高中英语模拟试题8(含答案)

高中英语模拟试题8(含答案)

Weekly Practice 8 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。 A We have most friends at the age of 26 after having spent the first quarter of our lives building up our friendship circle, a new research has claimed. The research into friendship shows that our social circle peaks at 26 years and seven months, at which we typically have five close friends. Women are most popular at 25 years and 10 months, with men hitting the friendship highest point a little later at 27 years and three months. The research, by Forever Friends, shows that a third of adults (36%) meet their closest friends while at school, with a fifth (22%) saying they meet them at work. Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter now also play a major role in building new friendships. The research points out that 25 to 34-year-olds make 22 friends via Facebook, compared to 18 to 24-year-olds who make 12, and 35 to 44-year-olds who make just four. Forever Friends relationship coach Sam Owen says: “It is no coincidence that over a third of us meet our best friends at school. It is a key time in our lives when friendships are growing through sharing notes, giving gifts, seeing each other regularly and laughing a lot. As adults we can often forget how powerful these small things are and how the little things can make a difference. ” Later in life we find ourselves losing friends. Over half of us lose friendship through moving, while 36% say that over time they grow apart from close pals. Having children also causes 19% to drift away from childhood friends. With growing pressures being put on friendships these days, it 's important to make time for our friendships. 21. How many friends can a 20-year-old college student make via Facebook? A. 4. B. 12. C. 18. D. 22. 22. In Paragraph 5, the author is trying to tell the readers . A. how important making friends is B. that friendship is not easy to keep C. how much has been done to keep friendship D. that friendship at school is important 23. The underlined phrase “ drift away from ” in Paragraph 6 means . A. make sense of B. lose contact with C. feel sorry for D. make up with 24. This passage is most probably taken from . A. Facebook or Twiiter B. an advertisement C. a textbook D. a newspaper B One afternoon in November 1918, Moina Michael hurried through the streets of New York. She wore a bright red silk poppy ( 罂粟花 )on her coat collar and carried a bouquet of 24 smaller poppies. World War I was going on overseas, and Moina was determined to do her part. Moina was a teacher at University of Georgia when the war broke out. She planned to do more than making socks or sweaters for the Red Cross. She wanted to encourage the soldiers before they left for war. Moina traveled to New York to care for soldiers at the medical center at Columbia University. There was nothing she enjoyed more than sitting and chatting with the soldiers. She looked at the photos of their families and brought fresh flowers to brighten the rooms when the weather outside turned grey. Earlier that November morning, she found a well-known poem in a magazine, which began , “In Flanders fields , the poppies blow between the crosses (十字架 ) , row on row ⋯” Moina had read the poem before. She knew that John, a Canadian physician, wrote it while treating soldiers on the battlefields of Flanders in Belgium. The poem, remembering the dead, always touched her. But that morning, Moina was struck by the last verse and pictures. Soldiers with sad eyes stared at a battleground full of white crosses and bright red poppies. “ Remember US, ” the soldiers seemed to be speaking to her. Moina thought about the soldiers at the medical center —— how they had left their families and homes to protect the freedom she enjoyed each day. To Moina, they were heroes. Silently, she made a promise. She would always wear a red poppy to remember the soldiers. 25. Which of the following can best replace the underlined phrase “ do her part ” in Paragraph 1? A. join the army B. become a doctor C. make her own efforts D. be a Red Cross member 26. Where did Moina make her promise? A. In Canada. B. In Belgium. C. At Columbia University. D. At University of Georgia. 27. Moina considered the red poppy as . A. the logo of the medical center B. the city flower of New York C. a memorial flower for soldiers D. a symbol of University of Georgia 28. John wrote the poem . A. in hope of a bright future B. in memory of the dead soldiers C. to treat the soldiers on the battlefields D. to show Moina's love for the soldiers C From sleeping standing up to shutting down half of their brain, animals have some strange sleeping habits. Now some of these unusual habits, from napping giraffes to birds ihat sleep while flying, have been shown in a chart. This chart shows that little brown bats are very lethargic, sleeping for around 19. 5 hours per day. This long period of sleep is thought to be a way of conserving energy and it means brown bats only hunt for a few hours each night when their insect food is available. In contrast, giraffes can go weeks without sleep because these large and slow-moving animals are constantly easy to the attacks from predators. However, other animals are experts at multitasking and can swim or fly while sleeping. For example, dolphins and whales sleep while keeping half of their brain alert （警觉） ，so they don't drown, with dolphins typically napping for around 10 hours a day. The method is known as “logging ” and it has been observed in bottlenose dolphins, which keep half of their brain at a low level of alertness. This allows the dolphin to keep enough consciousness to carry on breathing through its blowhole. While sea otters aren ’ t alert while they sleep, they form rafts so they are not separated from each other. The creatures sometimes hold hands or paws when they sleep and typically eat, sleep and rest while floating in groups of rafts. 29. The underlined word “ lethargic ” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to. A. sleepy B. inactive C. energetic D. movable 30. Why do little brown bats have a long period of sleep? A. To avoid sunshine. B. To save more energy. C. To relax themselves. D. To wait for their insect food. 31. How do dolphins avoid drowning while sleeping? A. By taking extra naps. B. By holding hands or paws. C. By keeping half of their brain alert. D. By breathing through their blowholes. 32. What do sea otters do in order not to be separated from each other? A. They don't sleep. B. They float on rafts. C. They float in groups. D. They hold hands all the time. D My wife and I, recently driving through Arizona, stopped at a “ collector's shop ” in Tucson, where stones and minerals of many kinds were on display. During the visit, we were taken into a small room where ordinary-looking rocks were laid out on shelves. Had I seen them on some hillside, I would not have given them a second thought. Then the man closed the door so that the room was in total darkness and turned on an ultraviolet( 紫外线的 ) lamp. Instantly, the rocks leaped into a kind of glory. Brilliant colors of an indescribable beauty were there before our eyes: a certain power had been switched on, and a hidden world leaped into life. As I look at my universe and walk among my fellow humans, I have the deep belief that hidden realities are all around us: there in the physical world, and there also in the human world. I believe, then, that my chief job in life is to switch on an extra power so that I can see what my naked eyes, or my naked mind, cannot now see. I believe that I have to do this particularly with my human fellows. My ordinary eyes tend to stop short at those envelopes we call human bodies. But we have learned that by turning on a certain power we can see through to the inside of these envelopes. We call this extra power “ imagination ” . At its highest, we call it “ empathy ” , the power to see through and to feel through to the inner life of other human beings. When we turn on this lamp of imaginative sensitivity, we make the ordinary human beings around us come excitingly alive. When we are aware that there are glories of life still hidden from us, we walk humbly ( 谦逊地 ) before the Great Unknown. But we do more than this: we try to increase our powers of seeing and feeling so that we can turn what is still unknown into what is warmly and understandingly known. This, I believe, is our great human adventure. 33. Why does the writer mention their visit to the collector's shop? A. To introduce the topic. B. To share his experience. C. To explain his point. D. To provide evidence. 34. Which of the following does the writer agree with? A. Hidden realities remain in the physical world. B. Ordinary minds can never reach others' inside. C. He had seen the very rocks on some hillside before. D. We should stay humble when we are still unknown. 35. It can be referred to as a great human adventure that . A. we walk humbly before the Great Unknown B. our eyes stop short at ordinary human beings C. we try hard to discover the hidden glories of life D. we are aware of the truth of hidden realities 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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Nowadays, there is a trend that more and more people spend their holidays in foreign countries. 36 So read our travel tips that are simple and practical, and you can always enjoy your travels. On a business card, write down the emergency contact information and place it in your wallet. 37 Give your emergency contact a copy of your travel plan, a passport data page, and the visa information. Give each piece of your luggage a unique look: tie a bright handkerchief to a handle or purchase a colored luggage tag. 38 If you don't speak the local language, carry a matchbox, or a brochure with the name and address of your destination. 39 To avoid being a target of crime, don't wear eye-catching clothing: dress conservatively( 保守地 ), and don't wear or carry obvious signs of wealth (gold watches, expensive jewelry and etc. ) and don ’t carry more cash than necessary. 40 To make sure of a safe journey and avoid some unnecessary trouble when traveling in foreign countries, you could never be too careful. A. Also, don't accept packages from strangers. B. Once your wallet is stolen, you can let them know. C. Good preparations can always help you out as well. D. You can show it to taxi drivers or when asking for directions. E. It will be easier for you to keep track of your bag from a distance. F. Of course everyone wants his travels to be trouble-free and enjoyable. G. Include the name of anyone who should be contacted in an emergency. 第三节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，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 答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor 41 the question papers, with the text facing down as usual. 42 he handed them all out, he asked his students to 43 the page and begin. To everyone's surprise, there were no 44 , just a black dot in the center of the page. The professor, seeing the expression on everyone's face, told them the following: “ I want you to write what you 45 there.” The students, 46 , got started on the inexplicable ( 费解的 ) task. At the end of the class, the professor 47 all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no 48 , described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc. etc. etc. After all had been 49 , the classroom silent, the professor began to explain: “I'm not going to grade ( 打分 )this. I 50 wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the 51 part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our 52 . We have a white paper to observe and 53 , but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a 54 given to us with love and care, and we always have 55 to celebrate: nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that 56 our livelihood and the miracles we see every day. 57 , we insist on focusing only on the dark spots: the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the 58 relationship with colleagues, the 59 with a friend, and etc. The dark spots are very 60 compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds. ” 41. A. handed out B. wrapped up C. referred to D. pointed at 42. A. Since B. Until C. If D. After 43. A. fold B. turn C. open D. use 44. A. exercises B. choices C. questions D. scores 45. A. remember B. imagine C. study D. see 46. A. surprised B. confused C. curious D. displeased 47. A. collected B. finished C. marked D. selected 48. A. excuse B. doubt C. exception D. explanation 49. A. said B. answered C. returned D. read 50. A. also B. just C. even D. finally 51. A. big B. black C. beautiful D. white 52. A. lives B. classrooms C. colleges D. studies 53. A. send B. keep C. enjoy D. show 54. A. burden B. gift C. pressure D. lesson 55. A. reasons B. time C. freedom D. festivals 56. A. threatens B. ruins C. provides D. changes 57. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Moreover 58. A. close B. complicated C. special D. strong 59. A. stay B. contact C. satisfaction D. disappointment 60. A. dark B. round C. small D. dirty 第Ⅱ卷 (50 分) 第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分 50 分） 第一节 （共 10 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（ 1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Is "sorry" the hardest word? Not for the British Education Secretary Michael Gove, 61 has apologized recently to his former French teacher 62 his bad behaviors in class. It took him 30 years to express regret. In a letter 63 (publish) in a magazine, Mr. Gove says: “ 1t may be too late to say I'm sorry. But, as my mom told me, it's never too late to set the record straight. ” Researchers argue that people have too high expectations of the power of saying sorry. Some psychologists say in a study that 64 (receive) an apology isn't as 65 (help) as people think. Nevertheless, apologies might be an important social tool as they reaffirm ( 重新确认 ) the 66 (exist) of rules that need to be observed. The Education Secretary's apology might have been accepted by his old teacher but he might get 67 (he) into trouble. According to the Daily Mail, Mr. Gove's mother didn't know her son was causing trouble at school and she 68 (say) : “ He would have been punished 69 I had known he was being so naughty. ” Later, Gove said: “ I can never express my apology to him face to face these days-it just goes through to his answering machine. But when I do 70 (eventual) speak to him, I will tell him a good sorry. ” 第二节 短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） We are now living in a information age, in which TV, cells and the Web are wide used. It seem that many people cannot enjoy themselves without it. However, if I were to give up one of them, I would turn off TV rather than to switch off my cell or cut off the Internet. I could do without TV because few shows took my fancy and there are too many commercials. Besides, most programs on TV are available elsewhere, either. As for cells and the Web, they are less necessary for me. I need a cell to keep in touch my friend and my family. 第三节 书面表达（满分 25 分） 假设你是罗莉。外教 Santos 先生回国前今天最后一次给你班上课。现在，请你代表全班发言，内 容包括： 1．表达感激之情； 2．回忆各种收获； 3．表不舍与祝福。 注意： 1．词数 100 字左右； 2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。