潮州市2015年高考第二次模拟考试英语

本试卷共8页，三大题，满分135分，考试用时120分钟。

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。

Once a young man was in deep love with a girl. This man folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes (纸鹤) as a gift to his girl. Although he was a small branch manager in a company, and his __1__ didn’t seem too bright, they were very __2__ together until one day, his girl told him she was going to Paris and would never come back. She also told him that she couldn’t see any future for both of them, “so let’s go our own __3__ from now on…” The young man was __4__, but he agreed. When he regained his __5__, he worked hard day and night, just to make something out of himself. Finally with all the _6__ work, this man set up his own __7__.

One rainy day, while this man was __8__, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain, walking to somewhere. He __9__ that they were his ex-girlfriend’s (前女友)parents, so he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting them to find him in his expensive car and to know that he had his own company, car, etc.

To the man’s surprise, the couple were walking towards a cemetery (墓地). He got out of his car and followed them. And there he saw his ex-girlfriend —a photograph of her? __10__?? as sweetly as ever at him from her tombstone, and those precious paper cranes in a glass bottle! He walked over and asked the couple why this had happened. They explained that __11__ she did not leave for France at all. She fell ill with cancer. In her heart, she had believed that he would __12_ some day. She didn’t want her __13__ to be his barrier. Therefore, she chose to leave him. She asked her __14__ to put his paper cranes beside her, because if the day comes when fate brings him to her again he can take some of those back with him.

The man just cried __15__. He was heartbroken once again.

1

A．future

B．appearance

C．salary

D．apartment







2

A．pleasant

B．happy

C．worried

D．sensitive







3

A．futures

B．goals

C．courses

D．ways







4

A．excited

B．mad

C．puzzling

D．heartbroken







5

A．confidence

B．position

C．independence

D．freedom







6

A．main

B．beautiful

C．heavy

D．hard







7

A．office

B．family

C．company

D．studio







8

A．driving

B．running

C．walking

D．wandering







9

A．noticed

B．recognized

C．understood

D．memorized







10

A．glaring

B．talking

C．crying

D．smiling







11

A．fortunately

B．recently

C．actually

D．difficultly







12

A．come

B．go

C．succeed

D．suffer







13

A．heart

B．illness

C．cranes

D．sadness







14

A．parents

B．husband

C．friends

D．son







15

A．heatedly

B．hardly

C．excitedly

D．sadly









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，并将答案填写在答卷标号为16--25的相应位置上。

Americans love pets. In America, there are more families with pets?than those with children. ???16?? is common?that U.S. homes have some sort of pets, such as monkeys, snakes and even wolves. But Americans’ all-time favorites are cats and dogs, ???17?? dogs can offer protection from thieves and unwelcome visitors and cats can help get rid?of the home unwanted pests. Beneath keeping pets, there lies ???18?? basic American belief: Pets have a right to be treated well. In Houston, Texas, dogs can have their dinner ???19?? ? (deliver) to their homes, just like pizza. Pets can even go with their?owners on vacation. Besides, at least 75 animal welfare organizations exist in America ???20? ? provide care and adoption services for ???21?? ? (home) and ill-treated animals. To pay ???22?? the high-tech health care, people can buy health insurance for?their pets. Pets are as basic to American culture ? ?23?? hot dogs or apple pie. By now researchers ?? ?24?? ? (discover) that interacting with animals lowers a person's blood pressure. Pets even encourage social relationships: They give ?? ?25?? owners an appearance of friendliness, and they provide a?good topic of conversation.

16.It 17.because 18.a 19.delivered 20.that /which

21.homeless 22.for 23.as 24.have discovered 25.their

???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

? Since 2004，Time magazine has six times made a survey to name the l00 most influential people in the world．Only one person has appeared on it for six times, Oprah Winfrey．

Born in l954 in Mississippi，Oprah Winfrey spent her early years living in poverty with her grandmother and later her absent mother, followed by unfair treatment by her unfriendly relatives．Worse still，she was addicted to drugs and at the young age of l4，she gave birth to a baby, who died after a few months．Finally she was sent to live with her strict father in Tennessee. Amazingly though，her father’s rules did make sure she received a good education and finally overcame her problems．

??? Oprah’s media career began at age l7．She became the co-author of local news in Baltimore in her early 20’s．Her first local talk show, People Are Talking, was first performed in l978，when she was 24．

??? In l986，Oprah moved to Chicago to lost a low-rated half-hour morning talk show, AM Chicago．Oprah talks like a family member in your and my house．Within months she took over，the show became the highest rated talk show in Chicago．It was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show．

??? Only two years after hosting the show, she was able to set up her own production company Harpo, and buy the full rights to The Oprah Winfrey Show．She is also involved in magazine publishing，books，education and a lifestyle channel for women with the aim of improving people’s lives, inspiring and praising good honest values，making the world a better place for present and future generations．

??? As her business grew, so did her wealth and power, and she became the first ever black billionaire in 2003 and the most powerful woman in media broadcasting．The amazing influence she has over a large part of the American public means that anything she promotes on her shows is guaranteed to succeed.

26．What do we know about Oprah’s childhood?

? A．She lived with her mother for 14 years．

? B．She married young and brought up a baby．

? C． She couldn’t stand her father's rules．

? D．he was lack of concern and care．

27．Why was The Oprah Winfrey Show so popular?? A．Oprah talked in a family way in the show． B．Oprah was very famous in the world． ? C．Oprah was the co-author of the show．D．Oprah had the full rights to the show．28．According to the text, which field didn't Oprah set foot in?? A．Magazine publishing．??? B．Education? C．Filming D．A TV channel for females．

29．Which of the following is true according to the text?? A．Oprah Winfrey hosted her first local talk show in her 20’s．?

B．Oprah Winfrey was the most influential woman in America．? C．AM Chicago became the highest rated immediately after Oprah hosted it.? D．Oprah Winfrey was the first billionaire in media broadcasting．30．What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?? A．Oprah aimed to be wealthy and powerful．? B. Oprah was a quite successful woman． ? C．What Oprah promoted was sure to succeed．? D．Oprah became the most influential woman

B

The time of year a baby is born can shape what profession they will embark on in later life, a new study has suggested. Being born in a certain month appears to indicate the possibility of what job a person will end up with, the study by the Office for National Statistics found.

Researchers have uncovered that the month in which babies are born could also affect everything from intelligence to length of life. A child born in December is more likely to become a dentist while someone whose birthday falls in January will tend to a debt collector, they found.

A February birth appears to increase the chances of being an artist while March babies appear to go on to become pilots. Meanwhile, April and May are said to have a fairly even spread of professions, births in the summer months mean a much lower chance of becoming a high-earning football player, doctor or dentist. The study was gained by researchers who analyzed the birth months of people in 19 separate occupations using information from the last census (人口普查), the Daily Mail reported. Although these trends may be difficult to explain, relations between birth months and specific health problems have a scientific basis.

Spring babies are at greater risk of illnesses including schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, asthma and autism. They may also be less clever than classmates born in other parts of the year.

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31. What does the underlined phrase “embark on” refer to?

A. land on B. resign C. keep in touch with D. be occupied in

32. According to the researchers, a child born in March is likely to become_______.

A. a pilot B. a dentist C. a debt collector D. an artist

33. We can learn from the text that______.

A. the month babies are born could only affect his intelligence and length of life

B. People born in the summer months are more likely to get highly paid

C. the choice of profession for April and May is very narrow

D. Spring babies may have the bigger chance to get ill ?

34. What can be included from the passage?

A. The fate has been already decided when people are born

B. There exist connections between birth date and occupations

C. People born in Autumn would be more successful than those born in Spring

D. The time of year one is born decides which specific health problems one has

35. According to the passage, which of the following statement is WRONG?

A．March babies are more likely to be pilots when grown up．???

B．If born in December, a person is more likely to become a dentist?

C．Summer babies may be less clever than those born in other seasons

D．As in the research, health problems have something to do with birth months．

C

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