高考英语模拟试卷四

高考英语模拟试卷（四）(选自于东北三省2015年高三年级第三次摸底考试有改动）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）ATomostpeople,noisepollutionisajetflyingovertheirhead.ForoneSpanishwoman,itisaneighborplayingthepiano.Thewomanhastakenherneighbortocourt.Nowshewantstosendherneighbortoprisonforoversevenyearsonthechargesofpsychologicaldamageandnoisepollution.Inacountryknownforitsnoisiness,thecasehasraisedeyebrows.NeighborsoftencomplainaboutstreetnoiseinSpain,butpeopleseekingprisontimeforsomeonepracticingthepianoisunheardof.Atthetrial,SoniaBosomsaysshehasbeensufferingnoisepollutionuptonowduetothepracticesessionsofLaiaMartin,wholivesbelowher.Martin,27,didn’tadmitthatsheplayedathomethatoften,sayingshetookregularclassesinothertownsandmostlypracticedathomeontheweekends.Onthefirstdayofthetrial,thenewspaperreportedthatBosomtoldthecourtshenowhatedpianossomuchthatshecouldn’tevenstandseeingtheminafilm.Bosomsaysyearsofhearingconstantplayinghascausedher“psychologicalinjury”.Medicalreportsshowshehassufferedfromavarietyofproblems,includinginsomnia(失眠),anxiety,andpanicattacks.Shesaystestsbylocalauthoritieshavefoundthatthesoundlevelsmadebythepianoareupto10decibels(分贝)higherthanthelimit.Cityauthoritieshaveaskedthefamilyseveraltimestoeitherstopthepianoplayingorsoundproof(隔音)theroom.Thefamilytoldthecourttheycarriedoutsoundproofingworktwicebutthecomplaintscontinued.Thecourthasn’tmadeafinaldecision.AspokeswomansaysthetrialwillendbeforeMay.21.BosomwantstosendMartintoprisonbecause_______.A.Martin’splayingthepianodamagedherhealthB.BosomsufferedfromheartattackC.MartinrefusedtotakeregularclassesinothertownsD.Martinflewajetoverherhead22.HowdidLaiaMartinrespondtothecomplaints?A.Shestoppedplayingthepiano.B.Shesoundproofedtheroom.C.Shedidn’tadmitsheplayedathome.D.Shetookherneighbortocourt.23.Whichofthefollowingmayprobablybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A7-yearSentenceCausedbythePianoB.PianistChargedwithNoisePollutionC.HealthProblemsofaSpanishWomanD.ActionsAgainstNoisebyLocalAuthorityBCANYOUIMAGINEHOWHARDITWOULDBETOREADSENTENCESLIKETHIS?Everyoneofusgetssousedtopunctuationmarksthatnotmanyofusgivethemasecondthought.Actually,theancientGreekswrotethisway.Thelackofpunctuationmarksprobablydidn’tbothergoodreaders,though.Astheyread,theyjustputpauseswheretheyfitbest.Alsoatthistime,sentencesswitcheddirections.Asentencereadfromlefttoright.Thenextonereadrighttoleft,andthenlefttorightagain,etc.TheancientRomanssometimespunctuatedlikethis:They•put•something•that•can•separate•words•in•a•sentence.ThewordpunctuationactuallycomesfromthisideaandtheLatinwordpunctum,whichmeansadot.Whenthe5thcenturyarrived,therewerejusttwopunctuationmarks:spacesandpoints.Thespacesseparatedwordswhilethepointsshowedpausesinreading.Theninthe13thcentury,aprinternamedAldusManutiustriedtostandardizepunctuation.Healwaysusedaperiodforacompletestopattheendofasentence.Heusedaslash(/)toindicateashortpause.Overtime,thatslashwasshortenedandcurled,anditbecamethemoderncomma(逗号).Sincethattime,othermarkshaveenlargedthepunctuationfamily.Theexclamationmark(感叹号)comesfromtheLatinwordio.Itmeans“exclamationofjoy.”ThequestionmarkoriginallystartedoutastheLatinwordquestio,meaningquestion.Eventually,scholarsputitattheendofasentencetoshowaquestion.Punctuationevenkeepschangingnowadays.Newmarksarecomingintoexistence,andoldpunctuationmarksareusedinnewways.Takeforexamplethe“interrobang”.This1962inventioncombinesthequestionmarkandexclamationmarkfortimeswhenwriterswantboth.Forexample,“Shedidwhat?”or“Howmuchdidyoupayforthatdress?”Obviously,theinterrobangisnotwidelyusedorrecognizedyet,butitsinventionshowsthatEnglishisnotyetfinishedwithitspunctuation.24.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknowthat_______.A.goodreadershadtroublereadingwithoutpunctuationmarksB.asentencealwaysreadfromlefttorightinancientGreeceC.ancientGreeksswitchedthedirectionofpunctuationmarksD.theuseofpunctuationmarkscandatebacktoancienttimes25.Thepassageisdeveloped_______.A.bytimeB.byspaceC.bycomparisonD.byimportance26.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.ancientRomansdidn’tuseanypunctuationmarksB.exclamationandquestionmarkscamefromLatinC.spacesandslasheswerealreadyusedbeforethe5thcenturyD.AldusManutiusfirststartedtousecommas27.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A.Thecombinationoftwomarkswillnotwork.B.Ittakestimeforpeopletoacceptnewpunctuationmarks.C.Oldpunctuationmarksneedtobestandardized.D.Punctuationmarksarestillchangingtoday.[来源:学。科。网Z。X。X。K]CTheNationalAirandSpaceMuseuminWashington,DChasthousandsofobjectsondisplay,includingthe1903WrightFlyer,CharlesLindbergh’sSpiritofSt.Louis,theApollo11CommandModuleColumbia,andalunarrockyoucantouch.Inadditiontoourexhibitiongalleries,youmaywanttovisittheAlbertEinsteinPlanetarium,LockheedMartinIMAXTheater,andthePublicObservatoryontheeastend.TherearemanythingstodoattheMuseuminDC.Weofferdailytoursandeducationalactivitiesforbothchildrenandadults.Wealsohavescheduledlecturesandeventsthroughouttheyear.Hours&Admission:OpeneverydayexceptDecember25.Admissionisfree.RegularHours:10:00amto5:30pmExtendedHours:10:00amto7:30pmDecember26—30,2014.March30—April20,2015.FridaysandSaturdays,April24—May16,2015.May17—September7,2015.VISITINGTIPS:LimittheNumberofBags:Allvisitorsarescreenedthroughmetaldetectorsuponentry.ThefeweritemsyoubringinsidetheMuseum,thefasteryourentry.Beforeyouvisit,pleasereviewthelistofprohibiteditems,whichincludepocketknivesandtripods(三脚架).VisitorscarryingprohibiteditemswillnotbeallowedinsidetheMuseum,sopleaseleavethemathomeorinyourcar.NoFoodandDrink:OnlybottledwaterispermittedintheMuseum.YoumayonlyconsumefoodandotherdrinksintheFoodCourt,notintheMuseum.GroupswhobringfoodareencouragedtopicnicontheNationalMall.PleaseTakePhotos:Youarewelcometotakephotosforpersonaluse.However,tripodsandmonopods(单脚架)arenotpermittedwithoutapproval.FirstAid:TheMuseumhasaFirstAidofficeandanurseonduty.PleasecontactthenearestsecurityofficerortheWelcomeCenterforassistance.VisittheWelcomeCenter:AtourWelcomeCenterintheSouthLobby,staffandvolunteerscanansweranyquestionsyouhaveduringyourvisit.Open10:00amto5:30pmPhone:202-633-2214E-mail:NASM-VisitorServices@28.Accordingtothepassage,theNationalAirandSpaceMuseumisamuseum_______.A.whereonlyadultscantakepartinsomeeducationalactivitiesB.everyonecanpayavisittowithoutbuyingticketsC.whereonecantouchanythinghelikesD.everyonecanvisitwithouttimelimitsalltheyearround29.IftheGreensplantovisittheMuseumat6:00pm,itisaccessibleon_______.A.December24,2014(Wednesday) B.March1,2015(Sunday)C.July6,2015(Monday) D.September15,2015(Tuesday)30.Avisitortothemuseumcan_______.A.eatanddrinkintheMuseumorintheFoodCourtB.takephotoswithtripodsforpersonaluseC.bringfewerbagstogothroughmetaldetectorsD.getsomemedicaltreatmentifhesuddenlyfallsill31.Thepurposeofthispassageisto_______.A.makeanadvertisementforthemuseum B.attractpeopletoexploretheuniverseC.encourageadultstobringtheirchildrenthere D.showwhatisondisplayinthemuseumDThestorieswesharewithoneanotherareimportant.Theyshowwisdomandprovideinspiration.Theyareimportanttoourdevelopment.Butsometimespeoplechoosenottotell.Considerthenegativeeffectsofnotsharingastoryinthenews:PeoplearewonderingifpublichealthofficialsareholdingbacktoomuchinformationabouttherecentoutbreakofEbola.Thereisadangerinholdingbackstoriesthatoughttobetold.BobetteBustersaiditlikethis,“Thefactis,historyhasshownusthatstoriesnottoldcanbecomelikeadangerousgenie(妖怪)leftinabottle.Whentheyarefinallyuncorked,theirpowertodestroyissetfree.”Thereareanumberofreasonswhywehidepartsofourstory:theyoftenshowourweaknessesorexposeourdisadvantages;theyrequirecourageandstrengthtoshare;andofcourse,therearesomestoriesthatshouldbekeptsecret—especiallythosethatembarrasssomeoneelse.Mostofushavetwoselves:theonewedisplayontheoutsideandtheoneweactuallyareontheinside.Andthebetterwegetathidingthestoriesthatshowourtrueselves,themoredamagewemaybecausingtoourselvesandtoothers.Honestyandopennessisimportant:Itproveswearetrustworthy.Itdisplayswearehuman.Wearenotperfectorbetter.Ithighlightstheimportanceofhardworkandpersonaldevelopment.Hardworkmaynotallowustoovercomeourdisadvantagescompletely.Butwithhardwork,wedonothavetoberestrictedtoourmistakes.Doesthismeanweadmiteveryweakness,everydisadvantage,andeverysecretregrettoeverybodywemeet?No,ofcoursenot.Thereisatimeandaplaceandacertainlevelofrelationshipnecessaryforsomestoriestobetoldinanappropriatemanner.32.What’sthefunctionoftheexampleinParagraph2?A.ItreflectsthatpeopleareconcerningaboutthespreadofEbola.B.Itshowsthebadeffectcausedbysharingastory.C.Itprovesnotsharingastorycancausetrouble.D.Itconcludesthatoneshouldshareastoryatapropertime.33.Oneofthereasonswhypeopleareunwillingtoshareexperiencesisthat_______.A.story-sharinghighlightstheimportanceofhardworkB.peopleareusedtoexposingtheirweaknessesC.peoplesometimeshavenocouragetosharetheirstoriesD.somestoriesmakethemselvesfeeluneasy34.Whichiscloseinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“uncorked”inParagraph3?A.freedB.brokenC.unfoldedD.untouched35.Thewriteraimstoconvinceusto_______.A.beopentopeopleclosetoyoubysharingsomesecretsB.sharestoriesappropriatelyforthegoodofothersandourselvesC.removethedangersthatcanbecausedbyuntoldstoriesD.realizetheimportanceofbeinghonestwhenmakingfriends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。AfterthepopularityoftheIceBucketChallenge,anotherchallengenowishotinIndia.Indiansgivericetotheirpoorneighborsforacharity(慈善)whichiscalled“RiceBucketChallenge”.36Itisaboutgivingabucketofricetosomeonewhoisinneedandtakingapicturenamed“RiceBucketChallenge”toshareonline.TheaimoftheactivityistohelpthepoorandhungrypeopleinIndia,andthemovement’sFacebookpagehassofarclockedupmorethan50,000likes.37TheactivitywasstartedbyManjuLathaKalanidhi,a38-year-oldjournalist,whothoughttheIceBucketChallengewasalittlestrange.Shesaid,“Hungerisadiseaseanybodywouldconnect.”ThechallengehasgainedalotofsupportwithstudentssigningupinIndianInstituteofManagement,andmoreandmorepeoplejoininit.38Indiaistheworld’ssecond-biggestriceconsumer,withastorageof21.2milliontonsofthegrains.39Ithassufferedwithmasshunger,andlastyearwasranked63rdof78countriesontheInternationalFoodPolicyResearchInstitute’sglobalhungerindex.Howtoparticipateinthisactivity?First,pickupabucketofricefromyourhomeandgiveittotheneighboringpeoplewhoareinneed.40Atlast,inviteonlineallyourfriendsandaskthemtotakeupthechallenge.ItisimportanttopostbackonFacebookbecauseitwillinspireallyourfriendstocomeforward.Allthepeoplegettogetherandmakeadifference!A.Besides,handthericebucketovertootherpeoplewhoareinneed.B.Itisnotanactivityinvolvingdumpingabucketofriceonsomeone’shead.C.Theactivityraisesthepublicawarenessandcharitabledonationstoagriculture.D.TheAirAsiaIndiaairlinesaysitsstaffincludingseniormanagementwilljoin.E.Then,takeapictureandpostitonfacebookwith“RiceBucketChallenge”.F.Butitisfarfromenoughforthiscountry.G.Theinitialinspirationcamefromtheicebucketchallenge.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D)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。Myheartbeatwiththatfeeling,likebloodtomybodyasmyfingersflewacrossthepianokeys.Asthepiecenearedtheend,I41uptotakemyfinalbow.Forasecond,theroomwas42.Yet,eveninthatonesecond,Ihadenoughtimeto43whetherIhaddoneperfectly.Then,44,theapplause(掌声)came.“Thankyou…somuch,”Isaid,45tothepersonstandingonmyotherside.Olga,mypianoteacherforsixyears,smiledbackatme.“You’vebeenan46studentalltheseyears,”shesaid,“Ihopethatwhateveryoudo,youneverstop47.”Ileanedforward,48IwouldkeepplayingbecauseIlovedpiano,andhuggedher.Asit49,thepromisesweren’tasmeaningfulasI’dhoped.Rightafterthe50,Ikeptupmystrictpracticingscheduleeveryday.51,itbeganslippingawayfromme.ThereasonIhadstoppedtaking52wasbecauseofmybusyschedulewithhomework.Notlongafter,Istoppedpracticingaltogether.Itwas53nottohavetostressaboutpianoanymore.Butsomethingwas54insideofme.Iwasemptyinside.OnedayImetMichelle,whohadalsotakenpianolessonsfromOlga.“Areyou55takinglessonsfromOlga?”sheasked.“ActuallyIjustquitawhileago,”Ireplied.“That’sa56,”sheresponded,“Irememberyourperformanceayearago;itwas57.”TwodaysaftertalkingtoMichelle,Iwasata58whattodo.Imovedslowlyintothelivingroomunconsciously,butinfactIknew59whatIwasdoing.Asthemusic60,afamiliarfeelingroseinsideme.41.A.showed B.sat C.stood D.looked42.A.light B.quiet C.colorful D.nervous43.A.expect B.remind C.know D.doubt44.A.immediately B.successfully C.hopefully D.suddenly45.A.turning B.waving C.running D.pointing46.A.easy-going B.imaginative C.amazing D.honest47.A.practising B.learning C.competing D.gaining48.A.telling B.promising C.admitting D.speaking49.A.carriedon B.broughtup C.turnedout D.takenin50.A.performance B.final C.presentation D.play51.A.Soon B.Besides C.Thus D.Instead52.A.lectures B.parts C.lessons D.pieces53.A.disappointing B.pleasing C.inspiring D.puzzling54.A.beating B.rising C.changing D.shinning55.A.still B.even C.much D.yet56.A.shame B.relief C.pleasure D.deal57.A.challenging B.breathtaking C.demanding D.embarrassing58.A.time B.heart C.dream D.loss59.A.normally B.exactly C.unclearly D.badly60.A.ended B.hit C.covered D.spread第II卷第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）Camelscertainlylikeeatinggreengrass,notdrygrass.But61(strange),camelsalwayskeeplookingfordrygrass62theirstomachsarefilledup.Aclassmateof63(I)whosehomeisontheedgeofTurpanBasininXinjiangtoldmehishomehastwocamels;hesaidyoucouldimagineacamel’sappetite,foritcanslowlyswallowdozensofkilogramsofhay(干草).Iaskedhim64camelseathay,notgreengrass.Hesaidthecamelisakindofanimalwith65strongsenseofsuffering,66(fear)itsmasterlettingittravelthroughthedesertthenextday,andthehayinitsstomachismorehunger-resistant67greengrass.Thecamelhasthebesttolerance.Unfortunately,manypeoplecanonlyseeacamel’soutstandingperformance,butfewunderstandits68(prepare)madeforit.Life,69acameltravelingthroughthedesert,70(need)theadequateaccumulation,butnoteveryonecanunderstandit.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第