新课标全国高考英语模拟考试试题

新课标全国高考英语模拟试题

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Beforeleavingwork,SteveLeelikestousehiscellphonetoturnonhisheatandair

conditionersystemathome.Sobythetimehegetsthroughtrafficintohisfrontdoor,the

temperatureinsideisperfect.Ybumaywonderwhatasocalledsmarthomecandoinside.

LeeworksforacompanycalledSmart,testingandlivingwithmanyofhis

company*shomeautomationgadgets（自动化小酉己件），likethismultifunctiontouchscreenthat

controlsdevicesaroundthehouseandevenconnectstotheInternettrafficcameras.

“Ihavecameras,andtheyfollowallthewaydownthefreewaytowork,“saidLeewith

pride,"What'sgoingonathomewhenyouareaway?Noproblem,installsomewirelesscameras

andcontrollersandfromanycomputerintheworldwithanInternetconnection,youcanwatch

yourhouse.”

“Youcancheckonthehouse,andIcanlookatthetemperature.Believeitornot,ifIwantto

turnonlightsaheadoftime,Ican,“addedLee.

WesatinSteve*sCaliforniakitchenandwiththerightpassword,turnedonthekitchen

counterlightsathisboss'houseinWisconsin.Stevedidhavepermissiontologon（登录）.

“Ifyoudoknowthepasswordandyouwanttoplayatrickonyourwife,youcouldturn

lightsonandoffremotely.^^

Thisnewtechnology,whichcanautomaticallyturnonwatersprinklerswhenhumidityislow,

orturnoffapoolpumpwhenitisnotinuse,isnolongerexpensive.Severalhundreddollarsfora

basicsystemisenoughanditisnothardtoinstall.

Suretheconvenienceisnicebutmanypeoplewholikethesecurityadvantageslikemaking

surekidsaresafewiththehelpofcameramonitorsandbedsidealerts.

“Icannoticethatmaybeoneofmychildrenwakesupinthemiddleofthenightoncethe

lightswitchisturnedon.^^

Whatasmarthomecan'tdoisgetyouasnackandyouhavetoleavethecouchforthat.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“password“inParagraph5mean?

A.Securitycode.B.Crossword.

C.Passport.D.Touchscreen.

2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?

A.Steve'sbosstrustedhimverymuch.

B.Stevedoesn'tliketoplayjokesonhisfamily.

C.Stevecouldlogonhisboss'homebecausehehadbeengiventhekey.

D.It'sexpensiveanddifficulttoapplyabasicsmarthomesystem.

3.Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingisoftenamustforasmarthomeEXCEPT

a.

A.cellphoneB.computer

C.cameraD.car

4.Inwhichsectionofanewspaperwillthispassageprobablybefound?

A.Entertainment.B.Science&Technology.

C.Health&Care.D.Biography.

B

SincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanshavegottenalot"greener”towardthe

environment.uWedidn'tknowatthattimethatthereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethatthere

wasaproblemwithil,“saysBruceAnderson，presidentofEarthDayUSA.

Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocial

movement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsof

grassrootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement."Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany,

manytimes,“saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfromWisconsin,whothoughtupthefirst

EarthDay.

AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions（排放）fromcarsandtruckshavedropped

from10.3milliontonsayearto5.5milliontons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthe

standardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobe

dealtwith,theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.Akindofugreenthinking”hasbecomepartof

practices.

Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms；

todayin1995thereareabout6,600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuildingdesignshavehelped

savealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.

Twentyfiveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Today,it*s

hardtofindapublicschool,university,orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.

Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange!”saysBruceAnderson.

5.AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Americanshadlittleideaabout•

A.thesocialmovement

B.recyclingtechniques

C.environmentalproblems

D.theimportanceofEarthDay

6.Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?

A.Thegrassrootslevel.

B.Thebusinesscircle.

C・Governmentofficials.

D.Universityprofessors.

7.WhathaveAmericansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?

A.Theyhavecutcaremissionstothelowest.

B.Theyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblems.

C.TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.

D.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.

8.Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Education.B.Planning.

C.Greenliving.D.COreduction.

C

Oneofthelatesttrends（趋势）inAmericanchildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairin

Stamford,Conn,forexample,hasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestsforChineseaupairsfrom

zerotoaround4,000since2004.Andthat'strueallacrossthecountry.

“IthoughtitwouldbeveryusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyage,“Joseph

Stocke,themanagingdirectorofacompany,saysofhis2yearoldson."Iwouldatleastliketogive

himthechancetousethelanguageinthefuture."Afteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredforbya

25yearoldwomanfromChina,theboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressions,

hisdadsays.

LiDrake,aChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusband,had

anotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChina：Shedidn*twantherchildrentomissouton

theirroots.uBecauseIamChinese,myhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto（接

触）thelanguageandculture."shesays.

uStayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroom,w

saysSuzanneFlynn,aprofessorinlanguageeducationofChildren."Butparentsmustunderstand

thatjustoneyearwithanaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemands

continuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.”

ThepopularityofaupairsfromChinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersof

AmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinese.ltisexpectedthatAmericandemand

foraupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.

9.Whatdoesthatterm"aupair”inthetextmean?

A.Amotherraisingherchildrenonherown.

B.Achildlearningaforeignlanguageathome.

C.Aprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren.

D.Ayoungforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.

10.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem.

A.toliveinChinasomeday

B.tospeakthelanguageathome

C.tocatchupwithotherchildren

D.tolearnabouttheChineseculture

11.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularinAmerica.

B.Educatedwomendobetterinlookingafterchildren.

C.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishskills.

D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.

D

NEWYORK-AustralianminingenterpriseClivePalmeronTuesdayunveiled（公

布）blueprintsforTitanicII,amodemcopyofthedoomedoceanliner,althoughhedidn'tcallthe

shipunsinkableanymore.

Theshipwilllargelyrecreatethedesignanddecorationofthefabledoriginal,withsome

modificationstokeepitinlinewithcurrentsafetyrulesandshipbuildingpractices,andthe

additionofsomemodemcomfortssuchasairconditioning,Palmersaidatapressconferencein

NewYork.

Thethreepassengerclasses,however,willbepreventedfrommingling（混杂），asin1912,

Palmersaid."Fmnottoosuperstitious（迷信的）.“Palmersaidwhenaskedwhetherrecreatinga

shipbestknownforsinkingwastemptingfate.

WhiteStarLine,theoperatoroftheoriginalship,hadsaidtheTitanicwasdesignedtobe

unsinkable.About1,500peoplediedonTitanic'smaidenvoyagein1912fromSouthamptonto

NewYorkaftertheshipcollidedwithanicebergintheNorthAtlantic.

Palmer,whocreatedthecompanyBlueStarLinelastyear,refusedtomakeasimilarboast.

“Anythingwillsinkifyouputaholeinit,“Palmersaid.uIthinkitwouldbeverycavalier

tosayit.”

Unliketheoriginal,TitanicIIwillhavemorethanenoughspaceinitslifeboatsforevery

persononboardandwillhaveadditionalescapestaircases.MarkkuKanerva,salesdirectorat

Deltamarin,theFinnishcompanydesigningtheship,saiditwouldbetheusafestcruiseshipin

theworld”.

Palmerrefusedtoanswerquestionsabouttheproject'scost.AlthoughtheTitanicwasthe

world'slargestshipinhertime,shewouldbesmallerthanmanyoftoday*smoderncruiseships.

"It'snotaboutthemoney,“Palmersaid."Pvegotenoughmoneyforit.Ithinkthat'sallthat

matters.v

ForbesestimatedPalmer'snetworthtobe$795millionin2O12.Hedescribeshimselfasa

billionaire.

TitanicIIwillbebuiltbyChinesestateownedCSCJinlingShipyard,whichhasalreadybuilt

fourorecarriersforPalmer'sminingbusiness,hesaid.ThecontracttobuildTitanicIIhasnotyet

beensigned,Palmersaid.

12.WhatcanbeinferredaboutTitanicIIfromthepassage?

A.TitanicIIwillhavemorespaceinitslifeboatsthantheTitanic.

B.TitanicIIwillbethelargestcruiseshipintheworld.

C.TitanicIIwillallowdifferentclassesofpassengerstomingle.

D.TitanicIIwillbearealunsinkablecruiseship.

13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.1,500peoplediedonTitanic'smaidenvoyagein1912.

B.TheTitaniccollidedwithanicebergintheSouthPacific.

C.TheTitanicwasequippedwithairconditioning.

D.TheTitanicwastheworld'slargestshipatthattime.

14.What*stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.TotellusthestoryoftheTitanic.

B.TotellusTitanicIIwillcostalotofmoney.

C.lbtellusaboutthefutureTitanic.

D.TotellusaChineseShipyardwillbuildTitanicII.

15.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheOldTitanic

B.TheBlueprintsofTitanicII

C.TheUnsinkableTitanicII

D.ClivePalmer—ABillionaire

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。

TipsforCookingonaTightSchedule

Frommyexperience,therearethreemainreasonswhypeopledon'tcookmoreoften：ability,

moneyandtime,16MoneyisatopicI'llsaveforanotherday.SotodayIwanttogiveyou

somewisdomabouthowtomakethemostofthetimeyouspendinthekitchen.Herearethreetips

forgreatcookingonatightschedule：

1.Thinkahead.ThemomentswhenIthinkcookingisapainarewhenI'malreadyhungryand

thereisnothingreadytoeat.Sothinkaheadofthecomingweek.Whenwillyouhavetimetocook?

Doyouhavetherightmaterialsalready?17

2.Makeyourtimeworthit.Whenyoudofindtimetocookameal,makethemostofitand

saveyourselftimelateron.Areyoumakingoneloafofbread?18Ittakesaroundthesame

amountoftimetomakemoreofsomething.Sosaveyourselftheeffortforafuturemeal.

3.19Thismaysurpriseyou,butoneofthebesttoolsformakingcookingworth

yourtimeisexperimentation.ltgivesyouthechancetohituponnewideasandrecipesthatcan

workwellwithyourappetiteandschedule.Themoreyoulearnandthemoreyoutry,themore

abilityyouhavetotakecontrolofyourfoodandyourschedule.

Hopefullythatgivesyouagoodstart.20Anddon'tletabusyschedulediscourage

youfrommakingsomegreatchangesinthewayyoueatandlive!

A.Trynewthings.

B.Abilityiseasilyimproved.

C.Makethreeorfourinstead.

D.Understandyourfoodbetter.

E.Cookingisaburdenformanypeople.

F.Letcookingandlivingsimplybeajoyratherthanaburden.

G.Alittletimeplanningaheadcansavealotofworklateron.

第二部分英语知识运用（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和D）中，选出可以填入空白处

的最佳选项。

JoeSimpsonandSimonYateswerethefirstpeopletoclimbtheWestFaceoftheSiula

GrandeintheAndesmountains.Theyreachedthetop21,butontheirwaybackconditions

werevery22.Joefellandbrokehisleg.TheybothknewthatifSimon23alone,hewould

probablygetback.24.ButSimondecidedtoriskhis25andtrytolowerJoedownthe

mountainonarope（绳）•

Asthey26down,theweathergotworse.Thenanother27occurred.Theycouldn'tsee

orheareachotherand,28,Simonloweredhisfriendovertheedgeofaprecipice（峭壁）.It

was29forJoetoclimbbackorforSimontopullhimup.Joe's30waspullingSimon

slowlytowardstheprecipice.31,aftermorethananhourinthedarkandtheicycold,Simon

hadto32.Intears,hecuttherope.Joe33intoahugecrevasse（裂缝）intheicebelow.He

hadnofoodorwaterandhewasinterriblepain.Hecouldn'twalk,buthe34togetoutofthe

crevasseandstartedto35towardstheircamp,nearlytenkilometers36.

Simonhad37thecampatthefootofthemountain.HethoughtthatJoemustbe38,

buthedidn'twanttoleave39.Threedayslater,inthemiddleofthenight,heheardJoe's

voice.Hecouldn't40it.Joewasthere,afewmetersfromtheirtent,stillalive.

21.A.hurriedlyB.carefullyC.successfullyD.early

22.A.difficultB.similarC.specialD.normal

23.A.climbedB.workedC.restedD.continued

24.A.unwillinglyB.SafelyC.slowlyD.regretfully

25.A.fortuneB.TimeC.healthD.life

26.A.layB.settledC.wentD.looked

27.A.damageB.stormC.changeD.trouble

28.A上ymistakeB.bychanceC.bychoiseD.byluck

29.A.unnecessaryB.practicalC.importantD.impossible

30.A.heightB.weightC.strengthD.equipment

31.A.FinallyB.PatientlyC.SurelyD.Quickly

32.A.standbackB.takearestC.makeadecisionD.holdon

33.A.jumpedB.fellC.escapedD.backed

34.A.managedB.plannedC.waitedD.hoped

35.A.runB.skateC.moveD.march

36.A.aroundB.awayC.aboveD.along

37.A.headedforB.traveledtoC.leftforD.returnedto

38.A.deadB.hurtC.weakD.late

39.A.secretlyB.tiredlyC.immediatelyD.anxiously

40.A.findB.believeC.makeD.accept

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第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

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。

Onemorning,Iwaswaitingatthebusstop,worriedabout41(be)lateforschool.There

weremanypeoplewaitingatthebusstop,42someofthemlookedveryanxious

and43(disappoint).Whenthebusfinallycame,weallhurriedonboard.Igotaplace