山东省实验中学201l级第二次模拟考试

英 语 试 题

2014．4

第I卷(选择题105分)

第一部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 单项填空(共l0小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分)

阅读题意，根据所给的四个选项(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。

1．Apart from the bus arriving late，____________ went as we had planned．

A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing

2．—I’m going to take a gap year before I go to college．What about it?

—____________ You are no longer achild．

A．Take your time． B．Make yourself at home．

C．Just as you wish． D．Don’t mention it．

3．Lily took a few friends to my birthday party，none of __________ I was familiar with．

A．which B．whose C．that D．whom

4．Your dreams can be achieved ____________ you have a goal and go for it with perseverance．

A. so that B．only if C．in case D．the moment

5．_____________ for children under 12，the movie was unexpectedly well received by people of all ages．

A．Intending B．To be intended C．Being intended D．Intended

6．Jack and Samantha ____________ for their wedding for a whole week but nothing is really done．

A．have prepared B．are prepared

C．have been preparing D．prepared

7．Perhaps it will never be known __________ he did with those materials on the incident．

A．that B．what C．which D．how

8．By the time Mr．Jarvis ___________ college，he had been running his own company for a few years．

A．started B．had started C．has started D．would start

9．The publishers are confident that the books ______________ next month will sell well．

A. published B．to be published

C．having published D．are published

10．He was very nervous in the contest．Otherwise，he _____________ the first prize．

A．will win B．would win

C．would have won D．had won

第二节完形填空(共30小题；11-20题每小题1分，21-40题每小题1.5分；满分40分)

阅读下面两篇短文，从11-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

London bus drivers are usually not willing to greet when 11 board，so when a bus driver said something to me on my way home last week I thought I must have made a 12 or something．It took me a few seconds to 13 that he had said，”Hello，good evening，peace be upon you．”He said something 14 to every passenger,always with great enthusiasm．Some 15 positively,but many ignored him．He just kept on 16 passengers with great sincerity and love．I waved to him and smiled from the back door—and he waved right back!He was keeping all eye on the back door 17 greeting new passengers．It was a touchable way to experience simple love and 18 ．I experienced a 19 with other passengers and saw the driver in a new light．I’m sure bus drivers are always careful．I just hadn’t thought of it as a loving action before．This driver opened my eyes to how I 20 the service of others every day and am connected to my fellow citizens in so many ways．

11．A．strangers B．passengers C．crowds D．friends

12．A．plan B．decision C．mistake D．wish

13．A．realize B．remember C．explain D．judge

14．A．strange B．humorous C．noticeable D．similar

15．A．refused B．responded C．reported D．resisted

16．A．charging B．signaling C．greeting D．offering

17．A．as long as B．as far as C．as soon as D．as well as

18．A．kindness B．disappointment C．sorrow D．help

l9．A．tradition B．impression C．connection D．satisfaction

20．A．insist on B．depend on C. refer to D．appeal to

B

“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice．Gifts are easy—they're given after all. Choices can be hard．”

I got the 21 to start Amazon 16 years ago．I 22 the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year．I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew so fast，and the idea of building an 23 bookstore with millions of titles was very 24 to me．I had just turned 30，and I’d been married for a year．I told my wife that I wanted to 25 my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t 26 ，and I wash’t sure what to 27 ．She told me I should 28 the idea．I’d always wanted to be an inventor，and she wanted me to follow rny 29 ．

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a 30 boss that I admired very much．I went to my boss and 31 with him that I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet．He took me on a long walk in Central Park，listened 32 to me，and finally said，“That sounds like a really good idea， 33 it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job．”That logic made some 34 to me，and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours 35 making a final decision．Seen in that light，it really was a difficult 36 ，but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot．I didn’t think I’d regret 37 and failing．And I suspected I would always be troubled by the decision not to try at a11．After much 38 ，I took the less 39 path to follow my dream，and I’m 40 of that Choice．For all of us，in the end，we are our choices．

21．A．idea B．support C．fund D．message

22．A．got through B．set aside B．came across D．turn down

23．A．online B．available C．intelligent D．expensive

24．A．practical B．exciting C．flexible D．productive

25．A．take B．1and C．exchange D．quit

26．A．matter B．work C. fail D. exist

27．A．do B．achieve C．plan D. expect

28．A．give up B．set up C．stick to D．put off

29．A．dream B．pace C．hobby D．example

30．A．cruel B．brilliant C．greedy D．modest

31．A．shared B．argued C．reasoned D. enquired

32．A．gradually B．eventually C．carefully D．generously

33．A．so B．and C．otherwise D．but

34．A．sense B．difference C．bet D．bargain

35．A．while B．before C．once D．since

36．A．puzzle B．suggestion C．choice D．report

37．A．managing B．requesting C．changing D．trying

38．A．consideration B．determination C．conversation D．application

39．A．stable B．secure C．amusing D．interesting

40．A．confident B．regretful C．hopeful D．proud

第二部分阅读理解(共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项。

A

“Can’t hold a candle to” is a popular expression．When there wasn’t electricity, someone would have a servant light his way by holding a candle．The expression meant that the person who cannot hold a candle to you is not fit even to be your servant．Now，it means such a person cannot compare or compete．

Another expression is“hold your tongue．”It means to be still and not talk．“Hold your tongue”is not something you would tell a friend．But a parent or teacher might use the expression to quiet a noisy child．

“Hold out”is an expression one hears often in sports reports and labor news．It means to refuse to play or work．Professional football and baseball players“hold out” if their team refuses to pay them what they think they are worth．

The expression“hold up” has several different meanings．One is a robbery．A man with a gun may say,“This is a hold up．Give me your money．”Another meaning is to delay．A driver who was held up by heavy traffic might be late for work．Another meaning is for a story to be considered true after an investigation．A story can hold up if it is proved true．

“Hold on”is another expression，which means wait or stop．As you leave for school，your brother may say,“Hold on，you forgot your book．” It is used to ask a telephone caller to wait and not hang up his telephone．

Our final expression is“hold the line．”That means to keep a problem or situation from getting worse—to hold steady．For example，the president may say he will“hold the line on taxes．”He means there will be no increase in taxes．

41．The author introduces the expressions mainly by _____________．

A．giving examples B．making comparisons

C．raising questions D．quoting famous remarks

42．The expression“can’t hold a candle to”call be used when ____________．

A．some footballers refuse to play a game

B．someone else is wanted on the phone

C．someone is not qualified for a position

D．someone was delayed by heavy traffic

43．The tune ofthe phrase“hold your tongue”is probably a little ___________．

A．amusing B．polite C．unfriendly D．offensive

44．If some teachers“hold out”，they probably __________．

A．change their artitude B．refuse to work

C．make a compromise D．show their devotion

45．Which of the following sentences can convey positive meanings?

A．I was late as I was held up by a hold up．

B．Hold on!You have to pay the bill，sir．

C．You can’t even hold a candle to Michael．

D．I promise to hold the line on house prices．

B

This the best time and this the worst time；this is the time of great material richness and this is the time of desert of soul．Everyone seems to be rushing around for something but they have never fulfilled they dream．Everyone tries to seek happiness but it seems to be nowhere to be found．

When asked“what on earth can make you happy?”，most modern man would give similar replies such as becoming extremely wealthy，or getting promoted in work and then becoming very wealthy．When asked“what will you do with your wealth?”，they would make a long list of things they have been longing for．However haven’t you noticed the multibillionaires are not as happy as we common guys suppose them to be?Haven’t you noticed that the multibillionaire celebrities don’t even enjoy the fundamental freedom of going shopping with their own families without being followed by annoying paparazzi?

If we hinge our happiness on such big issues，we are bound to be unhappy all through our life, because those big issues mightjust occur to us once in a blue moon.

As Socrates once put it，“He is the richest who is content with the least，for content is the wealth of nature”．But how can we “be content with the least”?If you pay due attention，our life is loaded with little joys，sometime too little to be noticeable．Stop once in a while in your rush to your destination，look around and you will see that there are always little things worth cheering for. You got an“A”in a test．Good!You listened to all inspiring lecture．Great!You offered a helping hand to someone who had a flat tire! Amazing! Yo