高中英语会考模拟试卷

Once

upon

a time,

bee- keepers

killed

their

bees

every

autumn.

Why,

you

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ask.

Well,

the

answer is this. To get some

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, bee-keepers and farmers used to

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small wooden boxes in a

corner of the farmyard. Bees would come and

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the box with honeycomb.

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, there was no way

of getting the honey out

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killing the bees. So they used to burn a chemical

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the box in order

to kill the bees and then take the honey.

Now, bee- keepers

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beehives to collect honey. In the beehive there are a number of wooden

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with

spaces

between them

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can

be

lifted

out.

In

later

summer,

the

squares, which

are

now

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of honeycomb are lifted out. The squares are put in

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special machine and turned round and

round

very

fast

for

several

minutes.

Turning

the

squares

round

and

round

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this

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out

the

honey. Then the honey is collected and

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jars. After that the empty squares are returned to the hive

for the bees to fill with honey the following year.

26. A. need

B. may

C. should

D. must

27. A. honey

B. bees

C. honeycomb

D. space

28. A. put in

B. put away

C. put off

D. put out

29. A. fill

B. cover

C. supply

D. satisfy

30. A. Still

B. And

C. However

D. So

31. A. for

B. in

C. by

D. without

32. A. on

B. close to

C. in the front of

D. far from

33. A. want

B. take

C. use

D. expect

34. A. squares

B. boxes

C. sticks

D. bowls

35. A. many

B. they

C. it

D. which

36. A. full

B. filled

C . afraid

D. emptied

37. A. the

B. a

C. another

D.

不填

38. A. for

B. in

C. like

D. to

39. A. forces

B. makes

C. helps

D. drives

40. A. led into

B. brought into

C. poured into

D. got into

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A strange thing happens to nearly everybody at night. They turn off the lights, put up the covers

and c

lose their eyes. Six or seven hours later, they wake up again. Strange, isn’t it?

Sleep

puzzles

science.

Scientists

and

doctors would

rather

talk

about

why

one can’t fall

asleep.

They are not so sure what causes sleep.

The best conditions for sleep, they say, are good health and meal neither too big nor too small. No

worries and a comfortable place to sleep in are important, too. They advise against two in one bed.

Strange

things

happen

during

sleep.

For

example,

you

move

often.

You

would

feel

tired

if

you

didn’t. You also dream. Part of your brain is still awake when you dream. Dreaming happens when the

memory and imagination parts of your brain are still awake. Experiments have shown that bad dreams

may be caused by a stomachache.

Don’t wor

ry if you dream. Some great stories and poems were begun while the writers slept.

41. Sleep puzzles scientists because they are not certain _______.

A.

why one can’t fall asleep

B. why one wakes up six or seven sleeping hours later

C.

both A and B

D. what causes sleep

42. You would feel tired during sleep if you ________.

A. move often

B. sleep on your back

C. didn’t move

D. went back too later

43. Dreaming happens when _______.

A. you are in a deep sleep

B. you are not comfortable

C. part of our brain is still awake

D. there’s too much noise

in the room

44. The best title for this passage is ________.

A. Why You Dream

B. The Strangeness of Sleep

C. What Happens During Sleep

D. The Cause of Sleep

B

In recent years advances in medical technology have made

it possible for people to live

longer

than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However,

some people, including some doctors, are not in favor

of these life extending measures, and they argue

that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important

as life itself and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have bec

ome

unbearable. They saw that people should be allowed to die with dignity (

尊严

) and to decide when they

want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is

always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite answer.

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、

The best title for this passage is _____.

A. The Right to Live

B. The Right to Die

C. The Doctor’s Duty

D. Life Is Better Than Death

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、

In recent years, people can l

ive longer than in the past. It’s because of _____ .

A. the development of medical technology

B. big hospitals

C. good doctors

D. both B and C

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、

According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to ___________ .

A. the doctors

B. the surroundings

C. his or her family

D. the patient himself or herself

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、

In the writer’s opinion _____ .

A. death is better than life

B. life is better that death

C. neither death nor life is good

D. none of the above