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1、 高二第一学期英语模拟考试. 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115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。 It has been argued by some that gifted children should be grouped in special classes, The 1 has been on the belief that in regular classes these children are held back in their intelle

2、ctual (智力的) growth by 2 situation that has designed for the 3 children.There can be little doubt that 4 classes can help the gifted children to graduate earlier and take their place in life sooner. However, to take these 5 out of the regular classes may create serious problems.I observed a number of

3、 6 children who were taken out of a special class and placed in a 7 class. In the special class, they showed little ability to use their own judgment, relying 8 on their teachers directions. In the regular class, having no worry about keeping up, they began to reflect 9 on many problems, some of whi

4、ch were not on the school program.Many are concerned that gifted children become 10 and lose interest in learning. However this 11 is more often from parents and teachers than from students, and some of these 12 simply conclude that special classes should be set up for those who are 13 . Some top st

5、udents do feel bored in class, but why they 14 so goes far beyond the work they have in school. Studies have shown that to be bored is to be anxious. The gifted child whop is bored is an 15 child.1. A. principleB. theoryC. argumentsD. classification2. A. designingB. groupingC. learningD. living3. A.

6、 smartB. curiousC. matureD. average4. A. regularB. specialC. smallD. creative5. A. childrenB. programsC. graduatesD. designs6. A. intelligentB. competentC. ordinaryD. independent7. A. separateB. regularC. newD. boring8. A. speciallyB. slightlyC. wronglyD. heavily9. A, directlyB. cleverlyC. voluntari

7、lyD. quickly10. A. doubtedB. boredC. worriedD. tired11. A. concernB. conclusionC. reflectionD. interest12. A. studentsB. adultsC. scholarsD. teachers13. A. talentedB. worriedC. learnedD. interested14. A. believeB. thinkC. sayD. feel15. A. outstandingB. intelligentC. anxiousD. ordinary来源:学#科#网第二节 语法填

8、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1625的相应位置上。 I was feeling sad because my mother was out of job. It left me wondering 16 _ was going to happen to us. I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking. Then I heard piano music and singing r

9、ising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked much 17_ (slow) so I could find out where it was coming 18_. Through the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her. She was singing songs 19_ love. The way she was singing comforted me a bit. I stood there 20

10、_ (watch) her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking that 21_ must take courage to perform on her own in the middle of a crowd. She must have felt my presence because she would occasionally look in my direction. By now I was telling 22_ that if she could perform in front of hundreds of people 23_

11、she didnt know, I could at least tell her how good she sounded. I walked over, 24_ (put) some money in her carriage and said, “Thank you. I have been going through a rough time lately, but youve made me 25_ (hope) again.”. 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

12、上将该项涂黑。AParents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant rela

13、tionship with his parents when he was a teenager.“I would never have said to my mom, Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlie

14、r generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common.

15、And parentchild activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue int0 adulthood.No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents.

16、“Theres still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.” Family researchers offer a variety of reasons

17、for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say. “My parents were on the before side of that change, but todays parents, the 40-year-olds, were on

18、 the after side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “Its not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”26. The underlined word gulf in Para.3 most probably means _.A. interestB.

19、distanceC. differenceD. separation27. Which of the following shows that the generation gap is disappearing?A. Parents help their children develop interests in more activities.B. Parents put more trust in their childrens abilities.C. Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.D. Parents share

20、 more interests with their children.28. The change in todays parent-child relationship is _.A. more confusion among parentsB. new equality between parents and childrenC.1ess respect for parents from childrenD. more strictness and authority on the part of parents29. By saying “todays parents, the 40-

21、year-olds, were on the after side.” the author means that todays parents _.A. follow the trend of the changeB. can set a limit to the changeC. fail to take the change seriouslyD. have little difficulty adjusting to the change30. The purpose of the passage is to _.A. describe the difficulties todays

22、parents have met withB. discuss the development of the parentchild relationshipC. suggest the ways to handle the parentchild relationshipD. compare todays parentchild relationship with that in the pastBWe once had a poster competition in our fifth grade art class. “You could win prizes, our teacher

23、told us as she wrote the poster information on the blackboard. She passed out sheets of construction paper while continuing, “The first prize is ten dollars. You just have to make sure that the words on the blackboard appear somewhere on your poster. ”We studied the board critically. Some of us look

24、ed with one eye and held up certain colors against the blackboard, rocking the sheets to the right or left while we conjured up our designs. Others twisted their hair around their fingers or chewed their erasers while deep in thought. We had plans for that ten-dollar grand prize, each and every one

25、of us. Im going to spend mine on candies, one hopeful would announce, while another practiced looking serious, wise and rich. Everyone in the class made a poster. Some of us used parts of those fancy paper napkins, while others used nothing but colored construction paper. Some of us used big designs

26、, and some of us preferred to gather our art tidily down in one comer of our poster and let the space draw the viewers attention to it. Some of us would wander past the good students desks and then return to our own projects with a growing sense of hopelessness. It was yet another grownup trick of t

27、he soil they seemed especially fond of making all of us believe we had a fair chance, and then alwaysalways-rewarding the same old winners. I believe I drew a sailboat, but I cant say that with any certainty. I made it. I admired it. I determined it to be the very best of all of the posters I had se

28、en, and then I turned it in. Minutes passed. No one came along to give me the grand prize, and then someone distracted me, and I probably never would have thought about that poster again. I was still sitting at my desk, thinking, What poster? When the teacher gave me an envelope with a ten-dollar bi

29、ll in it and everyone in the class applauded for me. 31. What was the teachers requirement for the poster?A. It must appear in time. B. It must be done in class. C. It must be done on a construction sheet. D. It must include the words on the blackboard. 32. The underlined phrase in paragraph 3 most

30、probably means _. A. formed an idea forB. made an outline forC. made some space forD. chose some colors for33. After the teachers words, all the students in the class _. A. looked very seriousB. thought they would be richC. began to think about their designsD. began to play games34. After seeing the

31、 good students designs, some students _. A. 10ved their own designs moreB. thought they had a fair chanceC. put their own designs in a comerD. thought they would not win the prize35. We can infer from the passage that the author _. A. enjoyed grown-up tricks very muchB. loved poster competitions ver

32、y muchC. felt surprised to win the competitionD. became wise and rich after the competitionC Food sometimes gets poisoned with harmful things. A person who eats such food can get an illness called food poisoning. Food poisoning is usually not serious, but some types are deadly. The symptoms of food

33、poisoning usually begin within hours of eating the poisoned food. Fever is one of the most common symptoms. Certain microorganisms (微生物) cause most types of food poisoning. Bacteria and other microorganisms can poison eggs, meat, vegetables, and many other foods. After entering the body, these tiny

34、living things release (释放) poisons that make people sick. Some chemicals can also cause food poisoning. They are often added to food while it is being grown, processed, or prepared. For example, many farmers spray chemicals on crops to kill weeds and insects. Some people may have a bad reaction to t

35、hose chemicals when they eat the crops. Some plants and animals contain natural poisons that are harmful to people. These include certain kinds of seafood, grains, nuts, seeds, beans, and mushrooms. When people handle food properly, the risk of food poisoning is very small. Microorganisms multiply r

36、apidly in dirty places and in warm temperatures. This means that people should never touch food with ditty hands or put food on unwashed surfaces. Food should be kept in a refrigerator to stop microorganisms from growing. Meat needs to be cooked thoroughly to kill any dangerous microorganisms. Peopl

37、e should also wash food covered with chemicals before eating it. Finally, people should not eat wild mushrooms or other foods that grow in the wild. Some of these foods may contain natural materials that are poisonous to humans. In addition, some types of fish can be poisonous. Most people recover f

38、rom food poisoning after a few days of resting and drinking extra water. If people eat natural poisons, they must go to the hospital right away to have their stomachs emptied.36. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Food when poisoned can make people sick.B. Food poisoning means death.

39、C. Food poisoning comes in varieties.D. Food poisoning can be serious.37. We know from the passage that the symptoms of food poisoning .A. are always accompanied by a feverB. are too common to be notedC. can be noticed within hoursD. can be ignored38. Food poisoning can be caused by all the followin

40、g EXCEPT .A. some chemicals B. low temperaturesC. some tiny living things D. certain natural materials39. From Paragraph 5, we can learn that . A. mushrooms should not be eaten B. vegetables are safer than meat and seafood C. natural poisons are more dangerous than chemicalsD. different types of foo

41、d should be handled differently40. It can be inferred from the passage that . A. natural materials are safe in food processingB. chemicals are needed in food processing C. food poisoning can be kept under controlD. food poisoning is out of control第二节 信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题

42、卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。先请阅读下列近期热播的国外影视作品的海报及提示性文字：A. When it comes to the essential story line, the movie is all about a bird traveling several thousand miles for the purpose of setting up a rare bird family.B. Cracks explores the evil force developed within a closed society, the single-minded violence of

43、 the mob mentality, and the seductive charm of the heroine.C. Eleven years after Sidney Prescott tangled with a mad killer, the Scream series has been exhumed. It was fun and breezy in 1996. In 2011, its about as fresh as the whiff. D. Soul surfer portrays the comeback spirit and faith of shark atta

44、ck survivor and champion surfer Bethany Hamilton.E. Although it is a better fantasy than a comedy, this movie never fully embraces either side of the dramatic types and ends up a bastard of mixed blood.F. This movie is a richer and more compelling thriller involving a cat-and-mouse game than the ave

45、rage roller coaster ride into tension and misery. And it also has a “clean” ending.以下是这些影视作品的背景简介或故事梗概。请将相关背景简介或故事梗概与影视作品的海报及提示性文字匹配起来。41. Having spent most of her life in the worlds of Finland and toughened herself with half her teen years harsh training as a killer, she decides that she is ready t

46、o enter society. Her first mission is to kill Marissa, her mothers killer. The plan goes much as expected, except the “Marissa” is an imposter. Hanna becomes the prey in a cat-and-mouse game with the real Marissa, causing tension and misery.42. Blu is a domesticated macaw from the jungles of South A

47、merica. If Linda, his owner, brings him to Rio, the bird can mate the last female blue macaw and re-start the species. Blus encounter with his bride-to-be, Jewel, doesnt go well, but the two arent given much time to get to know each other before a gang of bird-hunters spirits them away. Now its up t

48、o Blu and Jewel to escape the criminals.43. Perhaps surprisingly, it works reasonably well until the jokes get in the way, testifying to how durable fantasy clichs are. Yet, considering the talent involved on both sides of the camera, audiences may be expecting more. Even though it emerges from an u

49、n-crowded genre in which the competition is sparse, Your Highness is forgettable and it likely wont take long before it is forgotten.44. The film begins with the heroine at age 13, already a champion surfer who has been winning trophies since she was 9. On an idyllic Hawaii day, she is practicing fo

50、r next competition when a shark strikes, biting off her left arm. She makes a quick physical recovery and is back on her surfboard after several weeks, but her spiritual recovery is more complicated as she struggle to believe she can and should keep surfing. She goes out their and shows the world sh

51、e can be a beacon for human soul.45. The Ghost Face Killer has chosen this year to emerge from the winter long sleep, and his targets appear to be Sidney and those few remaining family members. Scream 4 offers little more than a group of familiar characters wandering around a horror movie setting an

52、d uttering self-referential one-liners as the body count mounts. The story is thin and belabored more an excuse to encounter old friends and revel in new gore than the “revision” promised by the promotional material. 写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节 基础写作 （共1小题；满分15分） 你接受了一项写作任务，要为英语校报写一篇人物介绍。【写作内容】请根据以下信息，介绍一位传奇人物姓

53、 名：Allan Stewart国 籍：澳大利亚出生日期：1915年3月7日世界纪录：2006年获硕士学位时年龄最大学习态度：挑战自我，永远为时不晚。第一个学位：1936年获得第二个学位：医学博士第三个学位：80多岁时决定学习法律，2006年获得硕士学位。第四个学位：2012年通过网络学习获得，善于合理安排学习时间，受到老师表扬。*硕士学位：masters degree; *博士：doctor写作要求只能用5个句子表达全部内容评分标准句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。第二节 读写任务 (共1小题,满分25分) 阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。 Hi, I am M

54、ike. I just went through my first year of college. The toughest part on me at first was the general adjustment.1 went to a very small high school where my mom was a teacher and she did practically everything for me. But at the college I needed to know some basic life skills. such as balancing a chec

55、kbook, laundry, and the things you have to be able to handle that I never thought of in the high school! It was really tough for me at first and I got badly homesick.Once that first semester was over and I got used to the college life, I loved itgood facilities, helpful instructors. and a good libra

56、ry. The Students Union organizes various parties every week. I also go to cinemas and concerts, and often spend Saturday nights in pubs and clubs.One thing I think is important is to get yourself active in things. I was on the dance team in college and met a ton of people that way it was so much eas

57、ier to make friends when you had a common ground.写作内容 学校最近组织了一次中美学生交流活动，你参加其中的“大学校园生活”讨论。听完Mike的发言之后，你准备写一份发言稿，题目是“Preparing Myself for College Life”，内容要点包括：1. 以约30个词概括Mike的发言要点；2. 然后以约120个词谈谈你理想的大学生活，内容包括： (1) 对中学生活的感受； (2) 理想的大学生活； (3) 中学生活和大学生活的差别，以及你打算如何适应。写作要求1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。评分标准 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。