in the placebo groupWhen they were given codeine they needed only slightly higher levels of capsaicin to ca

11、use a cough compared with the placeboThe researchers said that theobromine worked by keeping down a nerve activity（神经活动），which caused coughingThey also found that unlike some standard cough treatments，theobromine caused no side effects such as sleepiness24According to Professor Barnes，theobromine _A

12、cannot be as effective as codeineBcan be harmful to peoples healthCcannot be separated from chocolate Dcan be a more effective cure for coughs25What was used in the experiment to cause coughing?ATheobromine BCodeine CCapsaicin DPlacebo26We learn from the text that volunteers in the experiment _Awere

13、 patients with bad coughsBwere divided into the three groupsCreceived standard treatments Dsuffered little side effects27Which of the following would be the best title for the text?ACodeine: A New Medicine BChocolate May Cure CoughsCCough Treatment: A Hard Case DTheobromine Can Cause CoughsCI love c

14、harity shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them on every high streetThe charity shop is a British institution，selling everything from clothes to electric goods，all at very good pricesYou can get things you wont find in the shops any moreThe thing I like be

15、st about them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of profit-driven companies，and you are not damaging the planet，but finding a new home for unwanted goodsThe first charity shop was opened in 1947 by OxfamThe famous charitys appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so su

16、ccessful it had been flooded with donationsThey decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appealNow there are over 7，000 charity shops in the UKMy favourite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop，where I always find childrens books，all 10 or 20 pence

17、 eachMost of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers，although there is often a manager who gets paidOver 90% of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the publicEvery morning you see bags of unwanted items outside the front of shops，although they dont encourage this，rather ask

18、people to bring things in when the shop is openThe shops have very low running costs: all profits go to charity workCharity shops raise more than 110 million a year，funding（资助）medical research，overseas aid，supporting sick and poor children，homeless and disabled people，and much moreWhat better place

19、to spend your money? You get something special for a very good price and a good moral senseYou provide funds to a good cause and tread lightly on the environment28The author loves the charity shop mainly because of _Aits convenient locationBits great variety of goodsCits spirit of goodwillDits nice

20、shopping environment29The first charity shop in the UK was set up to _Asell cheap productsBdeal with unwanted thingsCraise money for patientsDhelp a foreign country30Which of the following is TRUE about charity shops?AThe operating costs are very lowBThe staff are usually well paidC90% of the donati

21、ons are second-handDThey are open twenty-four hours a day31Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?AWhat to Buy at Charity ShopsBCharity Shop: Its Origin & DevelopmentCCharity Shop: Where You Buy to DonateDThe Publics Concern about Charity ShopsDBeing able to multitask-doing

22、 several things at the same time-is considered a welcome skill by most peopleBut if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen，we should think againWhat we often see nowadays is that young people juggle an ever larger number of electronic devices as they studyWhile wor

23、king，they also surf on the Internet，send out emails，answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPodsIn a sense，they are spending a significant amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitaskMultitasking is even changing the relationship between family membersAs young people give so much

24、 attention to their own worlds，they seem to have no time to spend with the other people around themThey can no longer greet family members when they enter the house，nor can they eat at the family tableMultitasking also affects young peoples performance at university and in the workplaceWhen asked ab

25、out their opinion of the effect of modern gadgets（器具）on their performance of tasks，many young people gave a positive responseHowever，the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positiveEducators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development

26、of study skillsThey believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skillsSimilarly，employers feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again，as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary for them to learn special skills to do their work32What doe

27、s the underlined word “juggle” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?AWant to buyBTake the place ofCUse at the same time DSeek for information from33In Paragraph 3，the author points out that Afamily members do not eat at the family tableBfamily members do not greet each otherCyoung people live happily i

28、n their familiesDyoung people seldom talk with their family members34What is the main idea of the last paragraph?AMultitasking is harmful to young peoples developmentBYoung people benefit a lot from modern gadgets.CMultitasking is an important skill to young peopleDYoung people must learn skills for

29、 future jobs35The author develops the passage mainly by Aproviding typical examplesBfollowing the natural time orderCcomparing opinions from different fieldsDpresenting a cause and analyzing its effects第二节（共5小题:每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Taking good notes is a time-saving s

30、kill that will help you to become a better student in several ways 36 Second，your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a testThird，note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interestYou will want to take notes during classroom discussions

31、and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report 37 whenever or however you take notes，keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process 38 The following methods may work best for you·Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it·Carefully read the text and wat

32、ch for words that can show main points and supporting facts·Write your notes in your own words· 39 ·Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or writtenAs you take notes，you may want to use your own shorthand（速记）When you do，be sure that you understand your symbols a

33、nd that you use them all the time 40 AUse words，not complete sentencesBThere are three practical note-taking methodsCYou must write your notes on separate paperDOtherwise，you may not be able to read your notes laterEYou will also want to develop your own method for taking notesFThat means you must f

34、irst decide what is important enough to include in your notesGFirst，the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it36 37 38 39 40 第三部分 英语知识运用第一节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）A couple of days ago，my sister Liz and I spoke about Dad，and we decided to get him

35、a little something together for Father's DayWe talked about the times when we were 41 up and how Mom and Dad used to play “the good cop，bad cop” things with usDad has been a person of few words since we were 42He raised us more by 43 than anything elseWhen he spoke，we listened，but he was always

36、mysterious and difficult to understandThere was always a（n）44 meaning that I never got，but Liz always 45 to read itBy the time I got to high school，I had wanted a whole bunch of skateboard gear（设备）and I 46 I was too old to ask money from my parents so I worked at a burger jointOne day，I was really a

37、ngry about annoying burgersI came home quite out of breathDad saw me and asked me what was the 47I told him that I was fed up with annoying burgersHe said that we all have to 48somewhere，and that we may not know it now，but the skills we learn even in a burger joint might come in handy later in life“

38、Who knows，you might end up having to run a 49 or even own one when you grow up，”said DadHe 50 me down and I kept what he said in mind，even though I really didn't agree with itA couple of years later，when I got to college，I worked in a restaurantDuring one of the really 51 days that we had，we wer

39、e short on kitchen staffOur customers were getting impatient and the 52 were getting delayedWe were sure any minute something terrible would 53 outI couldn't stand the54 any more，so I rolled up my sleeves，got myself a hair net and helped out in the hot kitchenWe caught up with the orders 55The o

40、wner saw what I did and called me around 56 timeHe said that he was very 57He raised my salary and made me the assistant manager even though I could only go part-timeThat was58 I realized that what my Dad said to me all those years before was absolutely trueI've never forgotten what my Dad said

41、that dayAnd whenever I have to do something that requires new skills，no matter how small or59 it seems，I have a new perspective（看法）that it might really help me later or even right now and I just don't know itExperience is everything and it 60 a lot when you take lessons from itThat's my life

42、's philosophy41AgettingBgoing CgrowingDcoming42AschoolboysBkids CadultsDgraduates43AinstructionBexample CorderDinspiration44AobviousBunclear CreasonableDhidden45AfailedBrefused CtriedDmanaged46AimaginedBpromised CfiguredDsuggested47AexperienceBmatter CeventDaccident48AworkBstudy CstayDleave49Are

43、staurantBhospital CschoolDplant50AcalmedBsettled CletDput51AexcitingBworrying CbusyDhappy52AmeetingsBparties CmenusDorders53AbreakBshow CgoDset54AquarrelBlaziness CrelaxationDtension55AeventuallyBregularly CobviouslyDthankfully56AbreakfastBlunch CopeningDclosing57AinfluencedBinterested CinspiredDimp

44、ressed58AwhenBwhich CwhetherDwhere59AimportantBimpressive CinterestingDinsignificant60Aworks Bcounts CshowsDbenefits第II卷（非选择题 50分）第二节（共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）语法填空：阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。A doctor entered the hospital in a hurry after being called in for urgent surgeryHe answered the call，

45、61 （change）his clothes and went directly to the surgery blockHe found the boys father 62 （pace）in the hall waiting for the doctorOnce seeing him，the dad said 63 （angry），“ Why did you take your time to come? Dont you have 64 sense of responsibility?”The doctor smiled and said，“I am sorryI wasnt in th

46、e hospital and I came with the 65 （fast）speed after receiving the callAnd now，I wish youd calm down so that I can do my work”“ Calm down？What 66 your son is in this room right now? Will you calm down?”the father yelledThe doctor smiled again and went into the roomThe surgery took some hours after wh

47、ich the doctor went out happily“Thank goodness! Your son is saved!” And 67 waiting for the fathers reply，he carried on with his way running“ If you have any questions，ask the nurse!”Later the nurse told 68 that the doctor， 69 son died yesterday in a car accident，was at the funeral when they called h

48、im for the surgeryAnd now he was running to finish his sons funeralNever judge anyone because you never know how their life is or 70 theyre going through61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 第四部分 写作第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏

49、字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。MrGreen was inviting to give lectures all over the United States as soon as he becomes famousSo he got familiar on his driverOne day，his driver asked MrGreen let him give the lecture instead of MrG

50、reenMrGreen agreed because nobody there had never seen him beforeWhen the driver appeared on the platform，he accepted a warm welcomeThe driver performed wonderfulBut when the driver was about to leave，the young man asked him a very difficult questionThe driver was very cleverHe smiled at MrGreen or said it was such