巴蜀中学2015届高三下学期第二次模拟考试

英语试题

‘1. —I’m planning to go to Kingdom of Cambodia this summer vacation. I think the trip will be exciting.

—____, as it’s the rainy season then.

A. Yes, it will B. Of course not C. You can say so D. It’s hard to say

2. –-Why are you so crazy about music?

–- Because I can always find in music _____ peace that is missing in _____ world full of challenges.

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

3. —How did you make contact with the travel agent, Susan?

—Oh, that’s easy. I surfed the Internet and then called one _____ the telephone number is provided.

A. that B. in which C. of which D. whose

4. The first time I ____ Todd, he ____ to some students at the English corner.

A. had seen; was talked B. saw; talked C. had seen; talked D. saw; was talking

5. It’s an art to be parents. With children, if you say “no”, you have to mean_____.

A. that????????????? ?B. this?????????? ?C. it????????????? ??D. one

6. _____ he is enthusiastic and qualified for the job, I see no reason to remove him from office.

A. Provided that 　　 B. Even though　 C. Unless 　　 D. As if

7. _____, everyone present was amused by his adventure story in Africa.

A. Absurd as might it sound B. As it might sound absurd

C. As absurd it might sound D. Absurd as it might sound

8. —It is a mystery and a shock to all who knew him that he____ have taken his own life in this way.

—What a pity, indeed.

A. must B. may C. can D. should

9. With many cities in China dreadfully blanketed by thick haze, the environment problem is _____ Chinese people concern most nowadays.

A. what B. which C. where D. when

10. —Do you know ____ made him successful in his career?

—Yes. His hard work and determination, of course.

A. what it was that B. what was it that C. it was what that D. was it what that

11. What a great weight she felt _____ off her mind the moment she heard she had been admitted to a key university.

A. take B. to take C. taking D. taken

12. We shall not start the project until it ____ by the committee.

A. will be approved B. approves C. has been approved D. is to approve

13. —I like this dress better than that one.

— ____, but it costs almost twice____.

A. So do I; as much B. Neither do I; as many

C. So I am; so much D. Neither am I; so many

14. The doctor tried to laugh my brother ____ his fears about the coming operation.

A. from B. against C. off D. into

15. Don't sigh over the small achievement. _____, and I'm sure if you keep at it, you'll see the light at the end of the tunnel!

A. Lookers-on see most of the game B. Constant dripping wears away the stone

C. The world is your oyster D. Lost time is never found again

二、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16-35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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

My grandma is good at gardening. She could make anything bloom(开花). __16__ me. In my eyes, she was inspiring and __17__. For most of her life, she lived on a farm, where she brought up four children, and buried my grandpa.

I visited her on weekends. After the gardening work, I was __18__ to climb the mountain, singing songs and gathering flowers. Sometimes the plants scratched me. She would say, "Beauty has a __19__. I hope it was worth it."

"Yes, ma' ma," I'd say. "__20__ was."

I loved gathering flowers on my own. But what I loved best was gathering them with her. Even then, as a child, I knew what I wanted most from my grandma was not her flowers, but her __21__. She's been gone for years, but sometimes, when I __22__down to pick a flower or pull a weed, I see her __23__, not mine.

I thought I'd grow up to be a gardener too. I told myself, someday my children had children, I'd be a gardening grandma. Then the grandbabies started showing up, and I discovered 1'd much rather run after them __24__ go digging. Actually I'm no gardener. I'm a __25__, not a planter. I differ from my grandma in lots of ways, but this: I will always carry __26__ me a heart she made from her own.

I needn’t plant a garden. My children are my flowers. They delight and complete me with a beauty that is worth any price. All I need to do is __27__ them with time, water them with love, and hope that someday, when they hold their first grandchild, they might see my hand.

16. A. Not

B. Even

C. Only

D. Often



17. A. famous

B. humorous

C. caring

D. amusing



18. A. determined

B. anxious

C. curious

D. free



19. A. standard

B. range

C. price

D. quality



20. A. It

B. I

C. She

D. That



21. A. possession

B. promise

C. beauty

D. time



22. A. climb

B. reach

C. look

D. sit



23. A. smile

B. spirit

C. soul

D. hand



24. A. than

B. until

C. unless

D. since



25. A. worker

B. teacher

C. picker

D. farmer



26. A.to

B. within

C. beyond

D. for



27. A. attend

B. miss

C. promote

D. influence





B

The journey of water on the earth can be a mirror of our own paths through life. Like a river that flows within the boundaries of its banks, we are born with certain characteristics that _ 28__ our identity. We move through life, __29__ many twists, turns, and barriers along the way just as a river does.

Water shows us how to move through the world with grace, bravery, determination, and __30__. Water is brave and does not waste time sticking to its past, but flows onward without looking back. When there is a hole to be filled, water does not run away from it in fear of the dark; _ 31 _, water modestly and bravely fills the empty space. Similarly, we can face the dark moments of our life rather than run away from them.

?????? ? _32 _, a river will empty into the sea. Water does not hold back from joining up with a larger body, nor does it fear a loss of _ 33__ or control. It gracefully and modestly falls into the vastness by contributing its energy without hesitation. Each time we move __34__ our personal characters to become part of something bigger, we can try our best to _ 35__ the lead of the river.

28. A. preserve????

B.?assume

C.?decide?

D. cast



29. A. competing with

B.?meeting with

C.??living with?

D. playing with



30. A. modesty

B. happiness

C. honesty

D. reputation



31. A. therefore

B.?besides??

C. otherwise

D. instead



32. A.?Eventually

B. Absolutely

C.?Regularly???

D. Actually



33. A. life?

B. confidence

C. liberty?

D. root



34. A. on

B. into

C. across

D. beyond



35. A. take

B.?follow?

C.?lose

D. hold





三、阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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

A

When Dekalb Walcott III was just 8 years old, his father, a Chicago fire chief, let him tag along on a call. Dekalb says a lot of kids idolized basketball player Michael Jordan when he was growing up in Chicago in the 1990s. Not him.

"I wanted to be like Dekalb Walcott Jr.," he says of his father.

So when his dad asked if he wanted to go on that call with him when he was 8, Dekalb was excited. "I'm jumping up and down, saying, 'Mom, can I go? Can I go?'"

The experience changed Dekalb's life, he tells his dad on a visit to Story Corps. "My eyes got big from the moment the alarm went off." the younger Dekalb says. "This is the life that I want to live someday."

Now 27, the younger Dekalb is living that life. He became a firefighter at 21 and went to work alongside his dad at the Chicago Fire Department. Before his father retired, the pair even went out on a call together—father supervising（监督）son.

"You know, it's everything for me to watch you grow," his father says. But he also recalls worrying about one particular fire that his son faced."

I received a phone call that night. And they said, 'Well, your son was at this fire.' I said, 'OK, which way is this conversation going to go? '" Dekalb Walcott Jr. recalls.

"And they said, 'But he's OK. And he put it out all by himself. Everybody here was proud of him.'

And the word went around, 'Who was out there managing that fire? Oh, that's Walcott! That's Walcott up there!' So, you know, moments like that, it's heaven on Earth for a dad."

Dekalb Walcott Jr. retired in 2009. The younger Dekalb says he's proud of being a second-generation firefighter. "You know, it makes me look forward to fatherhood as well, because I'm definitely looking forward to passing that torch down to my son."

36. The underlined phrase tag along in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. put out fire B. watch basketball

C. follow his father D. ask his mother’s permission

37. Dekalb Walcott III determined to become a firefighter at the age of _________.

A. 27 B. 21 C. 8 D. 35

38. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Dekalb Walcott III wants his son to become a firefighter too.

B. Dekalb Walcott Jr. is proud to be a second-generation firefighter.

C. Dekalb Walcott Jr. wants to pass the torch to Dekalb Walcott III.

D. Dekalb Walcott III is proud that his son has become an excellent firefighter.

39. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Putting Out Fire: A Challenging Job for Father and son

B. Passing The Torch: A Firefighter Dad's Legacy

C. Dekalb Walcott III: A Second-generation Firefighter

D. Dekalb Walcott Jr.: A Chicago Fire Chief

B

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