高中英语模拟试题含答案(DOC 8页).doc

1、Weekly practice 1第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。AThanks for signing up for the 2014 Black Friday Turkey Trot! This email will provide some basics about the race and some great news!First, your race packet (参赛物品包) is ready and can be picked

2、up at the Fleet Feet Sports Tulsa location youve specified during registration.Hours for pickup.Tuesday, 10 am to 8 pm (Fleet Feet Kings Point)Tuesday, 10 am to 7 pm (Fleet Feet Blue Dome)Wednesday, 10 am to 5 pm (both stores, closing early for Thanksgiving)Packets can also be picked up on the race

3、day at BOK Center, beginning at 8:30 am.Race Start Times1) 5 mile, 8:30 am 2) 1 mile fun run, 9:30 amParkingThere is surface parking to the east of the BOK Center, and some surface parking to the west of the Convention Center. Many lots will be pay-lots. Please pay attention to the signs. We suggest

4、 arriving early to find parking.Racing TimingThe 5 km run will be timed using the BIB-TAG system. Your race number will have a timing device attached to the back of the race number; dont remove or bend this device. Simply wear the Bib on the front of your body on the outside of your clothing so it i

5、s visible and facing forward. You dont need to return the Bib, which is disposable.The Turkey Trot is also a kick-off event for our weekend long “FITNATIC” celebration-we also have a huge number of events and specials all weekend. For more information, please visit .See you on Friday.21. Where shoul

6、d a runner go to pick up his packet at 8:30 am on Friday? A. Kings Point. B. Convention Center. C. Blue Dome D. BOK Center22. How long will the FITNATIC celebration last? A. Seven days. B. Five days C. Two days D. One day.23. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To attract sports fans to apply for

7、 the activity. B. To inform the race participants of the activity. C. To describe details related to the activity. D. To collect money for the parking-lots.BMore than 2.25 billion cups of coffee are drunk throughout the world each day, and its likely that many taste bitter. Now, a new study suggests

8、 that coffee fans can make their drink sweeter by changing the color of their cups.Researchers from Oxford set out to prove whether the claim that coffee drunk from a white cup tastes biter was true. They used 36 volunteers and three different colored cups-blue, white and transparent glass- to exami

9、ne the claim.In one experiment, the white cup increased the intensity (浓度) of the coffee taste relative to the transparent cup. Then, in a second experiment, coffee drunk from the white cup was found to taste less sweet when compared to the other colored cups, while the blue cup made the coffee tast

10、e the sweetest.The scientists believe that the color brown may be associated with bitterness, and coffee in a white cup appears the brownest.“Our study clearly shows that the color of a cup does influence our sense of the coffee taste,” leading author Dr. George Doorn, wrote in an article for The Co

11、nversation. “The effect of the color of the cup on the taste of the coffee reported here suggests that cafe owners should carefully consider the color of their cups,” he said. “The potential effects may spell the difference between a one-time purchase and a return customer.”Actually, the idea that c

12、olor can change the food and drink taste came out many years ago. A study published last year reported that red, strawberry-flavored cake served on a white plate was rated as 10 percent sweeter than the same food presented on a black plate.24. The passage is mainly about _. A. the popularity of swee

13、t coffee. B. an experiment made in Oxford. C. the effect of cup color on coffees taste D. useful tips on how to make coffee.25. In which cup will coffee taste the sweetest? A. A white cup. B. A blue cup. C. A transparent cup D. A brown cup26. Caf owners should consider their cups color in order to _

14、. A. reduce the daily expenses B. show their taste in coffee C. appeal to more customers D. make their caf different.27. We learn from the passage that_. A. coffee in a white cup tastes sweeter than that in a transparent glass B. over 2 billion cups of sweet coffee are drunk worldwide each year. C.

15、Dr. George Doorn wrote an article about making conversations. D. the idea that color could affect the taste of drink is not new.CWe should feel grateful in our heart when we accept anything others sacrifice for us. However, we often unconsciously do the opposite, which may not be regarded as returni

16、ng kindness with ingratitude, but have the equal power to harm each other. In particular, the closer the relationship is, the more determined we are.Jennifer, my friend Randys mother, is already over 70, poor eyesight and weak legs. But due to her character, she chose to live alone in the suburbs. N

17、o matter how busily Randy works, he would go there to visit her once or twice every week.That day as soon as he parked his car, Randy smelt the delicious smell of meat coming from her mothers house. His mother said, “Your birthday is coming next week, so Im preparing pork trotters (猪蹄) for you!” See

18、ing the steaming delicious trotters, he couldnt help complaining, “I dont like these things at all, so fatty.”On his way back, he called me, saying that he felt sorry. In fact, he longed to thank his mother and eat up that bowl of trotters. But he felt sorry that it took her too much time and energy

19、. If he didnt stop her strictly, he was afraid the same thing would continue. He would rather not eat trotters any more than have his mother overwork. I understand how he felt exactly. Each of us has done like that. Because of feeling sorry for others sacrifice, we purposely harden our heart against

20、 accepting others favor and even criticize them severely in order to frighten their goodness away and make them never do that again.This method may work, but it will hurt each others feelings. Its not wrong logically, but we always neglect another sound deep in our heart: because were afraid we cant

21、 repay them, were unwilling to shoulder others goodness. So we reduce its value and refuse it severely. But to destroy others goodness is also to deny you.28. Randy refuse to eat the pork trotters his mother cooked because _. A. he disliked them at all B. they were really very fatty. C. they werent

22、his favorite taste D. he didnt want her to overwork.29. Randy telephoned the author to _. A. express his apology to his mother B. complain about his mother C. apologize for his rudeness D. ask for a bowl of trotters.30. According to the author, we sometimes say “no” to others favor so that _. A. the

23、y can be frightened away B. they wont continue doing that C. we neednt repay them later D. we wont feel sorry for their sacrifice31. In the last paragraph, the author implies that we should _. A. refuse others favor immediately B. deal with others favor wisely C. repay others goodness actively D. sh

24、oulder others goodness completely.DFor a while, I wrote a “Tuesday tip” on my blog L. It was about easy week-night dinners, organizing parties or perhaps finding time out for friends.About a year ago, I ran out of tips.The truth? As a busy working mom with five busy kids, I probably do have a few ti

25、ps to share. But honestly, the bar is set pretty low-on a recent day when I was walking our dog, a stranger who knew I had five kids said, “Wow! You have a dog, too?! And it even looks like you showered today!” Yes, its true, I shower. Not every day, but most days. See, Im telling the truth. Honestl

26、y, in this cold winter, Im probably taking a shower more to warm up than to clean up.Other funny truths? Im tired. In fact, for the past year, Ive been too tired to type up any update on our life here in Lyons Den. Its hard to arrange a career with all these kids. Although folks just believe that it

27、 must be so much easier now since all the kids are in school, Im here to tell you, its not. Its really not. When I get home from work, Im often tearfully greeted by five kids and five homework folders filled with math facts, invitations, notices and artwork.All those happy smiling faces I share on F

28、acebook are real. We are a happy family-thank God for that! But were not always smiling, and even in those rare best times when I can get all five kids looking at the camera, the odds would be that one of them isnt wearing underwear, one is pinching (捏) someone behind the scenes and one is just perf

29、ectly pronouncing “Damn!” So, less perfectly-posed pictures, but more telling the truth. Even if only on Tuesday.32. It seems that the authors life used to be _. A. tiring B. busy C. relaxing D. funny33. Which of the following is true about the author? A. She cant get along well with her neighbors.

30、B. Shes living a happy life with her family C. She likes to have a shower every day. D. She has already closed her blog now.34. Which of the following words can best take the place of the word odds? A. answers. B. chances. C. solutions D. ways.35. The passage mainly talks about _. A. the happiness o

31、f a working mother B. the worry of a working mother C. the hardship of a working mother D. the bittersweet of a working mother第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。People tend to become more personal and hide less of themselves when using email. Some Britain researchers hav

32、e found in a recent study that there are good reasons for this.The team of researchers asked 83 pairs of students, all strangers to each other, to solve a problem. They had to discuss this question: _36_ The pairs of students had to talk over the problem either face to face or by computers. Dr. John

33、son said, “They told their partners four times as much about themselves when they talked over the Internet as when they talked face to face. When the computers were fitted with cameras so that students could see each other, this limited the personal side of the conversation.”_37_ It was mainly about

34、 things such as where they went to school, or where they used to live. But some students discussed their love stories, and personal childhood experiences.Dr. Johnson believes that emailing encourages people to focus on themselves. _38_ “If you cannot see the other person, it becomes easier to talk a

35、bout yourself. This is because you are not thinking what the other person is thinking of you. So emailing has become the modern way of talking,” said Dr. Johnson. _39_ “In the 19th century people started to use the telegraph to communicate. Now the same kind of thing has happened and people ended up

36、 speaking more freely.”Dr. Johnson thinks that emailers need to know about these effects of emailing, especially when they start work in a company, “_40_” A. Love stories are a popular choice.B. However, this style of talking is not entirely new.C. Generally, the information was not extremely person

37、al.D. The more personal information you give, the more friends you can make.E. And when they do this, they become more open, especially if there are no cameras.F. If only five people in the world could be saved from a world disaster, who should they be?G. If you didnt know about it, you could find y

38、ourself saying more about yourself than you wanted to.第三部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Samuel was back at the bookshop. He had only one goal in mind-to find a book that he had not _41_ the previous day. The book was one of the seven that he had

39、_42_ to buy. But at the last moment, he changed his _43_. He put all seven back on the shelf.Samuel had a personal _44_ at home with over 1,000 books- almost all unread. He had more reading material in his small _45_ than he could finish in two lifetimes, yet his _46_ for more remained burning.He fi

40、nally _47_put his foot down. “Not one more book”, he told himself, “_48_it was really special.” In fact, yesterdays book fit the bill. It was a biography of one of his favorite authors-Stephen King, one of Americas most _49_ fiction authors. But it wasnt _50_ for King himself-early in his _51_, he g

41、ot hundreds of rejection(退稿) notices. Samuel wanted to be a great _52_ and King was his role model.Samuel immediately_53_ one of the books he had piled up yesterday, and in minutes, he found all except one- the Stephen King book. “What a _54_!” he thought, “The one that I want to find is the one tha

42、t I cant find”Samuel took a walk _55_the shop, knowing that people often pick up something in one place and then leave it in another. The book was a thick paperback with a red cover. But it was _56_ to be foundSo for Samuel, the big _57_ was on. Every bookshop he went to would involve a search for t

43、he King book. This new search added the _58_ to his bookshop life.Samuel had held something special in his hands. But only when he _59_ did he realize its value. When he found it again, it would _60_ be his favorite book that he never got around to reading.41. A. found B. bought C. missedD. ordered4

44、2. A. got B. asked C. refusedD. intended 43. A. habit B. attitude C. mind D. emotion44. A. relationship B. computer C. libraryD. choice45. A. office B. apartment C. bedD. desk46. A. house B. plan C. stoveD. thirst47. A. decided B. offered C. hopedD. agreed48. A. because B. unless C. whenD. if49. A.

45、popular B. qualified C.traditionalD. unsuccessful50. A. important B. terrible C. tiringD. easy 51. A. childhood B. calendar C. careerD. creation52. A. writer B. collector C. thinkerD. reader53. A. took B. spotted C. selectedD. ignored54. A. deal B. book C. jokeD. pity55. A. into B. outside C. toward

46、sD. throughout56. A. nowhere B. somewhere C. anywhereD. everywhere57. A. inspiration B. shopping C. huntD. walk58. A. goal B. curiosity C. pressureD. money59. A. think it overB. got it throughC. finished it offD. let it go60. A. formallyB. certainlyC. possiblyD. generally第II卷 （50分）注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色笔迹 的签字笔将答案下载答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第一节 语篇型语法填空（共10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多余3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Eddie drove over to Bettys to see her, only to find she wasnt h