揭阳市2015年高中毕业班高考第二次模拟考试

英 语

本试卷共三部分，满分135分,考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上。

2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

I.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There is a happy truth to be shared with all who would notice. The truth has been expressed as: April 1 bring May flowers. This is a truth that promises light would burst from darkness, strength would be born from 2 and if one dares to believe this, he would 3 in doing what he plans to do.

Farmers all over the world know the 4 of the seasons. They know that there is a season to plant and a season to 5 ; everything must be done in its own time. Although the rain pours down, stopping all 6 activities, farmers lift their 7 to the heavens and smile. Despite the inconvenience, they know that the rain 8 the nourishment ( 营养) their crops need to grow and flourish (繁荣) . The rains in the month of April give rise to the beautiful flowers in the month of May.

But this ancient truth tells us more than that—it is a valuable message of 9 to all who experience tragedy in life. A broken relationship with one can 10 the door to a new friendship with another. A 11 job here can provide the opportunity for a better job there. A 12 dream can become the foundation of a wonderful future. 13 this: Darkness may last for a night, but it will never overcome the 14 of the morning. When you are in a 15 of sorrow, don't be depressed, because a season of joy may be just around the corner.

1.

A. winds

B. labors

C. showers

D. seeds



2.

A. weakness

B. sadness

C. happiness

D. calmness



3.

A. fail

B. succeed

C. believe

D. result



4.

A. change

B. choice

C. difference

D. importance



5.

A. rest

B. harvest

C. gather

D. sow



6.

A. normal

B. usual

C. outdoor

D. favorite



7.

A. faces

B. eyebrows

C. hands

D. arms



8.

A. makes

B. provides

C. takes

D. produces



9.

A. joy

B.courage

C. hope

D. decision



10.

A. hold up

B. open up

C. set up

D. make up



11.

A. good

B. part-time

C. permanent

D. lost



12.

A. wild

B. wonderful

C. broken

D. pleasant



13.

A. Remember

B. Imagine

C. Mind

D. Suppose



14.

A. peace

B. darkness

C. arrival

D. light



15.

A. sense

B. season

C. situation

D. mood



第二节?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,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。

“What r u doing? I'm waiting 4 u.” Teenagers are often seen?? 16? (type) on their mobile phones even while walking. However, parents and teachers are worried that a “lost generation” may grow up with great technology skills,??? 17? ?without the ability to write.

The Qilu Evening News, in Shandong Province, has reported that parents of primary school students are facing? 18? ?huge challenge in getting their children to improve their handwriting. Schools have set up special handwriting classes 19 ?? pupils, who now view handwriting as old fashioned?as tying your feet with a long strip of cloth. After all, being able to communicate through writing proves that we have the ability to think intelligently,??? 20? ? separates us from animals.

?? 21 ?? worries people is that using a keyboard all the time may be affecting the shape of our hands. A new study?? 22 ???(carry) out recently in Shandong on the fingers of people under 25 years old, showing that thumbs are taking over from other fingers as the hand's most flexible and strongest fingers.

? ? 23 ??(tradition), the Chinese consider handwriting as an indication of a person’s character. Calligraphy(书法) has always been an important part of Chinese culture, but today? 24 future is uncertain.?We lose our skills altogether. Remember that a letter ? 25 ??（write）by hand is worth a thousand times more than a quick email.

II.阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 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

In America, where labour costs are so high, “do-it-yourself” is a way of life. Many people repair their own cars, build their own houses. Soon they may also be writing their own books. In Hollywood there is a company that publishes children’s books with the aid of computers. Although other companies also publish that way, this particular company is very unusual. It “personalizes” the books by having the computer make the reader the leading character in the story. Here is how they do it. Let us say that your child is named Jenny. She lives on Oak Drive in St Louis, has a dog named Spot, a cat named Tabby, and three playmates whose names are Betsy, Sandy, and Jody. The computer uses information to fill out a story that has already been prepared and illustrated. The story is then printed with standard equipment as a hardcover book. A child who receives such a book might say, “This book is about me”; the company therefore calls itself the “Me-book Publishing Company”.

Children like the me-books very much because they like to see in print their own names and the names of their friends and their pets. But more importantly, “personalization” has been found to be an important tool in developing enthusiasm for reading. Me-books are thus helping a child to learn how to read, by appealing to that natural desire to see his own name in print.

26.Why do the children like the “me-books”?

A. Because the main characters are Jenny, her dog, her cat and her three playmates.

B. Because the children will see familiar names in the books.

C. Because in the U.S.A. “do it yourself” is a way of life.

D. Because the company that publishes the books is unusual.

27.The books will develop the children’s interest in reading by _______.

A. meeting natural desire of children’s

B. the interesting stories in them

C. the computers’ well using

D. fairies

28.We can conclude from the text ________.

A. if you want to be well-known, you may turn to the company publishing the books

B. that the company will have to deal with a lot of information

C. that the other companies will use the same method

D. that Americans like “do it yourself”

29.What does the underlined word “personalize” in Paragraph1 mean?

A. realize B. specialize C. individualise(赋予个性) D. civilize

30.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To introduce Me-book Publishing Company.

B. To tell us about a way of life.

C. To encourage people to “do-it-yourself”.

D. To tell us something about Me-books.

B

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.

　　Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.

The amount of stress a person can withstand (经得起) depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first sight of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make a choice between “fight” or “flight” and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.

31.People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.

　 A. they are becoming busier with their work

　 B. they do not believe that relaxation is important for health

　 C. they are traveling fast all the time

　 D. they do not know how to enjoy themselves

32.According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________.

　 A. having control over performance B. knowing the art of relaxation

C. high sense of responsibility D. not fearing stress

33.Which of the following statements is true?

　 A. We can find some ways to avoid stress.

　 B. Different people can withstand different amounts of stress.

　 C. It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.

　 D. Stress is always harmful to people.

34.In Paragraph 3, “such a reaction” refers back to_______.

　 A. making a choice between ‘flight’ or ‘fight’

　 B. responding to crises quickly

　 C. reaction to stress both chemically and physically

　 D. losing heart at the sight of difficulties

35.In the last sentence of the passage, “do so” refers to ______.

　 A. expose ourselves to stress

　 B. find ways to deal with stress

　 C. established links between diseases and stress

　 D. remove stress from our lives

C

Steve Jobs, co-founder and former chief executive of US technology giant Apple, has died at the age of 56. Mr Jobs had announced he was suffering from pancreatic cancer in 2004. Apple said he had been “the source of countless innovations（创新）that enrich and improve all of our lives” and had made the world “immeasurably better”.

Tributes(赞美之辞) have been made by technology company bosses and world leaders, with US President Barack Obama saying the world had “lost a visionary（有远见卓识的人)”. “Steve was among the greatest of American i