蓟县擂鼓台中学2014届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题

第I卷 （ 85分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：语法和词汇（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child _________ he or she wants.

A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever

答案是B。





1. —Mr Jones! Sam has broken the glass!

—_______ Such things happen.

A. What a pity! B. Doesn't matter.

C. What is the matter? D. How come?

2. Hey, Lee. I ______ you never took interest in computer games. What a surprise!

A. don’t think B. didn’t think C. think D. thought

3. The hospital nearby has just got a, ________ you’d call it, er... a scanner.

A. that B. which C. what D. how

4. It may have seemed unusually cold recently but experts say it's ________ for this time of year.

A. normal B. formal C. ordinary D. common

5. A brilliant idea occurred to him, ________ to his research in the lab.

A. while devoting B. while devoting himself

C. while he was devoted D. while devoted

6. How badly reform is needed was ________ recently by the rising youth crime figures.

A. suspected B. indicated C. influenced D. announced

7. Jinan has inched _____ step closer to a green National Games by taking _____ series of measures.

A. a; the B. the; a C. a; a D. a; /

8. We've been looking for cheap houses but haven't found ______ we like yet.

A. one B. other C. it D. that

9. It's a mistake to think of Florida only ________ its tourist attractions.

A. in addition to B. by way of C. in terms of D. by means of

10. An offer of a reward has caused many students in our school _______ actively in the competition.

A. participate B. participated

C.participating D.to participate

11. —Excuse me, I wonder if you can help. I ______ my ID card.

—But where did you lose it?

A. have lost B. lost C. had lost D. lose

12. A lack of ______ of cultural differences to local customs can create problems.

A. existence B. revolution

C. awareness D. evidence

13. We __________ here at lunch time; we were delayed at the airport, though.

A. could be B. should be

C. must have been D. would have been

14. With proper measures, the economy in China is beginning to _______ again.

A. rise up B. hold on C. pick up D. take on

15. —So you have met Maria?

—Yes, it was last week we attended Jack’s party.

A. where B. when C. that D. why

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Isn’t it amazing how one person, sharing one idea, at the right time and place can change the course of your life’s history? This is certainly what happened in my 16 .

When I was 14, I was hitchhiking (免费搭车) from Houston, Texas, through El Paso on my 17 to California. I, a high school dropout with learning 18 , was following my dream, and decided to surf the biggest 19 in the world, first in California and then in Hawaii, where I would later live. Upon reaching downtown El Paso, I met an old man, a begger, on the street corner, who stopped me and asked if I was 20 away from home. I told him, “Not exactly, sir.” While at home, my father said to me, “It is important to 21 your dream and what is in your heart. Son.”

After chatting for a few minutes, the 22 beggar told me to follow him. He told me that he had something grand to 23 with me. We walked a couple of blocks until we came to a library, where the beggar first 24 me to a table and asked me to wait for a moment 25 he looked for something special among the shelves. A few moments later, he 26 with a couple of old books under his arms, and then started with a few statements that were very 27 and that changed my life. He said, “There are two things that I want to 28 you

“Number one is never to judge a book by its cover, for a cover can 29 you. Well, young man, I’ve got a little 30 for you. I am one of the wealthiest men in the world. But a year ago, my wife 31 away. I realized there were certain things I had not yet 32 in life, one of which is to live like a beggar on the streets. So, you see, don’t ever judge a book by its cover.”

“Number two is to learn how to 33 , my boy. For there is only one thing that people can’t take away from you, and that is your wisdom.” At the moment, he presented the 34 of Plato and Aristotle--- immortal （不朽的）classics from ancient times.

The beggar then led me back on the streets near where we 35 met. His parting request was for me never to forget what he taught me.

16. A. case B. career C. journey D. life

17. A. route B. path C. way D. road

18. A. disabilities B. trouble C.interest Dtalents

19. A. rains B. waves C. clouds D. winds

20. A. driving B. escaping C. fleeing D. running

21. A. catch B. follow C. understand D. recognize

22. A. friendly B. strange C. hungry D. curious

23. A. charge B. consult C. share D. communicate

24. A. led B. sent C. pushed D. ordered

25. A. unless B. while C. when D. since

26. A. went B. held C. returned D. carried

27. A. common B. attractive C. interesting D. special

28. A. teach B. order C. advise D. request

29. A. attract B. upset C. interest D. fool

30. A. disappointment B. joy

C. surprise D.excitement

31. A. walked B. passed C. drove D. gave

32. A. heard B. seen

C. experienced D. witnessed

33. A. work B. live C. write D. read

34. A. writings B. poems C. novels D. stories

35. A. earlier B. first C. already D. once

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分 40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Forest guards in western India are using cell phones with ringtones of cows mooing, goats bleating and roosters crowing to attract leopards that have wandered into human settlements, officials said on Monday.

The wild cats in the state of Gujarat often get into villages near forests in search of food, say officials, adding that this results in attacks on people. But rather than use methods such as live bait(诱惑物) like goats tied to trees to lure the leopards, which then fall into large pits dug by guards, officials say they have found a safer method to trap the cats.

“The moos of a cow, bleating of a goat from the phone has proved effective to trap leopards,” said D. Vasani, a senior forest official in Gujarat. “This trick works.” Vasani said forest guards have downloaded the sounds of over a dozen animals as ringtones on their mobiles which they attach to speakers and fix behind a cage. They then play the ringtone continuously for up to two hours until the curious leopard appears and moves into the cage looking for its easy meal.

At least five leopards have so far been lured from villages since the new ringtone method was introduced three months ago. The cats have all been released back into forest areas.

Wildlife activists welcomed the new initiative saying that previous methods of trapping the cats using pits often resulted in the animals getting injured.

36. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Cell Phones to Hunt Animals

B. Practical Uses of Cell Phones

C. Wildlife And New Technology

D. Phone Ringtones to Catch Leopards

37. Forest guards in India try to catch leopards mainly because ______.

A. leopards attack villagers

B. they want leopard fur

C. leopards attack animals

D. they have new ringtones

38. According to the wildlife activists, the new method is _______.

A. appreciated because it benefits leopards

B. not good because it may injure animals

C. effective because ringtones work

D. not safer than the former one

39. We can learn from the passage except that ______.

A. forest guards don’t mean to hurt the leopards

B. forest guards no longer use pits to trap leopards

C. forest guards used goats to attract leopards

D. recorded animal sounds are used to lure leopards

40. What will be needed to trap the leopards using the new method?

① cell phones ②animals ③ sounds of animals ④ cages ⑤large pits

A. ①②③④ B. ②③⑤

C. ①④⑤ D. ①③④

B

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They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.

Because of the change in their behavior, they