全国100所名校最新高考英语模拟示范卷(八)

1、C. On the train.C. A businessman.C. Hot and windy.C. A waiter.C. Weather.A 、 B 、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选A. Asking for permission.全国 100 所名校最新高考模拟示范卷英语卷（八）（120 分钟 150 分 ）第一部分：听力（共两节。满分30 分 ）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂 到答题卡上。第一节（共5 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分7.5分 ）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并

2、标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where is the conversation probably taking place?A. In the factory.B. In the office.2. What is the man's present job?A. A driver.B. A waiter.3. What's the weather like in Hawaii?A. Warm and sunny.B. Cold and rainy.4. What is the man?A. A

3、 salesman.B. A teacher.5. What are they talking about?A. Habits.B. Sports.第二节（共15 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分22.5 分 ）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的项， 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟； 听完后，各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第6、 7 题。6. What is the man doing?B. Asking for directions to go somewhere.C. Having his

4、 luggage checked for security reasons.7. What can be inferred about the woman?9. Who will come for dinner with the family?A. Robbie.B. Mary.10. Where does Robbie's good friend come from?A. Italy.B. Great Britain.听第 8 段材料，回答第11、 13 题。11. How long has the photocopier been out of order?A. For one y

5、ear.B. Not mentioned.B. She knows her duty.10 题。B. Preparing dinner.A. She is being unhelpful.听第 7 段材料，回答第8、8. What is the woman doing?A. Watching TV.C. She doesn't like helping others.C. Reading a newspaper.C. Alexandra.C. Greece.C. For two years.12. What's the relationship between the two

6、speakers?A. Salesgirl and customer.B. Secretary and boss.C. Husband and wife.13. Why is the woman so angry?A. Because she is ill and badly needs a rest.B. Because the man hasn't given her a raise for three years.C. Because all the equipment went wrong that day.听第 9 段材料，回答第14、 17 题。14. Where does

7、 the conversation take place?A. At the chemist's.B. In the clothes shop. C. In the post office.C. Eighteen.C. Five feet eleven.15. How old is the woman's son?A. Eight.B. Thirteen.16. What's the height of the woman's son?A. Six feet nine.B. Four feet nine.17. What kind of color does t

8、he woman select at last?A. Dark blue.B. Ivory white.C. Melon yellow.听第 6 段材料，回答第18、 20 题。18. What's the name of the column （ 栏目 ） in VOA Special English program?A. Sports News.B. Words and Their Stories. C. In the News.19. What does the expression "hard-nosed" mean?A. Doing whatever ot

9、hers want you to do.B. Not changing their opinions or positions on anything.C. Paying too much money, for an object or service.20. What's the opposite phrase to "noses around all the time"?A. Lead other people by the nose.B. Pay through the nose.C. Keep their nose out of other people&#

10、39;s business.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节满分45分 ）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分 ）21. The Global Text Project hopes to create free library of 1,000 electronic textbooks forstudents in developing countries.A. the, theB. the； XC. X; theD. a; X22. China has invested 15.2 billion yuan so far this year to support pi

11、g keepers, in a（n） toensure enough pig supplies.A. contribution B. effortC. promiseD. purpose23. - What does Mr. Brown do for a living?- He's one of the most successful in the city.A. newspaper reporterB. newspaper's reportersC. newspaper's reporterD. newspaper reporters24. - If you like

12、 the new house, I suggest you buy it.- But it's really too expensive. I can't it.A. applyB. affordC. supplyD. deliver25. World AIDS Day was started by the World Health Organization in 1988 people's awarenessof the global threat.A. to be raised B. to raiseC. to riseD. to raising26. The mo

13、re you listen to English,you'll feel in speaking English.A. the wellB. easilyC. the more easilyD. the easier27. The new plane will a series of test flights in the first half of 2008.A. put forwardB. deal withC. hold upD. go through28. In 2007, China had 700,000 people with HIV/AIDS, up from abou

14、t 650,000 in 2005.A. liveB. to be livingC. having livedD. living29. Because money is no problem for rich people, they will pay high prices for they want.A. whichB. thatC. whateverD. however30. Fukuda's visit, three months after he office, is the first to China by a Japanese prime minister since

15、Abe's visit to Beijing.A. takesB. tookC. has takenD. has been taken31. China's economy is likely to at a slower rate in 2008 than it did this year, or by less than 11percent.A. floatB. expandC. distributeD. fade32. So that no fish can live in it.A. the lake is shallowB. shallow the lake isC.

16、 shallow is the lakeD. is the lake shallow33. The parents rushed to the hospital they heard that their son was injured.A. at the momentB. for the momentC. the momentD. in a moment34. To our surprise, the painting considered won the prize.A. being copiedB. having been copiedC. to have copiedD. to hav

17、e been copied35. It is not like Jack to be unfriendly, so he you when you called.A. can't have seen B. should not have been C. must not have seen D. need not have seen 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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A, B, C,和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项There are times when we feel as if we don't know

18、 whether we are coming or going.But did you know that all things are coming and going in a different way? 36 people are constantly reshaped and re-created! Not from anything else, but from life itself. Let me 37 .The Rocky Mountains are 38 every year. Wind, water and ice erode （ 侵蚀）them away about t

19、hree inches every 1,000 years. They are being re-formed all the time.We may not see much of a 39 in ourselves from day to day, but we, too, are shaped and reshaped. 40 that happens to us, the good and the bad, leaves its .mark. 41 , we are not even the people we were yesterday!But unlike 42 , we hav

20、e a 43 in our re-creation. Difficult 44 can weaken and destroy, or we can use them to bring about beautiful inner qualities. 45 can actually create within us an 46_ of compassion （同情）for others who suffer. Loss can help build 47 relationships with others who care. 48 of all kinds can be used to 49 o

21、ur faith.Even good times can make us 50 . We can use joy to 51 a sense of humor and pleasant memories to cultivate （培养）a heart of 52 . Everything shapes us. You and I are being re-created every minute of every day.We are indeed in the 53 of "changing". The possibilities are exciting and 54

22、 .In a short time from now, you will be a different person than you are today.The important question is: What will you become? Something extraordinary can happen when thatquestion is answered 55.Your very life depends on your answer!36. A. EvenB. StillC. ButD. So37. A. askB. explainC. repeatD. talk3

23、8. A. attackedB. destroyedC. reshapedD. removed39. A. mannerB. beliefC. matterD. difference40. A. EverythingB. SomethingC. ThingsD. Nothing41. A. ActuallyB. FinallyC. MainlyD. Hardly42. A. lakesB. riversC. mountainsD. people43. A. toothB.handC. mouthD. nose44. A. experiencesB. lessonsC. storiesD. bo

24、oks45. A. HealthB. HeadacheC. TroubleD. Illness46. A. honorB. expressionC. attitudeD. idea47. A. weakB. strongC. slightD. heavy48. A. SufferingsB. HappinessC. FruitsD. Surprises49. A. weakenB. strengthenC. reduceD. widen50. A. wealthyB. sameC. difficultD. different51. A. developB. lastC. takeD. give

25、52. A. hatredB. gratitudeC. angerD. fear53. A. hopeB. formC. processD. step54. A. meaninglessB. ordinaryC. commonD. wonderful55. A. seriouslyB. easilyC. simplyD. quickly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A,B,C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIt's a girl! Maybe. Zoo officials in Nuremberg announced Wednesda

26、y that Germany's new polar hear cub is probably a female. The cub's eyes are not yet open and its sexual organs not completely developed, so there's still a chance she could be a he, the Nuremberg zoo's deputy director Helmut Maegdefrau told reporters.But the yet-unnamed 4-week-old c

27、ub taken from its mother, Vera, on Tuesday amid （ 在中）concerns that she could harm or even kill the newborn is "lively, strong and well fed," Maegdefrau said.Four keepers are caring for the baby bear, who weighed 3.75 pounds, feeding it high-fat milk every four hours. "So far, it can o

28、nly crawl a little," Maegdefrau said, noting that the cub does little more at the moment than sleep.The cub in Bavaria is the first in Germany to be raised by its keepers since Knut, who became famous after being rescued in 2006 when his mother rejected him. He was raised by hand, much to the d

29、elight of thousands of visitors to Berlin's zoo who avidly followed his growth from a short, round and fat cub to a full-grown adult.Another polar bear at Nuremberg, Vilma, gave birth around the same time as Vera but is believed to have killed and eaten her cubs earlier this week because they we

30、re sick.The new cub will not be returned to its mother Out of fear that Vera might eat it. The controversial （有争议的）decision to raise the cub was made after Vera was seen carrying the cub around the enclosure （围场）in her jaws."The mother was completely confused," Maegdefrau said.Vera's c

31、ub is expected to make its public debut （露面）by early April. Unlike Knut, who was named by the Berlin zoo, Nuremberg's deputy mayor wants to hold a public competition to name the new cub. 56. The newborn bear was taken from its mother in order toA. be fed much betterB. prevent it being killedC. b

32、e raised by its keepersD. be made well-known57. The baby bear and Knut are similar in that they are both.A. rejected by their mothersB. female bearsC. named by the zoosD. raised by people58. Which of the following is TRUE of the baby bear?A. It is likely to be a girl.B. It is still fed on its mother

33、's milk.C. It was taken from its mother as soon as it was born.D. It is always moving around without sleeping. 59. It can be inferred from the passage that.A. the polar adult bears don't like their childrenB. the baby bear will be returned to nature somedayC. Vera has doubt whether its baby

34、is good D. Vima killed her baby without any reasonBSomeone Tries to Sell Belgium on eBayBRUSSELS - "For Sale: Belgium, a Kingdom in three parts-no extra change: the king and his court （costs not included）." The odd ad was posted on eBay by one disgruntled Belgian in protest at his country&

35、#39;s political crisis which reached a 100-day landmark with no end in sight to the quarreling between Flemish and Walloon politicians.Restaurant's Chilies Cause Chemical ScareLONDON -A Thai restaurant's potent homemade chili sauce caused a chemical scare in central London, with police shutt

36、ing streets and firefighters forced to smash down the door. It was initially （ 起 初）thought to be a chemical problem. Somebody smelled what they thought was chemicals. The chef was confused by the noise. "I was making a spicy dip with extra-hot chilies that are deliberately burnt. To us, it smel

37、ls like burnt chili and it is slightly unusual. I can understand why people who weren't Thai would not know what it was. But it doesn't smell like chemicals. " He told the Times newspaper.Golden Retriever （巡回犬）Nurses Lost CatSTEPHENS CITY, USA - A lost cat in Stephens City has found a n

38、ew mother in a golden retriever, who began producing milk for the grey tabby （ 斑猫）after hearing its cries. The hungry cat, found in an old tire at a concrete plant, refused to drink from a bottle and her rescuers feared she would die. That's when Honey, the family dog who hadn't given birth

39、in 18 months, stepped in with her motherly instincts. Initially, the family worried Such a big dog would be too rough for the tiny cat named Precious. But Honey showed her excitement at Precious' presence, wagging her tail and prancing （ 神气地快速走动 ） all over the house.60. The underlined word "

40、;disgruntled" in Paragraph 1 probably means "".A. dishonestB. disrespectfulC. displeasedD. disabled61. The London firefighters forced to smash the Thai restaurant's door down because they thought.A. there was a chemical problemB.there was a big fireC. there was a spicy dipD.the ch

41、ef needed some help62. We can know from the text that.A. Precious is a young dogB.Honey is a golden retrieverC. Precious produces milk" for HoneyD.Honey is very angry with Precious63. The text above is probably taken from the column " " of a magazine.A. Comic Zone B. Tasting LifeC. Cu

42、lture Front D. Colorful WorldCThey were some of the Cold War's first soldiers. Now they say they are among its last victims, coping with cancers that may be linked to their work in Buffalo-area factories that made spare parts for nuclear weapons half a century ago.It took decades for the federal

43、 government to admit that it exposed thousands of workers around the country to dangerous levels of radiation in factories handling nuclear materials, starting with the Manhattan Project in the 1940s and continuing, in some cases, into the 1970s.The workers say they were never told there was any dan

44、ger, and many developed cancer. In 2000, Congress approved a program to pay those sickened from exposure $150,000.each and to help with their medical bills.But many of the workers and their families in New York now say they have been harmed twice over. First they were exposed to dangerous radiation

45、without protective equipment when their employers were under contract with the government to do weapons work. Now the program that was set up to help them cope with cancer, they say, has turned out to be difficult to deal with, requiring decades-old employment records that in many cases are incomple

46、te or cannot be found.So far, nationwide, more than 65 percent of 14,600 cases have been denied based on incomplete or missing employment records. In New York State, 55 percent of 1,021 cases have been denied on those grounds.Many workers say they have spent years struggling with government to get m

47、oney for their illnesses. Lately they have been worried that the federal government, to limit costs, will make it even more difficult for them to receive the payment.64. The purpose of the Congress approving the program in 2000 is toA. pay the victimsB. limit costs C. study cancers D. do an experime

48、nt65. The workers can receive money on condition that.A. they were first SoldiersB. they are last victimsC. they suffer cancersD. they offer old complete employment records66. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The employers didn't sign a contract with the government to d

49、o the work.B. The federal government hasn't admitted its wrong action all the time.C. Some of the workers had been told the danger before doing the work.D. While working the employees didn't wear protective equipment then.67. We can conclude from the passage that .A. the cancers that the wor

50、kers got must have something to do with weapons workB. the Manhattan Project in the 1940s was definitely involved in nuclear weaponsC. many of the workers are optimistic to get the money for their illnessD. all the workers who ever worked at nuclear materials have developed cancerDAlthough Hopper is

51、 now regarded as a major American realist painter, it was not until he was already in his early forties that he first received general recognition for a solo exhibition in 1924. The success of this show enabled him to give up the work he hated as a commercial illustrator （ 插图画家）and concentrate on hi

52、s painting.Hopper's paintings are rooted in the contemporary everyday life of urban America: hotel rooms, gas stations, diners, automats, movie theatres, railroads. Hopper himself commented, "I don't think I ever tried to paint the American scene; I'm trying to paint myself." H

53、e also drew the landscapes of New England, where he spent the summers with his artist wife, Jo Nivelsen. Both of his cityscapes and landscapes express a vision of modern life as filled with loneliness: his figures, even when in company, are lonely, lost in their own thoughts, disaffected. There is n

54、o eye contact between the actors. Their faces are blank and expressionless. Rather, the mood of unease and loneliness is conveyed by patterns of light and shade, flat empty areas, a lack of detail, and stark settings, the action suspended （ 暂停 ） in time.One of Hopper's most important visual moti

55、fs （ 主题 ） is the window-curtain fluttering, open and with sunlight streaming in, or lighted like a cinema screen in the dark night. Windows are a threshold （ 界限 ） between the public and private worlds, between outside and inside lives. They signify a transitional state. They are also framing devices

56、 that capture a stage set, a film still, a frozen moment. In fact, Hopper's paintings have influenced many filmmakers like Alfred Hitchcock and David Lynch, as well as writers and other artists.By conveying symbolic states of being that are both metaphysical （ 形而上学） and psychological,Hopper'

57、s paintings go beyond illustration and resist simple narrative interpretation. One of his last paintings is Sun in an Empty Room. When asked what the painting was about, Hopper responded simply, "Myself".68. Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?A. Hopper

58、is an important American realist painter.B. Hopper was first known as a painter for a personal exhibition in 1924.C. Hopper had been drawing pictures for books before he became a professional painter.D. Hopper quit his job as an illustrator because he realized his talent of being an artist.69. Why have Hopper's paintings influenced many filmmakers?A. Because Hopper uses a visual motif.B. Because Hopper's paintings show both outside and inside lives.C. Because the windows are lighted like a cinema screen.D. Because Hopper uses skillfu