中山市华侨中学2014届高三第二次模拟考试英语科试卷

命题人 郑支胜 2013/9/23

I. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

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1-15各题所给的ABC和D项中，选出最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards and success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us 1 chasing the same thing.

One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell apart. I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I 2 the countryside for some place I could rent for the 3 possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road over the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was 4 , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and 5 a corner to camp in.

The locals knew nothing about me, but slowly, they started teaching me the 6 of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began sticking around to 7 . They started to teach me a belief in a 8 American Dream -- not the one of individual achievement but of 9 .

What I had believed in, all those things I thought were 10 for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. Up on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my 11 with my neighbors.

Four years later, I moved back into 12 . I saw many people were having a really hard time, 13 their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to 14 a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in 15 if we hadn’t banded together.

The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about how we can all get by together.

1. A. separately B. equally C. violently D. naturally

2. A. crossed B. left C. toured D. searched

3. A. fullest B. largest C. fairest D. cheapest

4. A. occupied B. abandoned C. emptied D. robbed

5. A. turned B. approached C. cleared D. cut

6. A. benefit B. lesson C. nature D. art

7. A. chat B. quarrel C. fight D. argue

8. A. wild B. real C. different D. remote

9. A. neighborliness B. happiness C. friendliness D. kindness

10. A. unique B. expensive C. rare D. necessary

11. A. cooperation B. relationships C. satisfaction D. appointments

12. A. reality B. society C. town D. life

13. A. losing B. creating C. quitting D. offering

14. A. put in B. turn in C. take in D. get in

15. A. yards B. shelters C. camps D. cottages

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，并将答案填在答题卡标号为16~25的相应位置上。

　　America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are __16__________ 65. The aging of the population will affect American society in many ways -- education, medicine, __17__________ business. Quietly, the graying of America has made us a very different society -- one in which people have a quite different idea of __18________ kind of behavior is suitable at various ages. A person’s age no longer tells you anything about his / her position, __19__________ (marry) or health. There’s no longer a particular year __20__________ one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that __21__________ (keep) us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn’t as strong as __22__________ used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 25-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or __23__________ 80-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing. Many people say, “I am much __24__________ (young) than my mother -- or my father -- was at my age.” No one says “Act your age” any more. We’ve stopped __25__________ (look) with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.

II.阅读（共两节，满分50分）

阅读理解（共20小题；每小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。

A

Jimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has good heart, but always feared applying for a new job.

One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. It’s the least I could do. Please. I insist.” Jimmy agreed.

Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of applications waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer’s office with disappointed look on their faces. Finally his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed?” Jimmy’s heart sank. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” he thought to himself.

Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy’s surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out he was the General Manager of the company.

“Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into the office. I just know you’d be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations!” Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.

26. Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?A. He was out of work

B. He was bored with his job?C. He wanted a higher position

D. He hoped to find a better boss

27. What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?A. A friend’s car had a flat tyre

B. A wild man was pushing a carC. A terrible accident happened

D. An old man’s car broke down

28. Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?A. He was also to be interviewed

B. He needed a traveling companionC. He always helped people in need

D. He was thankful to Jimmy

29. How did Jimmy feel on hearing the interviewer’s question?A. He was sorry for the other applicantsB. There was no hope for him to get the job?C. He regretted helping the old man?D. The interviewer was very rude

30. A. What can we learn from Jimmy’s experience？A. Where there is a will, there’s a wayB. A friend in need is a friend indeedC. Good is rewarded with good.?D. Two heads are better than one

B

In my living room, there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to “Bloom (开花) where you are planted.” It reminds me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s, when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. Dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.

Dorothy taught in a school in Harlan County, Kentucky, Appalachian Mountain area. To get to her school from the town of Harlan, I followed a road winding around the mountain. In the eight-mile journey, I crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times. Rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains, I found it depressing. The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.

From the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom (忧郁) disappeared. Upon arriving at Dorothy’s classroom, I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. The children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). In case you don’t know, poke greens are a weed-type plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.

Dorothy never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students. Her enthusiasm never cooled down. When it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing required to receive her Child Development Associate Certification, Dorothy was ready. She came to the assessment and passed in all areas. Afterward, she invited me to the one-and-only steak house in the area to celebrate her victory, as if she had received her Ph. D. degree. After the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. She said it was a family heirloom (传家宝), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things.

31. “Early Childhood Development” in Paragraph 1 refers to __________.

A. a program directed by Dorothy

B. a course given by the author

C. an activity held by the students

D. an organization sponsored by Union college

32. In the journey, the author was most disappointed at seeing __________.

A. the long track B. the same train

C. the poor houses D. the winding road

33. Upon arriving at the classroom, the author was cheered up by __________.

A. a warm welcome

B. the sight of poke greens

C. Dorothy’s latest projects

D. a big dinner made for her

34. What can we know about Dorothy from the last paragraph?

A. She was invited to a celebration at a restaurant