天津市南开区2015年高考英语模拟考试

英 语 科 试 卷(二)

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）、第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共130分，考试用时100分钟。第Ⅰ卷 1 至 12 页，第Ⅱ卷 13 至 16 页。考生务必将答案涂写在答题卡上，答在试卷上的答案无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

祝各位考生考试顺利！

第Ⅰ卷

注意事项：

1. 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考号填写在答题卡上，并在规定位置粘贴考试用条形码。

2. 每小题选出答案后，用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，再选涂其它答案标号。

3．本卷共 55 小题，共 95 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 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。例: We feel ________ our duty to make our country a better place.

it B. this C. that D. one

答案是A。

One of our rules is that every student ________ wear school uniform while at school.

might B. shall C. could D. will

— Have you ever been to Beijing, our capital?

—Yes, only once. I ________ there only for two days.

had stayed B. stayed C. have stayed D. were staying

— How do you find your new job?

— Much tougher than I expected. I quite enjoyed it, ________.

instead B. too C. though D. either

— Which ________ did you participate in, Mike?— The high jump and the long jump, but I didn’t win either of them.

A. affairs B. incidents C. matters D. events

Susan came to the party yesterday, but it was already half past eight ________ she turned up.

that B. before C. until D. when

I ________ in the final of the Voice of China, but I was kicked out of the first round.

A. must join B. would have joined

C. must have joined D. would join

Her elder daughter, ________ she placed the greatest confidence, failed to match her expectation.

in whom B. of whom C. to whom D. on whom

Believe me or not, I’m always on your side ________ you have.A. what difficulty B. however difficulty

C. how difficulty D. no matter what difficulty

It doesn’t matter where charities get their money from; what ________ is what they do with it.

A. counts B. considers C. cares D. functions

— Why does Michael know so much about Angkor Watt?— He ________ have been there, or he just heard by chance.

oughtn’t to B. can’t C. may D. must

I’d love to find a satisfactory job upon graduation from college, ________ which combines interest and a good salary.

one B. it C. the one D. that

Whether ways will be found to stop pollution or not is just ________ worries the public.

why B. what C. that D. which

________ the deaf children, the young lady has little time to care for her own daughter.A. Devoted to teach B. Devoted herself to teaching

C. Devoting to teach D. Devoting herself to teaching

— Aren’t you cold?

— ________. I’m boiling hot.

A. Far from it B. Take it easy

C. That’s all right D. Not a little

15. In much of the animal world, night is the time ________ for sleep — pure and  simple. A. set aside B. set down C. set off D. set up

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16 ～ 35 各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，将短文内容补充完整。

John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose. Thirteen months ago, in a Florida library he took a book off the 16 andfound himself interested in the notes in the margin(页边空白). The soft handwriting 17 a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In front of the book, he 18 the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he 19 her address. He wrote her a letter 20 himself and inviting her to reply.

During the next year and one-month the two grew to know each other 21 the mail. A Romance was budding. John requested a (an) 22 , but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like. Later they 23 their first meeting —7: 00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York. “You’ll 24 me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel.” So at 7: 00 he was in the 25 looking for the girl with the red rose.

A young woman in a green suit was coming toward him, her 26 long and slim and her eyes blue as flowers. Almost 27 he made one step closer to her, and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell — a woman well past 40. The girl was walking quickly away. He felt as though he split in two, so strong was his 28 to follow her, and yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose 29 had truly companioned him.

He did not 30 . He squared his shoulders and said, “I’m John, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to 31 ?”

The woman smiled. “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit 32 me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I 33 tell you that she is waiting for you in the 34 across the street. She said it was some kind of 35 !”

It’s not difficult to admire Miss Maynell’s wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive.

16．A. exhibition B. figure C. shelf D. chart

17．A. represented B. refreshed C. replaced D. rejected

18．A. transformed B. conveyed C. observed D. discovered

19．A. located B. expressed C. settled D. evaluated

20．A. explaining B. introducing C. appointing D. predicting

21．A. by B. on C. beyond D. through

22．A. measurement B. email C. photograph D. document

23．A. separated B. scheduled C. strengthened D. possessed

24．A. tolerate B. witness C. advocate D. recognize

25．A. library B. station C. downtown D. square

26．A. shadow B. shoulder C. appearance D. figure

27．A. randomly B. ridiculously C. uncontrollably D. mentally

28．A. desire B. dream C. determination D. attempt

29．A. carefulness B. wealth C. expectation D. spirit

30．A. hesitate B. force C. realize D. mean

31．A. cinema B. dinner C. match D. lunch

32．A. advised B. applied C. begged D. required

33．A. should B. would C. may D. must

34．A. balcony B. restaurant C. department D. store

35．A. patience B. check C. test D. decision

第二部分 阅读理解 (共 20 小题；每小题 2. 5 分，满分 50 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A

Still seeking a destination for your weekend break？There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.

King's Art Centre

A day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere. This weekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists.

You could attend a class teaching you how to “learn from the masters” or get more creative with paint—free of charge.

The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.

The Botanic Garden

The Garden has over 8,000 plant species；it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University.

The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant produces red flowers above blue-green leaves, and is not one to miss.

Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula，a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals.

The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts. Look for grass snakes in the lake. A snake called ‘Hissing Sid’ is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun.

Byron's Pool Many stories surround Lord Byron's time as a student of Cambridge University. Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of “mess and drunkenness”．However，it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough. I'm not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his rooms. He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.

It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake，which is now known as Byron's Pool. A couple of miles past Grant Chester in the south Cambridge shire countryside，the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields. The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea. If you don't trust me，then perhaps you'll take it from Virginia Woolf—over a century after Byron，she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.

36. As mentioned in the passage，there is a small charge for ________.

A. attending the masters' class B. learning life drawing

C. working with local artists D. seeing an exhibition

37. “Torch Aloe” and “Venus Flytrap” are ________.

A. common insects B. wildlife enthusiasts

C. rarely seen snakes D. impressive plants

38. We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed ________.

A. to like walking B. to fear pet bears

C. to be a heavy drinker D. to finish university in 1805

39. In the passage Byron's Pool is described as a lake ________.

A. located in Grant Chester B. owned by Lord Byron

C. surrounded by fields D. discovered by Virginia Woolf

40. The passage mainly talks about ________.

A. unknown stories of Cambridge University

B. a way to become creative in art

C. the colourful life in the countryside

D. some places for weekend break

B

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That’s because job growth numbers don’t matter to job hunters as much as job turnover data. After all, existing jobs open up every day due to promotions, resignations, terminations (终止) and retirements. In both good times and bad, turnover creates more openings than economic growth does. Even in June of 2007, when the economy was still humming along, j